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I am entertaining myself (and no one else, I'm sure) over on Twitter.
Happy New Year.
I am entertaining myself (and no one else, I'm sure) over on Twitter.
Happy New Year.
We had our first proper egg hunt last weekend at Mom and Dad's. Evan had a bunch of eggs — including some cruel camouflage ones! — and threw them out in the yard and Levi and Holden went for them. Levi had done an egg hunt before so he kind of had the idea but Holden wasn't sure of the point until a few eggs in. He found an egg with a dollar in it and pitched it to the ground but pocketed the egg. My child, the hippie?
It was really fun and sweet to watch, but the best part is watching Holden and Levi play. There are times when they don't share very well and they can get annoyed with each other, but for the most part they delight in each other and that is so great to watch.
The whole having-a-birthday-on-Christmas thing really isn't that bad on the whole — really! — but the bit that I could truly do without is the mad dash I have to make every year to get ready for Christmas. I spend the two weeks before my birthday and the day of my birthday in this frantic state where I spend all my money and I spend all my time thinking of stuff to buy, stuff to make, then buying stuff, making stuff, wrapping stuff, transporting stuff, directing traffic and working longer hours to ensure smooth production on the holiday. It's exhausting. And my actual birthday will be spent traveling to my parents', cramming in as much family fun as possible in a few hours, and traveling back. Interstate 40 isn't the most fun place to be on a regular day, you know, but I feel like I need to be there.
When you have a birthday on Christmas, you can't just get your friends together to go out and toast your latest year on the planet. People's time is reserved for family and nothing is open anyway. That's the second worst part.
Other than those two things, it's not so bad. Really.
Big ups to the total stranger at the Opryland Hotel who offered to take it for us when he saw me running back and forth from the makeshift, brick-column perch I had made for my camera, which was snapping one picture every 10 seconds while people wandered into the shot without knowing.
I hope everyone has had a nice run of the holidays. I know I sure have. I am a lucky, lucky gal.
A lucky gal who is still not done Christmas shopping.
Holden napped through dinner so we got to sit down and have a nice, quiet meal. I got a nice wine buzz, and the food was amazing as usual, since my man can cook like you wouldn't believe. We had turkey that had been brined, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, green beans, macaroni, cranberry sauce, garlic potatoes. Mmm. I'm lucky. I'm grateful.
The day itself was forever ago but here in Ihardlypostistan, that doesn't mean I'm not going to write something about it.
I got lots of lovely calls and texts from family and friends, and Samantha was sweet enough to send those beautiful lilies you see up there. They came all closed up but within days were all BAM BAM BAM! with their colors, making Mr. Kitty go insane with plant lust.
My boys got me a sweet mug and mouse pad featuring their smiling faces so I could see them while at work.
Perfect, all the way around!
Christmas at my parents' was even more hectic and insane than I could have imagined. I was up at 5 but wanted Ray to get plenty of sleep since he'd taken the night shift, so we ended up not leaving until well after 10. I managed to get a shower and blow dry my hair — the latter of which is reserved for special occasions now — and get a non-pajama outfit on, but Holden decided after our final feeding of the morning to puke on my shoulder. No big whoop, I thought, and wiped it and him off. Except that he did it again, this time in my hair too, at which point I had to change shirts because for holidays I've always tried to have a one-puke limit on my clothes. And that was when I was single! (Rimshot.)
Anyway, we got to my parents' after noon, and there was a huge spread of finger foods laid out (Ray was so grossed out by the term "finger foods" — is that a regional thing? I would feel like a phony calling them hors d'oeuvres). Holden was passed around quite a bit and Ray and I were on edge thanks to my parents' idiot yipping dog that kept making like he was going to jump on the baby (that for some reason they wouldn't put in the basement … grrr) but did fine except when he got hungry and wanted to nurse. It was loud — my family yell talks — and crazy and we were only there six or so hours but it made for a long, exhausting day. I didn't even have a chance to eat any of my birthday cake, and no one got a picture of Ray, Holden, and me like I wanted. Bleh.
My sister made us a sweet DVD of photos of me and Ray as kids and of Holden. I asked her to send me the file so I can see if I can upload the little movie. It's pretty cute. It made me cry. I am a sentimentality factory these days. Oh please, more like always.
I'm not sure how it got here so quickly but holy lord, it's here and it's going to steamroll us!
We're taking Holden to my parents' house on Christmas Day for the big family/birthday get-together. It'll be his first real roadtrip and his first time meeting much of the family. I'm excited but a little apprehensive, mostly because it is going to be challenging keeping up our frequent nursing/napping schedule during all the commotion. But we'll make do. We always do.
It's pretty wonderful to have Christmas Eve and Day off work, plus lots of time before and after. That hasn't happened in a long time.


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Brand Alliances: The Influence of Brand Partners on the Strength of Brand Associations
Chris Janiszewski
University of Florida - Department of Marketing
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New York University (NYU) - Department of Marketing
December 3, 2002
Managers of new-to-the-market ingredient brands often use brand alliances to help establish the identity of an ingredient brand name. One common form of a brand alliance is joint branding in which an ingredient brand name is promoted on the host brand package. For new-to-the-market or little known ingredient brands, joint branding is an opportunity for increased exposure, increased product trial, and the formation of stronger associations to benefits that characterize the host brand. Thus, it should not be surprising that new-to-the-market ingredient brands actively recruit well-established host brand partners. However, we will show that it is not the strength of the host brand associations to the target benefit that is responsible for changes in the perception of the ingredient brand. Instead, it is the level of improvement in the joint branded product relative to the host branded product that drives changes in perceptions about the benefits delivered by the ingredient brand. Therefore, ingredient brands may often benefit from an alliance with a host brand that has weaker, rather than stronger, associations with a key product benefit.
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We hear the same names over and over. Being pushed into our brains day in and day out. Some through popularity, some through statistical achievement's, and other's for all the wrong reason's. There are a lot of players out there through history who have gone unknown or have flown under the radar. There are also a lot of guys out there who have been praised or given credit for a lot of things that weren't soley depended on them. Here is a list of my top 10 overrated quarterbacks.
The Top 5 Most Overrated Quarterbacks of All Time
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Inducted into the hall of fame in 2004, with his two Super Bowl rings. Elway only passed for 4,000 yards twice in his career. His career high in passing touchdowns was 27 and had a TD/INT ratio of 1.3:1.
Denver won the Super Bowl in 1997 with Terrell Davis rushing for 1,750 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season and an overall 5th ranked defense. A repeat in the 1998 Super Bowl Terrell Davis had 2,008 yards and 21 touchdowns. You can't give Elway total credit for those Super Bowls.
Elway also didn't have his breakout season until about his 11th year in his career. Quarterbacks now days don't last three with those numbers. Elway had 300 touchdown passes in his career but only averaged 18.75 per season. In his first 9 seasons he passed for 158 touchdowns and 157 interceptions. Almost 1:1.
In the 3rd season of his career he posted 22 touchdown passes, but also threw 23 interceptions. It was another 7 years before he broke the 20 touchdown mark. He finished his career with a 56.9 completion percentage. Elway won games, has two Super Bowl rings but if he was playing in the current time period, would he have a job? Statistically, Elway wasn't any better than guys like Jake Delhomme, Kyle Orton, Jason Cambell, or the better majority of quarterbacks who are being questioned about their jobs today.
Archie Manning was never really considered a great quarterback. With two sons in the NFL and the rising of Drew Brees you always hear his name. To those who don't know any better would assume that he was a great quarterback. In fifteen season's he had 23, 911 yards, 125 touchdowns, and 173 interceptions. He had 48 more interceptions than touchdowns. Also, never reached the playoffs in his career. His record as a starting quarterback was 35-101-3 and only completed 55.2% of his passes.
Drew Brees in only four seasons with New Orleans has 18, 298 yards, 122 touchdowns and 57 interceptions.
Phil Simms, the great debater on Showtime's Inside the NFL, was a two-time pro bowler. If you listen to him talk you'd think he was one of the best. Simms only passed for over 4,000 yards once with a career high of 22 touchdowns along with 18 interceptions on that season. The very next season he put up 22 touchdowns again, along with 20 interceptions that time.
Simms had a 1.2:1 TD/INT ratio with 199 touchdowns and 157 interceptions. Simms finished his career with a 55.4 completion percentage.
Troy Aikman was a six-time pro bowler and was inducted into the hall of fame in 2006. He had six straight playoff appearances and won three Super Bowls.
Troy Aikman only passed for 20 or more touchdowns once in his career. His career high was 23 in 1992 and never did it again in his 11 season career.
The Dallas Cowboys also had the NFL record holder for career rushing yards Emmitt Smith during this time period. Dallas had a top ranked defense through most of their winning seasons with Aikman as quarterback.
Aikman never put up more than 4,000 yards passing. Not once. His career high was 3,445 yards. He threw 164 touchdowns and 141 interceptions, a ratio of 1.1:1. Aikman also only averaged 199.6 yards per game. Being surrounded by other hall of famers should have boosted his production, but only came out to be average.
" Broadway Joe" was the first player in history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season. He only did that once, and then only passed for more than 3,000 yards twice. 3,379 yards was his second highest.
Joe Namath was a five-time pro bowler and was inducted in to the hall of fame in 1985 with one Super Bowl ring. In that Super Bowl Namath was 17 of 28 for 206 yards passing and well---thats it. Somehow that was enough to land him the Super Bowl MVP.
Namath threw 173 touchdowns in his career but also tossed 220 interceptions, thats a TD/INT ratio of .78:1. He also finished his career with a completion percent 50.1% and a career passer rating of 65.5. His record as starting quarterback was 62-63-4.


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With 1 out of every 5 people in the world suffering from a disease brought on, or made worse, by allergies — pregnant women will want to take note of this study that was recently published in the British Medical Journal because it points to new research suggesting that daily fish oil supplements can decrease infants' allergies by over 38%.
The study, conducted in Australia, is unique because it publishes findings from a clinical trial involving more than 700 pregnant women with higher than normal risks for passing on allergies to their children. To date, this study is the largest of it's kind.
What did the study look at?
Researchers were particularly interested in finding out if a daily fish oil supplement would have any effect on the child's allergy susceptibility during their first year. The women in the experimental group were all given 900mg of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil for a total of 21 weeks (before giving birth). Note: When you see mgs of fish oil, this does not mean you are getting the same mgs of omega-3; you'll want to check the label facts to see how many mgs of omega-3 your fish oil actually contains.
Because Immunoglobulin E is linked with allergies like eczema and other food sensitivities, that's what the scientists decided to measure in this study.
Some quick & interesting facts on allergies
Eczema, which is sometimes referred to as atopic dermatitis, is a skin condition characterized by rashes that are quite itchy and leave scaly patches on the surface of the skin. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the actual cause of this condition "is due to a hypersensitivity reaction (similar to an allergy) in the skin, which leads to long-term swelling and redness (inflammation) of the skin".
Food sensitivities are well-known 'triggers' for skin conditions like eczema, and are quite common. Eggs are particularly notorious since they're listed as number 2 on the FDA's top 8 food allergens (you can see the other 7 here).
Risks were dramatically reduced when pregnant women took fish oil
After 12 months, children whose mother's received a daily fish oil supplement were 38% less likely to suffer from eczema. Interestingly, those same children were also 50% less likely to suffer from egg allergies.
While this study is certainly the largest to be conducted on pregnant women, it is not the only one. Indeed, two other significant studies (like this one and this one) also seem to suggest that allergies and certain inflammatory diseases can be prevented before they ever become a problem.
Source: Effect on n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in pregnancy on infants' allergies in first year of life: radomised controlled trial; BMJ 2012;344:e184


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Sharp intros world's first 3D camera for mobile devices
Sharp revealed its first 3D camera for mobile devices this Wednesday, detailing that they plan to start production of the module before the end of the year.
Sharp revealed its first 3D camera for mobile devices this Wednesday, detailing that they plan to start production of the module before the end of the year.
HTC said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission charging Apple with infringing on five patents.
Nokia has decided to streamline its structure in a bid to accelerate the development of new phones and services, the phone maker said on Tuesday.
Telstra today announced that it will be the exclusive launch partner for the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone, which will launch in Australia in late May.
An unconfirmed story at Examiner.com claims that HP will release a touch tablet based on the Palm webOS operating system in the third quarter of this year.
Users of LotusLive Meetings can now participate in online meetings on-the-go with an iPhone app.
3D games are becoming more common on Google's Android OS, and in this slideshow we've gathered some of the best to get you started. Even those titles without snazzy graphics are pretty addictive. Let's take a look.
Nokia vs. Apple is not your garden variety patent infringement lawsuit.
More than a dozen mobile phone makers in China have teamed up to tackle a growing problem of poisoned software applications in handsets that steal money from users.
Smartphones such as the iPhone are in "high-growth mode" globally, IDC said today, with shipments by manufacturers growing nearly 57% in the first quarter.
Apparently informing your friends that you're eating a turkey sandwich at the deli down the street is the most "interesting" fad of the moment, and Google wants the biggest slice of cake.
Nokia today expanded its legal attack against rival Apple to the iPad, alleging that Apple's tablet and iPhone violate five Nokia patents, federal court documents show.
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Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, one of the most successful husband and wife teams in rock and roll, will give locals a taste of their electric on-stage dynamic when they perform at the Community Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2.
Fans will be treated to a mix of new and classic songs such as "Love is a Battlefield," "Fire and Ice" and "Heartbreaker," belted by power house soprano, Benatar. She'll be accompanied by Giraldo on guitar. The concert is sponsored by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
A veteran of the music industry, Giraldo said social media has had a massive impact on how he interacts with an audience. He maintains a personal Facebook page, which he updates regularly. He said the Internet has allowed him to connect with fans in a way that would have been impossible when he rose to fame in the early 1980s.
"I like to preview new stuff on the Internet and let fans get a sneak peek into our lives. I wish I had been able to do that 35 years ago," Giraldo said.
"I mostly documented my life on cassette. I have almost every minute of my life recorded because I write songs every day. But social media has allowed fans to get closer to us than ever before," he added.
Recently, Giraldo mentioned, via Facebook, that he was finishing up a new song, and hoped to have it ready by Halloween. The Sun-Gazette got him to reveal a little more.
"Well, I can tell you the title is 'Vampire Blues' and it's been in development for a while now. It's a simple little song, but I think people are going to like it," Giraldo said.
He added that the Williamsport performance will be one of the first times the song has been played before an audience.
"It's one of the surprises, one of those things that keeps our music vital," Giraldo said.
"I like to do things like take a song and insert a verse or a chorus from different songs, to change things up a bit. Every one of our performances is unique" he added.
The artists have made their careers and marriage work because of that same vital creative energy, Giraldo said.
"We inspire each other, and we have the ultimate respect for one another. We are each other's muse and the fans see that electric dynamic between us when we're on stage," Giraldo said.
"You come down and see us, you're going to be exhausted afterward. You're going to be dripping with sweat, worn out, but you're going to want more," he said.
Giraldo said mixing bits of the old with the new helps to keep performances fresh after more than three decades of playing for audiences across the world.
"We've got a nice cross-section for people. We do a lot of our hits, but there's new stuff that nobody is going to expect," Giraldo said.
"I like to look at people's faces when they hear something they can't place - they look dumbfounded. Then the song comes together, they get into the riffs, and people's heads start bobbing. It's fantastic," he added.


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Perfect Plastic-Free Wooden Hairbrush
I'm in love with Life Without Plastic's new plastic-free wooden hairbrush. Bald people, please don't run away. This post has something for you too.
This is not the perfect hairbrush:
My old beat up plastic brush has served me well for many years. I would continue to use it except that the little plastic balls on the ends of the plastic bristles are coming off, and without those balls, the bristles are murder on my hair. (Don't worry. I have another use for the old plastic one. And it's cute, as you'll see at the end of this post.)
So I went looking for another brush that wasn't made of plastic and didn't have little plastic balls to come loose in the environment. About a year ago, I bought this one.
It's not the perfect brush either.
I used that boar bristle brush maybe twice. I wish I could have tried it in the store before bringing it home. In addition to the fact that it's an animal product, and nowadays I'm trying not to support the exploitation of animals, it just doesn't work for me. It barely gets through my hair, just kind of grazing the surface.
Other wooden brushes I found came packaged in plastic boxes. Sure, I could ask the companies to send me a brush without the plastic, but most likely that plastic box would simply be tossed out on the seller's end. So I was excited when Jay from Life Without Plastic contacted me to let me know about his new completely plastic-free hairbrush made from wood and natural rubber. He shipped me one to try out. I didn't have to ask for no plastic packaging because Jay doesn't use it.
This is the perfect hairbrush:
The bristles are made from wood, not plastic or animal sources, embedded in a natural rubber base. The brush is manufactured in Germany, so it comes quite a distance to North America, but I'm planning on having mine for a long time.
The brush works beautifully and actually feels like a cross between a comb and a brush. The wood bristles detangle well and give your scalp a massage at the same time. In fact, Jay told me that he uses it for just that purpose since he doesn't have much on his head that needs to be brushed. (Here is Jay's round head along with mine at the Green Festival last year.)
So, what about that plastic brush that I'm not throwing away? I may not like it, but I know a couple of critters who do. (Only with supervision of course. It's not food, Arya!)
The Giveaway
Jay is giving away one plastic-free wood hairbrush to a lucky Fake Plastic Fish reader. To enter the contest, please leave a comment with your favorite natural, plastic-free personal care product. I'll choose a winner next week and announce it on this page.
11/03/2010 Update: Virginia is the winner of the plastic-free wooden hairbrush and Tiffany Norton wins the boar bristle brush. Congratulations!
For those who would like to go ahead and order a brush now, Jay says that he is running low on brushes and expects a shipment in November. But please go ahead and order to add your name to the wait list. You'll be notified as soon as the brushes arrive.
The Discount
In addition to giving away a brush, Life Without Plastic is offering a 10% discount to Fake Plastic Fish readers now through November 15 for every item on the site. Use coupon code: BETHWITHOUTPLASTIC. Life Without Plastic is one of the few companies that meets the standards for advertising on Fake Plastic Fish because every product they carry is carefully considered for its impact on the planet. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to email Jay and ask.
Do you want the boar bristle brush? I really have only used it twice. Let me know in the comments, and I'll send it to you (or to the randomly drawn winner if multiple people want it.) I want it to go to a good home, and I'm betting that there are people whose hair does better with boar bristles than mine did. Maybe people with straight, sleek hair?


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District Attorney John Tyson Jr. said Leavell-Keaton, 22, will face 2 counts of capital murder. She had been charged with 2 counts of aggravated child abuse and 2 counts of abuse of a corpse.
Tyson said investigators received "new information" after a hearing on the case today, although he declined to release any details about the information or where it came from.
The children's father, John DeBlase, is charged with 2 counts of murder and 2 counts of abuse of a corpse.
Natalie DeBlase, 4, and Chase DeBlase 3, were reported missing, and possibly dead, on Nov. 18, and police learned that the children's biological mother in Mobile hadn't seen them in over a year.
Investigators discovered Chase's remains in a wooded area near Vancleave in coastal Mississippi on Dec. 8, and Natalie's body was found near Citronelle in north Mobile County 3 days later.
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Tyson said the charges against their father have not changed.
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The California-raised Stonehill College grad had recently landed a plumb job as a Boston-based real estate investment banker.
"I really enjoyed it," Taylor, 30, tells PEOPLE, "But I always felt like something was missing."
So in 2011 he founded the non-profit youth organization Coaching for Change – an after-school mentoring and basketball program that has helped more than 200 youth in and around the low-income community of Brockton, Massachusetts.
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For a young man who wanted desperately to avoid those pitfalls, playing basketball during and after-school and on into college was his saving grace.
"I always felt like I had a place with sports," he says. "If I never played basketball, I probably wouldn't have finished high school."
It wasn't until he was traveling for work in the Mississippi Delta in 2009 that he realized the opportunities he'd had as a child, though limited, were far better than those available to other low-income kids.
"I saw new levels of poverty," he says of the trip. "Yes, there were drugs and violence around me growing up, but in the Delta, they had nothing. It changed my whole life."
Shortly after returning to Boston, Taylor, who was already volunteering as a youth basketball coach, quit his job, decided to pursue a master's degree in education and dedicated himself full-time to the at-risk youth of Brockton's inner city.
"I was terrified," says Taylor.
He poured all of his savings into starting his non-profit and went from living in a three-story apartment to sleeping on friends' couches.
It was all worth if when Coaching for Change became a reality.
"My belief has been, if we can teach these young people how to coach, we really can begin impacting how they're doing in school," he says, "helping them develop job readiness skills, and turn these students into role models."
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"They learn about practice planning, behavior management, problem solving and communicating effectively," says Taylor.
"It's never really been about athletics," he says. "It's more about helping young people develop leadership. If you take kids who don't have a voice and put them in a position of power and allow them to become a role model by coaching other kids, it's really powerful."
And it's working.
This year 100 percent of the program seniors are on track to graduate, with 85 percent heading to college and the other 15 percent going into the military. Those are strong numbers for a struggling community riddled with gang violence and where 47 percent of adults only have a high school diploma or GED.
Mikea Gilbert plans to be one of those success stories.
"In my hometown I know a few people who were killed or hurt," says Gilbert, 15, a high school sophomore in the program who hopes to become a social worker one day.
"C4C has taught me how to work with kids that are struggling," he says. "I want to help get troubled kids off the street."
For Taylor, hearing kids like Gilbert talk about helping others are worth more than any corporate corner office.
"The best part is watching young people's mindsets change," he says. "This is my calling."
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I passed through a cloud of red dust one day a while ago, heading from Paia to Kahului, one so big it filled the sky as I approached. The fields on either side of the road were stripped of cane and the strong trade wind lofted the red dirt high into the air.
Maui's red dirt has long been the subject of perennial notoriety and concern.
In the 1870s, the barren plain of the central isthmus was perennially cloaked in a cloud of red dust blowing out to Kaho'olawe, so thick that sea captains used it as a navigational aid. "Sand, sand, sand!" complained the British traveler Isabella Bird about a ride across it.
"Sand-hills, smooth and red; sand plains, rippled, white, and glaring; sand drifts shifting; sand clouds whirling; sand in your eyes, nose, and mouth; sand stinging your face like pinpoints; sand hiding even your horse's ears; sand rippling like waves, hissing like spin-drift, malignant, venomous! You can only open one eye at a time for a wink at where you are going."
Then came Henry P. Baldwin and Samuel T. Alexander who started their famous Hamakua Ditch in 1876, bringing water from as far away as Nahiku. Claus Spreckels soon built a copycat, and voila, the plain bloomed with sugar cane.
Once Kaho'olawe, celebrated in legend as a dolphin, known as Kanaloa in olden times, was a dry but viable Hawaiian habitat, covered with trees and grass and 4 to 8 feet of good topsoil.
The great pyramid of Haleakala deflected northerly winds, making it the windiest island, and the mountain stole moisture from northeast clouds, reducing the island to dependence on kona, southerly, storms. The island's vegetation, however, was sufficient to capture the na'ulu raincloud that formed above 'Ulupalakua and draw it across the channel.
That is, until goats and sheep were introduced. Kaho'olawe was chewed down to hardpan by the sharp little teeth of goats given in 1793 to the high chief Kahekili by Capt. George Vancouver and sent over there to multiply. Early leaseholders from the territory for 60-odd years between 1858 and 1910 overstocked the island with sheep with no concern for its carrying capacity.
By the '20s, Kaho'olawe was denuded and barren like "a huge wounded beast," in the words of Armine von Tempsky, "a red heap of desolation." She called her book about the island "Dust."
Then came the Protect Kaho'olawe Ohana, the historic return of the island to the state from the federal government - which took it over in World War II - and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission's efforts to make the island green again.
In 1831, Lahainaluna Seminary was built on land granted by the chiefess Hoapiliwahine on an upland behind Lahaina, which turned out to be 13 acres of valley land and a thousand acres of dry red dirt and rocks.
One of the banes of the school, wrote Laura Fish Judd, was "the red dust, which sweeps down the hill in clouds that sometimes threaten the neighborhood with the fate of premature burial. With the aid of the slightest breeze, the red powder is in circulation, and leaves its trace on everything indoors and out."
The dust whirled down to Lahaina, "great, suffocating volumes of red dust, that envelop all the town, and even roll off to ships in the roadstead and redden the sea," remarked the Rev. Henry T. Cheever, a visiting American clergyman. "Closed doors and windows are as mere lattice-work for it. It traverses stone walls and adobes, human lungs and ears, and I know not but livers, and permeates everything."
A cloud of dust descended upon Lahainaluna Seminary the spring of 1840 so immense the teachers concluded "a residence there was intolerable" and asked for the school to be moved. Rather than incur that expense, the mission and Hawaiian government came up with $1,000 to construct an aqueduct and keep the dirt down.
When we lived in Kihei, the red dust blew through the windows and cracks of our cottage in Maui Meadows leaving a thin film everywhere. When we moved Upcountry we were able to buy beautiful cream-colored couches quite inexpensively. "Nobody wants them because they show the dirt," the saleswoman explained.
Our sugar industry creates dust and ash during harvest season. Some days my eyes itch, but I don't care. I grew up with the sweet smell of molasses from burnt fields, and I am grateful that we are the only - the only - island left in the state with waving cane and an operating sugar mill.
Just think what Maui would be like without it.
* Laurel Murphy is a former staff writer for The Maui News whose "Keiki o ka 'Aina" column appears each Tuesday. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Details are coming together today for a major exhibition to give Grand Rapids a taste of the Latin Grammys. Organizers are making the announcement today at 2 p.m. at Calder Plaza.
Martha Gonzalez-Cortes, of the West Michigan Hispanic Center, said the Latin Grammys and McDonald's have assembled a major memorabilia exhibition to be displayed next weekend during the 30th annual Hispanic Festival at Calder Plaza, which coincides with Celebration on the Grand.
"I know they're going to start setting up at midnight Friday," she said. "Other than that, I don't have a lot of details."
She added that Ottawa Avenue would be closed Sept. 6.
According to a media advisory, the project is being coordinated by the city of Grand Rapids, the Hispanic Center of West Michigan and McDonald's. And Grand Rapids will launch the "interactive music celebration," which will make stops in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and New York.
Those expected to be in attendance at the news conference include Mayor George Heartwell, Gonzalez-Cortes, and Terry Reese, vice president and general manager of McDonald's Owner/Operators of Outstate Michigan.
Last year, McDonald's debuted the Museo de la Musica McDonald's, a museum on wheels showcasing memorabilia from a variety of artists in the Latin music industry, including items from Celia Cruz, Selena, Tito Puente, El Gran Combo, Juanes, Mana, Alejandro Fernandez, Santana and others.
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"I love Salsa in the Suburbs but live in Atlantic City. Bootcamps and workshops are an effective way to learn a lot in a concentrated amount of time." – Emma Daniels
Did you add "dancing" to your list of New Year's Resolutions or "Bucket List"? Interested in adding more diversity to your social dancing? Looking for a fun activity to do with your friends? Want to try something new?
Don't have time for weekly classes? Looking for a refresher course?
Our one-day workshops & bootcamps are the perfect solution! Come with a friend or alone! New students often are amazed by how friendly and welcoming our dance community is! No partner necessary!!
LEARN TO SALSA or BACHATA IN JUST 1 DAY!!!!
You pick one: BEGINNER SALSA BOOTCAMP
or…BEGINNER BACHATA BOOTCAMP
Saturday, October 1st: 12:00 – 3:00p.m.
Don't have time for weekly group classes, but interested in learning how to Salsa? Looking for a refresher course on basic salsa moves and patterns? Let us get you ready for the Salsa Club in just ONE day! No partner or dance experience necessary.
Space is limited!
$45/early registration by one week prior to event date; $60/person, regular price
Friday, October 21st: 7:00 – 8:30p.m.
Friday, October 7th: 7:00 – 8:30p.m. – For fall and accepting change.
Fall is the season of change and transformation. The leaves are turning color, drying & falling off of the trees, its becoming darker, and the temperature is getting colder. Fall may invoke anxieties and stress with the approaching bustle of the holiday season. Join Rebecca Damia, E-RYT-500 for a special class to learn how to acknowledge, accept, and transform change. During this class you will learn Yoga Breathing exercises, techniques to develop focus and concentration for a meditation experience, and Yoga lifestyle tips on how to stay grounded. You will be guided on a journey to learn how to cultivate ways towards a optimal and healthy life free of stress, tension, and anxiety!
This class is for ANYONE. No Experience required.
Investment: $20/person. Space is limited, and this is an extremely popular event, so please reserve your spot ASAP!
Casino Rueda Workshop
Next Date: TBD
In this workshop, you will be grounded in the basics of the irresistibly fun and exciting, visually spectacular and easy to learn Cuban dance, Casino Rueda. It is a group dance where you will be taught to move circularly in stylish unison with your peers, exchanging partners rapidly to Afro-Cuban/Latin-American music. This dynamic dance will expand your sphere of awareness, peripheral vision and ability to dance with multiple partners in a tight arena.
In two rooms with four instructors, who have gained Latin dance training from around the globe, the Casino Rueda Workshop will be like no other workshop ever held at Salsa In The Suburbs!! Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind event!
No partner required! Space is limited to only 36 students.
$50/early registration by Sept. 3rd; $60/person, regular price
Next Date: TBA
Instructor: Shauna Belizéando – Click HERE to read about her impressive and extensive professional salsa career!
Are you sometimes unsure of what to do with your arms or hands while dancing? Do you get nervous social dancing when it comes to doing a shine? Do you see ladies on the dance floor who have an extra special flair, and do you want to discover how you too can turn heads and make your dancing extra feminine, exotic and even more beautiful? You will be introduced to moves and isolations of your hands, arms, hips and feet which will take your dancing to the next level. This class will help you be more comfortable and confident on and off the dance floor! Great for Latin dancers of all types – Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, and Cha Cha! Make YOUR dancing unique!
Space is limited!
$45/early registration by one week prior; $60/person, regular price
Next Date: TBA
This workshop will help leaders understand which moves cooperate from different hand-holds and positions. Instead of having one default move you consistently do from certain positions, you will now have multiple options and even be able to build your own patterns on the spot!
Space is limited, so please sign up soon! You must have completed at least six months of Salsa training at our studio or have permission of the instructor to participate.
$45/early registration by one week prior; $60/person, regular price
INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOPS: YOU PICK – Salsa OR Bachata!
Saturday, November 5th
Learn all the basics of this sexy, ever-popular dance in just one day! You can't go to a Salsa Club and not know Bachata nowadays, so this workshop is essential for getting your feet wet! It will also be a great start before jumping into our ongoing Bachata group classes. This is a great introduction or a great review. You will see how easy Bachata is and have two patterns to walk away with in just one day!
Space is limited, so please sign up now to hold you spot!
$45/early registration by one week prior; $60/person, regular price
Next Date: TBA
Looking for a fun pre-Valentine's Day event? Join us at the studio from 1:00-4:00 p.m. for a Ballroom Dance Crash Course! All are welcome; bringing your own partner is not necessary (although there will be a registration discount for those registering in leader/follower pairs).
You will be introduced to the basics of various Ballroom styles!
– singles who don't want to be the wallflower at social events!
– couples looking for something new and romantic to try!
– brides, grooms, and their parents in prep for the Big Day!
– all dancers of all levels looking for a new dance– including YOU!!!
This crash course will give you a taste of all the dances you can do at your next social gathering! All dancers welcome; everyone will rotate!!!
Space is limited!
$45/person or $80/leader-follower pair early registration discount by one week prior; $60/person or $110/pair regular price.
Shimmy-Licious Booty Camp (Belly dance workshop)
Next Date: TBD
Instructor: Kahina Asurah – Click HERE to read about her impressive and extensive professional belly dance career!
Ladies, come shake, shimmy and feel ultra-feminine and beautiful during this one day workshop! Here's the agenda:
First hour: Foundation Training
Introduction to belly dance techniques: shimmies, various hip drops, chest circles and snake arms, followed by combining techniques through repetition drills.
Second hour: Dance- Improvisation & Veil Techniques
Apply foundation techniques to dance improvisation. Continue training into unveiling the veil techniques: learn how to readily and effectively use one of the essential tools of belly dance. Conclude this segment by incorporating the veil into your dance improvisation.
Third hour: Dance – Choreography
Learn to perform a choreographed routine for your first classic Egyptian cabaret performance!
$45/early registration by one week prior; $60/person, regular price
Two small breaks between each hour will be given to catch your breath! Complimentary snacks will be provided!
Next Date: TBA
How long have you been in Intermediate A? Do you think you know just about all of the patterns? Are you new to Intermediate A? Do you feel a little lost in class sometimes? Come join us for our INTERMEDIATE SALSA WORKSHOP! If you've been in Intermediate A for a while, you can work with Julie to practice ALL 18 PATTERNS and to work faster towards your Intermediate A graduation! If you're new to Intermediate A, you can practice the patterns at a slower pace with Shauna to give yourself a jumpstart in class!
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Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appétit announces May 10-13 lineup
March 9, 2012 - Carla Tracy
Yesterday, I blogged about how people in Hawaii love Italy. Well, if we love Italy, we also absolutely worship Las Vegas! Often called the "9th island" because of its ties to Hawaii, Las Vegas is a draw for many reasons, and besides gaming and shows and the ultimate in indulgences, dining out is at the top of our lists.
So all of you Hawaii epicureans out there should mark your calendars for May 10 to 13, when Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit will roll out a star studded line up of chefs and events.
In fact, "Sixty restaurants, 50 chefs, 30 sommeliers, 30 events, and four extraordinary resorts come together for one incredible weekend to mark the sixth annual Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appétit," according to a press release by publicist Clara Tsang, who by the way, was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii.
"The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas joins the program, while Bellagio, Caesars Palace, and Mandalay Bay have expanded their programming. Tickets for the event go on sale today at Vegas Uncork'd web site.
"This is a brand-new Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appétit," says Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit editor in chief. "It is taking the best of what has drawn more than 5,000 tourists to this event each year for the last five years and adding the editorial excitement and voice of the new Bon Appétit."
"Vegas Uncork'd Presented by Bon Appétit celebrates our culinary scene in a way unique to Las Vegas," says Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing, LVCVA. "It appeals to visitors drawn to top-tier epicurean experiences as well as the world-class resort atmosphere Las Vegas offers."
New This Year:
· Master Series Dinner with Michel Richard, Thursday, May 10: Caesars Palace adds a new restaurant to its Master Series dinners—Central, helmed by renowned chef Michel Richard and his James Beard Award–winning staff.
· Follow That Food Truck, Thursday, May 10: The most sought-after food trucks from Las Vegas and surrounding areas join forces for one incredible festival. Join chefs Julian Serrano, Todd English, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Michael Mina for live music and ice-cold beers on Bellagio's rooftop.
· Too-Hot Tamales Live Demonstration, Friday, May 11: Hosted by Bon Appétit editor in chief Adam Rapoport, chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger prepare a four-course menu with tequila pairings at Mandalay Bay's Border Grill.
· Paella Lunch with José Andrés, Friday, May 11: One of the restaurant industry's most captivating personalities, José Andrés lets loose with a live demo on how to make one of Spain's signature dishes. He'll prepare it on a wood-fired paella grill—the only one of its kind in the U.S.—at Jaleo in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
· Gone Fishing with Costas Spiliadis, Saturday, May 12: Join chef Spiliadis at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas as he shares his secrets to selecting the highest-quality fish at the market, secrets on making fish at home, and healthful eating through the Mediterranean diet.
· The Kimchi Chronicles, Saturday, May 12: Bon Appétit's Adam Rapoport co-hosts a Q&A lunch with renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and his wife, Marja, host of PBS's Kimchi Chronicles, at Bellagio's Prime.
· Kings of Cabernet, Saturday, May 12: Bellagio wine director and master sommelier Jason Smith and Bon Appétit's Wine Insider David Lynch talk favorite Cabernets—including rare and hard-to-find bottles from Bellagio's collection.
· Rao's Family Affair: Italian Brunch with the Pellegrinos, Sunday, May 13: The Pellegrinos host a backyard BBQ on the patio of Rao's Las Vegas as only they can. Enjoy refreshing Italian cocktails and savory dishes offered as an exclusive preview to their soon-to-be released cookbook, Rao's on the Grill.
Returning Favorites:
· Grand Tasting, Friday, May 11: Sixty restaurants participate in this ultimate outdoor culinary experience at Caesars Palace's Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis.
· After-Hours, the Remix, Saturday, May 12: Chef Alain Ducasse is joined by chef Hubert Keller and Mandalay Bay executive pastry chef and master chocolatier Vincent Pilon for a late-night party at Mix, the rooftop lounge at Mandalay Bay.
· VIP Saber-Off, Thursday, May 10: Caesars Palace hosts all chefs at this year's VIP Champagne Saber-Off.
"We are so pleased to introduce the new Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appétit, and thrilled that the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is seeing the sixth year of what started as a very small food festival that has grown into one that is 5,000 visitors strong," says Pamela Drucker Mann, vice president and publisher of Bon Appétit.
Bon Appétit is published by Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, which operates in 25 countries. In the United States, Condé Nast publishes 18 consumer magazines, two trade publications, and 27 Web sites that garner international acclaim and unparalleled consumer engagement. Please visit Bon Appetit web site.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With approximately 148,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 10 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information, go to LVCVA web site; or Visit Las Vegas web site.
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- If the event is canceled or rescheduled, or the venue is closed for any reason, you will be updated via email as soon as information becomes available. We will send this email notification to the address you provided in the ordering process (you must provide a valid email address with your order).
Before traveling to the show, please confirm the event with the venue. If the show is canceled, you will receive a full refund for the face value of the ticket(s).
- How do meet and greets work?
- 18 meet and greet passes are given out per show (unless noted otherwise), and are posted in the Fanclub about two weeks before show date. Winners are chosen randomly from the list of entrants. Click here for more info.
- Why won't my order process?
- The most common error occurs when entering billing and shipping information. Make sure there are no spaces and/or dashes when entering your credit card information. If you still unable to place your order, please copy the error you are experiencing and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Help! I haven't received my tickets! What do I do?
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- How do I find out my actual seats for the show?
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- What documents will I need to pick up my tickets?
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The Michigan Wolverines took the field inside the Big House on Saturday, generating plenty of buzz for the 2013 season with an intriguing spring game, which turned out to be essentially a glorified practice session.
There was no score and no real statistics. But there was plenty to watch and dissect for Michigan Football fans.
With snow coming down at times on Saturday, the crowd was light for this weekend's much-anticipated event.
It is snowing at Michigan Stadium. Welcome to the spring game!— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) April 13, 2013
Football is back in the Big House for a day. Feels like November too. twitter.com/kmeinke/status…— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) April 13, 2013
A little after lunch time, the Wolverines emerged from the tunnel as a team, with Devin Gardner and his orange "don't hit me" jersey leading the way.
Team 134 coming out of the tunnel... Notice something new? vine.co/v/bF7TX1KbPDq— Michigan Football (@umichfootball) April 13, 2013
All of Michigan's quarterbacks donned the orange jersey on Saturday in the wake of Russell Bellomy's ACL tear a couple of weeks ago.
With chilly weather taking over Ann Arbor, talented left tackle Taylor Lewan and his teammates were working hard to warm up on Saturday.
Taylor Lewan & teammates warming up vine.co/v/bF7Uzi9dqO2— Michigan Football (@umichfootball) April 13, 2013
Things got really strange at the start, as a robot delivered the game ball to the referees at midfield.
Yes, a robot delivered the game ball. #MichiganDifference vine.co/v/bF70lZA7EIx— Michigan Football (@umichfootball) April 13, 2013
Brady Hoke opened up the April entertainment with the least exciting play in football.
Michigan starts its spring game with .... a punt.— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) April 13, 2013
It didn't take long for Saturday's spring game to take on a spring practice type of feel.
Breaking off into position groups. This is just a straight up practice right now.— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) April 13, 2013
Michigan's highly touted offensive line prospect Kyle Bosch was dressed for Saturday's action but was limited by a cast according to Michigan Football beat writer Nick Baumgardner.
Kyle Bosch has a massive cast on his right hand -- he's dressed, though.— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) April 13, 2013
The Wolverines defensive line dominated during drills on Saturday, giving Big Blue supporters something to be excited about next fall. With Jake Ryan and Frank Clark coming back to wreak havoc up front on defense, defensive coordinator Greg Mattison has plenty of reasons to smile.
OL/DL drills heavily favored the DL, outside of Schofield and Lewan. Burzynski was OK too. But I saw Braden and others get lit up.— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) April 13, 2013
The defensive line was definitely the most impressive unit on Saturday, and it should come as no surprise. With Clark getting better and better and Mattison dialing up unique plays, this unit is sure to be fun to watch in 2013.
On offense, quarterback Devin Gardner looked solid but not great early. He completed over 59 percent of his passes for 1,219 yards, 11 touchdowns and five interceptions in five games last year but finished just 2-of-4 for 38 yards on his first series in the new pro-style offense.
How do you feel about Michigan's spring game performance?
Backup quarterback Brian Clearly, a walk-on, struggled himself, missing his first three targets and fumbling a snap early on.
There were two touchdowns in the red-zone drills, but the defense won the battle for the most part on Saturday, pressuring the passer, picking off passes and wrapping up ball-carriers.
Overall, there was a lot to take away from Saturday's spring game, including the stellar play on the defensive line. Unfortunately, national championships aren't won in April. Brady Hoke and the Wolverines have plenty of work left to do if they are to knock off bowl-eligible Ohio State this coming November.
The good news—Michigan will have over four months to improve and gear up for another challenging Big Ten schedule.
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Athletic Fees
All students in grades 7-12 participating in extra-curricular activites (cross country, football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track, ect.) must pay a $45.00 fee per activity, with a maximum of $90.00 per year per participant and a family cap of $180.00 per year. Fees must be paid to the District Office prior to the first practice. Families who qualify for free and reduced meals and have a current application on file are exempt.
Impact Testing
Every student/athlete in grades 7, 9, and 11 (excluding 7th graders that only participate in cross country and / or track), must take the Impact concussion management test prior to participating in any practices. The test will be given as part of summer school and again in early August. The cost of the test is included in the athletic fee.
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Adults: $3.00
Students : $1.00
Athletic Season Passes are also available whenever tickets are being sold or in the Administration Office. The cost is $25.00 for ten tickets.Senior Citizens: All residents of the Shell Lake School District over the age of 60 are eligible for a Golden Card Guest Pass good for all Lakeland Conference athletic events, with the exception of tournaments. These passes are free of charge and available at the Shell Lake School District Administration Office.
We here at Shell Lake thank all of you for demonstrating pride in your school by showing responsible sportsmanship behavior by treating opponents as worthy competitors, their fans with courtesy and game officials with respect. Shell Lake's Sportsmanship Guidelines and available below.
Participation in an athletic program constitutes an important phase of learning and complements the efforts of the Shell Lake School District in accomplishing this mission. Maximizing a student's potential is enhanced by encouraging participation in programs based on a student's special interests and abilities. Through athletics, a student has the opportunity to improve physical fitness and health awareness, gain self-confidence, develop an ethic of teamwork and cooperation all in an environment of competition. Athletics provide opportunities that are not duplicated in other school activities or in later life and improve the quality of the overall school program for participants. Participation in an athletic program is a privilege. With this privilege a student accepts the responsibility to do his/her best in a sportsmanlike manner and is obliged to abide by the Athletic Code of the Shell Lake School District and the rules, regulations and policies of the School Board and WIAA.
The School District of Shell Lake Extracurricular Athletic Policy and Code of Conduct can be found in the links below.
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Chevron has given the green light to start work on the proposed Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia, the approval has come after Chevron received federal approval to build the 25 million tpa LNG liquefaction plant last week.
John Watson, chairman and chief executive officer, Chevron Corporation, said, "The Wheatstone Project is a legacy, value-creating investment that will provide Chevron with significant reserves and production growth."
Watson added, "This project, along with Gorgon LNG, is well-positioned to provide a large, secure energy supply to meet growing demand in the Asia-Pacific region, and to place Chevron as one of the world's leading LNG suppliers."
The project includes a processing platform in 240 feet (73 m) of water, 140 miles (225 km) from the coast of Western Australia. An underwater trunkline will transport gas and liquids from the platform to the onshore processing facility at Ashburton North. Initial capacity is expected to be two trains with a capacity of of 8.9 million tpa each.
The initial phase of the project is expected to cost a hefty US$ 29 million and first gas is expected in 2016. The federal approval the project has received though allows for expansion up to 25 million tpa capacity from the initial 8.9 as well.
George Kirkland, vice chairman, Chevron Corporation, said, "Wheatstone will be a strong pillar of the Australian economy for decades. We have achieved this important milestone with the close support and cooperation of the Australian federal, state and local governments along with the local community, our partners and customers."
The Wheatstone onshore foundation project, located at Ashburton North, 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Onslow on the Pilbara Coast, is a joint venture between the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (operator 73.6%)2, Apache (13%), Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC 7%) and Shell (6.4%).
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Vessel traffic service
A vessel traffic service (VTS) is a marine traffic monitoring system established by harbour or port authorities, similar to air traffic control for aircraft. Typical VTS systems use radar, closed-circuit television (CCTV), VHF radiotelephony and automatic identification system to keep track of vessel movements and provide navigational safety in a limited geographical area.
Vessel traffic services[edit]
A service implemented by a competent authority, VTS is designed to improve the safety and efficiency of navigation, safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment. VTS is governed by SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 12 together with the Guidelines for Vessel Traffic Services [IMO Resolution A.857(20)] adopted by the International Maritime Organization on 27 November 1997.
The VTS traffic image is compiled and collected by means of advanced sensors such as radar, AIS, direction finding, CCTV and VHF or other co-operative systems and services. A modern VTS integrates all of the information into a single operator working environment for ease of use and in order to allow for effective traffic organization and communication.
In areas that are covered with VTS there are certain procedures for vessels to follow such as Area Procedures, Sector Areas, Arrival and Departure Reports, Approach Procedures, Pilotage Procedures and many more. Each of the above procedures are named with respect to the area that they serve. For example in Norway, Oslofjord the Area Procedures are called "OSL1" and "OSL3" and in Netherlands, Rotterdam, Maas Approach and Maas Entrance are called "RTM2" and "RTM6" respectively.
A VTS should always have a comprehensive traffic image, which means that all factors influencing the traffic as well as information about all participating vessels and their intentions should be readily available. By means of the traffic image, situations that are developing can be evaluated and responded upon. The data evaluation depends to a great extent on the quality of the data that is collected and the ability of the operator to combine this with an actual or developing situation. The data dissemination process exists of conveying the conclusions of the operator. Four forms of data dissemination are possible:
VTS personnel[edit]
The VTS guidelines require that the VTS authority should be provided with sufficient staff, appropriately qualified, suitably trained and capable of performing the tasks required, taking into consideration the type and level of services to be provided in conformity with the current IMO guidelines on the subject.
IALA Recommendation V-103 is the Recommendation on Standards for Training and Certification of VTS Personnel. There are four associated model courses V103/1 to V-103/4 which are approved by IMO and should be used when training VTS personnel for the VTS qualifications.
Information service[edit]
An information service is a service to ensure that essential information becomes available in time for on-board navigational decision-making.
The information service is provided by broadcasting information at fixed times and intervals or when deemed necessary by the VTS or at the request of a vessel, and may include for example reports on the position, identity and intentions of other traffic; waterway conditions; weather; hazards; or any other factors that may influence the vessel's transit.
Traffic organization service[edit]
A traffic organization service is a service to prevent the development of dangerous maritime traffic situations and to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vessel traffic within the VTS area.
The traffic organization service concerns the operational management of traffic and the forward planning of vessel movements to prevent congestion and dangerous situations, and is particularly relevant in times of high traffic density or when the movement of special transports may affect the flow of other traffic. The service may also include establishing and operating a system of traffic clearances or VTS sailing plans or both in relation to priority of movements, allocation of space, mandatory reporting of movements in the VTS area, routes to be followed, speed limits to be observed or other appropriate measures which are considered necessary by the VTS authority.
A navigational assistance service is a service to assist on-board navigational decision-making and to monitor its effects.
The navigational assistance service is especially important in difficult navigational or meteorological circumstances or in case of defects or deficiencies. This service is normally rendered at the request of a vessel or by the VTS when deemed necessary.
See also[edit]
- Automatic Identification System
- Automatic Packet Reporting System
- Ship movement service
- Sea Traffic Management
- Vessel Traffic Management Information System - VTMIS
External links[edit]
- Overview of VTS around the world
- Further VTS and VTMIS information
- SIGNALIS, CSS & VTS Systems Provider
- Navielektro, VTS & Situational Awareness Systems Provider and Sensor Manufacturer
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My dad is the skinny one.
After Terrye's wonderful short post about her dad I thought I would add a bit about mine. Here he is in 1928, age nine, carrying water for the men building the tabernacle at the religious campground established by my grandfather. It was my dad's job that summer and he says the men worked hard and long and kept him busy. The tabernacle itself was built over a ravine that had to be filled with boulders and dirt, which was done using a mule team, a dirt skimmer, and wheelbarrows.
The camp is still in use and is situated near Hinton, West Virginia, a small town on the New River. At the time it was a railroad town with a repair depot and the trains hauled coal to the mills in Ohio. My dad was born at home, "between a whore house and the railroad tracks," as he tells it. The coal industry has moved on to cleaner coal and the railroad facilities are gone. I understand that the area is becoming a bit of an attraction for kayakers and such, although West Virginia as a whole is not exactly booming. My cousins used to say "last one out, shut the door."
Here is a recent picture taken near the campground showing the New River. It is easy to forget looking at scenic vistas like these just how hard life was without modern machinery and the wealth this country has accumulated over the years. It is one thing to visit someplace as a tourist toting a camera, it is quite another to make a living there.
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