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It has been four months in the making, but after an absence of more than two years, the World Association of Women's Wrestling is back.
Appropriately entitled The Return, WAWW's latest card is headlined with another return – this time of Allison Danger back to the UK after her initial tour of the country in early 2007. As part of her whistlestop tour of the country, Danger arrived yesterday morning, then wrestled in the evening and Herts and Essex Wrestling against Sweet Saraya Knight where she was defeated for the HEW Women's Title in what was a precursor to tonight's event, where she faces Saraya again, before making her final appearance of the weekend tomorrow evening at a World Association of Wrestling show before flying back to the US on Monday morning.
Three of the women on tonight's card – Saraya, daughter Britani and Lucy Clayden – featured on the last pure WAWW card back in May 2008 – the most recent WAWW show before tonight was held in conjunction with WAW in March 2009 – so expect to see a number of debuts from newer talent from Britain and Europe, as well as the regulars of WAW.
Click after the jump for results…
Britani Knight came out to forfeit her title belts. Liberty issued a challenge for the WAWW British title and Britani accepted.
1. Amy-Lee Krammer made Miss Mina tap out to an improvised leg choke.
2. Rhia O'Reilly pinned Penelope with a bridging fallaway slam.
3. Skarlett made Lucy Clayden tap out to the Cattle Mutilation to retain the EWW Women's Title.
4. Destiny & Viper beat Kirsty Love, Violet & Kandy Leigh with a double pin after stereo splashes from Destiny & Viper on Violet & Kandy whilst Love was incapacitated on the floor.
5. Liberty pinned Britani Knight after Allison Danger interfered with Brass Knux to win the WAWW British Ladies Championship.
6. Queen Maya pinned Amazon following a spear to win the RQW British Championship.
7. Allison Danger (w/ Tommy Lee) beat Sweet Saraya with an assisted sitting armbar to win the WAWW World Championship.
A thoroughly entertaining show from WAWW top to bottom, with an interesting mix of veterans and rookies. Funnily enough, it didn't even dawn on me until I left the venue that (apart from a couple of match tweaks from the originally announced card) there was no sign of the previously announced Busty Keegan vs Nikki Knight match. It mattered not, because everybody else worked damn hard to give a great first impression for WAWW's return.
Happy surprise of the night was the unexpected appearance of two of the Scottish ladies who were so entertaining at EVE vs Ice Ribbon in Nottingham – Kirsty Love and Viper. Viper in particular turned heads teaming with her perfect partner, Destiny. From a body shape and wrestling style point of view, Viper had definitely reminded me of a younger Destiny, so it was great to see the two work together. Destiny had her working boots on too. In fact, the Alaskan (handicap) tag match with those two against Kirsty Love, Kandy & Violet was an absolute heap of fun. Much like at EVE, Kirsty got tremendous support almost immediately. Violet, by the way, is 4'11" (I asked afterwards) and is *tiny* beside the other girls, but she makes it work for her. One of my abiding memories of the match was seeing Saraya peering through the window, checking out how the match was going with a HUGE grin on her face. She loved it. So did I.
Another pretty awesome bit of business was the match between Rhia O'Reilly and Penelope. I'd never seen Penelope before tonight – she's a rookie trainee with only a few months under her belt – but you wouldn't have known it from the crispness of her chain wrestling with O'Reilly. Rhia put her away with the first really big impact manoeuvre of the match, but Penelope proved that she's one to watch based on that performance.
The only other non-title match on the show was the opener between Miss Mina & Amy-Lee Krammer. As an opener, it did a fine job. I haven't seen Mina in a while, and Amy-Lee did well in what seemed like a pretty decent length of a match. For the first match out, they got the crowd going, and the crowd stayed pretty hot and appreciative all night long.
There were four title matches on the show, two for vacant belts and two defences. Of the defences, Skarlett's match against Lucy Clayden was pretty good. Clayden's "Christian Crusader" character is really interesting – playing the holier than thou Christian and telling the crowd that if they've ever had an impure thought about a woman, they were going to hell. Skarlett had good fire, and eventually put Clayden away with a Cattle Mutilation. Britani Knight's defence of her WAWW British Ladies Championship against Liberty was bizarre, as it was babyface Britani vs heel Liberty (not the only strange flip-flop of the night – see the main event). The finish was anything but clean, as referee Michael Mann got knocked down, allowing Allison Danger to interfere, hitting Knight with brass knux and putting Liberty on top for the pinfall and title win. Liberty has been ready to break out for a while now, so it will be interesting to see where she goes from here and whether she can follow the trail left by the youngest Knight sibling.
Queen Maya is your new RQW Women's Champion (picking up the belt vacated by Britani Knight at the start of the show), defeating Amazon. Maya is improving nicely, and the two had what could best be described as a clubber-fest. They did well for the unenviable position of working between Britani and Saraya's matches. Speaking of Saraya, her main event with Allison Danger (for the vacant WAWW World Title, last held by Blue Nikita) flipped the positions from the night before in HEW – here, Danger was the evil heel, while Saraya was the beloved babyface. The match was pretty rough around the edges, and stayed exclusively in the ring – so it was the opposite of the night before in just about every way. Danger had heel manager Tommy Lee working her corner, so she took full opportunity to heel it up, offer distractions and generally get into as many shenanigans as she could. The finish, which saw Tommy Lee plant his boot right in Danger's chest (to add leverage to the armbar), causing a submission, drew a stunned silence. Post match, challenges were thrown out for tomorrow's WAW show at North Walsham, which will feature Saraya and Britani teaming up to take on the team of New WAWW World Champion Allison Danger and new WAWW British Ladies Champion Liberty – with Tommy Lee banned from ringside.
All in all, a fun show that seemed to enthuse the audience *and* the competitors. It felt like the start of something very fun.


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text: Toro Rosso: Disappointed with this result 17 April, 2011 Jaime Alguersuari leads Sebastien Buemi Apr.17 (Scuderia Toro Rosso) After the good result in qualifying, despite a gift from the Lotus Renault driver from Russia on Saturday which put an optimistic outlook on the race, the Scuderia Toro Rosso were not expecting the disappointing result of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Pos. 14th: Sebastien Buemi - STR6-02 "Not the result we were expecting so I am a bit disappointed and frustrated that I failed to score points, having started from a points position. I don't really know what happened at the start, as I had a poor start even though from my point of view I think I did everything right, so I would like to see the data, because I had a lot of wheel-spin. After that, I got passed by Heidfeld and then, at a certain point, I started to feel a lot of understeer, to the point where it was getting very difficult to drive the car, so we decided to change the front wing. That meant an extra pit stop and from then on my race was compromised. We could have done a lot better without that, but this is how it ended and all we can do now is see how we can make a step forward for Turkey." Retired: Jaime Alguersuari – (STR6-03) "From quite early on I was struggling with grip from the rear tyres, so we decided to come in earlier than planned for the first stop to try and fight back for the ground lost at the start. Then, immediately after leaving the pits, I felt the car was very unstable and then I lost a wheel nut and the wheel came off, so there was nothing I could do. After my best qualifying position I was hoping for better even if we knew we would be using quite worn tyres after qualifying, so we had started on my worst set of tyres to try and have an edge later in the race, but it was not to be." Laurent Mekies (Chief Engineer) "Neither car got a great start, losing us the benefit of our strong qualifying performance. After that, we brought Jaime in fairly early to have him running a three stop strategy. But we had to retire the car soon after the pit stop as we lost a wheel. At the moment, we are examining the exact cause of this incident. Sebastien came in for his first tyre change a few laps later when we discovered that he had some front wing damage, so we called him in again to change the nose as he could not continue like that. From then on, he drove a strong race on a two stop strategy, which was our only chance to get us back in the rhythm of the race after the time lost just 15 laps after the start. He drove well, racing the Williams, getting Maldonaldo and finishing right on Barrichello's gearbox." Tweet Related NewsTost: Talented fighter Kvyat can become top F1 driverVerstappen chooses number 33 for F1 careerVerstappen: I definitely didn't expect it to happen as it didVerstappen: I have had no major difficultiesToro Rosso set to keep Spanish sponsorSainz drops the Junior as F1 career beginsSainz confirmed as Toro Rosso driver for 2015Vergne says he is a victim of circumstancesToro Rosso set to confirm Sainz next weekVergne bids au revoir to Toro Rosso


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The Westwood Hotel, Galway recently announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Approximately 10 percent of accommodations listed onTripAdvisor receive this prestigious award.
Connacht Rugby is the regional professional rugby team for the West of Ireland region. The home grounds for Connaught Rugby are located at The Sportsground in College Road which is just a short 10 drive from The Westwood and a short stroll from Galway city centre. Connacht are in both the Heineken Cup and the Rabo Direct Pro 12 Rugby competitions this season. Click here to find out about our Special Offers for Rugby Weekend Dates in Galway...
In 2013 the people of Ireland are hosting an unprecedented year-long celebration of everything that is unique and great about Ireland and you are invited to join in. Communities, villages and towns throughout Ireland will be organising a packed calendar of gatherings, festivals and events to welcome people from all over the world. Read more about The Gathering 2013
Alternatively, we have included a link to Galway City's "What's On" Guide compiled by the staff in the Galway Discover Ireland Centre.
12th - 19th March 2013
Nine of the worlds top ten ranked snooker stars are among the 32 competitors who have qualified to contest the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway in March. World number one and Masters champion Mark Selby, world number two Mark Williams, world champion John Higgins, potting sensation Judd Trump and Asias top player Ding Junhui will join Irelands Ken Doherty among the cast of star names appearing at the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway from March 12 to 17.
More info: www.worldsnooker.com/tickets
16th - 18th March 2013
St Patrick's Festival in Galway is a platform to showcase local artists and community groups. The event aims to celebrate Galways diverse culture and talent through an inclusive programme of events.
More info: www.stpatricksfestivalgalway.com
Click here for more info on the Connemarathon
More info: www.galwayfoodfestival.com
23rd - 28th April 2013
The Cúirt International Festival of Literature is Irelands premier literary event. The festival annually brings approximately sixty authors of local, national and international repute to Galway for readings, workshops, discussions, book signings and much, much more.
More info: www.cuirt.ie
05th May 2013
An Tóstal is a celebration of local currach racing traditions and the Galway hooker racing and much more. Many boats are expected to participate in races including the average 33 - 44ft boat known locally as na báid mhóra to smaller boats such as the 28-33ft known as leathbháid and also the gleoiteoga. Rowing teams will travel from Co. Clare , Donegal, Conamara, Kerry, Limerick and Cork to participate in this years currach racing activities on the day. As well as water activities such as sand castle competitions, tug of war and other games will take place on Trá na mBan in Salthill throughout the day. Everybody welcome to this wonderful day out!
More info: www.antostalsalthill.com
More info: www.gaelforceevents.com/connemara
More info: www.galwayearlymusic.com
25 to 27 May 2013
The Galway African Film Festival, now in its sixth year, will run from May 25 to 27 with the aim of presenting an African view on Africa through film and promoting the best up and coming new talent from the African continent.
More info: www.galwayafricanfilmfestival.org
31st May - 02nd June 2013
A new festival celebrating Galways status as a maritime city is to take place this summer as part of tourism initiative The Gathering. The inaugural Galway Sea Festival will run over the June Bank Holiday Weekend with a focus on maritime activities and will feature family events, including seafood trails, music, dance and entertainment.
More info: www.galwayseafestival.com
31st May - 02nd June 2013
Cuban-inspired music, dance, street entertainment, art and cultural events feature in the busy programme of on-street and on-premise activity, creating a unique opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in a colorful Cuban atmosphere reminiscent of Havana itself. An eclectic and fun-filled Latin Street Party, its three-day programme of free events will bring the rhythms and sounds of Havana to the medieval streets of Galway.
More info: www.thelatinquarter.ie
01st June 2013
Connemara Rough Diamond adventure race involves a beach run, an assault course, a bike ride and a mountain race. There will be a sports and elite race. Sports race . Beach Steeplechase 1mile 4 furlong, 21km road cycle, 10 minute assault course, mountain run 7.5km. Entry 55 and 180 for 4 person team with an earlybird rate 45 and 160 for a team of 4.
More info: www.connemararoughdiamond.com
01st - 02nd June 2013
The Spiddal Currach & Hooker Regatta (Feile Curachai agus Báid Seoil an Spideal) sees Currach racing and Galway Hooker racing along the shores of Spiddal with family events on the beach such as tug-of-war and bouncy castle along & traditional Irish music. Teams from all over the country will be taking part.
More info: www.discoverireland.ie/Whats-On/feile-curachai-agus-baid-seoil-an-spideal-spiddal-currach-hooker-regatta/506435
07th - 09th June 2013
The annual International Quilt Festival of Ireland will include the largest group of quilts to be assembled in Ireland being displayed on the campus of NUI Galway as part of a major exhibition.
More info: www.iqfoi.com
Galway Sessions
17th - 23rd June 2013
Traditional music sessions taking place in multiple venues in Galway City, including the Crane Bar, Róisín Dubh, Monroe's Tavern, The Quays, Tigh Neachtáin, Tigh Cóilí, Taffees, Massimo's, and Áras na Gael.
More info: www.galwaysessions.com
15th - 23rd June 2013
Galway Bike Week 2013 takes place in June with cycling events all over Galway county, organised the local authority, community groups, charities and cycling groups.
More info: www.galwaycycling.org
23rd June 2013
Galway Simon Womens Mini Marathon takes place on June 23rd at 11am. This is the fifth year of this fantastic event with Early Bird registration Fee until May 14th. There is also a discount for teams of 5. The AAI Certified 10km course will follow a glorious route along Galway Bay and is suitable for runners and walkers of all abilities. Registration for the event is now open on www.GalwaySimon.ie and on www.RunIreland.com so why not sign up and set yourself a target of completing a 10km mini-marathon or beating your personal best. Timing chips and T-Shirts provided for all participants.
More info: www.galwaysimon.ie / www.runireland.com
05th - 06th July 2013
Traidphicnic is a weekend event with concerts by traditional music artists along with art and cultural workshops with the backdrop of the beautiful Connemara landscape. Indulge in delicious local cuisine or just sit back and soak up the wonderful music. Traidphicnic has something for everyone and is very much a family event. Based near to Ceardlann, Spiddal Craft and Design Studios, you can explore the shops, sneek a peek at the crafters at work, and nip to the beach or into the seaside village of An Spidéál and make your own discoveries.
15th - 28th July 2013
Running in parallel with the Galway Arts Festival, the Galway Fringe Festival aims to provide a platform for local artists, writers, playwrights, poets, actors and musicians to perform and showcase new work.
More info: www.galwayfringe.ie
15th - 28th July 2013
One of Europe most inventive, vibrant & colorful events. A truly international celebration of the performing and visual arts which takes place in and around Galway City each July.
More info: www.galwayartsfestival.com
29th July - 4th August 2013
Galway Race course, Ballybrit, Galway. Ireland's premier horse racing festival. Adrenalin-pumping action, heart-stopping finishes and breath-taking fashion, you are at the Galway Races. Situated on the outskirts of Galway city, in the West of Ireland, the Galway Race Festivals are world renowned.
More info: www.galwayraces.com
August 2013
Galways most popular athletic event, the Streets of Galway 8k Road Race is in it's 28th year the event will include more than 2,000 runners. Starting from South Park in the Claddagh, the race takes in the city centre streets, following a course out to Salthill before finishing with a two kilometre final stretch along with prom.
More info: www.runireland.com/events/streets-galway
17th - 25th August 2013
Galways rich heritage is set to be celebrated in a range of events across the city and county as part of National Heritage Week. Over 100 different events are planned from Ballinasloe to Inishbofin and will take in everything from genealogy workshops to talks on the history of the Connemara pony.
More info: www.heritageweek.ie
From Wednesday, 18th to Saturday 21st September 2013, Aer Lingus will host the first ever International Hurling Festival, in association with The Gathering, and supported by the GAA and Etihad Airways. The qualifying games will take place in regional towns around Galway with the finals being staged at Pearse Stadium. A number of lively traditional music and dance events are also planned to take place in venues around the City of the Tribes throughout the festival, supported by Galway GAA and Galway Hurling Supporters Club.
Aer Lingus is inviting teams from all over the world to compete in this unique International Hurling Festival. Together with our partner airline, Etihad Airways, we will bring teams from New York, San Francisco, Canada, Asia, the UK, Continental Europe, the Gulf and Australia. Aer Lingus and the GAA are also using the tournament as an opportunity to promote the game of hurling in developing regions by including teams such as Buenos Aires, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and a Europe team made up of non-Irish nationals.
09th - 11th September 2013
Adrenalin-pumping action, heart-stopping finishes and breath-taking fashion; you are at the Galway Races. Situated on the outskirts of Galway city, in the West of Ireland, the Galway Race Festivals are world renowned.
13th - 15th September 2013
Great food, great Guinness, great music and entertainment all in a splendid marquee on the banks of the Claren River which flows through the village of Clarenbridge on the edge of Galway Bay.
More info: www.clarenbridge.com
September 2013
The title of this years festival is 'Go Wild In The West!' which involves a series of gigs and sessions in a variety of venues in the most happening part of Galway town; the West End! In general Ireland's appetite for Americana has grown in recent years, and has given rise to an increasing number of bands who are interested in exploring the musical relationship and mutual heritage of Ireland and America.
More info: www.galwayamericanafestival.com
20th September 2013
The event is now in its eigth year provides free access to museums, galleries, theatres and public buildings.
More info: www.galwayculturenight.com
26th - 29th September 2013
On the last weekend of September each year, the picturesque town of Galway hosts the Galway International Oyster Festival, one of the biggest events in Ireland's social calendar. A feast of live entertainment, gourmet food, fine wine and of course Oysters and Guinness are enjoyed by some 10,000 people with guests and luminaries from all over the world.
More info: www.galwayoysterfest.com
September 2013
Galway will celebrate European Researchers Night in September (date to be confirmed) together with 320 cities around Europe with its latest Sea2Sky event. Sea2Sky, organised by NUI Galway in collaboration with the Marine Institute, Galway Atlantaquaria and its new partner CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork, will showcase science on the grandest of scales themed around marine science, atmospherics and astronomy. The main events will be held at the Galway Bay Hotel, Leisureland and Galway Atlantaquaria.
More info: www.sea2sky.ie
26h September 2013
Now in its 3rd year, Guinness Live in The Latin Quarter will be a four day music festival featuring an extensive line-up of national and local acts in a series of intimate gigs in venues and pubs throughout the citys Latin Quarter, with more than 50 live performances over four nights. Admission to all gigs will be free and on a first-come, first-served, basis.
October 2013
The Galway Theatre Festival, now in it's sixth year, will take place throughout the city with the inclusion of more venues than before; the soon-to-be-reopened An Taibhdhearc will host two shows, as will Druid Lane Theatre, the Town Hall Theatre, and of course, the Nuns Island Theatre. Galway theatre companies feature heavily in the programme with Blue Teapot, Mephisto, Fregoli, Moonfish, and Vagabond all involved.
More info: www.galwaytheatrefestival.com
October 2013
The Galway Jazz Festival returns for its ninth year, with an expanded programme with shows to be held in An Taibhdhearc, Druid Theatre, The Black Cat in Salthill, the Meyrick Hotel, The Electric Garden, various schools in the city and county, as well as public spaces around the city.
More info: www.galwayjazzfest.com
14th - 20th October 2013
Irelands premier international arts festival for children and families runs in Galway city and county in mid October, featuring Theatre, Dance, Literature, Music, Puppetry, Workshops and Visual Art for all ages. See the magic of well-known stories come to dazzling life on the stage. Special treats are also in store for everyone with beautiful exhibitions, readings and workshops. Come to Galway to experience this delightful Festival and explore this beautiful family-friendly city.
More info: www.baboro.ie
23rd - 28th October 2013
The Galway Comedy Festival has grown since its beginning in 2005 to become a major event on the comedy circuit in Ireland, regularly attracting big international names to the city for the October Bank Holiday weekend. With several shows each day and night, with comedy show for children too, you are garaunteed to see well known comidians both Irish and international and a decent number of faces from the telly there.
More info: www.galwaycomedyfestival.com
27th - 28th October 2013
The October Racing Festival takes place in Galway on Sunday and Monday, 27th and 28th October, 2013. So if you fancy some great racing and great fun, then this is the place to be. There will be great racing, free car parking, free entry for children under 14, free racecard draw each day, big screen, Tote, On course bookmakers, bar and restaurant facilities Admission Price: 15 per adult Music will be by the Guinness Jazz Band.
26th, 27th and 31st October 2013
Something spooktacular is taking place in Galways Latin Quarter this Halloween Weekend. On Saturday 26th, Sunday 28th and Thursday 31st October, the citys medieval streets will host the countrys biggest Halloween Festival with many fun and free events planned for the weekend with high-spirits guaranteed.
Saturday 26th October
Fanzini Brothers
Proud to present the amazing, exciting and thunderous spectacle that is the Fanzini Experience. Witness the amazing antics of these devilishly handsome west Kerry Italians as they perform their internationally renowned comedy entertainment act.
Halloween Window Display Competition
Stroll through the cobbled streets and take in all the spooky displays.
Sunday 27th October:
Free Family Fun Day
12:00 3:00pm
Trick or treat trail through the Latin Quarter
10 creative Trick or Treat stations all in aid of Galway Autism. Pumpkin bowling and the rest!!!
3:00 - 4:00pm
Big little fancy dress disco at the City Museum with Tiny the giant!
4:45 6:45pm
Macnas Parade through the medieval streets of Galway.
Beginning at Fisheries Field, down Eglington Street and Shop Street, through the Latin Quarter and finishing at Dominick Street Upper at 6.30 p.m
Thursday 31st October:
Monster Dash 5k Run the scariest 5 k of your life!
In aid of On The Road Again. Start 7.30pm at Lynches Castle. 3 laps around Galway City. Refreshments for runners & Prizes for best costume
Fancy Dress Party Trail
Throughout the Latin Quarter
.Prizes Galore!!!
02nd - 03rd November 2013
The 3rd annual Galway Masters International open Basketball Tournament will take place at NUIG Kingfisher in Galway on the first weekend of November 2013. Masters basketball denotes players must be over forty and thirty-five years old respectively for men and women, and the objective of this event is to promote competitive basketball for men and women and to offer players of various nationalities the opportunity to compete and socialise together over the two day event.
More info: www.galwaymasters.com
08th - 10th November 2013
The Spirit Of Voice festival will return in November with concerts and events celebrating song, words, and the human voice.
More info: www.spiritofvoice.com
November 2013
The Tulca Festival of Visual Arts is an annual festival taking place in Galway each year. Running since 2002, Tulca features dynamic and exciting work from national and international visual art practitioners.
More info: www.tulca.ie
24th November 2013
An exhibition of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths to bridge the gap between students and industry by showcasing local schools, companies, third level institutes and government bodies. A great day out at NUI Galway.
More info: www.galwayscience.ie
November - December 2013
The Galway Christmas Market will take up residence in Eyre Square in the centre of the city from the again this Christmas season. The market promises to be a highlight of the Christmas Season and will make for a wonderful attraction for visitors young and old. Sample Christmas treats from all from around Europe including a Santas Grotto, a German bier keller, numberous gift and snack stalls and an entertainment area.
More info: www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie
November 2013
The What If, Why Not? Adventure Film Festival is a celebration. A celebration of just how damned amazing this planet and the people on it are. Over two days we'll screen jaw dropping, award winning, adventure sport films. Films that will inspire you. And sometimes terrify you. Over two nights we'll be showcasing some of Ireland's freshest musical talent. Plus talks and workshops. Life's an adventure. Join us on ours.
More info: www.whatifwhynotfestival.com
Music for Galway Midwinter Festival
January 2014
Music for Galways Midwinter Festival returns to the Town Hall Theatre in January to celebrate classical music with a three day midwinter festival.
More info: www.musicforgalway.ie
February 2014
Oscar Wilde reminds us that although we are all in the gutter, some of us are looking at the stars. The Galway Astronomy Festival now in its 11th year, has become one of the most popular events in Ireland of the Iirsh astronomical calander, where amateurs and professionals meet, essential for exchanging information, successful stargazing and mutual progress. We look forward to seeing you, hopefully under clear skies.
More info: http://galwayastronomyclub.ie
February 2014
Safety Direct, a leading supplier of safety and health products based in Galway, has long been the sponsor of the Galway International Rally. The rally has a notable place in Ireland's road racing history, as it was the 1st round of the Irish Tarmac Championship which was first held in 1978. Today, the rally serves as the season opener for the championship.
More info: www.galwayinternationalrally.com
February 2014
Mùscailt, meaning to celebrate and inspire is the title of the celebrated spring arts festival hosted by the National University of Ireland, Galway. The 14th Múscailt Arts Festival at NUI Galway invites all students, staff, alumni and the public to enjoy a week of art, music and performance on campus. Múscailt has something for everyone in terms of music, Sculpture and photography, theatre.
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February 2014
The Fr. Ted Festival which is popularly known as Ted Fest, is a celebration of the life of comedian Dermot Morgan and his 1990's cult TV sitcom Father Ted created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews. The event sees large numbers of fans take to the islands, most dressed as characters from the show. The event involves taking part in many themed events associated with the comedy series including fancy dress, five-aside football (nuns against priests), toilet duck comedy awards, buckaroo speed dating, lovely girls contest and A Song For Europe.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- As big-splash debuts go, Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 launch at AT&T (T) and T-Mobile didn't exactly make waves Monday.
Even with a glitzy media intro last month hosted by champion inside-seller and company chief Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, which spent a reported $100 million on the phone's advertising campaign, sold a mere 40,000 Windows 7 phones Monday, according to a market research source who tracks phone sales.
The anemic sales number does not include the 89,000 Microsoft employees that will be given free Windows 7 phones.Microsoft reps declined to comment. A T-Mobile spokeswoman did not offer a number of phones sold, but said Tuesday that the Win7 phone was "already receiving strong interest from our customers right out of the gate." Trounced by Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and the rise of Google's (GOOG) Android phones, Microsoft ditched its Windows Mobile software and engineered Windows Phone 7 to get a crucial restart in the mobile market. Windows Phone 7 is a make-or-break moment in smartphones as the leaders threaten to run off with the market. So how does 40,000 Window 7 phones measure up? Google said last month that it was selling 200,000 Android phones a day. And Apple has said that its iPhone sales rate was 270,000 a day.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Eighty years ago last month, in March of 1933, Franklin Roosevelt presided over a seven-day bank holiday in the United States, designed to head off a run on U.S. banks.
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Hospitals can improve cash flow by focusing on the patient's view of hospital billing.
A patient visits a provider, is asked for and pays her copayment, and receives medical treatment. Six weeks later, she receives notifications from both the payer and the provider that her account has been paid and no further amount is due.
Another patient visits a provider, is asked for and pays her copayment, receives medical treatment, and begins an 18-month process of trying to get the bill resolved. After 18 months, the provider has been paid only the initial copayment, the insurer has been contacted repeatedly and has denied the claim each time, and the patient has angrily decided to pay the entire bill even though she is convinced that the provider and insurer are at fault. She will tell at least 20 people her opinion of both.
These two glaringly different outcomes for the patient, the insurer, and the provider illustrate the importance of a streamlined, accurate, "friendly" billing process. Hospitals that consider the revenue cycle from the patient's point of view see higher patient satisfaction, lower days in accounts receivable, improved cash collections, reduced bad debts and past-due accounts, and reduced complaints per account.
Hospitals can improve financial results and operational efficiency by basing patient financial communications on strategies and techniques that accomplish the following objectives:
The patient plays an integral part in the revenue cycle. Patients who understand what they are expected to do during the billing process are more likely to do it. This is true regardless of the next step for the patient, which could include updating inaccurate demographic or insurance information, paying the portion of the bill that the patient owes, or providing coordination-of-benefits information. Although only 10 percent of a provider's total payments may be directly received from the patient, the patient plays a key role in speeding payments to the provider by providing the information necessary to obtain payment from all payers.
At or before the time of care, patients want to understand what is expected of them financially. They want claims to be processed promptly and seamlessly by both the provider and the insurer. In general, they want to be billed only after their insurance has paid its portion of the claim, and they typically are willing to pay their balance at that time. Throughout the process, they want information to be presented consistently and concisely, using understandable terminology.
The PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING® project aims to support the development of financial communications that contribute to the patient's satisfaction with his or her hospital experience. Much of the information presented in this article has been taken from research performed as part of the Patient Friendly Billing project.
Patients want to understand their financial obligations. Although providers usually do not know the exact amount the patient will owe before a healthcare service is provided, providers can tell the patient what to expect in general terms. Patients should be told about the overall billing process and the typical time frame. Providers should present patients with information and tools to help them better understand how they can meet their financial obligations.
If the patient is expected to have a high personal liability, the provider should offer financial counseling to the patient, which might include helping the patient apply for financial assistance or arranging a payment plan.
There are two obvious exceptions to these rules. First, providers should not discuss financial obligations with an emergency patient before the patient's condition is stabilized. Second, even the best systems and processes cannot identify up-front all patients who will have high personal liabilities. The provider should help those patients who can be identified early in the process, and work with the others as they are identified.
Patients want insurance claims to be processed by the provider and insurer promptly and seamlessly. Patients are troubled when their accounts are not paid promptly or under the terms that they expected. Regardless of who is at fault, the patient is in the middle.
Providers can increase the chances of bills being paid properly by simplifying contractual relationships with payers. Complex arrangements are difficult for providers to bill, for insurers to adjudicate, and for patients to understand. Providers can also improve the chances of proper payment of the claim by sending insured patients a letter when their insurance claims are sent to the payer. The letter should thank the patient for choosing the provider for his or her healthcare needs, highlight the billing process that is under way, provide contact information and service hours for the provider, and ask the patient to confirm the accuracy of the billing or contact information and to correct the information if necessary. Such a letter both reinforces the patient's understanding of the billing process and provides an opportunity to correct a claim that may have been sent to the wrong payer or sent with erroneous information.
Patients want to be billed only after insurance has paid. They are willing to pay their balance at that time. Patients want to receive a bill showing the final amount they owe after insurance has paid. Patients in focus groups say they will not pay a bill that says "insurance pending" or has a similar statement indicating that the bill is not final. Providers agree that "insurance pending" frustrates and confuses patients.
Patients also do not want to wait an unreasonably long time to know the status of their account. If the provider and health insurer have not resolved the account within a reasonable amount of time, the patient should be sent an update on the account status. Patients consider 45 to 60 days after the encounter a reasonable amount of time to wait before getting a bill or an update.
Providers may have concerns about a possible slowdown in collections if the patient bill is sent later in the process. Several providers interviewed as part of research for the Patient Friendly Billing project agreed that the potential dollar amount of any slowdown in collections is negligible. Their conclusion assumes the organization has effective upfront collection processes and acknowledges that, in any case, many patients ignore hospital bills until after insurance has paid.
Throughout the process, patients want consistent, concise, and understandable information. The best financial communications to patients use large type fonts and lots of white space for better readability, which is especially important to older patients. The featured data elements are limited to patient name and address, responsible party, account number, date of service, and insurance policy name. Some providers would like to include patient date of birth, gender, and policy identification number because errors in those data elements will usually cause a claim to be rejected by the payer. However, patients in focus groups have objected to including this information on their correspondence because they view it as sensitive and private.
One of the most confusing problems for patients is the abundance of technical jargon and codes that providers frequently include on bills and statements. Day Egusquiza, president of AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho, says that patient communications should pass the "mom" test-if the communication would not be easily understandable by your mom, it should be rewritten.
Patients across the country unequivocally have said they want clear, concise, correct, and patient-friendly communications. Patients are much more likely to cooperate when they can quickly and easily understand the provider's message and the desired next step. Providers that have adopted these patient-focused revenue cycle processes consistently see improved patient satisfaction, reduced days in accounts receivable, improved cash collections, reduced bad debts and past-due accounts, and reduced calls and complaints per account.
As part of its focus on improving patient satisfaction, HCA, Nashville, Tenn., discovered that its financial transaction process and expectations were unclear to patients. The front-end registration staff was fearful about asking for money. Patients who called with questions received different responses depending on which staff member answered the call. In summary, the internal processes were not designed and implemented to ensure that patients would understand the financial transactions process and their responsibilities.
HCA consolidated patient registration, billing, and collection activities into 10 patient account service (PAS) centers across the country. The average PAS center serves 20 to 25 hospitals. This consolidated, shared services structure allows HCA to achieve consistency in bill presentation, customer service, and billing-related processes.
HCA was determined to improve communications with patients about the financial transactions process. The company began extensive staff training focusing on effective communication with customers. Staff were trained in phone communication and communication with patients at registration and admission (including collection methods). The training incorporated role-playing within staged scenarios likely to be encountered by staff in their work with patients. Staff were trained in the use of protocols and scripts for scenarios they would frequently encounter.
At some of HCA's locations, patients are given brochures about what to expect from the billing process. The brochures include answers to frequently asked questions and phone numbers to call for information or assistance. The brochures are available in Spanish as well as English and are written at the sixth-grade reading level.
HCA also has developed standards for its call centers. The call centers track and monitor call abandonment rates, reasons for the call (using codes developed by HCA), and the number of days required to resolve issues. Incoming calls are assigned to staff based on the skill set needed to respond to the patient's specific needs. Staff members' phone skills are evaluated by call center supervisors who monitor some incoming and outgoing calls. The results of the call monitoring help supervisors tailor staff training to areas that need improvement.
HCA has seen measurable results from these efforts to improve communication with patients about the financial transaction process and expectations. Denials caused by incorrect upfront information have decreased. HCA's call abandonment rate has dropped to less than 3.5 percent across the country. The company measures the level of satisfaction patients say they have about their understanding of the transaction process, and this metric has improved. Upfront collections have increased in all locations, with some locations reporting 30 percent improvement. Patient satisfaction with the upfront collections process has improved at the same time that payments have increased.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago sends informational statements to the insured patient when the claim is billed to the payer. The statements show the payer that has been billed and the phone number and office hours for billing inquiries. Informational statements are sent to the patient until the insurer pays its portion of the claim. Once the insurer has paid, Northwestern sends a bill to the patient for the amount owed.
According to Elise Lauer, Northwestern's director of patient accounting, "NMH implemented informational statements many years ago to raise awareness and keep patients engaged in the claims-adjudication process with their health plans. This process also provided us the opportunity to communicate specific information to patients or request the patient's assistance with a specific payer. We recently changed the frequency of this communication from 30 to 60 days. We anticipate this change will reduce our printing and postage costs while continuing to provide patients with effective and timely communication about the status of their accounts."
Mayo Clinic revised its patient bills and monthly statements based on information obtained from patient focus groups and benchmarked data from other healthcare providers. When blind copies of the new and old statements were tested in patient focus groups, patients immediately showed a preference for the new statements even before reading either statement. Patients told the testing personnel that they liked the way the information was presented on the page because they could easily see and identify it.
The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., has seen its days in accounts receivable decrease from 63 in April 2001 to 45 in June 2003. Jeff Shutak, director of patient financial services, attributes much of this success to a focus on hospital staff. Staff are provided with training and management support to improve their communication with patients. The organization emphasizes teamwork, celebrates successes, and works to improve staff retention. In addition, The Memorial Hospital uses technology such as electronic billing, electronic verification of benefits, and (for Medicare) electronic remittance advices. Shutak notes that the combination of customer-service-oriented staff and sophisticated tools is key to providing clear, accurate financial communications to patients.
Terry Allison Rappuhn, CPA is a consultant in Nashville, Tenn., and a member of HFMA's Tennessee Chapter. She is project leader of the Patient Friendly Billing project.
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Theme Builder Update Needed for BlackBerry Pearl 9100 and Beyond
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G aka 9100/9105, has been announced on major carriers such as Rogers and TELUS as well as it should be arriving on T-Mobile and WIND. The device hasn't hit actual stores yet but there are some floating around in the wild, and it's expected that the device will hit stores any day now. The problem, is that the team responsible for updating theme builder haven't yet released a patch or new version, allowing theme designers to make 9100 themes, and therefore there may not be any themes available for the Pearl 3G when it hits stores.
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AT&T CEO Data on iPhone in Enterprise Misleading
Recently, Ron Spears, CEO of AT&T, said that 4 out of 10 iPhone sales are to enterprise. This has led to some confusion about what those numbers actually mean, and many repeating the comments but saying that 40% of iPhones are bought by large business. The wording is a little off, and Spears seems to have a very broad definition of the word 'enterprise'. In Spears' definition of enterprise, he seems to be accounting for users that buy an iPhone and use it for personal as well and work. If 40% of iPhone sales were truly to enterprise, that would mean that over 4 million iPhones have been bought by large companies, which is highly dubious. What is more likely, is that 40% of iPhone users also work in enterprise.
Much of the confusion likely stems from the employee liable vs corporate liable smartphone scenario, where many employees in enterprise are choosing to bring their own devices on the network. To say that a user has brought their iPhone in to work and chose to use it for business, isn't the same as a company purchasing the iPhone and asking their employee to use it. The iPhone brought in by the employee may not have access to corporate applications, and therefore is not an enterprise device by definition. It's hard to imagine the top tier of enterprise and government adopting the iPhone as it doesn't have the same security and doesn't meet the standards necessary to be a true corporate device.
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The updated BlackBerry browser is going to ship with OS 6, which we've heard won't be available for many older devices. Even though third party browsers are seriously limited in how they can integrate with the device, they will serve as a decent alternative for those devices that won't be getting an OS 6 and new browser upgrade.
Check out uZard for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 and let us know what you think.
Woman Sues Google After Accident Following Map Directions
Google is being sued by a woman for damages after Google Maps directions instructed her to walk along a busy highway that had no pedestrian pathway. The woman followed the directions from her BlackBerry and was struck by a vehicle after being told to walk over a mile on a highway.
Google Maps is a great service but anyone who has used the mapping program knows that it isn't always 100% correct. I've been on road trips where I've had to ignore the service entirely. It would be great if Google could provide meta data about the walking conditions, and whether a pedestrian pathway exists, but still nobody should be following the route blindly.


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Start home brewingPosted by David on October 29th, 2009 filed in Beer Making Supplies
All About Home Made Beer and how to
What's one of the most popular drinks in the world? You've guessed it, Beer. Why is that so? I remember when I first drank it I almost spewed. Much the same when I smoked my first cigarette, I felt as sick as a dog. So why did we do it? Peer pressure I suppose, but still, I think it tastes great now and that's what got me into home made beer. It is almost a cult for some people now. They even have clubs where they can take their latest brew for sampling and of course showing off.
Click here to learn how to brew great beer in 3 Easy Steps?
Unfortunately not all home made beers are equal as some of you may have found out when your mate proudly presented you with a mug of his home brew. UGG. Much the same as some home made wine fanatics. So why do people make home brew beer? Well maybe because it's cheaper that buying the stuff, maybe it's their great hobby.
Whatever it is there are some great home beer makers out there and I have tasted a few. Whatever the reason it is a great relaxing hobby with a great supping reward. It's not expensive as some hobbies go and it's great fun. It is no wonder that it's very popular as you get a great feeling of achievement when you pour your drop of home made beer. (no matter how horrible it tastes when you first start off). Let's face it any new hobby has a learning phase when you first start.
One of the great things about home made beer is that you can drink it without any of the additives that are put into the commercial beers. Just about every beer you buy has been pasteurized this means the beer is 'cooked' which kills the yeast whereas home made beer contains live yeast which gives your home brew a more natural taste.
The initial cost of buying the equipment you need to start making your own beer is quickly recovered after your first couple of batches of brewing. Most people who start home brewing are fed up with paying the bills for their beer. Home made beer brewing can fix up the cost of beer. Buying the ingredients for a 5 gallon batch can range from $25 to $45 depending on the type of beer you wish to make. Other costs such as bottles are around $12 for a case of 24 12 oz bottles. Of course these can be reused time and time again.
Home made beer brewing is catching on fast and is not really difficult to start you just have to follow the steps and not attempt to experiment until you have got the basics off pat. It is usually bes 1000 t to start of with a kit. Essentially there are only six basic steps to making your home made beer.
1. Making wort or must.
2. Fermentation.
3. Clarifying.
4. Conditioning
5. Packaging.
6. Drinking.
Brewing can take from two weeks to several months depending on the type of beer you wish to make. Usually you will have several batches going starting at different times especially for the longer brewing styles of beer.
Home made beer is not difficult, especially if you first start with a brewing kit. So go ahead and make your own beer and enjoy.
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Smoked Bacon wrapped Meatball Christmas Tree
Smoked Bacon Wrapped Meatball Tree
I thought it would be a nice idea to try a new presentation for my bacon wrapped meatballs.
I have made many traditional Crockenbouche for past Christmas events and I thought the design would be super festive for meatballs. This worked really well and it was fun and easy to make.
This was fun to do and everyone at our annual Christmas party loved it. It didn't last long lol.
I started with an 8" foam core tree shape and wrapped it in foil.
I used extra-long "Clubhouse sandwich" toothpicks. The meat balls were 2 boxes (almost 3 lbs) of Angus Beef Meatballs from Sobeys that are pre-cooked. I wrapped them each with 1/3 slice of bacon each then sprinkled with Smoky Mountain Smokers Chipotle rub. They were smoked on my Traeger for just over an hour at 225F. I used Hickory & Oak pellets. When I removed them I glazed them with Garland Jack's Secret Six Hickory Spice BBQ Sauce.
Pretty simple after that point just poke them in tightly until the tree is full. I also made a bacon star that took me a few tries to get right btw a super cute when done. The star bacon shape was baked on a silpat sheet to keep it flat. I did the star at 225F and it took 3 strips of bacon to make.
All of the bacon I used was 18/22 slice size.
The tree was simply garnished with the last sprigs of rosemary from my garden. It was a great appetizer for my Christmas party guests who have a serious love for all things bacon & BBQ.
Diva Q Planked Scallops with smoked tomato & garlic
Planks are always fun to play with !! I don't post about how many times I use planks often enough.
This would be a great appetizer for any meal!
I have a variety of planks at my house from Montana Grills. Their planks are available at Walmart throughout Canada. I love the variety of pairing different wood planks with different foods.
This recipe would make a terrific appetizer using one large scallop or 3-4 for a main.
Serves 6
6 fresh scallops (u10 or larger)
2 pints cherry tomatoes cut in half
12 cloves garlic
1 cup olive oil
2-3 sprigs thyme
1 large sweet onion
chives finely chopped
sea salt & pepper to taste
Prepare your charcoal grill for indirect cooking. Medium high heat.
Place the tomatoes, garlic, thyme, and olive oil in a disposable half pan. Add 2 handfuls apple wood chips to the charcoal. Place pan on indirect side of grill. BBQ until the tomatoes have taken on the smoke and have begun to break down. Cut onion in half and place on indirect side of grill. Every 10 minutes open the lid and stir the tomatoes. Remove onions and pan from grill & set aside. Total time Approx. 30 minutes.
Place a scallop on the centre of each plank. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the tomato olive oil and two gloves of the smoked garlic on top of each scallop. Sprinkle with salt & pepper. BBQ direct until the scallop is just turning opaque. Approx 15-20 minutes.
Serve the scallops with the smoked tomatoes & garlic. Add a piece of the smoked onion. Sprinkle on chives and tomato oil. Enjoy.
Diva Q Jalapeño Dip with grilled breads
This has to be one of my all time favorite dips. Perfect for when company is coming over, game nights and anytime you need to get your nosh on.. Super yummy and versatile you can add spinach, artichokes and many more ingredients ( crumbled bacon or sausage) to make it different each time.
- 2 packages cream cheese (16 oz)
- 1 cup shredded aged old cheddar
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup finely minced smoked bacon
- 1/4 cup finely minced chives
- 1 tsp Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
- 1 tsp Smokey Mountain Smoker's Chipotle Rub
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 3 jalapenos seeded membrane removed finely diced
For the dip:Mix all ingredients in a disposable medium sized aluminum pan. Place on the grill on medium low heat stirring often until the cheese is melting bubbling and hot.
For the breads use any you like whether it be a French baguette sliced thing, triangles of pita or Naan. With any of the breads simply brush with olive oil sprinkle on some freshly cracked black pepper and a sprinkle of salt. Grill each side on high heat and serve on the side with the Jalapeño Dip


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Here is my "master list" of places to order pinball parts:
Essential Tools:
- Hakko Desoldering gun – One of my favorite tools, well worth the money.
- PBH Online Store – A collection of the best stuff you might need from Amazon.com
General Pinball Parts:
- Steve Young's Pinball Resource – http://pbresource.com/ A great source for a lot of vintage pinball parts, especially for Gottlieb games. Steve has some parts you just can't find anywhere else. His ordering/billing system is a bit outdated, but it's worth it. His prices are fair and the service is great.
- Competitive Products – http://www.competitiveproducts.com/list.php?id=22 My go-to place for many common pinball parts (like flipper parts) at the best prices anywhere!
- Bay Area Amusements – http://bayareaamusements.com A great source for pinball parts. Their minimum shipping charge is annoying but otherwise they're a great company to deal with. This is a good site to look up parts-by-game, especially for modern DMD games.
- Planetary Pinball – These people purchased the Bally/WMS rights from Mr. Pinball in Australia and have a large inventory of parts and are also reproducing various pinball parts.
- Cointaker – http://www.cointaker.com/ A top-quality source for LEDs, more expensive and more fancy stuff. GREAT customer service.
- BCS Pinball – http://bcspinball.com/ Best prices I've found for LED lights. The only problem is their customer service and response time leaves a lot to be desired. Often they don't have products in stock either.
- Mad Amusements – http://mad-amusements.com/ This place has good prices and is a great source for things like bulk rubber rings and Cliffy protectors, as well as certain parts sold out elsewhere.
- Pinball Life – http://www.pinballlife.com/ Another site with a huge online inventory. This is a place to check when you can't find parts elsewhere. Compare prices across different suppliers. In many cases Pinball Life will have the lowest price.
- Boston Pinball Company – http://www.bostonpinballcompany.com/ A good source for certain Gottlieb parts, including wiring harnesses and video displays. Also see: http://www.docentelectronics.com/httpdocs/AmusementGames/Pinball/Gottlieb/System%20One.htm
- Cliffys – http://www.passionforpinball.com/ Maker of add-on protectors for areas prone to damage on pinball machines.
- Pinbits – http://pinbits.com/ A good source for plastics, add-ons and game-specific boards.
- http://www.thatpinballplace.com/eproms/wpc.html Good source for game roms at good prices.
- PinballPal – http://www.pinballpal.com Cabinet stencils and protectors and other playfield parts.
Circuit Boards and related items:
- Pascal Janin – http://www.flippp.fr/ If you have a Gottlieb System 1 pinball game and need any boards, forget about everybody else, Pascal's boards are what you want. They are not only solid and reliable, they extend the abilities of the game beyond its original design. Highly recommended!
- Rottendog Amusements – http://www.rottendog.us/ These guys make replacement power supply, driver, MPU, display and other type boards for many popular pinball platforms including Ball, Stern, Gottlieb and Williams
- Great Plains Electronics – http://www.greatplainselectronics.com Another source of power supply boards for pinball games, as well as electronic components specifically for pinball machines. Ed provides excellent and prompt support for all his products!
- Ni-Wumpf – http://www.ni-wumpf.com/ Makers of Gottlieb Sys1/80 boards
- http://www.kahr.us/ These people make a nifty daughterboard that will work in Bally/WMS DMD games that can often stop the random reboot problem.
- Jameco – http://jameco.com One of the largest electronics supply places anywhere.
- Newark – http://www.newark.com Newark is just freakin' awesome. Between them and Jameco, you can find just about anything.
- Big Daddy's Electronic Repair Kits – http://www.bigdaddy-enterprises.com/repairkits/gottlieb_kits.htm If you want to spend a little more but get all the right components in one kit, here's a good source.
- Digi-Key – http://www.digikey.com/ Not my go-to electronics store but sometimes they have certain parts others may not.
- Parts-Express – http://www.parts-express.com/ Good source for things like replacement speakers and crossovers at great prices.
Cool Things:
- http://www.pinballcontrollers.com/ – The makers of the P-ROC, the future of custom pinball controls.
- http://webpages.charter.net/coinopcauldron/ – board repair
- http://stevekulpa.net/pinrepair/bally_rsole.htm – Bally board repair
Other places (these are stores I might not have ordered from but are a good play to look for hard-to-find parts):
- http://www.littleshopofgames.com/
- http://actionpinball.com/parts.htm
- http://www.therealbobroberts.net/
- http://www.pinballpcb.com/ – Williams PCBs
- http://www.pinballrescue.net/ – Source for hard-to-find parts for older games, plastics, decals and stickers
- http://www.flippers.com/gott_system_1.html
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TNA needs a great showing this coming Thursday to continue to building its positive momentum. For the past four weeks Impact has been on the road performing to wild crowds. The shows have been solid maybe not great since the beat down of the TNA locker room by Aces and Eights a few weeks bad, but pretty good.
The line up and hype for the show seem exciting with both the Tag Team and World Heavyweight Championship on the line, plus the fallout with Aj Styles and Aces and Eights. TNA needs to focus on this plus the X Division and not waste time with the likes of Robbie E or Joey Ryan (1).
It is the perfect situation, they will be live, there isn't a big sporting event tonight, and the last season of the Office has been downright awful (2). Hogan and Company need to take advantage of this before the fall even more behind the WWE.
Jeff Hardy gets his well deserved rematch against Bully Ray for the World Title and I can't wait to see what Aces and Eights have up their sleeves. Will this be the moment that Brooke Hogan turns? Or maybe Mr. Styles will show his true colors?
The Dirty Heels defend their gold against Chavo and Hernandez in what promises to be a good match. All four are talented wrestlers that should have the crowd wild throughout their bout.
The main reason I am intrigued is because of the drama between Hogan, Aj and Aces and Eights. This seems so similar to when Sting was debating whether or not he was going to join the NWO back in the 90s. Will TNA go in that direction or will the Phenomenal One join the faction that is taking over the company.
On the heels of Wrestlemania and a wild Monday Night Raw(3), Impact Wrestling needs a great show to keep the positive momentum that they have moving forward. I expect big things tonight and hopefully they will not disappoint.
Until next time I will see you when I see you! @carljfred
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Inside Russia's Air and Space Spectacular
PopMech travels to MAKS 2013 in Moscow, Russia's premier display of its planes, spacecraft, and weaponry.
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Owner: Larry Schwarz, 27
Year Started: 1996
Start-Up Costs: $15,000
1997 Projections: $1.3 million
The story of how Larry Schwarz switched from the serious profession of law to the lighthearted world of toys is unusual. While he was attending law school, his mind would often wander in class, and he'd sketch ideas for cool toys on his notepads. When a Chinese manufacturer agreed to make them, Schwarz abandoned law, and his New York City toy company was born.
Like Schwarz's story, Rumpus' plush toys are atypical. There's Gus Gutz, a stuffed toy whose throat opens so kids can pull out his-you guessed it-guts, and Sy Klops, which has a removable rubber eyeball. Says Schwarz, "So many toys have movie tie-ins that don't focus on fun-I wanted to make toys that kids would want to play with."
Schwarz's business got a boost from FAO Schwarz, which agreed to carry the wacky toys, and from a mention on the "Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee" show. Today, his goods are sold via national toy stores and the Internet. Says Schwarz, "We want to keep having fun."
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