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I walked into this birth knowing that I occupied many high risk categories – being 39 years of age, having had a caesarean 21 months beforehand, being a 'grand multiparous' woman, (or a woman who has birthed more than 5 times), as this birth would be of my 6th and 7th children, and high risk just because I was having twins. I also knew that if I went anywhere near a doctor or hospital, a great and negative deal would be made of all these factors, and I would be experiencing a totally medicalised birth, not allowed anywhere near the water that I love and need to birth in, monitored the whole time, and induced if the second twin took longer than half an hour to be born after the first twin. I also knew that I'd have to struggle to be able to hold my twins after they were born, work hard to keep them out of the nursery, and fight strongly to be able to keep my 21 month old Balthazar with us in hospital, as he was not ready to be separated from us at night yet.
And I realized straight away that to avoid all this, and be able to stay at home and follow birth's ancient journey, I'd need to employ the services of an experienced, groovy, birth trusting midwife. And that midwife was Lisa Barrett. I'd wager that if I'd gone with anyone else, the outcome to this story would have been very different indeed……
My last birth taught me a lot. Not least being a deep respect for fear, and a respect for the experiences of many many women in our culture who experience medical births. I found that almost every week, another layer of my most recent caesarean birth experience peeled away to be closer examined, worked through, and cleared, to make way for my upcoming birth of twins. And I had 4 other natural birthing experiences to call on! What courage must women have, who have had a caesarean as their first birthing experience, and go on to face their fear and strive for a natural birth afterwards!?!? I was more nervous coming up to this birth than I'd ever been before, and more aware of all the things that could go wrong. The normal birthing fears (will they be stillborn? Disabled? Need intervention?) seemed magnified, not to mention a big fear that my body wouldn't be able to travel birth's path gracefully, and that my fear would disable my ability to cope with what happened. I was also well aware that I was entering the twilight zone, with a whole heap of wierd seven things going on..... Being the seventh child of two seventh children, about to have my sixth and seventh children, and almost a pure Friesian, Currawong part Friesian, a country with a flag that has 7 blue and red stripes with 7 red love hearts..... And the biggest thing that messed with my head was how I'd 'positive thought' my way through my previous pregnancy – focusing on an ECO or Easy Comfortable Orgasmic birth, sure I was having a girl, and we'd already named her too – Faye Wildcat. Needless to say, I got it wrong on all points, and have come to realize for myself that our thoughts really do create our reality……except for the random factor, where things happen that maybe you need rather than want. Apart from my head wounds, my body was capably and beautifully carrying twins, and I astounded my alternative health practitioners with how healthy, robust, and well my body was operating. The twins spent the entire pregnancy in Yin and Yang position – one with it's head down, and one in breech position. From the different heart rates, Lisa predicted that one would be a boy and one a girl, which was a prediction that many people, us included, favoured. She also predicted that the baby in breech position would nicely turn over to be head down once the first twin was out. Lisa came to visit regularly, and proved a wise midwife indeed, as nearly every time she came she offered me a different way to approach my fears, or a nugget of information that helped my journey.
Late pregnancy was heavy, ponderous, and intensely inward, and a heavy case of thrush came in the last weeks making life itchy and sore. Coming up to 38 weeks I was in that weird inbetween place, where I was hoping for it to happen soon, but really glad that it wasn't yet, all at the same time. Had a bit of a false start where I thought it was happening, and surprised myself at how well I coped when it came to it, which helped me feel better about the fears that had been plaguing me. And then came the night of the 20th, where we were both feeling ready as we could be, and I even felt well enough to indulge in some love making. Currawong reckons he knew exactly what we were doing that night, and what would be the result, but I didn't have the same premonition. At 3am in the morning, I woke to my waters breaking, (which had never happened to me before…), got up and panicked for a minute, and then started shaking for an hour or so. Rang Lisa first thing and asked her to come straight away – I'd been worried that this birth would happen so quick that she wouldn't have time to get here – as it was, she probably could have stayed home a bit longer…..
Currawong got the birthing pool happening, and Mum and Jess got here, and we gently labored till morning.
The kids all woke up and hung out in the birthing space, and some fellow community members were dropping in and out and keeping an eye on what was happening, and some older members even dropped in, as it was the community meeting day.
At 9.25, to chanting and humming and sounding, a baby boy was born, and he shot out like a cannon towards the side of the pool.
He was quickly passed to me and was quite blue and not making any noise, and Lisa told me to breathe in his face, which I did, and he spluttered and gave a cry.
First thing the name 'Maxamillion' came into my head, with the thought that having a million in your name must be a good omen. I said the name, and then Currawong said 'Hercules'…..Lisa said "Maxamillion Hercules, what a great name!" and thus he was named.
Everything was wonderful, a successful birth had been achieved, and Max was totally perfect and calm.
Ever seen that birthing scene in Absolutely Fabulous? Where Adina's friend was birthing in a room with people speaking beat poetry, playing music, and generally being very hippy?? Well I felt like Max's birth was a lot like that.
He had an extremely short cord, and couldn't reach my chest even, so Lisa cut it as soon as safe, and we hung out and blissed in the bath for a while.
As there was another baby still inside me, and the placenta's weren't likely to come out till the other babe came, it was clamped off and left hanging from me.
As the day wore on we started getting worried about when the next baby was going to come.
Max was gently held by my mother, and my 17 year old daughter also did me the huge favour of taking off her top and sitting with him skin to skin……making sure that Max was being held all the time as I tried every trick in the book to bring on labour.
Standing up, hanging from a rope from the ceiling, taking Currawong off into the back room for a quick fix of sex and semen, walking round the property, leaning all sorts of different ways……it wasn't working. Max would wake occasionally and have a feed, and all the other kids were generally milling around with distractions being given to them, so we could focus on trying to bring the second baby earthbound.
As the day moved into evening, we were all getting progressively more worried. Contractions had eased off largely, and it seemed like nothing else was going to happen. I'd never in my wildest dreams anticipated such a prolonged gap between babies. Nothing had prepared me for this eventuality! I'd just assumed that the second baby would be born soon after the first, and was hoping that we'd all have time to deal with the first baby before the second one came. I'd thought I would have one birthing experience, with two babies coming for the price of one.
I rang Andrea Hart the acupuncturist to come and see if she could do anything to bring the second baby on. We'd arranged that she would come along to the birth beforehand, but Max's birth had progressed so quickly and neatly that I'd never got around to ringing her for it, but we thought maybe in this extended pause some acupuncture could speed the process up. She came around about 8 that night, gave me a few needles, and then had a prior engagement that she had to go to. She told me later that the moment she'd walked in the house she'd had the feeling that my seventh child had a very strong presence, and also a strong desire to have a different birth date and karma, and that nothing she could do would change that.
So on we went…..trying to bring on labour over ten hours after my first twin was born. The longest gap between twins that Lisa had ever experienced was 12 hours, and we were all starting to get worried. Around 12 that night everyone had a bit of a snooze – except me. I paced round the house, willing my second baby to be born safely, worrying, and trying to bring on labour. A quiet and lonely time on my own. Around 3am on Sunday morning the worry was turning to desperation. Lisa had said that we were leaving her comfort zone, and she was prepared to go till 9.30 on Sunday morning – 24 hours after the birth of Max, and after that we'd have to think about our options again. The cord that we'd detached from Max was filling with blood, which was puzzling Lisa, so she clamped it tight, which was a real distraction while I was trying to bring on labour – having a scissor clamp jutting through my legs was intensely uncomfortable, so she instead tied it very securely with about 5 cords. Funnily enough, before the birth, Lisa had dreamt regularly that she was at our birth, and that one would come out and the second would turn to be head down, and in her dream she'd forgotten to bring clamps for the first umbilical cord, so she was prepared for this eventuality!! But I was still hale and hearty, the second twin had very considerately gone from breech position to head down, engaged nicely in my cervix, and both our heart rates were normal and healthy.
Currawong and I went for a walk in the moonlight and I was really bummed out. Thinking that after coming so far it was all going to end in a hospital drama afterall. Tension was high, and we were both despondent on walking down the road towards the creek. On the way, Currawong started talking about how I was healthy, Max had been born successfully, and the second twin was healthy also, so we had to start looking at this experience as TWO separate births, instead of the one birth of two babies we'd assumed it would be. Two separate births. This seemingly subtle shift in perception actually made us both feel better. If it was two separate births, all of a sudden it seemed more doable. We got back to the house where mum and Lisa had been chatting about it all, and we both told Lisa that we wanted to let it go longer than the morning, and told her our altered perception, and both started crying when we said how much we didn't want to go to hospital. We told her that we were aware that we were risking her reputation and practice, and that if the worst came to the worst and we had to go to hospital a day or so after our first twin was born, we'd tell them that we were freebirthing, and leave her out of it completely. And bless her heart, and to my total awe and respect forevermore, she said straight away that she'd rather go to jail than leave us during this birth, and that she was there for the ride. We all decided to get a bit of rest, as it had been a very long and testing day, and we'd talk more about it after a nap.
I layed down in bed for a while, but found it impossible to sleep, Lisa went into another room for a catnap, mum went off and slept for a bit with Max, and my strong birth warrior Currawong set about cleaning out the birthing pool water, disinfecting the pool, and clearing away all the other paraphernalia of the first birth, making way for the second birth to take place..............
To be continued.....
(Don't you love a cliffhanger?)
P.S. It's been nearly two years now since my baby twins were born, and I thought it might be a thoughtful thing to do, to provide new readers with a link so they can go straight from here to the next part of the story..... So here it is. To read the next installment go to the link below….
The Story Continues
P.P.S. If you're one of the hater minions, come to get titillated about the sentence "taking Currawong off into the back room for a quick fix of sex and semen", after having visited the anti-life, anti-diversity, anti-everything pages that are so fixated on their smutty assumptions that Currawong and I were having sex whilst I had 'an umbilical cord hanging out of me'………I was trying to be polite by putting it like I did above, but if you really want the graphic details………me and Currawong went into the back room and I gave him a blow job, because as midwives have known for a very long time, there's an agent in sperm that brings on labour. Hence the advice since time immemorial to have sex to bring on birth. In fact, this sperm trick is so potent, that Picotin, which they give you in hospitals to induce labour, contains pig sperm for the very same reason. Now if you're gonna call me a freak because I preferred my lovers sperm (and it doesn't matter how it's ingested, hence the blow job) to that of a pig that I hadn't even made the acquaintance of……..then I'm happy for you to think me a freak, cause I think anyone that prefers pig sperm to their partners is a bit freaky myself.
How about you go out and get yourself a life that you love instead of spending your energy trying to let people know all about your secrets and shadows and how in denial of it you are?
P.P.P.S. And if you're not a hater minion…..hope you're enjoying the story :)


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As a magazine fan who does not consult Vogue about anything, I am quite happy to see that magazine give lengthy coverage to Jenny Sanford, First Lady (for now) of South Carolina.
Consider this byline-free article's punchy lede, which cuts straight to the quality that makes Sanford a heroic figure for so many women – and men, for that matter:
Before Jenny Sanford came along, the options for wronged political wives were pretty poor. You could suffer silently (see Silda Wall Spitzer), deny everything (hello, Hillary), or make catty asides about the harlot who caused your husband to stray (Elizabeth Edwards). Then came Jenny Sanford.
To that list of long-suffering victims I would add Wendy Baldwin Vitter (wife of U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La.), whose expression of petrified vulnerability should end the sick tradition of a politician's wife standing by her man at a moronic press conference.
Vogue's treatment of Jenny Sanford's faith is another mater. She is, we are told, "pious without being smug." Her one-page statement about her husband's all-too-public adultery "mentioned God without making you squirm." A quote from a longtime friend drives home the point that Sanford's faith is so respectable because it's apparently so deep in the background:
The Sanfords are conservative Christians, but they're not the teetotaling, proselytizing sort. There are bottles of wine on the kitchen counter. Ayn Rand is on the bookshelf, but so is Gabriel García Márquez. The Bible sits front and center on the coffee table, alongside Forbes magazine. "You could be friends with her for 20 years, and she would never bring up the religious stuff," says her friend Marjory Wentworth, poet laureate of South Carolina and a self-described liberal who once worked for The Nation.
Yet by the article's own brief allusions, it's clear that Sanford's understanding of forgiveness has something to do with her faith:
"I am not in charge of revenge. That's not up to me. That's for the Lord to decide, and it's important for me to teach that to my boys. All I can do is forgive. Reconciliation is something else, and that is going to be a harder road. I have put my heart and soul into being a good mother and wife."
The article mentions that she saw her father kneel to pray each night, and says she attended "Georgetown University, the ne plus ultra for brainy Catholic girls," but makes no effort to explain how she and her husband became Episcopalians. There's no exploring of the rich questions about their political and social conservatism within a denomination not known for its conservatism. (In fairness, the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina is atypical in its theology.)
In this 2,800-word article, we read as much about Jenny Sanford's full-throttle days while working at investment-banking firm Lazard Frères & Co. and living on Long Island ("Sanford was not the Paris Hilton of the Hamptons, but neither was she a saint") as we do about what she believes and how it affects her choices during her public ordeal.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave lengthy testimony Monday defending Israel's fatal raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, saying it had exhausted all diplomatic options and faced an imminent threat from Hamas, the Gaza-based Islamist movement that Israel says is backed by Iran.
He told an internal Israeli inquiry into the raid that Israel stood as a shining example of democratic principles in a region where democracy remains an "endangered species."
"I am convinced that at the end of your investigation, it will be clear that the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces conducted themselves in accordance with international law and that the IDF fighters who boarded the [Mavi] Marmara displayed a rare courage in fulfilling their mission and in defending themselves against a real threat to their lives," he said in his opening statement to the Turkel Commission headed by former Israeli Supreme Court justice Jacob Turkel.
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At home, most Israelis say Israel's raid was unavoidable. Those who are critical of the raid see the Turkel Commission as too limited in scope to address the real issue: Israel's policies toward militant groups like Hamas.
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"What I find more painful is that for more than a year it was obvious that the entire policy of economic warfare against Hamas in Gaza was counterproductive," says Alpher. "This is the real question, and none of these commissions are going to ask it."
Netanyahu acknowledged in his testimony that on May 26, which was just prior to the flotilla incident, he had discussed with his inner cabinet the need to adjust Israel's policy toward Gaza. In the five months leading up to the blockade, he said, Israel increased by 30 percent the number of aid trucks allowed into the territory on a daily basis.
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But his carefully orchestrated appearance started to crack when he blundered through a number of the panel's questions, six of which he delayed answering until a closed-door session later in the day.
His office then issued not one but three clarifying statements after his appearance before the commission, perhaps most significant among them an attempt to refute the opposition Kadima party's assertion that he had deflected blame to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
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Netanyahu, who at the time of the raid was in North America for a scheduled White House visit, told the commission that he had left Mr. Barak in charge of coordinating the flotilla response. (The prime minister canceled his Washington trip after the fatal raid.)
Barak was reportedly infuriated at Netanyahu's implication that he bore sole responsibility for any mistakes made in the flotilla operation. But when he testified to the commission today he said he took full responsible for the actions of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the raid. IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi is scheduled to testify Wednesday.
The spat illustrated the tensions between Netanyahu and Barak, a former prime minister of the waning Labor party. But it also underscored their symbiotic relationship as Israel comes under fresh international scrutiny with the UN flotilla probe.
"Barak needs Netanyahu because he doesn't have a political party anymore, really," says Mr. Baskin of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information. "Netanyahu needs Barak because he has the image of being the responsible, professional, less ideological, more moderate [leader] in charge of Israel's defense establishment. Netanyahu needs Barak, both locally and internationally."
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Like everything else these days, cars are getting increasingly computerized, with embedded microprocessors controlling everything from the fuel-air mixture in the engine to the air temperature in the car. That trend will almost certainly accelerate as automakers tune their engines for mileage and increase the use of hybrid and plug-in hybrid technology to meet the new fuel efficiency standards. That increased reliance on technology, however, has brought fragmentation to the repair business, which now requires specialized hardware and software to interface with a typical vehicle. A bill introduced in Congress would ensure that automakers would provide equal access to those specialized tools.
The bill states up front that regular maintenance is critical for everything from basic safety to minimizing the environmental impact of vehicles. It also argues that car owners are entitled to the service provider of their choice when it comes to the repair and maintenance of their vehicles, and that competition among service providers helps ensure that everyone has viable choices in this regard. The threat to this comes from the fact that automakers can provide discriminatory access to the tools required for maintenance, providing them only to authorized service providers or refusing to allow individual car owners to purchase them.
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Will Mercury soon be joining Plymouth and Oldsmobile?
john_324 Posts: 974I agree...I've said the same thing. There's just not a big rationale for Mercury these days, and it's just going to keep getting smaller as time goes on.
It'll be painful/expensive to shutter Mercury, sure...BUT the longer Ford waits, the worse it will get.
I don't think closing it down will be as expensive as it was to kill Oldsmobile though...there are no independent (or even primarily) Mercury dealers these days.
I'd have to imagine that, once it's explained to them and Ford keeps it word, dealers would much rather hawk higher-end Lincolns with higher margins in a pure luxury atmosphere than the current mix of middling Mercs/Lincolns... :confuse:0
nvbanker Posts: 7,285Kill Mercury. Ford needs the cash and all a Mercury is is a rebadged Ford
Funny how this is the sin of the ages for Ford, but When any other company does it - it's no big deal.....0
Except no other company is doing it to Mercury's extent. Not one. Although other companies do resort to badge engineering for some models (and that doesn't apply to platform sharing like Impala, Grand Prix and Lacrosse), Mercury does not have a single model that is not completely a Ford with just a bit of change to grill, head and taillights. If Ford doesn't respect Mercury enough to give it the differentiation it used to, why should customers?0
rockylee Wyoming, MichiganPosts: 13,994I agree gregg, I don't see the point of Mercury ???? It's not like they are up market like Buick. Ford, certainly hasn'tmoved Lincoln, far enough market to make Mercury, into Buick. Hell they aren't even far enough up market to be Saturn. So when is their expiration date ? :surprise:
Wait, you mean Mercury's still around? I hadn't noticed :P0
Yes, you do see a few women who drive 2008 Mariners...0
I believe their latest marketing push as a woman's division is working. As gregg stated as well, the few Mercury's I saw last week (Montego, 2 Milans) were driven by women. A past female co-worker drove a Mountaineer. A couple of ladies at my current job drive Marauders (2003 version , not the 1960s version ). Haven't seen men drive Mercurys except the occasional GM (grandpa).
I guess Mercury = Woman in Ford-ise. as many stated in the past I do wish they would have better differentiation in product instead of being guissed-up Fords or downgraded Lincolns, whichever you prefer.
Where's the Cougar?0
chuckhoy Posts: 420Where's the Cougar?
She drives a BMW 5er.0
Yes, working in terms of getting a few women to drive them, but sales continue to drift down from already decimated numbers. But really, who cares? Mercury as it used to be ceased to exist long ago.0
I wonder, with the sale-off of the past PAG groups, if FOMOCO will put any cash into the "Big M" or spend all the monies trying to prop up Lincoln.0
I sure hope so; I guess they can't spend any less on Merc. You know, I've always thought the multiple brands could be an asset foreign makes don't have. Now-a-days, I think there is a real chance to capitalize on the individualism of us youngins that refuse to drive a Camry.0
Yes, I wonder if there is cash spent on Mercury would FOMOCO put it toward an effort to make a car that's not simply a rebadged, re-trimmed Ford. I mean, something that would make someone do a double-take, in a good way. Or just put it on another also-ran or rebadge jobby-job.
But with the shape Ford is in, leveraging everything, I think we may be seeing the last gasp from Merc.0
Sure hope not. Do you think that targeting women is a good route for future Merc's or would you rather see them competing with a certain brand? I guess ultimately, Lincoln should be up a little higher to make room for Mercurys, but I'm unclear as to what brand they want to emulate/compete with.0
Do you think that targeting women is a good route for future Merc's or would you rather see them competing with a certain brand?
Tough call. I mean, it's one thing to target a gender with one vehicle or two (a la original Mustang not only targeted the "youth market" but really the secretary) but the whole brand I'm not sure. And I don't think there's the ability to "Scion-ize Merc either. Very, very good question jkr.
Ultimately I think Mercury needs to appeal to a broad range / group, with products for the mass market, concentrating on those that like Ford products, but are looking for something a little bit more. Maybe not up to the "Lincoln status" yet, but on the corporate climb. In this mix you can have one or a couple of products that are geared toward men or women or a particular segment (yuppie, an intro-lux buyer that doesn't want an A4, 3-series, ES...) but the products overall appeal to an intermediate person. A person maybe not in the luxury market per se, but someone that's looking for something a little bit more than the base division. I don't know what particular brand they can compete with, maybe Buick in this sense (using my example above).
For lack of a better example, maybe Merc can be a mix of the "new" Pontiac & Buick. Fit the niche between Ford and Lincoln where they are a step above Ford in terms of creature-comforts but not as much as Lincoln. Also have a sporty side where the suspension / drivetrain has a little more umph to it, perhaps a powertrain that the Fords don't get, but a base Lincoln might. Gear ratios that are a little more aggressive, wheel/tire packages (not dubs or paper-plates but 17 ~ 18-inchers), standard features that may be options on the lower Fords. Bodywork that is more sexy than the Ford (and no, not just chrome trim or different logo). Push these things, kind of like how Ford back in the day pushed "...and now with Thunderbird power...". Basically go back to the original purpose of "Big M".
And don't introduce the products until they are what they're suppose to be. No early birds because "the dealers are crying"; don't push an also-ran into the market "because the competition is going to get there first" or the many other excuses. But in any event they can't let the product die in terms of marketing, innovation and improvements like the current offerings.
I agree Lincoln should be the upper-crust of the Ford family, with Mercury above Ford. But product differentiation is the key, and not just by price levels.0
this mix you can have one or a couple of products that are geared toward men or women or a particular segment (yuppie, an intro-lux buyer that doesn't want an A4, 3-series, ES...) but the products overall appeal to an intermediate person.
Yeah, I like that. Mercury could be what Lexus' volume sells are the RX and ES. Save the RWD/more potent vehicles for Lincoln which would be competing with Mercedes, et al. I say Lincoln = Mercedes only if Ford manages to sell Jag/LR, opening up the top spot in the lineup. You know that would actually make sense and does jive with what The General is doing: the new Lacrosse is supposed to be hot (competing with the ES), and will join the Enclave which is selling like hotcakes in the RX's segment. That frees Caddy up for taking on BMW/Mercedes with its next generation of cars starting with the CTS. Likewise, letting Mercury handle the entry-lux midsize segment with what is now the Lincoln MKX and MKZ would let Lincoln climb to a more prominent position in the industry.
I wonder if that's ARM's plan...0
the only realistic way for Mercury to survive would be to be the importer for Ford's European cars.
The Mondeo, Euro Focus(re name it Capri) maybe the Ford Falcon.
that way, you have different cars form Ford,and less expensive than Lincoln.0
Well I think there are several realistic ways for Mercury to survive, all of them basically calling for more than FoMoCo does now. That said, there is talk of the Euro Focus being aligned in the next generation, so that's why I didn't mention it. I actually like the Mondeo and maybe it would be a good low-cost fit. The Falcon, though, I thought was Australian (which is okay, I just don't think its sold in Europe). Now with that said, the problem that I see is that the image of the Mondeo and Falcon is, yes, premium when compared to Ford USA, but should these vehicles be sold next to Lincoln? For example, with GM, they wouldn't sell Caddies next to Pontiacs, although it may be okay to sell Caddies next to Buicks. So, that's why whenever people suggest that alternative, I'm always skeptical of its implementation. After all, one of the main points of this Jag/LR sale is to raise Lincoln to a world class luxury brand.0
Given the class of cars that Mercury is currently selling, I think the Euro Fords would be a big improvement.
Lincoln's are barely better than Mercury's today anyway,and that won't change in the near future.
i don't think that Ford has a real plan for Lincoln at this point.
Selling Jag has nothing to do with Lincoln.
It has to do w/ stemming the losses to Ford from Jaguar.
Actually, if Ford was serious about Lincon,keeping Jag would make sense because they could share platforms and development costs on new models.0
Ooh without question Euro Fords would be a big improvement. Nothing in the auto industry changes in the near future, when any given model may be out 4-6 years. Ford does, however, have a real plan for Lincoln. ARM has said that he doesn't feel Ford needs the British marques to be successful in the global luxury arena. I never said the sale doesn't have to do with stemming losses; what I said was "one of the main points of this Jag/LR sale is to raise Lincoln to a world class luxury brand" which is consistent with management. When I have time later tonight I'll have to find that link. Furthermore, keeping Jag and having two full luxury lineups splits the focus within the company. And there is no guarantee that they will sell the entire company without retaining a small stake for platform sharing (like with Volvo) if that is deemed necessary.0
I didn't really think of that vm, Mercury being the portal for the Euro/Aussie vehicles, like Saturn & Pontiac for GM. That's another possibility...I just hope if that does occur the powers that be don't change the flavor, the spark, the design trying to "Americanize" the vehicles.0
I recall the article as well, I can't remember if I read that on Detroit News online or USA Today. I believe there's also a blurb on it in Automotive News.
But with Jaguar & LR really have to sell together becuase they are so intertwined. I am guessing that FOMOCO would keep a stake in both like they did with Aston. Perhaps they could have enough of a stake to get a platform out of it.
But getting back to Mercury, I sure hope ARM has a plan for the marque. And that this plan is actually feasible, has definition and thru-put!0
The real reason that LR is being "thrown in" is because no one would want Jag alone.
LR is the sweetner. A compnay that actually has a good product line, is profitable, and has a bright future.0
british_rover Posts: 8,458Its both really.
In the past two years I have seen a lot of jobs that used to have separate Land Rover and Jaguar personnel combined into one. The only person I deal with on a regular basis now that is Land Rover only is our market manager everyone else has dual roles with Jag.
Jag and LR even share a factory now.0
Thanks BR. You pretty much summed up my response. While it could be done and Jaguar sold alone, it would end up one big mess. Like you said, they are so intertwined now their almost really one company.0
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DETROIT -- R.I.P. Mercury? Not yet.
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally said today that the struggling division will not be killed.
In a meeting with reporters at a factory outside Detroit, here's what Mulally said when asked if Mercury has a future.
"Absolutely. It's doing well. We've got a great set of products in Mercury. It's a very nice complement to the Ford products. And so we have a good lineup in Ford, Lincoln and Mercury."
But Ford officials have been tight-lipped about Mercury's future products. Except for a hybrid version of the Milan sedan coming next summer, no other vehicles are known to be in the pipeline for Mercury.
Mercury sales have been declining for years. In 2006, Mercury sold 180,848 vehicles, its lowest total since 1960. Through September, sales were off another 11 percent, down from 146,418 to 129,743 for the nine-month period.
Mulally, lumping Mercury's sales performance in with Lincoln, said: "It's a great product line, and dealers are very happy with it. Sales are spectacular for Lincoln Mercury. In some areas, Lincoln Mercury has been growing faster than Ford."
Lincoln is one of the rare bright spots for Ford; the division has posted sales gains every month this year. Lincoln's sales of 102,449 units through September are running about 11 percent higher than last year.
Mercury has about 1,900 dealers. Most are dualed with Ford or Lincoln.
On other topics:
* Mulally said he expects Jim Farley to have an immediate impact once he settles in as Ford's group vice president of marketing and communications. Mulally wooed Farley from Toyota, where he was general manager of the Lexus Division.
"Mr. Farley is a proven auto executive," he said. "He's very experienced in marketing and sales and especially in getting the word out. He's going to be a great help."
* Ford is expecting big things from the revamped Focus. Mulally said the new compact will: Define Ford going forward, arrest Ford's market share decline and help position Ford for profitable growth.
"This is the finest small vehicle Ford has ever produced," Mulally told a crowd of assembly line workers at the company's Wayne stamping and assembly plant, where the car is built.
He must know something we don't :confuse:0
He certainly is spouting a lot of corporate-speak BS, isn't he? Calling the American 08 Focus the "finest small vehicle Ford has ever produced" is weird hyperbole. He is well aware of European Fords. Rehashing and refining a 2000 Focus does not the finest small vehicle make. And he has got to be aware as well of Mercury's very poor sales figures. Of course we all need to keep in mind he is not a car guy. His strengths lie elsewhere and hopefully will be enough to pull Ford out of the doldrums. It would be nice to see something besides the upgraded Taurus (which still can be easily mistaken for the unloved 500) and the Edge/MKX twins to carry some water right now. That would include something...anything for Mercury besides the aluminum-trimmed Ford clones it has.0
Hmmm, one moment Mercury is separate, the next it's Lincoln-Mercury, like its one division.
While Farley is going to help on the marketing side, the ultimate help will need to come from the product itself. They need solid product that can sell itself and not only rely on marketing hype. The marketing hype might get a customer in the dealer, but it's the product that get them to stay and make the purchase...
From the shots of the Focus I saw, I didn't know the truth could be stretched that much. From Mulally's speech and use of catch-phrases it seems Farley is starting to work his "magic". As stated, he must not know there is a European Focus / Ka and that a redesign of a seven-year old car ain't gonna cut it.0
More like 10 years. That era Focus was introduced in Europe in 1998. And redesign would be good, if that's what was done. But here again, Ford is using the same body, same greenhouse, same engine, all dimensions the same. This time at least they bent the superficial surface skin a bit different here and there, but anyone looking at it will recognize it as essentially the same 4 door Focus we have seen since its introduction.
It has always been the Lincoln-Mercury division. There had been consideration of separating them when Lincoln was briefly considered (and then rejected by Bill) for inclusion in PAG. I still think if they manage to prop up sales of Lincolns enough in time, then Mercury will be put out of its misery. If they can't remake Lincoln into a player in the top half of luxury car segment, then they will keep Mercury so dealers will still have some volume. Of course, they could also eventually tie all Lincoln dealers to a Ford dealer, and solve the problem that way.
Ford doesn't seem to have the business sense to pull a Saturn-type comeback for Mercury. Making it a trim level of Ford products to appeal to women was just assinine. Men still buy a fair number of vehicles. Why alienate them???0
lemko Philadelphia, PAPosts: 15,306Remember how Mercury was once advertised as "The Man's Car?"
I guess we'll soon be seeing Sables painted pink, white, and lavender, and come with a matching handbag and compact?
Maybe they'll also have a spiffy raincoat hat and umbrella?0
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It's not often that a coach raves, unsolicited, about a rival player, but that's exactly what happened this week when Pine Crest's Eileen Pliske spoke about St. Thomas Aquinas goalie Madison Cunningham.
"She's the most amazing goalie I've ever seen in South Florida," said Pliske, who is in her 14th year as a coach. "She stuffed us left and right. She had a presence for a freshman that I've never seen before."
That freshman is now a 16-year-old sophomore.
Cunningham, who has already committed to Penn State, leads a loaded Aquinas team that could be the first Broward County school to win state.
She made 11 saves in last year's district final as Aquinas eliminated Pine Crest 13-8. The score was tied 7-7 at the half, and Cunningham was virtually impenetrable thereafter, allowing only an insignificant goal in the final minute.
"As a player, I don't try to think of myself as the best," said Cunningham, whose team was eventually knocked out in the regional finals. "But it's an honor and incredibly humbling to hear another coach talk about my skills."
Including Cunningham, Aquinas has a program-record five players committed to Division I colleges, which is surely the envy of most any school in the state.
The other four D-I recruits are seniors: midfielders Lauren Morando (Louisville), Jenna Tolzman (Iona) and Mary Ann Skubal (William & Mary) and attacker Chloe Mudjwit (Virginia Commonwealth).
The good news for Pine Crest is that Aquinas — which has a new coach in Sarah Paul-Hus — has moved out of its district this year, although the rivals will likely meet in the regional playoffs.
However, Pine Crest, which advanced to the state semifinals in 2011 and 2012, will have to replace two All-Americans who are now playing at powerhouse college lacrosse programs — Carli Marsh (Florida) and Jasmine Docal (Northwestern). Marsh had 100 goals and 19 assists last season, and Docal had 43 goals and 26 assists.
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Two other juniors star for Pine Crest — goalie Alexa Eskenazi and defender Nikki Marsh. The sophomore class includes midfielders Caroline Jordan and Bianca Tedesco and attacker Izzy Lopez, a transfer from Aquinas.
Put it all together, and Pine Crest and Aquinas figure to be two of the deepest and best teams in the state. And if they do meet again in the playoffs, it could come down to Cunningham in goal.
"She's a great goalie," Gershman said. "She was aggressive against us. She came out and stopped us high and low. Wherever we put it, she was there.
"I think we need to fake more and make her move so we can pull her to one side of the cage and maybe get one in. It's going to take a team effort. But I think we can come out on top next time."


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Marlins rally in 8th, finish off home sweep of Mariners
MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich was confident he was safe at home even if home plate umpire Ed Hickox called him out.
Replay backed him up.
Adeiny Hechavarria immediately followed the ruling with a go-ahead sacrifice fly for the Miami Marlins, who held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday completing a three-game sweep.
"I thought I beat it from the get-go and then I saw him call me out, I kind of started yelling at him a little bit telling him I was safe," Yelich said. "If we didn't have replay right there, it's a 2-1 game and we got two outs so it was huge. It was a big win for us."
Yelich led off the inning with a double that extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He scored the tying run.
Steve Cishek made it interesting in the ninth, allowing a leadoff double to Corey Hart. Hechavarria then made a diving stop at shortstop and a spinning throw to nab Dustin Ackley at first base preventing pinch-runner Brad Miller from scoring.
"That was a game-saver," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "That's why I feel that guy is the best shortstop in the league. I'm glad he's on our team. That was a huge play."
Cishek struck out Nick Franklin and Michael Saunders to end the game for his third save and 32nd consecutive conversion.
A crowd of 20,208 took in the first day game this season at Marlins Park with the retractable roof open. It was 78 degrees when the game began and shadows partially covered the infield when the game ended.
"Shadows came over the infield, which makes it tough for hitters, but at the same time, too, we mounted our rally with the shadows," Redmond said. "Maybe we're shadow-friendly."
Mike Dunn (1-2) pitched a scoreless eighth for the Marlins, who have won four of five.
Tom Wilhelmsen (0-1) took the loss for the Mariners, which lost their sixth straight.
"Things just aren't going well right now, but that's okay; we'll get out of this," Wilhelmsen said. "We have a much better team than what we're showing."
After Giancarlo Stanton and Casey McGehee were walked by Wilhelmsen to load the bases in the eighth with one out, Garrett Jones hit a groundball to first baseman Justin Smoak, who's throw home was late allowing Yelich to score the tying run.
"I fielded it and threw it, but (Yelich) just got a heck of a jump," Smoak said. "It was a bang-bang play."
Redmond immediately jumped out of the dugout to challenge the call, which was overturned after a delay of 2 minutes, 20 seconds.
It was the second time replay was used in the series, which benefitted the Marlins. During Friday's game, replay determined that third baseman Kyle Seeger bobbled the ball during a transfer leaving the Marlins with the based loaded in the ninth before Giancarlo Stanton cleared them with a game-winning grand slam.
"It's worked out well for us over the last couple of games, that's for sure," Redmond said.
Seattle led 2-0 on a pair of sacrifice flies by Smoak and Ackley.
Mariners starter Brandon Maurer held the Marlins without a hit until the fifth inning when Jones reached base on an infield single.
Donnavan Solano ended Maurer's outing two batters later with an RBI single to pull the Marlins to 2-1.
Maurer allowed one run, two hits, and two walks in 4 1-3 innings in his season debut.
"He was tired; he was exhausted," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "We knew that was going to be a pitch-count (situation) anyway. He did good in the time he was in there."
Miami's Kevin Slowey pitched five innings allowing two runs.
NOTES: Stanton was intentionally walked in three consecutive games for the first time in his career and has drawn five intentional free passes on the season after having five all of last season. …. The teams combined to use 12 pitchers in the game. … It was the first time in 11 games that the Marlins did not hit a home run. … Miami begins a three-game series at Atlanta on Monday with RHP Tom Koehler (2-1, 1.89) on the mound against RHP Julio Teheran (2-1, 1.93). … Seattle will host Houston on Monday sending ace RHP Felx Hernandez (3-0, 1.91) to the hill against LHP Dallas Keuchel (1-1, 3.50).


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Worldwatch Report #182: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in China: Current Status and Prospects for 2020
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Editor: Lisa Mastny
Publication Date: Oct. 2010
48 pages
Over the past few years, China has emerged as a global leader in clean energy, topping the world in production of compact fluorescent light bulbs, solar water heaters, solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, and wind turbines. The remarkable rise of China's clean energy sector reflects a strong and growing commitment by the government to diversify its energy economy, reduce environmental problems, and stave off massive increases in energy imports. Around the world, governments and industries now find themselves struggling to keep pace with the new pacesetter in global clean energy development.
Chinese efforts to develop renewable energy technologies have accelerated in recent years as the government has recognized energy as a strategic sector. China has adopted a host of new policies and regulations aimed at encouraging energy efficiency and expanding renewable energy deployment. Taking lessons from its own experience as well as the experiences of countries around the world, China has built its clean energy sector in synergy with its unique economic system and institutions of governance. At a time when many countries still struggle with the aftermath of a devastating financial crisis, the Chinese government has used its strong financial position to direct tens of billions of dollars into clean energy— increasing the lead that Chinese companies have in many sectors.
Among other initiatives, the Chinese government has taken strong action to promote renewable energy, establish national energy conservation targets, and delegate energysaving responsibilities to regions. Key legislative actions include the national Renewable Energy Law, which entered into force in January 2006, the national Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy, launched in September 2007, and the Medium and Long-Term Energy Conservation Plan, launched in November 2004.
Although per capita energy use in China remains below the international average, it is growing very rapidly, spurred recently by the infrastructure-intensive government stimulus program launched in late 2008. Even with efficiency advances, demand for energy is expected to continue to rise in the coming decades. Chinese energy consumption is currently dominated by coal, and the major energy-consuming sector is industry. Improving the efficiency of energy use and enhancing energy conservation will be critical to ease energy supply constraints, boost energy security, reduce environmental pollution, "green" the economy, and tackle the climate challenge.
Since 2005, the Chinese government has elevated its energy conservation and energy efficiency efforts to basic state policy. The 11th Five-Year Plan (2006–10) set an energy-savings target of 20 percent, and the country has adopted administrative, legal, and economic measures to achieve this goal. During the first three years of the plan, China's energy intensity— its energy consumption per unit of GDP—fell by just over 10 percent, saving 290 million tons of coal equivalent (tce) and reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 750 million tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent. This pace of energy conservation has rarely been achieved by the rest of the world.
According to China's Medium and Long-Term Energy Conservation Plan, the energy consumption per unit of major industrial products should "reach or be close to the international advanced level of the 1990s by 2010, and reach or be close to the international upto- date level by 2020."Although China is working hard on this target and has recently accelerated its pace of energy savings, especially in the industry sector, a gap remains. Challenges that impede progress in energy savings include low fossil energy prices due in part to energy and fuel subsidies, an incomplete market-drivers policy, and the lack of capacity building for energy saving.
China's success in the renewable energy arena has been more dramatic. Renewables use in China totaled some 250 million tce in 2008 (excluding traditional biomass energy). Renewables accounted for 9 percent of the country's total primary energy use that year, up from 7.5 percent in 2005. Hydropower dominated China's renewable energy usage, at 180 million tce, followed by solar, wind, and modern biomass, which together comprised 70 million tce of renewables consumption.
Hydropower and wind power accounted for the bulk of China's total installed renewable energy capacity in 2009, reaching 197 gigawatts (GW) and 26 GWrespectively. Cumulative wind installations more than doubled that year, and new wind installations increased more than 100 percent, allowing China to surpass the United States to become the largest market for wind power—housing nearly one-third of the world's total installed capacity in 2009.
Total installation of solar PV reached 310 megawatts (MW) in 2009,more than double the 150 MWin place in 2008 but leaving China with still only 2 percent of the global installed capacity. China installed 42 million square meters of solar water heaters in 2009 and increased the total installed capacity by 31 percent, to 135 million square meters, with the central government providing strong incentives for rural installations. China has accounted for 70–80 percent of the global market for solar hot water systems in recent years..
China's rapid rise to global leadership in clean energy is rooted in an unusual level ofcooperation between government and industry, with the government providing a broad range of incentives that have led to the creation of renewable energy industrial bases nationwide. China's past two decades of investment in science and technology, focused in large part on the energy sector, has been stepped up in recent years, with the aim of making the country an innovator as well as a low-cost manufacturer of cutting-edge technologies
These dramatic developments have implications that go well beyond China. As the country's skills in efficient, low-cost manufacturing are brought to clean energy industries, this could widen the energy options for the world as a whole. Already, Chinese companies have become a strong presence in clean energy markets in Europe and North America.
Renewables in China will almost certainly see continued strong growth in the years ahead as new policy incentives are enforced, including a regional feed-in tariff scheme for wind power, a plan to build seven large-scale windbases in six provinces, and the new Golden Sun program aimed at accelerating the domestic solar market. Across China, provincial and city governments are working with industry to create industrial parks dedicated to clean energy and are providing a range of subsidies and infrastructure investments to support the creation of new companies, jobs, and revenues for local governments.
Meanwhile, China's renewable energy products and equipment manufacturing capacity are maturing rapidly. The domestic wind turbine industry has mastered technology at the megawatt scale and beyond and now has an annual manufacturing capacity of 10 GW. China has become the world's largest solar PV producer, and domestic manufacturers are now offering complete production lines, from raw materials to solar modules. The annual capacity to produce solar water heaters is more than 40 million square meters. Domestic industry players are paying attention to both technological advancement and quality, aiming to improve the reliability of products while also preparing for an impending expansion of the renewables market.
Many Chinese renewable energy companies rely heavily on export markets to fuel their growth. This is particularly true in the case of solar PV, where most production is exported, but both the wind and solar hot water industries are now expanding their exports rapidly. This has led to growing tensions with European and North American companies that are losing market share. Analysts attribute this trend in part to the unusually strong state support that Chinese companies receive.
Renewable energy is positioned strategically in China's energy structure and is one of the most important instruments for boosting energy security and tackling climate change. The country has set national targets for a 10 percent renewables share in the country's overall energy mix by 2010 and a 15 percent share by 2020. Forecasts suggest that this share might reach 28–32 percent by 2030 and 30–45 percent by 2050,moving renewable energy closer to becoming a mainstream energy resource.
This report is designed to provide an independent review of China's achievements in promoting renewable energy and reducing the energy intensity of its economy. The key drivers behind China's efforts in these areas are the needs to boost energy security, tackle climate change, ease the pressure of environmental pollution, and improve energy supply in rural areas. The goal of this report is to facilitate international cooperation that can help China further improve its energy efficiency and deploy renewables more widely.
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2003 :: Cycle Show, London ...
Pete Osborne gained entry to this years Cycle 2003 show during the last weekend in September. With his spy-cam at the ready, he caught the latest goings on for [ gravity-slaves ] visitors. We bring you 47 pics see what the industry thinks will be big for us in 2004.
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Is Chomping on Gum Really That Bad? A View of Pros and Cons
It doesn't aid digestion or stave off hunger, but it might sharpen your thinking
People have been chewing gum since the ancient Greeks peeled bark from mastic trees and used it as a breath sweetener. Today, the sticky stuff is consumed for so many more reasons—to try to stave off hunger, deliver nicotine or simply provide diversion. But is smacking on a wad of gum actually harmful to the body? J. Sumner Bell, secretary-treasurer of the American Gastroenterological Association, offers an opinion.
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The DSM Revision
Getting an update in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a big deal, particularly when it's the type of update that officially means that what you do is no longer considered medically problematic. This happened in the 70s in regard to homosexuality, and earlier this month it's happened for kinky people.
Here's the article from the Center for Sex and Culture and here is the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom's release. Another victory for personal freedom? Something to celebrate.


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Vacation Overview
Get ready for some good times on your journey through Western Europe! Amsterdam & Barcelona are amazing, but it wouldn't be a proper holiday if you didn't pop into Paris, gaze at the Swiss & French Alps & experience the glamour of the French Riviera. Great destinations, awesome scenery & a top tour!
Vacation Itinerary
Vacation Day 1 - Arrive Amsterdam
Check-in to your hotel and head out into the buzzing, free-wheeling city of Amsterdam for a first taste. Later, meet up with your crew and Tour Manager over dinner. Jump start your trip and check out Amsterdam's eye-opening Red Light District, where the creative and wacky come together on narrow cobbled streets, 24/7. Hotel (D)
Vacation Day 2 - Amsterdam
Cruise into the countryside and bike around like the laid back locals, past working windmills, to the world-famous cheese village of Edam. In an intro into Dutch culture, see how clogs are made at a clog maker's house and try some of the famous Dutch Edam at a cheese farm. Free time this afternoon to experience Amsterdam's coffee shops, museums and quirky boutiques. Wander along the canals and past gabled houses or try out Amsterdam's multi-ethnic cuisine. This cultural melting pot dishes up loads of affordable food. With an optional evening canal cruise, there's a chance to toast your travels with the group, unwind with a few drinks and uncover another angle on Amsterdam at water level. Get some pointers on the city's hot spots from your Tour Manager and head into town for a fun night out.Hotel (B)
Vacation Day 3 - Amsterdam to Paris
Cut across three countries (Netherlands, Belgium, France) in one day as we make our way south to Paris, France's chic capital. Tonight, the group kick starts Paris with the 'Tour of Illuminations', which shows off the French capital's transformation into the "City of Lights". Lamp-lit bridges and cool little cafés give us a real taste of Paris' romance. Your Tour Manager will fill you in on the world's most-recognised monuments, like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Then get a stunning view of the entire city with included entry to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Oui, oui, Paris!
Vacation Day 4 - Paris
This town is loaded with possibilities. Discover its many bistros, museums, tree-lined avenues and diverse quartiers (neighbourhoods). Get a feel for French flair by window shopping on the Left Bank, step into the huge Notre Dame Cathedral or explore the endless galleries of the Louvre where you can get up close to the famous Mona Lisa. Try indulging in some delicious pastries and relax in one of Paris' many green spaces. Tonight, treat yourself to a real Parisian cabaret experience, complete with can-can girls, dinner and Champagne and spend time with the group. But don't stop there – hit the clubs and finish your time in Paris with a fun night out.
Vacation Day 5 - Paris to Lucerne
With down-time on the coach, plug in your tablet, chill out to some music and chat with friends while travelling through the scenic wine producing regions of Burgundy and Chablis. Next stop on our vacation: the jaw-droppingly beautiful Alpine town of Lucerne
Vacation Day 6 - Lucerne
After your night in our cool Feature Hotel, the Jailhotel, head out & explore the best of Lucerne. With covered wooden bridges, cobbled lanes and quaint buildings, Lucerne's centre is perfect to explore on foot. Also to stock up on lots of genuine Swiss chocolate! Your Tour Manager can give you pointers on where to pick up the best-priced watches that Switzerland is so famous for. You could choose to head up Mt. Pilatus for amazing Alpine views or otherwise take time to chill in this cute city's vibe. Sit café side by the Wooden Chapel Bridge, head to the shops & check out the moving Lion Monument.
Vacation Day 7 - Lucerneto French Riviera
This morning, it's your chance to splash some cash, with our stop at Serravale Designer Outlet mall for our exclusive Italian food & fashion experience. You can use this opportunity to get some gear to show off to your friends at home… This outlet mall is amazing, with your chance to pick up some designer fashion at incredible prices. With between 30%-70% off regular retail, the savings are epic, and because you're with Contiki you'll get up to an additional 10% off! From labels like Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana & Roberto Cavalli (to name a few) – there's going to be plenty to tempt today. We take it up a level too, with some extra special Italian experiences with our local expert, like sampling regional produce for those authentic local flavours. With no doubt lots of bags in hand, we'll hit the road en route to the French Riviera.
Vacation Day 8 - French Riviera
In your free time live a bit of the lifestyle with a visit to the local markets. Try out the region's produce like lavender honey, aioli (garlic mayonnaise) and mouth-watering rosé wine. Window shop the chic boutiques or spend the afternoon relaxing in one of the city's many cafés. Tonight get a taste of the high life in Monaco, the glamorous principality packed into just 1.92km2 and home of the Formula 1. Indulge in a bit of glitz with the group by opting for a typically French 4-course meal just a few doors down from the Royal Palace. Get the inside story on the Royal Family and their place of residence from your Tour Manager, then try your luck at a casino later on.
Vacation Day 9 - French Riviera to Barcelona
Driving past Cannes, unwind on the coach and take in the rustic beauty of Provence, known for its pretty landscapes of lavender, sunflowers and wild herbs. We travel south through the rugged and dramatic scenery of the Pyrénées mountains, over the border into Barcelona. A sizzling, festive capital any night of the week, Barcelona is all about action. In Spain fiesta time starts late, so settle in at one of the city's many outdoor squares to enjoy a glass of sangria and nibble on tapas (plate-sized snacks) before a fun night out exploring Barcelona's nightlife with your friends.
Vacation Day 10 - Barcelona
First stop: Montjuic. The hilltop has full-blown vistas of the city and it's where we stop to check out the 1992 Olympic Games complex. Afterwards, get a look into Spanish architect Gaudi's wild imagination with his Art Nouveau masterpiece, the Sagrada Família church. Your Tour Manager walks you through the cobbled lanes of Barcelona's oldest district, the Gothic Quarter. There's free time to discover more of Barcelona's creative core. Pick up some quirky buys in the side streets or hit the big label shops on Plaça de Catalunya. Take in all of Barcelona's buzzing street life on the tree-lined La Rambla – a boulevard packed with street performers, artists, shops and stalls. Other ideas for your afternoon off include hanging out in the colourful gardens of Parc Güell or kicking back with the locals on the beach and taking a swim in the Mediterranean sea. For lunch, there's plenty of delicious local seafood to try as well as Spain's signature dish, paella. Finish off an unforgettable time in this hot city and get into the local flavours with tonight's optional flamenco dance show and dinner, including sangria. Afterwards, get the low down on Barcelona's hottest spots and maybe hit the pumping clubs of Port Olympico by the water.
Vacation Day 11 - Depart Barcelona
Today our vacation comes to an end. Say goodbye to all your fellow travelers.
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- Sightseeing tours of all major cities plus orientations in all other destinations
- 10 continental breakfasts
- 5 three-course dinners
- 3 World Heritage Sites visited
- Visit a cheese farm & clog maker's house
- See canals & a windmill on a countryside bike tour in Edam
- See Amsterdam's canals & gable houses by night
- Exclusive 'Paris by Night' sightseeing tour
- See the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Champs-Élysées, and Notre Dame Cathedral
- Check out Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower
- See Chablis, Burgundy & Beaujolais vineyards
- See the Wooden Chapel Bridge in Lucerne
- View the Lion Monument
- Visit a French perfumery
- Italian fashion experience at the Serravalle Designer outlet mall
- See the Royal Palace in Monaco
- Rub shoulders with the rich & famous with a visit to a Monte Carlo casino
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India's beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines is working on a revival plan for efficient and reliable operations to regain its air operator certificate, which expires Dec. 31.
India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Oct. 20 suspended the carrier's flying license for failing to produce a credible financial and operational revival plan.
"We are preparing a new revival plan and will soon present it to the DGCA, which will take a final call on revoking the suspension order," an airline official says. "We will put forth our case to the DGCA and expect to resume operations soon," the official adds.
Meanwhile, a civil aviation ministry official says if the debt-ridden airlines fails to detail a resumption plan, the restoration of its scheduled operator's permit, which is valid until Dec. 31, may be delayed.
The airline plunged into a deep financial crisis after employees walked off the job Sept. 30 because of non-payment of salaries since March, forcing a complete shutdown of operations.
The employees ended their 26-day strike on Oct. 25 after management assured them pending salaries would be paid by year-end.
Even as Kingfisher resolved the deadlock with his striking workers, India's civil aviation ministry made clear the carrier will have to convince the DGCA that it is fully prepared to fly with all safety measures in place before resuming operations.
Currently, the airline has only 10 operational aircraft, down from 66 a year ago.
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