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Modifications to Firewalls, Effective October 27, 1997 To All Bank Holding Companies and Others Concerned in the Second Federal Reserve District: The following is from a statement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: The Federal Reserve Board has announced modifications to the prudential limits or firewalls that currently apply to bank holding companies engaged in securities underwriting and dealing activities through section 20 subsidiaries. The modifications are effective October 27, 1997. The Board is eliminating those restrictions that have proven to be unduly burdensome or unnecessary in light of other laws or regulations, and consolidating the remaining restrictions in a series of eight operating standards. The new operating standards will cover the following areas:
The Board has concluded that the narrower set of restrictions will be fully consistent with safety and soundness and should improve operating efficiencies at section 20 subsidiaries and increase options for their customers. Enclosed is a copy of the amendments to Regulation Y that contain the modifications, as published in the Federal Register of August 27 is available as a file (pdf - 105kb). The modifications were originally proposed in our Circular No. 10921, dated February 5, 1997. Questions on this matter may be directed to Jim Keogh, Supervising Examiner of this Bank's Advisory and Technical Services Department.
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Amatix Office is a complete communication platform for small and medium-sized businesses. It provides email, calendar, contacts, conventional telephony like ISDN, new generation VoIP telephony like SIP, instant messaging, presence, and other features needed to power a business. Amatix Office is very easy to install and use and does not require any special IT skills. It is a live software appliance which boots a computer directly from a CD or USB flash drive without any software installation.
AutoWallpaper is a cross-platform desktop wallpaper changing utility. It automatically (or manually) changes the desktop wallpaper at a specified time interval set by the user. It runs in the background with a system tray icon that is visible when the application is running. It is written in Visual C# .NET 2008 (Windows versions) and Qt 4.4.3/4.5.0 (Linux/others).
Cretan Hubris is an infinite maze escape game set in ancient Greece. As the master architect Daedalus, having just completed the Labyrinth, you must now escape your creation while staying ahead of a deadly energy wave sent by petty and jealous gods. Features include customizable controls, joystick support, and sound effects.
Limbo is a PC Emulator (x86) based on QEMU for Android devices. It lets you run a Desktop OS like Debian or DSL Linux on your Android device with Network and X Windows. Limbo works with Live CD ISOs and pre-installed hard disk images created with QEMU, VMWare, Bochs, or Virtual PC emulators.
Proxmox is a Debian-based bundle of OpenVZ, KVM, and a Web based management GUI. It supports high-performance container-based virtualization of Linux workloads, as well as lower performance KVM hardware assisted virtualization. It supports any hardware that the Linux kernel supports, and will permit live migration of running OSIs with shared storage configurations (DRBD, CIFS, NFS, etc.). It comes bundled with many virtual appliance templates (Drupla, Moodle, FreePBX, etc.) and generic OSI appliances (Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu), as well as a faculty for building arbitrary Linux based appliances. It can be used for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and virtual server infrastructure (VSI). It supports almost any x86/x64 OS in a KVM container and any Linux-based OS in OpenVZ.
Traffic Squeezer is a Linux kernel based WAN network traffic accelerator from Doublefish Solutions. It uses methods such as traffic compression, traffic PDU coalescing, protocol specific acceleration (such as TCP acceleration mechanisms), and quality of service. Traffic Squeezer also contains custom L7filters (application protocol filters), DPI (Deep Packet Engines) and so on to control and administrate your traffic. With Traffic Squeezer, you can optimize MPLS,ISDN, leased links, Satellite Networks, and Marine Internet, and even build your own custom WAN Appliance with Traffic Squeezer. A GUI is now supported via Doublefish Solution Aquarium. Aquarium is a Web-GUI that also supports Traffic Squeezer, Squid, and other open source solutions.
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Issues for Catholic Voters (2012 edition) – The Environment
"Man, who discovers his capacity to transform and in a certain sense create the world through his own work, forgets that this is always based on God's prior and original gift of the things that are. Man thinks that he can make arbitrary use of the earth, subjecting it without restraint to his will, as though it did not have its own requisites and a prior God-given purpose, which man can indeed develop but must not betray" (Centesimus Annus, 37).
Man's relationship with the environment is subject to various principles of Catholic social teaching, such as solidarity and prudence, and the preferential option for the poor. The Church does not think environmental issues can be resolved through economic or scientific means alone—the underlying moral and cultural causes must be addressed if changes are to become permanent.
At creation, the Church teaches, men and women were made the stewards of this world. Despite this authority, we do not have an unfettered rule over the environment. Our control is subject to the same moral restrictions that are imposed on governing our bodies: Just as governments serve to protect the common good, so too must we recognize our solidarity with the natural world and its resources. (more…)


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¡Feliz cumpleaños! – Flip-up helmet C3 for Fernando Alonso's Birthday
On Thursday, Fernando Alonso celebrated his 29th Birthday at the Hungaroring in Budapest. Our Schuberth Racing Service gave a small gift to the Spanish Formula 1 World Champion. My colleague Sven handed the gift to Fernando Alonso on Thursday morning in his Ferrari motorhome. The new Schuberth C3 flip-up helmet in original Formula 1 Design was painted by Uffe. The Finnish helmet designer gave him the painted design on the C3 as a present.
Our Spanish driver was so pleased that he wanted to try the helmet even in the first practice session on Friday. And on his Ducati. It looks like we have made somebody happy. Here are the photos of the helmet:
Last but not least we have to say:
Happy Birthday from all of us, Fernando!


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-= Extended Power Menu Mod for Bionic Stock .246 =-
Whats up peeps.. i know its been a while since ive posted any mods, i just dont have as much time to dedicate to it as i would like.. never the less, a member over at droidrzr recently sent me a request, and i realized that there are still plenty of people out there that are like myself and enjoy modding the stock builds to their liking themselves, rather than flashing a rom (obviously nothing against the rom devs.. you guys do amazing work).. so anyways thats what brought me to my latest challenge of porting the extended power menu mod to the Bionic stock .246 system.
**First of all, this is for people that atleast somewhat know what they're doing.. so if you dont, please dont just go flashing things and then act surprised by the shiny new brick you created.
**Second, you must be running Stock system, and you MUST be deodexed. (if you dont know what this means please search the forum, or reference my battery mod thread.. if you're already running one of my battery mods you should be good to go to install this mod.)
So.. if your on a stock deodexed system, just flash the zip via Bionic Bootstrapp.. you should know the drill..
-wipe cache
-install zip from sd card
-choose zip from sd card
-select zip
Once you've installed the mod, when you hold down the power button, you will have have a "More Options" option where the "Power Off" option used to be. select "More Options" and the extended power menu will be displayed and you will have 4 options:
-Shutdown (normal shutdown)
-Reboot (normal reboot)
-Hot Reboot (this essentially simulates a battery pull, and then boots)
-Bootloader (this reboots directly into AP fastboot mode)
Heres the zip and some screenshots:
DLuke Power Menu Mod - stock246.zip
Well thats all for now kids.. if you have any questions or a request of some kind shoot me a pm.. ENJOY!!


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Korg M3 61 Expanded Workstation Keyboard / Sampler videos
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Korg M3 61-key Workstation
This keyboard is scary,beautiful,and will takes ages to fully exploit. At first you really wonder if such complete sounding music can all come from one workstation - but working through the manual reveals how it is possible (that very manual is the only minor gripe - but then again they have tons of possibilities to explain!). Particularly awesome are the combining of 8 different effects on your sequences, and the Karma innovation, as well as the sampling options.The sounds and sound quality are great - and i beleive there isn't enough music out there, that is putting these wonderful machines thru their paces (just check out the Karma demonstrations on their website etc). I am dribbling over the expansion cards which are going to take things up another level. If someone can start including instructional dvds with gear like this - then it would get an 11 out of 10. OH! - and you need a memory stick (as there is no hard drive).It still wont detract from the score!
Expensive but like a certain red keyboard that is doing very well on this site (thanks for that too!) - it is probably worth more! In terms of where it could inspire you to take your music - or at the very least - the presentation of your sound - it is starting a new chapter in electronic instrument history.
I have had this for nearly a month - and it is NEVER getting sold!!


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I am somewhat new to SEO, and with so many people claiming to have "the ultimate SEO solution," your presentation was a breath of fresh air!
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You just summed up my last year of learning. I'm building sites right now based on SEO principles. I just took a video off my site, would that be considered graphics? Its title did include my meta keywords, as does my domain name.
August 5, 2010 at 11:51 am |Jeff mentioned importance of inbound links but forgot to mention that all inbound links do not have same importance. If A gets 120 inbound links from websites that got page rank 1/2 but B gets 50 inbound links from websites that got higher page ranks than those 120 other sites, most likely B will do better in Google than A. He lost my attention.
August 11, 2010 at 10:49 am |Bryan if you are new to SEO I will recommend you follow Matt Cutts. Just Google him. He is the head of Google anti spam team.
August 18, 2010 at 12:33 pm |Jeff, thanks for the very useful video. You have given some good information on various SEO techniques. This was a superb presentation. Cheers!


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Between the three disciplines of snowboarding, alpine, and freestyle skiing, Telluride's youth ski and snowboard program has put an imposing number of its athletes on winners' podiums throughout this season. All the hard work TSSC athletes have put into climbing the ranks has paid off, with a large number of skiers and riders making it onto Championship event start-lists this month.
"Even being conservative… that puts 24 athletes (ages 12-20) representing Telluride on a national stage," said Justin Chandler, executive director of TSSC, of this year's crop of young athletes making a name for themselves (and their home team) at National Championship events this spring.
Telluride's freestyle ski team has enjoyed illustrious results from its up-and-coming skiers for many seasons, and 2011 is no different with team leaders making it into recent Junior Olympics as well as U.S. Nationals events.
Mogul team members Troy Tully, Keaton McCargo, Kealey Zaumseil, Morgan Osborne and Benni Solomon dominated regional and statewide competitions this winter to qualify for the prestigious Junior Olympics in Steamboat (where only the top 70 women, and top 77 men in the country were invited.) There, McCargo landed in medals territory in third place overall, while Tully took home silver for the men, in singles moguls competitions.
Zaumseil fought her way to a sixth place in the Duals, while McCargo tied for ninth.
TSSC freestyle's Tully now heads to the Junior Worlds event in Jyväskylä, Finland March 18th and 19th. His invitation to the event solidifies his standing as one of the top four ranked U.S. male mogul skiers.
Meanwhile McCargo, Zaumseil, Parkinson, Watkins, and Tully have all qualified to compete at the U.S. National Championships (all ages, top 50 men and women) in Stratton, Vermont March 25th and 27th. (Zaumseil, McCargo and Tully all made the cut, despite still being in the junior age class.)
And on the alpine front, a whopping nine skiers have or will attend Junior Olympic Championship events this spring – "the most in a very long time," Chandler said.
In February, Telluride sent eight of its J3 skiers to the J3 Junior Olympic qualifier; of those, five wound up qualifying for this season-ending event. Mikaela Balkind, Jake Plantz, Katherine Bush, Malcolm Major, and Tagert Mueller all competed at the J3 Junior Championship in Aspen last week. Telluride's best result came from Balkind, who raced to a top 30 finish. (In a bad stroke of luck, both Mueller and Major injured their hands in the competition.)
J2 skier Hayden Fake joined the Nation's top 3 percent of 15-16 year olds at the J2 National Championship in Sugarloaf, Maine, battling very challenging weather conditions but coming out with a best finish of 31st place overall.
Meanwhile J4 age class skiers Anna Fake, Ebba Green, and Theo Rolfs are competing in Junior Olympic events this week in Steamboat Springs; while Telluride's youngest J5 skiers stole the show at last weekend's J5 Finale in Powderhorn (including podium-placers Finn Bailis and Alby Rolfs,) upending much larger clubs like Aspen, Steamboat, and Winter Park to take the third place overall team award.
In snowboard and freeride news, the TSSC athletes who will be making the trip to Copper Mountain in April for the U.S. Nationals event had not yet been announced as of press time, but Chandler is expecting between eight and ten Telluride athletes to make the cut.


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Update: The device is now official. Read more about it here: Asus unveils smartphone-tablet combo, the Padfone.
Asus has posted a teaser on its Facebook Page regarding a new device. Apparently the gadget "breaks the rules" by being a phone and a tablet at the same time. We're told it's coming on May 29, 2011. Computex Tapei 2011, where it will likely be shown off, is between May 31, 2011 and June 4, 2011. In short, the announcement will be next week.
It's not clear whether Asus is talking about one device that can work as both a tablet and a phone, or two that somehow work together. The image shows two devices, but it's still possible that we're seeing two units of the same device in different forms. Maybe Asus has created a device that can be folded out to be a tablet and folded in to be a phone?
That would probably make it quite heavy, so the other option is more likely. Asus could have created a phone that can be attached to a docking station. In this case though, the docking station is not just a charging pad, or full-blown laptop, but rather a tablet.
Either way, the company has filed for trademark at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, via PocketNow): PadFone. This is not necessarily the final name, but it's an option.
Given that Asus has already released the Eee Pad Transformer, a tablet with an optional chiclet-style keyboard dock, this upcoming product does not surprise us in the slightest. It looks like Asus thinks tablets are not versatile enough and is willing to try new form factors until it finds a winner. I'm intrigued.
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We'll have to wait and see, but i'm not having good feelings about this thing. Can't really have it being one device (too big to be a phone, too small to be a useful tablet) so it would be best to be 2 devices. However, if it has a docking station, it's just going to make the tablet heavier when you attach the phone to it. But as the teaser description states, it appears it'll be one device...perhaps it'll be a better designed Kyocera Echo?
Wow, PadFone is such a horrendous name.
A pad with phone capabilities that worked through a speaker phone system or a bluetooth headset seems reasonable. Though you could have done this before with internet phone systems, an actual phone tablet designed for this is probably marketable.
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Wow, PadFone is such a horrendous name.
I think it sounds like a cross between a phone and a tampon
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Cancer occurs when cells in the body begin changing and multiplying out of control. These cells can form lumps of tissue called tumors. Cancer that forms in the thyroid is called thyroid cancer.
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, just below the Adam's apple. The thyroid controls the rate at which every part of the body works. This is called metabolism. The thyroid gland regulates the metabolism by making thyroid hormone, a chemical that carries messages from the thyroid to the rest of the body through the bloodstream.
Cells in the thyroid may grow out of control, forming small lumps called nodules. The thyroid may also enlarge (swell). Thyroid cancer can spread from the thyroid to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis. The more cancer spreads, the harder it is to treat.
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Surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid gland.
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External radiation therapy, which uses directed rays of energy to kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy, which uses strong medications to kill cancer cells.
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Research Policies and Guidelines
Additional research policies and guidelines can be found at:
Upstate Medical University has established a number of new policies and guidelines to guide faculty and staff in the responsible conduct of research and commercialization of intellectual property.
All policies are in Adobe Acrobat format unless otherwise noted.
- Research Misconduct Policy
This policy defines research misconduct and describes the procedures to be taken when an allegation of possible misconduct in research is received by the Research Integrity Officer or another institution official. This policy applies to all individuals at Upstate Medical University, including faculty, staff, students, fellows, and volunteers, as well as those affiliated with Upstate, who engage in research. Because most of Upstate's sponsored research is received from Public Health Service (PHS) agencies, the Upstate Research Misconduct Policy incorporates the Office of Research Integrity Research (ORI) Misconduct Policy, 42 CFR 93 into its broader definition of research misconduct. - Authorship and Manuscript Submission Guidelines
All Upstate faculty, staff, fellows, and students are encouraged to follow the guidelines established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Authorship and manuscript submission topics are also addressed by Upstate's Research Misconduct and Relations with the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotechnology Industries Policies listed above. - Policy on the Identification and Management of Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
This policy defines how conflicts of interest and commitment by Upstate faculty, staff and students are identified and managed in order to promote objectivity in the conduct of research, education and patient care. The policy provides a definition and context for conflict of commitment and guidelines for managing external efforts when conflicts of commitment are identified. - Upstate Medical University Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
- Upstate Investigator Financial Conflicts of Interest
- PHS Regulations Promoting Objectivity in Research (42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F and 45 CFR Part 94)
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This policy defines the terms of retention and ownership of research data created at Upstate Medical University by faculty, staff, students, post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists utilizing Upstate facilities in the course of their scholarly activities and research. - Formation of New Companies Based on Upstate Intellectual Property
These guidelines establish a framework to promote the commercialization of intellectual property (IP) discovered at Upstate and the formation of new companies to commercialize this IP. - Policy and Form on Financial Conflict of Interest
This policy requires that Upstate faculty engaged in sponsored research annually disclose any financial interests or obligations if they play a significant decision-making role in that research or have signature authority for a Research Foundation.
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Created in 1983, the John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics (CQAS) has achieved international recognition for excellence in the fields of quality management and applied statistics. The graduate statistics program began in the 1950s with a series of summer workshops and continued to expand until 1966, when the graduate degree program was established. Today the center is known for its MS degree in Applied Statistics, advanced certificates in Statistical Methods for Product and Process Improvement and in Statistical Quality, as well as training and consulting in Lean Six Sigma, applied statistics, quality management, quality standards and process improvement.
The center, part of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, has a three-fold purpose:
Since 1966, the graduate studies program has flourished under the direction of Dr. Mason E. Wescott (1966-1973), Dr. Austin J. Bonis (1973-1981), Dr. John D. Hromi (Chairman 1981-1983, Executive Director 1983-1992), Dr. Edward G. Shilling (1992-1996), and current Director, Dr. Donald Baker (1996-present).
Dr. Mason E. Wescott was the founder of the RIT graduate degree program in Applied and Mathematical Statistics in 1966. The Mason E. Wescott Lab is named in recognition of his contributions to the program.
Dr. John D. Hromi came to RIT in 1981 as the Frederick H. Minnett Distinguished Professor and established the Center for Quality and Applied Statistics. The Center is named in recognition of Dr. Hromi's accomplishments and a new building was dedicated in 1992 with the presence of Dr. Joseph M. Juran, celebrated international authority in industrial statistics and quality control. Dr. Hromi has a well-established reputation as an international authority in industrial statistics and quality control and has addressed conferences around the world.
Resources The center is home to the Mason E. Wescott Statistics Laboratory, which offers access to the Internet and statistical applications and to RIT's other computer systems. The Wallace Memorial Library and the Media Resource Center provide access to a wealth of other references vital to professional studies.


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Report: Alexis Phifer and Kanye West Break Up
by Mischalova at .Some get married - Eli Manning and Abby McGrew, for instance - while others call off their engagement. It's the circle of celebrity life.
Indeed, according to reports, Kanye West and Alexis Phifer have broken up. The rapper supposedly dumped his girlfriend, who he's been dating since 2002, without giving a significant reason.
Sources close to the hip-hop star claim Kanye even asked for his ring back.
It's all over for Alexis Phifer and Kanye West.
A source close to the couple said:
"Kanye is possessed by the tour and everything going on and just couldn't keep it going. They are still friends and have broken up and gotten back together before, so it could work out."
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i'm glad they broke up now every body happy because he was doing so much to pleaae her!!!!!!!!!!! that he couldent focus on his music even throw they made a kind of cute couple [yeah kanye you free at last p.s she look kind of old any way for you you need a real hot young version for you to date]
I have been a fan of kanye's music since he was just a shadow and i cant say that kanye and alexis had something special because in my view, when we can logically think things through then sparks hardly fly cuz we can usually predict the result. My point is, there isnt a woman in this world can be with kanye and he can fell or see any spark. KAnye has to find himself more and it is a pity alexis was apart of him even though im sure she helped inspire some of the music he wrote.


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Board of Directors Meeting, April 8, 1954. 10Dr. Bernstein--If the situation is as they describe, we do not approve of it, and think the situation ought to be so and so.Dr. Lesemann--Refer it to some State Committee in the State Medical Society.Dr. Bernstein--Yuma has just asked us for an opinion.Dr. Steen--In the event one of these small films is taken we recommend that the person be referred to his private physician.Dr. Bernstein--It seems to be that Yuma has asked us what do we think about the problem, and we want to reply to them.Dr. Rudolph--I think that is the way it has always been done. If they get a microfilm that looks suspicious they call them back for recheck and then, if they find any trouble they tell them to go to a private physician.Dr. Beaton--If they [ crossed out: mad ] need a private physician, why not tell them to go to them?Dr. Kent--I got one last week, and he had a letter to take the film to his private doctor.Dr. Beaton--I move that we write the Yuma County Medical Society, saying we can see they have a problem, but we have not had a similar problem here, and until we do we have no expression of opinion from this County Society. Motion seconded by Dr. Rudolph and carried.Letter from the Secretary of the Education Committee at the Veterans Administration Hospital, inviting the Pima County Medical Society to hold its May meeting there on May 11, was read by the secretary.[ crossed out: Dr. Steen--I had a talk with Tiche [ Titche ] and ]The President remarked that he was somewhat upset by this, because of the invitation to dinner, because of the Auxiliary problem--Usually they are invited, too, and he thought it might be awkward.Dr. Steen--I had a talk with Titche about this, and he is upset about the same thing as you.Dr. Bernstein--I would say that we do not need to act on this at this meeting.Dr. Kent--Why not accept it and the ladies can go in Engle's car?Dr. Costin--I move we authorize the Secretary to make a decision as he sees fit after duly investigating it.Dr. Rudolph--I second the motion. Motion carried.The application of Dr. Eileen Phillips for Associate membership because of her retirement from active practice was read by the SecretaryIt was moved by Dr. Kent that this be accepted. Motion seconded by Dr. Beaton and carried.Dr. Kent--the Medical Examiner--Kautenberger [ Kautenburger ] wrote that big article in the paper. The outfit had formerly ruled that there should be a meeting of the Board of Supervisors and Pathologists and everybody get together and find out how to handle it. Kautenberger [ Kautenburger ], to our knowledge, has not received any letter from this Society but [ crossed out: now he is still ] anyway he is still picking on us about this. What have we done?Dr. Hileman--We wrote a copy of the report that was made to us by the Committee just as I read it tonight.Dr. Kent--What if they won't do it, what do we do?Dr. Bernstein--It was a little presumptuous of us to ask the Committee to meet with the Supervisors.Dr. Kent--They won't expend any more money than the $1,000.00 they pay Cohen, and he is not in favor of doing the job, but he is willing to go along. I do not know if he will be willing to do it.Dr. Carreras--Cohen objects on several reasons--does not want to go to court--does not want to go out at night for unexplained deaths. Looking at it objectively, it is not the right thing. Now, they are paying the County pathologists $1,000.00 a month, and if he were younger and did not mind to do the job, that would be all right, too. The question is not that the man who is there does not like to do the job. I do not think they will call him out every night, or every time there is a death on the highway.Dr. Bean--I take it that it was a rather screwy meeting, but they have gone as far as to respect the recommendation of the Society and say that the work be done by a member of the County Society, and immediately turn around and want to take the pathologist at the
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The State Capitol Report
The S.C. House of Representatives made progress on a number of important issues last week.
Here are some highlights:
• Investing in Cyber-Security
A bill, H.3528, was introduced that would establish a new state agency, the Department of Information Security, to provide a comprehensive framework for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support state operations and assets. The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
• Shortening Legislative Session
A bill, H.3340, that shortens the South Carolina General Assembly's legislative session passed the House. Under this law, instead of beginning the second Tuesday in January, session would begin the second Tuesday in February. It would also require the General Assembly to adjourn Sine Die no later than the first Thursday in May. The bill was sent to the Senate.
• Clarifying Role of Solicitors
A bill, H.3247, clarifies the role of the circuit solicitors in the administration of the General Sessions court docket and provides that this ability to administer the docket shall not interfere with the court's ability to protect a litigant's rights. The bill passed the House and was sent to the Senate.
• Protecting a Child's Due Process Rights
A bill, H.3520, was introduced that prohibits a child's parent or guardian from waiving the child's right to counsel when the Family Court proceeding may result in the detention or confinement of the child. The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
If you have a comment or opinion concerning the matters discussed in this report, or if I may be of assistance to you at any time, please feel free to call your legislative office in Columbia at (803) 734‑2936, or my office in Pineville at (843) 567-4386. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you in the House of Representatives.


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New data suggest that optimism may lower the risk of stroke.
New data suggest that optimism may lower the risk of stroke.
Already reeling from a 20-year losing battle with a devastating disease, the banana variety eaten in the United States is now threatened by a new—but old—enemy.
A study that identified several genes linked to extremely long life has been retracted due to technical errors in the sequencing chips used.
Research suggests that tall women have a greater risk of developing a wide range of cancers.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genomics, genetics, and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
Non-African people carry remnants of the Neanderthal X chromosome, suggesting interbreeding with early human ancestors.
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In the first known case of a cross-species outbreak of an adenovirus, researchers identify a virus that infected both monkeys and humans.
A method for precise gene editing is able to change disease-causing point mutations in human stem cell DNA.
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Just a couple of tough ones left.
The end of UNO's 10-game road trip is around the corner. The Mavericks have staggered lately, with big losses at North Dakota State (by 44 points), South Dakota State (down 31 in the first half) and Wisconsin (by 46).
Next up, Sunday at Iowa State.
"To this point, this is the best team we've played," University of Nebraska at Omaha coach Derrin Hansen said.
At least this time the Mavs, who still have a Dec. 15 date at Denver before playing their first home game since Nov. 11, have had time to work on some things in practice.
UNO got a bit out of character and lost some of its offensive and defensive identity because of the lack of quality practice time, Hansen said.
"Because the Wisconsin game was at the end of a really long road trip, I thought we regressed and unraveled a little bit when it came to our attention to detail, with following the things we wanted to accomplish from our scout, and on offense and defense we reverted to some bad habits," Hansen said. "We were tired from travel, we weren't concentrating, and we took a step back."
The Cyclones, who welcome the Mavs for a 6 p.m. game at Hilton Coliseum that will generate $85,000 for UNO, are 6-3 and coming off an 80-71 loss Friday night to rival Iowa.
Iowa State previously lost twice to ranked teams (Cincinnati and UNLV) in a tournament in Las Vegas.
Like last year, when they returned to the NCAA tournament with strong contributions from Division I transfers, the Cyclones have had newcomers lead the way.
Utah transfer Will Clyburn, a 6-foot-7 senior forward, averages 14.3 points and 7.8 rebounds. Korie Lucious, a point guard who transferred from Michigan State, averages 9.9 points and 5.4 assists.
Squaring off against Lucious is CJ Carter, who potentially could have a Lucious-type impact at the Summit League-level down the road.
"I watched him when I was in high school and he was playing for Michigan State in the Final Four," Carter said. "It'll be good for me to get that experience.
"He carries his team. He's a leader on the floor. He looks for shots and looks for shots for his teammates, too. I like the way he controls the game."
Carter, a 6-foot sophomore, hasn't fully recovered from a back injury that knocked him out of one game completely and limited him in four others. But he's improving, he said.
"It's real frustrating," the Omaha Benson graduate said. "I feel like I can help the team way more than I am."
Carter had 16 points and five assists in often spectacular fashion in a season-opening win against Northern Illinois, but he's averaged 4.7 points and 1.8 assists since.
"Once we get in the Summit, we can play quicker," Hansen said. "And people saw in the Northern Illinois game what CJ is capable of. ... CJ is a guy who, when he's healthy, can put pressure on a defense — especially in transition."
That describes Lucious now, only at the high-major level.
"If you turn it over or if there's a long rebound, he is on you in a second," Hansen said. "And he's one of about three guys they have that can do that.
"You can send back as many guys as you want, but sometimes it doesn't matter — they're on you that quick."
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Tyrone Crowder down to two
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Heading into the Shrine Bowl, the highest-ranked uncommitted prospect is Tyrone Crowder (Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Senior), and the four-star offensive guard prospect made waves by cutting his list of finalists from three down to two.
"I eliminated North Carolina from my final choices and right now Clemson and Georgia are my final two," said Crowder. "Clemson and Georgia have been recruiting me since my freshman year and we kinda built up that bond and relationship longer than UNC."
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After "getting drunk on vodka" inside Chad Stutzman's Montoursville apartment, Turbotville resident Aaron Joseph Crawford fled with Stutzman's car key, borough police alleged in court papers.
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EDMONTON - Police are searching for a suspect after a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted minutes after stepping off an ETS bus in north Edmonton.
Northeast Division Patrol members responded to a 911 call for help regarding an alleged sexual assault around 8 p.m. Monday near 97th Street and 134th Avenue, police said Thursday in a news release.
The suspect reportedly approached her from behind before jumping on her and throwing her to the ground. The young woman fought off her attacker, who was tearing at her clothing, then ran to a nearby residence where she sought refuge.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, between 25 and 40 years old, about six feet tall, heavy build and weighing between 230 and 240 pounds. He had a deep voice with no accent, and was wearing a black balaclava at the time.
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En route from Istanbul to eastern Turkey by train, to cross into the Caucasus... Photo courtesy of Conor Meleady |
The Caucasus by train?
You can travel from western Europe to Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan, and once there you can use trains to travel safely and comfortably between these countries.
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London to Georgia, Armenia or Azerbaijan by train via Istanbul.
Istanbul to Tbilisi (Georgia) by train & bus
Train service Tbilisi (Georgia) to Yerevan (Armenia)
Train service Tbilisi (Georgia) to Baku (Azerbaijan)
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Georgia: www.railway.ge/?web=0&lang=eng. Armenia: www.ukzhd.am Azerbaijan: www.railway.gov.az |
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London to the Caucasus by train
This page explains how to travel overland by train from London (or indeed anywhere in western Europe) to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Caucasus. It also covers train travel between Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and travel by train from Istanbul and Ankara in Turkey to these countries. For overland travel from London or western Europe to the Caucasus, you have two basic options:
Option 1 is to travel south of the Black Sea through Turkey into Georgia, and from there to Armenia or Azerbaijan.
Option 2 is to travel north of the Black Sea via either Kiev or Moscow, using the direct 3-times-a-week train from Moscow to Baku in Azerbaijan, or the once a week direct train from Kiev to Baku. Unfortunately, the Russia/Azerbaijan border is still (as far as I can tell) closed to westerners, rendering this option impractical. The only practical option is currently via Istanbul. Update June 2012: It's reported these restrictions on westerners crossing from Russia into Azerbaijan may have been lifted, please check.
London to Tbilisi (Georgia) & onwards to Yerevan (Armenia) or Baku (Azerbaijan)...
Step 1, London to Istanbul: Travel from London to Istanbul by train, as shown on the London to Turkey page. The journey takes 3 nights and departures are daily.
Spend at least 1 night in Istanbul,
Step 2, Istanbul to Tbilisi (Georgia) by train and bus, as shown in the section below. Journey 2 nights, 3 days to Batumi, 3 nights, 3 days to Tbilisi.
Step 3, Tbilisi to Yerevan (Armenia) by train as shown here or Tbilisi to Baku (Azerbaijan) by train as shown here. Journey 1 night.
Baku-Yerevan: There is no train service from Baku to Yerevan, but you can travel from Baku to Tbilisi and from Tbilisi to Yerevan.
It's easy, cheap and comfortable, not to mention very scenic, to take a sleeper train right across Turkey from Istanbul or Ankara to Erzurum or Kars, then transfer by bus to the Georgian border at Sarp/Batumi for an onward train to Tbilisi. Although the border between Turkey and Armenia is closed, you can easily travel from Istanbul to Tbilisi, then take a train on to Yerevan in Armenia. there's also a train from Tbilisi to Baku in Azerbaijan.
Istanbul ► Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Step 1, travel from Istanbul to Ankara by bus. Trains from Istanbul eastwards are currently cancelled while the Istanbul-Ankara high-speed line and the Bosphorus Tunnel projects are completed. This will last from until at least 29 October 2013, possibly longer. So at the moment, the direct option is to take a 5½-hour bus ride from Istanbul to Ankara - a number of buses leave every hour run by various bus companies including www.metroturizm.com.tr. However, don't expect any of the Turkish bus company websites to accept your non-Turkish credit card, just buy your ticket at the bus station. Another option is to take a slightly shorter bus ride from Istanbul to Eskisehir to pick up the regular modern YHT high-speed train from Eskisehir to Ankara, or a pleasant ferry ride from Istanbul to Bursa across the Sea of Marmara, taxi to the bus station, bus to Eskisehir, then the comfortable and civilised YHT high-speed train to Ankara. Both these latter options are explained on the Train Travel in Turkey page.
Step 2, travel from Ankara to Erzurum or Kars by sleeper train: Travel by train from Ankara to Erzurum or Kars, see the train times, fares & information here. For example, the Doğu Express leaves Ankara at 18:53 arriving Erzurum 16:53 and Kars 22:15 next day. The train is modern and air-conditioned with restaurant car, reclining seats and air-conditioned sleeping-cars with private 1 or 2 bed compartments with fridge to keep your beer cold... It's a spectacularly scenic journey right across Turkey, highly recommended. You can book the train online at the Turkish railways website, which thankfully has no problems accepting non-Turkish credit cards, see the advice on using www.tcdd.gov.tr here.
Step 3, travel from Erzurum or Kars to Batumi by bus: Take a bus or dolmus (local minibus taxi) from Erzurum or Kars to the Georgian border at Sarp, then another dolmus the 16km from Sarp to Batumi, just the other side of the border.
Step 4, travel from Batumi to Tbilisi by train: There is a comfortable overnight train from Batumi (the station is actually called Makhindjauri) to Tbilisi every night, with Russian-style 2-berth and 4-berth sleepers, leaving at 22:25 and arriving in Tbilisi at 07:25. The fare is around 42 lari (£15 or $25) in a 1st class 2-berth sleeper or 24 lari in a 4-berth 2nd class sleeper. There's now also a daily daytime electric train on this route, leaving Batumi 17:55, arriving Tbilisi 23:10. You can check fares and times at the Georgian Railways website, www.railway.ge/?web=0&lang=eng, look for 'passenger operations' then 'Traffic schedule' - note that the station at Batumi is called Makhindjauri. You can buy tickets at the station, or you can now book online in English within 15 days of departure at www.railway.ge/?web=0&lang=eng, so far I have received one confirmed report of a successful online purchase in English with a UK credit card. If you have feedback on travel via this route, please e-mail me.
Step 5, for Yerevan (Armenia), take a train from Tbilisi to Yerevan, see the Tbilisi-Yerevan section below. In fact, in summer (mid June to September) it's a direct train from Batumi/Makhinjauri.
Step 5, for Baku (Azerbaijan), take a train from Tbilisi to Baku, see the Tbilisi-Baku section below.
On board the train from Istanbul to Erzurum or Kars...
Two views from the Dogu Express, along the Euphrates river between Sivan & Erzurum. Away from road development, you'll see great scenery from the comfort of your train. Photos courtesy of Conor Meleady. |
A private 1 or 2 bed sleeper, in daytime mode with beds folded away. Photo courtesy of Heather Williams. |
Above: The same compartment, looking towards the door to the corridor. Photo courtesy of Heather Williams. |
View from the Dogu Express dining car in Turkey. Photo courtesy of Mark Dennett... |
Makhindjauri station, near Batumi, Georgia. Photo courtesy of Mark Dennett... |
Travellers' reports...
Traveller Emily Shirley travelled to Tbilisi in 2010: "There are several hotels in Erzurum. The posh Guzelyurt restaurant appears to be the only one serving wine and other alcoholic drinks. There is a blues night club down the hill serving beer which has live bands. To get to the border with Georgia, you need to locate the office of Artvin bus company. They have buses every 3 hours or so to Hopa. The coaches are modern and comfortable with free drinking water distributed in small cartons and handwash liquid. The stop for lunch/supper can be brief so be alert about grabbing your grub in the cafe a.s.a.p. Coach departures are announced through a speaker in the tree. The bus passes through a series of deep gorges where blasting is going on for the new railway to Baku. Once you are dropped at a junction in Hopa, you need to find your way to the border, 15kms away. Cadge a lift, take a taxi or if you have a folding bike with you: cycle there. It is completely flat along the shore of the Black Sea. You will find a warm welcome to Georgia on the border if you are European or American. On the other side there are taxis and buses and ATMS to get you to Batumi about 23 kms away. Few people speak English so knowledge of a Slav language can be helpful even though their own language is not Slav. Most people to admit to understanding Russian even though the Red Army has invaded South Ossetia and Abkhezia. Georgian Railways run a puntual comfortable service from Batumi to Tbilisi. It is advisable to take this rather than the dangerous " Mashrutkas" minibuses often 40 years old with bald tyres. You are risking your life in such death traps. From Batumi there is also a train to Yerevan, Armenia which stops at Tbilisi. In typically glitzy Armenian style the curtains are gold satin. Sleeper cabins are cheap, colourful and comfortable. Tbilisi station is modern with many shops and fast food restaurants.
Traveller Gregory Heilers travelled to Tbilisi in 2009: "(1) From Erzurum, take the Artvin Express mini bus, which runs twice daily at 07:30 & 18:00 taking 5.5 hours from Gurcu Kapi district of Erzurum to Hopa (via Artvin, hence the name). Fare 30 TL. (2) Travel from Hopa to Sarp by dolmus - you can get dropped off there which the driver did for me after the mini-bus attendant understood I was headed to Georgia (Gurcistan in Turkish). Cost 3.5 TL. (3) In Sarp, walk across the border- there was a line 2km long of vehicles waiting to cross that included the buses from Turkish cities to Batumi/Tbilisi and beyond... I was glad to have not taken a direct bus. (4) Take a Georgian dolmus (marshutka) from the frontier to Batumi, cost 1 lari. Pretty much the only direction you can go as I saw, so even if you can't understand the writing or language- may as well try. (5) Travel from Batumi to Tbilisi train, fare 40 lari. It departs 22:30 and arrives Tblisi 06:45."
Tbilisi (Georgia) to Yerevan (Armenia)
Tbilisi ► Yerevan
In spring/autumn/winter (late September to mid-June) the Tbilisi-Yerevan train (train 371) runs every second day, departing Tbilisi at 20:20 and arriving Yerevan at 07:00 next day. The train reaches the Armenian border around 23:00 (00:00 Armenian time). If you need a visa, visas can be bought for US$10, although as of 2013, UK & EU citizens don't need a visa for Armenia.
In summer (mid-June to late September) train 202 runs daily and starts in Batumi (the station is called Makhindjauri) leaving Makhindjauri at 15:25 and Tbilisi at 22:16 arriving Yerevan at 07:35. See http://ukzhd.am/batumi2012/eng/schedule.html.
It has 1st class 'spalny vagon' 2-berth sleepers, 2nd class 'kupé' 4-berth sleepers, 3rd class 'platskartny' open plan sleepers. The fare is 71 laris (about £27 or $45) in 1st class sleeper, 49 laris (£19 or $31) in a 2nd class sleeper, 31 laris in a 3rd class sleeper.
You can buy tickets from the helpful English-speaking lady at counter 14 at Tbilisi's main station. You can check times at the Georgian railways website www.railway.ge/?web=0&lang=eng, click 'Passenger operations' then 'Traffic schedule' then 'International trains'. Note that two reports now suggest that in summer at least this train doesn't run, you'll need to use the Batumi-Yerevan train described below, operating by day between Tbilisi and Yerevan.
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In spring/autumn/winter (late September to mid-June) train number 372 leaves Yerevan at 22:00 every second day, arriving Tbilisi at 08:20 next morning.
In summer (mid-June to late September) train 201 runs daily, leaving Yerevan at 15:15 and arriving Tbilisi at 00:04 (midnight) and Makhindjauri (Batumi) at 07:25. See http://ukzhd.am/batumi2012/eng/schedule.html.
Check times locally, as times may vary. The train has 1st class 'spalny vagon' 2-berth sleepers, 2nd class 'kupé' 4-berth sleepers, 3rd class 'platskartny' open plan sleepers. The fare is 16,880 Armenian drams (about £29 or $45) in 1st class sleeper, 12,250 Armenian drams (£21 or $32) in a 2nd class sleeper, 8,060 drams in a 3rd class sleeper. Staff at the station don't speak English, though there may be someone able to translate or try writing down what you want. However, apart from this buying a ticket is quick and efficient . The ticket office is on the left hand side near the platforms.
Above: The sleeper train from Tbilisi in Georgia to Yerevan in Armenia. Photos courtesy of John Samuelson |
Above: Inside the sleeper train from Tbilisi to Yerevan in Armenia, with 4-berth & 2-berth compartments. Corridor photo courtesy John Samuelson. 4-berth photo courtesy of Paul Carey. 2-berth photo courtesy of Eugene Maguire. |
Travellers' reports...
Traveller James Merriman reports on a Tbilisi to Yerevan train journey in 2013: "You can't buy tickets online for this service so it's best to purchase the ticket direct at the station a day before travelling if possible. Within Tbilisi station, look for counters 14-16. The person based here when I was there spoke good excellent English. I again elected for 1st class "Spalny Vagon" for the journey and the ticket cost 64.19 GEL (roughly £26). The process took 10 minutes to complete. Make sure you bring your passport too. The train itself left at 20.20 but you can board up to an hour earlier if you like. The cabin was old but still in a good condition. The train crew are mostly Russian and their English isn't very good. They provide clean bed lining once the train departs Tbilisi. We got to the border at 10.30pm. Border formalities are straight forward and take nearly 2 hours in total; 1 hour for each side of the border. The Georgian guards collect your passport and return it within the hour with the stamp in place and the Armenian officials stamp your passport there and then whilst they walk through the train. The journey took nearly 11 hours and the train was surprisingly 2 minutes early (arrived at 6.58am instead of 7.00am). The ride was very comfortable with excellent pillows! For me the choice was either the train or shared taxi. I definitely think I made the right choice taking the train."
Traveller John Samuelson reports (2012): "The overnight train ride was pleasant and smooth. Border formalities were simple and non-intrusive but time consuming. I got an exit stamp with a little locomotive on it next to the entry stamp with the little plane from Georgia. I used the online entry visa system for Armenia and it worked perfectly (or maybe not), for only $10 [visas are no longer required for UK & EU citizens]. The Armenian border official took my passport and asked, "visa?" and I said "electronic." He had a TV monitor sort of thing with him and I assume that he looked up my visa somehow but he also asked for the paper receipt that I printed out when I purchased the electronic visa online. So even though the online electronic visa system is pretty impressive, in theory at least, I would recommend having the paper receipt available too."
Traveller Uny Chan reports (2011): "I used the Tbilisi–Yerevan train in April 2011 and found the whole journey extremely pleasant. Tbilisi–Yerevan runs on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Yerevan – Tbilisi runs on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. Booking was done at counter 14 in the newly renovated Tbilisi central station. (Counter 14 is usually reserved for foreigners travelling on the international service to Baku or Yerevan. Just ask around if the English-speaking lady is not there.) There is only one first class carriage so it's a good idea to obtain the ticket in the morning of departure. I booked in second class, however, which costs only 50 Georgian Lari. The train departs at 18:00. The attendant will provide you with a set of clean bed sheets. The blankets are extremely thick and very good for winter indeed. The train runs EXTREMELY slowly within Georgia. It reaches the Georgian border a little past 23:00, Tbilisi time; and the Yerevan border at 01:00, Yerevan time (Armenia is an hour ahead of Georgia). Visas can be obtained on arrival at the Armenian border, cost of 10USD [no longer required for UK & EU citizens]. Some quarantine officials will get onboard and interview passengers about where the address would be in Armenia. Surprisingly, most of the younger staffs speak excellent English, but you need to be very patient if there are a lot of tourists onboard. The train arrives at Yerevan at around 07:00 in the morning. Lengthy delays are expected. There is no restaurant car so do get your supplies before boarding the train. Apart from that, the Tbilisi – Yerevan service is an extremely comfortable and relaxing alternative to the somewhat dangerous minibus running between the two Caucasian countries."
Traveller Mark Voorendt reports (2010): "There is no rail connection between Turkey and Georgia, so I tried to find a bus. If one does not have a reason to go to Kars (for example to visit Ani, or travel as far as possible by train in Turkey), it is better to reach Batumi via Erzurum. From Kars, there is a daily bus going to Hopa (and in my case further to Trabzon). It departs around 9:30 every morning (but maybe there is an exception for weekends) and it's best to be there by 9:00. I bought the ticket at Turgutreis Turizm office in Faikbey caddesi, close to Karabağ Hotel in the city centre of Kars, opposite the horse statue. This is also the place to wait for the bus, though there are other stops in Kars. One of the employees spoke excellent English. The bus from Kars to Hopa was modern and comfortable, the ticket cost 30 TL. The ride leads through a beautiful mountainous area, and there are regular stops, long enough to visit a toilet or to drink a glass of tea. After an almost 8 hours ride, we arrived at Hopa bus station. At 18:30 there should have been a bus to Batumi from this bus station, but around 18:00 it was announced that it wouldn't be running that day. So I took a cab to the Georgian border at Sarp, which cost me 20 TL. The taxi drove me along a long row of trucks towards the border and let me out. I had only to wait about 5 minutes on the Turkish side and 5 minutes on the Georgian side. From there another taxi brought me to my hotel in Batumi for 15 TL. Batumi train station is located in Makhinjauri, 5 km north of Batumi, but there is a ticket office in Batumi itself in Gen. Mazniashvili street, not too far from the theatre. Staff did not speak English, so I was glad I speak a little Russian. It was no problem to book a ticket for the night train to Tbilisi (2-berth for 40 Lari, about 20 euros). This comfortable train leaves Makhinjauri at 23:25 and arrives at 07:15 in Tbilisi. (Thomas Cook table 5070 says 22:30 & 06:45, which is not correct). The station building has recently been modernized and a shopping area has been added. The international ticket counter in Tbilisi main station opens at 8:00 (window 14, not number 7 as mentioned in the Lonely Planet guide). The staff spoke fluent English and sold me a ticket for a 2-berth sleeper on the night train to Baku (102 Georgian Lari, about 50 euros). This daily train leaves Tbilisi at 17:15 and arrives in Baku the next day at 10:20 (here again Thomas Cook summer 2010 edition again mentions different times: 18:15 and 09:05). The border procedure between Georgia and Azerbaijan takes about 3 hours, so there is plenty of time to have some fun. They even let me in the cabin of the Georgian loco!
Traveller Fergus Reoch reports from a trip in 2006: "After getting to Erzurum, we caught the bus to Sarp, and a dolmus (local minibus taxi) from there to Batumi. From Batumi we took the overnight train to Tbilisi (comfortable berths, although not air-conditioned) with three of us sharing a 4 berth compartment. From Tbilisi there is a train that I have used five times now to Yerevan in Armenia. First class 2-bed sleeping compartments cost about £13, with a 1000 Armenian Dram (£1.20) charge for bedding. We had to get visas at the Armenian border. For UK passports these cost $30, and require little more than filling in a form. We arrived in Yerevan 15 hours after leaving Tbilisi. The same journey in a marshrutka (minibus) takes about 7 hours, though I much prefer the train."
If you have any more feedback on this or any other route, please e-mail me.
Tbilisi (Georgia) to Baku (Azerbaijan)
Tbilisi ► Baku
There's an overnight train from Tbilisi to Baku in Azerbaijan every night. Train 37 leaves Tbilisi daily at 16:30 arriving Baku at 10:20 next morning. The train has 1st class 'spalny vagon' 2-bed sleepers, 2nd class 'kupé' 4-berth sleepers. The distance is 551km, the fare is 113 laris (£43 or $72) in a 1st class sleeper, or 58 laris (£22 or $37) in a 2nd class sleeper. Buy a ticket at the station.
Baku ► Tbilisi
Train 38 leaves Baku every day at 20:45 arriving Tbilisi at 11:40. The train has 1st class 'spalny vagon' 2-bed sleepers, 2nd class 'kupé' 4-berth sleepers. The distance is 551km, the fare is 47 Manat (£43 or $72) in a 1st class sleeper, or 25 Manat (£22 or $37) in a 2nd class sleeper. You can buy a ticket at the station, or buy online at http://railway.gov.az.
To buy a ticket online (only for journeys starting from Baku going to Tbilisi, not from Tbilisi to Baku) go to the Azerbaijan Railways website http://railway.gov.az and click 'Onlayn Bilet Satisi' on the right. On the next page, click 'EN' top right for English. You need to register (which is self-explanatory, except for 'series' where you should enter the country that issued your passport, e.g. 'United Kingdom'). 'Baki-Sern' is Baku, 'Tbilisi-Sern' is Tbilisi, select the Baki-Tiflis train (Tbilisi = Tiflis, same place, an alternative name), under 'Wagon number' any number with 'KP' is obviously kupé 4-berth, any wagon number with 'SV' after it is obviously spalny vagon 2-berth, so pick any wagon of the type you want. You must collect the ticket at the station at least an hour before departure.
The Tbilisi to Baku train... The train now has modernised air-conditioned sleeping-cars, all non smoking. Above centre, the 2-berth Spalny Vagon even comes with a flat-screen TV! Above right, 4-berth Kupé. Photos above courtesy of Mark Thalgott, photo below courtesy of James Merriman... |
Travellers' reports...
Traveller James Merriman reports from a Baku to Tbilisi train journey in 2013: "The Azerbaijan Railway website is a good starting point for this trip as you can easily book a ticket online for the train. I opted for the "Spalny Vagon" which cost 49.12 AZN (About £41). When arriving at Baku station, look for counter 22 which is specifically for foreigners. The person based here when I was there spoke good English. Hand them your booking confirmation email and your passport then they'll act as translator for one of the other booking clerks in the station. The whole process takes 5-10 minutes. The train itself left at 20.45 but you can board up to an hour earlier if you like. The cabin had been recently re-furbished and was in great condition, just a little stuffy to start with. I was lucky in that I was the only person in my 2-berth cabin for the journey. The train crew are mostly Russian but do speak basic English. They provide a remote control for the TV (1st class only and it's Russian channels) and clean bed linen. We got to the border the next morning close to 10am. Border formalities are straightforward and take nearly 2 hours in total; 1 hour for each side of the border. The Azerbaijani officials take a picture of your using their brick of a laptop and the Georgian guards collect your passport and return it within the hour with the stamp in place. The journey took nearly 18 hours and the train was 45 minutes late (arrived at 12.15pm instead of 11.30am) but the ride was comfortable and managed to get a decent amount of sleep. All in all, a thoroughly worthwhile trip."
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The two men that reportedly sold a lost iPhone 4 prototype to tech blog Gizmodo last year have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor theft of lost property. Brian John Hogan, 22, and Sage Robert Wallower, 28, were each sentenced to one year probation, 40 hours of community service and $250 in damages to Apple.
The story took the tech world by storm last year when Engadget posted photos of what they said was the next iPhone nearly two months before it was unveiled. Apparently the staff passed on buying the phone which later ended up in the hands of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen. The device was allegedly found on a floor at a bar in Redwood City, California and later sold to Gizmodo for $5,000. Gizmodo did a full "review" of the device complete with photos and video footage.
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Hogan and Wallower were allowed to keep the $5,000 that they earned for selling the prototype, although that money has likely been spent on attorney fees and other legal-related expenditures.
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I'm assuming "Chen" was the editor that had his home searched.
Guess they passed on trying to utilize the age-old "finders keepers, losers weepers" defense?
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I'm assuming "Chen" was the editor that had his home searched.
That would be correct. Read above that:
Apparently the staff passed on buying the phone which later ended up in the hands of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen. -
Why would anyone want to spend $5,000 on an iphone?
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Why would anyone want to spend $5,000 on an iphone?
Because it wasn't released at the time and everyone was wondering what it would be like and stuff...
How can you charge someone theft of abandoned property? If law enforcement can collect abandoned dna samples on trashed cups and discarded cigarettes and use it for evidence, well why can't we take abandoned Iphones? The dictatorship and the law side-stepping spirit of Steve Jobs lives on in apple.
Apple never publicly admitted that it was theirs. I don't see how they can be charged with "misappropriation of lost property and possession of stolen property" when no one claimed it as lost or stolen. If you read blam's personal recollection of the events, Steve called him up personally on several occasions, asking for the phone, but refusing to publicly admit it was Apple's. That was the primary reason that Gawker as a company insisted on running the stories. They basically held it hostage: except the ransom was to claim it and the "or else" was to publish. http://radiomobiletech.com/blogposts/court-sentences-iphone-
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We should have inactives very shortly as well as some pregame pictures from the field.
3:56 p.m. GMT: Here are the inactives for the Broncos; S Darcel McBath, CB Perrish Cox, LB Robert Ayers, LB Wesley Woodyard, OL Eric Olsen, OL Chris Clark, DL Kevin Vickerson and Brady Quinn is the third quarterback.
For the 49ers; WR Kyle Williams, CB Tarell Brown, LB Keaton Kristick, OT Barry Sims, C Eric Heitmann, OT Alex Boone, WR Jason Hill are inactive and Alex Smith is the third quarterback. As was announced earlier in the week, Troy Smith will start at QB for the 49ers.
4:06 p.m. GMT: One of the unique features of the Wembley press box is that it is outside and amongst the fans. It also lets us experience the weather, which currently is overcast with intermittent rain showers and a temperature of around 50 degrees. A little chilly for those of us who are used to being inside in a controlled environment during the game.
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