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What a wonderful website, and a sad one at the same time. This country needs to reinstate this program for aeronautical development to continue. Inportant for safety as well.
"How the Shuttle Got Its Wings" is a brand new interactive theater program the Museum is presenting this summer in the Moving Beyond Earth exhibition. We are fortunate that the Smithsonian family includes Discovery Theater, a theater group that focuses on young audiences. We approached them more than a year ago about creating a program highlighting the space shuttle program, especially for the Moving Beyond Earth stage. The show finally debuted in mid-July and our timing couldn't have been better. The successful mission of shuttle Atlantis several weeks ago closes the book on the space shuttle story. The topic has been all over the news and many of our visitors want to talk about it. The program is presented four times daily to enthusiastic audiences who want to reminisce about the shuttle era.
The 20-minute program starts with an excerpt from President Nixon's 1972 speech announcing the development of "an entirely new type of space transportation system… it will revolutionize transportation into near space by routinizing it." Routine, reusable, safe, and affordable… four words we repeat often in the program. Those were the goals for the shuttle. The story unfolds through the eyes of an aerospace engineer. We chose that character because the story is about the shuttle itself — its various components, its design, and its role.
The program is based heavily on the Moving Beyond Earth exhibition script (currently in development), which focuses on the space shuttle era. The second phase of the exhibition, opening in 2012, will feature fascinating models of what the shuttle could have looked like, a life-sized shuttle mid-deck that visitors can explore, and many objects flown in space and just recently de-accessioned by NASA.
We worked with the Discovery Theater staff to ensure that the program is highly participatory. Younger ages enjoy helping to put pieces of a shuttle together and representing the different roles the shuttle has played over the years… delivery truck, space bus, service station, science laboratory, and international project. Older visitors enjoy remembering major accomplishments of each orbiter. The program ends with the question: Did the shuttle program meet the criteria set for it? Routine, reusable, safe, and affordable. The audience gets to vote. Our goal is to send audiences away thinking about this one-of-a-kind vehicle and its role in the history of American technology.
What do you think? Did the shuttle program meet the criteria?
The Museum continues to experiment with different ways to engage our visitors and educate people about our collections and research. This experiment with theater has been well received. If you haven't seen the program, it runs daily through August 21 and then a few weekend dates after that. Check the website for times.
Tim Grove is Chief of Education for the National Air and Space Museum's National Mall Building.
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What a wonderful website, and a sad one at the same time. This country needs to reinstate this program for aeronautical development to continue. Inportant for safety as well.

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Save the date: campus speaker series features "scarologist" Margee Kerr
Researcher and ScareHouse consultant to talk about
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7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, Forum Theatre
Penn State New Kensington opens its fall speaker series 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Forum Theatre.
Sociologist Margee Kerr gives her insights on the science behind fear, and why people love to be scared. Kerr, who holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh, is a nationally-recognized expert on professional haunted houses.
When she is not researching, Kerr is the consultant for ScareHouse, a haunted attraction in Etna, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. She works with ScareHouse creators on being scientifically scary, as well as developing, implementing, and analyzing data on customers and employees. The ScareHouse was selected in 2010 to the list of "The 10 Wickedest Haunted Houses in America" by Forbes Magazine.
In addition to her scarologist duties, Kerr has extensive experience in research, co-authoring scholarly articles on the history of medicine and doctor/patient communication.
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There's not a hard edge in sight in the Come Rain Come Shine Chandelier ($4950) by Tord Boontje for Artecnica. Crocheted cotton, organza, silk and fabric flowers hug the round metal body underneath. Go with black for drama or choose the multicolored option for a playful statement piece.
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Moving Image Work-Level Records Task Force
This task force will investigate and make recommendations on issues related to FRBR-based work-level records for moving image materials, including, but not limited to:
- Identifying characteristics of moving image works (possibly with some indication of relative importance) that should be included in work-level records and creating operational definitions of these characteristics.
- Identifying potential sources of information about these characteristics and examining the reliability of these sources.
- Examining existing bibliographic records to identify places where work-level information might be recorded and investigating the possibility of extracting information from pools of existing bibliographic records to create provisional work-level records.
Summary of the Task Force's Reports and Recommendations for Moving Image Works (July 2010).
Part 1: Moving Image Work Definition and Boundaries
Part 2: Core Attributes and Relationships
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Extracting Work-Level Information from Existing MARC Manifestation Records (April 2009 )
Working documents:
Some Thoughts on Work Records for Moving Images
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Kelley McGrath, Chair
Susannah Benedetti
Lynne Bisko
Greta de Groat
Ngoc-My Guidarelli
Jeannette Ho
Nancy Lorimer
Scott Piepenburg
Thelma Ross
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alright so im a huge lupe fan like most of you.
but ive always wondered how dude would far in a battle? i know he used to spit some pretty good street shit back in the days, (surrounding your city like suburbs) but would the dude get thrashed in a battle? or could he hold his own?
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Saudi Arabia is encouraging visitors to tour the country in order to better understand the Kingdom's society and culture. While everyone who enters the country must have a valid passport and appropriate visa, it is not the policy of the Kingdom to deny the issuance of visas on the basis of religion.
Yesterday, Rep. Anthony Weiner, a consistent critic of Saudi Arabia, issued a statement in which he incorrectly said that it is the policy of Saudi Arabia not to issue visas to people of the Jewish faith. He based this information on material posted on the website of the Saudi tourism board. Rep. Weiner's office was informed by Embassy officials that this does not reflect the visa policies of Saudi Arabia and the visa requirements are available through the Saudi consulates and are posted on the Embassy website. Further, the Supreme Commission for Tourism was informed that the information on the website was not correct and as a consequence the erroneous material was removed from the website.
According to Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan: "I am surprised that Rep. Weiner would issue a statement after his office was advised by officials of the Embassy that the concerns he raised were not the kingdom's policy. At this time, we should be working toward greater understanding and better relations between the United States and the Middle East. Rep. Weiner and his actions only serve to spread doubt and mistrust."


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By Alexis Tereszcuk
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Jared Lee Loughner has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for the mass shooting that injured Congresswoman Gabby Giffords in January.
The decision came down Wednesday following a bizarre situation in a Tucson, Arizona courtroom when Loughner began shouting and was removed from the proceedings.
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"Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me. You are changing it," Loughner shouted at the judge.
According to a FOX news producer in the courtroom, Loughner appeared disheveled as he entered the hearing, dressed in a tan prison jumpsuit and sporting longer hair and a beard. He had been rocking in his chair and laid his head on the table in front of him before the outburst.
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Loughner, 22, spent five weeks in March and April at a federal facility in Missouri where he was examined by two court-appointed mental health professionals. He has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges stemming form the January 8 shooting that left six people dead, and another 14 wounded, including the intended target of the rampage – Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
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Loughner has been ordered back to a mental health facility for further treatment and evaluation. There will be another hearing in four months to determine if Loughner's mental competency has improved.
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Nine-tenths of a second was all that separated the top two women at today's – June 7, 2014 – Vail Pass Half Marathon, a grueling13.7-mile race with a start line at Golden Peak in Vail, Colorado, and a finish line at Black Lake near Vail Pass at just over 10,000 feet. Total ascent 2,900 feet, all on pavement.
Sprinting toward the finish line, 28-year-old Morgan Arritola, chewed up what was a 30 second deficit at mile 13 to nip 23-year-old Allison McLaughlin at the finish line for the victory in 1:39:17.
"With a half mile to go, I went to the pain cave and touched the back wall," said Arritola who was ran with eventual thrid-place finisher Stevie Kremer for much of the race after McLaughlin took off at around mile seven, "I was hurting and cramping a bit and couldn't hang and she got some distance. I ran with Stevie until about 12 ½ miles and I knew she (McLaughlin) had about 30 seconds on me. I just kind of put my head down and tried to go. I knew it would be close one way or the other. I was just (saying to myself), 'qualify here, just do it!'"
What the Ketchum, Idaho resident was referring to was a qualifying spot on the U.S. Team which will compete in the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge on August 16 at the Pikes Peak Ascent. "It's awesome. I'm super excited about making the team," said Arritola, "It's definitely a race I've had my sights on for a while."
Prior to Pikes Peak, Arritola has a few more races on the schedule this summer including the Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race on June 21, and the U.S. Mountain Running Championships at the Loon Mountain Race on July 6, where she will defend her title and attempt to make a third U.S. Mountain Running Team, (Arritola finished third at the 2012 World Mountain Running Championships, but declined her spot in 2013 to focus on her university studies.)
McLaughlin, a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder who lives and trains in Colorado Springs, will join Arritola on the start line at Loon in hopes of making her first mountain running team. "I wanted to make sure I got through this (today's race) withough injuries. I always wait until the last minute (to make plans), but things have been going really well." Having never done a mountain team selection race, McLaughlin feels confident in the distance, "I'm not a high mileage person, so the shorter distance (8K at Loon), may be better. We'll see."
Kremer, 30, Crested Butte, Colorado, nabbed the bronze medal finishing in 1:40:05. "I'm just not a road runner," said Kremer, "It's hard to gauge. When there's flat at the beginning, I don't know how to pace myself for the uphill which I know is coming. I need to learn to run my race and not necessarily follow the fast people."
About Arritola's effort, Kremer said, "That last mile, she took off. She got this sudden surge of energy and I just didn't have it in me. She can run. She's just a fighter."
Next up for Kremer is the 14.5-mile Mt. Evans Ascent to be held on June 14, the second selection race for the U.S. team at Pikes Peak. She will then travel to Europe to run the Mont Blanc Marathon on June 29.
Fourth-place finisher Megan Lizotte, 30, La Jolla, California, ran over a minute faster than her winning time of 1:43:56 from 2013, which was her third victory on the course having also won in 2009 and 2010. "My goal was to win like it always is," said Lizotte, "I knew it would be competitive; I knew I wanted to keep contact with the top girls at the start and I did. If they got ahead, I knew on the climb I'd make up some time, and I did. From mile 5 ½ to 9, the grade is so comfortable for my stride length. I get a bit out of my rhythm and then back into it. After going under the bridge, they pulled away a bit. Then, after mile 11, I could see them again." Lizotte went on to finish in 1:42:36.
She admits her speed isn't quite where she wants it to be. "I still feel like I'm in a comeback phase – last year was really a comeback year (after having daughter Maven in September 2012), but now I feel I'm back where I was before the baby. I've focused a lot of my training on hilly thresholds and hill repeats. Just in the last three weeks I've been doing some fast repeats on the road," said Lizotte who hopes to be in top form by Loon Mountain to make her fifth U.S. Mountain Running Team.
Rounding out the top five was Brandy Erholtz, 36, Evergreen, Colorado, who at the start of the race commented about the strength of the field, "There are so many runners here with national championship titles." Erholtz was among those national champions, and also a member of five U.S. Mountain Running teams. She clocked a 1:45:35 today.
The men's less-dramatic finish saw runners from the Front Range go one-two-three with Joseph Gray, 30, Colorado Springs, leading the way in 1:26:36. In second, Zach Miller, 25, Manitou Springs, clocked 1:27:31, while 35-year-old Peter Maksimow, Manitou Springs, rounded out the top three in 1:29:49.
This is not the first time for Gray to race the Vail Pass Half Marathon, but it is the first time this former Washingtonian has come from altitude to do the race, "The last time I came, I felt the altitude after the first mile. It was pretty ugly. Coming from sea level to Boulder, or Denver you can fake it. Starting at 8,200 feet – there's no way to fake that."
On today's race, Gray's plans were simple, "One of my training partners was here (Miller), so I ran with him. We worked together. Around 8 or 9 miles, I made a little gap, but he stayed pretty close, and I was a little worried as to what I should do. I dropped him in the first tempo run we did together in training, and in the second one, he was crushing me. Coming into today, I didn't know what would happen. If I got a gap on him, I figured I'd sill have to fight."
Miller congratulated Gray after he finished and said with a smile, "That didn't hurt as bad as I thought."
Not resting on his laurels, Gray was already thinking about the 10K trail race he was planning to race the next day. "I want to make sure I can come back and have a solid run tomorrow. My legs feel pretty decent. Training's been going well. I don't feel too fatigued so that's a good thing."
The race Gray refers to is the Vasque 10K Spring Runoff which starts at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 8, at Checkpoint Charlie on Gore Creek Drive in Vail. Both the Vail Pass Half Marathon and the Spring Runoff are part of the GoPro Mountain Games, an annual outdoor extravaganza with sports, art, music, and more which runs this year June 5-8.
Gray may add to the $1200 in prize money he won at the half marathon since the Spring Runoff has a prize purse equal to that of the half marathon. The top three finishers in both the men's and women's divisions in the Spring Runoff will earn $1200, $800, $500 respectively.
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When the Wingtip to Wingtip float passed the stands, Rose Parade viewers spontaneously stood to honor the women who undergirded the Allied air supremacy in World War II. "Our Eyes Are on the Stars" was built by Fiesta Parade Floats for the 2014 parade to commemorate the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) units that were disbanded 70 years ago. It won the National Trophy for Best Depiction of Life in the USA, Past, Present or Future.
Out of several thousand applicants, 1,102 were chosen to fly military aircraft all over the United States. They ferried planes from builder to base, tested aircraft for the boys to fly in battle, and flew tow targets to train gunners. The WASP flew 77 different types of American military planes, including AT-6, P-52 and B-29, more than 60 million miles. Thirty-eight gave their lives.
We were fortunate to interview three former WASP at Fiesta Parade Floats prior to the parade and learned about some of their experiences, and their post-war treatment by the military. WASP had to overcome prevailing skepticism over women's ability to fly "wingtip-to-wingtip with their brothers," yet even after they did so, they were denied the same military benefits until 1977 and the Congressional Gold Medal until 2010.
The non-profit Wingtip to Wingtip Association is still in need of funds to pay for the float. Donations may be made online at http://www.fifinella.com/rosedonate.htm
Eight original members of the WASP team rode the float: Alyce Rohrer, Virginia Lee Doerr, Flora Belle Reece, Marty Wyall, Florence Mascot, Shirley Kruse, Lois Bristol Young, Margot DeMoss. Four other WASP were available as alternate riders: A.J. May Starr, Adeline Ellison, Betty Strohfus, Alma Fornal, Millicent Young. Fourteen women who followed in the footsteps of the WASP as US Air Force pilots in both combat and non-combat roles were outwalkers.
The float was rife with symbols of the WASP units: pilot wings across the front, a replica of the life-size bronze WASP trainee statue originally sculpted by WASP Dorothy "Dot" Swain Lewis, an AT-6 with a rotating propeller, and a rotating hexagon of floragraphs. The sides of the float featured a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal framed by golden olive branches, and 38 stars, one for each woman who died in service.
Floragraphs feature Fifinella, official WASP mascot worn on shoulder patches, conceived by Roald Dahl and designed by Walt Disney in 1942`; Nancy Harkness Love, Executive Commanding Officer for all WASP ferrying operations; four WASP in front of their B-17 named "Pistol Packin' Mama; LIFE Magazine cover from July 19, 1943 featuring Pilot Trainee Shirley Slade; housewife and mother, Pilot Libby Gardner, at the controls of a B-26 Marauder; Jacqueline Cochran, Director of the WASP. For more details regarding the floragraphs, read the captions in the slideshow attached to this article.
Fresh materials used include more than 15,000 red Freedom roses, red Black Magic, Checkmate and Opium long-stemmed roses, anthuriums, carnations and ilex berries. Dry materials include onion, poppy and golden clover seed, white rice, statice, strawflower, cornhusk, and coconut flakes.
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Fresno State: (2005) Hit .371 from the Iona series through conference play, bringing his average over .300 to .305, one of three Bulldogs to hit over .300 on the season ... WAC Player of the Week for the week of May 9, after hitting .455 with four runs scored, four RBI, two doubles and a home run ... played in 51 games, starting 46 ... reached base five times against UCLA, going 1 for 1 and walking four times, a career high (2/5) ... three for five against Chicago State, hitting a triple and a home run while driving in four runs and scoring three (2/26) ... two for three against Pennsylvania (3/8) ... four for six in the nightcap against Iona, with three runs scored and a stolen base (3/18) ... three for four the next day (3/19) ... two for three with two doubles against Hawai'i (3/27) ... two for three against Rice (4/3) ... solo home run against Rice (4/29) ... two for four with a home run and two runs scored against San Jose State (5/6) ... two for three with a double and a RBI on the last day of the series (5/8) ... started a streak of four consecutive multi-hi games against Hawai'i, going two for three with a double and a triple (5/13) ... three for five the next day, with a double, matching a career high in hits (5/14) ... two for three with a home run against Louisiana Tech (5/20) ... two for four against the Bulldogs the next day (5/21). (2004) Started 32 of Fresno State's 58 games at DH this season ... made one start at first base (vs. Monmouth, 3/12) ... was 2-2 vs. Rice (5/22) to notch multi-hit game No. 12 ... also had eight multi-RBI performances on the year ... had a career best two doubles at San Jose State (4/11) ... hit his first home run of the season against Dallas Baptist (3/11) ... also hit his first career triple against the Patriots ... tallied a career best eight total bases for the game and tied a career high with three RBI ... batted .500 (6-12) with a pair of multi-hit games against Stanford ... was 3-4 in the season opener (2/6) (2003) Team rookie of the year ... notched a career-high three hits Tuesday against USC (5/20) going 3-for-4 with three singles and a run scored ... belted his second home run of the season at La Tech (5/2) ... hit his first career home run in the ninth inning against Rice (4/12) ... recorded nine multi-hit games including two in the Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic (Gonzaga 3/15, Penn State 3/12) ... tallied hits in 28 of the 43 games he played in ... made 41 starts.
East Bakersfield High School: Three-year letterwinner as a catcher and outfielder ... led team to a 14-9 record his senior year ... batted .600 with seven home runs and 12 doubles as a senior ... was named league MVP as a junior ... first-team All-Area his junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Kent Thomas Sakamoto was born Nov. 3, 1983, in Bakersfield, Calif. ... son of Kathi and Kirk ... has an older sister, Kristen ... favorite athlete is Mike Piazza.
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1. Probiotics May Help Heal Sun Damage.
Love yogurt? Keep eating. According to a review of studies published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, probiotics may prevent and treat a range of skin conditions, from sun damage and acne to eczema. "Probiotics appear to work whether they're consumed or rubbed onto the skin," says Jeremy Green, MD, clinical assistant professor in the University of Miami Department of Dermatology.
"Used topically, they reduce inflammation and lower the skin's pH, making it more acidic and thus less hospitable for harmful bacteria to grow. There's also evidence that eating just 100 grams [about 3.5 ounces] of probiotic yogurt a day strengthens your skin's defenses and reduces the likelihood of eczema in people prone to it." The catch: "You have to eat it daily to see the benefits," says Green.
2. That Night-Cap Could Up Your Risk Of Skin Cancer.
Are you there, vodka? It's me, cancer. In a recent study at Stanford Medical School, researchers found that a preference for white wine or hard liquor, along with higher alcohol consumption (seven or more drinks per week), was linked to an increased risk of all types of skin cancer. Doctors aren't sure why the link exists. "Blame it on ethanol, a sugar- and starch-based compound [found in alcoholic drinks] that has been shown to trigger inflammation and free-radical formation in the skin," hypothesizes Joshua Zeichner, MD, director of cosmetic and clinical research in the dermatology department at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. On the cocktail scale, hard liquor contains the highest concentration of ethanol, followed by beer and wine. But red wine is rich in antioxidants, including resveratrol, which can actually help buffer ethanol's negative impact. So if you're imbibing, red wine is your best choice.
3. Taking Aspirin May Lower Your Cancer Risk.
We know popping aspirin helps the heart. But in a new study reported in the journal Cancer, people who took common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen were also less likely to develop all types of skin cancer, especially when they took the drugs for at least seven years or used them at least twice a week. And the longer people took the drugs—and the higher the dose—the greater the anticancer benefit: up to a 46 percent lower risk of melanoma, a 35 percent lower risk of squamous cell carcinoma and a 17 percent lower risk of basal cell carcinoma. The drugs are thought to counter cancer growth by suppressing inflammatory pathways and limiting a tumor's ability to expand and develop blood supplies. "Still, until more data emerges, I wouldn't start taking aspirin unless your primary care doctor OKs it," advises Zeichner.
4. Redheads Do Need Extra Protection.
Scientists have long known that natural redheads have an exceedingly high risk of melanoma (they're 10 to 100 times as vulnerable as blondes and brunettes), but their fair complexions aren't the top cause. Researchers at Harvard Medical School have determined that the 1 to 2 percent of people born with red hair have multiple variants of a gene receptor called MC1R (variants, it should be noted, not found in people with any other hair color). When redheads are exposed to UV rays, the MC1R triggers a physical process tied to tumor growth. "In most people, a number of genetic alterations must happen before a primary melanocyte in your skin can become a melanoma," explains Wenyi Wei, MD, lead coauthor of the study. "But with the red-hair variant, that process occurs at a dangerously accelerated pace."
5. Using SPF Prevents All Types Of Cancer.


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Charmes tourism and travel guide
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Visit Charmes: highlights and tourist information
Charmes is situated in the Cote d'Or (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 24 km from Dijon, the department capital. (General information: Charmes is 277 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Pesmes at 20 km and Dijon at 23 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Charmes, France: places to visit and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend when sightseeing close to Charmes. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
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Map of places to visit near Charmes
More information about Charmes & region
Markets in and near Charmes
Local markets
- Pontailler-sur-Saone: market Saturday (9km)
- Gray: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)
- Auxonne: market Friday (21km)
- Longvic: market Sunday (24km)
- Dijon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (24km)
- Chenove: market Wednesday & Sunday (27km)
- Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (33km)
- Nuits-Saint-Georges: market Friday (40km)
- Beaune: market Wednesday & Saturday (54km)
Tourist attractions to visit near Charmes, France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Charmes and wondering what to do next!
Heritage sites Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (50km)
Churches or other religious monuments Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (55km)
Remarkable gardens Jardin du château du Talmay (7km); Château d'Arcelot (12km); Parc de l'Etang (23km); Jardin à la Faulx (33km); Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé) (see also historical French towns) Dijon (24km); Dole (33km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie) Quetigny (19km); Beaune (54km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Charmes
from Dijon (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 277 km
from Calais: 471 km
from Nice: 435 km
from Bordeaux: 537 km
from Strasbourg: 224 km
Getting here
Charmes is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Charmes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Charmes): Bezouotte, Binges, Cheuge, Cuiserey, Drambon, Jancigny, Marandeuil, Mirebeau-sur-Beze, Montmancon, Oisilly, Reneve, Saint-Sauveur, Savolles, Tanay and Trocheres.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Two-time champion Ryan Villopoto got his first Supercross win of the season at Angel Stadium on Saturday night.
The Kawasaki rider from Poulsbo, Wash., passed current points leader Davi Mllsaps for second place on the fourth lap, and then made an aggressive move to get past Trey Canard on the fifth and went on to win by nearly 7 seconds.
Villopoto, who tore his left ACL at Seattle last April after he had already clinched his second series title, ended a five-race winless streak — tied for the longest since his first career win during the 2009 season.
Honda's Eli Tomac, of Cortez, Colo., won the 250SX class race for this third victory in three races this season. Ken Roczen was second, and Cole Seely was third.


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Wanderlust Wednesday: The Eagle Has Landed
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Every Wednesday, we'll be taking you on a journey around the world to some of the most interesting places our members have trekked, swum or merely witnessed from afar while cruising.
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The mission of Team Big Red is to be the primary fundraising division of the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The purpose of Team Big Red is to generate revenue to support the athletic scholarship program for deserving young men and women in assistance of their education at UIC.
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Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, 8AS-200, JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) Unit
The is an 8AS-200 JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) rocket motor, developed and built by the Aerojet Engineering Corporation to help lift light planes or for rescue work. The motor produced 200 pounds of thrust for eight seconds. The 8AS-200 JATO was an early development, dating to late 1942, but was not widely used because of its low thrust and short duration.
It was used from 1942-1943, mainly for tests, and was a precursor to Aerojet's later JATO Junior of 250 pounds thrust for 12 seconds that was much more successful. This model shown here appears to be a production model of of the 8AS-200 of ca. 1947. This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1948 by the Aerojet Engineering Corp.
Gift of Aerojet Engineering Corporation
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Manufacturer
- Aerojet Engineering Corp.
- Date
- ca. 1947
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Overall, steel; inserted copper nozzle on top; non-ferrous ignition cylinder screwed on top
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 ft. 5 in. long x 6 in. diameter (43.18 x 15.24cm)


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Shawn B. ......even though she looks like a cat. Oh well......
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Wyoming Tennis Closes Out Weekend With 4-2 Win Over UNLV
Cowgirls finish Mountain West play 4-4 overall
Cowgirl Tennis Falls 5-1 To 41st ranked Aztecs on Friday Afternoon
Wyoming closes out regular season against UNLV
Cowgirl Tennis Sweeps New Mexico, 7-0, To Close Out Weekend
Wyoming earns third conference win
Wyoming Tennis Suffers 4-3 Loss to Broncos on Saturday
Cowgirls drop to 8-10 overall and 2-3 in MW play
Wyoming Tennis Comes Up Short 4-3 Against Nevada
Cowgirls drop to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in MW play
SENIOR (2012-13): Recorded a 7-3 record in singles action during the fall, which included a six match winning streak. Qualified for the ITA Mountain Regional Tournament and went 4-1 reaching the quarterfinals. She and doubles partner Sasa Nemcova finished with a 6-5 mark. They qualified for the Riviera/ITA All-American Tournament and won their opening match over Parravi and Rohonyi of Loyola Marymount (9/29/12). The pair also reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Mountain Regional. Had a solid spring in singles action as she went 12-8 to go 19-11 overall playing at the number three spot. In league matches, she went 7-1 overall which included a six match winning streak. She and Nemcova finished the spring with an 11-8 doubles record plus a 5-2 mark in MW play. She finished her career ranked second in doubles victories (74) and singles wins (73) in school history.
JUNIOR (2011-12): Finished fall play with a 4-7 mark overall in singles play. She qualified for the Mountain Regional tournament and won her opening match against Juliette Lengendre of Nevada. Her doubles record was 5-6 with two different doubles partners, Sasa Nemcova and Jessica Parizher. During the spring, Kovacs went 10-12 in singles action and 14-19 overall for the year playing mostly at the number three position. Had a four match winning stretch to close out the year. In doubles action, her record was 17-15 overall with three different playing partners. She and Sasa Nemcova went 13-10 overall and 4-3 in league play with wins over Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State and TCU. They would have a five match winning streak during the spring.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Went 7-5 in singles action during the fall including winning her last three matches. Played with two different doubles partners and finished with a 4-4 record overall. Qualified for the Mountain Regional Tournament and went 1-1. During the spring, she went 12-10 in dual play and 19-15 overall playing mainly at the number two position. She had a five match winning streak in non-conference play. In league action, she finished 4-4 overall with victories over Air Force, Colorado State, New Mexico and San Diego State. In doubles action, she had a 19-11 record while going 13-7 overall and 5-3 in MW play in the spring with partner Rebecca Berger. After a 3-3 start, they won seven of the next nine matches.
FRESHMAN (2009-10): An All-MW selection in her first season with the program. In singles play, she went 8-7 overall during the fall. She started off winning her first four of five matches. Earned her first college match victory against Hailey Swenson of Utah State, 6-3, 6-3. Went 4-2 overall at the Mountain Regional Tournament. Had an impressive 6-1 record in doubles play with partner Rebecca Berger winning their first six matches in a row. They went 2-1 overall and moved in to the round of 16 at the Mountain Regional Tournament. During the spring, she went 13-8 to finish 21-15 overall playing mainly at the number two position. In league play, she went 3-4 overall, which helped her earn All-MW honors. She won eight of nine matches at one point during the spring. In doubles action, she finished with a 21-8 overall record, while going 15-7 in the spring. She and partner Rebecca Berger finished 13-6 overall and 5-3 in league play. An Academic All-MW selection for the first time in her career.
HIGH SCHOOL: A top-ranked junior singles and doubles player over the past several years. Kovacs was ranked sixth in the nation in the Under 18 singles and a member of the national team. She was a finalist in the G3 ITF Doubles tournament and a semifinalist in several G3 ITF Singles tournaments.
PERSONAL: Born August 28, 1989 in Esztergom, Hungary. She is the daughter of Zoltan and Marianna Kovacs. Has two brothers Adam and Kristof. She is currently majoring in finance.


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The World Health Organization (WHO) released the findings of their latest cancer study and the news is grim. Cancer is expected to rise 57% in the next 20 years with the numbers of 14 million dying annually from cancer in 2012 jumping to 22 million in another two decades, according to CNN News on Feb 4.
Researchers at WHO blame the aging population as part of this projection. The focus on the attack on cancer should be prevention, more so than treatment, since half of all known cancers are preventable, reports WHO.
WHO suggests a heavy focus on prevention as "We cannot treat our way out of the cancer problem," said Christopher Wild, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Early detection and prevention are the two areas that need to be beefed up.
The cost of treating cancer is becoming a burden, it is "hurting the economies of rich countries and beyond the reach of poor ones." A heavy emphasis on addressing lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol consumption and addressing infection-caused cancers with vaccines. Screening programs should become mainstream.
Oncologist Dr. David Decker from the Florida Hospital in Orlando said that cancer is not on the rise for shocking reasons, but for reasons that are easily understood. There may be things that can done to prevent cancer from skyrocketing in numbers, such as improve overall health.


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Pondering The Impact Of a Breakup; Some Say It May Be Too Late To Dismantle Microsoft
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: May 1, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30— In the government's proposal to break up Microsoft and set new ground rules for its business practices, the beneficiaries are supposed to include other software companies -- especially the little guys.
But so far, reaction to the government's proposed helping hand seems muted, or outright skeptical, among software developers -- the primarily small and midsized companies that create a variety of products that make computers work faster or more easily, or that act as tools used by other programmers.
Why so little rejoicing?
Some developers view the plan the Justice Department and 17 states filed last Friday as too backward looking, aimed at a personal computer software industry the Internet is already passing by. And some of these same developers and others predict Microsoft, even split in two, will remain too mighty a force to counter.
''Microsoft is the ocean,'' said Mark Eppley, a veteran software industry executive who is president at Laplink Inc., a maker of software that enables users to synchronize the files on their desktop and portable computers. ''Even if you divide it into Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, I still have to swim in it.''
Mr. Eppley's company is an example of one that has been able to continue to compete, even though Microsoft offers a similar utility program called ''the briefcase'' as a free part of the Windows 98 and 2000 operating systems. Laplink, based in Bothell, Wash., has been able to survive by offering more features than are available through Microsoft's briefcase.
Mr. Eppley noted that Laplink, like most other companies in the software business, was now moving its products rapidly to Internet versions. And said he hoped that Microsoft would not develop its own Internet formats for storing and retrieving files -- because unified or divided, Microsoft would present a formidable competitor.
Executives at some other small companies still focused on the traditional personal computer software business said they did not see how a Microsoft breakup would create new possibilities for them.
''It is is not obvious where the opportunity would occur if a breakup were to occur,'' Lawrence A. Zulch, chief executive officer of the Dantz Development Corporation, a company in Orinda, Calif., whose software is used for making back-up copies of personal computer data and files. ''We don't see a logical fracture line that wouldn't turn into a dominant company that would overtake the other one and create a new Microsoft. So it's not clear how it would help the personal computer industry and, therefore, us.''
By proposing to separate Microsoft's Windows operating system business from its Office applications software business, the government hopes to unleash personal computer makers to pursue new business strategies and relationships that Microsoft has opposed. The government would also be counting on the breakup to re-ignite the kind of brush fire of innovation in the personal computer software industry that flourished in the early days of the PC in the 1980's.
By the early 1990's, Microsoft had pretty well won the war for operating systems -- the software that controls the basic operations of a computer. But before Microsoft's Office suite of desktop personal computer applications became the de facto industry standard, the industry was awash with small and medium-size software publishing firms developing hundreds of different kinds of competing application programs. These applications ranged from word processors, databases and spreadsheets to programs used for enabling PC's to communicate and utility programs for helping PC's work better.
But since the mid-90's, with Office dominating applications, new investment in the software industry has largely flowed instead to products for the Internet. The traditional software industry has languished, with even name-brand products like Wordperfect changing corporate owners, while many other companies merged or went out of business and the survivors scrambled for niches that gave some shelter from competition's risks.
In interviews, many -- though not all -- industry executives who discussed the government's plan for Microsoft said they were skeptical that slicing off Microsoft's application business would create a meaningful resurgence in applications software. Besides predicting that the spun-off company would continue to dominate PC applications, many executives argued that there were simply no longer enough opportunities for growth in the traditional applications field.
''Taking Office and Windows apart doesn't seem to prepare for the future,'' said William Gurley, a venture capitalist at Benchmark Capital in Menlo Park, Calif. ''The majority of new innovation and spending isn't going into desktop. It feels like that game is over.''
Still, some industry executives who have battled Microsoft for years said they could now envision new designs for software products that might not have been viable in a Microsoft-dominated world.
''We won't be selling packaged software the way we did in the 1980's,'' said Mitchell D. Kapor. He was founder of the Lotus Development Corporation, a company that was once a leader in spreadsheets and other applications. But after the Microsoft Office onslaught, Lotus sought refuge by selling itself to I.B.M. in 1995.


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Lookout! – Issue 35
24 May 2016
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is New Zealand's national search and rescue organisation.
The RCCNZ was established in July 2004. Initially under the Civil Aviation Authority, the RCCNZ came under Maritime New Zealand's responsibility in December 2004.
RCCNZ's search and rescue role
Other functions that RCCNZ provides
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is responsible for coordinating:
These incidents are termed 'Category II' incidents. RCCNZ also assists with other rescues when required.
The RCCNZ provides search and rescue (SAR) services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The SAR officers working for RCCNZ are trained to international aviation and maritime SAR standards and have a wide range of experience in aviation, marine and land search and rescue.
Covering one of the largest search and rescue areas in the world, the RCCNZ responds to approximately 1,200 search and rescue incidents annually.
Located alongside RCCNZ at Avalon is the Maritime Operations Centre (MOC). The MOC is the radio service that provides VHF and HF radio services for New Zealand's coastal waters and the South Pacific, including around-the-clock monitoring of radio frequencies for distress messages.
Other secondary roles that RCCNZ provides include:
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Etisalat Establishes Global Medium Term Note and Sukuk programme
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (ETISALAT) is pleased to announce that it will establish a Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) and a Sukuk Programme in the near future.
Both Programmes will provide Etisalat with the flexibility to issue conventional and/or Islamic securities within the international debt capital markets across multiple tenors and currencies when needed.
The size of the GMTN Programme is US$7 billion of issuance and the Sukuk Programme is USD$1 billion of issuance.
The establishment of both the GMTN Programme and the Sukuk Programme represent a major milestone for Etisalat in terms of achieving a well-balanced funding platform which is aligned with the corporation's funding strategy.
Such programmes will facilitate Etisalat in accessing a large pool of global investors to diversify its funding sources and manage its debt maturity profile effectively.
The establishment of the GMTN and Sukuk programmes does not imply that any bonds or Sukuk are currently being issued, it is rather a preparation for future issuances if needed.
Top Headlines
- Etisalat establishes Global Medium Term Note and Sukuk programme
- Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait issues MYR750 million Five Year Sukuk under its 20-year MYR3.5 billion Sukuk Wakalah bi Istithmar Medium Term Notes Programme
- Etisalat completes listing of USD 7 Billion Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) programme on Irish Stock Exchange
- GIB establishes MYR 3.5 billion Sukuk al-wakalah MTN programme


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College Hockey:Denver rallies to tie Wisconsin
Kyle Ostrow scores two for Denver
It's not often that both sides of a tie game are happy with the result, but that was the case Saturday night between the No. 11 University of Denver Pioneers and the No. 15 University of Wisconsin Badgers, who skated to a 2-2 tie.
For the Pioneers, it was coming back to tie the game despite going down into a 2-0 hole.
"I was very pleased by how we battled in that third period and in that overtime and even though it wasn't a win, I thought we passed a very challenging test," said DU coach George Gwozdecky.
For the Badgers, it was about redemption from the previous night's 4-2 loss.
"We told the boys there's going to be a natural sense that you're disappointed because we gave up the lead in the third period," said coach Mike Eaves, "but as we told them as a staff, we're going to win a lot of hockey games playing like we did tonight."
The Badgers got on the board first about five minutes into the first period. Freshman Mark Zengerle let a cannon fly from the top of the circles that beat DU goaltender Sam Brittain (25 saves).
UW extended their lead to two goals 8:17 into the second frame when Sean Dolan one-timed a pass from Ryan Little past Brittain.
The Pioneers pressured hard throughout the game, particularly through some power plays in the second period and at the start of the third, peppering Badgers goaltender Scott Gudmandson with shots.
The barrage finally paid off about halfway through the third when Kyle Ostrow floated a shot over Gudmandson's right shoulder (36 saves).
Ostrow got his second of the game for the Pioneers when he knocked an Anthony Maiani rebound through Gudmandson's legs with just under five minutes to go to tie it up.
"We talked in the locker room at the second intermission and I challenged our three senior forwards," said Gwozdecky. "They certainly responded. Kyle and Jesse [Martin] and Anthony did a terrific job and obviously, once we got that first one, the ice just tilted."
That was the last offense either team saw though, as they battled through a scoreless overtime frame.
"We can walk out of here with our heads held high," said Eaves. "We got our first point in the league."
The Pioneers next travel to North Dakota to face the Fighting Sioux while the Badgers return home for a series against Michigan Tech.
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: August 11, 1918 in Provo, UT
Died: September 18, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Manual Arts
College: UCLA (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
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How a person first comes to believe is called, in the Baptist churches of my youth, your "testimony." And anyone who's heard very many of these stories knows that most of them are bull hockey, someone's imaginative reconstruction of what he thinks might have happened or wished had happened or, in the case of some of the preaching professionals, an outright falsehood constructed for the benefit of the unwashed. I once lied to describe my own conversion experience at a Baptist Sunday School class in Carrollton, and I didn't hesitate to include the humorous aspects, which included a car wreck, a divorce, and the hysterical assertion of a friend that I had become a cult member and needed to be deprogrammed. My presentation was met with dumbfounded silence, followed by the teacher's suggestion that "I'll bet a lot of our young people would come listen to you. And if they didn't know you were going to talk about Jesus Christ, you might be able to surprise them. They think they're coming to a comedy show, but what they get is Jesus." I resolved, on the spot, never to "give testimony" again.
The process of conversion is mysterious. In Ole's case, it was instantaneous and permanent, a so-called "Damascus Road" flash of understanding. He would later compare it to the moment when, working for the Air Force, he witnessed a hydrogen bomb explosion that vaporized an entire island. The physical feeling, he said, was similar.
For a time he tried to graft this new life onto his old one. In the fall of 1972, he was part of a small group of Christians who created the Trinity Foundation as the kind of evangelistic enterprise he would later come to hate. (It was named after the first thermonuclear bomb, which had been exploded at Trinity Flats, New Mexico. The members of the group wanted to create the same sort of "explosion of faith.") They tried to buy a television station — Channel 39 — but were aced out of it by Pat Robertson. They promoted a benefit Christian concert — Pat Boone and Andrae Crouch singing for two youth charities — but lost $40,000 when Gibson's Discount Stores backed out on its underwriting promise. Ole appeared on the Christian talk show The 700 Club — and was permanently banned when he told host Ben Kinchlow that he prayed to God to either send him a wife or stop making him so horny. He hosted a talk show on a Christian radio station in Arlington. He interviewed all the Christian celebrities of the day — Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, Gene Scott, Jim Bakker, Rex Humbard — as well as non-Christian luminaries like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, football star Jim Brown, several of the astronauts, and frequent guest Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the wacky professional atheist, who became a friend and would always start out by saying, "How did an intelligent boy like you become a Christian?" The show was canceled despite achieving an unheard-of-in-Christian-radio 6 rating. One by one all of Ole's projects for God came to nothing. By the time I met him, the Trinity Foundation appeared to be comatose. In fact, it was just being born.
"There can be no ministry until there is a body." Thus spake Ole's loyal secretary, one of the original members of Trinity. This is something he didn't want to hear. In Christian terminology, "body" is a complex, multi-layered term that means, basically, a group of believers who gather together regularly in the name of Christ. Ole didn't want a church, and he didn't want to teach a Bible study. For most of us, the very words "Bible study" make the eyes glaze over and turn the lustiest hearts to stone. Ole, the bon vivant of the Dallas fast lane, was not keen on the idea of group Scripture reading.
He nevertheless knew his secretary was telling the truth. And he assumed, of course, that his weekly Bible study would be attended by businessmen, sports stars, and the luminaries of the Republican Party with whom he had once conspired. Ole was a conservative's conservative, and his sonorous baritone seemed custom-designed for Ross Perot prayer breakfasts. He did get a few of these guys at first, but Ole was a little too "out there" for most three-piece-suit North Dallas Protestants. For one thing, he could never cure himself of saying "f**k" in the middle of the teaching. "God doesn't give a flying f**k about that!" was one of his favorite sayings. For another thing, there was the whole issue of his fleabag office, where the Bible studies were held. Anyone brave enough to venture there would likely end up sprawled on a mangy couch next to a raggedy man who looked like his trailer house was recently flattened by a tornado. Far from attracting the business elite of Dallas, Ole had become a magnet for those he sometimes fondly referred to as "the scum of the earth."
"Wouldn't 'salt of the earth' be a better term?" I once asked him.
"They need to know they're the scum of the earth. The church is built from the scum of the earth." And Ole launched into a prolix explanation of just exactly why the scum of the earth provide the loam you need for the Lord's vineyard.
People don't come to a Bible study because they feel good. People seek God when they feel really, really bad. Ole's only purpose in teaching was fairly academic. He intended to work his way, verse by verse, through the book of Romans, thereby duplicating the course of Martin Luther, whose understanding of Romans resulted in his posting the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517 and unwittingly launching the Protestant revolt. But far from being a methodical trip through the intricate Greek of the apostle Paul, Ole quickly found himself plunged into every sort of redneck soap-opera psychodrama since the beginning of time.
The people who showed up didn't just bring their Bibles. They brought teenage pregnancies, divorces, bad-check charges, warrants, feuds with parents, child-custody battles, drug habits, alcoholism, car wrecks, and more or less constant illness without benefit of medical insurance. All these trauma dramas poured into the Bible study, sending Ole to the passages in which Paul exhorted Christians to embrace their afflictions and glory in their adversity. Oddly enough, in Ole's view, many of the people with broken-down cars, facing bankruptcy and divorce and considering suicide, didn't much care for the "embrace your afflictions" message. This resulted in a Bible study that sometimes resembled the best Von Erich wrestling matches at the Sportatorium.
I met Ole during what I call the Fistfight Stage of Trinity Foundation. From my office down the hall, where I sometimes worked late into the night, I could hear the slamming doors, the angry exchanges, and the screeching of rubber as cars made their dramatic exits. On at least two occasions, Ole's life was threatened by one of his students, and one particular Arkansas-bred proselyte had to be held down bodily on the floor, lest he open a can of whup-ass.
People don't come to a Bible study because they feel good. People seek God when they feel really, really bad.
Later — at Kip's Big Boy, at Lucas B&B, at the NFL — I would tentatively ask what might have been happening that night.
"Romans. We're still studying the book of Romans." he would say.
"What specific aspect of Romans is causing this level of interest?"
"Well, we were talking about your place in the body of Christ. And I told one guy his place was to be a pimple on the ass of the body of Christ. I just said it. It just came out."
"And he didn't agree?"
"A lot of these people are clinging to their miserable little self-images. They don't understand that it's about God. It's about them, but only the part of them that contains God. They still think they're special."
Miraculously, most of the people who once wanted to murder Ole — or at least rough him up a little — remain members of Trinity Foundation today, and for the most part are peaceable, non-weapons-bearing elders. One guy, who was convinced Trinity was a cult, would come to every Bible study armed with questions supplied by Cult Watch, a watchdog group that helps parents deprogram children taken away from their families by fanatic religious groups. That same guy is one of the principal leaders of Trinity today.
"I'm not sure you're not a cult," I said to Ole one night. Sometimes I meant this stuff; sometimes I didn't. It was the reporter in me. But I wanted to hear what he would say.
"A cult tries to coerce people to stay in the group," Ole said. "I want all these people to leave. I'm trying to get them to go. I tried to leave myself one night, and then I realized that I didn't own the car I was driving. I had stolen a car. I drove back and ate crow."
It pretty much settled the issue for me — that, and over a 20-year period never hearing him once tell a person what to do. The Baptist teachers of my youth, on the other hand, told me exactly what to do, and reinforced it with warnings that improper behavior would be rewarded with immense suffering in the afterlife.


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This has been an emotionally intense week for most people. The world news this summer has been devastating, and now with stateside unrest and devastating deaths, we all feel just a little more wrung out right now. I can feel it at every turn.
Yesterday morning I asked the kids to go play in the other room because I needed to turn the news on. Years ago an aquaintance told me that she didn't allow her young child to watch or even listen to the radio news. At the time I thought that was a little over-the-top and questioned how her kid could move through the world without having a parent-explained understanding of current events. Now that I'm a mom of two little ones, I don't really let our kids watch most news. The 24-hour talk cycle is just too unfiltered for them right now.
But Pigtail, my very comprehending four-year-old, asked why I needed to turn on the news.
Me: Because the President is about to speak.
Pigtail: What's a President?
Oh. Oh, dear. It seems my aversion to all things American politics since the last election has led to my child being completely uneducated.
Me: The President is the head of the whole USA. The President is in charge of everyone.
Pigtail: Like God?
Me: No, not like God. We choose the President, we vote on different people and then the one with the most votes becomes the President, the one in charge.
Pigtail: The President is a person?
Me: Yes, the President is a person.
Pigtail: Is it a boy or a girl?
Me: It's a boy.
Pigtail: There are no girl ones?
Me: No, not yet.
Pigtail: Why not yet?
I finally just turn the tv on. As we wait for the President's address, the news station rolls footage from the protests and police action in Missouri.
Pigtail: That looks so dangerous. They're throwing fireworks in the road.
Me: Yes, it was very dangerous.
She wanders out of the room and later returns asking to play with my phone. Still distracted, I give it to her and she hits the button for Siri.
Pigtail to Siri: Where is California?
(Her favorite question to ask the phone, she loves it when the phone brings up a map.)
Thinking she's out of my earshot, she curls up on the couch with my little gadget.
Pigtail to Siri: Where does God live?
Siri: I am not equipped to answer that.
Some days I'm not either, kid.
This week on the HH facebook page, we talked about everything from The Artist's Way to convection ovens. We also voted on whether or not this Gap dress was frumpy or comfy cute (you say: frumpy, i say: comfy cute) and whether the Secret Posts should go out once a month or more often. (You & I both agree: wordy or not, once a month is just right.)
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On Instagram I shared a little of my quick trip to Utah to surprise a friend, and on Pinterest I got busy pinning mostly house & fashion stuff, brainstorming some upcoming projects.
There were so many good and important things written this week surrounding the death of Robin Williams and the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. I've been sharing some of those pieces in real time over on the HH facebook page, so I'm not double dipping here.
For your weekend reading pleasure:
- 13 Tips for Getting More Reading Done from Gretchen Rubin. It's my pet peeve when people tell me they just don't have time to read. Everyone has time to read, if you really wanna.
- This has made quite the rounds, but it's pretty interesting: I Liked Everything I Saw On Facebook for Two Days.
- I've been working on a post about how I do my Instagram photos, and so I especially liked seeing Amy from Mom Advice's version. She gives lots of good tips and apps in her post Take Better Phone Photos.
- 10 Ways to Fix the Mess That Is Kindergarten. A little bit of a misleading title, in my opinion, but worth the read anyway.
- The Bloggess always makes me laugh. Forgive them even if they're not sorry. That'll really piss them off.
Happy weekend, HH readers!


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From the Principal
Welcome to the Kloefkorn Elementary School web site! Kloefkorn, Lincoln Public Schools' newest elementary school, opened in August 2012. In our fourth year (2015-16), we are planning to welcome 497 students ranging Preschool through Grade 5. We are extremely proud to carry the name of distinguished, late Nebraska State Poet, Bill Kloefkorn.
I am honored to be the first principal of Kloefkorn School and have enjoyed meeting our students and families. The exciting and energizing work we have engaged in begins with imagining the place we want Kloefkorn School to be, and then working to make our dreams reality. Developing our school vision continues to be a collective venture, and ultimately influences the decisions we make about policies, practices, and procedures. We will change and grow as we establish ourselves as a strong community of learners – staff, students, and families.
My personal vision for Kloefkorn School is clear… To create a safe, engaging, and welcoming learning environment where EXCELLENCE in teaching and learning thrives. Our mission at Kloefkorn School is to HONOR the past, ACHIEVE excellence in the present, and INSPIRE leaders for the future.
Please explore the Kloefkorn School website often – especially the Calendar – as important information about news, upcoming events, etc. will be updated regularly.
If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at 402.436.1148.
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Watched the season 2 premier on Sunday. F***in delivered. Peter Dinklage is going to be remembered for years for playing Tyrion Lannister, he was just GLORIOUS in this episode. I smell another Emmy if this keeps up, maybe even in a lead actor category. He's just magnificent in the role, the absolute embodiment of the character.
Also, Robb's direwolf, Grey Wind, got an awesome reveal as the huge predator that it is. It was nice to see the show finally give the direwolves their due, as I thought they got the short end of the stick in season 1. It was one of the best parts of an already awesome episode. I look forward to seeing more of Ghost as Jon Snow ventures out with the Halfhand.
Sure looked better than the wolves in Twilight.
This is the scene with Robb and Grey Wind.
Alas, it's not high def and kind of a bad transfer, but you still get the gist.
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Nov. 17, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - Indiana University will host the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, November 22, in Bloomington, In ... The men's race (10,000 meters) will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ... The women's race (5,000 meters) will begin at 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time ... The Cardinal men and the Cardinal women's teams qualified for the NCAA's by virtue of their first place showings at the recent NCAA Western Regional Championships in Troutdale, Or, near Portland ... Thirty-one men's teams will be competing for the NCAA title ... Arkansas won the team title last year in Lawrence, Kansas with 97 points, followed by Stanford with 114 ... Thirty-one women's teams will also be competing for top honors ... Villanova won the national champion last year with 106 points, compared to runnerup Brigham Young with 110 and Stanford with 111 ... Stanford's men's team is one of four Pac-10 men's team to qualify along with Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon ... Stanford's women's team is one of six conference teams along with Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA and Washington.
Rankings Review
The Stanford women's cross country team is a strong contender to win the NCAA title ... The Cardinal has been ranked #1 most of the year, and is currently ranked #1, according to the FinishLynx Poll of November 15 ... The Cardinal garnered all 12 first place votes in chalking up 300 points ... Brigham Young is ranked second with 283, while Arkansas (280), Wisconsin (263) and Colorado (246) round out the Top 5 ... Pac-10 teams that are ranked are Washington (seventh, 228), Arizona State (tenth, 175), UCLA (15th, 124), and Oregon (24th, 40) ... The Stanford men's cross country team is currently ranked #2 in the nation, according to the Mondo Poll of Nov. 16 ... Stanford has 376 points, compared to Arkansas with 400 points ... The Razorbacks, the defending NCAA champion, garnered all 16 first place votes ... Other Pac-10 teams ranked in the Top 25 are Arizona (sixth, 332), Arizona State (tenth, 246) and Oregon (12th, 214).
Cardinal Chatter
The Stanford women's cross country team has enjoyed another sensational season ... The Cardinal has finished first in seven meets, including the NCAA West Regionals, the Pac-10 Championships, and the Pre-NCAA's ... The Cardinal women have been blessed with a combination of veteran and youthful talent, and an enormous amount of depth ... The veterans have been led by Julia Stamps and Sally Glynn, while the freshman contingent has been led by Erin Sullivan and Lauren Fleshman ... In three of four races this year, Stamps, a junior from Santa Rosa, California, has finished first twice (BYU Invitational, NCAA West Regionals) and second in the other (Stanford Invitational) ... Glynn has competed in four races, and recently finished second at the Pac-10 Championships and tenth at the West Regionals ... Sullivan and Fleshman have performed like championship veterans ... Sullivan has recorded a first place award at the Pac-10 Championships, and second at the Pre-NCAA's and the NCAA West Regionals ... Fleshman has competed five times, with four Top-4 finishes ... That included two third place finishes at the Conference and West Regional Championships ... The Cardinal men have enjoyed a solid season ... Although the team graduated several standouts including Brad and Brent Hauser, and Jason Balkman, the championship form has kept its stride ... The Cardinal men have won six races, including the NCAA West Regionals, the Pre-NCAA's and the Stanford Invitational ... Gabe Jennings, Jake Maas, Thomas Murley and Jonathon Riley are just a few names that have kept Stanford high in the national rankings ... Jennings recently finished fourth to lead Stanford runners at the NCAA West Regionals, Maas has competed in six races, including a third place finished at the conference meet, Murley has been possibly Stanford's most consistent runner, whle Riley finished third at the recent Pre-NCAA meet and will be a threat for top individual NCAA honors.
Team Talk
Excellent results have been the norm for the Stanford men's and women's cross country teams in 1999. Below is a short recap of the key meets this year.
NCAA West Regional Championships, November 13, 1999, Troutdale, Or
Julia Stamps led a 1-2-3 Cardinal sweep as the top-ranked Stanford women's cross country team race to victory at the NCAA West Regionals. Stamps ran the 5,000 meter course in 16:50, followed by Stanford freshman Erin Sullivan at 16:52.1 followed by another Cardinal frosh, Lauren Fleshman at 16:59. Stanford earned 29 points to easily beat runnerup Washington with 63. The Cardinal men's team won the NCAA West Regional title for a fourth straight season, scoring 40 points compared to runnerup Arizona with 74. Gabe Jennings finished fourth to lead Stanford runners with a time of 30:44 over 10,000 meters. Three other Stanford runners finished in the Top 10, Jonathon Riley finished sixth (30:45), Thomas Murley was seventh (30:49), and Jake Maas was eighth (30:50).
Pacific-10 Championships, October 30, 1999, Long Beach, Ca
Freshman Erin Sullivan led a Stanford sweep of the top three spots as the #1 ranked Cardinal women's team cruised to its fourth straight Pac-10 title (and sixth in the last seven years). Stanford totaled 32 points, followed by Arizona (62). Sullivan ran the 5,000 meter course in 17:01.50, followed by teammates Sally Glynn at 17:13.60, and freshman Lauren Fleshman at 17:13.70. The Cardinal men finished second as Arizona broke Stanford's three-year hold on the conference title. Arizona tallied 36 points compared to 63 for the Cardinal. Jake Maas was Stanford's top runner, finishing third over 8,000 meters in a time of 23:58.70. Thomas Murley finished sixth in a time of 24:10.10.
Pre-NCAA Meet, October 16, Bloomington, In
The top-ranked Stanford women's team, led by freshman Erin Sullivan, earned first place honors at the Pre-NCAA Meet at Indiana University. Stanford scored 77 points, compared to BYU with 116 and Colorado with 123. Fourteen of the nation's top 20 teams competed. Sullivan finished second in a time of 17:08.27 over 5,000 meters. Colorado's Kara Wheeler won the individual title in 17:07.03. Lauren Fleshman finished seventh at 17:28.91. The Stanford men's team also earned first place honors in the 25- team competition. The Cardinal scored 126 points to withstand the challenge of Colorado (140), Arizona (186), Georgetown (194) and Arizona State (248). Jonathon Riley finished third in the race over 8,000 meters, finishing in a time of 24:10.31. Thomas Murley placed ninth in 24:25.03.
Stanford Invitational, October 2, Stanford, Ca
Stanford's women's team defeated several of the nation's top collegiate teams in winning the team title at the 26th annual Stanford Invitational. The Cardinal tallied 36 points, compared to runnerup Arkansas with 51. BYU placed third with 82 points. Four Stanford runners finished in the top seven, led by Julia Stamps with a second place finish in a time of 16:43 over 5,000 meters. Freshman Lauren Fleshman place fourth in a time of 16:47. The Cardinal men's team took the team title with 37 points, compared to Pac-10 rival Arizona with 46. Four Cardinal runners finished in the top 10 to seal the Cardinal victory. Thomas Murley finished second in a time of 24:19 over 8,000 meters. Jake Maas finished fourth at 24:42.
BYU Invitational, September 18, Provo, Ut
Julia Stamps and Lauren Fleshman finished 1-2 to lead Stanford to victory at the BYU Invitational. The Cardinal tallied 31 points, compared to 33 for BYU. Stamps toured the three-mile course in 16:48.3. Fleshman finished second at 16:48.7. Mariel Ettinger finished seventh (17:16.7) and Caroline Annis placed tenth (17:22.5). Five Cardinal runners placed in the Top eleven. The Cardinal men easily won the team title as Gabe Jennings (19:51.9), Thomas Murley (19:52.3), Jake Maas (19:52.8) and Andy Powell (19:53.2) finished 1-2-3-4. The race covered four miles. Stanford tallied 16 points, compared to 62 for BYU.


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Buttermilk Roast Chicken
This recipe was inspired by Nigella Lawson's version. I fiddled a lot, changing the spices and sweetener, though my biggest changes were to increase the salt, garlic and marinating time. If you wish to use Kosher salt instead of table salt use 2 tablespoons if using Diamond kosher salt and 1 1/4 tablespoons if using Morton kosher. (Here's why). I imagine that going forward I'll be using this technque as a springboard for a lot of different recipes and spice combinations. However, even when using the simplest recipe below, the chicken was unbelievably tender and flavorful.
2 cups buttermilk
5 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
1 tablespoon table salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika, plus extra for sprinkling (I used Hungarian, a smoked one would also be delicious)
Lots of freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 to 3 pounds chicken parts (we used all legs)
Drizzle of olive oil
Flaked or coarse sea salt, to finish
Whisk buttermilk with garlic, table salt, sugar, paprika and lots of freshly ground black pepper in a bowl. Place chicken parts in a gallon-sized freezer bag (or lidded container) and pour buttermilk brine over them, then swish it around so that all parts are covered. Refrigerate for at least 2 but preferably 24 and up to 48 hours.
When ready to roast, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking dish with foil (not absolutely necessary, but Nigella suggested it and I never minded having dish that cleaned up easily). Remove chicken from buttermilk brine and arrange in dish. Drizzle lightly with olive oil, then sprinkle with additional paprika and sea salt to taste. Roast for 30 minutes (for legs; approximately 35 to 40 for breasts), until brown and a bit scorched in spots. Serve immediately. We enjoyed it with wild rice and green beans one night; roasted potatoes and, uh, more green beans another. (Yes, I have a habit.)
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