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Majesty is not for Boomers: Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by tikva02
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Majesty is not for Boomers
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Miami
We arrived at the Port of Miami on Monday at about 12:00. Check in was smooth and uneventful. Cabins may not be entered until 1:00 and this is strictly enforced. Two of our four cabins were junior suites on Deck 10 and two were standard ocean view cabins on Deck 9. The suites were comfortable but not what one would call luxurious. There were no bath amenities. Robes and coffee and tea makers were nice touches in the suites. The suite balconies were spacious but only had chairs...not loungers. We asked for loungers and they were delivered within a few hours, thanks to our very competent cabin stewardess. More There is a very wide ceiling overhang above the balconies in midship which blocks a large part of the sky view you would otherwise have. It is clear that these balconies were retrofitted rather than having been original to the ship. If you like tot sleep with the sliding glass door open so that you can hear the sound of the ocean waves, be advised that the smell of engine oil comes into the cabin if you do so.
The standard ocean view cabins on Deck 9 were extremely small. the "windows" in those cabins are little more than portholes. If you are at all claustrophobic, the extra expense for the junior suite is well worth it.
We unpacked and then went to the Windjammer for lunch. There were lines for all the buffet stations and getting tables was very difficult due to the crowds. The guests appeared to be primarily in their twenties and thirties....more on that later! The food at the Windjammer was standard cafeteria-type food. We hoped for better food in the main dining rooms, but better food was not to be had there either. Two of our group had prearranged for Kosher food. They reported that the Kosher food was very good. Janet, our assistant Maitre D handled the details of the Kosher food very well. The service she provided was excellent...and this was a high point of our cruise. Janet made sure that the next day's menu was presented and that orders were placed for each day. She even arranged for my nephew and his wife to be able to dine on the Kosher food in their cabin. I am vegetarian and there are sufficient vegetarian choices at each meal. Our wait staff in the main dining room were all very good, especially Mehmet!
The quality of the food however was below par. The menus at dinner were very limited as to choice. The food itself was not "gourmet" in any sense of the word and did not compare to what we had experienced on Crystal, Regent, Azamara, Oceania, 0r Windstar. All of those lines have food that is far superior to that of Royal Caribbean. If you are a "foodie" Royal Caribbean is not for you! We were disappointed by all of the "nickel and diming" that occurred during our cruise. One morning we decided to have breakfast in the main dining room specifically because the menu offered "freshly squeezed orange juice". This fact was also touted in the ship's daily newsletter. What was not mentioned in the newsletter or anywhere else was that there is an additional charge of $2.50 for the fresh squeezed orange juice! Soda is extra...you must purchase a $25.00 card in order to be able to avoid a by-the- glass charge. The water and cans of soda in the minibars are extra as well. There is a cafe, but you must pay extra for the coffee there. There is a Johnny Rockets, but you must pay $5.00 extra if you want to eat there.
Hope you don't need to go to sleep before 3:00 AM! We paid about double the cost of a standard ocean view cabin for our junior suite with balcony located on deck 10. What we were not told was that on Tuesday night there is a pool party on deck 11...right above the suites, that starts at 11:00 PM and consists of a DJ playing extremely load music and encouraging the parties to jump up and down to the music. At each jump, we thought our ceiling was going to fall in. Finally after two and a half hours of this, I called the front desk and asked how much longer the pounding was going to go on. I was told "until 2:30 or 3:00". No "I'm sorry for the inconvenience" no sympathy whatsoever. After I continued to tell them that this was unacceptable, they did offer me a cabin for the night on deck 3, but then changed their minds and told me there was no other cabin available. Needless to say, I was not able to go to sleep until the party was over after 3 AM. I spoke to the "customer service" representative at the front desk the following day, and again there was no apology, and no concern for what had occurred. All that he said to me was that the pool party is a "scheduled event" and that's just how it has to be...they can't do anything about it. The representative did say that "we only had two other complaints about it"....as if that was a good thing!!! You will not experience the level of service on this ship that you would expect even at a Holiday Inn. Finally after speaking with another representative about the sleepless night, I was offered a credit of 25% of the cost of this cruise towards a future cruise on Royal Caribbean and a $50.00 credit against the cost of this cruise. However, after this experience I won't be able to use the 25% credit...there will be no future Royal Caribbean cruises or me other the other six people in my group. Less
Published 05/20/10
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Cincinnati (Sep. 22)
Declaring that the war has shifted the center of Jewish life to the United States and Palestine, Dr. Julius Morgenstern, president of the Hebrew Union College, today made a plea for Jewish unity in America in an address opening the 71st academic year of the College.
Dr. Morgenstern spoke at great length on the opportunity which the American Jewish Conference had to create a united American Jewry had there been "moderation" on the Jewish Commonwealth issue. "Considerations of expediency and diplomacy night well have urged moderation as the sole guarantee of the obviously tenuous unity," he declared, "but numbers and passions prevailed. By an overwhelming majority the entire extreme-theory and program were approved."
Pointing out that "today as a result we have a division in American Israel were pronounced and intolerant, and with issues and antagonism more clearly and aggressively defined than ever before," Dr. Morgenstern emphasized that unity in American Judaism can best be achieved "under the processes of intergration of Jewish tradition, in its widest implications, with the American way of life, of Judaism with Americanism." To this intergration, he said, every Jew and every Jewish group in America must conform.
Dr. Morgenstern expressed the belief that "those who advocated 'cultural pluralism,' who would build up a Jewish civilization the roots of which are ever in Palestine, are who claim that thereby they are bringing forth a, or even the, true American Judaism, are deluding themselves and their followers with specious words and dangerous doctrines, dangerous for Judaism and Americanism."
Touching upon the question of anti-Semitism in the United States, the president of the Hebrew Union College said: "The United States is almost the only nation of the western world which has never known legal discrimination and persecution of Jews or of the Jewish people, but has instead consistently safeguarded their rights as full and unconditioned citizens. True, there have been and are anti-Jewish discriminations and anti-Semitic impulses and movements in America. The American people is quick in its prejudices and passions, and these are easily exploited by organized and conscienceless interests. But there has never been in this nation a recognized anti- Semitic party nor has anti-Semitic sentiment or action ever received governement sanction.
"Undoubtedly there is at this very moment, the result of war-passions and attendant circumstances, more of anti-Semitism in America than at any moment in its history. But, correspondingly, never has there been so much philo-Semitism, as it may well be called; and certainly never has this phile-Semitism been so well organized and so militant in its defense of the Jew and of his rights as American citizen," Dr. Morgenstern stated.

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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 26/4/2013 (1578 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I felt old the other day when I saw that big photo on the front page of Justin, his lovely and accomplished wife and his two small children. I thought: "Wow. This guy can hold two, struggling children at one time."
I worked for Justin's father when he was running for leadership of the federal Liberal party. His people wanted me to work full-time on communications. But I said no because I had just started a new job in the private sector. We settled on part-time.
My first Trudeau assignment arose when he came to Toronto to visit the annual meeting of the Ontario Liberal party. At a reception, my wife, always feisty, told me she was going to walk up and kiss Trudeau. OK, I thought, I can use that. I know what you're thinking: This PR guy will do anything for a picture.
I looked around and saw the Toronto Star photographer, whom I knew from my days at the Star. He looked a little lost because he usually worked in the dark room.
"Stand here," I told him, "and watch that woman. She's going to kiss Trudeau."
"How do you know?" he asked.
"She's my wife," I replied.
He gave me a look that said: "Ford, you're one of the Mad Men."
He got the picture. In it, my wife looks like she's just been shot with a super-large cartridge of bliss juice. The picture ran across five columns on the Star's front page. And Trudeaumania was born. Suddenly, everyone wanted to kiss Pierre.
Never underestimate the power of a good still photo.
In addition to charisma, Justin and his dad share another characteristic: the politics of hope. Justin, like Pierre, talks about change, better times for most of us, and happy days. He hasn't trotted out too many specific policies.
And he's smart not to do so. Sure, the Conservatives will say: "Where are his policies?" And this demand will he echoed by the nation's editorial writers.
Ignore them. After too many years in politics -- either as a journalist or a back-room boy -- I'm convinced most people are not interested in specific policies. They know the world is constantly changing. What they want to know is this: does the candidate have a personality that can react quickly and surely to manage change.
The world is going through massive changes, thanks to globalization and technological change. People know no one can come up with policies that are guaranteed to work five years from now. The only people who think they can are raving ideologues. Most people are pragmatists -- if a program works carry on; if it doesn't, scrap it.
Voters are more interested in what politicians do than what they promise to do. That's why the Tory TV ads attacking Justin Trudeau are important. They are nasty and distorted and suggest Trudeau is not ready to be PM. They have been much criticized because they come at a time when bullying is in deep disrepute. Some people thought Trudeau gained more than he lost from the ads.
Justin, however, has confused matters because of his first reaction to the horror of the Boston Marathon bombing. He said society should look for root causes; he didn't mention bringing those responsible to justice. Some commentators were furious. The Globe and Mail's Lawrence Martin said Trudeau floated like a butterfly, stung like a pillow.
I'm not sure. We must deal with crime and terrorism at their roots. Winnipeg's police chief, Devon Clunis, has made this point several times. The work of police is not enough by itself to rid us of crime. It may not have been "politic" to remind us of this right after an horrific explosion. But I don't think his comment caused him any long-term damage. Certainly, his TV ad answering the Tory attack ads is on firmer ground.
One reason the politics of hope is powerful is that it is related to the world's great religions. They've been talking generally about a better hereafter for centuries. The reason they can continue to talk about hope is that no one ever comes back from the dead to say: "You know what? I didn't like it that much. And it cost too much."
Earthly politicians, on the other hand, only get one shot at the politics of hope. Barack Obama, in his first U.S. presidential campaign, talked about hope. A few months after he was elected, the atmosphere soured. He couldn't produce the emotion he promised. No one could.
Shortly after the elder Trudeau became prime minister, it was apparent his people were in trouble. His team bogged down. Politics on the inside is a lot more difficult than from the outside. As one senior official told me, "By not promising anything specific to anyone, Trudeau promised everything to everybody." No government can exist like that. Government is about making choices. Make a choice and you please some people, anger others.
But right now Justin is at Stage 1: getting to know you. When you danced for the first time with a new partner at a community club's last dance, you didn't tell them about your hernia. No, you wanted them to get to know you. You weren't as interested in discussing your 20-page to-do list.
Sure, if Justin becomes prime minister, we'll pay for it.
But then we always do -- whoever is elected.
Tom Ford is writing a book about five generations of his Prairie family.


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Penn Hills native moves from Penn State to Sabres front office
Joe Battista has come a long way since his days playing hockey on a frozen pond near the 17th hole of what was then the Alcoma Country Club.
"We'd play there, we'd play at the old Monroeville Ice Palace. That was where I really got my start," Battista said. "My parents would go and shop, and they'd drop my brother and me off."
Battista's lifelong love of hockey has carried him through high school and college, coaching and front-office stints at Penn State University and now, a front-office job with the Buffalo Sabres hockey team.
Battista, 53 and a Penn Hills native, was hired as vice president of hockey operations in early November, and his rise has paralleled the ascension of the sport he has nurtured in his stops along the way.
After three years as the assistant marketing director for the Pens — where Battista's boss was current voice of the Penguins, Paul Steigerwald — Battista said he "really got bit by the coaching bug and was helping with USA Hockey camps and coaching clinics."
He left the Penguins in 1985 to coach at Kent State in Ohio, then at Culver Academy, one of the country's top hockey prep schools at the time. Then in 1987, he came to Penn State to become the assistant director of their ice rink and the head hockey coach for what was, at the time, a club team.
"I told my parents, who still live in Penn Hills, 'Well, I'm going to give this thing at Penn State five years. If I can get this team established and get an arena built, I'll stick around. If not, I'll move on to the next phase of my life."
It took a little longer than five years.
Battista had success coaching the Penn State hockey team, capturing six American Collegiate Hockey Association championships and reaching the ACHA tournament every year since 1993.
His final year coaching the team was 2005, after which he went to work for the Nittany Lion Club, raising money for the university. It was there that he got to know western Pennsylvania native and billionaire hockey fan Terry Pegula.
In 2010, Pegula sold his natural-gas drilling company, East Resources, for more than $4 billion, and shortly afterward announced that he would be donating $88 million to Penn State for the construction of a fully equipped ice arena. The team would also be moving to compete as an NCAA Division I team. Having helped facilitate Pegula's gift, Battista assumed the role of associate athletic director.
But Pegula wasn't finished yet.
"Just a couple weeks after he announced the donation, he started talking seriously about buying the Buffalo Sabres," Battista said. "East Resources was originally started in Olean, N.Y., and he lived south of Buffalo and was an avid Sabres fan."
In February 2011, Pegula bought the team, and began talking with Battista about possibly making the move to Buffalo.
"He and I had talked often about me coming to work with the Sabres in some capacity; we weren't sure what it would be," Battista said.
After posting the league's worst record through 20 games this season, change came rapidly to the Sabres with the firing of both their coach and general manager. Battista left Penn State after three decades to join Pegula's East Management Services on Nov. 11.
"We hired Pat LaFontaine to be head of hockey operations, and he's my boss now," Battista said. "Working alongside a quality person and hockey mind like that, every day is exciting and every day we're making progress."
Battista acknowledge that success won't happen overnight.
"There's no easy fix. My new dream is to see Terry Pegula hoisting the Stanley Cup, and there's people who will chuckle and laugh at that — but they're probably the same people who chuckled and laughed about building a massive ice arena and taking the Penn State hockey program to full NCAA status."
Battista said growing up in Penn Hills provided him with the work ethic to dedicate himself to his new job.
"It instilled in me the type of do-what-it-takes attitude and never-settle-for-less belief," he said. "I was very blessed to have grown up around a lot of great coaches and athletes who helped me become competitive, and I'm hoping to bring that same level of enthusiasm to the NHL."
Patrick Varine is an editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7845.


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|Hi Mr. Sausages, I'll do the Pee review by adding some suggestions when I see that one could fit, this is generally to help you to spark some ideas. I also like to whine and bitch and whine some more by pointing out the sections of the article that could be improved.
First of all, I must say that I don't know anything about Gwonam, or if this cartoon character exists, but I sure know about Zelda. My guess is that all those names (King Harkinian, Koridai, etc.) are all issued from your imagination. Update: I googled the lad and he exists, though I don't know crap about him, therefore keep in mind that the review will be made by someone who knows Zelda but nothing about Gwonam, which I suspect will be the case for the majority of the readers.
I think the crossover between Zelda and this bloke works well. You also have good grammar and prose. However, I think the article lacks humor material a bit, as it is an entertaining read, but lacks strong LOL moments. I'll try my best to help you with that, and the way I do it is to break the article down section by section and bitching.
Sorry, but that template just rapes my eyes. Also, there is not a single reference to Youtube in the article, I think this template could definitely be deleted. The quotes are not too funny also. But I like the text and it flows well, but you could add jokes, as it is just fun to read, but there are no laughs there. For exemple, you could add what exactly is the weapon Link used to easily defeat Ganon, say a Coca-Cola squirt gun. You could also say rapidly how Ganon plans to conquer the world, maybe thanks to a funny product he'd sell via infomercial. Just a suggestion.
Early Life
You could say he was born from 2 mating lamps. You should alo emphasize how that pharaoh is scary and a sissy at the same time: "evil immortal pharoah...that ran away like a sissy whenever a small mouse approached..."
"However, due to the fact his house is located in Koridai, it is likely that it is his hometown." Not too funny, maybe say it like this: "However, since he is often seen squatting in his semi-girlfriend's crib in Koridai, one could argue that it is his hometown."
Invasion of Koridai
You could say how Ganon invaded Koridai (in a funny way of course). I like the enumeration of the ridiculous monsters, that is pretty funny. "He also gave what Link needed to enter Ganon's Lair..." What is it? A magical McNugget? You could come up with something good here, don't be afraid to let go of "facts" and come up with something illogical and ridiculous once in a while. "who judging from her future appearances in the Zelda franchise was well-liked by fans." Maybe this is true, I don't know, but you could come up with a funny reason as to why she came back and was liked by the fans. She made good peanut butter? You can find something :).
Friends and Family
The paragraph's start is pretty funny, although I think personally thimk the Justin Bieber joke is a little to easy (You could come up with a far more ridiculous way of hime having met his demise) This sentence is ordinary too as it's not funny or doesn't set up a joke: "However, during the Invasion of Koridai he was Link's travelling companion, suggesting that he is good friends with the boy." Work on that one or replace it with something else.
Powers and Abilities
The first sentence is pretty goo, but you could replace the "among other things" with actual things, like shining his shoes with his beard or causing him to be actually more beautiful than a frog. Also, don't forget that Chuck Norris's jokes, just as Justin Bieber's, are a bit too easy. You could come up with another name and I think it would be funnier, like say the Incredible Hulk or something. The magic carpet thing is hilarious, and I fing myself thinking you should have exploited that topic a little more throughout the article as there is a good potential for jokes with it.
Recent Events
The last sentence is a bit confusing, yoy may want to clarify it and finish the article on a big fat joke.
|The concept is very good, a nice crossover, because from what I know at least Gwonam and Zelda never had anything in common, so it is a great idea and it shows you have imagination.
|Prose and formatting:
|You have a good prose, I'll point out passages in particullar that sound a little weird and could be improved.
"mainly the hero Link in particular": get rid of "mainly" or "in particular", as they both mean the same thing. Also, a little later on, the text included in the round brackets is awfully long and confuses the reader I think. Consider making 2 sentences with this really long one, it should be easy then to trash the round brackets.
Invasion of Koridai
There is once again an awfully long sentence here that is pretty confusing and that you could cut in 2. The one starting with: "He took Link to Koridai ..."
The formatting could be better if the pics were larger in my view.
|1. The first pic is ordinary, but it is the captions in this particular article that can make them funny. On this particular one, if the reader doesn't know Squadula, there is not much of a chance he'll find it funny. How about a small introduction of who Gwonam is, like "Here is Gwonam in all his magnificient glory. Notice the harmonious choice in colors of his genie fatigues." Also, this picture could be enlarged since it introduces the article.
2. This one is pretty OK. You could enlarge it though.
3. I feel you should go with a better caption, one that will be telling us what is currently happening with Gwonam, maybe he could have been kicked from his girlfriend's place and you could come up with a funny reason why.
|How I would rate the article out of 10 now, but it can be improved, I know you can do it soldier!
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|Keep in mind that I made suggestions on the fly in the Pee Review, and that the key to a great article is to take your time while writing. Think, think, think some more and then write. Great ideas will spawn this way. I hope that helped and feel free to come visit me on my talkpage for specific advice and such since I now know the article a lot. You can also come for cookies and tea. Adios!
|Mattsnow 21:22, October 8, 2011 (UTC)


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Epstein on SCOTUS Decisions on DOMA and Prop 8 (#UChiLawSCt)
Supreme Gay Fumble
The Supreme Court's twin decisions in United States v. Windsor (DOMA) and Hollingsworth v. Perry (Proposition 8) have clearly altered the terms of the debate over gay marriage in the United States. Along the way, they have shown the serious weaknesses in the Supreme Court's result-oriented approach to constitutional law.
Windsor addressed the two key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996 with broad majorities (85 votes in the Senate and 342 in the House). Section 2 provides that no state should be required to give any legal effect to a same-sex marriage concluded in a different state. Section 3, struck down in Windsor, held that for all matters of federal law "the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife."
California's Proposition 8, passed in 2008 to overrule the California Supreme Court, which overturned the ban on same-sex marriage in California, is even shorter: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
The Supreme Court's decisions transformed the debate over gay marriage in the United States. Unfortunately, how the Court reached its result on matters of constitutional procedure should be disturbing to anyone who cares about constitutional law, regardless of his or her personal views on same-sex marriage.
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Trailer Park: "The Bounty Hunter," "Greenberg," "The Runaways"
This Sunday is the first day of spring and, thanks to daylight savings, there are at least two more hours in your day. And what are you going to do with all that extra time? Go see a movie! Yay! This week actually offers a decent selection that should get you motivated for springtime … especially if your springtime involves running from the law ("The Bounty Hunter"), mooching off of your relatives instead of getting a job ("Greenberg"), or starting an all-girl rock band ("The Runaways"). And really, it should include all of those things.
The Movie: "The Bounty Hunter"
The Trailer: Milo (Gerard Butler) is a New York cop-turned-bounty hunter who is excited to have the chance to jail his bail-jumping ex wife, Nicole (Jennifer Aniston). Nicole is a New York Daily News reporter who skipped her court date in order to meet a contact who has some information about a suspicious suicide case. Milo does what it takes to wrangle his ex-wife but they soon realize that they're in danger of becoming a news story and are forced to solve the crime together.
The Hitch: It should be interesting to suss out the sexual chemistry that unleashed a Pandora's box of rumors regarding Jen and Gerard's alleged relationship. I'm not sure how much car chasing and hand-cuffing is too much, but the trailer is getting uncomfortably close and I imagine the movie only expands on that. It seems like one of those relationships where they feign disdain for each other in strange role-playing scenarios, in order to have hot, fake hate-sex.
The Movie: "Greenberg"
The Trailer: New Yorker Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) emerges from a psychiatric hospital, emotionally vulnerable and with no career to speak of, outside of some dabbling in carpentry. Roger moves to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother who's in Vietnam on vacation with his family. He falls for the family's personal assistant, Florence (Greta Gerwig), and hangs out with his old friend, Ivan (Rhys Ifans), while trying to figure out what to do with his life and address the fact that he doesn't seem to care.
The Hitch: I'm actually really excited to see Ben Stiller playing a slacker-loser after so many roles where he's either neurotic and uptight or forced wacky. Director Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale" and "Margot at the Wedding") wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Jason Leigh, who also stars as Greenberg's ex-girlfriend. And I think the premise is something a lot of people of our generation can relate to: treading water, hoping we'll just fall into our path without putting forth any actual effort.
The Movie: "The Runaways"
The Trailer: As the story goes, in the 1970s, rhythm guitarist Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and drummer Sandy West each sought out producer Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), wanting to form a girl band. So he hooked them up and helped find the girls who'd complement their rocker girl image best— Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning). The feisty young women ooze sexual power and angst, become totally huge in Japan, sign with Mercury Records, get exploited, and make some pretty awesome music for being a packaged band.
The Hitch: I'm not even going to read the reviews because I've been excited for this movie for months and months. I feel like Joan Jett needs her own movie to cover her Blackhearts years ("I Hate Myself for Loving You" is one of my favorite songs ever), but it should be interesting to see things from Cherie Currie's perspective. And yay to Stewart for getting to have some non-Mormon fun!


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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
One of the world's oldest orchestras, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765 and celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2015.
Edvard Grieg had a close relationship with the Orchestra, and served as its artistic director during the years 1880 – 82.
Edward Gardner is the Orchestra's Chief Conductor.
Digital Concert Hall
digitaltkonserthus.no is a new, free streaming service from Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. We are the only symphonic orchestra in Norway which streams concerts regularly.
Yearly, we stream approximately ten concerts. We also offer an edited recording of the concert the week after streaming it. Due to copyright issues, these concerts are only available online for 30 days.
We normally start broadcasting five minutes before the concerts start.
Visit our digital concert hall at digitalconcerthall.no.
The Orchestra's recordings
The Orchestra has an active recording schedule, and recent and ongoing recording projects include Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphony, ballets by Stravinsky, and a complete version of Prokofiev's symphonies.
The Orchestra's recording of the complete orchestral music of Edvard Grieg remains the reference point in a competitive field. The first collaboration on disc between Edward Gardner and the Orchestra was a recording of orchestral realisations by Luciano Berio, and a string of new recordings with Gardner is now in progress. Complete discography


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HTC hints that something big is coming with new Instagram video
There might not be that much happiness in Taiwan these days with speculation that the company is going to be sold. That rumor was shot down by HTC during the weekend. And while the video could be all about the HTC One Max, some believe that it has nothing to do with a phone at all, and that the man coming off the chopper is HTC's new pitchman, Robert Downey Jr. Although it was never confirmed by the Taiwan based manufacturer, last month there were rumors circulating that the Iron Man star would be paid $12 million over two years to promote HTC's handsets.
Thanks, Anonymous Tipster!
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21 Comments
1. jaredhamline (Posts: 4; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
Yep... That is definetly RDJ and Gideon from "The Crow". Hahaha
2. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
First HTC Phablet is coming. o:
6. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4321; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Maybe they could do some Ironman exclusive phones.
When i realized the 'sleek' looking phones in Ironman 3 was from Alcatel, i was kind of baffled. They weren't so special...
But this one here is Maxx for sure.
9. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1639; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Yep, I'm pretty sure if you pause it at 0:04 that we are looking at the device right there. The back looks slightly different from the smaller HTC One.
14. phonepro (Posts: 22; Member since: 31 Mar 2012)
ya it does look a bit different
but the max wouldn't be that small
16. phonepro (Posts: 22; Member since: 31 Mar 2012)
And is it just me or is RDJ walking like super weird
18. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1639; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
It's not really that small, it's just as wide as you would think it would be. Given the fact that the leaks have shown a smaller bezel around the device, I would think they are able to offer the 5.9 inch screen size in a size similar to the Galaxy Note II.
3. PK1983 (Posts: 215; Member since: 08 Aug 2012)
Last year compared the S3 and One X and the S3 blew away the HTC in every category.
This year went to Best Buy and looked at the S4 and HTC One. The One makes the S4 feel like a cheap phone you would get for free on contract. Was very impressed.
11. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Software wise the s4 wins, hardware wise they are about equal.
13. rawbow (Posts: 428; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
use sense 5, HTC will make you feel premium with the simplest of feature they offer....
19. MrKoles (Posts: 368; Member since: 20 Jan 2013)
I would kill myself rather than use that horrible UI.
4. jove39 (Posts: 1976; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
One Maxx...on its way!
5. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
If the HTC One Max doesnt have an 8MP camera instead of 4mp than HTC failed.
7. phones522 (Posts: 94; Member since: 27 Jan 2010)
I hope they make a red and gold one and have it be an Ironman Edition.
8. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
And they name their personal assistant app Jarvis.
12. phones522 (Posts: 94; Member since: 27 Jan 2010)
I know its probably not possible but it would be cool if they could make Google nows voice Jarvis's voice.
21. ECPirate37 (Posts: 220; Member since: 14 Jul 2011)
That is what I was thinking, and I would buy it day One. I'm planning on buying it anyway, but that edition would rock.
10. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2286; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
That didnt hint, anything......
17. bugsbunny00 (Posts: 2195; Member since: 07 Jun 2013)
is it ironman phone? hope not..


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Kotkin's 'New Localism'
"This trend toward what I call "the new localism" has been underway for some years, driven by changing demographics, new technologies and rising energy prices. But the economic downturn will probably accelerate it as individuals and corporations look not to the global stage but closer to home, concentrating and congregating on the Main Streets where we choose to live – in the suburbs, in urban neighborhoods or in small towns.
In his 1972 bestseller, "A Nation of Strangers," social critic Vance Packard depicted the United States as "a society coming apart at the seams." He was only one in a long cavalcade of futurists who have envisioned an America of ever-increasing "spatial mobility" that would give rise to weaker families, childlessness and anonymous communities.
Packard and others may not have been far off for their time: In 1970, nearly 20 percent of Americans changed their place of residence every year. But by 2004, that figure had dropped to 14 percent, the lowest level since 1950. Americans born today are actually more likely to reside near their place of birth than those who lived in the 19th century. Part of this is due to our aging population, because older people are far less likely to move than those under 30. But more limited economic options may intensify this phenomenon while bringing a host of social, economic and environmental benefits in their wake."


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Mt. Pleasant area woman wins top teaching honor
Carole A. Zeglin said she often uses her past on-the-job experiences as a phlebotomist and laboratory technician to craft classroom lessons as an associate professor at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood.
That real world-based method of instruction recently led Zeglin — a Bullskin resident — to be named the recipient of the college's 2012-13 Outstanding Teaching Award.
"It was kind of an unexpected and a really nice thing to have that happen," said Zeglin, 64, of the honor recently presented to her by college President Daniel J. Obara.
As director of the college's clinical laboratory technology, medical assisting and phlebotomy programs, Zeglin added that she takes pride in her ability to convey to her students what they can expect from real-world work in those fields.
"Teaching was always a longtime dream of mine," Zeglin said. "I chose a medical career initially, so I combined my professional experience and my education, and it's really been very rewarding to me, as a teacher, to say to a student, 'This is how it really happens when you're working with a patient.'"
One of those students, Connellsville's Christina Parfitt, said Zeglin's unique instruction style compelled her to nominate Zeglin for the recent honor.
"She went above and beyond her duty as a teacher," said Parfitt, 28, who is pursuing an associate's degree as a member of the first class of Zeglin's clinical laboratory technology program. "She did this kind of work during her career, so she's explaining what she has already done. It's the best kind of instruction a student can experience.
"She's not just the best teacher of the year, she's the best teacher of my life."
Zeglin said the surprise she felt at receiving the recognition was surpassed only by the gratitude she has for Parfitt for nominating her for such an honor.
"It's really amazing that (Christina) took the time to verbalize her thoughts in nominating me," she said.
Winners of the award must demonstrate teaching excellence, instructional innovation, contributions to curricular development and leadership to one's discipline and profession, said Anna Maria Palatella, the college's spokeswoman. They are nominated by students and the eventual recipient is chosen by a committee of their peers, Palatella said.
Zeglin, who began teaching at WCCC in 1995, has made a lasting impact in several departments at the college, Palatella said.
In addition to developing the programs and writing the curricula for each, Zeglin also helped the medical assisting program receive initial accreditation, Palatella said.
Parfitt nominated Zeglin for the award after taking her for numerous courses and trying to decide on a major. She said Zeglin was a big help to her education path, and a great member of the college's faculty.
Zeglin holds degrees from St. Vincent College in Unity, Point Park University in Pittsburgh and Franklin School of Science and Arts in Philadelphia.
She has co-authored several textbooks in her field and has served in various WCCC committees.
"The opportunity to use my education and experience to help students has been my best teaching accomplishment," Zeglin said. "The absolute best experience is seeing a past student reach a goal and become independent."
Zeglin's first career was as a clinical laboratory technologist at what then was known as Frick Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.
In 1980, Zeglin was hired as a phlebotomist at the family practice of now-retired physician Frank Maida in the borough.
She said it's there where she learned much of the hands-on experience she draws on today in the classroom from Maida and registered nurse Bonnie Cunningham of Scottdale.
"Because of my position in Dr. Maida's office, I was able to correlate what I saw with what it meant in medical terms," said Zeglin, who worked in Maida's office until his retirement in the early 1990s. "That was a really rewarding career."
Cunningham, a retired licensed practical nurse, called Zeglin "a gem to work with."
"We worked there for so long, even the patients became part of our lives. We just all worked together," said Cunningham, 77. "Carole was so good, she ran the lab, but when she wasn't busy doing something else we had her working with the patients."
When informed of Zeglin's recent achievement, Maida expressed excitment and happiness, but not surprise.
"She was one of my best workers," said Maida, 87, who lives with his wife, Phyllis, in Raleigh, N.C. "I'm very pleased that she's gone on to do good things."
Zeglin credited her husband, Mt. Pleasant native Daniel Zeglin, 66, with supporting all of her pursuits.
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DAVE Kiteley has praised his players who have stepped up to the Dorchester Town first-team squad this season – and he sees no reason why they can't continue to impress during the second half of the campaign.
Several youngsters from Kite-ley's reserves, such as Josh Tennant, Jack Twyford and Alex Godfrey, have enjoyed experience at Skrill South level, making the most of the opportunities that have come their way.
The likes of Tony Rolls, Jason Kennard and Craig Michie have also been given a taste of what it's like to be a member of Phil Simkin's set-up.
Kiteley's side has been out of action in the Wyvern Premier League since the end of November and they saw their latest fixture, due to be at home against Moneyfields tonight, postponed yesterday because of a waterlogged pitch at the Avenue.
But while it is frustrating that his team's season has been put on hold due to the bad weather, Kiteley is pleased to see some of his protégés savouring the chance of playing Conference South football.
"I'm very pleased with the way the lads have stepped up from the reserves to the first-team," he said. "They have done exceptionally well and I couldn't be much happier with them.
"Jack Twyford has been outstanding and his attitude has been spot on, like it was when I first saw him three years ago.
"Josh Tennant came back to us a bit rusty but has worked exceptionally hard in training and the couple of games he has played for me.
"I was so pleased for him when he had three first-team starts on the trot, and he hasn't let anybody down. His work rate and commitment is second to none and, if he is patient, the goals will come."
He continued: "I'm pleased Alex Godfrey has had a chance. He is another lad who has worked very hard this season and looks a different class in training.
"Dan Munday has only played one game for the reserves but scored a hat-trick and looks a natural finisher – he is definitely one for the future.
"They have all taken their chance with both hands and credit should go to the club for sticking by the reserves.
"The players also deserve credit for working hard and showing dedication and desire to push for the first team."
Kiteley also highlighted the contributions of Dan Way and Calvin Brooks, and believes others can make a good impression between now and the end of the season.
"Tony Rolls had an exceptional pre-season and had a decent game in the friendly against Yeovil," added Kiteley. "He started at right-back against Poole Town and unfortunately was responsible for two goals.
"But people forget these lads are only 18 and when something like that happens it can knock them back a little bit.
"It's been unfortunate that we haven't had many reserve games since because it would have been good for him to get a run of matches, as he did at the start of the season.
"I have every faith in Tony and, as long as he keeps doing the basics right, then he is definitely a first-team player in the making.
"The same goes for Craig Michie. He had all of last season out and realises he's not quite ready.
"There are others like Jack Vallier and Jason Kennard who are capable of making that step up, they just need to make that extra little bit of effort away from the club."
The next match for the reserves is scheduled for January 15 away to Sholing (7.45pm), who currently sit second in the league table behind the Magpies.


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Date: July 6th, 2011
From the CEO of ICare4Autism, Joshua Weinstein, Ph.D., M.B.A.
On behalf of ICare4Autism, I extend a warm thank you to all who attended our ground-breaking International Autism Conference on July 6th, 2011. Following the overwhelming success of our last conference in July, 2010 in Jerusalem, we joined forces with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to host this years International Autism Conference in New York City. The conference was titled "Autism: A Global Perspective. Finding the Causes and treatments for ASD. What Does Medical and Educational Research Tell Us?"
It was a gathering place for leading international autism researchers to work in collaboration, and converse about the latest autism education, research, treatments and best practices. It was sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine and co-sponsored by Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices and Montefiore Medical Center.
Joshua Weinstein, Ph.D., M.B.A., CEO and Founder of ICare4Autism
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- Listen to leading experts presenting the latest international research and developments in the field of Autism.
- Learn practical approaches to supporting people with ASD.
- Network with professional colleagues from around the world.
- Get fresh information to help inspire families affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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- Chief Executive Officers, directors and senior managers who provide services to children and adults with Autism.
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Remember David Eckert, the New Mexico man who got multiple anal probes after a cop decided he must be hiding drugs because a dog "alerted" on him? Well, he's gotten $1.3 million out of the city and county. He's still suing the hospital for its role in his nonconsensual, warrantless enemas, colonoscopy, X-ray, and forced public defecation. If they won't settle, he's prepared to go to a jury trial. You get the impression that Eckert is out to make a point here: if your town cops and/or doctors participate in illegal, sadistic war-on-drugs torture, the victims will take all your money and destroy you, so cut it the fuck out. Techdirt's Tim Cushing has more:
If the other entities involved "refuse to take responsibility," Eckert's lawyer will push for a jury trial. This ends the financial bleeding for the city and county, the latter of which has already spent $55,000 in taxpayer funds fighting the lawsuit. There's always the slim hope that large settlements will encourage the overseers of police departments (city and county governments) to realize that preventative measures are likely the cheaper option. Officers, like the two involved in this case, should be ousted before they cost taxpayers millions of dollars in settlements. (It's unlikely this was either officer's first abusive act.) Failing that, the penalties for the officers involved should be severe enough that it discourages other officers from engaging in abusive acts -- for instance, holding the individuals involved financially responsible for the reimbursing the cost of the settlements.
As it stands now, Eckert has received $1.6 million and the implicit admission that he was wronged by the city and county via the officers' actions. Now, he needs the same from the hospital that was so willing to aid these officers in tormenting him in search of drugs he didn't possess.
Man Subjected To Multiple Rectal Searches And Enemas By Police Officers Receives $1.6 Million Settlement [Tim Cushing/Techdirt]


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Lee Roy Caffey (June 3, 1941 – January 18, 1994) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League.
He played college football at Texas A&M University where he led the Aggies in rushing with 371 yards in 1961. He played on the 1963 College All Star Football Team and in the 1963 Challenge Bowl and is a member of the Texas A&M Hall of Fame. He was selected in the seventh round of the1963 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and was named All Rookie. Caffey was acquired by the Green Bay Packers in the famous 'Jim Ringo' trade where he became a starting linebacker and would become an All-Pro Player. With 10.0 speed in the 100-yard-dash he was one of the fastest linebackers in the league at that time. He played on three of Vince Lombardi's championship teams at Green Bay which include the 1965 World Championship, Super Bowl I, where he led with 7 tackles, and Super Bowl II. Caffey was named AP and UPI All Pro in 1966, played in the 1966 Pro Bowl, and played in the legendary 'Ice Bowl' in 1967.
He is a member of the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame and was selected to the All Time Packer Team, the Texas High School All Super Bowl Team, and was nominated for ESPN's All Time Super Bowl Team. In 2006, the Green Bay Packers' linebacking corps of Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, and Lee Roy Caffey was named one of the NFL's Top 10 Greatest Linebacking Trios of All Time. Caffey later played for the Dallas Cowboys' first Super Bowl championship team (Super Bowl VI) under Tom Landry where he earned his third career Super Bowl ring and fourth championship ring.
Lee Roy Caffey died of colon cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in Houston, Texas in 1994.


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The Bridge Community Center is a public facility operated by First Baptist Church of Peachtree City as a free ministry to the community. "The Bridge" has something for everyone: whether it is enjoying coffee and light snacks at the café, taking exercise classes, playing basketball, meeting in the multi-purpose rooms, or using the game room. Anyone is welcome here!
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I often get asked why I ran for president of the Marketing Association (MA). Would it look good on my resume? Would it be an easy way to connect with recruiters? While in some eyes these would be valid reasons to run, mine were different. In fact, I had one reason: to help improve the marketing leadership of first-year MBA students, many who would also be taking the Strategic Marketing Immersion (SMI) in the spring. As a career changer previously in manufacturing engineering at Ford Motor Company, who had the help of others early on, I wanted to give back. With a strong, enthusiastic executive board, the MA has made some strides this year to make that happen.
Each year, the MA makes it a point to enhance its offerings to students to build their skills and marketing leadership. With our vision "At the forefront of Marketing Leadership!" we set a plan to enrich the support, resources, and engagement of marketing students at Johnson. We added events such as the "Super Bowl Viewing Party" to coincide with our annual "Super Bowl Ad Review" to drive even more excitement and participation from the community. We revamped the MA's website, added online videos of key panels, and implemented summer guidance and support for incoming Two-Year and Accelerated MBA students – all with the hope of driving strong success in recruiting, education, and community engagement.
This fall, we worked collaboratively with the Career Management Center (CMC) and the Strategic Marketing Immersion to ensure our MBA students are successful. With the CMC, we worked to help drive Career Work Groups (CWGs) and the Marketing Passport. CWGs are small groups of marketing-focused first-year students led by two second-year students who will pursue strategic marketing upon graduation. CWGs help students hone successful interview and recruiting skills and prep for educational meetings and corporate networking events sponsored by the MA.
The Marketing Passport, led by Warren Ellish, visiting senior lecturer of marketing and founder of the Ellish Marketing Group, consists of a carefully planned and structured series of lectures, presentations, and case interview preparation events. It culminates with one of two major signature events co-sponsored by the MA: Marketing Executive Coaching Weekend, an event unlike any other. Senior level executives come to Cornell from all over the nation to provide free marketing expertise and guidance on career paths, interviews, companies, and more.
In parallel, our famous "Battle of the Brands" marketing competition builds upon Johnson's pillars of experiential leadership and performance learning. Sponsored by corporate leaders this year, American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Reckitt Benckiser, Colgate-Palmolive, Mars, and Unilever, students create real sales and marketing plans, in hopes to manage a successful P&L. They then advertise and sell their respective products (one company for one team) to Johnson students, faculty, and staff in a competitive (yet collaborative) environment to see who sells the most, with the highest profit.
The only other way to gain such robust experience as this is through the Strategic Marketing Immersion. Beyond the coursework, you gain marketing expertise, working with real companies on real marketing problems. It's the best way to understand the true aspects of successful marketing, while strengthening your conversation in the marketing world. It helped me navigate my internship successfully, especially as a career changer, at SC Johnson this past summer. It's also given me a clear eye on what's needed for our MBA students to be most successful as we pursue our careers to be marketing leaders.
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Youngsters from Helston were among 270 Army Cadets from across the county who undertook two days of syllabus training at RAF St Mawgan.
On the weekend's final parade the Platoon Commander of the Helston Army Cadets, Adult Instructor Paige Povey was promoted to Colour Sergeant by the Commandant Colonel Les Donnithorne.
Paige, who lives in Falmouth, had joined as a cadet and progressed to become a Lord-Lieutenant's Cadet to Lady Mary Holborow for the year in 2009 and during her duties met many of the Royal family.
As a hobby, Paige is a 2nd Degree black belt in Taekwondo and recently attended an |international event in Canada and achieved silver. She is currently ranked number one in the country in the adult hyper-weight female sparring.
Paige will have the opportunity to attend the next Taekwondo world stage event in Sardinia next summer.
The Helston Army Cadets meet every Wednesday at the Cadet Centre in Clodgy Lane. For more information contact Cadet HQ at Bodmin on 01208 73183 or visit the web site at www.cornwallacf.co.uk.


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Step onto the "golf course'' at Timber Oaks and the brown grass crackles beneath your feet. Weeds grow where putts once rolled true on manicured greens.
Ever visit a ghost town? The feeling is similar, even without tumbleweeds.
Thirty years ago, U.S. Home took full advantage of the Florida Dream in marketing its sprawling west Pasco retirement subdivision: vibrant seniors playing games at the community center, couples laughing it up on the emerald fairways. It was safe here, and cheap. Tampa and St. Pete were just down the road if you needed a city fix.
For the most part, that hasn't changed. The clubhouse remains popular, neighbors still look after each other, deed restrictions protect property values. But the golf course, once the symbol of an active senior lifestyle, is now an eyesore.
In a state where unsuspecting investors once poured their money into swamps that couldn't be developed, the Timber Oaks golf course covers more than 60 acres, much of which goes underwater during major rainstorms. Developers intended it to be the community's drainage answer, and state regulators approved their plans. But several times over the years the ponds proved insufficient. Golf holes went underwater and only aggressive pumping spared the more vulnerable homes.
All this seems hard to believe these days when rainfall is scarce and cypress trees fall over in the dust. It's kind of like freezing folks in Chicago this week dismissing global warming theories. But the same kind of floods that hit in 1988 and 2004 will return. Timber Oaks, as residents learned many years after the developer was done with the 1,999 homes and gone with the wind, is situated in what is called a "closed basin.'' Water has nowhere to go.
Suzanne Pace bought the course in 1998 after years as a club professional in Bradenton. She did her best to generate interest and make a profit, but there were many obstacles and competition. After the flood, she almost had the course sold to developers who wanted to build condos, but homeowners objected and the county's experts said the project would exacerbate flooding in the area. Last week she declined an invitation to discuss the situation, saying only, "We've got a plan for the property.''
People who paid a premium for golf course views would love to see something positive, but others around the community also have a stake in its future.
One possible solution has been tossed around at the county government complex. Residents would agree to an assessment, much like a road paving project, and the county would use the money to buy the property and create a lake that could handle runoff when the heavy rains return.
A lakeside recreation area would be an improvement and benefit homeowners who live throughout the community, not just on the former fairways.
Meanwhile, the Timber Oaks golf course serves as a stark and ironic example: The very thing that made it attractive to so many home buyers is now its greatest liability.
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You can build your own compost heap or buy a compost unit from a garden centre.
You can find further composting information on our Home Composting pages.
Aberdeen City Council operates a Food and Garden Waste Recycling Service in some areas. Garden waste can also be taken to one of the Recycling Centres, where it will be collected for composting.
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Ross 12 pts Cotham Park 3
A MAN-of-the-match display from Casey Morgan wrapped up a hard-fought home win for Ross Rugby Club yesterday (Saturday) in Gloucester Two.
Morgan scored all of Ross' points in an absorbing battle against a spirited Cotham Park side on a heavy pitch at Greytree.
It was the eighth win of the season for Ross, who are fifth in the division.
Ross were reduced to 14 men early in the second half when skipper Gavin Oates was yellow-carded by referee Dave Meek for persistent foul play.
"Dave always put me in the sin-bin," joked Oates. "He would agree that it has become a regular thing."
Morgan, a flanker, sealed Ross' triumph in the last minute, breaking three tackles to dive over in the right-hand corner after Ross had won a five-metre scrum.
Morgan had earlier opened the scoring in the seventh minute, bursting from the back of another five-metre scrum to grab his first try before slotting the conversion.
Morgan also missed a second-half penalty attempt, while the Bristol outfit scored their points through Ricky Jones' well-struck 72nd-minute penalty.
"That was the youngest forwards that I have put out this season and they were excellent," said delighted Ross coach John Arundel.
For photographs and a reflective view of this match, see Thursday's 'Big Match' feature in the Hereford Times.
To watch video action and interviews from Saturday's match at Greytree, visit the Hereford Times website on Thursday and go to: herefordtimes.com/video
Ross: Gareth Holdsworth, Smith, Field, Brine, Josh Morgan, Bellamy, Gwynne; Redman, Clements, Williams, Nelmes, Christopher, Casey Morgan, Oates, Deacher. Replacements: Griffiths.
Cotham Park: Preston, Millership, Higham, Ace, Jones, Broadley, Myers; Robinson, Pinchip, Brimblecombe, Okaeuba, Squire, Booth, Ashby, Alexander; Replacements: Bostock, Notley.
Referee: Dave Meek (Gloucester Society).
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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Apparently there is one topic the Reverend Al Sharpton will not comment on - his ex-wife and daughter's arrests.
Lawyer Michael Hardy said Sharpton's ex, Kathy Jordan, 53, and daughter, Dominique Sharpton, 23, were arrested Friday in Manhattan after getting into a dispute with police over a traffic violation.
"I met with them and the attorney after the rally yesterday and was told to stay out of it," Sharpton wrote on Twitter Sunday. "Dominique is grown and certainly can handle herself."
Six minutes later, he seemingly couldn't resist commenting when he tweeted, "How two unarmed women with no record, could be taken in cuffs from a traffic dispute with NO personal or property damage involved. No drugs."
Hardy said the women were arrested when a dispute erupted after police pulled over the car Dominique was driving for allegedly running a red light.
The women were taken to a nearby precinct and later released. They were given desk appearance tickets for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of governmental administration.
Hardy called the arrests "highly questionable and unusual."
Sharpton, speaking through spokeswoman Rachel Noerdlinger, said police possibly overreacted. He said he would let lawyers and police sort it out.


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Happens all the time. If the cruiselines can't get enough interest in an excursion to make it worth the opperators time to show up it's dropped. If it happens on a regular basis, the excursion is dropped all together from all sailings. This is one of the reasons I never book excursions in advance although I'm in the minority with that thinking. Some don't cancel until you're onboard and then you have to stand in line with everybody else to get refunded or pick something else. Don't ever trust the excursion brochure materials they send out. They have to be printed so far in advance they're frequently useless. Looking online is at least updated info but onboard is where you can ask questions, look at new options that may have been added and get real time info.
I know there are many who will tell stories of missing something because it was sold out but that's not as common as the stories and the cruiselines would like you to believe. It does happen but with most excursion options they simply add another bus and re-open the excursions that are popular when the demand is there. Also they sometimes discount the excursions at the last minute to fill the bus.
If there is something do or die for your trip, book it early. For the rest see how you feel about it the day prior to arriving at the port and after you've seen the weather report on your cabin TV and decide then if it's something you want to do. Chances are it'll be available and possibly reduced in cost. I've even approached the opperator at the pier handling an excursion and asked on the spot if he had room for another. Now you can negotiate the cost and leave out the cruiseline if he says yes.
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C'mon P&O Aus you can do better: Pacific Pearl Cruise Review by Pacific Nomad
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C'mon P&O Aus you can do better
Destination: South Pacific
Embarkation: Auckland
My wife has mobility issues so opted for the wheel chair access, embarkation and disembarkation were both very efficient well done P&O, unfortunately it does not get any better.
Below decks the accomadation was a drab grey colour with small framed prints, but it appeared very much like an institution not a passenger liner.
Our bags arrived soon after we did, while we had lunch at the buffet.
The ship sailed basically on time although there was a problem getting the ship off the wharf due to a strong wind holding the ship against the wharf, we were warned of possible 14 seas, however the ship handled the sea well.
We dined at the Waterfront Restaurant, service at our table most nights was appallingly slow, More 40 minutes one night to wait for the menu to arrive.Some of the menu was generic to the Sun except it wasn't as nice, it appeared that some of it was over micro waved and not very appealing,we tried to book into the specialty restaurant but this was booked out.
The cocktails at the Orient Bar were terrible compared to the same drinks on the Sun, in fact the bar tender was very uncaring unless it was for the ships officers who drank there.
The cruise director whilst excellent at the marquee theatre, was invisible for the rest of the cruise, her staff could not get anyone to particapte in the 'battle of the sexes' or the 'spoon diving competition', maybe if the cruise staff had turned the loud big screen tv down, more people would have heard the cruise staff.The cruise staff need to have lessons from Sandy on the Sun who was busy all day, with tv interviews of different crew members, daily quizzes, being involved with crew against passenger pool volleyball etc.
The Marquee theatre has the most user unfriendly seating I have seen on the upper theatre deck you cannot see the stage as there is a rail at eye height from all points.
On a more positive note our cabin steward 'Leizel' was very good.
Ports of Call: Norfolk Island it was too rough to put the tenders down here, the second cruise in a row that we have not been able to go ashore at Norfolk Island, it appears very few cruise ships can put tenders down here, so maybe P&O should reconsider this as a port of call. The other ports we called at were Noumea,Lifou, Port Vila and Mystery Island, we have previously called at these places and have enjoyed them and their activities each time we have been to them.
The ship has not had a total refurbishment, apart from a big tv on the upper deck it appears very little for the passengers had been done, in saying so we did not go to the gym or casino, so cant comment on them.
While we will probably cruise on P&O Aus again, I doubt it will be on the Pearl.
C'mon P&O lift your game you can do better. Less
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Mis matched colour of the hand basin in our cabin,wooden wedges jammed around head board,
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Here's Why It's Called the 'Ground Zero Mosque'
**Written by Doug Powers
Much has been written about the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" and its proximity to where the World Trade Center towers once stood, but here's an aereal photo that puts the location into perspective.
The red box is the old Burlington Coat Factory building where landing gear from one of the hijacked planes crashed through the roof, and it is the proposed site for Park51 (larger picture here):
Concerning the construction of a Ground Zero mosque, it's too bad that the sudden respect for private property isn't coming from people with a track record of giving a damn about private property rights — maybe they'd have just a little more support.
For example, Speaker of the New York City Council, Christine Quinn, supports the construction of a mosque on private property in close proximity to where Islamic terrorists murdered over 2,700 people — but what kind of New York grand opening does Quinn oppose? A Wal-Mart — on private property.
Maybe somebody can convince Quinn that Park51 won't allow employees to unionize.
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Obama at UN last week: US too sovereign — Obama after landslide override of his 9/11 bill veto: It'll make US less sovereign
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Never forget: 15 years of Allahu Akbar-itis
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New York • Alex Rodriguez drew loud boos in his return home and the New York Yankees overcame Miguel Cabrera's crushing home run off Mariano Rivera, beating Detroit 4-3 in 10 innings Friday night and snapping the Tigers' 12-game winning streak.
Cabrera temporarily saved the Tigers by hitting a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth off Rivera that made it 3-all. The reigning Triple Crown winner connected while still hobbling after apparently fouling a ball off himself earlier in the at-bat.
Brett Gardner grounded an RBI single with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th to end New York's four-game losing streak.