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Athletes in Olympic sports who died at a young age

Admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:49:27 +0000

When young athletes die unexpectedly, sports fans around the world pause and reflect on the loss that can seem so unfair and inexplicable. On Monday, world champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen collapsed and died of cardiac arrest, officials said. Here he poses after the final of the mens 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.
In this file photo from July 24, 2011, Alexander Dale Oen of Norway competes in the mens 100-meter breaststroke heats at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai. He was a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Nik Zoricic of Toronto died from head injuries sustained during a crash at a World Cup race March 10. He was 29. The ski cross racer was eighth at the 2011 world championships.
Nik Zoricics death was a blow to the skiing community. The 29-year-old was a former Alpine skier who switched to ski cross, which made its Olympic debut at the 2010 Vancouver Games. In this photo from 2011, Zoricic competes during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in Alpe dHuez, France.
Canadian Sarah Burke was one of the pioneers of womens superpipe. She was expected to be one of the stars when the sport makes its Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Games. In this photo, Burke competes at the Winter X Games in 2010. She finished sixth.
Canadian superpipe skier Sarah Burke died Jan. 19 at the age of 29. She suffered brain injuries due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest when she crashed during a training run, according to a statement. In this photo from Jan. 23, 2009, Burke holds her gold medal at the Winter X Games.
Jeret Speedy Peterson helped revolutionize the sport of freestyle skiing. The 29-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2011, police said. Here Peterson holds his silver medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Shown here competing at the 2010 Vancouver Games, Jeret Peterson was known for his signature move in aerials, the Hurricane.
The death of 21-year-old luger Nodar Kumaritashvili cast a shadow over the 2010 Vancouver Games. He crashed during a training run and hit a metal beam on the day of the opening ceremony. His death raised questions about the safety of the Whistler track.
Marathon runner Ryan Shay (center) waits beside fellow runner Ryan Hall (right) at the starting line of the US mens Olympic marathon trials in Central Park in New York on Nov. 3, 2007. Shay, a top marathoner, died after collapsing about 5 miles into the race. He was 28.
In this photo released by the New York Road Runners, Ryan Shay of Flagstaff, Ariz., competes in the 2005 New York City Marathon. Shay, a top distance runner, died during the US mens Olympic marathon trials in 2007.
Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died May 15, 2011, in Nyahururu, Kenya, at age 24. Police said he died after a fall from a balcony, but the circumstances remained unclear. In this photo from Aug. 24, 2008, he celebrates winning the gold during the mens marathon at the Beijing Olympics.
US swimmer Fran Crippen died during a race in the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 23, 2010. The 26-year-old was competing in the FINA Open Water 10-kilometer World Cup in Fujairah, south of Dubai, but failed to finish and was found in the water. Here in July 2007, Crippen waves after finishing first and winning the gold medal at the Pan American Games.

Sports world reacts to Seau’s death

Admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:03:55 +0000

The sports world had strong reactions to the death of Junior Seau. Many took to Twitter and expressed their emotions.

Teen charged as adult in sports car heist, shooting

Admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:08:31 +0000

The teenager accused of the spectacular rope-rappel heist of a celebrity chefs Lamborghini grew up in swanky Tiburon, made at least one enemy at the high school in Larkspur he attended and apparently thought he could get away with murder.

It was a ninja-style drive-by shooting in Mill Valley that eventually got him busted but, the victims family says, his life of intrigue came tumbling down over a girl.

The suspect, identified as Max Wade, 17, of San Rafael, was charged as an adult Tuesday in Marin County Superior Court with attempted murder, burglary and other related crimes.

He allegedly stole a $200,000 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri during the heist at a Van Ness Avenue dealership last year.

The bright-yellow car was discovered inside a Richmond storage locker Saturday by Marin County sheriffs officers investigating an April 13 incident in which a motorcyclist wearing all black shot into a couples car in Mill Valley. The motorcycle and other items linking Wade to the shooting were also found, investigators said.

The dark, curly-haired Wade appeared calm as he was ushered into the courtroom wearing an orange jail-issue top and blue pants. He was charged with seven felony counts, including two counts of attempted murder, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, burglary, auto theft and receiving stolen property.

Bail set at $2 million

Judge Paul Haakenson set bail at $2 million and ordered Wade to return to court May 10, when he is expected to enter a plea. He also issued a restraining order against Wade that requires him to stay at least 100 yards away from Landon Wahlstrom, the former classmate he allegedly tried to shoot in the Mill Valley incident.

Hes only 17, so he is still a child, said Wades lawyer, Charles Dresow, who declined to comment on the specific allegations until he has a chance to review the case files. He is entitled to the presumption of innocence.

Grew up in Tiburon

Wade grew up in wealthy Tiburon, according to several sources, attended Redwood High School in Larkspur and was living in San Rafael when he was arrested.

The burglary charge is for the spectacular heist March 8, 2011, at British Motors on Van Ness, in which the thief is believed to have broken in through the roof in the middle of the night, swooped down to the showroom floor on a rope and made off with the Lamborghini.

Wade is also accused of being the gunman who fired five shots at Wahlstrom, 18, and his female friend, a senior at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, as they sat in Wahlstroms pickup truck in front of his home in Mill Valley. The girl is not being identified because she is under 18.

The victims were cut by flying glass but were otherwise uninjured.

It was over a girl

Wahlstrom declined to comment, but his uncle, Randy Wahlstrom, said his nephew and the suspect had both attended Redwood High and liked the same girl. Wade threatened to call a hit on the younger Wahlstrom for reputedly writing unflattering comments about him on Facebook relating to the girl, according to the uncle.

When Wahlstrom didnt back down, the uncle said, Wade snapped and ambushed the couple after they walked out of the Wahlstroms Mill Valley house that morning and got into the pickup truck.

Barry Borden, the chief deputy district attorney in Marin, said the attempted murder counts include an additional allegation that the crimes were committed willfully, deliberately and with premeditation, allowing prosecutors to charge Wade as an adult. Several other enhancements were included.

If convicted, Wade could face 15 years to life in prison for each of the attempted murder counts, Borden said.

Before it was recovered, Fieris car, which sports the license plate GUYTORO, was last seen on surveillance video driving across the Golden Gate Bridge and rumbling into Tiburon.

Fieri, a Santa Rosa resident who stars on several Food Network shows and the NBC game show Minute to Win It, thanked authorities for recovering his sports car, which can hit 190 mph.

E-mail Peter Fimrite at pfimrite@sfchronicle.com.

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Recreation calendar, camps, clinics

Admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:42:56 +0000

CALENDAR

Bicycling: Today, 8 am, Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floores Country Store, Helotes, 210-643-0314.

Running: Today, 8:30 am, SARR Monthly Fun Runs, McAllister Park (Pavilion No. 1). 210-822-2800.

Running: Today, 6:15 pm, SARR Wednesday Night Zoo Run, Brackenridge Park. 210-286-6291.

Bicycling: Saturday, 8 am, Bullis County Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. 210-862-6559.

Run/Swim: Saturday, 6:30 pm, SA Five 55 Series (500-meter swim/5K run), city lake, Boerne, info@five55series.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Sarah Chidgey Hughes Memorial One-Step 5K, St. Lukes Episcopal Church. 210-828-6425, onestep5K@gmail.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Jagathon 5K/10K, Johnson High School, iaapweb.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Impact 5K, Cross Mountain Church, active.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Run for the Rescues! Cinco De Mayo 5K Run/Two-Mile Walk, Solers Sports parking lot, Helotes, iaapweb.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Cinco De Mayo Parks Obesity Diabetes Education Research 5K/10K, Lanier High School, iaapweb.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8:30 am, Run for the Hills 5K, Bulverde Senior Center, Bulverde, athleteguild.com

Run/Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Still Water Camper Scamper 5K, Roosevelt Park, stillwatersportscamp.com

Triathlon: Saturday, 6 am, Rockin R Toobin Triathlon (400-meter river swim/12-mile bike ride/3.3-mile run), Rockin R facility, Gruene. 210-912-8874.

Walk: Saturday, 8 am, Power Walk for Dress for Success, Wonderland of the Americas Amphitheater. 646-233-4946, events@dfssa.org

Bicycling: Sunday, 7 am, Spring 1604 Ride, 100 miles, Spectrum Club at Rogers Ranch, solerssports.com

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 am, Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride lot off highway 90 by Sammys Restaurant in Castroville. 830-931-9744.

Run/Walk: Sunday, 8 am, Helotes Cornyval 5K, across from OConnor High School, solerssports.com

Bicycling: May 9, 8 am, Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floores Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.

Running: May 9, 6:15 pm, SARR Wednesday Night Zoo Run, Brackenridge Park. 210-286-6291.

Bicycling: May 12, 8 am, Wheelmen Picnic and Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, Pickrell Park, Schertz, sawheelmen.com

Bicycling/Running: May 12, 1 pm, Tour de Castroville, 13, 30 and 50-mile bike rides; 5K/10K Fun Run, Regional Park, Castroville, Castroville.com

Bicycling/Tubing: May 12, 8 am, Dos Rios 5K/10K Splash and Dash, Cypress Bend Park, New Braunfels. 830-708-2991.

Running: May 12, 8 am, Around the World 5K, Lackland AFB. 210-497-8214.

Running: May 12, 9 am, One Less 3K/5K/10K, Joshua Springs Park and Reserve, Boerne, oneless5k.blogspot.com

Run/Stroll: May 12, 8 am, Jons Run/Stroll, Brackenridge Park (Koehler Pavilion), anybabycansa.org

Run/Walk: May 12, 8:30 am, Ed Whites 5K, Ed White Middle School. 210-650-1400 (ext. 222), neisd.net/white/wellness

Triathlon: May 12, 7:30 am, Spa Girl Triathlon (400-meter swim/10-mile bike ride/two-mile run), JW Marriot Hill Country Resort and Spa., formstack.com

Bicycling: May 13, 8 am, Tour de Castroville, 50 miles, Regional Park, Castroville, Castroville.com

Triathlon: May 13, 8 am, Skeese Greets Triathon (300-meter swim/11-mile bike ride/two-mile run), Texas Ski Ranch, New Braunfels. 512-472-5646.

Bicycling: May 16, 8 am, Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floores Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.

Running: May 16, 6:15 pm, SARR Wednesday Night Zoo Run, Brackenridge Park. 210-286-6291.

Bicycling: May 19, 7:15 am, South Texas Tour de Cure, 18, 30, 61 and 104 miles, Champion High School, Boerne. 210-829-1765.

Bicycling: May 19, 8 am, Real Ale Ride, 15, 30, 50, 65 and 80 miles, Blanco., realaleride.com

Running: May 19, 8 am, Museum Reach Fun 5K, Pearl Park, active.com

Run/Walk: May 19, 8 am, Armed Forces Day 5K, JW Marriot Hill Country Resort and Spa, solerssports.com

Run/Walk: May 19, 8 am, D45K Fit Family Challenge, Port San Antonio, fitfamilychallenge.com

Run/Walk: May 19, 8 am, Wilenchik Memorial Doggie Dash 5K/3K Walk, Pickrell Park, Schertz, solerssports.com

Running: May 20, 7 am, Front Porch Days 5K/10K/1K Fun Run, Negley Elementary School, Kyle, athleteguild.com

Golf: May 21, 6 pm, San Antonio Rules of Golf (SARGG) monthly meeting, Chesters, 16609 San Pedro. 210-601-3434, rmyers5@satx.rr.com

Bicycling: May 23, 8 am, Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floores Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.

Running: May 23, 6:15 pm, SARR Wednesday Night Zoo Run, Brackenridge Park. 210-286-6291.

Running: May 26, 8 am, Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run, Witte Museum, iaapweb.com

Run/Walk: May 26, 8 am, Police and Firefighers Memorial 5K, McAllister Park (Pavilion No. 2). 210-385-8248.

Run/Walk: May 26, 8 am, Hawks 5K, city hall, Shavano Park, soniacarter@sbcglobal.net

Run/Walk: May 27, 8 am, American Hero 25K Relay/5K/25K/Kids Run, Koehler Pavilion, Brackenridge Park. 210-822-6634, americanhero25krelay.org

Bicycling: May 30, 8 am, Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floores Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.

Running: May 30, 6:15 pm, SARR Wednesday Night Zoo Run, Brackenridge Park. 210-286-6291.

SIGN-UP SHEET

Baseball: Needs teams (5-6, 9-10, 11-12 age division) for double-elimination tournament Saturday-Sunday, Prospect Hill. 210-823-8657, eteamz.com/phyjackets

Basketball: Need boys and girls teams (fourth-12th grade age) for Hill Country Classic, May 18-20, Alamo City Christian gym. 979-417-3721, otcybc.com

Basketball: Boys and girls club teams of all ages being formed at the Excel Basketball Academy, 210-287-9737, excelbasketballacademy.com

Basketball: Need boys and girls teams (third-12th grade age) for elite tournament May 19-20, Calhoun High School, Port Lavaca. Fee required. 361-746-0854, 361-553-7167.

Basketball: Need boys and girls teams (first-12th grade age) for Sparkling City tournament June 8-10, Corpus Christi. Fee required. 361-232-3195, 361-992-2120.

Flag football: Alamo City Flag Football League needs mens teams for summer league play starting May 19, Copernicus Recreation Center. 210-310-4345, tlffa.com

Softball: Need mens, womens and coed teams (C, D, E) for Lone Star Shootout, May 26-27, Time Warner Park, 210-545-2700, theparkonline.com

Swimming: Need boys and girls (ages 4-18) for Maverick Summer League starting June 2. Practices begin May 7, maverickssl.org To submit information for the calendar and sign-up sheet, send e-mails to sports@express-news.net, fax to 210-250-3351 or mail to Express-News Sports, ATTN: Rec Sports Roundup, PO Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297-2171.

CAMPS amp; CLINICS

Baseball

Freddy Russ: Summer camp for boys (ages 6-13), June 15-16, Little League complex, Kerrville. Fee required. 830-995-2606.UTSA: High school/junior college evaluation camp, June 4; little runners camp (ages 6-13), June 5-7; youth camps (ages 7-14), June 11-14, July 9-12 and July 23-26; high school competition camp, June 25-26; youth future stars camp (ages 9-14), Aug. 6-8; high school evaluation camp, Aug. 25. 210-458-4811, david.marshall@utsa.edu, goutsa.com

Basketball

Champions Sportsplex: Boys and girls camps (ages 10-18) through August. Fee required. 210-584-0574, 210-666-4025.

Matt Bonner: Boys and girls camp (ages 7-14), July 30-Aug. 3, Incarnate Word University. Fee required. 210-444-5021.

Don Eddy: Boys and girls camps (ages 8-18), June 11-15 and July 30-Aug. 3, Castle Hills First Baptist Church gym. Fee required. 210-492-9779, debb.com

Keith Edmonson: Boys and girls camps (first-eighth grade age), June 18-21, Holy Spirit Catholic Church gym. Fee required. 210-313-5111, fullcourtpressfoundation.org

Spurs-Silver Stars: Boys and girls camps (ages 7-18), June-July, Incarnate Word University, George Gervin Youth Center and Mission Concepcion Sports Park. Fee required. 210-444-5021. TCU: Boys and girls individual camp (fifth-ninth grade age), June 18-20; elite camp (ninth-12th grade age), June 20-21; and day camp (fifth-ninth grade age), July 17-19, Fort Worth. Fee required. 817-257-7962, mittieball.com

Football

Justin Blalock: Summer camp for boys (ages 12-18), July 14, Westlake High School, Austin. Fee required. Entry deadline June 1, UnlocktheFutureCamp.com

Larry Coker: Youth camp, June 1-3, UTSA; advanced camps IV-V-VI, July 19-20, Alamodome. 210-458-5011, footballcamps@utsa.edu, goutsa.com

Softball

Texas Aamp;M: Summer camps June 10-13 (girls ages 13-18) and June 14-17 (girls ages 9-12), College Station. Fee required. AggieAthletics.com

Quinn asks Illinois business leaders to fight for overhaul of Medicaid …

Admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:29:54 +0000

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is asking business leaders to help him pass legislation that will mean pain for union members and poor families.

Quinn says Illinois must control the growing cost of government pensions and health care. He proposes cutting pension benefits and Medicaid services by billions of dollars.

WADA boss rips Britain over Olympic doping bans

Admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:28:38 +0000

Fahey rejected the BOAs claims that WADAs code needs reform following the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the lifetime sanction.

While he expects to see WADAs current review result in an increase from the basic two-year ban for a first offense, Fahey said the BOAs proposed four-year ban to cover the following Olympics was unlikely to stand up in court.

They can be challenged in human rights courts and if theyre seen to be disproportionate, then theyre likely to be thrown out, the former Australian politician said. And the view was that if you go to four years, youll have the courts throw it all out and itll be a waste of time.

CAS ruled on Monday that the BOA bylaw was invalid and contravened WADAs global code. CAS said the lifetime ban represented an extra sanction for the same offense.

The ruling cleared the way for British sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar, who both served two-year doping bans, to be eligible for the London Olympics.

BOA chairman Colin Moynihan, who has feuded with WADA for months, call the CAS ruling a hollow victory for the doping body.

Fahey said he hasnt heard from any other organization supporting Moynihans claim that WADA is making it difficult for sports bodies to be tough on drug cheats.

If theres a belief from the worlds athletes, officials and governments that penalties arent tough enough, lets hear them, he said.

WADAs athletes committee is yet to express any opposition to the CAS ruling against the BOA bans, and Fahey said he hasnt seen any submissions to the WADA review that are critical of its sanctions. A revised WADA code will be submitted for ratification in September 2013.

Fahey said the current code was agreed to in 2007 by athletes, sporting bodies and governments, including the BOA which offered no objection at the time.

I hope all this grandstanding thats been going on about how were not tough enough leads to the BOA at least putting some constructive comments together in this review, he said. They had the same chance to do that before the 2007 review, they made no submissions.

Its all very fine to say were not tough enough, how come they didnt say that a few years ago?

Fahey said the BOA wasted a hell of a lot of WADAs time and money by pursuing the matter in CAS.

Fahey said a four-year ban to cover an Olympics would be inconsistent with hundreds of other non-Olympic sports that are part of the WADA code.

Youve got to remember thats applicable to 27 summer Olympic sports, what about the hundreds of other sports that are signed up to the code? he said. We cant have one rule for Olympic sports and another for all the other sports.

Flushing Parks and Recreation Committee holding planting day event at …

Admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:12:27 +0000

FLUSHING, MI — Parks and Recreation Committee member Jacob Smith hopes to show children in the community how to get their hands dirty while enjoying the outdoors.

Thomson Reuters Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell its Healthcare Business …

Admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:39:49 +0000

NEW YORK, April 23, 2012 – Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI), the worlds leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Healthcare business to an affiliate of Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash.

The sale is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, and is expected to close in the next few months. The sale is not subject to any financing condition. Veritas has obtained debt financing commitments for the transaction.

The Healthcare business provides data, analytics and performance benchmarking solutions and services to hospitals, health systems, employers, health plans, government agencies and healthcare professionals. With leading assets and solutions such as MarketScan, Advantage Suite, Micromedex, CareDiscovery and ActionOI, coupled with expert services and analysis, the Healthcare business provides its customers with solutions to identify savings, improve outcomes, fight fraud and abuse and more efficiently manage their healthcare operations.

We are proud of our colleagues who built a very strong Healthcare business, said James C. Smith, chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters. I know they will continue to serve their customers with the same high standards under new ownership. With the completion of the divestiture, Thomson Reuters will be even more focused on our core global businesses.

The Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters is the preeminent healthcare analytics company in the industry today, said Robert McKeon, chairman of Veritas Capital. The acquisition will provide us with a unique and exciting opportunity to add a truly outstanding business and world-class management team to our portfolio and we look forward to building upon our experience in the healthcare analytics market. We look forward to welcoming the business and its talented employees, including its talented management team led by Mike Boswood, into the Veritas family.

We are excited to become part of Veritas Capital. Veritas is committed to helping us continue to grow and expand our business and our customers should expect the same level of high quality services after the transaction closes, said Mike Boswood, president of the Healthcare business.

Morgan Stanley and Allen amp; Company are acting as financial advisors to Thomson Reuters for the proposed divestiture. Covington amp; Burling LLP is acting as legal counsel for Thomson Reuters.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the worlds leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the worlds most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs approximately 60,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (symbol: TRI). For more information, go to http://thomsonreuters.com.

About Veritas Capital
Founded in 1992 and headquartered in New York, Veritas Capital is a leading private equity investment firm that invests in companies that provide critical products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Since its founding, Veritas Capital has been involved as the lead investor in transactions totaling more than $14 billion in value.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this news release about the Healthcare business and Thomson Reuters expectations regarding the timing for the closing of the sale are forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and reflect Thomson Reuters current expectations. As a result, forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. There can be no assurance that the sale of the Healthcare business will be completed. Except as may be required by applicable law, Thomson Reuters disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Some of the material risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements in this news release are discussed in materials that Thomson Reuters from time to time files with, or furnishes to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Thomson Reuters annual and quarterly reports are also available in the Investor Relations section of www.thomsonreuters.com.

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Pa. House debates business tax cuts, loophole

Admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:00 +0000

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A proposal to cut business taxes and address the so-called Delaware loophole that opponents say permits corporations to avoid state taxes neared a final vote in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday as supporters defeated a series of Democratic-sponsored amendments.

The bill would reduce the corporate net income tax rate from 10 percent to 7 percent over six years, and make other business-friendly tax changes. Democrats said it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually, a prediction the prime sponsor disputed.

We actually believe there will be a net gain in revenue in the long-run, as opposed to a loss, said Rep. Dave Reed of Indiana, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee.

Democrats failed in seeking changes to the bill that would have included unitary combined reporting for businesses, which Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-Luzerne, called the most comprehensive approach to closing the Delaware loophole and many other loopholes.

Mundy said the Reed-sponsored bill would cost the state $2.7 billion over eight years, a figure Reed said had been brought out of thin air.

Legislative staff was expected to produce a fiscal note — the way rank-and-file lawmakers usually measure the financial impact of bill — before a final House vote on passage, which could occur as early as Wednesday.

The House defeated a proposal by Rep. Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, that would have frozen the corporate net income tax rate at 8.5 percent unless the total revenue from the tax continued to increase.

If you want to roll the dice and hope that two years from now, or three years from now, you arent another couple hundred million dollars in the hole, then go ahead and reject the amendment, Sturla told members. They did, with a 68-124 vote.

The bill also would phase out over nine years a cap on a business tax deduction known as the net operating loss carry forward, which Democrats said would eventually cost the state about $155 million in revenue. It lets corporations deduct losses from one year from profits in later years.

Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach Introduces Family Value Package, Offering …

Admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:19:21 +0000

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Families dreaming of saving on a California coastal vacation have a unique new choice at Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach, the multi-award-winning ocean-view hotel located directly across from popular Carlsbad State Beach in northern San Diego County.

Ranked one of the top three Hilton Garden Inn properties in the United States, Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach is heralded for its easy beach access; relaxed upscale facilities; complimentary parking, WiFi and local transportation; and a perfect location five minutes from LEGOLAND California, Carlsbad Premium Outlets, the famed Carlsbad Flower Fields, championship golf and more.

The Family Value Package at Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach is available through Labor Day weekend, providing exceptional value to families vacationing in the San Diego area. Rates start from $169 per night until May 24, 2012, and from $199 per night from May 15 through Labor Day. Inclusions are:

Deluxe accommodations (many connecting/adjoining rooms available)

15% dining savings at the hotel’s popular Carlsbad Beach Bistro

15% food and beverage savings at the hotel’s Pavilion Pantry and through room service

Complimentary Beach Rental Package (use of two beach chairs, beach umbrella, four beach towels)

VIP shopping coupon book for Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall

15% off at Dawn Patrol Surf, providing nearby surf lessons and surfboard, wetsuit, bodyboard and bicycle rentals

15% off bicycle rentals at Raw Skin Surf Shack

15% off beach/water sport rentals at California Water Sports

15% off at The Crossings at Carlsbad golf course when booked through hotel

15% off LEGOLAND admission when purchased through hotel

15% off SeaWorld admission when purchased through hotel

15% off San Diego Zoo/San Diego Safari Park admission when purchased through hotel

TripAdvisor.com recently ranked Carlsbad, California one of the top ten family destinations in the U.S., with close and convenient access not only to the sand and to LEGOLAND, golf and shopping, but also a short drive to San Diego’s SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Seaport Village and Safari Park. To the north, Disneyland is just 45 minutes away, making the hotel an easy-to-reach home base for families visiting greater Southern California.

Family Value Package reservations may be made at:
https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/gi/reservation/book.htm?execution=e1s1.For hotel information, visit
http://www.hiltongardeninncarlsbad.com or call 760-476-0800.

SOURCE Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad Beach

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