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What we achieved in the first quarter of 2014
Deutsche Post DHL increased revenue and earnings in the first quarter of 2014 despite the fact that our business suffered from significant currency effects. The German parcel business in the Post - eCommerce - Parcel division as well as the international business in the EXPRESS division continued to witness especially dynamic growth. In the SUPPLY CHAIN division, we made further slight gains. By contrast, business was under pressure in the GLOBAL FORWARDING, FREIGHT division, particularly in air freight.
What we intend to achieve by the end oft he year 2014
We continue to expect consolidated EBIT to reach between €2.9 billion and €3.1 billion in financial year 2014. The Post - eCommerce - Parcel division is likely to contribute around €1.2 billion to this figure. Compared with the previous year, we expect an additional improvement in overall earnings to between €2.1 billion and €2.3 billion in the DHL divisions. Our EBIT after asset charge and operating cash flow performance metrics are expected to see further positive development in line with the respective EBIT trend.


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Trend to electric forces automative industry to collaborate
The development and evolution of the EV industry has forced several competing companies to begin working together and sharing their technology.
In recent weeks, several tie-ups have been announced impacting the global hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) market:
- In mid-July, Bosch and Daimler announced plans to establish a 50:50 joint venture to develop electric motors for EVs.
- Ford and Toyota recently announced that they will collaborate as equal partners to develop a new hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs.
- GM and LG announced that they will jointly develop future electric vehicles, building on the relationship already developed through LG supplying battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt.
- Most recently, Volvo and Siemens AG have announced a joint program to develop electric drive technology, power electronics, and charging technology for use in Volvo's C 30 electric car.
This trend to collaborate is key to the development of the EV industry.
Developing hybrid and electric vehicles is expensive, and isn't without risk: are consumers going to buy them? Will governments and businesses roll out the necessary infrastructure to support them? In short, will vehicle manufacturers see a return on their investment?
Partnerships lessen the risk, and provide much needed 'cross-pollination' of technological development. Many of the technologies needed for hybrid and electric vehicles (battery design/management, electric motor control, vehicle charging) are highly specialised and have not traditionally been areas of expertise for the vehicle OEMs. The automotive industry will benefit by seeking external expertise and clearly the above companies have recognised this.
Not only does I expect to see more partnerships of this nature, but I would actively encourage them. They are essential for the successful future development of the hybrid and electric vehicle market.
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The University of Michigan's European Union Center of Excellence is a facilitator of the Euro Challenge competition for high school students (grades 9 and 10) to learn about the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the EURO, the single European currency. A student team from International Academy Central of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan won the 2011 Euro Challenge National Competition in New York City on April 27, 2011.
OutreachComprehensive resources for teaching globally.
One of our priorities is to encourage and facilitate partnership and collaboration with local schools and educators. The centers at the University of Michigan International Institute work collaboratively and individually to provide a comprehensive set of resources about teaching globally. The Center for European Studies offers a variety of activities and services that can be used for education on Europe and the European Union in K-14 classrooms.
Select from our list of resources to learn more:
- Curriculum Resources
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CES facilitates many lectures and programs that are open to the public and encourages participation of local teachers/educators and students. Many of our past outreach programs wre supported by the grant from the European Commission.CES offers two signature lectures series. "Conversations on Europe" is a forum to which we invite distinguished public figures and intellectuals to address significant issues facing Europe and its place in the world. Papers from the lecture series are disseminated in the Michigan Papers Series. Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe welcomes engagements that bring students and scholars, leaders of American organizations invested in European affairs, and the public together to discuss topics introduced by our guests. Past speakers include: Dr. Dieter Zetsche, former President and CEO of Chrysler Group; Joschka Fischer, former German Foreign Minister; and Desmond Dinan, George Mason University. Lectures are free and open to the public. Conversations on Europe lectures are available on U-M iTunesU, on U-M's YouTube Channel; and on CES Facebook page.
CES and HURON HIGH SCHOOL, Ann Arbor hosted former president of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski (Oct, 2009). Article by Trisha Paul ( Huron High senior) at AnnArbor.com: "Former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski comes to Huron High."
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University of Michigan LibrariesU-M libraries comprise one of the largest research collections in the country.
U-M libraries, which currently hold more than 9.6 million volumes and over 8.9 million microforms, maps, and multimedia, together comprise one of the largest research collections in the country. The Library system provides access to over 83,000 current serials and over 1.9 million electronic books and is consistently ranked as one of the top ten academic research libraries in North America. Michigan ranks near the top in many criteria reported by the Association of Research Libraries. Foreign language holdings in the University Library exceed 2 million titles in 435 languages. The U-M Government Information Center is a depository for United Nations and the EU. These collections include official EU publications such as the Official Journal of the European Union and Eurostat publications. The Government Information Center provides access to a variety of related databases that facilitate discovery of and access to intergovernmental (IGO) publications, including AccessUN, a comprehensive index to UN documents and publications as well as a comprehensive UN microfiche collection. The Government Information Center has standing orders for all publications of UNESCO, the European Council, OECD, International Atomic Energy Agency, World Bank, and Human Rights Watch. Library commitment to IGO publications also includes International Labor Organization, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization serials.
In addition, the University Library collects government documents from national governments of EU countries. Digital collections (e.g., World Constitutions Illustrated) provide access to founding documents and commentary. The Library also collects parliamentary debates and papers published in other countries including a digital collection of British House of Commons Parliamentary Papers back to 1715. The Labadie Collection (part of the U-M Special Collections Library) is a recognized center for international social protest materials of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The international collections of the Map Library include more than 100,000 historical, military and topographical maps, including complete sets, at the largest available scale, for all of France, Italy, Greece, Poland, the UK, and Ireland.
The University Library HathiTrust digital repository is a newly developed cooperative access initiative led by the U-M Libraries. HathiTrust archives and makes searchable all of the books and journals digitized through the partners' affiliations with the Google Books project. When completed the HathiTrust will be the largest and most comprehensive resource for public domain collections such as US Federal Government documents and UN Official Records.
The Law Library houses one of the foremost international and foreign law collections in the world and has extensive holdings in legal and constitutional history. It maintains a complete collection of primary material (e.g., national codes, treaties, legislation, court reports, and related finding aids) for every country of the world for which that is possible and collects heavily in foreign legal periodicals. The Law Library was one of the first depositories for documents from the European Community and has extensive collection of IGO publications including materials from the UN, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and World Trade Organization.
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McALESTER — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker announced Thursday a plan to absorb displaced United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee IndiansCasino workers.
The UKB, it appears, will not have the 2.5 acres of land upon which its casino sits placed into trust by the Oklahoma attorney general's deadline of midnight, Aug. 30.
"Employees of the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino are innocent bystanders in this two-decades-long legal battle," Baker said. "While we may be different Cherokee tribes, we come from one fire. Welcoming our Keetoowah brothers and sisters with open arms is simply the right thing to do."
Several messages left for UKB General Counsel Carl Artman, a former assistant director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, were unreturned by press time One UKB employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, expressed sadness at the turn of events.
"It's so sad that things have come to this," said the employee. "We'll just have to see what happens next." According to a source inside the UKB, a rally is slated for today outside the casino on South Muskogee Ave. Cherokee Nation Entertainment officials have scheduled three employment registration meetings for displaced UKB gaming employees. The meetings will be held Tuesday Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.
All meetings will be at the Webb Building on the Northeastern State University campus at 610 N. Grand Avenue. Interested displaced UKB casino employees need to attend only one ofthe three scheduled meetings.
All participants should be prepared to provide proof of UKB casino employment, such as recent a pay stub, and two forms of identification. Free parking is available next to the Webb Building. Baker emphasized that CNE officials are working diligently to minimize any disruption in pay for UKB casino employees.
"The most important thing is that these innocent workers who may be displaced are still able to provide for their families," Baker said. "We want to calm any fears they may have and let them know we will do everything in our power to make sure any transition is as smooth as possible." The UKB casino employs about 150 people, and its profits provide funding for an additional 70 jobs.


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-- Clint Dempsey on his two goals for Fulham in its 2-2 tie Sunday with Chelsea. (goal.com)
|Recent Soccer America Daily What They're Saying Aug. 1, 10:35 p.m.
"We can't do the work of FIFA and UEFA. We hope that in the near future ... Manchester United and Liverpool in driver's seats Aug. 1, 6:04 p.m.
[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES] Group play in the Guinness International Champions Cup concludes Saturday with four games. Manchester ... Dayton head coach van Druenen steps down Aug. 1, 5:46 p.m.
[USL PRO: Week 20] Sid van Druenen has resigned as head coach of the Dayton Dutch ... Kansas City aims to join Seattle in playoffs Aug. 1, 5:38 p.m.
[NWSL: Week 17] FC Kansas City will look to join the regular-season champion Seattle Reign FC ... U.S. under-23 men's national team roster Aug. 1, 5:16 p.m.
[BAHAMAS CAMP] The U.S. under-23 men's national team roster will hold a five-day camp, beginning Sunday, ... Revs' Fagundez gets Uruguay U-20 call-up Aug. 1, 4:58 p.m.
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"I'm here just as another player. There are many stars; I'll try to help out." -- ... 2014 NPSL All-League Team Aug. 1, 12:19 a.m.
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For three hours, the football players raked, mowed, clipped, bagged and trimmed — on a Sunday afternoon when they could have been hanging out with friends.
"I was more proud of them for that than any of the games or big wins over the years," their coach, Chris Yates, said.
The young people pitched in to help tidy the 1½-acre lawn at the home of Edwina Dossey on Conron Street. Her husband, Marvin, died in October at age 89.
Yates, a commander with the Danville Police Department, met Marvin several years ago. Their friendship started about 10 years ago when Yates, who works third shift, would stop by Leon's restaurant at 5 a.m. for his dinner.
Marvin and a group of friends were always there, having breakfast, and they would invite Yates to join them. They called themselves the Knights of the Round Table, Yates said, joking, "We thought we could solve the world's problems in 45 minutes."
The men in the group had known each other 40-50 years, but they accepted the younger man into their fold, and would call if he didn't show up. It was a tight group.
"If any of us needed help, somebody would chime in with knowledge on how to do something," Yates said.
When Marvin began having health problems, Yates continued to stay in touch with the Dosseys. When Marvin died, Yates vowed to help out Edwina — something Marvin would have done for Yates if the roles had been reversed, he said.
Yates called several of the players with the Danville Saints football team, thinking he might get three or four volunteers to help him rake leaves, mow and trim bushes at the Dossey home. He was surprised when about 10 boys showed up, as well as a few other adults.
"It's a special group of kids," he said. Most of the young workers are in seventh and eighth grades.
As a coach, Yates tries to instill values in the young people, and to develop them into well-rounded people, as well as good football players. To be successful in life, he tells them, the same work ethic applies as it does in sports.
Also, he's pleased with the way the parents participate in their children's activities.
Edwina Dossey was happy with the young people, too, saying, "I was at a loss for words. I think it's just wonderful that they would think enough of me to do this. They did a nice job."
She added, "It was nice of them to come on a holiday."
The cleanup just happened to fall on Veterans Day, which was a fitting tribute to Marvin, who received two Purple Hearts and other awards in World War II.
People might know the Dosseys for their Christmas lights decorations in the past. Some of those lights are being used this year at the Festival of Trees.
"My husband would have been so thrilled that they were restored and people are enjoying them again," Edwina said.
The workers
The students who helped out were: Evan Yates, Brody Yates, Brandon Yates, Colin Schuman, Luke Steiner, Pedro Linares, Keegan West, Reed Steiner and Michael Feeney. Also helping were parent Cari West and little Kailynn West.


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Valves, Risers, Connectors, Test Caps & Outlet Boxes
The "Core" of ACCOR Technology is found in its patented PUSHON® technology. The company, which started making the best angle stop valve over 18 years ago, has expanded its coupling technology to connectors, test caps, and ice maker boxes.
New product introductions will continue with the same objective; a clean, modern look that is easily installed and superior in long term performance.


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The Daily Star
Monday: Sausage, peppers and onions, baked beans, chuck wagon blend vegetables, vegetable soup with crackers, hot dog roll and fresh fruit.
Tuesday: Vegetable lasagna, winter squash, broccoli florets, warmed garlic bread and lemon delight.
Wednesday: Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, Mediterranean blend vegetables, rye bread (seedless) and fruit cocktail.
Thursday: Chicken Monterey, wild rice, California blend vegetables, tossed salad, multigrain bread, and warmed bread pudding with raisins and topping.
Friday: Creamed chipped beef, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, oatmeal bread, and angel food cake with cherries and topping.
Evening menu: McDonough only:
Thursday, Dec. 6: Chicken Monterey, wild rice, California blend vegetables, tossed salad, multigrain bread, and warmed bread pudding with raisins and topping.
Bainbridge: Algonquin Senior Center, The Bainbridge Museum, 38 S. Main St, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 967-8960.
Coventry: Windy Hill Senior Center, Coventry Town Hall, state Route 235, Tuesday and Thursday, 656-8602.
Greene: Brightman Senior Center, Birdsall Street, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 656-4789.
McDonough: Genegantslet Activity Center, Methodist Church, two Thursdays per month, 647-5666.
New Berlin: Unadilla Valley Senior Activity Center, Terrace Heights Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 847-8053.
Norwich: Westside Park Senior Center, First Baptist Church, West Park Place, weekdays, 334-2910.
Sherburne: The Welcome Center, Grace Manor Center, Knapp Street, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 674-4600.
South Otselic: Plum Valley Forever Young Center, Methodist Church, Church Hill Road, two Fridays per month, (315) 653-4411.
Call by 10 a.m. on the serving day for reservations. Hours are weekdays 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Monday: Pepper steak, oven browned potatoes, steamed peas, pineapple-orange juice, whole wheat bread and butterscotch pudding.
Tuesday: Roast pork loin, mashed potatoes, broccoli, apple sauce, whole wheat bread and Jello with topping.
Wednesday: Beef stew, buttermilk biscuit, scalloped cabbage, apple juice, whole wheat bread and fruit cocktail.
Thursday: Barbecued chicken, baked potato, seasoned spinach, whole wheat bread and tapioca pudding.
Friday: Pasta Neptune casserole, sliced carrots, coleslaw, whole wheat bread and iced chocolate cake.
Delhi: First Presbyterian Church, 746-2250.
Grand Gorge: Civic Center, state Route 30, 588-6166 before 9:30 a.m.
Hancock: Baptist Church Messenger Hall, Wheeler Street, 637-2219.
Middletown: Margaretville Methodist Church, (845) 586-4764.
Sidney: Civic Center, 563-2212.
Walton: St. John's R.C. Parish Hall, 865-6739.
Menus were not available by the time of publication. For more information, call the meal sites below.
Cherry Valley: 547-6456.
Cooperstown: 547-6454.
Elm Park Church: 433-8313.
Nader Towers: 432-2586.
Richfield Springs: (315) 858-2026.
Monday: Teriyaki chicken, vegetable fried rice, oriental blend vegetable, pineapple muffin and ice cream sundae/ reduced sugar vanilla ice cream.
Tuesday: Cucumber and red onion salad, Italian dressing, penne and broccoli in a garlic parmesan cream sauce, sausage with peppers and onions, Italian bread and chocolate chip cookie/ reduced sugar cookie.
Wednesday: Tossed salad with dressing, roasted turkey with gravy, fresh baked sweet potato, spinach, banana muffin and chocolate cake with frosting/ reduced sugar cake with topping.
Thursday: Beef slices with peppers and gravy, egg noodles, Scandinavian blend vegetables with cheese sauce, wheat bread and banana cake with frosting/ reduced sugar cake with topping.
Friday: Creamy coleslaw, breaded fish on a hotdog bun with tartar sauce, macaroni and cheese, zucchini, tomatoes and onions and lemon pudding with topping/ reduced sugar pudding with topping.
Call by noon of the previous day for reservations.
Cobleskill: The Coby Room, 478 W. Main St., Monday through Friday, (518) 234-4219 or 234-4491.
Sharon Springs: Spa Ritz, Beechwood Road, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, (518) 284-2883.
Jefferson: Community Center, state Route 10, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 652-9075.


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We've seen this type of story many times before. It's actually one of the most common ones that develops over an NHL offseason. A once productive player that's coming off a couple of down years signs with a team desperate for offense for hoping to come away with a bounce back performance that sees the player return to glory.
Sometimes it works, many times it doesn't.
One of the more intriguing examples this summer was the New York Islanders signing forward Brad Boyes to a one-year, $1 million contract.


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All Cumberland County elementary and high school students interested in competing in the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program (TNSCTP) on the Cumberland County Clay Crusher shooting team can still sign up for the 2013 season by calling head coach Fred Petersen at 265-0138 or 456-1334. Team practice officially starts on Saturday Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fairfield Glade Sportsman Club (FGSC) on Shorty Barnes road. This will be the ninth year for the team with FGSC acting as home shooting grounds.
The TNSCTP is a shooting program under the direction of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation (TWF) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) with over 2000 student-athletes participating in three competitive shotgun sports, including trap, skeet and sporting clays. This program provides students in grades 5 – 12 with the opportunity to showcase their competitive shooting skills in a safe and controlled environment with instructors monitoring their shooting. Awards are earned at the local, state and national levels.
The TNSCTP is currently divided into three divisions.
The Rookie (R) division is for grades five and under and students at least nine years old – shooting experience does not apply.
The Intermediate division for grades six through eight has two sub-levels – the Intermediate Entry (IE) level for shooters with no SCTP shooting experience and the Intermediate Advanced (IA) level for shooters with at least one year SCTP shooting experience.
The Senior division is for grades nine through 12 and also has two sub-levels – the Junior Varsity (JV) level for shooters with no high school SCTP shooting experience and the Varsity (V) level for shooters with at least one year of high school SCTP shooting experience.
In addition to the dominating trap shooting teams of the past, the Clay Crushers will again field two or three skeet squads in the varsity and junior varsity divisions. Since the inception of the TNSCTP in 2001, trap shooters have dominated the shotgun programs with roughly five times more shooters than either skeet or sporting clays. With fewer shooters in skeet, coach Petersen believes his skeet squads will have a much better chance to win state awards and possible college scholarships than to continue to battle against the high-powered, nationally-ranked trap teams in Tennessee. Students can compete in both trap and/or skeet. A skeet squad consists of just three shooters.
Competitive SCTP shoots for the Clay Crushers 2013 season are as follows –
Big Springs Shoot at Christiana, TN on March 16.
Second Annual Doug Server Shoot-on-the-Mountain at FGSC on April 13.
Hog Heaven Youth Shoot at White Pine, TN on April 27.
Tennessee Junior Olympics at Paris, TN on May 3-4
TNSCTP Region III Championship at FGSC on June 1
TNSCTP State Championship at Nashville on June 18 –sporting clays, June 19-skeet, June 20, 21 intermediate divisions and June 22, 23 varsity divisions
National Junior Olympics in Colorado Springs – June 14-21
National SCTP Championship at Sparta, IL on July 15-20
This years team now consists of 40 shooters, however coach Petersen is concerned that, as yet, no rookie shooters have signed up. Petersen believes his trap varsity and IE squads have "top 5 in the state" potential with the skeet varsity "a good chance to win it all"
For more information on these events at the state and national level, contact TNSCTP coordinator Andrew Peercy at email@example.com or visit www.tnsctp.org or www.usashooting.org


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---- — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says is important to the world that the United States gets stability back in its government.
Speaking at the World Food Prize symposium in Des Moines, Blair says it's up to the U.S. citizens to decide how that happens but the international community "wants America strong and focused and hopefully not going from one crisis to another."
Blair, who has worked after leaving office as prime minister to fight poverty and hunger in Africa, says the U.S. economy is central to global stability and to the confidence that people have in what has been a very fragile recovery from recession.
Blair's comments come the day after Congress and President Barack Obama ended a 16-day partial government shutdown.


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Many Alabama residents who survived the onslaught of tornados April 27 last year decided they wouldn't face another storm season without a shelter.
At the front of the line were Limestone County residents who endured one of the worst of the 62 tornadoes that battered the state that day—an EF5 that killed 248.
More than 20 private shelters have been built in the county since the April storms, which killed four people and destroyed or damaged at least 700 homes and 90 businesses, said Daphne Ellison, communications officer for the Limestone County Emergency Management
Of those 20, 11 or 12 of those were built on property that had been in the direct path of the EF5 twister that struck the communities of Tanner and East Limestone around 4 p.m.
"A lot of them are installing in-ground shelters, like the ones where the cut an opening in the garage floor and add a shelter," Ellison said.
Roger Black was in Ireland when the storm struck. When he returned and saw the devastation, he decided to get a shelter at his home off Thompson Road west of Athens.
"I've been in this house 34 or 35 years and I'd thought about digging one," said Black, the brother of former EMA Director Spencer Black. "We had one when we were growing up. After seeing the destruction in the county and other places, I thought it would be nice to have a place where we felt safer."
He hired Safe-T-Shelter of Danville to build him a steel-plate, aboveground shelter that is now securely bolted in his detached garage. It can withstand an EF5 tornado with 250 to 260 mile per hour winds.
Shelter builders
If you are thinking of installing a shelter, there are several companies that can do it. Costs range widely — from $2,500 to $8,000 or more — depending on size, materials and location above or below ground. Or, you can build your own shelter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers designs and tips in its FEMA 320 guide, which you can find online at http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/sr_resources.shtm
If you want to see an aboveground tornado shelter that actually survived the April 27 outbreak, Tornado Masters on Alabama 53 in Toney has one in its showroom.
Seventy-six-year-old Barbara Miller of Madison and her 100-pound German Shepherd survived the EF5 tornado that struck the Anderson Hills area, said Kelly Hughes of Tornado Masters.
"Miss Miller said she fed crackers to her dog while they were in there," Hughes said.
When they emerged, most of the house, except for one wall was, was leveled. A neighbor in her subdivision off Carters Gin Road was killed."
When Miller rebuilt elsewhere, the company gave her a new shelter.
Aboveground models, which are bolted into concrete, start at $3,995, Hughes said.
Business has been good.
Between May and December 2011, the company built 210 shelters in North Alabama and Tennessee, she said.
Aboveground shelters can also double as "panic rooms," a safe place to go if an intruder breaks in or as a place to store valuables when one is away.
There are several other experienced storm-shelter companies building in the area, Ellison said, including SteelSafe Shelters built by Rhodes Construction of Madison, Safe-T-Shelter of Danville and Fain Storm Shelters of Jackson, Tenn.


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How to apply
Here you'll find answers to the most frequently asked questions about recruitment at Airbus Group.
What is eRecruiting@Airbus Group?
Our online eRecruiting tool allows talented individuals to apply for career opportunities across Airbus Group and its three Divisions – Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters – as well as register in the candidate pool. If you are interested in working within the Airbus Group, please apply online, register in our candidate pool and 'release' your profile.
Our online tool is used for recruiting the following target groups: direct entries, experienced candidates, recent graduates, interns and apprentices.
How do I apply?
To be considered for a position within Airbus Group, you must create and complete a personal profile on our eRecruiting tool.
You will be able to find all currently open positions within the Group on our Job Market (Jobs & Application > Apply Online)
If you cannot find any suitable position on our Job Market at the moment, you can also register for one of our typical Airbus Group profiles. You will find more information about those profiles under the following links:
- Engineering opportunities
- Business opportunities
- If you are looking for an internship, final year thesis or working student position, please register for our typical profiles by clicking here.
Please complete your profile in as much detail as possible. This may take some time, however once completed and your profile is 'released' (under "Profile status" in your cockpit), our recruitment teams across all sites and Divisions will have access to your skills and experience and will be able to help find the position that you are looking for.
Should you wish to be informed about interesting vacancies matching your profile make sure you set up a 'Job Agent' in your Candidate Cockpit.
For more details please read our "eRecruiting user-guide".
What are the 'candidate cockpit' and 'profile' and how do I use them?
The Candidate Cockpit offers you access to your candidate profile information and to the application functionalities - History of your Applications and their present status, the Job Agent functionality (to have job opportunities sent to your email address as they go live) and favourite jobs selection.
The 'candidate profile' is a section of the Candidate Cockpit where the candidate enters his/her personal data, his/her qualifications, work experience and preferences. You can update, release and unlock your profile at any time from the Candidate Cockpit. A 'released' profile status means that your profile appears in the candidate pool and can be viewed by Airbus Group recruiters; a 'locked' profile status means that your information cannot be accessed by Airbus Group recruiters.
In the Candidate Cockpit you can also search for jobs, change your user name and password or delete your profile if you no longer want to be registered in our database.
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Wineries. Modernisme + Cooperative movement at CaixaForum, Barcelona - from 6 July to 14 October 2012
This exhibition aims to offer certain keys to understanding the artistic value and architectural singularity of these cellars, also known as Art Nouveau cellars or Cathedrals of wine. It shows various ways of looking at these buildings and approaching them, taking as its central thread the architects (especially Cèsar Martinell, who designed over half of them) and the people who lived them and who still live them: the farmers who mortgaged themselves to push forward a collective project and today's Cooperative members who maintain the commitment and pride that made these architectural giants possible.
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Historical Lab 5 Consistency of inner and outer spaces in European Art Nouveau architecture in Rīga – 5 September 2014
Exhibition Masters of Art Nouveau at the Museum of Applied Arts of Budapest in Budapest – from 24 May to 31 August 2014
Exhibition and Website Mackintosh Architecture at The Hunterian in Glasgow – from 18 July 2014 to 4 January 2015
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Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — Clarence E. Rogers of Purcell, formerly of Pauls Valley, was born December 24, 1939 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Robert Vernon and Nora Alice Rogers. He passed away June 13, 2013 in Purcell, Oklahoma at the age of 73 years.
Clarence was raised in Parsons, Kansas where he attended school. Later he entered the U.S. Marines and is a veteran of the Korean War Era.
He was married to Judy (Roberts) Rogers in Pauls Valley, Okla., on August 18, 1967. He was a retired machinist at Tinker AFB. He was a member of Church of the Nazarene. He made Pauls Valley his home for 10 years until recently when he moved to Purcell.
He was preceded in death by parents; his sister Martha Murrow, and his brother Jimmy Rogers.
Surviving family include his wife Judy of the home; two sons, Mitch Rogers of Blanchard, Okla., and Richard and Jennifer Rogers of Blanchard, Okla.; one daughter, Kimberley and Dave Wise of Marion, N.Y.; brothers, Homer Rogers of Ponca City, Okla., and John Rogers of Augusta, Kan.; sisters, Barbara Rogers of Joplin, Mo., Sue Blake of Olathe, Kan., Dorothy Dietscheof Parsons, Kan., and Mary Stuart of Joplin, Mo.; mother-in-law, Odessa Roberts of Pauls Valley, Okla.; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Stufflebean Chapel of Remembrance officiated by Rev. Eddie Stark.
Interment followed at Paoli Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home.
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Daniel Inouye Knew the Senate Was Bigger Than He Was
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye had a sense of service to the country, and didn't use his position to push an extremist agenda.
To someone who has known only the modern, troubled U.S. Senate, Daniel Inouye looks like a throwback. He was an entrenched senator—the longest-serving, when he died this week at 88—and had served until the day of his passing, long after people in other job categories would have retired. He was famous for securing "earmarks" for his state of Hawaii, a practice now disdained under the absurd presumption that local projects are what are breaking the federal budget. Inouye used earmarks for what they were intended: to provide services and projects to local communities that would not be done in another way, and to make it possible to collect enough votes to pass appropriations bills.
But in an era when "career politician" has taken on an unfairly negative tone, Inouye represented something sadly lacking in the modern Congress—a sense of duty and service to country. Inouye displayed that service in the most powerful and poignant of ways, volunteering to fight for the United States during World War II when fellow Japanese-Americans were being put in U.S. internship camps. He nearly died during the war, losing his right arm and obliterating earlier hopes of being a surgeon. He then continued his public service in government, becoming a Hawaii congressman in 1959, the year Hawaii became a state. Three years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he remained until his death this week.
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Inouye wasn't a ranter or a raver. He didn't use the Senate to push some extreme agenda favored by powerful interest groups. Like colleagues of that generation, Inouye understood that the institution of the Senate was bigger than he was. His service in World War II trained him for a job in a way that is critical to successful lawmaking: He understood that he and his colleagues, however different their backgrounds, were there to work for something larger and more important than themselves. In an institution now tragically populated by people determined to tear each other down, Inouye understood that lawmaking was about building something. He will be missed. And the principles that governed the Senate of Inouye's era are just one more vote towards extinction.


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— The Weatherford Chamber of Commerce wants everyone to remember to shop local.
To help get the community ready, they are hosting a "Shop Local" luncheon. This luncheon will take place Friday, Nov. 8, at the Parker County Sheriff's Posse event facility located at 2201 Mineral Wells Highway. There will be several local shops and businesses displaying their items for sale. A box lunch will be provided for those attending, but the main focus will be on shopping.
Local vendors will have shopping available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Some of the businesses already scheduled to participate are Belk's, Leesha's Boutique, Donna Anderson: Scentsy, Sunset Travel Vacations, Something Special, Ram Granite, merchants from the Junktion, and others.
There will also be a table for non-profits to have information available for those folks looking to make some end-of-the-year donations. Another highlight of this event will be local caterers and restaurants present, highlighting their holiday eats and treats. Attendees will see what is available for catering for the holiday season and sample treats. This luncheon has a little bit of everything you need to help "keep it home for the holidays."
For more information on this shop local event, call Peggy Hutton at 817-596-3801. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring a friend and support local businesses while getting a jump start on Christmas shopping.
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I recently purchased this jacket to replace a Joe Rocket jacket that I wore last summer. The XL Speed and Strength jacket fits me perfectly! I'm 6'1" 200 pounds and everything fits great...the sleeves are the perfect length. I had to get a 2XL Joe Rocket last summer due to the sleeves being so short on the their XL jackets. The 2XL sleeves were perfect but the jacket was just to big in the shoulders, chest and stomach area. The S&S jacket is a perfect fit for my size. I have used it in both cold and warm temps and I am very happy with the jacket. Went riding on a 55 degree day and it kept the chilly wind off of me and I just went out on a 73 degree day and it had plenty of ventilation to keep me cool. I would highly recommend this jacket and it's an unbelievable low price!!Read All Reviews
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Oakland Community College Culinary Studies Institute graduate April Forbes of Waterford, and her husband, James, won first place and $10,000 in the top-rated Food network television show "Cupcake Wars" on November 18.
The Institute is based on the college's Orchard Ridge campus in Farmington Hills.
The couple competed against three other teams for the honor. Their winning entry was a display of four different cupcake creations: peach melba, banana and peanut butter ganache, pumpkin pie and cherry cola.
April and James Forbes are the owners of Cakeria, a specialty bakery located in Pontiac that makes wedding cakes, tortes, cookies, breads, pies and, of course, cupcakes. The couple established the business shortly after April graduated from OCC in 2005, selling baked goods out of their home and at such venues as flea and farmers' markets.
Cakeria had been previously located on Commerce Road in West Bloomfield, at the former home of Marty's Cookies and Bagels.
They continue as vendors at four different farmers' market locations in the area and expanded to their present storefront location about a year ago. Competing in "Cupcake Wars" has been April's longtime ambition.
"We're excited at the national recognition winning has brought us, and we plan to use the prize money to pay some bills, and reinvest the rest back into the business," she said.
The Cakeria, located at 153 South Telegraph in Pontiac, is open Tuesdays through Sundays.
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Map of the Far East of the USSR, Northern China (Manchuria) and Mongolia
This Soviet-era map is intended to serve a propaganda purpose. On the top and bottom are the slogans: "For the strengthening of the military-sanitary fund of the Red Cross"; "Citizens of the USSR must remember the Chinese adventure of 1929"; and " The Army and the Red Cross--together serving the defense of the USSR." Shown on the map are international borders, administrative borders on the territory of the USSR, population centers, railroad stations, and roads. The inset in the lower right is a schematic map of southern China. The portraits on ...
Map of the Investigation of the Asiatic Part of the USSR for Hydrogeological Purposes in 1932
This map was created for use by a Soviet government research institute. By means of the color coding, it shows regions in Siberia where hydrogeological investigations had been carried out and divides those regions into three categories: detailed and special hydrogeological investigations from prospectors' experience…on a scale of two versts per inch; general hydrogeological investigations…more than two versts per inch; and geological, hydrogeological, soil, and other investigations eliciting the presence of underground water. The white areas, occupying by far the largest part of the map, indicate where neither ...
Map of the Southern Half of Eastern Siberia and Parts of Mongolia, Manchuria, and Sakhalin: For a General Sketch of the Orography of Eastern Siberia
Orography is a branch of the science of geomorphology that deals with the disposition and character of hills and mountains. The orography of a region concerns its elevated terrain. This general sketch of the orography of eastern Siberia and adjacent areas shows hills, plateaus, lowlands, mountain ranges, and other features. Also shown are provincial and district centers, fortresses, Cossack villages, guard posts, factories and plants, mines, gold fields, monasteries, and postal and country roads.
Map of the New Discoveries in the Eastern Ocean
This Russian map of 1781 depicts parts of eastern Siberia and the northwestern part of the North American continent, including places reached by the Russians Mikhail Gvozdev and Ivan Sind, the English explorer Captain James Cook, and others. In 1732, the expedition led by Gvozdev and the navigator Ivan Fedorov crossed the Bering Strait between Asia and America, discovered the Diomede Islands, and approached Alaska in the vicinity of Cape Prince of Wales. The expedition landed on the shore of the North American mainland, marked on the map as the ...
Map of Agricultural Areas of the Siberian Region
This Soviet-era map shows the agricultural areas of Siberia, district borders, railroads, rivers, lakes, district centers, and cities. Although much of Siberia is unsuited for farming, good conditions prevail in the forest steppe region of southwestern Siberia and in parts of southern Siberia. Peasants who migrated from European Russia in the 19th century had to adjust to Siberian conditions, learning, for example, to plant their crops neither too low in the wet taiga (which risked rot) nor too high on open lands (which risked frost). By the late 19th century ...
Map of Tobol'sk Province (16 Districts)
This map of the vast Siberian province of Tobol'sk shows the borders of the province and its districts, population centers, monasteries, winter encampments, fortresses, mines, salt and fish industries, and the routes of voyages by Malygin (1734, 1735), Skuratov (1734, 1735), Ovtsyn (1735), Murav'ev (1737), Pavlov (1737), Rozmyslov (1768), and the location where Dutch ships wintered in 1596. The title is in an artistic cartouche with a drawing of a hunting scene, mining symbols, and a maiden with an urn–an allegorical symbol of the Ob' River. The ...
Map of the Western Part of Asiatic Russia as of 1807 and Notes About Siberia by a Member of the Privy Council of Senator M. Kornilov
This map depicts the western part of Asiatic Russia and includes the territory stretching from Ekaterinburg to Irkutsk (approximately 3,500 kilometers). Besides rivers, mountains, and cities, it shows settlements of different ethnic groups: Tungus, Ostyak, Kalmyk, and many others. The map incorporates remarks made by Alexei Kornilov, a governor of Irkutsk Province, then Tobol'sk Province, and later a senator. His notes, compiled in 1807, include information about the ethnic diversity of Irkutsk and Tobol'sk provinces, means of transportation, systems of government, and other topics. The right side ...
From Tobol'sk to Obdorsk
This album of 32 original watercolors by the Tobol'sk artist M.S. Znamenskii is from the library of Tsar Nicholas II. The album was obtained for him in 1894 for 800 rubles following the death of the artist. Znamenskii painted the watercolors over a number of years and collected them in a birch-bark covered binding under the title "From Tobol'sk to Obdorsk." The subjects include scenes from Tobol'sk, Berezov, Obdorsk (present-day Salekhard), and other localities in Tobol'sk Province; the different ethnic groups living in this region ...
Report Map on the Hydrogeographic Work of Expeditions to the Eastern Ocean and by Squadron Ships in the Eastern Ocean for 1898 and Preceeding Years
Hydrographic maps mainly serve the needs of navigators and mariners. Other uses include fishing, oceanography, and underwater prospecting. Hydrographic mapping was highly developed in 19th-century Russia, where it was carried out by the Ministry of Marine to create and constantly update navigational charts. This map is from a larger work entitled Sobranie otchetnykh kart gidrograficheskikh rabot (Collection of Report Maps of Hydrogeographic Work and Maps Indicating Shipwrecks for 1898 in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Caspian Sea, White Sea, Baltic Sea, and Parts of the Eastern Ocean and ...
We Live and Work According to Lenin: Atlas of the Novosibirsk Region
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union drew its legitimacy from the life and work of Vladimir I. Lenin, the leading figure of the Russian Revolution and the founder of the Soviet state. This late Soviet-era atlas of the Siberian region of Novosibirsk contains, in addition to its 32 maps, sections on V. I. Lenin and Siberia, the establishment of Soviet power in Novosibirsk, and the participation of the region in the Great Patriotic War (World War II), as well as descriptions of the industrial, agricultural, educational, and cultural achievements ...
Guide to the Great Siberian Railway
The 8,000-kilometer Trans-Siberian Railway linking Ekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains with the Pacific port of Vladivostok is the world's longest railroad. Construction began in 1891 and was completed in 1916. By 1900, much of the line was finished and open for traffic. In that year, the Russian Ministry of Ways of Communication issued, in identical English and Russian editions, this illustrated guide to the railway. It includes a history of Siberia, an account of the construction, and a detailed listing of the towns and cities along the route.
Asiatic Siberia. Map of the Siberia Region
This Soviet-era map shows population centers, spas, administrative borders, communication routes, piers, ports, mountains and elevated points, the height and depth (in meters) of natural features, rivers, lakes, swamps, mineral fields, mines, excavations, and newly-constructed factories. The colors on the inset maps in the upper and lower right denote the sea, tundra, and forested regions.
Siberia and Migrants
In the 19th century, the government of Russia encouraged peasants to move from the western parts of the empire to untilled lands in Siberia. This book was intended as a guide for peasants interested in resettling. It contained information about the climate and soils of Siberia, conditions and economic opportunities, essential expenses for relocation and construction in a new place, as well as recommendations for the behavior of migrants in transit. The book was published in Khar'kov (Kharkiv, in Ukrainian) by the Khar'kov Society for the Expansion of ...
Map of Asiatic Russia
Weimar was the cultural and intellectual capital of Germany in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the home of poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. This 1822 engraved map by the Weimar Geographic Institute shows provincial boundaries, population centers, and the different nationalities of Siberia. Ethnic Germans from the Baltic region in the service of the tsarist government played prominent roles in the exploration of Siberia in the 18th century and the region remained an object of fascination to many Germans.
General Map of Asiatic Russia: Showing an Up-to-Date Division into Provinces and Regions, Maritime Administration of the Maritime Region, and the Routes of Russian Seafarers
This Russian map of Siberia shows the borders of regions and districts, population centers, roads, fortresses, redoubts, outposts, guard posts, factories, mines, and ruins. It also indicates the territories of the various nationalities of Siberia and shows in fine detail the routes taken by the major Russian explorers--Bering, Billings, Kruzenshtern, Golovin, Sarychev, Gall--on their expeditions to the North Pacific and Alaska. The map was produced by the Corps of Military Topographers which, under a government regulation of 1822, was attached to the General Staff and the Military Topographical Depot "to ...


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ACCORDION fans are tuning up for a birthday celebration at a Rowley Regis club.
The Black Country Accordion Club will mark its fourth birthday with a concert by all-round entertainer Roman Voloschuk, back by popular demand, on Monday (January 28).
Club founder Barry Smith said: "This guy was a tremendous success last time he visited us. We look forward to seeing all our regular members on the night and new members are always welcome."
Doors open at the Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Village, at 7pm for the concert at 7.30pm. For more details contact Mr Smith, 0121 559 4620.
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Information for School News should be submitted to The Meridian Star by 5 p.m. on the Monday before publication. Information may be mailed to P.O. Box 1591, Meridian, MS 39301; faxed to (601) 485-1275; or e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com (photos should be in JPEG format).
ELLISVILLE – Jones County Junior College's Center in Waynesboro is offering three non-credit courses this summer. Computer options include Introduction to Personal Computers, Windows7 and Microsoft Excel 2010 Basic. CEU's are available for computer courses upon request. The deadline to register is one week before classes begin.
Introduction to Personal Computers will meet on Thursday nights beginning July 18-Aug. 8, from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Learn how to switch on a PC, manage files and folders, use e-mail and browse the Web with Internet Explorer. The cost of the class is $35
The Windows 7 class will meet on Thursday nights, beginning Aug. 15 through Oct. 10, from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The cost is $75
Microsoft Excel 2010 Basic will meet Oct. 17-Nov. 14, from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The cost is $55.
Interested students can register in person at the Wayne County Center at 103 Collins Street in Waynesboro, or by calling (601) 735-2228 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
For the most up-to-date class listing visit the web site www.jcjc.edu
Here's a look at upcoming programs and events at Meridian Community College. For more information, call (601) 482-7445, unless otherwise noted:
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• College closed for Independence Day holiday, Classes resume July 8.
July 15-Aug. 1
• Industrial Maintenance Blueprint Reading class, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Workforce Development.
July 15-Aug. 15
• Flux Core Welding Process Class, from 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Workforce Development.
July 16
• Freshman Orientation, 8 a.m., campus wide. FMI: Angela Payne, (601) 483-8241.
July 23-Aug. 8
• EMT Basic Refresher Course, from 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Workforce Development.
July 24-25
• Soccer Camp, from 8 a.m.-noon, MCC soccer field. FMI: Coach Alex George, 601- 484-8697.
July 26
• Tuberculosis (TB) certification workshop, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Workforce Development.
• Back to School with MCC event, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Multi-Purpose Center. FMI: Adrian Cross, (601) 483-8241.


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Table of contents
Mono Demos
MonoDevelop and Multiple Language Integration
Mono Documentation Browser
Demo: A demo of monodoc — Mono's documentation browser — including the "Upload Contributions" feature. 2 minutes 48 seconds.
DemoBuilding a web browser using the new Stetic Mono GUI designer.
Hello World with Gtk#
Demo: In this demo Nat writes a quick "Hello World" Gtk# application using Glade. 5 minutes 50 seconds.
Beagle Demos
Simple Searches
Demo: Some simple searches in Beagle, using the "Best" user interface. 1 minute 24 seconds.
Live Queries
Demo: A gripping demo of Beagle's "live query" functionality. Jon Trowbridge guest stars in this one. 1 minute 43 seconds.
Command Line Tools
Demo: A quick run-through of a few of the command-line tools that come with Beagle. 1 minute 27 seconds.
Beagle APIs
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Grace runs downhill. I heard Steve Brown say that at a conference I was attending. I didn't understand it at first, but Papa God is enlightening me day by day.
The Bible tells us "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. "(James 4:6)
Grace is the unmerited favor of God. We haven't done anything to deserve God's love and goodness, and yet He lavishes grace upon us all day every day. Grace is also the desire and the power to do God's will. Life is impossible without grace. But the definition that I've come to embrace most of all is this: Grace is what God does for us. Jesus said, "Without Me, you can do nothing." (John 15:5)
On the flip side, the Bible tells us that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13) We can do all things if we allow the Lord to live through us and for us. When we resist Him and insist on being in control ourselves, we obstruct the flow of His grace in our life.
I've always heard water takes the path of least resistance. Grace is like water. It cleanses and refreshes. When we swallow our pride and give up control, His grace flows and fills us with His love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness and self-control. It fills our hearts from the bottom up, just like water fills any container into which it is poured. It will fill every nook and cranny. It flows downhill, if you will.
It all boils down to trust. Do we really trust God?
I know we go through some tough times in this world. Papa God understands suffering and grief. Jesus experienced the pain and heartache of separation from His Father when He set us free from sin on the cross. The Holy Spirit is called the Comforter. How could the Holy Spirit comfort us if He doesn't know why we need to be comforted? God understands what we are experiencing every second of our life. That's why He daily sends us so many reminders of His grace, goodness and faithfulness for which we should be profoundly grateful.
I dare you. I double-dog dare you. I bet you can't do it. Wanna bet? Think of only one thing you are thankful for? Just one, mind you. Go ahead. I'll wait.
You couldn't do it, could you? Giving thanks is like eating potato chips. Bet you can't eat just one. When was the last time you slowed down enough to just say, "Thank you, Lord?" Why don't you do it right now. And while you're at it, ask Him to give you an attitude of gratitude. Get in the habit of being thankful for the things you normally take for granted. That alone will put a spring in your step and song in your heart.
Let me leave you with a few things you might want to do to remind you to keep an attitude of gratitude.
• Don't postpone joy.
• Be forgiving of yourself and others.
• Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly jar.
• Learn to disagree without being disagreeable.
• Don't use time or words carelessly, neither can be retrieved.
• Buy a bird feeder and hang it so you can see it either at work or at home.
• Don't let anyone talk you out of pursuing what you know to be a great idea.
• After you've worked hard to get what you want, take time to celebrate and enjoy it.
Once you realize that God has given us life to enjoy, not endure, it's downhill from there.
Kenny Ashley is pastor of The Journey in Lake Wylie.


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This week, the Miller Center will host an international workshop on "Rethinking the Triangle: Washington-Beijing-Taipei." The workshop is an attempt to bring the three sides of the Washington-Beijing-Taipei triangle together to discuss the possibility of moving from the Cold War model of an exclusive security triangle to a more realistic inclusive, opportunity-driven triangle. Public sessions on Thursday, March 28 will feature three perspectives from experts from China, Taiwan, and the United States in an attempt to explore a new paradigm for these interrelationships based on inclusiveness and opportunity rather than each hedging against increasingly unlikely crises.
Brantly Womack, the Miller Center's C. K. Yen Chair, Professor of Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia and the workshop's organizer, recently published an article in the Asia Times Online explaining the need to rethink the relationship between China, Taiwan and the United States. Although the Cold War defined the relationship between the three states for several decades, since 2008, the relationships have become fundamentally unstable and more complex. According to Womack:
The rivalry in the relationship between Washington and Beijing has become more global but also more cautious since each needs the other in many facets of global governance.
Meanwhile, the relationship across the Taiwan Strait has become a mainstay of Taiwan's economic prospects, and avoiding crisis is now vital to the careers of the leadership on both sides. The Washington-Taiwan relationship was strained by the brinksmanship of Chen Shui-bian, president of Taiwan from 2000 to 2008, and currently doubts are raised about continuing arms sales.
Meanwhile, China has developed the military capacity to render American military assistance to Taiwan either ineffective or too costly. Thus many American analysts consider "the Taiwan problem" the greatest strategic flashpoint in Asia.
Womack argues that the relationships between the states have been too focused on the security aspect and should instead shift to creating new opportunities. Womack asserts that the United States can take concrete steps to facility the transition from a security triangle to an opportunity triangle. He writes:
Delicate diplomacy is called for, since at present each side is suspicious of unilateral initiatives. The PRC watches for collusion between the US and Taiwan, while Taiwan is afraid that deals between the US and the PRC might sacrifice its status. Thus the first task is to have an awareness of the possibility of paradigm change and to be responsive to diplomatic opportunities as they emerge.
Second, the US should encourage track two and private initiatives that further inclusiveness. The specific challenge is to foster relationships with Taiwan that presume a peaceful cross-strait relationship and benefit all sides.
Third, the US should focus attention on the economic and societal aspects of its relationship with Taiwan. Presently Taiwan is most often discussed at "the Taiwan problem" or as a purchaser of American weapons. In fact, the US-Taiwan relationship has always been more multi-faceted than these security matters, but the American contribution to Taiwan's socio-economic development has been shadowed by the security triangle. The existing economic realities and future regionally-embedded opportunities should be highlighted.
Fourth, the US needs to show respect for Taiwan as an international voice. Taiwan should not be left out of American diplomatic activity regarding the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and the South China Sea. Taiwan is not a sovereign state, but it is a stakeholder in these disputes. Its continuous occupation since 1956 of Taiping Island in the Spratlys is one of the strongest legal grounds for the Chinese claim in the area, and Taiwan's commitment to a peaceful resolution cannot be doubted.
Similarly, the Chinese claim to the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands rests on them being part of Taiwan. President Ma Ying-jeou's proposals for participating in a negotiated solution should be taken seriously.
Read the full article by Brantly Womack in the Asia Times Online here and join us on Thursday for the workshop featuring perspectives from experts from China, Taiwan, and the United States.


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Corsicana — Frances Jewel Betts Bailey, 60, of Kerens passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Country Meadows Nursing Home. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013 at New Bethel Baptist Church located at 700 Elm Flat Rd. in Kerens with Rev. Vincent Bailey officiating and Pastor Earnest Betts, Jr., as Eulogist. Interment will follow at the Friendship Cemetery in CrossRoads. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.


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A Father's Reflections After a Tragedy
We occasionally receive confirmation that our children appreciate all we have done.
I do not usually take the privilege of writing columns that make generous use of the personal pronoun. In the wrong hands, such as mine, it can be absolutely deadly and, even worse, produce something either unreadable or of no interest whatsoever to the reader.
Today will be an exception. With so much destruction and discontent in evidence around the country and around the world, it's time for something a little less serious. Toward that objective I give you my daughter, light of my life who – when asked during an interview for a summer internship in Washington, D.C. – identified me as the person she most looked up to in the conservative political arena.
I will cheerfully admit that this is not exactly newsworthy and that it may not be worth your time to read any further. Nevertheless, when a man's 21 year-old daughter (whom he first met as a bundle of hair and wrinkles wrapped in a blanket and cradled in the arms of a nurse) identifies that same man as one of her role models, or at least as someone worthy of respect… Well, can you really blame him if he wants to share the news with the world?
[See a collection of editorial cartoons on the Boston Marathon bombings.]
Those of us who are lucky to have the responsibility for raising children know what a difficult task it can be. The rewards, even if we are the most fortunate of people, often seem few and far between when compared with the tears and travails that accompany parenting, especially in the current era.
It is, to be certain, no less easy to explain to them what happened Monday in Boston than it was to explain what happened at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in September of 2011.
While raising children does have its collective aspects, it is the most individual of pursuits. We shield our children and do the best we can to raise them. We hope and we pray that they will be safe from harm and they will turn out all right, but we can never really be sure. There is evil in the world and our children are never satisfactorily out its reach. No one thanks us for the job we do.
Still, we occasionally receive confirmation that our children appreciate all we have done on their behalf while they are in our care. And, in that brief moment, we can smile.


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This weekend, you may need a break from coloring and hunting eggs. If you are in the mood for something completely non-Easter-themed, you can go see the Titanic exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
The popular exhibit, which tours the nation, will be in town for only one more month. It closes on April 28.
You will see artifacts from the doomed ship, such as dishes, personal effects of passengers and the bell that was rung when the fatal iceberg was spotted. You can watch a 3-D underwater video of what the ship looks like now, resting on the bottom of the ocean. And, perhaps most exciting for little ones, you can touch a giant man-made iceberg to get a feel for how cold the water was when the Titanics passengers plunged in.
The company that runs the exhibit holds the exclusive rights to collect artifacts from the ship. It has items including passengers money, jewelry, shoes and documents, collected from the bottom of the sea which give you an eerie sense of connection to the passengers who boarded the ship with no idea what lay in store.
It also has pieces of the ship itself, including bent rails of deck benches and a cracked porcelain sink from a first-class cabin.
Aside from the iceberg, the exhibit is mostly made up of artifacts in cases and informative text and photos, so its probably not interactive enough to hold the interest of very young children. But I took my second-grader last weekend, and it prompted some interesting discussions.
The exhibit provides a good sense of how passengers were divided into classes, and the very different accommodations. It also conveys the immensity of the ship, and the false belief at the time that such a huge and modern ship was unsinkable.
We received tickets when we entered, assigning us a passengers name and class. At the end, we checked the passenger list to see if we, and our families, had survived. (Luckily, we both made it.)
If you plan to go, you can reserve tickets online at naturalsciences.org or by calling 919-707-9950. Tickets are $9 for children and $14 for adults.
The exhibit is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. It takes one to two hours to tour.
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Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2011 Promis (55% Merlot, 35% Syrah and 10% Sangiovese) is darkly concentrated with thick tones of black tar, espresso, candied cherry, clove, rum cake and bitter chocolate. Although it feels broad and large in the mouth, the wine also shows enormous elegance and focus. That inner opulence is..
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Cellar/Tasting Notes "A brooding style, with sweet black cherry and plum flavors offset by the tobacco and tea notes and austere tannins. Comes together in the end, offering a mix of fruit, spice and tea on the lingering aftertaste."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2010 Barbaresco Nubiola is impeccable. Dark red cherries, freshly cut flowers, mint and crushed rocks take shape in the glass. The style is focused, tense and energetic. Sweet floral, tobacco and spice notes develop in the glass, adding depth, complexity and nuance. The Nubiola often presents..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2008 Barolo Bricco Viole shows the personality of the vintage and freshness of the site. Sweet red berries, flowers, mint, sage and herbs are some of the nuances that emerge from this chiseled, finessed Barolo. The cool weather personality of the year comes through in this vibrant, wiry..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2008 Barbaresco Bric Balin wafts from the glass with crushed flowers, dried cherries, tobacco and cedar. It is less overt than the Basarin, with the structural components playing a greater role in the wine's balance. The energy and focus here are both attractive, while the oak seems to have..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "A balanced, elegant 2009 Brunello with dried fruits, hints of chocolate and a citrusy undertone. Full body, very well-integrated tannins and acidity. Drink or hold."
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Today Honda officially entered the in-vehicle connectivity race with the announcement of its cloud-based HondaLink. Actually, it won't officially enter this race until this fall when HondaLink comes equipped in the 2013 Honda Accord, but nonetheless, the automaker has joined the ranks of the many in the suddenly crowded in-vehicle connectivity market.
So what makes HondaLink stand out from the pack? At this point I am not quite sure. But I do applaud the automaker for focusing greatly on the idea of putting down the smartphone in the vehicle and streaming all your desired content instead to the head unit. During the Webinar today announcing the launch of the HondaLink, the automaker emphasized the need to reduce driver distraction multiple times, which is a plus for sure.
Also during the Webinar, Honda officials acknowledged that there is indeed a great deal of competition in the in-vehicle technology category, but that none were without challenges. The automaker says its starting point with this system is on it being intuitive and easy to use, saying that it hopes to eliminate that visual burden that can distract the driver.
A new HondaLink smartphone application allows drivers to preset content on their phone and then once in the car, they can access content using voice recognition, steering-wheel mounted controls, and in-dash audio system controls. Honda calls the service a tether that serves as a conduit to a great deal of cloud-based content. It hopes to do this by featuring an automotive OEM application of Aha in the HondaLink that will allow drivers to access a range of cloud-based services that can be updated dynamically.
What I liked was the fact Honda acknowledged that technologies need to support the idea of the connected customer. As consumers, we are always on and always leveraging our devices, so to be able to bring in our devices and consume our desired content is appealing.
The automaker introduced some streaming audio and SMS features last fall in the 2012 Honda CR-V, and with today's announcement even went into some of the energy efficient options with its Honda Fit EV vehicle. So Honda is making the commitment and seems to want to provide some flavor of the connected automobile for every type of driver it serves.
Will it be enough to stand out from the pack? It's hard to say at this point, but we will wait with anticipation when we can step inside one of these vehicles this fall. If anything, we just have another candidate for the 2013 Connected World Connected Car of the Year.


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Credit: Courtesy of Jonathan Yoerger.
Jonathan Yoerger: Working Class Hero (2012)
When I saw Jonathan's latest painting in the studio for the first time (nearing its completion), my jaw dropped. I had only seen in-progress iPhone shots and the initial sketch on the canvas was very different than what emerged. Sometimes he paints from a sketch or a collage, other times he paints over it and finds new inspiration.
I love that her hair is so damn big it defies the airless vacuum of outer space. This nameless creature doesn't need a formal spacesuit or oxygen mask… and she's riding a retrofitted WWI-era machine gun. Once again, Jonathan Yoerger paints the unexpected by putting an afro-headed communist on the moon.


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How do you join the SDBN? We offer several ways.
- The largest group can be found on LinkedIn. Here, you can be sure to get updates on all the events, and you can also find other SDBN members' contact information and interact with them as well. Join the LinkedIn group at http://tinyurl.com/sdbiotech. We think LinkedIn is a great tool, and encourage you to join if you don't have an account already.
- Our Facebook page good way if you want to see updates and interesting stories when you log into Facebook, and you can also interact there. It's growing quickly, find it at http://facebook.com/sdbiotech.
- More life scientists and professionals are starting to use Twitter, follow us there to get a great San Diego Biotech news feed and to find out the latest on our events, even Tweet from them!
Which is the best for you? You decide. However, we feel strongly that meeting face-to-face is the best way for you to get the most out of the SDBN, check out our Next Event to see what we mean!


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10/15/13 — Loretta Lynn McDowell, 41, of Morehead, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at her residence. She was born June 9, 1972, in Morehead, daughter of Tom Raymond McDowell Jr. and the late Jean Sharren Fisher McDowell.
Loretta was very active with various mission works, having worked in and around Morehead and Hillcrest-Bruce Missions Church in Ashland, where she enjoyed spending her time. She was an avid reader and loved angels.
Including her father she is survived by her two sisters, Cathy McDowell (Willie) Conn of Franklin, Ohio, and Mylissa Marie Scamardo of Arkansas; a brother, Raymond D. (Loretta) McDowell of Grayson; a stepsister, Susan Moore of Ironton, Ohio; a stepbrother, Chester (Lisa) Moore of Coal Grove, Ohio; and her nieces and nephews, Glori Sharren Gatchell, Dove G. Gatchell, Seria Lynn McDowell, Cabel Michael Gatchell, Raymond D. McDowell Jr. and Harlen Thomas McDowell; and her companion Marty Erunson.
Including her mother she was preceded by her paternal grandparents, Tom Raymond and Madgline Seria Adkins McDowell; maternal grandparents, Edsel and Ruth Ann Prichard Towler; and two uncles, Johnny Fisher and Mike Towler.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, at the Malone Funeral Home with Larry McDavid officiating. Burial will follow at the Adkins Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Condolences may be sent to the McDowell Family at www.malonefuneralhome.com.


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Tyler Billings knows how to use his smarts to be a better offensive lineman.
The starting left tackle for Concord University maintains a grade point average above 3.0, and said on Tuesday that his position is not just about smashing defenders in the mouth.
"A lot of the guys on the offensive line are really smart, because that position takes a lot of knowledge — to know the different fronts, and when they blitz, you've got to pick it up right and everything," he said.
"I know a lot of the guys here have a 3.0 (average). You have to be smart to play."
The native of Ronda, N.C., said he was in the top 20 percent of his class at Elkin High School. "My parents have always pushed me, in the classroom, as well as on the football field, too," Billings said.
The emphasis continues at Concord, said the health and physical education major. As far as the coaches are concerned, he said, "We're student-athletes, and students first, all the time. They always want us being successful in the classroom as well as on the field."
A redshirt sophomore, he was all-state three years in high school, and all-conference for three years in both football and track. Last fall, he made second team all-West Virginia Conference after starting all 11 games for the Mountain Lions in his first college season.
He said when Concord began recruiting him, "I'd never heard of the place."
Head coach Garin Justice, who also coaches the offensive line, "made it real personal" when Billings visited Athens. "Once I saw the place, I liked it, and made my decision pretty fast," Billings said. He chose Concord over Campbell, Western Carolina, and UNC-Pembroke.
College football "was a big difference, the speed of the game and coming from a small school," he said. "It's a lot more physical. There's a lot more knowledge of the game, too. You have a lot more (line) calls. It's way more complex."
"Everybody here is good. I would occasionally play (against) a good guy when I was in high school. But having a redshirt year got me better, and got me developed."
The 275-pound lineman has blocked for four quarterbacks in his 13 starts, but he knows that as the tackle on the "blind side" of a right-handed passer, his job continues to be "just keeping him safe. That's my baby. He takes care of me, I take care of him."
Last year he had three different linemen playing guard beside him, due to an unusual stretch of injuries on the line. Billings said, "All those guys are a little bit different. But Coach Justice gets us all pretty much on the same boat, so it doesn't change too much."
This season, he said, "We have eight guys who can play."
The process of deciding the starters is based on "doing what's best for the team," he said. "If you're playing better than him, you're going to get that starting spot, and he knows if you take that spot from him, it's nothing personal."
His current partner at left guard is a close friend, Cody Parker. Billings said, "I like playing with Cody. He's a physical guy; he's really smart. ... He's a fun guy to play beside."
Billings said he was "kind of shocked" when his name appeared on the all-conference list last fall. "I didn't expect to get it," he said. "When I was told, I was happy, but I was kind of surprised. I know there's a lot of great offensive linemen in this league, so it was a great accomplishment."
"But I want to build on that, for the future."
Speaking of the future, he contended that the CU offense is "capable of being great. We're really young, now, but once it starts connecting, the sky's the limit."
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