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Motorway chaos as Heathrow protesters block M4 junction
ACTIVISTS protesting Heathrow's third runway have sparked road chaos after forming a human chain across an M4 motorway junction.
The protesters from a climate change group staged a "die-in" on the Spur Road in which they formed a human chain in front of cars.
Cops have arrested 15 people after they refused to move.
They were protesting against the planned third runway being built at the London airport.
A number of the campaigners held signs that read: "protect the planet, no more runways" and "residents against aircraft noise".
They also yelled slogan such as: "No ifs, no buts, no third runway".
The demonstration comes after the government announced last month that it would be backing the £16 billion proposal that would massively increase capacity at Europe's busiest airport.
Met Police spokesman said they had advanced warning of the protest.
A spokesperson for the force said: "However, we will have a proportionate policing plan in place and if there is criminal behaviour that leads to serious disruption or danger to anyone we will have a robust response to minimise disruption and maximise public safety.
"People breaking the law may make themselves liable to arrest."
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The NCAA has announced that New Orleans will host the 2022 men's basketball Final Four.
The announcement, made Thursday, means New Orleans is set to host college basketball's men's semifinals and championship game for the sixth time – each time in the Superdome.
Dan Gavitt, who is the NCAA's president for men's basketball championships, says officials were eager to grant the 2022 event to New Orleans because it comes on the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Final Four, which also was held in New Orleans and was highlighted by Michael Jordan's game-winning jump shot that lifted North Carolina to the national title over a Georgetown squad let by Patrick Ewing.
New Orleans last hosted the Final Four in 2012, when Kentucky, led by Anthony Davis, defeated Kansas for the championship.
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And now for some much-needed perspective on our place in the universe, courtesy of science and Photoshop. In this image, we see our fiery life-giving orb the Sun, represented as a single pixel. And this is the more flattering picture.
We can daydream about alien invasion, killer robots, and rampaging genetic mutations, but the world is more likely to go on until something like this happens: the death of a star.
Nintendo lightens up the logo for Super Mario Galaxy 2 with the addition of an adorable representative of the Luma race, the transforming stars of Super Mario Galaxy.
Ubisoft has big plans for their E3 2009 press conference, with new game announcements, thrilling special guests, and plenty of game demos, all hosted by that Talk Soup guy.
Now here's a treat for you folks hanging about the Seattle area tomorrow! The stars of the hit Discovery Channel series The Deadliest Catch we'll be on hand at the Redmond Town Center GameStop this Wednesday from 6 to 8 PM to promote the release of the new Xbox 360 game based off the television show. F/V Northwestern…


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The Food and Drug Administration today approved a 12-hour tablet to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
The makers of the drug, Concerta, a form of Ritalin, the most common drug used in treating the condition, said the pill could be taken in the morning, enabling children to avoid trips to the school nurse for medication and to play uninterrupted after classes.
Ritalin, or methylphenidate, is often prescribed to increase alertness. But current forms of the drug require two or three doses daily.
Concerta was developed by the Crescendo Pharmaceuticals Corporation and will be manufactured and marketed by its former parent, the Alza Corporation. Both are in Mountain View, Calif.
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€300 wiped off value of homes in the capital every day last month
THE pace of house price falls has picked up, with Dublin properties falling in value at a rate of €300 every day in August, new figures show.
Across the entire country, the average residential property plunged in value by €100 a day between July and August.
This was due to the fact that prices had their biggest fall in August for a year and a half.
When compared with a year ago, property values dived by 14pc in August, according to the CSO.
This left the average house price nationally at €177,812, a fall of €136,000 from the peak of the market in February 2007, calculations based on the CSO figures show.
In the last month alone, prices dropped by 1.6pc, which wiped almost €3,000 off the value of the average house. This means houses lost around €100 in value each day in the last month.
Nationwide, prices are now down 43pc from the height of the market four years ago.
Falls in Dublin were particularly sharp in August, with a drop of 3.4pc.
In the last year, Dublin houses have lost 15pc of their value.
Since the peak of the market, residences in the capital have shed 51pc. This has shaved €218,000 off the value of residential properties in the capital, with prices dropping by €300 a day between July and August, calculations on the CSO figures by the Namawinelake website show.
The CSO only provides percentage changes, unlike a previous index run by Permanent TSB and the ESRI.
Apartment prices in Dublin crashed by 6pc in August, the CSO said. Since the top of the market, apartments in the capital have lost 57pc of their value.
But price drops outside of the capital have been more modest, with a 0.3pc fall in August, and a decline of 13pc since last year.
The rate of decline may have quickened over the summer months and is expected to ease, but economists yesterday still predicted that prices would continue to fall for at least a few months.
Falling prices reflect the fact that distressed sellers are being forced to off-load their property despite the market being on its knees.
Large regional differences were now emerging due largely to the fact that there was little sales activity outside of Dublin, Goodbody economist Dermot O'Leary said.
He added there was anecdotal evidence that sales were taking place in Dublin at prices lower than those appearing in the official CSO figures.
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Saturday, 24 March 2012 08:02
Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, denting their chances of overtaking their London rival in the battle for a Champions League qualification spot.
Juan Mata curled a free kick against the post in the second half but Chelsea hardly threatened otherwise in a cagey match at a sunny Stamford Bridge, the result keeping the fifth-place hosts five points behind Tottenham with eight matches remaining.
Tottenham also hit the goal frame through Gareth Bale's powerful header, while Rafael van der Vaart wasted a glorious double-chance in first-half injury time. But the visitors will be happy to come away with a point against a direct rival for a top-four place.
"I thought we were excellent. We kept the ball well, defended well and had some great chances," Redknapp told Sky Sports television.
"Since I've been here that's the closest we've come to winning here. I thought we edged it. I felt every time we broke out we looked dangerous."
The draw meant Spurs are still without a win at Stamford Bridge since 1990, before the Premier League was launched.
Harry Redknapp's team also remain without a victory in five league games, a poor run that has allowed north London rival Arsenal to creep ahead in the standings.
Out for draw
However, the way the Tottenham manager - widely touted as the favourite to replace the departed Fabio Capello as England manager at the end of the season - set up his team at Stamford Bridge, it was clear from the outset he would be happy with a point.
Committing few players forward to help lone striker Emmanuel Adebayor, their only chance of a first half shorn of entertainment came in injury time, when Van der Vaart was denied by Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and then sprawling defender Ashley Cole - both attempts coming from close range.
Chelsea, needing the win much more than their opponents after losing 2-1 to Manchester City on Wednesday, enjoyed more possession but also offered little going forward. Indeed, Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel didn't have a save to make before halftime.
The second half proved more entertaining with galloping right back Kyle Walker hitting the sidenetting in the 57th with an angled shot for Tottenham before Mata sent a free kick over the wall but against the base of the post in the 73rd.
Tottenham defender William Gallas should have scored against his former club when he headed a free kick over when totally unmarked eight meters (yards) out.
Adebayor missed a better chance in the 79th, rounding Cech but seeing his goalbound shot blocked by Gary Cahill.
With Spurs looking threatening, the hitherto anonymous Bale thundered a header against the bar from the resulting corner.
The Wales winger's swerving free kick deep into injury time forced Cech to scramble a save behind for a corner with what proved to be the last chance of the match.
With a five point cushion between themselves and Chelsea, Tottenham will be the happier of the London clubs after strengthening their chances of Champions League football and ending a disappointing run.
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[Clip] Re: randomize number
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- Hello Eb, Jody
At 17:39 1999-11-28 -0600, you wrote:
>This is truly beautyful! Such an elegant solution to a problem which,
>Here is a stand-alone, non-repeating, random DATA
>generator clip:
as already remarked, is by no means trivial. One of the cases where
the manual action (drawing lots without replacement) is much simpler
than the computerized simulation.
Once again being a meddling busybody, I couldn't keep my sticky fingers
away. The following only reduces the lines of code somewhat and adds a
rudimentary input interface.
Regards /Claes
^!ClearVariable %string%
^!ClearVariable %result%
^!SetListDelimiter ^p
^!Set %max%=^?[Maximum, if you want to pull numbers 1 - max=0]
^!set %items%=^?[else specify any items, separated with blanks]
^!If ^%max%=0 items
^!set %n%=1
^!set %string%=1
^!Inc %n%
^!if ^%n%>^%max% stringdone
^!append %string%=^%NL%^%n%
^!goto numbers
^!Set %string%=^$StrReplace(" ";"^p";"^%items%";True;False)$
^!SetArray %List%=^%string%
^!Set %MaxIndex%=^%List0%
^!Set %Index%=^$Calc(Int(rnd(^%MaxIndex%)+1))$
^!Append %result%=^%List^%Index%%^%NL%
^!Set %List^%Index%%=^%SPACE%
^!Set %List%=^$StrSort("^%List%";N;Y;N)$
^!SetArray %List%=^$StrDelete("^%List%";1;3)$
^!Dec %MaxIndex%
^!If ^%List0%>0 Again
^!InsertText ^%result%
- Hello Eb, Jody
It is a kind of natural law, that you are never as clear-sighted as the
moment after you submit something.
I realised the obvious point that the number of lines of code naturally is
less important than the speed of the result. And Eb's original version is
significantly faster than my variant, if you accumulate the result in a
variable, rather than continously output it.
Sorry about my butting in, Eb.
Regards /Claes
- Hi Claes,
>It is a kind of natural law, that you are never as clear-sighted as theI'm not offended by someone modifying my code, especially
>moment after you submit something.
>I realised the obvious point that the number of lines of code naturally is
>less important than the speed of the result. And Eb's original version is
>significantly faster than my variant, if you accumulate the result in a
>variable, rather than continously output it.
>Sorry about my butting in, Eb.
if they then compliment me on my original <grin>.
And if you look below, your version gave me THE clew on
how to get rid of those pesky 5 extra GOTOs -- that
SPACE you put in place of the used element!
Tack så mycket.
So I changed the URDG (unique random data gen) as follows:
1. End the data array with an empty element, i.e. an ";",
just to make each element identical, if set to SPACE.
2. Replace the hit element with a TOKEN (you used SPACE)
(I tried a space, but got funny results because my
data contained spaces. Then decided that this step
required a UNIQUE token -- "#" in the sample code).
3. The array now has a consistent pattern "#;" to delete
in any element position.
;----- Start self-contained clip -----
;Yet Another Random Unique Data Generator
;Ver 11:22 12/1/99, Eb Guenther <ntp@...>
;Replace the first line with your preferred method
;of data Input (empty element at end!)
^!SetArray %List%=A;K;Q;J;T;9;8;7;6;5;4;3;2;
^!Set %MaxIndex%=^%List0%; %result%=Seq:
^!Dec %MaxIndex%
^!Set %Index%=^$Calc( Int( Random( 1 ) * ^%MaxIndex% + 1 ) )$
^!Append %Result%=^%TAB%^%List^%Index%%
^!Set %List^%Index%%=#
^!SetArray %List%=^$StrDelete("^%List%";^$StrPos("#";"^%List%";N)$;2)$
^!Dec %MaxIndex%
^!If ^%List0%>1 Again
^!InsertText ^%Result%^%NL%
;----- End self-contained clip -----
On my antique PC this takes about 110 mS, about 18% faster
than my previous version! Anyone with a screamer out there
wanna give me an incentive to get a new PC for X-mass?
Loop the clip XX times, and divide the elapsed second by XX.
Do I hear 10 mS? Better?
AND the clip is simpler and easier to read.
- Hi Eb, Manuel, and Claes,
> I'm not offended by someone modifying my code, especially ifYou did a great job! <g> Really! I think I have it the way
> they then compliment me on my original <grin>.
Manuel first requested it now with some options to make it not as
Manuel specific. ;)
I have the list the script picks from in an ini file now which is
made after the Setup Clip is done. This is so a year down the
road the used numbers, or should I say what is left is remembered
- provided Windows doesn't eat your drive. ;->
When the last number is used you are told to run setup again to
build a new list. There is an option to add a wrapper start and
end around the number. Manuel's [#nnn] is default and no wrapper
can also be used which I suppose would be most used. Leading
zeros are added to smaller numbers for even alignment (no option
there >:-þ~~~). I took about 12 seconds for me to generate an
initial list of 6600 numbers. <vbs> There is a limit of 32kb in
an ini file so once you get to that point you will get an error
saying cannot write to RandNum.ini. There is an option to open
that so you can easily delete it if you want.
It may be viewed or copied at Snatch-A-Clip. It is all the way
at the bottom unless you use the Quick Snatch. Make sure you
read the first few lines if you go so you know what to do with
the html popup.
Have fun... Back to beta testing. :)
Happy Clip'n!
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If you thought for some reason that Conor McGregor might dial back the trash talk, now that he's the featherweight champ and about to face the reigning lightweight king, well, you were mistaken.
McGregor has verbally belittled Rafael dos Anjos in the past, but after the UFC officially announced the two will meet on March 5th, it didn't take long for the Irish star to start slinging words. Here is some of what McGregor had to say about RDA on Facebook recently:
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There you have it. Now, this isn't the first time McGregor has blasted someone for electing to train and live outside of their homeland. McGregor has been critical of his fellow Irishman, Joe Duffy, for moving to Montreal, Canada to train with Tristar. RDA currently trains out of Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California.
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Whitmer senior, Bethany Wissler, was named the 2013 Homecoming Queen. She made history at Whitmer as the first student with Down syndrome being named as the homecoming queen. Bethany was crowned at the football game by Sarah McRitchie, the 2012 Homecoming Queen. Congratulations, Bethany!
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That is awesome. I have heard of 7 stories now like this for homecoming this year and love every one!!!
I love it! How wonderful that your son goes to a school with students who are able to look beyond the disability and see the people they truly are.
How precious -- thanks for sharing! I hope she enjoyed her special day!! ♥
It was really exciting when Bethany won homecoming queen for Whitmer High School. She was so happy and felt really loved by all her peers. Its a beautiful thing to see how much love and kindness everyone at Whitmer shows her and other students with special needs. That means Washington Local Schools is doing good things and cares about our kids. They have a lot of compassion for everyone. Go panthers!!!!!
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If "an unexamined life is a life not worth living," then I patiently await the mass suicides.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Firing Joe Paterno Did Not Unrape Those Boys
Take this whole Penn State rape scandal thing. Joe Paterno got fired because of this asshat and his asshat bosses. Yes, I'm defending Joe Paterno.
Let me pose this question to everyone: what would you have done differently? Now I'm sure many of you are going to say "well I would have gone straight to the police, Jack! That was his moral obligation!" Okay, let me paint a picture for you.
One of your employees comes to you and tells you that a guy you've known for over 20 years was raping some 10 year old kid. This is a guy that you've known to be kind-hearted, honorable, and upstanding. The guy started a charity for Christ sake. Some kid that you barely know tells you that a friend of yours was raping a boy in a public place. First off, do you believe it? Do you believe that this man would do something so horrifying and be so brazen about it?
It's possible that the kid, in the haze of the moment, mistook the assailant. You know that something like this could completely ruin a man forever, so if the kid was mistaken about the identity of the offender, or if he was mistaken about what was going on, or if the guy telling you this was even lying, it would be fairly shitty to go straight to the police and get this all out in the open.
Not to mention the fact that your legal obligation is to report the activity to your boss and let your boss handle it, and there really is nothing you can do beyond that point.
"But Jack, there is something you could do. Morally you should go to the police!" And do what? Tell the police that someone told you that he saw a guy raping a kid in a public shower? What would the police think? And remember, you don't even know that the kid was being raped. You were just told that he was being inappropriately touched or whatever. You know almost nothing of what actually went on. But it's your duty to go to the police, on your own volition, with nearly no facts about what happened and potentially smear a friend's good name?
What was Joe Paterno supposed to think? Here's what I would think. The claims must have been unsubstantiated. No one has come foreward claiming that this guy raped him, and the university or whoever must have done their own investigation to determine the veracity of the claims. They probably couldn't determine whether or not the guy did was he supposedly did, and to play it safe they kicked him off campus. If the guy really is guilty, then the victim would surely come forward. Victims came forward in the Catholic priest sex scandals, right?
Joe Paterno did not have enough information to go to the police. All he had to go off of was someone else's word, and the guy, McQueary, didn't even tell him what exactly went on. If my boss just told the guy to not show up around campus, my thought would be that the allegations were unfounded.
McQueary and the men that actually had a legal responsibility to do something should be on the hook for this, not a 75 year old man who's had numerous health problems over the last 10 years, all while trying to manage a Big 10 college football team.
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- Silverfiddle said...
when something bad happens, we want a pound of flesh from anyone who was even remotely associated with the incident.
Yes! I am still pissed off a Bush that nobody got fired after 9/11. Good Lord! How big a screwup needs to happen before somebody gets fired in this country?
And your defense of Paterno is sickening. So a gay pederast starts a charity, so everything else he does is OK.
I have friends from childhood. If I thought one had raped a child, yes, I would go to the police.
Not everyone investigated is brought up on charges. That is what the police do, investigate the facts.
I'm surprised at your defense of this.
- November 15, 2011 at 9:24 AM
- Jack Camwell said...
You're surprised because you completely missed the point.
Campus police was actually informed about the incident, and now the campus police chief or whoever is in hot water because he didn't do anything about it. It was not Joe Paterno's responsibility to launch an investigation off of information that (A) wasn't even complete and (B) about shit he didn't even personally witness.
And do you think that I'm trying to defend Sandusky? You've completely missed what I've said about this whole thing.
Think of someone you know and trust to be a good person. What would you think if someone told you that he's a pederast? If someone came to me and told me that one of my good friends diddles and rapes little boys, I'd probably not believe it.
At NO POINT did I say that Sandusky's having a charity foundation absolve him of anything.
No one seems to ever put themselves in the situation. They only look at the "shoulda, coulda, wouldas." It's like people shitting on GWB for finishing the kid story when he heard about 9/11.
Joe Paterno didn't rape those kids, and Joe Paterno did was he was obligated to do. He reported what he heard to his superiors, and everything after that was out of his hands.
- November 15, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- Silverfiddle said...
It strains credulity to believe Paterno knew nothing of that pederast's predilections. Hell, according to the grand jury testimony, EVERYBODY knew since the late 90's.
This was about putting professional sports and the billions it brings in (Yes, college football is a professional sport) ahead of the welfare of children who mean nothing to the all important bottom line.
This is also about putting people on a pedestal and the cult of personality.
I call bullshit on the whole Cowardly Lions corporation. More importantly, people much more familiar with the details than me have also called bullshit. It's a rotten structure and if Paterno didn't notice the stench he's much stupider than people think.
- November 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Jack Camwell said...
The fact that Joe Paterno reported Sandusky to the athletic director indicates that he likely didn't know about anything that was going on up to that point.
Paterno didn't try to cover up anything when McQueary came to him. He did what he was legally obligated to do, and I don't think there's anything more he could have done.
The whole cult of personality thing doesn't mean shit to me. I'm not a Penn State fan. I think it's horse shit that he was fired from his job because the people he counted on to take care of the whole thing failed to do what THEY were legally obligated to do.
And don't give me this "moral obligation" crap that everyone else is spitting out. Would you go report someone you know or believe to be a stand up person to the police, based on something someone else told you? Especially knowing that even if the allegations are untrue, the person you accuse and report to the police will suffere a tarnished reputation forever.
As I said, with the way it was handled by the administration, Paterno probably thought that everything had been resolved. Everyone involved, even McQueary, is saying that Paterno wasn't abreast of the depth of what this guy was doing.
Had the school administration actually done what they were supposed to do, we wouldn't be having this conversation, and no one would be saying that Joe Paterno didn't do enough.
- November 15, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Silverfiddle said...
"It is one of the great sorrows of my life," Paterno said in a written statement earlier in the day. "I wish I had done more."
Since you requested, I won't give you any of that "moral obligation crap." Why let a few homosexual child rapes get in the way of sports hero worship and its multibillion dollar industry, right?
JoPa is a College Football God! And damn anyone who blasphemes!
And your headline is absurd.
Jailing a murderer doesn't unmurder the victim, so I don't even know what the point of your title is.
- November 15, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Jack Camwell said...
Of course he had wished he'd done more. Doesn't everyone say that?
I already told you that my defense of him has nothing to do with sports hero worship.
Joe Paterno was known for being honest and forthright. You and others claim that he covered this mess up to save the school, but that doesn't even make any logical sense.
What sense would it make to willfully do nothing if you knew for fact that there was a victim out there that was raped? Isn't that stupid? "Well, lets just hope the kid never comes forward." Do you honestly think that's what Paterno would have thought? It would have been more logical to get it all out in the open and save some hassle down the road.
But we're not thinking in terms of strategy. We're not actually trying to understand his side of the story. What's most likely the case is Paterno thought that the allegations were untrue, misconstrued, or exaggerated. He probably didn't even believe it.
You're right. Jailing the murderer doesn't unmurder the victim. But guess what: Paterno didn't rape that boy. Sandusky did. So exactly how is firing Joe Paterno going to solve anything for anyone anywhere? Is that boy going to feel better about getting his ass violated? Is Sandusky going to suffer more? What does this even mean for Paterno?
No one is looking at this logically. Everyone is looking at it with passions inflamed. But punishing Paterno--an old man who actually FULFILLED HIS LEGAL OBLIGATION--solves nothing, and the only purpose it serves is to make people feel like justice has been done.
You're failing, dare I say refusing, to see the situation from his perspective. Tell me right now Silver, if someone came to you and told you that a good friend of yours was raping little boys, how quick would you be to believe it and go to the police?
Life is more complicated than some people like to think. But then again, most people think they have the answer to every question in life, so I know I'm just wasting my time and breath by even suggesting that someone might be wrong.
- November 15, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- KP said...
Mike McQueary was not a kid when he witnessed rape of a 10 year old. He was a coward.
He was also a big, physical, educated 28 year old man who was a college coach. A man who once played quarterback at Penn State. He was a leader of men (we thought).
My wife said to me last night, if I walked in on a 50 year old man raping a 10 year old in the ass I wouldn't leave that building until I knew that boy was safe. I think she would have attacked Sandusky. If only McQueary felt the same.
- November 15, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- Silverfiddle said...
To answer your question Jack, if a friend was accused of doing something like that on my property or in a place of business I controlled, then hell yes I would call the police.
You were in the Navy so I shouldn't have to break it down for you. The skipper is responsible for what happens on his ship. Period.
It's not readily apparent Paterno covered anything up. It looks more like willful ignorance and averting ones gaze at this point, by not just him but many others.
I do not see him as the sympathetic figure that you apparently do.
I am not being emotional. I am looking at the few facts we have in front of us and using the light of reason. If a guy is doing stuff like that for years on end, other guys who know him a work closely with him day in and day out have got to have at least an inkling, more often than not, much more than that.
- November 15, 2011 at 11:46 PM
- Silverfiddle said...
KP: I said much the same thing about McQueary at another blog. He is a coward for not going in there and decking Sandusky and dragging his ass to the police.
Why didn't Paterno immediately have a come to Jesus with Sandusky and demand to know just exactly what the hell happened? Demand it! and then turn it over to the police. Of course if whimp ass McQueary had done what a real man would have done, the cops would have been called...
What a worthless, sorry sack of shit those "men" are...
- November 15, 2011 at 11:50 PM
- Jersey McJones said...
It's just a lose, lose, lose situation, guys.
Paterno did offer his resignation before he was fired.
I believe, or at least I would assume, Paterno did not understand the scope of the problem under his watch and perpetrated by a close associate.
So, I'm sad to see this ignominious end to his great career.
I just don't know what else to say about this other than to say it's just all very sad.
- November 16, 2011 at 1:01 AM
- Jack Camwell said...
So here's an update. In 1998 the Penn State police conducted an investigation, and the Attourney General in PA at the time decided not to prosecute.
Also, the authorities are saying that Paterno did in fact fulfill his legal obligation and is not under investigation, unlike the AD and President who may be prosecuted for failing to fulfill their legal obligations.
And McQueary apparently DID go to the police about this. So how can we blame Joe Paterno when even the police and Attourney General turned a blind eye to this?
- November 16, 2011 at 10:42 AM
It's good to see people debating this somewhat sensibly.
I am firmly in Jackie's camp with this whole business.
The Grand Jury presentment is damning to a bunch of people. If any of you have read it and took notes of the timeline here you would see that about 8 or so people (non-victims) had the power to go forward to the police.
I don't hear anyone calling for the head of the janitor who also was an eye-witness to sexual activity back in 2000. I don't hear anyone up in arms to burn the DA Ray Gricar at the stake. No. In fact I don't hear anyone giving a convincing argument against paterno other than "he knew, he had to of known, burn the witch, he is an enabler of a sexual predator, rot in hell joe pa" how exactly is he suppose to know anything other than what he was told? For all we know McQ downplayed the shower scene for an old man.
There are a ton of other people here to point fingers at, I hear no mention of a witch hunt for the campus police investigator Ralston who had a taped confession of sandusky in which he admitted being in a shower with a young boy and possibly rubbing his member against the kid. BTW this was in 1998.
Lets get serious here with the facts before we pass judgement. If Joe Paterno hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt by now for all the good he has done and all of the people he has inspired and helped... then absolutely no one deserves the benefit of the doubt ever.
We are talking about a man who has had 0 NCAA investigations for over 60 years, who ran the cleanest program in college football.
If those above statements don't appease people of their witchlust then you have a lot more people to blame then Joe Paterno... people who not only 100% knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that the guy was doing this, but also people of great legal authority who "looked the other way"... so you people better seriously get a lot more rope and some tinder cause these witches are way worse than the old man.
Bottom line... the liberal media and the subsequent poisoning of public opinion fucked Joe Pa good in a very short amount of time. Spindoctor it whatever way you want, that is the truth. Fact is a month ago he was being hailed as the best coach of all time. Never ceases to amaze me how people are anxious to condemn others regardless of the truth. A truth which we may never know. But that doesnt matter right? Fire another one up boys, this ones a Witch too!
- November 16, 2011 at 2:39 PM
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Watch that Righteous Wrath. It's killed more victims than all the pedophiles in history put together.
Welcome to NEW SALEM. Pedophiles are the NEW WITCHES.
The Constitution many Conservatives profess to love and adore tells us the accused are considered INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY beyond a reasonable doubt.
At the risk of possibly damaging my good relationship with Silver Fiddle I am solidly with you, Jack, on this one.
Allegations of this kind stir up Mob Psychology faster than a horndog can chase a piece of tail.
- November 16, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Once again, I must add that Mr. No Name may think along the same lines as I do, but he (or she) is not I.
Please, Me. No Name, call yourself SOMETHING and stick with it to avoid nonsensical -- and sometimes acrimonious -- confusion.
~ FreeThinke
- November 16, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Jack Camwell said...
Mr. No Name, a personal IRL friend of mine, calls me Jackie. That's how I know it's always him.
So just don't call me Jackie and we'll know it's you =)
Thanks for your support FT.
- November 16, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Silverfiddle said...
"Innocent until proven guilty is a legal concept," and I am not alleging criminal conduct by Paterno. I am not advocating a witch hunt either, so let's stick to the issue.
"I wish I had done more," is not the statement of a man who was suddenly blindsided by events he had previously known nothing about.
"I wish I had known," is what someone with no previous knowledge would say.
Paterno said, "I wish I had done more," implying that perhaps he had at least some inkling of things not being right.
He had the power of God at Penn State, and I think he regrets not exercising it. It's not a crime, but (I apologize for using the term you hate, Jack), a moral failure.
If Paterno is the man we've known him to be all these years, I think once he consults with his lawyer and determines he cannot incriminate himself, we will hear a big mea culpa from him.
- November 16, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- KP said...
Anon, the truth will come out in time. The others you name, the janitor, Ralston and others will have a chance to explain themselves. I would not be surprised if the entire board of trustees changes over.
This is just beginning. As the heat is turned up others will talk and we will learn more. Plenty of time to learn the janitor's name and for him to share with us why we shouldn't be alarmed.
JoPa isn't a bad man. But if he knew more than he lets on then he is a good man who did a very bad thing. Either way, doing his job in this environment became impossible.
Jack, I am not sure McQueary went to the police. What I heard was that he wrote an e-mail to an unamed "friend" on Nov 8th saying he went to the police and telling the friend "do with this what you want".
- November 16, 2011 at 5:16 PM
My good man, you are leaving out the first part of the sentence.
I think every adult human on the planet can relate somewhat to the sentiments the statement in its entirety presents:
"With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more"
From my perspective that sounds like a man who is either trying to claim he is a man sincerely distraught over knowing something was "off" and that more boys got victimized, as you suggest, or he could have done something more to stop sandusky if he had only known for sure it was happening.
How many times have we all either heard or said the phrase "If I only knew then what I know now."
So I can see at least two sides to that statement, and I resonate strongly with the side that insinuates "If only I could go back in time."
I too think it will be interesting to see what happens in the weeks ahead, and I agree with you Silver that legally he is not to blame. I wont go so far as to say he is a "victim" of Sandusky, rather he is a victim of circumstance.
It is just very sad and disheartening to see Joe Pa punished and his legacy get tarnished for evil perpetrated by someone else. Make no mistake, Gerald Sandusky is the bad guy here and he at least gets his day in court.
Yes, KP I hold the idea that the truth in all things will win out in the end, that foolish hope is about the only thing that keeps me going these days. I grow more weary each day of society and it's laser beam focus on the wrong things.
- November 16, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- KP said...
<< I hold the idea that the truth in all things will win out in the end, that foolish hope is about the only thing that keeps me going these days. I grow more weary each day of society and it's laser beam focus on the wrong things. >>
I hear you on that. Not easy times.
I like this blog. It's full of good ideas from along the spectrum of philosophy and politics. Thanks to our host for the work you do.
- November 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM
- KP said...
As I said, this issue at Penn State is only just beginning. Now we see the NCAA being drawn into this. The organization is starting to look like institutional pedatation. This is the tip of the iceburg. Coverups, money corruption, the BCS and on and on. Look for Congress to get involved and big changes in years to come (that's how long it will take to sort this out).
- November 16, 2011 at 9:31 PM
- KP said...
Typo: to be clear: the NCAA may be part of predation.
Perhaps the Penn State affair will shed light on the fact that the Catholic Church child rape stories are not church related. Rather, they are part of a greater tragedy that crosses all socio economic ines and are all too often perpetuated by larger institutions (like the church, like Penn State, like the NCAA and the list goes on). One in four girls are victims of sexual rape. One in six boys are victims of sexual rape. We have to get real. Are you kidding me?! That means in a co-ed basketball game two out of ten players on the court are rape victims.
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Anyway- here goes:
In February of this year I took a trip to Florida to visit some friends in West Palm Beach. Out of Port of Spain the main airline choices American Airlines which has two daily frequencies to MIA using 757 and 767 equipment and the 'home grown' favourite Caribbean Airlines which has one morning service to nonstop MIA and an afternoon service to FLL using 737-800 equipment. In the past I have generally favoured the 'Greyhound of the Skies' as my Number 1 choice in air travel as I am an AAdvantage member albeit a non-status member, but for me it's always been a combination of their fares, general, ease of spending miles, their ' generous' 32" pitch in economy on their afternoon 767 service to MIA. On my 2012 trip to NYC I decided to patronize my local airline (why not), I flew the redeye service to JFK and back through KIN a year earlier and I was generally satisfied- not impressed but nevertheless satisfied. This trip would be no different in terms of satisfaction but this time I decided to ride in the front cabin. Being 6' 4" and any economy class seat for extended periods of time is generally an ordeal. Usually I would attempt to mitigate the pain of Y class travel by doing the using the usual routine of checking in extra early and snagging exit/bulkhead rows asking for seat changes on board/ at the gate etc. But this time I would not to go through the trouble or pay American extra for their Y class inches.
I could have very well taken Caribbean's nonstop morning service to MIA or their afternoon service direct to FLL, but the prospect four takeoffs and four landings for the (a bit less than the) price of one takeoff and one landing with the added bonus of more miles: 6340miles vs 4884 R/T based on a C class fare, a landing and takeoff at the Princess Juliana Int'l, and spending half a day the fantastic Club Kingston lounge in Kingston, Jamaica I believe that I might have made the true A.netter choice. My Itinerary would be as follows: POS-KIN-FLL with intermediate stops in BGI and SXM. The only other slight drawback Is that one sector (KIN-FLL) will be flown in economy class a small - price to pay considering that it's only a 1h 20 min sector. The trip will be considerably longer - literally a whole day's worth of traveling, when I could have quite simply have gotten there in just four hours… but why would I do such a ludicrous thing?
The flight to Kingston will be BW's 'milk run' service which operates four times weekly to KIN, twice weekly it does POS-BGI-SXM-KIN and on other days SXM is substituted by ANU- the other days of the week the Kin flight either operates nonstop or via BGI only.
Caribbean Airlines:
Caribbean Airlines Limited operating as Caribbean Airlines is the national airline of Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Airlines Limited operates both Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica brands and as such is also the flag carrier to Jamaica through its brand (Wikipedia).
Caribbean Airlines is locally known as CAL – (not to be confused with China Airlines) its IATA code (BW) however belies its BWIA ("Bewee") heritage, however much of the old airline's reputation as a luggage leaving, late arriving/departing - passenger stranding reputation is a thing of the past (except for its profit making ability). They have a pretty good reputation for on-time performance- all my flights were on generally on time. Comparing Caribbean Airlines with the competition, CAL offers meals, two checked bags, 100% air miles accrual included in their lowest economy class fares – There is some sort of IFE on longer flights and no "pay for extra legroom" options. In business class (also known loosely as First Class) they offer most of the amenities that other airlines offer in such as priority check in, lounge access, bigger seats, 3 course meals extra luggage allowance and 150% miles accrual to their FF program "Caribbean Miles".
Before the Trip:
I used www.caribbean-airlines.com rather simple and straightforward SITA powered online facility to book my flights , I was able to use the very useful "pay later" option which held my reservation for 48 hours and generated a PNR code. I was able to pay for my reservation 24 hours later at the downtown Port of Spain ticket office.
They also run an identical site (www.airjamaica.com) with a different skin for Air Jamaica customers:
Seat pre-selection for both sectors was also possible online, I was able to play "virtual musical chairs" even before I got on the plane.
The website also contained information on meal selection and a detailed listing of meal and refreshment options available on all flights in both classes:
At the Airport:
I must begin by apologizing for the lack of pictures at Caribbean airports, for any aviation enthusiast accustomed to travelling through the region knows that photography is prohibited in all areas of Caribbean airports, this unfortunately is enforced by various levels of security officials and staff, most of the time in varying forms of rudeness and/or intimidation. On that fateful day a few years ago, I was caught snapping pictures of aircraft from the departure lounge I learn't "The Perils of taking photos in Caribbean Airports", I was approached by a security officer who then proceeded to have me delete all the relevant photos on my camera and left me with the threat that "the next time you will lose the camera". Permanently scarred from that experience I have since been wary taking photographs at most airports, and when I do so, I do so very nervously, which generally results in blurred/ bad pictures. My weapon of choice for airport pictures is usually my phone, which I'm relegated to using use much like a spy.
Change is hopefully on the horizon as a group of local aviation enthusiasts and spotters have come together to form a group called Planespotters Society of Trinidad and Tobago, who have started lobbying to make Planespotting a legal activity in Trinidad and Tobago, or at the very least, recognize and make provisions for planespotters to pursue their hobby within its jurisdiction.
If you like you can help us out by taking a quick moment to sign our petition, so hopefully you may see more photos and probably trip reports from our neck of the woods. In the meantime, I'll be having just as much fun evading security and taking photos.
Or check out our friendly little page on facebook:
I arrived at Piarco Airport at 05:45 for an 08:30 flight having gotten a lift with a colleague who was traveling on the 07:00 flight to CCS, Both of us having done the web check facility, my colleague decided to cut it close so we arrived at the airport with minutes to spare before check in for his flight was to close:
Online check in:
BW Check in zone (all flights)@ POS: The ticketing desks are the first two at the far left (positions I and 2):
Unfortunately no pictures here. The BW lounge is situated within the eastern concourse of POS after security within the confines of the general BW gate area (Gates 8-14). The "Club Caribbean" lounge is available to passengers holding a business class BP, "Caribbean Miles" status holders (Silver, Gold, and Executive Gold) and BW's Club Caribbean cardholders. Club Caribbean is a standalone membership that gives you access to BW lounges, priority boarding etc. at their various destinations for the yearly fee of $350USD. It may be useful for the Caribbean businessman but not really worth it In my opinion when compared to the Priority Pass unlimited membership which can cost less if you take advantage of their frequent offers, and have access to lounges worldwide, not just those in the BW network, and the only BW branded lounge is in POS, most of the other lounges throughout the network are 'contract' ones most which accept Priority Pass anyway. I was granted access only to find that The Club Caribbean lounge was crowded at that time for the morning as a result of departure bank to KIN, BGI, GEO, MIA, JFK etc. The décor is maybe a little cheesy with in keeping with the airline branding it was decked out in bright tropical lime greens and purple. The available seating was relatively comfortable, but it appears to have been outfitted more for volume than for comfort, which makes sense given its smallish size. The refreshment area is small but available were mini sandwiches, pastries smoked salmon roulades etc. fresh fruit bowls, yogurts, a nice touch were mugs for tea and coffee (of which I had a tall mug). The food area was crowded as a couple groups of suits decided to congregate in that space while stuffing their faces (I guess I would too If I was paying $350 a year). I was still reeling from lack of sleep (I was out the night before - I had like 1 hour of sleep before my alarm clock went off at 4AM) and I was a little bit out of it and I neither did I feel that hungry (big mistake), so I settled for a fruit bowl a and yogurt with my tall mug of caffeine and found a not –so-quiet spot to sit. The general vibe of this lounge wasn't particularly to my liking anyway, it reminded me of sixth form at school- entering it seemed like walking into a noisy crowded classroom during lunch break with all the popular cliques congregating and chatting loudly and amongst themselves while they aloofly sizing up any newcomers- sorry that's just the vibe I got - but anyways, I found my quiet window – which had a non - view of gate 8 through frosted glass and sipped my coffee. Fortunately, It wasn't too long before lounge dragon came in and announced that flight 456 to Kingston was now ready for boarding.
Flight: BW 456
Seat: 1A
Departure time: 0800
Route: POS-BGI-SXM-KIN
Equipment: B737-800
Registration : 9Y-JME
Photo © Jose Mendez
Miles earned: 1529+ 764 C class bonus =2293
Flying on Caribbean Airlines can be a bit of a lottery when it comes to which aircraft you get for your flight. At the time of travel BW operated a total of 16 737-800 – seven (07) aircraft in traditional full Caribbean Airlines Billboard style livery with the colourful hummingbird on the tail, three (03) aircraft in hybrid /variations of unfinished liveries, and six (06) aircraft painted in Air Jamaica colours, although they all planes have a more or less standard configuration of C16/Y138 they all very in styles of décor and TLC (or lack thereof). As I walked from the lounge to the gate I caught a glimpse of today´s machine and fortunately the operations gods have smiled on me today as I will be spending the better part of six hours today on 9Y-JME an ex- Air Berlin example.
Boarding began 3 minutes or so after reaching the gate, and It was called in true Caribbean Airlines fashion, they seem pretty consistent with the 737 boarding procedure, where they call on passengers needing extra time and special assistance to board as well as passengers seated in rows 5 12 and 13 (Bulkhead and over wing exits) followed by Business class and Club Caribbean passengers.
As usual, a polite greeting at the door by a Jamaican purser who pointed me to my seat (it wasn't very far away). A closer inspection of the crew uniforms it was apparent that we had a Kingston based crew- (they have a different colored tie/frilly things that ladies wear) – as far as I know this is not the norm for POS originating northbound flights- which are usually crewed by POS based BW crews, the KIN crews generally man the flights from KIN/MBJ to points north, however on the four sectors that I flew on this trip the crew was 100% Jamaican.
Boarding was completed a good 15-20 mins before scheduled departure time and we sat on the tarmac till about four minutes past departure time as we waited for some "paperwork". No refreshments were offered while on the ground, however local nespapers were offered I believe it was the "Trinidad Express" and the Jamaican "Gleaner Newspaper" The purser did however make her appearance about two minutes before doors closed to take drinks orders for after we were airborne courteously addressing every passenger personally, also asking if we wanted "nuts and channa" with our drinks. On the subject of addressing passengers by name, I noted (sitting in 1A you tend to hear these things)that the purser made an effort to greet every passenger by name- yes, even the Y class passengers as they filed through the door and she read their boarding pass- stopping occasionally to make sure that she got the pronunciation correct… interesting.
Waiting for departure gate 13 @ POS
Before long we were underway and were in the air on our way to Barbados, flight time announced as quick 35 minutes at 25,000 feet .
About to cross the active at A1 intersection. Greyhound Airlines can be seen pushing back to MIA in the distance.
Lined up and ready to go:
The usual eastbound departure had as turning left and speeding up what was presumably the R515 airway to BGI, the crew did their round of service just as we passed the island of Tobago. I got my pre ordered glass of water with a small bowl of warmed nuts and channa (roasted salted chick peas).
Descent came pretty quickly on this short hop ad soon we were turning right to intercept the ILS at runway 09 Grantley Adams International.
Great views of the South coast of Barbados and Bridgetown as we approached.
Crossing the coast inbound at Oistins and its definitely a Lovely day for the beach.
The Barbados stop was very brief- it was more like 'bus stop' passengers off passengers on, and within 25 minutes we were on our way once more. Flight time to St. Maarten was announced as 1 hour six minutes at 36,000 feet.
Barbados in its entirety as we turn northward to grab the UA632 airway.
The IFE screens did not come down on this sector not that I cared for them much as the best IFE was to be had by simply looking out the window. The 'A' row windows are the best seats to have on the northbound flights as islands of the Caribbean pass you by to the left, the weather turned out to be lovely all the way to Jamaica and the flight was truly scenic. Service on this leg was Identical to the previous one, the purser took drinks orders once again, and I sipped my orange juice and ate my nuts and channa as the islands passed us by, by this time I began to feel the pangs of hunger and I regretted not stuffing my face like everybody else in the lounge, the salty nuts and chickpeas did not help, fortunately I had grabbed a couple bags of corn chips just as I left the lounge, so I snacked on those as I knew meal time was quite a ways away not until we left St. Maarten. The crew disappeared in the galley until it was time to do their safety checks for landing.
Passing Martinique
Melville Hall International Airport Dominica (TDPD/DOM).
For those poor souls that weren't lucky enough to have a window seat or were sitting on the right hand side of the aircraft t there was Caribbean Beat Magazine, one of the better Inflight magazines out there - it has remained virtually unchanged since the BWIA days, it usually does a good job at showcasing various aspects of Caribbean life and Culture.
Overhead the Island of Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe)
Descent began Overhead Antigua as we turned slightly onto the B520 airway which would take us to Juliana.
Overhead ANU
Island of Saba (the rock)
The only picture I got of my current seat 1A, admittedly, although this current address is a very desirable one on the plane, being at the 'front of the class' has its drawbacks, especially if you have long legs. While knee room is more than adequate, There is no cutout at the bottom of the bulkhead panel and that severely restricts how far you can stretch your legs, I was already beginning to feel the strain on my knees and I was looking forward to landing in SXM so that I could at least stretch my legs- or better -change seats.
View from 1A
Well, I couldn't have it all: while the left hand side was great for a view of the Islands, the approach into St. Maarten is more scenic on the right hand side, I'm sure that the airway would have taken us right over St. Barth's at low level and as far as I could see through the windows on the opposite side we flew a rather scenic downwind leg on what appeared to be a visual approach into SXM.
Approach sequence into Princess Juliana Int'l.:
Turning base/final:
Hello Saba:
Gliding in over Maho Beach
Floating it:
We appeared to have floated a little then the main gear and the nose gear hit hard in rapid succession, I think I heard some light screams coming from the back cabin lol good stuff! Lots of braking took us to the end of the runway.
Quiet morning here in SXM – as it would usually be in the rest of the Caribban at this time of day.
Our assigned gate this morning:
The POS-BGI leg seemed to have a lot of business people deplaning, which is only natural as the POS-BGI is one of the busiest air routes in the Caribbean and a very important commercial corridor, not to mention the run to Jamaica. Quite a lot of people deplaned here in SXM, most looked like tourists and holidaymakers with their diving gear and flippers straw hats and flip flops in tow. The good news is that I was also rid of my seatmate- who deplaned at SXM (with whom I did not exchange a single word for the whole flight till now.
I was able to stretch my legs for a bit and went poking about inquisitively like any self-respecting trip reporter would – but discreetly.
My venture into Y class revealed that this aircraft cabin was in good pretty good shape and that the interior was straight out of Air Berlin. My main gripe with BW is that they don't standardize their hard product, they seem to go the way of budget carriers and their 737s have a sort of 'low rent' feel. I am not well schooled in the intricacies of the aviation trade when it comes to leasing and buying aircraft, but from what I understand is that these aircraft are bought/leased with a limited amount of spares- spare seats and cabin fittings, and have to work best with what they've got and knowing BW's "El Cheapo" approach to their operation I suppose that these interiors are here to stay.
Having seen row 5 on this aircraft I had an Idea of what seat will chose when I check in for my connection in KIN as row 5 on this plane looked pretty comfy (oh how wrong I was).
Row 5 D,E,F
I ventured into the forward galley, used the tiny bathroom, had a peek up the jetway and I barely got a whiff of the warm St. Maarten air before returning to my seat to make way for the steady stream of passengers that joined us here in SXM, two of which stayed in the J class cabin. After the passenger traffic had subsided a bit, I asked the purser if we were to have anybody else join us in J, to which she acknowledged that no more passengers were due. On hearing this I promptly changed seats and moved to seat 4F.
I am not by any stretch of the imagination a regular first/business class traveller, so the seat though it was, a generic narrow-body premium recliner style seat (the upholstery which looked suspiciously like AA); it was definitely an upgrade to what I am used to in economy. This flight was just under six hours, and if it weren't for the SXM stop which allowed me to get up a little and stretch a little, the discomfort would have been more amplified. Over longer periods of time, the lack of active lower lumbar support in this seat becomes more apparent, and for a tall person like myself, to get more comfortable while reclined would mean having to stretch my legs further under the seat ahead and during the later stages of the flight became a little long in the tooth.
From about twelve or fourteen or so passengers that we started off with in POS we ended up with the lovely complement of five or no more than six passengers or so: I could have a whole row to myself more importantly have the best views on the westbound flight, and on takeoff from SXM.
Finally rid of those pesky passengers:
New view:
That legroom shot:
The SXM turn was close to an hour long, and as soon as the passengers settled the purser came round to see what we wanted to drink. The Jamaican crew on this flight, and on the return one were not particularly engaging- and though were friendly they seemed pretty reserved. The crew did a relatively good job of remembering everyone's name and seemed to warm up a little more to the passengers on this leg.
I wasn't quite keeping track of time, and I imagined that we were somewhere on schedule as we pushed back, besides, I wasn't in a hurry anyway.
A short taxi to the runway for the famous scenic takeoff from SXM for the longest sector on this flight which was announced as being two hours and 6 minutes.
SXM departure sequence:
The change of seat was definitely worth it even if it were only for the stunningly scenic takeoff from SXM. It may be because I was closer to the engines but the electric buzz emitted by the CFM-56s during this seemingly more powerful takeoff, mixed in with the amazing views was absolutely intoxicating, and I was already feeling a little 'woozy' after that scotch and soda that I had empty stomach before takeoff.
Speaking of empty stomachs, I was ravenous and finally the first hint that we'll be fed appeared:
The menus are cheaply printed- but it's nice touch- IMO it doesn't have to be anything elaborate- besides, I already knew what was on the menu thanks to the website. However, generic a list of available drinks and spirits would have been nice to see to keep the likes of people like myself from wondering what to order.
In the meantime another round of drinks and I had a another scotch and soda, I was served by a giggly FA whispering and giggling that she served me a double- There was so much scotch in my glass that the FA offered to leave me the bottle of club soda I wasn't complaining though.
In the meantime, we climbed past the British Virgin Islands
Terrence B. Lettsome Int'l Airport on Beef Island Tortola.
The meal service begins with a hot towel service ( sorry m no pic), the No 3 FA comes round distributing the individual trays with the little garden salad placed on it. The purple tray is adorned with the lime green linen like napkin as can be seen in the pictures. The lime green and purple is the same theme that is carried from the Lounge, and fits well with the company branding, it is however a shame that they couldn't be more consistent with their branding themes on the rest of their hard product.
The salad is a bit on the small side, though fresh is bit somewhat uninspiring, and it is instantly vaporized when it hits the pit of my stomach, The saving grace is the bread basket with an assortment of warm bread rolls which is passed around- I take two.
No sooner had I finished, than the was my empty bowl was taken away and the beef entrée that I ordered was placed on my tray, and again, It looked nice but it could have been bigger- or maybe I was just hungry. The food was nothing to write home about- It's most likely pre-plated re heated airplane food after all , but they definitely could have filled up those empty white spaces on the plate with some more veggies or carbs or something. I definitely regretted not ordering the prawn curry which looked bigger and better – greedy me… or I should have just asked for seconds.
Here is a comparison pic of the meal service that I had one year earlier on this same sector (eastbound) in economy class and they were probably having something similar- note the portions are almost the same. Admittedly BW offers 'complimentary' meals/snacks on flights over a certain sector lengths, where the competition does not- AA only offers refreshments on POS-MIA, but the 'complementary' meal that BW offers seems more like they are 'checking the box'- but hey who am I to look at a gift horse in the mouth.
The desert which was later wheeled out on a trolley was disappointing and for a man like myself that has a sweet tooth, to choose fruit over cake is quite a statement. Anybody who lives in Trinidad would be familiar with a local brand of industrial quality cakes called ¨Kiss¨ the tiny slice of gateau looked suspiciously like a "kiss" brand cake. The fruit was fresh though, I'm glad I chose the fruit- I actually felt good about myself for making the healthy choice.
Trays collected- no more whisky for me, as I still had a long day ahead of me. "Caribbean Essence" was playing on the IFE, I preferred doze and gaze at the scenery as it passed by.
This is probably the exact I episode that was aired, (Yes! I was leaving the country for Carnival)
No 'áirshow' was available on this or any of the flight- which is a surprise as I've seen it on other BW flights.
Santo Domingo D.R.
South west of Port- Au Prince
Easternmost tip of Jamaica
Lyssons, Jamaica:
Great pond of Yallahs, Jamaica:
Downwind leg- south of the field
Turning base: Port Royal in View
Visual approach?
Welcome to Kingston.
Thanked the crew for a nice flight, and I was off sprinting to immigration, not before grabbing a couple shots of my colourful chariot.
9Y-JME with the "50 years of independence" sticker (dedicated to Airport Security)
One of the more substantial perks of flying in the front cabin: Being ahead of the crowds, I eventually 'sprinted' past these guys and was first through immigration, where the friendly Immigration offcer welcomed me to Jamaica with a smile.
Also dedicated to Airport security:
A short walk to baggage claim and my bags were the first to emerge on the carousel:
As I was taking this picture, I heard someone say "excuse me no photos please", At least she said it with a smile which is unusual.
Our flight was the only arriving fight, and my walk through customs was a non –event. I walked out through the quaint arrivals area of KIN, and compared to the modern feel of the rest of the air terminal It's a step back in time.
Aside from the anachronistic arrivals terminal the rest of the airport has a modern airy feel to it. In terms of quality it definitely surpasses POS- which if you ask me the three letter code P.O.S. does not only stand for Port of Spain.
Unfortunately I didn't get any photos landside at NMIA in hall, however, fellow anet. member TR1 does very good job at documenting this part of the airport in his trip report which incidentally, he reviews the same flight that I will be taking to FLL only this was during the rel Air Jamaica days. He review JM37 and I review BW37 to FLL:
Short And Sweet: Air Jamaica KIN-FLL (by TR1 Mar 2 2010 in Trip Reports)
Check In:
No lines at the time of the day (midday) and I have managed to beat the crowds for the evening
departure rush. I waited in line as the agent leisurely checked in and flirted with two fellow travelers ahead of me- before I handed chubby agent BW my documents. She typed away, and I requested a seat in row 5 if available- to which I got no response… she continued to print out my BP and I noted that they were not the seats that I had asked for. I asked If they were not available to which she answered in her 'rude gyal' Jamaican accent something to the effect that I she heard me the first time around and that I was being too demanding and that she was processing my request in her own time and to proverbially "Chill T.F.Out" now how'd you like that for service? Let me add, in my couple of times that I have been through KIN I always got a good impression from everyone that I had contact with- from immigration officials to security staff- everyone has always been polite and welcoming. After lounging for half a day in first class and this little encounter made me feel – I hate to say it- positively "ghetto" – as someone I know would say.
Anyway, with my BP in hand I was off through security and up one level to the departures hall.
I must note: there is no shortage of wifi coverage at KIN airport as there two competing telecommunications companies (Bmobile & Digicel) in the region were competing for coverage with their open fast networks.
This was one of the considerations that I made when choosing this Itinerary, was the availability of a lounge during my long Kingston layover. My inbound flight arrived just before midday, and my connection to FLL was due to depart at 1935. As my connecting flight was in Y I wondered If I would be eligible for the use of the executive facilities at KIN. As I learnt from the BW uniformed Servisair check in agent at POS who answered in her seemingly uninterested monotone that if I am not in possession of a First class BP that I would not be able to use it. I did a bit of research and found that it I advertised as a Servisair lounge and you could book it through the website with a stay time limit of 3 hours. http://www.executivelounges.com/lounges/kingston-airport-lounge My advice for anyone wishing to use these facilities is to steer clear away from the Servisair site. Club Kingston and its sister lounge in MBJ- 'Club Mobay' run their own very informative site: http://www.vipattractions.com/club-kingston.php. Also, there are numerous reviews online Trip advisor where it gets no less than "Very Good" ratings.
I apologize in advance for the poor quality of most of the pictures.
At the end of the departures hall there are signs to the VIP lounge which direct you to an elevator or a discrete stairwell which takes you down to a sort of Mezzanine level where the lounge is located:
I was greeted at reception by the welcoming lounge attendant, (Unfortunately I forgot her name) who confirmed that I was most welcome certainly purchase a DAY PASS of only $25USD, she also rubbished any prospect of a time limited stay. The lounge informed me that she let me know when boarding time is approaching.
I was informed about the shower facilities and spa services which IIRC were at an extra cost (I may be wrong though would make sense). Considering that I was going to be there for at least six hours I did take advantage of the shower available in their very well appointed single shower facility. (Unfortunately no pic here)
View from Reception
Bar at the end of the lounge:
Computer/Media centre brought to you by DIGICEL:
"Hall of fame":
Considering that I had "lunch" on the inbound flight, the food /snack offerings here though relatively simple, were adequate there were mini sandwiches of tuna cheese and deli, cupcakes and pastries- fresh fruit and the usual hot drink selection of tea, coffee, chocolate and pack soup. My personal recommendation is the Jamaican beef and chicken patties that were on offer- the only hot option available. Also available there was what appeared to be a fully stocked bar, one just needed to ask the one of very friendly lounge attendants to fix you your favourite drink- I stuck to scotch and baileys both which were poured generously.
Club Kingston sadly is a windowless lounge, however the traffic at KIN is not particularly exciting, for the full six or seven hours of my stay the FIDS indicated nothing too interesting, the lounge remained empty -ish most of the time with no more than a couple passengers for each of the flights listed on the FIDS.
The personal touch from the staff at this lounge is what I hold in highest regard, the attendants and receptionist periodically checked up on me to see if I was comfortable. As boarding time arrived I was escorted to the gate by one of the very chatty attendants, who left me at the front of the line to board with the premium passengers- not bad for Y class travel eh?
Dep 19:35
Rehistration: 9Y-ANU
Seat : 5F
Miles earned: 602
This best way to describe this flight "forgettable" lackluster plane, seat, crew, etc, I was tired. The plane in question was 9Y-ANU- one of the fully branded BW birds featuring the garish looking interior. On time departure and arrival as usual.
Note the maroon/burgundy first class seats- those are the actual "Caribbean Airlines theme" colours.
Dingy, yellowed lighting panels is the theme on most of CAL 737s with this interior, seat 5F was disappointing as there is no cutout in the bulkhead wall to stretch your legs. Load on this flight was very light with 40- 50 passengers and just one in first class. Notable this evening though, was a runway 30 departure we were off the ground in no time.
Definitely the best way to arrive in the Miami area. Terminal 4 seems to be the only terminal with immigration and customs facilities. We docked at H2- the corner most gate right next to immigration. I was through to curbside within 25 minutes.
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MANTACHIE — Gov. Haley Barbour announced Townhouse Home Furnishings, a stationary furniture manufacturing business, will relocate its Smithville operations to a publicly-owned building in Mantachie in Itawamba County.
The company's facilities in Smithville were heavily damaged during the April 27 storms that caused extensive damage and fatalities in Monroe County.
The company, which is relocating these operations in an effort to quickly resume production and put employees back to work, will employ about 150 workers at the Mantachie facility.
"I appreciate the decision of Townhouse executives to remain in Mississippi and quickly put people back to work," Barbour said.
The Mississippi Development Authority worked closely with company leaders and local officials in both Itawamba and Monroe counties to assist Townhouse in finding a suitable location from which to quickly resume operations. MDA provided assistance for public building improvements at the Mantachie site to help facilitate the project. The Town of Mantachie and Itawamba County provided assistance for the project, as well.
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Townhouse also has a facility in Amory in Monroe County, which was not damaged by the April 27 storms and will continue to operate.
Townhouse was started in 2002 by Jeremy Lafayette in a garage with only five workers. Since that time, the company has grown significantly, employing more than 120 people.
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Sharks double up on Wild
The San Jose Sharks came back from two goals down to defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 Saturday night at HP Pavilion.
San Jose won the game as -190 favorites, while the six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Patrick Marleau scored twice, while singles came from Jed Ortmeyer and Dany Heatley. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 38 shots for the win.
Andrew Brunette and Owen Nolan scored for the Wild.