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Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown
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Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown
About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown, you'll be centrally located in Kansas City, steps from Municipal Auditorium and Kansas City Convention Center. This hotel is within close proximity of Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland and Kansas City Power and Light Building.
Make yourself at home in one of the 385 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a 24-hour fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a computer station, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Kansas City? This hotel has facilities measuring 14614 square feet (1358 square meters), including conference space.
Hotel Facilities
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Coffee shop or café
- 24-hour business center
- Computer station
- ATM/banking
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 28
- Total number of rooms - 385
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Conference space size (feet) - 14614
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space size (meters) - 1358
Room Facilities
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Climate control
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Phone
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Premium TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Bathtub only
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Air conditioning
- Room service (limited hours)
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Coffee/tea maker
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- Up to 4 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Valet parking fee: USD 20 per day
- A late check-out fee will be charged
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Renovations and Closures
The hotel will be renovating from 10 August 2015 to 31 December 2015 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
- Exterior
- Parking area


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Ashmore Group PLC
25 April 2007
Ashmore Group plc
Notification in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14
Notification is made in compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.14 that on 24th April
2007, Ashmore Group plc (the "Company") was advised that Michael Benson,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, has been appointed, with
effect from 24th April 2007, an independent non-executive director of Morse plc
("Morse"), a company listed on the London Stock Exchange. In addition to his
role as a non-executive director, Mr Benson has been appointed to the Audit,
Nomination and Remuneration Committees of Morse.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Grimwood
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20 Bedfordbury
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers had been wondering a lot this season what would happen if they put all three phases of their game together at one time.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders found out the hard way yesterday in the fourth annual Banjo Bowl.
Tailback Charles Roberts scored three one-yard touchdowns, the defence held the CFL's highest scoring team to two major scores, and Winnipeg's special teams were the best they've been in a while as the Bombers shot out of the gates and rolled to a 34-15 victory in front of 29,783 boisterous spectators at Canad Inn Stadium.
The Bombers improved to 6-3-1 and regained their one-point lead on the Montreal Alouettes (6-4), who beat the B.C. Lions 32-14 yesterday afternoon, atop the East Division.
"When you play like that, you showed us what you can do," head coach Doug Berry said, relaying what he said to his team after the game. "Now there's a little bit of more expectation -- from me and themselves, the media, the fans, everybody.
"You hope it's just not a blip. You did it. Let's play it again."
The game made a winner out of cornerback Juran Bolden and linebacker Ike Charlton in their returns to the Bombers after five years and four months, respectively, in the NFL.
The Blue and Gold also avenged their 31-26 loss to the Riders in last Sunday's Labour Day Classic. Saskatchewan, however, still has the best record in the CFL at 7-3.
Roberts, who had 98 yards on 22 carries, said that doesn't necessarily make the Riders the league's top squad.
"We feel like last week we let the game slip away," said Roberts, who leads the CFL with 12 touchdowns. "They didn't do anything to us last week to prove that they are the better team ...
"Statistically they're supposed to be the best team in the league, but we feel different."
The Bombers got points on four of their five drives in the first half, including two Roberts scores, Milt Stegall's eight-yard catch from Kevin Glenn for career touchdown No. 141 and Troy Westwood's 12-yard field goal, and grabbed a 24-8 halftime lead.
Glenn was spectacular once again, completing 24 of 31 attempts for 279 yards, a touchdown and an interception by Jermaine Chatman. It was Glenn's first pick in seven games and 246 pass attempts, but it didn't dampen his day as the Bombers held on to the ball for 17 more minutes than the Riders.
"We strive to try to do that kind of thing and keep our defence off the field," Glenn said, "because when our defence is off the field, they're playing great defence."
Roberts added another touchdown plunge on Winnipeg's first drive of the second half -- after Fred Reid's 63-yard kickoff return -- and Westwood booted another 12-yarder to round out the scoring for the hosts.
Saskatchewan's Wes Cates had a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and D.J. Flick had an 11-yard TD catch from Marcus Crandell, who replaced starter Kerry Joseph midway through the fourth.
"It's just a minor setback," Joseph said. "We've just got to go back and put some more wins together like we did after our last loss. That's what good teams do."
The Bombers defence held the Riders to 127 yards of total offence under Joseph, who completed 11 of 17 passes for 103 yards. Crandell did much better in his half quarter, going 9-for-15 for 146 yards.
"There were so many errors," Riders head coach Kent Austin said. "We didn't tackle well, we didn't cover well. They ran the ball on us, and we couldn't protect the quarterback.
"Other than that, it was a good game."
The Bombers now get ready to take on the Tiger-Cats (1-9) in Hamilton on Saturday, when Casey Printers is expected to make his first CFL start since 2005.


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Now isolated in last place with just one conference win, the Binghamton men's basketball team suffered its sixth consecutive loss at the hands of UMBC at the Events Center Wednesday night.
Binghamton (4-17, 1-7 America East) worked inconsistently and inefficiently, shooting 35.3 percent while attempting to keep pace with its opponent. The Bearcats led just once, about halfway through the first half. They tied at the beginning of the second. But they wound down with the clock, flouting the rest of the way, slipping in and out of a double-digit deficit.
The quick-moving Retrievers (7-14, 3-5 AE) capped off their win, 73-61, with 50 percent shooting to jump from seventh to a sixth-place tie in the conference standings.
"They played well, they moved the ball well. We go through our little stretches where we start putting it in the basket, but it's comfortable playing against that sometimes," BU head coach Tommy Dempsey said. "I just thought they had a good rhythm."
They wasted no time getting into their groove. UMBC jumped out quickly with an 8-0 run spanning four minutes. Three scoreless minutes later, BU requited with a 12-0 run of its own, establishing its first and only lead of the game.
It was short lived. The Retrievers flaunted their bite as much as their bark when sophomore guard Aaron Morgan hit a 3-pointer with 8:07 remaining, knotting the score at 12, before they closed out the half four points ahead, 28-24.
BU came out shooting in the second half, converting on two layups to even out the scoreboard at 28-28 before UMBC broke away for good. Things stayed close, more or less, with UMBC keeping a steady flow of shots and Binghamton struggling to narrow the margin. But despite getting more looks, taking 26 shots in the second to UMBC's 21, the Bearcats couldn't find a rhythm. They shot just 34.6 percent in the second half to UMBC's 57.1.
"We were really struggling to put the ball in the basket," BU head coach Tommy Dempsey said. "Our shooting numbers every time we look at the stat sheet are so low and then they put so much pressure on our defense. We're just not at a stage in our program where our defense and rebounding is good enough to carry us through long shooting nights. We have to get better at both ends."
Despite the unavoidable disappointment in sullied efforts, there is some success to be found: Madray, who snatched nine rebounds, poured in a game-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting, knocking down two 3-pointers for just the second time in six games. He had converted three of his previous 21 3-point attempts entering Wednesday's tilt, so his 2-for-6 night from long range could portend a hot streak.
"That's what I'm hoping for," Madray said.
Sophomore guard Jordan Reed also approached a double-double, collecting nine rebounds and contributing 12 points in just 25 minutes. Early in the second half, UMBC senior center Brett Roseboro threw down and an alley-oop and landed on Reed, who promptly picked up the ball and pegged Roseboro. The referees handed down technical fouls to both players.
"I didn't like it. I didn't like [Reed's] response," Dempsey said. "I thought the kid taunted and I didn't like that, but I think you have to handle it better."
UMBC freshman guard Rodney Elliott, though only one of five Retrievers to score in double digits, came close to a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and a game-high eight assists. Only Roseboro managed more rebounds than Elliott, with 12 in 25 minutes. Roseboro also contributed 14 points.
With their win, UMBC dispelled a shadow of 15 road losses that lingered from last season. Binghamton also set a record—its sixth straight loss is a season-high. But for the team, it's qualitative, not quantitative.
"I don't think that makes a difference," Dempsey said. "The one thing people look at from a media standpoint or from the outside, they look at streaks and different things. We really just care about the last game or the next game."
At least now, halfway through their AE slate, the Bearcats should be better able to gauge their opponents.
"We've played every single team in our conference, so now we know what to expect," Madray said. "We're going to watch a lot of film, we're going to get with assistant coaches, put in extra time with that, and then we'll capitalize on our weaknesses."
The Bearcats have until Saturday to address their weaknesses from when they last played UMass Lowell and dropped the match, 71-59. The AE's newest member currently stands in fifth. The River Hawks (5-14, 4-4 AE) will have had a week of recovery from their 61-32 loss to UNH before hosting the Bearcats.
Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Costello Athletic Center in Lowell, Mass.


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MICHIGAN ACTIVITY PASS presented by The Library Network begins its second year May 24, 2014
Expanded partnership, new venues, enhanced access to arts and cultural venues across Michigan
(Novi) The Library Network today announced the "Michigan Activity Pass presented by The Library Network" will renew for a second year, beginning May 24, 2014. This project is supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The "Michigan Activity Pass presented by The Library Network" program is a partnership between Michigan's nearly 400 public libraries and 70+ arts and cultural organizations. The program is designed to enhance the learning experience for people of all ages through books and other library materials, and to provide reduced cost or complimentary access to arts and cultural organizations across the state of Michigan, from St. Joseph to Saline to Saginaw to Sault Ste. Marie to South Range, and all points in between. Dale Kittendorf, St. Clair County Library main branch marketing coordinator, states "the program offers people an opportunity to see attractions they might not otherwise partake in. The program connects people to information, which definitely fits into our mission."
"Public library patrons and our cultural partners were so pleased with the overwhelming reception afforded to the Michigan Activity Pass program during its first year, that renewal for a second year was a no-brainer," said Jim Flury, Technical Services Manager and Michigan Activity Pass administrator at The Library Network in Novi. "That so many of our cultural partners from the first year of the program decided to sign on for a second year, speaks to the success the program has enjoyed," Flury said. According to Melissa Davis, Knowlton's Ice Museum director, "the program benefited us because the passes go out to almost 400 libraries across the state. We had people coming who drove all the way across the state just to visit the museum as a result."
Beginning May 24, the second year of "Michigan Activity Pass presented by The Library Network" will be available at all of Michigan's nearly 400 public libraries. Some of the participating cultural partners include the Gilmore Car Museum, the Michigan Science Center, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, and many others.
How the Program Works
Beginning May 24, library users with a valid library card from any one of Michigan's nearly 400 public libraries can print a pass, either from home or at the library, to one of the 70+ participating cultural institutions at the http://michiganactivitypass.info website. Some cultural partners offer complimentary or reduced price admission; others, discounts in their gift shop or other exclusive offers for MAP pass holders only. Each Michigan Activity Pass expires one week from the date it is printed.
Each library will have five passes available per week for each of the participating organizations.
Participating organizations as of the date of this press release (more venues will sign on before the program kicks off for its second year on May 24) include:
Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens
Arab American National Museum, Dearborn
Argus Camera Museum, Ann Arbor
Art Experience, Pontiac
Arthur Secunda Museum, Howell
Arts & Scraps, Detroit
Beaumier Heritage Center, Marquette
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan, Alpena
Cappon House Museum, Holland
Castle Farms, Charlevoix
Chamber Music Society of Detroit at Oakland University, Varner Recital Hall, Rochester
Chamber Music Society of Detroit at Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills
Chamber Music Society of Detroit at the Music Box, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit
Charlevoix Historical Society Museum, Charlevoix
Chippewa Nature Center, Midland
Clinton Northern Railway Museum, St. Johns
Copper Country Firefighters History Museum, Calumet
Copper Range Historical Museum, South Range
Cranbrook Art Museum , Bloomfield Hills
Crocker House Museum, Mt. Clemens
Dearborn Historical Museum, Dearborn
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts, Frankfort
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint
Gibraltar Historical Museum, Gibraltar
Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, Northport
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Paradise
Harbor Springs History Museum, Harbor Springs
Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, St. Joseph
Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton
Historic U.S. Weather Bureau Building, Sault Ste. Marie
Holland Museum, Holland
Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mackinaw City
Inland Water Route Historical Museum, Alanson
Jiffy Mix Factory Tour, Chelsea
Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor
Knowlton's Ice Museum of North America, Port Huron
Lorenzo Cultural Center, Clinton Township
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw
Michigan Firehouse Museum, Ypsilanti
Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum, Eastpointe
Michigan Philharmonic, Plymouth
Michigan Science Center, Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center, Lansing
Michigan Transit Museum, Mt. Clemens
Mill Race Historical Village, Northville
Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum, Montrose
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon
Nelis' Dutch Village, Holland
Newaygo County Council for the Arts, Fremont
Nokomis Learning Center, Okemos
North Berrien Historical Museum Coloma
Plymouth Historical Museum, Plymouth
Pontiac Creative Arts Center, Pontiac
PuppetART Theater, Detroit
R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, Lansing
Rentschler Farm Museum, Saline
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw
Saline Railroad Depot Museum, Saline
Settlers House Museum, Holland
Toonerville Trolley, Soo Junction
Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum, Naubinway
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum, Marquette
Washtenaw County Historical Society Museum, Ann Arbor
Waterford Historic Village, Waterford
Wayne Historical Museum, Wayne
Wild Swan Theater, Ann Arbor
William G. Thompson House Museum & Gardens, Hudson
Yankee Air Museum, Belleville
About The Library Network
The Library Network (TLN) is a public library cooperative serving 65 libraries in southeast Michigan whose mission is to provide and facilitate quality services developed through collaboration of its member libraries. TLN is funded by the state of Michigan and by its member libraries.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The mission of IMLS is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement through research, policy development, and grant making.
About the Library of Michigan
The Library of Michigan was created by the Michigan Legislature to guarantee the people of the State and their government one perpetual institution to collect and preserve Michigan publications, to conduct reference and research, and to support libraries statewide.


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Mexico City Hosts Patriots-Raiders Today NASCAR's France: '17 Was A "Great Year" Notre Dame To Host Bruins, Blackhawks In '19 Construction Delays Move Herd To Bradley Center Bettman: Montreal Lacked Outdoor Venue Cowboys Lead League With 40th Game On NBC's "SNF" Jerry Jones Issues Apology For Racial Joke Ganassi Considers Adding Patrick For Daytona, Indy Goodell Deal Done By Owners' Meeting Ford Looks To End Cup Championship Drought
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NHL Seeing Mixed Post-Olympics Ratings Impact Thus Far
NBC Earns 1.2 Overnight Rating For Sunday's
Red Wings-Blackhawks Game
NBC earned a 1.2 overnight Nielsen rating for yesterday's Red Wings-Blackhawks game from 12:30-3:00pm ET, which marked the net's first NHL telecast since the end of the Vancouver Games. The rating was up from the comparable 1.0 overnight for Bruins-Rangers during the same weekend last year, but down from a 1.3 overnight for Penguins-Capitals on February 7, which was the net's last NHL telecast before the Olympics (THE DAILY). In N.Y., Bob Raissman wrote there "won't be any residual ratings benefits coming the NHL's way" from the league's participation in the Vancouver Games. MSG earned a 0.96 local rating for Thursday's Penguins-Rangers game, while SportsNet N.Y. earned a 1.13 local rating for Thursday afternoon's Cardinals-Mets exhibition. Raissman wrote if a "marquee contest like Penguins-Rangers can't beat a meaningless exhibition baseball game in the ratings department, well, so much for all that Olympic noise" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/7). However, in Pittsburgh, Kevin Gorman noted Tuesday's Sabres-Penguins game earned an 11.7 local rating on FSN Pittsburgh, ranking the game "second only to Mario Lemieux's comeback game in December 2000 in ratings for a regular-season game on FSN." Penguins RW Bill Guerin said the TV ratings for the Olympics were "through the roof, so you've got to strike while iron is hot and get something done." Penguins and Canada C Sidney Crosby added, "I think they did capitalize when you had Canada and the U.S., and you had that many people watching" (Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 3/7). Pilson Communications President Neal Pilson said the Olympics' impact on ratings needs to be kept "in perspective." He noted when track and field is "in the Olympics package, it will get huge numbers, but when you put track and field in a different configuration, it gets much lower numbers." In N.Y., Ethan Sacks writes it "may be another 30 years before the NHL gets this much of a boost out of a Winter Olympics again." The '14 Olympics are in Sochi, "an eight-hour time difference" from the East Coast (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/7).
VERSUS, DIRECTV NEED A DEAL: In Albany, Pete Dougherty noted ratings on Versus for the first three NHL games after the Olympics were down, though network officials said that three games "isn't a long enough time period to spot a trend." But Dougherty wrote, "How about getting a deal done with DirecTV, which has 17 million subscribers?" Dougherty: "This is a time the NHL needs to capitalize on the potential to draw [new] fans. Depriving a large chunk of the nation the opportunity to see games isn't going to get that done" (TIMESUNION.com, 3/5). In Denver, Adrian Dater writes the lack of a DirecTV-Versus deal is a "shame, because the NHL needs all the potential TV viewers they can get" (DENVER POST, 3/8).
ISSUES TO SORT THROUGH: In N.Y., Dave Anderson wrote the future of hockey at the Olympics is "now at the mercy of the NHL's concern about a Russian time zone during an interruption to its season, the price of television rights to both the Olympics and the NHL, and the possibility of European players, notably Russians, defecting for two weeks." NBC and ESPN, the expected bidders for the Sochi and '16 Rio de Janiero Games, "will need to know whether the NHL" will play in Sochi. If the NHL does not, bids "will probably be lower." Also, "another factor for NBC is that its NHL contract for Sunday afternoon and postseason games ends" after the '10-11 season, and if NHL players are "not promised for Sochi, a new NBC deal could be jeopardized" (N.Y. TIMES, 3/7). The DAILY NEWS' Raissman wrote NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is "playing it close to the vest" in saying the league has not yet decided whether to participate in the '14 Sochi Games. Raissman: "Ya think Bettman wants something in return for committing his troops to play so far away? Like maybe some straight-up dough from NBC for the rights to air its NHL Sunday afternoon games along with a package of playoff dates?" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/7).
NHL Has Some Legitimate Business
Concerns Regarding Olympic Participation
UNDERSTANDABLE POSITION: In Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont wrote from a fan's standpoint, "especially from a North American's view, it's impossible to think the NHL would pull out" of the Sochi Games, "especially with the Vancouver buzz still radiating." But if the Gold Medal final had featured Slovakia-Finland instead of Canada-U.S., it is a "good bet the only Olympic TV viewing across Canada and the US Sunday would have been for a glimpse of Michael Buble" at the Closing Ceremony. The NHL has a "number of legitimate business concerns" regarding participating in the Olympics, including that, "first and foremost, it's a tough nut to shut down a league -- its No. 1 source of income being ticket sales -- for two weeks in the thick of the season" (BOSTON GLOBE, 3/7). Former North Stars GM Lou Nanne "believes NHL fans get short-changed when the league takes two weeks off to allow players to take part in the Olympics." Nanne: "As a fan, I would like to see it continue because I'd be attending it. ... But from a business point of view, they probably shouldn't continue." Nanne added that "outside of the great exposure" provided during the Olympics, the NHL "doesn't get anything out of the deal" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 3/7). But in Denver, Terry Frei wrote the "positives for the NHL outweigh the negatives." Frei: "I believe the NHL ultimately will participate in the 2014 Games" (DENVER POST, 3/7).
WINNING GAMEPLANS: In Sacramento, Bill Bradley wrote Bettman should make "such a tournament part of every season." The NHL "could ditch the All-Star Game and take a two-week break in the middle of each season." Bradley: "Let players participate in the Olympics every four years. In the other three years, the NHL runs the World Cup in the same format using NHL arenas." Bradley wrote such a format "sets the league apart from others; it garners international exposure every year; it rekindles fan interest at midseason; and an Olympic break becomes part of the league's routine." Such a format "might mean cutting back the schedule, but the pros far outweigh the cons for a league trying to regain its place in the sports landscape" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 3/6). In St. Petersburg, Tom Jones wrote the Olympics "certainly didn't hurt the NHL, but other steps must be taken for the league to increase its popularity." The NHL in order to attract more fans could "get back on ESPN" and "put another team in Toronto." The league also should explore contraction; have players wear microphones; "get rid of, or at least alter, the salary cap;" "find a new commissioner;" and shorten the season and playoffs (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 3/7).
MLBAM Will Stream Live Events Online For ESPN Beginning In April
MLBAM Will Begin Streaming Live
Events Online For ESPN On April 4
ESPN360 hired MLBAM to provide the broadband site's technology infrastructure and operations support. The deal was announced today, with MLBAM starting to work with the broadband site April 4, coinciding with its name chance to ESPN3. The move will allow ESPN to offer more HD streaming of live events, plus picture-in-picture and split screen applications. It also will allow ESPN360 to roll out new features, like scores, chats and schedules. "Our seven-year relationship with MLBAM has grown from collaborations like ESPN.com and ESPN Insider, and the new ESPN3.com in April will take that relationship one step further," said ESPN Digital Media Senior VP & GM John Kosner. ESPN360 has about 50 million homes thanks to deals with companies like Comcast, Cox, AT&T and Verizon (John Ourand, THE DAILY). In N.Y., Brad Stone reports MLBAM "will handle the technology infrastructure and customer support for the nearly 3,500 live events that ESPN streams each year." ESPN had "previously used the services" of Utah-based Move Networks. However, Kosner noted that Move's system "required that customers download a special video player that uses Microsoft's Silverlight technology." ESPN "wanted to make its site easier to use by moving to a supplier that used Adobe's popular Flash software, which operates within the Web browser." MLBAM President & CEO Bob Bowman said that MLBAM and ESPN "might consider cross-promoting or bundling their offerings." They could "allow a customer who pays to watch New York Yankees games online to also watch World Cup soccer games or Grand Slam tennis matches, at a discount" (N.Y. TIMES, 3/8).
Disney-Cablevision Spat Blacks Out Oscars Opening For N.Y. Viewers
ABC Restores Signal To Cablevision Minutes
After Start Of Last Night's Oscars Broadcast
Disney President & CEO Bob Iger "drew a line in the sand and appears to have triumphed in his battle with Cablevision Systems Corp., the New York cable operator with 3.1 million subscribers in the tri-state region," according to Joe Flint of the L.A. TIMES. At issue were "fees that Disney wanted Cablevision to pay for carrying" WABC-TV. Disney officials in January told Cablevision that it was "prepared to pull the WABC signal and potentially deprive Cablevision subscribers" of last night's Academy Awards. The signal was pulled early Sunday morning, and following some "back-and-forth tough talk, Cablevision came back to the negotiating table and reached a tentative agreement, and the signal was back on about 15 minutes after the Oscars started." A source indicated that Disney ended up getting $0.55-0.65 "per subscriber per month," but another source indicated that the price is "closer to" $0.27-0.37 per month. The deal "may also factor in deals that Cablevision has for other Disney networks." Flint wrote the "pact between ABC and Cablevision is in the same league as the deal that News Corp.'s Fox reached with Time Warner Cable earlier this year" (LATIMES.com, 3/7). The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Schechner & Smith report both ABC and Cablevision "had set up Twitter accounts to lob fusillades at each other as the Oscars neared." Meanwhile, the "nearly 21-hour blackout marked a steep escalation in the duel between media companies and TV distributors, with each willing to rope consumers into their financial disputes." Yesterday's ABC blackout was, "in part, a warm-up for a potentially bigger showdown in the summer," as sources indicated that Disney's contract with Time Warner Cable "expires in August" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 3/8). The FINANCIAL TIMES' Kenneth Li notes yesterday marked the "third such breakdown in fee negotiations in recent months" (FINANCIAL TIMES, 3/8).
NOT OUT OF THE ROUGH YET: In N.Y., Stelter & Barnes note the blackout "prevented more than three million viewers from watching the beginning of the Academy Awards show." But sources said that the terms of the new deal are "still quite tentative." One ABC exec cautioned, "If Cablevision doesn't honor the deal points, we're right back where we started." Stelter & Barnes note Iger was "under pressure to stand his ground," as it "would have been virtually impossible to push for so-called retransmission payments when ABC contracts come due with bigger distributors ... if he had failed to win concessions from Cablevision" (N.Y. TIMES, 3/8).
SPORTS PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE: The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Martin Peers wrote sports are not "central to Cablevision Systems' fee dispute with ABC," but they are the "subtext of the battle." Anyone "doubting that need only listen to Cablevision's recorded message to its subscribers that plays every time their set-top boxes are turned on." Cablevision argues that "part of the reason ABC is asking for the fee increase ... is that its 'sister company ESPN is stuck making huge payments for out of control sports broadcasting rights.'" ABC "would undoubtedly disagree," but there is "no getting around the fact that the high cost of sports cable channels distorts the TV business" (WSJ.com, 3/5).
CSN Chicago Offers Live Streaming Broadcasts Of Six Bulls Games
Comcast is planning to embark on its second local streaming effort next week in Chicago. Starting with the Bulls' March 19 game against the Cavaliers, Comcast is making live telecasts of the team's final six regular-season games on the net and the first round of playoffs available on CSNChicago.com. The games will be available for free to eligible subscribers; Comcast is planning to announce a sponsorship to the streamed games in the next week. This marks a major change from the company's test in Philadelphia, where eligible subscribers pay $17.76 for a 30-day streaming package. Company officials would not say how many people signed up, though they acknowledged that the number was small. The 76ers are 23-39 through yesterday, eight games out of the playoffs. In both cases, the online stream mirrors the television broadcast, with the same pictures and announcers. Online viewers also have full DVR controls (pause, rewind and fast forward) and access to Twitter and Facebook applications and chat rooms with CSN Chicago talent. Viewers can access the games if they receive CSN Chicago as part of their cable or satellite package -- so long as the video provider agrees to participate in CSN's authentication process. Users will have to register their name, email address and name of their video provider to access the streamed games.DATEOPPONENTFriday, March 19vs. CavaliersThursday, March 25vs. HeatSunday, March 28at Pistons
Friday, April 2 at Wizards Friday, April 9 at Nets Wednesday, April 14 at Bobcats
Two Million And Counting: NBA Facebook Page Hits Milestone
NBA Surpasses 2 Million Followers
On Its Official Facebook Page
The NBA over the weekend surpassed 2 million followers on its official Facebook page, by far the largest among major pro sports properties and double the mark of just eight months ago. The league will commemorate the milestone with several promotional elements and fan giveaways, including personalized video messages from players such as Cavaliers C Shaquille O'Neal and Magic C Dwight Howard, the awarding of a fan gift package that includes tickets to an upcoming game and autographed player jersey, and distribution of a discount code to NBAStore.com to all of the fans of the NBA Facebook page. More broadly, the increasing scale of the NBA's Facebook presence has allowed league execs to sell it to corporate sponsors as a key media tool along with other broadcast, cable and digital outposts. It also has helped elevate the overall value of advertising and sponsorship packages with the league. Official QSR partner Taco Bell recently used the page to help tout its new NBA Five-Buck Box. "It's really become a key asset," said NBA Senior Dir of Marketing Dan Opallo. "Fans there, in many instances, are not replicated in other areas, so this has become a critical piece to us in a very short period of time." The league and NBA Digital, meanwhile, are looking to expand the content programmed into the Facebook page. "The idea is to bring more of a NBA.com experience within the news feeds. There is unquestionably a group of fans that wants to stay within their news feeds, so we'll enable them to do that."
People & Personalities: Jim Nantz Discusses Woods, His Divorce
Nantz Says Tiger Woods' Placement In
Golf Is Sometimes Overly Emphasized
CBS announcer Jim Nantz in a Q&A with GOLF.com's Alan Bastable said he thinks Tiger Woods' "placement in the game of golf overall" sometimes is "overly emphasized." Nantz: "The sport is not about one player, and I say that with a world of respect for his talents on the golf course. But the game is bigger than Tiger Woods. The doom-and-gloom theorists really don't understand the sport. His stepping away from the game is not the end of the world." Nantz added he is "not a bit" concerned that the Woods scandal has tarnished the game, as Woods' personal life "doesn't have anything to do with golf." Meanwhile, Nantz said his divorce last year was "so misrepresented, so inaccurately reported" in the media. Nantz: "Once something gets reported ... there's layering and layering and you can never get back down to the original truth." Nantz added, "I heard people I'm close to speculating on the radio about the divorce and ridiculing and laughing about some things that were written that just weren't true. I thought, 'Gosh, you know me better than that. I would never do that. How could you do this? Where's the sensitivity?' That's all I'm going to say about that" (GOLF.com, 3/6).
AROUND THE RINK: In L.A., Helene Elliott reports NHL Kings broadcaster Bob Miller "will miss at least three games while he recovers from shingles." Miller missed Saturday's Canadiens-Kings game, "only the 18th broadcast he had missed" in his 37 seasons with the team, and will miss today's game against the Blue Jackets and Wednesday's game against the Blackhawks. Radio play-by-play announcer Nick Nickson "will join analyst Jim Fox in the TV booth for the games" (L.A. TIMES, 3/8)....In Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont wrote some of CBC analyst Don Cherry's "shtick over the years has been offensive and just plain cruel." But hockey fans embrace Cherry "like that old, crazy, flatulent uncle who dithers in the corner at Thanksgiving." Though some of Cherry's views are "startlingly warped, he can be admired for identifying a niche, exploiting it, and turning it into a fortune" (BOSTON GLOBE, 3/7).
BOYS OF SUMMER: FANHOUSE.com's Tom Krasovic noted though Padres officials have decreased announcer Jerry Coleman's "workload from 162 games to 40 for this year," Coleman said that he is indebted to both Padres Vice Chair & CEO Jeff Moorad and President & COO Tom Garfinkel for "putting him behind the microphone again." Coleman: "I've got to thank them for keeping me alive." Krasovic noted Coleman, the oldest MLB broadcaster at 85 years old, is entering his "65th professional baseball season and 47th as a radio broadcaster" (FANHOUSE.com, 3/5)....In Toronto, Chris Zelkovich writes this weekend's Blue Jays Spring Training games "accentuated what a good team the FAN 590 duo of Jerry Howarth and Alan Ashby has become" in just their third season together. The pair has "meshed so well they sound like they've been in the same booth for a decade." Howarth is the "master of describing the game," while Ashby is a "first-rate analyst who's not afraid to speak his mind when criticism or caution is called for" (TORONTO STAR, 3/8).
NOTES: SPORTS BY BROOKS cited a source as indicating that the Bergen Record's Ian O'Connor has joined the editorial staff of the forthcoming ESPNNewYork.com. O'Connor also makes appearances on ESPN Radio 1050 N.Y. (SPORTSBYBROOKS.com, 3/5)...ACC play-by-play announcer Mike Hogewood "feels he's recovered from a stroke last summer that threatened his career." Hogewood called yesterday's Duke-N.C. State ACC women's basketball tournament championship game nationally for FSN, and will "also work for Raycom Sports as host for the ACC men's basketball tournament, which begins Thursday" (Greensboro NEWS & RECORD, 3/8).
Media Notes
ESPN Handling Roethlisberger Story
Differently With Latest Allegations
In St. Petersburg, Tom Jones noted ESPN last summer "came under fire for, at first, refusing to report a civil suit in which a Nevada woman accused" Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault. But with Roethlisberger again "being accused of sexual misconduct," ESPN is "taking a different, more aggressive tact." The network "has dispatched ace reporter Kelly Naqi to Milledgeville, Ga., the site of the latest allegations." Jones noted there is a "difference between the cases," as in the first situation, a "civil suit was filed without a police report and, at the time, ESPN said it would not report a story based on nothing more than a civil suit." But this time, the "police are investigating" (TAMPABAY.com, 3/7).
HARSH CRITICISM: MLB.com's Keith Olbermann wrote ESPN.com's Bill Simmons in a recent column shared the "most poorly-informed conclusion I've come across in sports media this year" by arguing that the "comeback of Tiger Woods will be more difficult than the one Muhammad Ali faced in the 1960's." Olbermann: "If the writer can let me know when Woods is punitively drafted by the military even though he is about eight years older than almost all the other draftees, I'll begin to take him seriously. In the interim I am again left to marvel how somebody can rise to a fairly prominent media position with no discernible insight or talent, save for an apparent ability to mix up a vast bowl of word salad very quickly" (MLB.com, 3/5). Simmons, on his Twitter feed, responded: "KO, please know the feeling is mutual. You're my worst case scenario for my career in 12 yrs: a pious, unlikable blowhard who lives alone" (TWITTER.com, 3/5). The BIG LEAD's Jason McIntyre wrote Olbermann's comments on Simmons were "impulsive, spiteful and unnecessarily personal" (THEBIGLEAD.com, 3/6).
POST-OLYMPICS BOOST: The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Sam Schechner reports NBC's primetime lineup "got a ratings boost in the week after" the Vancouver Games ended, and the "biggest gains came in" the 10:00pm ET time slot, which last week averaged 8.1 million viewers, "up 57% from the average of about 5.2 million" before the Olympics. The net's overall primetime viewership last week was up a "more-modest 21%." Ad buyers said that it is "too early to tell how much of NBC's bigger audience will stick around once the glow of its Olympics promotions ... wears off." Meanwhile, the Olympics "may have helped NBC improve more than its Nielsen numbers." BrandIndex, which "tracks consumer perceptions of more than 1,100 brands," said that the buzz around NBC in February "improved most of any brand it tracks." NBC's buzz "shifted from a negative view to a slightly positive one" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 3/8).


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Yes, long distance relationships can work very well. It can be tiring if you have too many on the go at the same time though so build up slowly.
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Long distance relationships - can they ever work?
Lol.. nicely done
Worked fine for nearly 10 years (Paris/Wales)...... Only took 4 years of living together for the wheels to fall off spectacularly!!
Too independent by that stage I guess :0/
Won't bother again!!!!!!!
Ta wallop. She's quite sensitive not to hurt me because she understands what hurt I've experienced. I just told her that my heart is my responsibility. Currently my heart is telling me not to let her get away
Last time it felt like this, I was 19
Many years ago I went out with a German lass at university. We did a long distance relationship for about 4 years or so. It involved getting the 03:25 train from York to Manchester on Saturday morning, then the 07:45 flight to Munich, then various trains. Then reversing the process a few days later.
We only saw each other a few times a year and it was a bit intense. This was in the days before cheap flights and cheap phone calls so it was quite difficult to do on a weekly wage of £118.
I particularly remember one Easter trip where it all seemed to be falling apart due to the stress and I was genuinely wondering if there would be a next trip.
Anyway, getting to the point, we're just about to buy our third house together almost 20 years later and have two kids
Lol @ 40 miles being long distance
Do it, life is too short
I've done :
Stourbridge to Durham, Leeds, Shaftesbury, Rochdale, London etc etc (not all the same person!) and the distance wasn't an issue at all
Fingers crossed for one starting in Bristol, very early days yet
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Great web site. Easy navigation, easy and simple checkout.
The cheapest t-shirts I was able to find. Quality was as expected. I didn't receive any order updates, but after checking my SPAM folder I found all the messages there (an order notification, shipping notification and answer on my order status request).


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First of all, a big thank you to Teavivre for the huge samples! I have been anxiously waiting to try their milk Oolongs. I love milk; and I love oolong. How could this not be the best thing ever?!
A first sniff of the leaves is wonderful; it's more caramelly than I expected. The steepings were the same. The caramelly, creamy goodness stayed through three steepings. The golden infusion smelled amazing the whole way through. I would consider this a dessert tea, it was so sweet! Now to try the unflavored version..


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Grilled cheese sandwiches are pretty straightforward – American cheese, white bread, and maybe a little butter, thrown in a hot pan until everything toasts and melts to your satisfaction. Easy peasy.
But why limit yourself? While there's nothing wrong with the standby, there's a world of delicious breads, cheeses, and preparations that can bring your sandwich from ordinary to truly outstanding. In Grilled Cheese (Chronicle), Marlena Spieler shares 50 recipes that do exactly that – turn a simple lunch into a taste bud-tempting feast. And now she's shared three of those wildly different dishes with Grandparents.com. We think you'll approve.
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Trunkline Gas Company, LLC
Third Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 02/25/2006, Docket: RP06-186-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 136 First Revised Sheet No. 136 : Effective
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 136
RATE SCHEDULE DVS (Continued)
3.3 Surcharge
The Reservation and Usage Charges shall include all
applicable surcharges specified in the General Terms and
Conditions and as set forth on the effective Tariff Sheet
No. 22 or which otherwise may be applicable to service
under this Rate Schedule DVS from time to time.
3.4 Range of Rates
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the DVS
Party and Trunkline, any rate applicable to a DVS Party
for service hereunder shall be the applicable Maximum
Rate per Dt as set forth on the effective Tariff Sheet
No. 22, plus all surcharges specified in the General
Terms and Conditions, as may be applicable from time to
time. If an amount less than the applicable Maximum Rate
and not less than the applicable Minimum Rate is agreed
upon, such amount shall be applicable prospectively.
Trunkline shall be responsible for compliance with any
reporting requirements prescribed by the Commission.
Trunkline shall not be required to enter into any Service
Agreement for Transportation service at a rate less than
the Maximum Rate per Dt.
3.5 Negotiated Rates
The DVS Party and Trunkline may agree, on a prospective
basis, to a Negotiated Rate with respect to charges
identified in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 herein which may be
less than, equal to or greater than the Maximum Rate;
shall not be less than zero; and may be based on a rate
design other than straight fixed variable. Such
Negotiated Rate shall be set forth on Exhibit B of the
executed Service Agreement and on the currently effective
Tariff Sheet No. 28. The Maximum Rate shall be available
to any DVS Party that does not choose a Negotiated Rate.
Nothing in this Section 3.5 shall authorize Trunkline or
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Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/10/2008, Docket: CP06-5-010, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 177 Original Sheet No. 177
12. CAPACITY RELEASE (Cont'd.)
12.7 Obligations of Existing Customer
The service agreements of the Existing Shipper releasing
capacity will remain in full force and effect, with a portion of
the proceeds attributable to any release credited to the
Existing Shipper's bill as provided in Section 12.9 hereof.
Subject to Section 18.2 of these General Terms and Conditions,
the Existing Shipper shall remain liable to Transporter under
the terms of its service agreement with Transporter during and
irrespective of any assignments of the rights and obligations
under the service agreement for all reservation, demand and
capacity charges, and any surcharges applicable to such charges,
but excluding commodity or usage charges and imbalance
Where an Existing Shipper proposes to release or has released
all its capacity to a Replacement Shipper for the entire
remaining term of the applicable service agreement between
Transporter and the Existing Shipper, the Existing Shipper may
request Transporter to release the Existing Shipper from any
further obligations to Transporter upon the effectiveness of a
new source service agreement between Transporter and the
Replacement Shipper. Transporter shall be under no obligation
to grant such requests unless the Replacement Shipper (i) agrees
to pay for the released capacity at Transporter's maximum rates
and (ii) demonstrates to Transporter that it possesses
sufficient financial stability, or if it provides such security
as is necessary, to make Transporter reasonably secure that the
Replacement Shipper will pay for service on a timely basis
throughout the remaining term of the service agreement between
Transporter and the Existing Shipper. Transporter shall
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Written on: 18/11/2003 by bunniesandcrows (3 reviews written)
Good Points
Easy enough to use, looks stylish. Durable.
Bad Points
Dear for what it is. Lack of wallpapers. Hard to download them, also hard to download ringtones. NEED A DATA CABLE.
General Comments
It's really easy to use and the speaker phone facility you get by pressing the call key twice is incredibly handy. It's small, light, lasts ages and has 40 polyphonic ringtones. You can vary the volumes easily mid call to suit you and there's lots of space to store texts (100 I think, compared to Nokia's 15). The WAP is a bit scary, but generally easy to use.
It's very easy to dial by accident (I recently did while the phone was in my bag and it cost me £2!). It does have a lock facility to counter this but it's fiddly. The T9 function has to be turned off every time you text if you don't want to use it. There's also no way of knowing if it's run into 2 texts such as what there is with Nokia.
There's a lack of good wallpapers and they're very hard to download. I also thought this was a camera phone until I bought it so don't make that mistake! Could do with being a bit cheaper too.
I'd say buy it though, if you have the money. I've been very pleased with it and it's durable (withstands dropping!).
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The Race for the Cure 5K 2014 will always remind me of how far I've come since that day two years ago when I got diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer and life took an unexpected turn. A survivor and friend, Merrilee Neal, encouraged me to walk in the race that year. As the "newest survivor" just starting chemotherapy, it was emotional, inspirational and exactly what I needed to see that life would go on.
I spoke recently about the "Patient Experience" at a radiation therapy conference. I talked a lot about the medical team involved in my care, their expertise and their compassion. I've met the most amazing people through this journey and their positivity has made all the difference.
I organized Team Pretty in Pink again for this year's Race for the Cure 5K on Sunday, Nov. 6 in Balboa Park in honor of those who have battled breast cancer, in memory of friends who lost their lives to this disease and to celebrate the medical team, friends and family who've been there for me each step of the way. Please join me! It will be hard to top last year - Team Pretty in Pink was one of the biggest teams and the top fundraiser – but any support makes a difference. I can't wait to walk again, celebrate each step and let cancer know it didn't break me!
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Tottenham Hotspur are keen on securing free agent Esteban Cambiasso following his release by Internazionale, according to the Daily Mirror.
The 33-year-old Argentine was released by the Italian giants at the end of last season after ten years and more than 300 appearances for the Nerazzurri.
A former Argentina international, the Buenos Aires-born playmaker lists Real Madrid and River Plate amongst his former employers.
Cambiasso's brother and agent, Federico, told Calcio News 24 there had been no contact from clubs in Italy for his brother's services.
"Fiorentina and Milan? There has never been any contact between us and either of those clubs," Cambiasso said. "So I can categorically deny the rumours that are circling about Fiorentina and Milan.
"We have had some contact from abroad, mostly from Argentina, Spain and Turkey.
"The World Cup will give everyone more time to assess things and we will need to see what happens. At the moment, Esteban is enjoying his holidays."


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A couple years ago, I read an article that noted how Americans tend to save champagne/sparkling wine for special occasions, whereas Europeans choose it more often, as just another variety of wine. Since I've always preferred the bubbly over other wines, I've been ordering it far more often with my meals.
In most cases, since I'll be only having a couple glasses, I usually just accept whatever the restaurant is offering by the glass or split.
I'd like to develop a better palate regarding the stuff, however. I'd love to read comments, opinions, and suggestions from other 'hounds, especially those who know their sparklers well. What should I be looking for, reading, asking about, sampling, insisting upon, studying, trying, etc?
I'm in Seattle, so I should be able to find a good assortment of excellent champagnes/sparkling wines.
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Fortune Teller Lyrics
Artist: Hollies
Album: Hollies
Went to a fortune teller
To have my fortune read
I didn't know what to tell her
I had a dizzy feeling in my head
She took a hold of my palm
She said Son you feel kind of warm
And then she looked into a crystal ball
She said You're in love
I said how could that be so
I'm not friendly with the girls I know
She said when the next one arrives
You gotta look into her eyes
I left there in a hurry
Looking forward to my big surprise
The next day I discovered
That the fortune teller told me lies
I rushed straight back to that woman
Just as mad as I could be
I said I didn't see nobody
Why'd she made a fool of me
Then something struck me
Like lightning from up above
While looking at the fortune teller
I fell in love
Now I'm a happy fella
I'm married to the fortune teller
I'm as happy as I can be
Now I get my fortunes told for free
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It's the moment his mum dreamed of and Spalding Guardian readers could only hope for.
Five-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer Joshua Holmes has taken his first steps after undergoing pioneering surgery to remove the stiffness in his legs and free him from pain.
Joshua, from Sutton Bridge, can only move backwards in his specialised walking frame, but for all those who know him it is a huge leap forward in his treatment – and a big part in his amazing 'SDR Journey' has been played by you, our readers.
A year ago the Spalding Guardian launched an appeal to raise £20,000 towards the cost of selective dorsal rhizotomy treatment (SDR) and since then readers have shown their continued support and generosity.
Mum Aimee said: "I'm amazed at how fast he can go in the walker.
"Before the operation, Joshua tried to use it but he wasn't able to move because of the stiffness in his legs. "Being brain damaged, it's a lot for him anyway, but now he has mastered going backwards.
"It's given him his own form of mobility."
Since the operation, Joshua has been able to come off two of his muscle-relaxing medicines, which has improved his awareness as well as helped him physically.
Aimee said: "We are also working hard with his physio at home and at school. Of course, we have to measure progress from where we started, but he is doing so well. It is so nice to see."
At the moment, the specialised walking frame is kept at the Garth School in Spalding, where Joshua attends, but Aimee would love to have one for him at home.
She said: "The specialised walking frame is easy to use with a small amount of effort, so it's ideal for Joshua, but they cost around £2,000 so at the minute we only have one at school.
"It was such a surprise seeing how well he is doing in it when I went to school for your photograph – not having one at home I miss this.
Joshua is also now able to use his special needs trike with more ease since his operation and again it gives full support.
Aimee said: "Someone has to push him, but it is also great physio for his legs. Sadly, the trike he has now he is outgrowing and, as you can imagine, these also cost several hundred pounds
"We are so grateful to everyone who continues to support us. Recently, we purchased some equipment for physio at home, including physio mats, with donations made to our Just Giving page. There will always be things we need."
One company which has given continued support to Joshua is Bakkavor Meals in Sutton Bridge. Recently staff presented a cheque for £200 to help pay for his physiotherapy.
Emma L'Angellier, Senior HR Officer, said: "The SEF (Site Employee Forum) who represent the employees at Bakkavor Meals-Sutton Bridge saw the fundraising initiative in the Spalding Guardian for Joshua Holmes and his need for physiotherapy following major surgery to try and help him to walk.
"The employees were so overwhelmed with Joshua's story they wanted to help.
"We met both Aimee and Joshua on Thursday and were bowled over with Joshua's lovely personality, giggles and smiles."
l To support the fund, visit www.justgiving.com/josh ua-holmes. Follow Joshua at Joshua's SDR Journey on Facebook.


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At NECC, we cherish the moment to engage our diverse students with the celebration of their tradition. In September, the Latin-fusion band Los Sugar Kings performed on the rooftop of the new El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology building, overlooking the entire city of Lawrence. In December, NECC students, staff, and local musicians marched through every building on the Lawrence Campus and blessed everyone with Puerto Rican Christmas carols. The Parranda has been historically used to spread the Christmas spirit and greet friends and family.


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Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (IANS) Nearly a quarter of a century after it was mooted, the Vizhinjam port in Kerala has been finally awarded to Adani Ports.
"We have decided to clear the project and award it to the lone bidder Adani Ports," Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters here after the weekly cabinet meeting.
"On November 1, Kerala's formation day, the work for Vizhinjam port will begin," he said.
Last month, two different committees that looked into the proposal submitted by Adani Ports for setting up the port near the beach town of Kovalam had given the go-ahead.
But Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan has alleged an Rs.6,000-crore scam in the deal.
Hence, Chandy called an all-party meet to clear the air.
"At the meeting, the Left demanded that all agreements be made public. The only document that was not uploaded was related to the final bid," Ports Minister K. Babu told reporters.
"We have now got legal opinion that it too can also be uploaded and it has been done," he added.
CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan slammed the deal too, alleging irregularities in the deal.
"The biggest gainers from this project which is going to be a burden on Kerala are (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi and Chandy who have handed this to Adani," said Achuthanandan.
But Babu said that when Achuthanandan was the chief minister, they had also held discussions with Adani and minutes of that meeting could not be located.
Since the model code of conduct for the by-election in Aruvikkara assembly constituency is in force, the government will seek the permission of the Election Commission to make the next move on signing agreements with Adani Ports.
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The Rs.4,000-crore first phase of the port is expected to be completed by 2019.
Adani Ports was the lone bidder and had sought Rs.1,635 crore as grant for the project.


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The hysteria around the raising of stamp duty may make for sensational headlines but buy-to-let property investors have nothing to fear.
'Turning a property into shared accommodation or HMO's, mean you can then receive way more cash-flow and pay a lot less stamp duty, in some cases no stamp duty'
News that the buy-to-let market is about to have its foundations rocked by George Osborne's hiking of tax for landlords is causing scaremongering among the uneducated property investors in the UK..
But for anyone interested in entering the property market, particularly the buy-to-let sector, whilst it's important to be aware of the research that's leading to this surge in negativity - namely the effects of increased stamp duty and rising costs of rent - it's also crucial to realise that much of the hysteria is pure puff.
Alarming headlines they might be but put into perspective, the reality is that these, just like any new government measure, can be mitigated and create an equal if not greater opportunity for you right now!
We know that the buy-to-let market is booming in the UK, in fact it is the best it's ever been in the history of the property market.
When a property market booms, the government - any government - will look for ways to gain extra revenue from this boom and cool the property market, afraid that first time buyers will be priced out of the market.
The new stamp duty law states that any buy-to-let landlord will have to pay an additional 3% on any new property purchased above £40,000.
Now, I can tell you for a fact half of the properties I purchased last year were below £40,000, the others were at least 30% below market value... stamp duty changes therefore absolutely do not bother me.
Moreover, every property I have purchased in the last two years has been purchased using a company. Companies that own 15 or more properties will be exempt from the new stamp duty laws. This means the more properties you own, the less you pay because you can mitigate huge amounts of tax.
This is why my advice to every prospective property investor would be the following five key points.
1. Do the market research
Success in the buy-to-let market is primarily down to doing the research - that is a must. But would-be landlord entrepreneurs - and indeed existing ones - should not be spooked by headlines.
Will there be 500,000 buy-to-let properties on the market due to George's tax? Will landlords run away? No! The idea that this would happen is nonsense. When the cash flow you can make from your properties can replace your salary and you never have to work again, not even changes in tax laws make it worth selling.
The only place landlords are likely to need to reassess the landscape are those in London.
Which brings me on to...
2. Choose the location
Manchester and Birmingham and other selected cities in Northern England are booming; job growth is phenomenal especially with Manchester's Media City housing over 300 companies. The surge in media and tech companies flocking to Manchester has seen an increase of 74% in the last year. This means the north ticks all the four fundamentals: booming cycles, population growth, development plan and job growth!
So, those landlords in London will probably just decide to buy six properties in Manchester for the same price. It makes more sense and means you avoid hefty rent hikes and stamp duty.
3. Do the maths
If you're looking to buy-to-let, you typically want rent to cover 125% of the mortgage repayments. This means once you have the mortgage rate and likely rent sorted, you must be absolutely disciplined in making your investment count. Factor in maintenance costs, make sure to have a contingency plan for the possible event of a property sitting empty for a month or two, don't lose sight of how much the mortgage repayments will be.
4. Know your rental options
Turning a property into shared accommodation or a house of multiple occupation (HMO) means you can then receive way more cash-flow and pay a lot less stamp duty, in some cases no stamp duty. If you buy any property with a lease option strategy you don't pay any stamp duty because you are not completing on the property, you are leasing it, and when you sell it the buyer pays the stamp duty not you. This is also known as seller financing.
5. Think savvy
You need to think outside the box. Use a company to purchase your properties. At every opportunity use a Tax Exempt strategy such as a lease option (could be a 3 to 10 year lease). Purchase a specific type of property that gives you more rental income. I can say without a shadow of a doubt, the best buys are HMOs (shared accommodation) because in an HMO you can have more than one tenant sharing the rent. This is incredibly popular - and is actually the most requested type of rental in the UK, especially in major cities where rent but not salaries have rocketed.
Fact is, if you stick to these five rules, you can only succeed in property investment. The numbers prove it.
Last year one of my companies along with my property buying partner in the UK, Simon Paul, Wealth Creation (UK) Ltd, operated at a turnover of nearly £1.25 million and a post-tax profit of nearly half a million. Moreover, it had assets of nearly £6 million accumulated. All of this is verifiable if you want to look up the company's returns. That's all in one year of operation.
And you can do the same. Anything is possible. George Osborne's tax laws do not matter at all.
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They were outside to get some exercise, but nearly a dozen women in north Arlington, Va., ended up running for the phone to call police after being flashed by a man on a local trail.
There have been 11 incidents since mid-January, and police believe the same man may be responsible for all of them.
Investigators said the flasher has been operating mainly along the W & OD trail, although the latest incident occurred on the nearby Custis trail.
Police said the man hides out in secluded areas and exposes himself as women jogging or walking by. None of the victims have been touched or hurt. In all of the cases the flasher has run away after exposing himself.
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A man who admitted assaulting his cousin has been given a one-year conditional discharge.
James Harkin (25), from Elm Close, was charged with assaulting a man on December 5, 2013.
The PPS said police received report of an assault from the injured party, and the Court heard a verbal altercation had taken place after which the injured party was punched in the face.
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The Blue Jays saved their best curveball for the end.
On the final day of spring training the Jays whiffed starting pitcher Brett Cecil and sent him tumbling out of the rotation all the way back to double-A New Hampshire.
It is a significant fall from grace for Cecil and one of the lone bummer stories for the Jays in what has been otherwise a spring blooming with hope and optimism.
At the start of spring training the rotation was the No. 1 concern and priority and thanks to developments the past two weeks, it remains as such.
The Jays opened camp with the thinking that their rotation would consist of Ricky Romero, Brandon Morrow, Cecil, Henderson Alvarez and Dustin McGowan.
But nothing quite goes the way you draw it up and now manager John Farrell will trot out a rotation of Romero, Morrow, Joel Carreno in the No. 3 slot, Alvarez and Kyle Drabek as the fifth guy.
The first alarm bells went off Mar. 23, when Cecil had a meltdown against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Then McGowan developed plantar fasciitis in his right foot two days later.
The Jays hoped Cecil could deliver the goods as late as Monday but when facing the powerful Detroit lineup in Lakeland, he was blasted for seven runs on seven hits in the second inning.
That was it for Cecil and along the way, Drabek has been a model of consistency. It should be noted that four of the six outings that Drabek had against major-league teams came on the road where he faced the oppositions A lineups.
Following Cecils debacle in Lakeland, Farrell all but ticked Cecil off the list and the Jays made it official Tuesday.
It became increasingly clear that Brett needs a few more starts to gain the consistent command that is required to compete against lineups hes going to face at the major-league level, Farrell told reporters. We felt like while Aaron Laffey (another starting candidate who was a soft-tossing lefty) showed well in spring training, wed look to get a little more power out of that spot in terms of overall stuff, and thats where Joel, whod been throwing the ball very well since being optioned back, comes back to us.
Carreno, who turned 25 in March, throws in the mid-90s and had a taste of the big leagues at the end of last season. In 11 bullpen appearances (15 2/3 innings) he allowed 11 hits and two earned runs (1.15 ERA) while holding the opposition to a .200 average.
He has a power arm and the lone surprise is that he was slotted ahead of Drabek. As the fifth starter, Drabek will be skipped over after his initial start at home against Boston and will make just three starts in the opening month.
Carreno, though, was the first name that popped out of Farrells mouth when on Monday he named a list of minor-leaguers who were back in the running for a rotation spot.
Hes been up to five and six innings on the minor-league side, and the fastball-slider-changeup combination gives him three pitches to attack left-handers with, Farrell added. We like the added power that he provides, and the sinking action that keeps the ball on the ground.
In our division, we feel power is needed and (Drabek) has the ability to attack left-handers and right-handers with equal ability.
The Jays, of course, arent completely writing Cecil off but if McGowan regains his health and performs and Carreno and Drabek dont falter, its difficult to see where he fits in.
I wouldnt say it was just (Mondays outing), his evaluation was from what took place toward the end of last year and throughout last year, as well as spring training, Farrell said. To me, its just consistent location, hes not sharp yet. Weve got to get him back down to where hes going to be able to get regular starts to regain that sharpness.


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Parisyan was on his way up in the UFC when he ran into a debuting youngster by the name of Georges St-Pierre. For further perspective, Parisyan had won four straight entering the effort and picked up five more consecutive victories after the scrap including success against Chris Lytle, Matt Serra, and Nick Diaz. GSP's potential was immediately noticeable in the fight, going on to outpoint "The Heat" with relative ease.
The MMA gods broke the mold when they crafted UFC welterweight Georges St-Pierre out of a stringy Canadian kid whose brush with bullying put him on the path to becoming one of the greatest fighters to ever grace the Octagon. In addition to being supremely talented, St-Pierre works his tail off in the gym and remains exceptionally humble even as the millions keep piling up. Whittling GSP's record down to a Top 10 where wins are concerned would be a disservice despite "Rush" only having 24 total victories. In that regard it's time to take a look back at fifteen moments of past success from St-Pierre's career. Whether he'll add Johny Hendricks to the list after their showdown at UFC 167 remains to be seen… (Photos by USA Today Sports Images)
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A second day of triple-digit temperatures scorched some inland North County areas Thursday, but the weather was expected to cool over the weekend.
Temperatures reached up to 107 degrees near Ramona middayThursday, according to the National Weather Service .
Escondido, Poway and Fallbrook all approached three-digit temperatures, with highs of 99 Thursday, as a high-pressure system and Santa Ana winds heated the region.
While North County typically gets cooling marine breezes, winds blowing across the desert toward the coast have roasted inland communities in recent days, said Stefanie Sullivan, a meteorologist with the weather service.
"You have hot air from the desert moving in here, and warming even more as it sinks down from the mountains," she said.
Added to that is a high-pressure system that causes the air to sink and heat even more, Sullivan said.
"So those two things combined have been giving us the really hot weather," she said.
Conditions should start to shift Friday, as the high-pressure system moves inland, and the wind direction shifts, she said.
Friday was expected to bring temperatures in the 90s to most inland areas. Coastal areas could expect temperatures in the 70s or 80s, according to the weather service.
Inland-area temperatures are likely to drop to the high 70s to low 80s over the weekend, while coastal areas could see patchy fog and temperatures in the high 60s, the weather service reported.


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Based on a true story, the film follows a group of seemingly unremarkable working-class women as they stand up for their rights at the Ford Motor Co., toiling in sweatshop-like conditions in a leaky old building while their male counterparts get to work in a brand-new facility. The women are seamstresses, sewing car seat upholstery, but they have been reclassified as "unskilled" labor who receive a small fraction of what the guys pull down. Rita O'Grady (Sally Hawkins) knows this fact intimately, as her husband, Eddie (Danny Mays), is one of those men.
When the women's sweetly sympathetic union rep, Albert (Bob Hoskins), prods the women to bring their grievances to the bosses, Rita attends the meeting and gets politicized after a brushoff from Ford's head of industrial relations, Peter Hopkins (Rupert Graves). She speaks out and refuses to be treated with that kind of disrespect, threatening a strike if the women aren't treated correctly and offered pay parity. Of course these women could not bring down the company alone, but if their quest for equal pay takes hold, it could spread. After they strike, they receive support from such unlikely allies as Hopkins' Cambridge-educated wife (Rosamund Pike) and the British government's secretary of state for employment and productivity, Barbara Castle (Miranda Richardson).
It is heart and soul and pluck and determination that see these women through, and the same can be said about what director Nigel Cole and writer William Ivory invest in this picture. Cole certainly knows his way around female actors, having also directed the similar-in-tone "Calendar Girls," which, like "Dagenham," boasted a terrific ensemble cast. Hawkins is perfectly cast, just the right combo of sweetness, capability, and growing anger to make us believe she could lead this band of women into battle with a giant auto manufacturer. Hawkins is beautifully supported by Geraldine James as the veteran shop steward who also deals with her ill hubby; Andrea Riseborough, the sexy young free spirit; and Jaime Winstone, who works in the factory but really has aspirations for a modeling career in nearby London. Hoskins delivers his usual solid work, although his character disappears in the film's second half. Pike is quite moving and effective, while Richardson nearly steals the whole show as the very un-Margaret Thatcher-like Castle.
If you enjoy small British films with superior acting this one is made for you.
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Directed by: Nigel Cole
Screenplay by: William Ivory
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Rosamund Pike, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone, Geraldine James.