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Audiences who have heard the instrument played during worship services, concerts and formal events such as Opening Convocation and Baccalaureate know well its quality. And, according to Dr. Huw Lewis, college organist, the many world renowned guest organists who have given concerts in Dimnent "readily acknowledged that it's one of the finest instruments that they've heard or played."
"Everybody who has played it, from both Europe and America, and American builders have readily acknowledged that it's one of the finest instruments that they've heard or played," said Huw Lewis, who is a professor of music at Hope.
And well it should be.
"It came from a builder who is regarded as certainly the most important 20th century American builder, Ernest M. Skinner," Dr. Lewis said. "In his heyday, his company was thought of as the Rolls Royce or the Cadillac—the industry standard—for quality construction and sound."
What's more, the organ was built during a golden era in the company's history. Skinner, Dr. Lewis noted, was willing to share his knowledge with others, and became friends with the owner of the Willis organ company of Great Britain, which was itself highly regarded. Eventually, one of Willis's employees, G. Donald Harrison, came to the U.S. and started working with Skinner.
"And the instruments from that period, starting in 1928 for about maybe three, four or five years—the 'honeymoon period' — represented this fantastic marriage of the ideas of two great builders," Dr. Lewis said. "And Hope's instrument is a product of that period."
The reputation of Hope's organ is also high amongst today's organ builders. One expert who recently examined the organ, Dr. Lewis recalled, even went so far as to say that ultimately Hope's organ will stand as one of the top three masterpieces produced by Skinner.
It's also fortunate that the organ has survived. Hope's organ, like the others of its day, is an "orchestral" organ, large in range and sound. In the 1960s, such organs fell out of vogue, and there was a movement to return to the Baroque sound of earlier centuries. Many of the Skinner organs, Dr. Lewis observed, were modified accordingly, and some were even destroyed. Hope's organ, then, is one of a relatively few that remain authentic historically. (Hope also has an example of a Baroque instrument, the Pels and Van Leeuwen organ installed in the chapel's balcony in 1971.)
As fine as the Skinner organ is, it has been showing its age. In all of its 75-plus years, the organ never had a major restoration, although the project has been envisioned for some time—and, Dr. Lewis noted, was far overdue.
"The project has been on the docket since before I came in 1990," he said. "It's a testament to the quality of the instrument that it has continued to play and sound so beautifully."
The restoration, which will preserve the organ's original character, is being done by the Thompson-Allen Company of New Haven, Conn. Responsible for instruments such as the large Skinner organ in Woolsey Hall at Yale University, the company is, Dr. Lewis noted, "revered worldwide for restoring Skinner organs."The company's services are so in demand that it would normally take about 10 years to work into the firm's schedule. As it happens, however, a project contracted for 2005 and 2006 fell through and the slot became open to Hope. Happily, funding became available at the same time, through the recent Legacies: A Vision of Hope comprehensive campaign.
The entire organ is going to New Haven, from the console, to all 2,932 pipes, to the pieces in between. All of the parts will be examined, and when replacements are needed they'll be constructed to the original specifications. In the meantime, the chambers in Dimnent that house the pipes and other out-of-sight components will be renovated.
The organ resulted from the cornerstone ceremony for the chapel in October of 1927. As he closed remarks prepared for the event, the Rev. Henry J. Veldman, a member of the Board of Trustees and 1892 graduate, saw John Nykerk of the faculty in the audience, and, as a light-hearted and impromptu aside, said, "And now, Prof., as head of the music department I hope you will provide that beautiful chapel with a suitable organ."
Others were listening. Shortly after the ceremony, William Arendhorst approached Professor Nykerk and offered to donate the instrument with his father Bernard and brother John.The organ and the chapel chimes were dedicated on June 17, 1929, 10 days after the dedication ceremony for the chapel. Period accounts place the organ's cost at $25,000, which was 10 percent of what it cost to build Dimnent.
Note: Provisions have been made to fill the void resulting from the Skinner
organ's absence. The Pels and Van Leeuwen organ remains, of course, as
does the J.W. Walker & Sons organ in the teaching studio completed in 2000,
but the college is also renting a large
electronic organ from the Westfield Organ Company—the same firm that
supplies instruments to the Grand Rapids Symphony for
This article, written by Greg Olgers '87, was originally featured in the February 2005 issue of news from Hope College.
Photo Gallery Featuring the Skinner Organ's Return
The college's Skinner organ has returned from its two-year restoration better than ever.
A Jewel in the Crown (December 2006 news from Hope College)


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Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines, came under fire for removing an overweight passenger from a flight. Now, five months later, the airline has done it again – but this time they kicked off a thin passenger to make room for an obese teenager, MyFoxdfw.com reported.
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Put the fatties in the cargo bay.
Lucky she didn't call the teenager "fat." She probably would have been prosecuted for "hate speech" and placed on a do-not-fly list for the rest of her life.
Ah, life in Obamerica.
Um, she was flying standby. If the fat teen had previously reserved his two seat and paid for them in advance, she may have grounds to complain about how she was asked to get off, but not for the fact that she was.
Wow, this is ridiculous. I guess it's good to be fat, and getting a seat for free.
Thin people should be able to request a no fatties section, and they should tag overweight passengers before they get on the plane.
I'd get me an agent if'n I was her! She should be on Oprah, Nancy Grace, Larry King..
did I read that right, the double wide was a 14 y-o?
does it say that in the article?
If he paid for two seats, he gets two seats. No different than a person who pays extra for a musical instrument.
No, no.
The fat kid only paid for ONE seat.
Why are there no names or photos in this story? Common, a teenager too fat to sit in one seat and nobody thought to take a picture. Did they think it would be too embarrassing? I'd say it's a about 500,000 calories too late for that sentiment.
are we sure?
in any case she was on standby.
"It didn't seem right that I should have to leave to accommodate someone who had only paid for one seat,"
here's a video of the woman and the kid. You'll she was rightly kicked off. Poor kid!
The overweight teen should have been kicked off, imho.
She was flying standby
I stopped reading right there.
The missing information is whether the teen HAD purchased two seats prior to the flight. I would guess that the answer was no, since the crew seemed to think they had room for the standby customer up until they realized that the teen required an additional seat : / Tis just a guess, since none of those details are in the article, but it seems reasonable enough.
No the plumper was a full fare passenger. The normal woman was a standby.
Or better yet FedEx em!
Rather than being tolerant you go for the usual bash. Shame on you. What if this had been a star athlete, say NFL? The kid might have a medical condition rather than just liking to eat. Funny, how people don't consider that. If the poor guy has kidney problems he might have been light a year or two ago, but gained since. I feel bad for the lady, but she was flying "standby". She did not have a seat on that flight. People are treating the kid as if his seat wasn't paid for. Part of the problem with airlines is that the designed the cabins to carry more people with less comfort (seat size, let room, head room). Where's the outrage over that?
The article didn't say that, did it? I do wonder why jumbo wasn't told to take the next flight since she was late, tho.
Even if he did pay for two, he (she/it??) should probably have been denied the flight.
You're rude.
Would you suggest the same thing if the passenger were a NFL player? Shame on you.
Not funny. You are mean and rude.
If you fly standby and space is available, should you not be allowed to board?
Of course. So she was boarded. She got on the plane.
THEN.... a passenger - fat/thin doesn't matter - shows up late - after everyone is seated.
You think it's OK for that late slob to bump off a paid passenger?
I didn't think so.
Tolerance is libspeak. If you too fat, buy two seats.....and show up on time before they seat the standbys
Overweight people have feelings too. Guess it doesn't matter though, because this is a "fat" person. And it definitely doesn't matter that it's a "fat" kid. All fat people are fare game for the rude folks like those on this thread. Thought FReepers were better folks. Guess I was wrong.
have any of the knee jerk reactions even been in an airplane lately?
The seats spaces are so small it would be illegal to hold animals in such a space.
No recent photos of the kid, but here he is in his younger years.
OK, all you fat-haters, you are assuming the teen did not have to pay for the seat because the short, skinny woman said so. The article says no such thing, and if you read Southwest's policy, they MAKE oversized passengers pay for the seat, if the plane is full. The article has conveniently left out whether or not the teen was charged the full fare, but their policy on their website states clearly that they must if they cannot put down the arm rests. The oversized passenger (the teen) likely paid for the seat because she had to. The skinny lady was a late arrival (standby) so, she was not guaranteed a seat, and the 'fattie' teenager, as you people have judged her, had bought a seat.
I think you people are being very unfair to the child in this situation. Fat teens are subjected to humiliation all the time. Fat adults are subjected to humiliation all the time. In my opinion, the 'grown-up' in this situation, with the STANDBY ticket behaved like a child. I don't care if she paid full fare.
And many of you are reacting like children as well. Think about that poor teenager and how humiliating this incident probably was for him/her. I see people who are on standby not make it on the plane all the time. They don't cry like little babies about it.
Yes, actually, she did. She had a seat as soon as they gave her one on standby, presumably because the girl was late. SWA fooked up by taking the woman's seat and giving it to the girl.
See post 29.
As I understand 'standy', you will be boarded and seated if a fully booked plane has a 'no-show'.
Evidently she was boarded. She was on the plane. Per the article; she was asked to leave the plane.
If you're on a plane, then yeah. You DO have a reason to expect to fly.
Unless SWA has an idiot policy that allows latecomers to hold up 100 + people and board at will.
Southwest would have been asking for a lawsuit if they booted off the customer who had booked in advance in order to make room for a standby customer.
"If the fat teen had previously reserved his two seat and paid for them in advance"...
Fatty paid for one seat. If fatty could not fit in the seat, then fatty shouldn't fly until he or she buys another ticket. But since the last ticket has been sold at full price, fatty should have had to wait.
Where I come from that'd be worth a free flight later that evening, and two vouchers for future flights. I'm all for the pound of flesh gambit.
Frequent fliers will know that sometimes you can get to the airport sooner than you had expected and try to catch an earlier flight. If your ticket isn't unrestricted, you have to pay for the change and be willing to standby for the earlier flight. I'd say something like this was going on.
Having flown South West frequently, I've observed that they do not like to turn away late arriving passengers who miss the 20 minute gate check-in window where their reservation is subject to cancellation and a standby can be given their seat. SW tries to accommodate these last-minute folks.
I'm guessing the kid had tickets for two seats and rather than send an airplane out with an open seat, the agent elected to pull the standby and seat the doublet thus filling out the cabin. Just my very educated guess.
The biggest mistake SW made was letting this get into the news. They could have bought the girls silence for a lot less than a year of free flying.
You make a good point. Upon reading the article I just assumed overweight=overeating, a medical problem didn't even occur to me. Anyway you look at it being fourteen and obese must be pretty hard, whatever the reason.
Can someone please find the information in the article where it said the teenager was late arriving? I can't find it anywhere. Oh, that's because people on this thread are making assumptions about what happened and judging this young person unfairly because of their prejudices.
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Why the extra concern? The person(girl) requiring two seats was just 14 years old.
Southwest was probably hamstrung by federal law, anti-discrimination against the fat kid.
Believe me, the airline would rather sell the extra seat that obese passengers may now demand for free. It's an absurdity, but the airlines' hands are tied.
The skinny lady's problem was that, even paying full-fare, she was flying standby, which meant she was at the top of the bump list if she didn't have a confirmed reservation.
The article is short on info so we don't the situation or whether the teenage girl had paid for both seats or was charged for the seat when it became evident it was needed in order for her to fly. Apparently the girl had a seat booked and it maybe that the standby seat was needed to meet the requirements of the airline's "customer of size regs". We just don't know.
You are correct about the guidelines for seats according to the Southwest Airlines website.
Southwest Airline Site:
Guidelines for Customers of Size
Customers who are unable to lower both armrests and/or who compromise any portion of adjacent seating should proactively book the number of seats needed prior to travel. The armrest is considered to be the definitive boundary between seats and measures 17 inches in width. This purchase serves as a notification of a special seating need and allows us to process a refund of the additional seating cost after travel (provided the flight doesnt oversell). Most importantly, it ensures that all onboard have access to safe and comfortable seating.
For more information, please refer to our Customer of size Q&A: http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/cos_qa.html
Or the woman's.
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ujshah Jan 22, 2014 6:11 PM
Re: Can someone explain what I am doing wrong? Windows Boot manager error. in response to KierL
I am facing the same problem! Can you please suggest what should be done? There doesn't seem to be a resolution here! Please reply at the earliest
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Are you trying to install it by burning it to a disk?
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No. I am trying to instal from a disk.


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Jerusalem the Site of God's Presence
A song of ascents. Of David.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1I rejoiced in those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house#Or "temple" of Yahweh."
2Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem—
3Jerusalem that is built
as a city that is joined together,
4where the tribes go up,
the tribes of Yah#A shortened form of "Yahweh" as a testimony for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
5For there the thrones sit#That is, rulers or judges on thrones for judgment,
thrones of David's house.
6Pray#Hebrew "Ask" for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be at ease.
7May peace be within your walls,
security within your palaces."
8For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will say, "Peace be within you."
9For the sake of the house#Or "temple" of Yahweh our God,
I will seek your good.
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Kids, homeless, mentally ill. Vancouver is awful for people exploiting the homeless with photography. Apparently it's art to take pitures of the down and out and sell it for big $.
And just who is it that is paying those big $ for photos of the homeless?
Eddy McDonald
Eschew defenestration!


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Congo Initiative, Germantown, WI, USA
I came to Beni to visit Congo Initiative's program at UCBC with the Service Learning Coordinator, Chelsie Frank. I work in Kampala, Uganda with a nonprofit organization called Cornerstone Development, which works in 'youth leadership development' in East Africa. One of our programs, African Youth Leadership Forum (AYLF) has included students from UCBC who have started their own branch of AYLF on campus.
While visiting UCBC, I immediately recognized the shared values of our organizations and was very impressed with the commitment to invest in young leaders with high potential and high character. The students and staff at UCBC are clearly dedicated to their country and community, with a vision to encourage leaders with integrity, which I believe is a top priority in moving any country forward.
I was particularly impressed with the staff's commitment to continually evaluate and improve their programs. During my visit, I saw their brand new radio station that will be used to educate the community about UCBC's programs, about how the community can be involved in spreading their vision and values, and to give students valuable experience in working with a radio program.
I'm certain that this program will contribute greatly to the positive development of each student and the region as a whole and I look forward to further partnering with Congo Initiative.


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Recent statistics indicate that nearly one-third of the African-American male population is under some form of criminal justice supervision- through incarceration, probation, or parole (Mauer and Hauling). These conditions, combined with differences associated with the African-American culture, conditions associated with class and racism, have necessitated that black women take a different approach to both feminism and the parental relationship with their sons. Myths about the black family promulgated by scholars, political analysts, and the media compound this situation. The myth that is most dominant is still that of the black matriarchal family structure famously perpetuated by D. Patrick Moynihan in 1965. These are all challenges to the black feminist mother.
The major challenge, however, to a black mother raising sons today remains the same as that of yesterday-survival. The settings and techniques may have changed, but the challenge remains the same. Racism, discrimination, and oppression define the childhood of an African-American male. Mothering for an African-American woman is defined by


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Well-known composer, performer, bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist Janet Davis has arranged this fantastic book of Christmas songs for five-string banjo. Selections include material for various levels of ability and offer wide variety of songs for the holiday season. Tablature only with lyrics for each song. The companion CD is included. This is a stereo recording which contains all the music in the book, played slow and up-to-speed. The fast version includes guitar accompaniment.
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A 19th century "ghost buster" meets his match in a violent and aggressive poltergeist in an American mansion
Zandro Z., 2012-12-20 09:33:33
CBSRMT featured several "psychic detective" stories and they are almost all enjoyable, including this episode. The ending surprised me. The closing comments suggest that the producer wanted feedback from the audience regarding the protagonist but, as far as I know, the character of the detective was never featured again. The visiting skeptical friend seemed largely superfluous. CBSRMT did a lot of ghost stories and they maintained a high level of quality.
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Book your room at Barcelo Brno Palace
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with restaurant and fitness center
This family-friendly Brno hotel is located near the airport, within a 10-minute walk of Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul and Brno National Theatre. Masaryk University and Spilberk Castle are also within 15 minutes.
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This hotel features a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a coffee shop/café, a sauna, and a 24-hour business center are onsite.
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All 119 rooms feature modern comforts like LCD TVs with satellite channels, plus free WiFi and free wired Internet. Other amenities available to guests include sofa beds, 24-hour room service, and minibars.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
Barcelo Brno Palace features a sauna and a fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, a meeting room, and meeting rooms. 5 meeting rooms are available. This Art Deco hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Barcelo Brno Palace has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
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- Total number of rooms - 119
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- Year Built 1845
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- Babysitting or childcare
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Sofa bed
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Air conditioning
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- Blackout drapes/curtains
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- Daily housekeeping
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Minibar
- Phone
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Satellite TV service
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- Sofa bed
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Palazzo - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
B lounge - This restaurant serves breakfast only.
24-hour room service is available.
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- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 1000 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
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- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.60 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
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- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 198.00 per vehicle (one way)
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- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 1000 per night
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Top-15 Notorious Athlete Divorces
Top 15 Athlete Divorces in History
The recent divorce of Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Evelyn Lozada was an exceptionally eventful process considering their marriage only lasted 41 days. Johnson allegedly head-butted Lozada and she was hospitalized; he was charged with domestic violence.
The next day, the Miami Dolphins terminated Johnson's contract and in attempt to get Lozada back, he tattooed her face on his calf. Johnson refused to cooperate with the divorce and it took him over a month to take his papers down to the courthouse.
This is just one example of a crazy athlete divorce. It probably deserves a spot in the top 15 but that will be decided after the two make a final settlement, which could take years at this rate.
Some of the celebrity athlete divorces involve cheating, a few involve drugs, and of course there are the spouses that are just looking to gain a large amount of money. A few even involve a mix of many reasons.
Athletes seem to get divorced fairly quickly these days, but others have lasted 20+ years and still manage to end up in nasty settlement issues. Or take a look at Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, they called off their divorce. You just never know what to expect with athletes and marriage.
Since athletes are in the media all the time, controversies arise with almost every divorce. Between cheating, lies, and rumors, it's hard to tell what the actual story is behind celebrity divorces.
These stories blow up into even bigger issues when both spouses are celebrities. Ironically, they also seem to have the shortest marriages.
This top-15 list will give an insight to the most controversial, most expensive, and most outrageous divorces in history.
15. Shaquille O'Neal and Shaunie Nelson (2009)
Shaunie now receives $10,000/month in alimony and $10,000/month in child support. She seemed to walk away with quite the deal and probably won't work another day in her life. This was by far the calmest divorce on the list but still expensive for Shaq in the end.
14. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria (2010)
Their marriage lasted a decent 3 years until some personal rumors came around. Longoria claimed Parker was texting another woman, Erin Barry, who was married to one of his teammates.
Supposedly Barry was Parker's mistress but nobody really knows the truth. Both couples divorced due to madness of the allegations and incompatibility.
13. Jeff Gordon and Brooke Sealey (2002)
Sealey made out well on her deal after their divorce. She received $9 million in settlement, an undisclosed amount in alimony, 2 cars, and periodic use of their boats and planes.
12. Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian (2012)
This marriage was just ridiculous. Their wedding was in August of 2011 and cost $10 million. Only 72 days later, Kardashian filed for divorce claiming irreconcilable differences.
Lucky for both of them, the couple had a prenuptial agreement so neither of them faced a financial burden. Either way, it was quite the waste of $10 million dollars.
11. Greg Norman and Laura Andrassy (2007)
With the longest marriage on the list, golfer Greg Norman and Andrassy were married for 25 years. The discrepancies between the two began when he allegedly started an affair with tennis player Chris Evert.
Norman petitioned that Andrassy violated their pre-existing confidentiality agreement but failed to win. Andrassy was ultimately awarded a lump sum of $107 million. Ironically, Norman married Evert the following year.
10. Mike Tyson ad Robin Givens (1988)
Their marriage lasted a whopping 8 months after Givens stated Tyson was violent and physically abusive. She received a $10 million dollar settlement.
The controversy continued when Tyson wanted the marriage annulled, claiming that Givens faked a pregnancy to trap him into marriage.
9. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe (1954)
In 1952 DiMaggio had just retired from baseball and Monroe's career was heading high when they took their first date. They married in January of 1954 and were divorced within 274 days.
DiMaggio got a case jealousy after Monroe shot her most famous scene: standing above the subway grate with wind blowing up her skirt.
He allegedly beat Monroe because everyone else was seeing her beauty. She claimed mental cruelty from DiMaggio on the divorce papers.
8. Hulk Hogan and and Linda Bollea (2008)
Their marriage lasted 24 years, but details of their pricey divorce weren't released until 2011 when the settlement became final. Hogan owed a lot of revenue from his various companies and found himself in a jam.
Bollea received 70% of the couple's liquid assets (around $8.8 million), as well as 40% ownership in Hogan's companies and $3 million in property settlement. She also walked away with a Mercedes Benz, Cadillac Escalade, Corvette, and Rolls-Royce.
Within the last few weeks, Hogan has had some sex tapes leak and allegedly Bollea may be featured in one, although she claims that the two never did such a thing.
7. John Daly and 3 Divorces
It was too hard to choose just one, so why not add them all? His first marriage was to Dale Crafton in 1987, followed by divorce in 1990.
Next, he went on the marry Bettye Fulford in 1992 and was then charged with 3rd degree assault for throwing her into a wall. They realized they had even more personal problems and divorced immediately.
On to round 3, he married Paulette Dean and they lasted a whopping 4 years; there is no clear explanation to their divorce.
The 4th and (so far) final marriage for Daly was to Sherrie Miller in 2001. He claimed Miller attacked him with a steak knife. Then Miller pleaded guilty to federal drug charges and prison time. They divorced in 2006 after she served time in prison.
Most of the issues that Daly had rose from his addictions to gambling, alcoholism and some cocaine abuse.
6. Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Scurtis (2008)
Right after Rodriguez signed a deal with the Yankees for $275 million over 10 years, he was seen with an exotic dancer. A year later, he was pictured with Madonna and Scurtis filed for divorce immediately.
Scurtis walked away with their $12 million home among many other necessities. Since then, multiple strippers and prostitutes have admitted to relations with Rodriguez.
5. Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy (2006)
Still the most expensive celebrity divorce to date; Vanoy received over $150 million dollars in settlement money when the divorce was final in 2006.
Two years into their marriage, allegedly his mistress was receiving $250K/year to keep quiet. Since the divorce, Jordan has been seen with a few younger women, leading to even more suspicion. Jordan wasn't quite the person we all thought he was
4. Jason Kidd and Joumana Samaha (2007)
Kidd claimed "extreme cruelty" from Samaha throughout their 10-year marriage on their divorce papers. It seems to be one of the more controversial athlete divorces that has occurred.
Samaha allegedly physically and mentally abused Kidd, as well as installed tacking devices in his car, and on his computer. This was just the beginning to the bizarre allegations that occurred between the two.
3. Tiki Barber and Ginny Cha (2009)
Barber betrayed Cha in 2008 by having an affair with a 21-year-old college student. In 2009 he admitted to Cha that he was cheating on her.
Barber and Cha already had 2 children, and she was pregnant with twins at the time. Barber divorced his 8-month pregnant wife then turned around and married his mistress 8 days later.
2. Chuck Finley and Tawny Kitaen (2002)
This was the famous case where Kitaen beat Finley with a stiletto heal and was charged with domestic violence. Then he reported his wife was a heavy drug user and not in condition to take care of their children, so she was sent to rehab for 1 month.
In retaliation, Kitaen ratted Finley out for using steroid drugs and bragging about how the MLB didn't find out. Then she reported that he had heavy marijuana and alcohol abuse. /p>
Since the divorce, Kitaen has had numerous run-ins with the law regarding drugs and driving under the influence. She also attempted to sue him for a $12 million lawsuit claiming that he broke a promise to financially support her but the 10-year-old case is still pending.
1. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren (2010)
Nothing gets better than the Tiger Woods scandal. Not only was it controversial, it was also very expensive.
Nordegren had found texts to other women on Tiger's phone and then his mistresses began to speak out. Tiger appeared to have a few different women in his life in addition to his wife.
Elin received $100 million dollars in this settlement and signed a confidentiality clause that stated no books or interviews about Tiger's affairs.
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Named for Ted Williams, he's nostalgic about baseball
Named for Ted Williams, he's nostalgic about baseball
WOONSOCKET - It was 1946 on a sweltering July 4 when a 4-year-old Theodore Valin first stepped foot inside Fenway Park.
Tickets were just $4, he remembered while sipping a beer at the Harmony Cafe in Lincoln, and the men sat through the mid-summer double-header in their full wool suits and fedoras.
His father, Lucien Valin, wanted to leave after the first bout with the Philadelphia Athletics, but Valin insisted they stay. For his idol, his namesake, the great Ted Williams was on the field.
The son of textile mill and rubber factory workers, Valin was born Theodore "Ted" Williams Francis Valin in 1942.
While both his parents were on board with naming their only son after the legendary Red Sox leftfielder, it was Valin's mother, Pearl, who insisted on Francis, for St. Francis of Assisi, as her son needed a Roman Catholic name, Valin explained.
He has since become an expert on the ball player, who he said was also known to be a great freshwater and saltwater fisherman.
That is, of course, when he wasn't being the two-time American League MVP and six-time batting champion who spent his entire 19-year career playing for the Boston Red Sox before being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Valin said he started learning about Williams "as soon as I could learn to read."
"I loved baseball and I also loved hockey," he said, and playing pick-up and league games in sandlots and on frozen ponds around Woonsocket and Cumberland, where his family later moved.
In baseball, he played shortstop, and second and third base. In hockey, he was a goalie - in the years before players wore facemasks, he pointed out, counting the small scars on his face.
He earned a scholarship for both sports to Colorado College, where he earned a master's degree in mathematics with a minor in meteorology.
After he "spent my time with Uncle Sam in southeast Asia," Valin taught math and science at a high school in New Jersey, where he also coached baseball and wrestling.
He then made his way back to New England, working in the engineering department at the old Crosby Valve Inc. in Wrentham, Mass. for 30 years before leaving when superiors looking for just one employee gave him the choice between himself and a father of four young children.
At age 59, Valin left.
"I think I did the right thing," he said, adding that he still keeps in touch with the family.
Integrity seems to be one with the Ted Williams name, something Valin said he is proud to carry.
Just one year before he was born, Williams had a .39955 batting average that was to have been rounded up to .400 at the end of the week.
Williams was told to sit out his next game, Valin said, but he refused and ended up hitting his way to a .406.
"He strived to be the best hitter that ever lived," Valin said. "He was obsessed with hitting a baseball."
Most of the baseball stars today just cannot measure up, he said, asking, "How much of that is drug-enhanced?"
Williams hit 521 career home runs, Valin said, "and lost more than four years of his career in World War II and Korea," serving as a fighter jet pilot alongside wingman John Glenn, who went on to become the famed astronaut who was the first American to orbit Earth.
Valin was at the game on Sept. 28, 1960, when Williams hit his last home run, and when he broke his elbow on the left field wall during the all-star game.
But he never got to meet him in person.
"I wanted him to teach me how to fly fish, but I never got the chance," he said.
Valin does, however, have an autographed lithograph of Williams hanging in his living room made from one of the carvings for the Hall of Fame.
Valin said much has changed since Williams, the first player to receive a salary of $100,000, hung up his cleats.
According to MLB.com, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw just inked an average annual salary of $30.7 million, the largest in baseball history.
The first time Valin went to Fenway in recent years, he said, he quickly realized a $20 bill was not enough to pay for two beers, two hotdogs and two pretzels.
"They've out-priced the average fan," Valin said.
So while Red Sox fans get ready for Fenway's opening day on April 4, Valin said he will be watching from his Woonsocket home.
"Now you can watch it on television, on a big-screen TV with replays," he said. "It's a much more enjoyable experience."
But while the baseball experience changes, Valin's respect for the Hall of Famer who shares his name is as strong as ever.
"It's been an honor," he said. "That's all it is."


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Of Knowledge, Experience And Regulations
Going to school doesn't necessarily make you smarter
So, what's the problem? We're all for safer airlines. The problem is that, apparently at the request of Congress, the FAA is reportedly saying that the pilot must have graduated from an accredited academic program and accrued most of his flying time there: In other words, they must have learned to fly in a Part 141 school/academy, not your neighborhood Part 91 flight school. If your flight time was NOT under the umbrella of a Part 141 academy, you'll need 1,500 hours to become a copilot, the limit already imposed on the guys moving into the left seat.
To refresh your memory on the Colgan crash: It was a commuter that slowed to a near-stall on approach. The automatic stick pusher did what it was supposed to do, and pushed. According to reports, the captain, for unexplained reasons, overpowered the pusher and pulled. The airplane stalled, rolled, and 50 people lost their lives.
Congress' knee-jerk reaction to public outrage was to demand 1,500 hours for copilots (not sure why they picked on the copilot). They later let the FAA reduce that to 700 hours, providing the applicant graduated from a Part 141 academy. And therein lies the glitch.
In going through dozens of reports, I can find nothing that tells me that giving that particular copilot any amount of flying time or classroom work would have had anything to do with the prevention or outcome of the accident. I'll freely admit, however, that it's possible I don't have all the information.
The really important point is that I keep running across verbiage in the press releases that says Congress and the FAA don't think current copilot applicants are getting enough training in aerodynamics and flight theory. This must include the really complicated stuff, like lowering the nose when nearing a stall. And apparently they think the only place pilot trainees can get that kind of information is from a really big, academically oriented, Part 141 school. That's pure hogwash!
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Anyways, I know some of you have open marriages, struggling marriages, broken marriages and remarried, and just plain old married. Or Not.
I know some of you get kinky, some don't.
What do you ladies though think of Male Chastity?
"We shape our dwellings, and afterwards, our dwellings shape us!" - WINSTON CHURCHILL
What does that mean? A sexless marriage? NOT for me!! LOL. But whatever floats your boat...
"We shape our dwellings, and afterwards, our dwellings shape us!" - WINSTON CHURCHILL
So my SO and I are pretty familiar with that. What did you want to know? It's fun and for him when he is able to climax it's phenomenal.
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OMG I just saw some devices that look scary!
So, is it having sex, but not letting him get off? Or not having sex, but the woman gets pleasure? Either way, it makes me wish I stayed with my ex longer, so I could hear of this and then not let him get off, because he's an asshole! Thought that because he was my boyfriend he was entitled to have sex with me whenever he wanted and in any way he wanted. OH ID LOVE TO MAKE HIM WANT IT AND THEN NOT LET HIM GET IT!!!!
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I don't know, really... I mean, my DH is pretty submissive in the bedroom, he's always wanting me to do what I want with him... but for me, I'd prefer the other way around... I'm a very in control person during the day, but at night, I'd prefer to be the one being dominated...
I hadn't heard of this before, but I'd also be kinda concerned about the health risks involved... I mean, in the old days chastity belts were known to occasionally cause infections and even death to those who were forced to wear them... that would always kinda be in my mind...
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That would not be healthy for my DH. If he goes more than 5 days without ANY KIND of release he developes severe insomnia. Not being able to sleep at all! Even just lacking some sleep can cause him to have petite mall sezures and odd behavior that he can't remeber.
I do have a soft braided whip, though. One could swing it with fury and it still would not hurt when it hits bare skin. Though it is sex toy, my DH likes me to whip his back with it for about 10 minutes. It loosens the tension in his back just right.
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"We shape our dwellings, and afterwards, our dwellings shape us!" - WINSTON CHURCHILL
DH and I have talked about this and he is very open to the idea. I don't think it would last longer than a few hours, though, lol. We are both pretty "active". I still love the idea of being able to tease him for those few hours it lasted.


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I escaped a long-term abusive marriage homeless with a lot of hermit like attributes. It's been about three years of clawing and crawling out of that hole, and while I'm not completely out, I do have an apartment, job, friends, and enough money to feed me and my kid three squares a day. That deserves a celebration and I'm determined that I'm going to spend a long weekend with my best friend in London in December as a combo birthday/holiday gift to myself. I want to see Hyde Park done up for the holidays, do a Jack the Ripper tour, eat in a pub, and visit a museum [more inside]
Where is the Radisson Hotel that has the water park inside?
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Mapping out kid-friendly road trip?
Is there an app or online tool that helps map out kid-friendly pit stops if you give it a general route? (In our case, Western Mass. to Morgantown, WV) [more inside]
Traveling to the other side of the planet: pitstops?
I'm trying to plan a trip to Sri Lanka with a pit stop on the way back to California, but due to work/ family stress (nothing unmanageable) I feel like I'm getting bogged down in the details. Help, please? [more inside]
5 day trip to Portland, OR
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Driving from Portland, OR to Phoenix, AZ.
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Travel insurance for multiple flights?
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Holiday Road
Where can a family of four Floridians drive to have a fun vacation? [more inside]
Birthright Trip to Israel- to go or not to go?
The experience sounds amazing but it feels, for lack of a better word, sleazy to go while they're busy bombing Gaza. I want to go really badly but not if I have to pretend to love the IDF. [more inside]
Going to Japan, but not for a while. What should we book?
Thanks to some ridiculous flight deals, a friend of mine and I are headed to Japan for two weeks. The catch/opportunity: the flight is next February. There's probably a bunch of really neat things to do in Japan that unfortunately have huge waiting lists or need to be planned well in advance, right? For once in my life, we are those people planning well in advance! So what neat things with long waiting lists should we sign up for now? [more inside]
Heat is the enemy
Where is the coolest place I can visit in July or August? Primarily in terms of weather, but also the other type of cool! Preferably in the US, due to cost, but also open to foreign locales if the average flight might be $1000 or less, leaving from the Midwest. [more inside]
How do I find the cheapest best flights this summer?
I need to plan and purchase the most complicated flight I've ever planned and purchased before. I am SUPER BROKE and SUPER FLEXIBLE. I'm hoping you can answer a few questions (inside) about how to plan this. [more inside]
DC area short weekend trip help
I'd like to celebrate my SOs upcoming grad school graduation by taking him on a cute surprise trip. We are in the greater DC metro area and I would really like to get out of DC, but can only do one or two nights over the weekend. My SO is not much of city person, or else I would probably do NYC. Ideally it would be no more than 3 hours by car; or alternatively I am open to a flight or train ride that is not too long. We previously did Asheville NC and really enjoyed it. Charlottesville is close to what I think I am looking for, but we go there frequently already. Any ideas? My SO really enjoys things related to Architecture and Landscape Architecture if that helps.
Help me fill out my Chicago itinerary for next weekend!
My husband and I are landing in Chicago for the first time on Saturday, May 3rd and will be there until the evening of the 5th. One purpose of the trip is to visit my husband's father, who has been living there for the last year, but the other is to explore Chicago. We are staying at La Quinta in Downtown Chicago, mainly because we got a good deal on it through Hotwire. My husband's dad lives at the Streeter, in the Near North Side area. What should we see while we're there? [more inside]
What's the most eye-opening trip you've taken?
This summer, I'll be deciding whether I'll be continuing with college, or if I want to leave and go into the real world and learn on my own. So I want to see the real world and get some perspective. What trips have you guys done that have been really eye-opening and meaningful? [more inside]
Most of a Sunday "stuck" in San Diego - what should I do?
Next month I have a 10:30pm flight out of San Diego and all my mates are leaving in the morning. What lovely fun thing could I do that I could only do there? Or, never mind me, what would you do if you just had 12 hours in San Diego? [more inside]
Tour Eastern Canada recommendations
My in-laws are flying in from India to Boston. They've never been to Canada and are curious to see the Eastern part including Toronto, Ottawa, Quebuc, Montreal. Do you have any recommendations on guiding tour companies which they may enjoy. (Please note, they aren't open to renting a car, so I'm researching guided tour options). Thanks in advance, -Z
How Much Should I Pay For A Monthlong Flat in Paris?
Going on honeymoon in June to Paris. I have a friend who runs a business renting apartments in Paris for a month at a time, and he's just sent me the first two options. One costs 1390 Euro, the other 1250 Euro. Both are crazy good locations with crucial amenities like bathrooms. Is this about right, or should we ask for cheaper quotes? [more inside]
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Help us fill in the blanks (restaurants, things to see and do) during our trip to New Zealand in November! Our itinerary is set- we have flights, hotels, and rental cars already booked. [more inside]
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Heading to Maya Riviera (Playa del Carmen) next week - help us plan!
I'll be heading to Playa Del Carmen for a 5-day vacation with my brother and mom (all adults). We have three full days with nothing planned, and would like to make the most of them. Please give us ideas on where to travel along the Maya Riviera and Yucatan Peninsula! [more inside]
New Zealand Honeymoon: Help Us Plan
We're honeymooning in New Zealand in mid-November this year. We have 11.5 days between our flight landing in Auckland on a Monday (early early in the morning), and our flight departing from Christchurch on a Friday (mid-afternoon). Help us plan an itinerary! [more inside]
Road trip with my family across the US for 5 weeks - travel suggestions?
I've got a 5 week sabbatical next June/July and was thinking of taking my family (wife;3 kids) to see some of the national parks here in the US. I'm starting in Boston, and would like to spend time at the following: * Mount Rushmore * Yellowstone * Grand Teton * Yosemite * Grand Canyon * other I'm looking for feedback on the pros and cons of travel methods from place to place. Planes? Car rental? RV rental? Train? What are your experiences doing this?
Can/should we use trip insurance as our primary medical insurance?
In 6 weeks' time, my husband and I are quitting our jobs to go on a 2-3 month road trip around the USA before moving to Europe. I have some questions about travel/trip/health insurance for folks who may have done this or something similar. Is it sensible or possible to use travel insurance as our primary health insurance? [more inside]
Help us plan our roadtrip to San Francisco!
My girlfriend and I are planning on taking a roadtrip from home in San Diego to San Francisco at the end of June in time for Pride weekend and I feel like my numbers might be off. Calling all fellow AskMeFites with travel/roadtrippin/fun grown-up experience/better math skills. [more inside]
Looking to travel the world.
I want to travel. Besides that fact, nothing is decided - around October, for 2-4 months, probably on my own, on a relatively flexible budget, anywhere in the world. Tell me your travel stories! [more inside]
What should I do to prepare for a road trip?
What should I do to prepare for driving from SF to NY this January? [more inside]
Cheap caribbean vacation
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Can I take the midnight train going anywhere?
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What to do and where to go in and around Asheville, NC?
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Where can we go (cheaply) from London for a last minute trip this long weekend?
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Can you still get your kicks on route 66?
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Travel decisions: Iceland or Istanbul? [more inside]
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Hotel and other quick recommendations for Vienna? [more inside]
How to plan a trip to Paris
I'm planning a trip to Paris from Boston for my family (wife, 3 girls 13, 11, 9) sometime over the summer. I don't know what I'm doing. How do I find the least expensive flights? Are there tricks to knowing when to leave and return? e.g. are there travel days that get better rates; leave on a Wednesday and return on Monday for cheapest flights? What's the minimum number of days we should stay to make it worth the trip? I was thinking 5-6 days. Is July better than August in Paris? Do you have a favorite place to stay while in Paris? hotel? b&b? youth hostel? Thank you!
What are your best NW travel destinations?
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What should we do in Brussels (and the rest of Belgium) for five days in March?
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How Safe Is It To Travel To Tokyo?
My family lives in Tokyo, and I grew up there, but I now go to school in the states. My parents want me to come out to visit next month, but I'm a bit concerned about the radiation. They assure me that any increase in the levels is negligible, but I realize that there are many different types of radiation, and food grown in the Fukushima area is still being served in Tokyo. I just really don't want to be a victim of hindsight, and it seems for every reputable article I can find that indicates the levels are safe, I can find another that begs me to reconsider the first. I don't know what to do. I don't want to be paranoid, but I also don't want the whole family to be at risk if there is an overlooked issue.
Give me 3.5 days of away-from-it-all time in the Southwest.
Help me plan a long-weekend getaway in the Southwest. I don't have enough time to make it a road trip, but would like to drive down some scenic roads. I don't want to camp in the wilderness, but would like see a national park. I don't want a full native-american experience, but would love to buy some native american jewelry. Some shopping/dining would be cool. I want to take more photographs than I'll ever have time to upload to flickr. [more inside]
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Making travel plans to San Fran.
Trip planning to SF/Yosemite help! [more inside]


text: PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (1977-on) Review Published: 05 January 2012 Sections: MCN Review Owners' Reviews Photo Gallery Facts & Figures History & Versions Bikes For Sale "Essentially unchanged since its introduction in 1977" "Essentially unchanged since its introduction in 1977" At a glance 123cc - 15 bhp 51 mpg - 91 miles range Insurance group: 4 of 17 Compare insurance quotes now Medium seat height (810mm) New: £3,071 Used: £2,500 to £3,400 See all PIAGGIO VESPA PX125s for sale Overall Rating 3 out of 5 The Vespa PX125 has essentially remained unchanged since its introduction in 1977, but it doesn't feel 35 years old. Subtle changes to keep the Vespa up to date and to get it through Euro 3 emissions regulations mean it feels similar to a modern scooter, only with a two-stroke, manual engine. It doesn't handle like a sportsbike - but a Vespa is all about looking cool, not going fast. Remember that and it can be great fun. Ride Quality & Brakes 2 out of 5 Weighing in at a featherlight 95kg, bumps upset the little Vespa, especially mid-corner - it feels less like a motorcycle and more akin to a hardtail bicycle at times. But you've got to remember the Vespa isn't designed to be a sweet-handling sportsbike. Settle in to a more relaxed pace and it makes sense. Low speed handling is a doddle due to the weight and size. Engine 4 out of 5 A two-stroke engine is a rare thing for any bike or scooter over 50cc today, so the 123cc two-stroke powering the PX125 is a welcome change of pace. It needs to be revved to get the best from it - trying to accelerate in too high a gear results in the motor bogging down. But keep the motor spinning and the PX will whisk happily along on a cloud of blue smoke. Build Quality & Reliability 3 out of 5 It feels a little flimsy, due in part to its lightweight, but everything fits together well and looks to have a good finish. Only time would tell how it stands up to every day abuse during a British winter. Insurance, running costs & value 4 out of 5 If you can find a 'proper' old Vespa that works as well as the PX125 i.e isn't knackered and in need of some attention for £2,899 then you're laughing. It may not have quite the same appeal as an old Vespa, but it's still incredibly cool, and the price is competitve with other 125cc scooters.Insurance group: 4 of 17 – compare motorcycle insurance quotes now. Equipment 3 out of 5 Equipment-wise the PX is basic. A speedo and fuel gauge are all you get at the front, along with old-styled switchgear which feels clunky to operate. There's no underseat storage as you'd expect, instead there is a storage compartment in the leg shield under the dash - enough for a small-ish rucksack. There's also a bag hook in the footwell. The twist-shift for the four gears takes a little getting used, but a few minutes of riding soon sees you shifting easily. Because of the twist-shift on the left handlebar, the rear brake is in the right hand footwell which is extrememly awkward. By MCN Staff Owners' Reviews 3 owners have reviewed their PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (1977-on) and rated it in a number of areas. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the bike below. Review your PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (1977-on) Summary of Owners' Reviews Overall Rating 2.7 out of 5 Ride Quality & Brakes 2.7 out of 5 Engine 3 out of 5 Build Quality & Reliability 3 out of 5 Value & Running Costs 3 out of 5 Equipment 2.3 out of 5 4 out of 5 A design icon -who am I to argue? 15 September 2015 by Timbo58 Version : P200E Year : 1980 Annual servicing cost : £50 Best-iconic design and range of parts etc. The fact that a variant of this scooter has been in constant production since 1977 (how many other machines can boast that?!) and so even used spares are plentiful & cheap. Modern bikes have disk brakes and... Read more halogen lamps, fuel gauges and auto oil injection -very useful. Worst-Brakes are appalling by any normal standards (marginally better with disk), not terribly quick (a 200 will top 65 but thats it.) Ride Quality & Brakes 4 out of 5 On more modern machines the front grimace disk brake is excellent, the rear drum only any good if kept well maintained, on non disk models however the brakes are barely adequate by todays standards. Ride quality is bit perched and liable to being affected by windy days quite badly, weather protection from the front is excellent however. Engine 4 out of 5 Smooth power delivery up to it's 8k rpm redline, 4 well spaced gears hand change. Build Quality & Reliability 4 out of 5 Very reliable if you don't start mucking about with it. HUGE spares and accessories catalogue- possibly one of the most customisable bikes you'll ever own. I've certainly had P-range models that have topped 100k miles without major surgery and doubt many other motorcycles have the robustness of this de-tuned commuter icon. Value & Running Costs 5 out of 5 A 125 will top 70mpg - if it is driven carefully -this needs 2 stroke oil too so add that to the cost. A 150 maybe 55mpg and a 200 maybe 50mpg. Equipment 3 out of 5 Spartan by any standard made after 2000 really, you get a lockable cubby box, lockable seat err and that's it really. 3 out of 5 Ban Silly Kids 16 January 2012 by Anonymous Vespas are great in cities. They have a good load carrying capacity and are easy to handle at a slow pace. They are reasonably comfortable 2 up but obviously lacking in power. Handling isn't great above 50mph but get a sportsbike if you can't... Read more handle one. p.s. Reviews by silly kids with little riding experience and more to the point, haven't actually ridden the machine in question, should be ignored. Ride Quality & Brakes 3 out of 5 - Engine 4 out of 5 - Build Quality & Reliability 4 out of 5 - Value & Running Costs 3 out of 5 - Equipment 3 out of 5 - 1 out of 5 Introduce vespa ban 12 January 2012 by stefmeister Vespas are for girls, and their riders are a liability to all other road users... they should therefore be banned from cities. Guys who rides vespas, grow a pair and get yourself a decent set of wheels!! Read more Ride Quality & Brakes 1 out of 5 - Engine 1 out of 5 - Build Quality & Reliability 1 out of 5 - Value & Running Costs 1 out of 5 - Equipment 1 out of 5 - Read all 3 owners' reviews in full Facts & Figures Model info Year introduced 1977 Year discontinued - New price £3,071 Used price £2,500 to £3,400 Warranty term Two year unlimited mileage Running costs Insurance group 4 of 17 Annual road tax £17 Annual service cost £50 Performance Max power 15 bhp Max torque 12 ft-lb Top speed 65 mph 1/4-mile acceleration - Average fuel consumption 51 mpg Tank range 91 miles Specification Engine size 123cc Engine type two-stroke single cylinder, four gears Frame type Pressed steel Fuel capacity 8 litres Seat height 810mm Bike weight 97kg Front suspension Link arm with coil spring and dual action hydraulic shock absorber Rear suspension Engine-transmission serving as swingarm, dual action shock absorber Front brake 200mm stainless steel disc Rear brake 150mm drum brake Front tyre size 3.50 - 10 Rear tyre size 3.50 - 10 History & Versions Model history 1977: Model introduced2011: Relaunched in UK with Euro 3 compliance Other versions PX150 Photo Gallery Other pages you might like ... 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PIAGGIO VESPA LX125 (2005-on) "Underneath the classic looks they're a modern scoot" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 2 owners' ratings:3.5 out of 5 PIAGGIO VESPA GTS300 (2009-on) "Blends classic Vespa style with bang-up-to-date performance, refinement and sophistication" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 1 owner rating:5 out of 5 PIAGGIO VESPA LX50 (2005-on) "The easiest way in to Vespa ownership" MCN Rating: 3 out of 5 PIAGGIO X7 300 (2010-on) "A bit of a sneaky bargain; powered by the same brilliant 278cc motor as the Vespa GTS 300 but £300 cheaper" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO VESPA GTV300 VIA MONTENAPOLEONE (2010-on) "Limited-edition trendy 278cc scooter from Vespa that offers performance, practicality and style" MCN Rating: 5 out of 5 1 owner rating:4 out of 5 PIAGGIO VESPA GTS125 (2007-on) "The style and cool of an original Vespa, with modern reliability and running gear" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO BEVERLY 300 (2011-on) "Slightly girly in pictures, but in the flesh it's not so bad. Aimed at stylish city folk" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO MP3 LT 300 YOURBAN (2011-on) "Aimed at those with either no desire or experience of two wheels" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 DERBI GPR50 (2004-on) "Naked version of Derbi's sexy GPR 50 race replica" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 DERBI GP-1 250 (2006-on) "This is about as cool-looking as it gets in the 250cc scooter market" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 DERBI GP-1 125 (2006-on) "Easier to think of as a proper motorcycle than a funky-looking twist-and-go scooter" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 APRILIA SR MAX 125 (2011-2013) "A nice little city scooter, with bags of weather protection and comfort for longer journeys" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO NRG 50 (1999-on) "Race bike styling and graphics but it's still a 50cc moped restricted to 30mph" MCN Rating: 3 out of 5 6 owners' ratings:4 out of 5 PIAGGIO MP3 HYBRID 125 (2009-on) "Hybrid technology has finally reached motorcycles but sadly it's not quite ready to provide a viable alternative yet" MCN Rating: 2 out of 5 PIAGGIO X7 250 (2008-on) "Halfway between a full-on maxi scooter and a lightweight city scooter" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO TYPHOON 50 (1993-on) "Still a lot of fun but now at the bottom end of the sports 50 price scale" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO MP3 250 (2007-on) "Mind-bending; not because of its speed, but because of how much confidence an extra front wheel affords" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO MP3 400 (2008-on) "Largest incarnation of the Piaggio MP3 retains the same reassuring all-weather grip and stability afforded by the third wheel" MCN Rating: 4 out of 5 PIAGGIO MP3 400 LT (2009-on) "Biggest yet of Piaggio's peculiar MP3s has an identity crisis" MCN Rating: 3 out of 5 All related reviews PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2015) £3,271 Merseyside PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2015/15) £2,699 Cheshire PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2014/14) £2,499 Staffordshire PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2015/15) £3,000 Devon PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2011/11) £2,799 West Midlands PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2015) £3,371 Lincolnshire PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2011/61) £2,495 Essex PIAGGIO VESPA PX125 (2015) £3,271 Lincolnshire All related bikes for sale