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CBSSports.com ranks Arizona-Wisconsin regional final No. 2 game in NCAA Tournament
Originally published: Apr 9, 2014 - 11:19 pm
However, when creating such a list for the most memorable games of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, it was hard for CBSSports.com to ignore the brilliant West Regional final played between the Arizona Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers back on March 29.
In fact, the Badgers' 64-63 Elite Eight overtime win came in at number two -- more than likely to the chagrin of Wildcat fans.
In most years, this would've been No. 1. No team led by more than three points in the final 18 minutes. Frank Kaminsky went for 28 and 11 against Arizona's front line. Aaron Gordon did this (in a previous game, but it was so good I forgot it came against SDSU and what the heck I'm leaving it here anyway).
The Nick Johnson charge call was highly questionable, but ended up not mattering because Wisconsin turned the ball over (which took way too long to decide on a monitor review) on the inbounds play. Wisconsin essentially won the game on a tip shot from Kaminsky with 73 seconds remaining that gave UW a three-point lead. Then came a bunny from Jordin Mayes with a minute to go for Zona. Johnson couldn't get a shot off in time for Arizona on the final possession in OT.
Amazing thing about Arizona: it's lost its last four Elite Eight games in the past decade-plus, and those losses have come by an average of less than two points and required multiple overtimes.
Bo Ryan got to the Final Four by winning on what would have been his father's 90th birthday.
It's certainly not a Final Four berth, not even close actually. With that said, being a participant in an instant classic should serve as some sort of consolation as time goes on.
- Former UA Wildcat Nick Johnson �happy' to land with Houston Rockets
- Former Wildcat Aaron Gordon signs endorsement deal with Nike
- Arizona's Sean Miller among the best recruiters in the country
- Former Wildcat Aaron Gordon records monster block in NBA Summer League debut
- Former Wildcat Johnson impresses in Summer League debut, finishes vicious dunk
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network draft analyst - Friday May 2Bucky Brooks discusses what the Cardinals should do with the 20th overall pick.
- Bearing Down with Adam and Jarrett - Tuesday April 15Adam and Jarrett talk about UA's early departures.
- Bearing Down with Adam and Jarrett - Thursday April 3Adam and Jarrett recap a tough loss as well as the season itself.
- Bearing Down with Adam and Jarrett - Friday March 28Adam and Jarrett talk about Arizona's run to the Elite 8.
- Bickley Blast - Friday March 28Arizonans can all rally around this University of Arizona basketball team.


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Before moving to Milwaukee, Brookfield, WI shooting suspect Radcliffe Haughton and his family lived in Northbrook and Highwood, Haughton's father told Patch on Sunday.
Haughton is suspected of killing four people and injuring four others Sunday morning at a mass shooting at the Azana Spa across the street from the Brookfield Square mall.
Among the dead is the man believed to be the shooter, 45-year-old Haughton of Brown Deer. His body was later found inside the spa, 200 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield Police Chief Dan Tushaus said.
Tushaus said Haughton was the only suspect in the shootings.
Haughton 'put his wife on a pedestal.'
Haughton's father — named Radcliffe Haughton Sr. — told Patch Sunday afternoon that his son was in the local car business and that he "put his wife on a pedestal."
"I'm his father," his dad told Patch from his home in Florida. "My son is a good person. I can't tell you what I think happened. My son loved his wife, and he put his wife on a pedestal, and he cared about her. He raised her daughter which he accepts as his stepdaughter, and they have one child together. She is now 13."
The younger Haughton moved to Milwaukee from Illinois to manage a Waukesha car dealership, his father said.
A pregnant woman among the injured
The four injured — all women — are being treated at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, the hospital said at about 5:30 p.m. Two were undergoing treatment in the emergency department for non-life-threatening conditions and two underwent surgery. Tushaus did not offer any condition updates at a 6:30 p.m. briefing on Sunday, but released the ages of the injured — 22, 30, 32 and 40. He said authorities are still trying to positively identify the deceased inside the salon, other than the shooter, and did not offer any details on them.
A spa employee said one of the victims was a front desk employee who was pregnant. That women was shot in the neck, but her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, the employee said.
The employee told Patch that Haughton was the estranged husband of a hair stylist at the business. She said the hair stylist recently left Haughton and had been having trouble with him since then.
He was suspected of slashing some car tires in the parking lot of the spa and the business recently put up signs on most of its doors warning employees to keep them locked at all times, the employee told Patch.
On Oct. 8, a temporary restraining order was issued against Haughton. All of his weapons were supposed to be turned over to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department as a condition of the order. Haughton was a former Marine, according to multiple reports.
The employee who spoke to Patch said Haughton was out of work and his wife had been working every day to bring in money to pay the bills.
However, she recently decided to leave him, and that's when the problems started.
The couple has two daughters, ages 12 and 21, the Azana employee told Patch. JSOnline.com reported that the daughters were safe.
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A motorcyclist dressed in black, with a female passenger without a helmet, led Los Angeles police and the California Highway Patrol on a 100-mile-plus chase Sunday through all of Orange County before finally stopping in northern San Diego County.
The chase began when Los Angeles police tried to pull over the motorcyclist for an unknown reason near Bob Hope Airport, in the Sun Valley section of the San Fernando Valley. The LAPD officers chased the bike onto the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway, west onto the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, and then south on the San Diego (405) Freeway from the northern edge of the Valley.
It passed the City News Service offices in West L.A. at 1:25 p.m., where
an editor spotted the biker and his female passenger both dressed in all-
black. They were in the carpool lane, travelling about 10 miles per hour faster
than the other free-flow traffic.
The chase was taken over by CHP motorcycles and a CHP chopper at West
Los Angeles. The chase continued past LAX, Long Beach, and all of Orange
County, and transitioned onto southbound Interstate 5 at the El Toro Y.
At 2:25 p.m., the chase was poised to enter San Diego County at San
Onofre, according to KNX radio in Los Angeles.
The bike stopped about 2:45 p.m. on southbound Interstate 5 near Las
Pulgas Road on Camp Pendleton, according to the CHP.
KNX radio reported that witnesses told them they saw two people arrested.
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|Slim and stylish, the Sony DSC-W350 DSLR camera lets you capture all your special moments and cherish them over and over again. With 4x optical zoom and 1/2.3-inch Sony Super HAD CCD sensor, this Sony Cyber-shot 14.1 MP camera not only brings the subject four times closer, but also shoots beautiful, clear photos. The image stabilization feature in the Sony DSC-W350 counters handshakes to rule out image blurs. With a high ISO sensitivity, this DSLR camera captures clear photos even in low-light conditions. What's more, this Sony Cyber-shot 14.1 MP camera gives you amazing results with multiple scene modes such as twilight, beach, portrait, snow, fireworks, and landscape. All things considered, this Sony Cyber-shot 14.1 MP camera aims to be a perfect travel companion.
|Product Highlights
|Product Identifiers
|Key Features
|Camera Type
|Point & Shoot
|Optical Zoom
|Digital Zoom
|Sensor Resolution
|Screen Size
|Optical Sensor
|Sensor Size
|Sensor Type
|Super HAD CCD
|Lens System
|Macro Focus Range
|Focus Adjustment
|Auto Focus type
|TTL contrast detection
|Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
|26 - 105mm
|Max Shutter Speed
|1/1600 sec
|Min Shutter Speed
|2 sec
|Exposure compensation
|±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
|Exposure Metering
|Center-Weighted, Multi-Segment, Spot
|Exposure Modes
|Automatic, Program
|Light Sensitivity
|ISO 100, ISO 1600, ISO 200, ISO 3200, ISO 400, ISO 80, ISO 800, ISO auto
|Light Sensitivity Max
|Camera Flash
|Flash Type
|Built-in flash
|Red Eye Reduction
|Effective Flash Range
|0.2 m - 3.8 m
|Camera Flash Features
|AF Illuminator
|Flash Modes
|Auto Mode, Fill-in Mode, OFF mode, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Synchro
|Memory / Storage
|Integrated Memory size
|Supported Flash Memory
|Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo High Speed, Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
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|0.66 in.
|2.03 in.
|3.5 in.
|3.5 Oz.
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|LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7" - color
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|Microphone - built-in - electret condenser - mono
|Microphone Operation Mode
|Connector Types
|1 x USB, 1 x component video output, 1 x composite video/audio output
|Expansion Slot
|1 x Memory Stick PRO Duo, 1 x SD Memory Card
|System Requirements for PC Connection
|Operating System Supported
|Apple Mac OS X 10.4 - 10.6, MS Windows 7, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP3
|Battery Form Factor
|Manufacturer specific
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|Max Video Resolution
|1280 x 720
|Environmental Parameters
|Min Operating Temperature
|Max Operating Temperature
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|720p HD Movie Recording, Audio Recording, Auto Power Save, Automatic Face Tracking, Blink Detection, Built-In Speaker, Cropping An Image, Date/Time Stamp, Digital Image Stabilization, Digital Noise Reduction, Direct Print, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN), Motion Detection, PRINT Image Matching, PictBridge Support, Progressive Scan CCD System, Red eye Fix, Self Portrait Auto Shutter, Smile Capture, Sweep Panorama Technology, USB 2.0 Compatibility
|Face Detection
|Shooting Modes
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|Shooting Programs
|Back light, Backlight portrait, Beach, Fireworks, Gourmet, High sensitivity, Landscape, Pet, Portrait mode, Snow, Soft snap, Twilight mode, Twilight portrait
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Simple to operate; reliable auto shooting; 26mm-equivalent wide-angle lens; decent high ISO results.
Generally soft and somewhat noisy photos at full size.
A sweet little wide-angle compact, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 should make a lot of snapshooters happy.
Average review score based on 176 user reviews
of customers recommend this product
There is nothing I dislike. I absolutely like the camera and love it for the simplicity and the great features it offers. I have another digital camera by Canon, a SD990is, it was twice as much and I've done great research on purchasing that as my first digital camera about last year or so and it was close to something I can't afford now and don't need in the mean time [a SLR camera].
So with this camera, I have to worry just a bit less carrying it around because of the convenience of it. It is a simple and powerful point-and-shoot camera that is built in with smart features. Intelligent actually, and it's HD Video quality is real impressive except for the fact when zooming in while recording, it cuts off some of the audio. After all, it is a digital camera, that's it's purpose.
I did follow along with the DSC series and after borrowing my cousins DSC-W350 camera, I said okay I knew I should have purchased this as a second camera to carry around with superb convenience and great qualitative features and picture taking; I've always wanted another camera to snapshot quick moments instead of doing my professional work with my Canon SD990is and here it is with my Sony DSC-350. Great Price too, thanks once again!
This is a really great little point and shoot camera. Your bang for the buck - size - to - picture - quality ratio is better than decent. The W350 is really tiny, yet I've gotten hundreds of professional quality underwater photos (I also have the marine pack for this camera). As far as portraits, macro, and still photos, the 14.1 megapixels packs a great punch. The different modes really come in handy (and I do use them) for different scenes, lighting, etc. The panoramic mode is a handy little feature, but takes a bit of practice to perfect. There is also a burst mode which I don't use too often, but the few times I have it's produced some really cool results. Another great feature is that it actually zooms while in video mode, a not so common feature in point and shoots.
As for the cons, the flash is relatively weak, especially under water (common in a lot of Sony models). I find that my greatest annoyances with this camera are that it can take a while for the focus to hone in on the subject (thus, I find myself taking anywhere from 2-4 picture of the same thing, "just to be sure"), and that the reset time between pictures kind of lags too.
All in all, this is a pretty diesel little camera for the price (if you can find it online, I wouldn't pay more than $180).
Well this camera was reviewed on cnet's video reviews with top honors, and very much lives up to my expectations, actually quite beyond my expectations in this category of Ultra-Compact pocket cameras. It pretty much blew me away. I've owned many many cameras, and most recently the Sony dsc-t50 which we used to cover many family events with our child including sports hobbys, as well as business photos that were used for internet marketing of real estate, and marketing of events/business conference setups. The dsc-t50 always worked for these purposes very very well, now enter the dsc-w350, smaller, lighter, better resolution and features, excellent video at 30 frames per second, including the ability to zoom in/zoom out while shooting video which not all units in this category can do. This camera can also shoot High Definition HD Video Resolution 720p, which is just amazing in this size and category. You cannot go wrong with this camera. The Easy setting is great for my wife, just point and shoot, for me I like having the option of setting the exposure / focus settings depending on the situation. The 28mm wide angle lens allows for fun "self and friends" photos when you hold the camera yourself, and the image stabilization is top shelf. This was cnet's top pick for the Nov. 2010 digital cameras in the ultra-compact category. There are a couple of other digital camera review sites that have reviewed this camera, and one of the comparison charts that was important to me was specific to shutter lag, or shutter delay, comparing this camera and many many others. Shutter lag is the time it takes the camera to actually take the photo after you've pressed the shutter button, non-flash photos, and this camera is ultra-fast, ranked 13 with .25 seconds, which for me this is virtually no delay at all. When we're taking pictures of skiing/snowboard tricks or soccer this works unbelievably well. The dsc-w350 was very close to the top unit in this particular comparison chart, coming close to the Sony DSC-tx10 with .15 second delay. For me, having had a touch screen camera like the dsc-t50 I believe getting around the options is faster and more intuitive without the touch feature, so the expense of jumping to the dsc-tx10 which features touch screen didn't make sense for me. I will give this camera top marks in all respects in it's ultra-compact or sub-compact categories for what it's set out to do, which is a point and shoot camera with nearly beyond excellent photos.
1 year and 2 months - London, Miami, Minneapolis, N.Y., SoCal, and everywhere in between still amazing ! Thank you Sony
I bought this camera to replace a sony camera that I lost.
This camera takes good pictures is light weight and easy to use. I disappointed the life the battery. I did buy this
camera used on ebay so I don't know if that effected the life of the battery.(it is rechargable)I have not used the panoramic feature yet. I don't know if it is necessary.
I would recommend this camera because there is vaule with the price of it.
I would also like to recommend the DSC-w330 because of the wonderful pictures!
Very satisfied with the camera. A camera that's super easy to use and makes great photos. Sony delivers on price, quality, features, and design.


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On Monday night I attended my first Agile East Anglia meeting at the Assembly House in Norwich (hosted by Paul Grenyer a Smart421 associate and sponsored by Smart421) where Rachel Davies from Industrial Logic Europe Limited was guest speaker talking about user stories within agile deliveries and the benefits they bring.
Having worked on numerous programmes that have adopted and used agile delivery methodologies and practices (mainly from SCRUM and XP) and have used user stories ("As an X I want to Y so that Z") to capture the wants and needs of the programme I have found these to be very successful and effective so was keen to learn more; as seemed to be the case of many others with all of the allocated spaces being booked and an extra 2 people turning up for the event despite the blast of Siberian weather that has hit us over the weekend.
Rachel delivered a very comprehensive presentation based on her experiences gained over the last 11 years of using agile methodologies and provided a great introduction on capturing and using user stories effectively that went down well with the audience, who in the majority were fairly new to agile principles; she even had us all working in pairs defining and capturing our own fictitious user stories and defining our own acceptance criteria, which I think all the attendees appreciated.
The time flew by which meant that I wasn't able to get to cover all of the items that I wanted to such as running effective planning poker sessions, software tools available to support user story capture and management of the delivery of the user stories. I am hoping though that there will be future sessions run by the Agile East Anglia group to cover these items and more aspects and principles within the Agile delivery methodologies.


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If this fight does happen. Its not going to end well for wand at all. Stand is going to come in aggressive and tko wand. I want stann vs belcher and wand vs leban.
Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement
This is what Dana was referring to. This was an older post. Dana just said last night that they are fighting
I see. Looks like there's some arm twisting going on. Either that or Dana knows of an injury but doesn't want to impact ticket sales for the event. Time will tell. The article you posted finishes with Dana saying, "I've got to talk to Wanderlei". I'm just reading between the lines (or hallucinating).
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Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann not taking place at UFC 130 after all | Five Ounces of Pain
This is what Dana was referring to. This was an older post. Dana just said last night that they are fighting
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann not taking place at UFC 130 after all | Five Ounces of Pain
Fans excited about the prospect of ferocious striker Wanderlei Silva crossing paths with rapidly-improving Marine hero Brian Stann on Memorial Day Weekend at UFC 130 had their hearts broken on Friday when it came to light "The Axe Murderer" will not be healthy enough to fight on the card as originally scheduled. Silva has been out with broken ribs and a knee injury sustained while training and hasn't seen action since a decision win over Michael Bisping a little less than a year ago.
News of the middleweights' pairing initially came in an official UFC statement while MMAFighting was the first to report the match-up had been scrapped. Stann had requested to fight Silva after beating Chris Leben at UFC 125.
However, while Silva and Stann may not be fighting at the event, UFC 130 still appears to be an exceptionally strong card even though it is still months away. In addition to the conclusion of lightweight champ Frank Edgar's trilogy with Gray Maynard, the May 28 show will also feature former 205-pound title-holder Quinton "Rampage" Jackson taking on resurgent Brazilian Thiago Silva and Frank Mir mixing it up with rival Roy Nelson.
Not sure what to think of this. Sounds like Wanderlei is reluctant to take this fight . . . there appear to be more than one explanation for why that is.
I think if he can get cleared fast enough.. Vitor might wanna take this fight. After that embarrassing loss last night you'd think he'd wanna jump back into the cage as quick as possible and I think him and Stann could put on a great show.
Originally Posted by Pashak
As far as I know, Wand said that he has some health issues and wont be fighting at UFC 130
Link? Source with Wand saying that himself?
As far as I know, Wand said that he has some health issues and wont be fighting at UFC 130, but hopefully it is not true.
I dont know who is going to hate Wand, he is the most beloved fighter in MMA.
Stann maybe has that "american hero" personality, but Wand is Wand.
Well, I guess Wand didn't luck out after all.
Dana White says Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann still on for UFC 130
Dana White says Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann still on for UFC 130 | MMAjunkie.com
LAS VEGAS Despite conflicting reports, UFC president Dana White insists Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) will indeed meet Brian Stann (10-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC 130.
The UFC boss told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that while Silva has shown some resistance to the matchup, the two middleweight sluggers will indeed meet in May.
"It's on," White said flatly of the matchup. "It's on."
Featuring a lightweight title fight between current champion Frankie Edgar and nemesis Gray Maynard, UFC 130 takes place May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Stann first initiated talks of the potential matchup by respectfully asking for the fight following a January TKO win over Chris Leben.
"This is with the utmost respect," Stann started. I think I'd like to fight Wanderlei (Silva) next. He's been a guy that I've watched for years before I ever put a glove on. He's amazing. I want him."
White then cast some doubt over the matchup at a January Q&A session in Texas, when he admitted Silva wasn't too keen to playing a bad guy against the man known as "All American."
"We were actually trying to hook [Silva] up with Brian Stann," White said in January. "He doesn't want to fight Brian Stann. He's like, '[Expletive] that. Everybody is going to hate me if I fight Brian Stann. Everybody loves Brian Stann.' But that's the fight we're trying to make right now."
Nevertheless, earlier this week the Silva vs. Stann matchup was announced via the UFC's web-based series, "UFC Ultimate Insider," and the bout is still listed on UFC.com.
MMA Fighting reported earlier this week that Silva would not be fully recovered from a recent knee surgery in time for the matchup with Stann, and White admitted he's still receiving some resistance from "The Axe Murderer" in regards to facing a fan favorite and decorated American war hero.
"You know Wanderlei," White said. "He's not afraid to fight anybody, but Wanderlei is one of those guys. He's like, 'Boss, everybody will hate me if I fight this guy.'
"I'm like, 'Trust me, nobody is going to hate you, Wanderlei.' People love you."
Despite Silva's concerns, White said the show will carry on as planned.
"I've got to talk to Wanderlei," White said.
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Despite objections, and a rival bid from PAI Partners, a group of three distressed debt investors proved successful in their aggressive bid to wrestle control of French roofing company Monier through a debt for equity swap.
The restructuring deal sees Monier's 1.9 billion euro debt load halved in exchange for senior lenders taking full ownership of the firm.
Previous owner PAI had its fingers prised from a prized asset through a combination of its rivals' tight focus and a collapse in Monier's earnings, which helped propel lenders into the driving seat.
Now, encouraged by the Monier deal, distressed debt investors will be running the rule over other firms, seeking out more "loan to own" opportunities amongst Europe's heavily indebted corporates.


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Brides, betrayal and tears: Season 3 premieres on August 12.
The RHONJ says she's trying to rise above all the family drama.
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The Kimball Library will officially open Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. Hours will be from 3-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Friday's hours will be from 7:30-9 p.m. Mrs. Evelyn Ellis has been hired by the village council to serve as the librarian. She will be trained by the St. Cloud library staff. The library, which will be located in the council room at the village hall, will replace the visits of the Stearns County Bookmobile.
Above reprinted from the Tri-County News, June 7, 1962.
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The Stearns County Branch Library opened Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Eighty-five registered the first two days and 190 books have been checked out.
The public is urged to take advantage of the 1,073 books on the shelves. There is reading material for all ages. Everyone is invited to visit the library and enjoy with others the Golden Picture Atlas, 1961 World Almanac and Book of Facts, Minnesota Legislative Manual, the Picture History of America, Facts on Sports, Webster's Dictionary, and Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia.
Save the date Wednesday, April 24
Join others at Circle Me History, the Stearns History Museum's second annual fundraiser held at the Gorecki Center on the College of St. Benedict campus.
The following are part of the program:
• Bert Blyleven, keynote speaker
• Some memorabilia from the
St. Cloud Rox, 1946-1971 on display
• Scrumptious dinner
• Live and silent auctions
Major Highlights for the Week
Wednesday, March 11, 1863
Federal gunboats and troops moved through the tangle of bayous and overgrown waterways from Yazoo Pass off of the Mississippi River to the Yalobusha River, 90 miles from Vicksburg, Miss. Confederate Major General W.W. Loring was sent to construct Fort Pemberton near Greenwood, Miss. The fort, built of earth and cotton bales on flooded ground, successfully repelled the first of several attacks by Union gunboats seeking passage.
Today when we want to hop in the car, insert the key in the ignition and fire up the engine we take it all for granted. But it was
as little as 100 years ago when cars were a novelty in central Minnesota and especially the rural areas.
One of the first accounts written of the automobile's emergence to the Watkins area was penned in 1911 in the diary of the late Rev. Nicholas Donnay, who grew up on a farm near town. Excerpts from that diary were published in the Watkins Centennial history book entitled "The First 100 Years."
John Steman is manager of big tract in Maine Prairie Town
Text taken from the Daily Journal-Press, St. Cloud, March 20, 1928. Reprinted from the Tri-County News Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001.
Stearns County boasts of many wonderful farms equipped with every facility to properly conduct such institutions.
Among these, none are more worthy of commendable mention than that of Wm. Bros, located on Trunk Highway 24, a mile northeast of what is known as Maine Prairie Corners. This farm comprises 480 acres, and is given over largely to the raising of blooded milk strain short horn cattle. This farm is probably one of the best in the county, and is under the capable management of John Steman, a practical farmer who has spent all of his life in this branch of husbandry. He is a native of Minnesota, and was raised in Meeker County, locating on the Bros farm some six years ago.


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Gov. Patrick (D- Massachusetts) is open to raising the gas tax instead of Pike tolls, but only is it's a large tax increase
Newton - Gov. Deval Patrick says he is open to the idea of raising the gas tax as an alternative to raising turnpike tolls but only if the increase is large enough to address some long-term financial problems.
[Raising] the gas tax is not a bad idea, Patrick told members of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Nov. 25. [But] we dont need a gas tax thats just enough to avoid the next round of toll increases.
The governor has previously said he favors dismantling the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and cutting all tolls west of Route 128 except at two state border crossings, while supporting plans to raise tolls inside Route 128 to help pay off Big Dig debt.
But plans to hike tolls by 75 cents at the Weston and Allston-Brighton tollbooths, where drivers currently pay $1.25, and the doubling of tolls at the Sumner and Ted Williams tunnels to $7, have led many lawmakers to propose a gas tax increase instead.
Lets talk about what it would take to remove the Big Digs burden on the MBTA, Patrick said.
The governor did not say Tuesday how much he felt the gas tax would need to increase in order to avoid a toll hike. Instead he called for a substantive discussion designed to bring real long-term change.
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Ninoy Aquino International Airport
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|Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino
|Façade of NAIA Terminal 3
|Airport type
|Manila International Airport Authority[1]
|Greater Manila Area
|Parañaque and Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
|Hub for
|Elevation AMSL
|23 m / 75 ft
|14°30′31″N 121°01′10″E / 14.50861°N 121.01944°ECoordinates: 14°30′31″N 121°01′10″E / 14.50861°N 121.01944°E
|Asphalt concrete
|Asphalt concrete
|Statistics (2013)
|Total international flights
|Total domestic flights
|Cargo (2012) (in metric tons)
|Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines[2]
Statistics from MIAA[3][4]
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino) or NAIA /ˈnaɪ.ə/, also known as Manila International Airport (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL), is the airport serving Manila and its surrounding metropolitan area. Located along the border between the cities of Pasay and Parañaque, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Manila proper and southwest of Makati, NAIA is the main international gateway for travelers to the Philippines and is the hub for all Philippine airlines. It is managed by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), a branch of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
Officially, NAIA is the only airport serving the Manila area. However, in practice, both NAIA and Clark International Airport, located in the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga serve the Manila area, with Clark catering mostly to low-cost carriers because of its lower landing fees compared to those charged at NAIA. In the recent past there have been calls for Clark to replace NAIA eventually as the primary airport of the Philippines.[5] The airport is named after the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., who was assassinated at the airport in 1983. In 2012, all terminals at NAIA handled a record breaking annual passenger traffic of 31,558,002, making it one of the busiest airports in Asia.[3]
- 1 History
- 2 Statistics
- 3 Terminals
- 4 Airlines and destinations
- 5 Structure
- 6 MRO Facilities
- 7 Ground transportation
- 8 Accidents and incidents
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
The original airport that served Manila, Grace Park Airfield, also known as Manila North, was opened in 1935 in Grace Park, Caloocan. It was the city's first commercial airport, and was used by Philippine Aerial Taxi Company (later Philippine Air Lines) for its first domestic routes.[6] In July 1937, the airfield was replaced by the Manila International Air Terminal at Nielson Field, the runways of which now form Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati. In 1948, following Philippine independence, the airport was moved to its current site adjacent to the Villamor Airbase, which was then called Nichols Field. The original structure was built on what is now the site of Terminal 2.
In 1954 the airport's international runway and associated taxiway were built,[7] and in 1956, construction was started on a control tower and a terminal building for international passengers. The new terminal was inaugurated on September 22, 1961.[7] On January 22, 1972, a fire caused substantial damage to the original terminal building, and a slightly smaller terminal was rebuilt in its place the following year. This second terminal would become the country's international terminal until 1981 when a new, higher-capacity terminal, known today as Terminal 1, was built to replace it.
The old international terminal would serve as Manila's domestic airport until another fire damaged it in May 1985. The present Terminal 1, originally named Manila International Airport, was given its present name on August 17, 1987 by virtue of Republic Act No. 6639, with the intention of honouring Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., who was assassinated at the airport after returning to the Philippines from his self-imposed exile in the United States on August 21, 1983. Plans for a new terminal were conceived in 1989, when the Department of Transportation and Communications commissioned Aéroports de Paris to do a feasibility study to expand capacity.
The recommendation was to build two new terminals, and in 1998 Terminal 2 was completed. Terminal 2 was nicknamed the Centennial Terminal as its completion coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain. In 1997 the government approved the construction of Terminal 3, which was originally scheduled to be completed in 2002. After many delays caused by technical and legal issues, the terminal became fully operational in mid-2008. The government aims to return services from many of the airlines which cancelled services to Manila as a result of Terminal 1's problems.
The original proposal for the construction of a third terminal was proposed by Asia's Emerging Dragon Corporation (AEDP). AEDP eventually lost the bid to PairCargo and its partner Fraport AG of Germany, who went on to begin construction of the terminal under the administration of Joseph Estrada. Terminal 3 was approved for construction in 1997 and the structure was mostly completed several years ago and was originally scheduled to open in 2002. The ultra-modern US$640 million, 189,000-square-metre (2,030,000 sq ft) facility was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to have a capacity of 13 million passengers per year. However, a legal dispute between the government of the Philippines and the project's main contractor, Philippine International Air Terminals Co. Inc. (Piatco), over the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract, delayed the final completion and opening of the terminal.
While the original agreement was one in which PairCargo and Fraport AG would operate the airport for several years after its construction, followed by a handing over of the terminal to the Philippine Government, the government offered to buy out Fraport AG for $400 million, to which Fraport agreed. However, before the terminal could be fully completed, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, called the contract "onerous" and therefore formed a committee to evaluate the agreement to buy out Fraport AG. It is this action that sparked the most controversy. The Philippine Supreme Court eventually found the Piatco contract "null and void" citing a variety of anomalies.
The administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo eventually abrogated Piatco's BOT Contract for allegedly having been anomalous in certain important respects. In a subsequent decision, the Philippine Supreme Court upheld the Philippine Government's position on the matter and declared the BOT contract "null and void" for, among other things, violations of certain provisions of the BOT law. More specifically, the Court found that the original contract was revised to allow for a Philippine Government guarantee of Piatco's obligations to its creditors, contractors and suppliers. The BOT law disallows the granting of such sovereign guarantees. Piatco disagrees and continues to maintain that the provisions cited by the Supreme Court do not amount to a prohibited sovereign guarantee by the Philippine Government.
In December 2004, the Philippine government expropriated the terminal project from Piatco through an order of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court. However, the court only allowed the Philippine government to take over the terminal upon payment of an initial amount of PHP3 billion (approx. US$64 million) to Piatco. The Philippine government formally paid Piatco the said amount during the second week of September 2006. According to the Philippine government, NAIA-3 was 98% complete (prior in 2006) and required at least an additional USD6 million to complete. The government was then in the process of negotiating a contract with the builder of the terminal, Takenaka Corporation, because another factor that delayed the terminal's opening was the ongoing investigation into the collapse of a 100-square-metre (1,100 sq ft) area of the terminal's ceiling.
Piatco (and its German partner, Fraport) have instituted arbitration proceedings before different international bodies to recover a fair settlement. Piatco sued the government before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Singapore. Fraport separately sued the Philippine government at the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington. In 2007, the ICSID case was decided in favor of the Philippine government because of a violation of Philippine law by Fraport. However, this decision was annulled in 2010 due to a violation of Fraport's right to be heard.[8] A new proceeding before the ICSID is ongoing.[9] Piatco formally withdrew its second application to set aside the earlier ICC ruling that dismissed its claims against the Philippine government on December 2011. The ICC ruling in favor of the Philippine government became final and executory in 2012.[10]
Through Executive Order No. 732, the NAIA Terminal 3 Task Force was made and Michael Defensor was appointed on June 19, 2008 as head, creating the Presidential Task Force on NAIA-3 that was "mandated to ensure the immediate opening and operation of Terminal 3." The order provides for the NAIA-3 opening based on decisions of the Supreme Court and applicable laws.[11]
Terminal 3 began partial operations at 05:15am on July 22, 2008 with 16 inbound and outbound domestic flights from Cebu Pacific. Philippine Airlines' budget brand PAL Express and Air Philippines moved their operations to this terminal two days later.[12] Cebu Pacific moved all of its domestic and international operations to the terminal on August 1, 2008. On August 1, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III has announced plans to utilize Terminal 3 to its maximum capacity by Christmas Season 2010, which may mean moving international carriers to Terminal 3, but the goal was never reached.[13]
The Philippine government has made a new plan where Terminal 3 would be 100% operational by the end of 2011, but lowered their goal to 55% operational after further study.[14] The move of international carriers began in February 2011 with All Nippon Airways (ANA) starting a new service to Manila from Terminal 3, rather than Terminal 1 with other international carriers.[15] ANA is the only foreign carrier at Terminal 3, while other carriers have no intention of moving yet or are still in negotiations such as Cathay Pacific.[16] On January 19, 2014, it was reported that Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, KLM, and Emirates will be moving to Terminal 3 in July 2014.[17] On March 25, 2014, Delta Air Lines announced that, effective August 1, all of its flights in Manila will depart and arrive at NAIA Terminal 3.[18] Emirates is scheduled to transfer its operations in Manila to Terminal 3 on August 15, 2014.[19]
Volume of Passengers
This table of passenger movements at MNL is based on data from Airport Council International (ACI).[20] 2010 NAIA passenger traffic was based on Manila International Airport Authority's website for the full-year of 2010.
|12,955,809 (81st)
|15,186,521 (75th)
|16,216,031 (77th)
|17,660,697 (73rd)
|20,467,627 (64th)
|22,253,158 (57th)
|24,108,825 (51st)
|27,119,899 (49th)
|29,552,264 (46th)
|31,878,935 (45th)[21]
|32,865,000 (45th)[4]
Terminal 1
The development of the Manila International Airport was finally approved through the promulgation of Executive Order No. 381, which authorized the airport's development. In 1973, a feasibility study/airport master plan was done by Airways Engineering Corporation through a US$29.6 million loan from the Asian Development Bank. The Detailed Engineering Design of the New Manila International Airport Development Project was done by Renardet-Sauti/Transplan/F.F. Cruz Consultant while the terminal's Detailed Architectural Design was prepared by Leandro Locsin's L.V. Locsin and Associates.[22]
In 1974, the detailed designs were adopted by the Philippine Government and was subsequently approved by the Asian Development Bank on September 18, 1975. Actual work on the terminal began during the second quarter of 1978. The terminal was completed in 1981 and had a size of 67,000 square metres (720,000 sq ft) with a design capacity of 4.5 million passengers per year.[23] It currently serves all non-Philippine Airlines and non-Cebu Pacific international flights. In 1989, a Master Plan Review recommended the construction of two new terminals (NAIA 2 and NAIA 3), as well as many other facility improvements.[22]
The terminal reached capacity in 1991, when it registered a total passenger volume of 4.53 million. Since 1991, the terminal has been over capacity and has been recording an annual average growth rate of 11%,[22] but improvements to the airport increased its capacity to 6 million passengers yearly.[24] It has 18 air bridges and services 33 airlines (as of May 2011). Compared with international terminals in other Asian countries, Terminal 1 has consistently ranked at the bottom due to limited and outdated facilities, poor passenger comfort, and crowding (the Terminal has been operating above designed capacity for decades now).[25] In this regard, transport authorities plan to give Terminal 1 a makeover; the plans were approved by President Benigno Aquino III. The makeover and upgrade includes the expansion of the arrival area, addition of parking spaces, and improvement of other terminal facilities.[26]
The Transportation and Communications Department previously announced that as soon as Terminal 3 becomes fully operational, Terminal 1 would be rehabilitated into an "Airport City", with the intention of Cebu Pacific Air to convert Terminal 1 into an exclusive terminal for their aircraft.[27] This terminal handles all international flights except those operated by Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, PAL Express, AirAsia Zest, and All Nippon Airways.[needs update]
The rehabilitation of Terminal 1 will be completed by November 2014.[28]
Terminal 2 (Centennial Terminal)
The second terminal, NAIA-2, located at the Old MIA Road, was completed in 1998 and began operations in 1999. It has been named the Centennial Terminal in commemoration of the centennial year of the declaration of Philippine independence. The 75,000-square-metre (810,000 sq ft) terminal was originally designed by Aéroports de Paris to be a domestic terminal, but the design was later modified to accommodate international flights.[29] It has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year in its international wing and 5 million in its domestic wing. It is able to be modified to accommodate nine million passengers per year if needed.[29]
Terminal 2 is exclusively used by Philippine Airlines for both its domestic and international flights. It is divided into two wings: the North Wing, for international flights, and the South Wing, which handles domestic operations. It currently has 12 air bridges. There are several cafes and restaurants in the Terminal post-security. There is also a small duty-free section in the north wing. The need for two more terminals was proposed by a Master Plan Review of the Airport that was undertaken in 1989 by Aéroports de Paris (ADP). The study was facilitated by means of a grant from the French Government. The review cost 2.9 million French francs and was submitted to the Philippine Government for evaluation in 1990.[22]
In 1991, the French government granted a 30 million franc soft loan to the Philippine government, which was to be used to cover the Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design of the NAIA Terminal 2. ADP completed the design in 1992 and in 1994, the Japanese Government granted an 18.12 billion yen soft loan to the Philippine Government to finance 75% of the terminal's construction costs and 100% of the supervision costs. Construction of the terminal began on December 11, 1995, and was formally turned over to the government of the Philippines on December 28, 1998.
Terminal 3
The third terminal of the airport, Terminal 3 or NAIA-3, is the newest and biggest terminal in the NAIA complex, wherein construction started in 1997. The terminal is one of the most controversial projects in the Philippines in that the government has become involved with legal battles, red tape, and arbitration cases in both the United States and Singapore, as well as technical and safety concerns which delayed its opening several times.[30] Terminal 3 is built on a 63.5-hectare (157-acre) lot that sits on Villamor Air Base. The terminal building has a total floor area of 182,500 square metres (1,964,000 sq ft) and has a total length of 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi). A four-level shopping mall connects the terminal and parking buildings. The parking building has a capacity of 2,000 cars and the outdoor parking area has a capacity of 1,200 cars. The terminal is capable of servicing 33,000 passengers daily at peak or 6,000 passengers per hour.
Its apron area has a size of 147,400 square metres (1,587,000 sq ft). The terminal has 34 air bridges and 20 contact gates with the ability of servicing 28 planes at a time. The terminal has 70 flight information terminals, 314 display monitors, and 300 kilometres (190 mi) of fiber optic I.T. cabling. It also has 29 restroom blocks. The departure area has five entrances all equipped with X-ray machines with the final security check having 18 X-ray machines. Its baggage claim has 7 large baggage carousels, each with its own flight display monitor.[29]
The terminal officially opened to selected domestic flights from July 22, 2008 (initially Cebu Pacific only, then Philippine Airlines' subsidiaries Air Philippines and PAL Express), with Cebu Pacific international flights using it from August 1, 2008. All international operations, except for those from PAL, are intended to operate from Terminal 3 in the future, originally proposed to move in fourth quarter of 2010,[31] however domestic carriers Cebu Pacific and Airphil Express (then Air Philippines) remained the only tenants for the first two years of its operation. The vast majority of international flights still operate from Terminal 1, with the exception of All Nippon Airways being the first foreign-based carrier to operate out of Terminal 3 started in February 27, 2011.[needs update]
Terminal 4 (Manila Domestic Passenger Terminal)
The Manila Domestic Passenger Terminal, also known as Terminal 4,[32] is host to all domestic flights within the Philippines that are operated by AirAsia Zest and Tigerair Philippines, among others. Although it's intended to be a domestic terminal, AirAsia Zest hosts most of its international flights there as well. There are no jet bridges and passengers walk to and from the aircraft or are occasionally bussed. Twenty-six check-in counters are located in the terminal. The departure hall has the seating capacity for 969 people at a time. Several food stores and a book and magazine stall are also available. Five baggage carousels are located in the terminal whilst domestic airline offices, banks, restaurants and a grocery store are also located right beside the domestic passenger terminal.[33] The Domestic Terminal on the old Airport Road was built in 1948 and is located near the north end of Runway 13/31. An old hangar has since been annexed to the terminal.
Terminal 5 (Low Cost Carrier Terminal)
According to Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, Terminal 5 is currently in design stage and is targeted to be erected beside Terminal 3. It is planned to move all Low Cost Carrier companies there turning Terminal 3 exclusively for international non-LCC companies. [34]
Airlines and destinations
- Notes
- ^1 : This flight makes a stop between Manila and the listed destination. However, the airline does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Manila and intermediate stop.
The following cargo airlines serve Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
NAIA has a primary runway (3,410 metres (11,190 ft) long), running at 061°/241° (designated as Runway 06/24), and a secondary runway (1,998 metres (6,555 ft) long), running at 136°/316° (designated as Runway 13/31).
New runway proposal
It has been confirmed by Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya that there will be a new runway adjacent to the existing Runway 06/24.[42]
Airbus A380
NAIA is one two airports in the Philippines that meet the infrastructure requirements for the Airbus A380 (the other is Clark International Airport). As of July 2013, no commercial flights are operating using this aircraft however it is an airport that provides MRO services conducted by Lufthansa Technik Philippines. On October 11, 2007, NAIA hosted the debut of the Airbus A380 in the Philippines, after test aircraft MSN009 (registered as F-WWEA) landed on Runway 24. The test flight demonstrated that the A380 could land on existing runways in Asia and that the primary international airport of the Philippines can support aircraft as large as the A380.[43]
Other structures
The airport also serves as a gateway facility of the logistics company DHL.
MRO Facilities
Lufthansa Technik Philippines
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) (formerly PAL Technical Center) was founded in 2000 as a joint venture of German firm Lufthansa Technik AG (51%) and Philippine aviation service provider MacroAsia Corporation (49%). Lufthansa Technik Philippines offers aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to customers.
The company focuses on maintenance checks for the Airbus A320 family and A330/A340 aircraft. Seven hangar bays and workshops have been upgraded to the latest industry standards to support aircraft maintenance, major modifications, cabin reconfigurations, engine maintenance and painting for the Airbus A320 family, A330/A340, and A380, as well as the Boeing 747-400 and 777 aircraft. A new widebody hangar was recently added to meet the increasing demand for A330/A340 base maintenance checks.
LTP provides total technical and engineering support for the entire Philippine Airlines fleet.
Aviation Partnership (Philippines) Corporation
Aviation Partnership (Philippines) Corporation is SIA Engineering's third line maintenance joint venture outside Singapore. The joint venture of SIA Engineering Company (51%) and Cebu Pacific Air (49%) provides line maintenance, light aircraft checks and technical ramp handling as well as other services to Cebu Pacific Air and third-party airline customers.
Ground transportation
Inter-terminal transportation
The Manila International Airport Authority runs a shuttle bus system which connects all four terminals for passengers who have onward connections on flights departing from another terminal. Shuttle buses run every fifteen minutes during daytime hours, but passengers are required to clear immigration and customs to use the system.
Philippine Airlines operates an airside shuttle service between Terminals 2 and 3 for passengers connecting to onward PAL Express flights and vice-versa.
External connections
Bus and jeepney
Nine bus routes serve the airport from various points in Metro Manila, eight which go via Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), and one via Circumferential Road 5 (C-5):
|Bus routes serving NAIA
All four terminals are also served by local jeepney routes serving Parañaque and Pasay.
The airport is connected, albeit indirectly, by rail: Baclaran station of the Manila Light Rail Transit System and Nichols station of the Philippine National Railways both serve the airport complex. An MIAA-operated shuttle bus also connects Terminal 3 to the Taft Avenue MRT Station.
In the future, with the extension of the existing Yellow Line, a new station, Manila International Airport station, is set to connect the airport, albeit still indirectly, to the LRT. A four-station spur extension of the Yellow Line, directly connecting Terminal 3 to Baclaran, is also proposed.
The NAIA Expressway or NAIA Skyway connects the NAIA/Nichols Exit of the Metro Manila Skyway and Andrews Avenue in front of Terminal 3. It would soon be extended to Domestic Road, linking with Terminal 4 (Domestic Terminal), and NAIA Road, linking with Terminal 2, before reaching Roxas Boulevard and Coastal Road. Terminal 3 is served by the Nichols Exit of the South Luzon Expressway, while Terminal 1 is served by Ninoy Aquino Avenue from Roxas Boulevard-NAIA Road.
Accidents and incidents
- On February 24, 1949, a Cathay Pacific Douglas C-47A-90-DL struck a hillside near the Braemar Reservoir. The crew aborted an approach in poor visibility and tried to go around. All 23 occupants were killed.
- On July 25, 1971, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 707-321C named "Clipper Rising Sun" was on a cargo flight from San Francisco via Honolulu, Guam and Manila to Saigon. While on a VOR/DME approach to Manila runway 24, the aircraft struck Mount Kamunay at an altitude of 770 metres (2,525 ft). All 4 occupants were killed.
- On November 15, 1974, an OASIS Douglas C-47A registered RP-C570 was damaged beyond economic repair when a forced landing was made in a paddy field shortly after take-off from Manila International Airport following failure of the starboard engine. One of the eight people on board was killed.[44]
- On February 7, 1980, a China Airlines Boeing 707 originating from Taipei Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport undershot the runway on landing and caught fire. Of all the 135 on board, there were only 2 fatalities.
- On August 21, 1983, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was assassinated at the airport after returning to the Philippines from his self-imposed exile in the United States. Five years after the incident he was memorialized by having the airport named in his honor, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6639.
- On December 13, 1983, a Philair Douglas C-47B registered RP-C287 crashed shortly after takeoff following an engine failure. The aircraft was on a non-scheduled passenger flight. All ten people on board survived.[45]
- On May 6, 1989, a Manila Aero Transport System (MATS) Douglas C-47A registered RP-C82 crashed on takeoff following an engine failure. The aircraft was being used on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight although it was not licenced to carry passengers. All 18 people on board survived.[46]
- On April 28, 1989, a MATS Douglas C-47A registered RP-C81 crashed shortly after takeoff on a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight to Roxas Airport following an engine failure. MATS did not have a licence to fly passengers. Seven of the 22 passengers were killed. The aircraft had earlier made a forced landing on a taxiway at the airport.[47]
- On July 21, 1989, a Philippine Airlines BAC One-Eleven operating Flight 124 overran a runway in poor visibility and heavy rain. No passengers or crew on board were killed but eight people on the ground were killed when the jet crossed a road.[48]
- On May 11, 1990, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737-300 operating Flight 143 suffered an explosion in the center fuel tank near the terminal of the airport while preparing for takeoff. The fire and smoke engulfed the aircraft before it could be completely evacuated. The explosion was similar to what happened to TWA Flight 800 six years later. 8 people died.
- On May 18, 1990, an Aerolift Philippines Beechcraft 1900C-1 operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight bound for Surigao Airport crashed into a residential area following takeoff. The aircraft reportedly suffered an engine failure. All 21 occupants and 4 people on the ground were killed.
- On September 4, 2002, an Asian Spirit de Havilland Canada Dash 7-102 operating Flight 897, carrying 49 occupants, was the last flight of the day to Caticlan and departed the Manila domestic airport at 15:36 for a one hour flight. On approach to Caticlan Airport, the right main gear failed to deploy. The approach was abandoned and the crew decided to return to Manila for an emergency landing. The plane circled for about 35 minutes over Las Piñas to burn off fuel. The crew then carried out an emergency landing with the right gear retracted on Manila's international airport runway 24. After touchdown, the aircraft swerved off the runway onto a grassy area. There were no reported injuries or fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.
- On November 11, 2002, a Laoag International Airlines Fokker F27 operating Flight 585 took off from Manila runway 31 at just after 6 o'clock for a flight to Laoag International Airport. Shortly after takeoff, engine trouble developed in the aircraft's left engine. The pilot declared an emergency and he tried to land the plane but decided at the last minute to ditch it into the sea. The aircraft broke up and sank in the water to a depth of about 18 metres (60 ft). 19 of the 34 occupants were killed.[49]
- On July 25, 2008, a Qantas Boeing 747 operating Flight 30, headed from London to Melbourne with a stop at Hong Kong, made an emergency landing at the Manila airport. A gaping hole on the belly near the right wing was torn from the fuselage in mid-air when a large piece of what appeared to be canvas and a red piece of insulation material stuck out of the fuselage, pushed by an oxygen tank explosion. The 747 was carrying 356 passengers and 19 crew, but there were no reported injuries or fatalities.[50]
- On August 23, 2009, a South East Asian Airlines Dornier 328 registered RP-C6328 operating flight DG-0624 was hit by strong crosswinds when decelerating after landing on runway 13. The aircraft veered off the runway and came to a stop in the grass. None of the 32 passengers and 3 crew was injured. The airport had to be temporarily closed to tow the aircraft away.
- On October 17, 2009, a Victoria Air Douglas DC-3 registered RP-C550 crashed shortly after takeoff on a flight to Puerto Princesa International Airport after an engine malfunctioned.The plane crashed near a factory in Las Piñas. All on board died.[51]
- On December 10, 2011, a Beechcraft 65-80 Queen Air cargo plane going to San Jose crashed into the Felixberto Serrano Elementary School in Parañaque, Metro Manila. The plane crashed after takeoff straight into the school. The cause of the crash was pilot error. At least 14 people including 3 crew members on board the aircraft died, and over 20 people were injured. Approximately 50 houses in the residential area were set ablaze by the subsequent fire.
See also
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- ^ "Runway Physical Characteristics". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Operational Statistics". Manila International Airport Authority. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b NAIA passengers inch up 3.1% to 32.86M in 2013
- ^ Arroyo wants DMIA become top airport amid plan to close NAIA, GMA News and Public Affairs, January 29, 2008.
- ^ Grace Park Airfield (Manila North) published by PacificWrecks.com; accessed 2013-10-19.
- ^ a b BRIEF HISTORY OF MIAA[dead link]
- ^ PLC - Arbitral award annulled for violation of claimant's right to be heard
- ^ Fraport files new claim at ICSID over expropriation of airport terminal project; Annulment committee ruling paved way for new hearing by finding breach of investor's right to ...
- ^ "It's final: Phl gov't wins NAIA-3 case in Singapore". The Philippine Star. January 27, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, Arroyo appoints Mike Defensor as NAIA-3 task force head
- ^ "Planes start flying out of NAIA 3 for 1st time". Inquirer.net. July 22, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Aquino targets NAIA 3 full operations in December". abs-cbnNEWS.com. August 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "New NAIA-3 target in 2011: Over 55% operational". abs-cbnNEWS.com. January 20, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "ANA Unveils its Timetable for New Narita-Manila Route - ANA widens choice for Southeast Asian travelers -". All Nippon Airways. January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Cathay Pacific makes move to Naia 3". abs-cbnNEWS.com. May 11, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ http://dzmm.abs-cbnnews.com/news/National/5_international_carriers,_lilipat_sa_NAIA_3.html
- ^ "Delta Air moving to NAIA 3 August". Rappler.com. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Emirates, Delta airlines to move to NAIA 3 by August". Rappler. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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- ^ Domestic Terminal
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- ^ a b Cebu Pacific Moves Dubai Operation to Sharjah May – July 2014
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- ^ "PAL expands down under".
- ^ "Между Россией и Филиппинами в конце октября откроется прямое авиасообщение". Infox.ru. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2013/09/philippine-airlines-headed-to-russia-in.html
- ^ "PAL Express / Philippine Airlines S14 Dubai Operation Changes".
- ^ "Delta transfer flights to NAIA 3". ABSCBN News. March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2014/05/new-runway-ninoy-aquino-airport.html, ANOTHER RUNWAY PLANNED FOR NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 RP-C6888 Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) [Manila Bay]
- ^ Qantas 747 makes emergency landing at Manila – Philstar.com – The Filipino global community
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External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
- Manila International Airport Authority
- Current weather for RPLL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MNL at Aviation Safety Network
- Interactive satellite view of NAIA


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The holiday season just isn't the same without the classic TV specials, movies, and animated programs that we've come to know and love. Here are over one hundred Christmas movies and videos you can watch for free on the Web.
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Updated: December 15, 2013
Full Length Movies
- Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: Kids help Santa defeat Martians who threaten to take away Christmas.
- A Christmas Wish: Abandoned by her husband a few days before Christmas, Martha Evans travels cross-country with the kids in search of work.
- Miracle on 34th Street: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
- It's a Wonderful Life: One of the most classic Christmas movies of all time, with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol from 1935.
- A Country Christmas: When Santa Claus loses his magical powers and becomes stranded in their barn, two children from a small farming community help him save Christmas before it's too late.
- Mystery Science Theater: "Santa Claus": After Mike and the 'bots exchange gifts, they get to watch a movie where Santa Claus has to outwit Satan in order to deliver gifts.
- Casper's Haunted Christmas: Casper, the world's friendliest ghost, has been tasked by his uncles to scare at least one human before Christmas Day.
- Babes in Toyland: Starring the comic duo of Laurel and Hardy.
- The Great Rupert: A squirrel helps a poor vaudeville family led by Jimmy Durante at Christmas by stealing cash their landlord has stashed in a wall.
- Benji's Very Own Christmas Story: The dog's version of Christmas.
- The 12 Dogs of Christmas: Dogs celebrate Christmas, of course.
Classic Television Specials
- Rudoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The story of Rudolph, the Bumble, Santa, and Herbie the Elf.
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show : Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid: Mary has to work on Christmas Day.
- The Bob Newhart Show : I'm Dreaming Of A Slight Christmas: Will a power failure spoil Christmas?
- Green Acres : An Old Fashioned Christmas: An old-fashioned Christmas.
- The Donna Reed Show : A Very Merry Christmas: Doesn't anyone have Christmas spirit?
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents : Back for Christmas: A thriller for Christmas.
- The Big Valley : Judgement In Heaven: Can this outlaw be reformed in time for Christmas?
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : The Case of the Christmas Pudding: A mysterious Christmas.
Holiday Music Videos
- Medley of Christmas Songs: 3 hours worth of great Christmas music you can listen to.
- Disney's Singalong Christmas: 45 minutes of your favorite Disney characters and Christmas melodies.
- Nat King Cole and "The Christmas Song": Music video by Nat King Cole performing The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).
- Trans Siberian Orchestra Holiday Hits: All the top holiday songs from this popular group.
- Carol of the Bells: The Piano Guys perform with 12 cellos.
- Il Divo: Christmas collection of three songs.
- Mannheim Steamroller : Top tracks from one of the top holiday releases of all time.
- Carrie Underwood "Oh Holy Night": Carrie Underwood sings in front of the President and friends.
- Happy Christmas (War Is Over): John Lennon sings.
- Pavarotti Domingo Carreras - Happy Christmas/War Is Over: A classical twist on a favorite Christmas song.
- Christina Aguilera's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: The pop diva sings her heart out.
Christmas Videos Odds and Ends
- Public Service Announcement on Fire Safety: See how fast a Christmas tree can go up in flames.
- Christmas Lights Gone Wild: A fantastic home-grown light display.
- Frisco Christmas Lights - Wizards of Winter: Another amazing outdoor lights display.
- Christmas Light Show: Set to the tune of "Amazing Grace".
- Christmas Light Hero: An outdoor display and live "Guitar Hero" play. Cinderella Castle Christmas Lights in Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney World puts on an amazing lights display for Christmas.
- Christmas Lights and the Nutcracker: Christmas lights synchronized to "The Nutcracker".
Television Specials
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid": An ex-convict department store Santa has his heart set on robbery until he meets and befriends a juvenile delinquent he hopes to reform.
- Jack Benny's Christmas Special: An annual event on Jack Benny's radio show, Jack takes a trip to the local department store, only to run into some familiar characters.
- Father Knows Best : The Christmas Story: Classic 50's sitcom takes on Christmas.
- Green Acres : An Old Fashioned Christmas: An old-fashioned Christmas.
- Lassie (1954) : The Christmas Story: Lassie is seriously injured; will Christmas still be Christmas?
Animation, Stop-Motion, Puppets
- A Muppet Family Christmas: Fozzie and Snowman and the Muppets sing together.
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The classic stop-motion film with Frosty, Rudolph, and the rest of the crew.
- The Insects' Christmas: A Russian stop-motion short film from 1913.
- Santa Claus's Punch and Judy: Santa magically creates a Punch and Judy puppet show to the delight of children at a Christmas party.
The Nutcracker
- The Nutcracker with Mikhail Baryshnikov: An amazing performance, one of the most celebrated of all time.
- "The Nutcracker" presented by the Marinsky in Leningrad, Russia: This video is the full-length production by the world famous ballet company.
- Nutcracker Movie: Gorgeous movie from the 80's with design input from the legendary Maurice Sendak.
- The Nutcracker (BBC Royal Opera House): This is a full-length (1 hour, 48 minutes long) video of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov and choreographed by Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov and released by the BBC (2001).
- Rudoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The story of Rudolph, the Bumble, Santa, and Herbie the Elf.
- Frosty the Snowman: "Frosty the Snowman, was a jolly happy soul..."
- Santa and the Three Bears: Bear cubs want to meet Santa.
- Fat Albert : Christmas Special: A Scrooge-ish twist for the cartoon characters.
- Christmas is Here Again: A group of orphans tries to save Christmas.
- A Cosmic Christmas: A very silly animated Christmas special.
- A Christmas Carol: The excellent 1969 animated version of the Charles Dickens classic.
- Donald Duck's Christmas: This is an original Walt Disney cartoon with Donald Duck.
- Mickey's Christmas Carol: Mickey Mouse gives his version of the classic holiday story.
- Hector's Hectic Life: A messy family dog is told by its owner that it will be thrown out in the cold, after three puppies show up on the doorstep, complicating the dog's life. The owner, thinking the dog is responsible for the mess, finally discovers the puppies and all ends well.
- Star Wars Christmas Animated Special: A Star Wars cartoon special that was a part of a longer Christmas special that aired in 1978 on CBS.
- The Bible Christmas Story: Animated retelling of the classic tale.
- YuGiOh Christmas Special: The card game gets a Christmas special.


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- The Graphic Design Projects class in the spring of 2011 at UNC Charlotte was tasked with creating a new booklet to entice new students to the College of Arts and Architecture.
As part of this group, I worked on the spread for the Graphic Design concentration.
The project won a Gold Addy Award at the Charlotte AAF Student Awards in March 2012.
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The other day, while I was driving home from work, I noticed something in my rearview mirror: a solar dancing flower on the dashboard in the car behind me. Not too long before that, I had seen a solar dancing flower in another car sitting in a parking lot. Since then, I had seen that same car in the parking lot for a second time. I have probably noticed a dozen or so solar dancing flowers on car dashboards recently. Occasionally I'll see one in a car on the streets of San Francisco with a solar flower and I've seen others on TV inside taxicabs. Solar Flowers look nice sitting on a car's dashboard, but be sure to keep them out of extreme, direct heat. In most cases, your flower will dance and be happy inside your car, but remember that sometimes cars can get really hot. Plastic doesn't always hold up: I've even seen a plastic CD case melt in the car.
Other great places to display your solar dancing flower:
- Next to a window (of course!)
- On your desk (if you're near a window)
- In the kitchen (be sure it's not near the stove!)
- Hospital rooms (sick patients need some cheer the most)
- Classrooms (again, next to a sunny window is best)
No matter where you enjoy your solar flowers, make sure there is plenty of sunlight, but keep them out of extreme heat!
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Buzz misses hearing Steve Cichon on radio's WBEN, but now that he has cast off those shackles, it is great that he has made himself available as a round-the-clock resource.
The Bow-Tied One, pictured above in his former habitat, devoted his first free afternoon to settling questions on Facebook pertaining to Two Guys and Twin Fair.
Apparently someone had called him asking where Two Guys used to be. Cichon responded with this picture...
... adding smoothly: "That is why it's convenient to have a 1979 phone book."
The discussion proceeded unhurriedly throughout the long afternoon, moderated by Cichon, about where these stores used to be, what stores followed, how you can spot an old Two Guys, what Twin Fair commercials used to say, etc., etc., etc.
It went off on tangents.
"Hey, can you look up Wisniewski, William for me," one woman asked. "I wanna see where I, or my father was living at the time." Cichon provided the Buffum Street address and went on to describe his admiration for the Fotomat that used to sit on the corner of Buffum and Seneca.
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A group of Los Gatos and Campbell students are collecting new, unwrapped gifts for teens ages 11 and up as well as cash donations to benefit this often underserved age group during the holidays.
Those leading the donation drive, which runs through Dec. 23, belong to an organization called Treasures 4 Teens (T4T), the brainchild of brother and sister Michael and Giverny Daboll, who are students at.
The Dabolls are working with students from the Key clubs, Builders clubs, and Interact clubs at the Campbell and Los Gatos middle and high schools.
The program was created last year after the duo noticed a problem when volunteering at local toy drives—there were never enough gifts for teens, said T4T spokeswoman Karen Daboll.
All donated gifts are distributed to teens in underprivileged families living in Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell, and parts of San Jose that have registered with the , according to Daboll.
This year, the program will also serve teens through the West Valley Community Services program, she added.
T4T expects to serve more than 300 teens this year and donation bins will be placed in local schools and businesses where the public can drop off their gifts. Some of the most wanted items teens want include mp3 players, headphones, gift cards ($10 or $20 denominations) to movie theaters, restaurants, or department stores such as Kohl's, Target, and Wal-Mart.
Other items wanted are craft kits such as model car kits or KLUTZ kits, young adult best selling books, radio-control items, make up, manicure kits, Lego sets, sports balls and family board games for ages 11 and older.
The drop-off locations are:
- Starbucks LG (Los Gatos Boulevard)
- Starbucks LG (N. Santa Cruz Avenue)
- Starbucks, Saratoga (Big Basin Way)
- Toys Toys Toys, 411 East Campbell Ave., in Campbell
- (Monday through Friday)
Also, Treasures 4 Teens representatives will be volunteering to wrap gifts for donations at the Whole Foods Holiday Gift Fair on Los Gatos Boulevard Dec. 3 and on Friday and Saturday afternoons throughout December.
Organization volunteers will also be wrapping at the Barnes & Noble in the Pruneyard on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and some Saturday evenings for donations through Dec. 15.
This year, Treasures 4 Teens is also the recipient of the Los Gatos Whole Foods' fourth-quarter Nickels for Non-Profits program. From now until Dec. 18, Whole Foods will donate a nickel for each recyclable grocery bag customers bring in when they choose to donate rather than deduct.
T4T volunteers will also be at the Los Gatos and Campbell farmers' markets on Dec. 11, gathering cash donations for the program.
The teens have also implemented a gift card program with local merchants where customers can purchase a $10 gift card at Starbucks (Blossom Hill Road, N. Santa Cruz Avenue, and Big Basin Way) or Jamba Juice (Blossom Hill Road), and donate it on the spot to Treasures 4 Teens.
JJ Magoo's will host a T4T Benefit Day on Tuesday, Dec. 13 and 20 percent of the day's profits from customers mentioning Treasures 4 Teens will be donated to the program.
Treasures 4 Teens has also launched a Facebook campaign this year that involves certain businesses in Los Gatos donating $1 for every "like" the page receives. Those participating include The Sereno Group of Los Gatos and Camp BizSmart.
All cash donations are processed through the Campbell Chamber of Commerce, which operates the Campbell Community Toy Program, Kaboll said.


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State Assemblyman Mike Feuer, who is running for City Attorney, was injured in an automobile accident today and will be hospitalized for a few days, campaign chief strategist John Shallman said.
Feuer was driving to Jackie Lacey's swearing-in ceremony as Los Angeles County District Attorney at the Galen Center, when his Prius was hit by a truck which ran a red light, according to the campaign's Dave Jacobson.
"Mr. Feuer did not sustain any life-threatening injuries, however he will stay in the hospital for the next few days," Shallman said. "Mr. Feuer is expected to make a full and speedy recovery."