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Garuda Indonesia Flight 200
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200/GIA 200) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[1] The aircraft overran the runway, crashed into a rice field and burst into flames while landing at Adisutjipto International Airport on 7 March 2007. Twenty passengers and one crew member were killed.[2]:7 Both the captain and the first officer survived, but they were fired shortly after the accident occurred.[3]
The aircraft involved in the accident, while operating for Star Europe
|7 March 2007
|Runway overrun due to pilot error and lack of proper airline training
|Adisutjipto International Airport (IATA: JOG; ICAO: WARJ)
7°47′17″S 110°25′54″E / 7.78806°S 110.43167°ECoordinates: 7°47′17″S 110°25′54″E / 7.78806°S 110.43167°E
|Aircraft type
|Boeing 737–497
|Garuda Indonesia
|IATA flight No.
|ICAO flight No.
|Call sign
|Flight origin
|Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
|Adisutjipto International Airport
|112 (12 serious)
The aircraft was a Boeing 737-497,[note 1] registered as PK-GZC, which had been operated by other airlines before being acquired by Garuda Indonesia.[4] The aircraft had accumulated over 35,200 airframe hours and 37,300 cycles since its first flight in 1992.[5]
The captain was 44-year-old Muhammad Marwoto Komar, who had been working with Garuda Indonesia for more than 21 years. He had 13,421 flying hours, including 3,703 hours on the Boeing 737. The first officer was 30-year-old Gagam Saman Rohmana, who had been with the airline for three years and had 1,528 flying hours, including 1,353 hours on the Boeing 737.[2]:8–10
Garuda IndonesiaEdit
The national airline of Indonesia (founded in 1949),[6] Garuda Indonesia had received a number of criticisms in the months surrounding the crash. According to Australian aviation experts, Garuda Indonesia had one of the worst safety records among the world's national carriers.[7] Since 1950, Garuda Indonesia has had 13 major accidents. The most recent was in 2002, when Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 ditched in the Bengawan Solo River due to engine flameout caused by excessive hail ingestion, killing a flight attendant.[7] The deadliest accident was in 1997, when Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 flew into a wooded mountain on approach to Medan, killing 234 people. The managing director of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, Peter Harbison, stated that the major accidents in Indonesian aviation history were all caused by the combinations of airports' and fleets' low safety standards and the poor weather conditions in the area, including severe thunderstorms and other forms of inclement weather.[7]
Following the crash of Flight 200, the European Union banned Garuda and all Indonesian airlines from flying into the EU.[8] The ban was a watershed for Garuda, leading to widespread reforms within the airline to improve both its safety and service standards, and led to the implementation of the 5-year Quantum Leap program, which nearly doubled its fleet, introduced new aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 777-300ER, and also connected more destinations, with the airline starting or resuming service to destinations such as Amsterdam and London.[9] The European ban on Garuda was lifted two years after the crash in June 2009, and the airline resumed service to Europe shortly afterwards with the inauguration of one-stop service from Jakarta to Amsterdam via Dubai.
Flight chronologyEdit
Flight GA200 originated in Jakarta and was carrying 133 passengers, 19 of whom were foreigners (10 Australians, 2 Americans, 5 Germans and 2 Koreans).[1] Several Australian journalists were on the flight, covering the visit of Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock to Java.[10] They were on the flight as the aircraft carrying Australian dignitaries were at capacity.[11]
At 6:58am local time (UTC+7),[2]:2 the captain attempted to land at Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta, despite a faulty approach with excess speed and steep descent, and the resulting warnings of copilot and flight system.[12] The aircraft touched down 860m beyond the runway threshold[2]:48 at a speed of 221 knots (409 km/h; 254 mph), 87 knots (161 km/h; 100 mph) faster than the normal landing speed.[2]:51 According to passengers, the aircraft shook violently before it crashed.[13] The aircraft overran the end of the runway, went through the perimeter fence, was heavily damaged when it crossed a road, and stopped in a nearby rice field. A fuel-fed fire raged, which could not be reached by airport fire-suppression vehicles. While most passengers were able to escape, a number of passengers perished inside the burning fuselage.[14]
The pilot, Captain Muhammad Marwoto Komar, initially claimed that there was a sudden downdraft immediately before the flight landed, and that the flaps on the aircraft may have malfunctioned.[15]
One of the passengers was a cameraman for the Australian Seven Network. He escaped from the burning wreckage with his camera and started recording the aftermath. He made a telephone call to inform the network's Sydney newsroom and the footage was beamed back to appear on the 6pm news that night.[3][16] Two Australian Federal Police agents, Australian Embassy staffers Liz O'Neill (public relations officer) and Allison Sudradjat (Minister Counsellor and Senior Representative of AusAID),[17] and Australian Financial Review newspaper journalist Morgan Mellish were among those killed.[18]
The accident was investigated by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). Australian Federal Police disaster victim identification experts were deployed to the scene to assist with the identification of bodies.[19] Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) staff assisted at the scene by inspecting the wreckage. The United States' National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) dispatched a team to assist in the investigation, including representatives from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration.[20] The flight recorders (flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder) were removed from the wreckage and flown to the ATSB's headquarters for further analysis using equipment not yet available in Indonesia.[19] Staff in Australia could not extract data from the cockpit voice recorder, which was then sent to Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington (United States) to be analysed.
Report of the NTSCEdit
After the crew members were interviewed, the wreckage was examined, flight data and cockpit voice recordings were analyzed, and a safety review of the airport was conducted, Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee released its final report on 22 October 2007. No evidence was found of any defect or malfunction of the aircraft or its systems that could have contributed to the accident. Records showed only the right thrust reverser had been used for the previous 27 sectors, but a fault condition for the left reverser was reset by engineers before departure for this flight, and both were deployed during the landing roll. The weather was calm. It was noted that the Yogyakarta Airport did not conform to international safety standards, having a runway runoff 60 metres (200 ft) in length, compared to the recommended length of 90 metres (300 ft).[2]:51
The key NTSC finding is that the aircraft was flown by the Pilot in Command (PIC) at an excessively steep descent and high airspeed (241 knots (446 km/h; 277 mph) rather than the normal 141 knots (261 km/h; 162 mph) during the approach and landing, resulting in unstable flight. The PIC's attention became fixated on trying to make the first approach work, and he failed to heed the warnings of the copilot and his recommendations to abort the landing and go around, and the repeated warnings from the aircraft flight systems, which were audible in the voice recorder data, e.g. "Sink rate" and 'Whoop whoop, pull up". The copilot failed to take control of the aircraft in these extraordinary circumstances, as required by airline policy, apparently due to inadequate training. Wing flaps were not fully extended to the maximum 40°, not even to the 15° repeatedly requested by the captain, but only to 5° because the copilot was aware that this was the recommended maximum for that high airspeed, but he failed to notify the captain.
The touchdown, followed by two bounces, began 240 metres (790 ft) beyond the nominal touchdown zone. The nose landing gear was severely damaged and broke apart during the following roll. The main engine thrust reversers were deployed 4 seconds after the touchdown, continued for 7 seconds, but were stowed 7 seconds before the aircraft left the end of the paved runway and ploughed through the airport perimeter fence. About 160 metres (520 ft) beyond the end of the runway, the aircraft crossed a small ditch and adjacent road that is 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) below the level of both the runway and the rice paddy on the far side. The nose of the aircraft impacted the roadside embankment and the engines impacted the concrete curb just before that embankment. The aircraft came to rest in the rice paddy field 252 metres (827 ft) beyond the runway. It was severely damaged by the impact forces, leading to an intense, fuel-fed fire. Airport fire-control vehicles were unable to reach the crash site through the ruptured fence because of the slope and ditch between there and the road. The firemen were unable to deliver sufficient fire suppression foam on the burning aircraft because the hose that they dragged across the road became punctured by rescue vehicles and onlookers' vehicles driving over it and sharp objects such as the damaged fence. About 45 minutes after the crash, two city fire fighting vehicles arrived and were ordered by an un-qualified person to start hosing the fire with water. The fire was extinguished about 2 hours and 10 minutes after the crash. Coordination and procedures during the rescue were not in accordance with the Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) manual, and lacked coherence.
In summary, the NTSC Report attributed the accident to pilot error.
As of 1 March 2007, Garuda Indonesia had implemented a new fuel efficiency incentive, which awarded a salary bonus if fuel consumption for a flight was lower than nominal. During his interview with the NTSC, the captain denied that this had influenced his decision not to abort the landing.
Prosecution of the captainEdit
On 4 February 2008, the captain, Marwoto Komar, was arrested and charged with six counts of manslaughter.[21][22] The charge carried a penalty up to life imprisonment if the court found the crash was deliberate. Short of that finding, the lesser charge of negligent flying causing death carries a maximum sentence of seven years.[23][permanent dead link] The copilot testified that he had told the captain to go around because of excessive speed, and that he then had blacked out due to the severe buffeting.[24] On 6 April 2009, the captain was found guilty of negligence and sentenced to two years of imprisonment.[25] The captain's lawyers stated their intention to appeal on the basis that the Convention on International Civil Aviation, to which Indonesia is a party, stipulates that aviation accident investigation reports cannot be used to ascribe blame, but only to determine cause.[26] The Garuda Pilots Association and Indonesian Pilots Federation threatened to strike in protest against the conviction.[27] On 29 September 2009, by the Indonesian High Court overturned the conviction,[28] which found that the prosecutors had failed to prove that the pilot was "officially and convincingly guilty of a crime".[29] This case was later cited in a report published by the American Bar Association, in a defence of the principle that airline safety is undermined by such prosecutions because the threat of them taking place would impede the investigative processes.[29]
In popular cultureEdit
The crash is featured in the Season 15 premiere of Mayday (Air Crash Investigations). The episode is titled "Fatal Focus".[30]
See alsoEdit
- Air France Flight 358
- China Southern Airlines Flight 3456
- Lion Air Flight 583
- TAM Airlines Flight 3054 – Overran the runway and killed 187 people on board plus 12 on the ground
- Aviation safety
- Engineered materials arrestor system
- Ground effect (aerodynamics)
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
- Pilot error
- Runway safety area
- ^ The aircraft was a Boeing 737-400 model; Boeing assigns a unique customer code for each company that buys one of its aircraft, which is applied as an infix in the model number at the time the aircraft is built, hence "737-497"
- ^ a b "Indonesia crash survivors describe ordeal". swissinfo.org. Reuters. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "BOEING 737–497 PK–GZC ADI SUCIPTO AIRPORT, YOGYAKARTA INDONESIA 7 MARCH 2007" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Committee. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Information on passengers of GA200". Garuda Indonesia. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007.
- ^ "PK-GZC Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737–497 – cn 25664 / ln 2393". Planespotters. 9 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 9 March 2007.
- ^ Eagle, Stephen; Leow, Claire (17 March 2005). "Indonesia dismisses Garuda directors". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ a b c Ashton, Heath (7 March 2007). "Garuda in world's worst category". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ "EU set to ban flights of Indonesia carriers - The New York Times".
- ^ "Garuda Indonesia's Quantum Leap To be The Worlds Most Improved Airline - DetikForum".
- ^ Ruddock offers plane to crash survivors; The Age 7 March 2007; Retrieved 8 March 2007
- ^ VIP RAAF fleet upgrade follows tragedy, Herald Sun, 18 June 2008.
- ^ Firdaus, Irwan (7 March 2007). "115 escape Indonesia jet crash; 21 die". Chron News. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 March 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Firdaus, Irwan (7 March 2007). "Flames engulf Indonesian jet, killing 21". Association Press Writer. Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ "Official: Indonesian plane's main exit didn't open". CNN. Reuters. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ^ "Pilot 'suicidal, blames wind gust'". NineMSN. 9 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ^ Firdaus, Irwan (7 March 2007). "Flames engulf Indonesian jet, killing 21". Associated Press Writer. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ Davis, Bruce (8 May 2007). "Head of AusAID Indonesia Confirmed Dead". Australian Agency for International Development. Australian Government; AusAID. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
- ^ Barraclough, Steven (8 May 2007). "Death of Australians in Yogyakarta". Australian Embassy. Australian Embassy Indonesia. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Garuda black box arrives in Australia". NEWS. Australian Associated Press. 9 March 2007. Archived from the original on 26 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ^ "NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST INDONESIA IN INVESTIGATION OF 737 CRASH" (Press release). National Transportation Safety Board. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
- ^ Forbes, Mark (5 February 2008). "Captain charged over Garuda crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "Garuda crash pilot facing jail Archived 13 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine," The Australian
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Stephen (25 July 2008). "Garuda pilot 'missed chance' to correct deadly mistake". The Australian.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Stephen (28 October 2008). "Garuda co-pilot 'blacked out' in Yogyakarta crash". The Australian. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Indonesian crash pilot sentenced". BBC News. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Landing in Jail; Garuda Pilot Sentenced to 2 Years in Jail for Negligence in March 2007 Yogyakarta Fatal Crash". Bali Discovery Tours. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Garuda crash verdict sparks strike threat". Special Broadcasting Service (Australia). 27 April 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Allard, Tom (12 December 2009). "Crashed jet pilot's conviction quashed in high court". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ a b Nemsick, Judith R.; Gogal Passeri, Sarah (21 March 2012). "Criminalizing Aviation: Placing Blame Before Safety". American Bar Association. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "About Air Crash Investigation Show - National Geographic Channel - UK". Natgeotv.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garuda Indonesia Flight 200.
|Pre-accident pictures of the airplane
- National Transportation Safety Committee
- Final Report (Archive Alternate archive)
- Media Release – Final NTSC investigation report into the Boeing 737 accident at Yogyakarta on 7 March 2007 involving Garuda Indonesia flight GA200 (Archive)
- (in Indonesian) Media Release – Laporan Akhir KNKT Penyelidikan Kecelakaan Pesawat Boeing 737 Garuda Indonesia GA200 di Yogyakarta, tanggal 7 Maret 2007 (Archive)


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(Just Like) Starting Over
On December 8,1980 Mark David Chapman gunned down John Lennon on the steps of the Dakota, the New York apartment building in which Lennon, Yoko Ono and his son Sean lived. Lennon was back in the public eye and making music after five years of obscurity as a self-proclaimed "house-husband." He was on his way home from the recording studio that night when he encountered Chapman, who had been waiting for him most of the day. Chapman meant to kill John Lennon with his premeditated and ruthless attack. His crime was senseless by any standard as there was no shared history between them.
With Lennon's murder, the world lost a talented musician and visionary. It was ironic to see a man so committed to peace die through such violent means. Lennon himself could not have comprehended this outrageous act. During an interview for Playboy magazine concluded only days before his murder, Lennon said in an eerily prophetic manner, "Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of fantastic non-violent people who died violently. I can never work that out. We're (Lennon and wife Yoko Ono) pacifists, but I'm not sure what it means when you're such a pacifist that you get shot. I can never understand that."
Neither can we, John.
From Amazon.com
Lennon Remembered
All You Need is Love
Lennon's murder was similar to the assassination of John Kennedy or the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in that people remembered what they were doing when they heard the news. I learned of John Lennon's death when it was confirmed by Howard Cosell on a broadcast of Monday Night Football, and I later watched news reports as tens of thousands of fans in New York and millions more worldwide gathered to share their grief. I called a friend and asked if he had heard the news, and he told me he had. He was getting ready to call me when I reached him.
The next morning I drove to the art studios on the campus of the University of Kansas. I wasn't in the mood to paint, but Lennon's death was significant enough that I felt the need to share my feelings with friends. Few students were in the studio that morning, but a young woman I was very close to was there. I sat on the cold cement floor while she painted, and we talked. We chatted about Lennon for awhile and what it meant for the world to lose such a unique individual. Like Benjamin Franklin, John seemed a genius for the common man. He was a millionaire, but his message wasn't that "greed is good" (to throw in a contemporary analogy); it was that the next ten years were going to be great if we believed they would be. His vision for everyone was to live their own dream. His personal dream was to enjoy middle age while spending time with his wife and son. After decades of writing and performing music (both with the Beatles and as a solo artist) followed by his years of seclusion, Lennon seemed at last to find the proper balance between work and family. He was eager to share his experiences and insights with a world that hadn't heard from him for awhile.
As I sat and watched my friend work on her painting, we talked about the essence of creativity. We wondered if creativity dries up with age—if there was ever the feeling that you had nothing more to offer artistically. Would Lennon have had decades of songs left in him, or had we already heard most of what he had to say? Perhaps after his latest album was released he would fade back into obscurity, content to remain a house-husband. We also wondered what it meant to carry on if you were creatively spent. Would John Lennon, Freddie Mercury or any other artist who passed away before their time seem less significant with a catalog of 500 songs than if they recorded only 100? At least in John's case, we would never know. Four bullets from Chapman's .38 Special revolver would leave those questions unanswered.
John's legacy is encapsulated in twelve albums recorded with the Beatles; eight solo albums and three more "experimental" recordings; three movies and one animated film starring the Beatles; two books; and, a number of drawings and sketches. An abundance of books and films about the Beatles and John Lennon were created in the months and years following his death, and his life has been documented and analyzed to an extent that has rarely been equaled. He was special, and everyone wanted to know more about him. We had to content ourselves with what had been written about his past, however, since his future had been cut short.
I think John DID believe
As much as we loved his music, John Lennon might have offered the world more through his campaigns for peace. Many considered his homilies to be shallow and trite, but John never stopped being an advocate for peace. He shouted from the rooftops and bedrooms that the future was going to be great, and we wanted to believe with him. He perhaps took a few wrong turns, connecting with Arthur Janov, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and sixties radicals Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin. It might be that Lennon needed to interact with this wildly disparate collection of individuals to crystallize his own political and spiritual philosophies, but his message didn't strike a resonant chord until he focused on his family life. When he stripped away the mythology of John Lennon the Beatle and activist, Lennon the man suddenly made complete sense.
The dream is over for John. Mark David Chapman killed the messenger at approximately 11:00 PM on December 8th, but John's dream doesn't have to die with him. We can still listen to John's music and imagine a world with nothing to kill or die for. We can still imagine all the people living life in peace. John had it right—he was a dreamer, but he wasn't the only one. We can live his dream for him. We can create a world where peace is not viewed as weakness. We can still try to prove that love is all you need.
"I believe in everything until it is disproved. I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons—it all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?" --John Lennon
Written in remembrance of John Lennon on what should have been his 70th birthday—October 9th, 2010.
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Had Lennon used Yoko to establish his supremacy over McCartney? And, did he sow seeds of discontent about Pete Best in Harrison and McCartney rather than Harrison doing it, as widely believed?
Anyway, Lennon is one of the very best. Thank you
Hi Mike,
Unlike the previous post I was 22 years old when John Lennon was shot! I was in a hotel in Waikiki beach with my sister. We were on our way home from London (after completing our OE of 3 years) to New Zealand via Los Angeles, Honolulu, Sydney and finally Auckland. I can still remember the shock and horror I felt on hearing such terrible news. Such a tragic loss. It's hard to believe it was 30 years ago.
Hi Mike, I was searching hubs on John Lennon tonight and came across this tribute. Well done! John has been dead longer than I have been alive, wishing I were around to experience the Beatlemania madness, I forever hold Lennon's music close to my heart.
A beautifully written piece for a gentle, beautiful soul. I was 8 yrs. old when The Beatles made their USA debut on the Ed Sullivan show. Paul was the cutest. But as the years went on, John grew so much as a person. Near the anniversary of what would have been his 70th, I learned much about John I didn't know. I can't believe that G.Gordon Liddy and our U.S. Govt. was actually considering John a threat! How is it possible that he was killed in his beloved NY after he fought so hard not to be deported? I'm also a Bob Marley fan, and he was also shot by the CIA at a concert in Jamaica. He played on because 80,000 people were present. Plus with all the ganja he indulged in, he probably thought it was a mosquito bite at first (kidding). At this time it also shocks me to see how racist people were about Yoko. From what I understand, she was brought up in a wealthy family with servants, and life in the USA was new and confusing to her. People pulled her hair, and told her she was ugly. She must have loved John deeply, or I don't think she would have stayed at the Dakota. Thanks for a wonderful hub!
What a joy but at the same time sadness this was to read.
One of my all time favorite tracks of this icon is WORKING CLASS HERO. this is after all what John had become, and we all claimed him as our very own hero.
His spirit and Soul truely were beautiful.
The last photo you have really is haunting, and as you say unfathomable as why this could ever happen.
I will always remember exactly where I was when this tragic news broke. I share this sad memory with my sister, and her husband, as at that time we shared good family news.
It's a very strange thing today, as tragedy, and happiness often does go hand in hand.
Huge fan of Lennon myself. This is a great hub -- appreciate you posting a tribute.
Mike, you brought back some wonderful messages to mind that John Lennon left for us. Great hub!
Love IS all we ever need and it comes to us in many ways, one of them being beautiful memories.
Mike- Wow! Great piece!! John would be proud to see his inspiration living on through you! Absolutely incredible!!
You did such a grand piece of work here in tribute to a great man and his life. I so appreciate this hub, thank you for all the work you did, your wrote eloquently about a great man and his works as well as the man himself. Voted up and more. :D hugs :D
Thanks for this hub Mike. Like you I was watching Monday night football when I heard the news. It was awful. John Lennon was one of the brightest lights of our generation. His music transformed the world, he said what needed to be said, and his light shines on.
Mike you wrote a wonderful tribute about a complex man to many.However true to his fight for peace he was steadfast and that in itself is a blessing from John Lennon. You summed up John's life with this quote.
"The dream is over for John. Mark David Chapman killed the messenger at approximately 11:00 PM on December 8th, but John's dream doesn't have to die with him. We can still listen to John's music and imagine a world with nothing to kill or die for. We can still imagine all the people living life in peace. John had it right—he was a dreamer, but he wasn't the only one. We can live his dream for him. We can create a world where peace is not viewed as weakness. We can still try to prove that love is all you need"
The world is striving for LOVE to really love our fellowman we have to all come together as a whole body of loving peoples STOP WAR and find PEACE.
I was fortunate to see the Beatles live in Montreal in 1965 I camped out with thousands of other kids around the old FORUM hockey arena, where the Montreal Canadiens called home. I was working as a dry cleaning delivery boy after school on the same street as the Forum Atwater and Close Aves.
I saw the BEATLES as they were, so young and full of life and with their MOW jackets and BEATLE cut hair. It was an amazing concert, one I will never forget.
Thank you my friend for shedding light on Johns star. I pray that he is in God's home and leading the angels in a choir and singing about PEACE to the world. RIP John.
What a beautiful man who brought so much wonderful thought to so many people. I cant say I remember the date he died, I was only a few weeks old, but I do love his music and the meaning behind everything that he wrote. I wish more people could follow love and not hate. Thanks for sharing this.
The Dream will never be over.. we want it.
Going to Liverpool this afternoon (fortunate enough to live just a short train journey away), will be paying a visit to the new John Lennon Peace Monument in Chevasse Park.
Peace On Earth - For The Conservation Of Life.
Shortly after the assassination, someone marketed pin-on buttons that said only "Remember October 9". That was to celebrate the birth and not the death. I still have mine.
Thanks for a beautiful tribute to an extraoridinary man and for keeping the important message alive. Give peace a chance.
I hated it because I had really just gotten to looking at him as a person, and liking him although before I always felt sorry for him for some reason, like he really had no one and even Yoko would give him away off and on. The Beatles were really in my sisters age group but she never cared for music and I did from age 5 up and then the awful way he got treated by our government, and then too all at once he was handsome to me (sorry-but being truthful)and then he was gone. I think he never had fear. Who knows but what the government was behind it, I think they were JFK and brother Bobby.
this is another pwoerful hub of yours which means so much to so many simply because you are so capable of putting words that people are thinking into something meaningful. A beautiful tribute.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful tribute Mike.I am voting this one up and a beautiful.
I have only just found you on here and I can't wait to read more of your work.
Take care Mike.
Beautiful tribute Mike. Many blessings, JR
Mike ~ You've made me feel a bit old today............ 70, hmmmmmmm, that makes me? Well, we won't talk about that! Fantastic tribute............ I enjoyed! Thank you ~ Kaie
A really nice thing you did for John Lennon. I cannot believe he would be 70. WOW. I have noticed that most people that promote peace and have a big influence over the masses of people end up murdered. I have to believe the higher ups have something to do with this. The government does not want the masses to be deprogrammed by a leader promoting peace. That would interfere with the governments warmongering because the people would be too much against it, and possible snap out of the hypnosis they've been under. War is big business for the American government and they will not tolerate a leader of the people saying that war is wrong or bad. The obvious choice for them is to eliminate that peaceful leader. Think of all who were murdered that were having influence on the people promoting peace. Coincidence? Hardly. Great hub.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
John Lennon "
Together we can dream of peace - in the name of Lennon.
I saw your Hub the first day but didn't have time to read each word. Outstanding Hub. You are correct, he was a true pilgrim of peace - a life cut short - and yet through his legend and his music his work lives on inside of us.
Thank you!
Beautiful hub Mike truly beautiful. I can feel the love and tribute in your words.
Aw John Lennon, what a sad sad thing to happen, He will be forever in our hearts! Peace:)
I tend to believe in conspiracies, like we heard that the kennedys killed marilyn monroe, and then that kennedy's death was also planned, and I (think) there must have been something John was doing people did not like-some people-that made them want him killed...or maybe it was just a stupid random act? We may never know.
I like John's music and unfortunatley I'm not from that time...I think I'd like to be sometime :) and see the "greats" including Freddie Mercury.
I hope John believed in God but the fact he didn't fear death, that is something I feel brave and what I'd want to feel ....Being unique is cool. I know one person who is like that unique...and it is special.
Thanks Mike :)
I remember hearing the news and cried. Totally beyond comprehension. Thank you for the memory.
Beautiful Tribute - His dream never died because his music still lives on. I enjoyed reading this. From what you wrote, he seemed like a very open minded person with a Big heart.
Thanks and Best Wishes.
This was a fitting and well rendered tribute Mr. Lickteig. I don't have many religious stirrings left in me but wouldn't you know it ironically some of the remaining few are struck with dedications such as yours. What is it about John's perspective? And how it affected squares and those in tune? Strange and weirdly beautiful. I enjoyed your fresh perspective on the Walrus.
Koo Koo Ka Choo.
We Are All Together.
How do you measure your pain Mike?
Mike - This is a wonderful, well-written tribute to John Lennon, his music and his philosophy. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Yes, he could have meant a lot more to his family and to the world if....
It is not easy to live with IFS in our lives. But we have to.
He left us a fountain filled with never-ending goodness, and we can enjoy it whenever we want until the day we join him in death.
Perfect tribute. Voted UP. Take care.
I love Lennon and miss him. His music brought me up and entertained me in my youth. Thanks for remembering him for us.
I was only a young child in the 60's but I remember The Beatles playing on the radio very well. "Imagine" by John Lennon is still one of my favourite songs ever and I played it constantly the day he died. He was a true force in music and the peace movement, it was so sad how he died. Great tribute Mike, thanks.
Ditto Just A Voice, I was never a huge fan but there is absolutely no denying the talent of John Lennon. His music and lyrics were a gift to the world and to have such a passion for peace who knows how different things may have been had he been given the chance to live his life out. Fantastic hub and tribute.
I was never a huge Beatles fan, though I did love some of their music. But I always did connect with the song Imagine.
There are parts of the song that I don't agree with, but the overall message of the song I felt and still feel resonates deep inside me the desire to make us all join together as one somehow and someway. Most of us are dreamers and that is a good thing, it is what makes the world better and better as we go.
Hope all is well with you.
This is awesome! I never got to see the Beatles live, but my dad did - he has said that John Lennon was and still is his favorite. I always loved John Lennon's message, along with the others. However, my heart will always belong with Paul because he's just too cute. lol!
However, my favorite John Lennon songs are "Imagine" are "Just Like Starting Over." Thank you, John Lennon, for the beautiful message you left on the world. You'll never be forgotten.
beautiful tribute.. I have no other words.. thank for for sharing in such a way to keep us dreaming. xo
This brought tears to my eyes. I was only one when he was killed, but through my life, I was educated (by my wonderful step-father) on the greatness that was John Lennon. I happened to be at the Rock and Roll hall of fame in Cleveland, when they had a special exhibit in honor of Lennon. It was remarkable. I was not allowed to take pictures, but I still remember that day. They had his and Yoko's bed (made by putting a mattress on two church pews), the clothes and glasses he was wearing when he was shot (rather morbid, I admit, especially since you could see the decades old dried blood), and countless costumes, photos and other pieces. I was in awe that day, as I looked upon the life of a genius that died before I was even old enough to know who he was.
Oh.. I can remember the shock and immense sadness of that day.
One dear friend in High School did not spend any of her weekly allowance on food. She bough Beatles records instead.
I keep thinking of this event in the context of his spirituality. I wonder if he knew. The reason I thought that was they worked intensely with Babaji before they became world famous.
Thank you for the tribute. It is lovely.
Ooh and I love that quote you kindly posted. We all ought to be like that.
What can I say? I agree that we lost a visionary and a wonderful creative spirit that day. I was driving a clapped out Dodge Volaire through a sleet storm in St. John's Newfoundland when I heard. The day went downhill from there.
The words still ring true "Give Peace a Chance"
Wonderful hub. I was also in college when he was murdered also. I was in shock the whole next day.


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New Year's Wish List
This idea is sort of taken from NHL.com, but I thought it would be fun to see what the fans think their team needs in the New Year.
I'll start with the Habs. Habs are playing well lately, except for the loss last night against the Islanders. Habs need more passionate players and tougher players. I wouldn't do a major move right now, because the Habs are faring relatively well, but I think the best thing the Canadiens could do would be to get rid of Czerkawski. Since the Canadiens only traded Arron Asham for him, I think it wouldn't be a big loss to trade Czerkawski for a tough veteran or just simply a tough player. A few names come to mind like Andre Roy, Jarko Ruutu. I'm not crazy about Ruutu, but Roy would be nice. I don't know if Czerkawski is worth even that though. Getting a good defenseman would help. The rumoured Boris Mironov for Audette deal isn't bad, but the Habs need a tougher d-man.
43 Responses to New Year's Wish List
Get rid of Dvorak, he is playing scared ever since his two knee injuries.
Get rid of KRAPa, the guy falls every time and stands like a pole. Way to go on the Gomez goal, retard.
Put Holik back with Barnaby and Lindros.
Just want to see everyone do their job.
The Habs need alot of things….they've had too much flukes in that organization….~COUGH~THEODORE!!!!
All Hab greats are overrated!….
Except Dryden,,,hes the best Hab there EVER WAS!!!!
But hes a Leaf now…..
Boston needs Samsonov to have a speedy recovery and come back healthy.
Philadelphia needs a miracle.
I thought we were supposed to address what OUR team needs. Regardless of their good play of late, making up for their terrible start, I think the Leafs could use a little bit of everything. Starting between the pipes, Kidd's record isn't quite reflective of his play but regardless of that he's a step or two down from Schwab(sp?) Belfour however has been an upgrade for less money. He's got better numbers than Joseph in just about everything and he's not playing for one of the so called favourites to take the Cup. They always need defensemen but I'm not really up on who's available. Most of their defensive problems early this year though could really be attributed to poor back checking by the forwards. They could definitely use another skilled forward like a Kovalev or Elias but they really don't have much to offer for players of that caliber. As for centres, they have a lot of them just not quality. I don't think Druken is the answer. I think Quinn will do something, but there's no way all the Leafs' needs are going to be addressed this season, they don't have enough to offer by way of trade. Any good free agents coming up next season?
Buffalo: A little help from the state and city wouldn't hurt. Fan support would go a long way. Even if your not a fan of the sabres, let's not lose another franchise this way. This is starting to happen all to often in sports today.
I think the Bruins will be alright without Samsonov for a while, but when he comes back, watch our for Boston (again). Good to see that the reality bug has finally taken a bite out of you Titans. Actually, they're not doing so bad and they always have a better second half. There's no way they're finishing below anyone but Jersey in the Atlantic, but when round 2 of the playoffs rolls around again…let's just say I hope the Flyers got some nice new golf clubs for Christmas.
You can say which Hab is overrated when another team reaches the same amount of Cups they won!!
I wish that:
1) Donald Brashear would drop the gloves more.
2) John LeClair would come back a couple of weeks early and play like he did in the first month of the season.
3) Justin Williams would finally learn how to skate.
4) Keith Primeau, Mark Recchi, and Eric Desjardins would fill out change of address forms.
Ray Whitney-a fast, high scoring LW
Derian Hachter-Captain of Dallas(enough said)
Sergei Federov-Unlikely he'll leave Detriot..
Bryan Marchment- A tough and dirty defensemen.
These are the best names I think that will be available and that could help the Leafs….
And about Kidd…hes just a one year wonder, next year you guys can hate on Tellqvist…
Trust me, Druken is not the answer. He was handed the second line center job this training camp with the Canucks and gave it away with his uninspired play. He sure wore out his welcome with Carolina pretty quick, too. Look for Druken to do about the same with the Leafs as yet another overrated Canuck prospect: Josh Holden. The Leafs do need another decent forward, but maybe they don't need to look much further than Roberts on the IR.
I'm not a Leafs fan, but if I were my wish would be for the prospects on the Canadian WJC team to play in the NHL like they are against Sweden tonight…
This one's easy: a higher value for the Canadian dollar.
But realistically, just good health for the Canucks and maybe a veteran with some playoff experience. But no injuries would be good enough.
They're not doing so bad??? They have the 25th worse offense in the NHL!! They haven't scored more than three goals in 23 games! They ARE doing that bad!
Screw them all….
The PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
1) A healthy Dick Tarnstrom
2) Kovalev Re-signed
3) A second line
Don't forget about continued health for Straka. It's good to see him hold up this long without some crazy accident happening to him. If there's one guy unlucky enough to have the scoreboard fall on him in the middle of a game, it's probably Straka.
Rangers: MIRACLE
Thank god I don't have a gun. Cause after watching the NYR-Pens, game I might have gone psycho.
are you crazy? the habs are arguably the greatest hockey hell sports franchise ever!
My wish for the Leafs…
please please get rid of Lumme…replace him with Carlton the Bear!
It hurts to watch him!
New York Islanders:
1) Kovalev next Yashin (It's a wish list, dammit!)
2) Consistency, consistency, consistency!
3) Kvash gone (soon, very, very soon!)
4) 2 Goalies, not 3 (see above)
5) Isbister to finally live up to the hype. (?????)
6) The Rangers to suck worse than the Isles..oh wait, don't need to wish that now do I. HA HA!
7) Jenna Jameson – Britney Spears "friendship" on DVD. Oops, wrong list…
Well, they are still in 5th and are only 4 points out of 1st. They won't continue like this all season. You know they always have a better second half.
1. A top-grade center to play alongside Amonte…I dunno Niewendyk or Damphousse maybe.
2. Burke back, Kolanos back and Savage back
3. Peter Bondra
4. Consistency
5. To start the season again and have a normal schedule, I mean 9 of the first 12 on the road…that's ridicurous (sic, from Seinfeld).
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Recchi can sign his to Phoenix if he wants.
We don't want the other two rejects though.
Kvasha to be promoted to Zamboni driver.
Another strong defenseman.
Yashin to earn his 90 million.
Either Satan or Kovalev through a trade.
The Rangers to always suck. Oh wait, that is already the case.
Michael Peca to return to last years form.
A goalie tandem of Osgood and DiPietro.
Ice girls to do a nude routine at Coliseum.
devils wish list: goals,goals, goals — we don't need a big trade for kovalev or anything like that, just a decent pick up for a hard working lw or rw to throw the puck towards the net and get niewy and elias going in the new year. anyone want danton anymore??? we'll give ya danton for a 12 pack of miller lite and 5 pucks! we devil fans out there – all 10 of us judging by the stands- will not stand for lou getting rid of berglund or bicek or elias or niewy or rafalski — hey pittsburgh, you want jim mckenzie and danton for kovalez? oh, and my wish for the entire league- please, please, please someone put a friggin check into LEMIEUX every now and then, all these people around the league just can't figure out how he's doing it!!! no one touches him! grow some cup protectors and hit him! come playoff time you will or you'll be cryin while playing golf with the rangers
Wow as a Kings fan i can go on for days.
1 an owner willing to spend money to help the team win
2 a solid goalie who will show up every night(if you saw Potvin and his 3 soft goals against Pheonix you'd understand)
and 3 SOME FREAKIN SCORING HELP!!!!!!
we have arguably one of the best lines in hockey with Alison, Deadmarsh and Palfy but after that? a whole lotta nothin. I love Frolov and Cammalleri but niether are NHL ready and should be in Manchester sharpening their game. DT trade for some offense PLEASE!!!!!!!!
I wish for continued success in the New Year, more importantly…The Playoffs! I also wish for a hard-nosed left winger to play on one of the top two lines. Other than that all is well in Bytowne!
Go SENS Go!
For the Devils:
I wish that Joe Nieuwendyk and Patrik Elias regain thier scoring touches….preferably around April-May-June so the cup can return to the Garden State where it belongs.
Wish #2: Satan becomes a Devil. Its just poetic justice.
that` is` why `martin` st. `louis` should` be` wearing` the` bluenote!`
Colorado Wishlist
1. Alex Tanguay returning to Alex Tanguay of old
2. Chris Drury
3. Give Skoula More Ice Time
4. Health
5. Beat Detroit 7-0
the real rangers list:
1.) drop kasper, trade him now…id take anyone for him..terrible
2.) karpa, waive him. cya
3.) lundmark to finish in the NHL
4.) bure to come back
5.) holik to score
6.) come back john vanbiesbrouck!
7.) finally…my most prayed for wish. Fire Trottier, hire Hartley or Nolan.
The Habs.
1- Anything close to a real defense.
2- Give away Dykhuis & Rivet. Take them. Rivet managed to push Theo into the net and allowed the Sens to score…again. And Dykhuis scored 3 goals this year…in his net. Last one was against the Ranger$.
3- Get rid of the excess baggage on the team. See #2 and add Lindsay (Looked so pathetic getting his ass kicked again tonight).
4- Trade Czerkawski for something…anything. Having 2.6 million on the bench 10 games…is stupid.
5- A team defense!!! Not even close to having an NHL level defense on this team.
6- Shots on goal. The last 3 games…16 shots, 13 shots and 12 shots. Impressive. The other teams have outshot the Habs 108-40 in the last 3 games…no wonder they lost 2 out of 3.
7- A real coach. Therrien needs to be fired, killed, released or slapped. In 2 years, no team defense, no consistency and no offensive system to speak of. Perreault is having a career year, Gilmour and Koivu are playing with heart and Zednik is becoming what Washington hoped he would be. An offensive threat. But after that…nada, zilch, rien, nothing. No offense from the blueline apart from Markov and a bit from Brisebois.
Damn it…
Carlton lmao. Why not just bring the Dryden back.
Go Carlton!!!!
#60 Rules!!
Quinn: Accept the trade Manson for Lumme was worthless. Don't forget the Markov for Reichel and Green, or the Cross for Modin, or giving Jason Smith away, but I'm not sure Quinn did that, some other jack-ass before Quinn was hired.
Svehla: Heads up and no using 2 sticks, lol.
Sundin: Get healthy
Trevor Kidd: Save puck(s)
Calgary: Hire a coach, MacNeil couldn't get you across a road bridge if your life depended on it.
Nashville: Trade all your players for circus clowns and mascots, I don't think trading Dunham for 2 mediocres and a prospect will get you anywhere in life.
Philly: Score!
Agree with you 100%. How about the Canadiens fire Theridiot and getting Bob Hartley (far and away a better coach then Micheal).
1. Defense, Defense, and some more Defense.
2. A new coach, preferrably Bob Hartley because the team has the offensive horses but it does not have a proper system in place for both the defensive and offensive sides of the game.
you mean used to be.
That would be my #1 choice.
Bob would do a hell of a good job in Montreal.
And to appease the french hockey fans, he speaks french. Never understood the need to have a french speaking coach in Montreal. It limits the choice of coaches the team can have and it doesn't mean the coach is good.
Look at the last 3 dummies we have had in Montreal. Tremblay, Vigneault and Therrien suck. Once they leave Montreal, they don't coach anymore at the NHL level.
Tremblay might be an assistant coach in Minnesota, but that's mainly because he is buddy-buddy with Lemaire.
1. A new arena for the Penguins.
2. A scoring title for Mario; has there EVER been a 37 yr. old dominate hockey like he is right now??
3. A number one defenseman and/or some money to go out and trade for a number one or a number two guy.
4. An MVP at the All-Star game for Mario. I'd like to see him drive away in the car.
5. A decent Penguin playoff run.
6. If Kovalev is traded at the deadline, which is a possibility, I'd like to see more than a bag of pucks and a few sticks in return–I want immediate impact player(s).
7. One more offseason for GM Craig Patrick to clear up his obvious blunders of late; if they ain't fixed he's gotta hit the road, with or without Mario.
rangers are the king at pro golf. Tiger Woods should join the lot of them.
A healthy dick (tarnstrom, oh now i get it)
i was going to say that that's trojan man's job.
bonk gone for some Grit… for a big tough young centerman who can score.
he should change his name to radek bum
1. Paul Kariya
2. 2nd Line Center
3. Jarko Ruutu gone
4. Naslund MVP
5. Healthy
6. Stanley Cup
7. Crawford, Jack Adams
8. Morrison, Selke
9. Ohlund, Norris
10. Cloutier, Vezina
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ASKED if he would comment about Blues' FA Cup hammering, Jamie Clapham turned to reporters and shrugged: "We were **** and I apologise to the fans. What else can you say?"
Clapham then checked his stride near the dressing room exit before going to his car, and continued his honest appraisal of a sorry evening.
"The fans are a credit to the club, the ones who stayed. It was a disappointing night but the majority of fans were there still when we were 7-0 down and that says a lot for them, it says a lot for their character, and I'd just like to thank them for that.
"It was the one good thing to come out of the evening, that they are still behind the club. If a team is losing like we were, the fans have the right to do anything. A couple of came on the pitch, and I don't agree with that, but they were terrific really."
Clapham, who played left midfield with Marcos Painter at left-back, said he was 'shell-shocked'.
"Will it shatter confidence for the league? I haven't got a clue. At the moment I am just shell-shocked with the result. At home, to lose by that many, is a massive blow and hard to put into words."
Struggling to find any positives, he said: "Let's hope this result, although it doesn't look good, is something we needed and it is going to give us a right kick up the backside, if we didn't already need it.
"We've got to go on from here. There is no question about it. We know what we've got to do. We know what games we have got left. The fortunate thing is that that wasn't to do with the league.
"But we have got some big teams coming up and if we perform like that again, I don't want to think about what the result might be. We will have to work hard, see what happens."
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Android tablets are still short on tablet-specific apps. No HDMI out. No schedule for Android 3.2 upgrade.
Bottom Line
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is better than its larger sibling, delivering the same Android tablet performance in a more compact package with a lower price. But it still suffers from the app deficit that plagues Android tablets.
Bigger isn't always better. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is pretty much just the Galaxy Tab 10.1 ($499, 3.5 stars), minus 1.2 inches. It's a shrunk-down version of Samsung's flagship tablet, at a slightly shrunk-down price: $469 instead of $499. We judge it a slightly better deal all around and one of the best Android tablets, although the Apple iPad 2 ($499, 4.5 stars) is still our top tablet choice.
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Samsung is currently making the best-looking Android tablets in the business, although its tablets look too much like the iPad for some Apple lawyers' comfort. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is no exception; it's a black and silver slab with no physical buttons on the front, just a bright and somewhat-reflective 1280-by-800-pixel display; the same resolution as the larger panel on the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Since the 8.9 is a smaller screen, the pixels are denser, which is more pleasing to the eye.
The Tab 8.9 is very slim, and relatively light at 15.7 ounces and 9.1 by 6.2 by .33 inches. There are power and volume buttons on the top, along with a 3.2-megapixel camera on the back and a 2-megapixel camera on the front. The back is a smooth gray plastic; you can't open up the tablet to replace the battery. On the bottom, along with the stereo speakers, is the single port, a proprietary docking port.
A Wi-Fi-only tablet, there's no 3G/4G option for the Tab 8.9. You do get Bluetooth, which supports both mono and stereo audio, and built-in GPS. In my tests, the 6100 mAh battery powered the tablet for a very good 8 hours, 15 minutes hours of video playback.
Performance, OS, and Apps
Just like Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1—and a number of other current Android tablets—the 8.9 runs Honeycomb 3.1 on an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. Benchmark performance is identical to the 10.1 and to many other Tegra 2-based tablets. I didn't encounter any bugs, problems, or major slowdowns in my testing. But there's no schedule for an Android 3.2 update, according to Samsung, so you should treat this as an Android 3.1 device. The company has dressed up the interface with TouchWiz, a set of widgets and interface extensions that seem to slow the tablet down a bit, but make some activities more convenient.
Samsung throws a bunch of default widgets onto the seven home screens, which I like because it makes the tablet appear to be more than just a blank slate. Most of the built-in apps have had subtle aesthetic redesigns. The Mini Apps Tray is especially welcome: It's a set of six frequently used apps/widgets which can pop up from the bottom of the screen. For more on TouchWiz, check out our review of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Thus far, Google's Android Market for Honeycomb isn't a winner on tablet apps, showing too many apps that run poorly on tablets. So along with the standard Google stuff, Samsung has packed this slate with tablet-centric stores: its own 7digital-powered music store, both Samsung's and Google's video stores, and even Samsung's own app store. As an Nvidia Tegra 2 tablet, the Galaxy Tab also works with Nvidia's Tegra Zone game store.
Unfortunately, none of these stores solve Honeycomb tablets' most critical problem: not enough apps. Samsung's app store, for instance, only has from one to five apps in each of its categories. Samsung insists thousands of phone apps run well on its tablet, but thousands of others don't, and there's no guide to distinguish them. That makes all Honeycomb tablets far inferior to the iPad with its 90,000+ well-tailored, tablet-specific apps.
Seven-inch tablets running Honeycomb 3.2, such as the Acer Iconia Tab A100 ($329, 4 stars), get around this problem somewhat by presenting phone apps better than those with larger screens. But bigger tablets without Honeycomb 3.2's zoom mode give you ugly interfaces when you try to run many apps designed for Android phones.
The Galaxy Tab syncs contacts and calendars with Samsung's Kies software on PCs, and lets you drag and drop files in Windows Explorer onto the tablet. But Mac users should beware: There is no Mac USB compatibility here.
There are lots of media options to fill the Tab 8.9's 13.1GB of free storage. (You get no memory card slot.) Samsung provides the aforementioned 7digital-powered music store where songs average a dollar each, and a more promising video store where TV shows cost $1.99, but you can get a bunch of children's and reality programming for a penny. I downloaded an episode of "Avatar" (the kids' show, not the movie) and it looked sharp.
All of our sample files played on the Tab, both music and video, and sounded unusually good through the device's stereo speakers. The Tab also includes a pair of earbuds, but it has both a standard 3.5-mm headphone jack and Bluetooth, so you can use whatever headphones you have lying around.
There's one false note here, though: There's no video out, so you can't play your movies on a big screen. Samsung advertises a dock with HDMI out but it's not included with the tablet; the only port here is the unique dock port, and the only cable you get in the box ends in a male USB plug.
Streaming video options are mixed. The TV.com app is available, but Hulu and Netflix, notably, aren't.
The Tab's two cameras are both of very good quality. The 3.2-megapixel camera on the back takes razor-sharp, if not terribly quick photos at 1.1 seconds of shutter delay. The 2-megapixel camera on the front is similarly sharp. Both cameras record 720P HD video.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is really just a tweak of the existing 10.1-inch Tab, but that tweak makes it a bit more appealing. It's a little more portable and a little less expensive, without losing a pixel of screen resolution, a hertz of processor speed, or a byte of storage.
That said, we have the same problem with this tablet that we do with most high-end Android tablets this size: It's going up directly against the iPad, which has far more apps and a stronger ecosystem. Seven-inch Android 3.2 tablets at least have the benefits of being more portable and having phone apps look decent in zoomed mode. But it's hard to argue why the masses, when presented with this device and an iPad, should pick the Tab 8.9. If you're not an Apple fan, though, and you want the thinnest Android tablet you can get, the Tab 8.9 is a solid choice.
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In a recent Uruguayan Primera Division match between the mighty Montevideo Wanderers and Danubio, Brazilian striker Diogo was issued a red card for kicking a foe, etc. Fair enough. However, Diogo apparently didn't take to kindly to somethingorother the "humble" linesman did, so Diogo give 'im a smack.
This led the commentator to say "no" several times as the whistle-boos rained down. For his part, Diogo felt regret.
In an interview with Uruguayan newspaper El Observador, Diogo said he has tried to call the linesman four times and was brought to tears as he left the field of play and headed for the changing rooms.
"I'm very sorry and I was wrong. Even my mother who was in Brazil watched what I did," the 22-year-old said.
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Hi guys,
It's been ages since i wrote last, so prepare yourselves for a really long letter.
September 3rd, we finished our exams, hols started. I was planning to catch the 11:15PM train to Bombay. While climbing down the platform steps, i tripped on the last one and have twisted my ankle. (yes again
September 13th, i flew to cal. There were 5 juniors who were on the flight with me. We were waiting from 3:30pm in Howrah station for the 5:30 train. Quite a bit of junta joined us. we were around 15 in all. There was one empty train on the opposite platform in which the fans were running, so we started taking it in turns to sit inside that train. When i was taking my turn with 2 jrs in there, & almost dropping off to sleep, this empty train (except for the 3 of us who were inside) started moving. I had no option but to jump.
I seem to be just asking for trouble once i have come here to XL.
Then there was this jr guy, who was coming in from Bangalore by the Koromandel with 15 others. They all got down at Karaghpur, they bought tickets for the Kurla express. This guy V had done rg on the others and booked his ticket for the geetanjali before leaving jammpot. SO he said he would wait for the geetanjali.
Promptly at around 2:00 the geetanjali arrived. He checked the train and all that & sat in the train. He took out his book & was reading peacefully until the train came to a final halt. He got down & was suprised to see that so many changes had taken place in Jampot station, only after 15 minutes did he realise that he ws in Cal. He had caught the Geetanjali up instead of the Geetanjali down !
C had gone to Delhi for his hols. The whole junta from Delhi was travelling back on the 13th, when they reached Mugalsarai. Suddenly C decided that he wanted to see his mom, so he got off the train to catch the next train to B. He then came to college 2 days late. We told him to get a medical cert and come. He showed this to the new dean acads. Dean told him to go out & think it over for 15 mins as to whether he wanted him to accept the med cert. C stood his ground, but dean is not convinced.
Fr. George is leaving at the beginning of next month. He is going to XIMB. Fr. Augustine is going to be coming in his place. He was hostel dean when zac's brother was out here. I believe he comes at night to make a round of the MH.
The new LH is kind of ready, but not enough to move in. We seniors, who are currently being housed in the mdp have decided not to move , since this is a really hectic term for us. & generally we r just too comfortable to move.
Popc had been to Calicut for almost 3 months on some teaching assignment, he has just come back yesterday.
This time papa mathias has only guys in his Pub Speaking class & the 3 ir guys who r in this class are finding it a little strange to not have any girls in class (note: or batch was 66% women)
Premu is offering MCD to both batches in this term itself. So not only us, he too will be overworked. Small consolation that.
Our Strat Man prof is quite pathetic. Just lets everyone talk & the kind of arbid CP that comes out is incredible.
S in the 2nd class told prof that "i had no idea what strato was all about & hoped to find out in your class, instead after an hour i find that i am more confused than before"
In todays class, all we did was discuss the case on Honda. C today told her "Mam this is your 3rd class but my first. I think your strato is all wrong. A discussion should not go on for more than 45 minutes, becos then u start getting only crap out of the discussion. Honda was formed over 50 years ago and i am sure that at that time they would not have spoken as much crap as is being spoken in the class now" Her only reaction to that was "Next time read both the readings and the case before u come to class"
She caught A sleeping in class & told him "Please leave if u r not interested" A took to his heels & ran before she could change her mind.
Prof X is totally arbid in XXX. W has been asking him the same doubt since last class, till finally X joined his hands, bowed his head and said "maaf karna mere bhai" X keeps maaroing gandhe pjs in the class.
This new guy sengupta who we have for BFM is really good. He sees to it that everyone in class understands every word that he says. The latest joke on campus is the name of his dog. It is - Arindam.
This was sent to me by Mad Shuks at the beginning of this term and it is so reminiscent of XL that i just had to send it to u guys
To bring you back to the XL variety of reality, here are some new definitions which will help you grappling with it once again / making sense out of it:
Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project could not be submitted in time - and who was responsible (often held at the end of the term)
Seagull Manager:
A species of student who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits over everything and then leaves. (copyrighted by Richard Bach in Jonathan Livingstone Seagull)
Salmon term:
The experience of spending an entire term swimming upstream only to get screwed and die in the end.
To be exploited and oppressed by the faculty. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert , the geek-in-hell comic strip character. e.g., "I've been dilberted again. The *@*!! (censored) revised the grade criteria /resceduled the class for the 7th time this term."
Someone who's clueless (often found in the afternoon classes). From the World Wide Web error message "404 Not Found," meaning that the requested document could not be located. e.g., "Don't bother asking him . . . he's 404, man."
Persecutive Maintenance
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device
(e.g.,computers) to get it to work again.
Features of the XLRI landscape that are exactly the same no matter where one is, such as mess, class, cc, lib, helter-skelter, etc. Used as in "We were so lost in generica that I forgot the quiz today."
The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the student population. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve.
Anyone wanting to write to Madshuks can do so at email@example.com
I guess I have gone on long enough. Before ending let me just tell u the important dates Summer Placements start this weekend, XL-iimc is October 17th & 18th


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Equatorial Guinea will host the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2015), main Pan-African football competition, to be held in Malabo, Bata, Ebebiyin and Mongomo from January 17 to February 8. The West African nation also hosted the CAN in 2012.
The country is ready to welcome the national and expatriate players who will participate on the CAN 2015. The government of Equatorial Guinea has taken all the necessary preventive measures to avoid a possible case of Ebola.
Equatorial Guinea's national team, the Nzalang, will be led by its recently appointed coach, Esteban Becker. A young Equatorial Guinean referee, Joaquin Ela Esono Eyang, will join well-known referees throughout the CAN 2015. Joaquin Ela Esono Eyang was born in 1985. His father had a long career as a referee and, after his death in 2000, Joaquin joined the referee school in 2002. In early 2013 he was promoted to the rank of international central referee of the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football).
The following list shows the members of the Nzalang national team. Goalkeepers: Aitor Embela (Malaga CF Juvenil A); Felipe Ovono Mbang "Arus" (CD Mongomo) and Carlos Mosibe (CA de Malabo). Defenses: Dani Evuy (no team); Diosdado Mbele (Leones Vegetarianos FC); Igor Engonga (CD Tropezon); Armando Bohale "Sipo" (AEK Larnaca); Miguel Angel Maye (Akonangui FC) and Rui Fernando (Hibernians FC). Midfielders: Emilio Nsue (Middlesbrough FC); Juvenal Edjogo (FC Santa Coloma); Iban Iyanga "Randy" (Iraklis Psachna FC); Ivan Zarandona (Rangers FC); Pablo Ganet (UD San Sebastian de los Reyes); Carlos Martin "Charly" (College Europa) and Viera Ellong (The Panthers FC). Forwards: Javier Balboa Osa (GD Estoril); Ivan Salvador (Valencia Mestalla); Ruben Belima (Real Madrid Castilla); Ivan Bolado (Pune City FC); Raul Fabiani (CD Olímpic); Kike Boula (RCD Mallorca B) and Ruben Dario (Leones Vegetarianos FC).
Ticket prices range from 500 CFA francs (less than 1 Euro) to 5,000 CFA francs in Ebebiyin and Mongomo, and from 1,000 CFA francs to 15,000 CFA francs in the VIP areas in Malabo and Bata.
Chuku Chuku, a friendly and colorful porcupine, one of the most characteristic species of the Equatoguinean forests, is the name of the official mascot of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Equatorial Guinea to host Africa Cup of Nations
Posted by Equatorial Guinea News at 12:23 PM
Labels: africa cup of nations, caf, CAN 2015, Equatorial Guinea, esteban becker
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Equatorial Guinea And Taleveras To Build Africa's Largest Oil Storage Hub
The government of Equatorial Guinea has signed an agreement with Nigerian energy firm, Taleveras Group, to build an oil storage hub in the West African country.
"The Bioko Island facility will have a total capacity of 1.34 million tonnes of storage for crude oil and products such as gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel and fuel oil. It will be the largest crude and products storage facility in Africa," said Taleveras in a statement.
The terminal will be built at Punta Europa, which is located on Bioko Island, and will be able to service the key oil supply and demand centers throughout the region.
Equatorial Guinea is situated at the hub of the dynamic offshore West Africa Petroleum Province and is now established as a significant petroleum-producing nation. Vigorous exploration during the 1990's combined with rapid field development has resulted in daily production rising from less than 5,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) in 1992 to a 2012 average that exceeded 410,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), which includes the country's significant natural gas production.
Posted by Equatorial Guinea News at 11:00 AM
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