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Sunday the 8th of February
we talked about the
"Dignity of the Human Person"
and how this dignity is wrongly defined in our culture as "usefulness". As God tells us in the scriptures,
"Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without the Father's knowledge. Even the hairs on your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."
Matthew 10:29-31.
Saint John Paul II says, "The opposite of love is not hate- it's use". How do we contribute to this cycle of use? Do we see those around us including ourselves as only good if they can contribute to our needs and desires or meet the demands of society?
To be "pro-life" we must stand for the dignity of the human person in the way we speak and act in our daily lives. This means a total transformation of self and bravely going where the culture does not go; asking the homeless to pray with them, speaking out against injustice, and living an authentic Catholic Life.
Sunday the 15th of February
Fr. John talked about
by comparing a scene from
"How to Train Your Dragon"
to how we should approach God during the Lenten season. We need to reach out in complete faith and with persistence to achieve intimacy with God just like the Viking "Hiccup" reached out the dragon "Toothless" in the movie. He did not get discouraged or resentful, just rather waited patiently for a response. This is our call during Lent! Let us prepare the way of the Lord!
Sunday the 22nd of February
we talked about
Masculinity and Femininity
and the ways in which we need one another's special calls to holiness. Men and women are very different but both image our Creater in beautiful and life-giving ways. For each one of us to live out our calls to holiness, we need our brothers and sisters in Christ to lead us to heaven. Let us take up the crosses God intended for us and walk with one another this Lenten season!
Sunday the 1st of March
we talked about
Sexuality and the Church
and what Christ desires for our sexuality. We established by an analysis of the pop culture music video "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith, that the human person desires perminant, sacrificial, and meaningful relationships. Then we watched the video "Crucifixion Type Love" as the radical re-definition of relationships, sexuality, and a love that lasts. The devil works in division, isolation, and use. God works in unity, communion, and eternity. Let us not forget that a love that is not willing to suffer is not a love good enough for the life God has in store for us!
Sunday the 8th of March
we heard Mr. Robbie Shadburn's witness talk about his troubled past and incredible redemption. He discussed the role that Christ played in his life and how God's great love for him brought about the many blessings he now has. His powerful witness touched us so much! Thank you for your witness to the faith, Mr. Shadburn!
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A leftist activist group has plotted to shut down President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 by forcing him to take the oath of office "behind closed doors," WND reported "if Trump is to be inaugurated at all."
The group, the D.C. Counter-Inaugural Welcoming Committee, or #DisruptJ20, has called on "all people of conscience to shut down the ceremonies."
They added, "If Trump is inaugurated at all, let it happen behind closed doors, showing the world that the vast majority of people in the U.S. do not support his presidency or consent to his rule."
Spokeswoman for the group of malcontents, Lacy MacAuley, told WND that her merry band of jerks hoped for a "massive presence in Washington, D.C., during the inauguration."
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Apparently the media and law enforcement aren't welcome at the group's meetings, either, something that WND asked MacAuley about.
"I can safely say that some groups are likely planning actions that might result in arrest scenarios," she said. "Sorry, I cannot give specifics at this time, due mostly to the fact that plans are still in flux, but also due to the fact that not all information is public."
"Our meetings are safe zones in which people want to speak freely without knowing that a police officer is listening, or thinking that they could be quoted in the press. This is especially important when Trump and Trump-affiliated people threaten intermittently to violate our freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of expression."
"The spokescouncil is open to individual activists, organization staff, affinity groups, collectives, artists, medics, and healers and anyone who wants to help shut down the inauguration," an announcement from the group stated. "Law enforcement and media are not welcome."
Can you imagine the outrage from the left-wing mainstream media if conservatives even whispered about doing something like this during President Barack Obama's inauguration? What happened to "tolerance" and ending divisiveness?
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I played a bit as revolutionary Iran. Here are the notes.
Playing as a minor:
• there are three tiers of nations - majors (special focuses, tons of research slots), European minors (3 research slots), rest of the world (2 research slots)
• you can unlock one extra research slot fairly easily by focuses, there are two more to unlock later, but if you're playing as a minor you'll need to blob hard and join or start a faction - by late 1941 I still had only 2+1
• you sort of need to research industry tech, land doctrines, research bonuses, infantry tech, and support companies
• that leaves very little research available for air force (or doctrines), navy (or doctrines), tanks, artillery etc. - you can squeeze it one of them (I did basic artillery), maybe some light tanks or basic aircraft
• the only thing making research possible is that you can spend your focuses on research bonuses - unfortunately even then you're really far behind
• I started by mass building civilian factories, hoping to get to military factories later - then I captured a lot more civilian factories - all the time I had huge military factory deficit and armies with missing or obsolete equipment
• so I couldn't have tanks and air force because of both research and lack of military equipment
• Iran starts with 10 civilian and 1 military factories or something like that. For its army it needs 4 types of equipment (infantry, support, motorized, artillery) and it has 2 types of planes. That would require at least 10 military factories to produce in any meaningful amounts. Focuses only give 3 extra military factories, and these are fairly poor focuses otherwise.
• I suppose playing as European minor would mean enough research, assuming you don't care for navy and want only minimal air force and tanks. Strangely even big countries like China or Brazil are treated same as Bhutan.
• first war with Iraq my whole plan was to rush Bagdad and win this way, turns out that was not enough victory points - the game really needs to show how many victory points I need to take somewhere, preferably before the war
• after that I cut Iraqi forces from supplies, but my forces were also then cut out of supplies - it was fun double encirclement (layers West to East were Iraq - my army - trapped Iraqi army - Iran)
• that was fairly embarrassing, after that Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and Afghanistan were fairly straightforward
• then I attacked Turkey - it was like WW1, multiple slow pushes against entrenched infantry, mostly due to number of rivers and mountains everywhere
• I asked Soviets for military access and I wanted to draw battleplan from both my and Soviet territory - apparently that's not possible. Why?
• Turkey naval invaded Mecca with one division - I ignored that for quite some time, as they didn't try to reinforce the landing and move towards my unprotected territory - I ended up sending two divisions there later to clean it up
• all the campaign I used zero units to garrison the country, everybody was on the front lines all the time
• battle planner AI is really fucking dumb - not just suboptimal, totally retarded. You can use it in war like Germany vs Netherlands maybe, in anything remotely close to a real war turn it off
• but you really need the planning bonus - so you have to go through ridiculous steps of creating plan, letting AI accumulate the bonus, and then when war stars, deleting the plan (while keeping the bonus) and doing everything manually
• the whole idea of planning bonus to make people use battle planner - that's a huge game design failure
• one thing battle planner is OK at is just holding the line if you want your troops to rest a bit
Army templates:
• army mana is reasonably plentiful after you start fighting, it would be nice if everyone started with some army mana to setup divisions some sensible ways (like by including artillery and support companies) instead of being forced to fight first war with dumb divisions
• or just make division templates not use army mana, it's really pointless - it can still be used to make tank model variants etc., just like air/navy mana is used (there are no air/navy templates)
• due to the way combat width system works, you pretty much have to build combat width 20 (7 inf 2 art or 4 inf 4 art plus all supports) or combat width 40 divisions (11 inf 6 art plus all supports); of course none of existing templates are like that, so you get huge advantage over AI
• fuhrer mana is reasonably plentiful except very early
• you can use excess mana to support your ideology in foreign countries - most majors have some resistance, but it's not that huge; the only downside is that you want to do it as soon as possible, but early on mana is most limited
• that's weirdly one area where minors and majors (except Hitler who gets huge fuhrer mana bonus) are matched equally - or it's even easier as a minor as you don't need to spend any on navy/air force leaders
Alt history:
• Poland started a faction, Soviets attacked its ally Latvia, started big war, Poland seems to be losing, but it's still ongoing
• Germany tried to give some Romanian land to Hungary, Romania told them to fuck off, started WW2, weirdly Romania took over all of Hungary, Italy fell to France, so Axis in Europe is doing poorly even without Soviet involvement
• Japan conquered China, first time I see that
• all the unscripted minors do exactly nothing
• I was wondering if any of the countries I attacked might join a faction and screw me over, but none did - not sure about mechanics here
I don't think there's all that much point playing after conquest of Turkey, so I'll just leave it.


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11 Awesome Hangouts In Rabat
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It's that time of the year again when people can finally start venturing out of the same old seaside haunts they frequented for the last couple of months and search for some of the island's hidden gems. Well there's no better place to do that than Rabat.
Much like our rundown of some of the coolest hangouts in Buġibba, we've put together a list of what to do in the historic city of the West:
1. Beer Belly
OK, first things first; awesome name. Even though this bar has only been open for just over three years, it's already seen a recent refurbishment and keeps getting more and more people (especially locals).
With a wide variety of drinks and situated right in the very heart of Rabat, this one should be on everyone's top of the list if you're looking for a couple of drinks in an authentic village atmosphere. In fact, as this photo by Stefan Stafrace shows, it doesn't get any more local than this!
2. Toffee & Co.
Currently one of the most hyped-about places in Rabat, Toffee & Co. is a cafe bistro and wine bar that literally serves anything from fast food to tapas. To make sure that it remains at the very top of every TripAdvisor and Maltese mouth's list, word on the street is that Toffee & Co. serves up the best dessert that side of Malta!
3. Il-Baxa
We wish we could try to find the perfect way to explain Il-Baxa, but their own description is so immaculately spot-on, that we're going to shamelessly copy and paste it here: "We're not here to prove anything nor are we here to beat any competition. This is real homemade food with real portions and with prices to fit anyone's pockets. We NEVER have ready made food on the premises. All our items off the menu are prepared on order."
If that doesn't convince you to get off your street and rush off to Rabat right now, then we don't really know what will. Baxa is only open until 3pm (2pm on Sundays), but it's definitely worth the trip. As one final point, we leave you with one their signature meals; Tal-Bidwi. Aaaaand – cue the cravings.
4. Le Vin
If wine bars are more your thing, then this is definitely the place to be. Famous for its friendly and super fast service, Le Vin proves yet again that, going into 2017, wine bars are still one of the top choices for a relaxed night out with friends or family.
5. Tattingers
One of the first and most popular "super clubs" outside of Paceville, Tattingers is still a force to be reckoned with. With a capacity of 1,500 people, most of the nights oraganized there tend to be extremely big ones orchestrated by some of Malta's top promoters.
If you've had enough of relaxing nights with a glass of wine for one night, this is definitely the place to get your dance moves one.
6. View Lounge
American Cuisine, wine and an outside lounge area with the amazing view from the top of Rabat. We don't really think we need to add anything to that description, but just in case – here's a picture of what that empty plate above might look like full.
7. Ta' Wistin
Sure, wine taverns are all the rage right now, but Ta' Wistin has been around since 1922, so it practically built the wheels on the bandwagon.
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9pm till late, Ta' Wistin is located just outside of Rabat, and offers a hangout experience straight out of decades most of us weren't even born yet.
8. Nigret Night Club
This nightclub-turned-restaurant opened in 1971, and since then, it seems like no one dared to touch the interior decorations. For the most uniquely-retro hangout experience this side of the island, look no further.
And if you're still not convinced, here's a video of a Boogie Night at Nigret to further drive the point home.
9. Santa Lucia: Speċjalita Aritġjanali
This establishment's name is not the only mouthful we're going to be talking about. Highly regarded as one of the absolute best places to get cakes and desserts in the whole of Malta (since 1975, one might add!), Santa Lucia's small Rabat branch seems to have surpassed its larger brother in Attard as far as it clientele goes.
That's probably because that's the one offering artisan confectionary, along with other handmade local souvenirs and liquors. A definite winner for a classy hangout with a cheat-day ending.
10. Tat-Taraġ
Don't you just love it when Maltese businesses go for a super literal name? This wine bar boasts a view of pretty much half of Malta, and is situated exactly on the stairs leading up to Saqqajja. One of the most sought-after pre-drinking places for clubbing nights around the area, or the perfect choice for a one-stop kind of chilled night.
Next door, The Black Cat offers a very similar experience to pretty much the same amount of people gathered, acting as the best backup for nights when there are just too many people on the stairs for one wine bar.
11. Gianpula Village
Yep, you read that right - Gianpula isn't a nightclub anymore, it's an entire village!
With more than half a dozen hangouts within its walls, including anything from a rooftop lounge or a beer garden to a huge outdoor club or an underground rave space, Gianpula is set to remain on top of the list of nightlife hangouts in Rabat and its immediate surroundings.
BONUS: Crystal Palace, AKA Serkin
The one hangout to rule them all. Earlier this year, 2016 continued to prove what a bitch it was when the whole country found out that the legendary Martin "is-Serkin" Azzopardi wants to call it a day. All of Malta breathed a sigh of relief, however, when it found out that what was actually happening was a change of ownership.
While the pastizzeria that has dominated all our hearts for over 75 years will perhaps never be exactly the same (especially without Martin's welcoming smile at 4am), there's a very big chance that the new owner will not really change anything of Serkin's inside or outside. Because if that happens, there'll be the wrath of each and every Maltese citizen to face.


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Magic Men – Paris We'll go ahead and start this continued list with a cliche… A song named after a famous city. Regardless, Magic Men is an up-and-coming band with a likeness for songs named after locations; give Texas a listen as well. This catchy pop hit is ideal for an upcoming European adventure, or […]Read more "Your travel playlist, part two"
Your decision to go abroad can be a tough one. A number of factors will weigh heavy but ultimately this choice, and likewise what you will take away from the experience, is up to you.Read more "A young woman's guide to navigating life abroad"
A lot has changed since my last blog post written way back in September. I celebrated my one year work anniversary (a real feat if you understand just how common a notion it was to pick up and move jobs and/or cities), I turned 27, I found the love of my life, and I went […]Read more "I went to a Nickelback concert. Willingly."
I'm not sure when it happened, but suddenly "list-publishing" websites have become the norm. In fact, it might be argued that they have become the sought-after source for news updates and articles concerning "How You Know You're From a Town of 32,000 People or Less," which I thought you would have been able to figure […]Read more "Forget About It"
I remember one of the first times I felt like I found something I loved doing. I was a high school sophomore in one of my favorite classes, The Basics of Web Design. When I look back on it now, it's comical to think of the page I was creating. Overpopulated and messy as it was, I remember how […]Read more "On finding yourself"


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It's been just barely a week since Google's Android Wear project made its initial debut, but already one major maker of wearable devices has snubbed the new platform. Sony this week said it will stick with its own Android-based SmartWatch platform for wearables instead. Consumer electronics manufacturers including Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung have signed on as Android Wear partners, according to Google, as have chip makers Broadcom, Imagination, Intel, Mediatek and Qualcomm. The Fossil fashion brand is also on board.
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This year we are led through the Easter Vigil service by liturgist Jim Friedrich.
Fire, story, drama, song and prayer.
Some music we'll do for the vigil:
Row On Row On
Roll Away the Waters by Bob Franke
Story of Isaac by Leonard Cohen (additional lyrics below by Jim Friedrich)
AND Song After Communion: Imagine by John Lennon
Fire, story, drama, song and prayer.
Some music we'll do for the vigil:
Row On Row On
Roll Away the Waters by Bob Franke
Story of Isaac by Leonard Cohen (additional lyrics below by Jim Friedrich)
I offered no resistance
My hands were bound in silence
I waited for the end.
As I lay upon that altar
my father's hand was trembling
when he slowly raised his knife.
The sun stood still above us
the desert air was soundless
no one shouted no.
A terrible purgation
with nothing left to save us
nor anything held back.
But if the child dies,
the child who is the promise
how can the story live?
Who's really being tested:
is it Abraham or Isaac
or maybe even God?
Just when the shadow deepens
when life betrays its future
the sacrifice defers:
the knife becomes an angel
the lamb cries from the thicket
the hand of God provides.
Was it all about surrender
the pain of dispossession
the test of what we love?
Can we lay it on the altar
our ego and attachment
and live in naked trust?
Or is the price too high:
to burn our dreams to ashes
and let the laughter die?
Must we always pass this way
the valley of the shadow
the awful time of trial?
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen with supplemental lyrics by Scott Lawrence
I so love Rufus Wainwright. Have seen him in live performance several times. He does not disappoint. Ah. For this service two high school singers will sing the verses and the congregation will sing the chorus.
When night stands still, its stony dark holds entombed your longing heart,
And peace is just in pieces all around you.
You remember time undone, when love and light were always one,
Before you lost that precious hallelujah.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
By night they stole your love away, forever lost to yesterday,
They hung the world upside down around you.
Then surprised you saw your lover's eyes return, you recognized
The sweet enfolding, shining, hallelujah.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Now instead of fear you feel a love that time cannot steal.
No darkness can conceal the light within you.
This loving grace, this love divine, seeking all that's lost will find
The ever-living, singing, hallelujah.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
All Shall Be Well by Cynthia Bourgeault
Well, check this out--have not heard this one before and NOT the one we are using, but, well, kind of great.
Pete Townshend--come on.
Healing River of the Spirit by Ruth Duck sung to CHARTRES
Rise by Eddie Vedder with additional lyrics by Scott Lawrence
A Grace Easter standard.
Such is the way of the world, can never know
Just where to put all your faith, and how will it grow.
Gonna rise up, burning black holes in dark memories.
Gonna rise up, turning mistakes into gold.
Such is the passage of time, too fast to fold.
Suddenly swallowed by signs, lo and behold.
Gonna rise up and find my direction magnetically.
Gonna rise up and throw down my ace in the hole.
Such are the stories we bring, telling the toll.
Laughter and tears full the sky, echo below.
Gonna rise up and stand in the light that I cannot see.
Gonna rise up and live all the stories I know.
Such are the songs that we sing, fears to unfold.
Music, like water, wells up, unbending our soul.
Gonna rise up and fly from the tomb that's been holding me.
Gonna rise up and sing myself a new home.
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Jan 23, 2018
Being from South Central Los Angeles, Mother had never experienced any type of lavish lifestyle. That all changed when she met Reverend Ike. Before she knew it she was eating caviar and picking out dresses from fancy Beverly Hills stores. She has a fondness from this time period in her life that I hope everyone gets to experience at some point in their lives. She is smiling throughout this entire episode, and even though it's only audio, you can see it.
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Ranges from jungles and rainforests, to lush countryside, mountains and rivers.
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Vietnam and Cambodia have it all! Stunning and un-spoilt coastline with powdery sand beaches and hidden coves, emerald-green mountains, breath-taking national parks, outstanding cultural interest and fantastic cuisine. With plenty of opportunity to meet the locals and become immersed in the history; now is the best time to visit as both countries are developing at a fast pace.
Explore the riverside city of Ho Chi Minh including the zoo and botanical gardens.
Live with local communities in remote hill villages helping with community projects.
Learn to cook authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Hoi An.
Trek through the spectacular rainforest around Dalat.
Discover Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world.
Remember, all our expeditions are created bespoke so you're not restricted by what you see here. If you're undecided about where to go, just call us, we love sharing ideas.
The world really is your oyster!
Teams will fly into Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam where they will begin to acclimatise to the heat and humidity of south-east Asia. Spending a few days teams could visit one of the many pagodas, such as Jade Emperor, or try the fascinating museums displaying stories of Ho Chi Minh's turbulent past.
In Vietnam, teams could trek around the spectacular Lang Bian Mountain in the region of Dalat where they might be surprised at the cool temperatures and beautiful pine forests, those after a challenge might like to choose to summit Radar Top a 2169m.
The Cardamom Mountains in Cambodia offer teams an altogether different experience, combining skills in survival camps with river boat crossings through jungle and past waterfalls.
In this valuable and rewarding phase teams can volunteer and take part in a variety of community based projects working with our charity partner Better Lives. Past examples include creating family gardens, building playgrounds and animal shelters and working in schools with breakfast clubs. All projects are chosen for their sustainability in consultation with the community, to ensure their needs are met.
A boat trip on the Mekong Delta offers the team both an amazing array of birds and fauna, and also a brilliant way to travel into Cambodia. A visit to Cambodia would not be complete without spending a day exploring the spectacular and vast temple complex of Angkor Wat. A sunrise or sunset visit will be unforgettable. In Phnom Penn teams could visit the historical and moving sights of Tuol Sleng Museum and Choeung Ek.
Our Vietnam and Cambodia adventure is graded as moderate or level 3. However, some easier and some more challenging days can be expected when trekking giving it an overall level of 2 to 4. The fitter you are the more you will enjoy your expedition.
Ranges from jungles and rainforests, to lush countryside, mountains and rivers.
April to October is the summer monsoon season with hot, humid weather across the country. In Dalat the higher altitude means much cooler temperatures can be expected.
The predominant religion in Cambodia is Buddhism, yet there is also a historical Hindu influence which can still be recognised today. Culture and civilisation in Vietnam have been influenced by the Chinese, which is reflected in the fused religious beliefs of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.
We don't have a 'sales department' so any one of us may answer the phone and we're always delighted to help with your questions.
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We love to chat about expeditions over a cuppa! We're happy to visit you to discuss your expedition aspirations or via phone if you're short on time.
Announcing an expedition to the school is always exciting. We present to students in assembly then a week or so later to parents after school.
Unlike typical school trips, we collect all applications and payments directly, reducing admin time for teachers.
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Cardiff-based MC Benji Wild has released his latest track Confidence.
As one-fifth of the Cardiff rap-come-rock collective Astroid Boys, Benji has been no stranger to successful tracks, with the likes of BBC Radio 1, Stormzy and others among their biggest fans.
Benji launched his solo project earlier this year, with the promising 'Watch and Learn'. It is set to be the first of many for the rapper, with a solo EP 'A Wildlife Documentary' in the pipeline.
His second release 'Confidence' is a heavier, bass-infused track in which Benji continues to channel his upbringing in Tremorfa, a working class area of Cardiff.
With more music on the way from Astroid Boys (as well as slots at Reading and Leeds upcoming) and another solo release, 2016 continues to be a year of promise for Benji Wild.
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- Swissport awarded "International Cargo Handler of the Year – Africa" for the second time in a row
- Nigeria Validates Bell 429 Certification
- fastjet responds to claims made by CEO of Fly540 Kenya
- Embraer Defense and Security Delivers the First Three A-29 Super Tucano to the National Air Force of Angola
- Ethiopian Temporarily Pulls the 787 out of Service for Precautionary Inspection per US FAA Directive
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first A320 equipped with Sharklets at the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. Lufthansa is becoming the first carrier in Europe to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The airline will receive 21 more A320 Family aircraft equipped with Sharklets until 2015.
Investment in the future: Executive Board recommends to Supervisory Board that Lufthansa purchase 108 aircraft for the entire Group / Focus on customer comfort and operational efficiency / The Group's medium and long-term requirements for short and medium-range aircrafts will be met with Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
The Lufthansa Group remains committed to reducing aircraft noise emissions in order to minimise its impact on residents in the vicinity of airports.
The efficient use of resources in day-to-day operations is a top priority for the Lufthansa Group – both in the air and on the ground.
Two Lufthansa Airbus A340-300s are taking part in a very special mission as part of a trial scheduled to run until summer 2013. Eight 10 x 10 cm test patches have been placed on the fuselage and leading edge of the wings of each Airbus as part of the Multifunctional Coating research project.
Lufthansa has revamped its mobile portal mobile.lufthansa.com, which is designed special-ly for smartphone users. It has also updated the corresponding apps and added a number of new, practical functions.
Lufthansa has been awarded a 5-Star ranking for its First Class product and service package.
Lufthansa passengers who opt to check in online or via their mobile phone not only save time at the airport but can also help a good cause. As part of a campaign that runs until 31 January 2013, Lufthansa will donate one sheet of paper to schools in developing countries for each paperless check-in procedure completed by its passengers.
Did you know that, on average, Lufthansa Group aircraft require about four litres of fuel to carry one passenger a distance of 100 km? In fact, its most advanced aircraft – the Lufthansa A380 and the Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 – have already reduced their fuel burn to well below the four-litre mark.
All the airlines in the Lufthansa Group significantly improved utilisation in 2012 through more effective and more flexible capacity management / Lufthansa, Germanwings, SWISS and Austrian Airlines carried around 2.5 million more passengers than in the year-earlier term.
United Arab Emirates
- New Check-in Location for GoAir Travelers Departing from AUH
- Abu Dhabi Airports extends City Check-In facilities to Indigo
- AUH registers 82% in passenger happiness in 2018
- Himalaya Airlines launches three weekly flights to Abu Dhabi International Airport
- Abu Dhabi Airports receives ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation certificate
United States of America
- News and Updates - FAA Establishes Restrictions on Drone Operations Near U.S. Navy Vessels
- Boeing Receives Second U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18 Service Life Modification
- Boeing Statement on 737 MAX Certification and Return to Service
- News and Updates - FAA Highlights Changes for Recreational Drones
- News and Updates - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $779 Million in Funding for Airport Infrastructure
Other International News
- City all agog over new airline
- Air New Zealand has appointed Calum Laming to the newly created role of General Manager Customer Experience
- CEO of Qatar Airways to Participate in World Routes Strategy Summit
- Rockwell Collins named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the fourth consecutive year
- MD Helicopters Announces Next Generation of Technology Advancements for Explorer


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As we build SocialCops' data repository, we keep creating data points and visualizations that demand to be shared. Our data newsletter, Real Numbers aims to bring this important data to you in simple bite-sized pieces. Over time, we'll dive deep into our archives to cover everything from agriculture and education to healthcare and women's issues in India.
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Percentage of the Indian police force that is female, as of 1 January 2015. To improve this number, the Union Cabinet reserved 33% of posts for women in all union territories. The reservation applies to direct recruitment in non-gazetted posts from constable to sub-inspector. 12 states — Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, and Uttarakhand — have also reserved positions in their police forces for women. All of these states reserved between 30% and 35% of their positions for women, except for Uttarakhand with 15% reservation. (Source: Bureau of Police Research & Development, Human Rights Initiative)
Increase in the number of accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana from 2015 to 2016. There are 213.1 million accounts as of 16 March 2016, compared to 136.8 million accounts as of 28 February 2015. (Source: PMJDY 2016, 2015)
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Expenditure on climate change research by the Ministry of Earth Sciences in 2014-15. This expenditure was incurred by the Centre for Climate Change Research at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology under the Global and Regional Climate Change Research (GRCC) program. Read our blog to learn more about the Ministry of Earth Sciences' priorities for combating climate change. (Source: RTI response from Ministry of Earth Sciences)
Percentage of total valid drivers' licenses in Delhi that were issued to women in 2013. (Source: RTI response from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways)
Shortage of pack houses. India is required to have 70,080 pack houses, but there are only 249. Pack houses, where raw produce is received and processed before being chilled, is the first step in managing harvested produce. (Source: Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture)
State with the minimum loss of forest cover (306 square km) from 2013 to 2015. The state with the maximum increase in forest cover (2,501 square km) was Tamil Nadu. Overall, India's forest cover increased by 3,775 square km. (Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change)
Percentage of total murder-for-dowry cases that were registered in 2 Indian states in 2014. Those 2 states were Odisha and West Bengal with 32.3% and 22.7% of total cases. (Source: NCRB)
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Jarryd Hayne has responded to claims that he raped a woman during his time playing NFL with the San Francisco 49ers.
The NRL star has "vehemently" denied the claims that arose yesterday alleging that he engaged in non-consensual intercourse with a woman known only as 'Ms V' in December 2015.
The woman is believed to have first reported the alleged incident to authorities in May 2016 but the case was rejected by the District Attorney's Office in October the same year on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
A statement was released yesterday afternoon by Sydney-based lawyer Ramy Qutami on Hayne's behalf, denying the allegations.
"Mr Hayne and his management are aware of recent media speculation in relation to a civil complaint filed in the United States of American making certain allegations in relation to an event which allegedly occurred in 2015 while playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
"Mr Hayne has not been served with any proceedings or formal complaint relating to the incident.
"Mr Hayne previously addressed a complaint made to the District Attorney's office in the County of Santa Clara, California in 2016 and the District Attorney did not proceed any further with the matter due to insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegations. Mr Hayne provided all reasonable assistance to the District Attorney with that investigation.
"Mr Hayne unequivocally and vehemently denies the allegations which are the subject of the civil complaint.
"Mr Hayne will not be making any further comment in relation to this matter."
The NRL has also spoken out about the allegations against the Parramatta Eels player saying that their integrity unit will monitor the situation as it proceeds.
"We note that the United States did not proceed with any criminal proceedings but we will review the information available and continue to monitor the civil case," said an NRL spokesman.
The chairman for Parramatta, Max Donnelly has also said that the club was unaware of the allegations against their player until the story was made public.
"As with any legal matter, it is important that we follow due process and ensure that we review all relevant information available, including giving Jarryd the opportunity to respond," he said in a statement.
Court documents from the original case allege that the victim was a virgin and was too scared to come forward at the time of the incident. She claims that it wasn't until months later that she eventually sought medical attention for continued vaginal pain.
The civil suit also includes claims of sexual battery, gender violence, infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
The suit was filed in May 2016, the same time that Hayne left the NFL, however, there is no suggestion that he quit because of the allegations.
The documents claim that Hayne originally denied ever having sex with the woman but later admitted that they had "hooked up".
The woman is believed to have kept Hayne's underwear as proof of the alleged incident.
Californian lawyers, Michar Star Liberty are expected to have papers served upon Hayne's lawyers.


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A young friend's prize winning, pinewood derby car and his ribbon. He was so proud. Don't you love this?
I'd like to win a ribbon like that one day. Seriously, isn't that the best little ribbon you have ever seen? Maybe I should start some kind of wild mamas scouting group. Neither of my kids has any interest in joining the scouts groups and that's ok, but I do. It's kind of like my secret desire to climb on a bus headed for summer camp. I hated my only experience with sleep-away camp. One week of 4-H camp in a forested part of Louisiana where I literally felt sick to my stomach all week long and I couldn't wait to return home. And yet, I listen to Adam and others gleefully reminisce about their summer camp experiences and it suddenly just seems so appealing. Staying in cabins, crafting, canoeing, camp fires, camp songs, and the jolly summer time camaraderie of it all. Does anything like that exist for adults? Am I the only weird one out there who yearns to win a pinewood derby ribbon and pack my bags for summer camp?


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After the recent rate cut from the RBA, Commonwealth Bank chief economist Michael Blythe in a note to their investors indicated that the bank expects the RBA to make more additional interest rate cuts. "We had penciled in another 25 basis point rate cut for August, but the level of RBA concern is such that we feel obliged to add another cut to our cash rate profile. We have inserted a further 25 basis point cut in November".
From 1.75% today to a possible record low of 1.25%.
Banks and financial institutions have reacted to this cut but with expectations of further cuts as per the update from AustralianSuper in their term deposit page in that 6 month term deposit investments in the short term are currently yielding higher than longer term investments.
AustralianSuper - Interest rates current as at 15 April 2016
Term deposit Interest rate or range (% pa)
According to Cashwerkz , the online deposit manager, the yield chart indicated that 6 month deposits could be the be the highest offering in the short term (<1yr) before further cuts in the near future.
While deposit rates have been falling for many years now, savings accounts have also been significantly affected, with more than 10 banks including NAB and ING cutting interest rate yield on online savings accounts by 0.25% after the recent RBA decision. (Canstar)
Longer trends indicated by the RBA in that "increasing concern that this world of ultra-low interest rates over a lengthy period is a big problem for savers. Here we are not talking about short-term trends. When everyone wants to save, the return to doing so will fall".
The views expressed are the subjective opinion of the article's author and not of FinancialAdvisory.com


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Over the past 15 years polythene has evolved from being a cheap alternative to glass for growing plants under into being a 21st Century improvement on glass. Elixir's clear polytunnel cover uses tried and tested M-LLDPE technology to give a very high strength film.
It is only in recent years that it has been possible to create a polythene which allows the full spectrum of natural UV daylight through. This full UV spectrum film has a dramatic effect on flower, fruit and foliage colours, particularly on the blues and reds, as low-UV is the spectral wavelength that is required to intensify these colours.
Normal films and glass block ultraviolet light below 350 Nms., but our clear film transmits the same full spectrum of natural UV light that plants get outside. Research has shown that natural UV levels also produce a more compact, sturdier plant which is more resistant to disease. Plants root out into the pot better under natural UV films than under conventional types of polythene.
UV open films are used by flower growers to increase colour intensity of the flowers and sometimes to reduce stem length. Using a UV open film also enables vegetable growers to grow red leaf salads under cover and can give soft fruit growers redder strawberry fruit with fewer white tips and less white around the calyx.
Also included in our polythene is an Anti Fog agent which breaks down the surface tension of the condensation droplets so that they run down the sheet, reducing drips and retaining light clarity. The UV open characteristics of this film means that plants grow as sturdily under this cover as they would if they were outside. All plants with red in their leaves, fruit or flowers also benefit and will have a better colour.
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If you like to pick up smoothies on the go, be choosey: Some smoothies are more like dessert. And some contain the amount of calories you'd need in a day, not a meal. For example, a 20 oz. Peanut Power Plus Chocolate™ smoothie from Smoothie King is made with chocolate, peanut butter, bananas, soy protein, non-fat milk, sugar and honey … and packs in more than 700 calories and 27g of fat. Turn that into a 40 oz. cup and you're drinking more than 1,400 calories and 54g of fat. A healthier Smoothie King alternative is the 20 oz. Blueberry Heaven®, with 325 calories and 1g of fat -- much more in line with the calories and fat of a healthy breakfast, although watch out for the high sugar content.
The healthiest smoothie option is to make your at home. You need a blender, ice, fruit (fresh or frozen) and yogurt or juice. Choose smart ingredients -- this is a great place to incorporate some of those superfoods -- blueberries, soy (soymilk or soy protein powder) and low-fat dairy are obvious choices.


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Brad Paisley Forgets Words to 'Welcome to the Future' [VIDEO]
Talk about a case of the Mondays, or maybe Brad Paisley just isn't a morning person! Brad was invited to perform at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Music City Center in Nashville earlier this week and he forgot the words to his song, Welcome to the Future.
Did I mention he co-wrote this song?
He handled it like he handles everything else, with a great sense of humor, but it had to be a little embarrassing since there were several local residents and politicians in the audience. No worries Brad, we still love you whether you remember the words or not!
He predicted he'd be able to see the footage on the internet before he got home and chances are, he probably did.


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The Short Answer:
A) Respect their boundaries. Do not out them or share their secrets, and do not press them for anything they don't want to share. ASSURE THEM YOU WON'T BETRAY THEM.
B) Be willing to listen.
C) Cover for them as necessary.
The Long Answer
Are They or Aren't They?
There's a big difference between KNOWING people are having sex (and that they are close relatives) and THINKING it is likely. If you KNOW someone is involved and they know you know, skip down to "You Know They Are Doing It. Now What?"
If you THINK someone may be involved, keep in mind they may not want you to know. If you want to know, and it is just curiosity, assume whatever you'd like to. Just don't talk about it to others because it really isn't anyone's business, and since consanguinamory is still criminalized in many places and consanguineous lovers are otherwise subjected to discrimination, they shouldn't be outed (unless they are someone, such as a prosecutor or legislator, perpetuating discrimination against other consanguineous lovers.)
If you want to know because you want to be supportive, that's another matter. Here's the advice I have written for people who are friends and family of consanguineous lovers.
The trick to getting someone to confide in you that they are involved on consanguinamory is to signal to them that they can. The way to do this to convey the message that you 1) do not condemn consanguinamory, 2) care about them, and 3) can keep a secret.
The worst-case scenario is that they are not only NOT involved, but they disagree with your statement, in which case you can ask them why they disagree. If they accuse YOU of wanting to be involved, you can point out that someone doesn't have to secretly want someone of another race to support interracial marriage, or someone doesn't have to be a woman to support women's rights. Otherwise, they may shrug their shoulders or agree, but not reveal anything to you (at least not right away.) That could be because they aren't involved. Or, they may open up to you, which would be great because most people in consanguinamorous relationships really appreciate support and someone to talk with.
There are other ways of communicating #1 or furthering the point, such as saying you read someone talking about these books, or saying you were reading about how common it is and that everyone knows someone involved, and asking, "What do you think about that?"
Another way is saying that you notice that in discussions about marriage equality, some people want to keep denying close relatives their freedom to marry and you just can't think of a good reason why someone would want to stop people from being together if they love each other.
Another way that might work, if their facade is that they aren't in a relationship with anyone, or they've been mysterious about who they are seeing, is to say something like, "I want you to be happy. If you're happy not being in a relationship, I support you. And if you're in a relationship, as long as everyone involved in a consenting adults, I support you."
The trick is to give them enough wiggle room to pick up the ball and run with it, if they are ready to. They may not, or may not do it right away, but there are ways of letting them know you would be supportive that are not likely to give someone who ISN'T involved the idea that you think they ARE involved. You can also prevent a misunderstanding by saying something like, "I don't have any secret crushes on relatives myself, but it isn't wrong to have them."
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BETRAY THEM. How did you find out? If they came to you to tell you, it means they trust you. Unless you're a voyeur and they're exhibitionists, the worst way to find out is to actually have caught them or found video or images of them in the act. If they didn't choose to tell you, it is especially important to assure them that you're not going to betray them.
Be willing to listen, but don't try to pry anything out of them. People in sexual/romantic/spousal relationships with close relatives often feel like they have to keep it closeted, and might think they don't have anyone they can talk with about their relationship. For many, it would be such a relief to have someone to talk with. Other people are extremely private and don't want to talk about it. After all, some people are private about their sex life in general. Some who have been open about their sex life before, want to keep this private. In these cases, the best thing to do is respect their privacy and boundaries. (as it is in any case).
You might be curious, but they might not be comfortable talking.
Either way, let them know they can get in touch with others at Kindred Spirits forum.
On the other hand, maybe you're uncomfortable with the topic, but you still want to be their ally. If they're hoping they can talk with you about it, you might have to assure them you'd never betray them, but that you'd prefer not to get into details about it. Keep in mind, though, that for a lot of consanguinamorous lovers, means you're telling them that you don't want to hear about the most wonderful and exciting part of their life. Think about it. Imagine falling head over heals in love with someone and you want to tell a friend or sibling or whomever, and that person's response is "Eww, I don't want to hear about that!" So please be very delicate, and, if you must, change the subject. Again, they can referred to Kindred Spirits.
Don't try to break them up. Know your place as a family member or friend. (If you have discovered your siblings are consanguinamorous, read this.) Every person must make her (or his) own decisions about her body, love life, sex, and marriage, and each person must make their own decision about whether or how to come out. You are there to help. You don't have to like the fact that someone, even your own child or parent or sibling, is having sex, and doing so with a close relative. But just because you wouldn't do it does not mean they wouldn't want to, or they shouldn't. Parents do have a lot of say over what goes on in their own home, of course, but in general, keeping lovers apart is usually an exercise in futility. Being overprotective can backfire.
Do NOT tell them it's just a phase. Accept that this could be for life. It may also be a phase. Don't try to tell them which; they have to find out for themselves, at their own pace. Either way, support their goals even if it isn't what you wanted for them.
Do NOT treat their relationship as lesser than others. These relationships still face much discrimination; don't add to it! Even if they can't legally marry, even if they can't even be public about their relationship, it doesn't mean it isn't as serious or valid as any other relationship. Most relationships break up. If a consanguinamorous relationship does, do not say anything that implies they should have known it couldn't last. The fact is, some consangionamorous relationships last for life, "til death do they part." If they choose to have children together, you might not think it is a good idea, but it should be their choice to make.
Do NOT out or incriminate the lovers. It should be their decision whether or not to come out, to whom they will come out, and when and how to come out. Gossiping about them can mean disaster for them. Share this entry with them about how they can protect themselves.
Ask them how they want to be presented. How they present themselves can be influenced by many factors, including their individual personalities, relationship dynamics, the local culture, whether or not they are living where they are widely known to be related, whether this is a reunion situation or not, and more. Do they want to be introduced to others as partners, or in their familial roles? Perhaps a coded body language sign can be worked out to clue you in when a situation arises unexpectedly. For example, if they plan on holding hands and stealing smooches at a party, they may may not want to be introduced as siblings, aunt/nephew, etc.
Ask them if they want your help and how you can help. For some, just knowing that they have an ally in you will be enough. Others might need help such as you running interference for them. It can be hard for them to deal with the complications bigotry brings. If you know a good family and/or criminal defense lawyer who'd be willing to consult with them, that could be a great help. They should NOT explicitly tell as lawyer they are or plan to do anything that is illegal where they are (unless they are collaborating with the lawyer on setting up a civil rights test case). However, they can ask "hypothetical" questions of the lawyer or ask the lawyer for help in defending against criminal charges or in setting up paperwork to protect each other.
Stand by them if they're outed. If they're outed, or live, where it is still a crime, "standing by them" will likely include not saying anything that could be used to prosecute them or that would make you someone the prosecutors would like to put on the witness stand under oath. Rather, defend their humanity and talk about their good qualities, because people who don't even know them are going to be saying horrible things about them. They need to be protected.
Be prepared to deflect bigotry. Many people are rude enough to express disgust when they find out that someone else has a relationship different from what the objecting person thinks is best. These situations can usually be handled through a combination of strength in numbers, keeping composure, and calmly asking for a reason for the objection. Thus, if you support the lovers, that's at least three people standing together. The "reason" for the objection will almost invariably be one of two things: 1. "That's gross/disgusting/sick!" and; 2. "It's illegal." To the first, I recommend saying something along the lines of, "Not to worry; nobody will make you do it." To the second (if it is even true), something along the lines of "It shouldn't be" should work. See the Discredited Arguments page. An example of something you can say it, "It doesn't matter who is disgusted by the idea; is there a single good reason to deny consenting adults their right to be together?"
Support the Rights of All. There is strength in numbers, there is wisdom in experience. Every adult should be free to pursue happiness in love, sex, residence, and marriage with any consenting adults. It doesn't matter if they are exogamous or consanguinamorous. It doesn't matter what their sexual orientation is. It doesn't matter what gender they are. It doesn't matter if they are monogamist, polyamorous, or something else. Nobody should be denied marriage, fired, or bullied because of who they love. Support the rights of your loved ones, and the rights of others.
Special Consideration for Situations Involving Minors and the Dependent - This entire blog is mostly about consenting adults. If you know of a situation involving teenaged minors four years or less apart in age, or if these are adults and one of them is dependent on the other due to disability, illness, or advanced age, it could be a good idea to talk with them individually to make sure this is, in fact, a consensual situation and not one involving any form of coercion.
Why Support Marriage Equality?
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Ten Myths About Sibling Consanguinamory
Jane Doe's Consanguinamory Blog Posting to Parents of Consanguinamorous Children
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Sand Problem
The Problem
Two sandboxes each contain the same amount of sand, but one is filled with black sand and other is filled with white sand. Afreen scoops a full bucket of the black sand and pours it into the white sand. Afreen stirs this mixture for hours (her dad cut off her cell phone) until the black and white sand are perfectly mixed. Afreen then scoops a full bucket of the mixed sand and pours it into the black sand so that both sandboxes once again have the same amount of sand. Which is greater, the amount of black sand added to the white sand or the amount of white sand added to the black sand, or are they equal?
The Solution
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Search update
The search for missing American tourist Kelly Jones was diverted to Kilcar for a time today, after a report was received of a possible sighting there yesterday.
According to Cllr. Brendan Byrne, the search area today also included parts of Ardara.
"There's a feeling now that, even though she didn't have a car, the missing woman may have gone out of the Glencolmcille area, to Kilcar or Ardara, as there was a report today that she may be have been in Kilcar yesterday."
Brendan Murray of Donegal Mountain Rescue said this turned out to be a "false alarm".
He added: "A woman matching Kelly's description was in Kilcar, but this was a foreign national who works and lives there."
The search returned to the Glencolmcille area late this afternoon.
Mr Murray said that the volunteers from Donegal Mountain Rescue regrouped at Carrick Garda Station and "have been tasked with searching the coast and shoreline from the Glen area to Malinmore until Thursday".
Ms Jones father was understood to be travelling to Ireland today from his home in Georgia.
Ms Jones, who was born in Texas and currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, had been in the Glencolmcille area for a number of days before she went missing.
She was last seen at the hostel she was staying at in Malinmore on Friday afternoon and the last confirmed sighting of her was in Glencolmcille on Saturday at around 5.30pm.


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This was, as we noted before when discussing this subject, supposed to be a time when the supporters of Hull City AFC were supposed to be getting excited at the prospect of a return to the Premier League, but any feelings of anticipation have, on the part of many, now been replaced by anger at the news that the club is actively seeking to rebrand itself as 'Hull City Tigers' for its first season back. When we first reported on this three weeks ago, it felt scarcely felt credible that the club would seem to alienate and anger its fan-base by seeking such a change on the sly whilst making ameliorating noises in the press about wishing to preserve the club's history.
There cannot have been a single person amongst the club's senior management who wasn't aware of how this tackiness was likely to be received by supporters of the club, yet they did anyway. The only reasonable conclusion that the muddied statements made by the club over the last few weeks and months were made with a degree of disingenuity. The club had the whole of the summer to make this decision. Why wait until little more than a week before the start of the season before formally announcing the decision? It has been reported that season tickets have already been returned by furious supporters. How many season tickets might have remained unsold had yesterday's announcement been made earlier in the summer is, of course, open to conjecture, but what we do know is that the club's managing director Nick Thompson had stated earlier this summer that:
We tidied up our logo for marketing purposes to make it a little bit sharper and slicker. The badge is on the shirt; it'll be on the shirt next season. I think sometimes people try to make a story out of the flimsiest of pretexts. What we have to bear in mind is actually those traditional names have changed over the course of the years. Hull City AFC changed into being a number of years ago but there was a name before that. We're very proud of our heritage. We're very proud of the fact we represent the region. Whatever the situation is, we are Hull City and we are Tigers. The badge on the shirt is entirely different to the way we present ourselves in a marketing context.
The arguments put forward by the club in favour of the rebrand were weak, insulting and, ultimately, baseless. "Hull City is irrelevant," owner Assem Allan unwisely told the Hull Daily Mail yesterday, "My dislike for the word 'City' is because it is common. City is also associated with Leicester, Bristol, Manchester and many other clubs. I don't like being like everyone else. I want the club to be special. It is about identity. City is a lousy identity. Hull City Association Football Club is so long." So there you have it, supporters of Hull City AFC. Your club's name is 'lousy' and it's too long. Somebody should probably tell the owners of Manchester United Football Club that the reason behind why the club's global reach isn't as big as it could be because its name is too long. Notably, Manchester United have been considering returning the words 'Football Club' back to their badge this summer. Somebody should probably warn them that they're about to make this catastrophic error, and that the owner of Hull City, who has been involved in professional football since December 2010, knows better than the marketing department of a global sporting behemoth.
"In the commercial world, the shorter the name, the better," he continued. "The more it can spread quickly. I have always used short names in business. It gives you power in the science in marketing. The shorter, the more powerful the message. In Tigers, we have a really strong brand." In this, we see what we can only assume to be the motivation behind this bizarre decision. In a global economy, there is a prevailing belief amongst the owners of medium sized clubs that Asia is some sort of pot of gold at the end of the rainbow which will shunt their clubs in the direction of bigger, more established names. All the evidence that can be gathered on this subject seems to indicate that "branding" is not the reason why supporters in this part of the world choose which club to support, and that tradition, history, size and the level of success that a club has already had are the reasons behind why people with no geographical ties to choose to nail their own colours to that particular mast. Assem Allam's experience of marketing is Assem Allam's experience of marketing, but this isn't experience earned in the oddly cranky and traditionalist world of professional football and all has the faintly musty whiff of public relations suicide about it.
His son (and club vice-chairman) Ehab Allam, meanwhile, stated that, "We have dropped the AFC as it is something which has become redundant. It is not used by the club, the fans never mention AFC, nor do the media. The identity of the club is the Tigers, the stripes, and the colour scheme of amber and black, which remains. People have the right to call the club what they like, it's their club. We are not going to fans and saying they all have to refer to us in the same way. It is for commercial reasons that we are choosing this branding. We just feel that, now being on the international stage, we need to strengthen the brand." Of course the problem with that is that this very decision proves the exact opposite, that it's not "their club" at all. The decision was made without consultation, and it seems likely that any consultation that does take place will be done in conjunction of the supine-looking "official supporters club", whose spokesman Bernard Noble seems more than happy to have roll over and have his belly tickled by the club:
My personal opinion is I'm disappointed because I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but this guy saved us from liquidation and administration and it's his club. I will still say 'I'm going to watch City', 'I'm going to watch the Tigers', 'I'm going to watch Hull'. I will still say that and so will many other people. As far as Hull City Tigers is concerned, the fans – the 25,000 people who will be there for the first home game against Norwich – they'll say 'I'm off down to watch City'.
No matter how the club wishes to try and spin this decision, however, it is not quite a done deal yet. A spokesman for the Premier League spokesman has told the Daily Mail that, "We have not been informed of a change in the name of the actual club, it is the company name that has changed. They will still be known as Hull City as far as the Premier League is concerned when results or fixtures are published. We understand the move is more to do with their international reputation. If any club wanted to change the club name we would talk to them and see what processes of consultation [with supporters] they had gone through," while the Football Association's deadline for changing the name of a club was the first of April, which rather prompts the question of whether the club was merely incompetent in pushing ahead with an attempt to rename itself without know the FA's rules, or that it was aware of them, actually carried it out in time for this deadline, and has been lying by omission in the intervening time period up to yesterday's announcement.
Staying in the Premier League this season is going to be difficult enough for Hull City this season, and creating such a potentially poisonous atmosphere around the club just over a week before a ball is kicked makes little sense. And the bridges that may be burned may not feel as if they matter now, but they will certainly become important if or when the club returns the Championship. Perhaps, though, this isn't "rebranding" at all. Perhaps it's just "branding", an owner taking a metaphorical iron and stamping it upon the club, as if to say, "I own this, you don't matter, fuck you." This may all have been subconscious, but it's certainly how it looks from the outside. There was plenty of opportunity for supporters to be consulted prior to this decision being made – a poll on the local newspaper's website found about 88% of voters to be against this renaming – but this wasn't taken. And so it is that another drip in the drip, drip, drip that the debasement of football in this country by owners who seem to care more for foreign markets than their own supporters, and more for their own egos than custodianship of the institutions that they willingly bought into. It is a stupid, insensitive and short-sighted decision that the owners of the club have taken. It is to be hoped that they come to regret it at length.
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