text: Halo Industries slashes 230 jobs, will move headquarters Published on September 24, 2001. Halo Industries Monday said it would cut 230 executive management and support positions, or 19% of its promotional products work force, and move its headquarters to save $20 million annually, according to a report by BtoB sister publication Advertising Age. Halo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July. As part of the reorganization, the company will move out of its Niles, Ill.-based headquarters and open a service center in Sterling, Ill., along with subsidiary Lee Wayne. In addition, Halo's sales staff and Events by Halo unit will move to temporary offices in Skokie, Ill. Marc Simon, Halo's president-CEO, will remain in charge of the company. Bankruptcy procedures will begin in October and are expected to be completed by March 2002. Halo's marketing services unit Upshot, Chicago, and Canadian and European divisions, Premier Promotions and Halo Sports, are unaffected by the filing. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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Ottawa – The City congratulated 48 Ottawa residents tonight during the inaugural Snow Angels Recognition Event held at Centrepointe Studio Theatre. A Snow Angel is a neighbour or friend who has volunteered to help someone who is elderly or has a disability, to improve their accessibility during the winter by clearing snow or ice from their driveway, steps or walkway.
"The Snow Angels program is all about neighbours helping neighbours," said Mayor Jim Watson. "Ottawa is bursting at the seams with volunteers and tonight is an opportunity to recognize the volunteers from last winter, for their generosity, and to begin this winter season with a great big thank you."
Each Snow Angel was presented with a certificate signed by the Mayor as well as a custom keychain with a snowflake symbol and City of Ottawa logo.
"There are several ways the City of Ottawa does its part to make the city safer and manageable in winter," said Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the City's Transportation Committee. "We want to thank all the Snow Angels for also doing their part."
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Of course, cleaning out this device may be an extremely difficult task but, if the user takes good care of it this mug will be a smoker's best morning friend. With April being the month of showers, there will probably be a lot of reason to have this mug out for some evening tea parties when fun in the sun isn't an option. It is slightly surprising that this hasn't really been thought of before but, it's got good timing with 4/20 just around the corner.
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Oyen Named Head Soccer Coach
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TUCSON, Ariz.--Lisa Oyen has been promoted to head women's soccer coach, University of Arizona athletics director Jim Livengood announced today. Oyen, 33, has been an assistant on the UA staff since 2003.
'I'm very thankful to be given this opportunity,' Oyen said, 'and I'm very optimistic about the future of this program.
'With our returning players and the incoming class we have every reason to look forward to the near and distant future,' Oyen said. 'The support staff here at the University will make the transition smooth and prepare us for a bright future.'
Oyen succeeds Dan Tobias, for whom she served as a top assistant each of her eight years at UA, and as an assistant under Tobias at Washington State from 2001-02. Prior to her WSU tenure she was head coach of the Miami Premier Soccer Club under-17 program for two years.
'Lisa is more than prepared to take on the head coaching duties for our soccer program,' Livengood said. 'She's a bright young coach with a keen understanding of the sport and a solid commitment to taking this program where we want it to go,' he said.
She started in coaching as an assistant at her alma mater, Montana, in 1998 and also worked with Manchester United Soccer Schools and Bobby Charlton Sports Schools. She also was special projects manager for the Seattle Sounders.
Oyen played for four years at Montana as a starting defender and two-time team captain and went on to play two years for the Miami Gliders of the United Soccer League Southeastern Division.
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Japanese dance Bharatanatyam, sing in Kannada
When Japanese homemaker Tomoko Matsuda, a resident of Bangalore, performed Bharatanatyam 'mudras' in a packed auditorium in Bangalore, the audience shouted for an encore.art and culture Updated: Jun 01, 2009 20:33 IST
When Japanese homemaker Tomoko Matsuda, a resident of Bangalore, performed mudras of Bharatanatyam to perfection in a packed auditorium at a college in Bangalore, the audience shouted for an encore.
And it did the same when Hiroshi Chiba, an engineer with Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd, sang yesteryears' popular Kannada film song "Santoshakke" (for the sake of happiness). Then, everyone in the auditorium Sunday night got up to jive to the encore.
The mood at the day-long Japan Habba (Japan Festival) 2009, an Indo-Japanese cultural exchange programme, was of bonhomie among Indians and Japanese settled in various parts of the country.
The event, first held in 2005, was a collaborative effort of the Consulate of Japan, Bangalore; The Japan Foundation, New Delhi; Bangalore University, Japanese associations like Bangalore Nihongo Kyooshi-kai, Koyo group, Japanese Association of Bangalore and Indo-Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Karnataka).
Around 1,000 Japanese from various parts of India came together to celebrate the strong ties between the two Asian giants.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Masayuki Tsuchikawa, head of the consulate in Bangalore, said: "We are happy to get ourselves associated with Japan Habba for the first time. It is a perfect platform for interaction between Japanese in India and people of Bangalore."
"The best way to build a strong bridge between two countries and its people is through art and culture," he added.
The high points of the culture fiesta included karaoke competition (Japanese/Indian and other songs), Kannada songs sung by Japanese, Japanese tea ceremony, demonstration of Japanese martial art Judo, how to wear the kimono, a display of Japanese paper art works like Kiri-e and Ori-gami; calligraphy and Ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
Said Satoshi Hata, chairman of Japan Habba and guest faculty at the department of foreign studies, Bangalore University: "I am glad to be a part of the fifth edition of Japan Habba in Bangalore. I believe that the interest in Japan from Bangaloreans as well as that of India from the Japanese people residing here have been the motivating factors to have made Japan Habba possible for five years consecutively."
Although Bangalore has a small Japanese community of 400, mostly working in Toyota Kirloskar, over the years they have adopted Bangalore as their second home. Moreover, they have succeeded in attracting many a Bangalorean to know more about Japan and its culture.
The growing Japanese influence in the city could be well-gauged from 105 students of Bangalore learning Japanese at the department of foreign languages, Bangalore University.
"Out of 10 foreign languages taught in the University, the number of students learning Japanese is highest. There is lot of enthusiasm among the Bangaloreans to know more about Japan and its culture," said Hata.
The Oscar-winning Japanese movie "Samurai" directed by Hiroshi Inagaki was also screened at the festival.
"I have been in Bangalore for quite a long time. I love the city, its people and culture. So I learnt the language and as a musician, I love to sing Kannada songs. I am a big fan of Kannada music," said Chiba.
Chiba is quite popular among the music-loving crowd of Bangalore. He is known as the Japanese who sings in Kannada.
Said Tomoko, who is learning Bharatanatyam under guru Ramanath at Nrityarpana School here: "I fell in love with the dance form during my stay in Bangalore. I'm learning the nuances of the dance form and happy to perform here today."
Around 64 students, all local Kannada boys, studying in Toyota Technical Training Institute in Bangalore, performed a popular Japanese song "Zundoko Bushi...".
"I have been attending Japan Habba for the last three years. I find Japanese culture quite fascinating and they are a lovely bunch of people," said banker Shweta P.
Keizo Hara, a Japanese settled here, said: "Bangalore is a lovely place and is a home away from home for all the Japanese people in the city."
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Ermm. Some very interesting sites out there, I've now learnt a lot more about the origins of Thanksgiving but, me being me, one of my favourite sites has to be this one which is dedicated to THANKSGIVING JOKES.
Ok, now I'm a little more educated about Thanksgiving, I'd like to share these with you.
Firstly over at Shellie's 'Layers Of Thought' I came across this Thanksgiving QUIZ. Then over at Grandmere Mimi's place 'Wounded Bird' I came across this wonderful Thanksgiving prayer.
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
and your pies take the prize
and may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs.
Thanks to Susankay for sharing that little gem with Grandmere who also had some wonderful Thanksgiving cartoons on her blog. Click HERE to view them.
And talking of cartoons, I particularly liked this image on ALEXIA'S BOOKS AND SUCH which showed a cat looking longingly at a cooked turkey, cooling on a table. Why did I find this so amusing? Well, it happened to us, not exactly, but something similar.
Picture the scene if you will. It was Sunday morning, Husband dearest and I hadn't been married that long and were living in an upstairs flat with our two cats Dotty and Phog. (If you scroll down on the right hand-side there is a slide-show of our beloved PETS. Dotty is the black and white cat and Phog is the grey.) Anyway, we were sitting there, noses, no doubt in a newspaper or book, when, up the back stairs, we heard a thud followed by another thud and another. "What the .....?" said Husband dearest getting up to investigate. Only to find Phog coming up the stairs, dragging a side of beef behind her. Obviously left to cool by an open door/window, Phog had helped herself to it and decided to make a gift of it - I suppose it beat the usual bird or mouse.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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- Alice in Wonderland said...
LOL! That reminds me of a Christmas morning a few years ago, when I still had my beloved border collie, Harry. Early in the morning, I'd let him out into the garden to do "his business", and he came back in the house with a whole oven ready Chicken! Where this Chicken came from, we never found out, but someone went without their Christmas Dinner that day!
Harry, being Harry , would never have just taken it, so it is a mystery to this day!
- 26 November 2009 at 15:51
- ....Petty Witter said...
Phog being Phog, on the other hand, wouldn't have thought twice. A cat with real attitude, she used to terrorise our neighbours dog.
- 26 November 2009 at 16:06
- chitra said...
Those cartoons were really funny. Thanks for providing the link.
- 26 November 2009 at 16:47
- Alyce said...
That is such a funny story about your cats! I was going to say that we've never had anything like that happen, but I just remembered the year that our dog ate an entire mixing bowl full of Halloween candy while we were sleeping.
- 26 November 2009 at 18:40
- Vivienne said...
I wish I could celebrate Thanksgiving. It sounds so much fun.
- 26 November 2009 at 19:41
- Deidre said...
I am impressed that you felt compelled to learn about thanksgiving! I would suggest watching reruns of the friends thanksgiving episodes - that's really what thanksgiving is about. :)
- 26 November 2009 at 20:16
- Grandmère Mimi said...
What a wonderful and amusing story, Petty. Phog must have been quite a cat. How does the story end? Did you return the side of beef?
How kind of you to take an interest in our wee holiday.
- 26 November 2009 at 23:09
- Alexia561 said...
Love the story about Phog bringing home the side of beef! And thank you for the cartoons...too funny!
Have a happy Thursday! :)
- 27 November 2009 at 00:21
- Betty Manousos:cutand-dry.blogspot.com said...
Enjoyed your story Peety.
And the funny cartoons.
Thanksgiving sounds wonderful , we don't celebrate it here.
Have a great time!
- 27 November 2009 at 01:30
- Betty Manousos:cutand-dry.blogspot.com said...
Whenever i comment i look at your
gorgeous kitty graphic!
I love that.
- 27 November 2009 at 01:32
- Kelly said...
Loved this post!! Full of great stuff. Especially enjoyed your cat story.
- 27 November 2009 at 03:13
- ....Petty Witter said...
Grandmere: We never did get to find where the beef came from though we suspected it was our ground-floor neighbours. After a bit of a struggle, with much growling and clawing (and that was only us, you don't want to know about Phog)we eventually prised the beef from her mouth and put it in the bin. Too big for the cats to eat, it was suggested we eat it - needless to say, we didn't.
- 27 November 2009 at 10:51
- Cara Powers said...
I so love that prayer. Too true. Hey Vivienne, there's no reason you can't have your own family Thanksgiving.
Petty Witter, would you please post for those of living over the pond what "bank holidays" are?
- 27 November 2009 at 23:13
- Sheila (Bookjourney) said...
Thanksgiving is pretty much a time to eat a whole lot of food and hang out with friends and family. :) We watch movies play games on the wii... at least thats what happens at my house. :)
- 28 November 2009 at 04:01
- BPOTW said...
Great post! Thanks for the rhyme!!
- 30 November 2009 at 05:04
- ....Petty Witter said...
BPOTW: Thanks for the honour of mentioning me on your site.
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How Kerry could win it and still lose it, or lose it and still win it.
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30, the distinguished raconteurs of the Arapahoe County Republican Men's Club gather to dine in grand style at the Cool River Café in Greenwood Village. Upon arriving at a Men's Club function, members are expected to pay $10 and affix an elephant-shaped nametag to their left lapel. About one-third of the Men's Club leans "to the right of Attila the Hun," according to one recent inductee, and about half favors chalk-striped suits. Given the GOP's recent domination of Colorado politics, the mood at the weekly meetings usually swings from mildly triumphant to swaggeringly neanderthalic. But a few weeks ago, just after the vice presidential debate, the Men's Club seemed tense, even embittered. When the Men's Club president, Richard Schroeder, asked the group how Dick Cheney had fared against John Edwards, he was greeted with five seconds of excruciating silence. Another member counseled of President George W. Bush's recent stumbles, "Look, your quarterback doesn't have a good game every time out. That doesn't mean you change quarterbacks."
On his way out after the meeting, a member quipped, to no one in particular, "Why doesn't he come here and debate us?" "He" was John Kerry, an intruder in the conservative Denver suburbs, who was staying at a resort a few miles down I-25.
Days earlier, Kerry had shocked everyone by choosing to return to Colorado, his birthplace, to prepare—read: to be photographed preparing—for the second presidential debate. It was the latest piece of triumphant news for state Democrats, who have watched Colorado purple at an astonishing clip. An Oct. 7 Gallup Poll put the race here at 49 percent to 49 percent; more recent polls have Kerry within the margin of error. Kerry flies to Pueblo for a rally Friday night. Then there's the state ballot initiative that could deprive Bush of four of Colorado's nine electoral votes even if he wins the popular vote.
A Kerry victory would reverse more than a decade of Democratic futility. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win here was Bill Clinton in 1992. Before that, it was Lyndon Johnson *. Colorado may seem like a friendly beachhead for Southwestern liberalism—it gave the world Gary Hart, Pat Schroeder, and Dick Lamm—but in some ways, it's as rigidly conservative as Arizona. "The wrong impression got created in the '80s and '90s," said Hart, who was waiting on the tarmac the other day for Kerry's plane to land. "Colorado has always been a Republican state." Republicans have almost 200,000 more registered voters than the Democrats.
Six months ago, Kerry's state director, Sue Casey, thought her candidate didn't have a prayer. But in March, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Republican, announced he would not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate—a term that he could have easily won. The Democrats nominated Ken Salazar, a well-monied, Hispanic attorney general. Then, as state GOP chairman Ted Halaby put it, "There was a trickle-up effect at the presidential level." With Salazar trouncing Republican Pete Coors—the Oct. 7 Gallup Poll put him up 11 points—Kerry and the DNC began to pour money into TV commercials and hire ground troops. Chris Gates, the state party chairman, says Colorado slowly climbed the Democratic National Committee's internal swing-state rankings—which determine the direction the DNC's money and staff flow—starting in the high teens and, as Salazar surged, creeping toward the Top 10.
Kerry troops hope for what the University of Colorado'sScott Adler calls a "reverse coattails effect"—the Senate candidate props up the presidential one. So far, Salazar has outpaced Kerry and then some. He has battered his opponent, Coors, with a combination of hawkishness on terrorism and moderate social policy. Meanwhile, Coors has stung himself with a series of titanic gaffes: He advocated lowering the drinking age to 18 (in a speech seven years ago, newly discovered) and failed to recognize the name of the Canadian prime minister in a GOP primary debate this year. Plus, the New York Times'photo department seems to think he's a Klansman. If Salazar can energize Hispanic voters in inner-city Denver and southern Colorado, he might produce enough new Democrats to put Kerry over the top. But Salazar, who's well aware of Colorado's conservative bent, has so far avoided Kerry at every opportunity.
Even if Kerry falls short, there's still a chance he could claim a share of Colorado's nine electoral votes. Way down the ballot lies Amendment 36, which would change the way Colorado divvies up its presidential electors. In 2000, the winner of Colorado's popular vote claimed all of the state's electors, just as in every state but Nebraska and Maine, where electors are distributed to winners of the states' congressional districts. But if Amendment 36 passes, Colorado's electors would be allocated to each candidate by their share of the popular vote—meaning that if Kerry narrowly loses, he would claim four votes while Bush would win the other five. The amendment contains a provision that would allow it to apply retroactively to the 2004 election.
The amendment has turned the Colorado ballot into a dizzying exercise in game theory. Should Democrats vote for Kerry and then vote "no" on Amendment 36, and risk Kerry's rally falling short and handing all nine electoral votes to Bush? Or vote for Kerry and "yea" 36, and risk gifting Bush a close election with those four electoral votes? And do Republicans fear that Kerry has made up so much ground that they will vote "yea" on 36 to cover their bases?
GOP apparatchiks stand united against the amendment. "We think it's a rotten idea," says Katy Atkinson, a consultant. "And we think it's a stupid idea." To drive the point home, Atkinson has created a group called Coloradans Against a Really Stupid Idea. Her arguments are thus. Splitting electors would reduce Colorado's cachet, since candidates would be fighting over one electoral vote instead of nine. The presidential candidates would begin to ignore Colorado; pork dollars would dry up. Her other convincing argument is a threat: Atkinson has squadrons of constitutional lawyers standing by to fillet Amendment 36 in court. If the race is close, that could delay the certification of the election for weeks. As state GOP chairman Ted Hallaby puts it, "The bottom line is, Colorado could be this year's Florida." Of course, if Kerry wins and Amendment 36 passes, expect Colorado Republicans to perform an abrupt about-face.
For now, Republicans claim Amendment 36 was hatched by nefarious Democrats who wanted to siphon off their electors. "Everyone knows it was put on there for mischief," says Rep. Tom Tancredo. But if that was true when the amendment was conceived a few years ago, you wouldn't know it now. With Kerry threatening to win all nine of Colorado's electoral votes, Democrats have ordered a statewide omerta on Amendment 36. "I am studiously neutral," says Chris Gates, the state party chairman. Gary Hart says, "There are few things I don't have an opinion about these days, but that's one of them." Sue Casey, Kerry's state director, is more blunt: "We have a chance to win here. I think we're gonna win here. I don't want to lose four electoral votes."
My guess is that Amendment 36, which has dominated its share of Ron Brownstein's ("an enormous wild card"!) and George Will's ("November's most portentous vote"!) columns, will prove a lot of hand-wringing over nothing. Goo-goo initiatives always poll well at the outset, when reformers can reduce them to benign catchphrases: Who wants more democracy?! But as opponents begin to pepper the media with counterattacks, the "yea" numbers tend to drop like stones. "It's much easier to be on the 'no' side, because it's like a jury trial," says Katy Atkinson. "All we have to do is create reasonable doubt." Atkinson and Gov. Bill Owens, another Republican, have traversed Colorado slamming Amendment 36 as "unilateral disarmament." An Oct. 8 Survey USA poll had the amendment leading 45 percent to 44 percent. Veterans of state initiatives say unless an amendment is polling over 60 percent on Election Day, there's little chance it will pass.
With Republicans savaging the amendment and Democrats hedging their bets, the "yea" side of Amendment 36 has become a tragic, lonely place. The amendment advocates are led by a whip-smart consultant named Julie Brown, who works in a spare office near the state capitol. With few politicians at her disposal, Brown has been forced to trudge to try to win over tiny groups: the Lakewood Optimist Club, the Sloan's Lake Citizens Group, and, a few weeks ago, the Arapahoe County Republican Men's Club.
The members of the Men's Club sat in angry silence while Brown walked to the podium and ambled through her talking points. When she finished, there was a short pause, and then the members raised their hands and waited their turn to pummel her during the question-and-answer period. A bald, mustachioed Men's Clubber, who was standing near the back, offered a rousing defense of the Electoral College. An elderly man rose and began a harangue that lasted several minutes and expanded to include a diatribe against liberal coastal elites. A gray-haired member cut to the heart of the matter. "It appears you are trying to change our country from a republic to a democracy," he said. "Why are you trying to do that?"
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GREENFIELD, Ind. -- An elderly man who admitted to groping three young girls will serve out his sentence in a nursing home instead of prison.
Robert Cooper, 80, of Greenfield pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual battery after prosecutors say he inappropriately touched three young girls between the ages of eight and ten who had been helping him with yard work at his home in the 250 block of Lullaby Court.
The Greenfield Daily Reporter says Cooper will not be going to prison because he has dementia. Instead, he'll have to serve the next two-and-a-half years in a secure nursing home. Cooper won't be allowed to leave, won't be allowed near children and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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"Playing Will Always Be More Important Than Raw Numbers"
Recent reports strongly suggest that Nintendo's next home console, the Wii U, will not be more powerful than the PS3 or Xbox 360 in terms of raw graphics potential - let alone their next-gen successors. Nintendo has now spoken out to discuss the issue... and may have tacitly confirmed it.
"We do not focus on technology specs," Nintendo told Digital Trends in a small statement. "We understand that people like to dissect graphics and processing power, but the experience of playing will always be more important than raw numbers."
I can't help but notice that this statement isn't a denial - if anything, it's a tacit acknowledgement that the Wii U's specs won't be particularly powerful (though where they are in relation to the Xbox 360 and PS3 remains to be seen). Here's hoping that Nintendo's eye for enjoyable game design, stylish art direction and the new tablet controller will help to enhance "the experience of playing." The Wii did much the same at launch, and it worked well for the enormous casual fanbase that flocked to Nintendo in droves while alienating many core gamers in the process. Will the Wii U take the same tack?
Tuesday's rumours stated that the Wii U "is not up to the same level as the PS3 or the 360," citing a number of development sources in the process.


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British Airways has wowed frequent flyers with its offer of 100,000 miles for obtaining a co-branded credit card. Now BA's rival, Virgin Atlantic Airways, is offering Flying Club members up to 65,000 bonus miles in their first year as cardholders of the Virgin Atlantic American Express Card from Bank of America. Cardholders will get 45,000 Flying Club bonus miles when spending at least $750 in the first 90 days of owning the card and then three miles for every dollar spent on Virgin Atlantic purchases and 1.5 miles per dollar spent on retail purchases. Upon their anniversary of obtaining the card, cardholders get 7,500 bonus miles when spending a minimum of $15,000 in net purchases with an additional 7,500 bonus miles if spending reaches at least $25,000 in net purchases. To get to the full 65,000 bonus miles advertised, you'll need to also get 2,500 bonus miles for each of two authorized users added to the card.
If you spend $25,000 in net purchases within a year, you will qualify for an economy companion award ticket for half the standard miles of an award economy seat (maximum one per year).
To sweeten the pot, Flying Club members will earn up to two tier points per month to boost their chances of earning or keeping elite status, up to a maximum of 24 tier points per year. It takes 15 tier points to qualify for Silver status and 10 to renew and 40 to qualify for Gold status with 30 to renew.
The card comes with a $90 annual fee and a zero percent introductory APR for purchases, balance transfers and direct deposits for the first seven billing cycles. Visit http://www.insideflyer.com/link/?2047 to apply.
Bottom line: Although not as lucrative from the start as the British Airways Visa Signature Card offer, it makes up some ground when you compare that you'll get three miles per dollar spent with airline purchases with Virgin Atlantic compared with 2.5 miles per dollar spent with British Airways and 1.5 miles per retail purchase with Virgin Atlantic compared to 1.25 with British Airways–and the extra boost toward elite is a sought-after feature. British Airways is offering a two-for-one award voucher when their cardholders spend at least $30,000 per year while Virgin Atlantic only offers half off the companion award ticket–but at a lower threshold of $25,000 spent per year. Virgin offers a bargain award from the U.S. to Europe at 40,000 miles so with just the annual fee of $90 and a spend of $750 on the card, you've already got a free ticket for that London jaunt you've been wanting to take.
With the popularity of Virgin Atlantic and its Clubhouse experience, we anticipate quite a few U.S.-based frequent flyers to give in to this particular plastic temptation.


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Morning Sunrise at 06:02 and Evening Sunset at 17:17. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 34.2353°, Longitude. -88.8483° , Elevation. 105m
Morning Sunrise at 06:02 and Evening Sunset at 17:17. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 34.2353°, Longitude. -88.8483° , Elevation. 105m
Weather near Coonewar (historical) Last report from Tupelo, Tupelo Regional Airport, MS 10.3km awayTemperature: 14°C / 57°F
Wind: 4.6km/h North
Cloud: Sky Clear
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Geographic features & Photographs around Coonewar (historical) in Mississippi, United States
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Furrs Baptist Church (0.8km)
- Zion Church (1.7km)
- Big Hill Church (3.3km)
- New Resident Church (4.7km)
- College Hill Church (4.9km)
- Resident Church (4.9km)
- Zion Baptist Church (5.4km)
- Chapel Grove Church (5.7km)
- Calvary Church (6km)
- Valley Grove Church (6.6km)
- Fellowship Church (7.4km)
- Bissell Baptist Church (7.7km)
- Chesterville United Methodist Church (7.9km)
- Chesterville Baptist Church (8km)
- Galilean Baptist Church (8km)
- Palmetto Church (8.1km)
- Palmetto Church (8.4km)
- Spring Hill Church (8.5km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- New Zion Cemetery (2.1km)
- New Zion Cemetery (2.1km)
- College Hill Cemetery (4.5km)
- Bass Cemetery (6.1km)
- West Moreland Cemetery (7.1km)
- Chesterville Cemetery (8.1km)
- Palmetto Cemetery (8.1km)
- Palmetto Cemetery (8.4km)
- Spring Hill Cemetery (8.6km)
- Chesterville Cemetery (8.9km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Furrs (1.4km)
- Fawn Meadows (1.7km)
- Country Oak Estates (1.9km)
- Zion (6.1km)
- Praise Acres (6.4km)
- Chesterville (7.7km)
- Bissell (7.8km)
- Longview (8.5km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- League Creek (2.9km)
- Miller Creek (4.4km)
- Lilly Creek (5.6km)
- Sand Branch (7.3km)
- Mubby Creek (8km)
- Russell Creek (8.4km)
- Eads Creek (9km)
- Little Coonewah Creek (9km)
Accommodation around Coonewar (historical)
Super 8 Motel Tupelo Airport 3898 Mccullough Blvd, Belden
TOWN HOUSE MOTEL TUPELO 931 SOuth Gloster St, Tupelo
Comfort Inn 1532 Mccullough Blvd, Tupelo
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Chiwapa Struture 29 Dam (2.1km)
- Natchez Trace Lake Dam (5.5km)
- Chiwapa Structure 65 Dam (6.4km)
- Town Creek Structure 24 Dam (7.6km)
- Chiwapa Structure 24 Dam (7.8km)
- Clark Lake Dam (8.5km)
- Town Creek Structure 23 Dam (8.6km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- College Hill School (historical) (4.9km)
- Spring Hill School (historical) (8.5km)
- Longview School (historical) (8.5km)
- Metcalf School (historical) (8.6km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Coonewar (historical) (0km)
- Chickasaw Council House (historical) (6.3km)
- Brame (historical) (7.7km)
- Plymouth (historical) (8.3km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- District 4 Supervisor District (7.3km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Old Natchez Trace Park (6.9km)
Wikipedia entries close to Coonewar (historical)
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Airports close to Coonewar (historical)Columbus afb(CBM), Colombus, Usa (96.3km)
Memphis international(MEM), Memphis, Usa (173.3km)
Greenwood leflore(GWO), Greenwood, Usa (179.7km)
Mc kellar sipes rgnl(MKL), Jackson, Usa (191.4km)
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Some of the comments that the reporter solicited around the state seem to offer a misleading interpretation of the data that were presented.
Amanda Rector, the state economist, said the natural decreases are an economic challenge for the state because "population growth is directly related to economic growth."
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Historically, populations have grown when there have been positive changes in socioeconomic conditions. The same economic relationships prevail here in Maine. Population responds to the economy, not the other way around.
In Maine, counties with growing economies grew; those with stagnant economies shrank. Does anyone really think that if Maine families suddenly started having more children, then the economy would take off?
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Alan Caron's suggestions ("Alan Caron: Instead of tax breaks for a few, invest in many entrepreneurs," March 14) that we stimulate our economy with thousands of smaller economic development loans and grants rather than with a few large ones that have a dubious track record are likely to improve conditions in Maine a lot more than worrying about the ratio of deaths to births.
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Praise the Lord! If you are considering nominating a Messiah member oryourself for an appointment to the Senior Pastor Call Committee, please review the following outline of the Call Committee's responsibilities. If appointed to the Call Committee, it will be an extensive commitment to the call process outlined below and will require a significant amount of personal time. This can be very rewarding, but it is a long-term commitment and open-ended time frame. We recommend prayerful consideration before making a nomination.
Once a decision is made to make a nomination, simply fill out the Nomination Form, taking note that the names of both the Nominating Member and Nominee Member must be provided. The Leadership Council will review the nominations and appoint the Call Committee. Nominations are open now through July 25, 2017.
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Call Committee members may visit the churches of finalists or review preaching online, if available.
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Prior to the date of the scheduled Voters Assembly meeting, the congregation may have a designated time of prayer or a Prayer Vigil coordinated by the Call Committee.
In a duly called Voters Assembly meeting, the Call Committee submits the name(s) of the finalist(s) for call, following the congregation's constitution and bylaws.
The Voters Assembly of Messiah will vote to issue a call for a new Senior Pastor.
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Just what are men thinking when they message lesbians on dating apps, especially when those dating apps have a good chance of being for lesbians only? One lesbian woman decided to find out and blog her experiences on her tumblr account. Here are her conclusions.
Well, that was quick: just days after the release of the new iPhone, the gentlemen/scholars of Reddit have already figured out a way to make it weird and creepy: by using the slow motion video camera function to record and swap videos of bouncing boobs. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of boobs, just a-bouncin'.
Between Gretchen Carlson's idiot suburban mom cosplay and her male cohosts' awkward attempts at amiable harumphing, Fox & Friends is rarely a non-awkward viewing experience. But a segment on today's episode that focused on a new line of "Daddy-approved" prom dresses really Got Weird.
These 3D printed dolls are cloned from real human heads, and all I can think of is Return to Oz.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the beginning of the end. America, a once great nation (arguable), has descended into complete depravity — and it's all thanks to some jackass junior bro "comedians" (read: idiots with a camera phone and a hard-on for their own shit jokes).
BRB, taking ten million showers after reading this letter which, according to a Redditor, was left on a woman's doorstep.
Well, this is incredibly creepy and very sad.
The "toy shop of the future" involves customizable 3-D printed dolls, apparently. Cool in theory, but they look like creepy aliens in reality. (They are bone white and have pointed ears and I think they're going to collaborate with the bionic mannequins and take over the world.)
Halloween is right around the corner, so it's time for another round of spooky stories! Just like last year, we want to hear your creepiest tales. We're not looking for narratives you read or saw on TV or in a movie (or made up). We're looking for true, terrifying stories that happened to you (or a family member or…
A renowned Manhattan urologist was found video-recording up multiple women's skirts in a subway station yesterday. But over the past few months, this sort of case has been happening a lot. In fact, hidden camera crime is so hot right now. Ugh.