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We know that you care about how your personally identifiable information is collected, used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. This privacy policy ("Policy") explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by Project Travel, LLC DBA Via TRM ("Via TRM", "we", or "us"). This Policy applies to users of Via TRM's online services (the "Services"), which, among other things, enable students and interested travellers to connect and interact with their educational organization or institution's travel programme department(s), offices and providers ("Organization"). This Policy does not apply to websites, applications, or services that do not display or link to this statement or that display or link to different privacy statements.
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We collect personal information you provide to us:
- We collect identifying information, such as your name, email address, phone number, and password when you create an account to log in to our network ("Account").
- When you create an Account, we may also collect your answers, comments and other information you provide to assist with your Via TRM experience.
- If you provide us feedback or contact us via email, we will collect your name and email address, as well as any other content included in the email, in order to send you a reply.
- When you participate in one of our surveys, we may collect additional profile information.
- We also collect other types of personal information that you provide to us voluntarily, such as any information you provide to us if you contact us regarding support for our Services.
- If you participate in a sweepstakes, contest, or giveaway on our Services, we may ask you for your email address, physical address, and home or mobile telephone number (to notify you if you win or not). We may also ask for the first and last names, and sometimes post office addresses, to verify your identity. In some situations we may need additional information as part of the entry process, such as a prize selection choice. These sweepstakes and contests are voluntary. We recommend that you read the rules for each sweepstakes and contest that you enter.
- We also collect personal information at such other points on our Services that state that personal information is being collected.
- We may receive personal information about Subscribers from Organizations that provide our Services by way of a co-branded or private-labeled website. We may add the information provided by these Organizations to the information we have already collected from Subscribers via our Services in order to improve the Services we provide.
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When you visit our Services, some information is automatically collected:
- Log Files. As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the Services, track users' movements around the Services, gather demographic information about our user base as a whole, and better tailor our Services to our users' needs. Except as noted in this Policy, we do not link this automatically- collected data to personal information.
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We use personal information collected through our Services for purposes described in this Policy or disclosed to you on our Services or in connection with our services. For example, we may use your information to:
- operate and improve our Services and products;
- understand you and your preferences to enhance your experience and enjoyment using our Services, products, and services;
- process and deliver contest entries and rewards;
- respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service;
- provide and deliver products and services you request;
- to send you related information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
- communicate with you about new contests, promotions, rewards, upcoming events, and other news about products and services offered by Via TRM and our selected partners;
- link or combine it with other personal information we get from third parties, to help understand your needs and provide you with better service.
We may create anonymized data (data that is not associated with or linked to your personally identifiable information) records from personal information by excluding information (such as your name, email address, personal identification numbers) that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We use this anonymized data to analyze request and usage patterns so that we may enhance the content of our products and services and improve Services navigation. We reserve the right to use anonymized data for any purpose and to disclose anonymized data to third parties in our sole discretion.
Sharing of Personal Information
We disclose your personal information as described below and as described elsewhere in this Policy:
with your consent, such as those third party educational travel programmes designated by you; with third party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who work for us and need access to your information to do that work. These third party providers are required not to use your personal information other than to provide the services requested by Via TRM; to (i) comply with laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process (ii) to protect the rights and property of Via TRM and our agents, customers, members, and others including to enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of use, or (iii) in an emergency to protect the personal safety of Via TRM, its customers, or any person; and in connection with or during negotiation of any merger, financing, acquisition, or dissolution, transaction, or proceeding involving sale, transfer, divestiture, or disclosure of all or a portion of our business or assets to another company. In the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, personal information may also be transferred as a business asset. If another company acquires our company, business, or assets, that company will possess the personal information collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your personal information as described in this Policy.
A Note to Users Outside of the United States
If you are a non-U.S. user of the Services, by visiting the Services and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that your personal information may be processed for the purposes identified in the Policy. In addition, your personal information may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of personal information may be less stringent than the laws in your country. By providing your data, you consent to such transfer.
Security of Your Personal Information
Via TRM is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of industry-standard security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We also require you to enter a password (which we will store in an encrypted format via industry standard technologies) to access your Account information. Please do not disclose your Account password to unauthorized people. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while Via TRM uses reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, Via TRM cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your accounts or our ongoing business relations. You may also send requests about your contact preferences and changes to your information including requests to opt-out of sharing your personal information with third parties by Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. All users may review, update, correct, or delete the personal information in their Account by clicking on the "Profile" button and following the directions therein or by contacting us at the email listed below. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request. We may retain an archived copy of your records as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
Changes to This Policy
This Policy is subject to occasional revision, and if we make any material changes in the way we use your personal information, we will notify you by sending you an email to the last email address you provided to us and/or by posting notice of the changes on our Services. Any changes to this Policy will be effective upon the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an email notice to you or thirty (30) calendar days following our posting of notice of the changes on our Services. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of our Services. Please note that at all times you are responsible for updating your personal information to provide us with your most current email address. In the event that the last email address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the email containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. Continued use of our Services or service following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.


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In February, Explore Learning came 2nd place at The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for 2018 Awards, following a winning streak where they have been featured on the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since 2013. They have also been named in Glassdoor's list of the Best Places to Work in 2018.
Beginning your career journey with Explore as an Assistant Director is your first step on an incredible pathway, there are unlimited ways that you will be able to gain new skills, master expertise and shape the future of the company with your insight and drive.
Becoming an Assistant Director with us will see you taking the reins of a challenging position that requires oodles of gumption, determination and flexibility.
You might step into one of our well-established centres and make your own mark continuing to build upon the excellent reputation that the centre will already have in the local community, or you could join a management team launching a new centre in a new location so you'd be building the centres presence and position within the local community right from the very start. Variety is what people always say attracts them to the Assistant Director position, it's also what makes it tricky to tell you everything about! Broadly speaking there are 4 key areas that you'll be sinking your teeth into, although you can expect to find yourself doing absolutely all sorts of things!
- Sales and Marketing – You'll be raising awareness of your centre whenever and wherever you come into contact with the local community.
- Management & Business – You're a capable individual so right from the start of your career you'll be given responsibility for the business and for a team of part time staff.
- Teaching – Everything that we do as a company, every decision we make and everything that we try to achieve is ultimately for the good of our members and to always make sure that we're delivering an incredible standard of service and quality teaching to them.
- Customer Service – Our whole company is dedicated to providing the absolute best service and highest standards that we can to the families that use us.
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Junior: Duke's third runner and 26th overall at the 2008 ACC Cross Country Championships, running the 6,000m in 21:37.6 … Duke's fourth runner and 31st overall of 222 runners at the Roy Griak Invitational, clocking 22:14.2 … competed unattached during outdoor track, lowering her personal best in the 1,500m to 4:20.61 at the UNC Invite … redshirted the track seasons.
Sophomore: Earned All-ACC honors with 12th-place finish at ACC Cross Country Championships ... earned second All-Southeast Region honors with 16th place finish at NCAA Southeast Regional Championships ... finished 67th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships ... placed fifth at the Murray Keatinge Cross Country Invitational ... redshirted in track.
Freshman: Finished 18th at the Southeast Regional Cross Country Championship and was a scorer at the NCAA National meet … won the 1,000m at the Virginia Tech Opener … lead leg on the indoor 2007 DMR team that set the No. 2 all-time Duke record, won the ACC championship title and competed in the indoor NCAA national meet … won the UNC Invite at 1,500m … earned All-ACC honors with third-place finish in the 1,500m at the outdoor ACC meet while setting a personal best and qualifying for the NCAA Regionals with a time of 4:25.78 … ran on the school record-setting 4x800m at the Penn Relays with a 2:07.8 split … led off the 4x1,500m relay with a 4:23 split at the Penn Relays that was good for the second-fastest mark in Duke history … led off the DMR at the Penn Relays that set the third-best school mark … named most valuable freshman for cross country, indoors and outdoors.
PB Indoors:
800m 2:10.46
1,000m 2:53.61
Mile 5:01.63
3,000m 10:00
PB Outdoors:
800m 2:08.50
1,500m 4:20.61
3,000m 9:48
All-Southeast XC 2006, 2007
All-East Outdoors 2007
ACC Champion Indoors 2007
All-ACC Indoors 2007
All-ACC Outdoors 2007
All-ACC XC 2007
Prep: Canadian Junior national champion in 2004 for the 800m and in 2005 for XC ... finished 45th in 2006 World XC Championships ... placed fifth in the 800m at 2005 Pan-American Junior Championships ... 2006 provincial champion and 1,500m champion at the NACAC XC Championships ... also won in cross country in 2005 and in the 800m in 2004 ... Brampton Amateur Athlete of the Year in 2004 ... four-time high school athlete of the year.


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We Want Latin Music Fully Recognized At The Grammys
Insiders at the Recording Academy quietly eliminated 31 categories of awards from the Grammys this year, at least 15 of them which are received predominantly by people of color.
Awards for Latin Jazz, Regional Mexican, Banda, Tejano, and Norteño music, all central to Latino culture, were eliminated or consolidated. Awards for Native American, Hawaiian, and Cajun music were eliminated too.
Musicians like Carlos Santana, Ruben Blades, and Bobby Sanabria have all come out under the umbrella of grammywatch.org against these changes, some even calling them racist. As tens of millions prepare to watch the Grammys, let's show the Recording Academy just how many fans the music they refuse to recognize has. Sign this petition so that we can get these categories reinstated by next year.


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The IRS has announced it will postpone the start date of Obamacare's "employer mandate" from 2014 to 2015. Most of the reaction has focused on how this move is an implicit acknowledgement that Obamacare is harmful, cannot work, and will prove a liability for Democrats going into the November 2014 elections. The Washington Post called the decision a "fresh setback" and a "significant interruption" to the law's implementation. John McDonough, a prominent supporter of the law, observes, "You've given the employer community a sense of confidence that maybe they can kill this. If I were an employer, I would smell blood in the water." When a die-hard Obamacare supporter like Ezra Klein says the employer mandate should be repealed, clearly things are not going well.
While all of this is true, it misses the two most significant implications of this momentous development:
First, the IRS's unilateral decision to delay the employer mandate is the latest indication that we do not live under a Rule of Law, but under a Rule of Rulers who write and rewrite laws at whim, without legitimate authority, and otherwise compel behavior to suit their ends. Congress gave neither the IRS nor the president any authority to delay the imposition of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's employer mandate. In the section of the law creating that mandate, Congress included several provisions indicating the mandate will take effect in 2014. In case those provisions were not clear enough, Section 4980H further clarifies:
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
It is hard to see how the will of the people's elected representatives – including President Obama, who signed that effective date into law – could have been expressed more clearly, or how it could be clearer that the IRS has no legitimate power to delay the mandate. Again, Ezra Klein: "This is a regulatory end-run of the legislative process. The law says the mandate goes into effect in 2014, but the administration has decided to give it until 2015 by simply refusing to enforce the penalties."


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Founded in 1877, The Anderson News has a long history of journalism excellence.
The newspaper, located at 504 West Broadway, Suite D in Lawrenceburg, Ky., has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism and advertising from the Kentucky Press Association, including being named the state's best newspaper in its class dozens of times.
It is clearly the place people turn to find out what's going on in Lawrenceburg and Anderson County and where local and nearby businesses turn to deliver their advertising messages.
The paper has grown over the years from a privately owned product that was printed on-site in Lawrenceburg to one that is owned by Landmark Community Newspapers, headquartered in nearby Shelbyville.
As demand for new media grows, so does the importance of the newspaper's website www.theandersonnews.com. Updated frequently with breaking news items, the website offers readers instant access to news from and about Lawrenceburg and offers a host of interactive features such as opinion polls, a community-based calendar and a message board.
The website is the most frequently visited locally hosted website in Anderson County, sporting tens of thousands of page views each month.
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Midwest Organization of Libraries for Latin American Studies
About MOLLAS
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|News: Indiana University Bloomington Libraries now hosting an updated and enhanced Researching Brazil, a site created by Luis A González.
Mission: The Midwest Organization of Libraries for Latin American Studies (MOLLAS) consists of libraries with Latin American Studies Collections from the Midwest region of the United States. This organization promotes and develops member Latin American Studies resources through cooperative and collaborative projects in the areas of collection development, preservation and access.
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UBS lowers interest rates
UBS is lowering interest rates on savings accounts, savings accounts for young people, personal accounts for adults, senior citizens (60plus), young people (UBS Generation) and students (UBS Campus) and the Fiscainvest retirement savings account. The changes will come into effect on 1 April 2003.
Interest rates on current accounts for private clients as well as business and corporate clients in Swiss francs will be lowered with effect from 20 March 2003.
UBS is lowering the interest rates it pays on deposits in response to a further fall in domestic long and short-term rates. The trend towards lower interest rates continues at a steady pace, reflecting the weakness of the economy, expectations that any recovery in growth will be only gradual, and the limited risk of inflation in Switzerland and Europe.
The following interest rates will apply with effect from 1 April 2003:
The following interest rates will apply with effect from 20 March 2003:
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The Valentino subforum is full of reveal and sale threads, but one of my personal favorites is the Your Valentino in Action thread. Not only do our PurseForum members share their covetable Valentino handbags in action, but you'll also find a plethora of Rockstud flats, pumps and sandals to swoon over. Valentino's Rockstud bags and shoes have become a brand signature and, arguably, a classic. Consumers have been loyal to the Rockstud for years, and just a quick glance in the Valentino subforum proves it.
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It seems almost unfair to call Alessandro Michele's work at Gucci just fashion collections. In his relatively short stint at the brand, Michele has created an entire aesthetic universe that somehow feels both brand new and like it's how Gucci has looked forever, and for Cruise 2017, that world has expanded once again.
The show, which took place at London's Westminster Abbey late last week, included 96 full looks and covered both the women's and men's collections, although the show's emphasis was on womenswear. Most of the models also carried bags, which are the brand's consumer bread and butter, and fans of the brand's existing lines will likely flock to the new pieces as well.
Most notably, Michele expanded his use of the brand's iconic curved bamboo handles for Cruise, which helps tie Gucci's future to its storied past. There were also new top handle shapes in multicolor snakeskin, as well as new embroidery motifs, most notable on oversized hobos. Check out the runway collection below.
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Sometimes, the designer bag that everyone seems to have just makes you yawn. We get it because we're fashion girls, too — designer logos and recognizable color schemes aren't so important to you. Instead, you prefer a purse with personality, one that will score you style points and earn you insider credit.
That's why we rounded up all the It bags that are bold enough to make you fall in love. You've seen these on the street at Fashion Week and on the feeds of your favorite style bloggers. These 18 designs are worthy of your holiday wish list, and it's never too early to start taking notes. Read on to meet your match!
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When you think of fashion brands making waves at the moment, Gucci immediately comes to mind, and not just for me. Creative director Alessandro Michele managed to build excitement quickly for his new interpretations of Gucci's many traditions and icons, and only a handful of seasons after his appointment, Michele's designs have become must-haves for fashion insiders.
Gucci Cruise 2016 has just hit stores, and it's easy to see why Alessandro Michele is giving everyone something to talk about. When it comes to the handbags, this is the most extensive selection from the house since Michele's appointment, offering a new take on the already much-adored Gucci Dionysus, along with an array of other bags.
We took some of our favorite Gucci Cruise 2016 bags out to photograph to give you a closer look at their beautiful details. From a floral-motif Dionysus to tiger head-adorned leather bags, this collection is my favorite thus far.
I was immediately drawn to the Gucci Dionysus Blooms Print Bags, as I had already played with the Dionysus bags up close and loved them. For those who were looking for an all-leather version of the Dionysus, this is your option. Made in Gucci Blooms printed leather, this shoulder bag has a textured tiger head spur closure and is available in both green and red in two different sizes. The chain strap can be worn multiple ways, so you can carry this bag as a shoulder bag or top handle.
While I love all of the bags we photographed, the Gucci Animalier Shoulder Bag might be my favorite of the bunch. Between the compact size and the cool tiger-head metal detail, this design is a winner. There is a very laid-back feel to the bag, with its double-knotted straps that go over your shoulder easily with a 10.5" drop.
The interior of the bag features a Herbarium print linen lining and is split into three areas, with a zipper compartment as the center divider. Everyone knows I love interior compartments and separations (my Gucci Bamboo Shopper is one of my favorite bags for this reason), so it's easy to see why this bag is so great. There are several colorways, but I love the brown and emerald green/pink options.
Another take on the tiger metal detail is the Gucci GG Marmont Shoulder Bag. This bag has a very easy-to-wear feel and easily played into the 70s vibe of Michele's collection. I'm always looking for a bag that not only looks good, but also is easy to wear, and the Marmont Shoulder Bag provides just that. While sturdy, the leather is also soft, moldable and lightweight.
Before Michele was Gucci's creative director, he was the head of accessories, and his attention to detail when it comes to bags is evident when you open the Marmont. Two main areas sit alongside pouch and zipper pockets, which make the interior just as beautiful as the exterior. Gucci offers this bag in black, brown and red.
As each of Michele's new collections debuts, his understanding of the brand's heritage melds with his fresh take on Gucci signatures. You can shop all Gucci items via the brand's newly designed website online.
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Deciding the best car of 2008 was WAY easier than culling through the garbage and choosing which is the worst of this year's automotive offerings.
Sometimes in my travels I'll overhear a conversation where someone says, "You know, you really can't buy a bad new car these days."
Oh, for god sakes yes you can! I can't help but voice my opinion when I hear those words, and if you're ever on the receiving end of one of those tirades, I'm sorry. But hopefully I'll stop you from plunking down a pile of cash for a car that would give you nothing in return but a great story about the terrible car you once owned.
Do I start domestic and chastise the Dodge Nitro, Jeep Liberty or Chevy Trailblazer? All three have sub-par fit and finish, poor rides and fuel economies that rival the space shuttle's.
Or maybe I'll jump over to Japan and degrade the Toyota FJ Cruiser or Mazda Tribute. Seriously Toyota, you expect us to buy a small SUV that struggles to get 15 mpg and then fill it up with premium? Umm… no. And Mazda, while we do like the CX-7 and CX-9, the Tribute is the obnoxious drunk of the trio: too loud, too thirsty and entirely unattractive. Even to other drunks.
Next I have these to consider: The Suzuki Forenza (even though its cousin, the SX4, just won my Car of the Year Award), the Jeep Patriot and the Mercury Grand Marquis. Any of these are deserving of the lowest automotive honor of the year, with either poor visibility, poor handling, rough-sounding engines or questionable reliability. Some (Jeep Patriot) suffer from all of the above.
My two finalists for the lowest honor of the year, though, are two polar opposites: the Toyota Yaris and the Hummer H3. The Yaris proves that popularity doesn't equate to quality, with poor acceleration and vague steering. The Hummer though is the epitome of all that can be wrong with a vehicle.
Because of its horrendous reliability, absurdly bad fuel economy, terrible handling and the acceleration of a grapefruit, I award the 2008 Worst Car of the Year Award to the Hummer H3.
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WBU hosts campus revival
PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University is hosting a campus and community revival Oct. 12-14, sponsored by Baptist Student Ministries. Meetings will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in Harral Auditorium on the Wayland Campus, as well as Wayland's chapel service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The public is invited to attend.
David Edwards will serve as evangelist for the revival. Based in Oklahoma City, Edwards has dedicated his life to re-introducing the truth of God's word and helping people get one step closer to Christ. Edwards has been a featured speaker at Bible study groups in Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida. Edwards travels the country full time speaking to young adults in churches, one-on-one or in packed arenas such as the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.
Edwards authored the book One Step Closer, Holy and Acceptable and is the creator of the Destinations Video Series.
The Jami Smith Band will lead the worship services. Jami Smith specializes in praise and worship, with the goal of leading people into an interactive worship service where God is the ultimate focus.


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A coastal sunrise breaks over the horizon, bathing in vivid hues a Carolina marsh looking very much like one in Brunswick County.
Other coastal scenes are captured in the acrylic paintings of Brunswick County native Norman "Marshall" Gore, a former prisoner whose work was recently chosen for display and sale at Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash.
Since his release from a halfway house in March after more than 25 years in prison, Gore, 46, is striving to launch a new career as an artist, in a new direction from his criminal past.
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RotorFest, the annual helicopter open house and air show hosted by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, Penn. drew a crowd of 3,500 rotorcraft enthusiasts each day of the weekend-long event, which was held on October 11 and 12.
Visitors of all ages could stroll through the museum where history-making helicopters, such as an AH-1 Cobra, a Bell 206B JetRanger and a Robinson R22, are kept on displayed in the indoor exhibit hall. Out back on the museum's apron — a part of Brandywine Airport (N99) — attendees could get a close-up look at the museum's V-22 Osprey, or one of more than a dozen other helicopters owned by the museum or flown in by others for the event.
Each day, visitors could climb aboard active military and civilian helicopters, including a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, an MD-902 Explorer operated by Sky Flight Care, and a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey. Operational aircraft took turns throughout the day performing flight demonstrations for the fascinated crowd or gave rides to hundreds who stood in long lines to experience the thrill of rotary-wing flight.
"Lots of people tell us they went into the helicopter field because of what they saw here," said Chuck Schalch, a member of the board of trustees and a former Army pilot. "Look at the kids! All of them are just loving this!"
Schalch said they try to hold the event around the same time each year. And while the museum has yet to set an exact date for the next RotorFest, it expects to have it toward the middle of October in 2009.


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When you've got kids, New Year's is about more than being with the one you love. It's about being with the family you love, even if it's just for a noonday celebration so the kids won't lose any sleep. We found five fabulous ways for you to spend this special day together. Most of the options will tucker the kids out so you can go out with that special someone (provided you've booked the baby sitter). After some of these outings, though, you may prefer to TiVo the ball drop and go to bed early, too.
1) LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTER - It turns out you can build anything out of those cute little plastic bricks — even a fun Noon Year's Eve celebration. The party starts at noon, so kids won't miss their bedtimes as they count down to the new year and enjoy a balloon drop followed by juice and cookies.
Dec. 31 at noon. Price includes full-day admission from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine. $19, $15 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and younger. 469-444-3050. legolanddiscoverycenter.com.
2) THIS SIDE UP FAMILY FUN CENTER - Last year's "Turn Back Time — the Ball Drops at 9" was such a success that This Side Up has brought it back to the even bigger venue of Fairview Farms in Plano. The kids will get the feeling of staying up until midnight without the exhaustion of being up so late at this New Year's Eve party. Families will be feted with dinner, a free professional family portrait and raffle prizes. Chip Waggoner of Fox 4 News will lead a countdown to 2013, and magician and illusionist Keith Coast will entertain.
Dec. 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. 3312 N. Central Expressway, Plano. $15, $10 for kids 12 and younger, free for lap children 2 and younger. R.S.V.P.s recommended for good seating; 214-681-8542. thissideupfamily.org.
3) ADVENTURE LANDING - You may not see a ball drop from above, but you should see a lot of balls drop into holes during Adventure Landing's New Year's Eve celebration special when the kids go to town on unlimited miniature golf, laser tag and Go-Karts.
Dec. 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 17717 Coit Road, Dallas. $20, junior Go-Karts for those 36 inches to less than 56 inches, regular Go-Karts for 56 inches and taller, no Go-Karts for those less than 36 inches. 972-248-4653. adventurelanding.com.
4) ALLEY CATS FAMILY FUN CENTER - Families can get the ball rolling with glow bowling, music and videos, rock climbing, laser tag, billiards, unlimited video games (that don't give out prize tickets), a pizza and fajita buffet and soft drinks, plus party favors, hats, noisemakers and drawings for prizes.
Dec. 31 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. 2008 W. Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington. $37.50, $32.50 for 12 and younger; $5 discount if purchased by Dec. 28. Additional costs for tickets, photo booth and prizes. All activities are subject to availability and time limits. 817-784-2695. alleycatsbowl.com.
5) SCI-TECH DISCOVERY CENTER - How cool is it that this science center ends its celebration with a Neutron Ball Drop? This celebration offers games, crafts, activities, snacks and refreshments, including a toast with sparkling cider. All that and you get to tour the "Animal Grossology" exhibit, where you see an animatronic cow that burps and passes gas (as part of teaching the bovine digestive system); the exhibit also teaches you that flies pee every 4.5 minutes, and it gives you an opportunity to match poops to their originating animals.
Dec. 31 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. 8004 Dallas Parkway, Frisco. $15. 972-546-3050. mindstretchingfun.org.
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Yesterday I blogged about changing a Primary Key (PK) during the design phase, and before you have data in the database. Even then, it's not trivial to change the data type or column(s) that make(s) up the PK. When you have data in that Primary Key and/or you have Foreign Keys (FK) that point to a PK field, this becomes a much more involved process.
First, you MUST take a complete backup of the system, and you MUST do this work on a development system. You're going to be manipulating base data, and in the worst kind of way. Why do I say that?
There are three kinds of data problems. One is physical data corruption, and once you restore it (I don't trust repair with data loss) then you know where the "good" data stops and starts. You know that the FKs are pointing to the right PKs, and that the data is readable.
The second kind of data problem is "incorrect" entry, meaning that you put in "Buck Woodie" when you meant "Buck Woody". This is also often correctable, as your Declarative Referential Integrity (DRI) will still keep that record together. It's a simple matter to locate and correct.
But the third kind of data problem is the worst. In this kind, the FKs point to the wrong PK, or not at all. Or perhaps some of the FK data is missing. The reason this is the worst is that the data cannot be trusted – did Buck Woody really pay for that purchase or was that payment from a different record? If the links are incorrect, everything will look fine, but it won't be correct.
So in the situation where you want to change the PKs when you already have data, one of the steps is to re-point the FKs to the proper PKs. Get this wrong and you'll have "dirty data". The only recourse there is to restore the backup and start over.
I'm assuming that you have a REALLY GOOD reason to make this change, and that you've taken that backup and you're on a test system. As Hannibal Lector would say: "Okeedokee – here we go."
I'll describe two possible choices. In the first, understand and document the PK and FK relationships for each table. Then create queries that tie out the INSERTS for that data in the correct order, and include all fields for both tables, including the PKs in the parent table and the FKs in the child tables.
With those INSERT statements made, drop the PK and FK constraints on all of the tables using the script I mentioned yesterday. Make your change to the data type (or field) in the tables. Then edit the INSERT statements to have the new value types, ensuring that the "sets" or records are kept together by keeping the FK's pointing to the right PKs. Then re-apply the PK and FK constraints, watching for errors. With backups and scripts, you can make corrections along the way.
The second method works much as the first, with the exception of using the INSERT statements. You can use SSIS or a third-party transfer process to actually move the data and change the data type or values "in flight", although this requires more thought and planning in my experience.
In any case, you should test the results thoroughly and ensure that you're getting the data you expect. Communicate what you're doing, and be ready to fall back to your backups at the first sign of trouble.
Oh – since SQL Server 2005, you've been able to "relax" constraints to insert data. That won't help you here, since you're changing the entire key for whatever reason. That's only meant to allow you to get data in when the key doesn't change.
OK – feel free to comment on this post, since there are other ways I didn't cover. But if you're reading my material or any of the comments, make sure you test it yourself – I might have missed something, no one is perfect, your situation may vary. Once again, you can see why I value a good design and ERD so highly – that way you never have to get here to begin with!


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Cemetery Listing
Here's a listing of cemeteries in the B-N area. I've also created an interactive map (see my GenBlog post for information on creating a Google Map). If you have any information that you would like to share, please contact me.
- East Lawn Cemetery (Airport & Rt. 9, BL)
- Evergreen Cemetery (Miller, BL)
- Holy Cross Cemetery (Cottage, NL)
- Jewish Cemetery (Morris & Greenwood, BL)
- Park Hill Cemetery (Morris & Miller, BL)
- Saint Joseph's Cemetery (Oakland & Alexander, BL)
- Saint Mary's Cemetery (W. Washington, BL)
- East Twin Grove Cemetery (W. Rt. 9, BL)
- Scogin Hill Cemetery (Oakland, north of Fox Creek, BL)
- Price Cemetery (Morris, between Hamilton & Rhodes, BL)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery (N 1540E, south of Old Colonial, BL)
- Woodlawn Cemetery (Capodice, BL)


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Casinos can teach the healthcare industry a thing or two about influencing customer behavior. So says this interesting feature in California Healthline this week.
Think about it – if it's your first time, and you lose 500$ straight off the bat, you're not likely to head to the nearest ATM to withdraw more cash. The people who run casinos understand this, the article quote California Healthcare Foundation CEO Mark Smith as saying. That's why casinos have loyalty card systems in place – so they can not only know what you're doing, and to influence your behavior in a way that benefits the casino.
A casino doesn't necessarily want a first-time customer to lose money right away, he said, because that customer becomes unhappy and won't come back. "So if you're a first-time customer and you're down 150 bucks, someone in the casino will slide up to you and ask you how you're doing," Smith said. "And maybe get you a comp meal or a drink." The casino intervenes before customers reach the decision point to leave.
For the healthcare industry, the holy grail is patient data. If there is enough patient data, the innovators can come along, interpret it, and hopefully healthcare providers can nudge patient behavior enough to make a change in overall health.
The most interesting thing about the article, to me personally, was reading about how data that has been made publicly available can be used for interesting uses. The article talks how data made public by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fuels such varied things as the Weather Channel, mobile weather apps and so on.
And guess what? All that can happen to healthcare as well. Much public health information is available for access by the general public, and part of the job of HHS has been to make innovators aware that public health data is now available. The article talked about Bing using Hospital Compare data to provide users with hospital comarison statistics.
I followed some of the links on the article and finally ended up at the Health.Data.gov site, where as promised, a treasure trove of data is publicly available – just waiting for the right technogeek to come along and do something cool with it. Could that innovator be you? Go check it out!


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Since I'm board and I assume it's harcore Trekkies here, I thought I'd incite a debate...
I Personally like Picard much more tactful and less inhibited by emotion, duty always came first....(also C'mon Ptrick Stewert)...lol :)
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I wrote about this some time back, though where, I'm not 100% certain.
Kirk and Picard obviously have two very different styles, both personal and professional. I submit that Kirk's shoot-from-the-hip approach was very much a product of the time and the space that he operated in. There were 12 Constitution-class starships in the fleet back then and presumably they were the best Starfleet could field at that time. We all remember Scotty, the "miracle worker," who used his considerable engineering acumen to find a solution where none had existed, frequently turning the ship's wiring inside-out in the process. His actions were very often the product of the relative scarcity of those starships and the fact that backup was a luxury a starship captain rarely if ever enjoyed.
That being the case, Kirk bent the rules as he saw fit. Certainly the Prime Directive was important to him, but so was his crew and their well being. Kirk was also occasionally faced with Starfleet personnel who were nowhere near so dedicated to Starfleet regulations as he was, such as Captain Tracy of "The Omega Glory" or John Gill of "Patterns of Force." Faced with those situations, he did what he always did: improvise. Let us note as well that he wasn't always successful, either, as evinced by "A Private Little War."
If Picard can be more diplomat than pugilist, it's because he sits on the shoulders not just of James T. Kirk, but of a Starfleet that is orders of magnitude larger than what little Kirk had behind him. The Galaxy-class Enterprise-D dwarfs the original in virtually every category. Though Picard's Enterprise retains the old designation NCC-1701D, many of its fellows run to FIVE digits in their call signs (suggesting CONSIDERABLE numbers!) and Starfleet in Picard's day is apparently able to build ships to any task or purpose perhaps not quite in the time it takes to talk about it. When you have that kind of weight behind you, diplomacy becomes far easier to employ, and the last resort of force may not have to come quite so readily to hand.
Kirk was the marshal of a considerable territory which too well resembled the Old West and was frequently hostile, and he was tasked multiple times with keeping the peace on his own, with only his crew and his savvy as resources. Picard by comparison is more the Director in Charge of a branch of the FBI, with personnel and resources at his command which Kirk could hardly dream of, let alone rely on. It's possible that, faced with the environment the other lived and worked in, both Kirk and Picard could adapt to those circumstances and very likely would function as brilliantly as they did in their own milieu.
Each were men of their time ... and personally, I think comparisons that don't take that into account are more than a little foolish.
Wow, Loren. You've said far more articulately what I would have liked to say.
Frankly, Picard behaved like a captain, a man with responsibilities. Kirk would never have been more than a lt. commander.
That is true Stephen.
No way,.. get real, Lt. commander Kirk? Poppycock! Here's the real deal. I like them both, but, when it comes right down to it, while Picard's negotiating, Kirk's already on his way to his next assignment, having let his phasers and photon torpedoes do his talking. Mr. L. Miller's statement sums this argument up pretty well, I think. Even though he makes a strong point, I'd like to suggest that taking in consideration the difference in the two time periods, Kirk would surely do well in Picard's time, whereas, Picard would fail miserably in Kirk's period. Picard probably could excel in something medial, such as, ship's housekeeping, since Kirk's ship was not self cleaning,but, he'd surely get his ass kicked as Captain. He would stand no chance, whatsoever, if faced with defending against an enemy, such as the Gorn, much less winning! Kirk always knows what he's doing, and, did a splendid job of "formally" welcoming President Lincoln aboard his Enterprise. So, he's got what it takes ! That's my take,..it ain't pretty, but it's lively. Maybe the good doctor can now stop laughing long enough to read my comment,...Hey doc, I'm disagreeing with someone !
lol well it is isn't much of a debate if we all agree HAHA @ Loren is that how they get the call signs on ships? I've loved Star Trek and navel history my entire life..never knew that..
As far as the NCC designations are concerned, all I can do is comment on what I see on the hulls of their ships. The USS Defiant carries the designation: NCC-74205 and Voyager: NCC-74656. I'm not suggesting that there are over 70,000 ships in Starfleet. It may be they have a convention of using certain leading numbers for classes of ships, where the leading numbers "742" indicate the Defiant-class and "746" is reserved for Intrepid-class ships such as Voyager. Upon further examination, though, I note that the USS Sao Paolo, which which was renamed "Defiant" after the original Defiant was destroyed, carried the designation NCC-75633, so consistency was not the chief consideration, at least not among the people doing the ship modeling! Still, it suggests a far larger fleet of available vessels than what was available 80 years previous.
Thus, I stand by my statement. Were Picard tasked with captaining the original USS Enterprise in the world of the 23rd century, certainly his skills at diplomacy would have found considerable use. The fact remains that the Alpha Quadrant in those days was far more uncontrolled and violent than when he flew with the Enterprise-D and available resources were far smaller. His style and actions would have to change accordingly.
lol love youre reply! yeah I've always assumed Starfleet was much larger than depicted (especially in TOS/earlyTNG) so perhaps the numbers were the number of ships in the Class? the 1701 designation carrying on a historical tradition. yes more than likely under budget art departments are to blamed lol..
Kirk was brash and defiant of protcol because he was confident and while the Prime Directive applyed to him by Picards time starfleet had a century and a half to learn and refine. Picard however, was forced into some very comprimising positions and still acted according to his duty as captain, even showing his (repressed) humanity. So I submit that reason as why he's my favourite captain.
(also like Janeway but for different reasons that don't pretain to this lol)
I am also a Janeway man. These captain's name take some getting used to for me. Janeway sounds natural now, but, I can't recall ever knowing of any "real life" Janeways. Same with Archer, except that Archer is a much more common name. Picard,Sisko, same thing. Now Kirk, on the other hand, fit from the get go for me, even though I never met anyone named Kirk in real life. Guess he is the all time ST icon. For me anyways ! later doc.
As a feminist I identified the most with a female captain.
Many people feel as we do,Ruth. Captain Janeway fought like a Gamecock, trigger happy as much, if not more than Kirk ever was, reinforcing my earlier, over eager statement, in which I declare Kirk a better captain than Picard,yet, I desire to be flexible enough to admire them all, absolutely including Picard. Although Voyager's adventure takes it's crew to the distant Delta Quadrant, I'll go out on a limb, and, assume that space is space, which could lead one to assume that, time is time, as well. They all made empty promises of mankind's maturing, no longer being warlike creatures, while their opponents were either constantly engaging or retreating, as well as Star Fleet. Putting that discussion aside, Captain Janeway was, in my humble opinion, the most calculating of them all!
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The new print for this season is the arrow-with-eyes, inspired by the men's Spring Summer 2016 runway show. The design gives a sense of urban style for the street-chic fashion. The bag is priced at $3180 USD or €2400 euro.
Another bag you're seeing is the latest Prada Grommets Bag, basically a bag designed with eyelets. It's a gorgeous design is take a look closer – crafted from calf leather, it comes with a removable small leather pouch in the interior. The single handle with metal chain is for the easy carrying and the logo metal letting is on the side. The bag is priced at $2190 USD or 1650 euro.
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Thousands Pack St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' Inaugural Mass
(VATICAN CITY) -- Tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter's Square on Tuesday to welcome Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, and celebrate his inaugural Mass in front of numerous heads of state from around the world.
The 76-year-old Argentine rode around the square in an open-air jeep as he waved and kissed babies along the way. He exited the jeep at one point to bless a man who was in a wheelchair.
Speaking at his inaugural Mass, Pope Francis reflected on Joseph, whom Catholics consider a saint, and his responsibilities in protecting Jesus and Mary, and said such responsibility extends to the pope himself.
"He is in touch with his surroundings," Francis said. "He can make truly wise decisions. In him, dear friends, we learn how to respond to God's call. Gladly and willingly."
"In his heart you see great tenderness. Which is not the virtue of the weak, but rather a sign of strength, of spirit and a capacity of concern for compassion, for genuine openess to others. For love, the capacity to love," the pope said.
Francis, dressed simply in the papal white cassock, arrived in St. Peter's Square earlier than expected. Upwards of 200,000 people jammed into the square, according to Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Holy See press office.
People began flooding into St. Peter's square at 6:30 a.m. local time, more than two hours before Pope Francis was schedule to arrive.
During the ceremony, Francis received the Ring of the Fisherman and the pallium, a special circular strip of cloth. Later, six cardinals approached the pope as an act of obedience to the new pontiff.
In past inaugural Masses, every cardinal in attendance professed his obedience, but Francis shortened that part of the ceremony.
Numerous heads of state from around the world were in attendance. Delegations from 132 countries were in Rome for the event, according to the Vatican.
The largest delegation, consisting of 19 people, comes from the pope's homeland of Argentina. The pope's fellow Argentine, President Cristina Kirchner, was in attendance. They have clashed in the past on social issues, but held a lunchtime meeting on Monday.
Vice President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, represented the United States at the event. He flew into town Sunday evening.
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The addition of sleepers to a vege patch can mean the difference between chaos and harmony, writes Justin Newcombe.
Working around a large garden that has evolved pretty much from a little patch for growing salad greens into something which now takes up half the back garden can prove pretty difficult. That's because no real planning has gone into it. When the garden is full of life in late spring, summer and early autumn, all that life hides a multitude of sins, but come winter and it is a very different story.
As well as being aesthetically challenged, my vege garden has become a practical liability too. Getting from A to B has become more like fording a high running creek. Pouncing in and out for a few chives for my club sandwich and getting the wheelbarrow around is like doing hard labour. It's high time for some verdant law and order. I've always been an advocate of creating structure in a vege garden, especially during winter. I realised that I'd had lots of ideas but I'd never actually sat down and made any decisions. I needed to create a garden that had structure. If something goes pear-shaped I'd want to be able to whack some cardboard and pea straw over the top and forget about it. Secondly I wanted to improve the access. The garden was full of rocks and rubble, ponga logs and off-cuts of one sort or another. All very fine in summer but in winter all this stuff is pretty much laid bare for all to see. I also wanted strong lines which would give some shape and continuity.
Luckily there is an easy solution: structure, shape and access are all achieved using sleepers to edge the beds. These solid edges are robust and practical and give nice straight lines. I worked out the dimensions of each garden bed before I started so I could maximise the use of each sleeper. Bunnings sell them in various lengths which really helps minimise the amount of offcuts I am left with. Because the sleepers are so heavy, installation is an easy process as you don't need much in the way of structural reinforcement. I'm really happy with the result. Once I spread around a little tree mulch over cardboard to create the paths, the endless marshland has finally turned into something I hope will become quite charming, even when it is empty.
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Set up a profile for the garden bed using stakes and a string line. Check the string line is at the correct height and parallel, with true square corners so that the sleepers form perfect rectangles.
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Dig out and remove any rocks, weeds or plants which are in the way. Use a tape measure to check the hole is deep enough for the sleeper to fit under the string line.
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Measure and cut the sleepers using a skill saw. Make sure you measure so the sides fit inside the string line.
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Position the sleepers then nail together end to end. Then drive in 600mm pegs (you can buy them by the packet at Bunnings). Nail the sleepers to the pegs. I used two pegs per sleeper.
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Repeat the previous step right the way around until a rectangle is formed. Keep checking all corners with a set square.
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Once all of the sleepers are installed, make a relatively quick path. Place cardboard (flattened boxes are good) on the ground and cover with 10-20 centimetres of tree mulch.


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Resident walks for her health around the lake
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Joy Spence spends each Saturday morning walking around the Marion County Lake for one reason: her health.
"My whole body just feels better when I'm out here," the 69-year-old lake resident said. "Who could not be re-energized by taking a stroll out here? It's gorgeous; the sun's shining and the birds are singing. It makes you feel glad just to be alive."
Spence is just one of the millions of Americans who enjoy walking outdoors in their exercise regimen. Many, like Spence, wish they could do something more than walk – jog, run or use weights to amplify their workout – but recent studies have shown that the health benefits of walking are the same as a more intense workout, with one exception: it takes twice as long.
But that doesn't bother Spence; she loves walking and time isn't necessarily of the essence.
"I'm getting old; my grandchildren live far away and there's really not much else for me to do," she said. "I refuse to be the crotchety old woman who just sits in her rocking chair and knits. I've got to be active. I've always been an active person and I refuse to go out like lard on a hot pavement."
So, strapping on her walking shoes, she walks out the door at 8:15 a.m. sharp and starts her five-mile walk along Lakeshore Drive. She said it usually takes her three hours to complete the route, but that's only because she takes a break every once in a while to enjoy the lake and the visitors it brings to its shores.
"I loved seeing all the pelicans when they came," she said. "They are gorgeous creatures. I'm afraid I might have scared them a couple of times, but after a while we had an understanding. I wouldn't get too close and they wouldn't fly away."
Spence said she only walks in the daylight, afraid that someone will run her over with their vehicle.
"It's dangerous walking around the lake if you're not careful," she said. "People get going 35 or 40 miles per hour; they don't realize they're doing it. But, even in the light, you see them slamming on their breaks to avoid hitting you."
Steve Hudson, Lake Supt., said he has already had to pull over several visitors and lake residents to tell them that they were going too fast and need to slow down before someone gets hurt. Spence said she was glad when she found out that people were just driving too fast period – and not trying to kill her.
"I usually hear them before they see me," she said. "I just walk so I'm out of their way, but it doesn't always work. I've had to jump sideways a couple times. I'm getting pretty good at that. It's definitely helped my flexibility."
Even with the dangers in place, Spence said she will continue to walk around the lake, reasoning that it was close to her home.
"I find that if you can't just walk out your front door and go, you'll never do it," she said. "One of the biggest complaints I hear about exercise is that it's too hard to do. This isn't. All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other. I can't afford to give it up. I'm not a young thing anymore and I know I've got to take care of my body if I want to stay active into my 70s, 80s and hopefully beyond."
Spence said she sometimes listens to music on her iPod during her stroll, but even when she does she finds herself taking off her headphones and listening to the sounds of nature around her.
"My walking time gives me a chance to relax my whole body, mind and spirit," she said. "Stress makes you old — and I want to stay young as long as possible."
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Ὥσπερ γὰρ τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς νοήματα γνωρίζομεν καὶ σημαίνομεν δι' ὧν προφέρομεν λόγων, οὕτως, τῆς πνευματικῆς ἐν ψυχῇ ἁρμονίας τὴν ἐκ τῶν λόγων μελῳδίαν σύμβολον εἶναι θέλων ὁ Κύριος, τετύπωκεν ἐμμελῶς τὰς ᾠδὰς ψάλλεσθαι, καὶ τοὺς ψαλμοὺς μετ' ᾠδῆς ἀναγινώσκεσθαι.
Just as we make known and signify the thoughts of the soul through the words we express, so too the Lord wished the melody of the words to be a sign of the spiritual harmony of the soul, and ordained that the canticles be sung with melody and the psalms be read with the canticles.
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Okay, Arwen and Pippin aren't in The Hobbit. You probably didn't know that Pippin has a thing for Arwen either. No, we aren't talking about the real characters! We are talking yet again about my cats for (I promise) the last time. As you may remember, Pippin was a stray that I adopted, or abducted depending on if you take mine or Pippin's point of view. In any case, Pippin was very lonely and needed a lot of attention. He literally used me as a tree when he was bored. I was beginning to reconsider his name. Maybe shrapnel would have been better. *snort*
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by Paul Ivall
Stopped, at a standstill, the monsters all quiet. Their operators emerge, they are big and ugly. I can never quite come to terms with the gigantic size of them. If fifty of us stood one on top of the other I doubt we would even reach their grotesque faces. These creatures must never see us or know that we even exist here on the verge, this ribbon of life that divides these wide lanes of death and despair. If they knew we lived they would hunt us down and exterminate every last one of us for sure. None of us knows where they head in such a hurry, they never stop moving, not in darkness or light in rain or snow. Restless they never cease, moving always moving.
But not today, this strange quieting of the machines, moved like a creeping hush from the direction of the setting sun back past us here in both directions. As far as the eye can see, stillness. I have never experienced this before, lulls maybe but never this quiet. In the silence I hear birds singing across there in the Promised land, that beautiful unobtainable place that can never be reached while these monsters scream by day and night.
Now they are stilled and quiet, their operators, stand beside them, crane their necks and shield their eyes looking in the direction of where the sun sets, a huge orange orb hanging on the darkening horizon. Some begin to walk in the direction of where the hush first spread, seemingly confused. I hear loud discordant sounds from inside the bodies of some of the beasts. I am told by one who knows, that this is music, some form of entertainment favored by the ugly giants. Apart from that discordance and the murmuring of their voices, It is eerily quiet. So strange, the tension is palpable.
From the Promised land I can hear the sweet voices of the females, as sirens they call ; ' Come to us, cross the death strip, please come and join us and play, let us love you, the time is now.'
None of us move. Maybe the time is now, while the movement has stopped and they are quiet and unable to crush and kill. All of us contemplate making the attempt. All of us know the fate of the many that have tried before and of the thousands of creatures that live here on this verge with us, that sustain our existence. Some crawl some fly, but all, one way or another fall victim to the monsters. Some crushed under the terrible wheels, others smashed with unspeakable violence against the clear screen that the operators stare through.Their blood and destroyed bodies washed away with jets of water and long blades that scrape the screens clean. We all know our fate if we were to attempt that perilous crossing. It is a death swifter and more certain that the slow choking poisoned oblivion carried in the heavy noxious air that we breathe.
'I will go.'
It is 3, the bravest of us that still lives and the one who most longs to taste the joys of the females over there in the Promised land. The one who each night as those unobtainable beauties glow pink and his own light glows a ghostly cobalt blue, feels it most keenly.The urge to mate, procreate, to taste them and touch them, embrace their pink light and know them, before it is too late, has become an obsession with him. He will be the first of us to do that, should he make it. His full name is Male 3 Junction 15A Northampton 1 mile join correct lane now. My name is Male 13 Junction 15A Northampton 1 Mile join correct lane now. For obvious reasons he is known as 3 and I am known as 13. We are all somehow stranded here, though our number dwindles daily. I can only ever remember being in this place. Our lives are full of danger and longing here on this central reservation this narrow verge that stretches in both directions towards infinity.
'Be careful 3 they may move and crush you like all the others.'
'They are silent they do not move there is no danger I will go.'
He moves stealthily from the cover of the verge and moves unseen beneath the stationary huge black wheels that tower so far above him, that will roll again as they move and out beyond our sight. We hold our breath as he emerges, heading at a stealthy pace towards the next monster. Over in the Promised land the females have seen him, they call encouragement 'Oh my brave love, come to us let us embrace you in our pink light, come to us brave one.'
There is a sound now, a sound I have heard before. It belongs to the screaming thing that flashes blue and red strobing lights, its urgent call rises and falls and disorientates. The monsters roar into life now and move slowly but purposely, sideways not forwards. The ones nearest the verge move towards us but stop before it crushes us. They make way for the beast with the strobing red and blue lights and its awful wailing. There is more than one of them, they tear through the gap created and head towards the setting sun. I look for 3 but can no longer see him. Then I see the mark on the strip, the splash of his blood his destroyed flesh, crushed by a manoeuvering monster. I can hear the cries from the Promised land and the pink glows, now far more visible as the sun sets, dim as they shed their tears of sadness. Though the machines do not move for many hours, none of us dwindling few dare to try and make the crossing.
There must be a way though to reach the Promised land and the beauty that waits for us there. I will make this task, for whatever remains of this desolate life, my endless toil to find a way across. To one day thwart the monsters that roar and kill by day and night ceaselessly. I will cross from this central reservation this verge and reach the beauty that waits for me there. For I am 13 and I will be the first to make it and lose myself in the pink glow of love that invites and patiently waits for me there in the promised land beyond the terrifying strip of death.
Night is our best chance to succeed. The monsters are less frequent then, but make up in speed what they lack in numbers. It is still a dangerous time to attempt the crossing. I am told that once the sun disappears below the horizon, the world is a dark place and there are pretty points of light in the sky called stars. None of us here have seen them. We live in light here on the verge. During the day it is sunlight and as each day grows into natural darkness the dazzling yellow lamps come alive, like small artificial suns illuminating everything but revealing nothing only the strips of death that run into infinity, and this poisoned verge where we try to exist.
Living is a term we would never use for this is existence only. We catch tantalizing glimpses of darkness over in the Promised land that only increases our longings. The soft pink lights that glow, calling us there, calling to us to take the risk. Make the journey and taste the love and live free in the promised land that so many have given their lives to reach.
Tonight it will be the turn of 18 or Milton Malsor, his real name. He came to us from the south, making his way along the verge from a place of that name. Heading north always north till he reached us here at junction 15A and could go no further. Night after night the calls and pink glows from the promised land torment him and tonight he will try. Death on the strip or love and happiness in the promised land, no longer any middle ground for brave18.
The dazzling yellow lamps have been burning for many hours now and the monsters are few, just one or two travelling at high speed, as though they race in reckless competition. Loud discordant music blairs from the machines, the bass tones like a physical force shaking my very core. Milton Malsor is poised on the edge of the verge, ready to make his life or death run. The pink glows brighten and the calls of the females grow ;'You can make it, you can do it, we love you please make it.' He turns to look at us, gives a smile, we all smile back and wish him luck and say encouraging things like; 'see you one day on the other side' and 'kiss the beautiful ones for me' and he is gone.
We watch as he runs for his life across the vast strip of death. He is half way acroos the first carriageway, no monsters have passed by. We now hear a noise, a deep roar, a two wheels at terrifying speed it hurtles past, the slipstream flings Milton to the ground but he is unharmed. He gets to his feet, turns to us and waves, the females in the Promised land shout further encouragement and inducements. He turns and heads towards the voices and the inviting pink glows, his own cobalt colour radiates with adrenalin and excitement.
We hear the rumble, loud bass tones approaching fast, three of them in line covering the whole strip, they race, they pass in a blur of terrible sound and light and pounding music and are gone. We can no longer see Milton. From the promised land comes wails and cries and the pink lights dim as they recede back into the lush growth of the promised land.
The harsh yellow lamps begin their morning ritual of flashing and blinking on and off before finally fading as the sun rises. The volume of monsters increases. I can see a small splash of red on the death strip, it is new, it is all that is left of Milton Malsor, who we called 18, travelling to us from the south, from a place of that name. He always had a cheeky infectious smile, he always wanted to be embraced in a pink glow in the Promised land, he died trying. Tonight another of us will make the attempt
This night brings a feeling of change. All of us have sensed its approach, as though something mystical or inexplicable is about to happen. The tension we feel is also reflected in the promised land across the strip of death. The beautiful creatures in the soft pink light are restless, expectant.
Tonight I will make the attempt to cross to them and the love they promise, risk everything, this life which is not a life. I can no longer exist in this lonely wilderness of jarring noise, foul fumes and stark artificial light. In the darkness of this 29th day of the month of the Spring equinox I will face my destiny and accept all that fate holds for me.
it has been night now for many hours, yet still the machines scream by at terrifying velocity, they fill all three lanes of the wide strip of death, but still I will go, take my chance however slim. The others, my brothers, have gathered to wish me safety and good fortune. Across in the promised land the pink glows of the females dance and flit through the trees, and the one, the most beautiful who I have longed for, encourages me. She calls; be careful my brave love, be careful I wait for you I have always waited for you, come to me my love, come to me this night.
As I step from the scant safety of this ravaged verge I have known as home, onto the oil streaked tarmac to make my attempt, silence descends. A thin mist that has matterialised hangs in the cool air. The wind, previously gusting, ceases and the trees in the promised land are unstiring. The rushing machines of death have halted. Those that operate them sit rigid inside, hands gripped on steering wheels, eyes fixed staring unseeing through windscreens, seemingly devoid of life. Everything has stopped, the world has stopped, yet I and my brothers and our beautiful sisters in the promised land, still move, exist in this frozen enchanted world. The time is the second hour after midnight and time has altered, as though this hour has ceased to exist for all but us.
I walk swiftly out onto the strip of death, accompanied now by my brothers. The females in the promised land call to us in their excitement, we can see their pink glows through the strange spectral mist. The vehicles and their occupants remain silent and unmoving, seemingly frozen, held in this lost hour.
We complete the journey across the strip of death, passing warily beneath the machines that have taken such a heavy toll of our number. As the third hour after midnight arrives, all of us are safe, greeted and carressed by the beautiful ones, who gaze at us in awe and admiration. They glow in seductive pink and take each of us by the hand, leading us through the trees to the enchanted world beyond. Away from the strip of death and the reek of chemical fumes, discordant noise and harsh overhead lights.
As I go deeper into the trees of this longed for promised land, my hand held tightly by the intoxicating beautiful one. The machines come once again to loud and angry life and resume their reckless journeys. The spell is broken, the lost hour adjusted for. I kiss my new love and she smiles. A new life beckons as we walk hand in hand together into the approaching dawn.
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I'm excited to share with you all the first cooking video on Appetite for China! For a while I had considered adding video to enhance the content on this site, and finally the took the plunge after being inspired by fellow bloggers including Pinch of Yum, Crepes of Wrath, and Steamy Kitchen, plus a great panel on creating video at the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference a few weekends ago. So here's the first, born out of a fun Saturday afternoon. Let me know what you think!
Chinese marbled tea eggs, stewed in a black tea/soy sauce/spice blend, are a ubiquitous and cheap snack sold all around China in snack stands and convenience stores. The aromas of tea, cinnamon, star anise, and soy sauce are intoxicating, just perfect for fall.The eggs are also easy to make at home. Getting the marbling effect is as simple as cracking the eggs once they're cooked. You can use any black tea; just avoid green tea since it's too astringent to use for simmering.) The eggs can be simmered for 1 to 2 hours; longer simmering means a more intense flavor and color.
Once the eggs are cooked, you can eat them hot or cold as a snack. I've made lazy meals out of just 2 eggs over ramen noodles, or chopped up eggs over fried rice. Or serve them as appetizers at a party, cut in half with caviar on top.
Update: Check out How to Make: Chinese Tea Eggs, the first of many cooking videos on Appetite for China!
Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs
- 6 to 8 eggs, any size
- 2 tea bags of black tea
- 1/2 cup soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 pieces star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorn (optional)
- 2 to 3 strips dried mandarin peel (optional)
- Add enough water to a medium pot to cover the eggs. Bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat to simmer for 10 minutes, until the eggs are hard-boiled.
- Remove the eggs with a strainer and run under cold water until they are cool enough to handle. Tap the eggs with the back of a butter knife to crack them evenly all around, being careful not to peel off the shells. Return the eggs to the pot.
- In the same pot, add the tea bags, soy sauce, brown sugar, star anise, cinnamon, black peppercorns, and orange peel (if using). Add enough water to cover the eggs by an inch. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower the heat to a bare simmer. Allow the eggs to simmer for 1 to 2 hours, longer for a more intense flavor and color.
- Remove from the heat and drain the eggs, saving a little of the liquid to serve with the eggs if you choose. You can either peel and serve the eggs immediately or store them in the fridge for up to 4 days in a tightly covered container. Serve as a snack as-is or as an addition to rice or noodles.
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When Ron Johnson first took the helm of JCPenney, he saw a culture of complacency. He tried to fix it, implementing ideas he learned from his previous jobs at Apple and Target.
It hasn't worked.
Employees are mad and speaking out — from home office execs to the frontline store workers.
Companies around the world have made all sorts of different cultures work, yet JCPenney seems to have missed the mark.
What exactly is wrong with the corporate culture at JCPenney?
We talked to Chris DeRose, co-author of " Judgment on the Front Line: How Smart Companies Win by Trusting Their People."
"It's not clear that there is a JCP culture anymore," said DeRose. "Visit the job boards or read the press and you find open disregard for senior management. Walk around your local store and you're likely to meet a disengaged employee."
JCPenney COO Michael Kramer despised the old culture and wanted to change it.
"I hated the old culture," he told The Wall Street Journal. "It was pathetic."
Yet, not enough has been done to build a new culture at JCPenney. It's stuck in a period of chaos.
"Insufficient time has been spent defining what the new culture will be," said DeRose. "Rather than just indict the old culture, the company needs to invest in defining an energizing vision of what it will be that employees can buy into at a local level."
It didn't help that the new practices he brought from Apple were shunned by workers from the old era of JCPenney.
"Some of these - flashy presentations with a 'big reveal,' hyper-secretiveness - don't translate well when you have over one hundred thousand employees who are concerned about their jobs amid layoffs," said DeRose.
DeRose contrasted what's happening at JCPenney with what Yum! Brands CEO David Novak did at his fast food giant.
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But Novak didn't impose his own cultural definition on his minions.
"He engaged management in defining a distinctive culture that is in large measure responsible for their enormous success," explained DeRose.
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