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Hate WMATA delays? Here's an official update on Metro Forward repairs
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WMATA is a complex and overwhelming system, and while I may point out the lady brawls and sleeping station managers I also try to be fair when covering the difficulties as well as achievements that come with running such a leviathan on a daily basis, minute after minute, hour after hour, and day after day. It's certainly not easy! And besides, as an enterprise of thousands of people and with thousands of employees, Metro can't rein in every problem that arises immediately. Damage control is a way of life in that system, and to think strategically in spite of that is an impressive challenge.
In that spirit, I'd like to turn to a recent update on Metro's Capital Improvement Program. Surely you've seen the Metro Forward posters attempting to explain to commuters why all this work is happening. A part of the repairs is more inspections, and these increases alone result in some of our escalators being out of service. The program is set to run six years at the cost of $6 billion and began in this past year. The first year's budget is set at $854 million. These repairs aren't pocket change, and today the board heard how these repairs have been coming along so far.
The rail repair work alone included:
• 72,544 linear feet of running rail (50% increase from FY2010)
• 22,070 fasteners (91% increase from FY2010)
• 14,564 track cross ties (102% increase from FY2010)
• 1,364 welds (1,086% increase from FY2010)
And, you ask, what the hell does that mean? WMATA has sought to explain what all this means to its riders in various ways, through press releases and videos. Look to WMATA's Metro Forward YouTube channel for video proof of what's happening during weekend track work, courtesy of social media manager Brian Anderson. Read on to understand why you keep running into single-tracking and shuttle buses and closed weekend stations. Other advances, according to Metro, included:
• 88 new Hybrid Electric buses received
• All 241 planned MetroAccess vehicles received and placed into service
• Escalator replacements are ongoing at Foggy Bottom Station and modernizations were completed at Dupont Circle (mezzanine to platform
escalators), Farragut North, Franconia-Springfield, Gallery Pl-Chinatown, Judiciary Square, Metro Center, Union Station, and Wheaton Stations
• Design work commenced with extensive customer input on 7000 Series rail cars
• Completed kiosk enlargement at Rhode Island Station
• Installed concrete pavers and non-skid tiles at Shady Grove Station
• Launched new Intranet Portal, upgraded Maximo (Metro's Asset Management System), and implemented Metro ID Badge and Physical Access Control System
• IFO Enterprise Financial System Implementation
On top of that, WMATA is contending with how it's expanding a Silver Line, kicking off other new initiatives like Farragut Crossing and the ability to upload money onto our SmarTrip cards online, and renaming its stations in advance of a new Metro map. Here's the ones the board approved today, as the official WMATA release tells us:
• Navy Yard becomes Navy Yard-Ballpark.
• King Street becomes King St-Old Town.
• Waterfront-SEU will drop SEU, because the university no longer exists.
• Forest Glen will be shown on the map with the universal "H" symbol to indicate the location of Holy Cross Hospital. Foggy Bottom and Medical Center will also be shown with "H" symbols reflecting proximity of hospitals.
• New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U will be renamed "NoMa-Gallaudet U." "New York Ave" will be shown as a secondary name for one-year to assist customers during the transition.
Now these bits of news won't prove much comfort to the commuters who suffered through Dupont Circle's broken escalators today or the broken Bethesda escalators in recent weeks. They won't necessarily comfort people who are concerned about WMATA's ability to handle disasters (a question raised during the recent suicide at the Clarendon Metro station).
But they do comprise real work being done to better what's a struggling system with dropping ridership. But these are real advances, and despite the difficulties and delays bound to come along with the repairs for the next half decade (!), I'm grateful that we've prioritized the repairs to the tune of billions.


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Beautifully detailed porcelain villages and figurines celebrate the spirit of an old-fashioned yuletide.
Keeping traditions alive is one of the most magical things about the holiday season. Trimming a tree, watching It's a Wonderful Life, singing "White Christmas" or sending Currier & Ives greeting cards to loved ones has made spirits blithe for generations. Not surprisingly, these festivities embed heartwarming images in our collective memories. So much so, that whenever we think of the holidays, we picture a snow-covered hamlet where villagers gaze into shop windows aglow with firelight, listen to carolers, enjoy sleigh rides and ice skate on ponds.
According to Melinda Seegers, manager of Consumer services at Department 56, "The idea to make villages began on Christmas Eve when a group of friends from the company set off to a party at a small country inn nestled in a quiet river town decorated for the holidays. All evening, the conversation was about Christmas memories and the visions the town had evoked. Soon the idea for a lighted Christmas village was born.
"The first ceramic village introduced featured four houses and two churches. And today Department 56 has over 1,000 designs." She adds, "Many of the pieces pull at collectors' heartstrings. A building may remind someone of their grandmother's house or the church they were married in. And some pieces remind families of special things they did together, like picking out a Christmas tree, or a place they traveled to."
Over the years, Department 56 has launched several new villages with specific themes. Romantics would especially be drawn to the Dickens' Village Series®, evoking Victorian England; the New England Village® Series, recalling historic scenes from the 1800s; the Alpine Village Series®, capturing the charm of the European mountains; and the North Pole Series™, honoring the legend of Santa Claus.
Interestingly enough, before Department 56 began producing holiday villages, German and Japanese manufacturers cornered the market with charming cardboard villages that sold in five-and-dime stores in the early part of the 20th century. The boxed sets originally sold for less than a dollar and included eight cardboard buildings with painted or printed façades, cellophane windows and doors and white cotton-topped roofs. Each building stood about two inches tall and featured a hole for inserting a tiny light or a piece of candy. Some cardboard houses had secret compartments meant for hiding a small gift. The cardboard villages remained popular until the 1950s when consumer interest waned and production ceased all together. Because of their fragile construction, few cardboard villages have survived the test of time and remaining ones are prized by collectors today.
Department 56 is a wholesale manufacturer that sells to a network of authorized dealers throughout the United States and Canada. The dealers display and sell the collections year-round. Department 56 introduces new pieces to the collections every December and makes them available to collectors in the summer. The company also retires selected designs on an annual basis. As a result, collectors hoping to complete a set often turn to secondary markets. Retired Department 56 items are sold on the Internet and at antique venues. Before purchasing a building or figurine, collectors should always check for the Department 56 hallmark on the bottom of the piece and refer to current collectibles pricing guides to determine values.
They say mimicry is the highest form of flattery. Such is the case with Department 56 and in recent years many imitations have been appearing on the shelves of national discount retailers. Before purchasing a village, it may be wise to compare the quality and prices of the collectible villages with the novelty villages to determine which best suits your needs and budget.
Interest in collecting Department 56 villages is so great that collectors subscribe to magazines and newsletters, as well as attend conventions and chat online. Describing the phenomena, Melinda says, "So many collectors have forged friendships with other collectors across the country. And it is wonderful to see people of all ages and from all walks of life sharing the same feelings for the villages." She adds, "So many collectors tell me that they love coming home at the end of a busy day and turning on the lights and admiring the villages."
Several years ago, Cathy Kenney of Tiverton, Rhode Island inherited a staggering collection of Department 56 buildings, figurines and accessories from her mother-in-law. Every year since, her husband Michael and their three children, Cate, Jim and Alexandra, designate a Saturday in December to set up their village. On the appointed day, Michael treats their daughters to a special outing while Cathy and their son stay home and decorate the home with the collection. By day's end, many nooks and crannies are filled with heartfelt vignettes from the North Pole Series™. Says Cathy, "We love the villages because they epitomize an old-fashioned Christmas in Europe or New England. And the villages fill our home with the comfort and warmth of the way Christmas used to be."
Roseann Hackett of Naples, Florida started her Department 56 collection nearly 30 years ago when her eldest daughter gave her a church from the Dickens' Village Series® as a Christmas present. In the ensuing years, family and friends continued to add to the collection at Christmastime. Today Roseann has over 100 buildings, figurines and accessories that she displays in an antique china cabinet, Roseann says, "The village is so lovely and we enjoy looking at it year-round." She adds, "Now that I am a grandmother, I hope to pass down the collection for future generations to enjoy."
Ceramic and porcelain villages are a lovely holiday adornment for your home. Entire collections can be displayed en masse atop mantels and shelves. Or create poignant scenes throughout your home on tabletops, window ledges and staircases. Add fresh greens and ornaments to the mix and soon you will discover that to fill your home with the holiday spirit – all it takes is a village.

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In this guide we break down the World vs. World (WvW) Stats and Bonuses window and explain what each section means for new players, or those who may not actively participate in WvW but are still interested in understanding how well their home world is doing. While many aspects of the WvW scoreboard are fairly easy to understand, being able to tell at-a-glance what the details mean can give you a deeper understanding of the overall WvW system.
We've broken down the Stats and Bonuses window into 6 distinct parts, followed by a detailed section for each, along with explanations for some of the less obvious icons or naming conventions.
Accessing the WvW Scoreboard [B]
To begin with, you can access the WvW scoreboard in-game at any time by pressing the [B] key, with a couple of notable exceptions:
- While in structured PvP, the [B] key will instead display the scoreboard for your current sPvP match
- At present, if you are in an overflow zone in PvE, you will not be able to view the WvW scoreboard for your homeworld. Traveling to a new zone or major city via waypoints can serve as a temporary workaround until this issue is addressed by the developers.
With consideration to the above, the default scoreboard view can be seen below:
Let's take a more detailed look at each of these sections.
1. Quick Travel and Point Tally Countdown
Depending on where you are in the world when opening the WvW Stats and Bonuses window, this bar will present you with one of two unique displays:
- PvE Zones - The default display from PvE zones (shown below) is a clickable area that will allow you to fast travel to any of the four individual WvW maps (Eternal Battlegrounds + the Borderlands for each of the three participating worlds)
Please note: It is entirely possible that one or more of the WvW maps will be at maximum player capacity for your world when you attempt to quick travel from the PvE zones via the Stats and Bonuses window. A small window will appear on screen to inform you if this is the case as shown below:
- WvW Zones - Once you've traveled to one of the four WvW maps, this bar will present you with a new display as shown below. This countdown monitor will inform you how much time is remaining until the next point tally which is impacted by, and can impact most other parts of the Stats and Bonuses window display as described in the following sections for each.
2. Current World Scores
The next section, shown below, displays the cumulative scores for the three participating home worlds for the current tournament period. This number will change over time at set intervals each time the point tally countdown reaches zero.
As seen here, the three competing worlds are represented by a specific color, each with a corresponding Borderland zone. Your own home world will be distinguished by a small building icon, as shown next to Sorrow's Furnace in the example image used above.
Knowing which world is represented by which color can be critical, as it will let you know exactly which world is in control of various structures when viewing the map. Enemy players from each world will also have a generic nameplate based on their home world color. In our example here as a player on Sorrow's Furnace, Jade Quarry players would appear in-game as "Green Defender" while players from the Maguuma home world would appear as "Blue Defender".
3. World Bonuses
As each WvW match or tournament period progresses, your home world will be able to unlock a number of temporary bonuses for all players on your world as shown below:
Descriptions for each of these bonuses are as follows:
2% increased chance of crafting critical success
1% Endurance bonus
1% Bonus coin per kill
Maximum health increased by 1%
2% chance of additional gathering node uses
1% increased defense against monsters
1% bonus experience per kill
Healing effectiveness increased by 1%
Please note that each of the percentages listed above are per tier unlocked for a given bonus. For example, in the World Bonuses image above, the second tier of Artisan had already been earned, giving PvE and WvW players on that world a +4% increase to crafting critical success.
4. Points Needed for Next Bonus
As your world continues earning points in WvW, you will be able to unlock one or more tiers of the bonuses listed above. Located directly beneath the current bonuses for your world, you will see a progress bar indicating how many points are needed to unlock the next bonus as shown below:
In this example, you can see that the Next Bonus that can be unlocked for PvE and WvW players is +2% Energetic which is the second tier for that particular bonus. Please note that this bonus is not additive, but rather the cumulative percent bonus you stand to gain by completing the current progress goal.
5. Territory Control Ratio At-a-Glance
The pie chart shown below offers a basic view of the ratio of territory each of the three home worlds currently controls. For the most part, this is simply a more graphical display of the totals shown in the next section of the Stats and Bonuses window.
6. Contested Areas Controlled Per World
The sixth and final section of the WvW Stats and Bonuses window we'll be looking at displays the current Contested Areas controlled by each world, as well as how many points each world stands to gain at the end of the next point tally countdown.
As you can see in the image above, there are four distinct control point types tracked. From left to right, these are:
- Resource Camps - worth 5 points each every 5 minutes controlled
- Towers - worth 10 points each every 5 minuts controlled
- Keeps - worth 25 points each every 5 minutes controlled
- Stonemist Castle - worth 50 points every 5 minutes controlled
The point values listed provide a good indication of the relative difficulty (or number of players needed) to successfully capture and control each type. For example, resource camps are worth the least points, but also take far fewer players to successfully capture than a tower or keep. At the end of the point tally countdown, the points your world will earn will be based directly on your areas controlled.
I found a typo! When you
I found a typo! When you explain what each bonus does, artisan says 2% increase instead of 4%.
Nicely written, by the way
Every single forum I've used to spread anti guardian propaganda has subsequently died out on me. Coincidence? I think not!
Crikey, you guys don't miss
Crikey, you guys don't miss anything ;) Fixed! :D
[edit] Doh!
It should be 2% though,
It should be 2% though, shouldn't it? Like Sardu wrote:
"Please note that each of the percentages listed above are per tier unlocked for a given bonus. For example, in the World Bonuses image above, the second tier of Artisan had already been earned, giving PvE and WvW players on that world a +4% increase to crafting critical success."
Indeed, for Artisan the base
Indeed, for Artisan the base bonus is 2% per tier. :)
My bad, thought it had been a
My bad, thought it had been a copy paste error from the image above.
That also explains why the numbers were there in the first place. When I read it I was like "Wait, I just saw these numbers, didn't I? Yup, identical.. No wait, this one's wrong"
EDIT: Now I read stuff here even more carefully, and realize that was explained right below it. That's what I get for only reading parts of it. I even failed to notice Wedge7's comment quoting that part just a few comments ago.
I can't event think of a good excuse now, but don't worry, I'll come up with something eventually
Every single forum I've used to spread anti guardian propaganda has subsequently died out on me. Coincidence? I think not!
Nice article, thank you.
Nice article, thank you.
I haven't done a great deal of WvW (a few hours at most), but it's highly enjoyable. I like the fact that the Stats and Bonuses window is cleanly laid out and simple to understand, providing all you need to know in one quick glance.
Great article.
Great article.
Thanks for the detail on the
Thanks for the detail on the contested areas. With the massive cues last BWE do you all think A-Net will increase the number of servers or adjust WvW cap? My friends and I actually spent most of the weekend on overflow playing PvE content, and we were on a traditionally low cap server.
Outside of people who select
Outside of people who select one of the worlds where the massive WvW alliances are playing I suspect that queues for those zones will be a regular thing at first, but get better a couple of weeks after launch once a bit of the shiny newness wears off.
Alliance worlds are another story though, since the entire point of the alliances is to help insure that full guilds populate WvW 24/7, which is kind of a double edged sword. Aka playing on those worlds means you'll have a good chance of high bonuses most of the time, but at the cost of causal players not getting into the zones unless the player caps for WvW see a sizable increase.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the alliances that are forming specifically for WvW, but also see the potential for them to cause as much harm as good to the non-alliance players on the same home worlds. If it were up to me, alliances would have to register and be listed on the world selection screen at character creation just so that people know what they may be getting into by rolling there.
Haelyn and I were talking
Haelyn and I were talking about this last night. I like that WvW will be competitive and constant on the alliance servers, but I think we will avoid going to those servers in order to assure WvW time. I am more of a casual WvW participant.
I'd love to see registration, but with a little digging you can usually find what server certain large guilds are going to.
I was on Jade Quarry! Woot,
I was on Jade Quarry! Woot, go team.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Johnny Manziel put on a show at his NFL pro day for an audience that included former President George H.W. Bush.
The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner threw for 75 officials from 30 teams on the Texas A&M campus on Thursday.
He also had some special guests, as the former President and wife Barbara rolled into the facility on golf carts about 10 minutes into the workout.
Manziel threw about 65 passes to six receivers, including A&M teammate Mike Evans, who like Manziel is expected to a first round pick in May's draft. Manziel caused a stir by choosing to wear a helmet and shoulder pads during the workout.
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The Japanese Garden is now Open!
After a lengthy renovation, the Japanese Garden is open to visitors.Details on Renovation »
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Haunted Hoops Set for Oct. 30
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's basketball team will tipoff the 2012-13 season with Haunted Hoops presented by Coke Zero, an exhibition game against Concord at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the WVU Coliseum.
Haunted Hoops presented by Coke Zero is a Halloween-themed first look at the 2012-13 WVU women's basketball team, and is free and open to the public. The evening's events will include several children's activities in the concourse, a highlight video of last season and performances from the Mountaineer pep band, cheerleaders, dance team and the Thrill Morgantown dance group.
Fans attending the game will have the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the women's side of the $24 million Basketball Practice Facility as part of an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fans wanting to tour the facility should enter through the Hall of Traditions entrance across from the Red Gate of the Coliseum.
WVU Coliseum gates open at 6 p.m. and fans are encouraged to wear their Halloween costume.
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Hessle telecoms firm MS3 secures long-term contract to install internet services at Hull office complex
Posted: January 15, 2014|
A HESSLE telecoms company has secured a long-term contract to manage communication services at a state-of-the-art office complex in Hull.
MS3 has secured the contract to supply a number of high bandwidth connectivity services to City Health Care Partnership (CHCP CIC), as part of its move to The Beacon in Brighton Street.
CHCP CIC provides community, primary and healthcare services, alongside elements of integrated care services, to more than half a million people in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and Merseyside.
Andrew Burnell, chief executive at CHCP CIC, said: "We're very excited about our move to The Beacon and we're looking forward to working with MS3.
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"I hope the new connectivity will help us to continue to run our business efficiently and productively, so that we can carry on provid- ing the best possible patient care."
CHCP CIC currently employ more than 1,400 members of staff and have a number of other companies within the group, including Brocklehurst and City Health pharmacies.
This latest contract comes after MS3 has recently voted second at the NextGen13 Awards in the Fixed Urban Networks category, beating competition from Hull rival KC.
Andy Mowbray, business development director at MS3, said the contract was a sign of MS3's flexible approach to working with local businesses.
"When we first spoke to CHCP, it had some very specific requirements for its new development at The Beacon," he said.
"Fortunately, we are very flexible in terms of the size of the bandwidth we can offer to customers, so we put together a number of cost-effective solutions, which allow CHCP to continue the excellent work it does in Hull.
"Our ability to attract and secure prestigious clients of this nature is testimony to the high quality of our network.
"As a result, we look forward to making more high-profile announcements in the very near future."
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Expo, autos, seminars and (no) jobs
There's a new auto service store in Sanford.
Integrated Automotive, located just off Lee Avenue at 3456 Cameron Dr., is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and by appointment on Saturdays. Owner Eric Raymond said he can do just about any type of work on both domestic and foreign vehicles.
"I do everything," he said. "Your general maintenance to your performance work. ... I strive for some of the best in the industry customer service as well."
He said the one major thing he can't do — at least not yet — is a state-required vehicle inspection because he doesn't have the proper computer equipment. But other than that, he said, he's up to just about any task. Anyone who wants to call ahead with a question or set up an appointment can reach him at (802) 349-9897.
In other news...
• Well that's embarrassing: According to July jobs numbers released Monday, North Carolina now has the third-highest unemployment rate in the country (tied with Rhode Island) at 8.9 percent. Illinois and Nevada, both of which are well known for their many opportunities in careers the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't track — like drug dealers or mobsters — are the only states with higher unemployment. Even Michigan, the land of dying automakers and bankrupt government, has a lower unemployment rate than North Carolina.
• Harnett County expo: Applications are now being accepted for the Family Medical Supply Business Fest 2013, Dunn's 22md Annual Business Expo. It will be from from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Dunn Community Building and Dr. P.K. Vyas Recreation Center. Cost to exhibit is $175 for Dunn Area Chamber of Commerce members, and $275 for everyone else, for an 8 ft. by 10 ft. booth. Outside spaces are also available at varying prices. For additional information, call the chamber at (910) 892-4113; applications are available at www.dunnchamber.com/newsletter.cfm. Deadline to register is Sept. 10.
• Real estate seminar: The 2013 Orange and Chatham Counties Development Briefing will be held from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Carolina Club, 550 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill. There will be breakfast as well as information about the latest development trends, new economic development initiatives and the status of approved projects in Orange and Chatham counties. Tickets are $28 for members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Chatham Chamber chambers or the Greater Chapel Hill Association of Realtors, $38 for non-members, and $300 for preferred seating. Registration is by phone at (919) 967-7075 or online at http://bit.ly/1dcBa92.
• Business fluctuations: In the last week, six new corporations formed in Lee County — Barron Hunter Enterprises, Contractor Management Services, On-Site Associates, On-Site Rentals, Precision Coding and Consulting, and Ramirez Lawncare — and two withdrew or dissolved. They were A Stitch Above Embroidery and TOBY Inc., which was registered to Toby Morrison, who owned The Design Studio downtown. Although they were officially listed this week by the state, both businesses actually shut down several months ago.
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Vilanova, who replaced Pep Guardiola at Camp Nou last summer, has been absent from his post since late December when he was admitted to hospital for treatment on throat cancer.
The 44-year-old is scheduled to return to Barcelona at the end of the month, and when asked on a local radio station if Vilanova will still be in his role next term, Zubizarreta said: "Yes, absolutely.
"Tito will arrive at the end of March. I don't know if it will be March 25th, we have to be prudent with the date.
"After that, he will set the agenda. If he wants his first day to be in the morning, afternoon or evening, then fine. He decides.
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Look – I'm "Wild 'Bout You" for Fall
Yesterday, I wanted to see how my new cut would look natural aka no styling required. I was pretty pleased with the results — it's very much the same, but it doesn't have the same level of volume, shine, or texture. But it still works, and it doesn't HAVE to be styled, which is what is important. I mean, as much as I hope to learn more about hair styling, it's not my forte, so knowing I don't have to stress out to learn quickly is such a relief! Wild 'Bout You has always been one of my favorite lipsticks, and it's great that this fall calls for just such a color
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Grain eyeshadow (soft neutral), Plushlash mascara (black)
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Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez said Wednesday that he's considering more patrols along the American Tobacco Trail following Tuesday night's armed robbery of a rollerblader.
But Lopez said he believes the trail is safer than in the past, because fewer trail crimes have been reported to police this year than in 2012.
"The trail is as safe as many other places," Lopez said. "If you have an individual who is going to commit a crime, it could happen anywhere. We just have to watch and adhere to crime-prevention [measures]."
A woman who was rollerblading on the American Tobacco Trail near Otis Street was robbed of her phone by a gunman about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
It was the third armed attack on the Durham part of the trail since June, including one July 5 on the trail near Otis Street when a man was robbed at gunpoint of a phone and MP3 player, and on June 18, when two men on the trail between Otis and Fayetteville streets were robbed at gunpoint in a rainstorm.
Lopez said investigators "are trying to see if they're connected."
"We're still working on the trail," Lopez said. "But all in all, I think it's a lot safer than it had been by virtue of the fact that we've had less incidents."
Police investigated at least 14 crimes on the trail in 2012.
"A robbery can happen anywhere," Lopez said. "We're thoroughly investigating this one, but we can't be there all the time."
He said many trail attacks have been "crimes of opportunity."
"And that's what we have to be careful of – not to give people the opportunity," he said.
Lopez said using the trail in daylight, carrying a cell phone and walking with a friend are ways to cut the risk of being attacked.
Durham Mayor Bill Bell said that any crime, regardless of where it happens, should be taken seriously.
"It's unfortunate that it happened there, but I don't want to differentiate where crimes occur in our community," Bell said. "[The victim] could have been attacked on Fayetteville Street or University Drive. I would take that just as seriously. To me, a crime is a crime, and where it occurs isn't as important as the fact that it occurred."
Bell said that he feels comfortable walking the trail and does so occasionally.
Meanwhile, city officials said Wednesday that the trail currently has two security cameras, which were installed in January after months of publicity about robberies and attacks on the trail and an outcry from citizens to make it safer.
The cameras are near the trail's entrance at Blackwell Street on one pole. One points back toward the trail and other points toward Enterprise Street – more than a mile from this summer's attacks.
Capitol Broadcasting Company, which owns the nearby American Tobacco Campus, paid for the first camera and has said it will pay for at least 14 to 17 more that eventually will be installed along the first four miles of the trail, which runs 6.75 miles through the city. The city is paying installation costs.


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Murtha's longtime aide, Mark Critz, won with a message that he was pro-life, pro-gun, and anti-ObamaCare, while benefiting from a sympathy vote for Murtha's legacy. … White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says "This is the type of race [the] GOP has to win." He is right, but just how many other Democrats will be running this year as pro-life, pro-gun, anti-ObamaCare, and against cap and trade?
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|Scleroderma in Children: Emerging Management Issues
|Tuesday, 27 July 2010 23:02
Saumya Panda
Department of Dermatology, KPC Medical College, Kolkata, India
Date of Web Publication: 21-Jul-2010
Scleroderma is a set of rare connective tissue diseases of unknown etiology. It is characterized by thickening and hardening of the skin. Scleroderma is divided into two main subgroups: systemic and localized. The systemic form, also known as systemic sclerosis, involves diffuse skin involvement associated with fibrotic changes in internal organs. Juvenile localized scleroderma is a more common entity and is usually confined to a specific region of the body with no internal organ involvement. Therapeutics are divided into three main subgroups for juvenile systemic sclerosis: antifibrotics, anti-inflammatories, and vasodilators. For localized disease, anti-inflammatories, vitamin D analogues, and UV irradiation have been investigated. The rarity of scleroderma in children and the self-limiting nature of the disease together make randomized controlled trials very difficult. Therefore, most data on therapeutic modalities for this condition have to be extrapolated from studies conducted on adults. International cooperation, following a standardized operation protocol, is needed to validate these and future interventions such as autologous stem cell transplant and cytokine-directed therapies.
Scleroderma is a set of rare and complex connective tissue diseases of unknown etiology. They encompass a range of clinical characteristics that result from excess collagen deposition in tissues leading to fibrosis. Scleroderma is classified into two major subtypes: systemic and localized.
Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis
Juvenile systemic sclerosis (JSSc) is a chronic multisystemic connective tissue disorder characterized by symmetrical thickening and hardening of the skin, associated with fibrous changes in internal organs. Although rare in children, it represents one of the most severe rheumatic conditions in pediatric rheumatology practice. Recently, a Committee on Classification Criteria for JSSc, including members of the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), developed a new classification criteria to help standardize the conduct of clinical, epidemiological, and outcome research for this rare pediatric disease. These criteria, which will supplant the adult criteria that have been used until now, will help ensure an accurate diagnosis of JSSc.
Children under 16 years of age account for less than 5% of all cases of JSSc. Peak age of onset is between 10 and 16 years. In an Indian study, the mean age at presentation was 17 years. The disease is almost fourfold more frequent in girls. Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is the first sign of the disease in 70% of the patients, and in 10% it is complicated by digital infarcts. Proximal skin induration is the second most frequent symptom, being present in 40% of cases.
The pharmacologic management of patients who have JSSc is challenging, because no drug has been shown to be of unequivocal benefit in either children or adults who have systemic sclerosis. Patients with scleroderma require different therapeutic approaches depending on whether their disease is in an 'active' inflammatory stage, or a later 'irreversible' stage with fibrosis, but no active inflammation. The main treatment modalities currently used are antifibrotics, immunosuppressive agents, and vasodilators. Several organ-specific therapies are also employed.
Antifibrotic agents: Massive deposition of collagen and other newly synthesized connective tissues leading to fibrosis may lead to organ failure in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). Antifibrotic agents have not been very successful in treating dcSSc.
Penicillamine is the oldest of the commonly used antifibrotic agents, but has lost favor among most rheumatologists. It has been used to treat dcSSc for several decades, but with questionable efficacy. In uncontrolled case series, penicillamine was beneficial, resulting in skin softening, a reduction of new visceral involvement, and improved survival. A double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial concluded that low-dose penicillamine (125 mg alternate days) was of equivalent efficacy with that of high-dose administration (750-1000 mg/day) of the drug. There are only anecdotal reports of penicillamine efficacy in children, and it is not commonly used any longer.
Interferon-γ is a cytokine that has been shown to reduce collagen production and interfere with fibroblast proliferation by downregulating the expression of transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ). However, it has not been shown to be very effective and has a high incidence of adverse reactions, and is therefore not commonly used.
Another agent with a potential antifibrotic effect is relaxin, a pregnancy polypeptide cytokine growth factor that decreases the synthesis of interstitial collagens and blocks TGFβ in vitro. Intially, this treatment showed promise in a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial, but a phase II trial of relaxin was negative and this treatment option was abandoned.
Imatinib mesylate, a potent inhibitor of TGFb as well as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and thus the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, has been shown to prevent experimental dermal fibrosis, thereby holding out new hope for antifibrotic management in systemic sclerosis.
Immunosuppressive agents: Methotrexate, which is used widely for the treatment of many rheumatic conditions in children, has been shown to improve skin score in early dcSSc in adults. A randomized controlled trial in early diffuse scleroderma in adult patients done in India showed that methotrexate produces a slight favorable effect, particularly on the skin scores; however, it is not sustained after 12 months. Children tend to tolerate higher doses of methotrexate well and have very little toxicity associated with it. According to a pediatric SSc experts' opinion, methotrexate could be the treatment of choice for the skin manifestations of children who have JSSc, especially in the early phase. All children receiving methotrexate should be mentioned for adverse effects such as liver toxicity, pulmonary fibrosis and cytopenias.
Cyclosporin is a medication occasionally used to treat dcSSc in adults, but is more frequently used in children. Cyclosporin blocks the transcription of messenger RNA for several immnue-activating and proinflammatory cytokines (e.g. interleukin (IL)-2) that are elevated in dcSSC. All trials of cyclosporin for dcSSc have been performed in adults. There continue to be reports of cyclosporin being used in children with dcSSc, though there have been no organized trials. As with all medications, children should be monitored closely for adverse effects such as renal insufficiency and hypertension.
Glucocorticoids, preferably prednisone at a dosage of 0.3-0.5 mg/kg/d, have very few indications in JSSc; indications include the treatment of myositis, arthritis and tenosynovitis. Several studies suggest that steroids are associated with a higher risk of scleroderma renal crisis. Therefore, patients on steroids should be monitored carefully for blood pressure and renal function.
Despite the modest benefits claimed in recently published studies, and despite its known toxicity, an EULAR task force of 18 SSc international experts have recently opined that cyclophosphamide should be considered for the treatment of SSc-related interstitial lung disease in children. As in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, cyclophosphamide should be administered as intravenous pulse therapy at a dosage of 0.5 to 1g/m 2 every four weeks for at least six months. Adequate hydration and frequent voiding must be emphasized to prevent cystitis. Prophylatic MESNA should be considered to minimize contact of acrolein with the bladder mucosa.
UVA-1 phototherapy has recently showed some promise for treating the sclerotic skin lesions of systemic sclerosis, but its use in children is limited due to concerns about carcinogenicity; however, currently UVA-1 is considered less carcinogenic than psoralen plus UVA (PUVA).
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has been recently used as an immunomodulator and has been shown to reduce skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. Likewise, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha blockers, notably infliximab and etanercept, have been investigated in recent years in diffuse scleroderma and has shown marginal clinical improvement, especially of skin involvement. Prominent among other biologics to be used with some success in systemic sclerosis is rituximab, the CD-20 positive B-cell antagonist.
Vasodilators: Vasodilators are used to reduce vasospasm (Raynaud phenomenon, RP) and to improve peripheral circulation in children with dcSSc. Although used regularly, those have been no trials of vasodilator treatments in children with scleroderma.
Calcium channel antogonists (CCA) are the vasodilators most often used to treat dcSSc. These drugs inhibit smooth muscle contraction by reducing the cellular uptake of calcium. Two groups of CCAs have been used: the pyridine dicarboxylic acids (nifedipine and nicardipine) and the dimethoxyphenyls (verapamil and diltiazem). Amlodipine is a newer agent that is being increasingly used. Oral CCAs should be considered as first-line therapy for RP.
Angiotensin II receptor inhibitors (e.g., losartan) have also been found to have benefit in the treatment of RP. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (e.g., captopril) are unanimously considered to be effective for the long-term control of blood pressure and stabilization of renal function of scleroderma renal crisis.
Prostacyclin analogues, intravenous prostanoids that is, are used for severe SSc-related RP and digital ulcers. Intravenous epoprostenol is a potent vasodilator produced by endothelial cells that acts through activation of membrane-bound adenylate cyclase to increase cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Iloprost (carboprostacyclin) is a chemically stable prostacyclin analogue. It is a potent vasodilator and has been shown to decrease connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) levels. A recent study in children who had JSSc and other connective tissue diseases reported that intermittent infusions of iloprost was safe and effective in treatment of refractory RP and ischemic digits.
Some recommendations for symptomatic treatment are essentially based on the principle of good clinical practice. These include the use of:
Future therapies: Bosentan, a dual endothelin receptor antagonist, is a novel agent being experimented in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which carries the worst prognosis of any organ involvement in systemic sclerosis. This agent targets endothelin-1, a peptide with vasoconstrictive effects. Novel agents with vasodilator properties, like sitaxsentan and sildenafil, are being investigated for digital ulcers. Pediatric experts have expressed interest for future applications of these agents in pediatric clinical trials, although there is not enough experience, at present, to recommend their use. Other than these, several agents and classes of therapy are being investigated in adults; there is no idea, however, if and when these will be applicable in pediatric patients.
Conclusion: Compared with adult-onset disease, JSSc appears to be less severe with less organ involvement and to have less specific autoantibody profile and better long-term outcome. Many of the recommendations for the management of SSc in adults can be extended to the childhood-onset SSc. A few of the studies and trials on SSc mentioned in this review have been summarized along with their levels of evidence
Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
Juvenile localized scleroderma (JLS), also known as morphea, consists of a group of conditions that involve essentially the skin and subcutaneous tissues. JLS is much more common than systemic sclerosis in childhood, by a ratio of at least 10:1. No studies have assessed the prevalence of this disease, but it is believed to occur in up to 1 per 100,000. There is a mild female predilection (female to male ratio 2.4:1). The mean age at disease onset is 7.3 years, and a few cases with onset at birth, so called congenital localized scleroderma, have been described.
Most commonly JLS is divided into five general types: plaque morphea, generalized morphea, bullous morphea, linear scleroderma and deep morphea. A new classification has been proposed including the following five subtypes: circumscribed morphea (CM), linear scleroderma, generalized morphea (GM), pansclerotic morphea and the mixed subtype where a combination of two or more of the other subtypes is present. JLS patients who have extracutaneous manifestations represent a new subset of JLS.
Investigational tools: Clinical examination in JLS being subjective, and classical skin scoring methods, viz., the modified Rodnan score used in systemic sclerosis being not applicable, the detection of disease activity remains a fundamental problem, that is now sought to be addressed by a few novel tools that, however, need to be validated.
Infrared thermography (IRT), that is of value in the detection of active JLS, has a very high reproducibility but low specificity, particularly in the assessment of older lesions. In the latter, laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) can help discriminate real active lesions from false-positive changes. A computerized skin score (CSS) method for measuring circumscribed lesions in LS has been recently proposed. CSS has been shown to have very low intra- and interobserver variability. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is also an important tool, particularly when central nervous system (CNS) or eye involvement is suspected, as also to demonstrate the true depth of soft tissue lesions.
In addition, there is evidence to suggest that laboratory measures such as eosinophilia, hypergammaglobulinemia or elevated ESR are signs of active disease.
Therapy: JLS is a very slow, progressive disease. The usual natural history is to remit spontaneously over time. However, it may result in severe morbidity as well, limiting range of motion, atrophying the limb or face, deforming growth and causing leg length discrepancy Unfortunately, the rarity of this condition and the difficulty in assessing outcome in an objective manner have limited the interpretation of most clinical studies. As a result, no guidelines have emerged till now for the disease. In this scenario, the key determination is the level of discomfort (cosmetic or functional) associated with the developing lesion, which must be balanced against the risks of therapy.
Physiotherapy plays a major part in the management of LS, particularly in lesions involving articular structures. However, no published studies have documented this therapy.
Topical therapy is indicated for lesions that neither involve the deeper structures nor are associated with significant cosmetic disability. Emollients are marginally effective in this setting. Topical corticosteroids may be of some use during the inflammatory stage and in circumscribed morphea, but long-term use may cause subcutaneous atrophy. Intralesional corticosteroids have also been tried in JLS. Topical tacrolimus 0.1% ointment has been used for the treatment of early inflammatory morphea with some success. In a clinical trial involving seven patients for three months, lesions treated with occlusive tacrolimus for 12 h at night, resulted in softening and reduced inflammatory infiltrate in all patients one month after treatment. Topical calcipotriene (calcipotriol) has also been tried in CM. Cunningham et al, evaluated the efficacy of calcipotriene ointment 0.005% in an open study of 3 months duration in 12 patients between 12 and 38 years of age. At the end of the study, the authors observed significant improvement of cutaneous induration in all patients and a lack of side effects and abnormalities in mineral metabolism. Good results have been reported recently with topical imiquimod, a novel immunomodulator that upregulates interferons a and g, thereby downregulating TGFb and inhibiting collagen production by fibroblasts.
Despite the lack of knowledge on risks and benefits, vitamin D and its analogues (viz. calcitriol) have been utilized systemically in some studies of LS with mixed results. A randomized controlled trial of 20 adult patients with LS did not demonstrate efficacy of oral calcitriol. However, in a study of seven children with LS treated with oral calcitriol (0.25-1.25 μg/day), five had skin improvement. No adverse effects were observed during a follow-up period of 4-20 months.
Phototherapy with ultraviolet (UV) rays represents another therapeutic possibility in LS. Treatment with UVA1 at low, medium, and high doses, without or with psoralens (PUVA) all seem to be effective clinically, though high doses seem somewhat better. Phototherapy appears to be much more effective for localized or superficial lesions. Although no controlled studies have been published, excellent results have been reported with PUVA treatment in patients with localized scleroderma. Pasic et al, reported the treatment of six children with photochemotherapy with PUVA baths with good results, showing softening of sclerotic plaques. The results were obtained with a small number of sessions (14-39, mean 25). Grundmann-Kollmann et al, showed that topical PUVA induced significant improvement in 4 patients treated 4 times a week, totaling up to 30 sessions. Because the rate of relapse after UV phototherapy discontinuation is not known, the need for prolonged maintenance therapy, leading to a high cumulative dosage of irradiation, and the increased risk for potential long-term effects such as skin aging and carcinogenesis are clear limitations for its use in the pediatric age group.
When there is a significant risk of disability, such as in linear and deeper subtypes, methotrexate (MTX) in combination with systemic corticosteroids should be considered. The treatment protocol usually consists of a combination of oral prednisolone or intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP 20-30 mg/kg/d for 3 days) and MTX (10-15 mg/m 2 /wk). Most patients show a response within two to four months, and the adverse effects are usually mild and associated more with steroid use rather than with MTX. Unfortunately, the studies have not been controlled trials, and the series of treated patients very small.
Penicillamine appears to affect collagen metabolism and has been used to treat localized scleroderma for a long time. Moynahan reported uniformly good results in all 14 children treated with low-dosage penicillamine (150-450 mg/day) with no adverse effects. These results have been fairly corroborated by later studies as well.
Conclusion: JLS is an uncommon challenging disorder. The rarity of scleroderma in the pediatric population plus the fact that this disease is very often self-limiting makes randomized controlled trials very difficult. It is for this reason that most data on treatment modalities for this disease have been extrapolated from studies in adult patients. There is no single therapy for JLS that has proven to be very effective or significantly disease modifying. However, current therapeutic strategies must be initiated early in the disease course for maximally beneficial clinical effects. The close collaboration among pediatricians, rheumatologists and dermatologists represents an important advance in the management of this disabling condition.
Source: Indian Journal Of Dermatology
For more information on Juvenile Scleroderma, we encourage you to visit the Juvenile Scleroderma Network
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The Appleton Post-Crescent, January 31, 2011.
APPLETON — After two straight runner-up finishes, Trivia Pirates ARGH!! captured the off-campus title in Lawrence University's 46th annual Great Midwest Trivia contest this weekend.
Trivia Pirates edged Trivialeaks, 1,275-1,260, while "Scott Pilgrim vs. The Superbad Iowans in Revolt" finished third with 1,155 points among 69 offcampus teams.
Morgan Freeman's Plus Plantz's Pecorous Pastures Propose Presenting Persnickety Penguins with Ponchos won the on-campus title with 1,148 points. Soviet's Dream of Gangbang and Go America All Over Everybody's Asses finished second with 1,096 points, while Butter Our Bread with Butter — last year's on-campus champion — placed third among 15 on-campus teams with 1,078 points A total of 376 questions were asked during the 50-hour contest, which ended at midnight Sunday.
For its efforts, Trivia Pirates received a piece of ceramics signed by all of the trivia masters on which one of the contest questions was based. The Morgan Freeman Plus Plantz team was presented an old documentary advertisement signed by all the trivia masters for winning the on-campus title.
No team was able to answer this year's "Super Garruda," the contest's final question: "What was the log entry on September 29, 1961, at 2 p.m. PST in the Alamo Airways daily log at McCarran International Airport?" The answer: "Drunks called back. Left their pants in the apache. Said for me to take care of them."


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced two men's basketball signees on the first day of the spring signing period Wednesday. Lance Stokes (Orlando, Fla.) and Rico White (Knoxville, Tenn.) are both guards as well as the Mocs' fourth and fifth additions for the 2011-12 season.
"We are very excited about adding Lance and Rico to our family," said head coach John Shulman. "They bring different skill sets, but share a common attitude which is to excel on and off the court.
"Both come from great families and athletic backgrounds," added Shulman. "They are winners first and foremost. They're well-coached from outstanding programs."
Stokes had a scouting score of 87 from ESPN Scouts Inc., as the No. 66 small forward. He was listed on the Orlando Sentinal Central Florida top 20 and is the son of former NFL defensive lineman Fred Stokes, a starter on the 1992 Washington Redskins Super Bowl Champion squad.
In 2010-11, the 6-6 Stokes averaged 11.1 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game for Lake Highland Prep in Orlando. He played for former Vanderbilt star and Olympic gold medalist Jeff Turner, earning MVP honors at the Gus Gibbs Rotary Tournament (DeLand, Fla). He was also all-tourney at the prestigious Great Florida Shootout.
Team captain his last two years, Stokes averaged 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest as a junior, shooting 51 percent from the floor. He led his team in charges taken each season as a three-year starter for the Highlanders.
White (6-3) keyed Bearden's run to the 2011 TSSAA Class AAA championship game. He scored 27 points and grabbed six boards in the semifinal win over Siegel. His father, Tony, was a star guard at Tennessee (1984-87) at the same time Turner played at Vandy.
A 2011 Tennessee McDonald's All-America nominee, White led the Bulldogs to tournament titles in the district and region, as well as the Island Jam (Puerto Rico) and Super 16. He was named to the all-tournament teams for the state, district and Super 16, while winning MVP honors at the region and Island Jam tourneys. He averaged 16.3 points per game in helping pacing Bearden's state tournament run.
Bearden went an amazing 135-13 (.912) during White's career. That includes a 34-3 mark this past season, 66-6 the last two. In five state tournament starts, White averaged 17.2 points and 4.4 boards per game.
"I can't stress enough how important their backgrounds meant in the process," noted Shulman. "Mark Blevins at Bearden (White) and Jeff Turner at Lake Highland Prep (Stokes) are phenomenal at what they do. These two young men are ready to step in and contribute because they understand the work that goes into preparing for championships."
Stokes and White join early signees Trey Brown (Brandon, Miss.), Emmanuel Ochenje (Carbondale, Ill.) and Xavian Rimmer (Jackson, Miss.). It's the first UTC signing class without a junior college player since 1996 which preceded the Mocs' run to the Sweet 16.
Chattanooga won its 18th regular-season Southern Conference title in 2011 in tying for the North Division championship. The Mocs return four starters and seven letter winners looking for its fourth division crown in five years and a SoCon-record 11th tournament title and trip to the NCAA Tournament.GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ChattanoogaMocs, or on Twitter, www.twitter.com/GoMocs. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here.


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American Legion seeks high school boys for program
HUNTINGTON -- The American Legion posts in West Virginia are recruiting high school junior boys to participate in the 76th annual Mountaineer Boys State. The goal is for 420 boys to attend.
Educators and counselors at the high schools are assisting in the selection of qualified boys to attend.
The Mountaineer Boys State is a one-week course in the operation of government and the political process. Each citizen, as the participants are referred to, can choose from five career paths that include Legislative, Judicial, Financial, Law Enforcement and Journalism. The objective is to have the young men run their 51st state of the United States. The program is designed to mirror the structure and operation of state governments, while imparting citizenship, leadership and character development through a non-partisan perspective. City, county and state officials are elected and appointed to office by its citizens.
The program will be conducted at West Virginia University's Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp near Weston in Lewis County. Registration begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday June 9, 2013, and the final session will dismiss at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 15.
The American Legion Auxiliary is also recruiting high school junior girls to attend the Rhododendron Girls State program being held in June on the Wheeling Jesuit College Campus in Ohio County.
The local American Legion post along with help from contributions by businesses and other community based organizations pays the $200 fee for each boy attending the program. If you, as an individual or as a new group, would like to help sponsor the boys and girls, you can contact a local post or mail your tax deductible contribution to The American Legion Department of WV, ATTN: Boys State, PO Box 3191 Charleston, WV 25332.


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The Best Train Trips Around the Planet
The Ferrocarril del Estado, from Santiago to Puerto Montt in Chile, runs for 700 miles along the Andes, passing snow-covered peaks and volcanic cones, and through towns settled by groups as dissimilar as Temuco Indians and fifth-generation German immigrants.
Compartments in the 75-year-old coaches are masterpieces of faded elegance: brown velvet seats, carved wood furnishings, and etched glass. For a comfortable private seat and cozy berth with crisp linen, the overnight trip costs only about $35.
In Peru, heading east from the city of Arequipa, the tracks pass volcanic cones whose snowmelt gives birth to the Amazon River and flows all the way across the continent to the Atlantic Ocean.
Marvel of the Railroad World
In lonely shepherds' villages on the altiplano, the high desert, fur-wrapped children wave in excitement as the train passes. Sturdy alpacas, unsettled by the labored breathing of the near-antique engine, stretch their necks and flair their nostrils before loping away to regain their privacy.
The conductor sways down the aisle carrying a black rubber balloon filled with oxygen for passengers unused to travel at 14,000 feet. After hours of breathtaking scenery, the train pulls into Puno on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the legendary birthplace of the first Inca.
Another Peruvian train, considered by many to be a marvel of the railroad world, runs from Lima to Huancayo, a town located high in the Andes. The tracks cross more than 60 viaducts spanning black-walled gorges and tunnels through the hearts of frozen mountains.
At times, the track is chiseled into a cliff so close to vertical that even the most intrepid passengers avert their eyes from the edge. Reaching 14,800 feet, it's said to be the highest passenger train in the world.
Now let's switch continents. In North Africa, a fine track loops from Tangier, Morocco, down to Casablanca, on to Marrakesh (a travelers' mecca in the 1960s and 1970s and still fascinating) and back to Tangier. On this trip, like many, your traveling companions may be almost as much an attraction as the destination.
Choose Your Class
I shared a compartment with a woman who wore a royal blue gown, gold-embroidered veil, mesh stockings, and ornate gold rings on eight of her fingers. Next to her, her young daughter wore scuffed blue loafers, white leggings, a pink T-shirt, a scarlet sweater, and a short-sleeved black leather jacket. What a contrast in generations.
On Africa's east coast, the track takes you from Nairobi, located on a cool mile-high plateau, down to the stifling heat of the ancient port of Mombasa. In second-class cars, passengers are segregated by gender. That's why many travelers happily pay a higher fare for a first-class compartment. It's still only about $25.
The highlight of the trip begins after the tracks enter Tsavo National Park. Passengers lean out the windows to watch antelopes, giraffes, ostriches, and elephants grazing peacefully against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro's snowy summit in the distance. It's an experience you deserve.
Well, that's it from your Traveler's Tool Kit. Remember. The world is waiting. See it for yourself.
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Stone crab fleet blessed in Everglades City as harvesting season approaches
EVERGLADES CITY - Sherron Cooper boasted she had the "best seat in the house" to watch the blessing of the stone crab fleet in Everglades City.
On Saturday afternoon, she and her brother, who was visiting from Nebraska, claimed a shaded bench behind the historic Rod and Gun Club in Everglades City, near the Barron River, where they watched the small fleet come in to applause and whistles.
At one point, Cooper joked she should try to sell her rare spot of shade for a few bucks, as others near her stood directly in the hot sun, dripping with sweat.
She said she'd been coming to the blessing for the last couple of years. The event, which attracted a crowd of about 200, is now in its fourth year.
Florida's stone crab season runs from Oct. 15 to May 15. Crabbers can drop their traps on Oct. 5, but have to wait 10 days to start retrieving them. Stone crabbing is now a multimillion-dollar business. The claws caught by the local crabbers are shipped all over the world.
As the boats lined up at the docks Saturday, organizer Tod Dahlke belted into a blow horn: "It's what this town was built on ladies and gentlemen, right before your eyes."
As the boats pulled up behind the club, a rainbow of flower petals was dropped on the docks alongside them. Local pastors blessed the eight boats one by one, saying a prayer and flicking water on them with palm fronds — to bring them luck. Soon after, the boats got a blessing of another kind, with rain drops that pushed the crowds inside, where there was live music and food.
"I think everybody should support the crabbers," said Cooper, 69, who has lived in Everglades City for 11 years. "They spend money in town so it helps support the economy."
Her brother, Bob Stern, 67, grabbed his video camera to take it all in as soon as the first boat, "Sticky Business," came into sight on the river. Harvesting crabs isn't much different than harvesting crops, including corn and wheat, that come from his home state, he said.
"Everybody takes the same kind of chances," he said. "Nobody knows what your harvest will be. It's a tough life."
Bart Stokes, 51, who lives in Chokoloskee and has been a crabber for 25 years, said last season wasn't bad, despite fluctuating prices, and that he never knows what to expect from year to year.
"You have no idea. Not only don't you know, it can change on you in a minute," he said.
The blessing is a recognition of the crabbers' hard work, Dahlke said.
"Really what it's about is these guys," he said. "These guys break their backs."
Lorna Rewis, the 73-year-old daughter of Loren "Totch" Brown, who pioneered commercial stone crabbing in Everglades City, attended the blessing for the first time. She recalled her father's early efforts to develop stone crab traps. His trials included traps attached to coconut buoys.
"I used to go with dad to get the bait," she said. "He would harpoon the stingrays and we set big hooks to catch sharks. We caught this huge shark about where the national park building is now. We never knew that sharks that big would be inland like that."
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Morning Edition introduces listeners to another installment in the NPR series "Heavy Rotation," featuring Matt Fleeger of member station KMHD. In "Sweet Pea," by PROJECT Trio, listeners are treated to a sort of rhythmic, jazzy groove that incorporates themes from classical, hip-hop and Americana.
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Gigantour: Motörhead, Megadeth to play The Palace Feb. 9Written by Alan Sculley | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Motörhead has never had a hit album in the United States. Its previous release, "Motorizer," was the group's first CD to crack the top 100 on the Billboard 200.
Yet the group's bassist/singer, Lemmy Kilmister, has become one of the most familiar figures in heavy metal — if not all of rock 'n' roll. He's been a contributor to hard rock magazines, and his quick wit, gravelly voice and his rugged look — usually dressed in black with his mutton chop sideburns, mustache and his famous pair of warts on his left cheek — have made him familiar to generations of hard rock fans.
Now he's the subject of a documentary by filmmakers Wes Orshoski and Greg Olliver that is receiving considerable acclaim. For his part, Kilmister can't explain why he has become something of an icon in hard rock circles.
"I think it's really been like dumb luck," he said in a phone interview. "I haven't changed how I am at all. I'm just like banging against the furniture on my way through life, and people seem to have picked up on it a bit more. I mean, it becomes fashionable to like Motörhead again about every seven years, so maybe we're going through our own phases."
Kilmister and Motörhead have been around long enough now to have seen several of those cycles of popularity, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Ian Fraser Kilmister formed Motörhead in 1975 after playing in the legendary cult band, Hawkwind. His intent from the start was for Motörhead to be a British version of Detroit's seminal garage/punk/metal band, the MC5 — although he didn't expect the group to take on its famous power trio format.
"It's become like the MC3, hasn't it?" Kilmister said. "At the start we were going to have three guitar players and a singer. Then I got stuck with the singing because the singer left. I was only one that could sing, or I was the only one that would. Eddie [Clarke] could sing very well, but he wouldn't do it. I got stuck with that. I like it now. I couldn't be on stage and not sing now.
"We must have done something right because when the MC5 re-formed, they asked me to sing a couple of songs with them," Kilmister said, obviously pleased with that anecdote. "So that's all right, full circle, right?"
It took about a year for the nascent Motörhead to settle into its trio configuration, with Clarke (known as "Fast Eddie") on guitar and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor on drums. To a good number of fans, this is still considered the classic Motörhead lineup.
Kilmister, though, disagrees with that notion, noting that the current band, with drummer Mikkey Dee and guitarist Phil Campbell, is the definitive Motörhead in his eyes.
"Phil Campbell's been with me 25, 26 years now, and Mikkey for 15," Kilmister said. "I mean, Eddie was with us for seven and Phil (Taylor) was with us for 12.
"To say that was the definitive Motörhead, this Motörhead has played 'Ace Of Spades' more than that Motörhead," he pointed out.
The first decade of Motörhead was marked by several personnel changes — with the band having two guitarists in Campbell and Michael Burston (known by his stage name, Wurzel) for a stretch.
Along the way, Motörhead made its mark, especially in the U.K. Its early albums gradually attracted larger audiences, with 1979's "Bomber" reaching No. 12 on the album chart. That set the stage for 1980's "Ace Of Spades," which went top five. The title song remains the band's signature song.
Next came 1981's "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith," a live album that became Motörhead's first No. 1 album in the U.K. and was in stores when Motörhead first toured the United States, opening for Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Ozz.
Since then, Motörhead has continued to release CDs at regular intervals, enjoying considerable notoriety and decent success with such albums as "Orgasmatron" (1986), "1916" (1991), "Sacrifice" (1995), "Overnight Sensation" (1996) and most recently, "Motorizer" in 2008.
The latest, "The World Is Yours," arrived in early 2011 just as Kilmister gained additional notoriety through the documentary, "Lemmy."
Now the cameras are off and Kilmister, Dee and Campbell are back to doing what they've done throughout their time together — touring. This time it's playing second on the bill of this winter's Gigantour, headlined and organized by Megadeth. The monsters of metal pull into The Palace of Auburn Hills on Feb. 9. Doors are at 5:30 p.m. and tickets cost $13-$39.50. Visit palacenet.com to purchase tickets.
Fans can expect the typical Motörhead live experience, Kilmister said.
"It's pretty minimal," he said of the show. "We can't afford big stage sets. I mean, that's really stupid money. We don't sell a lot of albums for that. We just go out and play some rock 'n' roll, really. We have a decent light show. That's about it."
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Bernhard Heiden (1910-2000) was born in Germany, but settled in the United States in the 1930s, later to become a US citizen. Best known for his band repertoire.
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