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Any true Philadelphia Eagles fan knows who Vince Papale is and anybody with a heartbeat who's seen Disney's "Invincible" (recently released on DVD) loves his story. Papale literally went from section 700 of Veteran's Stadium and nightly bartender to a Philadelphia Eagles special teams gunner thanks to determination, grit and a ton of heart. Did we mention he was 30 at the time and still holds the record for being the oldest rookie ever to play in the NFL? Papale spent three and a half years with the Eagles before injuries ended his football career. In 2001, he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but once again rose above one of life's challenges to recover from the disease. How do you fit this man's incredible story into a 15-minute interview? The answer is you can't, but Bullz-Eye.com was lucky enough to sit down with the amazing Papale to discuss a variety of topics ranging from the '06 Eagles to how accurate "Invincible" really was and how his life's story has touched so many people across the country. We also dove into how his teammates viewed him during his first training camp, his ongoing relationship with the coach who gave him a once-in-a-lifetime shot, and whether or not he really married a New York Giants fan.
Bullz-Eye: How's it going, Vince?
Vince Papale: (in imitation Italian voice) Hey, yo, how ya doin' Ant'ny?
BE: (laughs) From one Italian to another, huh?
VP: (laughs) How are you doing?
BE: Very good, very good.
VP: It's a gorgeous day here (Philadelphia). Where are you located?
BE: I'm in Detroit, so it's probably not as gorgeous.
VP: Hey, I spent a great week out there for the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XL). I loved it!
BE: Good! I think the city of Detroit did a really nice job.
VP: I think they did a magnificent job, are you kidding me? You guys should be so proud of how they handled that and the way downtown was set up. I was a guest of Disney so it was all good.
BE: (acting as if I had a hand in the set up process) That's excellent, I'm glad you had a great time.
VP: Well hey, when I'm out, I usually don't have a bad time.
BE: While you were at the game, did you want to go down to the field level and play a little special teams?
VP: I would kill to go down and suit up again. I keep begging (Eagles head coach) Andy (Reid) for an over-60 league.
BE: (laughs)
VP: Hey, I would sign a waiver! You wouldn't even have to pay me. Just let me cover kickoffs or punts one more time.
BE: (laughs) You could still probably play! What do you think of today's athletes?
VP: They're phenomenal athletes – absolutely so gifted, strong and incredibly agile – but they may be a little bit pampered and sometimes need a loyalty check. I would never say they need a "gut-check," but they just don't seem to lay it out on the line like we used to. (Today's generation) has a couple of the old-school guys, some throwbacks, but not as much as there used to be. You know, the throwbacks back then were the norm, not the exception. And now I think that's the exception, that, and free agency. It's all about the dollars.
BE: Is it safe to assume you still follow the Eagles?
VP: Oh my God! I'm the biggest Eagles fan on the earth. I'm so pumped up with what's going on here in Philadelphia right now.
BE: Yeah, what do you think about Jeff Garcia? You almost have to like his comeback story.
VP: Oh, how can you not like that story? That's an "Invincible" story right there on its own. And actually, you know, some of the current Eagle players get me involved in some of their charities, which I really enjoy doing. And one of the charities was a Donte' Stallworth bowling tournament right around the corner from my house, and I was there and got to meet Jeff Garcia for the first time. I got to sit down and talk with him and we were just talking about how the fans are in Philadelphia, and I told him to just do what you've gotta do man and hold you're own – you're gonna do it. And then he had a couple of breakout games.
BE: Yeah, he's really had a nice run.
VP: It's just so exciting because there's no controversy and it's so pure. I have not seen the city as fired up about the Philadelphia Eagles. Even when they were making their run to the Super Bowl.
BE: (surprised) Really? Wow.
VP: Yeah, because it's more of a feeling that this whole team is one of them. They really relate to this team because it's down to earth and it's not really made up with a whole bunch of superstars. I mean, Brian Westbrook is without a doubt a superstar, but there is just a certain earthiness about this team that has really connected well with the Philadelphia fans. And you know how harsh of fans they can be.
BE: I think we've all seen what Eagle fans can do.
VP: Hey, you're gonna like this too. I found out that the Eagles showed "Invincible" to the team before the Giants game (a recent Eagles victory).
BE: Really? Well, how does it make you feel that your story –
VP: I was crying! I had goose pimples!
BE: Well, since you mentioned the movie, were you surprised that such an inspirational story and true underdog tale took 30 years to be made into a film?
VP: Yeah, you know, I guess I was surprised. I expected that there was going to be a certain positive reaction to it, but nothing like this. This has been totally overwhelming. Just in the last hour I've gotten two phone calls and two e-mails coming in from speaker bureaus who want me to go out and do some things, you know? So that's one facet of it, but the other facet is just the response I'm getting from not only the Philadelphia area – you would expect that – but around the country as well. I was on a plane a few weeks ago coming back from Arizona and "Invincible" came on. And then people found out on the plane that I was in the audience. They were standing and cheering and coming up for autographs. And these were people from all over the country. The flight attendants kept coming up and asking me if I minded and I just kept saying, "I don't mind, what could be better than this?" You know? How cool is this?
BE: I wish I could relate! That had to be unreal.
VP: Yeah, and there's this whole new generation of kids that I'm reaching out to that never even knew that this story was there. And as I explain to people when I go talk to them, it's not my story, it's your story. Everybody has had to overcome odds and obstacles just to do something great in our lives. And people that can relate to that can relate to me.
BE: I think that's what the greatest part of the story is. It's such a great underdog moment and it speaks volumes to anybody that has a dream of playing professional football or professional sports for that matter. I mean, you didn't even play football in college and look what you accomplished.
VP: Yeah, you know what it does too, Anthony? It transcends just wanting to play football, or any other sport for that matter, into any kind of a goal or dream or passion you have about anything. You know, for me in particular, I'm a cancer survivor, so it relates to that. Because when I speak to survivor groups or go out doing stuff for the pharmaceuticals and how important they are that's just one aspect of all of this. Then the other aspect is the kids – they're the dreamers. Then there's the adults, they're dreamers too, they all had dreams growing up. There's a piece of "Invincible" in every person that has seen this movie and every person that I talk to. And the beauty of it is that there's so many different layers, that it relates to a lot of people in a lot of different ways. And that's what I like so much about it. And I just love bringing in new generations of kids into it that are excited about it. Because they look at me not as Vince the former Philadelphia Eagle, but they see me as the guy who overcame incredible odds to see a dream come true. And they say, "You know what, if Vince can do it, I can do it too."
BE: That's what it's all about right there. Do you think the film portrayed an accurate account of your life at that time?
VP: Absolutely. We knew that liberties were taken; it's not a documentary or a biopic. The liberties were okay with me, because look Anthony, I had to sign off on it. You know, if I wasn't happy with it, I would have been beating people on the side of the head. My father wasn't written into the first part of the script, but I protested so loudly that eventually they got him in and look how beautiful that was? They hired Mike Rich to put my dad in there in a few other scenes and it worked out beautifully. That would have been the only thing I really would have had an issue with, but other than that it was great.
BE: Do you feel like any significant moments were left out or do you have any regrets about the film in any way?
VP: No, no regrets. I would have loved if the movie would have gone back and showed me more as a kid like they did in "The Rookie." But I understand that there are budgetary restraints and we didn't want to confuse people. But it would have been really neat to go back (to my childhood) and show the project where I grew up in. The project was sort of portrayed in the beginning of the movie with the director and the cinematographer, but I wished they had shown me more growing up and how insecure I was as an athlete, because of my mom being extremely ill. You know, my mother was a tremendous athlete. My mom was actually a professional baseball player, but she eventually succumbed to mental illness. So that's what the allusion was all about in the film where my dad was talking to Vince about my mother being so sick all the time. It was really hard around the house back then.
BE: I can only imagine.
"(Today's athletes) are phenomenal athletes – absolutely so gifted, strong and incredibly agile – but they may be a little bit pampered and sometimes need a loyalty check.... It's all about the dollars."VP: I talk about my mother being sick in the book I wrote too, only it was in more graphic detail. And that's why I think it only makes my story and character stronger and more incredible.
BE: Give me a moment, good or bad, from your time with the Eagles that wasn't shown in the movie.
VP: I guess the one thing they didn't show was me having been voted captain by the team. That to me totally validated everything – not that making the team and me making all of those plays didn't validate everything – but after I made that big hit against the Giants (climax of the movie for those of you who didn't see it), I was invited to my first team party. And that to me was a big deal, you know, I won them all over.
BE: Yeah, talk about what the transformation was like with your teammates. Here are these veteran players that almost looked at you like a publicity stunt in your first training camp, to then voting you as one of the team's captains. In the movie, it really seems like your teammates alienated you.
VP: Well, you have to look at it from their point of view. In some cases, I'm trying to take somebody's job away and therefore take away one of their friends too. So that's going to be a situation that's going to cause a little bit of anxiety and hostility. And how I won those guys over was I just played hard and kept my mouth shut. Yeah, I was enthusiastic and I did a lot of yelling and screaming and cheering on the sidelines, but I wasn't a real loud guy in the locker room. And then I just let my actions speak for myself and let them be my words. And I just won them over by making big plays. They realized I was a playmaker.
BE: It was hard to hate you when you're making plays on Sundays.
VP: Yeah. They also resented that I was pretty much a Dick Vermeil favorite and he was certainly my biggest advocate. You know, Dick really pissed a bunch of guys off when he first came in. I mean, he ran that brutal training camp, just brutal. It was eight full weeks of double sessions.
BE: And there you are hanging with it through thick and thin.
VP: Oh yeah, I was in the best shape of my life and actually of anybody on that team. See, people forget that I was a decathlete and that I was absolutely in phenomenal condition. I could run forever, so he (Vermeil) wasn't going to run me into the ground. The thing that was going to cut me was not being able to catch the football or not being tough enough to survive all the physical pounding I was about to take. But as for the running end, that's what saved me. Speed kills. These defensive backs were wearing down and then when Dick found out that I loved to mix it up a little bit, oh man, that really won him over!
BE: (laughs) What's your relationship like now with Dick Vermeil?
VP: A phenomenal relationship. I have always loved Dick Vermeil. You know, he gave me the greatest opportunity a man could ever get and to me, I'll always be owing to him. He's always been a tremendous friend and a great advocate. When he found out I had cancer, you know, the first person that called me was Dick Vermeil. And when I was out on a speaking tour and he found out that I was starting to run myself into the ground on the tour, the first person that called me was Dick to give me some advice on how to handle it out on the tour. He cares about me still, just like he cares about all of his athletes. He goes the extra yards and that's why guys would give anything for Dick Vermeil as a coach. You just have to get to understand him and know where he's coming from.
BE: And did you think Mark Wahlberg did a good job playing Vince?
VP: He was phenomenal – absolutely terrific. He's a great actor, a great friend and I have nothing but very positive things to say about Mark Wahlberg. He's a man's man and as genuine as it gets. And I have to say that Greg Kinnear did Dick Vermeil perfect too. He did a great job.
BE: Well, here's possibly my biggest question from the movie then, and I'm probably asking this on behalf of all Eagles fans…(pause) Did you really marry a Giants fan?
VP: I did not marry a Giants fan!
BE: So she wasn't a Giants fan? It was all just movie magic?!
VP: She was not a Giants fan, no she wasn't. But the part that was written for her (Janet, Vince's wife) in the movie was absolutely brilliant. Janet and I loved it. But I will say this – the character that Elizabeth Banks plays in the movie is just as sassy as Janet.
BE: (laughs)
VP: But they felt that in the best interest of not offending anybody, that she would be a Giants fan in the movie. But Janet loved it when she read it. But trust me, Janet is the oldest of nine and they're all Eagles fans.
BE: Well Vince, I really appreciate your time and thank you deeply for sitting down with us.
VP: Well thanks Anthony, I appreciate your time too and I hope Detroit (Lions) turns it around one of these years for you guys.
BE: (laughs) Ooh, we may need a Dick Vermeil and an "Invincible" story to turn around things up here.
VP: (laughs) Oh, I don't know, I think Dick's given it up. But hey, you have a great holiday and take care.
BE: You too Vince, thanks!
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Get the Party Started! Appetizers and Snacks from April 2012
Last spring we took the whole month of April to party, party, party! It was a month of entertaining, with tips on throwing birthday parties, picking out wine, and making tasty appetizers and snacks. Here's a look back at some of the recipes and ideas that emerged that month, from crisp cheesy poufs, to an addictive gluten-free flatbread. There are ideas for little bites on toasts, and one of the best spicy nut mixes we've ever tasted.
• 1 Nibbles of pistachios and prosciutto rosettes (from An Italian Wine Dinner Menu)
• 2 How to Make Cheese Gougères
• 3 A Brined Pickle Platter
• 4 Mediterranean Turkey Meatballs with Herbed Yogurt Sauce
• 5 How to Make Socca: A Naturally Gluten-Free Chickpea Flatbread
• 6 The Ultimate Party Snack: Chili Roasted Peanuts with Coconut
• 7 Sour Cream & Onion Doughnuts
• 8 Bacon-Wrapped Potato Bites with Spicy Sour Cream Dipping Sauce
• 9 Loaded Baked Potato Dip with Homemade Chips
• 10 Unique Snack & Easy Appetizer: Baked Lotus Root Chips
• 11 Smoked Salmon Potato Cakes with Herb Crème Fraîche
• 12 Goat Cheese Rapini Toasts
• 13 Fig Goat Cheese & Blackberries on Toast
• 14 Easy Party Appetizer: Grapes Wrapped in Goat Cheese
• 15 Elegant Appetizer: Savory Shortbread
Did you learn a new favorite appetizer or party snack this year? We'd love to hear about it — we're always looking for fresh new ideas!
A Few More Good Ideas for Party Food
• 10 Scrumptious Appetizer Dips & Spreads Without Cheese
• Snacks, Bites & Delicious Nibbles: 15 Fabulous Appetizers
• Cut It Up: 15 Flatbreads & Pizzas to Start the Party
• Classic Party Food: 3 Takes on Spinach Dip
Welcome to The Kitchn's Best of 2012 roundup!
From December 17 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.
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Davidson County is about a month away from seeking proposals from design-build contractors that want to build the new, proposed sheriff's office.
Davidson County is about a month away from seeking proposals from design-build contractors that want to build the new, proposed sheriff's office.
The county will post a request for qualifications within days, which will establish companies that are most qualified to build the projected 60,000-square-foot facility estimated to cost $4 million.
County staff will have two weeks to review responses to the RFQ. After that, the county will send request for proposals to the most qualified companies, said Bill Burgin, of Ramsay-Burgin-Smith Architects of Salisbury, during Thursday's informational meeting of the Davidson County Board of Commissioners.
"Then, the county will select one design-build team to build the facility," Burgin said.
Davidson County is paying Ramsay-Burgin-Smith up to $30,000 to assist the county with its first design-build project.
Compared to the traditional process that incorporates separate design and construction entities, contracts and work, design-build uses one entity that is solely responsible for managing the construction process from initial concept through completion.
Commissioners lobbied local legislators to introduce House Bill 1138 last summer, which allows Davidson County to use design-build for county projects. State lawmakers approved the special legislation June 26, 2012.
"We're in the middle of helping with design-build process, the first of two processes," Burgin said, referring to the RFQ and RFP stages.
Davidson County Commissioner Larry Potts, who also sits on the county's facilities committee, said it's time to take the next step in the process.
"We've debated this and discussed this and looked at different ways for it to happen," Potts said. "We have a meeting about every two weeks. We're ready to ask somebody to tell us what their qualifications are."
The proposed sheriff's office would be located off of U.S. Highway 64 East near County Home Road at the former Lank of Lexington Manufacturing Campus. Davidson County Sheriff David Grice said the facility would fulfill dire space needs for his department, which is located in the bottom floor of the Davidson County Courthouse complex.
Crews from High Point Builders of Archdale finished demolition at the site in recent months. Total cost of demolition was about $170,152, about $200,000 less than projected costs, according to county records.
Grice collected about $1,050,000 in drug forfeiture funds to finance certain aspects of the project, including demolition and the original land acquisition.
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Type: College Prank.
Summary: The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Pail and Shovel Party promised that, if elected to student government, they would move the Statue of Liberty to Lake Mendota, and they made good on their promise.
Lady Liberty sinks into Lake Mendota. (Photograph by Ravi Kochhar). In February 1979 an astonishing sight appeared on Wisconsin's Lake Mendota. The top of the Statue of Liberty seemed to emerge from the icy water. Astonished local residents flocked to the lake to witness the bizarre spectacle. It was not a mirage. It was, instead, one of the most famous college pranks of all time.
The Pail and Shovel Party
Campaign poster for the Pail and Shovel Party The presence of Lady Liberty on Lake Mendota was the handiwork of Jim Mallon and Leon Varjian. They were the two leaders of the "Pail and Shovel Party" that had gained control of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's student government in the Spring of 1978 much to the surprise of everyone, including themselves.
For years the affairs of the university's student government had attracted little interest. Turnout for elections was invariably low. Mallon and Varjian decided to shake up the status quo by running an absurdist campaign. They made outrageous campaign promises. For instance, they promised to convert the entire student government budget, all $70,000 of it, into pennies and allow the students to dig into it with pails and shovels. (Thus, the name of their party.) They promised to order all campus clocks to run backwards so classes would be over before they could begin. They said they would put dormitories on wheels and roll them to different parts of the campus each morning to provide students with a new perspective. They pledged to flood Camp Randall Stadium and wage mock naval battles. And finally, they said they would buy the Statue of Liberty and move it to Lake Mendota.
That year's election saw the largest voter turnout of any for the past five years. Mallon and Varjian swept into office with 1510 votes out of 4529. Varjian commented, "The students felt we had the best campaign platform. We built it in front of them on the mall with 1,000 popsicle sticks."
The Pail and Shovel Party proceeded also to win all of the senior class officer seats, five student senate spots, and posts on the boards of the student newspaper and yearbook. This gave them the ability to do almost anything they wanted. And they proceeded to do exactly that.
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As soon as Mallon and Varjian were in power, they began implementing their plan of absurdity. They threw campus-wide toga parties, and bought toys to occupy students during the boredom of registration. But their masterpiece was their fulfillment of their campaign promise to move the Statue of Liberty to Lake Mendota.
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save themMonday, June 20, 2011
I was a little intimidated to do the cutting, so Betsy did it.
That something ended up being a quilt.
I didn't do a binding, just added a 4" border and stitched right along the edge. Used DMC Floss, making a little knot in each corner in order to keep the batting from bunching.
We used a whimsical fabric for the backing which we thought was fun.
And off sweet Caroline will go to college taking her memories with her.
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That's just genious.ReplyDelete
that's a great idea :) I've heard of doing this sort of blanket with favorite baby clothes (like all those adorable onesies we end up with bambinos).... never thought to do it on this large of a scale.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
I've already been saving favorite t-shirts for just this idea! I can't wait to have enough to put together a memory quilt! your tips and tricks will come in handy. you're such a wonderful friend to sew this up for another.ReplyDelete
What a lovely idea!ReplyDelete
It looks wonderfulReplyDelete
I had suggested this to my 9 year old, who is determined he want to make a quilt himself this summer - so it is great to see it works! I dont think ours will be as even as yours as we are going to use t-shirts he has loved and some are quite small - I did think that maybe we would set a square of tshirt into cotton and then make each of those squares the same size to join together....anyway loving your T shirt quilt and the thought behind it! :DReplyDelete
You are AMAZING!!!ReplyDelete
This made me want to cry - thinking about Caroline, and how unbelievably generous (of time, spirit, interest, I could go on all day here....) you are, and of Betsy saving up those performance tees all those years and now symbolically putting that huge chapter aside in the form of a quilt, in order to honor the past, but ready to embark on a crisp new chapter.
xox M
ps maybe you should start thinking about a sporty one for Charlie- all those team tees!!
I love it and the batik back! I made a similar style quilt for a friend with her race Ts. The blocks were 15x15 too. It was a mammoth sized quilt and weighty too. I fused a tricot interfacing to my Ts before cutting and sewing. It gave the Ts some stability and kept them from stretching all out of whack.ReplyDelete
Caroline is lucky to be able to wrap herself up in her memories and have a great conversation starter with new friends.
What a great friend you are. I'm sure you had fun making this quilt. Just the kind of project I like.ReplyDelete
that's a great off to college gift! love that they are all theater shirts...I imagine ours will all be basketball shirts.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6/21/2011
Leslie~the quilt is incredible and Caroline is totally in love with it!ReplyDelete
I LOVE that when i come to you with a crafty idea (and no skills to back it up...) that you are so willing to make it happen, so generous with your time and many gifts to help me give her such a treasure~
I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful friend!
Is it terrible that I secretly hope she leaves it here with me in september???
like it sooo much :DReplyDelete
well, that is just something.ReplyDelete
a marvelous idea to preserve memories
a wonderful collaboration of friends
and one very lucky girl
thanks for the tips, leslie - it looks like a beautiful job!
Wow, what a great gift!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful idea Leslie! I love that! You can do that with travel vacation ts too...sports teams...spectacular!ReplyDelete
Great blog. That was an idea I had for my son's favorite vacation Bible school T-shirts. Thanks for posting a photo so I can actually see what the finished product will look like.ReplyDelete
I've always wanted to make a quilt like that! Thanks for the how-to.ReplyDelete
How terrific is that!!!!! I've had that same project in mind for years now....just haven't gotten around to it....thanks for the inspriration.ReplyDelete
Love it! I've been wanting to do this with my old college t-shirts. Thanks for showing me how! :)ReplyDelete
it turned out fantastic, leslie!ReplyDelete
I recently convinced my husband to stop wearing certain shirts that are worn out. He was only able to part with his beloved shirts because I told him I would make a quilt out of them! Even though I had no idea how to proceed! I do not have a surger on my sewing machine, how do you suggest I piece them together?ReplyDelete
This is great! My hubby has a bunch of old tshirts that he just won't part with for sentimental reasons....maybe I could sell him on this idea? Did u have to use a stabilizer to get the tshirt fabric to behave while sewing?ReplyDelete
I dont' know if you care, but you don't "surge" things together, you serge them, I think. And, honestly, after typing that (after a couple of glasses of wine) I'm hoping I'm correct! :)ReplyDelete


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March 10, 1999
Dr. Robert Wagoner
Henry County Public Schools
326 South Main Street
Newcastle, Kentucky 40050
Complaint No. [ ]
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Dear Dr. Wagoner:
This is to inform you of the finding in the complaint filed with this Office by Mr. [ ], attorney, on behalf of Mr. and Mrs.[ ]. Mr.[ ] alleged that the Henry County Public Schools (District) violated the [ ]s' rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) when you disclosed personally identifiable information from [ ]'s education records to [a newspaper]. By letter dated December 17, 1998, this Office advised you of the allegation and by letter dated January 20, 1999, Mr. [ ], attorney, responded on behalf of the District.
As stated in our January 20 letter, Mr. [ ] has specifically alleged that:
On [date], an article appeared in the [newspaper], with the headline, "Student's school plan Falsified. . . ." This article quotes from the Superintendent of the [District] . . . discussing details about [the student], his disability, and his educational successes and failures. Specific information from [ ]'s records including what his disabilities are, what his placement is, and the fact that he failed second grade, was included in this article. Also included in the article was information about the complaints filed by the [parents] to the U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education. [Emphasis added.]
Mr. [ ] states that while Mrs. [ ] "addressed an open meeting of the [District] Board to raise concerns about the District[ ]'s record policies and [the] way that the District resolves disputes," they did not discuss [their] case specifically.
In his response, Mr. [ ] states:
[W]e can find no connection between any statements or comments by the Superintendent and any personally identifiable information regarding the subject student. In fact, the quotes from the Superintendent consist of an acknowledgment that someone in the District falsified educational records, statements concerning the investigation thereof, a discussion of the teachers' disciplinary action, and comments related to the district's response to the allegations. No quote coming from the Superintendent appeared in the article that was related to the student's personally identifiable information. . . . It is our belief that any such information was provided to the paper by the complainants and by other sources. [Emphasis added.]
Mr. [ ] also provided a copy of a January 18, 1999, letter addressed to him from Mr. [ ], editor of the [newspaper] from 1996-1998. In that letter, Mr. [ ] states that he had found his interview with you "frustrating at times because of [your] inability to answer questions directly about the subject and student in question." He further states that you "would only answer questions directly about the subject in question in terms that related to information that was public knowledge C because the parents had brought it up at a school board meeting." Mr. [ ] also said in his letter:
Dr. [ ] was also in the unenviable position of trying to answer specific questions, based on documents I obtained between [the District], the parents, and the state and federal departments of Education, while not answering specifically about this child. . . .
I obtained my story by piecing together the generalities and policies I received from Dr. [ ], interviews with the parents, and the correspondence I obtained.
Mr. [ ] contends in his letter that the complaint does not contain "specific allegations of fact" and he asks that we require "the complainant's [sic] to delineate succinctly just what they contend the district did to violate FERPA." Mr. [ ] also asserts that the complaint is not timely because "such complaints must be submitted to [this] office within 100 days of the alleged violation."
Preliminarily, this Office investigates those timely complaints containing specific allegations of fact giving reasonable cause to believe that a violation of FERPA has occurred. A complaint is timely if it is submitted to this Office within 180 days of the alleged violation or of the date that the complainant knew or reasonably should have known of the alleged violation. The timeliness requirement is an administrative factor, and, in this regard, the FERPA regulations provide that this Office may extend the time limit for filing a complaint under FERPA if the complainant shows that he or she was prevented by circumstances beyond the complainant's control from submitting the matter within the time limit or for other reasons considered sufficient by the Office.
Nonetheless, with regard to this specific complaint, the complainants were aware of the alleged violation on or about [date], when the article was published, and they contacted this Office with their allegation through their attorney Mr. [ ] on August 17, 1998, well within the 180 day time limit. This Office, due to the current backlog and staff limitations, is responsible for any delay in the investigation of this complaint.
With regard to Mr. [ ]'s assertion that the complaint does not contain specific allegations of fact, please refer to the above-quoted allegation presented to this Office by Mr. [ ]. This quotation, which was included in our previous letter to you, contains a clear and specific allegation that the District violated FERPA when you disclosed information from [ ]'s education records to the [newspaper]. Determining whether the information that is presented in the article was information derived from [ ]'s education records and was disclosed by the District is the essence of this investigation.
Notwithstanding the fact that the allegation presented to this Office contained specific facts, we note the following statements contained in the article. These are offered by way of example, and are not intended to be all-inclusive of the specific information that may have been disclosed by the District to the newspaper. The examples include:
Wagoner acknowledged that the couple's accusation was true.
Wagoner said the district investigated the [ ]'s claims and found them to be true.
Wagoner said . . . the altered documents, which included meeting summaries and Individual Education Plans. . . .
FERPA generally prohibits the disclosure of education records, or personally identifiable information from education records, without the prior written consent of a parent. Section 99.3 of the regulations defines the "Personally identifiable information" as information that includes but is not limited to:
- the student's name;
- the name of the student's parent or other family member;
- the address of the student or the student's family;
- a personal identifier, such as the student's social security number or student number;
- a list of personal characteristics that would make the student's identity easily traceable; or
- other information that would make the student's identity easily traceable.
34 CFR 99.3 "Personally identifiable information" (emphasis added). As we previously informed you, FERPA states:
[A]n educational agency or institution shall obtain a signed and dated written consent . . . before it discloses personally identifiable information from the student's education records.
In addition to being signed and dated, the written consent must specify the records that may be disclosed, state the purpose of the disclosure, and identify the party or class of parties to whom the disclosure may be made. 34 CFR section 99.30.
We note that FERPA does not specifically define "easily traceable" and that situations regarding disclosures of information that could be considered easily traceable must be analyzed on a case by case basis. A school needs to take into consideration the types and quantity of information that is being released. Additionally, when a school district discloses information from an education record to a third party, it must take into consideration whether the party who is seeking access to the records has prior knowledge as to the names of the students to whom the records relate or may relate and whether any subsequent parties to whom the information may be further disclosed could ascertain the identities of the students to whom the records relate.
FERPA does permit the nonconsensual disclosure of information from education records in certain limited circumstances. However, none of these circumstances permits nonconsensual disclosure of education records to the public, even if a parent or student has made certain claims in public about the educational agency or institution or certain of its employees or representatives. This restriction applies to educational agencies and institutions even if the information could be obtained from another source. Moreover, verification or confirmation of facts contained in or which constitute education records without prior written consent violates FERPA because it requires disclosure of personally identifiable information from an education record, or at the least, a reliance on information contained in education records.
During the interview with Mr. [ ], you confirmed that "the couple's accusation was true." Additionally, you stated in the interview that the District investigated the allegations and that the altered records included meeting summaries and Individualized Education Plans (IEP). Thus, this Office finds that you disclosed information from [ ]'s education records, including the fact that [ ] was receiving special education services (i.e., by means of the statement regarding the IEP). Further, even if you did not specifically identify [ ] or his parents by name, we find that the information disclosed was easily traceable to [ ] given the nature of the information and that it related to a specific complaint about which Mr. [ ] had other identifying information. Therefore, this Office finds that the District violated FERPA when you disclosed personally identifiable information from [ ]'s education records to the local press. The [ ] will be so advised of this finding by copy of this letter to their attorney, Mr. [ ].
The District expressed in its response that you made an effort to only discuss information that was public knowledge. For future reference, when the District has a media inquiry of this nature, this Office would always advise that the parents provide consent for the disclosure. Accordingly, in a situation where the District receives a request from the media and wishes to respond, the District should indicate that FERPA restricts the disclosure of information from education records, and that in order to discus any details from such records, the parents will have to provide their prior written consent. The District may want to add that it would be free to discuss information from education records after it receives the parents' written consent to do so.
In order to close the investigation of this complaint, we will need assurance from the District that appropriate steps have been taken to prevent disclosures of information from education records in the future, including disclosures to the press. Please provide documentation of those steps along with an explanation as to how appropriate District officials are advised of the requirements of FERPA with respect to disclosure of information from education records.
While not directly a subject of this investigation, we note here that Mr. [ ] stated that the District provided him with copies of documents. He did not specify which documents were provided, the date they were provided, nor the name of the school official that provided them. If the documents provided by the District were education records, such as letters to the District from the [ ] or from other parties such as the state or federal departments of education regarding the [ ], FERPA would prohibit such disclosures absent prior parental consent.
Thank you for your continued cooperation with respect to the investigation of this complaint. Please provide the above-requested assurance within two weeks of your receipt of this letter.
LeRoy S. Rooker
Family Policy Compliance Office


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This article covers my experience troubleshooting the default Broker config on Linux..
Launch the Message Broker toolkit
Note: If the Installation Manager for MBTK loads slowly, this is because the user that is launching the work-bench is not in the mqm group.
In the Welcome screen, click the create the Default Configuration link
Firefox willl oad (Wel this is CentOS 6.3, and we have FF)
Click on the Start the Default Configuration wizard
Click Next
Note: If you get an error like the following:
Click on Open log file
|TIMESTAMP [Sun Feb 10 23:28:02 GMT 2013]
Feb 10, 2013 11:28:02 PM com.ibm.etools.mft.eou.wizards.EouWizard logAction
INFO: Verifying that the user has sufficient group authority for brokers commands.
Feb 10, 2013 11:28:02 PM com.ibm.etools.mft.eou.wizards.EouWizard logAction
SEVERE: Insufficient authority: user must be in groups mqm and mqbrkrs.
Collected output from task >
Stdout: [mqbrkrs]
Stderr: []
the solution for this is
|as root
|usermod -a -G mqm,mqbrkrs
will ensure that th emqm user (in my case I am logged in to X11 as mqm)
has access. If you want to use another user then modify the command for
usermod -a -G mqm, mqbrkrs stever
|Create a line similar to this in your profile for example bash_profile
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
|Feb 11, 2013 12:02:06 AM com.ibm.etools.mft.eou.wizards.EouWizard logAction
INFO: Creating the default broker [MB8BROKER] and the queue manager [MB8QMGR].
Feb 11, 2013 12:02:06 AM com.ibm.etools.mft.eou.wizards.EouWizard logAction
SEVERE: Could not create the broker.
Collected output from task >
Stdout: [BIP8050E: Unable to create WebSphere MQ Queue Manager 'MB8QMGR'.
This command attempts to create a WebSphere MQ Queue Manager. The Queue Manager could not be created.
Locate and resolve the problem and retry the command.]
Stderr: [AMQ7077: You are not authorized to perform the requested operation.]
|Logged in as mqm I tried this command
|[mqm@localhost ~]$ crtmqm TEST1
AMQ7077: You are not authorized to perform the requested operation.
[mqm@localhost ~]$ groups
mqbrkrs mqm
So why this error? I can only think it is because I deleted the user and re-created it and somehow we have lost some mq permissions?
|dr-xr-xr-x. 14 495 mqm 4096 Feb 10 00:23 mqm
drwxr-xr-x. 6 root root 4096 Feb 10 01:51 .
drwxr-xr-x. 5 root mqbrkrs 4096 Feb 10 01:52 IBM
drwxrwxr-x. 4 root root 4096 Feb 10 21:31 ibm
dr-xr-xr-x. 27 root root 4096 Feb 11 00:19 ..
[root@localhost opt]# pwd
What I did was issue
|chown -R mqm:mqm /opt/mqm
|chown -R mqm:mqbrkrs /opt/IBM
|chown -R mqm:mqbrkrs /opt/ibm
We are now all OK
Click Finish
Close the welcome message
Congratulations, we have message broker 8 running and we can even administer as mqm.
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Great review
I hope the devs sent you a t-shirt AND a mug :)
It's hard to know where to begin with the Elixir 2 toolkit because it does so many different things. It's part user interface, part system status indicator and part control panel. For me, the option to put widgets into the status bar is the killer feature. It's a great way of saving screen real estate and means you have …
I hope the devs sent you a t-shirt AND a mug :)
Ehh? It's a FREE app incl. support, Tamas Barta isn't making a dime, see http://www.bartat.hu/elixir#whatisnew
Kudos, good sir! I've been looking for a way to imitate the settings tab on the new HTC Sense UIs for a while now on my Nexus S! Does exactly what I want it to do!
Never would have found this without you review :)
well done the reg, finding some really excellent apps !
Great review, though. I have the first version of Elixir, very useful indeed!
...and if anyone has an app that sorts out Orange push email on the Desire S I'd be even happier!
Keeps force closing on some functions.
However what functions don't crash it look very good.


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Lisa Woodruff Hinds has worked in the area as an artist for two decades.
In 2002 her husband followed her expert example, picked up her brushes and began creating artwork of his own.
A sportsman, horse farm owner, fisherman, and charter boat captain, this untrained self-taught artist amazed his family, friends, and all who saw his work with his natural feel and talent for expressing himself on canvas.
The flow of expression comes so naturally and prolifically that it now consumes him as he spends eight to 10 hours a day at the easel.
Hinds' artwork has been carried by area galleries for years, and his following has steadily increased to the point that he needed a place of his own.
Gordie Hinds Contemporary Art gallery held its official grand opening celebration last weekend at its location on the northeast corner of the Early Morning Hours district in Seaside, next to Quincy art supplies. The event coincided with Seaside's monthly first Friday art walk. Lisa will manage the gallery and plans to create some new masterpieces of her own to join her husband's on the wall. While Gordie's passion for art developed later in life, Lisa says she has been an artist her whole life � "ever since I could hold a paintbrush."
Both artists paint with acrylics, and Lisa said Gordie is now to the point of wanting to branch out and is experimenting with oils.
Gordie paints from photos, which are usually inspired by the beauty of the coastal area. He also paints in vivid colors and surreal boats, fishing scenes, horses, landscapes � scenes from photos he took throughout his life.
Lisa previously owned and operated The House of Art in Grayton, which she closed in 2009. She then moved to California where she worked as director of a contemporary art gallery. Since returning to the area, she has managed Gordie's work, as well as the Donna Burgess Gallery at Grand Boulevard.
"I love Seaside," said Lisa. "My kids went to school here. I have been waiting for the right space such as this to open up for 15 years. I am very excited to be here."
In addition to Gordie's work, the gallery also represents other contemporary coastal artists who are local, regional, and national, including former Walton County Artist of the Year Susan Lucas, Niceville's Carol Cain, Melissa Davis, and Nancy Hughes Miller from South Carolina.
Lisa's sons, Justin and Hunter Woodruff, will help run the gallery, which is located at 124 Quincy Ave. Gallery hours are currently 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. When spring break begins, hours will increase to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and as the days get longer, so will the hours the gallery is open.
Gordie Hinds Contemporary Art gallery can be found on Facebook and they are working on a website.
For more information phone 231-1041.


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Having now got my hands on a bottle, I can confirm it's every bit as good at lifting dirt and makeup as its more expensive, more organic counterpart. It does struggle a little with waterproof mascara, but so does the Melvita version, and a couple of passes eventually removes every last trace of mascara.
After use, skin is left feeling fresh and clean - amazing given how light the water feels. If I had to be picky, I'd say that the B micellar water is a little less hydrating than the Melvita, and that the packaging is a little difficult to operate - the plastic is a little too inflexible and it's quite hard work to squeeze it to dispense the product. For the tiny price tag, though, these are small niggles.
Find B Pure Micellar Water at Superdrug now, where it'll cost you £4.99 for 150ml.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Oct 2005 10:32 UTC, submitted by Ralf S. Engelschall
The OpenPKG project released version 2.5 of their cross-platform Unix software packaging facility. All software is carefully packaged for easy deployment on 19 different Unix platforms, including FreeBSD 4.11/5.4/6.0/7.0, NetBSD 2.0.2, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Fedora Core 4, SUSE Linux 9.3/10.0, Mandriva Linux 10.2 and Sun Solaris 8/9/10. The major technical efforts for this release were spent on migrating to GCC 4.0, further improving the Solaris 10, FreeBSD 6.0 and SUSE 10.0 support.
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Top 12 kids' movies of 2012
Here is boxofficemojo.com's list of the top 12 kids' movies of 2012, based on box office results. They feature everything from Disney princesses and superheroes to vampires, ghosts and more. --Compiled by Jennifer Berger
12. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" (Fox)
The boys are back and ready for the summer. But when everything goes wrong, how will they spend their time off from school? Rated: PG
11. "ParaNorman" (Focus Features)
To save his town from a terrible curse, a young boy must take on zombies, ghosts and grown-ups. Featuring voices of Elaine Stritch, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin and Anna Kendrick. Rated: PG
10. "Rise of the Guardians" (Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks)
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy unite to battle a common foe in this animated film featuring voices of Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Alex Baldwin, Chris Pine and Hugh Jackman. Rated: PG
9. "Hotel Transylvania" (Sony)
The animated tale follows Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), whose quiet getaway for persecuted monsters is disrupted by a human visitor. Additional voices include Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and Kevin James. Rated: PG
8. "Ice Age: Continental Drift" (Fox)
Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo), Granny (voiced by Wanda Sykes) and Shira (voiced by Jennifer Lopez) embark on another adventure using an iceberg as a ship. Rated: PG
7. "Wreck-It Ralph" (Buena Vista)
Disney's "Wreck-It Ralph is an animated tale following one man's adventure through video games to prove he's a hero, featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jane Lynch. Rated: PG
6. "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" (Universal Pictures)
To win the affection of his true love, a 12-year-old boy, voiced by Zac Efron, must unveil the story of the Lorax, a charmingly grumpy creature. Additional voices by Taylor Swift and Danny DeVito. Rated: PG
5. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" (Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks)
The Madagascar gang is back, this time heading to Europe. Follow Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman (David Schwimmer) as they join a traveling circus in their quest to get back to Manhattan. Rated: PG
4. "Brave" (Buena Vista)
This animated Pixar film follows Disney's Princess Merida, who must rely on her bravery to undo a terrible curse against her people in Scotland. Rated: PG
3. "The Amazing Spider-Man" (Sony)
Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) searches to find the reason behind his parents' disappearance. The film also features Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary and Martin Sheen. Rated: PG-13
2. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" (Summit Entertainment)
The final installment of "The Twilight Saga" follows vampires Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) as they fight to protect their family. Rated: PG-13
1. "Hunger Games" (Lionsgate)
Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games," a story that centers around a brutally violent reality-show-style competition in which 24 teens and tweens are forced to kill each other until only one "winner" is left. Rated: PG-13


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What Car? invites you to preview the new 2014 Nissan X-Trail
* Be first to see What Car? readers' Car of the Year * First new X-Trail in the UK * On sale in July 2014 with seven-seat option...
What Car? readers voted the new Nissan X-Trail the most exciting new car to be launched in 2014, and now we're giving you the chance to see it first in the UK.
On Friday, April 11, we'll be hosting a private session with a seven-seat version of the all new car, and if you're tempted by Nissan's claim that the X-Trail will be its most premium and practical large SUV yet, we want to hear from you.
Apply now with the following details:
- Your name
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Fire training ribbon-cutting in Watseka Saturday
An Open House and ribbon-cutting event today (Sat) features the Fire Training Center on the west edge of Watseka.
The Watseka Area Firefighters Association invites the public and business-community to see what the training center is all about. Already in use, several area fire departments and fire protection districts are welcome to use the facility. It's adaptable for several scenarios that firefighters may experience.
Refreshments will be available for today's Open House and Grand Opening.
The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce extends an invite for today's ribbon-cutting at 11 am.


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HAVING sent out his disciples, the Blessed One himself wandered from place to place until he reached Uruvela. On his way he sat down in a grove to rest, and it happened that in that same grove was a party of thirty friends who were enjoying themselves with their wives; and while they were sporting, some of their goods were stolen. Then the whole party went in search of the thief and, meeting the Blessed One sitting under a tree, saluted him and said: "Pray, Lord, didst thou see the thief pass by with our goods?"
And the Blessed One said: "Which is better for you, that you go in search for the thief or for yourselves?" And the youths cried: "In search for ourselves!"
"Well then," said the Blessed One "sit down and I will preach the truth to you." And the whole party sat down and they listened eagerly to the words of the Blessed One. Having grasped the truth, they praised the doctrine and took refuge in the Buddha.


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These are areas in a town that is experiencing growth in one area while another has no growth and may be decaying, sometimes to the point of urban blight.
The street on the west side of town is getting all sorts of big box stores. On the east side of town it is a development dead zone with just a gas station, an old motel, and a run-down restaurant.
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Japan's Most-Wanted Hacker Taunts Authorities with Clue Taped to a Cat
Japan's most-wanted hacker is also one its most brazen. After taunting authorities for months, the hacker sent them a mocking clue in the form of a memory card strapped to a cat which lived on an island near Tokyo. Above is video of the authorities capturing the cat on January 5th, which was tracked down only after they solved a bunch of riddles the hacker emailed to dozens of Japanese newspapers on New Years Day.
The hacker, dubbed "enkaku," has been plaguing Japan for months. He or she created a virus known as iesys.exe, which allows them to take control of unsuspecting internet users' computers. The Enkaku hacker has then posted anonymous treats of violence on the internet and generally caused online havoc. Enkaku's been so elusive that authorities are offering a bounty of around $34,000 for information leading to Enkaku's arrest.
The police are still analyzing the collar, according to Japanese news reports, but as far as we can tell the cat was let off without even a warning. It's not the strangest thing that's ever happened involving cats and Japan.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 1st Apr 2013 12:25 UTC
"Last Friday, The Verge revealed the existence of a dead-simple URL-based hack that allowed anyone to reset your Apple ID password with just your email address and date of birth. Apple quickly shut down the site and closed the security hole before bringing it back online. The conventional wisdom is that this was a run-of-the-mill software security issue. [...] It isn't. It's a troubling symptom that suggests Apple's self-admittedly bumpy transition from a maker of beautiful devices to a fully-fledged cloud services provider still isn't going smoothly. Meanwhile, your Apple ID password has come a long way from the short string of characters you tap to update apps on your iPhone. It now offers access to Apple's entire ecosystem of devices, stores, software, and services."
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by BallmerKnowsBest on Mon 1st Apr 2013 14:20 UTC in reply to "Ironic"
Rather ironic to see a security article posted here at this very minute, when I've been presented with the admin side panel above the right column of news since late last night, for no reason. Apparently I'm "logged in as root" and could do all sorts of things to OSNews and there was no hacking involved. It just came up a few hours back and it's still there now. I've made no attempt to use it, but am I the only one who sees it? It appears on both my Mac and my iPad.
And if that weren't crazy enough, I hear that Maddox is having a kid and shutting down his site!


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Scottsdale: 3 miles
Royal Palms Resort and Spa in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt is a residential hotel within 3 miles of Biltmore, downtown Scottsdale, and the Scottsdale and Biltmore fashion parks. Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's Arizona home, is within 15 miles. Camelback Mountain is nearby.
Spa on site
This Mediterranean-style hotel is lushly landscaped with palms, cacti, citrus trees, and flowering shrubs. The on-site Alvadora Spa offers body and beauty treatments.
Deep, vibrant colors
Guestrooms contain desks and leather chairs with ottomans. Decorated with deep, vibrant colors and bold patterns, guestrooms at this Phoenix hotel also include beds with upholstered headboards. Room amenities include free WiFi and iPod docks.
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Guests enter Royal Palms Resort and Spa in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt through mahogany and iron double doors. This Mediterranean-style property was built in 1929. It is ideal for groups or couples; the staff includes a Director of Romance.
Intimate and tranquil, the Alvadora Spa indulges the senses with natural beauty and the finest spa amenities. Eight treatment rooms many spill into serene courtyards. Experience therapies incorporating the calming Vichy showers or cascading outdoor 8-foot waterfall showers. Alvadora offers a collection of signature treatments centered around the nurturing essences of the Mediterranean, soothing the spirit, renewing the body and enriching the mind.
Guests can dine at this Phoenix hotel's elegant main restaurant, have a snack at the poolside café, or relax in the lounge by the courtyard. Room service is available 24 hours a day. In addition to a 24-hour health club with private classes, the property includes an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a steam room.
The resort includes 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting spaces with antique furniture and stone fireplaces. The hotel can also provide audiovisual equipment, event catering, and exhibit space. The business center is open 24 hours a day. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access is available.
- Express check-in
- Library
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Restaurant
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Computer station
- Conference space size (meters) - 1858
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Concierge services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Conference center
- Shopping on site
- Total number of rooms - 119
- Number of floors - 2
- Fireplace in lobby
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Full-service spa
- Conference space
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 10
- Year Built 1929
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Pool sun loungers
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Health club
- Free wired Internet
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Spa services on site
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 20000
- Spa tub
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Refrigerator (on request)
- In-room massage available
- Free toiletries
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- iPod docking station
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- First-run movies
- Pillowtop mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
T. Cook's - Elegant restaurant with Spanish colonial-style architecture, earth tones, vaulted ceilings, and panoramic views. Mediterranean cuisine with seasonal and fire-roasted dishes. Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch.
The Mix-Up Bar - Decorated with cherry wood and hand-painted Italian frescoes. Located off the resort's courtyard.
Cabana Café - Poolside restaurant serving salads, sandwiches, and drinks.
Room service can be ordered for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
The resort includes an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a steam room. Pool cabanas can be used for a fee. Children must be accompanied by an adult in all recreation facilities.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Segway rental/tour nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Number of treatment rooms 8
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Thai massage
- Reflexology
- Sports massage
- Detoxification wrap
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-in time ends at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 150.00 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 150.00 per stay), plus a deposit of USD 300 per stay
- 2 per room
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee: USD 39.40 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Spa access
- Fitness center access
- Bicycle storage
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- Faxes
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- Concierge/valet service
- Lending library access
- Housekeeping
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 25 and USD 50 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 25 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 300 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 150.00 per accommodation, per stay (maximum USD 150.00 per stay)
- Refrigerator fee: USD 25.00 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per stay
- A fee will be charged for use of certain facilities
Hotel Name
- Royal Palms Destination Hotels Resorts
- Royal Palms Destination Hotels Resorts Phoenix
- Royal Palms Resort Destination Hotels & Resorts
- Royal Palms Resort Destination Hotels & Resorts Phoenix
- Royal Palms Resort Destination Hotels Resorts Phoenix
- Royal Palms Resort Destination Hotels Resorts
We should mention
Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Historic Hotels of America.


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I received my X2 14 and 10. Both have the same bar length, and the shop said they only received one size of bars to date.
I am slightly concerned that the bar will be too long for the 10. And with it being out of Carbon, it is probably not possible to shorten it.
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10 Crowd-Pleasing Party Appetizers with Cream Cheese
When it comes to easy and crowd-pleasing appetizers, cream cheese will always have your back. Spread it on toast bites and top with sliced radishes for an elegant hors d'oeuvre or warm it up with beans and spices for a party dip. Whatever the scene, whatever your need, cream cheese is your willing and able ally in the appetizer department.
Radish, Boursin, and Chive Tartines
Part of what makes cream cheese such a fantastic ingredient for appetizers of all kinds is its versatility. It can certainly stand on its own, taking center stage on a simple crostini or dolloped onto apricot halves. The soft texture and mild tangy flavor of cream cheese are a win with almost any party guest.
But cream cheese will also considerately step aside and blend into the background when asked, letting other ingredients run the show. It's key to making cheese balls creamy and dips addictively dippable, but it also won't overwhelm these dishes.
Do you have a favorite appetizer with cream cheese?
- 1 Creamy Crawfish Dip
- 2 Radish, Boursin, and Chive Tartines
- 3 Bacon Pops with Herbs and Pecans
- 4 Cheesy Baked Black-Eyed Pea Dip
- 5 Radishes with Cream Cheese and Chives
- 6 Scandinavian-Inspired Avocado & Bacon Club Sandwich Cake
- 7 A Trio of Cheese Balls
- 8 Cream Cheese and Arugula Toast Bites
- 9 Almond Cream Cheese Apricots
- 10 Loaded Baked Potato Dip with Homemade Chips
Related: 10 Appetizers Ready in 10 Minutes
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Yamaha THR - Getting The Best Guitar Tone Setting
Yamaha THR - Getting The Best Guitar Tone Setting
Whether you want to sound like Jimi, Slash, Iron Maiden, Keith Richards or Angus Young the THR range has an amp model for you. With a range of tone controls and effects to tweak you can dial in the best guitar tone for the job every time.
We've already covered how you can use your THR to play along and practice, plus Natalie McCool has laid out how to get better acoustic sound on stage and at home with the THR5A. Now it's time for some good old fashioned rock, from classic to modern with metal and pop thrown in for good measure.
Guitar wizard Soren Andersen shows you how to get the classic tones from the canon of classic rock.
Phil X on how to get an open, crunchy tone and why he loves using the THR10C as well as his Marshall.
Here's Joe Hottinger of Halestorm on how he gets a great tone from his THR10X.
Marc VanGool has worked with Kelly Clarkson, Black Stone Cherry, Theory of a Deadman, Creed, Adam Lambert, Papa Roach and 3 Doors Down. With a massive stash of amps in his studio (check the Marshalls) there's not much Marc doesn't know about getting the best guitar tone for his records.
With Cubase AI included with every THR you have what you need to start working on that album, great software and a huge range of pro tones!
It's not just the THR amps which are versatile, Yamaha make great guitars to suit every budget too. You'll see some featured in the videos above.
Pacifica 012
Ideal beginners guitar that doesn't compromise on quality. With single coils and humbuckers combined you can play in any style.
Pacifica 112V
Boutique quality at a beginners price. Alnico Pickups & Coil Tap function deliver warm, versatile tone.
Pacifica 611
Combining a Humbucker (with split coil function) and a P90 you can dial in a classic tone from any era. Wilkinson, Grover, Graphtech and Seymour Duncan parts.
No compromise here, check out the sound Marc VanGool gets from his above.


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A Banner Year For Stocks
The equity markets got out to a good jump in 2013 and pretty much never looked back. Although there was the usual assortment of macroeconomic concerns to keep investors on their toes, stocks climbed the proverbial wall of worry to reach new highs. Among the major U.S. indexes, the tech-laden NASDAQ led the charge, rising 38.3%. While this wasn't an all-time record, it was the highest level achieved since the bursting of the dot-com bubble over a decade ago. Close behind it was the S&P 500, which advanced 29.6% to its highest ever yearly close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) didn't fare too badly either, with the blue chip index rising 26.5% for the year.
Meanwhile, the Dogs of the Dow outperformed their DJIA benchmark. Investing equally weighted amounts in the 10 Dow components with the highest yields at the start of the year would have resulted in a gain of 30.3% in 2013. That makes for three out of the last four years in which the strategy beat out a balanced portfolio of all 30 Dow stocks.
(Note: Investing equal amounts in all 30 Dow stocks (and making allowances for the three stocks swapped out of the index in September) would have generated a 28.7% increase in market value. This is slightly different from the DJIA's aforementioned results, largely because that index is price weighted. That is to say, higher priced stocks have a greater impact on performance.)
Performance Leaders
By far and away, the most impressive showing among the Dogs was the 96.4% advance exhibited by shares of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ Note: HP is no longer a Dow-30 component). As regular readers may recall, the diversified computer, software, and services company suffered a 44.7% decline in 2012, as large write-downs resulted in steep losses for the second half of its fiscal year (ended October 31, 2012). Although the company's earnings did not stage a full recovery in fiscal 2013, investors apparently responded positively to H-P's progress as management carried out its "fix-and-rebuild" initiatives.
H-P wasn't the only stock that produced an exceptional advance. DuPont (DD - Free DuPont Stock Report) posted an enviable gain of 44.4%, as the diversified chemical manufacturer benefited from strong performance among several of its business lines, including Performance Materials, Electronics & Communications, and Safety & Protection.
General Electric (GE - Free General Electric Stock Report) also boosted the Dogs' overall performance, with an increase of 33.5%. The technology and financial services company successfully offset declining revenues through a combination of about $2 billion in cost cuts and contributions from several commercial acquisitions. Meanwhile, shares of global healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -Free Johnson & Johnson Stock Report) were up 30.7%, as investors appeared encouraged by continued strength in the company's Pharmaceutical division. Elsewhere, integrated circuit manufacturer Intel (INTC - Free Intel Stock Report) was up 25.9%, likely aided by improved earnings comparisons in the second half.
Overall, telecom giant AT&T (T - Free AT&T Stock Report) was the only one of the pack that did not show a double-digit gain for the year, rising 4.3%. But, after factoring in its Dow-leading 5% yield, it could hardly be called a bad year. The table below shows how all of the 2013 Dogs of the Dow stacked up.
Dogs of the Dow Price Increases:
Percent Change
General Electric
Johnson & Johnson
A Few Changes For The New Year
One of the several attractive characteristics of the Dogs of the Dow strategy is that it requires little effort to carry out. You simply put an equal dollar amount in the 10 highest yielding of the 30 Dow Industrial stocks and hold onto them for a year. No need to constantly monitor the holdings or do any frequent trading. This both cuts down on research time and brokerage commission costs. Then, at the end of the year, the process is repeated.
The list for 2014 is largely unchanged from last year. Hewlett-Packard is, of course, out of the running since it was removed from the Dow in September. We also bid adieu to DuPont and Johnson & Johnson, but it's not a tearful farewell, since their departures are largely due to the solid gains they posted last year, which lowered their relative dividend yields.
Replacing them we have Chevron (CVX - Free Chevron Stock Report), the world's fourth-largest oil producer, Cisco Systems (CSCO - Free Cisco Systems Stock Report), a leading provider of Internet Protocol-based networking products, and software giant Microsoft (MSFT - Free Microsoft Stock Report). The table below lists the Dogs of the Dow for 2014 and their respective yields at the end of the year.
Here's how the new Dogs stacked up in terms of yields at the end of 2013:
Cisco Systems
Can The Dogs Repeat In 2014?
One of the cornerstones of the Dogs of the Dow strategy is its modest leaning toward a contrarian or value investing approach. That is, if a Dow stock has underperformed in one year, it will be more likely to find itself among the following year's list of top-yielding components. And, being a well-established blue chip company, it's more likely than not to recover.
Naturally, the telecom giants AT&T and Verizon (VZ - Free Verizon Stock Report) are very nearly permanent members of this club, mainly by virtue of their historically above-average yields. By the same token, some stocks, like recent Dow newcomers NIKE (NKE - Free Nike Stock Report), Goldman Sachs (GS - Free Goldman Sachs Stock Report), and Visa (V - Free Visa Stock Report), would have to see their share prices cut by over 50% (or their dividend payouts doubled) before they would even be in the running to make the Dogs list.
Unlike 2012, with its aforementioned 44.7% drop in Hewlett-Packard's stock, the generally rising equity tide of 2013 lifted nearly all blue-chip boats. In fact, the only negative performer among the Dow Industrials was International Business Machines (IBM - Free IBM Stock Report) which shed 2.1% in market value for the year. But this was hardly enough to budge its yield much above 2%.
So, with no true underdog/turnaround story to root for in 2014, can the Dogs outperform the Dow for a second year in a row, and make it four out of the last five? That, of course, is anybody's guess. But with the equity markets at historical highs, a repeat performance of 2013's impressive returns certainly seems unlikely. After all, 2013 was the DJIA's third-best year since 1975.
There are several factors working in the Dogs' favor, however. For one thing, they have their traditional yield advantage over the other Dow components, which gives them a slight edge in terms of total returns. (Income investors, take note: On average, we look for the 10 Dog stocks to increase their dividend payouts by nearly 8% in 2014.)
This year's lineup is also appealing in terms of another popular valuation measure. Specifically, the current Dogs started the year with an average Price/Earnings ratio of 14.6, compared to 17.4 for the rest of the Industrials. Lastly, fully half of this year's mutts are currently ranked favorably for year-ahead relative price performance by our Timeliness Ranking System. By comparison, only two of the 20 excluded Dow Industrials hold that distinction.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not hold positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Captain's Report
The Everglades 320 EX was first launched in the summer of 2008 and since that time many have sold despite the MSRP of over $420,000.
Why are people buying them?
There seem to be several major reasons why discerning buyers gravitate to the 320 EX. Her enclosed bridge deck, styling, sophisticated approach to virtually every detail, and her speed all rank high among the reasons. But the one attribute that we kept hearing over and over as we talked to people about her was her comfortable ride in rough-water at speed. That is evidently the key factor that buyers are willing to pay-up for. Her deadrise at the transom is 25-degrees and her deep-V averages 41-degrees.
Who is buying the boat?
We interviewed four Everglades salesmen to find the answer. Not surprisingly all of the 320 EX's customers were wealthy anglers, but there were some surprises. We were told that the Everglades 320 EX's customers are not the die-hard, hard-core fisherman type. Capt. Quint does not buy an Everglades, even if he has the big bucks.
According to our sources, the typical buyer for the 320 EX is a professional, business owner, or top corporate executive who appreciates style, modern design and the clever, innovative design touches that have been Everglades trademark since its beginning. He is an angler looking for more than just all the normal fishy features – which is to say good "fishability" is a given. Rather, it seems that generally the 320 EX is purchased by reasonably-seasoned anglers who will give no quarter to the fish in the heat of battle, but who also want to provide creature comforts, such as A/C and an enclosed bridge, to keep their significant other contented. We're told that they are people who appreciate the artistry of Everglades' build. For the most part they are connoisseurs of good production boat building, which is obviously another reason why Everglades owners are willing to pay the price.
The Competition
One Everglades salesman told us the biggest competitor to the 320 is the Everglades 350 EX. Even though it has the same 10'8" beam and is over $100,000 more, buyers who want a bit more room and speed go for the 350 EX which spreads those precious 3' mostly over the cockpit and bridge deck. The larger boat can also handle three 350-hp engines and therefore has a WOT speed about 10 mph faster – something in the low 60s.
The Migration
When we asked the four salesmen what kind of boats the 320 EX buyers were coming from they told us from three directions: 1) Down from big, lumbering battlewagons because their owners are tired of the hassle to operate and their slow time to get out to the fishing grounds; 2) Up from out-dated center consoles and small express fishboats by people searching for a better-looking, more modern boat that is also larger; and, 3) Sideways from similar-sized express fishermen or center consoles by anglers who want a better, more comfortable ride at speed and more protection from the elements.
Speed is Important
Because virtually all of the people buying the Everglades 320 EX were fishermen, it is not surprising that time taken to get to the fishing grounds and back is important. The Everglades buyer does not want to spend four hours getting to the fishing grounds, we're told. He wants to be out there in an hour or two. Then he can fish for a few hours and get back home in time for cocktails. "He wants a pleasant day on the water, not a pre-dawn to past night-fall operation," said one dealer. There is no doubt that the Everglades is made for speed. Her somewhat narrow 10'8" beam, her relatively lightweight 10,800 lbs hull (dry, without engines), and her four running strakes are very much like those of an offshore racer. That together with her prodigious horsepower can only mean speed is the result. Powered by twin Yamaha 350-hp V8s, the Everglades 320 has a weight-to-horsepower ratio of 15.42. That is relatively close to the horsepower-to-weight ratio that some offshore racing hulls have that have been turned into fishboats.
We have not tested the Everglades 320 EX, but the folks at the company tell us that when powered by twin Yamaha 350s she has a WOT just over 50 mph. Best cruise, they say, is at 4000 rpm when the boat goes 31 mph. These are good speeds, but we can think of other boats that are faster. So there must be something more compelling with the 320 EX.Clearly Everglades could make the 320 go faster with the same power if only it lowered the boat's deadrise to something like, say, 22-degrees, a number used by many fast offshore fishboats. Everglades has chosen not to be the fastest and here's why--
Ride is Also Important
For many offshore anglers ride is just as important, if not more so, than is an extra few miles per hour. The fact is, speed and a good ride must go hand-in-hand to have and ideal offshore fishing boat. The proof of this concept is that many people who can afford any boat go for the Everglades because of the ride.Offshore fishboats need to be able to take 4' to 6' seas in stride and not have to be throttled back. In order to do that the hull must have a deep deadrise and the Everglades 320 EX is as deep in deadrise at the transom as any fishing boat we know of on the market -- 25-degrees. Typical offshore monohull racing boats have long had a deadrise at the transom of 24-degrees -- so the 320 is one degree deeper. In fact, Everglades says that the average deadrise of the 320 hull from bow to transom is 41-degrees, which means she is exceedingly sharp forward. It is that bottom shape that cushions the boat as it slams into seas at 50 mph.
Details of the Enclosed Helm
For years open express fishboats have gotten away with having a hardtop that was 5" to 12" (12 to 30 cm) above the top of the windshield frame. In order to button up the boat when it rained or was cold, builders put cruising canvas on the sides and more importantly used isinglass to fill the gap between the top of the windshield and the bottom of the hardtop.
Often on these boats, when standing at the helm, the skipper had to look through the isinglass when running the boat in the rain. Anyone who has ever driven through foul weather when sheets of spray are hitting the windshield knows how hard it is to see through isinglass in these conditions. While it is nice to be able to unzip them on hot clear days and enjoy the breeze, it never makes up for the times one is trying to find a small marker in a turbulent sea peering through plastic streaked with rain and salt. And it is all worse at night. While it is not surprising that the Everglades 320 EX is sold in places such as New England which can have cold, snotty weather in the middle of August, the model also sells well as far south as the panhandle of Florida as well as on the east coast of northern Florida. That means that southerners can have a four-season boat. (Northerners can, too, because the A/C system is also a heat pump.)
Everglades solved the problem posed by isinglass above the windshield by building a bridge deck that is permanently enclosed on three sides and has a standard canvas back for days of really inclement weather. Like virtually everything that Everglades does, this job was done right, which means the windshield is high so that even a tall man can stand at the helm and have good visibility.
Important Features Are Standard
The 320 EX comes standard with a defroster for the wind screens as well as electrically actuated window vents in the top of the windshield to bring in the breeze on hot days. But on the really hot days, anglers need only turn on the standard generator and turn on the standard A/C which is directed into the cockpit as well as below on a 2-zone system.
Styling is Important
Let's face it, boats have to look cool as well as to be cool. Baby boomer boatmen who have spent a lifetime looking at fiberglass boat flesh know "clunky" when they see it and if they had their druthers they would avoid it. On the other hand, knowledgeable boaters will eschew a fishing boat with beautiful lines if it doesn't have the fishing beef.
See video BoatTEST.com interviews of Steve Dougherty, President of Everglades
BoatTEST interviews President Steve Dougherty -- Why Everglades are the most expensive boats in class -- Hear President Dougherty say all Everglades float level when swamped --
Innovation R Us
In our opinion Everglades has incorporated on the 320 EX most of the latest state-of-the-art innovations extant. The down side of these clever amenities is that they raise the price of the boat. But the latter is not a concern for Everglades as it just wants to build the most functional boat possible and let the chips fall where they may (which is into a pretty big pile).
Level Flotation
Level flotation is not such an important issue with express boats as it is with center consoles, nevertheless we are happy to report that Everglades states that the 320 EX has level flotation. That means that in the unlikely event that the boat should swamp, it will not sink and will, in fact, float level. While that does not necessarily mean it won't capsize, it does mean that occupants will have a large platform upon which to await rescue.
Below Deck
Below, there is 6'4" (1.93 m) of standing headroom in the main cabin, an enclosed wet head, galley with single burner stove, combination microwave/coffee maker and a mid-cabin bunk for overnight voyages or a nap during lulls in the fishing action. The forward area has been made into a nice round settee for lunch (candlelight dinner?) and makes into a bunk if you want.
Stand-Out Details
There are really too many design details to go over in this report and the boat simply must be seen in person. However, here is a short list of items of standard equipment that caught our eye: *10 Year hull warranty *10" pull up cleats (larger than on most boats this size) *Automatic anchor windlass *Teak and holly cabin sole *Windshield defroster *Lighted grab rail in cockpit *Large cockpit drains *290 gallon fuel tank
The 320 EX has overnight and long weekend capabilities and can sleep four people in a pinch. Nevertheless, its primary mission is to be a day boat for offshore fishing or other watersports such as diving. Her secondary mission is as a weekend cruiser or dive boat for the family. We think it is ideal for a weekend run over to the Bahamas, through the Florida Keys or virtually anywhere in the world that is compatible with her range. Keen anglers will want to and the optional half-tower.We have not tested the 320 EX, but we have tested a number of other Everglades boats over the years. (View tests of Everglades boats… )If you can afford the price tag, and appreciate a boat that has virtually everything done right, then you are a candidate for the Everglades 320 EX.
Standard and Optional Features
|Air Cond./Heat
|CD Stereo
|Head: Fixed
|Shore Power
|Washdown: Fresh Water
|Washdown: Raw Water
Exterior Features
|Transom Door
Hull Warranty
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Don Felder has been speaking about his new solo album Road To Forever. It is his first solo album since 1983. Speaking to MusicRadar's Joe Bosso, Felder recounts his childhood guitar influences and friends, including some names you may not know Felder knew.
"I grew up in Gainesville, Florida, and there was an unusual number of unique talents that grew up there," says Felder. "Stephen Stills and I had a band together when we were 14, 15 years old. Tommy Petty is a few years younger than me – he was one of my guitar students. Duane and Gregg Allman lived in Daytona, but they would come to Gainesville and play in all the battle of the bands against us. They did all the fraternities and parties at the University of Florida.
"I first encountered electric slide guitar from Duane Allman. I became very good friends with him; in fact, I sat on the floor of his mother's house in Daytona, and he showed me how to play slide guitar, the tunings and positions. I never wanted to emulate and copy Duane, but I learned my foundation from him. He was brilliant, of course. I stole everything I could from him – and Petty stole everything he could from me!"
Felder plays his '57 Gibson Les Paul on the album, along with a whole lot more. "I have just a little under 300 guitars, all the way back to the ones I had in high school – I never sold them or traded them. With the exception of a few that have been stolen, I have just about every guitar that I ever bought. Each one has its own character and sound and feel and voice, and you have to make sure that each guitar has its own space on a record, or else it turns to mud."


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JERICHO — The Middlebury Union High School dance team on Saturday at Mount Mansfield continued its dominance of the hip-hop category, but after taking third in jazz were edged for the overall title by Lamoille, which finished a strong second in both the hip-hop and jazz categories.
Host Mount Mansfield won the jazz title and finished third overall, while Burr & Burton won the pom category and finished fourth in hip-hop and took fourth overall.
The Tigers were coming off overall and hip-hop titles in a competition at Mount Anthony the weekend before.