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Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you are thinking of buying a gift voucher or have bought one already, we have outlined answers to questions that are sometimes asked. If you are not able to find the information you require, please do get in touch with us at +44 (0)161 827 4000 or firstname.lastname@example.com
1. Which delivery option should I choose?
The following mailing options are available to customers ordering from the UK:
UK 1st class delivery - standard Royal Mail UK 1st class delivery service.
Please then allow 5 working days for the voucher to be delivered by Royal Mail.
(Please note, UK First Class post does not guarantee delivery within above timescales, and cannot be traced if it goes missing.)
UK Special delivery - standard Royal Mail UK Special delivery.
This will be tracked by Royal Mail and requires a signature from the recipient.
Special Delivery guarantees receipt of the vouchers by 1pm on the next working day (not weekends).
Please make sure that you (or the Recipient) are available to sign for the delivery otherwise it will be returned to the sorting office for collection. Please note that if you place an order on a Friday before 12 noon, Royal Mail will not guarantee delivery on Saturday but will guarantee delivery by Monday.
Please allow seven days for delivery during peak postal time.
There is no dispatch or delivery on UK bank holidays and weekend.
Please note that delivery is by Royal Mail therefore we cannot be held responsible for delays caused by the postal system.
Airmail - standard Royal Mail Airmail delivery. This should be selected for any overseas gift voucher orders.
International Signed For - standard Royal Mail Recorded Overseas delivery. As with UK Special delivery the delivery is recorded and a signature is required upon delivery.
If you use International Signed For with Airmail delivery Royal Mail has a target time of within five working days to Western Europe, six working days to Eastern Europe and seven working days for the rest of the world. By Surface mail, it may take up to two weeks for Western Europe, four weeks for Eastern Europe, and up to eight weeks elsewhere.
If your item is not delivered, please allow up to 25 days after posting before you consider it lost. This is because your item may have been held in customs or be in the process of being returned to sender if it could not be delivered for some reason.
Email (Where Available) (free of charge) - An automatic email with a gift voucher link will be sent as soon as the transaction is completed. This can be sent to either the purchaser or the recipient.
N.B. This is a system generated email and therefore may go to the email recipient's junk or spam email folder. Please also take care when entering email address that it is correct. If an email delivery fails SK Chase will attempt to contact you to advise that the email has been returned to SK Chase 'undelivered' and will try to get another email address. If you have difficulty opening your gift voucher link please see below.
The following supplements will apply:
- Email - Free of charge
- UK First Class - £4.29
- UK Special Delivery (Order Before 12 Noon For Next Day Delivery On Working Days) - £9.65
- Airmail - £9.78
- International Signed-for - £14.02
2. When will the gift voucher(s) be received?
Orders will be dispatched in accordance with the following timescale:
• For orders placed on a working day (Monday - Friday, excluding bank holidays) before 12 noon, the order will be despatched the same day.
• For orders placed on a working day after 12 noon, the order will be dispatched the next working day.
Please allow seven (7) days for UK delivery during peak postal time. There is no dispatch or delivery on UK bank holidays or weekends. Please note that delivery is by Royal Mail therefore neither SK Chase nor The Lowry Hotel can be held responsible for delays caused by the postal system. We accept no liability for any delay which may occur in the delivery times which are due to circumstances outside their control. You may cancel an order in such circumstances. To cancel your order, please contact SK Chase at email@example.com or by phone at 0344 371 0071. Please see 'What delivery option should I choose?' (above) for more information on delivery options.
On some occasions where SK Chase has dispatched your gift voucher order it gets lost in the post. If you have not received your order 3 -4 days after placing the order (or 25 days in the case of International Signed For delivery) please contact SK Chase. SK Chase may need to cancel your original order and issue you with a new gift voucher. In this situation you should destroy the original voucher if it is eventually received as it will no longer be valid.
If the delivery deadline for any gift vouchers is missed and any of the following apply, then you may cancel your order straight away:
• SK Chase (or The Lowry Hotel) has refused to deliver the gift voucher;
• delivery within the delivery deadline was essential (taking into account all relevant circumstances); or
• you told SK Chase (or The Lowry Hotel) beforeThe Lowry Hotel accepted your order that delivery within the delivery deadline was essential.
If you do not wish to cancel your order straight away, or do not have the right to do because the above do not apply, you can give SK Chase (acting as The Lowry Hotel's agent) a new deadline for delivery, which must be reasonable, and you can cancel your order if the new deadline is not met.
If you do choose to cancel your order for late delivery and you have ordered more than one gift voucher, you can cancel in respect of one gift voucher or all of the gift vouchers, unless splitting them up would significantly reduce their value. After you cancel your order SK Chase (on behalf of The Lowry Hotel) will refund any sums you have paid to SK Chase for the cancelled gift voucher and its delivery.
3. How do I open my gift voucher link?
The link should open when you left click on it, however you may need to copy and paste the link.
Copy the gift voucher link text by left clicking on the line(s) of text (highlighting the whole line), then right click and select 'Copy'.
Open your internet browser and paste the gift voucher link into your address bar by right clicking and select 'Paste'.
You will now be asked to enter your email address to verify that you are the recipient.
You should enter the email address exactly as it was entered at the buying stage. If the email address is not entered identically as it was when the item was purchased it will not let you open the gift voucher page.
Once the correct email address has been entered, your gift voucher should now appear on your screen.
Print the gift voucher
4. I have received an email with a link to my receipt but cannot open the link, how do I open my receipt link?
The link should open when you left click on it, however you may need to copy and paste the link:
Copy the receipt link text by left clicking on the line(s) of text (highlighting the whole line), then right click and select 'Copy'.
Open your internet browser and paste the receipt link into your address bar by right clicking and select 'Paste'.
You will now be asked to enter your email address to verify that you are the buyer of the gift voucher. You should enter your email address exactly as it was entered at the buying stage. If the email address is not entered identically as it was when the item was purchased it will not let you open the receipt page.
Once the correct email address has been entered, your receipt should now appear on your screen.
Print the receipt.
5. How do I cancel a gift voucher purchase?
You can cancel your order at any point by selecting the 'Cancel Order' button however if you have completed the transaction and realise that you've made a mistake or purchased a gift voucher(s) that you no longer want SK Chase will be happy to refund your card in accordance with the provisions below.
The following provisions will apply in respect of all gift vouchers, unless:
(a) the gift voucher is for a specified date or period of performance; or
(b) the gift voucher is for:
- any products made to your specification or clearly personalised;
- newspapers, periodicals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts for the supply of such publications;
- any goods which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly (such as food or fresh flowers);
- any alcoholic beverages where (i) their price has been agreed at the time of the conclusion of the contract; (ii) the delivery of them can only take place after 30 days, and their value is dependent on fluctuations in the market which cannot be controlled by the trader; or
- software, DVDs or CDs which have a security seal which you have opened or unsealed,
in which case the gift voucher is non-refundable and non-transferable unless otherwise agreed by The Lowry Hotel.
You have the right to cancel your order with us starting from the date of the Confirmation email (which is when the contract is formed), until either:
(a) 14 days from the day after the day of receipt of your gift voucher (the "Cancellation Period" if your contract is for one gift voucher; or
(b) 14 days from the day after the day of receipt of the last of the gift vouchers ordered (the "Cancellation Period"), if your contract is for multiple gift vouchers which are delivered on separate days.
If you wish to cancel your order either before or after you receive the gift voucher, you must notify SK Chase within the Cancellation Period that you have decided to cancel the contract. The easiest way to do this is to contact SK Chase in accordance with the complaints and queries section below or you may use the cancellation form which can be accessed by clicking this link. which you can fill out and return to SK Chase by email. If you decide to cancel by email, with or without the cancellation form, your cancellation will be effective from the date you sent SK Chase the email.
Should you cancel the contract within the Cancellation Period, SK Chase (on behalf of The Lowry Hotel) will then refund you the price you have paid for the gift voucher(s) within 14 days after the day on which SK Chase receives the notice of cancellation from you (irrespective or not of whether you have received the gift voucher.)
This refund will include the delivery charge paid by you (providing (i) you have cancelled your order within the Cancellation Period; or (ii) the gift voucher is faulty or mis-described, in which case SK Chase (on behalf of The Lowry Hotel) will refund the delivery charges (if the postal delivery option was chosen). In respect of a refund of the delivery charges paid by you, the maximum refund will be the costs of delivery by the least expensive delivery method we offer (the cost of UK First Class post). If you have already received the gift voucher which you have cancelled, you should destroy it. If SK Chase finds, after SK Chase has received your notice of cancellation, that the gift voucher has been used you shall not be entitled to a refund.
6. How do I order more than 1 gift voucher?
Simply 'Add to Order' as many gift vouchers as you like by using the 'Continue browsing' button. You can also remove items from your order by using the 'Delete' button.
If you would like to purchase more than 1 of the same type of gift voucher simply click on the 'Duplicate' button when in your basket.
You can select different email addresses (but not postal addresses), recipients and personal messages for each of the vouchers in your order. Please follow the on-screen instructions.
7. My gift voucher is about to expire and I haven't used it yet. Will I be able to extend the validity of my gift voucher?
It may be possible for us to extend the validity of your gift voucher, however we cannot guarantee this. Please contact The Lowry Hotel directly to check if it can offer an extension.
See 'Contact Us' page for our contact details
8. I'm attempting to purchase a gift voucher but have received a failed transaction message ('Payment has not been accepted') at the end of the transaction. What should I do next?
There could be several reasons why this may be happening. Despite there being sufficient funds in an account banks occasionally decline payments due to it being unusual buying behaviour.
This can be easily rectified by contacting the bank and advising them that you are trying to make an online purchase.
Please contact SK Chase directly for further help on 0344 371 0071 or email@example.com
9. I've received my gift voucher but there is a spelling mistake / error on the personal message. Can I get it amended and re-issued?
Yes, in most cases. Please contact us directly quoting your gift voucher reference number and we will make the necessary amendments and re-issue the gift voucher. The original gift voucher should then be destroyed as it will no longer be valid.
If you are unhappy with any aspect of the presentation of your gift voucher please contact SK Chase immediately so that we can rectify the situation where possible. Please however be aware that the hotel themselves select and supply the gift voucher stock, so we are limited with what can be achieved.
10. I have received a gift voucher but I don't know who it's from. Can you tell me who bought it for me?
Yes. Occasionally the person buying the gift voucher may ask for the gift vouchers to be sent to the recipient directly but forget to add who the gift is from.
SK Chase has all of the buyers details stored on our system so it can easily retrieve your order and tell you who purchased the gift voucher.
11. I have received a gift voucher, how do I redeem it?
Please get in touch with us to book your gift voucher experience. Please use the contact details printed on your gift voucher(s).
12. I've lost my gift voucher. Can I still make a booking / redeem my experience?
Unless otherwise specified under the terms and conditions of your voucher, SK Chase should be able to retrieve your gift voucher on our system by carrying out a name search so please contact SK Chase. (See 'Contact Us' page)
I've received (or purchased) a monetary gift voucher but don't want to use it all in one transaction. Is it possible to receive smaller denomination gift vouchers or to be given another gift voucher(s) with the remaining balance?
All gift vouchers do state that no change will be given however it may be possible for SK Chase to re-process the order in smaller denominations so that you can redeem the smaller value vouchers on several occasions rather than one voucher on one occasion.
13. Are you able to provide me with a VAT receipt?
No, I'm afraid that SK Chase cannot supply a VAT receipt nor a VAT invoice.
VAT receipts can only be issued by The Lowry Hotel, as you have purchased one of their gift vouchers, and not an SK Chase voucher.
If you require a VAT receipt please contact The Lowry Hotel directly to request this.


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New Zealand seems to be the destination of choice for wayward Antarctic penguins.
The BBC reports that a Royal penguin was found Sunday washed ashore on a beach in New Zealand, where another penguin, a three-year-old emperor dubbed "Happy Feet," turned up in June 2011. Months later, Happy Feet was released, ostensibly destined for a return to his homeland. Sadly though, he is believed to have been eaten, possibly by a shark, sometime after his release into the Southern Ocean.
Veterinarians say the latest arrival, "Happy Feet, Jr.," is being cared for at a Wellington Zoo. Scientists there believe the "young male" may have departed about a year ago from a breeding colony on Macquarie Island, more than 1,200 miles away, and drifting been around since then.
The BBC quotes Lisa Argilla, a vet at the zoo, as saying the flightless aquatic bird had possibly struggled to find enough food and come ashore to go through his seasonal molting.
"It's very weak, doesn't want to stand. It's making very small progress every day but it's still in critical condition," Ms. Argilla told the TVNZ channel.
Argilla told the French news agency AFP that Happy Feet, Jr. was having some kidney trouble and she said "hopefully we can reverse that, feed him up and bring him back to good health," but she added that it's "touch and go for at the moment."
The penguin was found on Sunday by Jenny Boyne, who was walking along Tora beach on New Zealand's Wairarapa coast, says The New Zealand Herald.
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You know, many of those injured and all three of the people who were killed at the scene of the Boston Marathon were there to cheer on the runners. They weren't running. Running is usually a fairly solitary sport, but a marathon is a unique moment when these athletes run alongside others, for one thing, and they're cheered on by sometimes thousands of spectators. Runners rely on those familiar faces and their cheerful signs to motivate them through all 26.2 miles.
And runners, we want to hear from you right now: When has a spectator changed y our experience of running a marathon? 800-989-8255. Our email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also join the conversation by going to our website. It's npr.org, and then click on TALK OF THE NATION. Joining me now is Erin Ryan. She's a runner herself. Yesterday, she wrote the essay, "The People Who Watch Marathons" for the website Jezebel, where she's a contributing writer. And she joins us by phone from her office in New York City. Welcome, Erin.
ERIN RYAN: Thank you so much for having me, Celeste.
HEADLEE: How many marathons have you run?
RYAN: I've just run one, but I'm training for my second this fall in Chicago.
HEADLEE: Oh, well, congratulations. You ran the Chicago Marathon in 2010, right?
RYAN: That's correct.
HEADLEE: Was there a spectator who made a difference for you in that race?
RYAN: All of the spectators made a huge difference to me in that race, but there's a couple that really stand out. First of all, my mom and dad showed up. They drove all the way down from Wisconsin to see me, and at mile 21, my mom jumped in and ran with me from miles 21 to 24.
HEADLEE: Oh, wow.
RYAN: And if she hadn't been in there with me, I don't know if I would've been able to finish it. As you may or may not know, when you're training for a marathon, you never run an actual marathon before race day. The furthest I had gone up to that point with mile 20. So having her there really changed the experience for me.
But there were also a few strangers that really made a difference, I mean, people that I've never seen before and that I probably never saw again. There were people that kind of camped out in a desolate stretch where there's not very many fans - it's kind of far away from all the terrains - with signs that were yelling for me as I came by right around mile 18, 19. There were people doing - there are men dressed up like cheerleaders in Boystown cheering for all these people that they didn't know.
And in Pilsen, which is the Mexican-American community, there was a mariachi band, and everybody came out onto the street and they were cheering for us, and it was amazing. And without the crowd, I don't know that I would've been able to finish, and I think most marathon runners feel similarly.
HEADLEE: You know, what is the difference between a spectator at, say, a baseball game or a soccer match, and a spectator at a marathon?
RYAN: Well, marathons are primarily a test of your tenacity and endurance. And, you know, there's never a question when someone walks out onto the field, in most cases, whether or not they're going to be able to finish a baseball game - unless, you know, we're talking pitchers. But this is a test of being able to keep going, and having spectators there telling you yes, yes, you can do it, and pulling for you. Everybody there on the course wants every runner to succeed. There's no one there that is cheering against you. And that's, I think, why marathons are so unique, or large-scale running events are so unique, is because it's one of the last public, uniformly positive community events in America.
HEADLEE: You know, the running community, in some cases, is quite small and tight. I wonder what you hear from other runners, especially marathon runners. Are people nervous about running another race?
RYAN: Well, the feedback I've gotten since writing the piece has been overwhelmingly positive, and every single runner that has responded to me over Twitter or Facebook or on - in the article's comments has said that these - the incident in Boston has motivated them to go harder, to go faster, to try harder. And I've heard from people that have never seen road races before that this incident makes them want to go watch a marathon, makes them want to go watch people run and encourage strangers and participate in that community.
So I think that if the intent of the attack was in any way to try to deter people from gathering in public, it's going to be a huge failure because marathon runners and marathon spectators are a tenacious group, and this is something that's unifying them.
HEADLEE: And we're putting a call out to runners who are listening: When has a spectator changed your experience of running a marathon? 800-989-8255. With us on the line from Binghamton, New York is Melissa. Hi, Melissa.
MELISSA: Hi.
HEADLEE: So when did spectators make the difference for you?
MELISSA: About, I don't know, 10, 12 years ago, I was training for the first and only marathon I've ever run in Durham, North Carolina. I think it was the first Durham, North Carolina marathon. And I got a minor injury just before, which meant that if I wanted to run in a marathon, I had to find another one, right, around the time I was peaking. And that was in Charlotte about six weeks later, which was about three hours away. And I would never have gone to the marathon if friends hadn't said, you know what, we're going to go with you.
And they are these two women that were my friends but, really, they were more acquaintances. They were kind of my, you know, little angel marathoner buddies, drove with me out there, spent a night in the hotel with me, showed up at about three different places along the route, put me in the car afterwards, drove me home. And that was my little miracle. I would not have run without them.
HEADLEE: Wow. And then you have them to thank for your achievement. Thank you so much. That's Melissa in New York. And also on the line is Naomi in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. Naomi, have spectators made a difference for you in a marathon?
NAOMI: Definitely. I actually ran my first ultra marathon in February, and it was about 33 miles on the trails. And I had a friend that I had helped out at a previous ultra, and about halfway through - I hadn't been able to eat at all for 16 and a half miles - and he just gave me words of encouragement, met me there at that halfway point and gave me food and told me, you know, eat until you can't eat and keep going. And I ended up finishing my first ultra marathon that day. It was a great experience.
HEADLEE: Your first? Have you run more?
NAOMI: Not at present. I ran the Marine crew marathon last year and then the ultra was my second distance race.
HEADLEE: Naomi, thank you so much, calling from Emerald Isle, North Carolina. And we have an email here from Christie, who says: I regularly run in our state's July 24th heritage celebration - Christie's in Utah - that celebrates the Utah pioneers reaching the Salt Lake Valley. The marathon course traces much of the mountain path these people traveled with their covered wagons. It's a humbling site to emerge from the canyons and see the Salt Lake Valley.
It literally brings me to tears seeing the signs of spectators cheering us on and saying they did it, you can too. Streets full of spectators high-fiving us runners and waiting for the parade later that morning is the highlight of my summer.
And we're speaking with Erin Ryan, who wrote about a piece about the people who watch marathons just published on Jezebel yesterday. Erin, it sounds to me, and maybe I'm overstepping, but what do you think? Do you think there's many marathoners who would not complete the race if not for the spectators?
RYAN: Well, I think marathons are - they're a physical activity, but it's a mental game as well. And a lot of being able to push through those last 6.2 miles especially is being mentally strong. And, I mean, you can play the what-if game. I mean, maybe it would be possible for people to finish without the crowd, but in my recollection of my experience running the marathon, that's what gave me the mental strength to push through when I physically couldn't go any further.
HEADLEE: So you've already said that you think that the runners will be out and still running marathons. What about people watching? Do you think people will be nervous about watching marathons because of what happened in Boston?
RYAN: I think it will be on people's minds as they go to watch marathons, but I don't think that it'll change anybody's behavior. The response that I've gotten from the piece that I wrote from non-runners has been universally positive about the idea of going to watch races. And so I haven't seen anyone or heard of anyone saying that this is going to keep them in their homes instead of along the race path, cheering on the people that they love and the strangers that are also running the race.
HEADLEE: Since you mentioned it, let me read this email from Carissa in Denver, Colorado, who says: I had a random man get in my face and yell at me two miles from the finish line in Chicago in 2010. I had started walking. And he got up in my face and said, come on, you can do it, don't stop now. He got me running again, and I was able to finish with a personal best. I mean, how common an experience is that, Erin?
RYAN: Yeah, it's really amazing. And the runners encourage each other as well, but the spectators are so incredible. I wrote about in the piece there's something that a lot of people do when they run marathons, especially non-elite runners. What they'll do is they'll iron on their first name to the shirt that they're running in and it's - so that people along the path can yell out their name because people love doing that. They'll yell at you...
HEADLEE: Even strangers.
RYAN: Yeah. They'll yet at you by first name, and it's so encouraging to hear them say, you know, go, Erin. But for - when I ran, I didn't do that, so people yelled at me by the color of my shirt. Like, keep running, pink shirt. You can do it. You know, and these people that I've never seen before holding signs, giving me high fives, it was just great.
HEADLEE: We have this email from Jesus(ph) in - I guess in Texas, who says he ran in a San Antonio marathon and it was very, very warm. And Jesus says: Most residents brought out their garden hoses and were spraying water to cool us down. It was so appreciated and gave most of us runners a much needed boost. Thank you, San Antonio. Shout out there to Texas. You know, what's - what is the attraction, Erin, for a spectator of a marathon?
Why - what does the spectator get out of it? They haven't completed a marathon. They don't get a medal. They don't get the triumph of having crossed that finish line.
RYAN: I think people like watching other people succeed. It's the same principle behind why every time on, say, a show like "American Idol," any time any judge has any criticism whatsoever toward any of the contestants, there's booing in the audience even if it's apt criticism. People like watching people succeed at what they're trying to do. And I think a marathon is just a very pure form of that. It's a very - there is a goal, and you complete it or you don't. There's no grey area.
And as a spectator, you know that you are - you can look at the runners, they look at you. And you can know that they heard you and that they're going on maybe because of something you said to them.
I've actually been a spectator of marathons before. My cousin gave birth and then nine months later ran the Chicago Marathon in 2011. Yes, she's amazing. But I watched her run and I stood along the side, and everybody that was around me, we were all yelling for all these people that we didn't know. And then when we finally saw the people that we knew, we would get so excited. And my cousin came over and gave me a high five, and it was just really - it was a really cool experience. I think people like seeing people reach their goals, and they like seeing people succeed; that's why they want to watch marathons.
HEADLEE: You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
We have an email here from Robert in California, who says: I fell in the California International Marathon a few years ago at my own line(ph), struck the side of my face on a piece of concrete. Two paramedics worked on me for about 10 minutes. It was my third marathon in 90 days - whew - so I was determined to finish even if I had to walk. Slowly I recovered while running. And at mile 17, for the first and only time in my 25 marathons, I saw a friend who high-fived me and spurred me onto the finish. I finished in 3:46, only six minutes off my goal, and a darn good time. That's an amazing one from Robert.
And here's one from Aileen in Austin, who says: There's a guy who plays "Chariots of Fire" on the bagpipes every year at the eight mile mark, which happens to be on a steep overpass. I don't know how long he plays but he's been there every year I've run that race, and I can tell you he gives every runner a real boost.
That is awesome. If you happen to be listening, Mr. Bagpipe Player of "Chariots of Fire," please call us at 800-989-8255. And we have a call here from Ochse(ph) - I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly - in San Francisco, California. Ochse, you started out as a spectator of marathons, right?
OCHSE: That's right.
HEADLEE: And - keep the story. Tell me what happened.
OCHSE: Sure. Well, I kind of - I lived in Boston in '04, '05 and just - it was kind of - it's the cool thing to do to go check it out. I never really thought of myself as someone who would be even mildly interested, but then as I saw kind of the raw display of human emotion as people are going by and all kinds of normal looking people who are just putting it all out there and trying their best, it just changed my life to where I wanted to participate in that.
And so I've since run four marathons and each time just the people who, you know, they have like someone was mentioning, garden hoses or orange wedges or, you know, salty things if you need those. Just every - everyone is out there for kind of like this simplest thing, which is run from here to over there, and it's really far and we're all together in it. And so it's just kind of a beautiful thing where people you know and people you don't know can help you.
HEADLEE: Why? What's the - let me ask you the same question I asked Erin earlier, Ochse. What's the attraction? What does a spectator get out of it?
OCHSE: I think the inspiration to push that little bit more and how like each little push that you do can really add up to a lot. And you just see that like manifest so, so like bluntly in like running a long way. And it's kind of like the simplest human's sport, right.
HEADLEE: Yeah. Just you and your shoes and the road. That's Ochse in San Francisco, California. Thank you so much for calling. We're getting great stories. On the line with me is Erin Ryan, who wrote about this. Her piece for Jezebel was called "The People Who Watch Marathons."
So as we begin - as I begin to understand really this relationship between spectators and runners, I wonder, Erin, then what was your response on Monday? I mean, when - especially since the people who are injured were spectators?
RYAN: Yeah. It - on Monday when I first heard the news, I was actually sitting in a meeting, and I started getting a bunch of texts. And it felt sort of like getting like punched in the stomach. I didn't know any of the people that got hurt and the people that I knew that were running the race had already finished. But I couldn't put my finger on why it was so disturbing to me.
And so I left work that day. I went home. I went on an angry run, which is, I think, something a lot of runners can understand. I went on an angry run. And during the run I was thinking that the reason that it made me so upset was because spectators - the people that show up for races are the people that show up for you in life. Those are the people that matter the most to you. And so whoever was hurt, whoever - whatever spectator was hurt was somebody that must have deeply cared or been deeply important to someone that was running the race.
And I was putting myself in the place of a runner or as a spectator and just imaging a violation of that relationship between spectator and runner. And it seemed almost obscene to me. And so the next morning I went on a run again and...
HEADLEE: That's when you...
RYAN: ...the whole - right.
HEADLEE: You thought of this article. That's Erin Ryan.
RYAN: Yeah.
HEADLEE: The piece that she came up with is called "The People Who Watch Marathons." It was published on Jezebel yesterday. She joined us by phone from her office in New York City.
I want to read this email from Diane, who says: My favorite sign in the Little Rock Marathon - half marathon this year: Go random stranger, go. Thanks so much for talking with us, Erin.
Tomorrow, how 15-year-old Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai became a global voice against her country's status quo. Join us for that. But in the meantime, "Chariots of Fire," people. This is TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. I'm Celeste Headlee in Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Most people when they hear the words "football magazine" will automatically think of the modern day versions such as Shoot, Match Of The Day, 442 etc, however football magazines have been around for a very long time.
In fact as way back the late 1870's there were football publications, these were of course black and white editions and the football magazine as we know it today didn't really take off until 1951 when Charles Buchan released his Football Monthly.
Since then there has been several releases which provide a brilliant area of football memorabilia for the collector. The only problem is of course the room your going to need to keep them, for instance Soccer Star ran for nearly 1000 issues which is a lot of magazines !!
What these pages is all about is just highlighting some of these old magazines with a very short history of them and an example of what they looked like and the sort of features they had in them.
Its not going to be some sort of bibliography for each of the magazines with edition numbers and the like, its purely and simply just a quick summary of what is out there in the world of football magazine memorabilia.
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This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.
And I'm Melissa Block. The battle for control of eastern Ukraine heated up again today. Pro-Russian insurgents shot down a military helicopter - killing at least a dozen soldiers, including an Army general. The deaths came days after the Ukrainian military inflicted heavy losses on rebels, who had seized the Donetsk airport.
This latest incident again calls into question the ability of Ukrainian government to suppress the revolt, which Ukraine's president-in-waiting says must happen as soon as possible. NPR's Peter Kenyon joins us now from Kiev. And Peter, first, what can you tell us about the downing of that helicopter?
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: It happened during fighting around the pro-Russian stronghold of Sloviansk. The first official word came from the acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov. He confirmed to the parliament that Army General Serhiy Kulchysky was among the soldiers killed. Turchynov said militants used a handheld anti-aircraft unit to bring down the helicopter.
It's the worst loss for the military since 14 servicemen were ambushed at a checkpoint in the east earlier this month. Later in the day, the National Guard said the site where the attack was launched was hit and destroyed by the military. But we don't have any confirmation that the attackers were still there at that point.
BLOCK: Peter, Turchynov also said that rebels used Russian-made portable surface-to-air missiles to shoot down this helicopter. Can we conclude, from that, that the Russian government is in fact arming the rebels or no?
KENYON: Well, we haven't confirmed yet - Mr. Turchynov's assertion that it was a Russian surface-to-air missile, in this incident. But Russian weapons and gear are turning up all over this conflict. There's even a group calling itself the Vostok Battalion. They openly admit to being Russian citizens. They claim they were trained by the Russian military before coming across the border.
In general, I'd say one shot with the service-to-air missile - whoever made it won't change the course of the conflict- but it has revived this conversation about whether the government is capable of putting down this rebellion at all, let alone quickly. Yesterday, a former head of Ukrainian intelligence was telling a number of reporters about long-term structural shortcomings and strategic problems that began under the former president, Yonukovych. And that can't be corrected overnight.
The military did inflict some big losses on the rebels Monday night at the Donetsk airport - possibly as many as 100 fighters killed, according to some rebels. But even then, it was clear they were lacking the manpower or the will, perhaps, to control the neighborhoods around the airport, where the fighting continued. For Russia's part, it says there's no official involvement in this conflict, although they did say volunteers may be crossing the border. And we know that's happened before in Georgia and elsewhere.
BLOCK: Well, Russia also has stepped up its rhetoric. It's called on Ukraine to stop what it's calls a fratricidal war and start a dialogue. What do you make of that demand?
KENYON: This has been their theme for some time now- dialogue between Kiev and the east. That seems unlikely in the short term. Although officials and analysts here do say they would love to talk with ordinary citizens in the east, they are just not eager to sit down with the armed separatist, who they consider criminals.
BLOCK: And, Peter, the Ukrainian president elect Petro Poroshenko is supposed to be sworn in just over a week from now, Peter. Is that likely to have an impact on the situation in the east?
KENYON: Well, that is a big question. The man Poroshenko will be replacing, acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, says the swearing-in will be taking place on June 7- probably with the ceremony at Kiev's Independence Square. We're hearing Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been invited. We'll see if he is before the day arrives. Now, Poroshenko actually assuming power will certainly give some momentum to this notion that Ukraine is turning a corner - gaining some legitimacy.
It will not, however, make the challenges facing the country any easier. Right now, Mr. Poroshenko is getting strong approval from Ukrainians for taking a hard line against the insurgents. But if this turns into a drawn out conflict with significant civilian losses, a lot of that goodwill may evaporate quite fast.
BLOCK: OK, NPR's Peter Kenyon in Kiev. Peter, thanks.
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When I think about which cheeses that I have in my fridge the most often, goat cheese is definitely up there and I am always looking for new way to enjoy some. Not too long ago I came across this recipe for a baked goat cheese marinara on Culinary Cory that sounded so good that I just had to make it right away! You just cannot go wrong baking cheese until it is nice and warm and melty and I liked the sound of baking it in a tasty marinara sauce . For the marinara sauce I made a simple and yet tasty one with kalamata olives (see below). Once you have the marinara sauce this dish is as simple as toasting some bread and baking the sauce with the cheese floating on top. I did however take one extra step and rubbed some fresh garlic onto the baguette after toasting it.
This baked goat cheese marinara is so good! I could easily have finished the whole thing all by myself in one sitting! Although the goat cheese retained its shape after broiling it quickly melted into the sauce as you pressed into it with your bread creating a really tasty combination of sauce and melted goat cheese…mmm… I was also impressed at how amazingly good the toasted baguette was made by the simple act of rubbing some garlic onto it and it added rather beautifully to the flavour medley.
Marinara sauces are pretty easy to make and I have been making my own for a while now. In their simplest form a marinara sauce is tomato based sauce with olive oil, garlic and herbs. I often like to add onions, carrots and celery for some more vegetable goodness and I often toss in other various things depending on what I feel like at the moment. Given that his dish was so simple with just the sauce and the goat cheese I wanted a savoury sauce that was simple and yet tasty. The carrots add a sweetness to a marinara so they were out and I did not have the celery on hand so that was out too. I had been wanting to try adding kalamata olives to a marinara sauce and I was sure that the sauce would be nice and tasty with just them in. After I made the marinara sauce I pureed it a bit to make it smoother as I figured it would be easier to scoop up with the bread that way.
Baked Goat Cheese Marinara
- 1 baguette (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce (see below)
- 4 ounces goat cheese (sliced)
- Brush the baguette slices with olive oil.
- Broil the slices until golden brown on top. (Note: Watch them carefully as they can burn really quickly on broil.)
- Let the baguette slices cool and then rub them with the garlic.
- Place the marinara sauce in a baking dish and top with the goat cheese.
- Broil until the goat cheese is soft and golden brown, about 4-6 minutes.
Kalamata Olive Marinara
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1/2 cup red wine (optional)
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives (pitted and chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian herb blend
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 handful basil (chopped)
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the wine and deglaze the pan.
- Add the tomatoes, kalamata olives, Italian herbs, bay leaf, salt and pepper and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the basil.
- Puree to the desired consistency. (optional)


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Eric Milton (1-0, 3.00) vs. Sean Marshall (3-3, 3.70).
COMMENTS: Forget yesterday's loss. Forget Friday's loss. And forget Sean Marshall. Remember 17 games over .500. Remember the Giants losing yesterday and Jim Tracy's gift to the Dodgers: two consecutive wins over the Padres. And remember Eric Milton's first win.
Sure, the Dodgers are a little beat up right now. Eric Stults is pitching with a sore thumb. Casey Blake is nursing another strained hammy. Rafael Furcal is being handled with kid gloves. But a win today would give the team some momentum when they return home and welcome back Hiroki Kuroda against the Diamondbacks.
So remember to forget and don't forget to remember. Go (Dodger) Blue!


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In the sport of MMA, there is perhaps no more exciting maneuver than the slam.Here are ten of the best...
Although the majority of attention is given to the knockout punch or a well-executed submission, there is perhaps no more exciting maneuver in mixed martial arts than the slam. It's a move that the fans love and fighters dread…well, those on the receiving end, anyway.
And at UFC 123 this Saturday, odds are pretty good that we'll get to see one.
There's no shortage of fighters capable of executing a slam, but pulling the maneuver off in a professional fight is a difficult task. It requires a great amount of strength and energy, which can come in short supply when you're going three to five rounds with the best fighters in the world.
Amazingly, when compiling some of the best slams in history, we found that no less than four of them were performed by fighters competing at UFC 123. The odds of that happening are so low that we can only assume UFC matchmaker Joe Silva sat down to make this card and said to himself, "I want to see a slam. A good, solid slam."
With that, let's review ten of the most epic slams in our sport's history.
Quinton Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona
Pride Critical Countdown 2004 (6/20/04) watch here
We start the list off with, arguably, the most famous slam, and one that also came to define the career of one-half of UFC 123's main event.
Rampage was still in the early stages of his career when he first appeared with the Pride organization in 2002, quickly establishing himself as a dangerous opponent and a contender in the ultra-competitive 205 pound division.
In June 2004 he faced Ricardo Arona, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace and former Abu Dhabi Under 99kg and Absolute champion. Seven minutes into the first round (note: under Pride rules, the first round was 10 minutes in length with the second and third rounds going five minutes), Arona caught the explosive and unorthodox Jackson in his guard and attempted to secure a triangle choke. Jackson planted his feet and hoisted Arona high into the air with ease as if he were a small child. Arona made the mistake of holding on to the submission, and Jackson made him pay for it with a snap powerbomb that knocked Arona out cold and gave Jackson the TKO victory.
Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton
UFC 34 (11/2/01) watch here
Hughes, whose feud with rival BJ Penn culminates in the third leg of their trilogy at UFC 123, is perhaps the greatest welterweight in UFC history and its most dominant champion.
In November of 2001, Hughes began his memorable run at the top by facing then champion Carlos Newton. Barely a minute into the second round, Newton locked in a triangle choke, which Hughes countered by lifting Newton up off the ground, walking him over to the other side of the Octagon, and resting him up against the cage in an impressive display of strength.
After several moments that must have seemed like an eternity to both fighters, Hughes pulled Newton out from the cage, bringing him down to the mat with force. Newton was knocked out and deemed unable to continue, giving Hughes the win and his first UFC welterweight championship.
It was a memorable, but controversial, finish to the fight. Many felt it should have been declared a no contest, citing that Hughes seemed out of sorts himself from the triangle choke. Newton would get his chance at redemption the following year at UFC 38, but he was stopped via strikes in the fourth round.
Gerald Harris vs. Dave Branch
UFC 116 (7/3/10) watch here
Middleweight Gerald Harris, the third fighter on our list appearing at UFC 123, actually trained with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson early in his MMA career. It appears at least some of Jackson rubbed off onto Harris: he's far more reserved and less bombastic than Jackson outside the ring, but he is every bit as strong, hard-hitting, and aggressive as Rampage is.
In a familiar scene, Dave Branch made the mistake of going for a triangle choke against Harris and paid dearly for his error in judgment. In the third round of their bout, Harris reversed the triangle attempt by hoisting Branch up from under his legs. Harris delivered the slam with force, driving Branch to the mat with his full weight behind it.
The impressive slam made Harris an overnight star. The replay appeared as a highlight on ESPN Sportscenter for days following the event, giving him mainstream exposure and praise from throughout the sports world.
Harris faces Maiquel Falcao at UFC 123.
Tim Boetsch vs. David Heath
UFC 81 (2/2/08) watch here
Our next fighter and final UFC 123 competitor also became an overnight celebrity in the sport after his slam, though with far less panache.
Tim Boetsch made his UFC debut as a last minute replacement against David Heath at UFC 81. With only ten days notice, the IFL veteran stepped into the Octagon against the veteran Heath and finished it late in the first with a vicious and forceful standing throw. It was as if Boetsch willed his opponent to no longer be standing or conscious and executed a maneuver that would seem bullyish if it wasn't against the actually larger Heath. The throw knocked Heath out almost instantly and gave Boetsch the win.
It wasn't pretty, but it got the job done and was a highlight reel moment that fans still talk about to this day.
Dan Severn vs. Anthony Macias
American wrestlers have dominated the MMA landscape in almost every weight class, but in the early days it was Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that ruled the day and was thought to be the predominant form for the sport.
That changed when Dan Severn made his debut.
Severn, a two-time high school Greco-Roman champion and four-time All-American during his tenure at Arizona State University, came into the UFC with an impressive amateur wrestling background. But his opponent, Anthony Macias, came in looking much leaner and more intimidating than Severn. In the early days of the sport, the casual onlookers took one look at the more athletically shaped Macias and figured this would go quickly.
They were right, but for the wrong reasons.
After Macias went for several leg kicks, Severn employed his technical prowess, shooting and taking Macias down. Severn grappled with the outmatched Macias, who desperately tried to break Severn's grasp with elbows to no avail.
Then UFC fans saw the type of slam that they'd previously only seen in the spandexed world of professional wresting.
When Macias began striking at Severn with downward elbows to the back of the head (now illegal under the Unified Rules of MMA), Severn responded by hitting a hellacious belly to back side suplex. He then brought Macias back to his feet for a repeat performance, and this time Macias could be seen trying to shake the cobwebs. Eventually Severn's wrestling, combined with the impact of the back-to-back suplexes, proved to be too much for Macias and he was tapped by a rear naked choke.
Though he eventually lost in the finals of the one-night tournament to fellow UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, Severn's performance earlier in the evening and those slams in particular heralded a new wave of fighters. Wrestling had arrived, and Severn's slam was but a glimpse of the sport's future.
Tito Ortiz vs. Evan Tanner
Although a polarizing figure in the sport, Tito Ortiz has undeniably provided plenty of unforgettable moments for UFC fans during his career, which included a three year and five month reign as the UFC light heavyweight champion. One of the more memorable title defenses during that reign came against future UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner.
As the two fighters felt each other out, Tanner made the mistake of getting close to his opponent and was unprepared for Ortiz's clinch. Ortiz punished Tanner with several knees and uppercuts, intermittently going for a takedown. With double-underhooks secured, Ortiz lifted Tanner off the ground and slammed him with force to the mat, instantly knocking him out cold. The bout took just 30 seconds.
Two and a half years later, Tanner would drop down to 185 pounds and put on impressive performances in wins against Phil Baroni and Robbie Lawler before winning the UFC middleweight championship, which had been vacant for nearly three years. Though he lost in his first title defense against Rich Franklin, his efforts helped establish the division and secure a place in the promotion's history.
Tanner passed away in September 2008.
Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Pride 17 (11/03/01)
Our next slam comes courtesy of two true legends of the sport competing at the apex of their careers.
Nicknamed "The Axe Murderer" for his relentless striking style, Wanderlei Silva had a reputation for his explosive offense, though not necessarily for his grappling or slams. In his second fight against submission ace Kazushi Sakuraba, Silva found himself on the bottom and attempted to work his way back to his feet where he was more comfortable. This proved to be hazardous, as Sakuraba used the opportunity to secure a standing guillotine choke that seemed to spell the end for Silva and make Sakuraba, a hero to his people, the promotion's inaugural 205-pound champion.
It was not to be. Silva countered Sakuraba's standing front chancery by scooping him off his feet and slamming him shoulder-first into the mat, a maneuver that stunned the capacity crowd and broke Sakuraba's collarbone.
Amazingly, the slam didn't end the fight and Sakuraba was able to finish the round. His corner, seeing the damage done by the slam, had no choice but to throw in the towel in-between rounds, making Silva the champion.
Gray Maynard vs. Rob Emerson
The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Finale (6/23/07) watch here
Before he was a contender for the UFC lightweight Title, Gray Maynard got his start on the fifth season of "The Ultimate Fighter," where he made it to the semi-finals before being succumbing to a guillotine choke from eventual winner Nate Diaz.
At the finale he faced his former teammate, Rob Emerson. Although he was over three years away from being #1 contender, it was clear from the outset that Maynard's wrestling was going to give Emerson and the other fighters in the division plenty of headaches, but it was nothing compared to the one he was about to give himself.
After dominating the first round, Maynard started the second by going in for another shoot. He speared Emerson hard in an attempt to take him to the ground. Unfortunately, Maynard had put a bit too much of himself into the shoot and drove himself head-first into the mat.
After hitting the ground, Emerson tapped due to a rib injury resulting from the maneuver. At the same time, a seemingly unconscious Maynard had to be rolled off Emerson, resulting in the referee declaring the fight a no-contest.
In a memorable post-fight interview, Maynard insisted to Joe Rogan that he was never unconscious. Regardless, it provided one of the more memorable finishes in UFC history and made him a familiar name to fans.
Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell
UFC 43 (6/6/03) watch here
Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell first met at UFC 43 to determine an interim light heavyweight championship after champion Tito Ortiz backed out of a scheduled fight with Liddell.
Going into the fight, Couture was already a former two-time UFC heavyweight champion and had cemented his status as one of the greats. Liddell's star was still on the rise as he racked up an impressive resume with wins over some of the best the sport had to offer, including Kevin Randleman and Murilo Bustamante.
Not surprisingly, the fight was one to remember. In the third round, Liddell went for a shin kick. Randy caught it, picked Liddell up five feet into the air, and slammed him to the canvas with authority. He then mounted Liddell and finished the fight with punches, earning his first UFC light heavyweight championship and a slam that fans would never forget.
Jon Jones vs. Stephan Bonner
UFC 94 (1/31/09) watch here
Stephan Bonnar, who became a household name as a participant in one of the promotion's greatest fights in history against Forrest Griffin in 2005, returned to the UFC in January 2009 after a 15 month hiatus due to injury. His opponent, Jon Jones, had just come off an impressive debut against Andre Gusmao and sported an impressive wrestling pedigree as a former State high school wrestling champion and a national Junior College Champion.
Though few knew what to expect after Bonnar's extensive lay-off, nobody saw Jon Jones coming, least of all Stephan Bonnar. Jones put on an absolute clinic, firing off unorthodox but effective striking that shocked and thrilled the capacity crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Jones's explosive offense also included a thrilling German suplex towards the end of the first round reminiscent of Dan Severn's UFC debut. Jones also executed another Greco-Roman throw later in the fight, but it was the flawlessly executed suplex that became cemented in the memories of fans, and the judges who gave Jones a unanimous decision victory.
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Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you're already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for: turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you're struggling, you'll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you've ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide.
This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or prior to, its companion course, Mindshift. (Learning How to Learn is more learning focused, and Mindshift is more career focused.)
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A small leak has been detected in the Evaporative Emission System.
What P0456 really means
The Evaporative Emission System is designed to prevent gasoline vapors from escaping into the atmosphere, and is built around a series of valves, rubber hoses, and a charcoal canister meant to collect vapors as they build up. These vapors are then systematically sent to the engine to be burned off. The computer regularly checks for leaks within this system, either by pumping in air, or by pulling a vacuum, and measuring the time it takes to reach a certain level. When a leak is detected the computer will command the check engine light on and set a P0440, which designates a problem in the system, and another code, such as P0455 0r P0456, to describe the size of leak or other problems in the system..
What causes a P0456 code?
It is good to remember that these leaks are small, in many cases small pinholes about .020", and you should not worry about gasoline gushing out of the car. With the P0456, these small leaks are commonly seen on older cars, as rubber hoses and gaskets dry out. Most of this emission system sits underneath the car, so it's exposed to a lot of the grime and wetness of the road during rough weather. Like it or not, these problems are unavoidable, therefore the best approach is to find a good mechanic
What is the severity of a P0456 code?
Minor. These size leaks should not make the car run poorly however, it will need to be resolved before an official emissions test.
What repairs are needed to resolve a P0456 code?
A diagnostic check will be required to identify where the leakage is occurring. Because there is no noticeable change in how the car runs, many people will wait until just before an official emission or smog check. This may not be the best course of action, as this code usually will take some time to diagnose. Plan on dropping the car off for a whole day, and maybe more than one if parts are not readily available.
What is the estimated cost to resolve a P0456 code?
- Estimated diagnostic cost: $100–$200
- Estimated part(s) + labor cost: $50
- Estimated total cost: $150–$200
The diagnosis might be the most expensive part of the bill. Unlike larger leaks, where components have failed or hoses have broken in half, small leaks are much harder to find. An initial diagnostic fee of $100 is customary with many shops charging an additional $100 if the leak is not found within an hour or if the components are difficult to access. Many times the repair is a new piece of hose, a rubber gasket between two components, or a new fuel cap, all of which will keep the repair portion of the bill under $50. However, there are cases where small leaks develop in the filler neck or even the gas tanks (the metal ones), which will bring repair costs up to the $500 to $600 dollar range.
Keep in mind, pricing will vary by location and your vehicle make and model. Save time and money by using Openbay to compare pricing and book an appointment with a service center in your area.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Co-Chairman Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), will hold a hearing on Monday, June 25, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. in room 419 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The hearing, entitled "Pipeline Politics: Achieving Energy Security in the OSCE Region," will focus on conflict prevention and the security of supply and transit of oil and natural gas. More specifically, the hearing will address such questions as: What factors ensure reliable and predictable supply and transit of oil and gas? What is the United States doing to secure and promote its own energy security? What role should the United States play in Eurasian energy security?
As global demand for energy continues to increase, disruptions in the source and transit of oil and natural gas can be a source of profound economic and political instability. This was demonstrated in January 2007 when Russia halted oil supplies to Belarus for three days, creating a ripple effect on shipments to western Europe. Current attempts at consolidation of oil and gas pipelines by Russia's state-owned monopoly energy companies raise serious questions about the future of Europe's energy security.
Invited witnesses:
Mr. Greg Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary and International Energy Coordinator, Department of State
Ambassador Steven R. Mann, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State
Mr. Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State
Mr. Al Hegburg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy Policy, Department of Energy
His Excellency Yashar Aliyev, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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Hollande Ousts Sarkozy in French Vote
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports on election day in France where voters chose their next president, Socialist Francois Hollande. He defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff to become France's second socialist president since the end of World War II.
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz.
In France, the voters have spoken: a new president elected today and his name is Francois Hollande.
PRESIDENT-ELECT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE: (French spoken)
RAZ: Hollande defeated the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy. It's only the second time since World War II that French voters have elected a socialist to the Elysee Palace. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley is in the streets of Paris where crowds have gathered. And, Eleanor, tell us what you are seeing from where you are at.
ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Well, it's - this is amazing, Guy. I've never seen anything like this since I've been in Paris eight years. I was at the Socialist Party headquarters when he won. And I'm walking through the streets of Paris with crowds of just thousands of people who are making their way to the Bastille, where there's going to be a huge celebration, and Francois Hollande will come later tonight.
People are cracking open champagne bottles, people are yelling out windows, they're beeping horns, embracing. I mean, it's just a movable feast. This is a movable party through the streets of Paris.
RAZ: It looks like he's taken about 52 percent of the vote. Why did French voters oust Nicolas Sarkozy?
BEARDSLEY: Well, I've been asking people that, and the big thing is they want a change. They feel that Sarkozy compromised French values like human rights, justice, equality, you know, all of his anti-immigrant talks. And they're angry about that. They say that's not France, and they want a new president who will make people equal again, who will bring up the little man. They say it's time to put humanity at the top of the political agenda, and that's what most people are saying tonight.
RAZ: So what can we expect from a Francois Hollande administration?
BEARDSLEY: Well, he's already said he wants to meet again with Angela Merkel of Germany and renegotiate this austerity pact to put growth in it. So that's going to be a big thing. One of his people said on the radio today, he'll be talking to Merkel tonight. So we've seen the end of Merkozy, but maybe there will be a Merkellande because Hollande said he definitely wants France and Germany to still work together and lead Europe, but he says things are going to have to be done a little bit differently.
And, you know, tonight, people - the biggest feeling is that this is a breath of equality. The meanness has sort of - they say Sarkozy put his pals in positions of power, and he was, you know, a president of the rich, and he divided people. Tonight, they say France is together with Francois Hollande who always talks about rassembler - that's bringing people together - and that's really the word on the street tonight.
RAZ: It's quite a remarkable victory for Mr. Hollande because for much of his political career, he sort of was playing second fiddle to other, more charismatic leaders. Nobody really ever expected him to become the French president, right?
BEARDSLEY: No, they didn't. And it's really remarkable because, you know, somebody compared it to the tortoise and the hare, and he was. He was this tortoise who started out a year ago, and everyone thought he was boring, and they made fun of him. One of his nicknames was Flanby, after a flan, wobbly pudding. But he has really turned out to be, I have to say, a very intelligent, a forceful - and a good campaigner. And he's become very impressive in the end, and he just kept making his way, making his way, and people fell aside like Dominique Strauss-Kahn who was supposed to be the front-runner, but he was knocked out over, you know, the sex scandal.
And so he just kept coming, he kept coming. And when he finally emerged, he was very powerful. And people were stunned, but he has turned out to be a very good campaigner and a good candidate.
RAZ: Eleanor, when does Francois Hollande move into the Elysee Palace?
BEARDSLEY: You know, it's something like May 16th, so it's a stunningly quick changeover. Sarkozy does not have much time to pack his things and leave. It'll be very quickly now in the next, you know, 10 days.
RAZ: That's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley on the victory of Francois Hollande over Nicolas Sarkozy in the French elections. Eleanor, thanks so much.
BEARDSLEY: Thanks, Guy.
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Contemporary Jews comprise an aggregate of ethno-religious communities whose worldwide members identify with each other through various shared religious, historical and cultural traditions1, 2. Historical evidence suggests common origins in the Middle East, followed by migrations leading to the establishment of communities of Jews in Europe, Africa and Asia, in what is termed the Jewish Diaspora3, 4, 5. This complex demographic history imposes special challenges in attempting to address the genetic structure of the Jewish people6. Although many genetic studies have shed light on Jewish origins and on diseases prevalent among Jewish communities, including studies focusing on uniparentally and biparentally inherited markers7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, genome-wide patterns of variation across the vast geographic span of Jewish Diaspora communities and their respective neighbours have yet to be addressed. Here we use high-density bead arrays to genotype individuals from 14 Jewish Diaspora communities and compare these patterns of genome-wide diversity with those from 69 Old World non-Jewish populations, of which 25 have not previously been reported. These samples were carefully chosen to provide comprehensive comparisons between Jewish and non-Jewish populations in the Diaspora, as well as with non-Jewish populations from the Middle East and north Africa. Principal component and structure-like analyses identify previously unrecognized genetic substructure within the Middle East. Most Jewish samples form a remarkably tight subcluster that overlies Druze and Cypriot samples but not samples from other Levantine populations or paired Diaspora host populations. In contrast, Ethiopian Jews (Beta Israel) and Indian Jews (Bene Israel and Cochini) cluster with neighbouring autochthonous populations in Ethiopia and western India, respectively, despite a clear paternal link between the Bene Israel and the Levant. These results cast light on the variegated genetic architecture of the Middle East, and trace the origins of most Jewish Diaspora communities to the Levant.


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Since I started food blogging I have not been eating out nearly as often. When I was eating out it was commonly at pubs and every once in a while I get a craving for pub food. One of my favorite things to order at a pub is fish and chips. Up until now I have not tried to make fish and chips at home as I was worried about deep frying. It had been too long since I last had fish and chips and I was craving it. It was time to try making fish and chips at home! I had seen the fish described as being beer battered on several menus and I wanted to try making beer battered fish. I went with cod for the fish but you could use pretty much any white fish such as haddock or halibut, etc. For the beer I went with Guinness and it gave the batter a nice dark colour. I was surprised by how easy the Guinness battered cod was to make! The batter was nice and light and crispy and the fish was moist and tender and so good! To complete the pub fish and chips experience, I served the fish with chips , cole slaw , tartar sauce , lemon slices, malt vinegar and of course a pint of Guinness.
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