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I took a small boat out from Dark Pelican and we have the most amazing time with the family swimming and just watching the schenery. My wife was happy and so were the kids. Next time we'll go out for the day.
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We were on a cruise 2 years ago and went to Eze. Our original plan was to take the train to Eze. It only goes so far and then you have to walk or find some other way of getting up to Eze ( the old fort ). We decided it did't look all that far to walk it from the train station in Villefranche. We were wrong!!. Uphill all the way. But I must say we saw some of the most breathtaking sites and experienced a very memorable day. Our son, who was 13 at the time still talks about the day we walked to Eze. Once you are there it is neat to see the old town and the views were beautiful. We opted for the bus to go back down and took it to Nice. There we were entertained by performers dancing and walked to the fort.
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As well as the many narrow streets there is the more open harbour area. Here are a number of hotels and restarants from which you have a view of the harbour. As this is one of the deepest harbours on this coast there are many large yachts and cruise liners.
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Walking tour of Villefranche
Again, the main attraction is exploring the maize of narrow streets, stairs, squares and covered streets. The covered streets in Villefranche are famous, and were used as shelters during the war. The most famous and most hidden is La Rue Obscure. With a few openings for light, this street is covered by the upper stories of the houses.
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The next town east of Villefranche-sur-Mer, Sain-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is only 15 minutes away by car. It is located on a beautiful peninsula, Cap Ferrat, with scenic views of the Mediterranean and the mountains behind. Since the 19th century, the strategic location and relative isolation of Cap Ferrat has attracted some of Europe's wealthiest elite. Names associated to this day include Rothschild and King Leopold II of Belgium. Luxury aside, the village of Saint-Jean was once a small fishing village with an important port. While fishermen still exist today, much of the port and the town now cater to the luxury tourist industry. When visiting Villefranche-sur-Mer, consider hopping over to Sain-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Vieille Ville
The old town of Villefranche is the area huddled around the port. Its ancient pastel-coloured buildings, narrow hilly streets and archways are typical of Provence. Many of the pedestrianised zones are lined with shops selling souvenirs and artisanal products, while the quayside has numerous restaurants. A stroll through these alleys is part of the itinerary in Villefranche. Most interesting is seeing a passage called la rue Obscure, which is a covered street that runs underneath the buildings. The locals once took shelter in this very street whenever the town was under attack.
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The Harbour
On one side is Villefranche-sur-Mer and Cap de Nice, and on the other is Cap Ferrat, with the Alps and the Mediterranean as opposite backdrops, the harbour of Villefranche-sur-Mer is considered one of the most scenic on the French Riviera. It is also the deepest natural harbour in all of the Mediterranean. These two traits have made this harbour a favourite among cruise ships and private yachts. Historically, it has hosted naval fleets as well. Seen in the attached photo is one of the large cruise ships that frequently stop here.
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A tiny port serves the village of Villefranche and supplements the large harbour. Along the port are numerous delicious restaurants, graced by fantastic views. This area is the heart of town where most visitors end up taking a stroll.
la Citadelle St Elme
In 1543, when Villefranche-sur-Mer was part of the Duchy of Savoy, its enemies, the Franco-Turkish alliance attacked and sacked the town, which had one of the most important natural harbours in the area. In 1557, the Duke of Savoy decided to reinforce the harbour's defences by building a citadel. La Citadelle St-Elme de Villefranche-sur-Mer, as it is officially called, has survived largely intact since then, and has stood as a reminder of a once turbulent history of the peaceful town of Villefranche-sur-Mer. Nowadays, la Citadelle houses numerous municipal functions, such as the Police and the Town Hall, as well as a museum and a theatre.
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Marché à la Brocante
Every Sunday, Villefranche-sur-Mer hosts a lively flee market. Sellers of Antiques and other collectibles gather all day on place Amélie Pollonnais. If you are planning a day trip to Villefranche, then consider making it on a Sunday to enjoy a stroll through the flee market.
Église Saint-Michel
Although it was built in the 14th century, l'Église Saint-Michel was given its Baroque makeover in 1757. It is the largest church in the village of Villefranche-sur-Mer and it towers above the surrounding buildings. The ochre, mustard and white tones of its façade are the common colours for churches and buildings along the French Riviera.
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Chapelle Saint Pierre
One of the most interesting chapels on the Côte d'Azur, la Chapelle Saint-Pierre dates from the 14th century. The colourful chapel is located by the port of Villefranche-sur-Mer, but although the exterior is stunning, what makes it interesting is the fact that the interior was decorated in 1957 by the famous artist Jean Cocteau. It is one of his most famous works and is quite intriguing.
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The beach at Villefranche
The beach at Villefranche is the perfect antidote to Nice's stony beaches, and Cannes private beaches. A large sandy completely public bay , gritty sand is soft underfoot,with just perfect sheltered swimming waters, all 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Nice.
It can get a bit crowded with noisy families in peak season and at weekends, but there is plenty of room for all, and this is a good place for any "seaside" aspirations for your riviera visit.
Pay car parking is available at the far side of the beach always popular with drivers from over the Italian border, though the canny ones will park free along Avenue Louise Bordes (home among others to Nellcote - a villa rented by the Rolling Stones in the 1980's) a quiet back road that links Villefranche with Cap Ferrat at Pont St Jean
Occasionally one or two monster Mediterranean cruiseships dock in the deep waters and tenders ferry the passengers off to coaches bound for Monaco or Eze. They make little local impact except for interrupting the skyline that connects Cap Ferrat to the East and Cap de Nice to the West.
A reassuring sight during a visit to Villefranche is the long arm of the law - athletic young men on mountain bicycles modelling lycra shorts, shades and sporting a fine tan. The flying squad, not. The real security around here is the SPD private security and property surveillance company employed by every luxury villa.
Port Darse
Hidden away out of sight of the main village and the harbour is the tiny port, Villefranche Port Darse. I confess after two years of coming here I didn't know it existed until I read a rave restaurant review by Stephen Clarke, author of the recent "A Year in the Merde" (must read for thos who want to try to understand the French) of a little restaurant at the port called Le Cockpit , Having tracked it down, it was closed for the new year, however discovering the port was a real treat. Its lovely.
It can be reached by walking around the waterline of the Citadel. The length of the port is Oceanographic Institute of the Cote D'Azur, (Thinking back to my student days, I think I could have coped with three years of studying oceans on the Cote D'Azur. Its tough I know, but somebody has to do it) and a Marie Curie Research Foundation. There are also little spots to park a car, which is useful to know.
Another little gem is a hidden beach the other side of the Darse harbour wall - not visible from the town so only locals know it exists. And because of the Port regulations, there is a clean and well maintained free public toilet at Darse - a rarity in France and one which should win an award if such things existed.
Villefranche to Cap Ferrat on foot
Very very simple. Follow the curve of the bay of Villefranche away from the town until you reach the final end car parking area - you will see a flight of steps to your left, next to the parking payment machine.These take you up to av Louise Bordes, which brings you past the gates of the famous villa Nellcote ( Rolling Stones history 1980's Exile on Main Street) and many other private villas until you reach Pont St Jean, the point of entry to the west-facing length of Cap Ferrat.
From here, a short walk will bring you to the magnificent Ephrussi de Rosthchild Villa, the front gate of Paul Allen's Maryland, and a short distance from the charming Cap Ferrat zoo. The beach this side of Cap Ferrat is the Plage Passable, a modest but popular sandy beach with views back towards Villefranche. Crossing over to the east-facing side of Cap Ferrat is the little yachting harbour of St Jean, with restaurants and cafes
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Sometimes, some stiff drinks and a carefree fling or two are all it takes to rebound from a breakup; other times, as is the case on Azad Right's latest single, such remedies only make the pain worse. The third and final single off the Los Angeles up-and-comer's forthcoming, Booth-hosted street release, Stained finds Jonathan Marquez serving up a moody synth beat as Right narrates his struggles to overcome the memory of a lost love. The Bridge guests, lending his vocals to the heartbroken hook. If this confessional cut left you craving more, then be sure to cop Azad's latest street album,The Time Is Right, when it hits our mixtape page for free streaming and download Sept 21.
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Well it happened. Went to another party with the same sexy black men there and yes they all filled my fertile pussy up with their seed. What a night. A couple of them went again and filled my ass up with their cum. My bull said he knew that I was going to enjoy it and that he just got so hot watching his friends fill up his woman. It was something to be the center of attention for 7 sexy hot bull's knowing they were going to all fuck me and deposit their baby batter deep in me. This happened on the 23rd of October so soon I will know if one of these big bull's knocked me up or not. I will do it again and again if my man allows me to. There is nothing better in this world than having a black cock deep in me and having them use me.
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My bull asked me to wear something just like this to a party. I did gladly. I love showing off. Soon after arriving, I had hands all over me. I then realized I was the only woman there. There were 7 all together including my bull. I serviced 6 of them by sucking and drinking down their cum. All of them were handsome and have delicious looking cocks. My bull fucked me and filled up my pussy. I had a tummy full of hot cum and my pussy was loaded with my man's. Going home he told me I will surely get invited again and next time they all will fill my fertile pussy. Nothing like having a big black cock in me squirting his load. Sooner or later one of those bull's will breed me, that I am sure of.
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Typcially, there is a really huge depreciation hit right up front. It can be 10 to 15% of the cost of the boat. It sometimes masked by the costs to commission a boat. It is easy to spend 10 to 20 percent of the purchase price of the boat on the little things that make a new boat work for you. These are often insidious little items that add up punctuated by some larger ticket items. It may look like a (comparatively new) used boat has the same asking price as a new boat base price but when you factor in fit out the reality is that the owners have taken a big hit.
Depreciation continues at a lesser pace for much of the life of the boat, except that well maintained, quality built boats will often ''bottom out'' and even go up in price a little after five or ten years. (For example, I have sold most of my boats for more or close to equal to what I paid for them.) What happens there is that as new boat prices increase, these better built older boats begin to look like a more of a bargain and so people are willing to pay a bit more for them.
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Eega has reportedly been released on 31 screens, while its Tamil version Naan Ee hit 8 screens in the USA. On many screens, the movie has only one show a day. According to reports, this disappointed the producer of Eega, who wanted to release it on more number of screens, but could not do so due to unavailability of cinema halls.
Reports suggest that Eega was not released in a few potential stations like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Miami, Kansas City, Denver, etc., on Tuesday, 10 July. It was due to The Amazing Spider Man and The Avengers, which have occupied most of the screens as it was a long weekend (US Independence Day). Moreover, Eega has only one show a day in places like Detroit, where a big Telugu cinema will have at least 3 shows a day.
Eega has collected Rs 3.64 crores at the USA Box Office in the first weekend. The per screen average collection of Eega is not only higher than any other big Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood film, but also other Hollywood films. Reports reveal that Eega's screen average (17,000) is much higher than that of The Amazing Spider Man, Dabangg (12,664) and Dookudu (12,444) in the first weekend.
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In Photoshop CS6 for Photographers, author, photographer, and teacher Chris Orwig explores Photoshop from the perspective of the photographer.
The course details the features and techniques behind enhancing and retouching photos, preparing them for print and online publishing, and much more. Chris demonstrates how to make basic edits in Camera Raw, develop and save color profiles, work with layers and selections, tone and sharpen, and retouch images while retaining their natural character.
Chris also shares some creative tips and project ideas, such as converting a photo to black-and-white and enhancing a portrait with hand-painted masks. The course also covers workflow details, such as organizing images in Bridge and Mini Bridge, optimizing Photoshop preferences, and calibrating your monitor.
After having spent a few minutes talking about pixels and bit depth, here what I am going to do is take a look at how we can handle and deal with those pixels when it comes to image resizing inside of Photoshop. And you know, image sizing is really important, because if we do this incorrectly, it will negate all of the rest of the work that we've done with our pictures. Well, let's go ahead and open up the Image Size dialog here. And at first glance this dialog, it's just a little bit confusing. We have Pixels and Document Size. Well, how does all of this make sense? Well, because this topic is a little bit confusing, what I want to do is try to make this a bit more practical or simple, and I want to do this by way of telling you a story and walking through a few slides.
At first it won't seem to really make sense, but then at the end, hopefully by talking about this in a comparative or analogous way, it will start to become clear. Well, let me move ahead to my next slide. My wife is a teacher, and one day I was visiting her classroom, and the students were working on these art projects using dried seeds. They were gluing these seeds down on different pieces of paper in order to create mosaics, or pictures. And I thought, "Gosh! That's a lot like working with pixels." So let's go with that comparison for a second.
Let's say that we're in that classroom and we go to the teacher, my wife, Mrs. Orwig, and she gives us a certain amount of kidney beans. Well, we have this raw material. It has a certain weight or maybe file size. We then resolve to create our art project on a 10-inch piece of paper or paper plate. Well, here our picture, the smiley face, it doesn't look very good because we didn't have enough raw information or raw data. We didn't have enough pixels. So we go back to the teacher.
She once again gives us the same amount of information. But this time, we resolve to use a smaller paper plate, a 5-inch paper plate. Well, now our project, it kind of makes sense, it works. So here you can see the raw material or the kidney beans, and also how we resolve to display those, well, it really matters. And ideally what we do, is we have enough information in order to create something which is stunning and we choose an appropriate resolution to do so, kind of like my niece here, Evie, who created this fun mosaic here around Thanksgiving time.
Well, enough with the story. Let's now go back to the Image Size dialog and start to make some comparisons. Well, if you look at this top area, the Pixel Dimensions, this is all about the raw material. These are the kidney beans. This is how much stuff we have. You know, if we scoop up some kidney beans, this weighs something. You can see here that the pixel dimensions-- what really affects our overall file size, this document--it's 20 Megs. Well, how then does this compare to, say, the document size? Well, the document size is kind of like that paper plate.
We have certain dimensions. We also have Resolution, in other words we can define how close together these pixels are displayed. So if we take this a little bit further and compare this to our project, again, the pixel dimensions, the raw material, that's kind of like our kidney beans. The Document Size, it's very similar to that paper plate, and we need to know how to work with these two different areas of this Image Size dialog together in order to effectively resize our photographs.
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NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday fixed Rs.19 as the porting charge (the amount to be paid by a subscriber to the recipient operator) for availing the mobile number portability (MNP) facility, which is likely to be launched in January 2010.
The TRAI said operators,were free to levy any amount less than or equal to this charge
The MNP will allow a subscriber to retain his number even when he moves from one operator to another irrespective of the mobile technology. "The facility of retention of existing mobile telephone number despite moving to a new telecom service provider helps in increasing competition between the service providers and acts as a catalyst for the service providers to improve their quality of service," it added.
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Tucked away in the corner -- and shadowed by dozens of giant TV panels hanging above -- of Samsung's almost frighteningly large booth we found the Samsung Optical SMART Hub. Samsung's hub lets users stream media from CD / DVD, or a USB hard drive both wirelessly or via ethernet to desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. We have no complaints about streaming quality while testing it on the show floor, pulling the plug on the drive while we were streaming killed the video after 15 seconds or so, plugging it back in restored the film in about the same time. While this is an interesting idea, we can't hep but feel that Blu-ray would have been a nice addition to the mix -- as long as copy protection played nice, that is. Click past the break to see our quick tour and test.
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Henderson utility anticipates another year in the red; rate hike anticipated
HENDERSON, Ky. - Henderson Municipal Power and Light anticipates another year in red ink over the next 12 months, and its general manager has advised the utility's board of directors it may need to raise city electric rates.
In a separate matter, the Henderson Utility Commission authorized HMP&L to seek bids for cleaning up some environmental issues at the idled Station One power plant on Water Street.
The commission on Monday evening approved a 2012-13 fiscal year budget that anticipates a net loss of nearly $2.8 million — and that might not include some ongoing legal expenses.
"I think you need to have another rate study," HMP&L General Manager Gary Quick said.
In a rate study, HMP&L would hire a consulting engineering firm to evaluate its revenues and expenses, then develop a plan for changing rates to meet its needs. HMP&L's last rate study was six years ago.
The budgeted loss for next fiscal year follows a projected loss of $1.4 million in the current fiscal year, which ends May 31. That's in large part because of $911,945 that HMP&L is spending in legal fees this year because of an arbitration case involving an ongoing dispute with Big Rivers Electric Corp.
A mild winter also contributed to power sales falling $2 million short of what was expected.
HMP&L has been using cash reserves to cover the losses.
Going forward, HMP&L is committed to using an increasing percentage of the generating capacity at the city's Station Two power plant near Sebree, Ky., to cover customers' power needs now that Station One has been shut down because of difficulty in complying with new federal environmental regulations. That makes HMP&L liable for paying more of the fixed costs — such as manpower and maintenance — at Station Two, increasing its operating expenses.
Station Two, which is more than 40 years old, also requires increasing repair.
"These are old units," Quick said. "They require maintenance. We have to have these assets sustainable in the future. We have to have maintenance; we
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"Somewhere down the road there is a Station Three, right?" Henderson Utility Commission member Ron Jenkins asked.
"New construction is not a good option for our customers," Quick replied. A new power plant likely would cost billions of dollars to build, far surpassing the $72 million that Station Two cost to build in the early 1970s.
The bonds that were sold to pay for the original plant have been paid off, but HMP&L has sold more bonds to pay for plant maintenance and upgrades to the city's transmission and distribution system.
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CBSE schools will not allow their students to participate in any competition sponsored by any firm that promotes the use of tobacco in any form.
In its latest circular (dna has a copy), CBSE has directed its schools against any tie-up with tobacco firms. The circular reads: "It has come to the notice of the board that some tobacco-promoting firms are finding some innovative ways of being involved with schoolchildren. It is, therefore, strongly advised that no school affiliated to CBSE is permitted to allow its students to participate in events sponsored by any firm or a subsidiary of a firm which promotes the use of tobacco in any form."
Schools or students should not accept any prize or scholarship instituted by such firms. Also, using brand names, emblems, trademark, logo or trade insignia or any other distinct feature directly/indirectly connected with tobacco products should be discouraged.
CBSE has asked schools to put up posters at prominent places detailing the ill effects of using tobacco. The board has asked principals and school heads to download a copy of the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, from the health ministry's website.
CBSE swung into action after being rapped by the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution in May for organising Classmate Spell Bee 2014, an inter-school spelling competition, with ITC Limited as a sponsor.
In its letter, the ministry said: "Classmate is a leading educational stationery brand and it appears that use of logo of ITC is in direct contravention of Section 5 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act," said Kesav Desiraju, secretary, mnistry of consumer affairs. "There also appears to be a technical violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as it constitutes an unethical trade practice."
"ITC is India's leading cigarette manufacturer and 80% of their profits still come from sale of cigarettes. ITC has strategically entered into manufacturing FMCG used by kids and youth such as wafers, biscuits, chocolates, noodles, stationery, perfumes, and apparels. By retaining the ITC logo, Spell Bee becomes a surrogate advertiser for the company," said Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi, oncosurgeon, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel.
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|Force on D&C: Canucks fans 'in for a hostile situation'
|06.13.11 at 7:52 am ET
The man who goes by the name of Force, half of the Green Men duo, joined the Dennis & Callahan show Monday morning as he prepared to head to the airport in Vancouver for his flight to Boston for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Force, who dresses up in a green spandex bodysuit to cheer on his team and taunt the opposition, said 90 percent of Bostonians treated the Green Men well during their previous visit (watch the video here), but the other 10 percent "made up for it" by antagonizing him and his partner, Sully. He expects a similar reaction Monday night.
Said Force: "I think win or lose, Bruins fans are going to intensify their hatred toward us. I fully expect it. '¦ They definitely made it known we are not welcome for Games 3 and 4, so I can only imagine it's going to be worse tonight."
Force and Sully are on a direct flight to Boston with about 50 other fans. Cautioned Force of his fellow Canucks backers: "I hope they are well aware that if they weren't there for 3 and 4, they're in for a hostile situation."
Asked for a prediction on Game 6, Force did not voice any confidence.
"The Canucks are so hit-and-miss on the road and the Bruins have been so dominant in TD Garden," he said. "To be honest, I think the Canucks will have a hard time winning tonight. '¦ I'm hoping the Canucks pull it out, but it's going to be tough."
To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page. For more Bruins news, visit the team page at weei.com/bruins.
|Kevin Weekes on M&M: Canucks 'looking to have a goalie snap on you'
|06.10.11 at 1:37 pm ET
Hockey Night in Canada and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes joined the Mut & Merloni show Friday morning to discuss the Stanley Cup finals. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
Weekes, a former NHL goalie, spent much of the interview talking about Roberto Luongo and Tim Thomas. Regarding the question of whether Luongo should be starting Game 5, Weekes said he supported the decision to go back to Luongo.
"Roberto's your No. 1 goalie. I believe you have to give him the chance," he said. "There's no question. I believe you've got to give Roberto the chance to play. But I will say this: I think it's going to be a very short leash."
The Canucks have criticized Thomas for coming out of his crease so far and so frequently. Weekes suggested that Luongo should learn from what Thomas is doing.
"There's times when you need to be out of the blue paint, you need to face shooters down and be aggressive and take away that angle from them," he said. "And Timmy Thomas has done an excellent job of that. That's a real good element of his game.
"Roberto, I think, needs to come out and challenge a little bit more, use his size to his advantage. It's one thing to say you're 6-3, but when you're just a foot above the goal line at 6-3, that's an awful lot of net for a shooter to see. And if not, your reflexes need to be razor sharp that game and so precise that you leave yourself with no margin for error."
|Darren Pang on D&C: Roberto Luongo 'able to handle adversity'
|06.08.11 at 11:13 am ET
NBC and Versus NHL analyst Darren Pang joined the Dennis & Callahan show Wednesday morning to talk about the Stanley Cup finals. To hear the interview, go the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Pang, a former NHL goaltender, was asked about how Roberto Luongo will respond after the Canucks netminder surrendered eight goals in Monday night's Game 3.
"I've really watched him a lot and seen the way he's reacted. Every time he's tested, he seems to bounce back. He's a much more resilient probably person and athlete than he was a couple of years ago. I think he's able to handle adversity. All that being said '¦ it's tough after the game, because first of all, you're competitive so you're not ' embarrassed is not the right word ' but you're a little humiliated, you're humbled, and you've got to find a way to go forward."
Pang said the Bruins would do well to make sure not to have any let-up in their aggressive approach so that Luongo has to prove himself immediately.
"I'm really interested to see the first 5-10 minutes," he said. "No. 1, to see how much pressure Boston puts on him. No. 2, how confident he is in the net. Where his balance is at. Where his positioning is at. I've always found that if Roberto Luongo is falling down on his stomach, then that's the time to pounce on him. Because it's all about balance for me when I watch Roberto Luongo.
"Boston deserves a lot of credit. I thought they did an excellent job of finally getting inside. They finally put a little pressure on him. They screened him, they fired pucks high, they made it difficult for him. The first two games he was excellent, but I don't think Boston put enough traffic or pressure in front of Roberto Luongo."
|Green Men's Sully on D&C: 'We took a couple of threats' during Game 3
|06.08.11 at 10:02 am ET
The Green Man who goes by the moniker Sully checked in with the Dennis & Callahan show Wednesday morning to discuss his experiences with Bruins fans at TD Garden in Game 3 Monday night. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Sully and his compatriot Force were up all night after going to Yankee Stadium to cheer on the Red Sox Tuesday night. The duo did not don their Green Men bodysuits in New York, taking a day off after the intensity of Monday night.
Despite having a few run-ins, Sully said he's been pleased with Boston fans. "It was kind of a mixed bag [Monday]," he said. "I'd say about 90 percent of the people were just awesome and really took to us. The other 10 percent were kind of the guys that had a couple too many beverages and were not too cool with it.
"Probably the most unfortunate part was, right after the Aaron Rome hit, we took a couple of threats from a couple of rows down. And there was a family right in front of us. The dad was covering the kids' ears. I felt really bad about that."
Sully admitted that it probably was better for the Green Men's well-being that the Bruins won the game after the violent hit that knocked out Nathan Horton. "That just turned up the loyalty even more with these fans," he said. "And obviously turned them against us even more, it seems. So, I don't think the Green Men could have won at all [Monday] night, whether the Canucks won or the Bruins won."
|Don Cherry on D&C: Bruins pushed 'smug' Sedins 'a little too far'
|06.08.11 at 9:27 am ET
Hockey Night in Canada analyst Don Cherry joined the Dennis & Callahan show Wednesday morning to offer his thoughts on the Stanley Cup finals that continues with Game 4 Wednesday night. To hear the interview, go the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The Bruins put together an inspiring performance in Game 3, and Cherry said he thinks the Bruins can build off the 8-1 victory. He credits Shawn Thornton as the key to Boston's resurgence.
"The big thing was Thornton," he said. "At the start of the second game, I said, 'Why isn't Thornton in the game? [The Canucks are] running the Bruins, they own the Bruins right now. They don't get Thornton in the game. Get some banging going in there and play like Bruins, and it's going to be four straight.' Why Thornton wasn't in there from the start, I don't know. It was Thornton that set the tone."
Cherry also questioned B's coach Claude Julien's decision to remove Tyler Seguin from the lineup. "Seguin will be in there [for Game 4], and he should have been in there. I just don't understand two moves. And this is what I said ' and I'm not telling Julien, he's a good coach, he's in the final, he's got to be good. Why Seguin wasn't in there, and Thornton from the start, it was beyond me."
Asked which of the Bruins he would have sat, Cherry said he didn't know, but he noted that some players did not show up for the first two games. "In Vancouver they had a few passengers up there," he said, later adding: "They were a bunch of pussies up there."
|Ray Ferraro on M&M: Alex Burrows should have been suspended
|06.06.11 at 2:29 pm ET
Former longtime NHL player Ray Ferraro, who now has a radio show in Vancouver and provides game analysis for Canadian television, joined the Mut & Merloni show Monday and offered a small dose of optimism for Bruins fans. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
"I think the Bruins can get back in the series tonight," said Ferraro, who retired in 2002 after 18 NHL seasons and 898 points (408 goals). "I think if you played 100 games, I think the Canucks would win more. I really do. I think the Canucks are a deeper, better team. But that doesn't mean that they're going to win this series. What it means is tonight is absolutely imperative to the Bruins. They lose, they don't have a chance. They win, then they've got a chance. They give themselves a chance in Game 4 to even this series.
"I think the Bruins can win tonight. But they'd better be letter perfect, because the Canucks are a good road team."
Ferraro said it's important for the B's to get off to a good start, and physical play from Shawn Thornton ' who has not dressed the first two games ' might help in that regard.
"I would make that move," Ferraro said, adding: "If the Bruins are going to get back in the series — and really, without poo-pooing a 2-0 deficit, they haven't really haven't lost anything. They haven't lost at home. At some point, they've got to win a game in Vancouver to win the series. Now, they've got to take care of their business here at home.
"They're looking for an aggressive start. Well, Dan Paille is playing four minutes a game. So, if Shawn Thornton goes into the lineup in his place, the opportunity Thornton plays those four, five, six minutes ' and he had a good season for the Bruins ' he'll give you some physical play. If I'm coaching, I'm really thinking about it. The only concern I would have is if the pace of the game is too fast for Thornton. You've got to make sure that he can keep up with the pace of play, because right now it is a track meet out on the ice. It is extremely fast."
Canucks forward Alex Burrows had two goals and an assist in Game 2 after apparently taking a bite of Patrice Bergeron's finger in Game 1. Ferraro said he felt it was a suspendable offense.
"I do," Ferraro said. "I'm on the radio in Vancouver and it wasn't a real popular position. I'm not a fan of ' let me put it this way: I know there's different standards for playoffs and regular-season games. I thought Nathan Horton should have been suspended for Game 7 [of the Bruins-Lightning series] for squirting a fan with a water bottle, because you get suspended in the regular season for that. And I thought Burrows should have been suspended for Game 2.
"The other thing, too, guys, is like, OK, so they decide not to suspend him. But for them to say there's no conclusive evidence of him biting Bergeron ' I said on our show, if that's the case then I want to rob a bank in the city of the NHL, because I'll never get caught. How much more evidence do you need than that? He shouldn't have been in the game. And then you're right, it is the NHL's worst scenario, that a player that shouldn't be in the game goes and has such a direct impact on the outcome of the next game."
|Green Men on D&C: 'We're two grown idiots in spandex'
|06.06.11 at 9:15 am ET
Vancouver's Green Men, Force and Sully, stopped by the WEEI studio for a visit with Dennis & Callahan Monday morning while in Boston for Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup finals. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The two Canucks fans clad in spandex bodysuits made a name for themselves by annoying opposing players in the penalty box at Rogers Arena, but the NHL restricted their behavior after they became cult favorites.
"The NHL directly told us: 'No more handstands, you can't touch the glass.' We were told we were not allowed to agitate the players," Sully explained. "So, we just have to step up our game and be more creative. It seems to be working. We're getting under a few people's skin."
Diminutive Bruins forward Brad Marchand engaged in a feud with the pair last week. "Marchand gave us a couple of chirps, I got doused with some water," Sully explained. "You get that when you ask if he's sitting on phone books."
Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, on the other hand, enjoyed the Green Men's tribute to Bruins legend Cam Neely's acting career. "We had the Cam Neely 'Sea Bass' from 'Dumb and Dumber' reference ' the trucker caps," Force explained. "Seidenberg appreciated that. He said he'd pass that along to Cam Neely."
Added Force: "I think Cam Neely upstairs is either laughing or wanting to fight us. I'm not sure."
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Wonderful story.. scary yes, but wonderful too. I bet you really made their night, possibly their year.
Being Handicapped should not stop anybody from sailing. If he can spare the funds to run all the lines to the cockpit and set up an autohelm, he should be good to go
That was has original plan. From a practical point of view I doubt if it matters.
Until I had last nights experience I really didn't understand the delays certain disabilities cause.
Neither Charlie or his wife can just slide over in their seat a couple feet to make room for someone else to reach gear they are in the way of.
That slide alone can take a while while he positions his feet with his hands then moves his body with his hands. It takes time especially when each step may only move him six inches. There is no way I can think of to modify the boat to run all lines to behind the wheel. Even if this was done I don't seem him being fast enough to switch from one side to the other.
Even with a bow thruster and an easy to maneuver boat what would hold the boat in place until the lines were run?
I'm sure with unlimited funds and engineering something could be rigged up. But then if something went wrong what would he do?
I think he is going to make a lot of friends. Hopefully they will have more skills than I.
But what do I know. I never expected him to even get the boat in the water. He was sanding the bottom from his wheelchair in the winter.
The lesson from the Icarus story is not about human failing.
It is a lesson about the limitations of wax as an adhesive.
If you have an engineering problem solve it.
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PREMIERE: Hippy's "Magic Wand" Video
For a band with a such a lo-fi pop sound, it's pretty appropriate that Hippy made a relatively lo-fi video for their single "Magic Wand." The clip for the tune off their April 2013 release Almost Live was shot in a myriad of locations including the DIY venue Silent Barn as well as the rooftops and streets of Ridgewood, Queens. Plus, catch some members of Haybaby hangin' out in video, too.
Watch the "Magic Wand" music video after the jump.
See also: PREMIERE: Faces on Film's "Heartspeed"
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adjective: so gigantic and so enormous that it is entirely necessary to cram gigantic-enormous together to convey the true size of the item.
"The earth is a speck of dust compared to the ginormous size of the universe".
"The "99" restaurant serves ginormous portions of food per platter compared to say, "Applebees" or "Denny's".
"The "99" restaurant serves ginormous portions of food per platter compared to say, "Applebees" or "Denny's".
додав Siagiah Karlsson 26 Грудень 2006
Hey guys anyboy that thinks they invented the word ginormous in the 2000's is full of it. I wont give away any year as everybody will try to out do each other, but I have proof of it being used long before any of these entries. I don't care if it is spelled GIA or GIN ormous.
That mole hill is ginormous
додав SunyDay 17 Серпень 2006
large to a ridiculous degree, so much so that it requires a combination "giant" AND "enormous"
Man, that bitches ass is ginormous!
додав Bogmon 14 Травень 2005
Means bigger than enormous and gigantic
King Kong is ginormous
додав Andrea 7 Квітень 2004
A mixture of the words "gigantic" and "enormous" to describe something large.
Nick: "Holy hell look at her"
Tim: "No shit she's fucking ginormous!"
Tim: "No shit she's fucking ginormous!"
додав Nick 284 21 Лютий 2009
when something is so big, you must use two words to describe it. A combination of gigantic and enormous.
додав amy ice 5 Грудень 2007


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Sammy McKinney was not planning on a career in formalwear, but life makes its own plans.
Those plans landed him in the driver's seat of a 100-year-old Burlington tradition.
After losing a job with Piedmont Natural Gas in 2009, he was selling ladies' shoes at a department store.
His wife, Ronna, told him about a patient at the dental practice where she works, Seth Meredith, who owned T.N. Boone Tuxedo downtown.
"She came to me and asked if would ever work in formal wear," McKinney said.
He was interested, and in 2012 part of buying the business was an intensive 30 days of hands-on training with Meredith before going it alone.
That was not all the support he had. Another of the store's previous owners, Keith Miller, was his landlord and gave him advice about the business as he was starting out.
"When I bought that place back in 1980, I hoped it would last 100 years," Miller said. "There are not that many places that can do that."
Last year, with Meredith's help, McKinney got the opportunity to buy another local formalwear business, Cut Above Tuxedos, from Mark Swing — now another brain McKinney picks from time to time.
Part of the deal was moving into Swing's high-traffic location at 3417 S. Church St.
"People go to a downtown business because they know it's there," McKinney said. "Here, people will stop when they see the sign."
McKinney said a lot of T.N Boone's long-standing customers followed him to the new location, too, for which he was grateful.
So McKinney celebrated T.N. Boone Tuxedo's 100th anniversary last Sunday at the new location.
He got another chance to get some advice and some history when former owners Meredith, Miller and Woody Lamb — who helped his uncle Kendall Morton run the store in the 1960s and '70s — joined him.
"The one thing I hated about selling to Sammy was missing out on the 100th-year celebration," Meredith said. "I'm glad he decided to do something and that he remembered to call me."


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FEEME FABULOUS - Women's Empowerment Fashion Show Party - South Beach Miami
ANYTHING BUT MONDAY - in association with the prestigious FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH MD MEDICAL SPA OF ATLANTA
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The ANYTHING BUT MONDAY girls are a hit music group from London. They are also the first women in the world to own a beer company - MIROSA BEER.
As a special introduction to the Miami market, Mirosa Beer and Anything But Monday are one of the proud sponsors of the Femme Fabulous Women's Empowerment / Green Fashion Conference, and will be hosting the prestigious music/fashion party on Saturday evening, July 13th at the Deauville Beach Resort Hotel, located right on the ocean in sunny in Miami Beach
As a unique and unprecedented marketing strategy, the Anything But Monday girls are giving out private pre-IPO shares in their Mirosa Beer Company to everyone who gets a ticket to come to the party.
This is going to be an amazing event filled with music and fashion.
For those of you who have been to one of the Anything But Monday parties before in other cities or in London, you will know that the movers and shakers of both the entertainment industry and the fashion indursty show up!
Anything But Monday is a POP hit music group from London, UK. They are the first women in the world to own and operate a beer company - THE MIROSA BEER COMPANY. Appropriately the girls presently have a hit record in the market called 99 BOTTLES OF BEER.
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The Morning After
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Also: we talk to journalists who participated in our States of the Union series to talk about down-ticket races and why some states did or didn't turn out the way they were supposed to. Adam C. Smith is political editor for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida; Jo Mannies is regional political correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Missouri. Lynn Bartels is political and legislative reporter for Colorado's Rocky Mountain News. Dan Walters is political columnist for the Sacramento Bee.
Guests:Lynn Bartels, Ana Marie Cox, Jo Mannies, Adam C. Smith and Dan Walters
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Can Palin legally keep the clothes?
CA: Should have stated "Civil Unions" - it would have passed.
It's hardly imaginable that what happened last night could ever happen in any other part of the world. Will Europe ever allow a person of color to assend to the role of Prime Minister? A Person of Color as POPE!?!
From the Marshall Plan, Candy Bombers, Economic bailout of Mexico, Peace in Northern Island & intervention in Kosovo; yet another reason to be proud to be an American!!
Why do journalists and analysts feel the need to state how a major candidate needs to govern based upon the fact that they actually won? Especially for Democrats to govern from the center.
If people voted for change, voted for Obama because of the failing economy or if they didn't cow to fear-mongering about Obama being a socialist/ terrorist/foreigner, how does that translate into people wanting another centrist Democrat.
Sure he needs to work with dissenting voices within his party and Republicans. Why does that have to be centrist?
He is white, 50%.
If Obama was white, we'd probably see another 10-15% of the vote tally in the Democratic column.
Nonetheless, I couldn't be more pleased at the results of the Presidential election of 2008.
And Yes, I'm aware that the real-hard-work is just beginning.
Maybe we'll now see the abolition of the Electoral College. Democratic President, Democratic Congress, perhaps enough of a margin to make this happen, at long last? One can hope.
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Winning really isn't everything
By Tom Holmes
Chicago sports teams and mental health
Last Wednesday I watched the Blackhawks game until the end of the first period, and then I had to turn the TV off. I couldn't stand the tension. After the Bruins scored their first goal, the momentum seemed to shift to their side and Crawford got bombarded with slap shots.
I couldn't stand the thought of being down 3-1 at the end of the night, so I tried to put the game and the series out of my mind by switching channels to a travel show on Iran. Immediately my blood pressure went back to normal. In a travel shows there are no winners or losers.
So, why do we sports fans do this to ourselves? Why do we hitch how we feel to the outcome of game played by men getting paid millions of dollars, none of whom we've ever met?
I can just hear non-sports fans telling us, "You need to get a life. You all are putting your emotional health in the hands of a bunch of jocks. Do really want to give that much control regarding how you feel to other people?"
Buddha taught that suffering comes from craving and getting attached to things and people. If you want to experience serenity, Buddha would say, stop hitching your emotions to the fortunes of the Blackhawks. You need to detach and get to a point where you don't care if they win or lose.
Last week John Rice mentioned hockey-come-lately fans in his column. The Buddha would insist that jumping on that kind of bandwagon is still going to get you in trouble. At best, you'll feel good for a day or two if they win. And, of course, if they lose you'll feel terrible. So if you do a cost/benefit analysis, the Buddha would ask, is what you get worth your investment of time and energy?
And let's not even talk about the Cubs and the Sox. Personally, I turn the TV off every time Marmol trots to the mound from the bullpen. I get depressed two times for every one time I get a momentary high.
So, OK, most of us aren't very good Buddhists. We get attached to people, places, things and sports teams. Having made that choice, how then are we to keep our sanity during a playoff series? How are we to remain loyal Sox and Cubs fans when Konerko, Dunn, Castro and Rizzo aren't hitting?
First, we need to let go of this American obsession with winning. To begin, let's do the numbers. Of the 30 major league baseball teams that played games on Sunday, only 15 won. That means that 15 lost, and that means that if you hitched your emotions to your team winning, you had a 50% chance of being at least temporarily bummed out. Come October, only one of those teams will win the World Series. That means chances of feeling the high of your team winning it all is about 3 to 97. Nobody in Vegas would bet on those odds.
Second, when I was in high school, five friends and I would get together on Sunday afternoons, shovel off Pastor Anderson's three lane driveway and play two or three games of three on three. If one team won by a lot of points, we'd change the composition of the teams. Sure, we played to win, but winning by a lopsided score was no fun!
The way we played the game really was more important than winning or losing. That's the downside of attachment carried too far. If winning is more important than playing a good game, we will all be disappointed eventually. Ask Lovie Smith.
I wish the announcers at the Olympics would get off their criticisms of anything less than a perfect performance and over-dramatizing the chances of Americans winning medals. I wish they would just chill and help us enjoy the performance of magnificent athletes no matter which country they come from.
If it were just a problem of sports fans, it wouldn't make a lot of difference. The problem, however, has metastasized to our whole culture. When winning becomes more important than governing well (how you play the game) at any level, polarization leads to paralysis. When winning (making profits) becomes more important for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley than serving their customers and doing business ethically, you get a housing bubble and the 99% lose. That's even worse odds than the chance of the Cubs winning the pennant.
I'm not saying that competition is bad. It's probably even necessary, but when carried to extremes it hurts a lot more people than it helps.
The Bulls got eliminated in the second round of the playoffs this year, but I watched most of their games until the end, because win or lose, I loved how they played the game.
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Pollution Still a Problem on Eve of the Olympics
BEIJING – Hali Zhati is a 15-year-old Chinese boxer who trains near Tiananmen Square at the Shi Cha Hai Sports School. Daily runs are part of his regimen, and Zhati reports there are "more and more good days now" for breathing Beijing's air.
But some days he wears a mask. Other times, his coach keeps the boxers indoors.
"When there is bad air, it is not good to train outside," Zhati said.
With one day before the opening ceremonies, it's still touch-and-go on whether Beijing will have good or bad air for the Olympics. In the last few days, the city has seen both blue skies and thick shrouds of gray.
China promised to clean the air in Beijing when it won the right to host the Summer Olympics, and the country's top leaders say the goal is being met.
The Olympics have thrown a spotlight on one of the country's most serious public health problems. China's breakneck economic growth for the last 30 years has led to severe and growing air and water pollution.
"Even though in theory they've been working towards this green Olympics since 2001, they always wind up relying on stopgap, draconian measures," said Elizabeth Economy, a China environmental expert with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. "We won't know until Aug. 24 whether they'll succeed or not."
The government blames this week's murky days on fog caused by 90-plus-degree temperatures and humidity levels above 70 percent. The Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau's 27 monitoring stations have measured the air quality as excellent, fairly good or slightly polluted for the last week.
But during that same period, a pollution measurement device maintained by the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Beijing bureau has shown readings for tiny particles of soot or particulate matter well above the World Health Organization's recommended levels for healthy air.
Land features outside Beijing contribute to the problem, said K. Max Zhang, an assistant professor of engineering at Cornell University who is monitoring air quality in Beijing during the Olympics.
"The city of Beijing is surrounded by mountains on three sides, a topography not favorable for pollutant dispersion," Zhang said in an e-mail. "Under conditions of stagnant air and low inversion, pollutant concentrations can build up even though the emissions levels are low."
For more than a year, pollution has been on the minds of American athletes and the U.S. Olympic Committee.
The committee issued masks to national governing bodies that requested them, and four American cyclists caused a stir Tuesday by wearing them as they arrived in the capital. They later issued a written apology to the Beijing Olympic organizing committee.
Beijing is one of 16 Chinese cities that are among the world's 20 smoggiest cities, according to the World Health Organization.
"Every year, 750,000 people die of respiratory illnesses" aggravated by air pollution, said Jennifer Turner, director of the China Environment Forum in Washington. "Between 2005 and 2007, cancer rates increased 23 percent in rural China and 19 percent in urban areas."
The estimates come from both the Chinese government and the World Health Organization.
To clear the air for the Games, the Chinese government has closed power, cement and steel plants in Beijing and neighboring provinces. It's cut by more than half the number of cars on the road. Beijing City Hall reports that more than 2,000 dry cleaners, printing plants and furniture manufacturers have been given emissions-control upgrades, along with 14,000 caterers.
Vacant lots and construction sites are watered down to control dust. Much of the city's economic life is shutting down because of restrictions on deliveries.
The government has promised even tougher restrictions if unhealthy air develops during the Olympics, including taking nine out of 10 cars off the road.
The Beijing Olympics are a source of enormous pride for Chinese across the country and around the world, and television shots showing dimly visible skyscrapers wrapped in smog have caused both embarrassment and anger.
Fan Yuansheng, director of Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau, says the pictures show fog rather than pollution.
"I believe the chance of rescheduling any (Olympic) event because of air quality is very low," he said Sunday.
Last week, the government announced that provincial leaders must reduce pollution by 20 percent over the next five years or face dismissal. Science and Technology Minister Wan Gang is pushing companies and universities to reach for breakthrough technologies in pollution control that would allow China to overcome its current bad air and water problems while still enjoying rapid economic growth.
But Economy, who meets frequently with Chinese environmental officials, said mandates from the central government about pollution usually lose their bite by the time they reach local officials.
"They are endemically corrupt. Collusion among local governments and factory managers is the norm," she said. "Half the money invested in environmental protection research is diverted to other things unrelated to environmental protection."
Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau reports major gains in the last 10 years in curbing emissions of sulfur dioxide (down 60.8 percent since 1998), carbon monoxide (down 39.4 percent), nitrogen dioxide (down 10.8 percent) and inhalable particulates (down 17.8 percent).
Steven Andrews, a Washington-based environmental consultant, concluded after a review of Beijing's preparations for cleaning the air during the Olympics that the Chinese relocated air monitoring stations to achieve cleaner results.
The Chinese deny that.
"That's just not true," said Wenrong Qian, director of the Xinhua Institute of Studies in Beijing. "I first came to Beijing in 1958, and the air is much, much cleaner than it was then. It's cleaner now than it was last year."


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Unless you're underground, you will probably not survive.
the woman sounds like she has a great deal of scientific knowledge.
The majority of Project Wormwood activities will be follow-up astrometry (position measurements) that are required to obtain precise orbits for asteroids that have previously been discovered by other programs. However, we hope to also engage in some limited search activity for new asteroids.
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This Patty woman says you can supposedly see the other planet next to the sun, about 1/10 the size of the moon at sunrise and sunset. I'm tempted to go to a nearby hill at sunrise to check it out, but need to figure out something to look through so I don't burn my retinas - IF I can get myself up that early.
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Malaysian national held for alleged link to MNLF attack on Zamboanga
MANILA, Philippines–A Malaysian national was arrested last month by Philippine authorities in Zamboanga City for suspected involvement with the Moro National Liberation Front, Malaysia and Philippine authorities confirmed.
"The arrest of the Malaysian man followed the action taken by the Philippine security forces against individuals suspected of being involved in the armed attacks launched by MNLF rebels in Zamboanga City on Sept 9," the Malaysian state news agency Bernama reported, on Wednesday quoting Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) director-general, Datuk Mohammad Mantek.
The Bernama report said Mantek refused to give further details as the matter is still under investigation by Philippines authorities.
Mantek also declined to comment if the arrested 55-year-old man was involved with the three-week Zamboanga siege last September which killed at least 200 people.
In the gunbattle that lasted for almost a month, MNLF forces attacked the city to build their independent "Bangsamoro Republik".
Malaysian Foreign Minister Wisma Putra said he was told by Philippine authorities that the man admitted he was a member of the MNLF, a separate report from Bernama said.
Zamboanga Peninsula police information officer Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca confirmed to INQUIRER.net on Saturday that they arrested a Malaysian national last month during the house raid of MNLF founding chairman Nur Misuari by government forces.
"He was arrested because he was near our area of operation. The area was cordoned and he was with an MNLF member," he said.
He clarified, however, that the Malaysian national was only across the house of Misuari when he was arrested.
Huesca said they already turned over the Malaysian national to the Bureau of Immigration, which is the lead agency investigating the matter.
The Zamboanga siege prompted Malaysia to tighten its security along eastern Sabah's territorial waters to prevent the rebels from entering the state due to Sabah's close proximity to Mindanao.
"So far, no security threats to Sabah have been detected but we are intensifying security measures along eastern Sabah's border waters nevertheless," Mohammad told Bernama.
He said Malaysian security forces would collaborate with their Philippine counterparts if the need arose.
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