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1st Gear: Chicago-based Groupon — testing America's appetite for bigger online deals — offered its first deal on a new car or truck today at a Michigan dealership. The company, already known for popular restaurant, hotel, and other random store vouchers, launched its first auto dealership deal at LaFontaine Buick GMC Cadillac in Highland Township, Mich. Robert Milner, general sales manager at the dealership, said he was a little reluctant to be the first dealer in the country to try the Groupon deal but likes the idea of setting a precedent. "We're dipping a toe in it," he said today to Automotive News. Consumers spend $199 for a voucher worth $500 toward the purchase of a car, redeemable this year. LaFontaine and Groupon split the consumer's money.
2nd Gear: A two-door, front-engined Porsche GT coupe is being planned as part of the second-generation Porsche Panamera family, highly placed sources have told Autocar. The model is pencilled in for launch after the replacement for the Panamera four-door, scheduled for 2014/15. Porsche is planning the new two-door GT on a short-chassis version of the next Panamera's underpinnings. It will attempt to capture the magic of the 928 coupe from the late 1970s. A new Porsche 928 - possibly badged 929 - would give Porsche entry to a sector that has grown to over 10,000 sales a year, thanks to models like the Aston Martin DB9, Bentley Continental and Ferrari California. Porsche is understood to be planning two variants of the 929: a coupe and a soft-top convertible.
3rd Gear: According to Automotive News, the UAW, including its chief Bob King, are hosting executives from the big U.S. automakers and federal regulators this week to discuss future fuel-economy standards and their potential impact on union members' jobs, several sources said on Tuesday.
4th Gear: The supply of batteries for electric vehicles could far surpass the demand for electric vehicles over the next few years, estimates Lux Research. Lux calls it a "severe mismatch," and one that will cause consolidation, the need for increased partnerships between battery makers and auto manufacturers, and the need for new markets for battery makers to sell into. The big reason for the oversupply? Simple, the market for electric cars is looking like it's going to be a lot smaller than predicted, at least in the short term.
5th Gear: Audi has revealed a slew of mid-life tweaks to the 2011 Audi A5 model lineup. Things like a chrome ring on the steering column stalk, plus new engines and chassis tweaks. All of the engines in the A5's new range - three gas and four diesel - feature direct injection and forced induction, as well as stop-start and an energy recuperation system as standard. CO2 emissions are down by as much as 22% in some models, and fuel consumption has fallen by 11% on average. More here.
6th Gear: I'm here at the launch of the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle in Berlin. Anything you're dying to know leave in the comments below and I'll try to get them answered. Well, they'll get answered when the embargo is up. But feel free to caption Herbie Gross in Fahrt ("Rides Again") from up top in the meantime.
⏎ Really? This is the best headline Autocar could come up with? [Autocar]
⏎ GM promises $129 million to plants in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana. [Detroit News]
⏎ Penske acquires high-volume BMW, Mini franchises in California. [Automotive News]
⏎ Toyota confirms more HiLux details. [GoAuto]
⏎ E-15 gasoline won't be sold for at least a year, watchdog says. [Automotive News]
⏎ With Sonic, GM stands automaking on its head. [New York Times]
⏎ A convincing case for prepaid maintenance. [Automotive News]
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The first three-wheeled, multi-directional Dymaxion car—designed by the architect, engineer and philosopher Buckminster Fuller—is manufactured in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on this day in 1933. [History]
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Beautiful things deserve an equally attractive space to match. So it's no wonder that some of the most striking architecture and interior design can be found in shops that sell designer clothes, shoes, and furnishings. With dynamic layouts, intriguing lighting, surprising palettes, and artful decorative accents, these spaces have much more to offer than the wares they sell.
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Saddle up for Wild West Quest 2, a non-stop hidden object adventure. The outlaw Black Jack Armstrong has escaped from jail and is planning to seek his revenge on Grandpa Willy. Gallop back in time to stop Black Jack Armstrong, save Willy's son Junior, and bring law and order to the town. Packed with even more excitement and adventure than the original, Wild West Quest 2 will take you on a whirlwind ride through authentic Wild West locations. Swagger through 6 unique gameplay styles, meet dozens of iconic western characters, and stampede through a sequel that promises to end with a bang!
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Go BLUE!!!
All circumstantial evidence, in my opinion, points to Byrnes being a PTBNL. Swapping Dunn for Byrnes couldn't be more poetic in the eyes of Marty and the alleged Blue Collar fanbase. A RHB who can be plugged in CF every day would also get Dusty's approval - can be platooned with C-Patt. I'll not be too thrilled, but I'm guessing Byrnes is one of the two PTBNLs.
These are this years numbers on some of the names bandied about as potential return (at least the names I remember). Nothing really exciting there.Code:YEAR NAME PA EqA OBP SLG VORP RAR RAP 7. 2008 Chad Tracy 194 .256 .320 .439 3.9 5 -5 8. 2008 Chris Young 515 .240 .296 .416 2.8 5.3 -13.4 13. 2008 Chris Burke 164 .207 .302 .234 -8.7 -3.4 -10.9 14. 2008 Eric Byrnes 224 .214 .272 .369 -9.7 -3.5 -15
a super volcano of ridonkulous suckitude.
I simply don't have access to a "cares about RBI" place in my psyche. There is a "mildly curious about OBI%" alcove just before the acid filled lake guarded by robot snipers with lasers which leads to the "cares about RBI" antechamber though. - Nate
"Ill kind of have a foot on the back of my own butt. Thats just how I do things. -- Bryan Price, 10/22/2013
Btw, I was only kidding about Byrnes and taking him... However, it wouldn't be that bad to have him roaming center, especially if it means we can still have M. Bradley or Burrell... Maybe even 1 or 2 years of Abreu... I could live with an outfield of Bradley/Byrnes/Bruce next season... "The Killer B's"
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It's like what's old is new again: The "Dancing With the Stars" Season 17 semifinals had each of the remaining five couples performing two dances to two versions of the same song.
It also marked the return of the Maks. Bad boy of the ballroom Maksim Chmerkovskiy came back buttoned up and in a bow tie, sat between Len Goodman and a thrilled Bruno Tonioli, and offered up his two cents as a guest judge and an unabashed supporter of the Pros.
Too bad Elizabeth Berkley Lauren and Valentin Chmerkovskiy were voted off last week or we would have had the pleasure of witnessing another Brothers Chmerkovskiy interaction (though Maks adorably held up a 10 paddle after his little brother danced with Witney Carson after a commercial break).
PHOTOS: 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 17 — Who's left?
Actress Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani lost a bit of the ballroom love as they were the latest couple eliminated from the competition. God bless Tony for resolutely keeping that frown upside down despite his less-than-pleased partner. Even "after 16 seasons … I've never looked so forward to practices every single day," the Albanian stallion said.
This, of course, meant fellow "in jeopardy" (but again, not necessarily in the bottom two) couple Bill Engvall and Emma Slater were going to the finals.
As were Amber Riley and Derek Hough, who regained the top spot this week. After getting the green light to dance with abandon from her doctor, the "Glee" actress was on a mission to redeem herself after a lackluster fortnight. And I've got to hand it to Derek in their Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" jazz number for coming up with clever steps that were heavy on the jazz hands but light on the knees. Len "Chuckles" Goodman simply pointed at Amber to "do it again." Bruno said, "The sync was out of this world." Carrie Ann said Amber reminded her of Einstein, and that the routine was so intricate it "felt like a mathematical equation," she said. "And you solved it." Maks said the routine was like a modern-day Bob Fosse number. And then he got his first boos for giving her a 9.
Kevin McHale and Chris Colfer spoke out in support of their "Glee" costar during a biographical segment. "She makes me think I could do something I couldn't," "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy said. Amber, however, had her own best line, saying if you have a passion for something, "Your gift will make room for you eventually." And her love of dancing has really let her shine. "There was smoke on the floor but there was fire in that performance," Len said of her Viennese waltz. Carrie Ann said Amber was "so special" in the way she interprets "the music as well as the movement." Maks pointed out that Amber has "a guy who knows how to win. … You're in amazing hands." Amber and Derek received a 39 for their jazz routine, and a perfect 40 for their Viennese waltz. Total: 79 out of 80.
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Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff played with fire in their tango, starting out in mysterious capes in front of a trash can fire and then consuming the ballroom in flames by the routine's end. Bruno said Corbin came out with the "power of an exploding volcano … but you lost the frame at times." "That was hot and I would like to see that again!" Carrie Ann said. "I've never seen a tango danced with so much fury!" Maks liked the content and the wisp of fairy dust, and "I can overlook the fact that your butt was sticking out a bit," he said. Len, however, was not so impressed with the all-consuming passion. "It was too full on!" he complained. "It was good as a performance … but as a tango it wasn't really my cup of tea."
Thanks to his family, Debbie Allen and Kenny Ortega, we learned Corbin was accepted to Stanford and had a good head on his shoulders. Carrie Ann, however, only had eyes for his body during his sultry stripped-down rumba. "Your body is a wonderland," she said. "I'm so glad you took your shirt off. … You transported me to another world." "The quality of movement was unbelievable," said Bruno. "It was like watching a series of stunning sculpture in perpetual motion … the storyline was flawless." Len liked the light and shade. Maks said Corbin had a huge advantage having a partner in Karina, Maks' former fiancée and one of the "top 5 female dancers of all time." All together now: Aw. Corbin and Karina received a 35 for their tango, and a perfect 40 for their rumba. Total: 75.
Jack Osbourne was having a tough start to the week. He was hampered with vision problems in his left eye and a bad headache — the very symptoms that got him diagnosed with MS. "It's the beast I've got to live with, so you've just got to roll with it," Jack said like a champ. So he and Cheryl Burke had to break up their training a bit this week. Jack admirably tried to own his pimp during his jazz routine to the Police's "Roxanne." But Carrie Ann said Jack was outside his comfort zone "and I can feel it." Len thought it lacked a bit of finesse. Bruno likened Jack's dancing to "catching a hot potato" and said, "Every move has to be extended to the maximum."
Seeing Jack now, trim and fit and happy with his lovely wife and daughter and considerable ballroom skills, you forget how far the young Osbourne had come. He moved to California from England at age 12, was launched onto "The Osbournes" at 15, went to rehab by 17, and then was diagnosed with MS. He's taken a licking but keeps on ticking, so it's hard not to stand up alongside Cheryl and his family and root for him — and his terrific Argentine tango to "El Tango de Roxanne" from "Moulin Rouge." "You were so in the zone," Carrie Ann said. "Every moment done with passion and precision." "This was pure Cheryl at her best," Maks said. "Technical, no nonsense." Len liked how Jack really came out and sold the dance. "The transformation is unbelievable" from the last dance to this, Bruno thought. "To actually dance with Cheryl at that level is really a great achievement. I want to kiss you." Jack and Cheryl received a 33 for their jazz routine and a 38 for their tango. Total: 71.
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Leah Remini didn't want attitude from Tony Dovolani's old friend Maks for her paso doble. Too bad she got a bit of shade from the regular judges for her Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" instead. Leah barely concealed her disappointment when Len said Leah played the routine too safe, Carrie Ann called it "a rough road for you," and Bruno called out Leah's two missed turns. Maks, however, said he would discount the turns because Leah tripped on her skirt. Though "I would like it to be a little more emotional," he said, "because [Tony] looks crazy if you're not." Great perspective!
The Bensonhurst, Brooklyn native, mother of lovely Sofia, and friend to Chelsea Handler did not fare much better with her Argentine tango. The judges wanted to see more personality from the "King of Queens" actress. Bruno liked the intimacy — "Nice instrument you've got there," the judge said. "You should play more often, my darling." But Len didn't think Leah "embraced the dance fully." Carrie Ann acknowledged how far Leah's come, but "you need to have more confidence," she said. "You stop your movements short." Maks agreed. "You're a real woman and you bring exactly what the competition needs," he said. "If on top the Leah that I know comes out, that will be a whole other performance." Leah and Tony received a 32 for their paso and a 33 for their tango. Total: 65.
It's bad enough Bill Engvall suffers from low scores and a painful injury. Why did he and Emma Slater have to be punished further by wearing those jazzercize monstrosities? Not even bedazzles could save that awful pastel and animal print outfits worn in their cha cha, set to LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It." It didn't help that Bill thought his cha cha was no good. So the judges chose to focus on the positive instead. Maks said it best. "Personally, I don't believe in talent. I believe in hard work. You showed that," he said eloquently. "There were a lot of holes in this cha cha, but don't worry about that. … You're amazing. A lot of people are looking up to you for even attempting this." "You're not always the judges' champion, but you're the people's champion," said Len. "Obviously you're not Baryshnikov but the pleasure you give us … is unmatchable," Bruno said.
Bill may be down on himself, but his family and friends still support him. "I couldn't be more proud of Bill right now," Gail said. "I love that people love him." And Bill really redeemed himself with his Argentine tango. Set to an acoustic "Sexy and I Know It" version sung live by Noah, the wannabe singer used all his performance skills to enact a sultry routine. "The musical interpretation was amazing," Maks said. "But the dance interpretation was just as great." Len said Bill was "full of heart" and gave credit to Emma: "The way you've nurtured Bill and brought him along is fantastic." "You set the mood, you played it straight," Bruno said. "I loved that for the first time you didn't joke around," Carrie Ann said. "You went straight to the game and went straight to the heart." Bill and Emma received a 28 for their cha cha, and a 32 and a "most improved" stamp for their Argentine tango. Total: 60.
What do you think, ballroom fans? Surprised to see Bill in the finals? How do you think Maks fared as a guest judge? Who do you think will win this season's coveted Mirror Ball Trophy?
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Lamb tagine with dates & sweet potatoes
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal646
- fat32g
- saturates13g
- carbs49g
- sugars33g
- fibre0g
- protein42g
- salt0.82g
- 6 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 4 onions, thinly sliced
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
- 2kg boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 5cm chunks
A lamb is a sheep that is under 1 year old; between 1 and 2 years old you will find it sold as…
- 4 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp each paprika and ground coriander
A spice that's central to Hungarian cuisine, paprika is made by drying a particular type of…
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 850ml passata
- 700g sweet potato, cut into chunks
Sweet potatosweet po-tate-toe
Sweet potatoes have a creamy texture and a sweet-spicy flavour that makes them ideal for savoury…
- 350g pitted date
Dates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits - it's thought that they were a staple part of…
To serve
- 100g blanched almond, toasted
- good handful coriander, roughly chopped
Heat the oil in a large, deep pan. Add the onions, then gently fry until softened, about 5 mins. Stir in the ginger, add the meat in batches, then fry on all sides until lightly coloured. Return all the meat to the pan, stir in the spices and cinnamon sticks, then cook for 1 min.
Add the passata and 800ml water, then bring to the boil, stirring. Season well, then cover and simmer for 1½ hrs, until the lamb is tender.
Add the sweet potatoes, stir well, cover again, then cook for 20 mins or until the potatoes are just tender. Stir in the dates and heat through for 5 mins. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary. To serve, spoon the tagine into a serving dish and scatter with the almonds and coriander.
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Disobedience, Protest and Resistance by the German-Russians
in the Soviet State (Part 3)
Verweigerung, Protest und Widerstand der Russlanddeutshen im Soqietstatte (Teil 3)
Krieger, Dr. Viktor. "Disobedience, Protest and Resistance by German-Russians in the Soviet State (Part 3)." Volk auf dem Weg, April 2007, 14-16.
This translation from the original German text to American English is provided by Alex Herzog, Boulder, Colorado
Independent Mennonite Cooperative
In addition to thoughts about economic aspects, some higher party representatives entertained a strong degree of hope that just that "socio-Communist" inclination of certain Protestant "sects" - which, besides the Mennonites, included such Free Churches as the Duchobores, Molokanes, Baptists, Adventists, among others - might make it ease their members' transition to the desired Communist order.
The Mennonite communities in particular, which had become well organized during earlier times, took advantage of the favorable hour and were able to effect the establishment of independent agricultural associations, specifically the "Landwirtschaftlicher Verband der Buerger Hollaendischer Herkunft in der Ukraine [Agricultural Association of Citizens of Dutch Descent in Ukraine]" (LVBHH, 1922 - 1926) and the "Allrussischer Mennonitischer Landwirtschaftlicher Verband [All-Russian Mennonite Agricultural Association ]" (AMLV, 1923 - 1928).
The first association comprised 14,511 farming operations in 173 village settlements, and they were sub-organized into seven branches. Initially the administrative headquarters was in Orloff on the Molochna, but in 1924, due to pressure from the government, it was transferred to Charkov, the then capital city of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic.
The AMLV at the beginning of 1926 counted 5,478 farming operations, or 73% of the Mennonite population of a total of 44,334 living in the Russian Federation. This association, with headquarters in Moscow, was made up of 19 branches representing the most important settlement areas of the Mennonites: Kuban (North Caucasus), Omsk, Alexandertal (Samara), Crimea, Davlenkanovo (Bashkir), Slavgorod, Pavlodar, and others.
Locally, numerous consumer and other associations or unions emerged. They concentrated on selection of state lands, pure breeding specific kinds of cattle, and intensive agricultural activity on the land. The associations were among the very first among farmers in the Soviet Union to employ tractors and other modern technical equipment, and nearly every other branch had several machine associations and provided classes in mechanization. The desire was to establish an integrated network of Mennonite associations to cover the entire production process, from the preparation of the land to producing economic products in their own agricultural operations to finally selling the wares.
In addition to purely economic concerns, cultural and societal concerns of the membership were definitely in the foreground. They included not only material assistance to teachers and schools, but also to institutions supporting continuing education for the colonists. The associations also provided legal assistance during disputes between the associations or individual members and the authorities, including freeing up the youth from military obligation.
Another area of activity was the matter of emigration. The LVBHH of Ukraine in particular organized regular, scheduled emigration for thousands of Mennonites - an activity that during the first half of the 1920s was, even if not deemed a desirable, but still a legal activity.
The high activity of the Mennonite associations, their apparent economic successes, their effective operations, receipt of assistance goods and credits from abroad, contacts with European and North-American brethren in the faith, made their communities relatively resistant to Sovietization and to being taken in by ideology.
They were a thorn in the side of the regime in its planned path toward total spiritual control and economic dependence on the State. The secret police, the OGPU, local Soviet and party officials defamed them as anti-Soviet, accused of being speculators, and their activities in general were designated as harmful for the matter of building up Socialist structures. Privately, it was admitted that the party had practically no authority among the Mennonites, that anti-religious propaganda was failing its aim, that the youth was not enrolling in the Komsomol (Communist youth association), and that the solidarity among the communities was preventing the [Soviet] class struggle.
Peter Froese, president of the Central Board of the All-Russian Association; Cornelius Klassen, a member of the Board; and Secretary Ewert (his first name is unfortunately not available) had decided to take a courageous step: In a written position paper of April 23, 1926, they refuted with convincing foundation and concrete data from the State relevant accusations. They described a series of efforts of the Association in assisting relatively less prosperous members, as well as the active participation of the latter in the Association's efforts and, in conclusion, they stated (with a degree of ironic understatement): "As you can see, the activity of the majority of the Mennonite farmers is immense, and any assumptions that anyone might paralyze their activities are simply curious." Of course it was clear to these men that it was really a matter of "paralyzing" the Bolshviks' activities ...
Still, in a continually intensifying internal political climate, there was soon no more room for independent organizations, and objective arguments became less and less effective. The two central associations were disbanded, in 1926 in Ukraine, and in 1928 in the Russian Federation, and agricultural associations in Mennonite settlements were merged into the general net of State-dependent organizations.
At the same time, the authorities began to liquidate a great number of what they called "Sham and kulak organizations," because they allegedly consisted only of prosperous farmers and did not correspond to the goals of the Socialist agrarian order. By 1928 there were arrests and court sentences of the active members of former Mennonite associations; their persecution individually lasted with very differing intensity and over a span of several years.
Farmer Unrest during the Years of Radical Change
The transition - two years later - to the final forced collectivization of heretofore independent farming estates and, particularly, the extremely brutally implemented wave of deportations of families branded as "kulaks" led to an increase in farmer protest actions. This included spontaneous "ganging-up" by village residents, not seldom by women, who would plunder grain storage bins or simply take their confiscated cattle back from the collective, or sabotage of the transport into banishment of kulak families, or even the beatings of local activists.
Similarly to happenings in Russian and Ukrainian villages, in German villages there occurred the so-called "Weiberaufruhre" [unrests by women]. In the Soviet State, women were considered immature and controlled beings, but on which no penal measures normally intended for men could be used.
On February 28, 1930 in the Kandel settlement in the Odessa district, more than 200 women gathered around the village council and demanded the dissolution of the collective economy and the return of "socialized" property. Two days later as many as 600 women stormed the administrative seat and tore from the walls all political placards and images of the Soviet leader. At the same time they demanded the return of banished and otherwise arrested kulaks, and the restoration of religious instruction in the schools.
These unrests expanded to the neighboring colonies of Selz, Elsass and Mannheim: several dozens of women there attempted unsuccessfully to free 20 countrymen who had been newly arrested and not yet condemned. In Elsass, Kuhfeld, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the rayon, was beaten up, and two militia men were disarmed. Only a troupe of railroad guards was able to restore order.
As a consequence, the secret police arrested 17 "ringleaders" in Kandel and Elsass and sentenced them to several years in prison.
Later, Stalin would attempt to play down these kinds of conflicts by speaking of the circumstances, that were simply initial "minor misunderstandings with the farmers - it was about the cow."
Similar unrest occurred on Crimea, in the Volga region and in Siberia - in short, everywhere one found settlement regions of the Germans. It is especially important to point to massive protests that erupted in more than 30 villages and lasted several weeks, taking place in largely Catholic villages, of the Cantons of Kamenka and Frank in the Republic of Volga-Germans, and in which women also took an active part.
The unrest in Mariental was characterized by unusual toughness and decisiveness. For nearly a month, from December 26, 1929 to January 21, 1930, the village was under control of the insurgents. They expelled the village council, the militia and party members, dissolved the collective and demanded the return of various countrymen and new elections for village councilmen... Residents several times defended themselves against attempts by the local militia to reoccupy the village. It was a special unit that would make it possible for the OGPU to retake control of the situation. More than 60 farmers were involved in court proceedings. Even the Central Committee of the Bolshevist Party was worried about the remarkable events and demanded a detailed report with an accounting from the Regional Committee of the Volga Republic.
The spirit of resistance would remain alive even in exile. Here is an excerpt from an OGPU report in the Urals: "A group of 20 persons, all of them former owners of large land tracts and kulaks from Crimea with canceled voting rights, for the most part Germans, formed a community of the banished and stated a series of demands: they must receive bread, be sent to warmer regions, and be given land."
At the station of Turinsk, 260 km [just over 150 miles] north of Sverdlovsk, Germans made contact with other persons of similar fate, including Tatars, Ukrainians and Cossacks. As a consequence, 950 "colonists" - a designation from the jargon of the secret police, commonly given to all exiles, regardless of nationality - on January 10, 1930, decisively rejected being taken to a remote forest area where they were to engage in the felling of trees.
The arrest of about 100 activists by the local secret police unleashed a powerful uprising. A gigantic mass of people finally obtained the release of those arrested, and in the village numerous rallies "with anti-Soviet slogans" took place. The unrest lasted a week before an operational unit of the OGPU, along with a military unit, brought the situation under their control. The exiles, under very strong guard, were then transported to the forest regions that had been intended for them.
Among the 15 "ringleaders" sentenced to death were Wilhelm Eisenbraun, Arthur Kaise, Wilhelm Meister, and Gottlieb Prinz.
By 1931 there were hardly any further protest actions by farmers. By then, the terror apparatus was beginning to function too perfectly, and the villagers were too worn down by the State's repressive policies. Instead of active resistance there would now be passive resistance. The unwilling participants in the collectives tried to adapt as much as possible and to get used to the inevitable. Still, that did not prevent occasional individual or spontaneous protest actions.
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Fast forwarding to the future of on-demand, urban aviation
The vision
Uber was founded with a simple vision: tap a button, get a ride. We've since evolved into a transportation network that helps you get from point A to point B by car, bike, scooter, and public transit—and, in the not-so-distant future, flights.
Uber Air is our most ambitious vision for that future. Just as skyscrapers allowed cities to use limited land more efficiently, Uber Air would take to the sky to alleviate congestion on the ground and enable riders to tap a button for a shared flight.
Distributed electric propulsion
VTOLs fundamentally rely on distributed electric propulsion, or DEP, a breakthrough technology pioneered by Mark Moore, our Director of Vehicle Engineering, during his 32 years at NASA.
Several manufacturers have demonstrated concepts that showcase ways to use DEP technology in order to optimize cruise efficiency, design simplicity, hover power, noise footprint, payload, and vehicle control.
VTOL aircraft
We believe that aerial ridesharing will enable rapid, reliable transportation through a network of small electric VTOLs (eVTOLs) that can take off and land vertically. Unlike helicopters, eVTOLs are all-electric. We're developing vehicles with a focus on safety, minimizing noise, and energy efficiency. Read more about our technology in the Uber Elevate Whitepaper.
Uber Elevate Whitepaper
Uber Elevate began with a single question: Can we take Uber to the air? We conducted a first-principles analysis, examining the challenge of flying people in and around cities—and our answer was yes. The Uber Elevate Whitepaper lays out a number of key barriers to launch, from affordability to air traffic control, and, more importantly, the approach we're taking with our partners and the industry to remove these barriers.
Hub-to-hub mobility
VTOLs don't need to follow one-dimensional routes. Trains, buses, and cars move people from point A to point B along a limited number of ground-based routes, where a single interruption such as an accident or roadwork can cause a delay. VTOLs, by contrast, can travel toward their destination independent of any specific path, complementing existing ground networks in cities.
Skyport infrastructure
Our team believes that developing a network of Skyports to support an urban VTOL network would be more cost- and space-efficient than infrastructure-heavy and capital-intensive approaches such as roads, rails, bridges, and tunnels. Our designs make use of repurposed decks of parking garages, existing helipads, and even unused land surrounding highway interchanges that will together create the basis of an extensive, distributed network of Skyports.
Source: Uber economic and demand modeling
Data-powered networks
Today, our app provides dynamic insights about traffic and mobility patterns in cities where we operate. By using this data, we can carefully model demand and work with cities, existing mobility and transit operators, and real estate developers to make informed decisions about where Skyports should be placed in cities. The data will also help us better understand the demand for this new type of transportation.
Facts and figures
Uber is expanding its rider options to help create the future of transportation, one that reduces individual car ownership, expands access to public transit, and helps governments plan future transportation investments
Uber has a goal of beginning demonstrator flights in 2020 and making limited commercial flights available to riders in 2023
The first US Uber Air launch cities will be Dallas–Fort Worth, TX, Los Angeles, CA and Melbourne, Australia
Elevate is the name of Uber's internal team and initiative focused on launching the Uber Air product. The Elevate initiative includes airspace management, battery development, infrastructure to support a distributed network of Skyports, operations, partnerships, and vehicle design
Uber Air is the aviation product that will make it possible for people to tap a button and request a flight from the Uber app
Skyports are locations where riders can catch Uber Air Flights
eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) vehicles are the technical name for the flying craft designed for Uber Air ridesharing
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The Clive Chrisitian line not only hinted at a new perfume but seem to have delivered as well. I was able to test both the men's and women's version of 'C' today. I liked them both enough to pre-order. Other than X, I believe the men's version - in particular - will go down as one of their best offerings. They are both fairly 'dry' and I do think the female version of C will rival X.
The men's has a dash of raspberry of all things, which I would have imagined would come across as femme. Not so, it's dry enough with the addition of guaic wood that it's just very different and not sweet at all. Imagine guaic and a slight raspberry tinged leather. It will need a light hand though, it CAN overpower - in my experience.
The female version of C is a wonder - it changes and morphs and circles back on itself continuously throughout the progression.
I'm detecting a slight raspberry in there as well but very lightly. This one needs a woman who isn't asking for permission and isn't particularly interested in forgiveness either. She's strong in other words.
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This institution pays tribute to William Gladstone. It is Britain's finest residential library, and its only Prime Ministerial library. It was founded by the great Victorian statesman himself and, following his death in 1898, became the national memorial to his life and work as well as one of the few Grade I-listed buildings in North Wales.
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Axis Systems And ARM To Develop Fully Integrated System-Level Verification Flow
Three-Year Agreement to Add ARM Functionality to Axis' XoC Platform; ARM PrimeXsys Platform Licensees to Benefit from Axis XoC Verification
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. AND CAMBRIDGE UK - Aug. 11, 2003 - Axis Systems, Inc., the market and technology leader in Design Team Emulation, and ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, today announced the two companies have signed an agreement to develop a fully integrated, system-level verification flow for ARM® cores and the ARM PrimeXsys™ Platform. The flow will be optimized for acceleration and emulation through Axis, who will deliver all levels of verification in a single product that supports ARM hardware and software models. The flow will be used by design teams to fully validate their system-on-chip (SoC) designs and speed their time-to-market.
Through this agreement, which builds upon the existing relationship between the two companies, Axis will further integrate the ARM leading technologies and cores into its XoC™ platform for the embedded market, a complete verification system for ARM microprocessor-based designs, from block-level testing through application software. Axis will also be joining the ARM PrimeXsys Community Program, bringing the power of XoC platform verification to PrimeXsys Platform licensees, offering them a simple, complete verification solution for the PrimeXsys Platforms.
"Embedded designs are becoming increasingly complex due to increased use of both hardware and software, which is growing the gap between design and verification," said Steve Wang, co-founder of Axis Systems. "The ARM methodology and platform-based designs enable us to address this through their high performance, lower system cost, and increasing proliferation. This new partnership with ARM enables us to help our customers solve their design challenges."
"A comprehensive verification flow is important to our Partners, because the growing size and complexity of SoC designs render many traditional point-tool verification inadequate," said Noel Hurley, EDA Relations manager, ARM. "Now that the ARM PrimeXsys Platform, which offers a unifying software development environment, will be coupled with the Axis XoC platform, we will be able to better address our Partners' verification and co-simulation needs and make fast, cost-efficient system design emulation a reality."
The Axis XoC platform for the embedded market is an all-inclusive, unified system that reduces communications overhead and eliminates time-intensive integration efforts for design teams. With XoC designers can verify at multiple levels of abstraction including gates, RTL and behavioral. XoC enables the smooth transition between all nine different operating modes to support block level testing, directed test generation, random test generation, initialization test software, diagnostic test software, in-circuit interface testing, device drivers, RTOS porting and application software. It also features a Co-Verification Debugger that creates a common communication environment between hardware and software teams through AMBA™ transactions. It enables software designers to verify code functionality, before silicon, without having to learn hardware verification methodologies.
The integration of the ARM leading technology—including its Cycle-Callable Model (CCM), FPGA Soft Macrocell Models (SMM) based on RealView® Logic Tiles, and the RealView range of software debuggers— into the XoC platform, creates an even more streamlined flow for design teams. The ARM CCM is the most flexible and highest performance software model for simulation acceleration, and its new SSM is the highest performance ARM hardware model for emulation. The RealView Logic Tile is the basic building block for the SMM, it helps developers build prototypes more quickly than point solution FPGA boards, and includes IP security features. Axis is the first company to fully integrate, deliver and support the SSM, CCM and software debuggers in its product, bringing more powerful functionality to the XoC platform.
The Axis XoC platform for ARM processors, which includes Axis' patented ReConfigurable Computing Technology (RCC), Co-Verification Debugger, Xtreme® emulation system, hardware/software co-verification and in-circuit emulation models for the ARM7™ core, ARM9™ core, ARM10™ core and ARM11™ core families, transaction–level API, and a synthesizable model interface that supports AMBA testbench development in a single kernel system—is available now through Axis Systems. The Axis XoC platform with Integrator™ Logic Tile, CCM and software debuggers will be available to beta customers in August 2003. For more information, visit www.AxisSystems.com or www.arm.com.
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-on-chip designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at www.arm.com.
About Axis Systems
Axis Systems, Inc., offers high-performance verification systems for the hardware and software development of complex electronic system and system-on-a-chip designs. Axis' products help increase confidence in new designs, improve overall verification productivity and shorten time to market. On a single system and with one design database, Axis' patented ReConfigurable Computing (RCC) technology provides software simulation, accelerated simulation, system emulation and hardware/software co-verification. Customers include the world's leading graphics, networking, multimedia, and processor companies. Axis is headquartered at 209 E. Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. To learn more about Axis, visit www.AxisSystems.com.
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Disneyland always has been able to take you to another world, creating a magical experience that is unlike any other. That is why when they create something new the expectations are always high. The anticipation for the opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure was as high as anything that has ever been created at Disneyland and somehow they were able to exceed those expectations at every level.
If you have ever wanted to literally walk into an animated film, Cars Land is as close as you will ever get. You will be in awe of the landscape, as the mountains of Ornament Valley are breathtaking and as with everything else, it looks exactly as you witnessed on the theater screen. The mountains are a spectacle, but there is so much more.
As you make your way through Radiator Springs you can take yourself back to the first time you saw the Disney Pixar movie "Cars" and you can see exactly what Lightning McQueen saw the first time that he made with way through town. As you are making your way through Cars Land you will pass Flo's V8 Cafe, Cozy Cone Motel and Ramone's House of Body Art. Keep your eyes open for Radiator Springs residents Lightning McQueen and Mater who make plenty of personal appearances and pose for photos near the Cozy Cone Motel everyday.
"We want guests to think they are on this great road trip and, in a way, almost like they are going home," said Kathy Mangum, executive producer of Cars Land. "Cars Land will feel very familiar in so many different ways. I can't tell you how many people have seen it and said 'I can't believe I am in Anaheim."
The largest piece of the five-year expansion at Disney California Adventure Park, Cars Land adds 12 acres of immersive excitement to the park and offers freewheeling fun for everyone as it brings the town of Radiator Springs to life, just as guests remember it from the blockbuster movie.
"The crown jewel of our Disney California Adventure expansion, Cars Land is the extraordinary result of a close collaboration between the gifted filmmakers at Pixar Animation Studios and our talented Imagineers and cast members," Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company said "It's also a spectacular example of our ability to take our characters and stories and bring them to life in new and unexpected ways."
The "Cars" gang gathers to prepare visitors for the big race in Radiator Springs Racers, the high-octane, indoor/outdoor adventure that revs through the beautiful mountains of Ornament Valley. Guests board cars, each with their own personality, for a scenic road trip that takes them through Radiator Springs, with a stop at either Luigi's Casa Della Tires or Ramone's House of Body Art. After getting some final racing tips from Doc Hudson, the cars zoom over the roadways in a nose-to-nose, high-speed race, never knowing which car may win. Elsewhere in Cars Land, Luigi invites guests to the test-drive his new shipment of Fettuccini-brand "Cuscino D'Aria" tires – which are just like riding on air (or being on an enormous air hockey table). At this festival of flying tires, riders lean left and right aboard Luigi's Flying Tires, floating and bumping along in a 21st century attraction reminiscent of the classic Disneyland Flying Saucers attraction. Music plays and giant inflatable balls glide along the floor, adding to the fun.
The streets of Radiator Springs are humming with entertainment, too. DJ, the ultimate party car – a big road-trippin' mobile boom box with giant speakers and built-in disc changer – invites his crew to "DJ's Dance 'n Drive," a spontaneous, interactive dance party. And Red the Fire Truck recruits guests of all ages to join "Red to the Rescue!" – helping water the flowers and clean up Radiator Springs. (Prepare to get wet!)
Cars Land also has plenty of dining options including; Flo's V8 Cafe, modeled on the quirky roadside eateries along old Route 66. The café serves full meals from a quick-service counter. A windowed "showroom" dining area and adjoining outdoor patio offer a breathtaking view of the Cadillac Mountain Range and the vehicles zooming by in Radiator Springs Racers. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at Flo's, and specialties include chicken tamale with scrambled eggs, brioche French toast with salted caramel and bananas, home-style rotisserie classics such as pork loin or New York strip loin, plus the house-made Pie-O-Rama for dessert.
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|"Well, I think we should put it back in order for them, don't you?"
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Wizarding Money[1] is the currency used by the wizarding world, consisting of three different coins. In decreasing order of value, they are: Galleon, Sickle and Knut. They are gold, silver, and bronze, respectively. According to Rubeus Hagrid, there are 17 Sickles in a Galleon, and 29 Knuts in a Sickle, meaning there are 493 Knuts to a Galleon. Around the edge of each coin is a series of numerals which represent a serial number belonging to the Goblin that cast the coin.
Money in itself is thought to be one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration[citation needed], meaning it cannot be created from nothing. Aside from the Philosopher's Stone which can convert other metals into gold there seems to be no other method of obtaining it. Attempting to duplicate money with the Geminio spell is also ineffective, as duplicates created from Geminio are worthless.
The three denominations of wizarding currency were sometimes represented with the following set of symbols:[2]
Exchange Rate
|One Knut is
|One Sickle is
|One Galleon is
|1 Knut
|29 Knuts
|493 Knuts
|0.03448... Sickles
|1 Sickle
|17 Sickles
|0.002028... Galleons
|0.05882... Galleons
|1 Galleon
Converted into other currencies
According to J. K. Rowling, the approximate value of a Galleon is "About five Great British pounds, though the exchange rate varies!".[3]
This is consistent with the "textbooks" Rowling wrote for charity (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages), which states that GB£174 million/US$250 million is equivalent to 34 million Galleons[4] (or 34,000,872 Galleons, 14 Sickles, 7 Knuts to be exact[5]) and works out as approximately £5.12/$7.35 per Galleon, but does not match the wizarding prices printed on the backs of the books (£4.99 or 1 Galleon, 11 Sickles; and $3.99 or 14 Sickles, 3 Knuts for the original UK and US editions respectively).
With this information, we can calculate the value of wizarding currency in Muggle money.[6] The amounts below are approximate, and were accurate as of December 5, 2010, though it is unlikely that the value of a Galleon scales with US currency. As the gold standard values of wizarding currencies are unknown, it is difficult to estimate a present day conversion rate, and one would have to rely on Rowling's older approximations.
|1 Galleon
|1 Sickle
|1 Knut
|Pound Sterling GBP
|U.S. Dollar USD
|Euro EUR
|Japanese Yen JPY
|Swiss Franc CHF
|7.75 Fr.
|0.45 Fr.
|0.02 Fr.
|Australian Dollar AUD
|Canadian Dollar CAD
|Danish Kroner DKK
|43.94 kr.
|2.55 kr.
|0.09 kr.
|South African Rand ZAR
|Indian Rupee INR
|Rs. 354.67
|Rs. 20.57
|Rs. 0.71
|Hong Kong Dollar HKD
|Philippine Peso PHP
|Thai Baht THB
|Swedish Krona SEK
|53.81 kr
|3.12 kr
|0.11 kr
|Serbian Dinar RSD
|Argentine Peso ARS
Note that the Galleon/Pound rate cited by Rowling is probably that offered by Gringotts and bears no relation to the precious-metal value of Wizarding coins. The "gold coins the size of hubcaps" mentioned in reference to the Quidditch World Cup would be much larger than the British five-pound Quintuple Sovereign today sold for its bullion value of hundreds of pounds sterling (though this hubcap reference may have been an exaggeration). However, it is unclear whether the coins were Galleons, or the currency of some other Wizard community. Certainly, if the coins were indeed of such size, there could have been no talking about "handfuls" of them.It should be mentioned that Rowling's exchange rates between Galleons and Muggle currency are very far off from reality, assuming that Galleons are made from gold. At the time of this entry (July 15, 2014) one gram of gold is worth €42,00 or £24,59 and using regular sized coins as a comparison (one 20 €-cent coin weighs 5.74g for example, 10p weigh 6.50g) would allow for an exchange rate in excess of 100-1 instead of the 5-1 that is accepted as canon. There are possible explanations for this, the most logical ones being that a Galleon is not made from pure gold but rather has a gold core of 0.21 grams or less, or for that matter is only gold-coloured and not made of actual gold at all. Another reason, considering the sometimes mentioned logic of the wizarding world, is the way Galleons may possibly be created and equipped with safety measures such as charms that will not allow its owners to exchange them in the Muggle world outside official goblin establishments.
Furthermore, the value of the coins presented by Rowling at the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is extremely unlikely as this would make the overall currency rate of all the coins extremely low indeed. For example, in the fifth book, Harry, Ron and Hermione all buy a Butterbeer each; the price for the three is six Sickles - so two Sickles each. Going by the currency approximations this would make a beer cost about 60p - British currency - which is of course ridiculously low (unless perhaps the Butterbeer is a sort of cheap non-alcoholic drink like soda pop, which would be plausible as it is regularly drunk by minors). Moreover, in the second book Molly Weasley is described to only take "one gold galleon" from her vault at Gringotts which is not much at all. Of course, it is common knowledge that the Weasleys are poor but they have never been described as starving and have always been able to buy the equipment they need with the little money they have, even if it is second hand. However, many people would just assume that everything was much cheaper in the Wizarding world as they don't need to spend money on manufacturing but most of it does seem slightly ridiculous. A more appropriate value of the Galleon would be around £24.60 as this would be a rate that would fit with Britains present climate.
Fake Galleons
Leprechaun Gold
- Galleons made of Leprechaun gold were common at Quidditch games where Leprechauns are the mascots for the Irish team. These Galleons are occasionally in temporary circulation (they vanish a few hours after appearing), but goblin experts at Gringotts can differentiate them from real ones.
- Rubeus Hagrid used Leprechaun gold in a Care of Magical Creatures class, while teaching students about Nifflers' ability to hunt for shiny objects such as coins.
- Ludo Bagman used Leprechaun gold to pay Fred and George after their bet, resulting in them blackmailing Ludo with no luck
- Hermione Granger fabricated fake Galleons for the members of Dumbledore's Army as a means of conveying clandestine communication about the time of future meetings. The coins are linked by a Protean Charm, allowing the other coins to mimic the change of one coin.
- Draco Malfoy copied Hermione's idea of using enchanted coins to communicate with the Imperiused Madam Rosmerta during the 1996–1997 school year.
Galleons were Spanish treasure ships often raided by pirates. "Sickle" is the ancient Greek term for the shekel, the currency of Judea, as rendered by William Tyndale in his translation of the Greek New Testament, (later the King James Bible). Also translated as silverling. "Knut" or "Canute" is the name of an 11th-century King of England.
"Unum Galleon" written on the coins literally means "One Galleon". "Unum" may be used as Latin for "One".
Behind the scenes
- It was said by J.K. Rowling that goblins get muggle money back into circulation in the event that muggle-borns need to exchange pounds for Galleons.[7]
- In the films, the Galleon seems to be represented by the heraldic "fleam" symbol.In Pottermore, however, the Galleon is represented by the voiced uvular implosive, ʛ.
- In the films, Wizarding money appears as fairly average-sized round coins, not that dissimilar from that used by Muggles. In the books, though they are never particularly described beyond their metal and the Knuts being called "tiny" once, there are several references to Wizarding money and Muggle money appearing quite differently.[8][9]
Diameters of coins
Compared to existing coinage in the United States, The Galleon is the same diameter as the U.S. Silver Eagle; the Silver Sickle is slightly larger than the 1/2 Dollar and the Bronze Knut is slightly larger than the nickel.[citation needed]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ Pottermore (see the title of this entry)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (see this image)
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20091023035038/http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2001/0301-comicrelief-staff.htm
- ↑ "Widespread amusement is converted into large amounts of money (over 250 million dollars since they started in 1985 – which is the equivalent of over 174 million pounds or thirty-four million Galleons)." –Albus Dumbledore on Comic Relief in his Foreword to Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ "Comic Relief has raised 174 million pounds since 1985 (thirty-four million, eight hundred and seventy-two Galleons, fourteen Sickles and seven Knuts)." –Albus Dumbledore on Comic Relief in his Foreword to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Precise for the time of Dumbledore's in-universe writing of the Forewords, some time before his death on 30 June 1997. Rowling herself said she wrote the books immediately after finishing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (released on 8 July 2000), and the Comic Relief books were released on 12 March 2001, meaning the $250m/£174m/ʛ34m actually applies to this time.
- ↑ http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-aol-chat.htm
- ↑ "Weird!...What a shape! This is money?" -Ron on a 50 pence piece in Chapter 12, Sorcerer's Stone
- ↑ "I had two try and pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes ago." -Mr. Roberts, a Muggle, on wizards attempting to pay him in their own currency in Chapter 7, Goblet of Fire


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200 Pratt & Whitney Volunteers Lend a Hand at Travelers Championship
When the Travelers Championship drew tens of thousands of golf fans to the TPC River Highlands last week for Connecticut's annual PGA Tour stop, Pratt & Whitney volunteers pitched in to ensure that things ran smoothly. More than 200 Pratt & Whitney volunteers assisted with crowd control throughout the event.
The week began with pro-ams and practice rounds, including a celebrity pro-am on Wednesday. Celebrities from sports and entertainment joined the tour pros to form 52 celebrity foursomes for an entertaining day of golf. Two celebrity mini-golf tournaments were also held to benefit the winning teams' charities of choice. Tournament play began on Thursday, with 156 of the world's best golfers competing for a $6.1 million purse.
Throughout each day of tournament play, dozens of eagle-emblazoned Pratt & Whitney employees could be spotted performing crowd-control tasks from the tee box, along the fairway, to the green and exit at the 18th hole.
"We donate time to Travelers, so they can donate the money to charity, and that's where the 'eagle' is contributing in the community," said Pratt & Whitney intern Matt Kabrick, referring to the corporation's iconic image and "Where is the Eagle?" promotion. "We're trying to reach out on a local and global scale."
Since its inception in 1952, Connecticut's PGA Tour event has donated more than $30 million to charities in the surrounding community. In more than 60 years, the Travelers Championship has raised about $30 million for charity, according to Michael McCullough, senior director of media and advertising for Travelers.
One-hundred percent of the net proceeds from the tournament go to charity, with its primary recipient being the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. More than 100 other charities have also benefited from the Travelers Championship.


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By taking strong public positions, the president torpedoes his own priorities.
Sometimes, silence really is golden. In politics, taking the path of highest visibility isn't always the smartest way to do things. Last week presented two good examples of that principle being violated, one by a Democrat and the other by a Republican.
As we watch President Obama stumping for comprehensive immigration reform, the question arises: Does his high-visibility association with this issue make reform more or less likely to happen? The challenge of achieving comprehensive immigration legislation is not in winning the votes of House and Senate Democrats; it's in getting enough Republican votes to pass it in the House and to avoid a filibuster in the Senate. Even after the party's election debacle in November, and the role of Latino and Asian voters in bringing it about, persuading enough House Republicans and at least five GOP senators to support comprehensive immigration reform is going to be a heavy lift for party leaders, who clearly understand the importance of getting this issue off the table.
Every time Obama takes a public stand on immigration, he makes it that much more difficult for Republican members of Congress to support it. Keep in mind that 94 percent of House Republicans are in districts Mitt Romney carried and that 34 of 45 GOP senators represent states Obama lost. As a result, most congressional Republicans are far more afraid of losing a primary to a more conservative challenger than a general election to a Democrat. It is a lot easier for them to support an immigration bill that has broad-based support in the business and farming communities (and that also happens to be supported by Obama and the Democratic leadership) than to back a bill so popularly identified with the other side. If the president really cares about enacting immigration reform, he will get off the campaign trail, depoliticize it, and keep as quiet about it as he can.
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail; too often with this White House, the solution to any challenge is ramping up campaign-style events. Bad idea.
Then we come to Karl Rove's announcement that he and the American Crossroads super PAC are creating an offshoot, the Conservative Victory Fund, that will try to cull the Republican herd of candidates who might not be strong nominees in key Senate and House races. Candidates like this (I call them "exotic and potentially problematic") have helped cost Republicans a Senate majority. In 2010, the GOP lost five of the seven Senate contests The Cook Political Report rated as toss-ups going into Election Day; in 2012, it lost eight of 10. When a party loses 13 of 17 toss-ups over two elections, it has a problem. In many cases, Republicans nominated horrifically flawed candidates who didn't quite self-destruct but were too weak to win. In other cases, they nominated candidates who did self-destruct. And when these problematic candidates pulled the pin on the grenade, other GOP office-seekers in their states became collateral damage.
Personally, I think the establishment of the Conservative Victory Fund is a good move for Rove and Crossroads. I only wonder why they felt it necessary to make a big splash about it, bringing the fight out in the open. The potential donor community for such a group can easily fit on a Rolodex (if such still exist), so it's not like Rove and his super PAC needed the publicity to get the word out.
Torpedoing candidates who will further damage the party's brand and, in many cases, cost Republicans seats, is an exercise that would be better done quietly. Hire an opposition researcher to dig up dirt on the feared exotic candidate, for example, preferably before he or she officially enters a race, and then leak the damaging information to a reporter on a not-for-attribution basis. It's rarely hard to find a reporter who isn't willing to run a story kneecapping a right-wing Republican candidate. In many cases, such leaks can keep a candidate from running or at least from building up a head of steam and winning a primary.
Conversely, a group such as the Conservative Fund could also support, through advertising and other organizational efforts, GOP candidates perceived to be highly electable. Lately, some mainstream Republican candidates have looked at the field, considered the direction the party has been going, and opted not to run at all. Knowing that a candidate who isn't from the extreme Right can still find enough financial and organizational support could encourage many a highly electable fence-sitter to get in a race. With all that being the case, why was it necessary to start such a highly visible fight within the party?
It's not often that Karl Rove and Barack Obama make the same mistake. But last week, they did.
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Maryland State Police unveils new Medevac helicopter, more coming
Agency working to replace aging fleet after 2008 crash
Impressive is an understatement when it comes to the new helicopters Maryland is receiving.
Maryland State Police today unveiled one of its new Medevac helicopters, an AgustaWestland AW139 on Friday. It's the first of 10 that will eventually replace the agency's aging fleet. Of the state's fleet of 11 helicopters, 10 are more than 20 years old.
The state's $121 million contract with AgustaWestland will bring build the biggest, fastest and safest state-of-the-art helicopters currently available.
The first-ever public unveiling of the new Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter marks the beginning of a new era in public safety in the 42-year history of the program.
"Public safety is job one for all of us who have the honor to serve the public," Gov. Martin O'Malley said.
Everything about this aircraft is larger and more efficient than the current helicopters. The AW139's side doors are larger, and the aircraft comes equipped with heat-sensing, a license tag reader and satellite tracking. Its twin engines will allow the crew to fly only one engine. Inside, there's room for four patients, and the large cargo bay can be accessed in flight.
"The state of Maryland, under the leadership of Gov. O'Malley, doesn't just move along with the status quo," said Lou Bartolotta, executive vice president of sales for AgustaWestland.
"They provide the safest environment for our crew with the latest in aviation technology. They give our flight paramedics more room and more equipment to care for the injured. And they replace a fleet that was 20 years old that was spending too much time with repairs and not with the mission," Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Marcus Brown said.
The September 2008 fatal crash of Trooper 2 in zero visibility conditions helped to expedite the fleet upgrade.
Safety features on the AW139 include terrain awareness warning systems, night vision compatibility and advanced instrument flight ratings. The new Medevacs give the state the option of achieving accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, and using two pilots.
But the new Medevac arrives under a cloud of controversy. State police made it known from the start that the $12.6 million aircraft is the one they wanted. A rival helicopter company filed a formal protest alleging the state skewed the helicopter specifications in favor of AgustaWestland, guaranteeing that the model was selected.
The AW139 has frequently been cited with emergency air worthiness directives. Over the summer, the European Aviation Safety Agency issued a directive imposing a new life limit on the tail rotor blades. The Federal Aviation Administration adopted a similar version, and, early last year, the FAA issued an advance directive, citing a tail rotor dynamic unbalance.
FAA records show that, in 2009, there have been in-flight losses of cockpit door windows. The FAA noted that that the middle section of the helicopters' fuselage frame is prone to fatigue damage, and under the category of common issues, the FAA reported rough rides because of the high vibration of the rotor system.
The helicopter unveiled Friday will be based in western Maryland, and is the first of 10 on order, all of which are expected to go into service in February.
Maryland's Medevac program began in the state police in March 1970 in cooperation with Shock Trauma. Since then, the Medevacs have flown more than 138,000 patients to lifesaving care at one of Maryland's network of trauma and specialty-care hospitals.


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Israel: Bangkok, India bombings linked
BANGKOK - Israeli officials ramped up accusations Wednesday that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying "sticky" bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the violence, while Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called the allegations "baseless" and said Israel was trying to damage his country's relations with Thailand and fuel "conspiracy" theories.
Thailand's government was trying to determine what three Iranian men were plotting when a cache of explosives detonated accidentally in their home in Bangkok's busy Sukhumvit Road area a day earlier. Bomb disposal teams combed the Iranians' house again Wednesday looking for more evidence, while security forces were searching for an Iranian woman they said had originally rented it.
Israel to "settle the score" for Bangkok attack
Police blame bloody Bangkok blasts on Iranian
Israel on heightened alert after attacks abroad
Two of the men were detained in Bangkok on Tuesday after fleeing the destroyed house, while a third was arrested Wednesday in neighboring Malaysia after boarding a flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur overnight.
Israel has accused Iran of waging a campaign of state terror and has threatened military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran has blamed the Jewish state for the recent killings of Iranian atomic scientists and has denied responsibility for all three plots this week.
On Monday in New Delhi, an explosion tore through an Israeli diplomatic vehicle, wounding the driver and a diplomat's wife, according to Indian officials. On the same day in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, authorities say attackers planted an explosive device on the car of a driver for the Israeli Embassy, but it was discovered and defused before it went off.
"If this aggression isn't halted, ultimately it will spread to many other countries," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Israel's parliament Wednesday.
He convened his Security Cabinet to discuss terrorisms against Israel and "Iran's involvement in repeated attempts to attack Israeli targets," his office said.
"They are similar to the ones used in Delhi and in Tbilisi," Shoham said. "From that we can assume that there is the same network of terror."
That and the arrest of the two Iranians in Thailand "again leaves not too much room to assume who was behind it," Shoham said.
Late Tuesday, Israel's Channel 10 TV quoted unidentified Thai authorities as saying the captured Iranians confessed to targeting Israeli interests.
However, Thai security officials told a news conference they had little information about who the alleged attackers were or their possible targets.
National Security Council chief Wichean Potephosree said the government had not yet determined if there was any link between the events in Bangkok, New Delhi and Tbilisi.
"We haven't found any links but we are still investigating," Wichean said. "We admit there was a magnetic component, aiming at individuals, but the origin of the magnets still has to be investigated."
Thai police have named the Iranians in custody here as Saeid Moradi, who lost at least one leg in a self-inflicted grenade blast as he tried to flee police, and Mohammad Kharzei, who was detained Tuesday as he tried to board a flight to Malaysia.
Both men are now facing four criminal charges, including possession of explosives, attempted murder, attempted murder of a policeman and causing explosions that damaged property.
Thai officials identified the third suspect as Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, and officials in Malaysia said he was arrested there Wednesday.
Malaysia federal police spokesman Ramli Yoosuf said Sadaghatzadeh was being investigated for terrorism-related activities linked to the Bangkok blasts, but could not say whether he would be extradited to Thailand.
At least five bombs were identified in Bangkok. The first blew off the roof of the men's house, and Moradi detonated two others one against a taxi when its driver refused to give him a ride, and another as he tried to fend off police. The taxi driver and three other Thais were wounded in the taxi blast.
When police searched the men's house, a bomb squad found and defused two explosives, each made of three or four pounds of C-4 explosives inside a pair of radios.
The type of explosives suggested they would have been used to target individuals, Wichean said. Police were tracing the materials to try to learn their origin.
"Based on the equipment and materials we found, they were aimed at individuals and the destruction capacity was not intended for large crowds or big buildings," Wichean said.
National police Chief Prewpan Dhamapong also said the target was "individuals. Like what happened in India." He declined to speculate on what the targets were, but said they were "foreigners, not Thais."
Wichean also acknowledged his nation could be "a weak link" for international terrorism "because we are open to foreigners."
Thailand itself has rarely been a target for international terrorists, but its main airport is a major hub for Asian air travel and its government heavily reliant on tourism is known for tolerance but criticized for corruption and graft.


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Baseball seasons are as much about appearance as results.
The Tigers not only have lost their grip on first place, they appear this weekend to have lost their status as a big-league team. That's the degree of deterioration and pitching chaos they have experienced during the past 24 hours at Minnesota.
They lost, 20-8, Friday night at Target Field in a game of such disorder the Tigers were forced to use infielder Andrew Romine as a pitcher. They returned Saturday morning to the smoking wreckage of their pitching staff and pulled from the remnants a minor-league pitcher, Buck Farmer, who like Friday night's minor-league cohort, Robbie Ray, could not get past the second inning.
The Tigers were down, 9-1, early Saturday and went on to lose, 12-4.
After the game, the Tigers will not return to the confines of their team hotel for convalescence and painful reflection. They will be asked to play another game against the Twins, an 8:10 p.m. contest, with Justin Verlander prepared to start for the Tigers. He has not pitched in 12 days because of shoulder soreness, so the Tigers — from general manager Dave Dombrowski to manager Brad Ausmus and beyond — are likely conducting spiritual exercises aimed at helping Verlander survive Saturday night's mission.
This indeed has become an epic disintegration of a team that, ironically, got a near-perfect effort Thursday from starter David Price. Of course, the Tigers had a different issue Thursday, a failure to score runs, which led to a 1-0 loss on a day when Price put away 23 consecutive Rays batters.
Then it was on to Minnesota. For a weekend that looks as if it was concocted by Edgar Allan Poe.
For those into statistical atrocities, carpet bombings of the Tigers staff that began Friday night and extended into Saturday's first game, have left Detroit with some truly remarkable earned-run averages. Farmer owns a 15.73 ERA. His colleague, Ray, has an ERA of 7.09, which is at least an improvement on another of Friday night's victims, Jim Johnson, who is at 15.43.
Romine's, incidentally, is 27.00, which likely wouldn't be bad compared with other infielders who might be asked to throw against big-league batters, as Romine was forced to do Friday.
The Tigers will get better, almost certainly, because stable pitchers will return to a rotation that has been simultaneously socked by injuries (Anibal Sanchez) and a slate of too many games in too many days, as Saturday's day-night doubleheader illustrated, all too graphically for Detroit's tastes.
For now, it is a matter of survival, and, yes, an equal attempt to maintain a former first place team's baseball dignity.
Both assignments are proving this weekend to be messy. Verlander has pitched big games before, clinching playoff series thrillers. On a different level of prestige and necessity, Saturday night's task against the Twins might be at least as important.