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|Imperative, Declarative
|Cecil Wayne Ratliff[1]
|First appeared
|Stable release
dBASE PLUS 11 / 14 December 2016
|Implementation language
|Microsoft DOS Microsoft Windows
|Clipper, WordTech products, Harbour. FoxBASE+, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, VP-Info
dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers, and the most successful in its day.[2] The dBase system includes the core database engine, a query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that ties all of these components together. dBase's underlying file format, the .dbf file, is widely used in applications needing a simple format to store structured data.
dBase was originally published by Ashton-Tate for microcomputer operating system CP/M in 1980, and later ported to Apple II and IBM PC computers running DOS. On the PC platform, in particular, dBase became one of the best-selling software titles for a number of years. A major upgrade was released as dBase III, and ported to a wider variety of platforms, adding UNIX, and VMS. By the mid-1980s, Ashton-Tate was one of the "big three" software publishers in the early business software market, the others being Lotus Development and WordPerfect.
Starting in the mid-1980s, several companies produced their own variations on the dBase product and especially the dBase programming language. These included FoxBASE+ (later renamed FoxPro), Clipper, and other so-called xBase products. Many of these were technically stronger than dBase, but could not push it aside in the market. This changed with the disastrous introduction of dBase IV, whose design and stability were so poor that many users switched to other products.[3] At the same time, there was growing use of IBM-invented SQL (Structured Query Language) in database products. Another factor was user adoption of Microsoft Windows on desktop computers. The shift toward SQL and Windows put pressure on the makers of xBase products to invest in major redesign to provide new capabilities.
In spite of growing pressure to evolve, in the early 1990s xBase products constituted the leading database platform for implementing business applications. The size and impact of the xBase market did not go unnoticed, and within one year, the three top xBase firms were acquired by larger software companies. Borland purchased Ashton-Tate, Microsoft bought Fox Software, and Computer Associates acquired Nantucket. However, by the following decade most of the original xBase products had faded from prominence and several disappeared. Products known as dBase still exist, owned by dBase LLC.
In the late 1960s, Fred Thompson at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was using a Tymshare product named RETRIEVE to manage a database of electronic calculators, which were at that time very expensive products. In 1971 Thompson collaborated with Jack Hatfield, a programmer at JPL, to write an enhanced version of RETRIEVE which became the JPLDIS project. JPLDIS was written in FORTRAN on the UNIVAC 1108 mainframe, and was presented publicly in 1973. When Hatfield left JPL in 1974, Jeb Long took over his role.[4]
While working at JPL as a contractor, C. Wayne Ratliff entered the office football pool. He had no interest in the game, but felt he could win the pool by processing the post-game statistics found in newspapers. In order to do this, he turned his attention to a database system and, by chance, came across the documentation for JPLDIS. He used this as the basis for a port to PTDOS on his kit-built IMSAI 8080 microcomputer, and called the resulting system Vulcan (after Mr. Spock on Star Trek).[5][6]
George Tate and Hal Lashlee had built two successful start-up companies - Discount Software was one of the first to sell PC software programs through the mail to consumers, and Software Distributors which was one of the first wholesale distributors of PC software in the world. They entered into an agreement with Ratliff to market Vulcan, and formed Ashton-Tate to do so. Ratliff ported Vulcan from PTDOS to CP/M. Hal Pawluk, who handled marketing for the nascent company, decided to change the name to the more business-like "dBase". Pawluk devised the use of lower case "d" and all-caps "BASE" to create a distinctive name. Pawluk suggested calling the new product version two ("II") to suggest it was less buggy than an initial release. dBASE II was the result and became a standard CP/M application along with WordStar and SuperCalc.[7]
In 1981, IBM commissioned a port of dBase for the then-in-development PC. The resultant program was one of the initial pieces of software available when the IBM PC went on sale the fall of 1981. dBase was one of a very few "professional" programs on the platform at that time, and became a huge success. The customer base included not only end-users, but an increasing number of "value added resellers", or VARs, who purchased dBase, wrote applications with it, and sold the completed systems to their customers. The May 1983 release of dBase II RunTime further entrenched dBase in the VAR market by allowing the VARs to deploy their products using the lower-cost RunTime system.
Although some critics stated that dBase was difficult to learn, its success created many opportunities for third parties. By 1984 more than 1,000 companies offered dBase-related application development, libraries of code to add functionality, applications using dBase II Runtime, consulting, training, and how-to books. A company in San Diego (today known as Advisor Media) premiered a magazine devoted to professional use of dBase, Data Based Advisor; its circulation exceeded 35,000 after eight months.[8] All of these activities fueled the rapid rise of dBase as the leading product of its type.
dBase III[edit]
As platforms and operating systems proliferated in the early 1980s, the company found it difficult to port the assembly language-based dBase to target systems. This led to a re-write of the platform in the C programming language, using automated code conversion tools. The resulting code worked, but was essentially undocumented and inhuman in syntax, a problem that would prove to be serious in the future.[citation needed]
The resulting dBase III was released in May 1984. Although reviewers widely panned its lowered performance, the product was otherwise well reviewed. After a few rapid upgrades the system stabilized and was once again a best-seller throughout the 1980s, and formed the famous "application trio" of PC compatibles (dBase, Lotus 123, and WordPerfect). By the fall of 1984, the company had over 500 employees and was taking in $40 million a year in sales, the vast majority from dBase products.
Recent history[edit]
dBase has evolved into a modern object-oriented language that runs on 32-bit Windows. It can be used to build a wide variety of applications including web apps hosted on a Windows server, Windows rich client applications, and middleware applications. dBase can access most modern database engines via ODBC drivers. DOS versions can still run on the latest Windows/Linux machines using the Virtual Machine (VM) DOSbox, or the later variant dbDOS. In 2015, dBase, LLC. introduced a set of new utilities called dbfUtils. The utilities include: dbfExport to export data from .dbf files to CSV, Microsoft(R) Excel, and XML, dbfImport allows users to import CSV, Microsoft(R) Excel, and XML files into a .dbf. dbfCompare allows 2 .dbf tables to compare differences and gives an easy way to synchronize tables. Finally the new dbfInspect allows users to deep-dive into the .dbf files and their contents.
dBase features an IDE with a Command Window and Navigator, a just-in-time compiler, a preprocessor, a virtual-machine interpreter, a linker for creating dBase application .EXEs, a freely available runtime engine, and numerous two-way GUI design tools including a Form Designer, Report Designer, Menu Designer, Label Designer, Datamodule Designer, SQL Query Designer, and Table Designer. Two-way Tools refers to the ability to switch back and forth between using a GUI design tool and the source code editor. Other tools include a Source Code Editor, a Project Manager that simplifies building and deploying a dBase application, and an integrated Debugger. dBase features structured exception handling and has many built-in classes that can be subclassed via single inheritance. There are visual classes, data classes, and many other supporting classes. Visual classes include Form, SubForm, Notebook, Container, Entryfield, RadioButton, SpinBox, ComboBox, ListBox, PushButton, Image, Grid, ScrollBar, ActiveX, Report, ReportViewer, Text, TextLabel and many others. Database classes include Session, Database, Query, Rowset, Field, StoredProc and Datamodule classes. Other classes include File, String, Math, Array, Date, Exception, Object and others. dBase objects can be dynamically subclassed by adding new properties to them at runtime.
Recent version history[edit]
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|dBASE PLUS 2.8
|April 23, 2012
|An upgrade release from 2.7.1.[9]
|dbDOS 1.0
|May 14, 2012
|dbDOS is a new product to allow users of the DOS based dBase products to continue to use the product on the latest Windows OSs and hardware.[10]
|dBASE CLASSIC Introduced to work with the dbDOS program
|August 10, 2012
|dBASE CLASSIC, a dBASE for MS-DOS is back. dBASE CLASSIC is based on the original dBASE V for DOS product released by Borland back in 1994.[11]
|dbDOS 1.5.x
|October 10, 2012
|Enhanced printing capability to now closely resemble printouts from the 1980s and 1990s.[12]
|dBASE PLUS 8 with ADO
|March 18, 2013
|The current version, dBase PLUS 8, was announced[13] on March 19, 2013. The product not only supports the existing BDE connectivity, but it also adds support for ADO and ODBC either through the new ADO approach or with the existing BDE connections. This update of dBase PLUS 8 has been graphically enhanced, has been modernized for continued support on today's more recent operating systems including support for running applications on Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. The product is fully compatible with earlier 32-bit versions of dBase including Visual dBase 7.x and dB2K. It is partly compatible with 16-bit Windows versions (dBase for Windows 5.x and Visual dBase 5.x)[14] and with older DOS versions (dBase II, dBase III, dBase IV, and dBase 5).[15] The latest dbDOS is called dbDOS PRO 2.
|August 7, 2013
|The first major release of a new set of utilities from dBase, LLC.[16] The new dbfExport can convert dBASE data from .dbf files to CSV, Microsoft Excel, or XML in three easy steps.
|dbDOS PRO 2
|August 23, 2013
|The next major release of the dbDOS product line.[17] Improved Memory Management System that does not require additional 3rd-party memory managers which reduces the hardware conflicts. Reliably copy information from Windows into dbDOS VM clipboard. Re-engineered technique that allows one to paste information from dbDOS VM into the Windows OS clipboard.
Enhanced print screen functionality. Updated dbDOS configuration utility.
|January 17, 2014
|[18] dbfCompare will analyze and color-code the differences between the Master table and the Comparison table based on their table structures. Then the product will do deep-data analysis on the differences between the Master Table data and the Comparison Table data. The result can be viewed Side-by-Side or be broken out into various formats. Can also export a report to PDF or export the Added, Deleted, Modified, or Identical rows to a .CSV file for more processing options.
|January 25, 2014
|Import data into a dbf database, from dBase, LLC.[19] It can convert .CSV, Microsoft Excel, or XML based files and load them into dBASE databases (.dbfs).
|March 17, 2014
|[20] The new dbfInspect works with tables from dBASE IV all the way through the latest dBASE version, dBASE PLUS 8 with ADO. This utility can read, modify, insert, delete, pack, and print using any of your tables. It has two search systems, one for simple searches and the other for more in-depth searches. Lets you search memo fields.
|dbDOS PRO 3.0
|May 2, 2014
|[21] Enhanced printing capability to now closely resemble printouts from the 1980s and 1990s. DOS Configuration Wizard simplifies the setup and launching of a single dBASE program. Enhanced DOS SHELL functionality. Display for resolutions above 800x600 are 100% sharper and easier to read. Improved backup system.
|dBASE PLUS 9
|June 18, 2014
|dbfExport 2
|April 17, 2015
|The next major release of dbfExport 2, from dBase LLC.[23] Can convert dBASE data from .dbf files to CSV, HTML, Microsoft Excel 2003 and below, Microsoft Excel 2008 and above, or XML.
|dbDOS PRO 4.0
|May 6, 2015
|dBase, LLC Unveils New Version of dbDOS PRO 4![24] dbDOS PRO 4, the latest version of the best-selling solution for supporting MS-DOS based applications on Windows Vista and above operating systems.
|dbDOS PRO 4.0N
|May 18, 2015
|dBase, LLC Introduces dbDOS PRO 4N – Supports Multi-User MS-DOS Applications, on Windows Vista and above operating systems.[25] Added network communications.
|dBASE PLUS 10
|July 21, 2015
|[26] Additional key features of dBASE PLUS 10 include: A new set of Native Components, the new data-aware GridEx (dGrid) and ListView components. An updated Compiler, which allows it to compile larger files, more symbols and is 30% faster. dBASE PLUS 10 introduces a new Debugger – called dBugger. The Embedded Runtime gives the ability to build a single .exe with the dBASE PLUS 10 Runtime embedded into the .exe. Also included, is the new Resource Handling, which now works with both .BMP and .PNG graphic types from resource .dll(s). In addition, dBASE PLUS 10 includes over 15,000 royalty-free images to use in applications. The product also introduced the updated dComplete 2.0, which adds significant code-completion functionality.
|dbDOS PRO 5+N
|July, 2016
|dBase, LLC Introduces dbDOS PRO 5+N – dbDOS PRO 5+N, the latest version of the MS-DOS-based virtual machine (VM) to run DOS based applications on Windows 64-bit operating systems.[27]
|dBASE PLUS 11
|January, 2017
|[28] Additional New features of dBASE PLUS 11 include: Touch and Tablet support – dBASE PLUS 11 now supports touch and gesturing with enhanced support for tablets. Assist Technologies. dmAssist – the data module designer introduces a much easier interface for building and working with data modules. The new dmAssist works with both data-layers of the BDE and ADO technologies. dBASE PLUS 11 makes building data-aware web applications easier with a new responsive web framework that works on both Apache and Microsoft IIS technologies. dmOutput – the new dBASE PLUS 11 allows generating output from data modules. dmC.R.U.D. – the new dBASE PLUS 11 allows generating a starter application. dBASE PLUS 11 includes seven new open source fonts that are designed to make code easier to read and print. databuttons.cc – the standard data-aware components have been enhanced to support components with graphics 24x24 through 64x64. Windows Theming – dBASE PLUS 11 now supports 10 Microsoft Windows themes.
dBase / xBase programming language[edit]
For handling data, dBase provided detailed procedural commands and functions to open and traverse records in data files (e.g., USE, SKIP, GO TOP, GO BOTTOM, and GO recno), manipulate field values (REPLACE and STORE), and manipulate text strings (e.g., STR() and SUBSTR()), numbers, and dates. Its ability to simultaneously open and manipulate multiple files containing related data led Ashton-Tate to label dBase a "relational database" although it did not meet the criteria defined by Dr. Edgar F. Codd's relational model; it could more accurately be called an application development language and integrated navigational database management system that is influenced by relational concepts.
The dBase product used a runtime interpreter architecture, which allowed the user to execute commands by typing them in a command line "dot prompt." Upon typing a command or function and pressing the return key, the interpreter would immediately execute or evaluate it. Similarly, program scripts (text files with PRG extensions) ran in the interpreter (with the DO command), where each command and variable was evaluated at runtime. This made dBase programs quick and easy to write and test because programmers didn't have to first compile and link them before running them. (For other languages, these steps were tedious in the days of single- and double-digit megahertz CPUs.) The interpreter also handled automatically and dynamically all memory management (i.e., no preallocating memory and no hexadecimal notation), which more than any other feature made it possible for a business person with no programming experience to develop applications.
Conversely, the ease and simplicity of dBase presented a challenge as its users became more expert and as professional programmers were drawn to it. More complex and more critical applications demanded professional programming features for greater reliability and performance, as well as greater developer productivity.
Over time, Ashton-Tate's competitors introduced so-called clone products and compilers that had more robust programming features such as user-defined functions (UDFs) to supplement the built-in function set, scoped variables for writing routines and functions that were less likely to be affected by external processes, arrays for complex data handling, packaging features for delivering applications as executable files without external runtime interpreters, object-oriented syntax, and interfaces for accessing data in remote database management systems. Ashton-Tate also implemented many of these features with varying degrees of success. Ashton-Tate and its competitors also began to incorporate SQL, the ANSI/ISO standard language for creating, modifying, and retrieving data stored in relational database management systems.
Eventually, it became clear that the dBase world had expanded far beyond Ashton-Tate, which was considered to be retarding innovation, growth and the impact of the technology. A "third-party" community had formed, consisting of Fox Software, Nantucket, Alpha Software, Data Based Advisor Magazine, SBT and other application development firms, and major developer groups. Paperback Software launched the flexible and fast VP-Info with a unique built-in compiler. The community of dBase variants sought to create a dBase language standard, supported by IEEE committee X3J19 and initiative IEEE 1192. They began using "xBase" to generically refer to the language and database design, to distinguish it from the Ashton-Tate product.
Ashton-Tate was invited to participate, but instead it saw the rise of xBase as an illegal threat to its proprietary technology. In 1988 Ashton-Tate filed suit against Fox Software and Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) for copying dBase's "structure and sequence" in FoxBase+ (SCO marketed XENIX and UNIX versions of the Fox products). In December 1990, U.S. District judge Terry Hatter, Jr. dismissed Ashton-Tate's lawsuit and invalidated Ashton-Tate's copyrights for not disclosing that dBase had been based, in part, on the public domain JPLDIS. In October 1991, while the case was still under appeal, Borland International acquired Ashton-Tate, and as one of the merger's provisions the U.S. Justice Department required Borland to end the lawsuit against Fox and allow other companies to use the dBase/xBase language without the threat of legal action.
By the end of 1992, major software companies raised the stakes by acquiring the leading xBase products. Borland acquired Ashton-Tate's dBase products (and later WordTech's xBase products), Microsoft acquired Fox Software's FoxBASE+ and FoxPro products, and Computer Associates acquired Nantucket's Clipper products. Advisor Media built on its Data Based Advisor magazine by launching FoxPro Advisor and Clipper Advisor (and other) developer magazines and journals, and live conferences for developers. However, a planned dBase Advisor Magazine was aborted due the market failure of dBase IV.
By the year 2000 the xBase market had faded as developers shifted to new database systems and programming languages. Computer Associates (later known as CA) eventually dropped Clipper. Borland restructured and sold dBase. Of the major acquirers, Microsoft stuck with xBase the longest, evolving FoxPro into Visual FoxPro, but the product is no longer offered. In 2006 Advisor Media stopped its last-surviving xBase magazine, FoxPro Advisor. The era of xBase dominance has ended, but there are still xBase products. The dBase product line is now owned by dBase LLC.
In 2015 a new member of the xBase family was born: the XSharp (X#) language. An open source project with a compiler, its own IDE as well as Microsoft Visual Studio integration. XSharp produces .Net assemblies and uses the familiar xBase language. The XSharp product has been created by a group four enthusiasts that have worked for the Vulcan.NET project in the past. The compiler is created on top of the Roslyn compiler code, the code behind the C# and VB compilers from Microsoft.
Programming examples[edit]
Today, implementations of the dBase language have expanded to include many features targeted for business applications, including object-oriented programming, manipulation of remote and distributed data via SQL, Internet functionality, and interaction with modern devices.
The following example opens an employee table ("empl"), gives every manager who supervises 1 or more employees a 10-percent raise, and then prints the names and salaries.
USE empl
REPLACE ALL salary WITH salary * 1.1 FOR supervisors > 0
LIST ALL fname, lname, salary TO PRINT
* (comment: reserved words shown in CAPITALS for illustration purposes)
Note how one does not have to keep mentioning the table name. The assumed ("current") table stays the same until told otherwise. Because of its origins as an interpreted interactive language, dBase used a variety of contextual techniques to reduce the amount of typing needed. This facilitated incremental, interactive development but also made larger-scale modular programming difficult. A tenet of modular programming is that the correct execution of a program module must not be affected by external factors such as the state of memory variables or tables being manipulated in other program modules. Because dBase was not designed with this in mind, developers had to be careful about porting (borrowing) programming code that assumed a certain context and it would make writing larger-scale modular code difficult. Work-area-specific references were still possible using the arrow notation ("B->customer") so that multiple tables could be manipulated at the same time. In addition, if the developer had the foresight to name their tables appropriately, they could clearly refer to a large number of tables open at the same time by notation such as ("employee->salary") and ("vacation->start_date"). Alternatively, the alias command could be appended to the initial opening of a table statement which made referencing a table field unambiguous and simple. For example. one can open a table and assign an alias to it in this fashion, "use EMP alias Employee", and henceforth, refer to table variables as "Employee->Name".
Another notable feature is the re-use of the same clauses for different commands. For example, the FOR clause limits the scope of a given command. (It is somewhat comparable to SQL's WHERE clause.) Different commands such as LIST, DELETE, REPLACE, BROWSE, etc. could all accept a FOR clause to limit (filter) the scope of their activity. This simplifies the learning of the language.
dBase was also one of the first business-oriented languages to implement string evaluation.
i = 2
myMacro = "i + 10"
i = &myMacro
* comment: i now has the value 12
Here the "&" tells the interpreter to evaluate the string stored in "myMacro" as if it were programming code. This is an example of a feature that made dBase programming flexible and dynamic, sometimes called "meta ability" in the profession. This could allow programming expressions to be placed inside tables, somewhat reminiscent of formulas in spreadsheet software.
However, it could also be problematic for pre-compiling and for making programming code secure from hacking. But, dBase tended to be used for custom internal applications for small and medium companies where the lack of protection against copying, as compared to compiled software, was often less of an issue.
In addition to the dot-prompt, dBase III, III+ and dBase IV came packaged with an ASSIST application to manipulate data and queries, as well as an APPSGEN application which allowed the user to generate applications without resorting to code writing, like a 4GL. The dBase IV APPSGEN tool was based largely on portions of an early CP/M product named Personal Pearl.
Although the language has fallen out of favor as a primary business language, some find dBase an excellent interactive ad-hoc data manipulation tool. Whereas SQL retrieves data sets from a relational database (RDBMS), with dBase one can more easily manipulate, format, analyze and perform calculations on individual records, strings, numbers, and so on in a step-by-step imperative (procedural) way instead of trying to figure out how to use SQL's declarative operations.
Its granularity of operations is generally smaller than SQL, making it easier to split querying and table processing into easy-to-understand and easy-to-test parts. For example, one could insert a BROWSE operation between the filtering and the aggregation step to study the intermediate table or view (applied filter) before the aggregation step is applied.
As an application development platform, dBase fills a gap between lower-level languages such as C, C++, and Java, and high-level proprietary 4GLs (fourth generation languages) and purely visual tools, providing relative ease-of-use for business people with less formal programming skill and high productivity for professional developers willing to trade off the low-level control.
dBase remained a popular teaching tool even after sales slowed because the text-oriented commands were easier to present in printed training material than the mouse-oriented competitors. (Mouse-oriented commands were added to the product over time, but the command language remained a popular de facto standard while mousing commands tended to be vendor-specific.)
File formats[edit]
A major legacy of dBase is its .dbf file format, which has been adopted in a number of other applications. For example, the shapefile format, developed by ESRI for spatial data in its PC ArcInfo geographic information system, uses .dbf files to store feature attribute data.
Microsoft recommends saving a Microsoft Works database file in the dBase file format so that it can be read by Microsoft Excel.[29]
A package is available for Emacs to read xbase files.[30]
LibreOffice and OpenOffice Calc can read and write all generic dbf files.[31][32]
dBase's database system was one of the first to provide a header section for describing the structure of the data in the file.[citation needed] This meant that the program no longer required advance knowledge of the data structure, but rather could ask the data file how it was structured. There are several variations on the .dbf file structure, and not all dBase-related products and .dbf file structures are compatible. VP-Info is unique in that it can read all variants of the dbf file structure.
A second filetype is the .dbt file format for memo fields. While character fields are limited to 254 characters each, a memo field is a 10-byte pointer into a .dbt file which can include a much larger text field. dBase was very limited in its ability to process memo fields, but some other xBase languages such as Clipper treated memo fields as strings just like character fields for all purposes except permanent storage.
dBase uses .ndx files for single indexes, and .mdx (multiple-index) files for holding between 1 and 48 indexes. Some xBase languages such as VP-Info include compatibility with .ndx files while others use different file formats such as .ntx used by Clipper and .idx/.cdx used by FoxPro or FlagShip. Later iterations of Clipper included drivers for .ndx, .mdx, .idx and .cdx indexes.
Jerry Pournelle in July 1980 called Vulcan "infuriatingly excellent" because the software was powerful but the documentation was poor. He praised its speed and sophisticated queries, but said that "we do a lot of pounding at the table and screaming in rage at the documentation".[6]
In popular culture[edit]
In the movie Office Space, the character Peter Gibbons, a programmer played by Ron Livingston is working to make the company's systems Y2K compliant. On his bookshelf, the book Understanding dBASE III Plus by Alan Simpson can clearly be seen.[33][34]
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Monarchs fall in OTStaff report
October 20. 2013 11:30PM
MANCHESTER — The Manchester Monarchs can't seem to settle things in regulation.
In six of their seven games to date, the Monarchs have gone to overtime or a shootout. Sunday followed that trend as Manchester's Nick Deslauriers scored with 4:28 remaining in regulation to force overtime before Wilkes-Barre Scranton's Brendan Mikkelson scored 22 seconds into the extra session for a 4-3 Penguins victory before 3,186 fans at Verizon Wireless Arena.
The Monarchs have notched at least one point in all seven of their games and sit in first place in the Atlantic Division.
Sunday, Manchester played catch-up all afternoon.
Brian Gibbons' power-play goal at 8:08 of the first period gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. But Sean Backman responded for the home team at 18:29 of the first period.
Andrew Ebbett restored the Pens' lead at 11:35 of the second before Andrew Bodnarchuk tied it at 18:49 of the same period, on a power play.
Gibbons scored again at 5:50 of the third before Deslauriers answered.
Jean-Francois Berube got the start in net for Manchester and made 19 saves. Jeff Deslauriers stopped 31 shots for the Penguins.
Manchester plays next on Wednesday night at Worcester.

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Venice Beach
It isn't often that I get a night away. Kids free. To hang with old friends. Which is why this past weekend felt like such a treat. A brief visit with a dear friend, who recently relocated from Laguna to Venice Beach while finishing up her studies at UCLA. All and all a nice break amidst an otherwise very hectic holiday weekend. Cool weather, salmon salads, uninterrupted conversation, beer, books, and the downtown bars that always feel more appealing the further from home you are. I'm hoping our next date isn't too far off - that I get a chance to share some shots of Christina's new, incredible apartment as it comes together, and hopefully take advantage of some of those unique thrift stores and corner side art galleries we passed just as the sun was sinking over the ocean on our way to dinner. And maybe, possibly, even head over to the ritzy restaurant where she moonlights as a waitress to catch a glimpse of some of those handsome actors hanging around her tables on a daily basis. Because, hey, it's Venice. And anyone who knows me knows that I am not above a healthy dose of celebrity gawking.
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Another step forward for economic development in Gulf County.
Another step forward for economic development in Gulf County.
The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday affirmed the five-member board that will comprise the new Gulf County Economic Development Alliance, Inc., which will spearhead economic development for at least the next 18 months.
Despite a dispute over what commissioners approved at their last meeting, the BOCC approved Jerry Gaskin, Loretta Costin, Anna Duren, Steve Newman and Guerry Magidson as the EDA board and motioned to move ahead with an agreement between the county and EDA.
Two weeks ago, the county approved moving the Economic Development Council out from under its umbrella and charged Magidson, the outgoing president of the Gulf County Chamber of Commerce board, with creating a new EDC board.
The EDA director, commissioners approved then, would be EDC director Barry Sellers, who originally arrived to lead a consolidated Chamber/EDC but was left in limbo after the BOCC voted late last year to move the EDC under its umbrella.
Magidson said he had talked with a number of folks in the community, some of whom said they would not serve on the board, and identified five people he said brought the requisite skills and passion to the effort to bring jobs to the county.
Paperwork for incorporation was filed last week and the EDA will operate as a non-profit, he said.
Sellers will be released from his Chamber/EDC contract to sign a contract with the new EDA pending legal review.
�I think (Magidson) has done a great job of moving quickly and he put a great, talented board in place,� said Commissioner Joanna Bryan. �I�m excited about the future.�
There was dissent from Commissioner Carmen McLemore about whether Magidson was tasked with selecting the board and Commission chair Tan Smiley said he would like to see each of the county�s five districts represented on the board.
�The vote was not to give this man the power to appoint this board,� McLemore said, saying as the BOCC puts in $80,000 in funding, it should have the say over EDA board members.
Bryan said she had reviewed the tape of the last meeting and her motion and said it clearly stated Magidson was charged with forming the EDA board.
That motion passed 3-2 with McLemore and Commissioner Warren Yeager dissenting.
Bryan said Magidson had brought together people who know the community, have passion for economic development and have the skill set needed.
�The point was not to put together a political board,� Bryan said. �If we choose, it is an extension of us and it�s just politics.�
Commissioner Ward McDaniel asked a series of questions to clarify what had happened and was to happen and agreed in the end that politics should be left on the sidelines.
�This is a good board, we need to keep the politics out of it,� McDaniel said.
Bryan said she would be working with the county attorney and Magidson on the agreement between the new EDA and the BOCC to provide appropriate oversight.
�I think these are the steps we need to take to go forward,� said Commissioner Warren Yeager. �There is some clarification we need to have, but we do need to move forward.�
McDaniel, who voted to return the EDC to an independent agency, said he was pleased with the board but that jobs were the currency of success.
�They are going to have to produce,� McDaniel said. �I�m personally going to hold some people accountable.�
Mike Hobson, who established an ice business in Gulf County while Ed Nelson was the director of the EDC, said that he had seen the work from the EDC that commissioners have consistently said over the past four to five years has been absent.
Hobson said he came to Gulf County two years ago, and had 12 employees in the county.
�Not one of you have been in my business, but Barry Sellers has been in at least 10 times trying to help me grow this business,� he said. �I keep hearing you haven�t seen anything � here I am.�
Smiley said whatever differences commissioners had on economic development it was time to move ahead.
�Jobs coming here is going to benefit us,� Smiley said. �We have made a decision. We need to pull together because we will all benefit if they bring in jobs.�


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"My kids know that when we go to Shabbat dinner with my parents, there will be a fight. Always. All the time, a fight."
Dror Moreh, Israeli-born director of the formidable new documentary "The Gatekeepers," is speaking of his family, of growing up "the black sheep" surrounded by those further right along the family political spectrum. His own kids are now 20 and 18, soon to begin their own compulsory Israeli military duty. The film, which opens Friday, focuses tightly on six former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli secret service organization. "The Gatekeepers" is up for best documentary feature at Sunday's Academy Awards.
The inescapable lesson of the picture, shared by the six very different men who speak on camera, is this: Without a lasting two-state solution, the Israeli/Palestinian quagmire can only continue.
"It's important people hear the testimony of these men," Moreh told me in a recent Chicago interview at a downtown cafe. "From the beginning it was a challenge to create the visual style for the film."
Moreh combines judicious archival footage and artful digital inventions (including some bird's-eye view surveillance perspectives, moments before a drone strike), but the cinematics never crowd the men at the center.
"The point of entry for me, the point of inspiration, was 'The Fog of War' by Errol Morris," he says, referring to Morris' impressionistic portrait of Vietnam-era U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. "When I saw that movie, I knew I needed to make something like that — something that would bring people close to a center of power, to firsthand testimony about what can and did go wrong."
The question, he says, is, "Did what we do, in the name of national defense, help our cause or hurt our cause?"
Born in Jerusalem, Moreh loved movies from the beginning.
"The old cliche," he laughs, "a boy skipping school to run off to the cinema, and then seeing three movies on one ticket." After his army stint during the first Lebanon war, he committed himself to filmmaking, first gaining ground as a cinematographer.
"The Gatekeepers" may bear the hallmarks of Morris' visual influence, but it's fully its own achievement. The mission, he says, was simple, though the results are not bluntly polemical.
"From the Six-Day War in 1967, I wanted to show how the country failed to manage its victory or to create a long-lasting peace in the region. Or even to be accepted in the region. These are our neighbors. The heads of the Shin Bet know this. They know what they're speaking about. They've been there."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose intractable stance toward the Palestinians opposes the Shin Bet interview subjects in nearly every particular, reportedly has not seen "The Gatekeepers." Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon saw it and dismissed Moreh's work as having been shaped "to serve the Palestinian narrative."
The viewer can judge the words of these six on their own. The film has stirred the best kind of controversy worldwide, thoughtfully provoking a variety of responses. And now Moreh says he's ready for his first narrative fiction feature. Listening to these men tell their stories, he says, has helped him learn what's important in telling any sort of story on screen.
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The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that five players have undergone successful surgical procedures since the conclusion of the 2012 season. The list includes: Steven Beitashour, Sam Garza, Steven Lenhart, Alan Gordon and Cesar Diaz Pizarro.
Beitashour, Garza and Lenhart had separate procedures completed last week. Beitashour had surgery to repair a sports hernia, an injury that he sustained during the 2012 regular season while Garza had surgery on his right wrist to fix a scaphoid fracture. Lenhart had right knee arthroscopy on his lateral meniscus.
Gordon and Diaz Pizarro each had procedures this week, Gordon a left hip arthroscopy to fix a torn labrum and Diaz Pizarro a right knee arthroscopy on his lateral meniscus.


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Even if you own a powered jointer, you can get a superior fit with a long hand plane.
By Don McConnell
Pages: 92-94
From the February 2004 issue #139
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I imagine a good percentage of you are wondering why in the world you should learn to joint a board's edge with a hand plane. After all, most woodworkers own a machine jointer and have gotten by without this hand skill.
However, having jointed edges by both hand and machine, I've found it requires a good deal of care to tune a machine jointer for precision edge-jointing. And it's almost always possible to improve the jointed edge by planing it by hand – even those edges from well-maintained machines.
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2013 Grammys: Most Memorable Performances of the Night
The Grammys always proves to be a night of unforgettable performances (and perhaps some we wish we'd forget). Here are some of the ones that stood out this year.
For starters, Justin Timberlake, accompanied by Jay-Z, proved he's officially back in business. See it here.


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Calling hours tonight for Shen student killed in crash
ROUND LAKE - Calling hours will be tonight for a Shenendehowa High School senior who was killed in a car crash on his way to school.
Hunter Cronin, 18, of Morris Road in Round Lake, was set to graduate with his class on June 26 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
He was alone in his car when he lost control on a curve on Wood Road at about 7:45 a.m. on Thursday.
Cronin was the son of Kevin Cronin of Round Lake and Noel Putman Cronin of South Carolina.
He worked at J Cabrel Plumbing and Heating Contractors and Benson's Pet Center and was a member of Meigsville Hunting Club, according to his obituary.
Frank Ando, who had taught Cronin in his Capital Region BOCES class for the past two years, said the teen was an "outstanding person and student." Cronin recently won first place at the state SkillsUSA Hydronic Heating Competition in Syracuse.
"He will be missed by his classmates and me," Ando said in an email.
Other survivors include his grandparents, Charles and Mickey Cronin of Altamont and George and Carol Putman of Saratoga Springs, and his girlfriend, Shannon Ragone.
Calling hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Corpus Christi Church, 2001 Ushers Road, Round Lake.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to Rottie Empire Rescue, 16 Woodside Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065, or by going to rottieempirerescue.com.
Arrangements are by the Catricala Funeral Home Inc., 1597 Route 9, Clifton Park.
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Tow truck driver wins $90 million Powerball jackpot
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A tow truck driver from a small western Colorado city claimed his $90 million Powerball jackpot and told reporters he has been waking up and feeling like his win wasn't real.
The Denver Post reported Wednesday that the winner, who identified himself only as Claude G. at a news conference, said he woke up Sunday as his wife screamed in joy.
The drawing was Saturday night. The prize is the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in Colorado.
Previous Colorado lottery winners also have only identified themselves by their first name and an initial.
Claude G. says he is from Rifle, where he bought his ticket. The city along Interstate 70 has struggled to recover from the recession and a drop in natural gas drilling.


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Slobodan I understand about deconvolution and I assumed that was possible. A lot of photographers make a big issue about not going smaller than f/11. What you state makes sense.
I think I have a good understanding of diffraction and it's drawbacks. As a rule of thumb an aperture smaller than f/11will mean softness in an image. Yesterday I was looking at a book by David du Chemin and he has a couple of images that look sharp - at least to me - that he took at f/22. The reason he used f/22 was to give himself a shutter speed of 15 seconds in a long exposure. I understand what he was doing but he obviously ignored the "problems" of diffraction. Brian Peterson in his book about Exposure doesn't think diffraction is a problem. So how did David get his image to look sharp? I can't obviously post a copy.
Folks have to realise that they are dealing with a photograph and not a laboratory test.
Is this shot sharp enough for almost any purpose? Yes! Would it have been even sharper if I'd shot at f8 or f/11. Yes, probably. Does it matter? No, not in the slightest.Stop worrying! Take Pictures!Enough said.
Nobody bothered to shoot Technical Pan-X to make tests, and if somebody did, there was no Internet to spread the bad news... Here is the tutorial again, look at the table near the end...http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/resolution.shtml
Hi, Somebody actually did...http://www.photodo.com/topic_138.html
No surprise really, but now EVERYBODY is doing them...
In a real world, ignore the theory. Use the diaphragm stop that will give you the depth of field that you require, and that's all you need worry about.Folks have to realise that they are dealing with a photograph and not a laboratory test. Unless they actually do see their photography as a sequence of laboratory tests, in which case, good luck to them, and have fun.Rob C
Although diffraction has the same effect on the image plane with any format size, its effects on the final print are greater with small sensor formats, since they have to be "enlarged" more to produce the final print. Afterall, users of 8 x 10 inch film used to expose at f/45. What sensor is Mr du Chemin using?Bill
I often do long exposure work with ND filters which mean I use f/16 a lot to get the shutter speeds I want. Reluctant to got to f/22 because of possible softness but not now!
Just in case we forgot Michael' article on the subject (from the film era):Stop It Down!And its conclusion:"Is this shot sharp enough for almost any purpose? Yes! Would it have been even sharper if I'd shot at f8 or f/11. Yes, probably. Does it matter? No, not in the slightest.Stop worrying! Take Pictures!Enough said."
Michael makes a point, but according to the excellent tutorial by Osuan and Garcia if Michael stopped down his Phase One IQ180 he would turn his expensive 80 MP camera into an 8 megapixel device with hardly more resolution than an iPhone.BTW, an iPhone can take nice pictures.Regards,Bill


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Ke$ha Paints Her Forearms
Ke$ha takes over Moorea Beach Club at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas on Saturday (July 17) in Nevada.
Tonight, the 23-year-old "TiK Tok" singer will be opening up for Rihanna's "Last Girl on Earth" tour at the same venue. On Tuesday, Ke$ha will be headlining the House Of Blues in San Diego and on Wednesday, the duo will hit up the Staples Center in Los Angeles!!!
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London: Shane Long was the star of the show as West Brom dealt Chelsea`s title hopes a blow with a hard-fought win at the Hawthorns.
Long scored the first and set up a second from Peter Odemwingie to give the Baggies a victory which cements their best start to a league season in 35 years and extends the visitors` winless Premier League run to four matches.
The result gave West Brom boss Steve Clarke a famous triumph over his former club, while Roberto Di Matteo tasted defeat at the same ground where Andre Villas-Boas` Blues reign ended last term.
Di Matteo fielded a makeshift side with one eye firmly on Tuesday's crucial Champions League clash away at Juventus.
Captain John Terry missed out having injured himself against Liverpool, with Juan Mata, Oscar, Ashley Cole, Ramires and Branislav Ivanovic all rested.
West Brom, meanwhile, fielded Boaz Myhill in goal in place of the injured Ben Foster and Long up front in the absence of Romelu Lukaku, with the Belgian ineligible against his parent club.
Chelsea started brightly and, on seven minutes, Victor Moses' pull-back found Ryan Bertrand, whose shot was cleared off the line by Liam Ridgewell, with Jonas Olsson blocking Eden Hazard's rebound.
But against the run of play it was the hosts who took the lead three minutes later with their first meaningful attack.
Zoltan Gera pulled the ball back to James Morrison, whose pinpoint cross found Long and, having evaded a statuesque David Luiz, the Irishman nodded in from close range.
The Baggies continued to look dangerous going forward, and on 35 minutes Long shrugged off Cahill before curling a low effort just wide of Petr Cech's post.
It was a miss they rued four minutes later when Cesar Azpilicueta's hanging cross was met by Hazard, and his back-post header deflected off Billy Jones and past Myhill.
Sturridge and Moses both threatened as Chelsea finished the half strongly, but wayward finishing ensured both sides went in level at the break.
The visitors began the second half as they had ended the first, and on 47 minutes Moses' driving run and cross found Sturridge, who tested Myhill with a fierce strike on the turn.
But three minutes later West Brom edged ahead again, with Long the provider this time.
After a sweeping counterattack, the Irishman curled a superb ball in from the right for Odemwingie, who nodded his fourth Premier League goal of the season at the near post.
Chelsea pushed on again, and a minute later only a sliding block from Olsson denied Sturridge a simple tap-in from another dangerous Azpilicueta delivery.
Di Matteo introduced Mata and Oscar for Oriol Romeu and the ineffective Fernando Torres just after the hour, with Sturridge assuming his preferred role as central striker.
The changes almost had the desired effect when, with 12 minutes left, the Spaniard sent Sturridge clear, but the youngster's firm strike was well saved by Myhill from close range.
Four minutes from time Sturridge missed another gilt-edged chance, but West Brom held on.


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Modern Home in Prenzlauer Berg Room 3
Size11 m²
Floor No.5(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Lockable room
- Towels
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Smoking allowed
Accommodation summary
English Description
This apartment is located in the most attractive residential area PrenzlBerg. You will reside in 70m3 with a lift, 2 mn walk away from the pivotal point S and U-Bahn Schönhauser Allee, from where you are anywhere within 15 minutes, whether City East or City West. You will live in an area with many bars, cafes and clubs.
Do you want to pay half price compared to a hotel and get a lot more for it? The apartment has a kitchen with brand new appliances: a cooker, a microwave, a washing machine, a huge refrigerator and a dishwasher? The bathroom has floor heating, big bath towels and a generous shower. If you need food, you can get it at Kaiser's or Netto around the corner (open until 21h). In each room, you have a TV and DVD player (at the video store around the corner there's DVDs for 1 EUR / day). As we live next door, we can give you tips about Berlin and provide new towels any time. The apartment has plenty of space for groups or children. Please ask us if you need to come with more then 6 people. We can provide a spare bed upon request. In the corridor, you have a laptop with internet access and a printer available. In short: you can really feel at home while saving money as compared to the hotel. We also traveled a lot and know what you need in a foreign city, whether you are tourists, visitors or business guests.
Please consider that there is only one Bathroom. The Bathroom and Kitchen need's to be shared with the other two room's.
Please take into account that we are using the same front door, so we need to cross your corridor/kitchen area from time to time. We try not to disturb you and we are not always there, but we want you to be aware.
The apartment is not a party location, but an apartment in a quiet residential house. In the interest of the other owners we have to take care of this.
You can book 1, 2 or 3 rooms or all rooms together. Each room is lockable.
Room 1 = 13.88 m2
Room 2 = 19,80 m2
Room 3 = 11.05 m2
Bathroom = 4 m2
Kitchen = 5.88 m2
Corridor = 14.59 m2
Room 1:
Is 14 square meters in size, has a heated floor and a clear view of the Wichertstraße. Has a 160x200 big bed with comfortable pillows and blankets that are fresh when you arrive. Each room has a flat screen TV and a DVD player (DVDs for € 1 around the corner or borrow from us). Each room has a desk and a chest with drawers. We provide free Wi-Fi. It always works as we use it for work.
Room 2
It's a beautiful 20 m3 room with huge windows and a wide view. It has a 180x200cm big bed with soft pillows and blankets that are fresh when you arrive. There is a huge blanket for couples who like to sleep under one blanket, but there is also an additional blanket in the drawer if you don't want to argue about the blanket. Each room has a flat screen TV and a DVD player (DVDs for € 1 around the corner or borrow from us). Each room has a desk and a chest with drawers. We provide free Wi-Fi. It always works as we use it for work.
Room 3
11qm one large room with heated floors and a large window that goes to the floor and a wide view.
Has a 140x200cm big bed with soft pillows and blankets that are fresh when you arrive.
Each room has a flat screen TV and a DVD player (DVDs for € 1 around the corner or borrow from us). Each room has a desk and a chest with drawers. We provide free Wi-Fi. It always works as we use it for work.
The Kitchen
has brand new appliances: a stove, a microwave, a washing machine, a huge refrigerator with freezer and a dishwasher, it has plates, cups, glasses, pots, pans and everything you need for cooking.
A coffee machine, a toaster, a kettle (all new). To welcome our guests, a small supply of coffee is always there, because no one wants to wake up and have no coffee available. Frozen toasts are also waiting for you in the freezer in case you did not find time to buy food.
The bathroom has a brand new spacious shower
Has a sink and a toilet and space for your belongings. Big bath towels and smaller guest towels are available free of charge. The apartment is cleaned before and after your arrival. If you stay longer, we clean the apartment once a week every Friday.
The corridor
Has a wardrobe for coats, a shoe rack and the kitchen table (for up to 6 people).
A highchair is available for our younger guests.
The area
Prenzlauer Berg is the most attractive residential area with cafés, bars, night clubs, cinemas, parks and shopping which can be easily reached by foot.
(Café Xion min 1, Kulturbrauerei 7 min, Cinema 4 min, 2 min Shopping Center, Mauerpark 7 min)
U-and S-Bahn Schönhauser Allee is a minute's walk away. The S-Bahn ring or the subway brings you everywhere in Berlin in a few minutes.
By metro directly to Alex (7 min) and Potsdamer Platz (10 min)
House rulesNo Party
Per Night and Room is an Extra Tax from 5% from the Total Price to pay.
The payment will be done by the Arrival and are Extra Costs.
After the Confirmation you will get an E-Mail with all Infos.
Please read all Documents and confirm your Arrival Time per Mail.
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Reviews of this property
L'appartamento è provvisto di qualsiasi cosa un turista possa aver bisogno. Ottima posizione, la pulizia è inesistente è impensabile che un bagno condiviso da 6 persone non venga mai pulito durante un soggiorno di 4 giorni
Zimmer ist großzügig und mit allem, was man braucht. Super Lage, günstige und leckere "Restaurants" und Bäcker ums Eck. Auch Fahrrad konnte problemlos sicher verstaut werden. Bad hält, was es verspricht.
Hat uns sehr gut gefallen, werden es unseren Bekannten weiter empfehlen.
Ein sehr sympathisches u. hilfsbereites Ehepaar.
Wir hatten einen super Aufenthalt. Erich gab uns gute Tipps leider waren wir nur für ein Wochenende hier.
Gerne jederzeit wieder.
Alles super. Die kurzfristige Buchung hat sehr gut geklappt. Sehr freundliche und hilfsbereite Gastgeber. Super Lage. Eine sehr schöne und gut ausgestattete Wohnung, Küche und Bad sind sehr sauber, ein tolles Zimmer.
Vielen Dank.
Wir kommen gerne wieder.
Wir kommen gern wieder hierher. Die Lage ist verkehrsgünstig (nahe S und U-Bahn) und viele Gaststätten zum Abendessen in der Nähe. Wer Raucher ist - auch kleine Raucherbars sind im Umkreis vorhanden. Kostenlos parken kann man ca 500m entfernt -auch kein Problem da man als Berlinbesucher ja sowieso eher nicht mit dem Auto unterwegs ist.
Die Zimmer sind zweckmäßig und sehr sauber, die Kleine Küche ist auch sehr gut. Und man hat im Kühlschrank eine große Etage für sich.
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Young boys facing felony charges for vandalism
Three young boys have been arrested and charged with burglary and criminal mischief for causing extensive damage to a vacant home in Englewood East, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
Twin brothers Anthony Vincent and Ryan Joseph Maurer, both 13, and 8-year-old Alexander Michael Sabja are accused of breaking into and damaging a home at 11097 Magdalena Avenue.
On June 1st a neighbor heard glass breaking and kids laughing. He then saw one boy breaking out a front window and another destroying drywall.
The neighbor went inside the home through a broken sliding door, told the boys to sit down and then contacted deputies.
Deputies say the home was severely damage, glass windows were broken throughout the home, cabinets were damaged, a glass door was broken, every room had drywall damage and miscellaneous items were scattered throughout the home.
Deputies took information from the boys and their parents were notified.
"I couldn't believe it because there was trash everywhere. It wasn't a one day thing. They'd probably been there before," said Bruce Shubele, who lives down the block. "I went inside and it was a total mess - walls were smashed in and windows broken."
Finally on August 2, deputies were able to track down the homeowners and they stated they wished to press charges.
The Maurer twins were arrested August 2nd and Sabja was arrested August 6. All three were charged with Burglary to an Unoccupied Dwelling and Criminal Mischief.
Ryan and Sabja were released to their parents for 21-days home detention.
Anthony was sent to the Department of Juvenile Justice for 21 days. He was arrested on July 4 for burglary, boat theft, grand theft and petit theft.


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Kings cook Ducks' goose in Game 7
It didn't live up to the hype, but to the Los Angeles Kings, it didn't matter.
Having split the previous six games, scoring an identical number of goals in the process, the Kings turned a drama into a tragedy Friday, beating the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal.
With the win, the Kings advance to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the conference final, starting Sunday in the Windy City.
"It seems like we play our best hockey when our backs are against the wall," said Kings centre Anze Kopitar. "For some reason, we play with a sense of urgency and desperation mixed together."
Justin Williams, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Kopitar, Marian Gaborik and Tanner Pearson scored for the Kings, who have won all six games when facing elimination this post season.
Williams, Gaborik and Richards are also a perfect 6-0 in career Game 7s.
If there were any assurances going into Friday's Game 7, it was that Williams would get on the scoresheet. The Kings winger has played in six deciding games, scoring six goals and adding six assists in them. Williams hadn't scored a goal in the entire series prior to Friday.
He added an assist in the third period to go with his Game 7 goal.
"I'm proud of my numbers in Game 7," said Williams. "I think the one I'm most proud of, is the 6-0. We have a lot of guys on our team that have had success in Game 7 as well."
Kyle Palmieri and Corey Perry scored for the Ducks, who had won three straight games giving them two knockout shots on the Kings.
The 2012 Stanley Cup champions, however, are proving tough to finish off in this year's playoffs.
Jonathan Quick made 25 saves for Los Angeles, while John Gibson stopped 13 shots for the Ducks before getting pulled early in the second period.
"Right now, it's a bitter pill to swallow, the way we lost that game," said Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau. "But we're going to get over it. First period was men against boys, quite frankly. They were bigger, stronger, faster and seemed more determined. We were on our heels. Everything we said we didn't want to do, we did. We get behind the 8-ball and all of a sudden we get mad, whether it's against the officials. But the time we started playing well again in the second, Quick was there to make the save when they needed it."
Having been stymied by Gibson in a pair of losses, Los Angeles got to the goaltender in Game 6, before overwhelming him in Game 7.
"I don't think anybody expected it to be as high-scoring a game," said Kopitar. "But we got on a roll and we took off after Justin's goal. We felt pretty good, we know that this would have to be our best game of the series and I think it was."
Williams opened the scoring four and-a-half minutes into the game, getting to a rebound in front, which Gibson was unable to control.
Just over four minutes later, Carter increased the Kings' lead, displaying impressive breakaway speed to get away from Ducks defenceman Hampus Lindholm.
Perry had a chance to pull one back for the Ducks six minutes from the end of the period, but could not convert on a penalty shot.
Richards added salt into the wound, scoring just over a minute after Perry's missed attempt. The Kings centre jumped on a juicy rebound after Gibson had turned away Dwight King in front.
Early in the second, Kopitar put the Kings up 4-0, chasing Gibson in the process. Kopitar found some room in the slot and snapped a shot that found the short side.
Jonas Hiller, twice passed over in the series for rookies, entered the game in relief and was beaten by Gaborik six minutes from the end of the period.
Palmieri pulled one back for the Ducks before the end of the period, as his shot managed to squeeze by Quick's pad and the goal post.
In the third, the Ducks added another as Perry was able to beat Quick off a feed from Ryan Getzlaf.
Apart from being stopped on a penalty shot, Perry had also been turned away by Quick on a breakaway in the second period.
The Ducks generated a number of chances to get a third, which would have made things interesting and probably led to Miracle on Manchester references.
However, Pearson converted a pass from Carter on a two-on-one rush to remove any doubt in the outcome.
"I'm proud of the way the our guys played," said Williams. "We certainly wanted to score first in the game, but if we didn't, we knew it wasn't going to be the be-end, end-all. It's nice to get, but it's more important to get the win."


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Monday, December 19, 2011
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
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I agree Terry. I think that is why I could not leave the desert and move back to Seattle. However, an inversion has had us fogged in for 2 weeks, so the sun has been a rare visitor. Thanks for the tip about the exhibit at the museum. I hope we can get there on our trip over. Have a very Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
- Jessica G8:36 AM
Your description of Idaho winters is 100% accurate. Even in our inverted, smoggy, grey Treasure Valley, we have a stretch of days where the sun comes out and makes everything glitter (when we have snow that is...). That is always my favorite part about skiing in Idaho; standing on top of a big white, glittery mountain with the sun shining bright.
Oh, I LOVE this song. I love JT's version in particular and was especially pleased that we got to sing it in chorus this season so I've been singing it since September! You're right, it's a dark time and yet the warmth around us is there to find. You are always one of my bright candles!ReplyDelete
By the way, if you go to this link:ReplyDelete
and click on the little music note icon next to "purchase mp3 recording" you can hear the arrangement we've been singing. It's gorgeous. And you can assume we sound JUST like that!


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Volunteer Cusco Kids
About Peru
Spend two weeks working at a voluntary drop-in centre for children and youth where they can get help with homework, a hot meal and participate in a variety of workshops. Children living in extreme poverty in Cusco are often forced to drop out of school to work or beg on the streets to help support their families. You will be contributing to a project that provides children from poor families with a place to get guidance and support.
What's Included
G Adventures for Good: Children's Project Volunteering, Cusco
Carte Blanche: Cusco. 2 weeks volunteering with a Children's Project, free weekend to discover Cusco and its surroundings.
Volunteering at a drop in centre for children and youth, participating in workshops like leather-working and jewelery-making, exploring the cultures and history of Cusco.
Dossier Disclaimer
The information in this trip details document has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. It may differ slightly to the one in the brochure. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience. Please note that our brochure is usually released in November each year. If you have booked from the previous brochure you may find there have been some changes to the itinerary.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you print a final copy of your Trip Details to review a couple of days prior to travel, in case there have been changes that affect your plans.
Itinerary Notes
This volunteer trip, requires a mandatory application form and background check upon booking. Please go to the "Before You Go" tab and see the Important Notes section for more information.
Important Notes
1. Flights to/from Cusco can be purchased at the time of booking.
2. Intermediate Spanish is mandatory in order to be able to give and get the most out of the experience.
3. Please note that a mandatory application is required by all passengers booked on a Volunteer trip. Link to application form will be sent at time of booking
4. As part of our commitment to safety, all individuals contemplating this tour are obligated to undergo a criminal background check. This check is required by the Project to ensure the safety and well-being of the Project itself and its people. Oftentimes children will be involved in the Project, and it is the right thing to do to protect the most at-risk members of the society. G Adventures must receive the criminal background check(s) no later than 60 days prior to travel (If you are booking trip within 60 days prior to travel, background check must be received at time of booking). More information on this procedure can be found at: http://www.gadventures.com/volunteers/background-check/
5. Add extra weeks to your volunteer experience, please ask your G Adventures agent for details.
Group Leader Description
The tour that you have selected is an independent tour. You will receive information about your tour upon arrival at the start hotel and will be accompanied to the project on day 2 by our local representative.
Meals Included
No meals included
Eating is a big part of traveling. Travelling with G Adventures you experience the vast array of wonderful food that is available out in the world. Generally meals are not included in the trip price when there is a choice of eating options, to give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat. It also gives you more budgeting flexibility, though generally food is cheap.
local taxis, local bus, walking
About our Transportation
A private transfer will be provided to the volunteer project on Day 2 only.
Local Flights
All local flights are included in the cost of your tour unless otherwise noted. It is important that we have your passport information at the time of booking in order to process these tickets. Internal flight tickets are issued locally and will be given to you prior to the flight departure.
Solo Travellers
We believe single travellers should not have to pay more to travel so our group trips are designed for shared accommodation and do not involve a single supplement. Single travellers joining group trips are paired in twin or multi-share accommodation with someone of the same sex for the duration of the trip. Some of our Independent trips are designed differently and single travellers on these itineraries must pay the single trip price.
Hotel (1 nt), Family- style hostel (12 nts)
About Accommodation
Volunteer hostel
Simple, shared hoste in a safe neighbourhood near the central handicraft market of Cusco. There is a shared living room and kitchen with simple appliances: fridge and hot plate for cooking – (it is not common to have a full oven) + kettle, utensils, plates, etc.). Depending on the number of volunteers visiting at the time, you may either have your own room or share with another person, some rooms being with private and some with shared bathrooms.
This is basic accommodation, and is located closer to the centre of the town than to the project, so you will be shown how to take the bus to the project. Taxis are very reasonable in Cusco and safe, as are public buses, so while it might take you some time to feel comfortable with your new surroundings, as it is different from home, you can be confident that you are in a safe and friendly environment.
Please note that hot water shortages and power outages can be fairly common in Peru (even in upgraded hotels and private homes). We appreciate your patience and understanding that these occurrences are outside of our control.
Joining Hotel
For details of your joining hotel please refer to your tour voucher, G Account, the G Adventures App or contact your travel agent.
Joining Instructions
This tour begins and ends in Cusco. Extra accommodation in Cusco, flights from and to Lima and accommodation in Lima can be purchased separately at the time of booking.
Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, is approximately a 15-minute drive from the centre of the city, where our joining hotel is located. The easiest way to get there is via taxi. After retrieving your luggage you will see tourist information kiosks. You can arrange for an official taxi at one of these kiosks. The rates are set and will not need to worry about sorting out a ride outside the airport facilities, where the situation tends to get more chaotic, with many drivers vying for few clients.
If you have paid in advance for an arrival transfer, someone will be at the airport to meet you. Upon leaving the baggage claim area you will see an area with sign boards all around. Look for a G Adventures sign board with your name. If after waiting for 20 minutes you do not see anyone with a G Adventures signboard please contact the local emergency contact number on your voucher.
Arrival Complications
We don't expect any problems, and nor should you, but if for any reason you are unable to commence your trip as scheduled, as soon as possible please refer to the emergency contact details provided in this dossier. If you have pre-booked an airport transfer and have not made contact with our representative within 30 minutes of clearing customs and immigration, we recommend that you make your own way to the Starting Point hotel, following the Joining Instructions. Please apply to your travel agent on your return for a refund of the transfer cost if this occurs.
Emergency Contact
Should you need to contact us during a situation of dire need, it is best to first call either the G Adventures Local Operator (if one is listed below) or our G Adventures Local Office. If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, so they may return your call and assist you as soon as possible.
If you have purchased an arrival through G Adventures or if an arrival transfer is included in the cost of your tour, please note that:
Your arrival transfer has been arranged based on flight information provided to us. If you are advised of a flight schedule change within 48 hours of your scheduled arrival time, we will do our best to rearrange your arrival transfer however we cannot guarantee this. If your arrival transfer does not arrive within 30 minutes after you have exited the arrivals area please take a taxi to your start point hotel.
G Adventures Local Office Cusco, Peru.
During Office hours (Weekdays, 9am-6pm Local Time): + 51 84 22 62 18.
After hours emergency number: +51 984 705 722 or 984-705-722 (from within Cusco)
G Adventures Office Lima, Peru.
During office hours (Weekdays, 9-6pm Local Time): +51 1 241 1650 or 01 241 1650 (from mobile within Peru) or 241 1650 (from payphone within Peru)
After hours Emergency number: +51 99 758 2712,
If you are unable for any reason to contact our local office, please call the numbers listed below, which will connect you directly with our 24 hour Sales team, who will happily assist you.
Toll-free, North America only: 1 888 800 4100
Calls from UK: 0344 272 0000
Calls from Germany: 0800 365 1000
Calls from Australia: 1 300 796 618
Calls from New Zealand: 0800 333 307
Outside North America, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the UK: +1 416 260 0999
What to Take
Most people automatically assume that the weather is hot in South America, but because of the higher altitude in the Andes, the temperature can feel quite cold, especially at night. We recommend the use of a duffel bag or backpack, whichever is easiest for you to carry. A good size daypack is also essential.
- Passport (with photocopies)
- Travel insurance (with photocopies)
- Airline tickets (with photocopies)
- USD cash
- Credit or debit card (see personal spending money)
- G Adventures vouchers and trip details
- Any entry visas or vaccination certificates required
- Camera and film
- reading/writing material
- cover for backpacks
- Fleece top
- Windproof/waterproof jacket
- 4 shirts/t-shirts
- Sun hat
- 1 pair of shorts
- 2 pairs of long trousers
- Walking shoes or sneakers
- Sunblock
- Sunglasses
- Toiletries (biodegradable)
- Watch or alarm clock
- First-aid kit (should contain lip salve, Aspirin, Band Aids, anti-histamine, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may be taking).
- Spanish dictionary or phrasebook is recommended.
Laundry facilities are offered by some of our hotels for a charge.
Visas and Entry Requirements
All countries require a valid passport (with a minimum 6 months validity). Contact your local embassy, or consulate for the most up-to-date visa requirements, or see your travel agent. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE CORRECT TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION.
Detailed Trip Notes
Ask yourself the following before deciding if this program is right for You:
-Do I think I can adapt to a new culture and be open to a different way of life, different food, language and customs? Yes/No
-Is my Spanish good enough that I could ask children questions about their homework, their life, their studies, etc.? Yes/No
-Is my main motivation to join this project working with kids? Will I be open to helping out where needed, for example in the kitchen, the garden, etc.? Yes/No
-Am I OK with being alone at the project and living in the apartment by myself if there are no other volunteers at the time I'm there? Yes/No
-Do I like the idea of a program that is different everyday, and that I might have to come up with ideas and help out where I'm needed? Yes/No
-Will depend on your knowledge of the Spanish language and your personal skills
Those with good knowledge of Spanish can expect:
Help with the children and teens' homework
Participate in the economic venture workshops: crafts, jewelry-making, leather-working
Participage in creative activities: music, drawing, painting, dance
Daily organizational activities: monitoring the groups
Activities in cleaning, helping in kitchen, gardening, composting and general house maintenance
Recreational activities: sports
General organizational assistance with program directors
Those with basic Spanish can expect:
Activities in cleaning, helping in kitchen, gardening, composting and general house maintenance
Recreational activities: sports
Help with English homework
General organizational assistance with program directors
For the best possible experience both for you and for the project, it is for these reasons that we strongly recommend only those with Intermediate and above Spanish skills participate in the program.
Spending Money
Every traveller is different and therefore spending money requirements will vary. Some travellers may drink more than others while other travellers like to purchase more souvenirs than most. Please consider your own spending habits when it comes to allowing for drinks, shopping and tipping. Please also remember the following specific recommendations when planning your trip.
Money Exchange
The currency in Peru is the Nuevo Sol (PEN).
Credit cards and debit cards are very useful for cash advances. Visa cards are the most widely accepted cards. While ATMs are widely available, there are no guarantees that your credit or debit cards will actually work in Latin America. Check with your bank.
You should be aware that to purchase products or services on a credit card a fee of 5%-10% usually applies.
Do not rely on credit or debit cards as your only source of money, a combination of US dollar cash and cards is best. Always take more rather than less, as you don't want to spoil the trip by constantly feeling short of funds.
We do not recommend bringing travellers cheques as they are very difficult to change in country.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE TIP: Please be advised that slightly torn notes, notes that have been heavily marked or are faded may be difficult to exchange. It is best to bring notes in fairly good condition, in denominations lower than 100USD (or equivalent).
As currency exchange rates can fluctuate often we ask that you refer to the following website for daily exchange rates: www.xe.com
Emergency Fund
Please also make sure you have access to at least an additional USD $200 (or equivalent) as an 'emergency' fund, to be used when circumstances outside our control (ex. a natural disaster) require a change to our planned route. This is a rare occurrence!
It is customary in Latin America to tip service providers such as waiters, at approximately 10%, depending on the service.
Optional Activities
Lima City Tour $39 (Minimum 2): Tour colonial and contemporary Lima. – Approx 3 Hrs
San Francisco Church and catacombs $1.8
Museo de la Nation $1.8 entrance
Museum of the Inquisition FREE entrance
Boleto Turistico (tourist ticket) $25 (half ticket) $46 (full ticket)
City tour $15-20
Museo Inka $3.5 entrance
Museo de Historia Regional entrance with Boleto Turistico
All prices are per person in US dollar amounts
(unless stated otherwise), and are subject to change as services are provided by third party operators.
Huayna Picchu: Whilst we appreciate that this hike may be may be promoted by others, at this time we cannot verify that this hike meets G Adventures minimum safety standards. For this reason, we do not include the Huayna Picchu hike in any of our itineraries, and our CEO's and support staff are prohibited from providing advice or assistance with booking this activity.
Please note inoculations may be required for the country visited. It is your responsibility to consult with your travel doctor for up to date medical travel information well before departure.
You should consult your doctor for up-to-date medical travel information well before departure. We recommend that you carry a First Aid kit and hand sanitizers / antibacterial wipes as well as any personal medical requirements. Please be aware that quite often we are in remote areas and away from medical facilities, and for legal reasons our leaders are prohibited from administering any type of drug including headache tablets, antibiotics, etc. When selecting your trip please carefully read the brochure and itinerary and assess your ability to cope with our style of travel. Please refer to the Physical and Culture Shock ratings for trip specific information. G Adventures reserves the right to exclude any traveller from all or part of a trip without refund if in the reasonable opinion of our CEO they are unable to complete the itinerary without undue risk to themselves and/or the rest of the group.
Please note your Adventure travels to high altitude. This is medically defined as anything over 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). Most people can travel to 8,000 feet with minimal effects. However, everyone reacts to altitude differently and altitude sickness can on set with some people irrespective of fitness and age. For details on how to best prepare and what to do in the unlikely event you are effected on your Adventure, please consult your physician.
Safety and Security
Many national governments provide a regularly updated advice service on safety issues involved with international travel. We recommend that you check your government's advice for their latest travel information before departure. We strongly recommend the use of a neck wallet or money belt while travelling, for the safe keeping of your passport, air tickets, travellers' cheques, cash and other valuable items. Leave your valuable jewellery at home – you won't need it while travelling. Many of the hotels we use have safety deposit boxes, which is the most secure way of storing your valuables. A lock is recommended for securing your luggage. When travelling on a group trip, please note that your CEO has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the trip itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Your CEO will accompany you on all included activities. During your trip you will have some free time to pursue your own interests, relax and take it easy or explore at your leisure. While your CEO will assist you with options available in a given location please note that any optional activities you undertake are not part of your itinerary, and we offer no representations about the safety of the activity or the standard of the operators running them. Please use your own good judgment when selecting an activity in your free time. Although the cities visited on tour are generally safe during the day, there can be risks to wandering throughout any major city at night. It is our recommendation to stay in small groups and to take taxis to and from restaurants, or during night time excursions.
Protests and Demonstrations- Protests and demonstrations, even those that are well intended, have the potential to turn violent with no warning. Counter protests can also turn violent. Action by security forces to disperse demonstrators and protesters may occur at any time. If you are in an area where demonstrators or protesters are gathering, avoid the temptation of staying for a good photo opportunity and leave the area immediately.
Water based activities have an element of danger and excitement built into them. We recommend only participating in water based activities when accompanied by a guide(s). We make every reasonable effort to ensure the fun and adventurous element of any water based activities (in countries with varying degrees of operating standards) have a balanced approach to safety. It is our policy not to allow our CEOs to make arrangements on your behalf for water based activities that are not accompanied by guide(s).
Swimming, including snorkeling, is always at your own risk.
We take all prudent measures in relation to your safety. For ways to further enhance your personal safety while traveling, please visit:
Medical Form
Our small group adventures bring together people of all ages. It is very important you are aware that, as a minimum, an average level of fitness and mobility' is required to undertake our easiest programs. Travellers must be able to walk without the aid of another person, climb 3-4 flights of stairs, step on and off small boats, and carry their own luggage at a minimum. Travellers with a pre-existing medical condition are required to complete a short medical questionnaire, which must be signed by their physician. This is to ensure that travellers have the necessary fitness and mobility to comfortably complete their chosen trip. While our CEOs work hard to ensure that all our travellers are catered for equally, it is not their responsibility to help individuals who cannot complete the day's activities unaided. Please refer to the physical ratings in this Trip Details document for more information.
Please note that all passengers traveling to Antarctica are required to fill out this questionnaire.
The medical questionnaire can be found online at:
A Couple of Rules
Illegal drugs will not be tolerated on any trips. Possessing or using drugs not only contravenes the laws of the land but also puts the rest of the group at risk. Smoking marijuana and opium is a part of local culture in some parts of the world but is not acceptable for our travellers. Our philosophy of travel is one of respect towards everyone we encounter, and in particular the local people who make the world the special place it is. The exploitation of prostitutes is completely contrary to this philosophy. Our CEOs have the right to expel any member of the group if drugs are found in their possession or if they use prostitutes.
Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance: Travel insurance is compulsory in order to participate on any of our trips. When travelling on a group trip, you will not be permitted to join the group until evidence of travel insurance has been sighted by your CEO, who will take note of your insurance details. When selecting a travel insurance policy please bear in mind that all clients must have medical coverage and that we require a minimum coverage of USD 200,000 for repatriation and emergency rescue. We strongly recommend that the policy also covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment and loss of luggage and personal effects. If you have credit card insurance we require proof of purchase of the trip (a receipt of credit card statement) with a credit card in your name. Contact your bank for details of their participating insurer, the level of coverage and emergency contact telephone number.
Planeterra-The G Adventures Foundation
The Planeterra Foundation planeterra.org is a Canadian non-profit organization that helps empower local people to develop their communities, conserve their cultures, and create humane and supportive systems for their endeavours. Planeterra provides capacity building and catalyst grants to get community social enterprises off the ground. These businesses address local challenges by providing benefits for indigenous people, empowering marginalized women, and granting disadvantaged youth access to education, employment, and brighter futures. Planeterra also works to ensure these businesses have a thriving customer base by integrating programs into G Adventures' itineraries globally.
G Adventures is Planeterra's largest corporate donor, covering all operating costs so 100% of your donation will bring opportunity to people in need.
Dollar-a-Day Program
G Adventures' Dollar-a-Day Program provides travellers with the opportunity to give back to the people and places visited on our tours by donating one dollar for every day you are on trip. 100% of these donations go directly to support community development projects worldwide that are implemented by Planeterra.
Our volunteer tours include a Donation Amount which is payable by the time of final payment of your tour. On this tour, 100% of this donation will directly support the drop-in center for street children with which you will be volunteering.
After your travels, we want to hear from you! Your feedback information is so important to us that you'll receive a special discount code for free online prints and we'll give you 5% off the price of your next G Adventures trip if your feedback is completed on-line within 30 days of finishing your trip. Please visit http://www.gadventures.com/evaluations
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Minimum Age
You must be 18 to travel unaccompanied on a G Adventures tour. For minors travelling with a guardian over 21 years old, the minimum age is 12.
International Flights
Check-in times and baggage allowances/restrictions vary by airline and can change at any time. For the most up-to-date information for your flight, please contact your airline. We recommend checking in online in advance to avoid potential delays at the airport.
Max Pax
Group Leader
Volunteer project coordinator and staff
Day 1 Cusco
A G Adventures representative will hold a general briefing in the evening, normally between 7pm and 8pm (a note will be posted in the arrival hotel with details).
Additional Notes:
Please note that hot water shortages and power outages can be fairly common in Peru (even in upgraded hotels and private homes). We appreciate your patience and understanding that these occurrences are outside of our control.
Included Activities:
Arrival Day
Meet and Greet Hotel Welcome Meeting
Day 2 Cusco
In the morning, a G Adventures representative will meet you, take you to the volunteer project and make sure you are settled.
Amidst the mountainous surroundings, stunning architecture and rich culture of Cusco, there is the bitter reality of children either working or begging on the streets. Many of these children are unable to cope with the stress of both working and going to school, which leads them to give up their studies in order to help provide for their families. Other children leave home because they have been abused, neglected or abandoned, turning to alcohol, drugs, or sniffing glue to help relieve their hunger pains. In order to support themselves, some children resort to begging or prostitution. By providing impoverished children with a place where they can receive guidance and support, we are helping to keep these children off the streets, and giving them the hope, confidence and skills needed to create a future for themselves.
Additional Notes:
No experience is necessary, but Intermediate Spanish is required. Conversational Spanish at a level that enables you to comfortably interact with the children (for example helping them with homework), will ensure you have a rewarding experience. Please consider whether your Spanish level is sufficient to easily work with children in an after school program environment.
Included Activities:
Children's Project Volunteering
Days 3-6 Cusco
Spend mornings and afternoons volunteering at a drop-in centre for children.
Included Activities:
Children's Project Volunteering
Days 7-8 Cusco
Free weekend to enjoy all that Cusco has to offer. Free time to explore the city or enjoy some of the numerous optional activities: horseback riding, river rafting or a Sacred Valley tour.
Days 9-13 Cusco
Spend a second week volunteering at the drop-in center for children and supporting as needed.
Included Activities:
Children's Project Volunteering
Day 14 Cusco
Depart at any time.
Additional Notes:
To add extra weeks to your volunteer experience, speak to a G Adventures agent.


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Man at center of Seabrook brutality case convicted of burglaryBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
April 20. 2014 11:35PM
BRENTWOOD — A Seabrook man at the center of a police brutality case was convicted by a jury of felony burglary for breaking into a Hampton condominium last August.
Michael Bergeron, 23, is being held at the Rockingham County jail pending sentencing following his one-day trial in Rockingham County Superior Court Thursday.
He faces up to 3½ to seven years in state prison for breaking into a townhouse and stealing a pair of laptop computers.
A YouTube video of Bergeron having his head slammed against a wall on Nov. 11, 2009, while in custody at the Seabrook police station led to the indictment earlier this month of police officer Mark Richardson.
The burglary happened last Aug. 13 at Dunvegan Woods, a 110-unit townhouse complex in Hampton, according to prosecutors.
Assistant County Attorney Karen Springer told jurors that Bergeron and another man, Nikoletti Nachef, were seen by a resident of the complex walking in the parking lot, each with a laptop under their shirts.
"He is the person who actually called police," Springer said of the resident. "He saw two young men that he thought were a little unusual."
The man confronted Bergeron and Nachef, asking them what they were doing and then claimed he was a Hampton police officer, prompting Nachef to run, according to court testimony.
Defense lawyer Tom Gleason encouraged jurors to scrutinize the evidence and witness testimony before reaching their decision.
"He is presumed innocent. He is an innocent man as he sits here today," Gleason told jurors.
Bergeron was indicted on a single count of burglary in February. He is likely to be a key witness against Richardson, 38, the police officer, who is facing a charge of simple assault by an on-duty law enforcement officer. Richardson faces up to two to five years in state prison if he is convicted.


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