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The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 73

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The Miami Heraldi
Location:
Miami, Florida
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73
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City to create time capsule The history buff not only mirrored his crypt to the interior of Egyptian tombs but also got his opening date from the creators Thornwell used what is believed to be the year when Egyptians established their calendar 4241 BC and calculated that 6177 years had passed between then and 1936 when he started his project He added these years to 1936 and got 8113 so the creation would be at the center of a timeline By the time residents open their capsule in 2063 the Crypt of Civilization will still have 6050 years to go you see in the Crypt said Hudson about the device that shows the picture of an object with its name at the same time a voice pronounces it And also Budweiser beer the one thing Thornwell thought be said Hudson laughing would still be drinking beer in the And if Thornwell thought that people of the future might still be drinking beer but be strangers to Donald Duck because of the scheduled opening: May 28 8113 6310 years from now be tempted like they were by Egyptian tombs And the man who put the Crypt together Dr Thornwell Jacobs then-president of Oglethorpe University tried to think of everything There are phonographs to listen to records two microfilm readers a small windmill to generate electricity and if by the time the Crypt is opened English spoken anymore a language integrator the very first thing that of microfilmed material covering history discoveries inventions and general knowledge of the last 6000 years I Two mannequins in glass cases male and female China dishes and silver plates I A Donald Duck Two Dumont television receivers I An Emerson radio Hudson said the inscription on the door states that no gold or precious jewels inside so vandals 3 SUNDAY JUNE 22 2003 Th Herald wwwheraldconf POOLING THEIR RESOURCE I TIME CAPSULE FROM 4 capsule that used to be an indoor swimming pool called the Crypt of Civilization Hudson said the Crypt looks like an Egyptian tomb and no other capsules can compare to it the Rolls Royce of time Hudson said The Crypt sealed on May 28 1940 is filled with thousands of things including: More than 640000 pages Eight bond ATHLETES FROM 4 Vazquez During the actual race in Hawaii the athletes said they relied heavily on moral support from their families who traveled out to cheer for them of the happiest moments of the race for me was seeing my said Arguelles rented a convertible and I was running with Jalaine and my wife and kids came riding by and gave me high fives and were cheering for me That gave me a boost of A few of the competitors saw each other during the race "As I was coming in off the bike I saw Frank ready almost to get to the halfway said Viadero 48 said and I was like Everyone we saw we were like 'Go go It was so Two of the eight Arguelles and Jalaine Sanchez actually took it one step further and stayed side-by-side during the run motivating each other to in contest keep pushing got off the bike before I did I hooked up with her around mile 3 and I ran all the way to mile 12 with her We just supported each other that whole said Arguelles who finished 1 minute and 12 seconds ahead of Sanchez "They encouraged each other tremendously during the said husband Frank said if we are going to break 6 Vi hours we are going to have work hard together to do Each said they took away something different from the experience but most agreed the race taught them that with determination anything is possible "This was honestly the toughest race I had done I have my nutrition right so I had abdominal said Somberg who along with training partner Stubig used this race as a warm-up for a full Ironman in July "But if I set my mind to something I can do it It's all about what you want" up for vote Doral charter DORAL FROM 2 election paperwork is completed But who would those candidates be? That is what voters in Doral have been wondering the past few weeks Speculation on possible candidacies has drowned out any discussion of whether or not the proposed charter will pass since many take that for granted Juan Carlos Berraiidez president of the community group One Doral insisted in a phone interview that election "is not just a and that it is important for voters to turn out in force Still Bermudez acknowledged that he too has pondered the other election that may take place less than a month later "If vote is successful strongly considering running for he said i i i i Girl Scout leader Barbara Wach gets a wet show of appreciation This is her eighth year as the leader of Troop 278 and she hopes to help the girls go for the Gold the highest award in Girl Scouting From left are Daisy Peacon Haley Ferguson Sarah Wach Sonia Dyrdal Michael Lonch and Brenda Sczechowicz 1 i 1 1 i 1 i 4 i i i 1 4 A 1 1 111 I I I I 4 I 1.

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