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In the months leading up to the cease-fire, combatants on both sides have escalated the scale of weaponry used in the conflict. The war in Syria is notoriously difficult to cover, making it very hard to know exactly what weapons are being used. Eliot Higgins runs the Brown-Moses blog, which is often cited as an authoritative source on the weapons used in the Syrian conflict. We've reached him in the United Kingdom. Mr. Higgins, thanks so much for being with us.
ELIOT HIGGINS: That's no problem.
SIMON: How have Syria's rebels gotten so far with so little weaponry until recently?
HIGGINS: I think part of it is that Syrian government forces, until very recently, have been very reluctant to actually go into the areas under the control of the Syrian opposition. This has meant they've relied on artillery attacks and more recently air power to do the damage. But when they're actually going on the ground, a lot of the time they're sending in undefended tanks. And if tanks are going in like that, you don't really need much more than a rocket-propelled grenade and a bit of cover to get around the back of it and hit in the rear and destroy it.
SIMON: But you've written recently about the increasing sophistication and destructive power of some of the weapons now in rebel hands. What are they using now?
HIGGINS: More recently, what we're seeing, is increased numbers of multi-barrel rocket launchers being sighted. And these are long-range rocket launchers, capable of firing quite a distance - up to eight miles, I believe. Very, very effective against stationary targets but only if you know how to fire them. And the question I have is really how well-trained are these opposition fighters when they're actually operating them.
SIMON: Where do rebels get rocket launchers?
HIGGINS: As far as I can see, most of this is actually coming from military bases, arms depots and the like.
SIMON: So, they're taking the government's weapons and using them against the government.
HIGGINS: That's correct. I've not seen any evidence that they're coming from abroad. Although it's always quite difficult to tell, I mean, we don't really get to see the packing slips that come along with them.
SIMON: You've written a good deal about what you've called DIY - do-it-yourself - weapons systems.
HIGGINS: That's correct.
SIMON: Give us an example of what you've noticed in the Syrian conflict.
HIGGINS: One of the most popular weapons I've seen is simple pipe bombs. They're made from a variety of explosive, some of which is actually harvest from unexploded bombs that have been dropped onto Syrian rebels. They break them open, take out the explosives, and put them into their own pipe bombs. They also use oversized slingshots to actually launch these and clear the distances over walls and into military compounds and fortified areas.
SIMON: Did you say oversized slingshots?
HIGGINS: Yes, that's right. It's one of the more unusual things I've seen in the conflict. They are literally just giant slingshots that are being used to throw these pipe bombs further than they would be able to reach normally.
SIMON: On the government side, I gather you've seen an escalation in the air war on that side too.
HIGGINS: That's correct. Really when we first saw helicopters being used in April, they were being used very rarely. And later on in June, they started using large high-explosive fragmentation bombs that were being dropped quiet frequently. Moving into August, jets started appearing in the skies with larger quantities of bombs. Following that in mid-October is when we started seeing the cluster bombs being used to cross Syria.
SIMON: Forgive my naiveté, but what took the government so long to start using those weapons?
HIGGINS: Well, the use of helicopters in April seems to been a direct result of the villages and towns rebelling. And really, since then, it seems that as the government just really failed to take control of the country and the opposition has become more experienced and well-equipped, there's been one escalation after another. The recent cluster bomb usage, I believe, may have been actually linked to a highway in the west of the country being captured, that connects to the capital - to Aleppo, where there's very heavy fighting at the moment. I believe at that point, the Syrian air force realized they really need to break out their most powerful weapons they could get away with using.
SIMON: Mr. Higgins, you often are cited as a source of the arms that are used in the conflict. We have to ask: you're sitting there in some kind of studio in the United Kingdom. How do you know this stuff?
HIGGINS: It's a combination of things really. I'm fortunate enough to have a lot of contacts with activists who provide me with information. But one thing I found is you can't really always trust what my activists are saying. So, you need to combine that with long as you (unintelligible) you get from journalists and I have a number of arms researchers I speak to. But what's very unusual about this Syrian conflict, especially compared to Libya, where the Internet was cut off for most of the conflict, is there's a vast number of videos being uploaded every day onto places like YouTube, showing all sorts of things from different parts of the country. And one thing that's very easy to identify are unexploded ordinance. For example, the cluster bombs, as soon as they started being used, we started seeing dozens and dozens of videos - used cluster bombs appearing across Syria.
SIMON: Eliot Higgins writes about the weapons being used in the Syrian civil war for the Brown-Moses blog. Mr. Higgins, thanks so much.
HIGGINS: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations.
The meeting of top officials led by Kim makes clear that he backs Pyongyang's defiant stance in protest of U.N. Security Council punishment for a December rocket launch. The dispatch in the official Korean Central News Agency did not say when the meeting took place.
Last week, the Security Council condemned North Korea's Dec. 12 launch of a long-range rocket as a violation of a ban against nuclear and missile activity. The council, including North Korea ally China, punished Pyongyang with more sanctions and ordered the regime to refrain from a nuclear test _ or face "significant action."
North Korea responded by rejecting the resolution and maintaining its right to launch a satellite into orbit as part of a peaceful civilian space program.
It also warned that it would keep developing rockets and testing nuclear devices to counter what it sees as U.S. hostility. A rare statement was issued Thursday by the powerful National Defense Commission, the top governing body led by Kim.
Kim's order for strong action and the recent series of strong statements indicate he intends to conduct a nuclear test in the near future to show "he is a young yet powerful leader both domestically and internationally," said Chin Hee-gwan, a North Korea expert at South Korea's Inje University.
North Korea cites a U.S. military threat in the region as a key reason behind its drive to build nuclear weapons. The two countries fought on opposite sides of the Korean War, which ended after three years in 1953 with an armistice, not a peace treaty. The U.S.-led U.N. Command mans the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, and Washington stations more than 28,000 troops in South Korea to protect its ally.
North Korea is estimated to have enough weaponized plutonium for four to eight bombs, according to American nuclear scientist Siegfried Hecker, who visited the country's nuclear complex northwest of Pyongyang in November 2010.
However, it is not known whether North Korean scientists have found a way to build nuclear warheads small enough to mount on a long-range missile.
Experts say regular tests are needed to perfect the technique, and another atomic test could take the country closer to its goal of building a warhead that can be mounted on a missile designed to strike the United States. North Korea has carried out two nuclear tests, in 2006 and 2009.
South Korean defense officials say North Korea is technically ready to conduct a nuclear test in a matter of days.
Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that over the past month, roads have been kept clear of snow and that North Koreans may have been sealing the tunnel into a mountainside where a nuclear device would be detonated.
Analysis of the images of the Punggye-ri site was provided Friday to The Associated Press by 38 North, the website of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Kim could order a nuclear test ahead of the Feb. 16th birthday of his late father and former leader Kim Jong Il to "create a festive mood," Chin predicted. Kim Jong Il died at age 69 in December 2011.
The U.S., South Korea and other countries have warned North Korea not to go ahead with a nuclear test, saying that would only deepen the country's international isolation.
After meeting with Chinese officials Friday, U.S. envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies said a nuclear test would set back efforts to restart regional talks on the North's nuclear disarmament.
North Korea has accused the U.S. and South Korea of leading the push for the U.N. Security Council resolution.
Sunday's KCNA dispatch said the U.N. punishment indicates U.S. hostility toward North Korea has reached its highest point. North Korea also warned South Korea on Friday of "strong physical countermeasures" if Seoul takes part in the U.N. sanctions.


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I refused to eat cake, including birthday cake and CUPCAKES!
I mostly played with my food, lining things up in rows, making designs etc.
How I wish I was still a "picky eater"...
The French really do adore the American cupcake.
Look at these unique cupcake/cones from Helene of Tartelette!
Helene took this beautiful photo too.
I found this interesting 2-layer birthday cupcake from Robyn of
The Girl who Ate Everything.
I love the anatomical view that Robyn took of her own birthday cupcake!
I'm not the world's biggest cupcake eater,
But when ParisBreakfasts reader, Paige L. wrote me,
You don't like cupcakes?
But they're cakes made for one!
You can put them on little pedestals with glass domes...
And, they can sit out in view all day without going stale, so the anticipation builds.
They're art!
So I had to go out and get a CUPCAKE! for Gawd's sake...
and paint it...
Just around the corner IL BAMBINO has CUPCAKE ART
on their walls.
Plus trays and trays full of CUPCAKES.
I think I may be fonder of the Crayola birthday candles than actually
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I also had the goal that the release of the SRD would ensure that D&D in a format that I felt was true to its legacy could never be removed from the market by capricious decisions by its owners.I can attest to the fact that this particular rationale is not an ex post facto justification on the part of Dancey. I very distinctly recall his having used words very similar to this back in 1999-2000, during the run-up to the release of D&D III (and I'm sure those more Internet savvy than I can dig up the quotes in question). Likewise, the history of the last few years shows that the combination of the SRD and OGL did in fact help to ensure that "D&D in a format ... true to its legacy" would survive "capricious decisions by its owners."
I won't go so far as to say that we'd never have seen retro-clones/simulacra without the SRD and OGL, but, without them, the process of creating them would undoubtedly have been more difficult, both creatively and legally. I've frankly never understood the belief that the SRD and OGL were mistakes on the part of WotC. To my mind, they're probably the company's greatest contribution to the hobby, which is why, despite my disinterest in D&D IV and the burnout I experienced with its predecessor, I still feel indebted to the company -- and to Ryan Dancey, who, in the words of Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo, "champion[ed] [them] through the halls of WotC when all of us thought that you were insane."
Thanks, Mr Dancey. The old school renaissance owes you a lot.


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"People should expect me coming
in on a full camp, leaving no stones unturned, and ready to fight a hard
three rounds against a very tough individual." - Tom DeBlass
The first five minutes of Tom DeBlass' UFC debut went remarkably well, considering that he had taken the April 2012 bout with Cyrille Diabate on just 12 days' notice. The next ten? The New Jersey native knew those were going to be a problem.
"After I dominated the first round, I came back and I was tired," said DeBlass, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Ricardo Almeida who was still able to get the fight to the mat early in round two. "I caught the kick and took him down right away and I was tired that second round. And when the tables started turning, you're trying to tell your body to work and it's just not working. And going into the third round, to be honest, I wasn't really thinking too clearly because I got hit with a couple good shots in the second round. I'm trying to figure out ways to win, but I'm basically thinking 'please God, help me to win this fight, but it sucks right now.' It's probably the worst feeling in the world that you can experience, being that exhausted. But it makes you a better man afterward."
When the 15 minutes of the light heavyweight bout were up, the veteran Diabate had a majority decision win over the newcomer, DeBlass. It was the 30-year-old's first defeat in eight pro fights, but that's sometimes the price you pay for having a fighter's blood. For DeBlass, who was unbeaten on the local Jersey circuit, continuing his recovery from a fractured ankle and not having a full training camp (which for him is usually three months) wasn't enough to keep him from stepping into the Octagon on short notice, consequences be damned.
"When the UFC calls, you answer, and I was just so excited to get the call, I wouldn't take it back for the world," he said. "The UFC is the top organization, and that's where all the top fighters want to go. And of course that was my main goal."
It was a goal that came fairly quickly for DeBlass, who turned pro in June of 2010, but for those who followed his career in the Ring of Combat promotion that had launched several UFC careers, including that of his training partner Frankie Edgar, it was something that came right on time, if not a little late.
"I think because I've competed so much in jiu-jitsu at a world-class level before the UFC, I think people wanted to rush me in a little bit more, and in Ring of Combat, everybody I competed against locally – let's note, everyone I had a full camp against – I dominated clearly, and I really had no points in any of my fights before the Cyrille fight where I've really been in a bad spot," he said. "So I think people are like 'man, get this guy in there already.' But I didn't think too much about it. I try to be focused, but it's always in the back of your head. I knew that call was coming, and it's just trying to be as ready as possible for when it comes."
And facing a kickboxer like Diabate, DeBlass figured that even with the short notice and a trip overseas to Sweden, he would have enough to pull out the win, especially if the bout hit the mat. It didn't happen, but he took some valuable lessons out of the bout.
"My back was against the wall and it was the first time I was put in some real bad spots, and now I know what it's like to get my face smashed with elbows, and you're really not gonna find a bigger fist than Cyrille's fist," he chuckles. As for the first-time UFC jitters, he's not buying it.
"I don't believe in the fight jitters," said DeBlass. "It's a fight and you've gotta make it happen. You either don't or you do, and I can never use that as an excuse. Whether it was my first fight or my 51st fight, a fight's a fight. Diabate put on a great show, he fought hard, and he showed a lot of skill and avoided some bad spots, and he was the better man that night. I'm not gonna sit here and say anything different."
What DeBlass will say is that things will be different the second time around. For starters, his November 10th bout with Riki Fukuda in China is at 185 pounds, not 205, and he's had a full camp to get ready for the Japanese standout, who is someone DeBlass wanted to square off against.
"I actually wanted to fight Riki," he said. "No disrespect to him, I think he's a monster, and that's one of the reasons I wanted to fight him. I think a lot of people, if they're going off that first fight, they're sorely misled in who I am as a fighter. And Riki was one of the guys that was coming off a loss that I really wanted the opportunity to compete against. I'm very impressed with Riki's heart and his ability to really compete through bad times and fight when things get tough. He does a great job in just grinding through, and I just thought it would be an honor to get in there with him and I feel I have kind of the same mentality and I think this fight's gonna be one that people remember."
Coming off a three round decision loss to Costa Philippou in July, Fukuda is one of those fighters you just can't get rid of, and one almost destined to give his opponent a 15 minute battle every time out. To actually want to fight him shows you where DeBlass' head and competitive nature is at, and while he has a laundry list of accomplishments in grappling, he also has some Mark Henry-tutored standup that he hopes to show off next month. In fact, he promises a better than ever fighter in all aspects of the game.
"I think a lot of people are underestimating me and thinking I got here really fast," he said. "That's fine. But all I know is that I have a great respect for Riki Fukuda, he's been around for a long time, I'm very excited to fight with him, and people should expect me coming in on a full camp, leaving no stones unturned, and ready to fight a hard three rounds against a very tough individual. I can't guarantee victory, and I never do, but I guarantee heart, I guarantee balls, and I guarantee that I'm coming into this fight in great shape. You'll see a much better version of me."
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
If you're wondering what a life preserver has to do with breastfeeding, then rest assured that so are the rest of us. Personally I like to think that the Wreckerator was in the process of drawing one huge bazooga when s/he was stopped by some killjoy middle manager.
Also note that breastfed babies are "reading for anything." Naturally, I think you'll agree with me when I say this theory simply must be tested. So, the next time you see a mom breastfeeding, try to see if her kid is also reading. (You know, like this.) Then, once you've recovered from the police tasing and posted bail, be sure to report your findings back to us, k?
Anony M., I'll let you explain today's title. ;)
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- Taylor (My Older Brothers) said...
Maybe it's a recycled breast cancer awareness cake from last year. The motto was "Save the ta-tas!"
- August 22, 2009 at 9:33 AM
I agree about the life preserver. Someone was definitely in the middle of drawing a giant boob and got told off.
I think the boob would have been perfectly acceptable. :) - August 22, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- Melinda said...
Hot pink life preservers don't remind you of breastfeeding? Oh wait, me neither. Too funny!
- August 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Penny said...
"Breastfed babies are reading for anything"?
Does it count if *I* am breastfeeding my baby while reading Cake Wrecks? - August 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Unknown said...
Reading for Anything.
'101 Breastmilk Recipes' perhaps? - August 22, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- Kayle said...
haha! :)) nice one!
- August 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Suburban Princess said...
TTFN = Ta Ta For Now (giggle tatas lol)
- August 22, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- Maria G said...
Welll... they say breast milk is best for babies, so, by extension, breastfeeding saves lives, hence the life preserver? (That's the explanation my overcaffeinated brain has come up with.)
As for the reading babies... I have nothing.
Maria - August 22, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- -lisa- said...
hmmm....I'm not really sure what the bottom two lines say. Does it really say breastfed or does it say busdfed? I'm confused but I'm sure the librarians in the world are rejoicing that they'll be reading for anything!!
- August 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Unknown said...
I personally like the...balloons? Sure, we'll go with balloons.
- August 22, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- *~*Lis*~* said...
I thought that said reading - but had to wait for the commentary to make sure! I can assure you none of my kids can read yet - maybe i did something wrong?
- August 22, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Liz Autry said...
Weel, it makes sense if the word is Ready! :)
- August 22, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- mike said...
So, wait. Are those supposed to be balloons or something much much smaller?
- August 22, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- LJ said...
Oh dog. Wow. Why the reading breastfed babies get a life preserver is beyond me. Okay, I can make the connection, but I just choose not to do that.
I prefer your frosting booby idea. Hmmm...though that would be more appropriate at a men's party, now wouldn't it?
Ta-tas for now, that's awesome.
WV: sabones: I got sabones when I saw the booby cake. (yes, I'm a 12 year old boy now?) - August 22, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Boozy Tooth said...
Cute spermatazoa detail. Me likey.
- August 22, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- Sunny said...
Breastfeeding is a life saver, especially in places with high poverty, little sanitation and inferior nutrition, hence the life preserver (or as some call them "life saver".) It's not really THAT much of a stretch.
The misspelling though... I can't help you with that one. - August 22, 2009 at 10:21 AM
I think the confusion stems from the fact that the lower half of the cake isn't really about breastfeeding at all. The message is that "Beesaful Babies are Reading for Anything," up to and including shipwrecks and poolside emergencies. Beesaful kids are unfailingly literate.
- August 22, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Unknown said...
I thought the freaky balloon thingies were actually baby rattles, but perhaps not. Either way...I know they say breastfeeding improves cognition, but really? Reading for anything?
- August 22, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Terry Lee said...
breast-feeding = saving lives. okay, it's a strrrrretch using the life perserver.
but babies "reading for anything"?! no excuse. it's like no one ever proofs these cakes.
oh, and happy belated world breastfeeding week, y'all! - August 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Unknown said...
(Mischievous grin)
Next time I see a mom breastfeeding her kid in public, I'm a-gonna go ask what reading level the kid's on. :op
Not really, folks, calm down!!
~Amy B. - August 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Okay, the "life preserver" is clearly a teething ring. I'm not sure, however, what a teething ring has to do with breastfeeding, either...
- August 22, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- arabelle marie said...
Ironically, I was breastfeeding while reading this post. I looked down to see what my son was doing...no reading. So, I think that statement's wrong.
I'll keep you updated in the event of my 12-month-old whipping out Charlotte's Web while eating. - August 22, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- teapotjan said...
Doesn't TTFN stand for "Ta-Ta's for Nourishment"?
- August 22, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Etiquette Bitch said...
Yes, please, explain the title? I saw "TTFN" and thought, "ta-ta for now..."oh, WAIT! I get it!
I thought, seriously, Jen, that CW was going bye-bye. I now see that you were just going Ta-Ta!
(seriously, I didn't get it until I typed it out. too early.) - August 22, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Zhoen said...
Well... our local main library opened a breast feeding room this week, so that cake would work there. But then the 'lifesaver' image would be a bit off.
Rather pretty cake, though. Colors are attractive. - August 22, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Kath said...
I just saw an infomercial for a baby reading system - "My baby was reading at 8 months!" Maybe this system is most effective in conjunction with breastfeeding.
- August 22, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Just A Midwife said...
Breastfeeding is a huge lifesaver, especially in places where people don't have safe water, and for premies.
There are cities called Reading, both in the US & UK...possibly it's a conscious pun? Or perhaps it's just wrecktastic! - August 22, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Banana Harlequin said...
Surely it was supposed to read, "Ready for Anything"
Or possibly... "Feeding for Anything"?
Hmm... - August 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
The preserver is not there because breastfeeding "saves lives." That IS a stretch. It's there because if the words were correct... "ready for anything"... then the babies are, well, ready for anything. It makes more sense than you think.
- August 22, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Doesn't it kind of look like a breastfeeding pillow? Maybe? If you squint?
- August 22, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Morgi said...
If that really is a "breastfeeding is a lifesaver" pun, then breastfeeding obviously does not enhance creativity.
The breastfeeding/teething ring comment made me cringe, and I don't even have kids! Ow... - August 22, 2009 at 11:09 AM
I know the answer! Well, about the life preserver anyway. The spleling is beyond me.
This year's WBW theme is "Breastfeeding: a vital emergency response." The idea is to highlight how breastfeeding truly saves babies' lives in disaster zones and other emergency circumstances. So I guess the folks who ordered the cake thought, "How can we visually represent help in an emergency?" It makes at least as much sense as the official logo, which looks like a sheriff's badge. - August 22, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Kyla Armstrong said...
According to www.breastfeedingweek.org the theme for this year is "Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response" - so I guess the life preserver is a symbol of emergency response. And I like the title for today's post :)
- August 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Unknown said...
Are those sperm on the side trying to impregnate the life preserver?
- August 22, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Alicia said...
I breastfeed & my baby doesn't read while he is eating! Dangit...how do I get on that bandwagon?
- August 22, 2009 at 11:27 AM
It was meant to say "Breastfed Babies Are Ready for Anything". See this breastfeeding poster.
And the "life preserver" is there; it's evidently the logo.
So it's actually far more Wrecky than you thought. Bonus! - August 22, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Clearly the wreckerator was NOT breastfed as a baby!
- August 22, 2009 at 11:40 AM
lol bazonga lol
- August 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- ~Anne said...
See, with the whole breastfeeding issue I didn't think it was a life preserver, I thought it was a nipple shield!
- August 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Kae said...
I'm hoping-hoping-hoping that it's supposed to read "Breastfed Babies are READY for anything" and they got a non-breastfed wreckerator.
(Though, to be fair...my son absolutely, positively refused to breastfeed and still had his alphabet down by 28 months. Sometimes we think it's probably best if his little brain WAS damaged by all the formula we fed him. ; P ) - August 22, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- Isara said...
I think this cake is missing a carrot jockey. After all, once they start reading, all bets are off. Carrot jockey-ing is the next step in the natural progression of infant development. DUH.
- August 22, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- ladykay said...
Okay, I followed the link and the theme is explained... the spelling - not so much. - August 22, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- Unknown said...
TTFN: Take Time For Nursing
- August 22, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Funny, I am breastfeeding my baby right now!
- August 22, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Liz Autry is right, I believe. It was supposed to say "Ready for anything" and someone didn't proofread. The life preserver *almost* makes sense then (but I prefer to believe that someone was stopped in the middle of putting a giant ta-ta on there!)
- August 22, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Dorci said...
Ha! I just now got the point of the title. Good one.
- August 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Unknown said...
It looks kind of like a nipple shield to me. Breastfeeding moms use them if they have inverted nipples. Truly a "lifesaver" for some moms.
- August 22, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Whozat said...
This year's theme for World Breastfeeding Week was "Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Resonse."
The theme emphasizes that, not only are breastfed babies "prepared for life," but that breastfeeding can, quite literally, be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation.
More info here: http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
So, that explains the life preserver, and I'm pretty sure the cake was supposed to read "Breastfed babies are READY for anything!"
(And @penny, I am breastfeeding my baby while reading/commenting, too! ;-) ) - August 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Whozat said...
Whoops, I really did skim the comments to see if someone had answered about the WBW theme, and didn't see any. Maybe they were just approved while I was typing?
Funniest thing I found when reading the rest of the comments just now?
@LadyKay is my sister!
I don't think I've ever commented here before, and I'm betting she hasn't either.
I am not surprised that when we both did, it was on a breastfeeding related cake. - August 22, 2009 at 1:39 PM
- MFonvielle said...
... For the sake of spreading the controversy: I was breastfed as a baby, and I love reading.
:P - August 22, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Wait! I'm a breastfeeding mom...where's MY cake!?!?!
Heck...I'll settle for a twinkie. - August 22, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- marypoppins said...
To me, the life preserver looks like the top of a baby bottle.
- August 22, 2009 at 2:38 PM
- Erin said...
I am at least the 5th commenter who was breastfeeding her baby while reading this post. Cake Wrecks seems to be popular reading material during baby meal/mommy downtime. Maybe all these babies will grow up reading Cake Wrecks themselves and become literate, intelligent members of society because of it. That's not such a bad thing, now is it?
- August 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Topaz said...
I don't think most people mind breastfed babies reading - as long as they aren't reading Harry Potter!
(Sorry, I can never forget that incredible comment Wreckage... *giggles*) - August 22, 2009 at 3:49 PM
- Elizabeth said...
At first I thought it said "Breastfed babies are reaching for anything" which is hilarious but ominous considering that's a life preserver. Then I read it again and got really confused. I actually had to read the comments for this one because I couldn't figure it out (reading??? what?) until I saw what the original slogan/image was supposed to be.
- August 22, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Today, as usual, I'm nursing my baby while reading CW. And it's even more awesome that I'm not the only one, lol!
Hooray for ta-tas!!! - August 22, 2009 at 4:33 PM
My handwritten terminal -y often disintegrates into something that could be an -ing. Which is why I never handwrite anything important, sigh.
- August 22, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- cindy said...
I really want TTFN to stand for Ta-Tas For Noms.
- August 22, 2009 at 5:20 PM
- ~Debbi~ said...
Yet another mom here who happens to be breastfeeding her baby (okay, he's 2 1/2, but whatever) while reading this post and I swear, from a distance, it looks like it reads "...heading for anything.". Which makes only slightly more sense. When mine finished, I'll ask him where he's heading, because he's definitely not reading.
- August 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- Vivian Guest said...
Bummer! I missed breastfeeding week! Oh well, I was busy breastfeeding.
I've just decided that when I whine I will make me a boob cake and throw a party and all can partake in the boobs! Oh yeah, cream filled.
And I shall call my rack cake:
"Ta-Tas For Noms." (thanks Cindy! I'm so using that!) - August 22, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- Jennylou's Projects said...
This them of this year's WBW was to reinforce the vital role that breastfeeding plays in emergencies. I guess that's the life preserver?
So, reading should have been ready. - August 22, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- CappuccinosMom said...
Wild! But it would have been soooo much better if the wreckerator had been allowed to complete the breast.
I guarantee you, somewhere out there, there were some amazing boob wrecks created in honor of breastfeeding. - August 22, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- The Religious Pícaro said...
Nipple shield? I guess I could google, but do I really want to know?
- August 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Michael said...
I'm a *huge* cake wrecks fan! I can't believe you linked to my Ninjerktsu comic! Thanks so much! I've gotten so many nice comments on my blog today from people visiting for the first time!
Still in shock!
Take care!
ml - August 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- keldie said...
Was ready to explain the life preserver... See it's already been done. Including by someone who's blog I read! Hi Whozat. And- to explain the poor writing here- am nursing my baby to sleep and reading my rss feeds on my iPhone :)
- August 22, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- Morgan said...
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T BRING /b/ HERE
wv: domened. What we are, now. - August 22, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Amelia Antwiler said...
I just spat on the computer screen.
That was great!!!
now I've got to go find a wet wipe.. - August 22, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- mellonmarshall said...
can I just ask what reading for anything means cause to me that makes no sense at all surely you reading for a reason even if it just pleasure
But what do I know I won't breast fed - August 22, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- kyooty said...
Obviously they don't have spell check on cakes
- August 22, 2009 at 7:55 PM
A sucker born every minute--am I the only one who thinks that's "snort out your soda" funny??? Cause that's what I did. And I love the ta-ta's reference, although at first I didn't get why you were quoting Tigger on breastfeeding.
- August 22, 2009 at 8:33 PM
oh my...just NO.
What possesses people? Seriously??? - August 22, 2009 at 9:05 PM
I am tasked each and every day with proofreading the posts that Jen is going to put up. Most of the time, I don't find myself laughing because I have seen every cake many times before and I'm not reading for content and humor but for grammatical errors and missing punctuation.
This morning, I read the post with fresh eyes and I thought that it was genius. I laughed myself blue at that line. And do you know what that means? Most of the comments for the post will try to explain the cake.
Yeah, I'm a bit biased. I think Jen can do no wrong. But today's post was excellent.
Thanks for noticing!
john - August 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- jo said...
I thought it said they were ready for teething since it had a teething ring on it...doesn't make any more sense than reading really.
wv: taboyess - isn't this subject taboyess? - August 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM
@John: I also think Jen is a genius and can do no wrong. I look forward to her blog every day. And when I am away, I look forward to catching up, which I have finally done after weeks of missing my daily dose of Cake Wrecks.
Thank you both! - August 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Yes! A lifesaver! That is perfect! After all, breastfeeding can save you life. Did you know that if you breastfeed for six years or more, your risk of breast cancer is reduced my 90%!!!!!!! You will never have a doctor tell you that!
- August 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- quichepup said...
I'm the only person in the world who read that as "heading for anything." But that sounds like the babies either have no sense of direction or will latch onto anything, even a pink and blue life preserver.
- August 22, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- Sally Jackson said...
The theme for this years World Breastfeeding Week is "Breastfeeding: Prepared for Life." The theme is about being prepared for emergencies, and how breastfeeding has saved so many babies lives in cases of natural disasters. So, a life preserver makes perfect sense. And guess what--I'm nursing my baby! We are "ready for anything!"
Sally - August 22, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Ok I read that as "Breadfed babies are Reading for anything". I'm not even going to try for the connection on the life preserver.
- August 22, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- Liz said...
Hilarious, loved the ninja comic tie in.
- August 22, 2009 at 11:53 PM
- Gina said...
Well, Lucille Ball just made my day by telling me that my risk for breast cancer just drop dramatically! :) Okay, now that I'm over that happy bit of news...
Did Marypoppins up there just say something about a baby bottle? On a breastfeeding cake? May it never be!!! ;)
TTFN...took me a while to get it but "sucker born every minute" did make me LOL.
And dang it! My 18-month old isn't reading yet that I know of. Perhaps I need to make him pay more attention when I'm teaching his sisters! - August 23, 2009 at 12:20 AM
omg the motto just about made me spit my drink all over the monitor! Now that's comedy.
- August 23, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- Unknown said...
OMG! Breastfeed for 6 years or more? The same kid? J.H.C.! Would my kid need a permission slip to come home for lunch? Yack!
- August 23, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- Carol H Rasco said...
Perhaps Reading Is Fundamental needs to go into a research project with La Leche League?
- August 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Took me a minute to get the title... Jen, that was bad...
But amusing. :P - August 23, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- Michelle said...
LOVE the TTFN, hilarious!
I read the cake as 'heading for anything' which is even more disturbing than 'ready' or 'reading' imo.
TTFN snicker - August 23, 2009 at 3:01 PM
- Krista said...
A life preserver because breastfeeding saves babies lives. Don't bad mouth the boobie snacks because I'd hate to boycott you. The idea was ok, BF babies are ready for anything, of course, the reality didn't work out so well.
- August 23, 2009 at 6:19 PM
thanks for the introduction to ninjerktsu!
TTFN - for once, I got it!!! - August 23, 2009 at 7:20 PM
I did not mean that you have to nurse the same baby for SIX years! You if you have two children you can nurse them for three years. If you have three children two years each. My mom breastfed my brother for 4 1/2 years! That is something that I would never do but everyone is different.
~Lucille Ball - August 23, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- AMM said...
And now there may be even more readers since the WBW team has seen the post and shared the link! And I do remember my toddler deciding that if mommy could read while nursing, she'd try it, too. That lasted about 20 seconds as the corners of her "Little Golden Book" started digging painfully into the sides of my breasts. That cake is about 28 years late--where were you when it really fit my family?!
- August 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Lucille Ball Jr.,
Well crapspackle, I don't plan on reproducing. :O Oh well, at least my not eating meat or drinking alcohol will help with the whole breast cancer thing. - August 24, 2009 at 1:43 AM
I can't believe that NO ONE has suggested tattooing the alphabet on the side of the mom's boob so that the baby can read while s/he nurses! Come on, they've got baby flash cards now, why not reinforce the learning everytime they are eating? I'm sure the mommies won't mind a little pain getting the tattoo in order to help their kids get a leg up on the competition!
- August 24, 2009 at 6:46 AM
- Cliffie, The Lemming Girl said...
I think the "life preserver" must really be a teething ring. I'm thinking of an old cartoon I saw called "baby's first tooth" that shows baby suckling contentedly as mom cuts loose with a horrible scream...
- August 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- Norkio said...
If breastfed babies are ready for anything, someone please explain why my breastfed baby just the other day ran into the kitchen table and seemed shocked at getting a fat lip.
- August 24, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- Regina said...
I laughed for a solid 5 minutes on the motto: Theres a sucker born every minute. Thanks!
- August 24, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- Allison said...
I think that it is supposed to read Breastfed Babies Are READY for Anything...thus making this a REAL Cakewreck! :D
- August 24, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Tifany said...
I think it says "Breadfed babies are reading for anything". I still have no clue what that means, but maybe I should whip out some bread next time my baby is hungry.
- August 24, 2009 at 6:11 PM
The guy who runs Ninjerkstu put a thanks for you... check it out!
- August 25, 2009 at 4:17 PM
- Le said...
The theme this year was emergency preparedness so maybe the life preserver was on purpose...
- August 26, 2009 at 2:26 AM
The first thing that came to my mind was life preservers the hospital I delivered in was giving to new mommies to sit on the first few days.... And they sit while they breastfeed. There you go. Perfect sense :)
- August 26, 2009 at 2:52 AM
- K. said...
Omigoodness... breastfed babies are reading for anything. Too funny! However, I have to point-out, that bottle fed babies can also read. For example, my little man, reading at 19mo's old: http://deylife.blogspot.com/2009/08/wordless-wednesday-interrupted.html
- August 26, 2009 at 2:51 PM
I thought it was a teething ring. Which might make more sense than a life preserver.
- August 27, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- na na said...
Apparently the person that made the cake wasn't breastfed. lol, just kidding...or am i???
Yeah I had my son during national breastfeeding week. All the nurses that asked me if I was going to breatfeed gave me the worst looks when I said that I wasn't. Like I was the worst person in the world...
I still think my son is Reading for Anything though...
Ashley Clark ♥
http://ashleyclarkphotography.blogspot.com/ - August 29, 2009 at 4:42 PM
- Dana said...
I have a feeling it should say "breastfed babies are ready for anything"... LOL apparently the cake maker wasn't breastfed.
- September 1, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Wessy Mama said...
I'm crying from laughing so hard...at work...not doing my work. Thanks!
- October 22, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Polly said...
I'm *hoping* the giant pink lifesaver is a poor replica of a logo. lol Evidently, the cake decorator was NOT breastfed.
- July 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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Chef Apprenticeship
- Employer
- Lifetime Training
- Location
- Battle
- Salary
- £224.70 - 312.60 per week
- Closing date
- 22 Dec 2023
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- Specialism
- Catering
- Sector
- Hospitality & Travel
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship
- Start Date
- Immediate
- Duration
- 12-18 months
Job Details
As an apprentice Chef at Stonehouse, we will help you master our menu, with your food being the reason guests keep coming through our doors! You'll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, with the support of a close-knit team, because it's the people that make it all worthwhile.
- Be a champion of brand standards
- Keep your kitchen clean
- Prepare everything that is needed before a busy shift
- Cook to spec and work with recipes
You don't need any experience as we can teach you everything! If you are willing to learn and be proud to work with us, we can show you exactly what it takes to become a vital team member in any kitchen.
You'll take on a full-time role in the kitchen under the supervision of passionate chefs alongside your training. Not only do you gain a Level 2 Production Chef Apprenticeship, you will be able to support the running of our kitchens, creating some amazing moments making sure that quality never slips for our guests!
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Wage will be:
16-20 years old - £7.49 an hour
21-22 years old - £10.18 an hour
23+ years old - £10.42 an hour
At Mitchells and Butlers you will be working towards a Production Chef Level 2 Apprenticeship standard over the course of 15 months.
Lifetime provides award-winning apprenticeship programmes and expert strategy advice. We are specialists in delivering apprenticeships across the Business Services, Management, Health and Social Care, Early Years, Active Leisure, Hospitality and Retail sectors between levels 2 to 5. We've developed through organic growth and strategic acquisitions over the last 25 years to become the UK's largest national provider of apprenticeships. We support over 20,000 learners a year, using our extensive knowledge and robust resource. Our team of over 1,000 employees ensures that we provide high quality, national coverage. Lifetime's Head Office houses our Operations 'Support Hub', while our delivery teams of Regional Trainers, English and maths Tutors, Area Managers, and Quality Improvement Coaches are field-based throughout the UK. This ensures that we can offer nationwide coverage with local delivery.
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A T Car Sales
- Telephone:
- 01536 263876 | 07891 709799
- Weldon Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 1UZ
Key facts
Print summary**INCREDIBLE SERVICE HISTORY** Please take the time to watch the detailed walk-around video. This vehicle has been very well maintained at the local Vauxhall Main Dealer. Please contact us to discuss further. WE ARE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK | OUT OF HOURS APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | MOST OF OUR VEHICLES CAN BE DRIVEN AWAY THE SAME DAY (just 2 working days normally if not!)| Majority of our vehicles are sourced directly from the main dealer where we hand pick the best of the best. We aim to go above & beyond to ensure that your car buying experience is an enjoyable one | NO PUSHY SALES STAFF| Please contact us for more information | Mobile: 07891 709799 | Landline: 01536 263876 | Email: email@example.com | ALL OUR CARS ARE HPI CLEAR - Will come with a Fresh MOT*, Come Freshly serviced* and will come with 6 months warranty* Subject to status, exclusions apply , 6 months warranty, 12 months MOT, Last serviced on 16/02/2024 at 78,044 miles, Full service history, Metallic Blue, 2 owners, Features may be incorrect as these are automatically generated by autotrader. Please examine photos!, £4,495
This car comes with
Front and Rear Parking Distance Sensors, Leather Pack - Black, 12V Power Socket - Centre Console, 17in Alloy Wheels - 10 Spoke, 60-40 Split-Folding Rear Seat Back, ABS - Anti-Lock Braking System, Adaptive Brake Lights, Air Blend Heater with Six Speed Fan, Airbag - Drivers, Airbags - Deactivation Switch For Front Passengers, Airbags - Front Passenger, Airbags - Front Seat Side-Impact, Ambient Lighting in Front Doors, Anti-Submarining Ramps in Front Seats, Armrest - Fold Down Rear Centre with Load Through Facility, Armrest - Front Centre with Storage Facility, Automatic Lighting Control with Tunnel Detection, Black Trim on Door Pillars, Body-Colour Door Handles, Burst-Proof Door Locks and Anti-Jam Door Design, CBC - Cornering Brake Control, CD Player - CD400+ with MP3 Compatability and Aux In, Centre Brake Light - LED, Centre Console Surround Ambient Lighting, Centre Console in Ruthenium Metallic or Liquid Palladium, Chrome Effect Front Door Sill Covers, Chrome Effect Interior Door Handles, Chrome Effect Window Trim, Climate Control - Electronic Dual Zone, Collapsible Windscreen Wiper System, Cruise Control, Dark Style Tail Lights, Daytime Running Lights, Deformation Zones Front and Rear, Door Mirrors - Body Colour, Door Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable-Heated, Door Mirrors - Electrically Foldable, Drinks Holder - Centre Console, Drinks Holder - x2 Central Storage Facility, Drivers Internal Central Locking Switch, Drivers Seatbelt Unfastened Warning Light, Drivers Sunglasses Holder, Drivers and Front Passengers Lap Belt Pretensioner System, EBA - Emergency Brake Assist, EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, EPB - Electric Parking Brake, ESP - Electronic Stability Programme Plus, Electric Headlight Beam Levelling, Electric Windows - Front with One Touch Facility, Electric Windows - Rear with One Touch Facility, Electrochromatic Rear View Mirror, Electronic Engine Deadlock Immobiliser, Electronic Odometer and Trip Odometer, Electronic Theft Protection For Audio Equipment, Ellipsoid Headlights, Energy Absorbing Steering Column, Exhaust Tailpipes - Stainless Steel, Fog Lights - Front, Folding Key, Freewheeling Door Locks, Front Body Lock Seatbelt Pretensioner System, Front Map Reading Lights Integral with Courtesy Light, Front Seat Back Map Pockets, Full Length Curtain Airbags, Fully Carpeted and Illuminated Luggage Area, Glovebox - Illuminated, Graphic Display, Grille Surround - Chrome Effect Upper, HBA - Hydraulic Brake Fade Assist, HSA - Hill Start Assist, Head Restraints - Active Safety Front Seats, Head Restraints - Height Adjustable Centre Rear Seat, Headlights - Chrome Effect, Heated Rear Window, Height Adjustable Front and Outer Rear Seats Head Restraints, ISOFIX For Outer Rear Seats, Inserts - Centre Console and Door Panels - Dark Matrix, Instrument Panel Light Dimmer, Interior Pollen Filter, Key Left in Ignition Audible Warning, Laminated Windscreen, Leather Gear Knob, Lights On Audible Warning, Load Compartment - Cover, Load Restraint Lashing Eyes, Locking Wheel Nuts, Low Brake Fluid Level Warning Light, Multi Function Display Panel, Multi-Function Trip Computer, PAS - Power Assisted Steering, Pedal Release System, RDS with Traffic Programme, Rain Sensitive Windscreen Wipers, Rear Passenger Compartment Heating Outlets, Rear Reading Lights, Reinforced Passenger Safety Cell, Remote Control Central Deadlocking, Remote Control Ultrasonic Security Alarm System, Seat Comfort Pack One, Seats - Drivers 6-Way Adjustment, Seats - Drivers Height Adjustment, Seats - Drivers and Passengers Reach and Recline Adjustment, Seats - Electric 4-Way Lumbar Support, Seats - Front Ergonomic Sports with Extendable Seat Cushions, Seats - Front Ergonomic Sports with Extendable Seat Cushions-Drivers Electric Lumbar-Tilt, Seats - Front Heated, Seats - Front Passengers Extendable Cushion, Seats - Tilt Adjustment, Side Impact Protection Beams, Side Window Demist Air Vents and Adjustable Face-Level Air Vents, Sight and Light Pack, Speakers - x6, Steering Column - Adjustable for Reach and Rake, Steering Wheel - 3 Spoke Leather Covered and Chrome Bezelled - Sports, Steering Wheel - Mounted Controls For Audio, Storage Compartment On Drivers Side Facia, Straight Line Stability Control, Sunvisors - Twin Illuminated Vanity Mirrors with Covers, Suspension - Lightweight MacPherson Front Strut, Suspension - Rear Semi Independent-Watts Link-Gas Pressure Dampers, TRC - Traction Control, Tinted Glass, Twin Gas Assisted Tailgate Struts, Twin-Jet Windscreen Washer Nozzles, USB Connection with iPod Control and Aux-In
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- 2013
- 63
- £4,495
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- 78,044
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Vehicle summary
Performance & economy
Fuel consumption (urban) | 52.30 mpg |
Fuel consumption (extra urban) | 70.60 mpg |
Fuel consumption (combined) | 62.80 mpg |
0 - 60 mph | 8.50 seconds |
Top speed | 134 mph |
Cylinders | 4 |
Valves | 16 |
Engine power | 163 bhp |
Engine torque | 258.00 lbs/ft |
Height | 1510 mm |
Height inclusive of roof rails | No details available |
Length | 4419 mm |
Wheelbase | 2685 mm |
Width | 2013 mm |
Width including mirrors | No details available |
Fuel tank capacity | 56.00 litres |
Minimum kerb weight | No details available |
Interior features | Exterior features |
12V Power Socket - Front | 17in Alloy Wheels - 10 Spoke |
AUX Connection | Bumpers - Body Coloured |
Armrest - Fold Down Centre Rear with Load Through | Door Mirrors - Electric - Heated - Folding |
Armrest - Front Centre with Storage | Electric Windows - Front and Rear |
Brake Light - LED Centre | Tyre Inflation Kit |
Centre Storage with Two Cup Holders | Windows - Tinted |
Climate Control - Dual Zone | |
Daytime Running Lights | |
Electro-Chromatic Anti Dazzle Rear View Mirror | |
Front Fog Lights with Chrome | |
Headlights - Automatic with Tunnel Detection | |
Inserts - Ruthenium Metallic Centre Console and Door Inserts | |
Load Restraining Eyes | |
Luggage Compartment Cover | |
Power Assisted Steering | |
Radio - Stereo CD MP3 Player | |
Rake and Reach Adjustable Steering | |
Seats - 4-Way Electric Lumbar Adjustment | |
Seats - Drivers 4-Way Electric Adjustment | |
Seats - Drivers Height Adjustment | |
Seats - Heated Front | |
Seats - Sports Ergonomic with Extendable Seat Cushion | |
Speed Governor | |
Steering Wheel - Mounted Audio Controls | |
Steering Wheel - Three Spoke-Sports-Leather | |
Storage - Box on Lower Facia | |
Storage Pockets on Front Seat Backs | |
Wipers - Rain Sensitive |
ABS - Anti Lock Brakes |
Airbags - Curtain |
Airbags - Front Side |
Airbags - Passenger |
Alarm - Remote Control Ultrasonic |
Brake Fade Assist - Hydraulic |
Brake Lights - Adaptive |
CBC - Cornering Brake Control |
Cruise Control |
Drivers Airbag |
EBA - Electronic Brake Assist |
EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution |
ESP Plus - Electronic Stability Programme |
HSA - Hill Start Assist |
ISOFIX - Outer Rear Seats |
Multifunction Display |
Pedal Release System |
Remote Central Locking |
Seats - Anti-Submarining Ramps - Front |
Traction Control |
Trip Computer - Multi-Function |
Please note
This includes MPG figures which are calculated under European Standards, in test conditions, and will vary under normal driving conditions. The information displayed above describes the typical specification of the most recent model of this vehicle. It is not the exact specification for the actual vehicle being offered for sale which may vary. Specifications for older models may also vary. Please contact us prior to purchase to confirm the exact specification of this vehicle.


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Star-studded ballot yields no Hall of Famers
NEW YORK (AP) -- No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else.
For only the second time in four decades, baseball writers failed to give any player the 75 percent required for induction to Cooperstown, sending a powerful signal that stars of the Steroids Era will be held to a different standard.
All the awards and accomplishments collected over long careers by Bonds, Clemens and Sosa could not offset suspicions those feats were boosted by performance-enhancing drugs.
Voters also denied entry Wednesday to fellow newcomers Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza and Curt Schilling, along with holdovers Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell and Lee Smith.
Among the most honored players of their generation, these standouts won't find their images among the 300 bronze plaques on the oak walls in Cooperstown, where -- at least for now -- the doors appear to be bolted shut on anyone tainted by PEDs.
"After what has been written and said over the last few years I'm not overly surprised," Clemens said in a statement he posted on Twitter.
Bonds, Clemens and Sosa retired after the 2007 season. They were eligible for the Hall for the first time and have up to 14 more years on the writers' ballot.
"Curt Schilling made a good point, everyone was guilty. Either you used PEDs, or you did nothing to stop their use," Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt said in an email to The Associated Press after this year's vote was announced. "This generation got rich. Seems there was a price to pay."
Biggio, 20th on the career list with 3,060 hits, appeared on 68.2 percent of the 569 ballots, the highest total but 39 votes shy. The three newcomers with the highest profiles failed to come close to even majority support, with Clemens at 37.6 percent, Bonds at 36.2 and Sosa at 12.5.
Other top vote-getters were Morris (67.7), Jeff Bagwell (59.6), Piazza (57.8), Tim Raines (52.2), Lee Smith (47.8) and Schilling (38.8).
"I'm kind of glad that nobody got in this year," Hall of Famer Al Kaline said. "I feel honored to be in the Hall of Fame. And I would've felt a little uneasy sitting up there on the stage, listening to some of these new guys talk about how great they were. ... I don't know how great some of these players up for election would've been without drugs. But to me, it's cheating."
At ceremonies in Cooperstown on July 28, the only inductees will be three men who died more than 70 years ago: Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White. They were chosen last month by the 16-member panel considering individuals from the era before integration in 1947.
"It is a dark day," said Jose Canseco, the former AL MVP who was among the first players to admit using steroids. "I think the players should organize some type of lawsuit against major league baseball or the writers. It's ridiculous. Most of these players really have no evidence against them. They've never tested positive or they've cleared themselves like Roger Clemens."
It was the eighth time the BBWAA failed to elect any players. There were four fewer votes than last year and five members submitted blank ballots.
"With 53 percent you can get to the White House, but you can't get to Cooperstown," BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O'Connell said. "It's the 75 percent that makes it difficult."
There have been calls for the voting to be taken away from the writers and be given to a more diverse electorate that would include players and broadcasters. The Hall says it is content with the process, which began in 1936.
"It takes time for history to sort itself out, and I'm not surprised we had a shutout today," Hall President Jeff Idelson said. "I wish we had an electee. I will say that, but I'm not surprised given how volatile this era has been in terms of assessing the qualities and the quantities of the statistics and the impact on the game these players have had."
Bonds, baseball's only seven-time Most Valuable Player, hit 762 home runs, including a record 73 in 2001. He was indicted on charges he lied to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied using PEDs but a jury two years ago failed to reach a verdict on three counts he made false statements and convicted him on one obstruction of justice count, finding he gave an evasive answer.
"It is unimaginable that the best player to ever play the game would not be a unanimous first-ballot selection," said Jeff Borris of the Beverly Hills Sports Council, Bonds' longtime agent.
Clemens, the only seven-time Cy Young Award winner, is third in career strikeouts (4,672) and ninth in wins (354). He was acquitted last year on one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements to Congress and two counts of perjury, all stemming from his denials of drug use.
"To those who did take the time to look at the facts," Clemens said, "we very much appreciate it."
Sosa, eighth with 609 home runs, was among those who tested positive in MLB's 2003 anonymous survey, The New York Times reported in 2009. He told a congressional committee in 2005 that he never took illegal performance-enhancing drugs.
Since 1961, the only years the writers didn't elect a candidate had been when Yogi Berra topped the 1971 vote by appearing on 67 percent of the ballots cast and when Phil Niekro headed the 1996 ballot at 68 percent -- both got in the following years. The other BBWAA elections without a winner were in 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958 and 1960.
Morris will make his final ballot appearance next year, when fellow pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine are eligible for the first time along with slugger Frank Thomas.
"Next year, I think you'll have a rather large class, and this year, for whatever reasons, you had a couple of guys come really close," Commissioner Bud Selig said at the owners' meetings in Paradise Valley, Ariz. "This is not to be voted to make sure that somebody gets in every year. It's to be voted on to make sure that they're deserving. I respect the writers as well as the Hall itself. This idea that this somehow diminishes the Hall of baseball is just ridiculous in my opinion."
Players' union head Michael Weiner called the vote "unfortunate, if not sad."
"To ignore the historic accomplishments of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, for example, is hard to justify. Moreover, to penalize players exonerated in legal proceedings -- and others never even implicated -- is simply unfair. The Hall of Fame is supposed to be for the best players to have ever played the game. Several such players were denied access to the Hall today. Hopefully this will be rectified by future voting."
The BBWAA election rules say "voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."
An Associated Press survey of 112 eligible voters conducted in late November after the ballot was announced indicated Bonds, Clemens and Sosa would fall well short of 50 percent. The big three drew even less support than that as the debate raged over who was Hall worthy.
Voters are writers who have been members of the BBWAA for 10 consecutive years at any point.
BBWAA president Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle said she didn't vote for Bonds, Clemens or Sosa.
"The evidence for steroid use is too strong," she said.
As for Biggio, "I'm surprised he didn't get in."
Mark McGwire, 10th on the career home run list with 583, received 16.9 percent on his seventh try, down from 19.5 last year. He got 23.7 percent in 2010 -- a vote before he admitted using steroids and human growth hormone.
Rafael Palmeiro, among just four players with 500 homers and 3,000 hits along with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray, received 8.8 percent in his third try, down from 12.6 percent last year. Palmeiro received a 10-day suspension in 2005 for a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, claiming it was due to a vitamin vial given to him by teammate Miguel Tejada.
MLB.com's Hal Bodley, the former baseball columnist for USA Today, said Biggio and others paid the price for other players using PEDs.
"They got caught in the undertow of the steroids thing," he said.
Bodley said this BBWAA vote was a "loud and clear" message on the steroids issue. He said he couldn't envision himself voting for stars linked to drugs.
"We've a forgiving society, I know that," he said. "But I have too great a passion for the sport."
NOTES: There were four write-in votes for career hits leader Pete Rose, who never appeared on the ballot because of his lifetime ban that followed an investigation of his gambling while manager of the Cincinnati Reds. ... Two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy received 18.6 percent in his 15th and final appearance. ... At the July 28 ceremonies, the Hall also will honor Lou Gehrig and Rogers Hornsby among a dozen players who never received formal inductions because of restrictions during World War II. ... Piazza has a book due out next month that could change the view of voters before the next election.


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(Baseball Finger)
Mallet finger – Definition
A mallet finger happens when the extensor tendon to the distal joint of the finger is stretched or torn. The extensor tendon is on the top of the finger. The distal joint is the last joint near the tip of the finger. This injury sometimes includes a small fracture of the finger.
Mallet finger – Causes
The most common cause of a mallet finger is when the tip of a finger is forcibly jammed into flexion or hit against a solid object. It occurs often in sports, such as baseball and basketball, when a ball hits the end of an extended finger. This injury causes the tendon on the back of the finger to be partially or completely torn. The tendon can no longer fully extend the distal joint.
Mallet finger – Risk Factors
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition. The primary risk factor for developing mallet finger is playing a sport or activity that exposes the finger to injury. For example, baseball and basketball.
Mallet finger – Symptoms
Symptoms of mallet finger include:
- Pain and tenderness at the distal finger joint after injury
- Swelling and redness around the distal joint after the injury
- Inability to completely extend the finger
Mallet finger – Diagnosis
Your doctor may take an x-ray of the injured finger to look for a small fracture extending into the joint. This fracture helps diagnose a mallet finger.
Mallet finger – Treatment
Treatment for mallet finger includes:
For the first one to two days, ice should be applied for 15 minutes every three to four hours to reduce swelling and tenderness. Do not apply the ice directly to the skin.
Pain Medication
Your doctor may recommend a prescription or an over-the-counter pain medication.
A splint is usually applied to the outermost joint of the finger. It keeps the finger extended and prevents it from moving during healing. The splint should be worn for four to six weeks. If you move the injured distal joint, you have to restart the immobilization time period. Following instructions for splint use is important for this injury.
Finger Exercises
You may need physiotherapy after the splint is removed. These exercises will help improve strength, flexion, and extension of the injured finger.
In some cases, surgery may be required. This may be the case if there is a total tear of the extensor tendon. It may also be needed if there is a fracture extending into the joint where the tendon has pulled a piece of bone loose.
With or without surgery, mallet fingers often result in some minor drooping of the distal finger joint. However, you should have close to normal function and be able to play sports.
Mallet finger – Prevention
The only way to prevent mallet finger is to avoid injury to your finger.