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Newport on the Levee will be celebrating American Heart Month with their 7th annual Wine Walk.
The walk will take place on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women.
Wine Walk attendees will visit several Levee venues to sample both red and white wine selections along with healthy and delicious hors d'oeuvres.
Participating venues include BRIO Tuscan Grille, Claddagh Irish Pub, GameWorks, Jefferson Hall, Mitchell's Fish Market, Naked Tchopstix, Star Lanes on the Levee and StoneBrook Winery.
Wine lovers are also encouraged to wear red at the event to show their support of the American Heart Association and American Heart Month.
The cost for the 2013 Wine Walk is $35 if you choose to pre-register of $40 the day of the event. Registrants must be 21 or older to participate and the first 300 registrants will receive a commemorative wine glass. All ticket purchases are non-refundable.
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- Accomodation in Spa Hotel Georg Ots**** 7
nights / 8 days with breakfasts and unlimited
access to Spa saunas and pools
- Bus transfer Tallinn-Kuressaare-Tallinn
- Festive New Year's Eve
with dinner and live music at the best restaurant of the island, located in the
hotel + DJ on December 30!
- Exclusive Bishop's Banquet
in the Medieval Castle (3-hour program includes Castle medieval tour, medieval dinner
with musicians and dancers).
- Excursion "Fairytale on the Windmill Hill of Angla" with tasting of traditional Saaremaa bread with spiced butter and herbal tea and workshop "Souvenir from lambwool, juniper or dolomite"
New Year Grand Tour 2014 "New & Old", 8 days
30 December 2013 - 6 January 2014
Get a new magical experience in the resort city Kuressaare, that perfectly combines new and old history. New Year celebration with sophisticated dinner and exclusive Medieval Banquet in the Bishop's castle on the island of Saaremaa will be a great start of 2014!
Tour includes
Day of arrival 30 December
Today we will meet you at the airport of Tallinn at 13.30 (or hotel in Tallinn City Center after that) and bring you to Kuressaare. A trip to the port Virtsu takes about 2-hours. On the ferry crossing which takes 25 minutes it is possible to have a snack and a cup of coffee - all while enjoying the winter sea view. At 17.30 we will arrive to the Kuressaare after the journey it is high time to have a rest in the Spa pools and saunas and have dinner at fine restaurant "George Ots". In the evening DJ is going to entertain guests of Georg Ots at the lounge.
New Year's Eve 31 December
Today's morning is perfect to take a walk around Kuressaare town, breath in this amazing festive atmosphere of the last day of 2013. If you look for traditional tastes, visit a tavern "Veski", to taste Saaremaa traditional dishes for your supper.
Evening is going to be fantastic, because you will meet New Year 2014 with good live music, that will keep you in the party mood, and with fine cousine of Georg Ots, that is the best on the island. Salute!
Spa Days 1-2 January and 5 January
Enjoy relaxing and rejuvenating treatments at the Spa. For an additional fee you can order a 5 luxury face and body care from the proposed selection of procedures and get one for free! Procedures must be booked and paid in advance.
Day of Medieval Banquet 3 January
Today we meet at 6 p.m. at the entrance of Kuressaare Bishop's Castle to get to know the history of the medieval fortress. After that, the Ösel-Wiek Bishop invites you to a special dinner in the medieval style, where the major-domo explains the medieval table manners and eating habits and dancers teach you dances of those old days. Food is made according to historical recipes, served from archaic dishes and platters, wine is poured from pitchers and drunk from goblets. Food is eaten from bread and the only "helper" is a wrought knife.
Shades of candlelight quiver on the ancient arches of the castle, life medieval music creates a special mood, exquisite fragrance of oriental spices is in the air.
Day of Excursion and workshop 4 January
At 2.30 p.m. we will go to winter fairy tale on the hill of windmills of Angla where we will spend about three hours. Here you will find a fascinating workshop, where you make the product from sheep's wool (woman and girls), juniper (man and boys) or dolomite (woman, man). Workshop with a suitable occupation will be individualized based on gender and your wish. In the cozy bread shop, sitting by the fireplace, you can taste the real Saaremaa freshly baked bread with herb butter and herbal tea. Everyone is welcome to enjoy Christmas mulled wine (payment on the spot). At 18.30 we come back to the city of Kuressaare and you have free time to stroll around the city and to visit SPA.
Day of Departure 6 January
At 8:00 am, after an early breakfast we go to Tallinn. At 12.30 will arrive to the Tallinn airport. If you don't plan to go with the plane, you can join our shopping stop. The bus makes a stop at the shopping center "Rocca Al Mare", where you can go shopping. Now is the perfect time to shop for a good discount!
4.00 p.m. Transfer to the hotel (city centre) and Rail Station.
The organizer has the right to make changes in the tour program, in exceptional cases, without changing the quality and quantity of services offered.
Spa-package offer "5 Spa-treatments for body and face" and 1 spa-treatment as a gift 129€
3 spa treatments of choice
Classic massage 60 min., Anti-stress full body massage 60 min., Tibetan massage 60 min., Massage increasing the elasticity of the body 60 min., Juniper body care 75 min., Body care with seeweed 75 min., Ultimate body treatment 75 min., Facial treatment for man 60 min., Facial treatment for different skin types Thalgo 60 min., Wellness foot care 75 min., Hand Care Gospa 60 minutes.
2 spa treatments of choice
Liberating massage 30 min., Facial massage 30 min., Paraffin for hands 30min., Paraffin for Feet 30 min., Herbal bath for 20 minutes.
|1 spa treatment as a gift - infrared sauna 30 min
NB! Suggestions for flights from Oslo with Norwegian Air
30 December 2013
10:40 Oslo Gardemon - 13:10 Tallinn
06 January 2014
13:40 Tallinn - 14:10 Oslo Gardemon

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Red Wines
Ribera del Duero
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Date Printed: 9/19/2014
Vina Sastre Ribera del Duero 2010
Vina Sastre Ribera del Duero 2010
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International Wine Cellar rating:
91 points
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
The Wine Advocate rating:
90 points
Winemaker's Notes:
2010 was a good vintage that yielded good sugars and resulted in balanced acidity with sweet tannins. The 2010 Vina Sastre Ribera del Duero shows bright red fruit with notes of mushrooms and toast. On the palate, the wine is soft and accessible, with a pleasant fruity aftertaste.
My Notes:
About Vina Sastre:
Hermanos Sastre is a family-run winery located in the heart of the Ribera del Duero, in the town of La Horra. The DO of Ribera del Duero is located in the mountainous northern-central Spain. It's high alpine valleys of the Duero River provide respite from the hot Spanish climate and provide a long ripening season from the cool nights. Pedro Sastre is the winemaker in charge of overseeing all operations of the winery. The winery produces a range of wines -- from a "Tinto", with 7 months barrel age to Gran Reservas, all from Tinto del Pais (Tempranillo) grape. They also own a unique vineyard site called Pago Santa Cruz. Pago Santa Cruz has vineyards over sixty years old planted by Pedro's grandfather. In exceptional vintages, Pago Santa Cruz appears under its own label.


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# samsung - Today's News
Giles and Dunphy borrowed our foosball table to pick their all-time Ireland XI
Coleman or Irwin? Houghton or Whelan? Ireland's two favourite pundits had plenty to discuss.
# samsung - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
Sony smartphones not so clever any more
Company predicts massive losses after writing off more than €1 billion in worthless goodwill for its mobiles.
# samsung - Monday 15 September, 2014
# samsung - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
Samsung makes its entry into virtual reality official with Gear VR launch
The company also announced two new smartphones, the Galaxy Note 4 and the Note Edge, at a conference in Berlin.
# samsung - Thursday 28 August, 2014
Apple fails again in its bid to ban Samsung's US phones sales
Despite dropping all claims outside the US, the patent battle between both companies rages on.
# samsung - Friday 22 August, 2014
# samsung - Wednesday 13 August, 2014
# samsung - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
Apple and Samsung decide to call a patent truce, but only outside the US
The two companies will continue to pursue existing cases that are taking place in US courts.
# samsung - Tuesday 5 August, 2014
Samsung has been knocked off the top spot in China by a local smartphone maker
Chineses smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has overtaken Samsung as the top smartphone maker on its home turf, thanks to the popularity of its low-cost RedMi smartphone range.
# samsung - Thursday 31 July, 2014
Samsung blames slow smartphone sales and increased competition for profit slump
Slow global sales of smartphones and tablets and rising marketing costs to shift stock were some of the factors Samsung cited as its net profit fell by nearly 20% in the second quarter.
# samsung - Monday 28 July, 2014
Samsung postpones Tizen smartphone launch so it can improve its new OS
The company has said it needs more time to develop Tizen's 'ecosystem' before it releases its smartphone, but no new release date was provided.
# samsung - Tuesday 15 July, 2014
6 indispensable Android hacks that will make your life much easier
These are not the Androids you are looking for.
# samsung - Monday 14 July, 2014
Samsung finds 'evidence' of child labour at China plant
It has suspended business with the supplier involved.
# samsung - Thursday 10 July, 2014
Child labour allegations lands Samsung in hot water
The company is investigating claims that one of its suppliers in China hired children and student workers under the legal working age and made them work for 11 hours a day without social insurance.
# samsung - Tuesday 8 July, 2014
Weak smartphone demand haunts Samsung as profits continue to fall
The company has estimated that its operating profit will fall by 24% compared to the same period a year ago, citing "weak demand" for smartphones and increased competition in China and Europe.
# samsung - Monday 2 June, 2014
Samsung takes first steps away from Android by announcing first Tizen smartphone
Tizen is Samsung's homegrown operating system which will make its debut on the Samsung Z in Russia later this year.
# samsung - Thursday 29 May, 2014
Samsung unveils real-time health wristband and healthcare platform
The Simband is a wearable device which uses numerous sensors to track information like heart rate, movement, body temperature and other metrics on a continuous basis.
# samsung - Monday 26 May, 2014
Apple isn't happy with how much damages Samsung has to pay, so it's asking for a retrial
And it's also looking for a US product ban on any Samsung device that would infringe its patents.
# samsung - Sunday 25 May, 2014
Weird Wide Web: Facebook nosiness, a GIF machine and a virtual reality war
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# samsung - Friday 23 May, 2014
Now Samsung is working on its own Oculus Rift-style VR headset
On top of that, the company is also working on a smartwatch that can work without being tehered to a smartphone and wearable smartglasses designed to compete against Google's own version.
# samsung - Monday 19 May, 2014
Samsung considers expanding biometric security measures in future devices
Iris detection is one of the methods Samsung is currently exploring as it looks to improve its security offering.
# samsung - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
Samsung pledges compensation for factory workers who contracted incurable diseases
The company's CEO said that it would employ a third party to "make due compensation" to victims and their families.
# samsung - Thursday 8 May, 2014
Samsung replaces its head of mobile design amid Galaxy S5 criticism
Chang Dong-hoon will continue to lead Samsung's design centre which is responsible for the company's overall design strategy.
# samsung - Saturday 3 May, 2014
Samsung to pay Apple $119.6 million for 'willfully stealing and copying'
But that's not a big win for the makers of the iPhone.
# samsung - Tuesday 29 April, 2014
Motorola escapes fine after breaching EU competition law
The company tried to take out and enforce a patent injunction against Apple, despite it agreeing to pay royalties for its use.
Samsung profits rise slightly despite sliding smartphone revenue
The company made a net profit of $7.3 billion in the first three months of the year, but concerns over its reliance on smartphone sales is growing.
# samsung - Thursday 24 April, 2014
Apple faces ebook trial in July after US judge denies bid to postpone it
Apple will now face a trial in July after it was accused of conspiring with publishers to raise ebook prices and impede competitors like Amazon.
# samsung - Sunday 20 April, 2014
Review: Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy S5
Does the latest addition to Samsung's flagship range do enough to separate itself from previous versions?
# samsung - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Samsung and Apple kick off patent case by dragging Google into the middle of it
Samsung fired back at Apple's accusations of patent theft by saying it was Google that wrote the Android software used on its phones and tablets.
# samsung - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
So a lot of tech companies had fun with April Fools Day today
Especially Google, but that was already expected.
# samsung - Monday 31 March, 2014
Apple and Samsung return to court again as patent dispute heats up
Apple has accused Samsung of infringing on five patents on newer patents, while Samsung made a counterclaim, saying Apple stole two of its ideas to use on iPhones and iPads.
# samsung - Friday 28 March, 2014
The iPhone 6 is coming in September
That's what the Japanese are saying anyway.
# samsung - Friday 14 March, 2014
Samsung develops ultrasonic phone case which detects everything around it
The ultrasonic cover detects people and obstacles within a two meter radius, and alerts users to them by sending vibrations or audio cues.
# samsung - Monday 24 February, 2014
Samsung sees fitness in its future as it gives Galaxy S5 a heart rate monitor
The Galaxy S5 and Samsung's new range of wearable devices all have built-in heart rate monitors and will be released globally on 11th April.
# samsung - Sunday 16 February, 2014
Weird Wide Web: Romantic Google and Facebook comments landing you in prison
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# samsung - Friday 14 February, 2014
Samsung alarm app helps researchers fight diseases while you sleep
The Power Sleep app, made by Samsung and the University of Vienna, carries out protein calculations that is used to help research into disease like cancer and Alzheimer's.
# samsung - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
Future Samsung phones could track and share your activity with other apps
The company is reportedly working on a new service called Context, which would share app usage, typing, and sensor activity with developers.
# samsung - Monday 27 January, 2014
Google and Samsung call truce with cross-license patent deal
The agreement between the two companies will cover the firms' existing patents as well as those filed over the next ten years.
# samsung - Friday 10 January, 2014
Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory
Thirteen people have been injured in the incident, four critically.
# samsung - Thursday 9 January, 2014
Samsung considers bringing eye-scan security to Galaxy S5
The feature would be Samsung's response to iPhone 5s' Touch ID and the HTC One Max's fingerprint sensor.
# samsung - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
Samsung earnings fall as mobile growth slows down
Analysts say that the company's smartphone business was not as lucrative because of higher marketing costs.


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Either way, your mom still sucks, Andrew.
no more pink spam xDD
Uh oh, I think they like each other.
Babies R' Us Has Some Sage Advice
You can buy like, 600 condoms with all that money.
Don't mess with his thermostat or you'll get mathed in the face.
Haha priceless
F for effort.
11 Things You Shouldn't Do With Apple Products [Click to view entire gallery}
More like uSuck if you do any of these things, ammirite fellas?! But seriously, with the announcement of the new iPhone 5 today, we really need to remind you guys to not do any of this, ever. Mac on, friends.


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This is a select program with limited enrollment. Participants must qualify. Please call for further information.
Departs 2 January 2005
Day 1 Depart USA
Day 2 Arrive Istanbul. Upon arrival, we will transfer to our coach and commence introductions and orientation. On the way to the hotel, we will take a brief driving tour of Istanbul. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Day 3 Our first full day of discovery will start with a full breakfast (as always) at the hotel. The program calls for a full day walking tour of Istanbul's most prominent sties, including Tokapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, and Hagia Sophia. In the evening we will be given a lecture on Ottomon history. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Day 4 Following breakfast, We will explore some of Istanbul's out of the way sites such as the Chora Church. We will visit the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, the Sultan Suleiman Mosque and the covered markets. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Day 5 Today is a free day for you to explore Istanbul as you would like. Dinner is at the hotel.
Day 6 Today we embark for the Anatolian Peninsula by way of the Dardenelles. It is a long drive with stunning views. The drive will be punctuated by a short ferry across the Dardenelles and by a visit to the archarological site of Troy. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Day 7 Today calls for a full day journey to Bergama (ancient Pergamum) which has extensive archaeological excavations. We will visit the acropolis as well as the Asclepion before moving on to Ephesus. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Day 8 Following breakfast we make our way to the excavations at Ephesus. The extent of the excavations is so great that exploration will take the better part of the day and we will not see it all. The museum in Selcuk is well worth making time for. Dinner will be at the hotel.
Day 9 The journey comes to an end, when you are transferred to the airport for your return flight to JFK. Bon Voyage!


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4 of June, 2013
Constantine P. Cavafy: Che fece … il gran rifiuto (The Great Refusal)
Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καβάφης: Che fece … il gran rifiuto (Η Μεγάλη Άρνηση)
For some people the day comes
when they have to declare the great Yes
or the great No. It's clear at once who has the Yes
ready within him; and saying it,
he goes forward in honour and self-assurance.
He who refuses does not repent. Asked again,
he would still say no. Yet that no — the right no —
undermines him all his life.


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Screamer for bookies in Punchestown opener
Born In Fire and Davy Russell clear the last
(Healy Racing Photos)
The race looked a match between 11/10 favourite Byerley Babe and 6/5 chance Upazo but Champion Jockey Davy Russell, on Born In Fire, took no notice of the script on the son of Limnos who eventually defeated Byerley Babe by a length. Upazo again disappointed and finished seventh.
The winner, runner-up in a point to point before finishing well back on two hurdle starts, was later reported by Morris to "have run deplorably in Naas" on his previous start.
Morris added "obviously there was something wrong then but we never found anything to explain it. He wasn't a bad point to pointer but I'm happily surprised but then again nothing surprises me in this game anymore!"
The winner paid 70/1 on the Tote and was returned 97/1 on Betfair.
Quotes from Alan Magee
See also
» Meeting Review for Punchestown, Sun, 3rd Feb, 2013
» Result - Punchestown 12.50, 3rd Feb Anna Gannon 80th Birthday M'dn H'dle
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I had the opportunity this month to join a group of 50 aviation geeks on the first international passenger flight of a Douglas DC-7 in decades.
Historical Flight Foundation's Eastern Airlines DC-7B restoration, Opa-Locka Airport (Miami) prior to boarding for our trip to St. Maarten. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
This airplane, N836D, was delivered to Eastern Airlines in 1958. It flew with Eastern for about seven years and was sold to the Nomad travel club, which operated it for a number of years, still with the EA interior, before selling it to a third party who intended to create another travel club but never completed funding. It sat in St. Paul (MN) for 33 years until the owner of Florida Air Transport (FAT) discovered it and bought it. The Historical Flight Foundation was created for restoration to full EAL 1958 colors.
Ralph Pettersen, who was on the HFF trip, several years ago wrote this article with photos of the interior of the DC-7B as it had been stored at the St. Paul Airport.
Wikipedia has this history of the DC-7. Eastern ordered 49 DC-7Bs, more than any other carrier. According to the book, From the Captain to the Colonel, a history of Eastern by the late Robert Serling, EAL's CEO Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker over-ordered the DC-7, knowing the jet-powered Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 were around the corner. (Eastern ordered the DC-8.) According to the book, had Eastern ordered fewer DC-7s and Lockheed Electras and more DC-8s, Eastern would not have been at a competitive disadvantage during the early years of the jet age.
Child of the Jet Age
This trip was, to me, a chance of a life time for several reasons. First, I'm literally a child of the jet age. My first airliner flight wasn't until 1964, when I was an early-teenager. It was an Ozark Airlines F-27 from Chicago O'Hare to Peoria. The large windows and the high-wing airplane made for great views and the short hop from ORD meant we were at a relatively low altitude. This was how I fell in love with the airline business.
Through the years, I've ridden on the deHavilland Twin Otter, the four-engine Dash-7, the Dash-8, the Convair 580 and the Hawker-Siddeley HS748, all prop-jet airliners (in addition to a variety of jets, of course). I've done the obligatory 20-minute air show ride in the DC-3 and I've had rides in the Boeing B-17 and Consolidated B-24, as well as the Convair C-131 (CV-240) and deHavilland Beaver. But I never have been in the Electra or Viscount and certainly not DC-four engine transports or the Lockheed Constellation.
So this DC-7B trip, offered through the UK travel tour company Ian Allan, with 12 hours of flying, promised to be a real thrill.
The Restoration
The broad story is noted above through Ralph Pettersen's article and through this link at the HFF. The plane has been airworthy for some time, but elements of the restoration continue. The pressurization system has not been restored, limiting flights to 10,000 ft and below–which isn't all bad because in good weather, we had some fabulous views of the Caribbean and the islands to and from Puerto Rico and St. Maarten. At various times, we flew at 1,000 ft between San Juan and St. Maarten (and 5,000 ft on the return); and at 9,000 ft or so to and from Florida.
Neither has the air conditioning system been restored yet, which caused some issues in the warm, Caribbean and south Florida climates. Ramp time and the low-level, 1,000 foot flight were especially challenging.
As any aviation geek knows, the Curtis-Wright compound engines of the DC-7 were cantankerous and prone to failure. Interestingly, HFF president Roger Jarmen told me that this was because the airlines all pushed the engines to maximum performance and the strain caused the failures. But back off the power settings, and the engines are reliable. HFF does this for reliability and fuel conservation, operating the engines at 25% less than rated power.
In addition to the unpressurized, non-air conditioned flights at low altitudes, we cruised at only 200 mph. The experience, therefore, was more akin to the DC-4 than the DC-7. This really gave us a taste of what post-war aviation was about (and why it took 4 1/2 hours from Miami to San Juan and another 1 1/2 hours to St. Maarten).
The noise and vibration vs. jets was another element I was interested in experiencing. Naturally we all know how quiet and smooth jet flight is, but you don't have a true understanding of the jet revolution from pistons until you have done a piston-pounder flight like this. Although books will tell you the back of a piston plane is quieter than the front (hence, that's where first class seating was in the piston era), I frankly didn't notice much difference.
I clearly noticed the increased noise level, shaking and vibration vs. jets. It's just not quiet, period. But I found I could actually fall asleep easier and more soundly on the DC-7 than on a jet because of the rhythmic vibration.
As noted above, we went from Florida to Puerto Rico to St. Maarten and reversed the routing to return.
We flew from Miami to San Juan, on the eastside of Puerto Rico then on to St. Martin (aka St. Maarten). On the return, we flew from St. Martin to Borinquen Field, the former Ramey AFB on the western side of Puerto Rico on the southern coast and then to Miami. The two stops were necessary for customs and immigration clearances.
We landed at the St. Maarten Juliana Airport, where landings are just feet over the beach and adjoining roadway.
HFF/EAL DC-7B on final approach to the famous St. Maarten Airport, where planes land within feet of the beach. HFF did a special take-off and landing over the beach so the tour group could get airborne shots of this airplane. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
St. Maarten is the only island divided by two countries: the Dutch have in the south and the French half in the north.
On the return, we fleet to Puerto Rico's Rafael Hernandez Airport on the west end of the island to clear customs. Here is our flight track to Opa-Locka Airport in Miami.
The Return of Eastern Airlines
As word spread at San Juan that this restored EAL DC-7 would be stopping for customs paperwork en route to St. Maarten, retired EA employees asked if they could meet the airplane and get a tour. The HFF and Ian Allan were happy to accommodate this request.
It was quite the meet-and-greet. The San Juan Airport fire department gave us a water cannon salute; all the local TV and print media were there, along with dignitaries.
It looks like rain but this is the fire department water cannon salute at San Juan Airport provided the arrival of the restored Eastern Airlines DC-7B. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
A large crowd of perhaps 150 people greeted the airplane. The event made all the local media plus it was picked up by MSNBC and a New York City TV station.
The DC-7B at San Juan, with part of the retired EAL employees, dignitaries on other on-lookers in the background. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
Landing, taxiing and take-off proved to be a real show-stopper at the airport as employees from all companies stopped to watch. Our take-off completely stopped the productivity of all the American Airlines ramp workers.
At St. Maarten, the HFF enlisted the cooperation of the local ATC for the short photo-hop, including taking along a couple of controllers for the ride. Our departure to Puerto Rico (for customs and immigration clearance) and to Opa-Locka was delayed three hours by rain, so we were all deposited in the secure area of the terminal to wait for the weather to clear. Our waiting area was at ground level; coffee and sandwich shops were up the stairs. When the weather cleared and we were to board our airport bus for the ride to the plane, our group was scattered between the two floors. Although we were on a Florida Air Transport flight number, at my suggestion, the Menzies gate agent called, "Eastern flight 502 for Miami now ready for boarding…." It's the first time this has been heard since Eastern ceased operations 20 years ago.
Miscellaneous Information
You can get a 1/72 desktop model of the airplane from Atlantic-Models for $345; 25% goes to the HFF.
Two ex-Eastern Airlines flight attendants served our flight. The garb is 1958 EAL uniforms–except they wore today's tennis shoes. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
At 9,000 ft from Opa-Locka to San Juan. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
Curtis-Wright engines on the DC-7B. Cantankerous in airline service, reliable derated. HFF says a spare engine now costs $7,500 vs. the $40,000-$60,000 for spares for DC-4s or DC-6s today. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
"Check the gas, fill the oil." That's what HFF says is the standard line for big recips, which consume oil (not burns it). You can see the oil drips on the ramp at San Juan, from our flight over from Miami. The tops of the wing, painted black in the photo above, hides the trailing oil leaking from the engines during flight. When we boarded the airplane at Opa-Locka, I was amused to see oil spots on the windows aft of the engines. Photo by Scott Hamilton.
HFF is considering a DC-7 trip to Central America, but nothing has been announced or arranged at this time.
Needless to say, this was a fabulous trip. HFF has done a marvelous job of restoring the airplane to the colors and to flying condition. Work continues on the A/C and perhaps the pressurization. The interior for now consists of lavs and seats from a dismantled DC-9; to restore the DC-7 seats would cost $200 per and at this stage, HFF doesn't have that money. The interior hat-racks are absent–Airliners.net readers say there is a certification issue, but I didn't know about this so I didn't ask. But these non-era issues are minor compared with the overall experience.
HFF takes the airplane occasionally to air shows. Check its website for information. Also watch for the new ABC TV series, "Pan Am" (which by description sounds perfectly awful); N836D makes an appearance in Pan Am colors. A photo is on the HFF website.


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The proportions are not right in this recipe, far too much flour for 1 cup of butter. I looked up a similar recipe and adjusted this one considerably, using 1/2 cup more of butter, 1/2 cup more sugar, another egg, and a littler more vanilla and orange rind. The consistency was perfect.
Chocolate-Orange Swirls
Freshly grated rind accentuates the orange flavor in these memorable cookies.
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen
More From Oxmoor House
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
- 2 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir well. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed.
- Remove half of dough from bowl. Add orange rind and orange extract to dough in bowl, and mix well. Remove orange dough from mixing bowl, and set aside. Return plain dough to mixing bowl; add melted chocolate, beating well. Cover and chill both portions of dough 1 hour.
- Roll each half of dough to a 15" x 8" rectangle on floured wax paper. Place orange dough on top of chocolate dough; peel off top wax paper. Tightly roll dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at short side and peeling wax paper from dough while rolling. Cover and chill 1 hour.
- Slice dough into 1/4" slices; place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- Chocolate-Cherry Swirls: Substitute 1/2 cup drained minced maraschino cherries for orange rind and orange extract. Add 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour to cherry dough if it is too soft.
- Note: To prevent flat-sided cookies, turn dough rolls halfway through the second chilling time. Dental floss makes cutting the dough easier.
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The Ride to Save Lives
When Bethany Diamond (BSHE '81) founded the nonprofit organization Ovarian Cycle in 2004 she had a simple goal in mind—to raise money for the development of a test for the accurate diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
Diamond was motivated to found the organization with her Sigma Delta Tau sorority sister, Ellen Fruchtman (ABJ '81), after they lost their childhood friend, Debbie Green Flamm, to the disease a year earlier.
Since then Ovarian Cycle has raised over $1 million for ovarian cancer research through its signature indoor cycling events. The Atlanta Ride to Change the Future is a six-hour ride and has a training protocol preceding the event.
"It is indoors so it's very easy for many kinds of people to participate whether they're undergoing treatment or whether they've never considered riding a bike before," Diamond says. "Because it is indoors, it is not based on weather and can happen anywhere in the country."
The program now is in five cities in addition to Atlanta: New York, Birmingham, Dallas, Seattle and Tallahassee. The New York event, called Ready. Set. Ride! is only one hour.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 21,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the United States—15,000 of them die.
Learn more about Ovarian Cycle at http://www.ovariancycle.org.


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You hesitantly walked into your father's shop, trying to sneak in unnoticed. As soon as you got in the door, however, was the perfect time for your father to walk out of the back room.
"Laila Denai Starr! Where the hell have you been?!" You cringe. Your father always had that patronizing tone, even though you were almost 30.
"Sorry, dad. Long story. But, I brought someone along with me. I'm sure you-"
"Criss! How have you been?" Your father moved out from behind the counter to embrace Criss who laughed.
"I'm good, Zacharah. I seemed to have met your daughter that you kept telling me about, though." Zacharah pulled away from Criss and grinned at you.
"Has she given you much trouble? She's a spitfire."
The two men continued to talk, completely ignoring you. You started to get annoyed. 'Men, I swear. Hello! I'm still here!'
As if hearing you, your father turned to face you, holding a HUGE box that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. "Sorry, dear. Happy Birthday, Laila. Here, open it!"
You glare at the offending package and take it hesitantly, setting it on the counter. You father and Criss moved to stand on the opposite side as you as you started to unwrap it. You cast a wary eye on Zacharah. "This had better not be what I think it is, old man."
You finally opening it, revealing a gorgeous guitar. You gasp and trail your hair down the cherry neck, decorated with silver hearts for the fret markers.
The body itself was a dark blue with silver feathers painted over it. However, under the strings in the middle of the guitar was one lone bright pink star.
You squeak and dive over the counter, hugging your father. He laughs and kisses the top of your head. "So, I'm taking that you like it, then?"
You smile up at him and nod, pulling away. "Thank you, dad. It's amazing. And to think, you never used to know what to get me."
You father grins. "Well, you should thank Criss here for that."
You look between your father and Criss, drawing a blank. "What?"
"Criss picked it out about a month ago. Isn't it amazing, he only knew what I told him about you, and yet he had this custom made!"
As you turned to Criss, he grinned arrogantly. You narrowed your eyes at him. "How did you know what to get?"
His grin, if possible, got even wider. "Come on, now, sweetheart, I'm a magician. I can't give a way all my secrets, now can I?"
After an hour or so of talking, you decided to take the initative. "Hey, dad. Criss and I are going to go out to dinner. Do you want to come with?"
Your father checked the clock on the wall and grinned. "Sorry, Laila. I have a hot date tonight that I simply can not miss."
You roll your eyes at him and smile when Criss chuckles. "Alright, alright, old man. We better get going, though." You lean over and hug him, kissing him on the cheek. "I'll be back by the end of the week, as usual. Love you!"
After you say your goodbyes, you and Criss were walking down the street towards the diner. He looked at you and smiled. "I should have known that you were Zacharah's daughter."
You look at him. "Is that so? What makes it so obvious, Angel?"
He smiled softly at you and held open the door to the diner."Because your father is a great man, and well... nevermind."
You never did get your answer.
As you entered the hotel, some time later, you heard someone schreech and run at you. Criss grabbed your guitar before Naomi collided with you, knocking you onto the floor. "Laila! Laila! Laila!"
You struggle to sit up, pushing Naomi off of you. "Nao, what is your problem?"
She started to bounce excitedly on her heels. "I'm going to dinner with David Blaine! David Blaine! Can you believe it?" You didn't miss Criss's dark look, but you smield at her.
"Really? How'd you meet him?" You lead her away from Criss, knowing full well about the rivalry between Blaine and himself. You shot him a mournful apologetic glance as Naomi shot into her sotry about a mall and something or other. He smiled and gestured that he was going upstairs. You nodded and mouthed that you'd be there soon.
"Laila, are you listening?" You start and look at her.
"Of course, Nao. Why don't we go and get you dresed up for your date?"
After an hour of getting Naomi dressed and seeing her off, you walk up the stairs to Criss' room. You saw that the door was slightly open, but stop short when you heard Criss speak angrily.
"No, I don't care, JoAnn... NO! I'm done, the papers are though... yes, there is someone else... names, Laila if you must know... yes, goodbye."
You wait a minute silently before walking into the room to see Criss with his face buried in his hands. You walk over silently and sit down next to him, rubbing his back.
"How much did you hear?" He asked, his voice hoarse.
You cringe, but keep rubbing his back, soothing him. "Just the very end, Criss. Why don't you rest? I'll go stay with Dimitra, I'm sure Naomi won't be hom..-!"
You were silenced with Criss crushed his lips on yours.
You gasp and lean back, but Cirss places his hand on the back of your head gently, twirling his fingers through your hair comfortingly. You sigh and melt into the kiss, but soon Criss pulls back.
He smiles hesitantly at you, still running his hands through your hair. You lean on his shoulder and he smiles against your cheek. "Sorry, but I've been wanting to do that all night."
You lift you head and smile shyly. "It's ok, I wanted it, too."
He smiles, placing his forehead against yours. "Laila, will you do me the honor of being by girlfriend?"
Yes, I know. I'm bad. But, I have to do something to keep you coming back!
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16 year old Palestinian killed and five arrested by Israeli troops
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager and a member of the Islamic Jihad faction on Tuesday night near the town of Nablus in the West Bank. Four other Palestinians were hurt in the incident, including a 10-year old boy who suffered moderate wounds to his chest.
The teenager killed was identified as 16-year old Muhammad Abu Salha. Salha had reportedly been in a club run by the Nablus municipality where a group of youths had congregated. Israeli authorities reported that they suspected the group of planning an attack on Israelis.
Israeli troops also shot and killed Islamic Jihad member Samr Al Ghul on Tuesday night after he refused to stop his vehicle at a military checkpoint south of Jenin.
Also overnight Wednesday, Israeli troops arrested five more Palestinians throughout the West Bank whom Israel believed to be Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, according to Haaretz. A Palestinian fighter was also reportedly injured in the northern West Bank near the town of Jenin.
Tuesday's deaths were the first lethal incidents in the West Bank in nearly a week. Following a suicide bomb that killed six Israelis on October 26 , Israel killed 17 Palestinians.
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- Palestinian boy killed in West Bank as Israeli forces continue raids
- Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli fire in W. Bank, Islamic Jihad member dies of wounds
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Italian People's Party (1994)
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|Italian People's Party
|Partito Popolare Italiano
|Former Leaders
|Mino Martinazzoli, Rosa Russo Jervolino, Gerardo Bianco, Franco Marini, Pierluigi Castagnetti
|22 January 1994
|6 December 2002
|Preceded by
|Christian Democracy
|Merged into
|Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy
|Il Popolo
Christian democracy
Christian left
|National affiliation
|Pact for Italy (1994)
The Olive Tree (1995–2002)
|International affiliation
|Christian Democrat International
|European affiliation
|European People's Party
|European Parliament group
|European People's Party
|Politics of Italy
Political parties
The Italian People's Party (Italian: Partito Popolare Italiano, PPI) was a centrist[1] and Christian democratic[2][3][4] political party in Italy.
The party emerged as the successor to Christian Democracy (DC) in January 1994. The first secretary of the party was Mino Martinazzoli, replaced by Rocco Buttiglione in June, after that the party was soundly defeated in the 1994 general election by both the centre-right and the centre-left, gaining only the 11.1%, as part of a centrist alliance named Pact for Italy. The PPI was a member of the European People's Party.[5]
In 1995, when Buttiglione's proposal to join the centre-right Pole of Freedoms coalition (composed of Forza Italia, the National Alliance and the Christian Democratic Centre) was rejected by the party's National Council, the outgoing secretary, along with Roberto Formigoni and Gianfranco Rotondi, formed the United Christian Democrats, leaving the PPI in the hands of the leftist factions of the late DC.
For the 1996 general election the party formed a list (the Populars for Prodi) with the Democratic Union, the Italian Republican Party and the South Tyrolean People's Party. The list was part of The Olive Tree, a broad centre-left coalition, and won 6.8% of the vote. The PPI was represented in Romano Prodi's first government by three ministers: Beniamino Andreatta was Minister of Defense, Rosy Bindi Minister of Health and Michele Pinto Minister of Agriculture.
In the 1999 European Parliament election the PPI was damaged by the competition from The Democrats (Dem), a centrist and social-liberal party launched by Romano Prodi: the PPI won only 4.3% of the vote, while The Democrats took the 7.7%.
For the 2001 general election the PPI formed an electoral alliance with The Democrats, the Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR) and Lamberto Dini's Italian Renewal (RI). The alliance won 14.5% of vote. In January 2002 the PPI finally chose to merge into the new centrist party, called Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, along with The Democrats and Italian Renewal. The PPI was transformed in a think tank: The Populars ("I Popolari"). In October 2007, Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy merged into the Democratic Party, within which The Populars became an internal faction.
- Secretary: Mino Martinazzoli (1994), Rocco Buttiglione (1994–1995), Gerardo Bianco (1995–1997), Franco Marini (1997–1999), Pierluigi Castagnetti (1999–2002)
- Deputy Secretary: Enrico Letta (1997–1998), Dario Franceschini (1997–1999)[6][clarification needed]
- Coordinator: Dario Franceschini (1997–1999), Lapo Pistelli (1999–2002)
- President: Rosa Russo Jervolino (1994), Giovanni Bianchi (1994–1997), Gerardo Bianco (1997–1999)
- Party Leader in the Chamber of Deputies: Nino Andreatta (1994–1996), Antonello Soro (1996–2001)
- Party Leader in the Senate: Nicola Mancino (1994–1996), Leopoldo Elia (1996–2001)
- Party Leader in the European Parliament: Pierluigi Castagnetti (1994–1999), Guido Bodrato (1999–2004)
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (1 May 2008). Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. p. 967. ISBN 978-1-59339-492-9.
- ^ T. Banchoff (28 June 1999). Legitimacy and the European Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-415-18188-4. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 389. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_140581_en.pdf
- ^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (28 June 2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-642-19413-9. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ http://www.partitodemocratico.it/gw/producer/producer.aspx?t=/documenti/author.htm&auth=33[dead link]


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We are still in the midst of our fundraising campaign. Many, many thanks to all the generosity that makes our work possible!
trailer from passTRESpass 2012
trailer from Andros- somaphrase 2012
We are still in the midst of our fundraising campaign. Many, many thanks to all the generosity that makes our work possible!
trailer from passTRESpass 2012
trailer from Andros- somaphrase 2012
Lots of good news from Athens!
Panagiotis Andronikidis has been making connections with the Immigrants Social Center in Exarhia, Athens as well as Piso Thrania. They have facilitated showing the 2009 documentary to potential participants and to date, we have 30 people interested in participating. The workshop will take place in Exarhia this year. We will be performing the final work at the Anti-Racist Festival.
Jill Woodward has created a trailer for last year's project that we are just beginning to share online. We would love to hear your impressions of the work!
Thank-you for the support we have received for the project thus far, though we are still quite a distance from our goal. Please look for our fundraising letter in the mail! Your support has been vital to the project.
Despina Stamos
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Lots to report! passTRESpass 2013 in development!
May 20- June 10, 2013
The situation in Greece has intensified for our participants. It is both daunting and critical to continue our work there. Last year, we were challenged by the loss of the Kypseli Agora. That challenge led us to a different work approach- we rehearsed across from the Acropolis and in various local sites as well as creating a stage piece shown in two locations.
This year, Panagiotis Andronikidis, director of ELANADISTIKANOUME, our co-facilitator is coordinating an effort to extend our outreach. Participants from previous years that continue creating with ELANADISTIKANOUME will be assisting this year's production by leading some of the exercises in rehearsals with the new participants!
Stay tuned for more details!
Also, somaphrase 2013 will take place in Andros island July 1 through 7.
Come join us!!!!!
Our first local call for participation
Preparations continue for our two residencies in Greece.
In Andros, we are planning to interview and offer on-site improvisations to elders of the island. We have been offered a van so that the workshop will have transportation to villages and coastlines that are difficult to reach, giving us the opportunity to really bring the work to the audiences that really never see it. In exchange, the village elders will tell us stories of life on the island. This will be a part of the source material that we will use, along with the environment to make our final performance on the 31st of August.
Athens, on the other hand, is going through tumultuous times. There are reports of anti-immigrant violence. One of our former participants was attacked this past year. There is , sadly, much despair about what the future holds.Even long time residents are struggling with the new laws. Our plan is to create a safe, creative environment for the participating immigrants.
Inspiring…sigh. Last week Panagioti set up another rehearsal/site workshop at Micro Kavouri Beach. We were joined by Abdul, Sedat, Vicky, Patricia and three documentarian collaborators, Tristan, Damien and Elena. The site, a popular beach near Bouliaghmeni has a small island with the ruins of a fort about 300 feet from the shore. This was the space for our investigation.
It was breathtaking to see Abdul transformed into a snake/crocodile, Sedat softening into a rock wall, Patricia exploring crab-ness as Vicky became the sea. The experience was truly beautiful! Thank-you Panagioti for making it happen! The healing aspects of working in nature excite me. I will be posting Damien's photos!
Happy Spring!
We are extremely excited about our upcoming workshops and performances in Greece this summer.
On August 16-31, Damaris Webb, Jill Woodward and myself will be facilitating somaphrase- dancing the translation, a site specific dance workshop and performance on the island of Andros, in Greece. We will be joined by Panagiotis Andronikidis (ELANADISTIKANOUME GR) Of course, you are invited to participate or just spread the word!
In September, we will continue passtrespass with the immigrants at the Kypseli Market Community Center in Athens. This is an extremely trying time for the people of Greece. Our goal is to create a safe, creative environment, as well as an empowering performance platform for those who are hit hardest by the current situation.
video passtrespass
this work was supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.


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There is some sort of internal force governing the behavior of Balkan grandmothers in the presence of their grandchildren. This mysterious force turns normal human beings into well rehearsed feeding machines; permanently shadowing hyperactive toddlers, a plate in one hand and a well-composed bite in another (a little piece of bread, some vegetable, a chunk of meat if they manage…) always aiming for the kids' mouth, using every single chance said mouth is open (be it for purposes of speech, laughter, cry, whatever..) to park the bite inside.
We typically spend our weekend lunches (and the ensuing afternoons) visiting grandparents. For us, it is an opportunity to sit down to a proper meal which I didn't quickly scramble in the kitchen while the toddler was getting into one trouble or another. For Ognen, its an chance to explore new rooms and spaces, marvel at other washing machines, test car toys on unfamiliar surfaces, hide behind doors and generally run around squealing in delight. For the grandpas, its a weekly dose of physical exercise. For the grandmas, its the ultimate test of seeing how much food they can stuff into him.Read More


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The Desperados
In the closing days of the Civil War, fanatical Parson Josiah Galt and his three sons, Adam, Jacob, and David, are leaders of a gang of southern marauders. Josiah, driven by his lust for revenge for the death of his Indian wife, attacks the Kansas town of St. Thomas. David, recalling his dead mother's prophecy of doom upon the family and repulsed by the carnage caused by his father and brothers, breaks with the gang after his brother Adam tries to rape one of the town's young girls. David is captured by his own men and brought before his father, who accuses him of treason and sentences him to be executed. David escapes, joins his wife, Laura, and together they flee to Texas, where they live for 6 years under an assumed name. After the war, Parson Galt and his sons continue to loot and pillage, and they eventually reach the Texas town where David, Laura, and their young son, Pauly, live.
HANG ON TO YOUR MONEY, YOUR WOMEN and YOUR LIFE! Here come the DESPERADOS!
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Hey everyone! I'm quite new to Watt pad. I am currently writing my first story on this website and I'm not sure what to call it so I called it Unknown. I hope you like my stories but please don't judge too harshly because I am just a beginner. I'm a big fan on anime and manga and asian stuff so I am planning on writing fanfiction. I also like KPOP. My type of Novels are Romance and Fantasy. Other things are an exception as long as they have at least alittle romance. I have currently given up on Unknown and have started a new story called Love Is A Stranger (Or So It Seems). I havent uploaded it yet and im planning on uploading soon but the problem is that I don't have a good cover yet and i want to get a cover before i upload. I love drawing manga and if theres a way to upload my drawings, ill try to upload them.
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Russia plans rail track bypassing Ukraine - RussiaPublished 15.09.2014
Russia announced plans on Sunday to finance new railway tracks that bypass Ukraine, whose government accuses Moscow of supporting separatists in a conflict that has killed some 3,000 people, reports World Bulletin.
Dostyk – Kazakhstan's rail gateway to China
International Transport Journal from 14.08.2009
International customers are showing steadily growing interest in rail transport to/from West and Central Asia. Kazakhstan could develop into a hub for rail traffic between Europe and Asia. The border crossing point Dostyk, the only rail gateway between China and Kazakhstan, plays a pivotal role there. Kazakhstan is one of the countries that the Swiss service provider InterRail, a specialist for eastbound rail services, is focusing on. «This has to do with the increasing amount of interest in transport services to/from West and Central China that our international customers have been showing in recent years,» explained Hans Reinhard, managing director of the InterRail Holding in St Gallen. The railway's relatively short transit time of 13–19 days from the Chinese hinterland to Central and Eastern Europe, and even as far as Western Europe, is an undoubtable advantage, compared to the number of days required for the sea route. In addition, the time taken to reach a Chinese port is steadily growing as the country's economic development proceeds further inland. «Kazakhstan actually has great opportunities to develop into an attractive hub for Euro-Asian rail traffic. This fact holds true despite current instabilities in the rail transport sector due to the global financial and economic woes,» Reinhard observed.
Downturn opens up opportunities
The director is very pragmatic about the growth stoppage in Sino-Kazakh railfreight traffic and sees it as an opportunity to balance out certain problems. The time when thousands of railcars were waiting for clearance at the Sino-Kazakh border checkpoint Dostyk-Alashankou is over for the time being. He hopes that the current situation can be used to optimise operating processes at Dostyk-Alashankou and improve wagon management. «Although a second rail link between Kazakhstan and China has been planned, we will be obliged to live with the fact that there will only be a single railway border crossing point between the two countries for a few more years. The difficulties that crop up there need to be addressed too.»
Dostyk (formerly Drushba), Kazakh¬stan's railway border crossing point to China, was created in the 1990s after Kazakhstan gained independence from the former Soviet Union. The Dostyk post gave the new nation its own rail gateway to China. The gap between the rail networks of China and Kazakhstan was closed by the construction of a track through the Dzungarian Gate, a narrow valley surrounded by high mountains. The geographical and climatic conditions there are rather inhospitable. «The railway staff and all the personnel who are responsible for managing train services and the border crossing post, and who perform their tasks in a reliable manner, have earned our respect,» Reinhard underscored.
Today, Dostyk and its Chinese counterpart Alashankou form an efficient, universal handling complex between China's normal gauge rail network (1,435 mm track width) and the wide gauge system (1,520 mm) in use in the CIS. The SMGS legislation (agreement on international goods transport by rail) which is in force in Eastern Europe and which has been adopted by China and Kazakh¬stan, clearly states that freight handling between different railway systems is the responsibility of the accepting party. Therefore exports flowing to China are cross-loaded in Alashankou. Goods being shipped in the opposite direction are dealt with in Dostyk.
Close collaboration on both sides
All arriving trains are generally unloaded and the consignments are transferred to the other railway's wagons. This means in practice that any increase in efficiency at this interface depends on the development of both sides. Moreover, the other party's loaded trains have to arrive on time to ensure that sufficient empty railcars are available. The imbalance in goods flows leads to artificial constraints. All involved parties are relieved that China is finally discovering this western gateway to neighbours in Central Asia and even to destinations in Europe, as this has helped to reduce the inequalities in the volumes of shipments.
There is close cooperation between Kazakh Railways and the Urumqi railway administration, the branch of China's railways that is responsible for Alashankou. This helps to prevent congestion on the only rail connection between the two countries. The two railways issued a joint report for the year 2008 on 26 December. The results showed that the volume of consignments passing the Dostyk-Alashankou border crossing post in 2008 amounted to around 12.6 million t of goods (approximately 4.5% more than in 2007). Some 6.152 million t originated in China, which equates to an increase of 1.1 million t, compared to the preceding year. According to last year's figures, the border checkpoint handled eleven trains per day that were heading for China, and twelve trains per day that were going to Kazakh¬stan. This year, the border complex plans to process a volume of 13 million t. It will be difficult to achieve this target, given the current situation. However, increases in regional trade flows could compensate for the loss of other volumes. It is still impossible to say whether the political unrest in China's Xinjiang province, to which Urumqi and Alashankou belong, will have an effect on goods flows.
Container traffic gaining ground
Information from both railways indicate that container transport rose substantially in 2008. A total of 133,865 boxes crossed the Dostyk-Alashankou border last year. Of this number, 91,567 containers that were cross-loaded in Dostyk were either in transit or were being imported into Kazakhstan. The greater part of these boxes were transported on Chinese «O» wagons and then transferred to flat-bed railcars or container wagons operated by CIS railways.
Greater attention is to be paid to container haulage in future. In line with this, it is intended to establish a joint venture for container transport services. Furthermore, some general improvements are to be achieved this year. The focus will be on electronic data exchange – in particular the electronic transfer of waybill details. Consignment processing has been carried out on a one-stop principle since the end of 2008. All the various services (customs, phyto-sanitary, veterinary, border inspections, etc) were relocated to a single site. This is also considered to be a way to reduce corruption.
«The complex task of developing the Dostyk railway border crossing point is a key element towards maintaining international train services on the trans-Asian magistral railways,» said Askar Mamin, the president of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the country's national rail transport provider, when explaining the next measures to expand and modernise Dostyk. The first plan focuses on Dostyk station, where a new axle-gauge changeover facility for 360 railcars per day is to be built. This will be complemented by groups of rail tracks for normal and wide gauge rolling stock, as well as by an additional handling complex. The second part of the plan is dedicated to improvements on the stretch of railway between Dostyk and Aktogai, where trains get access to Kazakhstan's main railway network. The most important question – whether to build a double track electrified rail link along this route – has been apparently left open. Information from the Kazakh railway's administration reveals that no money has been earmarked in its budget for such a project. The possibility of implementing the scheme by granting a concession has still not been considered.
Handling 25 million t per year
«The Kazakh government has set itself the task of raising the capacity of the Dostyk-Alashankou complex to 25 million t per year in the next decade. That goal cannot be achieved without augmenting the access route to the country's main railway network,» InterRail's managing director estimated. His company wants to use intelligent solutions for the transport services that it controls to help enhance the attractiveness of the rail connection via Kazakhstan. «We are currently examining the possibility of sending some of our container traffic to China via Dostyk and weighing up the roll-out of new services for customers on this route. We have spotted interesting opportunities thanks to our representation in China and our parent corporation TransInvest's dense network in the region,» the far-sighted manager declared. Reinhard and other experts are of the opinion that if the SMGS agreement were to be more flexibly administered, then capacities on both sides of the border crossing could be better exploited. As a matter of principle it should be possible to form trains destined for China on the Kazakh side of the border in Dostyk. «Obtaining a stake in a logistics centre in or around Dostyk could be of interest to our group,» Reinhard ventured to say. «We know that a number of Kazakh and international groups are about to get a foothold in or around Dostyk, as this could benefit their business in future. Some of the entities have already purchased tracts of land in Dostyk and plan to develop and offer a range of logistics services for the whole of Central Asia from that location. I am therefore certain that we can expect to see some new interesting developments.»
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