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Margaret Hochman, 97, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Treasure Coast Hospice, Stuart, Fla.
She was born in New Buffalo and lived in Port St. Lucie for 21 years, coming from Duncannon.
Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Samuel Hochman of Port St. Lucie; a son, Paul of Lake Worth, Fla.; a daughter, Marriann of Lake Alfred, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service was held April 20 in New Buffalo United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bruce Woolever officiating. Burial was in Hill Cemetery.
Ronald C.L. Smith Funeral Home, Duncannon, handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Foundation, 1201 S.E. Indian Street, Stuart, Fla. 34997.
Charles E. "Gene" Shenk, 65, of Shermans Dale died Sunday, April 15, 2007 as a result of an automobile accident on Route 850 near Marysville.
He was born July 30, 1941 in Shermans Dale to the late Earl and Harriet (Dunkleberger) Shenk.
He was retired from Carpenters Local 257; a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1299, Carlisle, and a social member of VFW Post 7463, New Bloomfield.
Surviving are his wife, Anna M. Turner Shenk; a daughter, Deanna Shenk of Harrisburg; three stepsons, Kyle Morrison of Newport, Kino Morrison of Suffolk, Va., and Kenneth Snyder, at home; a stepdaughter, Kailee Gustine of Shermans Dale; two sisters, Mildred Fisher of Carlisle and Helen Bowers of Mechanicsburg; two stepgrandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held April 19 in Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, with the Rev. Donald J. Seiple officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shermans Dale Fire Company 17090.
George F. Kling, 85, of Millerstown died Monday, April 16, 2007 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill.
He was born June 30, 1921 to the late Lawrence and Eva (Lehn) Kling.
He was a member of Sandy Hill United Church of Christ, Kistler; served in the Army during World War II in Europe; and enjoyed all sports, woodworking, hunting and was the Lancaster City and County Marble Champion in 1934.
Surviving are his wife, Emma L. Hornberger Kling; two sons, Robert of North Carolina and Ronald of Montana; three daughters, Colleen Burkholder of Florida, Bette Keener of Lancaster and Toni Lesh of Ickesburg; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Perini.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5, in his church with the Rev. Robert Koch officiating.
Auer Memorial Home and Cremation Services handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Society of Central Pennsylvania, 800 Corporate Circle, Suite 100, Harrisburg 17110.
Lee D. Young, 73, of Newville died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Carlisle Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 27, 1933, in Carlisle to the late Guy Wayne and Emma Mae (March) Young.
He retired after 32 years of service from Frog Switch, Carlisle; was a member of Sheaffers Valley Church of God, Landisburg, and a co-founder and member of Camp Big Horn Hunting Camp, Clinton County; and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening and was a great storyteller.
Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Eunice Alberta Young of Newville; four daughters, Mary Gettle of Newville, Loretta Berkheimer of Mechanicsburg, Judy Evans of Carlisle and Lori Merris of Landisburg; two sons, David Young of Newville and Brian Comp of Landisburg; two sisters, Janet Tichnell and Doris Boytim, both of Carlisle; two brothers, Rev. Glenn Young of Plainfield and Donald Young of Montana; 22 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Morrison; three sisters, Beulah Hoffman, Mildred Hurley and Thelma Akers; and a brother, Guy Wayne Young.
Services were held April 18, in Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home and Crematory, Carlisle, with the Rev. Harry Cole officiating. Burial was in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle.
Memorial contributions may be made to his church, Sheaffer Valley Road, Landisburg 17040, or American Heart Association, 4999 Louise Drive, Suite 104, Mechanicsburg 17055.
George E. Seidel, 50, of Confluence died Thursday, April 19, 2007 on his farm in Fort Hill.
He was born May 14, 1956 in Hershey to Donald Seidel of Blain and the late Edna (Zimmerman) Seidel.
He was a wildlife biologist and statistician and taught in the School of Agriculture and Forestry at West Virginia University.
In addition to his father, surviving are his wife, Peg Daley Seidel; a daughter, Molly Hunt of Confluence; a grandson, Zane Hunt; and brothers, Donald Jr. of York and Dan, Tom and Steve, and a sister, Susan Ross, all of Perry County.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at the Seidel Farm, 1756 Fort Hill Road, Fort Hill.
Humbert Funeral Home, Confluence, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Bailey House, 121 Washington St., Harrisburg 17104, or National Kidney Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, 555 Grant St., Suite 380, Pittsburgh 15219.
Twila P. Swartz, 67, of Richfield died Friday, April 13, 2007 at home.
She was born Jan. 11, 1940 in Juniata County to Margaret Cluck Strawser of Millerstown and the late Nestor Strawser.
She had been employed at the Juniata Garment Factory and Zendt Home, both in Richfield and Media Nipple Nursing Home, Thompsontown, as a certified nursing assistant; attended East Juniata High School, Cocolamus; attended The Church of the Open Door, Richfield; and enjoyed flower gardening, shopping, talking on the phone, listening to gospel music, photography and hunting.
She was the widow of Elroy E. Swartz, who died in 1988.
Surviving are four children, Reba K. Hetrick of Richfield, Glenda L. Wertz of Middleburg, Holly J. Seaman of Oriental and Dwayne "Weiner" Swartz of Richfield; six grandchildren, Draper Hetrick, Thane Seaman, Mako Wertz, Echo Wertz, Serina Swartz and Kyla Swartz; and two sisters, Jane Troutman and Mary Corman, both of Millerstown.
Services were held April 18 in The Church of the Open Door with pastor Jerry L. Knouse officiating. Burial was in Richfield Union Cemetery, Richfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice the Bridge, 400 N. Highland Ave., Lewistown 17044.


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FAIRHOPE, Ala -- Two and a half years after a construction contractor filed a lawsuit seeking $1.1 million from the city, the suit was settled this month after the mayor signed a $235,000 check to the company, city officials said.
The lawsuit, filed in September 2007 by Irvington-based Esfeller Construction Co., sought compensation from the city for extra work required from 2003 to 2005 to complete a new runway at the H.L. Sonny Callahan Airport.
Esfeller did the dirt work for a new 6,600-foot-long, 100-foot-wide runway that was the centerpiece of a $14 million renovation at the airport. The project was completed in 2006.
A trial in the case was set to begin March 1, with Baldwin County Circuit Court Judge James H. Reid presiding. But the parties instead began settlement discussions that week.
"We were anticipating a weeklong trial with multiple expert witnesses, and these things are extremely costly," said Jaime Betbeze, a partner in Hand Arendall's Mobile office who represented the city in the case.
"We wound up settling the case for significantly less than the plaintiff had originally sought," Betbeze said. "We disputed any liability for the city every step of the way."
Efforts to contact Esfeller Construction officials were unsuccessful Wednesday.
The city had already paid Esfeller Construction Co. $2 million -- the agreed-upon contract amount.
The company's lawsuit sought compensation for additional work done during construction due to errors by the city, according to the lawsuit.
Esfeller Construction claimed that the original contract from the city contained incorrect information about the project's elevation and insufficient plans for managing stormwater during construction.
These problems led to delays and extra work by the company totaling $1.1 million, according to the lawsuit.
The city, meanwhile, denied that it provided inaccurate or insufficient information or plans, and claimed that all delays were the contractor's fault.
Esfeller had sought $238,902 for the elevation errors, $56,680 for stormwater planning errors, $745,084 for soil study problems and $119,094 the city charged the company for construction delays.
The settlement document, filed March 12 in Baldwin County Circuit Court, absolves the city of each of these claims, Betbeze said. The $235,000 payment releases the city of any further demands or damages from Esfeller regarding the airport runway contract, according to the settlement document.

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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a Terrytown man accused of slashing his ex-fiancee's face during an argument at his Terrytown apartment complex last week.
Mohammad Issa, 34, of 1784 Carol Sue Ave., is being sought for aggravated battery after police say he cut a 26-year old woman on the face and leg with a razor blade on Dec. 9, said Col. John Fortunato, a sheriff's spokesman.
Issa, a Jordanian immigrant, was last seen fleeing the apartment on Dec. 9 in a 1993 green BMW with a New Jersey license plate reading UBB54Z.
Police have been seeking Issa at his home and at several local gas stations he may be affiliated with, but have had no success in locating him.
The victim said that Issa slashed her face because he was upset that she danced for one of his co-workers while working as an exotic dancer. She said that when she brought their son to visit him on Dec. 9, Issa told her that he was either going to kill her or disfigure her.
"He said he wanted to make me ugly so no one would look at me," she said.
She said Issa pulled out the razor blade, grabbed her face and attempted to slash across her entire face. She was able to turn her head somewhat, and was slashed from the ear to the chin, she said. While she struggled with Issa, he also slashed her on the thigh, before fleeing the apartment as she called police.
She fears that he may try to leave the country because she understands that family members have secured his passport and other documents from his home. The victim was also upset that police did not issue an arrest warrant for Issa until late Monday night, but Sgt. Larry Dyess, a sheriff's spokesman, said police had begun searching for Issa long before the warrant was officially issued.,
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WASHINGTON – Watch as hot dogs seem to disappear at the borough's hot dog eating contest on Friday, July 6.
The contest begins at 6 p.m. and will run approximately 15 minutes, said the director of the borough's Business Improvement District, Sandi Cerami.
The contest rules are simple: Eat as many hot dogs as you can in two minutes. The event will be open to the first 20 registrants.
The first-place winner receives a trophy, a ribbon and a $25 gift certificate to any business in town. First- through third-place winners receive a ribbon and a T-shirt, and all 20 participants will receive T-shirts.
The events will be held during the borough's weekly farmer's market which runs on Fridays at the municipal lot located at 44-54 East Washington Ave.


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St. John's will likely chip in its annual $100,000 to Aquarena operations for at least another year.
The city's finance and administration committee Tuesday recommended approving a request from Memorial University for the funding, but the decision wasn't unanimous.
Coun. Tom Hann noted what was first a three-year deal for the city to give $150,000 each year — after turning the facility over to the university in 1995 for $1 — has never ended.
The grant was reduced to $100,000 in 2010.
The city has provided $2.7 million towards the Aquarena's operations.
Coun. Jonathan Galgay was against the city providing funding.
"I don't support $100,000, and I'm certainly not going to be bullied by the university to think that if we don't give it they're going to jack up the price or the people of the city are not going to be able to avail of the service," he said.
Coun. Danny Breen, finance committee chairman, pointed out that MUN has never warned it would restrict public access to the Aquarena if the city were to withdraw its funding.
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"Nobody's saying that … (but) I think it is a fair assumption to say that if you were to take $100,000 out of their budget, then there would a change in fees to make up for the $100,000. I think that would be a logical extrapolation from that," Breen said.
Other councillors said residents' use of the facility justifies the city funding services it's currently unable to provide, for a relatively small amount of money.
"It's a small price to pay for something that makes quality of life better in the city," said Coun. Dave Lane, adding St. John's shouldn't withdraw the funding unless the city has something better to spend it on. "Maybe that's the way to frame the discussion: what could we be spending it on instead, to make sure we're not just not spending $100,000."
Coun. Bruce Tilley urged the committee to consider the big picture.
"The campus in total is about 12,000 students, and you look at what the university means for our economy of our city, it's huge. This would only be peanuts in the big picture," he said.
The committee's approval recommendation — Hann and Galgay voted to reject the request — will now go to city council for approval.


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After winning Basketball on the Bayou at the Convention Center (video), Karr Coach Jessica Barber led Domino's to its second tournament win in just over a week this past Tuesday at Summer Jam Session II in Augusta, Georgia.
Domino's was on the brink of elimination twice in the tournament but survived thanks to huge 3-pointers by Bowling Green's Ashley Foret and Mount Carmel's Paige Franckiewicz near the end of regulation and overtime.
Domino's fell behind by more than 20 points in its opening matchup against the Low Country Ballers but made a furious comeback to pull within five with one minute to play. Foret cut the lead to two with a big three-pointer over three defenders, then St. Thomas Aquinas' Regan Bolton nailed a floater to send the game to overtime.
Karr's Imani Mulmore won the opening tap for Domino's and Bolton drained a jumper several feet behind the 3-point line to win the game, 60-57.
Domino's handled Florida Elite 58-48 in the semifinals before needing more heroics in the championship game. The team trailed late once again and this time it was Franckiewicz, who has a knack for hitting big shots, that came up with a big 3-pointer to tie the game sending it to overtime.
Mulmore couldn't win the tip this time but Domino's came up with a stop before turning the ball over. They then had to come up with two more stops after surrendering an offensive rebound but finally regained possession.
Needing just one shot in sudden-death overtime, Franckiewicz did what she does best sinking another clutch 3-pointer to give Domino's a 56-53 victory in the title game.
Domino's, who will play in one more tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the end of September, also got solid performances from Courtney Dawsey (St. Thomas Aquinas), Zharian Maxmillion (Karr) and Lauren Bodina (Mount Carmel).
They'll receive a huge boost in their final tournament with the return of Paige Williams, who tore her ACL in her first game with Karr back in January. The 2016 wing is unquestionably one of the most versatile players in the area and will be a force this upcoming season alongside Pumas Elite Black's Raheema Franklin if she can return to form following the injury.
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Domino's also won Summer Jam Session II's 17U division in Augusta. The team also had several close games defeating Cy Fair Shock Nike 36-35 in the quarterfinals and Georgia Sting Jr. 48-45 in the semis.
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East Street's farmland is open enough for the clouds to cast shadows, and the hardwood-floored, wide-windowed condos of Mt. Tom Village in Easthampton seem like a perfect stage for sunrises and quiet living.
Or, maybe they will, if and when construction on the development is completed. Mt. Tom Village isn't a "retirement" or assisted-living community. It's one of many "active-adult" communities that have sprouted across Western Massachusetts — marketed toward residents, usually fifty-five or older, who want to live efficiently but without assisted living services. Mid-recession, though, many retired or nearly-retired Baby Boomers have put plans to relocate on hold, leaving over-55 communities to face a slumping market.
Located on the former Burt & Sons, Inc. dairy farm, parts of Mt. Tom Village are weeded over. Near the entrance, a basement foundation remains exposed. Developer Wesley Kulig planned to build 22 units for Mt. Tom Village. He'd originally estimated that construction would take, at most, two years. But six years since receiving a special permit for the project in 2003, eleven units have been built, and only seven have sold.
Over-55 communities inhabit a unique territory between career and retirement. "Active adult" is a broad term, and Kulig said many buyers interested in Mt. Tom Village were in their late forties or early fifties. They were turned away because they were too young.
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Before the market crash, courting the development of over-55 communities made a lot of sense, said Larry Smith, Westfield's Community Development Director. The hope was that over-55 developments would free up larger single-family homes in the community, he explained. But when Westfield adopted age-restricted zoning in 2006, he said, City officials discussed whether the over-55 housing market was a bubble.
"If you don't have a market for it, and you build these things, are developers going to come in afterward and say, 'we want to put families in there'?" Smith said.Planning officials have said that simply dropping the 55-plus age requirement altogether to attract younger couples — some who will inevitably bring children — could create population density issues and burden the school system. Some communities, however, have tinkered with the age requirement to fill homes faster.
Residency qualifications for over-55 housing vary from city to city. Northampton Director of Planning and Development Wayne Feiden said that zoning for over-55 communities doesn't exist in Northampton; each development can set an age requirement on a permit basis. When Easthampton adopted over-55 zoning in 1995, City Planner Stuart Beckley said, the City required all over-55 community residents to be at least 55. In order to make the homes more marketable, the City later reduced the requirement to one resident per household.
Since 2007, though, two condo-related civil lawsuits have been filed against Kulig and handled in Hampshire Superior Court. One suit, filed by a condo resident against Kulig and Easthampton's Planning Board in May, alleges Kulig failed to make timely condo repairs, remove construction material, and account for condo-fee usage. The suit also demands Easthampton's Planning Board revoke an April project extension to Kulig. The trial for the other suit concluded in February; Kulig was ordered to pay architect Zbigniew Lewantowicz for work on the development that Kulig felt was substandard and overpriced.
While the drama at Mt. Tom Village has been the exception, slower business has meant better deals for buyers in other adult communities. When Westfield's over-55 Isabelle Gardens first opened, the base price for a condo was $373,000. It has since dropped to $279,000.
Isabelle Gardens offers four customizable Energy Star-certified home designs, with features such as cathedral ceilings and second-floor office space. A model home opened in January, 2008. Isabelle Gardens sales manager Lisa Oleksak-Sullivan estimated that if the economy stayed at pre-recession levels, the development could've been completed in two years. Seven of Isabelle Gardens' 42 planned condos — over half of which will be free-standing — have been built, she said. Two are currently occupied, with more residents on the way; a half-dozen reserved lots are slated for construction.
"Certainly everybody would always like to be doing better," Oleksak-Sullivan said. "But we're understanding of the economy and are pleased with the sales we've had so far."
Currently, Isabelle Gardens requires just one resident over the age of 55 to move into a development property. Earlier this year, Smith said, Attorney Cal Annino contacted Westfield's City Council and suggested discussing removing the 55-plus age requirement altogether for "20 to 25 percent" of the 42 planned housing units, to bring in more customers. Smith said that since the suggestion wasn't formally introduced, the Council decided to keep the current age requirement in place. A phone call to Annino was not returned."Their needs are still the same," Oleksak-Sullivan said of her customers. "They're either downsizing [...] or they're done with maintenance. They don't want to shovel and maintain the yard. They want to spend the time on the golf course."
"Just the way the economy is, everyone's so stressed out," said Kristen Hoey, Project Coordinator for Liberty Manor, a 150-acre, over-55 community in Westfield. "It's really time for the seniors to get what they want."
Meanwhile, residents who have weathered the housing crisis try to make the best community they can. Liberty Manor has its own bowling team, movie nights, and pot-luck dinners. Broader development plans are ambitious — 250 homes over three development phases. In early September, Hoey said that of the 37 homes that have been built for Phase 1, 32 are occupied.
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Adidas tapped Big Sean to appear with the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard in an ad for the adiZero Crazy Light, which is being hawked as the lightest basketball sneaker ever created.
What's the significance of 9.8 ounces? According to the Crazy Light commercial (which features Big Sean's "A$$" in the background), 9.8 ounces is everything. The difference between playing to a packed arena or an empty gym. the line between an empty club and VIP, the path to a private jet. Clever guys, them ad-makers.
The commercial aired yesterday on Comedy Central, MTV, BET, ESPN and the Cartoon Network to positive reviews across the blogosphere.
The Smoking Section, Nov. 22: 1. I really really like that adidas is giving a lot of guys from the rap side of the fence checks. 2. Big Sean's "A$$" is a really great song. If you don't like it, you probably hate babies, unicorns and dolphins too. The track's breakdown is a great thing.Check out the sneaker spot below, or pick up your own pair at Foot Locker.


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The Allstate Sugar Bowl and Crescent City Classic announced Monday that the Sugar Bowl will become the title sponsor for the event, which began in 1979. The course also will change, starting in front of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at Poydras Street instead of in the French Quarter near Jax Brewery.
The 10K race, scheduled to be run March 30, 2013, will celebrate its 35th anniversary next year. The Sugar Bowl replaces The Times-Picayune as title sponsor.
"We could not have a better partner to endorse the Crescent City Classic than the Allstate Sugar Bowl,'' said Eric Stuart, the Crescent City Classic's race director. "This is great news for the metro New Orleans region and for the Classic. Our race is the biggest health and fitness event in our community. With this new partnership, the Crescent City Classic has secured its future and will continue to deliver a great race, on a beautiful course, in America's most unique city."
Stuart said the beginning of the race will incorporate a wave start with timing corrals on Poydras in front of the Superdome. It will still run through the Quarter and finish at City Park and Tad Gormley Stadium. Post-race entertainment for next year will be Papa Grows Funk followed by Marc Broussard.
"You will run through the Quarter instead of starting in the Quarter," Stuart said. "With a more organized start, people who want to run will be able to run, and walkers will be able to walk."
The two-day health expo will move to the Hyatt Regency next to Champion Square. The Hyatt will also be the host hotel for the event.
"The Sugar Bowl Committee is pleased to be in the position to support the Crescent City Classic and its long-standing history of success," Sugar Bowl President Jack Laborde said. "The bowl's support will help race planners build on that success and at the same time help us meet our objectives of driving tourism via sporting events. We're enthusiastic about the possibilities as we move forward."
With the addition of the Crescent City Classic, the Sugar Bowl will now sponsor 25 satellite events in addition to the annual football game.
Last week, the Sugar Bowl was selected by the SEC and Big 12 to host the Champions Bowl beginning Jan. 1, 2015. The game, which will still be known as the Sugar Bowl, will pit teams from those two conferences each year when the Sugar Bowl is not hosting one of two semifinal games in the new playoff format, which also will begin following the 2014 season.


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Fire I would say is in fact medium power, but not that muh bottom en grunt, more high speed drive. It's a sail that wil not go completely flat but still totally disappears in the top turn. It has super quick reaction, ie is very, very direct. Fire prefers a certain trim. There is some tuning range for "emergencies" but it works best in its "natural trim"
There is an extra powerful version in sizes above 5.0 called Fire Power edition. This sail has A LOT of power.
Smack is softer and more damped which makes it more forgiving. It has more bottom end and slightly more power overall. It is also an amazing sail in maneuvres, but you feel the presence of the sail a bit more which also means it has a bit more power for driving you through the turns on cross/on. The Smack is super trimmable. You can set it tight/flat, tight/deep, floppy/flat or floppy/deep and it will perform - just with a different feel. A sail you can not go wrong with as long as you don't want a hard feel.
Superfreak. A one of a kind. Super soft and totally quiet (which means more than you might thing). Extremely trimmable and with a HUGE range, best overpower control of ANY wave sail. Will also hold up better to abuse than any other sail. But the feel is unique, so try first. In smaller sizes few people will not love it but in bigger it depends.
Bolt. New for 2010. A four batten very light sail with a unique feel. It has a very good low end power but in maneuvres it is like the sail is not there. I don't know how its done, but it is like the center of rotation of the sail as a whole is in some other spot. It just feels like you're surfing - very weird but cool. Also a sail not everybody will like. Particularly in strong wind. Its not like the sail can not handle it, but when you're powered up, the twitchyness which makes the sail so super throw-about in light winds becomes less of an asset since it's kind of nice to have a sail that stays where you put it in windy stuff.
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The day boxing fans have waited for has finally arrived. Floyd Mayweather will fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in a bout that could shake boxing to its core.
Mayweather (44-0, 26 KO) will take on Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO) in a battle pitting the world's best boxer versus the sport's fastest rising star. Mayweather could cinch yet another notch in his belt with a victory, while Alvarez would become an instant phenomenon with a win.
ESPN's Dan Rafael sure seems excited. How about you?
AT LONG LAST. IT IS FINALLY FIGHT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! #boxing #TheOne— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) September 14, 2013
Here's what you need to know as fight night rapidly approaches.
When: Saturday, Sept. 14 at 9:00 p.m. ET
Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.
Watch: Showtime Pay-Per-View
Tale of the Tape
|Saul "Canelo" Alvarez
|Floyd Mayweather
Where Mayweather Stands
Boxing's pound-for-pound king enters the match favored, as usual. A panel of six ESPN boxing experts unanimously picked Mayweather to emerge victorious.
If he sticks to his game plan, Mayweather should live up to everyone's expectations of him and improve to 45-0.
The best way to survive Alvarez's wrath is to avoid his fists altogether. The best defender this generation has ever seen, Mayweather causes opponents to successfully snag their punches only 17 percent of the time. He must avoid damage in order to outlast Alvarez in a battle of attrition.
Although his opponent is 13 years younger, Mayweather possesses incredible endurance, and Alvarez is used to clocking out early with a knockout.
Lately, Mayweather has taken his opponents the distance, triumphing via decision in seven of his last nine bouts. He'll need to make it eight out of 10 in all likelihood to fend off Alvarez.
Where Alvarez Stands
Mayweather represents by far the steepest challenge of Alvarez's career. Although the 23-year-old started young in Mexico, his lack of experience could come into play.
Alvarez recently topped Austin Trout to secure this monster fight, but Mayweather obviously resides at a level higher than anyone Canelo has encountered.
His stamina will be tested, which is why the young gun will seek a knockout victory that he has already achieved 30 times before. Easier said than done, of course.
Despite concerns over his ability to make the 152-pound catchweight, Alvarez weighed in at that exact amount. While he'll spend the hours building up to the fight regaining a few pounds, his drop in weight leaves one to wonder whether the power fighter can still forcefully dominate.
According to MaxBoxing.com's Steve Kim, trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas expressed some concern:
I asked Teddy Atlas- who is picking Canelo- if he was concerned about the weight and how Alvarez looked, he admitted he was.... #boxing— Steve Kim (@stevemaxboxing) September 14, 2013
Alvarez will push Mayweather to the limit and make a strong name for himself in the process, but it won't be enough to stop the champion. Mayweather will wear down Alvarez in the later rounds and clinch a unanimous victory by decision.
While the outcome will be predictable, the ride there will still be enjoyable.


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Following defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio at last year's WrestleMania, Edge revealed that he would be forced to retire from professional wrestling due to a nagging neck injury that he suffered earlier in his career.
With his career cut short at the age of 38, who would have been the former 11-time world champion's pick to be his opponent in his final match if Edge could have left the WWE on his own terms?
After being mentioned as a dream WrestleMania match by fans through the years, Edge would have selected his former tag-team partner Christian to be his final match at this year's WrestleMania in Miami before finishing his run with the WWE.
Personally, I would have loved to see Edge take on Christian at this year's WrestleMania as it could have been the proverbial icing on the cake with the fantastic card that's already lined up for the event next Sunday.
Instead of the World Heavyweight Championship match between champion Daniel Bryan and Sheamus this year, I think the build up for a match between Edge and Christian for the world championship would have made for a possibly better match than Bryan and Sheamus.
So Bleachers, would you have liked to see Edge take on his long-time tag-team partner and friend, Christian, at a WrestleMania if he didn't retire from his neck injury?
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Don't touch that dial! It's time once again for Go Hear This, our daily lunchtime listen, where PennLive readers and staff pick a totally awesome tune to keep you groovin' through the work week.
Yesterday we traveled all the way back to the '60s. Today we're only going as far back as 1986 for one of my personal favorite songs, "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by The Smithereens.
The song comes off the band's debut album, "Especially for You," which featured such other great songs as "Blood and Roses" and "Strangers When We Meet." Known for their blend of hard rock and power pop (they used to describe themselves as "AC/DC" meets The Beatles") the group is still active and touring, though sadly they don't appear to be coming anywhere near central Pennsylvania anytime soon.
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Mike, 30, an Internet entrepreneur, and Erica, 26, a teacher, met in college at the University of Southern California. "We knew we wanted to get married after just a few months of dating," she says.Photo: Cappy Hotchkiss


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LITTLEFIELD - Letha Elms, 88, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, in Lubbock.
Services were at 10 a.m. Friday in Hammons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ken Horn of Vistacare Hospice officiating. Burial was in Littlefield Memorial Park.
Mrs. Elms was born Jan. 24, 1914, in Briscoe County, the 10th child of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Anderson, a pioneer Briscoe County family. She attended school in Milo and Vigo Park before graduating from Tulia High School in 1932.
She received her bachelor of science and master of education degrees from West Texas University's Teachers College in Canyon. She taught school in Bula, Littlefield and Silverton. She retired from Silverton ISD in 1979, after teaching first grade for 29 years.
At the time of her retirement she had completed 37 years of teaching. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Silverton, attended First Baptist Church of Tulia and was an active member of senior citizens and Volunteer Senior Program of Tulia. She married Gilbert A. Elms on Feb. 1, 1936, in Littlefield.
Pallbearers included Jonathan Elms, Zachary Elms, Eddie Elms, J.W. Bitter, Wayne Beasley and Jay Elms.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 26, 2001; her youngest sister, Mary Pearl Beasley of Tulia; and nine other brothers and sisters.
Survivors include a son, Larry A. Elms of Lubbock; a daughter, Shirley Jean Cates of Amarillo; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
The family suggests memorials be to Senior Citizens of Tulia; or Milo Cemetery Association in Tulia, in care of Larry Elms, 4605 18th St., Lubbock, TX 79416.
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Icy and snowy road conditions are causing traffic crashes all over Washtenaw County freeways Wednesday afternoon, with dispatchers reporting 14 crashes on the roads.
Dispatchers said there were crashes on all area freeways — eastbound and westbound Interstate 94, eastbound and westbound M-14 and northbound and southbound U.S. 23.
Traffic appeared to be especially slow on I-94 between U.S. 23 and Jackson Road, in both directions. The area of U.S. 23 between Plymouth Road and U.S. 23 was also slow in both directions.
Eastbound M-14 west of U.S 23 and westbound M-14 east of 23 were also at a near stop.
All the crashes were reported before 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, with much of the rush hour traffic yet to come.
Crashes were being reported continuously throughout the rush hour period. At 6:15 p.m., dispatchers confirmed eastbound I-94 was closed near Jackson Road due to a crash.
Dispatchers said the freeway was closed in order to allow tow trucks to come in and clear the crash.
Drivers are encouraged to stay off the freeways as much as possible until further notice.
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Ninty is obviously not putting 100% effort into online stuff. However, it's still there for the people who want to use it. I personally couldn't care less about online stuff, but i know there is a lot of gamers who like to play online.
I think if Ninty want to keep up their success then they should focus more on online play.


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Creative resistance, via public art, in an age of pessimism and a city of commerce.
Reginald Dwayne Betts: Travellin' ManJune 2013
His father taught him to crave brown liquor.
Jay Walljasper: FoodopolyJune 2013
Our dysfunctional, corporate dominated food system threatens our health and the planet.
Victoria Brittain: Guilty Until Proven InnocentJune 2013
How to pre-convict and pre-punish an American Muslim.
Bob Ostertag: Why I No Longer Give Away My MusicJune 2013
How the digital music biz makes it difficult for musicians to offer free downloads.
Christie Thompson: The Best Stories on the Government's Growing SurveillanceJune 2013
What we know about what the government knows.
Robert Reich: The Quiet Closing of WashingtonJune 2013
Gridlock in the federal government exacerbates division between the states.
Jay Walljasper: Bicycling Surges Across the US, Outpacing Noisy CriticsJune 2013
How the "bikelash" was overcome in New York and other cities.
Tom Engelhardt: Just BeginJune 2013
A graduation day speech for the post-post-docs of life.
Nafeesa Syeed: Setting Down Roots in Istanbul's Gezi ParkJune 2013
Protestors in Istanbul are settling in to Gezi park, where the demonstrations across Turkey began.
Joe Sexton: Problem WitnessJune 2013
A case to make prosecutors personally accountable.
Jay Walljasper: Potential Partners We Don't RecognizeJune 2013
Why local government, co-ops, community organizations, and unions are commoners.
Christie Thompson: Five Ways Congress is Trying to Curb Rape in the MilitaryJune 2013
Senators have rushed to draft legislation to hold attackers accountable and provide support for victims.
Cora Currier: Four Years Ago Obama Promised to Investigate Afghan MassacreJune 2013
Has anything happened since?
Richard Falk: Ending Perpetual War? Endorsing Drone Warfare?June 2013
President Obama, drone warfare, and the self-mystifying glories of American exceptionalism.
Noam Chomsky: Humanity ImperiledJune 2013
The path to disaster.
Lois Beckett: Now, You Can't Ban Guns at the Public PoolJune 2013
The latest victory in a long-standing push to deny cities the power to regulate guns.
Lewis Lapham: The (Less Than) Eternal SeaJune 2013
The Poet's Metaphor and the Styrofoaming of the Waters.
Julia Cooke: Alice Aycock's Five-Year PlansJune 2013
The artist's new retrospective finds a midpoint between text and structure, narrative and image.
Roz Bernstein: My EsquireJune 2013
Looking back at Norman Mailer, Diane Arbus, Tom Wolfe, and the magazine that brought them all together.
Daniel Moss: Protecting Drinking Water by Preventing Pollution in Upstream CommunitiesJune 2013
Latin American water leaders discuss a commons approach for safe water.
Robert Reich: Economic Storm Clouds AheadJune 2013
Low wages are threatening future growth.
Andrea DenHoed: A Year of Amanda F***ing PalmerMay 2013
Self-expression, self-promotion, and fan-participant culture via the divisive musician and artist of "asking."
Michael T. Klare: The Cold War Redux?May 2013
Are Washington, Moscow, and Beijing using the global arms trade to create a new Cold War?
Robert Reich: A Time for Harry Reid's BackboneMay 2013
A president's court picks shouldn't require sixty Senate votes.
Tara Isabella Burton: Grounded by the TroutMay 2013
Vasily Grossman's newly translated meditation on travel writing, Armenian Sketchbook, embraces the messy truth.
Taxcast: "Britzerland," Google and Apple in Court, and How Secrecy KillsMay 2013
Google and Apple are forced to defend their tax affairs in public, the Lord of War makes an appearance, and more.
Joe Sexton: Ex-Prosecutor Won't be Watching Brooklyn DAMay 2013
A decade ago, Robert Reuland played a role in what surely would have made for a lively episode of the new series.
Andrew Bacevich: Naming Our Nameless WarMay 2013
How many years will it be?
Giulio Capperchi: America's Most Enduring Common GroundMay 2013
Since 1634 the Boston Commons has been shared by all.
EJ Dickson: The Art of MenstralaMay 2013
Whether they consider it a painful burden or a "release" of the body's "energies," some artists are painting their monthly period. Literally.
Robert Reich: Lessons from the World of Tax AvoidanceMay 2013
How nations can negotiate with global capital.
Theodoric Meyer: As Need for New Flood Maps Rises, Congress and Obama Cut FundingMay 2013
Congress has cut funding for updating flood maps by more than half since 2010, from $221 million down to $100 million this year.
Chat Travieso: A City for ReadingMay 2013
Inside the movement to bring the world thousands of tiny, crowd-sourced, community libraries.
Kim Barker & Justin Elliott: Six Facts Lost in the IRS ScandalMay 2013
Amid the outrage, the big picture of social welfare nonprofits is easily forgotten.
Tom Engelhardt: Terracide and the TerraristsMay 2013
Destroying the planet for record profits.
Camille Gage: How Artists Strengthen CommunitiesMay 2013
Public art is attracting government funding, but can it effect social change?
Raymond Bonner: A Prolonged StayMay 2013
The reasons behind the slow pace of executions.
Lisa Germano: Apathy and the DevilMay 2013
The singer-songwriter talks with Dave Evans about her new label, the "protest album," and her cats.
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NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is not amused by a publisher's promise that some of its books will be brought to her attention.
PublishAmerica, in a message on its website, is telling authors that a "delegation" will soon meet with her in Edinburgh and tell the "Harry Potter" author about some of their books. Writers are asked to submit 50-100 word notes that the delegation will present to Rowling. The price: $49.
Rowling spokesman Mark Hutchinson said Tuesday that the claim was "completely false" and promised "appropriate action." PublishAmerica, based in Frederick, Md., has long been cited by industry watchdogs for allegedly deceiving authors.


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Cibrian, who stars on "CSI: Miami," and Rimes were filmed enjoying a romantic dinner at a Los Angeles restaurant together while she was married to Dean Sheremet, a former backup dancer, and Cibrian was wed to Brandi Glanville, with whom he has two children. They appeared to break up for a time, but soon came reports that that Rimes was stalking Cibrian, and then rumors of more rendezvous. Both couples split up last summer, and Cibrian and Rimes took their romance public in August. Just last week, Rimes reportedly asked for a cease and desist order against Cibrian's estranged wife for slandering her to the press.
Rimes and Cibrian got close on the set of their TV movie "Northern Lights" in November 2008, but she tells People that they didn't become romantically involved until months later.
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Great Southern sheep producers will breathe a sigh of relief as live sheep exports to the Middle East resume this week.
Export licences were halted by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry while conflicting health reports about a shipment of sheep sent to Bahrain then Pakistan were investigated.
Since January, the price for lambs has fallen from $143 per head to $80 last week.
Processors say the fall is because lamb became too expensive for export markets and consumers.
With lower prices, industry hope demand from export markets will return and producers are being encouraged to hold tight until prices rise again in line with demand.
Two weeks ago, northern beef producers on a trip to Indonesia were able to see first-hand, the large size of a Great Southern lamb roasts.
The group, called Influential Women, visited a local business which sold Australian lamb online to expatriates.
Visitors saw first-hand how Australian cattle are treated through the supply chain, including at abattoirs and feedlots.
WAMMCO marketing manager Damien Giumelli said it had regular consignments to market.
"We have a strong relationship where they take a full range of lamb cuts," he said.
"Our proximity to market is helpful because we have a short sailing time and Halal is also very important."
MLA figures show that in 2010, 14 per cent of Australia beef exports and 23 per cent of total lamb exports were shipped to Indonesia.
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SEA VIEW -- This past weekend in Sea View, cabers were being tossed, tomahawks were thrown, arrows were shot and rifles were fired.
No, they weren't filming an Old Western.
It was the annual camp-o-ree for the Aquehonga District of the Boy Scouts of America, and the theme this year was the "Mountain Man Rendezvous."
"We chose the theme because that's about as outdoors as you can get," said Westerleigh resident Ed Brown, Camp-O-Ree director and assistant scoutmater for Troop 37 in Castleton Corners.
About 460 Staten Island Scouts, and adults from 25 packs and troops, registered for the event - a remarkable turnout, considering there are 760 Scouts and a little more than a thousand adult volunteers in the borough.
"About 80 percent of the troops on Staten Island were represented and 15 to 20 percent of the packs," said Brown, pointing out that Brooklyn had held there Camp-O-Ree just a week prior. "They had 85 people show up from Brooklyn, which has two districts. Staten Island only has one district, and we had 460. It goes to show the kind of program we have here."
And what Scout wouldn't have wanted to participate in the weekend's events?
"It's a great opportunity to do things that you would never do otherwise," said 18-year-old Westerleigh resident Andrew Callahan, a lodge chief for Troop 26. "We got to explore the boundaries of Scouting. And a healthy bit of competition doesn't hurt either."
The various competitions ranged from the aforementioned, like the caber toss and black powder rifle shooting - an event made possible by volunteer Joe Schiavone, who coordinated it with help from the city's Police Department - to other outdoor activities, like flint and steel fire building and log drags.
In addition to the contests, Scouts also enjoyed the social atmosphere.
They worked together to cook their own meals each night - it was up to them to assign cooks, clean-up crews and everything in between - and then found time to hang out around the campfire after the sun set.
"What we do, as the adults, is try to provide guidance for the kids," said Brown. "But they have to assume leadership roles and use teamwork to get everything done. And that's one of the true messages of Scouting."


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The Better Business Bureau reported its top 20 lists today for complaints and inquiries -- and in a surprise come-from-behind victory "Payment Processing Service" beat out new car dealers for the top spot in complaints.
It's the first time, the BBB was quick to mention, that the "Payment Processing Service" category of business has achieved No. 1.
The local BBB, which accepts complaints from consumers in Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington, includes data collected between January and March 2011.
The top 5 winners:
Top Complaints
1. Payment processing service, which includes credit card and collection services
2. Video tapes and discs sales and rentals
3. New auto dealers
4. Used auto dealers
5. Property management
Top Inquiries
1. Used auto dealers
2. General contractors
3. Cellular telephone service and supplies
4. Roofing contractors
5. New auto dealers
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Wilkeson Eagles Aerie 1409 will host its annual family Christmas party from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
All members and their families are welcome to attend, along with children and their parents from the Wilkeson, Carbonado and Burnett areas.
A free buffet luncheon will be served and Santa will arrive with gifts for all children in attendance. There will be karaoke for the kids and free pictures with Santa.
Those planning on attending are asked to stop by the Wilkeson Eagles after 4 p.m. Thursday or Friday and sign up their children. This way, Santa will know what gifts to bring.
The Wilkeson Eagles also will be helping several local families with Christmas baskets. The Eagles are accepting donations of nonperishable food items, turkeys, hams, new clothing, new toys, gloves, mittens, underwear, socks, etc. Cash is always welcome so additional items can be purchased.
The Wilkeson Eagles is at 534 Church St. (state Route 165) in Wilkeson.
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Southern Tier Women's Services performs about 7 abortions every day.
Director Peg Johnston thinks a new Supreme Court ruling will have huge effects.
"It is an alarming decision, because it unravels about 30 years of precedent at the Supreme Court level," says Johnston.
The decision bans a procedure known as partial birth abortion, in which the fetus is removed later in a pregnancy.
It's not performed at the clinic in Vestal.
But Johnston thinks the ruling will impact all women considering abortion.
"Which makes a lot of doctors worried whether they're in a gray area, they're just not going to want to go to jail and just not do abortions," says Johnston.
Planned Parenthood does not provide abortions, but speaks out on women's issues.
It says partial birth abortion may be necessary when a woman's health is in danger.
But the ban on the procedure makes no exceptions.
"What's disturbing about the Supreme Court decision is it takes a medical decision away from a doctor and puts it in the hands of politicians," says Ingrid Husisian of Planned Parenthood.
Colleen Cortese thinks the Supreme Court made the right move.
She says innocent lives need protection.
Cortese wishes people knew more about the procedure.
"Most people would conclude for themselves it's barbaric, and it's not something they'd want to see happen to their family's pet, much less a human being," says Cortese.
That goes back to the core of the abortion argument.
Whether the fetus is a human being.
And the Supreme Court decision doesn't end that debate.
Partial birth abortions make up a small number of all abortions.
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Before making a decision, Holland will meet with Chris Osgood in Vernon, British Columbia, Thursday night. Osgood on Tuesday returned to Detroit from his golf trip to Scotland and Ireland.
"We're going to have a conversation face-to-face," Holland said. "Sometime on Friday or Saturday, after talking to him, I'll probably have a decision on what we're doing."
Detroit's options are limited. They include former Red Wing Ty Conklin and Osgood.
"We explored (free agency). We had some interest in some guys and those chose to go elsewhere," Holland said. "We wake up after the dust settles, and obviously Chris Osgood is still a legitimate candidate.
"It all depends what his thoughts are. I want to talk to him and see what he's thinking. That doesn't mean if he wants the job it's his job."
Osgood, 38, said after the playoffs he would like to play another season. His health is the only reservation the club has about him.
Osgood didn't play after Jan. 4. He had surgery for a sports hernia and other groin issues on Jan. 11. He suffered a couple of setbacks late in the regular season, when it appeared he was close to returning.
Holland is concerned that if Osgood experiences health issues during the season, the Red Wings might have to scramble to acquire another goalie. Part of that problem, though, was alleviated with Monday's signing of Joey MacDonald to a two-year deal as the organization's No. 3 goalie.
Holland said he has no gut feeling on what might happen.
"That's why I want to sit down with (Osgood). I don't know that he really knows," Holland said. "His initial reaction is he wanted to play. Now he's gone to Europe and had more time to think.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Macedonia (Ohio) Nordonia cornerback Denzel Ward has heard recruiting experts refer to him as the fastest player in the state of Ohio. But not even Ward knew the extent of his speed.
Asked what his fastest recorded 40-yard dash time, Ward responded with 4.31 seconds.
Ohio State sophomore receiver Dontre Wilson, regarded as the fastest player on the Buckeyes' roster, runs a 4.33.
"Dontre Wilson runs a 4.33?" Ward asked. "Really? Now way."
"I guess I'm faster than him in the 40-yard dash," Ward said while laughing.
Whether he'd actually beat Wilson in a race if both ran next to each other is probably debatable, but it was clear why the 5-foot-11, 170-pound cornerback was on Ohio State's campus on Saturday to watch spring practice.
Because if there's an in-state player that could even stand a chance against Wilson in a race, coach Urban Meyer wants to meet him. So Ward, who was just contacted by offensive line coach Ed Warinner in mid-March, made the trip down to Columbus.
"My speed is a really important part of my game, and the coaches were telling me that they loved how fast I was," Ward said. "Now I just have to stay focused and get better with my technique and footwork."
Ward is actually still a rather raw talent. With offers from only Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Kentucky and Ohio, the senior's recruitment hasn't taken off yet. But that could be around the corner as major colleges start getting a glimpse of his speed, and offers from Arkansas and Michigan could be around the corner.
Perhaps one from Ohio State could be in the future, too. The Buckeyes have certainly shown interest, asking Ward to return for the spring game on April 12 and to participate in summer instructional camps.
"I'm planning to do both of those things," Ward said.
As an in-state prospect, Ward said earning an Ohio State offer would mean the world to him. He'll have a chance now that he has built relationships with Warinner and cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs.
Ward spent time with Coombs on Saturday, and left Columbus with one of the more positive experiences of his recruitment.
"I enjoyed going into the defensive meetings with Coach Coombs and watching him dissect the defense and talk about their game plan and scheme," Ward said. "That was really interesting. Then I enjoyed watching them practice later. They played physically, they played fast and it would be something I would love to do.
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Here are highlights from the DVD release calendar.
All release dates are subject to change.
Aug. 25
The Adventures of Robin Hood: 4th Season
The Adventures of Robin Hood: Complete Series
American Son
Art of War
Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1
Battles B.C.: Season 1
Billy Jack (Blu-ray)
The Billy Jack Collection
Booker: Collector's Edition
Boot Camp
The Da Vinci Detective
Death Note: L, Change the World
Gangland: Season 4
Ghost Image
Goodbye Solo
Google Me
Green Street Hooligans 2: Stand Your Ground
Here's Lucy: Season 1
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
How the Earth Was Made: Season 1
The Informers
Inside Planet Earth
Landscape No. 2
The Last Days of Disco (Criterion)
The Lee Strobel 3-Disc Film Collection
Lie to Me: Season 1
Life With Derek: 2nd Season
Making Something Up
The Mama Cass Television Program
Merlin and the Book of Beasts
Mistral's Daughter
My Sweet Killer
Naruto Uncut Box Set 15: Special Edition
New Tricks: Season 1
Nights and Weekends
One Tree Hill: 6th Season
Pokemon All-Stars Box Set 2
Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension Box Set 2
Rudo y Cursi
Samantha Who? 2nd Season
Scrubs: 8th Season
Smallville: 8th Season
Smithsonian Channel's War Stories
Something Is Killing Tate
The Sunchaser
Sunshine Cleaning
Trouble the Water
Ultimate Collections: World War II -- The War in Europe and the Pacific
Wiseguy: 1st Season
Wreckreation Nation
Sept. 1
State of Play
Sept. 8
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: 1st Season
That Hamilton Woman (Criterion)
Sept. 15
Grey's Anatomy: 5th Season
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Sept. 22
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Wallace & Gromit: Complete Collection
Sept. 29
How I Met Your Mother: Season 4
Traffik: 20th Anniversary Edition (BBC miniseries)
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Animal Kingdom to use Gulfstream Park Turf as prep for Dubai World Cup
"I like racing him on grass again, because it is kinder on horses, and he won over the Gulfstream Park course this year and showed a liking for it," Motion said. "He also raced on the grass a year earlier at three. So he should feel at home.
"As for getting used to the track in Dubai, it is made of Tapeta and while it may not be exactly the same as our course at home or the one as Presque Isle, it should be close enough, so that I am not worried about how he will handle it."
Animal Kingdom scored in a Gulfstream allowance race on February 18 in what was intended to be his prep for the 2012 Dubai World Cup, but he went to the sidelines with an injury.
At Motion's suggestion, he returned from a 259-day layoff in the Breeders' Cup Mile on November 3 and turned in a remarkable effort against world class milers. Hindered by traffic for much of the stretch, he made an emphatic rally, shading :23 seconds in the final quarter, to get up for second in the final strides.
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GSK has sold select consumer OTC brands to Belgian group Omega Pharma for €470m in cash.
Reuters reported that Bain Capital and Dutch firm Waterland Private Equity were in the running for the assets as part of a consortium that includes Omega. The private equity firms seem to have missed out on the deal.
The brands that were sold include Lactacyd, Abtei, Solpadeine, Zantac, Nytol and Beconase, and generated sales of some £185m (€222.9m) in 2011. GSK delayed the sale of weight-loss pill Alli as a result of supply issues. As part of the agreement, Omega will be acquiring the Herrenberg manufacturing site which is located in Germany and employs around 110 people.
In April, GSK identified 19 non-core brands that it would divest in order to focus its consumer healthcare business around a portfolio of fast-growing core brands and emerging markets.


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WELCOME to Kimo's Vegas… the Players Edge!
Steelers go visit Mickey and that's a good thing because Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said he would dress as Britney Spears then sing and dance for an hour on a Vegas street corner if they lost ... whew, close one!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, guys, but Nikki Cox from our favorite TV show (Vegas) is getting married to comedian Jay Mohr (so that's why they call him Mr. Lucky) from Last Comic Standing.
Everyone's favorite American Idol judge, Simon Cowell is creating a new talent show for NBC that'll be looking for the next Las Vegas headliner. Didn't Wayne Newton do this show already?
"The Duchess of Poker" Annie Duke Takes on the World is a new show on GSN (Oceanic Channel 438). Four amateur players compete against each other to play heads up against Annie. Not a bad deal when you consider that Ashton Kutcher paid her $14,000 for private lessons.
Frank Mungolo invented a new Blackjack twist - find out how he got it into the Vegas casinos Thursday at 9 a.m. on Sports Radio 1420AM. And Ira Sternberg, head of PR and community relations for the Las Vegas Hilton, talks about remodeling the hotel.
What are the odds that your favorite flick will win best picture at the Academy Awards? Best picture nominees are: Munich is 6 to 1, Brokeback Mountain 7/1, Jarhead 7/2, Memories of a Geisha 12/1 and Walk the Line 15/1. But don't go looking to lay money on your movie ... Vegas sports books can only take wagers on sporting events.
Congrats to everyone at Hawaiian Airlines! The Department of Transportation says of all the airlines, Hawaiian is no ka oi for on-time service, fewest cancellations and best baggage handling.
If you flew into McCarran International Airport last year, smile because you were not alone. The airport says it hosted more than 44 million people (a new record) in 2005.
Guys, if your significant other likes ice cream, check out the Ice Cream Manicure or Ice Cream Pedicure packages at the Salon at Wynn Las Vegas. Expect to part with $220 to $430 for her experience. Ladies looking for metrosexual pampering for your guy will find a $225 package that includes a haircut, hot lather shave, paraffin hands and an ultimate manicure.
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Guide to Best Mid-Range Gaming PC for Overclocking
Introduction Our site name implies that we deal with nothing other than overclocking. Obviously it would be impractical to only cover overclocking news and reviews, but it means that overclocking is the driving force behind almost everything we do with computers. Even though I understand that there are some good reasons, I've noticed that it doesn't feel like overclocking has been the mainstay of our site recently. It's time to change that! I'm not saying we're going to quit covering gaming mice (You have no idea!), but I want to start steering PureOC back to what we've always loved about building computers. I've seen a lot of guides online for finding just the right components in a computer build. I've never found one that satisfies the overclocker in me! Rather than trying to complain about everyone else's decisions, I figured it was time we bring our own guides for building a PC with overclocking in mind. We're going to start by listing the best components you need for a great mid-range computer, but I plan to expand this with a high-end and budget range guide as well in the future. Each category will have one selection, but we might throw in an honorable mention if we feel like it was a particularly close contest. With mid-range, we're trying to stay under $1000 while trying to deliver a full quality 1080p experience. I think we can do that fairly well right now. How did we come to these decisions? Obv...
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Intro CES was a ton of fun and we already saw a ton of great releases coming up. Now it's time to sum up the rest of what we could get to. Some parts of the show may not have been as relevant to high end computer components as others, but it didn't stop the exhibitors from showing us some impressive feats. If you want to jump to a specific page, just click on the exhibitor below to take you straight there, or you can see each one by going through each page. So without further ado, here's the rest of what we were able to see at CES 2016! ADATA MSI INTEL NZXT CREATIVE D-LINK MYCHARGE
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Intro and Honorable Mentions With 2014 having come and gone, I'm sure all of us are greatly looking forward to amazing hardware coming in 2015. But one thing we get to see a lot of is the "Best of" everything that happened in 2014. So even though 2015 is looking very promising, we thought it would be great to look back through the year and do our very own "Best of 2014." We decided on 5 news pieces, and 10 reviews that were considered to be the cream of the crop. Are you ready for the picks? Before we go into our official list, something always gets left out that just couldn't be squeezed in with the leaders of the pack. Due to the overwhelming guilt we felt on a couple of really good articles that we just didn't want to leave out, we decided to have some Honorable Mentions. Our first one comes from the news category, The Hardware Hound Presents: Windows 10, a Gamer's Perspective. Honorable News http://www.pureoverclock.com/2014/10/the-hardware-hound-presents-windows-10-a-gamers-perspective/ Windows 10 made a big wave that increased the more that details about the upcoming OS were released. Windows 8 had become a pretty big disappointment and 10 was poised to fix many of those problems. Then Microsoft released the tech preview. The Hardware Hound took it upon himself to give Windows 10 a full blown try, and the results were surprisingly satisfying. Windows 10 made a good first impression and as such, Pure Overclock was ab...
Noctua Fan Round Up: Phase II Review
Introduction Noctua is a name synonymous with the idea of a nearly perfect fan. Some would say they are too pricey, but most people who have owned one usually deem the cost worth the quality of the product. In fact, the only quibble I've seen consistently stick with Noctua fans is the color scheme. While beige and brown provide a unique aesthetic that clearly defines the brand, it hardly fits in most color schemes that builders decide on for their rigs. Just when all hope was lost that we would ever see anything different, Noctua decided to give us two new colors in their arsenal of fans; a grey scheme for the Redux line and a black/brown scheme for their Industrial line. Before we dive into the fans, let's learn a little bit about the company behind the magic.
Crucial 2133Mhz DDR4 32GB Server Kit-Review
Crucial is well known in the industry for offering some of the best memory around. From entry level, servers, workstation, to gaming and overclocking enthusiast memory, Crucial is heralded for quality products. Today we will be looking at a set of DDR4 marked for servers and workstations in the X99 desktop platform. Crucial has this kit listed as CT4K8G4DFD8213 4x8GB 32GB 2133 memory. Before we get started, I would like to thank Crucial for giving us this chance to review their products.
ADATA SP900 256GB SATA M.2 2280 SSD – Review
Introduction There has been a lot of anticipation for M.2 to be fully released upon the masses. Well folks, we are still waiting. With only a handful of M.2 compatible drives available choices are limited. Apparently, it's better than having a bunch of motherboards available, but no M.2 devices to choose from (Z97 release day). So now that Intel's newest flagship platform has shipped we are starting to see more M.2 SSDs on the market. There is still not an abundance of choice or enough to continue the downward push of SSD prices, however we see light at the end of this tech tunnel, even if it's just a little further than most of us would like. ADATA, a leader in memory technology, sent us one of the two types of M.2 drives available, the SP900 256GB M.2 SSD. Here is a little about ADATA and what they do… then we can move on to learn about M.2. The World's Leading Memory Brand Founded in May 2001, ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. is committed to providing top-notch memory solutions that enrich the customer's digital life. The company's dedication to integrity and professionalism has made ADATA the leading memory brand with the most award-winning product designs. Backed by technical expertise, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, and premium customer service, ADATA offers complete memory solutions including DRAM modules, USB flash drives, memory cards, solid state drives and portable hard drives. ADATA understands that professi...
ASRock X99 WS Workstation Board – Review
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FAVI Entertainment Smart Stick/Keyboard
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