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| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:09 AM PDT Feastday: October 6 Bruno was born in Cologne of the prominent Hartenfaust family. He studied at the Cathedral school at Rheims, and on his return to Cologne about 1055, was ordained and became a Canon at St. Cunibert's. He returned to Rheims in 1056 as professor of theology, became head of the school the following year, and remained there until 1074, when he was appointed chancellor of Rheims by its archbishop, Manasses. Bruno was forced to flee Rheims when he and several other priests denounced Manasses in 1076 as unfit for the office of Papal Legate. Bruno later returned to Cologne but went back to Rheims in 1080 when Manasses was deposed, and though the people of Rheims wanted to make Bruno archbishop, he decided to pursue an eremitical life. He became a hermit under Abbot St. Robert of Molesmes (who later founded Citeaux) but then moved on to Grenoble with six companions in 1084. They were assigned a place for their hermitages in a desolate, mountainous, alpine area called La Grande Chartreuse, by Bishop St. Hugh of Grenoble, whose confessor Bruno became. They built an oratory and individual cells, roughly followed the rule of St. Benedict, and thus began the Carthusian Order. They embraced a life of poverty, manual work, prayer, and transcribing manuscripts, though as yet they had no written rule. The fame of the group and their founder spread, and in 1090, Bruno was brought to Rome, against his wishes, by Pope Urban II (whom he had taught at Rheims) as Papal Adviser in the reformation of the clergy. Bruno persuaded Urban to allow him to resume his eremitical state, founded St. Mary's at La Torre in Calabria, declined the Pope's offer of the archbishopric of Reggio, became a close friend of Count Robert of Sicily, and remained there until his death on October 6. He wrote several commentaries on the psalms and on St. Paul's epistles. He was never formally canonized because of the Carthusians' aversion to public honors but Pope Leo X granted the Carthusians permission to celebrate his feast in 1514, and his name was placed on the Roman calendar in 1623. His feast day is October 6. |
| JetBlue Airways Signs Six-Year Agreement With Verizon Business to ... - Providence Journal Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:56 AM PDT BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 6 -- JetBlue Airways has signed a new, six-year strategic agreement with Verizon Business to manage the airline's information technology ( IT) data center and network needs, as well as provide security and IT consulting services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As JetBlue's primary IT infrastructure business partner, Verizon Business will provide a broad range of strategic enterprise services, enhancing the performance and redundancy of the airline's IT systems. To help meet JetBlue's needs, Verizon Business will design and manage the transition of JetBlue's existing systems to a new global IT infrastructure. The newly built Internet-protocol-based (IP) voice and data network will support state-of-the-art airport kiosks, wireless Internet access and an advanced reservation system. The New York-based airline, which employs 12,000 crewmembers, currently serves 58 cities throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean, as well as Central and South America, and carries approximately 20 million customers annually. "JetBlue has built a reputation of consistently providing excellent customer service," said JetBlue CIO Joe Eng. "The agreement with Verizon Business to strengthen our IT capabilities is further proof that we are taking the steps necessary to evolve our business to meet our customers' changing needs. With this enhanced IT infrastructure, JetBlue will be even better positioned for the future." Full Range of Strategic, Integrated IT Solutions Enhances JetBlue's Business Model The new converged voice and data network will help support JetBlue's vision to deliver enhanced customer service and better collaborative tools for its crewmembers. Verizon Business will connect JetBlue crewmembers, customers and partners to each other and the Internet. The infrastructure will serve as the foundation to deliver new customer and collaboration services, including audio, net and video conferencing and enhanced contact center applications that will enable JetBlue's award-winning reservations agents to even better serve customers. Verizon Business will manage the transition of JetBlue's data centers to Verizon's state-of-the-art, redundant centers. In addition, Verizon Business will manage the critical infrastructure components of JetBlue's internal systems including its data centers, voice and data networks and internal service desk, ensuring continuous availability and improved resiliency and reliability for both JetBlue customers and crewmembers. Through its managed security practice, Verizon Business will help safeguard critical company data as well as ensure JetBlue meets strict industry requirements for secure credit card transactions online, over the phone and at the airport. "Case studies have been written about how JetBlue has revolutionized the airline industry," said Blair Crump, group president of worldwide sales for Verizon Business. "Now JetBlue has enlisted the gamut of Verizon's IT, communications and security solutions to help take its business to an even higher level. Our fully managed, integrated global solution will harness the power of IT to become an enabler for JetBlue's business units." Verizon Business is a leader in providing communications and information technology (IT) services to mid-tier and large businesses. The company tailors its solutions to meet the needs of its enterprise customers helping them transform the way they do business. About Verizon Business Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications About JetBlue New York-based JetBlue Airways has created a new airline category based on value, service and style. In 2009, the carrier ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Low-Cost Carriers in North America" by J.D. Power and Associates, a customer satisfaction recognition received for the fifth year in a row. Known for its sincere, personal service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue is now pleased to offer customers Lots of Legroom and super-spacious Even More Legroom seats. JetBlue introduced complimentary in-flight e-mail and instant messaging services on aircraft "BetaBlue," a first among U.S. domestic airlines. JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue currently serves 58 cities with 650 daily flights. The airline also intends to commence service to Saint Lucia (October 26) and Kingston, Jamaica (October 30). With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JET-BLUE (1-800-538-2583), TTY/TDD 1-800-336-5530 or visit www.jetblue.com. VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. SOURCE Verizon Business CONTACT: Janet Brumfield, +1-614-723-1060, Web site: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html |
| Children's memoir an honest story of tragic loss - Daily Texan Online Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 There has been a growing interest in memoirs and personal biographies over the last few years. These stories are not only of the entertainment and political elite, but of "ordinary" people as well. Non-fiction works like Jeannette Walls's "The Glass Castle" and David Sedaris's many collections of autobiographical essays give readers a relatable glimpse into the lives of people that could very easily be their next door neighbors. A brutally honest portrayal of loss, "The Kids Are All Right" is told through the eyes of four siblings, their childhood memories interweaving and melding together throughout the work. In their memoir, sisters Liz and Diana Welch narrate their family's unusual and tragic story by conducting interviews with each other and their other siblings, Amanda and Dan. "The Kids Are All Right" recounts the true story of how the Welch children's quirky lives were wrenched apart by the sudden death of their successful, handsome father and the mounting pile of mysterious debt he left behind. Their mother, vibrant soap opera star Ann Williams, struggled to mend the gash left behind by her husband's sudden passing, but was diagnosed with cancer shortly after his death. "The Kids are All Right" hooks reader's attention from the first jarring sentence and doesn't let go until the very last poignant moment. This memoir reads like a fictional narrative, and readers may find themselves unable to put it down, enthralled as if it were a page-turning murder mystery. At times, the accounts of events differ from sibling to sibling, providing a refreshing comment on the fleeting quality of memory and perspective: No two memories are exactly the same. Remarkably, every sibling's voice is unique and readers are able to perceive them each as fully developed, separate characters. The brutal honesty of the Welch children is painful at times, but it's also one of the work's greatest strengths. The inclusion of thoughts and details that cast the Welch children in a negative light are a necessary component to the book's success. Be the first to comment on this article! |
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