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Apple's settlement over in-app purchasing inches closer to approval, may include 23M refunds
03/01/2013, 09:03 pm
Apple's proposed settlement over in-app purchases made by unwitting children was discussed in a court hearing on Friday, with counsel for both parties hammering out how the Cupertino company will mete out refunds.
Judge vacates 40% of jury's $1.05B verdict in Apple v. Samsung [u]
03/01/2013, 03:03 pm
Judge Lucy Koh on Friday vacated more than 40 percent of the $1.05 billion in damages a jury awarded to Apple in its patent infringement case against chief rival Samsung.
Samsung loses 3G wireless patent case against Apple's iPhone in Japan [u]
02/28/2013, 03:02 am
A Japanese court on Thursday handed down a favorable ruling for Apple in a lawsuit filed by Samsung, which alleged the Cupertino company misused certain 3G wireless patents in versions of the iPhone.
Apple settles lawsuit over in-app purchasing by kids with $5 iTunes credits
02/25/2013, 07:02 pm
Apple on Monday agreed to settle a lawsuit leveled by a group of parents who sued the company after their children spent large amounts of money on in-app purchases, with the company planning to dole out $5 iTunes gift cards, the same amount in cash, or a full refund if the initial charge was over $30.
Apple and Samsung's Australian case so large it calls for 'unprecedented' two-judge system
02/25/2013, 05:02 am
Apple and Samsung returned to Australian court on Monday to continue their years long patent battle, though a consolidation of patent claims has necessitated two federal court judges to hear the case, something that has reportedly never been done in the country.
German court stays Samsung v. Apple 'VoiceOver' suit, could result in patent invalidity
02/22/2013, 08:02 pm
The Mannheim Regional Court on Friday ordered a stay on a Samsung lawsuit against Apple, citing a parallel nullity case that could invalidate the Korean company's patent being asserted against the iPhone's VoiceOver functionality.
Apple and Samsung ordered to narrow claims in upcoming lawsuit
02/21/2013, 06:02 pm
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday ordered Apple and Samsung to pare down their respective cases in a patent suit slated to start in 2014, saying that both parties should know what assertions are strongest after battling in court for over a year.
Greenlight's Einhorn to address Apple shareholders directly in conference call
02/20/2013, 09:02 pm
David Einhorn, whose Greenlight Capital hedge fund is suing Apple in hopes of garnering preferred stock, will hold a conference call with the Cupertino, Calif., company's stockholders on Thursday to discuss an upcoming proxy vote.
Apple likely to have broken SEC rules with 'bundled' proxy proposals, judge says
02/19/2013, 11:02 pm
The federal judge presiding over Greenlight's suit against Apple said that the hedge fund's case has a "likelihood of success," agreeing that the Cupertino company probably broke Securities and Exchange Commission rules when it placed three items into one proxy proposition.
Apple and Samsung identify all infringing devices in Galaxy Nexus patent case
02/16/2013, 01:02 am
In a pair of filings with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday, Apple and Samsung detailed the scope of their respective assertions for an upcoming patent suit scheduled to start proceedings in 2014.
Greenlight's David Einhorn reasserts case against Apple ahead of hearing
02/15/2013, 08:02 pm
David Einhorn, whose Greenlight Capital is suing Apple to block a proposal that would hinder the company's power to issue preferred stock, filed a response to the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Friday, saying that the company's "pro-shareholder" amendment is anything but.
Apple's second suit against Samsung may be postponed until appeals court ruling
02/14/2013, 06:02 pm
U.S Judge Lucy Koh, who is presiding over two California patent cases involving Apple and Samsung including post trial motions for the landmark Apple v. Samsung jury trial, may put the second suit on hold until an appeals court comes to a decision on the first.
Apple says Greenlight suit not in shareholders' best interest, amendment 'unworkable'
02/13/2013, 07:02 pm
In a filing with a New York District Court on Wednesday, Apple offered a point-by-point counter to a suit being levied by shareholder Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, who is looking to strike a proxy proposal regarding preferred stock issuance from an upcoming shareholders' meeting.
Samsung exec calls legal battle with Apple 'a loss' for innovation
02/11/2013, 09:02 pm
During a panel at the D: Dive Into Media conference on Monday, Samsung Executive Vice President David Eun outlined a bold initiative to drive innovative thinking at the intersection of hardware and software, and said the ongoing litigation with Apple is hurting such efforts as a whole.
California court clears Apple in credit card privacy suit
02/04/2013, 04:02 pm
California's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Apple did not violate the state's privacy laws by requiring that customers provide addresses and phone numbers to accept credit card payments.
Judge denies Samsung bid to invalidate Apple patents over indefiniteness [u]
01/29/2013, 10:01 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday entered a ruling that found neither an Apple utility patent nor four design patents are invalid due to indefiniteness.
Samsung did not willfully infringe on Apple's patents, U.S. judge says [u]
01/29/2013, 09:01 pm
Apple v. Samsung Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday handed down some of the first rulings in the case's post-trial proceedings, granting an Apple motion to invalidate certain claims of a Samsung patent but denying five others, including a request for a new trial stemming from a contention that the Korean company willfully infringed on Apple's patents.
Samsung asks judge dismiss Apple's appeal of Japanese court ruling
01/29/2013, 01:01 am
Samsung on Monday asked a Japanese court judge to conclude a patent infringement suit with Apple for which the Korean company won a favorable ruling in August, seeking to end the case without hearing an appeal from the Cupertino tech giant's lawyers.
Samsung tries to get peek at iOS source code in Korean patent suit
01/25/2013, 07:01 pm
In a request to the Seoul Central District Court on Friday, Samsung asked to see the source code for Apple's latest iOS, claiming that it needed access to the extremely sensitive data to confirm that the operating system infringes on a software patent.
ITC to review decision that held Samsung in violation of four Apple patents
01/24/2013, 07:01 pm
The U.S. International Trade Commission announced on Wednesday that it will be reviewing an administrative law judge's initial determination that found Samsung to have violated a number of Apple patents.


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The premise this time is similar to the previous series in the franchise in that it centered on the inescapable fact that people feel compelled to push for what they want, to the exclusion of what's best for the common good. At least initially, this series appears intent on focusing on a man named Shinn Asuka, a coordinator who lived with his family peaceably on an Orb controlled island, until an attack during the previous series killed his entire family (and almost him with it) during an evacuation. Rather than blame the attackers like most sane people would do, he blamed Orb and its ideals (had they allied themselves with one of the groups, the attack probably wouldn't have happened according to him). He now pilots a powerful new Gundam called the Impulse for ZAFT, driven by his hatred of Orb more than anything else. Here's a brief description of the volume, limiting the spoilers as much as possible for those who'd wisely rather see it for themselves:
The episodes were 1) Angry Eyes, 2) Those Who Call For War, 3) Warning Shots, 4) Stardust Battlefield, and 5) Scars That Won't Heal. They set the stage as being in Cosmic Year 73, 18 or so months after the cessation of hostilities from the previous war. Chairman Durandal leads the ZAFT nation and has invited former Princess and currently elected representative Cagalli Athha to tour a manufacturing plant for new Gundams. She knows full well that he's using Orb technology, using scientists and stolen information acquired during the last war and it bothers her greatly given the ideals she shared with her late father (who sacrificed his life to uphold them). He makes no secret that the path to peace, in his eyes at least, involves superior firepower and it isn't long before he recognizes her attaché as being someone other than Alex Dino, but actually Athrun Zala, one of the most skilled Gundam pilots ever to have flown a machine.
During the visit, the plant is attacked by a group that singles out three of the most advanced Gundams and steals them; destroying the rest of the facility before getting out of there. This leads to a lengthy series of fights both around the facility and in space, with the newly commissioned Minerva (a powerful new class of destroyer) hot on the tail of the ship the stolen Gundams have jumped aboard. In what is accepted would be a devastating advance for the enemy, the clock is ticking as the pursuit carries on with a familiar face in charge of one of the other enemy Gundams as well as the enemy ship. One of the things fans will likely enjoy is that for all the preachiness and morality espoused, the majority of screen time was definitely favoring action in the form of battles during these five episodes over the exposition common in the previous series. The limited amount of time where battles weren't taking place happened to be filled by character development and some history of the series, though you'll definitely want to watch the other series first in order to gain the context needed to fully appreciate all the minor details it had to offer.
After numerous fights, another crisis appears to take precedence over the events of the day, inevitably leading to the rekindling of the war in all likelihood. A disaster of epic proportions by an unnamed group intent of carrying forth their ideas regardless of the cost involved. Like Shinn, there are others who can't let go of the tragedies of the past, not caring about the consequences one bit having lost everything in the war. As all sides prepare for the inevitable consequence of the new disaster, the clock runs for those wanting to avoid a war that could finish off the job that the last one started. You'll want to note that the Gundam designs were as cool as every, with some interesting touches that haven't been seen in awhile, but the quality of the battles will be the strongest selling point from what I could see. I definitely think this one earned a rating of Recommended with the special edition probably a step above that (I didn't get a copy to evaluate on its merits so I'll refrain from definitively rating it).
Picture: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: V1was presented in its original 1.33:1 ratio full frame color as made in Japan. The colors, image, and clarity of the show were all top notch with no compression artifacts or noticeable video noise. Most of the show looked like it was traditionally made with some help from computers but every once in awhile, some CGI was employed that stood out like a sore thumb (usually on the capital ships during their flight sequences). For the most part, the show was handled nicely in this area and I only wish other series had so much attention to detail.
Sound: The audio was presented with the usual two choices, a 2.0 Dolby Digital track in the original Japanese with English subtitles or the newly made English dub. I thought the voice acting on each had some merit, with slight nods to the original cast, but even the dub managed to give me a decent feel for the material. If you're a purist, you might want to at least listen to the dub, especially since the sound effects appeared to be remixed a bit in order to use the stereo aspects of the audio track more thoroughly. I also noticed the music score being somewhat richer this time on the dub, with a spot check revealing that this was the case in the last couple of volumes. It was pleasing to hear Japanese pop singer Nami Tamaki back on the ending credits, though I enjoyed the music a lot this time just as always.
Extras: The only extras this time were a textless ending and the usual trailers (that most of you don't count as an extra.
Final Thoughts: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: V1 looks to be another winner in the Gundam universe given the attention to detail on the visuals, the audio, and the storyline that was different enough to keep things fresh yet still drive home the running themes of the various series. There were enough similarities to keep the fans happy but also enough use of clichés in better than average ways to enhance the show and perhaps bring in new fans to boot. The action sequences alone were top notch enough to warrant giving the DVD a few looks but I thought this was a keeper in most ways and well worth your time & money to add to your collections.
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Chloe Ferrari left one of the most important decisions of her life to the waning hours.
The USD volleyball senior was coming back this fall from a torn ACL she suffered at the end of last season, and all the way up to the last days before the Toreros' opener in Hawaii two weeks ago, Ferrari wasn't sure she was mentally or physically ready to return to elite competition. She was considering redshirting.
"It was a mental battle," Ferrari said. "Honestly, I just had to suck it up and get on the court."
She did, and she couldn't be happier about decision. Her team feels that way too.
With four wins in their first five matches – including victories over three top-20 teams – the Toreros have achieved a program milestone. They head into their own USD Tournament on Friday at Jenny Craig Pavilion as the No. 9 Division I team in the country – the highest ranking in school history.
At 7:30 Friday night, USD gets its biggest test thus far against No. 1 USC.
"This year, we're hungry. We're ready to beat these bigger teams," Ferrari said.
A 6-feet-1 middle hitter, Ferrari on Monday was named the West Coast Conference's Player of the Week. In wins over No. 11 Iowa State and No. 18 Illinois, the 21-year-old had a combined 23 kills, five blocks and six digs.
"She has been phenomenal," said USD coach Jennifer Petrie. "This whole road back she's worked her tail off. … She's come out with a vengeance. She's played better now this season than she did all of last season."
In her 15th season at the USD helm, Petrie knew a couple of years ago that this particular campaign could be special. She has five seniors, including All-WCC first-team middle hitter Katie Hoekman, WCC Honorable Mention setter Rachel Alvey, and Taylor Hollins, an outside hitter who transferred from Miami.
USD is often physically smaller than its opponents, but rarely is beaten in depth, tactics or organization.
"The strength of our team is that we have a lot of elite players on the court, but at the same time they don't have to carry the load," Petrie said. "We have four or five players in double digits in kills per night. In my thinking that's a unique and powerful offense we have this year."
Petrie said she intentionally put together a difficult early schedule because she knew this team could rise to face it.
"I've told them that we know there isn't a team we can't compete with," Petrie said, "and when they take to the court that is a feeling that needs to stick with them. We're not going out there to keep the score close against the ranked teams; we're out there to win."
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Men's soccer (1-2-0) hosts Riverside at 7 p.m. on Friday before playing at UCLA (1-1-1) on Sunday in a 4 p.m. game televised by the Pac-12 Network. The Bruins game is a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament second-round battle that USD won 5-2.
Men's soccer (2-0) begins its CCSA season on Friday at preseason favorite Cal State Dominguez Hills as Division II's No. 25 team in the country. It's the first top-25 ranking in the six years under coach Jon Pascale. The Tritons have scored five goals after hitting the net only 17 times last year … Men's water polo (2-2) is ranked 10th, the first time the Tritons have been in the top 10 since last November. Coach Denny Harper continues his remarkable coaching run in his 34th season.
Women's volleyball is 5-0 and plays this weekend against two ranked teams in the UCSD Invitational.
Men's soccer plays its first road matches in Akron, Ohio, after opening 1-2 at home. Senior goalie Blake Hylen had a season-high seven saves in last weekend's 1-0 loss to Irvine. … Women's soccer, in the midst of its longest (0-1-2) winless streak since 2011, plays at No. 5 UCLA on Friday in Pac-12 Network game.
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The 20th-ranked women's volleyball team (12-5) plays in the Vanguard Tournament this weekend after a three-set loss to No. 1 Concordia in which the Cougars lost two of the sets by three and two points.


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For the past 7 years, I have kept The Homeless Parrot. It has been a part of my veterinary student life, my intern life, and now my ER veterinarian life. After 3 years as an ER veterinarian, the stories are starting to sound the same.
Motherhood, a full-time job, and outside interests have kept me from blogging. That and I just don't need the catharsis of words that I once did. My catharsis is now a 20 pound, red-headed ball of mischief that has just recently learned to crawl/scoot, grab the cats, and clap her hands. I don't find myself NEEDING to sit down and write anymore, although I hate to think of the stories that I will forget as a result of this. If there is no need, then there is no drive - hence the 1-2 week pauses in blogging.
Thank you for reading. Thank you for your comments. The support of readers I have never met has been invaluable during some difficult times. Blogging has been wonderful. There are several of you that I consider friends, though I don't know your last names, and we have never met.
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Lemon Dream Ice Cream PieTime: 1 hr.
- 3 cups or half a carton of Perry's Ice Cream - Lemon Pom Cherry
- Lemon and raspberries to garnish
- 1 pre-made graham cracker pie crust
- 1 package lemon pudding, instant
- Prepare lemon pudding as directed
- Combine with softened Lemon Pom Cherry
- Stir until completely blended
- Spoon into graham cracker crust then freeze
- Garnish with lemon and raspberries
- Serve & enjoy!
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why can't someone purchase fools gold ice cream in there local store, our ice cream stands do not carry it any longer, and I am very upset.
Please bring back that coconut ice cream, blizzard of 77, or send me the recipe. Thanks
A buffalo native all my live but recently relocated to louisville, ky but there is no Perry's here? I loved the sherbet always had at least 3 half gallons! is there any way to get this in louisville, ky
Love Perry's Ice Cream. there is always a cantainer or two in my frezzer, all year long.
How we discovered Perry's was Upstate New York,my parents purchased a farm,and that was a very special treat for us.My mom would buy us cones at nite,then when my parents were coming home for the winter,she would purchase these rather large tub with Handel,and it would almost last a few weeks..and now I'm living on long island and need to know the closest stores to me to buy Perrys, thanx,Marianna
ps,otherwise I have to wait to make a trip up tothe area again. Your Ice Cream out does another I have had……
Will you ever consider making lavender ice cream
Im looking for when I can purchase one of my favorite Perry's ice cream flavors,it's called "Zero Visibility".
Do you still make the cherry ice cream sandwiches with the vanilla cookie wafers? If not will you ever bring it back?
Please hurry and start selling Perry's in the south New Jersey area!


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The Conservative Party's General Election campaign has been "mind-numbingly boring", according to former Tory MP Paul Goodman.
But he does point out that elections are not designed to entertain the media or anybody else, but to garner votes.
And that is why Theresa May is conducting such an ultra-cautious, no-risks campaign, occasionally ensuring that journalists are herded into a room where they can't see the action or upset the tranquillity of the occasion.
She is also repeating, ad nauseam, two phrases "strong and stable government" and "coalition of chaos", as though we didn't get the message first time.
The worst feature is the total gentlemanliness of the event so far.
In short it is starved of insults: apart from Boris Johnson calling Jeremy Corbyn a "mugwump" and Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson hitting back by calling Mr Johnson a "flopdoodle", there have been no insults of any merit at all.
The campaign has been conducted with all the aggression of a Sunday school picnic.
The late Labour MP Tony Banks would have livened things up. He once called William (now Lord) Hague a foetus and likened Margaret Thatcher to a "sex-starved boa constrictor".
But even he did not rise to the impressive heights of name-calling of Australian politicians.
Some of the milder and printable ones are: dung-beetle, a lizard on a rock, alive but looking dead, a desiccated coconut, a dead carcass, swinging in the breeze, but nobody will cut it down to replace him, and brain-damaged. Plainly the British politician has a lot to learn.
The House of Commons could have a top professional football referee in its ranks after the General Election.
Conservative Douglas Ross, who is already a member of the Scottish Parliament, is challenging Angus Robertson, the SNP deputy leader, in the UK parliamentary constituency of Moray.
Mr Ross, who earns £5,000 a year as a top referee in Scotland, says he will continue in this role even if he is elected on June 8, a decision which has been attacked by his political opponents.
But it is a tough call. He would have to overturn an SNP majority of nearly 10,000 if he is to be successful.
Award-winning actress and former firebrand Labour MP Glenda Jackson has a novel, if fanciful, plan to ensure that old people are kept happy and fruitfully occupied during this campaign.
"I once said blithely that when I finished being an MP I was going to form an old people's robbery group.
"Everybody ignores old people so we could shoplift and burgle till the cows come home."
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In the recent Holdner Tax Court case, the IRS was able to make an argument that the farming operations carried on by father and son were in fact a partnership and not two separate farming operations that should be reported on their respective schedule F.
In the case, the father and son had operated the farm business together since 1977. However, during these years, the father and son each reported one half of the income on their schedule F. However, the father arbitrarily reported most of the farm expenses on his return. Upon audit, the IRS took the position that the farm operation was in fact a partnership and allocated one-half of the income to each and disallowed all of the farm expenses to both. In addition, the IRS assessed the 20% accuracy penalty against the dad.
The Tax Court reviewed the case and agreed that the farm operation was in fact a partnership, however, they did allow the deductions to be split 50/50. The Court did uphold the extra 20% penalty assessed against the dad.
I know that many farmers who farm either with their children or siblings do so in an informal farm partnership and usually report their income and deductions on schedule F. If this allocation is based upon a formal accounting process, then the IRS is not going to have an issue with the reporting. However, if the income or deductions are allocated based upon the whim of the individuals involved, then the IRS may come in and both disallow the allocation and assess an extra 20% penalty of the tax owed.
If this applies to your farm operation, make sure you review with your tax advisor that you are handling your allocations correctly.
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January 3, 2013
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WAILUKU - The Old Wailuku Inn at Ulupono has been recognized as a 2012 Fodor's Choice selection. This distinction designates the inn as a leader in its field for service, quality and value during 2012.
The editors and experts of Fodor's have been selecting only the top 15 percent of their listed properties and activities as Fodor's Choice award recipients since 1988.
Every year, Fodor's writers experience, examine and evaluate thousands of hotels, restaurants and attractions in their travels across the globe.
While every business included in a Fodor's guide is deemed worth a traveler's time, only those offering a truly remarkable experience are given the Fodor's Choice designation.
For more than 75 years, Fodor's has presented travelers with the very top recommendations from hidden-away restaurants to can't-miss museums, to make sure they're making the most of their travels.
The 2012 Fodor's Choice recipients are the best of the best, providing a remarkable experience in their price range or category.
The inn will receive special recognition in the next Fodor's Maui Guide (2014) and on www.Fodors.com.
"We're especially honored to receive this distinction this year," said Innkeeper Janice Fairbanks, "because in September we celebrated 15 years in business. It's a privilege to serve our visitors and offer them an experience of Hawaii as it used to be."
Since its opening, the inn has been listed on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places; won a "Keep It Hawaii" award for accommodations, the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau's top state honor for efforts to preserve Hawaiian culture; was rated fifth on Travel + Leisure Magazine's Top Ten U.S. Bed & Breakfasts list; received a Historic Hawai'i Foundation Historic Preservation Honor Award; and was the only property in the State of Hawaii to be included on the Fodor's Choice Hotels "Top 20 Hotels of the World" 2005 list.
The inn is located at 2199 Kaho'okele St. in Wailuku. For more information, visit www.mauiinn.com.
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Some Olympiads are born controversial, some achieve controversy, and some have controversy thrust upon them.
Though few editions of the modern Olympic Games have been as bitterly contested as the Beijing summer Games that open in August, these are scarcely the only ones to have sparked dispute. Indeed, those disputes – not sporting achievements – are often what make Olympic Games memorable.
"People will remember a really great athletic moment," says historian David Wallechinsky. "But, in general, it is the controversies that stick out."
A case in point: Sports fans still remember Bob Beamon's massive long jump in Mexico City in 1968, setting an Olympic record that has yet to be beaten. The rest remember the Mexico Olympics for the Black Power salute that US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave from the podium.
Some observers have likened the controversy surrounding the Beijing Games, fanned by pro-Tibet and human rights activists, to the international misgivings about the Berlin Olympics in 1936, hosted by Adolf Hitler.
In both cases, "you have persecution going on before the Games and other countries nervous about bringing teams to compete," says Kevin Wamsley, head of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
Like the Nazis, the ruling Chinese Communist Party clearly hopes that successful Games will reflect well not just on China as a country, but on its political system itself.
Similarities stop there, however, says Susan Brownell, a professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, currently in Beijing studying Chinese preparations for the Olympics. In the Olympic education campaign that the authorities have been running from primary school level to university, she says, "the Communist party is almost never mentioned, and nor is socialism."
At the same time, she and others point out, China is not the militaristic power bent on the physical elimination of an entire race and marching toward world war that Germany was when it welcomed the world's athletes in 1936.
A parallel that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would prefer to draw is with the Seoul Olympics, where the South Korean military dictatorship allowed democratic elections shortly before the 1988 Games.
When China's bid for the Games was accepted in 2001, the then-executive director of the IOC, François Carrard, said, "Some people say, because of serious human rights issues, we close the door and say no. The other way is to bet on openness. We are taking the bet that seven years from now we will see many changes."
There have been few signs of such changes on the human rights front, and other observers point to Tokyo, where the Games were held in 1964, as a more apt parallel.
"The world felt a sense of amazement that a country laid so low in 1945 could present itself as a symbol of modernity," says Jeff Wasserstrom, a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine.
"China has also come back from a traumatic period," Professor Wasserstrom adds. "There is the same sense of potent expansion, of being in a league people had not thought they were in."
In the past, major controversies surrounding Olympic Games have been blown up by established governments: In 1980, US President Jimmy Carter led a Western boycott of the Moscow Olympics in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the year before.
In 1984, the Soviet Union sought revenge, leading its allies in a boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics.
This year, "what is unique is that some very well-organized nongovernmental organizations have occupied a large space in the media" to protest China's policy on human rights, Tibet, and Darfur, creating controversy from the ground up, says Professor Brownell.
They have taken advantage of the Internet, "which offers more opportunities to those who want to protest," says Dr. Wamsley, and also benefited from a press more ready to cover political issues linked to sporting events.
In 1968, several hundred student protesters were killed by the Mexican police a few days before the Olympics opened. But Western journalists, almost all sports reporters, largely accepted the government's account that demonstrators had fired first and that only 15 people had died, an account that was later found to be untrue.
Beijing's security measures, tight though they will be, are unlikely to be as heavy-handed as the Mexico's response. But the Chinese are anxious to forestall another outbreak in a long tradition of individuals and groups using the Games as a platform to broadcast their political messages.
That tradition goes back to the Athens Games in 1906, when Irish triple-jumper Peter O'Connor climbed the flagpole to tear down the British flag, under which he had been obliged to compete, and wave the green flag of his country's independence movement.
In 1968, Mr. Smith and Mr. Carlos's Black Power salutes earned them expulsion from the Mexico Games for breaking rules about political gestures inside competition venues.
More tragically, at Munich in 1972, a group of Palestinians belonging to Black September took 11 Israeli athletes hostage, and killed two of them, demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners. A bungled rescue attempt killed the remaining nine Israelis and five of the Palestinians.
In 1996, Eric Rudolph set a bomb that killed one bystander and wounded 111 others in the Olympic Park in Atlanta. Mr. Rudolph said later that the attack had been designed "to confound, anger and embarrass the Washington government in the eyes of the world for its abominable sanctioning of abortion on demand."
Demonstrators will doubtless seek to exploit the opportunity that the presence of 15,000 journalists will give them to publicize their causes in Beijing. But the government can hope that the sports will eventually overshadow the troubled run-up to the games.
"Unless something really terrible happens... the Games will be OK when they begin," predicts Mr. Wallechinsky. "The day that competition begins, the entire focus will move to the athletics."


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Just a quick post from me as it's been a long day and my bed is calling.
The challenge this week at Less is More is to use scraps. This is perfect for me as since the start of the New Year I've been making a conscious effort to use up some of my massive pile of scraps. Anyone who knows me well will tell you I like order and things to have their place so my scraps are actually very well organised (by plain or patterned card and then into colour groups…sad I know!) but there are just too many of them and I hate to throw something out when I know that something could be made from them.
My scraps are the flowers and the corrugated Kraft card. The paper the flowers are stamped onto was originally some scraps and the flowers themselves are scraps as they were left over from another card I made about six months ago.
The paper scraps were from a MME pad (I think) and the flowers stamps are the 'Dotted Flowers' by Hero Arts. I've added a couple of bits and bobs I picked up in Farnborough at the weekend, some Washi tape and some Card Candi as the flower centres. I've also added a sentiment written on my little Dymo Junior Label Maker.
Thanks for stopping by and again apologies if I don't get round to many of you, my laptop is still broken and Hubby thinks the restore disks that we need may have been packed up and be in storage.
By for now


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By Mark Kennedy
Associated Press
NEW YORK — There's Denzel Washington and Billy Crystal, plenty of Shakespeare and a nice dash of Harold Pinter. There's even a musical of the boxing classic "Rocky" and the much anticipated return of Neil Patrick Harris and "Les Mis." This upcoming season on Broadway seems to have something for everyone.
Stars, stars, stars: Broadway once again will be the destination for A-list celebs, including Denzel Washington, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Zachary Quinto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Diahann Carroll, Mary-Louise Parker, Patrick Stewart, Zach Braff, Billy Crystal, Ethan Hawke, Fantasia Barrino and "Iron Man 3" star Rebecca Hall. Theater buffs will welcome back Cherry Jones, Idina Menzel, Condola Rashad and the British star Mark Rylance.
Multiple characters: Mark Rylance will star in two startlingly different roles: as the love-struck noblewoman Olivia in "Twelfth Night" and as the ruthless and conniving title monarch in "Richard III." And Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley will all tackle multiple roles in "No Man's Land" and "Waiting for Godot." But the most characters this season will be performed by Jefferson Mays, who will play a whopping eight roles in "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder."
Pinterest: Fans of the late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter will be seeing double this season. His play "Betrayal" arrives in October with real-life married stars Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, and a month later a revival of his "No Man's Land" will play in repertoire with "Waiting for Godot," starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. It's the first time since 1976 that two Pinter plays are simultaneously on Broadway.
The Bard: Just two? One playwright will have a staggering four works on Broadway this season — William Shakespeare. First comes "Romeo and Juliet" with Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad in September, then "Twelfth Night" and "Richard III" with Mark Rylance in November, and then a new "Macbeth" with Ethan Hawke, less than six months after Alan Cumming offered his own one-man version. Oh, and Julie Taymor will direct "A Midsummer Night's Dream" off-Broadway and Elizabeth Olsen will be Juliet in her own off-Broadway production.
Singer to stage: Musicals built around legendary female singers and songwriters are coming thick and fast, starting with Mary Bridget Davies starring in "A Night With Janis Joplin" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" starring Jessie Mueller. Off-Broadway this fall will be Dee Dee Bridgewater as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day" and down the road will be "American Idol" contestant Crystal Bowersox in "Always … Patsy Cline." Look for more: Diane Warren's prodigious songbook has been optioned for a musical.
Revive, revive:The second revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" (with Denzel Washington and Diahann Carroll) and the sixth revival of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" (with Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto) are coming to Broadway. The Roundabout Theatre Company will offer the first revival of "Machinal" (starring Rebecca Hall) since it made its debut 85 years ago and also the first revival of Terence Rattigan's "The Winslow Boy." The Roundabout is also reviving two celebrated stage works about marriages in crisis — Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and Donald Margulies' "Dinner With Friends."
New and newish: The creators of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Next to Normal" have returned with the new musical "If/Then" starring Idina Menzel, due on Broadway this spring after a debut in Washington, D.C. Singer Fantasia Barrino and actor Dule Hill team up in "After Midnight," which appeared off-Broadway last year. Woody Allen has adapted his film "Bullets Over Broadway" into a world premiere musical starring Zach Braff, while Mary-Louise Parker will star in the world premiere of "Snow Geese," a new play by Sharr White.
"Yo, Adrian!" One of the more intriguing offerings will be a musical based on Sylvester Stallone's 1976 film "Rocky." It features a score by "Ragtime" veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a story by Thomas Meehan, who wrote "The Producers" and "Hairspray." The director is Alex Timbers, who directed Broadway's "The Pee-wee Herman Show" and directed and wrote the book for "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." The "Rocky" musical was a hit in Germany and will throw its hat into the Broadway ring in the spring.
Gender-bending: One of the most likable, bankable Broadway stars — Neil Patrick Harris — will star in an extremely unconventional Broadway show — "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Harris goes from the family friendly "Smurfs 2" and the hit TV show "How I Met Your Mother" to a German male transsexual rock singer in a tale of obsession, glam rock, a botched sex-change operation and a quest for identity. The kids may have to stay home for this one.
Old home: When "Les Miserables" arrives on Broadway from a national tour in March, it will find a familiar home — the Imperial Theatre, the show's former venue on Broadway for nearly 13 years. The new show marks the third time "Les Mis" has made it to Broadway, but the 2012 film with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried gave it fresh heat.
Books-to-stage: John Grisham's legal thriller "A Time to Kill" comes to Broadway starring Sebastian Arcelus. Robert James Waller's romantic novel "The Bridges of Madison County" arrives, starring Kelli O'Hara. And the musical "Big Fish" — based on a 1998 novel "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions" by Daniel Wallace and also a 2003 film — comes around starring Norbert Leo Butz and with songs by Andrew Lippa. "Act One," the autobiography of Moss Hart, will make it onstage at Lincoln Center.
Mouse returns: Disney Theatrical Productions, which has produced the big hits "Mary Poppins," "Newsies" and "The Lion King," is preparing a new musical based on the animated hit "Aladdin," with new songs by hit maker Alan Menken and direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, whose previous hits include "The Book of Mormon" and "The Drowsy Chaperone." The new musical will first be staged in Toronto this November with an eye to bringing it to Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre in early 2014.
Crystal gems: Billy Crystal's poignant one-man autobiographical show "700 Sundays" was a Broadway success during the 2004-2005 season, playing to sold-out houses and winning a Tony Award for special theatrical experience. Crystal took it on the road, both in America and abroad. Now it's coming back — to die. Crystal insists he's saying goodbye to the show in the city where it all took place. Previews begin in November.
In the works? Newly crowned Tony-winning lead actor Tracy Letts is planning a quick return to Broadway as the playwright of "Killer Joe." "Allegiance," George Takei 's show about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and a musical based on the film "Ever After" led by Kathleen Marshall, are eyeing Broadway theaters this season. Hugh Jackman's Broadway return in "Houdini" will depend on how a full reading of the show goes in December. Plus, the Broadway debut of the goofy "Dames at Sea" is promised next year.
Off-Broadway nuggets: Cherry Jones will be in "When We Were Young and Unafraid" at New York City Center. Off-Broadway theaters will also boast the return of Blythe Danner, Betty Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Laurie Metcalf, as well as plays by August Wilson, Bruce Norris, David Henry Hwang, Horton Foote, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Ethan Coen, and even a stage version of "Little Miss Sunshine." Mike Daisey, the disgraced monologist who acknowledged making up chunks of his last show about Apple products, returns to the Public Theater with a slate of 29 new works.
Christmas cheer: The Tony Award-nominated musical adapted from the film "A Christmas Story" will play at Madison Square Garden with many of the original adult cast members — including Dan Lauria, John Bolton, Erin Dilly and Caroline O'Connor — who made the show a delight last Christmas on Broadway. The show marks the Broadway debut of rising songwriting team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, as well as a kid who gets his tongue stuck to a frozen flagpole during a triple-dog-dare.
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mtvU rocks "Rebel Music" documentaries about revolution
"Rebel Music," an ambitious set of rock documentaries, aims to give revolution a backbeat on mtvU. The result is eye-catching, idealistic and rough vérité television, full of youthful promise for social change. Or at least third-world rap.
The revolution was not only televised, it was documented from the ground up. The world watched live coverage of the 30-million strong protest and ultimately the rejoicing from Tahrir Square in July. This week, TV was involved when a letter from prison from former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was read on Egyptian TV, blasting the "coup" that removed him from power. Next week, TV offers another angle on his overthrow. MTV offers an inside look at the young musicians at the heart of the rebel movement, holding meetings, singing protest songs, making graphic posters and rallying in the streets.
The artists, rappers and others, in Egypt and five other areas of conflict, are highlighted in "Rebel Music," six half-hour documentaries. They should be embraced by the dorm set.


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Beneath an old diving helmet straight out of Jules Verne, a couple seated at a corner of the raw bar feed each other oysters, clams, bites of lobster. They eat slowly, luxuriously, between sips of wine. He whispers in her ear. She laughs and pops a shrimp in her mouth. Behind the bar, a cook deftly shucks oysters, tucks a little more ice around a lipstick-red lobster and slides a plate of peel 'n' eat shrimp over to a guy at the other end of the bar.
This is Hungry Cat Santa Monica Canyon, the third iteration of David Lentz's wildly popular Hollywood seafood restaurant (the second is in Santa Barbara). Ridiculous how difficult it's been before now to find quality seafood a stone's throw from the beach. With the arrival of Hungry Cat, we no longer have to lament the lack.
While you can't exactly pull your chair up onto the sand like you can at some of the seafood joints in, say, Barcelona, Hungry Cat has definitely raised the bar with this appealing new spot. A terrific raw bar, a menu of classic and eclectic seafood dishes, fine cocktails, a quirky wine list and warm and unpretentious service add up to a restaurant I strongly suspect will be around for a very long time.
Funny how a particular address can seem jinxed. The bunker-like building on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and West Channel Road sat empty for more than two years after Brass.-Cap., Bruce Marder's French bistro, shuttered. Before that, 100 W. Channel Road was home to another ill-fated seafood concept. And before that, does anybody remember? When the right concept comes along, it doesn't take long to recognize it. The crowds and the repeat diners — and yes, stars venturing out to dine, mean something is very right about Hungry Cat.
Walking in, you can see straight into the well-organized kitchen. Live lobsters: check. Chef and owner: check. Cooks with good knife work and speed: check. Manager at his station: check. Your reservation on the books: check. (The long bar and separate raw bar are reserved for walk-ins.)
Hungry Cat's decor signals serious restaurant too. No fishnets tacked to the walls or kitschy buoys. The look is breathtakingly simple. Wire baskets are filled with oyster shells or, at the bar, lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit. Walls are the gray of an overcast morning, and windows open onto a minimalist view of sea and sky. The original Hungry Cat could fit in a mere corner of this space, and yet because of the way the space is divided, this much larger restaurant manages to feel cozy enough.
A big asset too is the warm, affable presence of general manager Nick Somers. Usually very casual, he donned a suit and tie the night he knew Tom Hanks was coming for dinner. There's something very sweet about that. This is not a jaded guy.
Four of us order the extravagant seafood platter one night. It takes a while to prepare, and when it arrives it's a three-tiered affair loaded with several kinds of oysters, clams on the half shell, steamed mussels, chilled, perfectly cooked shrimp and more. At the very top sits a lobster and some Dungeness crab. We dig in. The fellow next to us is so smitten he has to take pictures (without asking). When we tell him we'd rather not be photographed, he lets slip the fact that he's a restaurant critic. We still respectfully decline. He's a bit miffed. Don't you want to be in the paper? he asks.
We eat and eat, working our way from the bottom up, making sure everybody gets their fair share of the oysters, which are superb. The bottom layer is whisked away. Two more to go, finishing off with that lobster and crab. At $155, this extravaganza doesn't come cheap. But then again, it's dinner for four. There's a smaller version, or you can custom tailor your own from items from the raw bar. Keep in mind, though, that shellfish of this quality can never be inexpensive.
Lentz really knows his seafood. He grew up in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. (His annual blue crab fest at the original Hungry Cat is a must every summer.) And he knows how crucial freshness is. Seafood is delivered daily, which is why the soft-shell crab special could possibly run out later in the evening. It's essential to nab the specials as soon as you hear them.
The menu at this new spot features mainstays of the original Hungry Cat's menu — marinated peel 'n' eat shrimp, the hefty pug burger, etc. But here, with a generously sized kitchen with plenty of elbow room, Lentz has more room to indulge himself with specials. For the most part, they take an exotic Asian or Middle Eastern bent. That's explained by the fact that before moving to L.A., Lentz was executive chef at China Grill in Las Vegas.
One night, he's making his version of gazpacho. In the center of a shallow bowl of heirloom tomato water sits a pile of diced sushi-grade albacore with tomato, cucumber, basil and slivered red onions, an utterly refreshing summer dish. A chilled Dungeness crab salad is bright with the crunch of green papaya, slivered chiles and a pugnacious green curry vinaigrette.
Sweet and salty cured Arctic char is served on house-baked nan — and it works, brilliantly, as a sort of Indian take on bagel and lox. Soft-shell crabs are in season, and instead of the regular fried version, however delicious, Lentz opts that night to serve it on jasmine rice in a Singapore chile sauce with 17 ingredients. OK, the heat is a little toned down, but just. Balanced, poised between sweet and hot, the soft-shell crab is one terrific dish, albeit expensive at $24 for a single crab.
This is one restaurant where you can get a whole grilled fish, these days rubbed in a Moroccan charmoulah with pickled raisins and pine nuts on farro, green with herbs.
I appreciate that the wine list is built around the seafood with whites such as Metaireau's Muscadet Sur Lie, or Assyrtiko from Domaine Sigalas in Santorini. But the list seems awfully small for the subject. There are so many more wines that would be brilliant matches for the menu. I love, though, that the list includes "Boston," a Madeira from the Rare Wine Co.'s historic series.
Be forewarned: The noise level is high but somewhat mitigated now that they've installed sound panels on the ceiling.
Desserts are usually just two, the Hungry Cat's classic chocolate bread pudding and a fruit crisp, both excellent if you're not already sated on seafood. I myself would go for a glass of that Madeira.
I've got a new idea for a reality show: restaurant space in search of the perfect restaurant match. We don't need to film this episode. The once forlorn 100 W. Channel Road has found its mate, Hungry Cat, and we're all invited to celebrate. Bring on the oysters, crab and lobster, the inventive seafood specials and the hand-crafted cocktails. We've finally got a great casual seafood restaurant at the beach.
Rating: ***
Location: 100 W. Channel Road (at Pacific Coast Highway), Santa Monica, (310) 459-3337, www.thehungrycat.com.
Price: Seafood platters, $50 to $155; caviar, $50 to $120; appetizers, $12 to $15; salads, $10 to $13; main courses, $14 to $32; cheeses, $12 to $20; desserts, $6. Corkage fee, $15. Brunch items, $10 to $25.
Details: Open for dinner 5 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday; 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 5 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. And 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for brunch Saturday and Sunday. Raw bar and cocktails, 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Valet parking, $6.
Rating is based on food, service and ambience, with price taken into account in relation to quality. ****: Outstanding on every level. ***: Excellent. **: Very good. *: Good. No star: Poor to satisfactory.


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Growth is powered by partnerships and investment in new capabilities.
The Middle East aircraft maintenance market has commanded much growth and development in the past decade, driven largely by the success of Dubai International Airport and other hubs. Market-watchers expect the expansion of air traffic volume and fleet sizes in the region to continue, and MRO along with them. By 2015, the UAE will have more commercial aircraft than Japan, now the world's third-largest economy, says Bill Lay, PricewaterhouseCoopers' Dubai-based partner.
Historically, much of the region's MRO work was sent abroad, but as local fleet sizes approach critical mass, it makes sense to maintain aircraft at home. At the same time, many of the region's airlines have reached a stage of maturity that has led them to question the value of contract maintenance. Flydubai and Emirates already capitalize on having MRO capabilities in-house.
In many cases, MRO growth comes via partnerships—joint ventures and special agreements with OEMs, other MROs and neighboring countries. MROs such as Turkish Technic, Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies and Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) attest to the benefits of collaboration.
Oil price volatility and political instability in the region have hurt the MRO business this year, given the airlines' sensitivity to financial and infrastructure upheaval. These challenges, exacerbated by the industry's cyclical ups and downs, have prompted airline-affiliated maintenance organizations, independent MROs and repair shops to devise strategies to stabilize and grow their business.
Joint ventures enable Middle East MRO providers to diversify while keeping an eye on their core business.
A veteran of using the JV approach, Turkish Technic has partnerships with OEMs such as Goodrich (Istanbul's Goodrich Turkish Technic Service Center at Sabiha Gokcen International Airport) and with Pratt & Whitney (the Turkish Engine Center, also at Sabiha Gokcen) that provide nacelle and thrust reverser repair and rotable support, and CFM56 series and IAE V2500 engine repair, respectively.
Two partnerships taking shape now extend Turkish Technic's reach into new businesses. In December 2010, the MRO linked with Turkish Airlines and Turkish Aerospace Industries to launch an aircraft interiors company, Turkish Cabin Interior Systems (TCI). In late May, Turkish Technic, Turkish Airlines and Assan Hanil Automotive Industry and Trade Co. formed a JV to develop aircraft seat manufacturing in Turkey.
The importance of the look of the cabin to an airline's brand and customer perception makes interiors a smart investment for MROs, Dr. Ismail Demir, deputy chairman and general manager of Turkish Technic says, comparing the demand for constant upgrades in aviation to that in the IT world.
"Cabin interior products are always open to be upgraded, like [the] computer business," he says. "They are not standard for every aircraft type, like wheels, windows, etc. If [the] product is really good in terms of aviation criteria, such as weight, cost and aesthetics, the market will come by itself."
In the short term, TCI aims to deliver its first products—for a Turkish Airlines retrofit project—in the first quarter of 2012. New deliveries will incorporate them as well, beginning with Boeing 737-800s from 2013.
The seat-making joint venture will first target low-cost carriers, which are "on a clear upward trend in terms of their number and growth," Demir says. He adds that the partners want to set up a "road show" for the economy-class seat and that they expect to introduce a prototype by the end of the year.
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) also supplements in-house expertise by partnering with manufacturers. For example, on Jan. 25, it formed an exclusive relationship with International Aero Engines (IAE), which enables ADAT "to undertake work on certain V2500 engines that are included within IAE's aftermarket maintenance packages," says CEO Jeremy Chan. ADAT's work on V2500 engines will start once the company completes all airworthiness and IAE requirements, an achievement he expects by year's end. ADAT also has had a broad strategic agreement with GE Aviation since 2008, and its parent company Mubadala Aerospace signed one in July with Hamilton Sundstrand for Boeing 787 components. Like Turkish Technic's JVs with Goodrich and GE Aviation, these arrangements give international companies a local face. OEM Goodrich works with customers such as Turkish Technic, but according to Joel Haldemann, VP for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Goodrich's policy is to align with its customers' businesses as needed, rather than pursue alliances. "In terms of partnerships, we have a strategy to develop our own campus," Haldemann says. "We will develop partnerships as needed, but we have no new plans as of now." Goodrich's name recognition as an OEM is a particular plus in the Middle East, where "airlines, generally speaking, really like to work with the OEM" and "have more confidence with the OEM support," says Antoine Succar, general manager of AMES, which, like Goodrich, repairs nacelles and thrust reversers. Partners Aircelle and Air France agreed to form AMES in 2009, and launched operations in March 2010. In August 2010, AMES delivered its first overhauled thrust reverser for the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine to Gulf Air.
Today, AMES is gaining name recognition, but it requires ongoing effort. Says François Vitti, manager of operations and customer support. "Our name in the industry is known. I wouldn't say well-known, because we have to [keep working]." He adds that the ability to develop EASA DOA (Design Organization Approval) repairs through parent OEM Aircelle gives AMES an edge. Its other parent company also lends support: "As Air France is an operator, [customers] see us better understanding their needs."
Other airlines with strong maintenance affiliates have looser ties in the region. Lufthansa Technik, for example, has projects under way to assist Middle Eastern airlines in developing their own maintenance capability. Oman Air and NAS Air in Saudi Arabia are two such airlines.
A little more than a year ago, Lufthansa Technik reached an agreement with NAS Air to help it grow its capabilities beyond light and routine checks for single-aisle aircraft. The project is running smoothly, confirms Wolfgang Reinert, director of international media relations. He says LHT's expertise, backed by on-site engineering and technical support, is helping NAS Air implement line and base maintenance. "So far, several line and base maintenance projects, plus some engineering projects, have been realized successfully."
National carriers in the region also aim to acquire high-tech capabilities through partnerships. This June, Emirates announced plans to build a $120 million engine MRO shop to supplement its existing test cell, working with GE Aviation. It plans to start building the stand-alone shop in the first quarter of 2012, and to complete it by the fourth quarter of 2013.
"With a substantial increase expected in the number of [Emirates] shop visits, we would be left with a limited number of shops available to support the GE90 and GP7200, so we realized we needed to expand our capacity," says Adel Al Redha, executive VP of engineering and operations for Emirates.
The shop will have capacity for 300 engines per year. In 2014, he says the GE90 and GP7200 engines that power Emirates' expanding fleet are expected to account for about 100 shop visits. Al Redha expects Emirates to fill the remainder with revenue-producing, third-party engines. "We believe there are opportunities to sustain lower costs for engine MRO, with opportunity in the market to pursue available third-party revenue."
But Emirates has partnerships beyond engine maintenance. It announced in July that it will grow its training business with Canada-based CAE by building a second pilot and aircraft maintenance technician training center in Dubai. Derek Swan, senior VP business development for Emirates' sister company, Dnata, would agree with AMES' Vitti on the benefits of working with a recognized brand: CAE's global reputation as a training provider has boosted business. "We've been able to leverage their existing global customer relationships, skill sets and performance reputation," says Swan. The formula seems to work. Only 10% of the CAE-Emirates training center's business is for Emirates; the overwhelming majority derives from external clients.
NAS Kuwait met several times with a reputable MRO; eventually, this MRO decided to dedicate its resources to another project and canceled plans in Kuwait, says NAS Kuwait Engineering Director Naser Fahad Al-Obaid. A second joint-venture attempt produced a feasibility study that led the potential partner to believe it could establish a local operation on its own. It also failed, Al-Obaid says. "From our end, we hold our horses for such projects, waiting for the right partner and time."
In-House Expertise
Several airlines in the Middle East are investing in their internal maintenance departments. Emirates is a good example: While it is working with GE Aviation to set up its engine shop, it plans to run the shop independently. Once it has established the new capability, Emirates will no longer send its GE90 and GP7200 engines to external MROs.
Flydubai already made the transition: As of April, it had brought all of its maintenance, which Emirates Engineering had been providing, in-house.
"We initially chose to outsource line maintenance and engineering services to ensure a smooth start to airline operations, but once we had established operations and grown our fleet to 12 aircraft, it made financial sense for us to bring the operations in-house," says Mick Hills, Flydubai's divisional senior VP for engineering and maintenance.
The low-cost carrier invested some $20 million in refurbishing its facilities, purchasing equipment and IT systems, and training and hiring staff. "We also invested in new technology to control our technical records and ensure we are scheduling maintenance and ground time in the most efficient way possible," Hills says. Flydubai's maintenance team is using Swiss AviationSoftware's AMOS; Hills notes it was "one of the quickest implementations for a fleet of aircraft ever done by AMOS," thanks to his team's dedication to the project.
The entire maintenance transition took six months. Today, Flydubai accomplishes "all manner of operations" from line maintenance to A checks, Hills says. The next short-term goal is "to explore advances in technology to support paperless maintenance systems," says Hills.
In Pakistan, Airblue also wants to bring in some maintenance. The private airline, which started up in June 2004, expects to operate 13 CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A320s in five years' time. To support its growing fleet, it plans a C check facility in Karachi, where it will offer the services to other customers as well, says Athar Ansari, director of engineering and maintenance.
Where to Invest?
Beyond personnel and IT systems, MRO providers in the Middle East look to develop flexible techniques and high-tech repairs.
AMES' Succar says that alongside capabilities for the Airbus A380 (which is a "very important product for us," given that Emirates is its largest customer) and the GE90 in the next two years, it's vital to develop on-wing repairs and deployment teams to keep up with the competition. His colleague Vitti agrees: "We are asked to do more and more on-wing services." Vitti cites LT, which sends "flying doctors" to conduct repairs on site. "We have to have our teams to be ready to do that," he says. "If you don't do it, you can lose a specific market."
Egyptair M&E also has been going the distance for customers. In addition to heavy maintenance, non-destructive testing, defect rectifications and spare parts support for Russian customer Aerovista, Anwar says it has been releasing AOG cases at remote destinations.
Technical services will be a target for growth and investment as well, Anwar says. Egyptair M&E handles technical services for Georgian Airways, in addition to the comprehensive contracts under which it carries out narrowbody heavy checks and more for customers, such as Iraqi Airlines and Spain's SwiftAir in Cairo. Anwar says most of the work today derives from narrowbodies.
Turkish Technic's Demir cites parts manufacturer approvals (PMA) as a vital investment. Its new seat-manufacturing joint venture will pursue PMA parts, he confirms. "According to the statistics, there is a huge demand for cabin interiors equipment PMA parts, especially in Europe, where the year-by-year market penetration rate of PMA parts grows with steady numbers."
Expanding its engine and airframe services portfolio is a key growth area for ADAT. In addition to its partnership with IAE on the V2500, ADAT aims to add full Trent 500 and 700 capability this year, Chan says. Longer-term investments include examining airframe capability on the Airbus A350 and A380 and the Boeing 787; these products will be developed "in line with the fleet expansion of our cornerstone customers and regional fleet growth in general," says Chan.
Beyond adding repair capabilities, ADAT is strengthening relationships with its sister companies, SR Technics and Sanad Aero Solutions. On Aug. 3, the three Mubadala companies announced major component maintenance and technical training deals with Virgin Australia. The first contract provides nose-to-tail, integrated component support for the airline's first two Airbus A330 aircraft, which it received in May; the contract will cover at least five A330s up to 2013 as the airline grows.
Sanad's financing abilities give the trio an advantage, says CEO Troy Lambeth. As in the arrangement with Virgin Australia, they can eliminate the airline's burden of initial provisioning. Lambeth says the demand for financing arrangements like this one is as strong now as it was in early 2010. "Our view is that demand [for financing] is increasing," he says. "Even for carriers with strong balance sheets and an overall increase in market liquidity since 2008, order books continue to swell at record levels, driving even more demand for financing solutions." Based on the historical industry average of $1.5 million in spares requirements per aircraft, Sanad projects a minimum demand of $18 billion in new spares required to support current orders of the next 10 years—and that's a conservative projection, he says.
It may indeed be a conservative projection, as some analysts see spares availability struggling to keep pace in the growing Middle East market. Scott Thompson, PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. aerospace and defense leader, says, "The availability of spare parts is likely to be constrained as OEM aircraft production ramps up at the same time MRO is growing." He and colleague Bill Lay would agree with Lambeth that component provision and financing are strong areas of growth. Thompson puts it emphatically: "We believe the biggest risk is the supply chain being unable to keep pace with demand."
Ownership by Mubadala also is giving SR Technics an entree into new businesses. Given its HQ in the oil-rich Middle East, Mubadala counts expertise in VIP services as a core competency. SR Technics opened its Zurich VIP completions center earlier this year, and in mid-August, it inducted its first customer aircraft—a widebody completion for an undisclosed Middle Eastern customer.
Mubadala's know-how and connections are integral to its success. "With its good background and broad network, Mubadala is a strong partner to build up the VIP business of SR Technics," says Andy Best, who joined SR Technics as head of commercial business in late May. All three of the Mubadala companies declined to comment on their potential merger or consolidation, even as rumors circulate about combined leadership in the near future. Sanad's Lambeth says, "We are working closely together to expand our integrated component and engine solutions offerings to the market." ADAT's Chan's comments fall along the same vague lines: "The leadership teams work extremely closely, and our customers are increasingly working with all three organizations for wide-ranging MRO and financing solutions." SR Technics refers to its work with ADAT under a "process of mutual cooperation" that began in 2009, and says it is "still in a process of evaluation as to what this closer collaboration will look like in the future."
Perspectives on Growth
All of this collaboration, development, and demand suggests that business is truly booming at Middle East hubs. The region certainly is at the center of the air transport world in many ways. As Goodrich's Haldemann says, his site provides a wide swath of aerostructures support; items travel to Dubai from as far away as South Africa. And new developments, such as Habom in Istanbul, should attract even more MRO dollars.
Beginning in the last quarter of 2010, as the aviation industry began to recover, "the trend for demand went up drastically," says Demir. He expects heavy maintenance, component pool services, aircraft and cabin reconfigurations, major repairs/alterations/modifications, and part and repair design and manufacturing to grow the most in the near term. Under Turkish Technics' growth plan (which assumes the Habom project is completed as planned), the total number of worker hours per year will increase from 1.8 million this year to 2.8 million in 2014 as the company's staff grows from 1,345 licensed technicians to more than 2,000.
But there are limitations. Political instability presents obvious, complex challenges. While Goodrich's Haldemann and NAS Kuwait's Al-Obaid say they saw minimal impact from the so-called Arab Spring, others were more affected. In Beirut, Mideast Aircraft Services Co., or Masco, "has seen a slowdown due to these changes," says Executive Director Yassine Sabbagh. "Attention has switched to other areas with more stability." Sabbagh says most of Masco's work still comes from lessors, though new aircraft orders have picked up. "That's encouraging for us as MROs because we see new opportunities for business." But political and financial turmoil unavoidably staunches growth. "The instabilities made us explore new ways of attracting business and setting strategies. We're planning for the short term without losing focus on the long term, but with flexibility to adjust just in case," Sabbagh says.
A political coup in Egypt upset business there in late April and early May, but Egyptair M&E says it has done its best to mitigate the damage. "We are doing our best to minimize the bad impact of the political turmoil by effective marketing campaigns and improving the contractual terms," says Anwar.
Planning for MRO projects in Oman also is on hold. In November 2009, Lufthansa Technik and Oman Air signed a letter of intent to set up a maintenance base at Muscat International Airport. The project comprised a hangar large enough to house two widebodies and two narrowbodies, with services up to light C checks expected to focus on Airbus A330s, Boeing 737NGs, Embraer and ATR aircraft. In February, the MOU appeared firmer when the two extended their partnership with a contract for Boeing 737 base maintenance.
But the restructuring of Oman's government means the project has been put "on hold, as simply institutions were not available to talk to," says Lufthansa Technik's Julia Michaelis. "However, we are very keen on this project and hope that by the end of the year we can resume talks."
Other aspects of the business climate can be problematic. As AMES' Vitti points out, airlines in the region strongly prefer doing business with OEMs—a formidable barrier for independent providers.
And the trend to bring services in-house makes the market less attractive to newcomers and can discourage investment, says NAS Kuwait's Al-Obaid, who says he feels that growth in the region likely will be limited to large operators, with whom the "feasibility" of doing business is clear.
Asked about growth in line maintenance, Al-Obaid says candidly, "Probably you would expect an answer something like, 'Excellent growth and demand'—the fact is, it's not!"
He says that as aircraft manufacturers improve maintenance plans, aircraft fly for more hours between checks. While "the current need is reasonable and sufficient to support the high cost of running line maintenance," in order to grow, NAS Kuwait is looking at setting up a line station outside Kuwait. "We believe that the Gulf area market is saturated with this business," says Al-Obaid.
In other areas, however, analysts see strong underlying factors mitigating the potential for overcapacity. PwC's Lay notes that pockets of overcapacity may exist, such as in commodities or sunset airframe work, but he says that world-class capabilities (he notes the Airbus A380, in particular) and supply-chain solutions in development make the Middle East "well-positioned to draw demand from other regions." Rather than seeing overcapacity issues in the region, PwC tends to believe that the industry will be challenged to keep up with demand.
"This region has capital ready to invest in an industry that has traditionally been constrained here," Lay says. "In MRO, many options appear when you have strong capabilities to add to a network, such as financing spares. Players in the UAE are bringing that to the market and even offering that to airlines outside the region, which is clearly a business advantage."


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If, as the time-tested saying goes, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is true than how is an old dog with multiple sclerosis to get his treats… or in my case, "Juice"?
I'll first have to disagree with the entire principal of that un-teachable old dog as Max, our 12-year-old rescue — who was 9 at the time — certainly learned new "tricks," commands and behaviors even though he was well into his canine middle age when he came to live with his new packmates. If dogs can do it, surely I can train my brain a new trick or two… or at least do some of the same old tricks even if the habit-worn pathways of said tasks are currently under attack.
Right now, I'm in survival mode. I'm not looking for long-term answers to big questions. Hell, the "big questions" — How bad is this going to get? How long will it last? How much will I get back? — are currently supplanted by fight-or-flight-or freeze impulses from my sympathetic nervous system.
I must thank all of you who have proffered advice these past few days, based on your personal experiences. As most of you know, however, it is at times like these that a simple acknowledgement and cyber-hug go much further than "Welcome to my world" or "Have you tried...?"
There will be a time when acute becomes chronic, reaction becomes response, and tactical can evolve into strategic in my battle with these new cognitive symptoms. There are tools which I have gathered over these past 10 years and some I scooped up prior, not knowing that they could or would be used to manage a disease rather than people, projects, and tasks. For now though, I am debriding my life of tasks I currently find impossible and sloughing off the difficult wherever possible in order to lighten the pack I must carry into this battle.
There will be new thoroughfares — maybe nothing but sheep's paths now — to convey some (if not all) of the information I could once call upon without much thought to its voyage. Maybe these new connections will find old thoughts and long-forgotten memories along the way and make simple task of recollection an hajj-like exploration of self… or, I'll never be able to balance my checkbook again. Who knows?
I am noticing that these symptoms — coming on for weeks now — seem to be centered around numbers and concentration. It takes me a few hours to write these entries — with breaks — which used to take less than one hour (on most occasions). I can no longer write (or read, or talk, or think…) well with music in the background. Last night I even had to plug my ears while reading some of your comments on the past couple of blogs.
I'm sure I looked as a little child who didn't want to hear that it was bedtime.
I fear I ramble, as my head is beginning to feel slightly unattached and floating in front of my body. So, I'll stop.
Thank you all for your support and kindness. We'll try to make the next post about something MS other than me!
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via my Life With MS Facebook page and on Twitter.


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DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- No. 1 seed David Ferrer finished strong Wednesday for a second-round win at the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open tennis tournament.
Ferrer won six of the last seven games in a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Tobias Kamke. Ferrer won nearly two-thirds of the points on serve and five of the six break points he faced.
He had a pair of breaks in the first set and used a third-game break in the second set to build a lead and another break to get to 5-2 in the set.
As decisive as Ferrer's win was, No. 2-seeded Richard Gasquet was pushed to the very edge before coming out on top of a 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) decision over Grega Zemlja that took 2 hours, 44 minutes.
There were only three breaks in the match, with each player getting one in the final set to force the tiebreaker, where Gasquet took the win.
Gael Monfils, last year's tournament runner-up, eliminated third-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber with a 10-ace attack fueling a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win, and Nikolay Davydenko ousted No. 4-seeded Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 6-4 by not dropping serve. Lukas Lacko added to the upset string, beating sixth-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 7-5.
Also Wednesday, qualifier Daniel Brands got past Mohamed Safwat 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Paolo Lorenzi rolled over Lukas Rosol 6-0, 6-4; and Simone Bolelli was a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Lukasz Kubot.


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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2004 Media Releases
Mayor Coleen J. Seng today visited the tenth annual Earth Wellness Festival to award prizes in the annual water conservation busboard contest and to sign a proclamation designating March, April and May as Environmental Awareness Days in Lincoln. The Festival at Southeast Community College is an environmental education program for local fifth-graders.
"I congratulate the organizers of the Earth Wellness Festival on ten successful years of teaching children what they can do to protect our natural resources," said Mayor Seng. "This event helps them understand the importance of conservation, and I hope they will develop a life-long commitment to our environment."
The busboard contest, also for fifth-graders, is sponsored by the MayorÆs Water Conservation Task Force. It is designed to promote water quality and conservation as an important everyday issue for all citizens. The winning entry was submitted by Carmen Claesson, who is home-schooled. Her artwork will be displayed on a StarTran busboard for one to two months and on a Lamar Outdoor Advertising billboard for one year.
Second place was awarded to Michelle Nguyen of Hawthorne Elementary. Other winners are: 3rd - Joanne Becker, Ruth Hill; 4th - McKenzie Miller, Zeman; 5th - Ciara Hegeholz, Kahoa; 6th - Aaron Matzke, Eastridge; and 7th - Mauricio Romero Perez of Zeman, Shalom Parker who is home schooled and Vlad Verbitskiy of Hawthorne. All winners will have their artwork on bookmarks distributed at City and school libraries.
Mayor Seng encouraged residents to participate in the many activities planned for Environmental Awareness Days. She also reminded city residents that the Yard Waste Composting Program begins April 1. Until November 30, residents must separate their yard waste from their household trash.
This is the eleventh year for the composting program. Since 1992, an estimated 154,500 tons of leaves and grass and 195,000 tons of storm debris, brush and wood have been diverted from the landfill, adding nearly two years to the life of the landfill. Based on current volumes of the composting operation, another three years would be added to the life of the landfill, allowing it to stay open until 2026. Mayor Seng thanked the CityÆs waste haulers for their cooperation in the program.
Earth Wellness Festival: March 19
Yard Waste Composting Program: April 1 through November 30
Great American Cleanup: April - May
Cans for Books Campaign: April 1 through 30
Household Hazardous Waste Collection: April 24 and May 22
Spring Affair: April 24
34th Annual Earth Day: April 17-18
Clean Your Files Week: April 19 through 23
Lincoln Lancaster Environmental Awards Dinner: April 23
Arbor Day: April 25
For more information about Environmental Awareness Days, call the Lincoln Recycling Office at 441-8215.


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How to Draw Fashionable Ears
You don't want to draw anything other than a graceful ear in your fashion illustrations. Fashion ears shouldn't be big and floppy, and they shouldn't stick out on your fashion head. Fashion ears are often no more than a place to hang a pair of elegant earrings.
You don't want to play up ears on women or men, but you do have a bit of a leeway with the kids. Until a child is about 12, the ears tend to naturally stick out a bit more.
Ears are one of the easiest features to master, because they pretty much look the same no matter whether you're drawing women's, men's, or children's. You don't even have to change what you draw for the different views — front view, profile, and three-quarter view.
"C-ing" a simple ear for beauty
You can draw women's, men's, and children's ears using a simple C, whether the model's face is forward, in profile, or at a three-quarter view. To draw a fashion ear properly, slant the C slightly instead of placing it upright. Here are the guidelines to follow:
Use a capital C for a woman's ear.
Use a double capital C for a man's ear. Draw one C and then draw a smaller C inside the ear for definition and a masculine look.
Use a lowercase c for a kid's ear.
The rule of thumb for ear placement is that the top of the ear begins on the side of the face just below the eyebrow line, and it ends just about at the bottom of the nose. This golden rule of fashion helps you keep the face in proportion.
Allow ears to peek through long hair
Do you ever see ears when your fashion figure has long, thick hair? Not really. However, if your lady has long hair and is in motion, you may need to draw ears. Hair moves when the model does (but not as a solid mass), which allows the ears to peek through.
Drawing strands of hair running across the ears, leaving the earlobe visible, creates the right sense of movement. Draw the ears in the same way if the hair is pinned up with a few tendrils tumbling down the neck.
To draw long hair that partially covers the ear, follow these steps:
Draw a fashion face with C-shaped ears.
Sketch in hair with lines covering part of each ear.
Let the earlobe show through the hair.


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Juice Pack is designed to enclose your iPhone and protect it from impacts or scratches.
In addition, Juice Pack Air also has a built-in super-light and extra powerful 1'700mAh battery.
Why aren't the LEDs blinking while the Juice Pack is charging?After connecting to a power source, the LED status indicator will start blinking to indicate charging. The lights will turn off after 30 seconds allowing for a good night's rest. Remember to check the status indicator before you disconnect. When all four LEDs are lit, your Juice Pack is fully charged.
What is the best method for charging my iPhone using the Juice Pack?Assuming your iPhone and your Juice Pack are both fully charged, we recommend waiting until your iPhone has 20% battery left. When you're in the red, flip the standby switch to green and let your Juice Pack to do the heavy lifting. The iPhone requires more power to charge past 80%, so if you want to get the greatest battery boost from the Juice Pack, we suggest flipping back to standby mode until your phone battery is low again. While this might not be the most elegant solution, it sure does the trick.
What is the best method for charging my Juice Pack?Connect your Juice Pack to a power source using the Micro USB cable that came with it. The USB cable can be plugged in to your Solar Charger (Kal or eJaguar) or any power source with a USB outlet. You do not need to remove your iPhone from the Juice Pack to recharge. Leaving the Juice Pack on your phone while charging will actually charge both the case and your iPhone simultaneously!
How many charge cycles do you get out of the Juice Pack?
Or, in other words: How long will the Juice Pack last?The Juice Pack is rechargeable for over 500 full cycles. A full cycle is when the case is charged from 0% to 100%. Partial cycles, like charging from 25% to 100%, will not count as a full cycle until all of the partials equal 100%. After 500 cycles, the battery in your Juice Pack may provide less than 75% of the original capacity. You can expect this behavior from any product with a lithium polymer battery.
What are the benefits of switching the Juice Pack to standby mode?Using the standby switch will give you the biggest battery boost from the Juice Pack. The iPhone uses additional power to be on a constant charge, so charging when your phone battery is low will let you get the most from your Juice Pack.
Can I sync my iPhone while the Juice Pack is still attached?Yep. You can sync wirelessly if your iPhone and laptop are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Just flip your powered Juice Pack to charging mode (switch to green) or connect to any USB power source.
Will I always receive 100% extra the battery life with my Juice Pack?We cannot guarantee that you will receive a 100% battery boost. The amount of additional battery you will receive depends on a variety of factors that are different for every user.
Does the Juice Pack block the speaker, microphone, camera, or any other ports?Of course not. In fact, the Juice Pack is designed to act as a virtual speaker box. Sound is redirected from the bottom of the phone to the front resulting in a richer, fuller sound quality.
Does the Juice Pack interfere with antenna reception?Not a chance.