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Imagine being the child of Lyle Shelton. It must be awful to be brought up among bigotry and intolerance. Imagine what it does to your sense of yourself and of the world around you. I just hope those kids are OK, because, in an ideal world, you wouldn't let those sorts of people be parents. There really ought to be a law.
Too harsh? You're probably right. I'll just tell that to my son, who, by dint of his parents, is unwittingly subjected to this kind of infantile, puerile and facile rubbish every day of his precious life.
Lyle Shelton's Australian Christian Lobby had this to say in a statement following Kevin Rudd's repositioning on the subject of same-sex marriage: ''The prime minister who rightly gave an apology to the stolen generation has sadly not thought through the fact that [Mr Rudd's] new position on redefining marriage will create another.''
Pardon? Creating another generation of stolen children? Are the Christians going to come in, again, and steal our kids? Hello? Is anyone home? Breathtaking in its stupidity, overwhelming in its tastelessness.
My son is nine years old and has two mothers. We are no longer together. We haven't been since he was one. Amazingly enough he is a happy, healthy, intelligent, caring, sport-obsessed kid. Who would have thought he'd turn out to be so normal? Disappointing really. I'd hoped for a basket-case myself.
It's unfortunate for the Neanderthals out there that my boy does well at school, has a wide circle of friends, is accepted and welcomed into the houses of his friends and their families without so much as a raised eyebrow as to his family of origin. Clear thinking, open-hearted people know a happy kid when they see one.
I write this on his behalf and on behalf of all the kids who don't come from traditional nuclear families. I'm one of them as well. My mother died when I was 10 and I was raised by my father, a beautiful, wise, funny and gentle soul. He spoke at my ex-partner's and my commitment ceremony about love. An old Catholic cow cocky standing there before two women, their families and friends talking of the simple, pure, transformative power of love. People still talk about his speech to this day.
I write this because I've had enough. Enough of the sniping at my son, that he's not good enough, or is missing out or will be full of resentment towards his parents in later life. Like any mother, I'll defend my son until the death. He is beautiful, he is perfect, he is a typical nine-year-old pain-in-the-bum smart-arse. God love him.
He will have his challenges along the way. So what? Big deal. We all do. I'm sick to the back teeth of the phrase ''in an ideal world''. There has never been one, there never will be, it is a fanciful notion because my ideal world is different from yours. My ideal world is a place without Lyle Shelton's offensive opinions.
I'm going to write this next part slowly so the likes of Lyle have every chance of getting their heads around it. My ex-partner and I are both in new relationships. Both are with men. Zowee! The modern world just keeps on turning, doesn't it?!
My son loves his stepdad to pieces. The feeling is mutual and it is wonderful to see them together. But before he came along, I taught my boy the drop punt, how to bowl on the stumps and how to make a cake. Incredible!
What I see in the developing relationship between my son and my partner is not a much-needed father figure, but the inclusion of yet another good person in his life. He is lucky to have had strong male and female role models since the day he popped out and my beautiful partner is another.
Societies used to raise their children as a community. The whole village took responsibility for their care; it worked pretty well by all accounts. I take the view that my son is being raised by his two mothers primarily, his stepfather but also by his wider family of aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends, the school and sporting communities.
It takes a village to raise a kid properly, and we come from a very large, very open, very kaleidoscopic one.
So to sum up for Lyle Shelton and nongs everywhere, let me lay my life out in front of you like an open book in case you missed anything. I come from a single-parent family. I am OK. My son has two mothers, one stepfather and an enormous extended family. He is just fine. Ah, that crazy modern world where not everybody is the same and people's circumstances, life choices, happenstance, luck, accident of birth is different to yours. Crazy! I actually can't believe I feel compelled to explain this.
We all want to give our children the best possible start in life, so Lyle, I've got a challenge for you. How about laying off same-sex couples and their children for a while and putting your energies into something like … hmm … let's see, the disgusting, abhorrent, thoroughly repellent abuse of children by religious organisations and the almost as vile cover-up? That might be a course of action that not only improves lives but actually saves them and betters society.
As for me, I'm off on my never-ending quest to find a jumper with two neck holes for my son, the freakazoid. They are so hard to find. You couldn't give me a lead on that, Lyle, could you?
Lou Sweeney is a freelance writer.


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Van Ness Inn
2850 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
0.5 km from
Front office staff very friendly. Rooms were dated and it was under construction. Had to be moved to a second room because of a leak and the room not being cleaned yet.
..... 1. Thin walls, could hear neighboring rooms conversations clearly. 2. cockroach in bathroom. 3. when my travelling partner tried to return to the room after visiting with friends the key card did not work. I was not there but the friend walked him to the hotel. This was 9 hours after checking in. The attendant was rude and refused to rekey the card without an argument then a scolding after. Ridiculous.
Location Everything else. Possibly the worst motel i have ever stayed at.
Location Friendly staff Only one elevator Limited parking space
Cheap, good location. No bedbugs! While I was there, a car got broken into in the parking garage- right next to my car. Their window was broken and someone stole their expensive luggage.
Great place! Location, value and friendly! Will be back!
NONE The receptionist was so rude and had no people skill. I felt discriminated. I cancelled my reservation but was charged one day even though I refused. I will never ever book in this hotel ever again. The receptionist was a disgrace.
easy check-in/check-out, free parking (don't mind double parking & surrendering keys), convenient location. walls too thin, can hear neighbors loudly outside the door. didn't mind the city/traffic noise since its, in fact, a city (duh).
The hotel accommodated free guest parking for every guest. Compared to other hotels the price was lower,. San Francisco is expensive though. Many guests smoking in front of their rooms. One person even had laundry hanging by their door.
Good location Staff was rude. They made my wife cry.
Quick cab to union square, had cute diners and deli's right across the street. Great hotel if you're looking for something affordable but clean and near the heart of the city. We were only there one night and barely in the room so we weren't looking for luxury. Breakfast was just a few items, but didn't affect us at all.
Location close to Muni and decent value for the money. Internet connection and speed could have been better and faster. Too many disconnection and slow at times. It will be nice to have dedicated area for free breakfast, instead of to go and have it in your own room.
Location was awesome. Staff so very friendly. Traffic noise at night
Considering everything around the area is expensive this place wasn't too bad. If all you need is a room in something that looks halfway ok, it will do the job. Nothing flashy but I do give them credit for at least serving sausage, eggs and waffles with the breakfast. Nothing too bad to say except the front desk people being a bit disengaged but they got the job done. No cool extras like gym, pool, etc. Im sure that's to be expected in a crowded city.
I love the breakfast. Not much I can say bad.
Breakfast was fine Location was good Parking was too expensive. Elevator was slow, stinky and dirty Wifi was slow
Comfortable stay. Lovely staff. Enjoyable full, free breakfast. No black out curtains in the room.
Comfort Inn By the Bay was close enough to the things that we were looking for that we were able to walk from place to place for much of our trip. The staff was very friendly and the hotel felt safe and cozy. Even after we checked out, there was a place for us to safely leave our luggage until we actually left the city.
Really great location if you're going to go to Fisherman's Wharf or Ghirardelli Square. Room was pretty good-sized. The woman at the front desk lied to us when we checked in and told us she couldn't take our travel visa because it was against company policy. When we checked out in the morning, another woman told us that she couldn't take it because our bank would overcharge us and she was just protecting us (which was not even close to the story the woman told us the night before). She insisted on taking another card, even after we tried to explain that the reason we had the travel card was to protect ourselves and keep from getting charged ridiculous fees by our bank. Also, when we were getting ready in the morning a woman from housekeeping started banging on the door, and then tried to open it. When she saw us in the room (a full two hours before check-out) she said "Oh, you're still in here. Well, when are you leaving?" Not "Gosh, I'm so sorry!" For the outrageous cost of this room I expected better service. Since my partner and I had to pay a bunch of ridiculous fees because they wouldn't accept our bank-issued travel credit card, and because they both lied and were completely rude about it, there is absolutely no way I will ever be staying there again.
It is a very clean and bright hotel, nicely decorated for Christmas. Sound proof walls. Cozy room. Good free breakfast. One of the cheapest decent 3 star hotels in SF. Free WiFi. The parking garage experience was AWFUL. very narrow and low ceilings, with many poles in the way that made it very hard to maneuver. I drove a friend's Ford Explorer which ended up getting multiple dents and scratches from hitting the poles to avoid hitting other cars. If you have a van or truck, DO NOT sTAY HERE. The extra money I saved by staying here ended up costing $500+ in damage repairs. Also, the night staff at the hotel was rude and unhelpful.
Location close to most everything
The room was clean, good view (we could see the Golden Gate Bridge from our 6th floor room). The staff was very friendly. Parking garage spaces were tight but adequate and a good value at $26 per overnight parking. If you are a light sleeper, this place probably won't work for you. It was very noisy, outside and inside. We could hear traffic, sirens, and even people talking outside on the street at all hours. Two homeless people on the sidewalk had a loud argument at 5 a.m. regarding a space they wanted to claim for the day to solicit donations and we could hear them quite well. In the room next to us we could overhear their conversations even though they weren't talking loudly. The walls must be rather thin!
Price was reasonable. room was clean. The room was not big like some of the reviews indicate but OK. Breakfast was included even though its nothing special but give everyone a good start in the morning. it's quite far away from all the actions are. About 20 min. walk from the Fisherman's Wharf. Not far away if by car or not hilly but it's SF, hills are everywhere! We stayed on the 3rd floor, every morning shortly before 7, we could hear chairs moving around, you couldn't really sleep in if you wanted to. The noise was from the breakfast room on the 1/F. It was very annoying!
Clean, comfy, big room, good view, nice beds Slow wifi, pay for parking $26, expensive $300 a night, ugly carpet, pop corn ceiling
location They did not have my reservation. If it would have been full, there would be problems for someone
It was very important to me the parking car, and the location where the hotel is. It is near of almost all places I want to visit. I don't like the carpet.
It was good value for the money and the location and facilities were excellent.
Good value and good, safe location, close to bus lines.
Location: the motel is within 20 min walk to Fisherman's Wharf. Parking: Limited, but available on premises. Beds: comfortable -Cleanliness: booger on the lamp on the night stand; partially torn shower curtain; hair on the bath tub drain; mold on the lower end of the bath tub's handicap handle. -Noise: very noisy heater/cooler. -Furniture: dated worn-out pieces from my grandmother's attic. -Detail: discolored bath tub ceiling (2 brush strokes of paint could have gotten it back to perfect condition); rust/mold on the shower's rod (could be removed in 5 minutes with bleach); electric outlet's plate on the side of the bed loose and outlet not working; TV's wires all loose and coming out of a hole in the wall; one of the first night's towels was worn out with side threads hanging out. -Parking: this is a family motel and guests return early. So when I returned back late, there was no parking. Since Sat and Sun parking is allowed in front of the motel, I parked outside. -Breakfast: served in the lobby with only 8 to 10 seats available. If all taken, they ask you to take a tray back to your room. -Staff #1: I left the room in the morning and placed the "please clean" sign on the door. When I returned in the afternoon, a manager (??) knocked on the door and gave me an authoritative lesson saying that I should not have left the sign outside, since I did not need anything (was always under the impression that the maid, once done with the room, places the sign back on the door handle's inside the room. -Staff #2: When checked out, my friend accidentally left a phone charger plugged in an outlet. I called the same day and asked for them to find it and mail it back. Their first response was to tell me that there were going to charge my credit card! I asked them if charging my credit card 45 cents was worth it and could not cover it in the name of good customer service, since I stayed in the motel for 3 nights (and overpaid). They said NO, and promised to call me back once the charger was found. Still waiting for the call! -I travel nationally and internationally and have never encountered such horrible customer service. No American or American-raised owner or manager would ever run this kind of business with such bad customer service. -Sorry, but I would not stay there again. Tons of other places would love to have my business and they will.
Comfort of the rooms- clean and comfortable bed, nice bathroom, nice view from the hotel's terrace, and nice people. Cafe and continental breakfast.
Parking was convenient & location was also convenient to restaurants and sites.
The handy location and friendly and helpful employees
I thought the location and closeness to fishermans wharf and easyness to the other transport was great i thought that the price was a bit excessive for what we got but the location made up for some of that. We had a lot of trouble with the Wi-Fi.
Easy to find on a major street with free underground parking. Easy walk to local attractions like Fisherman's Wharf and Union Street with bus service to go farther. Plain and simple, small so no crowd issues. Beds new and very comfortable. Needed some better maintenance in bathroom and common areas. The rooftop terrace is minimal and could be a real asset with some decor and character touches as it offers excellent views.
Nice Location for walking to attractions, handy with the parking (although a little tight but we liked the challenge!). Breakfast was terrible - cakes and muffins do not a breakfast make! Hotel needs an update and seemed a little on the expensive side for what it was.
I liked the location and the free parking. The room needed some repair, paint and the shower head needed fixing.
The service No complaints
The Travel Lodge was a clean and convenient facility. The staff was wonderful!! None
it`s proximity to the fishermans wharf area and easy access to Van Ness/101 freeway. rooms facing Lombard st. are prone to street noise during peak traffic hours.
The staff were really helpful. They let us checkin early and didn't charge us. They were good value for money. However the room was basic and did the job. You would have to eat out as the are no kitchen facilities.
value if you just want to put your head down at night, room could be updated , looks kinda old fashioned, but it was suitable for what i needed it for. room could be updated , looks kinda old fashioned, but it was suitable for what i needed it for. walls a little thin, could hear showers from the next room right by the headboards, lots of noise coming from the room above us,
Great staff, very friendly and helpful. You can walk from the hotel to important touristic places.
front desk was very helpful when we couldn't figure out where to park in the garage extra charge for parking. At the rate of the room parking should have been included
It was what we expected, car park is extra which was not clear from the booking info?
Location is very good, close to Fisherman's Wharf and easy access to Cable Car and Streetcar. Neighboring street, Polk Street, has a wide variety of nice restaurants. Good value for the money in central San Francisco. Sound insulation relatively light.
Great location with parking. Friendly staff. Clean.
The staff was frinedly and helpful There were no in room movies and now swimming pool. The continental breakfast could have been expanded with fruit.
The location. It was near everything we wanted to do Didn't have the amenities we asked for (I.e. fridge/microwave)
good location very noisy
The room was relatively clean. The carpet in the hallway was about 2000 years old. It was extremely dirty that I wanted to throw up. There was no ironing board or iron in the room so if you're here for a meeting that will be a problem. There was no parking so if you rent a car, you will have to drive around and around to find parking. There are other motels and inn within couple blocks and those have parking. There was no thermostat in the room so you can't control temperature in your room. I would go somewhere else if I has known how it was before I came.
convient to my conference at fort mason, reasonably priced, convient access to fisherman's wharf, comfortable rooms a little small
Only the location. They say that there is internet connection throughout the hotel, but in fact, you can use it only on the 2nd floor. If you are on 3 or 4th floor, you should go to the 2nd to be able to connect the internet. Also, unbelievably, they do not have parking..
Great location. The hotel is right off the 30 bus line. Nice and friendly staff. Good small free breakfast. Great value for the money. Not the warmest blankets they had a few holes in them, but everything was clean and smelled nice.
Convenient location near SF places of interest. Good value and very helpful staff. Rooms comfortable, with enough space to get organised. The continental breakfast was unusual for the British taste. Some of the rooms could be noisy, being close to a busy road but this is a subjective view.
The Marina Inn staff were exceptionally warm, friendly, and helpful. Our deluxe queen was spacious, clean and very pretty. The location is excellent- close to the water, many reasonably priced delicious restaurants, and boutique shopping. I highly recommend the Marina Inn The included breakfast was very basic. There was sandwich bread (next to a toaster), hard boiled eggs, yogurt, a few bananas and orange juice.
I was allowed to check in early. Great value for the room. Located within walking distance to several bus stops. Good restaurants nearby. Glad it didn't have shared bathrooms either. No A/C. I had to open the windows to cool my room down, and then the traffic was too loud to enjoy watching television.
The location is fairly good, nearby food and shops and 45 min walk to pier 39. The quality is bad. The bed was horrible, i was glad it was time to get up in the morning because the bed made my back hurt. My wife had the same. The shower made alot noise, same for all other showers which we heard in the morning. Our promised breakfast was nothing more then milk and pre-packaged muffins. We decided to go out for breakfast in the end. For $65 this was not good enough. I think most reviews here are based on the hotel years ago. However it clearly aged without maintenance.
The room was pretty nice overall. The bed was nice, and the area was pretty beautiful. a walking distance (for those who like to wonder around the city), to many cool places. When I got to the room, the carpet was a little wet, so I guess it might had a problem in a rainy day.
very good hotel, clean, open 24/24.it isn't very central but there are 2 buses lines across the street. very good continental breakfast with milk, thè, coffe, very good banana muffins and eggs. ther's only some noisy of traffic, but we are so exhausted for tour and we stay very ok!!!
Front desk quite helpful & friendly The location is great, and is very close to Chestnut Street with the Muni bus system. Overall I will stay here again, now that I know how things work. Did get good rate ($80/nite) Cold: no heat & only 1 thin blanket Lukewarm shower - will get hot one if the water is run about 10 minutes or so, per front desk - but didn't know this for the first morning:( Not enough towels (no washcloths/bath towels) Solutions: Front desk was great about giving me everything I needed. Got initially second blanket -almost slept well and then W/3rd blanket slept better. Wall heater nonfunctional. Whoever cleans the room does not replace the towels - just takes the used ones away. Continental breakfast: ok, didn't see the hard boiled eggs first day as the are on shelf below eye level.
A good budget motel for a short stay in SF... Small stinky room...
Plenty of parking, comfortable bed, good shower Refrigerator did not work
Good location and price. Complimentaly breakfast was less than expected.
The kindness of the people at frontdesk. Checking-in too late (2 pm). I had to wait for two hours for rooms to get clean. Rather poor wireless connection.
The ability to park in a very busy city and the friendliness of the relief managers. The lack of facilities to make anything other than poor quality filter coffee in the room.
Good location. For travelers with the car- free parking. Free wi fi access
Felt like home when first checked in Felt not important at checking out
excellent location, parking available, clean room
Clean, cheap and parking is included No a/c and noisy (both traffic and residents)
decor of the rooms Parking area too small
Good location to visit SF Downtown Noisy, beds very bad, breakfast to be forgoten!
Cose to where we needed to be Room smelled of urin
location parking overcrowed. handicapped spaces taken by non-handicapped. Elevator didn't work. Noisy guests on floor above. Double deluxe room wasn't either.
- Rest room is big, parking is ok Security
Location Way too noisy, dated hotel, rooms too small, not enough parking, elevator wouldn't work.
Hotel staff was nice, friendly and helpful. Unfortunately the rooms are noisy because they face the street. Decent hotel but needs updating. Good central location and within 10 minute walk to fisherman's wharf. I consider this a budget hotel. Avoid room 318: Very noisy and small.
Clean rooms. Great for just passing through Price. Could have been $50-$80 cheaper.
Helpful staff Free parking microwave & fridge location a little updated a little bit noisy, but it's San Francisco so understandable
The place is in a convenient spot, near to almost everything in SF downtown area. The staff was nice and helpful The bed and carpet were damp and had weird smell. Theres a guy sleeping on the stairs, which iscreepy. The price was a little expensive but we had no other choice due to last minute decision
Simple clean room.
The staff was super friendly. The hotel was very clean. The room was a little small but perfect for us. 2 adults, 2kids. We just needed a place to sleep as we were out and about all evening and left early in the morning. I highly reccomend this hotel. About a 15 minute walk to the warf. Nothing. :-)
clean sheets and comfortable bed very noisy location at Lombard and Franklin, musty smelling rooms, look for better options for about the same price in that area
Many TV channel availables for free. Nihil
Nice, clean room. A bit noisy, but better than I expected. Noise.
Very pleasant stay, but simple rooms. Owner is very accomodating Be prepared to ask for another room if you prefer non-smoking! The hotel is 'non-smoking' but some of the rooms have a heavy presence of smoke, so be prepared to ask.
This realy is a great hotel in a great neighbourhood! It was realy cheap for this location, and there was free parking and free wifi. For breakfast you just walk for 5 minutes down the street, and there are several reataurants.
Good hotel Traffic noise. Can't help that though. Busy street.
Relatively quiet and efficient. Since my stay was for an overnight business meeting I was looking for something quiet, clean, and easy. The Lombard Inn fit the bill! Nothing jumped off the page other than they need to spruce up the blankets a bit.
None Poor customer service and lied. I requested a refund, was told by the hotel staff it would be processed, then was charged the full amount. When I called and inquired about the refund, I was later told that "there was nothing he could do" to process the refund his coworker had promised me.
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Panty Boy
|This article subject is a sissy bitch exhibitionist who pleasures himself anally to public humiliation and ridicule.
Panty Boy aka Someoneyoudontknow is an internet forum user who dares women to kick him in the balls and claims women are wimps and cowards, yet he wears women's pink panties, has a tiny penis, and dances to girly pop music.
He won't admit it now but he has admitted in the past that he is scared of women in general.
Who is Panty Boy?
His name is Brian Jansen and he's from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Currently) He's 37 years old, and his manner of passing the time consists of trolling the internet, and asking women if they have the guts, to kick him in the nuts.
Brian (A.K.A. "Panty Boy") creates user accounts on all manner of social networking sites, in which one can post polls or questions (Craig's List, Sodahead, Yahoo! Answers, etc.)asking women if they have the courage to kick him in his testicles. He also makes extremely sexist comments in his posts, making it apparent that he does, in fact, live alone. He frequents these sites under the same username, but with a slight variation, as most of them get banned due to the content that they produce. His most popular username is, "Someoneyoudontknow" but his alternative name is (and always resembles), "Nooneuknow".
The titles for the questions are all the same, just in different context, "Did you know that women are wimps?", "HOW is it possible that women are such wimps?", "This is a challenge to ANY women!", "Is this true about all women?", "Are you up to the challenge?", "Why is it that women are cowards?" and, "Do any women over the age of 18 have the guts to kick me in the balls?", "Did you know that I rule the world?", and "Did you know that I am awesome?" Or various other questions about ruling the world and being awesome.
- A Google search of him posting the kick me in the balls nonsense.
- A Google search of him calling women "wimps"
- A Google search of him calling women "cowards"
Panty Boy knows where women belong
Brian has been saying quite the amount of vulgar comments since his debut on the internet, all of which don't need to be repeated. He claims that women are wimps, and that they belong in two places; the kitchen, or the bedroom. Despite this, his attempts at disgracing the female populace are actually found to be quite amusing.
He puts the following in the details of his dare, this being a direct quote....
—Panty Boy
Feel free to reach him on his msn email account at [email protected] , his Yahoo ID at [email protected] , on AOL/AIM at [email protected] , or his Gmail account at [email protected]
He also has a list of nicknames that the community has given him, all of which, he finds upsetting: Panty Boy, PinDick, Needle Dick, Pinky, Tiny, and Pink Panty Man.
He also dislikes being asked if he'd like to go clothes shopping.
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Half price rail travel on the re-opened Barrow line
Rail services between Arnside and Grange-Over-Sands have today (Monday 18th July) resumed, following completion of a major project to renew the railway viaduct over the Kent Estuary.
Train services on the line had been replaced by alternative road services for the past 16 weeks to allow Network Rail to complete the work.
First TransPennine Express' (FTPE) first services across the re-opened viaduct were the 0755 from Arnside travelling towards Barrow and the 0655 from Grange in the Carnforth direction.
Northern Rail will also be operating their usual timetable.
To celebrate the re-opening of the line, and to thank passengers for their patience, FTPE is to offer half price tickets for a limited period.
Passengers travelling on the Barrow-In-Furness to Manchester Airport route that start or end their journey between Arnside and Barrow-in-Furness (including intermediate stations) will be able to take advantage of this fantastic offer. This discount is available on walk up fares for two weeks from 23rd July 2011 and applies only to FTPE services.
Edith Rodgers, Customer Services Director for FTPE, commented;
"It is great to have the line back in action, and we would like to thank passengers for their patience throughout the work. As a gesture for our passengers we are delighted to offer a half price fare deal to welcome passengers back to the line."
The project has seen the complete replacement of the deck of the 500-metre, 51-span viaduct, which was built in 1856. The project has been completed on time by Network Rail in partnership with contractors May Gurney, and will mean less major maintenance in future, improved journeys times and a smoother, quieter ride over the structure.
Station Manager for Cumbria, Mick Elliot added;
"The re-opening of the viaduct is great news for our passengers - last year over 110,000 passengers used Arnside station and over 150,000 used Grange. The upgrade work will help to ensure the longevity of the route."
The FTPE only offer will be advertised via a local radio station and on station posters. It is not available on advance purchase tickets.
For further details and full terms and conditions visit www.tpexpress.co.uk/arnside. To check out other great fares and offers visit www.tpexpress.co.uk.


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<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Entertaining, since I've been living in San Francisco and working in Mountain View for the past 3.5 years, and am currently moving to New York.

Much hangs on whether your Mountain View employer has a shuttle service to SF or not. Since you didn't mention it, I'm going to assume not, at which point my ability to be helpful pretty much ends (since mine does).

What I can tell you is that even with the shuttle, I wound up keeping a bedroom in Mountain View as well as a place in the city, simply because the commute is a bear to deal with if you regularly work late but also have occasional morning meetings. But you really don't want to *only* live down there, since pretty much everything that matters happens in the city.

Also, you have decent biking weather here probably 300-odd days of the year, so being within a bike ride of your transport options is usually good enough.

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Hey noisebridge kids,

Ā Not sure if this is really appropriate for the list, but I hope it is.

ĀĀ I am Matt from NYC Resistor.Ā Due to a neat employment opportunity I may very shortly find myself moving to the Bay Area.

I was hoping to get some input from anyone willing to give it.

I would be working in mountainview, and right now am looking at possible neighborhoods to live in.Ā However there is a monkey in the wrench...Ā as a loyal son of NYC, I do not own a car nor drive pretty much ever.Ā So, it will take me time to rectify that.Ā Until then, I would like to make use of public transport / bike options.

Knowing virtually nothing of the area, I'd love to hear some suggestions on where to live.Ā =D

Or anything else anyone would like to shout out.

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They don't want the automaker to end up like A123 Systems
After bankrupt battery company
A123 Systems was (mostly) acquired by a Chinese company
, two U.S. senators now worry that automaker Fisker Automotive will have the same fate.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Thune (R-South Dakota) have expressed concern that taxpayer dollars will support a company with foreign ownership if Fisker is acquired by a Chinese company.
"Senator Thune and I asked the Energy Department about potential foreign ownership of Fisker in June 2012. When we raised concerns about taxpayers supporting a company with foreign ownership, the Energy Department waved those concerns away," Grassley said. "Now, those concerns may soon become a reality. Like A123, this looks like another example of taxpayer dollars going to a failed experiment. Technology developed with American taxpayer subsidies should not be sold off to China. I hope there's at least some accountability at the Department of Energy, but given its track record, I'm not holding my breath."
It has been strongly suggested that two Chinese companies -- Geely Automotive and Dongfeng Motor Corp. -- are looking for a majority stake in Fisker. It has also been rumored that Fisker could move all of its auto production to China if it made a deal with a Chinese company.
Fisker Karma
A deal isn't expected to be made until next month at the earliest. Fisker made mention that it is considering offers from all over the world -- not just China.
received $529 million in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loans in April 2010. The loans were part of a program to progress development of high-tech vehicles, where Fisker received $169 million for Karma plug-in engineering and $359 million for Nina production. The loans were also meant to revamp a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Delaware for Fisker EV production.
However, Fisker fell a little behind on its production schedule, and in May 2011,
DOE froze the loans due to "unmet milestones."
Fisker had only drawn $193 million of it at that point.
In October 2012,
the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
decided to look into
the original terms of
its loan to Fisker Automotive
, questioning whether DOE will step in to help the electric vehicle (EV) automaker if it goes bankrupt and investors are allowed to retrieve their money.
In December 2012, Fisker's battery maker A123 Systems was
acquired by
Chinese firm Wanxiang Group
about $260 million. A123
filed for bankruptcy
in October 2012.
Earlier this month, Fisker said it hoped to
restart production of its Karma plug-in
"fairly soon" as it waits for
A123 to come out of this bankruptcy situation.
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Nearly a week after a blanket ban on plastic carry bags officially came into force, the Delhi government has started warning violators.delhi Updated: Dec 01, 2012 23:54 IST
Nearly a week after a blanket ban on plastic carry bags officially came into force, the Delhi government has started warning violators.
A total of 23 teams of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the environment department on Saturday visited 44 shopping malls and 19 five-star hotels across the Capital.
"A total of 468 shops in malls and 46 shops in hotels were covered in the drive. Nearly 152 were found violating the norms. All have been cautioned," said Sandeep Mishra, member secretary, DPCC.
Environment director Anil Kumar said, "The drive was conducted to make sure nobody complains about not having been cautioned in advance. The next time, we will take action in case of any violation. The team also visited the commercial towers at Netaji Subhash Place and cautioned all violators."
The state cabinet had approved the ban order on September 11 and the government notified it on October 23, saying it will come into force from November 23.
"Our focus is on awareness. The CM's message is being aired on FM channels. Posters have been printed. Traders have been told to put up hoardings, saying they don't use plastic bags," said an official.


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Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says North Melbourne are dangerous AFL opponents who will warrant their full attention.
While the Hawks are top, they must beat the Kangaroos on Saturday afternoon at Etihad Stadium to guarantee a home qualifying final.
Hawthorn cannot fall out of the top four, but Clarkson said he will pay no attention to Saturday's massive games involving their other prospective qualifying final opponents.
Geelong host Sydney and fourth-placed Fremantle are at home against in-form Port Adelaide.
"As coaches, all our focus is really on the Kangaroos," Clarkson said.
"We'll have our opposition scouts watching those sides we potentially play against in the next four or five weeks - we need to be prepared.
"But my focus and that of our assistant coaches is all about (North Melbourne)."
The only way 10th-placed North can make the top eight is if they win their last two games, other results fall their way and the AFL somehow strip Essendon of premiership points.
But the Kangaroos continue to fight, scoring big wins over Geelong and Essendon in the last three weeks.
"We have a fair amount of regard for the way North Melbourne go about it," Clarkson said.
"You only need to look at their percentage - that's usually a pretty good guide.
"The general public usually just look at wins and losses, but for coaches, percentage is a really good guide for where a side is at.
"There's another stat out there about percentage of time in front - the Kangaroos I think are the fourth-best in the competition."
North's percentage of 122.4 is the best of all teams outside the top four.
They cruelled their finals hopes with a series of costly fadeouts in close matches.
Saturday's game will be a good test of how well Hawthorn have learnt their lessons from three weeks ago.
Coming off a massive win over Essendon, Hawthorn were jumped by Richmond and suffered an upset loss.
While the Hawks followed up the Richmond game by beating St Kilda and a big win over Collingwood, North on their day could well knock them off balance again.
"Our form certainly on Friday night against Collingwood was much better than the week before against St Kilda," Clarkson said.
"But we need to start building towards our best footy now.
"It's hard - we're going to be coming up against really strong opponents in the last part of the year.
"Our task isn't going to get any easier ... we'd like to think our group is really energised and looking forward to the finals."
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Unclogging New York
Ross Sandler
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff
Unclogging New York
Getting around New York City is a daily challenge. Our streets are clogged and noisy; driving is nerve-wrenching and unpredictable. Conflicts between motorists and vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists are common and costly. Rush hour in the jam-packed subways can often be an ordeal. Our buses are often slow and irregular. Trips to our airports can take as long as the flights themselves.
New York City will not be able to sustain its economy and attain projected job growth or maintain environmental quality unless we have the transportation capacity to get people to work, and move our freight efficiently.
The next mayor and City Council can dramatically increase our mobility, improve our economic competitiveness, improve the environment, and enhance the quality of our daily lives.
Below is a five-point program for better transportation. Many of the steps require help from different levels of government. All will require mayoral leadership. Our groups - a wide array of business, labor, environmental, and civic interests - call on the next mayor and City Council to:
1. Win real progress on major transit and rail projects essential to the city's future - and press for a "fix it first" policy for bridges and roads. The City must demonstrate leadership by increasing and dedicating transportation-related revenues to investment in our subways, buses, highways and bridges.
Transit: In the last few years, state and regional officials have pledged to move ahead on a host of vital new transit projects. The next mayor should work to insure they keep their commitments, including a Second Avenue Subway; linking the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal; rail access to our airports and getting the commuter railroads to better serve city neighborhoods. Many of these promised advances face an uncertain future because of shaky financing. The next mayor should get a real commitment from the state by challenging it with matching city funds - and fighting for new sources of funding, like a re-instituted commuter tax, dedicated to transportation.
Roads and bridges: Bridge conditions in the city are far worse than the rest of the state. In 1998, 63% of state-owned bridges within the city were rated structurally deficient, compared to 25% elsewhere in New York. Since 1983 New York Citys share of state funding has been held to 23% of the available total, well short of the amounts needed to make city roads and bridges on the state-owned system safe and efficient. More money, City and State, is also required for repairs/reconstruction of NYC owned bridges to maintain a safe and efficient roadway system. Action must be taken soon, or the costs of repair and rehabilitation will soar. The next mayor must demand that the Governor and the State Legislature make a concerted effort to fix New York Citys highways and bridges now. The next mayor should also insist that New York State work toward redesigning our aging highways so that they are less intrusive on our neighborhoods.
Goods Movement: New York City is choking on the fumes and congestion generated by trucks for two reasons. First, we rely on an ineffective truck route system that does not allow for the efficient delivery of goods to customers within the City and at the same time is a focal point for community anger in virtually every neighborhood. The next mayor must balance the obvious need for trucks to make deliveries with the legitimate concerns of communities that feel overwhelmed by truck traffic on residential streets. Second, our highways are clogged with thousands of extra trucks because we lack a cross-harbor freight rail tunnel and associated rail infrastructure to support interstate goods movement. As a consequence, freight containers come into the ports and intermodal yards of New Jersey and are loaded onto tractor trailers to cross the Hudson. A new freight tunnel, combined with appropriate rail and highway infrastructure improvements, will also help secure New Yorks continued Hub-port status. The new mayor should be a catalyst for a more effective goods movement system that includes improved rail and highway infrastructure and a truck route system that balances the needs of communities and merchants. He should also demand that the Port Authority keep its 80-year old promise to build the cross-harbor freight tunnel.
2. Press for much more transit service, less crowding, and faster and more reliable trips.
The city should demand there be no more than a four-minute scheduled rush-hour wait on any of the city's 20 subway lines - and that every rider be able to get a seat in the off-hours. More service for both subways and buses is desperately needed to meet the increasing ridership demands brought on by MetroCard and the continuing strength of our economy. Transit officials have added 11% more subway service and 27% bus service since 1996. But this has not kept up with the 29% increase in subway ridership and 47% increase in bus ridership at the same time. New York City has the slowest buses in America . As a matter of civic pride, the next mayor should end our last place finish and give buses the priority they deserve on city streets by expanding and redesigning exclusive bus lanes and increasing enforcement to discourage cars from blocking them. The city should also keep pressing the MTA and other bus fleets operating in the City to reduce diesel bus emissions and to have the Long Island Rail Road and Metro North provide more service at lower cost to city riders.
3. Make our streets and neighborhoods safer and more livable.
Calm traffic. Widen sidewalks where pedestrians face overcrowding and dangerous conditions. Make greater use of the city's authority to improve street safety by using traffic calming measures. Expand the "Safe Routes to Schools" pedestrian safety program and make walking in the city safer for everyone. Establish a car-free Prospect Park. Strictly enforce the city's truck routes to protect neighborhood streets. Reduce double parking and congestion by charging parking fees for what is now free commercial loading space. Dramatically expand and link a comprehensive citywide network of bike lanes and bicycle boulevards.
Crack down on speeders and other dangerous drivers, install more enforcement cameras and rebuild dangerous thoroughfares like Queens Boulevard and the Grand Concourse.
4. Make bridge and tunnel tolls much fairer than they are now - and reduce congestion.
Our tolls don't make sense. Some bridges and tunnels are free; some cost $7. Some "free" bridges exact huge tolls in congestion, lost time and frayed nerves. Start by making sure toll plazas are replaced with barrier-free high-speed EZ Pass collection systems. Appoint a mayoral task force to help you choose among the many options available to create a smarter and fairer system. Have your experts start with the City Department of Transportations and Port Authorities "value pricing" programs. These work to reduce congestion and delays by charging lower fares during off-peak periods - including free late nights - and higher during peak periods.
5. Lead by example to reduce congestion and improve transportation decision-making.
Require top city officials to take transit regularly - and cut thousands of unnecessary parking permits for government employees, especially in Manhattan.
Promote "TransitChek," which gives tax breaks to commuters. Only 250,000 area employees are enrolled in this cost-savings program out of a pool of more than five million. Urge city businesses to sign up - and provide all city employees with a range of fare options.
Make transportation a priority. Appoint the commissioner of the city's Department of Transportation to the MTA board of directors. And coordinate all related transportation and planning efforts through a "sub-cabinet" chaired by the head of city DOT.
Increase public confidence in the citys Department of Transportation by improving the basic services the agency provides, from speeding installation of safety signals to fixing potholes to improving service provided by private bus companies overseen by the city.
We urge you to adopt this commonsense blueprint to unclog and calm city streets, ease horrendous crowding on the subways and buses, and move critical freight. Our groups - which include major business, labor, environment, transit and civic interests - have different missions. But we share a deep concern over the citys increasingly inadequate and antiquated transportation system. As mayor, it is your job to provide direction and ensure that the city, a center of so much creativity and innovation, applies some of its energy to building a transportation system equal or better to the worlds other great international cities. Be bold.
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Following the Reims International Air Meet of 1909 in France, enthusiasm for aviation began to increase in the United States. At an aviation meet in St. Louis fellow enthusiasts and pilots discussed the possibility of holding an air meet in Los Angeles. This group, which included Charles Willard, Roy Knabenshue and Glenn Curtiss, followed through on the proposed project and sent Dick Ferris to Los Angeles to make the preliminary contacts and finalize the plans for the proposed Air Meet. After arriving in Los Angeles, Ferris met with various contacts and an International Air Meet was proposed which would include Louis Paulhan, a renowned French aviator. The location was selected, Dominguez Field, on property which was part of one of the original Spanish land grants - the Rancho San Pedro. Publicity was begun, grandstands were erected and an expanded passenger platform was constructed at the Pacific Electric Station located near the air meet site to accommodate the large number of spectators expected to attend the event.
Dates for the air meet were agreed upon. Commencing on January 10th, 1910 and lasting ten days until January 20th, the airmen would invite a variety of participants and would include not only aeroplanes but also hot air balloons and dirigibles. Cash prizes would be awarded to those participating in scheduled events which would include altitude, speed and endurance competitions.
Over the course of the air meet, spectators were thrilled by the performances of aviators Louis Paulhan, Glenn Curtiss, Charles Willard, and others. Paulhan was the "star attraction" at the air meet. Invited by the organizers to participate, Paulhan brought with him to the event two Bleriot Monoplanes, two Farman Biplanes, and an entourage which included his wife and black poodle. At the air meet, he set a new altitude record (4164 ft.), endurance record (64 miles 1 hr. 49 mins. 40 secs.), and won $14,000 in prize money. Glenn Curtiss won two events - fastest speed with a passenger (55 mph) and quickest start (6 2/5 secs., covering 98 ft.). Curtiss took home $6500 in prize money. Charlie Willard was credited with the most accurate take off and landing skills for which he received a prize totaling $250.
Attendance at the air meet surpassed all expectations. During the ten day period of the meet an estimated 226,000 spectators converged on Dominguez Field. Gate receipts for the event equaled over $137,500. The air meet was considered a phenomenal success and helped to alleviate a perceived economic drought in the Los Angeles area. Many believe the event launched the aviation industry on the West Coast.


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Jason Hewitt continues to lead the Owls as Head Coach of the Cross Country program.
Hewitt arrived at Bryn Mawr in 2010 following a four-year tenure at fellow Seven Sister institution, Mount Holyoke. While with the Lyons, Jason served as head coach of the indoor track and field team before adding the role of assistant coach for outdoor track in 2005 and assistant cross country coach in 2007. As the assistant cross country coach, he helped the Lyons hoist the Seven Sisters Cross Country Championships trophy in 2007, the school's first title in eight years and the last time the Lyons saw the Sisters cup come home to South Hadley.
Hewitt began his coaching career with Telstar High School in Bethel, Maine, in 2001. At Telstar, he began as an assistant track coach with his main focus being 400m distances and up. During his two-year run, he coached two state champions; one in the 400m and another in the 800m and 1600m events. After a brief stint as an Assistant Coach at Springfield College, Hewitt was named the head cross country coach at Framingham State College. Hewitt restored to the Rams program to a full squad in his 3 year stint, before moving on the Mt. Holyoke College.
Since arriving at Bryn Mawr, Hewitt has seen a resurgence of talented distance runners in the XC program. A team that had grown comfortable in the 10th spot in the Centennial Conference has slowly, but steadily climbed back into the pack, earning a 7th place finish in 2012, followed by back to back 6th place finishes (2013, 2014). The team has also enjoyed National appearances by Claudia Keep ('15, 2011 NCAA Champs – 56th, 2013 NCAA Champs – 47th) and Kristina Kronauer ('13, 2012 NCAA Champs – 145th). While not yet satisfied with the position
Hewitt earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in mathematics and classical study from Tufts University and a Master of Science with a concentration in Advanced Level Coaching from Springfield College. In addition to the more general USATF Level I Coaching Certification, Hewitt holds Level II certifications in Endurance, Sprints/Hurdles, and Jumps and has started work towards his Level III – Endurance accreditation. He also maintains USATF and USTFCCCA memberships and competes as a member of the Greater Philadelphia Track Club.


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More than a thousand servicemembers and federal civilian employees from the Joint Force Headquarters - National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington listened to the horrific experience of Monika Korra's sexual assault during a training seminar at Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall concerning rape and abuse in our society.
Monika Korra is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Monika Korra Foundation. After she was kidnapped and raped in 2009, she decided she would not be defined as a victim the rest of her life and began speaking up about the rape. Monika found that not only did she empower herself, but her voice gave other survivors their voice back.
"I will not let my rage define me," said Korra. "The night of the rape they took all my things from me, but not my spirit. It is possible to get back up; it is possible to come back."
Within days of the attack, the three attackers were arrested. Almost a year after the assault one of her attackers received 25 years in prison and the other two received life in prison.
She waited until the last man was sentenced before going public and talking to the press. "I wanted to speak up right away, but I was advised not to speak out until after the last trial was finished," said Korra.
She explained to her audience that when she found out how rare it is for rape victims in the United States to go public, she then knew how important it would be to let her story now have a name and a face for people to see her as a person, and not just a statistic.
The young woman from Norway explained that parts of her recovery, involved the immediate involvement of her friends and family.
"I called my friends and family the next day, and they all said, 'We will get through this together,'" said Korra. "I never felt as though I was alone, and that was very important to me."
In 2012, Monika graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.S. in Applied Physiology and a minor in psychology. That same year, she also became a rape victim advocate through Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center's volunteer training program.
Monika is a certified ACSM Health and Fitness Specialist and currently works as a personal trainer and running coach. She is also in the process of completing a book about her experience and healing.


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The objective of the Indian Digital Media Awards 2013 is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the work being done in the ever-growing advertising and marketing communications activity in the digital media space... specifically, internet, mobile, gaming, social media and the blogosphere.
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Highlights of Indian Digital Media Awards 2013
- The IDMA 2013 will recognise excellence by organisations and individuals for their work in the India's growing digital media sector.
- We will have 19 awards across 5 categories for Products, Service, Corporate, Events, Films & TV/news shows
- As in the previous editions we have the following in the Hall of Fame categories, Best Digital and Social Media Advertiser, Digital and Social Media Agency of the Year, and IDMA Person of the Year which will be decided by the jury of IDMA 2013.
- To be eligible the work of the entrant must have been used/ deployed between 0000 hours January 1, 2012 and 1159 hours December 31, 2012.
- Entries to be submitted online only with a declaration from the client certifying the work submitted for the entries. In the event of an entry submitted is done for your own/ self brand then the declaration must be signed by the Marketing head.
- Nominal Entry Fees of Rs 5000 per entry, there are incentives for submitting more than 15 entries.
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The Kingdom of Tonga is a Polynesian country that lies to the south of Samoa, southeast of Fiji and north of New Zealand. The Tongan archipelago is comprised of 176 islands, 36 of which are inhabited by a population of approximately 106,000. The islands are divided into four main groups – Tongatapu, Ha'apai and Vava'u and the Niuas. The capital Nuku'alofa is located on the main island of Tongatapu.
Tonga is a constitutional monarchy, making it unique in the Pacific. Its monarchy is over 1,000 years old and its constitution dates back to 1875. Following the death of King George Tupou V in March 2012, his younger brother became king and took the title King Tupou VI. King Tupou VI's official coronation was held on 4 July 2015. As Head of State the King is Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's Armed Forces. The King is advised by a Privy Council whose members he appoints.
The governing structure comprises the Executive (Cabinet), Legislature and Judiciary. A reformed constitution was agreed by the Legislative Assembly in December 2009 and implemented through legislation passed in April 2010. The new constitution considerably reduced the King's power, which was devolved to the Cabinet. Cabinet now answers to the Legislative Assembly however the King retains the right to veto legislation.
The Legislative Assembly comprises 17 People's Representatives, nine Noble Representatives elected from among the holders of Tonga's 33 noble titles, and up to four additional members appointed by the King on the advice of the Prime Minister. The King appoints the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly.
The most recent election was held in November 2014. The current Prime Minister is the Hon. Samiuela 'Akilisi Pohiva.
Australia and Tonga enjoy a close bilateral relationship, supported by our aid program, Defence Cooperation Program, the Tonga Police Development Program and people-to-people links. The Tongan Government established a High Commission in Canberra in August 2008.
Australia is an important focus for Tongans seeking education, travel and business opportunities. The largest communities of Tongans in Australia are in Victoria and NSW, with smaller groups in the ACT and Queensland. Approximately 25,000 Australians identify themselves as of Tongan ancestry.
Tonga represents over 60 per cent of the more than 14,200 Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) participants to date. 8,580 Tongan workers (1,074 women, 7,506 men) have been granted visas to participate in the SWP since it commenced as a permanent programme in July 2012. Australia is one of the largest sources of remittances to Tonga.
Australia has provided over 482 scholarships (Australia Awards) to Tongan students since 1997. Tertiary-level scholarships are focused on addressing Tonga's skills shortage in the fields of education, health, engineering, economics and public sector management. In 2015-16, Australia offered 20 new Australia Awards to Tongan students. Under the New Colombo Plan, 16 Australian undergraduate students were funded to undertake mobility placements in 2015, with a further 20 students being supported in 2016. Fields of study include nursing and tourism.
The Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program promotes economic growth and poverty reduction in the Indo-Pacific region by assisting host organisations to deliver effective and sustainable development outcomes. In 2015-16, Australia supported 34 AVID assignments throughout Tonga.
The Defence Cooperation Program in Tonga includes the provision of Australian Defence Force advisors, a range of training and capacity building initiatives and support for bilateral and regional exercises. Australia also contributes to the Tonga Police Development Program, a joint undertaking between Tonga, Australia and New Zealand, which aims to build police capacity and service standards.
More information on development assistance to Tonga
Tonga has a small open economy which is vulnerable to external shocks and was hard hit by the Global Financial Crisis. The economy is heavily reliant on foreign aid and remittances from Tongans working overseas. The US is the main source of remittances, followed by New Zealand and Australia. Foreign development assistance in the form of loans, grants and direct aid is an important component of the Tongan economy.
Construction and infrastructure projects funded by donor grants and soft loans are sources of growth. Despite its economic difficulties, Tonga remains one of the best performers in the Pacific in terms of progress against the Millennium Development Goals. Agriculture is the leading productive sector. The manufacturing sector is very small.
Tourism is currently modest but with a large potential for expansion. Tonga's main trading partners are New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, the United States and Japan. Most Tongan exports are agricultural produce while imports cover the full range of consumer and industrial goods.
Two-way trade between Australia and Tonga was valued at $73 million (in goods and services) in 2015. Tongan exports are mostly made up of agricultural produce, which include root crops, fish and squash pumpkins. Major imports are food and beverage items and fuel.
In 2015, Australia's goods exports to Tonga totalled approximately $13 million (including meat, herbicides, pesticides, aircraft parts, gold coin and legal tender coin and medicaments). Tonga's goods exports to Australia totalled approximately $1.64 million (mainly fish, vegetables, fruit and nuts).
In September 2016, Minister for International Development and the Pacific the Hon. Fierravanti-Wells visited Tonga. This visit focused on political, economic, defence, policing and education links. The Tonga-Australia Aid Partnership was also signed, reflecting Australia and Tonga's shared development priorities and providing a clear strategic focus for our aid investments over the next three years.
This visit follows four high-level visits to Tonga in 2015 by Foreign Minister Bishop (April 2015), President of the Senate Parry (April 2015), the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove (July 2015), and a parliamentary delegation led by the then Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Mr Ciobo with MPs Jane Prentice, Sharon Claydon and Nola Marino (December 2015).


text: It's easy to believe golf's ruling bodies have completely closed the door on driver improvement. In the past two decades, more rules have been implemented against the driver than any other club. But golf-club engineers don't give up. The limits aren't limiting, they're inspiring. "It's probably tough for them to foresee how creative engineers are going to react within the box that they put us in," says Todd Beach, metalwoods guru at TaylorMade. "I don't see that we're obsoleting courses by what we're doing, but we're definitely moving toward optimal launch conditions one step at a time."


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Very retro and cool, this trivet makes any table look sleek and sassy.
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On one level, the BP oil disaster was the product of a defective blowout preventer. But on another, it was 20 years in the making. It all started in the wake of the Exxon-Valdez spill in 1989 when Shell announced it had struck oil in the Gulf of Mexico. That triggered a massive easing of regulations, leaving the oil industry to call the tune.The story of those 20 years closely mirrors the tale of the financial industry. And analysis today of the oil industry's excesses sounds as if it could easily be referring to Wall Street, too. "The industry convinced nearly everyone in government that what they were doing was so sophisticated that it was both totally safe and impossible for government to understand, much less regulate," said one California congressman. "Government was romanced."
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Not every game in the NCAA Tournament is going to be as appealing as others. Sometimes the mid-major involved is one that has such little fanfare, that the only thing that could make them interesting is their opponent. So, while the Albany Great Danes are not the world's most interesting basketball team, the Duke Blue Devils are polarizing enough to carry the interest for the game. Their game will the first tip of a day chalk full of excitement and possible upsets.
What to Watch For
It will be interesting to see if Duke treats this as more of a prep type of game or if they will need to go all out and put away the Great Danes early. The Blue Devils are still trying to get Ryan Kelly fully re-acclimated with the team and might use this game to make sure things are clicking before tougher competition ahead of them. It will be a tough balancing act of playing to win and playing to win while adjusting the team's strategy.
Albany is playing with nothing to lose. Nobody expects the Great Danes to be able to compete, less yet win. If they can come out of the gates playing fearless and together maybe the Great Danes can pull one of the biggest upsets in the tournament.
There is no doubt about it, Duke is just a better basketball team.
Duke 74 Albany 61
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The Drug Metabolism Gordon Research Conference (GRC) provides an intimate forum for the discussion of the diverse topics of this field. This year's meeting is focused on integrating diverse scientific principles to predict human drug disposition. Essentially all of what we do in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) is geared towards predicting what will happen to a drug after it is given to a human. Although much has been gained from studying the intricate details of an enzyme, transporter, or pathway, it seems there are fewer incremental gains when studying single systems. It appears to be increasingly important to consider the interactions between these enzymes, transporters, and pathways in order to accurately predict drug disposition in humans. Further, an integrated approach can provide additional insights into the cellular and whole-body organization of the drug metabolism and transporter systems. For the 2014 Drug Metabolism GRC, each session is designed to broadly cover a topic and focus on the integration of the scientific principles to predict human drug disposition. The topics in the program include: transporters, oxidative drug metabolism, liver cell biology and microphysiology, new technologies, systems biology, and biologics.
The meeting provides an ideal opportunity for young researchers to expand their scientific horizons, and graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to apply. Prior to the meeting, six of the posters submitted by graduate students and postdocs are selected for platform presentations during Wednesday evening session. In addition to the Wednesday evening session, there is also a formal discussion on career development for these scientists.


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MixedCC (Mixed Compiler Compiler) is a parser-generator framework for multi-layer templates. It also works as a detachable stack machine engine. LL(1) BNF grammars of respective layers are specified in JavaCC-like syntax. The lexer is either JavaCC-generated or user-written. Tokens can represent stack-machine transition commands.
SPindent (Server Page Indenter) is a JSP/PHP structural validator and indenter. It performs structural compatibility check of inner HTML generated from "parallel" branches of process flow statements such as if/else. It allows for those HTML branches to have different entry and exit HTML stack points, as far as the branches are compatible. This allows for verification and proper indentation of handy workarounds, as well as rusty pyramids. It is based on MixedCC (Mixed Compiler Compiler).
A tool for securing DNS communications between a client and a DNS resolver.
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Technology & Media»Media»Broadcasting & Cable»General Broadcasting & Cable
Media in JapanSummaryMedia in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2011-15, and forecast to 2020). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.Key Findings Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the media market in Japan Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the media market in Japan Leading company profiles reveal details of key media market players' global operations and financial performance Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan media market with five year forecastsSynopsisEssential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan media market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.Reasons To Buy What was the size of the Japan media market by value in 2015? What will be the size of the Japan media market in 2020? What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan media market? How has the market performed over the last five years? What are the main segments that make up Japan's media market?Key HighlightsThe media industry consists of the advertising, broadcasting & cable TV, publishing, and movies & entertainment markets.The Japanese media industry had total revenues of $70.1bn in 2015, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -0.2% between 2011 and 2015.The broadcasting & cable TV segment was the industry's most lucrative in 2015, with total revenues of $33.4bn, equivalent to 47.6% of the industry's overall value.Spending was slightly decreased in 2015 compared to 2014 due to a lack of global sporting events in the Japanese advertising market.
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Steve Greentree, who is credited with driving a 25 per cent increase in sales during his four years as director of liquor, has been appointed chief operating officer for supermarkets and petrol.
Mr Greentree, who had been acting commercial director since November, now assumes the role previously held by Grant O'Brien before he succeeded
Mr Greentree will have specific responsibility for operations, petrol, the upmarket Thomas Dux chain, loss prevention and store design and construction. He will report to director of supermarkets, Tjeerd Jegen.
Mr Greentree has more than 30 years experience at Woolworths, the last four as director of liquor, where he expanded sales from $4.7 billion to $6 billion, opened almost 200 new stores, drove the retailer's private label liquor and online strategies and oversaw the acquisition of Langton's Fine Wine, Cellarmasters and a stake in Gage Roads.
Mr Greentree will be replaced as director of liquor by former Cellarmasters general manager Brad Banducci, who has extensive experience in direct sales channels, production, distribution and wine services. Mr Banducci was part of a management buyout team that acquired Cellarmasters from Foster's in 2007.
The appointments are the last in a series of management changes by Mr Jegen, who joined Woolworths as head of supermarkets last October.
In March, Mr Jegen, a former Ahold and Tesco executive, appointed Alex Dower as general manager grocery and own brands. Mr Dower previously worked in Britain with Tesco, Mars, Pepsico, and fresh food retailer Pret a Manger.
Mr Dower's role was previously split between general manager grocery Stephen Bate, who retired at Christmas, and head of own brand Gordon Duncan, who now reports to Mr Dower.
Last year Woolworths hired two former Tesco executives – David Marr as general manager finance and Elizabeth Ryley as general manager marketing for supermarkets.
Mr O'Brien and Mr Jegen are trying to "extend and defend" Woolworths' leadership in groceries and have identified opportunities for gaining market share in fresh, produce and packaged groceries.
Woolworths has outperformed Coles on the liquor front for several years, but sales growth in groceries has fallen behind that at Coles for 11 consecutive quarters. Analysts believe that Woolworths' food and grocery sales fell in the March quarter as deflation exceeded 4 per cent.
A new supermarket marketing campaign is due in June and other changes to the fresh and packaged range will arrive in store at the retail giant's outlets over the next few months.
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The American Model™ for Public-Private Partnerships
NDC's American Model™ of P3 works on behalf of a government or non-profit entity to deliver privately designed, built, financed, operated and maintained facilities. Our process ensures the best possible building for the least cost and burden to the governmental or non-profit entity. Our emphasis is always on the "Public" in Public-Private Partnerships and we work to reduce and guarantee cost without reducing the quality of the building and without compromising the long and short term public or non-profit interest.
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Quantum of Solace, which arrives in theaters on November 14, presents an almost entirely desexualized James Bond.
That moment is beyond the reach of legislation, or of any punishment that arrives after the fact.
This week, however, Kagame may be getting a more chilly reception when he arrives in New York.
The French aristocrat Marquis de Sade once said that "It is only by way of pain one arrives at pleasure."
Halford, absent from court all morning, arrives late in the afternoon with a large, black double-deck and a cassette.
Sewall notes in his diary, under this same date of Aug. 15, "Cary arrives who had been pillaged by the Pirats."
When it arrives I shall reply that I shall be delighted to come, but that, alas!
The head-clerk always unlocks the letter-box, and brings the letters into Mr. Jones when he arrives.'
At last she arrives at the moon, where everything is found to be most beautiful.
Should a knight haply descend from the clouds and settle on the correct square it arrives more by luck than judgment.
c.1200, "reach land, reach the end of a journey by sea," from Anglo-French ariver, Old French ariver (11c.) "to come to land," from Vulgar Latin *arripare "to touch the shore," from Latin ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" (see ad-) + ripa "shore" (see riparian). The original notion is of coming ashore after a long voyage. Of journeys other than by sea, from late 14c. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14c. Related: Arrived; arriving.
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Enter Wairoa District's Community Heroes in Local Awards
1 August 2014
Final Days to Enter Wairoa District's Community Heroes in Local Awards
Locals have just a few more days to ensure their favourite voluntary groups are part of the Wairoa District's biggest celebration of volunteers. Entries for the Trustpower Wairoa Community Awards close at 5pm, Friday 8 August and there is more than $5,000 up for grabs.
The Trustpower Wairoa Community Awards, run in partnership with the Wairoa District Council, recognise and reward voluntary groups and organisations for the outstanding contribution they make to their community.
Since being established in 2000, more than $69,000 has been presented to deserving local community groups through the Trustpower Community Awards.
Last year, 25 entries were received for the Trustpower Wairoa Community Awards, equalling 2012's result, which is the best yet. Trustpower Community Relations Coordinator Suzi Luff believes that although this is a strong response, there are still a lot of voluntary groups out there who deserve recognition.
"Entry numbers are currently very low. But we all know that there are loads of voluntary groups providing services, activities, support and events in the community, and often they are not recognised for the invaluable work they do.
Volunteers dedicate thousands of hours to the community. We must remember that volunteers fundraise, they build and preserve things and they host events. They coordinate health support groups and they teach new skills and sports. Then there are those who will even save your life and property if they are called upon.
These Awards are a fantastic opportunity to recognise and honour some of the Wairoa District's hardworking and generous volunteers and it means we get the chance to share with the community all the wonderful things that this district's volunteers are doing for the benefit of many.
Now it's your chance to say 'thanks' to these volunteers who work hard for your community by entering them in the Trustpower Community Awards. It only takes a few minutes to enter a voluntary group and it will make a real difference to the volunteers you are recognising," says Suzi.
Anyone can enter a group or organisation for the Trustpower Wairoa Community Awards – voluntary groups and organisations can even enter themselves. But act now because entries close at 5pm on Friday 8 August.
The Awards cover five categories; Heritage and Environment, Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Culture, Sport and Leisure, and Educational and Child/Youth Development. The category winners receive $500 and runners up take home $250. The Supreme Winner receives $1,500 and the opportunity to attend, at no cost, the National Community Awards. Last year's Supreme Winner was Whangawehi Catchment Management Group.
Entry Forms for the Trustpower Community Awards are available from the Council offices or service centre, they can be completed online at www.trustpower.co.nz/communityawards, or you can call Suzi Luff on 0800 87 11 11 and she will take your entry over the phone.
The Trustpower Wairoa Community Awards will be presented at a function on Monday 6 October, which all entered organisations and those who entered them will be invited to attend.