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South America opens its arms to you on this inimitable trip
24 April 2018 – Due to an unexpected change on the bus schedule between San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) and Salta (Argentina), from the 5th of May 2018, this trip will spend one less night in San Pedro de Atacama and one extra night in Buenos Aires.
With a continent as huge as South America, and with as many incredible spots and sights to see across so many countries, it can be slightly overwhelming to narrow down the best of the best – but that's exactly what's been done for you on this trip leaving you free to focus on the most important part: enjoying yourself! Take in the best of Quito, the lush green of the Amazon Jungle, hike to the Inca splendour of Machu Picchu and puzzle over the Nazca Lines. See centuries-old Inca ruins around Cusco, tango the night away in Buenos Aires and lose yourself in Lima. Even seasoned travellers will find something new on this incredible South American journey that will tantalise and immerse you in the culture, sights and heart of this incredible place.
This trip requires Inca Trail Permits. View permit availability here.
Hike through the Amazon rainforest and sample fruit, chocolate and if you're brave enough, tree worms in a local indigenous farming community
Whether you trek the classic Inca Trail, the Inca Quarry Trail or take the scenic train route, the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu are a majestic destination, no matter how you get there
Through a vast Andean valley lies the Colca Canyon, home to the mighty Andean condor. See these magnificent beasts go about their morning routines at sunrise
The floating islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca are a marvel of concept, construction and history. Take a boat tour on the lake and spend the night with a local family in a traditional island community
The landscapes of Salar de Uyuni are so unique they're almost extra-terrestrial. Embark on a three-day adventure via 4WD across the rocky Atacama Desert and the largest salt lakes in the world - passing cactus islands, train cemeteries and mineral lakes teeming with flamingos
Soak up the cosmopolitan, European and Latin charms of Buenos Aires and explore the sights of its historic city centre
There are some long travel days and three overnight bus journeys on this trip. Although the buses feature comfortable reclining seats, they are not beds. There's also usually a toilet on-board, and some of the buses make toilet stops. These trips can be tiresome, but an adventure trip around South America wouldn't be complete without an overnight bus journey.
You'll be staying in some very basic group accommodation with shared facilities, especially along the Inca Trail, in the Amazon and on Lake Titicaca (where there are drop toilets and no showers). This is all part of the adventure of being among nature.
There will be a lot of hiking and walking on this trip (especially on the Inca Trail which can be quite challenging), so this requires a moderate level of fitness. There are a few different trail options to suit your interests and physical capabilities. Please bring durable footwear suitable to hiking. See the 'What to Take' section of the trip notes for more information.
We'll be experiencing a mix of hot and cold climates, so pack accordingly and bring layers.
Due to the high altitude of many of places we visit, the air is thinner and some people can suffer altitude sickness. Some people aren't affected at all, but if you are, be sure to drink plenty of water and don't push yourself too hard. If possible, arrive into Quito a few days early to allow yourself time to acclimatise. The sun is also unusually strong and it's easy to get burnt, especially when out on the water in Lake Titicaca. It's important to wear sunscreen and other sun protection, and always drink plenty of water. Please see the important 'Health' section of the trip notes for more information.
Please note that our leaders are not able to organise a trip to the 'Death Road' to Coroico for you, due to safety concerns. Injuries are common along the road and there have been a number of fatal accidents. Our leaders are also unable to organise tours to the Potosi Mines for safety reasons.
Making your way across the Andean Desert and salt flats isn't exactly luxurious. There will be long travel days spent in 4WDs on dusty and bumpy tracks. Temperatures in the area can be very cold, especially at night, so bring warm clothes with you. Meals are simple, toilet facilities are basic, showers can be cold and the multi-share accommodation is dormitory-style. This is all part of the adventure. Without a doubt, this amazing experience will be one of the highlights of your trip to South America.
Bolivia is the least developed and most challenging country you'll travel around during this trip. Facilities are basic and food might be simpler than what you're used to. Transportation between different locations can be slow and isn't as easy as it might be in developed countries. Yet this is all part of the 'off-the-beaten-track' charm and adventure that makes Bolivia such a great place to visit.
This itinerary is valid for departures from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. View the itinerary for departures between 01 January 2018 - 31 December 2018
This trip starts with a Welcome Meeting at 2pm. If you are unable to find a suitable flight it is possible to book additional nights at the joining accommodation.
Inca Trail permits are sold on request basis only. Once deposit is paid and passport details provided, Intrepid will endeavour to secure a permit for you.
If Inca Trail permits are unavailable by the time you book, you can opt to hike the Inca Quarry Trail instead https://www.intrepidtravel.com/machu-picchu-peru/quarry-trail
The Inca Trail closes in February to allow cleaning and restoration works. If the trek portion of your trip starts in February you will be automatically booked to hike the Inca Quarry Trail.
Should you choose not to hike at all, please let us know in writing at the time of booking so alternative arrangements can be made. Without this prior warning, local fees may apply.
This trip is a combination of three of our most popular departures. As such the make up of your group and your tour leader may change on day 9 & 29
A Single Supplement to have your own room is available on this trip however excludes nights 17,26,30,35,36 & 40
Nationals from the United States need a visa to enter Bolivia and you we highly recommend you obtain this visa in advance from your nearest Bolivian consulate or Embassy. Not obtaining the visa in advance is likely to cause long delays at the border.
Please see the visa information on these trip notes for more information
Full passport details are required at the time of booking in order to purchase Entrance fees to certain sites. Additionally on certain trips it's needed to book bus, train or flight tickets. Delays to provide this information may result in booking fees or changes to your itinerary.
While hiking the 4 Day Inca Trail or the 3 Day Inca Quarry trail portion of this trip you may be joined by other Intrepid and/or non-Intrepid travellers.
On June 30th Peruvian authorities released a new list of regulations for visiting Machu Picchu, which came into effect from July 1st
The main points impacting our visits are:
1. Tickets are now only valid only for one entry, that means that passengers cannot leave the site and re-enter as we have in the past.
2. Once the passengers begin on a chosen circuit (there are 3 different ones) they cannot walk backwards and once they finish the circuit they must leave the site. They cannot explore afterwards.
3. The two allotted times to visit are 6am-12pm/ 12-4.30pm
4. It will be mandatory to have a guide (Machu Picchu guide, not our Leaders) to visit the site. However, this rule can't be applied as there are not enough official guides to cover the large amount of people visiting so authorities are being flexible.
These new regulations are affecting how much time our passengers can spend in Machu Picchu, in the past, after a 1-2.5 hour tour passengers could stay longer to explore the site unguided, this is not possible anymore.
Our only alternative is to make passengers explore the upper part of Machu Picchu (Sun gate and Inka Bridge) before their guided tour starts (so about 2 hours before meeting the guide). Your Tour Leader will provide more information on what the group options are at the Welcome meeting.


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Voters to decide future of city schools in 'pivotal' elections for 6 board seats
The fate of the new school superintendent's reform plans, residency for teachers, a return to neighborhood schools and approval of more charter schools will essentially be on the ballot in Buffalo on May 7.
That's when voters pick six members of the Board of Education in elections that could reshape education in the city.
After Tuesday's filing deadline to make the ballot, contests that typically draw about 5 percent of voters could attract added attention this year because of high-profile candidates who include a former Republican gubernatorial nominee and the head of the state-appointed financial control board for Erie County.
"I think it's the most pivotal election since I've been able to vote on School Board elections," said Samuel L. Radford III, president of the District Parent Coordinating Council. "We are at a crossroads to either go forward and become a great school district or stay on the path we've been on and be a perpetually failing school district."
After the votes are counted and the victory balloons are popped next month, the new School Board will face several critical challenges.
For one, the new board's composition could determine whether Superintendent Pamela C. Brown continues to get the support she currently has from a majority of members as she shakes up the central office.
Ballots will be cast in a school district that has had chronically low test scores and perennially low graduation rates, but also amid raised hopes that Say Yes to Education – which makes it possible for every graduating senior to attend college or a vocational school – will usher in a cultural shift in post-high school expectations. The program has drawn the unified support of the philanthropic community, the school district, the parent council and the Buffalo Teachers Federation.
The six district seats on the nine-member board are being contested; Park District representative Louis J. Petrucci is the only incumbent among the six not seeking re-election.
"This election is different because we haven't had this much interest in a long time," Petrucci said.
The main issues in this year's elections are:
• Turning around persistently underperforming schools – Twenty-eight were classified in 2012-13 as "priority" schools, ranked among the 5 percent of the lowest-performing schools in the state.
• Neighborhood schools – Many say it's time to return to the approach. Supporters say a lack of private transportation among many Buffalo residents results in students being absent from school if they miss the bus, prevents after-school participation and makes it difficult for parents to get involved and attend parent-teacher conferences.
• A new BTF contract – There hasn't been a teachers contract in almost nine years. While the administration is responsible for negotiating a new contract, the board can set the tone to get it done.
• Charter schools – The School Board is one of three entities that can grant charter schools – along with the state Board of Regents and the State University of New York – but hasn't in years. Changes on the board could open the door to new charters being authorized, as well as longer renewals that are granted by the Board of Regents – or the board could continue to hold the line. A new board also could choose to lease school buildings closed by the district for use by charter schools.
• Teacher residency – The School Board eliminated the longtime requirement that teachers live in the city on a split vote and had the support of the BTF. But many in the community, including the parents group and the Common Council, want a return to the Buffalo residency requirement.
"The most pressing issue is the 44 persistently low-achieving schools in the City of Buffalo," said Hannya Boulos, executive director of Buffalo ReformED, a nonprofit education reform advocacy organization. "I think having the board really set a comprehensive turnaround plan for those schools is an immediate focus, and I think the way it's been done has been a very jumbled approach, without comprehensive community engagement."
Will a lot of voters turn out? In 2010, just 4.9 percent of eligible voters did, with only 351 votes cast in the Park District, for instance. In 2007, that number was 5.6 percent.
Here are the candidates who turned in petitions Tuesday to run for three-year terms and are assumed to have the 500 signatures needed to get on the ballot:
• Central District – Incumbent, Mary Ruth Kapsiak, current board president and a retired Buffalo Public Schools administrator; she received support from the BTF and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership three years ago.
Challengers, Bryon J. McIntyre, retired Buffalo firefighter and vice president of the District Parent Coordinating Council, who has run twice before, and Joseph A. Mascia, commissioner of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, who has also sought political office before.
• East District – Incumbent, Rosalyn L. Taylor, retired Buffalo Public Schools district administrator who was appointed to her seat and is mounting her first campaign.
Challenger, Theresa A. Harris-Tigg, assistant professor of English at SUNY Buffalo State, who applied for one of the board vacancies in the last couple of years.
• Ferry District – Incumbent, Sharon M. Belton-Cottman, who works in the mortgage industry; she was appointed to her seat and is running her first campaign. She has no challengers.
• North District – Incumbent, Jason M. McCarthy, a bartender, who received support from Education Reform Now, a downstate advocacy group, three years ago.
Challengers, Wendy S. Mistretta, a former Buffalo State College administrator and an active parent at International School 45 and the District Parent Coordinating Council, and Susan L. Gillick, a retired school administrator, who is supported by Citizen Action.
• Park District – Petrucci is not running for re-election.
Challengers, Carl P. Paladino, major Buffalo developer and the GOP gubernatorial candidate in 2010, and Adrian F. Harris, teacher's aide in the Lancaster schools.
• West District – Incumbent, Ralph R. Hernandez, current board vice president.
Challenger, James M. Sampson, chairman of the county control board and president of the board of Buffalo ReformED, a pro-charter school group.
All but one of the candidates handed their petitions in at the Board of Elections. Mistretta, in the North District, mailed in her petitions by the deadline.
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Sooner or later, there would have to be fireworks in Bringing Out the Dead. On the pretext of dramatizing three nights of a Manhattan ambulance driver, Martin Scorsese has made a film that's pure pyrotechnics throughout, lighting up the theater's darkness with red pulsers, white screamers, jets of orange flame and the pinwheeling hazel of Nicolas Cage's eyes. The character Cage plays, Frank Pierce, has acquired his fiery stare by going sleepless for too long, drinking too many dawn suppers of coffee and booze, delivering too many of his clients dead on arrival. "Ghosts," he calls the ones he's lost; but you don't see much here of the wan and diaphanous. As if shot through Frank's burning eyes, Bringing Out the Dead views late-night Manhattan as a spectacle of spiraling, strobing rocket-trails.
"Isn't it beautiful?" someone asks Frank when at last the fireworks become literal, bursting over the skyscrapers as the soundtrack goes Gershwin. It is beautiful–and grotesquely funny, too, since the ambulance-bait who is granted this Woody Allenish epiphany is a drug dealer, impaled through the chest on a balcony rail.
I would like to save that moment, as Jean Cocteau wanted to save the flames from a burning house. The prefab structure of Bringing Out the Dead may ultimately collapse; and since it wasn't really inhabited–not by anyone of flesh and blood–I let it go without regret. But how can I give up the sarcastic splendor that blossoms from this waste, this imposture, this display of excess?
Of course, Scorsese and his screenwriter, Paul Schrader, would like us to think that the waste, etc., represents the soul of Manhattan, rather than comprising the movie itself. Scorsese and Schrader deserve the benefit of every doubt; so I will proceed to give it to them.
Though based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Joe Connelly, Bringing Out the Dead can immediately be identified as one of Schrader's screen stories of a man burdened by a sense of guilt, who struggles through violence, substance abuse and heaps of garbage toward the redemption of a woman's love. The most similar of Schrader's collaborations with Scorsese, Taxi Driver, bypassed the main character's conviction of sin, preferring to dwell on his rage against other people's misdeeds. But if you've seen Light Sleeper, which Schrader himself directed, you will easily recognize the pattern in Frank Pierce.
One character in Bringing Out the Dead says Frank looks like a cop; another, that he's got the face of a priest. Either vocation, if strenuously followed, might hollow the eyes and sharpen the beak, drive the hair upward from a throbbing brow, weight the head till it lolls forward, vulturelike. Years of witnessing humiliation and pain, ushering people out of a brutal world and rarely, all too rarely, saving another soul: Priests and cops sometimes show the effects, and so may ambulance drivers such as Frank, who by the start of Bringing Out the Dead has turned into Nicolas Cage in his death's-head mode.
Months have passed since Frank last saved anyone, during which time the memories of lost lives have pressed on him. So it's understandable that he overreaches at the movie's beginning. He resuscitates a heart attack victim who's already been declared dead. During the next three nights, Frank will suffer for this sin of playing God; but through his transgression, he will also draw closer to the man's daughter, Mary (Patricia Arquette), whose middle name must surely be Magdalene. Sometimes she dresses like a Catholic schoolgirl (complete with hair cut in bangs), sometimes like a biker chick. She has been a great sinner herself, she informs Frank, in a monotone that bespeaks both her current vulnerability and a chronic sense of worthlessness. No wonder Frank trails her from the emergency room into the wilds of New York–he's caught the odors of perfume and absolution wafting from a single tough package.


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Wolverhampton Bike Shed
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Location Bradmore Recreation Ground, Wolverhampton WV3
Wolverhampton Bike Shed is a community based project offering bicycle repair and recycling.
They are a non-profit project run by volunteers and have been running since February 2010.
They are based at Bradmore recreation ground, Church Road Wolverhampton, and repair anything and everything from unicycles to tricycles.
They currently offer bike repairs, and need more bike donations so they can recycle bikes back in to use.
If you can help, please do get in touch with them.


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When Hulu spoke to Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto about the band's latest video last week, he was calling from the beach in Tel Aviv, where he and the rest of his band were set to play another show on their world tour. By now, 30STM has played in more than 100 cities across the globe, hitting Europe, Sydney, Singapore and Japan in just the past few weeks. (It's been so many, Leto's lost count himself.)
Of course, the band isn't adverse to travel. After all, many of their previous videos were shot in exotic locales, including China ("From Yesterday") and even the Arctic ("A Beautiful Lie"). Their last video, "Kings and Queens," however, was shot in their hometown of Los Angeles, with Leto calling it his "love letter to the city of Angels."
Although their latest video, "Closer to the Edge," isn't as cinematic in scope, it was an epic undertaking, a video documentation of their "adventure around the world," says Leto, who rocked a pink Mohawk in this video (it long gone now). And while some so-called "road videos" may depict the highs and lows that come with life on tour, "Closer to the Edge" is all about the fans as real kids talk to the cameras. "I picked people out at different shows," Leto says. "I have 20 to 30 hours of interviews and filtered it down to make this video." The singer teamed up with a group of five video editors and a pair of cameramen to piece together the video on what they called the "edit bus." "We'd shoot days and work all night, until 5, 6, 7 in the morning. It was inspiring," he says.
As for the song's success, it's been a bit of a surprise for Leto and his bandmates. "It seems that it has connected with our fans, and the fact that it managed to push "This Is War" to the top of the iTunes charts in Germany — knocking out Eminem, in fact — is just another thing for this modest band to be grateful for.
The band's tour continues overseas for a few more weeks, then it's off to Mexico before kicking off their U.S. tour and making an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards next month, where Leto and his bandmates are nominated for four "Moonman" statues. "We're happy to be nominated. We found out in New Zealand and it was such a surprise. Winning would be one of those great moments for us as a band. These awards are really just a way to take it all in and show our gratitude to our fans." — Rebecca Harper (email@example.com), Editor


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Washington, Panama win LLWS elimination games
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Manager Rob Chandler decided a quick change of strategy was in order after watching the first six Sammamish, Wash., batters strike out — five of them looking.
A more aggressive approach paid off.
Sammamish scored six runs during a third-inning rally that proved to be just enough to pull out a 6-5 win over Nashville, Tenn., in a Little League World Series elimination game Tuesday night.
"I didn't realize they were going to throw 80 percent first-pitch strikes. So we had to change our game-plan quite fast," Chandler said. "We stopped holding the bats."
Austin Oh drove in the final two runs to put the Northwest champions ahead 6-2.
Aguadulce, Panama, avoided elimination with far more flair, scoring four times with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out an 8-7 win over Taoyuan, Taiwan. Panama's winning run came home when Jose Gonzalez was struck by a pitch with the bases loaded.
In knocking off Taiwan, Panama (3-1) advances to face one of the two other remaining International Division teams — Tijuana, Mexico, or Tokyo — on Thursday.
Sammamish (3-1) moves on to a matchup Thursday against either Chula Vista, Calif., or Westport, Conn., in the U.S. bracket.
Oh's single to center drove in Will Armbruester and then Jack Matheson, who scored on an errant throw by center fielder Robert Hassell.
Armbruester, Jack Carper and Dalton Chandler each had RBI singles during the rally. The Washington team had six of its eight hits in the third inning, and after Nashville pitcher Trae McLemore had struck out the side in each of the first two frames.
"It looked like he was going to throw a perfect game," Sammamish assistant manager Matt Fitzgibbons said. "And then my son (Nathan) had a nine-pitch walk, and I'm thinking, 'Maybe, we can do this.'"
Nashville manager Chris Mercado credited Sammamish for finding its offense in the third. At the same time, Mercado couldn't help but note how two throwing errors led to a pair of runs.
"You can't beat yourself," Mercado said. "That's what I told our kids that our biggest opponent was ourselves. We let that get to us a little bit."
Sammamish's Matheson also did a solid job in three-plus innings in relief of starter Jacob Dahlstrom. Matheson allowed just one run on three hits against a Nashville team that had scored 10 runs in each of its past two games.
"I feel like it's all on my shoulders," Matheson said. "And if I can get them to put it on the ground and get them to swing, I feel like it's all in my hands."
In the International bracket elimination game, getting hit in the foot never felt so good to Gonzalez.
As the infielder limped his way toward first base, Edgardo Rosales was celebrating on his way home from third with the decisive run for Panama, which overcame a 7-4 deficit.
"The only thing I was thinking was to try to get on base one way or another," Gonzalez said through interpreter Gilbert Monell. "And after being hit by the pitch I felt very happy."
Jordan Agrazal had three RBIs, including a two-run single in the sixth. And Rosales would not have been in a position to score had he not reached base because of a two-out error by Yeh Tung-Jua, who bobbled a grounder to third.
"It was a difficult game. It was important that we won," manager Luis Gonzalez said through Monell. "I congratulate all the kids on the other team for their effort. Our team never gave up, and that made us get the victory."
For Taiwan, it was a shocking turn of events for the tournament's youngest team, which includes five 11-year-olds — the most of any squad. Several Taiwan players, including catcher Lee Chen-Hsun, broke down in tears following the game.
Panama catcher Juan Crisp and several teammates went over to console their opponents.
"I saw a couple of players on their team crying, and even a couple on our team," manager Gonzalez said. "It was a great game. They're kids. You can expect that."
Taiwan manager Lee Kuo-Chiang provided essentially the same answer in taking only three questions following the game.
″(I) never thought about pulling (the) pitcher because (I) believe the player will do his best, and the player has already learned from the game," Kuo-Chiang said through interpreter Lin Chia-Hsien. "The players did not give up."
Yu Teng-Yao took the loss in relief of Tung-Jua, who was forced to leave with one out in the fifth after reaching his 85-pitch limit.
Taiwan showed plenty of perseverance in rallying to take the lead after giving up four runs in the first inning.
Lee Shu-Ming had a two-run single to cap a six-run third inning that put Taiwan ahead 7-4. Chou Shih-Che drove in two runs on three hits for Taiwan.
Armando Lopez hit a three-run homer in the first inning for Panama.
Earlier in the day, Brno, Czech Republic (1-2), beat Grosse Pointe, Mich. (0-3), 5-3 in a consolation game, ending both teams' tournament.


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Hornish Finishes 40th at Talladega Superspeedway
November 1, 2009
TALLADEGA, Ala. (November 1, 2009) – Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the Penske Racing No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, finished 40th in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday after suffering engine woes on pit road. Hornish is now ranked 29th in the season driver point standings.
As racing action was set to begin before a crowd of 127,500 race fans, Hornish thanked the members of the Mobil 1 team for their hard work during the weekend. After being bumped from behind in practice on Friday, the team was forced to unload the backup car. Confident in their chances to have a strong run at the historic 2.66-mile tri-oval, Hornish and the Mobil 1 crew were focused on having a smooth afternoon on track and in the pits.
Hornish started the race from the 27th position when the field was set by championship points after rain cancelled qualifying on Saturday. When the first caution flag of the day came out on lap 4, Hornish was running securely in the lead pack of cars in the 16th position. The team opted not to pit so early in the race and Hornish advanced to the 14th spot on the restart. As the No. 77 team looked ahead to its first pit stop of the race, Hornish relayed that he needed to be able to pull up to the cars in front of him in order to improve the performance of the Mobil 1 machine on the backstretch.
On lap 44, Hornish came to pit road for service during the afternoon's first round of green flag pit stops. After a stop for right-side tires and a full tank of fuel, Hornish pulled out of the pit stall and noted that he felt something different under the hood of the Mobil 1 Dodge. He returned to the pits on the next lap and was forced to the garage for repairs. Ultimately, Hornish and the Mobil 1 Dodge were unable to continue the race and finished in the 40th position.
Penske Racing teammates David Stremme and Kurt Busch finished the race in 22nd and 30th place, respectively.
"It started off to be a pretty good day for our Mobil 1 Dodge," said Hornish. "We started the race in 27th and the car really felt fast. I was able to get up with the lead pack of cars, making a charge to get inside the top-10 when we pitted under green for a routine stop. When the jack dropped and I began to exit the stall, something happened under the hood that ended our day. We're not sure exactly what it was yet. The Mobil 1 guys did a great job here in Talladega all weekend. Our engine was fast, the car drove great and it was going to be competitive all day. It was just a tough break that ended our day too early."
Hornish and the No. 77 team head to Texas Motor Speedway next weekend for the excitement of the Dickies 500. Racing action will air live on Sunday, November 8, 2009 on the ABC television network beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET and will also be broadcast live on PRN Radio.


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With Surfer Blood's follow-up to 2010's "Astro Coast," it's as clear as singer JP Pitts' sweet vocals that the sophomore slump is not for them. The Florida quartet's new album "Pythons" blends the infectious fun of surf music with unexpectedly complex lyrics, giving listeners a lot to digest. Most of the time, it's delicious.
The album starts slow with opener "Demon Dance." The song doesn't grab your attention until Pitts screams, "Apologies meet apologies/ we could demon dance all night," and that's where the album really begins. "Weird Shapes," the record's first single, is a classic alternative rock hit, packing powerful layers in its harmonies. "I Was Wrong" sounds like something you'd hear from Weezer's 1994 self-titled debut, while "Say Yes to Me" is a nod to The Shins.
In fact, Surfer Blood's musical influences are obvious throughout. (Most apparent is their fondness for the Beach Boys.) On standout "Needles and Pins," Pitts sings, "Immaculate savior/this is my bread to you," whose confessional message is heightened with vocal echoes, an organ and a variety of string instruments to accompany the track's vulnerability.
"Pythons" lacks a single that transcends or even matches "Swim" from "Astro Coast," and on first listen "Pythons" may seem underwhelming. Still, rather than just delivering hooks without substance, Surfer Blood satisfies and leaves us hungry for what's next.
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Four members of Boy Scout Troop 1 advanced in rank during a Court of Honor held last week at the Senior Center.
Eric Archibald is now a Star Scout, Hayden Maclean earned the rank of Second Class, and Nicholas Dalton and Emilio Kurz now hold the rank of Scout.
Scoutmaster Dave Volpe said there were a number of scouts presented with merit badges dealing with Citizenship in the World, Reading, Collections, Camping, and Shotgun Shooting.
A Christmas party following the ceremony featured potluck dishes of appetizers and deserts prepared by parents and adult leaders of the troop.
Dave said, "I would like to congratulate the individual scouts earning rank advancement and awards and wish all the scouts and their families a Happy New Year."
The downtown area looks bright and festive for the season.
Letter Carrier Peter Mullen is taking bagpipe lessons. Are kilts next?
Eight-year-old islander Damien Beecroft auditioned for and landed a part in Harold Pinter's play "One For The Road" to be presented January and February at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theater in Pawtucket.
The young actor played Linus in the Jamestown Community Theatre's "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" in November. His other credits are the role of Malcolm the duckling in the JCT's "HONK!" and an appearance in the Fantasy Works's production of "The Music Man."
Damien is a second-grader at St. Michael's School in Newport.
Barbara-Ann MacIntosh responded to last weeks's poser with ample lyrics.
"I double dare you to sit over here, I double dare you to lend me your ear.
"Take off your high hat and let's get friendly, don't be a scared cat, say what do you care, can't you take a dare. I double dare you to kiss me and then, I double dare you to kiss me again, and if that look in your eye means what I think it does, I double dare you to fall in love with me, I double dare you!"
"This is a fun song," she added.
Anybody know its history and artists?
R.I.P. Bruce. You showed us great courage and gave much to many people.
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic says tis the season for you and your pet to get in shape.
"It is almost New Year's Resolution time again and an opportunity to re-evaluate you and your pet's health and well-being. Try to incorporate your pets into your resolutions. If you or Fluffy are out of shape, then start going for long daily walks or manageable jogging trips. If you are looking to eat better, then do the same for your pet and stop with the snacking and table scraps for you and them.
"Overall, we are responsible for managing our own health, but our pets depend on us for the best care and to keep them as healthy as possible. Sadly, our pets tend to suffer from issues like obesity, and only by recognizing those issues and sticking to a diet and exercise program will we and our pets benefit the most in the coming year." WOOF!
Two islanders spotted and enjoyed NASA's shuttle/space station flybys last week. Fred Brome saw the two space vehicles passing by Beavertail Tuesday night, and B.J. Whitehouse observed them the next night from the Great Creek.
"The shuttle was right on schedule followed by the space station a minute later," B.J. said. Rocket Dawgz to the core. Discovery landed safely Friday.
The best thing about Christmas is cookies!
Can we recycle the recycle sign on Narragansett Avenue?
*** The Jamestown Rotary Club is
conducting its annual fund-raiser and deserves everyone's support. A financial gift to the club can effect the lives of hundreds.
They're at Box 652, Jamestown, RI 02835.
We miss the marching bands during TV football halftimes.
If you think last month's election stopped the incessant political phone calls, guess again. Last week, we received two calls from politicians'exploratory committees asking for support. It starts again. Geez!
*** The fire horn is a minute fast.
The school newspaper the Jamestown Warrior reports that the eighth-grade class will participate in next year's Rhode Island First Lego League (FLL) competition on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Roger Williams University.
The class is in need of several parent volunteers to help prepare teams for the event. No experience is necessary. Contact the school if you want to help out.
We understand that the ongoing tale of the highway barn and why it was never built is a favorite bedtime story being passed on to the island's children. There may even be a book in the works.
We are embarrassed to say the least. Even mortified. Our American flag is in tatters at the top of its pole on our deck.
It's been that way for a while. It's hung up on something and refuses to come loose so we cannot lower it to replace it.
We've been such sticklers about the flag code on the island. We were safe from exposure when the leaves were on the trees, but, now, it's there for all to see. A battered, weather-worn, ripped symbol of our great country.
And, then, last month, we read Solon Economou's guest column in the ProJo, and we didn't feel quite so badly having left Old Glory up so long it ripped and got stuck.
It seems he moved onto the Cape eight years ago and brought with him two American flags, neither of which have been flown during that time. He says the reason is the Federal Flag Code, which states in part that "thou shalt not fly the flag during inclement weather and thou shalt not fly the flag at night unless it is lit up."
The writer goes on to make his point that citizens are not flying their flags because they do not want to seem disrespectfut to the flag because of the code's rules, of which, he says, many parts are no longer valid.
As for flying the flag at night, he points out that it flew at night at Fort McHenry and proves it by quoting lines from the national anthem:
"And the rocket's red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night
That our Flag was still there."
And what about inclement weather? Economou states that today our armed forces fight 24/7 in all climes, in all weather, in all conditions. He goes on to say that provisions of the code were adopted back in 1923 in order not to disrespect the flag. "However, I believe we now disrespect it by not flying it under the same conditions under which our soldiers fight."
As far as disposing of flags, such as what's left of ours at the top of the pole, Jim McLoughlin of the island's Arnold Zweir Post 22, Amerian Legion, burns them a couple of times a month.
Economou continues, "I would recommend that, if you are inclined to fly the flag, just do it — anytime, anywhere, on your flagpole, on your house, on your car, day or night, rain or shine.
"And, despite the whimpering from our timorous allies, or the wailing from our loathsome enemies, or the whining from the pitiable 'Blame America First' crowd who have never had the pleasure of living in a country where freedom does not ring, it is still the flag that the world respects most.
"After all, we are the only country in the world where millions of people are climbing fences trying to get in, not to get out.
"So fly the flag your way, I am doing it my way."
He has a point.
If we ever get our weathered flag down, we'll replace it with another and "just do it" — leave it up 24/7, again.
Wednesday's full moon is the Moon After Yule or Old Moon.
A healthy and Happy New Year to all! Toast the troops overseas!
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Royal Palace says the newborn daughter of Princess Madeleine and New York banker Christopher O'Neill will be called Princess Leonore Lilian Maria.
King Carl XVI Gustaf said Wednesday his second grandchild will become Duchess of Gotland, Sweden's largest island.
Madeleine and O'Neill's first child was born Feb. 20 in New York City, where they live. No date for the christening was announced.
The couple wed in June in Stockholm. The younger sister of Crown Princess Victoria, Madeleine is fourth in line to the Swedish throne.
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When you see one fighter force his opponent down to the mat, this is a takedown. He may grab one of his opponent's legs and push or trip him to get him to go down, or he may lift his opponent up and throw him or slam him on the mat. The purpose is to get the fight to the ground.
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Top Chef does it, Real World and Road Rules do it, Big Brother does it, Survivor LOVES to do it, and Project Runway is doing it next season. What am I talking about? All-Star shows, of course!
Nothing screams ratings more than bringing back the craziest, most controversial, and in some cases most talented, cast members from seasons past of any given show. America's Next Top Model is jumping on that bandwagon with Cycle 17, ANTM All-Stars, premiering next month.
Fourteen of the wildest, loudest, and strongest personalities from cycles past are coming together to compete for the title that has previously eluded them. This season's prizes include an Express modeling campaign, a fashion spread in Italian Vogue, a stint as a guest correspondent on Extra, and the staple Cover Girl contract.
Expect to see Kristin Cavallari, LaToya Jackson, Tyson Beckford, Nicki Minaj, The Game, Ashlee Simpson, and Kathy Griffin as guest judges…just to name a few. As always, the challenges are sure to be outrageous with stiff competition among the ladies.
ANTM All-Stars premieres on the CW on Wednesday, September 14th at 9pm ET, and as always, Tyra Banks will be front and center teaching these up-and-coming models how to pose and tell a story with their eyes…fierce!
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Benicio Del Toro has collected on a favor he says Oliver Stone owed him for working extra hours on the set of his most recent movie, "Savages", released this year.
The favor? A trip to Del Toro's native Puerto Rico, which Stone hadn't visited since the early 1960s.
Del Toro recalled the conversation during a press conference Friday in the U.S. territory. He and Stone are helping raise money for one of the island's largest art museums, which is hosting its annual movie festival and will honor Stone's movies.
Museum curator Juan Carlos Lopez Quintero said the money raised will be used to enhance the museum's permanent collection, especially with Puerto Rican paintings from the 19th century and early 20th century.


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Bluegrass Underground "Sarah Jarosz" A veteran musician who'd released two CDs before turning 20, Sarah Jarosz has gone from teenage bluegrass hotshot to fully-realized innovative artist in less time than many of us spent in braces. Playing mandolin, octave mandolin, banjo and guitar while singing in a rich, throaty voice, Jarosz creates a staggeringly original sound with her new ensemble, featuring violinist Alex Hargreaves and cellist Nathaniel Smith. Their melodic interplay weaves rock rhythms, classical textures and Appalachian melodies. D
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine couples retained their dominance of the world's top tango dancing competition as the annual festival drew to a close.
Guido Palacios and Florencia Castilla, a couple in real life as well as on the dance floor, won the Stage Tango finals Tuesday with a score of 8.89 from a seven-member jury of dancers and choreographers.
Twenty couples from around the world competed in the Stage finals marking the end of the two-week festival.
But no one impressed the panel as much as the hometown couples who danced before a large crown in Buenos Aires' Luna Park stadium.
Argentine couples also came out on top in the Salon competition the night before.
The top winners received $7,000 dollars in cash and tickets to Paris, where they're expected to perform.


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Melanie Bailey is the 2012 Mom Congress Delegate for Hawaii. She is the Human Resources Manager for TS Restaurants Hawaii and a busy, single mom. Her local group of moms got involved in advocacy when their beloved school playground was torn down without notice. A bulldozer showed up the first Friday of the school year and the playground was gone by the end of the weekend. Enraged, they mobilized to raise over $200,000 (in the recession) and built a new playground in six months! Along the way, they formed lifelong friendships.
When "Furlough Fridays" were announced for Hawaii's public school children, giving them the shortest school year in the nation, they mobilized again and put on a rally at the Capitol. Initially, Melanie called one elementary school and high school in all 50 states to see what their school days/years comprised. She then researched instructional time, legislation and contracts around the nation to prepare to testify at the Capitol. They passed a law in one session so that negotiating with their children's educational time could never happen again. Since then, Melanie has been testifying at the Capitol on various education issues.
What book is currently on your nightstand? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson and Walking Yoga: Incorporate Yoga Principles into Dynamic Walking Routines for Physical Health, Mental Peace, and Spiritual Enrichment by Ila Sarley.
One thing that is going great in education in your state: Many people are concerned, frustrated, and working on solutions.
One thing you wish could be improved in education in your state: Better collaboration with the teachers union.
Your favorite teacher (and why): Mr. Jamison in 5th grade history. His love of the subject made everyone want to listen.
Secret indulgence: It's no secret! Coffee, chocolate and wine.
Your hero: Hillary Clinton, she just keeps on trucking!
Favorite school lunch as a child: Ice cream sandwich.
Most rewarding/challenging stage of parenthood thus far (and why): Most rewarding: Having a child with such a positive attitude who is succeeding, despite his many challenges. Most challenging: Having to humble myself to others so that I can get the best for my child.
Minivan or SUV: Honda Civic, it's all about the cost of gas!
Favorite family tradition: Loco-Moco for Christmas Day breakfast. (Loco-Moco is a Hawaii favorite: rice with a hamburger patty, gravy, and a fried egg on top).
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LOWELL -- Four brightly colored banners on Middlesex Street mark the entrance to Cambodia Town, where markets stock the ingredients to Southeast Asian dishes and signs outside shops are written in Khmer as well as -- or instead of -- English.
Comprising a 1-mile radius around Middlesex, Chelmsford and Westford streets, the district is home to the city's highest concentration of businesses owned by Cambodian Americans and Cambodian immigrants, said Cambodia Town Planning Committee Chairman Sengly Kong.
Two years ago, the neighborhood was officially named the first Cambodia Town anywhere on the East Coast. It's since been recognized by a nonpartisan Massachusetts think tank as a development strategy other gateway cities can learn from.
A report out last month from the MassInc Gateway Cities Innovation Institute encourages the leaders of midsize, formerly industrial cities to invest in their immigrant entrepreneurs as one key for revitalization.
"Immigrant-owned businesses occupy once-vacant storefronts, breathing new life into commercial areas wounded by manufacturing job loss and the suburbanization of retail trade," reads the report, written by Benjamin Forman, the institute's executive director, and Sandra Larson, then a graduate fellow.
The report goes on to say immigrant merchants "contribute both seed capital and cultural authenticity, which gives these areas a distinct character critical to their success.
As Gateway Cities like Lowell, Lawrence, Lynn and Worcester see their foreign-born populations trending back upward toward peak levels reached a century ago, the report says cities should look at doing more to nurture emerging business leaders in its immigrant communities.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 25.3 percent of Lowellians were born outside the country as of 2011. In 2000, 22.1 percent of the city's residents were foreign-born.
And many of the immigrants who are here are economic drivers, Kong said, citing statistics he's received from the city.
Kong said 15 percent of Lowell's businesses are Southeast Asian-owned, many by Cambodian immigrants and Cambodian-Americans. That's about 345 establishments, each of which would generate around $1,000 a week. The city estimates each business, on average, employs 15 people. That's likely high for the Cambodian community, where small-business owners usually only hire a couple others, Kong said -- but it could mean these businesses are responsible for about 5,000 jobs.
"Based on these numbers, you can see that millions of dollars are generated into the local economy," Kong said. "So I think with the importance of our contribution to our local economy and the city tax base, the creation of Cambodia Town in Lowell is really at the right time. It's about the desire of Cambodian-Americans here in general."
In other sections of the city, Lowell has a strong immigrant economy as well. Last year, the owners of six Lowell businesses were nominated with others from across the state for the Immigrant Learning Center's Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards: Rosemary Agbede of Unique You Salon; Tom Dang of Pho Da Lat Restaurant; Calvin Duong of New Century Auto Collision and Service Center; Bracha Horovitz of Federal Fabrics-Fibers Inc.; Manuel and Elizabeth Silva of Silva's Mini-Market; and Angela Westen of Angela Westen Insurance Agency.
The MassInc report makes several recommendations for fostering immigrant entrepreneurship, including introducing young immigrants to business training and developing an economic-development strategy that acknowledges the unique challenges immigrants face in starting businesses.
Forman and Larson note immigrants rarely use banks, credit unions or government resources for startup capital, for a variety of reasons ranging from discrimination to a lack of familiarity with American lending practices to an absence of connections with city government.
Kong said the Cambodia Town Planning Committee tries to combat similar barriers by serving as liaison between the community and city officials. A liaison program was something that received "overwhelming support" from Cambodians in Lowell when the committee first held public forums in 2011, he said.
"It's important to have the link," Kong said. "If they were to contact the city, the community as individuals, they don't really know where to go. Some of them might know, but as a group, they might not know where to go."
The creation of "vibrant spaces that attract both residents and business" and are able to be clearly marketed to tourists is another recommendation. In Cambodia Town, that's seen by the banners -- 16 more of which are planned -- as well as specially designed benches and trash receptacles that incorporate traditional Cambodian design elements. A sculpture depicting the principles of loving kindness, compassion, empathy and equanimity, which Kong called the four "governing cultural values in Cambodian culture" is planned for the neighborhood.
"In terms of going forward," Kong said, "we believe that creating a Cambodia Town in Lowell will help attract more tourists into the area, more investors into the area, and create more jobs. What we need to do is increase the visibility of this Cambodia Town, so it can be spread throughout Massachusetts and the East Coast."
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Temptation and the Fine Print Whopper Interest Rate
The television commercial makes it sound like quite a payday: up to $10,000 in a day! Sound tempting? Well, you probably won't see the interest rate in tiny print that flashes on the screen for less than a second. Nor will you be aware that this company charges interests rates ranging from 139.22% to 194.70%. Imagine that, up to 200% interest, and all that money could be yours today. Good luck paying off that loan!
A similar thing happens with temptation and sin. It flashes before us with its appeal and its promises. But the fine print is easy to miss. Adam and Eve missed it, and the "interest rate" in their case was a whopper. King David came to find out how high the interest rate is on sin. Judas had 30 pieces of silver flash before his eyes, and he took the deal. But it cost him so much more than he ever anticipated.
That is the way temptation works. The fine print is barely recognizable when the offer is made. There is a deliberate attempt to keep your eyes on the thing that will supposedly make your dreams come true. Like children in a candy store, our eyes get pretty big when we are gazing upon the offers of the world, the flesh, and the devil. Anything that is not God's will for our life can become that thing which appears at first to offer a tremendous payday, that is, until we start to experience the interest rate that sin carries with it.
Think about those times in your life when you have given into temptation and it has come back to bite you. Was it worth it?
What makes temptation appealing is the perceived payday, not the hidden interest charges. Who wants to think about that when your mind is racing with fantasies of the jackpot? Some give themselves over to sensuality, others give into that grudge which feels so justified, and some unbelievers "go for the jackpot" by enjoying their dream of living life without God and without the cross of Jesus Christ. In each case, human beings find these activities satisfying because they feed the desires of our flesh, that is, of our sinful nature.
"Get up to $10,000 in a day!" It flashes across the television screen and aims to get you to make an impulsive decision. What images are flashing across the screen of your mind today which are doing something similar? What desires are pulling at you to make impulsive decisions which you would later regret? The flesh within us drives us to seek a payday at the expense of our soul. The Holy Spirit gently leads believers in the path of obedience, peace and joy.
Is your spirit restless today as a result of the exorbitant interest charges on sin? All of us are sinners and we are all prone to "go for the payday" rather than to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is a marvelous Savior and friend. He forgives us when we trust in His death as the payment for our sin, and He gives us plenty of reasons to say "no" to the flesh and "yes" to His will for our life.
One of the best ways to guard our hearts and minds against temptation is to read the Bible and to meditate on the Scriptures throughout the day. God's Word is "the sword of the Spirit," (Eph. 6:17) and we desperately need His weapon and His defense in our battle with sin. What other defense do we have in our struggle against sin and against the "advertisements" that appeal to our flesh? You may think, "But I am a Christian and I have advanced above that stuff." Think again. You are right in the midst of it, everyday, just like every other believer.
We are all susceptible to being swayed by the offers of the flesh, especially if we allow those "commercials" to constantly run in our mind. This is why it is so critical that we "change the channel" and fill our minds with the truth of God's Word. There is no doubt that the advertisements of the flesh are powerful, but God has given us something more powerful. He has given us a relationship with Christ through faith and the Word of God which defeats temptation and sin. On our own, things would be hopeless. With the Lord, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Phil. 4:13)
There may be some images or ideas flashing across the screen of your heart and mind today that seem appealing, and yet are outside of God's will for your life. Don't take the bait. We've all done it, but today is a new day and we are smarter today than we were yesterday, right? You have surely heard this definition of insanity: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to get a different result." It kind of describes all of us in one way or another I suppose.
The smartest thing any of us could do is to have a close relationship with Jesus Christ. What does that do for you? Well, it brings love in your heart, joy in your soul, peace in your mind, purpose in your life and a calm in your spirit as you interact with those around you. Now those are some things, my friend, which money can't buy, and which come with no interest charges but only rich dividends in your relationship with God and with others.
You can "get up to $10,000 in a day," or you can "get all of God's peace that you need." Which path sounds to you like the wise road to travel, and which offer are you going to take today? The one from God or the ones from those who care nothing about your financial health or your spiritual health? There are no regrets whenever we take God at His Word and whenever we go the way He wants us to go.


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Brunch at Humphreys Backstage Live, with blues music by Robin Henkel and Billy Watson from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (brunch price $43.50 per adult). The restaurant is located at 2303 Shelter Island Drive. For more information, call (619) 224-3411.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9
The Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library will host Peter Rowe of the U-T San Diego will discuss "How San Diego Conquered the (Craft Beer) World." The free talk starts at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539.
THURSDAY, Jan. 17
The Ocean Beach Historical Society hosts local photographer Joe Ewing, who will present great surf shots from the Peninsula area for surf aficionados to swoon over. The free presentation takes place at 7 p.m. at the Point Loma United Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. For more information, visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com.
SUNDAY, Jan. 27
The United Portuguese S.E.S. annual meeting, also known as "the Contas," will be held at the United Portuguese Hall, located at 2818 Avenida De Portugal in Point Loma on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. All members and prospective members are invited to attend. For more information, visit www.upses.com, or email email@example.com.
TUESDAY, Jan. 29
Robin Henkel Band with Horns! Performs at Humphreys Backstage Live from 7 to 11 p.m. with plenty of dancing. Free, 21 and up at 2303 Shelter Island Drive. For more information, call (619) 224-3411.


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Richard Roland Pass, 82, of Comanche, passed from this life Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Lawton, Oklahoma. Richard was born January 1, 1930, at Rexroat, Carter County, Oklahoma, to Charles Coachworth Pass and Nellie Lucille Robinson.
Richard Roland Pass, 82, of Comanche, passed from this life Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Lawton, Oklahoma. Richard was born January 1, 1930, at Rexroat, Carter County, Oklahoma, to Charles Coachworth Pass and Nellie Lucille Robinson.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church in Comanche, with Pastor Rick Forthman officiating. Interment will be at the Hewitt Cemetery in Wilson with Military Honors provided by the United States Navy. Services are under the care and direction of Alexander Funeral Home of Wilson.
Richard married Christine Tadlock on April 10, 1955, at the Methodist Church in Wilson, Oklahoma. They were married for 57 years. Richard attended Rexroat High School where he was a Golden Glove champion in boxing. He served in the Navy during the Korean War on the USS Brough -148 a destroyer escort. Richard worked for Halliburton Services retiring after 35 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Comanche. He volunteered at the Stephens County Genealogy Society and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Richard coached several softball and baseball teams in Meridian and attended the many school activities of his children and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lucille Pass; and three brothers, Nolan, Jerry and infant, Dan Pass.
Richard is survived by his wife, Christine Pass of the home; his three daughters and two sons and their families, Christy and Danny Dumos, Velma, Oklahoma, Becky Lynn Sanders, Debbie and Rickey Morgan all of Duncan, and James Roland Pass and wife, Melisa of Ryan, and Todd and Amy Pass of Bray, Oklahoma. Richard is also survived by his 11 grandchildren, Chad Dumos, Lyndal Morgan, Danielle Wilkerson, Kellie McGruder, Clay Dumos, Amanda and Shelby Sanders, Kiera Pass and Rylie, Morgan and Ryder Pass; and six great-grandchildren, Shiloh and Saige Dumos, Ava McGruder and Charity Bartmess, Dallas and Shelby Landis. Other survivors are his brother, Charles Pass of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; and his sister, Dathene Kasey of Norman.
Pallbearers are Chad Dumos, Lyndal Morgan, Clay Dumos, Bobby Tadlock, Stephen Wilkerson and Billey McGruder.
Honorary Pallbearers are Toney Hearell, Lance Clark, Dewayne Pass, Richard Michael Hamilton, Raymond Towell and Tommy Harris.
In lieu of flowers, it has been requested to send memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Comanche.
Family visitation will be from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home in Wilson.
Condolences may be sent online to the family at www.alexanderfuneralhome.org.


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The "Windy City" first became a city in 1837, having emerged from
its origins as a backwater swampland mapped in the late 17th century
to become an industrial and economic powerhouse that would solidify
its place in U.S. history.
From 1850 to 1860, shortly after the development of the railroad
and the Illinois/Michigan Canal, Chicago experienced a tremendous
population surge and speculation which led to observations such
as this from a visiting British tourist: "It is a city not in growth,
but in revolution; growth is much too slow a word for the transformation
of a hamlet of log-huts into a Western New York in the space of
a few years." Chicago's population almost tripled during that decade.
The Great Fire in 1871 burned four square miles of the
city. The
city responded by replacing the old wooden structures with
brick buildings in the form of banks, businesses,
department stores,
government agencies, and residential housing. Chicago's
built upward instead of outward for lack of space, and one
was America's first steel-frame skyscraper, the Home
Insurance Building,
in 1885. Almost 100 years later in 1973, Chicago laid
claim to what
then was the tallest building in the world, Sears Tower
(now called Willis Tower), which stands at 1,450 feet tall.
Chicago is a city rich in history. It is also home to many of the
world's most famous architectural feats and popular retail and tourist
destinations such as "The Magnificent Mile"; the country's largest
exhibit and convention center, McCormick Place; one of the world's
busiest airports, O' Hare International; the Navy Pier lakefront entertainment complex, a
Chicago landmark since 1916; the monumental new Millennium Park;
the second oldest baseball park in the country, Wrigley Field, and
a total population in excess of 2.8 million.
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ConAgra Shows Faith in Private-Label Foods
Private-label foods have hit a "glass ceiling," according to one market researcher. But on Tuesday ConAgra Foods Inc. picked up a $4.95 billion hammer.
ConAgra said it reached an agreement to buy Ralcorp Holdings Inc., emerging as victor in a 20-month takeover fight. Once the deal closes, Omaha-based ConAgra will become the largest private-label food manufacturer in the U.S.


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Title: George Zebrowski papers, 1921-1931
Primary Creator: Zebrowski, George
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Subjects: Poetry, Purdue Alumni Association
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MILFORD � The CEO of Milford�s largest employer, Waters Corp., has donated $10 million to UMass Amherst to create a center for entrepreneurship within the university�s Isenberg School of Management.
The donation, given by Douglas Berthiaume and his wife Diana, to his alma mater is just the latest in a partnership Berthiaume and Waters Corp. has had with the university.
"Over the past 20 years I have become intimately involved with a number of aspects of the university, including the school of management and the environmental sciences," Berthiaume said in a press release. "I have seen firsthand how great research, a committed faculty and private partnerships give students a richer learning environment."
The new entrepreneurship center, to be named after the Berthiaumes, is planned to be a "hub of a campus network of scholars, innovators and entrepreneurs." The mission of the center will be to support research, education and practice to transform ideas into business realities.
"With this transformational gift, the Berthiaumes will make real the vision of a coordinated, synergistic approach to research, teaching and the practical application of resources to support aspiring entrepreneurs," said Mark Fuller, dean of the Isenberg School. "The Berthiaume Center will address multiple areas of entrepreneurship, including technology-based business, small business and social entrepreneurship."
The new center plans to host an entrepreneur-in-residence program, a research paper series and elevator pitch and business plan competitions. There will also be credit-based courses for students as well as mini-courses and workshops geared toward practicing professionals and internship programs.�Plans also include incubator space and coaching support for new-venture start-ups, and support for small business development.
Berthiaume�s company, Waters Corp., which specializes in analytical technologies, partners with UMass to provide internship opportunities for students and has an internal relationship with the Isenberg School of Management and many of the science programs at UMass.
Last year, Waters began a new partnership with the school on its Integrated Concentration in Sciences (iCons) program.
The Berthiaumes have also previously donated $5 million to support the Isenberg School initiatives and have supported the university with scientific instrument donations, including a $450,000 chromatography/mass spectrometer.
"Diana and I look forward to seeing the impact this new center will have across the university," Berthiaume said.
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MILFORD � The CEO of Milford�s largest employer, Waters Corp., has donated $10 million to UMass Amherst to create a center for entrepreneurship within the university�s Isenberg School of Management.


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Premier League: Manchester United insist Wayne Rooney has not yet signed new deal
Manchester United have dismissed reports that Wayne Rooney has signed a record-breaking new contract.
Last Updated: 17/02/14 12:32pm
The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported that Rooney had signed a new four-and-a-half year deal worth £300,000 a week to stay at Old Trafford.
However, the club have insisted that the 28-year-old has yet to sign a contract extension, which was reportedly worth £70m until summer 2018.
"There is no deal, which is why we haven't announced it," a United spokesman said.
Negotiations, which have been taking place for some time now, are believed to be still continuing.
Rooney has been linked with an exit ever since the end of last season, when former manager Sir Alex Ferguson said he had made a transfer request, and Chelsea were reported to be interested in a swoop for his services.
United's dip in form - they are seventh in the Premier League table, 11 points off the top four - appeared to be another cause for concern regarding Rooney's future, but the opening of talks several weeks ago appear to have allayed fears of him leaving.
Journalist Charlie Wyett, who wrote the Sun's Rooney story, explained more to Sky Sports' Sunday Supplement.
"We are saying that he has not just agreed, but he has actually signed," Wyett told the programme. "Obviously that has yet to be announced for Manchester United.
"I think he realises it is the best place for him still. I know others thought he might go to Chelsea or elsewhere, but I think (David) Moyes has had a series of meetings with him and convinced him to stay.
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Nightmares this awful don't just randomly arrive out of nowhere in the middle of a still, quiet night.
They don't just assault with no explanation, jarring you awake in a cold sweat and with a racing heart and spooked into keeping a light on — just in case.
And they certainly aren't real.
They can't be, right?
No, the kind of remorseless horror the Dodgers came fact-to-face with this weekend in St. Louis is the scripted kind. Silly stories conjured up in the morbid minds of the Steven Kings and Dean Koontzs and H.P. Lovecrafts of the world.
There is no other explanation for what happened here in Games 1 and 2 of a National League Championship Series in which the Dodgers sent their two best pitchers to the mound and fully expected to return home carrying a 2-0 lead — or at worst, a 1-1 split.
Only to stumble into a self-dug grave excavated by ineptness with runners in scoring position and curious managerial decisions and a key passed ball by an otherwise sure-handed catcher and injuries and base-running misfortune.
"Never," is how Adrian Gonzalez explained any sort of inclination the Dodgers would drop both games here.
But they did.
In the process they wasted two dazzling pitching performances by Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw in a pair of tight losses that send them scurrying back to L.A. down 0-2 to the reticent Cardinals.
And in desperate need of a miracle.
"One pitch at a time," reliever J.P. Howell said.
But with injuries mounting and Hyun-Jin Ryu and Ricky Nolasco up next in the rotation, is anyone comfortable the sort of lightening strike the Dodgers need is forthcoming?
Now that Hanley Ramirez is among the growing list of walking wounded and Andre Ethier may not be able to play two days in a row and Yasiel Puig can't fight the voices in his head telling him to swing at every pitch and a clutch hit is about as hard to come by as the winning Powerball numbers, does any confidence remain that the Dodgers can fight their way back?
"We still believe," Gonzalez said.
Or, as Kershaw said: "We're in a hole now, but we're not out of it. We have three games at home to get right back into this thing."
Perhaps, but the way the Dodgers are cowering with runners in scoring position — they were 0 for 6 in Game 2 after going 1 for 10 in Game 1, only waning faith remains that they can suddenly find October magic in their bats.
"You flip the page," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly urged.
To what, though?
The Dodgers came up with runs in just one of 22 innings in St. Louis and completed their last 19 innings without plating a run.
Is that going to change with St. Louis ace Adam Wainright on deck for Game 3?
And is Puig capable of fighting out of the thick NLCS quicksand he's plummeting in — when his own baseball adolescence and the brilliance of a Cardinals pitching staff melding with the intellect of catcher Yadier Molina conspires so spectacularly against him?
Puig struck out four times Saturday and is 0 for 10 with six strikeouts through the first two games.
With the Dodgers ravaged by injuries, the last thing they needed was for Puig to show his age.
But right now he's playing like the 22-year-old rookie he is, and feeling the pressure.
"Obviously he's frustrated," Mattingly said.
The Cardinals, sensing Puig's helplessness at the plate, happily invited him to the batter's box with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth — even intentionally walking Gonzalez to get to him — and punched him out to help snuff out the Dodgers' best opportunity to break through against Michael Wacha.
A month ago could you even have imagined someone intentionally walking a batter to deal with Puig?
But with the rookie battling so desperately against himself, the Cardinals have turned his frustration against him.
"Yadier back there does a good job of yo-yoing him, showing him enough breaking balls and showing him the fastball. And it's back to the breaking ball," Mattingly said. "So Yadier is doing a nice job as far as yo-yoing him back and forth and keeping him in the rocking chair. That's where I think we see his inexperience kind of come up, how to handle what's going on and what he's looking for."
But it's not just Puig; it's a decimated lineup incapable thus far of getting a big hit.
And with each wasted opportunity, Kershaw and Greinke get pushed further and further onto an unforgiving tight-rope.
"You have to take advantage of your opportunities, for sure," Kershaw said.
But they haven't.
And now they return home to Los Angeles nearly completely buried in an 0-2 hole, angry and frustrated after a weekend set up so beautifully concluded so agonizingly.
"Definitely frustrated at the fact we put ourselves in this situation by not hitting." Gonzalez said.
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Virtualization Slideshow: Virtual World Training: Give Your Programs a 'Second Life'
Since the launch of the groundbreaking Second Life in 2003, "virtual world" training and collaboration tools have become increasingly popular in the modern workplace. These are not simply exercises with "cute" avatars that provide an enjoyable but meaningless distraction for employees. These tools can help you, your senior managers and your work teams to recruit and retain talent, address customer needs, enhance collaboration and perform other "mission-critical" functions. Organizations such as IBM, Cisco, Intel, Michelin, Microsoft and the World Bank are successfully deploying these virtual efforts and getting results, according to the book Training and Collaboration with Virtual Worlds: How to Create Cost-Saving, Efficient, and Engaging Programs <http://www.thevirtualworldsbook.com/> (McGraw-Hill Professional/Available now) by Alex Heiphetz and Gary Woodill. Heiphetz is founder / president of AHG Inc., a software solutions company specializing in providing business services to training companies and educational institutions. Woodill is director of research at Brandon Hall, a leading research firm that tracks emerging learning technologies. Here are the highlights:


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT has announced the
addition of men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and
women's track & field and men's volleyball to its webcasting
The cost to view individual events is $7. Click here or on the graphic "Click Here for Live Coverage" on the right side of www.mitathletics.com to access MIT's broadcast schedule on B2 Networks.
In addition to individual contests, fans of MIT men's volleyball can purchase a season pass. By ordering a season pass, you will be able enjoy all of the live action throughout the regular season when the Engineers are playing in Rockwell Cage or are on the road at other B2 partner locations or schools. To purchase a season pass, click here. The cost of a season pass is $40.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
Swimming & Diving
Jan. 8 vs. Wheaton College, 5:00 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Amherst College, 1:00 p.m.
Track &
Jan. 9 - Alumni Meet, 12:00 p.m.
Feb. 13 - Coed Invitational, 12:00 p.m.
Feb. 9 vs. Endicott College, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Harvard University, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 27 vs. Elms College, 11:00 a.m.
Feb. 27 vs. Emmanuel College, 3:00 p.m.
Mar. 2 vs. Newbury College, 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 6 - MIT Invitational, TBA
Mar. 7 - MIT Invitational, TBA
Mar. 18 vs. Johnson & Wales, 7:00 p.m.
Apr. 3 vs. Wentworth Institute of Technology, 1:00 p.m.


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Cardinal Cushing Library
The obvious choice for study space on campus! The two floors of the library include ample seating and tables for group collaboration as well as 50 individual studying carrels. Students also have access to computer stations and the assistance of Emmanuel's experienced library staff. For more focused study help, students can visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) on the ground floor to take advantage of services including peer tutoring, study groups, academic counseling, math and writing specialists, disability support services and academic strategy workshops.
Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center
Open to all students day and night, each of the building's four floors features an atrium outfitted with chairs, sofas and tables ready for individual or group study. Students can also check out the center's breakout and conference rooms, which can be accessed with a valid Emmanuel ID.
Jean Yawkey Center
It may be the hub of campus, but it's also a great place to get schoolwork done. There's plenty of seating in the lower atrium, while the second floor serves as a popular place for students to read, write and meet with class groups.
Residence Halls
In addition to individual rooms, each of the four residence halls has main lounges available for studying. These include Hynes Square in Julie Hall, St. Ann Hall's lounge, the Recreation Room in St. Joseph Hall and Loretto Hall's lounge.
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Saturday, April 14, 2018
Junior Preview Day
SUNY Potsdam Campus
Start: 2018-04-14 10:15 AM
End: 2018-04-14 3:30 PM
This day is for high school juniors to come and see what SUNY Potsdam is all about. Meet with administrators, faculty, staff and students, attend special sessions, take a tour and even have lunch! Event Url https://ems-web.potsdam.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?data=hHr80o...


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NHIAA Div. III Football Championship Preview: Defense, QBs right formula for PortsmouthBy KEVIN GRAY
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 15. 2012 9:39PM
Portsmouth at a glanceRecord: 7-2 Division III, 8-2 overall
Win streak: 2 games
History: Defending champions make their fifth consecutive appearance in the final; defeated Bedford in last year's championship, 41-6.
Coach: Bill Murphy, 17th season, 82-96 record; 8 playoff appearances, one championship
Captains: DT Ricky Holt, C-DT Kurtis Leonard, RB-DB Dillon Crosby, WR-DB Colin MacDonald
Other key players: QB Donovan Phanor, RB Mike Toar, WR Jake Becker, WR Taylor Henschke, QB Travis MacDonald, DB Chris Main, QB Nate McFarland
Portsmouth's run to the Division III football championship is a story of defensive excellence and a quintet of quarterbacks. Yes, five of them.
The season took a dramatic turn when projected starting QB Travis MacDonald, a senior, suffered a broken collarbone in preseason. Junior Donovan Phanor and Nate McFarland filled in admirably but also missed significant action with injuries. Connor DiCesare and sophomore Dillon Crosby have also taken snaps for the defending champion Clippers (8-2), who host Goffstown (6-5) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
"We've weathered some storms," said Portsmouth coach Bill Murphy. "We have some depth, and we have some kids who've really worked hard as a group and filled in for each other."
MacDonald re-injured his collarbone on Oct. 26 and is listed as "doubtful" for Saturday's game - the fifth straight championship appearance by Portsmouth. Phanor, a junior, will get the start at quarterback. He missed the final two games of the regular season with a knee injury but returned last week for the semifinals, rushing for 100 yards and throwing a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jake Becker in Portsmouth's 7-0 win over Milford.
Murphy has spent equal time studying his play chart and depth chart.
Crosby, a dynamic tailback, has filled in to briefly run his version of a "Wildcat" offense. DiCesare, the fourth-string QB, played against Milford and completed eight of 21 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. MacDonald returned from his collarbone injury and relieved Phanor (knee injury) against Pembroke on Oct. 19. MacDonald's touchdown pass to Taylor Henschke at the end of the first half was the play of the game in Portsmouth's 24-8 home win at Daubney Field.
"Dillon probably had the hardest transition (at quarterback) because he's always been a natural running back," Murphy said. "All of a sudden, he stepped in there out of necessity (against Pembroke) and did the job, and we won the game. My coaches have done an exceptional job keeping everyone on the same page."
Portsmouth's defense, led by senior lineman Ricky Holt, has posted two straight shutouts and yielded the fewest points (125) in the division this season. Holt earned a taste of varsity football as a freshman and will play in his fourth consecutive championship game. The 6-foot-4, 260-pounder plays tackle on both sides of the ball. He is being recruited by schools in the Colonial Athletic Association, including the University of New Hampshire.
Portsmouth easily handled Goffstown during the regular season, posting a 56-22 home win. In that game, McFarland tossed four touchdown passes and had a 17-yard touchdown run.