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Tributes were paid to a teenage girl who died after falling off a ski lift in Italy during a school trip. Poonam Bhattal, 13, from Slough, was killed in Claviere in Piedmont.
The director of the ski school at the resort has said the safety bar on the chairlift was down when Poonam, a pupil at Guru Nanak Sikh Academy in Hayes, west London, fell on Friday. "Before she fell down she was grabbing for the safety bar and the men [operating] the lift saw this, stopped the lift ... but it was too late," said Marco Steffanini, the ski school director. "Now there is an investigation to understand how she could fall down with the safety bar closed."
Many friends left messages of support on Twitter. One user, @jaskiretxo, said: "Poonam Bhattal a beautiful girl who we were all so lucky to have known." Another, @TharanVirdi, said: "Poonam, you will be dearly missed, thoughts and prayers go out to your family."
In a statement, the school's principal, Rajinder Singh Sandhu, said the half-term excursion was led by the vice-principal of the school with the help of two assistant headteachers and "a massively experienced team of eight staff".
He said that the school was "doing everything possible to support the family in any way". He paid tribute to a "high achieving student".
The principal said she was always keen to participate in a lot of the charity work organised through the school.
The school party had been on a seven-day trip to Claviere organised by a company called Skibound. Claviere is on the Italian border with France, about 50 miles west of Turin.
Skibound said it was liaising with the school and the Foreign Office.
The schoolgirl is the second British teenager to die in the Alps in less than a month. Lucy Sallis, 19, drowned in a pool at the French resort of Alpe d'Huez three weeks ago. Last week nine-year-old Brook Hill was injured at Les Monts d'Olmes in the Pyrenees after a 27-year-old skier crashed into him. He is in a coma after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

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This is a discussion on Immunity from civil action after a shooting? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I have wondered about some of these cases where a DA charges someone involved in a self-defense shooting and the defendant is found innocent or ...
I have wondered about some of these cases where a DA charges someone involved in a self-defense shooting and the defendant is found innocent or charges are later dropped. In Oklahoma the law says your are immune from civil action if the court finds you immune for prosecution on the shooting.
In these cases where the court id not find you immune to prosecution and charges you with murder does this negate the immunity on the civil matter even if you are found to be not guilty?MichaelF. A person who uses force, as permitted pursuant to the provisions of subsections B and D of this section, is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force. As used in this subsection, the term criminal prosecution includes charging or prosecuting the defendant.
G. A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force, but the law enforcement agency may not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force that was used was unlawful.
H. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil action brought by a plaintiff if the court finds that the defendant is immune from prosecution as provided in subsection F of this section.
I am not a lawyer but the new WI castle law has similar if not exact wording and my understanding is that not guilty equals justified so you should be immune from civil action. If you get a professional opinion please let us know.
If found not guilty you should be reimbursed for expenses. A jury has decided that the prosecution was not justified and the facts didn't support the charges.
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Agree with the above replies. This is an attorney thing for a real answer that is specific to your state and its past cases. My reading is what others have said--if you have not been found guilty of anything (starting with initial actions by police and ending with a trial) you are not guilty and your shooting is a justified shooting--period/end of story. Civil immunity is in effect.
The last paragraph gives your answer. If sued and the court finds that you are immune from prosecution and you have been sued, then you are awarded reasonable attorney fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and all expenses incurred. The trick will be collecting the money that's due you from the person that sued you. The person that sued you may be sitting in jail. Meanwhile, you're still out the money.
That's right, the court may award the money, but that don't mean you'll get it.
" The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson
See...here..in the great state of NY you can still be sued civily in a self defense death even if found innocent of CRIMINAL charges.....Civil is Just a MONEY thing here for the most part as I know it......
Look at O.J. perfect example...no immunity in NY...........
Please...work HARDER as MILLIONS on welfare depending on YOU !!
The whole civil-action thing is a very gray area even when state statutes seem to indicate one would be free from civil action pursuant to a shooting being justified under the law or after being found not-guilty of any "routine" charges a DA may be obligated to file against a defensive shooter to legally resolve the incident in court records and clear the person from any future legal actions or questionable marks on their personal record.
Unfortunately, I understand that many legal "end-runs" around seemingly protective state statutes have been made where civil action was later brought against the self-defensive shooter by the BG (or surviving family) that are not related to the shooting itself (e.g. inflicting bodily harm, medical expenses, rights violations, etc.) but in the violin-playing arena of a family who's been left destitute, starving children eating their pet hamsters, and all suffering emotional trauma from BG's lost income, inability to work, or missing his wonderful and wholesome family presence - all because you chose to hurt him instead of running away.
I'm certainly no attorney and don't have the flexible character it takes to be one; but after going through many court hearings from past justified shootings, I can promise you that even an LEO is not safe from the totally unpredictable whims of a generally liberal (criminal or civil) court system. Whether you wear a badge or not, and even if your LE agency has its own legal staff or not, I strongly advise anyone who carrys a gun to also carry their own personal firearms legal insurance as faithfully as they carry their weapon because dropping the hammer is only the "starter pistol" for the lengthy legal event that will be ongoing for months to come.
For around $200 per year, you can usually find reputable legal agencies through the NRA or state rifle association who specialize in firearms-related legal insurance that begins as soon as you squeeze the trigger or in the event you are unduly hassled by any LE agent for any reason. Other than presenting your required identifications, presenting your legal card (with its instructions to any LE) allows you to keep your mouth shut, call the legal agency, and remain silent until your specialist attorney arrives to be present with you wherever necessary. Most all agencies will represent you through any ensuing criminal and civil actions, arrange bail if necessary, quickly ensure return of your weapon as soon as possible, and represent your best interests from beginning to end without any additional legal fees.
As mentioned by others, vaguely worded state statutes exempting you from certain civil actions does not prevent you from being sued and dragged into court; and, as also already mentioned, being exonerated of any liability by state statutes and awarded judgement for your thousands in legal fees doesn't mean you'll ever collect them - or, for only about $200 per year, you can save all that possible expense and only worry about making sure you're always within the law when carrying or using your firearm.
It's a sad event to know the world is full of hungry and unscrupulous attorneys looking to represent the lowest of scumbags and try screwing anybody they can out of a buck for any reason regardless of how rediculous and unfounded it may be. So, when you consider that we carry firearms to defend ourselves from BGs with firearms, we're seriously lacking in our arsenal unless we're also carrying a constantly available attorney to equally defend ourselves from the BG's lawyers as well.
So, when you consider that we carry firearms to defend ourselves from BGs with firearms, we're seriously lacking in our arsenal unless we're also carrying a constantly available attorney to equally defend ourselves from the BG's lawyers as well.
Here all this time I thought this is what the BUG is for.
Iowa has always taught in its PCW classes (until they were no longer required) that you could be legally right, morally right and civilly liable...
However, in the criminal code under homicide and related crimes (Chapter 707 of the Iowa code) we find this:In Iowa Reasonable Force is defined in Chapter 704:707.6 Civil liability.
No person who injures the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of the persons person or property may be held civilly liable for such injury.
No person who injures the aggressor through application of reasonable force in defense of a second person may be held civilly liable for such injury.The Force chapter (704) continues with a definition of Deadly Force:704.1 Reasonable force.
Reasonable force is that force and no more which a reasonable person, in like circumstances, would judge to be necessary to prevent an injury or loss and can include deadly force if it is reasonable to believe that such force is necessary to avoid injury or risk to ones life or safety or the life or safety of another, or it is reasonable to believe that such force is necessary to resist a like force or threat. Reasonable force, including deadly force, may be used even if an alternative course of action is available if the alternative entails a risk to life or safety, or the life or safety of a third party, or requires one to abandon or retreat from ones dwelling or place of business or employment.So, I've bolded the important parts...704.2 Deadly force.
The term deadly force means any of the following:
1. Force used for the purpose of causing serious injury.
2. Force which the actor knows or reasonably should know will create a strong probability that serious injury will result.
3. The discharge of a firearm, other than a firearm loaded with less lethal munitions and discharged by a peace officer, corrections officer, or corrections official in the line of duty, in the direction of some person with the knowledge of the persons presence there, even though no intent to inflict serious physical injury can be shown.
4. The discharge of a firearm, other than a firearm loaded with less lethal munitions and discharged by a peace officer, corrections officer, or corrections official in the line of duty, at a vehicle in which a person is known to be.
As used in this section, less lethal munitions means projectiles which are designed to stun, temporarily incapacitate, or cause temporary discomfort to a person without penetrating the persons body.
and I take from them, this:
I can use reasonable force and even deadly force (discharge my firearm) to protect myself or a third party, IF:
- Against a like force or threat (deadly force against deadly force).
- Against a lesser threat PERHAPS, if not using deadly force or retreating would endanger my life or safety, or the life or safety of another involved party.
- Against anyone if not doing so would require me to retreat from (I read this (retreat from) as leave the property completely) if it is in my home, my work place, or my place of employment.
If someone is holding a knife at me (but not on me) I might be able to use deadly force, or at least hold him with a gun pointed at him (stalemate). Once he moves toward me, I can probably use deadly force by discharging my weapon. Unless I could; say, roll up my car window and drive off or some other retreat which does not further endanger me.
If the knife is held at another person, I might be able to use deadly force because my retreating (leaving) might put the other person at risk of danger (opposite of safety) or death.
If the invasion is in my home. place of employment, or my business, I only have to retreat to somewhere else within the premises (the safe room/gun room/bedroom), if I am able to, safely. If I am unable to retreat within the house/job/business I am justified in using deadly force.
If I'm in my living room, and someone barges in the front door and they are between me and the safe room (whichever that is; bedroom, gun room, safe room), I can kill them where they stand as long as they can harm me with some sort of force (whatever they broke in with, crowbar/bat/jersey boot, what have you). If they are just standing there, I can't kill 'em as long as they are not demonstrating the ability to use force against me.
If I'm in my kitchen, and he comes in the front door, I am probably able to retreat to my safe room. If they come to that and barge in, I am probably justified to use deadly force against whatever force they are demonstrating, since I can retreat no farther unless I retreat from the dwelling completely, and I am not required to do so.
I am not a lawyer... But that's how I reason the law out... I could be wrong... but if I am, I think it's on the side of going further than I have to to NOT use deadly force.
As far as being wrongly prosecuted, I don't believe I can recoup any of my costs to defend myself from the state..., but once found not guilty of using un-"reasonable force" I would not likely be civilly sued (successfully).
It could be worse!
I suppose
And HERE
You will find that none of the is truly "INSURANCE." they will not pay for your defense up front, unless they determine you are probably not guilty, and then only a limited amount. If you are found not guilty, you may get reimbursement for your fees.
But you cannot be guaranteed "legal defense insurance" short of paying a retainer to an attorney who may have to defend you at some later date. And then, he only has to defend you 'til your retainer runs out or refund the remainder of your retainer.
It could be worse!
I suppose
let face it you can get sues if and when a shooting happens by no only the BG but other that are involved. what I did was look into a legal defense fund and I had my homeowners libility insurance raised a million dollars to cover anyone that comes after me for damages (4 dollars more a year for an extra 700,000 more in coverage; talk to you agent. I could not belevie it my self and neither could my agent so she call the underwriter to confirm and I have it in writing). not sure if it is against the rules here but there are 4 of them that seem to be the main ones
the nra ................................NRA Endorsed Insurance Program Self-Defense Liability Coverage
the uscca..............................https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/membership/
the armed citizen...................Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network, Inc.
texas law shield..for texans.....Texas Law Shield........... (this one has a clause in it where you can get dropped if it gets costly)
edit:I read some of the other posts from earlier threads and understand that none of these insurance programs will cover you if you are "IN THE WRONG". The only one that will do that is a pre-paid or cash up front lawyer
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WIRED: One of the most incredible shortcomings of Twitter that didn't seem very high on their To-Do list was the inability to find a person's handle in a simple search of that person's name. It was a Catch-22: You either had to know the handle already in order to find it, or resort to a Google search. The latter was a hardship on mobile devices, where most tweeting occurs, because switching to and from apps isn't always a total joy — and just seems ridiculous.
Reading Nick Bilton's 'A Twitter for my Sister,' it's sort of easy to see why Twitter didn't get to this ASAP (it's the bit about building a rocket ship in flight). But, sorry, it was always lame.[read more]


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Press Release: Queen's Roger Taylor Tops international Music Video Charts with 'Journey's End'
Italian TV - Queen AdvertStarting on 20th September, the new Ad made for the Unicredit bank campaign will show a story of a music collector, a devoted Queen fan, who is looking for the only missing record in his personal collection. He finally bought a copy of this record using the new credit card launched by Unicredit (called Genius Card) and then travel for miles to have the pleasure to get in his hands the record personally.
The sought-after Queen LP is a copy of the beautiful japanese edition in red and green vinyl of Queen Live Killers, celebrating also the 30th Anniversary of the release.
The TV ad is 30 seconds in length but Queen fans will recognize the records and material used on the film supplied by the We Will Rock You Italian Fan Club.
The Unicredit Bank also made a generous donation to the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
The ad can be seen at www.wewillrockyou.it.
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Date of Stay: September, 2011
Really enjoyed our stay here. Largest individual sites of any park I have been in. Level. Fire pit. I really enjoyed all the green belt surrounding the sites. Lots of room to walk with my dogs. Of course, there are always those inconsiderate people who did not pick up after theirs, but overall the park was immaculate. I agree with other posters that the cable TV leaves MUCH to be desired. But I would stay here again. Paid $18 the first two nights with club membership. Enjoyed it so much, I paid the regular rate to stay another day.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
I cannot understand why this park is not full. It is delightful. Clean, quiet, with an abundance of trees, flowers, birds, and blackberries. Layout of sites is a bit odd, but would only perhaps be a problem if park were full. Lots of walking trails, a fishing pond and creek, and a laundry. Only about 12 miles from Lassen NP. One caution: the entrance comes up VERY quickly a little less than two miles from Shingletown, so take it slow.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
Enjoyed our stay here. The maintenance staff was wonderful, helping to cut down a branch that was interfering with my slide out. Only rated a 7, however, because there were no showers and the sites are very close together.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
Although the trees are not big enough to provide shade, I would definitely stay here again. The pull-through sites are very level, wide, and long. The bathrooms are private units with showers and are kept very clean. The laundry was clean and relatively inexpensive. I would like to see the dog run area larger and note on the map that there are plans to do so.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
Great park. The hot springs pool is inexpensive and open daily. Well-spaced sites allow lots of privacy. Nice hikes in the area.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
There are no level sites. The sites are filthy and not maintained. Most sites and the roads have deep gullies in them. I later discovered this is from the untreated grey water that is allowed to be dumped freely (through other campsites) from those above. From 9am until well past dark, the roads in the park turn into a OHV motocross course for unattended minors. The noise is unbearable. Dump costs $25.00. I considered the camp unhealthy but was refused a refund.
Date of Stay: April, 2011
Enjoyed our stay here. The spaces along the creek are very nice. However, the prohibition of taking dogs on the trails made the stay less than I wanted. The price is also high for a site with no utilities. The park is beautiful and the sites far enough from each other that there is a feeling of privacy. There is an abundance (all around the camps) of ticks and poison oak.
Date of Stay: April, 2011
This was a delightful park. The couple in the front office were so personable and friendly. The Wi-Fi and cable were some of the best we have encountered. The bathrooms are set up so that there are individual private rooms with both shower and toilet. The laundry room is exceptionally clean with an iron and ironing board to use. They have books and DVDs and tapes to borrow. All in all, I plan on returning for an extended stay.
Date of Stay: April, 2011
We enjoyed our stay here, especially with the elk coming right down to the camping sites. The attendant in the visitor's center was particularly helpful. The cost was high, however, for a state park with no utilities. And the prohibition from dogs on any of the paths made the stay difficult for us with our pets. Although the only sites indicated for RVs were in the open near the meadow, we found many sites down in the trees that would be fine even with my friend's 32' Class C.
Date of Stay: April, 2011
The only thing that saved this park was its proximity to the beach. The sites are uneven and very rustic. The Wi-Fi sporadic and slow. Worst of all, there is only one bathroom, which was located a long ways away from our site (approximately three city blocks). AND the showers were pay-per-use. Unacceptable for a park that charges $40.00/night. Many full timers simply let their dogs loose to do their daily "duty" on the beach or at other sites. We will not stay there again.


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Grown on Maui $5 Challenge – Mahalo and Winners!
Mahalo to everyone who joined us at the Grown on Maui $5 Challenge held September 17 at The Class Act at the Maui Culinary Academy. We were fortunate to eat so many wonderful dishes including a Papaya Beef Salad, a gluten-free Molokai Sweet Potato Quiche, local venison and pasta, local squash pasta, local pumpkins, Maui Cattle Co roast and more. People came from all parts of Maui – Upcountry, Kihei, West Maui, North Shore and Central Maui – to celebrate regional, locally-grown food, and our cherished food traditions. We took the challenge and made meals for $5 or less per person. Days later, weʻre still amazed at the variety of food we ate. How was that ono-licious Basil Cake with Vanilla Starfruit by Riko Bartolome? Whip cream anyone (big smile)?!
Congrats to the fan-favorite winners: Most Colorful first place Elena Rego and second place Shannon Wianecki. Most Original first place to Susan Teton Campbell and second place to Riko Bartolome. Best Taste first place to Annette Niles and tied for second Roxanne Tiffin and Ann Marie Burtell. The Best Use of Local Ingredients first place to Roxanne Tiffin and tied for second place Sue Tengan and Shannon Wianecki. Most Creative use of $5 first place to Ann Marie Burtell and second place tie to Susan Teton Campbell and Sue Tengan.
Saturdayʻs gathering was also Slow Food Mauiʻs Annual Membership Meeting. Two big announcements. The first is Slow Food Maui is an official chapter of Slow Food USA. Everyone is encouraged to join Slow Food USA and elect to be a member of the Slow Food Maui Chapter. Secondly, Chair Susan Teton Campbell announced the election results for the 2012 – 2014 Slow Food Maui Board of Directors. Congratulations to Roxanne Tiffin – Chair, Melanie Boudar – Vice Chair, Melissa McKelvey – Secretary, Charlene Kaʻuhane – Treasurer, and Dania Katz and Aimee Singer, Co-Membership Chairs. A big mahalo to the 2009-2011 board – Chair Susan Teton Campbell, Vice Chair Jana McMahon, Secretary Dania Katz and Treasurer Charlene Kaʻuhane. The new board will start December 1, 2011.


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LONDON: The euro fell against the yen and dollar on Wednesday as investors took profit on gains made after euro zone policymakers agreed on a new debt target for Greece.
The yen also rose against the dollar as market players pared back expectations of aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan and concerns about the US fiscal cliff increased.
International lenders agreed a plan to cut Greek debt earlier this week, allowing the country to avoid a chaotic default and helping push the euro to a one-month high of $1.3010.
But a lack of detail and growing scepticism over how Athens will implement the reforms needed to reach the new targets made investors wary of pushing the single currency higher.
"(A deal on Greece)is a passing of the event risk so it is people taking profits on the move higher," said Saeed Amen, currency strategist at Nomura.
The euro dipped 0.2 percent to $1.2921, with the 55-day moving average at $1.2918 providing support.
With the Greek deal out of the way analysts said investors were focusing on the US fiscal cliff -- a combination of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts due to kick in next year that could tip the world's biggest economy into recession.
Barclays strategists said Europe's "muddle-through approach" on Greece threatened to amplify the impact on the euro of the outcome of the US talks.
"If they go well, the relief on peripheral assets may have legs, including the euro. If it goes bad, even France may get questioned by an uncertain market, and we would expect the euro to suffer," they wrote in a note.
The US Congress pushed toward compromise on Tuesday on the fiscal cliff, but agreement still appeared elusive despite growing pressure from American business interests for action.
Comments by US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about the lack of progress by Democratic and Republican lawmakers also fanned concerns, and added to demand for the dollar and yen against perceived riskier currencies.
The yen rose broadly as investors unwound long dollar and euro positions. The Japanese currency had lost about 4 percent against the dollar over the past two weeks as investors started to price in a possible shift in monetary policy after Japan's Dec. 16 election.
Shinzo Abe, likely to emerge as premier, has called for more aggressive easing, but some investors have begun to question how much impact he will have on monetary policy.
"Worries about the US fiscal cliff have increased, while the effects of the 'Abe trade' have faded for now," said Masashi Murata, senior forex strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.
"The market wants to see what the Bank of Japan actually does," he said.
The dollar fell 0.4 percent to 81.80 yen, retreating from last week's 7-1/2 month high of 82.84 yen. Market players cited demand for the dollar at 81.70 yen and said this was likely to check the Japanese currency's gains.
The euro also fell against the yen, dropping 0.7 percent on the day to 105.65 yen, moving away from a seven-month high of 107.135 yen set on Monday.


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Germany: Residence Permits
If your employees are in the habit of using visitor's visas for business trips in Germany, you should be aware that administrative fines of up to €500 can be imposed on the company should violations of permitted business activities be uncovered. Participation in meetings and negotiations is allowed, but involvement in daily work requires a visa which permits employment.
US citizens in possession of a valid US passport may enter Germany for tourist or business trips without a visa for stays up to 90 days during any six month period. However, they are required to obtain a residence permit in the form of a visa for stays of longer duration. Known as Aufenthaltstitel, this permit is affixed to a US passport. It indicates the length of time the bearer is permitted to stay in Germany, and the conditions or restrictions of the holder's stay (whether he or she has permission to work*). It also contains a color photo of the bearer and the seal and stamp of the Ausländeramt (Aliens Registration Authority office of issue).
US citizens may apply for such a residence permit after entering Germany without a visa, or obtain such a visa prior to entry at the German Embassy in Washington, or the German Consulates in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York or San Francisco.
If applying in the US, you must do so in person. The processing time for short-stay visa applications takes up to 15 days. Long-term residence permits or visas for employment in Germany require processing time of up to several months, because the application must be sent to the Ausländeramt with jurisdiction over your intended place of residence. It can be easier to apply after arrival in Germany, though you must obtain it before the 90 day no-visa limit.
- Completed application form and application fee
- Two proper-format passport photos (Germany has very specific requirements)
- A valid US passport (additional copy required if applying in the US)
Confirmation from the local authorities that you have registered your German address (This is required within one week of moving. Deregistration is also required when moving out.)
- Proof of employment: Contract or letter of intent from your future employer, and a completed work permit application (if applying for a work permit)
- Proof of sufficient funds to live in Germany (bank statements, tax returns etc.)
- Proof of health insurance coverage in Germany
- A certificate of Health for Residence Permit
- A certificate of good conduct
EU citizens, those belonging to the EEA (European Economic Area) member states, and Swiss nationals have freedom of movement within the EU. They are not required to obtain visas before entering Germany.
*A residence permit gives permission to work (as an employee or self-employed worker) only if the residence permit expressly states so. The process involves the immigration authorities (Ausländerbehörde) who check whether the general legal prerequisites for foreigners are fulfilled for issuing a permit. If yes, the immigration authorities then request approval from the Federal Employment Agency for taking up employment, an approval only granted if the job cannot be filled by a German, EU citizen or other employees given preferential treatment (e.g. third-country nationals who have been living in Germany for a longer period of time).
**Requirements change frequently and it's best to over-prepare. It's also prudent to seek clarification of approved business activities BEFORE travelling and to detail in full what an individual will be doing in country and with whom. It is important to identify any elements of the individual's duties while in Germany that may be considered borderline, so that appropriate redress or back-up documentation can be provided to satisfy immigration checks should the need arise.


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|Trade Rumor: Celtics asked for Tyler Hansbrough, pick for Ray Allen
|03.09.12 at 3:19 pm ET
At the end of Jackie MacMullan's excellent piece on the end of The Big Three, she quotes Pacers president Larry Bird regarding Danny Ainge's asking price for Ray Allen.
"Here's the thing," Bird said. "When Danny and I talked about trading for Ray, he wanted Tyler Hansbrough and a first-round pick. If that's the value he's putting on Ray Allen, he ain't getting it. That tells me he's in no hurry to trade him."
That jives with other talk around the league that Ainge's price is high for one of his four All-Stars. On The Big Show on Thursday, Ainge said that he wouldn't deal future assets to fix his bench's problems now. He's not desperate to make a trade, in other words.
The deadline is March 15 so there's no rush to cave, especially when deals around the league are hung up on the Dwight Howard sweepstakes.
|Rajon Rondo makes his point and joins Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson in rare air
|03.04.12 at 7:41 pm ET
It's almost as if Rajon Rondo wanted to make one final grand gesture to Danny Ainge that he'd be making a big mistake by trading him.
Rondo went out Sunday and posted the most impressive triple double in the NBA since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968, scoring 18 points, dishing out 20 assists and hauling down 17 rebounds in Boston's 115-111 overtime win over the Knicks at TD Garden.
Chamberlain was the last player in the NBA to match all of those numbers when he had 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists in a 131-121 Philly win over the Pistons on Feb. 2, 1968. Why is that comparison so significant?
Many NBA historians recall that as the best statistical game in league history, the only double triple-double ever recorded. Rondo was just two points and three rebounds shy of joining Chamberlain as the second ever with 20 in three different categories.
All the while the numbers were piling up, Rondo said he had no idea.
'No, I didn't, honestly," Rondo said. "Just tried to make some great play calling and just worked out that my numbers showed up like they did.'
One thing Rondo has been more than aware of lately are the trade rumors involving his name that don't show any indication of quieting. If anything, Sunday's game might just perk up the eyes and ears of a GM or two.
"[Rondo] was more than above average," Kevin Garnett said afterward. "Trade talks are a really, really big motivator for him."
Another hall of fame name was thrown around after the game Rondo had. Magic Johnson was the last NBA player with at least 17 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists in a game before Sunday. Johnson had 24 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists on April 18, 1989.
'I'm just playing," Rondo said. "The biggest thing is we got the win. You know, [Paul Pierce] made that shot to send us into overtime, and that was big for us. You know, if you get those type of numbers and you lose, it's kind of irrelevant.'
Of all the great numbers he had, the 47 minutes and 47 seconds of playing time might have been the most impressive of all.
'I'm tired now. I wasn't tired during the game. I had no time and no room to get tired.' Read the rest of this entry »
|Irish Coffee: When will Celtics develop a scorer?
|02.29.12 at 12:17 pm ET
Whether it's Gerald Green's glorious return to the NBA, the sight of Semih Erden facing them as a starting center or the team's woeful offensive production, a number of factors led me to this question: When is the last time Celtics president Danny Ainge or coach Doc Rivers has either drafted or developed a scorer?
Clearly, Rajon Rondo is the best player cultivated under the Ainge-Rivers regime, but I don't think anybody would argue Rondo has markedly improved in the scoring department. His scoring averages per 36 minutes in his rookie season (9.9 points) and last season (10.3) are nearly identical, and we all know about that jump shot.
The best scorer drafted by Ainge has to be Al Jefferson, but even his 36-minute averages didn't improve much under Rivers, crawling from 16.3 as a rookie to 17.2 in his final Celtics season. Not until he was traded to the Timberwolves did those averages climb into the 20s. Of course Ainge and Rivers deserve credit for molding Big Al into bait to land Kevin Garnett, but the fact remains Jefferson made a leap offensively once he left the Celtics.
The same goes for Tony Allen, Ryan Gomes, Leon Powe and Bill Walker, all of whose 36-minute scoring averages barely budged in either direction on the Celtics, and then saw those numbers rise once they left Boston.
|Irish Coffee: Celtics midseason report card
|02.24.12 at 1:58 pm ET
If Danny Ainge shook a Magic 8-Ball right now, the odds of "outlook not so good" coming up are probably even. After losing seven of their past eight games for the first time since he acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen prior to the 2007-08 NBA season, Ainge's aging Celtics are 15-17 entering the All-Star break.
It's an uphill battle the rest of the season, but it might be all downhill from here for Doc Rivers & Co. Needless to say, based on the expectations they've set the past four years, this Celtics group isn't making the grade. Let's take a look at how the C's have stacked up individually this year.
Last Grade: A
When the news broke that Jeff Green would undergo heart surgery for an aortic aneurysm, the Celtics once again had a hole to fill behind Paul Pierce at the small forward position. Pietrus has bridged that gap, and then some. Charged with 3-point shooting and bringing energy defensively, he has shot 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and defended vigorously (at the end of the blowout loss to the Thunder, Pietrus was one of few C's who played to the buzzer). In an attempt to improve the team's terrible rebounding, Pietrus has also begun to assert himself on the glass, grabbing 19 rebounds in his last two games.
Last Grade: B+
Of the aging Big Three, the one with the most mileage and the worst knees has enjoyed the best season. Garnett entered the NBA All-Star break by recording 23 points and 13 rebounds for the first time since December 2008. That marked his ninth double-double of the season, bringing his averages to 14.4 points and 7.9 rebounds in only 30.8 minutes. Paired with his usual defensive prowess, he's played all but three games — missing only one due to a tweaked hip and two for personal reasons — and it's no surprise the Celtics are 0-3 in those contests.
|Irish Coffee: 5 awful Celtics statistics, 1 good one
|02.21.12 at 12:55 pm ET
Following a 89-73 loss to the Mavericks, the Celtics dropped to 15-16 and the Eastern Conference's eighth seed (just two games ahead of the lowly Cavaliers) — the worst start to any season of the Kevin Garnett era.
Facing the Thunder on Wednesday night without the suspended Rajon Rondo and possibly sans KG (personal reasons), things don't stand to get any better, especially with injuries to bigs Jermaine O'Neal (wrist), Chris Wilcox (adductor) and Brandon Bass (knee).
Should all be unavailable in the team's final game before the All-Star break, the C's starting center midway through the 2011-12 season will come down to a choice between rookies Greg Stiemsma and JaJuan Johnson. Generally, that's the kind of thing that happens when a team enters the year with an injury-plagued 15-year veteran as its only established center. Not to mention Kendrick Perkins will be starting for the opposing team.
In some respect Celtics president Danny Ainge had to see this coming, although nobody could have expected them to be this bad. Here are five shockingly awful statistics the 2011-12 Celtics have produced.
|Larry Bird on Danny Ainge's willingness to trade Celtics greats, the death of Len Bias and his love for Kobe Bryant
|02.07.12 at 1:31 pm ET
By now, you've heard Celtics president Danny Ainge's version of the trades Red Auerbach supposedly turned down for Larry Bird and Kevin McHale in the twilight of their careers — and how it relates to the current Big Three's trade availability.
The story goes that the Pacers offered Chuck Person, Herb Williams and Steve Stipanovich in exchange for Bird while the Mavericks proposed a deal for McHale involving Detlef Schrempf and Sam Perkins. According to Ainge, Auerbach refused both.
But, in an interview with Grantland's Bill Simmons on the B.S. Report, Bird remembers it differently.
"I was there with Danny and Red and McHale the day we were talking about that," Bird told Simmons. "The one thing that Danny threw in there was players' names. The whole time I was in Boston I never heard Red mention any other players on other teams. I heard him talking about draft picks, but I never heard anything about, 'Larry, I can trade you for this, this and this.' He just never did that."
|Blake Griffin treats Kendrick Perkins like a Kia Optima
|01.31.12 at 9:36 am ET
I bet Jeff Green couldn't get dunked on like that. I kid. I kid. Somewhere, Danny Ainge is smiling.
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Rebecca's Revival: Creating Black Christianity in the Atlantic World (2005, ISBN 0-674-01689-0) is a biography written by Jon F. Sensbach, a professor of history at the University of Florida. It follows the life of Rebecca Protten a slave and then freed woman of mixed white and African descent, who, while living on the island of St. Thomas during the 1730s, became part of the movement to convert slaves to Christianity. Sensbach attempts to show how the rise of the 'Black Church' was in part a result of Rebecca's early evangelical efforts at slave conversion.
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Don't listen to the bloggers. Don't listen to the mainstream media. And certainly don't listen to your users. What should be AT&T's latest wake up call on their abysmal network quality is flying over its head. They really don't get it.
Today, Consumer Reports came out with their annual survey of mobile carrier customer satisfaction. The survey was given to 50,000 readers and when all tallied, AT&T came in dead last overall. They finished low or last in almost every category and they finished last in 19 of 26 major cities surveyed (73%) as well. It is hard to imagine how they could have fared worse.
Yet, they continue to behave like they are on top of the world. AT&T commented to AllThingsD:
...the company stressed [that the survey results] were based on anecdotal feedback from a self-selected group of subscribers: We appreciate and value all customer feedback. We learn from it and it helps us serve our customers better. Without question the surest indication of customer satisfaction is churn, or turnover. For the last quarter, our postpaid churn was just 1.17 percent.
The only reason they are still getting/keeping customers is because they carry the nation's most desired smartphone and the only real way to get that (i)Phone is to sign a two year contract with the nation's worst carrier.
Given a choice, how many people would change networks in a heartbeat if another network carried the iPhone and they weren't already entangled in a two year contract? My guess is most of them.
The real question is how long can Apple afford to be associated with AT&T? Apple perennially tops the Consumer Reports satisfaction surveys in just about every category they compete in. Sooner or later they are going to start feeling the association sting in brand quality by forcing their customers to use AT&T. Imagine if BMW sold their high end sportscars with generic, store-brand tires. And, changing those tires was not a viable option. For a time, you could separate the tire from the car. But eventually, the effects would start to carry over.
AT&T is part of the iPhone experience. Apple certainly can't be happy with the results of that. They will have to make a move at some point.
As for AT&T, they really need to stop everything else they are doing immediately and focus 100% on building a better network. All the PR in the world can't fix a broken network, as much as they seem to try.


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Located in Martock (Ash), Ash House Country Hotel is close to Tintinhull House Garden and Montacute House. This hotel is within the vicinity of Field of Dreams and Muchelney Abbey.
Make yourself at home in one of the 19 guestrooms featuring DVD players and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and you can also request cribs/infant beds (surcharge).
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services.
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
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- Total number of rooms - 19
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Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Southcenter places you within a 10-minute stroll of Westfield Southcenter Mall and Acme Bowl. This 137-room, 3-star hotel has an indoor pool along with free in-room WiFi and free self parking. It's near the airport and also close to Family Fun Center and Great American Casino.
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At 2.5 miles from the airport, Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Southcenter is close enough to Seattle - Tacoma International Airport via its complimentary shuttle to offer convenience for air travelers. The hotel's location, however, offers a less busy lodging alternative away from the airport and adjacent to the shops and restaurants of Westfield Southcenter.
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A shambles. That's all that can be said about Chelsea's performance on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge. Here was a big opportunity with the game in hand they had to open up a gap over rivals Tottenham & Arsenal, in the race for 3rd place with Arsenal at home to come on Sunday. And what did they do? They blew it. In quite typical Chelsea fashion, not just under Benitez, but in general, whenever an opportunity arises to pull away from the pack, they bottle it.
In a game that was devoid of passion, intensity and fighting spirit, it's a game that'll be remembered for all the wrong reasons by Chelsea fans, and one that Saints fans will treasure if they do indeed get relegated at the end of the season. The days of Stamford Bridge being a fortress are well and truly over, and that's been the case at home. Nowadays, when Chelsea play away they look so comfortable and confident on the ball, it's like watching 2 completely different teams. If people ask me what positives there are to take from the game, I can give you none.
From the very 1st minute, the double pivot of Lampard & Ramires wasn't working, and was giving the ball away at will. Ok, the atmosphere wasn't the greatest tonight, as I think all Chelsea fans who are at the game will agree, but in all fairness what have we got to cheer about? Managed by a person who is despised by fans still, and playing a style of football which just makes you want to gouge your own eyes out. If you plan on getting tickets to a Chelsea game this season, go to an away game. The support is ten times better, the football is more enjoyable, and you'll have a much better all round experience, even if we lose.
Where I sit I've noticed that certain regulars who were here before have stopped coming. These are people who before Benitez was appointed, had never missed a game. My own brother in fact chose to go and see a gig (for work, although he'd never usually miss a game) over the game tonight, due to the fact that to go and watch the game would have been a complete waste of his time. Who can blame him, and the ones who chose to stay away as well.
You'd have thought with nearly 39 thousand coming to the game in temperatures below freezing the players would have put on a show for the fans, but this was just false hope. It looked as if the players would rather be anywhere else but playing tonight, and that's sad. There were the occasional rallying calls from the fans, and certain tackles and runs which would give you hope, but overall this was a performance that is one to add to the collection of poor results that Chelsea fans have had to suffer.
Another thing that I'll point out, is that I don't think there can be any talk from the media of the fans affecting the players at all with the songs, as I didn't hear one anti-Benitez song all night and we still end up drawing. Yet whenever we play away the songs are loud and clear, yet we still win? If anything more anti-Benitez songs need to be sung at home it seems!
But as a Chelsea fan, we shouldn't really be shocked by this with Benitez. This is a man after all who lost Liverpool the title with two 0-0 draws at home to lowly Wolves & Stoke. Benitez's attitude for home games is to set up not to lose the game, rather than to win the game. This is a man who out of 7 home games, has only won 2 of them, and they were to a poor Aston Villa side and Nordsjaelland in the Champions League. Is this the progress that Abramovich was seeking when he fired Di Matteo?
In all seriousness, how you can sack a man who is loved by the fans, and was producing the eccentric and entertaining football that the owner wanted, in place of a man who is famously known as sucking the entertainment out of football, in place of hard work and grittiness, is beyond me. It is an awful football decision, and you do have to wonder who Roman was listening to when he made that call one morning in November.
In terms of the rest of the season, where do Chelsea go from here? Any talk of a title bid is laughable, and unrealistic, especially with a manager at the helm who won both of his major honours at Liverpool on penalties. A top 4 place is much more realistic for this side, although even that looks unlikely with the way the team plays at home.
So tonight there'll be no scapegoating of the most infamous number 9 to ever pull on the Chelsea shirt (although I will say he looked like Bambi on ice when he came on), but instead the whole team has to be blamed and criticised for producing a performance which didn't warrant the effort and money paid by the fans to come and watch.
In a side that is so young, and seemingly so scared when it comes to home games, you have to ask where the answer will come from. With John Terry almost back to full fitness, his leadership in the dressing room will be key to Chelsea turning around this lack of form at home. With teams looking to sit back and simply hit us on the break (as Chelsea did so famously last season), there has to be question marks over why the team starts in such a lackluster fashion.
A 2-0 lead at half-time was kind to Chelsea, as they didn't force Boruc to make a save to my recollection throughout the entire half. In the end Southampton got what they deserved for going for it, and not simply giving up at 2-0. You see one manager putting on 3 strikers, and then you see another make one sole change in the 80th minute, which was the introduction of Torres for Lampard, which didn't go down well at all.
The fact is that Chelsea under Ancelotti or Mourinho would never be giving up a 2-0 lead to draw to a side like Southampton. It just goes to show how backwards the club has gone in such a short time, and why this young side clearly are struggling to cope with the lack of a leader in the dressing room when it comes to the playing staff and the managing staff.
The one consolation that Chelsea fans will take from tonight's result is the fact that performances like this won't do Benitez any favours when it comes to hiring a manager full-time. Even though the football may be being produced away from home, as well as the results, this can't really be enjoyed by Roman when he only tends to attend home games. If he was there tonight, he must be asking himself the question, what have I done?
Many Chelsea fans, like myself, have simply written off this season, and looked forward to next already with the hope of a manager being brought in who hasn't criticised the club heavily in the past. If top 4 is managed this term, then I think a lot of fans would take that after the way the season's gone, in such typical hectic Chelsea style. Over the last few seasons Chelsea have produced so many outstanding away performances, which included the run to the Champions League, as well as the Arsenal & Tottenham wins earlier this season. But now the solution has to be found at home, for a side who once held an unbeaten streak of 86 games, the longest in football. The man to bring back the days of a fortress at Stamford Bridge, may well be sitting in Madrid right now, and it may well be time for him to come home. Chelsea fans can dream.


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T-Mobile Adds More Customers Than AT&T, Verizon CombinedScott Moritz and Amy Thomson
T-Mobile US Inc. added more subscribers in the first quarter than AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. combined, heightening the carrier's allure as Sprint Corp. pursues a merger.
Promotions and cheaper plans helped T-Mobile add 1.3 million new monthly subscribers in the period, topping the 998,000 projected by analysts and the 1.16 million customers that AT&T and Verizon added combined. The subscriber growth came at a cost: T-Mobile's fourth quarterly loss in a row.
Sprint plans to push forward with a bid for T-Mobile after meeting with banks to make debt arrangements for that offer, Bloomberg News reported yesterday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. T-Mobile Chief Executive Officer John Legere is delivering on a promise to shake up the U.S. wireless industry. The fourth-largest U.S. carrier has been on a campaign to lure customers away from larger rivals by providing financing for phones, cheap international rates and as much as $650 to people who switch service.
"T-Mobile's current subscriber momentum is undeniable," Craig Moffett, founder of research firm MoffettNathanson LLC, said in a note today. "Competitively, the change is mind-boggling."
Shares of T-Mobile rose 8.1 percent, the most in more than four months, to $31.65 at the close in New York.
'Arrogant' Industry
T-Mobile now expects to add 2.8 million to 3.3 million branded contract customers by the end of the year, the Bellevue, Washington-based company said today in a statement. In February, T-Mobile had raised its new customer forecast to between 2 million and 3 million.
"A year ago I promised that we would bring change to what I called this arrogant U.S. wireless industry," Legere said in the statement. "We are delivering on that promise and our results reflect the growing customer revolution that we've ignited."
Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Corp., which owns about 80 percent of Sprint, is expected to make a formal bid for T-Mobile in June or July, one of the people said. Deutsche Telekom AG owns about 67 percent of T-Mobile.
T-Mobile's Legere is the leading candidate to run the combined company, one of the people said. Sprint, run by CEO Dan Hesse, had a net loss of monthly subscribers in the first quarter.
Twitter Outreach
In an interview with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television, Legere was asked how he'd run the combined company differently. He said he would be more closely in touch with subscribers, as he currently is on social media, frequently responding to customers' complaints on Twitter.
T-Mobile's aggressive marketing is forcing the industry to mimic its plans and start moving away from reliance on discounted phones and long-term contracts. Still, its subscriber gains, driven by cheaper service plans, are coming at the price of higher costs that are taking a hit on profit.
"Right now, it is all about net subscriber growth," said Colby Synesael, an analyst with Cowen Group Inc. "The big debate is about sustainability and how long they will be able to keep it up."
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will be $5.6 billion to $5.8 billion for the full year, the company said. T-Mobile had previously forecast as much as $6 billion.
Net Loss
The company reported adjusted Ebitda of $1.09 billion for the first quarter, down 26 percent from $1.47 billion a year earlier, including earnings from MetroPCS Communications Inc. before the companies merged last year.
T-Mobile swung to a net loss of $151 million, or 19 cents a share, from a profit of $107 million, or 20 cents, a year earlier.
The high costs of acquiring so many new customers also narrowed margins and reduced the average revenue collected from each customer. T-Mobile posted a wireless margin of 20 percent, down from 29 percent a year ago. The average estimate was for 22.43 percent, based on a Bloomberg survey of eight analysts.
"T-Mobile's low margin is a clear advantage that allows them to compete effectively for market share," Synesael said in an interview.
Consumers continued to benefit as the average T-Mobile phone bill for contract customers fell to $50.01 from $54.07 last year. Analysts expected $50.05, according to a Bloomberg survey.
T-Mobile's performance easily topped AT&T, which gained 625,000 monthly subscribers -- almost three times the amount analysts were expecting.
Verizon has tried to stay out of the price cutting battle by relying heavily on network quality to keep customers in the fold. The company lost 138,000 monthly phone customers in the first quarter, a deficit more than offset by new tablet users, giving Verizon a total net gain of 539,000 contract customers.


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UK customs seized £100,000 of cargo from the first boat, Rich Harvest, which was moored off Hartlepool selling cut-price cigarettes and alcohol.
However, officials have now said they will return the stock, according to Phil Berriman, one of the owners.
Mr Berriman said they will be back in business on Tuesday, with their second boat - the Cornish Maiden.
Customs detained £100,000 worth of goods, bought at a hypermarket in Germany, when the 72ft yacht Rich Harvest took refuge from a storm in July.
But Mr Berriman, 46, from Stockton, and business partner Trevor Lyons, 53, from Newcastle-Under-Lyme, sought an injunction in the High Court in an effort to recover their stock.
Mr Berriman has informed Customs and Excise that he will be collecting his stock on Monday, which he intends to sell from the Cornish Maiden.
He said: "Customs say we can stay in business as long as we advise our customers to declare anything they purchase.
"We'll certainly do that, but I'd like to see them police it."
Mr Berriman said they will only be selling goods from the Cornish Maiden for the time being.
He said: "We're just waiting to see what happens. As soon as we're confident enough, we'll re-launch the Rich Harvest.
"We're not sure what to expect at the moment and if, for whatever reason, we were to lose a boat it might as well be the cheaper one."
A spokesperson for Customs and Excise said: "People who have not travelled to another country may not purchase excise goods outside of UK territorial waters and return to the UK, without paying UK excise duty on the full amount.
"Anyone who attempts to do so is committing an offence and their goods, and any vessel used to transport them, are liable to forfeiture.
"Anyone who knowingly assists someone to commit such an offence are themselves guilty of an offence and may be prosecuted.
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GAHANNA, Ohio (AP) Students arriving at Gahanna Lincoln High School on Monday morning were greeted by a 7-foot statue of a rosy-cheeked lad that was pilfered from a Frisch's Big Boy restaurant.
The 200-pound fiberglass figure of the chubby boy in red and white suspenders was reporting missing Saturday morning from its concrete base, only to turn up on the roof of the school in the Columbus suburb, police said.
Officers believe it may have been a prank by seniors, Gahanna police Lt. Jeffrey Spence said. No arrests had been made.
A school maintenance crew removed the statue with a forklift and returned it to the restaurant, Spence said. The statue, valued at $7,000, was not damaged.
"We're just glad to have it back," said Karen Maier, a vice president with Cincinnati-based Frisch's Restaurants Inc.
The company operates 88 Frisch's Big Boy restaurants in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Big Boy restaurants operate in other states under different franchisee names.
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Sports are usually organized events which are competitive inherently. The games are either played amongst two or more people, divided into water, sky, foot and racing sports. The most important of the sports are Football in today's time, association football or soccer as it is more commonly known, has received the most acclaim world wide. Following the fame of this sport are rugby, tennis, baseball, America Football, Cricket and horse riding. The list of sports is extensive and it would be impossible to cover all the sports that exist in different parts and regions of the world. The afore mentioned are some of the more known ones. All these sports have one thing in common, betting. Sports betting has turned out to be one of the most important forms of gambling and it has been gaining fame and importance in the recent years.
Sports Betting:
The idea of sports betting is as old as most of the sports themselves. The first proof, or more aptly, record of betting was in the Chariot races of the Roman Empire. Since then it has been a clear fact that many of the sports owe their positions to the practise of betting in them. Betting means predicting the results of the games or races, and then risking large, or substantial sums of money on the outcome. This is done in the hope that the gamble pays off and the money could be doubled. Sports' betting is common in nearly all sports and almost all countries. The South African sports industry has a close affiliation with it too as do the Aussies, although the sports could take place in any part of the world.
There are two terms or concepts that have to be kept in mind while betting, calculating the odds, for they tell the bettor how much he could win, and the bookmakers. The bookies act as the go between the object of betting and the bettors. They take the bets and keep a vigorish, also making a profit for them, which is theirs no matter what the outcome of the games is.
Racing Horses:
Racing is one of the more thrilling sports especially if it is associated with cars and horses. It fascinates many, those who do race because they know how it feels. And also those who don't for they would like to experience that challenge of racing with time and opponents to win. These reasons draw the crowds to the race courses with the stands mostly filled to the brim and the bets unbelievable. This sport is old, older than most other sports and it has a very rich history as well. It started from chariots, worked its way to mount and saddles and finally reached the modern form. Modern racing is believed to have started by the help of the English soldiers who returned from the Crusades, who brought back the Arabian Horses with them. These superior horses were bred with English mares and started the thoroughbred line. The English have claimed to pioneer many other sports but this one has exceeded the expectations of almost all the people affiliated to it. It was in England that the first Jockey Club was established, the first race courses and tracks saw light and the classics took shape. Finally this sport spread across to many other nations, Australia and South Africa being amongst them.
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Paul Thomas graduated from Missouri Valley College in 1984. Paul was a four-year football letterman at linebacker and was an All-Conference pick in 1984. Paul was a member of the V-Club, Sigma Nu Fraternity and was selected as Mr. Viking in 1984.
Following graduation from Missouri Valley College, Paul was the head football coach at Hannibal High School. His Hannibal teams laid claim to four district championships, and in 1996 earned him District Coach of the Year honors. Paul returned to Marshall in 1999 as the head football coach of the Marshall Owls. In 2002, he was voted as District Coach of the Year after he led the Owls to the state quarter-finals.
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The Liberal-dominated committee's budget recommendations also call on the government to 'provide targeted support' to regions hurt by low commodity prices
Although the 2014 numbers have not finalized, the percentage of income used to pay taxes has continuously risen since 2008 when 40.9 per cent of income was spent
Logic tells us that one of Canada's parties – likely the Liberals – is eventually going to break cover on the tax issue and ignite a debate they have all been avoiding
Letters to the editor for Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014.
Parliamentary Budget Officer claims taxes are lower now than they might have been, but critics of the report say most savings went to the rich
Canada's income gap has narrowed, while the top 1% pays a bigger share of taxes.
Rather than soak the rich, as it promised, Quebec's new government will soak the not-so-rich as well. That way everyone gets poorer together.