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AMY GOODMAN: It's a question that's been posed to social movements for year: We know what you oppose, but what's your alternative? My next guest is considered one of today's leading thinkers on that very question.
MICHAEL ALBERT: Thank you very much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here.
AMY GOODMAN: It's great to be here in
MICHAEL ALBERT: Well, a long time ago, too long, I went to college at MIT here in
And we discovered months later, after we had become members, that we had been deceived, that they had tapped phones and bugged rooms, and the idea was that the fraternity would sort of give you what you wanted. So if I said, "I really like it, but there's not enough physics," or "I really like it, there's no tennis," or "I really" — whatever it was that was missing, the next morning I would get, if they wanted me. If they didn't want me, I would have been ushered out quickly, you know, into the alley to go away. And you didn't hear about that until about six months later, when you went through a long process of becoming acclimated and near friends, and everything rests on it, and everybody just rolls with it. You know, they just go with it.
And the months later, over the summer, I was sort of horrified that I had just rolled with it and gone with it and accepted it, and I rebelled against it. And that was the first really, I think, break with authority, break with regimentation, break with the norms around me. And from then on, it was a direct line. That was the '60s. I was in the class of '69, and so within a year I was in the movement, and within a — it was like generations —
AMY GOODMAN: What do you mean by "the movement"?
MICHAEL ALBERT: Well, in those times, time moved very quickly. So you would be aroused by civil rights, or you would be aroused by the war. You would be aroused by something. You would become politicized, meaning you would become a dissident. You would just become opposed to the injustices that you saw around you. And very quickly, your life changed. Very quickly, you developed an understanding of what was going on that had been dramatically different than anything you felt before, and you might become part of an organization. In my case, I became part of a group called SDS, Students for a Democratic Society, that was at MIT, and of the antiwar movement, and of movements around other kinds of focuses.
This is actually recurring now. SDS chapters all over the country are growing up, and it's a very important phenomenon right now. That's partly why I wrote the book, to try to convey something of our history to people who are doing it again.
AMY GOODMAN: Ultimately, you were expelled from MIT?
MICHAEL ALBERT: Yeah, I was. I had become — I guess "prominent" is the right word. Actually, those fraternity guys had had me earmarked to become four years later — that's how incredibly regimented it is — four years later they thought I would run for president of the whole student body. Well, I quit after my freshman year the fraternity. But four years later, I did actually run for president. Ironically, I won, and I was one of the leaders of the actions and the demonstrations, and so on. And so, they did indeed throw me out on ridiculous charges, mostly because they didn't know all the things that I did do, which would have been, from their point of view, legitimate charges. They just sort of made things up. But they did throw me out, yes.
AMY GOODMAN: What did that mean for you to be expelled from the university?
MICHAEL ALBERT: For me, it didn't mean much, in the sense that it's a little like being expelled from a cesspool. I mean, in other words, from my point of view, MIT was a place that had many virtues, in the sense of teaching people and being an environment that was in some sense comforting for some, at least. But in other senses, it was a factory that was producing thoughts and also technology that was used in the Vietnam War.
So some of the things we opposed were multiple targeting of nuclear weapons. They had helicopters that they were stabilizing, and they said they were stabilizing them so that they could fly over
The worst thing they were working on, we didn't know about, and in some sense for me it's probably personally lucky, but, in any case, it was smart bombs, the bombs that came visible to the public's eye much, much later in
The idea there was, if we have to leave, we have to send a message. And the message is, if you oppose the United States, if you try to extricate yourself — a country — if the country tries to extricate itself from the network, the imperial network that uses their resources and their energies and their humanity and their economic output to benefit the United States, instead of the people of the country, if you try to extricate yourself from that, we'll punish you. And we'll punish you so harshly that the net result will be horrific.
So, in leaving, we had to do as much as we could to ensure that what emerged after we were gone wouldn't be a model, wouldn't be exemplary, wouldn't be fulfilling. And so, what we did is we produced as much internal opposition and hostilities as we could, and we wrecked as much of the country as we could, and the final stage of that was these smart bombs.
AMY GOODMAN: You're talking about
MICHAEL ALBERT: Yeah, this is all
AMY GOODMAN: Why do you say you were personally lucky not to know?
MICHAEL ALBERT: Well, imagine you were on a campus at the time. You're very radical. You're very revolutionary, very fired up. You're angry. You're young. You want to do something. It turns out that it's probably the one moment in history, or in recent history in the
AMY GOODMAN: I mean, there was a bombing at the
MICHAEL ALBERT: Yeah, and much of those — I mean, I think that kind of activity is horrendously flawed, not just in the ways that people might think of, but even from the point of view of trying to accomplish some broader end, because it alienates people, it diminishes the support that exists, it tends to push people away from dissent instead of into dissent, independently of the horrific effects on somebody who gets caught in the crossfire or something like that. But this particular kind of act would have been effective. It's a sidebar to the history that I experienced, really.
AMY GOODMAN: We have to break. When we come back, I want to ask you about those years, because that is where you met Noam Chomsky, and we're deeply affected by that relationship, both with him as professor and then as a friend for this past forty years. We're talking to
AMY GOODMAN: We're talking to
MICHAEL ALBERT: Well, I had two kinds of interaction with him at the beginning. One was like anybody else: hearing him speak at a rally or a demonstration or something like that. The other was actually taking a course from him, because I was at MIT, and he taught a course that was about American policy and ideology, and so on. And then, later on, I sort of taught a section of it with him. He had a profound effect on me, of course, as he has on many, many other people. In my case, it was partly to just see such a mind at work, to see what it meant to think clearly, to think in a disciplined way, and so on. But it was mostly something about the integrity, something about the honesty, the calm demeanor, the concern, and so on.
One example was, Weathermen was a group that was engaged in activity at the time. It was a part of SDS, not a part I was belonged to, but they wanted to recruit me. At a particular moment, I went into Noam's office, and I asked him about it, this recruitment effort by them and whether — you know, how I should relate. Noam was loath to give people advice about what to do in their life or about strategy.
AMY GOODMAN: And explain what the Weathermen were.
MICHAEL ALBERT: The Weathermen were a very — they were the most militant, most violent wing of SDS. Their analysis was a bit peculiar. I don't think we need to go into details.
But in any case, so I asked him about that, and he was very loath to do that, but in this particular case — we were already pretty close, and he — you know, he didn't want me to make an error, so he did make a suggestion. And he sort of said very quickly, he said, "They're wonderful people. They're great people. They're moved well. I mean, their motives are good. Some of them are going to die. Some of them are going to hurt others. They're going to have very little effect on the well-being of people around the world because of what they're doing." And in a phrase, right, he captured what was there, and his advice was important. I don't think it was definitive in my choice not to join, but it certainly would have been a big factor.
One little other apocryphal story — there are lots of stories about Noam. We were in
AMY GOODMAN: You left, though. You left MIT. You had been studying physics. And talk about the founding of South End Press and moving on to Z.
MICHAEL ALBERT: Yeah, I would have been a physicist, that's true. The war and everything else sort of made that impossible. Later on, we founded something called South End Press. It was an attempt to create a publishing house, a book publishing house — still exists, still going strong — that would present books about race, gender, class, power, international relations, the whole gamut of things that affect people's lives in a fundamental way. And our intention was to create something that would also embody in itself, in its organization and its structure, the values that we had. And this was late '70s, about '77, '78, when we were doing that.
We formed it. It was a hard road, but we did create it, and it had those two aspects. The books were of the character that I describe, trying to provide some information, some vision, some ideas about strategy that would help people to change the world, and whose vision, whose structure, embodied the values. Meaning what? It meant that we were a collective, but a collective in a sort of special way. We had a division of labor that was designed so that each participant in South End Press would have, by virtue of their activity in the press, comparable circumstances, comparable empowerment to participate then in the decisions and in the editorial side of the press. So members of the press — there was no such thing as somebody who was a secretary or somebody who was cleaning up or somebody, for that matter, who was an editor or — people had a mix of responsibilities. And the mix was such that their overall work experience was empowering and was equitable. And that later became a part of the economic vision that's called participatory economics, or parecon, that you had mentioned in the introduction. And South End Press weren't alone —
AMY GOODMAN: Explain parecon.
MICHAEL ALBERT: Capitalism is a horrific system. Capitalism is a system that breeds an environment in which dignity is robbed, in which people are out — nice guys finish last, in the words of a famous American baseball coach, or in my more aggressive formulation, garbage rises, meaning it's a competitive environment in which you care about others, you suffer. If you violate others, you advance. It's an environment in which there's about 30 million poor people. There's about seven million homeless people and seven million empty hotel rooms. There's war, and so on.
And the question for me was always, starting right at the beginning in 1968, '67: what do we replace it with? If we're about changing this fundamentally, then we have to be about not just better values, people controlling their own lives, equity, justice, diversity, solidarity, we have to be about institutions that would make those values real. So parecon or participatory economics is a model —
AMY GOODMAN: You made up the word?
MICHAEL ALBERT: Yes, and it's not a brilliant choice, I'm told. It's an economic system, a set of institutions to accomplish production and consumption and allocation, stuff that makes up economics, and to do it in a way that the act of doing it gives people control over their lives, gives people solidarity with others, gives people an equitable share of the social output, gives people a range of options that's fulfilling. And so, the institutions that make it up are the key to it, and it represents an answer to the question, "What do you want?" It represents a rejection of the idea that Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister, put forward: TINA, "there is no alternative."
The reason I thought this was important, just to answer one — I mean, why do that? You know, why spend so much time trying to figure out an alternative to capitalism or, for that matter, an alternative to patriarchy or an alternative to race division and racism, or an alternative to authoritar– why do that? The reason was because right from the beginning, when I was organizing at MIT, and very much through the present, it seemed to me that there were two primary obstacles to a given person becoming active in trying to create a better world.
One obstacle was ignorance of the reality, ignorance of the injustice. And that was the primary obstacle in the '60s. So when movements in the '60s unearthed truths about the world that said that the injustices or the pains that people felt were injustices, they were systemic violations, people got angry and thus arose the movement.
But there was a second lurking obstacle, and that was the feeling that there was no alternative. That was the feeling that when the organizers said, "Come join me in the movement against Vietnam War," it was like saying to somebody, "Come join me in blowing against the wind. Come join me in organizing against gravity. Come join me in organizing against aging." It was a hopeless task, right? And so, why should the person do it? So the more evidence we had for the injustice, it didn't matter. It's like piling on evidence that cancer hurts, and then saying, "Join me in a social movement against cancer." It's not the evidence that's wrong. It's — the person feels like "What you're asking me to do is silly."
And between those two obstacles to participation, it seemed to me that over time it was the second one that grew huge, the belief that there's no alternative, the belief that there is no way to win, no way to beat city hall.
Recently, just — I hate to run on a little bit. But recently I saw a movie, Shooter. I don't know whether you've seen it yet. At the beginning of the movie, there's a scene and Mark Wahlberg — and, I mean, it's a big
But the message to me was different. The rest of the movie includes very, very graphically: the
AMY GOODMAN: "There is no alternative," TINA.
MICHAEL ALBERT: After South End Press, Lydia Sergeant and I — we had been involved in creating South End Press, and then we sort of split off — not a bad split, a positive split — to create a new institution. It was called Z Magazine. The idea was to have more of a community of people who would have a sustained connection to the magazine. Then later, again — in the early days, even before the web — we did ZNet, a website, which still exists: www.zmag.org, sort of a huge website. We do a summer school. We do all these things with the idea —
AMY GOODMAN: Z Media Institute in Woods Hole —
MICHAEL ALBERT: Z Media Institute, yes.
AMY GOODMAN: – where you've trained hundreds and hundreds of young people from around the world.
MICHAEL ALBERT: Yes. And the idea is simple. The idea is basically to spread information that's valuable, spread hope that's essential to becoming active, spread tools for becoming active, spread vision, and so on, in trying to develop an effort to produce a better society and a better world.
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---- — What to do about mediocre performance by students in New York's schools — and in those across the United States, for that matter — has been brainstormed and debated for decades, and the answers remain frustratingly elusive.
It seems that investigators have not yet found the right questions to ask.
Local educators are not impressed with the findings of Gov. Cuomo's New York Education Reform Commission's report, and apparently with good reason. We applaud the governor for undertaking the initiative and hope he continues to make this inquiry a top priority.
Among the commission's recommendations are a longer school day and school year, more emphasis on effective prekindergarten, better social and health services and more technology in the classroom.
You could make a good argument for the promise any of these ingredients would achieve.
But each would cost money, and, of course, money these days is an elusive commodity itself. Critics argue that powerful teacher unions resist spending more time in the classroom without proportionate compensation. Who could reasonably ask them to? Is there any occupation in which workers would be asked to spend dramatically more time on the job without a pay increase?
But money does not appear to be the answer to this state's inability to demonstrate marked improvement in student performance. Last July, a study by 24/7 Wall St. found per-pupil spending in the United States ranged from a low of around $10,000 by Utah and a high of more than $16,000 in New York. Yet Utah's graduation rate was higher than New York's.
A Harvard study last year found U.S. students right in the middle in performance, in a range from a high of Latvia, Chile and Brazil to a low of Sweden, of all places. Latvian students are improving three times as fast as Americans.
And, of course, many educators and others have a low opinion of standardized tests as a measure of student worth and achievement. Since the state instituted these tests, teachers have railed against the necessary sacrifice of their own creativity in classrooms.
In fairness to the teachers, the United States is still the world leader in much of what is regarded as significant. Measured gains may not be apparent, but something good is going on in America's schools. American colleges and universities are still the gold standard for international students.
Nevertheless, world superiority in the future relies on first-class education now. As the Harvard study pointed out, "A country ignores the quality of its schools at its economic peril."
Clearly, the United States, including New York, wants to do whatever it can — short of spending wads of taxpayer money — to improve its schools. Fortunately, statistics show money spent doesn't convert into talent and performance.
What New York needs is an entirely fresh reflection on what makes a student want to succeed and be able to succeed. The old ideas don't seem to be providing the answers.

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How to make Haitian meatballsTuesday, August 31st, 2010
As I mentioned before, I'm not a big fan of Venezuelan food. Therefore, at home the kids mostly eat traditional Haitian cuisine. I remember how tired I would grow of some variation of rice and beans, so I try to throw in some pasta or grilled vegetables on the weekly menu.
Meatballs, or boulèt, is one of my favorite dishes. Haitian food is complicated to make, so I'm going to give you the basic directions to make the meatballs and will also include what I feel are some optional steps.
Here's what you're going to need to get started:
Ground beef – this about 1 lb.
Bread (stale if you have it) soaked in water
Spice medley – parsley, garlic, red and green bell peppers, green onions.
You're also going to need this contraption:
This is handmade mortar and pestle and a MUST in any self-respecting Haitian household.
First thing is to crush all the fresh spices in the mortar and pestle. Add some fine salt to your liking.
Squeeze the excess water out of the bread and set aside.
Optional: 1) Add the juice of a squeezed lemon into the spice mix for acidity. 2) After squeezing the excess water out of the bread, you can mash it in the mortar and pestle too. 3) You can rinse the ground beef in a sieve to remove some of the blood. 4) Boil a small potato, peel it and crush it to add with the spices and bread.
Add the spices and the bread to the ground beef.
I also like to to add a chopped medium-sized onion.
Mix the spices, bread and onions and this what you get.
You take the ground beef mixture with some all-purpose flour and start making the meatballs by rolling large spoonfuls between the palms of your hands (or however you like to make your meatballs round). Once the desired shape, roll them in the flour. In the meantime, heat up your oil – I like to use corn or vegetable.
When the oil is hot (it bubbles when I put the end of a wooden spoon in it), start frying the meatballs.
When they've browned on one side, flip them over.
As with any fried food, I like to set them on a paper towel to drain any excess oil. In the interim, rinse and repeat for the remaining uncooked meatballs.
And this, is the boulèt in all its glory.
In our house, it's usually eaten with white rice and red or black bean purée, but it's not a hard and fast rule. Sometimes I accidentally get full eating them while cooking, so it can definitely stand alone.
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A dozen teachers in Prince George County could lose their jobs with the school district, after the schools' superintendent released his budget for the coming year.
Superintendent Dr. Bobby Browder proposes cutting 19 positions, including 12 teachers, five assistants, one administrator and one clerk. Dr. Browder told school board members $1.6 million in cuts are needed, along with $1.1 million in additional funding from Prince George County.
Board Chairman Robert Cox has invested nearly two decades with the school district. A proud father whose daughter just graduated from Old Dominion, Cox said in an interview Friday her foundation for success was an education in Prince George. Now, Cox is fighting to keep the same foundation strong for the future.
"A lot of friendships were built as my daughter went to school here," Cox said. "And I feel for every employee we have. I want to see no employees lose their jobs."
Dr. Browder proposes which positions to cut, then sends the plan goes to the School Board. Cox said the Board will try to refine and reduce the number of cuts, keeping the pain as far as possible from the classroom.
"We could look at the elimination or realignment of some programs instead," Cox said.
Governor Bob McDonnell promised to fund part of a two percent raise for teachers, but the money must be matched by local taxpayers. Districts are struggling to come up with that money, but Cox said Prince George should be able to come up with the money.
"We're going to find the money. I think we will find the money to do that."
The District plans to pass a final budget by the end of February. The difficult financial situation is attributed to a reduction in federal funding as well as increases in healthcare and retirement costs. Fewer families at Fort Lee resulting because of sequestration could also harm the District's finances.
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$ 875 - $ 1,925 / week
$ 1,300 - $ 3,000 / month
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Welcome to South Padre Island,Tx.! Imagine this... a tropical island 34 miles long packed with fine restaurants, exciting night clubs,tropical bars and taverns, great offshore and bay fishing and not to mention fabulous shopping. Our LA ISLA Condominium Bldg. F (Rm. 102) are located at 150 Padre Blvd. two blocks from the Causeway, on the oceanside of South Padre Island across from the Gulfview I & II condominiums and next to Schlitterbahn Waterpark. La Isla boasts beautifully landscaped grounds and plenty of spacious parking. Wi-fi internet access is also available throughout the private clubhouse with spacious roof-top sun deck and pool area. Master bedroom has complete furnishings, large closets, cable tv., and queen size bed with comfortable bedding. Second bedroom has complete furnishings, bunk beds with complete bedding, large closet, cable tv. Fully equipped kitchen, full size refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, range, coffee maker and a complete set of everything necessary to create meals. The living area features a large cable tv., queen size sofa sleeper and nice chairs. The dining area features a dining table for four and a bar with two bar stools. Enjoy a morning cup of coffee on our balcony which has a table and two chairs.
Isla Blanca park and the Sea ranch marina are just a two minute walk away. Enjoy fishing at the jetties in the park or book a fishing trip with the professional guides at the marina. Schlitterbahn waterpark was rated the #1 waterpark in the U.S. by travel magazine. While the kids splash in the water, sip a exotic drink in the swim-up bar. Then dine on the breeze swept terrace and enjoy the live entertainment. The centerpiece of the water park is Rio Aventura, a lazy river which turns crazy as you speed through whitewater rapids, then right back down the stomach-lifting drops.
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Viviana Negrete 956-792-3550
condo rental amenities
Outside ammenities include Two resort style swimming pools - One family oriented pool with wading area for the children and playground nearby and other adult pool with fire pits and two hot tubs, Both with plentiful lounge chairs and cabanas, picnic and outdoor grilling areas, bar area with outdoor kitchen, fully equipped exercise room and spa, Cyber cafe with flat screen tv., game room.
activities and attractions in South Padre Island Texas
Swimming, snorkeling/diving, kayaking, parasailing, wind surfing, jet skiing, bay and off shore fishing, dolphin cruises, golf, tennis, horseback riding, nature trails, national parks, birdwatching, movie cinemas, concerts, bingo, wanna be casinos, antique stores, museums, shopping district, night clubs, dancing, amusement parks, Brownsville Glady's Porter Zoo, Mexico tours, Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge, South Padre World Birding Center, Port Isabel museum and library.
vacation rental rates
Total amount of rental is due at Check in. No exceptions. 3 night minimums. Add 2% for credit card charges at check in. No charge for cash.
Check in 3:00 pm / Check out 12:00 noon ( PLEASE, throw trash in the outside trash bin and wash your pots & dishes )
Deposit : Reservation deposit of one night rate is required at the time of confirmation. Your reservation deposit will convert to a damage deposit at time of check in.
Cancellation : Cancellations made more than 30 days before arrival will be refunded, less a cancellation charge of $20.00. Cancellations made less than 30 days before arrival will be refunded if unit is subsequently rented, less a $20.00 cancellation charge.
* Holidays & Events: Additional $25.00/night to Peak Season rate (Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor day, Sept. 16th, TIFT, BikeFest. )
Occupancy tax: 14.50%
Fees: Linen fee $50.00 (2bd/2ba) Pet Fee $100.00/monthly
* Spring breakers : Non - spring break building
* Winter season - starts Dec. 1st and ends Feb. 28th. Complete months only (no partials).
Rates are subject to change without notice. Please call Viviana to confirm rates.
Toiletries include: 1 roll toilet paper, no beach & bath towels, no paper towels, no coffee filters, no irons, no hairdryers. We suggest you bring beach & bath towels and your personal toiletries.
How does this work?
- Call Viviana to confirm rates.
- Have credit card handy to make a reservation deposit.
- Pick up keys at 127 E. Dolphin St. for your condo, you will have to pay for your stay in full at check in.
- Your reservation deposit will convert to a damage deposit at check in.
- When you are getting ready to check out, you must throw your trash in the trash bin (outside) and wash all pots and pans.
- If there are no damages, your damage deposit will be credited to your credit card account in 2-3 business days after the unit has been cleaned.
Viviana Negrete 956-792-3550
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in South Padre Island
- Schlitterbahn waterpark
- World birding center
- swimming
- fishing
- beachcombing
Top things to do on a budget
- beachcombing
- swimming
- fishing
- BBQ on balcony
- free shuttle service
Top things to do with a family
- Schlitterbahn waterpark
- World birding center
- restaurants
- fishing
- shopping
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U10s Champions - Marlow RUFC
On Sunday 25th November we held our U9s and U10s Community Cup at Farnham Royal RUFC and Adams Park Stadium. This is the second year we have run the Community Cup and it has continued to grow in popularity as 44 teams from across the southern region entered the festival. Teams had travelled from Kent, Essex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to participate in the event and later watch London Wasps v Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.
At the Festival venue, the teams had the chance to meet London Wasps players Stephen Jones and Alec Hepburn who had taken the time to come down and watch some of the rugby action and meet the teams competing. Stephen Jones commented. "It's great to see so many young kids down here playing rugby. Everyone looks like they're having a great time and that's what these days are about; the kids enjoying playing rugby."
The U11s and U12s Cup Finals were later played on the Adams Park pitch after the full-time whistle of London Wasps victory over Leicester Tigers. The U9s Final saw a tense battle between Bromley RFC and Aylesford Bulls with the half time score at 3 – 3. Aylesford then produced a fine second half performance to emerge the winners 6 – 3. In the U10s Final, Marlow RUFC and Oxford Harlequins RFC produced a close first-half with Marlow leading 1 - 0; in the second-half, Marlow produced some great handling and off-loading skills to stretch their lead to 3 – 0 and record the win.
U9s Champions - Aylesford Bulls
London Wasps players Tinus Du Plessis and Matt Everard were on hand to present the winners with their trophies.
Event Organiser Ian Isham told wasps.co.uk; "It was a fantastic day at both Farnham Royal RUFC and Adams Park. I was really impressed with how many teams came out to take part in a great day of rugby and coped with the weather conditions. The skills on show, from all of the teams, were great; and I look forward to next year when they come back and demonstrate how their skills have developed further."
We would like to thank venue hosts Farnham Royal RUFC, Dair House School for allowing us to use their parking facilities, and all of the players, coaches and spectators for contributing to a fantastic grassroots rugby event.
The U9s Festival was contested between 24 teams and had a pool stage and then knockout rounds; there were 8 pools of 3 teams with the first placed teams going into the Cup competition, second place teams going into the Plate competition and the third place teams entering the Bowl competition. Following some closely fought Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals, The U9s Winners were:
The U10s Festival was contested by 18 teams and had a pool stage before the knockout rounds. There were 4 pools two with 4 teams in and two with 5 teams in. Teams that finished in 1st or 2nd in their group went into the Quarter-Finals of the Cup, 3rd place teams went into the Plate 4th place teams into the Bowl and the 5th place teams contested the Shield Final. The U10 saw some extremely close matches in the knockout rounds and the winners were:


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Authorities say 51-year-old Floyd Palmer was arrested Wednesday, a few hours after the fatal shooting of a church volunteer during a morning service at World Changers Church International in College Park, south of Atlanta.
Court records show a man named Floyd Lester Palmer with the same date of birth was charged in Baltimore in 2001 with attempted murder, assault and handgun charges.
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Mornings aren't really my thing. It takes several cups of coffee to get me rolling that early, plus another shot of espresso if brainpower and conversation are required. But when the alarm clock goes off, I do my best to not complain, knowing I'm lucky to witness beautiful land and horses in the fresh light of a new day.
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Just after dawn last Tuesday, at a horse farm near Newell, South Dakota, I stood looking at a big bay Thoroughbred gelding standing tied to a tree next to a wood barn. He stood still while his eyelids drifted half-closed, although he didn't cock a hind leg.
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Deadline day is the best day of the whole year. It's like when I was growing up and the fairground came to town. I would spend hours just watching and working out which rides I might want to get on. Sometimes I would spend so long assessing that by the time I made up my mind all the rides were closed and the fairground was packing up to move on. But that didn't worry me one little bit because there would always be next year, or the year after, or the year after that, or even the year after that.
All deadline days are great but this one was going to be something really special because the other GMs were going to line up and beg me to give them Alice. Having that kind of power makes me feel like Samuel Jackson when he plays a really tough pimp character in the movies. I even got an afro wig and a long fur coat to put on for all the negotiations. But then about a week ago Horcoff comes up at practice and asks why I hadn't bothered to start talks with Alice over an extension. I hate that Horcoff guy. He thinks he's smarter than everyone else just because he managed to get Kev really drunk that night they were doing his contract at the strip club. I didn't like him challenging me and I thought I'd show him who's boss. So I called over all the guys and said that everyone who wanted to play for real men like me and Kev should get in one line and everyone who wanted to be with a pussy like Alice should get in another. This was really cool and I felt like Jack Nicholson when he shouts 'you can't handle the truth' at Tom Cruise in that really old movie when Demi Moore was still hot and sober. But for some reason it didn't work. Only Cam, Andy and Jonesy wanted to be on our team and everyone else wanted to be first off the ice to get traded along with Alice. Kev was really pissed because he'd paid Tencer, Matty and Stauffer lots of money to write nasty things about Alice for weeks. Now I had to make a deal and pretend that we were really happy that Alice was staying.
Losing the chance to trade Alice made me sad but Kev said not to worry cos we could still have plenty of fun on deadline day. So when the big day arrived I was so excited that I didn't even bug Mrs Tambellini to dress up like big George Laraque for our morning sex game. I went right to the office at 9.30 and Kev and Bucky were already waiting there like real pros. We all gave each other high fives but my hand started bleeding from Kevs six fucking rings. Then Stu McGregor turned up and asked us what the plan for the day was. I told him that we were going to drink some coffee, watch that goon movie twice (especially the cool bits with lots of 'truculence'), and then go and make some really cool fucking trades. This sounded awesome but Stu wouldn't stop it with the smart ass questions and comments. He said we should try to focus in on a specific 'player type' (geesh!) that could address a 'team need' (noob!) and that we should pay close attention to the 'underlying stats' (geek!) of any player we were considering. Kev was giggling and I couldn't help but laugh out loud. We both know that anyone who talks like that must be secretly gay or european or both.
Stu seemed pissed at us but Kev just took control. He said that the only thing standing between this team and a Stanley cup was toughness, character and having enough leaders in the locker room. Suddenly right there and then I finally knew which ride I should have gotten on as a five year old. It was time for action. Bucky said "whoever we get, they need to be a winner" so my thoughts immediately went to the Minnesota Wild. I knew Minnesota would be a good place to look because they were the most winningest team in the league earlier this season before injuries totally messed them up. This was the moment I'd been waiting for so I pumped out my chest and said that I had some important phone calls to make. Then the best thing EVER happened. Kev stood up, looked at me dead in the eyes and said "Steve, go out there and bring me back a warrior". I felt so excited I thought I was going to faint. Even little Stevie stood up to see what all the fuss was about but luckily I was able to push my chair further under the desk so no one else noticed.
Once little Stevie had gone back to sleepies I ran to my office, put on my wig and coat, and skyped Chucky in Minnesota to ask him to trade me a warrior. He didn't answer for a little while but just sat there staring. I think he was totally surprised by how cool and tough I looked. While I was adjusting my afro he said we could maybe work out a deal for Nick Schultz but then he asked who I was willing to give back in return. The fact that we needed to give back a player he wanted was not something I had thought about. I got angry and I told Chuck that he wasn't playing fair because I was the one who had started the game so I should be able to make up the rules. He hung up on me and I took my wig off and went back to the guys feeling sad and confused. I wondered if I was losing my touch as a really excellent GM. Fortunately when I got back Stu was out having a dump and Bucky was taking Darcy for his morning walk, so it was just me and Kev. I told Kev that I felt like I wasn't a winner any more but he reminded me that I had come first in the draft two years in a row and that was something to be totally proud of. He told me try to think really hard even if it hurts because this was the kind of tough thing that big-time GMs like me need to do.
That sounded really difficult but I tried and all of a sudden it came to me in a flash. What we needed to do was get rid of the girly-men who are dragging this team down but that loser GMs in other cities seem to like. I thought about Alice but I couldn't really deal him because I'd just given him a new contract and Taylor had said if I ever traded him he'd send Darcy round to smother me with his breasts. What about lil' Sam? He's small and if we ever get to the playoffs it'll be embarrassing that he can't even pretend to grow a beard. But then I remembered that I'm the 'rebuild guy' and I'm not allowed to trade the hobbits even for big trolls like Andy Sutton. In any case, Sam might be getting hormone therapy in the off-season.
My head was hurting from all this thinking so I went out to buy some gummy bears and a can of coke from the machines. I met Khabi in the foyer and he gave me a swig from his special Russian water bottle instead. Those ruskies really do have the funniest tasting water in all the world but Khabi swears that it's good for you and he doesn't drink anything else from dawn to dusk. I think he's right because all of a sudden I got it! What about that Tom guy with the long hair? I ran back in and told the guys my big idea. Kev was nodding and I knew I was on a roll. After all, I said, you can't make a winning team from dudes who look like ladies. Kev said that was the most profound thing I'd ever come up with and there was total respect for me around the table even though I was still wearing Mrs Tambellini's fur coat.
Just as we all started high fiving again that bastard Stu started to say blah-blah about the transition game suffering and blah-blah too risky to ask Jeff Peewee to pick up Tom's slack blah-blah-blah. I just shouted "who's the fucking GM here" at him time and time again until he finally shut his face. I ran back to my office to put my wig on and phoned Chuck. He was saying something about waiting until the off-season to make any trades but I interrupted him and offered Tom Gilbert for Nick Schultz. He must have thought my idea was super brilliant because he just yelled "shit yeah!". He asked me what picks he needed to throw in to make it happen. I didn't really get what he was on about so I told him that picks are for pussies and that seemed to really impress him. He told me the paperwork would be faxed over in less than five minutes and that I wasn't to move or talk to anyone until then. So we agreed that this would be our little secret until everything was signed and sealed and then I could let everyone know what a smart little GM I am. I was so happy I felt like the Wayne Gretsky of the GM world! I wanted to rush out and give Cam Barker his new contract right away (but Kev told me we needed to wait until no one was watching before we did that). I looked Kev in the eyes and asked him if I had made him proud. He told me to fuck off and go speak to the press, but to make sure that Tencer tells me what to say first. But he did give me a pat on the back as I left. It's days like these that make all the hard work of being a GM worthwhile.
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Looking like a Smart Car on steroids, the Guardium is an unmanned armored car that carries more than 660-pounds of cameras, electronic sensors and weapons, according to the Israel Defense Forces' blog (notice how the blog says it has built-in protection against denial of service attacks, that's expensive). The killer go-kart can be operated in real time by a driver sitting in distant command center -- similar to the way armed drones are flown by far-off pilots -- or they can be programmed to "run patrol on predetermined routes without human intervention," according to the blog. (Human Rights Watch will love that last bit.)
The Guardium can even "react to unscheduled events, in line with a set of guidelines specifically programmed for the site characteristics and security routines," brags its manufacturer, Israel-based G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Systems. (The Guardium is basically an armored version of the U.S.-made Tomcar desert buggies.) That means that if the Guardium sees something it doesn't like, it can apparently take action all on its own -- likely alerting a command center to the presence of something suspicious, not opening fire without notifying a human operator first.
While the U.S. Army is conducting very, very limited trial runs of robo-jeeps in Afghanistan, the Guardium is fully operational, according to the IDF. Unlike the Army's robot jeeps, which are pretty much serving as pack mules that accompany infantry units, the Guardiums are being used in a similar manner as UAVs, running patrols by themselves and using their sensors, equipped with "auto-target acquisition," to look for the enemy and their weapons and...well, we'll see. The IDF says the little robo-cars can "use various forceful methods to eliminate" threats.
"In case of suspicious activity, the Guardium can quickly respond and hold the suspicious elements back until manned troops arrive, or use various forceful methods to eliminate the threat," reads the blog. "Its many sensors, including video and thermal cameras with auto-target acquisition, sensitive microphones, powerful loudspeakers and a two way radio, combined with a top-speed of up to [50 miles per hour] make the Guardium a very reliable partner on routine patrols in dangerous environments" (emphasis IDF's).


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Caltrain electrification meeting set for tonight
Original post made on Feb 28, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 28, 2013, 9:15 AM
on Feb 28, 2013 at 12:26 pm
So if the HSR uses a combination of raised railway and slightly trenched roads crossing under the railway, won't the newly electrified (in 2019) Caltrain tracks be ripped up a few years later when the HSR actually builds in Palo Alto? or is it really expected that electrification might happen in late 2020's?
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 2:09 pm
I agree with your puzzlement over how electrification and HSR construction would be sequenced, and the obvious duplication of effort (and disruption).
Of course I have also wondered how any train operation on the Peninsula would be able to continue during the 2-4 year HSR construction. I suppose it would not.
on Feb 28, 2013 at 2:25 pm
I don't see how anything can be done by either Caltrain or HSR without the full cooperation of the other.
These two should be working hand in glove.
This just goes to show how we need a transportation guru for the Bay Area. No man is an island, or more correctly, no transit authority is an island. Without full interaction between all transit authorities in the Bay Area, no major work should be done.
I will repeat, WITHOUT FULL INTERACTION BETWEEN ALL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES IN THE BAY AREA NO MAJOR WORK SHOULD EVEN BE HINTED AT.


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Former Melrose flanker Kelly Brown will play 7s
The former Melrose RFC player Kelly Brown - who also played professionally for Border Reivers and for Scotland - will captain Saracens at the Melrose 7s tournament this month. The London club stepped in at short notice when another team, Bay of Plenty from New Zealand, dropped out.
– John Reed, President of Melrose RFC
"We are disappointed that Bay of Plenty will not be present but delighted that Saracens have agreed to take part. It illustrates well the standing of Melrose Sevens that a club of Saracens standard are so keen to participate. Within an hour of discussing the matter at our Sevens meeting on Thursday evening, we had agreement in principal from Saracens and we are very grateful to Kelly Brown for his involvement. This will not affect the draw as Saracens will slot into the spot vacated by Bay of Plenty".


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"We understand how important it is for our customers to minimize downtime and to get back on the job," said Randy Valenta, Bosch director, product service. "We've optimized the process to decrease wait time and increase transparency, while continuing to offer our industry-leading repair services such as MaxVantagePRO." With that service the repair cost is not to exceed approximately half of the tool's replacement price. If the tool can't be repaired at the MaxVantage price the company will replace it with a factory reconditioned tool at that price.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Attorneys for USA Harvest charity founder Stan Curtis are asking a federal judge, for a third time, to delay a court hearing because of Curtis' illness. His arraignment for federal fraud charges is scheduled for Thursday.
The attorneys say Curtis remains "too ill" to attend the hearing.
A motion filed Monday says "Curtis is in a nursing home, and his condition remains tenuous." It continues to say his attorneys "believe that Mr. Curtis is too ill to attend the hearing, and that he is not mentally competent to enter a plea at this time."
The motion asks for a continuance, but it does not specify a time or date.
A grand jury formally indicted Curtis earlier this month on charges that included mail fraud, money laundering and filing false tax returns. He is accused of stealing donations from the organization between 2005 and 2007.
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The Plaza District: This district is one of the best in all of the Oklahoma City because it has several shops. Some of the favorite shops include Collected Threads and the restaurant Urban Wineworks. The Plaza District also has a live music event on the second Friday of every month; the shops stay open late and the Plaza is full of activities for patrons of all ages.
Uptown 23rd Street: This area is being revitalized and losing the uncool wig shops and broken down buildings. The sweet little bungalows are becoming trendy cupcake bakeries, hot BBQ stops, and neighborhood bars. This is a great area to get involved in while it is growing into one of the hottest spots in Oklahoma City.
The Paseo Arts District: This district is the arts district in Oklahoma City. The neighborhood began in the 1920s and became a bright spot on the map in 1970s. Now, really cool people live here and they spend their time at the art galleries and fun little restaurants.
Myriad Botanical Gardens/Devon Tower: Grassy green space? Check. Newest and tallest skyscraper in OKC? Check. You can kill two birds with one stone when you visit the Myriad and the Devon. When you visit the Devon, make a reservation for the Vast – the tasty restaurant at the top of the building. When you're in the Myriad, check out the Crystal Bridge for a great view.
Downtown: Downtown Oklahoma City is mostly a business district, but there are spots that cater to the businesses and their employees, so you can easily find good restaurants, like Kitchen No. 324. and beautiful Oklahoma lodging. The Oklahoma City Thunder makes their home in the downtown region and you can watch them beat the rest of the NBA teams when they come to town.
Bricktown: This is a tourist spot, but many locals hangout here, too. Oklahoma City has a canal and just like San Antonio, the canal is the focal point for many great hangout spots. Some of the local hangouts include Tapwerks and Skinny Slims.
Oklahoma River Boathouse District: This is not where you will find huge yachts and sloops, but you will find locals, especially the ones who love a little adventure on the river. The Boathouse District has a zip line as well as white water rafting park. Believe it or not, this area is the kayaking and rowing Olympic Training Site, too. Many locals drop their personal canoes and kayaks at the spot because they can enjoy the food and drinks when they return.
Oklahoma City Film Exchange District: This district is in the middle of the United States and it just happens to be where the Hollywood studios store their films. The area has been converted to a hip restaurant area that also includes a theater for movie goers; the best part of this movie theater is that you actually pay an annual membership fee, but you set the amount! Oklahoma City natives love this area because they can spend an entire weekend afternoon here and be completely entertained.


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Drought Could Put a Target on Crop Insurance
Agricultural economists say the crop insurance program could cost 15-billion dollars this year as a result of the drought. That price tag could make crop insurance a bigger target for reforms as Congress looks for ways to cut government spending. While the government and industry want to wait until late fall - when harvest is ending - to estimate costs - it's reported that 2.6-billion dollars has been paid so far in 2012 for crop indemnities. The Environmental Working Group has argued crop insurance favors big farmers and is in need of reform. Craig Cox of the EWG believes the rising cost will bring more attention to the issue. But American Farm Bureau Federation Economist John Anderson argues without insurance - or low levels of participation - there would be an outcry for intervention this year to deal with the effects of the drought. He says it would likely result in one of the biggest ad hoc disaster programs we've ever had - but notes there has been no call for that. Anderson adds that the availability of this insurance - the government involvement in this insurance - allows farmers to operate at a higher level than they otherwise would if they were having to take on all of the risk of farming on their own. He says consumers benefit.
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Markieff Morris making the most of his new role
While the change has definitely shown up in the standings -- as Phoenix has won two in a row -- it has also done wonders for the confidence level of second-year forward Markieff Morris.
There were a lot of bright spots from the Suns 19-point comeback Friday night against the New Orleans Hornets. They showed once again they have the heart and patience to come back from a large deficit. P.J. Tucker proved that he can actually provide a spark at both ends of the court(career-high 15 points). Jermaine O'Neal continued his quest to turn back the clock. Luis Scola performed admirably in his new role coming off the bench.
But arguably the biggest positive heading into the Suns' six-game road trip Sunday, has been the play of Morris.
Morris finished with a career-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and looked at ease at the offensive end -- whether in the post or on the perimeter -- for much of the night.
"I mean it's a little different, but coach put me in to be a starter," Morris said of his new role. "You know I've been waiting to be a starter, and I need to produce and that is what I am doing."
Friday's performance marked the second straight game Morris made at least nine shot attempts. In his previous six games, the former No. 13 overall pick shot just 36 percent from the floor.
When asked after Friday's win of why Morris looks so confident with his shot of late, Gentry admitted the spacing has been better with him on the floor at the power forward position.
"Obviously, with Markieff out there he gives us much more spacing," Gentry said. "That opens up the floor not just for post ups, but it also opens up the floor more for him. When the ball is swung, he's in a shooting rhythm of late. So when he's gotten it, he's shot the ball well like he did again tonight."
Morris may have saved his best shot for last against New Orleans. Up just two with under a minute to play in overtime, the former Kansas star drained a three-point shot from the top of the key to keep the Suns ahead for good.
"It felt good," said Morris. "I got hit for like seven or eight [from Ryan Anderson], so it was nice to get one late in the game like that."
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- Chris Sheridan- sheridanhoops.com - Tuesday August 19Chris Sheridan believes there is one team that could easily make a max contract offer to Eric Bledso
- Who impressed/who depressed - Monday August 18Dan and Vince look back at who impressed and depressed them over the weekend.
- Adrian Wojnarowski- YahooSports NBA writer - Tuesday August 12Adrian Wojnarowski says Eric Bledsoe has backed himself into a corner.
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- Jerry Colangelo, Managing Director of USA Basketball - Friday August 8Jerry Colangelo talks about the Paul George injury and Kevin Durant's departure from Team USA.


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7:00am Friday 28th December 2012 in News By James Pepper, Reporter
Police have issued a number of warnings following two cannabis raids.
A 37-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were given cannabis warnings after police raided addresses in Thornton Road and Rushy Meadow Lane on December 4 and 6.
The operations are the latest in a series of raids in the borough as part of a Met-wide offensive against drug-related crime - called Operation Hawk.
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CVAC tennis season up for grabs in 2013
PLATTSBURGH — Editor's Note: Coaching forms were not received from AuSable Valley in time for press.
The Peru boys' and Northeastern Clinton girls' captured Champlain Valley Athletic Conference tennis titles a season ago, but lose a number of players to graduation and look to rebuild.
Shawn Bissonette, a Saranac senior who claimed the boys' Most Valuable Players honors in 2012, is back for another go-around.
The girls' side will see a new CVAC singles champion crowned.
Peru's Abby Higgins has graduated, but runner-up Marle Curle and a new crop of players will challenge for the title.
Even though the Eagles lack experience, they have tremendous athleticism, according to first-year coach Michele Lamontagne.
Beekmantown went 7-1 last year, but lose Bailey Waterbury, Samantha Weaver, Sarah Wang, Alexandra Provost, Euna Mae Namoc, Kellie Manor and Kaylee Maddox to graduation.
Tegan Belrose, Anna Stitt and Olvia Wyand all return from a season ago and are expected to make key contributions.
Players lost
Bailey Waterbury, Samantha Weaver, Sarah Wang, Alexandra Provost, Euna Mae Namoc, Kellie Manor, Kaylee Maddox.
Players returning
Tegan Belrose, Anna Stitt, Olivia Wyand.
Chelsea Bjelko, Maegan Bull, Reese Butler, Lydia Gricoski, Mariya Kalarash, Santana LaBarre Hannah LaFountain, Michaela LaFountain, Teresa Minardi, Evelyn Vicencio, Bethany Simpson.
Lake Placid
George Bailey's 2012 3-4 boys' team welcomes back Keegan Barney, Justin Stosiek, David Knapik, Nik Kobe, Matt Jelinek and Steven Jelinek.
The Blue Bombers will be in contention for their class title, and the team is willing to put the effort in, Bailey said.
Joan O'Leary and Victoria O'Leary will start as singles players for the girls' team
Coach Jen Lawrence welcomes Georgia O'Leary from Northwood Prep, a promising junior.
Lake Placid, though, is a fairly young team with a number of underclassman.
Players lost
Natalia Smith, Serena Hallowell, Nick Stosiek, Alex Jelenik, Joel Silver, Will Coffrin.
Players returning
Joan O'Leary, Victoria O'Leary, Brenna Garrett, Cameron Brooks, Grace McGrew, Liza Marinis, Kayla Hudson, Sophie Morelli, Jasmine Philip, Keegan Barney, Justin Stosiek, David Knapik, Nik Kobe, Matt Jelinek, Steven Jelinek.
Tanner Stanton, Rhiannon Peterson, Georgia O'Leary, Haley Thompson, Michael Morrison.
Northeastern Clinton
The team's strengths will be found in Ryan Marks, McKenna Hunter and Adam Khater, who are the three returning players that attended the state tournament last year.
Coach Sarah Hanfield said the Cougars own depth with Brendan Boutin, Devan McManus, Troy Tetreault and Jordan Brillotti also returning.
Northeastern Clinton is a young team, though, despite seven of eight players with previous varsity experience.
On the girls' side, the Cougars lost six starters to graduation, and it will be difficult to replace the strength of those players lineup, Hanfield said.
However, Northeastern Clinton returns Jenna LaValley, Abbie Miller, Aryana Kellison, Aurora Slater and Andrea Mossey.
Players lost
Paige Southwick, Victoria Duprey, Lacie Hogle, Erica Sorrell, Katelynn King, Sarena Foster.
Players returning
Jenna LaValley, Abbie Miller, Aryana Kellison, Aurora Slater, Andrea Mossey, McKenna Hunter, Ryan Marks, Adam Khater, Brendan Boutin, Devan McManus, Troy Tetreault, Jordan Brillotti.
Sarah Babbie, Miranda Menard, Ashley Moran, Alex Sorrell, Austin Tetreault.
Northern Adirondack
The Bobcats, both the boys' and girls' teams, return a majority of their roster from a year ago.
Steven Warick, Jared Brunelle, Nolan Fergusson, Justin Kellet and Evan Gagnier will all play critical roles as returning starters on the boys' side.
Katie Lamb, Taylor Pitts, Katelyn Snide, Maegan Brunelle, Hunter Nantasaeng, Amber St. Andrew, Hannah Charland, Shonni Velasquez, Lacey Jiguere and Amber Collins all return for another go-around.
The team, though, will need to find new players to move into the singles lineup, while some of the younger players will be doubles players, according to coach John Schulz.
Players lost
Tessa King, Ariel Filion, David Miller.
Players returning
Katie Lamb, Taylor Pitts, Katelyn Snide, Maegan Brunelle, Hunter Nantasaeng, Amber St. Andrew, Hannah Charland, Shonni Velasquez, Lacey Jiguere, Amber Collins, Steven Warick, Jared Brunelle, Mitchell Garceau, Danny Hoff, Scott Kellett, Derek Ebersol, Nolan Fergusson, Hunter Favreau, Justin Kellett, Evan Gagnier, Daniel Davis, Eli Viars.
Tylar LaFountain, Tori Goddeau, Ethan Warick, Logan LaFountain, Michael DeCoste, Corey LaFountain, Chad King, John Harriman.
The Indians return five starters — Connor Bond, Peter Daly, Patrick Demarais, Kyle Kemp and Johnny McAuliffe — from last year's one-loss team.
However, it will be important for Peru to concentrate on each individual match, according to co-coaches Jim Neyenhouse, Joe Higgins and Linda McAuliffe.
The girls' team returns Karley Goddeau-Stefaniak, Taylor Higgins, Shania Howard, Kari Kusalonis, Margaret Mitchell and Nicole Mooney from last year's 3-5 team.
The three co-coaches said the girls' team is expected to do well, but this year's race to a CVAC championship will be a competitive one.
Players lost
Samantha Banker, Abby Higgins, Katy Lawliss, Pat Daly, Sean Harrigan, Ernie Rock.
Players returning
Karley Goddeau-Stefaniak, Taylor Higgins, Shania Howard, Kari Kusalonis, Margaret Mitchell, Nicole Mooney, Connor Bond, Camden Brockbank, Peter Daly, Patrick Demarais, Kyle Kemp, Johnny McAuliffe, Matthew Rine.
Danielle Clemons, Lexi Miner, Anna Mitchell, Bryn Mousseau, Zachary Hamilton, Nick Lawliss.
Plattsburgh High
The Hornets will rebuild from the loss of four starters who reached the CVAC Class B championship.
Cathy Whalen, now in her 12th season at the varsity level, looks for underclassman to step up and fill their shoes with experience to develop through the season.
Anthony Girard, Chris Gray and Alex Racine mark all returning players.
For the Plattsburgh High girls' team, a number of players are back from a season ago.
Kelly Cantwell, Olivia Carlson, Marle Curle, Hanah LeClair, Ashley Marlow and Kelsey Senecal are all returning starters.
Players lost
Chirag Patel, Ryan Tripp, David Ferris, John West, Kalen Lezak, Jake Morrow, Spencer Hall.
Players returning
Kelly Cantwell, Olivia Carlson, Marle Curle, Hanah LeClair, Ashley Marlow, Kelsey Senecal, Anthony Girard, Chris Gray, Alex Racine, Matt Bracy.
Shannon Buskey, Kelli Buskey, Anna Ferris, Claire Fuller, Emilie Kneifel, Kiah Osborne, Adam Dodge, Miguel Cabo, Josh Ferris, Dakota Gowett, Tuan Luu, Guillermo Saguar-Urquiola, Brendan Whalen.
Like Northern Adirondack, the Chiefs return all but one of their players from last year's 4-2 squad.
Shawn Bissonette, who claimed Most Valuable Players honors a year ago, will lead an experienced group that includes Dylan Christopherson, Mark Lapointe, Ryan Wood, Aaron Cross, Matt Bouyea and Alijah Bolliver.
The boys' team will be much more confident, but will need to improve on closing out matches as well as keeping composure, according to coach Tim Newell.
Saranac does not graduate a single player from last year's 2-5 girls' squad.
Anna Dorrance, Kayla Napper, Emma Newell, Kristen Napper, Aimee Eggleston, Olivia Klooster and Lena Menia return and welcome Brooke Layhee and Victoria Legge as doubles players.
Players lost
Joe Tobin.
Players returning
Anna Dorrance, Kayla Napper, Emma Newell, Kristen Napper, Aimee Eggleston, Olivia Klooster, Lena Menia, Shawn Bissonette, Dylan Christopherson, Mark Lapointe, Ryan Wood, Aaron Cross, Matt Bouyea, Alijah Bolliver.
Brooke Layhee, Victoria Legge, Patrick Paquin.
Seton Catholic
The Knights don't return a single boys' player, but have a lot of new players with athletic ability and the willingness to learn and improve throughout the season, coach Derek Payne said.
After losing Joe Bridgeman, Elijah Beaudin, Carson Hynes, Ren Wakatsuki and Michael Richter to graduation, Keagan Brigges, Shun Kato, Danh Pham, James Mulligan, Kamil Ali, Chris Tang and Noah Racette will be all step into starting roles.
On the girls' side, Seton Catholic welcomes back four of their seven players — Kelli Ryan, Shannon Egan, Lauren Richter, Alyse Clark — from 2012.
Payne said his team's keys will be to gain valuable experience and skill for its athletes as the season progresses.
Players lost
Eva Zalis, Mallory Favreau, Stephanie Kustos, Joe Bridgeman, Elijah Beaudin, Carson Hynes, Ren Wakatsuki, Michael Richter.
Players returning
Kelli Ryan, Shannon Egan, Lauren Richter, Alyse Clark.
Keagan Brigges, Shun Kato, Danh Pham, James Mulligan, Kamil Ali, Chris Tang, Noah Racette.


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Stanley Biwott has done it again. The Kenya-raised track star won the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon for the second-straight year in 59 minutes and 36 seconds. The 27-year-old, who broke away from countrymen Edwin Kipyego (third, 60:04) and Cybrian Kotut (second, 59:59) just past the 6-mile mark, ran the fastest half marathon on U.S. soil this year on a record-eligible course in the U.S. this year (Bernard Koech ran 58:41 in San Diego this past June) and the second fastest time in this event's 36-year history.
"This victory was very important to me," said Biwott, who improved upon his winning time from last year by 27 seconds. "I knew that I had some speed in preparation for New York [City Marathon]. It was encouraging because I improved my time from last year. I trained very well for this race and I knew I was in good shape."
Organizers report an estimated 22,000 runners from all 50 states and 19 countries participated in the 36th annual event, which started at Eakins Oval and weaved through downtown and past Independence Hall before running along the Schuylkill River and finishing in front of the historic Philadelphia Art Museum.
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CHAPEL HILL — The Town Council cut the cost of operating a food truck by more than half Monday and voted to allow them at more events and locations.
The decision reduces the $600 annual fee for a typical food truck to $200. A $118 zoning compliance permit still is required for each lot, plus a $25 business license.
The council also agreed to permit food trucks for catered functions, food truck rodeos, farmers markets and other special events.
The new rules will go into effect for one year, starting July 1. Town staff will monitor the results and could suggest changes next year.
Special events, such as rodeos and fundraisers, will cost the event organizer $200 and each non-licensed truck, $25. The event fee will be waived for nonprofits, and catering fees will be negotiated with the event host. While food-truck operators won't have to pay the annual regulatory fee to serve special events, they will be required to have a Health Department inspection certificate.
Police legal adviser Matthew Sullivan told the council the regulatory fees will help pay for town inspectors to make sure food trucks are complying with zoning, parking and other rules. The zoning permit fees will offset the time that planners spend reviewing business and food-truck operation plans, he said.
Town staff initially thought a lower fee wouldn't cover the cost of inspections, but Sullivan said the lower fee could attract more food trucks, thus raising revenues.
Food-truck operators have balked at the cost of doing business in Chapel Hill since the town's food-truck ordinance was approved in January 2012. Only one vendor – Baguettaboutit – and one property owner have permits. Trucks also are limited to commercially zoned lots located at least 100 feet from any restaurants. That makes it hard to generate enough customers, food-truck operators have said.
While Chapel Hill's fee will be more affordable, other cities still charge less to operate a food truck.
Durham vendors pay a $10 fee, a $25 business privilege tax, and if they operate out of a home, a $26 home occupancy permit fee. Raleigh vendors can operate in commercial areas after getting a privilege license and paying $150 for a food truck retail sales permit and $78 for each location.
Carrboro limits food trucks to commercial areas, too, but the fees are low: a one-time $75 fee for a mobile food vendor permit, a land-use application permit and an annual business privilege license.
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XBee and XBee-PRO 802.15.4 modules, unless otherwise noted. Series 1 modules employ a Freescale-based processor and are identifiable by module part
number. This is found on a label on the XBee module's underside as in the picture below:
part number starting with either XB24-A or XBP24-A
part number starting with XB24-DM or XBP24-DM
of firmware the module originally shipped with can also be useful in
determining compatibility
is whether or not the module has SiP (System-in-Package) technology. Series 1 modules follow the approximate guidelines listed in the table below:
|If XBee/XBee-PRO part
number begins with:
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shipping approximately:
|December 2007
|December 2007
|December 2007
|December 2007
|April 2008
|April 2008
|April 2008
|April 2008
in the table above will be revision B or later (SiP) hardware One or more of the following will generally be true of modules with SiP:
- module is rev. B or later
- module was originally shipped with firmware version 1084, 10A5, or later
- datecode of module beginning with a part number found in table 1 is after
the listed cutoff date
- All 802.15.4 firmware of version 10A5 or later is compatible with both SIP and non-SIP
(example: 10C8, 10CD, 10E6, etc)
- A SiP module, if using 802.15.4 firmware, requires version 1084, 10A5, or later
- DigiMesh 2.4 firmware requires a module with SiP
Note: Even though DigiMesh firmware may be loaded successfully
onto a non-SiP module, it will not function correctly.