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Hogmanay in Scotland (EUHS)
Looking for a very different New Year's Eve experience? Try out Hogmanay in Scotland—a street-party celebration in and around Edinburgh that involves tens of thousands of fellow revelers, a cracking rendition of Auld Lang Syne, deep fried Mars bars, hot toddies, sausage and more. This is a unique three-day trip that will immerse you in Scottish culture as you ring in the new year, highlander-style.
Highlights: Party with the Scottish at one of the world's largest New Year's Eve street parties, learn a new dance at a traditional céilidh, wander the beautiful streets of Edinburgh, sample deep fried Mars bars, participate in the torchlight procession with thousands of people.
Northern Thailand Hilltribes Trek (ATHH)
Trek through the hills surrounding Chiang Mai and meet the local people, known collectively as hilltribes, who have made their homes on these slopes. They have lived in peace and without modern conveniences for many years; a visit to these traditional communities is like travelling back to a simpler time. Learn about jungle food and the local way of life. After all that exertion, recline on a bamboo raft and float downriver, giving the friendly locals a wave as you drift past them going about their daily lives.
Highlights: Explore the vibrant colours of Chiang Mai, trek through Northern Thailand, meet the friendly locals, learn about the Karen tribe and witness their traditional weaving
Kruger Camping Safari (DAKS)
Short and to the point, if you're already in Joburg or simply hungry for a taste of South Africa's exceptional wildlife and culture, this 4-day safari adventure will certainly hit the spot. Starting in Johannesburg, you'll head into world-renowned Kruger National Park—one of the largest and most diverse wildlife areas in Africa and home to zebras, elephants and lions. Travel is via a small 19-seat minibus. Participatory camping keeps you under the stars and, thanks to our long-standing community ties, you'll get plenty of invigorating local interaction as you meet the people of Shalati. The African wilderness is closer than you ever imagined.
Highlights: Encounter exotic wildlife in Kruger National Park, get off the mainstream tourist trail while spending a night in the community of Shalati, witness a traditional dance.
Local Living Kenya—Masai Village (DKML)
For ages, the Masai people of East Africa have preserved an authentic way of life that includes training warriors, communicating with wild animals across the plains and developing native medicines. Now it's your turn to get a taste of this unique lifestyle. This short, five-day trip takes a dive right into the daily life of the Masai, where you'll learn how to make traditional beaded jewelry, milk cows, throw a spear and identify different animal tracks. You'll get a firsthand look at bush survival skills as you live with the Masai people in their village, learn the beliefs of the Masai and enjoy a ceremony on your final night to cap off your experience.
Highlights: Learn survival skills from Masai warriors, participate in day-to-day life in a remote Masai village, listen to warrior stories around the campfire, witness a traditional Masai ceremony.
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ANZAC Day Memorial Tour (ETAD)
With symbolic links to the dawn landing at Gallipoli, stand in the morning breeze and pay respect to the fallen on ANZAC Day at a dawn vigil. This special 3-day trip takes you by private bus along the Dardanelles, from Istanbul to the memorial site commemorating the common sacrifice for all of the nations involved. This moving tour will also include visits to other important sites such as Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair and the war cemeteries, making your visit to Turkey a unique and beautiful experience.
Highlights: Witness the moving dawn service and accompanying memorials, explore the ancient city of Troy
Varanasi Experience (TAHVNC)
A perfect add-on to any trip to India, explore the mystical and holy Hindu city of Varanasi. Take a memorable sunset and sunrise boat trip down the Ganges River and be enthralled by the thousands of devotees who come to the banks of the river to absolve themselves of their sins. Witness the bathing ghats and centuries-old temples, and explore the narrow winding lanes in search of exquisite silks, brassware and stunning saris. Also visit Sarnath, known as the birthplace of Buddhism and the site of the enlightened Buddha's first sermon.
Highlights: Cruise the Ganges River and observe local traditions and rituals, explore Varanasi's 'Old City' and marvel at its ghats, visit where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon
Ancient Angkor Wat (TAKAAC)
A perfect add-on to any Southeast Asia trip, explore the Angkor Temple complex with an expert local guide. Built over a period of 400 years by a number of different rulers and covering an area of more than 400 sq km, the temple complex of Angkor was only rediscovered 150 years ago. This magnificent site holds incredible structures and sculptures from the Khmer Empire and is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. With its beautiful gardens, stone carvings, and endless photo opportunities, a visit to the magical and mysterious UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor will remain with you forever.
Highlights: Take in the archaeological splendour of the majestic Angkor temples with an expert local guide, explore vibrant Siem Reap
Chiang Mai & the Golden Triangle (TATGTC)
Visit the fascinating city of Chiang Mai, a thriving metropolis with many points of interest to visitors and a less hectic alternative to the capital. Explore ancient temples, visit gentle elephants and delve into Thai culture and traditions in lush, mountainous scenery. Visit indigenous hilltribe communities for a glimpse into traditional life, and then venture by boat to the threshold of three different countries—the Golden Triangle—where the borders of Thailand, Burma (Myanmar) and Laos meet.
Highlights: Get up close and personal with majestic elephants at a conservation centre, delight in Chiang Mai with a khantoke dinner, seek enlightenment at the temple of Doi Suthep, marvel at the mysteries of Chiang Rai, explore local hilltribe villages
Hanoi & Halong Bay Experience (TAVHHN)
A city of Parisian charm and grace with an Asian edge, Hanoi is an enthralling blend of East and West and a rising star in Southeast Asia. Vietnam's capital has much to explore—museums, parks, history and culture abound. Don't forget to check out the local cuisine and enjoy the nightlife in this busy city. Next, visit stunning Halong Bay and overnight on a junk boat (a traditional Asian vessel) whilst cruising among the bay's 3000 islands rising dramatically from the emerald waters.
Highlights: Explore the streets of vibrant Hanoi, cruise in the shadows of limestone karsts in Halong Bay, indulge in delicious seafood
Volcano, Hot Springs & Cloudforest (TCRVHC)
Head for the hills! Costa Rica's backbone of mountains and volcanoes hold some of its greatest treasures. The area around Arenal Volcano has adrenaline sports galore; enjoy the luxury of volcano-heated hot springs once the day's over. Join a guided tour of the Caño Negro wetlands, heading the next day for the cool hills of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Explore this unique ecosystem, famous for its biodiversity, and spot quetzal and hummingbirds in a thick forest studded with tiny orchids.
Highlights: Spot wildlife around the waters of the Caño Negro wetlands, hike through the misty cloud forest, soak in the blissful thermal hot springs of Arenal
Alexandria Extension (TDPAXN)
Delve into legendary Alexandria, Egypt's capital for a millennium and once home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Wander the Roman amphitheatres, palaces and catacombs of Egypt's gateway to the Mediterranean. Starting from Cairo, spend a day and a half exploring Alexandria's Greek, Roman and Byzantine history in one of the greatest cities of the Hellenic world. And with a top-notch CEO from door to door, you'll know you're in good hands the whole time.
Highlights: Connect with history on the streets of Alexandria, visit the impressive Qaitbay Fort and look up at towering Pompey's Pillar, explore the underground Catacombs of Komel-Shokafa
Zanzibar Discovery (TDTZDN)
The spice island of Zanzibar is a fascinating and beautiful world of its own. Discover Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, while wandering its narrow streets and losing yourself in the buzz of the markets. Delight your senses on a guided spice tour, learning about the island's cloves, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla and lemongrass. Zanzibar's beaches are world-renowned, so enjoy the idyllic white sand, turquoise water and unforgettable sunsets.
Highlights: Take in the aromas on a spice plantation tour, relax on a tropical beach, explore the UNESCO World Heritage Stone Town.
The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXC)
Spend four days in El Calafate and explore a piece of Argentina's incredible Patagonia region. Witness active Perito Moreno glacier as massive ice chunks crack off and crash into the chilly waters of Lago Argentino below—one of Mother Nature's most stunning displays of power. On your free day, walk the town at your leisure, cruise the lake, or visit one of the several other glaciers of this awe-inspiring area.
Highlights: Explore stunning El Calafate, marvel at the dramatic Perito Moreno Glacier
The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXN)
Spend four days in El Calafate and explore a piece of Argentina's incredible Patagonia region. Witness active Perito Moreno Glacier, as massive ice chunks crack off and crash into the chilly waters of Lago Argentino below—one of Mother Nature's most stunning displays of power. On your free day, walk the town at your leisure, cruise the lake, or visit one of the several other glaciers of this awe-inspiring area.
Highlights: Witness the massive Perito Moreno Glacier, immerse yourself in Patagonia, indulge in Argentine food and wine
Iguassu Falls (TSAIFC)
Experience the stunning beauty and raw power of one of the greatest natural wonders on earth: Iguassu Falls. Wider than Victoria Falls and taller than Niagara, Iguassu Falls are set in the tropical jungles of the three-way border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Spend four days exploring, travelling to both the Argentinean and Brazilian sides on this complete experience of the falls—Iguassu is one of those places that needs to be seen to be believed.
Highlights: Stand in awe in the mists of stunning Iguassu Falls, catch views from the Argentine and Brazilian sides
Iguassu Falls (TSAIFN)
Experience the stunning beauty and raw power of one of the greatest natural wonders on earth—Iguassu Falls. Wider than Victoria Falls and taller than Niagara, Iguassu Falls are set in the tropical jungles near the 3-way border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. On this complete falls experience, you'll spend four days exploring both the Argentine and Brazilian sides. Iguassu is one of those places that needs to be seen to be believed.
Highlights: Be awestruck by Iguassu Falls, get up close and personal with the falls on an optional boat ride
Mendoza Wine Experience (TSAMXC)
Sip your way around the region that put Argentina on the world wine map on this three-day pursuit of the perfect glass! We explore old and new on our Mendoza city tour before venturing out into the countryside, visiting wineries and enjoying wine tasting. Take in all the region has to offer as you drive through fields of vines with the snowy Andes as a dramatic backdrop, and get to know your Malbec from your Merlot.
Highlights: Explore the churches and squares of Mendoza on a private tour, enjoy the local wineries - with tastings and lunch
Buenos Aires & Tango Experience (TSATXC)
Dance, drink and eat your way around the most sophisticated European city in South America—Buenos Aires. Get to know the city everyone loves to love, as you tour colourful La Boca, bohemian San Telmo and historic Plaza de Mayo. Enjoy a tango show before a free day to explore the rest of the 'Paris of the Americas' on your own or dance the night away in the smoky milongas (tango houses). Funky Palermo and swanky Recoleta—home to Eva Peron's tomb are options for your free day. Don't forget to indulge in possibly the best beef in the world!
Highlights: Savour the sophistication of Buenos Aires, explore the famed neighbourhoods of La Boca and Recoleta, feel the passion of the tango
Easter Island (TSCRNC)
Unravel the mystery of Rapa Nui. Explore mythical Easter Island, known around the world for its ancient monolithic stone statues. See the mysterious statues - or Moai - sprinkled throughout the island, tour the volcanoes, beaches and petroglyphs, and get to know the unique culture of one of the most remote islands on Earth.
Highlights: Explore the ruins and monolithic heads of this mysterious island, visit the island town and beaches, search for prehistoric paintings at the Ana Kai Tangata cavern
Easter Island (TSCRNN)
Unravel the mystery of Rapa Nui. Explore mythical Easter Island, known around the world for its ancient monolithic stone statues. See the mysterious statues, or Moai, sprinkled throughout the island, tour the volcanoes, beaches and petroglyphs, and get to know the unique culture of one of the most remote islands on earth.
Highlights: Tour the Moai route and explore the Ana Tepahu and Ana Kai caverns, visit the quarry of Puna Pau, learn more about the islanders at Orongo Cultural Centre
Hogmanay in Scotland (EUHS)
Northern Thailand Hilltribes Trek (ATHH)
Kruger Camping Safari (DAKS)
Local Living Kenya—Masai Village (DKML)
ANZAC Day Memorial Tour (ETAD)
Varanasi Experience (TAHVNC)
Ancient Angkor Wat (TAKAAC)
Chiang Mai & the Golden Triangle (TATGTC)
Hanoi & Halong Bay Experience (TAVHHN)
Volcano, Hot Springs & Cloudforest (TCRVHC)
Alexandria Extension (TDPAXN)
Zanzibar Discovery (TDTZDN)
The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXC)
The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXN)
Iguassu Falls (TSAIFC)
Iguassu Falls (TSAIFN)
Mendoza Wine Experience (TSAMXC)
Buenos Aires & Tango Experience (TSATXC)
Easter Island (TSCRNC)
Easter Island (TSCRNN)
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|Starting Price
|Hogmanay in Scotland (EUHS)
|4 days
From $799
|Northern Thailand Hilltribes Trek (ATHH)
|5 days
From $299
|Kruger Camping Safari (DAKS)
|4 days
From $499
|Local Living Kenya—Masai Village (DKML)
|5 days
|Local Living
From $599
|ANZAC Day Memorial Tour (ETAD)
|3 days
From $299
|Varanasi Experience (TAHVNC)
|4 days
From $349
|Ancient Angkor Wat (TAKAAC)
|4 days
From $499
|Chiang Mai & the Golden Triangle (TATGTC)
|5 days
From $689
|Hanoi & Halong Bay Experience (TAVHHN)
|4 days
From $399
|Volcano, Hot Springs & Cloudforest (TCRVHC)
|5 days
From $889
|Alexandria Extension (TDPAXN)
|2 days
From $349
|Zanzibar Discovery (TDTZDN)
|5 days
From $599
|The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXC)
|4 days
From $649
|The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXN)
|4 days
From $499
|Iguassu Falls (TSAIFC)
|4 days
From $499
|Iguassu Falls (TSAIFN)
|4 days
From $399
|Mendoza Wine Experience (TSAMXC)
|4 days
From $449
|Buenos Aires & Tango Experience (TSATXC)
|4 days
From $459
|Easter Island (TSCRNC)
|4 days
From $749
|Easter Island (TSCRNN)
|4 days
From $629


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Video: On-Road Footage of Yet Another "Corvette-Truck"
OK, this is getting to be ridiculous. This is no less than the third "Corvette Truck" news item we've brought you in the last 6 months, and this video from YouTube has us thinking that this is really starting to become some kind of trend.
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"Won't You Take Me To..." In 1977, the disco era had come full swing to Lynnfield. Even the guy on the LHS year book cover was sporting a blue jump-suit thing. I think I've seen some of my favorite musicians wearing similar get-ups in videos from that era. The jumpsuit even sports a big Pioneer Pride-style "L" on the front. I wonder what that would get online.
The whole image feels like Elvis in Vegas, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dan Tanna, Frampton Comes Alive, and the Carter Administration all rolled into one product of a very specific and unique era. It's so perfectly illustrated for the benefit of future decades that it wouldn't surprise me if alien time travelers were behind the whole thing.
So, in the space of just a year the LHS yearbook jumped into a new era with this image. As shown earlier this fall, the 1976 yearbook cover still had very strong influences from the '60s era. In the last eBay column, I called 1976 the Grooviest High School Year Book Cover Ever. I'm not sure if I have to retract that statement, having now seen the 1977 yearbook cover - even if nobody was saying "groovy" by then except for on Brady Bunch reruns.
The 1977 LHS cover we talk about this week feels so "1970s" that off in the distance I swear I can vaguely hear a guy singing "The Love Boat" theme. I look around for my "Peace Train" LP (OK, Black Sabbath in my case) and think to myself, "Yeah, a huge mustache would really go well with my sideburns…" And after all that rambling, now I'm going to end up with the song "Funky Town" running through my head all day. Thanks a lot, eBay…
Shhhhhhh… So I'm not sure if this is the case, but this feels a bit like somebody years ago drove away from their hotel room without turning in their key at the front desk, threw the thing into a drawer when they got home, and then 25 years later decided to see if somebody would pay nine bucks for it on eBay. I think I've got a couple of little bottles of shampoo I could try that with.
But anyhow, is it just me or do those old-fashioned hotel room keys have a sort of sordid, sketchy vibe that the new-fangled key cards just can't duplicate? I bet you know what I mean.
You could actually have a lot of fun with this key chain around April Fool's Day at the hotel, which is near the 128 exit off Route 1 South in Peabody. For example, you could brandish it at the front desk claiming that you just woke up from one heck of a great night's sleep in Room 237 and that you'd like to check out because their funny-looking flat TV doesn't pick up The Johnny Carson show and some joker replaced the rotary phone with some sort of Star Trek communicator toy.
Anna Green's Rooming House: At some point in decades past, Anna E. Green ran a rooming house or something to that effect at 8 Broadway in Lynnfield. To call and get a room, all you had to do was dial "Breakers 706 Ring 4." The place was called "Green Lodge" and she noted that "Many interesting rides can be taken from Green Lodge." In the era of $4 gas, the notion of just going for a ride on a Sunday now seems increasingly quaint and of another time. Anyhow, a Google Map search for 8 Broadway in Lynnfield reveals that the former Green Lodge now appears to be the Exxon Station. Too bad both businesses couldn't have existed there. They could have had a sign saying "Sleep here and get gas."
Catchy Sound Of The Big Band Days: When you're writing the eBay column for Lynnfield, you have to sift through many, many old postcards from the former Suntaug Lake Inn. In fact, this column once devoted an entire edition back in 2011 to this long-ago Lynnfield landmark. However, this particular image is different from any I've ever seen while researching the town's past – it's a shot of the old dance floor and dining room of the restaurant. The place looks like it would have been an awesome spot to knock back Harvey Wallbangers and Camels back in the day. The place also looks like it was beautifully done, with its décor and the murals, ornate fans, ample windows, and so forth.
On a side note, that old dance floor also reminds me of just how catchy swing and big band music is in general (ok some of it at least), especially when there's a good drummer who's really immersed in the song and freestyling considerably. It's almost impossible to sit still when listening to it out live somewhere. Check out this classic "Sing, Sing, Sing" from Benny Goodman.


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NHRA Route 66 Nationals
JOLIET, Ill. -- Greg Anderson will lead the King Demon Crown field as the No. 1 seed for the lucrative special event May 22 during the Seventh annual NHRA Route 66 Nationals, May 20-23 at Route 66 Raceway near Chicago. The $1.8 million race is the eighth of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
A purse of $76,000 is available for the eight drivers competing in the King Demon Crown. The winner of the 20th annual King Demon Crown will earn $50,000. The runner-up will earn $10,000, the two semifinalists $3,000 each, and the four first-round finishers $2,500 apiece.
Anderson, from Charlotte, N.C., qualified No. 1 at 18 of the 23 NHRA POWERade Series events that drivers could earn King Demon Crown points. It is Anderson's second career appearance in the Demon Crown.
The $145,000 King Demon Crown showcases the eight best Pro Stock qualifiers during a 23 race span between the 2003 K&N Filters SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., and 2004 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Besides the $76,000 available in the King Demon Crown, bonuses of $69,000 also are available to quick Pro Stock qualifiers throughout the King Demon Crown series.
Drivers accumulated points during qualifying at those events, and a $3,000 bonus was awarded to the No. 1 qualifier at each race.
This year's King Demon Crown field features four past winners, one rookie, two sophomores and a three-time participant. Warren and Kurt Johnson are three time winners, while Coughlin and Allen are two-time winners of the special event.
Kurt Johnson is the defending winner, as he defeated Anderson in the final round last year.
King Demon Crown rounds are scheduled for noon, 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on May 22.
First round: (12:30 p.m.): Anderson vs. A. Johnson; Coughlin vs. Edwards; K. Johnson vs. Connolly; W. Johnson vs. Allen.
Semifinal (2:35 p.m.): Anderson-A. Johnson winner vs. W. Johnson-Allen winner; Coughlin-Edwards winner vs. K. Johnson-Connolly winner.
Final (4 p.m.)
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Man turns criminal to bear treatment for pregnant wife
23 year old man who had a decent life as a painter had to turn a criminal for the extra petty cash that he could use in paying for his wife's treatment. Swapnil Kamble was caught after he had presented his wife with a mobile phone that he had stolen earlier.
Ankush Lakhote and Sunil Shamukule were his associates in crime and they were also arrested after Kamble's arrest. They were accused in over 7 burglaries in Besa, Beltarodi and other juxtapose neighborhoods. Valuables worth over Rs 2 lakh were retrieved from the accused trio.
Lakhote had a previous history of over 36 cases lodged against him earlier. The trio usually target houses that were locked at night.
Kamble initially didn't play an active role serving merely as an informer to raise alarm during the thefts but later had participated along with the other two.
Senior inspector Wasudev Wandre, assistant PI Vijay Akot and detection squad in-charge sub-inspector Vinod Dighore are still working on the trio to find if there are more people involved in the case.
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NORMAN — Visions of making it big in Hollywood are just a pipe dream for some. But for one former Norman resident, childhood day dreams have become a reality.
Greg (Kullich) Coolidge, Norman High School and University of Oklahoma drama alumnus, long envisioned himself breaking into the movie industry as a writer. His story and screenplay, "Ride Along," is in theaters now starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart.
"There are times where I definitely have to pinch myself, for sure. Still. And I never want to lose that," he said about having his story made into a movie.
"When I had 'Employee of the Month' screened I was like, 'Oh my God. This is unbelievable. This is a once in the lifetime thing.' ... It's important to maintain that sense of wonderment and excitement. I think that's good."
The film tells the story of fast-talking security guard Ben who joins his soon-to-be cop brother-in-law James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta in an effort to prove himself worthy of marrying Angela, James' sister.
Coolidge said the story was inspired from an experience he had meeting an ex-girlfriend's intimidating brother for the first time over a day of golf.
Getting from script to movie has been a 10-year process, Coolidge said. In the past decade the story has seen multiple drafts and writers and has had several different actors connected to it. At one point, the two lead characters were going to be performed by Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock).
Coolidge said it is typical for a story to make many big changes throughout the entire movie-making process. Unfortunately, that process can sometimes turn a script into something unrecognizable. But for "Ride Along," Coolidge said he "got lucky."
"You hope and pray it turns out. Because sometimes you don't know. I've been in situations where someone rewrites my script and I think 'Oh God,'" he said. "But with this experience I feel like I've been very lucky. When I watched the movie I thought, 'Hey, this is mostly mine!' ... [They] changed some things but ultimately it's still my movie."


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Lacking street-front department stores and nighttime walking habits, Wichitans in 2012 dont have the opportunity to stroll too many busy city sidewalks dressed in holiday style, meeting smile after smile, where above all the bustle you hear silver bells.
But we can smile with childlike pleasure as we take in, at 35 mph, smaller displays in shop windows in uptown Wichita. Several shops and other businesses on East Douglas, starting at about Hydraulic and spilling into College Hill, are alight with festive, sometimes nostalgic, lighted displays.
For Christmas we have decorated our front window with a number of 1950s and 1960s Santa and elf automatons from the old department stores, said Juliana Greenberg, owner of Juliana Daniel Antiques at 3224 E. Douglas. Every night from 6:30 to 8:30, the four Santas and the two elves can be seen in motion, the elves bending over their work benches, making toys. Greenberg was told that one of the Santas came from the old Steel-Lewis Hardware and Supply Co., which was located in the Dockum Building at the end of the same block of 3200 East Douglas.
Greenberg had the mechanical workings refurbished this summer by Richmond Electric.
People younger than me have no memory of them, Greenberg said of the department-store windows of yore. When malls started being built, taking the bustle away from downtowns, much of the tradition of the window displays was lost.
That was back when everybody dressed up to go shopping, said Jim Newhouse of M&M Insurance Associates at 1700 E. Douglas, The building at Douglas and Hydraulic, which used to be Lancelots, has big glass windows on two levels where Newhouse has placed Christmas displays for 10 years.
When I bought the building I had it in mind to do that. I remember back in the 30s Inness Walkers, all those department stores had big window displays, and it used to be a good thing to go and see that.
When we first started we moved in in 2001 I went up there dressed in a Santa suit and at 4 Id stand and wave at people, Newhouse said. Hed get a kick out of it when passengers would catch sight of him out their car windows and would nudge the driver to look up.
He did that for about two or three years, he said, but it was so darn hard and so darn hot I couldnt do it anymore.
Its still hard work to put up the Christmas displays, Newhouse said, and the size of them has shrunk as various parts wear out. But the rewards continue, especially over the nativity scene that is in the center window on the second floor.
I get letters and notes from people always women and they say, We thank you for having the nativity scene. A couple in Greensburg came to Wichita to look at the lights, and they said ours was the only nativity scene they had seen. Can you believe that? Thats what it (Christmas) is about.
Strings of street lights, even stoplights, blink a bright red and green as the shoppers rush home with their treasures. Now all we need is someone to provide the sound of the silver bells.


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With the loss, Springfield will head back to Coast Guard on Wednesday to take on the Bears in the opening round of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship at 7:00 p.m.
Springfield drops to 14-11 overall and 10-10 in the NEWMAC while Coast Guard improves to 19-6 on the season and 14-6 in conference play.
Heather Lewis (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) led the Pride with a team-high 10 points while Ava Adamopoulos (Ludlow, Mass.) added 10 rebounds and eight points off the bench. Emily Gins (Fort Myers, Fla.) finished the day with six points and four boards while Dina Pitsas (Milford, N.H.) came off the bench with seven boards and four points. Jaimie Bickelhaupt (Brookfield, Conn.) tallied six rebounds and four points and Danielle Racette (North Adams, Mass.) dished out a game-high five assists
Coast Guard sophomore Meghan Fornaro sank a pair of free throws with 11.8 seconds to play to turn a one point deficit into a 43-42 Coast Guard victory as they clinch the number three seed in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament while Springfield had already assured of the six seed entering the game.
Trailing 42-41 junior Brittney Zimmerman collected her missed layup with 20.5 seconds to play and kicked it out to classmate Dani Knox to allow Coast Guard to call a timeout to set up a play. On the ensuing inbounds pass the Bears would work the ball around to Fornaro who drove the lane and put up a running jumper, being fouled in the process. She would shake off a rough shooting day to knock down both free throws and give Coast Guard a 43-42 lead with 11.8 to play.
Springfield would get the ball across half court and burn their final timeout with just 4.8 seconds to go to draw up a play. The play would be a running jumper that clanged off the front of the rim. Junior Jamie Waterman would bat the ball out of bounds to take more time off the clock as there would be just 0.3 seconds to go by the time it landed. The Pride would miss a desperation tip from beyond the three point line at the elbow extended.
One of the biggest stretches of the game started with 10:25 to play as Zimmerman hit a step-back 26-foot three-pointer with the shot clock expiring to turn a 31-30 deficit into a 33-31 Coast Guard lead. That sparked an 8-0 Coast Guard run which featured three by sophomore Torie Sutherland and a jumper by Waterman that saw the Bears take its biggest lead of the game at 38-31.
Springfield would answer back with a 9-0 run of their own which saw five different players score, capped off by a layup from Adamopoulos with 3:45 to play, giving the Pride a 40-38 lead.
Zimmerman would quell that run with a falling layup on the next Coast Guard possession to tie things up at 40-all with 3:11 to play. Coast Guard would get the ball again and Fornaro – with 2:18 to play – would hit one of her two free throw attempts to give the Bears their first lead since the 4:50 mark at 41-40. Springfield would go back to Adamopoulos who fired a shot at the backboard that rattled in for a 42-41 Springfield advantage with 2:05 to play. The teams would combine to shoot 0-for-5 from the field the rest of the way and no one would score again until the Fornaro free throws.
Sutherland led the Bears with a game-high 12 points (including 10 in the second half) to go along with eight rebounds while Zimmerman joined her in double figures with 10. Fornaro (7 points) and Knox (2 points) each had a team-best 10 rebounds on the afternoon. Fornaro and Zimmerman shared the team lead with three assists apiece.


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Former Russell County High School football standout Jason Foley, the school's all-time rushing leader with nearly 5,000 yards, can add a new feather to his cap, state champion.
Foley, now the head middle school football coach and a teacher at Northern Middle School in neighboring Pulaski County, guided his 7th grade Maroon team to the Kentucky Middle School Football Association state title over the weekend in Lexington.
"In my first year as Northern Middle head coach I was fortunate to have two very good football teams in my 7th and 8th grade," he said. "For the 7th grade team, it was a dream season for me to coach."
"When you start a season you want to win every game and championships are your ultimate goal. That don't happen often but it is still the goal. With this team, we went 10-0 in the regular season, won our conference championship, advanced to the state playoffs and won four more games to win the 7th grade state championship. The goals were met."
His team finished the season at 14-0 and is the only football team, middle or high school, to win a state championship in Pulaski County.
"I told my assistants before the season that this team had some serious potential but I didn't know how we would mesh," he said.
"After the first week of practice I knew this team was different and there was something special about them just by their work ethic and attitudes. As the season developed we dominated most football games and our closest challenge was the state championship game against Johnson County at 34 to 22."
Foley, who played college football at Campbellsville University from 2004-2007, said his young squad played stiff competition all year but with their diverse offense and a mixture of the spread game and power game they became a force offensively.
"Our team was very diverse in that we had five or six athletes who were dangerous with the football," he said.
"If a team tried to key on one or two players the other two would burn you. As a coach you just have to find a way to get the guys in the right position to utilize the weapons and we were able to do that."
He said it was interesting as his team advanced in the state he noticed most teams they were playing were much bigger than they were.
"Message boards and media labeled us as the underdog saying we were just too small to compete with all the Eastern Kentucky schools," he said.
"However, our speed and grit took us all the way. It was a joy for me to coach as I never got to play for a state championship as a player. It was a great feeling to be able to be a part of something like that. "
He said his team had a will to win and a belief they couldn't be beat as the season wore on.
Foley, who played at RCHS from 1999 to 2002, said it would take a while for this to soak in but it is something he will always be able to cherish as he looks back on this season and this team.
"It was truly a perfect season and that is something many coaches never get to experience," he said. "I am very fortunate and was lucky to have a great supporting cast around me to make this all happen."
Foley's 8th grade team started a little slow with two early losses but improved greatly to finish the year 11-4, advancing to the state playoffs and winning the school's first ever state playoff game . They were eliminated by the eventual state champion, Southern Middle School, by a score of 7-0 in which it was anybody's ball game.
"The team was not very disciplined to start the year but really grew mentally as the year progressed and was able to compete with the very best in the end," he said.
"I was proud of the way that team came together. We had a lot of talent but many players were a first or second year player and it took us a little while to get them up to speed. Those guys and this team will only get better as they enter high school and really have a bright future.
The Kentucky Middle School Football Association, which was created four years ago, also selected Foley to coach in the Kentucky Middle School East/West all star game as a west Coach.
"This is a prestigious honor as the association evaluates middle school coaches across the state and selects the ones they feel fit the mode for a game such as this," he said.
Foley's assistant coaches this season were Greg Cox, Dormus Smith, Eric Minton, Brett Aaron and Jeff Roberts.
"These guys were a great supporting cast and it was special to be able to share this season with two other homegrown Russell County boys in Eric and Brett," he said.
"These guys were first year coaches and did an excellent job throughout the year."


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More on bringing down a blogger
As always, I turn to a couple of veteran bloggers for context and perspective.
From R. Neal: Anyway, I hope Bill Hobbs and his family will be OK. It's just blogging, folks. Pixels arranged on a screen. People take this shit way too seriously.
From SayUncle: It sucks. It was a hit piece and it may have resulted in Hobbs losing his job. If so, it's another case of a fish-wrap, dog-training supply company with an ax to grind making someone's life difficult for expressing themselves because, well, I don't know why. Crushing of dissent.
From Mike Kopp: As I pulled into my multi-racial, multi-cultural subdivision in West Nashville, I drove past a small group of children whom I know to be members of several Muslim neighborhood families playing in a yard up the street from my home. One of the children, a young girl, waved at me and smiled. In an instant it became clear to me why I had written as I did about the blog Mohammed Cartoons.
Mike Hollihan reacts to Kopp: That's right, he did it for the children. He's a HERO! A paid political operative doing a cheap'n'nasty "gotcha" takedown of a political opponent and then covering himself in the mantle of good citizen, good Christian and children's defender. You can tell this guy works in marketing.
From the Tennessean: A local political commentator and blogger has resigned from his job at Belmont University after posting a cartoon he drew that depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammad holding a bomb.
From Glenn Reynolds: I call it a defining moment for Belmont University, in which that institution squandered all the goodwill and interest among bloggers that it spent the past couple of years building up.
From Rex Hammock: Here's my 2¢: What Bill did was stupid (Sorry, Bill). The way in which Mike Kopp outed him was smarmy and a transparent political hack (Sorry, Mike). The Scene's duplicitous role in this hack is an embarrassment (Sorry, Liz) in the way, as Roger Abramson so correctly described, they used their considerable power to shoot a butterfly with a bazooka. ("A minnow in a mason jar" was going to be my metaphor before reading his better one.)
Just when I thought this whole hoo-ha was spinning out of control, Rex Hammock interjects some common sense:
Sorry folks - this is a serious issue. The newspaper needs to make Mr. Hobbs whole in any way it can. Or else it it is lower than cockroach trailings. Mike Kopp's self-serving 'explantion' that it's about the children is contemptible.
Those kids (and most of their parents) don't give a curse about a stupid cartoon - and anyone who does more than get in Hobb's face about it (like death threats) needs a turn with the justice system.
Belmont University is even worse. They have pissed all over every principal of free speech that they ever espoused - or does free speech apply only to tenured faculty?
You know, if Hobbs had been a professor with tenure at Belmont, not only would he have NOT lost his job, but he could have spouted off about how Americans deserved to die in the 9/11 attacks, as Professor Ward Churchill did. Churchill is still at college and Hobbs is out.
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Fear of Flying
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By Denis Gaston
A book of illustrated vignettes with a slightly skewed look at life.
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Denis Gaston Art features my mixed-media paintings and drawings and now books.
My blog http://DenisGastonArt.blogspot.com focuses on art advocacy, the business of art, and art as a calling.
Publish Date December 03, 2011
Dimensions Small Square 40 pgs
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A memorial service for Ellen Elizabeth Nettles, a former Decatur resident who drowned in St. Croix, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta.
She was . Madison Lewis, 19, was killed in a car wreck in Alabama. Her funeral was last week.
The U.S./Virgin Island Police Department said Ms. Nettles and friends were swimming in a tide pool at Annaly Bay when she was pulled under by the current.
Here is the obituary that appears on www.legacy.com:
NETTLES, Ellen Ellen Elizabeth Nettles Ellen Elizabeth Nettles (19), a Decatur native, drowned December 8th on St. Croix, VI.
Ellen was pursuing her passion for sustainable agriculture through an internship at the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute. She had recently completed a summer/fall internship at Elderberry Pond organic farm in Auburn, NY. Ellen's love for farming grew out of early experience gardening with her mother, Barbara Gaby Nettles, who died of cancer in April of 2009.
Ellen attended Atlanta International School, St. Thomas Moore, and City of Decatur Schools before relocating to Savannah after her mother's death. Ellen completed her Junior year at Memorial Day School, and graduated from Jenkin's High with honors.
Ellen lived her commitment to help people through volunteer activities, at Sunrise Retirement home, the Appalachian Service project through Decatur First United Methodist Church, youth activities at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and others.
While living in Savannah, Ellen worked at Polk's Fresh Market and Tybee Island Social Club which focused her vision on sustainable food production as a life goal.
She deferred college acceptance to gain real life experience in the field. A natural athlete, Ellen participated in cheerleading, softball, lacrosse, lifeguarding, and was also known for her artistic talents. She used her photographic eye and musical ear to produce magical creative works that continue to evoke joy.
Those who met Ellen were captivated by her welcoming smile and deep brown eyes surround by luminescent blond hair. She held his holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet as a role model for living a life filled with compassion and service.
She is survived by her father Jim and sister Eve, a research professor at Emory University and sculpture major at the University of Georgia respectively. She is the maternal grand-daughter of Martha Jean and the late Van R. Gaby of Suwanee and paternal grand-daughter of the late James H. and Melba Porter Nettles of Savannah and his present widow, Beulah Harper Nettles. Extended family survivors include paternal aunts and uncles Diane and Jeff Meseroll, Pamela and Dale Karacostas, Deborah N. Hargroves, Susan and Ray Smith, Tom and Debbie Harper, maternal uncle Mark L. Gaby and wife Stacy as well as a host of cousins on both sides of the family.
A celebration of her life will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta on Wed. Dec. 21 at 1:00. In lieu of flowers, remembrances and gifts may be made to: Ellen Nettles Memorial Fund, Fidelity Bank, 160 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, Georgia 30030. Attention: Ann Berg.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that A memorial service was held on Saturday at the Ridge to Reef farm in St. Croix.
This is the third recent death of a young Decatur High grad.