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BERLIN – Stephen Decatur students witnessed a rare treat this week when one of school's favorite sons, a graduate turned U.S. Navy test pilot landed a Nighthawk helicopter on the football field at Seahawk Stadium on Wednesday morning.
Hundreds of students and teachers, along with a large contingent of Decatur's ROTC students, filled the bleachers at Seahawk Stadium shortly after 11 a.m. on Wednesday to watch the display. A short time later, the U.S. Navy MH60 Nighthawk helicopter with Lieutenant Ryan Kelchner piloting the aircraft, came in from the west and soared over the crowded bleachers at a fairly low altitude and made a few large circles in the sky over the stadium before gently placing the massive fighter helicopter on the 50-yard-line.
Kelchner, a 1997 graduate of Stephen Decatur and son of long-time Ocean City Police Department Captain Kevin Kelchner, along with his crew members, stepped out of the aircraft moments later and embraced his former high school principal Lou Taylor. Kelchner then greeted family members including his parents before briefing the assembled student body on how he became a Navy helicopter test pilot, where he came from that day and all of the bells and whistles his aircraft deployed.
Before Kelchner could address the students, who were anxiously awaiting the opportunity to explore the helicopter up close and personal, Taylor took the opportunity to explain through the former Decatur student, just how far they could go.
"It's a unique thing for me to introduce to you someone who came before you who has become so very successful," he said. "Lieutenant Ryan Kelchner graduated from Decatur in 1997 and went on to do great things as illustrated by his arrival on this field in this way today."
Kelchner explained he went to the Merchant Marine Academy after graduation for embarking on a career in the U.S. Navy that took him first to Pennsicola, Fla, to Corpus Christie in Texas and back to Pennsicola, where he first earned his wings. After that, Kelchner moved on to San Diego for a time before stints overseas in the Persian Gulf and Somalia. In 2005, he moved to the Navy's VXI test pilot program at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, where he began testing various aircraft including the Nighthawk helicopter he gently landed on the Decatur football field on Wednesday.
"I'm the test director for this particular aircraft," he told the assembled students and teachers. "When the Navy get new toys, we get to test them out on this aircraft."
Kelchner said he had looked forward to his return to Decatur and told students not much had changed since he graduated in 1997.
"It looks like not much has changed around here," he said. "Everything pretty much looks the same although those bleachers look much better than what we had when I was here."
Kelchner said the Nighthawk helicopter was a combat search and rescue aircraft equipped with the most modern technology available. He said the aircraft measures 84 feet from tip to tail and that the Maryland State Police helicopter familiar to the students could fit inside of the Nighthawk. Kelchner said the helicopter reaches top speeds of about 200 mph, and that he made the trip from the Pax River base in southern Maryland in about 30 minutes, a trip he explained would take about three-and-a-half hours by car.
After Kelchner finished explaining his aircraft's capabilities, the students were invited to examine the Nighthawk helicopter group by group. The students then explored the aircraft from front to back and side to side with several climbing inside and onto the Nighthawk.


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In 1945, there were hundreds of independent bookstores in New York City, with 50 on "Book Row" (the stretch of Broadway between Union Square and Astor Place) alone. While it's unlikely that New York will ever see those numbers again, a revitalization is taking place, particularly in Brooklyn, where Word in Greenpoint, Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, and Boulevard Books & Cafe in Dyker Heights have opened in the past five years; and 32-year-old BookCourt continues to flourish in Cobble Hill. Over the past year a number of small bookstores, some started by former street vendors, have begun swelling the numbers in Brooklyn and in other parts of the city, from Washington Heights to Astoria, and across the Hudson in New Jersey.
The metropolitan growth of bookstores may be related to having larger, densely populated communities that are accustomed to independent retailers. People run their errands by foot and hit the restaurants at night. Having a bookstore in the mix is valuable to these neighborhoods," says Eileen Dengler, executive director of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association. "I think the demographics say it all—more per-capita spending, the high concentration of the arts, the fact that so much of publishing is here, and the student population."
At a time when anyone can buy a book with a click, new stores are trying to give readers a reason to shop local, some with books and brews. Luke Harwood describes Happy Bones: Coffee and Publications in NoHo as "inspiration around espresso coffee." The half–coffee bar/half–art bookstore is filled with limited editions of books and publications by and about New York artists from independent presses. Matt Winn has a similar strategy at Molasses Books in Bushwick, but with used books, beer, wine, and coffee. "It seems so obvious to me to have both things happening at once, a reading and a bar." The booze contributes to the bottom line, and customers can sell their books for credit toward their bar tab.
Some stores fill a specific niche like the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division (BGSQD). It opened last November in collaboration with Strange Loop Gallery on the Lower East Side after a number of LGBT stores closed, including the Oscar Wilde Bookshop. "I like to say it started from shame that our city didn't have an LGBT institution," says co-owner Greg Newton, aka the Minister of Propaganda. He views the store's role as championing all things queer, from zines to books, including store bestseller Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?, essays edited by Mattilde Bernstein Sycamore. "We could certainly do more business, the days are a little slow," says Newton, who is considering moving the store to a larger space with more foot traffic. Events have been well attended, so in the meantime BGSQD is dialing them up and adding classes on autobiography and calligraphy.
Last June, Aurora Anaya-Cerda fulfilled her dream for a bilingual bookstore when she opened La Casa Azul Bookstore in East Harlem. The store is named for artist Frida Kahlo's "Blue House" in Mexico City. Anaya-Cerda spent five years planning the bricks-and-mortar store, while selling books online and holding events throughout the city. In the store's first six months, La Casa Azul held 140 events. "It's exactly the kind of space we envision," says Anaya-Cerda.
Ten-month old Singularity & Co. in Dumbo grew out of a Kickstarter project, called Save the SciFi. This summer it will launch a similar Save the Adventure fundraiser, aimed at adventure books from the 1920s–1970s. Initially the store published and sold monthly e-book releases of sci-fi titles on a subscription-only basis, but three months ago it began selling them individually on Amazon and via other e-tailers. "The publishing drove us to open the store," says cofounder Cici James. The bookstore is not in an area with a lot of foot traffic, and she credits the Singularity's Web site (SingularityShop.com), which it launched in December, with boosting sales. Still, it hasn't been enough to encourage her to get a long-term lease. For now she and her partners prefer renting year-to-year.
Faye Skandalakis decided she wanted a bookstore of her own after selling children's books as a Barefoot Ambassador. Skandalakis's Story Nook Children's Bookstore began online, then opened as a pop-up shop at Baby Noir boutique in Astoria in February 2012. Since then she's taken over half of Baby Noir while she looks for a larger location. Even without a permanent space, she takes an active role in the community. "This year I've gotten more involved with schools doing book fairs and recommending books for their libraries," she says.
Former S&S employee Lexi Beach and her wife, Connie Rourke, are also looking for a storefront in Astoria. "Our financing is in place; we have investments and loans from family and friends," says Beach. Although the neighborhood would like to have a bookstore, Beach and Rourke are finding lease negotiations difficult. "There are a lot of landlords who don't want to talk to us. They don't think a bookstore is a good business," says Beach.
Word Up opened a yearlong pop-up community bookstore in Washington Heights in June 2011 and is getting close to signing a lease for a 1,200 sq. ft. permanent space in the same neighborhood, according to general coordinator Veronica Liu. "The space will need work," says Liu. "But in true Word Up form, we'll expedite it. June is an important month for things in the arts, because of the Uptown Arts Stroll. We started two years ago during the stroll." The new Word Up already has a core committee of 20 volunteers and close to $70,000, thanks to a successful fundraiser on Indiegogo. In its new location, the nonprofit will continue to serve its community with books in English, Spanish, and Russian, as well as multilingual events.
Several bookstores have recently added branches or are about to. Last fall PowerHouse Arena in Dumbo rebuilt after flooding from Hurricane Sandy, while moving ahead with plans for a small general bookstore in Park Slope–PowerHouse on 8th. Susanne Konig, who co-owns the store with her husband, Daniel Power, describes it as "a mini-version of the big store." The Arena store saw sales rise 20% in the first three months of this year—traditionally its slowest months. The Arena store relies on a European merchandising model with one big wall that's "an exhibition of books," while the smaller Park Slope store has a more traditional feel and a strong children's section.
Book Thug Nation in Williamsburg also added a smaller sister store, Human Relations, last August. "Our take is, 'the more the merrier,' " says co-owner Corey Eastwood, speaking of the growing number of stores in Bushwick, including Molasses and a library/reading room that opened next door, Mellow Pages. The 600 sq. ft. store specializes in literary fiction, noir, and philosophy, and it has a strong Spanish-language section.
On the other side of the Hudson, Greenpoint's Word is adding a bookstore and cafe with a walk-up window for books and drinks in Jersey City. "We are so specific to our neighborhood. I want to do the same thing [in Jersey City]," says owner Christine Onorati, who has an event planned with Chuck Klosterman for the official launch on July 9. She also wants the two stores to be as connected as possible. Onorati will do the buying for both locations, and they will share the same events coordinator.
But Word isn't the only new bookstore in Jersey City. Last July, Carol Valleau and her daughter, Aleta, opened a 1,000 sq. ft. store, Tachair Bookshoppe, for new and used books. The pair raised money by selling buckets of used books at a local farmer's market for the past two years. " 'Tachair' means 'to meet' in Scottish," says Valleau. "Really, books are only just a part of it." The store also includes a cafe and art gallery.
It may not be hundreds yet. But New York's bookstore renaissance is well underway.

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Mary Keldermans is recounting the story of the finding of the Christ child in the temple � the Gospel of Luke�s depiction in which Jesus is left behind following Passover in Jerusalem and found by Mary and Joseph three days later among the temple elders � when she remembers her own brush with a lost child.
�We had gone to a magic show at Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois Springfield) and we were going to Howard Johnson afterwards for ice cream,� she recalled. �On our way there, one of my sons yells out, �Clare (my 4-year-old daughter) isn�t here.� I said, �What do you mean Clare isn�t here?�
�So I tore back to the campus, panicked, overwhelmed at the horror of what I�d done, and there she was, with two older gentlemen holding her by the hands. She�s crying. I�m crying. And I just said, �I�m sorry. I�m sorry.� �
What�s missing, added Keldermans, is that for so long, Roman Catholics have only heard the interpretation of Scriptures, including the story of the lost child, from male perspectives, mostly through homilies.
�I can look at that story,� said Kelderman, who has six children and five grandchildren, �and have a different experience. Mary was a Jewish mother who was worried sick about her son. I know what she felt like. I know what she felt like to have a teething child, to have teenagers.
�It brings the story closer to Jesus being my brother.�
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A lifelong Catholic and Springfield native, Keldermans takes her biggest personal and professional plunge next month when she is ordained as a priest for Roman Catholic Womenpriests Inc. in a ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Springfield.
The group has about 150 ordained priests worldwide and in 29 states in the U.S. Keldermans, 58, will be the first Womenpriest in the Springfield area.
Several groups that have splintered from the Roman Catholic Church, including the United Independent Catholic Church, which has diocesan headquarters and a community in Springfield, ordain women, though there are none currently serving in the area.
The Roman Catholic Church forbids women to be ordained for a number of reasons. Most recently, Pope Francis, citing Pope John Paul II�s definitive 1994 apostolic letter, said the �door is closed� regarding the matter.
In 2010, the church labeled the ordination of women as graviora delicta, or a grave crime, equating it with pedophilia, possession of child pornography and sexual abuse of mentally disabled adults.
In a written statement provided to The State Journal-Register, Springfield Catholic Bishop Thomas John Paprocki warns that Keldermans and the presider, Bishop Joan Clark Houk of Pittsburgh, will incur �automatic excommunication� because �the attempted ordination of a female is invalid.� The site of the ordination, added Paprocki, �is itself a clear message that this will not be a Catholic ceremony.�
Local bishops have warned practicing Catholics against participation in other such ordinations and the subsequent �simulation� of sacraments by women priests.
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Keldermans, who has worked for several Springfield parishes and received an award from the Springfield diocese for her service to the church, said her ordination is a calling from God. She denied that the act is separating her from the church and will not accept excommunication, which she said means that she can�t receive sacraments in the church.
�By baptism, I am Roman Catholic,� maintained Keldermans. �The ordination doesn�t take that away. That is intact.�
Keldermans also said the ordination is �not a power grab.� Keldermans paid for classes that Womenpriests required of her, and she will receive no salary from the group, paying for everything herself, down to the sacramental wine.
When she asked one of her daughters what she thought about her becoming a priest, Keldermans said she told her, �Mom, you�ve always been a priest.�
�My idea of being a priest is being a prayer leader in the community,� said Keldermans. �I�m formalizing what I�ve always been doing.�
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The Rev. Elsie McGrath is dressed in a hooded, white robe and purple stole as she greets a handful of worshipers, most in their 60s or 70s, with a quartet of college-age students, prior to Mass at Therese of Divine Peace Inclusive Community in the chapel of a Unitarian church near Forest Park in St. Louis.
In 2007, nearly 800 people crammed into a St. Louis synagogue for her ordination, creating an international incident that pitted the diminutive 75-year-old McGrath against then-St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke.
�They don�t come here out of fear,� said McGrath, of the smaller numbers, though she acknowledges that some people are confused over whether the community is Roman Catholic.
McGrath, who has mentored Keldermans during her ordination process, said the first group of Womenpriests was ordained in 2002 by an unidentified Roman Catholic bishop.
The group maintains that it isn�t schismatic, or apart, from the church, and that it is working to push the issue from the inside.
�For the most part, people are favorable towards women ordinations and against the hierarchy of the church,� said McGrath.
�Many women are surrounded by communities asking them to be priests,� said Erin Saiz Hanna, executive director of the Women�s Ordination Conference. �We say the church is not necessarily Rome, but the people of the God, and the people support the ordination of women.�
Answering a call
Keldermans said she knew traditional avenues to being a priest weren�t open for her. Spiritual support from a prominent nun, Sister Joan Chittister, and a small women�s group in Springfield buoyed Keldermans after she stopped attending Mass five years ago.
The final straw, she said, was hearing gays and lesbians being demonized as �morally intrinsic� and being told who to vote for by church officials.
�The manmade stuff of the Catholic Church was killing me,� she admitted. �You don�t use the Eucharist as a club to keep people in line.�
When Keldermans finally pursued the Womenpriests route, she did so under an assumed name, fearing repercussions. Even three years into the process and on the doorstep of her May 3 ordination, some of Keldermans� friends didn�t know about her decision.
The argument that the Catholic Church doesn�t have the authority to allow women priests because Christ chose only men as apostles doesn�t hold any weight for Keldermans. Women are CEOs of companies, she pointed out, and some Catholic nuns are running day-to-day activities in parishes in the Springfield diocese as parish life coordinators .
�We�re told that God will not call (women), that the Spirit doesn�t call (women), but there�s no reason for women not to be called,� said Keldermans. �What sense does it make that you trust them to run the parish, but you bring in men for the Mass and sacraments?
�She�s doing the priestly stuff, if you say she�s a leader of prayer.�
Not a protest
Keldermans said she has the support of her husband, Steve, and her children, all of whom live in Springfield. They may or may not be part of her new faith community � Keldermans jokes that her husband will be �a charter member� � that will begin in people�s homes.
Keldermans insisted her ordination isn�t a protest, but part of something she thinks will be commonplace in years to come.
�This is a calling to bring the church to a fuller grandeur,� she said. �I�m joining in where women should have a place anyway. We are a movement in the church. We are not separating ourselves.
�Women priests are going to be the norm in 50 years. Why not now?�
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Halloween and Fall are my favorite time of year and the number of projects I have done is proof. This is only some of them. First time posting pics and am a little disappointed they are not larger. Need to keep working on this. Any help is appreciated.
This is 15" x 18" miniature. Blocks were fussy cut, done square in a square, sashed, then piping and border.
Table runner done with part of a panel.
Table runner on my coffee table made with a line of Pat Sloan fabrics.
Happy Jack wallhanging
Itty Bitty Ghosts. Each ghost is 3 x 8 and put on another little quilt to hang together.


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The Sweeting team (2-0) with lead Rachel Pidherny, second Dana Ferguson and third Joanne Courtney scored three points in the ninth end for a comeback 7-5 victory over 20-year-old newcomer Sarah Koltun (0-1) of the Yukon and Northwest Territories in the opening draw. In the evening, Sweeting took the early lead, wasted it, and then scored two in an extra end for an 8-6 win over 22-year-old Kesa van Osch of British Columbia (1-1). Heather Strong (2-0) of Newfoundland used the shot of the day to edge the home team, Quebecs Allison Ross (0-2), 5-4 with a raised angle takeout on the final shot. Stefanie Lawton (1-0) of Saskatchewan downed Allison Flaxeys Ontario rink (0-1) 8-6. Koltun looked ready for an upset when she stole a point for a 4-1 lead in the fifth end to throw a scare into 26-year-old Sweeting, a youngster herself in only her second Scotties. "They were outplaying us for sure," said Sweeting. 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"We were in control at the beginning and it was just that one bad end, but its our first game at our first Scotties so well take what we can from it," said Koltun. "We are happy to be here, but we want to contend and be competitive and I think we showed that in this first game by putting up a really strong fight." Quebecs Allison Ross had a disappointing start as she failed to score until she picked up one point in the eighth end. After scoring, Ross conceded a 6-1 victory to New Brunswicks Andrea Crawford. The Quebec side from Montreal curled only 64 per cent as a group, lowest of the day. She found her draw weight in her evening match against Strong, which had the crowd of 1,825 roaring, but fell short when the Newfoundland skip pulled off her winning takeout. "I was reading the ice better," said Ross. "Its a disappointing loss, but Heather made an amazing shot. You want to leave the other team a hard shot, and she made it." Strong had won the Hot Shots competition -- a pre-tournament skills exhibition -- on Saturday morning and it may have helped her against Quebec. "A lot of the (Hot Shots) are indicative of what you face in game, so I referred back to that a lot," she said. "I felt good when I threw it, but I was coming off missing the one right before it, so I was a little torn. "We were exhausted. It was late back home. There were the opening ceremonies, we were in the Hot Shots right through. It was a long day, so to pull off that second win was awesome." Strong had won her first match as she took a 6-2 lead after six ends, then had to hold off a charge from Nova Scotias Heather Smith (0-1) for an 8-5 victory. Van Osch needed an extra end to defeat Kim Dolans Prince Edward Island rink 7-4. The 22-year-old from Victoria admitted to feeling nervous in her debut match, but settled down as it went on against the veteran Dolan, who is in her 10th Scotties. 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MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 28, 2012) – Stonehill College, ranked seventh overall in the latest NCBWA East Regional Poll, swept a pair of Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Northeast Division games from Saint Anselm College, 2-0 and 7-6 (thirteen innings), on Saturday evening at Sullivan Park.
Stonehill 2, Saint Anselm 0
Senior Michael White (Lisbon, N.H./Lisbon Regional) pushed his record to 3-2 overall on the season
tossing a complete-game shutout, yielding seven hits, three walks and two strikeouts.
Junior Robert Kelly (Aurora, Colo./Santa Margarita Catholic) was handed the loss on eight innings, six hits, two runs (both unearned), two walks and three punchouts. Freshman David Kent (North Falmouth, Mass./Avon Old Farms) pitched a scoreless ninth giving up one hit while striking out one.
Stonehill scored the only runs it needed in the sixth inning as sophomore Billy Karalis (Pawtucket, R.I./Bishop Feehan) plated senior Michael Zeiner (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) with a RBI single to right field and White scored on a wild pitch. Zeiner reached base on a fielding error earlier in the inning while White reached on a fielder's choice.
The Hawks best chance to score in the contest came in the fourth inning. With one out and freshman Mike Hayden (Cranston, R.I./Cranston West) on first base, sophomore Nate Gonya (Wolfeboro, N.H./Holderness) deposited a double into the right center gap but Hayden was thrown out at home on a relay by freshman center fielder Billy Horobin (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) and sophomore second baseman Dan Fratus (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North) to keep the game scoreless at the time.
White notched the only multi-hit game for the Skyhawks going 2-for-4 with a run scored out of the third spot in the lineup.
Stonehill 7, Saint Anselm 6 (thirteen innings)
Senior Michael Von Stein (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) earned the win in relief throwing three-and-two-thirds innings, allowing two hits, no runs and one walk. Classmate Bryan Galligan (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) picked up his first-career collegiate save on one inning, one hit and a walk.
Senior Joe Latino (Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional) suffered the loss in relief on three innings pitched, four hits, one run (earned) and three walks.
Stonehill rallied from a 5-0 deficit after the sixth inning to complete the sweep of the Hawks.
|Senior Michael Von Stein threw 3.2
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relief allowing Stonehill to tie the game late and eventually complete the sweep.
In the 13th inning, the Skyhawks claimed a 7-6 advantage as White ripped a two-out single to centerfield to keep the inning alive. Fratus followed and drove in the eventual game-winning run with his ninth double of the season (30th run batted in).
Galligan inherited a 2-0 count to Gonya in the bottom half of the frame after Von Stein issued a leadoff walk and missed out of the zone twice Saint Anselm's number-seven hitter. Galligan eventually walked Gonya, recorded the first out of the inning on a flyout to center and let up a base hit to Andrew Chandler (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) setting up a bases loaded situation.
The Skyhawks defense preserved the win as sophomore Tito Lluberes (Lawrence, Mass./Lawrence) flew out to right field and pinch-runner Kyle Grumoli (South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) was thrown out at home by Karalis to end the game.
Stonehill tied up the game in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly from Zeiner scoring pinch-runner James DeAlto (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y./Briarcliff). DeAlto replaced Matt Anziano (Belchertown, Mass./Belchertown) who led off the frame with a walk, advanced to second as Dan Pidgeon (Darien, Conn./Darien) was hit-by-a-pitch and moved to third on Horobin's sacrifice bunt.
In the eighth inning, Karalis cut into the deficit at 6-5 bringing home Zeiner with a RBI groundout to second base. Zeiner led off the with a single to right field and advanced to third on a one-out double from Fratus.
Popp and Magnussen gave the Skyhawks some momentum in the seventh inning as Popp delivered a three-run blast to right field, his team-leading third round-tripper of the season, to make it 5-3 and senior Michael Magnussen (Carver, Mass./Coyle & Cassidy) followed with a solo shot of his own to right field, his second of the year, to trim the gap to 5-4.
Popp led the offense going 3-for-6 at the plate with one run scored and three runs batted in. Fratus was 5-for-7 with one run scored and one RBI while Karalis had a 3-for-7 showing with one run and one RBI.
Senior right fielder Daniel DeCoste (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) paced the Hawks offensively with a 3-for-6 showing at the plate including one run scored and two runs batted in. Chandler went 5-for-5 with one run scored and one run drive in.
Stonehill College (26-17, 14-10 NE-10, 9-7 Northeast Division) takes on Saint Anselm College (24-21-1, 16-10-1 NE-10, 12-6-1 Northeast Division) tomorrow at 1 p.m. to wrap up its three-game weekend series at Sullivan Park.


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Friday, July 21, 2006
Oh. Canada.
Hey all, sorry sorry again for my poor posting techniques. I have an excuse! A pretty good one! I've left London, England. Sigh. Yes the Home Office realised what a threat I was to civilisation as we know it, so they sent me back to the great white (though it is bloody hot here at the moment). So I have moved back to Toronto Canada. I have also been in the process of arranging new head shots (new country, new style), getting an agent, and meeting with my trainer (the man-with-killer-quads). And I haven't even begun to look for a job or a place to live (back with the parents, though they are at the cottage most of the summer so I get a three story house to myself.)
So there you go, my imaginary readers. I promise I will start blogging with much more frequency once August rolls round. Until then, big kisses!
[Ooh ooh! I'm going to NY next weekend to see John Irving, Stephen King and JK Rowling read for charity August 1st! Gold star to anyone who can point out which one I'm most excited about.]
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Acker Rock Climber's Log
Brian Jenkins - Sep 5, 2016 10:15 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2016finally!
See M and N Denyer's post below. I was with them in 2003 and finally was able to come back 13 years later and do the Peregrine Traverse with Thundercloud. We were the first ones on the rock this day and only one other party followed us. Easy climbing but a bit runout in sections. Rock was more grippy than I expected, being volcanic. Very fun. Perfect weather.
cdog - Nov 16, 2014 11:41 pm Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2014chilly fall weekend
went up the easy way, having rented the lookout for the weekend. Started Friday in the rain and the weather slowly cleared and chilled. We awoke Sunday morning to completely clear skies, freezing temps, & with the surrounding valleys filled with fog and hoar frost. Neat experience, cool location. We were the final renters of the 2014 season.
mandrake - Sep 16, 2014 4:44 pm Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2014Peregrine Traverse
Group of four on the Peregrin. Securing reservations to stay in the lookout is The Way to do this climb. Finish up and head on into the lookout to get a cold drink from the fridge. Outstanding!
bedellympian - Oct 27, 2013 8:39 pm Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2013Peregrine + Eagles
linked Peregrine to Eagles... easy and quite fun with good exposure.
Rainbow - Oct 24, 2011 12:09 am Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2011Peregrine Traverse in Fall
Fun route in the Fall. We have been on it the last three weekends. Last weekend climbed Maltese Falcon, finishing on the Peregrine Traverse. The only comment I would add to the last persons post on this climber's log is that there is a lot of opportunity to place gear on the Traverse and not a lot of reason for more bolts. The climber's trail in is a little hard to follow in several places near the start where trees have fallen but we were able to pick it back up with a little effort. Someone has signed the register on the Peregrine Traverse every weekend for the last couple months, it doesn't seem to have been too much of a diversion.
Jibs - Aug 3, 2011 11:38 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011Mister Jibs
Uhh... Do not trust the directions to find the climbers trail on the main page. First off... there is no "yellow surveyor's tape" anymore. Found some orange surveyors tape, assumed that that was the trail. Walked off the road at that point. Then once off the road, after scouting for where the surveyors tape was supposed to lead for about 10 minutes and not finding anymore tags, we decided to go tromping through the forest. It took us an hour and a half to find it. Turns out we were an apron and a gulley below where the route starts. Once making it to the route however, the climbing was phenomenal. A few problems with the route, lack of bolting in some parts, leading to run outs of 70+ feet, however, those points are 5.0/class 4 which isn't difficult, but definitely adds a mental factor. It should be noted in the actual peregine traverse section on this site that the anchors on the last pitch are covered over by a tree and about 20 feet away from the top of the pitch, making it hard to access, belaying from the tree is much easier. Another thing that needs to be added to the page is the descent of the last pitch. Once you get the final rap station, make sure, especially if you are using a 50m rope to: 1. tie a knot in it and 2. rap down about 20 feet and work your way right towards a tree, or else you will be stuck on the side of a cliff with no way down. Another problem is the start of the last pitch. The guide says belay off a tree, however, there are fresh bolts there with rap hangers. One major problem here is getting to this belay station is highly UNSAFE, and i mean, Severely. I ballzed to it, however one slip in the loose dirt and your going off a fifty foot cliff. I had to set up an anchor for my partner just to climb down over a ledge to get to this sketchy area, and then rope him in for the next 5 feet. Another thing that should be noted is that the ninth pitch should have some rap hangers or something to get down into the "jungle" unless if you plan on sacking up and doing some ballzy class four 600ft fall awesomeness... Haha it was fun. Overall, great climb, probably gonna go back and solo this biotch in the next month. Jigga Jigga Yeah....
Dennis Poulin - Jun 17, 2010 4:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2010Easy Way
I took the easy route to the fire lookout. I parked at the TH and hiked the nice trail to the top. Cloudy day so the views were not great. It is less than .5 mile and about 350ft of EG on the trail.
alpinedon - Sep 11, 2009 10:33 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2009Peregrine Traverse #2
Second ascent of the Peregrine Traverse for me, first time for Bobbie, Sean and David. Only the third time rock climbing for Sean. Took us about four and a half hours, not too bad for two rope teams. Nice day, a little hot but better than last years climb.
Steve Pratt - Aug 15, 2006 2:38 am Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006Peregrine Traverse
Terrific route! Definitely worth the hike in.
I'll call our climb a "success" since we got to the register, but we bypassed the chimney pitch. Climbed with Ted from Grants Pass. Slower than RPC, we took a leisurely 8 hours including breaks.
This is one of those routes that always seems to give you a great hold when you really need one - be patient and keep looking. Exposed virtually from the first pitch, with sustained climbing. A lot of lichen, as you'd expect in the Oregon backcountry, but not excessive. Overall the route has nice aesthetics. And ditto what M and N said about the bolts; we did need a few cams here and there, but a light rack is plenty adequate.
Being the middle of August on a south-facing route, it's no surprise it got a little toasty... especially for my little piggies, encased as they were in thick black rubber. We both carried and finished 2 full liters of water. The upside is that climbing in August means Blackberry Porter is on-tap at Wild River when you get back to Grants Pass.
hkutuk - Oct 29, 2004 2:32 pmRoute Climbed: Peregrine Traverse Date Climbed: October 16, 2004
Climbed this fun route on a perfect sunny day with Jim . The decision to change our plans from Prusik Peak in the Echantments to southern Oregon turned out to be a good one. Was surprised to see quite a few people on the same route. Ran into fellow SPers Mark and Natasha and shared the summit where we exchanged stories and beta from our summer trips.
jtschanz - Oct 22, 2004 2:55 pmRoute Climbed: Peregrine Traverse Date Climbed: October 16, 2004
Fun climb on a great October day! Rock was surprisingly good, and there were enough bolts that hardly any gear was necessary. Definitely more exploration to be done in this area ...
M and N Denyer - Oct 18, 2004 11:19 amRoute Climbed: Peregrine Traverse Date Climbed: October 16, 2004
We first scouted/climbed at Acker Rock in September of 2003. Although we intended to climb the Peregrine Traverse route, hot temperatures and a large Access Fund party (who was rebolting the route) kept us off. Many thanks to the Access Fund for rebolting the entire route!! All the anchor stations are equipped with two new, beefy bolts.
After reading Radek's posting, Mark and I decided to take advantage of the promise of dry weather down south this past weekend. We were not disappointed and we were not alone. We met two other parties that had been motivated by Radek's posting--Aaron from Ashland, Eric from Portland and Jim (jtschanz) and Haydar--both from Portland. The weather was gorgeous--mid 70's and sunny. We really enjoyed the climb--nice exposure and great views on surprisingly solid rock for Oregon. A very enjoyable day!
rpc - Oct 8, 2004 7:18 pmRoute Climbed: Peregrine Traverse Date Climbed: October 1, 2004
We drove out from Portland Friday night after work. Slept in truck at TH. Hiked in at 8 on Saturday expecting a full day of climbing.......the hike in took about 1 hour, the climb took us ~3+ hours at a leisurely pace (--> 150 photos shot)...descent took another hour. We thought about doing something else on the formation but then we remembered that we had family coming to town on Sunday am....headed back to PDX instead.


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Arsenal - No game in GW29
Everton - DGW28 (Tot, @Liv), No game in GW29
Liverpool - DGW28 (@Sun, Eve)
Stoke - No game in GW29
Tottenham - No game in GW29
Double Gameweeks
Starting with the double gameweeks, the message is one of restraint. Both Merseyside clubs have a tough fixture list in GW28 while Everton's situation is further complicated by their lack of fixture in GW29. Everton have been in decent form of late, particularly at the back making Distin and possibly Hibbert interesting plays, though I'd suggest you'd want to be picking them up with a freebie rather than paying for them as neither fixture looks particularly attractive. That said, the fixtures after the off week in GW29 look good and they will of course get another DGW in the future to make up for that week off. If Hibbert gets back into the side he looks great value while Distin or Heitinga should present decent value if you are looking for a change at the back.
Many will be tempted to jump on Baines but unless you have cash literally lying around, it's really hard to recommend him, no what his ceiling in a given week. Playing the odds you'd still prefer Jose Enrique for the medium term, though I see the logic in rolling the dice with Baines (6%) if you are desperate to make up some ground as his upside is still probably higher than all other defenders.
Liverpool's defensive fixtures are pretty favourable thus making the aforementioned Jose Enrique a very promising addition. Six clean sheets over the last 11 games highlight a good defensive strengthening so far in the second half and with Johnson back and Agger on the mend, they should be full strength soon and look well placed to capitalize on the fixtures coming there way.
The attacking options on Merseyside are really limited, and they might start and end with Luis Suarez. In truth you are still really paying for his name and his obvious potential, though his underlying shot data remains strong so he still clearly has the skill and opportunity to be useful contributor. He's not exactly a differentiator (17%) though given his suspension, it's likely that the majority of those owners are the ones not paying attention so he probably would gain you some ground over your competitors if you were to grab him over an Aguero or Rooney. Would you take Suarez in two tough games over Rooney in one against West Brom? Probably, but it's pretty close. Aguero and Adebayor however face tricky trips to Everton and Swansea so there is some merit to making a move there. I wouldn't personally move Aguero for a one game gain, but with Adebayor set to miss out on a fixture in GW29 that move makes a lot of sense.
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The approach for your Arsenal players is really pretty simple. Keep Van Persie and ditch everyone else. I understand the appeal of the Ox and I've been behind picking up Walcott in the past couple of weeks but too many other good options exist in their price bracket to have them sit in GW29. If your squad is particularly deep I suppose you could hold Ox or Ramsey based on the fact a DGW is coming on the horizon but Walcott is just too pricey to have him sit when you have plenty of time to make a move.
If you hold Van Persie with minimal profit then it makes some sense to move him as 2 freebies is still probably worth it to maximize 13m of cash. That said, no one has a stand out fixture in GW29 so it isn't clear who you'd bring in for him. Ba will likely be the captain pick for the week but there's a pretty good chance you own him as well as Van Persie and he isn't a like-for-like replacement. It'll be tough but as of now, my approach would be to hold tight for Van Persie and dream of the upcoming unscheduled DGW.
With Man Utd on the slate this week and a tough trip to Everton lined up for GW28, it makes sense to ditch your Spurs players, providing you aren't sat on a huge profit and would want to buy them back immediately. The run in after GW31 looks extremely promising though so if your team needs a huge makeoever, you will want to consider whether you can simply wait on your Spurs players until the fixtures clear up.
Walters has been a sell candidate for as long as I remember, so needless to say he shouldn't be held through Stoke's off week. The same goes for the rest of this dubious crew given Stoke's fixture either side of the off week (@Che and MnC) so the best play seems to be to hold Shawcross and co for this week against Norwich and then move on for the foreseeable future.
I'd say you can't hold more than one 9m+ player through more than the odd week of poor or zero returns so for me that means you need to focus on moving your Spurs players out with immediate effect (unless your profit is just too big to lose). Given the fixture this week (Bol), Silva is the obvious candidate to replace Bale but assuming you already own him, I would look to Mata, Dempsey and to a lesser extent Nani (you don't love the fixture this week against Spurs for either side). Adebayor can be replaced by one of the star forwards or if money is an issue Dzeko, Ba, Sturridge are all in play. Ba is obviously the safest pick but Sturridge intrigues me given the fixtures and is worth a look given his much lower ownership (10%).
I hope the worst of my other commitments are behind me now so full service should be returned to the blog from now until the end of the year. Thanks for sticking around!


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Director Chris Nolan, the man who made Batman matter again and helmed this summer's biggest film, "Inception," has confirmed what most folks had just taken as an article of faith: he's directing "Batman 3" or whatever it's gonna be called.
"It's becoming inevitable, I'll put it that way," Nolan told Empire. "I feel myself falling into it, I guess. And getting it all figured out and I'm pretty excited about what we're doing so… If I haven't announced it, I think that people probably all know at this point that I'm doing it."
Fully aware how squirrely people get when discussing these things, Empire pushed for a clearer answer, asking if they could "safely assume you're directing?"
"I think you can at this point, yes," was Nolan's answer. Nolan also mentioned that he's putting some polish on the script written by his brother Jonathan.
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Local 6 Theme World blog: Will Big Mickey be watching you?
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January 7, 2013
Will Big Mickey be watching you?
Well - the day has arrived. Disney has formally exposed the public face of its $1 Billion+ "NextGen" initiative, both in press releases and in an article in the New York Times. I was planning to tackle this topic today anyway due to some information that came my way this weekend.
First the basics, Disney says "MyMagic+", as it is now called, will revolutionize your trips to Disney World's theme parks and resorts. The NY Times article talks about having the Scuttle animatronic in "The Little Mermaid" ride talk to you directly while you wait in line. I hear one idea that may be in the works is letting your child design a "Small World" doll of themselves that will appear in the ride at some point. All of that sounds neat.
Last year there were tests with Mickey Mouse able to greet children by name when meeting them on Main St. NextGen would make that a lot easier and "more magical."
At its heart, the system requires you to wear a bracelet Disney calls a "MagicBand" -- and will even let you pay extra to theme your band to your favorite princess, for example. We first showed you pictures of this band when Disney applied for patents and approval, but now they are finally being rolled out.
"MyMagic+" also brings some convenience, allowing you to pay for your food and souvenirs with a swipe of that bracelet. That same bracelet will let you into theme parks by waving it and entering without going through an old-fangled turnstile. That's a plus for people with strollers.
But the system will do a lot more than that. As envisioned, and being tested, there will be thousands of sensors all over the 40-square mile resort.
Don't forget. Disney is a business, and I certainly don't begrudge the company trying to make more money and to learn more about making its customers happier. But you have to ask yourself HOW Disney thinks it can recoup the costs of a program many unofficial sources tell me has skyrocketed to at least $1.5 Billion. It's going to take more than little Suzie asking mom for a Princess Jasmine wristband instead of a plain one.
A lot of that was left out of the press release (which I will reprint below). But think what Disney can do with all of those sensors I mentioned.
While your wristband itself contains no personal data, only a unique ID number, that ID number is linked to a profile in Disney's database. As part of the personalization program, parents will get to pick how much or how little information to share over a web site or smart app that will also let you pick FastPass+ attractions (more on that in a moment). You can tell Disney if it is your little princess's birthday -- or your anniversary, for example, and theoretically cast members (and that talking Scuttle) can wish you a Happy (Fill in the blank special occasion).
Again -- That can be cool. But Disney admitted to the NY Times the system can also tell if you bought a balloon, for example, what attractions you rode and in what order; which ones you used a FastPass for; how long you spent in a section of the park; How long it took you to order food and eat; what shops you went in or which characters you met (and which ones you skipped).
In short, it's a mountain of information on every moment of your trip that Disney can use, for example, to offer you a discount on a certain type of souvenir, or a discount to encourage you to go to a less-popular dining spot.
But it can also be used to figure out better which attractions to open later and close earlier; which characters to trot out, and which to retire. And that's the tip of the iceberg.
Then there's FastPass. Since 1999, it has operated the same way. Want to ride Thunder Mountain without a wait in line? Stick your ticket into the FastPass machine, get a ticket -- and come back in the hour time period printed on it. Easy. But also a hassle. FastPass is soon to give way to FastPass+ -- which is a key part of NextGen. Guests, especially Disney Resort guests, will be able to plan out a whole day of FastPasses at once -- linked automatically to your MagicBand.
No more rushing to Toy Story Mania at park open to get a FastPass good for 4pm. For the first time you'll also get to use FastPass+ to reserve a spot for the fireworks show, or the parades.
That's all great for people who plan days, weeks, & months in advance. What about locals? Annual & Seasonal Passholders? Still being worked out. But expect announcements soon.
I also hear Disney is toying with the idea that people at deluxe resorts may get more FastPass+ tickets in a single day than guests at value resorts (i.e. pay for the Polynesian -- get 5 FastPass+ reservations vs 3 at Pop Century). That has not been announced -- and that is not part of the current tests underway, but I hear it is being strongly looked at.
I mentioned in my last update that Disney admits attendance at the Florida parks was down in 2012. Well, several insiders claim so was hotel occupancy. Though the average occupancy is reportedly still an admirable 78%, imagine if Disney offers more FastPass+ tickets to those staying at its resorts. It might be an easy way to boost heads in beds.
We'll have to wait and see.
Some of this will change as testing continues and Disney sees what is viable and what is not. Whatever comes of this is destined to change your visits to the Disney parks.
Count on Local 6 and the Theme World Blog to keep you informed.
Disney's press release is below:
At Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, we continually push the boundaries of creativity and innovation to deliver the best possible experience for our guests. We're always looking for ways to take what we do and do it even better. Over the past few years, we've devoted considerable time and resources to create a more immersive, more seamless and more personal experience for each and every guest who spends time with us. I know there's been significant speculation about these efforts among our fans, so we're pleased to give you a glimpse into the work we are doing to take the entire Disney guest experience to the next level.
Some of these initiatives are more apparent and can already be seen by our guests – like our interactive queues at Walt Disney World Resort and the Enchanted Art on our cruise ships – while others are more behind-the-scenes and are focused on "how" visitors plan, access and enjoy their experiences with us. Over the next several months, we'll be rolling out a collection of tools at the Walt Disney World Resort called MyMagic+ that will give guests more opportunities to customize and personalize their entire visit.
Like most people who visit Walt Disney World Resort, my family and I have our "must-do" attractions, and as the father of three boys, those attractions often end with the word "mountain." Now, rather than dashing as a group, or even splitting up to gather FastPasses, imagine booking guaranteed ride times for your favorite shows and attractions even before setting foot in the park. With MyMagic+, guests will be able to do that and more, enabling them to spend more time together and creating an experience that's better for everyone.
A major component of MyMagic+ is the new My Disney Experience website and mobile app, which gives guests planning their trip the latest information on all Walt Disney World Resort has to offer. We know that some people like to plan every aspect of their Disney vacation in advance while others like to plan very little, letting their day unfold spontaneously. No matter where guests fall in that spectrum, My Disney Experience gives them the flexibility to plan as much or as little as they'd like to create the exact Disney experience they want. They can book dining and other experiences and reserve times for their favorite attractions, shows and more through an enhanced FastPass system, FastPass+. Once they arrive, they can use their smart phones to spontaneously change their plans in the moment, exploring our parks at their own pace and getting the most out of their visit.
Linking the entire MyMagic+ experience together is an innovative piece of technology we developed called the MagicBand. Worn on the wrist, it will serve as a guest's room key, theme park ticket, access to FastPass+ selections, PhotoPass card and optional payment account all rolled into one. We've began testing certain aspects of MyMagic+ in Florida last month and the early reactions we've gotten have been fantastic.
This collection of tools is another step forward in the ongoing evolution of our guest experience, giving us even more ways to help friends and family create the unforgettable Disney memories that they want most. We'll be testing, adjusting and adding features to MyMagic+ and My Disney Experience over time and will continue to make improvements based on our guests' feedback. We look forward to sharing more with you in the months ahead!
January 4, 2013
Earlier this week, in my 2013 Parks Preview report, I mentioned there are rumblings Animal Kingdom's Avatarland may be on hold again. One reason, the insanely popular "Festival of the Lion King" has to move first, and the cast was just given new contracts.
Well, today there is new proof Disney is getting ready to do SOMETHING. Disney recently filed a permit with the South Florida Water Management District asking for approval to clear out a 1.5 acre site in the Africa area, behind the Tusker House Restaurant & Dawa Bar. The shape of the building on the plans looks to be a virtual duplicate of the facilities for "Festival of the Lion King." Though insiders tell me it will look very different on the outside, and properly themed to Africa.
Tip of the hat to the always excellent "The Disney Blog" for breaking news of the permit filing.
Here's the header of the application with SFWMD so you can do a permit search if you want to read all of the documentation:
South Florida Water Management District Application:
Application #: 121217-6
Permit#: 48-00714-P Approved Date:
Issuing Office: ORL
Permit Type: Environmental Resource (Compliance Letter Mod)
Expiration Date: Project Acres: 1.59
Project Name: A K Africa Hardscape Improvement Receiving Body: Pond Cde
Location: Orange S34/T24/R27 Landuse(s): Commercial
Applicant: Walt Disney Parks And Resorts U S Incorporated Lee Schmudde P O Box 10000 Lake Buena Vista FL 32830
Other Interested Party: Reedy Creek Improvement District Mahmoud Elsabagh 1900 Hotel Plaza Blvd Lake Buena Vista FL 32830-0170
If you do search, be warned the SFWMD site is really slow to load the permit documentation.
As to the show itself. no word yet when construction will start, or if Disney plans to build the new theater before closing the existing one.
We will keep you posted.
January 2, 2013
Happy New Year!
As we close the books on 2012, local theme parks are starting to recover from some of the biggest crowds of the year. Today, and for several days over the past week and a half, Disney's Magic Kingdom reached what is called a "Phase 3 Closure." Basically, that means there were so many people that Disney would only let in resort guests, Annual Passholders & people with restaurant reservations. How many people does it take before Disney closes the gates? It varies, depending on how many rides are down for maintenance, but insiders tell me the Magic Kingdom's maximum capacity is around 80,000 people. Doesn't sound like a fun time to be at the world's most popular theme park. Epcot workers estimate the park had a New Year's Eve crowd of around 85,000.
Fortunately, locals can just wait a few more days for sanity to return. With most of Disney's Fantasyland expansion & Test Track 2.0 now open at Epcot, what can we expect to see new in the parks for 2013?
FunSpot USA is doubling in size, and recently sent us an aerial image showing the large construction site. You can see the start of construction on one of its two new roller coasters in the lower right hand corner. FunSpot hopes to have them open by May with a grand re-opening of the park off I-Drive set for Saturday, June 8th.
Kennedy Space Center ended the year with a new entrance complex, but the highlight will be this summer's opening of the new home for Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Universal & SeaWorld have the biggest additions on the way. SeaWorld's "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" is a whole new land the park calls its largest expansion ever, complete with first-of-its-kind trackless ride that promises the closest encounters yet with all types of penguins.
Universal has the momentum. Since the "Wizarding World" opened, attendance has been soaring. Last year, Universal added the great new "Despicable Me" ride, its first daily parade & a Cinema Spectacular. This year, the ground-breaking "Transformers: The Ride 3-D" will open less than a year after demolition of an old soundstage. That is unheard of for a complex, high-tech attraction. (In contrast, Disney is taking 4+ years to build the Fantasyland addition). Also on the way, a Simpsons miniland, including several Springfield landmarks, and if online reports are true, it will also include a small new ride. That should tide people over until the not-yet-announced Harry Potter part 2 opens at the studios. We'll have more on that project, and word of several other big expansions at Universal soon.
That leaves Disney. In 2013, expect the new "Princess Fairytale Hall" meet & greet where the old "Snow White" ride used to be, along with Rapunzel-themed bathrooms between "it's a small world" and the "Haunted Mansion."
There is also the possibility the smallish "Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster" will be complete before the end of the year.
That will wrap up the Fantasyland expansion, and wrap up the last major project Disney has announced for all of its four parks.
Epcot has a new Pastry shop being built in France, and the operator of the Morocco pavilion's restaurants claims they will be adding a lagoon-side eatery this year, though Disney has not confirmed that.
Other than that? Not much is in the works at all at Disney.
Nothing has been announced for Hollywood Studios, though there are rampant rumors all or part of CarsLand will be cloned from Disney California Adventure Park. Animal Kingdom is still allegedly getting an Avatar-themed land sometime this decade, though there are whispers of more setbacks on that project. One telling sign: The cast of the popular "Festival of the Lion King" show just received new contracts through September, after previously being told the show would temporarily close (presumably because Avatar is slated for the Camp Minnie-Mickey area of the park).
So -- SeaWorld & Universal have multiple large-scale new rides on the way that could all be game-changers. Disney has a small-scale (but fun-looking) coaster. Disney doesn't like having its thunder stolen, and the company's CFO admitted recently attendance was down last year at its four Florida parks. Universal certainly isn't saying that. It will be interesting to see how things shake out when the amusement industry trade group THEA reveals its attendance rankings for last year.
I'd expect Disney to make an announcement or two for new projects sooner than later. No news to report yet, but we'll keep you posted.
See you in the parks!
December 20, 2012
Happy 50th For Gatorland's Jaws
We'd like to wish a Happy 50th to a true Central Florida icon: the Gatorland Jaws.
If I'm not mistaken, it is the oldest surviving tourism icon except for Clermont's Citrus Tower.
The Orlando Sentinel's Dewayne Bevil has a terrific article on the history of the jaws, but, long-story short: Gatorland founder Owen Godwin, Sr. ca lled on his son, Frank, to design something special for an expansion of the park's entrance and gift shops. (Gatorland itself opened in 1949 as the Florida Wildlife Institute)
The giant concrete & steel jaws opened in 1962 and quickly became one of the most-photographed landmarks in Central Florida.
I have long been fond of this slice of old Florida, and have a personal connection: I met and got to know Owen Godwin, Jr. & his wife, Nancy, quite by accident decades ago when I was in Israel.
So it was personally stunning and sad when it looked like the Jaws would have to be torn down.
I was producing the Local 6 Morning News on November 6th, 2006 when the main entrance complex and gift shop caught fire and quickly burned to the ground.
the most memorable image: flames shooting out of the mouth as seen here from Sky 6.
As you can see the damage was extensive.
Fortunately, the park was able to quickly re-open and rebuild, and they saved and restored the jaws, though they no longer are the entrance to the park, they remain a very popular photo spot.
A ceremony this afternoon will mark the 50th at Gatorland, on OBT.
To celebrate the park graciously sent this cake to the Local 6 Newsroom.
Our thanks to Gatorland & here's to 50 more years of the smiling gator jaws.
For more images of Gatorland, here's a link to a ClickOrlando slide show.
December 19, 2012
What is Theme World?
It's a new way for us to share and learn more about what draws tens of millions to our area each year: the largest collection of theme parks and attractions in one place on earth.
Yes, this blog will be sharing news, reports, rumors and opinions on Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, & the SeaWorld parks.
But Theme World is far larger than that. Look for coverage of almost anything that attracts locals, Floridians, Americans and tourists from around the world: everything from I-Drive to Legoland to Bok Tower to the Canaveral Seashore to FunSpot USA.
We also don't want this to be a one-way street. We encourage you to email ideas, comments and questions and we will do our best to answer them here on ClickOrlando.com, on our Local 6 Facebook Page, Our Twitter feed, and, of course on Local 6 News.
My name is Ken Pilcher, and I'll be leading this forum. I'm a long-time producer here at Local 6, and a life-long Floridian. I've been going to the theme parks and attractions since I was a toddler in 1971, and through all of my life I've had a fascination with the parks and attractions and how they, and the industry, work.
I look forward to sharing with you and hearing from you.
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WELCOME, AUTUMN: It's kind of a thing, right, that festivals that fall over the first week of fall -- or even over the first day of fall -- are filled with pumpkins and spiders and apples and such. But a fall festival should celebrate the season's mellower, warm-spirited qualities, and whether that's symbolized by changing leaves or a smooth solo played on a sax, well. We'll leave that choice up to the eye, and ear, of the beholder. Because the Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the great first-week-of-fall parties, and, nope, it doesn't have much to do with pumpkins, but it has been around for well over half a century. It is celebratory, full of heart, and a fine way to greet any season, but, yes, autumn especially. Ready to skip the foliage and simmer in flights of sound? Yeah, you are.
DATES AND DETAILS: The festival marks its 56th outing from Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22 in, you guessed it, Monterey. The Monterey County Fairgrounds is the scene, and while we're tempted to list some of the headliners -- and so we shall -- know this: There are seven stages at the fairgrounds. Does that deserve all capital letters? Probably. SEVEN stages. Meaning this: Some 500 artists come to play and make beautiful notes that follow other beautiful notes. That's a lot of acts to choose from. Seven stages. Seven. That, by the way, is on the grounds. There are several more acts to catch in the arena.
SO... You'll need to schedule well if you want to catch Bobby McFerrin and Wayne Shorter and Diana Krall and George Benson and Bob James & David Sanborn. You'll also want to put a few up-and-comers on your list, too. The fest is so big and so venerable and so weighty that it incorporates both the long-established performers and those who will be playing year 65 and year 80 and year 90, even. We do love those return visits, and we like a good fall festival, even one that is all about the tunes and not about the pumpkins and leaves.


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New York's pedestrian safety initiatives are becoming more visible. Fourteen more major streets' speed limits are being dropped from 30 to 25 mph over the next few months. Jerome Ave in the Bronx just dropped down to 25 yesterday, and WFUV was there to cover it.


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Pokémon X & Y: PETA targets series again with new flash game
Pokémon X & Y is out tomorrow and naturally, animal right group PETA is on their case. The game is called Pokemon: Red White and Blue, and it asks us all to think about how we'd treat Pokémon if they were real in our world, completely forgetting that the game is a work of fantasy.
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PETA has put together a Pokémon parody game in which Pikachu must throw off the chains of enslavement and make a bid for freedom. You can check it out here but be warned; it's actually a little bit confronting, even though the creatures in question clearly do not exist. The animal rights activist group used […]
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OKay, I have just seen an ad in the trading post for 3 cavalier boys free to a good home. They a 3 yrs old. I dont know what to do. I would be willing to take maybe one or 2 on but 3? :yikes And all boys to boot. And they wont seperate them. Dh says I can give them a call tomorrow night cos I cant ring until after 5. Chances are they have already gone. But taking on 3 might put people off. What do you think I should do?