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Rae's Say: 'Anti-football' getting results
For supposed exponents of the art of 'anti-football' Rangers are doing quite nicely for themselves in UEFA Champions League Group E.
Quite what Lionel Messi expected from the Ibrox club on Tuesday night, I'm not entirely sure. Did he honestly think Walter Smith's players would just roll over and allow the Catalan kings to tickle their tummies?
The onus is on any side, at every level, to play to their strengths. Luckily for Rangers supporters, they have in Walter Smith, an able football man, who knows how to get the maximum out of his squad: that despite enjoying just a fraction of the transfer budget available to his Barcelona counterpart, Frank Rijkaard.
Smith knew Rangers were never going to succeed in a passing contest with Barcelona. Instead, through highly effective tactics, and a gargantuan effort by every member of the side, they were able to grind out a marvellous result against one of the best club sides in the world.
I had a very enjoyable conversation with the Rangers boss last week at the club's plush Murray Park training ground. Since returning for a second stint at the helm in January, Smith has changed things considerably. Fifteen new faces have been signed, and crucially, the core of the team is once again, Scottish.
So what, you might ask? Does it really matter where players come from in this day and age?
When it comes to a team like Rangers, I believe pride in the shirt plays a big part, especially on highly charged European nights.
Seven Scots started for Smith the other night, and it took a battling Scottish performance to keep the blaugrana at bay. Come to think of it, it wasn't a million miles away from the sort of gritty, disciplined displays we've seen from Scotland in most of their recent European Championship qualifying matches.
Then again, who was the national manager for the early part of that campaign? Ah yes, a certain bloke by the name of Smith.
He stopped short of telling me that 1 point from the 2 games with Barcelona was the target, but rest assured, Rangers know that the return match at the Camp Nou is now something of a bonus game for them. The very worst case scenario has Rangers needing a win on Matchday 6 at home to Lyon, in a bid to qualify for the knockout stages
Not that he needs or seeks the praise, but I think it's heartening that many around Europe are discovering what we in Scotland have known for a long time.
Walter Smith belongs in the very top tier of football managers. Chelsea deserved their 2-0 win against Schalke 04. However, fortune didn't favour the Gelsenkirchen club at Stamford Bridge one little bit.
Coach Mirko Slomka had to make a late line-up switch, with Søren Larsen coming in for the unfortunate Kevin Kuranyi, who had tweaked a calf muscle while warming up. It was a portent of the sort of bad luck, which was to bedevil last season's Bundesliga runners-up.
Slomka looked on in disbelief in the 4th minute, as his young goalkeeper Manuel Neuer let a seemingly innocuous Florent Malouda shot get past him.
Later, Carlos Grossmüller was unlucky to see what looked like a good goal disallowed for offside. On the hour mark, Larsen's header came off the post before landing in the arms of the grateful Petr Cech.
Then near the end, Chelsea defender Alex clearly pulled back Larsen in a manner that would normally have resulted in a red card.
Chelsea were professional and opportunistic, but I can't help feeling Schalke will make it a lot harder for them at the Veltins-Arena: particularly if the likes of Kuranyi and Mladen Krstajic are fit.
A shameless plug here, but it's purely to make sure you keep up with all the key moments from Matchday 3 you understand.
Don't forget, ESPN's UEFA Champions League Highlights programme features action, discussion and plenty of controversy. For those of you in the USA, who often complain to me that viewers in Bermuda have it better than those in Boston, no grumbling please. ESPN2 carries our 60 minute programme, and it's on the air this Friday beginning at 2pm Eastern Time.
Amongst other things this week, we'll debate where it all went wrong for Liverpool in Turkey, and show you Arsenal's 'magnificent seven' against Slavia Prague.
Resident pundits Tommy Smyth and Janusz Michallik will join me in the studio. I invite you to spend the hour with us.


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MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) – A daring attack on an airport in the Pakistani city of Peshawar left at least four dead from heavy gun- and rocket fire on Saturday, regional media reported.
Several rockets hit the Bacha Khan International Airport and the nearby University Town area, Pakistani television Geo said.
The attackers then started a gun battle with airport security forces, Indian news website Dnaindia.com said. The airport was sealed off, it added.
At least four people were killed and 30 injured in the fighting, Times of India said. Most of the casualties were civilians, including women and children, Dnaindia.com said.
The assault came from the tribal area on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, reports said. Much of the zone is controlled by the radical Taliban movement, which was behind a similar attack on the airport of the Pakistani city Jalalabad in August, when five Taliban fighters and five security troops were killed.
Peshawar has a population of 3.6 million and is located in the country's northwest.

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Nationals senator raises concerns with PM about detention of Hicks
THE Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce has broken ranks with the Prime Minister, John Howard, and called for David Hicks to be brought home from detention in Guantanamo Bay.
Senator Joyce issued the call after he attended an address in Brisbane by Mr Hicks's American military lawyer, Major Michael Mori. Senator Joyce said due process of law was not being followed in the case, and if proper legal processes meant Mr Hicks had to be sent home "then Mr Hicks has to be sent home".
He also said if the military commission process was not good enough for British or American citizens "it should not be good enough for Australians".
The British Government has repatriated nine of its citizens from Guantanamo, where Mr Hicks has been imprisoned for more than five years without trial, while the Americans have tried its citizens in domestic courts.
Senator Joyce said he had raised his concerns with Mr Howard in the joint party room already. He said the issue was "not about David Hicks, it's about the process of law being followed over there".
"Hicks has been in jail five years - two years in solitary confinement - it is not unreasonable to say this must come to a head and a decision must be made," Senator Joyce said.
The senator said the military commission process was stepping around the Geneva Conventions and that "because these processes are being circumvented there I don't believe that is a fair process".
"Once we avoid due process we create a very dangerous precedent for ourselves," he said.
Senator Joyce is not the first Coalition member to speak out in support of bringing Mr Hicks home. Danna Vale has previously said if Mr Hicks cannot be given a fair trial, he should be set free.
Senator Joyce said his call for Mr Hicks to be brought home did not mean he supported the Taliban - quite the contrary - and that he supported the reasons for Australia's military presence in Afghanistan.
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Slapping on weight to his 6-foot-8 frame has never been difficult for Tate Nichols, who left Ryle High School in Walton, Ky., as a robust 270-pound tight end.
Keeping his left shoulder from slipping out of place and causing agony has been the greatest challenge.
Now a filled-out 320 pounds and healthy after labrum surgery last September, Nichols is in competition for the starting right tackle spot vacated by the graduation of two-year starter Taylor Dever.
"I've got most of my strength back," said Nichols, who is competing with players such as Christian Lombard and Nick Martin for the right tackle slot. "So when it comes down to what I bring to the table, I feel like I'm 100 percent healthy for the first time in a while. I'm ready to go."
Physically, Nichols is one of the most imposing football players ever to wear a Notre Dame uniform. Most offensive linemen on this level are big; Nichols is bigger than most. His stature and overall girth is reminiscent of former Irish offensive tackle Brennan Curtin, who played for the Irish in the early 2000s at 6-foot-8, 305 pounds.
"My size is definitely a unique aspect," Nichols said. "There aren't a lot of guys that I've seen that are as big as me. I definitely think that helps me a lot."
Nichols needs all the help he can get in practice this spring because his daily ritual usually means a head-to-head meeting with a young defensive end by the name of Aaron Lynch, who led the Irish in sacks as a freshman in 2011.
"Aaron Lynch is definitely a great player, and I feel really privileged to be able to go against him in practice," Nichols said. "He's so good that it's only going to make me better going against a guy like him…If I can block him, I can probably block anybody."
Nichols' strength is as a run blocker. His massive frame allows him to gain leverage on just about anybody he goes against. Pass blocking is a bit more of a challenge, due in part to Nichols' time away from the field with the shoulder injury.
"I have long arms, and that's something I have to utilize, which I hadn't been able to do because I was thinking about the shoulder," Nichols said. "Now that I'm healthy, I'm getting back into that, being able to put my hands on people. That's definitely the biggest thing in pass blocking that I'm kind of having trouble with.
"Pass blocking isn't something you're naturally good at. It's a technique and a skill you have to learn. I'm working hard to get my technique better, but I'm rusty, as you would expect. I don't think it's going to be my Achilles' heel or anything like that. I think it's something I can be proficient enough and good enough at to compete, and good enough to win with."
Nichols has come a long way since his prep days when he caught 28 passes for 455 yards and three touchdowns as a senior tight end/defensive end at Ryle High. The process of converting to offensive tackle began before his arrival at Notre Dame when he had the opportunity to work with long-time Cincinnati Bengal offensive tackle Joe Walter.
"The transition from tight end to tackle wasn't horrible because I knew coming in that's what I was going to play," Nichols said. "Working with Joe Walter gave me a head start. I wasn't as far behind as a lot of guys would have been switching positions."
After preserving a year of eligibility in 2010, Nichols tried to position himself for the future, working at left tackle behind Zack Martin. But the left shoulder wouldn't cooperate. He finally had to shut it down and concede to surgery the week before the Purdue game.
Now healthy, Nichols can compete fully without any restrictions, which has given him a new lease on his football life under first-year offensive line coach Harry Hiestand.
"I really like the way he's focused on our technique," said Nichols of Hiestand. "He's got a lot of experience coaching college and NFL offensive lines, and the attitude he brings every day to go to work is something that excites you. It's really a lot of fun to play for him.
"It's a very aggressive attitude. It's like he attacks every day he goes to work."
Hiestand's points of emphasis with Nichols center around using those long arms and taking advantage of the athleticism of the former tight end.
"He's been on me a lot with my punch on my pass set," Nichols said. "In the run game, it's always moving your feet. He always talks about bringing your knees once you make contact."
Nichols is setting his sights high this spring.
"All those guys are good players, all highly recruited guys," said Nichols of his right-side-of-the-line competition. "I definitely want to start. I want to do what I can to help the team. Right now it's a very fluid situation with a lot of guys taking reps.
"It's definitely an opportunity I'm going to try to take advantage of. It's fun. We all play college football to compete, and the competition is great. I think I can bring a physical nature to the right tackle position."
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Event Schedule
Event Schedule 2017-2018 is here.
Event Calender
Events Held at Matsumoto Castle
See here.
Major Events
Shiga Fukujuso Festival (March)
Fukujuso (Far East Amur adonis) is the earliest wildflower to bloom in Matsumoto. It's a sign that the long winter is coming to an end, and that spring is just around the corner. So, I feel happy when I see the flowers for the first time in a year.
See also an announcement of 2013 in "What's New" Blog.
|Early-late March (2017: 11th - 21th)
|Shiga Akanuta Fukujuso Park
Nighttime Cherry Blossom Viewing (April)
Every day while the cherry blossoms (sakura) are in bloom around Matsumoto Castle, guests who visit the castle in the evening will be treated to the sight of illuminated cherry trees. Entry into the interior garden of the castle is free for this event, and hot miso soup with pork (tonjiru) and sweet rice dumplings will be available for purchase. There's also Japanese tea and seating available for 500 yen, making it easy to sit and relax and enjoy an unusual flower viewing experience. Perfomances of the Japanese koto, the flute, and classical gagaku music will also be held each night.
See also "Cherry Blossom Live Camera" page.
|Three days after cherries begin blooming - 8 days (2017: April 13th - 20th)
|Around 5:30pm - 9:00pm
|Matsumoto Castle
|Free, 500 yen for tea
Ofune Festival (May)
One of the odder local festivals is the Yamabe "Ofune Matsuri" It is also one of the oldest, and in need of a decent historical explanation. Maybe a more native resident can do the honours?. See more in the blog article covering the 2017 festival (with videos) and in our Anchors aweigh article. Also of interest is the Onbashira Festival held in May every six years in the same area (next in 2023).
|May 4th and 5th
|Bus/taxi to Satoyamabe & walk (10 - 15 mins)
Harquebuses Shooting Event (April or May, October)
Harquebus collectors wearing 16-17th century samurai style dress carried their harquebuses and were shooting in the garden of the castle. See this page in Events Held in Matsumoto Castle and Harquebuses Shooting Event in our blog page.
|Apr 29th & 2017: Oct 15th
|Matsumoto castle
Craft Fair Matsumoto (May)
This is one of the biggest craft fairs in Japan.
You can enjoy many kinds of craft arts; woodwork, celamic work, glass-working, smithing, and so on.
See also a report of 2007, 2008 2009 and 2014 in "What's New" Blog.
An article from The Japan Times Matsumoto in May means "crafts"
|Last Sat - Sun in May (2017: 27 - 28)
|Agatanomori Park
Tour de Utsukushigahara (June)
An annual bicycle race to the top of Utsukushigahara from Asama Onsen - starts at the car park by the baseball stadium. A masochistic 21km climb up to nearly 2,000m.
NB Road up the mountain is closed from early morning for the duration of the race. Access on foot/by bike possible, or get there early & park at the top, or Misuzuko (lake).
See also a report of 2017 in "What's New" Blog.
|Last Sun in June
|Asama Hot Spring to Utsukushigahara
|Entry fee
|Web page (Japanese only, sorry)
Heavenly Marathon in Norikura (June)
A marathon event that is getting popular among runners all over Japan since it is a unique summer marathon. Runners run up to an altitude of 2,700m halfway up Mt. Norikura. 1,200 runners entered in 2008.
It is a good and beautiful season to sightsee in Norikura if the weather is not bad. Norikura is famous for snow remaining in summer. There are 3-5 meter high snow walls on both sides of the road even in June.
See also a report of 2008 in "What's New" Blog.
|Sun in late June (18th, 2017)
|Norikura Highlands
|Entry fee
Yasaka-sama Festival (July 14th)
July 14th and 15th is a day to celebrate "Yasaka-sama(Yasaka God)" at Fukashi - Shrine, Okanomiya - Shrine and Shiogama - Shrine in downtown Matsumoto. The night of July 14th, local kids in downtown area visit their neighborhood shrines to pray for their happiness by offering banners made of reed and paper. On the banner, each child writes with calligraphic brush strokes, "To Mighty Yasaka God" along with name and age. The special banners and reeds for this event are sold at local super markets only for this day.
|July 14th
|Fukashi, Okanomiya, Shiogama Shrine
Taiko Drum Festival (July)
Part of Matsumoto's exciting group of summer festivals (see also Bon-Bon and Takigi Noh below), the summer Taiko festival at Matsumoto Castle features some of the best taiko groups in Japan. Come early to get a seat, and see and hear the traditional Taiko drummers in the postcard-perfect setting of the castle. As the sky darkens and night approaches, watching and feeling the power of the taiko drums with the silhouette backdrop of the castle is truly one of Matsumoto's finest summer moments.
See also report 1, 2, 3 of 2007, 1, 2 of 2009 and 2010 in "What's New" Blog and 2011's leaflet PDFs (front pages, English, 2.1MB, back (inside) pages, multilingual, 1.6MB).
|Last Sat - Sun in July
|1:30pm - 3:45; 5:30 - 9pm
|Square in front of Matsumoto Station, etc (- 15:45); Matsumoto castle (15:50-)
Tenjin Festival (July)
The night of 24th, the local people visit Fukashi-Shirine to pray for Tenjin-God.
Within the precinct of the shrine, 18 floats from every neighborhood around the shrine are displayed under the bright light. Food stalls with various Japanese fast food are everywhere in the shrine.
From 2:00 p.m. on the 25th, Mikoshi (a symbol of the shrine which people carry around the town to celebrate) and floats parade in down town area.
See also a report of 2008 and a report of 2010 in "What's New" Blog.
|July 24th - 25th
|Fukashi Shirine, Matsumoto Downtown
Takigi Noh (August)
Noh, one of the traditional dramatic arts of Japan, is famous for its masks and its lavish costumes. Usually a Noh performance is given in a Noh theatre, on a Noh stage specially designed for the performance
But every August in Matsumoto a special outdoor performance is given right in the inner garden of Matsumoto castle, starting in the early evening and continuing by lanternlight after the sun sets. Noh plays are hundreds of years old and sung in their own peculiar way, and most Japanese audience members are just as lost as the foreigners in attendance as far as the dialogue goes. But the nighttime staging of the Takigi Noh gives the symbol-heavy and supernatural dramas back a bit of the atmosphere that they once had, and the kyogen ("crazy talk") comedies in between the two short Noh plays help relieve the tension with lots of physical comedy about drinking and getting the best of your feudal lord.
See also this article in "What's New" Blog
|August 8th
|5pm - 8pm
|Matsumoto castle
Matsumoto Bon-Bon (August)
What's 'bon-bon' and why's the whole city dancing in the street ... ?? You need to see it to believe it! Feel the heat in the street, as Matsumoto's unique Bon-Bon Festival captures the town for one exciting evening every summer. It's part parade, part dance, part party and part carnival as each group sports its own costume, and parades through the downtown streets while dancing to the catchy Matsumoto Bon-Bon tune. This event will surely put a smile on your face and bond you with Matsumoto and its lively residents. Come on down around 6pm, and its best to come on foot as the downtown area streets are closed to cars for this annual summer event.
See also "Bon Bon 2008" in "What's New" Blog.
|First Sat in August
|5pm - 10pm
|Streets in the downtown
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto (Former "Saito Kinen") Festival (August - September)
Every year from late August to early September since 1992, the Saito Kinen Orchestra has performed in a special musical festival dedicated to its namesake, the late Hideo Saito. Saito was born in 1902 and throughout his life he was a driving force in the development of Western classical music, its appreciation, and its performance in Japan. The orchestra that now carries on his name is world-renowned and is conducted by Seiji Ozawa with the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival as its annual showcase. Further information on the festival, including past years' programs and a detailed biography of Mr. Saito are available at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival homepage.
See also a report in "What's New" Blog.
|In 2017, August 13, 18 - September 10 (15 performances)
Ticket sales begin June 3, 2017
|Matsumoto Performing Arts Center, Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan, Agatanomori Hall, Harmony Hall
Norikura Mountain Cycling Race (August)
This is the most popular bike hill climb race in Japan and more than 3,000 cyclists will climb up Norikura Highlands.
|Last Sun in August
|Norikura Highlands
|Entry fee
See more in the blog article Matsumoto Summer Festivals covering tenjin festival, taiko festival, Matsumoto bon bon, and also Matsumoto Obon Dance.
Autumn Moon Viewing Festival (September)
|Six days before and after full moon in September or October (2017: Sep 29 - Oct 4)
|17:30am - 20:30pm
|Matsumoto Castle
Banff Mountain Film Festival in Norikura (August or September)
The world-renowned outdoor short movie contest. About 200,000 people watches the films about mountain, nature, adventure, and environment, in the world tour of the festival every year. The festival is getting popular and popular among people who love the outdoors and nature.
|2016: September 3rd
|19:00pm -
|Norikura Outdoor Theater at Igaya Ski Resort
|Y 1200 (in 2008)
Dosojin Festival (September)
|The Fourth Sat in September
|Utsukushigahara Hot Spring
Yohashira Shrine Festival (October)
Yohashira Shrine's annual festival. There will be tons of food booths around the shrine for 3days.
|Oct 1-3
|Yohashira Shrine and Nawate Street
Asama Hot Spring Fire Festival (October)
Very exciting, very hot annual event in Asama Hot Spring area. Numbers of groups carry a giant torch on their back and march toward the local shrine. The biggest torch's diameter is 3 meters.
This event had been held Oct 3 every year until 2013.
|The Second Sat in Oct (2017: 14)
|Asama Hot Spring
Soba Festival (October)
See this page in Events Held in Matsumoto Castle about the details.
|Three days in mid-October (2017: 7 - 9)
|Matsumoto Castle, etc.
Matsumoto Citizen's Festival and Matsumoto Castle Festival (Samurai Costume Parade, Tea Party, Boys and Girls Budo Competition, etc.) (November)
The main event of the festivals is a samurai warrior costume parade held in the afternoon.
120 boys and girls and 80 adult citizens disguised as samurais, princesses, and ninjas walks slowly in front of modern buildings. Some boys and girls were dressed as cute ninjas.
See also a report in "What's New" Blog.
|Nov 3
|Downtown and Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Ice Sculpture Festival (January)
This is one of Matsumoto's warmest moments of the winter, and usually takes place in late January. Ice sculptors from around Japan and around the world bring their carving paraphernalia to the castle grounds on Saturday. The carving starts in earnest on Saturday evening after dark and continues until the wee hours of Sunday morning. Come Saturday evening and watch the artists perform their craft, while warming up with some snacks or Japanese rice wine (sake).
Bring the family on Sunday morning -- get there early to avoid the photographers and crowds -- and view the finished sculptures with the magnificent backdrop of Matsumoto Castle and the Northern Alps. Music, food and kids activities make this a special time for the whole family
|Date & Hours
|10am - 16pm of weekend days in mid- or late January (2017: 19 - 22)
|Matsumoto castle
Ameichi "Candy Festival" (January)
Hey, it's a street party in the middle of winter!! And, it's really a lot of fun. Come into the downtown area around 10:30am and watch the community groups carry their portable shrines (Japanese: O-mikoshi) around the streets. The tradition of this festival comes from a time when rival warlords, in a gesture of respect and sympathy, provided valuable salt to the Matsumoto area. Food, excitement and fun will keep you warm at this traditional street festival.
See also a report of 2013 in "What's New" Blog.
|Sat - Sun in early or mid-January (2018: 13 - 14)
|Around 10:30am - 5pm
|Streets in the downtown


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Now accepting workshop proposals for InterAsian Connections VI: Hanoi (deadline Oct 31)
The international InterAsian Connections Conference Series is the cornerstone of the InterAsia Partnership and of the overall InterAsia Program. The Council launched the series with an inaugural conference in Dubai in 2008 and has since worked in collaboration with multiple partner institutions to organize four additional conferences in Singapore (2010), Hong Kong (2012), Istanbul (2013), and Seoul (2016). To date, the conference series has included more than five hundred scholars.
The conference series showcases innovative research from across the social sciences and related disciplines and explores themes that transform conventional understandings of Asia. This series aims to cross traditional area studies boundaries and create international and interdisciplinary networks of scholars working to theorize the intersection of the "global" and the "regional" in a variety of contexts. The conferences—comprised of smaller, director-led thematic workshops and open, plenary sessions—are structured to enable intensive "working group" interactions on specific research themes as well as broader interactions on topics of mutual interest and concern.
We are now accepting applications from scholars who would like to convene a workshop at InterAsian Connections VI: Hanoi (December 4-7, 2018).
The InterAsia Program is now accepting joint proposals from scholars from any world region who would like to convene and co-direct a thematic workshop at InterAsian Connections VI: Hanoi (2018). The deadline to apply is October 31, 2017
Gastronomica: The Journal of Food Studies has published a special issue that developed out of the "Rescuing Taste from the Nation: Oceans, Borders and Culinary Flows" workshop at the 2013 Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul conference
An edited transcript of "Istanbul Conversations," a roundtable discussion organized by the InterAsia Program's Transregional Virtual Research Institute for the 2013 conference Inter-Asian Connections IV, has been published in Media, Culture and Society
The Inter-Asia Program has posted the schedule for its upcoming Conference on Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul (October 2-5, 2013), featuring public sessions as well as closed workshops


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Etihad Airways and Al Hilal Bank senior officials received the aircraft, with iconic Formula 1™ branding this week at Abu Dhabi airport. Etihad is the title sponsor of the 2009 Formula 1™ Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Speaking on the occasion Mohamed Jamil Berro, CEO Al Hilal Bank, stated: It is with great pride that Al Hilal Bank participates in this deal with Etihad Airways. We are very pleased to work closely with Etihad as plays its central role in the economic vision of 2030. "This type of deal underscores the stable nature of our economy and we are pleased that our bank was chosen after a rigorous vetting process that ultimately highlighted our commitment and credentials."
The partnership between the two Abu Dhabi-based companies is also an indicator of continued growth in the emirate for 2009.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways' chief executive, said: "This deal is testament to the growing credibility and confidence Etihad now enjoys among its key business partners. We appreciate the support of like-minded business partners such as Al Hilal Bank who continue to underpin the present and future growth and development of Etihad Airways.
"It's particularly fitting that this particular A340-600 aircraft – with the new Formula 1™ livery to help promote the forthcoming Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - was financed by an Abu Dhabi-based bank".
Al Hilal Bank has already established itself as a key player in the local financial sector and has partnered with a number of strategically significant institutions and government bodies within the UAE. The bank's partnership with Etihad Airways marks one of its first strategic airline tie-ups.
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Wowsers! I thought that I was the "only" wavy hanging out here. (It does seem like it at times!) You guys are the best! And all that was mentioned here - we are NOT straight, we are NOT curly, hair behaves differently everday, etc... is so true! For the most part curly products do not work for me either! Gel just gums my hair together and makes it tangle something awful. I have found my HG shampoo and conditioners (yes conditionerS) - Aussie Moist Shampoo and a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of Aussie Moist Conditioner and Knot Forgotten. I am finally tangle free stepping out of the shower. It's the "after the shower" products that I am still searching for.
Like others mentioned, I use a product for a few days thinking "aaahhhh finally", only to have it "turn" on me and make my hair look like junk. I too want a light touchable frizz-free hold! One that's not stinky like so many products! (With butt-length hair sometimes the smell is overpowering - not to mention that a lot of fragrances make my face break out!)
After reading all the recommendations here, I see a visit to Sally's in my future to get some generic PM the Cream! We need to lobby SOMEONE for more products just for wavies!
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Valencia Drive neighbors asked the Los Altos City Council Feb. 11 for relief from overflow parking problems from nearby Los Altos High School that they say is ruining the quality of life on their streets.
Students unable to find on-campus parking are allegedly using nearby streets as parking lots, neighbors complained.
On the south side, Alicia Way has a red curb for several feet on both sides and then a "No Parking from here to corner" restriction for another several yards to inhibit parking. Just past this sign, cars park bumper to bumper up the street. Gordon Way, opposite the back driveway into the school, has "No Parking at Any Time notices;" Almond itself has no parking on both sides of the street; but Valencia Drive and the satellites off it on the north side have no parking controls, and according to the residents, student parking has taken over.
"We will talk with the neighbors and with the high school to try to work with them and investigate ways to solve the problem," said Jim Porter, director of Public Works. He agreed that parking restrictions are one option but warned they restrict the homeowners as much as the high school students.
Neighborhood spokeswoman Renee Koury hand-delivered a letter signed by 55 residents describing the problem to the offices of Superintendent of the Mountain View-Los Altos School District Rich Fischer and LAHS Principal George Perez last Wednesday.
Koury said many of the homeowners had phoned the school over the course of the last few months without response.
Koury emphasized that the neighborhood has always supported the high school. Her two children graduated from Los Altos and she and her husband were active parent volunteers.
Assistant principal Wynne Satterwhite said on-campus parking cannot meet the need. Staff parks on campus and students may purchase parking stickers by priority, seniors first, then juniors until all spaces have been filled.
Along the tennis courts on Jardin at the rear of the school, there are an additional 75 parking spaces. These are not on school property and may be removed by the city which would exacerbate the problem. There is not sufficient parking for all juniors and as the sophomores join the commuters, they are forced onto public parking areas -- the neighborhood streets.
Satterwhite said that they are advised to respect the neighbors and drive carefully.
The issue is not merely that the cars are "unsightly," emphasized Koury, who has lived on Dior Terrace over 26 years. There is a danger walking because cars parked on both sides of the street force pedestrians to the center; visibility is blocked coming out of driveways and onto streets; cars are too close to the fire hydrants; their mailman has no access to the mailboxes; the street cleaner cannot get to the curbs; gardeners can't get in, there is no space to rake along the curbs are just some of the concerns.
Perez plans to schedule a Town Hall Meeting with the neighbors.


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There are a number of large McKinstry family groups in the U.S., and a number of smaller families that came over during the 19th century. The surname appears to have a single origin in or near Minnigaff, Scotland, just before 1500. I want to see if these families have one or more common Y DNA lineages. It makes more sense to present complex genealogical data in a database than in the traditional one page of lineages of project members. Also, the McKinstry forums seem to be full of McKinstry's who lack the most basic genealogical knowledge. Either they don't know what their McKinstry lineage is, or they ask questions to which the answers are well known except on the McKinstry forums, like, how can we find out if the Columbus County NY family is related to the Chauttauqua County NY family? A database of basic McKinstry genalogical information is needed.
I tried to find all the McKinstry families, but it is clear that I've missed alot of strays, and I only just learned of a good sized Ohio family that isn't often discussed online.
My general McKinstry database at Rootsweb Worldconnect. This includes all of my data except that from the genealogy of the Sturbridge McKinstry family put together by the Killingsley Connecticut Historical Society from the notes of Katherine McKinstry Williams, which I have as a separate database.
I carefully avoided including living people or their parents, even where I had that information. Usually people can trace their ancestry atleast to 1900.
A group of stars means that this family has representation on the McKinstry Y DNA project. This does not necessarily mean that a second person is not needed from that line for Y DNA testing.
**** Alexander McKinstry, b 1708, Co Antrim, Ireland. Married Mary Samuels. founder of Bucks County McKinstry family Bob Erskine, son of James McKinstry aka Erskine, descendant of Alexander McKinstry Jr.
James McKinstry b 1733 m Sarah Huston
**** Alexander McKinstry Jr b 1738 m Sarah Ross -
Three relatives, apparently siblings of each other, and cousins of Alexander Sr.: (Link to their hypothetical father)
Nathan McKinstry b 1712 Co Antrim
Samuel McKinstry b 1721 Co Antrim. m Priscilla Pearson. Settled in Warrington, PA
Elinor McKinstry came with Nathan, m Hugh Young in 1737. Settled in Wrightstown, PA
**** John McKinstry, m Jane. From possibly County Antrim, Irleland. d 1795 in Richland County, SC. Descendants to South Carolina and Alabama. There are two versions of who the emigrant parents were. The County Antrim version is the more likely.
They owned a Black family, some of whom went with their owners to Alabama, whose descendants also took the name McKinstry. I have treated them as descendants of the White family, but there is so no particular evidence of that. The female founder is poorly identified and the father or fathers of her two sons may have been anonymous slaves. I think that Lewis McKinstry told me that some of the Black family live in Missouri near each other but do not know they are related to each other.
New England McKinstry families (This is not all of the McKinstry's that ever settled in New England; this is the larger families who were tracked by Willis in a published genealogy in the mid 19th century. A half dozen versions of his genealogy can be found complete via Google online, and an early version was published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register.)
There was also a Harmon McKinstry of McKinstry Creek, in South Carolina.
Y DNA shows the South Carolina McKinstry's to be separated from the other three families who had tested so far, by two or three hundred years.
John McKinstry b 1773 Belfast, to South Carolina, married Mary Patton, to Washington and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, then to Marion County and Bucyrus, Ohio.
Captain John McKinstry b 1712 Armagh, Ulater, Ireland (Armagh appears to be speculation). Settled in Londonderry NH. Married Jane Dickie Includes Columbia Co NY McKinstry family.
Rev. John McKinstry b 1677 "Brode", Antrim, Ireland. Married Elizabeth Fairfield. Settled at East Windsor, CT (Ellington, Sutton). Includes the Chattauqua Co NY McKinstry family. WE PARTICULARLY NEED MALE LINE DESCENDANTS OF THIS LINE FOR Y DNA TESTING. He is the only known son of Rodger McKinstry who is otherwise rather vaguely said to have founded several huge family groups in Ireland, and conceivably have quite a number of descendants in the U.S. Moreover, there was evidently an old notion that the New England McKinstry families were closely related to each other.
**** William McKinstry b 1722/3 Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Ireland. Settled in Sturbridge, MA, married Mary Morse. Descendants of two of the emigrant's sons have tested have been Y DNA tested.
I have more data on the family of William McKinstry and Mary Morse, from the records of Katherine McKinstry Williams, as transcribed by Marilyn Labbe of the Killingly Historical Society, at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=katherinewilliam . This work contains errors and was not intended to be complete, which is why it is by itself. I transcribed the first five generations.
John McKinstry b Ballymena, Ballyclare, about 1782 in IReland. D 1837 Ballamany, Antrim, Ireland. (mear Carrickfergus) M Ann Wilson, b 1782, Scotland. Two sons, Hugh and Archibald, settled in Wayne Co, Indiana. John's farm passed to his son Robert, who stayed there. Robert's great grandson Brian McKinstry still lives on the family farm there and grows sheep. It's address is Glenhead Rd., Glenwherry, Ballymena, meaning that this is the same location as the James McKinstry who fought on the side of the Catholics in teh early 1700's, and then betrayed one of the O'Haughan's. Another Glenhead/ Glenwherry Presbyterian family, the Graham's, also played a prominent role in the tale. (I have this story in my notes, if this page should ever not work.) That means among other things that the McKInstry family of that place lived there in the early 1700's.. Part of Archibald line to N. Michigan.
Rodney McKinstry Rodney McKinstry b abt 1780 Carrickfergus, Ireland, to Huntington County, Pennsylvania.
Alexander McKinstry b 1811 Ireland, immigrated to Dearborn Co, Indiana. M Mary Alexander. This name was sometimes McKinster in the census.
Samuel McKinstry b abt 1790 Ireland, m Martha McGookin, settled in Dearborn Co Indiana (E Ctrl on border on border of Ohio. Preble and Dearborn Co are on border w Ohio)
William McKinstry. Settled in Virginia in about 1760. Then to Kentucky, then Butler Co, OH, then Indiana. He and several sons fought in Revolutionary War. Most of his probable dozen children are unknown. One son was John McKinstry who married Charity Gard. (They have one grandson of John McKinstry and Charity Gard, who strongly appears to have been illegitimate, and whose Y DNA at SMGF.org does not match any other McKinstry's. It appears to be Celtic R1b1b2.)
Robert McKinstry b 1802 Lisburn, Ireland. Several children went to Canada in the mid 1800's. I have scant details on this family. One, Henry, m Mary Smylie and had seven children.
William McKinstry b abt 1770 Belfast, Ireland. M Mary McGinley. Founder of Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA McKinstry family.
William McKinstry b 1812 Belfast. Settled in Mendham, New Jersey. married Catherine Elich. Had eleven children.
Robert McKinstry, founder of a line of McKinstry gentry in Co Armagh, Ireland, 18th and 19th century. Mythologically tied to Roger McKinstry, known father of Rev. John McKinstry of East Windsor, CT. Several families in this country think that they are descended from this family. They may or may not be a family that was in shipping or ship building.
Robert McKinstry b 15 Mar 1802 Co Antrim, Ireland, married Jane Warren, had Elizabeth Jane McKinstry b 1849 in Ireland, father of Warren Nelson McKinstry b 1867 in Bradford, Simcoe, Ontario. I don't have if Elizabeth Jane's parents came with her. Warren's birth looks to have been a nonpaternity event, from what I have. This Robert was allegedly of the lineage of Robert McKinstry and the Armagh gentry, above.
Robert McKinstry b 1755 Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland. Settled in western Pennsylvania, then he and his immediate descendants lived in Meigs and Athens Co, Ohio. Robert is a very close (one off at 37 markers) match to a descendant of William McKinstry of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, who was also said to have come from Carrickfergus.
Descendants of James McKinster and Eliza Blackburn (Separate web page with the genealogy of the entire clan)
Descendants of William McKinster and Elizabeth Hines (Hail) (Separate web page with the genealogy of the entire clan.)
There are many McKinster strays who cannot identify their lines past a certain point, nor their emigrant ancestors. Much of the time there is a record that the earliest known ancestor was sometimes called McKinstry in the records. Unfortunately there were stray McKinstry's, McKinstry lines that were never followed forward, and McKinstry's who very early plain got lost but may have lived and had children. For instance, there may have been McKinstry's among Daniel Boone's followers at some points. God knows who they were. William McKinstry, father of John McKinstry who married Charity Gard, probably had a dozen children, but only several of them are known. One of the Meigs and Athens County Ohio emigrant's sons disappeared, and nothing is known of what became of him. One thing that is clear is that the census and other records often mangled the name McKinstry into McKinster. Further, the name McKinstry has a history in Scottish surname references, but the name McKinster does not.
Go to the McKinstry Y DNA Project at Family Tree DNA
This table shows among other things that William McKistry of Sturbridge really came from Carrickfergus. Vaguely cited family history said he was from there. Robert McKinstry of Meigs Co Ohio was also said to have come from Carrickfergus. At 37 markers Robert appears to be more closely related to the Sturbridge McKinstrys than the Sturbridge McKinstrys are to each other. At 67 markers they are all two off from each other.
The Bucks County McKinstrys are slightly more distantly related to the Carrickfergus McKinstrys.
The South Carolina McKinstrys are closely related to each other, but separated by two or three centuries from the Carrickfergus McKinstrys. Their ancestor certainly went to Ireland independently from Scotland.
The Y DNA of certain McKinstry families could help to place the entire group in a family tree, by virtue of distinctive aspects of their history. The father of Rev. John McKinstry is alleged to be ancestral to every McKinstry who has ever lived in Ireland. The existence of another McKinstry in the Ballyclare area of County Antrim, who was born before John McKinstry's father, disproves that. This means that the Y DNA of Rev. John McKinstry's descendants, and the Y DNA of male line descendants of the Ballyclare family, would be a real help to sort out the entire tree. If McKinstry's who still live in Scotland and never left have the same Y DNA, that would prove the present McKinstry's came from Scotland. So far all McKinstry's who can be found in Scotland and asked, have immediate ancestors who lived in Ireland.
Usually some members of an old family group like this do not match in YDNA due to historical nonpaternity events, such as adoptions, rapes, and extramarital and premarital affairs, and there could even be several main Y DNA lineages.
Go to the McKinstry Y DNA Project at Family Tree DNA
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The Globe-Trotter James Bond collection gives dapper gentleman the option of traveling like 007 — albeit probably without the Aston Martin and various exploding gadgets that seamlessly fit inside his bespoke tuxedo. Comprised of a variety of cases ranging in size from 16″ to 33″ — each with subtle Bond detailing — there's also a line of leather goods that includes a bag, wallets and card holders. Amongst the standout pieces is the Stabilist Aluminium case which is meant to replicate a rifle carrier used by James Bond 007. Limited to just 100 editions globally, this case is one of the most exclusive products in Globe-Trotter's history and features a telescopic sight handle and diamond-quilted Alcantara lining. The collection can be purchased online for between $1,160-$8,000 USD.
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You would think from this that Astrue was satisfied with the budget his agency got.
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today issued the following statement regarding the agency's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget:
"President Bush has signed the Fiscal Year 2007 Continuing Appropriations Resolution that includes annual funding for the Social Security Administration. The good news is the $9.3 billion allocation includes sufficient funds to avoid employee furloughs, which were a real possibility if the agency had to operate at funding levels considered by Congress earlier in the year.
"The resolution is an increase of about $185 million for Social Security's administrative expenses when compared to the agency's FY 2006 appropriation. However, it is a reduction of about $200 million when compared to the FY 2007 budget President Bush requested for the agency.
"I want to thank the Administration and Members of Congress who worked to ensure our employees could continue to serve the people who depend on Social Security. I am confident that Social Security employees will continue to do all that they can to provide the public with the service they need."
Your source for news affecting the U.S. Social Security Administration/© Charles T. Hall
Feb 17, 2007
Commissioner Astrue's First Press Release
The first press release from Michael Astrue, the new Commissioner of Social Security:
Posted by Social Security News at 12:46 PM
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- Philipp Mahr said...
Hi Charles,
Sorry for this way to contact you, but I could not find any contact information about you.
Could you please contact me per email under firstname.lastname@example.com? I would like to ask you for some cooperation.
- 1:34 PM, February 17, 2007
"I am confident that Social Security employees will continue to do all that they can to provide the public with the service they need.":
I don't know if it sounds like the new Commissioner is happy. It sounds to me like he is saying, albeit in a subtle way, that SSA workers' will continue to do their best with an impossible workload and an inadequate budget.
- 10:29 PM, February 17, 2007
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United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share payable on July 13, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2012. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements, including references to goals, plans, strategies, objectives, projected costs or savings, anticipated future performance, results or events and other statements that are not strictly historical in nature. These statements are based on management's current expectations, forecasts and assumptions. This means they involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied here. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: prevailing economic conditions and changes affecting the business products industry and the general economy; United's ability to effectively manage its operations and to implement growth, cost-reduction and margin-enhancement initiatives; United's reliance on key customers, and the risks inherent in continuing or increased customer concentration; United's reliance on key suppliers and the supplier allowances and promotional incentives they offer; United's reliance on independent resellers for a significant percentage of its net sales and, therefore, the importance of the continued independence, viability and success of these resellers; continuing or increasing competitive activity and pricing pressures within existing or expanded product categories, including competition from product manufacturers who sell directly to United's customers; the impact of a loss of, or substantial decrease in, the availability of products or service from key vendors at competitive prices; United's ability to maintain its existing information technology systems and the systems and eCommerce services that it provides to customers, and to successfully procure, develop and implement new systems and services without business disruption or other unanticipated difficulties or costs; the creditworthiness of United's customers; United's ability to manage inventory in order to maximize sales and supplier allowances while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory; United's success in effectively identifying, consummating and integrating acquisitions; the risks and expense associated with United's obligations to maintain the security of private information provided by United's customers; the costs and risks related to compliance with laws, regulations and industry standards affecting United's business; the availability of financing sources to meet United's business needs; United's reliance on key management personnel, both in day-to-day operations and in execution of new business initiatives; and the effects of hurricanes, acts of terrorism and other natural or man-made disruptions.
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Reasons why it became acceptable for people to smile when having their pictures taken is being explored by a national organisation. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland holds millions of images, many dating from the 1800s.
RCAHMS staff have used Twitter to invite discussion on when and why early cheer-free poses became unfashionable. Reasons suggested include an end to achingly long waits for exposures.
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For most people, a slight change in hairstyle is no cause for concern. When it comes to Justin Bieber, however, things are a little bit different -- after all, clippings of his hair have sold for more than $40,000 on eBay. So, when news breaks that the Biebz has once against changed his 'do, the world takes notice.
Bieber debuted his new style during a commercial shoot in Los Angeles last weekend, and it appears that he's going for a "business on the sides, party on top" look with a sky-high faux hawk. Unsurprisingly, the majority of Beliebers appear to support their idol's new look.
Tweeted one fan: "I swear,any haircut looks hot on Justin.I absolutely ADORE the Bieber hair-flip,the shorter hair and now his new spiky do. :)"
Added another: "Did Justin Bieber get Joe jonas's haircut ? His hair from right and left looks shorter than the middle. ITS MORE AWESOME ON JUSTIN!"
But not everyone was so supportive.
"justin bieber really did look better with his long hair. the short cut doesn't suit him," wrote Twitter user fallenforjyrus.
Gossip news site 3am wasn't a fan of the faux hawk, either.
"We don't mean to cause alarm but we're pretty sure this means that the world is ending: Justin Bieber has changed his hair," the site posted. "Yep, his trademark perfectly-conditioned floppy fringe, copied by millions of boys and girls across the world since the year of our lord 2009, is SO OVER."
The 17-year-old slicked down the 'do a little last night for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." The pop star visited the late-night talk show to promote his new Christmas album, "Under the Mistletoe," and to discuss his favourite Christmas spent in Canada.
"I remember getting my first two-wheeler bike," said Bieber. "As soon as I came downstairs, I was like, 'Oh my goodness, I have to go ride this!' But ... it was winter, so there was a bunch of snow and ice. So I went to try to ride it, wasn't really working out, so I had to watch the bike until the snow went away-- and that was torture."
Now Bieber is riding bigger and faster things, including his very own Batmobile, which is all black. "If I'm running from the police, I can put, like, a black sheet over my license plate, so they can't really [catch me]," Bieber said jokingly -- or, at least, we hope he was joking.
Bieber also told Leno that he failed the written test for his driver's license the first time because he didn't know vehicles must come to a complete stop before turning right at a red light.
"So I failed it and it was raining outside," said the singer. "Because I was planning on driving home and everything, I ended up not going in the car, and I was just yelling at traffic in the rain. So it's raining down on me, I'm like, 'WHY?! WHY DO YOU HAVE YOUR LICENSE AND I CAN'T DRIVE?!'"
And now that same boy roams the streets in a custom-built Cadillac. Look out, pedestrians!


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Beautiful family!
Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane and wife, Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Rebecca Gayheart, were spotted with their daughters –Billie, 3, and Georgia, 1 – out for breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday (August 3). Joined by the nanny, Eric carried their shy elder daughter while Rebecca toted their smiley tot.
Before the October premiere of his new TNT drama, The Last Ship, Eric plans on spending as much quality time with the family as possible.
"Be with my kids," Eric told Your Tango of his plans up until the premiere. "I'm not working intentionally because I know that in October I'll be away for a while."
He added: "When I'm working, I leave the house at 6 a.m. and I'm back at 8 [p.m.], and I'm missing an entire day of my kids' lives. It's nice to watch them sleep but it's more fun when they're awake."
As for his relationship with Rebecca, the hunky actor gushed, "We don't bicker at all. Once you have kids, there are really no big deals anymore. We realized that the little stuff that used to bother us doesn't bother us anymore."
"I was going to say, 'It's work, relationships take work,' but that makes it sound like relationships are hard, that they're work," he added. "Rebecca and I have always gotten along really well. We've always had a really strong connection. I'm the last guy that should be giving people advice on love, that's for sure. But I have a great marriage. I just got lucky, I guess."


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Video: Eriksen recognizes USF softball players
USF took an hour on Monday to pay tribute to the Bulls' softball team, which made its first-ever trip to the College World Series over the weekend. Nice gesture to see so many of USF's coaches and staffers attend the festivities in the Big East room of USF's Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center. Here's coach Ken Eriksen giving hardware to each of his players -- some funny lines in there as he recognizes all 22 Bulls players.


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Scoop: UNDERCOVER BOSS on CBS - Wednesday, June 4, 2014
"Massage Heights" - Shane Evans, COO of Massage Heights, one of the largest massage chains in North America, must overcome her aversion to touching people when working as a massage therapist. Also, one store's disregard for company policy rubs Evans the wrong way, on a rebroadcast of UNDERCOVER BOSS, on a special night, Wednesday, June 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/13/13.)


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During last weekend's dealer conference, in addition to its new 2009 models, Triumph revealed that it had collaborated with Alpinestars to develop a comprehensive new range of clothing. Now, thanks to a leaked internal document, we can exclusively reveal details of what's being officially called "Triumph, engineered by Alpinestars." The collection, the company's largest offering to date, seeks to banish memories of past clothing ranges, which, despite a few genuinely timeless items, were big on crapyness and short on style. Follow the jump for details.
Triumph says, "Our collaboration with this world leading manufacturer
brings the very best sports products to Triumph riders. We have worked
closely with Alpinestars to develop our own premium collection of
products focused on performance and sport bike riding. The "Triumph,
engineered by Alpinestars" riding garments include a top of the range
one piece suit, jackets and jeans, along with a glove and boot
collection." Here's the headline pieces:
AS 1 Suit:
The flagship of the new range is this 1-piece leather suit. Essentially
a rebadged Alpinestars MX-1 (their second tier race suit). It's high
quality and fully featured. Leather is 1.2-1.4mm thick, is double
layered in the relevant areas, has really solid CE armor and comes with
the world's trickiest to wear back protector that should actually be
quite safe once you get it in, which takes 15-minutes every time you
take it off. Unique Triumph details include logos and a natty British
flag on the Velcro flap that covers the zipper.
AS 2 Jacket and AS 3 Jeans:
A replacement for Triumph's long running two-piece suit, these are
based on Alpinestars' RC-1 Jacket and Track pants. Both high quality,
if hardly subtle, items.
AS 1 Boots:
A restyled S-MX R, Alpinestars' mid-range sport boot, we actually
prefer this design's solid colors and neat inner flag to the standard item.
AS 1 Gloves:
Our Alpinestars GP Techs performed admirably in a severe crash,
destroying themselves in the process. These GP Pros are similar and
should feature an equivalent level of protection.
There's a bunch of new T-Shirts on offer, inspired by old Triumph ads,
posters and promotional material. We kind of like this design, which
was pulled directly from a 1950s print ad. Still present will be the slightly
suspect As Worn By Steve McQueen shirts.
Overall, we don't know whether to be impressed or disappointed by
Triumph's approach. Sure, all it's done is write Alpinestars a check and slapped on some logos, but this does mean that first rate gear
will now be available at Triumph dealers and to those who insist on
wearing clothing that's the same brand as their bike (we've always been
convinced that such people are deeply disturbed). The thing is,
many dealers are prepared to incorporate clothing and helmets into
finance deals and since dealers are more prevalent than
motorcycle-specific clothing retailers this may make it easier for
more riders to find and afford genuinely good protection, which is always a
good thing. Prices look to be more or less in line with what
Alpinestars asks in-house.
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Ed Carpenter drives Fuzzy's Vodka Chevy around some late race carnage.
BALTIMORE, Md. – Ed Carpenter survived Sunday's "street fight" at the Inner Harbor of Baltimore by taking his ECR/Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka Chevrolet to a 14th place finish in one of the wildest IZOD Indy Car Series races in the last five years.
By the race's checkered flag, top stars such as Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Will Power, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Helio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan were not factors in the top-five positions, In fact, several of the early contenders failed to finish.
For Carpenter, it was a "come from behind" performance after an early slide into the turn five tire barrier on lap 11. Ed was able to restart and dive into the pit area for a quick change of a front nose as well as fuel and four Firestone tires.
When he returned to action, the Butler University grad was back in 20th position. Carpenter moved up to as high as 13th as he dodged a variety of incidents in turns one and three.
With the track blocked due to spins in the corners, Carpenter maneuvered his way around some of the contenders to gain valuable positions late in Sunday's race. Unfortunately, Ed also got caught in a blockage situation in turn three and he lost three spots on lap 66.
In the end, the Indianapolis racer took the checkered flag for the 15th consecutive time in 2013 as Ed is one of a handful of drivers to complete every race this year.
Detroit winner Simon Pagenaud captured his second 2013 IndyCar Series win and moved into third in the IndyCar Series point standings with three races remaining. Following Pagenaud Sunday was second-year driver Josef Newgarden, Sebastien Bourdais, Justin Wilson and Simona de Silvestro.
The next event in the IZOD IndyCar Series is a doubleheader weekend at the temporary road circuit near Reliant Stadium (home of the NFL Texans) in Houston on October 5 and 6. Similar to the two-race weekends in Detroit and Toronto this year, the Shell/Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston could result in another wild, contact affair. The season finale, MAVTV 500, is again at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Oct. 19. Carpenter won the Fontana event in 2012.
"Unfortunately, I made a dumb mistake early on when I slid into the turn five tire barrier," said Carpenter, currently 17th in the IndyCar Series. "That put us a lap down. We had a good pace after that but we could not get the lap back. We put on a new front wing that helped.
But that mistake hurt us throughout the race. We stayed out a long time on some older Red Firestones at the end and I was just holding on. I couldn't fight (E.J.) Viso for the position due to the tires being down to the cords. It was really crazy out there today.
People were just taking every chance that they could. We kind of knew there could be carnage on those restarts and that's what happened. Overall, we'll take the points and work towards the final three races."


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I would dearly love to go hybrid or totally electric, but the commercially available cars I'm seeing seem like a lot of cost for only a little benefit.
I recall a "Mother Earth News" story about a guy who build a hybrid out of an Opel GT for $1500 and got 75 mpg. Has anyone else here ever gone the DIY route? To what effect?
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A walk through the Wanderers
Established: 1956
Capacity: 34,000
Floodlights: Yes
Ends: Corlett Drive End, Golf Course End
Home Team: Highveld Lions
Head Groundsman: Bethuel Buthelezi
Test History: 36 Tests; 14 home wins; 11 away wins; 11 draws
Last 10 Tests: 4 home wins; 5 away wins, 1 draw
Last 10 tosses: 10 batted first (5 wins, 4 defeats, 1 draw)
The New Wanderers ground, situated in Illovo, Johannesburg, became the third cricket venue in the city after the Old Wanderers Stadium and Ellis Park (which serves as the city's main rugby union stadium).
The ground was completely redeveloped following South Africa's readmission to international cricket in 1991 and further renovated for the 2003 World Cup, when it played host to the final between Australia and India.
Known as 'The Bullring' for its rotund design and intimidating atmosphere, the Wanderers is part of a greater sporting complex that is steeped in history, although the clubhouse was recently rebuilt after being gutted by fire in 2004.
The new clubhouse is similar in design to the original and contains an excellent stash of memorabilia, while the bar offers some of the cheapest drinks in town.
The ground sports an archetypal South African wicket - hard and dry with plenty of bounce - which often provides lots of seam movement up front. The inclusion of a spinner can be helpful for the second innings but it's rare for a twirler to take five - New Zealand's Matthew Hart and Australia's John Gleeson are the only spinners to do so since South Africa's readmission.
But while the Wanderers is often generous to seamers, the wicket can also be a great batting strip. Undeniable proof of this came in March 2006 when the ground played host to the most remarkable one-day international game in history, as South Africa successfully chased down Australia's world record total of 434 for 4.
While that match was of a freakish nature, it's generally known that if a Test batsman can get past the initial examination provided by the seam and bounce, then there are plenty of runs to be had.
Last Time Out
The Proteas slumped to a seven wicket defeat in January of 2016 with Stuart Broad claiming 6 for 17 in the home team's disastrous second innings effort of 83 all out.
Joe Root cracked a hundred for England in the first innings and Kagiso Rabada claimed his first career five for in his second Test.
Happy Hunting Ground
Hashim Amla has scored 742 runs at the venue including two hundreds and four fifties and will be looking to this hard and true surface to help him regain his touch.
Vernon Philander's 17 wickets place him at the top of the tree at the Bullring at least among currently available players with Dale Steyn's 48 wickets the best of current bowlers.
They Said
Curator Bethuel Buthelezi said: "I will keep grass on the pitch and there will be bounce and carry. But there won't be as much in the wicket as there was for Broad. This will be a wicket that will offer run-scoring opportunities.
Weather Forecast
We seem set for five days of typical Highveld weather with warm days giving way to afternoon showers, interruptions are likely but shouldn't be too severe.
Groundsman Bethuel Buthelezi says this will be a result deck, but has added there will be less juice in the track than last year, as the test wears on the cracks could open up a bit more, though spin is not often king at the Bullring and the pace and bounce could prove too much for Sri Lanka.
Batting first is almost guaranteed, and navigating the first day will be priority number one for the batting side, as the little greenery around will assist the pacemen, as stats and history has shown.
More Cricket
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- Windies to host Pakistan
- Black Caps rue poor bowling
- ODI series preview: Australia v Pakistan
- B-Mac cops suspension in BBL
- Toyana expects much from Cook
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- Faf lauds epic Amla
- Bangladesh make promising start
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Main amenities
- 31 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Breakfast available
- Garden
- Meeting rooms
- Free newspapers in the lobby
- Luggage storage
- Limited hour front desk
- Tour/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Garden
- Elevator/lift
What's around
- Heart of Quiberon
- Quiberon Beach (1-minute walk)
- Thalassotherapy Centre (14-minute walk)
- Pointe du Conguel (34-minute walk)
- Fort Penthievre (5 mi / 8.1 km)
- Pointe du Percho (6 mi / 9.6 km)
- Abbey of Saint-Anne Kergonan (10.4 mi / 16.7 km)
- Abbaye Saint-Michel de Kergonan (10.6 mi / 17 km)
- Le Palais Citadel (11 mi / 17.7 km)
- Carnac Menhirs (11.5 mi / 18.5 km)
- Dolmen de Mane-Kerioned (11.5 mi / 18.6 km)
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- This hotel has 31 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-7:00 PM
- Check-out time is 11:30 AM
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
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- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
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- Conference space size (feet) - 25
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DiningLa Cour des Druides - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available.
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David Jones not turning into Target, says Woolworths SA
South African retailer Woolworths will meet in the next few weeks with David Jones' suppliers to discuss which brands will go and which will stay under its private label strategy.
Woolworths chief executive Ian Moir has tried to quash concerns that David Jones, known for its range of international, national and designer brands, will become more like a Marks & Spencer or even Target after Woolworths' $2.2 billion takeover.
"Everybody seems to be getting quite scared about what we're going to do about private label," Mr Moir told AFR Sunday.
"You need to understand that we won't do anything that isn't driven by our customer," Mr Moir said. "It's what made us a successful business in Country Road and a successful business in Woolworths."
However, Mr Moir said that some existing brands that no longer resonated with customers would have to go to make way for new private label brands from Woolworths' South African stores and a wider range of brands from Woolworths' Country Road stable.
"There are a lot of brands that don't really resonate with the customer and don't perform for us," he said.
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"We will have meetings with suppliers in the next few weeks – we need to make sure that brands that are important to us understand that they are part of our growth - we see these brands expanding with us."
Mr Moir said Woolworths remained committed to the house of brands strategy originally introduced by former David Jones chief executive Peter Wilkinson almost 14 years ago and perpetuated under Mark McInnes and Paul Zahra, who stepped down last week.
"We are just as committed to international and national designers and local concessions as we've always been," he said.
After originally suggesting in April, when the takeover deal was unveiled, that private label sales could reach as high as 30 per cent of sales, Mr Moir said private label was now likely to reach about 20 per cent of sales.
Woolworths would take into account customers' shopping habits – using its sophisticated customer relationship management systems - before pushing the private label strategy too far, too fast.
Mr Moir has also hired Cap Gemini as program managers to manage the integration process and Ernst &Young to assist with staff and cultural issues.
"We listen to our customers, everything we do is driven by the information we have on our customers," Mr Moir told AFR Sunday.
"We won't introduce products or labels or do anything that's not in their interests that they don't want and isn't going to resonate with them."
"We'll bring our most successful Woolworths brands from South Africa into David Jones, brands like RE: our denim brand and JT One and young leisure and lingerie brands. The customers will love them, they'll see them as different brands, as new brands, as exciting brands. They won't see them as downmarket. We have no intention of taking David Jones down market."
Private label products generate higher gross margins than wholesale and concession brands – around 60 per cent compared with between 15 and 30 per cent.
Woolworths needs to lift David Jones' group gross margin, which is currently around 39 per cent, to achieve its targets for earnings growth between $130 million and $170 million by 2019.
UBS analyst Darren Cohn believes Woolworths could exceed these targets, lifting earnings by between $163 million and $242 million by 2019.
However, Mr Cohn has described the plan to lift private label sales from 3 per cent to 20 per cent of sales as the "key risk" for Woolworths.
"The Australian customer knows David Jones as the store where one buys branded goods," the South African analyst Mr Cohn said in a recent report. "Changing product mix is difficult to do – even if it is for around 35 per cent cheaper clothing, arguably of better quality," he said.
Mr Cohn said Woolworths had not conducted the exhaustive customer surveys it did in South Africa before changing the product mix there.
"Therefore, by definition, the risk remains that the Australian consumer rejects the mix changes,"' Mr Cohn said.
"It is very important to remember that private label is, on average, about 30 per cent cheaper than branded goods. Therefore, if volumes remain constant sales will be lower than originally forecast."
Mr Moir declined to give gross margin targets but was confident Woolworths would be able to lift David Jones' EBIT margins, which are currently around 3.5 per cent adjusted for property, to around 10 per cent, in line with those at Country Road but less than the 17 per cent in its South African clothing business.
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