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Right now the accuweather forecast says cloudy and cold in NYC area for Feb 2, high of about 30. Odds are Denver 2.5 point favorite.
Off topic, but I just read that Welker kicked a 58 yard field goal in high school. That's ridiculous.
Right now the accuweather forecast says cloudy and cold in NYC area for Feb 2, high of about 30. Odds are Denver 2.5 point favorite.
Who was the sixth white starter for Seattle? I never counted more than five.
It was a highly disappointing result in the Pats-Broncos contest. For New England, it was nice to see Edelman close out a fantastic season, likely earning himself a new contract. Phil Simms, normally a reliable Caste Prostitute, said during the game: "Edelman isn't just a slot receiver, he can play on the outside, too." Austin Collie played well, converting several key 3rd downs and running past DB's on long passing routes. It would be great to see Edelman, Collie, and Amendola return to the offense next season along with Gronkowski and Vollmer. This franchise has been to three consecutive AFC Championship games and is always in contention. Given the circumstances, this season was a great success for New England. The Broncos, a team with a plethora of "superstars," were more consistent the entire season by a wide margin. The Patriots will be back in 2014, hopefully more white-friendly than ever before and poised to shatter the Caste System...
CAPTION: Collie Toasts Black DB's, An Omen for 2014?
As for the game, it was never really close simply because Denver's offense possessed the ball for a mind-numbing 35 minutes. Every single Bronco possession seemed to last an eternity, with yawn-inducing conversions to Julius or Demaryious Thomas to prolong unexciting drives resulting in field goals or short rushing TD's by their slow, chubby duo (Moreno/Ball) of running backs.
Decker had some nice catches early in the game, but was ignored later. Welker, as always, wallowed in obscurity in Manning's offense, only playing around 65-70% of all snaps from my rough estimation. I realize that he was injured for the final 3 games, but he didn't even have a single 100-yard game through 13 weeks this season. He went from being a true superstar in New England to the 4th or even 5th receiving option behind D. Thomas, Decker, J. Thomas, and even Moreno (who only had about 200 less receiving yards than Welker on the season). Despite his talents being wasted in Denver, he could be two weeks away from winning his first Superbowl title.
Naturally, I'll be rooting for Denver over the contemptible Seahawks, but in knowing what other playoff teams could have played in the Superbowl (Packers, Patriots, Eagles), the Broncos are a very difficult team to support. I've felt this team was "too black" since their opening game against the Ravens and not much has changed. My opinion might be amended if Welker, Decker, and Tamme dominate the game. One of their white WR's (preferably Welker) winning the MVP award would help sooth the pain of actually "rooting" for a team with 18/22 black starters.
I didn't watch the NFC Championship game, as there wasn't a single athlete on either squad (aside from TE Zach Miller and DE Justin Smith) with any value to our cause. I abhor both teams, both QB's, both franchises, both fanbases, and both head coaches. As Don mentioned, Plantatin Pete's offense does feature 5-6 whites on the field at time, so perhaps their two white TE's (Miller and Wilson) will play well in the Superbowl...
CAPTION: Plantation Pete Hugs His Rhinoplasty-Requiring "Son"
Brady missed those passes badly. Wasn't he dealing with a thumb injury earlier in the season? A tender thumb could account for the ball sailing on those longer throws. And boy did Edelman and Collie have their guys beat.
That McCourty DB for the Pats is one of those guys who's always around the ball. After his assignment catches it.
If Gronk is there, Amendola has some good catches and the Pats win. That's how much of an impact player Gronk is.
That's it. I think I might have the flu.
Tight hips and boring feet
If it is true that a nagging injury helped make Brady less accurate than he could have been, it's classy that he doesn't make excuses for himself.
He's typical of White athletes in that they share the credit when they win, and don't point fingers when they lose.
Nearly the exact opposite of how Blacks behave when they lose. Of course Kapernick is being called a choker, but he's got a LOT of defenders in the DWF community blaming his team for his garbage performance.
A major difference might be that, if Whites WERE the type to point fingers, the way society is today, DWFs would rightfully call out this finger-pointing as classless and childish.
Blacks however, are encouraged to behave this way, and are enabled by DWFs that coddle their sensitive egos.
Just another example of how DWFs (and in a larger sense, the liberal community as a whole) is subconsciously racist against Blacks because they hold Blacks to a separate, inferior standard of behavior. Yet, DWFs are simply too stupid to recognize their own condescending, racist, "Black people are our pets" attitude, where Blacks cannot be dealt with like normal people, but need to be pandered to. What a trash attitude.
Remember Haye versus Klitschko? Rather than just say, "good fight; you win this time, but I want a rematch," Haye started in with his BULLSH*T excuses about being injured.
Funniest thing about Haye's "injury" is that it was just a stubbed toe.
|^^^ Dat Upside! ^^^
^^^Dat Wrist Flick!^^^
Before I pass judgment on Richard Sherman, could somebody translate what he said into English. I could not understand a word he said.
In a way Belichick's low class attack on Welker was worse than Sherman's outburst. It put me in mind of the time Belichick refused to play Welker in the first drive in the playoffs against the Jets as punishment for a witty press conference aimed at the Jets. At that time I thought Belichick was putting moral grandstanding (ie narcissism) ahead of the team. Maybe he never really liked Welker. No one expects a well thought out comment by Sherman but Belichick who had a full night to sleep on what he was going to say came across as bitter and whiny. Enjoy watching the Super Bowl on TV, genius.
Belichick and Welker appear to have had a complex relationship, something that we're learning more about now. In addition to the Jets game you mention (which, btw, resulted in a slow start for the Pats from which they never recovered and lost), we heard Welker say this year that he had to "endure Belichick" during all those years in NE and of course, now this latest, unwarranted cheap-shot.
Let's also not forget Welker's departure this past year from NE was not a clean break.
Who knows what the real deal is, but for me, the big story right now is Welker's third trip to the SB. After being unfairly scapegoated for that dropped pass two years ago, this is an opportunity for redemption and I really hope he plays a critical role and helps lead DEN to a SB victory and get his well-deserved ring.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
- George Orwell
I think this picture is a perfect illustration of the depths that this country has fallen into. We are very close to rock bottom in my estimation. A sea of DWFs, literally worshipping this loathsome thug. This kind of garbage would've been unthinkable not long ago:
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
- George Orwell
The funny thing about the Seahawks DWFs is that they are fairly new aka Fairweather. Looking forward to see what kind of support they get when they start losing. It is imperative that the Broncos defeat this chicken**** team in the Super Bowl.
The Welker non-story is an obvious attack on a talented white athlete. I can't get enough of that play, the Pats disrespected Welker in the off-season, BB let his ego get the best of him thinking that Welker (along with Woodhead) were expendable. I am not a Broncos fan by any means after the Tebow issue and won't be happy for the organization but will be happy for guys like Manning, Welker and Decker. Hopefully Welker takes out Sherman in the super bowl .
The SI-CNN website currently features as its top story in the upper right: "SHERMAN: Why I called out 49ers Crabtree."
"Idiocracy" is too kind a word to describe the agenda of the demons who direct "popular culture."
I agree with Leonardfan in that the Seahawks' DWFs seem to be a relatively recent occurrence. I attribute it mostly to the following, in no particular order:
- a new quarterback; the Seahawks' fans wrongfully assume that Wilson is an elite talent, and will be their messiah just because they happen to be winning right now. However, he is basically a middle-of-the-pack talent, and as soon as he is saddled with a supporting cast that can't mask his deficiencies, he will be exposed as such.
- Seattle is in general filled with a bunch of stupid-assed, trendy, pretentious hipster douchebags and faggots (San Francisco is much the same way), who see the worship of non-Whites as some kind of demonstration of a forward-thinking society. They epitomize pretentious yuppies in that they are generally above-average in income, live in elitist, generally-White neighborhoods, but pretend not to be racist, or are too stupid to realize how racist they really are, deep down. Such fans typically see Black thug athletes as cartoon characters; acceptable in the context of the stadium and the afternoon of the game, but would not like it at all if they were neighbors and they had to actually put up with people such as Sherman nigging out on a regular basis.
- Everybody loves a winner. Look at how popular the Bulls were in the early to mid 90s. How about now? Look at all the Miami Heat fans now. Where were they, say, around the early to mid 2000s? The Lakers? Used to be a contender. Maybe not so much now, which is why so many of their gay-assed pussy fans are sporting Cleveland jerseys in Los Angeles.
Some teams have their die-hard fans even if their squad is a perpetual loser (see Steelers, Bears, Raiders, et al), and although these DWFs are loathsome, at least they have some simple-minded, dumb animal loyalty to their vicarious life. Seattle, too will come crashing down eventually because Wilson just isn't very good. I can say that about a lot of White QBs, too, but the difference is middle-of-the-pack White QBs are known as such, and Wilson is being treated as if he is the real deal, when he is not. Most of their current, trendy fans will go back to worshipping whoever wins the most recent Superbowl, as is their wont. Hopefully Seattle won't win on SB Sunday.
Look at all the people who thought RGIII would be this awesome, game-changing talent. He's already been exposed, injured, and will be crap for the rest of his "career." His apologists who can't admit they were always wrong about him like to comfort themselves with idiotic woulda-coulda-shoulda scenarious ("if not for his injuries, he would have made Steve Young look like a child," etc.). The rest of his fairweather fans have sensibly defected like the sissy girls they are to the next trendy winner.
They've latched onto Wilson. If he wins, they will have their God. If Manning wins, Denver Broncos merchandise will sell even more.
Such is the mentality of these faggy DWFs. They live such incredibly empty lives that they want to live through "their" team. Listen to them talk.
"We have to work on defense."
"We did well last week."
"We had a tough time against the Eagles, but we'll come back next week."
What's all this "we," dude? You work at friggin' Sports Authority. Just ring up my shoes and stfu.
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From Weenieworld:
The NFL confirmed that Wes Welker's hit on Aqib Talib in the AFC Championship Game was legal. Bill Belichick now looks even more foolish for whining about the collision that knocked Talib out. It wasn't offensive pass interference or unnecessary roughness because the "rub" occurred exactly when Demaryius Thomas got his hands on the ball. NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino said he spoke to Belichick about the incident. "We talked about the situation and the play, and obviously there is a difference of opinion there and something that we'll continue to look at during the offseason," he said. Pick plays have been in the league forever, and are often run to perfection by both the Patriots and Broncos.


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Air Berlin
|1978 as Air Berlin USA
|Commenced operations
|Focus cities
|Frequent-flyer program
|Fleet size
|92 without seasonal destinations
|Company slogan
|Your Airline.
|Parent company
|Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
|Airport Bureau Center
Berlin, Germany
|Key people
|€ 4.15 billion (2013)[2]
|Operating income
|€ -231.9 million (2013)[2]
|Net income
|€ -315.5 million (2013)[2]
|Total assets
|€ 1.89 billion (2013)[2]
|Total equity
|€ -186.1 million (2013)[2]
|8,905 (12/2013)[2]
Air Berlin (stylized as airberlin or airberlin.com) is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's eighth largest airline in terms of passengers carried.[3]
The airline maintains hubs at Berlin Tegel Airport[4] and Düsseldorf Airport and operates a route network that includes a total of 17 German cities, some European metropolitan and several leisure destinations in Southern Europe and North Africa, as well as intercontinental services to destinations in the Caribbean and the Americas.
Air Berlin is a member of the Oneworld alliance, and owns the subsidiaries NIKI in Austria and Belair in Switzerland. Its parent company, Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Since 2011, Etihad Airways is the largest shareholder.[5] Air Berlin is headquartered in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, a borough of Berlin.[6]
- 1 History
- 2 Corporate affairs
- 3 Destinations
- 4 Fleet
- 5 See also
- 6 Citations
- 7 External links
1978-1990: American charter airline in West Berlin[edit]
Originally registered as Air Berlin USA,[7] the company was founded in 1978 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lelco, an American agricultural enterprise headquartered in Oregon,[7] to operate charter flights on behalf of German tour operators from Berlin Tegel Airport, mostly to Mediterranean holiday resorts.[7][8] As a United States airline, Air Berlin was able to access the West Berlin airline market. During the Cold War, Berlin's special political status meant that the air corridors into and out of Tegel Airport could only be used by airlines registered in France, the United Kingdom or the United States. The airline's headquarters were initially at Tegel Airport. Leonard Lundgren was the first chairman.[7]
After the company was issued an airline licence and acquired two Boeing 707 jet airliners previously owned by Trans World Airlines, Air Berlin USA commenced revenue services on 28 April 1979 with a flight from Berlin-Tegel to Palma de Mallorca.[9][10] Plans were made to start long haul flights on West Berlin-Brussels-Florida routes,[9][11] in cooperation with Air Florida (an accordant agreement had been signed in February 1979).[12]
In 1980, the Air Berlin USA fleet grew to include the Boeing 737-200, when two aircraft of that type were leased from Air Florida.[13] By 1982, the 707s had been phased out, and during most of the 1980s, Air Berlin USA operated only a single 737-200[14] or (from 1986) a 737-300.[13][15] In 1990 and 1991, two more modern Boeing 737-400s were put into service.[8][13][16]
1990-2000: Ownership change and launch of low-cost flights[edit]
The Peaceful Revolution and the ensuing German reunification led to significant changes to the Berlin aviation market, since German airlines gained access to the city. In 1991, Air Berlin (which had 90 employees at the time)[17] was bought by Joachim Hunold (de), a former sales and marketing director with LTU International, and restructured as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG, a German-registered company.[10][18] Following an order for ten Boeing 737-800, Air Berlin grew and by 1999, the fleet comprised twelve aircraft.[19] In 2001, Air Berlin and Hapag-Lloyd Flug became the first airlines in the world to have their Boeing 737-800s fitted with blended winglets, wingtip devices that are intended to improve fuel efficiency.[20]
Air Berlin introduced scheduled flights (which could be booked directly with the airline rather than via a tour operator) in 1997, initially linking a number of secondary German airports to Majorca.[10] By 2002, 35 percent of Air Berlin's tickets were sold directly.[21] In the same year, the route network grew to include destinations other than typical holiday resorts: Low-fare flights to London, Barcelona, Milan and Vienna were commenced, which were marketed as City Shuttle.[10][21] Besides Berlin-Tegel, these routes were opened at six German airports (Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Münster/Osnabrück, Nuremberg, and Paderborn/Lippstadt)[22] that until then had not been served by one of the rising European low cost carriers.[21] In what later would become the trade mark for Air Berlin's services as a "semi-low cost carrier", the airline differentiated itself from its competitors Buzz, Hapag-Lloyd Express, Ryanair and Virgin Express by offering free on-board meals and seat reservations.[22]
2000-2006: Becoming Germany's second largest airline[edit]
In November 2001, the delivery flight of Boeing 737-800 fitted with winglets set a record: the aircraft with the registration code D-ABBC flew 8,345 kilometres non-stop from Seattle (BFI), USA to Berlin (TXL), Germany in 9 hours, 10 minutes.
In January 2004, Air Berlin announced it would cooperate with Niki, a Vienna-based airline.[10] As part of the deal, Air Berlin took a 24% stake in Niki.
In 2005, Air Berlin signed a partnership agreement with Germania. As part of the deal, Air Berlin leased some of Germania's aircraft and crew, and Germania became almost exclusively a charter airline. Plans were made for Germania to be associated with Air Berlin under a management contract. However, the contract was not signed. At the beginning of March 2008 Germania's joint owners could not reach agreement on the takeover by Air Berlin, so Germania remained an independent airline. A joint Air Berlin/Germania subsidiary dubbed Air Zürich and planned to be based at Zurich Airport was proposed in 2005, but did not materialize.[23]
In 2005 the Group reorganised its corporate structure. It established Air Berlin plc (registered in England) into which it reversed Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG and subsidiaries.[24] It was suggested that the reason for the group to establish a UK-based PLC instead a German-based AG was to avoid the need to have a supervisory board and employee representation as required by the German law of Mitbestimmung or co-determination.[25]
In 2006, Air Berlin successfully completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Originally scheduled for 5 May 2006, it was postponed until 11 May 2006. The company cited recent rises in fuel costs and other market pressures leading to limited investor demand and reduced the initial share-price range from 15.0–17.5 euros to 11.5–14.5 euros and the stock opened at €12.0, selling a total of 42.5 million shares. Of these, 19.6 million were new shares increasing capital in the company, and the remainder to repay loans extended by the original shareholders and invested in the company earlier in 2006. After the IPO, the company claimed to have over 400 million euros in cash to fund further expansion, including aircraft purchases.[26]
In August 2006, Air Berlin announced that it had acquired 100% of the shares in German domestic airline dba.[27] Flight operations at dba were continued as a fully owned subsidiary of Air Berlin until 14 November 2008, when the dba brand was discontinued due to staff strikes. (dba staff were subsequently offered positions with Air Berlin).
On 28 November 2006, aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced that Air Berlin had ordered 60 Boeing 737-800 aircraft,[28] and 15 smaller Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The combined value of the 75 aircraft was 5.1 billion dollars (Based on list prices at the time.) Delivery of the aircraft started in 2007. All of these aircraft will be equipped with blended winglets, which significantly improve fuel efficiency.
2007-2012: Takeovers, expansion and new alliances[edit]
In March 2007, Air Berlin took over German leisure airline LTU, gaining access to the long-haul market and becoming the fourth largest airline group in Europe in terms of passenger traffic. This deal led to the introduction of Airbus A321 and Airbus A330 aircraft into Air Berlin's fleet. The merger of the LTU operations, aircraft and crew was completed on 1 May 2009, when the LTU brand was discontinued.
On 7 July 2007, Air Berlin announced an order for 25 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner longhaul aircraft, with further options and purchase rights.[29] Three additional aircraft of this type will be leased from ILFC.
On 21 August 2007, Air Berlin acquired a 49 percent shareholding in Swiss charter airline Belair, the remainder being owned by tour operator Hotelplan.[30] Following the deal, Belair's longhaul business was shut down, and the fleet replaced by Airbus A320 family aircraft operating scheduled flights on behalf of Air Berlin as well as charter flights for Hotelplan.
On 20 September 2007, Air Berlin announced it intended to buy its direct competitor Condor in a deal that envisaged Condor's owner, Thomas Cook Group, taking a 30% stake in Air Berlin.[31] A variety of considerations, including the rapidly increasing price of jet fuel, led to the abandonment of the deal in July 2008.
In January 2008 Air Berlin introduced a new logo and corporate design. The logo is a white oval shape on a red background (suggesting an aircraft window) where the letter "a" is a white circle and two white stylised wings. The text "Air Berlin" in the logo is now in lower case and written as one word. Sometimes the slogan "Your Airline" also features as part of the logo.[32]
In June 2008, CEO Joachim Hunold offended Catalan language speakers, when he claimed[33] in an article included in Air Berlin's inflight magazine that the government of the Balearic Islands was trying to impose the use of Catalan on Air Berlin flights from and to Majorca. He claimed that Air Berlin was an international airline and was not obliged to use Catalan. Hunold went on to criticise the language policy in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, claiming that at the time many children could not speak any Spanish.[34] The Balearic Islands' socialist President, Francesc Antich, explained that his government had simply sent a letter to encourage airlines operating in the Balearic Islands to include Catalan among the languages used for onboard announcements.[35]
On 18 June of the same year, Air Berlin announced that it would reduce its long-haul services by 13 percent, as well as cut 10 percent of services in the domestic market in an effort to increase profitability.[36]
In September 2008, Air Berlin confirmed merger talks with competitor TUIfly, but added it was speaking with all parties. Air Berlin had, until 2007, been flying many code-share TUI flights. At the end of March 2009, Air Berlin PLC and TUI Travel PLC signed a deal by which their German flight businesses were to operate long-term strategic alliance. Originally, each company was to take a 19.9% stake in the other and the German cartel authorities was petioned for approval. After the Bundeskartellamt expressed concerns, the cross ownership plan was not implemented. Instead, TUI Travel PLC purchased a 9.9% stake in Air Berlin PLC using a capital increase at a subsidiary to do so.[37]
In January 2009 Air Berlin started cooperating with Hainan Airlines, China's fourth-largest airline. The airlines jointly market flights between Berlin and Beijing. The code-share flights are sold on a reciprocal basis and operated under the relevant airline's own flight number.[38]
At the end of March 2009, a strategic partnership agreement with TUI Travel was signed, with Air Berlin and its direct competitor TUIfly purchasing 19.9 percent of the other's shares.[39] Following the deal, Air Berlin took over all German domestic TUIfly routes, as well as those to Italy, Croatia and Austria. Also, all of Tuifly's Boeing 737-700 aircraft were added to Air Berlin's fleet. Further route changes will see TUIfly abandoning all scheduled flights and relying exclusively on the charter business.[40]
In March 2009, ESAS Holding A.S., a Turkish company bought approximately 15 per cent of the voting shares in Air Berlin, to which the German competition regulator had no objections.[41]
On 28 September 2009, Air Berlin announced it would cooperate with Pegasus Airlines, allowing its customers access to more destinations and flights to and within Turkey on a codeshare-like basis.[42]
Also in 2009, Air Berlin added Hartmut Mehdorn to the board of directors after his retirement at Deutsche Bahn.[43]
In October 2009 Air Berlin started cooperating with Bangkok Airways. Bangkok Airways flights can be booked on a codeshare basis by Air Berlin customers.[44]
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|100 %
|Binoli Reiseplattform
|49 %
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In April 2010 Air Berlin expanded its codeshare arrangements with Russia's S7 Airlines. The strategic cooperation between Air Berlin and S7 Airlines had been in place since October 2008. New services include codeshare flights via Moscow to destinations such as Irkutsk, Perm and Rostov.[45]
In July 2010, Air Berlin announced an increase in its shareholding in the Austrian airline Niki. Following the fulfilment of the required conditions, the agreements notarized on 17 February 2010 have been implemented. Air Berlin indirectly acquired 25.9% of the shares in Niki from Privatstiftung Lauda (private Lauda foundation) and in doing so increased its current shareholding in Niki from 24% to 49.9%. In connection with the increase of its shareholding, Air Berlin will grant the private Lauda foundation a 40.5 million-euro loan. The private foundation has the option to repay the loan in three years with cash or through the transfer of the remaining 50.1% of Niki's shares.[46]
In July 2010, it was also announced that Air Berlin would be joining Oneworld, the global airline alliance.[47] In preparation for joining the alliance, Air Berlin has been offering flights under codeshare agreements with American Airlines and Finnair, starting with the 2010/2011 winter schedule. Its cooperation with American Airlines means that Air Berlin passengers gain access to the important American market whilst it also offers codeshare flights with Finnair to Helsinki and within Europe.[48]
Air Berlin founded Follow Me Entertainment GmbH in September 2010 as a joint venture with kick-media ag. This joint venture company markets image and sound media, books, games as well as events, concerts, tournaments and sponsoring.[49]
The foundations were laid for the first maintenance hangar at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) on 21 March 2011. Air Berlin, which will use the hangar with Germania when the airport is opened, has doubled Air Berlin Technik's maintenance capacity at its Berlin site.[50]
On 1 April 2011 Air Berlin completed integration of LTU which it took over in August 2007. There is now only one flight schedule and all Air Berlin Group technical services have been merged into a new company called airberlin technik GmbH.[51] Also in April 2011 Air Berlin underlined the importance of its Düsseldorf hub by creating a new position of North-Rhine Westphalia Regional Director. It also added new routes, more frequent flights and additional long-haul flights from Düsseldorf.[52]
On 15 June 2011, Air Berlin and British Airways reached a codeshare agreement covering some flights within Europe, starting from 5 July 2011. The agreement applies to flights to over 40 European destinations served by the two airlines.[53]
CEO Joachim Hunold resigned from his position on 1 September 2011 and was succeeded by the former CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG, Hartmut Mehdorn, who led the company on an interim basis until January 2013. From January 2013 Wolfgang Prock-Schauer took over the position of CEO.[54]
Air Berlin has cooperated with the Italian airline Meridiana Fly since September 2011, and offers flights from 30 October 2011 with Meridiana Fly from Italy to Germany.[55]
In November 2011 a new brand was launched, called Air Berlin Turkey. This product was the result of cooperation between Air Berlin and Pegasus Airlines and was intended for the charter market between Germany and Turkey. Pegasus Airlines is the largest private airline company in Turkey and is 16.5% owned by ESAS Holding AS.[56] involved in Air Berlin.[57][58] The airline was absorbed into Pegasus Airlines on 31 March 2013.[59]
In the 3rd Quarter of 2011, the turnover of the company amounted to 1.4 billion euro, representing an increase of 11%. However operating profit decreased by almost to 50%, around 97 million euro. As a result, a new bond to raise additional capital was issued.[60] In November 2011, a marketing campaign was launched and further preparations to join the oneworld airline alliance were made.[61]
In November 2011 Air Berlin took over the remaining 50.1% stake in NIKI in the repayment of a loan and is now the sole owner of the company. The brand name is to be retained, Niki Lauda was given a position on the board of Air Berlin.[62]
Air Berlin announced on 19 December 2011 that the Arabian airline Etihad Airways increased its share of Air Berlin from 2.99% to 29.1%, for a sum of 73 million euros, immediately making Etihad the company's largest shareholder.[63] The deal supplied more cash to Air Berlin, and provided Etihad access to Air Berlin's European network.[63]
Air Berlin became a full member of the Oneworld Alliance on 20 March 2012, a move that was originally announced on 2 February 2012. Austrian airline NIKI, which is also part of the Air Berlin group, joined Oneworld as an affiliate member on the same day.[64]
2012-2015: Restructuring amid continuing losses[edit]
Air Berlin has been flying seven times a week non-stop from Berlin to Abu Dhabi since January 2012. The new service is also the start of the codeshare agreement between Air Berlin and Etihad Airways.[65] The cooperation of the frequent flyer programs topbonus and Ethiad Guest was announced in March 2012.[66] In June 2012, the collaboration concluded with the bonus programs airberlin business points and Ethiad Airways Business Connect for SMBs.[67]
On 20 March 2012, the announced entry into the airline alliance oneworld was officially completed.[68] The extended international network offers over 800 destinations in 150 countries.[69] At the same time, the airline introduced the Platinum status for its frequent flyer program topbonus.[70]
In May 2012 Air Berlin presented its new fare structure "Your Fare" in an effort to offer individual rates for all target groups. Bookings are available for the rates "Just Fly", "Fly Classic" and "FlyFlex" for flights from 1 July 2012.[71] On 11 May 2012 Air Berlin opened its triweekly non-stop flight from Berlin to Los Angeles in the summer schedule, a destination which until then had only been served from Düsseldorf.[72] In March 2013, the Berlin-Chicago route was commenced, feeding into American Airlines' hub at O'Hare International Airport.[73]
On 18 December 2012 Air Berlin announced that topbonus, its frequent flyer program, would be sold to Etihad Airways; only a 30 percent minority share would be retained.[74] Air Berlin also announced the expansion of the existing codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways on 20 December 2012. This includes flights via Abu Dhabi to Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Nagoya.[75]
In January 2013, the first Airbus A330-200 was introduced with a new business class which enables a fully flat position for the first time. The long-haul fleet of Air Berlin had already been modified with a business class of high quality in 2012.[76]
On 7 January 2013 Air Berlin announced its new CEO. The Austrian Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, former Chief Strategy and Planning Officer replaced Hartmut Mehdorn as chief executive officer, who had held the position on an interim basis since September 2011.[77]
From 28 February 2013 Air Berlin flew nonstop to Madrid. As part of strategic expansion in Central Europe since March, Air Berlin flies from Berlin to Warsaw three times daily[78] and has increased its number of flights from 23 March 2013 from Berlin to Kraków.[79] With the addition of the only connection between Berlin and Chicago from 23 March 2013, Air Berlin uses the Chicago hub for connections within the United States. Air Berlin increased its frequencies to New York-JFK, Los Angeles and Miami, but at the same time cancelled the seasonal non-stop flights to Las Vegas, San Francisco and Vancouver.[80]
In March 2013 Air Berlin announced the closure of its seasonal hub for leisure destinations at Nuremberg Airport. Only ten year-round direct routes remained.[81]
On 24 September 2014, Air Berlin cancelled all 15 orders for their Boeing 787s as well as 18 remaining orders for Boeing 737-800s as part of their restructuring programme. It will retire all Q400 and it is assumed that an all Airbus fleet is planned.[82]
In October 2014, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt denied Air Berlin to operate 34 routes as a codeshare with co-owner Etihad from the 2014/2015 winter schedule as they would contravene against the bilateral traffic rights between Germany and the UAE.[83] Also in October 2014, Air Berlin announced that it was terminating flights to Palma de Mallorca from both Bremen Airport and Dortmund Airport, therefore withdrawing entirely from these two German airports.[84]
Air Berlin announced a net loss for 2014 of €376m (€316m loss in 2013). The airline's revenues in 2014 stagnated at €4.16 billion.[85][86]
In September 2015, Air Berlin phased out their last own Boeing 737-700 while the remaining aircraft of this type are operated on a wetlease from TUIfly until 2019. Also, all Boeing 737-800s are to be phased out by 2016 as Air Berlin plans to focus their short- and mid-haul fleet on the Airbus A320 family as part of cost cutting measures.[87]
In November 2015, Air Berlin announced to shut down their hub operations at Palma de Mallorca Airport by ceasing all Spanish domestic connections with the last of these flights ending by 3 April 2016. It currently serves seven routes within Spain from Palma which are connected to several routes from Germany.[88][1] Some days earlier, the airline announced to expand its long-haul network with flights from Düsseldorf to Boston, Dallas, San Francisco and Havanna by spring 2016. The airline will also terminating all A319s by end of 2016.[89]
Corporate affairs[edit]
Air Berlin PLC shares are publicly traded on Xetra and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the regulated market. Trading in the regulated unofficial market takes place at the exchanges in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.[90] Since December 2011, Etihad Airways has been the largest shareholder in Air Berlin; current major shareholders (over 5%) are:[90][needs update?]
|Etihad Airways PJSC
|ESAS Holding AS (owners of Pegasus Airlines)
|Hans-Joachim Knieps
|Other shareholders
Business trends[edit]
The key trends for Air Berlin Group (including Niki) over recent years are shown below (as at year ending 31 December):
|Turnover (€m)
|Net Profits (€m)
|Number of employees
|Number of passengers (m)
|Passenger load factor (%)
|Number of aircraft (at year end)
Flight school[edit]
Air Berlin has been running its own pilot training scheme since 2007 in a joint venture with the TFC Käufer flight school. Trainees complete their commercial pilot training to the latest industry standards over a period of around 24 months. The Air Berlin flight school was the first flight school in Germany to be awarded a training licence by the German Department of Aviation for the new Multi-Crew Pilot Licence concept in February 2009.[99]
Technical services[edit]
Airberlin technik, part of the airberlin group, is a certified EASA Part-145 maintenance organization with approximately 1200 employees providing services to both the aircraft operating within the airberlin group and customers throughout Europe. airberlin technik is recognized and approved by various National Airworthiness Authorities such as USA FAA-145, Canadian CAA-145, Aruba EASA-145, Federal Aviation Authority of Russia, GCAA, United Arab Emirates.[100]
Passenger services[edit]
In contrast to pure European low-cost carriers, Air Berlin offers free (at the point of consumption) in-flight snacks and drinks, as well as newspapers and magazines. Full hot meals are complimentary on long-haul flights. On all Air Berlin routes with a flight time of 60 minutes or longer, gourmet meals are offered, which are, according to the airline, created by chefs at "Sansibar", a famous restaurant on the island of Sylt. The airline also offers in-flight entertainment, assigned seating and guaranteed flight connections.[101] On flights operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft, a dedicated business class section is offered.[102]
Frequent flyer programme[edit]
Air Berlin's frequent flyer program is called topbonus. Points, known as miles, can be collected on flights operated by Air Berlin, Niki, Oneworld Alliance airline partners, and selected other airlines. Accrued miles can be redeemed for award flights, or for an upgrade to business class. In addition to the entry-level "topbonus Card Classic" there are cards with Silver, Gold, and Platinum status, corresponding to Oneworld Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald statuses. A Service Card and a Credit Card, for which a charge is made, are also available.
The airline operates an extensive semi-low-cost network including intercontinental destinations in the United States, the Caribbean and the South East Asia as well as holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region, the Canary Islands and North Africa, with a total of 150 scheduled destinations in 40 countries. Berlin and Düsseldorf are the key hubs of Air Berlin with offers of long-haul flights and connections within Europe.
Air Berlin maintains codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of July 2015:
Current fleet[edit]
As of November 2015, the Air Berlin fleet consists of the following aircraft:[110]
|In Service
|Airbus A319-100
|Airbus A320-200
|Airbus A321-200
|Airbus A330-200
all to be converted to 298 seats during 2016[113]
|Boeing 737-700
|operated by TUIfly until 2019[114]
|Boeing 737-800
|to be phased out by 2016[87]
|Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
|operated by Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter[110]
|Saab 2000
|operated by Darwin Airline[110]
Historic fleet[edit]
Over the years, Air Berlin has operated the following aircraft types:[115]
|Airbus A330-300
|following the LTU fleet incorporation
|BAe 146-200
|Boeing 707
|Air Berlin USA
|Boeing 737-200
|Air Berlin USA
|Boeing 737-300
|Air Berlin USA
|Boeing 737-400
|Embraer 190
|transferred from Niki and subsequently returned, operated by LGW
|Fokker 100
At the beginning of 2012, Air Berlin started the renewal of its long-haul cabin, equipping both economy class and business class with new seats and a new in-flight entertainment system. Fully automatic seats that could tilt up to 170 degrees provided high comfort in the business class, in addition to an anti-thrombosis edition and an individually adjustable headrest, and more legroom, narrower seat back, the seat improves comfort in economy class. All seats have an 8.9-inch monitor that is easy to use per touch screen and offers a variety of movies, series, music, audio books and games.[116] In January 2013 the airline again presented a new business class which replaced the one introduced a year earlier. Primarily, the new business class has single seats, thus offering travellers even more privacy. The new seats have a full-flat function, a massage function and feature a 15-inch monitor.[76]
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The Business: A Romanian restaurant and nightclub
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Causes of Death: Owners' failure to account for the sensibilities of core customers; a prolonged delay in opening the business
Peter Mann, 46, and his wife, Jo Ann, 40, were part of a wave of Romanian immigrants who fled Communist tyranny in the late 1970s and early 1980s, settling in Portland, Oreg., and adapting to American ways. Jo Ann, who married Peter in the United States, showed a zest for exploring opportunities offered by the free enterprise of her adopted land. In 1992 she bought the assets of a Greek restaurant, the G&R Souvlaki Stop, but its fortunes flagged because of its location in a shopping mall that fell out of favor. Before long she was operating a home for the elderly, and she and her husband bought and sold real estate.
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They then showed American ingenuity in multiplying the return on assets. To boost weekend revenues, they inaugurated disco nights. The strategy worked--for a while--packing the Transylvania with mostly young people for dancing and drinking two nights a week. "We used to serve a lot of people," says Jo Ann Mann. "On a Friday or Saturday night, when we had the disco, I had 120 or 130 people each night."
But the Manns miscalculated. Disco nights offended some members of the conservative Romanian immigrant population, on whose goodwill the Transylvania depended. In a sermon 14 months ago, pastor Nicky Pop of the Philadelphia Romanian Pentecostal Church, Portland's largest congregation for Christians of Romanian descent, allegedly decried the Transylvania. In the words of the slander suit that the Manns later filed, Pop allegedly denounced the restaurant as an "evil place" that served alcohol to minors, and he reportedly warned that anyone "who frequented the restaurant would be excommunicated." Pop denies making both statements. He acknowledges only deploring the Transylvania as a gathering spot for late-night drinking and dancing by young members of his congregation.
"The first weekend after he talked in church about us, I had three people on Friday and five people on Saturday," Jo Ann Mann says. The restaurant's patronage declined by more than 70%, costing the couple $24,000 in profits for March and April, the Manns' lawsuit alleges.
Just how much the pastor's words might have hurt the Manns' business is contested. "This restaurant could not survive because of mismanagement, not because the church did anything," Pop claims. One undisputed fact: the Manns' 17-month delay in opening the Transylvania while they remodeled and raised capital squandered $34,000 in rental payments before they had earned a dime. Then there are the high odds against success in starting a restaurant, whether or not a local cleric denounces it. In 1996, one in four restaurants in the United States that had been open for five years or less failed, according to Dun & Bradstreet.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. >> St. Maria Goretti High School's Drama Club and Thespian Troupe, The Goretti Players, will perform the musical, "Godspell," for the school's spring drama production.
There will be four performances: 7:30 p.m. March 6-8 and 2 p.m. March 8, at The Academy Theater, 58 E. Washington St.
Tickets are $15, and are available in advance by calling the school at (301) 739-4266. Subject to availability, tickets will also be sold at the door.
Conceived by John-Michael Tebelak, "Godspell" is based on the Gospel of Matthew, and suggests how Jesus might be received today if he came to a group of down and out people living on the margins of society. In the musical, Jesus transforms the lives of these people, bringing them together in a community of compassion and faith.
The play's director, Richard Shoap, described the play as an ensemble piece, with all of the actors on stage throughout the performance. He said that while Jesus clearly is the focal character, all of the actors participate in presenting the parables, stories, and teachings of Matthew's gospel.
In this production, Jesus is played by Jason Marinelli, a Goretti sophomore. Yusif Bayoh, a junior, plays Judas, and Tom McFarland, a Goretti faculty member, plays John, the Baptist. All of the other actors use their own names for their characters. Cast members include Tyler Caruso, Emily Coogan, Katie D'Addato, Carrie Dougher, Ian Ferguson, Tyler Gilks, Kaitlyn Hevey, Anne Marie Hilmoe, Jenny Knode, Lyric McNeil, Sierra Moore, Leah Morgan, Sarah Muir, Javier Pardo, Bailey Rafter, Sean Sempowski, and Grace Wroblewski.
The production is a collaborative effort between St. Maria Goretti High School and the Cumberland Valley School of Music, based in Chambersburg. CVSM offers instruction in music and theater at Goretti.


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Delegates representing nearly all 50 states in the U.S. revised the 2005 National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures document in Warrensburg, Mo., during the 15th National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) in May.
The NCST is held every five years at the University of Central Missouri. The Missouri Safety Center at the university hosts the event, maintains the NCST Website, administers congress activities and coordinates the revisions process and publishing of the final specifications and procedures document. The Missouri Safety Center also offers school bus driver trainer certification courses and online pupil transportation resources.
For the first time, delegates at the NCST, which is held every five years, were able to vote on revisions and amendments electronically. Also, debate was limited to the writing committees' proposals.
Steering Committee Chair Pete Baxter said that compared to previous years, when voting was done by raising flags and any part of any section of the document could be brought up for discussion on the floor at any time, this year's proceedings were much more efficient.
"The steering committee as a whole and all of the member organizations recognized the need to update the process," Baxter said. "Based on our new operating rules, the Technical Assistance Committee only had a handful of items that they needed to review and advise on, versus potentially well over 125, just from 2005. You have a potential greater quality of debate because you're focusing on things that have been vetted through the writing committee, and in turn, the writing committees have been in consultation with the manufacturers so any of those [feasibility] issues get resolved at the committee level and there aren't surprises when you get to deliberations."Familiar topics spark debate
Among the first revisions brought before the delegates, the Bus Body and Chassis Specifications sections were consolidated into one, eliminating redundancies. The proposed change that spurred the most active discussion on the floor was one that would have effectively required the installation of crossing arms on school buses (the revision changed the wording to say that vehicles "shall" be equipped with the devices rather than "may").
Among the delegates who spoke in opposition to the change was California state director John Green, who said that the state's escorted crossing requirement makes crossing arms unnecessary.
Larry Bluthardt, Kansas state director, pointed out that most student deaths that result from being struck by their own bus occur at the rear wheels rather than the front, where the crossing arm is positioned.
Utah state director Murrell Martin suggested that this issue may reflect the necessity for training of drivers and students, rather than necessitating a blanket change to school bus specifications. Others mentioned that some buses used to transport students with special needs often do not require use of a crossing arm, and delegates from cold weather states pointed out mechanical problems that can arise in operating crossing arms during the winter.
In the end, the motion was defeated by a 35-to-11 vote.
"We don't have [crossing arms] on our buses here, and it should still be optional," California delegate Pam McDonald said, expressing her delegation's satisfaction that the wording change was voted down.
This was McDonald's first time attending an NCST, and in addition to serving in the California delegation, she participated in the activities of the General Operations Writing Committee and the School Transportation Security and Emergency Preparedness Writing Committee. Preparations included out-of-state meetings and much e-mailing back and forth among committee members over the past two years, she said.
Also in the Bus Body and Chassis Specifications section, under the portion discussing exhaust systems, new language was added to account for 2010 engines and EPA requirements. The writing committee chair, Mike Kenney, said these changes were brought forward by the manufacturers, and comprised the inclusion of the term "after treatment system" in the pertinent sections.
Notable in the revisions to the Specially Equipped School Buses section was a requirement to have two webbing cutters on board specially equipped buses (the second cutter would serve as a backup). This motion passed in a 25-to-21 vote.
For the first time, delegation chairs were able to vote electronically with remote controls, in a move to save time and eliminate the confusion of voting with raised flags, as in previous years.
Perhaps the most dramatic occurrence during the first day of deliberations was the wholesale rejection of the School Bus Inspection Writing Committee's revisions to the section. Committee chair Sgt. Sharron VanCampen of Michigan asked delegates to approve or reject the section in its entirety, as it was written to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration statutes. If approved, Sgt. VanCampen said the section would be forwarded to the federal government to challenge the U.S. Department of Transportation's annual inspection requirement.
Among others, New Mexico state director Gilbert Perea spoke in opposition to the motion, saying that it set up a slippery slope in which the feds could then be able to impose citations for non-compliance. Delegates voted to reject the section and revert to the 2005 document.
The next day, the Transportation for Students with Disabilities and Health Care Needs section essentially was edited and revised to reflect the 2004 reauthorization and 2006 regulations regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Most revisions to that section and the Infants, Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers Operations section were approved without much opposition from delegates.
Next, delegates moved to reconsider the inspection section as presented by VanCampen the previous day when it was rejected. After going through the section page by page, allowing delegates to make amendments, the section was eventually approved and now replaces the 2005 version.
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There is no one in the world who doesn't enjoy a good miniature. Sure, maybe everyone isn't into glass animals, but overall, any random object made into a smaller version of itself is just fucking adorable. For some reason, and a good one at that, such miniatures are rampant at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention. Eee, ooo, ahh, and enjoy them.
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited neuromuscular disease that leads to dysfunction and death of motor neurons, the nerve cells that cause muscles to contract. The loss of motor neurons causes the muscles they control to atrophy, or become smaller.
Since inception, MDA has contributed over $44 million dollars to research on SMA.
Mutation in the SMN1 gene causes most cases of SMA
Most cases of SMA are due to mutation in the SMN1 (survival of motor neuron) gene on chromosome 5. The mutant gene cannot produce its protein product, called SMN, which, as its name implies, is necessary for motor neuron survival.
This loss can be partially offset by the presence of neighboring SMN2 genes, which are similar in structure to SMN1 genes. However, SMN2 genes lack a single DNA "letter," which causes loss of one section (exon 7) of the messenger RNA made from the SMN2 gene. Because of this, most (though not all) of the protein made from SMN2 genes is short and not functional.
The number of SMN2 genes varies from person to person. In chromosome 5-related SMA, the more copies of the SMN2 gene that a person has, the more functional SMN protein is available, the later the onset of disease symptoms, and the milder the disease course is likely to be.
There are also other forms of SMA that are not related to a deficiency of SMN protein, arising instead from defects in different genes on different chromosomes.
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Because most cases of SMA are due to SMN1 mutation, most treatment research has focused on this form of the disease. Strategies include increasing the amount of SMN protein produced from the SMN2 gene, correcting the gene mutation in SMN1, and protecting motor neurons from the consequences of loss of SMN.
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Hi I am looking for how to info on convection/microwave ovens. The manual is great for instructing on how to set the temps and times but is useless for everything else.
Please help with a few, probably dumb, questions.
1) When using the convection should it heat from top and bottom or just the top.
2) Do you leave the glass plate in when you use the convection?
3) It came with a metal pizza pan. Does this mean it is safe to use metal in this oven at all times?
Basically we know nothing about this machine that came in our RV and cannot find anyone that can tell us how to us it. If we cannot figure it out we will be forced to have an actual oven installed.
Thanks for any help or advise you can give.
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You might try the web sight of the company that make your oven.
Good luck - I've been thinking of getting one - let us know how you like it after you've used it a while.
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My very first microwave oven was a "microwave/convection oven" also. I remember I bought it at Montgomery Ward and had it for many years. It was huge and took up so much counter space! When microwaves finally came down in price I sold it at a garage sale (along with the instruction manuel) and bought a new, small microwave which suited my small kitchen much better. As I recall............the metal pan was to be used ONLY while in the "convection" mode. I think the glass bottom tray stayed in at all times, microwave and convection. IF I used a glass baking dish I could use the oven in both modes. It would microwave for awhile, then switch to convection and alternate back and forth. It sounded great.........but did not work all that well! The problem I had was that if I used the convection oven it would cause the door to warp ever so slightly.........and then the microwave version would not work because the door did not seal tightly! It would take days......and me repeatedly pushing and twisting on the door before it would latch properly again for the microwave to work!!! I stopped using the convection oven part and just limited my use to the microwave as that is what I used it for the most. It also had a "probe" that plugged into a spot inside the oven and the probe could be inserted into a roast or turkey so it would cook until the proper temperature was reached. Again......that sounded great, and helped sell me that unit, but in the end it was a pain in the neck that did not work all that well! I think that's about the time I finally got smart and figured out that often all the bells and whistles on appliances (and machines and cars) actually are not worth the time and extra money and aggravation they cause.......and they rarely work as advertised.!!!
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I've had a Sharp Convection Microwave Oven for years. I love it. Mine came with metal racks & a metal turntable that I use for both convection cooking and microwave cooking. I never thought about the heat source, but on mine it's on the side. Usually convection cooking takes less time. For Thanksgiving, I cooked a 12 lb turkey in 90 minutes. An 8 lb roaster takes about an hour. Take the time to learn how to use it. You won't be sorry.
I had one for years and absolutely loved it. The metal tray is to be used only for the convection oven. The glass plate stays in at all times. I was able to use mine in microwave, convection, or either of two modes that used both. I rarely used my full size oven and just used the convection to save time and electricity. If you put in something to bake and run short on time, just switch to microwave to finish it off. One Thanksgiving, I baked my 14 pound turkey in mine. I never had a single problem with mine until it quit. I'd get another in a heartbeat if I could find a large, countertop one rather than the cheap, flimsy ones. Mine did a great job on cookies, cakes, pies, pizza, and breads too.


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Doctor Who fans will be queuing up to see Arthur Darvill who plays Rory alongside Matt Smith's incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC show appear in OUR BOYS at the Duchess Theatre alongside Cian Berry and Laurence Fox.
Arthur Darvill (Parry) Arthur's TV credits include Rory Williams in Doctor Who, Ladies Paradise, Little Dorritt, He Kills Coppers and The Verdict. Theatre includes Soft Cops (RSC), Doctor Faustus (Globe), Been So Long (Young Vic), Swimming With Sharks (Vaudeville) and Terre Haute (Trafalgar Studios), for which he was nominated for the Outstanding Newcomer Evening Standard Award 2007. Film credits include Sex, Drugs, Rock N Roll, Pelican Blood and Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. He is an Artistic Associate of The Bush Theatre and founder of Fuego's Men Theatre Company.
Cian Barry (Keith) Cian's television credits include New Tricks, Titanic, Shameless, Doctors and Man And Boy. His stage credits include Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (UK tour), The Member Of The Wedding (Young Vic) and The Rivals (Southwark Playhouse). Cian's film credits include leading roles in RPG, Holy Water, Ghost Town and In The Spiders Web. Cian has also appeared in concerts including a Remembrance Day event at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and The Grand Concert (Old Vic).
Laurence Fox (Joe) Laurence is best known for his leading role as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway in the ITV prime-time drama series Lewis, which has been attracting audiences of over five million since it started in 2006. His London stage credits include Peter Hall's production of Mrs Warren's Profession (Strand), Tis a Pity She's a Whore (Southwark), and Christopher Hampton's Treats (Garrick). Film work includes Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Gosford Park, and WE.
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Sequel to 7th Serpent: Crossfire, Genesis puts you into the skin of Vincent Petero, the 7th Serpent, a killing machine engineered to perform the Serpent Industries' dirty work and keeping its enemies at bay. One of them is H.A.B.I.T. – Humans Against Biological Intrusive Technologies, actively fighting against the deeds of Serpent Industries, or at least what leaked out to the public throughout the years. Along with a peer, another Serpent prototype, you are sent into the Conference Center, where the heads of the organization are having a meeting, with a simple goal: making sure they can no longer slow down the progress of SI's researches.
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This was a fantastic play. This feels more like sci-fi rather than futuristic compared to the previous installment...if that makes any sense. To explain what I mean, if the previous installment was Deus Ex this would be Star Wars. It still is fantastic to play. It is well voiced, the mapping work is fantastic, and there wasn't a single battle sequence I didn't enjoy.
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This was almost as intense as the previous 7th serpent, only you don't come up against no where near as many guys nor any heavy armor... or snipers. I liked the office buildings but you mostly go down corridors and not many actual offices. Its got the works though, voice acting, some new weapon sounds and new models. I think this is a mod that shows off what MP2 can do to this day.
The minigun was awesome while it lasted and I liked having a team mate that you can actually rely on for once. I think it would have been better if this one was longer.
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A fun and very well designed mod with great set pieces and plenty of intense action.
However, this comes off as anti-climatic, as I literally destroyed a city and killed hundreds of people in the previous installment, so I was a little disappointed by this installment in the 7th Serpent series :(
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Perfect followup.
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This is an Austrian recipe that was passed on from one generation to the next in my family. The secret of this cake's full flavour and softness: Prepare it one day in advance before eating it!
Chocolate Black Tea Cake
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 cup butter
- 1 2/3 cups white sugar
- 1 cup brewed black tea, cold
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
1 Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch Bundt pan.
2 In a large bowl, cream together the egg yolks, butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the black tea. Toss together the flour, baking powder, bread crumbs, cocoa powder, and hazelnuts; fold into the tea mixture until just incorporated.
3 In a large clean glass or metal bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the tea batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
4 Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan for at least 20 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Davina_Alloway Says... 2010-02-01 15:47:11
What kind of frosting to you recommend for this cake?
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