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New York • A large piece of stage backdrop autographed by the Beatles during their first live U.S. concert 50 years ago is headed to auction, where it could draw $800,000 to $1 million.
Face caricatures accompany the signatures that the Fab Four penned between sets of their historic Ed Sullivan appearance on Feb. 9, 1964, which they opened with "All My Loving" in front of 700 screeching fans in the audience and 73 million television viewers.
The current owner of the 4-foot-by-2-foot plastic wall section is Andy Geller, a longtime Beatles collector and television and film voice-over artist. It is being sold in New York City on April 26 through the Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions.

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Who gives permission to hunt swamps and rivers. I know this will sound silly to you old timers, but I am new to duck hunting.
For Deer, Turkey or Quail you ask the land owner and hunt. But if I float the St. Joe, Tippy, Wabash or paddle a large lake and and find a nice marshy spot, who if anyone do I ask?
Fishing is no problem, the water usually belongs to the State. However, throwing shot onto private property, even a corn field may be another matter.
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Pam I would also like to to have a go so can you give me a step by step of how do it.
So enjoyed your beauiful garden Gray ,thanks fo rthe blog
I go t2 cuttings from 2 different friends 1 not looking to great so I have put i tup to th eGlamsi Glasshouse .
And the othe ris doing fine on bathroom window sill still no blooms though.
Haooy birthday on wed Kim have a nice day and tell us about you rshopping tripJust away to volunteer in the garden project at Glamis.
Interesting Terry I shall try that it may needs a feed now .
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How easy is it to make a twisted stem.
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I did manage to keep Phylis growing over winter as a standard from a cutting last r from a friend.
A yr old whip head had nto quite formed last year so I am hoping I can get to grow well this year.
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So it's another month and time for another #HePicksMyPolish challenge! This month didn't go as smoothly as expected, and it's all the fault of teenage witches (and my terrible memory). Specifically: Sabrina and Hermione!
You see, my dad chose three colours for me to use: Julep Padma (a deep purple), Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Lava (an orange-gold shimmery duochrome) and Julep Hermione (a white crackle). This is the manicure I was challenged with, but as you can see it's not the one I ended up with...
The thing is, there's another Julep crackle polish in my collection named after a teenage witch... Julep Sabrina (an orange crackle)! When I first read the list my mind instantly went to this polish instead ("Wow," I thought, "it's weird that my dad would choose two oranges... But I'll make it work!"). This was what I had in mind when I created this look, and since I didn't realize my error until literally the moment I started writing this post, that's what you're getting. Sorry dad!
And just for fun, here's a look at the base on it's own before the crackle was added. I really like how this looks with the negative space!
I love the look of the Sally Hansen Lustre Shine polish, but damn was it a pain to clean up! Glitter on my fingers as far as the eye could see!
So that's my story... Damn witches! Haha.
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This is just one of the Nail Art Challenges I participate in... If you're looking for some fun, low-committment challenges then check out my post from earlier this month on My Top 5 Casual Nail Art Challenges!
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For those investors looking at buying or expanding their residential portfolio in the New Year here are 10 tips to sourcing a buy-to-let bargain.
1. Targeting an area
The first essential thing a landlord needs to do is to be selective on their area of search. There is a lot of property out there. The essential thing is to narrow your area of search to a part of town or even a few streets, otherwise you'll be constantly chasing your property investing tail for little result. One of the best ways to do this is by employing one of the new features on Rightmove. This allows you to define and then draw an area of search. By putting a line around the part of town you want to buy in you can monitor properties and prices and look to strike when the price is right. Key is research and fully understnading the nuances of the market you are investing in.
2. Identifying the right properties
Part of successful investing is being able to source the right properties for the type of tenant you want to let to. A good way of accessing the types of tenants you can expect from any property is assessing the types of people that already live in the area. Are they the types of tenant you want? Landlords can use social economic databases such as ACORN available through Upmystreet to dig a little deeper and get a feel for the area behind the front doors.
A successful property investor can identify properties that are going to rent well and achieve good rents whilst still being amongst the cheaper properties. Thereby maximising your gross rental yields.
Remember that identifying the right property is as much about understanding what makes a space attractive to tenants. One of the best books I've ever read at explaining the emotional connections that we have with space and property is Michael Pollan ' A place of my own'.
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3. Do your figures stack up?
It's essential that you do your figures. Do you know what your gross rent is likely to be? More importantly what about your net rent. Don't get caught out by expensive service charges.
Have you allowed for a voids period and other charges? I maintain that in the current climate property investors should be aiming for a net yield of around 8%. In London it may be a percent or two less to allow for the better capital growth prospects.
5. Get a profile
Landlords who want to get offered the best buy-to-let deals need to develop a profile with local estate agents. Being a buy-to-let landlord may seem like a fairly anonymous activity, but like any business it's all about getting your name out there. Speak to estate agents and give them your requirements. That way you will tend to have first sight of the new properties as they come on the market giving you the best shot at picking up the bargains.
It's essential that you get across the fact that you are keen to buy and that you are well financed. That means either that you are a cash purchaser or have ready access to mortgage finance. What estate agents want is a buyer with ready access to funds and who can deliver on quick straight forward transaction.
6. Access to finance
In the current climate, cash purchasers are a very attractive proposition indeed, if not cash landlords need to be secure that their mortgage broker can secure them access to funds quickly. Work at identifying a BTL mortgage broker that you are happy with and know will deliver.
7. Talk to the owners
Establishing a relationship with the owners of the property could help with the deal. Having met you, the vendors hopefully think that you are a good trustworthy person to deal with. You should then be half way there in terms of convincing them to sell to you. I've recently viewed a property which the vendor conducted the viewing which was great because I could tease some important details out from her about her aspirations for the sale. It appeared that she was looking for a house but wanted to sell first to put herself in a good position when it came to a purchase. I immediately offered her the opportunity to rent back the flat whilst she searched for a house of her own. This aspect of my offer immediately made it more attractive to her over an owner occupier or other buy-to-let investor. A landlord needs to be responsive to secure the best deals and opportunities.
8. Auctions can offer opportunities
Property auctions can provide a landlord an opportunity to bag a bargain. Essentially, a landlord will need to be able to complete the purchase within 4 weeks from the gavel going down. This makes the use of a traditional mortgage problematic as for many purchases it will take the purchase outside this time frame. A landlord really needs cash or bridging finance to allow them to complete a purchase at auction.
The types of property that typically turn up at auction are generally: 'wreckers', repossessions or property that no one wants. The proverbial bottom of the property pile. Therefore, a landlord needs to balance the attractions of a low price, against the potential resale value when it comes to realising their investment. You should also be aware that the so called 'guide price' that auctioneers often attach to an auction property are often priced deliberately on the low side to draw buyers in. Don't be surprised if the property achieves a much higher price, especially if half decent.
9. Conversion opportunities
During the property boom many properties in non residential use were snapped up by developers and investors who avidly went about their conversion projects. The down turn in prices and lack of finance mean that there are many properties that have come to the market and hang around unloved and unsold. Legislation brought in by the previous government allows landlord / developers to recover most of the vat paid on bringing the building up to a residential standard.
I've witnessed former pubs that have gone into the auction room to be sold at less than the value of the land and salvage if you knocked them down. Many of the least wanted buildings turn up at auctions or on specialist business agents like Christies.
10. Persistence
The essential thing for any property investor is that they keep looking and looking hard. Finding potential investment opportunities is the fun bit. The thrill of spotting that one in the million property that all the others have missed can't be beaten. Property investment bargains are out there. However, sometimes when a property hasn't sold; there is a reason; legal, ownership or otherwise. Don't get disheartened. The path to bagging your buy-to-let bargain may sometimes be paved with disappointment, but it can also be paved with opportunity.
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Kate Gosselin Drops By the "Today" Show
Kicking off the week with a media appearance, Kate Gosselin was spotted arriving at NBC Studios in New York City this morning (September 12).
The "Kate Plus 8" star was all smiles as she stepped out of her chauffeured car, sporting a beautiful purple dress, and headed over to the "Today" show.
During her interview with Matt Lauer, Kate shared that she and her family would be hosting a website to keep their fans in the loop after her TLC reality show goes off the air this week.
She explained, "KatePlusMy8.com goes live together as a place where fans can go and follow us, so we're not just sort of ending."
As for the end of her show, Gosselin explained, "I got a call from TLC and I knew we were in the deciding place… and so it was not a surprise. Obviously ratings and everything else… so I braced myself and here we are."
"But there is sadness because it's the end of an era. I feel sad for my kids because of all the opportunities and they're now questioning what's going to happen. I feel sad for fans. They're devastated: You're the neighbor that's moving far away and we won't see you again. There's also been this fear because this has been -- although maybe not my career -- my job, and the way I've been providing for my kids for six years. So, you know, it's a little scary."
Enjoy the pictures of Kate Gosselin announcing her post-Kate Plus 8 plans on the "Today" show (September 12).
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If you're seeking for an alluring and charismatic town with an astonishing architecture, countless activities to do and an endless culture, the city you want is Berlin. So, have a look at this apartment located in Wedding since we think it gathers everything that a flat for a student should have. Neighbouring the flat you have the S+U Wedding - train, metro and bus station - and also parks such as Max-Josef-Metzger-Platz and more important several universities - IB Hochschule Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin Fachgebiet Kraftfahrzeuge, Technische Universität Berlin FB Bionik und Evolutionstechnik.
The apartment has eight bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. The bedrooms are cool, spacious and efficiently furnished, the kitchen has pretty much all the necessary equipment and has access to a sunny balcony. There are no doubts that this a perfect apartment for someone coming to study in this historic city, so make sure you don't miss out in this great opportunity!
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That's why we have our own team of professional photographers that verify our properties and pick our landlords carefully in order to save time on viewings: we think it's old-fashioned and time-consuming.
You can look at forty different apartments on our platform in the same amount of time that it takes to see a room.
The pictures you see here haven't been photoshopped, so they'll be really accurate.
If you've still got any doubts, we'll keep the money that you transfer us until 24h after your move-in date.
If something's not exactly what you saw online, we'll help you move somewhere else and return your money.
We can only give you the contact details of your landlord after your booking is accepted. But we can guarantee that Uniplaces chooses the landlords it works with very carefully.
Besides, we've had students whose favourite part was living with a local!
Landlords and host families can be great city guides, help you out with translations and even become your friends.
As soon as your booking is accepted, you're given the landlord's contact details. Then, you can discuss all details directly with them, such as when you'll be moving-in.
Students move in and out at different times, so your flatmates might change during your stay.
It's a great opportunity to make new friends!
We personally speak to students who we place in Uniplaces apartments and are sure we will find the right place for you as well!
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Tell us your move-in and move-out dates and we will double-check if the place is available for you!
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If no damages occur and you leave on the agreed move-out date, your deposit should be refunded by the landlord in a way you both agree on.


text: New member - I have been driving my new Dec 01 P38 for a couple of months, left it for the weekend and now have a flat battery. Recharged the battery and now can't immobilise vehicle. Replaced battery with heavy duty new battery, the alarm goes off on entry into car, removed horn relay to keep neighbours happy! Once key in ignition, I'm told to enter EKA code, checked with Range Rover and I have correct code but still no response. I have read all the forums about this problem and tried all the advice on key resync's etc but still no joy. The car has now been on my drive for 6 weeks!! Local independant guy tells me I need a security code relearn using his T4 system, but he didn't bring it with him and I'm still waiting.... I am seriously considering buying the black box solutions MSV1. In desperation, tonight I removed the door lock and checked for continuity between white and black wires when door is locked, this I have not got, perhaps this is why it will not accept the EKA? Any advice would be appreciated, especially if it is possible to short the wires to enter the EKA without the key. Also, this time last year the previous owner had a new alarm control unit fitted since it had forgotten it's code.


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Take your gloves off for Arthritis
BATON ROUGE - Take the Gloves off for Arthritis is coming up on June 26th at Boudreaux's. Sharon Furrate joined us on 2une In Monday morning with all the details.
The inaugural event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Kip Holden serving as emcee. The Arthritis Association of Louisiana has recruited local artists and designers to paint and embellish evening gloves for a fashion show.
Tickets are $30.00 each for Take the Gloves off for Arthritis. There will be an auction, appetizers and a cash bar. All proceeds go towards programs and services for arthritis patients.
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Roadhouse Southern Sunset Bar-B-Que Sauce Review
Roadhouse Southern Sunset Bar-B-Que Sauce – This is an absolutely classic bar-b-cue sauce with some additional things going on that give it character beyond the classics. Vinegar, cider vinegar, sugar, tomato puree, molasses, peach juice, onion, apricots, garlic, paprika, lemon juice, salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red peppers, and some extra spices make up the delicate balance of this sauce.
The sauce has a consistency a little shy of thick, which makes it perfect not only as a barbecue sauce, but as a dip or marinade as well. There are pieces of ingredient throughout, which helps provide a cling factor during the cooking process. Continue Reading


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A new palette of materials creates a glow that blurs the room's boundaries. High-gloss white marine paint covers the wainscoting, ceiling, and chairs. Walls are white plaster, and the shutters have been replaced with elegant Roman shades. An ebony stain on the oak floor and tabletop makes the sunny colors pop.
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I'm not sure Rihanna ever signed up to be a role model. She is though to lots and lots of women and girls around the world and Lena Dunham thinks Rihanna should step up the role modeling and stop posting so many half naked photos of herself smoking pot in bed with a guy who almost beat her to death a few years ago. "Like, you know, she left Barbados, she's had this amazing career, she's won a Grammy. . . She's talented. And then she gets back together with Chris Brown and posts a million pictures of them smoking marijuana together on a bed. And it cracks my heart in half in a way that makes me feel like I'm 95 years old."
Lena says now that she is famous from the show Girls that she is going to try to be a better role model and not do anything that 17 year old girls watching her show would find fault with. I have watched Girls. I am not 17 and female. What is she going to do to be my role model?


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Expect to see more of The Six Million Dollar Man associated with the CX-5. Mazda is launching a campaign on April 2 that will include spots on television, in movies, print and various digital spaces. Each spot will come soaked in an appropriate amount of 1970s vintage feel. Hit the jump for a look at the first ad as well as the full press release.
IRVINE, Calif. (March 23, 2012) – Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced the launch of a comprehensive, creative advertising campaign in support of its all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 small crossover SUV. The campaign has been developed to be as unique as the CX-5 itself.
In much the same way that science and technology reimagined the life of Steve Austin in the hit 1970s television series "The Six Million Dollar Man," so has Mazda's SKYACTIV® Technology reimagined what a crossover SUV can be with the release of the CX-5. To tell that narrative to consumers, MNAO's advertising agency partner, The Garage/Team Mazda, has created a :60 and :30 version of a national television spot titled "Better. Stronger. Smarter." which pays homage to the iconic science fiction series.
Taking a creative cue from "The Six Million Dollar Man," the new CX-5 television ads are highly stylized with a 1970s era aesthetic and soundtrack showcasing how Mazda engineers used cutting edge SKYACTIV® Technology to engineer the CX-5 crossover. The science fiction-themed narrative delivers the key message that Mazda's technology has engineered a crossover vehicle that is better, stronger and smarter than its competitors, resulting in the highest highway fuel economy of any SUV – including hybrids – sold in North America, as well as a level of driving dynamics as expected from the Zoom-Zoom car company.
The initial launch of the "Better. Stronger. Smarter." ad will be followed by three additional :30 spots focusing on key individual attributes of the CX-5, including fuel economy, technology and safety.
The ad campaign for the CX-5 will be unique in its "inside-out" approach. On March 28, Mazda will first engage company employees, key brand influencers and enthusiasts to interact with the ad and the CX-5 experience. This key group will be encouraged to share the content, generating buzz from inside the organization out to consumers via social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more.
Mazda will continue to roll-out the campaign on April 2 with a robust media mix of television, cinema, print, digital (display, mobile and video) and place-based video in health clubs, airports and other locations designed to reach the active CX-5 target. The plan will create a large presence able to touch the target where they work and play, not just when they are in front of a television.
"The Mazda CX-5 is in a class all its own," said John Abel, director of marketing for MNAO. "That is why we felt it was important to create an ad campaign that speaks to the uniqueness of the vehicle we have engineered. The emphasis on science and technology in the ad, through the stylish homage to a beloved science fiction icon, helps us tell the story to consumers in a different but relatable way."
With a starting MSRP of $20,695 MSRP, the Mazda CX-5 delivers a combination of experiential benefits never before seen in a crossover. All models feature a long list of high-level standard amenities, including aluminium-alloy wheels, daytime running lights (DRL), push-button start, a tilt-and-telescopic steering column, steering-wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls as well as auxiliary and USB connection ports. Available options include front- or all-wheel drive, six-speed manual or automatic transmissions, leather seating, moonroof and satellite navigation. Additionally, CX-5 achieves best-in-class fuel economy and earned a "Top Safety Pick" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).


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The University of California-Berkeley is incorporating volunteers to help pinpoint the flash points of sudden oak death syndrome.
"The furtive, runaway disease earned its name by killing oaks from the inside. After about a year, infected oaks succumb to the disease. Sudden oak disease has killed thousands of trees — most vulnerable is the coast live oak — in 14 counties from Monterey to Humboldt.
the leaves of the bay tree have become a host for Phytophthora ramorum, the microbe that causes sudden oak death syndrome. Scientists believe Phytophthora ramorum was introduced to California several years ago from foreign rhododendrons grown or sold in local nurseries.
Once the microbe finds a home on a bay tree leaf, usually during spring, it will swim downstream on rainwater to the tip of the longish leaf. Once there, it "burns" the leaf's tip, giving it the look of burned toast and an odd-looking yellow halo. When these leaves rub up against an oak, they can pass on the microbe, which then burrows into the oak's trunk and begins its dirty work. The bay trees, however, go on living unharmed."
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As Commander Zilyana prayed to Saradomin for the strength to retrieve the Godsword from Kree's forces, Saradomin blessed her with three very powerful amulets, each bearing the symbols of her enemy's Gods. She discussed this with her generals, Growler, Bree and Starlight, and noticed that these amulets enhanced their combat abilities but why should they be handed out to their enemies? Zilyana later learned that these amulets granted her the power to hear the bearer's thoughts and she was able manipulate them, even if it was just a whisper, a murmur, or a hiss. For some time, Kree and Zilyana were allies against K'rils forces in an attempt to deliver the Godsword to Saradomin's forces at the Temple of Lost Ancients. They shared weaponry, such as the Armadyl Crossbow, but also had their own weapons. Now, as each faction has made an encampment under the Temple, the battle for the Godsword still rages to this day.
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I've decided that I just don't like the Ghost Ring Sights on my Benelli Nova Tactical.
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I've decided that I just don't like the Ghost Ring Sights on my Benelli Nova Tactical.
Are there aftermarket sights I can install? I wouldn't mind pretty much an open rifle sight.
Interesting.....I was just thinking about putting a heatshield with ghostsights on my Rem. 870 18incher.
What exactly don't you dig 'bout them.
I'm fairly new to shotguns so I couldn't help with insight to good sights.
I do not feel accurate. I do not feel fast.
If I need to shoot fast, I'd skip the sights anyway, and just shoot "down the barrel", so no sights help there. But if I wanted to place a good shot out past 50 yards, I can't with Ghost Sights. I'm sure I could with a rifle sight.
The best front is the XS, I prefer the 24/7 dot, but you should still be able to get the (cheaper) non-tritium. I prefer MMC's rear, but LPA is just as easy to adjust.
Pros to the GR: 1) the front wings can be used as a "rapid aperture" for <15 yards, or a stabilized full-sight picture at longer distances.
2) allows longer, accurate engagement and similar
sighting profiles among long-gun platforms.
Cons: 1) do stand up more than a bead.
2) may be a challenge to get accustomed to, if one is used to the bead.
I am a "multi-role shotgun" guy, not one who believes in the strict <20 yard, wide-spread envelope.
Interesting. I have learned to love the ghost ring sights on mine. Very fast target acquisition and I have had no problem bullseyeing slugs at 50 yds with it.
I really want to get a Benelli Super Nova Tactical with ghost ring sights. I shot one and I was hitting every target I aimed at easily. I definitely want ghost rings on my next shotgun even if I don't go with a Benelli Nova.
Putting Ghost Rings on a shotgun is trying to make it a rifle. I do not see the point in it.
I took the Gunsite Tactical Shotgun class and had, as most did, ghost ring sights on my 870 tactical. We shot everything from 5 yards to 70 yards. In fact we zero'd our sights at 70 yards with slugs. We had no problems with accuracy at 70 yards or speed up close.
I thought the ghost sights were really fast, but I suspect a bead sight would be faster for closer encounters, but then a bead may not give the accuracy needed for longer shots.
I took a doe 2 years ago, trotting through a field at 170ish yds with just beads (and a rifled slug of course) out of my Mossberg.
Not sayin' it was the gun, my skill:hand5:, or plain luck. But it DID happen, it is possible.
(BTW....brother borrowed my .243 that day....go figure:tired:)
Some prefer the idea of the wide dispersion, with the idea that some lead on target is better than none.(Or some lead in multiple targets is better than all-lead-in-one.)
Both concepts have their applications and proponents. Your position is espoused by a well known trainer. He is experienced; I respect his opinion. The blanket response, however, does nothing to help the end-user, and is simply an attempt at a pseudo-empirical argument, validating the "scattergun" vs shot-group position.
In my home, I do not need to sweep BGs out of a hall, I need to disentigrate living tissue in a 4" circle, at my POA. Possibly to reach an engine block, or running individual at >25, though that is clearly a fairly extreme scenario.
An MP-5 would actually serve my needs better...but I don't have $40K with which to do that.:bier:
So, that's a no?
If you can't remove the rail and LPA sight easily, I'd post it "for trade" or see if a shop would trade you straight across for the Sport/Field gun. They should get about 30% more for your gun, as-is, than a NIB Field on the shelf.


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Yesterday I went out goose hunting with 870 and his son Dave. 870 is death with the goose flag, we started calling it the "meat flag"' and Dave strait put it on the geese. For myself, after some serious attitude adjustments to Lily I managed to knock down a few. It was a great hunt with some great guys. Below are some photos.
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. . . . and once it slowed down Lily thought Don's blind looked better than her own!
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The 53rd World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA53.16, paving the way for the start of negotiations of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Formal negotiations of the Treaty commenced with the convening by the WHO Director-General of the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO FCTC, which took place from 16 to 21 October 2000. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) was open to participation by all WHO Member States, regional economic integration organizations and observers (as specified in resolution WHA52.18). The World Health Assembly charged the INB with the responsibility for negotiating the text of the WHO FCTC and possible related protocols.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - A bus service between Grand Junction and Durango is launching later than expected.
The Southern Ute Community Action Programs received a $200,000 grant last year from the Colorado Department of Transportation to operate the Road Runner Transit service. At the time, it was expected to launch in May.
The Daily Sentinel reports the service should be running within a few months, but a specific date hasn't been announced.
Southern Ute Community Action Programs is waiting to receive and refurbish some buses.
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The Bodhi Tree Foundation just announced its new campaign, the Power of One. The campaign's goal is to unite travelers around the world to stand as one in order to make a difference.
The campaign aims to shine light on the power of adding one dollar to every trip booked in order to change lives and give back to the people and places that make travel so rewarding. With 100% of Bodhi Tree Foundation's donations going directly to the programs it supports, one person and one dollar can be a powerful force of change.
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After Arsenal's 3-1 defeat at Stoke on Sunday, we asked fans to share their thoughts on the game via Twitter.
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@benjamingroves - We will be bigger, better and stronger next season.
@hectorafc4life - It's been a great season with lots of high moments and next season holds a lot of promise.
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When I first saw the new p3cars.com digital instrument gauge, I thought it was one of the cleanest gauge installs I had seen in a long time. It integrates into the existing air vent to the driver's left and has a very clean and easy to read output screen. Given how great it looked in pictures, we reached out to p3cars.com to get a demo unit to review in the Project 328i.
What exactly is this device and what does it do?
The best way to describe it is to simply watch the video demo that we did after installing the unit into the Project 328i.
Now for the list of what it can do:
This a good amount of information and customization from a module that can be had for as little as $389.
The Install
The p3cars unit can be ordered two ways -- you can get the gauge and install it into your own vent or you can have them ship a pre-installed replacement vent for an extra $60. The decision is up to you but for a lot of people it is probably worth it for less hassle in the installation. The unit we received had the digital display already integrated into the vent unit so that is what we will be reviewing.
This is an INCREDIBLY easy install and shouldn't take you more than 10-15 minutes to be done with. The video above provided by p3cards on their youtube channel is a great tutorial on the installation and it really is as easy as it looks.
The package includes the wiring harness, vehicle specific processing module and either the pre-installed vent unit or the parts necessary to install it into your own vent. The wiring harness includes 3x analog inputs for high precision sensors (universal 0-5v sensor inputs) and also includes MAP sensor input for accurate boost with piggyback tunes.
You start by removing the trim piece on the left side of the vent you will be replacing. There is an easier place to start prying from on the lower section of the trim piece. The trim does not need to be removed as you only need to fit a hand into the space behind the vent.
Reach into the opening with your hand and press firmly on the lower left side of the vent to push it out of the installed area. There are two tabs on the top and two on the bottom holding the unit in place which easily pop out with pressure.
Once you have the unit removed, you will need to remove the vent from the trim piece. This is accomplished by applying pressure to the tabs holding the vent unit in place with the trim unit. There are three tabs on top and another four on the bottom. If you have a small flat head screwdriver it helps to apply pressure to the vent tabs to get the vent free from the trim piece.
If you have the pre-installed vent you can simply reverse the process you just did by inserting the vent tabs into the trim piece and snapping the unit back together. It was easier to insert the tabs on the bottom first and apply pressure to the top with the demo unit.
Now you need to run the cable that connects the vent display through the open hole in the dash so that it can later be connected to the processing module that was shown in the first step. Pull the cable through and snap the trim piece / vent back into place in the dash.
Now you will plug the cable into the processing module for your car and connect the wiring harness to the processing module as well.
The next step is to plug the OBD2 connector into the port that is tucked under the dash on the left side. This is an awkward spot so make sure you have a flashlight handy to help you get the connector plugged in the right way. Now run the wire up towards to removed trim piece and tuck the wire between the panels.
At this point, it is recommended that you start the car and verify that the unit is working. If it works, the p3cars.com instructions now have you tuck all the wires and processing module into the hole behind the vent display area and close up the trim piece to have your display gauge ready to go.
After installing, we actually chose to change the way the wires were run and feed the connector between the OBD2 port and the processing module through a hole under the dash to clean up the wire that was running between the two panels. This requires fishing the unit up through carefully and grabbing it through the trim opening to connect to the processing module. Both options work but it is up to you to decide what one you prefer.
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While I have only had the unit installed in the Bimmerfest.com Project 328i for a little over a day, I have to say that this is a very slick device that has some wow factor. The functionality of the unit combined with the 10 minute install / removal makes this a very useful item for you whether you are using the unit to keep an eye on temperatures / boost levels, improve your performance times (while obeying all traffic laws), or using it when an unexpected check engine light pops up on your dash. If this functionality seems useful to you then I'd highly recommend buying one -- it will certainly be getting a good amount of use in the Project 328i.
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I love it I just emailed them to see if it is available for Diesels!!
Looks clean! P3 makes some nice gauges. How is the boost pickup connected? With the piggyback installed you'll need an external sensor to pickup the true boost levels. You can use a 5V signal off the MAP sensor for example, or an external sensor connected to a vacuum line on the manifold.
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Dumb Question, how does it affects the air vent? still good vent or diminished vent? or noisy vent noted? Or maybe "didn't enven think about those he he...?
I like this things a lot, but my last 2 attempts in my past car with external displays pff boost pressure, rpm, light shifter and head up display all gave me soo much headache that i'm still a bit scary to try again, but, nice to see that it worked ot ok... It's cool to have it if you plan to tune the engine tough...
I haven't noticed any difference, increased noise, etc.
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Rio Games CEO Vows to Show Brazil Can Run Corruption-Free Event
Sidney Levy, who heads Brazil's preparations for the 2016 summer Olympics, says the projected 30 billion reais ($12.5 billion) games are a chance to show that the country can run a major project without scandal.
The 57-year-old took over Rio's organizing committee in January 2013, and says preparation for the 2 1/2-weeks of competition can rebuild trust between the country and its business elites by proving things can be done "without corruption." Last week, his committee said the operating budget increased by 25 percent to 7 billion reais, and tomorrow, a new capital spending plan -- originally estimated at 23 billion reais -- will be released.
"The time has come for the Brazilian people to understand and to believe that there are people in Brazil skilled enough to raise and spend 7 billion reais in a transparent way," Levy said in a Jan. 23 interview at Rio 2016's headquarters shortly after announcing the operating budget.
"They think it's all mixed up with friends of him, friends of so-and-so," he said. "The money behind the table, these guys are all going to be rich at the end. They really think that. So we're here to prove the opposite."
Forbes in November estimated the cost of corruption in Brazil in 2013 could be as high as $53 billion, and President Dilma Rousseff has fired several ministers over allegations of graft. Inflation has remained above the government's target since 2010 and the economy had its slowest three-year growth in a decade from 2011-2013.
Frustration with the country's political and business leaders sparked Brazil's biggest protests in more than two decades. Millions marched last year over anger that started over a bus-fare increase. Demonstrations grew to include grievances about corruption, close relationships between companies and government officials and complaints that billions spent on sporting events would be better used to improve Brazil's health and education systems.
Brazil moved to democracy from military rule in the early 1980s and since then it has struggled to tackle corruption, Andrew Zimbalist, an economist at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, said in a telephone interview.
"You have a country that since its early steps of industrialization and independence it has had problems," he said. "People in government posts where they have power and they use that power to benefit themselves. And of course there's corruption and inefficiency in the private sector as well."
The Rio games will follow this year's soccer World Cup, and tomorrow authorities will announce an updated figure about how much public money will be spent on the Olympics.
Levy said the public sentiment is understandable.
"In so many areas Brazil has gone first world," he said. "So we cannot tolerate that in so many other areas Brazil is still third world. We cannot agree with that. We have to go against that."
The national mood led to an eighth-month delay in getting local Olympic budgets approved. While spending plans were expected in April, they were held up as local and national governments tried to decide the split of responsibilities.
Levy comes to the organizing committee from his post as CEO of commercial services company Valid Solucoes SA (VLID3), where he started in 1994.
The protests "reinforced the need to separate private money from public money," he said.
Last week, officials said the organizing budget for the 2 1/2 week games has risen 25 percent to 7 billion reais, a 1.4 billion reais subsidy from local and national government has been moved into the budget for infrastructure work, which in 2009 was estimated at 23 billion reais.
Changing Finances
Levy said moving the costs out of organizers budget made sense, and means his organizing committee can say its costs are all privately financed. Items removed from the organizing budget include the purchase of 27,000 radio communication devices, energy generators and buses needed to ferry the thousands of athletes, team delegates and media around the coastal city.
In August the head of the Olympic Public Authority, a body responsible for coordinating the work of different groups, quit. Levy said next year's general election means there is increased pressure to ensure the Olympic costs are palatable to the public.
The operating budget has increased from the original 5.6 billion reais plan because of new sports, more technology requirements and miscalculation of security costs and worker salaries, Levy said. The organizing committee staff will grow to several thousand by the time of the games.
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Sponsorship, merchandising, ticket sales and a $1.1 billion grant from the International Olympic Committee will make up the bulk of the operational budget, which according to Levy, is 70 percent funded.
Getting the remainder is going to be "tough," he said. National shipping company Correios on Jan. 24 signed an agreement worth 300 million reais to be the games' official logistics partner.
Brazil's government has agreed to cover any shortfall, though such an outcome would mean organizers had failed, Levy said.
"We have to work for them not to do it: that's what all these people are here to do," Levy said, using a sweep of his right arm to point to those sitting in the open plan office. "It's very important because then I think we will have failed" should the government have to increase spending.
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SUN, MAY 8th, 1-3pm @ Saraveza's backspace: Join Lisa Morrison, the Beer Goddess, and Sarah Pederson of Saraveza for a unique Mother's Day event. Help your mom discover her perfect craft beer and cheesecake pair! (or just come and tell your mom about it later!) Enjoy samples of 6 savory and sweet cheesecakes made by local bakers & brewers as well as 8+ craft beers.
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- Vanilla cheesecake, chocolate cookie crust with salted peanut-caramel
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$30 per person. Space is limited, purchase tickets starting on Mon, April 25th at Saraveza! Takes place behind Saraveza @ 5433 N Michigan Ave.
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today defended London against a feared money grab by regional MPs, and said claims that public spending on transport is far higher in the capital are flawed.
The 11-strong Commons transport committee, which has four MPs from Greater Manchester but only one from London, is looking at transport spending by region. The chairwoman, Liverpool Riverside Labour MP Louise Ellman, suggested in a letter to Mr McLoughlin that funding allocations to local authorities and public corporations are leading to regional bias.
She enclosed a report by the Commons Scrutiny Unit which said 34 per cent of £18 billion of public spending on transport in 2010/11 was in London, with 13 per cent in the North-West and four per cent in the North-East. Spending per head was £774 in London, £337 in the North-West with the lowest, £212, in the South-West. But Mr McLoughlin said "per head" figures, based on resident populations, could "present a skewed picture of the distribution of benefits", particularly in London.
He said about a million people from outside the capital, including commuters, tourists, day-trippers and those connecting to rail or airport links, use its transport system on a daily basis.
Mr McLoughlin dismissed as "flawed" a claim, in a report by think tank IPPR North, that for transport projects in the pipeline involving public cash, £2,731 per head is set to be spent in London, compared with £5 in the North-East.
A spokesman for Boris Johnson said: "The Mayor simply doesn't recognise talk of a regional divide on transport funding. What he does recognise is that investment in London's transport infrastructure creates more jobs, not just here, but throughout the UK."Reuse content


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By Jim Kellett, January, 2000 (edited January, 2014)
What started as an effort to document some of our own Club's eight year history at the close of the century soon grew into a study of many soaring organizations through which people, machines, and ideas have flowed over more than a half-century. As we follow these people, their machines, and their organizations, we see the same problems and issues, with subtle variations, being dealt with in myriad ways. A thoughtful study of those experiences should be instructive to us as we move into the 21st century.
What follows is a brief summary of the author's personal recollections of the events in the Washington, metro area soaring community of the last 50 or so years, plus additional data provided by others who shared in (and in some cases, preceded) these exciting years. This effort was aided considerably by having access to the Corporate records of the Warrenton Soaring Center from 1974 through 1991. I've tried to put faces to many members of this community that I've had the privilege of knowing. Some of the "real lives" of these people prove that soaring becomes a passion for many very different kinds of people - - and gives even more color, I think, to the story of soaring in this area.
The author accepts full responsibility for the accuracy or lack thereof in this narrative, and welcomes corrections and additions from any source. Of the many people who participated in assembling this record, we are particularly indebted to Charles Schwenker, Spencer Annear, Lonnie Patch, Jan Scott, Jack Perine, Rudy Rodgers, Jim Hard, Peter Bacqué, Tony Beck, and Charles Brown for their contributions. Very special thanks are due to Charlie Lee for many outstanding photographs, and to Trish Ward and Ernie Klimonda for many photographs, newspaper articles, and personal recollections. Piet Barber prepared this paper for presentation on the web.
Our Ancestor Organizations
The historical record of soaring in the last half-century includes a genealogy, not only of organizations but also of individuals who can trace their involvement in this sport person-to-person throughout the entire period. It is a startlingly close knit community!
The first post-war club in the area, the Washington Soaring Club, was been formed in 1946. They operated for about two years, having started with three Pratt-Reads and one LK - all war surplus gliders that had been used to train troop carrying glider pilots in WWII!
Jack Perine, Nate Frank, and Bill Ebert (among others) formed the District of Columbia Soaring Club in 1948, using one of the three Pratt-Reads that had been used by Washington Soaring Club.
That group of men went on to form the Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association (M-ASA) 1951-2, when Jack Perine (living in Berryville, VA as recently as 2000) led the organizational effort. (An excellent M-ASA history was published by Jack in the February, 1978 CONVECTOR, the newsletter, q.v., of the M-ASA.) M-ASA operated out of several airports, including Westminster in Maryland, and Winchester and Front Royal in Virginia, before settling in Frederick, MD and Fairfield, PA; they now operate only out of their own airport near Fairfield, PA.
A commercial soaring operation, the Capitol Area Soaring School (CASS) was created in 1965(?) by the retiring President of the Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association (M-ASA), Gordon Bogora. It first operated out of a private strip near Westminster, MD, and later moved to KJYO in Virginia - then known as Godfrey Field, now as Leesburg Municipal Aiport. Other managers/partners of CASS included Ernie Klimonda (who worked at the World Bank) and Lew Tuttle (who worked at the General Services Administration).
It was at CASS that I earned my PPL(G), instructed by Gordon Bogora (and others). Another instructor at CASS, Jan Scott, went on to found the Flying Cow Farm in Lovettsville, VA, which was the home base for the Short Hills Soaring Club that I was involved with in the early sevenies.
CASS moved from Godfrey Field (KJYO) to Warrenton Airpark (7VG0) in 1969, and was shortly thereafter renamed the Warrenton Soaring Center.
After the untimely death in 1974 (he took his own life) of Gordon Bogora who owned WSC, the assets were taken over by another group of investors led by Jim and Karen Kranda who led WSC until its dissolution in 1991. The National Capitol Soaring Association, which operated a Blanik, was based at the same airport (Warrenton Airpark) as WSC.
Our Club, Skyline Soaring, was formed in 1991 by a group of staff and customers of WSC who purchased some of the equipment that company used when it ceased doing business. Current Skyliner Shane Neitzey led a group that came to include Founding Members Spencer Annear, Phil Jordan, Jim Miles, Jim McCulley, Bela Gogos, Bill Wark, Fred Winter, Joe Rees, Bill Vickland, Bob Neff, Kit Carson, and myself, among others.
The late Skyliner USAF General Dick Ault was among the original stockholders in WSC. Current Skyliners Shane Neitzey, Piet Barber, Phil Jordan (Emeritus), Joe Rees, and Paul Nassetta learned to fly at WSC; Spencer Annear and myself were both later Corporate officers (Treasurer and Secretary, respectively) and stockholders in the company. It was at WSC that I earned my CPL(G) and CFI(G) under the tutelage of people like Ernest Klimonda and Jim Kranda.
Soaring history fans will be interested in the growing number of clubs that have published histories of their own organizations. For example
Philadelphia Glider Council (Started in 1941!!) Soaring Society


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I also think it's the same top. The difference is that the second model took a nap in hers (at least that what it looks like).
How are those linen beach pants working out for you? I keep coming back to them, but haven't pulled the trigger. I want to buy 3 pairs, but I don't need anymore pants.


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The 49th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Istanbul on Saturday 15 May.
Twenty four countries are set to take part including the UK's James Fox who will perform Hold On To Our Love.
BBC News Online entered into the spirit by asking you to write a Eurovision song.
Our lyrics competition was won by Lorraine from St Albans in the UK.
Click here to read the winning lyrics
In our BBC News Online competition you put the music to the winning lyrics from Lorraine in St. Albans in the UK. Click below to hear the entries.
The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we have received so far:
I'm a million miles from Hackney
Crossing Belgium in a taxi
My expense account is bulging at the seams
In my pocket Euros crinkle
And my eyes begin to twinkle
I'm a cog in quite a beautiful machine....
If you can't quite place my face
And my name's a mystery
I'll put you straight
No problem mate
I'm your Euro-MP
Lorraine, St Albans, UK
Click here to return to the top of the page
(Verse 1)
Well, you see ol' Tommy here,
He was picked to sing a song,
In front of an audience as it were,
But didn't know it were ten million strong.
(Verse 2)
As he began to strum on his guitar,
He walked the to mic to sing his verse,
And as he tried to sing on par,
He realised then why you should reherse.
Tommy ain't got no rhythm,
Shouldn't be in Euro-Vision,
Can't play guitar, he can't deny.
Tommy can't sing on televison,
Shouldn't be in Euro-Vision,
But wants more points than Jemini.Ross McCleary, England UK
The Bing Song
Binga banga bong bong,
Bonga banga bing,
Love in the universe,
Love on a string.
Bing, bing, bing bing bongDo, do, the bing bing bong
Helena, Bolton UK
Lost my faith in human nature
Lost my appetitite to breathe
Couldn't find a feeling
To satisfy me
Searching hard for what I want to be
Getting lost in what I should have been
I'm asking you to please agree with me
and make me feel much better
But you say there is no perfect world
You say there is no guarantee
You say this is as good as it gets
But its a whole lot better
Better than that to me
You and I, really doesn't matter at all
You and I, really doesn't matter, really doesn't matter, really doesn't matter at all.
Sue Naughton, Bristol, UK
There was a competition for a song
In which talent does not belong
With choruses of la las
And audiences' ga-gas
For a winner impossible to sing along.Ajana, Singapore (ex-UK)
Why not Cambodia?
seems to include
for the purposes of
European song;
but it don't belong
no more than Hong Kong
or for that matter
Cambodia. Anonymous
Wrong Number
I came home early last night
You were surprised to see me back so soon
Later on the phone rang, honey
Well you nearly jumped across the room
But it was me who picked it up
And it was me who said hello
And it was a woman's voice who spoke
It was a voice I didn't know
When your eyes looked into mine
I knew your love was on the line
Wrong number, Wrong number
Wrong number
But I'm sure that it was right
Wrong number, Wrong number
Wrong number
Will she call again tonight?
Angie, Manchester, UK
Euro-Sceptic Blues:
We sort of feel like Euros
but we really aren't that sure
if we want to drain the Channel
and have you knocking on our door
It's nice that you have formed a club
and invited us in too
but you're not sure if you like us and we do not trust you
Living on an island
makes us act the way we do
We'd like to be more friendly
but we remember Waterloo
Anthony, Birmingham, UK
How many times does this happen?
You find you've two left feet
An unexpected turn of events
Strangers dancing in the street
You go one way, they've gone the same
Reverse directions, no one's to blame
Left and right, two times and then three
Before you know it your doing
the corridor shuffle with me Andrew LeFevre, North End, Essex
Take me walkies doggy
Even if it's foggy
I'd like to take you sailin'
My European canine
Take me walkies tonite
Where the lights are bright
Let's go fly a kite
Thru the night
Walkies tonite, walkies tonite
Suzi, Norfolk, UK
Little badger, you are so brave
Why won't you give me a little wave?
I've been so good and given you sugar cubes
I feel like our friendship is going down the tubes
Little badger I've given you a home
But now you act like you can go it alone
If you don't give me the respect I need
Your greedy little stomach I'll no longer feed
Little badger I want you out
You're no longer welcome in my house
I hate you badger for what you've done
I'm getting me some fish
They're much more fun.
Barney, Finland
This show is based on politics
The tunes are just for dressing
National bias parades itself
With each nation's open blessing
Greece votes for Cyprus
Cyprus votes for Greece
We will get no votes at all this year
Until in Iraq we have some peaceR.C. Robjohn, UK
Sing a song for Europe
Sing a song for all
Sing a song for Europe
Let us have a ball
Let us all be merry
Let us all have fun
Let us all hear Terry
The humour has begun
It's been there in the voting
It's been there on the stage
It's been there in the clothing
And goes from age to age
(Fits tune of "Four and Twenty Blackbirds baked in a pie)JohnMusic, Lyne,UK
In Spain or France
They have a different dance
If you're Dutch or Greek
You'll have a different speak.
But wherever you're from
Join in and sing along
You'll all know the word of this song
La la la
La la la la la la
La la la
La la la la la la
Robert Sweetman, Reading, UK
Restraining Order
We split eleven days ago
I know it was a blow
The shared emotion fizzled out
Deep down I think you know
You say we had a good thing
That we were picked by cupid
You say that I don't know my mind
And then you call me stupid
You've said I'm gonna miss you
And the little things you do
Like alienating all my friends
And all my family too
So how can I miss you if you won't go away?
The lawyer's letters in the post
Telling you to keep at bay
The rabbits at a neighbour's
I've moved in with a friend
How long until you realise
Kaput, fini, the end
Rachie W, Nottingham (un point)
We Are Twenty-Five
[Happy, Happy Europe]
We are now twenty-five
Mature, but not old
We have come a long way
From a war so Cold
Happy Happy Europe
The continent of dreams.
Happy Happy Europe
It is more than it seems.
Happy! Happy! Happy! (X2)Alon Rachamimov, Tel Aviv, Israel
Jump on my magic carpet.
Let's go for a mystery ride.
There's so much I want to show you
So sit yourself down by my side.
Just hold me tight, we're leaving tonight.
Cancel your mail, turn off the light.
Take a deep breath then close your eyes,
Soon we'll be miles away.
So, hop on my magic carpet and leave all your worries behind. Just let your hair down and dream on, Let's see what we can find.Jack Reynolds, Lienz, Austria
Little Things
Dogs in nappies
Eggs in pockets
Your kisses babe,
are like 'lectrical sockets
Love, love, love!
Bananas in their eyes!
Bananas in their eyes!
You know what I mean?
Zach Rathore, Manchester United Kingdom
The Child looked upon the dolphin
The Dolphin looked upon the child,
And at that glorious moment in time
Magic was born!
A water flower to share,
With all who care, and feel
The love from the skies above.
Sharon Corr, Chicago Illinois
Terry Wogan is the one for me,
He teases contestants from every country.
If I turn on to Eurovision,
it won't be to listen to the singers dribblin'.
Instead I'll laugh at Wogan's wit,
as he calls the Turkish presenter a twit.
And finally as the poppy contest comes to a close,
It'll be Wogan that knows,
there is no true winner;
they're all as rubbish as each other!
(I am ashamed.)
Lyndsey, Plymouth
Verse1: AAAAARGH! Chorus: NNNNGH! Verse2: AAAAARGH! Chorus: NNNNGH! etc.. Hats off to Terry Wogan, the only person on earth who can make us want to experience such excruciating drivel - and he can't go and put the kettle on during the song breaks either...Trevor, Colchester, UK
I wanna letcha no now baby
Dis is ma sequal
Ya aint eva gonna forget dis 1
Everytime I saw ya, ya lukin so fine
I wos wid ma boys an I go "she's all mine"
But all I need now is sum o your time
But I see dat u ain't gonna lemme commit dis crime
Hunni luk now I'm all up in ma prime
Now gimme a chance an am gonna make ya mine
Yo dis is ma sequal
Am gonna make dis equal
You an me we ain't for free
But now baby spare a thought for me
noddy, Bradford, uk
This is the annoying song
It goes la la la la la
You'll hate it but you'll sing along
la la la la la
It'll make its way inside your brain
And slowly drive you and your family insane
la la la la la
The boys from Man Bites God, Melbourne, Australia
Kiss me tonight like there's no tomorrow,
Hold me so tight that I melt in your arms,
Fill me with tenderness, drown out my sorrow.
In pale hazy moonlight bewitched by your charms.Sandy, England
This is the summer of love.
And your are the love of my life.
Let's party the night away
Having the time of our lives.
Dance with me baby once more
The suns not ready to rise
Lets boogie the evening away.
Dance till our feet can take it no more.
The dawn is comin,
My feelins are runnin,
higher than the moon above.
I feel it baby,
Its drivin me crazy,
I never want this night to end.
The city lights are shining
the heat of the night
the rock music fills the air
I need you tonight
I will rock your city heart
again and again
I will rock your city heart
with my amp turned up to ten
john minogue, euro rock city
My Eurovision Lyrics:
Long Live Love Boom Bang a Bang,
Ding Dinge Dong Power to all my Friends
As I'm only a Jack in a Box at Waterloo
One Step at a Time Is better than the Devil You know
So Save all your kisses for me and start makin' your mind up! Congratulations and Jubilations etc etc (ad nauseam) Trevor Martin, USA/UK
Lift me up to the highest mountain Sail across the deepest ocean
I look into your eyes and there is no doubtin' That your love is a powerful potion.
Chorus Oopah, oopah, oopah etc., etc.
This should by sung by a moustached man wearing tight leather trousers who thinks its still 1984.Jo, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Puppy Puppy Puppy Puppy I love your velvety ears, Your oversized paws, Your cute little snout Puppy Puppy Puppy I love your shiny coat, Your wagging tail, Your wet nose Puppy Puppy Puppy Woof! Woof! Woof! Puppy Puppy Puppy Woof! Woof! Woof! (this song is dedicated to Glen, a lovely border collie) Kathy, Cambridge, UK
Love Eternally
Here we see me as I'm off to save the world, As I do so I make love to every girl, There we see me as I'm standing on the moon, Next is Mars - I'll be off to stand there soon, Here we see me as I start a brand new creed, Peace and love will spread across the world with speed, There we see me as I stop a nuclear war, The human race will thank me for ever more, Chorus But all I really want, Is to have you by my side, I'll leave that hero stuff, For some other guy, Yes all I really want, Is to have you next to me, And for us to love eternally. Jon Sofier, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Oo oo oo Choppy choppy choppy Hebe hebe hebe Floppy floppy floppy Nitty nitty nitty Shawa shawa shawa Uppin Uppin Uppin tower tower tower . (This lyric is a pan-european and existential realisation of the happiness and fun achieved through collaboration between peoples)John, Alfreton Derbyshire
When we were together When you stole my heart Waiting for forever Can't bear to be apart. Oh I miss you baby To you I'll be so true Don't even ask me maybe: You know that I love you. Andy, Oxford, UK
Dreaming, dreaming every day How this life seems far away All these yearnings deep inside All these feelings that we hide Could it be you feel the same? Part of this disconnected game And if I reached out to touch youWould you dare to let me through? NB I will be watching the Eurovision - I hope the best song wins and I hope every song is appreciated N Gray, Birmingham, UK
When I hear your voice at night, I feel your presence near me, And wish our worlds could still be, Together as one. CHORUS In my dreams I still belong to you, No one loves me like the way you do, And as I spend my time watching the world go by, I know that I will always love you. I would like to watch the Eurovision Song Contest, but my husband won't!!Steph Collingwood, Sheffield, England
All I want to say is that I give the best wishes for the UK representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. I hope you can get a lot better result than last year. As a true Portuguese, I know we normally have bad rounds, but we still hope to win. Good luck UK!Paulo Castro Garrido, Lisbon, Portugal
Long gone
Do you remember the way it use to be,
Do you remember?
Late nights with me,
Now that I'm gone, long gone,
Now that I'm, out of view.
Everything got moved sideways,
When you were here,
I'm just trying to get it together,
Some things aren't clear,
You're not here.
Franklin Mcbride, Dunedin, New Zealand
From the very start
You were tearin' up my heart
Oh girl I can't let you go
Oh girl you had to know
You're the one for me
I hope you can see
Love will conquer all
I hope we never fall
There's no mountain too high
Nor a river too wide
I'll do anything
To make you my bride
I'll make love to you
The whole night through
Just to prove
My love to you
When you walk out that door
I just fall to the floor
Though I know you'll come back
My whole life, it turns black
Girl I miss you so
Oh girl you gotta know
Like the deserts miss rain
Inside I feel pain
I've rolled the dice
And I've played my cards
In the midnight hour
You will feel my power
My heart will explode
Without you by my side
Girl I'm telling the truth
Girl in you I confide
Mark, Dundee
There's a love-shaped hole at the heart of my soul
There's a love-shaped hole at the heart of my soul that nothing can fill,
nothing I know see how it grows,
I'll see how it goes until a time when this feeling won't show
As much as I try, as much as I'd like I can't feel the sun,
I can't see the light
The older I get, the shorter the time
I've got a love-shaped hole with nothing inside
In my love-shaped world there's room for a girl
I need to be needed more than you know
Nothing seems real, nothing is planned but I know my own heart like the back of my hand
As much as I try, as much as I'd like I can't feel the sun when the moon is so bright
The older I get, the more that I care
I've got a love-shaped hole and no room to spare...
Mark Silver, Leeds
Email Baby
I'm lonely in my room tonight
I haven't got an appetite
I spend the day at my pc
Just waiting 'til you talk to me
Email email baby
You can byte me 'til I'm crazy
All my friends are going out
They're having fun until they shout I'm living in a fantasy
This screen is all I want to see
Email email baby
I'll sing a little happy song
Until an email comes along
I've brushed my teeth and had a wee
So hurry up and talk to me
Angela Gilroy, Cleator Moor Cumbria
It's the only good comedy on TV! S, M'cr, UK
Sang to the tune of George Orwell's all time great: Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland!
The Eurovision contest is pants,
The contestants are just like ants;
The UK might get null points,
But the Dutch smoke the joints;
The Irish may win,
But that's just another in the bin;
So I hope the BBC like my lyrics,
Because I don't have other limericks!
"Can you write a Eurovision winner?"
No, but I'd rather be a sinner!
So roll on Saturday 15 May,
Because that would certainly be the day!
Victor Konwea, London
Devil in Disguise
She's older than her years
She's giving in to jeers
Bout the way she feels
She'll mess your head around
Take for granted what you've found
Make it all seem real
She's a devil in disguise
Don't look into her eyes
You'll fall right under her spell
She'll have you hypnotised
Make you believe her lies
She's the devil, the devil in disguiseDavid Slavin, England
and all the rubbish Eurovision can devise,
Rag bag of nations,
Weak incantations,
I want the world to know I won't watch - its not nice!
Colleen Morrison, Harlow, England
Now and then
We said goodbye,
Six long months ago,
The pain we felt,
Will now be repaid in full,
When you let me go,
Someting inside me died,
But now I'm coming back,
I've never felt so alive
Because I know I'm gonna see your face again,
And I know that we'll be living in the now and then
Time is the one thing baby that I couldn't change,
But this time I'm never gonna go away.
James Maynard, London, Greater London
Queen Of Hearts (lyrics T. White)
Diamonds, pearls, silver, gold
Classic cars, I've been told
That these things are worth more than life itself
But what is life worth if you only have wealth?
So roll the dice, take a spin
Have a try, it's no sin
Voice inside, hear it call
"Keep right on, you want it all"
So be what you call a man
Though it tears your life apart
Think you've got the winning hand
But you'll never find her,
no you'll never find your queen of heartsTom K. White, Liverpool, UK
From the first day I saw you,
I realised it's you
The love in your eyes,
set me on fire
I can fill the intensity of love inside of me
I picture it.
I am emotionally attached
I am emotionally attached
Ooh ooh oh yeah
Emotionally attached to you
Cordelia Ebori, Warri, Nigeria
More than words can say
Thingy, thingy, doo-wap
Diggy, diggy, snap
Ripple on the water
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap (with appropriate actions)
Minky, manky, monkey, moo
These words mean that I love you
Minky, manky, monkey, moo
These words mean that I love you
repeat to fade.
Kaye, Hammersmith
It is so unbelievably tacky it is beyond belief! Cheesy presenters who try to make jokes that are clearly not funny, bad clothes, and even worse songs, and Terry's tongue in cheek comments - we love it! We are having a Eurovision party again this year - funny how the contest gets better and Terry becomes funnier, as the wine flows ........LG, UK
I usually end up watching part of it with the sound on, mostly with the sound off. Dear Terry Wogan should be knighted for his sterling work, year after year.Steve, Chepstow
No, it's a diabolical event where dozens of countries, all with diverse musical heritage and sounds come together to create awful, bland, pop tunes sung in English. It keeps Wogan in a job, and his putdowns are the only good thing about it. Martin, Coventry, UK
I suggest they include one of those small frames with someone doing sign language for the deaf. Not being able to hear the songs would not affect their enjoyment of this contest, in fact it would probably improve it!Ed Malone, Aberdeen, Scotland
Eurovision is the original car crash TV. You know you shouldn't be watching but somehow you can't turn it off.Guy Chapman, Reading, UK
We watch the Eurovision Song contest every year with the subtitles on, the translations of the songs are hysterical. The only way to watch it! Give it a go, you won't be disappointed.Dee, Wirral
TV brilliance. I'll be printing out my BBC score cards for the houseful I'm having round this year to watch it. A night of pure surrealism. This is what I pay my license for. Well done BBC.Mike, Ipswich UK
Quote from Turkey's State Minister for Broadcasting: "This event (Eurovision Song Contest) is even more important then any other political summit or event due to take place in Turkey in the next month, such as the NATO summit in June." Clearly one of us woke up on the wrong planet this morning.Donald Macdonald, United Kingdom
It's just not the same now the Germans have stopped wearing leather shorts and have cut their mullets!Sally, London
It is probably the worst ever TV program. However, for pure comedy, farce and the immortal comments of Terry Wogan I would not miss it for the world. We all sit round the TV with a nice bottle of red wine and have a good laugh. Les, Chesham, UK
Oh yes I'll be tuned in. Comedy from Wogan, fashion disasters world-wide, the odd bit of Euro eye-candy (male), the one chirpy song that I keep humming the next day, plus the hilarity of the political voting make it a complete package with something for everyone. Can't wait!Sadie Carr, Goring, UK
Will I be watching - you just try and stop me! I have been out of the UK for 4 years and have just managed to get Sky TV. This means a return of Terry with his peerless dialogue and also subtitles of the (generally pitiful) song lyrics translated into English. A great evening in with a couple of bottles of wine and cheese and pineapple cubes on cocktail sticks.TB, Spain
I would rather watch paint dryTom K, London, UK
It is a perfect illustration of the disharmony and prejudice that exists throughout the European States. The voting is predictable and usually benefits the countries that no one has particularly strong feelings for. Why do you think Ireland have won so many times? Slovakia this year, anyone? It is outdated and has lost its true purpose. I don't know why anyone bothers. Thank goodness it is not on TV in Hong Kong...I hope.Graham Ridler, Hong Kong
There are two types of people: those who watch Eurovision for the funny, embarrassing affair that it is and those who don't watch, and make an issue out of telling everyone that they won't watch it. Personally, I watch it. It's only once a year, and is a good laugh. Plus it'd be nice to win, even if it is just Eurovision!Tony, UK
As one of the biggest and most consistent exercise in mediocrity I have seen over the years, I will not be watching!Tim Rollinson , Tonbridge, UK
A good way to liven it up is to get a bunch of friends around to watch it. After hearing the songs, each person chooses a country and for every point their country wins they have to take a sip of their preferred tipple. Of course you have to choose your country wisely....John, London UK
Wogan is an absolute disgrace and an insult to all normal Eurovision lovers with his negative jibes and sniggering - long may he continue.Randy, Wycombe, UK
Why oh why have we got such a BAD song this year? It was very unfair of the BBC to allow a TV TALENT SHOW entrant (therefore known to the public) to compete against unknowns. He won the place on a sympathy vote, not talent! We can do better!Andy Roberts, Leeds
Eurovision is without doubt the campest, most outrageous night of the European calendar. We always have friends round and make a big party of it. Of course we're well oiled by the time the voting starts, but it's a great excuse for a party. And James Fox may not win for us, but he's going to do better than last year's entry I feel.Andy Roberts, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK
The Eurovision song contest? Can't we just have one entry between the lot of us that are in the EU - that should cut it down to about half an hour and put it on the telly much later in the evening. I also think that they should issue free booze so that you can numb the pain as you watch it. Louise, Reading
The Eurovision Song contest is politically motivated on what one country thinks of another. Think about when the UK last won it in 1997, it was just two days after Tony Blair won the general election because of his pro-European stance. And take last year, yes the song was rubbish but it was probably more to do with the backlash for the UK supporting the Americans in the Iraq invasion that attributed to nul points.C. Beaven, Stevenage, UK
This is a true bench-mark of music excellence. It celebrates the unquestionable talent from a range of European nations. Their performances are faultless, and their abilities are nothing short of breathtaking. WAIT - my mistake, you mentioned Eurovision, I think I was getting confused with something else...James, Dorset, UK
I'm still regularly humming the Austrian entry from 1975. Likewise a couple of early eighties Turkish ones. Aren't you? Kevin, Aberdeen, Scotland
It's a great night in... with a crate of beer and some mates. I love watching the presenters from around Europe giving the results and trying to make jokes.Martha, Tregaron, Wales
The Eurovision Song Contest is utter drivel, but my God, it's compulsive! Banal 'Bing-bang-bong' songs performed by talentless groups. The same countries year after year voting for each other. It's pathetic. The only saving grace is Terry Wogan.Barry Q, Sunny Devon
Highlight of the year. Will be watching with a group of friends with plenty of bottles of wine - it's amazing how the artistes/songs get better and better as the as the wine goes down. Also just absolutely love listening to Terry's commentary - his opinions are always right!Gillie, Warminster, England
It's worth watching only for Terry Wogan's comments. I shall miss it this year.Raluca, Brit in the States
It's not the winning that matters, it's Terry!
It just wouldn't be the same without him taking the "Michael" out of the entries. Good luck to all and I hope there's some really funny ones again. Better than the usual telly at night.Craig, Preston, UK
A complete, utter waste of television air time. It should be abolished to a satellite channel so that only people who want to pay to watch such drivel should do so. Even as a child I thought it was a load of tosh and would happily throw a street party for my entire town was it to be abolished from television for ever!!!!!!Maxine, Peterborough, UK
Who still cares about Eurovision? It's always the most conventional song which win and some countries are always bashed (France and UK especially and honestly all the best groups of Europe are British with one or two exceptions).Luc, France
I just watch the scoring at the end of the show, as I suspect the majority of people do. It will be even more interesting this year in light of current events to see how many 'friends' Britain has!John Foster, UK
Of course! The Eurovision is one of the highlights of the year in my household. Good Luck for James Fox and the United Kingdom. If we don't win I would like Iceland to win Ciaran Tuttiett, Portsmouth, Hampshire
A pity it's not The EuroWORLD contest. The USA could stand shoulder to shoulder with us and achieve a politically tainted "nul points".Anon, UK
Please can we have an interactive "No Wogan" option? The man is an absolute embarrassment. Mickey taking is one thing but some of his remarks are downright offensive.David, Oldbury, UK
Only for the comedic value - the songs are always pitiful!Jack, Ipswich
Good luck to James Fox, great song. This is a great event and needs more marketing on this side of the pond.J. M. Stewart, Hamilton, Ontario


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