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Naga City, Philippines
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Barangays of Naga City, in the Camarines Sur Province, within Region 5(Bicol) in the Republic of The Philippines
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Naga City is in the Camarines Sur province and within Region_V in the southern island of Luzon - Bicol Region. Naga City is a 2nd class Independent Component City and Urban.
List Of Municipalities In The Camarines Sur Province within Region V(Bicol) in the Republic of The Philippines
Baao || Balatan || Bato || Bombon || Buhi || Bula || Cabusao || Calabanga || Camaligan || Canaman || Caramoan || Del Gallego || Gainza || Garchitorena || Goa || Lagonoy || Libmanan || Lupi || Magarao || Milaor || Minalabac || Nabua || Ocampo || Pamplona || Pasacao || Pili (Capital) || Presentacion || Ragay || Sagñay || San Fernando || San Jose || Sipocot || Siruma || Tigaon || Tinambac
Cities In The Province Of Camarines Sur: Iriga City || Naga City
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Naga City,
Camarines Sur Province, Philippines
Naga City has a total of 27 barangays
Land Area of Naga City (as of 2007, in hectares) = 8,448
Naga City is a 2nd class Independent Component City and Urban.
Naga City is in the Camarines Sur province and within Region_V in the southern island of Luzon - Bicol Region
1 Geography and Location of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
2 How to Get to Naga City
3 History of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
4 People of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
5 Elected Government Officials of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
5.1 Barangay's power and authority
6 Businesses in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
7 Real Estate for Sale in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
8 Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
9 Schools in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
10 Economy of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
10.1 Jobs in Naga City
11 Natural Resources of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
12 Tourists Attractions and Landmarks of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
13 Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
14 Featured News of The Philippines
15 Your Story about Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
16 The oldest man or woman in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
17 Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines supports Philippine Cycling
18 Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines Photo Gallery
Geography and Location of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
13.6167° N, 123.1667° E - Naga, Camarines Sur, Coordinates
The city of Naga is located within the province of Camarines Sur in the southeastern tip of Luzon at the near the center of the Bicol Region, surrounded on all sides by rich agricultural, forest and fishing areas. It covers a land area of 8,448 hectares (20,880 acres) and is located around the serpentine and historic Naga River, at the confluence of the Naga and Bikol Rivers. Thus, it has always been an ideal place for trade and as center for schools, church and government offices. Included in its territory is Mount Isarog, a declared protected area in Region V known as Mount Isarog Natural Park.
Naga City is located 377 kilometres (234 mi) southeast of Manila, the nation's capital, 45 km north of Iriga City and about 380 kilometres (240 mi) northeast of Cebu City, the largest city in the Visayas.
How to Get to Naga City
BY AIR: Naga City in Camarines Sur can be reached by plane through the Pili airport. Philippine Airlines and Asian Spirit flies from Manila to Pili daily. It takes one hour flying time to reach Camarines Sur.
BY LAND: One can reach Naga City by bus or by train. The trip via Philippine National Railways (PNR) takes about 10 hours. Travelling by bus is via the scenic Pan-Philippine Highway. Air-conditioned coaches plying the Manila to Naga route leave the Araneta Center at 30 minutes intervals starting at about 4 p.m. thru 9:30 p.m. daily. For tourists coming from the Ermita Center, another set of air-conditioned buses, can take you through the same route to Naga. For the weary business traveler, arrive in tip-top shape, sleep thru the whole length of the ten-hour trip and for the starving passenger dine in style, your choices are enormous - a piping hot porridge, the delectable Filipino chicken "adobo", or the more cosmopolitan sandwiches. Which way you want it, the buses stop at designated restaurants that serve these kinds of food.
BY SEA: Boats sail to offshore islands and coastal communities. There's a daily trip between Pasacao and San Pascual on Burias Island (Masbate). Boats sometimes cross from Cabcab (San Andres, Catanduanes) to Sabang, (Camarines Sur). A pleasant and interesting route between Daet (Camarines Norte) and Naga City is to sail across and down San Miguel Bay via Siruma.
History of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Naga City was named from the abundance of Narra Trees, Naga in Bikol. In the mid 1500's, Naga was a flourishing village along the banks of the Naga River. For hundeds of years Naga City has been known for its history of trade, education, and strong catholic culture. Traslacion happens every 2nd Friday of September and this is the trasfer of image of Divino Rostro and Penafrancia which is called "Mahal na Ina". This shows the culture and the strong belief of the devotee especially the Naguenos and the Bicolanos.
People of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Total Population of Naga City as of 2015 Census: 196,003
Population of Naga City (as of Aug 1, 2007) = 160,516
Registered voters of Naga City as of 2010 per COMELEC: 77,784
Elected Government Officials of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
The Sangguniang Panlungsod is composed of the City (Municipality) Vice-Mayor as Presiding Officer, regular Sanggunian members (Councilors), the President of the Association of Barangay Captains and the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan.
They shall exercise and perform the legislative powers and duties as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991. Shall consider and conduct thorough study all matters brought to their attention and consequently pass resolutions, enact ordinances and to introduce recommendations.
Budget of Municipalities and Cities: The Philippine budget formulation system is not centralized. It has been decentralized since 1991. It is the responsibility of each LGU to submit their budgetary needs for review. Failure to submit is the problem. "IMPERIAL MANILA IS A MYTH!".
Absolutely NO need for FEDERALISM. It is a ploy to give the Bangsamoro an Islamic State and finance the religion of Islam. It violates the constitution's "separation of church and state". We need a representation of a MINIMUM of one SENATOR per REGION..
Contrary to Pres. Duterte's ranting (July 2019): Elected public officials can't be suspended by the DILG or the office of the president. Republic Act 7160 chapter 4.
Elected officials of for the term of 2019-2022
Mayor of Naga City: Nelson Salvadora Legacion (LP)	41,591
Vice-Mayor of Naga City: DE ASIS, NENE (LP)	59,461
Councilors of Naga City:
ROSALES, OYING (LP)	41,362
DEL ROSARIO, LITO (LP)	40,495
ABONAL, ESTEBAN-GREG (LP)	38,058
ARROYO, MILES-RAQUID (LP)	37,661
BALDEMORO, ELMER (LP)	37,502
CASTILLO, VIDAL (LP)	36,664
DEL CASTILLO, SALVADOR (LP)	36,611
RAÑOLA, SONNY (LP)	36,289
PEREZ, JOEPER (LP)	35,178
ALBEUS, DOCJESS (IND)	34,945
Mayor of Naga City: John Garcia Bongat
Vice-Mayor of Naga City: Nelson Salvadora Legacion
Nene De Asis
Greg Abonal
Sonny Rañola
Elmer Baldemoro
Miles Arroyo
Jun Lavadia
Lito Del Rosario
Vidal Castillo
Ray-an Rentoy
Buddy Del Castillo
Mayor of Naga City: John Garcia Bongat - LIBERAL PARTY
Vice-Mayor of Naga City: Nelson Salvadora Legacion- LIBERAL PARTY
BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	33057	8.99%
DE ASIS, CECILIA (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	31840	8.65%
ABONAL, ESTEBAN III (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	28654	7.79%
SERGIO, DAVID NATHAN (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	28592	7.77%
LAVADIA, MARIA ELIZABETH (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	27224	7.40%
PEREZ, CHITO (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	26724	7.26%
BALDEMORO, ELMER (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	26174	7.11%
RAQUID-ARROYO, MILA (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	25766	7.00%
TUASON, JOSE (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	23872	6.49%
RENTOY, RAY-AN (LP)	LIBERAL PARTY	22828	6.21%
Elected officials of Naga City for the term of 2010-2013
Vice-Mayor of Naga City: Gabriel Hidalgo Bordado Jr.
Councilors:
Cecilia Veluz De Asis
Nelson Salvadora Legacion
Esteban Relativo Abonal Jr.
David Casper Nathan Arroyo Sergio
Maria Elizabeth Queng Lavadia
Ray-An Cydrick Gromeo Rentoy
Jose Artajo Tuason
Salvador Masbate Del Castillo
Joaquin Felipe Perez Jr.
Raoul Timario Rosales
Barangay's power and authority
This is the "Barangay Code of the Philippines".
The barangay has power and authority over its domain. The improvement of the barangay rests on the barangay officials. The barangay chairman, the barangay council and the local businessmen forge the prosperity of the barangay. Not the president of the Philippines, senate, nor congress, not the governor of the province, not the mayor nor council of the municipality or city. Poor barangays stay poor because of weak and/or ignorant(uninformed) barangay leaders.
When roads need to be built or any infrastructure within the barangay is needed, all the barangay officials have to do is make a resolution and demand for it from the city or municipality council. The resolution will force the city/municipal council or responsible government office to hear the legitimate demands. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
Practically anything that has to do with the barangay, the barangay officials have a say on it and most likely the authority over it. The majority of the barangay officials are not aware of their duties and power. They depend on the city council or mayor. The elected barangay officials are afraid of the mayor and city/municipality's "Sangguniang Panlungsod". They are in fear of being ousted or removed from office. The truth is, "Sangguniang Panlungsod" does not have the power to remove any elected barangay officials from office. Only the COURT OF LAW can do this (judicial branch of the government). Information is power. Be informed.
The control of traffic is not up to the city council or chief of police. It is controlled by the barangay. If the barangay needs traffic enforcers, the barangay can make a resolution to demand it from the city or municipality council. When the electric coop or the water district do not maintain their lines, the barangay can directly demand for the maintenance from the utility companies. No need to wait for city council.
The citizens also has the power to make demands to the barangay officials. In case the officials get blinded. Simply file an official complaint with the barangay secretary naming the Punong barangay as the respondent representing the barangay.
Cleaning the shorelines, drainage systems, streets, rivers, and parks within your barangay is YOUR responsibility. You are accountable for this. It is not the responsibility of the City/Municipality officials. The citizens and officials of the barangay are responsible.
BUDGET: As far as the preparation for the budget expenditures, it starts at the barangay level, then moves on to cities, municipalities, provinces and regions. The barangays need to exercise their authority. They need to put their yearly budget together for their administration and future projects. The majority of the barangays leave this job to the municipality and city. This is so wrong. Then when the budget doesn't come or is lacking, they complain.
The budget for the barangays does go to the City or Municipality, but simply for holding and later distribution. The city or municipality DOES NOT approve the budget. It was already approved by congress. The city or municipality simply "distributes" the approved budget.
The bureau of internal revenue is in cahoots to subdue the barangays, municipalities and provinces. They call the rightful shares to the taxes collected as "Internal Revenue Allotment Dependency". It is not a dependency. It is the lawful and rightful share of the LGU as specified in "TITLE III, SHARES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE PROCEEDS OF NATIONAL TAXES, CHAPTER I, Allotment of Internal Revenue Taxes, Section 284."
Imperial Manila does not exist anymore. Budgetary planning has been "DECENTRALIZED since 1991.".
DURING ELECTIONS: Where do City and Municipality politicians go to campaign? They seek the support of the Barangay officials. They plead to the barangay folks for the votes. After the election they forget you. Do not ever forget the power of the barangay.
Ignorance keeps the pinoys thinking that Manila rules. Be informed, be educated and make your barangay prosper.
Absolutely NO need for FEDERALISM. It is a ploy to give the Bangsamoro an Islamic State where the religion of Islam is financed by the Philippine government. Bangsamoro will be a HOMELAND not for all Filipinos but for only the Muslim Filipinos. It violates the constitution's "separation of church and state". Religion is always good for the people but it should never be embraced or financed by government. Tax exemption is not tantamount to financing. Every non-profit organization is tax-exempt.
Businesses in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
How to Improve Your Business and Livelihood
The Philippine Livelihood Program: The Philippine government provides several programs to enhance the livelihood of the Filipino people. The department of Science and Technology through its Technology Research Center (TRC) regurlarly conducts various types of hands-on and personalized training programs.
DOST - Website
UPLiFT stands for Urban Program for Livelihood Finance and Training. - Website
DSWD Pro-poor and Livelihood Programs - Website
Take a picture of your Business (from a Sari-Sari Store to a Mega Mall). Upload that picture here in zamboanga.com and that picture can immediately be your business webpage. It is that easy. Here are two examples of how a picture becomes the webpage of the business: FHM Garden Grill and Catering and ABC Shopping Center
Possible Businesses
Auto, Trucks, Motorcycle and Bicycle dealers
Banks, Lending Firms, Pawnshops, and Financial Institutions
Clinics, Veterinary Clinics and Hospitals
Pharmacies, Drug Stores, Agri-Vets
Convenient Stores, Hardware and Supplies, General Stores, Sari-Sari Stores, Internet-Cafes
Department Stores and Appliance Stores
Supermarket, wet market, Fish Markets
Hotels, Motels, Pension Houses, Boarding houses and Resorts
Repair Shops: Shoe repair, Cellphone, Bikes (bicycles), motorcycles etc...
Restaurants, Carenderias, Coffee Shops, and Bakeries (Bakeshops)
Salons, Spas, Beauty Shops and Barber Shops
Gas Stations, Water Stations, Propane Stations
Fish Cove Gardens
Real Estate for Sale in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
If you have real estate property, whether its commercial, residential, farm land, or just an empty lot in Naga City, you can list that property for free. Click to VIEW, EDIT, or ADD Realty Listings.
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Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Schools in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Take a picture of your school building(s) and send your pictures via email to (franklin_maletsky@yahoo.com) or message me via Facebook. I will then post the pictures in this page.
Due to Covid19: Pursuant to the instructions of President Roa Duterte, and as recommended by the DepEd, the opening of classes for the year 2020-2021 is deferred to October 5, 2020.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: Why pretend that the National language of the Philippines is Tagalog? It should be English. To be a Teacher, doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect, nurse, computer technician; what books do you learn from? English books of course. All your tests are in English. The constitution of the Philippines is written in English. All the laws and new laws introduced by congress are in English. For that matter, you can't be a teacher in a school system unless you know English. The "Licensure Exam for Teachers" is in ENGLISH! Who are these people forcing Tagalog down our throats? Tagalog is simply one of the many dialects of the Philippines. Keep your dialects but learn and be fluent and proficient in ENGLISH.
The name of your school in Naga City can be listed here. You can list it like this:
Name of School. Private or Public. It can be an elementary school, high school, college.
Address of your school
Principal of the school
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Economy of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
If you have an article that talks about the improvement of the economy of Naga City you can post that article here. If you come across any news items that talk about the economy of Naga City, you may post it here. Of course you have to reference the writer of the article. Any improvement to transportation, power and service usually improves the economy of the community, so go ahead and report that too.
Jobs in Naga City
If you have a job available and that job is within Naga City, Philippines, you may post it here.
Remember to be as descriptive as possible and to post your Company name, Contact person, physical address, email address and Phone number.
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Natural Resources of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Sewer Systems of the Philippines
It is sad but true that as of the year 2012 the rivers of the Philippines continue to be the #1 Sewer Systems of the Philippines.
Protect & Save the Rivers. Do not let your sewer drain into the river. Your community can be the first to initiate this project.
Build your riverbank protection with a built-in gutter system. Reforest within Ten Years - Guaranteed!
Let us plant more trees in every barangay in the entire Philippines. It does not make any difference if the barangay is urban, partially urban or rural; we need more trees. Trees will prevent erosion, provide oxygen, prevent green house effect, and even a place of business for the shade tree mechanic.
The Philippines is a tropical country and practically anything will grow. The DENR has the planting trees project that goes on every year. Lots of picture taking for the media. Planting trees one by one is the "human" way of doing it. This individual planting of trees is good if done to "line" the roads and highways with trees or along fences or property divisions, or if you have a plantation.
To reforest the nation of the Philippines we have to plant trees the "mother nature" way. Sow the seeds during the rainy season. Go deep into "bald" forests and plant trees by sowing seeds. If there's not enough volunteers to do this, use the military helicopters to fly over the designated areas and sow the seeds.
Guaranteed within a few years, The Philippines will be lush again. >>Read More
Save The Rivers in the Philippines. They are Dying.
We are using our rivers as our sewer system. If you ask a Filipino, "Are the Filipinos a clean people?" The answer is an automatic, "Yes!". However, the Filipinos are suffering from the same disease or attitude as most people do, and that is the "NIMBY" disease or "NIMBY" attitude. (NIMBY) Not In My Back Yard. So it is OK to dump my garbage and sewer there. Not mine! Someone else will take care of it.
This attitude is killing our rivers. Your great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were once proud to tell the stories of how they enjoyed swimming in the river behind your house or nearby. However, you can't say the same or tell the same stories to your kids or grand kids. Why? Because your generation is killing the river.
Secretary Roy Cimatu - since May 8, 2017
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Visayas Avenue, Diliman, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines
osec@denr.gov.ph
We have so much water in the Philippines and yet very little to drink.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Instead of relying too much on Diesel fuel and Coal to generate the majority of Philippine's Electrical energy Supply, we can concentrate more on renewable and sustainable source of energy such as: Hydro Power, Solar Power, and Wind Power and thermal energy conversion. We have too many black outs.
Tourists Attractions and Landmarks of Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Naga's historical landmarks
By Jose V. Barrameda, Jr.
Fearful about the ravages of time and man's short memory, the author, a respected Bicol historian, lists down at least ten interesting sites and landmarks in the city worth remembering and preserving for future generations to come.
1. THE NAGA CITY POLICE STATION AT BARLIN STREET
Site of the Cuartel General of the Guardia Civil in Camarines. It was constructed of granite blocks and wood in 1870.
During the mass arrests in September 1896, Florencio Lerma (who was also held in the Casino Español); Cornelio Mercado; Don Tomas Prieto, alcalde of Nueva Caceres; and Macario Valentin were among the first to be brought to and tortured in the cuartel.
Around midnight of 18 September 1898, Civil Guard Captain Francisco Andreu, his wife and children, as well as two European Civil Guards, and a Spanish voluntario died in the cuartel when Filipino Civil Guard corporals Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo led an uprising of Bicolano and Tagalog Guards in Nueva Caceres. The action resulted in the formal surrender of the Spanish colonial government in Camarines, after more bloodshed, to the Filipino forces in the afternoon of 19 September 1898. Ciudad de Nueva Caceres and the province of Ambos Camarines thus became the first in the Bicol Region to be liberated by arms after three and a half centuries and prior to the arrival of General Emilio Aguinaldo's republican army in the city.
Following the organization of a Philippine Constabulary Detachment in Ambos Camarines on 1 September 1901, the cuartel became the PC provincial headquarters. The Constabulary returned to it as its headquarters after World War II that saw Naga liberated from the Japanese Occupation forces on 13 April 1945 by guerrillas of Camarines Sur, before American forces got to Naga which at that time was the capital town of the province.
On 30 March 1978 the century-old building, by then the headquarters of the defunct Philippine ConstabularyIntegrated National Police (PC-INP) in Camarines Sur, was totally razed by fire caused by faulty electrical wiring.
2. SITE OF THE CASA TRIBUNAL AT ELIAS ANGELES STREET
Until 1839, the Casa Tribunal or "common house" stood at this site, on grounds prone to flooding from the Naga River that originally ran just behind the building.
Following Alcalde Mayor Manuel Esquivel y Castañeda's project which rechanneled the twisting river into its present course and reclaimed the low-lying area from Padre Burgos to Dinaga, an improved, beautiful Casa Tribunal which provided free rooms to travelers stood on less soggy grounds by 1887. The Becerra Law of 12 November 1889 gave Nueva Caceres and six other principal towns in the Philippines the authority to organize their ayuntamiento similar to those in municipalities in Spain. The ayuntamiento in Nueva Caceres transacted official business in the Casa Tribunal. On 19 May 1893, the Maura Law changed the name Tribunal del Pueblo to Tribunal Municipio, and in Nueva Caceres people began to refer to the elegant ayuntamiento edifice of bricks and wood at the site as the municipio.
During the American colonial regime and the Commonwealth period, the building became the Municipal Presidencia. Destroyed by American bombs in World War II, it could not be immediately rebuilt as the city hall of the new city government of Naga. After the century-old Spanish cuartel being used by the PC-INP burned down in 1978, the city government transferred the Naga City Police Department to a new building constructed at the cuartel site. The former police headquarter building on this site then became the Naga City Library until the latter's transfer to its new, modern building at the City Hall complex.
3. SITE OF THE CASINO ESPANOL, CORNER ELIAS ANGELES AND ARANA STREETS
On this site stood the Casino Español, a spacious building of piedra china and wood that served as the social and recreational center of the male Spanish population of Nueva Caceres and neighboring towns.
Following the discovery of the Katipunan in Manila in August 1896, the Spaniards in Nueva Caceres organized themselves into homeguards called the Cuerpo de Voluntarios. Patterning themselves after the Cuerpo Casino Español in Manila, the local voluntarios made the Casino Español here their headquarters.
When Civil Governor Ricardo Lacosta ordered the mass arrests all over Camarines starting in mid-September 1896, the Casino Español became one of several holding areas for harsh interrogation and violent torture. Among those taken to the Casino were Antonio Arejola, Camilo Jacob (from the infirmary of the San Francisco Church), Florencio Lerma (who was subsequently transferred to the nearby Cuartel General of the Guardia Civil), Macario Melgarejo, Mariano Ordenanza and Manuel Pastor, and from Daet, Roman Cabesudo, Ponciano Caminar, Diego Liñan, Valentin Lipana, Gregorio Luyon, Adriano Pajarillo, and Pedro Zenarosa.
In 1898, Nagueños attacked the Casino during the bloody uprising led by Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo. The building survived intact until World War II. American bombs destroyed it in 1945.
"The Becerra Law gave Nueva Caceres and six other principal towns in the Philippines the authority to organize their ayuntamiento similar to those in municipalities in Spain."
4. SITE OF THE CASA REAL AT GENERAL LUNA STREET
By 1588, the Casa Real stood at this site. It was originally constructed of light indigenous materials. By 1655, the Casa Real was of bricks and lime. The Alcalde Mayor still resided in the building. Because Nueva Caceres was the capital of the province (which at various periods included Camarines Norte and Albay) the Alcalde Mayor or Civil Governor also thereby exercised administrative control over the Spanish city which counted as component pueblos the pre-Hispanic native villages of Naga, Tabuco, and Camaligan.
By 1792, the Casa Real had been constructed with more durable stone materials. After the river's course was straightened and the area up to the present Plaza Rizal cleared of homes and elevated with earthfill by 1839, a new government building replaced the nearly century-old Casa Real in 1887. By then it was more popularly referred to as Casa de Gobierno.
Slightly damaged like other Spanish-vintage buildings in the 1898 uprising by Filipinos in Nueva Caceres, the Casa de Gobierno was enlarged and remodeled under the American colonial regime following the cessation of the Filipino-American War in Camarines Sur in the early 1900s. The invading Imperial Japanese Army took over it in 1942, and an all-Filipino guerrilla force in Camarines Sur wrested it back, first in May 1942, for the second time on 13 April 1945 before American soldiers arrived in Naga. Damaged by American bombing raids, the edifice was reconstructed and enlarged under the new Philippine Government and remained the provincial capitol building of Camarines Sur until a fire destroyed it on 26 June 1976. 5. CALLE VIA GAINZA (PENAFRANCIA AVENUE)
Peñafrancia Avenue was first known as Via Gainza in honor of Bishop Francisco Gainza, O.P. (1863-1879), the 25th and considered by many to have been the greatest Spanish bishop of the See of Caceres.
Until around the second quarter of the 19th century, the thoroughfare was an unpaved road that stretched from the Peñafrancia Shrine in present-day Barangay Peñafrancia to the San Francisco Church in front of what is now the Plaza de Quince Martires. Under his prelacy, Gainza widened and paved the road with cobblestones and extended it to its present junction with the western end of Panganiban Drive that was then known as Calle Legaspi. Bishop Gainza's design had the road provided with two outer lanes for opposing vehicular traffic and a middle lane for pedestrians.
His episcopal rule saw the improvement of the Metropolitan Cathedral along with various churches in his See that at the time encompassed the Bicol Region and the eastern seaboard of Luzon up to Palanan, Isabela. Bishop Gainza gave immediate, particular emphasis to the reconstruction and beautification of the Peñafrancia Shrine which he found on arrival in a state of utter disrepair. A born linguist, he wrote the definitive history of the Patroness of Bicol in the vernacular in 1866, which provided a tremendous impetus to the increase of devotees to the Ina. On that same year's fiesta, he delivered his sermon in the Bicol language.
His most visible legacy is the present Universidad de Santa Isabel which he established first as a primary school for girls in 1868, then as the first Normal College for women in the Philippines, called the Escuela Superior, in 1875. Appropriately, the school later featured a gate to Via Gainza.
On the same year that he opened the Escuala Superior, Bishop Gainza organized and successfully held in Nueva Caceres the first agricultural and industrial exposition ever in the Bicol Region during the Peñafrancia festivities. He extended the novenary in the Metropolitan Cathedral to Saturday, a practice observed to this day and opened with the annual traslacion of the Lady of Peñafrancia down the length of what is now Peñafrancia Avenue that once was named Via Gainza in his honor and memory.
6. CALLE REAL (ELIAS ANGELES STREET)
Calle Real was one of the earliest streets in Spanish Nueva Caceres. It was laid out at about the time that the Castilian settlement was established as a city towards the close of the 1500s.
Originally, Calle Real ran in a northwesterly direction. From the eastern end of present-day Caceres Street (originally Calle Padian), it skirted the western bank of the original course of the Naga River at the central downtown area. It ended just beyond the Casa Real, and was connected by an unpaved road (in the area of P. Burgos Street now) along the northern side of the same river to the San Francisco Church in the east.
By the first half of the 19th century, Calle Real had been reoriented and lengthened in a more northerly direction that it retains to the present. The paved Calle Real provided a wide and impressive avenue to the present site of the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Seminario Conciliar, the bishop's palace, and the Colegio de Santa Isabel.
On 15 January 1929, the Municipal Council of Naga (the name which had replaced Nueva Caceres) unanimously passed a resolution asking for authorization to conduct a drive for public voluntary contributions to fund the construction of a monument to Elias Angeles. Twenty-nine years later, in 1958, the proposal remained unacted on. In the meantime, Calle Real had been renamed Calle Elias Angeles.
7. CALLE DE LEGASPI (WESTERN PORTION OF PANGANIBAN DRIVE)
Until the 1830s, this street did not exist. It was part of the marshy land of the pre-Hispanic village of Naga then bordered by the eastern bank of the Naga River.
By 1839 when the river had been straightened to its present course and the swampy land all the way to Dinaga had been filled up, a rudimentary road from the side of the ayuntamiento building appeared. It served as a short cut from Calle Real to the new western bank of Rio Naga. A light bridge of wooden planks and bamboo railings provided the first direct link to the other side of the river, to the Camino Real (now Panganiban Drive) that led to Pili and points beyond. A solidly constructed bridge around the middle 1800s eliminated the need for heavy, wheeled vehicles to take the roundabout way via Pueblo de Tabuco road to reach the Camino Real in the Pueblo de Naga. Vehicular traffic through the short cut increased and it gained importance as a commercial artery. When the colonial authorities during the second half of the 19th century began to improve roads and name them after illustrious Spaniards, the once lowly footpath became Calle de Legaspi.
8. PUENTE DE NAGA (LT. DELFIN ROSALES BRIDGE)
Before Alcalde Mayor Manuel Esquivel undertook his reclamation project, the area bisected by the Rio Naga east of Calle Real was part of the Pueblo de Naga. At that time, Naga was accessed from the Ciudad de Nueva Caceres via Tabuco or by another bridge of wooden slabs at the river's original bend south of the San Francisco Church. This latter bridge led to a road that is now approximately Balintawak Street and ran in a north to southwest direction to the Pueblo de Tabuco. Perpendicular to the road in Naga was the Camino Real going to Pili.
Following the completion of Esquivel's project around 1839, a road was laid out on the new western bank opposite Camino Real. It became Calle de Legaspi. With the appropriation of government funds in 1844 for the construction of a sturdier link between the two points, the existing light bridge was replaced with a massively designed one of concrete with work starting in 1847. The bridge was named Puente de Naga, and until the early parts of the 1900s people referred to it by that name. In the 1920s the bridge, together with the Camino Real, was renamed in honor of Bicolano Jose Maria Panganiban, a leading light in the Propaganda Movement.
Following its passage by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on 18 October 1989, Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo approved the ordinance that changed the name of the bridge to honor the memory of Lt. Delfin C. Rosales who sustained mortal wounds from enemy fire while rescuingn a fallen guerrilla soldier on the bridge during one of the most significant events of the city's history in the 20th century—the Battle for Naga in April 1945.
9. SITE OF THE HOUSE OF BICOLANO MARTYR TOMAS PRIETO (CORNER PANGANIBAN DRIVE AND PENAFRANCIA AVENUE)
Around half a century after Governor Manuel Esquivel's reclamation project, Don Tomas Prieto acquired a residential lot on which he built a large house of stone and wood on this site. On the ground floor he put up his pharmacy store, the first one in the province. His botica soon became a commercial success and also a favorite meeting place for resident and visiting ilustrados. Gifted with a photographic memory, he entertained his friends and guests who included a Freemason and fellow pharmacist from Cavite, Victoriano Luciano (likewise executed in 1896), with verbatim recitations of passages and even chapters of politically banned publications, including Rizal's Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
Born on 18 September 1867, Tomas Prieto was the youngest of six children of Dee Se Co, a Chinese from Amoy, China, who took the name Marcos Prieto upon his baptism, and Juana Antonio, a resident native of Nueva Caceres. He spent his early years in the family house which was then at Calle Padian in what is now a part of the Naga City public market. Following his studies in the Seminario Conciliar de Nueva Caceres, he enrolled in the University of Santo Tomas in Manila where he earned a Bachiller en Artes degree. He pursued further studies in pharmacy and passed the examinations with the highest grades (sobresalientes) in 1888.
By 1895 he was alcalde (equivalent to mayor) of Nueva Caceres. He still held the position when Spanish voluntarios from the Casino Español arrested him in his fairly new residence late in the evening of 16 September 1896.
On 11 November 1896, Don Tomas Prieto's house on this site and the properties of others arrested and eventually executed with him were confiscated by the government on grounds of rebellion and disloyalty. Nearly two months afterwards, a Spanish military tribunal on 29 December pronounced him and his fellow-accused guilty of the crime of rebellion as defined in Articles 229, 230 and 232 of the Codigo Penal para Filipinas. He was executed by firing squad at 7:00 o'clock in the morning of 4 January 1897 at Bagumbayan Field in Manila together with his elder brother, Rev. Fr. Gabriel Prieto, and nine others from Nueva Caceres, namely, Rev. Fr. Severino Diaz, Rev. Fr. Inocencio Herrera, Manuel Abella, Domingo Abella, Camilo Jacob, Florencio Lerma, Mariano Melgarejo, Cornelio Mercado, and Macario Valentin. With his priest-brother Gabriel, Don Tomas Prieto epitomized the sacrifice and invaluable contribution of the Chinese-Filipino mestizos to the cause of Philippine independence. He left behind his wife, Filomena Pasion, a niece of Mariano Arana, another martyred Bicolano from Nueva Caceres, and four young children. He was twenty-nine years old.
10. SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH
The church and parish of San Francisco antedated the erection of the Diocese of Caceres in 1595 by nearly two decades.
Initially of bamboo and other light materials, the church was built on this present site originally on a north-south orientation. Its puerta mayor faced its parish, the pre-colonial pueblo of Naga which lay across the Naga River that at that time curved from its southerly course to a westerly direction before winding southward again alongside present-day Elias Angeles Street.
In the mass arrests of September 1896, the infirmary and basement of the San Francisco parish house were used for the interrogation and torture of some of those arrested in Nueva Caceres and from as far as Libmanan. Among the detainees were Mateo Antero, Leon Hernandez (who was transferred to the provincial jail where he died from more torture), Camilo Jacob (transferred to the Casino Español), Eugenio Ocampo, Severo Patrocinio, Pablo Perpetua (later also taken to the provincial jail), Celedonio Reyes, Juan Razonable, and Vicente Ursua.
The infirmary, convento, and the church itself became the refuge of some 400 men, women and children when the Filipino Guardia Civil contingent led by corporals Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo rose up in arms against the colonial government towards midnight of 18 September 1896. Following another attack by the Angeles-Plazo forces the next day, Civil Governor Vicente Zaidin sent a letter from San Francisco accepting the demand for the surrender of the Province of Ambos Camarines to the Filipinos. In the afternoon of 19 September, a delegation of Spaniards proceeded from San Francisco to sign the protocol of the surrender in the Colegio de Santa Isabel, which became the seat of the new Filipino government of the province formed by Elias Angeles that same day.
Reduced to rubble by the heavy bombing of Naga in World War II, the church remained in ruins until the present new edifice was constructed.
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I shared a few months back about the kids book called THE COW TRIPPED OVER THE MOON – based on old nursery rhyme.
Written by Tony Wilson for his son Jack, it tells the story of how the cow tried so many times to jump over the moon and failed miserably every time – but the thing is she kept trying until amazingly she succeeded.
The message I was trying to get over in that particular time was perseverance – the cow never gave up – this month however I have gleaned yet another message from the same book and that is how we can turn our failures into victories.
The moral behind this funny but poignant children's book is to keep going and keep starting over no matter how many times you seemingly never seem to hit the mark that you wanted to in the first place.
Have you ever had to start over and felt you can't possible do this?
Keeping that in mine I was thinking as I write this blog how few things are more traumatic than saying goodbye to close family and old friends that you have known for years and a place you have called home.
Even the most adventurous among us get's knots in our stomachs at the thought of starting over.
Making new friends, learning a new job, finding a new church and getting familiar with a new area – can cause stress and trigger all sorts of nervous conditions.
The 'UP' side of course is being able to make a fresh start – a clean slate – a brand new beginning that can offer us all sorts of delights – we can even ditch a bad reputation if it comes to that!
Jesus' amazing sacrifice on Calvary that dark but beautiful day made a way for us puny humans to find the miraculous gift of God's on-going forgiveness as long as we have accepted that forgiveness and traded in our old life with all of it's foibles, frailties, revenge-seeking and anger.
Believing and trusting in God teaches all of us that a new start is constantly available and possible with Jesus by our sides.
Unfortunately forgiveness is not perfection and making a new start as a follower of Jesus can be an on-going struggle and there will be many times when we have to come back to the cross asking for forgiveness and repenting and 'starting over' with God.
With God we have a constant supply of "new starts" provided to us with all love, mercy and grace from an all-giving, all-consuming God – provided of course by our own personal encounter with the living and ever-saving Jesus Christ.
One of the satan's greatest weapons against us is tempting us to believe the lie that we are too sinful for God. Everybody makes mistakes, and some mistakes are bigger than others. But no sin is too great that God can't or won't forgive it.
It's truly magnificent that a 'new start' with God can liberate you and me from the powerful hold that guilt and fear and yes! even memories of failure or how you 'used' to be can have over our frail humanity!
The Bible is full of stories about people who were antagonistic, even openly rebellious toward God, but humbled themselves, repented and were forgiven.
Whatever sin you may have committed, true repentance that comes directly from the heart can bring you back into a relationship with God – no matter how bad or serious that sin may be.
Of course we all are governed by the laws and we may have to pay the price humanly speaking for actually breaking the law of the land, but in God's eyes a true repentant sinner, saved by His amazing grace is forgiven if we come to Him in true humility and earnestness.
The promises of God as described in His Word as "new every morning" (Lamentations 3: 22-23) sort of says it all as far as I am concerned.
The very nature of God through His grace and never-ending mercy, gives us all the perfect way to make our failures into victories – awesome and amazing is our God!
So instead of giving up or thinking that the situation is hopeless, turn your life back to God and earnestly seek His forgiveness. Jesus' sacrifice has covered your sin and mine and He is waiting to accept us back with loving arms.


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LEETON'S Doctor Mark Chernoff has been working in town for about the last 18 months, including at the town's hospital. Dr Chernoff is a visiting medical officer at the Leeton District Hospital, meaning his volunteers to be part of the on-call roster for the facility - as several other doctors in town do as well. Trained in many areas and specialties, he also runs his own business - Leeton Skin. Since moving to Leeton he has completed 99, 24-hour shifts at the hospital as well as running his clinic. "They (Murrumbidgee Local Health District) are trying to staff the hospital ... I have had many meetings with them on this issue and I do believe they are working hard to do that," Dr Chernoff said. "The career medical officer (CMO) idea with Leeton is kind of difficult ... really it would take three CMOs to staff a hospital to replace the current on-call roster. Dr Chernoff said there were many issues at play when it comes to Leeton's hospital and emergency care. RELATED COVERAGE: Firstly, over the years the number of people seeking emergency care has dropped because many now go straight to Griffith under the idea that they may be seen quicker by a doctor. There's also the fact Leeton's geography doesn't work in its favour in the eyes of the government, being close to other "major hospitals". Dr Chernoff also believes if Leeton hospital's operating theatre was being used, that would go a long way into solving many of the concerns. He said he chose to come to Leeton because of the operating theatre, but as yet he has been unable to complete surgeries there. MLHD has told him there are a number of defects that need addressing in the operating theatre, despite it only being upgraded within the last decade. Dr Chernoff said fixing these problems would help attract more doctors to the town or even those wanting to train here under his supervision. He said all of that would help the current situation at the hospital. The other issue is attracting doctors to town and keeping them here. "We have a lot of competition out there ... there are over 100 sites out there across the country that are in the exact same spot we are," Dr Chernoff said. "We've also got the older GP VMOs in town who have been doing the on-call roster for years and years that understandably want to step back. "One of our other problems is we have GPs who are living and working in Leeton that don't want to do emergency (the on-call roster). "That's their choice. They can't be forced to go on the roster. But it is a huge issue." At present there are four permanent VMOs on the on-call roster, but there are also registrars who are training doctors who put their hand up as well. At present, the MLHD is filling gaps with locums. "I would love to have more doctors come here and help with their training in emergency, but many don't want to do it ... the risk is really high in emergency care," Dr Chernoff said. "Once everything goes to back to normal after COVID though we will feel the pinch even more in Leeton when people start presenting to emergency more. "MLHD when they say they won't be looking for a CMO for Leeton, they mean it's no longer a competitive offering to attract people here. It's not that they have given up, they have realised they need to think differently. "We are currently using locum doctors. "What that is doing is taking the pressure off the GP VMOs that live in the town. "What is better would be to try and get people who haven't finished their training in town who need supervision under the GPs to complete that here. "The problem with that is with COVID and borders, we don't have access to overseas doctors. "We also need to try and recruit more doctors for Leeton. Even if they live nearby, but work here." Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can access our trusted content:
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Doctor Mark Chernoff provides insight into Leeton District Hospital's challenges
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SOLUTIONS: Doctor Mark Chernoff, operates Leeton Skin, but is also a visiting medical officer at the Leeton District Hospital. Photo: Talia Pattison
LEETON'S Doctor Mark Chernoff has been working in town for about the last 18 months, including at the town's hospital.
Dr Chernoff is a visiting medical officer at the Leeton District Hospital, meaning his volunteers to be part of the on-call roster for the facility - as several other doctors in town do as well.
Trained in many areas and specialties, he also runs his own business - Leeton Skin.
Since moving to Leeton he has completed 99, 24-hour shifts at the hospital as well as running his clinic.
"They (Murrumbidgee Local Health District) are trying to staff the hospital ... I have had many meetings with them on this issue and I do believe they are working hard to do that," Dr Chernoff said.
"The career medical officer (CMO) idea with Leeton is kind of difficult ... really it would take three CMOs to staff a hospital to replace the current on-call roster.
Dr Chernoff said there were many issues at play when it comes to Leeton's hospital and emergency care.
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Firstly, over the years the number of people seeking emergency care has dropped because many now go straight to Griffith under the idea that they may be seen quicker by a doctor.
There's also the fact Leeton's geography doesn't work in its favour in the eyes of the government, being close to other "major hospitals".
Dr Chernoff also believes if Leeton hospital's operating theatre was being used, that would go a long way into solving many of the concerns.
He said he chose to come to Leeton because of the operating theatre, but as yet he has been unable to complete surgeries there.
MLHD has told him there are a number of defects that need addressing in the operating theatre, despite it only being upgraded within the last decade.
Dr Chernoff said fixing these problems would help attract more doctors to the town or even those wanting to train here under his supervision.
He said all of that would help the current situation at the hospital.
The other issue is attracting doctors to town and keeping them here.
"We have a lot of competition out there ... there are over 100 sites out there across the country that are in the exact same spot we are," Dr Chernoff said.
"We've also got the older GP VMOs in town who have been doing the on-call roster for years and years that understandably want to step back.
"One of our other problems is we have GPs who are living and working in Leeton that don't want to do emergency (the on-call roster).
"That's their choice. They can't be forced to go on the roster. But it is a huge issue."
At present there are four permanent VMOs on the on-call roster, but there are also registrars who are training doctors who put their hand up as well.
At present, the MLHD is filling gaps with locums.
They (Murrumbidgee Local Health District) are trying to staff the hospital ... I have had many meetings with them on this issue and I do believe they are working hard to do that.
Doctor Mark Chernoff
"I would love to have more doctors come here and help with their training in emergency, but many don't want to do it ... the risk is really high in emergency care," Dr Chernoff said.
"Once everything goes to back to normal after COVID though we will feel the pinch even more in Leeton when people start presenting to emergency more.
"MLHD when they say they won't be looking for a CMO for Leeton, they mean it's no longer a competitive offering to attract people here. It's not that they have given up, they have realised they need to think differently.
"We are currently using locum doctors.
"What that is doing is taking the pressure off the GP VMOs that live in the town.
"What is better would be to try and get people who haven't finished their training in town who need supervision under the GPs to complete that here.
"The problem with that is with COVID and borders, we don't have access to overseas doctors.
"We also need to try and recruit more doctors for Leeton. Even if they live nearby, but work here."
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Q: Line number of xinclude while unmarshalling using jaxb I found this question on SO. I shows how to get the line numbers of individual xml elements while unmarshalling with JAXB. I extended this example being able to use xinclude. Unfortunately, I'm not able to get the line number of the xinclude.
So, how do I get the line number of the actual xinclude statement? Here is the extended example:
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
import javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXSource;

import org.xml.sax.EntityResolver;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;

public class Demo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws JAXBException, SAXException,
            ParserConfigurationException, FileNotFoundException {
        JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(Person.class);

        Unmarshaller unmarshaller = jc.createUnmarshaller();
        SAXParserFactory spf = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
        spf.setXIncludeAware(true);
        spf.setNamespaceAware(true);
        spf.setValidating(true);

        File file = new File("src/person.xml");
        XMLReader xr = spf.newSAXParser().getXMLReader();
        xr.setEntityResolver(new EntityResolver() {
            @Override
            public InputSource resolveEntity(String publicId, String systemId)
                    throws SAXException, IOException {
                System.out.println(publicId + " -> " + systemId);
                return null;
            }
        });
        SAXSource source = new SAXSource(xr, new InputSource(
                new FileInputStream(file)));
        Person person = (Person) unmarshaller.unmarshal(source);

        System.out.println("Person:  " + person.locator.getLineNumber());
        System.out.println("Address:  "
                + person.address.locator.getLineNumber());
    }
}

The EntityResolver listener tells me that there is an xinclude statement, but I don't know on which line number.
person.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<person xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
    <name>Jane Doe</name>
    <xi:include href="./src/address.xml" />
</person>

address.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<address>1 A Street</address>

I didn't mention the Person and Address class, so this questions stays short and compact :) I also marked every Locator field with @XmlTransient. Thank you!

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The Great One vs the great one. [Bob Smizik's article on his blog -Clemente and McCutcheon}
Monday, 9 July 2012 · by hanspostcard	· in Sports.	·
By Bob Smizik
With the full understanding that it is sacrilege in Pittsburgh to compare anyone with Roberto Clemente, and also knowing that a certain Pirates center fielder hit .217 in the second half of last season, allow me to dare measure Andrew McCutchen with The Great One.
McCutchen is in his fourth season with the Pirates. It is not his fourth full season since he did not join the team until June of 2009. But for purposes of this discussion, let's assume at 25 he will be finishing his fourth season.
In Clemente's fourth season, in 1958 when he turned 24, he hit six home runs, drove in 50, batted .289 and had an OPS of .736. In his fifth season, when he turned 25, he batted .296 with four homers, 50 RBIs and a .718 OPS.
In McCutchen's fourth season, and he was 25 when it began, he is on pace to hit about 35 home runs, drive in about 115 runs with a .362 batting average and an OPS of 1.039.
With those figures in front of us, a comparison most certainly is in order. I write that today, before heading on a four-day vacation, not to discredit Clemente, a truly great Hall of Famer, but because I am absolutely blown away by the season McCutchen is having.
My expectations of McCutchen were that he'd have a long, successful career, make a lot of All-Star Games and be the pride of Pittsburgh. I saw him as a .290-.320 hitter, who regularly produced a home run total in the 20s and often challenged the 100-RBI mark.
What I am seeing this season is totally different. I'm seeing a player who can dominate the game. I'm seeing a guy who often will have a home run total in the 30s, who will almost always challenge the 100-RBI mark, who will be a perennial All-Star and who, as long as he has a team around him, will often be in the MVP discussion.
In other words, I'm seeing another Clemente — remarkably similar in size and type of game — but with more power and less defense.
As stated, McCutchen had a terrible second half last season. The great ones learn from those experiences and it seems McCutchen has. Is he going to continue his current onslaught of National League pitching? Probably not. But here's the beauty of McCutchen: He might.
Clemente won the MVP in 1966 when he famously went for power instead of batting average and hit 29 home runs and drove in 119. Both are career highs. His OPS that year was .869. He had his career- best OPS in 1970 of .963.
Clemente played in an era when batting average was king. Batting championships were as honored as home run titles and the most magic number in the sport was .300. Base on balls were not as cherished as they are today and Clemente had a clear disdain for them.
All of that makes comparisons between the two players a bit unfair. But they will be compared, no doubt, for the next decade, whether it is fair or not. Will McCutchen be better than Clemente? Only time will tell. He has a long way to go to match the long-standing excellence of Clemente, who played the game exceptionally in his late 30s. But based on what we know now and how the game has changed, he had a chance to be as good — and better.
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2 responses to "The Great One vs the great one. [Bob Smizik's article on his blog -Clemente and McCutcheon}"
quinnmaddux Monday, 9 July 2012 at 3:28 pm · ·
one of the things that was always overlooked on clemente was his arm. i remember listening to milo hamilton (braves, astros, pirates, cubs etc announcer) and it was one of those blowout games where the bullpen catcher is in and the bat boy is on the mound (exaggeration but you know of what i am speaking) and the guys in the booth were talking about things that you did not know about players that were known. the discussion turned to outfielders throwing, and milo said clemente had the best arm from right that he had witnessed. interestingly he said second was maris.
hanspostcard Monday, 9 July 2012 at 3:31 pm · ·
I've never seen anyone that compares to Clemente as far as arm goes…and Clemente was one of those few players.. you couldn't take your eyes off of him no matter what he was doing. He was one of the few players you'd pay to see.


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Aaron Siskind
(American, 1903-1991)
America, 20th century
Image: 22.8 x 24 cm (9 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 35.2 x 27.6 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Gift of Richard and Alice Thall in honor of the Robert Mann Gallery 2015.188
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Aaron Siskind American, 1903-1991 Born in New York City, Aaron Siskind inspired many photographers through the example of his own work and his instruction at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, and at the Rhode Island School of Design. Graduating from City College of New York in 1926, Siskind taught English in the city's public schools for 23 years. He took up photography as a hobby in 1930 and two years later learned to process and print his own images. Around this time he joined the Photo League, an organization of socially concerned photographers who promoted documentary photography. Siskind headed the league's project focusing on Harlem (Harlem Document) and also produced his own series Tabernacle City, Bucks County and The Most Crowded Block in the World. In the early 1940s, Siskind's work gradually shifted from a social documentary approach to a more abstract and personal style. During summers on Martha's Vineyard and in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he began photographing natural objects close up, eliminating deep, naturalistic space and concentrating on the primacy of the flat, two-dimensional surface of the photograph. As a result of his experiments, he came to be interested in the photograph as a physical object in its own right, rather than as a reflection of the outside world. In 1947 Siskind exhibited his new work at the Egan Gallery in New York, where the paintings of the abstract expressionists were shown. He became friends with painter Franz Kline and other members of his circle and through their support published his first book, Aaron Siskind: Photographs (1959). In the 1950s Siskind also began to establish himself as a photography teacher. He gained his first experience as a part-time instructor at Trenton College (1949-51), then taught during the summer of 1951 at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. There he worked with Harry Callahan, who invited him to join the staff of the Institute of Design in Chicago. Siskind taught at the institute from 1951-71, when he left to join the Rhode Island School of Design where Callahan now headed the department of photography. Siskind continued to teach at the school until his retirement in 1976. Over the years Siskind remained interested in exploring the formal and abstract qualities of photography, becoming known for his closeup, abstracted views of rocks, peeling paint, bits of graffiti, torn signs, and other objects. He exhibited widely, and in 1982 his photographs were featured in a major retrospective, Aaron Siskind: Fifty Years, organized by the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson. M.M.
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"You Shot Me in My Pinky Toe!"; Revisiting Borderlands, Blaxploitation, and the Art of Critique
Samantha Blackmon
Samantha Blackmon (aka dr. b.) does rhetoric and game studies at Purdue and lures unsuspecting students down the rabbit hole. Her interest lays in critique of identity and identity formation in game studies.
Recently I have found myself having lots of heated discussions about racial representation in video games and the importance of paying attention to the history behind these representations (*cough* Cuphead *cough*) and in some cases it has been a bit of an uphill battle, but it's not new. It's the work that I have been doing as scholar for 20 years because I think that it is imperative to focus on not only in terms of critical race theory, rhetoric, and education, but also in terms of video games. This focus adds depth of meaning to any medium. And it's the kind of thing that I have written about before in posts like "On Borderlands, Blaxploitation, and the Art of Critique" (full text below) that draws upon Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera to consider games like GTA V. And it's the kind of thing that comes to mind often when I'm gaming. (Minor spoilers for Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 3 before video)
This weekend I was playing the latest episode in Telltale Games' episodic game, Tales from the Borderlands, when one of the vault hunters, Brick, screamed "You shot me in my pinky toe!" I started laughing so damned hard that I had to pause the game. Why? Not because the line in the context of the game was so funny, but because of where the line originally came from. Do you remember the film and the scene that this particular quote came from?
It was the merger of the memory of Harlem Nights and that in Borderlands with the use of the infantilized phrase "pinky toe" coming from a big, burly murderer that brought on spastic laughter. It was the hilarity of yet another blaxploitation film that came place of understanding that is informed by the history of blaxploitation films and the change in purpose and understanding that was made from the 1970s to the 1990s. All in that one moment. All in that one line.
It makes me wonder if the writer knew exactly what she was doing in that moment or if the voice actor Marcus Mauldin had a little fun with the scene (as Drew Hobson did with State of Decay) and it made me wonder how many players of the game would get it as well. So much…in one line.
Race and history runs deep in games. Characters, scenes, analysis, everywhere. Because of this I see projects like my video series Invisibility Blues being invaluable. We need to think about race and representation in games with a critical eye and we need to bring together gamers, scholars, and industry professionals to do this. This is my passion and I want to say thanks to all of you who have supported, tweeted, shared, and talked about this crowdfunding campaign. As we come into the closing weeks of the campaign I want to say thanks and please continue to boost us when possible.
Originally posted on Not Your Mama's Gamer on March 13, 2015
The ways that I see my seemingly divergent areas of scholarly study constantly coming together still continues to amaze me after years of doing game studies work. This week in my Minority Rhetorics graduate seminar we had a great conversation about Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera and blaxpolitation. To keep it brief, the gist of the conversation was: how effective are rhetorical strategies that use non-traditional means to demonstrate the alienation and oppression that are felt by women and minorities if those strategies are ultimately misinterpreted as being supportive of the very thing that they are fighting against? In Anzaldúa's case we were specifically wondering if writing "the personal" in untranslated Spanish and the theoretical in the language of the hegemony would give critics and those who most needed to be convinced of what she was trying to say an excuse to skip over those important sections or to be dismissive of them because "she didn't think that they were important enough to translate," "it's too much work," or "she really didn't want us to understand." So it becomes a question of value or audience. Is it worth it? Is it for non-Spanish speaking folks at all?
This is something that I have struggled with as I have played through a number of video games. At what point does parody or essentialization of cultural or racial representation become most likely to be reduced to being the foundation for more sexist, racist, or generally xenophobic propaganda? I struggled big time with this as I rode around in stolen cars listening to hip hop music from the time when the genre still had teeth in GTA V. I wondered if the de-contextualized kids playing the game more than two decades after the critically conscious films like Boyz n the Hood (1991) and School Daze (1988) were made would understand that this game could be read as a critique for how people of different races and social classes were being perceived for committing the same crimes or buying into the same fads. Shit, not only don't most folks under the age of 30 know who Furious Stiles is, they don't know that Larry Fishburn was a thing before he was frigging Morpheus! And Giancarlo Esposito has always been a Hispanic selling drugs out of a prosperous chicken front. He was never a Black frat boy who went to school with a socially-conscious Larry Fishburn…or was he? Without the context of a whole body of critically conscious film that GTA V seemed to be based on, does the game simply become another perpetuation of the stereotype that ill informed children and adults read as fact?
Games have the potential to be one of the most interactive critical media around, but they need context. As Alisha and I played Destiny last night we talked about Bungie's lost opportunity. How rather than forcing us to kill a (not well disguised) Islamic god and his worshippers, they could have given the player a choice and made it an opportunity to think critically about the role that religion plays in war. (Aren't these the types of conversations that all folks have while killing alien hordes…in the game?) Game developers and writers have an awesome opportunity. And not to sound like Peter Parker's dead uncle, but with great power comes great responsibility. Recently game devs have come out in support of women in games and that is an awesome thing. I would love to see more of these folks put their money where their mouths are. Let's see some of these things manifest in the games that they are expecting us to shell out 60+ dollars for. Show us games with positive representations of women, minorities, transgender folks, and folks in general. Maybe we can have story lines that depict these same folks are real people and not just something that is there for the hegemonic, white, male, heterosexual gaze as sex object or perversion. Show us folks as real folks. Show that we all have intersectional issues. This week Alisha brought up that someone in the Twitter-verse made the claim that we can't be intersectional unless we are all the things and I said in jest "I win!", but the truth is that once we can see this intersectionality made manifest in games and online WE ALL FUCKING WIN!
Critical analysis of Cuphead trailer
More analysis of Cuphead at Not Your Mama's Gamer
On Borderlands, Blaxploitation, and the Art of Critique
"The ways that I see my seemingly divergent areas of scholarly study constantly coming together still continues to amaze me after years of doing game studies work. This week in my Minority Rhetorics graduate seminar we had a great conversation about Gloria Anzuldua's Borderlands/La Frontera and blaxpolitation."
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Because the apocalypse is about people
"For the 104th episode of our podcast, we were joined by the game's lead designer, Geoffrey Card, another designer (and friend of the site who sometimes pops into Twitch streams), Brant Fitzgerald, and Drew Hobson, the voice talent behind Marcus, Sasquatch, and more (including some undead)."
Not Your Mama's Gamer podcast episode 104: Because the Apocalypse Is About People, or An Interview with Undead Labs
Thinking furiously about GTA V
"[A]m I being overly optimistic to think that these other folks were wrong in their view of what the game developers intended to portray and that I was actually right? I am usually the pessimistic one, why is it now that I want to think that something good can come out of a game about characters with no redeeming value? Does any of that matter if the point gets lost?"
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Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act, the singularly important legislative achievement of President Obama, has been long-standing from day one; that is after his 2008 election victory.
A keen observation about the two principals, Senator Ted Cruz and President Obama, is the manner in which they each describe the law. In a recent Press Conference on Monday October 21, President Obama consistently described the law by its proper name, Affordable Care Act; while, Senator Ted Cruz, also in an interview conducted by Dana Bash, CNN's National Political Correspondent and shown on Candy Crowley's State of the Union, Sunday October 20, 2013, consistently described the law, nearly a dozen times, as "Obamacare," and not once by its proper and legal name. This is clearly contempt and disrespect for the man and the law.
As things stand and especially the shutdown of the government fiasco to "defund Obamacare," concerned persons should take another look at Senator Ted Cruz (R. Texas) who succeed Senator Kay Hutchinson. After "a lengthy 10-month career in the Senate," clearly it seems Mr. Cruz's egotistical desire to be Republican leader exposes his philosophy, and when it comes to President Barack Obama it is not really political or ideological, it is tainted by racial animus.
Equally, the problem with "Obamacare" it not that it is a "train wreck," a popular Republican refrain, but that it represents Obama! The man himself embodied in his blackness along with his family in the White House is what unnerves those who espouse conservative right wing ideology, some have seen as a "lunatic fringe." These people in America speak of "Heritage," but it seems actually a Heritage encased in the appalling experiences and mentality of slavery and its resultant discriminatory and racist social and psychological scarification. This state of mind is what President Obama intends to move his nation past, but as we know, old ideas die hard.
As such, any reasonable person listening to Senator Cruz will probably realize his ideas insistently as they are about "Obamacare," are not original but he seems to be parroting his handlers' views. The problem with Cruz, he is the "wrecking ball," the "train wreck".
That is, given Mr. Cruz's "Obamacare is a train wreck" mentality, it may be only a matter of time before his speeding fireball jumps the track. Yet, it is thus amazing how one interview can teach so much. That is, given the legislation in question is entitled "Affordable Care Act" and this highly intelligent Senator in his interview not once in a dozen times used the legal name and Mr. Obama consistently in the same number of times used the correct legal title gives an indication of the disinformative nature of the Republican strategy.
We must remember, The New York Times article expressed how many persons are engaged by the more than 20-named conservative organizations involved in this fight and that they are actively training thousands to educate people about facts of the health care law. However, in as much as these people were so much against the law, Affordable Care Act, it stands to reason they could only spread disinformation about the measure to sow negativity and dislike for a legislative effort designed to help millions of Americans who are now without health care and desperately need the afforded protections.
On the other hand, President Obama gave a Press Conference and explained some dynamics of events surrounding the Affordable Care Act's roll-out that has been plagued with problems. The bumpy beginning has been described as having glitches, kinks, even bugs, but no one was more disturbed about its problematic failure than Mr. Obama himself. Nevertheless, in a dozen or more instances, he correctly named the law Affordable Care Act and not once "Obamacare." A laughable example of the same confusion can be seen in "What's in a name" approach.
When some persons were asked "Do you like the Affordable Care Act," they responded yes, it is good.
When asked, "Do you like Obamacare?" they said "No, it is bad." To repeat, the source of this confusion can be seen explained in The Times article that mentioned thousands of young people trained and sent to "explain Obamacare;" when in fact, these propagandists are spreading disinformation to ensure the law fails despite its purpose. After all, using "Obamacare" as their principal focus, President Obama said, "Republican signature idea was to shutdown the government" if they could not get their way and will now "go harder with the website woes." But, the President reminded, "this battle was not waged around a website," and insisted, "but so millions of Americans can get affordable care." Of course, customers can by-pass the website and apply by phone or contact centers specifically designed for walk-in assistance.
Mr. Obama took the time to explain and despite the spewing negativity, he provided a more positive spin about the Act and even with the underlying conditions, the Affordable Care Act offers "new benefits and protections," some never knew they had or exercised. He explained pre-existing conditions are covered; children can stay on their parents' health insurance plans until age 26; seniors accrue saving on their prescription plans; women will get mammograms and free birth control through their employer plans. All this is because the Affordable Care Act created competition where there was none. Now insurance companies must compete, but they will still get new tax credits.
1. The product is good.
2. Health insurance is good and it saves money.
6. Women can secure insurance for maternity and preventive care.
Informing that the website is not the only way to purchase insurance, he also mentioned other avenues off-line where persons could download an application, fill it in and mail it. There are also call centers where real people, Navigators, will answer all questions at 1-800-318-2596, within a time frame of 25-minutes for an individual and 45-minutes for a family. Individual states are also conducting their own programs to assist the application process.
In response, this Congressman, supposedly a paragon of liberal Republican virtues, studied long and hard and could not think of one single good thing Mr. Obama has done to benefit the American people. Not the Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay for women, law; Rescue of the Auto Industry which their workers acknowledged; bail out of Wall Street and aiding the Banking Industry's significant rebound from the 2008 mess; instituting new financial and economic policies; put in place efforts to reduce pollution and reliance on foreign oil sources; Credit Card and Student Loan reforms; Aid to States to retain teachers, firemen and police officers; Negotiating and ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; getting Osama bin-Laden and decimating Al Qaeda's top leadership; efforts to compensate black farmers; enabling mothers to return to college, and much more. Either Mr. Paul was getting forgetful or he was parroting the negative mantra that not only earned Republicans the "Party of No" label, but in their subsequent post-shutdown slide today is voted unfavorably by two-thirds of the American people. Now, we see Mr. Cruz following in these same footsteps.
He has divided his party and had them "Shooting at each other." Representative Peter King (R - New York) thinks him "a fraud" and wants to "neutralize him." His fool's errand of leading the charge to shutdown the government and inconveniencing untold numbers of the American people, soiling America's image abroad with his brinksmanship; and even unintentionally enabling China to voice concerns about American global leadership, has earned Mr. Cruz great enmity by many Americans.
Thus, in evaluating Crux, Obama and Affordable Care Act, the first is bad for America; the second is good; and the third is even better.


Jan. 7, 2015—On Jan. 14, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will hold an open board meeting from 8–10 a.m. at the Hilton in Palm Springs, Calif.
The meeting is open to anyone wishing to learn more about the current state of the association's activities and pressing industry topics, according to an SCRS release. Attendees are not required to be a member of SCRS to participate, and pre-registration is not required.
The meeting will include updates and presentations from SCRS staff and committees outlining current and future work initiatives each group has undertaken on behalf of the membership.
The SCRS Education Committee will present two special presentations for audience members. The first presented by Committee Chair Kye Yeung and Toby Chess will focus on new and innovative tools that can positively impact collision repair businesses. This will be a follow-up to the January 2014 presentation on "Cool Tools for Today's Vehicles."
In addition, the second presentation will be led by Gerry Cecil, VP of sales and marketing for Arrowhead Specialty Markets, Arrowhead General Insurance Agency. Cecil will provide a brief overview of pertinent considerations for management of risk and the annual task of insurance renewals.


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History of Chicago
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Dig into Chicago's past with these in-depth stories of the Windy City.
Fine Arts Building: a Vertical Arts Colony and Madhouse of Creativity
Learn the story behind Chicago's vibrant crucible of artists, dreamers, and doers.
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Grant Park: the Making of Chicago's Front Yard
Find out why it took over a century and several lawsuits to create this Chicago centerpiece.
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LondonHouse Chicago: It Starts Here
Experience luxury and history in this 1923 landmark building.
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Hotel Julian Chicago: From Demolition-danger to Luxurious Lodgings
How an abandoned building designed by one of Chicago's preeminent architects found new life.
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Fortitude and Grit: the Story of Chicago's Oldest House
The Clarke House Museum tells a remarkable story.
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Explore Chicago's Past at Chicago History Museum
The Chicago History Museum showcases the city's complicated history and is itself a piece of history. Chicago has a lively past, with tragedy, innovation, and a cast of characters that could fill (and have) several novels. The museum began when Chicago didn't have much history itself. It was founded in 1856 as the Chicago Historical …
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The Curses and Legends of Billy Goat Tavern
Few restaurants or bars are as famous, or as infamous, as Chicago's Billy Goat Tavern. It's a tourist destination and a haven for local reporters.
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The Chicago Theatre: Chicago's Comeback Kid
If there's one theater that says Chicago, it is, quite literally, The Chicago Theatre.
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Exploring the Past on the Magnificent Mile
Take a step back to yesteryear with these pieces of Chicago's history.
Start where it all began at Pioneer Court.
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Chicago Cultural Center: The People's Palace
The Chicago Cultural Center is a downtown landmark and one of Chicago's brightest gems. Known as The People's Palace, it was the nation's first free municipal cultural venue, and today its programming in the arts makes it one of the most popular attractions in the city. A Brief History of the Chicago Cultural Center The building was …
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Buckingham Fountain: A Sister's Love & A City's Front Door
Buckingham Fountain, the centerpiece of Grant Park, is one of the most spectacular landmarks in Chicago and one of the largest fountains in the world.
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Chicago's history is full of colorful characters.
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Tragically, one in five kids live in a household that struggles to put food on the table. In Pierce County alone, there were more than 113,000 visits a month to food programs—33% of those being children under the age of 18. It's no surprise that chronic hunger and malnutrition can affect a child's health, their ability to learn in school, and future economic prosperity.
Our Union Gap branch celebrating the food drive.
As our way of helping to end childhood hunger, we teamed up with Northwest Harvest, Emergency Food Network, and the Oregon Food Bank to host a month-long food drive during August. Each of our branches had collection bins for kid-friendly non-perishable food items or people could make cash donations.
In total, we collected 51,176 meals! We are overjoyed with the amount of support from our customers, employees, and communities as we all came together to ensure our children get fed.


"Our students often don't have an elder to talk to. They left them behind in another country."
I was heading to the first volunteer session for one of my favorite writing programs expecting a few fun hours spent with students. Our task was to prepare them for interviews with elders from their families and later support them in writing stories about what they heard.
I figured that this assignment would be easy for me. I prepared a thousand interviews in my reporter life. At least! So I could not wait to meet the students and hear the stories they were about to collect.
This year has been full of new adventures for me, so many and so exciting adventures that I sometimes forgot to update this blog and write about them.
But I absolutely do not want to end this year without mentioning one of my favorite experiences of 2017: volunteering for the non-profit 826LA, which supports students finding their voices, telling stories in their own words and finding the confidence within themsleves to create the stories of their life.
"When The Moon Is Up" is one of the books they created during the year. I was lucky enough to support a few students at Alan LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy for this project and am happy to share some of their experiences here.
Thank you Myke Dodge Weiskopf for the mix!
Happy New Year! Go and tell your stories!
In my early years as reporter I loved one assignement most: taking an Ü-Wagen (a mobile studio) on the road and talking with people wherever I met them, from kids at a newly open ice rink to dancing Techno-Music fans at the Berlin Love Parade. I have been dreaming of getting my own mobile studio ever since.
Now I have come one step closer to making this dream a reality: at the last Mar Vista ArtWalk I set up my first 'Story Shack' in the middle of all the wonderful happenings of artists painting, bands playing, DJs spinning tunes, businesses offering special deals and the community enjoying a night out to meet their neighbors.
Lilly's First Day In Mar Vista - Perfect!


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Claudia Valentina Trio
Freddy Castiblanco
Claudia Valentina Trio is a musical project of soulful Latin folklore that includes classic rancheras and boleros, with rooted, original arrangements and new interpretations of songs by the likes of José Alfredo Jimenez, Pablo Milanés and Juan Gabriel. Bahião, cumbia and son jarocho are just a few of the rhythms explored on this emotional journey to other places and times of Latin America, and more importantly, to other places and times of life, as it happens.
As a musician and dancer, Claudia Valentina has recorded and toured the US and Mexico, singing in Spanish, playing the jarana (a string instrument from Veracruz) and doing traditional percussive dance on a tarima (wooden box) with the Afromexican NY-based Jarana Beat, winners of the 2015 Mexican Music Award for Best Contemporary Folk Band.
Collaborations have included Claudia on guitar, vocals and dance with the likes of Grammy Award winning group Dan Zanes And Friends, children's educational groups Bilingual Birdies and Mexico Beyond Mariachi and the all female band Mariachi Flor de Toloache.
Performing:
Claudia Valentina / Voice; Jarana and Percussive dance
Eric Kurimski / Guitar
Felipe Fournier / Percussion
Claudia Valentina Trio at Terraza 7 on Monday March 6th, 2017 at 8:00 pm.
$10 cover charge for mezzanine. FREE admission for CHILDREN 12 and under.
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Stately Georgian Colonial rests nicely in Buttonwood Harbour, a hidden gem gated com. offering river frontage across from Edison & Ford's historic winter estates, tennis, basketball, boat Ramp, fishing pier, lakeside nature walk, & unrestrictive boat dockage along a direct acc. canal only min. to open waters (dk #25). Ideally located for families yearning serene beauty & healthy lifestyle. Yet, also swift access to downtown Ft. Myers River District's fun venues, prof.offices & hospitals. This Aubuchon built custom sits on a 3/4 ac. corner site w/ a long lake view S. & sunrise river views E. It's 5,481 sq.ft. of LA truly entertains, designed purposely to enjoy family & friends, inviting study, conversation, & big fun. Impressing w/ grand entry staircase, formal dining & 2-story living rm, 3 frpl's, chef's kit, wine cellar,& a library. Surprisingly, all rms reveal a variety of knockout views. While team enthusiasts love the media/game rm upstairs, fun continues pool side. Summer kit, htd pool & spa are shared w/ a private guest house w/ steam shwr in bath, bedrm,& sep. office & gym. Lastly, those who find golf the best way to begin or end the day, El Rio GC is just outside the gates.
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