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Question: I was involved in a car accident three years ago. The police officer on the scene thought I had a seizure, but I didn't. My license was suspended and I'd like to get it back, but PennDOT says I have to have an evaluation that costs $300. I don't have $300. This just doesn't seem fair. Is there anything I can do?
Answer: This really sounds like a difficult situation. As a person who is blind I understand your frustration at not being able to drive. However, driving is not a right, it's a privilege. To keep all of us as safe as possible The Pa. Dept of Transportation has to ensure that you have the necessary physical and mental skills to drive safely.
It would seem that, in your situation, your doctor should be able to complete the necessary forms to verify that you're able to drive.
You could also consider contacting the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) at 800-762-4223. It sounds like you may be eligible for their services, especially if getting your driver's license back would enable you to return to work. OVR would cover the cost of the necessary evaluation to determine if you can drive safely. They can also cover the costs of any adaptations or driver training you may need to get your license back.
In the meantime, Somerset County Transportation (SCT) may be an option for you to take care of critical transportation needs, such as medical visits, grocery shopping, etc. Typically the fares, which are subsidized, are extremely reasonable. Call at 814-445-9628, Ext. 237, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
My final suggestion would be to contact your state representative. In your case this would be Carl Metzgar (814-443-4230). If this is just a red tape issue his office may be able to help you cut through it. Readers in the northern part of the county (72nd District) can contact Rep. Frank Burns at 800-540-3605 for assistance. At some point when the redistricting takes effect some of our readers will be pulled into the 59th District. They would need to contact Rep. Mike Reese, who will presumably be setting up an office somewhere in the county.
I had a question a few weeks ago regarding St. Jude's Ranch and recycling greeting cards, so I thought I'd pass the following along from the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce E-Dispatch:
The Somerset County Workshop is currently collecting used Christmas, and All Occasion Cards to recycle for St. Jude's Ranch. The children at St Jude's turn the card fronts into new cards that are sold in their gift shop. The children learn about recycling and running a business.
All kinds, including Christmas, general greeting and Easter cards are appreciated. Right now, especially birthday and thank-you cards are needed. The consumers at the Somerset Workshop will prepare the cards for shipping, including cutting and packing.
St Jude's cannot accept Hallmark, Disney or American Greetings cards because of trademark and/or copyright issues, since the cards are sold by St Jude's. Therefore, the workshop will also sort the cards and use the remaining cards for craft projects.
They can pick up donations of cards. You can contact them at 445-6908, or you can drop them off at Somerset County Workshop, 1219 Red Brant Road, Somerset, in the Somerset Industrial Park.
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text: In a way that site is correct, overpopulation is not "the" problem, poverty is the problem. There's also enough arable land to feed five times the current population. And the world population will probably level off in 50 years. However it's really being a little disingenuous. Overpopulation is a problem while we have poverty. Rapidly growing populations in poor countries just make that country more poor. It does not matter if there's arable land if there's corruption and war that limits access to resources. It does not matter if the world population will level off in 50 years if five billion children have to die of starvation on the way there. Your site is a cartoon version of http://pop.org/ (http://archive.is/ClYuE) which is an organization that simply has a "pro-life" agenda - i.e. they are religiously opposed to contraception and abortion. They are pushing this nonsense science (like noting everyone in the world could fit in Texas, so heck, there's plenty of room) just because they want to promote pro-life policies. pop.org is a privately funded organization, to the tune of $1.25 Million a year. They exist solely to promote the pro-life agenda via propaganda such as this. They really need a debunking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_Research_Institute Example of their actual agenda: http://pop.org/content/planned-giving-979 (http://archive.is/PaDHk) Many more: https://www.google.com/search?q=abortionists site:pop.org (http://archive.is/1ZiT0) One from their president: http://pop.org/content/correspondence-1915 (http://archive.is/DoDvl) Mosher equates homosexuals to Nazis: http://pop.org/content/homofascists-march-on-705 (http://archive.is/eNX6G)


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Petersen ready to end Bayern streak
Werder Bremen striker Nils Petersen says the time has come for Bayern Munich to be beaten after seeing his former side win their first five games of the season.
Petersen is on loan at Bremen for the season and still has a contract until 2015 with Bayern, but he plans to be the man who brings an end to Bayern's perfect start.
"They don't need points in Bremen," he said. "They have not dropped any yet and that is not on.
"Maybe it is our turn tomorrow [Saturday]. Sooner or later, they will get caught out this season and I hope that the points stay in Bremen."
For that to happen, though, Petersen knows lots of contributing factors must all come together.
"You have got to take your hat off to the way in which they have strengthened their squad," added Petersen on his club's website.
"I hope that Bayern have an off day and we have a good day, and we have also got to be stable at the back, then we can do it."
Petersen's place in the starting XI is far from certain, though, since Joseph Akpala scored against Freiburg in midweek while the 23-year-old was given a break.
"I am pleased for Joseph because the goal was extremely important for the team and we are going to push each other to perform well in the coming weeks," added Petersen.
There is an equally intense battle for places in the Bayern team and their coach Jupp Heynckes is currently managing to keep everybody happy without disrupting his side's rhythm.
More rotation is likely with a view to the Champions League game against BATE Borisov next week, but this is something the players are used to.
"You can see that whoever comes in wants to perform," said Xherdan Shaqiri, one of the beneficiaries of the changes in midweek.
"It does not matter who plays for who, we are all first-team regulars."
A flu virus could make it easier for Heynckes to chop and change since Thomas Muller, Franck Ribery and Holger Badstuber all missed training sessions this week and could be natural candidates for a rest.


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"Mid-week meals" are what I like to call those quick and easy recipes I use to cope with weekday hustle and bustle at a minimum of bother but with an abundance of taste and nutrition at the same time. This colorful soup is packed with the comfort, goodness and flavors of fall harvest vegetables and takes hardly any time or effort to prepare and cook, especially if you boil the beans ahead of time. Served with a grain or fresh bread on the side, it's a complete wholesome and satisfying meal that will look lovely on the table besides … which makes it a natural choice for my contribution to this month's No Crouton Required challenge of hearty vegetarian soups.
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POCATELLO, Idaho -- An eastern Idaho newspaper is reporting that an NCAA investigation at Idaho State University was prompted at least in part by a letter written by a former interim men's basketball coach warning of a booster willing to pay quality basketball players money to get them to the school.
The Idaho State Journal reports that former interim coach Deane Martin sent the letter on March 6 to Athletic Director Jeff Tingey a day after Martin didn't get picked as the permanent men's basketball coach.
The newspaper reports that Tingey responded by telling Martin the letter contained potentially slanderous statements, and that Martin then sent the letter to the NCAA.
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Keep in mind, this is only one day of a voluntary off-season workout, so all the observations should not be treated as overwhelming opinions on individual players and how they performed on one given day. There also were no pads and no contact, so that must also be acknowledged.
With that said, however, here are 10 quick hits from Wednesday's practice:
1) QB Watch
- I know I already wrote in a warning, but it bears repeating especially for the position that most Bills fans have an eye on. Do not take away anything concrete from this except for how they performed on this one given day without pads and without contact. During 11-on-11 and 9-on-9's, this is how each player's Wednesday shook out:
Tarvaris Jackson - 27 snaps, 10-17, 136 yards
- Jackson had the strongest day of the three, specifically on his touch passes on wheel routes and go routes to his pass catchers. The biggest play of the day was when he hit C.J. Spiller with the perfect amount of air and accuracy, giving Spiller an opportunity to scamper down the field for a 40-yard gain. He also connected with Marquise Goodwin for a 27-yard gain down the left sideline and also should have had another similar completion to Zach Brown, but the running back dropped the pass. It wasn't all good for Jackson however. He missed on a few of the touch passes badly, and struggled to consistently hit his targets in stride when not throwing a touch pass. There was also a sequence where he was ruled down for a sack on three consecutive plays during 11-on-11's.
Kevin Kolb - 25 snaps, 7-11, 100 yards, one fumble
- While Kolb was more consistent in the intermediate areas, he did not hit on some of the big plays like Jackson did. His best gains of the day was a 26-yard wheel route to C.J. Spiller, dumping it in over his shoulder perfectly, and a 25-yard gain on a deep out to T.J. Graham. Kolb also bobbled a snap during 9-on-9's and it hit the turf for a fumble.
EJ Manuel - 16 snaps, 7-10, 58 yards
- The first-round pick didn't go out on a limb too much in this session. His longest completion and best pass of the day during team work was a 15-yard out to undrafted rookie Da'Rick Rogers. Other than that, there were a lot of throws to the flats and check downs for the quarterback. He did get some repetitions with the first team throughout the practice.
2) Defense wins Day 8
- Many have been wondering what the new Buffalo Bills defense may look like under defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. I've described it as "organized chaos" in the past, and that's how it appeared on Wednesday. Pettine dialed up blitzes from basically everywhere on the field. They were getting pressure from the outsides, up the middle, and taking advantage of winnable matchups against some blockers. It all built up to their best moment of the day during team work, when Tarvaris Jackson was ruled down for a sack on three consecutive plays by Mana Silva, Nickell Robey and Alex Carrington respectively.
3) Mike Caussin flashes
- The Bills kept tight end Mike Caussin around from last season, despite starting the year on the PUP list and eventually landing on Injured Reserve due to a torn ACL. With Scott Chandler still not able to do team drills, Lee Smith in a walking boot and Mickey Shuler on the sidelines as well, Caussin got a lot of work on Wednesday and didn't disappoint. He made three catches throughout the practice for a total of 44 yards, including a 19-yard post pattern and a 15-yard slant where he had safety Aaron Williams draped all over him. He displayed confidence in his hands and it showed up in a solid performance for him.
4) Number 2 cornerback competition
- Before I tell you about a sleeper in the cornerback competition, it seems as though the Bills will once again be going to the ideology of keeping one starting cornerback on one side of the field, and the other on the opposite half. The way the Bills players at the position have been talking and the way it's appeared during practices, Stephon Gilmore will be the left cornerback and the winner of the competition will be the right cornerback. It doesn't seem as though, from early glances, that Gilmore will be shadowing the opponent's top wide receiver. As far as the actual competition goes, one name to keep in mind is Crezdon Butler. The 26-year old Butler was signed off Arizona's practice squad last November, and has been working almost exclusively on the outside. He made a couple of nice plays, breaking up what appeared to be completions throughout Wednesday's practice. Leodis McKelvin has still yet to come back all the way from off-season surgery, and will still play prominently in to the training camp competition.
5) Former first-rounder making plays
- In the few practices the media has been allowed to see, a consistency has been the play of outside linebacker Jerry Hughes to this point. He's been able to put on pressure on the quarterbacks with solid moves off the edge, perhaps showing that he's learned some things in his rather trying first three years with Indianapolis. The Bills flipped Kelvin Sheppard for Hughes just after the draft, and with his versatility it seems it could work out to be a solid one for Buffalo.
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Outside the Lines: Innovations in Researching Giftedness
This special issue focuses on the reconceptualization of giftedness. Five papers explore how we define, identify, research, and support gifts and talents. As guest editors, this has been a very exciting project. It began as a symposium at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education in 2008. Our passion for challenging the status quo, questioning what is 'inside the lines' of current definitions of and research into giftedness, and doing so in forms that are themselves 'outside the lines' prompted further exploration and writing. The papers highlight the possibilities of plurality in how we approach research and represent knowledge (Eisner, 1997; Shore & Friedman, 2000) both in their form and their content. In hand with this, we resist, as Cross (2003) cautioned, the "correct" conception of giftedness and instead support "understanding of the various ways people think about inquiry or research and how this relates" (p. 77) to our conceptualizations and understandings of giftedness. Present in these papers are poetic analysis; children's perceptions of learning identities expressed in drawings, poems, and music; narrative; metaphors; and pedagogical analysis via documentation of learning, all of which provoke thinking about research and education that promote the realization of all children's potential.
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An Atlas of Impossible Longing
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On the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, a family lives in solitude in their vast new house. Here, lives intertwine and unravel. A widower struggles with his love for an unmarried cousin. Bakul, a motherless daughter, runs wild with Mukunda, an orphan of unknown caste adopted by the family. Confined in a room at the top of the house, a matriarch goes slowly mad; her husband searches for its cause as he shapes and reshapes his garden. As Mukunda and Bakul grow, their intense closeness matures into something else, and Mukunda is banished to Calcutta. He prospers in the turbulent years after Partition, but his thoughts stay with his home, with Bakul, with all that he has lost—and he knows that he must return.
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In the warm glow of fires that lit the clearing at the centre of straw-roofed mud huts, palm-leaf cups of toddy flew from hand to hand. Men in loincloths and women in saris had begun to dance barefoot, kicking up dust. Smoke curled from cooking fires and tobacco. The drums, the monotonous twanging of a stringed instrument, and loud singing obliterated the sounds of the forest.
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Set in the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, in the mid-20th century, An Atlas of Impossible Longing is a multi-generational novel that weaves together a family's story of romance, abandonment, forgiveness, and desire. Told in three powerful parts, the book explores what it means to live with the ghosts of the past, deal with an ever-changing present, and strive toward a blissful future that always seems just out of reach.
"The silence that to Amulya meant repletion locked Kananbala within a bell jar she felt she could not prise open for air." (p. 16) The move from busy Calcutta to secluded Songarh is life-changing for both Amulya and Kananbala, though in very different ways. Discuss how each is affected by the change.
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A friend of mine came to me yesterday with his 3G and said that he was sick of ATT and wants to move to T-Mobile. His iphone was updated to 4.2.1 through the legitimate iPhone/Itunes route.
We have no SHSH on file for this phone and his update to 4.2.1 updated the baseband to the most recent.
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2: I don't think that we can go back on the baseband though, which means that unlock may be out of reach. however, I think we can install the iPad baseband and use the old exploit to unlock. I understand the risks of doing this but if I build him the custom firmware bundle for "restoring" his phone, and give it to him and he understands that he cannot update to any future version without asking me first will he be OK?
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Mitt Romney, in his struggle to wrap up the 2012 Republican nomination for the Presidency, has presented himself as an outsider. During an exchange with Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, at a recent Republican debate, Romney declared that "to get this country out of the mess it's in" Americans need leaders "from outside Washington, outside K Street." One television ad by Romney supporters makes the same argument against Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, calling him "the ultimate Washington insider" while showing his face in front of an image of the Capitol dome.
Romney, unlike the remaining Republican candidates, has served no time in Washington. Yet he's relying on a media offensive managed by operatives who have long been at the heart of Washington's Republican attack machine. One of the leaders of this advertising war is Larry McCarthy, a veteran media consultant best known for creating the racially charged "Willie Horton ad," which, in 1988, helped sink Michael Dukakis, the Democratic nominee for President.
McCarthy, who is fifty-nine, helps direct the pro-Romney group Restore Our Future, one of the hundreds of new Super PACs—technically independent political-action committees set up by supporters of the candidates—that are dramatically reshaping the Presidential election. PACs have existed since the nineteen-forties, but for decades an individual donation was limited to five thousand dollars. The power of PACs increased exponentially in 2010, when the Supreme Court ruled that corporations, unions, and wealthy individuals could spend without limit—and pool their money in PACs—to influence elections, as long as they didn't fund candidates directly. Super PACs have already injected fifty-six million dollars into the 2012 race, most of it going to negative advertising. Restore Our Future has spent seventeen million dollars—more than any other PAC—and fifteen million of that has gone to producing and airing ads made by McCarthy's firm, McCarthy Hennings Media. By contrast, Romney's official campaign has spent only eleven million on ads. The Super PAC is technically fighting a proxy battle on behalf of Romney, but in practice it has become the head warrior.
The television spot calling Santorum an insider was created not in Boston, where Romney's campaign is based, but in Washington, in a corporate office building, with a marble-floored lobby, just two blocks from the K Street corridor that Romney disparaged in his exchange with Gingrich. McCarthy has an office on the second floor. With its unpretentious décor, it could be mistaken for a doctor's waiting room, but McCarthy's mission is signalled by a framed print on the wall that depicts a look-alike of President George W. Bush tearfully proclaiming, "I can't help it—I'm such a compassionate conservative!"
McCarthy is known for his ability to distill a complicated subject into a simple, potent, and usually negative symbol. In Florida, Restore Our Future spent $8.7 million on ads, most of which targeted Gingrich, hastening the end of his brief front-runner status in the state. It was a replay of Iowa, where, the previous month, Restore Our Future had helped crush Gingrich's lead by spending three million dollars on negative ads. The theme of the ads, which were made by McCarthy's firm, was Gingrich's "baggage." The cleverest spot employed a visual gag of battered suitcases, plastered with Gingrich bumper stickers, tumbling down an airport luggage carrousel. One by one, the bags popped open. A green suitcase exploded with loose dollar bills—ostensibly ill-gotten gains from his work as a consultant to Freddie Mac. Another disgorged a video of Gingrich looking chummy with Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat who is particularly disliked by conservatives. A female narrator, sounding like a stern mom, listed so many transgressions by Gingrich that the ad became a blur of disqualifying scandal, summed up in the final attack line: "Newt Gingrich—too much baggage!"
At least one of the ad's accusations was demonstrably false. As a closeup of a Chinese flag saturated the screen with red, the narrator claimed that Gingrich and Pelosi had "co-sponsored a bill that gave sixty million dollars a year to a U.N. program supporting China's brutal one-child policy." Politifact, the nonpartisan fact-checking organization, assessed the bill in question, the Global Warming Prevention Act of 1989, and found that it barred any U.S. funds from being used to pay for "the performance of involuntary sterilization or abortion or to coerce any person to accept family planning." The claim earned Politifact's lowest rating: Pants on Fire.
A few days after the spot began airing across Iowa, a reporter for the Huffington Post noticed that even residents who said they paid little attention to campaign ads often mentioned one prevailing concern about Gingrich: he had too much baggage. Evidently, McCarthy's message was sticking. Colleagues note that McCarthy is a shrewd consumer of "O," or opposition research, on the rival candidates he's targeting, and that he hones his message using polls, focus groups, micro-targeting data, and "perception analyzers"—meters that evaluate viewers' split-second reactions to demo tapes.
For all the effort that goes into calibrating the scripts, McCarthy's ads often have the crude look of a hastily assembled PowerPoint presentation. They feature hokey graphics—key criticisms are highlighted with neon-yellow stripes—and a heavy-handed use of black-and-white to lend a sinister cast to images. The ads are the political equivalent of a supermarket tabloid, emphasizing the personal and the sensational. But when they hit their mark they are dazzlingly effective.


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Please welcome Christopher Tilghman, author of The Right-Hand Shore, to On the Bookcase! He tells us how his upbringing inspired this novel.
I grew up in the Boston area, the son of a publishing executive, but from my first years my family spent the summers on our ancestral farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. This is a low, flat landscape where the land ends and the water begins almost seamlessly; all the vistas are longitudinal, broad fields, the sweep of rivers and inlets, near distant points of land where loblolly pines still cling to life on uncertain footings, and in the far distance, the Chesapeake Bay (above, the view across Chester River to Hail Point, 1910). The first Tilghman, a Catholic refugee from England, waded ashore in 1657, and Tilghmans have remained there ever since, fortunes rising and falling, clinging to their own part of the New World.
By the late 1940's when we started going there, the farm — the main house, the dairy, the barns and outbuildings, the grounds — had fallen into decay. Indeed, it had fallen back into the nineteenth century, with farming done as much with mules as tractors, milking by hand with the iconic milk buckets set out in the sun for pickup, no electricity. When we summered in the main house, which was called the Big House, we scavenged a crude but comfortable existence out of the forgotten detritus of a once very fashionable estate. If we had any question about what had gone on there in the past, all we had to do was walk into the family graveyard, ten feet from the house. What information those gravestones did not provide was lushly and constantly filled in by the stories and the legends that seemed as much a part of this farm as the buzz of the locusts in the trees, the sting of jellyfish in the river, and the sweet tang of cow manure whenever the wind came out of the east.
In my new novel, The Right-Hand Shore, my character Edward Mason spends an entire day listening to tales and ends up feeling "mauled by the past." For my brothers, and me this immersion in stories was a more gradual process, but all-pervasive. Some of these stories, about suicides and watchful ghosts and betrayed ambitions, were within the purview of the Big House and my privileged forebears. And some were tales of loved ones sold South during slaveholding times, of the rising tide of Reconstruction and the abyss of Jim Crow, all told in whispers by the black families that mostly in bondage and servitude, had shared every piece of the history, side by side, day in and day out, with the Tilghmans for 300 years.
The Right-Hand Shore opens with its own conclusion: a meeting on a porch in a vast estate on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay in1920. What is happening involves the same set of circumstances of my earlier novel Mason's Retreat: the dying maiden owner of the estate, Miss Mary Bayly, is interviewing distant cousin Edward Mason in an attempt to determine whether she will bequeath the farm to him as a direct descendant of the original Mason immigrant. Mason's Retreat moves forward in time from this meeting; The Right-Hand Shore goes back in time to discover how this situation has come to pass.
Of all the family tales I have drawn from in both these novels, this is the one that is most factually accurate. It was in this manner that my grandfather, a bit of a rogue and an infinitely self-centered man, secured the ownership of the farm in 1918 from his cousin, Miss Susan Williams. "Miss Sue" was a fabulously wealthy Baltimorean recalled to this day as reformer and philanthropist on both shores of the Chesapeake, but remembered less warmly by descendants of her servants and laborers as a harsh mistress. This sentiment was summed up in an insult scratched in a pane of glass: "Susan Williams 2-faced." Miss Sue hung over my childhood experiences on the farm just as the trials and mysteries of Miss Mary hangs over The Right-Hand Shore: how did it come to this, a wealthy society lady from Baltimore running a dairy farm across the Bay?
In The Right-Hand Shore we learn that Mary had a brother, Thomas, who, as the son, was the designated heir to the estate. In the novel, had he still been on the scene, there would have been no reason for Edward Mason to assume ownership, and Edward and his family would have been spared some of the sorrows that occur in Mason's Retreat. But the brother is no longer available, and in the novel, we discover why.
So it was in my family history that Miss Sue's brother set in train some of the events in my life. The facts are in a clipping from the local newspaper: in September of 1895 a young man named Otho Williams, heir to the Tilghman estate, shot himself to death in a second-floor room overlooking the family burying ground. He was unmarried and left no issue.
The newspaper article suggests that this tragic event may have been a terrible accident whilst cleaning a firearm, but no one in my family and in the communities around us would have any of that: Otho Williams shot himself because he had fallen in love with a black servant and he was not allowed, by family or law, to marry her. As a child in the 1940s and 1950's, the suggestion of a family suicide – complete with a bloodstain still visible on the floor under the straw matting – was rather titillating, but the theory that he had done it because of a forbidden love for a Negro woman just did not seem that remarkable. Falling in love seemed to me the sort of thing that might have happened on this place in the past, where blacks and whites, workers and owners, had lived and died in such intimate daily intercourse. What joined us was simply a matter of place, and the stories grew out of this land.
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Christopher Tilghman's life has revolved around his family's farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. His new novel, The Right-Hand Shore and its sequel Mason's Retreat tell the multigenerational story of a farm on the Eastern Shore modeled after his own. His other books include the novel Roads of the Heart, and the short story collections, In a Father's Place and The Way People Run. Chris is a Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, the writer Caroline Preston, divide their time between Charlottesville and the Eastern Shore.


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LEE COUNTY — James Edward Sims had just three words for the Lee County sheriff's detectives who located him near Los Angeles on Friday morning: "You got me."
It took awhile — 29 years to be exact — and some good detective work, but authorities say Sims' past finally caught up with him. On Friday, detectives located Sims at his Lakewood, Calif., home and arrested him on a charge of first degree murder in the 1981 assassination of 29-year-old Roy Radabaugh outside a Fort Myers nightclub.
"He was surprised, needless to say," said Lt. Bill Kalstrom, whose been working the case since 1985.
It was an argument over a woman, a stripper named Lafonda Dalton, at the Fox Den on Fowler Street that authorities say lead Sims to shoot Radabaugh on January 18, 1981. Dalton told Sims, who she was dating at the time, that Radabaugh, her ex-boyfriend, was outside the bar stalking her, according to the America's Most Wanted website.
Sims went out, walked up to Radabaugh, who was sitting in a truck, and shot him in the face, according to America's Most Wanted.
"At the time, someone else in the vehicle was frightened, drove the vehicle off and abandoned it across town in the county's jurisdiction," Kalstrom said.
Investigators knew right away who their suspect was, but Sheriff Mike Scott said Sims "basically disappeared into thin air." After killing Radabaugh, authorities say Sims went home to his 8-year-old daughter and said goodbye, according to America's Most Wanted.
Radabaugh had a daughter about the same age.
Because they are still investigating the case and are trying to determine if anyone aided and abetted Sims, investigators are keeping tight-lipped about what, exactly, he's been doing for the past three decades. However, Scott said Sims "did assume the identity of a person who is deceased and has been deceased for some time."
Investigators have been looking for Sims ever since the killing, putting out "be on the lookout" notices and featuring the case on America's Most Wanted.
It was Myra Simmons, an analyst in the Sheriff's Office's cold case unit, who spent the past six months digging through information and cross-referencing data that drew investigators' attention to California, Kalstrom said. There they found Sims' driver license and matching thumb print.
On Thursday, Lee County detectives flew out to Lakewood Calif., near Los Angeles, intent on tracking Sims down. They staked out his home, and located him Friday morning.
Scott and Kalstrom credited the arrest to "tireless" detective work and improved technology.
"This serves notice to criminals, and I think it serves notice to our citizens, that we don't forget," Scott said.
Sims is scheduled to make his first appearance in California court on Tuesday. At that point the extradition process will be addressed, the Sheriff's Office reported.


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The Pinacoteca de São Paulo
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On the ground floor, as well as the technical areas, there is an exhibition on the history of the Pinacoteca based on its Chronology and Victor Brecheret Via crucis, a group of 26 terracotta sculptures. The work developed by the Pinacoteca de São Paulo aims to improve the public=92s experiences in relation to the visual arts by means of studying, preserving and informing the public about its holdings, buildings and history; by consolidating and increasing its collections, and by encouraging artistic production.


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15 Years of Advertising.com
David Jacobs, Senior Vice President, Publisher Services
Wow, time flies. I can remember my first day at Advertising.com, now 13+ years ago. I had left my "safe" corporate career job at Arthur Andersen to join a "risky" startup as one of the partners suggested (#irony), and got to be part of the Web "boom" of the late '90s and early 2000s. It's amazing to reflect on how the company has grown over the years. Looking back over the past decade plus, there are several things that strike me:
The Early Days
Launching products and iterating quickly was a staple of the business. We had a lot of ideas – some worked well and others, not so much. There were those that had really successful runs that ultimately lost steam (remember the "GetPaid4" toolbar?) and ideas that were ahead of their time, like serving Mercedes Benz ads into Palm Pilots. And, of course, we had our share of busts. Looking back, the thing I'm most proud of is that we never lost sight of our North Star: differentiated products and technology that served the customer. Laser focus on creating long-term value for advertisers, publishers and consumers has been rooted in our culture from the very beginning.
The Internet Bust and 'Digital Depression'
In early 2001, the Advertising.com leadership team faced the difficult (but correct) decision to reduce the staff by nearly 40%. It was one of the hardest times in my professional career. I remember that day and how personal this was for our founders. It wasn't about the business – it was the impact on the people who had taken personal and professional risks to join the company. Ironically, amidst this terrible time was when I truly came to value the culture of Advertising.com. I realized that, just as in life, it's easy to do good business in high times; not so easy when it's in jeopardy.
It was then I realized what an advantage it was that Advertising.com was headquartered in Baltimore -- that more than 80% of our employees were part of this special community. The bond we all shared as the only digital advertising startup in the region at the time helped us get through the 'digital depression' and it proved to be a strong retention asset for those who were committed to the city. I was one of them.
"You've Been Acquired"
The business rebounded in full force, and in early 2004 Advertising.com filed an S-1. The leadership team was transparent with the employees and staff, and it was a very exciting time.
Ultimately, the leadership and Board received an offer from AOL. I remember how exciting it was when AOL announced it had made an offer to acquire Advertising.com. By late summer of 2004, we were part of the AOL family. How far we had come from just a few years ago when we were fighting for survival. It was a very different AOL than the AOL of today, and we were fortunate to have Jon Miller and Ted Leonsis as business sponsors as they sought to move AOL beyond a subscription-only business in 2004. Our cultures were quite different, but they didn't come in and try to change who we were. Instead, they gave us room to grow and innovate. With the ongoing leadership of founders Scott and John Ferber, as well as our president and COO Gar Richlin, we started to innovate and grow in ways we hadn't envisioned within our new AOL parent.
Moving to Platforms
It wasn't long before Advertising.com evolved past the traditional "ad network." Many don't know this, but one of the biggest innovations that came out of our product and engineering shops was real-time bidding in 2007! Yes, you read that right, 2007. While we had already been offering a "closed auction exchange" on a managed services basis, we had quietly expanded into the real-time bidding world. It would be some time before the market caught up to this.
Today, we're leading the programmatic platforms movement. We service the buy side and the sell side with our product suite offerings, AdLearn Open Platform (AOP) and MARKETPLACE. And we've just welcomed yet another game-changing platform asset into the mix, Adap.tv. Side note: AOL, you haven't lost your acquisition touch!
The Advertising.com "Mafia"
The Advertising.com alumni network has expanded greatly over the years, and you can find them in influential positions at nearly every major global digital advertising company … at Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and the list goes on and on. Closer to home, it's remarkable to see the impact Advertising.com has had in growing the Baltimore technology community. Our alumni have created Videology, founded by Scott Ferber; Lotame, founded by Andy Monfried, and Millennial Media, led by Chris Brandenberg and Steve Root.
Looking Ahead
Over all these years, perhaps one of the most important lessons I've learned here is that the only constant is change. I remember a time when popunder ads were a core part of our business. (How would we ever survive without popunders!)
There's always another threat, another pitfall, another company chasing our heels, but even more so, opportunity that presents itself every day. Over the past several years, I've been fortunate to partner with leaders such as Don Kennedy, Chris Heine and others who have driven Advertising.com and now AOL Networks growth through good times and the unavoidable economic and product cycle hiccups.
For everyone who has helped build this business over the past 15 years, thank you. You've made this a very special place. Fifteen years is a great achievement. I hope you're as excited for the next 15 as I am.
Happy 15th anniversary, Advertising.com.
Advertising.com Hosts Annual Central Region Thought Leadership Summit
Advertising.com held its Central Region Thought Leadership Summit at the Trump hotel in Chicago on Wednesday, gathering agencies and advertisers to discuss key opportunities and challenges around the evolving trends in premium, programmatic and performance advertising. Hosted by Central Region Network Sales Director Mike Treon, the summit attracted more than 50 senior attendees and AOLers, including Allstate, Bank of America, Cars.com, Kellogg, Chicago Tribune, Digitas, OMD and Starcom.
During the half-day summit, high-level discussions focused on AOL's "barbell" strategy and how the same notion of balance manifests itself in other industries as technology becomes a permanent feature of modern business. Key topics included programmatic trends, brand measurement, audience targeting, privacy and cross-platform research released that same day.
The holistic agenda featured thought leaders from inside and outside the digital advertising industry: Janna Turner, Bank of America SVP of Digital Media; Brian Bradtke, Experian VP of Partner & Indirect Sales; Professor William Scherer, University of Virginia, as well as key network clients and partners at MOAT and Trunk Club.
Event host Mike Treon and AOL speakers Don Kennedy, Douglas Miller, Willis Duran and Chad Gallagher
AOL experts Don Kennedy, Douglas Miller, Willis Duran, and Chad Gallagher also took the stage to address current and future opportunities for marketers in the room. The team members echoed the industry's need for simplification, calling on the audience to apply a greater focus on streamlined performance and measurement—within their advertising and operational strategies.
Additional insights came from well-known keynote speakers outside of the digital ad industry: All-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings and four-time NBA champion and TV personality John Salley. Both speakers discussed the importance of human intelligence and personal balance and how crucial it is to nurture these aspects of every industry no matter how much technology becomes a primary driving force.
A month before the first-ever AOL Programmatic Upfront, this event poised Advertising.com to kick off an open discourse on the evolution of digital advertising and what we, as a collective industry, need to do to improve it even more.
Ad Networks Best Practices
David Jacobs, SVP, Publisher Sales, AOL Networks
Today, the White House announced the Best Practices Guidelines for Ad Networks to Address Piracy and Counterfeiting. In an effort to address content owner concerns about ad networks providing revenue streams to websites engaged in piracy and counterfeiting, the guidelines will help ad networks establish a set of self-regulating best practices to address known infringing sites in their respective ad networks.
Some highlights from the guidelines:
- Ad Networks are committed to maintaining high quality standards for advertisers and publishers and at the same time respecting intellectual property rights to maintain a healthy Internet and promote innovation.
- The best practices include (among other things):
- Maintaining and posting policies intended to discourage or prevent, to the extent possible, websites that are principally dedicated to selling counterfeit goods, engaging in copyright piracy or otherwise violating laws from participating in the ad network;
- Accepting and processing proper notices from rights holders regarding websites participating in the Ad Network alleged to be principally dedicated to selling counterfeit goods or engaging in copyright piracy and to have no substantial non-infringing uses; and
- Providing guidance for the content of a proper notice and identifying the designated agent to receive such notice.
- The best practices are intended to encourage and supplement, not replace, responsible and direct independent actions taken by intellectual property owners to enforce their intellectual property rights and are not intended to impose a duty on any Ad Network to monitor its network to identify offending websites.
As part of this initiative, AOL, along with Yahoo, Microsoft and Google, established this set of self-regulating best practices to address known infringing sites in their respective ad networks.
AOL has been building trust with our users for more than 28 years. And we have been equally committed to maintaining high quality standards for advertisers and publishers – taking piracy and counterfeiting seriously. Many of the best practices guidelines very much mirror what we have been doing all along at AOL and, consequently, we quickly supplemented our current practice and are now in compliance with the best practices. Advertising.com boasts one of the best networks in terms of quality, which is part of our success story, and this initiative will reinforce that. I commend the collaborative efforts of the participating Ad Networks and the industry to help combat online piracy.
Buysight Rebranded as Advertising.com Dynamic Retargeter
AOL Networks
As part of an effort to simplify our offerings in the market, Buysight has been officially rebranded as Advertising.com Dynamic Retargeter. The rebranding allows us to fully integrate Buysight into the Advertising.com family and will allow us to better leverage the Advertising.com brand for sales and client marketing. AOL Networks acquired Buysight in December.
Dynamic Retargeter uses online data to dynamically create highly-personalized advertising experiences for consumers in real-time. Dynamic Retargeter increases sales engagement through product-level retargeting to deliver search-like performance on premium Advertising.com and AOL inventory across devices. It complements our broad range of solutions offered by Advertising.com to enable advertisers to both build brand and drive performance at the same time. We've seen great success with Dynamic Retargeter-powered ads in the retail, travel and auto categories, helping to drive incremental sales.
For more information, visit the Dynamic Retargeter product page on the Advertising.com trade site or reach out to us here to get started.
Advertising.com Hosts Its Annual East Coast Thought Leadership Summit
AOL Networks
Advertising.com held its East Coast Thought Leadership Summit at The Standard Highline hotel in New York this past Wednesday, gathering agencies and advertisers to discuss key opportunities and challenges around the evolving trends in premium, programmatic, and performance advertising.
Hosted by East region Network Sales Director, Greg Skipper, the summit attracted nearly 80 senior attendees including Citi, Starwood, Gilt, Lord & Taylor, Travelers, L'Oreal, Digitas, Razorfish, and Ogilvy.
During the day long summit, high level discussions were focused around AOL's barbell strategy, programmatic trends, big data analytics, cross platform research, and mobile. The agenda allowed for conversations with marketing experts Brett Keller, Priceline.com CMO; Elizabeth Francis, Gilt Groupe CMO; Vikram Somaya, WeatherFX GM, as well as key network clients and partners at Citi, Accuen, and Aggregate Knowledge. In-house AOL Networks experts Seth Demsey, Don Kennedy, Doug Boccia, and Chad Gallagher, also took the stage to address current and future opportunities for the marketers in the room. The team members echoed the industry's need for simplification, calling on the audience to apply a greater focus on streamlined performance and measurement—within their advertising and operational strategies.
To offer unique insights in and out of the digital advertising industry, keynote presenters included David Bell; All-time Jeopardy! Champion, Ken Jennings, and the NYC Mayor's Office of Data Analytics. While both Ken and the Mayor's office's presentations were heavily premised on the science of automation, they emphasized an important message: human intelligence and talent is imperative to innovation in every industry.
By providing an informative, high-touch experience for the audience, Advertising.com was positioned as both an industry thought leader and end-to-end solutions provider, well-poised to carry the market to the next phase of programmatic, premium, and performance advertising.
Read the follow up media coverage here.
Advertising.com Offers Facebook Inventory Through Facebook Exchange Partnership
Ned Brody, CEO, AOL Networks
Advertising.com customers can now access Facebook inventory through AOL's massive premium, cross-screen network. With 608M global unique visitors, Advertising.com is one of the largest providers of programmatic buying, and with the addition of Facebook's 1bn users, our reach is expanded even further.
We know that advertisers want to include Facebook inventory in their buys – we're seeing it on RFPs – so we're glad to be able to further meet their needs. Marketers can execute both brand and performance campaigns across screens (desktop, mobile, tablet, connected TVs), across formats (video, mobile, premium formats), and now on one of the most visited sites in the world, all with one buy through Advertising.com.
Working with Advertising.com advertisers will be able to powerfully leverage their own, and AOL's, targeting on Facebook.
At AOL Networks, our mission is to simplify digital advertising at scale. We are delivering on the intersection of premium and programmatic buying for our clients and this is another step in that direction.
* comScore Media Metrix January 2013
Ned Brody
CEO, AOL Networks
Twitter: @NedBrody
AOL's Advertising.com Group Rebranded as AOL Networks
AOL Networks
Strong Emphasis on the Intersection of Premium, Programmatic and Performance Solutions Across Screens
New York, NY – February 5, 2013 – AOL today announced that Advertising.com Group has officially been renamed AOL Networks. The new brand, AOL Networks, aligns with its parent brand AOL, and should help all stakeholders better understand the rich stack of assets and robust technology it brings together for its nearly 20,000 publishers1 and 4,000 advertiser and agency clients2. The new name clearly represents the recognized cross-screen offerings across premium, programmatic and performance advertising.
"AOL Networks will continue to offer global advertising solutions that help increase yield through a rich and broad set of platforms, formats, and technologies," said Ned Brody, CEO of AOL Networks. "We have heard from many clients that there is an increasing number of systems and partners they need to do business with to accomplish their online marketing objectives. The group's mission has always been to simplify digital advertising at scale."
Brody added, "AOL is synonymous with premium. And in the network space, there is a real need for premium experiences. With our established leadership in video, performance and now programmatic, plus AOL's foothold in premium advertising, we are better positioned than ever to define and own a transcending solution."
AOL Networks enables the world's top marketers and media brands to reach consumers across desktop, mobile, tablet and connected TVs with impact through premium experiences, programmatic buying and performance driven campaigns. It is the global partner of choice for leading publishers, advertisers and agencies seeking to maximize the value of their online brands. AOL Networks brands will continue to operate under their existing names:
- Advertising.com: massive premium, cross-screen network with 596M3 global unique visitors, programmatic buying, a proprietary DSP, and network-exclusive access to AOL inventory.
- The AOL On Network: largest premium video network4 reaching 67M5 unique viewers.
- goviral: branded content distributor across premium publisher network in over 90 countries.
- ADTECH: dominant cross-screen global ad management and serving platform.
- Pictela: award-winning content-based advertising and premium formats platform.
"Given the synergies between our offerings and customers, and those of our AOL parent, it made the most sense to align the brands more closely together," said Allie Kline, CMO of AOL Networks. "I believe this rebrand will significantly increase market clarity among our key audiences including marketers and publishers."
The new gateway, www.aolnetworks.com launches today, providing publishers and marketers with information on, and access to, all of the offerings in the AOL Networks premium advertising suite.
Simultaneous to the introduction of AOL Networks, BuySight, the recently acquired dynamic creative optimization firm, will be packaged into the Advertising.com product suite.
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3Source: comScore December 2012
4Source: Comscore December 2012 Total Videos, custom category built by AOL
5Source: comScore December 2012
About AOL
AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) is a brand company, committed to continuously innovating, growing, and investing in brands and experiences that inform, entertain, and connect the world. The home of a world-class collection of premium brands, AOL creates original content that engages audiences on a local and global scale. We help marketers connect with these audiences through effective and engaging digital advertising solutions.
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Post-CES Predictions for 2013
Ned Brody, CEO, Advertising.com Group
After spending the past few days in Vegas for this year's Consumer Electronics Show, a few unexpected and exciting ad tech trends for 2013 were apparent.
Across the board it appears that brands, agencies and publishers alike are embracing [ad] tech at an impressive new level. Our clients are asking for game-changing innovation at a faster clip than I've seen in recent years.
A key example of this rate of innovation comes as news from one of our senior telecomm brand clients stating that they have asked creative teams to spend time on programmatic performance data. Creatives + performance data? You can envision the jaws dropping throughout the room. But today's creatives – at least the smart ones - embrace both the art and science of digital marketing.
If I could sum it up, there was a theme of having your cake and eating it too. And there are a few key ways in which we are seeing this theme play out:
1. Cross-Platform
Sure we've seen cross-platform buys gain momentum in recent quarters, but this was the first time I've heard so many brand and creative leads demand display + mobile + tablet reach, augmented by advanced targeting & creative optimization. This time next year, I predict we'll see big gains in cross-platform and will be talking about entirely new models of integrated data and campaign planning, management & measurement.
2 & 3. Programmatic AND Premium
The industry advanced quite a bit in 2012, and the buzz around programmatic buying and selling has never been hotter. As another example of having the best of both worlds, it seems the more efficient we get at driving performance at scale, the more clients lean in to premium and video. The result is what I like to call the 'new perfect harmony': high-performing [programmatic] algorithm + exclusive, top tier inventory + formats with explosive creativity.
4. Branded Content Creation aka Native Advertising
Coke and Pepsi's Q4 move towards editorial-style site content and branded entertainment clearly resonated with their marketing peers. We should see an increase in custom video creation, content integration and syndication if CES chatter is any indicator.
5. Social what?
FBX seems to have transformed social into an ad distribution tool. The noise around amassing Likes and building out Fan pages seems to have reduced to a hum, while finding ways to integrate the social network's ad platform into cross-web campaigns has become a digital media staple.
Ned Brody
CEO, Advertising.com Group
Twitter: @NedBrody
Cross Platform Optimization Insight Series Blog #1
Chad Gallagher, Advertising.com Cross Platform and Mobile
In a recent conversation with a Fortune 100 marketer, I asked our client if we could extend their digital campaign to smartphones. The marketer frowned and said – "I'd love to, but I don't handle mobile. Go talk to our mobile guy – he allocates the budgets independent of us." I found this somewhat concerning; it's like a hedge fund manager being restricted from investing in Asia. It just doesn't make sense.
Unfortunately, this is a common response, ad dollars are allocated in silos (e.g. desktop, tablet, smartphone, TV, print, radio) and often managed by different people in different agencies. This results in no holistic data sharing or holistic optimization.
To be fair, this siloed approach made sense in the early days of mobile when the time spent in mobile was minimal compared to other forms of media. However given over 23% of digital time spent is within tablets and smartphones, it's time to make use of holistic optimization capabilities. Based on our passion for optimization, we are truly excited to officially introduce the "Cross Platform Optimization Insights Series" which is our effort to help inspire our clients and media agencies.
Going back to my financial analogy, I invite you to consider the media planning process through the lens of a hedge fund manager and use technology to allocate funds in real-time across all potential digital platforms. Fundamentally, we believe this is the future of media buying and we want to do our part to help make it better.
For this first entry, let's look at customer lifetime value, analyzed by device. For years, marketers have considered the inventory source of an acquisition to understand the value of the conversion. However, the source was typically limited to the specific publisher (i.e. Yahoo) or vendor (i.e. Tribal Fusion Ad Network).
Today, we are starting to see customers break out the acquisition data by the device (iPhone 4, iPad, desktop, etc.) and they are seeing drastic results. Recently, a large high-end retailer got 4X the customer lifetime value on Advertising.com tablet conversions compared to typical desktop/laptop conversions. 4X the lifetime value – that's a big deal! Instead of paying $10 per conversion, they can now pay $40 per conversion and obtain the same ROI – drastically growing their ability to win impressions and drive more conversions. To get started in this analysis, we'd suggest assigning different tags to be targeted to different devices and chart the lifetime value of those separate 'device buckets'.
Check back in the upcoming weeks as we'll showcase cross platform insights from both our own data as well as thought proving entries from external experts we respect…all aimed at moving the industry towards smarter cross platform decision making.
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Chad Gallagher
Cross Platform and Mobile, Advertising.com
Twitter: @ChadGallagher
Allie Kline Joins AOL as Advertising.com Group's Chief Marketing Officer
Ned Brody, CEO, Advertising.com Group
As the Advertising.com Group has grown, the need for a dedicated leader focused on marketing our broad range of solutions across display, video and mobile has become paramount, which is why I'm thrilled that Allie Savarino Kline has joined as Chief Marketing Officer for Advertising.com Group. In this newly created global role, Kline will oversee marketing strategy to drive demand for the Group's advertising solutions for publishers, advertisers and agencies. She will report directly to me.
Kline has an extensive background in brand management and marketing strategy for technology-focused organizations. Most recently she was the Chief Marketing Officer for big data and social graph company 33Across, where she worked with over 375 Fortune 1000 advertisers and 650,000 global publishers. Prior to that role, Kline served as Vice President, Marketing at Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT) where she oversaw the company's brand development, marketing, and athlete and celebrity relationships. Prior to BAT, she ran global marketing for Unicast, a leader in rich media advertising for over 10 years.
Kline earned a B.A. in corporate communications from Ithaca College. She is a frequent industry speaker and press spokesperson, and was named to Fast Company's "Fast 50" list for Internet video innovation in 2005. Kline also serves as a board member on Jack Myers' Women's Media & Mentoring Initiative.
We are excited to welcome Allie to the Advertising.com Group leadership team. Her experience in brand management, marketing and advertising for technology-focused organizations makes her a perfect fit for this role. We look forward to her leadership in building out our marketing strategy and teams both here and abroad as the Advertising.com Group brand continues to evolve as a force in the online and programmatic marketplace.
Ned Brody
CEO, Advertising.com Group
Twitter: @NedBrody


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Hampton girl enjoys European adventure with her parents10:31 am | August 18, 2013
If Marina Bailey writes an essay on what she did during her summer vacation, she will have plenty of exciting material from the European adventure she enjoyed with her parents, Gary and Marci Bailey.
No one could fault the eight-year-old Hampton girl for feeling a bit like a fairytale princess as she traveled with her parents to castles, palaces and other exciting destinations. The family spent 10 fun-filled days in Europe, visiting England, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Italy and Swizterland.
Marina described the adventure as "a trip of a lifetime."
The family departed from the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport on May 23 and arrived in London for the start of their jaunt across Europe.
"We spent two nights in London," Marina said. "The first day, we toured the Tower of London, where we saw the Crown Jewels and Tower Bridge."
Highlights of the visit to the infamous Tower included seeing the Beefeaters guards and resident ravens. The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, better known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London.
"We also witnessed the changing of the guard," Marina said.
After their tour of the Tower, they dined at the famous Hard Rock in London, which is the original Hard Rock Cafe that was founded in 1971 by Americans Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton.
They walked in Hyde Park, one of the largest parks in London, as well as Green Park, which is located between Hyde Park and St. James's Park. During their visit to these Royal Parks, Marina enjoyed performing cartwheels in the grassy areas.
They also walked to Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. They also took some photographs of Big Ben, which is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London.
They also got a great overview of the city of London by purchasing tickets to ride the London Eye, the world's tallest cantilevered observation Ferris wheel.
"This gave us a new perspective of Big Ben and the surrounding area," explained Marina's mother.
On their second day in London, they toured Windsor Castle and the grounds.
"It was a rainy morning, but when we came out of the castle, the sun was shining," Marina said.
Marina's favorite part of the castle tour was the "dollhouse," which is a room that gives visitors the illusion they are walking into the court of the castles and looking in the windows of all the rooms around a miniature castle.
"We saw weapons of all kinds and the armor of many knights," Marina said.
The family also had their photo taken with a guard and toured St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
That evening, the family enjoyed a meal at The Swan Hammersmith Restaurant on top of the Nicholson Pub in London. Marina's mother said the meal consisted of fish and chips, a traditional British meal, in a pleasant, unexpected elegant setting.
They also learned some local secrets, including the fact that the London metro, known as the London Underground, is like a subterranean mall filled with good eats, sweets and other treats.
The next morning, they woke early, had breakfast and boarded a ferry at Dover Cliffs to cross the English Channel to Calais, France.
The family also had to undergo a security check at customs. They and their luggage were pulled from the coach.
"We passed the security check," Marci said.
Aboard the ferry, they enjoyed a nice lunch and views of the famous White Cliffs of Dover.
At Calais, they met their Italian tour guide, Vittoria.
Their stay in France at this point was brief. They left France, crossed Belgium and entered Holland, where they stayed in the Amsterdam area.
"We bought chocolates and enjoyed the scenic countryside along the way," Marina said. "We saw fields and fields of the yellow flowers used to make canola oil."
They also took a sightseeing cruise to see Amsterdam from water level.
"We saw the house where the diary of Anne Frank is kept and many other interesting buildings," Marina said.
The family also noticed an abundance of bicycles.
"We saw them everywhere," Marci said. "Apparently, people in Amsterdam ride bikes."
They also don't hesitate to "exchange" a bike.
"If you ride a bike somewhere, you may come back with a different bike," Marci said. "It's very common behavior."
Marina also enjoyed visiting a diamond center and observing the cutting and polishing of precious stones.
The rest of their Amsterdam visit consisted of lunch at the well-known restaurant, Marco Polo, as well as visiting an original windmill and shopping. Marina also had her photo taken after slipping into a giant pair of Holland clogs.
Germany, the next destination in their adventure, saw the family traveling along the shores of the Rhine, which is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. They also took a cruise that revealed the mystical magic of the Rhine.
Marina said she enjoyed spotting castles and historic villages before the cruise reached the legendary Lorelei Rock, which is a huge rock formation that soars some 393 feet above the Rhine.
In addition to the river cruise, they traveled along the Romantic Road, through towns and villages protected by medieval tower gates and battlements. They stopped in Rothenburg, which was like a fairytale village with colorful half-timbered houses and richly decorated fountains on cobblestone streets. Marina most enjoyed touring the Christmas museum and the Teddyland store.
The family spent the night in the city of Munich. They also made some new friends — Mona, Precious and Earl — who showed them the beauty of Munich after dark.
Marci said the heart of Munich consisted of richly detailed large structures with delicate artwork, illuminated for dramatic effect once darkness fell. In this setting, they enjoyed an outdoor dinner that presented some language barriers.
Marci explained that when the waiter did not understand their attempts at the words "beef" and "meat," she simply mooed at him.
"Everyone knows what that means," Marci said.
The family would have liked more time in Germany, but their schedule was tight, allowing them to see as much as possible. They traveled from Munich into Austria.
Marci said they crossed the snow-covered Bavarian Alps as their guide played "The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music."
The family found Austria clean, beautiful and interesting. "Austrians are much more conservative and traditional in beliefs," Marci said.
In Austria, they stopped at Innsbruck, the capital of the Tyrol.
They shopped, did some sightseeing and enjoyed spectacular views of the Alps. Mother and daughter also visited the beautiful Swarovski Crystal building.
They next traveled to Italy, driving over the Brenner Pass into the Dolomites before descending into the Piave Valley and Venice. In this ancient Italian city they were welcomed with dinner and a beautiful suite at the Hotel Ristorante Poppi.
"After staying in three countries in one day, I was thrilled with these accommodations," Marci said, noting they were some of the best of the entire trip. Their suite offered a separate bedroom, sitting area and a Jacuzzi/Venetian tub.
"It was a nice night just to sit and talk," Marci said, although her daughter spent some of the evening turning flips outside on the hotel grounds and courtyard.
The whole family was excited to start seeing Venice the next morning.
"I have been waiting a long time for a gondola ride along one of the Venetian canals," Marci said.
They first boarded a boat to take them to St. Mark's Square, where they saw the sites and admired the local architecture. They also watched mimes and Venetians dressed in exquisite carnival costumes.
"We took the Gondola Serenade Tour, which was definitely a highlight of our European trip," Marci said. "They serendaded our group through the centuries-old canals, famous arched bridges, lavish palaces and quaint piazzas," Marci said.
The tour impressed on all the participants how important the waters are to Venetian life.
Other highlights from Venice included watching Venetian glassblowers fashion fragile glassworks as they have done for centuries.
Their tour guide, Vittoria, warned the family about Gypsies, gave lessons in how to recognize a Gypsy and told stories of how people can be lured into Gypsy traps.
"Marina talked about Gypsies for days," Marci said. "At St. Mark's, we saw what we thought to be Gypsies as we passed through the famous columns to the basilica."
At St. Mark's, Marina acquired one of her favorite treasures — a carnival mask — from the trip.
They departed Venice for an afternoon trip to Florence, where they spent the next two nights. They traveled southward into the hilly Tuscan countryside to Palazzo Ricasoli, which was a residence with a separate living area and a divided bedroom.
Marina's bedroom had two beds and a window overlooking the Florentine surroundings in a loft setting with a bath, a half-bath and a kitchen cabinet for preparing meals.
The family also decided to break away from the tour group in order to spend a day in Rome. The group was scheduled to visit the renowned Leaning Tower of Pisa, but the Baileys decided to see the tower at night so they could spend the next day in Rome.
They bought tickets to travel the Eurostar to reach Rome. Gary said that the Eurostar experience was one of his favorites. He said he has always wanted to visit the Roman Colosseum.
They successfully navigated the Roman metro system and arrived at their destination.
"This enormous structure was definitely a sight not to be missed in Italy. They also toured the Roman Forum as Marina continued to keep an eye out for Gypsies," Marci said.
Utilizing the Roman metro again, they also visited Vatican City and St. Peter's Square.
"We took particular notice of the guards dressed in jester attire," Marci said.
They were very impressed with the Sistine Chapel.
"After walking through the museum, we arrived inside the chapel," Marci said. "Security was making the guests be quiet."
That wasn't a problem for Gary, Marci and Marina.
"We stood in awe of the pristine ambience surrounding us," Marci said.
After their visit to the Vatican, they made their way to the Fontana di Trevi.
"We walked in a confusing path to a hidden fountain that was not where I would expect to see such a notable landmark," Marci said. "It was crowded, and Marina spotted a Gypsy in our midst, but we were able to get some quick pictures."
Marina also got the chance to throw a coin into the famous Trevi Fountain.
They left Trevi aboard an extremely crowded Eurostar metro.
"I didn't think another person could possibly fit on our car, and then 10 more would push their way on," Marci said.
Back at the hotel in Florence, they reunited with other members of the tour group.
"We had a wonderful time sharing our stories of the day," Marci said.
After dinner, Marci took a taxi to Hard Rock Cafe in Florence and saw the Piazza della Republica Carousel lit up at night.
Another day of waking early preceded their visit to Switzerland. They crossed the Lombardy plains to Canton Ticino's sub-tropical resort of Lugano, where they ate gelato and Marina enjoyed a carousel ride while they took in beautiful views of Lake Lucerne.
During their crossing into Switzerland, the motorcoach climbed towards the St. Gotthard Tunnel to the German-speaking side of the country. The trip provided a great view of the snow-covered Alps.
"As we descended into Lake Lucerne, we were greeted by a nice meal at Luzernerhof, where we spent the night," Marci said. "Our dessert was ice cream with the Swiss flag."
The host was very generous with the Swiss chocolates, which he consistently gave to Marina.
They also purchased some chocolates to take home with them.
"What would a trip to Switzerland be without some Swiss chocolate?" Marci said.
The next morning was the first days of June, and the trip was in its final days. The Baileys traveled to see the Lion Monument before a boat trip on Lake Lucerne that provide views of attractive chalets and a wooden bridge.
Their next stop was their much-anticipated visit to Paris in France.
"This was Marina's highlight destination of the trip," Marci said.
Marina said she was very excited to experience Paris, including views of the Eiffel Tower.
They arrived at night, but that didn't stop the Baileys from going in search of French cuisine and getting some after-hours glimpses of the Eiffel Tower at night.
"We ate al fresco at a Parisian cafe," Marci said.
The meal also came with some unexpected excitement. "We witnessed a minor collision on the street in front of us," Marci said.
After the meal, they stepped across the street to obtain some macaroons for dessert. They also went to view the Eiffel Tower at night.
"I must say it was worth the journey to see it at night," Marcia said.
The family and the rest of their tour group traveled together the next morning to see the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramid near the Louvre, Champs Elysees and the Notre Dame Cathedral. The famous cathedral's architecture impressed the visitors.
"We got to see this gothic building inside and out," Marci said. "The large rose windows and gargoyles were some of the cathedral's most impressive architectural features."
Before proceeding to the Eiffel Tower, they decided to visit the Louvre and see more of the museum.
"The line was extensive," Marci said. "Apparently, it was a free day to see the Louvre."
Gary saved a place in line while his wife and daughter did some more shopping.
When they finally got inside the famous museum, they viewed some Egyptian artworks, Cupid and, of course, the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.
After their time in the Louvre, the family visited the Grande Arche de la Defense.
"This was actually a pretty impressive part of Paris," Marci said.
The family dined at 58 Eiffel, which is regarded as the most fashionable Brasserie, or French restaurant, in Paris.
"We had refreshments and hors d'oeuvres on the first floor," Marci said. "The views from the Eiffel Tower were breathtaking. When we reached the second floor, we were even more impressed with this massive structure."
Dining high above Paris in the Eiffel Tower provided a grand finale for the family's amazing European holiday.
After breakfast at their hotel the morning of June 3, they were escorted to the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
"After many delays, we flew to Florida," Marci said. "From Florida, we flew to Charlotte, and drove home, arriving early in the morning on June 4."
The whirlwind 12-day tour of eight European countries was over, but they returned home with a lifetime of memories.


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Focal Bead Leather Cuff
Choose your favorite bead as your focal bead and make it shine with this great cuff.
Designed by Barb Switzer.
Material List
- Lentil Shell Bead, 30mm – Amber
- Stardust Round Metal Beads, 4mm – Silver-plated (17)
- Faceted Rondelle, 3mm – Silver-plated (18)
- Beadalon® Wire, 20 ga. – Hematite (6")
- Beadalon® Wire, 24 ga. – Hematite (8")
- Jill MacKay™ Magnetic Clasp with Leather Accent
- Flush Cutters
- Chain Nose Pliers
- Round Nose Pliers
Project Instructions
Cut a 4" piece of 20 ga. wire.
Using round nose pliers, form a coil of 2-3 wraps.
Slide the wire through the flat bead. Trim the wire to 5/8". Using round nose pliers, form a second just like the first one. Roll the coil up until it is close to the bead hole.
Cut an 8" piece of 24 ga. wire. Slide the wire through one of the coils by the bead hole and center the wire in the coil. Slide both halves of the wire through one of the holes in the leather band. Pull the wires across the bottom of the leather band, toward the other hole. Slide the wires through the second hole in the band. Separate the two wires and pull them through the coil next to the bead so the wires cross inside the coil and there is one wire pointing in each direction.
String an alternating pattern of stardust and silver rondelle beads. String enough beads to create a frame around half of the flat bead.
When there are enough beads to reach the opposite side of the flat bead, slide the wire through the coil next to flat bead hole.
String enough beads to frame the second half of the flat bead, then pass through the coil where the stringing began.
Pull one wire behind the flat bead, and wrap it two or three times around the two 24 ga. wires coming up from the bottom of the band. Trim off the excess wire.
Pull the second half of the wire across the back of the flat bead, between the bead and the leather band, where it cannot be seen. Wrap it around in the same way as the first half of the wire, around the two 24 ga. wires coming up from the bottom of the band. Trim off the excess wire.
Cut a 3" piece of 20 ga. wire. Wrap one end tight around the 24 ga. wire and bead frame halfway between the coils sitting by the bead holes. Wrap twice. Pull the wire across the back of the bead and the leather strap. Wrap twice around the 24 ga. wire and bead frame, directly across from the other wraps.
Open up the jump rings that attach the lobster clasp to the bracelet. Set aside the original clasp. Use one ring to attach the halves of the magnetic clasp to the bracelet.


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Leanne Bateman is the Founder and Director of Running For Our Lives, an organization of men and women who participate in athletic events that raise awareness for life-threatening illnesses. After many years of experiencing firsthand the link between what you do, what you eat, and how you feel as a result, Leanne maintains an active and healthy lifestyle while encouraging others to do the same. She completes various events each year, including 5ks, 10ks, half-marathons, century bike rides and triathlons.
Leanne is committed to the belief that being "fit" is about quality: the quality of exercise you do, the quality of food you eat and the quality of your overall wellness, physically, mentally and emotionally. The level of this quality contributes to one's ability to prevent disease, which is what Running For Our Lives is all about: staying active and fit for our own health, while helping others achieve a lifestyle of wellness and longevity, without disease. We also sponsor cancer and other survivors to participate in their first event, whether it be a 5k walk or run, a long bike ride or a triathlon.


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Police credits community assistance on several recent arrests, including two homicides
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Police have made several arrests in connection with some acts of violence in Rochester. At a press conference Friday, Chief James Sheppard announced the arrest of seven individuals including two homicide suspects over the past few days.
He says 30-year old Sam Mitchell is charged with the murder of Steven Cobb. That happened last June on Main Street.
Officers also arrested 34-year-old Frederick Stokes. He's charged in connection with the death of Craig Wilson last June on Reynolds Street.
Police credited observant neighbors for finding the suspects.
Chief Sheppard said, "For the Rochester police department to be successful, we rely on the community to be successful and it's important for me to communicate that these arrests were made possible as a result of wiliness of concerned citizens to step up and be involved."
Police say they made several assault and robbery arrests in the 19th Ward where several recent homicides took place.
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