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Born in Texas on June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy eventually became the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war, he had killed 240 German soldiers, had been wounded three times, and had earned 33 awards and medals. After the war, he appeared in more than 40 films. He suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder throughout his life.
Born in Kingston, Hunt County, Texas, on June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy was raised in a sharecropper's dilapidated house. Murphy's father, Emit, fell short on his parental responsibilities, continuing to father children, 12 in all, despite that fact that he had no plan for how to feed them. Picking up the slack, Murphy helped feed his mother and siblings by hunting rabbits and other small animals around their property.
In 1940, Murphy's father deserted the family for good, and his mother passed away a year later. Moved to do something to honor his mother's life, Murphy enlisted in the military 10 days after his 18th birthday. In February 1943, he left for North Africa, where he received extensive training.
A few months later, Murphy's division moved to invade Sicily. His actions on the ground impressed his superior officers and they quickly promoted him to corporal. While fighting in the wet mountains of Italy, Murphy contracted malaria. Despite such setbacks, he continually distinguished himself in battle.
In August 1944, Murphy's division moved to southern France as part of Operation Dragoon. It was there that his best friend, Lattie Tipton, was lured into the open and killed by a German soldier pretending to surrender. Enraged by this act, Murphy charged and killed the Germans that had just killed his friend. He then commandeered the German's machine gun and grenades and attacked several more nearby positions, killing all of the German soldiers there. Murphy was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions.
Over the course of World War II, Murphy witnessed the deaths of hundreds of fellow and enemy soldiers. Endowed with great courage in the face of these horrors, he was awarded 33 U.S. military medals, including three Purple Hearts and one Medal of Honor.
In June 1945, Murphy returned home from Europe a hero and was greeted with parades and elaborate banquets. LIFE magazine honored the brave, baby-faced soldier by putting him on the cover of its July 16, 1945 issue. That photograph inspired actor James Cagney to call Murphy and invite him to Hollywood to begin an acting career. Despite his celebrity, however, Murphy struggled for years to gain recognition.
In 1949, Murphy published his autobiography, To Hell and Back. The book quickly became a national bestseller, and in 1955, after much inner debate, he decided to portray himself in the film version of his book. The movie was a hit and held Universal Studio's record as its highest-grossing motion picture until 1975. Murphy would go on to make 44 feature films in all.
In addition to acting, he became a successful country music songwriter, and many of his songs were recorded by well-known artists, including Dean Martin, Jerry Wallace and Harry Nilsson.
During his rise to fame, Murphy met and married actress Wanda Hendrix. They divorced after several turbulent years. He married again in 1951, this time to Pamela Archer, with whom he had two children. Plagued by insomnia and nightmares,
a condition that would eventually become known as post-traumatic stress disorder, Murphy suffered from a powerful addiction to sleeping pills.
In his later years, Audie Murphy squandered his fortune on gambling and bad investments, and was in financial ruin when he died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971. Murphy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on June 7, 1971, and was given full military honors.
He wanted to join the Marines, but he was too short. The paratroopers wouldn't have him either. Reluctantly, he settled on the infantry, enlisting to become nothing less than one of the most-decorated heroes of World War II. He was Audie Murphy, the baby-faced Texas farmboy who became an American Legend. Murphy grew up on a sharecropper's farm in Hunt County, Texas. Left at a very young age to help raise 10 brothers and sisters when his father deserted their mother, Audie was only 16 when his mother died. He watched as his brothers and sisters were doled out to an orphanage or to relatives.
Seeking an escape from that life in 1942, he looked to the Marines. War had just been declared and, like so many other young men, Murphy lied about his age in his attempt to enlist. But it was not his age that kept him out of the Marines; it was his size. Not tall enough to meet the minimum requirements, he tried to enlist in the paratroopers, but again was denied entrance. Despondent, he chose the infantry.First Lt. Audie Murphy
Following basic training Murphy was assigned to the 15th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in North Africa preparing to invade Sicily. It was there in 1943 that he first saw combat, proving himself to be a proficient marksman and highly skilled soldier, consistently his performance demonstrated how well he understood the techniques of small-unit action. He landed at Salerno to fight in the Voltuno river campaign and then at Anzio to be part of the Allied force that fought its way to Rome. Throughout these campaigns, Murphy's skills earned him advancements in rank, because many of his superior officers were being transferred, wounded or killed. After the capture of Rome, Murphy earned his first decoration for gallantry.
Shortly thereafter his unit was withdrawn from Italy to train for Operation Anvil-Dragoon, the invasion of southern France. During seven weeks of fighting in that successful campaign, Murphy's division suffered 4,500 casualties, and he became one of the most decorated men in his company. But his biggest test was yet to come.
On Jan. 26, 1945, near the village of Holtzwihr in eastern France, Lt. Murphy's forward positions came under fierce attack by the Germans. Against the onslaught of six Panzer tanks and 250 infantrymen, Murphy ordered his men to fall back to better their defenses. Alone, he mounted an abandoned burning tank destroyer and, with a single machine gun, contested the enemy's advance. Wounded in the leg during the heavy fire, Murphy remained there for nearly an hour, repelling the attack of German soldiers on three sides and single-handedly killing 50 of them. His courageous performance stalled the German advance and allowed him to lead his men in the counterattack which ultimately drove the enemy from Holtzwihr. For this Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for gallantry in action.
By the war's end, Murphy had become the nation's most-decorated soldier, earning an unparalleled 28 medals, including three from France and one from Belgium. Murphy had been wounded three times during the war, yet, in May 1945, when victory was declared in Europe, he had still not reached his 21st birthday.
Audie Murphy returned to a hero's welcome in the United States. His photograph appeared on the cover of Life magazine and he was persuaded by actor James Cagney to embark on an acting career. Still very shy and unassuming, Murphy arrived in Hollywood with only his good looks and — by his own account — "no talent." Nevertheless, he went on to make more than 40 films. His first part was just a small one in Beyond Glory in 1948. The following year he published his wartime memoirs, To Hell and Back, which received good reviews. Later he portrayed himself in the 1955 movie version of the book. Many film critics, however, believe his best performance was in Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane's Civil War epic.
After nearly 20 years he retired from acting and started a career in private business. But the venture was unsuccessful, eventually forcing him into bankruptcy in 1968. Murphy, who once said that he could only sleep with a loaded pistol under his pillow, was haunted by nightmares of his wartime experiences throughout his adult life. In 1971, at the age of 46, he died in the crash of a private plane near Roanoke, Va.
Audie Murphy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, just across Memorial Drive from the Memorial Amphitheater. A special flagstone walkway has been constructed to accommodate the large number of people who stop to pay their respects to this hero. At the end of a row of graves, his tomb is marked by a simple, white, government-issue tombstone, which lists only a few of his many military decorations. The stone is, as he was, too small.
You can`t predict what will touch a nerve.
A few weeks ago I devoted a column to Audie Murphy, the most-decorated soldier ofWorld War II. Murphy, who died in the crash of a small plane in 1971, just may have been the greatest combat hero in American history; he killed 240 enemy soldiers and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, along with 36 other medals. In the late `40s Murphy was the object of the kind of adulation and adoration reserved for rock singers and movie stars today.
But the country was entering an era in which combat soldiers would not be regarded as heroes. Murphy moved to California, he became an actor in cowboy movies, he got hooked onprescription drugs and became a compulsive gambler. I wrote the column because his story, to me, is one of the most complex and fascinating of our times. Frankly, I didn`t think the column would interest too many people.
I was wrong. Those of you who remember Murphy were touched; those of you who had never heard of him were intrigued. Today, reactions from two readers with very different perspectives:
- ``Audie Murphy was our neighbor in the late `40s,`` said Jane Carter, 72. Mrs. Carter and her husband, Gordon, now 87, were living in California at the time. Audie Murphy, according to Mrs. Carter, had an apartment in the same small complex.
``He was still helping out his brothers and sisters back in Texas,`` Mrs. Carter said. Murphy, the supreme war hero of his time, had emerged from a life of poverty and desperation in rural Texas; his mother had been ill most of his life, his father had deserted the family and Audie had been in charge of his brothers and sisters.
``Audie had a very sweet nature, and he was determined to succeed in Hollywood so he could keep sending money home,`` Mrs. Carter said. ``One weekend I found a recipe in the Ladies` Home Journal-it was about how to
`extend` ham to get more servings out of the meat. So I took the meat and I pounded, chopped, seasoned and molded it-I wound up with several meat-loaf-looking things, and took them over to Audie and a friend of his.
``The next morning their was a soft tap at our door. It was Audie, with the meat. He said, `Jane, we love your cooking-but I can`t eat this. Do you realize that you`ve just made Spam?` Spam was the canned meat that the soldiers ate overseas, and a lot of them couldn`t stand the taste of it once they got home. Audie thought that what I`d made was basically homemade Spam.
``He would often baby-sit with our son, Garrett. If we were going out, we would ask Audie to come over. Even though Garrett was only 4 years old, they got along wonderfully. I don`t know if it was because Garrett was a 4-year-old who liked to play war hero, or because Audie was a war hero who liked to act like a 4-year-old.
``But when we moved to Illinois later, Garrett`s class in school was assigned to write essays about `My Favorite Baby-sitter.` We got a call from the school. They were worried-they said Garrett`s essay was very good, but they were concerned that he was indulging in some vivid, unexplainable fantasy. The school people said, `Your son says that his favorite baby-sitter was Audie Murphy. He goes into some detail.` We finally persuaded them that it was true.``
- Thomas B. Morgan, now 62, is a journalist who in 1967 was assigned by a national magazine to do a profile of Audie Murphy.
``I think the assignment was based on the fact that there had been stories that he was going to make some terrible movie in North Africa or something,`` Morgan said. ``It was an ironic thing-`Hey, here`s Audie Murphy, and he`s going off to act in some third-rate Western so bad that they`re shooting it in North Africa to save money.` The story was supposed to be kind of a `What ever happened to Audie Murphy?` piece.``
Morgan flew to California and spent much of a week with Murphy. Yes, Murphy was in bad shape; yes, Murphy`s life had fallen apart. Thomas Morgan talked with Murphy for all those hours, and listened to him, and watched him. At the end of the week Murphy said, ``Well, thanks for being so nice.``
Morgan went back to New York-and could not write the story. He simply would not let himself do it.
``I could not forget that this guy had done a wonderful thing,`` Morgan said. ``He was a great soldier who, in a very real sense, gave his life for our country in one of the few just wars ever fought on this planet. What would have been gained by me writing an article saying that now he was wasted?
``When people think of Audie Murphy, they should consider that none of the sad things that happened to him after he won the Congressional Medal of Honor should be ignored-but neither should those things prevent Americans from appreciating his personal triumphs over the most formidable obstacles. In a way, Audie Murphy was a casualty of war-but he was a great hero, and when we remember him, we should remember that first.``
Most American workers still retire at the age of 65, and this is the year that many Americans who were born in 1924 will be taking their retirement. One of them-had he lived-would have been Audie Murphy.
Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier in our nation`s history. There have really only been two wars that produced individual heroes on the level of Audie Murphy. The hero of World War I was Sgt. Alvin York. The hero of World War II was Audie Murphy. The most-decorated soldiers of Korea and Vietnam were not widely honored by their countrymen and did not become national celebrities.
I have long been fascinated by the life of Audie Murphy. Recently I have read two books-the 1949 autobiography that was largely ghost-written for Murphy, ``To Hell and Back,`` and galley proofs of a remarkable new biography that will be published this summer, ``No Name On the Bullet,`` by Don Graham. The story of Audie Murphy`s life is at the same time awesome and terrifying and almost unbearably sad.
Born in poverty in rural Texas, Murphy received only a fifth-grade education. His father abandoned Audie`s ailing mother and Audie`s brothers and sisters. ``I can`t remember ever being young in my life,`` Audie would recall later. Of his father, he would say: ``I suppose I hated him because I hate anyone who quits.`` Audie Murphy was tiny; when he went to enlist in the Army, he was 5 feet 5 1/2 inches tall and weighed 112 pounds. His face was that of a child.
He went overseas at the age of 18. By the end of the war it was said that he had killed 241 enemy soldiers. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and 36 other medals; no soldier in American history had matched that record. He returned home, 20 years old, the symbol of what the country wanted its veterans to be. He appeared to be totally unmarked and unaffected by the war. Inside he was churning and tormented. But he still had that baby face. It was perfect for thecover of Life magazine, and that`s where it ended up. He was described as ``a swell kid, absolutely modest and sincere and genuine and unaltered by terrible experiences.`` He knew that wasn`t true. Later he would say of coming home: ``Things don`t thrill you anymore. It`s a struggle every day to find something interesting to do.``
Today, it is hard to imagine the level of adulation heaped upon Audie Murphy. The mere sight of him brought tears to people`s eyes. He married, and his wife said ``Audie had the most beautiful smile, but unfortunately he never smiled very much.`` He slept with a pistol under his pillow and tormented his bride.
He sought a career in Hollywood. His fame was all he had to sell; his education amounted to nothing, and he could not go out in public or register at a hotel without people gaping, so he figured he might as well make a living from his name. He began appearing in cowboy films. One day, while on a film-promotion trip that took him to Dallas, his dad showed up in the lobby of the Adolphus Hotel. The message was relayed to Audie in his room. ``I don`t have a father,`` Audie said, and his dad was not allowed up.
He was divorced and married again. The cowboy movies did all right, but his timing was terrible; television had become America`s major medium of entertainment, and cowboy films were considered passe. Well into the `60s, though, he made them; you can still see some of them on post-midnight TV:
``Hell Bent for Leather,`` ``Bullet for a Badman,`` ``Gunpoint.``
America`s most decorated soldier wrote some songs; he got hooked on prescription drugs and gambled relentlessly and accepted acting jobs in cheap productions filmed overseas for foreign consumption. He found himself begging unsavory bookmakers to pay him his winnings. He died in the crash of a small plane on Memorial Day weekend, 1971. His death rated 20 seconds on each of the network evening newscasts.
He was the last U.S. combat hero, at least the last to be idolized by his countrymen. Some of us grew up with his very name causing us to become wide-eyed. Had he lived a normal life, he would beretiring this year. As it is, according to biographer Don Graham, today few young Americans have heard of Audie Murphy. Pressed, they think that perhaps he is Eddie Murphy`s brother.
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|We started from UM Pass and followed some old logging roads to about 10920, then traversed under the summit on the east side on some faint trails. We attained the ridge at the second little saddle south of the summit. From there, we switched to the west side where there was almost a trail underneath the cliffs until just south of the summit, but north of the first saddle and scrambled to the top.
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|Camped at UM Pass. Decided to climb from the NE, instead of the normal northwest approach, just to make things interesting. After slogging through some of the loosest scree I've ever encountered, I attempted a class 3-4 line I'd scouted out the day before. Would have been no problem, but the rock was far too cracked and rotten. About 30 yards up the cockscomb, I decided to turn back. Perhaps I'll return to do Martin's Ladder (the "normal" route) at some point...
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Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
|My brother-in-law and I drove the 4WD jeep road to UM Pass. The road to UM Pass was not too bad except for the occasional cow in the middle of the road and deep ruts. The pass was littered with recently cut and fallen trees. It appears that the north flank of Mt. Marvine has been open to lumber companies. The area was very deforested which made for easy routefinding to the NE boulder field. Crossed the eastern boulder field and attained the summit ridge at the south end. Some Class 3 scrambling over the minor summit ridges. Summit register and mailbox were still present. Excellent hike with plenty of solitude.
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Rana, Mohammad Azam and Setan, Halim and Majid, Zulkepli and Chong , Albert K (2004) Craniofacial Surgery Simulation Using Volumetric Object Representations. In: 2nd International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, 16 - 18 November 2004, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ratings agencies are trying to get ahead of the next problem in Europe, and they're running the risk of spoiling this Christmas rally. Standard & Poor's warned that 15 eurozone countries -- including France and Germany, both of which are hanging on to that vaunted AAA rating -- could see their credit ratings downgraded.
Only two eurozone nations, Cyprus and Greece, have been excluded. Cyprus is already in junk status, and Greece -- well, Greece is still Greece, and is probably going to default anyway, so why waste the man hours?
In any case, a reminder: In the days leading to the U.S. debt ceiling, S&P warned about a potential downgrade, and then actually did cut U.S. debt to the second-highest level of AA+.
I have a two-pronged question here: First, did it really come as a surprise that Congress could not come to an agreement? Second: Why did it take a debt ceiling, and then the formation of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee (which we all know eventually failed) to bring about an actual downgrade? As a follow-up, do people out there really believe France is a better investment than the U.S.? Even after the downgrade, investors flocked to U.S. Treasuries. Go figure.
That's the problem I have with all these ratings agencies. They are always very late to the party and, no matter what they say, their pronouncements become self-fulfilling prophecies. How could subprime mortgages, which entailed people owing more money than what their homes were worth, be taken into account and still have resulted in an AAA rating? Think about what this means -- eople in Las Vegas living in multimillion dollar homes on dealer's salaries were given the same ratings as those of France and Germany and, until recently, the U.S.
Again, I really don't like the ratings agencies. But I do believe S&P, while late to the party yet again, is doing more than anyone else to try to fix, or at least contain, this European contagion. The agency also issued a CreditWatch negative announcement for the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), which doesn't come as much of a surprise, considering the negative watch on all countries that would be be ponying up cash for the rescue fund. Apparently S&P has learned something from the housing meltdown. I guess that's a good thing.
The U.S. averages are fighting to stay positive today, with healthcare and industrial stocks leading the way. But all eyes are still on the European Union summit set for later this week, which will decide the fate of the euro and of the 17 eurozone nations -- as well as others around the world.


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The conjunction of a globe, a lute seen from the back, and a ragged portfolio and books first appeared in Dou's work in Artist in His Studio. The combination of elements associated with music and study probably alludes to the intellectual and artistic life. Dou's focus on the scholarly ideal, never more concentrated than in this work, is central to many of his early paintings.
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Unlike the networks, The Washington Post marked the fifth anniversary of the Tea Party movement – by suggesting their might not be a tenth. This has not been the way the Post has marked Occupy Wall Street. They glorified that even as it crumbled and blew away.
The headline on the front of the Style section Friday was "For tea party faithful, a muted 5th birthday." Post reporter Ben Terris, fresh from oozing all over the liberal power couple John and Debbie Dingell, began by noting all the empty chairs at a hotel event:
Maybe 8:30 in the morning isn't the best time to start a birthday party. Perhaps that's why so many of the chairs were empty Thursday in a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Or maybe it's just because five years after the birth of the tea party, some of the excitement has left the room.
Five years after Rick Santelli stood on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to yell about the stimulus bill and propose a "tea party in July," and already doubters are raising questions about whether the movement will ever turn 10.
Rep. Steve King, the Iowa conservative, wasn't buying the doomsday scenario, pointing out that the movement has had its highest levels of energy "when we had the biggest issues in front of us that we had a chance to change." As for Thursday's lackluster turnout: "I think it's a good crowd in here, given that this isn't like Obamacare is going to be voted down tomorrow."
The all-day event, hosted by the Tea Party Patriots, featured dozens of speakers, including Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Mike Lee (Utah) and Ted Cruz (Tex.), and Reps. Raúl R. Labrador (Idaho) and Louie Gohmert (Tex.). They, along with various activists, radio personalities and state politicians, were preaching to a crowd of several hundred people, mostly middle-aged or older, mostly white and many from out of town.
The Post loves describing radical-left protesters as young and old, black and white, straight and gay, a rainbow of wonderful humanity (all hating capitalism and American exceptionalism) -- just as they enjoy describing conservative gatherings as old and white, fading away, so yesterday.
Typically, as the Post downplayed or ignored the fringier rhetoric (and criminal acts) of the Occupiers, they went looking for what they see as fringy folks on the right: "A few attendees held signs with Bible passages, and one man wore a shirt that read "Obama, Liar, Radical, Marxist, Socialist, Tyrant, Subversive.'"
Actually, most of those labels fit – lied about Obamacare, radical, socialist, going around the legislature...but the Post thinks every word is a malicious falsehood. But they were fine with leftists calling Bush radical, tyrannical, lied and people died....that was the "mainstream."
Terris threw in a shot at Mark Levin, "the conservative radio host who ended his speech by quoting from his own book."
This is how Terris ended the story, with a disgruntled Ron Paul backer who saw only doom ahead (just as the liberal wishful thinkers do):
Not everyone involved with the tea party is happy about how things are going. Just ask Dylan Stephenson, who volunteered on the Ron Paul presidential campaign ("The real tea party," he called it) and who fled to the bar even though it was only a quarter till noon.
"I get so frustrated talking to these neocons that I need a . . . shot of Jameson," he said, also noting that the tea party has become much more about social issues than he is comfortable with. "If the tea party wants to keep Democrats in power, they should just keep doing what they are doing."
PS: WashPost celebrates Occupy in 2012 after it had already sputtered
PPS: Terris promoted his story on Twitter by mocking filmmaker Judd Saul and his self-deprecating humor in a retweet:
"He was named Judd because it was the sound he made when his parents dropped him as a baby" @bterris on the tea party http://t.co/5DuQstKCya
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Turn Lanes in GTA V?In the end of Portola Drive there is a turn lane. :O That's going to be awsome! Turn lanes will greatly improve the gameplay when your just cruising aroung LS. I mean wow that's gonna affect the realism of the game. May god bless you R*.
Fruffry (talk) 02:59, September 8, 2013 (UTC)Fruffry
Little Portola Page
Why not to create a page for Little Portola? I mean, I think Lester was referring to the alleyway itself in the mission Casing the Jewel Store rather than Portola Drive. Besides, the name fits perfectly. Thegtaseeker96 (talk) 00:31, January 15, 2015 (UTC)
I agree, Lester clearly gives directions to the shop On Little Portola
I say go for it. smurfy (coms) 01:23, January 15, 2015 (UTC)
I agree. () 01:24, January 15, 2015 (UTC)Smashbro8
Page created. Sorry for the delay, it was because of my internet. Thegtaseeker96 (talk) 02:38, January 15, 2015 (UTC)


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NCL Spirit April 2012 TA....The Enabling Journey: Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review by Ajkcruiser
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NCL Spirit April 2012 TA....The Enabling Journey
Destination: Transatlantic
Embarkation: New Orleans
If you are not interested in the human component of a cruise review...this wont be of enjoyment to you....
Our Background...
Widow, Early 40's, a foodie. Semi-retired Customs Analyst
My child almost 10, diagnosed with Angelman's syndrome (www.angelman.org ) a rare genetic disorder under the umbrella of Autism, she is non-verbal and with different mobility abilities than your typical 10 year old.
I prepared a pamphlet prior to our trip to give it to the people we meet.......so they have an idea of who she is and not just her differences....
( https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?...6561be750afbb9)
We choose the Spirit on the basis that it was extremely cheap to get to Europe by comparison to fly out of Toronto and the option of "Freestyle" cruising. For other than fun reasons we needed to be in Europe in May....and the Spirit journey was giving me time to More make life decisions while at sea and away from my normal environment.....also it was saving us lots of money.
This review is focused on the great time we had, specifically because of the wonderful individuals to whom we were complete strangers and then became great friends.....after the loss of my husband and having a differently able child...I learned that the cliche of "Love as you have never been hurt before, dance as if nobody is watching and live each day as your last" is not really just a saying....
We booked mid-Nov 2011 and from the booking moment NCL was getting 10 out of 10 with me, we cruised before with my late husband, first time with NCL....I was offered a HC room 11129,,( I wanted a lower deck, to prevent bad nights if the seas got rough crossing the Atlantic, that was my only concern as there was not an HC cabin on the lower decks) .....before the last cabin payment was due, the fare dropped twice and so did my balance. Few weeks before departure a group of cabins were cancelled and my consultant called me immediately to let me know,,, even when it wasn't HC (bathroom was just a regular bathroom with a step up) was twice the space 283 sq...so, we switched as my child is able to walk short distances and stand., get in and out of places and so on. Cabin No 6535
We flew out of TO on Delta, great flight, took advantage of the Delta Lounge, allowing my child to play and relax while taking connecting flights,,and me having some munchies and complementary wine.
We booked the Days Inn by the airport in NOLA, the shuttle came to get us about 10 minutes from our arrival to the waiting area and had a good night sleep, place was clean and comfortable. I requested first floor room and was very close to the entrance.
When I arrived at the hotel, I had an email from NCL asking me to be at the terminal by 11 am with contact names of individuals who were to assist me with the embarkation.
We slept in, had the complementary breakfast next door at Denny's where I met some of the fellow CC's members from the RC. We got ready and waited for our cab,,, had to wait a little longer for a van, since I had few extra bags and my daughter's WC took a bit of space. When we met was like we knew each other for a life time already....we have been chatting up a storm since Nov to April.
We arrived at the terminal and were greeted by the Special Assistance crew,,,,,so delightful,, no lines,, just dropped our bags and kept walking, dropped my wine and champagne, got my stickers and went to the registration counter,,,without a single line,, we were on board.
Walked straight to the Windows restaurant, gave my bottles to the waiter to store and chill and went to register my child at the children's place.....what a great bunch of people,,,they WERE expecting us...they had that brochure I created that gave details of my child's condition and sent it to my PCC prior to our departure........Not the norm, but they even offer to keep her if I was interested on the sail away party, we saw the magnificent kids area, all glass in one side to see the sea, lots of divisions and padded areas, arts and craft station, extra clean bathrooms, nice lounge with a large plasma TV,,, just a fun looking environment.
We went to see around the ship,,,later returned to Windows and had lunch,,,by then they brought one of my white wine bottles chilled in a bucket and we had a fantastic lunch, my daughter had the short pasta with meat sauce and I had the fried calamari....more than I can have for lunch, fresh and delish and that became our standard...brunch at Windows while we were at sea.
After lunch,,walked by our room,, which was ready, I had ordered a bar set up for tequila, Vodka, and Rum which was there, and a bucket with a bottle of wine compliments of my PCC. A fridge was placed under the table for my daughter's liquid meds that needed refrigeration, the Spirit doesn't have fridges. We dropped our carry-on and went to meet with the other people that were to be my new friends and 14 days on the water community.
We then got ready for the drill,,,that was quick, easy and well organized. We were tired and after few introductions, went to our room, two of my suitcases were there already, but one was held at the naughty room, at 6 I went to collect the bag,,,, I had 3 bottles of my child's medication,, so they held that suitcase,,,I show them the liquids inside the stored cooler and they didn't bother to open the bottles.,,,walked around for a bit and by the time we got back to the room, the other suitcase was there.
We agreed to have dinner, got ready quickly leaving a real disaster in our cases...dinner was awesome, new friends, and great food. A group of single friends traveling together...4 guys and a girl welcomed and embraced us as one of them from the moment we met, El, Geoffrey, Bill, Christoforo and Scott. Great people from all walks of life,,, I end up spending a great deal of time with them,,, and remain friends... Geoffrey was the guy my daughter fell in love with...the smiles and giggles were instant to the moment she saw him anywhere on the ship, he called her "My perfect girl". Scott a Flight Attendant ( http://www.penguinaroundtheworld.blogspot.ca ) was the guy responsible for our daily Happy hour get together, Bill.......the politically correct guy with good jokes under his sleeve.... came to visit me here in Toronto few months ago and don't want to jinx it, but hoping for another trip for some of us soon.
That night we left to rest and like magic..my cabin attendant had put everything away........I was thankful and showed him my appreciation in a monetary manner at the end of our journey and made an effort to keep a tidy room so I can entertain in my cabin and share some drinks....some of the Carols can testify to that ( We had about 6 Carols).
In the morning I had a quick breakfast and fed my child,,,our informal MM was at 10, I dropped my daughter at the centre and went to the meeting,,great meeting everybody and putting faces to the posts...then we went for lunch I had a great fresh Club Sandwich....nothing but laughs and getting to know everybody else...a wonderful experience. Picked up my child, fed her a great pasta lunch, she had also the Portobello stuffed, she paid full fare,, but ate every penny of it. After we went to the place which became our hang out..DECK 13....!!!!!!!!
Great afternoon of drinks and laughs, I ordered a bucket of beer, but didn't drink that as there was a 2-1 that afternoon on a girly drink rum based and had two rounds shared with Bill. Hanging out with Dusty and Charleen....a terrific couple who are your new age Gypsies.. http://justmoderndaygypsies.blogspot.ca time just flew.
We left the Deck 13 to get ready for another great dinner, lots of hugs, laughs and instant personal life story sharing...after dinner we saw the show, fun, fun,,, the WC seats on the first row, were being reserved for us,,,and all I can say is WAAAOOOO,,, I didn't need to ask for it,, they just held those two seats,,even if I came in late from the restaurant NCL abilitations at work.
Tuesday 17th...we are in Miami, I had planned to go down to SoBe and beach the day with my girl, met two other solo cruisers and we took a cab down, had a great time at the beach, I know SoBe like the back of my hand...so walked down some cat ally after spending some great time at the beach and showed them where to get a real Cuban sandwich soooo big, they had to share, walked down the SoBe strip doing a little tour of the "rich and famous" and hot spots in Sobe... like Versace's old house.
I took that opportunity and bought the rest of my wine,,,I estimated a bottle per day, between dinner n lunches.....got back to the ship, and got the stickers for all my bottles...my calculations on savings by bringing my outside purchased wine was over 200 dollars.
One of the guys that went with me to the beach was an astronomer Gary an older gentleman who carried a box around giving "Free Sextant Lessons"........What a wonderful guy...full of life stories, and super funny innuendos....... he called me about a month ago when he was near Buffalo chasing Universe events, but couldn't make it to my town...we actually met the night before at the Marahini's Lounge and I welcomed him as I was welcomed earlier by other solo and couples...
The other solo guy was Ray a retired private bank investor counselor-turned writer who was travelling to Spain to fly to Ibiza and fix his girlfriends mother's house. He wrote a piece on his blog about the trip and said the nicest things about my child..( http://raysbrain.com/adventure-spain-ibiza ) ....we still keep in touch.
I also met a fantastic couple...Dave and Carol Covin...Carol is a writer and Dave a retired IT guy (I think) and a proud grandpa...this is Carol's blog, (http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/new_grandmas_rock )....
we were together in SoBe sunbathing watching Gary buried himself in the sand while Ray flew a kite and played with my little girl..
Another solo cruiser was Kathy...she is a very warm and funny individual who would also hang out with us until the wee hours of the nigth.....we were feeling loved...everybody was just great.
Note about your wine...it will follow you by request to any of the venues...regardless of the time...I shared bottle of champagne with some of my CC RC friends one nigth at the Blue Lagoon and that was after the Galaxy was closed....we sat down and I asked the waiter to bring us a bottle from my listing and he did...it took him some time to get it from the main cellar,,,,but he did. I was also able to request a couple of beers from the bucket I ordered on Deck 13 bar while I was in the Karaoke bar.
Back from SoBe.....We didn't attend the deck party, went to rest and got ready for dinner. I shared my table with Charleen and Dusty and the rest was us solo cruisers......Another great night....my pictures will tell the story of our eating experience...that was lobster night....they weren't big,,,but after eating your first lobster...they walk around with more lobster in a tray in case you want more. After dinner and the show we just hanged out at the Blue Lagoon...just sharing good old stories, having so much fun that even ( Food and Beverage Director Ivo Belev) stopped to chat with us..... Too bad I wasn't able to get a kitchen tour.
Our first sea day, was the official MM which I missed...late night the night before... After eating brunch...I went to take my child to the center...I still had my reservations leaving her as she wasn't familiar with them and I wasn't watching her..,but that day,,the head counselor waited for me to have a "talk" they wanted me to have fun, to enjoy my cruise and for my child to do the same, they gave me a beeper and told me that I only needed to get her to be fed,,,I was almost in tears when so much emphasis was put in the fact that they wanted me comfortable, they also offered me DVD's if I wanted to borrow them to play in my laptop from their library.
At the end of the cruise I gave them 70 dollars to be pooled between them...really nothing for the wonderful job they did...but this was bringing my overall DSC to almost 400.. I calculate another 50 between the bag handlers and WC assistance......still nothing by comparison of services received......My child was there for few hours not every day...but never wanted to leave....getting all stiff on the floor...or hugging the girls....a loud way to communicate she was being well treated.
I left the center and the Latitudes party was in place...as I walked by a lovely girl Lonie who was travelling with her parents John and (another) Carol asked me to join them,,,,nobody asked me for an invitation...and I just sat down with them a had a glass of champagne while listen to the cruise director thanking everybody for choosing NCL....glad they offered the drinks,,,,as she is just awful.
As I was keeping my Eastern standard time,, and we were taking 1 hour off every day after the first sea day,,,this allowed us to stay up late, watch the shows and mingle...my daughter was one of 5 to 10 children on the ship.... the playground was never crowded,,,we slept in every day, so breakfast was skipped by her, I ran to the buffet in a couple of occasions and got some lox, half of a bagel and SC for my cabin to eat it while watched TV until she was ready to get up...then I will take her to Windows and she had brunch every day...after I will take her to the center at about 1pm, and I will go and be with my new friends, played trivia, mingled, sun tanned and laughed, few days I enjoyed the hot tubs, and so did my daugther...after the trivia I would pick her up to get ready for dinner.
The spirit has children's pool with couple of water slides.....Pirate themed..when was temperature permitted, she went in the water....because we had 14 fabulous days of sun..but with chilly air in the Atlantic.
Now...to the sea lazy days....there were three friends travelling together...with whom I got very close...Barb, Carol both retired educators and Jerry...God knows what he does........never asked him.....for the rest of the journey we spent a lot of time together...whenever we wanted company in Deck 13.....and I can say that those days just flew by...filled with laughter and good jokes.....inspired by the FS cruising we did what we wanted, when we wanted, with whom we wanted and there was always great choices of friends to spend time with....Carol and I are very chummy-chummy.. she also came to visit me in Toronto last July...another life time friend....the older sister I never had. Jerry and Barb touched my heart with kindness as we were all widows and had emotions to share...I call Jerry my favourite old man loving him like a Dad....we keep in touch on the phone these days.
I shared few drinks with my friends and then went to pick up my child from the center and spent time at the pool and hot tub with her.
That evening our table mates included Dave and Carol and after the show we went to the Galaxy of the stars for some shoeless dancing which I must admit,,my child really enjoyed...maybe not the typical and accepted place for a 10 year old,,,,but then after all she is NOT your typical 10 year old...and to end the nigth...back to Marahini's for more jokes and laughs.....and boy were there good laughs....even my daughter's Dora doll was in Marahinis!!!!!!
Sleeping INNNNN ...YESS..AGAIN..this was one of those days when we got up around 1 and went to windows...and hanged out all day....Beautiful day on the open ocean.....we enjoyed it very much taking advantage of the pools
Dinner was good as always...but tonite were were tired and after dinner watched AFV DVD I had....we girls needed a rest.!
Another glorious day of sun and fun,,,which included Martini tasting and progressive trivia. This brings us to the nigth of the 20th..the eve of my b-day..after dinner and a little bit of mingle I went to my cabin,,,to decorate it and then to the Internet room to connect at mid-nite ES time with my older children....Carol Covin helped me with the decorations and after talking to my kids..off to a happy sleep!!
The 21st is here...my B-day. Previously on the RC since I LOVE b-days I advertised my b-day and wanted as many people to sit in a big table with me......well I GOT my B-day wish...and also received the most beautiful gift I could....the gift of friendship,,,,and even a wonderful "B-day letter" with an inspirational wish that had me in tears at midnight.....
Well,,,our journey continues with lots of fun...and after another day at sea of doing nothing at all.... time went by between trivia and Happy Hour...tonite is the White Hot Party.....and we did just that....with a full tummy of great food...we party the nigth away...
Well today is a day of taking it easy and an early nigth as we are in Ponta Delgada in the morning,,,tonite we had beautiful sunset......as if the sky was coming down on lights......look for the pictures........
We got to Ponta Delgada and Lori one of the girls in our RC did a wonderful job making arrangements for a private tour with Pedro ...here is his contact info email@example.com what a fantastic day...great sightseeing, the landscape in PD is phenomenal.
We drove by the city of Villa Franca do Campo ...a town with more churches than we can count....also almost more cows than people....Villa Franca is a town very green with crops of sweet potatoes and corn, also oranges and pineapples (in greenhouses) for export. Grapes, bananas and cattle....and believe me LOTS of cattle.
Our second stop was the Chapel of Our Lady of Peace an authentic Marian sanctuary constructed on a mount from where you can see the village and the volcanic hole,,,which is also a balnearium. The story says that a statue of Mary was discovered on the hillside where this chapel is now built. A priest brought it down to the church, and the next day, it had vanished. It was back at the same place on the hillside. Interpreting this as a sign from God that Mary wanted to be in this place, a chapel was erected there in her honor. Goosebumps in my arms as I climbed all the steps...worth the climb specially for the exercise challenge for my little girl.
One more stop over panoramic views put us on the Calderas of Furnas lake.....remarkable to see nature do as it pleases and humans taking advantage to make delicious meals. After the stop in Povoa'ão.. we stopped for me to take my usual "directions sign picture" ........after....... a quick stop to have a drink from grotta,,a naturally Carbonated Spring water....they had it with a little spout to filled your own bottles and guess what the name of the Grotta was??? GROTTA DA CANADA.... I wanted to leave a Canadian flag right there.....
The area had couple of dramatic accidents by tourists who trying to get pictures fell in the furnas and died of horrible burns....caution must be observed!
He took us for lunch,,,including lots of bottles of vino verde, so much food that we couldn't finish it,,,,,after that happy lunch...one last look at the panoramic view of the lake,,,group pictures and off to the Tea factory...bought some tea and thennnnn to my favourite place...finally what I waited for years........the liquor factory....there I bought 3 bottles of Liquor of maracuja,, (passion fruit) only available in the Azores,,,one of the most delicious liquors I ever had.....and with that stop..we ended our great tour.
We kind of planned our own tour...Pedro made stops which were not on schedule and was happy to do it....Lori did a great job in contacting him to add more people than originally planned....we end up with 2 Vans and a car......what a wonderful day!!!
The nigth ended sharing with my table mates who went on different tours our experiences of the day....and sharing a bottle of my liquor which I was able to smuggled (Guilty as charged) with them. NCL kept two bottles until the end of the cruise.
The next day was a day of not much activity...and our last formal night,,,,,this nigth we were to take the group picture...I took a million of pics trying to get my little girl to pose,,,,,to no avail.. That means we must take another cruise!!! Still grateful to Ray who took the ones I have and some funny videos.
After the pics were taken....I enjoyed a nice sunset in the Aft Hot tub by the children's pool and ordered from the MDR the meal of the evening....ate very late and just relax......I had a hard day ahead of me tomorrow....the anniversary of my husband passing...
The day we crossed by the Gibraltar rock the sun was shinning and we were able to see ALL the landmarks in the afternoon. My good friends did all they could that nigth to help my sore spirit bounce back,,,,,and THAT night we had the hardest laughs ever.
The crew was introduced and did the Norwegian crew show which ended with the crew standing by the hall while we exit the Theater. The Hypnotists did a great show at the Galaxy of the Stars which it was hilarious, unfortunately...that was the same nigth of the chocolate Buffet,,held in the MDR...by the time I got there..it was over (bad NCL planning) Coincidentally...that nigth I walked into my cabin to find a Monkey shaped towel hanging from my ceiling.....ever sooo cute.
The next two days were spent in denial,,,,not wanting to admit that the wonderful Spirit journey was almost over....but even when sadness was lurking,,,we still had fun,,,,with our usual Trivia playing, and even Karaoke night. Two days later we were in Barcelona,,,debarkation was again a breeze, the Special assistance crew did everything to make us feel very, very able to do all we needed to do.
I didn't want to say Good-bye to my new friends and I didn't,,,as it is not
Good-bye....but....Until we meet again.
I suggested a girl's lunch.....and I end up missing it......that day my daughter just didn't want to get up...
Our RC didn't schedule a gift exchange but I took some Canadian key chains and bottle openers as gifts to share.
Other great points,,, the main dinning room will send your dinner from any evening to your cabin,,as I said we did that one night,, read the menu and ordered the dinner to be sent on the last order,,meaning just before they close the restaurants as I wanted to eat late....we arrived to the cabin and the room service was arriving,,just timed perfect.
The shows.........Loved the new dancers,,,,such an energetic and dedicated group...who paid attention to my child to the point that one performance I had to hold her down so she wouldn't climb up the stage following them......so well trained by Nathan......just a fantastic job.
I didn't have a chance to eat at the surcharge restaurants....which I know I will in my next cruise....but being a foodie and having a previous cruising experiences with Crystal ...didn't agree with the comments about NCL food being compared to chain restaurants.....I know it's not Michelin rated but not chain either... The service...the company we kept made every meal just great....none of the meals we had left a complaint in my taste buds......Its not either the case of ''you get what you paid for"......and if that was the case we ripped off NCL...then again....just my personal opinion.
The waitresses team was very helpful, the would always bring my child's meal with my appetizer...so I was able to make sure she ate and then I enjoyed the rest of my meal at the same pace as the rest of the table.
No real down points,,, by mistake I left my Internet logged in,,, and I am still arguing that charge,,,not really their fault, also the beeper I had for my child was accidentally packed in my handbag in my suitcases and they wanted big money for the device,,,needless to say.... at about 2 am the morning of debarkation, I produced the beeper with the help of the guys carrying the suitcases to the storage area.
I wont deny it..like in every aspect of life...there are people than don't do what they are supposed to do like the Cruise director,,,she was a real rotten apple.....so I separated her from the rest of the wonderful people that treated us so well, the night of the crew presentation,,, I asked her why the kid's counselors were not participating....she looked at me as if I had 2 heads and said "They are not part of the presentation" in a very rude manner.
Then the girl in the sales department....is a waste of NCL's salary.....so I filled the forms for my next cruises 250 deposits and put it in the box outside the sales office,,,,and got my credits for it without dealing with that airhead.
Wouldn't allow individuals that don't like their jobs to ruin my good time.
The Spirit is a wonderful ship,,,,the crew makes it that way...Greeting me by name as I entered every nigth the MDR was very nice. The Special Needs department is just fantastic....from the moment I got off my cab and they saw me with the WC....all assistance was OFFERED and provided without even me having to ask. Jose the SN coordinator told me that if I choose to eat at the buffet he had put a note,,so they will assist me with my tray and food selection while I push my daughter's WC and select our food...we ate twice in the buffet for breakfast and as I rolled in the greeter immediately said "Please wait here Ms. AJ.......let me get someone to assist you with your tray"....I liked the fact that they knew my name....
I know is very difficult to think of a relaxing-doing-nothing holiday with a child who has different abilities....I was reluctant to leave my child at the centre....Today I am 90% ready to book our next TA journey with NCL.
I am looking into the Epic...Its a Nickelodeon ship...the less children on the ship,,,gives my child almost a 2-1 ratio of attention from the counselors. It can be done...they even offer after hour babysitting until 1:30 am so I could mingle at the piano bar or lounges for a per hour fee that I am afraid to say what I think of it so they don't increase it..... I am looking into a way to connect with the Solo travelers on the Epic so I would be able to have others in my position to share daily activities when a partner is needed like dance classes.
I would book the Epic Studio to have access to the solo cruisers activities and lounge but too small for us. I am what I call myself a semi-solo cruiser with a little squirrel as a cabin mate. But that is not going to detour me from enjoying all the wonderful experiences we can have at sea with NCL....I met wonderful people....the RC was the key to success with excursions, happy hour, wonderful dinner and entrainment companions that left me wishing for more......
My child enjoyed this journey more than what my expectations would near and to me.........that alone is a reason to come back again and again to NCL.
It was my first time in an inside cabin.....and I loved it......I was able to sleep in almost every day in a dark room.....with no idea of time.......and the FS cruising gave me the ability to eat when I wanted.....and do whatever wanted...when I wanted............and as the advertising reads......."or not".
The NCL theme song still plays in my head......"Come with me let's go....cruise like a Norwegian"
Notes I learned on how to give yourself "suite treatment" on an inside:
- I picked up fresh fruits every day and kept them in my room in a little basket I brought from home
- Ask for double or triple order of chips at Windows at lunch even if you don't have the club Sandwich....great for munching while watching TV in your cabin..just bring extra large Ziploc bags for storage(or small ones if you don't want to pig out)
- Pick strawberries and pineapple skewers from the buffet..I am not fan of chocolate covered but that's also a choice and bring them to your cabin before dinner
- Buy a 10 dollar flower arrangement on your embarkation day....once on board ask your room attendant for a vase.
-If celebrating an anniversary or BD,,,bring your own decoration..10 dollars at Party Packagers can go very far and do a nicer job than what is charged by the cruise line. Saw one BD package and would have been disappointed to pay 25 bucks for it.
- Bring your child's favourite snack....I had few containers of Gummy bears....by the end of my trip I was able to get some from my cabin attendant but I think that was because he saw I ran out of the ones I had and DONT FORGET to bring a Fabreeze plug-in.....your room will always smell nice.
I know it would be nice to have all this done for you as a perk.....but when travelling on a budget....you will be glad you did the little "work" when you are enjoying your cabin....specially on a TA
It took me too long to write this,,,,,,if there is any questions....I am happy to answer specially regarding different abilities.
I met a lot more wonderful people of whom I don't have good pictures..like Frank & Elaine, Carol & Cliff, Mark & Lori, Marcel & Cheryl, Lucy and her husband, Peggy and her husband, Joan, Ozzy John, and even more people that I never got their names,,,like the lady who hand-crafted a stuffed bear with a crochet dress and bonnet for my daughter as a gift,,....shame on me
At this time I just want to THANK EVERYONE on the wonderful time which you all contributed to make......The love and respect received for me was the ultimate experience.
Here is a link of the pictures., including funny shots at the end..........for which I must thank Jerry and Ray for taking many pictures of us and sharing them with me by USB drive and CD when the trip was over, as I lost my good camera on my last connecting Delta flight into NOLA......
There are notes at the bottom of the pics (not all) with the dishes names and the people on them.
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2pm: Ballymore Properties Novices Hurdle
Preview Formerly known as the Royal & Sun Alliance Novices Hurdle, this is a Grade One Novice Hurdle over 2m 5f and is open to novices aged four years old and upwards. The total prize fund is £120,000, which is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Previous winners of this race have gone on to win both the Gold Cup (French Holly, Barton and Monsignor) and the Champion Hurdle (Hardy Eustace and Istabraq), which shows this race suits top class stayers from the flat and the more old fashioned, chasing type.
Trends According to our men with the big thick form books and even thicker spectacles, what you're looking for here is - deep breath - a five- or six-year-old that's run at least three times and came first or second over two-and-a-quarter miles last time out in a Class Three or higher hurdle. Favourite Aran Concerto sticks out like a sore thumb, while my colleague Barry Glendenning reckons Imperial Commander ticks enough boxes for him to be confident of a good run at a big price. Do with that what you will ...
Current betting Aran Concerto 5-2, Silverburn 9-2, Catch Me 7-1, My Turn Now 9-1, Duc De Regniere 10-1, Scotsirish 12-1 .... Imperial Commander 25-1.
Going After another dry night, Prestbury Park is basking in the March sun once again. It's good to soft, good in places under foot. By the way, keep your tipster competition entries coming: rest assured, it's a safer bet than Blue Peter, ITV Play, Brainteaser, Saturday Kitchen and The Morning Line.
An email "I had a great day at the races," writes the rather vague Martyn Davies. And ... "It was a sunny Friday evening at Pontefract and I was with my workmates and a former boss of mine. He treated us all to free entry, couldn't pick a winner if he tried, while the staff plunge in the last saw us win £560.43. We didn't share the goodies." Eh? A sunny evening at Ponte Carlo?
Betting moves All the money is coming in for Silverburn, with the Paul Nicholls-trained horse now 7-2, with Aran Concerto, a big drifter on the exchanges, now moving out to 3s. I've already handed over my punting cash to the bookie without backing anything: it just saves a lot of time, hassle and disappointment in the long run. "I know that the names of horses are controlled by the Powers That Be with the kind of rigour that might be better applied to [Snip - lawyers] and chums, but has anyone slid an Ortonesque double entendre into a list of runners and riders?" asks the ever-reliable Gary Naylor. "I'd be delighted to hear of any."
Heading down to the post ... The 3-1 on Aran Concerto hasn't hung around for long, with punters snatching it off their hands and forcing the ride of Tony McCoy back down to 5-2. Silverburn is holding firm at 7-2, with Catch Me 7s and My Turn Now and Duc De Regniere 17-2. "Rumours that Aran Concerto hasn't travelled well are coming from the ground," writes Robin Mounsey. "Come on Silverburn!"
And they're off ... There goes the tape and day two is under way. My Turn and Catch Me are handy early in this 2m 5f contest ... Massini's Maguire leads the way down the home straight on the first lap, with Aran Concerto well back in the field but travelling comfortably ... Silverburn is sticking to the rail with Santando appearing to fall off the back of the field ... it's still Massini's Maguire as the field begin to bunch coming to the top corner ... down to the third last, where Catch Me hits the front ... Aran Concerto stumbles at the penultimate as Catch Me and Massini's Maguire pull clear ... Massini's Maguire holds on over the last and denies Tidal Bay and Catch Me up the hill.
Result 1. Massini's Maguire 20-1; 2. Tidal Bay 10-1; 3. Catch Me 7-1. Derek Thompson catches up with the winning jockey, Richard Johnson and is quick to laud him. "Ride of the day," he barks. Either Johnson's out of breath, or he's stunned by the stupidity of a question following the FIRST RACE OF THE DAY.
Stewards' enquiry! The footage is being reviewed after Tidal Bay appeared to move across Aran Concerto coming to the crossing in between the second last and the final fence. Massini Maguire's win is not up for discussion. However, after a lengthy review, the result stands. By the way, John McCririck reckons the nation's bookies are £7-£8m better off after the favourite's costly stumble. Which they obviously need after yesterday's result. Bah!
2.35pm Royal & SunAlliance Chase
Preview A Class A Grade One chase run over three miles and about half a furlong, which is open to novices aged five years old and upwards. The total prize fund is £170,000. Shocks are common in this race, and only one favourite has won in the last 12 years. That means bad news for Denman and the hordes of loss-chasers who are sure to be down seven races into the Festival. The tipsters didn't have Massini's Maguire this morning and neither did any of our tipster competitors.
Trends How does Denman stack up against the need to be aged seven or eight and to have finished first or second last time out? Both boxes are ticked, but as Craig Thake in today's Racing Post notes, "year after year, short-priced Graded chase winners have and former high-class novice hurdlers have been turned over".
Latest betting Denman 6-4, Cailin Alainn 15-2, Snowy Morning 17-2, Ungaro 12-1, Turko 16-1, Aces Four 25-1. Exchange punters want to take on Denman head-on, and fancy another big hotpot to be turned over. For what it's worth, my Kent Brockman-like two cents are on Aces Four, who'll like the drying ground and could offer a shot at place money.
At the post ... A little bit of late money for Snowy Morning, who's now 7-1 as the tape goes up.
And they're off ... Eurochancer is the early leader with the jinxed Aces Four just behind on the inside and Denman third ... Denman now assumes the lead and is jumping beautifully thus far ... Cailin Alainn now moved up into fourth and all the big guns are well placed ... down goes Cailin Alainn, for the second time at Cheltenham ... on to the final circuit and it's Denman, Aces Four and Eurochancer leading the field ... a three-length gap between Aces Four and Denman, and the field now ... Chelsea Harbour ditches jockey David Casey on the back straight ... this leading pair of Denman and Aces Four are looking strong down the hill ... Aces Four almost goes down, but stays up and Denman powers clear ... still Denman clear over the last but Snowy Morning is catching a little ... but Denman storms further clear and romps home to register himself as a serious hope for next year's Gold Cup.
Results 1. Denman 6-5; 2. Snowy Morning 7-1; 3. According To John 66-1. A stunning run from Denman, who had the home straight to himself once Aces Four stumbled over the second last when looking good for at least second. Ruby Walsh gets a rousing reception from the reinvigorated punters as he passes the stands. "I knew we had him right today," explains a calm Paul Nicholls, Denman's trainer.
3.15pm Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase
Interim Finally some good news for punters, following Denman's win, not that it can excuse the considerable smugfest that is McCririck in among the throngs, all eager for their half-moment in the spotlight so they can lie: "I had £60 on it", or "£200 me". Keep the camera on them and you'll see tickets for Cailin Alainn tearily being ripped, I'd wager. Then again, given my form this week, I'd probably be wrong.
Preview Well, we've got one winner in the tipping competition after they bravely backed Denman to win - a very small lead for our unnamed tipster. But on to the real business of the day, the £310,000 Queen Mother Champion Chase. Again it's a Class A Grade One contest over fences, over the straight two miles. Well Chief, the hot favourite, is now even-money after one bookie reported a £100,000 bet on the David Pipe horse, but there's plenty of quality through the field, including the under-rated Ashley Brook and Newmill.
Trends Seven-to-10-year-olds have won nine of the last 10 runnings, while we're ideally looking for a course winner that won a graded chase on their last time out and has run at least eight times over the timber. Step forward Well Chief, who thoroughly deserves his favouritism and will go to post with the hopes and currencies of many a nation riding firmly on his shoulders.
Latest betting Well Chief Evs, Newmill 4-1, Voy Por Ustedes 5-1, Ashley Brook 11-1, Dempsey 20-1, Justified 25-1. Nine of 13 odds-on favourites have gone down in this race through the years, so Pipe fans will hope Well Chief doesn't come in any shorter. For what it's worth (not much), I think Ashley Brook is the value option in this renewal, but the infinitely more knowledgeable Alan King is understandably sweet on his Voy Por Ustedes.
Down to the tape ... Money is still coming for Well Chief as we get ready for the off.
And they're off ... Well Chief goes down at the second fence ... Ashley Brook and Newmill head around on to the final circuit ... Newmill still looks good down the back straight with Dempsey also well-placed ... Timmy Murphy is OK after his fall from Well Chief, but there's an eerie silence around the track - gutted punters ... the pace remains high with Ashley Brook still in front and Voy Por Ustedes looking supremely comfortable just behind ... to the second last it's Ashley Brook still leading ... Dempsey leads into the final straight, alongside Voy Por Ustedes and Ashley Brook ... who goes down at the last ... Voy Por Ustedes pulls clear up the hill and beats Dempsey into second for another brilliant win for Alan King.
Result 1. Voy Por Ustedes 5-1; 2. Dempsey 20-1; 3. River City 33-1. That's livened up our tipster competition with one race to come. I'd say that's another cracking result for the bookies, who'll have lost a fair whack on the winner, but Well Chief's defeat will more than make up for it.
4pm Coral Cup
Preview Find a pin and hope for the best ... We've got 28 runners all fighting it out for the £45,616 first prize that seems a drop in the ocean compared with our earlier races. However, despite its nature as being incredibly trappy to try and pick a winner, the Class A Grade Three handicap hurdle over 2m 5f should be a cracking contest. "Pain, pain, pain," moans Simon Hayward, who's either watching this, listening to this or suffering somewhat in the punting stakes.
Trends It's best not to be a 10-year-old horse or older: only one of 67 runners has won in the last 41 handicap hurdles. And it also often pays to have a lightly-run horse with their handicap marks safely protected. Interestingly, this could be one for the Irish, who have had three winners and 13 placed horses from 59 runners over the last decade.
Latest betting Mister Hight 8-1, Oscatello 10-1, Burntoakboy 11-1, Copsale Lad 11-1, Nation State 12-1, Powerstation 12-1. "I've just received a text tip from a bookie mate for Massini's Maguire," writes a dejected Norrie Hernon. "It was sent five minutes before the off. This day can only get better. It's Berings Express on the 5.20 or bust I reckon."
A belated tipster entrant "You must allow my selections because I am sending them all the way from Malaysia," says David Morley, who reckons that warrants him charity status. "I sent it before the first race, and calculated it would take two hours to get to you. Another reason is the tipsters in your competition have been rubbish. You need me. Look at these tips: Coral Cup: Hills Of Arran (50-1); Kim Muir: Yard Bird (20-1) Champion Bumper: One Gulp (16-1). That's a big treble. It will make me famous. And yes, I have had big winners before ... The Thinker in the 1988 Gold Cup to name one (11-1, I think) and Denman in the SunAlliance. That'll tell yer."
Market mover Copsale Lad, who has been backed down to joint-favouritism with Mister Hight at 8s, with Burntoakboy 10-1 and All Star moving into 12-1. For me it's Mister Hight, but Copsale Lad will be the starting favourite after coming in as short as 6-1 now.
And they're off ... The horde approach the tape, but Mister Hight takes out a rail on the way, forcing a restart ... which goes far more smoothly ... Emotional Moment is the early leader ... Barry Geraghty is unseated by Finger Onthe Pulse, which appeared to get bumped in the pack ... Golden Bay moves to the front, while Oscatello and Copsale Lad are placed in the middle of the pack ... still Emotional Moment at the head of the field, with Supreme Prince handy as we go down the back straight ... Oulart comes to the fore with Verasi and Dusky Warbler close at hand ... Burntoakboy comes to the front with Oscatello and Powerstation in the chase ... Burntoakboy clear over the last ... nothing will stop Burntoakboy up the hill and he beats Powerstation by a comfortable five lengths.
Result: 1. Burntoakboy 10-1; 2 Powerstation 12-1; 3. Baron De Feypo 20-1; 4. Oscatello 8-1.
Tipster competition A five-way tie of Voy Por Ustedes backers means two things: David Morley isn't famous, and it's tie-break time. If you can imagine a drum-roll ratcheting up the tension, our winner of a £100 bet with Blue Square is ... we'll tell you after the break. Not really, it's Mark O'Neill. Second prize of a £25 bet goes to ... John Eccleston. Use them wisely, gentlemen.


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Sanofi's experimental pill to treat Gaucher disease, a rare inherited condition, has met its main goal in a late-stage trial, the French drugmaker said on Tuesday. Patients treated with the drug, eliglustat tartrate, showed a statistically significant improvement in the size of their spleen after nine months compared with those who took a placebo, Sanofi said in a statement. The treatment was well tolerated and showed no serious side effects during the trial, it said. Gaucher disease is a rare genetic disorder affecting some 10,000 patients worldwide. Patients with the disease are deficient in an enzyme that breaks down a certain type of fat, leading to potentially life-threatening organ damage and bone problems.


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Prince Harry in US for charity polo match
Prince Harry will take part in an invitation-only polo match in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Wednesday, to raise funds for his charity.
The Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup is sponsored by Sentebale, the Prince's charity for underprivileged children in Lesotho.
On the Sentebale team with Prince Harry is top amateur player Marc Ganzi, Audi team captain and 2009 US Open champion; Solaia Capital CEO and polo patron Michael Carrazza; and team captain, Royal Salute Ambassador Malcolm Borwick, a regular on the England national team.
The Sentebale Land Rover team will play the St. Regis polo team, captained by Sentebale's newly-appointed ambassador, Nacho Figueras, regarded as the face of polo.
Figueras will be joined by teammates Peter Orthwein, chief executive of Thor Industries and founding member of the Greenwich Polo Club; Steve Lefkowitz and Dawn Jones, wife of actor Tommy Lee Jones and top woman's player in the WCT.
Sentebale was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of the Lesotho Royal family in 2006 in memory of their mothers to help ease the plight of the neediest and most vulnerable of Lesotho's children, many of them the victims of poverty and Lesotho's HIV/AIDs epidemic.
It is the third year Royal Salute has partnered with the charity. The UK hosted the annual flagship fundraising event in 2011 and Brazil hosted in 2012.
The polo field is a world away from the Afghanistan war zone where the British Army captain recently served 20 weeks in an attack helicopter.
Prince Harry opened his weeklong US visit devoted to the wounded victims of war in Washington, DC, on Thursday in the halls of Congress at an exhibition about land mines, a cause dear to his late mother, Princess Diana.
One of the USA's most heroic wounded warriors, Republican Senator John McCain, escorted Prince Harry during the tour.
On Friday the Prince visited Arlington National Cemetary and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center before flying to Colorado Springs for the May 11-16 Warrior Games where he will spend Saturday watching more than 200 American and British veterans wounded or injured in service compete in various sports.
Prince Harry will also visit parts of New Jersey damaged by Superstorm Sandy and stop for events in New York City before ending his visit Wednesday on the polo field.
The Greenwich Polo Club will host the charity polo match to be played after a sit-down lunch. Unlike Prince Harry's 2010 visit to Governors Island for the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic that attracted 8000 spectators, only 400 guests have been invited.
"We have gotten calls to be a flag boy," Peter Brant told the New York Times. Brant, a prominent businessman and art collector, is the founder of the club and avid polo player. His powerhouse White Birch team was a fixture on the Wellington polo scene. "I don't think anyone sees Prince Harry all the time on the social circuit."
It has been a busy season for Ganzi, who recently completed the high goal season with Audi and now is in the midst of the spring season at his family's Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington.
On July 28, Ganzi will rub elbows with a few more members of the Royal Family when he heads the US team against England for the coveted Westchester Cup at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park. The last time the two teams met in the UK in 1997, England won, 12-9. At the International Polo Club Palm Beach in 2009, when the Cup was last played, England won, 10-9.
Ganzi, CEO and founder of Global Tower Partners, and his polo teams have won every major 20- and 26-goal polo tournament including the US Open, CV Whitney Cup and Piaget Gold Cup. This past November at Grand Champions, Ganzi's Team USA defeated England, 8.5-6, in the International Cup.


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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the Non-Aligned Movement to take solid steps towards restoring the rights of the Palestinian nation.
The President made the remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of the foreign ministerial meeting of the NAM's Palestine Committee, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on August 4.
He said that NAM in its capacity as an international organization should take fundamental steps to mobilize its numerous potentials and capabilities to materialize peace and restore rights of the defenseless nation of Palestine.
Rouhani further voiced confidence that the current meeting indicates the importance the NAM member states attach to the Palestinian issue which is the longest unsettled conflict of the contemporary world.
President Rouhani expressed hope that the ministerial meeting of Palestine in Tehran could provide a good opportunity for exploring the ongoing conditions in the occupied Palestine especially in Gaza.
He urged the participants to focus on working out practical ways to render help to the people of Gaza "who are caught in a web of colonial plots."
The one-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement's Palestine Committee opened on August 4 with participation of officials from 40 world countries.
Algeria, Bangladesh, Cuba, Iran, Egypt, India, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Indonesia and Malaysia form the committee.


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Earl of Halifax
Earl of Halifax is a title that has been created four times in British history, once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the peerage refers to Halifax, West Yorkshire.
- 1 1679 creation
- 2 1714 creation
- 3 1715 creation
- 4 1944 creation
- 5 Earl of Halifax; first creation (1679)
- 6 Barons Halifax (1701)
- 7 Earls of Halifax; second creation (1714)
- 8 Barons Halifax (1701; reverted)
- 9 Earls of Halifax; third creation (1715)
- 10 Wood Baronets, of Barnsley (1784)
- 11 Viscounts Halifax; second creation (1866)
- 12 Earls of Halifax; fourth creation (1944)
- 13 See also
- 14 References
1679 creation[edit]
The first creation, in the Peerage of England in 1677, was for William Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax. He had already been made Baron Savile of Eland and Viscount Halifax in 1668 and was later made Marquess of Halifax (this creation of the earldom became extinct in 1700; see Marquess of Halifax for more information).
1714 creation[edit]
The title was recreated in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1714 for Charles Montagu, 1st Baron Halifax, First Lord of the Treasury to George I, along with the courtesy title of Viscount Sunbury. Both titles were created with remainder to heirs male. A member of the prominent Montagu family, he was the son of George Montagu, younger son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (see the Duke of Manchester). Montagu had already been created Baron Halifax, of Halifax in the County of York, in 1700, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his nephew George, son and heir of his brother Edward Montagu.
1715 creation[edit]
On Lord Halifax's death in 1715 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his nephew George Montagu. Less than a month after his uncle's death, both titles were revived in his favour, making him Earl of Halifax and Viscount Sunbury. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl, who was a prominent statesman. However, on his death in 1771 all the titles became extinct.
1944 creation[edit]
The title was created for a fourth time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1944 for Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax, the former Foreign Secretary and Viceroy of India. The Wood family descends from Francis Wood, of Barnsley. His second son, Francis Wood, was created a Baronet, of Barnsley in the County of York, in 1784, with remainder to his elder brother the Reverend Henry Wood, and failing him to the sons of his younger brother Charles Wood. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baronet (the son of Charles Wood).
His son, the third Baronet, was a prominent Liberal politician and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. In 1866 he was created Viscount Halifax, of Monk Bretton in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His aforementioned grandson, the third Viscount, was also a noted politician. In 1925, nine years before he succeeded his father, he was himself raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Irwin, of Kirby Underdale in the County of York. In 1944 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Halifax. As of 2009 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 1980.
Another member of the Wood family was the Conservative politician Richard Wood, Baron Holderness. He was the second son of the first Earl of Halifax.
The family seat is Garrowby Hall, near Garrowby in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Earl of Halifax; first creation (1679)[edit]
Barons Halifax (1701)[edit]
- Charles Montagu, 1st Baron Halifax (1661–1715) (created Baron Halifax in 1701 and Earl of Halifax in 1714)
Earls of Halifax; second creation (1714)[edit]
- Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661–1715)
Barons Halifax (1701; reverted)[edit]
- George Montagu, 2nd Baron Halifax (1685–1739) (created Earl of Halifax in 1715)
Earls of Halifax; third creation (1715)[edit]
- George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1685–1739)
- George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771)
Wood Baronets, of Barnsley (1784)[edit]
- Sir Francis Wood, 1st Baronet (1728–1795)
- Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet (1771–1846)
- Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet (1800–1885) (created Viscount Halifax in 1866)
Viscounts Halifax; second creation (1866)[edit]
- Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800–1885)
- Charles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax (1839–1934)
- Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax (1881–1959) (created Earl of Halifax in 1944)
Earls of Halifax; fourth creation (1944)[edit]
- Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881–1959)
- Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1912–1980)
- Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax (b. 1944)
The heir apparent is the present Earl's only son, the Hon. James Charles Wood, Lord Irwin (b. 1977)
The heir apparent's heir is his only son, the Hon. Rex Patrick Wood (b. 2010)


text: The Arthritis Walk is this Friday! 14 May 2014 Logan University (0) The 2014 St. Louis Walk to Cure Arthritis is being held on the campus of Logan University on Friday, May 16th between 6:30pm and 9:00pm. The event features a three-mile and a one-mile course, with arthritis information and activities for the entire family.It's not too late to raise money for the Arthritis Walk! Many of you heard Meghan's story when she visited campus, but if you missed it, click here to see why Friday's event is such an important one.View Logan's teams and see which class has raised the most money.View all teams participating in the Walk.Schedule of Events6:30pm - Registration and Vendor Booths (including food/beverage service) open.6:55pm - Welcome, Honorees speak, Warm Up exercises7:05pm - Walk begins8:00pm - Final announcementsPet owners are encouraged to bring their dogs. The event features plenty of family-friendly activities and lots of food!


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Hello all, I'm new around here and I have a question. I seem to always have issues with my icing between the layers. I always think that there's enough but when I cut into the final cake there is only a thin layer. How can I keep a decent amount of icing between the payers without it spilling out?
When I pipe a dam, I use an icing bag with a coupler but no tip. Pipe a ring of icing around the cake, setting the ring of icing about 1/4" to 3/8" inside the edge of the cake. Then add the filling to not quite the top of the dam.
If you like more filling, you might try torting your cakes. You'll use less filling per layer but you'll have 3 layers of filling.
Glad you asked because I think all those pictures in the magazines are misleading, at least for cakes that are supposed to be stacked!
Like the picture of the front of confetti cakes...really? that much icing? unless is pure chocolate or a very heavy ganache I don;t know how can anyone fill those layers without the cake sliding all over!
I rather tort my cakes multiple times to get a lot of frosting than having too much in one layer.
Perfect Thank you! I'm still pretty new to this and learning a lot as I go. My Grandma made beautiful cakes and she taught me a lot, but I want to learn more! She never did fondont either, so I'm trying to learn this on my own to.... I have SO many questions and I'm thanking my lucky stars that I found this AMAZING site!!!
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I don't mean to sound dumn... but what does it mean to "Torte" a cake? I've never heard this term..
when you cut your baked layer in the middle so then you have two. Like if you bake 2 round layers and then "tort" them, you'll end up with 4 layers of cake and 3 of frosting


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