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Three Union Sports Ministers, who held charge since 2004, had repeatedly warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the structure and working of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and its chief Suresh Kalmadi, letters accessed by an RTI activist reveal.
While late Sunil Dutt had said that the Organising Committee should be headed by a "Government nominee" like Sports Minister, his successor Mani Shanker Aiyar had criticised it for "squandering" money and M.S. Gill had said that the Executive Committee of the OC "rarely" met and endorsed "post facto decisions taken in high centralised manner".
Letters written by these Sports Ministers have been made public in an RTI reply to activist S.C. Agrawal.
In 2004, when the structure of the Organising Committee was to be finalised, the then Sports Minister Sunil Dutt had written to the Prime Minister saying he was surprised by the Indian Olympic Association resolution appointing its chief Suresh Kalmadi as Chairman of Organising Committee saying it was "at variance" with the decision of the GoM.
He had claimed that IOA was "aware" that GoM had agreed to appoint Sports Minister as OC Chairman for preparation of conduct and preparation of the Games.
Mr. Dutt had alleged that minutes of group of ministers meeting issued by Cabinet Secretariat do not reflect the decisions taken during the meeting on "various aspects of composition of Organising Committee".
The notes made on the letter mention "PM has seen" and later an acknowledgement was also sent to Mr. Dutt by the Prime Minister.
His successor Mr. Aiyar, in his letters to the Prime Minister, had highlighted that the OC was "squandering" money by appointing consultants with cost of up to $ 5,000 per day and providing Rs. two crore farm house and monthly first class air ticket to Mike Hooper of Commonwealth Games Federation.
Mr. Aiyar highlighted that unlike 1982 Asian Games Special Organising Committee which had "powerful public-minded representatives" like Rajiv Gandhi, the present Organising Committee is "packed with yes men (and a few yes—women)".
He said OC Chairman had "dictatorial powers" as there was "no one of influence to press for an alternative option".
"Without a drastic overhaul of both the Executive Board and Organising Committee for the Commonwealth Games, I fear it will prove to be practically impossible for the Government to significantly address the excesses of Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and his cohorts," Mr. Aiyar had warned in October 2007, three years ahead of the Games.
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Saturday, November 15, 2014
Clayton Kershaw became the first pitcher to win the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in nearly a half-century, coasting to an easy victory Thursday.
Japan edged South Korea 1-0 at the 21U Baseball World Cup in Taichung Friday afternoon to secure a spot in the tournament's championship game on Sunday and clear the path for Taiwan to qualify as well.
Friday, November 14, 2014
St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month in his Caribbean homeland, an official in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw unanimously won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, taking the Major League Baseball trophy for the third time in four years.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Baltimore's Buck Showalter was voted American League Manager of the Year for the third time on Tuesday, and Washington's Matt Williams won the National League honor following his first season as a big league skipper.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was a unanimous winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award on Monday, and New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom won the National League honor.
For the third straight year, baseball's free agents shunned qualifying offers from their former teams and chose to test the market.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell is looking forward to seeing Japanese pitching sensation Shohei Otani during Major League Baseball's all-star postseason tour of Japan.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
The Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen and Washington's Ian Desmond have won their third straight Silver Slugger Awards.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Disgraced New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has admitted to investigators that he took banned performance-enhancing drugs from the Biogenesis clinic, after publicly denying it, a report said Wednesday.

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I can appreciate the desire to simplify. The prospect of tearing apart the head on my boat to rebuild it really isn't something that I'm thrilled with But, as Capttpb said, dumping the port-a-potty really isn't something I'm thrilled with, either. In the end, I'd rather rebuild the head every few years and handle the "mess" via a pump-out rather than having to carry a feces and urine filled port-a-potty to whatever location it needs to go to before I can dump it. But that's just my opinion. If you do decide to switch, do your best to keep the tank, etc. in place for the next owner. There may even be a way of plugging up the thru-hull without permanently glassing it over that would still address your concern.
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Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was nineteenth-century Protestantism's great systematic theologian. It was he who marked the points of the compass for much of subsequent theology and philosophy of religion. Like St. Augustine, Schleiermacher desired to know God and the soul, and his place in the history of philosophy is due largely to the fact that he was able to state in modern language and concepts the great Augustinian conviction that religious faith is native to all human experience. Therefore, the knowledge of God and the knowledge of the soul are two orders of knowledge that must be distinguished but cannot be separated.
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Break Up Quotes, Sayings about Breaking Up
Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
– Kahlil Gibran
I'm going to smile and make you think I'm happy, I'm going to laugh, so you don't see me cry, I'm going to let you go in style, and even if it kills me I'm going to smile.
– Anonymous
The hottest love has the coldest end.
– Socrates
I miss you a little, I guess you could say, a little too much, a little too often, and a little more each day.
– Anonymous
There's this place in me where your finger prints still rest… your kisses still linger and your whispers softly echo… It's the place where a part of you will forever be a part of me.
– Anonymous
Love is unconditional, relationships are not.
– Grant Gudmundson
You don't die from a broken heart – you only wish you did.
– Anonymous
I just broke up with someone and the last thing she said to me was "You'll never find anyone like me again!" I'm thinking, "I should hope not! If I don't want you, why would I want someone like you
– Anonymous
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
– M. Kathleen Casey
No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
– Oscar Wilde
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
– Psalms
If we must part forever, Give me but one kind word to think upon, And please myself with, while my heart's breaking.
– Thomas Otway
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
– Anonymous
The hardest part of dreaming about someone you love is having to wake up.
– Anonymous
For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, It might have been.
– John Greenleaf
As soon as forever is through, I'll be over you.
– Toto
If you really love something set it free. If it comes back it's yours, if not it wasn't meant to be.
– Anonymous
No matter who broke your heart, or how long it takes to heal, you'll never get through it without your friends.
– Oscar Wilde
Never be sad for what is over, just be glad that it was once yours.
– Anonymous
A break up is like a broken mirror. It is better to leave it broken than hurt yourself to fix it.
– Anonymous
I don't miss him, I miss who I thought he was.
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Nothing hurts more than realizing he meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to him.
– Anonymous
Every happy couple has a breakup in their past.
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The heart was made to be broken.
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There's a girl in my mirror crying tonight, and there's nothing I can say to make her feel alright.
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A different truth about Vietnam incident
Mr. Rodee's comments about the Gulf of Tonkin incident ("What is truth about the death of Osama bin Laden?" Opinion, Oct. 25) don't square with my on-the-scene involvement with what transpired that day in August 1964.
I was a communications officer aboard the USS Ticonderoga. The battle group admiral was on my ship. I was hand-picked by the admiral to be heloed over to the Maddox and C. Turner Joy to acquire all documentation from the CO's and ship's company which could validate the torpedo boat attacks on these destroyers. All said documentation was delivered to the admiral and his staff for analysis preparatory to being packaged for courier delivery to the Pentagon once verification of the attacks could be confirmed.
I was tasked by the admiral to begin the courier-delivery journey, being launched from the carrier to proceed to Cubi Point in the Subic Bay Naval Base. It was after this "proof package" was received in the Pentagon/White House and, I assume, restudied for confirmation that orders were received to initiate bombing of Haiphong, North Vietnam.
This is/was my Mark 1 eyeball view of the history made that day. – Lou Cumming, La Jolla
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In response to "Mourdock's remark on rape roils campaign" (Campaign 2012, Oct. 25): I have been watching the cases for and against abortion in cases of pregnancies due to rape. I feel it should just be a simple case of allowing the pregnant mother to decide! This should be irrespective of the fact that the pregnant mother is single, teenage or married. Her decision should be made legal, even if she is minor. She may seek the advice of others, but her decision should be final. – L.M. Rajgopal, San Diego


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Brighton Philharmonic 2013-14
Brighton Philharmonic Concert Season 2013-14
89th Concert Season October 2013 – March 2014 www.brightondome.org / www.brightonphil.org.uk Welcome to the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra's 89th Concert Season I am delighted to introduce our 2013-14 season. I hope you will agree that we have been able to put together an interesting set of programmes. The Brighton Philharmonic Society faces the same challenges as every other arts organisation during these difficult times, and I hope you will nevertheless find plenty to attract you to attend these concerts. For our sponsors and those of you who purchase Season Tickets, your contributions are critical to us and allow these programmes to go ahead, attracting quality soloists and introducing pieces of music with which you may not always be familiar. I have undertaken to conduct all the concerts this season, and I am particularly looking forward to celebrating the New Year with you all for the first time since taking on the Music Directorship. We have a fine selection of soloists for the season, and it is always a pleasure to welcome the Brighton Festival Chorus to perform with us, but especially this year in a Bach Family concert. There are some unusual works to be heard including a wonderful Piano Concerto by Lowell Liebermann, which I am sure you will find very approachable and exciting in the hands of Rob Clark. I thank you for your support, and look forward to seeing you on the 6th October for our first concert of the season. Barry Wordsworth MUSIC DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR 6 OCTOBER 2013 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor Jayson Gillham Piano 3 NOVEMBER 2013 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor Lucy Hall Soprano Catherine Carby Mezzo Soprano James Edwards Tenor Alexander Robin Baker Baritone Brighton Festival Chorus 8 DECEMBER 2013 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor Vasko Vassilev Violin 31 DECEMBER 2013 | 2.45pm New Years Eve Concert including works by Strauss family members Barry Wordsworth Conductor For the first time in many years Barry Wordsworth will conduct our traditional New Year's Eve concert. In addition to familiar classics, the afternoon will include colourful orchestral evocations of the Dance, virtuosic showpieces and glittering operetta to get your celebrations off to a rousing start. This is a fund-raising concert for the John Carewe Brighton Orchestra Trust, supporting the BPO. Beethoven Overture Leonora No. 3 Humperdinck Prelude to Hansel and Gretel Beethoven 'Emperor' Piano Concerto Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) Our concert season opens with a programme of majestic Beethoven. It is several years since the orchestra has presented an all Beethoven programme. We are pleased to welcome Jayson Gillham, a young Australian pianist, who was a finalist in the recent Leeds International Piano Competition and Royal Overseas League Commonwealth Musician of the Year 2012, as our soloist in today's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto. The Chairman's 50th Birthday Concert sponsored by Sapphire IT Limited. JS Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Act 2 Our seasonal concert opens with the magical Prelude to Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel. Our soloist in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Vasko Vassilev, is the leader of the Royal Opera House orchestra and works closely with Barry Wordsworth. The season would not be complete without Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and the music from Act Two follows on from our performance of Act One in 2009. This Act has all the famous dances within it. JC Bach Sinfonia Op 18, No. 2 CPE Bach Magnificat Our Orchestra joins forces with the Brighton Festival Chorus to present a programme of works by members of the Bach family. Johann Sebastian's two sons Johann Christian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel were both innovative and unorthodox composers whose works foreshadow those of their more famous successors Haydn and Mozart. The Magnificat by CPE Bach was written in 1749 while he was in Berlin as a member of Frederick the Great's orchestra. This programme has been planned in association with the Brighton Early Music Festival which runs from 25th October to 10th November. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. 12 JANUARY 2014 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor Andrejs Osokins Piano 9 FEBRUARY 2014 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor William Dutton from the Yehudi Menuhin School Violin 2 MARCH 2014 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor Andrea de Flammineis Bassoon 30 MARCH 2014 | 2.45pm Barry Wordsworth Conductor Robert Clark Piano Dvořák Slavonic Dances Ravel Tombeau de Couperin Bridge The Sea Prokofiev Classical Symphony Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 61a Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in A minor RV 498 Liebermann Piano Concerto No. 1 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Dvořák Symphony No. 9 (New World) Two orchestral favourites by Dvořák surround a surprise item. In 1807 Beethoven reworked his own Violin Concerto into a Piano Concerto for a friend of his which featured in the famous six-hour marathon concert which Beethoven himself presented. Our soloist Andrejs Osokin was another finalist in this year's Leeds International Piano Competition. Sponsored by D. V. Newbold CBE. Brahms Symphony No. 4, Op. 98 in E minor In the centenary year of Benjamin Britten, the orchestra pays tribute to his teacher and Brighton resident, Frank Bridge. His four movement orchestral suite The Sea was written in 1911 before the outbreak of World War One which was to affect Bridge deeply. It is one of his most accessible and popular works. Lowell Liebermann, another American, wrote his Piano Concerto No. 1 in 1988. Behind the virtuosic writing, there is a darker side to the work with its use of a Scottish graveyard dance, the Maccaber Dance, the title of the third and final movement. What better way could there be to conclude our season than with another in our series of Brahms's symphonies, his Fourth in E minor...? Haydn Symphony No. 104 (London) Haydn's London Symphony is at the pinnacle of the Classical Symphony style. Having just conducted a Haydn symphony over one hundred years later, Prokofiev loosely emulated the style in his First Symphony written as the Russian Revolution was ending. After conducting the Haydn symphony, he wrote "This is the kind of symphony I wanted to write; a symphony in classical style." It is a witty and virtuosic piece. In contrast Mendelssohn's beautiful Violin Concerto spins romantic melodies. Who better to play with youthful ardour that a young student at the Yehudi Menuhin School! Sponsored by Catherine Brown. Copland Appalachian Spring Mozart Symphony No. 29, K.201 Our orchestra ranges across the centuries and continents in a programme of classical, romantic and twentieth century works. We move from Italy to Northern Europe and, by popular request, across the Atlantic to America and the music of Aaron Copland. The soloist in the Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in A minor is Andrea de Flammineis, the principal bassoon of the Royal Opera House Orchestra. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. 1.45pm Pre-concert on stage interview with soloists and/or musicians from the performance. Music in the Music R oom SUMMER 2014 As a Friend of the Brighton Philharmonic you will benefit from: f Exclusive Priority Booking opportunities to secure your seat for the following season f Discounts on Season Tickets of up to 25% f One free ticket in each season under our 'Friend of a Friend' Scheme f Discounted tickets for the Music in the Music Room Summer Series f Free access to orchestral rehearsals throughout the year f Exclusive Priority Advance Booking for Car Park Discounts f Regular Newsletters For details on becoming a Friend and to find out other ways of supporting the BPO, such as sponsoring a concert or a position in the orchestra, becoming a patron or leaving a bequest in your will to the Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society (registered charity no. 250921), please contact: " Brighton is privileged to have an orchestra of such quality on its doorstep " MID SUSSEX TIMES A series of short concerts for a relaxing summer's evening in the Music Room of Brighton's Royal Pavilion featuring members of Brighton Philharmonic and friends. Programme and Booking information to be announced. www.brightonphil.org.uk Judith Clark, General Manager Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 41 George Street Brighton BN2 1RJ Tel: 01273 622900 www.brightonphil.org.uk Booking Information f Deadline for Friends Priority Booking for Full/Extended Season Tickets - Friday 28 June. f Friends Priority Booking for Part Season/Single Tickets - Monday 1 to Friday 12 July. All tickets are mailed out Mid-August For all enquiries on Friends Priority Booking please contact the BPO Office between 1 July - 12 July: 01273 622900 or email@example.com Please note: Season Tickets may only be booked through Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, 41 George Street, Brighton BN2 1RJ. Pre-concert interviews Join presenter Peter Back as he interviews one of the performers before each concert*, for a fascinating insight into the music and the life of a musician. (Tickets £3 each) Public Booking opens via Brighton Dome Ticket Office on Monday 5 August 2013 Online www.brightondome.org (£1.75 transaction fee) Please note that Season Tickets cannot be booked online Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, 41 George Street, Brighton BN2 1RJ Tel 01273 622900 Fax 01273 697887 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com www.brightonphil.org.uk The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is managed and promoted by the Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society Ltd (Registered Charity No.250921) Music Director: Barry Wordsworth D.LITT President John Lill CBE Vice-Presidents: John Carewe, Jackie Lythell OBE Ronald Power MBE, David House Chair: Karen Platt General Manager: Judith Clark The Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society reserve the right to substitute artists and vary programmes if necessary. Design: Mark Attwell email@example.com Flowers are kindly supplied by Gunns, 6 Castle Square, Brighton. Presentation Champagne is kindly donated by Neil Gershon. 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Canadian vendor D-Wave sold a commercial quantum computing system to a partnership consisting of Google, NASA, and the non-profit Universities Space Research Association. The system will be part of NASA's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab at California's Ames Research Center.
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|Joel McHale
Gillian Jacobs
Danny Pudi
Yvette Nicole Brown
Alison Brie
Donald Glover
Richard Erdman
with Ken Jeong
and Chevy Chase
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|Executive producer(s)
|Gary Foster
Russ Krasnoff
Dan Harmon
Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
Neil Goldman
Garrett Donovan
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Universal Media Studios
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|September 17, 2009– April 17, 2014
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Dec 21, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- MarketsandMarkets recently conducted a study on the "Internet of Things (IoT) & Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Communication Market", which analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle-East & Africa (MEA).
Browse 103 market data tables, 31 figures spread through 271 pages and an in-depth TOC on "Internet of Things (IoT) & Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Communication Market.
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The study reports that the IoT & M2M communication market is expected to grow from $44.0 billion in 2011 to $290.0 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 30.1% between 2012 and 2017. The drivers of the market are government driven technology and ubiquitous connectivity. In terms of geographies, market opportunities for IoT are high in the Middle-Eastern region, largely due to the rising adoption of new standards, technologies in smart cities and smart homes. Regions such as Latin America also exhibit these opportunities. Regions such as Latin America also exhibit these opportunities.
The Internet of Things market report provides in-depth analysis of various industry verticals such as public safety & urban security, retail, healthcare, energy & power, transportation, telecom & IT, consumer & residential, industrial & commercial buildings, manufacturing, and others. Apart from providing a comprehensive analysis of market forecasts and opportunities, the report also studies the growth strategies and recent developments of leading vendors. A competitive landscape section provides in-depth information on the latest mergers & acquisitions (M&A), joint-ventures & collaborations and venture capital funding trends. Some of the leading companies that have been profiled in this report include AT&T (US), Cisco (US), Intel (US), IBM (US), Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (France), Huawei (China), and Gemalto NV (Netherlands).
About MarketsandMarkets MarketsandMarkets is a global market research and consulting company based in the U.S. We publish strategically analyzed market research reports and serve as a business intelligence partner to Fortune 500 companies across the world.
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As for Allen, he said he will need a night of sleep and then see how he feels after taking a vicious hit on a pick early in the fourth quarter of Monday's loss to Houston.
"I just took a hard hit, and kind of collapsed on the side," Allen said of the screen set with 10:56 left in the fourth. "I'm sore, I'll feel it [Tuesday]. My shoulder but kind of my side, you got so much adrenaline running that you don't really feel it, once I got in the back I felt it."
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The Cheeky Tui Holiday CabinNew Zealand, Bay Of Plenty, Lake Tarawera
About This Listing
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Central heating or a heater in the listing
Space where guests can cook their own meals
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Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
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Welcome To The Cheeky Tui -
Set 5 mins walk from the pristine waters of Lake Tarawera, just 20 mins from Rotorua, The Cheeky Tui is a fully self contained log house in a garden setting. We even provide the free use of Kayaks and bikes to fully enjoy the wonderful surroundings and lake.
For a virtual tour please visit youtube and type in "The Cheeky Tui" or iFvQktNNVM0 in the search field.
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Your accommodation features 3 bedrooms, sleeping up to 6 people. There are 3 bedrooms; one with a double bed, a twin room & one with a set of bunks.
(Just a quick note when looking at the pricing - the total cleaning fee is made up of a $30 cleaning fee plus $15 per person per stay for linen and towels. Currently this defaults to 6 people but if there are less than 6 staying, we will adjust this charge accordingly for you.)
The kitchen is fully equipped with a dishwasher, microwave oven etc. The dining room opens onto a cobblestoned courtyard with an outdoor eating area with a bbq & brazier. There is also a kent fire & heat pump for winter so is lovely & warm.
If you have children a portacot is available, along with plenty of board games, lego, cricket set etc to keep them entertained. The property has a large fenced area for safety for children (& dogs).
Located next to a reserve (which has a new playground) & close to boat ramp and a good swimming beach, this is the perfect location for your next family holiday. Well behaved & housetrained dogs are welcome and there is even room for a boat!
The Fidgety Fantail holiday home,(also owned by us) is located next door making it perfect for 2 families or friends to rent one each. Please see my other listing on Airbnb if you are interested in this option.
Please note that the total cleaning fee is made up of a $30 cleaning fee plus $15 per person per stay for linen and towels. Currently this defaults to 6 people but if there are less than 6 staying, we will adjust this charge accordingly for you.
TOILETRIES Please bring your own; eg soap,shampoo,toilet paper etc (we supply a few toilet rolls)
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Awesome cottage and location. We were there for 2 nights with the kids and things could not have been better. Caution - pls carry the instructions with you since the cottage has no WiFi or phone signal given it is a bit remote.
We loved our stay as a family in the Cheeky Tui Cabin. It is a very unique place with a lovely family atmosphere and great possibilities for family activities. We also loved Kayaking on the lake and walking in the nature around. Highly recommended! especially great for families with kids and offers great privacy for an ideal vacation.
Great property. We have spent 4 great days in this amazing and comfortable house by our host. Our family from Europe feels like at home even if it is their furst kiwi experiences. Very generous host and very good explanation inside the house about the activities nearby. We recommend this property to everyone eho wsnts visit bay of plenty region from all over the world!!!
Loved how the host provided kayaks. We have a wonderful time at the lake. Comfortable and cosy place.
It was a lovely experience indeed. Lovely place for family. We tried their bbq and it was great! Great environment! Overall great experience. Highly recommended for everyone!!
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The Cheeky Tui Holiday cabin is a great holiday house in a great location - 15 minutes from Rotorua and only a few minutes walk from Lake Tarawera. The house is spotlessly clean and the beds all comfortable. We stayed in winter and the fireplace was great for the evenings whilst the heat pump was great for some quick heat in the mornings. The kayaks were only a few minutes walk away down on the lake side and were great to have a paddle around on on the lake. Next to the house is a park with a playground and net for badminton. The backyard has a great deck area with a clean barbeque ready to use. Supplies are only available back at Rotorua so as the hosts suggest stock up on your way out to the house and enjoy dinner at the house. It was great place to stay as a family.
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Hi Everyone, I'd like to take the opportunity to introduce ourselves. My Wife Caroline and I are originally from the UK and were first introduced to the pristine area around Lake Tarawera when we visited New Zealand in 1999. Now, many years later, we live in Auckland and along with our children, Andrew, Michael and Juliet. It's wonderful to have our own spot by he lake to visit and enjoy with our children, friends and family!
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The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Devan Coulter Smith.
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I saw the whole thing where he just hit him, then he hit the side where the pole is bent, Diamond DeLeon said. The guy flew up into the air, and his bicycle flew.
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NALGONDA: Hundreds of students under the aegis of the Students Federation of India (SFI) tried to lay siege to the Collectorate office with a charter of demands here on Friday.
Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse them.
While the SFI State president Kalluri Mallesham alleged that the police arrested about 100 students, the town inspector Vijaya Paul clarified that no arrest was made.
Mr.Mallesham said that the police resorted to lathicharge indiscriminately on the agitating students.
He said that five activists were injured in the lathicharge.
The students demanded that the Government increase the mess charges and construct buildings for hostels.
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They also raised slogans against the State Government "for neglecting the long pending demands of the students."
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Karthick M, a senior associate with a leading software company, campaigns against the breeding and sale of animals, and volunteers as a certified humane educator in Blue Cross, Chennai. He believes that pet ownership also involves spending quality time with the animal. "Play with your pets everyday," he says. "Tying dogs or confining them throughout the day increases frustration, boredom and aggression. It is definitely animal cruelty." He advises the owners he meets to also teach their children about compassionate behaviour to pets. He finds that one of the dangers to pets is brutal training. "Training your dog shouldn't be a cruel or unpleasant experience. We don't need to shock or hit them, when we know that positive reinforcement is the key to building a lifelong bond of trust. And basic obedience training is more than sufficient. Don't approach trainers who use cruel methods."
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BEVERLY HILLS – There were 14,151 people inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena that night.
Four thought Tim Bradley beat Manny Pacquiao.
Since two of the four were judges, that's all it took. Boxing isn't majority rule.
"When I heard the decision, I thought Buffer made a mistake," promoter Bob Arum said, referring to ring announcer Michael Buffer.
Harold Lederman, judging unofficially for HBO, gave Pacquiao 11 of the 12 rounds.
Bradley himself wasn't sure what to think. He had injured his foot in the second round and sprained his ankle in the fourth.
But when he walked to the corner after the final bell, he heard trainer Joel Diaz tell his seconds, "Get in there and pick him up. He won that fight."
When the handlers put Bradley down, he began to draw hope.
"I said, I don't know, it's close, they probably won't give it to me," Bradley said. "I felt I won it. But I wouldn't have been hurt about it if I'd lost. I would have accepted it."
Buffer announced the first card: 115-113, favor of Pacquiao.
"I said, OK, I told you it was close," Bradley said.
Buffer announced the second card: 115-113, favor of Bradley.
Bradley then put his hands up.
Buffer announced the third card, again 115-113 for "the new welterweight champion of the world …"
And Bradley had become the first man to beat Pacquiao in nearly seven years.
That was on June 9, 2012.
Much has happened since.
The feeling that Bradley has taken a giant career break and consolidated it, and the fact that Pacquiao is now 36 and somewhat minimized, has created the Bradley-Pacquiao rematch, at the scene of the original crime, on April 12.
The winner will likely meet Juan Manuel Marquez, provided Marquez beats an unspecified and presumably very beatable opponent in Mexico.
"The first time they fought, it opened at 9 to 1 because nobody knew who Bradley was," Arum said Tuesday. "Now it's virtually even money, 3 to 2 either way. This is not the same Tim Bradley. He had a magnificent 2013."
Indeed, Bradley deserved the Fighter of the Year Award that Floyd Mayweather Jr. received.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- In what might be the most significant drug-related suspension since Major League Baseball implemented its current program in 2005, San Francisco Giants left fielder Melky Cabrera was suspended for 50 games Wednesday for failing a drug test. The loss of Cabrera, who was leading the major leagues in hits with 159 and was named Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game last month, is devastating to the Giants, locked in a tight race with the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West. But it also figures to cost Cabrera millions of dollars -- he is eligible to become a free agent at the end of the season. Cabrera, who said he will not appeal the suspension, is essentially lost for the rest of the regular season. If the Giants can make the playoffs, Cabrera would not be eligible for reinstatement until the sixth postseason game provided the Giants get that far. A statement from the commissioner's office said Cabrera tested positive for Testost...
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NEW DELHI: "It should give us all a good platform to learn and improve our game," Bhaichung Bhutia, the captain of the Indian football team, said on the eve of the tour to Portugal.
The Indian team is scheduled to play three friendly fixtures during the fortnight-long tour.
"We'll be playing against second division clubs," the team coach, Bob Houghton, said here on Thursday.
Preparatory camp
The team went through a three-week preparatory camp at Gurgaon.
"It has been a good camp for us. It's the first time that we'll be playing against some good European clubs and I'm sure the experience would be very helpful for the team," Bhutia said.
"Don't expect much. It is still pre-season, but I know the players have the desire to learn and improve.
"This tour is part of our training programme and I am sure the players will make the most of the good oppositions.
"It'll be something different for the boys. They've had a good camp and we'll return to have another.
"The tour will give every player an opportunity to assess himself," Houghton said.
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The team, assured Bhutia, will give its best.
"We'll try and play our natural game because we're going there to learn. We would like to play attacking football.
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