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Randy Kilgore was a young police officer who died too soon.
Some people have the knack for telling a story, for painting a vivid picture of a time or person now past. My father is one of those people.
This past weekend in between celebrating my grandmother's 90th birthday and his 71st birthday my father shared a few stories about Randy Kilgore, an individual whose name I remember well from my teenage years in Alva, Oklahoma. Coincidentally, Randy's name had come up earlier the week when I was working in Kiowa, Kansas.
My father worked with juvenile delinquents through the Court Related and Community Services division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. This work often brought him into direct contact with the local police department. That was how he became acquainted with Randy .
According to my father, when Randy first started work as a police officer he was too young to use a weapon with bullets and supposedly just carried blanks. But this likely wasn't a problem for Randy, who was a fairly stout fellow and probably intimidated would be troublemakers just by his size.
My father and Randy would often give each other a hard time … in a good natured sort of way that is. I remember once as a teenager my father telling me that he had been stopped that day by Randy for breaking the speed limit. Apparently he got off when he told Randy that he was on his way to the blue light special at Wal Mart and he hoped he wasn't going to make him late.
My father shared another story this past weekend. One time, he said, he noticed a police car in front of him at the light. He said he could tell by the outline of the officer that it was Randy. So, he slowly let his foot off of the brake and bumped into the rear of Randy's squad car. Randy apparently responded by rapidly unbuckling his seatbelt, exiting his car, and storming back to my father's vehicle. When he discovered who the culprit was he told my father, "I'll get even with you." My father said that he did sometime later.
Randy eventually moved on from the Alva Police Department and became Chief of Police at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. It was while serving in this capacity that he died in an auto accident east of Alva, only a mile or two east of my father's home.
Randy's car drifted left of center, and he hit a tractor and the flatbed trailer it was towing. He was only 31 years old. That was a sad day: December 10, 1990. Sometimes, that's the way it goes.
Some names become stuck in your mind. Randy Kilgore's was one of those, and it likely will be for a long time.


text: I recently read a short story by F Scott Fitzgerald named Babylon Revisited. It's about a businessman named Charlie Wales who, after the death of his wife and his lengthy battle with alcoholism, goes to Paris to attempt to regain custody of his daughter from his sister-in-law. While there he faces his own demons as his sobriety gives him clarity of vision to see his old party lifestyle as the destructive force that it was. He sees all his old party grounds and realizes how much money and time he wasted on them. He also laments the time wasted away from his daughter. I won't spoil the ending but it's a good reminder how time changes us all and how sometimes mistakes can have very long term consequences.

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MAHB Recorded RM781.1 Million Revenue On The Back Of 18.1% Passenger Growth In 1Q14
24 April 2014
Sepang, 24 April 2014 - Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad ("MAHB") recorded a revenue of RM781.1 million for the three months ended 31 March 2014 ("1Q14"), representing a decline of 24.0% compared to RM1,027.2 million in the corresponding period in 2013 ("1Q13"). Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ("EBITDA") grew 2.1% to RM257.9 million, from RM252.7 million in 1Q13. Profit after tax ("PAT") grew 1.9% to RM128.7 million in 1Q14, compared to RM126.3 million recorded in 1Q13.
In line with the adoption of IC Interpretation 12: Service Concession Arrangements ("IC 12") effective 1 January 2012, MAHB recognises the construction revenue and costs in accordance with FRS 111: Construction Contracts by reference to the stage of completion of the construction works of klia2, which is construction works on public sector infrastructure assets and services currently being undertaken by MAHB. In 1Q14, MAHB recognised the construction revenue and costs amounting to RM121.6 million and RM116.4 million respectively, as compared to RM454.6 million and RM435.0 million respectively in 1Q13.
Excluding the effects of IC 12, revenue for 1Q14 was RM659.5 million, which was 15.2% higher than the RM572.5 million registered in 1Q13. PAT for 1Q14 was RM123.5 million, which was 15.9% higher than the RM106.6 million registered in 1Q13.
Airport Operations Segment
The increase in operating revenue was attributed to stronger results from the airport operations segment, driven by strong air travel demand especially in the Asia Pacific region. MAHB recorded passenger growth of 18.1% in 1Q14, outpacing the expected passenger growth rate of 9.7% for 2014, with a total of 20.6 million passengers having passed through MAHB's 39 airports in Malaysia. Both international and domestic passenger movements recorded strong growth at 14.9% and 21.5% respectively. The total passenger movements in KLIA increased by 16.4%, whereby both KLIA-MTB & LCCT recorded positive growth of 19.4% and 13.2% respectively. All other airports recorded strong aggregate growth in total passenger movements of 20.8%.
Total aircraft movements grew 12.3% to 189,610 aircrafts, with the domestic sector recording a higher growth of 13.0% compared to the international sector, which recorded a 10.8% growth.
Excluding the effects of IC 12, the revenue generated by airport operations segment improved by 15.6% to RM620.8 million, mainly driven by aeronautical revenue which had improved by 22.1% on the back of strong increase in passenger and aircraft numbers. The increase in revenue was also attributed to the implementation of the new landing and parking charges with the increase of 9% and 18% respectively (compounded annually effective 1 January 2012, 1 January 2013 and 1 January 2014).
The PAT growth was however dampened by higher total costs mainly attributed by higher user fee and utilities costs. Previously, the amount of user fee that has been recognised in the income statement represents half of the total user fee payable to the Government of Malaysia, while the other half is to reduce the amount due for the Balance Residual Payment arising from MAHB's restructuring exercise which was completed in February 2009. Upon the full settlement of the Balance Residual Payment in April 2013, the user fee is now fully recognised in the income statement. The user fee for 1Q14 increased by 144.2% to RM63.1 million as compared to RM25.8 million in 1Q13. In addition, the utilities costs increased 19.1% to RM59.9 million mainly due to higher consumption and tariff hike for both electricity and chilled water.
The non-aeronautical revenue recorded a growth of 8.9% to RM286.1 million on the back of improved performance in the retail and rental businesses. MAHB's own retail business grew 14.3%, driven by increase in passenger volume and higher retail spending by passengers. Revenue from rental of space, advertising and other commercial segments grew 1.5% to RM101.0 million, contributed mainly by higher rental royalty resulting from the higher sales at KLIA.
Non-airport Operations Segment
The non-airport operations segment recorded revenue of RM38.7 million in 1Q14, representing a growth of 8.4% from RM35.8 million recorded in 1Q13 mainly due to higher revenue recorded in agriculture and horticulture segment as well as the project and repair maintenance segment. The agriculture and horticulture segment registered higher revenue of RM6.9 million in 1Q14 which was 14.0% higher than the RM6.1 million registered in 1Q13 due to higher price attained for fresh fruit bunches despite lower production volume for the period (2014: RM564/12,165MT vs. 2013: RM456/13,199MT). Similarly, the project, repair and maintenance segment recorded a higher revenue of RM11.8 million in 1Q14, representing a growth of 12.7% mainly contributed by the revenue derived from the provision of facilities maintenance services at Doha International Airport. The hotel segment revenue increased by 4.1% to RM20.0 million contributed mainly by higher occupancy rate.
Industry Review
Globally, demand for air travel continues to record optimistic trends based on rising business confidence and robust performance in key emerging markets, despite the ongoing Ukraine crisis in Europe. The International Air Transport Association ("IATA") announced that global passenger traffic recorded 5.4% growth for February 2014 against February 2013. The International Monetary Fund ("IMF") in its recently released report has indicated that the advanced economies such as USA, Europe and Japan are showing resilient performance and are expected to experience higher economic growth than previously anticipated.
The entry of new airlines and expansion of local carriers are continuously contributing strongly to the overall passenger growth. Malaysia Airlines' entry as a full member of oneworld in February 2013 has significantly increased the market outreach across continents and will continue to provide critical support for passenger growth. Furthermore, the additional seat capacity expansion by various airlines coupled with the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 campaign would continue to fuel the growth trend.
Industry Outlook
While it is premature to assess the impact on international passenger arrivals after the MH370 incident, this is not expected to affect the positive growth of passenger numbers in the longer term. A testimony of this trajectory is the higher than expected passenger growth in the first quarter of 2014 which recorded a robust increase of 18.1%. This achievement well surpasses MAHB's full year forecast of 9.7% and the global estimate of 5.8% forecasted by IATA based on the assumption that Malaysia's GDP growth would be in the range of 5.0%-5.5% for the year 2014.
Furthermore, klia2 which will commence operations on 2 May 2014 is expected to be the catalyst in boosting MAHB's performance in 2014, mainly contributed by klia2's unique targeted retail and commercial offerings attractive to passengers and airport visitors. However, klia2 is expected to incur higher operating expenditure compared to the current LCCT, due to its much larger capacity which is designed to accommodate for future growth in passengers and aircraft movements. Notwithstanding the above, MAHB's performance is expected to further improve from 2015 onwards with the full year operations of klia2. As MAHB continues on its journey, it is clearly taking flight towards operational efficiency and profitability.


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Westminster College
To be included on the Dean's List, a student must have a 3.60 semester grade point average with at least 12 hours completed that semester.
Kylee Souders
Osage Beach
Jonathan Muff
William Woods University
To be named to the Dean's List, a student must be full-time and have achieved a minimum 3.6 semester and cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Bailey Campanini
William Jewell College
To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average while carrying 14 or more semester hours.
Mary Luber
Lake Ozark
Karlee Friend
Sunrise Beach
Lauren Anderson
Linn State Technical College
To be placed on the Dean's List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale.
Matthew Link
Michael White
Gravois Mills
Jacob Brown
Lake Ozark
Tyler Jackson
Brandon Vann
Macks Creek
Remington Bryant
Tyler James
Osage Beach
Cody Sebold
Sunrise Beach
Christopher Lanier
Taylor Shuck
Truman State University
President's list: To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 grade point average and must complete 12 semester hours of credit.
Anthony Creedan Brownell
Lake Ozark
Jennifer Michelle McGowan
Jennifer Grace Kline
Provost list: To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a
semester 3.50-3.99 grade point average and must complete 12 semester hours of credit.
Addison Danielle Howe
Terry Lynn McGuire
Kevin Michael Montgomery
Michael Dale Salts
Missouri S&T University
Those on the list carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0
Jeremiah Lee Amato
Benjamin Lee Baade
Jason Randall Beard
Marissa Rae Bergthold
Jacob Matthew Dittman
Robert Lee Early
Jacob Ryan Eshenroder
Hilary S. Hamlin
Thomas Allen Kitchen
Jonathan Lee Lapeyre
Max Mayer
Jacob Tyler Morris
Casey Franklin Burton
Lake Ozark
Amber Sierra Powell
Lauren Nicole Spaulding
Linn Creek
Sierra Faith Comer
Sarah Ann Gregg
Andrew William Shannon
Osage Beach
Eric Jones
Chad Allen Rucker
Oliver O. Thompson
Steven Andrew Williams
Sean Patrick Brady
Justin Dale Kellogg
Robert Cole Meier
Dimitar M. Stoyanov
Ethan Kyle Shackelford
Sunrise Beach
Jesse B. Hughes
Lincoln University
In order to qualify
for the Dean's List a student must acquire at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 credit hours
in qualifying course work.
James Craig Earleywine
Cole Henley Griffith
Megan L Humphrey
Hannah Gabrielle Loos
Nicole B Shoemaker
Moriah Elizabeth Waters
Sheila Wyrick
Gravois Mills
Candra L McArthur
Lake Ozark
Kayla D Hogan
Richard Anthony Linders
Osage Beach
James P Schrader
Rocky Mount
Jennifer Marie Douglas
Devon A Henry
University of Kansas
Honor roll criteria vary among the university's academic units. Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average, and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school. Students must complete a minimum number of credit hours to be considered for the honor roll.
Mollie Mills
Lake Ozark
Abigail Naudet
Lucas Thompson
Osage Beach
Cameron Derks
Kendal Surdyke
More Lake area dean's lists
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I suppose I should have seen it coming. "Kindle?" somebody said, "Are you still worried about Kindle? I am so over that."
The theory is that the number of people who would rather read a book on a lighted screen is finite: once those people are supplied, the rest of us can go on reading books. Let them spend money for the e-version, and the inevitable upgraded e-reader every couple of years, and we will keep up with things which are printed. Newspapers and magazines may disappear, he went on, because those are things which try to stay current, and you need to get the latest one as soon as you can. The text of Moby Dick ought to be the same tomorrow as it was a century ago, and can be read from a page or a screen depending on how you like to read.
The real danger to the book trade, he claims, is an invention which was a mere novelty a decade ago. There used to be gosh-wow human interest bits on the news about them, and now my informant, for one, and I, for another, can't seem to get away from them.
"Look look!" the on-the-spot reporter would say, "These folks have fed the texts of fifteen books into a computer, and at your request, can print and bind a copy for you without you having to rummage for one in a bookstore."
They sure can. Several firms now load their computers with any book that's out of copyright and advertising these books which don't yet exist. Send them money, and you will get a copy. Furthermore, the text of that copy will look exactly like the original because that's what they've learned to do. Instead of having to type in or download a text, they simply scan the pages into the computer from an original copy.
It has gotten to the point now that when I try to look up prices for an old book, I have to delete all the Print-On-Demand copies (a copyright date of 2013 is generally the tip-off). In some cases, over 90 percent of the copies listed are these paperback mock-ups, or, to be more precise, 90 percent of the copies listed were listed by people honest enough to admit these aren't the originals, but computer-made copies.
"But why would you want the old, dusty copy with creaky binding and brown paper?" they inquire, innocent as newborn babes. "This way, you get a nice paperback with acid-free, archival paper: it'll last a lifetime, unlike those grundgy things YOU sell." Their variety is as vast as their nerve: there are half a dozen copies available on eBay right now of print-on-demand copies of the first report of the Newberry Library trustees (July, 1887 to January, 1888.)
Other groups of print-on-demanders aren't even scanning old books. One outfit downloads articles from Wikipedia dealing with a single subject, and then binds those. I am waiting for one of them to start downloading books from a Kindle and putting them into book form. Come that day, the Newberry Book Fair will consist of five cashiers and three Print-On-Demand machines. Uncle Blogsy will hang out in the background and occasionally drop a bookend on the floor to make you feel at home.


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The top-ranked University of Arkansas men's track and field team begins the championship portion of its schedule with the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships this weekend. The indoor conference meet will be contested Feb. 22-24 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks are serving as the host of the SEC indoor meet for the seventh time.
The 2013 SEC Indoor Championships begin Friday at 1 p.m. (CT) with the multi-event competitions. Action on Saturday and Sunday starts at 10 a.m. with the weight throw at Walker Pavilion and noon at the Randal Tyson Track Center. For tickets, visit the Razorback Ticket Center on Razorback Road by Baum Stadium, log on to the online ticket office at ArkansasRazorbacks.com or call 800/982-HOGS (4647).
"The SEC meet is circled on our calendar, that's for sure," head coach Chris Bucknam said. "It's a big meet for us. We're looking forward to having all the conference schools here at our great facility. The track is in great shape. Our people have been working hard to prepare for this big event. We had a week off to rest up and start fine tuning. We now enter the championship season and it's all for keeps now."
Arkansas is the defending SEC team champion, and since joining the conference in 1991-92, the Razorbacks have racked up 18 SEC indoor crowns including three (2009-10, 2012) under Bucknam. Dating back to the 2011 SEC outdoor meet, Arkansas has won the last five conference competitions including last year's Triple Crown run. Last year, the Razorbacks scored 151 points to secure the team title in Lexington, Ky.
As a program, Arkansas has 94 SEC event titles and is the defending champion in the 200 meters (Marek Niit), mile (Patrick Rono), pole vault (Andrew Irwin) and the distance-medley relay. All three individual champions return to defend their titles.
"We certainly want to keep things going," Bucknam said. "We pride ourselves in having a winning culture. Winning the SEC Championship is first and foremost. I've said it before. It's our first line of defense. When you can compete and win in the best league in the country for track and field, you have a shot going further at the national championships."
Heading into this weekend's SEC Indoor Championships, Arkansas owns the top conference spot in seven events with Rono at 800 meters, Kemoy Campbell at 3,000 meters, Stanley Kebenei at 5,000 meters, Caleb Cross in the 60-meter hurdles, Tarik Batchelor in the triple jump, Kevin Lazas in the heptathlon and in the distance-medley relay. Batchelor's mark of 16.38m/53-9 is also tied for the No. 1 jump in the NCAA.
Based on this week's release of the USTFCCCA national poll, the top-three teams in the country and five of the top 20 will be in action this weekend at the Tyson Center. In addition to the No. 1-ranked Razorbacks, the field will include No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 16 LSU and No. 19 Ole Miss. Missouri and Texas A&M are making their debuts at the SEC Indoor Championships as the newest members of the league.
ESPN3.com will carry the SEC Indoor Championships with coverage set for Saturday and Sunday. Commentary duties will be handled by Dwight Stones (play-by-play), Larry Rawson (color analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter). ArkansasRazorbacks.com will stream Friday's events with early Saturday and Sunday coverage. A tape-delay television broadcast of the conference meet will air March 13 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
The official hash tag of the 2013 SEC Indoor Championships is #SECTF. For more information regarding Razorback track and field or University of Arkansas athletics, please visit ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Fans can also keep up with Arkansas cross country and track and field through the team's sport-specific RazorbackTF Facebook and Twitter pages.


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Argonia places third at state class 1A volleyball tournament
Argonia survived Friday's round of pool play at the State Class 1A, Division 2, state volleyball tournament at Hays. The team lost its first game of the semifinal Saturday, but came back to win third place.
Early on the team lost to Dighton 25-15, 25-22.
Argonia then beat Logan 25-10, 25-15 in the third place game. Logan had beaten Argonia Friday in pool play in the first game of the tournament.
In the other semifinal, defending champion Baileyville beat Logan in the semifinals, and then beat Dighton for the championship.


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Just a few minutes ago on the Official Google Blog a new Chrome experiment was released. The new experiment is called The Peanut Gallery. OnThe Peanut Gallery you can add your own words to silent film clips by simply speaking into your computer. When you speak into your computer your words are turned into text and displayed in the film clip.
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I love this cartoon. It 's very clever.
It's one of Jones' last WB cartoons.
I wonder how Maurice Noble co-directed this? Did he do rough BG designs and turn them over to Givens to do finals?
This is a cartoon that really uses what cartoons can do that other mediums can't compete with.
Bob Givens used to say "You would think Chuck was a Goddamned *#% from the way that he draws, but I've seen him with girls, so I guess he's not."
This cartoon is very stylish, but it's not so much so that it becomes too cloying as some other Jones' cartoons do. Instead, it's very handsomely designed and drawn.
Today, when many cartoonists try to be stylish, they don't have the solid drawing and animation background that Jones did, so it just comes off looking like bad drawings or collections of drawing mistakes.
To do this takes extreme control. And lots of careful decisions.
EXPERIMENTING WITH DESIGN AS YOU GO - Designing by organizing a group of concepts
His proportions and details keep changing, not only from scene to scene, but from pose to pose. Does the audience notice this? Of course not, but today's executives and show runners would seem to think that they do and will get mad if you play with the character designs as you go.
This method of creation opens up the creators' pallete and allows for a much wider assortment of entertainment possibilities.
It isn't uncontrolled ignorance like much of today's stylized stuff. It's highly controlled sophisticated visual concepts. Each character is designed as a combination of general concepts, rather than specific mathematical proportions and shapes.
The Bill Lava music kind of slows the pace down, but it's so visually stunning that I almost don't notice.
Dracula's Floating Cape
Chuck Jones being clever again.
Bugs changes all through the cartoon too. I loved the way Jones drew Bugs when he was using his "handsome style" rather than his fruity style. I used to always notice the bumpers he did in the original "Bug Bunny Show" from 1960. The Friz and McKimson bumpers looked bland and lifeless by comparison.
Here's a strange design, almost looks like Friz.
Some of the animators are drawing Bugs too tall.
One weird thing about the later Bugs. He has tiny hands.
Just to compare with classic 40s Bugs...
There are lots more good things about Transylvania 6-5000 - like the gags, and I'll get to 'em soon.


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They would have been unique if they had put a pair of them about eight feet apart and placed a conventional bike rack between them, so they would be functional.
Now, not only are they not functional, they look stupid. Is this a city decision or can anyone just put whatever they want on the sidewalks? Just wondering.


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Events of Sept. 11 continue to impact lives today
CLEVELAND -- The plane had just hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center about the time James Ruzicka got off work.
A correctional officer working the night shift at the Washington State Penitentiary, Ruzicka returned home shortly after 6 a.m. on the West Coast, turned on his TV and …
CLEVELAND -- The plane had just hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center about the time James Ruzicka got off work.
A correctional officer working the night shift at the Washington State Penitentiary, Ruzicka returned home shortly after 6 a.m. on the West Coast, turned on his TV and …
"Boom," he says now.
That boom changed all of our lives. We associate 9/11 with our individual experiences -- where we were, who we were with and, sadly for so many, who we lost. And we share those associations with each other on every anniversary of that awful day.
Here in the baseball world, we perform the now-common communal experience of taking a moment of silence before the first pitch, and we are, hopefully, a little more attentive when the "Star-Spangled Banner" is sung. Beyond that, there's nothing baseball or any news channel or public gathering can accomplish to completely convey the utter shock to the system that Sept. 11 was. The lives it altered, the sense of security it betrayed.
That's why I sought out Ruzicka before he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Indians' home game against the Royals at Progressive Field on Wednesday. I didn't want to just reflect on 9/11 and my own interpretations of its aftermath. I wanted to look at that aftermath square in the face, shake its hand, express my gratitude.
Maj. Ruzicka, as James is now known, is serving with the Army at New Kabul Compound in Afghanistan, immersed in a war too few of us think much about or even understand. The first air strikes on Afghanistan took place Oct. 7, 2001, and Operation Enduring Freedom endures to this very day.
Ruzicka watched this war from afar in those initial years after 9/11. By then, he had been out of the Army for several years. He first enlisted in 1984, did three years of active duty in the infantry, four years with the Washington State National Guard and six years in the Army Reserve. He served as a company commander in Operation Desert Storm, a relatively swift struggle to liberate Kuwait. In '97, with the defense budget in decline and a civilian life awaiting him, Ruzicka left the Army, presumably for good.
"I never thought I'd come back," he said.
Sept. 11 changed his thinking, just as it changed so much else. Ruzicka would follow the reports from the front in Iraq and think, "God, I was there once."
"It was mainly a feeling of support for the guys over there," he said. "Because all of us that go, we're doing our job. It's not our plan to go over there. Our main thing is to keep them safe, keep our own people safe and keep terrorists out of the States."
Ruzicka's stepson, Patrick Neal, had enlisted and done three tours of duty overseas as the war evolved. It was at the conclusion of Patrick's third tour that Ruzicka had a revelation about his place in the all-volunteer effort.
"I said, 'You know what?' That's enough kids going back again and again and again," he said. "I thought I should do a tour, too."
Ruzicka re-enlisted in 2009 and is in his second tour now. He reports it's getting better. The Afghani people, he said, are increasingly prepared for that day at the end of 2014, when America's mission officially changes from one of combat to one of support.
"They're actually trying," Ruzicka said, "and they're realizing that we're leaving. They're taking it to heart that they really need to protect their country from all these enemies of their state."
Americans have taken that notion to heart in the aftermath of 9/11, but, of course, international operations are increasingly complex. We've lived with the conceptual nature of the "War on Terror" so long that it's become embedded in our background, and now new international issues arise that have our government straddling that thin line between diplomacy and action. The threat of war and the act of war have been at hand literally every day in this country since Sept. 11, 2001, though only a small percentage of us have lived it the way Ruzicka has.
He was at Progressive Field on Wednesday with his wife, Lori. They met in Afghanistan, when she was serving at the Kabul Compound as a civilian member of the Department of Defense. They married in Louisiana in January, when Lori was on leave and James was in the midst of a two-month training session between tours.
Lori's a native Clevelander, a baseball fan, an Indians fan. So she inquired with the team about the possibility of having James, as a complete surprise to him, throw out the first pitch during his too-brief, two-week leave.
"We got married when I was on break and then we switched -- I came home, and he was over there," Lori said. "So this is the first time we've actually lived in our house together."
They soaked in this experience of standing on a tranquil field on a muggy morning. James told the story of the time Nick Swisher visited the base as part of a USO Tour around Christmas in 2011, and how he was looking forward to having Swisher catch his pitch. Lori proudly displayed her Tribe jersey with the Ruzicka last name on the back.
When his time came, James took the mound in his Army fatigues, reared back and tossed a slow but on-target strike to Swisher's mitt. He shook the first baseman's hand, got his autograph on the ball and spoke jovially for a couple minutes. Then Swisher took the field and James took his seat.
On Friday, Maj. Ruzicka will be back in the air, bound for Kabul. Back to a war that endures, back to the aftermath of 9/11 and all it has wrought.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.


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So I featured my Dad in the cartoon playing Anthony's father. I used scenes and images that were etched in my brain from being reared by a man who believed in rules and discipline.
This is how I saw him when I came home from school one day all happy, whistling a Frank Sinatra tune and ready to watch the after school cartoons on TV. He heard me come in the door and slowly, ominously turned around...
He shoved the paper in my face and blurted 'YOUR HERO'S DEAD!!!"
"Now maybe you can put away all your little kiddie cartoons and fantasies about being a big shot Hollywood cartoonist, and start thinking about getting serious about your future!"
"You're 11 years old!! Grow the F*@%$!! UP! It's time you started putting your paper route money in the bank. Earn some interest for when you retire."
When Dad got impatient with me (pretty much every day), he always had to hold back his emotions. I could tell part of him wanted to give me the licking I so deserved, but he would pull at his face with his huge meaty hands - the hands of a working man- to hold in the the explosion trying to rip through his skin.
So he started telling all his friends about it: "Hey Earl! What does YOUR kid do for a living? Yeah? Ha, big deal. Well MY KID IS IN HOLLYWOOD MAKING PICTURES!! And he made one about me! ME for Chrissakes! You hear that? Yep, he's real mature. Not like that bum of yours you call a son!"
You know your family's doing OK if you can afford to have a summer home - a rustic house on a lake out in Canada's majestic hinterland.
Well we had a cottage and my Dad had lots of friends on the lake who had their own cottages. We were eating barbecued burgers (Dad calls them "hamburgs") and he was staring at my video tape. "Gimme that Goddamn thing" and he grabbed it and tossed me in the canoe. With one furious stroke he paddled us across the lake to his best friend's cottage the only one on the lake with electricity. Inside a bunch of the guys were hanging around drinking beer, playing darts and telling dirty stories.
and looking around at him as his face turned purple. They were elbowing him in the ribs and stuff. "Man, you really nailed him didn't you kid!? Har har har!!" "He's got you down, Mike! Guffaw, chortle!" Then they went back to the beer. Dad didn't say anything. In fact he didn't say anything for days.
I kinda suspected he didn't like it, that I made him look too much like a harsh disciplinarian. I was about to explain how in cartoons you have to exaggerate and take artistic license to make the stories more entertaining when he told me what he didn't like about the cartoon. "You little twerp...
Whoa! That was the opposite reaction to what I thought I was gonna get! The he went on to explain what he didn't like about the picture.
Dad said to me. "I never CRIED over anybody!
And I certainly didn't hug you OR ANYBODY ELSE!!"
"Goddamn it now my friends are gonna make fun of me every time I see them! I guess I'm gonna have to close up the cottage. It's all your fault.
I better get a new son. One that's more of a man LIKE ME."
My Dad believes in "tough love" and that's for damn sure! I now admit that yes, I made up this whole soft sequence in the cartoon just to give some contrast and relief to the tough scenes around it.


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After the shock and horror of last month's school shooting in Connecticut by disturbed 20-year-old Adam Lanza, Americans grieving over another massacre face a natural impulse to "do something."
President Barack Obama recently announced a committee led by Vice President Joe Biden to present specific steps. Even in Michigan, the shooting had political implications. It was cited as a factor when Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed legislation that would have allowed citizens who pass concealed-carry licensing to receive extra training to enter places — including schools — currently listed as "gun-free zones."
Discussing gun safety is essential, but it needs to move beyond partisan talking points. Steps that sound good may have little, if anything, to do with the Sandy Hook, Conn., massacre or similar cases.
For example, we don't agree with the National Rifle Association's call for an armed guard at all schools. While about one-third of schools do have armed security, imposing that on every school makes little sense from a safety or fiscal standpoint.
Nor do we agree with Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other gun-control advocates who insist fewer guns and more "gun-free zones" will necessarily improve things.
Not to imply cause and effect, but the U.S. today has more firearms, yet fewer firearms deaths and injuries. U.S. government data shows gun homicide rates peaked at seven per 100,000 people in 1993 and fell in 2010 to 3.6 — its lowest rate since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began tracking it in 1981. This drop comes despite U.S. gun manufacturing jumping 64 percent from 2007 to 2011. Readers can see the numbers at factcheck.org/2012/12/gun-rhetoric-vs-gun-facts.
Here are some other commonly proposed but problematic solutions:
— Expanding background checks on gun purchases to include sales by private individuals: This law has been in place in Connecticut for years, yet it didn't stop Lanza. His mother passed a background check when she legally purchased her firearms.
— Banning civilian ownership of "military grade" rifles: There are several problems with this idea. First, the AR-15 model rifle is not "military grade." Military rifles can usually fire automatic bursts as long as the trigger is depressed, and such automatic rifles have been restricted since 1934 under the National Firearms Act. Civilian versions of the AR-15 like Lanza's can only fire one bullet per trigger pull; just like other semi-automatic firearms. Secondly, such rifles are used in very few of America's shootings.
— Banning ammunition clips that accommodate 30 rounds or more: This step might slow down an attacker, but also could criminalize legitimate gun owners who use such clips to reduce reloading at practice ranges. Worse, banning such clips would create a false sense of security. The 2007 attack at Virginia Tech — the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — was carried out using only two pistols with 10- and 15-round clips.
Violence in America does raise many questions. Here are just a few:
— Since most U.S. shootings are carried out with handguns — including the Virginia Tech massacre that killed 32 people — wouldn't banning rifles simply cause attackers to use more-easily hidden pistols?
— Is it wise for American gun owners to have the ability to purchase 100-round magazines without licenses? This was the type used by the shooter in Aurora, Colo., who shot moviegoers at a Batman film.
— The same shooter also had purchased more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the Internet. Is this something that should be regulated?
— How culpable is violence in Hollywood films, TV and video games — which boast an entire category of games known as "first-person shooter"?
— President Obama mentioned mental health treatment as a possible step, and we agree. Now that we know Lanza had emotional problems and reportedly took antipsychotic medication, perhaps any new steps should not be aimed at all firearms owners but should be more selectively focused.
— Utah has allowed teachers to apply for and possess concealed firearms since 2003, as have some districts in Texas. Shouldn't this approach to limiting "gun-free zones" be given careful study and consideration for other states? Unlike comparisons with other countries, these are U.S. schools near high gun-ownership areas.
Neither side of the gun debate has all the answers to mass shootings. They occur in nations such as Germany and Norway where gun possession is severely curtailed. They occur in places such as Columbine, Colo., a school that had an armed guard.
A genuine interest in fewer shootings requires carefully looking at Sandy Hook and studying all data and ideas, not just those that make people — on either side — feel better.
Our View: Feel-good laws no solution for future school shootings
After the shock and horror of last month's school shooting in Connecticut by disturbed 20-year-old Adam Lanza, Americans grieving over another massacre face a natural impulse to "do something."


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13 March 2014
Sepang, 13 March 2014 - Malaysia Airports wishes to inform the public that the location Anjung Tinjau at Level 5 KLIA is no longer used as the Family Friend Reception Centre and Holding Area for the MH370. Families and next of kins are now accommodated by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) at their designated locations.
Malaysia Airports has put up the Wall of Hope at the Anjung Tinjau Level 5 KLIA for the public to express their hopes and prayers for passengers and crew aboard MH370 in writing, on the wall.
The public are urged to use appropriate venues such as mosques or places of worship for prayers.
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Marie Claire Hetrick, 95 of Abilene, passed away at an Abilene nursing center on Tuesday August 20, 2013. Funeral services will be held Saturday August the 24th at 10:00 am at the Wellington Church of Christ in Wellington, Kansas with a burial to follow in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Downing & Lahey Mortuary in Wichita, KS.
Marie was born October 10, 1917 in Renfrow, Oklahoma to Charles and Blanche Cole. She married the love of her life Glenn Hetrick on September 4, 1938 in Wellington, Kansas and they continued to live in Kansas until moving to Abilene in 1998 on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Family was incredibly important to Marie and there was nothing more important to her than spending time with her granddaughters and great grandchildren. She loved reading the bible and was a faithful member of the Central Church of Christ in Wichita. The Lawrence Welk show and Wheel of Fortune were always her favorite shows to watch. Her quick wit, amazing memory and abounding love will always be remembered by her family and friends.
Surviving Marie are her four granddaughters and their families; Kim Hancock (Randy) of Abilene and Kelsey, Harrison and Baylee, Susan Bratcher (Kyle) of Hildesheim, Germany and Benjamin, Aaron and Lara, Kara Corely (Scott) of Camas, WA and Kinley, Rylee and Jackson, Renee Cobarruvias (Marty) of Abilene and Anson and Sophia was well as brother, Lawrence Cole of Wellington, KS and many other extended family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother Clayton Cole and two daughters Karen Hetrick and Glenda Stamper.
The family requests donations be made in honor of Marie to the Glenda Stamper Scholarship Endowment at Oklahoma Christian. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.pbfuneraldirectors.com.


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Get up the goose!
Get up the goose!
Madras vandhaaaaach!!"
My brother and I would clamber out of the upper berth and look sleepily out of the train window at the inky black night outside.
"Where, pa?" we'd ask him.
"Another hour", he'd announce cheerfully.
Appa is never last minute. He wouldn't let us be last minute either. Everything had to be prepared for, hours and sometimes days beforehand. If you were travelling, you had to call the station the previous night to make sure it was still standing. If your train left at 6, he'd shoo you off to the station at 3. You'd also need to call the station at 20 minute intervals all day to make sure the train was on time. And if you had to get off a train, you needed to be all packed and near the door at least an hour before your stop. Even if it was the last one. The perfect father for a head-in-the-clouds son like.. err my brother.
So, within minutes of getting up the goose (nobody except Appa knew what that meant), our bedrolls and suitcases would be packed and ready. Amma would be up and combing her hair out. Other passengers would stir grumpily in their sleep as Appa turned on lights and opened windows. My brother and I would be squashed up by the window under a towel. The soporific whirring of the train fans would make us drift in and out of sleep, as the sky slowly lightened outside.
The closer we got to Madras, the slower the train would crawl. Tired perhaps, after the 18 hour run from Trivandrum.
Our immediate surroundings would undergo several miraculous transformations overnight. For one, there was no "Chaaya chaayeyyyy" anymore - just "Kaapi kaapeeeeyum". Station names in the comforting Malayalam jalebi-script now looked noodly and recti-linear, written in Tamil. The passengers who chatted non-stop in Malayalam until Coimbatore, would now speak in heavily accented Tamil. We were nearing Madiraashi after all :
"Ende berthle neriya bet-becks irundhadhakkum. Urakkame varalai " (Lots of bedbugs in my berth. Just couldnt sleep.)
But most strangely, a peculiar scent would waft in through the windows of the compartment. As the train crawled slowly on, it would intensify from a mildly unpleasant odour into an all-enveloping, mind numbing stench. "Ahhh.." my father would sigh in pleasure, inhaling deeply. For if there is one true sign that heralds the arrival of Chennai, it is the magnificently overpowering sulphurous pong of the Basin Bridge station. A heady mixture of rotten eggs, chemicals, sewage, fish, sea and ripe guava.
"Madras waasne", my mother, the Bangalore girl would say, and smile affectionately at Appa.
"Aama, illai? Gubbbbu. Ackack. Na-na", he'd say to us, forgetting that his children were now capable of coherent articulate sentences.
"Hngello, hngello, hngow aagre you?" "Fngine Thngank you.", my brother and I would chant, holding our noses.
Appa's sundakkai-vendakkai "Tamil dictation" lessons had not really prepared us for real world Tamil. We could read the script haltingly, but couldnt make any sense out of anything we read.
"Ka-zhi-ip-pi-da-im", we'd chant, stringing the Tamil letters together painstakingly, from the signs we read.
"Pa, pa, what does it mean?" we'd ask him excitedly.
"It means... kakkoosu", Appa would say, with a wink to our shocked mother.
"Cheeeeeeeeeee" we'd scream in chorus, and read the next sign.
"Pae-ch-in Pi-ri-t-j" (Basin Bridge) "Pa, see, see, spelling mistake." we'd say excitedly.
"No." My father would reply. "Appadi thaan ezhuthanum." (thats how you write it), and proceed to explain how the difference between "pa" and "ba", "sa" and "cha" in written Tamil is contextual.
"But whyyyyyyy?" we'd persist.
"Becaaaaaa....use", and after a dramatic pause: "..one day, Appushastry and Kuppushastry went to Kalahasthri. There they met a kuppai thotti mesthri...."
The peals of laughter that followed would put an end to any further exploraitons into the matter.
Madras Central would loom up at us through the deep indigo of early dawn. But as the old Tamil saying goes: "Before you see the elephant, you can hear its bells". The odours of Madras Central would waft into the compartment about 42 seconds before the train pulled in. Karuvade (dried fish) in gunny sacks all along the platform were the culprits this time. Smelling karuvade for the first time is like exactly like being smacked hard on the face by Hemalatha Miss for hashing an exam. It's that physical.
After the initial shock, my brother and I would look around Central Station in wonder. It was the biggest station we had ever seen. The tracks actually stopped inside station and trains parked there overnight. The roof soared high, high above us. Big posters loomed up everywhere. Announcements in a strange Tamil that that nobody spoke in real life, would pipe up from nowhere.
"... onpathu mani pathinainthu nimidathirkku purappattu chellum..."
"Wha...? Pa, pa, what's she saying?"
"She is saying, nee romba asadu, naan unna udanna vandhu odhaikkaporaen" (She's saying youre very naughty and I am instantly coming to beat you up)"
Straight ahead, G chittappa would be waiting for us near Higginbothams, smiling his G chittappa smile. We'd run across the platform, jumping over sleeping passengers, side-stepping trolleys, gunny sacks, surly porters and paper-sellers and latch ourselves onto him. After an hour's journey through the big, beautiful, sweltering city of Madras, with the widest roads I'd ever seen, we'd be in Thatha's house...
...where Pati's fragrant rasam, an army of cousins, A. chitti's godrej almirah full of Archie comics, and a whole month of fun awaited us.


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These remarkable ruins became known to the scientific world in 1911, after the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham was led to the site by locals. Perched dramatically 1000 ft above the Urubamba river, Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is also the end point of the most popular hike in South America, the Inca Trail.
The story of Machu Picchu is quite a remarkable one; it is still unknown exactly what the site was in terms of its place in Inca life. Current researchers tend to believe that Machu Picchu was a country resort for elite Incas. At any given time, there were no more than 750 people living at Machu Picchu, with far fewer than that during the rainy season. The Incas started building it around AD 1430, but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a hundred years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
One thing that is clear is that it was a remarkably well hidden place, and well protected. Located far up in the mountains of Peru, visitors had to travel up long valleys littered with Inca check points and watch towers. Remarkably, the Spanish conquistadors missed the site. However, many people are said to have knowledge of the ancient city as it was referred to in some text found in the 20th century; even so, it was not until Bingham that Machu Picchu was scientifically discovered (he was on a trip sponsored by the Yale University, actually looking for Vilacamba, the last Inca hideout).
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important as a cultural site and is considered a sacred place.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century.
Flora and fauna
Both are abundant and varied. Typical plant life in the historic reserve of Machupicchu includes pisonayes, q'eofias, alisos, puya palm trees, ferns and more than 90 species of orchids.
The fauna in the reserve includes the spectacled bear, cock-of-the-rocks or "tunqui", tankas, wildcats and an impressive variety of butterflies and insects unique in the region.
The lay of the land, the natural surroundings and the strategic location of Machu Picchu lend this monument a fusion of beauty, harmony and balance between the work of the ancient Peruvians and the whims of nature.
Get in
Visitors to Machu Picchu typically either hike the Inca Trail or leave by rail from Cuzco or Ollantaytambo, either on a day trip, or overnighting in Aguas Calientes. Overnighting allows you to visit the park early or late in the day and avoid the worst of the crowds, and on sunny days, gives you a nice window of reprieve from the beating sun. Don't forget sunblock.
The only ways to get to Aguas Calientes are by train or on foot--no roads go there. On foot, it is possible to get to Aguas Calientes by traveling through Santa Maria and Santa Teresa. This alternate route involves walking (1 or 2-3 hours). The basket riding crossing is not required anymore.
The wet season in Peru is from November (often only really taking off in December) until the end of March, so then it is best to include a few extra days for flexibly dealing with delays.
From Aguas Calientes, there are two ways to reach the ruins: by bus or walking (free steep hike), as described below.
Depending on when you arrive, the site may be quite crowded or nearly deserted. The busiest periods are in the dry season (June-August), with the slowest being in February, the height of the rainy season, when the Inca Trail is closed. Most visitors arrive on package tours and are in the park between 10am and 2pm.
To access the site, you must have both a bus ticket (currently $17.00 for foreign adult round-trip, less for others, available from a small ticket booth near the bus departure area) and ticket for Machu Picchu - which are available on in advance from machupicchu.gob.pe or from various ticket offices described on that website. Machu Picchu tickets are NOT sold at the entrance gate and are limited to 2500 per day, with entrance to Huayna Picchu being further sublimited to 400.
By bus from Aguas Calientes
If arriving by train into Aguas Calientes, walk out of the station and keep going roughly straight through the warren of handicraft stalls and over a foot bridge to the bus departure area. Frequent buses leave to the ruins (US$12 each way, US$18.50 round-trip for adult foreigners) starting at 5:30AM. There's often a queue, so if you're intent on being on the first bus up, you should arrive at least 90 minutes early. The journey takes around 1/2 hour to slowly wind around the switchbacks and up to the park. Busses depart when full, which typically means they run quite regularly. At popular times, there may be a lengthy queue for the busses, so plan the return trip accordingly in order not to miss train departures. Advance train bookings are recommended, as trains are often sold-out, particularly return trains.
By foot from Aguas Calientes
From Aguas Calientes to get to the ruins themselves it is also possible to walk along a similar 8 km route that the buses run, which will take about 1-2 hours up, and around an hour back down. This route is mainly stairs, connecting the switchbacks that the buses take. It is a strenuous and long hike but is very rewarding, recommended to start around 05:00 when the gate at the foot opens, to make it to the top before sunrise. The descent is fairly easy, just take care when the steps are wet. Keep alert for the bus drivers that rarely brake for pedestrians.
By foot via the Inca Trail
Hiking the Inca Trail is a great way to arrive as you first see the city through the Sun Gate (instead of arriving from below as you do from Aguas Calientes). Both the four-day and two-day hikes are controlled by the government. Travelers should be fit enough to walk for days and sleep in tents. Every traveler needs to travel with a tour agency because of the rules and regulations of entering the park. Some of these approved tour agencies: Cusi Travel, Llama Path, Wayki Trek and Peru Treks.
There are also other options available for hiking to Machu Picchu. This is important to know as the Inca Trail hike is limited to the amount of people that can go on it each day, including porters. As such, there is a much steeper price on this trek and it is necessary to book far in advance to get a place on the dates you will be there.
Two other cheaper, but equally as good, options are the Salkantay Trek and the Inca Jungle Trek. Most, if not all, tour agencies in Cuzco offer these. The Salkantay Trek is a 5 day trek through the Salkantay Mountain Pass. The scenery is amazing and if you go in the rainy season you will be rewarded with dozens of waterfalls. Though, at the same time, you will be wet for the most part anyways. The other option, the Inca Jungle Trek, is a three day trek that begins with a drive to the top of a mountain and then a bike ride down to the bottom. A full day of hiking follows the next day to Aguas Calientes.
Both of these alternatives can be booked a couple days in advance when you arrive in Cuzco and can be much cheaper options and good ways to stay away from the crowds before getting to Machu Picchu. Prices, as of December/January 2011 was anywhere from US$180-200 for the entire trek. Do your research in Cuzco and pick the tour company you feel most comfortable with. Some groups will offer slightly more(sleeping bag included, etc) than others.
The Inca Jungle Trek is an agency tour, but the "backdoor" route they use is also an option for independent travellers wishing to go-it-alone. Minivans and buses are cheap (15-30 soles) from "Terminal Santiago" in Cusco and take you to either Santa Maria or Santa Teresa. Santa Maria is further away from Aguas Calientes than Santa Teresa but is a nice option for those wishing to hike an alternative Inca trail used locally. The walk takes you through the mountains and tiny villages, even people's farms and offers impressive views of the valley. You can end up in Santa Teresa the same day and there are villages, such as Huacayupana and Quellomayo en route which offer an alternative view of local life and accommodation if you don't make it to Santa Teresa that day. Walking on from here to Santa Teresa is along the river (May - November) and by road during rainy season, although it is advisable to get advice before taking this route between December and April due to severe weather. From Santa Teresa to Hidroelectrica is a 25 minute taxi or minibus ride and from here you can walk the 2 to 3 hour flattish trek to Aguas Calientes which is one of the nicest parts of the journey.
The Peruvian government has imposed a 500 person pass limit per day on Inca Trail traffic. Passes do sell out far in advance, particularly for the high season. Travelers must have a valid passport in order to purchase a pass at the time of reservation. Many local tour operators have since opened up alternate trekking options that allow for similar trekking opportunities in the area. Most visit other Inca ruins, not as well excavated, and finish with the train trip up to see Machu Picchu at the end. One such option is the Choquequirao Trek, which starts in Cacharo and ends in Los Loros or the Cachiccata Trek which starts in Racca and ends in Cachiccata.
The current fee schedule and online tickets are available at the official government website and from ticket offices listed on that website. As of March 2012, the entrance fee is 128 soles, with discounts for children and students with an ISIC card. When preparing your budget, do not forget to include train tickets and bus tickets. Food at the site is US$ 36 for a lunch buffet.
Most hostels can sell entry permits and bus tickets. Don´t buy them at the travel agency at the Ollantytambo train station, as they don´t actually sell you tickets, but a receipt that you need to give to a person to get your tickets, you´ll end up running all around Aguas Calientes looking for this person. You can buy your ticket at the Aguas Calientes cultural center. 5:30AM-9PM.
Be sure to bring your passport, as it is requested upon entry. There's a popular stamp booth as you exit where you can prove to your friends you've been there, though it is technically illegal to mark your own passport.
Only small packs are allowed in the park (no more than 20 litres), but there is a luggage storage at the entrance mostly used by Inca Trailers. If your pack is checked, any food you carry may be confiscated.
Only 2,500 people are allowed to enter Machu Picchu each day. The government website (http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/) lists how many tickets are available for each day. Also, visitors must purchase tickets for Huayna Picchu in advance and there is now an additional fee to hike Huayna Picchu (as of Jan 2013 Entrance fee for Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu was 152 soles). Note, as of October 6, 2012 the online site is NOT accepting foreign credit cards. You must go through a travel agency or hotel in Peru or pay at Banco de la Nacion (on Avenida del Sol in Cuzco) to purchase your reservation, otherwise it will simply expire within six hours and you will lose your spot.
Get around
There are no vehicles of any kind in the park, bring some comfortable walking shoes, especially if you plan to do any of the hikes such as Wayna Picchu. No walking sticks are allowed. The main ruins are fairly compact and easily walkable.
Take your time walking around the site, as there are many places to see and explore. Although it is not necessary, taking a guided tour does provide a deeper insight into the ancient city, its uses, and information on the geography of it. Keep in mind that relatively little is known about the history and use of the ruins, and some of the stories told by the guides are based on little more than imaginative hearsay.
If you have some energy in you, there are a few great hikes involving a bit of legwork. Do make sure that you've taken the time to acclimate to the elevation either in Cuzco or Aguas Calientes for a couple days before exterting yourself too much, especially on Wayna Picchu.
Officially, you are not allowed to bring any food or water bottles into the park, and must check these in at the luggage storage at the entrance. In practice, however, bags are rarely searched, and most people have no problem getting a small bottle of water and some snacks in with them, which you'll definitely want, especially if you're planning to stray from the central set of ruins. Buy these beforehand, as they're much more expensive at the site itself. Don't even think of leaving a shred of trash behind you.
The concession stand near the entrance of the site is appropriately overpriced given their captive audience. Once in the site, there are no food or drinks for sale, though it is possible to leave and return.
Due to the fact that this is a protected park, further construction in the area is nearly impossible. Thus, there is currently only one very expensive hotel at the site itself. Almost everyone who wants to stay overnight near Machu Picchu books a hotel in nearby Aguas Calientes.
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How many here remember "the way it was", when you didn't have to take a Quarterback all the way down, to register a sack?
The old term was "In The Grasp", and didn't allow for the Quarterback to continue with his pass attempt, and this was supposedly to protect the Quarterback from possible injury.
Now,,I'm not advocating for going back to those old rules, not at all, BUT, how did that rule change the sack totals for players nowadays?
Perhaps there are some here that would know where to find the statistics that show where the differences have or haven't affected the outcome of the sack totals, orto whether Quarterbacks are at a greater risk or not, with the not so new rules.


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Lori Gonsalves and her son Corey, a Taunton High School graduate, will share their heart-wrenching story of heroin addiction in front of a large crowd on Monday.
They hope their tale of pain may help others escape the same traps. The Gonsalves are but one family fighting heroin addiction in Greater Taunton.
"We know that people, especially young people, are persuaded more by personal stories from people like them, and it is with this understanding that we've structured the forum on Monday night," said Taunton Schools Superintendent Julie Hackett. "Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions of our panelists and access community resources. I know it's June and it's a very busy time of year, but this is an event that no one should miss. I encourage all Taunton educators, students — middle and high, parents, school community members, and local officials to attend."
Although the overdose rate has slowed to a trickle, community leaders are stressing the need to maintain a conversation revolving around the city's opiate problem.
Members of Mayor Thomas C. Hoye Jr.'s Taunton Opiate Task Force want families to turn out Monday, June 9, to continue delving into the impact of opiate abuse in the Silver City.
"I would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts thus far," Hoye said. "I am proud of the way our community has rallied together to fight this problem that affects so many families and communities. I would encourage anyone with questions or ideas to attend and participate in Monday night's forum."
The conversation began earlier this year as overdose rates climbed to record levels. Hoye convened a forum on Feb. 17 to spark a dialogue.
That discussion picks up at tonight's forum, scheduled for 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Friedman Middle School, 500 Norton Ave.
Hoye urges "all community members, residents and visitors" to attend, and promises the forum will "feature personal stories of local residents affected by opiate addition, school district programs and support information, and resource materials."
Medical and opiate addiction professionals will also be on hand to answer questions from attendees.
The TOTF includes members from the Taunton Police Department, Taunton School Department, Board of Health, Human Services, Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter's Office, Taunton District Court, Bristol Juvenile Court, Learn 2 Cope, Seven Hills Foundation, CCIT/CCBC, Veterans Affairs, the inter-faith community, local family members of addiction victims and additional addiction related agencies, according to Hoye.
"Mayor Hoye and the Taunton community have done an exceptional job calling attention to the problem of opiate addiction in our city," Hackett said. "Opiate addiction plagues many communities throughout the nation, but only a few are speaking out about this issue. It takes courage for local officials to confront something as horrible as heroin abuse; fortunately, Taunton's municipal leaders have shown that they are honest and brave. Now that we've put the problem out there, it's time for us all to work together to put an end to this horrible epidemic."
The forum will conclude with the debut of a public service announcement created by the TOTF.
"Morton Hospital recognizes our city's ongoing opiate issue and we are doing all we can to help address it," said Morton Hospital President Kim Bassett. "This is the second community forum that we are participating in as part of our effort to spread awareness to parents and youth about the impacts of drug use from a medical perspective — specifically the dangers of drug use and how it affects your body from a physiological standpoint."
TOTF was initiated by Hoye earlier this year "to bring individuals from different backgrounds, working with or affected by opiate addiction, together to communicate issues, collaborate solutions and combat opiate addiction in the city of Taunton."
Its members are taking their roles seriously.
"As a member of the Mayor's Taunton Opiate Task Force, I know the strong role that education plays in putting an end to opiate addiction in the city of Taunton," Hackett said. "We want our children to grow up in a healthy, thriving community, so we are doing our part to teach children and school community members about the dangers of opiate addiction."
Participants are hoping the collaboration across the community will strengthen efforts to fight a complicated enemy: addiction.
"This ongoing community collaboration is extremely important in combating this public health issue, and we applaud the Mayor's office and the Taunton Public Schools for taking action and facilitating these community discussions," Bassett said. "We are currently planning another educational program for the fall targeting our local high school students, and we look forward to continuing to work with our local partners to provide education and resources to our community on an ongoing basis."


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One out of every three students at Montezuma-Cortez High School did not graduate on time last year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Sixty-five percent of the Class of 2012 - those who enrolled in August 2008 - finished in four years.
The CDE report, released late last month, shows an alarming 52 percent graduation rate for Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1, but that number includes Southwest Open School's rate of 14 percent.
Director Jennifer Carter would like to boost graduation rates but said the low number shouldn't be viewed negatively because churning out students within four years is not the charter's primary goal.
"As an alternative education campus, we will take students up to age 21. Most of the students who join Colorado's 76 alternative schools are already behind in credits," she said, adding that SWOS' "completion rate," which measures finishing over 5-7 years, was 38 percent. The others drop out, return to M-CHS or transfer to other districts.
Superintendent Alex Carter noted the distinction between M-CHS and SWOS, but said he wasn't trying to make excuses. SWOS draws a few students from Mancos, Dolores and Dove Creek, but the majority are from the Cortez school system. If it weren't for SWOS, most would be at M-CHS.
"I'm not implying (the rate) is good enough, because it isn't. These are our students. We need to take ownership of them," he said.
Carter said subpar graduation rates in Re-1 are not solely a high school problem, but a district-wide one. If a student arrives to M-CHS reading at a sixth grade level, for example, there is little high school English teachers can do. They are playing catch-up from the outset.
"Interventions at the K-8 years are needed," he said. "High school is a big step up. Some students arrive not equipped, and are shocked at the level expected of them. They don't feel prepared."
Catching the stragglers early on is imperative, Carter added. Freshmen who finish their first year with less than six credits are 20 times more likely to drop out, he said.
M-CHS principal Jason Wayman, and Lori Haukeness, chief academic officer for Re-1, said improving graduation rates is a long-term process; there is no immediate fix. But the district has introduced several policies in the last few years aimed at keeping students on track.
A credit recovery program launched last year helped 53 students make-up one or two credits during the summer. The idea is to give students who failed a class by 20 or fewer points a second chance.
M-CHS has "grade level teams" made of counselors, administrators and teachers that track individual student progress and contact parents if the student falls behind.
In a similar but more intensive idea developed by the University of Minnesota, called Check and Connect, a trained mentor forms relationships with about 25 struggling students and monitor their attendance and grades.
If a student is enrolled in two elective classes and is failing a core class needed for graduation, M-CHS offers the option of dropping one elective and replacing it with a "targeted study hall."
Under a policy called "zeros not allowed" - or ZAPS - students can use lunch periods to submit assignments and take tests they missed the first time around.
"Scores of zero are not an accurate reflection of a student's intelligence. It might indicate their laziness or forgetfulness, but not intelligence," Alex Carter said.
Four times a week, freshman and sophomores take Career Pathways, a workforce readiness curriculum that doubles as a homeroom. It's another layer of oversight.
Finally, for two years M-CHS has offered a freshman "initiation" before the school year begins. Incoming freshmen can learn about the school layout, scheduling and study skills, and build relationships with staff, so they are less overwhelmed when classes begin.
Haukeness said involvement in school clubs and extra-curricular activities helps students structure their time more wisely, which in turn creates better study habits and completion of classes.
Wayman cited several systemic reasons for the chronically low on-time graduation rate, including absenteeism, disengaged parents, and a lack of motivation or "buy-in" from students.
"We need to do a better job of helping students own their education by giving them choices," he said.
Following a consistent state (and national) trend, female students in Re-1 are doing a better job finishing high school in four years than their male classmates.
Native American students are the ethnic subgroup that continues to struggle most acutely. Between M-CHS and SWOS, only 14 of 48 Native American students that began in 2008 completed high school in four years.
Statewide, on-time graduation ticked upward last year by 1.5 percentage points, to 75.4 percent. Two thirds of school districts achieved a rate equal or above the state's benchmark target of 80 percent.
When students earning GED certificates are added to the equation, the rate rises to 78.2 percent.
Montezuma County's two other high schools finished well above the state average. Dolores graduated 36 of 43 students (84 percent) in four years, and Mancos issued diplomas to 21 of 23 students (91 percent).
Durango 9R, the largest school district in Southwest Colorado, was one point above the state average at 76.6 percent.
For the sixth consecutive year, the state dropout rate improved, down to 2.9 percent. Schools reported 488 fewer dropouts (among grades 7-12) than 2010-2011, and 5,775 fewer than 2005-06, when the dropout rate was 4.5 percent.


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This mellow yellow house needs a little hug.
A very likeable retired gentleman is the owner of this all-brick good quality house.
The anatomy of this older split level could benefit from an affordable shift toward a more current and fresher look. These alterations don't involve a huge budget, just a minor investment in elbow grease.
The tired shutters, if not rotten, can be repaired and painted a rich dark neutral brown with no red tint in a semi-gloss finish. For a more complete result, four more shutters on each side of the basement windows can also be installed.
To add personality, a wooden architectural detail below the centre of the cornice, stained crisp white in a mat finish, is just what the structure needs. The windows, trims, cornice and posts would be revamped with a new coat of white exterior acrylic paint in a matte finish as well.
Unfortunately, the roof is in dire need of replacement. I realize that this improvement is very expensive, but if neglected the consequences to the condition of the house could be even more costly. The colour I've chosen for the roofing is replicating the shutters.
Like a cherry on a sundae, a stylish new door painted a semi-gloss burgundy tint gives the home an instant boost of youthfulness.
The two flower boxes will be stained the same happy colour as the front door. The chosen variety of droughtresistant annuals are happier when planted in a deep enough flower container, in a special moisture-retaining soil and with a top layer of mulch, but they still need watering once in a while.
I adore the several existing Yuccas with their winter persistent spiky leaves and their impressive giant clusters of gorgeous creamy white flowers during summer.
The typical mistake owners make when creating their landscaping is that they usually don't plan it. They scatter their plants here and there and the result is the dreaded 'pizza effect.' The eye jumps everywhere, registering only chaos.
To display texture, colour and shape, repetition is a sure bet. A good example is this lower evergreen hedge on the right part of the house that grounds the facade effectively.
The yuccas will give a stronger statement if placed in a family grouping or - in this case - in a line. I suggest replanting three of them on one side of the walkway and the other two at the end in a ninety degree angle. At its intersection, a luscious new Taxus Capitata that grows well in the shadow of a big tree will imitate the pyramidal shape of the new medium size Thuja added on the left corner of the building. Sadly, the square evergreen has to migrate somewhere else, maybe to the backyard.
To control the shape and fullness of cedars, they need to be lightly trimmed yearly at the end of June. A row of burgundy-leafed perennials near the foundation will mirror the horizontal lines of the window boxes. On each side of the driveway, miniature asters as a low hedge in summer will provide an explosion of colour year after year throughout autumn. The Silver Lamium groundcover contrasts well and connects all the various vegetation.
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With all the snow over the last couple of weeks, it's tempting to hole up in the house and only go out if you absolutely must. But there is a good reason to try to get outside, even in inclement weather: your health.
With all the snow over the last couple of weeks, it's tempting to hole up in the house and only go out if you absolutely must. But there is a good reason to try to get outside, even in inclement weather: your health. Well, aside from the icy sidewalks. Those are probably just bad for health, period.
This article in Outside magazine details the state of research into the effects of being outside on various aspects of both mental and physical health. This is a growing area of research, having moved from the esoteric contemplation of Thoreau's Walden to the research lab. At this point, all indications are that spending time in natural areas is good for stress management, blood pressure, immune functioning and more.
Interestingly, it doesn't even matter if we enjoy ourselves, the Outside article said.
"It turns out, that even when we don't enjoy spending time in nature, like during lousy winter conditions, we benefit from it just the same. At least that's what Toronto's Berman found when research subjects took walks in an arboretum on a blustery winter day. The walkers didn't really enjoy themselves, but they still performed much better on tests measuring short-term memory and attention."
The bumper sticker "a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work" comes to mind. We derive benefits from the activity that are not actually linked with our enjoyment of it. We really aren't doing ourselves any favors when we stay inside to watch TV, even if it makes us more comfortable. Of course, it is fortunate that most of the time, spending time outdoors is very enjoyable. A quiet walk in the woods, a fishing outing on the lake or river, a long sit in a deer blind; all of these things offer benefits to mind and body.
This seems intuitive to me, but it is great to see an increasing body of research backing it up. A few years ago I read Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv. In it, he coined a term "Nature-deficit disorder," describing the prevalence of low attention, easily-distracted kids who also happen to spend more time in front of screens than playing outside. At the time, his was the most comprehensive compilation of research data on the subject that had yet been assembled. This body of work has now grown and received increasing national and international attention.
In the Outside article, one researcher used a phrase to describe the "attention resetting" quality of time spent outdoors: "soft fascination." This refers to the directed but open attention placed on one's surroundings when in a state of keen awareness while outside. I find this concept to be really delightful and resonant. I could easily describe time I've spent fly fishing for trout, sitting in wait for a Whitetail deer or tracking a bobcat's snowy footprints as "soft-fascination." It is a vigorously engaged state of mind, open to all manner of sensory information. You do not realize how loud you and your day-to-day world are until you completely stop while outside, and suddenly a falling leaf becomes an auditory event.
Modern lives are so busy, hectic and over-directed that we often don't feel as though we have time to spend simply enjoying natural places. There is a cost to all that hectic business, however, and it may behoove us sometimes to stop and smell the roses. Or the pine needles.