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The story of Pittsboro, North Carolina began in 1771, when Chatham County split off from Orange County and a new courthouse was built near the area that the town would later occupy. A tract of land was purchased, and the new county seat was planned and built.
Initially, Pittsboro consisted of 25 lots surrounding a public square, but taverns, merchants, and inns soon sprouted up around the square. The square itself was the town's social center, where court cases were decided for a lively audience, performers busked, and traveling salesmen plied their wares. The square became the site of the courthouse in 1881, when a new, Classical Revival-style courthouse was built for the then substantial sum of $10,600.
That same courthouse still stands today, anchoring modern-day Pittsboro's historic district. And while this charming little town has grown a bit over the years, it has done so at a slower pace than some of the neighboring cities of the Piedmont, with the town's residents currently numbering just shy of 4,000.
Pittsboro citizens love their town's mild climate, the spirit of mutual respect there, and the strength of its community. The town is a mere 32 miles from Raleigh, 25 miles from Research Triangle Park, and 17 miles from Chapel Hill. It's also a short drive away from Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, where visitors can enjoy swimming, boating, and camping.
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USC's pass defense is ranked 40th nationally but that hardly describes the past two games, in which the Trojans' secondary allowed 714 yards passing and seven touchdowns.
It raises the question whether former coach Lane Kiffin properly balanced the coaching staff in the offseason. First-year defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast did not want a secondary coach and Kiffin fired assistant Marvin Sanders.
That gave Pendergast double duty as defensive coordinator and secondary coach. The arrangement worked the first four games before USC faced the Arizona schools and experienced defensive meltdowns.
It could be argued the Trojans' offense performed better last week with offensive coordinator Clay Helton calling plays instead of Kiffin doing double duty as head coach and playcaller, so maybe the defense would have been better off with an extra coach.
"There's some things to fix on defense," head coach Ed Orgeron said. "I know we're going to get it fixed.
"We had some coverage things we let the guys get behind us too much. We just have to emphasize being in the right position, stuff like that."
One reason for the defense's shortcomings is facing the Pacific-12 Conference's high-powered offenses.
"It's like basketball on grass," Orgeron said. "We need to do better job of covering these quarterbacks and pressuring them."
Oregeron optimistic
Orgeron said he was hopeful the team's injured players, including wide receiver Marqise Lee, could play against Notre Dame.
"We got a lot of guys banged up but come Saturday I expect most guys to play," he said.
It remains to be seen if cornerback Anthony Brown can return from a sprained knee he suffered in the season opener against Hawaii.
"It's hard for a guy who's been out that long to come back. We don't know if he's ready," Orgeron said. "It's going to be very, very critical to find out this week if he's ready to play."
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USC is only 3-7 against Notre Dame when both teams are unranked. Orgeron is trying to become just the third USC coach to win his first game in the series. So does he have anything special planned for the trip to South Bend?
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Orgeron said he remembers long-time USC assistant Marv Goux speaking emotionally about facing the Irish.
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Newton's Revenge will draw a crowdStaff report
July 04. 2013 10:21PM
Close to 200 cyclists have registered for Saturday's annual Newton's Revenge, the first of two 7.6-mile bike races held each summer at the Mount Washington Auto Road in Pinkham Notch.
The race will start in Gorham in four waves, beginning at 8:40 a.m. with the elite cyclists. After they depart from the starting line, five-minute intervals with three successive age groups will follow suit up to the 6,288-foot summit.
One of the organizers of the race, John Stifler, explained that Newton's Revenge is an extension of the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 17.
"The Hillclimb can accommodate a maximum of 600 cyclists," said Stifler. "Once that event is filled, we begin registration for Newton's Revenge for many more of those cyclists who weren't able to register for the Hillclimb. We also encourage cyclists to register for both races. Because the distance is the same for both races, any record set at either race is the official record."
As of Thursday, Stifler said 188 cyclists, two tandem teams and one unicyclist are registered for Newton's Revenge.
There will be a new men's champion Saturday. Last year's winner, Cameron Cogburn of Cambridge, Mass. (55:59), will not be back to defend his title.
"It's my understanding he is focusing on his graduate work at MIT," said Stifler. Tim Tapply of Sherborn, Mass., who was runner-up last year (58:59), and third-place finisher Chris Yura of Bryn Mawr, Pa. (1:02:46), are back and considered the co-favorites.
"Both are always in the top five," said Stifler. "I would also throw in Tim Ahearn, who is another terrific cyclist." Ahearn is from Woodstock, Conn.
The men's course record belongs to Connecticut native Tom Danielson, who set the mark (49:24) in 2002 in the Hillclimb. In 2010 Danielson won Newton's Revenge and nearly broke his own record, finishing in 49:32.
Stifler wasn't sure if six-time Newton's Revenge winner, 49-year-old Marti Shea, a graduate of Manchester Memorial and Boston University who resides in Marblehead, Mass., would be in the field Saturday.
"She is registered to race Saturday, but it's my understanding she was recently in Italy and has other commitments planned around this weekend," said Stifler. "Marti has won every Newton's Revenge race we've held it since 2006, excluding 2007 when the race was canceled because of the weather."
Shea's fastest time at Newton's Revenge was recorded in 2011 (1:04.12), but she eclipsed that mark last season in the Hillclimb at 1:03.14. The women's course record belongs to Jeannie Longo of France (58:14) set in 2000 in the Hillclimb.
"If Marti doesn't compete, then the women's title is up for grabs," said Stifler.
Paula Brunetto of West Cornwall, Conn., the only female back who placed in the top 50 last year (44th overall, 1:19.00), surfaces as a leading contender to the title.
Another cyclist to watch is 27-year-old Lea Davison of Jericho, Vt., a 2005 graduate of Middlebury College, who is a five-time mountain biking national champion.
Stifler said 13-year-old Jonah Thompson of Albuquerque, N.M. will make his sixth straight appearance in the race Saturday.
"Jonah is perhaps the greatest bicyclist in America under the age of 15," said Stifler. "He rides all over the country, has his own sponsors and is the real deal. He works hard in cycling and because he doesn't weigh that much, he had an advantage biking to the summit. He will beat 75 percent of the adult cyclists on Saturday."
Last year in Newton's Revenge, Thompson placed 38th in a field of 201 in 1:18:21.
Temperatures at the starting line Saturday will range around 70 degrees and drop off to 40 at the finish line.
"Hot weather is not as bad for cyclists as it is for runners," said Stifler. "With everything being equal, cooler temperatures are better than warmer. Outside of what the competitors can control, the top priority for the cyclists on Saturday will be the wind. It's always a factor."


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Guests had a blast toasting the bittersweet end of summer at Quantum Theatre's Summer's Last Blast party. "We wanted to celebrate the end of summer and the start of our theatrical season," says Renee Conrad, managing director. Just like the summer, the night flew by in a flash as approximately 200 guests squeezed the last fleeting moments of fun out of the sunshine-soaked season with cocktails, festive fare, and dancing at the Mt. Washington home of Peter Karlovich and Steve Herforth. Photos by Megan Wylie.Read More
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The Canberra Raiders support the actions of the NRL in regard to standing Blake Ferguson down from Origin and will meet with Blake and the board in the next 24 hours to determine the clubs' outcome for his future.
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"We have been in constant consultation with the NRL integrity unit and will continue to work with them to determine the best course of action for Blake, the Raiders and the NRL.
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Scams targeting utility customers nationally continue to affect Connecticut Light & Power customers, with the most recent version targeting Spanish-speaking customers, reports a press release from the utility.
The scam involves prepaid "Green Dot" VISA credit cards, said the release. Callers claiming to represent CL&P may contact customers, telling them their service is scheduled to be shut off, then advising them to make a payment by purchasing a "Green Dot" VISA card. Customers are then asked to call another phone number where information is obtained from the credit card and the monetary value is removed from the "Green Dot" VISA card.
Spanish-speaking customers have been the most recent target of these individuals who call and falsely tell customers that the company is detecting excessive amounts of electricity being drawn from their home and it must be fixed immediately – for a price – to prevent a fire, reported the CL&P press release. In this scenario, the release said, customers are also told that in order to make a payment, they must purchase an untraceable pre-paid debit card, such as the "Green Dot" card.
"If a customer gets a call of this nature, he or she can verify that it is CL&P by asking for some basic information about the account. Our customer service representatives will always be able to provide the name on the account, the account address, and the exact past-due balance," said Penni Conner, Chief Customer Officer at Northeast Utilities, parent company of CL&P, in the press release. "If the caller cannot provide that information, the call is not from one of our employees."
"In this case, customers should not provide any type of payment or financial information, and should call Customer Service immediately at 1-800-286-2000, and local law enforcement, to report the incident," Conner said in the release.
Customers who are scheduled for disconnection due to nonpayment receive written notice that includes the actions they can take to maintain service. They can also find their account status, including the past-due balance, on www.cl-p.com, or by calling and using the company's automated phone system. CL&P does not require customers to purchase any type of pre-paid card to pay their bill. Customers have several payment options, including direct debit, credit card, and personal check.
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Don't give out information such as your Social Security number, account number or mother's maiden name unless it is truly necessary to complete a transaction and you have verified you are speaking with an authorized company representative.
When using online and mobile technology, use passwords that have at least eight characters and include numbers or symbols, and don't give your passwords to anyone.
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Make sure you check your web browser and virus protection software for updates regularly.
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Gallery: Images of Mars from the Curiosity rover
Curiosity has stopped in its tracks on Mars as scientists investigate a shiny object on the planet surface that probably came from the rover itself.
Images from a sandy area called Rocknest, where Curiosity began scooping soil samples last weekend, show a small, oblong object.
"The rover team's assessment is that the bright object is something from the rover, not Martian material," JPL's Mars Science Laboratory team wrote in a status report on Tuesday. "It appears to be a shred of plastic material, likely benign, but it has not been definitively identified."
Scientists are now taking more photos in hopes of identifying the object.
In the meantime, the rover has stopped mid-action, with a soil sample still sitting in its scoop. The team suspended scientific activities on the 62nd Martian day of the mission (or sol 62), including use of the rover's robotic arm.
"To proceed cautiously, the team is continuing the investigation for another day before deciding whether to resume processing of the sample in the scoop. Plans include imaging of surroundings with the Mastcam," the JPL team wrote.
A press conference is planned Thursday.
Speculation about the object was rampant on Twitter and message boards, from wisecracks ("It's an alien Fritos wrapper") to resemblances (a grasshopper) to serious guesses (a piece of insulation tape).
A Twitter account dedicated to the object, @benignplastic, also popped up Tuesday:
"I'm a little insulted @NASA seems to think I am so benign…that's how all the SciFi movies start you know…"
Curiosity's soil sampling will likely resume once scientists are confident the object won't contaminate testing.
The rover had stopped at Rocknest to begin its first major analysis, determining the chemical and mineralogical composition of the sand.
But Curiosity never got to the first stage, depositing the sand into its internal mechanism and shaking it out in a cleaning process.
Once the soil sampling is completed, Curiosity will drive about 100 yards further to Glenelg, an area where three different types of terrain converge.
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November 02. 2013 7:00PM
World Series win validated the area's strength
By BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
Boston Red Sox players Johnny Gomes and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hold jerseys in front of the Boston Marathon finish line during the World Series parade and celebration. (Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports)
Winning baseball teams universally capture the attention and support of their communities, but Granite Staters saw a lot of traditional New Hampshire values as they flocked to support the 2013 Boston Red Sox and bask in the glory of the club's epic world championship.
The season will long hold memories for casual fans, devoted baseball enthusiasts and victims of the Boston Marathon bombings alike.
Over the years, some people have complained that professional sports have gone from being in-person experiences to being expensive television spectacles. Even with prices frozen for 2013, the Red Sox were still the most expensive team to watch in all of professional baseball.
But many in New Hampshire - James and Brittany Gunnip of Hampton among them - said last week this Sox season was different because the players' work ethic matched their own.
"It's the ballplayers," James Gunnip said as he prepared to board a commuter train in Bradford, Mass., for the ride to Boston and Saturday's parade in celebration of the World Series victory. "They do their job and they go home, just like anybody else."
"They seem like a family," said Brittany Gunnip, who credits her father with making her a baseball fan.
"It's like a community," Halle Sickel of Hampton said as she headed to Boston with her father, James, for the "rolling rally" parade.
Boston Strong
That community of players and fans came together on a Monday in April when bombs exploded near the finish of the BAA Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 260 people, including several from New Hampshire. By tradition, the Red Sox have played at home on the same day as the marathon, giving generations of fans a chance to attend both events.
The devotion of the team and its fans to the people who were hurt by the bombs was on display when Saturday's parade paused at the marathon finish line in honor of the victims.
Survivors seem to appreciate every gesture.
"The inspiration of the team, their resiliency and how they managed to conquer and face so much adversity and overcome it is very inspirational," said Alvaro Galvis of Nashua, who along with his wife, Martha, was seriously injured in the bombings. "It has become a close circle of friends that are survivors, the Red Sox have been very embracing and very cordial and very nice about the people who attend the game and become part of them. They have been very responsive to the survivors."
The Galvises, who have not had direct contact with the Red Sox, still make three or four trips to Boston each week for physical therapy and psychological care. They were not there Saturday for the parade, however.
"My wife was watching (on TV) and said it was very moving,'' said Galvis.
Both Alvaro and Martha Galvis remain out of work because of their injuries. They appreciate the support of the fans who adopted Boston Strong as a motto and the frequent expressions of support from the baseball team.
"It's like a dual-edged sword because it brings back memories, but at the same time it is part of the healing in the sense that you see people pulling for you," Alvaro Galvis said. "But it's been very nice from the whole community of Boston and New Hampshire, to feel that people are accompanying you in your sorrow and your healing, but at the same time it does remind us about it."
Joy will linger
The exhilaration of the past season may have peaked with Saturday's parade, but some residual effects of the season will be felt throughout the region.
Outfielder Jonny Gomes, one of the bearded heroes of the season, will visit as one of the featured guests at the Granite State Baseball Dinner on Nov. 23.
The dinner is an annual affair benefiting Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD), the Ted Williams Foundation and the New Hampshire Monarchs Foundation. Tickets, at $80, are still on sale for the event. They may be purchased at the Fisher Cats Ticket Office, by visiting www.nhfishercats.com, or by calling 641-2005.
"Certainly having Jonny Gomes there, we certainly think hometown folks will want to come out and meet him," said Tom Gauthier, marketing director for the Monarchs. "He's quite a character with the beard, and the people who will be there that night will certainly appreciate Jonny."
The baseball dinner will provide a Hot Stove League moment as New Hampshire settles in for the winter.
While the Monarchs compete for local fan dollars, heightened interest in the sport in general can't hurt area ticket sales.
"That's certainly a good thing when you're talking about winning a World Series, especially in New England when you're talking about the Red Sox," said Gauthier.
"It's always a good talking point when you're talking with season ticket holders; the longer you talk about baseball, it keeps people engaged."
Minor league baseball may become more of a bargain as prices at major league venues continue to rise. Team Marketing Report, which analyzes the business of sports, projects that the cost of a night at a Red Sox game for a family of four in 2013 was $356, including tickets, hot dogs, a souvenir cap for the kids, a round of soda for all and a $7.50 12-ounce beer for mom and dad.
The team has typically raised prices after successful seasons.
Fond memories
Longtime baseball fan Mike Grady, owner of Collectors Heaven in downtown Manchester, realizes that times have changed since players such as Frank Malzone, the idol of his youth, returned year after year. But like Malzone's exploits on the field, the 2013 Red Sox will remain fond memories for many Granite Staters.
"This team is made of characters, not just superstars. They showed closeness," Grady said. "They showed a closeness, unlike over the years when the line was the Red Sox had 25 players riding in 25 different cabs."
A Manchester woman said the team's charitable connections will help to preserve the connection.
"A lot of it is the Jimmy Fund and how they're helping out charity," said the woman, who did not want to be publicly identified. "That makes it more of our community that they do that."
New Hampshire residents who waited for the train ride to the parade Saturday said 2013 may have been the third world championship in 10 years, but it was a special moment they will remember.
"Nothing will be the same; it's hard to match a season like this," said Tom Stickel of Hampton.
"They went from worst to first, and that just doesn't happen, and it's hard to get the chemistry that these guys had to work together the way they did."
Hampton's Brittany Gunnip was with younger family members at the game.
"My dad, Jon King from Derry, has always been a Red Sox fan," she said.
Other New Hampshire traditions were born during the season.
Jeremy Edmond of Auburn had his young daughter Charlotte with him as he waited for the train to the victory party.
After experiencing the parade, "She's going to be a fan for life," he said.


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Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she is among the young women sexually abused by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor.
Raisman tells "60 Minutes" she was 15 when she was first treated by Dr. Larry Nassar, who spent more than two decades working with athletes at USA Gymnastics. He's now is in jail in Michigan awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
Raisman, the captain of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold-medal winning teams, details the abuse in her book "Fierce," which will be released on Tuesday. Raisman's interview with "60 Minutes" will air Sunday night.
Raisman is the latest gymnast to claim she was sexually abused by Nassar. McKayla Maroney, who won two medals at the 2012 Games as Raisman's teammate, said last month she was molested for years by Nassar.
Nassar also is awaiting trial on separate criminal sexual conduct charges and has been sued by more than 125 women alleging sexual abuse. Nassar has pleaded not guilty to the assault charges, and the dozens of civil suits filed in Michigan are currently in mediation.
USA Gymnastics said in a statement Friday that Raisman sharing her personal experience took "great courage" and it is "appalled by the conduct of which Larry Nassar is accused."
The 23-year-old Raisman has been highly critical of USA Gymnastics in recent months, calling for leadership change at the top of the organization while advocating for athlete's rights.
USA Gymnastics launched an independent review of its policies in the wake of the allegations against Nassar and reporting by the Indianapolis Star in August 2016 that highlighted chronic mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against coaches and staff at some of its more than 3,500 clubs across the country.
Nassar began working with USA Gymnastics as an athletic trainer in 1986 and became the national team doctor in 1996. He stepped down in 2014 but remained on staff before being fired in 2015.
"These girls, they should be comfortable going to USA Gymnastics and saying 'I need help, I want therapy. I need this,'" Raisman said in an interview with The Associated Press and USA Today in August during the 2017 national championships.
Raisman declined to get into specifics at that time about whether she was abused by Nassar but painted a vivid picture of how Nassar's
"I think that, you just want, you want to trust people and that he was just a disgusting person, he took advantage of so many people's trust," Raisman said. "And I think, it just disgusts me he was a doctor. It's crazy. Because when a doctor says something you want to believe him and it's just awful."
Jamie Dantzscher, a bronze
In June, the gymnastics board adopted the new USA Gymnastics SafeSport Policy that replaced the previous policy. Key updates include mandatory reporting, defining six types of misconduct, setting standards to prohibit grooming
In July, the organization hired Toby Stark, a child welfare advocate, as its director of SafeSport. Part of Stark's mandate is educating members on rules, educational programs and reporting. The federation also adopted several recommendations by Deborah Daniels, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw the review. USA Gymnastics now has the power to withhold membership from clubs that decline to report claims of abuse.
Clubs are now "required to report child abuse or neglect, including sexual misconduct, to proper authorities, including the U.S. Center for SafeSport and law enforcement authorities."
The organization has taken some steps to provide more oversight and safety to its national team gymnasts.
Team members who fly into Houston for training camps must be escorted to the camp with at least two other people to avoid any one-on-one interaction. Underage female gymnasts with male coaches who are picked to compete internationally must now travel with a credentialed female chaperone. One-on-one visits by medical staff are prohibited at cabins the athletes use during overnight stays at the national training
USA Gymnastics announced Tuesday it hired Kerry Perry as the organization's new president and CEO. Perry starts Dec. 1.
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Hold your horses...give me a moment to clarify this title, I'm talking about birds here! When I say "butter-butt" I'm actually referring to a small grey songbird that has a bright yellow patch on its derrière (yes, this really is what dorky birders like myself call this bird when we're out birding). In particular, I'm talking about the below pictured butter-butt, that narrowly escaped death — hence the giving of thanks. In contrast, all those Butterball turkeys won't be giving much thanks. But hey, maybe you'll be inclined to give some on their behalf!
If this bird had a speech bubble, what would it be saying?This is what Museum bird expert, Kimball Garrett, has to say about butter-butts, a.k.a. Yellow-rumped warblers:"There's hardly a surer sign of the approach of winter in the Los Angeles Region than the arrival en masse of Yellow-rumped Warblers (Setophaga coronata) throughout our lowlands in October. These hyperactive 12 gram songbirds breed widely in conifer forests of North America, and migrate in immense numbers to the southern United States (with some continuing as far south as Central America). In our area birds of the western 'Audubon's' subspecies predominate. One secret to the success of this species is its generalized diet. Our fall and winter birds glean insects from vegetation or the ground, but also sally into the air to catch flying insects; they'll also take nectar from a variety of flowers (winter-flowering eucalypts are especially preferred) and take their share of small berries as well. You'll recognize Yellow-rumped Warblers by the eponymous color patch, as well as other yellow patches on the throat, the sides, and (usually hidden) the center of the crown, and white flashes at the corners of the tail. Grayish overall in their relatively subdued basic ("winter") plumage, males don a brighter black, yellow and white plumage for the breeding season.Mortality in most small migratory songbirds of temperate regions is astonishingly high over the first year — often approaching or exceeding 75%. In urban areas, collisions with human-built structures is an important cause of mortality, with glass windows accounting for a large proportion of these deaths. Some scientists have estimated that up to a billion birds are killed each year in the USA alone by such collisions. The hapless Yellow-rumped Warbler that hit a window by the Dinosaur Hall is, unfortunately, hardly alone."Hapless as this butter-butt may have been, it was one of the lucky ones, it revived and flew away some hours later. I wonder where it is now, how many insects and small berriers it has eaten since, and if it's learned to stay away from windows? Although, you won't be eating any insects (at least not knowingly) at your Thanksgiving feast, and you probably aren't rejoicing in life after narrowly esaping death-by-window, you probably have a lot of other reasons to give thanks. Go give 'em!
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By Matt Cronin
STANFORD, California, July 12 (Reuters) - Marion Bartoli
fought back from a stuttering start to defeat Mallory Burdette
7-5 6-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on
The second seed was joined in the quarters by No. 3 Dominika
Cibulkova, who beat Japan's Erika Sema 6-1 6-3, and ninth seed
Sorana Cirstea, who stopped Chinese teenager Zheng Saisai 6-3
6-3. Pole Urszula Radwanska also reached the next round after
beating eighth seed Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-3 3-6 6-4.
Bartoli was in trouble early in the first set and fought off
two set points when down 5-3. The Frenchwoman was so focused on
finding her rhythm that she said she did not even realise she
was facing set points.
"âI wasn't focusing on the score, it was more about me
trying to move and play better," the 27-year-old said. "âPlus I
know how to deal with pressure."
After breaking Burdette to 5-4, Bartoli cruised the rest of
the way, not dropping another game as she dragged the tall
21-year-old around the court.
Burdette, who plays for Stanford University, had won her
first match on the WTA level in the first round when she beat
Britain's Anne Keothavong, but she was no match for the world
No. 9.
"I felt I was playing against myself," said Bartoli, who won
the 2009 Stanford title. â"She was tough and I felt I needed to
wait until the storm calmed down, play more into the court, take
some time away from her and get the first strike.
"Then in the second set everything started to click."
Romanian Cirstea reached her fourth quarter-final of the
year after her win over China's Zheng.
"âI didn't know much about her but I played solid," Cirstea
said. "âI'm just happy I have adjusted fast from the grass
courts to the hard courts."
Bartoli, who lost in last year's final to Serena Williams,
will face fifth seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.
Top seed Williams will meet sixth seed Channelle Scheepers
in the quarter-finals, while Radwanska will play lucky loser
Coco Vandeweghe.
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Going for Gold in Estonia: AAPT Announces the 2012 U.S. Physics Team
Contact: Marilyn Gardner, Director of Communications
College Park, MD, May 5, 2012—While the eyes of the world will be focused on qualifying rounds and competitions for the Olympics in London, America's best high school physics students will be training and competing in College Park, MD, later this month as they prepare for the 43rd International Physics Olympiad this July in Estonia.
Twenty students from across the U.S. have emerged through a rigorous exam process that began last January with approximately 3,600 students who participated in the Fnet=ma exam to become the 2012 U.S. Physics Team. These students will continue to train for the mentally grueling exams and lab tests they'll face at the 43rd International Physics Olympiad to be held from July 15 – 24, in Tallinn/Tartu, Estonia, where more than 400 student scholars from 90 nations will test their knowledge in physics, competing with the best in the world. Over the past ten years, every U.S. Physics Team member traveling to the international competition has returned with a medal.
The members of the 2012 U.S. Physics Team are:
"The competition for a position on the U.S. Physics Team is intense and each student who participated in the 2012 selection process is deserving of recognition. They are the future of America's success in physics related fields. AAPT is honored to recognize the exceptional scholars who qualified for the team and to support their further participation in the International Physics Olympiad," said Dr. Beth A. Cunningham, Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
An integral part of the U.S. Physics Team experience is the training camp. Most of the students invited to the camp are the top science student in their high school. For many, it is their first chance to meet other students who are truly their peers. The training camp is a crash course in the first two years of university physics. Students learn at a very fast pace. They have an opportunity to hear about cutting edge research from some of the community's leading physicists. At the end of the training camp, five students will be selected to travel to Estonia for the international competition.
The leaders for the 2012 U.S. Physics team are: Paul Stanley, Academic Director, with coaches, JiaJia Dong, Qiuzi Li, and Andrew Lin, and Assistant Coaches, Jason Larue and Marianna Mao.
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A weak monsoon this year, which is threatening India's already slowing economic growth while fueling inflation, could put the central bank in a quandary ahead of its policy review meeting on Tuesday, experts tell CNBC.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has been under pressure to reignite growth in the absence of structural and economic reforms by the government, kept rates steady at its last meeting in June on inflation concerns.
This time around a weak monsoon may pose a challenge for the central bank, say economists, as below par rainfall could send food prices even higher while also further stalling economic growth.
"Monsoons have significant implications for the Reserve Bank of India. Food inflation - a driver of inflation expectations - is in double digits. The RBI will be careful around the monsoons," Rahul Bajoria, Regional Economist at Barclays told CNBC.
Weak rainfall translates into lower output from the country's agricultural sector, which accounts for around 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), as well as leads to higher food prices that have been on the climb, rising 11 percent in June year on year.
"I'm worried about inflation and the negative impact of a bad monsoon - food inflation could go towards 15 percent during the course of the year," Sonal Varma, Mumbai-based economist at Nomura, said.
The critical June-September monsoon rains – when Indian farmers plant most of their summer crops - were 29 percent below average in the first month of the season, and have been 15 percent below average in July. The government, which raised the possibility of a drought last week, said it will assemble a specialist panel of ministers this week to review the monsoon situation.
Despite continued pessimism over India's sluggish growth, the RBI is expected to give more weightage to inflation, and hold rates at 8 percent on Tuesday, according to economists polled by CNBC.
The recent rise in global oil prices – which have jumped 13 percent from the June lows - as well as the weaker rupee are adding to already high inflation, says Taimur Baig, Chief India Economist for Deustche Bank.
According to Leif Eskesen, Chief Economist for India at HSBC, "A significant portion of India's economic problems are unrelated to interest rates. It's related to lack of supply-side reforms which have allowed supply-side bottlenecks to build up. That's why there has been a slowdown in growth and inflation hasn't decelerated."
The rise in India's main inflation gauge – the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) – eased to7.25 percent in June, from 7.5 percent in May, but the RBI's governor said it was still above the central bank's comfort level, Reuters reported.
However, economists say the RBI is likely to resume its rate cutting cycle later this year. It had last cut rates by 50 basis points in April.
"We think RBI would signal a possible small window for rate cut in the fourth quarter, contingent on inflation stabilizing below 7 percent and some fiscal steps taken by the government in the interim," Baig said.
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I'm the son of a preacher man from East Texas. I spent 28 years as a spirit-filled Christian. I spoke in "tongues" and felt God's "presence" many times. Doubts crept in when I felt that same presence from marijuana about two years ago.
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Nankoweap Trail
Originally published as part of "America's Ultimate Parks 2009," National Geographic Adventure magazine
Game Plan
Few wilderness trails anywhere elicit as much praise as the Nankoweap Trail. Those who have hiked the North Rim-to-river route speak of crowd-free camping in the heart of Marble Canyon. Then in the same breath, they recall the grueling elevation loss and gain, harrowing traverses, and challenging route-finding. Conclusion: This is an experts-only trail but an absolute must-do. From the West Nankoweap trailhead, the path drops 14 miles and 6,000 feet. Most hikers take two days for the descent, two for the climb back out, and one as a layover. As you dip below the North Rim, you'll first pass through aspen and ponderosa pine, then start switchbacking and corkscrewing down slopes of Supai sandstone and steeper faces of Redwall limestone. The going is tricky—look for cairns when the trail is less than obvious—but the views of buttes and red-rock temples are superb. Your camp is on a sandy beach near Nankoweap Rapids, overlooked by a set of 900-year-old ancestral Puebloan granaries. On the return trip, overnight at Nankoweap Creek, and be sure to top up your water bottles for the last 10.6 dry miles back to the rim.
Seven-day visitors pass, $25. Backcountry permits are necessary for overnight trips into the canyon ($10, plus $5 per person per night; nps.gov/grca). Note that the North Rim is closed from mid-October to mid-May.
The Must-Do
With a park permit visitors can camp right on Ruby Point, 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the crowds of the South Rim developed area. The sweeping overlook is stunning, especially at dawn when the morning sun first hits Sagittarius Ridge and Point Sublime.
Base Camp
Built by the Santa Fe Railway to lure travelers west, the El Tovar Hotel has been wowing visitors since 1905. Its Oregon pine facade, broad terraces, and swarthy hunting lodge decor are proof that some things never go out of style (doubles from $174; grandcanyonlodges.com).
Calling All Grand Canyon Hikers
Originally published as part of "America's Ultimate Parks 2008," National Geographic Adventure magazine
Game Plan
For most visitors, hiking is the most straightforward way to see the park. The challenge, however, is to do it without the company of "most visitors." One way is to tackle a 28-mile route starting from the South Rim's Grandview Point. Day one descends three miles (five kilometers) to Horseshoe Mesa, a plateau rife with old copper-mining ruins. An early start will net you a campsite there or allow you to push on to Cottonwood Creek. (Check with backcountry rangers about water availability, and carry plenty with you.) A west turn at Cottonwood puts you on the East Tonto Trail, which traverses the Tonto Plateau, a microcosm of the immense Grand. But don't be misled by that "plateau" business: The next three or four days entail skirting impassable side canyons, rounding sandstone buttes, and tracing the precipice of Granite Gorge, below which flows the Colorado. Along the way are a number of intermittent creeks and campsites. Finally, after Cremation Creek, pick up the South Kaibab Trail for the 4.4-mile, 3,000-foot trek back to the rim and a return to the great known.
If you're short on time, skip the heavily trafficked South Rim Entrance for one of the Grand's most colorful side canyons, Havasu (accessible via a combination of Old Route 66 and Route 18). The canyon's famed blue-green waterfalls are a ten-mile and 3,500-vertical-foot hike from the parking lot at Hualapai Hilltop. Camp within earshot of Havasu Falls and hoof back to your car at sunup. Only have a day? National Geographic Expeditions has partnered with Off the Beaten Path to offer half-day excursions (on foot, in a van, or both) along the South Rim.
For those prepared to commit more than two weeks, the best way to see the Grand is, without question, the way Powell did—from the Colorado River. O.A.R.S. leads a full-canyon trip, with regular hiking stops along the way to sites like Vasey's Paradise and Red Wall Cavern. The point isn't whitewater thrills (though there are 47 major sets). It's to go slow and gape.
Base Camp
For less than half the cost of tonier (and usually full) places in the park, the cabin rooms at Maswik Lodge are one of the Grand's best kept secrets ($86; grandcanyonlodges.com). You're only a quarter mile from the South Rim, and the hotel is served by the Grand Canyon Railway, a throwback that runs to the park from Williams, Arizona ($309 for the train trip and one night each at the Maswik and the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel; thetrain.com).
Park is open year-round, but North Rim closed in winter. Backcountry permits, $10, plus $5 per person per night. Seven-day park pass, $25. Campsites, $18 (nps.gov/grca). Havasu Canyon: $35 entrance fee; campsites, $17 per person per night. Space fills quickly-book early (havasupaitribe.com). National Geographic Expeditions Grand Canyon Excursions, from $90 (offthebeatenpath.com/gcvc). O.A.R.S. 18-day rafting trips, $4,727 (April through October; oars.com).


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Note:Superstorm Sandy's devastating impact has served as a climate change wake-up call, as noted by Bloomberg Businessweek, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and just about everyone but Donald Trump, but none more pointedly than Bill McKibben. This unprecedented storm should also push us to take a closer look at our food, water and energy systems and evaluate how to meet our needs sustainably while incorporating the resiliency necessary to bounce back after future disruptions. This is something for all levels of government to consider - local, state and federal alike. In regards to the latter, President Barack Obama, Congress and federal agencies should swiftly but thoughtfully produce a road map to guide and better coordinate the nation's food, water and energy policy in a manner buttressed by the pillars of sustainability and resiliency.
But what can you or I do?
There are countless ways through which we as individuals can lessen our impact on the earth. While the range of options is long and can be daunting the oft-repeated good advice is to tackle a few actions at a time. But which ones?
In the US and around the world, our food, water and energy systems are under tremendous strain (e.g. drought and its impact on all three) and are often in conflict with one another where they intersect - the nexus. Poor policy making and reckless management of resources are partly responsible, but so too are the everyday choices we make as consumers.
So we encourage you to get to know the nexus and take actions that help reduce the pressure on, and ease the tensions among, our food, water and energy systems. This nexus line-of-attack is a great way to get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to going green.
The nexus approach is premised on the fact that food, water and energy are essential to civilization. In a nutshell:
- We use a lot of water.
- We use a lot of energy.
- We grow - and eat - a lot of food.
- We use a lot of water to produce energy.
- We use a lot of energy to move and treat water.
- We use a lot of water and energy to produce our food.
- In some cases, we unwisely use food crops to make energy.
While complex, the nexus is essentially the water in our food and energy, the energy in our food and water AND the food in our energy and water. Factored into this basic way of describing the nexus is the pollution produced by and associated with our food, water and energy systems which can harm the environment and deplete and degrade the natural resources that support the three systems, our economy and society in general.
This profound interconnection - also known as the food, water and energy nexus - is emerging as a critical issue for government officials, business leaders and the public.
There is growing understanding that food, water and energy security - as well as ecological security - are most effectively achieved together rather than individually.
Many factors contribute to the increased pressure on the three systems: population growth, economic growth, ecological degradation, climate change, policy and resource management decisions, and consumer choices .
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Here are just a few things you can do to ensure that our food, water and energy systems operate more efficiently and much more in sync with one another:
Choose energy options that are water-friendly (and energy-friendly).
- Go renewable. Installing solar electric panels and other water-friendly renewable electric systems at your home or elsewhere can reduce your dependence on electricity produced by water-guzzling (and fish-killing) nuclear and fossil-fueled power plants. Going renewable can therefore reduce your indirect use of and impact on water resources (both from a quality and availability perspective).
- If installing a solar electric system on-site is not an option, consider the community or crowd-sourced (aka "crowdfunding") solar model. One company to keep in mind is One Block Off the Grid. If this isn't an option either, you may be able to purchase green power through your electric provider to meet some or all of your electricity demand.
- Install a solar hot water system to replace or supplement your fossil-fueled water heater. Given the environmental impacts of fossil fuel extraction, transportation and consumption, reducing your usage of fossil fuel can help protect the natural resources and ecosystems that support our food, water and energy systems.
- Purchase energy-efficient products when replacing the old models. Saving energy saves water.
- Get around by mass transit and bicycle when feasible.
- If driving is a must and you are in the market for a new car, the ideal option is an electric vehicle. There are many good reasons to go electric like steering clear of corn-based ethanol, which has never been an ecologically viable option; also, the corn ethanol mandate has exacerbated the strain on food supplies and contributed to recent spikes in food prices. (Hello, Nexus!) But if an electric vehicle isn't the best option for you, choosing a hybrid or a more fuel-efficient vehicle is a step in the right direction.
Choose water options that are energy-friendly (and food-friendly).
- Saving water saves energy. By using less water at home - e.g. by taking shorter showers and repairing leaks right away - you will be sending less wastewater to treatment plants. Since wastewater treatment is an energy-intensive operation, less water being treated means less energy being consumed. Also, using less water from the local municipal system or reusing water means less water that needs to be transported to your home which, in some parts of the country like California, requires a lot of energy.
- Reduce your overall consumption. Every product we buy goes through often extensive production and distribution processes before reaching us. These processes include water use which can adversely affect water availability and quality. By reusing and recycling products, you can reduce your indirect water (and energy) use and subsequently lessen your negative impact on water resources which, in turn, can adversely affect food and energy production.
- Avoid purchasing bottled water. The Pacific Institute estimates that in 2006, the production of plastic bottles (for bottled water) for American consumption required the equivalent of more than 17 million barrels of oil, not including the energy for transportation. (The Pacific Institute also found that the process of bottling water produced more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide and that it takes three liters of water to produce one liter of bottled water.)
Choose food options that are water-friendly (and energy-friendly).
- Reduce food waste. Wasted food translates to wasted energy. Approximately 2.5 percent of the US energy budget is "thrown away" annually as food waste. In addition, 25 percent of all freshwater consumed annually in the US is associated with discarded food - about as much as the volume of Lake Erie. Natural Resources Defense Council has some helpful tips on how to reduce food waste.
- Eat less meat. Animal production requires large volumes of water for livestock feed, drinking water and maintenance. Beef can be the biggest culprit. An estimated 1,800 to 2,500 gallons of water can go into a single pound of beef; that's far above the water requirements of vegetables and grains. (In addition to reducing your water footprint and decreasing your impact on the nexus, eating less meat can improve your health.)
- When and where possible, buy grains, fruits and vegetables grown with water-friendly best practices, like drip and other "micro" irrigation methods.
This list of suggestions, while not exhaustive, can help you play a key role in reducing the tensions within the nexus which can enhance food, water, energy and ecological security. (Oh and by the way, many of these actions can also help you save money and reduce your carbon footprint!)
Can you think of more ways to reduce tension in the nexus? Share them in the comments section below!


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Wilton's new fire station will be ready in JanuaryBy NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent
September 19. 2013 9:20PM
WILTON — Though the project hit a snag recently and may be delayed a few weeks, the fire department should still have new digs by January.
The Wilton Fire Station, located in the center of town, has been inadequate for some time, according to Selectman Daniel Donovan, and a $1.7 million project was approved by voters to expand the existing building this spring.
"The fire station is over 50 years old and just inadequate for modern equipment," said Donovan.
Firefighters have had to change into their gear behind or between parked fire trucks, there's no ventilation system in place to exhaust fumes when the trucks are running, and there is no place for firefighters to meet in the building, he said. The building also had asbestos and simply "wasn't safe" for the volunteers who serve the town.
Voters decided in March to expand the building, adding more space and renovating the old station. Work began earlier this year. But the project hit a snag about a month ago when it was discovered that more work was needed to ensure the hill behind the building was adequately shored up.
Donovan said the problem wasn't totally unexpected. The building is being built into a hill that overlooks Main Street and is densely populated. To make the plan work, sheet piles are being installed, but that has required digging that hasn't been easy to accomplish because of the proximity to other properties.
"It was a delicate operation," said Donovan. "And now we have these flying-buttress type things built into the building that are going to hold back the wall."
The additional engineering work required to make the fix took a few weeks and slowed progress, Donovan said.
"But we're moving forward rapidly now," he said. "With the increased rate of progress, we hope to be in the building by mid-January, which was our original date, or by the end of January at the latest."


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Taylor Swift Talks Leaving Her Comfort Zone Behind + More on 'Good Morning America'
Taylor Swift's week-long TV media blitz for 'Red' began this morning (Oct. 22) with her interview on 'Good Morning America.' She will be back tomorrow AM to perform, making her the world's best alarm clock. She looked resplendent in a crimson dress paired with matching, matte scarlet lips while promoting the long-awaited 'Red,' which is finally out today!
The hosts gifted her with the first copy of the CD, and when asked which artist would make her run out to the store, in any weather, to buy their new album, she chose Joni Mitchell or James Taylor.
"This is crazy, this is amazing, I am so blown away," she gushed about the legion of Swifties lined up outside the NYC 'GMA' studio. That's love!
In her sit down, she talked about branching out with new songwriters, and why 'Red' is adventurous, since "I explored the edges of what I am allowed to do. [I] explored pushing myself and taking myself out of my comfort zone, which is writing alone." She declared, "It challenged me, in the best way possible."
She revealed how she writes – she grabs the guitar and makes stuff up — so it was exciting to be 22 and learning new approaches from her heroes and following how they did things, since she invited songwriters she adores to write with her. She learned new ways to pen songs, as a result.
When asked what comes first when she writes a song, the singer shared her elements of the process, saying, "Sometimes it's a fragment of lyric or melody, or a background vocal. It's like getting the first puzzle piece and you have to find out where it fits in the grand scheme of things."
Of course her current love life came up, but she dismissed it on the quick. When asked if she were to pen a tune about her love life right now, would it be happy or sad, she replied, "I don't talk about it. I sing about it. It sounds more poetic and romantic with music around it." Fair 'nuff.
Swift also addressed her massive fame, and how it has changed her. She confessed she has had to learn to minimize her mistakes since she knows her fans are counting on her to do the right thing. What a conscientious superstar America's Sweetheart is! No getting caught commando for this pop starlet.
Other key facts we learned?
Taylor Hanson was Swift's first celeb crush and she loves antiquing. Her go-to comfort food is Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal or PopTarts. Her bucket list includes making the tour in support of 'Red' be worth the time and money her fans spend on it.
Oh, and cats make her smile. Meow.


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Fender American Pro Jazz Bass MN 3TS
- Colour / Finish: 3-Tone Sunburst
- Technology: Solid Body
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Strings: 4-string
- Frets: 20
- Scale: Long scale
- Scale Length: 34" (86,36 cm)
- Body Material: Alder
- Neck: Maple
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass
- Fretboard: Maple
- Fretboard Inlays: Dot inlays
- Neck Pickup: V-Mod Jazz Bass Single Coil
- Bridge Pickup: V-Mod Jazz Bass Single Coil
- Pickup type: 2x J-Style
- Controls: 2x volume, 1x tone
- Hardware: Chrome
- Strings thickness ex factory: .045 - .105
- Including: ABS Elite Molded Case with TSA-locks
- Weight: 4,06 kg
- Country of Origin: Made in USA
- Fretboard Radius: 241 mm (9.5")
- Saddle width: 38,1 mm
- Hi-Mass Bridge
- Fitted strings: Fender 7250/5 m. 045 -. 105
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Push-chair marathon team raising awareness for Best BuddiesBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 02. 2013 8:26PM
MANCHESTER - Today is one of those rare occasions when 29-year-old Alosha "Big Al" O'Brien will allow himself to be pushed around.
O'Brien and Craig Welton will be among those participating in the Seventh Annual Manchester City Marathon, and will compete as a push-chair duo. One of their goals is to raise awareness for Best Buddies, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing one-to-one friendships, employment and leadership development.
"I'll be pushing Alosha during the marathon and I'm sure he'll be giving me a hard time the whole way," said Welton, a 32-year old Peabody, Mass., resident who attended St. Anselm College. "Although I've been training knowing this was coming up, I'm not really a runner so I told Alosha to pack lunch and dinner.
"The whole idea of Best Buddies is to take the disability out of it. It's kind of like Big Brothers/Big Sisters meets the Special Olympics, except for the fact that in Big Brothers/Big Sisters there's usually a mentor involved. With Best Buddies it's usually people who are close in age."
More than 2,000 runners are expected to compete in the marathon and the half marathon. Both races will start and finish at Veterans Park on Elm Street. The marathon, half marathon and relay are all scheduled to start at 8:50 a.m.
Manchester's Cam Dickson has been training with Runner's Edge, a group that meets three times a week a Runner's Alley in Manchester, and is competing in today's half-marathon for the first time.
"A lot of people asked me why I chose this course as my first one," Dickson said. "I was told it's the most challenging race to choose because of all the hills."
Ben Payne, a captain in the U.S. Air Force, won the 2012 marathon in 2 hours, 24 minutes and 43 seconds. Muliye Germu, an Ethiopian runner who lives in New York City, was the women's winner in 2:55.16.
Both Payne and Germu entered the Manchester City Marathon after the New York City Marathon was cancelled following Hurricane Sandy.
"It's a hard course because it's hilly," said Goffstown's Rick Brown, who also trains with Runner's Edge. "It's not like the Smuttynose (in Hampton), which is very flat and very fast. A group from Nashua came up here to run the course and they all said it was much harder than the course they train on."
Welton has competed in two Boston Marathons, but has never pushed anyone during the race. O'Brien will be riding in a wheelchair donated by Team Hoyt. Dick Hoyt and his son Rick are Massachusetts residents who compete in marathons and triathlons throughout the country.O'Brien, who lives in Milton, Mass., and Welton hope to participate in next year's Boston Marathon.
According to Welton, one hurdle he and O'Brien had to overcome was finding a marathon that would allow a push duo to compete.
"I reached out to a number of different marathons, but I didn't have much luck finding a marathon that could accomodate a push duo," Welton said. "The policy of some races is to have no push-chair duos, so that speaks volumes about the people involved with the race in Manchester."
If all goes well today, O'Brien and Welton hope to compete in next year's Boston Marathon. "No butterflies," O'Brien said. "I'm excited and ready to go. I know I'm in good hands."


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Juan Pablo Angel has left Chivas USA to join Atletico Nacional.
The Colombia striker will join the club for a second time later this week and stated his pleasure at re-signing for the team where he made his debut in 1993.
"I want to return to that place where I first felt important," said Angel.
"At Nacional I have that feeling again and [they] have the support of the best fans of the country. There is always a place in my memory no matter the years that have passed.
"I'll be back with the responsibility to give back what I have learned, to give myself to this team already swollen with heart and soul as it always did, now [it is time for the] homecoming."
The former Aston Villa forward is expected to complete a medical on Thursday and will be unveiled by the club on Sunday.