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Charge: Boeing subcontractor paid cash for inside info worth millions
ST. LOUIS - A federal grand jury has charged a former Boeing Co. employee and an Everett business owner with fraud after prosecutors say the Everett man paid cash for inside information worth millions of dollars.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Louis says former Boeing procurement officer Deon E. Anderson provided non-public competitor bid information and historical price information to two Boeing subcontractors, leading to orders worth $3.5 million to those subcontractors.
The federal indictment names Jeffery Lavelle of Mukilteo as the main beneficiary of the inside information. Lavelle is the owner of J.L. Manufacturing, an Everett machine shop.
Court papers say Lavelle made cash payments to Anderson in return for information that netted J.L. Manufacturing $2 million in orders for military aircraft parts.
The indictment also levels fraud charges against William Boozer of Globe Dynamics, a Santa Cruz, Calif., parts manufacturer, and Robert Diaz Jr., a Las Vegas aircraft parts consultant.
Anderson worked for Boeing from October 2009 to May 2013. Prosecutors say the information trading began on May 10, 2011, and continued through April 30, 2013.
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Title: Demonglass
Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Hyperion
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Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch.
That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.
Turns out, Sophie's a demon, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What's worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers.
But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They're demons too. Meaning someone is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they're using Archer to do it. But it's not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she?
This was a very fun read. I love Sophie's abrasive character, and the snappy dialog added so much life to the story. I am at the stage where another paranormal book with a magical high school setting just bores me. There are so many of them on the bookstore shelves right now, and most of them don't bring anything new to the table. Demonglass sets itself apart with a protagonist I sometimes want to strangle, lots of action, and even more pulse-pounding danger. Sophie's love interest wants to kill her, for gosh sake! Kill her!! This girl needs better taste in boys!
In this second installment of the Hex Hall series, Sophie's estranged dad makes a much appreciated appearance. He is powerful, he is secretive, and he will do anything to protect Sophie and the Prodigium. When Sophie makes up her mind to go through the Removal so she doesn't turn into a blood-thristy, murderous demon, he is just as determined to talk her out of it. He is one of the coolest in adults I have encountered in YA fiction. I am not a fan of one-dimensional parents, and neither of Sophie's fit that mold. I find both of them interesting characters in their own right.
Now, I do have to say that Sophie is a glutton for punishment. How else can you justify her attraction to Archer? Sure, the guy is drop-dead gorgeous, but he has been ordered to kill her! Even taking his impressive fighting abilities into account, Archer should take a backseat to Cal. I know, I know, Cal just isn't as hot as Archer, but his magical talents could really come in handy. Since everyone seems to have it out for Sophie, hooking up with a guy with healing skills makes a lot of sense. If only Sophie would think with her head, and not her heart! (OK, for the record, I would have fallen for Archer, too)
My only gripe about the book is the lack of an ending. I am weary of cliffhanger endings, where not even one plot point is wrapped up. It's like watching a movie and having someone change the channel halfway through. I'm not even asking for a final conclusion here; just throw me a bone and let me feel like there is some sort of ending so I can carry on until the next book in the series is released, usually a year later (or in the case of George R.R. Martin, six years later!). I don't think this trend is fair to readers, and it frustrates me every time I encounter it.
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Skip to comments.Thieves steal Auschwitz's 'Arbeit macht frei' entrance sign
Posted on 12/18/2009 6:16:40 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Thieves steal Auschwitz's 'Arbeit macht frei' entrance sign
Arbeit macht Frei - work sets you free
Roger Boyes
A gang of thieves in Poland has stolen the infamous wrought iron sign announcing that work sets you free that spans the main gate of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The long, curving sign, reading Arbeit macht frei, was erected by the Nazis soon after the old Auschwitz barracks were converted into a labour and extermination centre in 1940. It was supposed to suggest that hard work would eventually allow inmates to walk free.
But, as Auschwitz was turned into a major hub for the Holocaust, murdering over a million people, the majority of them Jews, the sign became a mocking, cynical commentary.
It seems that a gang of perhaps three people unscrewed the sign between three oclock and five oclock on Friday morning, said the spokesman for the police in southern Poland, Dariusz Nowak. They must have used a ladder and had a car waiting for them.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Ready to be hung over Obama's gulag.
0bama needed it here.
I hope they find the sign and I hope they put these idiots in jail and throw away the key.
Darn you.
I confess I didn't know the true meaning of the phrase on the sign. I kew the literal stranslation, but thought it was not a promise of eventual freedom, but an insult to the Jews imprisoned there. In the sense of, you will work, instead of engage inusury or whatever other imagined sin.
Believe me, this country could profit from the lesson of fascism.
They most definitely need to find that sign! (I'm going to Poland in 2010) That sign is priceless because of its history. I hope it wasn't stolen for some rich neo-nazi.
Whoever is responsible deserves a curb-stomping beatdown.
No! Not idiots.
Probably a couple of "reformed communists", believing that this is what free enterprise is.
..and why wouldn't they? The figurehead of the United States Hussein Mmm Mmm Mmm would agree with them.
"...but an insult to the Jews imprisoned there."
To ALL imprisoned there; not just the Jews.
Was it Obama? ;)
Third time today, wow! They must have found it the other two times!
IBBF (In Before Bush's Fault!)
This is not my own idea, but another FReeper suggested checking Pat Buchanan's barn.
Check E-Bay.
That comes from the era of serfdom in Germany. If a serf could live for a year in one of the free cities, he was no longer bound to his lord. Of course, he had to do some kind of paid labor to survive in a city for a year, so "Work makes you free." The same idea is found in "City air makes a free man."
Its being hung over the door of the Federal Reserve as we speak.
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Newport House district race draws three public servants
copyright the Chronicle 10-24-12
by Joseph Gresser
DERBY — It is unusual for challengers in an election to be as well known to voters as the incumbents. But, in the case of the race to represent Newport, Newport Center and Coventry in the state House of Representatives, each of the four candidates has a high public profile.
Representatives Duncan Kilmartin and Michael Marcotte seek re-election from the two-member Orleans-2 district. They are opposed by Newport Mayor Paul Monette and Newport Alderman Timothy de la Bruere.
The candidates met Monday night at IROC for a forum sponsored by local newspapers and broadcasters. Differences between the candidates could be found more in tone than in substance and the discussion was courteous despite the competitive nature of the event.
"I voted for Mayor Monette every time I went to the polls, I will not vote for him this time," Mr. Kilmartin said with a smile, in what could have been the most contentious moment of the evening.
This was in the context of his introduction, in which he described himself as a retiring criminal lawyer. Mr. Kilmartin said he hopes to have his final cases done by May.
Mr. Kilmartin said that during his 12 years in the Legislature he has gained a reputation for solid research on issues. "I like to get down in the weeds," he said.
"I don't trade in sound bites, I trade in conclusions based on facts," Mr. Kilmartin later declared.
Like Mr. Marcotte, Mr. Kilmartin is a Republican. Mr. Monette and Mr. de la Bruere are running as independents, but each said they would likely caucus with House Democrats in order to get committee assignments.
Mr. Kilmartin described himself as being "one generation off the farm." His grandfather, he said, was a dairy farmer. His father was a pipefitter and Mr. Kilmartin said that he pursued that trade as he worked his way through college and law school.
He has two daughters and three grandchildren, "who can't afford to live in Vermont," Mr. Kilmartin said. Mr. Kilmartin told the forum audience he was at the event at the urging of his wife, even though she was ill and in the intensive care unit of North Country Hospital in Newport.
Mike Marcotte, like Mr. Monette and Mr. de la Bruere, is a Newport native. A graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Mr. Marcotte now lives in Coventry where he is chairman of the town selectmen.
He was first elected to the Legislature in 2005 and serves as vice chairman of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.
Mr. Marcotte is married and has two sons and one daughter. He has owned the Jimmy Kwik store in Newport for the past 29 years.
Mayor Monette, a product of Newport's public schools and a graduate of North Country Union High School, attended Lyndon State College where he studied meteorology.
After graduation he moved to Boston where he worked for Weather Services International, travelling the country setting up weather stations around the country.
Mr. Monette said he became homesick for Newport and moved back. He took a job with a software company in Richford and, after the company laid him and other employees off, started his own computer business.
Today he works as technology coordinator for Newport City Elementary School and is a partner in Baan Thai Cuisine, a restaurant on Newport's Main Street.
Mr. Monette is in his second term as mayor, and served on the city council for 12 years before that.
Mr. de la Bruere said that he has been involved in public service for a third of his 30 years. He dated his interest in working for the community even earlier, to his days as a Boy Scout.
He graduated from Sacred Heart High School and attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he majored in history and Native American affairs.
Mr. de la Bruere has worked as an electrician, as have many of his family. He currently is employed as a 911 dispatcher.
At the forum he recalled being hoisted atop the shoulders of Governor Howard Dean when he went to Montpelier to be honored for becoming an Eagle Scout at age 14.
He was appointed by Governor Jim Douglas to serve on the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs in 2006 and credited both Mr. Kilmartin and Mr. Marcotte with working with him during that time.
He was elected to the North Country Union High School board in 2007 and to the Newport City Council the next year. He is currently serving his second term as alderman.
The forum, which was moderated by Tod Pronto of NEKTV and WMOO radio, produced little in the way of major differences between the candidates.
All four candidates said they would be able to work with people of all political persuasions should they be sent to Montpelier.
Mr. Marcotte cited his experience on the economic development committee. After the crash of 2008, he said, the state unemployment fund appeared to be in danger of bankruptcy. Attempts in the Legislature to craft a remedy went nowhere and a summer study committee was appointed.
When it appeared that nothing was being accomplished Mr. Marcotte said he called then-Representative Michael Obuchowski, a democrat. Together they worked to develop the outlines of a plan that was made law, Mr. Marcotte said.
Mr. Kilmartin said his reputation in the Legislature is that he works to make bills he favors, better.
Those bills he feels neutral about, Mr. Kilmartin said, he tries to make better crafted. And with bills he dislikes mildly, he works to make sure they achieve their stated objectives.
Mr. Monette said he has worked with a city council that embraces varying shades of political opinion and helps work as effective force for the public good.
An unsuccessful attempt to see a ban on disturbing unmarked graves enacted into law, was recounted by Mr. de la Bruere. He said that he expected that a bill granting respect to all cultural and religious traditions would be embraced by all sides, but was disappointed.
"I may not have won the battle," Mr. de la Bruere said of his efforts to bring Legislators together, "but, at least I tried."
The most startling information that came out was the in that while all oppose industrial wind projects, three of the four would favor siting a nuclear power plant in the Northeast Kingdom.
Mr. Kilmartin, and Mr. Marcotte and Mr. Monette each expressed enthusiasm for the idea, but acknowledged that practical considerations make the construction of such a plant impossible.
Only Mr. de la Bruere said he would not support a nuclear reactor.
Mr. Kilmartin said that an engineer working for General Electric told him there is not enough water available in the Kingdom to cool such a plant.
Mr. Marcotte said that if such a plant were to be built he would like to see it use a European design to minimize the amount of radioactive waste produced.
Mr. Monette said he initially supported large-scale wind power, but after seeing projects built on local ridgelines has changed his mind. He said that he has solar panels mounted on the roof of his house and supports all sorts of small-scale renewable energy.
Addressing an issue that has been in the news lately the four men applauded Bill Stenger of Jay Peak for his proposal to spend more than $500-million in projects intended to bring 10,000 jobs to the area.
Mr. Kilmartin, though, expressed concern about possible negative effects on Newport residents. About 30 percent of the city's Grand List is non-taxable properties, he said.
He noted that more than 500 drivers could be commuting each day to and from a biotechnology plant planned for the former Bogner building.
How, he asked, will these workers navigate the three-way stop at the intersection of Main Street and the Lake Road? Mr. Kilmartin suggested that the resolution of the problem may be up to the federal government because Main Street is also Route 5, a federal highway.
Mr. Monette responded, saying that Newport has plenty of capacity for growth. He pointed out that the city has, in the past, boasted a population 2,000 souls greater than today's number.
He said that transportation issues will be important in Newport's ability to deal with the new jobs as will affordable housing and good child care for workers.
The addition of between $100-million and $300-million in new investment, is likely to bring new tax income to Newport, Mr. Monette said, which may lower the tax burden on property owners.
Mr. Marcotte said that while development in Newport is important "we can't forget outlying communities."
Newport Center, Coventry, Barton and Charleston will all feel the effects of the new investment, he said.
"We have to make sure everybody is at the table," he said.
On the issue of plans to reform the state's health care system the four men's opinions ranged from highly skeptical to strongly opposed.
Mr. de la Bruere said he had spent time while a fellow of the Snelling Center studying the plan with one of its architect and said "I came away more confused than ever."
He said he would have preferred it if state officials had tried to mend the current system rather than tear it down to build a new one.
Mr. Monette said he has spoken with Claudio Fort, chief executive officer of North Country Hospital, who says he fears the new system will force his organization to cut services.
The state ought to open the health insurance market to all comers, as is done with car coverage, Mr. Monette said. He suggested the result would be lower rates.
Mr. Marcotte asked if large corporations and state workers will be included in the pool for an eventual single-payer system. If not, he said costs will be much higher for everyone else.
Saying that he has been further in the weeds than ever before on the issue due to his wife's health problems, Mr. Kilmartin said Vermont's claim that it can improve health outcomes for its citizens while reducing costs, makes no sense on its face.
He said everyone ought to be charged something for the medical care they get "because people don't value what they don't have to pay for."
The forum was one of a series sponsored by the Chronicle, Vermont's Northland Journal, the Orleans County Record, the Newport Daily Express, WMOO, NEK TV, IROC and the East Side Restaurant. The full forum will air on NEK TV, which is channel 15 on Comcast cable.
Both the House district forums will air on Wednesday, October 24, at 9 a.m., Thursday at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., and Friday at 2 p.m. They will be rebroadcast at other times as well. For more information, see www.nektvonline.com.
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Hey, I'm a 3.5/4.0 with some free time this week. Located near Roadrunner park which has a bunch of courts (Cactus Rd. and 32nd St). If you want to play some tennis one morning or afternoon this week, hit me up.
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The Bar Harbor school said a student team has been awarded a $15,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to develop a system to turn food waste into a resource for liquid fuel or biogas by fermenting the sugars in the waste.
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The concept is simple: "People from every walk of life will vie for the opportunity of a lifetime to see their original restaurant concept spring to life – starting with the opening of a restaurant chain in three locations – Hollywood, Minneapolis and New York City." It's a ramped-up business plan competition planted in the fast casual (e.g., Subway, Panera, etc.) food industry.
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It's entrepreneurship at its best: Our economy desperately needs fresh ideas, and the data is clear: It's gonna have to come from new small businesses. This show gives a glimpse into what it takes to translate a fresh idea into a viable concept. The pilot episode was an entire business school crash course. The contestants pitched their concepts and discussed pricing, differentiation, innovation, and leadership with the talented crew of judges. Speaking of which…
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That's a fascinating route, Paul: a Circuit of the Cat and Fiddle to complement the Circuit of the Edge? Worth keeping in the calendar as an annual Challenge Ride (bit like the old "Mile High" ride)?
Samuel Pecke : A bald headed buzzard content only in wenching, lying and drinking.
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The fast group did this route a year or two ago when the cafe stop was at Peak View, so I thought we'd try it again.
It was made up on the fly last time so I had to rack my brains to remember all the twists and turns.
It goes up just about every climb close to Macc - Pym Chair's about the only one missing (but there's no reason why it couldn't be added!)
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Hulme End tomorrow
The Route:
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Club run to Hope tomorrow, a few hills - with the option of Winnats on the way home!
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Unless anyone else wishes to, I'll be happy to lead a slower group that, depending on time, may go down Winnats and either back up Mam Nick or walk up Mam Tor. I'm looking forward to it.
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How good it was to be out on this ride! Thank you to Paul for creating the route again. 23 riders, 21 of whom made it to the brace of cafes. Two groups: Paul, James, Rich, Matt B the Younger, welcome again Hannah Bridger and Richard and Jamie Storey; Andy, Graham W, Feed, Jeremy, me, Dave Har, Andrew R, Warren, Eddie, Steve H, Brian R, Cath, Dave Hal, Mick, Joe and Tom B (who carried on after the cafe to return to Sheffield). In the end, three riders in the larger group descended Winnats, with the rest taking the Mam Nick loop. Then a different trio joined Paul's group for the ascent of Winnats, meeting us after we had mostly walked up the broken road of Mam Tor, before the glorious run down to Whaley. A great afternoon out, thank you to all my companions.
Please don't forget that you need to be a member to join these rides. If you haven't yet renewed your membership, please avoid any embarrassment by renewing now: it's only £15 a year. If you're not yet a member, the club's organisers' liability insurance allows you to 'try before you buy' on up to three rides only. After that, you'll need to join please. Note: the club's organisers' liability insurance covers only the club for claims against it; it does NOT cover you for any damage you may cause to anyone else or their property, even if you are riding with us under the 'try before you buy' rule. When you join you'll need your own third party insurance. If you are not clear about third party insurance, or need any tips about insuring your bike, please ask me.
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Tideswell this afternoon, the cafe is Vanilla Kitchen -
And the route is hilly -
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The Orange Men and Women were out in force in the Peak District yesterday: 34 riders left the South Park car park, with 32 besieging the Vanilla Kitchen in Tideswell, which coped admirably, helped in no little part by the almost complete, and surely co-incidental, absence of any civilians, for who wouldn't wish to enjoy a quiet cup of tea in the company of nearly three dozen sweaties? Indeed, as we left, the manager surveyed her empty cake stands and remarked: "I won't need to open tomorrow". I'm glad that our considerable collective purchasing power did a little to boost this particular local economy and did something to assuage the nasty taste left by a couple of other customers who had the bad grace to leave without paying (a plague on them, let's hope that they feel truly ashamed and that their paninis or whatever stick in their gullets).
I played a first half '8-15-11' formation with an attacking front line of Paul, Rich, James, Mike K, Gordon, new member Hannah Bridger, Matt B the Younger and welcome to Steve visiting from Cambridge (we'll all come to you next week Steve). The midfield comprised Mick, Fozzie, Dave Board, two sets of fathers and sons - Dave and Joe and Mark and Robert, the latter's Uncle Andrew, Steve L, welcome to new member Christian Smith, Fred, Graham W, Richard R making a rare and welcome appearance without his knobblies, Nigel and Brian R. An initially strong defence of Greg, Paul AJ, good to see you back Jack thought we might have lost you to the NHS, Cath, Ben, Dave W, Warren, Andrew R the Second, Andy B, Dave Haley and myself lost two members before the battle of the Goyt but still managed to join the end of Group Two's cafe queue.
Phew what a club run. Loved it! Got home at 18.55 with the light and rider both fading. Great to have so many people out and so many in our smart club kit. Thanks to Paul for another great route and to him and Andy B for looking after this ride this year while I was getting the plumbing fixed (and I'm not talking residential here). I shall plan a flat ride next week (1 April) and, weather depending, a hilly one the week after (8 April). Then Paul will plan the rides up and including 13 May, after which it'd be great if we could have a few more people willing to plan and lead rides, since (a) I expect to be visiting my mother from time to time and (b) this is, after all, an equal opportunities club. Full GPS planning lessons available if you need them. Come on, it could be you! Please let me know.
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Here I am catching up with the e-paperwork rather late (busy life, eh?). Last week's club run to Anderton Boat Lift featured 10 riders: Rich and Hannah formed a fast group, while my companions comprised Daves Lacey and Haley, Phil, welcome back Louis, Andrew, Vikki (just limbering up to run 18 miles the next day!!*!?*) and welcome to Simon Smith, not the old one that we know so well but a brand new one who we don't yet know so well. Welcome to the Wheelers Simon, not all club runs feature two broken chains (OK the same
chain twice) and one puncture resulting in cut fingers for two riders; sometimes they can be quite eventful.
Want a hilly ride this week? I've got one for you! The weather's looking fabulous and I'm itching to ride.
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31 go to Longnor
I can tell you that the hills were at their very best today. I'm sure that Majorca, Spain, Italy, etc all have their charms but the Peak District in good weather is surely God's Own Country. And I managed to go down some lanes that not only I, but even Cath (27 years with the club, can you believe it, must have started as a child), had never been down. First Dave Haley and Cath suffered impact punctures as we descended the hill after Burnthouse Farm out of Wincle, then after a further 10 yards a miscreant thorn enabled me to demonstrate my man-of-the-people, ride-leader-is-not-immune, credentials. So it was 3.50 when we reached my favourite café (now my even more favourite café after its inspired recent addition of soya milk to its beverage rosta), Dave having repeated the same trick as we descended into Longnor. This meant that, on our return, after the others left him, Cath and I at Flash Bar to go back via Axe Edge and the Cat, we three puncturees set out for Flash (for those who know me well will testify that I am unable to live with myself if I don't follow the official route), realising with a sinking feeling that we had not one good spare tube between us….
Thirty-one riders out in three groups. Paul H, James, Rich, Gordon, Hannah, Dave Roberts and welcome back Sam Hudson. Thank you to Darren for leading Group Two: Mick, Russell, big welcome to new members James Harness and Mark Pilling, welcome back Mark Eastman, Dave Higham, Andrew Rowson, Dave Harbottle, Paul A-J, Fred and, collected en route in the suburbs of Wincle, Graham W. My companions were the aforementioned puncture victims plus Andy J, Andrew Rowe, Vikki, welcome back Simon R, Eddie, Steve, Jack, Dave L and Brian E.
Really great to see so many out in perfect cycling weather. We now have 196 members plus a sprinkling of U18s whose paperwork is being processed. Wouldn't it be fantastic if we could get, say, half the club out on one ride? Please put Saturday 1 July in your diary. More details later.
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No route posted, but here's the one to Minshalls from a couple of years ago:
Looking forward to first club run in a while as there's no football match to take my son to play in
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Be patient young man, check the calendar and you'll find the link...........
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nice of you to include mow cop on the way home; good job i'm not commuting next week then
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Please wear your club kit if you have some, and fix your hair nicely as we have a special photo-call in the car park before we leave today. We're taking a picture to celebrate Cath and Paul's 50 combined years riding with the club. Yes, you read that correctly, 50 combined years yet they will certainly still be the most glamorous and well turned out riders in the carpark or anywhere in the Peak District for that matter. A professional photographer has been engaged at no little expense (well, no big expense either actually, thank you James). Don't be late or you may miss the shot. Me, I'd like half-a-dozen postcard sized; I imagine that autographed copies will one day fetch extraordinary sums on eBay under Cath n Paul collectibles (I'm working on a range of Barbie n Ken type dolls, re-launched with a cycling theme for today's sporting youngster).
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Good to see two new members out with us today: Adam Smith came with us to Nantwich while Marc Bradford braved the fast group to Broadbottom. And we had Andy Thornley from Oxted Cycling Club visiting as well, in a true spirit of inter-club camaraderie. Thanks to Dave Harb for devising and leading the Nantwich ride: I clocked 16 point something mph (actually forgot to to start my Garmin until about 20 miles out, don't trust me with technology) over the 68 or so miles.
Loved it: good pace, everyone looking out for each other, etc. Split in two groups on way back but, hey, it's a free country, so if five riders wanted to express themselves taking a different route home, who am I to chastise them? For myself, those that know me will attest that I am unable to live with myself if I don't do the official route. My 13 companions were the aforementioned Adam, Andy and Dave, plus Mike, Jeremy, Greg, Pete McG, Roger, Mick, Eddie, Cath and Dave L with poor Tom G suffering a mechanical that ended his ride on the CongBong Road. And we were joined for a few miles by bonus rider, club grandee Dave Higham taking a turn round some of tomorrow's race circuit. Is there no stopping the man?
Paul left the carpark, and I choose my words carefully here, with his trusted lieutenants James and Rich, and Hannah, the aforementioned Marc, Matt B the Younger and Pete J. Whether all made it to the delights of the delightfully named Broadbottom is a tale as yet untold, but one which I would urge any survivors to use this organ to disclose.
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NORTH ADAMS -- Berkshire Scenic Railway has been granted $200,000 to complete the northern spur of its planned Hoosac Valley Service between Adams and North Adams.
The funding, announced on Monday, will allow the Berkshire Scenic Railway to move its four passenger cars, caboose, and two locomotives to Northern Berkshire, as well as renovate an old rail car into a ticket booth and information center. The remaining funds will go toward a train platform behind the Brien Center and a portable ADA-compliant bathroom, according to North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright.
The nonprofit Berkshire Scenic Railway announced plans to connect North Adams and Adams with a Hoosac Valley Service last year. It aims to provide weekend and holiday scenic tours of the region every weekend between the spring and fall, and both towns are hoping it boosts tourism in the region.
"It's just a really good thing," Alcombright said. "It's promoting tourism in Western Massachusetts, and this is a great way to do that. It's money well spent."
The grant was part of $2 million appropriated by the state Legislature last year toward a pilot program to promote tourism in the central and western parts of Massachusetts. The executive office of Administration and Finance administered the funds and announced winners on Monday, including $180,000 for renovations to the Fitch-Hoose House in Dalton.
The funding secures a vision for both the Adams and North Adams ends of the railway. Adams town meeting members approved a nearly $500,000 project -- covered mostly by a state grant -- to renovate a former car wash into a train station earlier this year.
"That's very exciting news," said Adams Town Administrator Jonathan Butler. "It's exciting to know that the northern end ... is going to have a station."
Jay Green, government affairs director for the Berkshire Scenic Railway, could not be reached for comment.
MassDOT is still in negotiations to purchase the rails from private companies, Alcombright said. Once the state officially owns the 4.6-mile stretch of track and both platforms are complete, the service can likely begin operating.
"Once that's done, there's repairs to be done to the track," he said, "But that shouldn't be long."
The grant will also pay for the Stockbridge-based nonprofit's equipment and railcars to be transported to North Adams, Alcombright said.
Of the funding announced Monday, roughly $40,000 will be spent on what will "likely" be some sort of blacktop platform on land behind the Brien Center, Alcombright said. That platform would host the information and ticket center and passengers until the city can complete a proposed tunnel, under the railroad, between the former Sons of Italy property and the Brien Center lot.
Although funding has not been secured for the tunnel project, it was officially recognized recently by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
"It's a great first step," Alcombright said. "We see the tunnel as a Phase 2 to this."
Eventually, the city hopes to renovate the Sons of Italy building, which it purchased in 2011, could be converted to a shared space for the North Adams Historical Museum and Berkshire Scenic Railway. The space also could host the Department of Conservation and Recreation as a gateway to Mount Greylock, Alcombright said.
In the meantime, the mayor said, discussions are ongoing with Brien Center about the use of its parking lot on weekends, he said.
"This piece, this grant, is so valuable to us," Alcombright said.
Sen. Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield, said he hopes the state pilot program continues to cater to the distinct needs of Central and Western Massachusetts.
"Smaller communities, cities like North Adams and towns like Adams and Shelburne, places that have really great bones and great infrastructure," Downing said. "[But] often times have these community projects and they feel like they're in competition for resources ... with the Bostons of the world, the Springfields."
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The Boston Red Sox reassigned Ps Christopher Carpenter, Terry Doyle, Oscar Villarreal and Chris Hernandez to minor league camp Thursday, March 21.
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The Boston Red Sox have announced that the following 19 players will participate in major league spring training camp as non-roster invitees: Ps Pedro Beato, Christopher Carpenter, Anthony Carter, Jose De La Torre, Terry Doyle, Chris Hernandez and Oscar Villarreal, INFs Xander Bogaerts, Jonathan Diaz, Mark Hamilton, Justin Henry, Deven Marrero, Lyle Overbay and Drew Sutton and OFs Jackie Bradley, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Juan Carlos Linares, Mitch Maier and Ryan Sweeney.
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The Boston Red Sox signed third-round pick 2B Sean Coyle ($1.3 million), fourth-round pick 3B Garin Cecchini ($1.31 million), seventh-round pick P Chris Hernandez ($375,000), eighth-round pick P Matt Price ($415,000) and 11th-round pick OF Lucas LeBlanc ($500,000), WEEI.com's Alex Speier reports.
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Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Pats piece puzzle togetherDAVE D'ONOFRIO
April 27. 2013 8:35PM
A few minutes after the NFL wrapped the second and third rounds of its annual draft, Bill Belichick went to the podium at Gillette Stadium wearing a "Watertown Strong" sweatshirt and discussing the players his Patriots had just acquired.
Declaring his belief that "we got good value for our picks, good players, guys that have a lot of things going for them," the coach retrospectively reaffirmed his comfort with his decision to trade out of Thursday's first round, and expressed confidence that the team improved itself. He also shed some light on the process that led to the picks, saying - unlike in some years - he'd personally talked to all the players the Pats took.
"It's a piece of the puzzle," Belichick said. "It's a big puzzle, and there's a lot of pieces."
It's really only now, though, that the puzzle work truly begins.
In a year when the draft was said to lack elite, polished, plug-and-play talent, the Patriots spent their earliest picks on a pair of players who the coaches will need to get their hands on before really having an idea of what they can do or how best they'll be able to contribute.
Before they have an idea of where and how they fit.
In the case of Jamie Collins, the Southern Mississippi product who the Pats took with the first of their two second-round choices (52nd), the possibilities have previously seemed almost endless. He was a high school quarterback, then moved to safety full-time when he got to college, and played as a true freshman.
As he bulked to 250 pounds, he transitioned to linebacker, then this past year he moved to defensive end. He took well to that transition, registering 10 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in 2012, though the question now is whether New England will deploy him as an edge rusher, or if his primary responsibility will be as a coverage linebacker on passing downs.
His freakish athleticism - evident in his array of positions as well as his NFL Combine record broad jump - says he could physically do either of those jobs. And the Pats could, frankly, use help in both areas. But ultimately it'll be up to Belichick, defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and the positional coaches to determine exactly how to maximize his skills.
"His junior year he was a 3-4 outside linebacker, where he was on the line but he was in coverage, whereas this past year, he wasn't in coverage very often," Belichick said. "He has a lot of versatility. We'll see how it goes."
Ideally, a second round pick would be more certain and solid than "we'll see how it goes" - but such was the nature of this class of prospects, and that's part of what explains the Patriots' choice of Marshall's Aaron Dobson with their other second rounder.
Wideout was a position of need, and only two receivers were unavailable when the Pats' original pick arose at 29th overall. They traded out of that spot partially because they projected they could wait and still get a player of similar ability, and even after a few other receivers went off the board, Dobson was the guy they liked.
He's got good size at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, he's got enough speed to be a vertical threat, and while pundits consider him raw because he didn't put up huge numbers and didn't play against the best competition, that could be an asset. It should mean he's shapeable, especially if he's as heady as Belichick suggests.
"He had a good understanding and grasp of learning, taking new information, processing that and being able to understand it and apply it," the coach said. "He's a pretty impressive kid. He's a mature kid. He's pretty smart."
With their two third-round picks the Patriots took a pair who played together in the defensive secondary at Rutgers, in cornerback Logan Ryan and safety Duron Harmon - the latter so unexpected his mother asked, "My baby, where's your clips at?" when the networks hadn't readied any video highlights for his selection.
Ryan has good size and is physical, which should at least make him a special teams commodity if he doesn't immediately earn his way into the nickel or dime packages at corner, while Belichick's connections to Rutgers convinced Belichick of Ryan and Harmon, "I think we're getting some high quality guys there as well as good football players."
Saturday the Patriots added a couple more intriguing pieces. They chose Illinois defensive end Michael Buchanan and linebacker Steve Beauharnis - another Rutgers product - with two seventh-round picks after packaging their third selection in that final round with track star Jeff Demps to acquire bullish back LeGarrette Blount from the Buccaneers. He topped 1,000 yards as a rookie in 2010, but the 247-pound 26-year-old had only 41 hauls in 2012, and Tampa Bay was eager to move on. Blount is expected to compete with second-year man Brandon Bolden for a roster spot.
The more intriguing acquisition came earlier in the day, when the Patriots spent the 102nd overall choice on Texas Christian receiver Josh Boyce. Having scored well on the Wonderlic intelligence test and run the 40-yard dash in 4.38 seconds at the Combine, he is at least an interesting addition - and someone Belichick is counting among the options in his reworked receiving corps, according to his Saturday interview on NFL Network.
"We've lost guys for one reason or another, but with (Danny) Amendola coming in as an inside guy who can also play outside - but primarily an inside receiver - and the two players that we added in the draft with Dobson and Boyce, they're fast guys that play primarily on the perimeter," he said. "They have good size. They're tough. They've shown up in the kicking game and blocking and things like that. They're smart players that are mature.
"Hopefully, they'll fit in well with our offense."
Indeed, that's the ultimate question of the 2013 Draft from a Patriots perspective.
So now that it's over, let the puzzle assembly begin.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Patriots for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting that involved an off-duty Warren County sheriff's deputy.
Media reported the shooting took place on Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of a Bowling Green business.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Jonathan Biven identified the deputy as Thomas Brown and the person shot as 27-year-old Brandon Bradshaw of Bowling Green.
A witness said Brown was showing his badge when the shooting took place. Police said the deputy has been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.
Bradshaw is a former Warren County constable who currently is employed as a youth theater educator.
Police say Bradshaw is being treated for gunshot wounds. Brown wasn't injured.
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Harold F. Hagenmiller
Harold F. Hagenmiller, 83, passed away Nov. 16, 2011, in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was born in Queens, N.Y., and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He later became deputy chief of the Jamestown Police Department. He retired from the Palm Beach County school board, where he had worked for 23 years.
He enjoyed many activities including softball, golf and ballroom dancing. He was predeceased by his wife, Betty Sheehan Hagenmiller. He is survived by his daughter, Judi Smith, and three sons, Ron, Kevin and Keith, all of Florida. He is also survived by his granddaughters, Shannon, Kelly, Heather, Ashley and Autumn; grandsons Logan and Ian; and brother-in-law William Sheehan of Jamestown.
He was laid to rest at the South Florida VA National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Fla.


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For more than 146 years, the StarNews has been the news leader in Southeastern North Carolina. Our reporters and editors are regularly honored with state, regional and national awards for quality journalism. They are recognized for in-depth local coverage, investigative reporting and innovative approaches to bringing you the latest news, business, sports and culture.
In fact, this past year the StarNews was honored with 32 awards from the North Carolina Press Association. We have more award-winning reporters, photographers and editors than any other local news organization.
Over the past decade, we have responded to a growing web audience. In addition to our core newspaper, we are presenting your news when and where you want it: on the web, on your phone and tablet and through our e-edition. We are now also the local leader for breaking news online and via email and text alerts.
On April 22nd, we are expanding our subscription plan to include digital. For many of you, this won't mean any change at all. If you subscribe to the print edition of the StarNews, you will continue to have access to StarNewsOnline.com at no additional charge. Your home subscription has already been upgraded to include all of our digital offerings – StarNewsOnline.com, our mobile platforms and the e-edition, a replica of the day's printed newspaper. All you have to do is a simple one-time registration process. Beginning April 15, you may go to StarNewsOnline.com, and click on "Sign Up" in the top right-hand corner to activate your full-access subscription.
Throughout this first quarter of 2013, we have focused on expanding and improving what we give you, the reader. Over the next several weeks, this work will come to fruition in our newspaper and on our website. We are increasing our reports on local business, military, Pender County government and the U.S. 17 corridor. We are reaching farther to include more stories from Columbus and Onslow counties.
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Even though we don't celebrate Halloween here in Australia
I wish all of our American blogging friends
lots of fun and frivolity on this festive day.
I would love to join in and party along!
'Happy Halloween'
For those of you affected by Sandy
our thoughts are with you and your families.
Melissah xox
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Check out my other blogs Scrapbook and Country Style Chic


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Rolling Stones Making Autumn Plans
While Charlie Watts may be referring to the Rolling Stones recent gathering as "practicing, not rehearsing," singer Mick Jagger has spilled the beans that something is in the works for this fall.
The Evening Standard asked Jagger when he thought the band would perform live together again and he replied, "This autumn." The news comes as somewhat of a surprise as Jagger just revealed earlier this week that the reason they turned down an invitation to play at the 2012 Summer Olympics because they felt they weren't "stage ready."
All of Jagger's other cohorts have been more vague about their touring plans. Keith Richards has stated that they had been rehearsing, but did not know exactly when they would play together again. Along with Watts' comments about nothing being firm concerning touring plans, guitarist Ronnie Wood also stated that they had been playing, but did not offer any further hints of when they would begin to book shows.
Jagger added, "You will definitely be seeing us all together soon. It's been great fun being back together and there's a lot of memories in here. I can't believe it's been 50 years. We've been hanging out together, seeing quite a bit of each other and we want to do some gigs."
The group's 50th anniversary of their first performance took place this past week.


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Heh, I could teach you how to drink beer (and show your girlfriend my amp without my nutsack shrivelling up )Meds wrote:First off, apologies for the comment you had to edit. I actually didn't think it crossed the line too far. I guess there are still some grey areas in people's heads (like mine) between the old Open Forum and the Bar & Grill. You're the boss though, so that's that eh.Cornuck wrote:From the Forum Rules:
This conversation might fine with you guys, but please remember that we have a lot of other people viewing these posts. if you need to get into deeper conversations, please use the PM system.
PS: Has this thread about run its course? Is everyone ready to settle in and leave the old site behind?
As for this thread running its course.....
If there is one thing common to the crew from Central, it's that they LOVE to dig up the past every once in a blue moon and toss it around and have a laugh or a bitchfest about it. Very much like most families do at a reunion. Always highly entertaining. Even if you only get half of it. To be honest, it's one of the things that made Central what it was (emphasis on the was), there was a certain comradere there that went beyond what message boards generally boast. At the risk of seeming to slight anyone that has been here for a while, I will say that no other forum that I have viewed has come close to displaying the same. There is a unique repitoire of inside jokes that people from there shared, I will admit that it declined sharply and became the rarity towards the end, I was fortunate enough to be slightly more than a casual observer and participant for a few years, but I'm sure you've already seen what I'm talking about just by reading a few of the interactions between some of these guys (and gal.....yes LB this nod's to you). If everyone had the cash, I'm pretty sure they would have an annual retreat or something, complete with beer garden and Topper supervised BBQ (you know one in which he would be teaching Arach how to actually cook).
So to be honest, I'm not sure it's safe to say that this thread has run its course yet. Maybe the thread. Not the subject or topic. It'll get alluded to for a long while, more and more sporadically, but for a long while.
Judging by the conversations here, and the back-and-forth between Doc and a few others like ODB and Rats.....I'd say the settling in question get's "yes" for an answer.
I had actually suggested to Chris we have a concert or jam (considering all the musicians on here) to raise funds for the site but he said no


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Vanderbilt has rewarded coach James Franklin with another new contract after he led the Commodores to their best record in 30 years and to consecutive bowls for the first time in school history.
School officials announced a news conference Sunday night for athletic director David Williams and Franklin to discuss the details of the new contract.
The Commodores (8-4) will be playing in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31 a few miles away from campus. Since Franklin was hired two years ago, Vanderbilt now has gone from only four bowls in the program's history to six. Franklin also helped post three sellouts on campus for the first time since 1996.
Vanderbilt finished the regular season with six straight wins, the first such streak since 1955.


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A Modern Barcelona Hotel on the Plaça de Catalunya
It's hard to imagine a better location in Barcelona than that of the Olivia Plaza. This stylish modern hotel sits across the street from the Plaça de Catalunya, a popular meeting spot and the lively hub of many tourist activities. The plaza is the starting point of the famous boulevards known as Las Ramblas, which are alive with tourists and street entertainers day and night. It is also the starting point of the Passeig de Gracia, a grand boulevard known for its designer boutiques and magnificent architecture. Many other top attractions are also found within walking distance of the plaza.
But the Olivia Plaza Hotel offers more than just an excellent location. Its spacious guestrooms — each decorated in a clean, minimalist style — feature such amenities as free WiFi, flat-screen televisions, and soundproofing. Guests can enjoy any meal of the day at the delightful restaurant Nineteen, whose terrace sits next to a medieval church. Business travelers can host meetings or conferences in any of six different spaces, including a 9th-floor room that has a private terrace. The hotel's warm, friendly staff is dedicated to making sure that guests have an unforgettable stay.
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I don't have anything in particular to post about today so here's some random reflections:
* I spent the weekend down south at a Theme Park with 3 friends. It was aaaawesome!
* I have a crush on someone at my yoga class. Wondering whether if I ask them out and they say no it'll mean I'll have to stop going to the class out of pure embarassment?!
* I had a STUPID day today. I had to drive through to Edinburgh super early and film something, half of which went fine and then my microphone went crazy and conked out. Really frustrating. Then a part of the photography equipment conked out! Then I got stuck in a traffic jam on the way home. I should feel annoyed but the older I get the more I find this stuff funny.
* My feet are suspicious. They feel a bit dodgy but not dodgy enough to say they're flaring. I walked about all weekend and it was fine but I can just feel a tiny bit of that jabby 'something' in the balls and it's been there about 2 weeks. Go away, please. You're annoying me, I have NO TIME FOR SORE FEET or anything else for that matter! So that's you told, feet - NO FLARING OR ELSE.
* I need a large glass of vino, thankfully my friend is making me dinner tonight. Woo hoo.
* Apparently I love typing in capitals today.
That's all. Bring on the weekend already!!


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Global Reach, Personal Connections
January 07, 2010
Last summer, Tawab Malekzad was preparing to begin his studies at Lewis & Clark when global politics intervened. His departure from his home in Kabul, Afghanistan, was to coincide with his country's August presidential election. Worried that events might affect travel, he contacted Greg Caldwell, director of our international students and scholars program, about arriving in Portland a month earlier than planned. Greg promptly found four families from our community who volunteered to host Tawab.
Tawab had read the politics correctly. As Lewis & Clark families were opening their homes to him, the Afghan government was closing its borders for all departing students.
I share this story to illustrate a simple truth: at Lewis & Clark, global outreach is not an aspiration. It is a core value.
We live this value in many ways every day and have done so for a very long time. For nearly a half-century we have been a leader in international education with our respected overseas study programs; our rich curricular offerings in international, comparative, and regional studies; and our active recruitment of international students.
For many, Lewis & Clark is a point of departure: over half of graduating seniors will have participated in an overseas study program, many to locales outside Western Europe. For others, Lewis & Clark is a destination: across our campuses this year we have 203 international students from 58 countries, including our highest undergraduate enrollment of international students in 15 years.
By creating diverse educational experiences where students from different cultures, traditions, and ways of life engage each other daily in many ways, Lewis & Clark is building communities of global citizens linked by a deeper understanding of each other's history and values.
Sharing with us the vision of enhancing global understanding through personal relationships are benefactors Shelby and Gale Davis. On October 12, our community packed Smith Hall for a special reception to meet and thank in person the couple who established the Davis United World Colleges Scholars program nine years ago. Because of their generosity, we currently have 31 remarkable Davis UWC Scholars enrolled as undergraduates at Lewis & Clark, including Tawab.
The United World Colleges number 13 around the world. These secondary schools give bright, inquisitive students the opportunity for international study at a young age—similar to the Fulbright experience. The UWC schools offer the International Baccalaureate program, which is equivalent to the junior and senior year of high school in the United States. Building on this foundation, Shelby and Gale Davis provide scholarship support for UWC scholars who are accepted as degree-seeking students at one of 91 participating colleges and universities across the United States, including Lewis & Clark.
The Davis UWC Scholars arrive here already practiced in the arts of international and inter- cultural exchange. Having spent two years in the highly internationalized community that characterizes each of the UWC schools, they are well versed in the art of reaching out across linguistic, racial, cultural, class, and national lines. They become models for others—including both U.S. nationals and international students—in how to communicate, learn, and grow in a multicultural setting. They have much to teach the rest of us—faculty and administrators included—about what it means to be a global citizen and how we can further advance the global dimensions of our educational community.
Listening to the personal reflections of our Davis UWC Scholars and their American friends at the reception, I was struck by how much richer our international curriculum becomes with so many students who are committed to communicating fearlessly, forthrightly, and passionately about what they hold dear.
Osaebea Amoakoa is a sophomore biology major and returning Davis UWC Scholar who was born in Swaziland and lived there her entire life before entering school here. Osaebea observes, "For me, Lewis & Clark is a new place with new experiences and chances for more growth in all its forms."
"Chances for more growth in all its forms." That is what our community seeks to accomplish and to instill as we move beyond our comfort zones, exercise our curiosity, and do the challenging and rewarding work of crossing boundaries. We prize the opportunity to learn—openly and genuinely—with and from people whose backgrounds and experiences differ from our own. The Davis UWC Scholars program enhances this important cornerstone of a Lewis & Clark education.
Jane Monnig Atkinson
Interim President


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Combs Sailing Club are holding an open day next Saturday, May 17, from 12pm to 4.30pm, where people can try free sailing sessions.
The Manchester Road club on Combs Reservoir is offering the chance to go out with experienced sailors or a taster in a single handed dinghy.
Buoyancy aids will be provided but participants are advised to dress for the weather.