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Making Europe a Family Affair
Destination & Tourism James Ruggia May 18, 2015
PHOTO: A new map unlocks Helsinki for families. (Courtesy of Visit Helsinki)
Increasingly, destinations and suppliers are reaching out to the very lucrative family market. Family travel breaks down into two main markets; those that feature a few generations descended usually from hosting grandparents, and smaller nuclear family units. A series of products have recently come out on the market designed to appeal to that second group of family travelers. We are used to seeing hotels, cruise lines and tour operators design product for these travelers, but the market is big enough that even an airline like Etihad is now weighing in after training more than 1,000 Flying Nannies to assist families on flights across its network.
The Kulm Hotel St. Moritz and its sister property, the Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina are reaching out to families this summer with the launch of the VIK³ program, which stands for "Very Important Kulm & Kronenhof Kids" for kids between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. A Kids Concierge learns the children's preferences in order to tailor a program to meet their needs. The concierge also presents the kid with a T-shirt, a gym bag and an all-important bracelet, allowing free ice cream and iced tea in all the hotel's restaurants.
In addition to the Kids Concierge, there will be a Fun Activity Ambassador standing by in the height of summer (mid-July to mid-August) to organize activities for children aged between 8 and 12 years. These will include a couple of golf lessons per week, tennis lessons, mini golf, high rope courses, a weekly barbecue, a picnic outing after a short hike, and pizza and cookie baking classes.
For families who want to stay together, there are themed hikes of varying lengths and difficulty, the chance to swim in mountain lakes, over-sized scooters for trails, boat trips on Lake Sils, and visits to the petting zoo and National Park. Both the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz and Grand Hotel Kronenhof have put together three-night Fun for Kids & Co package priced from CHF835 ($909) per person .
London's Milestone Hotel is offering "To the Manner Born," a two-night etiquette package with the goal of teaching children and teens contemporary English manners. Located opposite Kensington Palace, the package reflects its neighborhood.
A team of etiquette consultants "give children and young adults the chance to gain valuable etiquette training to develop their confidence in social situations." Lessons include how to shake hands correctly, which knife to use when dining, appropriate use of cell phones and the pros and cons of social networking sites. The sessions, geared towards younger children, will focus on understanding the importance of considering others and appropriate behavior, while older children will learn skills to ease the transition into adulthood.
The package includes two nights in two connecting rooms or a suite for a family of up to four; full English breakfast for up to four guests; afternoon tea for two adults and Little Prince and Princess afternoon tea for two children; one two-hour etiquette session for two children; and dinner for up to four guests at Cheneston's Restaurant. The package is priced from £2,198 ($3,270), based on a family of four with one etiquette session for two children. Additional etiquette sessions can be included at a rate of £180 ($270) per session and extra nights can be added from £868 ($1,280) per night (with full English breakfast).
Visit Helsinki has teamed up with Bella-blogit to produce the new "Helsinki for Kids" map that helps families enjoy their stay. It features tips on everything from playgrounds and swimming locations to restaurants and skateparks as well as kid-friendly restaurants, activities and shopping areas. The contents of the map were produced in cooperation with "Riikka's blog," which can be found on the Finnish blog service Bella-blogit by Riikka Sipilä, who has written a lot about family tourism in and around Helsinki. The map also provides tips about museums and events. The "Helsinki for Kids" illustrated map includes special offers and discounts. The map can also be downloaded in electronic format from the Visit Helsinki website.
Two British hotel groups are promoting a variety of family attractions. Connoisseurs Scotland's member properties offer amenities for babies, kids programs and extensive outdoor activities for families. The Torridon Hotel's Activity Center, for instance, offers a wide variety of outdoor activities for families. The Old Course Hotel in St. Andrews has a Luxury Kids Program. It begins with a customized check-in just for children, where they'll receive a welcome pack complete with coloring book and pens. Once in the room, kids get the Old Course teddy bear and a full toy chest. Parents with babies will have luxury amenities like a massaging cot with changing sheet, baby bath set with thermometer and robe, and in-room bottle warmer. Older kids can even try golf lessons at The Duke's if they meet the height requirement.
This summer, Northern Ireland's Hastings Hotels (HH) group is expanding their family offering. The re-opening of Gobbins Path and Mount Stewart will allow families to venture a short distance to these locations while staying at the Culloden Estate & Spa or Ballygally Castle, which recently underwent a £3 million refurbishment. HH has six hotels across Northern Ireland, including Ballygally Castle, Culloden Estate & Spa, Slieve Donard Resort and Spa. From golfing to "haunted hotel rooms," cycling and croque, the range of family activities on offer are truly diverse.
The Gobbins Path, located 30 minutes from Ballygally, is a cliff path in east Antrim, once more popular than the Giant's Causeway until its closure in 1964. This year it is to be restored to its former glory, complete with visitor center, café, playground, a tubular bridge and a 25-metre suspension bridge. Professionally guided tours that detail local history, heritage and culture will also be on offer, providing stunning vistas of Belfast Lough and the Causeway Coastal Route.
Ballygally, which dates back to 1625, is said to be haunted by a friendly ghost and guests can visit the "ghost room" in one of the towers to see for themselves. Carrickfergus Castle, the Glens of Antrim and the Giant's Causeway are all close at hand. The walks to be found in Carnfunnock Country Park are within walking distance and there's a beach opposite the hotel.
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I have a small dilemma with the box turtles in attracting suitable bugs into their pen so that the turtles will have something to eat. The problem is ants. I have the ants under a degree of control. The very dangerous fire ants are no longer in the area but they respond very quickly when food is around. When I do feed the box turtles, I do so on plastic tops so that the tops can be cleaned so not to leave anything for ants. Attracting slugs, pill box bugs and worms involve some type of bait. They are slower to respond to food than ants. I will continue to think about this.
Frankie is, after nine days following the ingestion of a piece of plastic, doing very well. I think the danger has passes even if I did not find the plastic. It is probably somewhere in the yard. It was suggested by one person that possibly the plastic was digested but that is very doubtful.
Mattie, our spider tortoise, is being picky about her food, or she is just not wanting to eat. I haven't a clue which. I have offered her chopped veggies, clover flowers, wild strawberries and she wanted nada. Corn is not a real appropriate food but I may need to offer her corn just to be sure she has an appetite.
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Today is Read for the Record Day – the annual October day when millions of people read the same book to highlight the importance of early literacy, and to share the joy of reading with a young child. This year's book is Quackers by Liz Wong, a story about a kitten who grows up believing he's a duck, until he meets another kitten. It's a tale about understanding, acceptance and learning it's OK to be yourself.
Don't have the book? Read it online for free in English and Spanish.
After you've read the book, Jumpstart asks you to record your number of readers online to be counted in an effort to set a world record. The form is available October 19 through November 3.
Read for the Record Day was created by Jumpstart, a non-profit group working to close the kindergarten readiness gap by providing language, literacy and social-emotional programs for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promoting quality early learning for all.


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Axis sets up three new offices
The growth in demand for networked video in China, Brazil and Russia has led the physical security solutions vendor to invest in these markets
Axis Communications, physical security solutions vendor, has expanded its global operations by setting up offices in China, Brazil and Russia. The expansion brings its number of offices around the globe to 20.
Gilles Ortega, regional manager, Axis Communications MENA commented: "The growing interest in new products and technology, and increased awareness levels of the benefits of IP network video solutions over CCTV and analogue solutions point to extremely prosperous markets."
The investment in the three markets comes as a result of a variety of factors. In China, the demand for networked video is particularly increasing within the transportation and industrial sectors. Although Axis has established locations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the newest office in Beijing is a logical progression in strengthening its footprint in the country.
Brazil is in the midst of unprecedented economic growth and that growth has resulted in a demand for networked video to meet security requirements in the public and private domain.
The demand for networked video in Russia and specifically Moscow is particularly evident in the construction, transport and retail industries. Axis network cameras and video servers are now installed at three of the Moscow metro's 12 lines. This demand is part of an integrated security system aimed at improving safety for passengers and staff on the subway trains. Allowing remote access to video on the moving trains, the products enable visual verification of alarms and quick responses by security personnel to any event.
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Road Deaths: Governance Review a good start
March 2019
NatRoad has praised the Government for launching a review of who should be responsible for road safety in Australia.
The terms of reference for the review into road safety governance were recently released by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack.
The review will examine existing road safety arrangements in all jurisdictions including roles and responsibilities within and across local, state, territory and federal government.
The Review will examine whether Australia has the appropriate governance arrangements in place to deliver the commitments made by governments to mainstream road safety in line with the Safe System Approach of working towards safe roads, safe vehicles, safe people and safe speeds.
The Review will also identify how the Australian Government can work in partnership with state, territory and local governments to bring down the number of road deaths and serious injuries.
The path to a better road safety outcome is paved by evidence-based research and we need to know a lot more about the causes of heavy vehicle fatal crashes so that effective policies for a better outcome that saves lives can be introduced.
Government agencies must make a commitment to the more effective collection of and easier access to information provided by accident investigations.
At the same time, greater scrutiny of the causes of those accidents is needed.
The heavy vehicle industry is expanding in line with the expansion of Australia's freight task. Road transport is the primary mode of transport for non-bulk freight in Australia.
Yet despite this expansion, data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics shows that, over the decade to 2016, national rates of fatal crashes involving heavy vehicles per registration fell substantially.
For articulated truck fatal crashes, the reduction was 50 per cent, for heavy rigid truck fatal crashes the reduction was 11.9 per cent.
This improvement must continue and better planning and policy formulation must be a priority for government.
A government agency should be given power to promptly and fully investigate serious truck accidents and to share the results and recommendations publicly so that all industry participants can take the appropriate action to reduce the road toll. That role should also encompass better research on trends and causal factors.
Currently, both data and research are inadequate to formulate benchmarks. That must change and a government agency that is created or re-structured must take on that task.
NatRoad has a deep commitment to improving road safety. Reducing road deaths should be a goal which the community embraces and which Government endorses and promotes. This review is a good start to that process so that leadership comes from a government agency that only has road safety improvement as a primary goal.


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"The Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies recently released its final report on Afghanistan, entitled 'Breaking Point: Measuring Progress in Afghanistan.' "
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• Public expectations are neither being met nor managed;
• Conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated in all key areas targeted for development, except for the economy and women's rights."
"Afghans are more insecure today than they were in 2005 ... due largely to the violence surrounding the insurgency and counter-insurgency campaigns..."
"The central government's institutional and human capacity has improved, but its legitimacy has deteriorated. Sub-national government structures still lack capacity. In their place, militia commanders and local mafias have filled the void..."
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"High economic growth [has] improved the general ... Afghan economy, yet these benefits have not translated into sufficient employment and income generating activities for the ordinary
"Although reconstruction investments by the international community have enhanced social services and infrastructure, deteriorating security conditions ... has limited ... its benefits for many Afghans."


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Public Hearing – February 2, 2010
Robb Baer, CMCA, AMS, PCAM
President – NC Chapter of CAI
Chairperson Weiss, Chairperson McGee and members of the committee. My name is Robb Baer and since 1998 I have owned and operated a Professional Community Management Company in Asheville NC managing over 80 communities through out Western North Carolina. I am also the current president of the North Carolina Chapter of Community Associations Institute.
As you may be aware, Community Associations Institute (CAI) is a national organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, competent, harmonious community associations. For more than 30 years, CAI has been the leader in providing education and resources to the volunteer homeowners who govern community associations and the professionals who support them. Our members include community association volunteer leaders, professional managers, community management firms and other professionals and companies that provide products and services to associations.
Community association Boards and Managers must possess knowledge and skills relating to finance, strategic planning, maintenance, personnel management, insurance, human relations, laws and regulations, communications, covenants enforcement, and provide sound advice on the vast array of topics addressed by the members of the communities in which they serve.
Association management has become increasingly specialized and demanding as communities have become more complex and demanding. The responsibilities have taken on even greater importance as local governments have ceded more and more responsibility to community associations – from road maintenance and street lighting to recreational amenities and communications and utilities such as satellite, cable, water and sewer.
It was with these responsibilities in mind that CAI has developed education opportunities for volunteer boards and the only national certification program designed specifically for community association managers, who are hired to work with the volunteer boards to enhance, preserve and protect the communities.
CAI supports a regulatory system that incorporates adequate protections for homeowners, mandatory education and testing on fundamental management knowledge, standards of conduct, continuing education and appropriate insurance requirements such as Senate Bill 516 (House Bill 762) introduced in last years session. This bill, a collaboration between CAI, the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, and the Attorney General's office, significantly enhances consumer protection during the ongoing management and operation of community associations.
CAI is dedicated to fostering responsive, competent community associations that promote harmony, community, and responsible leadership. To this end, Community Association Boards are obligated to maintain, repair and replace common property, facilities, and equipment as necessary. Community Associations Boards require assessments from members to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities. CAI believes it is imperative for all community associations to adopt and use a financial planning and budget process which accurately reflects the projected annual operating costs, as well as long-term capital and reserves that result in a balanced budget. Community Associations should fund, in whole or in part, reserve accounts based upon replacement cost estimates and annual contributions necessary to assure that all or a substantial portion of those funds are available when needed. CAI also supports full and open disclosure to owners and the opportunity for participation by owners in the development of these budgets.
Community Associations need effective methods to ensure efficient, economic and successful community association collection procedures. Like a local government's dependence on tax revenues, the financial viability of community associations depends on their ability to collect assessments to meet their continuing expenses. Community associations must be able to collect promptly and efficiently their budgetary obligations from delinquent owners avoiding expensive litigation and minimizing the burden on the remaining owners. In times of difficulties, illness, loss of employment or other economic problems, Community Associations should advocate flexibility and compassion in the application of collection policies and procedures.
The enactment of governmental limitations on effective collection of assessments, fees and other charges of community associations jeopardizes the ability of the Board to adopt reasonable and necessary collection procedures to adequately fund the association to pursue unresponsive, delinquent owners or to effectively have a strong lien against the owner's units. Any state legislation should:
- Provide for full and fair protection of all the homeowners.
- Reflect an equitable balance between all the interests and need of the homeowners.
- Provide adequate standards to promote the operational viability of the community association.
- Promote reasonable flexibility in application.
- and Not arbitrarily preclude or inhibit any form of community association housing.
CAI is dedicated to fostering responsive, competent community associations that promote harmony, community, and responsible leadership. Community association members and associations have rights and responsibilities that should be recognized in order to promote positive and thriving communities. The rights and responsibilities of each party are set forth below in the core areas of Governance, Building Community, and Business Administration.
Community Association Members
Right To:
- Live in a responsive, competent, and harmonious community association governed by a reasonable, empathetic and impartial board of directors that treats each member with respect.
Responsible For:
- Complying with the governing documents of the community.
- Responding to association-initiated surveys and providing personal insight to help the board establish and implement the association's vision and priorities.
- Volunteering to serve on association committees and on the board with a sense of goodwill and without any conflicts of interest.
- Endeavoring to continuously learn about their community association and to provide constructive input to promote the positive evolution of the community.
- Being informed about issues of concern.
- Reporting all maintenance problems.
- Notifying the board or manager regarding possible employee misbehavior as well as good work, and respecting the relationships between the board and its employees and contractors, and the manager and its employees and contractors.
- Being aware of the contents of the governing documents, and understanding and adhering to their provisions.
- Damage to the community's common areas caused or proximately caused by the member, the actions of family, guests and tenants.
- Being a good neighbor and honoring others' rights to peaceful enjoyment of their homes and common area.
- Maintenance of unit and exclusive use common area, as defined in the governing documents.
Right To:
- Receive goodwill and participation from members to ensure that members live in a responsive, competent, and harmonious community association.
- Have board members be treated with respect as neighbors and as volunteers who have committed personal time for the betterment of the community.
- Seek and receive assistance through community volunteers.
Responsible For:
- Including community building in their short-and long-term goals and planning.
- Fostering a sense of community spirit and encouraging participation in the community.
- Encouraging the establishment of committees whose purpose is to build a sense of community.
- Encouraging all members to have a stake in upholding the governing documents of the community.
- Acting as a facilitator and regarding organizational power as a temporary stewardship.
- Creating ongoing systems to welcome and orient new residents, including both owners and renters.
- Encouraging community activities, programs, and events geared toward openness, fun, and friendship.
- Operating in a professional manner and being responsive to the community's needs.
- Ensuring that community association rules and regulations represent a balance between the needs and obligations of the community and those of the individual.
- Dedicating themselves to continuous learning about and improvement of their association's operations.
- Providing an open forum for member input which may be during board meetings or at such other times as best facilitates communications between members and the association.
Community Association Member
Right To:
- Be treated fairly and honestly by board members.
- Obtain all association fiscal information (excluding information concerning a particular owner or individual employee).
- Quiet enjoyment of residence and common facilities for their intended purpose in accordance with the association's rules and regulations.
- Participate in the process of governance through attending meetings of members, participating in the election of board members, serving on a committee, or running for a seat on the board.
- Have access to association records as specified in governing documents and state law.
- Attend board meetings in whatever manner such meetings are being held (in person or via electronic or telephonic means).
- Learn about board actions, and have access to all approved minutes of the association (other than executive board minutes).
- Live in a home free of conditions within the control of the association that
- materially interfere with peace, comfort or health.
- Expect all board members to be fully informed and knowledgeable in the association's business matters and the contents of the governing documents, to expect them to seek professional advice when appropriate, and to carry out their fiduciary duties with reasonably prudent business judgment.
- Have legible copies of all governing documents of their community.
Responsible For:
- Participating in member activities, i.e. attending member meetings, serving on committees and participating in other activities which assist the board in governance or enhance the community.
- Participating directly in the governance by casting votes or sending proxies for every election or ballot.
- Respecting the roles of all participants in community governance, and recognizing and honoring those differences of opinion.
- Notifying board of directors when covenant violations are observed or discrepancies in governing documents are noted.
Right To:
- Exercise the authority given to the association under the governing documents and the state laws in which the association is located.
- Make and enforce necessary rules and regulations as authorized in the governing documents.
- Set assessments, according to the governing documents and state laws, to provide for the maintenance and improvement of the common areas.
- Expect all owners to be aware of, and abide by, the provisions of the governing documents, and to expect all owners to abide by the governing documents and to carry out their responsibilities.
- Carry out its duties through the duly elected or appointed board, free of unwarranted interference or threats.
Responsible For:
- Carrying out the duties of the association through a duly elected or appointed board.
- Holding effective, efficient board meetings open for owners' attendance (excluding executive sessions).
- Providing members with access to corporate records (excluding those which infringe upon the privacy of other owners).
- Suggesting and presenting amendments to the governing documents for the owners' approval.
- Enacting reasonable, enforceable rules and notifying owners in a timely fashion of scheduled consideration or new or amended rules before adoption, diligently enforcing such rules in a non-arbitrary manner, and holding fair and impartial hearings for alleged violations.
- Conducting open, fair and honest elections.
- Diligently ensuring each board member fulfills his or her fiduciary duties.
- Obtaining insurance coverage as is required by the governing documents or which the board deems reasonable, including director and officer liability insurance.
- Not unlawfully interfering with an owner's access or peaceful enjoyment of the residence.
Community Association Members
Right To:
- Be apprised of and have available the business processes affecting homeowners, such as recreation class sign-up, hall rental, design permit applications, complaints, suggestions, etc. in a user friendly process and format.
- Have copies of proceedings of the board made available upon request, and receiving communications via media such as newsletters, closed circuit television and Internet.
- Have an appeals process for decisions made that affect the members, either individually or collectively.
- Have business decisions of the community association made which uphold a member's resale value of their ownership and do not lessen the other benefits of owning a home in the community association.
Responsible For:
- Being aware of the overall direction and condition of the association from a business standpoint, and provide input and personal involvement when and where appropriate.
- Understanding the tremendous responsibilities of the community association board and that business decisions are based on a variety of viewpoints and legal limitations and requirements.
- Making timely payments of assessments of all types, fines, and other
- charges levied by association.
- Keeping the association aware of their current address.
Right To:
- Be treated with respect when acting in good faith to make decisions in the best interests of the community association members and the association.
- Conduct business of the association as prescribed by state and local laws, and association documents.
- Exercise appropriate business judgment in matters not addressed or directed by state or local laws, or association documents.
- Diligently collect all monies due from members.
Responsible For:
- Acting and making decisions that are ethical and fair, and are for the benefit of the association as a whole, with latitude to make exceptions where warranted on an individual basis.
- Providing for the maintenance of the association's assets, including common areas (grounds and facilities) and finances, by planning and implementing necessary insurance coverage, reserve studies and the resultant necessary reserves, and financial and management audits and reviews.
- Ensuring proceedings are efficient and effective in conducting the business of the association, such that decisions are sound and decisive, based on information/data and professional advice where expertise is not available on the board or staff.
- Making decisions that minimize the exposure of the association to liability and exercising reasonable business judgment in decision-making.
Respectfully Submitted
Robb Baer, PCAM
President – NC Chapter of CAI
Across the country, associations are experiencing cash flow problems because owners are falling behind in their assessments. This cash flow problem has lead to increased enforcement activity and that has led to an increased number of properties entering the foreclosure process. Thus and, increasing the uproar over whether associations should be able to foreclosure. The cries have caught the attention of the House Select Committee on Homeowner Associations as well as the press.
The House Select Committees official adopted report states "… the Planned Community Act authorizes the use of foreclosure proceedings to satisfy homeowner association liens; the foreclosure statute was never intended for this purpose … Several individuals suggested that the statute should be amended to prohibit or limit the use of foreclosure in all or some cases."
This statement has left many boards and professionals asking how do community associations endure if the definitive method, after all other tactics of collecting funds have been exhausted, is abolished? Areaonable correlation can be drawn between a municipalitie's municipality's right to foreclose to collect a property tax lein and an HOA 's right to do the same . They both are obligated to deliver vital services, and neither can meet that obligation without funding.
The overwhelming majority answer is that the associations' only decisive method of enforcement should not be removed without replacing it with a reasonable alternative to ensure the associations survival. The statutes must provide solutions which guarantee that no one unfairly shifts their responsibilities to others. The Supreme Court has stated "that property which a man has honestly acquired he retains full control of, subject to these limitations: First, that he shall not use it to his neighbor's injury …" surely this concept applies when a homeowner chooses to shift his or her responsibilities their neighbors by refusing to honor a financial obligation that they signed on for when purchasing their home.


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I love industry & abhor severity.
Thomas Jefferson to John Strode, June 5, 1805
Patrick Lee's Explanation
These are two very good qualities for any leader.
Strode was one of several people whose help Jefferson sought in finding a replacement for his competent but over-priced manager at Monticello. Strode was a long-time friend, and the President occasionally spent the night at his home when he traveled between Monticello and Washington City. This letter, like the others, described the many duties of an overseer.
In the middle of this letter are these six words that capture the heart of Thomas Jefferson. He loved kind, industrious people. He could have described himself the same way. He was unfailingly thoughtful and always on-task. In a letter to his daughter (one I can't find at the moment), he advised her how much a person could accomplish if they were not wasting time but always doing something productive.
One concern Jefferson had about his current overseer, Gabriel Lilley, was his occasional severity toward the slaves. Jefferson wanted none of it. He hated that kind of behavior, whether toward his servants or anyone else.


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Both hulls have a marine diesel engine. The engine power is transmitted through a fixed shaft to the propeller. Propellers are protected from grounding with a propeller guard. Longitudinal bars have been installed to protect the propellers from pieces of ice and loose ropes.
The engine power of Work 1300 is 2 x 260 hp, and it is more than enough to carry the boat without cargo for the speed of 17 knots. Handling of the boat in port and other cramped spaces is smooth with hydraulic bow thrusters in both hulls.
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TKN BLYTHBVH.LE (ARK.) COURIER NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY W. 19M Biggest NEA Glove Event Gets Started Over 40 Fights Are on Tap In Osceola Tonight 137 Boxers Enter Golden Gloves; Action Begins at 7 p.m. OSCEOLA — A king-sized card of 43 fights will thing? started tonight as big;* v Northeast Arkansas Golden Gloves tournament in history is run off here. rirst bouts will get started at 1 o'clock. That's a one-hour departure from regular 8 p. m. starting time, but was necessitated by the unusually large number of entries. The four-day event will be run off at Osceola's high School gymn slum, with finals coming up Satur day night. Some 137 boys were present ye terday at the gymnasium wh weight* were checked prior to la night's first-round pairings. 18 Locals BIythevllIe's team, coached Don Burton and Herb Chllds. ha 18 boys present for yesterday weighing-in. Practically every town in nortl east Arkansas, plus one team fro as far away as Harding Colleg Seaxcy, has entered boys in th tournament. Blytheville entrants who weigh In yesterday include Bobby Smit Jimmy Tyrone. Winfield Smit Max Porter, Robert Birminghai Troy Garner, Gayle Jolley, Pe Baxter, Jimmy Gee, David Ra Charley Jones, Billy Peterson. Dui ley White, Alfred Collie, Carle Lov Carroll Knapp. Gerald Hall an Treddy Rounsavall. Eight of the BlytheviUe boys flgh tonight. They are Ray vs. J. L. Smith Peterson vs. Cherry Perry. Kelser Rounsavall vs. Jerry Spencer, Osce ola; Smith vs. Don Thompson, Tru mann; Tyronne vs. J. L, Simmon Missco; Jolley vs. Everett Olive Nettleton, and Birmingham vs. Leo Neal, Earle. Tonight's Pairings 70-75: Charles Barron, 71, Luxora vs. Wayne Peree, 71, Osceola; Ray mond Olive, 72, Luxora vs. Phlli Duncan, 71, Osceola; Tommy Simp son, 73, Luxora vs. Jim Little. 73 Wilson; Don Spencer, 82, Osceol vs. Tilden White, 82, Caraway Howard Brawley, 78, Osceola vs John Lacey, 76, Missco. 83-94: Bobby Smith, 91, Blythe ville vs. Don Thompson, 92, Tru mann; Jimmy Morgan, 86, Misscc vs. David McKelvey, 92, Earle Jackson Lunsford, 93, Missco v.< Eddie Jones, 90, Shawnoe; Freddt Laird, 84, Shawnee vs. Lamar Pruitt 89, Missco; Charles Daniels, 92 Earle vs. Joe Faulkner, 87, Missco Lightweight: Roy Smith, 135, Keiser vs. James Howell, 131, Luxora Russell Brock, 136, Keiser vs. R. F Peterson, 135, Caraway. Welterweight: Joe Stewart, 142 Trumann vs. Harvey Bowman, 142, Missco. 83-94: Donnie Humphrey, 92, Earle vs. Sammy, 92, Trumann; Jimmy Tyrone, 85, Blytheville vs J. L. Simmons, 91, Missco; Winford Smith, 92, Blytheville vs. Billy Dillard, 87, Luxora; Eugene Davis, 94, Luxora vs. Ralph Cash, 87, Wilson; John Bryans, 91, Wilson vs. Tommy Flanagan. 90, Luxora; Cloyce Hodge, 93, Osceola vs. Dickie Upton, 94, West Memphis; Walter Stout, 93, Wilson vs. James Baker, 93, Osceola; Jimmy Turner, 83, Osceola vs. Winston Otsvall, 90, Reiser. Lightweight: Carl Spain, 133, Keiser vs. Robert Batey, 135. Shawnee; Everett Oliver, 134, Nettleton vs. Gayle Jolley, 132, Blytheville. 94-104: Bernard Haralson, 97, Shawnee vs. Raymond Brown, 104, Barton; Danny Push, 98, Caraway vs. Gerald Graham, 104, Keiser. Welterweight: Paul Riley, 142, :araway vs. Thomas L. Tate, 145, Keiser; Leon Neal, 147, Earle vs. Robert Birmingham, 146, Blytheville. Flyweight: Bobby Hodge, 112, Sports Roundup — Bolt Hopes to Repeat at Diego RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. M— . such other top professionals as Ted Defending Champion Tommy Bolt Kroll and Jimmy Demaret ac- said today that he hopes to repeat the $5,000 San Diego Open tournament which gets underway here tomorrow for four days. But the Houston veteran and Polio Benefit Cage Contest Here Friday A polio benefit basketball game, pitting two local semi-pro clubs together, will be played at Haley Field Gymnasium Friday night. Ark-Mo Blue Flames will battle a neophyte First National Bank team in the contest which begins at 8 p.m. All proceeds of the game will go into the general funds of the North Mississippi County March of Dimes campaign, county chairman Elbert Johnson said. The Blue Flames, managed by Don Kerbough, arc owners of ti 4-2 season record, while the First National Bank squad, tutored by Virgil Shaneyfelt, has not had an official encounter since its recent organization. Playing for the Blue Flames are Harry Carter Farr, Dan Cald- weli, Chester Caldwell, P. D. Foster, Jr., Marvin Ross, Charles Moore, Bill Delong and Kerbough. The Bankers' roster includes Jerry Erankum, Billy Shelton, Bill Meharg, Leon Jones, Ben Caldwell, Carl Wyatt, J. L. Johnson, Hennan Story, Jr., and Shaneyfelt. knowledge that National Amateur Champion Gene Littler might press them all for scoring honors. Littler, while not eligible for any of the cash, is the overwhelming sentimental favorite. His hometown followers from San Diego are expected to swarm the few miles to Rancho Santa Fe to give him the largest gallery of the tournament. The tournament has been shifted to this 6,700-yard course, with a par of 1, from the San Diego Country Club, where Kroll won first money last year. Redlegs Sign, Phillies Moqn Only Eight Have Returned Contracts Luxora Takes Two Games BURDETTE — Luxora's Plin- thers swept a couple of games from the luckless Burdette Pirates here last night. The senior Panthers made a complete evening of it by turning aack the Pirates 64-45 in the fea- inre game after the Luxora juniors had notched a 46-24 win in the opener. However, the senior game was better game than the score indicates. Burdette, . paced by the 'ine rebound play of Russell Eu- )anks, battled the Panthers on nearly even terms for two and a mlf quarters before succumbing to Luxora's smooth last break. NEW YORK I/P) — While the Cincinnati Redlegs were adding to :hetr list of contented players for 1954, the woes of the Philadelphia Phillies continued to pile up today. Outfielder Gus Bell, second Baseman Rocky Bridges, pitcher Jackie Collum, utility infielder Connie Ryan and outfielder Lloy Merrlman returned their sign' pacts to the Reds yesterday. Bell received a substantial J crease in pay for his 1953 seaso n which he batted .300, had hits, scored 102 runs, 30 home and batted in 105 runs. But contractual pains Bt plagued owner Bob Carpenter the Phils, Shortstop-second bas man Granny Hamner, pitcher Ji Konsttmty and first baseman Ea Torgeson joined a group of unha py Phils who have returned signed contracts. Only eight of the 37 players the Phils roster have signed the contracts. Those who have turne in unsigned pacts include pitche Robin Roberts and Curt Simmon catcher Smokey Burgess, outfielde Richie Ashburn and first basema Eddie Waltkus. Outfielder M Clark was the latest to sign a coi tract. WEIGHING IN — Eighteen Blytheville boxers weighecl-in yesterday for the Northeast Arkansas Golden Gloves tournament which starts at Osceola at 1 p. m. tonight. Blytheville coach Don Burton (left) looks at scales as official R. D. Mears checks weight of Alfred Collie, Blytheville's only open division fighter. (Courier News Photo) Osceola Drops Pair of Games OSCEOLA—Dell took a pair of games here last night, winning the iris' contest 44-35 and taking the »ys' event 50-37. Watson's 31 points led the losing iris wliile Richardson got 20 for Dell. Rogers had 12 for Osceola oys' high and Edwards led the Dell »ys with 18. Vilson vs. Ilcy Ellis, 112, Osceola; . L. Smith, 111, vs. David Kay,, 108, lythevllle; Bobby Walls, 111, Walls s. Meuel Williams, 112, Missco. Bantamweight: Cherry Perry, 118, Reiser vs. Billy Peterson, 118, Bly- heville; Charles Chrisco, 114, Lux- ra vs. Clarence Spain, 117, Keiser; udley White, 113, Blytheville vs. B. McHaffey 112, Caraway; Don- Id Foreman, 117, Milllngton vs. /illiam Berkhalter, 118, Searcy; onald Harndcn, 117, Wilson vs. Hen Jones, 117, Missco. Flyweight: Hczeklah Clark, 121, uxora vs. George Easley, 126, Earle; :rry Spencer, 122, Osceola, vs. Frede Rounsavall, 126, Blytheville; arold Dickson, 123, Keiser vs. Roy ebolc. 126, Keiser; Lavcrne Ruthford, 122, Netllelon vs. Jerry Mit- icll, 119, Trumann; Clyde Sender, 124, Keisor vs. Sylvester Foster, 1, Shawnee. Lightweight: Bobby Holinger, 133, ixora vs. Rounlti Han-is, 134, Trie; Lloyd Moore, 135, Osceola vs. •vis Stroupe, 132, Missco: Carl erry, 134, Luxora vs. Jen-y Quails, 131, Caraway. Hornsby to Aid Chisox Hitters CHICAGO 10 — Rogers Honisb dismissed as manager of the 8 Louis Browns and Cincinnati Re Legs In the last two years, todn v .,s named Chicago White Sox ba tln£ instructor for the club's pre spring training camp nt Hollywoo Fin. The Rajnh, nil-time great as second bnsemnn with a career ba ting average of .359 In the Na tlonal League, will start his nei, assignment March 1 when So Farm Director John Rigney open the camp of specialized Instruc tlon for 40 farm hands. Of the moment, Hornsby's inoni long job as batting instructor h:j only active part In basebnl He will spend most of his othe time working ,on a baseball tele vlslc program. Fights Last Night By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles—Al Cruz, 121, Los Angeles, outpointed Billy Peacock 1181/2, Philadelphia, 10. Jacksonville, Pla—Willie Pep 128, Hartford, Conn, outpolntec Little David, 127, Jacksonville, 10 Chicago —Ron Stribling, 133'/ 2 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, stopped Irish Billy Wagner, 35, Pittsburgh, 7. Cage Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Holy Cross 82, Dartmouth 67 N. C. State 84, North Carolina 7' Notre Dame 95, Purdue 74 Lawrence Tech 58, Ottcrbeln 43 Rio Grande 117, Ashland (Ohio) 78 Drury 65, Westminster (Mo) 58 Texas Tech 78, Hardin Simmons 66 Idaho 71, Wash State 53 Montana State 77, Colorado State 68 (overtime) Armstrong Now Evangelist By JACK HAND For Gayic Talbol NEW YORK (AP) A visit with Henry Armstrong, the old triple champion, was like i pleasant trip down an old country lane. As he sat in robe and slippers in a midtown hotel room, it was easy to imagine he was in town for a fight; and Eddie Mead, who used to manage him, was across town checking tickets with Uncle Mike. Almost 1« years had slipped | his brother called him just plain iway since the night Henry stood jroudly in the Garden ring, blood umping from a deep cut inside Is mouth, while Arthur Donovan alsed his arm over LOU Ambers give him a third world cham- >lonahlp. One and Only Nobody ever did It again and no- >ody »ver will, for boxing commis- lons In this day make you give up me title If you win another. Only ne other man, Bob Fl'.sslmmons, v«r held three ch«mp.oiuhips but Is were scattered ov«r 12 years. The •lenry' called him "Kammiirln 1 or Perpetual Motion" in "Hank." They probably called him other names too, in the Mexico City bull rings and the small clubs along the line where he stopped off to knock out a local hero before moving on to another town. 30 Pounds Heavy Now he is an evangelist — In town raising funds for a Henry Armstrong youth foundation, a dream home for boys to be built on the Soledad Canyon section, about 60 miles from Los Angeles. Henry is 41 and a little plump at 165 pounds, about 30 pounds over his best fighting weight. He hasn't fought since 1945 just before he iwiiiy u* rc*l«Jiuni jnuuui! in i luu^'iv Diuiic iyiy just OCIOre he it newspaper!. Hli ;n»naser and I went to the China-Burma-India theater with a U .3. troupe. Por years he managed fighters like Cecil Hudson and Oleo Shans and trained others. But he has given It up, except for an occasional exhibition — "I go 60-scc- ond rounds" — for ft worthy cause Nobody has been able to perfecl a style like Armstrong's. They try but they can't do it. He used to walk In, head down, shaking his shoulders from side to side, slipping punches, picking off gloves until he found the opening. He called himself "an agresslve counterpuncher" and that was about right. Prep Students in St. Louis Studying Problems of Poor Sportsmanship ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis high school students, casting a worried eye on the recen Detroit incident, are trying to find a way to promote better sportmanship among prep ath letic fans. There have been isolated cases of rowdyism at St. Louis prep events, but nothing to natch the Detroit flareup in.which a star basketball center was stabbed and seriously wounded. The stabbing has led to a ban on all night athletics in Detroit's public high schools. Stand Pat Year For Red Sox Leachville In Two Wins Juniors, Seniors Defeat Trumann LEACHVILLE—Junior and senior basketball teams of Trumann dropped a pair of games in Leach- vllle's gymnasium last night. Leachville's juniors took a 42-31 decision while the seniors were hav- 1 an easy time of it in winning 73-49. Coach Charles McGrew played everybody on his bench in winning the feature game. The Lions go to Piggott Friday night while the juniors will journey to Whitehaven, Tenn. The Lion Cubs have now last only two games and have reversed both of these losses in defeating Jonesboro and Valley View. They beat Valley View 33-32 in the finals of Dixie's tournament last week end. Previously, they whipped Oak Grove 34-17 and McCormick 32-31 to gain the finals. Rangy Bo Adams led the Lions in scoring their victory last nigh as he dumped In 24 points. Atkles- son's 15 was high for the juniors Lcnchvillc Pos. Trumann Atkiesson 15 . ...F Lance Wallace 4 F Salter 5 B. D. Carter 11 C .., Custoff 10 Thomas 2 G Teague : B. G. Carter 2 ..G darrett 5 Substitutes: Leachville — Garrison 4, Durham 1, Walker 3, Towell iiifoon; Trumann — Robbins 8, Quails. Leachville Pos. Trumann Blocker 14 P Humble Rnuls 3 ..OO....F Dcloach 5 dams 24 C Suiter 3 Ray 13 G Watts 13 Cennelt 14 G Tipton 7 Substitutes: Leachville—Lloyd 2, Idwards 2, Ward 1, Thweatt, Scott. Trumann—Richards 10, Maglalhin Whitloch. 'eacock Upset By Al Cruz LOS ANGELES M — Blily Pea- ock, 118'/2, can still claim the forth American Bantamweight hamplonship today but only be- ause his fight with Al Cruz, 121, is a n-tltle affair. Cruz, of Los Angeles, won a nnnimous decision over the Phila- elphia boy last night in the Olym- Auditorium's vent. 10-round main The greatest weight difference a world championship fight oc- irred in he match between Pri- 10 Camera and Tommy Loughn, Mai'ch 1, 1934. Camera .ighed 270, Loughran 184. In St. Louis, student representatives on the all-city high school student council are attempting to avoid, the possibility of such'an occurrence. An Example The Detroit incident has been set up as an example of what Increasingly poor sportsmanship can lead to. The student council, considering various plans, thinks it may be a good idea to set up some type of reward for good sportsmanship. Trophies, certificates or an extra school holiday night make a worth while reward. Biggest problem in the reward plan Is how the fans are to be graded and by whom. Condemn Riding The council especially condemned excessive "riding" of referees, by aartisnn groups and booing directed against opposing players. Thus far, much of the rowdyism has not been directly attributed to 30or sportsmanship between rival fans. In 1952 a 19-year-old boy ex- changerf several pistol shots with j another youth during: a footbal ?ame at public school stadium Neither was hurt. In 1949 two youths were sho and a third stabbed following high school football game at the same stadium. Gang- Warfare But both incidents were attributed to teen-age gang warfare rather than heated fan passions. St. Louis high school students, however, have had little to follow as an example of a sportsmanship from their elders of late. Just recently the father of a St. Louis university basketball player interrupted the St. Louis-Kentucky game with an assault on the Kentucky bench. He was escorted from Kiel Auditorium by police. Pro Snoopers For Pro Cagers? NEW YORK Wl — The Board of Governors of the National Basketball Association meets here today for the first time since the Jack VIolinas gambling; case broke. Molinas, rookie star of the Fort Wayne Pistons, was suspended indefinitely on Jan. 10 by League President Maurice Podo "f for betting on games. Podoloff is expected to outline ilans for a permanent investignt- ng staff, such as maintained by organized baseball and thoroughbred horseracing, in an attempt ;o thart any further gambling. The New York Knickerbockers, eaders of the Fistern Division in the NBA. were hard pressed in ,heir 78-75 victory over the Mil- vaukeo Hawks last night. In other games, i.ie Philadelphia ,Varriors broke a four-game los- ng streak by defeating the Boston Celtics 89-73 and the second-place Rochester Royals handed the onrushing Fort Wayne Pistons a 7367 setback. CITY TRUCKS AND AUTO OWNERS: January is the month to obtain your city tags and avoid a penalty. All Privilege License and Garbage Fees are also due. Please cooperate by attending to these matters promptly at the City Clerk's office. CITY of BLYTHEVILLE Steele Takes Pair of Games Boys and Girls Win Over Cooter COOTER — Steele's boys and girls romped to victories here last night In the Cooter gymnasium. The Steele boys breezed to 33 win while the girls were taking a 52-40 decision. McCollum's 27 points were high for Steele's girls while Smith's 12 led the boys, who split thetr scoring up among nine squad members. Steele will entertain Bragg City Saturday night. Steele Pos McCollum 27 P P P G G G Steele — Teeter, Stone, Funderburke, Johnson; Cooler — Thomas. Flowers, Lawhorn. Pos. P F C G G Steele — Bishop, Spence 9, Kellems 3, Crews 8, Carter. Christian 8, Wimberly: Cooter —Wilson 4, Hundhosen, Thomas. Howell 10 Bishop 13 Strong Isabell Hastings Substitutes: Steele R. Isbell 9 M. Poole 3 W. Isbell 7 Smith 12 Crawford 9 Substitutes: Cooter Perry 21 Dair 15 Smith 4 Edwards C. Wilklns B. •Wilkins Cooter Teeter 5 Terry 4 McCIure 3 Whitener 1 K. Terry 1 Read Courier News Classified Ads By JOE : NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox, who last year developed such outstanding rookies as Tom Unphlett, Milt Boiling, Bill Henry and Billy Consolo, won't tie as fortunate this year. The reason is simply because there won't be too many newcomers on the squad when it gathers at Sara- sola, Fla., next month. ~~~ ~ * It is difficult to see how any of the freshmen could break into the varsity, based off their minor league records. In fact, the newcomer with the best chance to- make it is a fellow who is not • even on the Red Sox roster. That, would be Harry Agannis, the former Boston University football star, who received a good sized bonus to sign with Boston last year. Hit .zsi ;"v; Agannis, a lefthanded hitting ' first baseman, did more than a fair job at Louisville. He batted only .281 but led his club with 108 runs batted in and was tied for the lead with 13 homers. He also had 38 doubles and nine triples in 155 games. Harry still is being kept on the Louisville roster but will train with the Bed Sox. Two sons of former big league . ball players will be among the Red Sox rookies. They are outfielder; Allen van Alstyne, 25, is the son of, Clayton van Alstyne .who pitched for Washington in 1927 and 1928. Guy Alorton, Sr., pitched for Cleveland from 1914 to 1924. Young : Morton is 22. Low BA's Both played at Albany, a Red Sox farm in the Eastern League, " last year. Van Alstyne batted .291 in 123 games, collected 35 extra base hits and drove in 67 runs. Morton, a six-foot, 205 pounder, hit only .227 in 35 games . .. . Rookie outfielders Charlie Max- j well and Bob Broome, along with *"' Van Alstyne, face a really her- culean task in their efforts to land a berth in Boston's outfield. Ted.. Williams, Jimmy Piersall and' Jackie Jensen are a cinch to com- Kyzer Quits, Sims Signs At Keiser Ex-Burdette Coach Succeeds Austin Hanner Charley Sims, for three years head coach at Burdette, nas been named head coach at Keiser High School and Barney Kyzer, successful Keiser junior coach, has tendered his resignation to be effective at the end of this school year. Superintendent of Schools A. A, Adams announced the changes to day. Sims retired from coaching lasl year to enter the hardware anc sporting goods business in Hughes, Ark. He succeeds Austin Hanner, who has become head basketball coach who for Osceola High School and is junior high principal there. Launched Football at Burdette Sims, who took over his duties at the Keiser school this week, brought Burdette into football prominence in his three and one- half years at the school south of Blytheville. He inaugurated the football program there and rang up a 4-4 mark In its first year. His second year was his best. He won eight, lost two and tied one. In 1952, his Pirate teams won six and lost five. Kyzer told the Courier News yesterday that he has tendered his resignation effective at the end of the current school year. His resignation follows only s few weeks that of Austin Hanner, who quit as Keiser High School football and basketball coach to accept a position as basketball coach at Osceola. No Plans Coach Kyzer said that he had no immediate plans for the future but that he hoped to stay in the coaching profession. Now in his third year as Keiser mior coach, Kyzer led the junior Yellow Jackets through their most successful athletic year. In his first year, 1951, his Junior footballers went undefeated and claimed the unofficial title of jun- or state champions. The follow- ng year his junior Yellow Jackets lung up an 8-1 record, losing only o Blytheville. One losing Year Last fall, Kyzer witnessed his jnly losing season in football with prise the regular trio. The new infielders, too, probably, will be sent out for another year of seasoning. Vince Furfaro, who came out of the service last sum-, mer in time to put in a month with Roanoke, Va., may be the sleeper. Missco Wins Over Lepanro LEPANTO — Teams from Misso handed defeats to Lepanto's teams here, the girls winning 6045 while the boys took a 47-39 win. Girdley and Clay, with 22 and 21 points, led Mlssco's girls while riffin's 24 markers were high for the boys. Blackwood sacked 26 for the los- . ing girts and Harris got 17 for Lepanto's boys. team turning in a 2-4 mark. I Ky. In 1.052 and 1953, his boys' bas- cetball teams won 29 while losing only eight and in 1952, they went all the way to the semi-finals of the district tournament. Over the same period, his jun- or girls amassed a total of 37 wins while losing only five. In 1952 is girls were defeated in the fin- Is of the district tournament. A native of Marion, Ark., Coach Kyzer Is a graduate of Murray tate Teachers College, Murray, Seagram-Distillers Cofporitioti, New York City. Blended Whiskey. 86.8 Proof.,65% grain Nartr* SpirUi.
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The reputation of Australia's cricket team mercilessly ruined after captain Steve Smith confessed that the Australian team was involved in ball tampering on the third day of the third Test against South Africa. After this, the Australian Cricket Board snatched the captaincy from him and he was handed a one-match ban plus was fined 100 percent of his match fee from the ongoing Test between Australia and South Africa.
Cricketers & fans openly expressed their disappointment over the ball-tampering controversy and only one match ban. Thousands of memes surfaced following the shameful incident.
Different People, Different Rules, Harrbhajan Singh – Former Indian Cricket Player
wow @ICC wow. Great treatment nd FairPlay. No ban for Bancroft with all the evidences whereas 6 of us were banned for excessive appealing in South Africa 2001 without any evidence and Remember Sydney 2008? Not found guilty and banned for 3 matches.different people different rules
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 25, 2018
Former Indian Cricket Player Virender Sehwag Takes A Dig Here
Gaur se Dekhiye is shaks ko. Oscar – the cameraman. Inke camera se bachna mushkil hi nahi namumkin hai #SandpaperGate pic.twitter.com/NH5EGSdbuJ
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 24, 2018
A Tweet By Harsha Bhogle
Very interested in seeing how the match referee views this Bancroft matter. If indeed he was trying to hide the sandpaper, that makes him look very guilty.. Just as interested in seeing what the team management has to say about its team
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 24, 2018
If this was Kenya's captain, what punishment would he have got?
Catching up with cricket. I'm a huge fan of Smith, but this calls for a life ban. This was blatant cheating. They only fessed up because they were caught red-handed. This is like matchfixing: a betrayal of the game.
If this was Kenya's captain, what punishment would he have got?
— Amit Varma (@amitvarma) March 24, 2018
So KG bumps Steve Smith's shoulder and gets a two match ban from the ICC but Smith admits to cheating and gets a one match ban, the ICC is not even worried about looking unbiased #SAvAUS#SandpaperGate
— Josh Gedye (@JoshGedye) March 25, 2018
Decision Not Fair
1 test match ban and 100% match fee for such an act of gross misconduct!!! Fairness seems to be a word not in the dictionary of #ICC#SAvAUS#SteveSmith
— Anurag Shrivastava (@anurag0308) March 25, 2018
ICC Must Re-examine Rules!
1 match ban for Smith for masterminding ball tampering. Rabada had got 2-match ban for fracas with Warner. Imagine! ICC must reexamine rules
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Lewandowski enters Poland's rich list
Over a dozen took over their parents' businesses. Some were given start-up capital. One worked as a bouncer in an American casino. Another could have easily ended up as a volleyball rather than a football player. At some point, all decided to become businessmen.
There is a misleading belief doing the rounds that whoever failed to start making money in the wild nineties has no chance of making a fortune today. We intend to prove that the opportunities are there, even in today's times. Suffice to mention Piotr Szulczewski, our richest debutant – he created a company valued at USD 3.5 billion over six years. Another example is that of the founders of Vivid Games, who close our ranking. They are relatively easy to evaluate. Robert Lewandowski is a tougher nut to crack.
We tried to calculate the fortune he could have amassed upon leaving Borussia Dortmund for Bayern Munich. His Borussia contract expired in mid-2014. Let us assume that he had then collected one half of his remuneration (EUR 3.5 million) from Dortmund, the other half (approximately EUR 5.25 million) from Munich. In 2015 and 2016, he collected regular payments per season, i.e. a total of EUR 21 million for two years. He was also given a bonus for moving to Munich – EUR 15 million. The total of his club salaries is therefore around the PLN 180 million mark.
Football aside, advertising and commercial revenues should also be considered. Major campaigns featuring Robert Lewandowski have included Coca-Cola, Head & Shoulders, Vistula, T-Mobile, Huawei, and Gillette. Marketing experts estimate that Robert may be collecting PLN 600,000 to PLN 2,500,000 per campaign. An educated guess places six serious campaigns at PLN 9.6 million. That's commercials done with – let us move to real estate. While he was still with Borussia, the media were going berserk about his Dortmund villa worth PLN 4 million. His Munich residence is allegedly worth PLN 10 million. He purchased a Warsaw-based apartment at 44, Złota Street this year, with prices at the property ranging from PLN 1.4 million for a two-room flat to PLN 11 million for the largest luxury apartments.
Let us average the price out again, and assume he spent approximately PLN 6 million on the deal. Lewandowski's Mazurian log home in Stanclewo on Lake Jełmuń, potentially worth over one million PLN, should considered as well. The value of the real estate we know of totals an approximate PLN 21 million, while the cars are difficult to keep up with. He has been seen in a Maserati Granturismo Sport (worth around PLN 700,000), a Mercedes CL 63 AMG (PLN 706,000), a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta (PLN 1.4 million) and a Bentley Continental GT speed convertible (PLN 1.1 million).
The churn rate is so high, we have decided to skip the cars. It is common knowledge that Lewandowski holds shares in the RL Management real estate company. He also purchased some shares in the Protos Venture Capital Fund specialising in start-up investments. Add to that fifty percent of the shares in LS Investments, a company building apartments in the Warsaw district of Ochota. What did the other heroes build their fortune on?
Robert Lewandowski (28)
PLN 211 million
His main talent obviously lies in kicking a ball, and making money in the process. Evaluating Lewandowski was the toughest nut to crack, because we could only base it on what the media has reported. Our appraisal places him somewhere between the media publication value, estimated by Pentagon Research at approximately PLN 132 million, and his transfer value assessed by the website Transfermarkt at just under PLN 315 million. (...)
Szymon Krawiec
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January 2006:
After the New Years trial, we traveled home to Idaho only to hop a plane to Seattle 5 days later. We did a 4 day trial in Puyallup, WA. This trial was not our usual performance. As a matter of fact it was the worse trial we ever did. I think all the traveling with little time between and no practice was probably a factor. However, not to be discouraged, Diva and I drove from Puyallup, to Portland. We had a nice 3 day rest and some private lessons and practice before the Rose City Cluster show. This three day show was very nice. Held inside on new mats (like those used at Nationals) we earned two more double Q's to bring our double Q's to half-way to MACH 3 and past all the points needed.
Click here to see some beautiful agility pictures of Diva at the Rose City Cluster trials. The photos were shot by Matt Sachs of Agility Images, but the graphics and art work were done by Susy Harris.
February 2006:
MARCH 24, 25 and 26, 2006:
The first day of these trials the weather was absolutely perfect. Sunny, but not too hot. The next day the weather started great, but then it got hotter and hotter. Then the wind started. It was REALLY windy. I had to take out my contacts and wear my glasses as I had dirt in both eyes and couldn't see. Sunday morning when I arrived I found that the wind had snapped one of my tent poles and so I had to put my crate out in the open. No shade for the day. The wind was moderate and finally very light. Again I had to wear my glasses as the dirt kept going into my hard contacts. But the weather didn't keep us from getting those precious double Q's! We now have 53 double Q's and 2,428 points. Only 7 more double Q's for MACH 3.
Also this weekend we have now qualified for the Nationals in Columbus, OH that will be held in March 2007. I have our hotel reservations and we are ready to go!
April 2, 2006: We just got home from Moses Lake, WA and a 3 day trial. Not quite as successful as last weekend, but we did get 2 perfect days out of 3. A respectable performance. We also got to try the FAST game again. We had a great time, but my plan didn't quite work out as well as I would have liked. I still need a lot more practice in designing our own course to get all the obstacles and make the time. It is a lot of fun and a chance to go all out without all the stress of the titling runs. Next AKC trial will be in Helena, MT at the end of April. In the meantime we are doing a NADAC trial next weekend and then in a couple more weeks we are off to Lewiston, ID to try Rally Obedience.
55 Double Q's and 2,482 points. 5 more double Q's for MACH 3.
April 8 and 9, 2006: Sandpoint, ID. Our second NADAC trial and what a hoot! We had a blast and we are tired!
Here is what I wrote to my friend, Jane from New Orleans:
We did NADAC this weekend and they do 5 games each day. Boy am I tired! The first day we finished our last game at 6:25 pm and didn't leave the trial site until 7:30 pm! Wow what a long, long day. The first day we were in Novice in most of the games and Open in the Standard. We got all first places! Yesterday we missed one run due to Mommy error and it was pass/fail game called Chance (so we "failed"), but it was fun and fast and we did the distance A frame/tunnel discrimination just fine and that was the important part. On the other runs we had 2 first places and 2 second places. We were in novice and open classes.
Now in NADAC the courses are way wide open and flowing and very very very fast. Even the elite courses are way easier than the AKC ones. However they now embed a distance challenge in all their standard courses. So if you run NADAC courses you will learn where your weak points are so you can train those things. Last summer I learned rather pointedly that we didn't have distance discrimination skills and Diva didn't have a clue about her contacts as I had to baby sit them. So I have been working on those things with my contact trainer out on the beach. It really helped!
I highly recommend that you try some NADAC trials if you haven't already. You will have a blast and so will your dogs. They also allow "training in the ring". If you or your dog messes up then you can go back on the contacts, or re-do the sequence. It is really good to get the dog use to doing it right at a trial, not just at school or home.
Running in Novice takes the pressure off so you will have a ton of fun. You will be very very tired after an entire day! The next time we do a NADAC trial, we will be in each division category; novice, open and elite depending on the game. Some of the games have the same course for all levels, but different time requirements – the tunnelers and the touch-n-go. The tunnelers is all tunnels mostly stretched out and the dogs run like the wind and so do you! It is just a matter of pointing out the right tunnel and the pattern is not very hard and the courses are a lot shorter than AKC. The Touch-n-Go is tunnels and contacts. Again a great way to proof contacts at a fast, fast speed. Woo-ho!
On the jumpers open course yesterday we had our fastest (I believe) yards per second: 5.834. We did the 100 yards course in 17.14 seconds and it was the last game of the weekend. I told Diva: "GATOS, GATOS, donde esta los gatos?" (cats, cats, where are the cats? ) That perked her up. I lead out 4 and ¾ straight on jumps. Called her and then put a front cross between 5 and 6 for a loop, Sent her around the loop at a distance and as the line turned, sent her out and rear crossed her. Told her to get out and go on and she crossed the finish about two or so jumps ahead of me! Just stand back as she was smoking! Pretty simple course, very short and really fast. I bet Nike would do even faster than Diva on a course like that! Nothing but jumps and very little off course in the way stuff.
Now we are off to prepare for Rally in Lewiston for 4 days: 4/24/24. We have a lesson this afternoon. I have been reading the book and practicing. We will see if we can do this stuff. Not as exciting as jumping, but interesting.
April 23, 2006: Diva becomes an RN. Well not really a nurse, but the Rally Novice title! We went into this weekend not expecting much as Diva just didn't seem to like to do all this heeling stuff. However we pulled it off. On Friday our very first trial we got a 97 out of 100 and a first place in Novice A. On Saturday we had a major error, but we still qualified with an 88. Sunday we got a very good 97 again and a second place. Tomorrow we will try Advance A for the first time. It ought to be interesting as we haven't had any coaching on the Advance signs.
Here we are posed with the judge, Ms. Linda Scanlen, who judged our title trial on Sunday.
On Monday we did our first Advanced Rally trial and got a qualifying score and a second place!
April 26, 2006: Diva got a baby "sis". Tessa, the Papillon who joined our family. Two days later we were off to Helena, MT for a three day trial. Although we only got one double Q, it was a good one: both runs were first places! The other two days, Diva was great, her "mommy" (me) was not quite right on and so we only got one run each day, but they were nice runs resulting in 2 second places. We need only 4 more perfect days for our 3rd MACH. It will happen sooner or later.
May 8, 2006: One more double Q earned last weekend, so we need only 3 more for our MACH3. We will be at 9 Mile in Spokane, WA May 13 and 14 and then Eugene, OR at the end of the month for a 4 day trial.
May 21, 2005 Spokane, Washington Susy and Diva complete Rally Advance title at Spokane Dog Training Club trial. Diva doesn't seem to excited to do the Rally, so we will be continuing with the agility and leaving the Rally competition. Perhaps Tessa will like Rally in the future.
May 28, 2006 Eugene, Oregon: We went into this trial still needing 3 double Q's. Sunday May 28th, we completed our 60th double Q for our MACH 3 title. More trial days to come, so check back.
June 18, 2006: We have just finished our month long tour. Tomorrow we head back to North Idaho for a few weeks of rest. We started with 4 days in Eugene and received our MACH3 title. Then we did two days in Canby, OR. After that 2 days At Argus Ranch in Auburn, WA followed by 2 more days in Puyallup, WA. On the drive from Puyallup to Blackfoot, ID I caught a cold. Luckily I had a day before the next trial to sleep and start to recover. We had 4 days of trialing in Blackfoot, ID. We now have 67 double Q's and 3,068 speed points. We need 13 more double Q's for MACH4 and we already have the 3,000 points needed. More trials to come!
July 3, 2006: We added one more double Q to bring our total to 68 (12 more for MACH 4) and our next AKC trial will be in Central Point, OR at the end of the month. This is a 4 day trial. In the meantime we are going to try to do a couple of NADAC trials in Cataldo, Idaho.
August 16, 2006: Since my last summary July 3rd: We had fun at a couple of NADAC trials and added some NADAC titles to our achievements. Then we headed off to California with a stop in Central Point, OR for a 4 day trial. We did really nicely on all the runs, however Diva took it into her head to stop just short of the contact on the dog walk on one of the runs and then take a flying leap. So much for that double Q! Also she had a jumpers course where she knocked a bar- something that doesn't happen very often. So we got 2 double Q's in Central Point, OR.
From Central Point, we then went to Southern California to see some friends and family and of course to do another trial. We did a weekend trial in Woodley Park located in Van Nuys, CA. We had friends and family come and watch and we had a lovely time. We also earned two more double Q's making our total 72!
After we left Van Nuys, CA we proceeded to Sacramento to do a one day trial on the opening day of the state fair! This was a first time event for the club and it was well organized. The trial was held inside of the pavilion on very hard packed gravel with some loose little pieces. This made the surface slippery and not wise to push for speed. The crating area was right at the ring side, but on very loose powdery dirt that made everything very dirty. It was very, very noisy inside and this was a distraction to some of the less experienced dogs, but didn't seem to bother Diva in the least. The courses were fun and we had an audience all day long. The down side was that the club wanted to show off the excellent dogs and ran the excellent class last. We were not done until very late in the day. We were not only dirty, but also happy with another double Q under our "belt.".
The next morning was Saturday and we had our tent all set up in Petaluma the night before just as the sun disappeared. Ronnie dropped us off so he could get breakfast and we both forgot my trial bag. Inside were my trial shoes with cleats (for the wet grass surface) and treats for Diva. Luckily I had my wallet and there were vendors, so I purchased some treats. I didn't run hard so I wouldn't slip and we were able to double Q. Our first run was really slow as we placed 11th out of 30 qualifying dogs (50 in our class total!). The second run the grass had dried and we were 5th. That made double Q number 74.
Sunday the courses were challenging but quite do-able. I had high hopes for double Q number 75. We had a real audience gasping call off, but made it in the jumpers with a 4th place. We were really going fast and clean in the standard run. After the weaves I sent Diva to the dog walk and ran ahead to meet her at the end. I heard a big gasp from the audience and along came Diva on the ground. She had slipped off the up ramp, but was unhurt. I pretended that we got to the contacts on the dog walk and finished the course with her with no other errors. She was fine, but that meant no double Q number 75 (yet). I was very happy that Diva was unhurt and she did so well not only before the slip but afterwards too. I didn't shape her entrance to the dog walk and apparently the angle was poor causing her to slip off the walk. This was very unusual for us, but I will be more aware in the future!
Two days at Enumclaw and no double Q's. However the next weekend August 26 and 27th in Spokane was very sucessful. Spokane Dog Training Club held a trial at University Elementary School with Dan Butcher as the judge. We double Q'd on both Saturday and Sunday and we got 2 first places, 1 second place and came in 5th in one run. We got a lot of points and we now have 76 double Q's. Only 4 more to go for MACH 4.
Labor Day: 3 days at Argus Ranch in Auburn, WA. One more double Q under our "belts", 3 more to go.
Sept 8, 9 and 10 at Bremerton, WA. Two more double Q's. Only one more for MACH4.
Well it took several weekend trials before we got that one more perfect day. On September 30, 2006 at Olympia, WA we made out MACH4 title. I was so excited that I forgot and jumped up in a victory leap and there went my knee (again). The judge, Steve Herwig, had to help me up, but I was able to hop and limp through my victory run.
By October 31, 2006 we were on our way to Mazatlan, Mexico and we have 85 double Q's and 3,917 points. Next trial: December 29, 30, 31 and Jan 1 at Pomona, California.
"Stay Tuned". More trials to come!
Diva and Tessa at the beach in Mazatlan, Mexico Winter 2006


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