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Pack your lunches and enjoy spectacular scenery of a full-day tour or head off to a specific location like the Whale Watch Park. We offer hourly and daily rates.
The best Orca (killer) whale watching is here off San Juan Island. San Juan Safaris is located in Friday Harbor, just steps from the ferry landing on San Juan Island.
Sailing aboard one of our traditionally gaff-rigged vessels engages your senses and takes you to another place in time, a time away from a busy world.
Kenmore Air offers daily flights between Seattle and San Juan, Orcas and Lopez Islands, including Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor and Rosario Resort. Just 45 minutes!
San Juan Outfitters is located at both Roche Harbor and Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Our exclusive facilities at these harbors allow guests safe and easy access to the water, whether you are sea kayaking or whale watching.
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Graduate students share expertise with community
Queen's University graduate and professional students are sharing their expertise with the Kingston community through Free Queen's 2013. Organized by the Society of Graduate and Professional Students, this series of free, hour-long interactive workshops is running over three nights in March. Everyone from the Kingston and Queen's communities is welcome to attend.
Shadi Ghazimoradi, a PhD candidate in the Department of English, is this year's Free Queen's coordinator.
"These workshops are a wonderful opportunity for community members to learn about a variety of interesting topics," says Ms Ghazimoradi. "They promise to be informative, thought provoking and, most importantly, fun for everyone who attends."
Upcoming workshop topics include the importance of branding in self-identity, limits to the constitutional guarantee of free speech, the effect of genetics on health, and the transformative impact of GPS technology.
Ms Ghazimoradi, who took on the task of organizing this year's series because she believes in the importance of connecting the university and the community, says that she was delighted to have a large number of students express an interest in participating as a presenter.
"We had such a large number of students wanting to share their interests with community that we decided to add a third week of workshops," she said. "Students are eager to share their knowledge and hone their presentation skills at the same time."
Free Queen's 2013 is continuing on March 13 and 20 at 6 pm at Kingston's Calvin Park Public Library.
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Special teams, defense carry Tarpons to win
Sat. October 06, 2012 at 1:29 a.m. | By Teddy Renois/Staff Writer
GALLIANO — South Lafourche's Braxton Acosta was a one-man wrecking crew during the early minutes of Friday night's game against Westgate.
It didn't take long for Acosta to make an impact as he recovered a pooched kick on the opening kickoff. Acosta followed that with a blocked a punt on Westgate's first possession of the game and later recovered a fumble on the Tigers' second possession deep in their territory.
The Tarpons turned Acosta's plays into an early 10 point-lead and later held Westgate to just 58 total yards for the game.
In doing so, South Lafourche remained unbeaten on the season and in District 7-5A with a 24-7 victory at Ralph Pere Field at Tarpons Memorial Stadium.
Acosta said the plan was to start fast, and he and the Tarpons certainly did just that.
"We worked on (special teams), and we knew we wanted to put them in a hole quick. We worked on it all week, and my teammates just opened up lanes for me to make plays. The credit goes to my team," Acosta said. "We knew they were hungry, and they have athletes. They wanted a win just as bad as we did. They took it to us before, and we knew if we didn't put them down early, it was going to be a tough game. Even though we did jump out on them early, it was still a tough game through the fourth quarter."
The Tarpons (5-0 overall, 2-0 in district) started early when Acosta recovered the opening kickoff at the Tigers 31. Seven plays later, Cullen Matherne scored on a 3-yard run, and after Taylor Keller's extra point, it was 7-0 with 10 minutes left in the first quarter.
Acosta's next big play came on Westgate's first punt when he blocked it and Vince Liner recovered it at the Tigers 10. However, Westgate's defense stopped the Tarpons on a fourth-and-goal at the 1.
On the next play, Westgate's Trevonte Williams fumbled and Acosta recovered the ball at the 4. Once again Westgate held the Tarpons out of the end zone, but Keller made a 23-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 6:16 left in the first quarter.
Westgate never had much field position in the first half, and after punting from its end zone, South Lafourche took over at the Tigers 34 in the second quarter.
Seven plays later, quarterback Zach Fillinich scored on a 1-yard dive for a 17-0 Tarpons lead with 8:12 left before halftime.
The Tarpons held Westgate to a minus-32 yards in the first half.
South Lafourche coach Dennis Skains said his defense is starting to believe in the system and seeing results.
"We feel like we can have an advantage with our special teams. Our coaches are working hard on that, and it seems that we make plays in special teams each week," Skains said. "Our defense is starting to have a lot of pride in what they do. We've been working on it and we talked about the changes we needed to make. They take a lot of pride in running to the ball and we are getting better. We did make some mistakes but for the most part we are getting better. They are noticing their success and they are taking pride in that."
The Tarpons were without starting quarterback Colby Callais, who was out with an ankle injury and a staph infection, but Fillinich stepped in nicely completing 10-of-20 for 127 yards and no interceptions.
In the second half, Fillinich and running back Jake Williams (14 carries, 100 yards, TD) led the Tarpons (260 total yards, 14 first downs) on a drive that would extend the lead to 24-0.
After Williams ripped off a 20-yard run, Fillinich found Treavon Evans on a 27-yard pass play down to Westgate's 31. Two plays later, Williams scored on a 25-yard run with 11:15 left in the fourth quarter.
Westgate (0-6, 0-3) finally made something happen on offense when quarterback Aaron Bird connected with Byrick Broussard on a 53-yard pass play down the South Lafourche's 5. Three plays later, Williams scored on a 6-yard run for a 24-7 score with 9:39 left in the game.
Neither team threatened to score after that, but LSU commitment and Westgate offensive tackle Josh Boutte did draw the ire from the crowd as he was pancaking Tarpon players after the whistle. After two personal fouls against Boutte, the officials let the final 30 seconds run and ended the game.
Westgate coach Ryan Antoine said getting behind early due to the mistakes told the story.
"That was the game. That was the tale of the game. We didn't cover the ball, then the blocked punt, and then we fumble the ball. After that it was a battle," Antoine said. "We got a lot of young guys out there and they battled. We are just trying to get better, and I thought we did get better. We always seem to take two steps forward and 10 steps back, but that is just youth. Once we start learning from our mistakes, we will be better."


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Denise Richards happy to look after Charlie's twins
Denise Richards will care for Charlie Sheen's sons 'anytime'.
The 'World Is Not Enough' actress stepped in to look after three-year-old twins Bob and Max when their mother Brooke Mueller – the 'Anger Management' star's third ex-wife – checked into rehab earlier this month and says she is always happy to help.
Denise – who has daughters Sam, eight, and Lola, seven, with Charlie, as well as adopted Eloise, 18 months – said: '[The twins] are back with Brooke Mueller.
'This is not the first time I've had all five, they're Sam and Lola's brothers. It was a full house, lots of love and life. Brooke knows anytime, and Charlie, that any time they need help with the boys, that I'm there.'
Denise – who was married to Charlie from 2002 to 2006 – is aware people see the set-up as 'unconventional' but she would never turn her back on the little boys because of how much they mean to her daughters.
She added to 'Youthgossip.com': 'They're our family and they're Sam and Lola's brothers and I can't imagine growing up without my sister, so anytime she needs help, I'm there for the boys.
'[Sam and Lola] are the best big sisters to [the boys] and they love them.
'I know it doesn't seem normal, but it is our normal. They're little kids and I love children, and like I said, it's our daughter's brothers, so I can't say no.'


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World's First Double Barrel 1911 Semi-automatic Pistol is Awesome
Why shoot one bullet when you can shoot TWO bullets? This is the AF2011-A1 "Second Century" by Arsenal Fireams and it can kill anything... twice. Make sure you read on to check out a video of this beast of a sidearm.
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February 2, 2013
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September 3, 2012
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April 3, 2011
"If, at 50,000 volts a zap, five officers shoot their tasers at the same time, the subject gets a 250,000-volt output – equal to the electrical charge inside the death penalty chamber," Mesha Monge-Irizarry, a leading advocate for police accountability, explained.
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Student Ministry: Parent Resources Page
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R is the key clog of the success wheel of Hyundai Motor India—right product, right customer focus, right pricing, right marketing plan, right research and development, and right timing—on which it has ridden its stupendous success story in this marketplace. And the swishy steel and glass structure housing its India headquarters in the Capital's busy Mathura Road, and the sprawling three-lakh-unit facility in Chennai—the largest plant outside of its home market—are testimony to the vrooming success and the steely resolve that this car marketing machine has set for itself in this marketplace—the world's eleventh largest car market which has for the first time, crossed the one-million-mark in calendar 06. This steely tenacity is further exemplified in its doggedness to be the No 1 car marketer by cornering around 25 percent of the market by the turn of 2010 from the current cachet of No 2 with 18.5 percent market share. In calendar 06, it has nearly met its target of selling three lakh units (to be precise 2,99,513 cars, including exports) against 2.5 lakh units it sold last year netting Rs 8,540 crore in revenues.
Come 2010, this successful marketer wants to be the No 1 car brand in the country, that is slated to become the world's seventh largest by 2016. And in its immediate list of priority to achieve the coveted No 1 cachet is a three-pronged strategy on which it is frenetically working now. The 2010 strategy includes doubling its capacity to six lakh units from the current three lakh units by commissioning a new plant at an investment of Rs 2,429 crore; launching at least two models annually and possibly a new, cheaper entry-level model to take on the Rs one-lakh car from the Tatas; and giving a further thrust to exports—all to unseat incumbent leader Maruti Suzuki by ramping up its market share from the current 18.5 percent to 20 percent by the end of this year and further taking it to a smart 25 percent by the end of the decade.
This resolve is based on the assumption that the domestic car market, which for the first time has crossed the sensitive one-million-mark by selling 10,22,793 cars in calendar 06, would grow by around 60 percent in volume terms by the end of the decade to touch around 1.6 million units per annum. To achieve this, Hyundai is also planning to jack up its reach to another 100 more cities besides increasing the dealerships to over 250 from the current 170. Currently, 60 percent of its sales come from the top ten metropolitan citiess.
"We are doing everything to achieve our target of becoming the No 1 car marketer by cornering over 25 percent of the domestic car sales by the turn of this decade. We have been meeting our targets all these years and will be able to do an encore of our success story in the coming years too," says the Hyundai Motor India managing director Heung Soo Lheem.
The Rs 8,540-crore Hyundai (FY06 turnover) is one of the fastest growing car brands and currently markets 35 passenger cars models including variants in seven segments—the flagship Santro in the B segment, Getz in the B+segment, the Accent in the C category, the Verna C+ segment, the Elantra in the D category, the Sonata Embera in the E segment and the Tucson and the Terracan in the sports utility vehicles segment.
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Already being the largest manufacturing facilities outside of Korea, Hyundai is the only carmaker in the country that has been facing capacity constraints, forcing it to operate three shifts from last March, thereby raising throughput from 2.5 lakh to three lakh units per annum. This is at a time when most of its counterparts are dogged with inventory pile-ups.
Though its $29-billion Korean parent Hyundai Motor Company has been plagued with strikes and other labour-related issues in its home market for long, Hyundai India has been driving full throttle on the success highway, setting one milestone after another: it became the second- largest carmaker within six months of beginning production; it rolled out the 100,000th car within 19 months of the commissioning its Chennai plant located at Irungattukottai; rolled out the fastest one-millionth car in March '06; it became the fastest exporter by rolling out 3,00,000th car; and it's the largest Hyundai operations outside Korea since it drove into this marketplace a little over a decade ago on May 17, 1996. Though for a while it had lost the coveted No 2 position to the homegrown Tata Motors this marketing machine fought back and regained its No 2 status soon. And now with 18.5 percent of the domestic car pie, it wants to jack it up to 20 percent by the end of this fiscal.
Not just that. This is the No 1 car exporter from the country commanding over 60 percent of the overall car shipments. In calendar 06, it shipped as many as 1,13,339 units, netting over $613 million (around Rs 2,760 crore) in revenues, up over 17 percent from the past fiscal at $535 million (around Rs 2,410 crore), informs Lheem. A feat in every sense, as the journey from shipping a meagre 20 cars to Nepal in December 1999 to reaching the one-lakh-mark in October 04 and then crossing the two-lakh-mark within a year to today's envious position of the No 1 exporter, Hyundai has come a long way. What more, as on end December, Hyundai had a backlog of 25,000 export orders for the Santro alone. Currently, made-in-India Hyundai cars are sold in as many as 65 markets across Europe (which is the largest market), South America and South Africa.
And the company is gung-ho about more exports too. Lheem says the parent company will be relocating the entire Getz production to India by the end of this year in its bid to make the Indian facilities its export hub. The work towards this is already underway with its Rs 2,429-crore upcoming three-lakh facility in Chennai and it plans to export half of the volume form the new plant. Last year Hyundai produced 2,00,903 Getz in Korea and 15,151 in India.
The exports push will get another leg-up when its proposed R&D centre, with a planned investment of around Rs 200-crore and 1,000 researchers, will become operational.
On the product innovation side too, Hyndai has been setting new standards and milestones. Because, says its sales and marketing vice-president Arvind Saxena, "we wanted to give a truly international car to this market, not just dump a foreign design and technology that may or may not be compatible here. We were the first one to bring the four-wheel drive cars into the segment. We were the first one to bring in power steering too. The next big change was the clear headlight we introduced. So, these are the various things we keep doing to keep the customer interest alive. Also, we were the first one to bring the CRDI technology into the country."
Since its entry in May 1996, Hyundai has invested Rs 3,372 crore in plant and machinery and is also pumping another Rs 2,429 crore into a second plant that is slated to be operational by October 07. Its vendors have already pumped in Rs 1,205 and will be supplementing the new plant with another Rs 1,564-crore investment, while Rs 1,021 crore more will be put in by new vendors, informs Lheem.
With manufacturing presence in Korea, the US, China, Europe and India, Hyundai Motor Company, founded in 1967 and since 2004 known as the Hyundai-Kia Autom otive Group which includes over two-dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates, ranks 75th in the Inter brand Survey 2006, up 17 rungs from the previous year's 84th rank to an estimated brand value of $4.1 billion. Its employs over 68,000 people worldwide and markets in 193 countries and is the fastest growing automobile brand in the world. Selling 2.66 million units in 2006, up 5.1 percent over 2005, Hyundai is the largest automaker in Korea and the world's sixth largest. It has set a 2.735-million unit sales target for 2007.
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Considering the brute dominance of Maruti Suzuki in the domestic market with around 50 percent of the market, the homegrown Tata Motors' much-touted Rs one-lakh car hitting the roads by next year, French major Logan, which is known for its value offering, Honda's serious bid to tap this market with a small car and the unprecedented number of new launches (over a dozen) slated for the this year alone among others, isn't it a Herculean task for this Korean marketer to climb on to the coveted No 1 position by overtaking many a barrier? The Hyundai team that has tasted a runaway success with many a record-breaking milestone, doesn't think so. Obviously, it expects a major decline in Maruit's market dominance over the next three years as the market gets more mature and newer models flood the market. Maybe Hyundai is drawing some conclusion from the steeply declining share of Maruti over the past one fiscal alone —while Maruti's market share touched a full 60 percent shortly after the launch of the Swift in 2005, it slumped by over 10 percent during the past 12 months to around 50 percent and has not been able to better it since then. So, a compounded 20-25 percent decline in Maruti's market share over the next three years isn't an impossible proposition, especially since the American and Japanese brands have suddenly put India on their radar and aren't leaving any stone unturned to make their presence increasingly felt.
"We are doing everything to achieve our target; we have been doing this all these years and we will be able to repeat our success story in the coming years as well," says Lheem. So confident is the man on the Hyundai hot wheel that he goes on to add that "we will launch two new models, including variants, every year in this fast growing market. These launches would include diesel cars and a 1.2-litre engine hatchback. We will be launching a diesel version of the premium sedan Sonata Embera by end 07, while the mid-size Verna's petrol and diesel variants are also on the cards. Also, we will be expanding our Sonata range by introducing a diesel variant. "We are chalking out an aggressive strategy to become the No 1 carmaker here by the end of this decade, which will see our number of dealerships going up massively. "
It's learnt that Hyundai may join the battle in the sub-compact car market after Tata Motors introduces its Rs one-lakh car in the second half of 08. It's also rumoured that it will roll out an 800-cc model from its sister concern Kia Motors by 08-09. Kia Motors that sells 800cc cars in Southeast Asia and Korea is an associate company of Hyundai and the second biggest carmaker in Korea. This small car is likely to be priced as low as Rs 1.6-1.7 lakh, much lower than Hyundai India's current lowest range model Santro. There is also a reported move by it to enter the commercial vehicle segment with a one-tonne pick-up truck which is the fastest growing segment and is being ruled by the Tatas' 207 model. Once its second plant becomes operational and the parent company shifts the production of its entry-level hatchback Getz to that plant, it is likely that Hyundai may come out with a diesel version of this model too.
The Nuts & Bolts of Success
A closer look at the marketing and product strategy of Hyundai throws up a unique fact—the letter 'R' and in many a multiple is at the core of its mantra. In fact, the six Rs form the key clog of the success wheel of Hyundai Motor India—right product, right customer focus, right pricing, right marketing plan, right research and development and right timing. Though target-driven as any other Korean marketer like LG or Samsung, this car marketer has stretched this target to an entirely different scale —setting a target for customer satisfaction, in terms of meeting his expectations and needs, pricing, quality and technological progress. Because overriding all the above six-pronged approach is its right customer focus.
As a marketer the Hyundai management believes that it's a truly global company that can offer tailor-made products and strategies to suit local market conditions. "As the customer profile in each market differs, one has to adopt different marketing strategies and structures. So, the style of marketing largely depends on which country you are in and not so much about your country-of-origin. Ultim- ately you've to service your customer by creating products/services that satisfy their needs. And this is what Hyundai has been being doing all these while," points out Saxena.
And even the competition and analysts admit its success both as a manufacturer as well as a marketer. The Boston Consulting Group vice-president Arindam Bhattacharya opines, "Hyundai's success is primarily due to the quality of its products and the very competitive pricing".
On the marketing side, it's always been closely associated with its consumers. For instance, to improve its products in terms of quality, reliability, service standards and overall communication, it religiously takes feedback from its customers at regular intervals. "Customer is at the centre of our marketing plan and our technology is tuned to meet their needs and expectations. R&D is one of the key functions used to get customer insights; also to meet their expectations we regularly do a product clinic that always starts much before the actual introduction of the product," informs the top brass Lheem.
The marketing head echoes this when he says, "when we started off we had only one compact car, the Santro. But today we have a full line of cars from small to mid-size to premium to SUVs in seven segments. Right from the beginning we have been bringing in the best of technology. Surely, the timing of our entry too helped us a lot. On top of our success is the fact that we brought in a product that this market really wanted and could meet the customer expectations." He goes on to add that his company's biggest advantage is its ability to really gauge the customer sentiment and then offer a product that met those. "At no point, really we feel that which Hyundai car one buys. Because, it's gratifying that we could build a longer relationship with the consumer. I think that is another strategy that worked well for us," Saxena avers.
Scotching the general criticism that Koreans are only volume-driven, Saxena says like every other Korean brand, Hyundai too is target-driven, but with a difference. "Yes, we are target-driven in every sense but not just in numbers and profits. In fact, we are more target-driven in satisfying our customers that our first target is to offer them the best quality product and technology at the best value and at the best price."
As in the US, where Hyundai today is the fastest growing car brand, in this market too when it entered, the only factor going in its favour was its value-for-money offering, as its entry offering Santro was lacking on many scores such as design, etc. When Hyundai rode into the US some two decades back, it's best known as rattletrap 'econoboxes' and not as a car marketer. But as the Korean marketers are wont to this Korean upstart soon appropriated the Toyota and Honda playbook and soon moved into larger, better-made cars and expanded into more lucrative segments such as minivans and SUVs, and by 2005 rode into the luxury arena with the $30,000 Azera. Globally, it's aggressively moving upmarket and even harbours ambitions of getting into the profitable but crowded luxury segment. Similarly, back here, the very same Santro shortly became the most successful brand from the Hyundai marquee and still continues to be so.
Taking stock of the past one decade of unprecedented success, Lheem says a combination of factors such as the general economic boom and the resultant increase in the disposable income, and cheaper interest rates which enabled auto finance much more affordable among others helped it success. "The attributes of our success can't be one factor like marketing or launching a product. It's a combination of all the activities like launching a new model or a variant at the right time and at very competitive prices, effective marketing tools, the extensive R&D etc," he says, adding our success has also been due to our fundamental belief of "giving greater value to our customers within the price they're paying. We've done that in all our segments and will continue to do so. We've given our customer a wider choice in every segment."
Hyundai completed its tenth successful year in May 2006, setting many a record, crossing significant milestones, beating stringent competition and demanding markets during its journey. Narrating the decade-old journey, Lheem, who has been at the helm since the December 05 (he was heading the Turkish operations before moving to India), says we made our debut with the 1.1-litre Santro in 1998 and then never looked back. We emerged as the second largest carmaker within six months and within 19 month we rolled out our 100,000th car from our Chennai plant. We're also credited with the unique distinction of rolling out the fastest one-millionth car in March 06, and since December 1999, we shipped three lakh Santros alone, and today we are the number one exporter from the country.
"India is the largest Hyundai operations outside of Korea. We've captured over 18 percent of market and are geared up to achieve 20 percent by this yearend. With a scorching economy and the rapidly rising purchasing power, India's a very exciting destination for us. Its' a tremendous opportunity for us to invest here," Lheem is completely sanguine.
Driving an Emotional Connect
When it comes to marketing communications, it's a big bang entry, typical of any Korean chaebol present here, and the brand has successfully weathered the rough and tumble of the desi roads. But it wasn't an easy job to strike an emotional connect with the Indian psyche with a completely unknown brand. Capping it all was that fact that the brand name was very weak in this market dominated by just one brand Maruti, a household name. Compounding the situation was that by the time its Santro hit the road, another Korean brand, the now-failed Daewoo's Matiz was already doing well, and the Tatas were just about to rollout Indica.
But Hyundai took the cudgels with a firm determination, and successfully at that too. For instance when it comes to communications, it's been one of the few car brands that has effectively used brand ambassadors, be it Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta or Sania Mirza. The core of its marcomm strategy is to connect with every Indian and the choicest way to do so was to rope in a pan-Indian face, Shah Rukh Khan, to endorse it. "SRK was chosen as he's and still is not only a pan-Indian hero but represents the face of the young and emerging India also," previous agency Saatchi & Saatchi group account director Neville Medhora told Pitch earlier.
Recalling the daunting challenges during the entry, Medhora says, "Hyundai was going to launch a car that nobody had heard of in this market, the shape of which nobody had seen and completely unlike any other car, supported by an unknown dealer network and made by a company about which this market knew nothing about." But its success is that it has done this job extremely well. So, the first task was to peep into the psychographics of consumers."
The association with SRK has been so effective that Hyundai's in-house ad agency claims that it's redefined the role of brand ambassadors. "SRK as the Hyundai brand face is a much chronicled idea. It's something that has stood the brand in good stead, giving it the much-needed relatability and empathy from the very launch stage itself. We at Innocean feel this association as a great symbiotic relationship. His presence has helped the brand gain quick acceptance dissemination of its quality credentials," says Innocean Worldwide executive director Vivek Srivastava.
Industry Overview
With as many 25 compact cars and around 15 mid-size sedans to choose, and another 30 new models slated to drive in this year, the around Rs 45,000-crore domestic passenger car market rode on to record a historic 22.7 percent growth rate during April-December 06—second only to the 28.6 percent growth rate logged in FY04. Domestic car sales stood at 81,026 units in December 06, up 23 percent, against 65,853 units in December 05, while total passenger vehicle sales, including sports and MUVs stood at 9.77 lakh units, up 20.76 percent, says the latest data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Analysts believe the industry will close FY07 clipping at around 23 percent, against last 16 percent in FY06. During the first three quarters of the current fiscal, the industry sold 7.65 lakh units, against 6.23 lakh units during the same period last fiscal-however, during calendar 06 it crossed the coveted million-mark, thanks to the eight percent cut in the excise duty on small cars from 24 percent to 16 percent, which was announced in the last Budget, which helped leading marketers like Maruti, Tata Motors and Hyundai to outpace the industry growth by aggressively launches more models. With the launch of the new Zen Estilo, Indica Xeta and the Chevrolet Aveo U-Va from the GM marquee, the industry is expected to maintain the scorching growth momentum through the remaining three months. With big-ticket investments by almost all the players , mostly from Suzuki, Honda, Hyndai, GM, Ford, Tata-Fiat, Renault-Mahindra and Logan and Nissan drawing up plans to enter, the industry expects an explosion of models in the compact and mid-size segments by the turn of this decade.
According to the US consultancy firm Keystone, a subsidiary of LaSalle Consulting Associates, India will be the world's third largest automobile market by 2030, behind just China and the US with a projected size of the domestic vehicle market at over 20 million, for 62 million for China and 23 million for the US. This would mean that India would displace the current second largest auto market Japan to a poor fifth position, significantly improving upon its current car penetration of eight cars per 1,000 people. The top five auto markets are the US, Japan, China, Germany and Britain. By 2017, China is projected to become the world largest auto market, surpassing the US and around the same time, Indian sales will surpass that of Japan.
While the slew of new launches and attractive discounts by leading carmakers have been helping the market grow at an explosive rate, this stupendous growth has been driven mainly by the compact car segment comprising models like the Alto and Wagon-R from the Maruti marquee, the Santro, the Tata Indica and its new variant Xeta. The compact car segment constitutes close to 70 percent of the Rs 45,000-crore domestic car market. In the mid-size segment, Honda's City and the Civic together top the volume growth chart with total sales of 29,527 units, up 14 percent over 25,894 units last year. Other models that have done commendably well are the Ford Fiesta, the Maruit Esteem and the Tata Indigo range.
The passenger car segment constitutes the largest chunk of the $34-billion domestic auto industry, which is the single largest industrial sector in the country. The auto industry has been growing at a CAGR of 14 percent during the last five years, making this the world's second largest two-wheeler market, the fourth largest commercial vehicle market and the 11th largest car market. Observing fast emerging sales trends during the past three quarters, industry observers anticipate that the overall auto sales would touch 10 million by this March on back of an expected annual 20 percent growth. The industry saw volume touching 10.9 million units in 06 on a 16.2-percentage point growth over 05. But the passenger car segment, on back of attractive discounts by carmakers cruised ahead in the last month of the past year growing at a much faster clip at a 20 percentage point growth over 12.4 percent for utility vehicles and 16.3 percent for multi-purpose vehicles.
While buoyant demand and the ability to pass on rise in costs have facilitated growth in revenue and profit of manufacturers in 06, calendar 07 is set to continue to drive in decent growth. Growth can accelerate if the Budget 08 extends the 16 percent concessional excise duty to all segments. In any case, the passenger vehicle segment is set for an accelerated growth from 08 onwards, with cost of ownership and affordability is set to become easier.
While Hyundai has everything going for it, it has to be seen how it will take on the competition and manage to sell all its rollouts as by 2010 there will be around 2.5 million production against 1.6 million demand.
Interview: Heung Soo Lheem
'We will be No 1 by 2010'
Assistant Editor KJ Bennychan spoke to the man on the Hyundai hot wheel Heung Soo Lheem, who has been driving Hyundai Motor India as its managing director since December 05, over email to know his company's plans for India. Excerpts:
Do you see the current phase of scorching growth sustaining for long? What's the macroeconomic view of Hyundai about India?
The Indian economy is growing rapidly and the purchasing power is increasing. It's a tremendous opportunity for companies like Hyundai to invest here. We're glad to be part of India's economic development at this crucial juncture. Rising disposable incomes and changing lifestyles have scooters or motorbikes now buying cars and those driving small and inexpensive cars are upgrading to more expensive cars. This scenario of the car market is definitely here to stay long in the developing country like India. The investment plans, which we have for India clearly indicates our plans at the macro level. Hyundai Motor Company also wants India to be the global export hub for small and compact cars.
Within a short span you have become the No 2 car brand here. How do you look back, and to what do you attribute this stupendous success?
Hyundai Motor India completed its tenth successful year here on May 17, 2006. It has been a very challenging and exciting stint throughout and today Hyundai is one of the most preferred brands here. It has crossed significant milestones during its journey in such a stringent competition and demanding markets.
We made our debut here by launching the 1.1-litre Santro in the small car segment in 1998 and then never looked back. It emerged as the second largest automobile manufacturer in the country within a very short span of six months after it began production. It also rolled out its 100,000th car from its Chennai plant within just 19 months of commencement of operations. The company is also credited with the unique distinction of rolling out the fastest one-millionth car in March this year. The company has also emerged as the largest automobile exporter here.
We have given our customer a wider choice by offering products in each and every segment of the market. We already have seven models on the road and plan to launch two new models every year. We have launched our much-awaited premium mid-size sedan-the Verna in September 2006, with overwhelming response. We believe in giving greater value to our customers within the price they are paying. We've done that in all our segments and will continue to do so.
We've captured more than 18 percent of market share and geared up to achieve 20 percent by the end of this fiscal. India is a very exciting destination for us at Hyundai. Its economy is growing rapidly and the people's purchasing is increasing. It is a tremendous opportunity for companies like us to invest here.
The attributes to success cannot be one factor like marketing or launching a product. It is a combination of all the activities like launching a product or variant at the right time in the market and also at a very competitive pricing; key marketing tools used by the company to stay ahead of competition; the research and development carried out before introducing any product or variant.
Where do you see Hyundai India by the end of this decade?
My vision is to make Hyundai Motor India the Number One car company in India. This year, we aim to achieve 20 percent market share and sell 3,00,000 cars. We plan to have a strong dealer and service network that reaches even the smallest townships and ensure a smile on the face of every Hyundai customers here.
What's the Hyundai way of looking at consumers and marketing?
Hyundai has always been closely associated with its consumers. At regular intervals, feedback is taken from customers so as to improve our product in terms of quality, reliability, service standards and overall communication.
What are your learnings from here?
India is a rapidly growing auto market with purchasing power of consumers rising steadily. As in other parts of the world, quality products and competitive pricing ensures a healthy growth. For Indians, word-of-mouth publicity is the biggest influencer for buying anything, whereas their counter parts in US depend mostly on their previous experience with a product.
How independent is Hyundai India from the parent? Who takes the final call on issues related to Indian marketing?
Hyundai India is completely independent from parent as far as the issues related to Indian market are concerned. Indian team takes its own marketing decisions in terms of products, pricing, promotions which are suited to the local market conditions and demands.


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"As fish dart through the water, they are forgetful of the water; as birds fly on the breeze, they are not conscious that there is a breeze. Discern this, and you can transcend the burden of things and enjoy natural potential."
- Huanchu Daoren
Innocent of deep thoughts or lofty ideas, fish and birds conduct themselves through the water and on the breeze free of burdensome things such as, for instance, physics. Fins and wings down, they seem to win the battle against gravity, collapsing only on the brink of death. People, on the other hand, appear to be slowly but steadily fighting a losing battle as they age — losing agility, stature and marbles along the way. It needn't be that way— our bodies are just as well suited to withstand earth's pull as any other living creature.
Disregarding golden koi and crested cranes, F. M. Alexander nevertheless came to the same elegant understanding –just as birds get up and about by resisting the air that supports them, and fish get around by resisting the water that supports them, we conduct ourselves by resisting whatever happens to be supporting us at the moment; the ground or the floor, your favorite chair or your dance partner. (Skis, parachutes, scuba equipment, crutches, skates, and other ingenious inventions can help with different density environments or physical restrictions.)
We are designed to carry our own weight to the surface in a manner that optimizes the rebound effect of our impact, making gravity an energizing ally. Problems arise when we offer too little or too much resistance, and compensate by bracing, tensing, or straining. Learning to stop these unconscious, habitual behaviors and to apply appropriate effort is best facilitated by experience. An Alexander Technique teacher can help you physically and intellectually discern natural, unburdened, conduct.
Many people who study the Alexander Technique find it to be a Western equivalent to Eastern philosophies such as that of 16th century Chinese philosopher Huanchu Daoren. The Technique, while practical, is a method that can lead to increased body-mind coordination, alertness and equanimity, expanding self-knowledge to better fulfill our potential and to age with grace and dignity.


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Pit bull owner Montreal Howard pleads guilty to having dangerous animal
Published: Mar 28 2013 12:48:30 PM EDT
The owner of two pitbulls involved in an attack on two Lehigh County residents and their dog went to court Thursday.
Montreal Howard pleaded guilty to harboring a dangerous animal and confinement.
Police say two of Howard's pitbulls ran away from home and later attacked two Salisbury Twp. residents and seriously injured their dog.
Both victims are said to be doing fine as well as their dog.
Howard was fined $100 plus court costs and restitution.
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So apparently in a Bill Simmons podcast with Ryen Russillo, Russillo said that the Wizards camp was planning to pass on Noel if he fell to 3 because of red flags. I don't know how true this is but I'd like to see what other people think of it.
Personally I'd think we'd make a huge mistake passing on Noel. But I don't have the info other teams do on prospects. We need a big man, and Noel would fit perfectly with Wall and Beal and would be able to learn behind Okafor and Nene.


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Mary Leone Broadhead, 88, of Blackfoot, passed away, April 2, 2011 at the High Gate Manor in Yakima, Washington.
Services are pending and will be announced by the Hawker Funeral Home in Blackfoot.
Thelma Lou Adams Wolfley 89, of Riverside, Idaho passed away April 3, 2011 in Blackfoot, Idaho at The Willows Assisted Living Center.
Thelma was born March 12, 1922 in Riverside, Idaho to Maurice William and Ellen Melissa (Homer) Adams. She attended school in Blackfoot and Moreland. She graduated from Moreland High School in 1940.
SHELLEY — Shaun Messick had plenty of time to think about 10 years ago.
His daughter Kylee was battling leukemia at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City and he and his wife were traveling there from their Bingham County home on a regular basis.
"This is a story that popped into my head as I drove back and forth from Salt Lake City," said Messick of his book, "Worlds Without End: The Mission."
The science fiction book is the first in a series of four Messick plans to write over the next few years.
THOMAS — The sun came out and the Panthers shown brightly as they swept a double-dip from the visiting Sugar-Salem Diggers on Friday afternoon 18-11 and 4-3.
"We were able to hit the heck out of the ball in the first game and in the second game they threw a really good pitcher but I was proud of the way that our kids hit off of him and got some runs early," Snake River head coach James Carter said. "We had some timely hitting and all in all it was a great day."
BLACKFOOT — "The Music Man" rolled into Blackfoot for a one-night performance Friday night.
Twenty-five volunteers from Blackfoot were on hand to help set up props for this musical.
"We started at 8:15 Friday morning," said Blackfoot High School (BHS) junior Kiah Brown. "We do whatever they want us to do."
"I learned that putting a Broadway show together is very difficult," said Logan Lindholm, a junior at BHS.
"It's a lot of work," said BHS junior Cesilio Silveira.
BLACKFOOT — Fourteen local organizations are sharing in the $27,000 raised during last year's Bingham County Christmas Tree Fantasy.
Susan Nalley, 2010 Fantasy board chair, said they appreciate the generosity of those in Bingham County during the Christmas Tree Fantasy.
"We really appreciate Bingham County and how much they support the Christmas Tree Fantasy, which helps us help these local organizations," Nalley said.
John Wayne Chapman, 62, of Idaho Falls died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his home from complications of diabetes.
John was born May 19, 1948, in Pocatello to LaWayne Chapman and Phyllis Marley Chapman. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated in 1966 from Idaho Falls High School.
On Aug. 16, 1993, he married Kay Munk in Idaho Falls.
THOMAS — Behind a pair of triples and 6 RBI by junior Shane Parkinson, the Snake River Panthers jumped all over South Fremont and then cruised to a 13-7 victory at Snake River High School on Thursday afternoon.
"The kids played good, Shane Parkinson hit the ball hard and we got some good pitching," Snake River head coach James Carter said. "There were a couple of things defensively that we could have done better but all in all it was a good win. You can't feel bad about a win."
RIVERSIDE — The Snake River Lady Panthers got a stellar pitching performance from sophomore hurler Alyssa Delaney and the offense erupted for a 10 hit outing as Snake River downed South Fremont 7-1 on Thursday afternoon.
"We'll take the win, we got some timely hits which was good," Snake River head coach Kay Martin said. "It's not completely freezing cold today so that was nice as well."
BLACKFOOT — Thanks to a church planter from Wyoming, Pastor Joshua Sykes is ministering in Eastern Idaho.
Sykes has been pastor of the small congregation at Fellowship Baptist Church in Blackfoot since July of 2010.
"When I was in high school, my home church had a mission conference each year and I met a church planter from Wyoming," Sykes recalled recently.


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Beliefnet's 2008 Exit Poll
This is an unscientific poll of Beliefnet users, which looks voting patterns and preferences of the most religious of the Obama and McCain constituencies- those who attend church weekly or more. (Exit polls indicated that 55% of those who attend worship services weekly or more voted for McCain while 43% voted for Obama, an improvement over past Democratic performances.)
Religious Obama voters and religious McCain voters worship and pray at similar rates but interpret the Bible in dramatically different ways–and have starkly different views on the issues-according to the user survey.
Half of McCain voters believe Obama is or was Muslim, with 31.7% saying "He used to be Muslim and still has too many connections to Islam."
Many more Obama voters believe McCain ran an unchristian campaign, rather than vice versa.
Among the most religious voters, Obama supporters believe that education is the best way to reduce abortion, while McCain supporters prefer bans and restrictions on abortion.
Supporters of each candidate doubt the religious sincerity of the other candidate.


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Tropical Deforestation: A Socio-Economic Approach
Interesting approach to the deforestation debate which analyses this process in socio-economic terms. Using an integrated model Jepma analyses the effects of different policy alternatives, and argues that present methods of slowing down deforestation by limiting international trade are not enough and that policy makers need to initiate different measures linked directly to those interests affected by the process.
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If you didn't get the nod for Scott's league, there is another TC "Waiting for Spring Training" league starting up again (we also did it last year) and we're looking for a few new members. Standard, free 12 team head-to-head league. The tentative date for the live draft is Saturday, September third at 9PM Eastern/8PM Central (for those of us that live on the far side of the Mississippi). You can leave your email in the comments if you're interested.


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My darling beautiful Bonnie Cotton Passes away on the 5th of May. I had been looking after her days before, becoming worried as she seemed week and disorientated. I went to sleep worried about her and awoke the next morning to her slumped over the food bowl with her eyes barely open. I rushed over and picked her up, she was so limp. I knew then that it was her last day. I nursed her all day, occasionally she would try and clean herself or walk around but she could barely do either. After what must have been about 6 hours both of her eyes started producing large amount of polyphorin. I made her a little bed and cleaned her eyes and nose, after a while of lying in the bed I had made her she started to gasp for air and then she open her eyes after not opening them for the whole days she showed us those beautiful dark brown eyes once again and then she left her body. Her body kept making all these noises that were so horrible. I just wanted her to come back to me, the nerves in her body went on for a while and it just made it worse because I kept thinking she was going to come back, but she never did. Watching the life leave the body of someone you love so much is the most intense and emotionally draining experience I have ever had. I just knew how grateful she was that I nursed her and loved her until she passed. She is very missed I haven't really stopped crying. Writing this now has brought many more tears. I love you my dearest lady who has been my best friend for the past two years!
Am I a rat? or Am I Muppet?
Now It is a song… after all the lovely comments of the picture of Taika in a sweater, I decided to go and record a cover singing with my three rats LOL a cover of "Man or Muppet", I mean… "Rat or Muppet" . Me singing with my beloved fufunchis Ritva, Tuula and Taika
I reflect on my reflection
and I ask myself the question
What's the right direction, to go
I don't know
Am I a rat or am I a muppet?
If I'm a muppet then im a very ratty muppet
Am I a muppet or am I a rat?
If I'm a rat that makes me a muppet of a rat
I look into these eyes
and I can´t recognise
The one I see inside
It's time for me to decide
Am I a rat or am I a muppet?
If I'm a muppet, well im a very ratty muppet
Am I a muppet or am I a man
If I'm a rat that makes me a muppet of a rat
Oh I'm a muppet!
Oh I am a rat!
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"Go out as five, shoot six and write down four" - ancient golf proverb. http://ift.tt/1lv2oeO
From the desert to the sea, we saw ton of Southern California this weekend. Seriously, why do people live anywhere else? http://ift.tt/1eagcXv
It's been like this every time I've left California for the past four months. God. I don't know how you people do it. http://ift.tt/1i13Hgk
Since so many people are having babies and posting baby pics I wanted to play too. #tbt http://ift.tt/NAaeov
the autocorrect one is linguistically fascinating
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A man who spent 30 years hiding behind branches and scaring tourists at Fisherman's Wharf, has died. His family told KTVU that Gregory Jacobs died of heart failure over the weekend. Have you ever had a run-in with the Bushman?
Read more: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/fishermans-wharf-tourist-icon-dies-heart-ailment/ndmWy/
Pour one out for the Bushman.
Man who scares people for a living dies of a heart attack #irony
We actually DID have a run in with the Bushman when we were up north for new year's! Had no idea he was so legendary. RIP Bushman, you really scared the shit out of some Japanese tourists and it made me laugh.
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Racist Chants From The Crowd Brought This Soccer Star To Tears | Political Blind Spot
Mario Balotelli, the star striker for the Italian soccer club AC Milan was brought to tears during an away game at Napoli on Saturday. Reports from many of those in attendance say that his reaction was due to racist chants directed at him by huge sections of the crowd.
He's fucking Italian. Look at his name. Fuck those racist fucks. Dagos and wops stick together NO MATTER WHAT. I got yr back, Mario.
Or maybe not:
An understandably horrified Napoli were forced to issue a statement on the matter:
"In relation to some of the arguments that appeared on Facebook in which it was claimed that Mario Balotelli cried at the stadium [on Saturday] because of alleged racist chants against him, Napoli points out that, like every one in the stadium could see, there were no racist chants towards him, just as there have never been any racist chants towards anyone at the San Paolo."
Anyone with even a basic knowledge of Italian football would have been skeptical about allegations of Napoli supporters engaging in racial abuse, let alone towards Balotelli. Indeed, on the morning of the game, the 23-year-old Azzurri forward had been mobbed by both Milan fans and local Neapolitans while taking a walk in the city with team-mate Adel Taarabt.
That some journalists therefore elected to pass these wholly unverified reports on to their followers is both staggering and dreadfully irresponsible. That some huge media outlets then chose to publish stories on unsubstantiated claims is utterly shameful.
"There was almost a spiritual aspect to it even from the beginning."
At long last, an oral history of Poke Friday.
Laura Jane Grace - "Black Me Out"
I saw Against Me! back in 2007 at the first (and last) Tallyrand Music Festival in Jacksonville, but that was only because Spoon were going on right after them and I wanted a good spot.
I'd never heard any of their music, but I was aware of them. "New Wave" had just come out and with major label money behind it the record got prime end cap display space at every Target.
Since the band was based only a couple hours away in Gainesville, they had a lot of fans at the festival. Without having heard a note of music, I tried to deduce what they sounded like just from looking around at their fans, and at the band, and what I thought I knew about them: I thought they were going to sound like a hardcore punk band, which is to say, not my jam.
So I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked them. They had a lot of punk energy, lots of thrashing around the stage and spitting, but the tunes were catchy and even though the vocals were shouty, sure, it was still in a tuneful pop-punk way that I enjoy. After their set I made a mental note to pick up "New Wave" the next time I went record shopping. It never happened. I never did buy that album, or any other Against Me! album.
This is all a long way of saying that I'm glad I finally picked up "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" because even though it's only the fifth of February this is going to probably be my favorite record this year.
"Black Me Out" might be the last track on the album but it's already a favorite and should be the next single, but every song on the album is a punch in the gut. The acoustic version loses none of the spite of the original; in fact, without all the extra accompaniment it probably cuts even harder.
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YUMA, Ariz. (13 On Your Side) - A Somerton husband and wife are behind bars for making a false report of a bomb threat in order to delay their scheduled court appearance.
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Thousands of people turn out every year for this outdoor event that features wing tastings from several different restaurants.
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Note: I am not calling the season over. My beard is still on, and until we fail to have any games remaining on the schedule, it will stay annoyingly itchy and ugly.
Also, this is long as hell. Just a warning. The more important, serious ones are at the beginning, when I was writing this with a sense of purpose. As you get further down the list, you move from philosophical comments and thought-provoking analysis to "the Cubs suck."
This was the first season I truly watched, from end to end, as a real baseball fan. Here's a couple of observations I made on the Halos, along with some other notes related to other teams.
1.) The Angels are really good. Overall, they're among the top 4 teams in the American League and probably closers to top 2 than anything else. They have an excellent combination of young talent and solid pitching that should put a stranglehold on the AL, particularly the western division, for the forseeable future.
2.) The Angels are fractionally worse than other teams on any given day, but better overall. I really think that the halos are the best team in baseball overall, although their performance tends to fluctuate around a mean of mediocrity for much of the season. Their problem is maintaining a consistent winning formula. They tend not to lose a bunch of games in a row, but have similar problems putting together 5+ game winning streaks. A lot of people call the Angels streaky, but to me they're really not streaky at all. They consistently play slightly under their potential, usually around .580 when they really could be over .600 with slight adjustments.
3.) Third base is a conundrum. What Anaheim really needs is David Wright, and that's not going to happen. I think we're better off getting Mike Lowell (A-Rod's not gonna happen) and trying to find power at other positions. If Wood pans out, let him play short.
4.) Ervin Santana is a ridiculously good pitcher. If we trade him, despite my earlier suggestions we should do so, we are a bunch of idiots and might as well start wearing blue and playing at Chavez Ravine.
5.) Bill Stoneman is not getting it done. Yes, he is better than someone who does too much, but there's something to be said for trying to win it all one year. The farm system is more than one player. We can afford to trade young prospects for proven talent because we have young prospects. I would rather see the Angels win a World Series in 2008 than Nick Adenhart throwing 200 innings with a 4.35 ERA. I am willing to sacrifice a little to win, a lot to win everything, but not everything. I'm not suggesting we trade the farm for a player, but if the opportunity arises to significantly improve an already incredible team, there's a time and a place to do so.
6.) Garrett Anderson is old. So is Vlad. Vlad, obviously has a couple years of solid production in front of him, but he gets older every year and his knees are rotting. GA is likely done. I know, I know, he produced, but Juan Rivera seems equally capable to put up GA's numbers, and he's substantially younger. We need to get Vlad a ring.
7.) The Red Sox are an organization which lacks morals. They chose Clay Bucholz when others passed over him because he stole laptops from his high school and sold them. They have Kevin Youkilis on their team and tolerate him. Manny being Manny. J.D. Drew. The Fenway Faithful. Steven Vinik. Ticket prices at Fenway. They claim to revile the Evil Empire of the Yankees, but emulate them better than any other team in baseball.
8.) The Angel organization is a class act run by a generally capable front office and an owner who is second to none in baseball. He just needs to move to Anaheim.
9.) Baseball is a long, long game, especially when playing the Red Sox. It is too long to reliably watch 125 games without seriously irritating your girlfriend. It is great for ignoring other problems in your life, but will create its own set of issues, particularly in the postseason.
10.) Gary Matthews Junior is bad, and his contract is robbery, but I like the guy, and even if he sucks, at least he's nice, which is more than you can say for anyone on the Red Sox, save Mike Lowell, and maybe Jason Varitek.
11.) Joe Saunders is the eipitome of calm, and if he can learn to pitch once he gets tired, will be an extremely valuable asset to the organization for several years.
12.) Jered Weaver needs to avoid turning into his brother.
13.) Mike Napoli and Jeff Mathis are not what they could or should be. They are, however, two of my favorite players and will be around for a while. And, according to my female friends, Mathis would be quite the catch.
14.) Angel fans need to show up at opposing ballparks. I'm tired of being the only Angel fan at Fenway, and it's terrible to see guys in Yankees jerseys behind home plate at the Big A.
15.) Move the Big A back into the ballpark.
16.) Youkilis needs to shave. Apparently, as well, some of my friends met him in a bar in Boston, and tried to talk to him. He then asked them if he should take them both home, since "two 5's are just like one 10, right?" How this guy has people wearing his shirts astonishes me.
17.) The A's and Mariners are fun teams to play. Their fans are generally knowledgable. I'm glad they're in our division and not anywhere else, because the games we have with them are thoroughly entertaining, if not downright maddening at times.
18.) The Cubs suck. They always will. Period. Phillies too.
19.) Justin Speier's name has led to innummerable puns on my part which have led to me eventually getting hit by my girlfriend, who has heard these jokes well over 100 times by now. He was a great acquisition, especially with Shieldsy getting old.
20.) The game of baseball will never be more pure than when it replaces home plate and foul-line umpires with computers which deliver accurate, verifiable strike zones and aren't intimidated and/or confused by idiotic managers, players, or flies.
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To keep Daryl Washington around, a future Pro Bowl inside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, the fans and the team were going to give him any dollar figure he could dream up. After all, they did give an unproven 3-4 linebacker in Stewart Bradley an average of $5 million per season last year.
Now, Washington is locked up through the 2017 season after signing a 6-year deal with the team. But how does his contract add up? Mike Jurecki from XTRA 910 has the details.
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Daryl Washington base salaries 2012 $2.5, 2013 $2.4, 2014 $2.9, 2015 $3.4, 2016 $4.4 & 2017 $4.4 million, bonus in 2014.. #AzCards— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) September 10, 2012
At first sight, it looks like a bargain for a deal. Arguably the best player on the defense is only making $4.4 million per year at the latter end of his contract? Sign me up.
But if you dig a little deeper...
#Cards Daryl Washington received 2.5 to sign and has bonus due 10 million next yr, Az bumped his base salaries to 2.5 in 2012 & 2.4 in 2013.— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) September 10, 2012
It seems that the Cardinals are going o pay out most of his deal through bonuses. Since they come early on, Washington is likely to see all of that money. In exchange, he took lower base salaries to help the Cardinals' cap situation.
Obviously, we should all be huge fans of this deal. The Cardinals were able to lock up a cornerstone of their defense for a fair price and he won't be crippling their cap every year.
This is a win-win for both sides.
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A report in the Journal today says that the acquisition of Moussa Sissko, Newcastle's fifth signing in this transfer window, is Newcastle's final signing in January, and Newcastle sources have dismissed reports that Newcastle are looking at Vitesse's Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony as simply "rubbish".
That's a pity.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley – job done in January?
Newcastle have been pushed back in their efforts to sign Bastia striker Florian Thauvin after having an initial bid of £2.6M rejected – and Newcastle have been told they will have to cough up £6M for the 19 year-old, so they will probably keep their powder dry until the summer – although Arsenal are still interested in the player.
However, strange things happen at the end of transfer windows, so Newcastle may still be able to bring in another player or even two – if they suddenly become available – but five top Frenchmen have certainly significantly strengthened the Newcastle squad for the drive to safety through the end of the season – starting with a massive game at Aston Villa tomorrow night.
The transfer door slams shut on Thursday's night at 11:00 pm, and another piece of good news is that Newcastle should have Hatem Ben Arfa back soon – maybe in a couple of weeks.
Alan Pardew must now show he is the man not only lead Newcastle out of the mess we're in – but be good enough to stay as the long term manager at Newcastle.
This is what Pardew told the local press today:
"We're in the middle of a season," "We have to lean on the experiences we have gained this season. The atmosphere on Saturday last week against Reading, we came off at half-time and should have been three goals up. It was a very complimentary stadium."
"Within 20 minutes of the second half that turned completely on its head. That is what happens when you've had bad results. We didn't manage to play in that scenario. We've got to lean on that experience."
We could see Steven Taylor return to the side tomorrow in place of Mike Williamson at Villa Park, and we assume Coloccini will be in the right state of mind to play in that game, after a few weeks of wrangling with Newcastle to try to get out of his contract and return home to Argentina.
We've never won away from home this season, so a win at the completely out-of-form Aston Villa tomorrow night would be a welcome result, and a big relief for Newcastle fans – although we still have lots of points to pick up if we are to survive in the Premier League this season.
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Calls for extra funding for Kettering General Hospital will be made at Westminster.
Northamptonshire MPs Peter Bone, Andy Sawford and Philip Hollobone will be meeting Health Minister Dan Poulter to ask for additional funding.
They're calling for an extra twenty million pounds to improve hospital services and three million for local health care provision. The MP's have lead a campaign to save and improve services at the hospital.


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NETHERLANDS (CNN) -- The humble hamburger is making its first debut in a lab.
It looks like a burger, it cooks like a burger, but this "beef" patty was grown in a lab, not a cow. Perhaps it's the beginning of a revolution in meat production.
Critics have already labeled it a "Frankenburger," and say it should never replace conventional meat.
"There is quite an intense taste. It's close to meat. It's not that juicy, but the consistency is perfect," nutritional researcher Hanni Rutzler said during a taste test.
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The Democratic Party of Hawaii's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered caucus has released its primary election endorsements and, not surprisingly, the gay rights activists have targeted several Democratic incumbents who voted against the civil-unions bill that passed the state Legislature last session.
The caucus backed the opponent of one Senate Democrat who voted `no' — Sen. Mike Gabbard — and six House Democrats who voted `no' — Rep. Joseph Souki, Rep. Roland Sagum III, Rep. Isaac Choy, Rep. Sharon Har, Rep. Karen Awana and Rep. Ken Ito.
The only other Democratic incumbent on the target list: House Speaker Calvin Say, who voted for civil unions but still managed to upset gay rights activists.


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NAPLES, Fla. - Naples police arrested a Naples man for selling marijuana to undercover officers, not once but twice.
Police 23-year-old Michael McKellar sold marijuana twice in April. Those sells led to his arrest this week on two charges of marijuana possession with intent to sell.
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SPRINGFIELD – As the Gulf Coast recovers from Hurricane Gustav and braces for another dangerous hurricane later this week, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced Illinois is continuing its support to the region by deploying a six-person Incident Management Team to Louisiana. The team, which includes response personnel from public safety agencies throughout Illinois, is leaving today for a 22-day mission to help Louisiana recover from Hurricane Gustav.
"I am very proud of the emergency response personnel in Illinois who are so willing to help others in their time of need," said Governor Blagojevich. "Nearly 200 responders have already answered the call for assistance, and many more are ready to go if their help is needed."
The Incident Management Team was requested by the State of Louisiana through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), a mutual aid agreement, signed by all 50 states, that facilitates states assisting other states during emergencies. Officials from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) have been in continual contact with EMAC for the past two weeks to determine how Illinois can assist. IEMA was notified Tuesday that its offer of the Incident Management Team had been approved by Louisiana.
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