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Time: June 1, 2012 from 5:30pm to 7pm
Location: Games2win.com India, 42, Film Center, Tardeo, Mumbai - Next to SOBO The Mall.
Street: 42 Film Center
City/Town: Mumbai
Website or Map: http://bit.ly/g2w-google-map
Phone: 23511497, 23511498
Event Type: open, free, weekly, friday, evening, mixer
Organized By: Alok Rodinhood Kejriwal
Latest Activity: May 12, 2015
So, let me make an honest confession.
There are many amazing people who have been contacting me via mail, sms, calls etc to discuss their business ideas, career plans and thoughts.
Increasingly I am unable to respond to them or interact with them. I guess I'm lazy :-(
To make it easier on everyone including myself, I am throwing open a WEEKLY - Friday evening 5-7 pm Rodinhoods Open House Event!!
The idea is to keep it open and easy. Come over to my office, enjoy our special house blend black coffee, extra sweet tea/coffee & diabetes causing soft drinks.
If you want hard liquor or beer - bring your own (and some for me).
Come in with you brains and your clothes. Even if you don't have an agenda - wanna go to the loo - just want to give me a gaali or so - just come on over!!!
Bring along friends, parents, pets (only dogs and cats) and of course cheerleaders (if you know any)
Wifi will be available if you are xtra good to me (and bring me presents :-))
Since this will be ON ALL FRIDAY EVENINGS, it makes it easy and predictable for all to plan.
It's possible that one some Fridays I may be traveling or busy so just mail me before coming - email@example.com
Ps - We will have group meetings. The meeting room designated for this has a projector if you wanna present. If the meeting is 'secret' or 'one on one only' then I can probably spend 10-15 minutes privately with you before mingling with the others. Tips: The office is on the 4th floor of the building ( entry from the front facing side) In the event that you are driving yourself, please note that there is no parking available in the building premises. However, if you do need to park your car, you may try parking in the municipal parking lots around the building. These lots get occupied very fast and hence the process of parking your car could frustrate you enormously. Another idea would be to park at the SOBO mall (just 2 blocks after our building towards the sea) and then come and visit us.
Last time I checked - It was on 6th April.
Alok "Saab" is a very busy tech entrepreneur / guru....so one-on-one possible if he is in the mood or if he likes your face...
Right Alok ??
Dear Alok,
I would like to spare some time in private with you on 1-1. Would that be possible?
Alok, wud be present for the open house on 2nd March - we wanted a opinion & guidance of yours on a business idea !! - HJ
looking forward to meet a person who's words inspire me !! that dosent happen much... :) ciao....Alok.
Oh I wish this ever happens in Chandigarh !! Would love to join in :)
Anish - yup!
hey Alok ..... I am game for the one on 30th Dec ... Are u in Mumbai for Christmas ?


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Who knew facial hair could be so charitable? Or should we say humanit-hair-ian?
The culmination of a month's worth of mustache-growing by local participants, Portland's 3rd annual Mustaches for Kids 'Stache Bash is upon us this evening. That means a chance to come out and witness not only the honorable title of Sweetest 'Stache being bestowed upon some formidably follicled dude, but also a grand showcasing of Portland's best mustaches, and all for a good cause. The local Mustaches for Kids chapter has already raised nearly $2,000 for DonorsChoose.org, benefiting Oregon's underserved public schools, and all proceeds from tonight's event will be going there, too.
'Stache Bash takes place tonight at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison Street, 239-7639. 8 pm Wednesday, Feb. 24. $5. 21+.


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HEBRON, West Bank (AP) - Chanting Jewish settlers marched through the narrow, winding streets of ancient Hebron on Sunday to bury a 10-month-old girl killed in a shooting attack, while Palestinian mourners laid to rest an 11-year-old boy shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes.
As both sides buried young victims of the conflict, Israel seized several members of Yasser Arafat's Force 17 bodyguard unit, which has been accused of attacks on Israeli civilians. Palestinian leaders charged that Israel crossed into their autonomous territory to make the arrests, a violation of interim peace accords.
Outside the West Bank city of Ramallah, 11-year-old Mohammed Tamini was buried in a quiet family ceremony in the village of Deir Nitham, in contrast to the fiery funeral marches Saturday for seven Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces.
The boy was shot in the back of the head during a clash with Israeli soldiers on March 15, and died Sunday. The Israelis said he was involved in the violence, but villagers said he was just near a group of boys throwing stones. Dozens of Palestinian teen-agers and some younger children have been killed in six months of violence.
About 3,000 Jewish settlers and their supporters gathered outside a contested holy site in the tense, divided West Bank city of Hebron for a funeral procession for Shalhevet Pass, a 10-month-old girl shot in the head last Monday. Israel has said the shooter was a sniper.
The settlers wept and chanted psalms outside the stone walls at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, the traditional burial site of the biblical Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and three of their wives. The site is holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians.
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Garden State
There's nothing new about "Garden State," and films consisting of pretty much the same message have been produced over and over again like failed sitcoms since the popularization of independent cinema (and likely well before that). Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) returns to New Jersey for his mother's funeral in a Zoloft haze and in a state of inertia that would make the characters in "Seinfeld" green with envy.
Largeman's problems aren't really all that significant, but by virtue of their being THE problems of whatever generation Braff belongs to, their importance is magnified by about a thousand, as if the mere act of stopping the digestion of mood-altering drugs was as difficult as finding work during the Depression. Largeman is going nowhere and neither are any of his friends, including Mark (Peter Sarsgaard) who just smokes weed and another friend who sold a patent for millions of dollars, yet seems as directionless as everyone else.
Thankfully, the trip allows Largeman to meet the love of his life in Sam (Natalie Portman), who's just so damn cute you want to sandwich one of your arms between two theater seats and break it off just so the nirvana will stop. Of course, Sam has her own problems, another "my future is so murky" meltdown that involves epilepsy, ice skating and ADD.
As writer/director, Braff loses his way toward the end when the movie curiously becomes some kind of strange road picture as Sam and Largeman go with Mark to find something. It's precisely when characters like these get lost or seem lost that they miraculously find themselves. Personally, I was glad I found the exit.
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The Heart of Chapel Hill
If you've spent any time in Chapel Hill, you already know why it's so special: a scenic college town filled with natural charm, located in the midst of a thriving region. It's the ideal blend of culture, dining, athletics and academics, nationally regarded as one of America's finest towns for quality of life.
What you might not realize yet, is that within this ideal setting, 140 West Franklin represents an unrivaled "home base" steps away from everything Chapel Hill has to offer. An elegant, first-class development offering a unique lifestyle and investment opportunity. So follow your heart, and discover everything that makes this extraordinary place special. Explore the unprecedented amenities and affordable luxury today.


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In a letter to Detroit president Matt Millen dated Wednesday, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jonathan P. Liba wrote that Campbell has been ordered to give up professional football for "full-time traditional military duties."
Liba wrote that Campbell may ask to be released from his active duty obligations in May 2010 and was allowed to enter the draft "in good faith." This abrupt change doesn't only rock Campbell's world. Former Army baseball players Nick Hill, Milan Dinga, Drew Clothier, Cole White and Chris Simmons will also have to report with a unit for active duty.
Like Campbell, only after two years of service will they be allowed to apply for release from their active duty to play professionally. Campbell drew the most attention the policy and earned plenty of good press. But he also received bad press and Army's service academy rivals Navy and Air Force also complained that West Point had an unfair recruiting advantage.
Now, Army has the exact same policy as Navy and Air Force, and it only seems fair that all three proud schools follow the same rules. No doubt, the Department of Army officials felt a lot of heat to change the policy. But the timing couldn't have been worse.
Campbell has handled this as good as he could, but he did admit crying after hearing the terrible news. Who wouldn't have?
"It's unfortunate, but it doesn't mean Caleb Campbell's dream is dead. It just means it will be delayed," Army spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Anne Edgecomb said. "We want to take care of soldiers, and dashing their hopes is not what we intend. But it is what it is."
Sure, Campbell could get another chance in two years. Millen is an Army guy, his son Marcus played for the Black Knights, graduating in May. So expect him to look out for Campbell as good as he can the next few years.
But the NFL is still a business and there are no guarantees. Detroit retains Campbell's rights as an unsigned draft pick for now. The Lions must sign Campbell before next year's draft or they will lose his rights.
According to the Detroit Free Press, The Lions agreed to a contract with Campbell on Tuesday, but he never signed it. But this could have all been avoided if Army just let Campbell and the baseball players play.
It would have been a tough call, one that would have drawn criticism, but Army should have grandfathered the new policy in. Making the change, but allowing the folks in to keep pursuing their pro dreams. Instead, Army crushed them.


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I am sitting here in the lounge-bar of the McKinley Arms Hotel, by the shores of Loch Lomond, and I am staring out into the twilight at my choices. I have been this way before many times and I always seem to go wrong at this point, so you must forgive what must seem like fastidious caution, but I simply have to get it right this time!
Thanks akaela - I'm glad you liked it. It's funny what you start thinking about when you're sitting in a hotel bar!
wow i love this story and your take on reincarnation
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Written in: 2006
Published: 2009-01-02
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Trending, I hardly knew ye.
Maybe that's because I'm just a human being and not Facebook or Twitter. In any case, I never quite developed the urge or even the opportunity to declare some topic or activity to be "trending," which -- correct me if I'm wrong -- is short-cut language for "taking off in popularity."
And now I guess I never will.
Same goes for YOLO, fiscal cliff, bucket list, double down and a number of other words that had the bad graces to get on people's last nerves.
These words and phrases met their figurative doom on New Year's Day, thanks to some curmudgeonly types who have had it with misused, overused and oddly used verbal expressions of the year gone by.
Now let's face it. We're all curmudgeons on this bus. Few things seem so irritating as other people's verbal ticks -- not even slow drivers who wed themselves to the passing lane or shoppers who bring 75 items into the express checkout line.
Language, however, is no placid pool. It's more of a roiling sea. Words plunge in and out of the public consciousness, and some take off in popularity -- they trend, I guess. If you're paying attention, it can leave your ears screaming for a break.
Many people who don't use slang would just as soon not hear it in public discourse. Many who don't use email or chat abbreviations would just as soon not encounter them -- not even in their own chats or emails. And psycho-babble, techno-babble and other artificial-sounding language can grate on one's nerves.
I'll admit it. I've got my own pet peeves. One of them is the current love affair with the phrase "begging the question." In classic rhetoric, the phrase refers to a logical fallacy in which an argument assumes the truth of the very point raised in the question. However, a growing number of people have adopted the phrase as a fancy way to refer to raising a question or even just suggesting one.
Trust me. If you want to raise a question, don't feel you have to beg. You have my permission.
And then there's the phrase "it is what it is." This usually comes up when someone is confronted with a situation they'd rather not discuss. For instance, the coach of a sports team on a losing streak might shrug his shoulders and remind us that's something that is, whatever it is, is what it is.
Gee. Pithy.
So, I get it. I understand when people say they're sick of talk about the "fiscal cliff." Many of us weren't even sure what a fiscal cliff was. We just knew it was looming on Jan. 1 -- and we didn't want to go over it.
And YOLO? Well, if you feel the need to type "You only live once," it does save keystrokes. It's also a lazy attempt at philosophy and all too often a poor attempt to justify a questionable idea. The older I get, the more certain I am it's a reminder I don't really need.
Every year we get these lists. The classic list comes from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. This year Time magazine recruited its readers to add a list of its own.
Do they work?
Well, that's the funny thing. Who knows?
I combed through decades of banish orders from Lake Superior State, which has been turning out these lists since the Gerald Ford administration. And, sure, some of the choices obligingly disappeared.
But some were like kids kicked out of an arcade. They turned around and snuck right back in.
Years after their banishment, we still hear people talking about meaningful dialogue and viable alternatives. People are still talking about virtual reality and empowerment and going green. Some of the cliches have become less automatic. But they still have a presence.
I suspect this is a good thing.
I think it's good that we choose the new year to reflect on the ways we express ourselves. It's like having a season to prudently prune the vines.
But I'm also glad we curmudgeons don't have the last say. Language is organic. It's a living thing. Think of all the occasions when what was once a clumsy irritant evolved into the height of eloquence.
There are some words and phrases I'd love never to hear again, particularly expressions of bigotry and hate. But I'm glad I don't have the power to banish them. If they disappear -- when they disappear -- I'd like it to be for the right reasons.


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Bombshell Rihanna does it again! Watch as the Barbadian songstress heats things up in the steamy new Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani underwear ad shot by famed film director Ridley Scott's daughter, Jordan Scott. The short clip is sure to make you sizzle!


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Upcoming Events
Aug. 31-The third annual Race for the Cup golf tournament, a benefit for the Kihei Youth Center, is scheduled for Aug. 31 at The Dunes at Maui Lani in Kahului, with registration at
6 a.m. and a shotgun start scheduled for 6:30 a.m. The entry fee is $125, which will also pay for entry into a raffle and competition for prizes, in addition to a luncheon. Sponsorships are available as well. Contact: 875-1441.
Oct. 12-The Maui High Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament is scheduled for Oct. 12 at Kahili Golf Course in Wailuku, with a 7 a.m. shotgun start. The entry fee is $150, which also pays for use of a cart, eligibility for closest-to-the-pin contests, a T-shirt, breakfast, on-course refreshments and an awards luncheon. Entry forms for the four-person scramble are available at the school's main office in Kahului. Contact: Alan Manibog, 268-0876; mauihigh.org.
Oct. 19-The Baldwin High School 75th Anniversary Golf Tournament is scheduled for Oct. 19 at The Dunes at Maui Lani in Kahului, with registration at 6 a.m. and a shotgun start scheduled for 7 a.m. The entry fee is $125, which will also pay for use of a golf cart, breakfast and lunch. Contact: Desiree Ting, 344-8223; Pat Matsumoto at 298-6917.
* Martial Arts
Saturday and Aug. 25-Tai chi instructor Si-fu Luis Molera will offer training Saturday and Aug. 25 at the Kula Tai Chi Chuan Dojo. Donations of $70 for one day, and $130 for both, are suggested. All levels of participants can take part. For more information, call 280-6437 or 264-1600.
Sept. 2-Introductory courses in ki-aikido for teens and adults will be offered every Tuesday in September, from 8 to 9:30 p.m., at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani. The county-sanctioned courses will be conducted by sixth-dan instructor Joni Jackson, under the direction of eighth-dan instructor Christopher Curtis. A donation of $40 can be credited toward regular class dues. Contact: 268-3818 or 283-9226.
* Softball
Sept. 9-A Parks and Recreation Department South District softball league will have games Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at South Maui Community Park in Kihei, beginning Sept. 9. The deadline to enter a roster is Aug. 30. Contact: 879-4533.
* Tennis
Thursday-The Wailuku Junior Tennis Club will conduct a mandatory orientation meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Wells Park in Wailuku. Contact: 242-0069.
* Badminton
Keoni Tengan, Department of Parks & Recreation-572-8122.
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Kahana Canoe Club-463-7644.
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Younts Center for Performing Arts makes room for operaUPDATED 10:44 AM EDT Nov 02, 2013
Ruth McDaniel, Cheryl Pelicano give previewVideo Transcript
IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT "YOU CAN LEARN MORE BY GOING TO THE OPERA THAN YOU EVER CAN BY READING EMERSON." AND AS OUR GUESTS CAN TELL US, IT'S AN ART FORM THAT CAN COME IN MANY DISGUISES. OUR GUESTS HAVE A PERFORMANCE TONIGHT LET'S WELCOME RUTH MCDANIEL...THE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNTAIN INN CHORALE...AND CHERYL PELICANO WITH THE YOUNTS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. SOUNDS LIKE TONIGHT'S SHOW FEATURES A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING... HERE ARE SOME OF THE SELECTIONS THAT WILL BE PERFORMED... Mozart's "PLACIDO E IL MAR FROM DOMENEO" FEATURING SOLOIST: VICTORIA HUBBARD... "CHORUS OF THE POLOVETSIAN MAIDENS FROM PRINCE IGOR" BY BORODIN, ARRANGED BY LIEBERGEN.... THE "ANVIL CHORUS" FROM "IL TROVATORE" BY VERDI, ARRANGED BY LIEBERGEN... "CORO DI SCHIAVI EBREI" FROM NABUCCO... "VERDI BRINDISI" FROM "LA TRAVIATA" BY VERDI, FEATURING SOLOISTS: KRYSIA SEITHER, CRAIG THOMPSON... "SON POCHI FIORI" FROM "L'AMICO FRITZ" BY MASCAGNI...FEATURING SOLOIST: MARLEY WOLFE... "A VERY BAD COLD" BY STURGIS AND GEER... "THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE" BY ROSSINI, ARRANGED BY P. LAWSON... "ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE" FROM "SPAMALOT" BY IDLE, ARRANGED BY HUFF...FEATURING SOLOISTS: JEANIE KNIGHTEN, LORINE OWINGS AND LAURA BUNN... "TO BE SUNG OF A SUMMER NIGHT ON THE WATER" BY DELIUS... "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" MEDLEY BY WEBBER, ARRANGED BY LOJESKI AND FEATURING SOLOISTS: MARTHA MOIR, CRAIG THOMPSON AND JENNY CLARK... "SUNDAY" FROM "SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE" BY SONDHEIM THE FOUNTAIN INN CHORALE'S "NIGHT OF THE OPERA" PERFORMANCE IS TONIGHT AT 7:30...AT THE YOUNTS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS. TICKETS ARE $12 FOR ADULTS, $10 FOR SENIORS AND $5 FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN. FOR
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There are plenty of handset maker t at looking to encash on Android and Ilua I I :"Ie of them. The company had launched hanufl devices last year so as to test the water , getting more aggressive with its Ideos range And the X5 is its high-end challenger. The Ideos X5 is a slim handset with a soft rub*bery finish for a good grip, which makes it quite comfortable to hold. It comes with a 3.8 inch capacitive touch screen. Below the screen are Mene Home and Search. The top of the phone has the power on/off button and a 3.5 mm audio jack. Th, back panel has a 5.0 megapixel camera and loud speaker, while the left side houses the shortcut key for volume increase and decrease.
The charging/USB slot is on the lower part along with the microphone. Though we like the overall look and feel of the device, the protruding camera lens was a bit of a turn off. The most noteworthy thing, about this handset is its screen. It has a screen resolution of 800x480 and PPIof245. which ensures that watching videos and picturt is a treat. The miscro SD card of the Ideoas X5 hot swappable. Apps aplenty, but why Froyo? The Huawei Ideos X5 is running on Android 2.2 (Froyo), which is not the latest version of Android, 2.3 (Gingerbread).
Huawei has also opted not to place any layer on top of Android. giving the handset a vanilla Android interface. hich is handy but not really spectacular. The handset comes with five home screens to ha\'e personalized widgets but there was no optIon to increase or decrease the number of these screens. Inere are three default touch buttons on the bottom of the screen, which house shortcuts to.


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As Good as Gold, By Kathryn Bertine.
In As Good as Gold, a thirty-one-year-old everywoman sets out to conquer a mind- and body-boggling challenge: making an Olympic squad--any Olympic squad. Both an accomplished athlete and talented writer, Kathryn Bertine abandons her lunch-shift waitressing career and pro-triathlon race schedule for a rollicking, humbling journey toward Olympic greatness. She delves into the mysteries of team handball, learns the quickest way to reload an air pistol, and speeds around a steep concrete track at 40 miles per hour on a bike with no brakes. Throughout her quest she surmounts hundreds of obstacles, ranging from jet lag, jellyfish attacks, goats, rashes, potholes, to breakups with boyfriends. Filled with heartbreak and laughter, As Good as Gold is a story of dedication, pursuing impossible goals, and most important, learning to love the pursuit.
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Naturals game canceled for cold weather in MayUPDATED 6:48 PM CDT May 03, 2013
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals canceled their game Friday night because of cold weather.Video Transcript
MOVED TO SATURDAY. 40/29 ALSO JUST LEARNED THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS CANCELLED THEIR GAME TONIGHT. OUR LOCAL TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH 40/29'S JOSH TAYLOR AT ARVEST BALLPARK' .. WITH MORE ON THE DETAILS FOR TONIGHT'S GAME. Josh Taylor: I'm here at Arvest Ballpark and tonight's game between the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the Springfield Cardinals has been cancelled due to the weather conditions. I spoke with General Manager Eric Edelstein a few moments ago. He said a lot of different factors came into play as to whether or not to make the decision to play this ballgame, or to cancel it." Eric Edelstein, Naturals General Manager: "With the temperatures and the wind chills and the threat of rain continuing, the safety of the fans is obviously very important. The safety of the players is very important, and ultimately, whether or not it is palatable or realistic to play a competitive baseball game in the weather. All of those things have to be taken into consideration, and if none of those things are going to happen then we have to cancel, as hard of a decision as that is to make." Josh Taylor: "Now as far as after the game is concerned, there was a concert scheduled for tonight following the baseball game. That concert has been cancelled and it has been rescheduled for June 14. As far as the rest of the games this weekend, no word yet, but we will keep you updated as we find out those details. At Arvest Ballpark, Josh Taylor, 40/29 Sports." THE NATURALS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN A SERIES WITH THE ARKANSAS TRAVELERS STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT AT ARVEST BALLPARK.
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There has not been any of that kind of stuff with Cotto.
Still, my point is we have already seen this stuff.
He ducked Cotto about 2-3 years ago.
He ducked Margo also.
In both cases he always had a line of reasoning NOT to fight these guys.
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floyd never ducked margarito. he was offered 8million for a fight, the same amount he was offered for a fight with baldomir, the WW champion of the world who everyone was saying floyd was ducking at the time.
neighter margarito or baldomir was ever on floyds level, both just average fighters. the diffrence is baldomir was at that time considered the better fighter after beating judah, who back then also was a top fighter after knocking out spinks for the WBC, WBA, IBF and Ring titles with margarito holding the WBO and having no big wins or real recognition until much later when he beat cotto. and then ofcourse he got destroyed in his last fight after that, to say floyd didnt want none of him is just silly.
he fought hatton instead of cotto cuz it brought more money. he tried to fight cotto at 140 but cotto didnt want the fight back then, ppl like to forget that. i wish he wouldve fought cotto instead of hatton too but there was more money in that fight plus it was personal so i still wouldnt consider it a duck. at this stage a cotto fight means nothing since cotto is already washed up. one of those fights that just didnt happen, thats boxing.
if he will fight pac or not is a whole other subject though. he says he doesnt want to right now, but he has to sooner or later. maybe hes ducking him or maybe not, he says he wants to chill out and spend time with his family. we just know about his professional life, but we cant ignore that he has a life outside of boxing too. what matters is if he plans to fight pac down the line, we will just have to wait and see.
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In the commercial category, Bothell Funeral Home and Bob VandenAkker with Bothell Parks & Recreation were the co-winners for their enhancement of downtown and their efforts in keeping the area well maintained.
Jane Cease was the residential "Bothell Beautiful" award winner. Cease's collection of Bonsai trees, and the river effect she created with river rocks and shrubs, exemplifies the hard work she put in her artistic garden.
Winners were judged on originality, use of color, and variety of plant. After nominations were received, staff visited and videotaped the landscapes and determined the winners in both categories. Winners received plaques and nominees received certificates at a recent Bothell City Council Meeting.
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Women's Tennis Hosts Annual Fall Invitational
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State University women's tennis team is set to host the Ball State Fall Invitational at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center Friday through Saturday with each day beginning at 9 a.m.
"We are thrilled to start off our fall season with our Ball State Fall Invitational," said Ball State head women's tennis coach Christine Bader. "Teams playing in our invitational include Chicago State, Cleveland State, University of Dayton, Illinois State, IPFW, IUPUI, Louisville, Miami of Ohio, Valparaiso, and Wright State University. We will face many of these teams in the spring. It will be a great weekend for some tennis and look forward to showcasing our outdoor facility."
The tournament consists of five draws of 16 singles and two doubles draws of eight. If inclement weather were to occur the event will be moved indoors at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center.
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Aaron Stiles was declared the winner of the race for state House District 45 late Friday afternoon.
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Roberts took the lead Tuesday night by just 30 votes before additional ballots were counted. Then around 5 a.m. Wednesday, the ballot counting machine at the elections office was fixed and incumbent Republican Aaron Stiles took the lead by 18 votes.
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Understanding whether criminal behavior is %u201Ccontagious%u201D is important for law enforcement and for policies that affect how people are sorted across social settings. We test the hypothesis that criminal behavior is contagious by using data from the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) randomized housing-mobility experiment to examine the extent to which lower local-area crime rates decrease arrest rates among individuals. Our analysis exploits the fact that the effect of treatment group assignment yields different types of neighborhood changes across the five MTO demonstration sites. We use treatment-site interactions to instrument for measures of neighborhood crime rates, poverty and racial segregation in our analysis of individual arrest outcomes. We are unable to detect evidence in support of the contagion hypothesis. Neighborhood racial segregation appears to be the most important explanation for across-neighborhood variation in arrests for violent crimes in our sample, perhaps because drug market activity is more common in high-minority neighborhoods.
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DETROIT, MI- General Motors Co. ended 2013 with a decline in U.S. sales, but not enough to offset a robust year for the Detroit-based automaker.
GM today reported it sold 230,157 vehicles last month, a 6 percent decrease compared to December 2012 – upping the company's 2013 sales to nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks sold, a 7 percent increase from 2012.
"2013 was the year that GM and the auto industry put the last traces of the recession in the rearview mirror, so now we can devote our full attention to the things that matter most to customers: compelling design, world-class quality and delivering the best ownership experience in the business," said Kurt McNeil, vice president, U.S. sales operations.
All four of GM's brands were down in December, but up overall. For the year, Cadillac led the way for GM compared to 2012, with sales up 22 percent, followed by Buick up 14 percent; GMC up 9 percent; and Chevrolet up 5 percent.
GM is the last of the Detroit automakers to release December sales results. Earlier today, crosstown rivals Chrysler Group LLC reported a 6 percent increase from the same time a year ago and Ford Motor Co. reported a 2 percent increase.
Analysts expect last month's sales to be up between 3-5 percent compared to December 2012 to about 1.42-1.46 million cars and trucks sold. December is projected to bring 2013 vehicle sales to above 15.6 million units, an 8 percent improvement from 2012.
"For consumers, this is generally the best time of year to purchase a new vehicle," said Alec Gutierrez, senior analyst for Kelley Blue Book. "Dealers are trying to clear remaining 2013 model-year stock, which is 26 percent of current inventory, according to AutoTrader.com listings."
As for 2014, some experts predict vehicle sales to top 16.3 million units.
Top five GM models by units sold in December (2013 sales):
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3. GMC Sierra- 17,854 (184,389)
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5. Chevrolet Malibu- 15,493 (200,594)
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Publius and the Petition: Doe v. Reed and the History of Anonymous Speech
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Yale Law Journal, Vol. 120
This Note argues signatures on petitions intended for use in legislative action through direct democracy processes such as ballot initiatives should be subject to public scrutiny and disclosure; they should not benefit from free speech protections allowing for anonymity. Signatures used in direct democracy proceedings should not be considered petitions or speech at all, but rather lawmaking. Through rigorous historical, doctrinal, and prudential analysis this Note distinguishes between core First Amendment rights, which might include a signature on a general petition with no legislative implications or minority associational rights, and speech-like activity that forms part of the regulated lawmaking process.
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Space Music: Earth Music... on Titan
Travel to Saturn's frozen moon of Titan and you'll discover lakes of liquid methane, thick smog clouds and exactly 13 minutes and 46 seconds worth of Earth music.
Back in 1997, French musicians Julien Civange and Louis Haeri composed four tracks to place aboard ESA's Titan-bound Huygens probe, which would in turn make the seven-year journey board NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Dubbed "Music2Titan," the EP breaks down as follows:
1. Lalala: A rock instrumental celebrating the scientists who made the trip possible.
2. Bald James Deans: Another rock track, this time marking the separation between the Cassini spacecraft and the Huygens probe.
3. Hot Time: Probably the best track on Titan, this psychedelic rock instrumental represents the mysteries of moon's surface.
4. No Love: A melancholic, Philip K. Dick-inspired piece about humanity's eventual exodus to other worlds.
"Music2Titan" landed in 2005, but still hasn't found an audience among possible Titanian life forms. Earthlings, however, can sample the tracks and purchase them on Amazon and iTunes.
But there are other musical means of exploring our future amid the stars. Let's look at few couple of them…
"Possible Sounds of Möbius" by Sistema
Inspired by the likes of Boards of Canada, the Human League* and Tangerine Dream, Spanish electronic artist Manel Ruíz Lens AKA Sistema collects a decade's worth of his sonic creations in this 2012 release. Tracks like "Observatorio de stars" take the listener on an escalating journey through the cosmos. Other tracks range from ambient and dreamy to dirty, retro electronica. You can stream the whole album through Spain's Playground Magazine:
"Drokk" by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
We suffered one Judge Dredd movie back in 1995 and we're slated to endure another one later this year. In the meantime Geoff Barrow (of Portishead fame) and composer Ben Salisbury have given us "Drokk: Music Inspired by Mega-City One." Heavily inspired by the synthtastic sci-fi of such films as "Terminator" and "John Carpenter's The Thing," the album serves as dark, brooding soundtrack for a non-existent grim-dark "2000 AD" film. It's wonderful background music you're your latest sci-fi read, Dredd or otherwise. Fittingly enough for this post, one of the tracks is called "Titan Bound." Preview the whole album via Band Camp:
Drokk: Music inspired by Mega-City One by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
The Sci-Fi Sounds of Alan Howarth
Ah, but why not go right back to the source? Barrow and Salisbury clearly have a rich appreciation for the work of soundtrack and sound design legend Alan Howarth. The man's sound design credits include "Total Recall" and the first six "Star Trek" movies, but he's most beloved for his soundtrack collaborations with John Carpenter on such films as "Escape From New York" and "Big Trouble in Little China."
Howarth's music is widely available for purchase online — including this excellent collection of various sci-fi blip and beeps from his sound design work. If you can find it, his Resident Adviser mix from 2010 is amazing.
Howarth also occasionally packs up his gear for a live performance or two. Here he is performing the "Escape From New York" soundtrack live at the 2011 Unsound Festival in New York:
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The missionary inventor who designed a flying car to help spread the Gospel throughout the world will showcase his invention at one of the biggest aviation shows in the world this weekend.
Steve Saint designed the Maverick Sport to take missionaries into regions that can't be reached by other modes of transportation.
The 59-year-old has taken the flying machine on a 1,300 mile journey from Florida to Wisconsin to be displayed at the EAA Adventure Air Show in Oshkosh.
Saint is the son of noted missionary Nate Saint who was killed by Huaorani tribesmen in Ecuador in 1956. His father's book inspired the feature film "End of the Spear," which was released in 2006.
"Down where we live you either fly or die. When I was an adult they told me it was time for me to come back and teach them things that I had learned in the outside world," Saint said.
"And this is one of the things they wanted to learn -- was how to fly. It's so that people in South America or Africa can take their people to their own clinics, their own doctors and do it themselves," he added.
The vehicle can travel 350 miles on the road and 100 miles in the air on a tank of gas.
Each flying car costs about $80,000. Saint hopes to be able to give non-profit groups a reduced price of $30,000.
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WELLSBORO - Byron Sands, a professional photographer, will present the program, "The Science of Digital Photography," at 7 p.m. Tuesday during the next meeting of The Grand Canyon Photography Club at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center, 134 Main St.
Sands will discuss camera basics, including capture modes, lens, shutter, aperture, ISO and the interrelationship between them. He also will discuss digital lenses and digital sensors, how they work, what "field of view crop" means and why that matters, as well as color spaces, white balance and color temperature and how they apply to images.
His presentation will cover digital image formats and what the digital photographer needs to know about preserving images.
Sands earned the Professional Photography Certificate of the New York Institute of Photography and spent more than three decades in technology and digital imaging.
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WASHINGTON -- The recession is hitting home.
A new report shows Americans' net worth has plunged since the economic downturn began.
Click the player to watch the report from CBN News Washington Correspondent Jennifer Wishon followed by comments from Gordon Robertson.
President Barack Obama says the economy is causing a lot of families "incredible pain and hardship," but the government is providing them help.
Obama spoke to reporters in the Oval Office Friday after getting an update from his economic advisor Paul Volcker.
The President said his administration is working on both short-term help and long-term economic recovery plans. He maintains the capacity of American workers and industry is undiminished.
Obama said the goal is a new "post-bubble" economic model. He says the days of relying on an inflated housing market and maxed-out credit cards are over.
The President continues to sell optimisim, but some remain skeptical his stimulus plan is working.
Americans' Net Worth Down
For Americans who needed a statistic to realize their bank accounts are shrinking here's the proof. A report from the Federal Reserve reveals Americans' net worth plunged nearly 18 percent last year.
The decline is the sharpest since the Fed started keeping track of net worth in the 1940's and not everyone believes Washington has a handle on the problem.
"The American people are concluding that Washington D.C., doesn't understand, in a very real sense, what they're dealing with," said Rep. Mike Pence R-IN.
How Long Will The Recession Last?
With household net worth down, that could mean less consumer spending and smaller corporate earnings. But for now, the stock market is rallying, after some slightly better news from businesses this week.
Even so, some wonder how long it will last.
"If you do have a plan, you haven't persuaded us yet and until you persuade us, U.S. confidence won't come back," said Sen. Lamar Alexander R-TN.
Obama: Stimulus Plan Will Work
Over the long term though, President Barack Obama says the $787 billion stimulus package passed earlier this year will work -- cautioning lawmakers and business leaders not to live by daily climbs and dips in the market.
Today the President will learn just how optimistic he can be. He is meeting with Paul Volcker, the man leading his economic advisory board, who will offer the President a progress report on the stimulus.
"I did not come here to pass our problems on to the next president or the next generation," Obama said. "I'm here to solve them."
Both GOP and Democrats Asking When?
But Republicans aren't buying it.
In a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, some Democrats revealed they are also getting antsy - wondering when their constituents will feel relief.
"I'm meeting with small business people in my state frequently," said Sen. Benjamin Cardin D-MD. "The credit is just as tough as it was four months ago."
"I agree with that," Geithner replied.
"Wait And See"
Despite rumblings on Capitol Hill of a second stimulus bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a wait and see approach.
"I don't think you ever close the door to being prepared for what eventuality may come, but I think that is its not a near, near thing," she said.
It's important, Pelosi says, to let the first stimulus play out. A second one so soon she says would only further erode American confidence.
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PINEHURST, N.C. - Comparisons were inevitable by hosting the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open on the same golf course in consecutive weeks.
Only these had nothing to do with numbers.
Stacy Lewis found comfort in comparisons with U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer. The No. 1 player in women's golf studied Pinehurst No. 2 on her own a few weeks ago, formulated an idea how to play the golf course and then watched Martin Kaymer follow the script she had in her head and win by eight shots.
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Michelle Wie shot a 2-under-par 68 and trails Stacy Lewis by one stroke after Thursday's first round of the U.S. Women's Open.
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Just like Kaymer, Lewis opened Thursday without a bogey on her card. Lewis was able to finish at 3-under-par 67 for a one-shot lead over Michelle Wie of Honolulu.
"It was cool to see the plan I had laid out in my head. He was kind of doing the same thing," Lewis said. "So it was nice coming into the week knowing that my plan was going to work on this golf course. ... If you're hitting the ball well enough, you can definitely run away with it. At the same time, you have to know par is a good number and keep grinding away."
Right behind was Wie, who studied as hard for Pinehurst as she ever did at Stanford. She was at Pinehurst on Sunday to watch the final round, and later picked up the yardage books from a few friends in south Florida - U.S. Open runner-up Rickie Fowler and Keegan Bradley - and compared notes.
Wie had four birdies on the back nine for a 68.
"I did a lot of homework," she said. "Just took the notes from both of the books. It really helped just because they played last week in similar conditions. And they're obviously great players. I definitely learned a thing or two."
Lewis and Wie were among only five players under par when the first round was halted by thunderstorms with 30 players still on the course.
Lucy Li, the 11-year-old from the Bay Area who became the youngest qualifier in U.S. Women's Open history, shot a 78.
"I mean, it's 8 over," Li said. "It's not bad. But I was 7 over in three holes, so that's 1 over in 15 holes. So yeah, I just need to get rid of the big numbers."


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An entertaining and intelligent skating game, but missing that extra spark.
The appeal of OlliOlli is instant. Falling into that stereotypical category of 'simple to pick up yet hard to master' it's accessible to pretty much anyone who understands what a PS Vita is. The analogue stick controls your tricks - think Skate - and a well-timed push of the X button is on-hand to ensure there's some essence of skill to landing. There are other elements present, but ultimately this is very straight-forward, very morish.
Or so you would expect. While it's easy to start fooling around with OlliOlli and begin to understand where the satisfaction lies, it's difficult to stay engrossed with it for too long a period. The majority of the game is broken down into levels that ask you to complete a series of challenges. Score a certain amount of points, hit a particular grind, perform a specific trick. Stack and you'll instantly fail and it's back to the beginning with you. Start to seamlessly flow them all together and your combo will increase.
Given how it's presented it doesn't need to be any more complicated - this is a stripped back experience. But it might be too basic: the levels all follow a very set template, lacking in the variety that early Tony Hawk games reveled in. There's also a constant sense that this is better served to pick-up-and-play sessions - it's unlikely you'll ever feel tempted to give up huge portions of your life to it.
That's not to say there isn't a fair amount here should you get carried away. The aforementioned challenge levels are accompanied by a 'Daily Grind' - where you have one chance to score as big a combo as possible - and 'Spots': a competition between friends where you all try and outdo each other at a certain… wait for it… spot.
Roll7 has certainly created something engaging, and I can easily see people completely losing themselves in OlliOlli. Personally, though, it fell more into endless runner territory for me. Definitely entertaining, but not something I can sacrifice hours of my life to.
Played for 4 hours.
7 / 10
- Evolves the more you play
- Simple and fun
- Gets a little boring
- Hard to play in long bursts


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Aaron Stone
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Parents need to know that this Disney XD series is about a teen video gamer who's tapped to fight a group of real criminals bent on world domination. Perhaps not surprisingly, then, gaming takes center stage in the series, with characters frequently talking about and/or playing the central game (sometimes instead of interacting with each other in person). So expect plenty of action (though not much in the way of injuries or blood), both in the game and out of it. There's also some innocent high school flirting, but no swearing or drinking/smoking. Charlie is motivated to save the world partly by the fact that it will help his struggling single mom and younger brother.
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Charlie Lambert (Kelly Blatz) is living a double life. By day, he's an average high school student -- but after school, he dives into his favorite video game, Hero Rising. There he becomes AARON STONE, the top player in a virtual world that's threatened by the evil Omega Defiance. Charlie is stunned to learn that the game is based on an actual conspiracy and that a mysterious corporation wants him to use his gaming talents to take on the real Omega Defiance and save the world. Charlie is soon zipping around the world with his android handler/sidekick Stan (J.P. Manoux), grappling with evil thugs, and rushing to get back home in time for class.
Is it any good?
This lightweight teen action series plays on our secret desire to be special. Charlie is plucked from obscurity, told he's unique, and then sent out to save the world. It's a common fantasy, especially for young people, though the focus on video games gives the show a 21st-century twist. Unlike, say, the Harry Potter series, or even the comedic Princess Diaries, in which the main characters are born with a hidden destiny, the star of Aaron Stone is an ordinary kid whose video game habit has transformed him into a hero.
Despite a fairly thin plot, so-so action sequences, and a far-fetched concept, Aaron Stone will likely appeal to other ordinary kids, especially those who enjoy video games and harbor fantasies of greatness. While not everyone can be born with magical powers, anyone can play a game.
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Three Dog Night (if you go back that far) suggested that the number '1' was the loneliest number. Well, I don't believe it. There are ones all over the place, ergo they should not be lonely, and I'll prove it to you.
In less than a week the date 11-11-11 will take place. Now how many more ones can you have than that? The answer of course is none. This date won't happen again for one whole century. My wife wanted to know how many people I thought were likely to get married on that date. I suggested six because that's the one number that came into my head. Yeah, I know. My wife thinks I'm one brick short of a load too.
She laughingly suggested that 11 people would probably get married that day. Now we both knew that since marriage involves one person marrying one other person that any answer to the question - that was rhetorical to begin with - could not end in one as that number is not divisible by two. And as the song suggests - two is the loneliest number since the number one!
Now that you're convinced that I have totally lost it, I will explain where this column is headed. A bowling buddy asked me a question a couple of weeks ago. He wanted to know if I had ever done any research on the origin of "111 in the seventh." As any league bowler knows, when one shoots that score in any given game, he or she is required to buy a round of drinks for their teammates.
Not all teams honor that bowling tradition, but many do. So why that score, which includes three ones, in that particular frame? I asked around and hit the internet to see if I could shed some light on this one particular phenomenon. The people I talked to didn't have any information on the origin, suggesting that it has always been that way.
On the web though, I found that someone else had asked the same question and the responses were interesting. Apparently the score and the frame is used because of your chance to shoot a 200 game. If you get 111 in the seventh, and then strike out you break 200. Officially that would be a 201 game begging the question that maybe the score of 110 should be used for the "beer" frame. That of course would leave us one 1 short and well it just wouldn't seem right.
Another bowler remembered the day of keeping score the old fashioned way on paper. When a bowler reached 111 in the seventh frame, a roof was put over the score, symbolizing a house. The reason for that, the writer stated, was that the "house" would buy the bowler a drink for achieving that score.
That isn't likely to happen today as it would be illegal to do so, but I'm guessing that if this tradition did indeed ever take place, bowling establishments stopped the practice early on as you can just imagine bowlers shooting for the score. Hey, everyone likes a freebie. Someone must have suggested making the offending bowler buy drinks since they were losing out on their own chance to get a free drink. Well, it is one more theory!
Another responder said that in her league, a score of 111 for the entire game was called a Chinese outhouse. At the end of the season they would be given a roll of toilet paper for each game of 111 rolled. All right, that's one that I have never heard of and one that I would just as soon forget.
One thing is for sure. I am likely to get more stories concerning the origin of 111 in the seventh and when I do I will pass them along to you. Of course, that will be done one by one.
Robin Dickman had the pins jumping in the Alley Cats League as she rolled a big 637 series. Carla Siebenaller shot 537, Heather Butler 535, Lorrie Williams 512 and Virginia Vanover 475. In the Rocket League Rich Sigler had 638, Roger Coppus 624, Tyson Shope 623, Tim Sturgill 619, Steve Barnes 589, Virginia Vanover 443 and Ellen Ewing 438. Jere Morlock shot 667, Bob Capehart 582, Kevin Reynolds 520, Kerry Wertz 512, Marty Factor 478, Joyce Babcock 474 and Nicole Babcock 426 in the Grange League.
At the K of C Lanes Deb Hoerig had 437, Nerita Streacker 428, Brie Streacker 423, Lela Gaietto 398 and Julie Fortner 394 in the Lady Knights League. Tuesday Night League scores included Chris Johnson 601, Steve Steinmetz, Jr. 582, Aaron Sherman 575, Jim Rainey 558, Kevin Orians 556, Darl Elchert 550, Mark Orians 542 and Hank Collet 541. Bennett Paulus shot 554 and Joe Zirger 548 in the Senior League.
Twilight League scores included Steve Davis 655, Ben Williams 605 and Tim Sturgill 601. For the ladies, Rhonda Fitch rolled a 544 and Robin Brownell 443. Tim Sturgill led the way in the Sunday Night Rock N Roll League with 654. Mark Phillips shot 643, Tom Tiell 641, Bill Biddle 638, Bob Steele 619, Janice Young 506 and Dottie Funk 477. In the Imperial-Majorette League Steve Steinmetz, Jr. had 670, Steve Steinmetz, Sr. 595 and Jeff Peer 589. For the women Rhonda Fitch shot 549, Phyllis Hyde 516 and Deb Nominee 494.
Finally you may recall that I sang the praises of Greg Tiell last week when he shot 756 in the Sportsman League. He suggested that he didn't think he could throw the ball any better than he did that night. Apparently he was mistaken. All he did this week was shoot 267 and 268 in the first two games. He then threw the front eight in game three. His ball went high in the ninth frame leaving double pinochle. The split cost him a shot at an 800 series as his 249 game brought his total for the evening to 784. Leaves one to wonder what he'll shoot next week.
Jim Mason also broke the 700 plateau as he fired a 718 in the same league, while Rich Yates, Jr. shot 661, Ron Yentzer 647, Lance Davis 638, Chris Johnson 624 and Paul Gosche 604.
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This is the story of a long awaited trip. Loganair is a small Scottish airline that primarily provides a network of domestic passenger and freight service between the central belt cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, the northern cities of Aberdeen and Inverness, and the remoter islands and peninsulars of Scotland. Prior to October 2008, Loganair was a franchisee of British Airways and flew under their flight numbers and in their colours. BA has shown little interest in regional flying in the last years however, so when the franchise expired, Loganair switched allegiance to become a franchisee of FlyBe. FlyBe is, of course, the airline that has inherited and developed many of the regional routes once flown by BA and their regional subsidiaries and franchisees.
Most of my domestic flying is now with FlyBe, although with their "mainline" services rather than Loganair. As a result I've been accumulating points with FlyBe's "Rewards4All" loyalty programme. It's got a horrible name and the points aren't exactly useful.
One flight in FlyBe economy earns one point (two points in Economy
Plus) and sixteen points can be redeemed for a domestic roundtrip. Thirty-five points can be redeemed for an annual pass to FlyBe's lounge network. In principle, the programme sounds great: just eight roundtrips and you get a free flight. But when it came to price up a redemption, I found the taxes and charges on my most regular route cost more than the total fare, taxes and charges being offered on flyBe.com at the time for the exact same flight. So for a while I stacked up the points with no idea what to use them for. Then, however, a chance discovery one evening, testing out possible itineraries on flyBe.com, revealed something promising. Rewards4All points can naturally be redeemed on Loganair-operated flights as well, and because of the favourable subsidies given to their remoter essential air service routes within Scotland, my apparently useless points suddenly seemed rather valuable.
For instance, a roundtrip from Glasgow to Barra usually prices up in the region of £150, and a return to Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands around £350. Yet with points, the subsidised taxes and charges on these flights are (currently) about £25 and £35 respectively.
No doubt like many others on this forum, I had long dreamed of making the unique trip from Glasgow to Barra in one of Loganair's two Twin Otters; the only scheduled airline service in the northern hemisphere that lands on a beach. I considered a weekend trip to Barra, but decided in the end to set that one aside for another time (as we were already planning a holiday walking in the Outer Hebrides this year, traveling there and back by boat).
Next on the Scottish travel wish list was, therefore, Shetland.
If you grow up in the UK you will probably come to learn about the Shetland Islands through maps or atlases of the British Isles. The Shetland Islands normally reside not in their true geographic position, but in an inset box alongside the much closer Orkney Islands. Shetland is home to the northernmost point in the UK and the easternmost point in Scotland. Closer to Norway than to the capita city of Edinburgh, these islands are a living, breathing connection between contemporary Scotland and its Norse history.
An opportunity to go soon arose: aside from flying, one of my guilty passions is the cinema, and fueling that interest are the film reviews of the BBC correspondent Mark Kermode. He and his wife, Dr Ruth Williams, curate the annual film festival in Shetland, and seeping how the 2011 programme was packed with films that I had conveniently not seen, it was an easy decision to make.
Using 16 of my accumulated Rewards4All points, I was able to book a roundtrip from Glasgow Iternational to Sumburgh for £35.40. The equivalent flight was selling for a cash fare of around £350. This really was an instance of an award flight making possible a trip I simply wouldn't have been able to consider otherwise. The alternative to the normally very expensive flight is a train journey to Aberdeen and then a 12 hour ferry crossing to Lerwick. A high season single ticket costs about £36 on the boat, plus upwards of £130 for a car and as much as £120 for a two person cabin.
Date: Wednesday 31 August 2011
Route: Glasgow International (GLA / EGPF) to Sumburgh (LSI, EGPB)
Airline: FlyBe, operated by Loganair
Flight number: BE6917
Departure time: 1330 GMT +1 (on time)
Arrival time: 1500 GMT +1 (on time)
Type of aircraft: Saab 340B
Registration: G-LGNE
Load: 22 passengers, 3 crew
Seat: 4A
Glasgow Airport is accessible by bus and train from Glasgow city centre. The bus is very expensive for such a short route, so I chose to take the train instead. Although Glasgow Airport doesn't have its own station, you buy an inclusive train ticket to the airport which includes a bus connection from Paisley Gilmour Street station, which is 10-15 minutes ride from Glasgow Central and then a short 5 minute bus ride from the airport. A single ticket from the city to the airport is currently £2.90.
DSCN5723 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
A mix of fast and slow suburban trains run from Glasgow Central to Paisley Gilmour Street, and this was mine, the 11:00 to Ayr. It was formed of the pride of Scotrail's fleet, a new, German-built, Siemens "class 380" train. Ayr trains also call at Prestwick Airport, which is about forty-five minutes away, and familiar to many a Ryanair passenger.
At Paisley Gilmour Street, it's an easy (and clearly signed) connection to the local route 66 bus outside, which arrived about ten minutes after I arrived. If you're going from any railway station to Glasgow Airport, the driver will accept your train ticket when you board. If you're going in the opposite direction from the airport to a railway station, it's slightly more complicated. At the airport the driver should (though often doesn't know how to) sell you a "rail exchange" ticket for about £1.80, which you can then use at Paisley Gilmour Street as £1.50 credit towards your onward train.
It's a quick five minute journey to the airport, swinging in via a security checkpoint for buses and taxis that have access to the roadway in front of the terminal building. It was the terrorist attack in June 2007 at GLA that lead to these vehicle restrictions at this and many other UK airports. Having left Glasgow Central at 11:00, I was at the airport by 11:30, catching sight of Air Transat's C-GFAT reading to carry flight #851 to Calgary.
DSCN5729 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
DSCN5736 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
I had checked in online the day before, but had a large pack to check-in. There was no-one ahead of me at the FlyBe check-in counters and one of the three agents soon had my bag tagged. Given its size, I left the pack at the adjacent outsize baggage conveyor and headed upstairs to pass through security. That was with some trepidation, given that the last time I checked a large backpack into the outsize baggage facility at GLA was in 2007 for a US flight to LGA at the end of which my bag never emerged (and was never returned to me, nor adequately compensated by US). Hopefully today's flight would be simpler.
DSCN5733 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
DSCN5734 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
DSCN5742 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Security was similarly easy; while hundreds of people were queuing to check in for the daily Emirates flight to DXB, it seemed that few of that crowd had got as far as security. I use GLA about two or three times a month, and the security experience can depend very much on the time of day. For a 07:00 departure, when most of the passengers are business folk or commuters (who know what they're doing) and up to a dozen scanners are working, it's a breeze. A few hours later after the first wave of departures, it can be chaos as the trans-Atlantic and sunshine flights (packed with infrequent flyers unfamiliar with security procedures) clog up the security channels.
DSCN5740 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Given that BAA invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in the relatively young security search area at GLA, it's a painful jolt to then hit a truly grotty "duty free" shop through which all passengers are obliged to pass. This is badly laid out, badly ventilated and a pain to have to slalom through. It's a clear reminder that BAA has for a number of a years been one of the most profitable owners of retail space in the UK, rather than an efficient airport operator.
DSCN5744 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
I meandered through the airside area, but again it's almost entirely oriented around shopping with no real views out onto the apron. From this core area of the terminal, the are three piers: one international and two domestic. The two domestic piers are only accessible to domestic passengers (with a boarding pass check). I was instructed to turn right and head towards the smaller of the two piers, where gates 1-8 are located. British Airways, BMI Regional and the majority of FlyBe domestic flights depart from the other (central) domestic pier, which is distinctive from the other piers by it's black triangular lounge area at the far end. There wasn't much happening out on the ramp, just a single FlyBe Dash 8 Q400, G-JECP, parked on stand awaiting duties later in the day.
DSCN5745 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
These long, thin 'props are the bread and butter of FlyBe's extensive network, and I always enjoy traveling on them. Flights with lighter loads are especially enjoyable, as the engines are phenomenally powerful for such a light aircraft.
I walked the length of the smaller domestic pier, and just after 12:00, G-LGNC landed as FlyBe #6916 from Kirkwall before taxiing round to the dedicated Loganair stands at ages 1-3. It parked alongside its sister G-LGNK: one of these two aircraft would be taking me to Sumburgh today.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNK by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
DSCN5752 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
This domestic pier has recently had some mild refurbishments, with a new coat of paint and new flooring materials. However it's still clearly the oldest part of the terminal, with single glazed steel frame windows and what must be a prodigious heating bill in the winter. Later additions (the sloped roofs in the photos) have created addition lounge space at ground floor, the furthest of which are mainly used by EasyJet for their domestic departures. I've used this pier a few times for FlyBe flights displaced from their dual gates and a handful of painfully early EasyJet flights over to Belfast International.
DSCN5750 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
DSCN5749 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
The nearer of the two ground floor lounges on this pier is Loganair's, and it's from here that gates 1 - 3 are served. There are some vending machines, large scale photos of some of Loganair's destinations and even an action shot of Loganair Tw'otter G-BVVK at Barra Airport. I witnessed just such a delicate landing on the beach at Barra a few months earlier during the aforementioned holiday on the Outer Hebrides. Witnessing that beautiful landing on such a beautiful island left in no doubt that that will be the next Rewards4All redemption.
DSCN5767 by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
At 12:35, flight BE6915 to Kirkwall began boarding through gate 1. It soon became apparent that the flight was one passenger down, and a few "final calls" were made for him to get to the gate. These were unsuccessful and his bag was offloaded. The passenger arrived a few minutes later, before G-LGNK had even been pushed back, but it was too late. He was advised to collect his bags from baggage reclaim and make arrangements to come back for tomorrow's flight.
At about 13:15 it was our turn, and flight BE6197 to Sumburgh was called for boarding. G-LGNC was to be our aircraft, and I stopped to get a few photographs of it and another recent arrival, sister ship G-LGNE.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
I was greeted at the top of the steps by a friendly female flight attendant who dircted me towards seat 4A. There's no row 1 on these Saab, just rows 2 through to 12, with single A seats on the right as you board and a pair of CD and your left. For future travel it's worth remembering that row 3 has now window. I had been uncertain about whether I would have an overwing view, but in fact row 4 is just forward of the wing with a fine view of the port propellor. The cabin was slightly dated, and the blue leather seats were well worn around their edges, but if anything this just contributed to the comfortable feel of the slightly squishy seats. Certainly a step up from the somewhat thinner seats on a FlyBe Q400.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNE by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
I counted 22 passengers on board today's flight; a mix of tourists, families and business folk. The flight attendant welcomed everyone on board with the same courtesy and was friendly throughout the flight. The door was closed at 13:24 and we were soon being pushed back. Through my window I could see that Loganair's Twin Otter G-BZFP had come onto the adjacent stand, and was being unloaded.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
The captain welcomed us on board, warning us of quite low cloud level on our flight today, so little opportuniy to see the stunning scenery of the central highlands. We would be departing in a south-westerly direction before turning north towards Loch Lomond, Perth and finally Aberdeen before heading north to Sumburgh.
As our flight attendant completed the safety demonstration, I noticed out of my window something of a gathering on the ramp we had just left. A group of employees, both ramp and handling, had gathered with a large hand written banner that read "We'll miss you Jack!" As we taxyed away from the terminal towards runway 23, I spotted a BAA fire truck taking up position at the end of the cul-de-sac to these gates, with another Loganair Saab 340 approaching. Although we didn't see it, I gathered later from the flight attendant that this this was of course the last day at work of a beloved Loganair flight deck colleague, and the water cannon salute was in honour of his retirement after more than twenty years of service for the airline.
We taxyed out to the threshold of runway 23 but were held for a few moments while an Aer Arann ATR landed.
Take off was swift and powerful, although certainly not as sprightly as the Q400's I'm more used to. We quickly banked to the right and were heading into the clouds before we'd even crossed the River Clyde. We were soon breaking through this thick cloud base, however, and cruising under a beautiful soft blue sky. The nacelle of the propellor beside me seemed almost to have been polished, offering a perfect reflection of the cockpit's port windows.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Cabin service on Loganair differs slightly from FlyBe. Although there's a FlyBe magazine in the seat pocket, Loganair flights have a modest complimentary offer of tea, instant coffee, juice or water. The attendant passed through the cabin offering cups, milk sticks and a napkin pack before returning with coffee and tea in jugs. The somewhat infuriating milk sticks splattered me and the back of the seat in front of me slightly. Some dried white spots on the blue leather in front of me suggested that this is a frequent problem.
There was nothing of Scotland to see below the clouds today, just a blue sky above us and thick cloud below us. We turned north at 14:15 and shortly afterwards the first officer informed us that we were cruising at 19,000ft and experiencing only a slight headwind. We were expected on the ground at five minutes to three for an on schedule arrival. Our flight time would have been approximately one hour and twenty minutes.
At around 14:40 our felt our pitch change slightly, and my ears told me we were starting our descent. We started to clip the clouds and had a relatively smooth descent. With my camera at the ready, I caugt sight of Fair Isle behind us over the wing. We were approaching Sumburgh from the south, so there were very few advance views of Shetland: a few outlying uninhabited islands and rock formations, before the sharp cliffs of Fitfully Head on the south-west coast of Shetland mainland appeared.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Approaching Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Approaching Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
For a stunning pilot's eye view of the approach to and landing LSI's runway 33, take a look at YouTube user Bwaname's video - taken from just such a Loganair Saab 340.
The approach seems devishly simple: aim for the tip of Shetland, keep the lighthouse at Sumburgh Head on your right, hang a left at the quarry at Grutness and pop 'er down on the piano keys. Simples!
For the passengers in A seats, there's very little to see before the bank left at a few hundred feet. I managed to catch a glimpse of the airport by craning my neck against the fuselage. A plume of black smoke was emerging from the fire service training area beside the terminal complex, and is visible in this photo.
Approaching Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Even though I was expected it, the bank to the left was a surprise, with a close up view of the farm buildings below us. Within seconds we were aligned with runway 33 and before I knew it, we were down and the plane was decelerating sharply. It was one of the most anticipated and enjoyable landings I've experienced in a long time.
Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Turning to the right, we taxyed back towards the terminal. The fire service had indeed been practicing their valuable and sophisticated fire fighting skills, and after passing their training hulk, I also caught a glimpse of a visitor to Sumburgh, a Metroliner of Ben Air registration OY-BJP.
Sumburgh Airport by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Also on stand near the terminal was another Loganair Saab, G-LGNH.
Sumburgh Airport by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Sumburgh Airport by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
We taxyed into position behind her, with the terminal on our right. It was with some reluctance after such an enjoyable flight that I gathered my things together and bid farewell to the stewardess.
Loganair Saab 340 G-LGNC by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
Sumburgh Airport by jamesbrownontheroad, on Flickr
The terminal building of Sumburgh Airport is arguably one of the strangest in the UK. Appearing to date from the nineteen-seventies or eighties, it's the largest and boxiest looking building for miles around. Inside it is slightly more forgiving, with a welcoming check in hall and a friendly looking cafe. There is one baggage belt which was soon moving with the luggage from our flight. It didn't even complete one complete rotation before stopping again, with all the luggage available. I grabbed my pack, and headed out to these enticing islands.
And that, was that. Or so I thought. Less than twenty four hours after arriving in Sumburgh, I was presented with the unexpected opportunity to take flight once more; an opportunity that I simply couldn't resist. Keep an eye out for my next trip report, due online in the next week or so, which will record a breathtaking scheduled flight on something even smaller than a Saab 340
If you enjoyed this trip report, check out some of my past ramblings (although sadly not my two most recent reports from February 2011, which appear to have vanished from the a.net servers... for some infraction or perhaps a bug, I'd love to know?)
BHD-ORK-BHD With Aer Arann (w/pics) (by Jamesontheroad Jul 15 2005 in Trip Reports)
BHD-NWI-BHD With FlyBe (w/pics) (by Jamesontheroad Jul 20 2005 in Trip Reports)
BFS-CWL-BFS With Air Wales (doing It Backwards...) (by Jamesontheroad Aug 3 2005 in Trip Reports)
LGW-YUL Trans-Atlantic TCX752 - 35" Y Pitch (Pics) (by Jamesontheroad Sep 20 2005 in Trip Reports)
YUL-HAV-YUL AC A319 Cuban Christmas (-17C To +27C) (by Jamesontheroad Jan 1 2006 in Trip Reports)
MAN-ORD-YEG-LHR-MAN: BD & UA In Y & AC In J (by Jamesontheroad Jan 5 2008 in Trip Reports)
UA777 ORD-LHR In C (1st Day LHR T1, Arr. Lounge) (by Jamesontheroad Jul 5 2008 in Trip Reports)
PIK-BHD: Ryanair's Shortest Route (pix) (by Jamesontheroad Jul 22 2009 in Trip Reports)
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MIDLAND, MI — Doors open at 5 p.m. April 26 at the Great Hall Banquet and
Convention Center, 5121 Bay City Road, for the Michael Rubenstein fundraiser
for Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. The event's program begins at 7 p.m.
The fundraiser includes a banquet dinner, a cash bar, a silent auction. An educational seminar by Hour Magazine's Top Doc Dr. Robert M. Truding and a presentation by speaker Peter Nielsen, former Mr. Universe and national spokesperson for CCFA, Peter Nielsen.
Admission is $40 per person, $70 for a couple and $110 for a family. The student rate is $30 for a single person, $50 for a couple.
Register online at www.michaelrubensteinfundraiser.com.


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Round out your quilting repertoire! Let Ann Petersen take the fear out of sewing curved seams and open up a new world of piecing.
Other projects made as part of this class:
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|Home Decor
|Casual, Funky, Whimsical
What are you most proud of? How different this one and the original are - just love that about quilting. Each project can become thoroughly our own!
Beautiful quilt! Love all your classes.
Thank you for taking them!!
Ann as always your view on an old favorite is inspiring! Love your work.
So much fun. A new look at a classic design. Thank you.
Thank you!
Est ce que vos leons peuvent tre en francais
No, I'm afraid not.


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what ??? what do we choose ?
Which one do you think the best?
what ??? what do we choose ?
Is every one of his posts just there to advertise
Spoiler Alert!
TNOG.ORG - Games events in Manchester
MikeDBloke - PSN
I was into weird games before people knew what they where
@D_Bloke - My inane prattle


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Top Definition
the coffee that gets ingrained into the skin of your right hand when you work at a coffee shop. caused by wiping the coffee spill from the shot arm after loading it up. this is then promptly wiped onto the right side of an apron it takes a lot of washing with non-bio to get it off properly.
hello nice to meet you! (shake hands)oh sorry, please excuse my coffee hand...
by filthyhand October 03, 2007
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Can you define these popular missing words?
The syndrome of being disabled in one had by coffee.
It is early in the morning. You may be on a river trip you may not. Coffeehand can happen anywhere. However this syndrome is most common on a river trip, in the morning, while you are trying to rig a boat, or do any task with coffee in your hand. You can't set the cup down or you can't drink the coffee. You are rendered disabled, by coffee; you are left with only one free hand.
by Coffeehand the River Avenger August 29, 2009