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text: 2019 Special Olympic World Summer Games ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON SPECIAL OLYMPICS ABU DHABI 2019 WORLD GAMES AT THE MANCHESTER CITY FC GAME IN CHICAGO The Etihad logo on the Manchester City jersey will be swapped for the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 logo. For one celebratory match when Manchester City take on Borussia Dortmund in a tournament featuring some of the world's biggest football clubs. The match will take place at Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on 20th July 2018. The gesture is to highlight the Special Olympics World Games being held in Abu Dhabi 14-21st March 2019. The National airline of the United Arab Emirates has been Manchester City's club partner since 2009, with its logo as an instantly recognisable part of the club kit. The Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 will be hosted in the UAE capital , and Etihad Airways is an Official Partner Sponsor. Where over 7,000 athletes from more than 170 countries gather in Abu Dhabi for the biennial event. Being held in the Middle East and North Africa region for the first time, the Special Olympics World Games are expected to attract up to 500,000 spectators. Patrick Pierce, Etihad Airways Vice President Marketing Partnerships, said: "Promoting the Special Olympics World Games on the Manchester City jersey is a wonderful reflection of our airline's values. Much like travel, sports play a crucial role in bringing together diverse global communities. So it's our pleasure to join both partners to honor the history of the Special Olympics in their founding city of Chicago, while also drawing attention to what will be the world's most inclusive sports and humanitarian gathering in 2019." Etihad Airways is proud to be the official airline partner of the 2019 Special Olympic World Summer Games, an event that will bring more than 7,000 athletes from 170 nations to Abu Dhabi in March of that year. The national airline of the United Arab Emirates will carry athletes, equipment, coaches, dignitaries and world media to its Abu Dhabi home for the event. The airline will be supported by Hala Abu Dhabi, Etihad's destination management company, and Etihad Cargo. A wide programme of support and engagement will be developed in the lead up to the event to ensure everyone coming to the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games has the best experience while in the UAE's capital city. From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to, or has announced plans to serve, more than 110 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of over 120 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Save up to 10% on flights to the Special Olympics: 2019 World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi by booking with us using the following link: https://www.etihad.com/abudhabi2019How to book: Book at www.etihad.com/abudhabi2019 and enter promo code SOG2019. Subject to availability. Terms and Conditions apply. Save up to 10% on flights to the Special Olympics Head of Delegation Seminar in Abu Dhabi by booking with us using the following link: https://www.etihad.com/sogHow to book: Book at www.etihad.com/sog and enter promo code SOG18. Subject to availability. Terms and Conditions apply.


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AAR: Freight rail industry invests $23 billion so taxpayers don't have toWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
In 2012, the freight rail industry will invest $23 billion to build, maintain and upgrade the nation's rail network, according to two new ads released by The Association of American Railroads.
The AAR says that unlike other modes of transportation, freight railroads invest their own money to support the country's nationwide rail network so taxpayers don't have to. The new ads show just how much $23 billion is worth, the equivalent of four Nationals stadiums, five Wilson Bridges and eight Washington Convention Centers. Or the equivalent of launching four Mars rovers, 10 GPS satellites and 20 space shuttles in one year.
"We invest in the rail network so taxpayers don't have to," said Edward Hamberger, president and CEO of AAR. "These investments in turn help keep American businesses competitive in the global marketplace, while supporting not only railroad jobs, but also supporting jobs throughout the economy. And by investing more than $500 billion since 1980, we have created the best freight rail network in the world."
The AAR says that with hundreds of major infrastructure projects underway each year, the nation's privately-owned freight rail network is maintained through investments that have reached record levels in the past three years. These investments include expenditures, such as intermodal terminals that facilitate truck-to-train freight transport; new track, bridges and tunnels; modernized safety equipment; new locomotives and rail cars and other investments that ensure the U.S. freight rail network remains the best in the world. In recent years, railroads have been spending roughly 17 percent of their annual revenue on capital expenditures, compared with the average U.S. manufacturer that spends roughly three percent of revenue on capital expenditures.


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Liverpool FC today announced they have reached an agreement to sign Oussama Assaidi from Heerenveen, subject to the player passing a medical.
This transfer came out of the blue as it's not been mentioned anywhere in the media or on the internet as far as we can see.
The members of koptalk are paying to get information before anyone else, but they never do. Not in this case either. The only mention of the player before the news broke was from a member who mentioned Fulham wanted to sign him and another player more than two months ago. That was all. The imaginary koptalk insiders was nowhere to be seen. If you belive what Dunk says about who his sources are, you have to wonder why they knew nothing about this transfer. Why didn't Informer pop up with his usual "money is being transfered" shite as he does when a player is looking nailed on to sign in a few days? Last year he was banging on with this for what must have been a month before we actually signed Adam. Every time it looked like it was about to happen he came out with that story. But not now. Not a word. Why is that? The simple answer is; "Dunk didn't pick this up from the media".


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I hope and I pray that you will join us in this 40 days of prayer and fasting and help overturn Roe v. Wade, because we didn't have a choice in the beginning with the Supreme Court justices — they decided it for us.
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The Holy Father greatly appreciates the dedicated work that you and everyone involved in 40 Days for Life are engaged in to promote respect for the lives of all unborn children. His Holiness assures you of his prayerful support for you, your colleagues and all those whose prayer, fasting and sacrifices are saving countless lives and giving glory to God.
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40 Days for Life brings 2 Chronicles 7:14 into 21st century focus. As one human race, we become united in prayer. Glory to God!
I am in this movement today because of ordinary people who took on an extraordinary task. My former abortion clinic is closed because of their sacrifice. Babies are alive because of them. Women are no longer being hurt by abortion in their community. You can do this. You can save a life. I now stand alongside you in this 40 Days for Life movement.
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40 Days for Life is a testimony to the power of prayer and what can happen when we're consumed by a magnificent obsession, namely that life is sacred and every baby at every stage of development deserves to be protected under law. God is on the move amidst the darkness.
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40 Days for Life helps us to be spiritually aware of the need to pray for our unborn brothers and sisters, empowering us to be on the front-lines, reaching out to mothers and fathers with a message of hope. There is no movement more important, and 40 Days for Life is leading the fight, spiritually, and practically, in the trenches every day.
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Fasting and praying with 40 Days for Life unifies pro-life energies and illuminates us with grace in our efforts to conquer the culture of death. I strongly encourage every person and organization that believes in the dignity of life to join the 40 Days for Life campaign to end abortion, restore families, and renew communities for life.
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Construction debris: C&O braces for 'war zone'
Giving birth to a world-class city is painful. Ask the owners of businesses who have endured months and months of construction around downtown landmarks like the new Live Arts and Paramount theaters.
Years before the Downtown Mall became a dining mecca, the C&O Restaurant was about the only reason for gourmands to hit the otherwise deserted downtown after 5.
Now the Charlottesville institution is about to be sandwiched between two major construction projects: a five-story luxury condominium tower– the Holsinger– in the soon-to-be-extinct Fifth Street SE parking lot to the west, and the new transit center and amphitheater to the east.
Owner Dave Simpson is concerned. "Only a fool wouldn't be," he says.
"We got really crestfallen how projects around Live Arts and the Paramount were so developer-friendly," he says. "I think the city is genuinely embarrassed about its reckless abandonment of the businesses there."
Certainly business owners on Third Street NE were howling last fall about the closed street, ugly chain link fence, backed up sewers and flooding from work at the Paramount– which is still ongoing.
And some blame the failure of a juice bar called Liquid on the closure of Second Street SE during the Live Arts construction.
"We're not going to give any more than half a street," says planning chief Jim Tolbert. "We learned our lesson with the Paramount and Live Arts." And if a developer requests a street closure permit, they've got to put up a painted plywood fence.
Bill Nitchman, the Holsinger's developer, says he's sensitive to his neighbors' concerns. "I think we'll do a considerably better job than they did at the Paramount," says Nitchman. "I'm on the Mall everyday. It's going to be a very clean site."
Still, he acknowledges that the one-third acre lot is going to be a tight site.
Simpson, braced for the inevitable mess that will surround him, says city officials seem "genuinely concerned about my wellbeing."
For instance, the fence that goes up outside his door will be plywood painted green. "How the fence looks is of paramount importance– no pun intended," he says. If the area looks like a "war zone," obviously that isn't good for business.
The city is putting in a pedestrian crosswalk in front of the restaurant. Seventh Street will be closed, and Simpson has requested a stop sign on Water Street in front of the former train station. And the city is prettying-up the restaurant sidewalk on the transit center-fence side with a large black planter like the others that adorn the mall with flowers.
One lane of Water Street will be blocked off for staging, but a drop-off zone will remain in front of the restaurant.
For years, the free Fifth Street parking lot was the first place C&O customers– and many other Mall visitors– headed to look for a space. "We weren't so naive to think a vacant lot in the city wouldn't be developed," says Simpson.
Simpson has taken care of the looming parking problem by offering customers free parking in city garages and across the street at the C&O station lot. At 5:30pm, a C&O-only sign goes up in the lot. "This has been a huge comfort pad for us," he says.
Post cards are printed and ready to mail to customers to advise of the parking changes. And he plans to have staff on hand to get diners safely across Water Street.
Other property owners on that end of the Mall are girding their loins in anticipation of the inconvenience.
The architectural firm Stoneking Von Storch, which designed the Norcross apartments, co-owns the recently renovated former Grand Piano building on Fifth Street SE, and the building's windows, which stare into the future Holsinger, are plastered with "for lease" signs.
Those signs are deceptive. Apparently the upcoming construction hasn't deterred renters. In the 12,000-square-foot building, only 1,000 square feet are available, says Steve Von Storch, who adds, "All the tenants knew about the construction going in."
Perhaps because he's in the building biz, Von Storch is resigned to the inevitable inconvenience. "It's part of living in a city," he says.
And once the commotion is over, he thinks Fifth Street, with retail shops on both sides, "is going to be one of the better side streets" and urban entries to the Downtown Mall.
"We're trying to hunker down, and we're hoping," says Simpson.
Look for more hunkering down on Water Street– and Second Street SE, which is still recovering from the building of Live Arts. Construction of Lee Danielson's Landmark Hotel could start as soon as September.
C&O faces its greatest challenge yet as it's about to be besieged by construction on both sides.<br>PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO


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We are building a community flight complex to inspire future Hoosier aviators, aerospace engineers, scientists & mechanics with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) programs with hands-on, interactive flight experiences while preserving our Indiana aviation heritage.
Pima Air & Space Museum, where history takes flight, is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, and the largest non-government funded aviation museum. You\'ll see more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft including many of the most historically significant and technically advanced craft ever produced, both from the United States and throughout the world.The Pima Air & Space Museum offers exclusive bus tours of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARG), also known as the \"Boneyard.\" The facility is located adjacent to the Museum at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Seats are avaliable on a \"first come first serve\" basis. It is recommended that you purcahse your tickets when the museum opens at 9:00 AM. The tour bus boards at the Museum entrance.
The Friends of the Mitchell Gallery of Flight, Inc. is a non-profit corporation formed to engage in activities to foster and promote the Mitchell Gallery of Flight at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The organization plans and directs a program of both permanent and periodically changing displays, which provides a wide variety of information, education and entertainment for airport visitors and passengers. The totally volunteer organization has built and maintains its own aviation museum, and also publishes a quarterly newsletter, Flightlines. Further, the organization:Locates, acquires, preserves and displays artifacts, memorabilia, photographs and artwork representing the contributions of aviation pioneers from Milwaukee County and Wisconsin.Engages or participates in activities to procure resources in support of the educational and historical objectives of the Gallery; andExtends educational opportunities to the public.The organization administers operation of the Gallery primarily through the solicitation of monetary donations. These are used for funding the cost of creating and installing exhibits, maintaining displays and providing informational publications. The museum is open without admission fee during normal airport hours.
The Board of Education of the DeKalb County School District defines Fernbank Science Center as an integral part of the DeKalb County School District. It is an extension to the regular elementary, secondary, adult and post secondary school program. Fernbank Science Center is designed to enhance the scientific literacy and the related proficiency of the lay, student and professional populations of DeKalb County, the metropolitan area and the state of Georgia. Instructional materials developed at Fernbank Science Center shall be correlated to science courses being taught in the DeKalb schools. Each instructional activity shall be designed to meet the level of understanding of each participating group. Programs conducted by Fernbank Science Center staff members shall be directed toward teacher in-service, a supplement to classroom science curricula, and public presentations.The mission of Fernbank Science Center is to provide extraordinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) instruction, exhibits, opportunities and experiences to the DeKalb County School District, the local community and beyond. The science center is dedicated to science literacy and life-long science learning for all people and all ages.The students of the DeKalb County School District receive instruction from science specialists in their field that is aligned to the Georgia Performance Standards but goes beyond regular classroom instruction. Programming is designed to motivate and inspire students to learn more about how science and scientists work and to encourage student achievement in science.Teachers are provided professional learning opportunities that are designed by Fernbank Science Center instructors. These programs, experiences and workshops are content based and grade and area specific.Community based programming is developed as part of Fernbank Science Center's dedication to continued life-long learners of science for the entire family, and includes exhibits, special programming in the evening and on Saturday and other learning opportunities. These programs are intended to connect the scientific community with the public to promote a better understanding of science and the natural world.
When the Canada Aviation and Space Museum first opened at Uplands Airport in Ottawa in 1960, it presented one of three major collections owned by the Canadian government. At that time, the National Aviation Museum's focus was on bush flying and early aircraft manufacturers in Canada. A second collection, held by the Canadian War Museum, concentrated on military aircraft from the First World War to the 1950's, while the third collection held by the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) emphasized military aircraft related to RCAF history.Beginning in 1964, the three collections were amalgamated for public display under a new name, the National Aeronautical Collection, and housed in Second World War era hangars at Ottawa's historic Rockcliffe Airport. The arrangement, which gave visitors a better perspective on the development and use of aircraft in Canada over the years, proved to be tremendously popular.In 1967, the Museum joined with the Canada Science and Technology Museum, then known as the National Museum of Science and Technology, and the National Aeronautical Collection continued to acquire both military and civil aircraft important to Canadian and world aviation history. The current Museum display building opened in 1988 and was supplemented by the large adjacent Reserve Hangar in 2005. In 1990, the Museum, along with the Canada Science and Technology Museum, was incorporated into the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation (CSTMC) and later joined by the Canada Agriculture Museum. In 2000, the National Aviation Museum was officially renamed the Canada Aviation Museum. The internationally renowned collection gives particular, but not exclusive, reference to Canadian achievements. Consequently, more than 130 aircraft and numerous artifacts such as engines, propellers and instruments from many nations are represented in the collection.As Canada's contribution to the field of aviation and aerospace continues to grow, the Canada Aviation Museum will be growing along with it, by including the representation of human space flight in its mandate and collection. This initiative is the result of a dynamic partnership between the Canadian Space Agency and the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation. To better reflect the changes in its mandate, the Museum has changed its name to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. These changes will herald a new direction for the Museum in the development, interpretation, and presentation of its expanded collection.The Canada Aviation and Space Museum continues to engage visitors to the wonder of flight with its new programming, activities, spectacular collection, and special events. The visitor is presented with the story of mankind's ancient dream of flight celebrating the significant part that aviation has played in affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Canadians from its beginning in Canada in 1909 to present day. To further provide access to Canada's aviation heritage, the Museum is set to embark on construction work in spring 2009 that will add two state-of-the-art classrooms fitted for universal access and a multi-purpose auditorium. These enhancements will provide much needed space for programming, outreach activities and special cultural events.The Canada Aviation and Space Museum as Canada's national museum has earned an international reputation and following and is recognized as having the most extensive aviation collection in Canada and one which ranks among the finest in the world.
The exhibition is divided into five areas: forms of flight, fixed wing, rotary wing, model aircraft and the convertiplane. It tells the great history of flight in all its forms, from pioneer flights in hot-air balloons to the first aircraft in the early 1900s right through to the convertiplane, the perfect fusion of vertical and horizontal flight.The Park and Museum of Flight has plenty of indoor and outdoor areas for children, with space dedicated to the different age brackets. For older visitors there is the simulation area, library, historical archives (consultable online), convention room and film showings.The Volandia Store stocks a wealth of park and museum gifts and mascots and many other wonderful articles.As you walk around the park and museum you can listen to exciting adventures involving the aircraft on show told by volunteers of the "Friends of Volandia" association, whose members include fanatics and former workers at the aircraft companies. If you would like to join the association, just ask.. Members are easy to recognize in their red uniform.The Flight Café is the perfect place to take a break and have something to eat and drink.Volandia makes flight dreams and fun happen.
The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum was founded in 1982 as the St. Louis Aviation Museum, a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Initially located at Creve Coeur Airport, then at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, it endured the disastrous floods of 1986 and 1993. The public displays facility was closed in September 2001, at which point its artifacts were transferred into storage.The museum re-opened its doors under the present name at historic St. Louis Downtown Airport in January 2005.
What is now one of the world's premier space museums was once the dream of a Hutchinson civic leader, Patricia Brooks Carey. Her vision to create one of the first public planetariums in the central United States had humble beginnings. In 1962, the Hutchinson Planetarium opened inside the Poultry Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds with a used star projector and rented folding chairs.Four years later, the Hutchinson Planetarium relocated to the campus of Hutchinson Community College, in what today houses Dr. Goddard's Lab.In 1976, Carey and the Hutchinson Planetarium's board of directors began planning to significantly expand the facility. They sought the advice of former employee Max Ary, who had worked for the planetarium while going to college. Ary was the director of Ft. Worth's Noble Planetarium at the time and happened to be serving on a Smithsonian committee that placed tens of thousands of space artifacts in museums after the Apollo program concluded.So the Cosmosphere was in the right place at the right time.Launched as the Kansas Cosmosphere and Discover Center in 1980, the new facility featured permanent exhibit galleries in the Hall of Space Museum, one of the first OMNIMAX theaters in the world and the planetarium that started it all.In 1997, the facility was further renovated and expanded to its present size, 105,000 square feet, nearly tripling the area devoted to the Hall of Space Museum. Today the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is one of the most comprehensive space museums in the world and one of the leading educational tourist attractions in the United States.
The Strategic Air and Space Museum showcases military aircraft and nuclear missiles used by the US Air Force. It seeks to preserve and maintain these military tools and provide education resources for visitors.
The Discovery Center has an amazing collection of innovative, interactive exhibits to explore. Delve into the worlds of astronomy, aviation, Earth and space sciences and become immersed in this entertaining learning environment.There are programs at the Discovery Center for all ages! From our state-of-the-art planetarium theater to our high-tech observatory to workshops for Little Explorers and educators alike… there is something for everyone at your Discovery Center.
The National Museum of the US Air Force is the Air Force\'s official museum, located six miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The museum features historical exhibits as well as a stunning array of vintage USAF aircraft.
Explore the journey from DaVinci's drawings to present-day aviation. Oklahoma's aerospace heritage is highlighted with the Aviation and Space exhibits at Science Museum Oklahoma. One of the nation's premier collections, the life-sized artifacts will send imaginations soaring. This exhibit brings high flyers up close and personal to the excitement of the wild blue yonder with everything from a bright yellow Stinson Voyager from 1946 to the mint condition Mong Sport, designed by Tulsa's own Ralph Mong in the early 1950's, to World War II parachutes.
With displays ranging from the elegant aeronautic designs of two unknown bike mechanics – Orville and Wilbur Wright – to an actual Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird that can fly at speeds of over 2,000 miles per hour – the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum located in McMinnville, Oregon, has a little something for everyone.The centerpiece of these aeronautic breakthroughs is the original Spruce Goose. Built entirely of wood due to wartime restrictions on metals, this massive airplane stands as a symbol of American industry during World War II.Founded in the memory of Captain Michael King Smith, our exhibits celebrate the lives of innovators, pilots, and veterans who courageously pioneered flight in these remarkable machines. Plan a visit and learn more about the museum as you immerse yourself in history with our ever-expanding attractions and amenities.
Patriots Point Development Authority was established in the mid 1970\'s to develop a naval and maritime museum on Charleston Harbor with the center piece of the museum being the World War II aircraft carrier, the USS YORKTOWN. Patriots Point has become one the state\'s major tourist attractions with more than 270,000 visitors each year. The YORKTOWN boasts one of the largest education and overnight camping programs in the nation, with more than 40,000 school age children attending these programs each year. The Patriots Point Development Authority Board also oversees the stewardship of over 350 acres of property on Charleston Harbor, much of which is currently under lease for a golf course, a hotel, and a collegiate athletic complex. Patriots Point, on the Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant, SC, is home of Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum and a fleet of National Historic Landmark ships, including the USS YORKTOWN, Cold War Memorial and the only Vietnam Support Base Camp in the U.S. Patriots Point is also headquarters to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and the agency\'s official Medal of Honor Museum. As an agency, the Naval and Maritime Museum strives to preserve the living history of our nation\'s bravest men and women while telling their stories in honorable, educational and engaging ways.
The Museum\'s mission is to preserve and portray the rich aviation and space history of Colorado Springs and Peterson Air Force Base. The Museum is located within an 8.3 acre Colorado State Historic District. Exhibits feature the WW II Peterson Army Air Base, the Binational (United States and Canadian) North American Aerospace Defense Command, US Air Force and Army Air Defense Commands, and the US Air Force Space Command. The Museum\'s Airpark collection includes sixteen aircraft and ten missiles.
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Intrepid is dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of history, science and service as related to its home aboard the USS Intrepid, a National Historic Landmark. As you explore the Museum you will be able to examine original artifacts, view historic video footage, and explore interactive exhibits. Visitors can also ride in the A-6 Cockpit Simulator, visit the Virtual Flight Zone, and tour the inside of the world's fastest commercial airplane, Concorde.
In 1963, George Haddaway, a noted aviation historian and the publisher of " Flight" magazine, donated his enormous collection of artifacts and archival materials to The University of Texas. This "History of Aviation Collection" was moved from Austin to The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) in the late 1970's. In 1988, because of problems with public access and space limitations, UTD and Mr. Haddaway forged an agreement with a group of Dallas leaders to make possible the display of part of the collection, in particular most of the physical artifacts at an off-campus site. With the leadership of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, the late William E. "Bill" Cooper, and Jan Collmer, the Frontiers of Flight Museum was formed in 1988 as a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. The City of Dallas agreed to provide space on the mezzanine level of the main terminal building at Love Field. With donations from corporations, individuals, and foundations, exhibits over 5,500 square feet were made available to the public in June 1990. For several years the museum also sponsored popular air shows at Dallas Love Field, but these were discontinued in the early 2000's as traffic increased at Love Field.The public's enthusiasm for the Museum and its desire to see more aircraft close-up, along with the increasing attendance, prompted the leadership to embark on an ambitious plan to build the Museum that stands today. A State Transportation Enhancement grant of $7.2 million, along with required matching private gifts of over $2 million enabled construction of the 100,000 square foot Museum, and the new facility opened in June 2004.Currently, over 30 aircraft and extensive display galleries draw aviation buffs, schools, family members to the museum. Popular collections include early biplanes, historically important military and general aviation aircraft, the World War II exhibit, the extensive history of Southwest Airlines exhibit area, numerous commercial airline artifacts, the iconic Chance Vought V-173 Flying Pancake" and the Apollo 7 command module. Visitors can take a chronological walk through the development of human flight from the Leonardo da Vinci parachute to space exploration.Military, commercial, and general aviation as well as space flight are represented at the Museum. The Museum's working relationship with the History of Aviation Collection at UTD allows access to UTD's world-renowned aviation collections. As an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Frontiers of Flight Museum is able to draw major traveling exhibitions.
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Hill Aerospace Museum is located on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, about five miles south of Ogden. The museum was founded in 1982 as a part of the United States Air Force Heritage Program and first opened to the public in 1987. It moved to its current facility in 1991. We annually welcome around 160,000 visitors, coming from every state and from many foreign countries. The Museum exhibits more than 90 military aircraft, missiles, and aerospace vehicles on the grounds and inside the Major General Rex A. Hadley Gallery and the Lindquist Stewart Fighter Gallery. Our collection also includes a wide variety of ordnance and munitions, an assortment of aerospace ground equipment, military vehicles, uniforms, and thousands of other historical artifacts.


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Reporter Sanah Ahsan explores Britain's youth depression crisis, to find out what's fuelling it and to examine what treatment is available for young people
Reporter Antony Barnett investigates the 'golden visa' scheme, which offers British residency to wealthy foreign nationals
Reporter Liam Halligan investigates allegations of shoddy standards, poor customer care and excessive profits at Britain's second biggest - and most profitable - builder, Persimmon
As Conservative Party members choose our next PM, who else is looking to shape Conservative priorities behind the scenes, and what do they stand to gain?
Former police officer Dan Clark-Neal investigates what's behind rising numbers of assaults on police officers
Reporter Abbie Eastwood investigates whether breast implants are making women sick - or, worse still, causing cancer
A major investigation for Dispatches reveals how thousands of unsafe medicines used to treat conditions like prostate cancer, schizophrenia and epilepsy were dispensed to NHS patients
Dispatches runs a world-first experiment to reduce hundreds of primary school children's exposure to toxic air, and discovers that unidentified toxins are coming off every vehicle, even electric ones
Dispatches goes undercover in a major US poultry processing plant to investigate chlorinated chicken, which is being pushed as part of a post-Brexit US trade deal
In the wake of the Jeremy Kyle Show's cancellation after the death of a guest on the programme, Dispatches investigates what lies behind the headlines, what went wrong and who might be to blame
In the run-up to Brexit, reporter Seyi Rhodes finds out how a lack of EU migrants could affect agriculture, social care and healthcare in Britain
With BAE helping to keep Saudi jets flying, and British military officers working in the Saudi Air Operations Centre, Dispatches investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britain
A year-long investigation reveals the shocking conditions that tenants of one of Britain's biggest housing associations live in, and the effect those conditions have had on vulnerable tenants' health
Kate Quilton asks if formula milk is being priced fairly, and whether claims made for it are unbiased and scientifically proven
Dispatches investigates those who have got rich since the Brexit referendum, capitalising on the almost unprecedented political uncertainty around Britain's exit from the EU
Former Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe examines why there has been a rise in knife crime and asks what Britain needs to do to get the problem under control
Dispatches investigates the London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell fire, through interviews with survivors and firefighters, and using critical new evidence released by the public inquiry
From April, the government will start spending over £4 billion a year on the HS2 high-speed train line, for ten years. Is this the right part of the rail network to receive so much investment?
As the number of children leaving school in favour of home education doubles, Dispatches asks why, and if parents' rights to remove a child are coming before the education, or safety, of children
Dispatches investigates the rising popularity of veganism. It's better for your health, the environment and animals but why do some activists resort to such extreme tactics to promote it?
North Korean citizens reveal what life is like for the 24 million people who live in the world's most secretive country, where every aspect of their life is controlled by the state
Dispatches examines the growing need for baby banks in the UK and meets the working parents who are turning to them, to provide their young children with nappies, clothes, toys and cots
Over two million people smoke cannabis in the UK. Some police forces no longer prosecute for possession. Canada and several American States have legalised it. So should the UK follow suit?
Dispatches explores the dark world of online witness intimidation, meeting gangsters who threaten 'stitches for snitches' and families of witnesses who paid the price for telling the truth in court
Dispatches meets the victims of crimes that the police choose not to investigate
Liam Halligan unfolds the story of Carillion, the vast British company that was built on billions of pounds of public money and that imploded in January 2018
Kate Quilton investigates why Britain has some of the worst breastfeeding rates in the world, and also explores the scientific benefits of breast milk
A special, RTS Award-winning episode with exclusive access to Rohingya activists' secret recordings, which provide evidence of years of repression, violence and mass murder by the Myanmar authorities
The government announced plans to improve the Universal Credit system in autumn 2017. Morland Sanders meets people who rely on the benefit, to see what difference the changes have made to their lives.
Across Britain, the police and other public bodies are reaching out to Muslim groups in the fight against extremism. But how much do they know about some of the groups that they're talking to?
Dispatches reveals how the gender pay gap figures that companies present to the government may not always be what they seem
The Week Britain Froze examines the causes of the Beast from the East, tells extraordinary stories of human courage, and asks if this freezing weather is a sign of things to come
Dispatches investigates the expenses of Britain's top universities, revealing over £7 million of spending by the institutions' senior leadership teams
This episode from 2017 follows the experiences of five young Iraqi Special Forces soldiers tasked with fighting Isis in Mosul and who are haunted by what they've seen and done
This episode from 2017 gains exclusive access to go undercover with the British Transport Police's crime unit to expose racism, homophobia and anti-semitism by football fans on Britain's trains
In this episode from 2017, Michael Buerk investigates just how full Britain really is and looks at the impact of internal migration across the country
Mark Austin and his daughter Maddy explore the effects of eating disorders and the availability of suitable care. They discuss the subject with patients, their families and Prince William. From 2017.
This episode from 2017 investigates why so few affordable homes are being built, and examines links between the government and the property industry
As Sunni refugees flee from Isis in Iraq, they face a new threat from Shia militia fighters. This episode from 2017 investigates allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing.
This episode from 2017 tells the hidden story of the tens of thousands of men, women and children who've been disappeared in Syria by the Assad regime, into a network of clandestine detention centres
In this episode from 2017, Seyi Rhodes investigates the impact of the government's latest benefit cap and learns that its unintended consequences may push the benefits bill up in other ways
In this episode from 2017, Morland Sanders investigates Brexit's impact on the NHS, as it faces the largest nursing shortage of recent times
From shrinking Toblerones to a price row between Tesco and Marmite, this episode from 2017 investigates Brexit's impact on the prices - and sizes - of some of our favourite brands
This episode from January 2017 goes undercover to investigate working conditions inside the some of the clothing warehouses in Britain that service our online orders
With personal debt at an all-time high, Morland Sanders asks if more could be done to help families kick the spending addiction, in this episode from 2016
With evidence indicating that some cars might not perform as well in crashes as their safety rating suggests, this episode from 2016 asks if we can trust manufacturers and testers with car safety
This episode from 2016 goes undercover to investigate the home care services that some of Britain's most vulnerable pensioners receive, as the industry is squeezed by rising costs and slashed budgets
Private landlords are now a major provider of accommodation to tenants on housing benefit. Many provide good homes but this episode from 2016 confronts some rogue landlords who are playing the system.
This episode from 2016 reveals how council homes have become a goldmine for a few, amid fears of the death of social housing
This 2016 episode examines hidden pollution hotspots, learns that we can breathe in far more pollution than official figures suggest, and uncovers research indicating how dangerous pollution can be
An episode from 2016. With demand for ambulance services at an all-time high, many ambulance trusts are failing to meet their response time targets. What effect is this having on patients?
Actor Greg Wise uses undercover filming to investigate tax avoidance, inviting financial advisors into his home to find out how they advise wealthy clients to minimise their tax bills. From 2016.
As how we shop changes, we increasingly rely on parcel firms to deliver our shopping. But complaints are rising. Dispatches goes undercover to investigate, in an episode from 2016.
Some people in wealthy areas of Britain are outliving those in poor areas by 18 years. Dr Christian Jessen investigates the high-end health industry that seeks to help the rich live longer. From 2015.
The remarkable and uplifting story - from 2015 - of five extraordinary children in Sierra Leone who beat the Ebola virus and overcame loss and stigma to rebuild their lives
Who's benefiting from the 3,000,000 apprenticeships the Government promised? This episode from 2015 investigates whether high-profile companies are paying ultra-low wages in return for poor training.
Millions of us are plagued by nuisance callers flogging things we don't want. This undercover episode from 2015 finds out how the cold calling trade works, and reveals how people are fighting back.
This Dispatches special from 2015 exposes the brutal regime suffered by millions of women living under Isis, and the extraordinary story of a secret underground network trying to save them
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As Britain's pensioner population soars, Michael Buerk investigates whether the public can continue to rely on the state to support us in our old age, in an episode from 2015
In an episode from 2015, Antony Barnett uncovers unknown deals between cash-strapped councils and banks that are costing taxpayers millions of pounds a year
This episode from 2015 meets families from across the UK whose children are being separated from them to receive treatment for mental health issues, sometimes hundreds of miles from home
Dispatches goes undercover in one of Britain's biggest rail operators, investigating ticket prices, overcrowding and compensation, and revealing what they don't tell their passengers. From 2015.
An episode from 2015. The government say their flagship benefit, Universal Credit, is working well and helping people into work. Critics say it's a shambles. Dispatches goes undercover to investigate.
In an episode from 2015, Dispatches investigates the behaviour of politicians in Westminster
An episode from 2015. Motorists were promised diesel would be the cheap, green fuel of the future, but it turns out that's not the case. Why did politicians encourage the 'dash for diesel'?
Dispatches goes deep inside camps in Calais - in an episode from 2014 - to investigate the gangs that are making big money by smuggling illegal immigrants into Britain
Some leading scientists warn that some types of commonly consumed rice contain worrying levels of naturally occurring arsenic. Morland Sanders investigates, in an episode from 2014.
An episode from 2014. Universal credit is meant to save money and make it easier for welfare claimants to return to work. But claimants and benefits staff tell Dispatches the system isn't working.
In an episode from 2013, Michael Buerk examines claims that Britain's pensioners are part of an untouchable group when it comes to government welfare cuts and that some shouldn't get any help at all
In 2012, with the pay of Britain's top bosses growing, Dispatches followed the former Greggs chief executive Sir Michael Darrington as he launched a campaign to halt corporate greed
In an episode from 2012, Morland Sanders investigates how people who own leasehold properties can become vulnerable to up to tens of thousands of pounds-worth of excessive and unfair charges
The Barclays interest rate scandal, unimaginable bonuses and insurance mis-selling put the banking sector in the spotlight. In this special report from 2012, Jon Snow asks if we can trust our banks.
First broadcast November 2005. Economist Andrew Dilnot looks at the other side of Gordon Brown's economics and examines the misjudgements with consequences for all of us.
In 2001, Dispatches reporter Saira Shah risked her life as she went undercover in Afghanistan to film the medieval barbarity the Taliban wanted to keep hidden


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It's been a year to forget for the Houston Dynamo where the New York Red Bulls are concerned.
The Gotham club dominated the season series, winning all three times, 9-1 on aggregate score. In the process they set an MLS mark for fastest goal – eight seconds by Tim Cahill in their last meeting on Oct. 20, and tallied four goals in their previous visit to Houston.
That track record represents some of the lowest points of the Dynamo season. And even though the second season, the playoffs, usually wash the slate clean, wounds that deep are hard to move past.
"New York's a team that's come in here twice this year and beat us and beaten us handily," Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis told reporters on Friday. "It's something we haven't forgotten about. You talk about how the playoffs are a new opportunity; well, here it is for this as well.
"You've got to be smart about it, but we definitely know what they've come in here and done to us. And that's definitely in the back of our heads."
Winning at BBVA Compass Stadium is an impressive enough feat; doing it in the fashion that the New York did twice this season is a different story. Both times the Red Bulls controlled the game, dictating the way it was played, and outclassed the Dynamo in the finishing department. Nowhere was that more clear than the last game when New York needed only five chances to score three goals while Houston created a number of chances, 20 to be exact, and came away empty.
It was a match that left a mark.
"You can't give those guys a sniff because once they start scoring it's tough to stop them," defender Bobby Boswell said. "They're a good team, we respect the hell out of them, but I like to think no team's going to come in here and beat us three times in a season."
Houston have experience exorcising regular-season demons in the playoffs. They did in 2011, avenging a 3-0 regular-season loss to Sporting Kansas City by winning the Eastern Conference Championship in their building. On Thursday, Houston dispatched a Montreal Impact team that handed them their worst loss in franchise history, a 5-0 August decision at Stade Saputo, by thumping the Canadian club 3-0.
Now the Dynamo step up in class. This is not a grudge match – Houston will not be looking to kick out at New York nor are they seeking mortal revenge. Instead, they are looking to send a message, according to the players.
"There's the regular season and then there's the postseason," said forward Will Bruin. "It doesn't matter what you did in the regular season. You're in the playoffs, and that's all that matters."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
versão On-line ISSN 2219-0635
versão impressa ISSN 0030-2465
Onderstepoort j. vet. res. vol.81 no.2 Pretoria Fev. 2014
Spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease virus in the eastern zone of Tanzania
Julius JosephI; Christopher J. KasangaII; Mmeta YongoloI; Chanasa Mpelumbe-NgelejaI; Raphael SalluI; Mathias MkamaI; Joseph MasambuI
ITanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Tanzania
IIFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
This study was conducted to establish the spatial and temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDV) serotypes in the eastern zone of Tanzania. Observational prospective studies involving serological analysis, and FMDV antigen detection, and retrospective study on FMDV antigen detection were used in this research. Seroprevalence of antibodies to the nonstructural protein 3ABC of FMDV and serotype-specific antigen detection were investigated by using SVANOVIR® FMDV 3ABC-Ab ELISA and indirect-sandwich ELISA (sELISA), respectively. Serum and tissue samples were collected from cattle suspected of FMD in six districts of two regions in the eastern zone of Tanzania during the period of 2010 to 2011. A total of 41 (43.6%) out of 94 tested sera in six district were seropositive to non-structural 3ABC protein, with the highest seroprevalence of 81.0% in Bagamoyo district, followed by Kibaha (56.2%), Kinondoni (41.7%), Ilala (34.8%), Kisarawe (16.7%) and Temeke (15.4%) districts. Three FMDV serotypes, namely O, A and SAT 2, were detected in the eastern zone between 2001 and 2011, with type O being the most frequently detected serotype (n = 9; 60.0%) followed by type SAT 2 (n = 5; 33.3%) and type A (n = 1; 6.7%). These findings indicate that the eastern zone of Tanzania is predominantly infected with FMDV serotypes O, A, and SAT 2 with different spatial and temporal distribution, and that FMD outbreaks in the zone could be incriminated to at least these three serotypes. These observations imply that a rational control of FMD by vaccination in the eastern zone of Tanzania should consider incorporation of serotypes O, A and SAT 2 serotypes in the relevant vaccine(s). Further studies are required to elucidate the genetic and antigenic characteristics of circulating FMDV strains in the eastern zone of Tanzania so that an appropriate FMD control strategy can be recommended in this region.
This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust Grant WT087546MA to the Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases & Surveillance (SACIDS).
Christopher Kasanga
PO Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu
Morogoro, Tanzania
Note: Proceedings of the 2nd One Health Conference in Africa. Jointly organised by the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research, held at the Snow Crest Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania from 16th to 19th April 2013: http://www.sacids.org/kms/frontend/ index.php?m=119.


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INDIANAPOLIS -- San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said last month that, if it were up to him, Randy Moss would "definitely" return for one more season with the team. His general manager isn't so sure.
Trent Baalke told reporters Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine that no decision has been made about retaining the 36-year-old wide receiver.
"Randy's a pro, and I can't say enough good things about Randy," Baalke said. "And I think if you ask anyone within our organization, they would say the same thing. One of the first guys to work every day, one of the last to leave. I mean, a guy that takes great care of his body, is probably one of the smartest football players -- if not the smartest football players -- I've been around. He grasped the offense very quickly and was a real leader in that group and that room.
"So we're certainly happy that he was there. Is he going to return this year? I don't know that yet."
Moss rapidly won over teammates and coaches last season, but his production was modest. With 28 catches for 434 yards and just three touchdowns, Moss was a bit player in San Francisco's air attack.
On the quarterback front, Baalke acknowledged that shopping Alex Smith remains a possibility this offseason, but the 49ers' front office hasn't zeroed in on a final plan for Colin Kaepernick's backup.
"We're going to look at all options available," said Baalke, who told the room he dined with Smith and his wife after Super Bowl XLVII to talk about the future.
Baalke said: "It was excellent. It was Alex and his wife, Liz, and myself, and we had a great meal. We had a great discussion. I can't say enough good things. .... If you ask anyone in our organization, they're going to say the same thing: He is a pro's pro. And have nothing but great respect for him, his family, and we're certainly going to everything in our power to make the best decision for everyone involved."
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After publishing my first cookbook Haute Potato (75 gourmet potato recipes) and feeding our family our favorite potato dishes for years, I thought I had come up with all of the possible ways to cook the starchy, tuberous crop. This potato recipe is an adaptation of my potato flower crisp. This variation is a little easier and quicker to prepare than the original. It's the result of improvising for a dinner party; instead of using individual servings, I laid uniformly mandoline-sliced potato slices in a pretty design on a baking pan and baked them just as you would the potato crisp. The finished product is a thinner potato layer, which might not be as visually festive but it's just as delicious.
So next time you're tempted to create the crispy potato flower but are pressed for time, opt for this quick and easy version.
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Crispy Potato Flower Recipe
The preparation of this visually striking potato dish is fairly easy if you own a mandoline. Very-thinly-sliced potatoes are parboiled, then brushed with a butter and oil mixture. The slices are then stacked in individual ramekins to mimic flower petals.
It's an elegant and innovative way to have potatoes as a part of your Thanksgiving table. With my first cookbook on shelves very soon (it's due out on December 18th), I'm going to be posting a lot of potato dishes that didn't make into to the book. If you're interested, you can pre-order it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble!
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Hasselback Potatoes
Hasselback potatoes are a variation on roasted potatoes. The potatoes have a crispy outer skin with a delicious, soft inside. The cooking technique isn't different from common baked potatoes, with the exception of being thinly sliced into an accordion shape.
A blend of butter and garlic creates a crunchy outer crust that is perfectly seasoned. To guarantee that the potatoes are cooked through, I parboiled them for a few minutes, cut them into a fan shape, dried them in the oven, then smeared them with a generous amount of garlic-flavored butter.
The accordion potatoes have a fancy presentation, but really, the dish isn't complicated at all. I'm thinking of serving hasselback potatoes for Thanksgiving this year instead of the roasted potatoes I typically make. As an added bonus, they go great with meat or poultry, making them perfect for turkey day.
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'Plan B' stalls in Senate
House Republicans are launching a parallel strategy to avert the fiscal cliff, seeking to pass a bill that would hike tax rates on income over $1 million, while extending rates on the rest of Americans.
Unveiled by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a closed party meeting Tuesday, the legislation has already been declared dead on arrival by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the White House, who argue it's still weighted too heavily in favor of the wealthy. House Democrats would not help Boehner cull together the 218 votes he needs to get the bill passed, the No. 2 House Democrat, Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, said.
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The vote, expected to happen this week, is designed to provide cover for House Republicans if the nation goes off the fiscal cliff and income tax rates jump on everyone. If President Barack Obama keeps accusing Republicans of only looking out for the wealthiest, the backup plan allows them to respond it's not true.
Though talks between Obama and Boehner the last several days have yielded clear progress, there's a long way to go. It remains to be seen whether the GOP fallback plan will jump-start negotiations again.
( PHOTOS: Fiscal cliff's key players)
Boehner informed Obama about his Plan B in a phone call Monday night. That prompted Obama to tell Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that talks between the White House and Boehner were stalled. White House aides Rob Nabors and Gene Sperling came to Capitol Hill Tuesday to address both the Senate and House Democratic caucuses.
In 13 days, taxes go up on everyone. Shortly after, tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts for the Pentagon and other federal agencies kick in. That Boehner is putting his own bill on the floor shows that his talks with Obama have reached at least a temporary impasse.
( Also on POLITICO: New Obama cliff offer moves needle)
As of Monday evening, the two sides seemed to be inching toward an agreement. Boehner moved off his insistence that tax rates not rise on the wealthy and offered the president $1 trillion in fresh revenue — unthinkable concessions a year ago.


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"Being a part of the original staff that started football here at ODU, a graduate of ODU, and now living and recruiting in the Hampton Roads Region (the 757) - I have developed a tremendous pride for this area, and the tremendous student-athletes the high school coaches within this region produce. Our spread offense continues to develop and grow based off of the regional speed and talent in this area - allowing our version of the spread to truly be a reflection of the state and community ODU represents."
- Coach Whitcomb
Ron Whitcomb finished his fifth season at Old Dominion in 2012. Since joining the staff as the quarterbacks coach in 2007, he has been elevated to Recruiting Coordinator and Offensive Pass Game Coordinator following the success of the 2011 season.
This season the Monarchs led the FCS in scoring offense with 45.15 points per game, passing offense at 393.85 and total offense with 548.23 yards per game. Whitcomb helped lead Taylor Heinicke to the most prolific season by a quarterback in FCS history. Heinicke led the nation in passing yards, passing yards per game, touchdown passes, total TD's, total offense and points responsible for. Heinicke set FCS single-season record for passing yards and completions. Heinicke threw for 5,076 passing yards surpassing Steve McNair's record of 4,863 he set for Alcorn State in 1994. Heinicke's 398 completions broke Brett Gordon's mark of 385 he set in 2002 for Villanova. The 2012 season also saw Heinicke earn CAA Offensive Player of the Year honors and first-team All-CAA honors. He received First-Team All-America honors by three organizations and won the Dudley Award for the best Division I Player in the state of Virginia.
Under Whitcomb's watch, over the last three seasons the Monarchs have a two-time Walter Payton Watch List member in Thomas DeMarco in 2010 and 2011 and the College Football Performance Awards FCS National Performer of the Year, Jerry Rice Award Runner-Up, and Walter Payton Watch List member in Taylor Heinicke.
In the Monarchs' first season of FCS play, Whitcomb tutored quarterback Thomas DeMarco, who went on to become the second leading quarterback in the FCS in rushing behind Florida A&M's Curtis Pulley and seventh among FCS student-athletes in scoring, averaging 9.45 points per contest. DeMarco completed 137 of his 255 attempts throwing for 21 touchdown passes and making only four interceptions as the Monarchs finished at 9-2 as the winningest FCS start-up program in history.
Whitcomb's tutelage of signal caller Thomas DeMarco continued in year two and resulted in the Monarch quarterback being named to the prestigious Walter Payton Award Watch List in the preseason and ending the 2010 campaign ranked seventh in the nation in total offense.
Success continued for the Monarch signal callers in 2011 with DeMarco being named to the Walter Payton Watch list for the second straight season and Heinicke, as a true freshman, having a breakout year completing 211 of his 307 passes with just one interception. Although Heinicke did not appear in the minimum 75% of games plays to have his name listed among the national stats, Heinicke would have ranked 18th nationally in passing yards, fifth nationally in pass efficiency rating, and 10th among all FCS athletes in total offense per contest.
Before joining the Old Dominion staff, Whitcomb was a four-year starter at the University of Maine where he played under Coach Wilder from 2003-2006.
Whitcomb, departed as the Black Bears' all-time leader in completions (755), total offense (8,801) and touchdown passes (68). His 8,183 passing yards ranked second, as did his .592 completion percentage. One of three senior captains at Maine in 2006, Whitcomb was named the Atlantic-10 and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman after passing for 2,428 yards and 21 touchdowns. The passing yardage was the most by a freshman in Atlantic-10 history and he also established a new school record with touchdown passes in 11 straight games.
A standout off the field as well, Whitcomb was honored as the 2006-07 Atlantic-10 Student-Athlete of the Year. He earned his B.S. in Education from Maine in 2006 and a M.S. Ed. in Educational Leadership at Old Dominion University in 2009.
For the last three seasons, Whitcomb has participated in the annual Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp at Lafayette College. The one-day clinic features nearly 275 college coaches who volunteer their time to teach aspiring football players the in-and-outs of the game and raise money for Lauren's First and Goal, a charitable organization created to support pediatric brain tumor research and support local pediatric cancer services.
The Whitcomb File:
Birthdate: November 1, 1983
Hometown: Rochester, NY
High School: East Rochester High School
College:Maine `06, Old Dominion `09
Recruiting Areas:
Primary:All Quarterbacks (National), North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia: Atlanta (Cobb and Gwinnett County)
Auxiliary:New York
JUCO/Prep: North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
Coaching History:
2012 - Present: Old Dominion University - Offensive Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
2011: Old Dominion University - Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
2007 - 2010: Old Dominion University - Quarterbacks
All-Conference Monarchs Under Coach Whitcomb:
2012: Taylor Heinicke - First Team All-CAA - CAA Offensive Player of the Year
2011: Taylor Heinicke - Third Team All-CAA


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The Joys of Turning 42Erik Deckers
Laughing Stalk syndicate
Copyright 2009
I turned a wonderful age last week. An age I've been looking forward to for a few years.
I turned 42 this past Saturday.
It's just got a neat sound. A numeric rhythm that sounds almost poetic, the way it hisses and pops.
When people ask my age, I say I am the Ultimate Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, as described in the book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's what the computer, Deep Thought, said was the Ultimate Answer after running a 7.5 million year computer program.
"Is that all you've got to show for seven-and-a-half million years' work?" the descendants of the original programmers shouted.
"I checked it very thoroughly," said Deep Thought. "I think the problem is that you've never actually known what the question is."
"It's, you know, the Ultimate Answer. To Life. The Universe. And Everything."
As a serious Hitchhiker's Guide fan — serious, as in, "I also know what the Ultimate Question is" serious — I've been fascinated with the number 42. It makes me smile to hear it. And I've been looking forward to being this age ever since I turned 40.
But I've also hit that awkward age where my body goes through some weird changes. My voice gets deeper, and I get hair growing in new places. I sag more, I sound older, and I have to worry about whether I have hair coming out of my ears.
"You're only as old as you feel," people often say to me.
That's good, because if I felt as old as I act, I'd be back in 7th grade.
Surprisingly, my wife doesn't argue about that.
I've reached the age where, several hundred years ago, I would have be at death's door. I would have reached my golden years 100 years ago. Now, given that men are living into their 80s, I'm middle-aged.
Still, I can't help like I've accomplished something by making it this far, like I must be doing something right. I've lived longer than some famous people who tragically died young. I've outlived Princess Diana, who was 36 when she died. Franz Kafka was 41 when he died of TB. Andy Kaufman was 35, John Belushi and Chris Farley were both 33. However, I've still got a year to go before I catch up with John Candy and Gilda Radner. Elvis Presley was 42 years and seven months.
Meanwhile, Ernest Hemingway was 61 and Hunter S. Thompson was 67 when they both died. And not only would I like to outlive both of them — actually, I would like to outlive both of them combined — I don't plan on leaving the same way they did, on the business end of a gun.
I'll admit, turning 42 has made me more than a little reflective. I think about what I like and don't like, what I used to like and what I now think is stupid.
When I was 13, I used to listen to the newest rock and pop music, and swear up and down that when I had kids, I was going to be the cool dad. I wasn't going to call my kids' music garbage, because I was going to listen to that kind of music when I was older.
It's partly true now. I still listen to the same music I did when I was 13. But I do think the stuff my 12-year-old daughter listens to is garbage.
But realizing I'm not as young as I used to be is the hardest part. I cringe at the fact that I have a daughter who's turning into a teenager this month. I roll my eyes when I see professional football players, guys who make more in a year than I'll make in a lifetime, who were born the year I graduated from high school. And I feel dizzy when I realize that I'm old enough to be the father of the attractive waitress who just brought me my beer.
And she just called me "sir."
The problem with being 42 is that my brain thinks I'm 30, my knees think I'm 50, and my cholesterol thinks I'm John Candy. It's like I'm re-experiencing my awkward teen years, only now I'm old enough to run for President.
I was talking with my good friend Doug at lunch today, and he made an interesting observation.
"When we're young, we celebrate our birthdays because we're getting closer to a special milestone," said Doug. "Like being old enough to drive, old enough to vote, old enough to drink. Once you hit our age" — Doug is 41 — "what milestones do we have? What is there left to accomplish?"
"We're not accomplishing anything," I said. "We're postponing the inevitable."
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WORKfromHOME. Build A System For Freedom
Every entrepreneur knows that setting goals is crucial to business success. If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you've arrived? Or, more importantly, when you're heading in completely the wrong direction?
If you're the owner of a small business, what is your goal? To make it to the end of the month with enough money in the bank to cover the payroll? To take a holiday for the first time in five years?
Every small business owner should have the same goal - sooner or later, to become independent of the business. Small businesses turn into big businesses only when they are able to operate smoothly without the owner being present. When you can stay away for a week, or a month, or a year, and return to find the business running better than before you left, you have the opportunity to do whatever you like - sell the business and start a new one, retire, buy a yacht and sail around the world.
True financial independence is the ability to live your life doing what YOU want to do. Do you really want to show up for work an hour early every day, leave late at night and never take a holiday, for the rest of your life? Surely not.
What is the key to being able to walk away?
It's simple. You need a system in place so that everyone in your business knows exactly what's expected of them.
When you take on a new employee, how do they learn what they're expected to do? Does an existing employee take them in charge, explaining how things work? How can you be sure that the new employee is learning what you want them to know?
As the owner of the business, it's your job to ensure that a system is put in place as the business grows. The system will ensure that everyone knows what they need to know to do their job effectively.
How do you think companies like McDonald's are able to manage thousands of restaurants across the planet? McDonald's Head Office doesn't sell hamburgers. They sell franchises, and their customers are the franchisees. The most valuable asset they have is their system. It regulates what employees wear, the words they say to customers, how many seconds a patty is left on the grill. to variables within their business, every contingency is dictated by the system.
The system makes it possible for new employees to fit in. They are educated on 'how we do things around here'. They are taught the specifics of their job. They may be required to sign a performance agreement.
In a well-designed system, there is still space for individual creativity. Better ways of doing things should always be sought out and encouraged - and written into the system for the future. #workfromhome
The system provides the framework for ensuring that the business is never entirely dependent on any one person. If you own the business, your future depends on the quality of your system.
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The Kenya Solar Concentrator model, created by Peter Mwathi, has been designed in such a way that it can collect solar heat from up to a large surface area (> 30 sq meters) and concentrate it on an area as small as 0.01 sq meters to attain very high temperatures using a parabolic style reflector. This will be useful in rural industrialization of the developing countries. Smaller sizes,combined with heat retention boxes will be very useful in institutional cooking not only in Kenya, but also in other countries. The benefits of using these methods will range from job creation to better environmental stewardship.
Solar heat is acurately focused at a fixed point fron sunrise to sunset. It is relatively very simple to reproduce and also very easy to operate. For daily tracking of the sun, a very efficient, cheap- inbuilt electronic system has been created that operates at voltages as low as 3V. The seasonal movements of the sun between the tropics has also been perfectly taken care of through a provision for simple manual adjustments. In equatorial regions the model will have two focal points: the north focal point (March to September) and the south focal point (September to March) to increase efficiency with sun`s movements across Equator. For field installations, a survey tool has been designed to facilitate apropriate geographical orientations. All these achievements have been made almost single-handedly. However, for there to be a positive impact, partnerships with relevant institutions in Kenya and abroad is necessary. If not available the pace of adopting and developing this model will become long overtaken by the need for alternative energy.


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By Roger Luckhurst
There is a very specific language of Gothic and horror literature that has its roots buried deep in the history of English: doom has been around since Old English; dread carries over from Middle English; eerie, that sense of vague superstitious uneasiness, enters Middle English through Scottish. The adjectives are harsh and guttural: moons are always gibbous, the trees eldritch. Rather famously, Sigmund Freud begins his essay on 'The Uncanny' by exploring for several pages the etymology of the German term unheimlich (literally the 'unhomely', but cleverly translated using the ancient Scots word 'uncanny'). Freud rests his entire argument about this elusive, uneasy emotion which is often said to be typical of Gothic fiction on the strange instability of this word. Heimlich and unheimlich are not always opposites, but can come to mean the same thing. What is the most alien, weird, and foreign – the uncanny – produces its effect precisely because it erupts in the most domestic, familiar, and 'canny' spaces of the home.
A name to be remembered
It is no surprise that the Gothic, a literature that emerged from the heart of northern Protestant Europe in the eighteenth century, uses an insistently harsh and ancient Northern tongue for its disordered and fantastical imaginings of murky deeds in the Dark Ages centuries before Enlightenment. The Gothic avoids the erudition of suspicious southern Latin sophisticates for a harsher Anglo-Saxon tongue. And if we still associate the modern Gothic with this language of the north it is largely down to the influence of one writer: H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). In the 1920s and 30s Lovecraft wrote pulp horror fictions about men undone by nasty tentacled gods in the backwoods of New England or at the ends of Earth amongst the savage races of Pacific islands or the keening penguins of the Antarctic. Horrible things slithered and slimed, invading human bodies and threatening all human values. He published in amateur journals with tiny print runs and then in pulp magazines like Weird Tales and Astounding Science Fiction. He published only one novella in book form during his life, yet his influence on modern horror has been huge. There is no Stephen King without Lovecraft, no Ridley Scott Alien series, no body-horror, no X Files, no Guillermo del Toro films. Thousands of writers continue to use Lovecraft's cosmogony of alien gods. He has influenced contemporary philosophy, Goth and Black Metal music, Japanese manga, and there are even religions that worship Lovecraft's fictional god 'Cthulhu'.
'Weird literature' and Lovecraft's style
Lovecraft was responsible for fixing down a particular form of 'weird literature', a mode of writing slithering somewhere queasily between Gothic and science fiction. 'Weird', of course, is another ancient Northern word, found in Saxon, Old German, and Old English. In 2003, young genre writers like China Miéville were associated with a movement christened 'The New Weird', further attesting to Lovecraft's continuing influence into the new century.
The most striking thing about Lovecraft's prose is his extraordinary, mannered style. His stories are often static mood pieces, building their effect through dense descriptive passages that achieve an almost hypnotic rhythm. He over-eggs every description with tottering towers of adjectives, breaking every decorous rule of 'good writing'. Adjectives move in packs, flanked by italics and exclamation marks that tell rather than show. He always exhaustively describes what is repeatedly said to be indescribable. He wrote passages like this, from his most famous tale, 'The Call of Cthulhu':
That tenebrousness was indeed a positive quality; for it obscured such parts of the inner walls as ought to have been revealed, and actually burst forth like smoke from its aeon-like imprisonment, visibly darkening the sun as it slunk away into the shrunken and gibbous sky on flapping membranous wings … It lumbered slobberingly into sight and gropingly squeezed Its gelatinous green immensity through the black doorway… The Thing cannot be described – there is no language for such abysms of shrieking and immemorial lunacy, such eldritch contradictions of all matter, force, and cosmic order.
The risk of such a style is that it always teeters on collapse, tipping over to become funny rather than frightening. There are many readers who find Lovecraft inept and comical, and this style is certainly very easy to parody. Rather disarmingly, though, Lovecraft tended to agree, berating his own style and failures in letters to friends. He abandoned writing for a long time after the initial rejection of At the Mountains of Madness, feeling there was no point in continuing. But there is a kind of logic to his stylistic awkwardness – it's as if he needs to make language clatter and break open in order to get at the weird effect. The weird, I always think, is a pulp sublime that slithers out of the carcase of Lovecraft's broken sentences.
Lovecraft on language and race
Lovecraft was rigorous in imagining his aliens – why would the English language be able to express absolute otherness? His god 'Cthulhu' is named with the barest approximation of the horrible sound his debased and savage followers utter. There is even a ritual chant that Lovecraft's narrator transcribes: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn (which means, obviously, 'In the house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming'). Yet even this alien language perhaps distantly echoes the hard consonantal sounds and alliterative rhythms of Old English.
There is a darker reason for Lovecraft's heavy investment in the old languages of the Gothic. Lovecraft was a deeply reactionary man, the last representative of two decaying New England families, deeply afraid of the whirlwind of change in modern America. He lived two years in New York in the 1920s, the huge influx of immigrants terrifying him and feeding his fantasies of invasion and dethronement. He feared that those of Nordic origin (the descendants of the first American white settlers, the Puritans of the Mayflower escaping Popish decadence in Europe) were being threatened by an influx of the Asiatic and other lesser races. He approvingly quoted from the very popular racist books of Madison Grant, who published works with titles like The Passing of the Great Race. It was after Lovecraft escaped from New York in 1926 and returned to Providence in Rhode Island that he wrote his greatest horror masterpieces. 'The Horror at Red Hook' is explicitly about the degenerate world of Brooklyn's port district (then the largest port in the world), but soon these fantasies of racial in-breeding were transfigured into a register of cosmic threat.
For Lovecraft, the Gothic was deeply tied to questions of inheritance, race and language. He spoke explicitly of the Gothic as a literature of the Nordic tribes, best written by those heralding from the Goths and the Teutons. 'Wherever the mystic Northern blood was strongest, the atmosphere of the popular tales became most intense,' he wrote in his essay 'The Supernatural Horror in Literature'. He spoke of his favourite Gothic authors Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Dunsany and Arthur Machen as possessing 'a purely Teutonick quality' in which 'you ought to find plain evidences of Nordick superiority; and derive therefrom a proper appreciation of your natural as distinguisht from your adopted race-stock.' Language is never neutral, and in Lovecraft's extraordinary fiction it is always a question of race and identity, produced in an era of great anxiety about the alleged 'race suicide' of the Western world in the aftermath of the Great War.
Always tread carefully: Cthulhu waits dreaming.
This article originally appeared on the OxfordWords blog.
Roger Luckhurst is Professor of Modern Literature at Birkbeck College, University of London. An expert on science fiction and Gothic literature, he is the author of The Invention of Telepathy, Science Fiction, The Trauma Question, and The Mummy's Curse: The True History of a Dark Fantasy. He is the editor of H. P. Lovecraft's Classic Horror Stories published by OUP in May 2013.
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