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we started with a plot of land
and a desire to document the building of our house.
it grew into the story of our growing home and family.
it has been almost two and a half years,
and 566 posts.
there has been a giant birthday. chickens.
and the start of a new company.
craft projects. family adventures.
and a recipe for the best oatmeal ever.
I'm so thankful this precious time has been documented
in such a way.
but as the kids are harder to chase with a camera,
and they are maturing from babes to little and big kiddos.
I think it is best to take this time in our lives to align our course.
Our hope is that we can put away our biggest distractions
and focus on our
faith and family.
this is not the last post.
but perhaps the last for awhile.


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February 11, 2003
(Note: The full text of Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report can be downloaded at http://ccp.ucla.edu)
LOS ANGELES — The more than 70 percent of Americans who use the Internet now consider online technology to be their most important source of information, ranking the Internet higher as an information source than all other media including television and newspapers, according to findings in Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report.
"Incredible as it may seem, for the vast majority of America that uses online technology, the Internet has surpassed all other major information sources in importance after only about eight years as a generally-available communications tool," said Jeffrey Cole, director of the UCLA Center for Communication Policy, a unit in The Anderson School at UCLA and affiliated with the university's College of Letters and Science.
When Internet users were asked to rank the importance of major media, 61.1 percent said the Internet was very important or extremely important, surpassing books (60.3 percent), newspapers (57.8 percent), television (50.2 percent), radio (40 percent), and magazines (28.7 percent).
Even the newest users of online technology believe the Internet is a vital information source. Among Internet users with less than one year online, more than half (52 percent) say the Internet is very important or extremely important as an information source.
"Clearly, users consider the Internet to be their key source for the broad range of information needs," said Cole. "We are especially interested to see how the role of the Internet as an information source continues to evolve as online access increasingly shifts to broadband instead of modem access, and the Internet becomes an instantly-available service in America's households."
By comparison, television remains the most important source of entertainment, with the Internet ranked fourth; 56.2 percent of Internet users ranked television as very important or extremely important, followed by books (50 percent), radio (48.9 percent), magazines (26.5 percent), the Internet (25 percent), and newspapers (22.8 percent).
Internet credibility: problems grow
Yet a sobering perception persists about the Internet's value as an information source: the credibility of information found on the Internet has declined for the first time in the three-year history of the report.
In 2002, 52.8 percent of users said that most or all of the information online is reliable and accurate — a decline from 58 percent in 2001 and 55 percent in 2000.
Non-users reported even lower levels of belief in credibility of online information; slightly more than one-third of non-users (33.6 percent) in 2002 continued to say that most or all of the information on the Internet is reliable and accurate — down from 36.7 percent in 2001 and about the same as the 33.3 percent in 2000.
"A troubling split in perceptions about the Internet is becoming increasingly clear," said Cole. "The Internet is viewed as a vitally important source of information by new users and experienced users alike, yet disturbingly large numbers of users do not trust what they find online."
"If the Internet's importance for information is growing, but it continues to be perceived as a source of unreliable information, then a 'credibility clash' is looming," Cole said. "How long will the Internet be valued as an important source of information, if the material users find online continues to be considered unreliable and inaccurate?"
Television viewing continues to decline
Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report found that television viewing continues to decline among online users.
"The trend across the three years of the UCLA Internet Project shows that users are 'borrowing' their time to go online from hours previously spent watching television," said Cole. "While survey respondents typically underreport their television viewing, the trend in viewing time is very definitely on the decline, while Internet use is rising."
Regarding television:
- Overall, Internet users watched less television in 2002 than in 2001; 11.2 hours per week in 2002, compared to 12.3 hours in 2001.
- In 2002, Internet users watched about 5.4 hours of television less per week than non-users — this compared to 4.5 hours in 2001.
- Almost one-third of children now watch less television than before they started using the Internet at home — up from 23 percent in 2001.
- The decline in television viewing becomes even more pronounced as Internet experiences increases; more than twice as many of the very experienced users than new users say that they spend less time watching television since using the Internet.
Concerns about online privacy: still high, but down slightly
Even while the importance of the Internet grows by some measures, concerns about online privacy and the security still remain sky-high.
Year Three of the UCLA Internet Project found that the vast majority of Americans continue to express some level of concern about the privacy of their personal information when or if they buy on the Internet.
Yet overall, concerns have declined slightly. Overall, 88.8 percent of all respondents — users and non-users alike — expressed some concern about the privacy of their personal information when or if they buy on the Internet — down from 94.6 percent in 2001. Those who are not concerned at all increased to 11.2 percent, more than double the number in 2001 (5.5 percent).
Concerns about credit card information: a continuing major problem
While worries about personal privacy online declined slightly in 2002, concerns about credit card security on the Internet remain as high as ever — and for many users, nothing will reduce their concerns.
Overall, 92.4 percent of all respondents age 18 or over in 2002 expressed some concern about the security of their credit card information when or if they buy online — a statistically insignificant change from 94.4 percent in 2001.
For nearly one-quarter of the respondents (23.1 percent) who have concerns about using their credit cards online, nothing will reduce their concerns about using a credit card online.
"The twin problems of online privacy and credit card security plague many aspects of Internet use," said Cole. "Those concerns decline somewhat as Internet use increases, but they nevertheless remain, and cannot be overemphasized as an important factor in online purchasing and information exchange."
Internet use at home: a dramatic increase
While overall Internet access remained generally stable from 2001 to 2002, use of the Internet at home increased dramatically.
Of the 71.1 percent of Americans who use the Internet, almost 60 percent of users (59.4 percent) have Internet access at home, a substantial increase in only two years from the 46.9 percent of users who reported home Internet access in 2000, the first year of the UCLA Internet Project.
Hours online increase
The number of hours users spend online continued to increase in 2002 — rising to an average of 11.1 hours per week in 2002, up from 9.8 hours in 2001 and 9.3 hours in 2000.
The Top Five Most Popular Internet Activities
The top five online activities in 2002 were e-mail and instant messaging, Web surfing or browsing, reading news, shopping and buying online, and accessing entertainment information.
About The UCLA Internet Project
Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report, titled "Surveying the Digital Future," provides a broad year-to-year view of the impact of the Internet by examining the behavior and views of a national sample of 2,000 Internet users and non-users, as well as comparisons between new users (less than one year of experience) and very experienced users (six or more years of experience).
The project compares findings from all three years of the study, looking at five major areas: who is online and who is not, media use and trust, consumer behavior, communication patterns, and social and psychological effects.
The UCLA Center for Communication Policy created and organizes the World Internet Project, which includes the UCLA Internet Report and similar studies in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Asia.
The UCLA Internet Project is supported by public foundations and private companies, including the National Science Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, America Online (AOL) Time Warner, Microsoft, Sony, Verizon, SBC, DirecTV, and the National Cable Television Association.
The UCLA Center for Communication Policy is based in The Anderson School at UCLA and maintains an affiliation with the university's College of Letters and Science.

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Birth entry in JOSEPH ELDER Bible, page 4, owned by Francesca
Elder Boone
Death Notice: Taken from Ancestry.com Newspaper
old photo - no marker -
Mountain View Cemetery Photo - -Spruce Lawn A-176-7
John McFarland Elder, died Tuesday, July 21, 1874, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada Map front Map back
Nevada State Journal, Saturday, July 25, 1874
Resolutions of Respect, Hall of Truckee Lodge No. 14, I.O.O.F, Reno, Nev., July 22, 1874.
To N.G., V.G., Officers and Members of Truckee Lodge No. 14, I.O.O.F.
Your Committee appointed to draft resolutions expressing the sense of this Lodge on the
death of Bro. J.M. ELDER, P.G., beg leave to submit the following:
WHEREAS, It hath pleased an allwise and beneficient Providence to remove
from our midst by death our well beloved Bro., J.M. ELDER, P.G., an esteemed member of this Lodge; and
WHEREAS, The intimate relations long preserved by the deceased with the members of this Lodge,
render it proper that we should express our appreciation of his services as an Odd Fellow, and of his merits as a man.
Therefore, be it Resolved, that in the death of our late brother, this Lodge has been deprived
of one of its most honored members, who proved himself in all the relations of life a friend,
a consistent Odd Fellow, a congenial companion, and a good upright citizen.
RESOLVED, That we will ever cherish the memory of his many exalted virtues,
trusting that his faithful life below will be rewarded by admission into the Grand Lodge above,
where Friendship, Love and Truth ever abides.
RESOLVED, That we deeply sympathise with the relations and friends of the deceased Brother,
and tender to them our unfeigned, and heart felt sympathy in their sore affliction, at the loss of a
true and tried friend, a devoted Odd Fellow, and an honest, upright citizen.
RESOLVED, That the Charter of this Lodge be draped in mourning; and that the officers and
members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for the period of thirty days in respect
to the memory of our late Brother.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be spread in full upon the minutes of this Lodge, and
that a copy of the same be forwarded to the relations of the deceased Brother, and
that the same be published in the Daily Nevada State Journal, and the Daily Reno Crescent.
Com.: Wm. Lucas, Chas. H. Stoddard, N.C. Hammersmith, Ren, July 22nd, 1874.
Taken from same day's newspaper:
John McFarland ELDER, d. Tues, July 21, 1874
Obituary, printed Saturday July 25, 1874
Nevada State Journal (Ancestry.com digitized image)
It is with feelings of the deepest sadness that we chronicle the
demise of John M. Elder,
than whom Nevada never had a better citizen or truer gentleman within her borders.
Mr. Elder was for a long time the General Agent of Woodruff & Ennor, the well known stage men,
and has also been connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. Last year he paid his folks in Pennsylvania a visit,
and on the trip contracted the seeds of that terrible disease, consumption. Returning to this coast,
he went to Southern California for his health, but continued to fail, and about six weeks ago he returned to Reno,
and Tuesday morning died.
He was an Odd Fellow in good standing of Truckee Lodge No. 14,
and of Reno Encampment No. 5.
Found Nevada State Journal (Reno) Sat. March 8, 1873, Col. 3 (Ancestry.com
newspaper images)
He's still alive here:
Dan B. Boyd and John M. Elder both well-known to all Washoeites,
have just returned from America.
Johnnie has been rusticating around Philadelphia, Washington, New York,
and Boston, while Dan has been away out in the backwoods in Iowa and Wisconsin.
They are both happy now that they are back in the sage brush country again."
Photo of GAR Cemetery in Reno, NV (burial was not there)
by Diane Greene (also genealogy of DOYLE family of Path Valley, Franklin Co PA)
May 24, 2005
From: Bob Berrington, Reno Nevada (RAOGK)
>Nancy, The good news is that I found the grave site.
Unfortunately there is no headstone.
According to an old timer from the cemetery, John's grave was at
the old IOOF Cemetery which was disturbed by the railroad coming to town.
(The old cemetery is now a liquor store on railroad property downtown.) They
moved the remains to Mt View Cemetery in 1902. I have attached pictures.
The Mt View cemetery is on a hilltop overlooking downtown Reno. A very
pleasant area and well maintained.
I also copied the newspaper article the IOOF placed in 1874, if you do not have a copy I can sent it to you.
Hope this helps,
Bob Berrington
Reno, Nevada
"Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at
Mountain View Cemetery
Photo of Downtown Reno from Mt. View Cemetery
435 Stoker Avenue
Reno NV 89503
Office: 775-329-9231
Card File for names
From Roy Bell's research:
John McFarland Elder came to Marysville, Yuba Co Calif. in 1867.
Great Register of Yuba Co. of 1867 shows John McFarland ELDER 24 fm Penn.
farmer in Twp. 0n 6/4/1867
J.M. ELDER 28 Fast Freight Agent:
ELDER, J M (1870 U.S. Census) Heritage Quest .pdf file
Nevada , WASHOE, RENO, Age28, Male, Race:White, Born: PA
Series: M593 Roll: 835 Page: 483
More about JOHN MCFARLAND ELDER in History of Beaver Co PA:
6-27-73 History of LOWRY Family
"... [Joseph ELDER Jr.] married Elizabeth PENROSE, a native of his adopted county,
and to them were born five children, as follows:
Mary W., now Mrs. LOWRY, the widow of John G. LOWRY;
John, served for nine months in the Civil War and then went to Nevada where owned
and operated a stage coach line, and where he finally died unmarried at the age of thirty-one;
Margaret, now Mrs. Thomas Smith, residing at Ligonier, Pennsylvania;
Elizabeth, now Mrs. Henry Shoup, also residing near Ligonier;
William A., who resides retired at Ligonier; he married Lettie McKelvey..."
Penn. State Archives Civil War Card file-Item #15
ELDER, John M. 135th PA Vol. Inf. -
Co. G 4-312
Enrolled 8-7-62 at Latrobe [Westmoreland Co PA]
M.I. 8-16-62 as Pvt. At Hbg. [Harrisburg, Dauphin Co PA]
Age at enrollment 19 Occ. Farmer
Res. Ligonier [Westmoreland Co PA]
[Roy writes: My GGF Samuel Elder BELL enrolled the next day at Ligonier in the same unit]
Roster of 135th PA Company "G"
135th PA
Co "G" (Westmoreland Co History page 487]
Writing on the new Marker in Mt. View Cemetery
(possibly to be installed in October 2005):
JOHN McFARLAND ELDER


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Yes, I'm guilty of pining after a handful of items this Spring:
1. Green Marni heels, 2. Heart-shaped rubber bands, 3. YSL Y-MAIL patent coinpurse, 4. YSL Biarritz sandal, 5. Nixon Chalet watch in bamboo, 6. Orla Kiely windowpane jacquard cardigan, 7. any Fornasetti plates, 8. Tatty Devine moustache necklace, 9. Live Love Life journal set, 10. Forever21 F5701 sunglasses, 11. limited-edition Rich in Craft handbag, 12. Studio 65 lips sofa.
What's making your heart pitter-patter this Spring?
P.S. Due to some very tight deadlines, I will not be blogging for the next few days. Thanks for understanding.


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Emotional and verbal abuse are just as terrible and insidious as physical abuse. Too often I've watched people shrug off, dismiss or disregard emotional and verbal abuse. They don't leave visible physical damage on people so some people feel like it can't be that bad.
These two more subtle forms of abuse poison us.While physical abuse is a visible threat, the other is a threat to the mind and soul and eventually over time wears your body down, poisons you, and your life from the inside out. It makes life feel like it's not worth living....
Someone I know found themselves in a relationship of this nature for almost a year. My friend who is normally a very self-possessed, intellectual, funny and strong willed individual found themselves buried deep in an emotionally and verbally abusive relationship. The abuser was entrenched in their lives the same way a tick burrows into the skin.
From my own experience and observing this most recent brush from someone else's perspective I'd like to share some warning signs and tips for everyone.
Isolation. If you find yourself in a relationship where the significant other isn't willing to integrate into activities with your already established long term friend group be wary.
Silence. It's not alright if you try to speak and are constantly told: "Shhh shhhh!" or "Shut your pie hole. There you go again running your mouth about something you know nothing about."
Mental Games. When someone tries to shake your confidence in your intelligence, patronizes you on a daily basis, or makes derogatory statements about you privately or in front of others constantly, it undermines your self-confidence and makes you feel vulnerable and insecure.
Punishment. No relationship is a healthy one if someone feels the need to punish you because things don't work out to their ideal planned scenario.
When taken out of context these things seem so straight forward and obvious. When we're dealing in reality where these perhaps unwitting abusers are loving, doting, and affectionate in the beginning and at other points throughout the relationship, these things become murky and difficult to separate out.


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Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
New Report Quantifies UW's Economic Impact
The University of Wyoming receives nearly $130 million in external funding annually, creating more than 2,200 jobs and stimulating $129 million in value-added economic activity around the state, according to a new study.
The report, titled "Economic Footprint of the University of Wyoming," quantifies economic impacts that would not occur in Wyoming but for the university's presence -- including externally funded research support, direct expenditures by nonresident students and visitors, and spin-outs and startup businesses directly resulting from UW research.
The report also outlines the wide variety of UW activities around the state, concluding that while the university is a powerful engine supporting the state's growth, its impacts extend far beyond its economic footprint.
"UW plays a significant role by attracting and spending money that otherwise would not flow to Wyoming, but it also adds great value to the state by providing broad access to educational opportunities and continually working with our communities to solve problems," says Bill Gern, UW's vice president for research and economic development. "UW's impact on the economic development of the state is much broader than just technical economic impacts."
The report, commissioned by the UW Office of Research and Economic Development, was written by economist Anne Alexander, associate dean and director of UW International Programs, and Roger Coupal, head of UW's Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. The full report is available at www.uwyo.edu/research/_files/docs/uw-economic-footprint-2014.pdf.
Among the findings:
-- UW's research enterprise generates more than $78 million of added value -- on top of the direct funding of more than $96 million from sources outside Wyoming -- and which creates nearly 1,100 jobs each year, along with another $3.08 of labor income and taxes for each dollar of labor income. Added value refers to labor and proprietor income, business profits and taxes.
-- Nonresident student tuition, fees and expenditures generate more than $40 million annually in state economic activity and create nearly 1,000 jobs.
-- UW's Agricultural Extension and Experiment Stations generate more than 40 jobs and produce nearly $2 million in added value annually.
The report also details UW's presence around Wyoming, including: providing courses and degrees for those who can't come to Laramie; research that advances fundamental understanding and practical solutions for business, industry and government; service to professional and community organizations; information and advice to policy makers; cultural performances and exhibitions; academic program, workshops and seminars; and access to legal services, health services and library databases.
"UW's staff, students and faculty members view themselves as partners with our communities across Wyoming in supporting the long-term economic basis for growth, development and a rising quality of life and increased prosperity," the report states. "What we do, in collaboration with our stakeholders around Wyoming, provides jobs, creates economic value, increases human capital and citizenship, and enhances the viability of communities for the long term and makes for a more livable Wyoming."
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: email@example.com


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Al Raihe and Watson claim double victory at Jebel Ali
Champion Trainer Ali Rashid Al Raihe and the previous title holder Doug Watson were both in double form as racing returned to Dubai with a six race card at Jebel Ali on Friday afternoon.
Al Raihe`s brace was highlighted by the win of Mujaazef in the featured 1000m handicap with Tadhg O`Shea in the saddle in the colours of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum whose Derrinstown Stud sponsored the race.
Former Champion Jockey O`Shea said: "It is always nice to get that first winner on the board and to do it in the feature is great. He ran some good races here last year and took his chance in the Jebel Ali Sprint but this is more his level."
Al Raihe promptly made it two with promising apprentice Saeed Al Mazrooei doubling his tally for the campaign on Five Cents, the horse who supplied him with his first ever career win last season, in the 1400m handicap.
The pair ran on too strongly for stable companion Zain Shamardal and assistant trainer Jilani Sidiqqui said: "That is a good result for the whole team and we hoped they would both run well. Saeed has done well again and his claim is useful in these handicaps. Zain Shamardal has made a nice local debut and the we are obviously pleased with Mujaazef."
O`Shea completed his own and Watson`s double when Mushreq battled to deny Tesslam in the 1600m handicap. O`Shea tried to make all on Sheikh Hamdan`s Mushreq but was definitely headed by Tesslam about 300m out. However, Watson`s charge was not to be denied and was running away again by the time the line arrived.
O`Shea said: "He was very brave and we rode him positively as we know he stays further. When the other horse came to him he dug deep and did it nicely in the end."
Watson had also won the 1200m handicap with dirt debutant Kilt Rock who clearly relished the conditions under Wayne Smith. The trainer was obviously delighted to open his account for the season and said: "Our few runners at Abu Dhabi went well on Sunday so we were hoping for a good afternoon, especially after working most of this afternoon`s runners here at Jebel Ali pre-season. It was Kilt Rock`s first race on it but he worked nicely the other day and he seems to like it."
The Satish Seemar-trained Al Razi was the easy winner of the opening 1200m handicap with Richard Mullen looking confident throughout. Eased to the front 300m out, Al Razi idled close home but won well.
With Jebel Ali celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, it was fitting that racecourse patron His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, after three seconds earlier on the card, had a winner and Sarbola won the concluding 1600m maiden.
Trained on the track by Dhruba Selvaratnam, she was a first UAE winner for jockey James Doyle who said: "This is a great opportunity for me and I am very grateful to Sheikh Ahmed and Dhruba so it is brilliant to help them get a winner on such an important day. She travelled nicely and picked up well. Hopefully she can build on this and My Verse, Ancien Regime and Tesslam in particular ran well earlier on the card."


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Melting Disco Balls by Rotganzen
"These melting disco balls are the work of German collective Rotganzen. The installation, titled Quelle Fête, features scattered disco balls in various stages of melting. No longer operable or spinning, they lie lazily on the floor." Regarding the concept, Rotganzen says:"Our conscious choice of the material and form contains a contrast to the message. It's a reminder of the momentousness of glamour and swiftly passing glory. What once may have been a perfect shape takes on a new character and meaning. However, rather than a cynical take on reality, our intention is to offer a playful approach to observing our object of depiction."


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Sarah Palin: Are You Capable of Decency, Rahm Emanuel?
Via Facebook
The newly-released mind-boggling, record-smashing $3,400,000,000,000 federal budget invites plenty of opportunity to debate the merits of incurring more and more debt that will drown the next generation of Americans. Never has it been possible to spend your way out of debt. So... let the debate begin.
Included in the debate process will be opportunities for our president to deliberate internally the wisdom of this debt explosion, along with other economic, military and social issues facing our country. Our president will discuss these important issues with Democrat leaders and those within his inner circle. I would ask the president to show decency in this process by eliminating one member of that inner circle, Mr. Rahm Emanuel, and not allow Rahm's continued indecent tactics to cloud efforts. Yes, Rahm is known for his caustic, crude references about those with whom he disagrees, but his recent tirade against participants in a strategy session was such a strong slap in many American faces that our president is doing himself a disservice by seeming to condone Rahm's recent sick and offensive tactic.
The Obama Administration's Chief of Staff scolded participants, calling them, "F---ing retarded," according to several participants, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
Just as we'd be appalled if any public figure of Rahm's stature ever used the "N-word" or other such inappropriate language, Rahm's slur on all God's children with cognitive and developmental disabilities – and the people who love them – is unacceptable, and it's heartbreaking.
A patriot in North Andover, Massachusetts, notified me of Rahm's "retarded" slam. I join this gentleman, who is the father of a beautiful child born with Down Syndrome, in asking why the Special Olympics, National Down Syndrome Society and other groups condemning Rahm's degrading scolding have been completely ignored by the White House. No comment from his boss, the president?
As my friend in North Andover says, "This isn't about politics; it's about decency. I am not speaking as a political figure but as a parent and as an everyday American wanting my child to grow up in a country free from mindless prejudice and discrimination, free from gratuitous insults of people who are ostensibly smart enough to know better... Have you no sense of decency, sir?"
Mr. President, you can do better, and our country deserves better.
- Sarah Palin


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- Publisher: Tozai Games
- Release Date: Jan 17, 2013
- Summary: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON FOOL'S GOLDPlay the authentic Lode Runner… this is the real deal!AWARD WINNING GAMEPLAYLode Runner Classic combines the game play and all 150 levels of the award-winning Apple II original Lode Runner with graphics and features engineered forDON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON FOOL'S GOLDPlay the authentic Lode Runner… this is the real deal!AWARD WINNING GAMEPLAYLode Runner Classic combines the game play and all 150 levels of the award-winning Apple II original Lode Runner with graphics and features engineered for today's advanced smartphones. The game's frantic action takes place in maze-like, static levels, where a single player dodges enemies while running and climbing to reach and claim stacks of gold. No jumping is allowed. And shooting enemies is forbidden, but you can blast blocks to access lower platforms or trap pursuing enemies. Winding your way through ever-increasing levels of complexity makes for a superior challenge, but now you can choose to play any one of the 150 levels at any time. EXCITING NEW FEATURESAlthough the gameplay remains true to the original Apple II version, there are plenty of new features to enhance the experience, including options to magnify the screen around the Runner and set the play speed. Worldwide leaderboards track the top scores submitted from around the globe and you can choose to post your top scores on your Facebook wall to show off your old-school gaming chops. •150 puzzling levels – all unlocked and accessible•Two game modes – Expedition and Time Attack•New magnification effect – zoom the action around the Runner•Multiple play speeds – super slow to superfast action•Fully adjustable color palettes•Worldwide leaderboards•Multiple control schemes•Illustrated How to Play section "When the first Lode Runner came out on the Apple II, the last thing I expected was that the game would be alive and kicking on a platform as advanced as today's smartphones more than 25 years later. It's really gratifying to me that so many people are still interested in the game." Douglas E. Smith, Original Creator"In the early days, there was Lode Runner. I consider it a real puzzle game. That was my favorite for many, many years. It's such a good combination of dynamic stuff, the finger-work, and real planning and puzzle-solving. Every level was a real puzzle with its own mechanics, its own dynamics, its own kind of solution. At the same time, it was an arcade game to play. This combination was done absolutely right. I can't imagine any other game with such inventive and unusual design."Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris CreatorInterview with Edge MagazineTozai Games and Lode Runner are trademarks of Tozai, Inc. registered or protected in the US and other countries. Lode Runner is protected under US and international copyright laws ©1983-2012 Tozai, Inc. All rights reserved.… Expand
- Developer: Tozai Games, Studio Voltz LLC
- Genre(s): Action, Platformer, Platformer, 2D, 2D
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
Positive: 0 out of 2
Mixed: 2 out of 2
Negative: 0 out of 2
Jan 23, 2013Lode Runner Classic is not really essential for anyone that isn't in love with the series, and while the game does pack loads of content, that's really just it – there's little redeeming value here.
Feb 10, 2013Lode Runner Classic is just as hectic and demanding as the beloved original, but control problems hamstring the experience.
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1 Day
"One day, whether you
are 14,
or 65
you will stumble upon
someone who will start
a fire in you that cannot die.
However, the saddest,
most awful truth
you will ever come to find––
is they are not always
with whom we spend our lives."
--Beau Taplin, "The Awful Truth"


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Browsing Center for Law, Economics & Financial Institutions (LEFIC) by Subject "eu"
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Limits on Economic Harmonization in The United States and The European UnionSweeney, Richard J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The U.S. Constitution importantly limits the degree to which the federal government can impose harmonization across member states. This paper reviews these limitations and how they have evolved substantially over time in the U.S. It also discusses some of the benefits and costs of such limitations, and argues that the EU may benefit from adopting similar limitations. Harmonization of EU tax codes is likely to be economically harmful. On theoretical grounds, tax rates are likely to be harmonized at a common rate that is higher than optimal for the EU. This suggests the benefits of constitutional provisions that make tax harmonization difficult to impose. Other types of harmonization have a less clear-cut costbenefit analysis. A federal commercial code that is uniform across member states reduces transaction and information costs, compared to leaving important code issues to member states; further, many states may keep codes for long periods that are sub-optimal compared to a given federal code. A federal code may, however, fit poorly with other institutions of member states, potentially causing large costs. Leaving codes to the states leads to competition across states, and may generate forces for change for the better. Competition also generates information about the effectiveness and costs of different commercial codes. Because any country's initial code is likely to be sub-optimal, and is likely to become less optimal over time, information on how to improve codes is valuable. Likely it is easier to learn and adapt from member states than from other countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6806
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Some Lessons from United States Constitutional HistorySweeney, Richard J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: A constitution is more likely to be accepted if it federalizes those issues that are widely seen as needing complete harmonization. A constitution is more likely to endure if the federal government does not have powers that are not vital to it but which may alienate some member states to the point that the federal government loses legitimacy. It appears vital to have trade policy at the European Union level; for euro countries, monetary policy is already federalized. It is not clear that common foreign and defense policies are needed; insisting on common foreign and defense policies may lead to conflicts within and across member states that severely weaken the Union, conceivably contributing to eventual collapse. Insisting on harmonization of commercial codes does not have the destructive potential of attempting completely to harmonize defense and foreign policies; it may, however, lead to needless conflict that helps drain the reservoir of goodwill that the European Union will need for dealing with other conflicts amongst member states. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6787
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Lessons for the EU from United States History, 1789 - 1861Sweeney, Richard J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: If secession or expulsion ends in a "velvet divorce," as with Czechoslovakia, costs are minimal and the split is relatively unimportant. High costs arise if a federation splits into mutually hostile, comparably sized regions. Perhaps the majority of splits lead to dangerous hostility. A well-designed constitution minimizes the likelihood of hostile splits by limiting the issues that are dealt with at the federal level, by providing checks and balances, and by establishing due process under the rule of law. Preventing the conditions under which a hostile split may arise is more costeffective than trying to optimize the terms of a split or to find last-minute compromises to forestall the split. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6786
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Why Didn't the U.S. Civil War Go On and On?Sweeney, Richard J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The post-Civil War reconciliation between the North and the South is a very rare event in the history of civil wars. The South was thoroughly beaten. Top generals, particularly Robert E. Lee, saw further fighting as "useless effusion of blood." There was no call by top Confederate leaders for continuing the fight with the type of bushwacking that occurred in Missouri and Kansas. Reconstruction is often thought of as harsh, but compared to the standards of history Confederates were by and large treated well after the Civil War. Within a decade or so of the end of the Civil War, conservative white elites had established political, economic and social dominance in the South. They had lost their "slave property" and the "government of our own." They could never get back slavery, and a government of their own was not worth fighting for. There was little reason for the kind of persistent low-level guerilla warfare that often occurs after civil wars, or the organization of a succession of rebellions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6810
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Lessons from the Causes of the American RevolutionSweeney, Richard J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Because the conflicts that led to the American Revolution mainly arose from constitutional issues, the history of these conflicts offers lessons for the design of the new European Union constitution. One lesson is the importance of avoiding needless conflicts between federal and member-state governments. In particular, forcing decisions on where sovereignty lies may cause great conflict. Another lesson is that a federal system depends on good will among the federal and member-state governments, and because this good will is easily dissipated, efforts should be made to nurture it. Federal exercise of power will often alienate member states; thus, a sensible strategy is to grant the federal government only the minimal powers that a strong consensus agrees it must have, and to change these powers only by strong consensus. Removing "democratic deficits" may not be sufficient in many cases to give legitimacy to exercise of federal power; minorities may require protection by constitutional limits on federal powers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6782
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Deadly quake caused war-like devastation in China; hundreds killed
A strong earthquake has killed at least 367 people and injured more than 1,800 people in southern China's most deadly temblor since 2008.
The quake, which struck Sunday in Yunnan province, toppled thousands of homes, according to Chinas Xinhua news agency. Rescuers on Monday were still trying to reach remote towns near the epicenter - in Longtoushan township, 277 miles northeast of Yunnans capital, Kunming - meaning that the death toll could rise significantly.
Photos posted on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, showed collapsed building and rescuers trying to search through the rubble. Xinhua reported that the vast majority of the deaths, 357, occurred in Zhaotong City, with another ten in Quijing City. Both are in Ludian County, which has a population of about 429,000 people.
Ma Liya, a resident of Zhaotong, told Xinhua that her neighborhood like a battlefield after bombardment. She said that her neighbors two-story house had toppled, even though it was relatively new, and that quake was far worse than one that struck the area in 2012 and killed 81 people.
"The aftermath is much, much worse than what happened after the quake two years ago," Ma was quoted as saying. "I have never felt such strong tremors before. What I can see are all ruins."
There were conflicting accounts on the quakes strength. The U.S. Geological Survey reported it reached a magnitude of 6.1, striking at 4:30 p.m. at a depth of six miles. Xinhua described it as a magnitude 6.5 temblor.
Earthquakes are a sensitive topic for China's ruling Communist Party, ever since roughly 90,000 people either died or went missing in the 2009 earthquake in Sichuan province. In the days after that disaster, the government attempted to suppress reports that lax building standards and inspections had contributed to the death toll, including the deaths of hundreds of children in collapsed school buildings.
In a statement late Sunday, China's President Xi Jinping ordered authorities "to give top priority to saving peoples lives, minimize casualties and guarantee a proper settlement for quake victims," Xinhua reported.
Premier Li Keqiang also issued a statement order local authorities to set up relief camps and emergency clinics for thousands of displaced families. The government was also working to restore electricity and telecommunications to the area. "Social order in the quake zone should also be maintained," Xinhua reported Li as saying.
Xinhua reported that over 2,500 officers and soldiers, including reservists and, have been dispatched to the area.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his condolences and assistances, as did the White House early Monday local time.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those that lost their lives, those injured or displaced, and all the people of China on this difficult day," said Bernadette Meehan, a deputy spokeswoman for the U.S. National Security Council. U.S. disaster response officials are in contact with their Chinese counterparts.
Yunnan province, heavily mountainous and on the border with Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, has a history of large and extremely deadly earthquakes. A magnitude-7.7 quake killed roughly 15,000 people there in 1980, and a magnitude-7.1 quake killed 1,400 more in 1974.


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LGBTQ teens are half as likely to report being happy and are twice as likely to be physically and verbally abused, be socially excluded, and to experiment with alcohol and drugs, according to a troubling new report from the Human Rights Campaign. Focus on the Family affiliate CitizenLink's Jeff Johnston feels for those kids, he really does — man, if only they didn't want to be gay so badly in the first place!
"There's lots of kids who are confused about their sexuality and identity, and for years, groups like HRC and other activist groups have encouraged them to self-identify as gay or transgender. That's just not good or healthy for these kids," Johnston said today.
You hear that, kids? If you're bullied because of your sexuality, it's your fault. But there's an easy way out: Just be straight! Or, you know, call yourself straight, and everything else will fall into place. (Wow, it's unsettling when your attempt at sarcasm mirrors Focus on the Family's agenda word-for-word.)
"You really don't get much more dangerous messaging than this," writes Jeremy Hooper at Good As You. "Not just offensive or unscientific, both labels that fit. This aggressive blind eye to the real problem in order to push a "pro-family" Christian agenda goes further than the common offense. This is truly and deeply dangerous stuff from adults who should know better."
The most dangerous part is that their rhetoric doesn't come from ignorance; Focus on the Family knows exactly what kind of message they're trying to convey to listeners. And they're pretty damn good at it.
Focus on the Family Blames Gay Teens and Activists for Unhappiness [GLAAD]
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A lot of things need to come together for a new business to be successful.
Great product, brilliant team, the right meetings—the list goes on. But there's one way to fast-track your success that's simpler than you think: Find a clever way to stand out.
Some choose the Sir Richard Branson path, executing big, bold, holy-sh*t-did-he-just-do-that kinds of stunts that get you noticed quickly. As a huge Branson fan, I hope to have a fraction of that kind of pizazz, scale (and budget!) someday.
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Amar'e Stoudemire is not the only New York Knick superstar helping other people. On Monday, children from the Lomas housing project in Puerto Rico will be able to enjoy playing basketball at the new sports center reconstructed by Knicks star Carmelo Anthony. This is the second sports center reconstructed in the Caribbean by the Carmelo Anthony Foundation. The other was opened in July 2010 in the San Juan district of La Perla. Some of the improvements include acrylic backboards, new paint jobs and a roof for the sports center. Anthony, whose father was Puerto Rican, said his organization looked at many courts but chose this one because it was "almost perfect" for developing the game.
This is great to hear that Carmelo is proactive in using his stature to help others as well. I always believe athletes of his stature should do all they can to help people in need. In this era of lockouts and disputes over millions of dollars, I love to see that people still help the less fortunate and use their stature to help others. Like Amar'e, I hope Carmelo can continue to make the most of his talents and help others.
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This Week in Genea-Blogging
What do you do?
Susan Petersen at Long Lost Relatives.net asks one of our favorite questions: "What To Do with Skeletons in the Closet" and gets a lot of interesting answers!
Another excellent question
is posed by Lorine McGinnis Shulze at Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: "Are Genealogists Desensitized to Horrors and Tragedies?" Many interesting responses to this question, too.
Please find me!
If, like many of us, you want the subjects and ancestral names you write about on your blogs to appear prominently (= near the top) in Google searches, check out Joan Miller's post "SEO [search engine optimization] for Surnames" at the Luxegen Genealogy Blog.
A cautionary tale
at Travis LeMaster's TLGenes: Preserving Our Family History, amusing and unnerving at the same time: "Heritage For Sale."
A couple of articles on "false geography"
Randy Seaver's "Dear Randy: Why the False Geography in Your Database?" at Genea-Musings
John Newmark's "Place Name Standardization" at TransylvanianDutch Which way to go?
Check out the rant and the neologisms
at Genea-Musings in Randy Seaver's "Reader's Genea-Rant - my cousin's done genealogy research, and it's wrong!" A new tradition - genea-rants! (Or is it a new name for an old tradition?)
No easy answer to this one
Elyse at Elyse's Genealogy Blog has an interesting and difficult dilemma: "To Research Or Not To Research?"
For the fascinating story of a photographer
and of the child laborers he photographed, read Heather Rojo's post "Genealogy and Lewis Hine" at Nutfield Genealogy, and check out the links.
I can stop writing and die happy ...
because T.K. at Before My Time has expressed my exact thoughts on technology for genealogy and genealogy as an avocation (and why I love it) in "February Ruminations."
For more suggested blog reading ...
Check out "Follow Friday: Around the Blogosphere" at Susan Petersen's Long Lost Relatives.net and "Best of the Genea-Blogs" at Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings.
This week I started following these blogs:
A Tree Full of Parrotts - Untangling the Roots
Buried in a New World
Fantastic Electrisoil
Genealogical Masonry
Keeping the Story Alive
Kentucky & Tennessee Stories
More Than Names
Who We Were, Are & Will Be Our Family
My Research Week
Finally - months after the trip to Greenville - I have confronted the large pile of documents resulting from that trip. I have started working on the documents, transcribing and extracting information. This is a big job, but I am already finding new information on the Moore family. Now if my eyes can just take the strain of trying to read all those pages. Also, distant Norman and Dalrymple cousins have contacted me through the blog. Hoping to hear more!
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Jilted Shoe Salesman Bites Off Ex-Girlfriend's Toe
Looks like Daniel Anaya may have bitten off a little more than he could chew. Get it? Like, because of the headline?
Police in Santa Fe, NM arrested the 27-year-old man last week after he broke into his ex-girlfriend's house and bit off her big toe. Did we say Santa Fe? Make that Santa Fetish.
Here's the story about this heel: Authorities say Anaya broke into the woman's apartment and asked if she'd let him sniff her feet, which any jilted ex-boyfriend can tell you is step number six when it comes to getting over a breakup.
As you may have expected, the woman was toe-tally freaked out and turned him down, at which point Anaya did his best Chris Brown impression by throwing her against a wall. Then, he chomped down on her toe like Mike Tyson feasting on Evander Holyfield's ear.
The woman told police she broke up with him back in November after four years together because he bit her other big toe. He broke her toe, she broke his heart -- maybe they'll cross paths in rehab.
Anaya seems to be a foot man – he works in the shoe department of a department store (or did, until this story hit the newsstands?) and is also enrolled in a local college where one can only imagine he's preparing for a career in podiatry.
All we know is this shoe salesman is definitely more Ted Bundy than Al Bundy.


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DEAR BRUCE: I am executor of my father's estate, and I live overseas. My father passed away, and the estate has not been probated. I have been attempting to transfer some outstanding shares of stock, approximately $10,000 worth, into my name so they can be sold and split between the siblings. The company holding the shares wants some verifying documents, such as a "gold medallion," which I can't get where I live.
DEAR BRUCE: I am executor of my father's estate, and I live overseas. My father passed away, and the estate has not been probated. I have been attempting to transfer some outstanding shares of stock, approximately $10,000 worth, into my name so they can be sold and split between the siblings. The company holding the shares wants some verifying documents, such as a "gold medallion," which I can't get where I live.
To alleviate this problem, I want to transfer the executorship of the will to my brother so he can take care of it. What is involved in changing the executors on a will?
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DEAR READER: I don't believe you can transfer the executorship of a will in the way you would like. What you can do is renounce the executorship. Ask the surrogate court in the state where your father lived and where the will was filed to see if such a renouncement could be accomplished. Your brother then can apply to the surrogate court to be the administrator of the estate, with all of the rights and responsibilities that you now have.
It sounds complicated, but you should be able to get this done with reasonable promptness and at little cost.
DEAR BRUCE: Several years ago when our economy tanked, I filed bankruptcy against several credit card companies for approximately $50,000. I had no other option and did so with tremendous regret.
Now I am determined to attempt to reconcile this situation. Although I have no assets to do so, I feel that I must try. Can you advise me on the best way to do this, or would I just be opening up a can of worms?
S.S., via email
DEAR S.S.: I congratulate you for having this moral sense. I understand the pangs of regret, but the reality is that the companies involved have long since written off the bankruptcy discharges.
In my opinion, it would be best to let this dead dog lie. I wouldn't make any effort to contact the companies. Maybe when you get a few extra bucks, you could help out a charity. At least you'd be giving something back, albeit it in a different way.
DEAR BRUCE: Can you please explain what an interest-only mortgage is?
V.S., via email
DEAR V.S.: An interest-only mortgage is a loan on which, for a set term, the borrower pays only the interest due on the principal. The principal balance remains unchanged. Interest-only loans represent a somewhat higher risk for lenders, and therefore they carry a slightly higher interest rate. The reason most people take out interest-only mortgages is that these loans require the smallest monthly payments.
The troublesome thing about this kind of mortgage is that equity does not build unless the house rises in value, which in many markets is not happening these days. Interest-only mortgages tempt people to buy more house than they can afford and gamble on the outcome, meaning they are hoping the house will rise in value, their income will increase, etc.
DEAR BRUCE: I had a judgment against me a few years ago. Today, most of my bills are paid except for a judgment that I can't really pay. How long can it be held against me? What can I do?
Reader, via email
DEAR READER: If the judgment has been renewed according to the laws of the state in which it was granted, it could stay with you until the day you die, with the interest meter continuing to run. Furthermore, one holder could sell it to another, who could sell it to another, with all of them making their best effort to try to collect from you.
Ignoring the judgment almost surely will not make it go away. Sooner or later, someone will pick up on it, renew it and come after you.
Your best shot is to try to negotiate with the current holder of the judgment to see if you can reach some kind of settlement in which you pay less than the amount outstanding.
DEAR BRUCE: My husband and I decided that we were going to build the home of our dreams for our retirement. We hired a builder. During the building process, we noticed several things that we didn't like. We talked to the builder about them, and he assured us that everything would be all right. Well, everything isn't all right, and now problems have arisen as a result.
We spent a lot of money on this house, and we want it to be right. Can we take the builder to court and force him to make these changes?
Sam and Elaine, via email
DEAR SAM AND ELAINE: You can take someone to court for almost any reason. Whether you prevail is another question.
The first thing you should do is get a second opinion from someone who is qualified, such as a private home inspector, to see if your complaints are legitimate. You also should determine how much it would cost to have these problems fixed. In a lawsuit of this type, the plaintiff asks for a dollar amount as a remedy, rather than requiring that the builder do specific work.
If the costs involved in fixing the problems are modest, it might be to your advantage to pay to have the work done and put the matter behind you. If it's a significant amount of money, a small-claim action certainly is warranted.
You should know, however, that even if you receive a judgment, collecting it may prove difficult.
DEAR BRUCE: I have read your column for years. I have some old stocks from the 1930s and would like to know if they have any value. I have tried to look up the companies online, and they are out of business.
W.S., Lexington, Ky.
DEAR W.S.: Since you have access to a computer, you can search out companies that will research old stocks for you. A good place to start is the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov). It offers suggestions for how to go about tracking down additional information.
Also, the Internet has all kinds of websites where you can go for help, sometimes for a fee. By doing some homework, you should be able to find out if the stocks have any value.
(Send questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or to Smart Money, P.O. Box 7150, Hudson, FL 34674. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns. Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.)
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Apache Struts 2 is an elegant, extensible framework for building enterprise-ready Java web applications. Distributions of Struts 2 are available as a free download under the Apache License.
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Struts Tags in a nutshell
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Looking over the markup, it's easy to see why Java web development without the aid from a modern framework is hard! So far, we've only coded two controls, and there are six more to go! Let's rewrite and finish the form using Struts Tags.
After Struts Tags (a complete form)
<s:actionerror/> <s:form action="Profile_update" validate="true"> <s:textfield label="Username" name="username"/> <s:password label="Password" name="password"/> <s:password label="(Repeat) Password" name="password2"/> <s:textfield label="Full Name" name="fullName"/> <s:textfield label="From Address" name="fromAddress"/> <s:textfield label="Reply To Address" name="replyToAddress"/> <s:submit value="Save" name="Save"/> <s:submit action="Register_cancel" value="Cancel" name="Cancel" onclick="form.onsubmit=null"/> </s:form>
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In about the same amount of code as two conventional controls, the Struts Tags can a create an entire data-input form with eight controls. Not only is there less code, but the code is easier to read and maintain.
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Here's a typical configuration (
struts.xml) for a login workflow:
<struts> <package name="default" extends="struts-default"> <action name="Logon" class="mailreader2.Logon"> <result name="input">/pages/Logon.jsp</result> <result name="cancel" type="redirect-action">Welcome</result> <result type="redirect-action">MainMenu</result> <result name="expired" type="chain">ChangePassword</result> </action> <action name="Logoff" class="mailreader2.Logoff"> <result type="redirect-action">Welcome</result> </action> </package> </struts>
The framework provides general-purpose defaults, so we can start using Struts right away, "out of the box". Any factory defaults can be overridden in an application's configuration, as needed.
Struts MVC in a Nutshell
Struts is a Model View Controller framework. Struts provides Controller and View components, and integrates with other technologies to provide the Model. The framework's Controller acts as a bridge between the application's Model and the web View.
To make it easier to present dynamic data, the framework includes its own library of markup tags. The tags interact with the framework's validation and internationalization features, to ensure that input is correct and output is localized. The tag library can be used with JSP, FreeMarker, or Velocity.
When a request is received, the Controller invokes an Action class. The Action class examines or updates the application's state by consulting the Model (or, preferably, an interface representing the Model). To transfer data between the Model and the View, properties can be placed on the Action class, or on a plain old JavaBean.
Most often, the Model is represented as a graph of JavaBean objects. The Model should do the "heavy lifting", and the Action will act as a "traffic cop" or adapter. The framework provides sophisticated, automatic type conversion to simplify transfering data between rich domain objects and text-only HTTP requests.
Struts is extensible. Very extensible. Every class deployed by the framework is based on an interface. We provide all the base classes an application may ever need, but if we missed something, it's easy to add your own. We provide the general-purpose framework, but you can still write your application your way.
Is Struts the best choice for every project?
Apache Struts 2 helps you create an extensible development environment for enterprise-grade applications, based on industry standards and proven design patterns. If you need to write a very simple application, with a handful of pages, then you might consider a "Model 1" solution that uses only server pages.
But, if you are writing a more complicated application, with dozens of pages, that need to be maintained over time, then Struts can help. For more about whether Model 1 or MVC/Model 2 is right for you, see Understanding JavaServer Pages Model 2 architecture.
Platform Requirements
Struts 2 requires
- Servlet API 2.4
- Java 5
For a full list of requirements, including dependencies used by optional plugins, see Project Dependencies
An alternate set of JARs for Java 4 are also available. See the "J4" distribution.


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Young anglers registered at any fishing event can enter a statewide drawing for a chance to win one of more than 150 fishing-related prizes. The grand prize is a lifetime sportsman license, which includes freshwater and saltwater fishing privileges, as well as hunting privileges, donated by Neuse Sport Shop, located in Kinston. The first prize is a lifetime freshwater fishing license, donated by the N.C. State Council of Trout Unlimited. Neuse Sport Shop also is donating tackle boxes,rod-and-reel combos and fishing line, while the Wildlife Commission is donating prizes, such as fishing towels, playing cards and mini-tackle boxes. Local sponsors for many events will provide prizes and gifts to registered participants as well.
The Wildlife Commission will conduct the drawing for prizes at the end of June and will publish a list of winners on its website in early July.
To give kids a better chance of catching fish, the Wildlife Commission is stocking fish at many of these sites before the events — from trout in the mountains to channel catfish and bluegill in Piedmont and coastal public waters.
For more information about National Fishing and Boating Week 2103, visit the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation's website, www.takemefishing.org. For more information on fishing in public, inland waters, visit www.ncwildlife.org/fishing.


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HealthSouth Corp. (HLS) has been named as a Top 25 ''Dividend Giant'' by ETF Channel, with a staggering $4.47B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.10% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted a strong quarterly dividend history at HealthSouth Corp., and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
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Undergraduate Program Opportunities
Bentley undergraduate students have the option of studying abroad on a choice of more than 80 programs in over 25 countries around the world. Semester opportunities allow students to fully immerse themselves in the academic environment of another culture. Summer programs offer ways to experience and explore these environments for a shorter time period, and can supplement regular Bentley coursework. Some programs have internship and service learning components as well.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Online Public Access to the U.S. National Archives
This summer, the National Archives has completed changing their cataloging system from what was previously called the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) to a new system called the Online Public Access (OPA). Unfortunately, it is far from clear how this new system changes the way records are accessed or what records may or may not be available online. The National Archives site says that the OPA prototype currently contains all of the ARC data, including the archival descriptions or catalog records, authority files, and digital copies.
For example, the startup page for the National Archives has a search field. If I enter my surname into the field and do a search, I get all sorts of documents listed containing the word "tanner" and any portion of the word, such as "tan." So far, I haven't figured out how to get a meaningful response and further, how to figure out which documents are available online and which are not without clicking on each document.
I am going to spend some time working with the site and see if I can figure out any faster way of doing real research with their online records. Stay tuned.
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I think that the new search method is very incomplete. I research Hoisington and Horsington genealogy and I have searched on the National Archives site before using the old method. Using that method, I came up with several interesting pieces of information on Hoisingtons, including a letter by Col. Joab Hoisington that was sent to George Washington and several pictures of General Elizabeth Hoisington. None of this shows up now.ReplyDelete
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We appreciate you taking the time to explore the National Archives' Online Public Access (OPA) catalog. The content you previously found in the Archival Research Catalog is available in OPA. In addition OPA is also searching our web site Archives.gov and the web sites of the Presidential Libraries.
When you search in OPA, the search results come back in several categories. The first three search results are displayed for each category. You can see all of the search results for a category by clicking "View All" in the right corner of each set of search results.
Any records we have available online in OPA are found in the first group of search results. Currently we have over 1.8 million images available in OPA. If you click on one of the thumbnail images or titles in the first set of search results, a full sized image will appear along with the complete description.
The second set of search results are descriptions of our records. The majority of our records are not available online at this time, but the descriptions will tell you what records we have and which of our locations nationwide has the records. The contact information for the office that has the records is included at the bottom of each description.
The next two categories of search results are pages from our web site Archives.gov and pages from the web sites of the Presidential Libraries.
We will be posting tips on using our Online Public Access catalog on our NARAtions blog http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/ over the next few weeks.
We would be happy to speak with you about your experiences with Online Public Access and any suggestions you may have for us. You can reach us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rebecca Warlow
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This semester my University studies are going into chemistry and algebra - trigonometry. The chemistry side has had immediate benefits. And, many applications already. Its an extension of what i learned in metallurgy. The algebra is for fun and the historical side of it. It has limited applications in prospecting. so far..
Someone asked on the school forum what is chemistry?
"For me it was the reaction involved making a cup of tea for my wife this morning. You know when you put milk in first and it does not draw the tea as well as when you steep it in boiling Water before the milk.
i always imagined the milk coated the tea to stop it leaching. silly me. And this morning thinking about it chemically. I now imagine the Milk containing its lactic acid and amino protine acids and the Tea is an alkaloid. The result is a PH change and reduction in the chemical reaction rate.
i tried to "Express it" (pun again)..
H2O + C3H6O3 (lactic acid)= PH 8.0 + H2O + T ( = PH 6.0 x 0.5 = 7.0
leaving a balanced PH of 7.0
It was fun to do, and i learned something new on the way, and got in the good books with my wife, as a bonus!"
The above nonsense is a forced equation and not correct. Close, but not accurate.
To measure golds calorific value.
The equation we can use to see if a sample is real gold or fake is its heat capacity is actually very simple.
"A 1.6-g sample of a metal that has the appearance of gold requires 5.8 J of energy to change its temperature from 23 C to 41 C. is the metal pure gold?"
Source: Chemistry (2008) Steven Zumdahl | ISBN-10: 0547125321 | ISBN-13: 978-0547125329 |
Given:^T = 41 C - 21 C = 18 C
Using the data given, we can calculate the value to the one for gold 0.13 J We know that.
Q = s x m x ^T
Q= energy (heat) required
s =specific heat capacity
m = mass 1.6-g
^T = change in temp 18 C
thus, specific heat capacity is the Energy used, divided / by the mass of the sample, times X by the temp change.
1.6 x 18 / 5.8 = 0.2013889 rounded to 0.20
Golds specific heat capacity is super fast 0.13 the sample at 0.20 is not pure gold.
While the above is true. And, quite a simple and accurate measure of a substances purity. Not many people have access to the analytical equipment needed to measure an elements calorific value at home. but, its also something ive never seen mentioned in any mining reports or prospecting methods before so worth exploring more. measuring the rate of temp change. can also work in reverse.
The reason i think this is of value is because we can today use low Earth orbit satellite thermal imaging to detect temperature anomalies on Earth surface from space. There would also have to be software that flattens contours or isolates them to lessen the effect of temp altitude gradients. It would work i think on any massive surface deposits. Iron, Silica, Sphalerite, Galena, Corundum, Cassiterite, etc. And, because of gold incredibly low heat capacity. compared to the iron rich host rock It may even pick up decomposed gold veins on the surface, because the rock surrounding the vein is at least 8 times slower to cool. WA as an example.
The planet Mars in 2010 had its mineralogy mapped with a thermal imaging equipped satellite called THEMIS. NASA
Gold Chemistry (or any substance) Specific heat capacity
The science of Turning rocks into Metal. Crushing, grinding, concentrating, pre roasting and smelting of ores into valuable metallic products and biproducts. Covering Hydrometallurgy, Pyrometallurgy, leaching, the environment, thermodynamics and science and energy.
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Last month's special legislative session may have been a major step forward in strengthening Kentucky's public retirement systems, but it was never intended to be the only step. My legislative colleagues and I, and many others with ties to these systems, realize there is more work to be done.
Your recent article "pain in the wallet" accurately enumerated the problems high fuel prices cause for the residents of Henry County; we now need to discuss why.
In the current tight economic climate, I think it's important to know that a few things in life are still free. Mostly.
A walk through the neighborhood is a great way to enjoy some free entertainment, get a little sunshine and exercise not just yourself, but any dogs you might have. Sitting out in the backyard looking up at the stars? Free, as long as you don't count what you might spend on insect repellent or anti-itch cream for the bug bites you might endure.
Although Relay 2008 was cut short by stormy weather on June 27, it didn't come to a screeching halt. On Saturday evening, July 19 more than 60 people including team members, team captains, survivors and Relay supporters met at the Henry County Fairgrounds for a special three hour Relay Finale ending with a moving Luminary Ceremony.
The Henry County Chamber is hard at work getting ready for upcoming events. The public is invited to all of these, and we hope you can find time to come enjoy some good Henry County hospitality.
As (teachers, students and families) ready for another year of homeroom and homework, it is worth taking a step back to see just how far Kentucky has come in educating our children – and how far the Commonwealth still has to go.
By John Logan Brent
Henry County Judge/Executive and Showcase Committee Member
Summer has always had a special place in my heart for a number of reasons.
Primarily, I yearn for summer because the thought of sleeping in until my eyes open sounds like bliss every time I hear my alarm clock screech the other months of the year.
My internship with the Henry County Local was not only a job, but it was a learning experience that a classroom setting simply can not offer.
It has been nearly 60 years since Kentucky undertook its first comprehensive assessment of what is easily the Commonwealth's most abundant natural resource: Our forests.
Since then, four other surveys have taken place, with the most recent completed in 2004. Last spring, state and federal forestry officials publicly unveiled what they found.
As I sit here at home on Sunday morning, I am still somewhat frazzled by the jet lag incurred from flying east for nearly 20 hours. I want to wrap up this series of articles about our trip to China by writing about the lasting impressions that China made on our family. There is no way to write it all in detail. The patient and generous editor of the Local could not possibly give me that much space!
On April 19, 2006, an explosion destroyed the Campbellsburg United Methodist Church building. During our despair, everyone was so kind and caring. We were offered alternate facilities in which to hold our services. Many people kept us in their prayers and sent donations to speed us on our way toward construction of a new building. It is through all this Christian generosity that the building is now complete.
After our incredibly busy week in Beijing and Xi'an we returned to Shanghai and had a couple of rest days. On Sunday afternoon I got a special treat. Tom and I went downtown to explore Shanghai's famous Yu Gardens. This was a special treat for a couple of reasons, but mainly because I got to spend time in the presence of another man. I think Verna and Kelley were afraid I was scarred for life after being with seven females for five days without any respite!
I want to thank the Smithfield Garden Club for the hard work they expend in keeping the beautiful pots of flowers maintained at the four-way stop in Smithfield. Someone from this group comes faithfully each day with jugs of water to keep the flowers looking their best. Also, this group of ladies maintains pots of flowers at the cemetery and they too, have to be watered almost daily.
Allright American Idol fans and aspiring singers, listen up. You could get your chance for your 15 minutes of fame ... or infamy.
The latest round of audition sites and times has been announced. Big cities like San Francisco, Kansas City, Salt Lake City and more will host auditions in July and August.
But we learned last week that the popular talent contest will hold a round of tryouts in Louisville this year.
On July 19 and 20, prospective auditioners can gather at a location, which has yet to be announced, to get armbands for the auditions.
I would like to thank everyone for coming to the 26th Annual New Castle Spring Fling on Sat., June 14. The Spring Fling was another success!
I tried something new a few weeks ago: carpooling to work. It was a new experience for me, especially since my passenger was a complete stranger.
The night before my carpooling escapade, I had been driving around Louisville with friends. It was so relieving that the weather finally felt like summer and we rolled down the windows, opened the sunroof and enjoyed the warm wind against our faces.
We three Kentucky Pearl Harbor survivors and many more veterans would like to thank the citizens of Eminence for a great Veterans Day Parade on May 17. Many thanks to the merchants who donated items to this event. A lot of organization and work made this a great day. Even the little dog in the driveway wagging its tail greeted us as we drove by. To us, Eminence demonstrated what America is all about.
Lee Ebner
Kentucky Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Chairman
As a former teacher in Henry County, I was disappointed to learn that Steve Swank will no longer be the principal of Henry County Middle School. During my five years at the middle school I was able to witness many positives occurring under Mr. Swank's leadership. Kentucky Core Content Test scores improved; portfolio writing scores increased to an all-time high of 64 percent proficiency; student technology use was visible throughout the school; and a no-bullying policy was instituted to improve the learning environment of all students.
We arrived in Shanghai Thursday night at 9 (9 a.m. Henry Co. time). The airport was not very crowded and we were able to get through customs fairly quickly. Finding my sister, Verna, was not hard. With her blonde hair and 5'10" frame she towered over most of the people waiting to greet arrivers.
Since I was the subject of the Wednesday, June 11, article "Ethics committee meets for first time," I believe it is appropriate that I respond.
The article stated, "Gingrich, who was not present at the meeting" and "he (Gingrich) is not here to defend himself" (YIKES, a resident must defend himself if he writes a letter to the board?) implies that I had a choice to attend or not attend.
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Baroda, 2011.
I Hold The Strings
Not So I Can Control The Dancers,
But In The Hope
They'll Choreograph My Weary Fingers To Life.
Thank you for this image and sentiment. Maybe your perception will help my hands pick up my drawing and painting tools and let my art work give life to my hands.
Kind wishes,
You are the best storyteller, both with your pictures and your prose.
that is a very cool verse...and a very nice pic..
Wow! Didn't realize you have a sleeping Poet in you!
That's a unique picture, thank you for sharing...
Just curious - did you buy one?
interesting perspective :) how have you been?
That's lovely.
Am: Thank you. I hope it does. At times, triggers can come from unexpected corners.
Riot Kitty: Thank you for what is indeed riotous praise, and you left me beaming with your comment. :-)
Brian Miller: Thank you.
NRI Girl: Neither did I :-) I never had a poetic bone in me, only occasionally something slips out disguised as poetry, sometimes more from form than metre.
No, I didn't. Travels happen with small bags, much to cover.
Dharmabum: Fine. Good to see you after long. How've you been?
Lynn: Thank you.
That is so good. Thanks.
Been good, Anil. Thank you. Was lost and trying to find my way back - as it happens with me ever so often ;)
I have a pair of these :D they are so colorful and fun.
Lgsquirrel: Thank you.
Dharmabum: Happens sometimes. Maybe even helps in the long run. In retracing steps journeys evolve.
Red: Thay sure are.
That's a nice one...
Indian Bazaars: Thank you.
Hi Anil .. thanks for your comment on my blog .. this Puppeteer is just wonderful .. love the workmanship reflected here .. and your words ring so true ...
Cheers Hilary
Beautiful lines, Anil. Thought provoking!
Every pic on this blog is beautifully captured. :)
This post : Beautiful lines with nice pic. :)
Best wishes. :)


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Monarchs Streak Clipped By Delaware, 64-62
By ODU Athletics
Jan. 17, 2004
NEWARK, DE - Mike Ames buried a three-pointer from the left corner with just 1.8 seconds left to play to complete a wild comeback for the University of Delaware as the Blue Hens handed Old Dominion its first Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball loss of the season with a 64-62 victory Saturday night at the Bob Carpenter Center.
Four Monarchs ended with 11 points each. They were John Waller, Arnaud Dahi, Alex Loughton, and Troy Nance. The Monarchs made only five field goals in the second half (5-23.)
Ames, a senior guard who was coming off back-to-back efforts of 28 points vs. James Madison Monday and 30 points vs. Drexel Thursday, completed the stellar week as he scored a game-high 18 points and rallied the Hens after trailing by 12 points with 12:28 left to play. His game-winning three-pointer was the 200th of his career.
Delaware, which hit on 11 of its final 16 shots from the field, improved to 9-6, 3-3 CAA despite having just one player (Ames) score in double figures. Henry Olawoye and David Lunn (six rebounds) each scored seven points off the bench while the Hens' other four starters each netted six points.
League-leading Old Dominion, which had a seven-game win streak snapped and lost its first conference game of the season to fall to 9-5 (4-1), had a chance to win the game but center Alex Loughton's 25-footer at the buzzer bounced out. Loughton, ODU's leading scorer at 18.5 points per game, sat out most of the second half due to foul trouble and finished with 11 points and pulled six rebounds. The Hens rallied back to win from a double-digit halftime deficit for the second time this season but for just the fourth time since the 1980-81 season. The Hens won their season opener over Mt. St. Mary's 75-72 in overtime Nov. 21 despite trailing by 10 at the break.
Delaware shot just 29.2 percent from the field (7 of 24) and committed 10 turnovers as Old Dominion jumped out to a 37-25 lead at halftime. The Monarchs stayed in front by double digits for most of the second half, going up by as much as 12 points at 50-38 as Valdas Vasylius converted four straight free throws, the last two with 12:28 remaining.
But Old Dominion's offense went cold and Delaware responded. With Loughton, and freshman forward Arnaud Dahi (Ivory Coast) on the bench with four fouls, the Monarchs went one stretch of just over 12 minutes without converting a field goal. After Nance hit a three-pointer with 14:25 left for a 46-34 lead, Old Dominion could manage just eight free throws until Dahi nailed a three-pointer with 2:22 left to tie the score at 57-57. The Monarchs missed 12 straight shots during the drought.
Delaware took full advantage of the Monarchs' poor shooting. After ODU took the 50-38 lead with 12:28 remaining, Delaware scored 16 of the next 20 points to gain the first tie of the half at 54-54 with 4:50 left to play.
After Dahi's three-pointer tied the game again at 57-57 with 2:22 left, Ames answered with a three-pointer of his own to give Delaware a 60-57 advantage with 1:46 left. But Nance came up big for ODU, hitting two free throws and nailing a three-pointer from the top of the key in a span of just 38 seconds to put the Monarchs back up 62-60 with 1:05 remaining. Delaware's Lunn hit one of two free throws to cut the lead to 62-61 and the Hens followed with a big stop when Dahi missed a jumper with 20 seconds left. That set up the winning shot by Ames, who took a feed from Mike Slattery and nailed the game-winning three-pointer from the left corner.
ODU returns to action on Wednesday night when they host rival VCU at 7 p.m. in the Constant Center.


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Thank you for all you do for the dance community. Shine… We love you.
-Debbie, Studio Owner
Your MC was out of this world!! He made each and every child feel special regardless of the "medal" they received… the judging was fantastic honest, open and great feedback!
-Andrea, Parent
As a parent, I enjoyed every moment!!
-Seanna, Parent
Shine SHINES! Thank you to an amazing team: organized, professional, warm, holistic. One has to experience Shine to believe it.
-Gabriela, Parent
A huge thank you to the entire Shine Festival Team for your endless enthusiasm, passion, and kindness. You represent what dance festivals should be all about.
-Adrianna, Parent
Thanks we had a blast! The kids were saying how fun shine is…. The most fun they have ever had at a festival.
-Lisa, Studio Owner
The atmosphere is incredible, the staff is so friendly & helpful, it's just a great experience every time!
-Sierra, Dancer
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Biology Sucks!!!!!
More info later, Enjoy the 200 posts of NEBTD!!!! Thanks for reading!!
Living with big plans in a small town can have its negatives and positives. Regardless, I can't deny being part of some great things with the help of a few friends, teachers, and parents. In short; Drums, percussion, music, recording, life. This blog represents a stream of consciousness regarding rockstar fantasies, music communities, indie bands, unusual characters, a little bit of luck, and a kid with a weird name in a place that nobody has ever heard of. In other words, Sutter Speak.


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Traveling the world at 29
After high school, I started working right away, as I wanted to build my own life and become independent. But, I also studied law in the evenings. My first job was as a project manager at KPN, a Dutch telecommunications company, where I was doing amazing things. When I was 29, I was already traveling all over the world to conduct negotiations on joint ventures with other telecom companies. In my early 30s, I moved to the United States to work as a global alliance manager for AT&T. After the birth of my second child, I started my own consultancy practice, as I no longer wanted to spend my life on airplanes. In 2010, we returned to the Netherlands, and I started working for Accenture, a global professional services company.
A nice walk to school
A career and family life can be excellently balanced, as long as you get your priorities right: What do I want, and how am I going to organize it? I've always done this, and I advise young people to do the same. Set clear boundaries every day, and prevent your work from taking over your life. My company allows people to work flexible hours and work from home from time to time. As long as you achieve the results that you've agreed on, you can organize your time. If possible, I walk my daughter to school every day, and I often work between 7 and 10 p.m. to catch up on e-mails. If someone from my team can't make it to a meeting because their child is getting their swimming certificate, I simply say: "You have to be at the swimming pool!"
Don't take them by the hand
In my current job, I'm responsible for a large group of people. I strongly believe in a motivational leadership style, which is similar to how I see my role as a mother. I teach my kids to take responsibility and allow them to make mistakes. Since we moved back to the Netherlands, they cycle to school themselves.
I give them space, but support them when they need it. Motherhood is great training for leadership. I don't take my staff by the hand either, and I give them a lot of space. At the same time, I'm in the driver's seat. And, as every mother learns at some point, you mustn't want to do it perfectly, and you take life as it comes with a smile.
You're as strong as your team
My mother worked part-time, and my father was a CEO in a big corporation. He always enjoyed talking to me about my work and teams. I've benefited greatly from his insights. You need people you can trust, both in your own environment and in the organization. You're only as strong as your team: That's something I've learned over the years. I fight for my people. I believe in the power of a close-knit group of people, with a great sense of mutual loyalty. Diversity makes teams even more successful and allowing people to be their authentic self contributes to a team's success.
At my workplace, I find a variety of people and cultures, with all different backgrounds, knowledge and skills. That's what I enjoy, just like the social component of my work. I'm 53 now, and I think it's a beautiful idea that I contribute not only to the development of my employer, but also to the society in which my children are growing up. For example, we help find jobs for people with disabilities (autism, physical disabilities, etc.), either at Accenture or in our clients' organizations. We are, for instance, supporting a large retailer in the Netherlands to create jobs in their stores for 2,000 persons with disabilities. It makes my job very rewarding.
As a member of the Advisory Board of WorkPlace Pride, on behalf of my company, I also am supporting this organization to make the workplace a better environment for LGBT persons.
Dancing to Motown music
Life is not just about work. In my spare time, I like to cook for my family or for friends, such as a Moroccan tagine or a Spanish paella. I also love trying new recipes. Part of cooking well is shopping for the right ingredients, and I really enjoy going to my favorite wine shop, greengrocer and butcher. A festively laid table also makes me very happy! Once a month, my husband and I go to the art gallery where we met and enjoy dancing to Motown music, R&B and Luther Vandross soul.