Stop Drop and Roll - Effective Fire Prevention That's Also Fun

Children ages 4 years and younger are among those at highest risk for residential fire deaths and injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). So, it's our job as parents and teachers to teach them what to do in case of a fire.

I heard a story recently about an older child whose clothes caught on fire. There was a swimming pool in the backyard, so he ran and jumped in the pool. While the water seemed like the best idea at the time, in fact, the time he took running to the pool, actually helped the fire burn stronger. Instead, had he stopped, dropped, and rolled, he would have ended up with less severe burns.

It is a scary thought to talk to our toddlers about fire, yet we must. In our three year old classroom, we talk about fire safety in a non-threatening way that the kids actually enjoy. First, the teachers model for the children a scenario, and then the kids take a turn. We say, "Oh, no, there is fire on my pants. What should I do? I need to stop, drop, and roll." We act it out repeatedly. Each child gets to stand up and tell us where the fire is on their clothes, and what they will do to put it out. They stop, drop, and roll around the floor.

We also talk about the loud bell that goes off if there is a fire. Yes, it can be very loud, and scary, but it is an important bell. It tells us that we must stop whatever we are doing and get out of the building. We don't stop to clean up toys. We don't stop to finish our snack. We don't worry about turning off the TV. What we have to do is line up at the door and together walk outside of the building. We practice this with the kids, encouraging them to help us make the loud noise of the fire alarm.

Our school has fire drills monthly, so we try to do this right at the beginning of the school year so the kids aren't freaked out the first time the alarm unexpectedly goes off. Some kids will be afraid no matter how much you try to practice, but safety is the most important thing. Don't assume that your toddler won't understand. Teach him and he will know what to do in an emergency.

Your Dream Vacation to Australia Made Easy With Car Rentals

Imagine yourself, speeding in flamboyant bus along a serene beach that ultimately merges with rainforests tracks or sharing your swimming space with dolphins frolicking around. This is just the kind of life that awaits you in Australia, a land of intriguing contrasts. You have the option of watching freshwater creeks flowing from sand dunes, in blessed tranquility or stroll on a beautiful coral cay island and gaze at the turquoise water in Gold Coast. After basking in the luxury of nature, you can head for the urbane sizzle using Gold Coast Car rentals and discover a stark opposite world just a few miles away.

Gold Coast has it all that is needed to make an ultimate tourist attraction. Serene beach side, where you can just lie soaking up the sun, or relax on the golden brown rich treasure of sand. You can also opt to go on sunset safaris or fishing on the reef or see big sea turtles swimming lazily in warm waters of a coral lagoon. Since people fly from everywhere to live this exotic life, you can make accommodation reservations in advance. You can even avail car hire at Gold Coast Airport, so that you don't have to compromise on comfort as you drive through the length of this enchanting town.

Brisbane, another centre of attraction, is also a spectacular region for excursions. Capital of Queensland, it is a perfect place if you want to visit bays, waterways, and collection of small islands that make for ideal picnic spots. You can have a memorable time at white sand surf beaches and get your heart racing with lots of fun activities like para gliding, para sailing. To closely experience the truly fascinating miracles of nature, you can car hire at Brisbane Airport and hit the road that leads to wild sanctuaries and parklands.

Close to Brisbane is the wonderful hideout, called Hinterland. If you are an ardent shopper, you may like to have a walk through downtown weekend outdoor market. This is where you can get surprised with the variety and class of what's on sale. This part of the world is full of surprises, and the best part is that it is well connected with the rest of the country. Either you can fly directly to Brisbane or avail car rental at Gold Coast, Australia has it all to make your vacations remarkable, enchanting spots and all the comfort you need.

The Sooty Show - Aeroplane - Part Two

Sweep has an obsession with helicopters and fails miserably to build a model one and fails again when playing with little ones. He is given the opportunity of a lifetime though when he is invited to go up in one! Mathew writes a story at the end of the day and reads it to the guys.

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Amazing Sound Recordings in Movies

Before 1927, movie audiences did not enjoy the rich quality of films which had authentic sound recordings to enhance the film. The Jazz Singer opened a new era in film making by bringing sound to the screen. Naturally, critics had their say in terms of expecting failure; however, the use of sound in film has revolutionized movie making and continues to this day. As a result, sound track has enhanced the emotional involvement of audiences. On the other hand, silence in films has accentuated dramatic effects. Specific sound also has a symbolic effect in films; likewise, some particular sounds are used repeatedly; cliché may be identified in soundtracks; and above all, sound tracks are used to strengthen the narrative in films.

Prior to 1927, the pit orchestra was used to mask background and production sounds in films. As a result, emotional involvement was not as in depth as in the present. For example, the soundtrack "Ride of the Valkyries" played in Apocalypse Now during the attack of the Vietnamese village enhances the emotional involvement of the audience. Additionally, the soundtrack "Susie Que," played during the GI USO Show where the soldiers tried to take over the events and jumped on the helicopter with the singing females, also enhances the emotional involvement of the audience.

The symbolic use of sound effects as agony was shown in The Pianist with the beating and screaming of the young boy crawling under the wall. The screams are symbolic of the agony experienced by the Jews behind the wall.

Repeated use of particular sounds was evident with the shooting of machine guns. The films, Apocalypse Now, and The Pianist, have the same sound of the machine gun fire. The guns had the same rate of fire and never ran out of bullets. Additionally, the sound of the street cars and the hoofs of horses pulling the carts in The Pianist were repetitious and sounded the same. Apocalypse Now also had the repeated sound of the helicopter blades in several of the scenes which were the same.

The use of sound tracks also strengthens the narratives instead of weakening them. For example, in The Pianist, the whistling sound of tanks firing at the building where he was hiding, thus leaving holes in the walls for his escape strengthens the narrative. In Apocalypse Now, the sound track "Ride of the Valkyries" strengthens the narrative of the attack on the Vietnamese village. Finally, the use of soundtracks creates different images in the minds of some audiences from the structure of the music while enhancing the narrative.

Beginning with the Jazz Singer movie in 1927, sound in films has produced a new quality of enjoyment for movie audiences. Sound has brought about a new era in film making which is one of the richest qualities of movie enjoyment for all audiences. It is continually growing in every aspect of film making, and has produced wonderful moments for audiences to reflect on in a positive way.

© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., 8/14/2009

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Oasis - Supersonic (Live from Jools Holland)

Oasis - Supersonic (Live from Jools Holland) I need to be myself I can't be no one else I'm feeling supersonic Give me gin and tonic You can have it all but how much do you want it? You make me laugh Give me your autograph Can I ride with you in your BMW? You can sail with me in my yellow submarine You need to find out 'Cos no one's gonna tell you what I'm on about You need to find a way for what you want to say But before tomorrow 'Cos my friend said he'd take you home He sits in a corner all alone He lives under a waterfall Nobody can see him Nobody could ever hear him call You need to be yourself You can't be no one else I know a girl called Elsa She's into Alka Seltzer She sniffs it through a cane on a supersonic train She made me laugh I got her autograph She done it with a doctor on a helicopter She's sniffin' in her tissue Sellin' the Big Issue When she finds out No one's gonna tell her what I'm on about She needs to find a way for what she wants to say But before tomorrow

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Wild Ride in the best of Huey helicopters

A vintage Huey helicopter takes us on a tour of Pittsburgh and then you get to see a Cobra helicopter nearby.

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Airline Tickets - To Insure or Not to Insure

All of the major travel agencies provide options for protecting your non-refundable ticket. However, that may not be what you need considering the limitations. More comprehensive travel insurance may fit your needs better.

After working hard for your vacation and looking forward to it for so long, what happens when you've purchased the least expensive non-refundable tickets and you have an unforeseen emergency that prevents you from making your trip? Unless you have purchased ticket-protector insurance, you're probably stuck. Continental, Northwest and America West airlines as well as several travel web sites offer such insurance.

Now, you may still be stuck, depending on the particular policy and the situation that prevented you from making your flight. Travel expert and author, Ed Perkins, calls ticket-protector insurance a "lite" version of trip-cancellation and trip-interruption insurance. Perkins says, "Instead of buying insurance that covers all your bases, like your hotel, car rental or most anything else, you are solely protecting your flight."

For years, several online travel companies have offered ticket-protector insurance. For about 4% of your ticket price you can be covered up to $3,000. However, before you purchase this insurance, you need to know exactly what is covered and what is not.

It is essential to understand exactly what the covered reasons are, as it could mean the difference between receiving a full refund and having to absorb the cost yourself. Covered reasons typically include medical emergencies, car accidents, terrorist attacks, airline delays or cancellations, natural disasters, death of traveler or family member, adverse weather, airline strikes and jury duty. Be careful, though, as those reasons may have narrower definitions than you would expect.

As an example, a sudden heart attack or debilitating injury would be covered. However, an existing condition such as epilepsy would not be covered even if you have a seizure two days before departure which prevents you from traveling. That condition is already being treated and therefore would not be covered under your ticket-protector insurance.

Adverse weather conditions do not include conditions that are "expected". For example, if you are traveling to a hurricane-prone area and a Category 4 hurricane is predicted to hit your destination days before your arrival, you will not receive a refund unless the airline cancels the flight or the airport is closed.

While labor strikes are covered reasons, you already have some protection on that front. There is a law requiring airlines to honor competitors' tickets in the event of a strike or shutdown. However, this law only applies in the United States. It does not cover international airports.

Critics of ticket-protector insurance argue that the coverage is too limited because unforeseen situations are very often not covered. If a person truly has a non-refundable, non-reusable ticket, the insurance may come in handy. However, no one knows their circumstances ahead of time and if there is a problem with the coverage, the insurance company usually wins.

Ticket-protector insurance should only be purchased under limited circumstances say consumer advisers. Airlines are sometimes criticized for prohibiting refunds and then selling insurance to provide those refunds. The airlines respond that providing the insurance gives travelers more choice.

So, is a traveler better off with ticket-protector insurance or more comprehensive travel insurance? While ticket-protector insurance covers only the flight, travel insurance generally covers all aspects of your trip. Chances are that whatever causes a person to miss their flight is also going to cause them to miss their whole trip, or at least necessitate changes across the board, i.e. car rental, hotel reservations, entertainment tickets, etc. A consumer must weigh all factors involved in making the decision on which insurance to purchase, if any.

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A Look at the Business of Private Jet Charter

In the 1950s airline travel was deemed a luxury as very few people traveled overseas. Travel by aircraft was expensive and the operations set up to service the needs of those that did utilize this new method of transport, didn't enjoy the economies of scale the likes of British Airways and Lufthansa enjoy today. Aircraft were subject to weight limitations and thus in many cases, luggage was sent independently on another aircraft, ahead of the passengers. Waiting staff were included on these early airline flights to ensure that the service was similar to that experienced on the luxury liners of the day. Some aircraft even carried projectors to show in flight entertainment.

These days technology has opened up this business to the masses and much of the developed world would consider air travel as the primary solution in traveling overseas. These increased volumes have reached the stage whereby the business has become a victim of its own success. Airports are full to capacity, security queues are lengthy and tedious and competition is such that airlines no longer look at setting themselves apart on service. They are setting themselves apart on cost, and in doing so are reducing the level of service. This has almost certainly fueled increased demand in the air charter market. Those travelers lucky enough to have the resource to travel by private jet do so for one or all of the following reasons:

1. They don't waste precious time checking in 2 to 3 hours before a flight departs.
2. Departure time is dictated by the passenger, not by the aircraft operator.
3. Smaller airports can be used by Private Jets, thus there is less congestion at these facilities.
4. Travelers can take an aircraft from airports closer to home, and arrive at airports closer to their intended destination.
5. The on board service is tailored to the needs of the passengers.
6. Business passengers are often subjected to strict meeting timetables. Private jets can exercise more flexibility in terms of timings and destinations, thus a 3 day trip on a scheduled airline could be squeezed into a one day trip on business jet.
7. Celebrity passengers can retain an element of privacy away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi.
8. Many private jets now have Wi-Fi facility on board as well as telephone equipment. Thus even time in the air can be productive which is useful if embarking on a 7 hour flight from London to New York.

In essence the majority find it obscene that individuals can justify so much expense by flying on Private Jets or helicopters. There is no doubting that it is expensive but where there is a market for such a service, should it be mocked? If we take a step back to look at the jobs and wealth created from pilots and flight attendants through to airport staff, engineers, insurers, cleaners and catering suppliers. There are private jet travelers who may spend £20k a year on flying private charter, and there are those who spend millions. What we have to consider is that all of this money goes back into the economy which is more that can be said for the £billions used in taxpayer bailouts of the banks.

Then there are the environmental factors. Of course this is a huge concern because of the irreversible nature of these effects. Many firms however, have embarked on initiatives to offset their carbon impact. I am personally not a great fan of the schemes that donate a percentage to a fund that doesn't appear to do much environmental work, but there are some that plant trees for every X amount of air miles flown. We also have to consider the massive increase in fuel efficiencies that aero engine designers now make a priority in all of their research work. Private Jets are subject to much less delay than their airline counterparts and so, generally speaking, contribute significantly less environmental impact.

Essentially this is a market that is set to grow as the mainstream airline services continue to chase cost cuts and deal with passenger numbers increasing at a faster rate than the infrastructure can cope with. Bombardier in collaboration with GAMA (General Aviation Manufacturers Association) forecast that over the next 10 years there will be demand for 9950 aircraft at a total revenue of $228 billion. This is up from $104 billion in the previous 10 years. Bombardier's closest rival Gulfstream had an unprecedented response to its G650 launch with 100 firm orders received within three months.

These firm orders to date now stand at 200. In addition to the firm orders, JP Morgan analysts confirm that Gulfstream have a further 400 letters of intent to date. Such success has led Bombardier CEO, Pierre Beaudoin, to announce their intentions to develop a flagship aircraft with 7000 nautical mile range. Even in the midst of the downturn, it is evident from aircraft shipment data that the Private Jet market is displaying resilience. In the first 3 quarters of 2009, 615 business jets have been shipped globally with Bombardier leading the revenue figures at $3.95 billion.

Whilst there are movie stars who need to attend a film launch tour, pop stars with concerts in different cities every night, and business men that need to undertake meetings in the same day, thousands of miles apart, then there will always be demand for Private air charter. Maybe the increase in numbers utilizing private jets will give rise to more opportunity, greater accessibility and increased competition for future private travelers.

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Bloc Party - Helicopter

Music video for Bloc Party's single "Helicopter". www.wichita-recordings.com

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How to Book Last Minute Cheap Charter Jet Flights?

It can be found that at Just Find Jets that they are able to, and often do, supply many aircraft models and helicopter types for the most discerning of customers and to meet their exact requirements. The user has a greater choice of the many destinations and also the varying time scales. Whether it is a breakfast to be enjoyed in Paris, lunch for two in Rome and maybe ending with that special dinner event in Madrid - these type of schedules are more easily achievable than could be expected if you rent a plane.

Further information about the ability to meet your specific requirements and any immediate deadlines you may have can easily be discussed. The many advantages of using these services include but are not limited to time saving - one call to the travel company is usually all it may take to cover the vast market. You will find that the free quotations are available regardless of travel destination or the particular period rental required.

Circumspection - The modes of where it is you intend to go to or the timing as to when you go is one self's own business. Due to competitive pricing and the performance of Jet travel companies extensive experience around this exact area you can only benefit. Whatever your needs or special circumstances may be you can rest assured that you will be presented with multiple, suitable options to meet your exact specifications.

The absolute beauty of private and business jet charter or even air taxi hire means anytime, anywhere you are unrestricted and may travel to your hearts desires should you wish. This great freedom being unrivaled and also providing business travellers with private jet hire availability options that are yet to be possible via the conventional air travel methods around.

World travellers are becoming, in general, increasingly bothered with having to  comply with the many commercial airlines, often unnecessary, restrictions. These can curtail an individual's precious time and scope but thankfully there is always a viable solution.

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Big Family, Big Move

Empty Nest

After over twenty years of hugging; laughing; attending church; doing homework; going to gymnastics, horse, and piano lessons; volunteering; working on the farm together; getting through the tough times; canning fruit;... the children were gone. Undoubtedly, a big change was in the air. I can't even cook for less than 4 people! And sure enough, the presence of God and His extended family became more real, more tangible and inspiring.

During our twenty-five years of marriage, my husband and I had schooled ourselves to change for the better. We had to. For fifteen of those years we were licensed foster parents and the many different children who came to live with us were so individually unique, we were required to continuously transform our mental attitudes, and actions so as to meet their needs and wants. Not to mention the necessary modifications we owed our own two daughters.

We lived and worked on our apple and cherry orchard. The farm was a haven, providing successful therapy for the foster children.

Two years ago, the girls were away at college and Bryan (who we've practically adopted) was living with us while he settled securely into college life. Admittedly, the farm had served its purpose and because God's purpose expands, instead of diminishes; it felt natural to make a change. We let our foster license expire and we put the farm up for sell. The orchard sold in five days.

What to do now?

Pray.

We had become fairly efficient at changing for the better concerning the household and children, but now we basically had no house and no children! Or so it seemed. Thankfully, prayer effectively reveals what is beyond the seeming.

We still had children. And, the buyer of the orchard was generous, permitting us to live in the house. Of course, the buyer knew we would not take advantage of his generosity, so we began seriously looking for another house.

We looked at many houses to buy. We looked at many places to live. Nothing clicked.

Finally, we signed a rental lease in the city where our youngest daughter was finishing her last year of college. We picked up short term jobs, met wonderful people, and visited different churches. Our oldest daughter visited from California. Fortunately, the rental house was only a few hours away from where we previously lived, making it easier to visit Bryan. This last year proved "empty nest" not to be meaningless, but full of meaning, of increased purpose.

When I look at the children, I see an on-going expanse. I have never missed their younger years, because the essence of every day of their lives is still vibrant. The innocence of their babyhood, the peacefulness, receptivity, and joy has expanded with the changes. Growth includes all those qualities plus maturity, creativity, wisdom, strength, purpose, and so on. I attribute this spiritual, and healing, understanding to what Christ Jesus taught, "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden...Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your father who is in heaven." (Matt. 5:14 16)

During this last year, we found a plot of land on which to build a house. Three thousand miles away. When we told the girls, they rolled their eyes and smiled. Bryan had skepticism, but he made great effort to trust that we will not leave him. To top it off, my husband and I decided to sell everything and drive our motorcycles three thousand miles to our new hill.

We arrived here a few months ago. The motorcycle trip was indescribably perfect. We are now renting a house until the new house is complete. We have great neighbors. We have visited some wonderful churches. We have jobs. Our daughters have both visited and love it. Bryan has a plane ticket to come visit when his fall college quarter is finished.

The culture is different, but it encourages a sense of grace. God has provided the strength to adjust appropriately when a glitch presents itself. We need to keep praying. However, this particular change affirms that the world is small. Not unimportant small, but available, accessible. God's world is full of beauty and opportunity. God's nest, and the light of it, is happy, prominent, touching, radiant, healing, and inclusive. Our family is big. Light is everywhere; the light of compassion, responsibility, and courage, all of which direct thought to glorify our Father-Mother God, Love.

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