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Airlines and Airplanes
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News about airlines and airplanes, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 26, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road column on what to expect as business travel picks up after Labor Day, with full planes, flight delays at six-year highs, and hotels raising rates. MORE
Aug. 26, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Jonathan Taylor, owner of Jonathan Taylor Design, discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Aug. 20, 2014
Obama administration is promising to change way people can ask to be removed from its no-fly list of terrorism suspects barred from air travel; decision follows federal judge's ruling that there is no meaningful way to challenge designation, situation deemed unconstitutional. MORE
Aug. 19, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Georgetown University Prof Brenda Shaffer discussing her flying experiences. MORE
Aug. 15, 2014
World Health Organization, seeking to quell fears that international air travel could become conduit for spreading deadly Ebola virus from Africa around the globe, says flight cancellations to Ebola-affected countries are not necessary; emphasizes that such a risk is extremely low; acts after Korean Airlines suspended flights to Kenya, which is not among the afflicted countries. MORE
Aug. 14, 2014
Massachusetts fire marshal is looking into e-cigarette as possible cause of smoldering bag that was removed from plane at Boston's Logan International Airport; officials are asking Transportation Department to consider classifying e-cigarettes as hazardous materials. MORE
Aug. 12, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road column; Etihad Airways plans to offer three-room suites, with a personal butler, on A380 superjumbo jets beginning in December 2014. MORE
Aug. 10, 2014
Airbus's struggle to find buyers for its A380 planes has forced company to cut prices on model as much as 50 percent; analysts say Airbus made the wrong prediction about travel preferences, as travelers would rather take direct flights on smaller airplanes rather than get on big airplanes like the A380, which make connections through huge hubs. MORE
Aug. 9, 2014
Editorial urges Department of Transportation to rule against allowing cellphone calls on commercial flights; contends there is no compelling reason to allow cellphone calls on airplanes other than to provide airlines with another source of revenue. MORE
Aug. 5, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Stew Leonard's president/chief executive Stew Leonard Jr discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
Boeing says it will assemble the largest of its three 787 Dreamliner jets only in South Carolina, rather than splitting work with plant in Washington State as it has for first two models. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Caesars Entertainment regional director Howard Weiss discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Federal Aviation Administration plans to fine Southwest Airlines $12 million for repair violations on some of its Boeing 737 jets; airline has 30 days to respond to complaint. MORE
Jul. 26, 2014
Syrian rebels are designing rechargeable batteries for shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles, development that could make them more lethal against Syrian warplanes; such batteries also carry potential risks for civilian aircraft. MORE
Jul. 25, 2014
All three of America's major legacy airlines post record profits in second quarter, signaling major turnaround in industry's fortunes; American Airlines reports profit of $1.5 billion, its best ever; Delta reports profits of $801 million, up 17 percent from year-earlier period; United Airlines, posts $919 million profit, reversing first-quarter loss. MORE
Jul. 23, 2014
Major airlines in the United States and Europe suspend flights to and from Israel after rocket falls about one mile from Ben-Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv; Federal Aviation Administration instructs American carriers not to fly to Israel for 24 hours, citing ongoing dangers posed by conflict in Israel and Gaza. MORE
Jul. 23, 2014
Group of high school students with North American Federation of Temple Youth is stuck in Israel after flights are halted due to Hamas rocket landing near airport near Tel Aviv; leaders of Jewish organizations that sponsor such trips say they are making sure that the young people under their responsibility are safe. MORE
Jul. 22, 2014
Frequent Flyer column features stylist and salon co-owner Vaughn Acord discussing his flying experiences when traveling for business. MORE
Jul. 20, 2014
Risk of damage to clubs during air travel is an occupational hazard for professional golfers; many say that London's Heathrow Airport is a particularly dangerous spot for clubs, making British Open a particularly stressful event. MORE
Jul. 19, 2014
Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 claims lives of number of people headed to International AIDS Conference, including Joep Lange, leading AIDS researcher; Lange, who once led the International AIDS Society, was major advocate of affordable drugs for AIDS patients in poor countries. MORE
Jul. 15, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road column; threat by Al Qaeda to turn electronic devices into bombs raises concerns among business travelers about confiscated phones and laptops and the privacy of their data. MORE
Jul. 15, 2014
Airbus Group will build upgraded, more fuel-efficient version of the A330, its best-selling wide-body jet, expected to enter service in late 2017. MORE
Jul. 15, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Banfi Vinters co-chief executive Cristina Mariani-May discussing her flying experiences. MORE
Jul. 14, 2014
Some airline passengers are using websites to post and read comments on airlines, airports and even individual seats on particular planes; analysts say use of sites is expanding beyond flight buffs and frequent business travelers and is likely to grow steadily more mainstream. MORE
Jul. 8, 2014
United and Delta, two of the nation's largest airlines, will start awarding frequent flier points in 2015 based on ticket cost rather than miles flown; leisure travelers may feel as though they are on losing side of changes. MORE
Jul. 8, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Grain Audio founder and president Mitch Wenger discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jul. 6, 2014
Corey Kilgannon Character Study column on Matt Applegate, owner of aerial banner-towing company Aerial Sign North, operating out of Lakewood, NJ, with a fleet of 10 vintage planes. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014
Department of Homeland Security tightens passenger screening on many United States-bound flights from Europe, Africa and the Middle East in response to intelligence reports of increased threat from Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen; intelligence of new threat is latest indication that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is trying to bring down a United States-bound airliner. MORE
Jul. 1, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Rosenzweig and Company founder Jay Rosenzweig discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jul. 1, 2014
Untold numbers of alcohol-related run-ins, arguments and otherwise bizarre moments occur on planes that flight attendants and industry executives say are persistent problem, particularly on international flights; in response, International Air Transport Assn is seeking stricter laws to allow unruly passengers to be charged in country where plane lands. MORE
Jun. 28, 2014
Debate over government loan guarantees to foreign airlines wanting to buy American-built planes grows more complicated as foreign carriers expand to fly to the United States; Delta claims Export-Import Bank of the US financing is subsidizing foreign competition at the expense of American companies; supporters of loans point to large number of American jobs, particularly at Boeing, created by overseas orders for planes. MORE
Jun. 25, 2014
Gunmen in Pakistan fire on a plane as it is landing in the northern city of Peshawar, striking a Pakistani passenger in the head in front of her young daughter and wounding three crew members. MORE
Jun. 25, 2014
Federal District Court judges in Oregon uphold a 2008 law permitting warrantless surveillance but strike down a key aspect of the so-called no-fly list that blocks people suspected of terrorism ties from boarding planes. MORE
Jun. 24, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road column; authors Amy Alkon and Jason Barger suggest ways to deal with the delays, cancellations and frustrations that are part of being an airline passenger. MORE
Jun. 24, 2014
Frequent Flier column features TV producer J D Roth discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jun. 17, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Saguenay Strathmore Capital chairman Brian Walsh discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jun. 17, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road column contends that it can be hard to get enthusiastic about flying when planes are packed, fees are everywhere and frequent-flier programs are getting tighter. MORE
Jun. 10, 2014
Frequent Flier column features lawyer Harley Lewin discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jun. 3, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Martini executive Giuseppe Gallo discussing his flying experiences. MORE
Jun. 2, 2014
Etihad Airways confirms that it is nearing an agreement that could lead to sizable investment in Alitalia. MORE
May. 27, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road; cases in which passengers have been removed from flights for taking photos, or singing, illustrate arbitrary rules in the air; some airlines publish obscure rules in small print in back of their in-flight magazines. MORE
May. 27, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Villency Design Group chief executive Eric Villency discussing his flying experiences. MORE
May. 22, 2014
Treasury Department announces proposal that will require airlines and travel agents to list fees for services so that travelers can compare fares more easily; proposal also broadens definition of 'ticket agent' so that travel websites like Kayak would be subject to the same disclosure rules. MORE
May. 21, 2014
National Transportation Safety Board reports that two planes at Newark Liberty International Airport had unusually close call on April 24, saying pilots had to take evasive action to prevent a crash; jets were flown by ExpressJet and United Airlines. MORE
May. 20, 2014
Frequent Flier column features Lance Fensterman of ReedPOP discussing his flying experiences. MORE
May. 20, 2014
Joe Sharkey On the Road column; airport lounges not directly affiliated with an airline are common outside the United States, but the independent concept has started to take root here. MORE
May. 14, 2014
Airlines, governments, pilots and aircraft manufacturers, meeting at conference, reach wide agreement on need for a global system for tracking commercial aircraft; parties sidestep key question of whether aircrews should be able to turn off such equipment; issue gained urgency following disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. MORE
May. 13, 2014
Russia vows 'harsh' response after Ukraine and Romania refuse to allow plane carrying group of Russian delegates led by Russian Deputy Prime Min Dmitri O Rogozin through their airspace; Rogozin, on list of those hit with sanctions by both the United States and European Union after Russia's annexation of Crimea, was returning from state visit to former Soviet republic Moldova. MORE
May. 13, 2014
Airlines are cutting flights to midsize hubs as they figure that a particular airplane and flight crew can generate more profit if used elsewhere; between 2007 and 2012, 33 domestic midsize hub airports had 26.2 percent fewer flights. MORE
May. 13, 2014
David Finckel, cellist and co-artistic director of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, discusses his flying experiences. MORE
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Richard Branson Searches for Virgin's Next Big Thing
The entrepreneur on second chances and space travel.
August 31, 2014, Sunday
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Malaysia Airlines to Cut Work Force and Get Almost $2 Billion Bailout
Even the government aid and the elimination of 6,000 jobs will not guarantee a successful restructuring, the majority owner said.
August 30, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES AND: Malaysia Airlines , Malaysia , Airlines and Airplanes
Readers Continue Argument Over Airline Reclining
Of the commenters who specifically mentioned the Knee Defender in the initial article, 68 percent said the device should be outlawed.
August 30, 2014, Saturday
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Malaysia Airlines Financial Losses Grow
Disasters on two flights this year have further damaged the already struggling carrier, which is poised for a reorganization.
August 29, 2014, Friday
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Air Encounter More Likely to Cause Alarm Than Change
The Pentagon called a Chinese fighter pilot's approaching an American spy plane "very dangerous," but the Beijing-Washington division on surveillance flights will probably remain.
August 29, 2014, Friday
MORE ON AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES AND: Espionage and Intelligence Services , Military Aircraft , China , United States Defense and Military Forces , Defense Department , United States
In Defense of the Knee Defender
Why preventing a seat back from reclining is not such a big deal, provided you do it responsibly.
August 29, 2014, Friday
MORE ON AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES AND: Airlines and Airplanes
On Flights, Reclining Seats and Rage
Two recent incidents on airline flights have prompted debate about whether passengers have a right to recline their seats.
August 29, 2014, Friday
MORE ON AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES AND: Airlines and Airplanes , Travel and Vacations , Federal Aviation Administration
Don't Want Me to Recline My Airline Seat? You Can Pay Me
I fly a lot. When I fly, I recline. I don't feel guilty about it. And I'm going to keep doing it, unless you pay me to stop.
August 28, 2014, Thursday
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Obama Authorizes Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria
The flights approved by President Obama would be a precursor to broader airstrikes against Sunni militants, which are already taking place in Iraq.
August 26, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES AND: Syria , Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , United States Defense and Military Forces , Military Aircraft , Drones (Pilotless Planes) , Defense Department , Assad, Bashar al- , Obama, Barack , United States Politics and Government
Iranian TV Shows Remains of What It Says Is Downed Israeli Drone
An Iranian general described the wreckage but said that the drone had not taken off from Israel.
August 26, 2014, Tuesday
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Wheels and Wings
The quest to create a flying car is almost as old as the airplane and automobile.
Modern Technologies and the Ebola Fight
How some modern technologies — from airport screening to cellphones — may help in the fight to contain the Ebola virus.
The Empty Spaces Left Behind by Malaysia Airlines Crash
Across the Netherlands, there are empty houses, empty offices and empty seats belonging to the 194 Dutch nationals who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down.
App Smart | Flight Simulators
Kit Eaton reviews three flight simulator apps that offer a realistic imitation of swooping and soaring through the sky.
Obama on Plane Crash in Ukraine
The president discussed developments in the investigation of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine and urged Russia to push separatist rebels for access to the wreckage site.
Audio of Intercepted Calls of Separatists
Ukraine released what it said was audio of phone calls between rebels and Russian officers. In one call, a rebel is heard saying, "We have just shot down a plane."
What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
An updated summary of what is known and not known about the crash.
Flight 370 Believed to Be on Autopilot
Australian authorities have shifted the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 further south in the Indian Ocean and said they believed that the plane was on autopilot.
U.S. aircraft joins expanded search
A high-tech U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon aircraft departs Australia to join the hunt for the missing Malaysian plane in a search area that now includes Laos to Kazakhstan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Disaster role for longest aircraft
British engineers have turned a US army airship into the world's longest aircraft. As Jim Drury reports the Airlander 10 could revolutionise aviation, particularly in the area of disaster relief.
Times Minute | Bringing Back the Watch
Also on the Minute, NATO's revived purpose and the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Supporters defend MH370 staff integrity
Friends and family of the captain and a flight engineer aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leap to their defence. Paul Chapman reports
Airline on Plane's Communication System
The chief executive of Malaysia Airlines says it is unclear when the missing plane's communications system, known as Acars, was switched off.
More help in missing plane hunt
International investigators arrive in Malaysia to help in the hunt for airliner missing for more than a week with 239 passengers and crew. Paul Chapman reports
More help in missing plane hunt
International investigators arrive in Malaysia to help in the hunt for airliner missing for more than a week with 239 passengers and crew. Paul Chapman reports
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Album Cover: Kelly Rowland – 'Here I Am'
People are still buzzing about her sizzling performance at the BET Awards, and Kelly Rowland keeps the momentum going by unveiling the close-up cover for her third solo album Here I Am, dropping July 26.
The Destiny's Child diva's first project for Universal Republic features the Lil Wayne-assisted smash "Motivation" and "Lay It on Me" with Big Sean. Tracks include "I'm Dat Chick," "Turn It Up," and "All of the Night," with production from David Guetta, Tricky Stewart, Rodney Jerkins, and Rico Love.
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I just read an article online that there are a group of priests and people that gather on the steps of the Capitol Bldg. in Wisconsin on Thursday evenings to pray for Romney and Ryan and their families. And, of course, this is being attacked by atheists.
I am so very concerned about what will happen to our country if Romney and Ryan don't win the election, and truly I don't know anything better to do than to start praying for them. And so, I thought that perhaps as a Catholic Match community we could individually pray for Romney and Ryan and the success of their campaign and their election victory, but all do this on Thursday nights at the same time if possible (for wherever 2 or more are gathered in my name ...).
So, if anyone would like to join me, I plan to pray on Thursday nights for this intention at 9PM Central Time (for roughly 20 minutes). That would be 10PM Eastern Time, 9PM Central Time, 8PM Mountain Time and 7PM Pacific Time (if you can fit it into your schedule). This would be for the next 8 weeks until the election.
We could post some prayers on this thread during the week - perhaps to St. Thomas More, St. Jude, Our Lady of the Nation, the Holy Spirit, etc.
As a group of committed Catholics we know the power of prayer. Let us ask Jesus to look kindly on Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan and the Holy Spirit to guide them in their election campaign and debates.
We trust in Your Mercy, Jesus.


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The Farm Service Agency offers low-interest loans to grain producers to build new or upgrade existing storage facilities and permanent drying and handling equipment, reports Julia Wickard, United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency state executive director.
Loan opportunities include, but are not limited to
• New conventional-type cribs or bins, oxygen-limiting and other upright silo-type structures and flat-type storage structures designed for whole grain storage;
• Perforated floors, safety equipment, quality improvement equipment, electrical equipment and concrete components considered essential for a fully functional storage facility; and
• Remodeling existing storage facilities to increase storage capacity.
Farm storage facility loans must be approved prior to site preparation, equipment purchase or construction and must be secured by a promissory note and security agreement. The new maximum principal loan amount is $500,000. Participants are required to provide a down payment of 15 percent, with Commodity Credit Corp. providing a loan for the remaining 85 percent of the net cost of the eligible storage facility and permanent drying and handling equipment.
Additional security is required for poured-cement open-bunker silos, renewable biomass facilities, cold storage facilities, hay barns and for all loans exceeding $50,000. New loan terms of seven, 10 or 12 years are available depending on the amount of the loan. Interest rates for each term rate may be different and are based on the rate which CCC borrows from the Treasury Department.
For more information, persons can contact their local FSA office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.


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2:25pm Wednesday 12th December 2012 in Crystal Palace FC
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Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway says the Eagles will need to dip into the transfer market if they are to sustain their Championship form.
After a last-gasp Blackpool equaliser denied Palace all three points at Selhurst Park on Saturday, Holloway bemoaned the lack of pressure on certain players to perform.
Owen Garvan and Glenn Murray, with his 18th goal of the season, had Palace 2-1 ahead, only for Holloway's former employers to strike back.
Holloway said: "I'm learning more about the team each day, and I know that to sustain this momentum we've got to get stronger.
"With Jonathan Williams coming back in the next couple of weeks, that will give me another option. He's a wonderful little footballer.
"I want to do everything I can to keep this momentum going forward and test everybody on that pitch.
"One or two of them are playing week-in, week-out and they have no pressure behind them. We have got that in certain areas but we haven't got it everywhere. I would like to add a bit of meat to that come January."
On the Blackpool result, Holloway, who takes his side to Birmingham this weekend, said: "It's real disappointing because we looked a shadow of how we've played recently.
"We almost wasted the first 45 minutes. We managed to get in at half-time and have a little word, and in the second half the team created lots more, that was more like us.
"But overall it is disappointing and we have dropped two points there."
Holloway is without skipper Mile Jedinak for the trip to the Midlands after he picked up his fifth yellow card against Blackpool.
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Present team got us where we are, so I would thinks they could play us through this period...I hope IH isn't panicking already or he'll be off to...hmmm...Cardiff?
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Trend: Kids Getting Drunk by Inserting Vodka-Soaked Tampons into Their Butts [POLL]
That Would Be in the Butt, Bob
This bored with life -- and the regular, old-school way of imbibing alcohol -- we never want to be: college and high school students are apparently soaking tampons in vodka and inserting them into their butts, all in the name of getting super, super drunk.
Read: Hangover Cure In a Can? [VIDEO]
Las Vegas TV station KTNV ran a report on "butt chugging," which is a simple, though truly creepy and dangerous practice: Tampons are soaked in vodka and then shoved into, as our aunt used to call it, the duper. Of course, girls can just go the old-fashioned route and insert them into the orifice for which they're intended.
A doctor told KTNV the practice is "the same as if you're injecting alcohol intravenously," meaning you get drunk way faster, with way more intensity, but without any warning signs. Meaning you may not know you're too drunk until, well, you're too drunk.
Read: Binge Drinking Is More Common Than You Think
Also, those who think getting drunk at one end means the alcohol won't show up at the other end -- meaning a breathalyzer -- would be wrong. A doctor tells the KTNV reporter, once the alcohol is in your system from any entry point, it's in your entire system, including saliva.
One college student in the report quipped, "(People) are taking the term too literal, bottoms up."
And yes, he was clearly very proud that he thought of that witicism.
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A study by health officials in New York has found no clear link between the toxins in debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers on 9/11 and cancer.
The study found no difference in cancer rates between people exposed to the debris, and the general population.
Just six months ago the federal government added cancer to the list of illnesses covered by the World Trade Center Fund.


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Child welfare officials are investigating allegations of abuse against a mother and a caregiver in connection with the Wednesday death of a 2-month-old Will County girl.
Aaliyah Gedminas apparently suffered some type of head trauma at her home in the 15500 block of Gougar Road near Homer Glen, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
The home is located in an unincorporated area just west of the village of Homer Glen, maps show.
The Department of Children and Family Services first learned of the case when someone made a hotline call to the agency just after midnight on Dec. 7, spokesman Dave Clarkin said.
The girl's mother and a non-relative caregiver are both being investigated regarding allegations of abuse in her death, Clarkin said. DCFS has not had any previous contact with the family, and no other children live in the home.
Aaliyah, a 2-month-old, died at Lurie Children's Hospital at 7:53 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
Authorities said the Will County Sheriff's Department is investigating, but a spokesman could not be reached late Wednesday.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) announced he is accepting applications for congressional internships in his Washington, DC, North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville Offices for the fall of 2014. The...
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New 'Pacific Rim' Trailer Hits Like a Giant Robot Monster
Thursday, December 13, 2012 | aliens, awesome, epic, movies, pacfic rim, robot fighting, trailer, video
The new trailer for 'Pacific Rim' by Guillermo del Toro is goddamn outstanding. Giant mech robots fighting undersea godzilla-esque alien monsters all while listening to GLaDOS. \m/ The movie is set to be released July 12, 2013 and you can check out the sick movie posters here.


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My two oldest kids are now somewhere between here and Washington, DC. I last heard that they were eating dinner at the Cracker Barrel in Rockford, Illinois. Vinny ordered the catfish. :) Nina convinced me to swap iPhones and sim cards with her, because her phone is having some serious issues. I hope she is enjoying my phone, because I am cursing hers.
Really, I think this band trip, to our nation's Capitol, is a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. I traveled to DC when I was seventeen, with 4-H club, and it really changed my perspective. Actually, I liked shopping in Georgetown. But that was where I was at. I think my kids will see so much more.
The band director has created a blog: ecbandtrip2012.blogspot.com . i am having trouble copying and pasting this link on my iPad, but if you are interested, please follow it!
I still have Joe here, but the house feels so quiet. I wish the ice hadn't gone out on lakes so early this year, because that means a lot of work for me.
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Notes on nature, phenology, environmental philosophy, gardening, music, and the pursuit of the Good Life in the northwoods of Minnesota.
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2 comments:
- Pablo said...
All of my kids have been to D.C., several have been there more than once. We took them as a family, and they've gone on their own since.
- Friday, March 30, 2012 5:32:00 AM
- Deb said...
They are headed home now, already. From what I've seen, they had an amazing time.
- Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:46:00 PM
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Bond has been set at $1 million for a Normal teen charged with aggravated driving under the influence.
Garrett Peterson, 19, appeared in McLean County court on Tuesday where he was officially charged with two counts of Aggravated DUI and one count of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor.
Police said Paterson's car left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole early Sunday morning near the intersection of Parkside and Raab Road in Normal.
Passenger Peyton Scheurmann, 18, died of injuries suffered in the crash. A second passenger was taken to Advocate Bromenn Hospital in serious condition.
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Bell has been rewarded with the captaincy following the significant impact he has made on and off the field at the Club since he joined two years ago. The centre has made 36 appearances and has been a pivotal figure in the Club's ongoing progress.
Bell says he is honoured to have been chosen.
"I'm delighted and honoured to have been asked. I have captained Wasps a few times now and it's always been a very enjoyable experience and something I was always very proud to do. We've got some great leaders here anyway so it's not a terribly difficult task to motivate the players but it's about getting out there and leading by example in every way that I can."
"It is up to you as captain to make the right decisions and keep a calm head and that's something I am looking forward to, while also acknowledging there are plenty of players here who I can lean on as well. We're very much looking forward to the season as a squad. The new players who have come in and those younger guys have a great zest for life and a great enthusiasm and that keeps everyone on their toes. Pre-season is going well and we're all just itching for the London Double Header now and getting the season underway."
Director of Rugby Dai Young said: "It is important to first of all to recognise what a great job Hugo Southwell did last year. Throughout that time, he was well supported by Chris, who is a senior leader in this squad, and I know he will pick up the baton now and be excellent in the role. When you are picking a captain you are always looking for someone who has the respect of the coaching staff and the respect of the other players, which Chris has in abundance."
"Not only that, but he sets very good standards both on and off the field and he does that really well. He's somebody that's got that experience and knowledge and can offer opinions, which is really important from the coaching perspective. I don't want a 'yes-man' as a captain, I want somebody that can offer genuine opinions on behalf of the squad and I know he is the right man for that."


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Big Brothers and Big Sisters held a chili cookoff fundraiser Saturday in Newburgh in hopes of expanding its operations in Warrick County.
It was a chili cookoff competition that was free to the public.
Program Director Sandy Minasian says Big Brothers-Big Sisters needs to raise between $50,000 and $75,000 before starting a new chapter in Warrick County, and she says Saturday's chili cookoff will get that fundraising effort started.
Saturday's fundraiser is being hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Historic Newburgh at Newburgh's American Legion Post. Teams from all over Warrick County are there, right now, serving up their best chili recipes in hopes of winning the competition.
Kiwanis Club President Wayne Fiester says the food is free to anyone, but that they are asking for monetary donations to benefit Big Brothers-Big Sisters.
Fiester also says live music and a silent auction are part of the fundraiser and that all proceeds from the auction will benefit the group as well.
"We can't start it until we have between $50,000 and $75,000. So, this is seed money. This is, 'OK, let's get out there, community and let's help these kids that are in need of us,'" Fiester said.
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Kenneth "Ken" Burmester, 70, Lisco
Kenneth "Ken" Burmester, 70, of Lisco, passed away Friday morning, September 28, 2012 at his home in Lisco.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh with Pastor Lynn Lutz officiating.
Visitation will be held on Monday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 pm. to 7:00 p.m. at the Holechek Funeral Home in Oshkosh.
Memorials are suggested to the family.
Family and friends may sign the guest book and leave condolences online at www.holechekfuneralhomes.com.
Holechek Funeral Home & Cremations in Oshkosh is serving the Burmester family.
Kenneth Miles Burmester was born on September 14, 1942 to Miles and Arlene (Heine) Burmester in Pender, NE. He attended rural schools before graduating from Pender High School in 1960. After high school he worked for a trucking company and did custom farming.
On August 26, 1965 he was united in marriage to Marlene McKeegan-Rennerfeldt in Pender. The family made their home in Pender and Ken continued his custom farming work and worked for a time at Blue Jet Manufacturing.
In 1973, the family moved to Oshkosh, Nebraska. Ken worked at the Oshkosh Feed Lot and owned Platte River Welding for a short time before moving to Lisco in 1991. In Lisco he worked as a shop foreman at Rushcreek until he retired in 2009.
Ken enjoyed inventing tools, handling horses, old Western movies and country music. Above all he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Survivors include son, Michael Burmester of Alliance, Nebraska; 4 daughters, Kathy and Chuck Jasnoch of Presho, SD, Shelly and Jeff Bassett of Ogallala, Jeanne and Ed Habash of Great Bend, KS, and Dawn and Clay Pinnt of Chadron,NE; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 1 brother, Warren and Linda Burmester of Pender, NE; 1 sister, Betty and Gerald Henzler of Pierce, NE; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene in 1992 and his parents, Miles and Arlene Burmester.
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CATEGORIES Action, Comedy, Drama, Thrillers, Casting, Mystery & Suspense, CinematicalAccording to the trailer for the documentary Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party, the scene-stealing actor Stephen Tobolowsky, "has been in more movies than Tom Cruise," and, "is linked to more movie stars than Kevin Bacon." His name isn't all that familiar, but his face and voice are both distinctly recognizable. Not so much for being the lead singer in an early band featuring Stevie Ray Vaughn or for co-writing True Stories, but for his stand out appearances in a number of films, most of which he hardly features in more than one scene. Most people would probably place him first in Groundhog Day or Single White Female, where he played the similar-sounding characters Ned Ryerson and Mitch Myerson, respectively. He also features prominently in Memento, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Thelma and Louise, and many other films.
His best part, though, has to be Dr. Werner Brandes in Sneakers. In the film, which stars heavyweights Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, River Phoenix, Mary McDonnell and Ben Kingsley, his character is not only significant to the story, but the actor's voice is even more vital to the plot; in my opinion, it's one of the best purely vocal pieces of scene-stealing in the history of cinema. In an attempt to enter a high-security office, which requires voice-identification, Robert Redford's crew sends in McDonnell on a date with Tobolowsky, where she must get the man to say the following words: "Hi, my name is Werner Brandes. My voice is my passport. Verify me." Only she has to get the words through casual conversation, so he doesn't catch on to her reason for needing them -- Redford's crew can stitch the out-of-order individual words into the pass-phrase; the way McConnell gets Toblowsky to say "passport" is the best part. Later, when the edited recording of these words are played to gain entry into an office, Tobolowsky's voice is immortalized forever. More than any other scene in the film -- and there are some great ones in there -- I always remember Tobolowsky's and McConnell's scene together the best.


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There will be some extra buzz surrounding the WVU Tech basketball programs this weekend.
And for good reason.
Beginning Friday, the school's Neal Baisi Athletic Center will play host to the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Division 1 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the NAIA Division 1 National Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. (men) and Frankfort, Ky. (women).
Cal State San Marcos (23-5, No. 6 in NAIA Division 1) in the men's division and Chicago's Robert Morris College (17-12) in the women's have earned the top seeds, with WVU Tech capturing the second seeds on both sides of the draw.
Veteran WVU Tech men's coach Bob Williams, whose Golden Bears fashioned a 19-11 mark in the regular season, acknowledges the California-based CSSM Cougars are the team to beat, but he's happy for the chance to be the one to knock them down.
"It's nice to be home (Tech is 10-3 at the Baisi Center this winter)," said Williams. "We're not the favorite, but you never know.
"The kids are excited, we're excited, it's a great opportunity to host the tournament."
"We're glad we've had improvement; we've more than doubled our wins from last year," said the Golden Bears' women's coach, Jenna Everhart, whose team enters the postseason with a 15-13 mark. "We're pleased with the direction we're headed right now.
"Getting the bye was the ultimate goal. We feel confident we've put ourselves in the best possible position."
Five Tech seniors are embracing their teams' participation this weekend.
"We've just been working hard and communicating on and off the floor," said Courtney Sturdivant, a 5-foot-5 guard who leads the Golden Bear women with a 15.8 points per game scoring average while pulling down 6.3 rebounds an outing. "I'm very excited about the tournament.
"I really think we can win the thing."
Teammate Amy Gardner, a 5-10 guard who has scored at a 13.3 ppg clip and buried 58 3-point goals, has been happy with her team's play this season and expects it to continue. "I think the season has went very well," Gardner said. "We've been playing more as a team.
"We're really excited for this weekend. We're ready to work hard this week and prepare."
The team's third senior, 5-7 guard Amber Tully, agreed with Gardner's assessment of the squad this season. "We've come together more as a team," she said. "It gives us a big advantage playing here (Montgomery).
"I think we have a really good chance of going to nationals."
Gardner and Tully both surpassed the 1,000-point career scoring plateau in 2012-13. Tully canned 65 3-point goals during the year.
The men's team's two seniors are David Rawlinson and Terrale Clark. Rawlinson averages a team-leading 20.8 ppg while grabbing 5.7 rebounds and passing out 7.8 assists a game. Clark has averages of 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds.
Clark said the Bears have responded well to the loss of seven seniors from last season's standout squad.
"I think we've responded real well coming off a tremendous season," he said. He feels he, Rawlinson and other returnees such as Brandon Burgraff and Jaren Marino did a good job of guiding the team's newcomers into the 2012-13 campaign. "We had a foundation. The hard work has paid off."
He's thrilled to have the chance to play a couple more games in front of the home fans.
"It's really exciting," Clark said. "It's really good for us seniors but mainly for our school, program, fans and the community.
"We really have a big opportunity. If we all play together and do everything we have to do, I think we can compete and we can win this thing."
Rawlinson, like Clark, says Tech has progressed well this season. The season was "definitely something special," he noted.
"Last year we had veterans mainly, and (this year) we needed to learn how to mesh (seasoned returnees with newcomers) and teach the younger guys how to play and understand the concepts. It's been crazy to see those guys grow up."
About this weekend, he added, "Obviously we want to win the whole tournament," he said, but the team must adopt a game-by-game approach. "A lot of people on campus are excited, but we need to be focused and not get ahead of ourselves."
Seeds three through six on the men's side are Robert Morris (16-13), Denmark, S.C.-based Voorhees College (19-11), Sumpter, S.C.'s Morris College (6-10) and Allen University (5-24), of Columbia, S.C.
No. 3 for the women is Voorhees (14-16), followed by Cal State San Marcos (12-18), Morris (2-26) and Allen (1-25).
Pairings are as follows:
Friday, March 1
Voorhees women vs. Allen, 1 p.m.
Robert Morris men vs. Allen, 3 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos women vs. Morris, 6 p.m.
Voorhees men vs. Morris, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
Robert Morris women vs. Cal State San Marcos-Morris winner, 1 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos men vs. Voorhees-Morris winner, 3 p.m.
WVU Tech women vs. Voorhees-Allen winner, 6 p.m.
WVU Tech men vs. Robert Morris-Allen winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
Women's championship, noon
Men's championship, 3 p.m.
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Two Croydon Harriers notched parkrun wins this weekend thanks to Jake English and Alex Penfold.
Penfold, a student at Brunel University, topped the standings at Roundshaw Downs in 18 minutes seven seconds.
Club colleague English meanwhile was first at Crystal Palace for the sixth time in 17:36.
A dozen other Harriers were also in action at parkruns in the area, including eight at Lloyd Park, the fastest of whom was Jordan O'Dongo in 21:25 in ninth.
At the Cranleigh 15-mile road race, Lisa Harris won the women's category in 1.39:39 - she was seventh overall out of 173 finishers.
In the first outdoor track races of this year at Croydon Arena, nearly 20 Harriers tackled the Sport Relief time challenges.
Kartik Iyer won the A race in 5:01.3 from Omar Harhara in 5:04.2. Stevie Lawrence was the first female finisher in 5:18.8.
More 200 people took part in the mass Sport Relief challenge itself.
Doing their bit: Runners taking on the Sport Refief mile at Croydon Arena


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The Woodville native's American Idol dreams are still alive.
Last week, she said being in the top six was a surreal feeling. This week the feeling is even more un-real as the singer made it to the top five. She's one step closer to being a final contestant.
The judges told Harrison she should bring her brother to each performance as he brought her a touch of good luck this week.
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Original post made by Simple Solution on Jan 31, 2012
There is going to be a huge impact on our schools because of school budget uncertainty in CA.
Current Proposed Reductions: 75 jobs lost for $5,356,148 in budget cuts.
A Different Proposal: 0 jobs lost or pink slipped in March. Virtually no cuts to kid's programs:
Agree to cut the school year by two weeks ONLY if the Nov taxes do not come through - 4.5 million, approx $400,000 donations via PPIE/PSEE (we received 446k from these two last year, this is realistic), car allowance reductions (as per district proposal) 64k, defer 50% OPEB contribution 337k, reduce categorical programs using tier 3 flexibility 50k = $5,351,000.
Let's work around the pink slips and the cuts to programs with last minute saves. It's hard on everyone and it would be good to have a year off from the fighting for favorite programs.
on Jan 31, 2012 at 12:23 pm
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The length of the school year is mandated by the state. The district can't just cut it without the state saying, "OK".
on Jan 31, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Oh, you're right :( Things are never simple are they?
Looks like we can cut one week now. Another will probably be allowed given the comments made last year re. the trigger cuts but I guess this can't be counted on. So back to the cuts . . .
on Jan 31, 2012 at 1:53 pm
Even if you could cut one or two or three weeks, where is the academic/learning focus in that? Besides, it may save jobs, but it's still a cut in pay for teachers and classified staff, not so much for administrators and certainly not the district office.
If you start at the classroom and work toward the DO, what would you keep; what would you cut? And I think you have to answer those two questions separately for K-5, 5-8, and then 9-12.


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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea striker Jong Tae Se has signed a three-year contract with South Korean club Suwon Bluewings.
Jong announced the deal Thursday at a news conference in Seoul. The Bluewings acquired him from German club Cologne for €300,000 ($393,000). The team has declined to reveal Jong's salary.
Jong played for North Korea at the 2010 World Cup and is the best known North Korean to play in the South. He is nicknamed "People's Rooney" among South Korean fans in a nod to England striker Wayne Rooney.
Jong was born and raised in Japan and holds a North Korean passport.


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Scientists look for the secrets of youthby Martin Stew
Scientists are trying to solve a question which some spend thousands trying to achieve - the secret of growing old gracefully.
Experts at The Sanger Institute in Cambridge have been looking at DNA changes in identical twins.
By comparing the siblings they found certain age genes that are switched on or off by environmental and lifestyle factors.


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Three Reasons You Need a Wifi Cell Phone
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) is a technology that lets devices, like your cell phone or laptop, connect the Internet without using wires. WiFi is becoming a standard feature with all new, high-end electronics and for good reason. Here are five of the best reasons for why you need to purchase a Wifi Cell Phone.
Number 1 – UMA, Skype, and Google Voice.
UMA is a technology that allows you to make phone calls over the Internet. The benefit of using UMA is that when you are making calls over the Internet, you are not using your regular cell phone plan minutes. Companies like T-Mobile are now offering plans built around UMA, which give you unlimited calling when you are within range of your home Wifi network or any T-Mobile Wifi networks of which there are over 8,000 across the US (T-Mobile has set up accounts with companies like Starbucks and Borders). The best part about T-Mobile's Wifi plan is that all calls initiated within T-Mobile Wifi hotspost are free for the entire duration of the call, even if you walk outside of the hotspot and your call switches over to T-Mobile's network. The switch is seemless, so you don't have to worry about your call being dropped and you save a ton of minutes.
Companies like Skype and have cell phone applications that allow you to make phone calls over the internet from any Wifi network, not just your own. While using Wifi from your cell phone, Skype will allow you to call anyone else on Skype for free at any time, and Google Voice allows you to call any number (land line or cell) within the US for free any time. Think about it; with Wifi calling, you don't need minutes any more.
Number 2 – Apps
Apps, or applications, are changing the world as we know it. There are apps for everything from using maps and directions, streaming music, and planning trips to finding the closest pizza joint and then finding the closest public toilet. All the most popular social media sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter have apps, so you can constantly keep your virtual world updated. Most apps are free and with Wifi, you don't have to pay to use them. Check out more at Blackberry App World.
Number 3 – Price
Although Wifi is a fairly new technology, especially in the cell phone world, some of the greatest Wifi models have been out long enough to where they are being recycled and refurbished. This is great news for consumers as you can now purchase refurbished cell phones that have Wifi for a fraction of the price of what they cost new.
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Layout: Thumbnail Gridstarted by Schomer on Oct 26, 2004 — RSS Feed
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Hi All,
I'm looking for an easy CSS solution to creating a page with a thumbnail (image) grid in the middle.
Any suggestions, examples, etc.?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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This article from A List Apart might help.http://www.alistapart.com/articles/practicalcss/
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Thanks for the link. That appears to be exactly what I'm looking for! There is also some info there about Forms layout, which looks useful as well. Thanks again. - Schomer
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Hi, I was able to float the boxes left and they make a nice grid layout - columns/rows. The problem I have now is getting an image inside them to be centered vertically. I can use text-align: center to get them centered horizontally, but I don't know what to use to get them centered vertically.
Maybe I'm missing something really easy...
Here's my HTML:

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div.float {
Ā Ā Āfloat: left;
Ā Ā Āmargin: 6px;
Ā Ā Āpadding: 6px;
Ā Ā Āborder: solid 1px;
Ā Ā Āwidth: 140px;
Ā Ā Āheight: 140px;
div.center-the-darn-image-somehow {
Ā Ā Ātext-align: center;
Ā Ā Āvertical-align: middle;
Any ideas?
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I made an image centering demo a while back. It is a css/table hybrid. CSS doesn't offer an equivalent to valign*, so a single celled table seems a sane method.
*Don't be confused by the vertical-align property. That affects alignment within the line box and does not apply to block elements.
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Using a table makes sense. And normally, I think it would be a fine solution. However, I'm really trying to put my HTML together in such a way that a style sheet could change the layout of the page - where the HTML doesn't contain any layout info.
I'm making an export-to-HTML feature in a software product of mine, and would like people to be able to choose/create CSS docs to go along with it, to change it all around - kind of like the CSSZenGarden.com idea... I'd like to export the HTML files, and then export a folder with the CSS doc and accompanying images to create the "site." All the user has to do to change the site appearance is choose a different style from a pop-up menu, and it will copy a different folder with a different CSS doc and images to the site.
Okay, probably too much information. Anyway, since these users are going to be dealing with thumbnail images all the time, it might be fine to put a table in there for each one.
Thanks for the advice and sample page on your site!
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Some of the coldest temperatures of the season have arrived in eastern Iowa.
Experts say as you do your best to stay warm, don't forget about the needs of your pets.
Greg Reints brings his 5-year-old Shih Tzu, Izzy, to the dog park in Waterloo 5 times a week - even on one of the coldest days of the year.
"For her, it's the hot weather that bothers her. She gets kind of lethargic, she doesn't want to go, do, play much or anything. At least with the cold weather, for a little bit, she'll run and play," said Reints.
Animal control workers get lots of calls from concerned neighbors about pets being left out in the cold.
"Lot of dogs that have been left outside, inadequate shelter, don't have access to food, water is frozen, of course, in this type of weather," said Animal Control Officer Gail Donovan.
At the Cedar Bend Humane Society, volunteers still walk the dogs - but in less time and a shorter distance - and they only let them out for the time it takes to clean their kennels.
Then, it's right back inside.
Experts say for most breeds, it's best to bring your dog inside as well on such a cold night.
Make space in the basement or garage, if necessary.
If your dog stays outside, make sure the doghouse isn't too big, there's bedding - straw bales work best, blankets freeze - and plenty of water, which is not frozen.
"If you have a dog that you're trying to keep outside, you have to really make sure they have good shelter. It is so hard on them," said Donovan.
As for cats, experts say to check around your car, because if left outside, cats like to crawl into a warm space.
If you're pets are staying in your garage, make sure there's no anti-freeze around, because that is poison to them.
The Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo has straw bales available if you need them.


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"An Old-Fashioned Sunday Afternoon"
Presented by Mount Mora Cemetery Preservation & Restoration Association
Description: Re-live an old-fashioned Sunday afternoon at Mount Mora Cemetery with strolling living history characters, live music, and viewing an open mausoleum. A limited number of horse-drawn buggy rides and also ice cream treats will be available.
Advance discounted tickets are available at the St. Joseph Museums or tickets may be purchased at the Mount Mora entrance on June 1. Ticketholders may park their cars on the streets outside of the Mount Mora gates and stroll through the cemetery. Sorry, no refunds.
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2014
"Voices from the Past . . . Civil War - Influence and Beyond"
Interpretative Tours of Mount Mora Cemetery
Mount Mora Preservation and Restoration Association
Description: "Re-live St. Joseph's past with living history characters of some of St. Joseph's earliest and most fascinating citizens with Civil War connections and hear their historic tales on these annually different tours."
Dates: 10/23/2014 and 10/24/2014
Event Time: 6:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
Location: Begin at Wyeth-Tootle Mansion, 11th and Charles Streets with a bus trip to & from Mount Mora.
Contact Information: St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 816.232.8471 email@example.com
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Management Team
Peter Hecht has served as Ironwood's CEO and a director since co‐founding the company in 1998. He started Ironwood because he was attracted to "the idea of working with a team of people who challenge, inspire and humble me," and building an enduring organization dedicated to creating important medicines. Under his leadership, Ironwood has grown from nine Ph.D. scientists to a fully‐integrated research, development and commercial organization. Prior to founding Ironwood, Peter was a research fellow at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, an affiliate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of California at Berkeley as well as a B.S. in mathematics and an M.S. in biology from Stanford University.
Brian Cali co‐founded Ironwood in 1998 and has served as Senior Vice President of Preclinical Research and Development (R&D) since 2010. He is focused on helping the R&D organization execute on its strategy to advance an exciting pipeline of new product candidates, building on the science team's core expertise in gastrointestinal disorders and guanylate cyclase pathways. Prior to this role, Brian oversaw program management, helping to ensure effective leadership for cross‐functional research and development teams, as well as product alliances. Before founding Ironwood, Brian was the Chiron fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He holds a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned a B.S. in microbiology from Cornell University.
Mark Currie has led Ironwood's R&D efforts since joining Ironwood in 2002. He co‐discovered the natural hormones (guanylin and uroguanylin) that activate guanylate cyclase‐C (GC‐C), a target thought to be useful in the treatment of a number of gastrointestinal diseases, and he brought a unique understanding of GC‐C pharmacology to Ironwood. This expertise in GC‐C and related cGMP pathways supported our team's discovery and development of our first medicine. Prior to joining Ironwood, Mark directed cardiovascular and central nervous system disease research as vice president of discovery research at Sepracor, Inc. He also initiated, built and led discovery pharmacology and served as director of arthritis and inflammation at Monsanto Company, leading an effort that resulted in marketed Cox‐2 inhibitors for the treatment of pain in humans and animals. Mark earned a Ph.D. in cell biology from the Bowman‐Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University and a B.S. in biology from the University of South Alabama.
Halley Gilbert joined Ironwood in 2008 as the founding member of our legal department. Halley describes her role as "balancing strategic, operational and legal considerations to help my colleagues and the company meet our short‐ and long‐term corporate goals." With previous positions as vice president and deputy general counsel of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and corporate counsel of Genzyme Corp., Halley brings expertise in corporate transactions, corporate governance, compliance, employment law and other legal and operational issues relevant to launching new medicines into both specialty and primary care markets. Halley's legal career began at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. She received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. from Tufts University.
Michael Hall joined Ironwood in 2013, bringing his drug development experience, scientific knowledge, patient‐oriented medical perspective, and proven leadership capabilities to our clinical development team. He was attracted to Ironwood by the "discipline with which the team advances programs and the degree to which they focus on science that addresses unmet needs of patients." Previously Michael served as chief medical officer and senior vice president at Repligen Corp. and before that as vice president of global clinical affairs at Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc. He has also held medical affairs, pharmacovigilance and clinical positions at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Michael began his career as a physician at Hillbrow Hospital and Johannesburg General Hospital, both in Johannesburg. He earned his MB. BCh. medical degree from the University of Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg.
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Michael Higgins joined Ironwood in 2003, attracted not only by the opportunity to help build the company from the ground up, but by the Ironwood team's operational discipline in prioritizing the clinical development programs most likely to reach the market and help patients. Since joining, he has overseen Ironwood's management of shareholder capital, including our transition to a publicly‐traded company in 2010. Michael currently leads finance, operations and strategic planning. Prior to joining Ironwood, Michael held a variety of senior business positions at Genzyme Corp., including vice president of corporate finance. He earned an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and a B.S. from Cornell University.
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Tom McCourt joined Ironwood as chief commercial officer and senior vice president of marketing and sales in 2009. He was drawn to Ironwood by the quality and values of the people and by the potential he saw in our first product. Since coming on board, Tom has designed and implemented Ironwood's commercial strategy, leading the hiring of a sales force and bringing our first medicine to patients. Prior to joining Ironwood, Tom led the U.S. brand team for denosumab at Amgen Inc. Before that, he held a number of senior commercial roles with Novartis AG, where he directed the launch and growth of Zelnorm® (tegaserod maleate) for the treatment of patients with IBS‐C and chronic constipation and held a number of senior commercial roles, including vice president of strategic marketing and operations. Tom was also part of the founding team at Astra Merck Inc., leading the development of the medical affairs and science liaison group and serving as brand manager for Prilosec® (omeprazole). He has a degree in pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin.
Jim O'Mara has been a leader in business development since joining our team in 2001. He built the global partnership network that is bringing our first medicine to appropriate patients around the world, and he has overseen in‐licensing of external innovation to expand our research and development pipeline. Previously, Jim was vice president of corporate development at Cozint Interactive, a healthcare marketing services company. He also served as a vice president for MPM Capital where he managed business development strategies and dealmaking for numerous biotech and pharma firms. Earlier in his career, Jim held sales and marketing positions at both Merck & Co. and Centocor Biotech Inc. He earned a B.S. in pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.
Jonathan Rosin joined Ironwood as head of human resources in early 2012. He's committed to building and developing Ironwood's team as well as supporting a collaborative environment. Jonathan brings to Ironwood more than 20 years of experience in talent management, organizational development and leadership. Most recently, he was vice president of talent management at Fidelity Investments, and before that, director of leadership and organizational development at Genzyme Corp. Jonathan previously spent eight years with the Forum Corp., a talent and customer experience consulting firm supporting multiple industries. Born in South Africa, Jonathan graduated as a clinical psychologist from the University of Cape Town.


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Two Tulsa Zoo residents celebrated another year of life Monday morning with a birthday bash that included a delicious meatloaf cake.
Officials and park-goers celebrated Chac and Kabah's birthday Monday at the Zoo. Both jaguars turned one.
According to the release, their birth was the result of recommended breeding by the Species Survival Plan, which monitors and recommends breeding among threatened and endangered species in zoos across the U.S.
Currently, jaguars are classified as "near-threatened" due to their declining numbers. And human-induced habitat destruction is most to blame.
The newly-turned one-year-old jaguars celebrated Monday with plenty of faces young and old. There was even a meatloaf cake decorated with a few fishes here and there.
The Tulsa Zoo will keep Chac and Kabah until the Species Survival Plan recommends breeding transfers so they can help maintain healthy jaguar populations in accredited zoos, according to the Zoo.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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The Oakland Athletics traded a third of their pitching staff from last year, shipping two starters and two relievers away in three separate trades. The most impressive overall haul probably came from the Nationals for Gio Gonzalez. But the most impressive prospect was most likely Jarrod Parker, who came from the Diamondbacks as the centerpiece of the Trevor Cahill trade.
And after struggling with his control this spring, Parker is returning to the majors to start Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox, according to Jane Lee.
Parker made a start for the Diamondbacks last season, and he also pitched a third of an inning in the NLDS, allowing a walk and two hits. He was off to a fine start in the Pacific Coast League this year, making four starts, with a 2.18 ERA, six walks, and 21 strikeouts in 20 innings.
Parker will take the place of Graham Godfrey, who was optioned to the minors last week after three unimpressive starts, including one in which he lost to the Royals (!) and one in which he allowed two home runs to the Mariners (!!).


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Short Construction Delays Possible Near Tupelo, MS (milepost 264.4)
Repairs on a bridge will require one-lane closures of the Parkway for about 1/4 mile near Tupelo. Work is expected to be completed in fall of 2014. Please use caution due to construction traffic around the work area. More »
Portion of National Scenic Trail Near Tupelo Closed to Hikers
Part of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NOT the Parkway) near Tupelo, MS, has been closed until 2015 due to construction under Tupelo's Major Thoroughfare Construction Project. Parkway travelers may expect delays, but no detours are expected. More »
Ammendments to the Superintendent's Compendium
Launching, landing or operating an unmanned aircraft from or on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service within the boundaries of the Natchez Trace Parkway is prohibited except as approved in writing by the superintendent. More »
People have been using the Natchez Trace for thousands of years. The Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez, as well as pre-historic American Indians all called the area home for part of the year. The most celebrated travelers of the Natchez Trace were farmers and boatmen from the Ohio River regions of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky floating supplies down to ports in Natchez and New Orleans at the beginning of the 1800s. Regardless of where they came from, they were collectively known as "Kaintucks."
Several famous figures traveled the Natchez Trace. Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was traveling through in 1809, when he died under mysterious circumstances at a small cabin in Tennessee. Andrew Jackson traveled on the Trace with his troops during the War of 1812.
Whether famous, infamous, or anonymous, travelers of the Natchez Trace relied heavily on this wilderness road. The Trace was a road home, a path of exploration, and a link to the growing population of the Old Southwest. Over time, new roads and population centers were developed and steamships carried people and supplies upstream. The Old Trace fell out of use. Reestablished as a unit of the National Park Service in 1938, the Natchez Trace Parkway was completed in 2005. The route still serves as a connection between population centers, and allows modern travelers to explore and discover the history and culture of earlier generations.
Did You Know?
Over 100 different species of trees, including the Dogwood and Redbud, grow along the Natchez Trace Parkway.


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Is the United States Training Too Many Librarians or Too Few? (Part 1)
Posted By Brett Bonfield On September 21, 2011 @ 6:00 am In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled
For new library school gradates, or for more seasoned librarians ready for a change, entering the job market can be an intimidating, frustrating experience. We hear that there are no jobs available, and that the few libraries that do advertise new openings are inundated with applications.
Perhaps less publicly, we also hear administrators express concerns about a lack of good candidates for important positions, and we notice some jobs being advertised for months or being re-posted, sometimes more than once. We notice ALA's estimate of over 122,000 libraries in the United States, as well as its estimate that academic, public, and school libraries employ over 150,000 librarians (ALA does not estimate the number of librarians who work for special libraries, vendors, or other employers). It may also be worth noting that, although U.S. unemployment as a whole remains relatively high, employment rates appear to be stratified by education level: in 2010, the average unemployment rate among people with Master's degrees was 4%.
Because we do not yet have access to reliable, real-time data, we are left with imperfect, occasionally confusing information. No one knows the actual employment rate among librarians or how satisfied librarians are with their jobs. Nor do we know how satisfied administrators are with the librarians they employ or the applicant pools for positions they hope to fill.
By looking at the past and the near future, and by studying the process of conferring Master's degrees on prospective librarians, we can begin to think about strategies for ensuring that we, both individually and as a profession, are taking an efficient approach to matching libraries' needs with the supply of library workers.
Should library schools admit fewer students? Is the admissions process sufficiently selective? Are library school curricula and graduation requirements too similar or too distinct? Are they providing their students with the skills they need in order to get hired and do useful work? Should there be licensing exams for librarians? What data would we need to collect in order to come up with useful answers to these questions?
I hope this essay makes a contribution to that discussion. My original idea for it was to build on existing analyses of ALA-accredited library programs, adding my own observations based, in part, on my status as a somewhat recent library school graduate (Drexel University, September 2007), first-time adjunct professor (I taught a course at Drexel's library school this past summer), and potential faculty member (I am a Ph.D. student at Rutgers University's library school).
That will have to wait for the second part of this essay. Before discussing how library schools might better serve public interests and their students' needs, we need to make sure we have reliable data about current library programs. The rest of part one is devoted to the story of that data.
According to the latest data (2008) from the Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 159,900 librarians and in 2018 there will be 172,400, a projected growth rate of 7.8% (between 7% and 13% is considered average). The anticipated number of job openings due to growth and replacement needs is 54,500, with 12,500 openings attributable to new jobs being created and 42,000 due to attrition.1
We have been hearing about the graying of the profession for a long time, a factor that will contribute significantly to roughly one quarter of all current librarians leaving the profession by 2018. Who will be hired to fill those positions? What qualifications will they be expected to possess?
Right now, 84% of librarian jobs require a Master's degree, 13% require a Bachelor's, and 2% an Associate's, and new job postings appear to indicate an increasing expectation that applicants will have earned a graduate degree in a library-related field. According to Nazi Torabi's review of research by Robert K. Reeves and Trudi Bellardo Hahn, most current employers are requiring an MLS or MLIS, though even a Master's degree is not sufficient. In addition, writes Torabi, "experience, either through internships, co-op programs, or part-time or full-time employment, is essential for new graduates seeking employment."
As mentioned above, the BLS expects employers to need 54,500 new librarians in the ten years spanning 2008 to 2018. We can represent that need as requiring 5,450 new Master's-level graduates per year (54,500 divided by 10).
If library schools were to continue conferring 5,478 degrees per academic year, which is the average number of MLS and MLIS degrees they awarded from 1997-98 through 2006-07, there would be roughly as many new librarians as new jobs for librarians.2 Based on the years the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) makes available for comparison, 5,478 Master's-level library degrees per year would be near the midpoint given library schools' relatively recent history:
One concern, at least for recent and future library school students, is that library schools have already begun conferring more Master's-level degrees. The number of degrees conferred increased every year between 1999-2000 and 2007-08. In addition, in the two academic years following the ten years included in the average above (1997-98 through 2006-07), Master's-level graduates from library schools numbered 7,162 (2007-08) and 7,091 (2008-09). That not only makes the job market especially competitive for recent graduates, it also means, if the number 54,500 was correct, that library schools should aim to graduate roughly 40,320 for the eight years remaining in the BLS ten-year projection, an average of 5,040 for the academic years 2009-10 through 2016-17.
There are several problems with the information presented so far in this essay. Before continuing, it seems worth discussing three primary issues.
As with the job market as a whole, a limited level of unemployment among degreed librarians increases employers' ability to hire selectively among the most qualified candidates while simultaneously decreasing salaries. When they produce more librarians than are needed, library schools make libraries happy by vetting, and providing initial training for, a more highly skilled, cheaper work force.
The key for library schools is to avoid granting so many degrees that the entry-level market for librarians becomes significantly more competitive than comparable job markets. If a disproportionate number of potential applicants perceive librarianship as offering worse prospects than comparable alternatives, then it becomes increasingly likely that the overall number of library school applicants will decrease and that library schools will have to compete with each other more aggressively for the most highly qualified applicants.
Although library school students are already graduating into a difficult job market, it seems at this point to be no worse than the job market facing law school graduates. While the salary potential for the most highly qualified new librarians is nowhere close to the salary potential for the most highly qualified new lawyers, the risk is nowhere near as great in terms of the amount of debt encumbered by the average student or the time commitment required to complete school. On a risk-adjusted basis, it is entirely possible that library school is a safer decision.
Projecting what will happen tomorrow is incredibly difficult, let alone what will happen next year or over the next decade. But selecting 2008 as the initial year for a projection may have been especially inauspicious given what happened that year: a decline in U.S. gross domestic product, along with the start of an unemployment spike and a stock market crash. Projections are worthwhile in that they help to provide some direction, and there is no reason to believe the Department of Labor projections were based on anything but the best available information. But, as librarians well know, sometimes the best available information will only get you so far.
I thought this would be the easy part of this essay. With the help of a Presidential Task Force on Library Education, ALA's Committee on Accreditation updated its Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies in 2008 and released a statement of Core Competencies in Librarianship in 2009; it also released a revised second edition of its Accreditation Process, Policies, and Procedures in 2011. As is demonstrated in a Library Journal article by Norman Oder on the Presidential Task Force on Library Education and in the Committee on Accreditation's own Standards Review blog, many within the information professions take the accreditation process seriously, and there can be significant debates surrounding accreditation policy.
ALA's Office of Accreditation helps to vet applicants for the External Review Panelist pool, and also supports the accreditation process by maintaining a directory of currently accredited programs, as well as a list of all programs accredited since 1925. However, no one at ALA officially knows how many students graduate each year from the programs it accredits. When I asked for this information, I was directed to ALISE, the Association for Library and Information Science Education, which produces an annual Statistical Report.
The ALISE reports, which are compiled from questionnaires submitted annually by each accredited program, provide a great deal of data and analysis. However, I discovered a few problems when I tried to make use of ALISE data for this project:
For these reasons, it does not currently make sense to use ALISE data as the basis for answering questions about the relationship between library schools and the library job market. Fortunately, an alternative to the ALISE data is available through the NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Center.3 IPEDS uses Classification of Instruction Programs (CIP) codes, which for the most part are extraordinarily useful in figuring out how many people graduated from each of the ALA-accredited library programs in each of the last several years. The last three CIP code revisions—1990, 2000, and 2010—have the same code number for Library Science, 25.
Among accredited programs, all report graduates for the Library Science classification except the University at Albany-SUNY, the University of Michigan, the University of Missouri, and the University of Puerto Rico. I have written to each of these schools and included their information in the following table.
My goal for this essay was not to engage in detailed statistical analysis. Rather, I wanted to verify that useful data is available for free from a readily accessible source, a necessary step before progressing to part two of this essay. However, before discussing part two, it seems useful to make a few observations about the data and ask a few questions that may eventually lead to useful information.
All ten classes appear to be primarily attributable to two administrators. Ken Haycock was director of the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University from 2005 until 2010, and Herman L. Totten has been dean of the University of North Texas School of Library and Information Science since 2005.
This raises two questions: Is it a good thing for the profession for administrators to be able to position their schools as outliers in the production of ALA-accredited Master's degree recipients? And if it is not, are there remedies that would avoid creating even greater issues than the problem they would be intended to address?
U.S. News ranked 50 master's degree programs in the United States that are accredited by the American Library Association. The rankings are based solely on the results of a fall 2008 survey sent to the dean of each program, the program director, and a senior faculty member in each program.
The questionnaires asked individuals to rate the academic quality of programs at each institution as outstanding (5), strong (4), good (3), adequate (2), or marginal (1). Individuals who were unfamiliar with a particular school's programs were asked to select "don't know." Scores for each school were totaled and divided by the number of respondents who rated that school.
The significant variation in the number of students in accredited library programs, along with the rapid increase in the number of students who receive their library training without ever meeting one of their professors in person, harks back to library education at this point in the last century. Melvil Dewey's personal influence began to wane after the first few years of the 20th century and Andrew Carnegie was already very actively funding libraries, leaving something of a void in library education just as demand was increasing. There were few training programs we would think of today as library schools, so many of the people hired to work as librarians received their education through correspondence-based programs.
In 1919, the Carnegie Corporation hired Charles C. Williamson to assess library education and make recommendations for how it might best support libraries and their users. In 1923, he published what is generally known as the Williamson Report, though its official title is Training For Library Service A Report Prepared For The Carnegie Corporation Of New York.4 Williamson's findings and suggestions led to the Carnegie Corporation funding the Graduate Library School at the University of Chicago, which conferred the first Ph.D. in Library Science, and played a pivotal role in establishing the standards for library education that arguably remain in place today.5 As noted above, ALA began accrediting library schools in 1925.
Working together, ALA and the Carnegie Corporation were increasing demand through advocacy for libraries—specifically, by funding new libraries—and also through advocacy for librarians by investing in their educational resources: new schools: dedicated, better trained faculty; modern textbooks; and updated, evidence-based curricula. Meanwhile, they were decreasing supply by adding de facto regulation in the form of library school accreditation, a limitation on supply that continues today. From the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition entry for librarians:
A master's degree in library science (MLS) is necessary for librarian positions in most public, academic, and special libraries. School librarians may not need an MLS but must meet State teaching license requirements…. States generally have certification requirements for librarians in public schools and local libraries, though there are wide variations among States. School librarians in 20 States need a master's degree, either an MLS or a master's in education with a specialization in library media. In addition, over half of all States require that school librarians hold teacher certifications, although not all require teaching experience. Some States may also require librarians to pass a comprehensive assessment. Most States also have developed certification standards for local public libraries, although in some States these guidelines are voluntary.
These are not the only conditions minimizing competition and protecting working librarians from termination. Librarians may also belong to a union, earn tenure (or quasi-tenure), or hold Civil Service commissioned positions. While occupational licensing among librarians is not as organized as it is in fields like medicine or law or the financial industry, it may be worth investigating if librarianship could benefit from more licensing or less, and, if any licensing at all is beneficial (either to the public, to librarians, or both), how it might best be organized.6
Finally, it seems worth investigating who is educating librarians and how the educators have themselves been taught. Library science is part humanities, part social science, and, at times in the past, and perhaps in the near future as well, part information science, and even computer science. Figuring out how these tensions might be balanced has everything to do not only with the producing an appropriate supply of new librarians, but also ensuring these new librarians have the requisite skills to meet the demands of the marketplace.
Thanks to Nicole Cooke, and to my Lead Pipe colleagues, Emily Ford and Leigh Anne Vrabel, for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of this essay. And thanks to Emily for helping me with the final draft as well.
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8 May 2010 at 4:59am
Hi, Everyone,
I'll be releasing a robust private messaging module very soon. Features include:
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* Show all, unread, sent, deleted
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8 May 2010 at 12:35pm
Hey UC, this looks awesome...can't wait to see it and try it out!
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UC, that looks amazing. Can't say I have a use for it at this point, but I hope I do
Which script did you use for the live search/multiple recipient field? I was just preparing to create my own field using a jquery version.
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Thanks for the feedback! I used FCBKComplete: http://www.emposha.com/javascript/fcbkcomplete.html
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sweet! I was tossing up between FCBKComplete and this one: http://devthought.com/projects/jquery/textboxlist/
Any timeline on release? (I'd love to get my hands on that field ;) )
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Wow! That looks much more mature than the one I chose. Too bad the demo doesn't work!
I'm delaying the release to give me a chance to clear my plate so I'll be able to handle writing documentation and supporting it, etc. The genesis of the module is that it's a component to a social networking site I've been working on since the beginning of the year, so once that goes into beta, the module will be well-tested and I'll put it up here. Still a little buggy.
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Oh wow, that demo was working when I posted that comment, must have gone down right after!
Like I said though, I was looking to make a pretty similar field (although mine would have been lackluster in comparison to yours I'm sure...). If there is any way I could help you out and possibly get a copy of that field pre-release, let me know!
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15 May 2010 at 2:53am
Yeah, the only thing is, I didn't bundle up the field as an object. Kind of stupid, now that I think about it! I'll give it a go if I have time today.
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I need to write new software for nokia S60 Series for send the contact No. with sms.
For sample i'm go to menu and see my software.
Open my software and then see two "text box" and one "Buttom" .
first text box have contact number i need to send. (Contact No.)
second text box have my friend number. (SMS reciver)
Put my number in textbox and press send buttom. (Send Buttom)
Now one sms send to my friend with my mobile and have one Contact No.
If some body can help me to write this software, i will give good gift to him.
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