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The nation's largest for-profit university isn't changing its familiar brand, but it is making its presence felt on a grander scale just outside its namesake city.
Last week, the University of Phoenix moved into a significant amount of administrative and classroom space at the Fountainhead Corporate Park in Tempe, located between Southern Ave. and Broadway Road, and between Priest Road and Interstate 10 - just across the freeway from Tempe Diablo Stadium.
The move includes the University's transition from the visible red-brick Hohokam Towers, located just up I-10 in Phoenix, to two new buildings - 1625 Fountainhead Parkway and 1601 Fountainhead Parkway - totalling nearly 440,000 square feet in usable space.
"The move is a result of the (proposed I-10) highway expansion which impacts our current classrooms in Hohokam," said an email from Rick Castellano, director of public relations for Apollo Group, the parent company of University of Phoenix. "We are currently in the process of transitioning students from Hohokam to the Fountainhead classrooms."
Both buildings, totaling nearly 439,100 square feet, are leased entirely to University of Phoenix through 2023, according to a September report by the Phoenix Business Journal. The six- and 10- story towers and nearly 1900-space parking garage on 11.33 acres - were sold in September for $137 Million, the Journal reported.
While the 10-story building at 1625 has students and faculty moving in and pouring out throughout the day - the university logo and marquee were installed on the building's north face just this week - it is unclear to what extent it is using the six-story facility at 1601. Despite the long-term lease, leasing signs are still planted in front of the building offer more than 165,000 square feet of available space.
The new Tempe location, set just three miles from Arizona State University's main Tempe campus, further entrenches the University's scope across the Valley. The school also has a large presence at the nearby Riverpoint Center devlepment near I-10 and 32nd Street, where the freeway curves north before downtown Phoenix.
That 37-acre site with 600,000 square feet of office space saw three mid-rise towers completed in 2007. It also serves as the corporate headquarters of the Apollo Group.
The University of Phoenix is the nation's largest for-profit, private university and often caters to non-traditional college students by offering online and evening classes, and continuous enrollment. It offers associates, bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in a variety of areas of study.
Metro commercial Properties of Tempe and USAA Real Estate Company of San Antonio, Texas, purchased and developed the land in 2009 from Principal Financial Group, which had purchased the area and surrounding office buildings since 2005. The development cost of the project approached $70 million, according to a 2009 story by Engineering News Report.
Sundt Construction, of Tempe, served as general contractor to the project. Davis Architecture, also of Tempe, designed the building.
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Nothing gratuitous about saying thank you, it can reap big rewards at workPUBLISHED: 14 Feb 2013 00:37:30 | UPDATED: 15 Apr 2013 11:24:38PUBLISHED: 14 Feb 2013 PRINT EDITION: 14 Feb 2013
Companies with recognition programs have 31 per cent lower voluntary turnover than their peers Photo: Jo Gay
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If you could get your hands on one of the most effective motivation tools in existence and galvanise people to go way beyond what is expected of them, what would you be prepared to pay?
What if this tool could be applied at your workplace to improve performance, in shops to get great service and even at home to improve family relationships?
Well, that tool is a "thank you". And it costs you nothing. It is incredible how far a little gratitude will go. Companies with recognition programs have 31 per cent lower voluntary turnover than their peers, American research by Bersin & Associates has found.
However, only a minority 17 per cent of those employees surveyed in 834 organisations report that their employers strongly support recognition.
Director of Great Place To WorkZrinka Lovrencic says she has noticed increasing interest from leaders in recognition programs that do not require a big budget – especially since the global financial crisis.
Lovrencic runs the Best Places to Work survey that appears each year in BRW . "We're seeing that it's more the process of being recognised, rather than being rewarded, that has the most impact," she says. "Most companies think reward and recognition means big budgets but they don't. Recognition can be simply a manager saying, 'thank you'."
Lovrencic's view is supported by a study published in the American Psychological Association's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that found that a thank you letter encouraged 66 per cent of participants to provide further help – twice as many as those who were not thanked. The letter of thanks also encouraged participants to assist the next person who asked. So the thanks is a gift that keeps on giving.
In Australia, Ikon Communications holds an Ikonoclast of the Year award twice a year, allowing people to nominate a colleague who has gone above and beyond.
The winner gets $1000 to spend on something they are passionate about.
Companies wanting to nominate for this year's Best Places to Work must register by March 14 through Great Place to Work at www.greatplacetowork.com .
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Anyhoo, Spencer then ups the ante on his previous offer to Tony by saying that if he ends up in situation where he can take Kass or Tony to the end that he will take Tony, and then asks the jury to not vote for him if he goes back on his word. He says he will take himself out of the running if he does not honor that. At first blush, this seems like an obvious lie, but I actually think Spencer would have stayed true to his word and the reason is simple — if Spencer makes the finals, it doesn't matter who he faces, because he wins. He's like the anti-Kass, who would have lost no matter whom she faced. I think they could helicopter freakin' Dreamz with a Z into the finals to face Kass and she would still lose. (Yep, that's right, I just dropped a Dreamz with a Z reference into this season 28 finale recap. By the way, I wonder if he's still rollin' around town in Yau-Man's car.)
And it is because of Spencer having such a good chance of winning the final challenge and being a slam dunk winner in the finals that Tony needs to get rid of him, and that's exactly what he does. But not until we get yet another comment from Spencer while voting. I need to ask this question seriously right now — have there been any Tribal Councils in which we did not hear from Spencer while casting his vote? It's unbelievable and has to be a record. It's remarkably also not even his last one of the season! (We see his final Tribal vote later as well.) I wonder if CBS.com has set up a camera in Spencer's house to record everything he votes on: what to have for breakfast, whether to go boxers or briefs, how many times to curse Kass under his breath that particular day, etc…
So after Tony explains to everyone what the real special powers of his idol were — which is a smart thing to do because now he should get props from the jury for skillfully using a tool that wasn't even at his disposal — Spencer has to take the walk of shame to the jury house. But his shame is my shame as well because once again my episode 1 pick to win it all has come up short. But Spencer should be super proud of how he played. He was the odd man out on a terrible tribe and yet made it all the way to the final four, even when people were gunning for him. Well done, sir. I have no doubt we will be seeing you again. Then again, I'm sure we'll also be seeing Kass again so I'm not sure how much of a compliment that actually is.
At this point I am going to do Woo the favor of not repeating the next scene, which is where he makes that infamous declaration about not being dumb enough to bring Tony to the finals. Besides, we can't waste any time because we have to get to the Rites of Passage to pay tribute to all of the Fallen Comrades who left us along the way. Will it be by land or by sea? The anticipation is simply killing me! But no! Instead, the Rites of Passage has turned on itself and committed suicide because this marks the second straight season we have not been treated to hilariously awkward shots of the remaining contestants attempting to wax poetic about people they either barely or never met. Yes, the Rites of Passage is one of the biggest waste of times of every season but it still may have been worth it just to watch Kass, Tony, and Woo struggling to say something — anything! — about Brice, whom they never even played with. I can just picture Woo now: "Um…yeah, Brice was…like, totally a player who…um, came to play and he showed honor and integrity and…yeah, man. Brice. Totally Brice."
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Jay-Z may be one of the greatest rappers alive, but that's not enough to convince Sade to do a collaboration. The British songstress admits she has turned down requests from prominent rappers including Hov.
In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Sade reveals that Jay–Z and other MCs have approached her about rapping over her beats or having her sing the hook on their records, but she has politely declined.
"I'm too scared," she tells writer Nelson George. "They'll find me out. It's like The Wizard of Oz. They'll find out there's nothing there. As for collaborations, I'm collaborating with the band and do what we do. I see myself as a member of this band who does these songs that we write."
If you're one of the lucky few who does get a sample cleared, Sade says it won't cost you much. "When it comes to sample clearances, I'm probably the cheapest chick in the west," she muses.
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Tennessee-based United Coal is starting a comprehensive safety retraining session after two workers died at their mines.
The death Tuesday of a shuttle car operator prompted the mine to call for one-hour safety refreshers at every West Virginia mine.
United Coal Vice President for Safety, Rick Waddell, says the loss of two men in unrelated accidents is devastating.
He says employees are being encouraged to engage in constructive, frank discussions about the accidents with senior management.
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Curry Powder in India And Chronic Kidney Disease
Can Chronic Kidney Disease patients eat curry power? Curry powder is a mixture of spices of widely varying composition based on South Asian cuisine. It is commonly used in Indian families. Indian cooks often have readier access to a variety of fresh spices than their foreign counterparts. Some curry cooks will have their own specific mixtures for different recipes. These are often passed down from parent to child.
Curry powder is not only tantalizing for your taste buds, but comes packed with additional health values too. Curry powder is a zesty mix of medicinally potent spices like turmeric, cardamom, chilli, cumin, and coriander that does wonders for your health. Some spices, especially the hot ones, contain phytochemicals that averts cell damage and other chronic ailments. What more, curry powder is believed to be good for your brain, boost memory and protect against Alzheimer disease and cancer too. So, if you thought that curry powder was best used to spice up bland food, considering the health benefits may surprise you. Since they come with mild pungent taste, adding them to your curries, sandwiches, soups and stews will not just enhance the taste, it will benefit your health too. Though there are no materials show that Chronic Kidney Disease patients can not eat curry powder, patients should choose the ones that are not too spicy. The capsicin in chilli needs to be excreted through kidneys, which destroys the renal parenchyma cells.
The modern researches say that the chilli may cause the blood pressure to increase, which can aggravate the condition. Moreover, eating chilli is easy to make people get inflamed, in that case, the skin furuncle and skin infections are easy to happen. Moreover, if patients with Chronic Kidney Disease are treated by Chinese herbal medicines, the chilli is forbidden, which is because the capsicin can decrease the pesticide effect. So Chronic Kidney Disease patients can eat curry powder, but the amount of chilli should be avoided or limited.
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Jakarta Travel Guide
Jakarta Local History
The history of the city dates back to the 14th century. At its northern boundary a small harbour town called Sunda Kelapa was located and it was controlled by Pajajaran Kingdom. Portuguese merchants attempted to expand their commercial influence in the area and signed a treaty with the King of Pajajaran in the early 16th century. They established a fortress to defend against the Muslim forces. In 1527, Prince Fatahillah defeated King of Pajajaran and conquered the Portuguese fortress. The town was renamed to Jayakarta (meaning "great victory").
In 1619, the Dutch East India Company arrived in Java, burnt down the town and constructed a walled city named Batavia near Jakarta bay. The city became the centre of Dutch trading and administrative activities for three centuries. Fatahillah Square was the heart of the Dutch colonial administration. Monsoon rains threatened to drown the city each rainy season, and the Dutch brought non-Javanese slaves from other countries to built a series of canals to control the rains. An extensive system of urban railways was also developed linking Jakarta with Tangergang in the west, Serpong and Sunda straits in the south west, Bogor and Bandung in the south, Bekasi and Cirebon in the east. Over the next hundred years, Indonesians and Chinese flocked to the town.
The walled Batavia grew to such an extent that strain was becoming apparent. Deportations commenced, and ethnic gangs began creating unrest in Batavia's outposts. In October 1740 the government ordered a search of Chinese premises. This prompted a terrible massacre of 5000 Chinese by Batavia's Dutch citizens. A year later Chinese residents were moved to an area outside the walled city, and soon after, many other residents also relocated.
In 1942, Jakarta was occupied by the Japanese forces for the World War II. When Indonesia gained independence in 1945, Jakarta was chosen as the capital city of the newly independent Indonesian nation. In 1961, the status of Jakarta was raised to that of a "Special territory".
During the Asian economic meltdown of the late 1990s, the Indonesian economy was hit harder than most. Food shortages and price rises sparked anti-government demonstrations, which peaked in May 1998 after six students were shot dead by the army. More than 500 people died in Jakarta in the ensuing riots, and Soeharto eventually stood down on 21 May. Attacks on Indonesia's Chinese population were particularly fierce, and thousands of Chinese fled the country. In accordance with Indonesia's constitution, Soeharto was replaced by his (none-too-popular) vice-president, B.J. Habibie.
Jakarta is at the epicenter of a program of renewal that straddles areas of the economy, the political system and society at-large. Managing that renewal - and keeping a lid on spiraling ethnic and religious violence - is the nation's biggest challenge - a challenge it occasionally cannot meet, as indicated by the bombing of an international hotel in central Jakarta in August 2003 in which 18 people died.
Jakarta Attractions
Top Attractions
Jakarta History Museum - This museum, is probably the most solid reminder of Dutch rule in Indonesia. Built in 1627, the large, bell-towered hall served the administration of the city, the law courts, and even housed Batavia's main prison compound. This the place to go if you are into heavy, carved furniture and other memorabilia from the Dutch period. A series of gloomy portraits of all the Dutch governors-general and early pictures of Batavia, are among the more interesting exhibits. The Jakarta History Museum is located inside Old Batavia, just south of the square and is housed in the old Batavia Town Hall.
Merdeka Square - The most impressive of Soekarno's great heroes-of-socialism structures. This 132m (433ft) National Monument (Monas) was constructed during the marble-and-gold project, that commenced in 1961 and took 14 years to complete. The phallic symbol topped by a glittering flame symbolizes the nation's strength and independence. It towers above the otherwise-desolate Merdeka Square, right in the heart of Jakarta. In the base of the monument is the National History Museum, where 48 dramatic dioramas a selective and overstated view of Indonesian history represent. A lift will take you to the top of the monument for dramatic - though rarely clear - views of Jakarta.
Old Batavia - The old town of Batavia is the oldest and finest reminder of the Dutch presence in Jakarta. Once it contained a massive shoreline fortress and was surrounded by a sturdy wall and a moat. During the early 19th century, much of the city was destroyed by the government, but there are still plenty of Dutch influences in this part of town. A few of Batavia's old buildings are still in use. Many were restored in the 1970s and are now museums. The centre of the area is a cobblestone square, known as Taman Fatahillah. To the west is the Kali Besar (the great canal that once marked out the high-class residential area of Batavia). On the west bank of the canal are the last of the big private homes dating from the early 18th century. Following the canal north, you will see a small 17th-century Dutch drawbridge, called the Chicken Market Bridge, and is the last in the city. Old Batavia is directly north of the city centre at Kota train station.
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Furniture - Wooden furniture is beautiful and cheap here. To get it home, there are some excellent export (container) companies operating in/out of Jakarta and one can always utilize these, should your bags be too small to cart everything home with you. Batik fabrics and clothing is good value and always makes for a good choice as gifts for those left behind in your country of origin. Clothing is cheap and there are good tailors in the major malls. If you're in the market for antiques, try the stores along Jalan Paletehan I (Kebayoran Baru), Jalan Maja Pahit and Jalan Gajah Mada (Gambir/Kota), Jalan Kebon Sirih Timur and Jalan H. A. Salim (Mentang), and Jalan Ciputat Raya (Old Bogor Road).
Rumah Indonesia (Centre of Home Industry Product) - The centre was built as realization of the agreement between Governor of Jakarta city and General Chairman of Kadin Indonesia. Here you can purchase export quality products at local prices. A great way to make some excellent savings! The shopping choice is extensive and the best thing to do on arrival is go window shopping for a day (or two), then buy once you know what is available.
Jakarta Activities
Jaya Ancol Dreamland - Jakarta's largest recreational park sports a number of aquariums, swimming pools, and facilities for fishing, boating, and other water sports. There is also a Pasar Seni (Art Market) that displays various handicrafts and souvenirs from many regions of Indonesia. The best aquarium in Indonesia is to be found here in the Jaya Ancol Dreamland complex, where your kids will be able to touch live fish in a 'touch pool' or wander through a Perspex underwater tunnel. This is always exciting for children of all ages. Here you and your family can discover the underwater world that lives in the oceans surrounding Indonesia without getting your feet wet.
Go Carting - Can be done in Jakarta and what better way to let your kids unwind than to take them carting? Jln. Pintu Satu 1, Senyayan, Sayap Kanan, Jakarta. Tel: 21/571-2032. There is another venue called Speedy Karting and this is situated on Jalan Gatot Subroto, near Hanggar Teras, Aldiron Plaza. Open daily, from Monday Sunday, about 10.00 am late night.
Paintball - Get blasted by an opponent wearing military gear and armed with a paintball gun at one of two locations in the city. This sport is not for the nervous or feint hearted and should only be played by children over 8 years of age. They are open : Tue-Fri, 09.00-17.00 Weekends 09.00-18.00. At Perumahan Alam Sutra Tangerang Tel: 21/539-7777.
Taman Ria Remaja Senayan - This park has a beautiful lake for boating, canoeing and paths for cycling. Other facilities for children include bumper cars, a miniature train and a merry-go-round. Evening entertainment features live music and popular local comedians. Open daily from 16.00 - 22.00, Saturday to midnight, Sundays and holidays from 08.00 22.00. Located at Jalan Pintu VIII Senayan.
Jakarta Parks & Gardens
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah - In the southeast of Jakarta this park was conceived by Mme Tien Soeharto in 1971 and opened in 1975. This 250-acre park is pretty impressive, and is Jakarta's most visited attraction. The display of 27 full-scale houses features regional handicrafts and clothing. The houses are dotted around a lagoon, and can be reached by small boat or viewed from a cable car. Taman Mini also houses museums, theatres, restaurants, an orchid garden and a bird park. It's 18km from the centre of Jakarta, and can be reached by bus and metro-mini.
The Bogor Botanic Gardens - In colonial times, Bogor was an important Dutch hill station and the favorite retreat for Dutch governors-general. Bogor's main attraction is its world-class botanical gardens (Kebun Raya) - a vast expanse of greenery in the middle of the city. Covering about 200 acres (and originally used for cash-crops such as tobacco and tea) the gardens now contain over 15,000 species of trees and plants, including 400 palm species and, 3000 orchid varieties (though these are not open to the public). The grounds also play host to the huge Presidential Palace, which now houses Soekarno's art collection (admission only by prior arrangement), and the motley exhibits of the Zoological Museum. The gardens are 60 km south of Jakarta and well serviced by train or bus from central Jakarta.
The Cibodas Mountain Garden - Founded in 1862 for the study of mountain flora and fauna, it covers an area of about 200 acres at an elevation of 1,200 meters on the slope of the Gede volcano, West Java. Attached to this garden is a forest reserve of more than 3,000 acres extending up to the summit of Mt. Pangrango (3,000 m) and the crater of Mt. Gede, east of Bogor. The Cibodas collection includes imports from a number of sub-tropical countries.
Orchid Gardens - Apart from those in the Bogor Botanic Gardens, which serve a mainly scientific and experimental purpose, commercial orchid gardens are found in Jakarta at Slipi and in the Taman Mini Park. Indonesia produces some of the most exotic orchid species, including the black-orchid (bualagna pandurata) which grows in the Kersik Luway reserve of East Kalimantan.
Jakarta Restaurants and Bars
Eating is an integral part of life in Jakarta and visitors will be pleasantly surprised by the diverse international culinary delights for all to experience.
Wine and drinks tend to be expensive. In fact, drinks are often more costly than the food at a restaurant. Gerobak/kakilima carts roam the city selling local fare. Their approach is heralded by a specific sound for each food item, be it the ting-ting of a spoon on a bowl, the tock-tock of a stick on a block of wood, or the whistle of a steam kettle. Food from gerobak can provide a tasty mid-morning snack or a complete meal. Some of the local cuisine in Jakarta includes: gado-gado (a salad with peanut sauce, usually served with krupuk crackers and steamed rice), soto (clear soup with slices of beef, veal of chicken meat), Sate (broiled skewered meat, with either soy or peanut sauce), the most popular in Jakarta is sop kaki, which is a soup, prepared from the boiled tendon of a cow's or goat's leg. Commonly served with rice. Also popular is the Jakarta version of oxtail soup, or sop buntut.
Bakmie Goreng or fried noodles are China's contribution to the Indonesian culinary treasury. The Indonesian variety of the dish contains no pork, as the majority of Indonesians are Moslems, and usually little beef or chicken. More Indonesian-ised is the boiled version of the dish, mie rebus.
Another dish that presumably hails from China is bakso meatball soup. Common varieties are mie bakso, bakso kuah and bakso bihun.
One of the many dishes from that region that are very popular in Jakarta is rendang (a thick dark curry of beef slices), which come from the province of Sumatera Barat.
A very popular side dish in Indonesia is sambal, which comes in an endless variety. Most common is sambal terasi, a thick chilli paste of pounded dried fish or shrimp. Sometimes, lime juice or tomatoes are added for extra flavour. The sauce accompanies other dishes and is usually served with lalap, or fresh raw/steamed vegetables.
Jakarta Restaurants
Indonesian restaurants, serving Indonesian cuisine can be found all over Jakarta. A good place in Jakarta to get a quick introduction to Indonesian cuisine would be at a mall food court. Here, you can actually see the various dishes being prepared and sample different specialties until you discover your favourites.
Warung - The semi-permanent warung, or food stalls, are found throughout the city. Due to the low overhead, warung offer cheaper fare than restaurants. You will find warung on roadsides, in parking lots, on sidewalks and in any open space to provide meals to passers-by. Some of the best food in Jakarta is available from a warung and each warung offers a particular menu, often featuring regional specialties.
Asiatique - Combining Asian spices with Western culinary concepts is a new practice in Jakarta. At this restaurant in the Regent hotel, the chefs blend elements from different Asian cuisines to produce tempting combinations. You can order most dishes as an appetizer or a main course; a broad selection of appetizers is a good way to satisfy your curiosity. Especially tasty are the lemongrass-spiked tandoori salmon and the fried chili and lobster with peppers and lotus root. Prices range: Rp 50000 to Rp 150000.Jl. Rasuna Said. Tel: 021/252-3456.
Le Bistro - Candlelight, checked tablecloths, and copper pots put you in the mood for the classic Provençal menu, simple food from the south of France. Try the roast chicken with rosemary and thyme. The circular piano bar at the back of the dining room is the perfect spot for an after-dinner liqueur. Main course: Rp 50000 to Rp 200000. Jl. K. H. Wahid Hasyim 75. Tel: 021/364272.
Sari Kuring - This restaurant, near Merdeka Square, serves very good Indonesian seafood, especially the grilled prawns and the Thai fish a la Sari Kuring, marinated in spices, then quickly fried. The restaurant is large but connected on many levels by stone steps, so there is a sense of intimacy. Often crowded on weekends. Main course: under Rp 50000 to Rp 150000. Jl. Silang Monas Timur 88. Tel: 021/352972.
Jakarta Bars & Clubs
Green Pub - Not only recommended for their Mexican food, but for their live country-and-western music (6:30-9) and jazz (9:30 PM-1 AM). The pub is a cross between a Western saloon and a Mexican ranch, and the burritos, enchiladas, and Tex-Mex barbecued spareribs is authentic. Main course: under Rp 50000 to Rp 200000 an reservations are not accepted. Jl. M. H. Thamrin 9, Jakarta Theater Bldg. Tel: 021/359332.
Natrabu - This popular spot specializes in the spicy cuisine, and the lively music, of the Minangkabau people in the Padang area of West Sumatra. Red Sumatran banners hang from the ceiling, and a model of a Minangkabau house sits in a corner. Waiters wearing head scarves from the region deliver bowls of food from the moment you sit down. You can order, or you can select from the dishes they bring (you pay for the ones you try). Reservations are not accepted and prices range Rp 50000 to Rp 150000. Jl. H. A. Salim 29A, Jakarta. Tel: 021/335668.
Oasis - Fine international cuisine and a traditional rijsttafel ensure that the Oasis, which is in a lovely old house filled with tribal art and textiles, remains popular. A specialty is medallions of veal Oscar (served in a cream sauce with mushrooms, crabmeat, and asparagus). A combo alternates with Batak singers to provide music nightly. Reservations are essential and prices between Rp 50000 to Rp 200000. Jl. Raden Saleh 47, Jakarta. Tel: 021/315-0646.
Jakarta children's activities
Jaya Ancol Dreamland - Jakarta's largest recreational park sports a number of aquariums, swimming pools, and facilities for fishing, boating, and other water sports. There is also a Pasar Seni (Art Market) that displays various handicrafts and souvenirs from many regions of Indonesia. The best aquarium in Indonesia is to be found here in the Jaya Ancol Dreamland complex, where your kids will be able to touch live fish in a 'touch pool' or wander through a Perspex underwater tunnel. This is always exciting for children of all ages. Here you and your family can discover the underwater world that lives in the oceans surrounding Indonesia without getting your feet wet.
Go Carting - Can be done in Jakarta and what better way to let your kids unwind than to take them carting? Jln. Pintu Satu 1, Senyayan, Sayap Kanan, Jakarta. Tel: 21/571-2032. There is another venue called Speedy Karting and this is situated on Jalan Gatot Subroto, near Hanggar Teras, Aldiron Plaza. Open daily, from Monday Sunday, about 10.00 am late night.
Paintball - Get blasted by an opponent wearing military gear and armed with a paintball gun at one of two locations in the city. This sport is not for the nervous or feint hearted and should only be played by children over 8 years of age. They are open : Tue-Fri, 09.00-17.00 Weekends 09.00-18.00. At Perumahan Alam Sutra Tangerang Tel: 21/539-7777.
Taman Ria Remaja Senayan - This park has a beautiful lake for boating, canoeing and paths for cycling. Other facilities for children include bumper cars, a miniature train and a merry-go-round. Evening entertainment features live music and popular local comedians. Open daily from 16.00 - 22.00, Saturday to midnight, Sundays and holidays from 08.00 22.00. Located at Jalan Pintu VIII Senayan.
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Introducing the prototype of his newest product to the world – the Ion Cortex, a device capable of solving the world's energy crisis – Bruce Wayne hires brilliant scientist Dr. Jason Burr (MATTHEW LILLARD) to work on the project. The announcement also draws the attention of one of the most dangerous groups in the world – the League of Assassins. When one of the League's deadly assassins, Silver Monkey (JAMES REMAR), attacks Wayne Manor to kidnap Burr while Batman's in Gotham, it's up to Alfred and Katana to keep the assassin at bay until Batman's return. But Katana is armed and ready for the task – with her legendary Soultaker Sword, a weapon she stole from the infamous League of Assassins!
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- Introduction: The Catholic Conscience of History
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- Chapter IV. The Beginning of the Nations
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Americans Are Eating a Lot More Berries. Here's Why.
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Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills
Instead of drugs or admonishments to lose weight, which typically fall on deaf ears, some doctors are providing families with a "prescription" to eat fruits and vegetables.
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With pointy gilded architecture, stay-a-while cafés, vivid time-tunnel art, and dreamy canals dotted with swans, Bruges (Brugge in Dutch) is a heavyweight sightseeing destination, as well as a joy. Where else can you ride a bike along a canal, munch mussels and wash them down with the world's best beer, savor heavenly chocolate, and see Flemish Primitives and a Michelangelo, all within 300 yards of a bell tower that jingles every 15 minutes?
At a Glance
▲▲ Groeninge Museum Top-notch collection of mainly Flemish art.
▲▲ Bell Tower Overlooking the Markt, with 366 steps to a worthwhile view and a carillon close-up.
▲▲ Burg Square Historic square with sights and impressive architecture.
▲▲ Memling Museum/St. John's Hospital Art by the greatest of the Flemish Primitives.
▲▲ Church of Our Lady Tombs and church art, including Michelangelo's Madonna and Child.
▲▲ Begijnhof Benedictine nuns' peaceful courtyard and Beguine's House museum.
▲▲ De Halve Maan Brewery Tour Fun tour that includes beer.
▲▲ Biking Exploring the countryside and pedaling to nearby Damme.
▲ Markt Main square that is the modern heart of the city, with carillon bell tower.
▲ Basilica of the Holy Blood Romanesque and Gothic church housing a relic of the blood of Christ.
▲ City Hall Beautifully restored Gothic Room from 1400, plus the Renaissance Hall.
▲ Chocolate Shops Bruges' specialty, sold at Dumon, The Chocolate Line, Confiserie De Clerck, and on and on.
▲ Choco-Story: The Chocolate Museum The whole delicious story of Belgium's favorite treat.


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New Emerald City Cycle Share Set to Launch in September!on May 8, 2014 @ 5:27 pm (Updated: 5:34 pm - 5/8/14 )
Pronto! Emerald City Bike Share and Holly Houser is executive director of the program.
"Our Phase One system launch will be 500 bikes in 50 stations. They will be located in Capitol Hill, downtown, South Lake Union and the University District neighborhoods. It's membership based so you'll be able to purchase an annual membership for $85, a daily membership for $8 and a three day membership for $16."
You can buy your membership online or at a bike kiosk and that gives you 30 minute increments of free bike riding. After you use up 30 minutes, there's an additional fee that hasn't been worked out yet. Some other cities charge $2 for each additional half hour. The point is not to hog the bikes, but to keep them available for lots of people. Which is why there won't be bike locks provided.
"The idea being that where ever you're going to, whatever your destination is, there will be a bike share station there that you can simply lock your bike in. And then restart the clock so that when you come out of the store you just grab another bike and you have another 30 minutes to ride."
But more about the actual bikes.
"They're fairly heavy bikes. However we're really excited about the bike we're bringing to Seattle because we've had the opportunity to customize it a bit to address our steep topography as well as our weather. So our bikes will actually have seven gears, as opposed to most bike share bikes which are three speed. These are going to end up being a little bit lighter than the bikes in some other cities."
They're designed to appeal to everyone, not just the spandex clad.
"You can be wearing heels or your suit. There's a chain protector so you don't have to worry about grease. There's fenders so you don't have to worry about water and rain kicking up. They're really really comfortable. They're sort of like the Buick of bikes."
A side effect of bike share programs? Getting people super pumped up about bikes. Pun intended.
"Bike share has been shown to introduce a lot of new people to bike riding, who never would before. Actually, in every city that bike share has launched, they've actually seen the purchase of bikes go up in actual bike stores. So one of the biggest impacts that bike share will have in Seattle is really sort of changing that culture around cycling. Taking it from something that is, you know, you have to have the right gear, sort of thing, and be really into it to something that is just really a way to get around, just like walking or taking the bus. A much more European idea around cycling."
Because programs like this one are already old hat on that continent.
"It's been around in Europe, especially France, for quite sometime now. London has a huge system. It's really just sort of spread across North America in the last five years or so. Hubway in Boston, Nice Ride in Minneapolis, Denver B-Cycle. Just last year Citi Bike in New York launched, which is the largest system of its size in North America. It's been incredibly, incredibly successful. As well as Bay Area Bike Share in San Francisco. Divvy in Chicago. It's definitely becoming the norm in medium to large cities, rather than the exception, these days."
The hope is, with more funding, the program will eventually spread to more Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs like Redmond. You can be one of the first to purchase a membership starting August 25th and the bikes will debut at the end of September.
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TIME Editor Explains Lack of Female Chefs
Eater associate editor Hillary Dixler has been on the TIME case.
After noticing that no female chefs adorn the international-edition cover of TIME's November 18 issue (Chris Christie is on the cover of the U.S. edition), she kept digging and found additionally that it was mostly men (9-to-4) on the "13 Gods of Food" list inside. Dixler followed her initial coverage with a refreshingly frank set of Q&A responses from the responsible editor, Howard Chua-Eoan. He makes no apologies for "The Gods of Food" cover or lack of women on a related chart:
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Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was
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On a calculator, make 15 by using only the 2 key and any of the
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Peter, Melanie, Amil and Jack received a total of 38 chocolate
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There were 22 legs creeping across the web. How many flies? How many spiders?
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
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Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?
This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a
maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a
total of 15!
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there will be after the woodcutter has cut off a trunk, a branch, a
twig and a leaf.
Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who
have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to
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Where can you draw a line on a clock face so that the numbers on
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Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
The Scot, John Napier, invented these strips about 400 years ago to
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Put operations signs between the numbers 3 4 5 6 to make the highest possible number and lowest possible number.
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numbers will come out?
Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which
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What is happening at each box in these machines?
Find another number that is one short of a square number and when
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Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the
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and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece?
What is the sum of all the three digit whole numbers?
Cherri, Saxon, Mel and Paul are friends. They are all different
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The clockmaker's wife cut up his birthday cake to look like a clock
face. Can you work out who received each piece?
Put a number at the top of the machine and collect a number at the
bottom. What do you get? Which numbers get back to themselves?
There are over sixty different ways of making 24 by adding,
subtracting, multiplying and dividing all four numbers 4, 6, 6 and
8 (using each number only once). How many can you find?
Can you replace the letters with numbers? Is there only one
solution in each case?
A group of children are using measuring cylinders but they lose the
labels. Can you help relabel them?
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Here's Virtualization Short Take #27, a collection of news, tidbits, thoughts, articles, and useless trivia I've gathered over the last week or so. Perhaps you'll find a diamond in the rough among these items!
- Interested in more information on how it is, exactly, that Cisco is going to provide so much memory in their UCS blades and rack mount servers to make them ideal virtualization hosts? This article from CommsDesign and this "Catalina" article by Rodos Haywood both provide some great information on how Cisco is working around the Intel reference architecture limitations introduced with the Xeon 5500 and Quick Path Interconnect (QPI).
- This article provides a handy reference on how to unregister the Nexus 1000V vCenter Server plug-in. I wish I'd known this information several weeks ago…
- Need to view some configuration files on an ESX host? Just browse to
http://<IP address of ESX server>/hostand you're all set. I learned of this handy little trick via Virtual Foundry.
- And speaking of handy little tips, here's one Eric Sloof shared regarding the vCenter Ops Dashboard. Again, just browse over to
http://<IP address of vCenter Server>/vod/index.htmlto view the vCenter Ops Dashboard.
- Adam Leventhal describes using the latest version of VirtualBox—which now includes OVF support and host-only networking—to run the Sun Storage 7000 Simulator. This is pretty cool stuff. I hope Oracle doesn't kill it like Virtual Iron…
- I just mentioned Virtual Foundry a bit ago, but forgot to mention this great post on hardening the VMX file. Good stuff.
- For others who are, like myself, pursuing the elusive VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) certification, Duncan's recent post describing the VCDX design defense is a great resource. Thanks, Duncan!
- The VMware networking team addresses some questions around using VMware for virtualized DMZs, and how to protect against Layer 2 attacks.
- Want to do manual linked clones in VMware Fusion? Here's how.
- Via Matt Hensley, I found this VIOPS document on configuring a VMware vCenter Data Recovery dedupe store.
- This article has more information on installing ESXi 4.0 to a flash drive, a process I have yet to try. (Instructions for burning ESXi 3.5 to a flash drive can be found here.) Anyone else done it yet? I'd be interested in how it went.
- If you have any questions about SAN multipathing, Brent Ozar's two part series on the topic may help straighten things out (here's Part 1 and Part 2). I'm not sure that I agree with Brent's statement regarding the ability of desktop-class SATA drives to saturate 4Gbps Fibre Channel, but I'm no storage expert so I could very well be wrong.
- VMware SE and friend Aaron Sweemer provides a handy script that can help fix Service Console networking when performing automated builds of VMware ESX.
That wraps it up for this edition of Virtualization Short Takes. Feel free to share thoughts, questions, or corrections in the comments, and thanks for reading!
Tags: Cisco, ESXi, Fusion, SAN, Security, Virtualization, VMware
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WHAT?!?! You don't agree with me?!?!? That's it, I'm taking you off my Christmas card list.
WHAT?!?!? You haven't received a Christmas card from me yet?!?! That's it, I'm firing my secretary.
WHAT?!?!? I have no secretary? Dammit, this blogging thing is harder than it looks. Thanks for the link anyway, sir.
I'm a Tech Lead who works on the Cisco Nexus 1000V. Regarding running ESXi on USB flash drives: I've been doing this for 4.0 for quite some time now. Works great! In fact, most of my servers run this way. It's way too handy to reinstall by buying a new flash drive and loading ESXi onto it.
As a Mac fan I stand humbly with my hands in the praying position asking for help. Is it possible to run ESXi natively on a Macbook? If so, I'd really like to read a how to article on it (hint, hint.) If it isn't possible, then what is the best non-Apple laptop to run ESXi on? I've looked for something low cost in the usual places (ebay, tiger direct, etc.) but my price goal of under $500 just won't buy a good configuration (VT enabled CPU, 3GB mem, 200GB SATA, Gigabit NIC) Thoughts? Thanks.
While installing VMware ESXi to USB flash is pretty easy and straight-forward in vSphere (thanks Scott for the mention of my blog post) it is NOT without its potential hazards. Consider that the installation process – formal or "dd hack" – can lead to a re-formatted internal drive if ESX recognizes the drive controller.
You're cautioned to boot ESXi flash WITHOUT a hard drive the first time to avoid such a consequence. Then, you'll need to deal with the temp file space issues accordingly…
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Kodak's Bankruptcy: Manufacturing a 21st Century Rebirth
Kodak received sub-par demand for its patent portfolio and it sold Kodak Gallery to Shutterfly (SFLY) for a paltry $23.2 million. But a turning point in Kodak's bankruptcy process came when the company sold its personalized camera film and document imaging businesses to its U.K. pensioners.
The deal was announced in late April and resolved $2.8 billion in pension liability, Kodak's largest creditor claim. Kodak received about $325 million of cash and other benefits worth about another $325 million from the U.K. pension and ceded full control of what was once the company's pre-eminent cash cow.
"That was a real bright spot in the reorganization process," said a source involved with Kodak's bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal reported that the deal was being negotiated prior to Kodak's bankruptcy filing, and throughout the Chapter 11 process.Those $2.8 billion in pension claims had threatened to keep Kodak in a prolonged bankruptcy, potentially creating a roadblock for the company's re-emergence. Within a few months of the deal's approval in bankruptcy court, Kodak set up a rights offering backstopped by its second-lien creditors GSO Capital Partners, a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group (BX), BlueMountain Capital Management, George Karfunkel, United Equities , and Contrarian Capital. The company also arranged a $895 million exit financing commitment from JPMorgan (JPM), Bank of America (BAC) and Barclays (BCS). Many, especially Kodak's over 50,000 U.S.-based retirees, have faced stiff losses through the company's bankruptcy. About a month after Kodak filed for Chapter 11, for example, the company said it would terminate its non-pension retiree benefits. Those benefits, made when the company was renowned for its generosity to employees, included health and dental insurance, survivor income benefits and life insurance. They represented a total of about $1.2 billion in liability on Kodak's balance sheet. "Bankruptcy can have a particularly painful effect on retirees," U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Allan Gropper said in court. The company shifted course when it formed a committee to represent retirees through the bankruptcy process. A Kodak retiree committee was able to get $7.5 million from the company, a commitment of $15 million in cash upon its exit from bankruptcy and an unsecured bankruptcy claim amounting to about $635 million, which it sold to undisclosed parties for about $70 million. All told, the committee was able to get about 10-cents for every $1 in benefits Kodak owed its retirees, and was able to subsidize some COBRA benefits for retirees who were not yet eligible for Medicare. Kodak also set up a voluntary employee benefit program to cover a small portion of previously guaranteed survivor income benefits. At a series of December town hall meetings to explain the committee's recovery, R. Scott Williams, an attorney at Birmingham, Alabama-based Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, faced many tales of hardship and loss from retirees. Retired employees spoke of colleagues who were forced to sell their homes to help pay for lost benefits, or the loss of thousands of dollars in life insurance payments. "I hate the result," Williams said of the recovery, in a telephone interview. "The company simply wasn't able to meet its promises and obligations," he added. Still, Williams said the retiree committee gave workers a voice in Kodak's bankruptcy process and garnered a recovery that was the best possible result, given the circumstances. "Retirees took a big hit, there was no question," Arthur Roberts, President of the Kodak Retired Employees Beneficiary Association, said in a telephone interview. Roberts advocated on behalf of pensioners and helped to create the retiree committee. He says that while retirees' recovery of non-pension benefits was small, the expectation in Rochester is that a healthy Kodak will be able to maintain the entirety of over $4 billion in pension commitments. While Roberts says Kodak's retirees got taken advantage of in bankruptcy given their small recovery compared with note holders, he adds "the general mood is we understand what happened. We are sucking it up and live with it. We want Kodak to be successful." Read Part 3 of Kodak's Fading Moment: "Rochester's Rise Amid Kodak's Demise" Read Part 1 of Kodak's Fading Moment: "Kodak: The End of an American Moment" -- Written by Antoine Gara, with Joe Deaux in Rochester, N.Y. >Contact by Email. Follow @AntoineGara
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Today's announcement of the Open Compute project has spawned a half a dozen new hardware products released by participating hardware companies.
Will Facebook Announce 'Green' Initiative April 7?
Facebook is holding a press event at its headquarters next Thursday, April 7, and the invitation's design suggests that the announcement could involve more energy efficient hardware run by the company.
Facebook Storage Supplier Fusion-io Will IPO
Fusion-io filed for an initial public offering today. This storage company powers much of Facebook's data center in Prineville, Oregon, and will soon do the same for the facility under construction in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Prineville, Oregon Wants Facebook To Expand Data Center
The city of Prineville, Oregon is eager for Facebook to expand its data center facilities in the area. A building covering as much space as five football fields is scheduled to open in April, but the social network owns 120 acres so that there's room for expansion.
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Greenpeace has stepped up its campaign against Facebook for "choosing" coal to power its first wholly owned data center. The environmental organization has released an animated YouTube video branding Facebook as the "So Coal Network" and lambasting founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook's Annual Data Center Bill Now $50M
Facebook's data center costs have more than doubled in just over a year, according to estimates.
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When Facebook started work on its first wholly owned data center almost eight months ago, it was heading towards 400 million users worldwide and plans were set for a 147,000 square foot facility. But the explosive growth of the social networking site – now with a user base of 500 million worldwide – has prompted plans for a huge upgrade before the center is even built.
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Facebook Spokesman Defends Coal-Powered Data Center
When Facebook's VP of Technical Operations, Jonathon Heiliger, recently announced their first custom data center, did he expect a "green" backlash would follow? According to Treehugger, the Prineville, Oregon based server center is mostly powered on coal power. So are Facebook users too complacent to care, or are they simply unaware of the choice of energy?
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Last week we covered Facebook's announcement that they would be building their first data center in Prineville, Oregon. We didn't exactly have live coverage of the event since we didn't think there would be much to see, however the Facebook Engineering team has posted a video of an actual explosion used to mark the beginning of development on the new data center. We've embedded the video below.
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Mass for World Day of Sick stresses healing, ties to Lourdes shrine
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Some were in wheelchairs. Others hobbled on canes or were assisted by caregivers in white lab coats. Many were elderly but several were young. All suffered serious health problems.
They came together at a special Mass Feb. 11 at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to receive the anointing of the sick, one of the church's seven sacraments. The anointing is reserved for people whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age.
The Mass celebrated World Day of the Sick, which is tied to the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. This year's observance also commemorated the 150th anniversary of the first Marian apparitions at Lourdes in southern France. The shrine at Lourdes is a major pilgrimage site for people seeking physical healing by drinking from the shrine's spring and bathing in its waters.
In Washington, Kathleen Bigelow was one of the more than 100 people who received the anointing of the sick. A priest made the sign of the cross with holy oil on each person's forehead and hands.
Afterward, Bigelow expressed hope that her trip to Lourdes last May helped her turn the corner in her battle against a rare type of cancer.
"I didn't have this hair several months ago," she said, pointing to her brown hair, which had once disappeared after a series of chemotherapy treatments. She was diagnosed in 2006 with leiomyosarcoma, a cancerous growth in the muscle or bone tissue.
Another sign that the cancer may be receding, she said, was a January test indicating that a cancerous spot in her abdomen had disappeared without any immediate explanation. Bigelow is scheduled for more testing in three months.
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While there she bathed in the Lourdes water.
"Boy was it cold," said the parishioner of Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Dunkirk, Md., which is part of the Washington Archdiocese.
Bigelow also began drinking the water.
"I bought bottles of regular water, emptied them out and filled them with Lourdes water. I kept a gallon jug in my hotel room," she said.
Bigelow also brought bottles of water home.
"I have faith. You have to," said Bigelow. "I have nine kids. I want to be around for a long time."
Her trip to Lourdes was organized by the Knights of Malta, an organization that specializes in health care and provides assistance to sick people making pilgrimages to Lourdes. The Knights also helped organize the Washington Mass.
Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, principal celebrant at the Mass, said that the message of Lourdes goes beyond physical cures to encompass spiritual and moral healing.
It involves a "healing of the heart" and a "healing of a fallen world," he said.
"The acts of physical healing are a sign that God is with us," Archbishop Wuerl said.
Other concelebrants at the Mass included Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien of Baltimore, Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington, Va., and Auxiliary Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Baltimore.
Lourdes is associated with physical cures because one of the instructions Our Lady of Lourdes gave to St. Bernadette Soubirous during a series of apparitions that began Feb. 11, 1858, was to dig in a certain spot. The digging produced a spring whose waters have been said to produce miraculous cures.
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