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Archive for November 2009
Borders goes up in Smoke
Smoke magazine founder Matt Haynes on the imminent demise of Borders and Books Etc:
Smoke wouldn't exist today if Malcolm Hopkins, who was in charge of periodicals at Borders' Oxford Street store when we began, hadn't thought the magazine – and dozens like it – worth supporting. Whenever a new issue came out, we'd take him 350 copies on the 159 bus, and he'd position them subversively among the Grazias and Worlds of Dogs. But, when we breezed in with issue #10, we found no Hopkins, just a surly goth skulking in Esoterica. "He's gone," she said. "Gone?" we said. "Why?" "Dunno. Probably didn't like the uniform." Half of issue #10 came back as returns. Or the covers did.
Borders wasn't perfect – in fact, some of its US former parent firm's employment practices were downright evil. But, without any tradition of independent non-second hand book retailing in this part of south-east London (the nearest independent that I know of is Sydenham's Kirkdale Bookshop), it's been the chains or nothing.
So Books Etc in Canary Wharf snagged me very early on, when the Wharf's shopping centre was a ghost town at weekends, by giving me their poster for the film version of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting for nothing when I asked if they had any for sale. So I stuck with them.
And while Books Etc and Borders were stocking small-scale magazines like Smoke, giving them a leg up and valuable shelf-space. I personally discovered that Waterstones couldn't care less when I strolled into their Trafalgar Square branch one evening and asked if they stocked it. "We don't sell magazines," murmured a surly bloke behind the counter, oblivious to the pile of Time Outs under his nose. I gave Waterstones a swerve for years after, and still try to avoid it.
But the writing was on the wall when Waterstones took over the two Canary Wharf branches of Books Etc a year or so ago, not so long after it'd taken over Ottakar's in Greenwich, meaning I've no choice in local bookshops any more. The closure of the flagship Oxford Street Borders this summer indicated that the game was up. At least a resurgent Foyles is keeping some kind of quirky bookselling going in London. Despite the sins of its US parent, Borders was one American import to London that actually will be missed.
Look in at the local… but where?
I went to Brockley at the weekend to sample something pretty rare… the opening of a new pub. Well, it wasn't really new – The Talbot, just off where Lewisham Way meets Loampit Vale, was left crumbling and derelict before new owners stepped in, did it up, and flung open the doors on Friday night so the discerning drinkers of SE4 and around could see their new local for themselves. They've done a lovely job of revamping somewhere that looked just a few months ago to be a dead cert for the wreckers' ball. I popped along to say hello to Brockley Central's Nick, but the place was so jam-packed I couldn't spy him at all – presumably he was being mobbed by grateful BC readers. So I took in the atmosphere and the slight whiff of fresh paint, downed my Heineken, and decided it was a sign to return home, and attempt the Talbot another day.
Half-an-hour later I was back in Greenwich, back in my own local, where a mate's band was playing. All was good in the world. Strolling back later, I saw scaffolding up outside one of the area's oldest pubs. The Old Friends was never a favourite of most people – grim inside, and its later owners had a charmless slogan chalked into a blackboard outside for one St George's Day: "ENGLAND – LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT." Next to it was some more information – "WE SELL FOSTERS." Few people mourned when it closed a couple of years back. Squatted for a few weeks a year ago, it's been dark ever since.
Now, though, according to the signs on the boards, the demolition gangs are in. Whatever's happening to it is a mystery – there's no record of an application to do anything with the site on Greenwich Council's planning database, apart from the erection of a new sign in 2000. But while the old pub was a blot on the landscape, it'd be a tragedy if it came down with nobody having the chance to start afresh, to allow the pub to be reborn in the same way that Brockley's Talbot has been.
Of course, it may all be in vain – it's not a promising location, especially with nothing happening at the former hospital site opposite, and it's a tiny site. But it's a shame to see another bit of Greenwich's heritage destroyed, with east Greenwich alone having lost the Lord Napier (noodle bar), The Victoria and The British Sailor (both flattened and redeveloped) in the past decade or so. Times change, of course – cheap supermarket booze, increased taxation, the smoking ban, and the astonishingly incompetent greed of the pub industry have combined to turn the pub trade into survival of the fittest.
But it'd be wonderful to see someone – anyone – open a new pub in Greenwich. Especially in the centre. It's always been a strange place to go drinking – Greenwich town centre has been bereft of decent boozers for many years now, with many locals objecting to the domination of the area by the Inc Group, which owns four out of the five bars in the market block, one being the former Cricketers, a much-loved traditional pub turned into an unsuccessful gay venue, then a suburban bar, then, most surreally, into the "Tiki Lounge" before becoming, sadly, empty. Instead, Greenwich's best-loved pubs lie either side of the park, with the Royal Hill trio of the Greenwich Union, the Richard I and the Prince Albert on one side; and the Plume of Feathers, Hardys Freehouse and Star & Garter on the other, the latter two being nowhere near as fearsome as they may look from the outside.
Indeed, from the real ales in the Ashburnham Arms to the bands at the Pelton Arms, the real innovation's taking place far from Greenwich town centre, whose pubs desperately need a bit of character. The best of an odd bunch is probably the Gypsy Moth, but it's so over-decorated inside it's fallen foul of that typical south-east London syndrome of trying too hard. (I should make an exception for the Lord Hood, 200 yards up Creek Road, a locals' haven which proves what can be done with a bit of love. And jazz nights, which aren't my bag, but bring in the punters.)
On the whole, though, if you're looking for decent drinks, maybe some decent food, and somewhere quiet to chat… you're best off heading east or west of the town centre. I'd love for someone to come in and restore the Cricketers to its former glory, put some warmth into the King's Arms, or a bit of life into the Spanish Galleon Tavern. It gives me a reason to keep on buying Euromillions tickets, at least. It'd be a sure-fire winner for anyone with some money to invest. But will they ever get the chance? Greenwich town centre needs a new, vibrant, independent pub… but with all but one of its pubs part of chains it's hard to see anyone getting a chance soon.
Am I being harsh on Greenwich town centre's pubs? Should I give them a second look? Or does it really need something new? I'd love to know what you think. (Partly because I've been moaning about Greenwich's pubs for as long as I've been legally able to drink…)
Oyster PAYG arrives with London's great train robbery
UPDATE – 2 JANUARY 2010: Have you come here from greenwich.co.uk or Andrew Gilligan's Telegraph blog? If you do, you might want to take a look at this piece I've done on his criticisms, and the other things I've done on Oyster.
So, it's finally happening. Six-and-a-half long years after it was first introduced on the Tube and buses, Oyster pay-as-you-go will be introduced on London's National Rail routes from 2 January, it was confirmed on Monday. Two cheers – as mayor Boris Johnson quite rightly said, "After what feels like eons of negotiation and much gnashing of Londoners' teeth we can finally announce the Oysterisation of all London's rail services. We've finally ended the crackers situation of Londoners not being able to use Oyster on every mile of London's track."
Actually, he hasn't – Heathrow rail services are exempted, and so are the fast trains from St Pancras to Stratford International, which begin next month. No East End plebs on those, ta. Our mayor has never been known for being a details man, you see.
I've done a summary for greenwich.co.uk which details the effects this will have on SE10's three National Rail stations – on the whole, you can adapt most of that to any of the zones 2 and 3 stations in this part of south-east London. The full set of fares were covered on this blog earlier this month, and you can see what happened last week when I found one of the readers working at Blackheath.
And there's even a colourful new map of all the new Oyster routes…
However, the price London's privately-run National Rail companies have extracted from London's commuters shows just who's really in charge. Not the Conservative mayor, not the Labour government, but these private interests and their shareholders. The new fares system is fiendlishly complicated – more complex than any expert or anorak ever anticipated.
Not only does it punish occasional customers – a trick we've seen on London's transport in recent years, it also completely screws some of their best customers – a prime feature of unaccountable, private monopolies.
Firstly, though, the companies are using the Oyster change to quietly slip through a stealth fare rise. Off-peak returns using paper tickets are being scrapped, in favour of a standard rate closer to what rush-hour passengers pay. To be fair, we've been here before. Soon after Oyster was introduced on the Tube and buses, TfL – then with Ken Livingstone behind the counter – jacked up its cash fares to a stonking £4 on the Tube in Zone 1, and £2 on the buses. That was explicitly designed to persuade passengers to switch to Oyster. It took a while for many to accept the change – but the vast majority did, thanks to the huge publicity surrounding each fare change. (And Evening Standard-based outrage, of course; some years before it introduced its own Eros pre-pay system for buying papers at a cheaper rate.)
However, unlike the Tube, boring old mainline trains don't really make headlines unless they crash, and it's not in the train companies' interests to tell people they could save money by switching to a system they didn't want to have to introduce in the first place, and that isn't run by them. So while there was a big TfL publicity campaign to get Tube users to use Oyster cards, don't expect one for mainline trains. It's not even as if their ticket machines are compatible with them.
And even if you do switch to Oyster, if you travel during the day, you face paying a peak fare if you travel during the morning or, for the first time in decades, the evening rush hour. Peeking at the new timetables, it'll be 60p cheaper to go home to Charlton on the 1901 from London Bridge than it will be on the 1855. To a Zone 6 station like Crayford, the gap opens up to a yawning £1.70. Not what the suburbs voted Boris in for. That may be a crafty ruse to free up more space for homeward bound commuters, but it's no good for families taking their kids for a simple trip into town during the school holidays.
A higher farescale for people using both the Tube and mainline rail services in zone 1 is also another sly money-raiser. Don't fancy the awkward interchange at London Bridge to reach Charing Cross, so want to use the Tube from Cannon Street instead? Delays at Charing Cross, and it's simpler to use an alternative station? Tough – it'll cost you.
Secondly, comes the oddest part, the punishing of the railway's best customers – Travelcard holders. The very best of them, annual ticket holders, hand over more than £1,000 a year to London's transport organisations, but have as much influence over their train services as someone who prefers to get stuck in a traffic jam each morning. However, for over 20 years, annual Travelcard holders have benefited from a third off mainline travel in the south-east of England. I have a Gold Card (for a couple more weeks, at least) and it's brilliant. It makes a massive difference if you're heading out for the day – or even longer – to somewhere like Canterbury, Oxford or Reading, the kind of journey where you might want to plan ahead.
But if you're heading just a little way out of your zones, even if you have an Oyster card, you still have to go through the same hoops as you would for a night by the sea in Brighton for a quick drink with a pal in the suburbs. Ticket machines won't sell the extension tickets required, so you need to queue at a ticket office, and ask someone for "return from the boundary of zone 3 to Bromley North, please, with a Gold Card". All this for a ticket costing about £1.50, which probably won't get checked at the other end. It is, quite frankly, easier to skip the fare on many journeys in London. Oyster pay-as-you-go should resolve this nonsense – but it won't. Even though the Oyster smartcard knows it has an annual ticket on it, the train companies refuse to allow Gold Card holders to take advantage of their discounts without forcing them to queue up at understaffed ticket desks. Is this the way to treat your best customers?
And, of course, for all Travelcard holders, there's the nonsense of the Oyster Extension Permit, not mentioned at all in publicity issued by TfL and the train companies on Monday, but it is happening. If I want to use my Oyster card for that quick drink at Bromley North, I'll need to find a ticket machine, ticket office or Oyster newsagent, or ask them to load on a pemit, or I risk getting fined by a ticket inspector. The theory is that the rail companies want to protect against fare-dodgers because their stations don't have ticket gates, but the Docklands Light Railway works very well without ticket gates, and without putting a presumption of guilt on Travelcard holders travelling outside their zones. Diamond Geezer studies just what Transport for London needs to tell its Travelcard holders.
Despite what Boris says, the situation's still crackers. The fare scale is fiddly for anyone who isn't a geek like me, people get punished for daring to use two different modes of transport, and people who put thousands of pounds into the railways get treated like children. But who's going to stick up for rail passengers? London's media either glossed over or ignored the downsides of the Oyster changes, with the Standard declaring it a "revolution" in a headline probably dictated from City Hall.
In politics, Labour is fatally compromised by the fact that it has created this situation by privatising every single one of London's rail franchises, bar one – the London Overground service taken back by Ken Livingstone. The Conservatives are similarly silenced by the fact that they invented this insane system in the first place – even though Boris Johnson has said a couple of times how frustrated he is by his lack of control over London's rail firms. Interesting how both mayors see things differently from their parties.
The Lib Dems have an effective transport advocate in Caroline Pidgeon, but once again, her credibility is undermined by the fact that her party also backs rail privatisation. Which leaves the Greens, my own party, who back renationalising the railways, but are unfortunately very quiet on the issue at a London level, which is something I find perplexing because it's such a clear point of difference, and a if better-known would be a hugely popular policy.
So London's voiceless commuters get screwed again, but there's nobody who'll really stand up for them. The politician or party who's brave enough to take these issues on, and keep on bashing away at them, is pushing at an open door. But has anyone got the guts to take up the challenge?
See also: Two posts from Bexcentric, and London Reconnections. And more from Diamond Geezer.
Some interesting things that are on the internet
- Journalist Jude Rogers has done many good things, like helping to found Smoke magazine. Her latest baby is a corker, though. 50 Songs, 10 Years is an exploration of the 50 songs from the past decade which mean the most to her. Including No Danger by the Delgados as her first choice endeared this to me straight away. It's fascinating, touching, and will bring back memories for you if you have any taste. Sadly, it's got one of those Blogger templates which prevent me from commenting, so you're spared my own tales of woe or drunkenness. For now.
- I went up to Severndroog Castle on Friday, still looking lonely and beaten-up. (The castle, that is, not me.) But walking through the woods, out to the cafe on Oxleas Meadow, was a reminder how lucky we are in this corner of south-east London to have the Shooters Hill landmark on our doorstep. The Severndroog Castle Building Preservation Trust is trying to raise cash to open the building to the public once again – after Greenwich Council tried to lease it to a developer in 2002 – and is now offering bricks for sponsorship at £5 each. You even get a certificate for it. A great Christmas present idea, eh?
- A new local blog, Subterranean Greenwich, which does what it says on the tin, and a bit more besides.
- The South London Press – which owns the Mercury freesheet delivered in Greenwich and Lewisham – has lost £500,000 since local paper magnate Ray Tindle bought it two years ago. Tindle blames Lambeth Council's propaganda newspaper Lambeth Life for contributing to the loss (because of the loss of council advertising), even though the SLP also covers Wandsworth, Southwark and Lewisham, and is also on sale in Greenwich and elsewhere. Lambeth leader Steve Reed told ITV's London Tonight the SLP is losing sales because it's too full of crime stories. The truth, I suspect, is somewhere in the middle – Tindle needs to make sure his paper properly reflects the area, Lambeth Council should butt out of newspapers. Simple. Mind you, Lambeth residents should count themselves lucky – they still have a proper paid-for local newspaper. Greenwich hasn't for decades, and we have to put up with a weekly from our council…
- Anton Vowl on some Mail muck-raking: "Is this what Twitter has become – a dredging ground for crap journalists to harvest boring gossip about people you've hardly even heard about, who aren't being exposed as hypocrites or liars but just people who have relatively normal lives? Who gives a crap about all this? And what's the point of this tragic little bit of bathos?"
Oyster makes a premature debut at Blackheath
According to uber-transport geek blog London Reconnections, Oyster pay-as-you-go won't be introduced to south-east London's mainline trains until 2 January. Indeed, Southeastern has confirmed this on its website. But at the moment, if you use Blackheath station, and you're travelling towards central London, you might be able to get an illicit sneak preview.
On the London-bound platform at Blackheath station, two Oyster card readers have had their black covers removed. One still has a NOT IN USE sticker on it, together with a warning about usage of carnet tickets, abolished in Tube zone 1 a couple of years back. Good to see old machines recycled, I guess. The other has its NOT IN USE sticker half-ripped off, and of 8.15pm last night, was working. I know, because I gave it a try. I've still got a zones 1-3 Travelcard on my Oyster (for the next couple of weeks, anyway) so my ticket was valid anyway. It responded with the usual BEEP! and an "ENTER" message on the screen.
I jumped on the 2019 to Charing Cross, and hopped off at Lewisham. Down to the Docklands Light Railway platforms, where I knew there was an Oyster top-up machine. I checked my balance. It'd registered me at Blackheath.
I didn't touch in at Lewisham DLR but took the next train, and touched out after a ride to Cutty Sark station. There, the top-up machine confirmed it… Oyster is alive and well at Blackheath station.
Of course, I should point out that anyone trying to do this with a pay-as-you-go Oyster instead of having a paper ticket is liable to be fined, as Oyster is still not valid on most of Southeastern.
This is probably on test, it may well be that all stations have to go through this, and it'll be a common sight between now and the new year. There's probably a small army of people doing nothing but travelling around London, checking how the system works. But it's an encouraging sign of progress after so many years waiting. Let's hope it works properly when it does come in.
London's Screen Archives in Greenwich and Woolwich
A new organisation, London's Screen Archives, has started putting some wonderful old footage of the capital on YouTube. LSA is trying to bring together the various different film archives in London in one collection. Among them is this amazing 1927 colour travelogue, The Open Road, which includes some footage of the (then) Royal Observatory:
It also includes a couple of Greater London Council films with some local interest – including this from 1968 on the new Woolwich Ferry terminals…
There's also a 1975 film about the construction of the Thames Barrier. The full collection is available here. After having seen some of the gems made on behalf of London Transport in the 1950s and 1960s at a London Film Festival even in Trafalgar Square a few weeks back, I hope this collection will grow as the months and years go on.
London Lite and the law of unintended consequences
Today's closure of London Lite, while terrible news for its staff and distributors, hasn't exactly been greeted with much sadness from the capital's newspaper readers. For despite its chirpy name, it was actually one of the most sour, spiteful reads around; a freesheet that promoted a culture of envy and entitlement, which looked like a dog's dinner and left a similar aftertaste. It's no surprise that today's final edition suggests readers switch to the Daily Mail's website, best known for promoting homophobe Jan Moir.
But it brings to an end a three-year chapter in London's media history which saw competition for newspaper readers that hasn't been seen for over 20 years. When Rupert Murdoch announced his plan to take on London with The London Paper, the capital's media looked ripe for a shake-up. The lumbering, complacent Evening Standard was already seen as out of touch, a paper which hated London. The London Paper would love London. The Standard's response was to launch a spoiler against a spoiler – to convert its free afternoon Standard Lite into London Lite. After all, Associated Newspapers had cracked the morning market with Metro, now 10 years old, so what could go wrong?
Everything. London Lite was panned by critics, but lost money. The London Paper was praised by critics, but still lost money. And the Standard's fortunes went into freefall.
Eventually Associated raised the white flag… and sold a weakened Standard. A change in priorities at News International sounded the death knell for The London Paper, and without its rival, there was no point to London Lite. And in between, the Standard's new management raised its own white flag, and started handing out the Standard for free, removing it from newsagents across Greater London and concentrating on central London distribution.
So what are we left with?
In 2006, London had a fairly strong evening newspaper, wildly out of touch with the city it claimed to serve, but widely available, with its billboards wielding great influence across the capital.
In 2009, London has a severely weakened evening newspaper, still wildly out of touch with the city it claims to serve, and neither it nor its billboards are often seen outside the centre of the capital.
Did anyone think the battle of London's evening papers would lead to this? What should have happened is that the Standard should have raised its game – maybe switched to a part free/part paid-for model – and started covering London properly and not obsessing over the concerns of a moneyed minority. Instead, it's stayed aloof from the concerns of most Londoners, and now even doesn't even appear in the areas where most of them live. Effectively, much of London doesn't have an evening newspaper. After all, there's no point in the Standard writing about Deptford if the paper's not available in Deptford.
You can say many things about Rupert Murdoch, but he has a reputation as a newspaper man and I really don't think his intention when launching The London Paper was to completely kill off London's newspapers. This week's Private Eye claims the Standard is due to make a £10m loss this year, will lose £15m in cover revenue from going free, and losing the £5m London Lite paid it to use its stories will punch a bigger hole in its funding – together with paying an army of distributors (the old Standard vendors were self-employed). The Eye claims Associated Newspapers is waiting for the Standard to fold before launching an afternoon edition of Metro in London.
"The Standard is the one paper devoured daily by all London's decision makers and opinion formers, by its influentials," writes Standard editor Geordie Greig in the introduction to its annual Influentials survey, its attempt to butter up those with cash and influence by giving them even more coverage. "Indeed, it is now read by more than a million Londoners, from cabbies to cabinet ministers, builders to bankers: an influential paper for the most influential city.
The problem is, though, if your paper's not seen across London, then it becomes about as influential as the Paddington & Westminster Times. That title reports what goes on in central London, and is widely seen in central London. But beyond there… zilch. And rightly so. The Standard should be bigger and better than that, but at the moment, it isn't. If Geordie Greig's pals are so "influential", could one of them do London a favour and tell him to sort his act out before it's too late?


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AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The Central African Bishops: "Feelings of hopelessness for the conditions of the population"
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Central Africa denounce "the inertia and total inaction of the signatories of the agreement of Libreville, in a statement issued after an extraordinary Council of the Central African Episcopal Conference (CZECH). The agreements of Libreville were signed on 11 January by the government of Bangui and the rebels of the coalition Seleka after they had taken control of large areas of the Country and threatened to march on the capital.
His Exc. Mgr. Désiré Nestor Nongo Aziagbia, Bishop of Bossangoa, said that "there is a feeling of discomfort shared by the Bishops of Central Africa after the signing of the agreements in Libreville. It is noted that the protagonists of the crisis live in inertia and total inaction. Nothing is done. The people of Central Africa is fully taken hostage. It suffers. Therefore it is important to find the means to free the people from the asphyxiation in which they are kept."
In mid-February the Central African Bishops had declared the tragic living conditions of the population (see Fides 21/02/2013). Their new project comes after a fact-finding mission by some religious leaders in the Country in areas still controlled by the rebel coalition Seleka. "A deplorable situation" the, Christians and Muslims religious leaders said at the end of the so-called "peace tour" that took them to visit the city of Grimari, Bambari, Alindao et de Mobaye. His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, says he experienced "a feeling of desolation. When you see all these armed young men, all of these buildings destroyed, there is desolation. And we also saw the fear in the faces of the people. All this has deeply affected us."
Imam Kobir Layama denounced that the actions of Seleka are likely to provoke a conflict between Christians and Muslims, saying he was "disgusted" and saddened by this. Christian and Muslim leaders have the intention to promote an inter-religious march to demand the return of peace in Central Africa. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 08/032013)
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- 2014-11-27 - The Vicar General of Bouar: "Fr. Mateusz is fine and was released without the use of force"
- 2014-11-25 - Mgr. Nzapalainga and the Church in aid of former Seleka rebels: a gesture of forgiveness and reconciliation
- 2014-11-20 - AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – Award given to the leaders of the "platform of Religious for Peace", including the Archbishop of Bangui
- 2014-10-15 - Contacts with the kidnappers of the Polish missionary
- 2014-10-08 - Despite chaos and violence in Bozoum, schools have reopened and the pastoral year has started
- 2014-10-03 - Caritas France: "The situation is still critical because of violence"
- 2014-10-01 - "The crisis pushes more and more faithful to religious syncretism" denounces Mgr. Nzapalainga
- 2014-09-18 - "He protected the Muslims": the Alison Des Forges Award to a Central African camillian
- 2014-09-16 - "Central African crisis not insuperable" says Archbishop of Bangui
- 2014-08-18 - The Archbishop of Bangui to politicians "stop the suffering of the people as soon as possible"

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PLAYERS: Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick has two career wins at Watkins Glen International, but none since 2007. He will look to turn around his recent past at the track and get that third victory, potentially the second win in the Sprint Cup Series. In 2006 Harvick got his first win in the Sprint Cup Series on a road course and backed that up with a Nationwide Series victory the following year. His Nationwide Series record is impeccable, finishing no worse than seventh in seven career starts. Take that seventh place finish out of the equation, and it's six races finishing 3rd, 3rd, 1st, 4th, 4th, and 3rd. On the Sprint Cup Series side it has been 12 starts with the win, two top-5 finishes, and six top-10 finishes. He has 29 laps led, 28 of which came in the 2006 victory and one lap came in 2004. Harvick is not worried about his statistical background, but the excitement that comes from road racing. "The road-course races have been pretty exciting over the past couple of years. Last year's race at Watkins Glen (International) had a pretty exciting finish from what I remember, and it's this type of racing that has really become a part of our sport and helps keep things exciting to watch," said Harvick. He also knows there are big differences between the two road course races run in the Cup Series. "There is a lot of speed difference. At Watkins Glen (International) you go from turn one, up through the esses and into the inner loop and end up running about 170-180 miles per hour down the backstretch. At Sonoma (Raceway) you're lucky to get above 100 miles per hour, so speed is definitely the biggest difference," explained Harvick. The action gets under way Friday with two practice sessions, with Saturday qualifying, and then Sunday is the Cheez-It 355 At The Glen. The race starts at 1 PM EST and can be seen on ESPN.
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Janus \j(a)-nus\ as a boy's name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Janus is "gateway". Janus was the Roman guardian of doors as well as of beginnings and endings. He had two faces, one of which looked forward and the other backward, and gave his name to the first month of the year, January. A Saint Januarius was martyred in the fourth century AD.
Janus has 9 variant forms: Gennadi, Gennaro, Janan, Janiusz, Januarius, Janusz, Jenaro, Jenarius and Jennaro.
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PANAMA CITY- Former P.E. coach for Jinks Middle School passed away early Christmas morning.
John Richard Post Sr. was better known as Coach Post.
He was 90 years old, was born in Defuniak Spring, but moved to Panama City in 1931.
Many community members have fond memories of Coach Post.
They say he left a lasting mark on the school system.
"He's been a wonderful mentor and influence in the countless lives of countless students who had the privilege to under his teacher and his tudeladge," said Glenda Delmar, Principal Covenant Christian School.
Post taught at Covenant Christian school in 1988.
That was after retiring after 38 years of teaching and coaching at Jinks Middle school.
Post left a big impression at Jinks Middle School and they even named their gymnasium after him.
Even after his retirement, Post was still active member of the community.
Friends say he was not only passionate about teaching, but about religion too.
In his honor, a 5k and 10k run is being held at Saint Andrews State Park next year.
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There is one constant in this universe- and that is Change. Here at ProgressiveChristianity.org we are sure experiencing it! This monthly eBulletin is All About Change!read more
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Does the brand name speak for themselves or does an expensive marketing campaign influence the sales of a game especially for sequels? Clearly, Uncharted is a successful franchaise but it doesn't seem the name alone was able to capture a similar sales figure like Halo. In having an expensive campaign as noted above, it seems to translate to huge sales but does that also mean games without a strong marketing campaign is set to fail in the sales department? We have seen many AAA game franchises who deserve a good marketing campaign such as Resistance, Infamous, Ratchet and Clank, and Killzone. These games rely heavily on journalists reviews.
Reviews of a product in this case games, is a form of advertising. Video game journalists have the important job as a critic to give their honest opinion on a game. I strongly believe reviewers have the most influence because they are able to convince people of a game is worth their investment. Furthermore, their words supersede any tv commercial or trailer because those forms of advertisement do not paint the entire picture of a game. Even though the name of a game can influence a purchase, that does not always mean the game will live up to the same qualities of their predecessor. Games such as Gears of War 2, Prince of Persia Warrior Within, and Devil May Cry 2 all failed in some respect compared to the first. Marketing for sequels is important, but spending a large amount of money to promote a game that is well established in the gaming community seems like a bad investment. All people need to know is when the game will be released and for which console. They should focus on investing the money into the game so they can make the best product possible. Let the journalists who are the voice or reason for many gamers, provide the marketing with their reviews. They do have the most influence in terms of sales.
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this is a mechanical pencil drawing on paper, A2 size, photographed and painted digitally with a wacom intuos4 tablet and pen see here for more info
The Whale Whisperer understands the language of the whales, their heartsong, their way of expressing is not foreign to her, she hears and listens, she waits and sees…her eyes of blue have seen the sadness of slaughter, her dress is blue/green as the sea, when down in the depths she is camouflaged, at one with the water and the whales, her gentle giant friends
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i wonder what she says…. nice work.
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Amazing as usual
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I wonder what the whales whisper back
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Plenty of news sites were abuzz yesterday with Obama's five-hour fundraising stopover in Manhattan—though most of the information was posted as traffic warnings about the multiple streets and avenues that would be closed off by the President's motorcade.
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Just yesterday we were talking about hotel bars. Well, the Tryp Times Square bar is one we've visited a few times, and always enjoy sitting down for a glass of wine and some tapas.
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Hotels can get so focused on sexing up the bathrooms sometimes that they forget to give a little thought to practical, useful little features that make bathrooms an easy, pleasurable experience. And we're not talking about friendly toilet seats that rise to "greet" you or TVs in the mirrors.
We're talking about circles cut out of the shower door that make it so that you can turn on the water without getting yourself all wet. Genius! That's what the bathrooms at Tryp Times Square offer, and we thought it was so original we had to take a quick little snapshot of the appliance in use.*
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Tryp Times Square Wants You To Have A Sleepover In The 'Family Room'
Guess the hotel revealed!
Alright, then. For anybody who guessed Tryp Times Square after seeing Friday's mystery QR-coded mirror, you are correct! The two-month-old hotel is keeping right on top of its tech amenities with free WiFi in all the rooms, a pioneering hotel meetup app known as LobbyFriend, and of course those smartphone-friendly mirrors...
Now, we're taking a look inside one of the brand's signature Family Rooms, of which there are 23 in the hotel. While other signature suites like the Fitness Room and the Media Room might appeal to gym freaks and video gamers, these oversized loft-style suites are perfect for families traveling together, or a group of friends who just all want to hang out and scan mirrors together at the same time.
Scroll down for our photo gallery!
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What It's Like To Get Your NoMad On
We've been curious about The NoMad Hotel for, oh, about three years now. And since it's opened, we've already taken a look inside the dreamy Library cocktail lounge. Now, we're here to talk rooms.
We checked in over the weekend, taking advantage of the NoMad's introductory rate of $295 for a Classic Room. (We made the reservation about a month ago.) But did the hotel live up to our admittedly high expectations? Was it as pretty in real life as it appears in photos on the NoMad website?
Take a look at our video tour and photo gallery to find out...
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An Evening at The Library within NYC's New NoMad Hotel
The men at the doors wear Bespoken suits and thin, rust-color ties. Pass them and you're inside Manhattan's newest hotel: The NoMad. Keep going. Through the lobby and off to the left, pass the maître d' stand for the restaurant and keep going. Through the bar at the very back and to another left, there's a host. This is the man or woman you want to see about getting a seat in The Library, a lounge that's less a library and more a bar.
Last night was as good an evening as ever for sinking back into a tufted silk sofa, and so we found ourselves there...and learned a few things about the space.
For one, the menu is quite extensive (and you can see it in our photo gallery below). For another, the menu directs you to ask questions to "the librarian" (ah hem the servers) and, if you're feeling adventurous, to go with the $15 Bartender's Choice. Our friend did so and what came out was a pleasant variation on the first cocktail on the list: The Gilsey.
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The NoMad Hotel Is Spreading The Good(fellas) Vibes
Call us old-fashioned, but when it comes to movie set hotels, we're used to film crews who show up and incorporate the hotel into scenes for their movie. But in Manhattan, it's the NoMad Hotel who's decided to incorporate scenes from a movie into their hotel.
How does that work? Well, the hotel has released a three-minute promotional clip, which shows executive chef Daniel Humm and General Manager from Eleven Madison Park recreating a famous scene—almost shot for shot—from Goodfellas, where Ray Liotta leads Lorraine Bracco through the back kitchen and into the dining room of the Copacabana. Just like in the movie, the entire shot is unbroken and quite fun to watch.
To see what we're talking about, click through for a look at the clip!
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The NoMad's Library Is A Place All Literary Nomads Will Want To End Up
It was out of sheer curiosity that we dragged ourselves over to the brand new NoMad Hotel in Manhattan, which, despite not officially opening for another five days, had plenty of people bustling in and out of the lobby and the restaurant.
Yet despite all the action, a strict no-photography policy was being enforced, so we didn't get many shots of the lobby itself (except the above). However, we did manage to sneak back, through the skylit dining room, past the dark and moody bar, and into the wood-paneled library in the back of the hotel.
Click below to see photos!
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The NoMad Hotel is Set for an April 1 Opening
We told you a few weeks ago that the long-awaited NoMad Hotel would be opening at the end of March. And as it turns out, you will have to wait just a day longer as reservations are now live on the hotel's website for April 1.
We found "Classic" rooms on that night available for $295 a night. That's for a 340-sq.ft. king bedroom with interior views of the hotel's atrium. The next room category, "Atelier", has 370-sq.ft. and city views for a special opening rate of $335. "Grande" rooms at 400-sq.ft. were avail for $385. The suites at the hotel were not available yet but all rooms do include free WiFi.
While you have to wait a few more days to sleep with the NoMad, you can dine there as the hotel's restaurant, also called NoMad, is now open. As tempting as that write-up sounds, we'll wait until we can stay overnight instead.
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Hurrah! The NoMad Hotel is Coming and It's Coming Soon
The Nomad Hotel first entered our hotel consciousness back in October 2008 when it was announced that the luxury hotel would open in the fall of 2009, right next to the Ace Hotel.
But that opening never quite materialized and to be honest, we sort of forgot about the property after that. Yet last July, the hotel came to life once more when we got a peek at the glass pyramid rooftop which will hold the hotel's "urban playground" restaurant.
And now today, we learn that the NoMad Hotel will soft-open at the end of March.
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First Look: Inside the Lobby at Tryp Times Square South
We had the opportunity to pop our heads in the new lobby at Tryp Times Square South, and judging from the scene on a random Tuesday evening at 7pm, the rooms aren't the only thing people seem to like about this place.
We don't blame them.
The lobby is bright, warm, colorful and big—and manages to simultaneously function as check-in counter, breakfast nook, work area, tapas bar, and general lounge area. Wooden vaulted ceilings and tasteful cream-and-black mosaic floors offer a sense of grandeur, but playful touches like the patchwork furniture, chalkboard menus, and the fake crossroads signs by the Front Desk bring the whole place back down to earth. At the end of a long "tryp," worn-out travelers deserve to play around in a lobby like this.
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Wyndham Trades In A Garden For A Tryp
The new lobby at DoubleTree Times Square South
We told you last month that DoubleTree was planning on taking over the Wyndham Garden Times Square South—which, we can safely report, officially transpired. However, the rooms remain intact, as well as the ground-floor cafe, Greenhouse 36, so not much has really changed except for the name. And the added bonus of a welcome cookie.
But this neighborhood hasn't seen the last of Wyndham! Oh, no. Just one block south, this month the brand is launching Tryp by Wyndham Times Square South. So we thought we'd do a little compare/contrast to see which of these two (verrry similar) hotels is worthy of your dollar.
For starters? The price. For a random date (we picked a one-night stay on Feb 22nd), Tryp's lowest starting rate is $179, which offers a queen bed, iPod dock, and free WiFi. Meanwhile, DoubleTree will do you one better with starting rates of $152, and pretty much all the same amenities.


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Jiya na jaaye .... tere bin saathiya (Faakhir)Answered by Cartoon Network, 23 Jul '13 02:21 pm
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text: Laura Ingraham: We Should Have Traded Cantor for Bergdahl Print article Send a Tip by Michael Patrick Leahy 4 Jun 2014 post a comment GLENN ALLEN, Virginia—Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham campaigned here with the long-shot primary challenger to Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Randolph-Macon economics professor David Brat, issuing a blistering attack on Cantor's immigration record. At an evening rally at the Dominion Club attended by roughly 500, Ingraham and Brat showed no love lost for Cantor, who has been touting himself as an anti-amnesty warrior in campaign literature. "I was thinking about this prisoner swap. I kind of wish that President Obama would have thought this through a little bit more. Instead of sending five Taliban MVPs over there, he could have just traded one Eric Cantor," Ingraham said, adding that "let's be sure he gets treated well." "If you actually want to help America, sending Taliban back to the battlefield, that's not going to actually help us. The Taliban could actually kill some of our people." "Sending Eric Cantor back for a little while, let's be sure he gets treated well, that could actually help things. It could help our economy, stop so much spending." The rally is another sign of the volatile political climate Cantor faces back home, even as he is poised to be the next Speaker of the House when its current holder, John Boehner, steps down. Cantor, although known for pulverizing even empty suit opponents, has taken a number of unusual steps to keep the Brat threat at bay, including the anti-amnesty literature and negative television ads criticized by fact-checkers as misleading. Even still, Cantor is widely considered safe from any real danger of losing, and Brat has been vastly outspent over the course of the campaign so far. The rally was dominated by discussion of Cantor's record on immigration, highlighting his support for legislation to grant amnesty to individuals brought to the country illegally as minors and in support of the House GOP's immigration principles that call for legal status, but not citizenship, for millions of illegal aliens. "I have this crazy idea, as does Dave Brat, that coming to our country, respecting our way of life, our laws, is a condition precedent to your becoming an American citizen," Ingraham told the enthusiastic crowd. Ingraham said she came to the suburb of Richmond because "we are slowly losing our country." "Who do you think Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi want to win this primary?" she asked the crowd. "They want Eric Cantor to win," she said, "because Eric Cantor is an ally in the biggest fight that will occur in the next six months in Washington... and that is the fight over immigration amnesty." Ingraham poked fun as what she called the "theater" of Representative Luis Gutierrez's (D-IL) recent press conference in Richmond where he criticized Cantor for his "so-called" opposition to amnesty. "As if Eric Cantor and Luis Gutierrez haven't been touring the country together like Simon and Garfunkel," she said. "They're touring the country last year... joined at the hip, working together...for the goal of 'immigration reform,' which means what... amnesty!" Ingraham noted the huge financial disparity between the two campaigns. "Eric Cantor is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars with the help of big business, the Chamber of Commerce, and other huge interest groups that have a vested interested in opening up our borders," Ingraham added. According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Cantor campaign spent $1.9 million between January 1 and May 21, while the Brat campaign spent only $123,000. By the end of the primary, Cantor is likely to spend close to $3 million, while Brat is unlikely to have more than $300,000 to spend. Ingraham then introduced Brat, who continued the relentless attack on Cantor over immigration. "There's no deal he won't cut, there's no arm he won't twist to deliver... low wage jobs to you ...in exchange for cheap labor. That is no deal," Brat said. "A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for open borders. A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for amnesty. If your neighbor votes for Eric Cantor, they're voting for amnesty, and they know it," Brat added. Brat continued on his theme that Cantor is representing the business interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, not the people of Virginia's 7th Congressional District. "A vote for Cantor is a vote to sell America to the highest bidder," he said. Brat then pointed out that "Eric Cantor saying he opposes amnesty is like President Obama saying he opposes Obamacare. It is a laughingstock." Over the course of his career, Cantor has generally gotten high marks for his immigration votes from anti-amnesty group NumbersUSA and has opposed the Senate "Gang of Eight" bill. Brat repeated his call on Cantor to publicly reveal the names of the big business lobbyists with whom he has met privately to discuss amnesty. He also promised to "term limit myself" and "put in a bill to end the crony capitalism up on K Street." In her earlier remarks, Ingraham also emphasized the importance of maintaining the American "can do" attitude, something, she said, Eric Cantor no longer represents. "Americans can not be held down. We will not be told that we can't beat China any more. We will not be told that we can't really enforce immigration laws as they are right now." "We can't, we can't, we can't?" "By the way, what are the first four letters of Eric Cantor's last name? Just a question for the crowd," she said, to the laughter of the crowd. All photos by Duane Berger.


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First permanent retail sign up at Eagle Village
The first permanent retail sign is now up at the new space in Fredericksburg's Eagle Village. The Salad Creations sign pictured here has replaced the temporary blue banner that the University of Mary Washington Foundation put up outside the store. Workers at Salad Creations today said the goal is to have it open in a week. Work is ongoing at other retail sites at the complex.
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With Hope Lyrics - Steven Curtis Chapman
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This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but ...
We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again
And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and ...
We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so ...
So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope
We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope
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so true | Reviewer: S | 12/12/09
This song really helped me out. I've been struggling for the past four years after losing my best friend, grandmother, uncle, and grandfather within 6 months. I was only 16 and all four deaths were so sudden. I was confused and angry and didn't understand why, but I eventually realized hope was the answer and this song explains just that, hope! Hope is the most powerful thing
With Hope | Reviewer: Mrs. Sara Gama | 7/21/09
This is a beautiful and inspiring song for anyone and myself who has lost a loved one.
Thank you Steve Curtis Chapman for this song of hope and faith in God of seeing our loved one again.
God Bless...
Thanks Steven | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/7/09
We will never understand the awsome God´s plan. But we long to see the faces of those who left us with the memories of their smiles. :)
Steven was blessed in a great way. Let us pray!
Ben, from Argentina.
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Christine | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/4/09
One month ago I lost my father and have been struggling so hard with his death. My mother died when I was a teanager so all I had was my father. He was the best friend to me and my son. I miss him so and have been angry at God for taking him so suddenly but when I heard this song it was a reminder to me that this is all his plan. All I can do it hang on and hope. I miss you so much Daddy, God bless you.
In Remembrance of a Hero | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/23/09
Every time I here this song, it takes my heart back to a place and time of the departure of one of the most influential man I ever met, 1st Lt. Josh M. Palmer USMC who gave his life sacrificially on a volunteer mission on April 8, 2004 in Iraq. As believers, WE CAN cry with hope that someday we will see our departed loved ones face to face again, God has promised us that.
Touches My Heart | Reviewer: Danette Woodard | 3/1/09
This song touches my heart and brings tears to my eyes every time I hear. I lost my precious baby boy 1 hour 36 minutes after his birth on August 31, 2008...and this song holds a special place in my heart.
I never thought | Reviewer: Naomi | 9/30/08
Wow.... In light of the Chapman's own tradgedy to have them write a song like this really is wonderful to me. It shows me the right perspective. A very dear friend of mine died a few years ago and it's been really hard to bear life without her, she was, and still is to this day, a source of comfort and strength for me, remembering her and how dear Jill is feeling right now brings me a lot of joy. Well done with the song , thank you!!
unexpected gifts from God | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/21/08
when i heard about the chapman family exactly 4 months ago today it was soo sad and then they played this song on the radio and i stood in awe amazed at how mr chapman could have wrote a song like this without a clue about this tragedy but now exactly 4 months later im still standing here in awe while a very close family member of mine is dying and this song is helping me to remember that i will get to see this person again! PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
How can we live without Hope? | Reviewer: Susan | 6/29/08
My 15 year old son Andy has been gone 5 years now. His brother still suffers so. I pray the lyrics of this song will help put into perspective for him of what has happened and that no matter what we all will be together again. Thank you God for your promises!
Such comfort | Reviewer: Grieving Mother | 6/18/08
My 43 year old son has been in Heaven for four months now. He was a very loving son who died suddenly, and I miss him so much. This song came up unexpectedly on a website just when I needed it most, and I can't wait to share it with my son's daughters and his dad. What a wonderful blessing I have received from this recording.
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