Grand Prix India 2014 kemungkinan batal

India menjadi tuan rumah GP pertama kali pada 2011.

Grand Prix India kemungkinan akan dihapus dari kalendar Formula Satu tahun depan, kata bos F1 Bernie Ecclestone.

"Apakah India akan dilaksanakan? Mungkin tidak," kata Bernie di Grand Prix Hongaria, seperti dikutip kantor berita Reuters.

Saat ditanya apakah ada masalah dengan ajang balap di Greater Noida, dekat New Delhi, Ecclestone menjawab, "Sangat politis."

Ecclestone, yang memimpin Formula Satu selama puluhan tahun, menyusun kalendar dan biasanya mempresentasikannya di hadapan Federasi Otomotif Internasional untuk meminta persetujuan mereka setiap bulan September.

Ia saat ini harus memilih maksimum 20 dari 22 balap untuk dimasukkan ke kalender.

Rusia, akan memulai debut mereka di Sochi, Laut Hitam, menjelang akhir tahun dan sebuah GP lain di New Jersey adalah dua even baru yang direncanakan untuk 2014.

GP Austria juga direncanakan kembali diadakan setelah absen selama 11 tahun.

India pertama kali menjadi tuan rumah GP pada 2011 dan mendapat ulasan positif dari komunitas Formula Satu.

Tahun ini GP India sebenarnya dijadwalkan untuk diadakan pada 27 Oktober tetapi setelah pernyataan Ecclestone, dunia balap masih harus menunggu kepastian.

Source: http://www.tribunnews.com/sport/2013/07/29/grand-prix-india-2014-kemungkinan-batal

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Golf-Mahan's priceless moment might have cost $1 million

By Steve Keating

OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 27 | Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:58am BST

OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 27 (Reuters) - Hunter Mahan turned his back on potential million dollar pay day walking away from a two-shot lead at the Canadian Open on Saturday to return home for the birth of his first child.

Athletes in North America's big four professional sports leagues are routinely granted time off to attend the birth of a child and never miss a pay cheque.

Even Britain's Prince William was given leave from his military duties to be with his wife Katherine when she gave birth to their first child earlier this week.

Mahan's decision, however, to rush home to be with his wife Kandi, who suddenly went into labor, could have come with a considerable price tag with the winner's cheque worth $1 million.

"The birth of a child is an unforgettable experience," said world number six Matt Kuchar, who will start Sunday's final round just two shots back of leader Brandt Snedeker. "It just happens only maybe once in a lifetime.

"It's something that's special, something that's completely magical and unforgettable.

"I hope with the early birth everything is safe and everybody is well.

"I think Hunter has got to make sure he takes care of his family. That's first and foremost."

Mahan's fellow golfers explained that Mahan was caught a bit off guard by his wife's call with her due date not expected until mid-August.

"I think we were all surprised," said Kuchar. "I talked to Hunter just two days ago. He said that I think the due date was weekend of Greensboro (Aug. 15-18).

"So it's quite early."

After carding an opening round 67 followed by a sparkling eight-under 64 on Friday, Mahan surged two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard and in pole position to finally cash in on his good form and collect his first win of the season.

While one of the tournaments marquee names will be missing from Sunday's final round, the Canadian Open is set for an exciting final round with several players moving into contention in Mahan's absence.

"Hopefully everything goes all right, I know it's one of those situations where you probably wouldn't expect him to have to leave," said Dustin Johnson, who fired a sizzling nine-under 63 to sit just three off the pace.

"But sometimes that's just how it works.

"He's playing really well right now but things happen and obviously I'm in a good position for going into tomorrow." (Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/UKGolfNews/~3/ixcSKsGcwhg/golf-pga-birth-idUKL4N0FX08420130727

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The aMAZEing Labyrinth ? An educational and home game ...

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Thrift store games are my favorite. You never know what you will find. You never know why it was donated?or what conversation/life problems were solved?as a group of people?challenged each other?s skills.? I walk in with the excuse of looking for a new game for my class but usually end up keeping some of the? games?at?home.

My latest ninety-nine cent, steal is?The aMAZEing Labyrinth.? The game is made?up of twenty-four maze tiles and twenty playing cards.? The game is played by inserting an extra?tile into the maze board and there-by shifting the maze board to allow your piece to move through the maze to the object pictures on playing card.??Younger children can be?given a set?number of?cards and attempt to?reach their objects in any order they?wish.

Mazes are an excellent learning tool. Using a changing maze as a game board is brilliant. Mazes teach strategy, planning and patience. The player has to think and then act.? A plan is made and then an opposing player messes up the plan.? oh, no!? Flexibility is an important skill.? This game, as it is a visual maze, requires complex visual spatial skills. The player has?to visually track the maze paths?which are ever-changing.? Which move of the Maze (ie your inserting a maze tile) will help?one get to the desired tile faster?? ? So much educational value all wrapped up in a game of strategy.

Have you found a game you recently loved?? Please share..

The Amazing Labyrinth was an instant success with my family and with the kids at school.? I have already gotten my?ninety-nine cents of entertainment out of this game!? I?plan on using it for years to come.

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Source: http://transitionalmoment.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/the-amazeing-labyrinth-an-educational-and-home-game/

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More Florida school money means tax increase for some

TALLAHASSEE (AP) ? Florida Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators have traveled the state this year boasting about the extra money they steered toward schools and teachers.

But for some home-
owners, more money for schools comes with a price: A tax increase this fall.

The complicated formula used by the state to match local property tax dollars with state money has required a tax increase for nearly 20 out of the state?s 67 school districts. The list includes the home counties of Scott and the two leaders of the Legislature.

Homeowners are starting to learn about the increases as school boards prepare to adopt budgets for the new school year.

For most districts, it?s a small increase likely to add $20 to $30 more to the tax bill of the owner of a $225,000 home with a homestead exemption.

But Rita Scallan, the finance director for Okaloosa County schools, says people are ?likely to become alarmed? when they see the notice of a tax increase.

?What happens is the local board is the one that will take the heat,? Scallan said. ?But we will tell them that the local school board had no authority to adjust it.?

Republican legislators in charge of school spending are aware of the looming increases but say they aren?t intentional.

Instead they?re the result of the state formula, which attempts to give each county roughly the same amount of money for each student regardless of where someone lives. The formula has been in place since the ?70s.

?This is not a pure or exact science,? said Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton and chairman of the Senate education budget committee.

Galvano said some counties have to raise their property tax rates because they were below the state average.

Still, Senate President Don Gaetz, former school superintendent for Okaloosa County, said Friday that he is bothered by the increases for some counties.

?As a school board member and superintendent, I was frustrated that the Legislature often off-loaded mandatory increases onto local school districts,? the Niceville Republican said in a statement.

Gaetz said the Senate is reviewing how it might recalibrate the formula to ?provide some property tax relief and better sharing of the education tax burden.?

Each year Florida lawmakers craft a state budget that relies on a mix of state and local money to pay for public schools. This year, that main pot is in excess of $18 billion.

To receive their share of state money, local districts must raise a certain amount through local property taxes.

But some districts with higher property values ? all of them along the coast ? raise most of their money from local property taxes. If the state then increases overall school spending, it can trigger a tax increase in those ?property-rich? counties.

?That?s something we don?t have a control over,? Sarasota County School Board Chairwoman Jane Goodwin said.

This year, state legislators passed a budget that boosted money for schools by more than $1 billion. That increase included $480 million for teacher pay raises.

New estimates released this month by the Department of Education show that 17 school districts will have to raise what is known as the ?required local effort? property tax. Other districts will see a slight decrease in the rate.

There could be a multitude of reasons for an increase, including that state legislators were given property tax estimates for some counties that didn?t materialize. When that happens, the school district must raise its tax rate.

Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami and chairman of the House budget committee, said school districts have known for decades that the formula is not perfect.

He said would be a ?false way to look at it? if school districts blamed the Legislature.

As an example, Fresen said the change could be due to the way local property appraisers valued property in an area.

He also said districts should acknowledge that participating in the formula helps their schools overall.

?I think that the real conversation should be: Do you not want to take additional education dollars by slightly increasing your millage rate?? Fresen said.

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Source: http://yoursun.net/sunnews/fortmeade/5563820-505/sunnewspapersmorefloridaschoolmoneymeanstaxincreasefor.html.csp

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No. 7: Braxton Miller says, "Dang, I know what I'm actually doing," in the Ohio State football preseason countdown

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? College football coaches can't work with their players during the summer. So they're left to think about how they're going to use them in the fall.

So what will Tom Herman do with this Ohio State offense?

?I don't know, I'll ask him that. That's a good question,? Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller said. ?Hopefully he'll do something with all these new guys coming in. I'm going to listen to him and see what he has to say about that.?

We know the second-year offensive coordinator has been out recruiting. And we know he grew a goatee and finally picked up his Ohio driver's license.

But waiting to see how the OSU offense looks in year two with Herman and Urban Meyer is one of the most intriguing questions in our preseason countdown with the start of camp just a week away next Sunday ?

No. 7: What more will Tom Herman be able to do in his play-calling?

Seven days until the start of preseason camp

Running backs coach Stan Drayton, dropping a tantalizing morsel for OSU fans, said during the spring that the OSU offense operated at about 60 percent last season. Getting the basics out of the way should allow the Buckeyes to get right on the remaining 40 percent on Aug. 4.

?We all know each other now,? left tackle Jack Mewhort said. ?Guys are more confident in the system. There's going to be less apprehension and more thinking about what we'll be able to show once the season starts. We've been to war with each other now and we know how people are going to act in the heat of battle.?

Countdown No. 8: Offensive line depth

Countdown No. 9: Playing Michigan twice?

That particularly applies to Miller, who a year ago at this time was just beginning to study for a test he knew he wasn't going to know all the answers to.

?I feel a lot more confident than what I was last year,? Miller said at the Big Ten meetings in Chicago. ?With that big ole' playbook, we had the verbiage and things like that. Knowing how I was last year, it just changes my mindset (now). It's like, 'Dang, I know what I'm actually doing this year.' And it can change up the whole offensive gameplan. The plays are in my mind, and I (won't) second-guess myself.?

Meyer understands that the players just knowing the basics of preseason camp this year ? what practice field they'll be on at what time, the timing of breaks, etc. - will allow much more focus on things like adding to the offense.

?Routine is something that is undervalued,? Meyer said, before launching into a story from his days as an assistant at Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish were prepping for a team that shifted its defensive coverage just before the snap. On a Thursday practice, Meyer, the receivers coach, figured he'd help quarterback Ron Powlus prepare by ordering the coverage to change at the last second. He didn't clear the idea with head coach Lou Holtz first.

?He dropped back and got flustered and threw a bad ball,? Meyer said, ?and it's the last time I've ever done that.?

Why? Meyer said Holtz, or ?the guy with glasses,? as he called him, was so angry, Meyer thought he might not make it back to the locker room in one piece.

?It broke up the routine,? Meyer said.

So now, the Buckeyes know what's happening for camp. Knowing that will give Meyer and Herman more freedom.

And there's always the chance this is the last OSU camp for Herman.

If the Buckeyes have another good season, Herman would be a logical candidate for head coaching jobs elsewhere. Meyer has sent plenty of assistants go on to lead other programs, with two former Meyer hires now running Big Ten teams in Wisconsin's Gary Andersen and Illinois' Tim Beckman.

?Those are high-end people,? Meyer said of his former assistants, also mentioning the likes of Charlie Strong (Louisville), Dan Mullen (Mississippi State) and Kyle Whittingham (Utah). ?I didn't really know Tom when I hired him, but he's showing a lot of those same qualities.?

If Herman is next, this season will be his chance to watch his offensive ideas mix with Meyer's with a group of players who may finally grasp them.

Coming Monday, No. 6: What can John Simon teach the next OSU leaders?

Source: http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/07/no_7_braxton_miller_says_dang.html

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Our view: Fort Collins Chamber leading dialogue on jobs

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Rockford sports complex tab may hit $18M

BELOW: How Rockford is paying for it

ROCKFORD ? Recasting the old Ingersoll factory downtown into an indoor sports center by 2015 may cost millions of dollars more than first thought.

The city estimated in January that the sports center would cost $15 million. Architects hired in the spring have refined those estimates and identified additional costs. The entire floor of the old factory, for example, must be raised a couple of inches because the build sits too low along the riverfront, said Pat Zuroske, the city?s capital project manager.

?We?re thinking the development is going to be in the roughly $18 million range, but that could be revised all the way down to $15 million if we get good (construction) bids,? Zuroske said.

The good news? Financing is nearly in hand for the indoor sports center and more dollars soon may be available to enhance Sportscore One in northwest Rockford and Sportscore Two in Loves Park. Improvements at all three sites would allow the region to reclaim its dominance in the sports tournament business, which supports hundreds of jobs and pumps millions of dollars into the local economy.

Regional effort
After a year spent clearing political hurdles, lawmakers passed legislation this summer that allows Rockford and its neighbors to enact higher hotel taxes to pay for the facility upgrades. Absent Gov. Pat Quinn?s signature, the bill will automatically become law by mid-August.

The bill allows Winnebago County and local governments within it to increase the hotel bed tax 2 percentage points above the current local rate. In Rockford, the current rate is 6 percent.

The legislation requires Rockford, Loves Park, Winnebago County and other municipalities to sign a contract committing each local government to share the cost of the facility improvements. A Northern Illinois Tourism Board consisting of representatives from each jurisdiction would be established to administer the collection and expenditure of the additional hotel tax revenues.

County Board members, aldermen and village trustees will be given draft agreements to consider by mid-September, Park District Director Tim Dimke said. The contracts would be adopted in tandem with the hotel tax increases.

Higher hotel taxes in the region are expected to generate $15 million over 20 years to repay bonds that would be sold immediately to finance construction. About $12 million of that revenue would come from Rockford hotels. The city has dedicated $9 million of those funds to improve Sportscore Two, $2 million for the Ingersoll project and $1 million for Sportscore One.

?Rockford?s commitment to spend the majority of those funds in Loves Park is a testament to regionalism,? Dimke said. ?That?s what this project is all about.?

Ingersoll plans advance
Design work is underway for the Ingersoll makeover that will determine everything from the optimum size of playing courts to the type of flooring to the appearance of the building entrance. The actual cost of the sports center won?t be clear until those details are final and construction bids have been accepted, Zuroske said.

Some elements have been scratched off the drawing board already. A skate park planned for inside the sports center exceeds the city?s project budget, so it won?t be built, at least for now, Zuroske said.

?We?re not ruling that out for future development on the site, but the reality is we can?t use the southern part of the building because it?s way too expensive to rehab,? Zuroske said.

Overflow parking remains a concern. Rockford aldermen killed a deal in April to purchase the nearby Watch Factory building. The 3.4-acre property would have provided room for overflow parking, but Council members worried about the $580,000 asking price amid concerns that additional tax dollars would be needed to demolish the building and construct parking.

Nevertheless, the indoor sports center is on track for a spring 2015 debut. Dimke said the district will begin to book the facility for trade shows and wrestling, cheerleading, chess, pickleball, basketball, volleyball and other tournaments once the construction schedule is final.

?Anything that can fit on 90,000 square feet of hard court we?ll be looking to bring in,? Dimke said.

Kevin Haas: 815-987-1410; khaas@rrstar.com; @KevinMHaas
Isaac Guerrero:? 815-987-1361; iguerrero@rrstar.com; @isaac_rrs

Downtown sports complex: how Rockford is paying for it
The city of Rockford has secured two state grants ? worth a combined $7.1 million ? to pay for the Ingersoll makeover, which may cost up to $18 million.

The Rockford Park District will chip in $2 million ? $100,000 a year over the life of a 20-year bond. Additional funds will come from hotel tax revenue and the city?s Redevelopment Fund, a revenue stream the city uses to subsidize downtown redevelopment projects and the operation of the BMO Harris Bank Center, Coronado Performing Arts Center and Davis Park.

The Redevelopment Fund ? fueled by sales taxes at restaurants and taverns and packaged liquor sales ? had been buried in debt for years. The red ink was largely erased in January following the switch to private management of the city?s downtown entertainment venues: BMO Harris Bank Center, Coronado Performing Arts Center and Davis Park.

Rockford does not levy a utility tax, nor does it possess home rule powers, which would give the city power to govern and tax itself beyond what state law allows. The Redevelopment Fund, then, remains one of the few tools the city has to pay for economic development projects to entice private development.

Tapping the Redevelopment Fund to pay for the indoor sports center will limit its ability to pay for other economic development initiatives until 2018. By then, the city will have paid off the last of the debt it incurred for the Coronado theater, which reopened in 2001 after an $18.5 million restoration.

However, the Redevelopment Fund won?t significantly affect cash flow for another decade, assuming city leaders make no further spending commitments on the fund. Revenues will outpace expenses by $251,471 in 2018, according to city budget estimates. The annual fund surplus would grow to $703,625 in 2023 and more than $3.2 million by 2028.

? Isaac Guerrero

Source: http://www.rrstar.com/news/x273441897/Rockford-sports-complex-tab-may-hit-18M?rssfeed=true

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