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Fighting games that feature indirect combat are a rarity, and even though Lethal League falls into that category — the players can't hit each other — it's far from a pacifist title. In this fighting game, combatants deflect a baseball back and forth in a hyper pseudo-sports like arena experience.
The game features up to four player, simultaneous combat with simple rules: Last man/robot standing wins. The preview build we took a look at contained three out of five characters; there's Raptor, who seems like a regular kid with a baseball bat. Robotic Switch rides a skateboard that takes him up the stage edges, and humorous Candyman resembles a Lemonhead with eyes and fights with a cane.
Controlling each fighter with a Swing, Deflect, and Jump function makes Lethal League easy to get into. The hardest part is timing, since each swing makes the ball go faster until it reaches unreasonable speeds. The Swing can be held down to hit the ball harder, but as long as the swing is in active frames, the character is safe and will hit the ball back. This can also be directed up or down, so jump attacks are not only effective, but fun to do. Otherwise, Deflect is always an option, which pops the ball up and slows it down, giving some control.
The battles are fought in "bursts," so once every fighter is knocked down and only one remains, everyone comes back on the stage for another bout, until life reaches zero for all but one. Four-player mayhem is reminiscent of Super Smash Bros., as it is more chaotic and unpredictable, and less fair. It's better to keep some distance, since being close to another player's point of hit may give too little time to swing. But that doesn't take away much depth from the game. Its strategies are more subtle than obvious, and the more I played, the more aggressive and controlled I became with the ball.
Playing one-on-one gives a lot more playfield, allowing greater focus on the mechanics. Each fighter has a power bar under their health, and once it is maxed, it can be used up to do a special shot. It's a little unclear how to perform it, since the Swing button does it, but not always (possibly depending on movement and jumping). Candyman seems a little overpowered at the moment, with his special turning the ball into, uh, his own face that passes through walls and comes out on the opposite end. However, he doesn't have as many movement options as the other two. Playing duels is a great way to sharpen the reflexes and develop a ball strategy. For instance, it's good to hit the ball against the wall by yourself, ignoring the opponent, to build up both the power bar and the baseball's speed, making it difficult for the others to react.
Lethal League has a street hip-hop wrapping to it. Everything from the menus to the stages themselves resemble abandoned but stylish urban scenery. The four stages that are available include a training ground, a sewer-like area with dominating blue colors, and an abandoned swimming pool with a view of a rustic, corroding city. Even better than the environment is the music, as the boom-box display at the bottom serves not only as an informative dashboard, but also provides the engaging soundtrack. The varied hip-hop, remixed beats, different for each stage, hype up the fights and finish off Lethal League with a compelling theme and audio-visual style. This is bound to appeal to the fighting game scene, and not only.
Other than Versus, the game will feature Online play and "Extra" mode. There is an experience bar that goes up for each completed battle, but the preview build doesn't have that feature finished. The longer I played Lethal League, the better I got with the controls, however, I feel that they could be made just a little bit more precise. Since the play mainly revolves on pressing a direction and the Swing button, sometimes it seemed to take weird priority over my inputs. While I'm sure there are a few kinks to work out, I could definitely see an increase in my own skill as I played.
The core gameplay of Lethal League has that balance between a casually fun game, and some of the qualities that deeper fighting games have. While it abandons most of the systems found in traditional fighters, that doesn't necessarily make it any less viable, as games like Divekick enjoy success as a quirkier option at tournaments and gatherings. Lethal League will have a chance to shine at this year's Evolution Championships, as it will be one of the titles featured at the Evo Indie Showcase.


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So, Amitai Etzioni, or someone from his Institute of Communautarian Policy Studies, sent me a link to this short video of the man himself. Go ahead, watch it. It's about 8 minutes long:
First of all, I wish more sociologists from different countries did this kind of things: short videos on topics relevant to their research or their interests.
Now, as to the topic of the video itself, as much as I understand the sentiment and the whole idea that research shows consumption only makes us happy for a short while and it is the social texture of relationships that brings us the most happiness, something kept bugging me as I watched it.
And then, it kinda of came to me: "easy for you to say". To be able to give up as much as Etzioni suggests implies a position of material privilege and overall safe living conditions. To be able to engage in all the contentment-generating pursuits that cost nothing involves time for contemplative activities.
People at the bottom of the social ladder are pressed for time not to go earn high incomes but to juggle all the different balls they have to keep in the air at the same time (child care, commute, lack of health insurance and physical safety) but to barely keep afloat on low incomes. I just finished Robert Garot's Who You Claim. How do you go know on door to get out the votes when you are afraid to leave the house because you leave in a gang-dominated area.
The kind of consumption that Etzioni says we can do without is that of those who are already privileged (like his former academic friend, who might have given up a big chunk of economic capital but still got to keep his cultural and social one, apparently), live in a state of physical security.
Similarly, I think Etzioni stays too micro here, reducing this to a matter of personal asceticism as moral choice rather than turning his attention to the structural and cultural factors that created a mass consuming society and to how much our entire economic system relies on massive consumption (seeing how we are stuck in a recession due to a lack of demand).
Does what Etzioni advocates tie in with the de-growth movement? What are the larger implication of if millions of people make the individual moral choice of de-growing their household?
So, what, on the surface, looks quite easy and unproblematic actually turns out trickier and is based on a preexisting position of privilege.
That being said, though, I do hope Etzioni keeps it up with the short videos.

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Jamie Moyer is old. He's 47 years old. And he's still a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
None of that is news.
But Les Carpenter's profile at Yahoo Sports of the former Mariner paints a picture of a man torn between two worlds.
He's a baseball player, but he's twice as old as many of his teammates. "… it's when the music starts that Moyer feels the most detached," Carpenter writes.
But he's doesn't need to pitch. Carpenter says Moyer has made more than $78 million in his career. And he has a rich family life in Seattle. So why does he come back season after season?
"Why not?" he told Carpenter. "That's the easiest answer. Why not keep pitching?"
It's a great read for Moyer fans, baseball fans or anyone who roots for the 47-year-old to keep throwing strikes until he can't throw strikes anymore. Read it here.


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Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda
18 November 2009 -- A new report recently launched - Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda - provides a baseline of data about the health of women and girls throughout the life-course, in different parts of the world, and in different groups within countries.
Transcript of the podcast
Veronica Riemer: You're listening to the WHO Podcast and my name is Veronica Riemer. In this episode we look at gaps in health care for women and girls.
The first ever WHO report to look at the health of women throughout their lives finds that though women look after the health needs of others, whether in the home or the community, their own health needs are often neglected. WHO's Director-General Dr Margaret Chan explains the background to this report.
Dr Margaret Chan: I commissioned this report on women and health to gather a baseline of data about the health of women and girls throughout the life-course, in different parts of the world, and in different groups within countries. I did so based on my conviction that the health of women has been neglected, that this neglect is a major impediment to development, and that the situation needs to improve. I did so based on my conviction that women matter in ways far beyond their role as mothers.
Veronica Riemer: The report reveals that the obstacles that stand in the way of better health for women are not technical or medical in nature but social and political the world over. Professor Mahmoud Fathalla from the Assiut (Asiout) University in Egypt, who contributed to the report gives us an example from the Middle East.
Mahmoud Fathalla: "The challenge for girls in our region is simply that the girl has to face the simple fact that she was born a girl. She was born a girl in communities where some preference still predominates, where discrimination against the girl child is still seen and where she is not considered as her brother's equal".
Veronica Riemer: Professor Fatallah explains that his discrimination continues throughout a woman's life. In developing countries, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death and disability among 15-19 year old girls.
Mahmoud Fathalla: For a women in reproductive age, the major challenge is facing the risk of maternal death during pregnancy and childbirth. Although some countries in our region including Egypt made some good progress, other countries in our region still have some of the highest levels of maternal death in the world. It is a question of how much mothers and women are worth and whether society is willing to invest what it takes to save the lives of mothers when they are in the process of giving us life.
Veronica Riemer: Women generally live longer than men, but their lives are not necessarily healthy or happy - their extra years are increasingly compromised by chronic diseases and injuries. Mark Gorman Director of Strategic Development from Help Age International explains why older women are often excluded from health care.
Mark Gorman: It is particularly difficult for older women in health systems where there is a lot of pressure on the system, in poorer countries where hospitals and clinics are overloaded, older women are seen as very low priority, there is a certain amount of prejudice against older people in general and older women are often pushed down the priority list by health professionals who often describe ageing itself as a disease - they say you are not ill you are just old and send people away.
Health systems are not really addressing the problem, and I think one of the reasons for that is that 21st century health workers are being trained for 20th century health issues, health problems and they are not being prepared for the ageing that is taking place in the world particularly the ageing of women.
Veronica Riemer: With the launch of this report, WHO' s Director General Dr Chan will be looking to open policy dialogue to work out an agenda for change both within and well beyond the health sector.
Dr Margaret Chan: A call for action must reach beyond the health sector into areas such as education, transport, employment, and legal and judicial frameworks. Essentially, this is a call for women-centred policy-making and programming in all sectors, in a whole-of-government approach.
That's all for this episode of the WHO podcast. Thanks for listening. If you have any comments on our podcast or have any suggestions for future health topics drop us a line. Our email address is email@example.com.
For the World Health Organization, this is Veronica Riemer in Geneva.


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Born To Run
Kristen squinted as the sheet was pulled away, blinded momentarily by the statue's polished bronze. The soldier stood at full attention, his arm raised in salute, his metallic eyes focused eastward on something distant and unseen. John A. Keaton, her brother's name, glared out at her in bold capitalized print from its marble base. Just one of nearly a hundred names, local boys who'd gone off to war and never come home. Names stretching all the way back to the Civil War though Millerton hadn't even existed back then…The design team her father hired had been very thorough. She hated the idea from the very beginning, from the first time she'd heard her father mention it during a dinner party… In honor of Jack, he'd said, so blasé, as if he and his son were little more than casual acquaintances. She looked back up at the statue's face—stiff, emotionless—nothing about it reminded her of her brother.
"And now," The mayor continued as the smattering of applause died away, "The sponsor of this beautiful memorial and also of today's picnic, Mr. John Keaton—John, a few words?"
Kristen leaned forward slightly in her seat to watch her father, he smiled as he rose from his chair and approached the podium, as though he were accepting an award. "Thank you, Mr. Mayor," the microphone whined, "Thank you all for being here to witness the unveiling of this memorial. In doing so, we remember those brave young men who fought and gave their lives for the freedom and liberty of this great nation. I would like to take a moment and more personally thank those of you here, and the families of those who are not, who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces, for their service and sacrifice. Let this memorial stand as a tribute to them, with honor and with gratitude, and here today, let us reaffirm our resolve to maintain the freedoms and liberties we so greatly enjoy for future generations…Thank you."
Kristen meant to clap, it wasn't a bad speech really, her father's secretary had really outdone herself...but she couldn't. This wasn't about Jack, it was about their father. She felt sick, watching his face light up at the applause that rippled through the crowd as he returned to his seat. As if he'd done something worth remembering, as if those names didn't belong to real people, people whose lives had been cut short in violent, gruesome ways. Prettying it up with words like 'honor' and 'service' and 'sacrifice' didn't change what it really was—a tragedy, a waste… A wave of hatred washed over her, she wanted to scream, run—something! Instead she continued to sit, her hands clasped neatly in her lap and her ankles demurely crossed, completely dead inside.
Crowds converged over Keystone Park, spreading picnic blankets over weather-worn tables or on spare patches of grass beneath shade trees wilting in the afternoon heat. The seriousness of the morning's events—the flag ceremony and gun salute, the unveiling of the new memorial, seemed almost forgotten, dissolving into a celebration of these last fleeting days of summer. There were a dozen different kinds of salad—potato, macaroni, pasta, chicken, fruit, jell-o, and baked beans, chips and dip, platters of veggies and cheese… A fleet of portable charcoal grills had been brought in for the event around which the men gathered, arguing over the "done-ness" of burgers and franks. Booths had been setup around the exterior of the park selling lemonade, ice cream, and little American flags. There were face-painters, jugglers, and one extremely pompous WWI veteran who would regale anyone otherwise unoccupied with his tales of past glory. Near the edge of the park, backed up against a line of trees, bedecked in patriotic splendor, a brass band played.
Kristen leaned against the gazebo railing her parents and their friends were lunching under, the chipping white paint scratching against her bare arms. She waited for her mother to scold her, "Stand up straight Kristen," but she was too preoccupied adding gin to her lemonade to give her daughter any notice. She sighed and hopped up onto the railing, smoothing down the skirt of her pale blue cotton shift, it was new and a good deal shorter than any of her other dresses, but neither of her parents seemed to notice.
They noticed Pete though, her boyfriend. Their parents were society friends, and he'd immediately impressed her father by mentioning that he was on the list to attend Penn State, his alma mater. Whether that was true or not Kristen had never bothered to ask. She watched him now, so smooth and casual as he conversed with their parents' friends. He was handsome, like a young Paul Newman—her best friend Cheryl called him a dreamboat. Captain of the football team, Senior Class President, and last year's Junior Prom King—he was Prince Charming come to life.
Pete must've felt her eyes on him, he glanced past the people he was conversing with, winking at her, she couldn't help smiling back…at least he noticed her.
He nodded his head across the park, mouthing, "wanna go?" She nodded and he came over, lifting her down from the railing, "Come on baby," he said with a smile, taking her hand.
They wandered away from the main area of the park, away from the crowds and noise and that horrible statue, ending up in a back lot where the parade floats were parked. "If you think about it," Kristen said, tilting her head to scrutinize a statue of liberty formed out of papier-mâché, "labor day is sort of communist."
"Mhm," Pete murmured, sliding his hand to the small of her back and sweeping her hair over her shoulder.
"It's about trade unions and the labor party, it's sort of funny don't you think?"
"Mhm," He pressed his face against her cheek, stroking her bare shoulder.
"I mean, all that talk about our 'freedoms and liberties' and the strength of military and really, we're celebrating communism…" Pete kissed her, running his lips over her jaw, lingering in the crook of her neck as he moved forward, her back pressing against the float behind them.
"That idiotic speech…" she muttered, almost oblivious, "he's so stupid!" Pete ran his hands up over her arms, massaging her shoulders, "I really hate him…" She meant to say more but suddenly his lips were against hers, and she melted into the kiss.
One hand moved to her thigh, stroking it lightly, "I like this new dress Kris," he murmured, breaking away to kiss her neck. Kristen was vaguely aware of the rustling of the paper streamers behind her, of the band playing across the park, of the sunlight hot on the top of her head, and more acutely of Pete's lips, warm and wet on her skin, of his hand inching up her bare thigh, his legs threaded between hers. It all felt distant, dreamlike…his other hand slid down from her shoulder, groping her breast through the thin material of her dress…
"Get a room you two..!" Someone shouted from behind, making Pete turn sharply, leaving Kristen feeling horribly exposed until she realized it was only Ray and her best friend Cheryl, clinging on his arm.
Pete slugged the hulking defensive lineman in the shoulder, "great timing Ray…"
"Some party eh?" Ray said, glancing back at the park with a roll of his eyes.
"It was until you showed up," Pete murmured, winking at Kristen. She felt her cheeks burning as she straightened her skirt. She wished Cheryl would stop looking at her that way, with that half smirk and that knowing look in her eyes…it wasn't like she hadn't made it with Ray, or her two previous boyfriends for that matter.
"Hey Cherrie…" her tone came out a little more pointed than she'd intended, but Cheryl only grinned obliviously, linking arms with her.
"Hey Kris, I was wondering where you'd been all day…"
"With my parents, actually."
"Oh yeah, hey your Dad's speech was great."
"Yeah his secretary is quite the little poet," she rolled her eyes, glancing at Pete. He and Ray were busy finishing off the whisky in Ray's flask and he seemed to have forgotten her entirely. She pulled away from Cheryl, cinching her hands around Pete's waist, "can we get out of here?" She asked, pouting her lips at him.
"Sure babe, where you wanna go?"
"We could go up to the reservoir," Cheryl suggested.
"Nah, too hot…" Ray shook his head.
"Too hot for swimming?"
"Too hot to drive all the way up there."
Pete grinned, "I think I've got a way of keeping you cool buddy, come on."
He led them back toward the gazebo, slinking around the side in a comical attempt not to be seen. They didn't come up by the stairs but around the back, just below the refreshment stand. Pete smacked Kristen's backside lightly, "go distract your parents…"
"Oh…" She continued around, glancing back over her shoulder as she mounted the steps to see Pete and Ray hastily snatching bottles of booze—beer, wine, whatever they could get their hands on from the cooler, she had to swallow a laugh.
Her parents didn't need much distracting. Her mother was perched precariously on the railing, the skirt of her black sheath dress hiked up so that it exposed a good deal of her thigh. She looked elegant in spite of this, something to do with her slick up-do' and her long, graceful neck, the way her expertly manicured fingers delicately grasped the end of her cigarette as she held it out to be lit by a man who was decidedly not Kristen's father. He was well into his scotch and far too busy regaling his cronies with worn out tales of his business prowess to even notice his wife or daughter—or his daughter's boyfriend stealing booze from under the table.
"Um…Daddy," she said, moving into his little circle. He blinked at her a moment, as if he didn't recognize her, and then smiled.
"There she is, where's that boyfriend of yours?"
"This can't be your little girl, John," One of the men said, a chairman on U.S. Steel's board of directors, if she remembered correctly, "why, she's practically all grown up." He was looking her over in a way that made her pull nervously at the hem of her skirt.
Her father smiled, wrapping his arm around her, "I was just telling these fellows about Pete. "
"Captain of the Football team, ey?" Another man put in.
"That's right," she nodded, "he's um, he's getting the car. Dad, we were wondering if…" she faltered but then forced a smile, "if Pete, Ray, Cheryl and I could go up to the reservoir, is that alright?"
"Sure honey," he removed his arm from around her to reach into his pocket, "you need some cash?"
"No, that's okay—."
"Every kid needs a little spending money," he slapped a thin wad of bills into her palm, taking another long swig of his drink before kissing her sloppily on the cheek, "you have fun."
"Thanks Daddy…" she gave him a smile as she turned, heading back down the steps, she was halfway down when Cheryl grabbed her hand and the four of them made a run for it, the boys' arms overflowing with bottles.
"Gosh, what'd you do, take all of it?!" She tried to sound disapproving but couldn't help laughing as they dashed across the park, dodging trees, picnic tables and booths, children chasing each other with sparklers and drippy ice-cream cones, Mothers calling after them as they gathered up their picnic baskets and blankets.
They made it to Pete's car, a cherry red Alfa Romeo convertible his father had bought him when he'd made Captain, dumping the bottles into the trunk before they hopped in. "Now it's a party!" Ray shouted from the backseat as the engine purred to life and they tore out of the parking lot.
A high-pitched sliding electronic sound filled the small auto shop, booming from the radio perched on one of the crowded shelves that lined the garage. From beneath a Buick Lesabre, a pair of ratty sneakers bounced, keeping time to the beat.
…I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
(Oom bop, bop, good vibrations)
She's giving me excitations
(Oom bop, bop, excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop, bop)
Close my eyes
She's somehow closer now
Softly smile, I know she must be kind…
Mick hummed along as he placed a catch pan beneath the engine and, using a socket wrench, removed the oil drain plug. "When I look in her eyes, she goes with me to a blossom world," he half sang in a high falsetto as the hot oil drained steadily out into the pan, "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations, I'm pickin' up good vibrations, Oom bop, bop," he rolled from beneath the car, intent on finding a spare plug gasket to replace the old one until he locked eyes with Dex, the other mechanic.
Dexter Jones was about twice the size of Mick and three times his age, and he was staring at him now with one brow cocked.
He laughed out right, "save it for your gig tonight kid…"
Mick grinned sheepishly, crossing over to his workbench, "how'd you know—?"
"Your Aunt, and Jay might've mentioned it, oh, a thousand times, at least," Dex shook his head, "keeps asking me if he can go…"
Finally locating a new gasket Mick dropped back onto the roller and slid beneath the car, "Well, we'd keep an eye on him, ya know..."
"And when all those south-side bigots see a negro boy in there by himself? Then what?"
His tone was sharp, pointed, Mick was glad Dexter couldn't see him flinch. He went to speak, swallowed, and then tried again, his voice coming out quieter than he'd meant, "This isn't North Philly Dex."
"It ain't exactly paradise either."
Mick was about the reply when the service bell at the pump outside jangled, cutting him off, "Dexter…"
"Not a chance kid, it's your turn."
"Aw come on, I'm up to my elbows in this!"
"Spare me the sob story…"
Mick groaned rolling out of under the car, instinctively catching the grease rag Dex threw at him, "thanks a lot…" He hopped up and wiping his hands, headed out toward the gas-pump. He bent down to the window of the newer model Valiant parked beside it, "'Afternoon."
The driver was busy scrounging through the glove compartment and didn't look up, "just' fill er' up."
"Yes sir," He nodded, unscrewing the gas-cap and inserting the nozzle. He could hear the brass band playing across town, the melody distorted so that it sounded more like random noise than actual music…When the tank was full he replaced the cap and bent again to the window, "did you want full-service Sir, or-?"
"Just the gas."
"Right, that'll be $3.35." The man handed him the money and restarted his engine, pulling out of the parking lot before Mick could double-check the cash...two dollars and fifty cents. "Asshole…" Mick muttered, looking down the road the way the car had gone. Two young teens were peddling their bikes up the middle of the street, swerving the car as it passed.
"Dex," Mick called into the garage, "what's that boy of yours doin' with my kid sister?"
"Don't know son," The older man called back, "what's that kid sister of yours doin' with my boy?" he could hear the smirk behind his gravelly voice. Mick chuckled, heading into the convenience mart to put the money in the till. It wasn't exactly cool inside, but a small fan on the windowsill worked over-time, circulating the air. The bell over the door jangled madly.
"Hi Mickey," Mallory greeted, hopping up onto the counter. She was dressed in one of his old sweat shirts with the sleeves cut off, a pair of grass-stained white shorts and ratty sneakers. Her mousy brown hair had probably been neat this morning but now it hung haphazardly about her freckled face. She looked caught somewhere between a bookworm and a tom-boy though she didn't seem to mind. He didn't mind either, she was fifteen and he didn't want boys getting any ideas.
"Hey Mick." Speaking of…He eyed Jay, it wasn't that he disliked the kid exactly, it was just that he didn't like him hanging around with his little sister so much.
"Hey, shouldn't you two be at the picnic?"
"There's not a whole lot to do down there," Jay shrugged.
"I'd rather be swimming but somebody thinks it's too hot to ride up to the reservoir," she shot Jay a disparaging look from behind her over-sized wire framed glasses but he deflected it, turning his back to fish two bottles of Coca-Cola out of the cooler.
"Somebody's right," he responded smoothly, handing one to her and setting his drink down on the counter.
"Somebody's lazy, you mean."
"Anything else?" Mick interrupted.
"I almost forgot," Jay picked up a Hershey bar from the box under the counter, "for my Mom…" Hershey bars were never a good sign in the Jones' household, they were to Mrs. Jones what liquor was to other people, a way to drown her sorrows.
"You heard from Cal?" Mick asked in a low tone, not wanting Dexter to overhear from the garage.
Jay shook his head, "It's been nearly a month now…" Mick and Cal had played football together in school, being the only colored boy on the team never seemed to faze him and he was the fastest damn wide receiver in the state. Together with Jack Keaton he'd taken their team to state finals, a feat they'd never managed before or since. He ran track in the spring too, of course, and an entire trophy case at the school was dedicated just to him. He'd enlisted the same time Keaton had, right after graduation. He'd been stationed over in Vietnam for the past six months.
"I'm sure he's real busy," Mick said, ringing up the chocolate bar, "that's sixty cents."
"Yeah, sure," Jay said dismissively, though he couldn't hide the dark expression, almost like a shadow, that passed over his face. He dug the change from his pocket and passed it to him, gathering his purchases and heading toward the door, "Thanks Mick, see you later."
Mallory hopped down off the counter, following him, "bye Mickey…"
"Home before dark Mals..!" He called after her, but the door had already shut behind them. He put the change in the till and headed back toward the garage, pausing in the doorway briefly while his eyes adjusted after the brightness of the afternoon sunlight. He was just stepping back inside when Dex looked up from the truck. "Why don't you take off early? You got that gig tonight and everything…"
"Yeah? You sure?"
"I can finish up here, go on."
"Thanks man, hey I owe you one!"
Danny sat, his back leaning slightly into the pitch of the roof, asphalt from the newly laid shingles biting slightly into his legs, he took a long drag off his cigarette, exhaling slowly. From this position he could see the tree-lined clearing in the center of town that was Keystone Park, and the crowds beginning to disperse as the afternoon waned. The brass band had finally ceased their incessant blaring and the air felt oddly still without it, almost heavy.
"Hey!" Al called up from the ladder. Danny stood, flicking his cigarette away and moved down to the edge of the roof, taking the bail of shingles from his friend and slinging them onto his shoulder. Al stepped over the ladder onto the roof and together they began laying the next row, hammering them into place. "Uncle Max said we can call it a day after this."
Danny cocked a brow at him, "at three in the afternoon?"
Al shrugged and then grinned, "sure, it's a holiday right?"
"Right…" A holiday they should've gotten off, Uncle Max's roofing business being part of the union and all, but as Danny and Al were working strictly under the table it seemed union rules didn't apply to them. Not that Danny was about to complain, he needed the work.
"Hey you two goons getting' off work any time soon?" They glanced up in unison to see Mick stepping over the ladder onto the roof.
"After this bail, yeah…I thought you worked 'til six?"
He shrugged, stealing Danny's hammer and finishing off the shingle, "The boss-man wasn't around so Dex let me off early."
Afternoon sunlight glinted on the green-blue water as Pete pulled the car off the highway and down the short dirt track to the makeshift beach, driving at a crawl so as not to kick up any dust or rocks that might muss up the paint. They weren't the only ones who'd thought of escaping the heat, a line of cars were parked to one side of the track and families were scattered across the tree-lined beach…If it could even be called that. There was no sand, just a small strip of semi-smooth stones at the water's edge. Ray let out a whoop and jumped out of the car before it had stopped, stripping down as he went so that by the time he reached the water he was clad only in his boxers. Cheryl wasn't far behind him—although she didn't strip down to her skivvies as she followed.
"Alone at last," Pete grinned, leaning in to kiss her.
Kristen hesitated briefly, alone wasn't exactly true, there was a family not ten feet away with three small children. She could feel the mother's eyes on them and sensed her disapproval. But Pete looked so handsome just now, sunlight shining in his hair, his eyes bright with anticipation. His arms fit around her so perfectly, his touch light but firm, confident. She couldn't help smiling and kissing him back.
This time last year he wouldn't have looked twice at her, he'd been so wrapped up in that Betty Morris girl, and Kristen, a lowly sophomore, had been well below his radar. Now it was her he was so wrapped up in, she was his and all the other girls in school could eat their hearts out, she wasn't about to let him go! …So it was strange, really strange that all the time Pete was kissing her, running his hands over her shoulders, pushing her gently back into the seat, all the time she kept thinking "No!"
When his fingers began inching beneath the hem of her skirt she laughed and pushed him back slightly, sitting up and reaching for the beer on the dashboard. She took a swig of the now warm liquid, grimacing as it slid down her throat.
"What's the matter?" His tone was impatient.
"Nothing," she took another swig, "it's just, you know…let's slow down a little."
"Why?" He grinned, kissing her neck. He moved his hand up her outer thigh, squeezing gently.
She shifted away from his grip, "because I want to slow down…"
"Aw come on baby, there's no one around…"
She nodded down the beach, "you're kidding right?"
He rolled his eyes, "there's trees everywhere, no one can see us."
"That's not even the point," he'd been practically on top of her but she hadn't minded till now, now that his hands were a little firmer, his weight against her a little heavier, almost forceful, "Pete stop!"
"God!" He groaned, "what's your problem?"
"I told you I don't want to do this now!"
"You say that but…" he went to kiss her but she pushed his face away.
"I mean it!"
"Come on Kristen, don't be such a priss—."
She climbed out of the car, "screw you!"
"I wish you would!"
She rolled her eyes, stalking off down the shoreline, she could hear him shouting after her, making a scene, but she ignored him. Maybe she was being a priss, just like he'd said, a goody-goody…but was it too much to ask for her first time not to be in the backseat of his stupid car in the middle of broad daylight? Call her crazy, but that just wasn't her idea of romance.
"Come on baby," she muttered mockingly. Why couldn't it be like the movies? When Paul Newman or Rock Hudson seduced a girl, well, you can bet they at least had better pickup lines…
"Kris, hey Kristen…!" It was Cheryl calling after her this time but she still didn't turn, she'd most likely be on Pete's side and Kristen really wasn't in the mood. Cheryl finally caught up with her anyway, grabbing her arm and pulling her to a stop. "What's wrong?" she asked, breathless, "what happened? Ray and I were down by the water and all of a sudden we heard Pete shouting and—"
"Nothing's wrong, I'm fine."
"Right," Cheryl raised a brow skeptically, "oh come on Kris, tell me!"
"Really, it's nothing, Pete just wanted to…you know…and I didn't want to."
"He wanted to and you—are you crazy?"
"I knew you wouldn't understand," she started walking again.
"Come on, stop, stop okay, I just—I mean Kris he's perfect."
"I know."
"And you love him right?" When Kristen didn't respond immediately Cheryl's eyes widened, "right?!"
"Well, yeah, I guess so…"
"Listen hun you'd better stop guessing and get really sure really quick because I heard Betty's back, you know, from vacation, she went to California, can you believe that? Anyway, I guess she's been telling people that she wants Pete back and, of course she's got nothing on you but you oughta, you know…seal the deal."
Kristen wrinkled her nose, "Uhg Cheryl! You make it sound like a business negotiation!"
"Sorry, I'm just saying…"
"I know, I know and I will, just not here."
"So can we go back now?" They'd wandered several yards up the beach, "please?"
"Fine…" They started back down the beach arm in arm, discussing what outfits they were going to wear for the first day of school and which classes they'd have together when Kristen stopped short. Betty Morris, freshly tanned from a summer on the west coast, wearing this skimpiest shorts Kristen had ever seen, was leaning over the side of Pete's car, their faces inches apart while they talked.
"Ohh," Kristen folded her arms across her chest, "I don't know who I'm going to murder first, her or him."
"So I guess this means you're still angry?" Kristen shot her a look, "and we're probably not riding back to town with him?"
"I'd rather walk—no! I'd rather die than get back in that car with that two-timing, sleazy, no good-."
Cheryl sighed exasperatedly, "fine, I saw Josie Powell's car when we pulled up, I'm sure she'd give us a ride back to town, come on…"


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So who is winning in this massive trade? The Sox are definitely winning. By trading all these players they freed up a quarter of a billion dollars in payroll. It also got rid of a lot of upset players who were not so happy with new manager Bobby Valentine. So instead of fight through it they decided just to trade them. The Sox couldn't get in worse they are already in last place in AL East so why not make a change?
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A journal of life "off-road" with God, Scripture, and a wonderful company of family and friends!
Monday, April 22, 2013
"Down to the River to Pray"
"As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the starry crown?
Good Lord show me the way!"
So sang Allison Krauss and the choir from the First Baptist Church, of White House, Tennessee, on the soundtrack for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" They are all inspiring to me...the movie, the song, the artist, the arrangement.
Hold that thought....
The waters were chilly as we stepped off the bank into Coffee County Lake yesterday morning, Rae Walker and me. But the warm sun and a radiant sense of God's presence provided a beautiful counterpoint to the coolness as we waded deeper.
Yesterday was an all-round wonderful day of worship, napping, and front-porch sitting, but those brief moments lakeside fill the playback loop in my heart and mind even today. It was as if the whole experience, lasting only a matter of minutes, was somehow framed by God's Spirit--like the trailer of a good movie--to represent the best of the day, the people gathered, the act of baptizing, and the remembrance of Jesus' own dip in Jordan's green waters so very long ago.
To be honest, when I went to bed Saturday evening my anticipation was somewhat dampened by the forecast of a 39 degree low for the evening and a very slow warm-up to the low 70s on Sunday. We had already put off the special day for Rae due to rainy weather the week prior and putting it off again...well, it didn't seem "right"...just because it might be rather uncomfortable in the chilled waters.
But there we stood before a company of family and church friends as Rae confessed those ancient words, "Jesus is Lord!" And on that confession, the baptism was begun and ended all in one fell swoop, literally.
As we walked hand in hand out of the waters, Rae washed from head to toe and me only wet to the waist, it all came together for me. We had been "off road" with God...again. Slight physical discomfort was so powerfully outmatched by the warmth of the moment, the sympathetic sensation of Jesus' baptism, the well-pleased faces of the faithful gathered on the bank and heralding, "Then sings my soul....How great thou art!" Even the squishy sand beneath my feet just seemed...righteously affirming. Who knew the Jordan ran through Elba, Alabama?!
Life seemed so good and God so very great. Faith had its smooth edges scuffed by the chill and then reformed by the experience. Baptism in "the good ol' way," lacking the creature comforts of a heat-controlled baptistery and sanctuary, but canopied by God's grand creation and a sense of being embraced by the Creator, even in creation's cool waters.
Recently someone quoted a Southern writer as having posited that "Air conditioning was the ruin of Southern literature," believing that our retreat from the front porch had so stunted the authentic, if discomforted, perspective of porch life. I can't speak for the factual nature of the quote nor its source, but the sentiment seemed powerfully accurate to me as we emerged from the murky waters of the lake.
To return to the more earthy practice of river/lake baptisms has been as rewarding to me as the fresh bread baked for our monthly Covenant and Communion Service, and the homemade scuppernong wine in which we "intinct" our little pinch of the body of Christ. It leaves me longing for more imaginative, earthy, "off road" faith experiences. To celebrate worship at the beach or in the mountains as much as the four-walled sanctuary. To hold up faithfulness in the daily attendance of the duties to which God has called each of us as important beyond our weekly church attendance. To believe God speaks as powerfully through the experiences of our daily lives as through Scripture.
Thanks to Rae for insisting on baptism as soon as possible, no matter the comfort! And to God--thanks for a community of faith willing to take to the trails in pursuit of stronger faith. "God Lord, show us the way!"
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
According to the US Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm:) the following causes of death were reported in the United States in 2010. (2011 figures are still preliminary) I looked this up trying to find some perspective on yesterday's tragic bombing in Boston. The numbers were annual numbers. Below I have divided by those figures by 365 to determine the number of DAILY deaths by cause. Here are those figures:
•Heart disease: 1,637 DAILY deaths
•Cancer: 1,574 DAILY deaths
•Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 378 DAILY deaths
•Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 354 DAILY deaths
•Accidents (unintentional injuries): 331 DAILY deaths
•Alzheimer's disease: 228 DAILY deaths
•Diabetes: 189 DAILY deaths
•Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 138 DAILY deaths
•Influenza and Pneumonia: 137 DAILY deaths
•Intentional self-harm (suicide): 105 DAILY deaths
That means the top 10 causes of death in America account for an average of 5,071 deaths EACH AND EVERY DAY. How many of these are completely preventable can be argued, but accidents (331 deaths per day) and suicides (105 per day) account for nearly 440 deaths every day that some measure of prevention might curb.
What is my point? Every day Americans die at a rate larger than the total number of people killed in the Oklahoma City Bombing, the 9-11 attacks, AND yesterday's Boston Marathon bombing. What happened in Boston yesterday was tragic. The real loss to the families of the 3 dead and the pain, suffering and possible death of many of the wounded is human suffering at its most intense. But….and for me this is a huge BUT…as freedom loving Americans, we simply cannot yield to the temptation to turn every one of these events – spectacular though they are – into a reason to "throw in the towel" on life as we know it.
I want the FBI, our Homeland Security Personnel, Massachusetts State and Boston Officials to work tirelessly until the culprits are rooted out and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law – be they Americans or foreigners. But I also believe we must do our part. For me, that is an adamant refusal to live in fear or shrink my sense of American possibility. If tragic death is our issue, let's do more to reduce the number of preventable deaths each day. If we just don't like pain and suffering, life is going to be tough…because every day confronts us with painful realities of family, friends and strangers near and far.
Our Founding Fathers had far more reason to be skeptical of the independent life of a new "United States of America." They expressed it regularly, privately and publicly. But NEVER did they drown themselves in self-doubt and paralyzing anxiety about the task before them. Somehow, we seem a weaker, less hopeful lot. And I really don't understand. The math doesn't work. The realities of the random, and frankly, infrequent nature of these senseless attacks doesn't warrant our hand-wringing. And, maybe most importantly, the warp and weave of American life over 230 plus years does not deposit at our doorstep such a legacy of despair.Join me today. Enlist. Sign up. Be drafted! Let's commit to pray for those individual families and lives that have been torn by this tragedy. Let's feel the power of national solidarity with the citizens of Boston and all who were in close proximity to yesterday's event. Let's always support resources for those who work tirelessly to protect us at the local, state and national level. And let's live on…free, proud, unfettered by fear! Fly the flag. Hum "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Book a trip to next year's Boston Marathon. Stand on the street corner and proclaim it a good day. Help support research for heart disease, cancer, suicide prevention. But, for God's sake, proclaim hopefulness! It is the Good News. And, for the last two centuries, it has been the rallying cry of MOST red-blooded Americans!
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I don't think Rachael is the greatest. Do I think she's top 3 at the Olympics? No. Do I think she should be ahead of Mirai, Miki, Lepisto? Absolutely yes.
Well her 3f-3t is solid and she's consistent but her spins, flexibility, speed, and presence on the ice don't compare to Mirai's, her basic skating and edge quality is nowhere near that of Laura, and she doesn't get as much height in her jumps as Miki. All four of these skaters are fairly comparable, but I don't agree that Rachael is absolutely better than the other three. She can do difficult jumps, yes, but the jumps themselves aren't actually that impressive and she's a bit slow and sloppy in her spins/presentation. That's just how I see it. If they were all at their best, I would rank Rachael last among the 4, but Rachael rarely makes mistakes so if the others do and she is clean, then sure she should be ahead, but you're forgetting that Mirai and Miki skated clean LPs at the Olympics and Laura only doubled one jump.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post9200335107989105245..comments2015-07-29T15:40:46.673-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: NBC Made The Right Call In Regards To Eight BellesDeROKhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-77702492001713312842008-05-07T23:11:00.000-04:002008-05-07T23:11:00.000-04:00Fuck this shit....ooh, the poor animal died.So wha...Fuck this shit....ooh, the poor animal died.
So what?
I had horse steak last night.
Any of you go to the slaughterhouse?

Idiots care about that horse because he was famous. Period.
if that horse was slow it would have been either glue or some nice stew by now and no one would have cared.

Its like the dipshits who cry when they see cats or dogs killed. In asia, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49816431008082203892008-05-06T11:35:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:35:00.000-04:00@ mike georger...you're on a sports media site, sm...@ mike georger...you're on a sports media site, smart email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-32320493072320093382008-05-06T11:07:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:07:00.000-04:00not to nitpick, but im pretty sure the biggest sto...not to nitpick, but im pretty sure the biggest story of the past week has been a storm that killed 22k people, not a dead horseMike Georgerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-54859621563855504752008-05-06T09:00:00.000-04:002008-05-06T09:00:00.000-04:00It comments like Anon 3:22 which are the most ridi...It comments like Anon 3:22 which are the most ridiculous. Was she really comparing the death of a horse to the death of a human? Look, it's simple. NBC should have aired footage of it. I agree with nbcsports blows. The fact they ignored the biggest news of the weekend speaks to how they run their broadcast network. Is this foreshadowing to how they will cover the Olympics in China? I actually firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-87040054978023119072008-05-05T21:57:00.000-04:002008-05-05T21:57:00.000-04:00get over it. damn. this was a horse. i havent hea...get over it. damn. this was a horse. i havent heard this much crying since i tried to shave my email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59938390175767976132008-05-05T21:51:00.000-04:002008-05-05T21:51:00.000-04:00I saw brief coverage, and I have been around horse...I saw brief coverage, and I have been around horses and races all of my life... with modern technology I would hope they could come up with something to prevent the kind of pain this poor horse went through. As an animal lover I hate to see this kind of thing happen, but I understand it. Kudos to NBC for not playing on the pain of this poor animal and her "family". Eight Belles RIP - you were email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-30857713406834169682008-05-05T19:48:00.000-04:002008-05-05T19:48:00.000-04:00cock. balls.cock. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-20452796130244827402008-05-05T19:35:00.000-04:002008-05-05T19:35:00.000-04:00I think Gregg Doyel said it best.I think Gregg Doyel said it firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-81779346780079413232008-05-05T18:21:00.000-04:002008-05-05T18:21:00.000-04:00ESPN is surely beating the footage to death (no pu...ESPN is surely beating the footage to death (no pun intended). I've seen that footage on Sportcenter about 5 times, which is 5 times more than I firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66172948596270341992008-05-05T18:10:00.000-04:002008-05-05T18:10:00.000-04:00why doesnt everyone get all up in arms the rest of...why doesnt everyone get all up in arms the rest of the racing season when these horse are being beaten into shape by these money grubbing trainers and owners? it sucks that a horse had to die, but this happens ALL the time at tracks across the country. It just happened to be on the biggest email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-54701911066402219672008-05-05T16:06:00.000-04:002008-05-05T16:06:00.000-04:00When someone or something is dying live, you proba...When someone or something is dying live, you probably shouldn't air it. It doesn't seem like too tough of a decision to me.GMoneyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-7834267513830671992008-05-05T15:22:00.000-04:002008-05-05T15:22:00.000-04:00I was about 100 yards on the backside of the track...I was about 100 yards on the backside of the track. I agree with the producer on NBC. Until you actually see what was happening, you can't make the decision whether it was the correct call. Would you show a soldier in Iraq withering in pain before his death? NO. I have been around horse racing since 1981 and this was the worst breakdown I have ever seen. It literally made my stomach upset. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-5529593548077771192008-05-05T13:43:00.000-04:002008-05-05T13:43:00.000-04:00just had a PETA spokesperson on their show...*note...just had a PETA spokesperson on their show...

*note to self: proofread beforee posting*Brucehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-2202565571044951252008-05-05T13:41:00.000-04:002008-05-05T13:41:00.000-04:00Tirico and VP just had a PETA spokesperson, and fo...Tirico and VP just had a PETA spokesperson, and for the first time ever, I applaud Tirico for refusing to let the woman pontificate until she answered his pointed questions. She got pwned bigtime.Brucehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-89194248908751692472008-05-05T13:05:00.000-04:002008-05-05T13:05:00.000-04:00It's ridiculous for NBC to have not have had foota...It's ridiculous for NBC to have not have had footage of the injury. It's the biggest story of the race--the one everyone's talking about today--and NBC completely ignored it. The broadcasters aren't supposed to be champions of a sport. They are supposed to cover it. And NBC shirked its responsibility on Saturday. It's been 21 years since Lawrence Taylor broke Joey T's leg. That's two decades thatNBC Sports email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-4624775985200850462008-05-05T12:58:00.000-04:002008-05-05T12:58:00.000-04:00I definitely am glad they did not show it. If ther...I definitely am glad they did not show it. If there is a statement to be made from this about the ethical issues of horse racing, it would not have been well served by graphically showing a horse with a bone sticking out of its leg in HD. The story is already heart wrenching enough and we can move beyond the PETA vs. Dont touch horse racing debate and on to a more rational dialogue without email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-84551086731776261542008-05-05T12:43:00.000-04:002008-05-05T12:43:00.000-04:00somewhere, an owner of a chinese restaurant is smi...somewhere, an owner of a chinese restaurant is email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-70670415492660022802008-05-05T12:29:00.000-04:002008-05-05T12:29:00.000-04:00I agree 100% with NBC's decision to not show the i...I agree 100% with NBC's decision to not show the injury. I actually left the room after I saw the quick shot of her on the ground because I knew what was up. Having been tramautized as a kid watching Go For Wand breakdown at the 1990 Breeders Cup (followed by SI running graphic, graphic photos) I think that stuff is best left unseen.

Sadly, groups like PETA are already grabbing headlinesSean firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-72037187357834580732008-05-05T12:02:00.000-04:002008-05-05T12:02:00.000-04:00Well said Anon.Well said Anon.Awful Announcing-https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-63129629524515366382008-05-05T11:51:00.000-04:002008-05-05T11:51:00.000-04:00Slightly O/T, but NBC's ratings were down from 9.8...Slightly O/T, but NBC's ratings were down from 9.8 to 9.5.ssreportershttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59409379232283656012008-05-05T11:49:00.000-04:002008-05-05T11:49:00.000-04:00We will probably get the proper coverage and backs...We will probably get the proper coverage and backstory of Eight Belles during the Preakness coverage in two weeks. It's a sad story that doesn't happen often during races of this caliber, but other than knowing the cause of the injury I didn't want to see it writhing in pain.

I keep hearing in the media that people are taking it so lightly that a 2nd place competitor was euthanized firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-49641402064092225612008-05-05T11:39:00.000-04:002008-05-05T11:39:00.000-04:00cant believe people are asking that questionive al...cant believe people are asking that question

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Film: Mad Men
Cast includes: Jon Hamm (The Town), Elizabeth Moss (Get Him to the Greek), January Jones (Unknown), Christina Hendricks (Life as We Know It), John Slattery (Flags of Our Fathers), Robert Morse (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Vincent Kartheiser (Alpha Dog), Jared Harris (Natural Born Killers)
Creator: Matthew Weiner (The Sopranos)
Genre: Drama (2007-)
In brief: The first episode of Mad Men centers around Don Draper's successful 11th-hour save of the Lucky Strike account. Faced with an FTC crackdown on untrue tobacco health claims, Lucky Strike needs something bold. And the inspiration doesn't come until the client and ad agency are face to face in the conference room of Sterling-Cooper. With everything riding on Don Draper, he finally has one of his moments of genius. As it turns out, it's a fairly typical day in this hot, high-profile New York ad agency of the 1960s.
Every scene is laced with alcohol, cigarette smoke and 1960s social issues. The secretaries are all "girls" and they're expected to "show a little leg." The new girl, Peggy, seems a bit too serious for this environment. Joan, the office manager with gorgeous red hair and a voluptuous figure gives Peggy the name of a doctor who offers birth control pills to unmarried women, along with some friendly advice about being less up-tight.
Sterling-Cooper's department store client turns out to be an even bigger challenge than Lucky Strike. Not only is it a Jewish-owned company, but the daughter is now taking an active role in the business… invading an all-male world. And now it seems the clients want a campaign that Don doesn't believe in.
Times are changing… both at-large and in the world of advertising. All the trends that are seen in general are magnified in New York's ad world. Yet in today's climate of quick cuts and high action entertainment, Mad Men seems to move along at a gentle pace. It's very realistic and seems to evoke either love or distain among viewers… depending on whether they feel like revisiting this interesting but tumultuous time… or not.
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Richly detailed… if you lived through this era, Mad Men will take you back
Popcorn Profile
Primary Audience: Grown-ups
Gender Appeal: Any audience
Distribution: TV & direct to video
Mood: Both upbeat and somber
Tempo: In no hurry
Visual Style: Nicely varnished realism
Character Development: Intense
Language: True to life
Social Significance: Thought provoking


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Published 6:00 pm, Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Minnie Lou 'Pearl' Ballard
Funeral services for Minnie Lou "Pearl" Ballard, 79, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel.
Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.
Mrs. Ballard died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010.
She was born May 1, 1930, in Quitaque to Lex and Madie Whitefield. She grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. She married Willie Ballard on Feb. 2, 1948. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Willie Ballard of Plain view; one daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Lex Moffit of Plain view; three sons and daughters-in-law, Rickey and Pearl Ballard of New Deal, Rusty and Breanda Ballard of Brownwood and Randy and Hollye Ballard of Oklahoma City; and two sisters, Tretha Carpenter of Winniewood, Okla., and Norma Cornell of Pauls Valley, Okla.
Her parents; five brothers; and a sister, Jewell "Riggs" Spain of Plainview, are deceased.
Online condolences may be sent to www.kornerstonefunerals.com
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Plainview Daily Herald — 2-11-10
Edward 'Ed' Jones
A come-and-go memorial gathering for Edward "Ed" Jones, 70, will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday in the home of Michael and Denise Jones, 2202 W. 11th.
Arrangements were by Lemons Funeral Home.
Mr. Jones died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at his residence.
He was born Nov. 30, 1939, in Houston to Frank and Pearl Clark Jones. In 1990 he moved to Plainview where he married Sherry Block on June 17, 2002.
He was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Billy Jack Parker of Kress and Michael and Denise Jones of Plainview; two daughters and a son-in-law, Tanya Jones of Odessa and Samantha and Justin Casarez of Lamesa; an adopted daughter and son-in-law, Cher and Randy Wilson of Plainview; one son-in-law, David Block and his wife, Faye, of Edmonson; one brother, Tommy Parker of Freeport; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Cindy Ann Jones Block, is deceased.
Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.
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Steve Bierley
Hitting Back
Andy Murray Random House
OK, it's a daft title and it ends before Murray's fledgling career really began in earnest this year with his semi-final victory over Rafael Nadal at the US Open. But whatever happens from now, the book gives a reasonably clear indication of why Murray, a hugely driven individual, may become the first British man to win a grand slam title since Fred Perry in 1936. Murray craves patience from the public as he does things his way. The sequel should be far better than this prequel.
Also recommended
Tennis Confidential II
Paul Fein Potomac Books
Justine Henin: From Tragedy to Triumph
Mark Ryan JR Books
And on the DVD shelf. . .
Wimbledon: The 2008 men's final
Lawrence Donegan
Creating Classics: The Golf Courses of Harry Colt
Peter Pugh Icon Books
Golf course architecture might not be the sexiest subject in sport but it is making a comeback, largely because of the backlash against the monstrosities that have been inflicted on the game in recent years. For those who want to read about, learn about or simply look at some great courses Peter Pugh's and Henry Lloyd's study of the architect HS Colt is an absorbing pleasure. At £40 it is expensive but it is still less than the price of lunch in the clubhouse at many of the aforementioned monstrosities.
Also recommended
Bring Me the Head of Sergio García
Tom Cox Vintage
Golf on the Edge: Triumphs and Tragedies of Q-School
Ross Biddicombe Ultimate Sports Publications Ltd
Follow the Roar: One Sensational Season with Tiger Woods
Bob Smiley HarperCollins
And on the DVD shelf. . .
Seve: The Definitive Story of a Golfing Genius
Alan Henry
Mike Hawthorn: Golden Boy
Tony Bailey and Paul Skilleter
PJ Publishing
Mike Hawthorn, who became the first British formula one world champion 50 years ago, has been under-documented. He wrote two memoirs - Challenge Me the Race and Champion Year - before being killed in a road accident on the Guildford bypass in January 1959. This fine volume makes up admirably for that paucity of information.
Also recommended
Regga: The Extraordinary Two Lives of Clay Regazzoni
Christopher Hilton Haynes
Crashed and Byrned
Tommy Byrne with Mark Hughes Corinthian Books
Silvers Arrows in Camera: A Photographic Portrait
Anthony Pritchard
And on the DVD shelf. . .
The Motor Sport Digital Archive Collection
Robert Kitson
Ronan O'Gara: My Autobiography Transworld Publishers Ireland
Munster's recent story is compelling and O'Gara has been a central figure. With the assistance of Denis Walsh, this is a sweetly struck penalty of a book: revealing and hard-nosed.
Also recommended
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation
John Carlin Atlantic Books
Tackling Life: Striving for Perfection
Jonny Wilkinson with Steve Black Headline
Seeing Red: Twelve Tumultuous Years in Welsh Rugby
Alun Carter with Nick Bishop Mainstream
And on the DVD shelf. . .
Wales Grand Slam 2008 Official Review - Collectors Edition
Kevin McCarra
Inverting The Pyramid: A History of Football Tactics
Jonathan Wilson Orion
There is nothing desiccated about this topic. The greatest tacticians, after all, are striving to bring a vision to life and sometimes succeed, whether it is unleashed in the Austria of the 1930s, Hungary in the 1950s or the Holland of the 1970s. Wilson portrays human drama as much as intellectual debate.
Also recommended
When Friday Comes: Football In The War Zone
James Montague Mainstream
Fabio Capello: Portrait of a Winner
Gabriele Marcotti Bantam Press
La parole est à la défense
William Gallas Editions du Moment
And on the DVD shelf. . .
The Official History of Celtic Football Club
Donald McRae
Boxing: A Cultural History
Kasia Boddy Reaktion Books
Boddy explains why so many great writers and artists have been fascinated by the dark lure of boxing. With a cast of characters from Daniel Mendoza, DW Griffith, and James Joyce to Joe Louis, Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali and Public Enemy she avoids pontification to mine a riveting history.
Also recommended
More Than Just a Game: Football v Apartheid
Chuck Korr and Marvin Close Collins
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
John Carlin Atlantic Books
Inverting The Pyramid: A History of Football Tactics
Jonathan Wilson Orion
And on the DVD shelf. . .
The North Korea Collection
Richard Moore
In Pursuit of Glory
Bradley Wiggins Orion
This is a story of binge drinking, quirky obsessions and gold medals, including two in Beijing, but it opens with the death earlier this year of Wiggins' father. He was not a key figure in Wiggins' life but is a major, troublesome, presence.
Also recommended
When Friday Comes: Football in the War Zone
James Montague Mainstream
Inverting the Pyramid: A History of Football Tactics
Jonathan Wilson Orion
What Sport Tells Us About Life
Ed Smith Viking
And on the DVD shelf. . .
Carlos Sastre - Now or Never
Mike Selvey
Coming Back to Me: The Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick
Marcus Trescothick with Peter Hayter Harpersport
Often sporting autobiographies are self-indulgent drivel, pandering to ego and wallet. This could not be more different, a cathartic exercise by a superb cricketer rendered low by depression, a revealing account of the traumas in the latter part of his international career. A worthy winner of the William Hill prize.
Also recommended
Bob Woolmer's Art and Science of Cricket
Bob Woolmer and Tim Noakes, with Helen Moffett New Holland Publishers
Fatty Batter: How Cricket Saved My Life (then Ruined It)
Michael Simkins Ebury Press
Pundits from Pakistan
Rahul Bhattacharya Picador India
And on the DVD shelf. . .
England's Summer of Cricket 2008
Richard Williams
Rouleur Photography Annual 2008
Rapha Racing
There will never be a better year to recommend a cycling book and the one that has given me most pleasure is this album, a beautifully produced record of the European road racing scene featuring outstanding photographers - notably Camille McMillan, Taz Darling, Ben Ingham and Geoff Waugh - whose work reveals the humanity of the riders and their followers.
Also recommended
The Austerity Olympics
Janie Hampton Aurum
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami Harvill Secker
Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life
Michael Lewis W W Norton
And on the DVD shelf. . .
The Official Review of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship
Andy Wilson
Rugby Renegade
Gus Risman Scratching Shed Publishing
King of Rugger
Lewis Jones Scratching Shed Publishing
Two releases in a new series of reprinted and updated rugby league classics, almost indivisible from the other, see below. The publishers have started with two Welsh icons of the game who came north either side of the Second World War. The originals have been augmented by tributes and, in Jones's case, a long interview with him.
Also recommended
No White Flag
Jamie Peacock The History Press
Peter Fox: The Players' Coach
Graham Williams London League Publications
The Man in the Mirror
Wayne Bennett ABC Books
And on the DVD shelf. . .
Pride of the Lions: 100 years of British Rugby League
Greg Wood
In The Frame: Great Racing Photographs
Edward Whitaker Highdown
Most print journalists will tell you that, despite what people say, a picture is really worth no more than 300 words. Whitaker's photographs, though, have tended to deliver the traditional grand's-worth throughout his 21 years at the Racing Post, and this collection is a fitting testament to his talent.
Also recommended
Better Than Sex: My Autobiography
Mick Fitzgerald with Don McLean Highdown
Of Horses And Heroes: A Racing Tribute
Brough Scott Highdown
No Easy Money: A Gambler's Diary
Dave Nevison Racing Post
And on the DVD shelf. . .
Jump Racing Review 2007/08
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Fishing report: Cooler water temperatures improve trout fishing
Here are some highlight from the fishing report that will appear in Saturday's Sports section.
Cowlitz: The summer-run steelhead fishing has been slow, but it is expected to pick up in the next couple of weeks as more fish move into the system.
Sol Duc: The river wiil close to all fishing in the vicinity of Sol Duc Hatchery Saturday. The closure, in place until further notice, extends from the Sol Duc Hatchery outfall creek upstream to the concrete pump station. The return of spring/summer chinook salmon to the hatchery are well below egg take needs. The closure is …


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Hurtling high caliber rounds with devastating velocity, Behring's C-788 Ballistic Cannon was built to punch through ship armor. Extremely durable with exceptional heat resistance, the "Combine" can handle a heavy workload that, even with the weapon's slower rate of fire, makes it an ideal choice for taking on larger, less maneuverable targets at a short range. (Helping to highlight the cannon's strengths, Behring currently offers the C-788 standard with explosive rounds.)
Please note that this weapon currently requires a specialized Flashfire mount for use in Arena Commander.
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Discussion in 'Collector's Corner' started by Mitica100, May 24, 2007.
...or a small cottage somewhere?
This is for sale on Ebay:
I would be very tempted!
oh, and getting a nice cottage for that price is difficult over here ...
Buy it, make a few plates, expose them, sell it, buy the cottage!
I'd be afraid to own it. It belongs in a museum!
Wonder what else this auction house is putting up for sale?
So I just looked at what else they're selling. Wow!!! Check out the Model A Elmax Leicas. Somehow I'm glad I don't have the money to get even one of the things they're offering. What a candy store!
I only have two questions: how much and give it to me!
I don't know, it seems pointless to me to sell such a rarity on E-bay and for that sum of money! It belongs to a photographic museum, not to a camera collector. Imagine how much dough E-bay will make if the item is being sold!!
Well it isnt a kodak 2c but well done////
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Yeah, a little charred around the edges. However it is rare. (couldn't resist!) :greenpbl:
You realize the kodac 2c has now become the standard by which all classic cameras will be judged.
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Samsung is suspected to be working on Exynos 8895 chipset. The Exynos 8895 chipset will be using 10nm process and will run on max power of 5-watts. As per the latest rumor from China, the Exynos 8895 chip will support bundle of improvement not just in terms of process and rest, but also in image processing up to 70% and 80% with clock speed of 3.0GHz. Well, 3.0GHz is huge processing speed, need to say!
Samsung Exynos 8895 processor
The Exynos 8895 chip will be manufactured with 10nm process and will be Samsung's first chipset to draw max power of 5 watts. Also, it will improve processing speed with lightning bolt level and the device won't get hot at the same time. The rival of Exynos 8895 is already in market to give a tough competition. Yes, we are speaking about Qualcomm's 830 Snapdragon which is likely to step in next year. Both the chipset are manufactured with 10nmprocess. Exynos 8895 has scored 2301 for the single core, and 7019 for multi core test. The score might increase its demand!
If rumors are to be believed, then Galaxy S8 and S8 Edge will be powered with Exynos 8895. Let's wait and watch!


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The X Factor judge contracted the tropical disease while on holiday in Tanzania with dancer pal Derek Hough, 25, last month.
Cheryl, 27, has been kept in intensive care since Sunday and doctors fear it could take 6 months for her to make a full recovery.
'It is a lot more serious than first thought,' her rep tells The Sun.
'Everyone thought she would pull through after 24 hours but there have been no signs of improvement.
'She is very ill and will not be out of hospital for a while. Everyone is holding their breath.
'Because of her hectic schedule, the malaria has really taken a hold. She has not got the physical strength to beat it. She is going to need all of her Geordie grit to win this battle.'
Cheryl has been forced to pull out of recording The X Factor auditions in Manchester this weekend.
'Simon said that her health is her priority,' a spokeswoman for Simon Cowell, 50, tells the Daily Record.
'There's no pressure and to make sure she gets some proper rest. They have spoken privately and are in touch.'
Derek, 25, and Cheryl's mum Joan Callaghan have been keeping a bedside vigil.
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Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War. In it he describes the devastation that results from an aerial bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. The story follows the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they struggle to get to safety.
©2012 Nevil Shute (P)2012 Audible Ltd
"One of the best storytellers of our age" (J.B. Priestley)
"That shattering, unaffected, literary style of his is wholly deceptive... is, in fact, masterly" (H.E. Bates)
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"Could not get on with this at all"
The narrator mostly. His method of reading was all wrong and to be honest in no way enhanced the story. I could not even carry on listening he was so irritating.
Need to read it in written form before I can comment. Used to love Nevil Shute's books, and this was the first for ages that I wanted to "read".
Pretty expressionless and the intonation was all wrong.
"Historical fiction and prediction."
Neville Shute is s fabulous storyteller. He tells great stories about ordinary decent people and this is another one.
The Corbetts are a decent ordinary middle class family living in Southampton at the outbreak of world war 2. Suddenly their world is turned upside down as the menace of the Blittz engulfs them. This is their story.
The book was written in 1938 before the war started and predicted the bombing campaigns. In some ways it is uncannily accurate. In other areas it is wide of the mark. It's not the greatest of Neville Shute's writing, but maybe it's some of the most interesting? That said, I was thoroughly gripped by the story, really enjoyed the narration and desperately cared what was going to happen to the Corbetts and how the story would finally end.
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As part of Good Morning America's "Cut the Carbs, Lose the Weight" series, Chef Todd English, of Olives in Charlestown, Mass., made a skirt steak with balsamic marinade and garlic-grilled radicchio.
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Hunters harvesting a big game animal this fall in North Dakota deer unit 3F2 cannot transport a carcass containing the head and spinal column outside of the unit unless it's taken directly to a meat processor.
The head can be removed from the carcass and transported outside of the unit if it is to be submitted to a State Game and Fish Department district office, CWD surveillance drop-off location or a licensed taxidermist.
If the deer is processed in the field to boned meat, and the hunter wants to leave the head in the field, the head must be legally tagged and the hunter must be able to return to or give the exact location of the head if requested for verification.
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text: ASC Dec 2016 Newsletter Hello Everyone, First I thank you for your patience with me in getting this last newsletter out for 2016. I have had some obstacles to overcome but am starting to do better. In this issue it will be a bit longer than normal. I included a few articles that I thought you would like to read. A couple may give you some information you did not know and others who are sharp as a razor :) you might not be surprised. Don't forget to order some ASC stuff (see last page) for that special gift for Christmas or Birthday. Read more about ASC Dec 2016 Newsletter


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At Leisure South America 2018: Best of South America Summer 2018
Tour Type: At Leisure
Brochure Type: At Leisure South America 2018
Surrender to Latin America's lust for life, behind vibrant street murals, the beat of the marimba and in the shadow of the Andes-an At Leisure spree from the home of the cariocas and portenos to slim Chile, culminating at the edge of thundering Iguassu and the rainforest of Rio.
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Brochure Type: At Leisure South America 2018
Surrender to Latin America's lust for life, behind vibrant street murals, the beat of the marimba and in the shadow of the Andes-an At Leisure spree from the home of the cariocas and portenos to slim Chile, culminating at the edge of thundering Iguassu and the rainforest of Rio.
Sightseeing Highlights
- City tour in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Santiago
- See the Church of San Francisco, Copacabana Beach
- View Devil's Throat Falls
- Visit the Christ the Redeemer statue, Sugarloaf Mountain, Corcovado, Recoleta Cemetery, Iguassu Falls, Valparaiso
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- All porterage and local charges included
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|Day 2
|Rio de Janeiro
|Rio de Janeiro Sightseeing and At Leisure: Enjoy a leisurely morning before joining your Travel Director for an exploration of the cidade maravilhosa (marvellous city) and its many contrasts, from the 18th century aqueduct and colonial Candelaria Church, Sambodromo, and city cathedral. Ascend Sugarloaf Mountain via cable car for astounding bay and city views followed by a festive Welcome Reception with your Travel Director and fellow travellers.Full Breakfast, Welcome Reception
|Day 3
|Rio de Janeiro
|Rio de Janeiro Sightseeing and At Leisure: Journey by cogwheel train to the summit of majestic Corcovado, site of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Back down the mountain, see the song-inspiring Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. The rest of the day is at leisure. This evening, learn to mix the national cocktail, the caipirinha, and indulge in a traditional Regional Meal barbecue at a local churrascaria.Full Breakfast, Regional Meal
|Day 4
|Rio de Janeiro
|Rio de Janeiro At Leisure: Enjoy a full day to explore the wonders of Rio on your own. Optional activities include a tour into the nearby favelas, a sailboat cruise and a helicopter flight over Copacabana Beach.Full Breakfast
|Day 5
|Iguassu Falls
|Rio de Janeiro - Iguassu Falls (2 Nights): Relax and enjoy a free morning for independent activities. This afternoon, visit a Samba school, a Cultural Insight, to see how the school operates and prepares for Carnival week. See Carnival props and should you desire, join a Samba dance lesson. Afterward, head to the airport for the short flight to Iguassu Falls. These 275 separate falls cover nearly two miles along the Iguassu River. This evening, enjoy a convivial dinner with your companions at the hotel.Full Breakfast, Dinner
Wish Resort Foz do Iguassu
|Day 6
|Iguassu Falls
|Iguassu Falls Sightseeing and At Leisure: Enter Iguassu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and meet your Local Specialist to explore the Brazilian side of Iguassu, including a scenic walk through the rainforest to the base of the falls. After lunch at a restaurant overlooking the falls, return to your hotel for a leisurely afternoon at your resort. You may wish to join an optional activity such as a jetboat ride to the base of the falls or a helicopter flightseeing tour.Full Breakfast, Lunch
|Day 7
|Buenos Aires
|Iguassu Falls - Buenos Aires (3 Nights): Cross the border into Argentina and board the open air ecological jungle train for a different perspective of the cascades. Walk along a scenic catwalk, with a Local Specialist, to see the thunderous Devil's Throat Falls. Then fly to Buenos Aires, a city renowned for its boutiques, fine dining and museums.Full Breakfast
InterContinental Buenos Aires
|Day 8
|Buenos Aires
|Buenos Aires Sightseeing and At Leisure: Embark on an in-depth tour with a Local Specialist to see the Casa Rosada, Metropolitan Cathedral and other government buildings and see the colourful neighbourhood of La Boca. Stare in awe at the famous Teatro Colon, a landmark in Buenos Aires. Lastly, visit the Recoleta Cemetery where Argentina's former First Lady, Eva Peron (Evita), is buried. This evening, get ready for a festive Regional Meal and a chance to savour renowned Argentinian beef followed by a sensual Tango performance and Cultural Insight.Full Breakfast, Regional Meal
|Day 9
|Buenos Aires
|Buenos Aires At Leisure: Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore on your own. This evening, enjoy an exclusive Be My Guest experience in Palermo Soho. You will be welcomed by a local family and long-time residents of this trendy neighbourhood. Be delighted, as they wine and dine you with homemade family recipes in the kitchen. Discover the secrets of kneading country bread and watch as they demonstrate the art of typical Argentinian crafts. Spending time with this lively family will be a memory you won't soon forget.Full Breakfast, Be My Guest Dining
|Day 10
|Buenos Aires - Santiago (2 Nights): Fly west across the Andes to the Chilean capital. Meet your Local Specialist for a tour of this vibrant city, travelling by Club Hipico-the regal racetrack-and sprawling Parque O'Higgins. Drive along Alameda Avenue past the University of Chile on your way to the dynamic Plaza de Armas with its fountains and sculptures. Head up San Cristobal Hill for panoramic views of the city and the snowcapped Andes. Later, settle into your hotel, situated in the heart of one of Santiago's most beautiful neighbourhoods, and a prime location close to charming boutiques, bars and restaurants. This evening is at leisure.Full Breakfast
InterContinental Santiago
|Day 11
|Valparaiso and Winery Excursion: Today, set out on a tour of Valparaiso city, formerly a major stopover for ships travelling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This afternoon, visit a Chilean winery and sample a variety of wines from this now famous region before returning to Santiago. This evening, gather with your travel companions for a festive Farewell Dinner.Full Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
|Day 12
|Depart Santiago
|Depart Santiago: Say hasta luego to Chile and transfer to the airport for your onward travel arrangements. Choose to extend your stay at the InterContinental Santiago or add an exciting optional extension.Full Breakfast
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- One person is dead and another victim has been injured in a fiery early morning crash on the Clara Barton Parkway.
According to Captain Oscar Garcia, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, crews responded to the scene around 12:49 a.m. after receiving a report of a crash with a person trapped inside the vehicle, which had caught fire. Firefighters arrived at the scene and found the vehicle still burning. The flames were quickly extinguished.
United States Park Police officials confirm one occupant has been pronounced dead. Capt. Garcias says a second victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
USPP are investigating the incident and directing traffic around the scene, which was blocking the Clara Barton Parkway between Chain Bridge and the Glen Echo turn-around. The closure lasted several hours.