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DUBAI - Traditions may easily fade out in the midst of modernity. They may be buried in the skyscrapers or in the migration shifts influencing a new culture. Yet, in this year’s Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), the classic and the traditional that make an Emirati and what the UAE is all about is kept alive at the Heritage and Diving Village.

Smith leads board of transit system Chris Smith, vice president of sales & marketing for The Barbour Group, has been appointed chairman of the Carroll Area Transit System’s board of directors. The transit system is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing transportation in a shared-ride, door-to-door, advanced reservation service offered on a space-available basis and with driver [...]

Jack Snyder may be a rising star, but at age 16 his focus is as wide as the sea and narrow as the next day's class schedule. “I'm just looking to do what I enjoy,'’ said the 16-year-old Woodstock Union High School junior, whose weekend music plans go way beyond grooving to tunes on an iPod.