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FRANCE/MOROCCO: General Mills takes Yoplait back to Morocco
By Stuart Todd | 24 April 2014
Yoplait has returned to Morocco
French yogurt brand Yoplait, in which General Mills owns a majority stake, has returned to Morocco after a decade's absence.
It follows the activation of a franchise awarded to local dairy company, the Société Laitière Centrale du Nord (SLCN), which provides nationwide coverage of the
Moroccan market.
Owned by investment fund MPEF II, SLCN has its own brand, Saïss Lait.
SLCN's parent company has invested MAD100m (US$12m) in modernising the company's production facilities and its fleet of road vehicles in order to meet
Yoplait's requirements.
Its plant in Fès now stretches over two hectares and can process up to 100,000 litres of milk daily.
SLCN has set itself the objective of posting a turnover of MAD200m in 2014.
Danone is the dairy market leader in Morocco via its subsidiary, Centrale Laitière, which has a market share of more than 60%.
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Jessica Simpson has dismissed speculation she's preparing to undergo cosmetic surgery. The singer was spotted leaving a Los Angeles medical centre on Monday, June 14 and insiders claimed she had been consulting a surgeon about beauty procedures.
But Simpson has laughed off the rumours, insisting she was merely undergoing a medical check-up. In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes, "True - went to the doctor yesterday. False - plastic surgery."
Simpson has been the subject of beauty criticism ever since splitting from husband Nick Lachey. "When it comes to media criticism, that's just something I have had to train myself - literally train myself - to ignore," she said in an interview. Simpson is now hosting a reality show called "The Price of Beauty" where she searches different meaning of beauty around the world.
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Analysis: Progress needed on supply chain living wage
By Michelle Russell | 1 April 2014
At present, Cambodian garment and footwear workers receive US$100 per month
A new report suggests retailers are still failing workers in their supply chains by not paying a living wage. The survey, which aims to provide greater transparency for consumers on the living wage issue, concludes that while some work has been done, much more progress is needed. just-style takes a closer look.
The report from The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), entitled: 'Tailored Wages' surveyed Europe's 50 leading fashion and sportswear brands on what they are doing to ensure their supply chain workers are paid what is deemed 'a living wage'.
"A living wage is a human right," CCC believes - but suggests the majority of workers in the global fashion industry earn no more than EUR6 (US$8.28) a day in an industry worth over EUR34bn across Europe. It also suggests this flies in the face of company claims to be working ethically.
The report suggests very few companies were doing enough, and that while half of the firms surveyed say wages should be enough to meet workers' basic needs only four - Inditex, Marks & Spencer, Switcher and Tchibo - were able to demonstrate clear progress towards their implementation. Even these brands have a long way to go.
Living wage debate
The issue is an ongoing one for workers in the global garment industry, with recent research by the Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) suggesting that "compounding price escalation" is one of the main obstacles to introducing a living wage.
A benchmark established in 2009 through the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFW) gives recommendations on what a living wage should be.
This reinforces the report's view that "companies can no longer shirk their responsibility for ensuring a living wage is paid by saying there is no definition to the term."
Of the companies CCC surveyed, Adidas was highlighted as one that has not yet committed to paying a living wage.
The sportswear group says it currently uses the legal minimum wage or prevailing industry wage as a benchmark to check if its factories are paying a fair wage.
"The Adidas Group has examined the question of fair wages and has concluded that the best way to improve the general welfare of workers is to work with our business partners at the enterprise level to promote wage-setting mechanisms which are transparent and have been developed with the direct input of workers...," the company said.
"Although we value the work that has been done by the labour NGOs to develop the Asian Floor Wage...we do not require our suppliers to follow a proscribed living wage methodology when considering the cost of living for workers."
The report authors, however, say it is "disappointing" that a company of Adidas's size has yet to commit to a living-wage strategy, and continues to monitor across its suppliers only that factories pay a minimum wage. This, it says, does not commit it to real action.
Another company highlighted is Gap Inc. The clothing giant, a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative, says it remains "committed" to the principle of a living wage and wants to do its part to help ensure workers are being "treated fairly and that their compensation reflects that".
"While there is no universally agreed-upon calculation for a living wage, we have made it a priority to ensure that our suppliers comply with legal wage and benefits laws, the violation of which is an ongoing problem in the apparel industry," it said.
Again, CCC describes Gap's response as "disappointing", adding: "Gap's submission, although containing many fine words and sentiments, shows little proof of real work that will improve wages for workers making its clothes. Gap's proposals to look into productivity projects and ensure it is paying the minimum wage are also sadly insufficient."
Meanwhile, Italian fashion company Benetton, which was recently accused of violating the terms of the Bangladesh Accord by not disclosing the names of its suppliers in the country, also appears on the non-committal list.
Benetton says it ensures wages paid for a standard working period "shall always satisfy as a minimum the basic statutory minimum wage, the prevailing industry wage or the wage negotiated in collective agreements".
The firm, however, failed to respond to requests for information by CCC.
"Benetton has a policy that promises a living wage for workers; however, no evidence has been given as to how a living-wage plan is implemented. Without evidence to prove otherwise, we suspect that little is being done to make this a reality," the report noted.
Notable work
Of the 50 companies surveyed, the report names four brands - Inditex, Marks & Spencer (M&S), Switcher and Tchibo - that have demonstrated progress towards implementing a living wage. But it points out that none of these are as yet paying this to all of their supplier bases.
Spanish textile titan Inditex has been working with trade unions to increase pay, demonstrated by its International Framework Agreement, which report authors say is "commendable". It has cited benchmarks in countries including Morocco, Spain and Portugal. For Asia, however, no benchmarks have yet been established.
The authors note: "While the focus on freedom of association is very welcome, the focus on delivering improvements to wages needs to be improved and developed if workers in the company's supplier factories are to start seeing concrete improvements to their economic well-being."
UK retailer M&S says it is in the process of implementing a living-wage as part of its Plan A commitment. The group says it aims to pay a fair living wage in the least developed countries it sources from, starting with Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, by 2015. It too hasn't provided details.
"M&S is undertaking significant work to make sure the prices it pays are enough to ensure the basic needs of its workers are met," CCC says.
"The company's 'Plan A' commitment to pay a living wage is commendable. M&S has yet to disclose the figures it is using to benchmark a living wage and much of its model relies heavily on purchasing practices - without real data we remain unsure about the real progress being made."
Switcher has also committed to paying a living wage and claims to use the AWF as a benchmark, adding it is a "central element" considered before entering into a supplier relationship. However, this has only been implemented in Bangladesh and in four out of six of its supplier factories in China. The study found that in its supplier factory in Romania, actual wages are far below a living wage.
Nonetheless, the authors say: "Switcher demonstrates more initiative than other companies regarding the implementation of a living wage. The solidarity fund in Bangladesh, one of Switcher's projects, is internationally acclaimed and has great potential for use in other factories. The company now needs to work systematically on the implementation of a living wage in other areas of its supply chain outside of Bangladesh."
Tchibo has also confirmed its commitment and says it has adopted the AFW as its benchmark in China. In Bangladesh, it has adopted a wage ladder that includes AFW, local union demands and living-wage figures calculated by workers as part of training exercises.
"Tchibo is working towards payment of a living wage in a committed way, but it has some way to go," the report notes.
"Disappointingly, no data was available about how many of its supplier factories are paying the current Asia Floor Wage, which must surely be important if this is a company-wide KPI. We hope that the AFW benchmark will soon become integrated into work across the company, particularly on pricing."
Despite efforts by some companies to achieve a living wage, CCC expresses its disappointment that progress is still only at the trial stage.
"There are very few retailers who have tried to truly ingrain throughout their business work towards a living wage. Change is not happening fast enough and the wage situation is reaching a critical breaking point.
"Consumers have been told not to worry: brands care and are doing the best they can. The problem is their best isn't good enough and workers can't wait any longer. It is time to make sure the garment industry provides not just any work, but decent work to the millions of women and men producing the clothes we wear."
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Sectors: Apparel, Fibres & fabrics, Finance, Footwear, Manufacturing, Retail, Social & environmental responsibility, Sourcing
Companies: Adidas Group, Benetton Group SpA, Gap Inc, Inditex SA, Marks & Spencer Group Plc
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They suggested that people in jurisdictions that legalized same-sex marriage are not allowed to express their opposition to marriage equality (of course, this conference where speaker after speaker has denounced gay marriage is taking place in a jurisdiction—Washington D.C.—where gay marriage is legal).
Brown even asserted that marriage equality is "an attempt to deconstruct the very nature of reality, the very nature of what it means to be a human being."
Heritage president Jim DeMint, who while serving in Congress advocated for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions, argued that "no one in government has the right" to legalize same-sex marriage, unless it is "the states, the people and the church."
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Roboraptor toy robot
3.5 stars
Remote control, great fun to begin with
Give it five-minutes and you'll be bored
Last year the NASA scientists at Wow Wee created the Robosapien. A pot plant-sized biped robot that roamed around entertaining while spending its time doing robot things.
Hoping to continue the success into Christmas 2005, the company has developed the Roboraptor, a 32in (81cms) long dinosaur, that you guessed it, roams around entertaining while spending its time doing robot dinosaur things. But can the company repeat the magic two years in a row? We went prehistoric to find out.
Like those evil dinosaur baddies in the original Jurassic Park, the Roboraptor puts on a mean face. So mean in fact, that one of the girls we showed was actually scared it might hurt her.
Controlled by a remote that is shaped like an Xbox controller, you can move the robot forwards and backwards as well as shaking its tail and snapping at would be prey.
As with the Robosapien, there is a demo button so you can see all 40 commands the monster is capable of and luckily there is also an off switch just under its tail so you can turn it off when you've had enough.
Movement is jerky at best and don't expect this to have the speed of those in the movie, it took us a good five minutes to get it to walk ten meters.
This isn't just another dinosaur remote control however and the Roboraptor three moods are 'Hunter', 'Cautious' and 'Playful' and these reflect the way he will react to you.
Interacting is via two touch sensors, one in his tail and the other in his head. These do allow some interactivity, although don't expect anything groundbreaking like Sony's Aibo.
It's understandable really. Aibo costs around £1500 while this 6 x AA batteries and 3 x AAA (not included) battery-guzzling monster model is a mere £80. The fatal requirement of batteries in threes (and this is only the one set) will see you buying three packs at a time to make up complete sets ready to replace.
In our tests we took it out to show a number of different groups of people. Everybody we showed loved it, including our dog. The laughs as the raptor waddled around the office, pub or park we took it to certainly proved that.
However every time we did get the robot out, it became more apparent that the novelty was soon wearing off giving this a definite five-minute wonder tag and if we had been parents buying for a child at Xmas, we'd have needed shares in Duracell to keep it going.
If you're looking to buy this for Christmas then be prepared that its new owner will love it on Christmas day, but want to boot sale it by New Year's Eve.
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The 53-meter vessels are each powered by four Cummins KTA50-M2 engines each producing 1,323 kW (1,800 HP) at 1,900 RPM. The smaller vessels will require only three of the KTA50-M2 engines with each producing 1193 (1,622 HP) at 1,800 RPM. On the first vessels, to be delivered in the summer of 2014, the propulsion will be by fixed pitch propellers, but an option for water jets is included in the design. Speeds will be about 18 knots loaded, 27 knots light boat and 25 knots at 85 MCR with passengers on board.
The smaller overall length will shift the passenger to cargo relation with a focus on the passenger capacities. The vessel, still in the design stage, will offer optional layouts to include both a standard 78-passenger arrangement and an option with business-class seating. The designs also include options for a sick bay and even a "Security Pack" to enable gunmen accommodation in the lounge when in pirate infested waters. Crew accommodation will include two one-person cabins and two four-person cabins. A 100-square-meter after deck will provide for up to 50 tons of cargo. In the wheelhouse an elevated aft control position will give excellent visibility over the working deck.
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"trying to sleep at a disco"
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Dear c smith,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us with your feedback. I sincerely apologize if you may have experienced any inconvenience due to the noise levels and regret that you were disappointed with how your concerns were handled. Rest assured that it is in our continued efforts to maintain and improve our amenities and services in order to be consistent in giving our valued guests the best hotel experience possible. I do hope that we will get a chance to make it up to you in the future.
Faith R
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NIce Hotel avoid the restaurant
Really nice hotel in a convenient easy to find out of town location.
However the restaurant food was poor value for money compounded by the compulsory £2.00 service charge. The food was pre-prepared (frozen) very poor quality and small portions.
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Great location
Great location just outside the Northampton town centre.
Lovely clean hotel, although little things like noisy radiator and ineffective flush, although having said that it did not put us off coming back in the future.
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Would have liked a bath
The hotel was fab, service great.
Definitely stay again
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Extremely disappointing
Booked an executive room - Stained carpet, wallpaper peeling off the walls, dents in the walls, dirty curtains, worn out old leather chair, fuzzy tv, dirty tv, dirty desk, small bed, dirty mirror Complained and was moved to a 'better' executive room - Another stained carpet, more dirty curtains, more poor wallpapering, another worn out old leather chair...
Clean mirror and bigger bed though... However bed very uncomfortable with child sized pillows
Breakfast - fruit appeared as though it was days old, sausages looked as though they weren't cook and everything else looked disgusting... Not that there were any serving spoons anyway. Went out for breakfast in the end
The only thing good about the hotel was the polite, courteous and apologetic reception staff who I assume we're managers as one chap refunded my entire room bill due to my complaint. Very good guy and seemed to genuinely care
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Dear Lewis Ambrose,
Thank you for your feedback. We take our guest comments very seriously and always strive to provide comfortable and friendly accommodations. We appreciate your nice comment about our staff.
However, we're sorry we fell below your expectation regarding the carpet condition and breakfast selection. We will address these concerns. We take all reviews positive and negative very seriously, and your feedback will help us improve for our next guest or your next visit.
Orlando A.
Case ManageR
Holiday Inn NORTHAMPTON
Very good.
Arrived late on New Year's Eve (due to trains being delayed). Originally booked another hotel through booking.com arrived at the first hotel and apparently didn't have our booking. Quickly went online and found the hotel inn on late rooms, booked and went there straight away.
What a relief, brilliant hotel filled with polite lovely staff. I work in the industry as a reception manager so I knew what the check in should run like, I can't fault the night porter and just compliment him. What a brilliant staff member they have. I requested a late check out, room service and to top it off he complimentary upgraded me. One of the best hotels I've stayed in - best night sleep I've had in a long long time!
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Tired hotel but great staff
We had some issues about the booking but turns out was a LateRooms.com issue, not the hotel.
Bed was extremely uncomfortable and small - really needs replacing. Overall place looked of low quality.
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Dear Peter L,
Thank you for staying with us and providing us with your valuable feedback.
Your satisfaction is important to us and we try hard to make sure all of our guests have a rewarding experience at our hotel. We are glad to see your perfect rating on the level of service received. However, we apologise for the inconvenience the condition of the bed and your reservation may have caused you. It is certainly not our intent to inconvenience our valued guests like you, nor something that we take these lightly. Rest assured that your comments will be reviewed by our team and take actions
accordingly to correct unsatisfactory experiences.
Thank you for your feedback and we hope to offer you a more pleasant stay in the future.
IHG Care
Good value for money, but here's a tip...
Staff on the desk were very pleasant upon arrival, made us feel welcome and were very quick to see to us.
Booked us a taxi into town upon request which arrived on time which was great. The only area for improvement would be staff trying to be more proactive dealing with noisy guests; there was a Christmas function on, and the room next to us were making lots of noise until about 7am. It kept my partner awake for long periods, and at the time she didn't want to make a fuss to complain. Perhaps one member of staff performing a sweep of the grounds once an hour to check for noise would be a solution, and avoid other customers being kept awake from high volume levels. Other than that the stay was great and I was pleasantly surprised by the facilities!
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Well known, upscale restaurant in the French Quarter. Adjacent to the Roosevelt Hotel, which by itself is a must-see. When dining out, I appreciate the food, the atmosphere and perhaps most importantly the service. The staff was friendly and seemed to genuinely care about us enjoying our dining experience. They were very busy while we were there and a couple of times we were left waiting long periods of time. Best known for its gourmet pizza, which I had and was excellent. The rest of the menu was very good as well, according to my fellow diners. I would give the atmosphere a B+, the food a B+ and the service a B. I would recommend it to others and would consider dining there again while in New Orleans.
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SecureKey, the leading provider of trusted identity networks, and Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced their collaboration to bring to market a range of solutions compliant with the GSMA-led Mobile Connect initiative which provides secure access and authentication for online services. Based on SecureKey's briidge.net™ Connect cloud-based digital identity management platform and leveraging OT's long standing expertise in secure element-based security, these solutions allow mobile operators to provide consumers with secure smartphone-based authentication solutions across the broadest range of devices in the market, eliminating the need for usernames and passwords when accessing online services. The solution increases convenience, while reducing fraud and risk for online services for both service providers and consumers.
As online services proliferate, in industries such as financial services, government and healthcare, consumers are often forced to use multiple identities and passwords to access services. This accumulation of log-in credentials represents a burden to consumers and also opens them to critical security and privacy vulnerabilities.
"OT is a strong supporter of the GSMA Mobile Connect efforts to provide consumers with safe, secure and easy access to the online services they need. This is why we're working with identity and authentication leaders like SecureKey to develop flexible solutions that empower consumers to take advantage of Mobile Connect on any device," said Laurent Demey, Deputy Managing Director of the Solutions Business Unit at OT. "The SecureKey collaboration will enable us to take a comprehensive Mobile Connect-based solution to market for our mobile operator customers, providing a range of both hardware and software security options."
"Working jointly with our partner OT, we're moving the identity industry away from a world where everyone issues IDs to one where everyone accepts secure IDs that users have chosen from trusted third parties," said Robert Blumenthal, EVP Business Development, SecureKey. "Consumers will gain greater convenience through the elimination of passwords. Also, online service providers will have faster registrations and lower drop-outs in addition to better business confidence of user authenticity while telecom companies will increase consumer stickiness and drive new revenue streams through user authentication services. "
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SecureKey is the identity and authentication provider for organizations that deliver online consumer services. SecureKey eliminates the need to store passwords by securely linking consumer ID to trusted devices, while providing consumers with the choice, control and convenience over how they access the services they want. SecureKey delivers a high-performance, easy-to-use, strong dynamic authentication platform that reduces the burden, cost, and risks associated with authenticating millions of consumers while also improving the user experience. SecureKey is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Boston, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. The company is backed by a world-class group of venture and corporate investors.
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OT is a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space. OT has always been at the heart of mobility, from the first smart cards to the latest contactless payment technologies which equip millions of smartphones. Present in the Payment, Telecommunications and Identity markets, OT offers end-to-end solutions in the Smart Transactions, Mobile Financial Services, Machine-to-Machine, Digital Identity and Transport & Access Control fields. OT employs over 6,000 employees worldwide, including 600 R&D people. With more than 50 sales offices across 5 continents and 10 facilities, OT's international network serves clients in 140 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com.
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I note the Leader of the House's inadvertent honesty in telling the Chamber that we now have "carry-on Government". He is obviously proud of his role in the referendum and he is also proud of his role in giving us English votes for English laws, but can he marry those two with English votes for English exits?
I join the acknowledgements being given to the Prime Minister. I do not really think he fully appreciates—certainly, his Secretary of State does not—that when we negotiated the Good Friday agreement, common membership of the EU was taken as a given, and it is there in the fabric of the agreement. At the core of that agreement is the principle of consent, but the people of Northern...
I have not heard anyone suggest today that it is somehow acceptable that children are going missing. What people find unacceptable is that the enforcement and implementation of section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act is missing. There seems to be dereliction in the name of perfection. The fact that the pilot showed a need for improvement does not disprove the need for the provisions of section 48.
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I'm doing preliminary planning for a trip, and my main interest is to visit Vimy and Ypres.
I'll be flying in to Paris on a Tuesday and I will need to catch a plane in Amsterdam the following Tuesday.
So I was thinking of doing this. My limitation is that I will be travelling by train.
Is it worth getting a train pass, or would it be less expensive to just buy each leg?
Day 1: Arrive in Paris, take train to Arras, stay there overnight
Day 2: Taxi to Vimy ridge (since I won't have a car and this seems to be the only viable alternative), and spend the day there. Overnight in Arras again.
I wasn't sure if I should devote a day in Arras or not?
Day 3: Arras to Ypres. Spend day in Ypres. Stay night at Ypres
I wasn't sure if Lille would be a better place to stay overnight than Ypres?
Day 4: Finish touring Ypres. Train somewhere?
Day 5: ?
Day 6,7 Two days in Amsterdam. I guess I could add another day to Amsterdam to keep it simple.
Day 8 Flight out
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I'm doing preliminary planning for a trip, and my main interest is to visit Vimy and Ypres.
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Hi, if your interest is the war history in Ypres, then you should stay in Ypres. There is quite a lot to do there around the theme of WWI history, including the Menin Gate (see the Last Post at sunset) and Flanders Fields Museum. You might consider doing a tour of the battlefields and visiting the Tyne Cot cemetery and Passendale (Passchendale) (for which you will need a car, or possibly you can get them included in a tour, I don't know). Lille is a little bigger and quite pretty but IMO there is more to do in Ypres.
After Ypres, on your way to Amsterdam you might fit in Antwerp. Just enough time to have a good look around, shop, drink, eat, visit museums.
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While you're in Arras, be sure to visit the underground tunnels from WW1. See http://gofrance.about.com/od/nordpasdecalais/a/Wellington-Quarry-in-Arras.htm for details.
We drove there, but I'm sure there must be public transport options as well.
I second lavandula's comments re Ypres; the Menin Gate ceremony each evening is very moving. We stayed 2 nights in Ypres and went to the ceremony both evenings.
Each night was different - on the first there was a group of Irish students who participated; on the second a small group of people were laying wreaths on the memorial. It seems there is a 'standard' service, then other visitors can pre-arrange to take part as well.
If you have the time, you can spend several hours doing a self-guided walk around the significant sites of Ypres. The map is available from the Information centre inside the Flanders Field Museum.
We stayed at the Novotel Ieper Centrum Flanders Fields Hotel. It's literally just around the corner from the main square where the bus terminus is. I definitely would prefer to stay there rather than in Lille. Di
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A tour might be an option for Vimy Ridge as well. We used Salient Tours and were very pleased. We started from Ypres in the morning for the Flanders battlefields tour, went to Vimy in the afternoon and were dropped off in Arras to catch our train to Paris. There was plenty of room for our bags in the minibus. Perhaps you could do the opposite, joining the afternoon tour of Vimy Ridge and continue to Ypres, overnight in Ypres, and maybe do the other tour the next morning? The guide even included a stop at a cemetery so we could visit a relative's grave. Otherwise, I would think the morning of your Day 2 would be sufficient to see Vimy and then proceed to Ypres later in the day.
We also had 4 nights in Amsterdam and 2 in Bruges and enjoyed both very much. In Amsterdam one of the things we did was the WWII walking tour and would recommend it.
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Top-ranked high school football teams remain alive in the hunt for 2013 state championships in classifications 1A-6A.
Once-beaten Silverdale Baptist plays No. 1-ranked Grace Christian of Knoxville on Friday in the Class 2A quarterfinals. The two teams, which met in the second round of the 2012 playoffs, have a combined 21-1 record and that lone loss was the Seahawks' 22-21overtime setback against rival Boyd-Buchanan in the next to last regular-season game.
Hixson's District 6-AA champion Wildcats (9-3) will host 10th-ranked Knoxville Catholic High (9-3) in a Class 4A matchup, and the winner advances to the semifinals where it is likely to take on No. 1 Knox Fulton, the state's highest-scoring team with a 60.6-point per-game average.
Other No. 1-ranked teams are South Pittsburg in Class A, Christ Presbyterian Academy in Class 3A, Henry County in Class 4A and powerful Maryville in Class 6A.
"Grace is No. 1 in the state for a reason," Silverdale coach Al Rogers said, probably echoing the sentiments of every other coach will either play a top-ranked team this week or somewhere down the line. "They have no weaknesses. They run the wing-T and we have to be patient and do our jobs individually so the team looks good as a whole."
The Rams, who defeated Silverdale, 28-20, last season, have the state's fourth-highest scoring offense, putting up 45.8 points per game. The Seahawks' strong-willed defense gives up only 10.8 points a game, the eighth-best unit in Tennessee regardless of classification.
"Grace is better this season," said Rogers, whose team opened with nine straight wins by outscoring its opponents 323-60. "But I think we are, too."
Just like a year ago, the Seahawks opened the playoffs with a victory at Hampton, but last Friday's took two overtimes though. Silverdale (11-1) sacked Hampton's quarterback on back-to-back plays and then Matt Millard scored the game-winning touchdown on a 10-yard run for a 28-21 triumph.
That pushed Silverdale's ninth-year program into the quarterfinals for the first time in five playoff appearances, with a chance to improve on a 3-4 postseason record – the Seahawks opened this year's playoffs with a 34-18 win over Rockwood.
Silverdale has made huge strides since losing to Gordonsville, 35-19, in their inaugural playoff game in 2007 and then dropping back-to-back, one-sided decisions to Trousdale County and Signal Mountain by a combined score of 112-29 the following two years.
Several seniors leaders on this year's team also played for the Seahawks' baseball team that reached the Class A state championship this past spring, where it lost to Friendship Academy, 4-0, at Middle Tennessee State University.
"Baseball's success had a lot to do with our football success last year as well," Rogers said. "That's a positive thing for SBA and our community. Baseball had some great leaders and so does the football team. Many of those leaders are the same kids."
Silverdale's trip to Upper East Tennessee on Friday was a 3 ½-hour ride in the rain. The late-night journey home was more pleasant after the victory.
"We were wet and tired and got home around 3 in the morning," Rogers said. "The boys were happy and celebrated the win, but they were spent. We're in a new place – the quarterfinals – and I'm not sure it has sunk in yet."
Quarterback Nathan Keylon hooked up with Josh Rogers on a 28-yard scoring play in the first quarter. Tanner Webb, who rotates with Keylon, hit Colton Rogers for a 27-yard touchdown strike to tie the game at 14-14, and that's the way regulation play ended.
In the first overtime, Josh Rogers scored for the Seahawks and then Millard iced the win in the second overtime.
"We're playing great right now," Rogers said. "They're worn just like everybody else at this time of the season. The kids are playing hard and we were without our starting (offensive) tackle and nose guard, but we're two games away from the state title game."
That injured played that missed Friday's game is senior Aubrey Shamblin, Rogers' sister's son.
Rogers and Shamblin had a rough relationship a few years ago, but it's all settled now.
"I was coaching youth ball and Aubrey was about 10 years old," the coach said. "We were having a family get-together on Labor Day and were going to make homemade ice cream. In youth ball, the season starts two weeks after the draft and we needed to practice. So, Aubrey and I took off to practice and he wasn't happy about that.
"We practiced for about 90 minutes and when we got back home all the ice cream was gone. It was about two years before he would talk to me. Aubrey has never been a light kid. He's not fat, just well built. And he likes his homemade ice cream."
Hixson vs. Knox Catholic: The Irish, who have a rich tradition of postseason play, have a strong link to the University of Tennessee.
Coach Steve Matthews played collegiately at Tennessee before transferring to Memphis.
Two current Vol coaches – defensive coordinator John Jancek and secondary coach Willie Martinez – have sons playing for the Irish.
Quarterback Zac Jancek is a 1,000-plus yard passer with double-digit touchdowns. Martinez, a receiver/defensive back, has four of Catholic's 20 interceptions – five of which were returned for touchdowns – and 800-plus all-purpose yards with 19 rushing touchdowns.
Current Catholic assistant coach, J.J. Surlas played at Tennessee from 1989-92.
Tennessee has played one of the nation's toughest schedules this year, facing seven nationally ranked opponents – Oregon, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Missouri and Auburn.
Eight Catholic opponents reached this year's TSSAA playoffs, including four top seeds – Coalfield, Anderson County, Knox Webb and Alcoa – and those teams have a combined 38-8 record.
There is a Chattanooga connection as well.
Catholic's principal, Dickie Sompayrac, is the younger brother of Notre Dame athletic director Howie Sompayrac.
Catholic is coming off a 38-37, double-overtime upset of top-seed Signal Mountain.
"Those were two pretty good teams playing," Hixson coach Jason Fitzgerald said. "Catholic found a way to win and that's the name of the game. They hung in there and came up with a victory."
The Wildcats eked out a 15-12 win over Sequoyah in the second round.
"I thought we played really well," Fitzgerald said. "We knew it would be a close, hard-fought game. Our defense was outstanding and the offense got the points we needed to win."
Quarterback Gill Brown's 1-yard run and a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter sealed the win for Hixson, its seventh in the last eight games.
Fitzgerald, who is 16-7 in two seasons at Hixson, has turned the Wildcats' fortunes around. They last had a winning season (6-4) in 2006 and hadn't reached the playoffs since 2005 before last season's appearance – Notre Dame beat Hixson, 31-6, in the first round.
This season the Wildcats dominated the All-District 6-AA regular-season honors with 11 player selections, including Offensive Player of the Year Kedrick Bradley and four first-team picks – running back Isaiah Robinson, offensive lineman Charles Franklin, linebacker K.C. Shelton and Brown, chosen as a punter.
Austin Gilkey, James Cole, Darion Nicholson, Ryan Turner, Marshall Cooper, Jordan Johnson and Quinton Russell also represented the Wildcats.
Fitzgerald was named Coach of the Year while Walt Cameron was the top offensive assistant and Charles Weems took top honor for defensive assistants.
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Fitzgerald's main concern about facing Catholic is the game tempo the Irish utilize.
"Like Oregon, they want to get a snap off every three or four seconds after the ball is spotted," Fitzgerald said. "They don't huddle, everything comes in from the sideline and we have not faced a team that operates this fast this season. They're going so fast in an attempt to make you line up wrong and get a big play on you."
"We've got to get lined up on defense, be in the right position and be ready to go."
From 2009-12, the Irish went 21-23 with just one winning season. That wasn't good enough for Catholic after going 71-6 from 2003-08, including a 15-0 record and state championship in 2008.
So, school officials lured Matthews from Siegel, where he was the offensive coordinator, to become the new head coach. This year marks Catholic's 21st playoff appearance, but first since 2010.
That plan has worked out splendidly thus far, although the Irish lost their final two regular-season games before opening the playoffs with a 55-13 blowout of DeKalb County and following that up with a gutty victory at Signal Mountain.
TSSAA Third-Round Playoff Schedule
All Games Start At 7 p.m. Local Time
Class 5A
Cleveland (9-3) at East Hamilton (10-2)
Class 4A
Knox Catholic (9-3) at Hixson (9-3)
Class 3A
Notre Dame (9-3) at Upperman (12-0)
Class 2A
Silverdale Baptist (11-1) at Knox Grace (11-0)
Marion County (10-2) at Trousdale County (11-0)
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Fayetteville (6-6) at South Pittsburg (10-1)
2013 All-District 6-AA Football Team
Player of the Year – Kedrick Bradley, Hixson
Offensive Player of the Year – Jo Jo Tillery, East Ridge
Quarterback – Terrance Brooks, Howard
Running Back – Isaiah Robinson, Hixson
Wide Receiver – Rodney Watson, Tyner
Offensive Lineman – Charles Franklin, Hixson
Tight End – Mike Knox, East Ridge
Defensive Player of the Year – Sedrick Jordan, Brainerd
Defensive Lineman – Courtney Stamper, Red Bank
Linebacker – K.C. Shelton, Hixson
Defensive Back – Willie Stewart, Tyner
Special Teams Player of the Year – Tad Whitaker, East Ridge
Punter – Gill Brown, Hixson
Newcomer – Jeremiah McKibbon, East Ridge
Coach of the Year – Jason Fitzgerald, Hixson
Offensive Assistant – Walt Cameron, Hixson
Defensive Assistant – Charles Weems, Hixson; Mark Teague, East Ridge
Hixson – Austin Gilkey, James Cole, Darion Nicholson, Ryan Turner, Marshall Cooper, Jordan Johnson, Quinton Russell
Tyner – Jarrett Watson, Hassan Miller Sadik Spence, Arthur Cofield
East Ridge – Pete Sexton, Darius Moore, C.J. Baker
Red Bank – Shawn Caldwell, Josey Janow, Myles Smith
Brainerd – Kaylen Stewart, Sam Caffey
Central – Isayah Funk, Sean Montgomery
Howard – Tadarius Covington, Lorenzo McCauley
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