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It's one thing to be recognized as one of the best in your craft. But to be recognized as one of the worst in your craft — well, that takes some real doing. Without further ado, here are the 10 most disappointing players selected in the top-5 of the Major League Baseball draft in the last 30 years. 10. Bryan Bullington, Pirates (1st pick, 2002): It seems no one has ever done one of these lists without including Bullington, but I'm actually going to defend the guy. The only reason the right-hander was selected so high is because the cheap-ass Pirates knew he'd be easy to sign. Let's face it, no one from Ball State should be picked first in anything unless it's Late Night TV Host, and even NBC passed on David Letterman for that distinction. Bullington bounced around with the Pirates, Indians, Blue Jays and Royals before finding his calling overseas pitching for the Hiroshima Carp. In parts of five major league seasons he compiled a 1-9 record with a 5.62 ERA. Drafted before: Zack Greinke, Prince Fielder, Joe Saunders, Scott Kazmir, Nick Swisher, Cole Hamels, Matt Cain, Joey Votto 9. Luis Montanez, Cubs (3rd pick, 2000): This wasn't a particularly solid first round — Adrian Gonzalez was picked first, and after that there is a sharp drop-off before Chase Utley at No. 15 — but what makes this galling is Adam Wainwright was taken 29th. Wainwright will likely win the Cy Young this year, with half of his wins coming against the Cubs. Meanwhile, Montanez, a career .223 hitter in the bigs, is playing for the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League. Montanez was a shortstop out of Miami Coral Park High School in Florida, but he never came close to sniffing his potential. Drafted before: Chase Utley, Adam Wainwright, Cliff Lee 8. Adam Johnson, Twins (2nd pick, 2000): Turns out he's even worst than Montanez. Johnson was a hard throwing starting pitcher out of Cal State Fullerton, but his grand contribution to the big leagues is a 1-3 record with a 10.45 ERA. His line from 2003 is truly phenomenal: two games, 1.1 innings pitched, 47.25 ERA. And that was the last time he wore the uniform. Don't feel bad for him, though. While at Fullerton, Johnson was sent home for throwing rocks at people from a rooftop at the Notre Dame Regional. And when Twins manager Ron Gardenhire sent him down to the minors after spring training in 2002, he ripped up his paperwork in front of the manager. Drafted before: Chase Utley, Adam Wainwright, Cliff Lee 7. Kurt Miller, Pirates (5th pick, 1990): You expect to see Pirates scattered all over this list — just not from an era where they actually fielded competitive teams. Miller, a starting pitcher out of West Bakersfield High School, made it to the bigs with the Marlins in their second season of existence, and kept getting called back up for some reason. He finished playing parts of five seasons with a career record of 2-7 and a 7.48 ERA. He walked 50 and allowed 11 home runs in 80.2 innings. Drafted before: Carl Everett, Dan Wilson, Jeromy Burnitz, Mike Mussina, Rondell White 6. Josh Booty, Marlins (5th pick, 1994): Booty Booty Booty Booty rocked nowhere in his short time in the majors. The Louisiana schoolboy star was a big deal at one time — a kid who moved to my high school bragged about being friends with him, though none of us believed it. Booty, a shortstop out of Evangel Christian High School in Shreveport, played a whopping 13 games with the Marlins from 1996-98, getting seven hits in his 30 plate appearances. After failing to pan out, he went back to college to play quarterback at LSU. He spent one year with the Seahawks (2001), where after failing to pan out there he got tased in the face. That at least got him some dough. Drafted before: Nomar Garciaparra, Paul Konerko, Jason Varitek, Todd Walker, A.J. Pierzynski 5. Greg Reynolds, Rockies (2nd pick, 2006): Oh, what could have been. The Rockies snagged Reynolds out of Stanford because they thought he fit the type of hurler that could work at Coors Field. They could have taken third baseman Evan Longoria, who fell to the Rays with the next pick. The thought of Longoria and Troy Tulowitzki manning the left side of the infield – not to mention Longoria's power in Denver – would be worth buying season tickets for from five states away. Instead, Reynolds pitches like an airliner — a 7.47 career ERA to go along with a 5-8 record in parts of two seasons. Drafted before: Evan Longoria, Brandon Morrow, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Lincecum, Max Scherzer, Ian Kennedy 4. Bill Bene, Dodgers (5th pick, 1988): Do you believe in the Curse of Bill Bene? The Dodgers haven't won a World Series since they wasted their first-round pick on a guy who walked 133 batters in 147.1 innings as a starting pitcher at Cal State Los Angeles — if that's even a real school. Bene went 18-34 with a 5.45 ERA in his minor league career, which obviously didn't pave the way for a call-up. However, this goes back the Bullington principle — should we really be blaming a guy when the team who picked him was clearly stretching? In this case, yes, because we wouldn't have a list otherwise. Things only got worse for Bene after his career ended. He was arrested last year for illegally copying and selling 122,000 karaoke songs. I couldn't possibly make that up if I tried. Drafted before: Robin Ventura, Tino Martinez, Royce Clayton, Charles Nagy, Ed Sprague, Brian Jordan 3. Matt Anderson, Tigers (1st pick, 1997): Perhaps the only major league career ever derailed by an octopus — allegedly. The fireballer from Rice University was a protoype for what the Tigers actually now have in Justin Verlander, so you can hardly blame them for drafting him. But everything in Anderson's career fell apart when he was injured after participating in a team-sponsored octopus-throwing contest with teammate Jeff Weaver that was supposed to earn four lucky fans tickets to a Red Wings playoff game. Anderson later came out and said the injury was actually suffered later that night, but we still like to think the octopus played a role. He was never the same after, appearing in a combined 35 games with the Tigers in 2003 and the Rockies in 2005. At least he has 15 career wins to his name. Drafted before: J.D. Drew, Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells, Michael Cuddyer, Jon Garland, Lance Berkman, Jayson Werth, Randy Wolf 2. Brien Taylor, Yankees (1st pick, 1991): It's hard to remember that there was a time when the Yankees sucked. Totally sucked. It was picks like Taylor that undoubtedly led to the premise of the movie "The Scout," as the late '80s and early '90s produced continual flops. But no one flopped quite as much as Taylor, a pitcher out of East Carteret High School in Beaufort, North Carolina, who never made it any higher up than Double-A. Part of the problem was a shoulder injury suffered in an offseason bar fight that ended up killing his pitch velocity. He is one of only two No. 1 picks since 1982 who hasn't at least gotten a cup of coffee in the majors. (SPOILER ALERT!) Drafted before: Dmitri Young, Tyler Green, Shawn Estes, Manny Ramirez, Cliff Floyd, Shawn Green, Aaron Sele 1. Matt Bush, Padres (1st pick, 2004): If you looked up "worthless piece of crap" in the dictionary — which you can't, because it's more than one word — you'd find a picture of Matt Bush. Bush was a star shortstop and pitcher at Mission Bay High School in San Diego, so the hometown Padres decided to snag him with the top pick in the 2004 draft. Big mistake. This towering douchemonger managed to get suspended for fighting security officers at a bar before he even played his first minor league game. And he'd only just begun. In 2009, he attacked a high school lacrosse player with a golf club while screaming "I'm Matt f*cking Bush!" Did I mention he wasn't done yet? The attacking a high school kid incident was enough for the Padres, who cut the cord and dealt him to Toronto. The Blue Jays weren't long for him, though, as they released him after he assaulted a woman at a party in Florida. Did I mention he wasn't done yet? For some reason, the Rays saw something in Bush other than a reason to hit him in the nuts repeatedly with a bat. By that time he had been converted into a pitcher, then pissed everything away again when he ran over the head of a 72-year-old motorcyclist while drunkenly driving during 2012 spring training. Luckily the old dude had a helmet on, saving Bush from life in prison. However, he's still in prison and is scheduled to be there until May 2016. One thing's for sure: at least the prison softball league probably has the sense not to waste its first pick on Matt Bush. Drafted before: Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, Billy Butler, Stephen Drew, Phil Hughes, Hunter Pence, Dustin Pedroia
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Those in charge of a local soup kitchen are thanking the community for help when they needed it the most.
Things were running as usual Tuesday at the St. Vincent de Paul Society after it reopened a week ago. Last month, the dining area was closed when leaking pipes in an upstairs bathroom caused the ceiling to cave in.
Crews had to set up a temporary feeding area in a tent across the street, but directors said the community pitched in to help ensure meals were provided to those who needed it.
"Gleaners was donating chips, drinks, cakes. We had subway in New Middletown donate 240 six-inch turkey subs. You know, that's incredible. We had all the parishes step up to help out financially," said Dining Hall Manager Wayne Murray.
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He earns an estimated £120,000 a week and lives in a £5m mansion, but Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand shunned popular footballer's holiday destinations and took his family on a £400 caravan break to north Wales instead.
The multi-millionaire defender was pictured enjoying the attractions at Presthaven Sands holiday camp with his family, where he is reported to have rented a £400 'prestige' caravan.
From the pic above Rio was clearly enjoying the karting attraction at the park, but what else did he get up to during his stay?
According to the Haven website there's plenty on offer: "Imagine a typically active day on the Park, it could include coffee and scrambled eggs in the Café Bar. A Wake & Shake family session. An energetic hour at the pool and SplashZone. Time for the Kids' Club, before picking up coolbag supplies from the shop and hitting the beach. Back in time for a fun family show, a mad, mad round of Adventure Golf, a quick shower, dinner at Mash & Barrel, disco then relax - it's showtime!"
Other celebs to have enjoyed caravan park holidays this summer include actor Robert Lindsay and Jade Goody's ex Jeff Brazier, while below are a few other sports stars who have proved that, like Rio, their feet are clearly on the ground.
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Despite being the world number one and earning millions of pounds a year, Federer admitted back in 2007 that he doesn't even own a house.
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"I've never been much of a beach person," explained England goalkeeper Green after he traded in his summer holiday to raise money for charity trekking across Africa. "This summer I thought I would use the break and the ability that football has to touch lives."
Garish properties and super-charged cars are two things that usually get footballers reaching for their wallets, but multi-million pound Man City signing Robinho shuns Ferraris and Maseratis in favour of the humble bus. Last year the £140,000-a-week footballer paid £6 for him and his girlfriend to travel from Manchester to the Trafford Centre and back again.


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# Remembering Pitcairn and Easter Island. Some pics here.
Pitcairn was a treat after 2 weeks at sea, sailing from Tahiti. The local people are very welcoming, and always take groups like ours -- and r1eally any random sailors that make it there -- into their homes to stay with them. Cruise ships do stop there as well, but only for a few hours.
# The story of the Pitcairn .pn internet domain.
# Testimony of William Cole (9/12/1792). Other transcripts of the court martial of the Bounty mutineers are available.
The first of my knowing it was-one Quintal, a Seaman, called to the Carpenter (but whether Quintal was in the Cabin with the Carpenter or in the Cockpit I do not know) and said that they had mutinied and taken the Ship, and Mr. Christian had the Command; the Captain was then a Prisoner on the Quarter Deck. I was asleep and it awaked me, and I jumped out of my Cabin and says to the Carpenter, " For God's sake, I hope you know nothing of this." He told me not.
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So, as I get ready to build my first transmitter, I've also been devoting a lot of thought/planning to the future VFO. I've obtained most of the parts for "An Easy-To-Build VFO" by Lew McCoy (QST, February 1962) but I'm hesitating as I start planning the tuned circuit. It's a classic Colpitts oscillator with a buffer/multiplier stage, with a base range of 3.5-4 MHz. Let's bear in mind that I'm exclusively interested in the CW portions of the ham bands and for the time being focusing on 80m, 40m and 20m. Also, please forgive the elementary nature of the questions I am going to pose; I'm still only a novice homebrewer. Several things strike me, and I hope I'm not too off-base here:
(1) Because this is a "multiplying" system rather than a heterodyne system, the band range of this VFO will double each time the frequency doubles. As published, this design has 500KHz bandspread at 80m, which would imply that it tunes across 1MHz at 40m (7 MHz to 8 Mhz) and 2 MHz at 20m (14 MHz to 16 MHz). I am having trouble understanding how this can be made to work. In particular, at 20m the CW portion of the band would be covered by about one-20th of the revolution of the main tuning dial.
(2) It also seems to me that with a multiplying design, frequency stability is much harder to achieve on the higher bands. If there is any instability at all at 80m, then (in absolute frequency shift) that instability is multiplied by four at 20m. Of course there are all sorts of things one can do to build a very stable VFO ... but presumably this is one of the reasons why there was a shift to heterodyning systems.
So I'm thinking of doing a couple of things:
(1) Considerably narrowing the bandspread on 80m, to no more than 100KHz. That in itself will make a big difference to the "resolution" of the dial on the higher bands. I will have to figure out what is the best combination of LC to do this (simply lowering the value of the main tuning cap, on its own, may be sub-optimal).
(2) Adding a bandswitch that would insert some series capacitors so that on the higher bands, the CW sub-band would cover most of the dial. I don't like the idea very much (because the moving parts in a mechanical bandswitch make it harder to achieve good stability) but otherwise I fear the VFO would not be terribly useful on bands above 80m.
Thoughts, anyone?
73 de Martin, KB1WSY
Clark McDonald:
My experience, back in the day, soon taught me that there are no shortcuts, no super-economical or "easy" VFOs worth pursuing. YMMV
Tim Shoppa:
Ever work as a bagger in a grocery store? Remember the old lady who wanted all her groceries in one bag but she didn't want it to be heavy? All designs have some kind of compromise. And the ones with the most "features" or "versatility" could end up being the crappiest in terms of usability and stability.
The design tradeoffs in that QST article are the same ones made in e.g. Heath HG-10B and many other general-purpose VFO's of the era. Most used string-dial drives to get a fast but not ridiculously fast tuning rate, while covering most of 80M+75M, and many reduced the fundamental range for the higher bands just as you suggest.
Today there's no reason to try to "emulate a store bought VFO" including its design tradeoffs. Covering just a sub-section of the CW band is perfectly reasonable.
Doubling in the VFO is in fact a very good idea. If you want an 80M VFO, you might start with 1.75Mc as your base VFO frequency and at least double before going into the transmitter.
Used HG-10B's and similar are out there and you might pick one up and give it a try if you've never used one. Yes, even with string-dial drive, the tuning rate will seem ridiculously fast even on the low bands but you'll get used to the rate and mechanical slop in the tuning mechanism and work it to better than a few hundred Hz. Remember 50 years ago, folks would call CQ and "listen up" or "listen down" many kc for callers, because the modern day expectation of zero-beating to the nearest Hz was simply ridiculous, and even having a VFO was a luxury not everyone (and no novices) had.
Dieter Kuespert:
It is certainly a lot of fun to build those vintage circuits.
Reading through the QST article you'll have seen that the VFO was only designed for 80 and 40 m. I think the author knew very well why.
My approach to higher bands would be a separate VFO. The power supply can be common to both.
Dale Hunt:
I had the VFO assembly out of one of Johnson transmitters (Viking?) and it actually had two
coil assemblies - one running on 160m for that band and 80m, then a second with narrower
tuning range for 40m that was used through 10m. That also improved the drive on the
higher bands because fewer multiplier stages were used, and it was less likely to tune the
rig up on the wrong harmonic and end up transmitting on 17.5 or 24.5 MHz by mistake.
Switch contacts really don't need to be that bad as long as they make reliable contact.
(Best if there is some DC flowing through the contacts to keep them clean.)
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Rylie Hammond scored the tying goal for the visiting Warriors (13-4-1) 10 minutes into the second half. Summer Moulton scored earlier for Narragansett and Rachel Collins and Lindsay Albert scored for the Tigers.
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Chevy Volt Raffle Launch to Benefit Program for College-Bound Youth, GM's Bob Lutz to Announce Winners of Raffle's Social Media Competition at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business
The Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH), a self-supporting youth mentoring program at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business that puts economically disadvantaged youth on the college-bound track, is embarking on its biggest fundraising season ever with a raffle of a Chevy Volt.
Former General Motors Vice Chairman and Haas alumnus Bob Lutz, BS 61, MBA 62, who came up with the idea for the Volt, will return to Berkeley Haas Nov. 4 to announce the winners of an undergraduate competition that charged students to craft a social media campaign for the Volt raffle. After Lutz presents the winners with $3,000 in prizes, all are invited to inspect a Volt up close. Representatives of the news media are welcome to attend.
Haas alumnus and YEAH founding board member David Eckles, MBA 73, donated the Chevrolet Volt for the raffle to help raise funds and visibility for the YEAH program. YEAH has a 100% success rate in sending under-resourced Bay Area youth to college.
|Launch of the YEAH Volt Raffle
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1:30 pm announcement of the winners, Wells Fargo Room
2:00 pm viewing of the Chevy Volt, Haas Courtyard
Lutz also will receive the Haas School's Leading Through Innovation Award that evening at an alumni gala. His latest book, Car Guys vs. Bean Counters, published this year, tells the tale of how the Volt was born and how Lutz drove creativity and change at General Motors as its vice chairman.
Volt raffle tickets cost $50 and the winner will be announced on March 2, 2012 at an event at Bay City Chevrolet in Oakland.
Raffle tickets will be available at all Cal football home games and YEAH's first golf tournament fundraiser on Monday, Nov. 14, at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland. The hole-in-one prize at the event will be a Chevrolet Cruze, another fuel-efficient vehicle, sponsored by Bay City Chevrolet in Oakland. Based on the case competition results and social media campaign, on-campus events related to the raffle will continue into early 2012. This first week of November also marks the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet.
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South African allrounder Andrew Hall has quit international cricket after being overlooked for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup.
South African Cricketers Association (SACA) chief executive Tony Irish said the 32-year-old Hall's decision has come as a surprise.
"Usually, I'm aware of what a player is thinking and they consult me. But this came out of the blue. I was told today by Cricket South Africa about the resignation and immediately contacted Andrew. He made it clear to me that his decision was not open to debate.
"I told him that I was concerned about the way he had handled the matter and said I was disappointed with his attitude," Irish was quoted as saying in 'Pretoria News'.
Hall, who played 21 Tests and 88 ODIs for South Africa, is currently in England playing for Kent and the county's coach Graham Ford also felt that the allrounder may have been miffed at his omission from the Twenty20 squad.
"He felt he had done a lot to cement his place in the national team and had received an improved contract from Cricket South Africa. I can only assume that he was reacting to the bitter disappointment of being left out of the World Cup [Championship] squad," he said.


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Fancy graphics are fine, but all gamers know in their hearts that nothing will ever top the drama of Final Fantasy VII or the pure physicality of Super Mario Bros. 3. Playboy's Retro Gaming articles look at why we love the classics and give you your nostalgia fix.
As the world continues to mourn the loss of one of its greatest modern musical icons, game developer and publisher Square Enix has reminded us that David Bowie's reach extended far past music. Bowie was even once an integral part of an obscure video game. Square Enix gave away The Nomad Soul (called Omikron: the Nomad Soul stateside) for free following Bowie's passing this month, making this the perfect opportunity to indulge in the nostalgia of a game long forgotten starring an icon who never will be.
There was a brief time in the late '90s when celebrities were trying their luck in video games en masse. Everyone from Bruce Willis to the Spice Girls were showing up on PlayStations, Dreamcasts and PCs. David Bowie's foray in the virtual realm was a little more special though. He didn't just get scanned for a 3D portrait for a blocky character model to include in a game (although Omikron has that too); he dove head first into creating a whole soundscape for the game.
Developer David Cage and his studio, Quantic Dream, have long been obsessed with the concept of telling stories in a cinematic way through gaming. His more recent PlayStation games, like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, as well as Indigo Prophecy before them, were all flawed yet creative exercises in virtual story telling. All Cage's games have an underlying flaw though—they universally suffer from a design dream that is far more ambitious than what's currently possible.
Nowhere was this more apparent than in The Nomad Soul. Released for Windows PC in 1999 (and for the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast system the next year), the game was a cluttered mess of genres—part shooting, part fighting, part exploration and adventure, part role-playing—almost none of which meshed well. The concept and original intent were beautiful though. You, as the player, played, well, you. After a mysterious call for help, the game sends your soul through space and time to inhabit a body within the mysterious domed city of Omikron.
There's a whole layer of conspiracies in the story—evil demons, a serial killer, corrupt government, resistance fighters, oh my! The real selling point was the idea that if the body you inhabited died, you instantly moved to nearby body. Initially, Cage's concept was a whole living city where you could literally take over anyone and then inhabit their individual lives. Since this concept would be sketchy even today, the final version of the game heavily scales the scope down. The end result is still interesting, but noteworthy almost entirely because of David Bowie's presence.
When the game was in pre-production, Cage and Eidos (the then-publisher) wanted a known commodity to attach to the soundtrack to give Omikron a marketing edge. Just someone famous to come in, do a few songs, and leave. What they got was Bowie, who never did anything half-way and insisted on being in the game and doing the entire soundtrack with longtime musical partner Reeves Gabels (who is now in The Cure). The ten songs they worked on that year for the game would also turn into Bowie's Hours… album (released in 1999).
Bowie ended up playing two different characters in the game. One was the leader of the resistance fighting the government and the other was the lead singer for an underground rock band, whose performances you could actually go to and watch within the game. He and his band were motion captured while performing and even his wife, Iman, is in it.
Bowie's music for the game was an amazing contrast to Cage's dark and cold metallic landscape of Omikron city. The musician wanted something melodic, soulful, and more human to create a sense of hope in a bleak landscape. He and Gabels succeeded in creating a beautiful soundscape. Still, even without Bowie's inclusion Omikron would be an interesting footnote in gaming history because of its ambition. To many, it's a cult classic and despite the overture of problems with the game, it's conceptually easy to see why. The Nomad Soul is a mélange of ideas shoved into a blender with fascinating results. There are some truly interesting bits milling around and even a few great parts.
It just so happens that most of those great parts are directly centered around David Bowie.
Jason D'Aprile has been covering games and entertainment for the last three decades across a variety of platforms, many of which are now extinct. In addition to covering gaming (both obscure and otherwise), he also writes a bit of the odd fiction and tries hard to avoid social media.
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Port of Marseille
I'd love to go to a place like this. I've never been in France and I want to go soon, but Italy goes first. Greets
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Port of Marseille
68 reviews
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
Without fear of contradiction, I can say that this is one of the most beautiful cathedrals I've seen in my life. To get to it you have to be willing: the cathedral is at the top of a hill. There are buses that go up but we preferred
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Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
77 reviews
Marseille Calanques
After taking a bus for a long time that took us away from the heart of Marseille, and led us to the university, we walked for an hour through paths surrounded by trees and between tiny mountains, up to one view that I will always
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Marseille Calanques
26 reviews
Marseille Cathedral
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Marseille Cathedral
30 reviews
Le Panier (Old Town of Marseille)
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Le Panier (Old Town of Marseille)
19 reviews
Vélodrome Stadium
The Vélodrome stadium is where the Olympique de Marseille football team play. The building dates back to 1933 but has undergone some remodelling. Today it is one of the most important soccer fields in France and has seen them crowned
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Vélodrome Stadium
17 reviews
Château d'If
If Castle is on the eponymous island, in the middle of the bay of Marseilles. To visit, you have to take a boat from the old harbour pier. It takes about 20 minutes to get there, and about 45 back because it passes by the island of
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Château d'If
7 reviews
Gare Saint-Charles
This station was opened in 1848. Marseille Saint Charles is the main station. It is based on the model of the railway stations. It offers direct access to Paris by high speed train (TGV), which took over 15 million people in 2007 and
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Gare Saint-Charles
9 reviews
MUCEM - Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations
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MUCEM - Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations
16 reviews
La Vieille Charité
This former hospital is located in the Faro district of Marseille. It now houses the museum of Mediterranean archaeology, and the Museum of African, Australasian, and Indigenous Art. But originally, it was built to house beggars in
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La Vieille Charité
8 reviews
Frioul Archipelago
The Frioul Islands are an archipelago of four islands, the island of If, Pomegues, Ratonneau and Tiboulen, which are a few kilometers off the coast of Marseille, in the south of France. You can go visit them from the old port of
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Frioul Archipelago
10 reviews
Parc Borély
I felt like I knew the Borly Park before I even arrived. It inevitably evokes childhood memories of the novels of Marcel Pagnol. Walking through the Borly Park, it felt familiar thanks to those books ... anyway, it's a very nice park,
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Parc Borély
7 reviews
Palais du Pharo
If you are in the city of Marseille, I recommend that you visit one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area, the Palais du Pharo. It's easy to find, in the garden of the same name. This palace was built under the rule of
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Palais du Pharo
9 reviews
La Corniche du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Corniche is a boulevard in Marseille by the beach. It offers some beautiful landscapes and magnificent sea views, as it runs along the sea for most of its length. It is 3 km long, and is the mark of
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La Corniche du Président John Fitzgerald Kennedy
10 reviews
La Criée Market
The criée market in the old port of Marseille owes its name to its screamed fish prices. People in the south of France are famous for their temper, and they often had fights over fish, freshness, dubious origin and extortionate
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La Criée Market
5 reviews
Le Vallon des Auffes
This small valley, hidden in the Corniche Kennedy, is very picturesque. You go down a staircase that leads almost directly to this small port, which is full of charm and colour. It looks like a tiny remote village of 200 people, but
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Le Vallon des Auffes
9 reviews
Palais Longchamp
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Palais Longchamp
9 reviews
Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
If you're in Marseille, you simply must visit this beautiful church, at the top of the Canebire. Going up this mythical avenue, you'll enjoy great views of this imposing monument ... the church appears from nowhere, right in the heart
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Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
7 reviews
Le Cours Julien
Cours Julien is a place in the center of Marseille by which means you are forced to walk by the Canabière with its shops, cafes, restaurants, concert halls and bars. Its population is as cosmopolitan as thousands of people from
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Le Cours Julien
7 reviews
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille Provence 2 Low is the Cost Airport of the Provence region. It is near Marignane, and halfway between Marseille and Aix en Provence. The airlines there are Easyjet, Ryanair, Jetair, Spanair, ... You can even get to Madrid and
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Marseille Provence Airport
3 reviews
Place Castellane
This is an important historic site in Marseille, a bit far from the city centre. Starting here, it's easy to get to the XXVI Centennial Park, a beautiful garden that offers a moment of relaxation in the middle of the busy city. In the
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Place Castellane
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Cité Radieuse (Le Corbusier)
Dating back to 1947, this was designed to facilitate its residents' lives. So you can find different shops, a school, daycare ... even a garden. Today this commune is still inhabited, but you can also visit, if you sign the register.
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Cité Radieuse (Le Corbusier)
6 reviews
Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins
Beautiful both inside and outside !!!
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Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins
6 reviews
Porte de l'Orient
It's useless to try to squint and look - you're not going to see Algeria from here. But this huge gate symbolises the way to North Africa; this is the point where ferries from Algeria dock. It's also a historic tribute to the armies
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Porte de l'Orient
5 reviews
Hotel de la Prefecture
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Hotel de la Prefecture
6 reviews
La Friche la Belle de Mai
This former industrial building has been renovated over time to create a cultural centre. It's quite large, divided into several parts: a concert hall, a restaurant and bar, and a large space dedicated to contemporary art. Still it
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La Friche la Belle de Mai
4 reviews
Fort Saint-Jean
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Fort Saint-Jean
7 reviews
The Chapels of Sainte Croix
The chapels of Saint Croix (Santa Cruz) are on the banks of the beach by the same name. There are two chapels, one an ancient ruin and one a more modern chapel. The older of the two was built in the 12th century by Benedictine monks
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The Chapels of Sainte Croix
2 reviews
Plage de Sainte-Croix
The beach of Sainte Croix is a small creek near Martigue, west of Marseille. It is a place that few tourists know, but between seasons, it gets crowded on the weekends. The beach itself is beautiful, very clean, and is one of the
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Plage de Sainte-Croix
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Cours Honoré-d'Estienne-d'Orves
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Cours Honoré-d'Estienne-d'Orves
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is also located near the port: the
Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica
, one of the most photographed
Marseilla attractions
Other popular
places to visit in Marseille
include the Cathedral and the Palais Longchamp, which now houses the Museum of Fine Arts.
Architecture fans will also find plenty of stuff to do in Marseille. The city is dotted with modern buildings by great architects like Norman Foster or Le Cobusiers.
Finally, one of the most memorable Marseille activities is exploring the beautiful coves, known locally as "
," along the coast. These scenic coves are perfect for kayaking, snorkeling, or even hiking along the cliffs. But amid all this hectic sightseeing, just remember: Marseille is full of quiet, enchanting neighborhoods and narrow sun-washed streets, so remember to save some time to just explore and soak in the atmosphere of the French Riviera.
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A mother and father were arrested in the murder of their 3-month-old son Wednesday evening.
Police have arrested 24-year-old Geneice Petty and 32-year-old Antoine Petty in the murder of their son, Antoine Flemons.
Authorities were notified by family members that Geneice Petty and Antoine Flemons went missing on October 17.
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The following day, detectives located Geneice and Antoine Petty.
During interviews, Antoine told police he assaulted his son resulting in his death.
Both Antoine and Geneice admitted to burying the baby in an effort to conceal the crime.
The suspects lead detectives to a shallow grave near Parkdale High School in Riverdale Park where the baby was discovered dead.
One student told WUSA9 that his peers could see the investigation around the school Wednesday afternoon.
"My brother came home from practice and he said [an] entire part of the field you couldn't play on because of what happened, said student Manuel Perez.
Antoine Petty is charged with first and second degree murder, and various related charges. Geneice Petty is charged with accessory after the fact. They are in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Antoine Petty is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing November 16 at the courthouse in Upper Marlboro.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Prince George's County Police Department's Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text "PGPD plus your message" to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com and submit a tip online.