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I. / LlJiRARIAlt •••; HASSAU CTY HISTORICAL MUSEUU EISENHOHea PAR10-' EAST HEAPOir, N Y 11554 ~^r-r: -J\ FRfiEPORT BALDWIN ROOSlyELT MERRICK FRiEPOR^S opfitmi NEWSPAPER 42nd YEAR No. 34 FREEPORT. NEW YORK, DECEMBER 22.1977 PRICE 15t PER COPY Pay For iMoypr fiMd Trustees Boosf Th eiriSalaries, Vpfing 3-1 FREEPORT - In a"3-l vote, the Village board of trustees voted itself its first "pay" raise in seven years. Monday night's board meeting and public hearing were attended by approximately two dozen people. Several spoke against the proposed increase; others in favor, while most remained silent and listened. si^v A VIsrr^WfTR SAINT-NICKf^oiiftoer n»Ideht*'of,Frflep6rt; and h^^ '-;tovt8^ With SaniaClaib the last iwo weekends eA he ptald>y}sit'.t6' the village. Sftnta was'stayfhg wl th ' - his 'g6«f friends at Atlahtlo Nui'sary'and Garden' Shop, on Atlantic Avenue, and giving candy to the'; eager young believers and tKo3e;who ]u8t wanted to t>elleve.'Imparting their secret wishes to him; last.. - .Sunday; wore: (I. to.r.) Scott Kombluth, a.vlsllQr from Rockvllli Centre; Jjmm'y Mollo/ of Atlantic. Avenue, Freepoft; anil- two .sisters, \lsa-:'and Kelly " Magulnnesa "of South'- Long v'Bsach;^ .Avenue in the vlljage.':: " . {: J i - : ' : . - (A LEADER photo) lithai ft mK S ^ ^^ A^^ FREEPORTl- A foimer Frisepwt High School basketbail star died of csutonmonradde'poisoning, and. six others were injured^ when .an illegally used "space?-gas ficatetfemitted the fumes sometime.last .-week. H e body of. 19-year old Lonis^Patridkwas;^disc»vered Inthe! rhotiseat^S.EastSeaman Avenne'Tast Wednesday night, Dccember.l4. accordingly, to several 'pblice,5barces he hid b ^ dead for some time (possibly.as-;idng'as~ 12 :to IS .'y : V - ;--,\;^^,^ - The new . salaries •. increase Mayor William White.'s annual "pay" for his part-time position. from $7,000 to $^,500. The four trustees will receive a siiSOQ pay .rdise—from .$3,'^ to, S5,0i00 a year.for their,'"part-time" work. On^irustee,was hot-present to v6te' Monday night.' Al Sirllri; has {^n..qn,' the.=west coast under-gbtngmedical treatment. Trustee jWayne Jordan voted against the r '"' Joidan'aOppoaltkn: -Jordan explj^iaed his .opposition, which he said he had voiced ptevioosl^ to thdbolitd. He is. be explained, "very much committed" to the proposal of a full-time, mayor. Any additional monies for salaries for the trustees he would want to see applied to that salary. - In aidditibn, Jordan stated that when he was elected to serve his four year term he considered it a "contract," with a certain salary.- "There is no ()beisilon in my'mlnd that the salatV Increases are justi-i. fied.fpr thework," Jonian said.' "there Is no question in my inind thatwehaveafiiU-time Mayor in a part-time job." ExpUdnlng that (Cont.bnPageia) hours)i: Patrick and- _the sijt ,cflher victims'were disoiyered by;Glotia Lipsey of Colonial Avenue, Free-' port, Iiad gone to the two-story, • Cape Cod house to find out why her mother. Hazel Chambers, had not gone to work that day. Mrs.' Chambers lived" at the Seaman Avenue address. ;_ , . Lipsky found her 47 - year old mother, as well as '43vyear old Homer Young, unconscious in one of the house's first floor, bedrooms. The Freeport police answering her caD for-help discovered the rest of tlie;victims.. -Louis Patrick and his 20 year old;cousin, Wayne, were in the basement, in wiikt Nassau County' police sources called a "basement apartment." Agnes Ford, 19 yeap; old, was in an upstairs front room; and EUen Ramos; 32, and her three year old son Shane were in the rear upstairs room. According to the Nassau' County Police, the carbon monoxide came from a space heater in (COnt.'on Page 19) Wild Car CKcise^ : FREEPORT - A .17-yeir old" ; Hempstead^ojth's brief atten^t • -at nptoriefy liegan'last Monday . night at approximately ll.pni andr . came to an ignominius ^ d -two hours later in a Mineola detention cell. In the interim; a taxi cab was stolen, a. careening car chase interrupted the late-night peace of -quiet residential Freeport -streets, a Freeport police veMde was damaged in an attempt to - force it off the road, a Freeport, officer was injured when he was thrown from a moving auto, and - two Freepoft officers were nerely killed by a swerving driverless car. ' . "" Somewhere around 11 pm on the night of December 19, . (Cont. on Page 19) Q^NEROUS GIVERS. On Behalf of the Encon Corporation, Freeport Resident Alvina Grltnon (r.) presents a check for $1,000 to Hale Smith, 'president of the Freeport Arts Council. This Is the second consecutive year that Exxon has given the A'ds-Council a check to be used for furthering Its work in the arts in the vlllage.lSmith accepted the check during Intermission of his past Saturday night's performance of "The Cartoon Opera," at Freeport High School. and Management o f THE LEADER one
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ST. PAULS — Austin Kendell Osborne, 18, passed away Feb. 12, 2013, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Westview Pentecostal Holiness Church in St. Pauls, Pastors Ricky Taylor and Ron Murdock officiating. Burial will follow in Smith family cemetery.
Austin was a senior at St. Pauls High School. He was active in the school band and played basketball. He also enjoyed singing and dancing. He was employed by the Piggly Wiggly in St. Pauls.
He is survived by his mother, Susan Williams and husband DeWann; his grandmother and grandfather, "Mama" Dorla and "PaPa" Kenneth Osborne; three brothers, Lamonte Melvin, Montreal Melvin and Ketrone Blanks; a sister, Lysheika Kinard; two aunts, Kimberly Osborne and Slyvester McNair; two uncles, Kenneth Osborne Jr. and wife Angela and Demont Sinclair; his cousins, Ethan Osborne, Katillia West, Lukus Osborne and Derihanna McNair; a very special cousin, Elizabeth Osborne; and a host of friends.
The visitation for family and friends will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Saint Pauls Funeral Home in St. Pauls, and at all other times at the home of Dorla and Kenny Osborne. There will also be a time for his friends and classmates to say goodbye and honor of their classmate.
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Round 2 between Two Top American Indoor Football set to battle live on HerbFM Sports Radio on May 11th with coverage starting at 2pm.
American Indoor Football (AIF) top two teams Harrisburg Stampede and Cape Fear Heroes are getting set to battle in the city of Harrisburg, PA on May 11th and HerbFM Sports Radio will start their coverage at 2pm, get ready for Round 2 between Heroes and Stampede kickoff at 5pm.
Coverage starts at 2pm with Replay of AIF Live Radio show with Mike Wood than a special pregame show live from PA Show Arena in Harrisburg starting at 4:30pm to get you ready for this classic matchup.
Last time these two teams played was two weeks in Fayetteville and Stampede gave Heroes their first lost by the score of 39-30 and both teams had a week off to get ready for this rematch.
The Cape Fear Heroes are pleased to announce their game on April 20th against the Harrisburg Stampede will be carried live on the MHE Sports Network. This game features the AIF two best teams to date this season in the Cape Fear Heroes and Harrisburg Stampede both teams have come out of gate with strong performances and both teams are 3-0. On paper both teams are similar in three games the Heroes are scoring 210 points and giving up only 44 points while the Stampede have scored 219 points and have given up only 45 points
MHE is an internet based sports network from Durham North Carolina that video streams live sporting events, Mike Wood will be the play by play announcer for this game, Mike is the host of the MHE Sports Network signature show the Overtime Sports Show that airs Monday thru Friday in the 1:30 to 2:30 pm time slot.
The telecast will air on April 20th and will begin at 7:15 pm (EST) with a pregame ceremony followed by the game kickoff at 7:30 pm.
Watch it streamed live below Or to view the game go to the link below
Saturday action from American Indoor Football saw both undefeated teams, Cape Fear Heroes and Harrisburg Stampede maintain their perfect records.
In the first game of the afternoon in Harrisburg PA, the York Capitals came into PA Farm House Arena to take on their newest rival, the Harrisburg Stampede. This game was close at Halftime with the Capitals down by score of 27-20
But in the 2nd Half, Stampede QB EJ Nemeth took over the game scoring two rushing TD's and the Stampede defense pitched a shutout to win 63-20 over the Capitals.
Capitals (1-1) were carried by Andrew Dailey who was 16-27 for 162 yards with Two First Half TD's.
Heroes (3-0) traveled to Laurel Maryland to have a rematch with Washington Eagles (0-4) with a very nice crowd on hand at Garden Ice House
This game was broadcast Live on HerbFM Sports Radio and the game had hard hitting action all 4 quarters even though it was not reflected in the score with the Heroes winning over the Eagles 59-8..
Stampede (3-0) will now travel to Fayetteville, NC to take on the Cape Fear Heroes for a battle to decide 1st place in the AIF and only one will remain undefeated.
American Indoor Football Game of the Week - Rematch between the Cape Fear Heroes and the Washington Eagles.
American Indoor Football Game of the week continues live on HerbFM Sports Radio with a Rematch between the Cape Fear Heroes and the Washington Eagles this Saturday Night, April 13th at 7pm.
The last time these two teams played was two weeks ago in Fayetteville, North Carolina and the Cape Fear Heroes won by the score of 75-28. This time, it's the Washington Eagles home opener and they will have the home field advantage and they want revenge.
Join us this Saturday Night for the pre-game show starting at 6:45pm from the Garden Ice House Arena and broadcasted live on Herbfm.com. The American Indoor Football game of the week will be another one for the books with the Cape Fear Heroes fighting to stay undefeated and the Washington Eagles fighting for revenge in front of the home field crowd.
HerbFM Sports Radio will be broadcasting 2 Live AIF Football Games on Easter Weekend.
The Broadcast Start Friday March 29th at 7pm when the upstart Washington Eagles, with Quarterback Kareem Dennis travels down 1-95 to Fayetteville North Carolina to take on 2012 AIF Champions Cape Fear Heroes.
Then on Saturday March 30th Live at 4:45pm from PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg PA - the West Virginia Badgers open their 2013 season with a tough road game against Jermaine Thaxton and the Harrisburg Stampede defense.
Catch all the action Live on Easter Weekend on HerbFM Sports Radio at www.herbfm.com
The Cape Fear Heroes are pleased to announce their opening game on March 29th against the Washington Eagles will be carried live on the MHE Sports Network.
MHE is an internet based sports network from Durham North Carolina that video streams live sporting events, Mike Wood will be the play by play announcer for this game, Mike is the host of the MHE Sports Network signature show the Overtime Sports Show that airs Monday thru Friday in the 1:30 to 2:30 pm time slot.
This broadcast will enable the Heroes to increase their out of town fan base, fans will be able to view the opening game of the 2013 season as well as the special ceremonies slated for that evening. In addition with the Heroes new affiliation with the Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) this will allow our new fans though out the Bahamas to view and enjoy this professional arena football game.
The telecast will air on March 29th and will begin at 7:15 pm (EST) with a special pregame ceremony followed by the game kickoff at 7:30 pm.
To view the game go to one of the following outlets.
Cape Fear Heroes – www.capefearheroes.com
MHE Sports Network - www.ihigh.com/themhesportsnetwork
Gamin' Ride returns to the Heroes tailgating experience opening night Friday March 29th. They join the all-girls band 45 RPM who will be performing a free outdoor concert that night as both look to enhance this year's tailgating experience. Excitement will be abundant on a night when the Heroes celebrate last year's AIF Championship Season and our local youth.
Gamin' Ride is a Mobile Interactive Entertainment Center on wheels that brings the fun right to your doorstep! Their mobile theater immerses 24 guests into a 4D interactive party Experience courtesy of their vibrating simulation seating, game scents and XBOX 360, PS3, Wii and the Ultimate in High-Definition Gaming. Their on-board interactive event hosts help create the Experience and capture the memories, all the while keeping guests on their toes with a slew of activities, games and contests.
Gamin' Ride is a leading provider of mobile interactive entertainment services and attractions in the United States covering three continents with an unparalleled quality of service offering their clients a one-stop-shop for any special event.
Tailgating starts at 4 pm, come out and enjoy the activities with your family and friends then enter the Crown Coliseum and watch the Heroes take on the Washington Eagles at 7:30 pm in the Heroes opening night professional arena football game.
The Cape Fear Heroes will open up their 2013 professional indoor football season against the Washington Eagles on Friday night March 29th at the Crown Coliseum, tailgating starts at 5:00 pm, game starts at 7:30 pm.
The theme for the evening is "Celebration and Youth" with a poster give away to the first 700 fans through the door. Game night festivities include the official unveiling of the 2012 Heroes Championship Banner, entertainment for all ages, recognition of area youth groups as well as City and County First Responders.
The fun starts at 5:00 pm in the tailgating area with our Heroes Fan Fest, Heroes fans will be able to enjoy a free kids inflatable area with various games. Bring your favorite food and tailgate with your family and friends before the game. City and County First Responder Units will have special vehicles displayed in the tailgating area.
At 6:00 pm on our outdoor stage the band 45 RPM takes the stage for an hour long concert. 45 RPM is an all female band. "RPM" stands for "Representing Positive Music" 45 RPM made up of 4 teen multi-instrumentalists, whose goal is to put out positive music along with a positive image. The band consists of Katie Goulet (instruments - Bass guitar/Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals), Tayler Morgan ( instruments - Drums/Keyboards/Bass/Vocals), Teraasia Archer ( instruments - Percussion/Keyboards/Vocals) and Sarah Martinico (Instruments – Guitars/Vocals)
Just learning their instruments within the last 2 years, they have accomplished and performed as opening acts for Josh Thompson (Country Artist). They were asked to perform as Clarence Burke's ("Ooo Child") band for several shows and performed for ABC's Extreme Home Makeover Fayetteville concert. They have performed at the Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville, NC) on various occasions, Fayetteville's Amphitheater Festival Park multiple times and performed at many local Fairs and school functions. The group was founded and produced by Grammy nominated producer Brian Morgan.
For game day tickets contact the Crown Coliseum Box Office or any Ticketmaster location or go online to ticketmaster.com. For group tickets contact the Heroes offices at 910-835-0919.
What started out as a trip for the Cape Fear players after a great inaugural season has turned into a humanitarian endeavor.
Cape Fear Heroes owner and CEO Barbara Spigner announced Wednesday in a news conference that the team has formed a relationship with the Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) and will travel to Grand Bahama in November to hold football clinics.
The Heroes, who went undefeated and won the AIFA championship last season, will also hold open tryouts in Grand Bahama during that time for Bahamian players. Those who show promise may have the opportunity to play for Cape Fear in 2014.
The Heroes plan on making and keeping strong connections with the BAFF.
"We are doing this as a means to give promise to a nation," Spigner said. "We wanted to help out and increase diversity between both areas."
"At first, I didn't think it was real," Anthony said. "I've had offers before but what struck me was that the Heroes weren't trying to make this a one-time thing, which is why we agreed to do this."
The players were ecstatic about the news - perhaps no one more than wide receiver Jay Jackson.
"When I found out about the opportunity, the first thing I said is 'let me get my passport' because I am definitely ready," Jackson said. "I coach anyway, so this is in my field."
Jackson is one of six players from last year's squad signed for the 2013 season. The other five are wide receiver Tymere Zimmerman, offensive lineman Troy Bennett, defensive back JeRome Mann, and defensive linemen Dontre Brown and Quincy Malloy.
The Heroes also have signed two new players - quarterback Aries Nelson and wide receiver Tim Jones.
The final tryout to make the Heroes' roster will be held March 2 at the Crown Arena. For additional information, contact coach Charles Gunnings at
Cape Fear Heroes football team partners with Bahamian federation
By Junious Smith III
Want to try out for a champion, the Heroes will be holding their last open tryout Saturday March 2nd , 2013. Players should be prepared to participate in a variety of drills including short shuttle, timed 40 yard dash for skill positions, timed 20 yard dash for OL/DL and one on one drills.
Cost of the tryout is $55.00 per person the day of camp, $40.00 in advance. To pre-register go to www.capefearheroes.com and click on the team store tab. No checks will be accepted. Tryouts will be led by the Heroes Head Coach Charles Gunnings.
Participants must be at least 19 years of age and able to provide proof of their birth date. This is a professional tryout and participants will no longer be eligible to participate in NCAA sanctioned football should they participate in testing. The tryout is indoors, participants should wear t-shirts, shirts and turf shoes or sneakers
For More information go to the Heroes website at www.capefearheroes.com or contact the Heroes at their offices at 910-323-1100 or by email at
Date: Saturday March 2nd, 2013 Cost: $55.00 Day of the Event / $40.00 By Pre-registering Time: Registration: 8:00 am to 8:45 am Tryout: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Location: Crown Arena 1960 Coliseum Drive, Fayetteville NC 28306 (this is the small arena at the complex and not the coliseum) |
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A cocktail party was held at The Point Restaurant Soldiers Point Marina on Wednesday night where over 100 guests including Cr Bruce McKenzie Mayor of Port Stephens, Real Futures Foundation (RFF) sponsors, Soldiers Point Sailing School students, parents and other guests were invited to meet Olympic Gold Medalist in the 49er Skiff Class at the London games Iain Jensen and Paralympics dual silver medalist, local girl Taylor Corry.
Iain and Taylor spoke about their 'Olympic Experience' and their lives and achievements leading up to that point.- with lots of questions asked from the guests.
The cocktail party was held to thank sponsors of the RFF and also recognize the achievements of the school students from the Soldiers Point Marina sponsored Soldiers Point Sailing School who receive sailing lessons and have completed their Basic Skills 1 Certificate.
Students from Tomaree High and St Philips Christian College as part of their weekly school sports lessons, work towards gaining their Yachting Australia accredited Basic Skills 1 Course over 10 weeks, with over 30 students achieving this certificate to date. These lessons are sponsored by Soldiers Point Sailing School at no cost to the student or the school.
Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of four special encouragement awards to young sailors who have completed their Basic Skills 1 Certificate and are now moving towards achieving their Basic Skills 2 Certificate.
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Doubt we will be able to get a whole lot of money for him, and doubt we'll be able to replace him for that amount.
When your Mum used to pick you up from school and you'd run out and be like 'Mummy I got 9/10 in the spelling test today', would she go 'phenomenal, son'.Cos if she did she's a stupid fuck.
Why ask in a Dirk Kuyt thread?
Me thinks mr. Barrett might be peddling agenda rather than insight
When you see the sort of players the top squads regularly leave on the bench, I wonder why we HAVE to sell him or Maxi.If it is a case of he wants to go, then so be it, but I'd rather have him in the squad showing the younger players a thing or two about dedication and commitment.
He could leave and then change his name to Dick Crust. We will then buy him back because he sounds British. He will score more than Adam and Downing. Too bad the price tag will be inflated as well.
Never seen him playing I think. But looks like a good player.
Not sure why we can't replace him for the money...Newcastle are sitting pretty with Ba and Cisse for a combined £9M.
You know what, I'm writing this here now and I'm going to put it in my signature and leave it there for the next 5 years, no matter how embarrassing it might or might not turn out to be: Jordan Henderson is going to be a fantastic player.
just get him out!..
Dirk's been a great servant to the club and one I love. I'm not sure I'd call him a legend, though; I'd like to think to be considered a legend at this great club you'd be a part of a side that wins more than one League Cup during your tenure. The cold hard fact of this window is we can better utilize his 80k a week, so it's probably best for both parties if he moves on. When you're constantly challenging for things you can afford to have a squad player on those types of wages, but when you're battling to simply be in contention for fourth and revamping your squad then you need to be a little wiser and more efficient with your wages.
It'd be the £4m a year we pay him that would go towards a replacement, you can get a very good player for that.
I think every football fan on the planet has got to try their best not to start comparing transfers to Cisse and Ba. Those moves (and the players' resulting fantastic seasons) were rather freakish results of a confluence of factors (including, of course, fantastic scouting and negotiation by Newcastle), and while they do certainly indicate that such things are possible, the novelty of it should tell you how unlikely it is to happen again. I'm also convinced that we (or any other "rich" team) could never have made those deals for such little money.I'd be shocked, like others here, if we got more than 2 or 3 million for Dirk. The only way we replace him for that little is if it goes to Blackburn for compensation for Hoilett. And even then, nobody can really replace Dirk.
It looks like Dirk might be staying now.With Dalglish as manager, I didnt have the illusion he would let me start from the beginning next season, said the Dutch striker. Now I hope I can stay with Liverpool. - The Mirror
Fuck it, I'm taking me dog for a walk. The pair of us are completely bollocksed and take turns a piece dragging one another along. We look a bit like one of Roy's midfield pairings, but with a wee bit more guile and panache. Well, on the dog's side, anyway
Bit of a dig, no?
If Harry can get Spurs to the CL 1/4 final then he could get England to the World Cup final.
Give the senseless abuse a break until you get a better source than the Mirror who is desperate to create a story about Liverpool given the manic atmosphere around the club.
If he was Dudek would've saved it...and there would be no film.
ha, Kuyt has managed to convince himself that it was just the manager now, nothing to do with his own woeful performances when given a chance, and general all round deterioration, he looked tired any time i seen him this season too, and fucking lazy to be honest. And lazy Kuyt is less than useless. Hope no one at the club is daft enough to go offering him an extension.
I'm really hoping Sturridge busts out the wacky dip when he scores.
Has looked tired this season and well below his standards but to call him lazy isnt right IMO , to get the best from Kuyt he has to be played as a striker or as close to the front man as possible (support striker , inside forward left or right) but never as a winger.
Splitting haris a bit finely there. He played loads under Rafa as a "winger", and was good and bad. Which is Kuyt in a nutshell, often good and often bad, doesn't matter where he plays.
A new manager will come in and go "wow we also have dirk, scorer of important goals and dutch international. automatic first team choice"and then a season will pass and he will be sold. I thought when rafa went that we would finally see the back of dirk, every cloud and all that. hodgson relied on him as a second right sided defender, and kenny saw straight through his inability to trap a football pretty quickly.looks like we are lumbered with him for another season.
A little respect for a man who's always given his all for the club wouldn't go amiss.I'm not saying he shouldn't be sold or anything, simply suggesting that there's no reason to have this attitude towards a fantastic club servant.
As it turns out. No other news agency picked that up. Figure that!


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One of my worst restaurant experiences ever.
Seriously - how does this place stay in business? To begin with, the food is only so-so.
But my experience - after being forgotten about a couple of times, the night gets topped off with the bus-boy knocking a tall candle off the table next to us and get wax all over my pants and new my new shoes. He looks completely amazed and then scurries away. No one came back to the table for 10 minutes!! Being as nice as I could at this point, I have the waitress get the manager. His only comment is that he is sorry and that they would pay for dry-cleaning only. It's wax! Absolutely ridiculous.
Perfect on a Saturday night. Recently celebrated my bday here with some buddies. Totally accomodating for a party of 12 or larger. The food was delicious, i recommend the fixed price menu to get your samples in. Chile Relleno, Lomo Saltado and Churros with a Chocolate dipping sauce...um, yumm! They were so cool and the service was perfect! I want to go back today!
Worth visiting twice!. I rarely visit SF restaurants more than once simply because there's an abundance of new places to try, but this is one worth a repeat visit! Service was professional, efficient, and we never felt rushed even though my friend and I were there for more than 3 hours. Great selection of small and large plates - the empanadas were very satisfying as was the yellowtail ceviche! We also had the pork chops with mashed sweet potatoes, which were good, but nothing special. Many around us ordered the lomo saltado, and it smelled and looked delicious! Something to try next time. Ambience is great as is the rest of the experience.
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Good Service and place. They are friendly. Good service and nice place. I went there with my girlfriend and she loved the place, really nice. We ate "ceviche a la peruana". It was not real peruvian ceviche because it needs more taste. We prefer others peruvians restaurants. "Anticucho", it was bad, don't try that. However, "Churrasco", it was really good and "Aji de Gallina", also. Finally, about the price, it is not expensive or inexpensive.
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Got my copy of the reissued book "My Hero, My Friend Jimmy Bryan" and the accompanying DVD "The Legend of Jimmy Bryan" earlier this week.
I know the book came out years ago in its first edition and is well known here, I'm just glad it's available again ... at a reasonable price; I'd never bought it before because it was so hard to get and expensive ... because it's superb. I really think you get more of the true flavor of the man by having the story told through the eyes of a kid than you would from a conventional birth-to-death biography, although there certainly could be room for one of those should someone be so inclined.
The DVD is excellent too, albeit a little brief, just over 30 minutes, kind of left you wanting more. There's more interviews with Jimmy, commercials he did, etc., than actual racing footage, which really isn't a bad thing because I'd never heard the guy's voice before.
The thing is ... and I'd heard this before, that whether from hard living, hard driving or a mixture of both, Jimmy really aged before his time, and the DVD touches on that (talks about him gaining weight, sort of hinting at least the way I perceived it that his racing chops had gotten rusty), and actually seeing him on film confirms that. The DVD has what is billed as the last filmed interview he ever did, and at least to my eyes he looked 54, not 34.
That begs the question ... and this also has been touched on over the years, although I need to tread lightly here given the fact that Jimmy still is a hero to a lot of people, me included ... as to whether folks like Rodger Ward, Clint Brawner and Eddie Sachs were right in saying that he really wasn't in shape to be at Langhorne on Father's Day 1960.
I know Ward and Brawner didn't catch heat for it, because they were generally respected and apparently said it to Jimmy's face beforehand, not in the press afterward. According to Denny Miller's book on Eddie (another great read BTW), Eddie said it in the press after the wreck, without very much tact, and pretty much got crucified for it (and I don't know when Miller did his interviews, but there were people like Charlie Brockman, who based on his comments throughout the book seemed to pretty much detest Eddie, who still were bitter about those comments probably 30 years after we lost Eddie).
But the thing is, only one man had the right to make that choice, that man made the only choice that was probably in his DNA to make ... and the rest is history.


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CN Media sports writer Paul Turner was in London to report on Cumbria's athletes in the Olympics.
He also wrote a daily diary on life in the capital during the Games.
Here, in his final entry, Paul reflected on the most exciting fortnight in his career and a lifetime of memories he will never forget:
TODAY is Day 17 of the Olympic Games. You won't see it on any of the official schedules, but those of us who were here know.
The events will include the London Euston dash – the only race requiring more paramedics on standby than BMX – the Lancaster platform switch – where positioning is everything – and the luggage-rack lift – requiring great strength to manoeuvre a bag twice as heavy as it was when you arrived into position.
Last night saw the Games officially end with the closing ceremony, but no-one who went will ever be able to get the last two-and-a-half weeks in London out of their system. When I make my way home today, I will expect smiling volunteers, resplendent in purple and red jackets to be pointing the way with their huge foam fingers.
The chances are, when I got ready this morning, after putting on my polo shirt and trousers, the next thing I went to wear was the Olympics lanyard that has hung proudly from my neck to allow me entry to events.
When I get on the train, I will be wondering why BBC sports editor David Bond isn't in the seat next to me – great guy, very tired, but happy to talk and honestly surprised when I told him how good the Beeb's coverage has been – and why Brendan Foster, Steve Cram, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wladimir Klitschko aren't in the next carriage along.
Things will be different now though.
For 16 days, the capital has been transformed, the country has come alive, a new national pride has emerged – we have all become better people.
Some of the moments I have been lucky enough to witness first-hand will live with me forever. The Super Saturday at the cycling and in the Olympic Stadium, all three of Usain Bolt's gold medals, the Brownless brothers excelling in the triathlon – I can say I was there.
And I probably will. Repeatedly.
Ad nauseum.
Those of us in the press can say that we have been in a privileged position and I don't think any of us have forgotten that.
I can only hope my workplace has had a massage parlour installed downstairs if my back ever starts to ache, that a relaxation lounge has been put in so we can all go and lie down after a long shift and that the desks have been moved outside so I can soak up the sun while typing away.
Oh yes, it's been hard at times!
It has been tiring, starting early, finishing late, dashing across the capital from venue to venue, sport to sport, but definitely worth it. I may never experience anything like it again in my life.
Here's to tomorrow.
Day 18 and the freestyle lie-in followed by the under-57kg lunch eating.
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He was my brother-in-law's maternal great grandfather.
And that's it. That's what anyone knows.
He married Mary Frances Edmonson, daughter of Jonas Smith Edmonson and Phoebe Harris.
They probably got married in Pulaski County, AR - most likely Little Rock, since that's where the Edmonsons had been living for a while - around 1888.
I can't find a marriage record.
David and Mary Frances had one daughter, Helen Phoebe Jordon, who was born in Little Rock on 18 Aug 1889.
The family story is that David messed around on Mary Frances, and her father forbade him to return to the family home.
So he didn't.
The 1900 census says Mary Frances was a widow. The family said that was the cover story for an embarassing failed marriage.
But after the 1889 Arkansas Press Little Rock City Directory, I can't find David Childress Jordon - any where. In 1889, he was working as a clerk for the Bank of Little Rock.
He was there in the 1887 Gazette City Directory for Little Rock.
And then, he was gone...
I've looked for military records, remarriages, and everything I can think of...I use 1860 as his date of birth, because 1861 was when Mary Frances was born. But I don't know if that's right, or even close.
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Nationality: UKRBorn : 31.08.1976Place of birth: Kharkov (UKR) Height: 1.85mPosition: G
Career: MBC Nikolaev (Ukraine-Superleague, 1995-2005).
Loyalty has to be Oleksandr Rayevskyy's main quality. This speedy point guard has played his whole career for MBC Nikolaev and celebrated his tenth season with the team this year... Not the best way to gain recognition outside of Ukraine's borders. But this season, Rayevskyy showcased his skills in the FIBA Europe Cup (18.5 ppg)... He loves to dribble drive and attacks the rim with a lot of aggression... But his main weakness is surely his limited range from behind the three-point line : 5-22 in European competition and a terrible 0-7 during last September's qualifying round... Ukraine's last EuroBasket win came in 2001 against France when Rayevskyy was fouled as the buzzer sounded and he nailed three free-throws to win the game 89-86.


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We have two Arcoaire heat pumps and three Arcoaire central air conditioner units. They are just on the border of five years and both heat pumps have failed. And had to have the compressor replaced (the part was free but the labor ran to hundreds of dollars.) One just started to disintegrate with the fins turning to to dust and losing their capacity to transfer heat. The mechanic who worked on it just said: "I've never seen that before." And he was, well, a senior mechanic who has seen a lot of a/c and heating systems.
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If you want heat in summer and cold in winter and have lots of time and money, I still would not recommend this unit: I was never so happy as to sit with a torch and saws all and cut this unit to scrap metal. We bought it with our new home and there where 4 of them installed when the homes where built 14 years ago. Mine was number three to be taken off the block! Every year was more money, starting with the Heat pump it self, compressor. Heat strips, Many switches, both fan motors outside and inside. I also got to have it charged many times over the years. As I look back on the unit I am not sure why I kept sinking money in to it. But now it is small pieces, I even took the time to ask the last neighbor that owns one if he would like a few old parts that may help him keep his operating. He is an ac man and also works on his unit a lot so it is a little cheaper on him. They offered to haul the unit off for me, but I refused, as I wanted a little pleasure with the unit before I hauled it off to be melted down. Please never purchase a unit with this name. pyha036ge. I cut it up slowly as to enjoy it. At the end or last year of so called operation. I had to wait until it was really hot then turn the thermostat down to zero and let it run for a few hours, you see when shut the unit off it would not come back on for 24 hours. As I was tearing it apart I now see what the main Problem is. The last two letters of the model "ge" . I have experience before as my new home came with all new ge products and the ac unit is the last item made by ge in my home. Most broke down 1st year and by year 5 I junked and replaced it with a better brand units. If they where given these units away I would not pay the ac Man to install one! I bought a goodman, and It cools great.
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David Robinson has worn many uniforms in his life. The NBA Hall of Famer wore the uniform of the San Antonio Spurs from 1989 until 2003. He's donned the red, white, and blue of USA basketball, playing on the first "Dream Team" in the Barcelona Olympics (he played in three Olympics and the FIBA World Championships). Before all of that, he wore the colors of the Naval Academy, becoming famous for a torrid NCAA Tournament in which he and his Midshipmen teammates captured the hearts of basketball fans and Americans with upset after upset. Lest anyone forget, he also wore the uniform of the U.S. Navy following graduation from Annapolis.
The man who became known as "The Admiral" has also been many things, more than simply "just a basketball player" as he humbly described himself to Lodging one afternoon at the Hilton Garden Inn Houston-Energy Corridor, a hotel in which his Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund recently became owner. The man's reputation as a humanitarian, philanthropist, engineering enthusiast, and champion of education stretches well beyond his exploits on the hardwood. In fact, the NBA named its Community Assist Award after Robinson.
What you might not realize, however, is that he is an aficionado of the work and wisdom of one of America's great historical figures—George Washington Carver. He admires the scientist, botanist, and educator so much that he named his most cherished philanthropic effort after him. "We built a school in San Antonio 11 years ago—Carver Academy—and have spent a lot of time building the program up and raising money for the yearly expenses," Robinson says.
A faith-based program, Carver Academy offers elementary-age children a challenging academic program featuring small classes, leadership opportunities, and a nurturing family-like environment. Its mission is to prepare the children for success in the nation's most competitive high schools. It welcomes children of all races, creeds, and financial status. The majority of the students come from low-income families, and attend the school on scholarship.
But running such a program takes money, hard work, and an ongoing commitment. As the quote on the previous page from George Washington Carver—which graces Carver Academy's website—suggests, success for the program is incumbent upon walking a long, winding road with no shorter paths to the final outcome.
That's where Robinson's Admiral Capital Group, specifically the group's Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund, comes into play. And, that's where this story of hotel ownership, done with much more in mind than profits, begins.
"It was really born of a desire to partner business with my philanthropic efforts," Robinson says.
For the last decade, Robinson has been working with Dan Bassichis on strategic planning for Carver Academy. The two met through Robinson's best friend from the Naval Academy, who attended Duke University's Business School with Bassichis.
"We needed a partner," Robinson recalls. "Dan came down to San Antonio to do strategic planning and think about how we were going to be sustainable at Carver Academy."
While helping Robinson, Bassichis was building quite a career for himself in New York City, working at Goldman Sachs, where among his specialties was the hospitality business. About three years ago, Bassichis was ready to set out on his own to start a business, and they explored working together.
"I thought it would be a perfect partnership to get together to not just make a good business, but also do some things in the community," Robinson says. "In addition to supporting education in San Antonio, we are committing to making an impact in every community where we invest."
"What David usually doesn't say is that he's put in $10 million of his own money to build the school and it costs about $2.5 million a year to operate," Bassichis says. "David retired in 2003, so after all those years it gets harder and harder to raise money."
Knowing that star power doesn't last forever, Robinson and Bassichis began looking at ways via for-profit investments and businesses to keep the funds rolling in for the foreseeable future. Although, you'd be hard-pressed to say that Robinson's star has faded much at this point. Several surprised hotel guests at the Hilton Garden Inn Houston-Energy Corridor asked for photos when he entered the hotel lobby for a meeting with Hilton executives one March morning.
"Magic Johnson is certainly a good role model. He's on his third fund now," Bassichis points out. Johnson has been well known since his retirement from basketball for investing in urban endeavors, including hotels, Starbucks franchises, and movie theaters, to help underserved, inner-city communities through his Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund, a portfolio that also includes the Washington Hilton.
"We wanted to combine my experience and relationships in real estate and hospitality with David's reputation, his access, his relationships, to build a for-profit business," Bassichis continues, "but if we took a portion of what we earned and sustained the work he's doing and try to roll it out into other cities, we could have a pretty interesting business."
Admiral Capital Group eventually formed a joint venture with USAA Real Estate Company (USAA) to launch Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund. USAA has committed $50 million to the joint venture, alongside other third-party investors, and will provide extensive resources to support the fund's investment strategy, including identifying asset acquisitions, due diligence, and asset management of the investments.
Although 10 percent of the profits from Admiral Capital Group and USAA are earmarked for community philanthropy, Bassichis and Robinson are quick to point out that the Fund is a for-profit business venture.
Often when industry members hear about a celebrity buying a hotel, the first thought is that another "trophy hotel" went off the market. "That's because that's where people in my position end up staying, so that's what they feel they know," Robinson says with a chuckle at the idea. "The opportunity really right now, if you're interested in ROI, is in places like the Hilton Garden Inn. We're going to go where the returns are."
Robinson and Bassichis know their business well. "Dan was in the lodging and gaming side of Goldman Sachs," Robinson points out. He thinks the select-service or focused-service sector, where you'll find places such as Hilton Garden Inn, is the best performing sector at the moment.
When the pair looked at the hotel market a few years ago they saw a lot of promise, particularly in the select-service space. "When we first got into it the markets were soaring," Robinson says. "As we've seen the world change a bit, now the opportunities are still there, they're just different. There are a lot of distressed properties, a lot of over-leveraged properties. I think we are finding our niche for those opportunities.
"I think we're under the radar. A lot of big groups are going out there and putting a whole lot of money to work," he continues. "We're in that sweet spot right now where we've been finding a lot of really good deals."
As a smaller fund, Robinson says they are not chasing the bigger deals that many larger funds are looking at. "We're a little more diligent in looking, but it gives the opportunity to find more deals," he says.
Bassichis says they have three office buildings and continue to look at them, as well as multifamily complexes, retail, and hotels. "We're looking at the major asset classes within real estate, but specifically with hotels, I think, is where David adds the most value," he says.
When they finally entered the hotel space, they settled on the Hilton Garden Inn, originally developed by Nick Massad Jr. and American Liberty Hospitality. There were many reasons for the selection, not the least of which was their take on Hilton Worldwide as a branding company. "They care about the community, diversity ownership, diversity in their supply chain," Bassichis says. "David has similar goals. We have similar goals as a company. Now we can go out and have a partnership together. If you go out and look at office buildings or apartment complexes or shopping centers, there are not the same opportunities where you have a company that cares so much about their brand and their customers."
"The key is having like-minded partners both in the community and the business. Nick has been an outstanding performer for many years. He's just the right partner for us," Robinson adds. "USAA is our main partner, and I've been around them for 25 years. I was a customer of USAA. I was on the bank board for 10 years. Now I'm working with the real estate department. Through and through, it's honor, loyalty, integrity. USAA serves its members and they do it extremely well.
"With Hilton, I like what I see. They are so focused on diversity, and making sure they are reaching out to all sectors of the community, making sure that ownership is represented by all sectors of the community," he continues. "It's a perfect partnership for us."
The respect runs both ways. "We are always looking for avenues to diversify our ownership base. We have plenty of traditional investors within the industry and we are working to gain more African-American and Hispanic-American owners," says Bill Fortier senior vice president of development, the Americas, for Hilton Worldwide. "With David Robinson's star power, there is an opportunity to effect change."
Fortier believes Robinson and other notable personalities with an influence in minority communities can inspire a new generation of hotel owners, and affirms that diversity ownership is an important piece of Hilton's business. "David Robinson has always been a leader on and off the court; people look up to him," Fortier says. "And, now with hotel ownership among his many successes, we hope that other athletes and individuals looking to invest will follow in his footsteps and consider the hotel industry."
Robinson likes the idea that with hotels, the business deals more with people. He admits he's not an expert in the operations of a hotel. The operation of the Hilton Garden Inn Houston-Energy Corridor falls under the direction of Massad. "I like to come over and encourage people," Robinson says. And, an informal conversation with just about any employee working at the hotel reveals the staff respects him and his partners for their work. That's not surprising given Robinson's long-held reputation as an overall nice, giving, and unpretentious superstar athlete.
And one who is taking a different approach to hotel ownership to extend his properties' reach beyond their own walls and out into the community.
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The Lion King may have a virtually unbreakable VHS record!
Have you ever looked at a painting of a landscape and mumbled "one day my son, this will all be yours." Do you ever hold up your pet dog and spew out some incoherent jumble of words. It's true; the Lion King is one of those defining Disney movies; one that introduced many children to nature of the world and the world of nature.
Now it has claimed its rightful throne as the best-selling video tape of all time. Logically speaking, it is kind of impossible to break this record, seeing as how VHS tapes are almost extinct.
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