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| Remembering Lou Reed's trip to Berlin
Remembering Lou Reed's trip to Berlin
12:00 am, Feb 13, 2004
Forget the Beatles. And Led Zeppelin. While you're at it, why not Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Doors, REM, and even Radiohead? If you could only listen to one band's complete oeuvre for the rest of your life, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the Velvet Underground would indulge any and all of your desires, no matter how trivial or savage. After Andy Warhol extended his white hand to it, this extraordinary band entered the house of paradise on its first album, "The Velvet Underground and Nico." Then, on its second record, "White Light/White Heat," the band broke out all of its windows, only to take a much-needed rest on its third album, which witnessed the forced departure of founding member John Cale. Following this personnel change, the band threw a party extravaganza with Loaded, complete with the inescapable pop perfection that comes with the singles "Sweet Jane" and "Rock 'n' Roll."
Destined for mainstream success and glory, what did Lou Reed, band leader and artistic mastermind, decide to do? Fittingly enough, the undisputed king of emotionally detached pain and violence elected to hitch a ride back to Freeport, Long Island, and become a typist for his father's firm. Essentially, he chose to leave the comfort of the commercial niche of the Velvet Underground's Gothic splendor and venture instead into haunted forest of his past in order to gain control of his embryonic future.
A quick survey of Lou Reed's career reads like the most extensive cut-up that even Burroughs himself didn't have the patience to finish. I'll take a deep breath and attempt to encapsulate all of his major works in one fell swoop. Okay, so — "Transformer" epitomized the decadence of the 1970s and opened the floodgates of glam-rock, with its references to speed, Valium, prostitution, transvestites, and blow-jobs in one song, the indispensable "Walk on the Wild Side." Then came Berlin, which we'll get to, and the pose Lou was born to assume, the "Rock 'n' Roll Animal." What did he decide to do with the newfound success of his "Sally Can't Dance"? No, he didn't walk away this time — that would have been idiotic, right? Instead, he made perhaps the most incomprehensibly esoteric album ever, "Metal Machine Music," which is 64 minutes of unrestrained feedback. Then he got all mushy, then a little jazzy, then a little too alcoholic for his own good, only to rebound with "The Blue Mask," an amazingly dense self-examination. The 80's, characteristic of just about everyone in entertainment, were unremarkable and largely uneventful. Subsequently, he released the politically motivated New York to critical acclaim, and continues to make vital music to this day.
I actually met and spoke with the man himself last year in New York, which is a miracle because this man resembles a cockroach after a nuclear fall-out. Inevitably, the conversation steered towards my veneration of "Metal Machine Music" — my brother mentioned how I'd blown out my (actually, my roommate's) speakers while blasting the album, to which Lou replied, "Even I haven't done that — YET." You hardly have to imagine how I, with a mind so sickeningly grotesque as to startle Frankenstein himself, can't help but extol the highest praise upon Uncle Lou's magnum opus, "Berlin," perhaps the most depressing album in history.
Forget Nick Drake, forget the Cure, forget Leonard Cohen, and even my beloved Joy Division. Emotional turmoil occasionally swells into a hideous boil that needs to be carefully drained and lanced. Drake cries about it, the Cure whines about it, and Cohen locks himself in the closet until the swelling goes down, but Reed takes his ridged thumbnail and spears that ugly carbuncle. Sure, he's hurt, but that's never enough. He smears the inner delights right in your face with not even a hint of a smirk. All we get is his typical brusque, New York-inflected virulence instigated by our infatuation with the anguish dripping from each track.
Oddly enough, the music itself never approaches the brutal onslaught of the VU's most ferocious work. Instead, producer Bob Ezrin surrounds the scatological subject matter with such lush orchestration that I always forget the last song, complete with its brazen "I'm gonna stop wasting my time" bridge that you forget the next line is "anyone else would have broken both of her arms," and also that the title of the song, and the chorus, is "Sad Song."
The dexterity of the players reaches absurd proportions on "How Do You Think It Feels?" As the narrator careens out of control and describes his feelings of breathtaking vapidity, the musicians assemble some ridiculously fast, skillful riffs that could only be imagined through a speed-freak's warped mind.
On most of the second side of the album, however, the music remains unembellished and positively desolate so that Reed's words can achieve their highest degree of unflinching candor. In my opinion, the most terrifying song ever written is "The Kids." Although it is true that "The Bed" describes the bleak vessel of an attempted suicide, and "Caroline Says" achieves the sickest brand of redemption for a lost lover with the chorus "It's so cold in Alaska," nothing can compare with the sound of children truly bleating "Mommy!" at the end of a song that consistently refers to the maternal figure as "that miserable rotten slut." Forget "Monster Mash" or "Thriller," go for "The Kids" next Halloween — I guarantee it shall not disappoint.
Ironically, Lou Reed divorced his first wife around this time. After constructing an album of such immense, relentless torture, this is not the most troubling of developments in Reed's biography. What really disturbs me is that he actually found the capacity within himself to marry again, and, from there, to write an album as poignant as "The Blue Mask." Some guys have all the luck — or hearts fortified more extensively than Michael Jackson's bedroom.
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A flagbearer aspirant of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, is optimistic that former President John Mahama will not be given the mandate by party delegates to lead the NDC into the 2020 presidential elections.
According to him, results at the party's regional executive elections indicate that there is a high demand by grassroots members to remove all old executives who supervised the party's abysmal 2016 presidential elections.
Speaking on Citi TV's Point of View with Bernard Avle, Spio-Garbrah said the huge demand for new leaders in the party will be evident in the election of national party executives and the choice of a flagbearer.
"The fact that people know you doesn't mean that they necessarily want you. The fact that you are well known doesn't mean you are the most acceptable…..People are looking for renewal, re-invigoration, fresh blood and that I say is not a hurricane, it is not a whirlwind, it is not a thunderstorm, it is not a cyclone, it is a tsunami. It is a tsunami, and it will shoot all the way through the national [executive elections] to the flagbearership," he said.
While discounting claims that there was a discrete strategy by some aspiring flagbearers to join forces to thwart John Mahama's bid to win the flagbearership race, Spio Garbrah said despite their independent campaigns, all other aspiring flagbearers share the same message of change, urging delegates to elect a new leader other than John Mahama.
"Anytime any of us go out to speak to delegates, we are telling them to vote for us, and we are not former presidents so our message is simply that we want to change. We are also telling them that almost all the people in the room, 80% of them are new, they benefited from the change. So we say that if the change was not good, you yourself will not be here…. For the regional chairmen, it is just 2 who are left, and that is about 20%," he said.
He however indicated that, he was the most experienced flagbearer aspirant of the NDC, and was better placed to lead the party into the 2020 elections.
The former Trade and Industry Minister indicated that while he would not call on the other aspirants to back out of the race to support his course, he wants them to listen to his message and be convicted by his vision.
Ekwow Spio Garbrah also reaffirmed his resolve to be flagbearer of the NDC and not a running mate to former President Mahama going into the 2020 elections.
"I believe that people feel that in an election you must insult your opponent, you must punch him to mean that you are contesting , my campaign is not about him, it is about what I can do for my party and country. I have no such hope of being his running mate. My aim is to be President of the republic of Ghana by becoming flagbearer of the NDC. In 2006 when I was contesting for the flagbearer, he [Mahama] wasn't a candidate." Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah said.


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Mycorrhizal fungi live in the soil and add organic matter to help plants absorb nutrients and water, Al Agely said. During the course, participants will gain hands-on experience with recognizing and using mycorrhizae. By the end of the course, attendees will isolate the fungi spores and use them as fertilizer. They will also be able to determine the efficiency at which the spores make associations and if they're working.


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* Carlos Quintero (Radsportler) (* 1986), kolumbianischer Radrennfahrer
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Landowner owns real property (Property) that is rented out to guests. The Township's zoning officer issued an enforcement notice (Notice) to the Landowner because the Landowner was using the Property as a hotel or lodging for transient tenancies, in violation of the Township's zoning ordinance. Landowner appealed the Notice, but the appeal was denied by the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB). Landowner appealed to the trial court, which affirmed the ZHB's decision. Landowner then appealed to the Commonwealth Court.
The Commonwealth Court found the language of the zoning ordinance did not prohibit short-term transient lodging enterprises. In coming to this decision, the Court explained that restrictions in zoning ordinances must be interpreted narrowly and must not be construed to restrict the use of land by implication. Landowner's use is a permitted use in the zoning district as a single-family detached dwelling. Under the ordinance, the term dwelling excludes hotels, motels, rooming houses or tourist homes. Hotels are defined as "buildings designed or used primarily as a temporary lodging place, containing ten or more rooms." The terms "single family," "tourist homes," "transient lodging," and "transient tenancies" were not defined by the zoning ordinance. The Notice cited Landowner for use of the home as a hotel or transient lodging, however, the home at issue did not meet the definition of a hotel. Given the lack of defined terms for transient lodging and tenancies, the Court explained an ambiguity existed in the zoning ordinance. Where ambiguities or uncertainties exist in ordinances, the language must be interpreted in favor of the landowner and against any implied extension of restrictions on property. Therefore, Landowner's use was permitted at the Property.


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Payment Services Act Comes Into Force
Singapore, 28 January 2020… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the commencement of the Payment Services Act (PS Act). The new PS Act will enhance the regulatory framework for payment services in Singapore, strengthen consumer protection and promote confidence in the use of e-payments.
2 The PS Act adopts an activity-based licensing framework in recognition of the different kinds of activities and new developments in payment services. It also expands MAS' regulatory ambit to include new types of payment services, such as digital payment token services. For more information, please refer to the Second Reading Speech of the Payment Services Bill .
3 MAS closely engaged the industry through dialogues and public consultations in designing the PS Act. To support the transition of payment services firms to the new PS Act, MAS has initiated a payments regulatory evaluation programme to help them connect with providers of legal services.
4 Ms Loo Siew Yee, Assistant Managing Director (Policy, Payments & Financial Crime), MAS, said, "The Payment Services Act provides a forward-looking and flexible regulatory framework for the payments industry. The activity-based and risk-focused regulatory structure allows rules to be applied proportionately and to be robust to changing business models. The PS Act will facilitate growth and innovation while mitigating risk and fostering confidence in our payments landscape."
5 The Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act and the Payment Systems (Oversight) Act will be repealed with the commencement of the PS Act.
6 MAS thanks all respondents for their feedback to our public consultations on the PS Act-related subsidiary legislation and guidelines in 2019. The response to the feedback received can be found on the MAS website at this link .
The Payments Regulatory Evaluation Programme or PREP is an initiative launched by the MAS and the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) to help connect the payments industry with legal service providers. Instead of relying on informal referrals, PREP provides payment firms with a streamlined process to gain access to lawyers specialising in payment services regulations to meet their compliance needs. Details are available on the SAL website.
The Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Start-ups, Singapore (ACCESS), the Singapore Blockchain Association (SBA) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) will be organising workshops on licensing under the Payment Services Act 2019, which will be conducted by MAS representatives. Details of the workshops are available on the associations' respective websites.
MAS Issues Guidelines to Discourage Cryptocurrency Trading by General Public
MAS has issued new guidelines that clarify MAS' expectations that DPT service providers should not engage in marketing or advertising of DPT services to the general public in Singapore.
Singapore's PayNow and Malaysia's DuitNow to Link in 2022
Singapore/Malaysia, 27 September 2021… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today announced plans to commence a phased linkage of Singapore's PayNow and Malaysia's DuitNow real-time payment systems. 2. The first phase of the PayNow-DuitNow linkage will be launched in the fourth...
"Innovation in Central Banking – Seizing Opportunities, Securing Our Future" - Remarks by Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development), Monetary Authority of Singapore, at BIS Innovation Summit on 25 March 2021
Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development), shared on how central banks should embrace and lead financial sector innovation, and channel these capabilities towards improving sustainability and enhancing cross-border payments.

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What are Acid Reflux, Heartburn and GERD?
Esophageal reflux, also known as acid reflux, heartburn, and Gastro-Esophageal-Reflux Disease (GERD) – is a common condition effecting approximately 30 percent of the adult population. Reflux GERD is a serious condition where contents that belong in the stomach reflux up into the esophagus, causing a variety of troublesome symptoms including heartburn, chest pain and acid regurgitation. This reflux occurs due to a weakness in the barrier function of the muscle between the stomach and esophagus and is treatable.
Contributing factors include – advancing age, obesity, pregnancy, smoking, coffee, caffeine and chocolate consumption, chronic consumption of large meals especially prior to bedtime, and a family history of heartburn or reflux.
Chronic esophageal reflux can lead to damage of the esophageal lining – creating ulcerations, bleeding, narrowing (stricture), swallowing problems, and Barrett's esophagus, and can ultimately develop into esophageal cancer.
Initial efforts to treat esophageal reflux focus on stopping the movement of stomach contents up into the esophagus, reducing the stomach acid secretion, and improving the emptying of the esophagus and stomach.


Travel and food are two words that go together for me. Whenever I'm on holiday, enjoying the food of another place is a major part of my enjoyment, and finding out as much as I can about local cuisine. I loved the food I had while staying in Crete a week ago: it was very simple fare; no posh restaurants but simple local tavernas. But for me, simple food with the best, freshest local ingredients is as exciting as a Michelin starred place. It all comes down to doing things well and loving what you eat. Inspired by a holiday, it's fairly standard for me to want to recreate some of the food I had while away once home and so having Jonathan and Lyndsey round to supper last night was a perfect excuse to go Greek.
A lot of the time in Crete, I ate a selection of meze – even as my main meal – and particularly enjoyed those I had a Meraki, a taverna just below my apartment and one of my very favourite meze were Traditional Cheese Parcels with Honey & Sesame. So that was definitely a dish that would be part of my supper. I found recipes in both Jamie Oliver's Jamie Does and Tonia Buxton's Tonia's Greek Kitchen. They're incredibly easy to make. I bought a pack of frozen filo pastry with six sheets, which would make three parcels – perfect! Lay one sheet out and brush with extra virgin olive oil; lay a second sheet on top and again brush with oil. Then put 100g (half the usual 200g slab) of feta in the middle. Drizzle over a little honey, a few toasted sesame seeds – and I added a little Greek thyme I'd brought back with me, a la Jamie.
Fold over the pastry and wrap into parcels.
Brush with more oil and put in a 200C /180 Fan oven for about 30 minutes, until nice browned. Use a slice to carefully transfer to a plate and drizzle over some more honey (I warmed mine with a little raki I'd brought back – Jamie suggests ouzo) and sesame seeds.
They're quite large – because there was so much other food, we had just half each. You could, of course, make smaller parcels, especially for a party when you want finger food to hand round. Jamie crumbles his cheese up and flavours it with the honey, sesame, thyme and oil before using as a filling. I chose to have a slab – like Tonia – as this was how it was served to me in Crete. Whatever way you choose to make up these parcels, they are wonderfully delicious: the saltiness of the feta, sweet honey and the lovely softness of the cheese once cooked. I always had them as a meze, but you can serve them as a dessert/cheese course too.
I had to make a moussaka. I just love moussaka (click here for recipe). I decided to make some stuffed peppers too. Well, actually I'd planned to make stuffed tomatoes but when I weighed three beefsteak tomatoes in Waitrose and the price was nearly £6, I couldn't bring myself to spend such a ridiculous amount of money on three large tomatoes. So, I picked up two packs (4 peppers) of organic peppers for almost half the cost, instead. Again, I consulted Jamie and Tonia. Now, I've made stuffed peppers (and tomatoes!) many times for many years, but wanted to see what they both brought to the 'Greek' style. Tonia adds meat, but because I was making moussaka, I didn't want to do that; Jamie added pistachios. I've no idea how authentic that it in Greek cooking but I liked the idea. So, a large onion was chopped and softened in olive oil with a crushed clove of garlic. I sprinkled in some dried oregano (also brought back from Crete), 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 50g chopped pistachios.
Then I added 100g long grain rice and stirred this round for a couple of minutes to make sure each grain of rice was coated with oil. Then I added a 400g can chopped tomatoes, 100ml water (or stock) and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper and allow to gently bubble away for a few minutes until the mixture becomes drier and the rice is almost cooked. Meanwhile, cut the tops off the peppers and scoop out the seeds. Stand is an ovenproof dish. If they don't stand well – a couple of mine didn't – cut a thin slice off the bottom. Fill with the rice mixture and then pop the lids back on.
Mix 50ml olive oil with 100ml water and juice of 1 lemon and pour round the bottom of the peppers. Cover them loosely with some foil and put in a 200C/180 Fan oven for about an hour. My timing was a bit out as Tonia has said 30 minutes cooking time. This wasn't nearly enough. Looking again at Jamie, he suggested and hour and fifteen minutes – this would have been better. So, it ended up with the peppers going straight from oven to table and not having time to cool to lukewarm – the Greek way – and perhaps another time I'd cook them for even longer. They still tasted very good though!
Everything just went on the table so we could eat it as we wanted. There were olives I'd brought back from Crete and some lovely bread – a flute and some fougasse – from Paul bakery. Not Greek maybe, but a delicious accompaniment.
For dessert I decided to recreate a simple dish I was given twice in Zygos taverna in Istron. These were stewed grapes on a bed of Greek yogurt. They told me they'd cooked the grapes with sugar and something else I didn't recognise. I gently cooked mine with a little red wine, some sugar and a little vanilla paste. I did this earlier in the day and left them to be served at room temperature.
I love stuffed peppers but there is something about this recipe that is truly original. As usual it's those little details that are a revelation. I have often cooked them for too short a time (recipes I find often underestimate cooking time). How brilliant to put olive oil, water and lemon juice around the bottom of the peppers. But the best advice is so simple: if they don't stand well cut off a slice. To think that I have spent the last 50 years stupidly tolerating wobbly peppers! Thank you, Kay!
Thank you, Jane! I have to confess the water/oil/lemon was Tonia's idea … the whole recipe Tonia + Jamie + Kay. I wouldn't like to apportion percentages! The 'slice' mine but of course not too deep or the filling will seep through. And the pistachios were a revelation.
It all looks fantastic…but the dessert looks absolutely heavenly!
Thank you! The dessert is so easy but tastes really wonderful.


Turkey is more than just sun drenched beaches and turquoise waters. It is also a fantastic place to explore by bike, with towering peaks, glistening lakes and lush countryside offering a multitude of routes and terrains. What also marks out the country is its unrivalled cultural heritage, and our journey here offers an intriguing combination of these distinct aspects, as we focus on the Aegean Coast and its interior.


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Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker'
The Su-27 'Flanker' represents one of the jewels in the Soviet aerospace industry's crown. A modified version of the aircraft shattered 27 world records (taking most from a similarly modified example of its Western equivalent, the F-15 Eagle), and in countless displays the aircraft has demonstrated manouevres which no Western fighter can emulate, and has done so reliably and safely, at airshow altitudes. The aicraft's reputation is nonetheless tarnished by doubts about its avionics, by doubts about its agility at operational weight, and by an early history of problems severe enough to require a total redesign. Work on the T-10 design began in 1969, when the Sukhoi OKB began work on a new interceptor for the IA-PVO, working closely with TSAGI, the MM Saturn engine design bureau and a number of research establishments. The design team was led by Yevgeny Ivanov, although Sukhoi himself took a close interest in the aircraft until his death in 1975. The requirement was for a highly manoeuvrable fighter with very long range, heavy armament and modern sensors. It was to be capable of intercepting low-flying NATO attack aircraft and high-level bombers, and to be able to meet agile fighters like the F-15 on equal terms.
Early production Su-27s had simple strakes on either side of the tail sting, rather than the box-like fairings which on later aircraft house chaff/flare dispensers. They also retain small anti-flutter weights on the leading edge of each tailfin.
In many ways, the Su-27 could be regarded as a scaled-up MiG-29, although Mikoyan and Sukhoi arrived at similar configurations because they were designing similar highly-agile fighters which were to be able to explore hitherto impossible parts of the flight envelope, and were relying on input from the same research institutes. The aircraft was thus designed around a highly-blended forebody and high-lift wing, with ogival leading-edge root extensions.
To maximase the manoeuvrability, the T-10 was designed from the outset to be unstable, and therefore required a computer-controlled fly-by-wire control system at least in pitch. The OKB was able to draw on the experience it had accumulated during the T-4/Su100 Mach 3 bomber programmem for which a FBW control system had been designed. The first prototype T-10, powered by a pair of AL-21 F-3 turbojets, made its maiden flight on 20 May 1977 in the hands of chief test pilot Vladimir Ilyushin. The provisional reporting name 'Ram-J' allocated then was eventually replaced by the appelation 'Flanker-A'. The first four prototypes (T-10-1/4) were constructed at the bereau's own experimental shop in Moscow, and five more (T-10-5, -6, -9, -10 and -11) were built at Komsomolsk-na-Amur. From T-10-3 the aircraft were powered by Saturn (Lyul'ka) AL-31F turbofans, which gave about 12 per cent more thrust and much better specific fuel consumption.
This late-production Su-27 carries an individual aircraft excellence award on the nose, together with a series of small red stars. It is seen on approach to Chojna, once home to the 582nd IBAP and one of two Frontal Aviation 'Flanker' bases in Poland. The two-tone radome is noteworthy, the lighter color denoting the extent of the Su-27's twist cassegrain antenna.
The early flight development programme revealed serious problems. The second prototype was lost in a fatal crash, the aircraft weight escelated and fuel consumption proved higher than expected. Furthermore, the F-15 entered service, and it became clear that the T-10 as it was would be an inferior aircraft. Accordingly, the new designer general, Mikhail P. Simonov, supervised a total redesign. The T-10-7 was completed as the first prototype of the new design, under the designation T-10S-1, making its maiden flight on 20 April 1981. This was effectively a completely new aircraft, with a redesigned wing which had a straight, slatted leading edge and cropped wingtips incorporating missile launch rails. The latter also doubled as antiflutter weights.
Ailerons were deleted, to be replaced by flaperons and differential tailerons, while the entire fuselage was redesigned, with a deeper spine and shallower nose. The mainwheel door airbrakes were replaced by a spine-mounted airbrake and the undercarriage was redesigned and repositioned. The nosewheel was moved aft to improve taxiing characteristics and to minimise foreign object ingestion on take-off or landing. The tailfins were moved outboard from the tops of the engine nacelles to booms which lay alongside them. These changes were sufficient to prompt NATO to allocate a new reporting name of 'Flanker-B'.
This Lipetsk-based Su-27 is fitted with wingtip Sorbitsya ESM pods. 'Red 10' is seen diving on a ground target during a strafe attack, demonstrating the aircraft's secondary attack role. It sports a gaudy sharkmouth on each engine intake and carries a five-round 130-mm rocket pod under the starboard wing.
The original T-10s were used in the flight test programme alongside the T-10S-1, and preparations were put in hand for series production. Before production could begin, more problems had to be solved, the most serious being a wing fault which killed one pilot and nearly destroyed a second aircraft. Reducing the area of the leading-edge slats proved to be the answer.
The Su-27 finally began to enter operational service during the mid-1980s. although deliveries were at one stage held up by delays with the aircraft's advanced new radar. This led to completed but radarless Su-27s being stockpiled outside the Komsomolsk factory for several months. The earliest Su-27s delivered had a frameless rear canopy section and square-topped tailfins, but later aircraft added a frame behind the pilot's ejection seat headrest and cropped off the rear top corners of the fintips. Later still, prominent spikes on the fin leading edges (thought to be anti-flutter devices) were removed.
One interesting Su-27 sub-variant was the P-42. This had its radar and radome removed and replaced by ballast and a metal noseconem and had ventral fins, fincaps and paint removed. The aircraft was powered by uprated AI-31F engines (designated R-32) and was used to set a series of time-to-height and other records, in the hands of Victor Pugachev, Nikolai Sadovnikov, Oleg Tsoi and Yevgeni Frolov. Because the lightened aircraft's brakes could not hold it against the full thrust of the more powerful R-32 engines, it had to be tethered to an armoured vehicle while it ran up to full power, before being released using an electronic locking device.
Ukraine has about 60 Su-27s in service with at least two regiments: the 62nd IBAP at Bel'bek, as part of the new Air Defence Force's Southern Region, and the 831st IBAP at Mirgorod, which is part of the tactical air arm.
The standard Su-27 fighter is now in service with the Russian and Ukrainian airforces, and serves with Frontal Aviation as well as the old PVO air defence force. It is used primarily in the air-to-air role, although it can carry a range of freefall bombs and unguided rockets underwing, and the air-to-ground role has been practised by some Su-27 units. Even in Frontal Aviation, however, the Su-27 is primarily used as an interceptor or escort fighter and not as a ground attack aircraft.
The Su-27 is equipped with an advanced pulse-Doppler radar, whose large antenna gives longe range, although poor signal processing means that only one target can be engaged at a time. The radar is backed up by a sophisticated EO complex which includes an IRST system and a collimated laser rangefinder. This allows the Su-27 to detect, track and engage a target without using radar. The Su-27 is also compatible with a helmet-mounted target designation system, faciliating the pilot's engagement of off-axis targets by cueing sensors or missile tracker heads onto a target which has not been boresighted.
The sole export customer to date has been China, whose People's Liberation Army Air Force has taken delivery of 24 or 26 'Flankers'. They were delivered in a new medium grey scheme witn an unusual 'cut-out' in the lower part of the radome.
WEAPON OPTIONS
The Su-27 has a total of 10 hardpoints that allow it to carry up to six R-27 (AA-10 'Alamo') and four AA-11 'Archer' air-to-air missiles, giving remarkable degree of combat persistence. Missiles are backed up by a 30-mm GSh-30-1 cannon in the starboard wingroot, with 150 rounds of ammunition. In either the air-to-air or air-to-ground roles, the wingtip missiles launch rails can be replaced by ECM pods.
Su-27s were originally delivered to the integrated armed forces of the former USSR, but most have been absorbed into Russia's armed forces, the CIS having failed to keep central control of unified forces. The aircraft were originally ordered for the IA-PVO air defence force, but were also delivered to Frontal Aviation units. In 1994, approximately 200 serve with Frontal Aviation. Known users include the 234th 'Proskurovskii' Guards IAP at Kubinka, the 159th 'Novorossiisk' Guards IAP at Biesowice (formerly at Kluczewo, Poland), the 831st IAP at Mirogorod (Carpathian Military District), 54th IAP at Vainodo and 689th IAP at Nivenskoye (both Leningrad/St Petersburg MD). The 582nd IAP at Chonja, Poland, moved to Smolensk and disbanded at the end of 1992. Perhaps the best known Su-27s are the aircraft of the 234 'Proskurovskii' Guards Fighter Regiment based at Kubinka, near Moscow, which provides the 'Russian Knights' aerobatic team.
The break-up of the USSR left some Su-27 regiments on non-Russian territory, most such units then being absorbed by the new air arms of the states involved. The 62nd IAP at Bel'bek became part of the Ukrainian air force, and other Ukrainian Su-27 regiments were based at Zhitomir and Sevastapol. In 1994 Ukraine fielded a further Su-27 regiment at Mirgorod.Formerly assigned to the 24th Air Army, the 831st IAP now forms part of the 5th Air Army's tactical assets and retains its previous role of long-range fighter escort for Ukraine's Su-24 'Fencers'. In Byelorussia, Su-27s may serve with the former 61st IAP at Baranovidu. Since all Su-27 production is sentered in Russia, spares support for these aircraft may be difficult, and many may be replaced by types which are easier to support locally.
The first true export customer for the Su-27 was China, ordering 24 aircraft which were delivered from August 1991, following a March 1991 contract signature. The aircraft were initially based on Hainan Island, but were then moved back to mainland. A second similar batch is reportedly sought by China.
Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker-B'
Wing: span 14.70 m; aspect ratio 5.6; wing area 46.50 m2
Fuselage and tail:length 21.90 m excluding probe; height 5.90 m; tailplane span 9.90 m; wheel track 4.33 m; wheel base 5.88 m
Powerplant: two NPO Saturn (Lyul'ka) AL-31F turbofans each rated at 79.43 kN (17,857 lb) dry and 122.58 kN (27,557 lb st) with afterburning
Weights: empty 17700 kg (39,021 lb); normal take-off 23250 kg (51,257 lb); maximum take-off 33000 kg (72,751 lb)
Fuel and load: normal internal fuel about 5270 kg (11,618 lb); maximum internal fuel 9400 kg (20,723 lb); maximum ordnance 6000 kg (13,228 lb)
Speed: limiting Mach No. 2.35; maximum level speed 'clean' at 11000 m 2280 km/h (1230 kt) and at sea-level 1370 km/h (739 kt)
Range: at high-altitude 3680 km (1,986 nm); range at low-altitude 1370 km (739 nm)
Performance: maximum rate of climb at sea level 19800 m per minute; service ceiling 17700 m; take-off run 450 m at maximum take-off weight; landing run 700 m at normal landing weight
g limits: +8
Source: Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft 1994 © Aerospace


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Entries Tagged as 'Amb. Yoram Ettinger'
Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Mike Baker, Claire Berlinski, Joseph Connor
April 25th, 2014 ·
Ambassador YORAM ETTINGER, former Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel's Embassy in Washington D.C.:
Mahmoud Abass' connections with terrorism
New unity agreement accord between Hamas Islamic Jihad and the Palestinian Liberation Organization
The rise of Hamas as the leading influential representative Palestinian voice
Former CIA operations officer MIKE BAKER:
The state of war in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
The recent drone strike campaign against Al-Qaeda members in Yemen
Confusion over the War on Terror's operational objectives
CLAIRE BERLINSKI, contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute's City Journal magazine:
Implications that the presence of Turkish troops in Syria may have on fellow NATO allies
Power struggle within Turkey between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's party, the AKP, and the Gulen movement
JOESPH CONNOR, advocate for victims of terrorist attacks and author of
"The New Founders":
DoJ release of terrorists from prison under the guise of clemency for
non-violent offenders
The dangers associated with declaring mosques "surveillance free zones" in
President Obama's circumvention of the Constitution
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Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Daniel Gallington, Rowan Scarborough, Diana West
August 21st, 2013 ·
Former Israeli ambassador YORAM ETTINGER goes deeper into the exploding situation in the Middle East as well as analyzes the security of Israel.
DANIEL GALLINGTON, former special assistant to the Secretary of Defense and senior adviser at the George C. Marshall Institute, discusses the Muslim Brotherhood throughout the Middle East and actions taken against or for them. Mr. Gallington also discusses the NSA program and the history of balancing security and privacy.
ROWAN SCARBOROUGH, of the Washington Times, looks at the grave issue of national security leaks and how the Stuxnet program leak to a NYT reporter seems to have come from the heart of the White House.
DIANA WEST, author of American Betrayal, analyzes Al Jazeera in America and the Nidal Hasan trial.
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Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Dr. Robert Zubrin, Gordon Chang
October 1st, 2012 ·
With Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Dr. Robert Zubrin, Gordon Chang
Former Army officer LT. GEN. JERRY BOYKIN gives his take on the Benghazi attacks and how the Obama Administration is purposefully deceiving the nation.
AMBASSADOR YORAM ETTINGER analyzes the Israeli Prime Ministers' speech in which he clearly defined a red line for Iran's nuclear program. He explains how Israel and the US must be united against Iran otherwise they will achieve a nuclear weapon and it will be too late to respond.
DR. ROBERT ZUBRIN talks about Obama's unwillingness to go after Iran's nuclear facilities or the facilities that power the nuclear reactors. This hesitation could lead to Iran achieving a nuclear weapon and the Middle East thrown into chaos.
Asian analyst GORDON CHANG explains China's cyber attacks on the US, and most recently their attack on the White House military office.
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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Clare Lopez, Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Fred Fleitz
September 13th, 2012 ·
With Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Clare Lopez, Ambassador Yoram Ettinger, and Fred Fleitz
Today's show highlights the recent attacks on American embassies in Benghazi and Cairo. The guests and Frank eliminate the bias and speculation and delve into the details of what motivated these terrorists and if that motivation was somehow sparked by our own governments' failure to stand strong against our enemies. All of today's guests give their own unique perspective on the recent events and what America's response needs to be.
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Taylor Dinerman, Yoram Ettinger, John Guandolo, Paul Lavelle, Gordon Chang
August 13th, 2012 ·
TAYLOR DINERMAN of the Gatestone Institute speaks about the military procurement process and how the military needs to revamp that process ahead of drastic budget cuts. Over the last decade, the Army has wasted over $46 billion in projects that ended up failing or being scratched.
AMBASSADOR YORAM ETTIGNER explains the influence Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood are having over the region and how that influence presents a clear and present danger to Israel and ultimately the United States.
JOHN GUANDOLO and PAUL LAVELLE of Operation Restored Warrior explain their program which helps wounded warriors; mentally, physically and spiritually.
Asian analyst GORDON CHANG discusses China's economic crisis where it has run out of local currency. The economy has slowed down and there is not enough money within the country to jump start the economy and create a stimulus. China's inflation rate has skyrocketed as a result of the government just printing more money, but it could be too late to stimulate the economy.
Tags: DefaultTag · Gordon Chang · Amb. Yoram Ettinger · John Guandolo · Taylor Dinerman · Paul Lavelle
Yoram Ettinger, Mitch Silber, Peter Berkowitz, Andy McCarthy
March 6th, 2012 ·
In Today's show:
Was U.S. President Barack Obama's emphasis on the Israeli perspective in his address to AIPAC code for, "I don't share your view but it's quite understandable."? Former Israeli ambassador, Yoram Ettinger measures the words of both Presidents, Obama and Netanyahu. He also asserts a challenging paradigm that the Palestinian and Israeli peace process is not the central issue in the Middle East as a driving force of policy or the true source of anti-American sentiment.
Mitch Silber is the director of the NYPD's intelligence division's analytic and cyber units as well as the author of The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West. He joined Frank today to discuss the recent thwarted suicide attack against the US capitol, the ideology behind the radicalization of those who choose to commit terrorist attacks, and the religious component of Al Qaeda type ideologies.
Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution believes Israel has the right to defend itself against the threat posed by Iran. Berkowitz claims, "The Islamic Republic of Iran is a rogue state," and that Israel should be treated accordingly. Frank discusses the following issues with Berkowitz: Does Israel have the permission under the International law to attack Iran, under the current circumstances? Is Iran affected by M.A.D. policy calculations as the U.S. and Russia were during the Cold War? Would Iran implement a self defense strategy against Israel and the U.S. under the international law? Berkowitz explains in detail what the possibilities of the future relationship between Iran and Israel.
Andy McCarthy, who successfully prosecuted one of the conspirators of the 1993 World Trade Center attack, gives his assessment of Eric Holder's apologia for the administration's assassination policy. If one sets the administrations past political rhetoric aside, it could be understood from Holder's testimony before Congress that, in a practical sense, the administration has accepted the Bush doctrine of fighting terrorism according to the rules of war.
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Yoram Ettinger, John Bolton, Peter Pham, Jim Hanson
December 28th, 2011 ·
Will Russia and China become increasingly influential players in the Middle East? As the U.S. defers the strong horse role, how many bad actors will make their move? Ambassador Yoram Ettinger outlines the threat matrix of the Middle East where the Muslim Brotherhood and others benefit from U.S. policy decisions from Egypt to Iraq.
It seems the Law of the Seat Treaty will be brought to a vote in the Senate by John Kerry in the coming weeks. Ambassador John Bolton charts the implications for U.S. sovereignty. (See the transcript below.) Ambassador Bolton also weighs in on the Iraq withdrawal. Then, Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council forecasts U.S. interest in Africa for 2012. From Nigeria to Somalia and the hunt for Joseph Kony after the dust settles on the Congolese elections and the Sudan regime acts up again, Africa will become evermore important in U.S. foreign policy. Finally Jim Hanson covers America's wars in a way that only he can. You don't want to miss today's Secure Freedom Radio.
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Brett Decker, Rep. Louie Gohmert, Ambassador Yoram Ettinger
November 15th, 2011 ·
The editor of the Washington Times Editorial page, Brett Decker, joins Frank to elaborate on his book pertaining to the Obama Administration bowing down to the Chinese and hastening American decline and ushering a century of Chinese dominance. Is Barack Obama just anti-American or is there an emotional, self-loathing problem behind his subservient behavior? This behavior emboldens the Chinese to take advantage of what they perceive as American weakness. The president represents the United States of America and in doing so must convey a message of strength, yet Barack Obama conveys a message of weakness and compliance to foreign states. What message do we want our leaders to convey and what message are they conveying? America is at war with China, it may not be with conventional forces but they are engaging America on the cyber battlefield and economic battlefield. China is stealing business secrets, buying American banks and undermining American exceptionalism and this is how they plan on overtaking the U.S. as the global leader. The military leadership of America has failed to take the Chinese threat seriously because all they see is current capabilities instead of future capabilities that the Chinese are working towards.
Fred Grandy is joined by Rep. Louie Gohmert inside "The Cloakroom" to discuss the Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the American government. Rep. Gohmert grilled Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano about her nonchalance in regards to one of her advisors using his security clearance to take classified information and distributing it to a news outlet. Secretary Napolitano was not bothered by this event and has claimed that she will not take action against Mohammed Elibiary. Why does the Secretary of Homeland Security feel it is not important to take action against someone who stole classified information? Why did she give a security clearance to someone who supports the Muslim Brotherhood? DHS is also refusing to use words such as Islamic Extremism because "it might offend those who wish to kill us." A DHS report also calls for the federal government to work with people, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, to train agents to go after those extremists. How can America allow a fox to catch a fox?
Ambassador Yoram Ettinger explains what is happening within the Syrian regime. Up to 2009 many countries, including the United States, felt that Syria was moving into a new era with Bashar Assad at the helm. He was seen as a moderate leader who would help support the interests of the West and that is why America sent back an ambassador after a few years of absence. Obviously this was a miscalculation, now countries are calling for Assad to step down but who will take his place? Could the Muslim Brotherhood come to power in Syria? Just because there is a democratic process doesn't mean that democracy will rule the country, example Germany in the 1930s. How will this affect U.S. security? Turkey has strengthened relations with Iran, how will this affect US security and influence in the region?
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Shaun Waterman, Hannah Stuart, Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Gordon Chang
October 31st, 2011 ·
Could the U.S. be a victim of a cyber attack like that of Stuxnet? Should the U.S. pull support for the U.N. in light of recent developments within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization? Shaun Waterman of the Washington Times brings to light an ongoing development within the realm of cyber threats. Duqu, a variant of the Stuxnet worm that attacked the Iranian nuclear plant has already started to infect some computers in the Middle East and Asia and may even have inflected a system in the U.S. This worm embeds itself in a computer system and steals password and username information as well as copying all the data files. What would this mean for American security if such a virus infected American computers? Do we have a cure?
Next, Hannah Stuart from the Henry Jackson Society provides listeners with a strategic briefing on Turkey and the Arab Spring. What is the connection between the Syrian regime and the Turkish government? It seems that Turkey is protecting an opposition military, Free Syrian Army, and allowing them to run operations against the Assad regime from refugee camps on the border.
In segment three, Ambassador Yoram Ettinger educates listeners on the developments at the United Nations over the weekend in which UNESCO granted Palestine full membership in the organization. As a result, will the U.S. pull funding from the U.N. as it claimed it will?
Finally, regular guest Gordon Chang enlightens us on recent events in China. With growing unrest throughout the country, it seems that Communist leadership will have their hands full in the coming months. People are upset over economic, political and legal restrictions which are causing these protests to turn violent. On another note, the EU is looking at China to help with their financial woes and in turn China wants military hardware which ultimately comes from the U.S. Therefore America would indirectly be giving military technology to a country with growing military ambitions.
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Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Elaine Donnelly, Ralph Peters, Patrick Poole
November 9th, 2010 ·
Former Israeli Ambassador, Yoram Ettinger discusses the myth of peace talks as Netanyahu prepares to visit D.C. Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, takes on the practical implications of the prospects of a new social policy in the U.S. Military. Lt. Col. Ret. Ralph Peters, author of The War After Armageddon, breaks down the strategic landscape of President Obama's Asia trip. Patrick Poole breaks another story on Muslim Brotherhood penetration into the U.S. government.
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On appeal from:  EWCA Civ 349;  EWCA Civ 452.
These appeals concerned the circumstances in which a prisoner serving a life sentence or an indeterminate sentence for public protection who has served their tariff (and the only justification for further detention is if it is necessary for the protection of the public) should be awarded damages for delay in reviewing the need for further detention.
The Supreme Court allowed the Parole Board's appeal in the case of Faulkner, reduced the damages awarded to him to £6500, and dismissed his cross-appeal. In the case of Sturnham the Court allowed the applicant's appeal.
The argument that the detention of a life prisoner constitutes false imprisonment if it continues beyond the point at which the prisoner would have been released if a hearing had been held, and violates ECHR, art 5(4), was rejected. Violations of art 5(1) require exceptional circumstances that would warrant the conclusion that continued detention had become arbitrary. When it can be established on balance of probabilities that a violation of art 5(4) has prolonged the detention of a prisoner, damages should ordinarily be awarded. In circumstances where it cannot be established that an earlier hearing would have resulted in an earlier release but a delay violating art 5(4) has caused the prisoner frustration and anxiety, modest damages should be awarded. When awarding damages the courts should be guided primarily by ECtHR principles.
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Shattering the dreams and hearts of countless ladies up and down the land: I've got married!
About six weeks ago, I and my cohabitee, Lou, decided to tie the knot, for reasons which remain not entirely clear to both of us, other than that it just seemed like a great thing to do. We kept it entirely hush-hush-secret-squirrel from everyone, including our parents, who were informed only two days before the event. The reason for this was to simplify the organisation of the thing and make it the kind of event we wanted rather than the kind anyone else might want. In other word, no one else was able to get their oar in, and it worked a treat. We had a quiet ceremony at the local registry office followed by a slap-up meal and then a week's holiday in the Dordogne, where we ate like pigs and drank like fish and loafed around like sloths.
It's a strange feeling. Nothing's changed and everything's changed. I've always been adamantly opposed to marriage, but now that I've finally gone and done it, it's not such a terrible, conventional, conformist state of affairs after all. If nothing else, now our cat is a legitimate child-substitute as opposed to an illegitimate one.


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Beijing Theme Song: "one World, One Dream"
By Roel
April 2, 2008 in Beijing 2008 Summer Games
According to the Belgian media, ten artists have been invited to take part in a televised song contest in which the audience will select the theme song for Beijing. All of them were asked to write a song with the title One World, One Dream.
More here: http://www.belgovision.com/en/index_f.php?id=4046
All of the ten participating artists are said to be Chinese, except one: Belgian dance formation Sylver. Last night, Belgian tv aired a preview of the dance song they are currently preparing for the competition.
Tatsh
Location:Lima - Peru
so does it means that Celine Dion won't sing? =D
Wanna listen to their track. Where is the link?
Xu Wen-Ting
Location:Hainan CHINA
Interests:Olympics
Dear Tatsh, Does it show that you really dont hope Celine's singing in Beijing?
I have to say that Celine still have her plan in her Beijing concert this month. And at this moment, Celine team has already finished this Olympic song i think.
So, we still could wait the BOCOG's attitude to her Olympic song for 2008.
Here you can watch it. Go to 36:35
http://www.iwatch.be/2007/player.html?cate...=hetnieuws_2_19
This link changes daily, so you have to watch before 19:00 CET tonight.
(btw, it's not the first song, but the one that starts at 37:25)
Thanks darling
Hear Sylver's Olympic theme song One World, One Dream here
http://www.belgovision.com/en/index_f.php?id=4332
Torchbearer AA
Interests:The Olympic Games
When do we know what the official song for the Beijing Olympic Games will be?
to be honest, I don't like it. It's so eurovsion-type//


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Q: when orientation changes, somehow a buton's onclicklistener called the view that problem occurs has one button and one tabhost inside it.
the button's onclick listener changes some text in current tab.
the problem is when I change the orientation(port to land or land to port), the button's onclicklistener is called/skimmed somehow and text in current tab changes. why is this happening and what is the solution?
myActivity extends Activity{
    onCreate(bundle){
        ..
        ..
        add(button1);
        button1.onClickListner(new OnClickListener(){
             ..
             someAlertDialog.show();             //line xxx

        });
    }

}

it does not show any alert dialog actually(it is not supposed to do so) but says there is a leakage @line xxx in errorlog.
the whole log is coming soon.
edit: I cannot get error log now, but something weird is still happening after orientation changes.

A: What happens by default on an orientation change is that the current activity instance is destroyed and then recreated and passed the previous instance's state. If a dialog is on screen when this happens it will leak the window that's displaying it.
Since you are not using Activity#showDialog which will manage dialogs when onDestroy is called you have to do that manually. So you'll have to override Activity#onDestroy and call Dialog#dismiss if it is showing.

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ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies At 49 [VIDEO]
(Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
Longtime ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Stuart Scott has died after a long battle with cancer.
FOX News Radio's Pat O'Neill has more:
He was known for catchphrases like "call him butter" ... "he's on a roll"... and, saying a play or player was "as cool as the other side of the pillow."
Scott was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, after he had to leave a "Monday Night Football" game to have his appendix removed. He kept working even as he underwent treatment.
At the 2014 ESPY awards, Scott was presented with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance...
(Scott) "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live."
Scott joined ESPN in 1993. He was 49.
Pat O'Neill, FOX News Radio.
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Hayden Creek is a stream in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.

Hayden Creek has the name of the original owner of the site.

See also
List of rivers of Missouri

References

Rivers of St. Francois County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri


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Excellent and prompt service from start to finish.Advice in store was good, and welcome, and the manager came out to check everything was in order for fitters to arrive2 days later and fit my hall stairs, landing, and bedroom.Fitters both very good and tidy, as well has solving a couple of problems with the fit for me. Very pleased will use again and recommend.
We had a bedroom carpet fitted recently and received great service from start to finish.. Great quality carpet for a good price.. Thank you Kieran for your help in the shop and Mike for doing such a great job fitting the carpet! We'll be back for the rest of the house!
Fitted my kitchen with vinyl today. Great job thanks to David the fitter. Nice one!
Extremely pleased with both the service in-store and the actual carpet fitting. Quick and easy to order, and they didn't try and sell us the premium underlay as the bigger carpet chain stores do. We were advised in fact not to order the premium underlay as it wasn't necessary for the carpet we had purchased (which was a very reasonable price). Most unusual! It was the easiest purchase of a carpet we have ever made by a significant degree.Carpet fitter was efficient and polite and we're very happy with the result. Would definitely recommend this place and will be returning in the near future.
After struggling with the large retailers for months we found the exact carpet we wanted here. Will was extremely helpful and had someone out to measure that same day. The carpet was fitted the following Wednesday. Other than a glitch with the measurements, the service was great, the overall result was exactly what we wanted and the price a fraction of what John Lewis wanted. Thanks!
We've just had the 4th room of our house done by Urmston Carpets, I wouldn't go anywhere else! Great bunch of lads, quality carpets that are affordable, also very reliable.
I have recently moved into my new home and I didn't have a clue what carpet to go for and what underlay I needed. The staff there were really helpful and they advised me on what would suit my needs and what will be best for my budget. They sent out an estimator on the day and priced everything up for me . I was really shocked by how cheap everything was and I didn't go over my budget. Thank you for all of your help and advice.
Great service from the moment we walked in. We had just bought a new build and needed the complete house carpeted the week before christmas. We gave Kieran our floor plans and he worked out exactly how much carpet we needed within 5 mins (compared to carpet right who took half an hour to work it out). Their prices are amazing for the quality of carpet (again so much better than the big carpet shops). We love our carpet. I would recommend urmston carpets to all my friends and family. Thank you for enabling us to move into our home so close to Christmas.
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Hull's new birth centre welcomes first arrivals of 2018
Communications Team 3rd January 2018 News
Hull's new birth centre has welcomed the first new arrivals of 2018.
Laura Mason, 31, was the first mum to give birth at the Fatima Allam Birth Centre when baby daughter Florence Annabelle arrived at 58 minutes past midnight on January 2.
Cradling their newborn daughter in her arms, Laura told how she achieved her dream of a good birth by delivering Florence Annabelle under water in the birthing pool with the lights changing colour, music playing and husband Chris by her side.
"It was absolutely perfect," she said. "I'd arrived at the hospital at 10.30pm on New Year's Day and gave birth two and a half hours later.
"We hadn't thought about a water birth before but decided to get in the water when the midwife suggested it. It was just so relaxing, the warm water helped with the pain and it was just a wonderful experience."
Laura and Chris Mason with daughter Florence Annabelle
Chris, 31, told how the first sight of his daughter came when Florence Annabelle rose up through the water to meet him.
He said: "It was just brilliant. Laura seemed so much more relaxed than she'd been at home as soon as she got into the pool.
"It worked out perfectly and I saw her open her eyes in the water when she came up to the surface.
"I can't imagine a more ideal situation to give birth in and the staff were absolutely fantastic."
The Fatima Allam Birth Centre opened in April 2017 and the midwifery-led service has helped scores of couples have their babies in a calm environment with first-class facilities.
Each of the three rooms is equipped with a birthing pool and platform, wet rooms and birthing balls which help women deliver their babies without medical intervention.
An option for most women with uncomplicated pregnancies, the birth centre is situated on the second floor of Hull Women and Children's Hospital next to the labour ward.
Women who opt to deliver their babies at the Fatima Allam Birth Centre can access all pain relief except an epidural and should they require medical support, they can be transported to the neighbouring labour ward in seconds.
Laura and Chris, who live in the East Riding, are expecting to return home with their daughter, who weighed 7lbs 1.5oz, today.
"I had really wanted to have her at the birth centre as I'd heard really good things about it from my friends," said Laura.
"The aim had been to have her at the birth centre and I was so relaxed and comfortable. "
Patrycja Zielke and Jozsef Balatinacz with daughter Nikola
Patrycja Zielke, 28, delivered the unit's second baby of the new year when daughter Nikola arrived into the world arrived at 11.42am on January 2, weighing 8lb 8oz.
As her daughter slept in her cot next to her bed, Patrycja said she and partner Jozsef Balatinacz were pleased with their birth experience.
Patrycja is originally from Poland and has lived in Hull for six years. Jozsef is Hungarian and the couple, who live in Hull city centre, speak to each other in English. The plan is for their daughter to speak all three languages.
She said: "I'd an uncomplicated pregnancy so could use the birth centre and it was really good.
"I used the birthing pool and the birthing platform and I felt so relaxed.
"She is my first baby and I'm really glad I went to the birth centre."
Suzanna Lascelles, midwifery sister for the birth centre, said couples can find out more about the birth centre at the next HEY Baby Carousel event at Hull Women and Children's Hospital on January 31 between 6pm and 8pm.
She said: "We are putting blue and pink buttons in a special jar to mark all the babies born at the birth centre in 2018 so we're delighted to start with our first two pink buttons.
"The Fatima Allam Birth Centre provides the opportunity to have a very special birth and to welcome your baby into the world in a calming and relaxing environment.
"We're sure Florence Annabelle and Nikola will be the first of many new arrivals this year."
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Vaughan became the second municipality in Canada to be World Council on City Data (WCCD) ISO 37120 Platinum Certified and will be the one of the first cities to pilot the new Smart Cities standard ISO 37122.
The WCCD is the global leader in standardized city data that helps create smart, sustainable, resilient and prosperous cities.
Data is integral to Smart Cities. As a member of the WCCD, the City of Vaughan is helping to spearhead and lead the efforts on open data. The City of Vaughan has engaged in international benchmarking to identify common issues and themes, to learn and share best practices with cities globally and to increase economic development.
City of Vaughan will be participating in the WCCD's Global Cities RegistryTM for Smart City ISO 37122 Certification through the collection of 80 globally standardized indicators.
The City of Vaughan has been a member of Global City Indicators Facility (GCIF) at the University of Toronto - a predecessor of the WCCD - since 2011.
The WCCD was established to globally operationalize ISO 37120 - the first international standard on metrics for sustainable cities. The certification system and Global Cities RegistryTM for ISO 37120 was developed using the GCIF framework with input from 255 cities across 82 countries, international organizations, corporate partners and international experts from more than 20 countries.
WCCD ISO 37120 Platinum Certification was awarded based on the recommendation of an independent third-party verifier who reviewed Vaughan's data.
ISO 37120 includes 100 indicators, which are structured around the following 17 themes: economy, education, energy, environment, finance, fire and emergency response, governance, health, recreation, safety, shelter, solid waste, telecommunications, transportation, urban planning, wastewater, and water and sanitation.
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The City of Vaughan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with US Ignite to become a member of the organization's Smart Gigabit Community. Vaughan is the first Canadian municipality to join US Ignite. This non-profit organization promotes international leadership to develop new applications and to foster an environment for local governments and technology partners to work together to improve the lives of citizens through cutting-edge solutions.
US Ignite has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency of the United States Congress, entitled Smart Gigabit Communities. This grant will help create a network of smart gigabit city platforms and applications across more than 25 communities. Joining the Smart Gigabit Community will allow Vaughan to strengthen professional networks, access innovative best practices and improve organizational and technical capabilities.
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Re: Minnesota Multi Purpose Stadium
Postby JMS9 » December 4th, 2013, 10:17 pm
Semi-related note - with groundbreaking yesterday came news that Minneapolis is a finalist for the 2018 Super Bowl, along with New Orleans and Indianapolis. I would say we are a lock to get it, based on history. Detroit built one, got a Super Bowl two years later. Same with Houston, Indianapolis, Glendale, Dallas, and in 2016, Santa Clara.
I also seem to recall hearing recently that Minneapolis is bidding on the Big 13 Title Game (Rutgers and Maryland make it 13 teams next year, sorry) to be played in New Corporate Stadium as well.
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Postby Nick » December 4th, 2013, 10:26 pm
14 teams, in fact.
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Postby go4guy » December 5th, 2013, 7:28 am
Yup. Was 11 when Penn State was added in the early 90's. That is why the Big 10 logo up until a few years ago had the hidden "11" in it. Then they added Nebraska a few years ago to make it 12 so they could have a conference championship for football. They have now added Rutgers and Maryland to add those media markets, and they will begin play next year. Look for a possibility of 2 more teams to make it a super conference of 16 teams in the future. Hoping that doesnt happen, but money will make it a good possibility.
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Postby SixOneTwo » December 5th, 2013, 9:59 am
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R.T. Rybak: #Vikings have agreed to donate $1M to new stadium district park for public upgrade planned for Downtown East development.
Postby seanrichardryan » December 5th, 2013, 5:11 pm
That's it?? That will buy you a nice jungle gym, or a set of public restrooms.
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Postby Rich » December 8th, 2013, 8:45 pm
Bagley says no naming rights deal is imminent. But he says it'll definitely be a Minnesota Fortune 500 company, which rules out Wells Fargo.
http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 14351.html
Postby min-chi-cbus » December 8th, 2013, 9:01 pm
^If it were Wells Fargo I don't think the Vikings would be up in arms over this signage deal, since the reason it was such a problem was because the entity who eventually agrees to be on the stadium can't be having Wells Fargo stealing their thunder so close by.
That's exactly right. But it was suggested in the Strib blocks thread that the Vikings may have dropped their opposition to Wells Fargo's signage because Wells was interested in stadium naming rights. And that isn't the case.
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Postby Didier » December 8th, 2013, 10:14 pm
I didn't read Lester Bagley's quote to say that companies based outside of Minnesota would not be considered as much as him pointing out that, with so many big local companies, finding a suitor won't be hard.
Unless he said something more specific than he did in the article I read the other day.
Postby Rich » December 9th, 2013, 7:01 am
Of the stadium, Bagley said "there's 16 Fortune 500 companies in Minnesota and we know that one of them will have their name on it."
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Postby moda253 » December 9th, 2013, 10:29 am
To say that Wells Fargo isn't based here in MN is technically correct. But Norwest was the aggressor in the merger years back. they actually sought out Wells Fargo for the Mortgage naming rights out west (and then did the same with wachovia for out east) Wells has a major presence here in MN and owns or rents many buidlings downtown. Despite Bagley's comments about a locale fortune 500 company I don't think Wells is off that list.
Postby Rich » December 9th, 2013, 10:49 am
I guess I'd argue that Bagley's reference to "16 companies" indicates that he was limiting it to companies based in Minnesota. If his list also included companies with a major presence, I think he would've had to use a bigger number than 16.
Postby Nathan » December 9th, 2013, 10:56 am
Thrivent financial for Lutherans field... lol
Postby min-chi-cbus » December 9th, 2013, 10:59 am
Rich wrote: I guess I'd argue that Bagley's reference to "16 companies" indicates that he was limiting it to companies based in Minnesota. If his list also included companies with a major presence, I think he would've had to use a bigger number than 16.
Last I checked there were at least 20 MN Fortune 500 Companies, but I know we are in the process of losing a couple of them (yes, again), including Nash Finch and Pentair to mergers and acquisitions.
So, though I hate to be the bearer of bad news, those of you holding your breath for Nash Finch Stadium or Pentair Field are in for a letdown.
Postby Tyler » December 9th, 2013, 11:28 am
I think the wells fargo logo clashes with the awesome purpleness which will be going on inside the stadium. So I propose a great hometown business -- the Minnesota Vikings buy the naming rights. "Minnesota Vikings Field" has a nice ring to it, no? If they 2 sides can't agree University of St Thomas is another option. They too are all in on the awesomeness of purple.
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Postby Viktor Vaughn » December 9th, 2013, 12:21 pm
Tyler wrote: So I propose a great hometown business -- the Minnesota Vikings buy the naming rights. "Minnesota Vikings Field" has a nice ring to it, no?
Damn good idea! Maybe they could even show some gratitude and donate the proceeds to Minneapolis...
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Postby Avian » December 9th, 2013, 1:15 pm
The Spam Palace.
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Postby Didier » December 9th, 2013, 2:27 pm
Bringing up back (somewhat) on topic, this MinnPost article lists 19 Fortune 500 companies from Minnesota. Note that this list doesn't include Cargill and other private companies.
http://www.minnpost.com/twin-cities-bus ... -move-rank
• 17: UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
• 36: Target Corporation
• 61: Best Buy Company, Inc.
• 69: CHS, Inc.
• 86: Supervalu, Inc.
• 101: 3M Company
• 132: U.S. Bancorp
• 169: General Mills, Inc.
• 172: Medtronic, Inc.
• 194: Land O'Lakes
• 229: Ecolab, Inc.
• 237: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
• 246: The Mosaic Company
• 263: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• 266: Xcel Energy, Inc.
• 319: Hormel Foods Corporation
• 325: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
• 457: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
• 500: Nash Finch Company
Typically naming rights tend to go to companies that deal with everyday customers, so you could be looking at stores (Target, Best Buy, Supervalu), products (3M, General Mills, Land O'Lakes, Hormel), banks and financial/insurance companies (UnitedHealth, U.S. Bank, Ameriprise, Thrivent), utilities (Xcel Energy), and telecom (none). I guess there's a chance that a company like Medtronic, Ecolab or St. Jude, who don't sell directly to the public, might want to boost their public standing, a la Lucas Oil.
That said, you can cut quite a few names out right away. Target and Xcel Energy seem like long shots given their existing naming rights deals in the city. Thrivent can go, as can St. Jude and probably Supervalu. I have a hard time seeing an ag company like Land O'Lakes or Hormel signing up, but I'll leave General Mills on board since they are higher profile and a slightly different market. And while UnitedHealth is certainly at no shortage of expendable income, I just can't see a health insurance company going over well (MetLife Stadium being kind of the exception, although State Farm and Allstate have naming rights on second-tier stadiums).
For now we will take Lester Bagley's quote to be binding, eliminating the possibility of Wells Fargo, Delta, Cargill and others.
So that leaves us with:
Verdict: All of this writing was probably a waste of time, because U.S. Bank seems like an odds-on favorite based solely on the fact that it's a big, local bank. Banks and other financial institutions are easily the most well represented businesses in these naming rights deals, and U.S. Bank doesn't have it's name on another major stadium.
Best Buy, 3M and Medtronic are three of the highest-profile companies in the Twin Cities, but Best Buy hasn't bit on other high-profile naming rights in town (not to mention the restructuring and uncertain future), and 3M and Medtronic (and Ecolab, for that matter) would be outliers in the naming-rights fraternity.
Random Thought: We are lucky in that none of the realistic options for this stadium are terribly tacky, like Qwicken Loans Arena. Even U.S. Bank, for being a bank, is so sterile that it doesn't sound weird. That said, it could be cool if General Mills bought the rights but named the stadium after its Pillsbury brand. Besides having its roots in Minneapolis, Pillsbury is a major national brand and also the name of an influential family in state history. So, in theory, it could be a win-win-win.
I doubt it's realistic, unfortunately. I can't think of another stadium named after a brand rather than the parent company, and General Mills would get more "bang for the buck" just putting its own name on the stadium. A General Mills Field wouldn't be terrible, and we could call it the Cheerio, but I kind of like the idea of Pillsbury since it would be like naming the stadium after a dignitary, even though it's actually a brand. We would have just a tiny slice of dignity over our friends like the University of Phoenix Stadium.
Last edited by Didier on December 9th, 2013, 2:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sorry in advance if the Pillsburys were actually raging anti-Semites and I didn't know.
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Postby twincitizen » December 9th, 2013, 2:42 pm
Didier wrote: I can't think of another stadium named after a brand rather than the parent company, and General Mills would get more "bang for the buck" just putting its own name on the stadium.
Minute Maid Park, son.
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Coastal Hospice urges its Lower Shore neighbors to be angels this year and include Coastal Hospice in their holiday giving through the "Be an Angel" campaign.
The annual drive provides the support hospice needs to offer care to patients who have no resources for care or who have needs that extend beyond their insurance coverage. Last year, Coastal Hospice cared for more than 1,300 patients and families on the Lower Eastern Shore.
Donations may be made in tribute to a loved one, whose named is printed on an angel ornament and hung on one of the Coastal Hospice angel trees displayed throughout the Lower Shore. The angel trees are located in the Somerset County Libraries in Crisfield and Princess Anne; the Wicomico County Library in Salisbury; the Hurlock Train Station; the Worcester County Libraries in Ocean Pines, Snow Hill and Pocomoke City; the Dorchester County Library in Cambridge; and at WMDT News.
Gifts to the Angel campaign have immediate effect. For example, a $20 donation pays for one week of medical equipment for a patient. A $92 donation provides two weeks of medical supplies for a patient at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.
Donations can be made online at CoastalHospice.org, or for more information, call 410-742-8732.