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SALISBURY – Bateman Street is officially becoming a one-way road after promises were made the project will be re-visited if fears come true.
An ordinance, unanimously approved this week, changes Bateman Street from two-way to one-way westbound between S. Division Street and Wayne Street (eastern leg), prohibiting left-hand turns by vehicles from S. Division Street onto Bateman Street, erecting a traffic signal and pedestrian indications at the intersection of Onley Road and South Division Street and establishing a bicycle lane.
According to the ordinance, S. Division Street near the intersections with Bateman Street and Onley Road has safety and operational issues, and the city desires to signalize the intersection of S. Division Street and Onley Road to improve the safety and operation of the intersection.
In order to signalize the intersection of S. Division Street and Onley Road, Bateman Street vehicular traffic must become one-way westbound between S. Division Street and Wayne Street.
Last Monday a special session was held on the matter featuring at least 20 Salisbury residents decked out in orange shirts, many of which were associated with Salisbury University (SU). A large number were also cycling enthusiasts and the bike lanes that will be added to Bateman once it becomes one-way was the main reason for supporting the change.
At that time, the Salisbury City Council also voted to accept a gift from SU that will go toward streetscaping on nearby Onley Road, including pedestrian crossings and lighting, as well as move the project forward to second reading.
"I have been torn on the vote on this because pedestrian safety is important, traffic safety is important, the university is important, but so are the people that call that neighborhood home, and throughout this process I think that their concerns and ideas have largely fallen on deaf ears," Council Vice President Deborah Campbell said. "If it is implemented and turns out to manifest the fears of the people in that neighborhood … there will be opportunities for us to go back and re-visit without having to invest a lot of money like we are doing right now to make sure that it is a good solution for pedestrians, bicyclists, family's that live in the neighborhood, and the students that are there during the school year, for the buses, for everybody."
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Profar still considering playing for Netherlands
After opting out, top prospect and Curacao native tells Texas he's undecided
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Rangers infielder Jurickson Profar is back on the undecided list when it comes to the World Baseball Classic.
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Profar informed the Rangers last week he had decided against playing for the Netherlands in the Classic. As a native of Curacao, Profar was on the country's provisional roster.
But now Profar is telling the Rangers that he is still considering the possibility of playing in the World Baseball Classic, possibly because he is getting pressure from people back in Curacao.
Profar had decided that it might be better to remain with Texas in order to have a better chance of making the team. The Rangers are strongly considering him for a possible role as a utility player on the Opening Day roster.
But the pressure to play in the World Baseball Classic may be hard to resist. Profar told the Rangers that he wants more time to think about it and probably won't make a decision until after reporting to Spring Training next week.
General manager Jon Daniels said the Rangers are still expecting that outfielder Nelson Cruz and third baseman Adrian Beltre will play for the Dominican Republic in the tournament, Engel Beltre will play for Spain and Derek Holland will pitch for the United States.
Adrian Beltre said he wants to play for the Dominican team, but will do so only if he is 100 percent healthy.
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powered primarily by an internal combustion engine."
The standard 2011 Buick Regal starts at $26,245 and gets an
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2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. The eAssist model will no doubt cost at least a
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OK, by now those of you who are so inclined have filled out your brackets for the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
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Del Norte High's season is long over, the annual Crescent City Jaycees tournament is in the books, but the arrival of spring always heralds prime time for hoops at the higher levels.
The pros, ehh, they'll be playoff-ing until practically summer. But the men's and women's college tournaments are things of beauty, three weeks of single-elimination games that begin today for the men.
Just think of it: As of this morning, 64 teams in each tournament can win the championship simply by putting together a six-game winning streak. Compare that to the sordid world of college football, where the only way to play for a national title is to crack a code dictated by biased pollsters and absurdly programmed computers.
And in office pools everywhere, we get to play along by making our picks, plunking down a few bucks and kibitzing with co-workers andndash; the most wholesome way to gamble on sports.
I've stayed attached to a pool made up mostly of former colleagues of mine at the Spokesman-Review newspaper. This year that poses a quandary, because the newspaper and the aforementioned university are both in Spokane. Plenty of people in my pool will be picking Gonzaga simply because theywantthe Zags to win. Statistically, I'd be better off picking one of the traditional powers like Louisville or Indiana. Except andhellip;
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andbull; They have the best college player in the country. A giant with great hands and zippy outlet passes, Kelly Olynyk is the second coming of Bill Walton. You've just never heard of Olynyk because he's Canadian and didn't used to be very good and is vowel-deprived, making his last name hard to remember. But see him and you'll never forget him. The first time Triplicate reporter Jessica Cejnar caught his act on TV she was incredulous, asking, "Is that 7-foot guy wearing a mullet?"
andbull; The Catholic Church has never had a Jesuit pope, until now. Gonzaga is a Jesuit school that has never won the national championship. Coincidence? Don't bet your bracket on it.
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This is their 15th straight tournament appearance, and I've been with them from the start. Newsrooms are supposed to be bastions of impartiality, but I still remember jumping up and down with my Spokesman-Review colleagues when the Zags hit a last-second shot to knock off Florida and make it to the Elite Eight back in 1999.
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research. Nanotechnology, including carbon
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Combine the two fields and you get the University
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Rather than just study
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researchers at the University of Nottingham -- headed by Nidal Hilal, Professor
of Chemical and Process Engineering in the Centre for Clean Water Technologies
-- combined the two exciting fields to develop a new prototype system, which
provides a glimpse at the potential future of water filtration.
The water enters the system and is first passed through colonies
of bacteria, which eat contaminants. The water then flows through an
adjacent nanofilter, featuring pores, which are between ten thousandths of a
millimeter to one nanometer thick.
The work is similar to other research funded by the Middle
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The goal is to be able to create pure, drinkable fresh water from sea water or
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The key improvement in the Professor Hilal's system is the use of
bacteria. The bacteria eat the contaminates which prevent the filter from
getting clogged and keep the water flowing. The tech can thus be used in
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The research is sponsored by a tech partnership with Cardev
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Consider what you've heard in the news over the past several weeks regarding the ongoing impasse over the nation's debt ceiling.
You've probably heard a great deal about spending cuts, versus tax increases, versus any combination thereof. You've likely heard about the August 2 deadline for raising the limit, lest the United States default on its debts and risk an economic meltdown. In the midst of this, you've almost certainly observed a soap opera of political posturing and bickering among members of both parties.
But what you probably haven't heard much about in the context of this debate is the group that stands to lose the most: the world's poorest, who literally depend on U.S. foreign aid for their survival. Their direct involvement in this issue may not be recognized as part of the dialogue, but that does not mean that they should be forgotten.
Last month, the U.S. House proposed cutting the federal budget for international food aid by $650 million. That's a 39-percent cut from the president's request, and a 50-percent reduction from the average over the past 10 years for this account. If passed as part of an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, nearly 1,625,000 people -- a population about the size of Phoenix, Arizona -- would be affected.
Bob Zachritz, World Vision's director for advocacy and government relations, said this week that "[providing life-saving foreign assistance] is not a right-left issue. It's a right-wrong issue."
There are five reasons why he's correct:
- The International Affairs Budget is just 1.4 percent of the total $3.8 trillion in the fiscal year 2012 budget. Disproportionately cutting one of the tiniest line items won't make a significant impact on the nation's deficit -- but it could be devastating to those whose lives are saved by the programs that this budget funds.
- World crises illustrate the need to preserve this critical funding. The UN declaration of famine in parts of Somalia -- coupled with extreme hunger and malnutrition across drought-ravaged East Africa -- is just a recent reminder that children, families, and communities around the world are suffering and continue to need U.S. assistance through this very modest budget.
- The national debt is a moral issue. So are life-saving programs for those affected by poverty. Preserving crucial assistance for the poorest of the poorest is in the national interest of the United States, and it represents the compassion and goodwill of the American people.
- The return on investment justifies the funding. The programs sustained by the International Affairs Budget are cost-effective. For the small price of a pill, a piece of bread, a bed net, or a vaccination, you can save a child's life. There are few places in the U.S. federal budget where dollars translate so directly into lives saved.
- As Christians, we have a biblical mandate to care for the poor -- even when times are difficult. We can't understate the sacrifices that American families have had to make during these trying times; nor can we downplay the need for the United States to address its own challenges. But we should also remember what God calls us to do as His followers. By supporting the International Affairs Budget -- with its insignificant size but immeasurable impact -- we have the perfect opportunity to reflect our faith in the public sphere.
Please join us in our efforts to preserve international programs that fight poverty and save lives. Contact your members of Congress and ask them to oppose major cuts to the International Affairs Budget.


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"Most of it was just the way he treated people, to see the respect he gave, the courtesy, the care, the sense of humor," La Russa said of Musial's legacy. "That's how he was with everybody. And you think, 'I should be more like that.'"
La Russa learned of Musial's passing while at the annual "Stars to the Rescue" benefit he organizes as a fundraiser for his Animal Rescue Foundation. During an intermission in the program, La Russa, along with former Cardinal Mike Shannon, paid tribute to No. 6.
During the 16 seasons he managed in St. Louis, La Russa developed a personal relationship with Musial, who, when visiting the ballpark for various occasions, would often come into the manager's office to chat. La Russa had heard stories about Musial long before they ever met. Those came from his father, Anthony, when the two would drive to Spring Training games near their home in Tampa, Fla.
That's why La Russa took so much satisfaction in putting Musial on the phone to talk with his father so many years later.
A ball Musial signed for La Russa remains on display in his home, alongside one signed by another Cardinals great -- Red Schoendienst. La Russa said he last saw Musial during a visit to St. Louis during the 2012 season.
La Russa also spoke about the opportunity he had to introduce Musial, a 24-time All-Star and first-ballot Hall of Famer, to several friends outside of the organization. He said he once facilitated Musial's appearance at an Eagles concert, which was highlighted by Musial taking the stage to play his harmonica.
There was also an Opening Day meeting he coordinated between Musial and lawyer/author John Grisham. Having invited Grisham to the game, La Russa said he left Grisham and Grisham's father alone to chat baseball with Musial before the game. During a recent conversation with La Russa, Grisham relayed the significance of that sit-down.
As La Russa recalled: "[Grisham] told me a couple months ago that as they left the ballpark, his dad said: 'My life is complete. I just met Stan Musial.'"
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A new Xbox 360 SKU is starting to appear on store shelves –
but Microsoft hasn't officially told anyone about it yet. Gamers knowing the
differences between each of the various Xbox 360 models have snapped pictures from
retail showing a new Xbox 360 Arcade package selling at $279.99.At $279.99, the Xbox 360 Arcade hits at the exact same price
as the Xbox 360 Core system – and will likely become the new entry-level SKU
for Microsoft's console. The new Xbox 360 Arcade package will improve upon the
Core in several ways. While there will not be a standard hard disk drive, the
Arcade system will ship with a 256MB memory unit – an accessory that previous
Core buyers had to purchase separately. Another upgrade that the Arcade unit
enjoys over the Core is the move to a wireless controller complete with a set
of free Energizer AA batteries. Previously, only the Xbox 360 Premium and Xbox
360 Elite came with wireless controllers.Pictures of an unboxing
process hosted at Engadget reveal
that the Xbox 360 Arcade system features an HDMI port, even though only a
standard-definition composite cable is bundled. This means that the Xbox 360
Arcade ships with either a Zephyr motherboard – the first Xbox
360 revision to include HDMI – or a Falcon motherboard, which added further improvements while
shifting the CPU from a 90nm process to 65nm.The Xbox 360 Arcade system gets its name from the Xbox Live
Arcade compilation disc included with the system. Games a part of the pack-in
are: Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy,
Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition and Uno.Curiously, Microsoft announced just a week ago new holiday bundles for
the Xbox 360 Premium and Xbox 360 Elite, which added Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel:
Ultimate Alliance games for free, but did not mention a new entry-level
model called the Xbox 360 Arcade. The new Xbox 360 Arcade was already listed at retailers
Amazon.com and Toys "R" Us, making Microsoft's silence on the new product
rather puzzling. Information on Microsoft's holiday line-up first came
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Why not? We've tolerated with an equally un-English "onepointedness" for decades.Sylvester wrote:I was just curious if instead of the idiomatic "stillness", you would have tolerated "one-placedness".
Besides, I do have a little hypothesis about "one-placedness". Clumsy as it may appear in English, it may carry a profound literal meaning. It is reflected in the Chinese translation for cittekaggatā: 心一境性 (lit. mind-one-based-ness)。Although this meaning can be related to an experience in a slightly advanced level of satipaṭṭhāna practice, and the experience is spoken of by meditation masters, I have not found sufficient evidence in the Suttas to back it up yet. So, it remains a hypothesis, which I discuss in an appendix in my book.
I do apologise to the initiator of the topic for deviating, though I see ekaggatā as closely related. Perhaps we shall stop here, Sylvester, at least for ekaggatā.


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In 2012, two major projects tormented motorists. The Highway 160 paving project between Cortez and Mancos, then to the east of Mancos, led to lengthy stops.
But it was the South Broadway project that irritated both motorists and business owners for nearly half the year. And it won't be completed until the spring of 2013.
The project included an extensive upgrade at the Seventh Street intersection as well as paving, concrete and curb and gutter work throughout the stretch of South Broadway.
There have periodic closures along with lane reductions or lane shifts for months.
Business owners have been saddled with the greatest frustrations. With the lane closures, alternative access points to the businesses along South Broadway were necessary and many business owners reported a drop in customers.
High Country Auto decided to open a second sales spot on the east part of Cortez to combat the construction and access problems along South Broadway.
Even though the contractor and the Colorado Department of Transportation continued to promise that the project was on schedule to meet its mid-December completion deadline, it was finally announced that the project wouldn't be done before the end of the year.
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Battery research
is being conducted in several different areas. Researchers at MIT are
using viruses
to create batteries that can hold more power and run for longer
periods. Battery research is a hot bed of activity because the
batteries can be used in automobiles to help reduce pollution and our
need for oil. Improvements in battery technology will also lead to
smaller computers and mobile phones that offer more run time with
each charge.
One of the hallmarks of carbon nanotubes is that
fact that the CNTs are just about perfect according to researchers. A
professor and a graduate student at UC San Diego have discovered that
by introducing purposeful defects into CNT structures the defective
CNTs work better for the development of super capacitors.
Prabhakar Bandaru said, "While batteries have large storage
capacity, they take a long time to charge; while electrostatic
capacitors can charge quickly but typically have limited capacity.
However, super capacitors electrochemical capacitors incorporate the
advantages of both."
Bandaru is working with graduate
student Mark Hoefer on the research program studying CNTs. The pair
discovered that introducing
purposeful defects into the CNT structure created additional
charge sites and enhanced the charge storage properties of the
Hoefer said, "We first realized that defective CNTs
could be used for energy storage when we were investigating their use
as electrodes for chemical sensors. During our initial tests we
noticed that we were able to create charged defects that could be
used to increase CNT charge storage capabilities."
researchers also found that other methods could increase or decrease
the charge capacity of the CNTs with defects such as bombarding them
with argon or hydrogen.
Bandaru said, "It is important to
control this process carefully as too many defects can deteriorate
the electrical conductivity, which is the reason for the use of CNTs
in the first place. Good conductivity helps in efficient charge
transport and increases the power density of these devices."
interesting part of this research is that one of the things that
first drew scientists and researchers to study CNTs was the fact that
the CNTs are nominally considered to be perfect structurally. In this
instance, the CNTs are better when they have a certain amount of
The two researchers think that their discovery could
lead to electronics that charge faster and last longer than what we
have today. Bandaru understands that much more research is required
on the subject and hopes that more researchers and engineers will
investigate the discovery.
Hoefer said, "We hope that our
research will spark future interest in utilizing CNTs as electrodes
in charge storage devices with greater energy and power densities."


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Happy Holidays to the MLBlogosphere
Last year on Christmas Eve, I posted a parody of The Night Before Christmas, an idea which proved to be anything but original…as I probably should have expected in community of writers, LOL. This year I had every intention of regaling you with my own special version of Santa Baby, alternating between pleas to Jerry Baby and Arte Baby for presents under the Angels tree. Funny thing that. It seems it's only December 24th and I really don't need to ask for the Angels to trade or sign free agents at all, let alone beg for them to do it in song form. Not a bad problem to have, let me tell you.
Oh, okay. I would still like another reliable reliever, preferably someone who could share closing duties if needed. I mean, if it's not too greedy. Hey in my family it's not uncommon to get stocking stuffer gifts even if your main present is really large, so this doesn't seem too out of line but, according to all reports, Jerry Dipoto is on top of this already too. Yay! So that one is also not particularly song worthy, again a good problem to have.
So, instead, I'm just going to keep it simple and stick to the most important part of the message:
To all of you out there in the blogosphere, readers and writers alike, I wish you a very Merry Christmas, the happiest of holidays and best wishes for the New Year!!


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Big league power highlights Futures Game rosters
Gallo, Minors' home run leader, among sluggers slated to star in annual showcase
By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com
If you're into the long ball, the 2014 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is the game for you.
Fans of power will be very pleased with this year's rosters, which were released on Tuesday. The 16th edition of this Minor League exhibition on All-Star Sunday has some of the biggest bats the prospect world has to offer.
The U.S. infield alone will be enough to turn some heads. Joey Gallo, Kris Bryant and Peter O'Brien are currently first, second and third on the Minor League home run leaderboard. Gallo, who led the Minors in homers a year ago, is thrilled to make the trip to Minneapolis after missing out on last year's Futures Game invitation due to an injury.
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"It's really sweet," said Gallo, who leads the Minors with 27 homers this year. "Last year, I was pretty disappointed. Hopefully, I don't jinx anything the next two weeks, continue to be healthy and can go again this year."
The 16th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will take place at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 13, at Target Field in Minneapolis, and it can be seen live on MLB.com and MLB Network, and followed live on MLB.com's Gameday. In addition, XM Radio will broadcast play-by-play coverage of the event live on MLB Network Radio XM 89 and Sirius channel 209. MLB.com will also provide complete coverage before, during and after the game. Fans can stay updated by following @MLBFutures on Twitter and can send and receive tweets to and from the U.S. and World Team dugouts during the game by tagging tweets with the hashtags #USDugout and #WorldDugout.
Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, MLB.com, Baseball America and the 30 Major League Clubs, selected the 25-man rosters for each club. Each Major League organization is represented, and players from all full-season Minor Leagues were eligible to participate.
Two Twins greats will be managing the squads. Longtime manager Tom Kelly will be in the U.S. dugout, while Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven will take the helm of the World Team. The U.S. Team, which has won each of the last four contests, leads the all-time series, 9-6.
The Futures Game rosters are made up of 27 players on MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects list, including five in the Top 10. The Cubs' Javier Baez, the Astros' Carlos Correa and the Indians' Francisco Lindor are all on the World Team, while Bryant and Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard are on the U.S. roster. Correa, who is injured, was replaced by Angels prospect Jose Rondon.
The 23 Futures Gamers outside the Top 100 aren't exactly slouches. All but one are on their team's Top 20 Prospects lists. Sixteen organizations will be represented by a prospect ranked in their top three. There are 21 former first-rounders, including six from the supplemental first round. Among the 15 first-round picks, seven were selected in the 2013 Draft, four in the 2012 Draft, three in the 2011 Draft and one in the 2010 Draft.
The World Team features players from eight countries and territories outside the continental United States. The Dominican Republic is represented by nine players. Puerto Rico is next with seven representatives, while Venezuela has three and Colombia two. There are also players representing Canada, Panama, Mexico and Cuba.
There are a ton of new faces on both rosters. Twenty-three of the 25 players on the U.S. squad are first-time Futures Gamers. Gallo would be No. 24. Only Syndergaard is a repeat performer.
The World Team roster has a few more familiar faces. Lindor, a shortstop, and Braves catcher Christian Bethancourt are both making their third Futures Game appearances, while Maikel Franco of the Phillies and Rays lefty Enny Romero are attending for the second time in as many years. Like his organization-mate Gallo, Rangers catcher Jorge Alfaro was named to the team in 2013 but couldn't participate due to an injury.
Gallo, Bryant and O'Brien aren't the only ones with pop. Ten other Futures Game participants have double-digit home runs at this point of the season. But more than just the long ball, these are all players who have a very good chance of showing up on Major League rosters very soon.
A total of 115 players have competed in both the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. In 2013, 37 Major League All-Stars were alumni of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. Twelve players -- Jose Altuve, Adam Dunn, Neftali Feliz, Jose Fernandez, Jason Heyward, Bryce Harper, Francisco Liriano, Evan Longoria, Manny Machado, Jean Segura, Ben Sheets and Geovany Soto -- appeared in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and were named to the All-Star Game during the following season.
"I never thought I'd have the chance playing in it, growing up and watching it on TV," Gallo said. "You never think you'd be in that game. I've heard about how great it is, so I'm excited. It's great to play against all of these other guys who you might be competing against in the big leagues one day."
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com and writes a blog, B3. Follow @JonathanMayoB3 on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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DailyTech received its first looks at a GeForce 8800
production sample today, and by the looks of it, the card is a monster: at
least with regard to size and power requirements.
The GeForce 8800 comes in two flavors, which we will get into more detail about
over the course of the next few days. The first card, the
GeForce 8800GTX, is the full blown G80 experience, measuring a little less than 11 inches in length. The GeForce 8800GTS is
a cut down version of the first, and only 9 inches in length.
The marketing material included with the card claims NVIDIA requires at least a
450W power supply for a single GeForce 8800GTX, and 400W for the 8800GTS.
Top tier vendors in Taiwan have already confirmed with DailyTech that
GeForce 8800 cards in SLI mode will likely carry a power supply
"recommendation" of 800W. NVIDIA's GeForce 7950GX2, currently the company's top performing video card, carries a recommendation of 400W to run the card in single-card mode.
NVIDIA is slated to launch both versions of the GeForce 8800 in November of this
year. More details on the GeForce 8800 will be available later today on DailyTech.


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Couple things I've noticed in this article. I've bolded those things.Bargnani tore some ligaments in his right elbow and has been out of action since Dec. 11. The word is that the injury did not require surgery and that an extensive rehab was all that would be required to get Bargnani back. The problem with that concept is Bargnani isnt exactly the hardest worker in the league and the expected window of sometime in January seems more like late January or early February. League sources say it would be almost impossible to move Bargnani and the three years and $32.25 million remaining on his deal until he returns and proves the elbow isnt going to be a problem. It is clear that Toronto will explore moving Bargnani once he returns to action, and the hope is that return is sometime in early February so teams can get a good look at Bargnani before the February 21st NBA trade deadline. The Raptors want to dump the salary associated with Bargnani and are not seeking much in return for Bargs. Sources close to the Raptors say they have several players they would consider taking on a shopping list of sorts and most of them are players radically out of Torontos reach unless other assets are packed in. The Raptors have been linked to Lakers big man Pau Gasol, Milwaukees Ersan Ilyasova, and Denvers Wilson Chandler; however, Raptors sources warn taking on a ton of long-term salary is not what they are looking for in a deal unless its exactly the right player.
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1. "League sources say it would be almost impossible to move Bargnani and the three years and $32.25 million remaining on his deal until he returns and proves the elbow isnt going to be a problem." This will seriously be a problem if Bargnani doesn't come to play well at all by the February 21 trade deadline. It shows that his elbow is a legitimate issue and will seriously lower his trade value even further (as if it wasn't low enough to begin with).
2. "(The Raptors) are not seeking much in return for Bargs." This concerns me personally. I'm pretty sure all of you just want Bargnani gone period, but I personally don't want BC to trade him just for the sake of trading him or to save his career as the Raptors GM. I want at least something that is of value to the team for him (picks, young players, energy/hustle players, and/or players that will provide some spark off the bench). I don't want more scrubby players. If I were BC, I would seriously consider going strongly after Granger since he's like the only true star SF we can get with Bargnani/Calderon. Both Barg and Granger's trade value are at an all time low since they're both plagued by injury while Calderon's trade value is at an all-time high. Though I do agree that Granger is a gamble due to his knee issues, but surely he'll still play way better than Bargnani ever played this year, right?
3. "Raptors sources warn taking on a ton of long-term salary is not what they are looking for in a deal unless its exactly the right player." I don't think this is the right approach to go by. I understand why, but I would seriously consider taking on long-term salary for a high draft pick in this year's draft (yes it's 2013 already ). For example, a trade that has been going on RR for a while now, Bargs for Okafor and the Wizard's 2013 first round draft pick. I think these are trades that we should seriously consider and not just immediately throw out the window.
Just some of my thoughts on the article I just read. Any other thoughts or opinions on the situation? Any disagreements on my opinion is welcomed!


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Margaret in my heart
Our wonderful writer Kari Costanza reflects today in memoriam of her friend Margaret from Uganda on her recent return trip to Gulu.
Read how World Vision sponsors brought joy and fresh hope to the families Kari visited, as they had to Margaret, and how memories of their friendship strengthened Kari on her trip.
I was just in Gulu, Uganda, a place made infamous by Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army. From the 1990s until 2006, Kony made life a living hell in northern Uganda, abducting children—both boys and girls—into his army. The boys he forced into fighting; the girls he made soldiers' "wives."
Driving into Gulu, I felt uneasy. I hadn't been there for eight years. The last time was in March 2006. Things looked familiar but not quite the same. Peace had brought life back to Gulu. Many roads are still unpaved red dirt, but new buildings have fashioned a different skyline.
We drove to the Children of War center, once so busy, filled with survivors who had escaped Kony's army and needed to heal—physically, mentally, and spiritually. We recognized the place where Noah's Ark used to be—a center for children to sleep each night, safe from Kony's clutches. We drove past a place where I didn't want to go, the restaurant where my friend, Ugandan national communicator Margaret Alerotek, had taken her last meal.
Margaret had worked with us in 2006 and became a close friend. She stayed with my family in the United States the next year and befriended my daughter, Claire. For a school concert one night, Margaret styled Claire's hair. Claire was the only third grader that night with 17 African braids springing forth from her Italian/Scandinavian head.
That was May 2007. In July of that year, I received the most awful email ever. Margaret had been poisoned. She'd collapsed at a restaurant in Gulu after drinking juice she'd brought inside. Her killer was never found.
When a family member or dear friend dies, a little part of us dies, too. That happened with Margaret. She'd been a beautiful angel on earth, as you can see from the picture I took of her. I remember feeling in that moment that I was photographing someone who wasn't quite of this world. She was ethereal.
Just last Friday, I was out in Gulu once again, covering stories for World Vision. It was hot—in the high 80s. It was dusty. We worked straight through lunch, trying to do as many stories as possible. I felt so weary.
At one house, we met a family who'd survived Kony's regime by moving to one of the many camps in Gulu. While they lived in the camp, Kony's soldiers occupied their home. When the soldiers left, they burned it down. Kony's men had abducted their oldest daughter. She later escaped, but was forever altered.
Still, the family had such joy—much of it due to a sponsor in the United States named Susan. They spoke Susan's name like she was their sister or favorite aunt. Susan had done so much for this family. Thanks to her sponsorship and extra gifts, all of the children were able to go to school. The house was in beautiful condition. The family was moving ahead. In Uganda, sponsorship is changing the landscape for a people in need of fresh hope. I witnessed work in child protection and health, funded by caring donors—programs that are saving lives daily.
It was late in the day. The sun was beginning to sink low in the sky. I was sinking too, losing my energy to ask questions. And then, I thought of Margaret. Margaret had been sponsored as a child. A sponsor like Susan had given her the chance at an education she might not have otherwise had. I had to stay strong for Margaret.
And so I did, asking questions, recording quotes, and listening to story after story of transformation. With Margaret in my heart, I could go on.
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You half expect him to crack open a Dos Equis in the middle of the interview and be surrounded instantly by a pair of beautiful women.
Hank Young might not be the most interesting man in the world, but he's up there on the list.
And reality, of course, is a bit different from a beer commercial. Injuries from a car wreck have slowed him some. He spends much of his days taking care of his second wife, Carolina, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Young, 84, lives in a self-designed and partly self-built Spanish villa on the Florida Mesa, the La Plata Mountains beautifying the scene. A tour of the home, Cotijo Jerez, reveals the depth of Young's attention to design and detail. He oriented it to the sun and wind. He curved the door and window arches not in half-circles, but in a wider curve, a "perfect" curve, he says.
Banisters are hollow spun steel tubes imported from Spain. Fireplace and kitchen tiles are from Spain. Walls of the horse-training ring – forgot to mention, he's a well-respected trainer – are sloped outward to give the trainer room should the horse decide to crush him against the wall.
Young and his first wife, Diane, bought the property in 1986 and moved to Durango two years later. The climate suited them, the view drew them to the property. They met in California in the 1950s when Hank was working as an aeronautical engineer, specializing in rocketry, for Northrop Corp. It was during his engineer career that Young helped von Braun, the famous German-turned-American scientist, improve V-2 rocket engines by tracking their paths with a telescope.
After their wedding, the Youngs bought a 53-foot schooner and spent the next 14 years sailing the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and Baltic seas, and the canals of Europe. He'd grown up around horses – as well as planes (next to the Newport, R.I., airport) and boats (Atlantic Ocean) – and when Hank met the Andalusian breed of horses in Spain, he fell in love with them.
In the early 1970s, they sold the sailboat and leased a ranch in the mountains of the Canary Islands, a Spanish possession off the coast of northwest Africa.
Why the Canary Islands? Might want to jot this down: In his days at Northrop he'd studied weather data from around the world and deduced that three places had the most premium weather: Hawaii, New Caledonia (island group 1,000 miles east of Australia) and the Canary Islands.
The Youngs brought tourists in on burros to their small village, reached via a 2,800-foot descent on a narrow cliff-hanging footpath. Importing outsiders didn't make them popular with all the natives – "30 percent of them wanted to stick a knife in my back" – but it supported their stay.
In 1988, they moved to Durango, remote and climate-friendly enough for their needs.
Diane died in 2000. Young remarried in 2007 to Carolina, a La Plata County native, whose birthplace is now under Navajo Reservoir.
He gets around fine, but he's had to cut back on his big love – working with horses – because of an automobile accident several years ago near Shiprock, N.M. A bus pulled out in front of him on U.S. Highway 491; he aimed his car between the front and rear wheels and ducked. The car's top was sheared off, and it took an hour to extricate him, and he suffered several cracked bones in his back. But he survived.
It wasn't the first time he'd been close to death. Young hasn't spent his life seeking the next death-defying thrill, but he has spent it with an eye on adventure.
He was too young to remember, but he was told that at age 2 he escaped an outdoor pen by digging under a fence. He disappeared for a day, and when found, was reportedly still smiling.
In 1955, he and three others departed California on The Scimitar, hitting ports all the way to Panama.
Among the highlights, chronicled in his recently completed book, Voyage of the Scimitar, was a climb of Izalco, a 6,400-foot volcano off the coast of El Salvador. He worked a deal with the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, which wanted samples of plankton in the local waters as well as sound recordings of the volcano, erupting in spurts throughout the day.
Young and fellow adventurer Jack Pugsley got high enough for good photos, then kept an eye out as red-hot boulders soared and bounded toward them. A huge storm rolled in at night with what Young estimated were 90 mph winds. They were trapped on the bubbling mountain.
"That was terrifying," Young recalls. "That whole 12 to 14 hours was probably the most terrifying thing."
They returned with photos, 16-millimeter video and sound recordings. Their story was described in True magazine, a popular periodical in its day, and Young later put together an award-winning TV adventure film.
We've just scratched the surface of an eventful life, but some of us, unfortunately, feel compelled to keep an eye on the clock.
"Oh, there's a lot more," he assures.
No doubt there is. Perhaps for another time.
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Corn ethanol is dead, long live corn ethanol.
That's the message that the United States Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Lisa Jackson seemingly sent when her agency proposed allowing blends of up to
15 percent ethanol at the pump. The proposal comes just weeks after
Congress repealed
the $5.6B USD federal subsidy for corn ethanol.
I. E15: Killing Your Autos, One Engine at a
Automakers are outraged at the proposal.
Ford Motor Company (F)
and Toyota Motor Company (TYO:7203) led the
coalition of the unwilling.
In letters to House
Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming's ranking Republican member, Rep. James Sensenbrenner (Milwaukee
- Wisc.), the automakers rip the plan, which they say will likely void
vehicle owners' warranties.
While the EPA promises to use a
special orange and black label at the pumps where E15 fuel is being
vended, officials at Ford and Toyota fear that won't be enough warning for
customers. They point out that most gasoline engines aren't designed to use
ethanol, which can cause excessive engine wear and engine failure.
Ford CEO Alan Mulally has criticized
the U.S. government's financial support of corn ethanol. Mr. Mulally indicates that he would like to see
the government instead exclusively support electrified vehicles.
Chrysler LLC also opposed the plan to allow E15 at the pump.
Writes Jody Trapasso, Chrysler external affairs SVP, "While
Chrysler has been a strong advocate of renewable fuels, we have concerns about
the potential harmful effects of E15 in engines and fuel systems that were not
designed for use of that fuel."
In response to the letters, Rep. Sensenbrenner has
fired off a letter of his own to Ms. Jackson at the EPA, warning about the
engine damage and telling her, "In difficult economic times, consumers
need to get more miles from a gallon of gas and extend the lives of their
II. EPA: Problem? What Problem?
The EPA defended the proposal claiming that
research by the U.S.
Department of Energy showed E15 to be safe to run on engines produced after
2001. They claim the DOE extensively verified "any increase would
not have an adverse impact."
The statement continues, "The administration
will continue to take steps, guided by science and the law, to reduce our
reliance on foreign oil and increase our use of home-grown fuels."
Clearly the two sides don't see eye to eye here.
The automakers, who actually engineered the cars, say E15 will destroy
engines of vehicles produced since 2001. But the EPA and DOE claim to
have secret insight that the automakers don't, arguing the vehicles will be
just fine.
Besides Ford, Toyota, and Chrysler, the other
dissenting parties included Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMW); Daimler
AG (ETR:DAI)'s Mercedes
Benz; Honda Motor Comp., Ltd. (TYO:7267); Hyundai
Motor Comp. (SEO:005380); Kia
Motors Corp. (SEO:000270);
Mazda Motor Corp. (TYO:7261); Nissan
Motor Comp., Ltd. (TYO:7201); Volkswagen
AG (ETR:VOW); and Volvo
Car Corp., owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Comp.
Noticeably absent among the protesters is
General Motors Comp. (GM).
GM was the chief supporter of ethanol fuel vehicles. Most of its
lineup consists of FlexFuel vehicles, which can run on ethanol or gasoline.
The EPA may bend to the will of the industry --
after all, just weeks ago it cut the mandatory amount of ethanol in fuel blends
to the
lowest level in three years.


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Dell CEO Michael Dell
has been talking quite a bit about the Dell
smartphone that is coming early next year and rumored to be
hitting AT&T. A smartphone isn't the only Android device that the
computer maker has up its sleeves. Today a new MID based on Android
from Dell has leaked online. The device is called the Dell
Streak, has a 5-inch WVGA 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen, and
runs Android 2.0.
Other features of the Streak include Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, and 3D WWAN connectivity. The device is a prototype and
sports a 5-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash. A microSD card slot
is available for memory expansion and the battery is a 1,300mAh unit.
The front of the device has a minimalist design with only three
A front facing video camera is available for video
conferencing. A docking connector is offered along the bottom edge
and the label on the prototype reads US, which seemingly means
versions for other countries will be offered as well. Other important
details like pricing and availability are unknown at this time.


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Meeting between Head of Philippine National Police and INTERPOL Chief underlines enhanced cooperation
LYON, France ‒ The Director General of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Nicanor Bartolome, has met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble to discuss increased cooperation between the country and the world police body in combating a range of transnational crimes.
Mr Bartolome, who is also Head of INTERPOL's National Central Bureau in Manila, updated the INTERPOL Chief on plans to expand access to INTERPOL's secure global police communications system I-24/7 to the newly-established office for counter-terrorism at the PNP and to frontline officers across the country.
Discussions also included the recent participation of the Philippines in Operation Infra-SEA (International Fugitive Round-Up and Arrest – South East Asia), launched from INTERPOL's Liaison Office in Bangkok, Thailand which focused on information relating to 60 suspects from 21 countries wanted in connection with child sex offences.
"Cooperation with INTERPOL is a priority area for police in the Philippines. My meeting with Secretary General Noble provided an important opportunity to reaffirm the need for international cooperation with INTERPOL, and to identify areas such as terrorism, counterfeit medicines and fugitive investigation where we can collaborate even more closely," said Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome.
"International law enforcement collaboration between INTERPOL and the Phillipines is vital for the country, the region and beyond. A global collaborative approach to security involving countries sharing intelligence and maximizing the use of INTERPOL's global police tools is today key to effectively protecting citizens," added Secretary General Noble.
In this respect, Mr Noble said INTERPOL strongly supported plans by the Philippine authorities to expand INTERPOL's tools and services to the Philippine National Police.
With INTERPOL having sent a Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team to Cebu in 2008 in the wake of a ferry disaster which left 800 dead, Secretary General Noble outlined how the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) will have a dedicated DVI platform to better assist Asian countries requesting assistance following disasters or acts of terrorism. The IGCI is due to open in Singapore in 2014.


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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 - Mattias and Rado
Latest Sets at WilliamHiggins.com
Mattias Solich and Rado Zuska are two great looking guys, and both are real sex pigs who have already given us some excellent duos, so we paired them for this scene. The scene starts with a meeting to discuss business, but Rado is soon distracted, complimenting Mattias and telling him they have discussed enough. Mattias understands what he means and grabs Rado's tie and pulls him forward and kisses him. Mattias opens Rado's shirt, revealing his massive chest, and starts to kiss his nipples. Then, as they kiss Mattias removes his shirt too, and starts to wank Rado's cock. Then he goes down and sucks on that big hard cock. Mattias is always horny and sucks it real good, changing position to get more of it in his mouth. The guys stand and remove their pants and both are rock hard and ready for more play. Mattias drops to his knees, legs spread and wanks himself as he sucks on Rado's massive dick. Rado leans over and grabs at Mattias cock too as his is throbbing in Mattias' mouth. Rado is really turned on and wants to taste cock himself, so he starts to suck Mattias. Soon the guys move to a 69 with Mattias on top. Rado's cock stands up big and hard as Mattias suck on it, with his own cock in Rado's mouth. Rado also sucks on Mattias big balls, before moving so that he can rim Mattias hot hole. He wets it up and gets it nice and ready so that Mattias wants some cock in there and sits his ass down on Rado's throbbing cock. As he rides that hard cock Mattias leans forward and kisses Rado some more. He works his ass over Rado's cock and then they change position, with Mattias bent over and Rado plowing his cock into that tight ass. Then they change again with Mattias riding Rado's cock and Rado thrusting up into his ass. Mattias really loves being fucked and moves to missionary position so he can wank himself into a frenzy as Rado thrusts his big dick deep into that willing hole. Mattias cant help it, that cock in his ass feels so good that he blows a big creamy load. That sets Rado off and he pulls out and shoot his load all over Mattias. Fully spent the guys kiss each other, to celebrate another successful business meeting.
Petr Zykov is from Prague and is aged 26. He is currently unemployed and enjoys sports, football and fitness. He starts his video with the interview and then starts to rub under his tee shirt and dips his hand into his jeans. The removing his shirt we see his hairy chest. Petr looks into the camera as his hands work over his body and then as he clasps his hands behind his head we see his hairy pits too. He then unzips his jeans and pulls out a nice fat cock, which he starts to rub. It is quite a big one, and he opens his jeans more fully, so we get a better view. As he wanks it we see it growing, until it stands up very nicely indeed. That cock does look very good, surrounded by a very nice full bush. Petr then reclines on the sofa and wanks some more, lifting a leg so we get a nice view of his hairy hole. Then as he lifts the other leg he spreads his cheeks and that hole opens up very well indeed. He gets up onto his knees and pushes his ass back, spreading that hole some more before laying back and wanking himself to a climax, with his cum shooting everywhere. Then it is off to the shower for Petr, ending a very nice video.
Honza Forst is a really handsome guy with a nice slim build. I was very keen to do more than an erotic video with him, so Boris called him in for this massage. He starts off by stripping down for us and then showing us his wares front and back, and very attractive they are too. Then he climbs onto the massage table and awaits the arrival of the masseur. The masseur duly arrives and starts work, firstly massaging Honza's back and then moving down to his hairy legs and his feet. His oiled hands then move under the towel covering Honza's ass and start to massage it. He removes the towel so we can see that bubble butt as he works on it, with the cheeks spreading to tease us with the hole. The hands spend a lot of time on that ass crack, feeling it and then spreading it wide so we get a great view of Honza's tight hole. A finger then finds its slippery way into Honza's hole and starts to slowly fuck in and out before moving down and feeling his balls too. Then it is back to fingering Honza's hole and a vibrator is used to open it even wider, slipping in and out nice and deeply. Honza is moved onto his knees, so that his ass spread nicely and the vibrator gets to work on that ass again. His big cock is hardening as well as it hangs down. The masseur then takes a thicker, black, vibrator and pushes that into Honza's ass as he also wanks his cock. That vibrator is sliding easily into Honza's hole and it is opening up very well, so an even larger one takes its place and in it goes. The vibrator is turned on and makes a merry noise as it works the hole. When it is removed we can see that Honza's hole is wide open, it has been stretched very well indeed. Then Honza lays down, on his back and the masseur starts to wank him, getting his big cock nice and hard, until it shoots a very nice load for us, which is scooped up and smeared over Honza's face. The masseur then leaves Honza to relax, bringing a wonderful scene to and end.
Yuri Bulakov lives in Zatec. He is 19 years old and is a student. In his spare time Yuri enjoys fitness and jogging. He is a lovely looking guy, such a handsome face with beautiful eyes. Yuri has a slim, swimmer's build and looks great on camera. In this stills shoot he does very well indeed, as he strips and gets his cock very hard for us. He also spreads his ass very well showing us a nice hairy hole. Yuri has shown in some other shoots, such as Wank Parties, that he is a real trooper, willing and able to try anything. I look forward to see his erotic video.


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PARTCH, HARRY: Delusion of the Fury
There are two films here, one a full-length 1969 16mm recording of Delusion of the Fury, which mostly documents a real-time performance at UCLA (visually it's a cross between Noh and non European dance). There is also occasional outside footage added in as the piece goes on. An important document, but rather dry unless you have 5.1 (the soundtrack has been remixed in this home cinema format), or your TV is connected to your hi-fi sound system, it's probably better to listen to the CD. The second film is a documentary about Partch, made in 1972 and revised in 2005 when additional archival material was added. There is much excellent footage of HP, his remarkable instruments, and some performance extracts. Bonus materials include a TV extract from a 1961 performance of Revelation in the Courthouse Park, which is extremely interesting. I wish there were more of this, and a slideshow of the instruments. Partch fans will definitely want this. For the documentary and extract from Revelation, I can recommend it to everyone.
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St. Paul Croatian FCU Conviction Nets Seven Years in Prison for Cleveland Businessman
Cleveland entrepreneur A. Eddy Zai will spend more than seven years in federal prison for defrauding $16.7 million from the now-defunct St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union.
U.S. District Judge John Adams in Akron on Tuesday also ordered Zai to pay more than $23 million in restitution to the NCUA.
Zai pleaded guilty in November to nine counts of bank fraud, bribery, money laundering for his participation in the $70 million fraud case that led to the collapse of SPCFCU in suburban Eastlake in April 2010.
Authorities said Zai, 44, of suburban Pepper Pike, conspired with others, including Anthony Raguz, the former CEO of SPCFCU, to submit false loan documents and defraud the credit union of more than $16 million from December 2003 to March 2010.
"Mr. Zai held himself out to the community as a successful entrepreneur, when in reality he was part of a conspiracy that resulted in one of the largest credit union collapses in history," said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland.
Zai also paid bribes to Raguz to use his position to approve numerous loans to Zai and the companies he controlled, the government said.
More than 15 companies were created to operate as a safe haven for credit union funds. These companies performed little or no legitimate business operations, according to court documents. What's more, even when these companies discontinued operations, Zai sought to obtain loans and directed that no loan payments be made to the credit union. This scheme resulted in a $13.7 million loss, according to court records.
Zai gave Raguz numerous cash payments totaling $5,000 in $100 bills that were concealed in envelopes and hand-delivered to Raguz at the credit union's offices.
Raguz was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison in November for his central role in one of the largest fraud cases in U.S. credit union history.
NCUA discontinued SPCFCU's operations in April 2010 after determining the credit union was insolvent. The credit union served about 5,400 members and had about $239 million in assets.
The credit union's failure cost the NCUSIF $170 million and led to a lawsuit from the NCUA.


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OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council had its first work session together on Tuesday and members worked their way through a list of business, including numerous items presented by Public Works Director Hal Adkins and approved.
Radar Device Purchase OK'd
According to Adkins, the purchase of a Ground Penetrating Radar would advance the department's capabilities to complete accurate underground service line locating.
The need for such a device hasn't come up until recently because Delmarva Power is conducting massive investments in Ocean City with upgrades to their underground cabling and it's required to contact "Miss Utility" to have utility companies come out and mark the location of underground lines.
In Ocean City, the town is required to mark water, sewer and storm drain lines. Adkins asked to purchase a 2450GR Ground Penetrating Radar Device for $24,440. The funds will derive from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund.
Platting Work Funded
Adkins explained over the last year the department has completed extensive research on the original platting of the Baltimore Ave. corridor from North Division to 15th streets. This project was completed in an effort to establish the actual right-of-way lines of the platted road from the 1800's to uncover the original property markers for the adjoining landowners, identify the specific location of the unimproved portions of the right-of-way and to record any and all encroachments that exist in the right-of-way.
He asked to complete one last issue regarding the overall Baltimore Ave. right-of-way, meaning the balance of the road from South 1st St. at the Inlet Seawall, north to North Division St. to continue the effort done in 1991 when Baltimore Ave. from South 1st St. to North Division St. installed new sidewalks to coincide with the actual right-of-way line.
Adkins furthered that the southern section of Ocean City was actually platted at three different points in history. One land plat addressed the original section of Ocean City from South Division to North Division streets, one addressed the area from North Division heading north and a separate plat addressed the area of South Division heading south into what was then known as South 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc., that lead to the old fish camps that were located where the north tip of Assateague and the Inlet reside today.
To complete the effort, Adkins requested to reallocate existing capital funds, about $21,000, that were used to fund a now completed storm drain retrofit program back in 2005 and 2006.
Rental Car Lease Renewed
Currently, the rental car concession lease at the Ocean City Municipal Airport is with Express Rent-A-Car of Ocean City, Inc.
According to Adkins, the service was last bid on Jan. 13, 2004, and at that time the town received three bids, from Enterprise, Hertz and Express. The other bids were nearly double then what Express offered.
Express Rent-A-Car was issued a five-year contract at that time to expire Oct. 31, 2009. At that time, the expired contract came to a Mayor and City Council executive session and the council decided to give a three-year extension, until Oct. 31, 2012.
Adkins asked for the council to extend Express's contract for another three-year period at the current rate of, $984 rent a month, to be the most financial reasonable option.
Parking Meter Dates Tweaked
Adkins brought to the Mayor and City Council's attention confusion between two laws regarding Ocean City's paid parking enforcement.
According to Adkins, the first resolution was needed to make all paid parking locations "non-date sensitive".
Historically, the town would commence paid parking on April 1 of each year and remove it in October, but the dates were removed from the language due to the fluctuation in the date of Easter and the growing calendar of special events. The dates were replaced with the language "specific weekends" to allow the town the ability to maximize our potential revenues.
Adkins went on to explain that the next ordinance's intent was to create a situation in which the Cale Machines would not be in effect during certain weekdays during shoulder seasons to enhance the attractiveness of visitors into the downtown area without having to pay to park but reinstated "date sensitive" enforcement.
Adkins recommended removing specific dates from the ordinance, such as April 1, May 24, May 25, Sept. 3, Sept. 4, and Oct. 14, and instead change it to use language that reflects the resolution, such as, "the Friday of Memorial Day weekend thru the Monday of Labor Day weekend".
With the council's approval, the amendment will move to a Monday night legislative meeting for first and second reading.


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Guilford board delays middle school decision
GUILFORD -- The Guilford School Board met for about an hour Sunday during a special meeting to talk about the future of the middle school.
But the board was unable to come to a decision, and will have to hold one more special meeting Thursday as the deadline approaches for getting the budget done in time for posting the town meeting warning.
The school board has been debating the middle school for months and the board is going to present a budget to the voters at Town Meeting that will include either funding the Guilford Middle School, or a lower budget which would include the funding for sending Guilford's middle school students to the Brattleboro Area Middle School.
At the meeting Sunday the board talked about the costs to Guilford, and decided it wanted a four-year deal with BAMS before committing to sending its students there next year.
Guilford has 21 students heading into middle school next year, and as the proposed budgets look now, the town would save about $32,494 if those students go to BAMS.
But the number of students is expected to go up over the next four years and the Guilford board wants to make sure its tuition bill would not increase proportionally if the number of Guilford students increases to 30 or 35 or 40.
The board is looking for the four-year deal with the Brattleboro Union High School Board, and then Guilford would potentially join the BUHS district after the fourth year.
Once Guilford is a member of the union district it would not tuition its students and pay the state per-pupil cost, but its taxpayers would instead pay its portion of the overall budget just as Brattleboro residents do now.
Windham Southeast Superintendent Ron Stahley said he will call a special meeting of the BUHS Board to see if the board will be willing to ink a four-year deal with Guilford.
That meeting might happen Wednesday.
Stahley said it makes sense for BAMS to accept the Guilford students because the school would be able to assimilate the students without having to hire extra staff, while at the same time BAMS would get the additional revenue.
The Guilford School Board called the special meeting for Sunday because the members originally thought they would have to have their budget done by Monday in order to give the town clerk time to post the warning before the state-appointed deadline.
At the meeting Sunday the board found out that its absolute last day to approve a budget is actually Feb. 3.
After the meeting Guilford Central School Principal John Gagnon said the board will have to make a decision this week depending on what happens at the special BUHS School Board meeting.
Ultimately it will be up to the town meeting voters, who will be able to adjust the budget from the floor if they are not happy with the final option that the board chooses.
Even though the voters can adjust the budget at town meeting, they can not direct the board on how to spend that money, though the board has indicated that it would respect the wishes of the town meeting body.
"It's definitely the eleventh hour," Gagnon said after the meeting. "We've got work to do."
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NCUF Reports Supporters Program Nears $1 Million Mark
A program designed to raise money from supportive credit union organizations has raised almost $1 million for the National Credit Union Foundation, with the deadline to become a supporting organization still about a week away.
"NCUF Supporters help provide critical support for our programs to help make financial freedom achievable through credit unions," said Bucky Sebastian, NCUF executive director. "It's also a great way for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to the credit union movement and our philosophy of 'People Helping People.'"
The deadline to become a Foundation Supporter is Feb. 1 to ensure recognition at the annual National Credit Union Foundation Dinner where the NCUF will present the Herb Wegner Memorial Awards on Feb. 25 in conjunction with the CUNA GAC in Washington.
There is also a private reception prior to the dinner for NCUF supporters, the foundation said.


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"Dallas...do you see Mark Cuban telling everyone how great Shawn Marion is, he's all defensive team, why does't anybody appreciate Shawn Marion? because he's trying to get his contract off so he'll have the cap space to sign both Deron Williams and Dwight Howard. If they get rid of Shawn Marion, then Dallas is in the game for both those guys and then, they'll be right there with the Nets in getting both guys."
I would not mind in the least if he comes here initially to start and then mentor James Johnson eventually coming off the bench


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Link to story about Anderson trade from Orlando to New Orleans: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/81...-ryan-anderson
One line stands out as a perfect comparison to the Fields/NYK situation and why a S&T could/should still be pursued:
If NYK choose not to match the offer made by Toronto, they should put pride/spite aside and do what is in their best interest, which would be to facilitate a S&T deal that actually returns assets, rather than simply letting Fields walk for nothing in return.The Magic had the opportunity to match New Orleans' four-year, $36 million offer sheet, but declined.
A deal for a 2nd round pick and/or rights to Zubcic, in addition to the $3.15M TPE that would be created (50% of a $6.3M annual salary for Fields), would be beneficial to NYK and would cost them absolutely nothing. It seems like a no-brainer... but this is the NYK we're talking about ;-)