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Is your little one a picky eater? Does he or she refuse to eat healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans?
If so, your child's diet may be short on some of the best disease-fighting nutrients.
Plant-based foods provide vitamins and minerals that help strengthen your child's immune system. And, they help protect the body's cells from damage that can lead to cancer later in life, says the American Institute for Cancer Research.
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Britons gear up for bank holiday break
Hotels in the Yorkshire Dales are likely to receive plenty of guests as people in the UK gear up for the bank holiday weekend.
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Having just leaked the other day, OS 220.127.116.119 has just gone official for both the BlackBerry Curve 8520, 8900 and the BlackBerry Bold 9000. You can grab both via the WIND Hellas BlackBerry download page and get started on your upgrade if you passed over the leaked versions. If you are looking to see what changes came with the OS, you can find a list in the CrackBerry forums compiled from users.
Download OS 126.96.36.1999 For The 8520, 8900 Curve Or Bold 9000 From WIND Hellas
dannycat Mar 6, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Lady_Jane Mar 3, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Yahooooo! Thank you, that's a great news! :)
joandrade Mar 3, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Some 8520 love :D
I'm gonna enjoy upgrading my friend's phone.
mattpowell19 Mar 3, 2010 at 4:55 pm
so I did upgrade when the leaked version came out....Has then been any changes since?
kcarter3 Mar 3, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Bout ************* time!
ak110707 Mar 3, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Congrats guys. I won't whine, 'nuff said.
AMBER885 Mar 5, 2010 at 10:55 am
i downloaded the official v 126.96.36.1994 that Sprint released...working like a charm. RIM's releases arent carrier specific...just make sure the release is for the Blackberry you have and voila!
We're Sorry...
Sorry, the file is temporarily unavailable, please try again later or contact the webmaster.
this is what i get for the 8900 version :(
giantvegenetics Mar 4, 2010 at 10:29 am
Here is an alternate download location for the 8900 -
btag601 Mar 3, 2010 at 5:07 pm
cant download for my 8900 either
Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Mar 3, 2010 at 5:07 pm
awww is not working
CammieB Mar 3, 2010 at 5:14 pm
I'm not familiar with Wind Hellas. Is it a network? Can I download this on an ATT 8900?
Woooo ! the 8520 hasn't been forgotten after all :)
Now all I need is Orange Uk to release it ...
Snowman81 Mar 3, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Thanks for the heads up, downloading now for the 9000.
Cellstone Mar 3, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Any news on tabbed browsing yet? I love my .461 build...solid!
i second that...top build!
karmaimages Mar 3, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Seems like there is an issue at RIM - Getting the following message when trying to download the 8520 version
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* Sorry, the file is temporarily unavailable, please try again later or contact the webmaster.
Sorry, the file is temporarily unavailable, please try again later or contact the webmaster.
Good to see it is coming out for the 8520. Woo-hoo! C'mon 8520!
chrisxacosta Mar 3, 2010 at 5:32 pm
why isnt this available for a mac. anyone wanna help me out
piper975 Mar 3, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Still waiting for the 8350i 5.0 OS to drop ... where is it ??? come out, come out from where ever you are !!!
CrackCurve56 Mar 3, 2010 at 5:48 pm
The reason it may have been pulled is that Bluetooth is not working properly with the media player on .509. They need to correct this. I put it on my 9000 and not just me, but several others who play music with media player and bluetooth were having a problem. So sit tight. They are the closest to putting out a 5.0 for the Bold 9000 with this version than ever. :)
1edyson Mar 3, 2010 at 6:00 pm
is this for hte 8900, or the 9000?
ramaraoz Mar 4, 2010 at 12:38 am
Thank you very much works fine
Maxxxpower Mar 3, 2010 at 5:55 pm
No download possible at the moment...
Could anybody please provide Rapidshare links?
what about 9700, it's been long time since its last update...
JLeiteRosa Mar 3, 2010 at 9:32 pm
I second that.....
karmaimages Mar 3, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Any Links for the 8520 version?
giantvegenetics Mar 4, 2010 at 10:33 am
is the bluetooth issue happening on the curve 8520 as well?
turbofour Mar 3, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Just updated my 8900 and everything went smoothly! Gonna give the OS an whirl and see how she runs!
craighunter1990 Mar 3, 2010 at 6:04 pm
has anyone got a link to information about this? im on o2 will this software make any diff?
Kostantinos Mar 3, 2010 at 6:17 pm
is rogers ever going to get an offical 5.0 os for the bold 9000?
Jerky223 Mar 3, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Rogers sucks for all cell phone software upgrades.
Cap_172R Mar 3, 2010 at 6:56 pm
I too have been waiting to see if rogers would release an official OS 5.0... hopefully it would come soon! but then again.. who knows...
Updates on Rogers take forever. I agree that (looking back) I would chose another carrier besides Rogers. Bell is looking good now, but I wish we had more choice.
amirnabilkamelsaad Mar 3, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Can somebody please confirm this version for the Bold 9000 has Arabic typing support?
Thanks in advance
P.S.: it should be in the language selection before installation.
insman1 Mar 3, 2010 at 7:04 pm
This would be good news if I new what
WIND Hellas was? A cell phone provider. Will it work with my AT&T Curve 8900?
jackbox Mar 3, 2010 at 7:48 pm
I need some East Asian lovin' from RIM.
CammieB Mar 3, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Insman1, I had the same question, never heard of the company. You can definitely download it for ATT. I did about an hour ago. Everything's smooth. Works great :)
kstagg Mar 4, 2010 at 12:16 am
I downloaded this file, and it installs the: "Blackberry Device Software v.5.0.0 for the Blackberry 8520 smartphone" per the .msi file as well as per CCleaner.
But the $25,000 dollar question is - where does it install it to?
I don't know what to do next? In the Desktop Manager it still says 4.6.1 is the latest/greatest OS and that the install of the .msi did nothing to show that 5.0 was now available to put on the phone. How do I get this on the actual phone?
Your help in this matter is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
So close! Arggggggggh!
moresa Mar 4, 2010 at 11:44 pm
After you run the set up wizard. Open BB Desktop Manager and plug in the BB. Then go to your C-drive > Program Files > Common Files > Research In Motion > App Loader and delete the xml.vendor file. After that at the top of the list there should a app loader file. Double click that and it should load up. Select the features/applications you want to load on it and go. Hope this helps.
Bodyshaker May 11, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Thank you soo much i just menaged to update me curve 8520 and im really pleased whit it because i was running 4.6 but now its very very nice big thanks for the commenr that you post really helps alot :)
Bwahahahaha !!! Finaly!!! Official OS 5.0 for my 8520 !!!, Thx RIM !!!
c0rinne Mar 3, 2010 at 9:26 pm
OS 8520. I thought I kept buying berrys that nobody cared about.
boy_de_ghet Mar 3, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Mirror RS (Link will be expire at Mar-2011) :
JLeiteRosa Mar 3, 2010 at 9:34 pm
9700, Please...
keefrto Mar 3, 2010 at 9:49 pm
so, I download from official site, do i still delete the vendor or?? I am with rogers with leaked versin
TheHotCorner06 Mar 3, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Is this kosher for T-Mobile USA? How does one go about this on a mac?
keefrto Mar 3, 2010 at 10:09 pm
is everyone in bed??
shugaslimm Mar 3, 2010 at 11:11 pm
So Far so good on the Bold
fallingashes7 Mar 3, 2010 at 11:29 pm
with t-mobile?
also, I have a mac and have never done a software upgrade bedore.
anyone have any helpfull tips or info?
i asked the same question on a different forum.. the only answer i got was... do it with a windows OS coz all the downloadable files are on exe. files and no dmg. files which is for MAC
mercury1060 Mar 3, 2010 at 11:34 pm
keefrto Mar 3, 2010 at 11:36 pm
found all i needed on the forum, cheers
SirMarkAnthony Mar 4, 2010 at 2:07 pm
which forum did u get your answers?
keefrto Mar 3, 2010 at 11:38 pm
are they gonna drop the version for bold9000?
mercury1060 Mar 4, 2010 at 1:53 am
sarswimmer02 Mar 4, 2010 at 2:16 am
so can is this the same official OS used for ATT?
ringo7213 Mar 4, 2010 at 2:16 am
For those who wonder, Wind Hellas is a major telecomunication
Company of Greece
zsthmus Mar 4, 2010 at 3:06 am
Anyone has any mirror for curve 8520? Please..
Maxxxpower Mar 4, 2010 at 3:27 am
This link works:
h**p://rapidshare.com/files/358722210/8520wifiM_PBr5.0.0_rel860_PL188.8.131.52_A18.104.22.1689_Wi nd_Hellas.exe
zsthmus Mar 4, 2010 at 3:31 am
I got an Error. "The file could not be found. Please check the download link."
Maxxxpower Mar 4, 2010 at 4:20 am
You have to close the space between Wi and nd
Maxxxpower Mar 4, 2010 at 4:19 am
h * p://rapidshare.com/files/358722210/8520wifiM_PBr5.0.0_rel860_PL188.8.131.52_A126.96.36.1999_Wind_Hellas.exe
pphunkymunky Mar 4, 2010 at 4:56 am
i'm trying to install but i get a note under the update stating only valid blackberry subscribers are entitled to install this update.
then when i continue, it says there is no valid update. i've deleted the vendor.xml file...
help, how do i install?
pphunkymunky Mar 4, 2010 at 4:59 am
looks like if i backup my data in DM, then just run loader.exe it works fine
xBBGirlx Mar 4, 2010 at 5:02 am
I have the leaked .509 on my 9000 and 8900 but now want the official release. Sorry if this is going to sound stupid (!)..Will I need to downgrade and remove the leaked version before loading the official?? Or can I simply just install the official release on my pc and upgrade my device as usual (and obviously removing the vendor file). PLEAAASE ADVISE!! Thanks
florin.panaitescu Mar 4, 2010 at 6:10 am
hi, can anyone tell me please how can i install this new OS 5.0?
evenstarr#CB Mar 4, 2010 at 10:30 am
Why are there always so many people that ask how to install an OS everytime there is a new official or leaked version that is released???? There is a seach button on the top right of this website and if you type "install OS" it will give you a step by step guide on how to. I don't mean to be rude but it's my pet peeve when people won't do things for themselves and expecet someone else to do so.
That is my rant for the day.
moresa Mar 5, 2010 at 10:33 am
I second that!!
Telefonica Movistar (Spain) just released v22.214.171.1241 for curve 8900
Software For BlackBerry® Curve (TM) 8900 smartphone
BlackBerry Handheld Software v188.8.131.521 (Multilanguage)
Package Version: 22.214.171.1241
Consisting of:
Applications: 22.214.171.1241
Software Platform: 126.96.36.199
File name: 8900M_PBr5.0.0_rel661_PL184.108.40.206_A18.104.22.1681_Telefonica_Spain.exe
File size: 129.45MB
thats the Package Version .661... the real version is 22.214.171.1241 <--- really old one!
gparte Mar 4, 2010 at 11:27 am
Ok, thanks for the info.
Perhaps is a really old one, but is the first Telefonica release of a v5
bladey2k10 Mar 4, 2010 at 10:08 am
you'll find this is actually 220.127.116.111, as stated in the applications details. this is where you'll find the actual software version.
passant Mar 4, 2010 at 9:49 am
So I downloaded the file yet DM doesn't recognize the file.
How does one upgrade for a t-mobile USA 8900?
RWWackostu Mar 4, 2010 at 10:02 am
For the 8520. It's about damn time. Thanks RIM
pjosman Mar 4, 2010 at 10:54 am
Couldn't get the Desktop Manager to find the os. I think there was a problem with the installer although it did not error out. Looks like update files never were installed. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
RWWackostu Mar 4, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Disconnect your internet connection, then try again. Also, you can load it using the app loader method. Look under the 101 tutorials.
StormBran Mar 4, 2010 at 11:37 am
Why wont Verizon release and official OS update for the storm2 9550 they still using 328 and I know there some really good fixes since that version I am really beginning to hate verizon
Youreawhata Mar 4, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Bricked my phone. This OS sucks
fadyissa Mar 4, 2010 at 12:39 pm
can anyone tell me if this fixes the lock/standby merged ? and if the lock button works ..
racso39 Mar 9, 2010 at 9:08 pm
The mute key doesn't work and the lock key is working like the mute key.
DorothyofOz Mar 4, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I agree, when WILL Orange UK catch up... grrrr!!!
chrisesau Mar 4, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I saw a post saying there is no lock keypad function in this build. If you are on your main screen hold down A then your screen will go off. Upon pressing a button it will say keypad locked press mute button to unlock.
kdetlefs Mar 4, 2010 at 1:44 pm
There is no option for keyboard lock on this version! Downgrading!
Munyuk81 Mar 4, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Finally after such a long time... An official release for 8520
what the... my 8520 can't browse the internet this time, others just fine, am i missing something here or just RIM forgetting something?! downgrading with the leaked version!!
...I'm using Indonesian XL carrier...
Done, Works Perfectly on my 8520. just reinstall the OS with no restore my previous apps. My mistake, sorry RIM, Now run so smoothly n betterer. ;) Thanks!
ahmedss79 Mar 5, 2010 at 4:45 am
can i upgrade my curve 8520 os to v5 with thus download ?
after upgrading my 8900 to this my battery only lasts a few hours.....downgrading!
fer1805 Mar 5, 2010 at 12:04 pm
mine is updated, and works perfect!
just installed last night on my 8520 and im testing it and its G-R-E-A-T! :) thumbs up guys!
and now im installing it on my mothers phone 8900.
the only thing its that the app world when i go to the top free categorie, it wont open. i already tried upgrading it, and downloading it again. but just can get it work :( but overall itss F-ing great!
just installed last night on my 8520 and im testing it and its G-R-E-A-T! :) thumbs up guys!
and now im installing it on my mothers phone 8900.
the only thing its that the app world when i go to the top free categorie, it wont open. i already tried upgrading it, and downloading it again. but just can get it work :( but overall itss F-ing great!
Chrispik2 Mar 5, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Very cool I like it alot but I can't get autostandby and Keyboard Locker to work and with BB app world there is a couple bugs. Any ideas?
CaMaRgO Mar 6, 2010 at 1:04 am
Is this is the OS for the device? or is the desktop manager version? cause im looking for the OS of the device and i download the thing but i can installed in my BlackBerry
CaMaRgO Mar 6, 2010 at 1:12 am
i download the link but i dont know how to install it on my device
canadiansinusa Mar 6, 2010 at 4:36 am
Anyone have tips for Mac users? The software won't install when I'm running windows, not sure why.
chrisesau Mar 6, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Is anyone else having a problem with this build where your phone restarts for no reason? when I run slacker radio about 75% of the time it resets my bb? I never had this problem with the bell build!
CaMaRgO Mar 6, 2010 at 6:54 pm
please heeeelp i download the link on my computer but i dont know how to installed on my blackberry curve 8520
simply amazing
cooledu Mar 7, 2010 at 11:43 am
I have a operator independent(I can use any SIM) BB 8520. Can I upgrade using this or is it for WIND subscribers only ??
Shpitalnik Mar 7, 2010 at 2:36 pm
please help me
Having trouble updating OS from DM to 8520 device....under update summary i am diercted to BB website and on the DM ther is no next button to click....why and what the heaven's going on here people...
jenkim87 Mar 9, 2010 at 11:50 pm
completed the install, had "app error 523 reset" pop up on the screen at the end but after a reboot everything has been working smoothly (probably some 3rd party app that wasnt compatible with the new os)
on the tmobile network btw
emmbobx Mar 29, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Hey was wondering if anybody could help me, i have downloaded the version and i have follwed the information by other uses but i can still not update my phone when i go to run the app loader on my comp it does not allow me too open it. please could anybody help me ive been trying all day ! xxx
emmbobx Mar 29, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Hey was wondering if anybody could help me, i have downloaded the version and i have follwed the information by other uses but i can still not update my phone when i go to run the app loader on my comp it does not allow me too open it. please could anybody help me ive been trying all day ! xxx
tomrhoades Mar 31, 2010 at 11:29 am
i can not get this to load onto by tmobile 8900, any ideas..
i used crackmem, but the desktop manager states that there is no software to load after selecting 5.0
thanks for the help..
CrackCurve56 Apr 1, 2010 at 4:17 pm
On the Beta of .509, there is a bluetooth problem for the BB Bold 9000, and for the media player. You can't fast forward songs, without skipping one. Is this still TRUE on the official version? Please advise.
shailu212 Jul 20, 2010 at 1:21 am
its amazing guys.. i tried to upgrade it and it worked like magic..easy to upgrade and easy to use.. gr8 new features.. just loveee it..
chhabraz Aug 27, 2010 at 5:12 pm
i'm trying to upgrade to software v5.0 for my 8520 from india. i just cant do it. my version is 22.214.171.1244.
please help!!!!!
hiumfu Oct 26, 2010 at 2:42 am
I have a curve 8520 running on prepaid. Is it ok to upgrade it using any upgrades released by any carrier?
dare_devil_dennis Sep 13, 2013 at 12:17 pm
I did a wipe with BBSAK while i was being distracted and did not back up / save or load an OS for my curve 8520. Now it sits there wanting an OS. I downloaded the new version mentioned here and I'm now sitting here like an idiot wondering what to do next.
Can anyone help? BBSAK just says no operating system found and it will not connect to the BB.


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In what may be the world's most bizarre spectacle, notables from around the globe this year pay homage to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, as if he is the savior of Africa. "For 20 years, Kagame has posed as the soldier who stopped the Rwandan genocide, when all evidence and logic point to him as the main perpetrator of the crime."
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The New York Times touts Rwanda as a place of economic miracles, a country with almost no mineral resources that nevertheless plans to "leapfrog" straight to an information economy. What the Times fails to mention is that Rwanda's relative prosperity is based on the extermination of its Congolese neighbors and the expropriation of their natural resources.
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
After almost two decades of killing Congolese with impunity, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, one of Washington's favorite warlords, is threatening the United Nations and his neighbor to the east, Tanzania. Kagame told Tanzania's president: "I will wait for you at the right place and I will hit you!" A Tanzanian official responded that Kagame "will be whipped like a small boy."
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
News reports this week tell us that African Union peacekeeping troops are on the way to the Central African Republic. But why are more men with guns the only aid African nations seem willing or able to offer one another? Why not doctors and medical schools, why not farming cooperatives, teachers and schools? And why is the US equipping and training the armies of more than 50 African nations?
by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Did Susan Rice step down on her own or did she do so at the insistence of the White House. Did Republican oppostion doom her nomination, or was the Obama administration too afraid to have such a bare knuckled champion of disaster capitalism and African dictators as Secretary of State, lest its real Africa policy be more closely examined?
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford
The U.S. tells the world it can't figure out how six million people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo – while Washington writes the checks and arms the perpetrators to the teeth. Like Mafia Dons pretending to be honest businessmen, successive U.S. administrations subsidize and direct the worst genocide since World War Two.
by Abayomi Azikiwe
U.S. imperialism is escalating its aggressions around the world, especially in Africa. A system in general crisis tends to lash out in all directions.
by Antoine Roger Lokongo
It's now an "open secret" that the U.S. is plotting the dismemberment of the Democratic Republic of Congo, through Washington's proxies Uganda and Rwanda. "This is not a Congolese civil war, but a continuation of a 16-year aggression by its two neighbors, financed and directed by the United States and Britain."
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Susan Rice is a woman of ghastly accomplishments: suppressor of the facts on genocide in Congo, and chief U.S. warmonger in Africa. Yet African American politicians rush to her defense, as a role model for young Blacks, especially women.
by Shamus Cooke
The United States is a silent partner in the latest bloodshed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, under siege by so-called M23 "rebels" controlled by U.S. allies Rwanda and Uganda. "It's likely that the Obama administration will jump into action as soon as his M23 allies complete their military objective of regime change, and re-open the Congo's military wealth to U.S. corporations to profit from."
by Theogene Rudasingwa
Rwanda and Uganda, Washington's closest allies in central Africa, are embarked on the full conquest of their neighbor, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Following the capture of Goma, "Rwanda is now poised to take Bukavu in South Kivu, and most likely will be lured into DRC's tempting but dangerous belly, as far as the capital, Kinshasa."
Uganda threatened to pull out of the dirty war in Somalia unless it was afforded continued immunity for its mass murders in Congo. Washington is the Big Daddy of both bloodbaths. Within days, Uganda backed down, since a "withdrawal from Somalia would amount to going on strike against its employer, the United States."
Another United Nations report has been leaked, documenting Uganda and Rwanda's de facto annexation of the eastern Congo and complicity in a genocide that has claimed six million lives. "The blood of millions flows into the ground, while billions of dollars in minerals are extracted from the earth and delivered to their corporate customers – with Rwandan and Ugandan middlemen pocketing their cut.
by Keith Harmon Snow
From the 1980s to today, an elite group of Western intelligence operatives have backed low-intensity guerrilla warfare in certain African 'hotspots'. Mass atrocities in the Great Lakes and Sudan can be linked to Roger Winter, a pivotal U.S. operative whose 'team' was recently applauded for birthing the world's newest nation, South Sudan. Behind the fairytale we find a long trail of blood and skeletons from Uganda to Sudan, Rwanda and Congo.
Americans want to believe their president when he poses as a humanitarian world leader. But Africa knows different. Literally millions have died and been displaced as a direct result of U.S. imperial strategies. "American policy in Africa is to create chaos, and then to present itself as the cure."
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The year that saw an African American run for the presidency as a viable contender also witnessed a truly remarkable silence. While millions of words written about the political ascent of one black man, there was virtually nothing about the descent of black leadership into well-nigh total ineffectiveness. Barack Obama's personal itinerary was mapped in the minutest detail. The larger itinerary of African Americans was mostly ignored.


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Legal expenses have been soaring over what the town has been budgeting to cover the costs, so Town Councilman Nick Kapoor wants more money to be set aside for legal fees in 2013-14. But First Selectman Steve Vavrek, who says lawsuits are impossible to predict, is not requesting an increase for legal expenses.
"I'm not gonna inflate the budget," Vavrek said during a Town Council budget workshop last Thursday. "I want to be fiscally conservative."
Legal expenses are covered in the selectman's operating budget and $97,000 was budgeted for in 2011-12, when expenses came in at $689,611. So far this fiscal year, legal expenses are $215,241 through the first seven months, though $130,000 is budgeted to pay for it.
Vavrek is again asking for a $130,000 legal budget for 2013-14.
Kapoor said the budget was over by 95% three years ago, so he believes the legal budget should be higher due to the three year trend.
Though the first selectman agreed 2011-12 was a bad year, he disagrees with Kapoor's call for more funding because of how unpredictable litigation can be.
"You can never budget to be sued," Vavrek said. "And you can never budget for a storm."


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While the rains from Hurricane Irene ended on Sunday, the storm's impacts had a much longer lasting effect on the .
The impetus of downed power lines, many of which were still live, proved to be too much of a risk for opening school today for Westford Superintendent Bill Olsen.
Olsen announced his decision at last night's School Committee meeting, explaining that he conferred with Westford Chief of Police Thomas McEnaney over the decision.
McEnaney told Olsen that despite the fact the weather had improved, many roads remained impassable in town and did not feel comfortable with children trying to get on school buses in areas where live power wires may be nearby. Olsen concurred, notifying the committee he felt that it was not worth putting the safety of children at risk for a day of school.
"Whether it's the safety of 10 kids or one kid of 10,000, it's equally important," said Olsen. "Is it unsettling to cancel the first day of school? Yes it is. I can't remember cancelling the first day of school in my 41 years in education, but the issue of safety is really important."
When rumors of the cancellation arose, Olsen told the board he received an angry phone call from a parent that cited much of the town had recovered from the storm and the first day shouldn't be cancelled for everyone, but Olsen stood by his decision
"There are a lot of kids going to school, but if you're making that decision based only on the few in areas with those wires, I say to that yes; because the safety of every child is important," he said.
The Grade 6 and 9 orientations planned for Tuesday have been postponed until Wednesday where they will be conjoined with other middle school and high school orientations respectively.
No plans are available as of yet regarding the Kindergarten orientation on Tuesday, which was planned to be the first half of a two-day orientation, with the second half coming on Wednesday.


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Castanets - A Brief History:
Castanets are a member of a very old family of musical instruments that has been found on every civilized continent, with some examples dating back 10,000 years. The "modern" style of castanets probably originated with the Phoenicians, who passed it on to the Iberians, who called them "crusmata." Their descendants evolved the instrument and have kept it in use continuously for the last 2500 years or so.
The Spanish word for castanets is castanuelas, derived from castana, meaning "chestnut" or "hazel" -- castanets were traditionally carved from these woods. The Andalusian word for castanets is "palillos."
So What are Castanets, Exactly?:
The modern castanet comprises a pair of shell-shaped flattened wooden clackers which are held together with a single loop of string or thin leather. The leather is doubled and the thumb is placed through it, and the pair of castanets then hangs freely from the thumb and is manipulated by the fingers and the palms. Accomplished castanet players can make a variety of noises with the castanets, from a flat "click" to a warm roll. Castanets are always played in pairs, and each pair is tuned differently. The higher-pitched pair (known as "hembra," or "female") is traditionally held in the right hand and the lower-pitched pair (known as "macho," or "male") is traditionally held in the left hand.
Castanets in Folkloric Dancing:
Though many people associate the castanets with flamenco, they are not a traditional element of flamenco music or dance; rather, the castanets are an integral part of folkloric Spanish dances, primarily Sevillanas and Escuela Bolera dance.
La Argentina and the Modern Castanet Style:
Antonia Mercé y Luque (1890-1936), known as La Argentina, was a classically-trained ballet dancer who decided to leave ballet and explore Spanish traditional dance instead. Essentially reinventing the entire genre, she brought Spanish folkloric dancing to the stage and rebirthed it as a fine art. She was, by all accounts, an astonishing castanet player, and her style of playing became the definitive one. It's no stretch to say that every modern castanet player is basing their style (however many generations removed) on that of La Argentina.
Castanets in Composed Music:
Various baroque and classical composers have used castanets in their scores, though in modern orchestras, castanets that are mounted on a stick are generally used to perform these pieces. Jean-Baptiste Lully used them in many baroque dance pieces, usually to evoke a Spanish or Arabic feel, and they've been used similarly in many other composed works: Georges Bizet's Carmen, Strauss's Salome, Ravel's Rhapsodie Espagnole, Chabrier's Espana, and Massenet's Le Cid.
Castanet Videos:
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Note: buying used castanets, provided they fit your hand well (strings can be changed, of course), is an excellent idea. As is the case with most wooden instruments, the sound of castanets improves with time and lots of playing. The best castanet maker of the last century is said to be Victor Galiano, who has retired but whose castanets can still occasionally be found for purchase at online stores and on online auction sites. Keep your eyes peeled!


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Money managers under the microscope
from Global Investing:
And the winner is — frontier market bonds
Global Investing has commented before on how strongly the world's riskiest bonds -- from the so-called frontier markets such as Mongolia, Nigeria and Guatemala -- have performed. NEXGEM, the frontier component of the bond index family run by JP Morgan, is on track to outperform all other fixed income classes this year with returns of over 20 percent., the bank tells clients in a note today. Just to compare, broader emerging dollar bonds on the EMBI Global index have returned some 16 percent year-to-date while local currency emerging debt is up 13 percent.
That appetite for the sector is strong was proven by a September Eurobond from Zambia that was 15 times subscribed. Demand shows no sign of flagging despite a default in frontier peer Belize and shenanigans over the payment of Ivory Coast's missed coupons from last year. Reasons are easy to find. First, the yield. The average yield on the NEXGEM is roughly 6.5 percent compared with just under 5 percent on the EMBIG.
Second, this is where a lot of issuance is happening as big emerging markets such as Brazil and Mexico, once prolific dollar bond issuers, sell less and less on external markets in favour of domestic debt. Frontier markets are filling the gap. JPM says Angola, Guatemala, Mongolia and Zambia joined the NEXGEM in 2012 as they made their debut on global capital markets. Bolivia is also set for inclusion soon, taking the number of NEXGEM members to 23 by end-2012.
NEXGEM's market value also jumped in this period by 36 percent to $33.3 billion. It now represents 5.9 percent of the EMBI Global, up from 5.3 percent a year back, JP says.
from Global Investing:
Emerging corporate debt tips the scales
Time was when investing in emerging markets meant buying dollar bonds issued by developing countries' governments.
How old fashioned. These days it's more about emerging corporate bonds, if the emerging market gurus at JP Morgan are to be believed. According to them, the stock of debt from emerging market companies now exceeds that of dollar bonds issued by emerging governments for the first time ever.
from Global Investing:
Emerging corporate debt tips the scales
Time was when investing in emerging markets meant buying dollar bonds issued by developing countries' governments.
How old fashioned. These days it's more about emerging corporate bonds, if the emerging market gurus at JP Morgan are to be believed. According to them, the stock of debt from emerging market companies now exceeds that of dollar bonds issued by emerging governments for the first time ever.
from Global Investing:
SocGen poll unearths more EM bulls in July
These are not the best of times for emerging markets but some investors don't seem too perturbed. According to Societe Generale, almost half the clients it surveys in its monthly snap poll of investors have turned bullish on emerging markets' near-term prospects. That is a big shift from June, when only 33 percent were optimistic on the sector. And less than a third of folk are bearish for the near-term outlook over the next couple of weeks, a drop of 20 percentage points over the past month.
These findings are perhaps not so surprising, given most risky assets have rallied off the lows of May. And a bailout of Spain's banks seems to have averted, at least temporarily, an immediate debt and banking crunch in the euro zone. What is more interesting is that despite a cloudy growth picture in the developing world, especially in the four big BRIC economies, almost two-thirds of the investors polled declared themselves bullish on emerging markets in the medium-term (the next 3 months) . That rose to almost 70 percent for real money investors. (the poll includes 46 real money accounts and 45 hedge funds from across the world).
from Global Investing:
Emerging markets facing current account pain
Emerging markets may yet pay dearly for the sins of their richer cousins. While recent financial crises have been rooted in the United States and euro zone, analysts at Credit Agricole are questioning whether a full-fledged emerging markets crisis could be on the horizon, the first since the series of crashes from Argentina to Turkey over a decade ago. The concern stems from the worsening balance of payments picture across the developing world and the need to plug big funding shortfalls.
The above chart from Credit Agricole shows that as recently as 2006, the 34 big emerging economies ran a cumulative current account surplus of 5.2 percent of GDP. By end-2011 that had dwindled to 1.7 percent of GDP. More worrying yet is the position of "deficit" economies. The current account gap here has widened to 4 percent of GDP, more than double 2006 levels and the biggest since the 1980s. The difficulties are unlikely to disappear this year, Credit Agricole says, predicting India, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Vietnam, Poland and Romania to run current account deficits of over 4 percent this year.


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Niagara Gazette
March 27, 2013
Dorothy (West) Strope
Niagara Gazette
Dorothy (West) Strope, age 70, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Our Lady of Peace. She was born on March 25, 1943 in Niagara Falls, NY.
She is survived by her children, Elizabeth (Becky) West of Lockport, William (Billy) Strope, Mr. and Mrs. Rose (Ronald) Sawma and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson (Angela) Strope of Niagara Falls. Also survived by 20 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren; and several other family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, William and Elizabeth (Harris) West; her husband, John (Jack) Strope; and her grandson, John-Robert West.
Memorial Services will be held at the Salvation Army, 46 Broad Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150 from 2-5 PM on Friday, March 29, 2013. In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made in Dorothy's name to the Salvation Army.
Visit www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries for online guest register.
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20 December 2012
Today Joe Launchbury, player of the moment, tells us about his past present and future, and we get the London Irish view on Big Game 5
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13 December 2012
Former England and current RC Toulon lock Simon Shaw headlines the RFU.com podcast this week, and we also review the QBE Internationals with former England centre and Sky Sports pundit Will Greenwood.
06 December 2012
England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster and captain Chris Robshaw headline the RFU.com podcast this week, reflecting on the 2015 Rugby World Cup draw and the historic victory over the mighty All Blacks at Twickenham Stadium. We also hear from England Women's skipper Katy McLean after he side secured a 3-0 series win over world champions New Zealand.
30 November 2012
Farrell and Burns get ready for their call of duty for the All Blacks, Bryn Evans adds a considered view, Watmore and Hunter aiming for a clean sweep of the Black ferns and Ollie Marchon set for Sevens in Dubai.
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Tom Wood on how England need to comeback, Ben Morgan and Alex Corbisiero and Ben Youngs, fellow returnees to the cause, Louw and Brits the 2 anglo-boks and Sophie Hemming sets the stage for Englands Women.


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Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati
Painting the Portrait in Limited Palette: the Academic Method Four Day Portrait Workshop $375August 26 - 29, 20149am - 4pm
One Day Palette Knife Workshop $100Saturday October 15, 2014 9am - 4pm
Open Studio - Open to the Public! The Classroom is open on Tuesdays from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM - bring your latest project to work on - $5/session
Artwork by Emma Teller
A course teaching the technique & painting approach of Jan VermeerThursday Evenings 6 - 8pmNext Session begins Sept. 11
It's Annual Campaign time at the Woman's Art Club Cultural Center! To celebrate The Barn's 90th birthday, our goal is to raise funds to maintain and enhance this venerable National Historic Landmark building. To save a stamp and donate securely online, just click on the Donate button above.
Pastels, Oils and Watercolors byMargaret Markarian Wasielewski
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W Motors $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport is the first Arabian supercar with diamond-encrusted LED lights
An automotive masterpiece designed to change our perception of perfection, here's the outrageous 'ultra-luxury hypercar' Lykan Hypersport 2013 from Beirut-based W Motors, the first Arab coach-builder of high performance luxury sports cars based in the Middle East, which will make its impressive sales debut at the Qatar Auto Show starting January 29th in Doha. Labeled as the most exclusive, luxurious and technologically advanced Hypercar in the world that boasts never-seen-before cutting-edge technologies inside and out, the Arab's first sports car Lykan Hypersport 2013 is limited to just 7 examples, and is aimed for the ultra-elite clientele of the Middle East, Far East, Africa and Eastern European markets. This Arabian supercar that accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in just 2.8 seconds and reaches a maximum speed of 390 kph with the help of its mid-rear positioned 750 horsepower engine, notably comes equipped with diamond-encrusted LED lights, gold-plated hood, and gold-stitched interior leather, which will guarantee that the passengers travel in style.
Notably, the proud owners of this $3.4 million Lykan that comes with 24-hour concierge service will also be awarded with a Special Edition Cyrus Klepcys Watch, worth over $200,000 and limited to just 7 units.
Designed, developed and built by the legends of the automotive industry, including the Magna Steyr Italia, RUF Automobile, Studiotorino, Viotti, ID4MOTION in a time period of 6-years, the Lykan Hypersport 2013 is actually the brainchild of Beirut-born car designer Ralph Debbas, who is the lead investor, chairman and CEO of W Motors, and has track record of designing several concepts for such luxury automakers like Land Rover and Aston Martin, before starting W Motors in 2006.
The other technical headlights of this wild, angular machine includes a reverse door opening system, a state-of-the-art 3D Virtual Holographic Display with Tactile Interaction, an innovative ID4Motion Interactive Dashboard,
Besides, we have also earlier seen some of the other supercars like the Rimac Concept One electric, the ultimate supercar McLaren P1, the $370,000 Slovenian supercar Tushek Renovatio T500, the 2013 Arrinera Supercar which is described as the new batmobile, the Lamborghini Reventón, the Gray Design's Zeus Twelve machines, the Faralli & Mazzanti's Evantra supercar which is limited to just 5 examples, the Pagani's Huayra 'God of Wind' supercar, and the Hennessey Performance's $1.25-million Venom GT2 hypercar which produces whopping 1500 horsepower.
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The elderly power up
Think Power Plate is just for the young and fit? Think again. A care scheme for the elderly in Evesham Worcestershire has turned to Power Plate to help its residents stay active and mobile.
In 2010, a Power Plate pro5™ machine was installed at Yates Court, a scheme owned by Extracare Charitable Trust and now, around one third of its residents are using it regularly.
Yates Court Wellbeing Nurse, Tessa McDonald, recognised the benefits of Power Plate after it helped with her daughter's rehabilitation following an accident. Since installing the pro5, there have been similar success stories at Yates Court, with one wheelchair-bound patient now being able to walk short distances after regular sessions on the vibration training device.
Power Plate technology is suitable for all levels of ability and can therefore benefit any care scheme resident – whether they are able to use the machine independently, or need assistance from trained staff.
Such success stories further support scientific studies which focus on improving Balance and Mobility.
These studies have found that whole body vibration training can help with postural control in healthy older adults; making this an effective and accessible option for nursing home residents.


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the News - Friday, July 25, 2008
this week's FRONT PAGE (PDF)
Kaweah claims a victim
It all happened so fast that
details remain sketchy as to what actually
caused Cruz Lopez, 40, of Tulare to have
trouble swimming in the water below the
Slick Rock parking area. After a brief
struggle, Lopez was pulled back to the
shore by two other swimmers but he never
regained consciousness.
The tragedy began like so
many other Lake Kaweah family outings.
Several family members were swimming in
the popular recreation area on Friday
afternoon, July 11.
According to the man's
wife, Cruz had been back onshore and decided
to re-enter the water. In what the wife
described as only a minute or two later,
she heard some sort of commotion in the
water and couldn't see her husband.
Another witness at the scene,
who aided in pulling the victim out, said
that Cruz was already facing down in the
water when he and another man began pulling
him to shore.
"He was only a few yards from shore
but the fact that he was a large man made
it difficult to pull him toward shore
and keep his face out of the water,"
the witness reported.
Two persons at the scene
administered CPR until ambulance personnel
arrived. Paramedics took over administering
to the victim, who according to Valerie
McKay, a park ranger on-scene, still had
a pulse and heartbeat when the victim
was loaded into ambulance.
Cruz was transported to Kaweah
Delta Hospital and placed in the intensive
care unit. According to Ranger McKay's
report, a few hours later, the victim
was pronounced dead.
Sgt. Wright of the Tulare
County Coroner's Office confirmed
that the victim's death was caused
by drowning.
"A drowning usually occurs when
a victim becomes overheated and then enters
the cold water," Sgt. Wright said.
"The sudden change in temperature
causes the swimmer to become disoriented
and panic and the result is that the victim's
lungs rapidly fill with water."
The Cruz fatality is the
first drowning of the season in the area
around Three Rivers and Lake Kaweah. Another
death occurred on June 23 when a Visalia
woman fell from her kayak and drowned
in the Kings River near Boyden Cave.
Catching a ride
the Sequoia Shuttle
Amidst glowing reports that
2,500 passengers have used the Sequoia
Shuttle route from Visalia and Three Rivers
since it began service on May 21, a potential
pool of local riders remains largely untapped
and there's really no concerted
plan to lure more Three Rivers riders
into the scenario.
Now in its second season,
according to a July 22 statement issued
by Monty Cox, City of Visalia transit
manager, the new transport service from
Visalia's perspective is nearing
its second-year projections. But county
officials and Three Rivers residents are
wondering if an 11 percent increase in
riders means the Shuttle is half-full
or half-empty?
"Last year, ridership for the Shuttle
was at 30 percent capacity," said
Cox. "Our goal is to increase that
number to 50 percent by the end of the
season with the addition of two more buses.
Named as one of America's great
adventure destinations, the City of Visalia
strives to provide convenient and affordable
service to residents and visitors interested
in experiencing the adventure that awaits
The adventure that awaits
those who board in Visalia is more than
a two-hour ride away, the time it takes
for the multi-passengers vans or mini-buses
to negotiate Highway 198 into Sequoia
Park and up to a drop-off zone adjacent
to the Giant Forest Museum. Three Rivers,
a gateway to Sequoia National Park, is
little more than a whistle stop at the
Comfort Inn where some savvy tourists
board morning shuttles in the hopes of
avoiding the hour's drive up the
winding mountain road to Giant Forest.
A few riders have also boarded
at the Three Rivers Memorial Building
that serves as a quasi-transit center.
But riders from other tourist properties,
if the operators choose to publicize the
service, still drive personal vehicles
to park at the Memorial Building or continue
on into the park where $20 a carload may
seem better spent than a $15 per person
shuttle ride.
Riders who want to visit
Kaweah Country without driving are left
without the means to utilize the public
transport that the shuttles provide. There
is no morning return service either from
the park or Three Rivers, and drivers
cannot take fares and are permitted to
stop only at designated shuttle stops
thus nixing any walk-ons.
Once in the loading zone
at Giant Forest, riders may transfer to
free shuttles that ply the Moro Rock/Crescent
Meadow Road or board a larger bus bound
for lower Sherman Tree, upper Sherman
Tree, Lodgepole and Wuksachi. Riders that
enter the park via shuttle have a scheduled
return and must be concerned with connections
because on the departing-hourly shuttles
that begin at 2:30 p.m. in Giant Forest
there are few seats and no last-minute
From Sequoia Park's
perspective the partnership with the City
of Visalia is a win-win as the shuttles
are a huge improvement over two years
ago when no mass transport was available.
As with so many pilot programs, the service
does not come cheap or without problems.
"We really would like to see more
visitors get used to leaving their cars
entirely while they are here in the parks,"
said Alexandra Picavet, parks' spokesperson.
"That upper parking lot at the Sherman
Tree gets really crowded, especially during
the busy weekends and these folks are
taking the shuttle from there."
To make matters worse, two
of the three larger shuttles were out
of service with mechanical problems for
most of last week. When that happens,
service declines and its standing room
only for a route that takes 40 minutes
each way between Giant Forest Museum and
"To make the service permanent,
we need to prove to the agencies that
furnished the grants that the shuttle
service is really working," said
Picavet. "A decision will be made
after the 2009 season if the service is
to continue."
There is no doubt that an
internal park shuttle Giant Forest to
Wuksachi is necessary and viable.
With the external route outside
the park (Visalia to Ash Mountain) running
at less than 50 percent capacity, Three
Rivers is the more obvious hub of the
service and could easily furnish more
riders than shuttle seats. But to grow
the service and really make it workable,
the City of Visalia would have to partner
with Tulare County and admit that, for
most tourists, the park adventure begins
and ends in Three Rivers, not in Visalia.
Kings Canyon hiker
Roaring River Falls in the
Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National
Park is most often accessed by an easy,
quarter-mile, paved trail that leads directly
to the base of the falls. But venturing
off-trail and up-river beyond this point,
the terrain quickly becomes steep and
treacherous. This is what Rick Kohltfarber,
26, and his friends discovered on Wednesday,
July 9.
Kohltfarber fell approximately
12 feet into Roaring River where he struck
a rock and dislocated his shoulder. He
was then swept over a 30-foot waterfall
before grabbing onto a boulder above Roaring
River Falls.
After Kohltfarber's
friends called for help, Debbie Brenchley,
search-and-rescue ranger, was shorthauled
to the victim's location. Both were
then flown to the waiting Cedar Grove
ambulance, where Kohltfarber was treated
by a park medic.
According to David Schifsky,
Grant Grove sub-district ranger, this
was the ninth search-and-rescue operation
that occurred in Kings Canyon National
Park in as many days, six of which were
major SARs.
fire near Lake Kaweah
A turkey vulture versus a
high-voltage transmission line sparked
a five-acre blaze across from the Slick
Rock recreation area that was quickly
extinguished by Tulare County and Cal
Fire firefighting units. One hilltop home
was immediately threatened but air attacks
averted the threat.
Solo-vehicle wreck
Hwy. 198
On Thursday, July 24, at
approximately 5:45 a.m. a car hit an embankment
on the highway around Lake Kaweah. The
highway was closed for more than an hour
as crews cleared the scene. Only minor
injuries were reported.
Survival against
all odds:
Racina on her walk in the woods
She has a smile that's
infectious, a zest for life, and a massive
scar on her right knee. All of these traits
can be attributed to a time not so long
ago when Amy Racina, alone and seriously
injured in Kings Canyon National Park,
didn't know if she was going to
live or die.
Amy, who wrote a book about her death-defying
experience while backpacking, was in Mineral
King last Saturday to discuss her solo-backpacking
incident that occurred five years ago
in August 2003 and culminated in a book.
She had come full circle, at least in
her hiking life, as Mineral King was where
she embarked on her first backpacking
trip with her father and brother when
she was 16 years old.
This original journey led
her on a path that ultimately resulted
in a lifelong passion for escaping into
the wilderness. She was backpacking solo
within a decade.
With hundreds, actually thousands,
of miles under her belt, and when 140
miles into a 160-mile trip five summers
ago, Amy took one step that would change
her life forever. She was on an abandoned
trail in Kings Canyon National Park heading
down the 3,200 vertical feet and 100 switchbacks
to the Tehipite Valley, an area described
as an undiscovered Yosemite along the
Middle Fork of the Kings River.
On a narrow section of trail
that was covered with shale and a carpet
of dried oak leaves, Amy grabbed a handhold
on a small tree and planted her boot.
The hillside gave way and Amy and her
33-pound pack separated, both tumbling
60 feet down and going airborne before
landing on the water-polished granite
of a streambed below.
Amy writes in her book: "Now,
crippled in the ravine, I see that my
pack has mercifully fallen within reach.
It is light enough that I can pull it
toward me. I hug my pack to me. It has
been a cherished companion, and just now,
it seems to me to be my only friend. Immobilized
and badly injured, without my gear, I
would have had no chance at all. I give
thanks for every hour I have spent obsessing
over each piece of equipment. I have hot
tea to comfort me. I even have a book
to read."
But there are a couple of
pressing problems. First, the injuries:
Her knee is a gaping wound
with bones protruding. Fingers are bent
at odd angles. A thigh is scraped and
oozing. She also had a broken nose and
a missing front tooth. She cannot walk;
in fact, she can barely move.
Second, a trailhead ranger
had informed her at the outset of her
trip that less than a half-dozen people
travel this trail each season, so it was
a distinct possibility that help might
not arrive in a timely manner.
Because "survival"
is in the book's title and she showed
up to give the talk in Mineral King, it's
not a big reveal to say that Amy lived
through her ordeal, but "against
all odds" aptly describes how it
came to be that she was given a second
chance. To say that the stars aligned
to ensure her rescue and subsequent recovery
is an understatement.
Although her initial prognosis
for a full recovery was grim, Amy regained
her ability to walk… and hike. More
amazingly, she has resumed her solo backcountry
trips, although she now harbors a fear
of high, steep places.
Yet Amy said she plans to
one day return to the Tehipite switchbacks
in an effort to better understand what
happened that day five summers ago.
Angels in the Wilderness
is available for sale at Sequoia-Kings
Canyon visitor centers, online at www.sequoiahistory.org
(click on Bookstore, then "Hiking,
Backpacking…"), and at major
delegation visits Sequoia
On Monday, July 21, dignitaries
from the National Parks of Thailand were
in Sequoia National Park to experience
firsthand how America's national
parks operate. They were escorted locally
by Craig Axtell, superintendent, Colleen
Bathe, chief of interpretation, Alex Picavet,
public information officer, and Paul Pfenninger,
district interpreter.
The Thai delegation also visited Kings
Canyon, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national
parks on their western tour. The National
Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Department of Thailand manages 103 national
Sequoia Field Institute
For those with the urge to
head into the spectacular Sierra backcountry
but may lack the know-how to head out
alone, there are several upcoming group
trips being offered through the Sequoia
Field Institute, a division of the Sequoia
Natural History Association.
From July 30 to August 6,
Jim Warner will hit the trail for the
Siberian Outpost on this weeklong outing.
Difficulty: Very strenuous (ages 16 and
older). Price: $370 (SNHA member, $322).
Jim Warner will also be Exploring the
Elizabeth Pass/Coppermine Area from
August 21-27. Difficulty: Very strenuous.
Price: $272 (SNHA member, $313).
Expert mountaineer Randy
Coffman will lead the way To Whitney
Country: High Sierra Trail Adventure
during an 11-day trip from Thursday to
Sunday, Aug. 21 to 31. Difficulty: Strenuous.
Price: $375 (SNHA member, $431).
For these trips, participants
will need to supply basic backpacking
equipment (some rentals available) and
their own food. Visit www.sequoiahistory.org
or call 565-4251 for more information.
Firewood available
Mineral King
Twenty cords of surplus pine
is available for cutting and removal until
it is gone. Firewood permits are required
prior to removal and must be obtained
in person at the Mineral King Ranger Station
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The cost is $10 per cord
(cash or check) with a limit of six cords
per family. For additional requirements
and restrictions, call the Mineral King
Ranger Station, 565-3768.
Woman's Club
2008/2009 officers
Last month, at the last meeting before
their annual summer break, the Three Rivers
Woman's Club announced their incoming
officers that will lead the club into
its 92nd year. At the gala luncheon at
St. Anthony Retreat attended by club members,
Estelle Christensen was installed as president
for the second consecutive year.
The club's responsibilities are many,
so board members are rarely idle during
their reign. The club owns and operates
The Thingerie, the Three Rivers thrift
shop for more than 30 years, which is
its main source of income.
And that income is not spent frivolously.
It is distributed as needed to community
projects that enhance the quality of life
in Three Rivers as well as to students
in the form of scholarships to reward
them for a job well done and assist them
with the expenses of higher education.
Club member Clancy Blakemore was in charge
of the installation festivities and the
theme was flowers and their symbolic meanings.
For instance, the directors who manage
the club's funds received a buttercup
and a tiger lily, which traditionally
represent riches, wealth, and success.
The treasurer was presented with wheat
(abundance), the secretary received an
iris (message carrier), the vice president
was given a daffodil (respect and regard),
and President Estelle was honored with
a chrysanthemum for cheerfulness in leadership.
Club members in attendance each were presented
with a yellow rose, signifying friendship.
Conversations with
Pastor: A tribute
Re: Warren L. Campbell (1926 - July 8,
It was 17 years ago this
month that Pastor Warren Lee Campbell
and I first met when I was invited to
his church just up the road from where
I was living on the North Fork.
Our first real meeting between
us was a disaster. He asked me what I
did for a living. I told him I rode a
Undeterred, he asked me what
church I was affiliated with. I said,
Marble Collegiate in New York, Dutch Presbyterian.
He smiled and nodded, wondering what to
say next. An awkward, pregnant pause followed,
until I perked up, "Perhaps you've
heard of my pastor, Dr. Norman Vincent
Peale?" That did it. Pastor was
soon out the door.
In time, he would tell me
his version of that first meeting. He
was taken aback by who my former pastor
was, because compared to Dr. Peale, Warren
Lee Campbell was just a country preacher,
to which I would reply, "That may
be true, but I've learned more from
you than I ever have from a 33rd-degree
Mason with more degrees in theology than
one could count."
He once laid something on
me so bold, so profound, that it changed
the course of my life, when he told me
that "an average person lives to
be 70 to 80 years old, and in the course
of their life, they will influence at
least 10,000 people for good or evil."
Because of that single fact, I am constantly
on guard in all that I do or say, for
I know I am accountable to God for my
Fifteen years ago my world,
as I knew it then, came crashing down
around me. When I needed a friend, someone
to reach out to me, it was Pastor who
invited me to live on the ranch.
It was also at this time
that the church was going through a transformation
from a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation to
a real church. Pastor said he had to make
sure his church was free before he died.
He didn't want God to be ashamed
of him when they met. This idea
of a free church didn't sit well
with about a third of the congregation.
We definitely went through our Baptism
of Fire for the first six months of 1993,
but we prevailed and today stand as a
testimony to that decision.
During those turbulent times,
we grew close. Over the next decade of
living on the ranch, whenever he needed
something done, a problem to be fixed,
I was his man; I was his confidant.
When the church was about
to be closed down by the tax man in August
1999, the problem was taken care of. When
he wanted a churchyard because he didn't
want to be buried in the Three Rivers
Cemetery, he gave the word and it was
done. Kaweah has an unusual town sign
because of Pastor Campbell.
We had many experiences together
that could fill a book, but one in particular
really emphasized his character and showed
me the man he really was.
It was an early, frosty morning
in February 1995 when I spotted his car
in the parking lot of the Noisy Water
restaurant and stopped in to see him.
He was sitting at the counter alone, nursing
a coffee, looking melancholy and deep
in thought when I took a seat next to
I asked him how he was, and
he blurted out, "I miss my son,
Jonathan." There was an awkward
moment between us. Jonathan died of cancer
in 1983 and Pastor had never quite gotten
over the loss.
I chose my next words slowly;
carefully. "Do you realize Jonathan's
death made you a better Pastor?"
He looked at me quizzically. "How
"The next memorial service you did
for the parents that lost a child, you
could now feel what they felt. You now
had a common bond."
He perked up in his seat and nodded. "Yes,
you're right, now that I think of
it. I did become a better Pastor. The
Lord did bless me in that way."
"He also blessed you another way,
Pastor. Because of the loss of Jonathan,
the Lord multiplied you with many sons
and daughters, of which I can count myself
as one of them."
There are many today in Three
Rivers and Kaweah, as well as in many
other parts of the world that can be proud
to say they, too, are a son or daughter
of Pastor's.
From that moment onward,
Pastor was never ashamed to say, either
from the pulpit or in person, that he
loved me like a son. Pastor
was a man with an open heart and a great
love for people. I am not ashamed to speak
publicly of my love for him. I am perhaps
more ashamed to say I loved him more than
my own father.
Pastor would often compare
himself to the prophet Jeremiah by saying
that Jeremiah preached for 40 years and
had a handful of converts with fingers
left over. "That's the way
I feel. I started out with fire for the
Lord. I wanted to preach to millions around
the world and save souls for Jesus, and
as I look upon my life, I ended up being
a Jeremiah. Will I die and my words with
me?" he would ask. "Will I
not be remembered when I'm gone?"
"Pastor, so long as people are alive
that you've touched in some way,
you will continue to live. And if I have
a say, and the Lord continues to bless
me, you will be remembered for all eternity
until this world passes away."
Not long ago, I finished
a film called Yesterday's Dreams,
a story about marriage and companionship.
Although we shot the film in Oregon, the
story really focuses around Three Rivers
and Kaweah and some of the people I've
known. One of them I had to place in the
film was Pastor, played by actor Barry
Corbin (Lonesome Dove; Northern Exposure).
Although the film hasn't
been released to the public, I know some
people have seen early copies of it. I
kept hearing a nagging voice in my head
telling me to call Pastor and show him
the film.
Pastor had heard about the
film and was eagerly waiting to see it.
When he saw Barry playing him, Pastor
caught all the little hints; all the little
bits of his life I picked up over the
years that I placed in the script, and
laughed at them, including the mandatory
corny joke that had to go in if we were
to give Pastor's character any authenticity.
Days later, he stopped by
the house, smiling and thanking me for
placing his character in the film; that
now he felt like he would continue to
live on. I told him I wasn't done
with the character yet and asked him to
help me flesh out my next story idea.
He enjoyed coming over and helping out
on the script, as I'd make copious
notes on his thoughts regarding certain
There was always one other
thought on his mind when pondering his
death. He would often ask, "Kevin,
when I die, do you think more enemies
or friends will show up at my memorial
I would smile and give him the same answer,
"I don't know, Pastor, but
I can promise you one thing... it'll
be standing room only."
He would smile and laugh. "Yes,
sir, I do believe you're right about
As I looked about the sanctuary
at the church at Kaweah during Pastor's
memorial service on Saturday, July 19,
I was glad to see I was.
Article by Kevin Foster
of Kaweah.
Visalia students
resources in Three Rivers
Like all of Pro-Youth/HEART's
site directors, Kathy Hays at Washington
Elementary in Visalia loves the children
under her care and strives to provide
her children with every opportunity to
learn, follow their dreams, and become
full-fledged members of society.
Kathy knows that her children will
make major strides in their learning process
if they are also able to leave their day-to-day
surroundings on occasion and take educational
field trips.
Kathy feels that these field
trips can be just as important in the
education of a child as reading, writing,
and arithmetic, but funding a field trip
takes a big bite out of the HEART budget
for her site.
Pro-Youth is a Tulare County nonprofit
organization that, among other things,
sponsors and administrates the HEART afterschool
program. HEART (Home-work, Enrichment,
Acceleration, Recreation, Teamwork) complements
the regular school day by providing academic
assistance and enrichment activities free
of charge for children in kindergarten
through sixth grade.
Prospects for any large-scale,
spring field trip for Kathy's students
appeared grim. What Kathy didn't
realize was that there was another "Kathy"
in Three Rivers who was about to take
a very active interest in this Pro-Youth/HEART
On Nov. 15, 2007, the other
Kathy — Leah Catherine Launey; "Leah"
to avoid confusion — stopped in
at Pro-Youth's office downtown and spoke
to Bud Darwin, training director, about
the needs of the children under Pro-Youth's
Leah is an attorney/mediator
who operates Three Rivers Bed & Breakfast.
The short conversation with Darwin led
to a brainstorming session with Kathy
and Bud.
Leah arrived at the session
armed with brochures from the Sequoia
Foothills Chamber of Commerce visitor
center, where she is a director, about
free and educational things to do in Three
Rivers, Lake Kaweah, and Sequoia National
Park. She also had articles and photographs
from The Kaweah Commonwealth detailing
the wonders of Living History Day, organized
annually by the Three Rivers Historical
Society; appearances by Wadaba's
West African Drumming group; an article
about mediation and the Sequoia Community
Mediation Center in Visalia (Leah's
a member/mediator); information about
music, artists, and Three Rivers's
50-year-old Reimer's Candy Store;
and information about the Kaweah Heritage
Visitor Center, Terminus Dam, Rangers
in the Classroom, and Sequoia National
Park — all amazing local resources
that are just ready and waiting for Kathy's
children at Washington Elementary.
An all-day field trip for
the children of Washington Elementary
was planned, and on Saturday, April 26,
the children enjoyed a visit to Don and
Teriz Mosley's South Fork ranch;
the Three Rivers Historical Museum; Reimer's
Candies & Gifts to see how candy is
made; and Heart's Desire gift shop
for lunch, crafts, and playing along the
At the end of the day, Ranger
Larry Baker of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers at Lake Kaweah gave the children
a watershed lecture from the deck located
behind Kaweah Heritage Visitor Center,
followed by a tour of Terminus Dam. All
of these fun and educational services
were provided to the Pro-Youth/HEART children
for free.
In addition to Leah assisting
with ideas for field-trip destinations
and activities, she also provided age-appropriate
mediation skills and techniques to HEART
program site directors, program leaders,
and students. Near the end of the school
year, Kathy Hays mentioned that the children
were much better behaved and much better
equipped to work with each other this
year, and she believes it was due to their
peer mediation training.
This past week, July 21 to
25, Kathy and Leah teamed up again. They
taught peer mediation to the class of
incoming Pro-Youth/HEART program leaders
during the annual summer training session.
Finally, Kathy Hays has expressed
a desire to take her students to Sequoia
National Park in 2009 as their main field
trip. Kathy is currently waiting to receive
the date from Sequoia National Park.
Leah Catherine Launey
contributed this article.
Summer entertainment
for all
There are not a lot of structured
activities for children and teenagers
in Three Rivers during the summer, but
one long-running day camp gives local
kids a place to play, learn, and socialize
during the morning hours for one week
each summer and teens an opportunity to
provide community-service assistance.
Vacation Bible School was held July 14
to 18 at the St. Anthony Retreat. This
year's VBS was attended by 50 children
with 35 teens and 20 adults helping out
in the areas of music, drama, crafts,
games, snacks, and more.


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