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NAMM 2007: Fender Introduces New Guitar Amps
Fender has introduced several new guitar amps at this year's NAMM in California. Those models fit with the most diverse styles and budget needs of the guitarists. From the modern and inovative to the recreation of classic, vintage models, Fender's 2007 range of guitar combos has everything to be a success!
from left: the G-DEC Junior, the Champion 600
The baby of the award-winning G-DEC® family! The G-DEC Junior is the newest model in Fender's innovative series of Guitar Digital Entertainments Centers, giving beginning guitarists, students and songwriters a 15-watt jamming partner and practice tool that's easy to use and ready to travel.
Like all G-DECs, the G-DEC Junior is unlike any other practice amp on the market. It gives guitarists 16 classic amp sounds ranging from "Tweed" to "Metal" and "Acoustic," plus 15 effects, an "E" tuner, a metronome, and more. G-DEC JuniorBut what makes things really cool is the G-DEC's onboard drum loops and bass lines in selectable keys and speeds, so guitarists can practice and write with a constant, tireless companion.
"Ever since we introduced the original G-DEC, customers have been asking us to create both larger, more powerful, and smaller, simpler models," commented Shane Nicholas, Fender's Marketing Manager of Amplifiers. "With the G-DEC EXEC we offered something with upscale cosmetics; with the G-DEC 30 we delivered more power, memory, and control, and now, with the G-DEC Junior, we've got a simple, almost cute model. It looks like our famous Pro Junior™, but it's fun for players of all skill levels."
The G-DEC Junior packs the G-DEC's most popular features into an ultra-affordable—and ultra-portable—package. Instead of the LCD screen found on the larger G-DEC models, all functions are controlled via top-panel knobs, making it easy for even first-time players to learn and use. And although the G-DEC Junior is a scaled-down offering, this single 8" model still serves up tons of killer tones and fun backing patterns.
Other standout G-DEC Junior features include a MIDI port for streaming files from a PC, and an auxiliary input for connecting to an iPod®, mp3 player, or CD player. ORDER NOW!
Fender is proud to introduce its hardest-working five-watt guitar amplifier ever. The affordable new Champion™ 600 guitar amp pays tribute to the cute and ultra-collectible 1949-53-era Champion guitar amps, serving up five blistering watts of all-tube tone, plus the classic cosmetics that make the original amps so desirable.
The Champion 600 is the perfect low-output tube amp for practicing and recording, with a 6" speaker, simple controls, and that classic Fender "two-tone" look—brown and blonde vinyl covering, leather strap handle, and red jewel pilot light. Champion 600The low-gain circuit of the original was developed in conjunction with lap steels; the new Champion 600 has been updated to suit the needs of most guitarists with its 12AX7 and 6V6 tubes offering a bit more of that dynamic, natural overdrive when cranked.
"The Champion 600 is beautiful in its simplicity; a straightforward tribute to some very collectable little amps." observed Shane Nicholas, Fender's Marketing Manager of Amplifiers. "By keeping it simple, it's also very affordable—perfect for tube amp novices and collectors alike. And it's so cute, you can sit it on the kitchen counter next to the toaster!"
Champion 600 features include the aforementioned all-tube circuitry, a 6" Special Design speaker, high gain and low gain inputs, a single volume control, and an external speaker output. But this amp isn't about features; it's about that classic low-wattage tube amp sound.
"Guitarists will come for the looks, but they'll stay for the tone," confirmed Nicholas. "Plug in, turn all the way up, and work your guitar's controls to hear this amp work all five watts of its tube mojo."
The Champion 600 will be available in February 2007. ORDER NOW!
from left: the '57 Deluxe, the '57 Amp
Fender amp-heads, rejoice! In a nod to countless requests from fans worldwide, Fender will begin producing authentic, hand-wired recreations of the amazing '57 Deluxe™ guitar amp. This highly-collectible, 12-watt, all-tube amplifier with 12" speaker will be hand-built, one by one, at the Fender factory in Corona, Calif.
For the uninitiated, the original Fender Deluxe™ amps of the 1950s were medium-powered units designed to let guitarists "hold their own" in a small group. As blues, western, and rockabilly bands began getting louder and wilder, the overdriven tone of a cranked-up Deluxe found its way onto countless live and recorded performances. Over the past five decades, players of every conceivable style have employed '50s-era Deluxe amps for their unmistakable warm, rich tube tone.
'57 Deluxe "We are really proud to be giving discerning guitarists and tube amp enthusiasts what they've been asking for," noted Fender's Marketing Manager of Amplifiers, Shane Nicholas. "This is such a soulful, timeless amp, so we took great pains to nail the perfect sound and vibe."
Like the original models, the '57 Deluxe recreation will feature a hand-wired, all-tube late 1950s 5E3 circuit design, 12" Alnico-magnet Jensen® P-12Q speaker, a 5Y3GT rectifier tube (to provide natural "sag") and a finger-joined solid pine cabinet to resonate with a warm, woody tone. And cosmetically, this lacquered tweed amp is virtually undistinguishable from the original, save for a "standby" switch in place of the 1950s-issue "polarity" switch.
But the '57 Deluxe is really all about its tone—packing tons of harmonically rich clean sounds at lower volumes, and a fat, compressed, wildly distorted sound that's completely inspiring (and easy to record) when you turn it up.
"Set the knobs half-way up, and it provides gorgeous clean or overdriven tones depending on picking dynamics," confirmed Nicholas. "But when this amp is cranked, it distorts like a sweating, snorting pig."
The '57 Deluxe will be available beginning in February 2007. ORDER NOW!
The Fender '57 Amp is a limited-edition 300-piece run of this 12-watt, hand-wired tube amplifier with a 12" speaker housed in a smartly retro split-grille cabinet with a black "piano lacquer" finish.
Fender have kicked the 5E3 Deluxe platform up a notch by using a Celestion® Alnico Blue speaker in a new cutom-designed maple cabinet with knurled '57 logo knobs, solid aluminum handle and custom hardware. The amp includes a leather collector's portfolio containing a certificate of authenticity, designer notes, factory photos and some other surprises. Custom-embroidered plush-lined cover included.
Leather collectors' portfolio contains certificate of authenticity, designer's notes, factory photos and other assorted collectors items.
Only 300 will be made for the world, throughout 2007. ORDER NOW!
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You can wait for the update to hit your phone over-the-air, or you can download it from Google and manually install it now.
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STOCKTON - The boys basketball game Wednesday night between Lincoln and Lodi appeared evenly matched.
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On paper, it was a toss-up.
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Joseph Harrison led the Trojans with 16 points followed by Nick Schlutze with 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and Ryan Fernandez finished with 12 points.
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Gonsalves finished with 10 points and Belasco seven points. Forward Benjamin Simi kept Lodi in the game with 18 first-half points and led all scorers with 22.
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Lincoln (18-3, 5-0) looked to push the ball in transition at all costs and scored 19 points off fast breaks. When the Trojans backed off in the fourth quarter, Lodi went on a 6-0 run before Lincoln started running again.
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IGN reports that the area-based expansion will cost $9.99/£7.99 on PSN and 800 MS Points on Xbox 360. The pack is out November 20th and it follows a similar format to the Mad Moxxi's expansion from the original game. it is geared toward players of level 15 and higher.
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Finally, it's go time for the Waynesboro Indians varsity soccer team.
The boys' soccer program is celebrating its 50th year at Waynesboro High School, started in 1963 by former head coach Bob Stum. Stum, who taught at Quincy High School prior to coming to WASHS, coached from 1963 to 1996.
Stum handed over the reins to Steve Tanner, who coached from 1997 to 2006. Doug Beckner guided the Indians from 2007 to 2012.
Now, another Stum — Brian Stum — leads the program into the next half century. Hired back in February, Stum has a resume of coaching already on his ledger, having coached Division I and Premier Level teams. As a player, Stum was a four-year varsity starter and played center/midfield from 1979 to 1982.
"The first few weeks or practice have been great," Stum said. "The kids are working hard. They have a good understanding of what it's going to take to achieve their goals. We have a strong team chemistry. All the guys have taken leadership roles at one time or another when they've been asked to do so.
"Our goal as coaches is to cultivate leadership in every player. The guys have proven they're up to the task."
The Indians will have to find a replacement for leading scorer Jesse Smith. Fortunately, Waynesboro returns a lot of players with varsity experience as the team lost just three seniors to graduation.
Waynesboro's first game is today at Big Spring. The Indians host Gettysburg on Thursday. Both are Mid-Penn Colonial Division games.
"I think we'll be competitive," Stum said. "There are several good teams in the division. I like our work ethic. The JV and varsity players have worked very hard to prepare themselves physically this preseason."
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Jesse Smith, Elliott Bonner, Kris Settlage
Varsity roster
Seniors—Quinton Perry (striker/midfield/defense), Drew Barrett (defense), Sawyer Clever (defense), Kurt Schlosser (striker), Cody Motz (wing)
Juniors—Ben Lochstampfor (goalkeeper), Camry Huff (striker/wing), Ryan Painter (defense), Ethan Mohn (midfield), Michael Ochoa (wing), Brendan Taber (striker), Jared Lourden (wing/midfield), Jared Weisbrod (defense/midfield), Mason Benchoff (midfield), Conor Short (midfield/defense), John Whittington (defense/wing), John Atkinson (wing/midfield), Patrick Minnick (wing)
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The world economy is on the brink again, facing a crisis of epic dimensions for reasons largely obscured by the inflamed politics of 2010. Against their wishes, the United States and China have been drawn into an increasingly nasty and dangerous fight over currencies and trade. American politicians, especially desperate Democrats, have framed the conflict in familiar moral terms—a melodrama of America wronged—and demand retaliation. Other nations, sensing the risk of a larger breakdown, have begun to take protective measures. Every man for himself. The center is not holding.
The political fray obscures the fact that the basic economic problem is larger than any single nation and stalks the global trading system itself. There is a huge hole in the world—a massive loss of demand. Think of the trade wars as the largest producers fighting over an abrupt shortage of buyers. Financial collapse and recession, with falling income, defaulting debt and rising unemployment, made the hole. In other times, Washington would have stepped in to impose policy solutions and create market demand as the global system's buyer of last resort. This time, Goliath is gravely weakened, both in economic strength and political authority.
The political push-pull zeroes in on China. Beijing is accused of playing dirty, stealing jobs, production and wealth. Washington imposes a penalty tariff on Chinese tires and tubular steel. Beijing pushes back with a tariff on US poultry. President Obama once again urges China to stop manipulating its currency to underprice Chinese exports and stymie US goods going the other way. China once again blows off his request. United Steelworkers ups the ante by filing a 5,800-page complaint detailing how China is scheming to corner the global market in green technologies. Obama promptly orders an investigation. "What do the Americans want?" asks the vice chair of Beijing's National Development and Reform Commission. "Do they want fair trade? Or an earnest dialogue?… I don't think they want any of this. I think more likely, the Americans just want votes." He has a point. But so do American politicians, who think China's hardball industrial strategy has had something to do with America's anemic recovery. The House, divided on everything else, voted 348-79 in September to authorize tariffs on nearly all Chinese imports if Beijing does not relent in its currency game.
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The US public seems to agree with the harsh stance. A Wall Street Journal poll found that 53 percent (including 61 percent of Tea Party adherents) think free-trade globalization has hurt the US economy. Only 17 percent think it has helped. But the trouble with Americans claiming injured innocence is that it blinds them to the complexities of the predicament. The fact is, the United States and China, motivated by different but mutually reinforcing reasons, collaborated to create the unbalanced trading system. American multinationals eagerly sought access to China's market. The Chinese wanted factories and the modern technologies needed to develop a first-class industrial base. American companies agreed to the basic trade-off: China would let them in to make and sell stuff, and they would share technology and teach Chinese partners how it's done. Not coincidentally, US corporations also gained enormous bargaining power over workers back home by threatening to go abroad for cheaper labor if unions didn't give wage concessions.


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Today, the Obama administration announced its fixes to the Obamacare website. But when a CNN reporter tried to use the new and improved site, it crashed on him.
The reporter in question, Matt Sloane, tried to refresh the page after it had been "in progress" for several minutes attempting to process his information. At that point, he received an error message.
It's diabolical how the site seems to crash whenever a reporter, or a member of President Obama's cabinet, gets near it. HealthCare.gov has experienced more than 60 unlucky days in a row.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- St. Louis Cardinals' radio analyst Chris Duncan is back on the air and says he is optimistic about his future after removal of most of a tumor from his brain.
Duncan, 31, a former Cardinals outfielder whose afternoon talk show on WXOS-FM is the top-rated sports program in St. Louis, returned to work after being away for nearly a month. He had surgery Oct. 10 to remove a tumor in the part of his brain that controls speech, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday.
He said his symptoms began with "a metal taste in my mouth" in late summer. Then more complications developed.
"My right arm, my neck would go numb for 30 or 40 seconds. I thought it was from neck surgery I had a couple of years ago from playing baseball," he said.
He contacted the Cardinals' physician, Dr. John Ellena, who recommended an MRI, and was treated at Duke University's medical facility by Dr. Allan H. Friedman, who treated a brain tumor of Duncan's mother Jeanine last year, he said.
"They took out 95 percent of the tumor," Duncan says of his hospital experience, adding the remainder of the tumor will be attacked, in a St. Louis hospital, with radiation and chemotherapy.
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Gorge Ecumenical Ministries recently received a $30,000 gift from Providence Health Plans, the healthcare insurance arm of Providence Health & Services. The gift will help GEM's ministries of support for vulnerable members of the central Gorge community.
Three emergency and helping ministries of GEM in Hood River County — the Hood River Warming Shelter, FISH food bank and Hood River Emergency Voucher Program — as well as similar programs supported by GEM members through the Mt. Adams Ministerial Association, will share the gift.
FISH food bank has been gathering and distributing food month in and month out for the past 43 years. With the recent economic downturn, the number of hungry people in the county has increased dramatically. The number of FISH clients has increased from 8,498 in 2007 to 14,741 in 2011; an increase of 65 percent.
Last year, FISH distributed more than 125,000 pounds of food to 14,700 hungry community members throughout Hood River County through service centers in Hood River, Parkdale, Odell and Cascade Locks.
Much of this food was purchased outside of the Oregon Food Bank network, which currently is unable to meet FISH's requests. The Providence gift will help FISH provide its clients with both fresh and perishable items.
The Warming Shelter was open nightly from December to March 31, when it closed its second year of operation. It provided 453 bed-nights for 63 people this year.
The overnight lodging and meals are provided by volunteers in the facilities of six local congregations: Immanuel Lutheran Church; Hood River Alliance Church, Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Riverside Community Church, Church of the Nazarene and St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
In addition to lodging and meals, the program's volunteers have connected some of its guests to other community resources for such things as medical care and more permanent housing.
The Hood River Emergency Voucher Program, a year-round ministry like FISH food bank, provides lodging, meals and gas money on a one-time basis for people who find themselves stranded without resources. The program assisted 452 persons during 2011, up from 393 in 2010.
In Klickitat County, the Mount Adams Ministerial Association has initiated a partnership with Skyline Hospital and the Washington Gorge Action Program to provide for a more accessible and efficient use of emergency assistance programs.
Through this new coordinated effort, funds from the Sisters of Providence will augment severely limited resources at Skyline Hospital for emergency transportation, gas and shelter resources, and help with housing and food assistance through the Washington Gorge Action Program food banks.
The Providence gift comes in addition to the "community benefit" that Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital already provides. That benefit, in 2011, took the form of free and reduced-cost care, community partnerships and outreach programs that cost $6.2 million.
Providence has a long commitment to charity care and outreach, and when the hospital's Community Assets and Needs Assessment identified many basic needs other than health care — such as food, housing and heat — that have an enormous impact on population health, Providence Health Plan decided to make the extra gift.
The donation continues the caring work the Sisters of Providence began more than 155 years ago, and makes it possible for the hospital's strategic community partners, like Gorge Ecumenical Ministries, to meet the basic needs of the poor and vulnerable. In making the gift, Providence expressed the hope that other individuals and groups will step up and help with this work.
Gorge Ecumenical Ministries has continued since 1976 the work of the Hood River Area Council of Churches (1969-1974) and Hood River Ecumenical Ministries (1974-1976). Its board meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month.
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ONU Law Named to Best Value Law Schools List
Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law was named to the 2014 Best Value Law Schools list by preLaw Magazine, a National Jurist publication.
This was the eighth time that The National Jurist has published the list. The National Jurist looks at a number of academic and financial variables, including the law school's price of tuition, student debt accumulation, employment success, bar passage rate and cost of living. Employment is given the greatest weight, 35 percent, because of the recent woes in hiring.
This year's list shows that it is still possible for students to graduate with less than $100,000 in debt and land a job.
ONU was the only private law school in Ohio to make the list and was one of only six private law schools in the nation to make the cut.
Richard Bales said, "Being recognized as a 'Best Value' law school illustrates our continued commitment to providing students an affordable legal education, while giving them the necessary tools to secure a job after graduation."
In April, the class of 2013 graduates from Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law placed first in the state of Ohio for full-time juris doctor-required job placement according to employment data released by the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. ONU surpassed the national average for jobs requiring a law degree by nearly 10 percent. For the graduating class of 2013, 66.67 percent of ONU law graduates were employed in jobs requiring juris doctors in the United States.
Also in April, ONU ranked first with an overall passage rate of 80 percent among applicants from all Ohio law schools who took the Ohio Bar examination in February 2014. ONU's passage rate of 80 percent was well above the overall state average of 64.3 percent.
Overall, 53 schools were recognized as a Best Value Law School this year, up from 46 in 2013 and 47 in 2014. An additional 15 law schools were recognized for being tops among private schools.


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New class of UC Davis medical students noted for leadership, diversity
Posted August 8, 2012
Six years ago, Leopoldine Matialeu didn't speak English that well and was living in a shelter with her younger sister after her mother had lost her job. She is one of 109 UC Davis medical students dedicated to improving health who began classes on Aug. 6.
"My desire to pursue a higher education was a priceless gift that my dad instilled in me," said Matialeu, "Growing up, I was taught to value religion, education and hard work. I came to the U.S. in 2005 when I was 18 to live with my mother to study in California. When we became homeless, I had already started taking pre-med classes at Canada College and was studying to improve my English. The school, shelters and nonprofit organizations were a tremendous resource. These experiences reaffirmed my interest in giving back to the community and becoming a physician who cares for underserved populations. I am honored to be a part of the Class of 2016."
Pursuing a dream for the future
Matialeu immigrated from Bandja, a small village in the West African country of Cameroon. Fluent in French and Fefe, her native language, she studied and became fluent in English. In 2008, she graduated from community college with honors and was valedictorian. She received a UC Regents scholarship to attend UC Davis and graduated with an undergraduate degree in biochemistry in 2010. As an undergraduate student, she helped raise money to send to Sudan for medical supplies through the nonprofit group Doctors Without Borders and volunteered at the Imani Clinic in Sacramento, a community clinic that provides free non-emergency health care to the uninsured African-American community in Sacramento.
"My background and experience allow me to understand the urgent health-care needs of underserved communities," said Matialeu. "In Bandja, many people die from malaria and AIDS, and there are only two doctors and one hospital for about 100,000 people. The lack of resources at the hospital, high level of poverty and corruption, and scarcity of physicians affect the quality of health care. My goal is to help alleviate suffering in communities within and beyond the U.S."
"Our students have demonstrated their ability to overcome challenges and their commitment to helping create a better world for all."
— Darin Latimore
Matialeu is one of seven students enrolled in the school's Rural PRIME program, a special curriculum developed to attract and prepare future physicians for careers in medically underserved and diverse communities around the state.
According to Darin Latimore, assistant dean for student and resident diversity at UC Davis Health System, Matialeu's path to medical school is unique, but her strong character, compassion, leadership ability and focus on improving health is characteristic of the Class of 2016.
"Our students have demonstrated their ability to overcome challenges and their commitment to helping create a better world for all," Latimore said. "They dream of becoming leaders in medicine and reducing the disparities that characterize today's health-care system."
Folsom native seeks to make a difference
Jessica Buchanan, a Folsom native and UC Berkeley graduate, is keenly aware of social determinants of health and is committed to being a part of the solution. As an intern and volunteer for two years with the Share Institute, a small nonprofit organization based in Fair Oaks, Calif., she focused on improving the health and well-being of women and families in India and Nicaragua. While on a medical mission to Tamil Nadu, she helped deliver babies in one of the country's busiest maternity hospitals and designed a first-aid clinic for rural mothers to increase awareness of the symptoms and treatment for dehydration, a major cause of child mortality. In Nicaragua, she ran a project with the Women in Action nonprofit organization, teaching single mothers to crochet small crafts to earn income and help support their families.
"These experiences opened my eyes to extreme poverty, social injustice and inequality in access to resources and health care," said Buchanan, who declined a full scholarship to another nationally-ranked medical school to attend UC Davis. "I saw first-hand how compassion can change a community and how anyone can make a difference if they are willing to try."
Student plans to bring care to rural residents
Central Coast native Fabian Alberto is committed to becoming a primary-care physician who serves rural residents. The son of farm workers, Alberto worked in Soledad, Calif., with his family in the fields on weekends and during the summer and fall harvest when he was in middle school and high school. He rarely saw a physician as a child, and it wasn't until his grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes when he was in high school that he realized a career in medicine was possible. He is the first in his family to graduate from college. As a student in the UC Merced San Joaquin Valley PRIME program, he wants to learn how to provide care in medically underserved communities and lead efforts to improve access and the quality of services.
"It was such a privilege to work with farm workers and to know the challenges that they overcome on a daily basis," said Alberto. "My goal is to establish a practice where patients feel comfortable about sharing what is ailing them and to go back to the community to ensure youth know about the same opportunities to further their education that I have had. I want to be a leader and mentor to help others become the physicians that the Central Valley needs."
The school received nearly 5,200 applications for this year's incoming class and interviewed 503 potential students. The Class of 2016 consists of 60 women and 49 men. Almost half (43 percent) identified themselves as coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, and 42 percent are from populations that are underrepresented in medicine. (Underrepresented populations include American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and Asians who are not Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian or Thai.)
About UC Davis School of Medicine
The UC Davis School of Medicine is among the nation's leading medical schools, recognized for its research and primary-care programs.
The school offers fully accredited master's degree programs in public health and in informatics, and its combined M.D.-Ph.D. program is training the next generation of physician-scientists to conduct high-impact research and translate discoveries into better clinical care. Along with being a recognized leader in medical research, the school is committed to serving underserved communities and advancing rural health. For more information, visit UC Davis School of Medicine at medschool.ucdavis.edu.


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September 12. 2013 10:50PM
Roger Brown's First & 10: Keene set for big game vs. Exeter
New Hampshire Union Leader
Roger Brown's Grid Picks
Division I
Bedford 36 Manchester West 12
Bishop Guertin 28 Dover 6
Spaulding 20, Timberlane 14
Winnacunnet 20, Nashua North 7
Concord 35, Salem 13
Pinkerton 26, Central 66
Memorial 21, Merrimack 20
Londonderry 28, Goffstown 20
Exeter 28, Keene 14
Division II
Con-Val 20, Kingswood 14
Merrimack Valley 27, Kearsarge 19
Portsmouth 34, Laconia 18
Hanover 14, Souhegan 7
Monadnock 20 Lebanon 12
Trinity 35, Milford 26
Pembroke 29, John Stark 13
St. Thomas 23, Kennett 12
Hollis/Brookline 20, Sanborn 19
Plymouth 35, Windham 13
Division III
Somersworth 35, Bishop Brady 20
Fall Mountain 22, Raymond 14
Franklin 26, Bow 12
Stevens 28, Campbell 13
Newport 20, Pelham 14
Epping-Newmarket 34, Newfound 6
Winnisquam 27, Gilford 6
Inter-Lakes/Moultonbrgh 28, Mascoma 20
Record last week: 16-12
Record this season: 16-12
AFTER surveying his team's schedule following a preseason practice, Keene coach
John Luopa
made it clear that he would be satisfied if his Blackbirds collected two victories in their first three games this season.
Keene is halfway there.
Keene opened its Division I season with a 34-0 triumph over Nashua North on Friday, but picking up that second victory in the next two weeks won't be easy. The Blackbirds will face Exeter on Saturday night (7) in Keene, and will play at Bishop Guertin of Nashua next weekend.
Saturday night's Exeter-Keene game is this weekend's only matchup that features two teams in the Union Leader/WGIR/WMUR Power Poll. Exeter, which has won the last two Division I championships, is No. 1. Keene is No. 7. The Blue Hawks have won their last 16 games against Division I competition.
"It's a daunting task playing Exeter," Luopa said. "They're hands down the best team in the state — and the best program. When you've won the last two Division I championships I think it's fair to say that.
"Offensively you have to find a way to get it in the end zone. In years past we've moved the ball well from the 20 to the 20. Inside the 20 is where they really buckle down.
"It's the same Exeter team. They've just changed the names and numbers."
Exeter broke in a new backfield during its 48-6 victory over Dover last weekend. As usual, the Blue Hawks did most of their damage on the ground.
"The road gets tougher," Exeter coach
Bill Ball
said after the Dover contest. "Keene is a lot like us — physical. It'll be a physical game."
This may be the biggest Exeter team Luopa has ever coached against. Ball said the average weight of the players on Exeter's offensive line is between 250 and 260 pounds.
"I think we match up well with teams that run the spread because defensively we can run with the spread teams," Luopa said. "The big question entering this game is how will our defense hold up against a big, powerful team that runs the ball? "It will be interesting to see if we do have the horses to give them a game."
THERE WILL BE an interesting Division I matchup tonight in Manchester, where an improved Merrimack team will try to improve its record to 2-0 by beating Manchester Memorial.
Merrimack was winless last season, but ended the program's 14-game losing streak last Friday by posting a 47-20 victory over Goffstown in
Dante Laurendi
's first game as Merrimack's head coach. Laurendi spent three seasons as Memorial's head coach (2005-08) before he joined
Jason Robie
's staff as an assistant at Nashua North.
Memorial, which opened its season by beating Salem 20-7, will also be attempting to raise its record to 2-0. The Crusaders haven't opened a season with back-to-back victories since 2010, when they beat Milford 38-17 and then handled Manchester West 34-6.
Joe Battista
, who resigned as Merrimack's head coach following the 2012 season, is now an assistant coach at Memorial.
KENNETT has dedicated its season to
Ian Meserve
, an assistant coach with the program who died in May after battling cancer.
Grant Meserve
, Ian's son, is a tri-captain on this year's team and spoke to the crowd during a ceremony that honored his father before Kennett's home game against Hollis/Brookline on Friday night. Meserve then scored Kennett's first touchdown of the season on a 38-yard pass from
Will Pollard
. Kennett posted a 16-14 victory.
Kennett has replaced the word "Eagles" on its helmets with a decal that says "Coach" this season.
FALL MOUNTAIN of Langdon beat Newfound 40-8 Friday in its first varsity game since 2011. Fall Mountain played a junior varsity schedule last season because of a lack of players in the program.
Zach Damond
scored twice for the Wildcats. Newfound's only touchdown came on an interception that was returned for a TD.
Fall Mountain will have a good chance to go 2-0 in Division III when it plays at Raymond (0-1) tonight.
CAMPBELL of Litchfield, which had a bye last weekend, is the only NHIAA team that hasn't played its first game. Cambell will open its Division III schedule by playing at Stevens of Claremont tonight. It will be
Greg Gush
's first game as Campbell's head coach.
PINKERTON ACADEMY of Derry will play the first night game on its home field when it faces Manchester Central tonight (7). Lights were installed in Derry following the 2012 season.
Goffstown is the only Division I team without lights on its home field.
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Kevin Hart has learned his lesson.
"I was the guy that constantly wanted to challenge," says the "Think Like a Man" star of his past relationships. "'What you got an attitude for?! You're stupid! You're mad, [but] you don't even know why you're mad!' I'm not going to do that anymore."
In the film opening Friday, expanded from Steve Harvey's bestselling book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man," the comedian—who has nearly 3.7 million Twitter followers and scored a hit with last year's big-screen comedy special "Laugh at My Pain"—dishes out plenty more thoughts on dating and married life.
Hart plays Cedric, the "happily divorced" member of a group of friends (including Romany Malco and Jerry Ferrara of "Entourage") who discovers that their women (including Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson) are using Harvey's tips about men against them.
At the W Chicago Lakeshore, the 33-year-old actor talked about what men will never understand about women and vice-versa, the benefits/downfalls of being short and whether or not men are dogs. Hart, who also appears in "The Five-Year Engagement," said he expects to have a Chicago arena performance in September or October.
It's interesting that the movie's based on a book giving women guidelines about men, since most would agree women are much more complicated than we are. What would you want in a guidebook about women?
Here's the thing about the complications of women. We can tackle it two ways. [Laughs.] You can either want to figure it out, or you can just understand that you're never going to figure it out. [Laughs.] That's where I am.
You say that you're married; I don't know what makes your household go better. But I do know that in my current relationship—when there's attitudes and there's depressions or mood swings, I used to be the guy, "What's wrong? How can we fix it? What can I do?" There's nothing you can do! There's nothing you can do to make it better. It's a woman in their own realm. It's what they do; it's what they go through.
Sometimes you just gotta learn to take a little step back and say, "Hey, do what you do. I don't want to battle." That's where I come from with it. I've tried to be the other guy. I'm currently divorced, so for me being the other guy was a completely different ballgame for me.
Aside from those situations of conflict, is there anything else about women you think guys will never understand?
It's hard to understand a woman's false sense of reality at times. And the reason why I say a false sense of reality—women want a lot. Their needs are really needs. As men, we don't need that much. It doesn't take much to make us happy. A sandwich and a TV and a couch, that's kinda heaven. We don't really want much. But a woman requires so much time. "Not only time, but we want to talk. Not only do we want to talk, we want to know what you think about what we talked about." There's so much, and it's hard for women to understand why men don't want the same thing or can't do the same thing to the level that they want you to do it.
Is that what women most frequently misunderstand about men?
Of course. Because they take it as [if] we don't care. That gets misconstrued for, "You don't care! You don't love me!" It's the button that's pushed automatically. "That's not true, I just don't want to talk right now." And that is where problems I think escalate and where things tend to get blown out of proportion when taken from small things like that. Like I said, that's a different sense of reality. The reality is, men aren't as emotional and open as women are. It's just the nature of a man. So you do have a certain amount of men that can be that way at times but as men in general, we're really not that person. And it's very difficult for women to understand that.
True or false: Men are dogs?
I'm going to go with true. The reason why is because a dog wants to see everything, wants to do everything. Wants to have his nose in whatever he can have his nose in—until he learns not to put his nose there by getting popped or by getting beat or learning a lesson from sticking his nose somewhere where it shouldn't be.
How often do you get smacked in the face with the newspaper?
I've been smacked quite a few times. This day and age I've learned from my past smackin's. I'm not smacked as much. But I definitely at one point in my life, had my nose everywhere. I wanted to see; I wanted to know. I was curious. That's what dogs are. It's not that they're bad; they're curious. They want to know what this is and what happens if they go over there or get on that or go see what that is. That's what men do! We're curious.
Being divorced, what was it like for you to play a happily divorced guy, and what is the most appropriate way to celebrate a divorce?
[Laughs.] For me, being divorced, A. the happiest thing about divorce is when it's finalized. That's the happiest thing. Going through my divorce, it got ugly for a period, and playing this guy Cedric in the film actually gave me an opportunity to take the energy that I had when I was going through my divorce and put it to use. Everything in life happens for a reason. I went through my divorce at a perfect time, and I wind up playing a divorced man. And me doing that, I had so much that I was able to add to my character, which made my character real. You believed him. You believed that he went through the things that he went through and was going through the things that he was going through. You take my process away, I probably wouldn't be able to pull off some of the stuff that I pulled off in there. But as far as celebrating when it was over, I don't really think it was a celebration for me. It was more of just, (sighs), just like, "That monkey's off my back; I can now relax."
You didn't, like Cedric, round up your boys and rent a party bus?
No, no no no. My boys actually didn't care. They were like, "So what? Welcome to the club." [Laughs.] "This not a daggone celebration. We in the same boat, man. Move on. Enjoy life." So we didn't do too much.
Despite those dramatic moments for Cedric, you provide a big heaping of comic relief in the film. What do you like and dislike about being a guy who frequently serves as that hilarious comic element?
I love being funny. I love being a comedian, and being a comedian sometimes puts you in a position where you can be the comedy relief in a film. When you're responsible for laughter it's always good. Laughter heals. That's what people want to do. It also helps move a story along.
How much relief is there when you get on set or read a script and find, "OK, I'm more than just the wacky, wild guy who's supposed to crack everyone up"?
When you have a character who literally has levels to him, where he's funny but at the same time he's depressed, at the same time he's going through personal problems, it gives you so much to do because you want to be real. And sometimes when you're just the wacky guy, you're not real. You're the wacky guy and people question, "Does this guy exist?" But when you're funny and you have a sense of reality to you and you have your moments when you're serious and you have your moments where you're affected by what's going on, and then you go back to being funny, it actually shows that you're talented within your craft and you can act. So that's the ultimate goal in acting: You want to show that you're polished and this is what you do and you're good at it.
You're in Jennifer Hudson's video for the song "Think Like a Man." How do you stack up against Ne-Yo, and how would you set yourself apart from him if, like in the video, you were both competing for a woman?
Well, first of all, I'm much more attractive than Ne-Yo. I tell him that all the time. Second of all, I'm a better dancer. Ne-Yo only has three moves. You can literally Google this and you'll see the same three moves. And I tell him that all the time, too. So basically I'm probably more of a catch to a female and that's why they wanted me in the video. For sex appeal, to bring more women to the project.
Why are you keeping your sexuality and your musical abilities and dancing to yourself?
You have to make choices. At the end of the day, there's two roads to go down. There's the comedic road for me, and there's the road of modeling and sex symbol type work. For me I want people to know me. I don't want to be looked at for just my body and my face. There's so much more to me, so that's why I chose the road of acting. Here's the thing, if that ever goes south and I can't do it, I'll always have modeling to fall back on.
Neither one of us is especially tall in stature. What do you think is the biggest advantage and disadvantage of your height?
The biggest advantage of being small is I'm a great cuddler. [Laughs.] That's a small guy trait. The biggest disadvantage is going to the supermarket with women taller than you and having women get things off of shelves that you can't reach. [Laughs.]
Why is the supermarket the place that causes the problem?
'Cause that's the only place where I gotta get stuff off shelves. Any place else it's cooler 'cause people gotta get stuff for you.
In the movie Cedric rubs his feet and smells his hands. What's something about you that for someone to be with you, they have to accept it and not try to change it?
Probably me rubbing my feet and smelling my hands.
That was taken from your life?
That's taken from my personal life. That's me when I come home and take my socks off. I don't want to do it; I don't mean to do it. It's a habit that I can't break. As soon as the sock goes off, middle finger goes in between one toe, and there's a slight sneaky (sniffs finger) and I just put my hand in my pocket and wait for that smell to get off my finger.
Did you even know they were shooting?
Honestly, I think I was really reading the paper and they said "Action" and I didn't hear 'em. And that's why there's a delay. If you watch that scene, there's a delay. That was me being myself right there.
What he thinks about when people talk about Chicago: "Cold. Not being able to get out the airport when it's time to go home. Snow. Slush. Ice … [It's not that I'm a] warm weather fan, I'm just against Chicago's weather. There's cold, and then there's Chicago cold. It's different levels of cold. I'm from the east coast, but this, it gets downright disrespectful here. It's almost not real."
Tips for Steve Harvey when he moves here: "Dress warm. Trenchcoat. Scarf. [Laughs.] No dress shoes here. Thick socks."
On playing basketball on set with Ron Artest, Shannon Brown, Rasual Butler, Darren Collison and Lisa Leslie: "We had fun. It makes you respect their talent that much more because that day we played so much basketball. In between takes just playing with these guys you got to see how good they were. These people are good; they can really play. I played Shannon Brown 1-on-1; I don't think I could get by him. He just kept putting his forearm out. He was that strong."
Guilty pleasure movie: "There's Something About Mary." "Funniest movie in the world to me."
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Indenture agreement, 1742
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Colonial Americans engaged in many forms of unfree labor, with great numbers of youths moving away from their families to become servants or apprentices. The terms of their service were spelled out in contracts called indentures, legal agreements that were entered into by the child's parent(s) and the child's new master. These agreements varied, but certain terms were standardized enough that pre-printed forms were often used.
In November 1742, John Reid Jr. of New Jersey bound himself to Robert Livingston Jr., a member of a prominent New York family, to learn the merchant trade. Reid was to receive "sufficient meat Drink and Lodging" for five years and "be taught the Art and Mystery of a merchant." In exchange, he and his father pledged that Reid would "gladly every where obey" Livingston's "lawfull Commands" and "do no damage to his said Master," and "not Contract Matrimony" or "absent himself Day nor Night from his said Masters Service without his Leave." Servants who did leave without permission of their master were considered runaways and their master placed advertisement in newspapers. These ads are very similar to runaway slave advertisements.
Benjamin Franklin, who was treated harshly by his much-older brother when he was indentured to him, later wrote in his autobiography that his brother's treatment "might be a means of impressing me with that aversion to arbitrary power that has stuck to me through my whole life." Colonists' familiarity with servitude probably contributed to their suspicions of power and their fear that America would be subjected to Britain's arbitrary rule and autocratic trade and tax policies.
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THIS Indenture Witnesseth, that John Reid of freedhold in the County of Monnmouth Jersey by and with the Consent of his father John Riad of Sd place hath put himself, and by these Presents doth voluntarily, and of his own free Will and Accord put himself an Apprentice to Robert Livingston Jun of New York with him to live, and (after the Manner of an Apprentice) to Serve from the first Day of Novembr: Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty two till the full Term of five years be compleat and ended. During all which Term the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve, his Secrets keep, his lawfull Commands gladly every where obey: he shall do no Damage to His said Master nor see to be done by others without letting or giving Notice to his said master he shall not waste his said Masters Goods, nor lend them unlawfully to any, he shall not commit Fornication, nor contract Matrimony within the said Term. At Cards, Dice or any other unlawful Game, he shall not play, whereby his said Master may have Damage with his own Goods, nor the Goods of others within the said Term, without Lisence [sic] from his said Master, he shall neither buy not [sic] sell, he shall not absent himself Day nor Night from his said Masters Service without his Leave, nor haunt Ale-Houses, Taverns or Play-Houses; but in all Things as a faithful Apprentice he shall behave himself to his said Master and all his during the said Term. And the said Master during the said Term shall by the best Means or Method that he can, Teach or cause the said Apprentice to be Taught the Art and Mystery of a Marchent [sic] And also shall find an provide unto the said Apprentice sufficient meat Drink and Lodging
For the true Perfomance of all and every the said Covenants and Agreements, either of the said Parties bind themselves unto the other by these Presents. In Witness whereof they have hereunto interchangeably put their Hands and Seals this first Day of Novembr. in the Sixteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign Annoq; [sic] Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Two,
Sealed and delivered in
the Presence of John Reid
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Teachers College of San Joaquin, a graduate program housed in the San Joaquin County Office of Education, invites those interested in earning a master's degree, administrative credential, or a teaching credential, to attend informational meetings from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday at the SJCOE Professional Development Center, 2857 Transworld Drive, Stockton.
Teachers College of San Joaquin, a graduate program housed in the San Joaquin County Office of Education, invites those interested in earning a master's degree, administrative credential, or a teaching credential, to attend informational meetings from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday at the SJCOE Professional Development Center, 2857 Transworld Drive, Stockton.
Information: (209) 468-9116 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Civil War period in Stockton's history will be the topic at the monthly Docent Council meeting at 9 a.m. Monday in the San Joaquin County Historical Museum's multi-purpose room in Micke Grove Park, 11793 North Micke Grove Road, Lodi.
Dr. Delmar McComb, author and retired history professor from San Joaquin Delta College, will present the program. A business meeting will follow. The public is encouraged to attend.
Information: (209) 331-2055 or (209) 953-3460.
Children from ages 4 through 10 are invited to the Ripon Memorial Library, 333 W. Main St., Ripon, for A Teddy Bear Valentine Tea Party at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Younger children may attend with a parent/caregiver present.
Attendants are encouraged to bring their favorite "stuffed friend" and will learn about "tea time" manners and Valentine's Day. "Tea," treats and a craft are also included in the free program.
Reservations are required due to limited seating.
Information: (209) 937-8221 or (866) 805-7323.
The Haven of Peace, an emergency homeless shelter for women and children, is hosting its annual crab feed Friday at the Waterloo Gun & Bocci Club, 4343 N. Ashley Lane., Stockton.
Tickets are $45 per person with no-host cocktails beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner served at 7 p.m. There will be a DJ, dancing, raffle and silent auction.
The shelter relies on donations on an ongoing basis and is in need of new or gently used household items, diapers, gift cards to grocery stores, cleaning products, and personal health care items.
Information: (209) 982-0396 or havenofpeaceinc.org.
The Mark Twain Shrine Club will host its annual crab feed dinner fundraiser on Feb. 16, at Copperopolis Armory Hall, 695 Min St., Copperopolis.
Social hour begins at 4 p.m. and dinner follows at 5 p.m. All-you-can-eat crab, salad, French bread and butter and spaghetti will be served. There will be a no-host bar, door prizes and drawings.
Tickets are $40 per person. Proceeds benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children, which specializes in pediatric care for orthopaedics, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate.
Information and tickets: (209) 736-0607, (209) 483-2381, (209) 369-1388 or (209) 795-1464.
Cesar Chavez High School Band Boosters will have a crab feed at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 in the Stockton Ballroom, 9650 Thornton Road, Stockton. $45 per person. Performances by the Jazz Ensembles, Titan Dancers and Polynesian Club.
Tickets: (209) 298-0826
St. Anthony's School's 4th Annual Crab Feed will start with a Wine & Cheese tasting from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16, in the gymnasium at 323 N. Fremont Avenue, Manteca. No host bar. Wine will be served with dinner. Event includes a dessert, a live and silent auction, music and dancing. Tickets $45, $50. Tickets and Information: (209) 823-4513.
Baby Boot Camp's stroller-fitness classes offer pre- and postnatal moms a total body workout that incorporates cardio, traditional strength training, resistance training and core work - all while keeping their babies and tots entertained. Classes are designed for all fitness levels.
And now, Sherwood Mall in Stockton will be providing Baby Boot Camp classes at no charge 9 to 10 a.m. Thursdays beginning Feb. 21.
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Margaret Troke Branch Library will have a free computer class to help students use the library's databases at 4 p.m. Feb. 21, at 502 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton.
Drop ins welcome; personal laptops allowed.
Information: (209) 937-8221 or (866) 805-7323.
A five-course gourmet Italian dinner is on the menu for the second "That's Amore" event at First Baptist Church, Stockton. Tickets for the Feb. 23 dinner, sponsored by Singles Adult Ministries, are $18 and available in advance only, at the church office (3535 N. El Dorado St.).
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Morgana slugs it out with Merlin in the opening of the two-part "Merlin" series finale, stripping the young sorcerer of his magic and thus removing her final obstacle for the throne of Camelot.
In "The Diamond of the Day, Part 1," airing Friday on Syfy, Morgana discovers a method of eliminating Merlin's abilities—an ancient slug-thingie that drains sorcerers of their magic. With Merlin (Colin Morgan) finally out of the way and Mordred (Alexander Vlahos) at her side, Morgana (Katie McGrath) leads her thousands-strong army against King Arthur (Bradley James) and the Knights of the Roundtable.
She not only wants to take Camelot and kill Arthur, but destroy Emrys (Merlin's Druid name).
The two-part finale aptly ends the five-year, 65-episode series, mixing action, humor, and emotional moments as it focuses on the bond between many characters, most especially Merlin and Arthur.
"It's such a privilege to tell the ending of a story," McGrath said in a release. "A lot of times a series gets cancelled before it can finish, or it keeps going beyond where it should. Our producers/creators, Johnny (Capps) and Julian (Jones), always had a five-year plan, and we're grateful to have been allowed them to tell the full story.
"It's been such a pleasure playing Morgana from the beginning to end--it's rare that you get to put a proper full stop on a character. Such great characters, such good stories. I know the fans will miss 'Merlin'--I shall miss it, too."
James said his best memories of production were from the final two episodes.
"I think my best week on 'Merlin' was filming the big battle for the finale," he said. "We knew it had to be huge and great, and everyone stepped up their game. The attention to detail was a little bit higher in the way it was shot, and we got to spend an entire week concentrating on the battle."
It was also a last chance for glory with the Knights of the Round Table, he added. "It was fun to fight alongside the guys one last time--a lot of it was myself and Rupert (Young) fighting side-by-side, and that was great. It was important to put an emphasis on such an important, prominent part of this story within the series."
Although the final moments of the series raised eyebrows among some fans when it aired in Britain, James says "Merlin" always has been an unexpected retelling of the legend of a "once and future king."
"I'm happy with the way it ends," James said. "And I think it will live in people's memories. Things haven't fallen the way things you'd expect them to, and that applies to the end of the series, as well."
"The Diamond of the Day, Part 1" airs at 9 p.m. CT May 24. "Part 2" debuts at the same time May 31 on Syfy.
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The longtime Brockton station could be switching to a Haitian-focused format.
BROCKTON – Changes are afoot at Brockton's nearly 70-year-old radio station WXBR 1460 AM.
Two years after the station was purchased by Florida-based Azure Media LLC and more than a year after it returned from a prolonged local content blackout, WXBR officials are saying next week will bring a significant announcement.
The station, which operated for 60 years as WBET, has advertised online for three bilingual English and Haitian Creole speaking radio operators to work in Randolph, and one of WXBR's leading talk radio voices may have left the station.
Several people in the city familiar with the station said they have heard that WXBR is switching to primarily Haitian-language programming.
"The rumor has it they are changing to a Haitian format and moving," said Ward 5 Councilor Dennis DeNapoli.
DeNapoli hosted a weekly radio show on WXBR from 2006 to 2012. He now hosts a Saturday night show on 95.9 FM WATD.
If the station does move, to Randolph or elsewhere, it will likely retain its Brockton-based Federal Communications Commission license, DeNapoli said. FCC records show Azure filed for a renewal of that license in the spring.
Edward Perry, owner of WATD, also said he has also heard the station is changing to Haitian-focused programming.
"It does seem logical that's something they will do because the Haitian pirate stations are doing pretty well with that format," Perry said. "It makes economic sense."
Kevin Tocci, a former news director and morning drive host at WXBR, said he heard the same rumblings, though Tocci said he has not had any formal conversations with station owners since he left in 2012.
"If they're planning on leaving, it will be the end of an era," Tocci said.
Ron Van Dam, a WXBR talk show host and general manager, posted on his Facebook page that he left the station. Reached by phone, he declined to comment on his job status or the station's maneuverings.
While exactly what is happening with WXBR remains unclear, company officials did confirm that the station will make a major announcement next week.
Jhonson Napoleon, co-owner of parent company Azure Media, said more information about upcoming changes would be available next week, but otherwise declined to comment on details.
WXBR Operations Manager Tremeda Martin said an announcement was coming Monday, but said she was unable to comment further.
Other WXBR radio personalities did not respond to requests for comment.
Mark Donahue, who holds the family trust that owns the station's building at 250 Belmont St., was not available this week to detail the state of WXBR's lease.
If WXBR does move out of Brockton or changes to a Haitian Creole format, it will be the first time in decades that the city does not have a dedicated English-speaking radio station.
The station has been serving the region since 1946. It features local news, weather, talk shows, sports and traffic reports.
In 2012, it was purchased by Azure, a Haitian-American company, then went silent for eight months while it dealt with financial and equipment problems and moved from the old Enterprise building at 60 Main St., to 250 Belmont St.
WXBR uses a transmitter tower in West Bridgewater.
Perry, the WATD owner, said his station is making plans to expand its footprint in Brockton if WXBR no longer serves its historic role.
He said up until now WATD has maintained an informal "non-aggression pact" with WXBR.
"We look at the city of Brockton as a good market for us," Perry said. "We would probably have to get a little more aggressive if, in fact, they do make this move quickly to change to Haitian."
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