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Pitting cherries and olives so the fruit remains whole is child's play with this time-saving tool. Constructed of rugged zinc with a nonslip Santoprene overcoat, the pitter features a splatter guard to keep juice from spraying the unsuspecting cook.
- Ergonomic design offers a secure, comfortable grip.
- Soft nonslip handle locks for compact storage.
- Dishwasher safe.
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- Zinc construction.
- 5 3/4" long.
- Made in China.
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- Dishwasher safe.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Kris from Great tool I was skeptical that this gadget would really work but I was pleasantly surprised. I recently bought 4lbs of large bing cherries, a friend suggested I get a cherry pitter to try. I did all the cherries in less than 20 minutes with very little waste. I've been telling everyone I know who love cherries to buy this tool. I only wish I had bought it sooner so I could have been freezing cherries years ago.Date published: 2017-07-18Rated 5 out of 5 by Palma from Was skeptical But as it was a product listed and sold by WS I pushed my skepticism aside and gave it a try. Great product, making Cherry Clafoutis was a breeze. Of course, even better with a Le Creuset pan :)Date published: 2017-06-07Rated 5 out of 5 by Jackie63 from Love it! Makes pitting easy! After pitting cherries for a crisp just using a small knife, I bought this pitter, and it makes an enormous difference. Pitting is easy. I've made 2 crisps since, and it is MUCH easier and less annoying. I like the plastic part that directs the pit away from me and into a bowl.Date published: 2016-08-09Rated 5 out of 5 by NJ093006 from Excellent Multi-Purpose Tool Love, love, love this multi purpose tool! Light weight and simple to use, it very efficiently removes pits from cherries and olives of varying sizes. Easy to clean since I place it on the top rack of my dishwasher. I've had this tool well over a month and use it 4-5 times/week; works great, no issues, very satisfied.Date published: 2016-08-01Rated 5 out of 5 by MaryAnnP from Perfect Cherries every time I have wanted to purchase one for awhile but didn't think it was practical. I finally purchased one and use it more than I expected. Perfect for prepping cherries and not having to discard the pits one at a time while eating. Also perfect for freezing cherries for future use in smoothies, ice creams and desserts. No more worrying about biting down on a pit.Date published: 2016-07-16Rated 5 out of 5 by HattiesDad from Pops out pits like a champ It tends to get a little more flesh than some other products out there since the metal that goes through the cherry (or mirabelle) is pencil-thick but it works quickly and cleanly.Date published: 2016-07-05Rated 5 out of 5 by MedfordOregon from Absolutely brilliant OXO should go into some hall of fame for this product alone (though hardly their only good product). It is simply brilliant. Just pull the stems off your cherries, put them stem-side up in the pitter, clamp down and swoosh! Out pops the pit leaving the cherry perfectly intact. You can do a bowlful in a minute. Cleans with a quick rinse. I could not love this gadget more, and thanks to an also brilliant cherry season this year am using it every day. If you love cherries, get it!Date published: 2016-06-06Rated 5 out of 5 by Ilovegoodfood from Great kitchen gadget I have one and purchased this one for my daughter because she would borrow mine and "forget" to return it. They work great...turns cherry pitting in to an easy task.Date published: 2015-08-28
Can you pit a cherry with this tool from its side so the stem stays on?Hi SWL5369, We have not tried this method but suppose it would work.Date published: 2019-08-28


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Stata Furniture has a unique patented system that allows you to keep your futon against the wall all of the time. Often referred to as wall huggers, these futons can be converted while they are right up against the wall. If you are in the market for wall hugger futons, look no further.
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What is a Wall Hugger Futon?
A wall-hugger futon is a type of futon frame that is not required to be moved away from the wall when converting it from a sofa to a bed. Another name is zero tolerance futon. Strata Furniture is the only futon frame company that makes a true wall-hugger zero tolerance futon. Place the frame next to the wall and the front loading mechanism allows you to convert the frame from sofa to bed and back again quickly and easily.
Strata Futon Quality
Many futon companies today have become so concerned with being the cheapest they have lost sight of many important details of a futon. Strata believes futons should look like conventional furniture while maintaining the versatility of a futon. Strata Furniture also believes customers should get high quality products at a fair price. Although you can certainly buy a cheaper futon frame, Strata believes the old saying of "you get what you pay for" holds true . "We see it every day," Strata states, "A person buys a cheap frame at a discount store and then six months later it breaks down and they come to us. They always say I wish we would have spend the little extra and bought a better frame."
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Strata offers many distinct advantages over other futon frames. First, Strata employs a patented front loading wall-hugger mechanism. This mechanism allows you to convert the futon frame from a sofa to bed without moving the futon frame away from the wall-- hence it is a wall hugger futon frame.
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State may take financial hit on fuel lab equipment
Kentucky could take a shellacking in an online auction to sell some $3 million worth of equipment from the Department of Agriculture's now-defunct fuel testing lab.
Bids on laboratory and office equipment were coming in Monday far below original purchase prices.
High bids on eyewash stations ranged from $6 to $40. An explosion-proof refrigerator had garnered a $65 offer. And bids on a couple of desks stood at $2 and $3 each.
Danny Ford, director of the Kentucky Division of Surplus Property, said he's hopeful that bids will begin edging upward on Tuesday when the auction nears its scheduled 2 p.m. EDT conclusion.
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer closed the fuel lab, saying it was a waste of money, and declared the equipment surplus so that it could be sold.


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Craft are specialists in the field of base layers with a whole section on their website dedicated to their 'layering system' and it shows in the Zero Extreme Windstopper.
The Zero Extreme range is a composite of their Pro Cool (material to cool you in warm conditions) and Pro Zero (material for cold conditions), with the idea being that the Pro Zero on the inside sits close to your skin keeping you warm, whilst the Pro Cool outer wicks the moisture away. Gore Wind Stopper fabric on the chest panel, stitched on top of the wicking layer gives further protection from cooling winds. We recently reviewed and like the non windstopper version of the Craft Zero Extreme - this one doesn't disappoint either
The Extreme range is slightly lighter than Craft's Pro Zero baselayer range (130g/m2 as opposed to 170g/m2) and it's designed for high intensity, cool weather riding. It is a well crafted garment, the wind stopping layer works well - it doesn't feel like a plastic bag stuck to your chest - and has a certain amount of breath-ability so that it doesn't become wet and soggy through the course of your ride.
I found the cut well formed; body hugging but not restrictive. Unlike the standard version the Wind Stopper section means there are seams but they are low key and did not present any discomfort. Some people find Craft base layers a bit long, not me though I'm of a relatively lankly build and base layers can often leave my midrift exposed but this one can be tucked right into your tights - ensuring you get the full warming effect. The collar is equally well sized, just what you want from a colder weather base layer.
The warmth it provides is excellent for Spring/Autumn conditions (or mild winter days) - the temperatures for which it was designed. It won't compete against other heavier weight base layers in really cold weather (<5deg) but for those faster paced rides at the start of the year when you can feel summer coming, it is ideal. The wicking material does its job in taking the moisture away so that wind chill is less of a factor and tied with the WindStopper section, wind won't bring the shivers.
Unsurprisingly, the Wind Stopper section is the highlight here. It provides the function of a gilet while leaving your back free to breath. The material spans across the shoulder blades too, so you can hammer descents in the drops without wind chill spoiling your fun.
Is it worth the extra £10 over the non-WS version? Well considering the price of your average gilet (£25) I'd say it is. You may not get the flexibility of removal that you do with a gilet but since it should breath better that shouldn't be an issue. It think you get a more versatile base layer for the money (£45) and one which fits the riding and conditions for which it is designed much better. The only issue I found (as in the test of its non-WS sibling) is that although it has antibacterial protection, it does smell a bit musty even after washing now.
The Craft Zero Extreme WS long-sleeve base layer is a good choice if you are perhaps reluctant to spend more on a premium base layer because it does the work of two bits of clothing - a gilet, and a baselayer for the price of one. Paired with a long-sleeve jersey it's ideal for cool spring/sutumn rides and milder winter days too.
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Make and model: Craft Zero Extreme Windstopper Long Sleeve Base Layer
Size tested: Black - L
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
'Craft's new Pro Zero Extreme Gore Wind Stop merges three of our most battle hardened fabrics, Pro Zero, Pro Cool and Gore Wind Stop into the most effective base layer yet.'
It's certainly effective and the WS layer adds on this.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Composite of Pro Cool and Pro Zero for warming with wicking ability. Gore Wind Stopper layer to provide the action of a gilet.
Well thought out, with the WS layer stitched over the existing base layer. WS section expands over shoulder blades too for when your in the drops. Nice and long so you don't get a gap between your bottom layer.
Gets a bit smelly even after washing.
It's not going to hold you back on the hills.
Stretchy fabric held the contours of my frame well, flat seems didn't cause any chaffing. Warm and good wicking performance.
I think the inclusion of the Wind Stopper layers presents excellent value as it can be considered as two pieces of kit.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
As a base layer, it hit the mark; kept me warm whilst removing perspiration.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The length - I could tuck it right into my tights.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Anti-bacterial performance appears to be wanting.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 23 Height: 184cm Weight: 66kg
I usually ride: Orbea Onix (Carbon) - Summer, Orbea Asphalt (Alu) - Winter My best bike is: Orbea Alma G10
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Semi pro
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, club rides, mtb,


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Are you tired of listening to the same BULL ****, and services that do not have a plan if the market goes down instead? Hedge means to take risk off the table, and my service has all producers 100% hedged and they do have most of the upside unhedged (if we can rally for whatever reason). Hedge with a Pro and option expert who has been trading grains for 36 years.
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This report was sent to subscribers on 12/31/12 3:30 p.m. Chicago time to be used for trading on 1/2/12.
March 2013 Corn
After the close recap on 1/2/13: My resistance was 7.09 3/4, .02 1/2 from the actual high, and my support was 6.87 1/2, .00 1/4 from the actual low.
December 2013 Corn
After the close recap on 1/2/13: My resistance was 6.08 3/4, .03 3/4 from the actual high, and my support was 5.88 3/4, .00 1/2 from the actual low.
March 2013 Corn
7.09 ¾
-----------6.99 ½ Pivot
6.89 ¼
6.87 ½
6.82 ¼ FG 6.82 ½ is the 200 DMA
5 day chart.... Down from last week same day
Daily chart ... Down
Weekly chart ... Sideways
Monthly chart .... Sideways 6.82 ½ is the 200 DMA
ATR 11 ½ Oversold 32%
For 1/2/13: I continue to say "The gap bracket line at $7.08 ¼ is now resistance and then the daily numbers. Gap at $6.82 ¼ is support".
In my daily March 2013 corn numbers on Monday my resistance was .02 ¾ from the actual high; my support was .01 ¾ from the actual low.
December 2013 Corn
6.17 ¼ Use the same numbers as used on 12/31/12
6.08 ¾
-----------5.99 ½ Pivot near 200 DMA
5 day chart.... Down from last week same day
Daily chart ... Down
Weekly chart ... Sideways
Monthly chart ...Sideways 5.97 ½ is the 200 DMA
ATR 8 ½ Oversold 17%
For 1/2/13: Daily numbers and then the downtrend line at $7.28 is major resistance; the daily numbers support.
The 200 DMA is pivotal not only for the day, but the direction for long term trades too.
In my daily December 2013 corn numbers on Monday my pivot acted as resistance and was .01 ¾ (only .01 ¼ in open outcry) from the actual high, my pivot also acted as support and was .03 ¾ from the actual low.
Grains: March corn has held supports the last 3 days, not threatening the major support just $.07 below. I have been recommending playing the long side from here, and you know why by looking at the charts. I believe we will be much lower than here in time, but 'in time' is not the here and now, and why should you as a trader or hedger "tie your hands" to a long term position when you can do things to improve your position when at a key or major support or resistance level. Cliff and the funds know what to expect the first 3 days of the new year, and everyone will be looking to "place their bets" on the report that is due out next week. That is the game at hand. No senses to look beyond there, we already know the price parameters above and below the current levels.
I have been bearish for months and do look for much lower prices in time, but the question all producers must face is, "do I have enough protection going into the January Final report". We know that protection down $6.80 was enough protection so far, and $7 is exactly enough (if this was the March option expiration day), so if we can rally before the report I would use that as an opportunity to extend down to at least $6.80 or lower. There is no doubt that this report can cause a limit up or down move, and I have no idea what it will say, but I do know what I want to do, get more protection if it can rally, and get more upside if we are near supports.
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Instead of trying to get long if the market goes higher, my producers way of being long right here, is where their protection ends, all at $7 and at $6.80 and not buying more protection. Same goes for soybeans wherever your protection runs out. I recommend some more protection before the report. If you are bullish get some upside too, even if it means just to buy some calls back. Limit up or limit down, it is your risk, your reward, your decision. Make sure you adjust to a reasonable risk.
Buying more protection for March soybean hedges is the prudent thing to do when the January contract is below $14.21. There is not too much to think about, soybeans are vulnerable and unless hedged you are long. March $14.90/$14.40 put spreads should be kept because it is $.15 from full intrinsic value. Producers should buy more protection down to a major support level such as $13.70, $13.40, or $13.20 before the report.
I want to trade the numbers without bias today and risk $.04 in corn and $.06 in soybeans using a stop to protect any idea.
12/31/12: Grains: I have wanted to buy March corn for a few days since we are so close to major support at the gap of $6.82 ¼ which is now also the 200 DMA and why it makes it a very strong support. I would be surprised if it was filled before the report, and why I think we can correct a little more to the upside on Monday, and if the funds are in a buying mood to start the new year, more upside this week. But if they want to further liquidate, then the gap will be tested before the report. I do not make the market, I participate in it. The cliff is the primary driver the funds and all participants must respect because it will affect your market, and override each markets own fundamentals. This week is not your average week, there is very light volume and it does not take much to move the market, yet it is not moving as witnessed by my using the same numbers for the last 3 days in a row.
All I can go on is the chart, and the chart posted a higher low than the week before, and has good resistance at the bracket line at $7.08 ¼ which is great place to take profits if long, or a place to go short or buy more put protection. If the market can close below $6.80, I would look for much more downside to follow.
January soybeans are in a similar situation with last week's low holding above the previous weeks low. The downtrend line resistance at $14.70 and support at the recent low at $13.72 ¼, the pivot becomes $14.21 right where we are now. That is why I only look for $.50 up or down from here going into the report. Above $14.21 I prefer the long side, below it the downside. $14.90/$14.40 put spread is too much from its intrinsic value to exit now. I would take the opportunity to extend my put protection on a rally, and our way to be long is by not extending the puts here. It is never wrong to get more put protection when we are here in the middle of the parameters, but now it comes down to how bullish or bearish you are. Above $14.21 should encourage you to try and buy it cheaper, below there you should be more aggressive.
Grains: Never too late to hedge 2013 if you are not already 100% hedged as I have recommened since July. I remind you every few months that markets can and will do anything. In 2008 the new "all time highs" in soybeans and corn were followed by quite a sell in a short period of time, and then the economic meltdown affected the grain market severely with soybeans going down to $7.90 and corn to $2.90 by harvest time (4 months from the high). The grain markets are very volatile the last few years and made for traders like me, who have risk parameters on every idea, and try to take what the market gives them when the odds are in their favor.
Grains: Hedging 2013 crops is a must for any producer as I have insisted for months now. Having about $.50 of the first $.60 down is a comforting thought and financially sound approach, as you pursue higher prices. My strategy does just that. Listen, I was a floor trader, and my income was if I made more money than I lost. Fundamentals do not put money in my account, buying for less than I sell it for, or selling for more than I buy it back for, is the only thing that made me money. Fundamentals can be helpful, but the more unknowns there are, the less they become relevant. Farmers or speculators make money from farming or other professions, but I made money from trading. Before they had my service they looked at it like the majority of farmers or speculators do, they have an opinion what the market will do in the future and are willing to gamble on it. Many had no relevance for price discovery not even looking at a chart, but are willing to hold a position based on "what if" fundamentals, and have no control in controlling risk, or possible losses versus expected gains. Since I have seen 99 out of 100 new members fail in trying to stay on the trading floor for even a year let alone longer, what makes a farmer, speculator, and a big percent of the funds think they can do better? Trading is like being a "starter" in the NBA, NFL, or MLB, and if you want to stick around and do this professionally, then you must continue to improve until you are "competitive" (making money consistently such as monthly or quarterly) to be able to play the game at this level. When you can do that, unlike sports you can do this forever.
Some people fly first class to the super bowl and sit on the 50 yard line, and stay in a fine hotel and "party on the town", and come home $25,000 poorer. Some like to go to Vegas and their wife let's them lose $25,000 playing casino games, and some like to gamble playing the game of "stocks, bonds, or commodities", some real estate, or the many gambles that people call business, so losing money trading commodities is no different than playing casino games. How you enjoy to gamble is up to you, and I am not here saying it is wrong to lose money if you have it to lose, and is insignificant so that it does not affect your lifestyle. I only knew 2 people in my life that actually could beat the horses by handicapping only. I owned race horses and raced in Chicago year round continuously for 10 straight years, so I have seen my share of Damon Runyon characters, and only 2 were consistent monthly, quarterly, in the majority of years. If I can help you think (mindset and approach) and trade better, and improve whatever you were doing before, then I am happy to have done so. I know that if you are losing less this year than last year, it is good to see the improvement.
Over the years I have seen my producers really take advantage of my wisdom and knowledge, and have wasted no time this year putting it to use (old crop and new crop too). Some other services I hear right now are just starting to hedge 2013 a little, and they seem content to gamble with producers money, maybe because they do not know enough about options to use them correctly (not many do) or like farmers, they make money not from the ability to actually predict future outcomes, or be able to trade and control risk resulting from being wrong their ideas. Producers are common to think that "risk" is a part of farming, but unlike crop production or costs, current prices and my strategy that allows some protection to the downside, and the right to make more money if the market can go up is a game changer for ALL my producers. Much less stress, and the ability to be self directed, is priceless! They now can use a chart to see price levels they can use, that in the past are factually support or resistance, instead of being random about price.
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I wrote an advice column in the Sunday Times for six years, in which I answered reader questions on travel. Thanks to my own trips, my time working for the airlines and selling travel at Trailfinders, I've always genuinely enjoyed helping friends and readers get the most from their holidays.
So here are items of travel news - sometimes small, but still significant, with travel advice weaved into them. A little preparation before a trip helps you go a long way...
Norwegian looks east for its latest new route announcement from Gatwick airport. Adding to its current flights from Gatwick to nine US destinations, including recently announced Seattle and Denver, the airline will add Singapore to the destinations served nonstop with new Boeing 787 Dreamliners from London. Flights start on Sepetember the 28th, anf fares are on sale now, from £179 one-way.
Joining Novotel's 11 other London properties, the group has opened a 39-story glass tower at Canary Wharf. The on mode industrially inspired interiors are topped off by the top floor BOKAN bar, restaurant and roof terrace. There's no reception desk in sight - instead 'welcomers' will help you use the check-in tablets. The hotel has 339 rooms, a coffee cafe, gym and pool.
Novotel Canary Wharf
Iberia is to rollout a Premium Economy offering across it's fleet, starting on flights from Madrid to Chicago, New York and Bogota on May 1st, and with Mexico, Miami and Boston to added over the summer. Compared with economy on Iberia, the seat pitch is 37" (as against 31"), 19" wide (18.1"), with noise cancelling headphones, connection ports, a welcome drink, table linen, amenity kit, priority check-in and new menu.
For more info see Iberia
London City Airport, TAP, Iberia Express, SpiceJet
There are almost 30 hotels on the Great Barrier Reef, which covers an area about the size of Italy. The lodges are highly regulated and eco focussed; most have research institutions on their islands, are low key and have relatively few rooms, and push the educational side of a reef visit to their guests. Arguably well managed reef tourism is one of the factors needed to keep the plight of the reefs in the ublic eye. See My Bathroom Wall's look at the best of the Great Barrier Reef resorts.
Passenger traffic through Manchester Airport grew by 17% to April 2018, helped by a string of new route announcents - there are now over 220 detinations reachable nonstop from the airport. While growth in the South East of England is constrained by a lack of runways, Manchester has been cashing in on its gateway to the North location and available capacity.
Recent new routes have seen Loganair introduce summer services to Stornoway, Sumburgh and Kirkwall, BA launch flights to Florence, and VLM to Antwerp and Ostend. Still to commence is Jet Airways to Mumbai from November 5th and Ethiopian Airlines to Addis Ababa from December 1st.
For an article on the city of Manchester a year on from the 2017 Arena attack, see My Bathroom Wall
The growth of the low cost airline continues apace, with aggressive moves into long haul flights. In a state of flux, BA is bidding for LCC rival Norwegian, Singapore is consolidating its low cost airlines into the Scoot brand, and and Air France has dreamt up an airline aimed at milenials, Joon.
Meanwhile Premier Air is busy forging routes to the USA from Stansted and Birmingham, Iceland's Wow is launching new flights to Delhi later this year. Also look out for new low cost carriers Jetlines, Flair and Swoop in Canada, and Level in Europe.
As Global Warming inches the UK's weather towards being sunnier and warmer, a slew of great new places to eat and drink al fresco have sprouted in London and beyond. Roof East has gone to the Circus this season, then there's Bar Elba at Waterloo, the rooftop of the Culpepper in Whitechapel, Netil 360 in Hackney, and early adopter Frank's Cafe in Deptford is still going strong and filling it's large rooftop after 10 years. And check out London's Rooftop Film Club, which has rooftop screrenings in Peckham, Shoreditch and Stratford.
And hats off to the new 54m seaside terrace just opened at L'Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa at St Brelade on Jersey.
To celebrate the first anniversary of TAP Air Portugal's stopover programme, the airline is to increase the duration of possible stopovers from three to five days, plus will allow a break in the journey on one-way fares too. Stopover packages are offered by several airlines and allow you to break a long-haul journey with a stop on the way for no extra air fare charge. TAP's new rules start in September.
The Sri Lankan Highlands are a gorgeously atmospheric blend of misty hills, historic settlements, and tea plantations. The new 5-room Camellia Hills, overlooking the Castlereigh Reservoir, has fine views, a swimming pool, and top notch service that includes a personalised butler, all meals, afternoon tea and other drinks. It's either a six-hour drive from Colombo, or a 30-minute scenic flight on a Cinnamon Air seaplane - see MyBathroomWall for a guide to seaplane flying.
For more info see http://www.srilankacollection.com/camellia-hills.
Qatar Airways is to become the second airline to offer a long haul service from Australia's capital, Canberra, after Singapore Airlines, which flies there from Singapore. The daily Qatar Airways flights from Canberra to Doha touchdown in Sydney en route and will run from the 13th of February 2018.
It will save time and hassle on the route, as the Qatar Boeing 777 will stay on the ground in Sydney for just an hour, as against the next fastest 2-3 hours if - as now - you have to change planes.
See Qatar Airways and Visit Canberra
Heathrow Airport is selling off Terminal 1 check-in desk by check-in desk. The venerable terminal opened in 1968, closed in 2015, and the sale includes everything from large chunks of terminal infrastructure (baggage carousels, travelators or a jetty anyone?), to the distinctive BAA yellow and black signage and London-themed artwork that was formerly displayed in the T1.
It's likely that some smaller airports may grab a baggage belt bargain, but don't be too surprised if your Shoreditch barber sits you at a check-in desk later in the year.
See the catalogue here http://cagp.com/events/heathrow-airport-terminal-1/
Additional security checks at European airports are causing huge immigration delays for passengers, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and the GBTA (Global Business Travel Association) predict a 3.7% rise in air fares and hotel rates, and the Ryanair boss, Michael O'Leary, has crept from under his bushel to warn of no flights operating to or from the UK for a period post Brexit.
The Gatwick-Varna route is operated thrice weekly throughout the summer season with one-way fares from £12.99 and a new summer season twice-weekly flight from Berlin Schoenefeld starts on the 28th of June.
Other new routes include Air Canada, which has begun flying from Vancouver to Nagoya and Taipei, and commences Toronto to Mumbai from the 1st of July; United Airlines, which will start 18hr nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Singapore fron 27th October.
The Awana Skyway transports visitors along a 2.8km aerial route from the new Awana Transportation Hub, to Chin Swee Temple Station and SkyAvenue Station within the resort. Of the 99 gondolas, 10 feature glass floors.
A new ferry has joined the Majestic Fast Ferry fleet on routes between Singapore and the Indonesian islands of HarbourFront and Tanah Merah ferry terminals in Singapore, the Batam Center and Sekupang terminals in Batam, and Tanjung Pinang in Bintan.
See Majestic Fast Ferry. Other ferry operators between Singapore and Indonesia include Batam Fast and Sindo Ferry
'Vegimite' on shortlist of names for new Qantas planes
Qantas has revealed that over 40,000 suggestions were received in the competition run by the airline to chose names for the Boeing 787 Dreamliners that will operate next year's nonstop flights from London to Perth. Others making it to the shortlist include Skippy, Uluru, Boomerang, Great Barrier Reef and Don Bradman.
See Qantas
Qatar Airways have been banned from flying to regional neihghbours Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and the Maldives. Etihad, Emirates, Gulf Air have suspended all flights to and from Qatar. Contact your travel agent or airline if you are booked on Qatar Airways flights, or are travelling to the region.
The inaugural flight touched down at London's Gatwick Airport on the 26th of May, after an 8 hour 40 minute flight from Kigali. Rwanda's national carrier will connect the cities three days per week using a wide body Airbus A330-200, with return fares starting from £368. This also opens up new connections from London (via Kigali) to Dar es Salaam (from £308), Entebbe (from £345), Mombassa (from £378) and others. Other Rwandair destinations include Brussels, Mumbai, Dubai and Istanbul.
Passengers changing planes in Doha offered free transit visa and a night in a hotel - with an additional night for $50USD per booking. Four star properties free for economy passengers include the Holiday Villa Hotel & Residence, the Radisson Blu, and the Amari; and hotels for First and Business Class passengers include the InterContinental, Four Seasons, and Shangri-La.
A new Sleep-n-fly lounge has opened in Terminal 3 at Dubai airport, with 27 sleeping pods and cabins. Designed in Scandinavia, the single pods costs from $17USD for an hour, and seven hours from $77USD, while double-bedded cabins with pull out beds for children are from $60USD for two hours, and seven hours for $160USD.
Delhi's new 'Heritage Line' opened on May 28th, an extension of the Violet Line with three new underground stations perfectly placed for visitors wanting to see the Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid (mosque) and Lal Quila (for the Red Fort).
See Delhi Metro and Delhi Tourism
Low cost carrier Norwegian will start more long haul flights in June - from Belfast, Dublin and Edinburgh to New York (Stewart International) and Boston (TF Green Airport, Providence); Cork to Boston, and Edinburgh to Hartford/Springfield.
Plus Delta starts flights from London to Portland, Air India starts flights between Delhi and Stockholm, Aer Lingus start Dublin to Miami, AirAsia is to connect Kuala Lumpur with Sihanoukville (Cambodia's premier beach resort region), and Air New Zealand is to lay on 52 extra flights to assist fans getting to Ed Sheeran's 2018 concerts in Dunedin, Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington.
See Norwegian, Delta, Air India, Aer Lingus, Air Asia, and Air New Zealand.
British Airways suffered a catastrophic computer failure on the 27th of May, grounding hundreds of flights around the world, and clogging London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports with aircraft unable to depart and huge numbers of angry passengers. British Airways may well be up and flying again, but the reputational damage will last for months, if not longer. The company seems to have forgotten the basics of how to deal with people during disruption, with only mealy mouthed and slow responses from the unsympathetic CEO, Alex Cruz.
In a major move for the low cost carrier, Ryanair is launching checked through bags on connecting flights through it's Rome hub, to be rolled out across it's network 'pretty quickly'. You'll need a minimum of three hours between flights, but it's a big help for passengers connecting on Ryanair flights.
Located in a private cove on Motu To'opua, 20 minutes from Bora Bora Airport, Conrad Hotels has opened a 200 room resort, including 86 overwater bungalows. There are already a dozen resorts offering overwater accommodation around the island, which join a staggering 8,000 stilted villas worldwide.
Manchester airport is seeing a boom in the number of flights and destinations, with new daily flights to Muscat with Oman Air (starting on May 1st), to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific (up from five flights per week to daily from the 1st of December), and daily to Casablanca with Royal Air Maroc (started 4th of April).
See Manchester Airport, Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc, and Cathay Pacific
The exhibition, Plywood: Material of the Modern World, is free and runs from July 15th to November 12th 2017. V&A
The hugely unpopular 10 abreast economy seating is likely to be used by all new customers for the new aircraft - a mainstay of the long haul holiday market. Currently BA, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines all offer the roomier 9-abreast configuration on their 777 planes, but BA is changing it's older 777's flying from Gatwick to be 10 abreast, and so too will airlines ordering the new 777 version, including Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines.
Once upon a time it seemed that legacy carriers could co-exist with the bare bones service concept offered by Ryanair, Easyjet and the like. But no more - BA, and other traditional airlines, have been busy cutting service and adding seats to compete with them.
Norwegian, Scoot and 'Air Asia X' have shown that long haul low cost works too and have forced BA to salami slice the long haul flying experience too - adding in 10 seats to the Boeing 777, charging for hold luggage in economy, and even cancelling an amuse-bouche with First Class passenger's first drink for heavens sake!
Via its parent company IAG, which owns BA, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, it's latest airline venture is a new if-you-can't-beat-them-join-them airline called 'Level'. It will fly long haul and low cost from Barcelona.
Iceland has received its first ever Michelin star, with the awarding of the award to Reykjavik's Dill restaurant. In the heart of the city and founded by chefs Chef Gunnar Karl Gíslason and Sommelier Olafur Orn Olafsson, the restaurant seeks to rediscover Nordic culinary roots. Focussing on Icelandic produce Dill offers a new seven course menu each week, for 13,900 Icelandic Krona (£100).
And the same goes for the Faro Islands. Ten kilometers across the tip of the peninsula from the cute Faroe-ese capital of Tórshavn is KOKS restaurant, an airy hillside venue with great sea views that specialises in seafood and offers a 17-course tasting menu for 1,400 Danish Krone (£162).
MTV is partnering the Government of Gibraltar to rebrand the music festival formerly known as the 'Gibraltar Music Festival'. MTV's youthful brand reaches about 785 million households, and promotion of the inelegantly named 'MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling' is expected to boost the number of festival goers over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of September. Headliners include Clean Bandit, Craig David and Steve Aoki, plus Bananarama, Midge Ure and Village People.
Gibraltar is often overlooked by visitors to Spain's south coast, but the Rock itself is reason enough to visit - for it's caves, battlements museum, monkeys and cable car - plus there's history and querk galore. As Brexit looms expect the territory to regain the limelight for many of the wrong reasons, so visit now to experince the new airport terminal and hassle free border with Spain. Buy festival tickets via Gibraltar Calling. For general Gib info, see Visit Gibraltar
The Experience Travel Group have a two-week Skull Island Location Holiday from £3,557, including flights from London with Vietnam Airlines, accommodation, guiding, transport and some meals. At the budget end of the scale, just grab a flight to Hanoi and take the bus to Halong Bay - there is a good backpacking scene, which surely will include nightly showings of the film in al fresco bars, and locals offering cheap local tours to filming locations.
The terrorist attack near to the Houses of Parliament is a shock for London, but ignore the scare-mongering coming out of the USA. One tube station and several roads adjascent to it were closed for a few hours, but the city carries on as normal. See Visit London to learn more about why London attracted 36.7 million overseas visitors last year.
Banning electronic devices from the cabins of flights heading from Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia to the UK appears at first sight ill conceived. The measures are likely to last for some months, so check the rules before flying to the US or UK from the Middle East and be sure to pack you devices in a secure hold bag before you reach the airport - as there will likely be confusion at check in and through security.
And in the interim, check with your insurer to see if laptops and tablets are covered from loss or theft whilst flying, as Allianz Global Assistance UK does.


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On Exhibit: Tentacles
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Nautilus sp.
Animal Type
preys on crabs and shrimp, scavenges remains of other animals
about 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter
octopuses, squid, cuttlefish; Phylum: Mollusca; Class: Cephalopoda
Natural History
A native of the tropical Pacific, this cousin of the octopus is a living link with the past—little changed for more than 150 million years. Its simple eyes can only sense dark and light, but the nautilus uses more than 90 tentacles—the most of any cephalopod—to touch and taste the world. A nautilus's tentacles, unlike those of other cephalopods, have grooves and ridges that grip food and pass it to the nautilus's mouth. A parrotlike beak rips the food apart, and a radula (found in most molluscs) further shreds the food.
To avoid predators by day, some nautilus linger along deep reef slopes as deep as 2,000 feet (610 m). At night, they migrate to shallower waters and cruise the reefs, trailing their tentacles in search of food. While most cephalopods are fairly short lived, nautiluses may live for more than 20 years, reaching maturity in five to 10 years. The female lays only a dozen or so eggs in a year, which take 14 months to hatch.
A nautilus swims using jet propulsion — it expels water from its mantle cavity through a siphon located near its head. By adjusting the direction of the siphon, a nautilus can swim forward, backward or sideways.
Collectors seek nautilus shells, which are beautiful with their mother-of-pearl lining and red-striped, cream-colored exterior. In the past, beachcombers gathered only shells, but now demand for perfect shells is encouraging deep-water trapping of nautilus. Since these animals mature late and produce few offspring, shell collecting results in a significant decline in nautilus (and other mollusc) populations. For this reason, the Aquarium doesn't sell sea shells in its gift shops.
Cool Facts
A newly hatched nautilus wears a shell divided into four small chambers. As a nautilus grows, it gains more living space by building new chambers connected to the old ones; adult shells have 30 chambers.
The nautilus is the only cephalopod with an external shell.
The tentacles of a nautilus have no suckers or hooks, but hold prey with a sticky glue.
Nautiluses may live more than 20 years—a very long time compared to other cephalopods.
To control its buoyancy, a nautilus pumps fluids in and out its shell chambers, which are connected by tubes called "siphuncles."
For unknown reasons, nautilus populations tend to be 75 percent male and 25 percent female.


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Confronted with popular protests and violent opposition, the embattled Yemeni government orchestrated a massive clampdown on media freedoms throughout 2011, seizing thousands of copies of newspapers at checkpoints, blocking websites, beating and arresting journalists, and creating a hostile environment meant to stifle freedom of expression. The measures came on the heels of two years of increasing legal and administrative restrictions on the press. In November, President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down, handing power to his vice president, but laws circumscribing press freedoms and specialized courts used to prosecute journalists remained in place.
The constitution allows for freedom of expression "within the limits of the law," but the laws are restrictive and it was unclear at the end of 2011 whether Saleh's departure would lead to any meaningful change. Several alarming amendments to the Press and Publications Law as well as a repressive bill designed to regulate media, including online publications, remained pending in the parliament. Vague existing laws prohibit journalists from criticizing the president, defaming individuals, or distorting the image of Yemeni, Arab, or Islamic culture, and prescribe steep fines and imprisonment for violators. Two specialized courts, established in direct contravention of the constitution, are regularly employed to prosecute journalists. The Specialized Criminal Court, established in 1999 to handle cases of national security, uses an exceptional tribunal to prosecute political opponents and journalists, while the Specialized Press and Publications Court, established in 2009, tries all cases related to media. Judges at the Press and Publications Court may choose from a variety of laws, including those derived from the penal code, to punish journalists, and the prosecutor can refer cases to the court at his discretion. In December 2011, a trial against Al-Ayyam editor Hisham Bashraheel and several other journalists continued in the specialized tribunal. The proceedings, derided as a "farce" by media watchdog organizations, stem from a 2009 government raid on the newspaper, which authorities subsequently shut down. The charges against Bashraheel include "inciting violence," "instigating separatism," and "forming an armed gang." Prior to its closure, Al-Ayyam was Yemen's largest-circulation daily and was often critical of the president.
Yemeni news outlets and journalists must obtain licenses from the Ministry of Information and Culture to practice journalism, and printing houses must maintain a registry of printed materials and submit copies to the ministry. In 2010, the cabinet pushed for legislation that would establish prohibitive financial requirements in order to open broadcast and online news outlets, and expand the definition of defamation to include any form of criticism of the president. Yemen has yet to pass any type of freedom of information legislation.
Journalists faced ongoing intimidation, threats, arrests, office raids and closures, and the seizure of printed publications in 2011. Those arrested were often kept in military prisons. Journalists working with foreign media outlets were particularly targeted and accused of damaging Yemen's reputation abroad. The Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate (YJS) reported that more than 300 assaults on journalists had occurred during the year—the highest rate in the history of the country. Two journalists and one media worker were killed, including a photojournalist who was killed by police when they opened fire on protesters in March, and a cameraman who was shot in the face by a sniper while covering antigovernment protests in September. In February, progovernment forces attacked the offices of the Dubai-based satellite television station Al-Arabiya, Britain's Guardian newspaper, and other news outlets. In March, security forces stormed the YJS office and shut down a bureau of Qatar's Al-Jazeera satellite television station. In July, tribesmen who were angry about a land dispute kidnapped journalist Bashir al-Hazmi. The headquarters of the television station Al-Saeedi were set on fire in October during clashes between pro- and antigovernment forces. Authorities seized thousands of copies of the daily Akhbar al-Yom, Al-Thawra, and several other newspapers during the year.
The government controls most news outlets, including the country's four terrestrial television stations and 12 radio stations, which are operated by the Yemen General Corporation for Radio and Television. Only a handful of newspapers provide independent views. The state also controls distribution outlets and advertising, undermining the ability of the press to operate in a free environment. Self-censorship is commonplace, and journalists know not to cover "red-line" topics including rebel movements in the north and south of the country. The government controls editorial policy on these issues at state-owned outlets, but Yemenis who can afford it have access to satellite news channels, which have covered both conflicts with greater freedom.
In 2011, approximately 15 percent of the population had access to the internet, and that number is believed to have increased significantly as Yemenis sought to follow the political unrest that swept their country during the year. Individuals are free to create websites, and a growing number of blogs provide diverse and independent views. The government has drafted, but not implemented, measures to control both mobile and internet technology, including by requiring outlets to pay a licensing fee. News websites often operate with a limited budget, and poor infrastructure makes access sporadic. The government owns the country's two internet service providers. During 2011, authorities reportedly blocked access to opposition news sites for extended periods of time. Among these sites were Yemenat.net, alEshteraki.net, Mareb Press, YemenPortal.net, and the online version of the independent newspaper Al-Masdar. In January, Fuad Rashid, editor of the opposition news website Mukalla Press, was arrested and held for 11 days before being released. In February, the government banned Skype, the popular online telecommunications tool, after it discovered that journalists were using the service to conduct interviews.


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Heard on the Street: What's the Market Yellen About?
Markets rejoiced over news that Lawrence Summers is no longer in the running to head up the Fed. The cheering may be overdone. Justin Lahart reports on MoneyBeat.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Nikon Rifle Scopes
The Nikon Riflescopes were arrayed on the table before Homes like the pieces of the puzzle that they were. Homes turned his sharp eye over them, and I could tell that my master was deducing much more than their precision opticals and rugged construction. When he looked at the Nikon Monarch, I knew that he could see that the Extra Low Dispersion glass would have given unmatched clarity and resolution. My master, Homes, was Cantebury's premier detective.
"Homes," the police detective stepped forward and looked at the riflescopes. "I tell you, the murderer had to have used the M223."
"Negative," Homes cried, grabbing the scope from the detective. "Notice that this scope has a super-wide field of view. The murderer could have only had a narrow field." He carefully placed the scope back on the table and picked up the Nikon Monarch Gold. "This scope is perfect for low light hunting. But I deduce that the murderer operated in daylight, so the murderer cannot be the man who owns the Monarch Gold."
The police detective nodded as I wrote down Homes comments. "Dr. Whereoff," My master turned to me. "Tell the police detective why the murderer is not the man who owns the Nikon Monarch African." He lit his pipe.
I cleared my throat and picked up the well-balanced African Riflescope. "Officer, the Nikon Monarch African scope is made especially for fast, dangerous game. For situations where it is good to have both eyes open. The man who hunts with this scope is too brave to be the murderer. Our victim was found shot in the back."
Homes nodded, but frowned. "Dr. Whereoff, you forget the most important clue!" He strode over to the Nikon Monarch X scope, the well-known long-distance riflescope, but then he bypassed it for the Turkey Pro BTR. "This scope wasn't used either. For the hunter who goes after turkey, or coyotes," he touched the Coyote Special Riflescope, "they are patient. This murder was a crime of passion." He looked at me. "And we both know that both of those scopes have antiglare technology. The victim spoke of the glint of glass from the weapon, before he died."
Homes bypassed the Laser IRT riflescope. It combined the powers of a rangefinder with the deadliness of a Nikon riflescope. He also passed over the Encore Handgun Riflescope, for the murderer had been shot by a rifle. This also cut out the Slughunter, Nikon's dependable and accurate riflescope made just for shotguns. There weren't many scopes left. All that remained were the Nikon Dot Sight, which has variable dot sizes available, the Omega, which is made for muzzleloaders, the Buckmaster which allows a whopping 92% light transmission for its price range, and the ProStaff, a scope that offers a wide field of view and unbelievably crisp images for its price range.
It looked as if the Case of the Mysterious Riflescope Murderer was going to remain unsolved, but then Homes reached down a grabbed what looked like thin air, but in his long wiry hand was another riflescope. The camouflage was so perfect on the Nikon RealTree than I hadn't even seen it on the table.
"How did you know that was the scope?" The police officer sputtered as his fellow officers grabbed the owner of the scope, a scraggly chimneysweep from Leeds.
"It's elementary, my dear Whereoff." Homes turned to me. "I knew the murderer had been right there, in broad daylight, working fast, and almost invisible. Only the RealTree could offer that kind of blending in to the surroundings." He nodded to the police officers. "Now, Whereoff, let us continue the hunt." He grabbed the Monarch Gold as he hustled us toward our next case.


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BOULDER, CO - February 28, 2006
Webroot Software, Inc., the leading provider of anti–spyware software and other security technologies for the enterprise and consumer markets, today unveiled the Channel Edge Partner Portal, the ultimate online resource for solution providers looking to increase their profitability in the growing anti–spyware market.
Designed specifically to act as a single resource hub for Webroot's channel partners, the Channel Edge Partner Portal instantly links solution providers to an unrivaled lineup of comprehensive sales tools, training materials and marketing support. When visiting the Channel Edge Partner Portal, solution providers will have access to:
- Customizable, ROI–driven marketing collateral that educates customers on the dangers of spyware and differentiates the Webroot solution from the competition
- Professional sales tools designed to help partners effectively position and sell Spy Sweeper Enterprise –– accelerating the sales cycle to turn prospects into revenue
- Detailed product and industry information that provide a clear and concise look at Webroot's products and the anti–spyware industry in general
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- A host of downloadable webinars, demos and presentations that can be easily customized to accompany any customer meeting
- Downloadable order forms and price lists for quick and easy ordering
- Detailed information on the structure and guidelines of Webroot's Channel Edge Partner Program
"We are firmly committed to seeing each of our channel partners increase their profitability in the anti–spyware market and exceed their overall sales goals," said Vinay Goel, vice president of worldwide marketing for Webroot Software. "Fulfilling that commitment means pledging to support our partners in every sense of the word. We believe we are delivering on that pledge by providing our partners with a single, comprehensive resource that instantly links them to valuable tools that can truly impact their revenue stream."
Yesterday Webroot announced the official roll out of the company's Channel Edge Partner Program which empowers solution providers to capitalize on the growing anti–spyware market leveraging Webroot's leadership, industry market share, product awards, product effectiveness and customer satisfaction. Webroot believes the anticipated growth of the anti–spyware industry and the increasing demand from enterprise customers presents solution providers with a wealth of revenue opportunities and the company is well positioned to assist in its partners' success — starting with the Channel Edge Partner Portal.


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Over sixty non-baseball events were held at Fenway Park in 1932, including football, lacrosse, soccer, boxing and some very interesting wrestling matches. Despite a mid-season managerial change, the Red Sox had another poor season and Fenway Park attendance averaged a paltry few thousand per game in 1932.
Record: 43-111, 8th in American League
Manager: John F. (Shano) Collins (11-44), Martin J. McManus (32-67)
Attendance: 182,150
At the start of the 1932 season, Red Sox manager Shano Collins proclaimed, "the boys have lost their inferiority complex," but the year began on a tragic note when pitcher Big Ed Morris was fatally stabbed at a spring training send-off and fish-fry in Alabama.
As late as June 3, the Red Sox had still not managed to win two games in a row and had a record of 7-35. On June 13, the team traded star Earl Webb to the Tigers for Dale Alexander and Roy Johnson. Alexander was hitting just .250 at the time of the trade, but caught fire with the Red Sox and ended the season with a league-leading .367 average.
On June 18, Collins called it quits. The team was 11-44 and Collins wired owner Bob Quinn that he was too discouraged to continue. Collins recommended popular second baseman Marty McManus to take his place. Though the team played better for McManus, they only won 43 games, the lowest season total in franchise history. For the ninth time in 11 years the Red Sox finished in last place in the American League, while averaging just 2,365 fans per game at Fenway Park.
On more than one occasion in 1932, The Sporting News editor J.G. Taylor Spink suggested that New York return the favor and turn a couple of good players over to the Red Sox to create more balance. Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert replied, "There is no charity in baseball."
Fenway Park hosted a tripleheader on September 6, 1932 with three Boston Park Department finals games being played that day.
|1932 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|July 14
|All-Scholastics 2, Milford High 2 (Tie)
|September 6
|Sullivan Square Palledoes 5, East Boston Neptunes 2 (Boston Park Department Finals)
|September 6
|Roslindale Tuskaroras 5, Hyde Park Sunnyside A.C. 2 (Boston Park Department Finals)
|September 6
|Holy Name Midgets 3, Roxbury Cubs 2 (Boston Park Department Finals)
|September 10
|Filene's 6, Houghton & Dutton 3
|September 11
|Hyde Park Town Team 5, Sons of Italy 4
|September 18
|Post Office Clerks Local 100 Team 9, Old-Timers Team 1
Starting with the annual war memorial service, 1932 was Fenway Park's busiest year of non-baseball events to date. During the summer, when the Red Sox were on the road, several lacrosse, boxing and wrestling matches were held at the ballpark. The wrestling events were particularly eventful, with a referee being knocked out during the June 22 bout, and an unconscious wrestler (George Myerson) winning his fight on July 20 thanks to an illegal stranglehold applied by his opponent. In the fall, football returned to Fenway Park, including a series of doubleheaders throughout the later months of 1932.
|1932 Non-Baseball Events At Fenway Park
|May 29
|War Memorial Service*
|May 29
|Boston Shamrock Lacrosse Club Works Out at Fenway
|June 2
|Boston Shamrocks 9, New York Giants 5 (Lacrosse)
|June 9
|Boston Shamrocks 13, New York Yankees 3 (Lacrosse)
|June 15
|Paul Adams Defeats George Myerson (Wrestling)
|June 17
|Baltimore 7, Boston Shamrocks 5 (Lacrosse)
|June 18
|Boston Shamrocks 12, New York Giants 7 (Lacrosse)
|June 22
|Paul Adams Defeats Ted Germaine (Wrestling)
|June 28
|Ad Zachrow Defeats Nap Proulx (Boxing)
|July 7
|Leo Larivee Wins over Odonne Piazza (Boxing)
|July 12
|Paris Apice Defeats Pancho Villa (Boxing)
|July 13
|Mephisto of Germany Defeats Steve Passas (Wrestling)
|July 20
|George Myerson Defeats Ted Germaine (Wrestling)
|July 26
|Leo Larivee Defeats Odonne Piazza in Rematch (Boxing)
|August 2
|Maxey Rosenbloom Retains Light Heavyweight Crown against Joe Barlow (Boxing)
|August 10
|Paul Adams Beats Louis Poplin (Wrestling)
|August 16
|Nap Proulx Beats Manny Davis (Wrestling)
|August 23
|Dave Shade Beats Norman Conrad (Boxing)
|August 24
|Mephisto Pins, Defeats Art Flynn (Wrestling)
|August 30
|Walter Cobb Knocks Out Jack Sigmore in 4th Round (Boxing)
|August 31
|Steve Passas Defeats Sahib Seibeg (Wrestling)
|September 6
|Kid Chocolate beats Steve Smith (Boxing)
|September 13
|"Unknown" Winston Floors Walter Cobb in Second Round (Boxing)
|September 27
|East Boston 12, Brighton High 0 (Football)
|September 27
|Roxbury Memorial 6, Charlestown 6 (Football)
|September 29
|Jamaica Plain 7, Mechanic Arts 0 (Football)
|September 29
|Trade School 6, Hyde Park High 0 (Football)
|September 30
|Dorchester High 0, South Boston High 0 (Football)
|October 4
|Charlestown High 0, High School of Commerce 0 (Football)
|October 4
|Brighton High 19, Mechanic Arts 0 (Football)
|October 5
|Hyde Park High 20, Roxbury Memorial 7 (Football)
|October 6
|East Boston 6, Trade School 0 (Football)
|October 6
|Jamaica Plain 6, South Boston 0 (Football)
|October 7
|Boston College High 7, Boston Latin 7 (Football)
|October 12
|Boston Trade School 7, Boston English 0 (Football)
|October 12
|Dorchester High 21, Mechanic Arts 0 (Football)
|October 13
|Hyde Park High 13, Brighton High 0 (Football)
|October 13
|Roxbury Memorial 7, South Boston High 0 (Football)
|October 14
|Jamaica Plain High 20, Charlestown High 0 (Football)
|October 14
|East Boston High 0, High School of Commerce 0 (Football)
|October 21
|Boston English 6, Roxbury Memorial 0 (Football)
|October 21
|Dorchester 6, Trade School 0 (Football)
|October 25
|Boston Latin 16, High School of Commerce 7 (Football)
|October 25
|Hyde Park High 6, Charlestown High 0 (Football)
|October 28
|Boston English 7, Charlestown High 0 (Football)
|October 28
|Roxbury Memorial 0, Jamaica Plain High 0 (Football)
|October 31
|Hyde Park High 27, South Boston High 0 (Football)
|October 31
|East Boston High 13, Charlestown High 0 (Football)
|November 1
|Boston Trade 7, Boston Latin 2 (Football)
|November 1
|Brighton High 0, Roxbury Memorial High 0 (Football)
|November 2
|Jamaica Plain 19, Dorchester High 0 (Football)
|November 2
|High School of Commerce 19, Mechanic Arts 0 (Football)
|November 4
|Boston English 12, Boston College High 0 (Football)
|November 9
|High School of Commerce 6, Boston Trade 0 (Football)
|November 11
|Boston Latin 7, Dorchester High 0 (Football)
|November 11
|Boston English 19, Mechanical Arts 0 (Football)
|November 14
|Hyde Park High 0, East Boston High 0 (Football)
|November 15
|Roxbury Memorial High 6, Dorchester High 0 (Football)
|November 16
|Boston Latin 33, Mechanical Arts 0 (Football)
|November 16
|Charlestown High 0, Brighton High 0 (Football)
|November 17
|High School of Commerce 7, Boston English 6 (Football)
|November 21
|Boston Trade School 7, Mechanical Arts 6 (Football)
|November 22
|South Boston High 0, East Boston High 0 (Football)
|November 24
|Boston Latin 18, Boston English 7 (Football)
|November 24
|High School of Commerce 12, Dorchester High 0 (Football)
|November 27
|Providence Steamrollers 3, Pere Marquette 0 (Football)
*Started in the 1910s, a late May memorial service coinciding with the Memorial Day weekend was often held at Fenway Park through the mid-20th Century.


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I've not had time to update this site each month since March although nearly pulled it off twice! Hence I think what I'm going to be doing in future is display the best new books in the last three months and that way I'm updating a few at a time.
I do however regularly maintain the following in which new books are listed by the month they are published - and you get to see which books are coming up for publication!
The Main Changes
Fewer art books from print book publishers: It seems to me that fewer art books are being published by the major publishers. I can still see a lot of self-published books around but I'm not persuaded that many of these are high quality
Manipulation of Amazon ratings: I've also observed what I regard as manipulation of Amazon. One book in the list somehow managed to acquire 134 customer reviews within 3-4 days of publication. When you see a very high number you have so fast you have to wonder what that was all about. Is it genuine? Who knows?
The Kindlisation of art books continues. I don't tend to list these as new books unless they have also been out of print for some time. I've also still to see many publishers who have managed the transition from print to ebook successfully. I've seen a lot which are "so so" and some which are downright poor.
Did you know that Amazon now sells more ebooks that print books in the UK? eBooks outsold print books in the USA4 years after the introduction of the Kindle. It only took 2 years in the UK
For every 100 print books sold through the site, Amazon said it sold 114 titles for its Kindle e-reader device.This of course is "hype" by Amazon as an awful lot of those who are reading ebooks - like me - are not dong this on a Kindle. We're using our iPads!
|Valentin Serov (Best Of Collection)
Of all the books in the list I think the one I'm most interested in buying is about the Master Russian Impressionist painter Valentin Serov. I keep trying to get to grips with the Russian painters and this particular one reminds me very much of John Singer Sargent so I should really try to find out more about him.
Another reason is because the image websites don't have a lot of images of his paintings eg see paintings by Valentin Serov here
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Rituximab and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed, HIV-Associated Burkitt's Lymphoma
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00392834
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 26, 2006
Results First Posted : February 28, 2013
Last Update Posted : June 6, 2018
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RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving rituximab together with combination chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving rituximab together with combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed, HIV-associated Burkitt's lymphoma.
|Condition or disease
|Biological: filgrastim Biological: pegfilgrastim Biological: rituximab Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: cytarabine Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: etoposide Drug: ifosfamide Drug: leucovorin calcium Drug: liposomal cytarabine Drug: methotrexate Drug: therapeutic hydrocortisone Drug: vincristine sulfate
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|34 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Prospective Phase II Study of a High Dose, Short Course Regimen (R-CODOX-M/IVAC) Including CNS Penetration and Intensive IT Prophylaxis in HIV-Associated Burkitt's and Atypical Burkitt's Lymphoma
|Study Start Date :
|September 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2013
Experimental: Regimen A (R-CODOX-M chemotherapy)
Patients receive rituximab IV and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on day 1, cyclophosphamide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1 and 2, pegfilgrastim SC on day 3, vincristine IV on days 1 and 8, high-dose methotrexate IV over 2-4 hours on day 15, and leucovorin calcium IV beginning 24 hours after the start of methotrexate and continuing every 6 hours until level is adequate. Patients receive CNS prophylaxis of methotrexate IT, cytarabine IT, and hydrocortisone IT on day 1. Patients with high-risk disease receive an additional dose of cytarabine IT on day 3. Patients also receive G-CSF SC once daily on days 3-9. Once the methotrexate levels drops below 50 nmol/L, patients resume G-CSF SC once daily beginning on approximately day 18 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Biological: filgrastim
given subcutaneously
Biological: pegfilgrastim
given subcutaneously
Biological: rituximab
given IV
Drug: cyclophosphamide
given IV
Drug: cytarabine
given intrathecally
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
given IV
Drug: leucovorin calcium
given IV
Drug: liposomal cytarabine
given intrathecally
Drug: methotrexate
given intrathecally
Drug: therapeutic hydrocortisone
given intrathecally
Drug: vincristine sulfate
given IV
Experimental: Regimen B (rituximab and IVAC chemotherapy)
Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1, ifosfamide IV continuously and etoposide IV continuously over 24 hours on days 1-5, and high-dose cytarabine IV over 1-3 hours twice daily on days 1-2. Patients receive CNS prophylaxis comprising methotrexate IT and hydrocortisone IT on day 5. Patients also receive pegfilgrastim SC once 24-48 hours after completion of chemotherapy OR G-CSF SC beginning on day 6 and continuing until blood counts recover. Patients with CNS involvement (leptomeningeal and/or intraparenchymal) at diagnosis do not receive CNS prophylaxis as above. Instead, these patients receive a combination of sequential liposomal cytarabine and methotrexate IT or via an Ommaya reservoir on day 1 and then every 14 days as tolerated until completion of systemic chemotherapy.
Biological: filgrastim
given subcutaneously
Biological: pegfilgrastim
given subcutaneously
Biological: rituximab
given IV
Drug: cytarabine
given intrathecally
Drug: etoposide
given IV
Drug: ifosfamide
given IV
Drug: liposomal cytarabine
given intrathecally
Drug: methotrexate
given intrathecally
Drug: therapeutic hydrocortisone
given intrathecally
- Overall Survival (OS) at 1 Year [ Time Frame: 1 year post treatment ]
- Complete Response Rate [ Time Frame: 6-8 weeks post treatment, every 4 months post-treatment for 2 years ]
- Failure-free Survival (FFS) [ Time Frame: 6-8 weeks post treatment, every 4 months post-treatment for 2 years ]
- Event-free Survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: 6-8 weeks post treatment, every 4 months post-treatment for 2 years ]
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: baseline through 2 years post-treatment ]
- Incidence of Infection-related Deaths [ Time Frame: baseline through 2 years post-treatment ]
- Correlation of C-flip Expression, p53 Mutations, and Multidrug Resistance Expression With OS, FFS, and EFS [ Time Frame: baseline through 2 years post-treatment ]
- Utility of Flow Cytometry in Detecting Leptomeningeal Disease [ Time Frame: baseline and 6-8 weeks post-treatment ]
- Degree of Disconcordance Between Flow Cytometry and CNS Cytology Results [ Time Frame: baseline ]
- Biologic and Prognostic Significance of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) at Diagnosis and Correlation With OS, FFS, and EFS [ Time Frame: baseline through 2 years post-treatment ]
- Correlation of EBV Load Measurements With OS, FFS, and EFS [ Time Frame: baseline through 2 years post-treatment ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) or new WHO 2009 criteria B-cell lymphoma unclassified (with features intermediated between difuse large B-cell lymphoma and BL)
- Any stage disease
- Newly diagnosed disease
Meets 1 of the following criteria for disease risk:
Low-risk disease, defined by 1 of the following:
- Stage I with a single focus of disease < 10 cm AND normal lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level
- Totally resected intra-abdominal disease only AND normal LDH post surgery
- High-risk disease, defined as not meeting criteria for low-risk disease
- Measurable or nonmeasurable disease
- HIV-positive confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot OR by measurable HIV viral load
- No visceral Kaposi's sarcoma
- Karnofsky performance status 40-100%
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- LVEF ≥ 50% by MUGA or echocardiogram
- Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm³
- Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm³ (unless related to lymphoma)*
- Direct bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL OR total bilirubin ≤ 3.5 mg/dL AND direct bilirubin normal (if elevated bilirubin secondary to antiretroviral therapy)
- AST and ALT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except curatively treated cutaneous basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma
No other medical illness unrelated to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including any of the following:
- Uncontrolled infection (including opportunistic infection)
- Chronic renal insufficiency
- Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
- Unstable angina
- Cardiac arrhythmias other than chronic atrial fibrillation
- Patients with active hepatitis B infection are eligible provided they receive concurrent dual antiviral therapy NOTE: *Patients with bone marrow involvement are eligible irrespective of blood count
- See Disease Characteristics
No prior therapy for this disease except for 1 of the following :
- Seven consecutive days of steroids alone or in combination with a non-CHOP regimen necessary for patient stabilization (e.g., cyclophosphamide and steroids steroids for normalization of disease-related hyperbilirubinemia)
- One course of CHOP or fractionated CHOP (e.g. CODOX) with or without rituximab
- No epoetin alfa or filgrastim (G-CSF) within 24 hours of study chemotherapy
- No concurrent zidovudine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00392834
|United States, California
|Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
|La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0658
|USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90089-9181
|UCLA Clinical AIDS Research and Education (CARE) Center
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1793
|UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0296
|United States, Maryland
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231-2410
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|United States, Missouri
|Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Saint Louis
|Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New York
|Albert Einstein Cancer Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
|Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10065
|United States, Ohio
|Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1240
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Pennsylvania Oncology Hematology Associates, Incorporated - Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19106
|United States, Washington
|Floyd and Delores Jones Cancer Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
|United States, West Virginia
|West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston
|Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304
|Study Chair:
|Ariela Noy, MD
|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
|Study Chair:
|David M. Aboulafia, MD
|Floyd & Delores Jones Cancer Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Lawrence D. Kaplan, MD
|University of California, San Francisco
Documents provided by AIDS Malignancy Consortium:
Publications of Results:
|Responsible Party:
|AIDS Malignancy Consortium
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U01CA070019 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
CDR0000510918 ( Other Identifier: NCI )
|First Posted:
|October 26, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|February 28, 2013
|Last Update Posted:
|June 6, 2018
|Last Verified:
|May 2018
stage I adult Burkitt lymphoma
stage III adult Burkitt lymphoma
stage IV adult Burkitt lymphoma
contiguous stage II adult Burkitt lymphoma
noncontiguous stage II adult Burkitt lymphoma
AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma
Burkitt Lymphoma
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Tumor Virus Infections
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Hydrocortisone 17-butyrate 21-propionate
Hydrocortisone acetate
Hydrocortisone hemisuccinate
Isophosphamide mustard
Liposomal doxorubicin