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FORTUNE -- You may be experiencing neck strain if you've been trying to track Wal-Mart's position on a federal minimum wage increase over the last couple of days. Bloomberg made waves on Wednesday when it reported that the mega-retailer was looking at backing a federal wage hike. Considering the company's size -- it employs 1.3 million people in the U.S. alone, roughly 1% of the entire private-sector workforce -- such a pronouncement could have a seismic impact on the living-wage debate heating up in the capital.
Except that the company isn't considering throwing its support behind the Democratic push. Wal-Mart (WMT) spokesman David Tovar, who gave the interview to Bloomberg that set off the frenzy, made that much clear on Thursday in follow-up interviews with other outlets, including Fortune.
The company, Tovar says, is simply monitoring the debate to assess what impact any new policy could have on its business. That said, Wal-Mart will remain neutral unless it decides a proposed minimum wage increase either unfairly targets the company while exempting other retailers, as it did in Washington, or doesn't allow employers to phase the higher wage in over time. "If a proposal meets those conditions, we'll stay out of it," Tovar says. "If they don't, we'll strongly consider opposing it."
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A year later, with both chambers of Congress considering legislation to accomplish just that, Wal-Mart went missing. The company's then-top lobbyist, Lee Culpepper, told me at the time that Scott's comments had been misinterpreted. The chief executive wasn't calling on Congress explicitly to raise the minimum wage; he was just asking lawmakers to consider it. "We haven't said anything more or less," he said. Last year, after President Obama used his State of the Union address to call for raising the rate to $9.00 an hour, Wal-Mart was similarly circumspect, saying only that it was "reviewing" the proposal.
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The fence-straddling makes sense from a strategic perspective. The company has worked in recent years to sand the harder edges off of its anti-labor rep -- a mission that has taken on some urgency as the store expands its footprint into urban areas heavily represented by Democrats in Congress.
The shift in approach is evident in Wal-Mart's political giving. The company directed just 21% of its contributions to Democrats back in the 2002 election cycle. A decade later, it more than doubled Democrats' share to 48%, according to figures from the Center for Responsive Politics.
Besides, if the company was inclined to oppose the federal wage hike but nervous about public blowback, it could always lean on heavy-hitting trade associations to make the case for it. Both the National Retail Federation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce strenuously oppose the raise. Says Tovar, "Anybody involved in trade associations will tell you not every member agrees with every trade association position." Get that? And for the record, Tovar says the company told its trade associations the same thing it's telling us: They're conditionally neutral.
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If the law goes through we should be able to find a realtor that "manages" our property without really doing anything for a very nominal fee. If not I'll get my license and do it. I'd charge a $100 per year and let the owner do their thing through VRBO. In fact VRBO could provide this service too. There must be a way around it. Aloha!
@Bruce Do you live on island? How could live on all islands? I have a CA RE
license and that won't work.
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I wish everyone would stop spinning out of control here! The requirement for an owner to use a licensed property manager/real estate agent is NO LONGER in the bill, and hasn't been for several weeks. Please get with the picture. There are a lot of people working dilligently (as opposed to moaning) to get this thing taken care of, and if you look at Roz's reply, she stated quite clearly, the requirement was no longer in the bill - and that's true. The Hawaii Association of Realtors (State) as well as the Government Affairs Committee with Maui's board has been working hard at the Leg. to make sure it stays that way. If you want the latest update from someone other than Roz, call the Realtor's Association of Maui - 873-8585.
Our attorney disagrees. This is an important point and the Realtors Association does have a vested interest. And Sen Baker has been pushing several similar bills even though it will cause some of her Maui constituents to lose business and jibs. We will leave the point alone only when we have an opinion from a source we trust.
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if you were aware of the intent of these bills how these bills were launched and supported, you would not be so trusting of the opinions you are relying on.
You need to realize that the current draft of HB2078 has a fatal flaw that has been analyzed by our attorney. The current draft is unconstitutional and will not be tolerated by off island owners of transient vacation rental owners. You need to clearly understand just what this bill is saying and what the issue is; as written, the bill is unconstitutional. Clearly the realtors influence on drafting the current bill has contributed to the problem with this bill. Realtors need to stop trying to influence legislation in a way that benefits the real estate agent community at the expense of off island owners of TVR units. It simply won't be tolerated.
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I wish everyone would stop spinning out of control here! The requirement for an owner to use a licensed property manager/real estate agent is NO LONGER in the bill, and hasn't been for several weeks.
HRS 467 is the law that allows licensed real estate agents (PM's) the right to manage multiple properties. But, it gives an exception for owners _OR_ caretakers (exclusive representative, can represent no other owners).
2078 says if an out-of-state owner manages the property themselves, they _MUST_ have a caretaker, in essence changing the exception to an _AND_, and removing our right to manage our own property.
They have aligned the definition of caretaker in 2078 with HRS 467 for this reason.
Since it makes no sense to hire a full-time W2 employee to manage my 800 sqft condo, my only recourse becomes a licenced property manager. So, it doesn't specifically require a PM directly, but it forces a worse alternative if you don't.
Get it?
see the legal opinion obtained by RBOAA and posted on this site as well as on the facebook group on Friday for a full opinion
How incredibly typical (of what we've experienced from the Aloha Sate) and rude your response is about talking about other people like Roz Baker working diligently and the rest of us, hundreds of us, whose lives have been disrupted for 3 months due to the legislative effort to undermine our property ownership rights.
RAM has not stepped up until now to call us "moaners"? As a profession whose livelihood is based on interacting with sellers and buyers of real estate? That is a Sales and human contact profession that supports individuals who are making what is likely the largest financial decision of their lives. That is how you think of us? Just another bitter aftertaste and you can be assured that none of the people who have been affected will ever forget this type of attitude, yours added to the heap now.
You might be privvy to something we are not, but that is no excuse. If you are reading the bill, and do not have the history, then you don't see the complete picture. And for a profession that deals with contracts, you should know that you can never look at one small portion of the big picture, you must look at the entire scope.
Do your homework, study the origin, starting with HB1707, HB1706, SB2089, the hijacking of HB2078, study the testimonies (over a thousand at this point), read all the articles that have been written and the responses to them, and then come back to this site and write a note that shows you actually understand what we're talking about here.
The link to the legal opinion regarding agents is below.
Monkeybusinessmaui, If you have not been involved in battle very long, you
may be inclined to give many people the benefit of the doubt.
Although that may work in most situations that you encounter in life, this
is not one of those occasions.
Those that proposed and supported this blitz of legislation do so for very
self serving purposes and have used all types of unsupported allegations to
obtain their way.
They do not deserve good will or our trust. They have declared war on our
constitutional rights and will not be happy until they have inflicted
substantial economic harm to us.
Here is the link:
"Spinning" is the operative word related to what the legislators are doing.
As far as the moaning goes, I have been doing mine mostly in the privacy of my home. That said, this whole episode reminds me of the true story I read recently of a wolf in Utah who unexpectedly caught his foot in a bear trap. He was moaning in pain. A man arrived in a truck. If he had been a person caught in the trap he might have been happy to see the man and believed hopefully in his own rescue. However, he was a wolf. The man drove by slowly and shot him, non-mortally, causing him to moan more. The man continued to drive back and forth shooting the wolf at random times to continue causing him pain. At one point, he stopped and had someone take his photo crouching in front of the still alive but seriously wounded wolf. He was smiling from ear to ear and very proud of himself. For you see, in Utah they don't like wolves.
Just as apparently, in Hawaii, they don't like non-resident vacation property owners.
I, for one, will stop moaning, crying, swearing and praying about this situation when the legislators do the right thing and stop shooting at us. The expectation that they should make reparations for the damage they have inflicted in the past two months is foolhardy but I still have it. Kind of like expecting the man to suddenly free the wolf and take him to the vet. Not gonna happen. So I will be content but no less wounded when they stop shooting at us.
How mortal the wounds are will remain to be seen. I can honestly say that I cannot in good faith at this time market Maui with the level of enthusiasm and joy that I did 3 months ago. I have nothing good to say about it right at this time. It is clear, monkeybusinessmaui, that you have no idea of the loss we have all suffered emotionally as a result of being treated like this since you, in your dismissive message, just added to it.
I agree with others who have posted that you are taking an oversimplified view of the current legislation. It has been spun to make it SOUND like it is palatable but it is the same old poison, imho.
I love the analogy, but please tell me it is not true.
My analogy is a little different. We were walking safely in a pedestrian
crosswalk, but instead of stopping, vehicles driven by property managers,
realtors and legislators revved up their engines and speeded straight at us.
Please give MonekybusinessMaui the benefit of the doubt. Everyone deserves
it until they prove they do not deserve it.
I have been become very cynical and callused the last few months but still
believe that people mean well until proven . Hopefully MonkelybuisnessMaui
will not have to endure what we have endured.
monkeybusiness maui, I see from your profile that you just joined this group today. Have you actually taken the time to read all of the posts and follow what's going on here or are you carrying someone else's water by suggesting that we're spinning out of control?
I applaud all of you who are engaged and working SO hard to insure your rights as OWNERS are secured.
I know it's a hard, and often frustrating battle, but hang in there!
AND, never underestimate the power of the press - especially during an election year!
If your elected offical is not listening to you, than GO - write letters (and make sure you send copies to the incumbant's opposition).
As my granfather always said "There is more than one way to skin a cat".
Keep on fighting!
Thank you for all your replys.
1. I'm not a representative of RAM, I suggested you call them.
2. I am an owner, just like you and whether we live here or not, that law would have applied to everyone - not just off-island owners. Lets not destroy our strength by creating divisions amonst us.
3. I've been involved in this since Day 1 and have sent my own personal testimony to the Leg a long time ago.
4. Only a small part of the Realtor community crafted this bill - the Property Managers. The rest hate it and it's caused a huge division amonst them.
5. The law has ALWAYS stated there MUST be an on-island representative.
6. The law has ALWAYS stated any person may not manage units for more than one owner without a license.
7. The law defines managing as handling the money/reservations. If your cleaner is the on island contact and she doesn't handle the money, she does not need to be licensed.
8. The law does require everyone provide a W2 to any person you pay more than $600 to in any industry.
9. I do not support Roz in anyway. What I support is a professional, respectful mannerism when dealing with the very people who can make the changes we need. The letter posted above was shameful, and Roz's reply effectively shut the door in his face. Is that what we want? I think we want to win and we can't do that by slinging hash at her and making veiled accusations. That' RUDE.
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"They failed giving him a voice; they failed giving him a communication," said Ericsdottir.
She made the difficult decision to leave Iceland for the United States. After crisscrossing the country she discovered the Halo Clinic in Austin, founded by Soma Mukhopadhyay, who used her rapid prompting method to teach her own autistic son.
"Soma gives these non-verbal, autistic children a voice," said Ericsdottir. "She gives them an outlet for communication."
It's where Keli found his voice using Soma's letter-board technique. It's when his mother first learned of his passion to play piano. Now Keli's music fills his family's Steiner Ranch home. Proof his mother says that not only does he understand but also communicate.
"(He can now express) his desires, his dreams and all the treasures which reside within him," said Ericsdottir.
Keli's story got the attention of actress Kate Winslet. She narrated what is now the HBO documentary "A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism."
Winslet used Keli's story and others with autism who've had their intellectual capabilities untapped to create the Golden Hat Foundation. One main goal will be to help autistic kids get the education they may be lacking.
"We are working towards our goal of establishing innovative living campuses designed to honor and empower all individuals in the spectrum, and the prototype campus is planned for the greater Austin area," said Bethany Gartin, the Outreach and Development Manager for the Golden Hat Foundation.
"If there's hope for my son -- which there is -- I believe there's hope for every autistic child in the world," said Ericsdottir.
Keli -- now 16 -- is a student at Vandegrift High School with a 3.9 grade point average. His musical compositions will be debuted at Carnegie Hall later this year.
The Golden Hat Foundation will hold a fundraiser at the Dell Diamond on August 17th. Check out the link below for more information on the organization and the fundraiser:


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With a stay at Best Western Plus Hotel At The Convention Center in Long Beach, you'll be convenient to City Place Shopping Center and RMS Queen Mary.
This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center and Museum of Latin American Art.
Make yourself at home in one of the 66 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an indoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
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Located less than a mile from Aquarium of the Pacific, 6 miles from Long Beach Airport, and 6.5 miles from the Catalina Express Terminal, the smoke-free Best Western Plus Hotel At The Convention Center offers complimentary breakfast buffet with hot items, coffee, and Los Angeles Times newspapers.
The front desk is open 24 hours a day. A complimentary Internet kiosk, fitness equipment, and indoor pool are on site.
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- Number of floors - 3
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- Total number of rooms - 66
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The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
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Long Beach Cafe
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Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Alegria Cocina Latina
The Sky Room Restaurant
Parker's Lighthouse
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- Self parking fee: USD 10 per day (in/out privileges)
- Deposit: USD 100 per stay
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2416 K St, Sacramento, CA | Directions 9581638.573887 -121.474548
Sat: 7am-10pm, Sun: 7am-8pm, Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm, Fri: 11am-10pm
Neighborhoods: Central Sacramento, Midtown
Great Mexican Food – Good Food
Delicious Food – The foods are great and the staff are all well accommodated.
Rude service, OK food – The worst service ever. They rushed me with my order and and then literally dumped it on the table as if I was wasting there time. The meal was some what warm and greasy. The server only returned to leave the bill and did not say a word. I'm not going back.
Awful service!!! The food is not that great either! – The food is not that good and what makes it even worse is the horrible service. The wait staff is rude and just sets down your plates like they are feeding an animal. I am definitely not returning. They do not make you feel welcomed.
Best Mexican Food in Sac – I love this little hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint and I quickly became a regular once I discovered it. The food is great and authentic, the atmosphere unique, it is a memorable place. The chicken tacos, carnitas, and fajitas are excellent. I think that the drinks are too strong though and the waitress wouldn't let me send it back, which was disappointing. Usually they are nice, but on a busy night I have had them start to take my plate away while I had a fork with food in my mouth! So while the service may not be the best (it's better when it's not crowded on a weekday), the food keeps me coming back.
Excellent Carnitas and Salsa! – We come from Southern California where we eat ALOT of mexican food. But this week, we are visiting Sacramento and read the Citysearch review for this restaurant. At first when you look at the outside, it doesn't seem like a lot. But the food is excellent. The chips and salsa are outstanding, especially the salsa.
We had a beef mole enchilada (delicious) and the carnitas (not dry and perfectly flavored). The beef and chicken fajitas were also very good. My sister had the ceviche tostada, which for a restaurant that is not near the coast, was surprisingly fresh and tasty.
The beans and rice were also very good. And the aguas, we had horchata and jamaica, were refreshing and delightful. We also had the chicken and rice soup which is homemade and was delicious.
I wish we lived in Sacramento so we could here more often!
Just one word - WOW! – I travel all over the US for business and one of the perks of my job is that I get to try new and different restaurants. Mexican food is one of my absolute favorites and I was very pleased with my meal at Tres Hermanas.
The salsa they brought out with chips soon after I say down was above average on spice (I actually prefer salsa on the spicy side) and it looked and tasted as if someone had chopped the tomatoes, onions and jalapenos just moments before I walked in the door.
I ordered the carnitas for my main course. It came with a salad and I opted for the Mexican Creamy Cilantro dressing. I have never had dressing like this before! It was so good that I was tempted to lick the plate when I was done! When the carnitas came, it was as good or better than the salsa and salad. The pork was crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and had a perfect spice and flavor.
The only bad thing about Tres Hermanas is that I live in Seattle and can't come here more often! If you live near Sacramento, you owe it to yourself to make Tres Hermanas a regular stop.
delicious, friendly, very nice decor - every time – Very good food every time I ordered something else / about 10 x so far/
Friendly staff no problems, sometimes slow or forget something as every human does so NO problem here.
There are at least two sides to every story so if staff was "rude" maybe the customer was out of line too. I hate customers being rude and I have no problem with staff fight back. There are limits to customer service.
So chill out, throw away checlist and enjoy this restaurant. You won't be disappointed if you're not a customer-service-freak.
Disappointed in what we ordered – Well, after reading the reviews here, we were pretty excited to try a new Mexican restaurant in Sacramento. The place is charming, really liked the setting. The service was great too. We sat outside in the patio with our 2 teenage daughters. First, we thought the salsa that came with the chips was good, but too hot! Couldn't enjoy very much of this. I had a margarita, which came in a low glass and average tasting, at best and overpriced for what you get. My daughter orders bean burritos wherever she goes and proclaimed this one just "ok". I ordered a chicken taco and chicken enchilada with chili verde sauce. The taco was very good, but the enchilada was so hot, I couldn't eat much of it. My daughter did notice it said on the menu that the green sauce was hot, so that's my fault. But, I love ordering green sauce on my Mexican food and have never had it that hot. If I did go back (not likely), I'd stick with the tacos and get a beer. We ordered the flan and fried ice cream for dessert and were surprised by the strange, spongy (not smooth) consistancy of the flan. Overall, a disappointing eating experience, but liked the ambiance.
Great Everything – Great food, great service, great sangria and margaritas. Not to be missed for a flavorful Mexican dinner.
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NBA, Grateful Dead collaborate on shirts with skull, dancing bear artwork
By Ben Golliver
Apparel brand Sportiqe has partnered with the NBA and the Grateful Dead to produce t-shirts that combine the logos of various playoff teams with the legendary band's famous artwork.
The men's shirts feature a modified version of the Grateful Dead's signature skull logo, which appeared on the Steal Your Face album cover in 1976. A basketball design replaces the lightning bolt in the center of the skull. The women's shirts star one of the group's "dancing bear" figures that was included on History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) in 1973. Both designs include team names and logos in 1970s era lettering.
A host of playoff-bound teams — including the Heat, Lakers, Thunder, Celtics, Knicks, Clippers, Bulls, Nets, and Warriors — will get their own version of the shirts, which will be available in mid-April on Sportiqe.com and various retailers for $35-$45. That's assuming Naismith Hall of Famer and notorious "Deadhead" Bill Walton hasn't purchased the entire stock in advance, of course.
The collaboration is the first for the Grateful Dead with a pro sports league, although the group is well-known for its support of the 1992 Lithuanian national basketball team. The band stepped in to sponsor the former Soviet Republic — whose roster included Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis — by providing money and tie-dyed t-shirts. That team, which went on to win bronze at the Barcelona Olympics, was the subject of a 2012 documentary, The Other Dream Team.
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Pleasance Courtyard: Pleasance Grand
Pleasance Courtyard has over 450,000 visitors, sixteen venues, every entertainment under the sun, even a drop-off Kids Club. It's little wonder that for many people the Pleasance is the heart of the Fringe. 'The centre of the cultural universe' (Scotsman)
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|Heavyweight (Per 4/15)
|Rico Verhoeven
|Daniel Ghita
|Gokhan Saki
|Tyrone Spong
|Peter Aerts
|Errol Zimmerman
|Benjamin Adegbuyi
|Ismael Londt
|Hesdy Gerges
|Ben Edwards
|Light HW (per 4/15)
|Gokhan Saki
|Tyrone Spong
|Danyo Ilunga
|Nathan Corbett
|Saulo Cavalari
|Middleweight (per 4/15)
|Wayne Barrett
|Joe Schilling
|Artem Levin
|Steven Wakeling
|Franci Grajs
|Welterweight (per 4/15)
|Nieky Holzken
|Joseph Valtellini
|Simon Marcus
|Marc de Bonte
|Aussie Ouzgni
|70kg (Per 4/15)
|Davit Kiria
|Andy Ristie
|Robin van Roosmalen
|Giorgio Petrosyan
|Murthel Groenhart
|Buakaw Banchamek
|Dzhabar Askerov
|Ky Hollenbeck
|Enriko Kehl
|65kg (per 1/20)
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|Mosab Amrani
|Yuta Kubo
|Liam Harrison
It's Showtime is holding their 53rd event today in a new location, Tenerife. The largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands is a hotbed for kickboxing and It's Showtime has put on a great card to please the local fans. Among the top match-ups on the card are the return of Giorgio Petrosyan, who takes on Zeben Diaz. There's also an It's Showtime 95MAX World Title fight featuring Danyo Ilunga defending his belt against hometown fighter Loren Javier Jorge. The rest of the card is filled with exciting match-ups that make this event worth checking out.
The event starts at 4PM EST/1 PM PST. You can order it on www.showtimefights.com or if you live in Canada, it's live on The Fight Network.
Sergio Wielzen vs. Carlos Reyes 61kg
Wielzen wins by TKO in Round 1 due to a cut he caused with a knee on Reyes. The fight was competitive until Wielzen wobbled Reyes with a counter hook and then hurt him even more with a knee, followed by dropping him with a left hand. Reyes got up but the fight was called off due to the cut.
Andy Ristie vs. Jonay Risco 70kg
Didn't see the first two rounds because the TV station was having technical difficulties but in the third, Ristie floored Risco with a left hook after having some trouble finding his opponent. Risco got up but the fight was called off. Ristie wins by TKO in Round 3.
Murthel Groenhart vs. Darryl Sichtmann 77kg
Murthel Groenhart wins by unanimous decision. One way traffic for Murthel.
Moises Ruibal vs. Amir Zeyada
Amir Zeyada wins by TKO (Injury) in Round 2. Ruibal was winning Round 1 before getting dropped with a right hand at the end. In the second, Ruibal seemed to injure his knee and was counted but fought on. He was counted twice more for the injury and the fight was called off.
Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Zeben Diaz
Petrosyan wins by majority decision (3-2). The two judges who scored the fight for Diaz must just be idiots or be local judges because it was pretty clear that Giorgio won all three rounds. The commentators were making it seem way closer than it was just because Diaz actually managed to land a punch or two.
Danyo Ilunga vs. Loren Javier Jorge (It's Showtime 95MAX World Title)
Danyo Ilunga wins by unanimous decision. One way traffic for Ilunga. Loren simply didn't throw enough and got outworked by the more dynamic Ilunga.
The MuayThai Premier League continued today with their third event, this time in The Hague, Holland. The event, like both of the MPL's previous two events featured some well known and top talent. Among the fighters featured on the event were the world's top fighter at 77-82kg, Artem Levin, Mohammed Khamal, It's Showtime 73MAX World Champion Yohan Lidon and Nieky Holzken.
As per usual so far, there was no available way to watch the event live. It's likely we'll have to wait a bit for the event to be broadcast on The Score in Canada. Other than that, maybe someone got some cell phone videos. Full results below. Thanks to AFAV and Muay Thai Authority.
Over the last 2 days, Shooto and Shootboxing held their two co-promotional events, with a rematch between Andy Souwer and Toby Imada, as well as Shootboxing vs MMA fights between Hiroki Shishido and "Lion" Takeshi Inoue, as well as Hiroaki Suzuki and "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura headlining the Shootboxing card, with a Flyweight title fight between reigning champion Junji Ikoma and Mikihito Yamagami headlining the MMA card.
In the main event of today's Shootboxing card, 2-time K-1 MAX champion and 3-time S-Cup champion Andy Souwer avenged a massive upset loss to MMA fighter Toby Imada from last year's S-Cup semifinals by unanimous decision on scores of 30-24 and 30-25(x2). I believe Souwer was able to score downs in rounds 1 and 2 while Imada was unable to score any throws on Souwer, which was the key to Imada's victory last November. The win is nice for Souwer who recently fell in the semifinals of the It's Showtime Fast and Furious tournament to Artur Kyshenko. Souwer doesn't currently have any fights set, though he could be an option for Dream's New Year's Eve event. For Imada, a rematch with Hiroki Shishido or an MMA fight in Bellator are options.
In the co-main event, former Shooto Lightweight champ "Lion" Takeshi Inoue scored an upset over Shootboxing star Hiroki Shishido by close majority decision on scores of 30-29(x2) and 29-29. Inoue scored a shoot point in the third round which ended up being the deciding factor. The win is Inoue's 4th straight as he was on a 3-fight win streak in MMA with consecutive TKO wins over Taiki Tsuchiya, Koichiro Matsumoto and Caol Uno. Up next for Inoue could be a fight with Tatsuya Kawajiri should Kawajiri not get an immediate shot at Hiroyuki Takaya or a possible rematch with Kazayuki Miyata. The loss is Shishido's second straight as he lost to Toby Imada back in June. Shishido has been a bit shaky as of late, going 4-5 in his last 9 fights and with back to back losses to MMA fighters, Shishido could see his relevancy, in terms of competition, be diminished, although as one of Shootboxing's biggest draws, he could continue to face top-level fighters.
The other major MMA vs Shootboxing fight that took place on the card was #1 ranked Shootboxing Super Featherweight Hiroaki Suzuki defeating Shooto and Dream veteran "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura by unanimous decision on scores of 30-27(x3). Nishiura's unorthodox striking was not enough to overcome Suzuki, who is now on a 3-fight win streak and now has wins over 4 MMA fighters in his Shootboxing career. Suzuki's next fight could be a rubber match with Tomohiro Oikawa for the Shootboxing Super Featherweight title. The loss moves Nishiura to winless in his last 4 fights with losses to Caol Uno and Mitsuhiro Ishida in MMA and a draw to Tetsuya Yamato in K-1.
In the night's biggest upset, Shootboxing convert Bovy Sor Udomson took a clear cut decision win over It's Showtime and K-1 fighter Gago Drago on scores of 29-28 and 30-28(x2). Udomson is now on a 2-fight win streak after losing 4 straight, although he did not look very good in his last fight with Toby Imada. For Drago, it's a sixth straight loss in a career that has been characterized by extreme inconsistency. He has a fight with Hinata on January 28th at the big It's Showtime event.
Swiss-born Japanese transplant Christophe Pruvost managed to pick up a decision win over former boxer turned kickboxer Satoru Suzuki, Team Souwer's Henri Van Opstal picked up a win over Pride and UFC vet Akihiro Gono, MINA picked up a win over Emi Fujino and Rena's younger sister MIO picked up another win in Shootboxing.
In the Shooto portion of the event on Saturday, Shooto legend Rumina Sato was knocked out in the first round by Team Souwer's Nico Verresen. For Sato, it's a bit of a disappointment as this was only Verresen's second MMA fight.
In Shootboxing action, Kazuyuki Fushimi defeated Shooto fighter Junji Ito by decision and Shootboxing Japan Featherweight champion Naguranchun Masa M16 defeated Shooto fighter Fumihiro Kitahara by 1st round KO.Add a comment
Just minutes ago, Batu Khasikov and Mike Zambidis met for their long awaited fight in Moscow, Russia. 2011 has been Khasikov's coming out party and a win over Zambidis would really put his name in the minds of kickboxing fans worldwide. The fight was for the W5 World Title at 71kg, which was held by Zambidis. Zambidis won the title by winning a tournament in April with wins over Enriko Gogokhia and Dzhabar Askerov.
In the first round, the fighters started out picking their shots. Zambidis favored striking with his hands and Khasikov established his kicks and knees. In a weird chain of events, Zambidis backed off from a seemingly light exchange and took a knee, favoring his jaw. The doctor was called in to take a look, and after examining Zambidis' jaw, the fight was stopped. It was a very strange ending, as I thought it might've also had something to do with Zambidis swallowing or choking on his mouthpiece. It seems that his jaw was broken though, and the most likely culprit was a knee that Khasikov landed. With Zambidis unable to continue, Khasikov got the win and was awarded the W5 71kg World Title.
Batu Kashikov has really established his name in 2011, holding two wins over long time, well known K-1 veterans. Khasikov is 31 years old and it's rare for a fighter to rise to prominence at that age. I'd definitely like to see him mix it up with more of the world's elite and look forward to what's in store for him in the future.Add a comment
Yesterday in Hilversum, Holland, Twilight Fight Night played host to a few notable match-ups in the Dutch kickboxing scene. Two fighters that are definitely not known enough at all for how good they are, Ramzi Tamaditi and Fred Sikking each fought.
Both Tamaditi and Sikking are rather unknown outside of Holland and deserve some recognition. Tamditi fights in the stacked 70kg division and should be on an It's Showtime card. He fought Leory Kaestner at It's Showtime's event back on March 6th and came up short, losing a decision. Fred Sikking is in the 85kg division and has had mixed result at the higher levels. He recently split a two fight series with Moises Ruibal and got knocked out by Bogdan Stoica in February. Both fighters are on the cusp of breaking into the more prominent stages and needed wins yesterday to advance forward.
Tamaditi took on Egon Racz, a Slovakian fighter who now trains out of Mike's Gym. Racz is a good litmus test for a fighter's level and Ramzi took a decision over him. The win moves Ramzi a step closer to the bigger stages of kickboxing. It's never certain when one fighter will finally get the opportunity and some guys will hover around the Dutch scene for a long time.
Fred Sikking also moved forward with a decision win over Rodney Glunder. Glunder is a pretty decent win and moves Sikking up the ladder. It's surprising that Sikking hasn't gotten an opportunity on an It's Showtime card, especially with their efforts to establish an 85kg division. He would be a good fight for Sahak Parparyan.
A lot of guys like Tamaditi and Sikking hover around the Dutch and obscure European scenes for a very long time without getting any opportunities on the big stage. Now with more stable organizations popping up, there's hope that more fighters can get the recognition they deserve.Add a comment
I've got to admit the idea of hopping on a Greyhound bus and traveling to Atlantic City has never been on my top ten list of things I'm really interested in doing before I die. Actually it has never even been on my list of things to ever contemplate doing in my life. I would have probably thrown going to Atlantic City on my list of things I'll be happy to never do. Fortunately my good buddy Bauzen used some jedi mind trickery and dangled some Catvonc style kryptonite in front of my face and convinced me to cash in some travel vouchers and head to the Jersey shore for the weekend. I say fortunately because had Bauzen not exploited my weakness I might not have gone out of my way to attend what in my opinion was one of the most well run, classiest and amazing combat sports events I've ever attended.
The show that Take On Productions, in association with MSG Sports puts on is a well oiled machine and I can only hope they continue to grow and their show is able to expand throughout the country. From the local favorite talented ring announcer Larry Legend to MuayThaiislife.com owner Eric Rivera handling the fight commentary, to the promotors and fighters-this is a professional and entertaining show. I know from personal experience, we've got nothing that even comes close to their level of production quality here in Atlanta. Take On's event truly made me fall deeper in lust with the sport of Muay Thai and if you ever have the opportunity to go to one of their shows I say you had better jump on it. I'm not even mad that I somehow lost an earring, a ring, a phone charger and a flat iron in the post fight celebrations. I'll blame all of that on sharing too many watermelon rock rancher drinks with Bauzen's girlfriend.
The West Coast has always boasted about having the creme de la creme of Muay Thai fighters on American soil but I think the gyms on the East Coast are ready to give them a run for their money. Gyms like Sitan NY, Phil Nurse's The Wat, Cool Hearts from Philly and Boston Muay Thai just to name a few-have trained and assembled crews of skilled and exciting fighters that combat sport junkies need to start paying close attention to. From the ammy fights to the pro debuts and full rules title fights-there was not one moment where I felt the action was lagging. Here's some of the highlights of the night:
Amateur fight Rich Brattole of Weapons 9/Strategic Combat Gym vs Tim Scmeier of Sitan NY
These guys were both obviously not used to wearing headgear, which is a New Jersey athletic commission rule and not a requirement where the fighters normally fight in their home state of NY, but despite that they went to war with each other trading blows back and forth for the entire 3 round contest.
Amateur fight Caitlyn Dempsey of Impact Martial Arts vs Christina Rodriguez of Girl Fight MMA NJ
The ladies brought the first blood of the evening and the first extremely loud crowd response of the night. Caitlyn Dempsey won her debut fight and the crowd erupted in excitement.
Amateur fight Tianna Urman of The Wat vs Prarie Ruglio of Girl Fight MMA
Prarie came at Tianna Urman raging with unrelenting fists for one full minute before her right hand shut Urman down for good. Girl Fight MMA fans in the crowd went absolutely bonkers and let's be honest, Bauzen had a momentary fear of being trampelled by a mass of angry lesbians.
Main event Justin Greskiewicz of Cool Hearts Muay Thai Philly vs Eddie Martinez of Sitan Gym NY
Another really great fight featuring one of the Sitan gym fighters Eddie Martinez versus the always fun to watch purple haired Justin Greskiewicz. Justin took full advantage of the NJ elbow allowance and used those along with some kicks and punching combos to take the very close split decision win over Eddie Martinez.
Pro fight Jay Matias of Sitan Gym NY vs Jake Mainini of Boston Muay Thai
Saving the best for last here-this was the pro debut for both of these fighters and most of the media in attendance agree it was hands down the fight of the night. These two stole the show and put on an amazing display of technical and precise Muay Thai from round one all the way to the end of the fifth round and never once looked fatigued. Jay Matias gave the crowd a show that they will talk about for years afterwards with his arsenal of kicks and unrelenting combinations that ultimately won him the unanimous decision over an also very skilled Mainini. Here's a small video clip from this fan favorite fight to help fill your hungry Muay Thai bellies.
I know right now you are sitting there dying to watch the rest of that fight. As a matter of fact, I'm certain you want to watch the whole event and you are now angrily axe kicking your little sister into your mom's plastic covered couch because you missed out on all the action this weekend. Well calm down and stop being an angry bully. You can go check out the whole event on GFL.tv right now. The full event results on TakeOnProductions.com and don't forget to follow TakeOn Muay Thai on Twitter and like them on Facebook for all the information you are going to need about their upcoming shows.Add a comment
Yesterday in Moscow, Russia, Fight Code along with W5 held an event featuring a Fight Code portion of the card and a W5 portion of the card. The Fight Code portion was shown on Fight Code's stream and W5 wasn't, so everyone was left in the dark about the W5 portion. The W5 portion was shown on Russian TV and videos should be uploaded soon.
In the main event of the W5 portion, former It's Showtime 61MAX World Champion Sergio Wielzen took on Russian fighter Ruslan Tozliyan for the W5 World Title at 60kg. The fight started off fast and Wielzen was knocked down in the first round. It was tough to tell if it was a slip or a legit knockdown because a very strange canvas was being used that had fighters slipping on it all night. Wielzen rallied back and hurt Tozliyan multiple times throughout the rest of the fight. The knockdown made the fight pretty close but Wielzen got a unanimous decision to become the W5 -60kg champion. Next for Wielzen is current It's Showtime 61MAX World Champion Javier Hernandez at It's Showtime's card in Tenerife on November 12th.
In the co-main event, Maxim Smirnov fought Maxim Shalnev at 70kg. About halfway through the first round, Smirnov started to get into a rhythm with his hands and started consistently finding the mark on his opponent. Shalnev was hurt by punches in the first and it continued in the second. Shalnev got cracked with a left hook and staggered, causing the referee to call a halt to the bout in the second round. Smirnov didn't take much damage and should be ready for his fight against Dzhabar Askerov next month at the Tatneft Cup 2011 Finals.
Highly touted up and comer Aziz Kallah made the venture to Moscow to fight 17-year-old Alim Nabiev. In what was quite surprising, Nabiev controlled the fight with his height and range and landed significant strikes on Kallah for most of the fight. If I were to make comparisons, I'd say he looked like a mixture of Artem Levin and Yoshihiro Sato. Only at the very end of the fight did Kallah come on strong. Nabiev picked up a unanimous decision and he's definitely one to look out for in the future, being just 17 years old and already beating the likes of Aziz Kallah.
Full results below:
W5 60kg World Title fight (5x3):
Sergio Wielzen def. Ruslan Tozliyan by Unanimous Decision.
Single fights (3x3):
Maxim Smirnov def. Maxim Shalnev by TKO (Referee Stoppage) in Round 2.
Yuri Zhukovsky def. Valdrin Vatnikaj by decision.
Goran Radonjic def. Nadir Gadzhiev by decision in an extra round.
Alim Nabiev def. Aziz Kallah by Unanimous Decision.
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Earlier today at Differ Ariake, It's Showtime Japan and REBELS copromoted their second event together, It's Showtime Japan 4 and REBELS.9, headlined by an It's Showtime 61kg MAX #1 contender's bout.
In the main event, former AJKF Featherweight champion and 2009 Krush Lightweight GP winner Masahiro Yamamoto defeated former RISE 60kg champion Kan Itabashi for a second time on the strength of a 3rd round flying knee knockdown by unanimous decision on scores of 30-27(x3), 30-28 and 29-28. The win puts Yamamoto back on a 2-fight win streak and makes him the #1 contender for the It's Showtime 61kg championship, currently held by Javier Hernandez. The last time the two met Yamamoto was on a 5 fight win streak, including his Krush tournament win, winning 10 of his last 11 fights while Itabashi was riding an 8 fight win streak including back to back title defenses of his RISE belt over TURBΦ and Keiji Ozaki. Yamamoto won that fight by unanimous decision, but went on a 4-fight winless streak immediately after before defeating Arita Tsukahara to earn the right to face Itabashi. Itabashi won his place in this fight by defeating Genki Yamamoto at the first It's Showtime Japan event in what turned out to be Genki's last fight. This win restores a lot of momentum for the 28 year old Masahiro Yamamoto that had been lost over the past year and a half. His matchup with Hernandez should be an extremely entertaining fight. Hernandez is set to take on former 61kg champion Sergio Wielzen, who defeated Yamamoto, in a non-title fight in Spain at It's Showtime 53 on November 12th.
In the co-main event, Hinata was able to defeat South Korean fighter Baek Min-Cheol via a body kick KO at 1:01 into the first round. For Hinata, it is a bounce back from his one-sided loss to 70kg kingpin Giorgio Petrosyan as well as a tune up for his fight at the big It's Showtime January 28th show against Gago Drago.
WPMF Japan Welteweight champion Daiki Watabe picked up a much needed win with a unanimous decision over former J-Network Super Lightweight champion Tomo Kiire on scores of 29-27(x2), 29-28 and 29-26(x2). Watabe was riding a two fight losing streak with a loss to Chi Bin Lim in RISE as well as a loss to T-98 at the first It's Showtime Japan event. Up next for Watabe could be a defense of his WPMF title against newly crowned J-Network Welterweight champ Masato Otake who is looking to be one of the hottest prospects in Japan at the moment.
In REBELS action, WPMF Japan Featherweight champion Yosuke Morii picked up a 3rd round KO win over a Lumpinee ranker. If Morii continues winning and Genji Umeno wins his next fight for the WPMF World title, the two could meet each other with the WPMF Japan and World titles on the line as well as a spot in the Lumpinee Stadium feathweight rankings.Add a comment
Fight Code sets up shop in Moscow, Russia today for their second consecutive weekend holding an event. This time, the main focus of the card will be heavyweights (105kg). The Rhinos series has gotten to the Final 8 and each fighter in the Final 8 has qualified from wins at previous Fight Code events. Among the fighters featured on the card are Vitali Akhramenko, Freddy Kemayo along with Keiji Ozaki taking on Roman Mailov in a single bout. The event is co-promoted with W5 but Fight Code only shows the Fight Code portion of the events on their streams. Full fight card here.
The event goes live on www.livefightcode.tv at 12:30PM EST/9:30 PST. All you have to do to watch is register and the event is free to watch. If you want play by play, follow us on Twitter at @Liverkickdotcom and @rianscalia.
Rhinos Final 8:
Pacome Assi def. Petr Vondracek by Decision.
Yuksel Ayadin def. Tomas Kohut by Unanimous Decision in an extra round.
Vitali Akhramenko def. Zamig Atakishiyev by Unanimous Decision.
Freddy Kemayo def. Mladen Kujundzic by Unanimous Decision.
Single bouts:
Roman Mailov def. Keiji Ozaki by Unanimous Decision.
Edgar Arutyunyan def. Imro Main by Decision.
In the night's main event, undefeated Masato Otake improved to 9-0, capturing the J-Network Welterweight title from former champion Atsushi Sasatani by unanimous decision on scores of 50-47(x3). Sasatani won the title against Tomo Kiire in October of last year and this was his first defense. Otake earned the right to fight for the title by defeating former K-1 Koshien fighter Kohei Nishikawa in August. Otake should be an interesting fighter to watch going forward as he has faced little resistance on his path to the title. I would liken him, as a prospect, to Takafumi Morita as he captured a major promotional title within 11 fights and they have a common opponent in Nishikawa. However, Morita took a big step up in his following three fights as well as knocking out Nishikawa in the first round while Otake took him to a decision. Otake has a few options going forward as he could defend his title against #1 ranked Tomo Kiire or he could set his sights on the WPMF or WBC Japan titles.
In a Super Bantamweight title unification bout, reigning champion Hiroaki Mizuhara defeated interim champ Hidemaru by split decision on scores of 49-47, 48-50 and 50-48. Mizuhara was a part of the Krush 55kg tournament and made it to the semifinals, losing to Ryuya Kusakabe by decision and this win is his first successful defense. Hidemaru won the interim title back in June by unanimous decision. Next could be a rematch between the two, but with a relatively strong weight class, Mizuhara could find himself fighting WPMF Japan Bantamweight champ Ichinohe Sota while a good matchup for Hidemaru would be against Takayuki Umehara in a fight that would have J-Network and WPMF Japan implications.
Finally, in a matchup of Krush regulars, Junpei Aotsu defeated DYNAMITE Yuta by unanimous extension round decision on scores of 10-9(x3) after a majority draw with scores of 29-28 and 29-29(x2). In the past 2 and a half years, Aotsu has fought 17 times, going 9-8-1 against a who's who of Japanese Lightweights the likes of Masahiro Yamamoto, Fire Harada, Yuta Kubo, Masaaki Noiri, TaCa, Arita Tsukahara and TURBΦ. Aotsu is currently on a 2-fight win streak. DYNAMITE Yuta scored a big upset in the quarterfinals of the Krush 63kg tournament with a first round knockout of former K-1 63kg posterboy Daisuke Uematsu, but lost to Koya Urabe in the semifinals.Add a comment


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GANDHI, MOHANDAS K. 1869-1948. This lot features a large collection of memorabilia relating to Mahatma Gandhi, all hailing from the estate of Indian shipping magnate Sumati Morarjee, and including the following:
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This lot features a large collection of memorabilia relating to Mahatma Gandhi, all hailing from the estate of Indian shipping magnate Sumati Morarjee, and including the following: 1. Mohandas K. Gandhi's copy of the
a 20th century, cloth-bound printing, disbound, lacking lower cover and several leaves, dampstaining, with several leaves stuck together, lacking ownership markings. This copy is Gandhi's personal copy of the title, which Sumati Morarjee would present to him every evening at 5, along with a copy of the Gita, for his prayers (see p 33 of
Sumati Morarjee Felicitation Volume
, an honorarium published on the occasion of Morarjee's 60th birthday).
2. A pair of men's leather strap sandals, 11 inches in length, some loss and damage throughout; worn by Gandhi during his visit with Morarjee at Palm Bun, Juhu in 1944. With photographs of him in the sandals standing next to Morarjee on the beach.
3. A small metal-and-glass lantern, 4 x 4 x 7 ½ inches, with oxidation and wear to metallic surfaces; together with photograph featuring the lantern beside Gandhi at Juhu in 1944.
4. Two wooden spoons and a wooden fork, each 6 ½ inches in length, together with a metal bowl, 2 ½ high by 8 inches (diameter). According to Morarjee family lore, these items were used by Gandhi during his stay at the Aga Khan palace and were brought with him to Palm Bun, Juhu in 1944.
5. A metal vase-form drinking vessel, 5 inches in height, together with photograph (in album) of the vessel at Gandhi's side during his 1944 visit.
6. A metal thermos with lid, 13 ½ inches in height, with oxidation and wear.
7. A string of wooden prayer beads now in three pieces and with some beads loose, approximately 30 inches in length. Gandhi's personal prayer beads.
8. Two large handwoven white linen textiles, together with spun yarn. Woven by Gandhi during his stay at Palm Bun, Juhu, 1944 and mentioned in the Morarjee honorarium: "The Mahatma ... graciously presented Sumati with several hanks of yarn he had spun during his detention at the Aga Khan palace. Each piece was marked with the date on which it was spun, and Gandhiji asked her to make saris out of the fabric later woven from them at Sevagram. 'Bapu, I am not worthy to wear saris made out of the yarn spun by you,' Sumati protested" (p 33). Considered by Morarjee as among her most prized possessions.
9. 3 small carved soapstone "Three Wise Monkeys" figurines, each 1 inch in height, on a carved wooden base, the personification of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil." One of Gandhi's few personal possessions, presented by him to Morarjee during his 1944 stay.
10. A collection of correspondence, approximately 9 pages, from Gandhi to Sumati and Shantikumar Morarjee, 1920s-1940s, most regarding arrangements for impending visits; all apparently published in the Collected Writings.
11. A small album of black-and-white photographs of Gandhi at Juhu with Morarjee and others. Prints approximately 5 x 7 inches. Many of the items in this collection are documented in the album. Morarjee's collection of photographs was used in both Tendulkar's Gandhiji (1944) and in Vithalbhai Jhaveri's epic film biography of Gandhi.
12. A small man's linen cap woven, with some damage and loss. According to the Morarjee family, this hat was woven by Gandhi and presented to Morarjee during his stay at Palm Bun.
Present also are two strands of spun linen woven by Nehru, dated 1941, with accompanying label; a carved wooden figure of Gandhi with staff, height approximately 9 inches, n.d. Presented posthumously to Mrs. Morarjee by one of Mahatma Gandhi's close associates (and his film biographer), Vitthalbhai Jhaveri; a small bronze plaque from Palm Bun at Juhu memorializing Gandhi's 1924 visit; and a 7 pp typed transcription of interview with Sumati Morarjee conducted by UNICEF and discussing her career and the family's relationship with Gandhi, pages with dampstain and loss.
Born Jamuna Gokuldas, Morarjee [1909-1998] was renamed "Sumati, meaning "she of superior intellect," by her father-in-law, the founder of Scindia Steam Navigation Company. Accepted into the management of the company at an early age, she assumed charge in 1946, by which time the company had grown to 6,000 employees. Mrs. Morarjee's contributions to the shipping industry and her company are memorialized in the book,
Sumati Morarjee Felicitation Volume
From the early 1920s, when Gandhi first visited the Morarjee home, Palm Bun, at Juhu (in West Mumbai), to the 1940s, when she was actively involved in the underground movement for Independence, Sumati Morarjee was a close associate of Gandhi's. Gandhi first spent time at the Morarjee house in 1915 after his final return from South Africa; additionally he enjoyed two long recoveries at Palm Bun: the first in 1924 after his surgery for appendicitis, and the second in 1944 after his release from detention at the Aga Khan's palace in Poona. During both of these recuperative visits, Sumati Morarjee was his hostess and caretaker.
The property offered here includes a grouping of material that was kept at the Morarjee home at Juhu in an "unofficial" museum. This material has been documented in the above volume celebrating Morarjee, and also in Vithalbhai Jhaveri's epic film biography of Gandhi. Unfortunately, some of the material has suffered damage from the hot and humid weather native to Juhu; still, it is awe-inspiring to see what must be the largest offering of Gandhi's few personal possessions ever gathered in one place.
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Cutting and Lighting
Mastering a few simple but invaluable techniques for cutting and lighting
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Suggested strategy: buy yourself your first cutter and drop gift hints for the rest. Engraved initials make sure that valuable cutters find their way back to you after they have been borrowed.
Of course, you already have a set of cutters: your teeth. But there are a few drawbacks to the biting method. First, it's hard to see what you're doing. Second, your teeth aren't as sharp as a cutter's razor blade. And third, you end up with an unsightly wad of tobacco in your mouth.
Knives, on the other hand, are easy to keep sharp. But it takes great skill and very steady eyes and hands to cut cigars properly with a knife. If you do choose this method, you'll want to avoid cleansing your pocketknife with oils, which may pollute your cigar.
Piercers, sometimes called lances, are intriguing, but hard to use. If a cigar is pierced too deeply, a tunnel may form that causes the center of the cigar to burn too hot. Moreover, the area opened by piercing has two drawbacks: 1) the smoker may not get the even draw that would give him or her the full benefit of all the different leaves blended into the bunch in the cigar; 2) since tars and nicotine tend to accumulate at the openings that channel the smoke, the small hole produced by a piercer will likely concentrate these nasty substances even further, sending more of them into the smoker's mouth and air passages.
Double- and single-bladed cutters, scissors and desk-top devices are designed to make a cut across the end of the cigar. These are generally the best options.
When you are using a single-bladed cutter, the cigar should be placed against the far side of the opening--away from the blade--and the blade brought down to touch the cigar before you make the cutting stroke. This keeps the cigar properly positioned, and prevents motion that might lead to tearing or to the cut happening in the wrong place. Once the cigar is in position, cut boldly, using swift, even pressure. A true aficionado cuts like a surgeon: quickly and confidently.
With single-bladed cutters it's important to make sure the compartment that sheaths the blade doesn't fill up with bits of tobacco. This will gum up the works and impede quick, clean cuts. All cutters should be kept as sharp as possible. Note that it is more difficult to sharpen some of the smaller, more intricate cutters.
The advantage of double-bladed cutters is that the cutting proceeds from both sides simultaneously. There is less chance that the cigar wrapper will be torn as it's pushed against a dull surface. Again, the technique is to rest the cigar against a blade before clicking the cutter shut.
Special cigar-cutting scissors can make extremely clean cuts and are an elegant accessory, but they must be wielded with some care. The fit and balance of cigar scissors is important and as unique to an individual as those of golf clubs. Try a pair out before investing in them. They should balance easily in one hand so that you'll be able to hold them steady through the cutting motion while you hold a cigar in the other hand. If the handles and blades don't balance with each other when you hold them, the scissors aren't for you. Also, if the hinge is placed so that you cannot move your fingers without stretching past your hand's normal span, then try another pair.
It's worth investing in a good cutter. Remember that a bad cut will ruin a good cigar, and it doesn't take a lot of ruined cigars to add up to the cost of even a very elegant cutter.


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Full Name: Ashton Holmes
Hometown: Albany, NY
Born: February 18, 1978
Adding to Nikita's plethora of male eye candy is chiseled actor Ashton Holmes.
Like most of the cast, he got started early, taking acting lessons at age 6. By the time he was in his twenties, he'd landed a role on One Life to Live and minor parts on Law and Order: SVU, Cold Case, and Boston Legal. In 2005 David Cronenberg cast him as Jack Stall in the critically acclaimed A History of Violence. More film roles followed, including a part in What We Do Is Secret where he played Nikita co-star Shane West's gay lover. (Yeah, we'll be adding that to our Netflix queues, too.) Most recently, he played "Sid Phillips" in HBO's 10-part television World War II miniseries The Pacific.


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