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Weekend could be last blast at new Hockenheim
The "phones have been running hot" ahead of the German grand prix, according to Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler.
That is because, before Germany's shocking 7-1 victory over Brazil in the recent world cup semi-final, the circuit was offering a bigger ticket discount every time the national team scored a goal.
"You can't even imagine it," Seiler smiled, "but I was pleased with every goal anyway.
"It's nice when we can do something good for the formula one fans," he told SID news agency.
Seiler said he is expecting a crowd of about 55,000 on Sunday.
It is F1's first visit to the Hockenheim since 2012, as per the alternating scheme with the Nurburgring.
But it might be one of the last at Hockenheim, after Bernie Ecclestone revealed he has been negotiating exclusively with the Nurburgring regarding 2015 and beyond.
An earlier-furious Seiler says he now has "nothing new" to report about that, except to reveal that he will have "confidential discussions" with the F1 supremo this weekend.
For some, however, Hockenheim would be no great loss to F1, as the once unique and terrifyingly fast layout was made much more conventional with an upgrade more than a decade ago.
"It seems like a different level of craziness compared with today," said grand prix veteran Jenson Button, "but it was a lot of fun.
"The re-designed circuit could never be as mighty as the old Hockenheim, but it's a fun little track, and it's been purposely designed to encourage racing."
The man tasked with modernising Hockenheim was the well-known F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke, who originally wanted to "keep as much as possible" of the old track's unique charm.
"At that time the restrictions and possibilities the site offered were not clear however and the idea eventually proved unfeasible," he told F1's official website.


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Lee Hsing Retrospective
Veteran award-winning director Lee Hsing
(李行), who is 80 this year, is being honored by the Chinese Taipei Film Archive with screenings of 12 of his most notable films until Tuesday next week at the Spot theater in Taipei; many have English subtitles. Other films are being screened at the archive, together with a symposium. Further details are at www.ctfa.org.tw and
Festival of City Tours 2009: The Wedding Season
This cumbersome festival title brings together a number of intriguing wedding-related films from around the world that deserve wider attention. Brides is a Martin Scorsese production set in the 1920s in which hundreds of European mail-order brides head to the US to discover their fate. Tulpan, set in Kazakhstan, is the name of a would-be bride of the protagonist; the film has astonished reviewers everywhere with its texture and sense of whimsy. Silent Wedding, from Russia, is a humorous account of a wedding that takes place on the sly during an enforced mourning period for an autocrat. Algeria-set Masquerades is a comedy of errors and misunderstandings, while Vacation from Japan mixes marital longing with the ugly reality of capital punishment. The films are screening exclusively at Taipei's Changchun theater until Aug. 6
All Around Us
A Japanese film that prefers idiosyncrasy to histrionics in developing its characters? This might be worth seeing. A husband and wife come under the microscope in this feature, but the threat to their relationship is far removed from what the average melodrama contains, with the possible exception of the fate of their offspring. Mixed reviews followed, as might be expected for a film that violates narrative conventions, but there has been praise from all corners for lead actor Lily Franky (an eclectic artist and author in real life) as the husband.
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner
Variety considered "theatrical release outside the Balkans is unlikely" for this film mostly out of Bulgaria, but no one should underestimate the tenacity of Taiwan's smaller distributors, who rely on obscure European product as much as the Japanese and Thai stuff. A man loses his memory in a car accident that kills his parents, so his grandfather shows up to take him on a two-wheeled road trip back to Bulgaria as therapy — the same place the young man's parents fled when it was a repressive regime. With bicycles all the rage now, this amiable movie couldn't be better timed for release here.
The Sniper (神槍手)
Lots of blood is spilled in this Hong Kong action flick, but the biggest victim was the film itself, which was shelved after star Edison Chen (陳冠希) got embroiled in the starlet home movie scandal. For some reason, this tale of hotshot professional snipers has taken even longer to get released in Taiwan, which was fascinated — but not scandalized — by Chen's digital romps. Dante Lam's (林超賢) film of style but little substance brings to mind the halcyon days of John Woo (吳宇森): excellent action set pieces but emotional holes as big as exit wounds.
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
Body-of-a-child, mind-of-an-adult sleuth Conan is back for the 13th Case Closed manga feature, this time in more peril than usual as the organization responsible for his bodily predicament, the Black Organization, returns to wreak havoc, culminating in a violent showdown.

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GIFT/GIVEAWAY | Signed Copies of Tomboy Style
Photo on right by Simons Finnerty.
Just a quick note to say that if you'd like to buy a signed copy (with a custom inscription) of the book, please email me >> lizziegarrett(at)gmail(dot)com. I have a limited amount that I can get out before the holidays, available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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12 comments:
I love your book! I wonder who's that on the cover though.
- December 5, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- Lizzie said...
The cover is May Britt, Swedish actress popular in the 50s/60s.
- December 5, 2012 at 4:53 PM
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- December 6, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Sophie said...
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- December 6, 2012 at 7:48 AM
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- December 6, 2012 at 11:30 AM


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What happens in the Distillery District…
TORONTO — … stays in the Distillery District. The Jays threw quite the shindig for season-ticket holders tonight, treating them to a Vegas-style partay in Toronto.
There were blackjack tables, Vegas-type showgirls strolling around, plenty of quality food, an open bar (I was working, so, no, I did not partake), and an impressive assortment of prizes for those in attendance to take home (cars, trips to Cuba, memorabilia).
Those in attendance also had an opportunity to mingle with Vernon Wells, Dustin McGowan and Jeremy Accardo. Highlights from their chats with the media were that Wells is feeling 100 percent, McGowan has been throwing off a mound and had been training in Florida for two weeks already, and Accardo has been throwing for months, moving beyond his more laid back winter program of years past.
I squeezed in some of the highlights in an article on bluejays.com, but obviously not everything made the cut. One topic that McGowan and Wells weighed in on was the Mitchell Report, which included Toronto catcher Gregg Zaun's named. McGowan said he had dinner the other night with Zaun and said talking with the catcher hasn't been awkward at all. Wells admitted that he was actually looking forward to hearing who was named when the report came out.
Here's their comments on the Mitchell Report:
"It's something they had to deal with eventually. Hopefully they can just get it all in order and get the testing set up where it helps in the future. … I just had dinner with Zaun down in Florida. It's not awkward. He's my teammate and he's like family to us. He needs support and we're here to give it to him."
— McGowan
"I was kind of looking forward to it coming out. I wanted to see what it was all about and see who was going to be in it. You have your thoughts and your suspicions on who's done it and who hasn't. It's part of life and unfortunately it was a part of the game for a while. That's why we made a concerted effort to rid our sport of things like this and try to get to steroid use and hopefully there will be a test we can come up with for HGH and this wont be a conversation anymore.
"I know in our clubhouse that we'll probably make a joke out of it and make fun of [Zaun] about it. You make decisions, whether it's true or false what came out in the report, you can defend yourself and prove your innocence. Unfortunately, in this situation, you're guilty until proven innocent. You speak out and tell the truth and if people believe you, they do. If not, whatever you did in your personal life, hopefully you made the right decisions.
"It's unfortunate for the guys who did make good choices and decided not to do things like that. If anybody wants to challenge me on it, I'll take a lie detector test — it doesn't matter to me. I'll be the first one to do it. I've got nothing to hide. For me, I know personally this doesn't bother me one bit."
Wells said he finished his rehab last week and began hitting against a pitching week last week as well. He also worked with new hitting coach Gary Denbo in early January. Wells said Denbo had been studying film and the two bounced ideas off each other for the coming season.
Wells had this to say:
"It's an open relationship. We're just talking and trying to make me the best hitter that I can be and he's very passionate about what he does. He was the first to tell me, 'I don't care what you've done in the past — you can do better.' I fully believe that."
Wells also weighed in on John McDonald going from the projected starter at short to the bench after the Jays signed David Eckstein:
"You talk to Johnny Mac and he'll be the first to tell you that he just wants to win and that's the kind of attitude we need from people on this team. Obviously, I think he played well enough to earn a spot, but when you have an opportunity to go out and get somebody who's always been an everyday player and has won championships, which is the biggest thing, he knows how what to do to win ballgames and we need more guys like that."
NEW LOOK: You probably noticed that the blog looks a little different. I figured now's as good a time as any to usher in a new look for 2008. I've also been lazy with the links on the left side of the blog until now. I linked to other good Jays news sites, other MLB writer blogs, and the Web sites that I frequent. I didn't link to other Jays blogs, but a few of my favorites include Drunk Jays Fans, the Tao of Stieb, the Mockingbird and All Your Base Are Belong to Rios. Also, you can now see my ugly mug, along with the beautiful Mrs. Bastian in the updated photo there on the left.
Goodnight all.
11 Comments
Continuing from last blog:
I don't think that J.P is the best drafter. Maybe we could get the old Jays GM to help JP out in drafting. First of all the guy before him drafed Wells, Halladay and Rios, he also drafted Michael Young and couple of other good players with different teams which i forgot. (Who drafted Hill?)
Also a couple of devastating mistakes the Jays made were:
Picking Russ Adams instead of Kazmir in the draft (would be good for solid 3rd in our rotation) AND letting go of Michael Young. He could've ended our shortstop woes.
Dont forget he had Troy tulowitski, who is as good or better than Michael Young, in hand too.
Jordan, awesome work and thanks for the link. I was thinking of how I might be able to scam my way into that Distillery District thing, but I got nothing. Oh well.
Since the Mitchell Report was being talked about, any chance Frank Thomas's name came up? It's interesting that the other guys seem alright with it, but I'm curious as to how Frank– who had some clubhouse issues with Zaun, no?– will react. Actually, maybe I'll have to post about this.
Guys, I wasn't going to say this, but you've got to be kidding me about this draft stuff. The same people who whine about Tulo now are the ones who would have had a bird if the Jays had drafted a third SS in a row.
And check out the sequence about the Kazmir/Adams draft in Moneyball. The Mets grudgingly took Kazmir– he was something like sixth on their board.
Also, Michael Young was traded by Gord Ash in the (AWFUL) deal for Esteban Loaiza.
And you have to remember that in his early years JP had to cut costs, both in terms of signing picks and MLB talent. The best way to do that was to make safer picks– i.e. college players. To compare his early returns to what Ash was doing with more high risk/high reward guys is pretty unfair. I think.
Good points, Stoeten. I did a mailbag earlier this offseason explaining why the Jays would've gone with Romero instead of Tulo in the 05 Draft. It made sense at the time, definitely. Hindsight is a funny thing, huh. And, Thomas never was brought up. I'm sure he'll be more of a topic come Spring Training when we can get him and Zaun. They didn't necessarily have clubhouse issues per se. There was one incident where Thomas expressed some anger over a player mingling with the opposition in the weight room and he was pretty much referring to Zaun. I think they discussed the matter, but it was hardly a heated exchange or one that caused any in-house friction. As months went by, I think that story got a little blown out of proportion. — JB
It'll be interesting to see what happens to Tulo in the next year or so…if he slides or regresses, will everyone come back and recant their assertions that JP is an idiot drafter?
Marty Cordova and Erik Hinske had good rookie campaigns too, lest we forget.
Man… I think Tulo is for real. Yeah, I'm giving JP a hefty bit of credit on that one, it's true. But 3 shortstops in a row? I'd have been going nuts over it myself, I imagine.
Vernon sounds pretty sincere in those comments. He also sounds bitter and angry. He seems, to me, to be holding a grudge against the players that have used steriods, which I believe is an appropriate reaction. Heck im bitter and I didn't even get past the level of high school baseball.
We all know that Vernon is a guy that works very hard. It has to be difficult for him to see guys trying to get a quick advantage and succeeding without putting in the work.
After the amount of struggles that he has been through, especially last season. I can understand how seeing all these players indicated in steriod use being be a kick in the face to him, especially.
Just a small point, homerjeremy:
what PEDs do is accelerate the healing process, so you can recover more quickly after a workout. The benefit only comes because PEDs allow you do MORE work, not less. That still doesn't excuse the fact that these guys are climbing on the backs of their peers, and have diminished the sport in the process.
Thank you for the links. The more, good information I can have to get my Blue jay fix the better. Does Frank Thomas plan on reporting a little earlier this year ? I want him to avoid another slow start to the season again, especially when Toronto opens up against New York and Boston. Also, have the jays lost complete faith on Brandan League's ability to be a top notch reliever again ? because if he can then that strengthens my opinion that Casey should be in the rotation.
gnorman, I was just commenting on the tone of that quote from Vernon.
Good point. I know that you have to put work in with performance enhancing drugs. Anabolic steriods, although they do boost tesoterone levels don't just magically make you stronger.
The work that Im speaking of, was specific to the batting cage and other drills of that nature, where Vernon spends a large amount of his time.
Guys taking steroids probably don't have to spend as much time in the cage. They don't have to work on their craft of being a more precise hitter, as much. Steriods have given them the bat speed and the power crush balls over the fence without the need to practice techniques that other players take quite seriously.


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- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:04
Good luck JU :) Last week I bought a ticket for 450 euros return from Belgrade to New York in mid December and early January return. Interesting that the same dates were more expensive had the journey started in New York.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:09
Hopefully they will be able to fill planes during the winter.ReplyDelete
I am honestly plesently surprised how well is JFK flight doing. I was looking at tge advance bookings for the winter time and I can tell you guys even that time of the year flights are getting solid bookings. Nobody in AS or EY expected such a good and positive results in such a short time. Cargo is booked almost to capacity which is awesome as well.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:42
Good to hear. I guess that's why they are keeping 5 p/w during the winter.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:53
Could these sort of results potentially influence on their decision to bring forward leasing a second A330 and launching another US destination?Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 11:46
new destination hardly, but frequency upgrade possiblyDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:29
Ja ne znam o kojoj popunjenosti ti pricas, baci pogled na novembar pa ce ti sve biti jasno. Posle u decembru se vec po malo poboljsava situacija. Koliko vidim oko praznika popunjenost ce biti oko 100%. Van sezone je relativno tuzno, posebno u biznisu.Delete
Any idea how business class is selling? If they are seeing similar results here than this has been hugely successful!Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:48
@anon 12:29Delete
Business class pax rarely book this far in advance.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:38
Around 2 pax per flight.Delete
^is it actually that bad? Can somebody else confirm this. I remember that fist few flights had loads in C from 2 to 16 pax.Delete
Evo gledam od oktobra do januara i izgleda dosta dobro.ako pogledaš oktobar decembar januar dosta letova je već rasprodato a pošto je to tradicionalno slabije popunjen deo godine mislim da je prodaja više nego dobra. Sta se tiče biznis klase ona se uglavnom prodaje najkasnije tako da je o tome prerano pričati.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 23:31
Ja ti pricam o biznis klasi sada tokom leta kada uglavnom zvrji prazna, baci pogled u sistem pa ces videti.Delete
A sto se tice letova tokom spore sezone, baci pogled jos jednom. ;) Ili cek... da li sam propustio direktivu kada moramo pisati bajno cak i kada nije tako?
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 00:57
U februaru i novembru lose je kod Lot-a i Austrijana, to je normalno.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 01:10
I don't think product would be much devaluated if they would offer upgrade at check in for a reasonable amount of money. Or offer an op-up to a frequent flyer from time to time, especially with C so empty.Delete
They actually ran a promo, don't know if it's still there, $1700 r/t from JFK to Europe (Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, etc.) - with BEG as origin/destination, prices remained as high as they originally were. But this $1700 is dirt cheap, especially for Greece!
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:14
We need those PRN flights. We just need them. SKP can't be enough for the albanian diaspora.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:47
I think it was up to JU the flights would have started long ago. But bureaucratic issues have to be resolved first in Brussels.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 10:06
You are absolutely right. They need to solve this asap. Would be so awesome if we had those flights.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:20
OT: http://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/pogled-na-zavrsenu-zracnu-luku-franjo-tudman-spreman-za-tehnicki-sedam-mjeseci-prije-roka/4555391/ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:36
Didn't know it will change it's name Pleso...Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:44
yes it willDelete
It wasn't called Pleso before the change. It was Zračna luka Zagreb. Pleso is the village on the outskirts of Zagreb (closer to VG really), where the Airport is located. It has been the unofficial name of the airport for ages and I don't think that'll change any time soon.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 11:47
I can't believe they named it after FranjoDelete
I was actually surprised that it was Milanovic and the SDP party that named the airport Franjo, not HDZ!Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:46
Sadly it is true. Leftist parties in exyu were trying to play to nationalists, only to discover for billionth time that the voters who prefer nationalists prefer the raw original.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:28
Vucic, Vucic everywhere. Very disturbing.ReplyDelete
Also, when they speak of the Adriatic coast my guess is that they are referring to Tivat since these flights do not connect to anywhere else.
Without night flight to Athens it will become a challenge to fill these flights especially since most foreign passengers on this route are Greeks.Replies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:46
Apparently their sales have been performing best from Montenegro (outside US and Serbia of course).Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 14:41
Sorry to inform you but we Greek people travel to new york in the winter too.So I don't understand why they cut the early morning flight to belgrade in the winter timetable. I think AirSerbia is wrong this time.Delete
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 00:50
ATH will be 10 p/w this winter. 3 night flights will remain. SKG will remain daily.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 08:33
No. It will be 10 weekly only during the Christmas period. Night flights only return in April with three weekyl flights. ;)Delete
Why not check before posting?
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 13:12
Until 18 sept - 2 x dailyDelete
19.09 - 27.10 - 10 p/w
28.10 - 18.12 - 1 x daily
19.12 - 12.01 - 10 p/w
13.01 - 20.01 - 9 p/w
21.01 - 27.03 - 1 x daily
Night flights return 28.03.2017.
I checked :)
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 13:59
Thank you JATBEGMEL for this accurate and valuable info I'm the anonymous 25 july 2:41 PM.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:29
Is it just me or is the cargo capacity a bit small? Or is this standard for A330?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:41
Nope it's typical payload for A330.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:45
Here in ZAG there are Air Serbia billboards with New York advertisement. In my opinion a very smart move to start flights now and try and establish your brand before any possible competition in the region.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 09:52
I have been reading reviews on various websites of foreigners taking these flights are the comments are very favorable and the price is more than good.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 10:04
And there were so many skeptics about this and how it would destroy JU. That's the benefit of having an owner with deep pockets. You can do stuff like this and pass off mostly unscathed. With the current price of oil and relatively low competition in the immediate region it was probably the best time to start flights.ReplyDelete
- Purger25 July 2016 at 10:05
84,1% is impressive result for JFK flight. Respect!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 10:25
I have info for BEG-JFK part from Friday (LF about 72%) and Saturday (LF about 95%), so average from those two is close to that.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:03
lepo, a sad je pravo vreme za poboljsanje flote za naredno leto. naravno mislim na odluku o uvodjenju rj flote, umesto vremesnih atr-ova i svakako penzinisanje boinga.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:28
Nema se para za poboljsanje flote. Da ima nabavili bi barem jos jedan Atr da zamene koliko toliko one matore krseve sto su nasledili od jata.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:24
Ima se ima se... Stizu dva a320 do polovine oktobra. Svima je cudno pa i meni zasto bas tako veliki avioni, ali ocigledno se ide u tom smeru...Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:37
Aha... kada slete onda mozemo da pricamo o tome, do tada nema se, nema seDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 16:11
koliko cujem, iskustva sa CRJ900 su vrlo dobra-mogli bi razmisljanja o buducoj floti skrenuti i na tu stranu.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 18:55
@anon 3:37Delete
Tako su ljudi pričali i za A330...
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 00:54
CLF could even be enough to have the flights running profit for now. Its a good average for the first month.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 10:08
I don't want to be a party pooper but the fares are so low it was to be expected that the LF would be good. Don't get me wrong I'm happy prices are affordable and hope it all works out for Air Serbia but like the article says, high LF does not necessarily mean profitability. You can hand out tickets for free and have 100% LF every day.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 10:10
Oh and to add a pricing war has started thanks to JU flights to JFK. KLM, Air France plus * alliance group have reduced their fares from BEG to JFK significantly over the past few weeks.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 11:01
If you read carefully, you will find place where it is written that Air Serbia needs three years to make JFK route profitable. KLM and AF have very favorable code-shares with ASL, they are not feeling threatened. Star Alliance is hit by ASL. Their response is price war. Luckily, their crappy service is no match for what you get on ASL flights for the same money. The real challenge for ASL is to get better slots at JFK some time in the future.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:06
Huh? Star Alliance and others offer a comparable service to JU. The only difference is that JU is not as good when it comes to the business class experience.Delete
I highly doubt OS or LH are losing any sleep over JU's five weekly JFK flights.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:28
I think JU allows more baggage in the economy and that can be quite significant factor.Delete
Of course Lufty and the family do not lose any sleep over JU's flights to JFK, but then again, why did they adjust their prices if they care zero?
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:30
They did not adjust anything, €450 to JFK was the norm for a few years now. Check LH's fares to JFK in December and you will see that they are not that cheap.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:59
What service is crap on Star Alliance flights? Have you seen transatlantic service on OS, TK, LH? And JU is better where? Only thing that is good with JU are the fares. A330 is not state of the art A/C, slots are terrible when not traveling just point to point... And when has 450EUR became a norm for JFK flights? Guys, I know you are sometimes in love with JU, don't get me wrong, I like it to, but be serious...Delete
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- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:16
Lufthansa's and Austrian's economy classes are as good as JU's. Seems like you've never flown on either.Delete
Ok, JU's food might be better but they are not better than OS.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:20
To administration. Why do we have to put up with people like Guess Who at 102 with the swearing.Sorry very inappropriate and immature.Delete
I flew with them,and they are pretty much garbage if you ask me.But SADLY EVERYONE HAS OWN OPINIONDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:41
Food on OS flights? Hahahah... Hahahah... Please make a photo of this "food" next time you travel to Vienna and post it for us to see. I am flying with them each fortnight and I never saw it. True, on transatlantic they are forced to feed their passengers because everyone else does and out of fear that some would collapse and than sue them. Otherwise, they will gladly let you starve. After you pay for your piece of luggage. And your seat. Famous Star Alliance LCC service. With ASL ticket, everything is already included. Plus warm meal. Plus an additional piece of luggage on transatlantic flights.Delete
ASL is really better in that sector.OS even with new cabin is garbageDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:53
@anon 12:06Delete
JU business class is far superior to *A, especially LH and their footsie seats. I had the misfortune to fly them twice (to PVG and back) and I haven't booked LH since.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 13:59
ASL cabin is really garbage not a boutique airline. They have lot of broken seats as well as LH. It is shame what all are doing in economy class.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 14:27
Anon. 1.59 Sour grapes...Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:36
OS was one of the first airlines to introduce an onboard chef, something JU can only dream of.Delete
Also, we are speaking of long-haul flying Anon 13.41, you might want to double check before posting. In that regard both OS and LH, not to mention LX, are way superior.
JU is comparable to KL in its long-haul premium service. Quite ok but nothing to write home about. Also, read some trip reports from JU's business class experience and you will see that it's far from wow.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:49
This should put an end to the discussion:Delete
8. Turkish Airlines
10. Lufthansa
In conclusion, LH's premium product is superior to JU's.
Best business class catering:
3. Austrian Airlines
Best Business Class Seat:
10. Swiss
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 16:37
Like I said before; guys I know you are in love with JU..but again, please be realistic. I didn't say that the service is bad, I said it is average. And it is. I didn't speak about service from VIE to BEG, I spoke about transatlantic JFK product. Every airline serves hot meal on that route, this is not something new and shocking.Delete
And some more awards to continue the previous guy post:
Best Business Class Airline Catering:
1 Turkish Airlines
3 Austrian
World's Best Economy Class Airlines
7 Turkish Airlines
Best Economy Class Airline Catering:
3 Turkish Airlines
10 Austrian
And one more thing; I didn't see any award for "Best boutique airline".. But what I did see was this:
Best Regional Airlines : Europe
1 Aegean Airlines
2 Air Nostrum
3 Air Malta
4 S7 Airlines
5 Luxair
6 CSA Czech Airlines
7 Air Serbia
8 Adria Airways
9 Olympic Air
10 Aigle Azur
So, enough already...
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 16:41
Ohh, and this:Delete
The Best Airlines in Europe
1 Turkish Airlines
2 Lufthansa
3 Air France
4 Swiss Int'l Air Lines
5 Austrian
7 British Airways
8 Finnair
9 Virgin Atlantic
10 Norwegian
The Best Airlines in Eastern Europe
1 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
2 LOT Polish
3 S7 Airlines
4 Croatia Airlines
5 CSA Czech Airlines
6 Wizz Air
7 Air Serbia
8 Adria Airways
9 Tarom
10 Pobeda
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 16:47
Anonymous July 25, 2016 at 4:37 PMDelete
I think the regional airline ratings are pretty accurate judging from my personal experience.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:23
Why are we suddenly discussing business class? Change of subject, eh? Economy class of Lufthansa and its satellite companies is bad, particularly in Europe. Austrian was much better company before LH took over and degraded it completely, so much that you can hardly notice a difference between OS and a LCC any more, other than the Austrian is much, much more expensive. Please, please, post a photo of OS economy "food" on European flights!Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:26
Anonymous at 12:59Delete
A330 ne valja a koriste ga LH i TK .
A i kad vec plujete ASL treba da znate da su 767 od OS duplo stariji od ASL A330.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:36
Lufthansa is so not noticing Air Serbia that it filed a formal complaint to European Commission against Air Serbia and... lost.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:43
Anonymous July 25, 2016 at 5:23 PMDelete
Why are we suddenly discussing European flights instead of flights to North America? Change of subject, eh?
Economy class of Lufthansa and its satellite companies is better to North America than ASL's offering.
It has better IFE, hard and soft product. It has way more options for passengers and can far more easily reschedule them in case something goes wrong.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:58
Some people on here are forgetting that we are speaking about both economy and business class product on LONGHAUL flights, not short-haul.Delete
But since some mentioned short-haul, let's not forget that JU downgraded its short-haul product which is a shame since it was quite innovative and nice.
They have a lot of catching up to do as far as JFK goes but I am sure they will dos omething by next summer.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 18:45
..." in case something goes wrong"Delete
I have never ever heard of anyone making a choice of airline based on something going wrong.
Now with all due respect, OS economy longhaul service is subpar. Even when hard product looks competitive on paper, experience is disappointing. OS cabin crew is cold and marginally helpful at best based on many personal experiences. Air Serbia should have no problems getting ahead of Austrian in ratings for 2016 and beyond.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 19:00
"in case something goes wrong"Delete
Such as a strike every two months?
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 01:45
Regarding the fares, people have been complaining that the fares are too high, even on the JU facebook page. JU intially had higher fares which brang lower ticket sales.Delete
I have flown with OS on their B767's before and after the cabin renewal. I expected better with the change to be honest. Crew is ok, mostly disintrested in their pax. Coming to the galley for a glass of water I said 'Hi' to one crew who said 'IM BUSY' while pointing to a bottle of water and cups that was left on tve galley top while she read her magazine. Catering on their longer sectors (DXB) are nothing special, ok, but nothing more. OS is the first legacy carrier I saw charge pax for emergency exit row seats!!! Their J class cabin looks like an internet cafe. OS had no wifi or gsm service available.
LH is great, flown them heaps with various types (A333, A343, A346, B733, ERJ's, CRJ's and Avro). Crew are ok, on all my flights they did their job and thats it. One of my worst flights was with LH where the purser was shouting and behaving hysterical wih pax over cabin baggage, even shouting over the PA. Flight was MUC-BEG. LH left me stranded in SPU due to their strikes a couple years back.
As for TK, the catering and the hard product (new planes, cabin interior) is the only good thing with them. IST is a zoo, ground staff make transfer as difficult as possible. I only had 1 flight (out of 5) where I saw a crew member smile. A small medical emergency (fainting pax) brang panic amongst the crew, including the purser which is absolutely unacceptable. Lately with the poor safety focus (lapsus in security searches, runway excursions, writing off brand new aircraft) it doesnt paint the best image for them, and doesnt help that Turkey is becoming less safe.
JU has a very good short haul product and I think is very underrated, especially for what it is. However, its not a good thing sending those A319's to AUH. Sure, its better now with the Elevate Play app, but it has a lot to improve on. Wifi is too expensive and word is not many people use it. JU catering from BEG is one of the best (from AUH not soo much), unless you have one of those sandwhiches where even Jat did ALOT better (Jat had those soft rolls and served chocolate covered plums). JU crew are absolutely great and one of their biggest pluses (both ground and air), although I did have a couple of pursers that were unprofessional with their crew (peeking through curtains during service times to 'observe' the crew, giving crew feedback in the aisles, forcing pax out of the galley, one was making all attendant calls the whole flight). I hope that JU cabin in the neo's will be better with cloth seats and seat back IFE's. wifi is outrageously expensive considering there are airlines offering it for free or for a small price (EK has 500mb for 1$US - JU has 90mb for 16€!).
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 08:28
JU regional service has gone down the drain since they removed the bags. Now it's pathetic, no different than LH really when they hand out the cookie, cake or sandwich.Delete
I flew to Rome recently and we were just given a small cake and a juice. So what's so great about that? We used to get more from Jat. lol
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 09:46
Its the regional flights with the bags.Delete
Up to 1h - Bag
1h - 2h - sandwhich in hand + bar service
2h+ - hot meal + bar service
I agree that JU needs to improve the first 2 services. On AUH they could fit a second small service.
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 09:46
VIE - JFK /OS:Delete
I don't see anything wrong with these meals...
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 10:40
Oh dear. I asked you to send photo of "food" on Austrian European flights in the economy class. Please, please send us that photo if you dare.Delete
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 13:27
The photos are old, and the one from LH from back 12 years ago. Even JU catering has changed a lot in this time let alone all the above carriers.Delete
A plus from OS is the warm bread and the various rounds they offer however they go rock hard if not eaten quickly.
On my flickr page you will see various pics from QR, EY, EK and JU (ASL).
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 16:51
Again, we are not talking about short haul products here!!Delete
- SuisseOuest25 July 2016 at 10:23
Good news for JU, but it will be hard to make a profit with limited potential for connections beyond the Balkans. Connecting from EU mostly requires backtracking (and long layover) which is very tiring and meaningful only if it comes with low fares. It reminds me of TK and their low fares to US west coast (always 200-300USD cheaper than the competition for peak travel times) - I did it once and will not do it again (I was connecting from Switzerland).ReplyDelete
I honestly hope I'm wrong and these flights and broader US network indeed become profitable in 2-3 yearsReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 11:09
You are right, this is a challenge. What some people don't get that price is not everything and that many passengers are not prepared to undergo everything to save few bucks. It is possible that an eastern expansion, opening more flights to Greece and eastern Mediterranean or to Iran would improve passenger numbers.Delete
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 01:53
JU doesnt seem to offer connections from Western Europe via BEG for JFK, as its not bookable. Even AUH-BEG-JFK was not bookable regardless that the flights connected well. JU needs to open the options for pax to decide if they want to back track or not.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 10:57
Good to see sales picked up in the US. People were quite apprehensive at first.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 11:29
Somewhere i read that oil price is so low this and also next year that airlines in this time should not really have to care about profitability.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 11:57
Numbers would be much better had they secured a codeshare inside the US.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:24
Well they don't have codeshares but connections with JetBlue are dirt cheap, even to CaribbeansDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 12:31
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 14:46
Jetblue....you have to be kidding. Tried them twice and never again. Long delays on both occasions and lost luggage.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 18:22
JetBlue is far above crappy airlines like Ryan and Wizz. Their Mint service is divine. You can lose luggage with any airline in the world and long delays are the norm for any airline at JFK. But where is the interline between JetBlue and Air Serbia, what destinations out of JFK are offered?Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 14:06
"the route will turn a profit in three year's time" is too long IMHO.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:45
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 01:59
It doesnt mean it will take 3 years to be profitable, it means theyve planned to make it profitable within 3 years. Vucic as usual has speech issues.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 14:29
To be very quick response to these comments above, I have flown on a lot better and I have flown on a lot worse. Just my 2 cents.ReplyDelete
I am honestly plesently surprised how well is JFK flight doing. I was looking at tge advance bookings for the winter time and I can tell you guys even that time of the year flights are getting solid bookings. Nobody in AS or EY expected such a good and positive results in such a short time. Cargo is booked almost to capacity which is awesome as well.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:15
Why did you post this for a second time? The comment is at the top.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 15:37
Hot Lane, you are posting an identical comment for the third time.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 16:24
Hot Lane I hope you realize that literally anyone can have "solid" loadfactors and full cargo space IF he is willing to dump prices.Delete
It is difficult for some to understand but the name of the game is not load factor but yields!
It was not me re-posting the same comment,it was the server issues. It does not matter if they offer discounts as they are going to make the profit even is up to 52 % bellow average market price.It is very important for AS to advertise the service and give the opportunity for possible future custumers to try out the service at the reasonable price.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:17
Nadam se da ce LF biti jos bolji. I mislim da bi bilo bolje da sledeci A330 leteti za PEK posto bi to moglo znatno da popravi LF prema JFK .ReplyDelete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:44
hahahah neko ce iz PEK da leti za JFK preko celog sveta hahahaha genijalno. Ovo ti je jedna od najjacih izjava ikada.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:47
Da to postoji vec preko FRA i jos nekoliko Aerodroma u Evropi ali vi ne znate za to nije nista cudno.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:55
HAHAAHHAHAAH pa zasto bi leteli tih 13 sati ka JFK kada mogu 22, 23 preko BEG-a.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 17:56
LF je takav kakav je zbog prazne biznis klase.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 20:40
People who don't value their lives fly the crazy route. Truly no logic to travel 10 extra hours to save a bit. My zest for life is more important than filling the pockets os some airline ceo.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 20:45
Ma koje su to kompanije?Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 22:17
Direct flights from Bejing to New York JFK and NewarkDelete
Air China (to JFK and to Newark)
United (Newark)
But still someone will travel to New York via BEG???
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 22:52
Nisam rekao da ce da popravi znatno LF ali bice veci broj . I znatno ce popraviti Regionalne linije .Delete
Huge amount of people travel that way via DOH/DXB and SVO so why wouldn't they via BEG? That's on what the Gulf3 made their fortune after all.Delete
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 23:29
Most don't fly from Peking, Seoul and Tokyo via the Gulf or Europe to the US. Even those airlines are not after that market.Delete
Even the few that do fly via the Gulf do it coz the fares are dirt cheap.
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 18:57
JU has a good product in the sky (read once in the sky) but on time performance is a major issue to still be corrected. JFK service is not too bad as the scheduling department obviously didn't know the length of the flights so arrivals are more or less on time....departures however from JFK are avearge 40-75 after scheduled ETA. European services are a joke!!! I do not remember once that BEY, AMS or CDG (many more to list!) flights returned back to Beg on time.. Of course many experts will say hat they have a 90% on time performance but reality is different. Delays of 30 min are routine and no one sems to care...ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous25 July 2016 at 22:59
That's impossible to avoid and a delay of 30 minutes is not even a delay.Delete
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 00:36
"scheduling department obviously didn't know the length of the flights so arrivals are more or less on time"Delete
Wow what an idiot, to think they don't know how long it takes! Departures from JFK being late 40-75 minutes during rush hour are completely normal for ALL airlines!
"I do not remember once that BEY, AMS or CDG (many more to list!) flights returned back to Beg on time"
Flight records are available online. CDG-BEG JU315, AMS-BEG JU361 and BEY-BEG JU827 all combined in the past week: no flights longer than 1 hour delay, only two longer than 45 minutes delay, most on time or within 20 minutes! WTF, did you think people would not check your nonsense claims?
- Anonymous26 July 2016 at 00:59
"departures however from JFK are avearge 40-75 after scheduled ETA"Delete
I don't remember if I have ever been on an intercontinental service that has departed on time. Ever. On any airline. And there were many!
That's why the blocks actually allow for these delays, which are perfectly normal (it can take more than an hour from doors closed to takeoff!), not to translate into delays on arrival. Actually, on time performance on arrival for JU, and many others, if perfectly fine, even though their TATL flight depart with a delay.
- JATBEGMEL26 July 2016 at 02:04
I have been vocal about JU's OTP before but they have been good the past year for me, and I travel with them alot. JFK flights have come in over 1 hour early, soo not sure what youre complaining about. The only time they struggled was recently with the bad weather (thunderstorms and strong winds) where it diverted flights disrupting the waves.Delete
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Pakistan's ranking probably flatters them a bit tbh.....ever since they lost Sohail Abbas they have looked far more beatable. Muhammad Imran and Imran Warsi have not quite been able to fill Sohail's shoes.
They still have some talented players like Rehant Butt but tbh they are not a patch on Shhabaz's team of 1994 - probably the last truly strong Pakistan side on the world stage.
Hmm, I'd say the 1998 side which lost to an extremely strong Dutch side in the 1998 champions trophy was pretty sweet as well.They still have some talented players like Rehant Butt but tbh they are not a patch on Shhabaz's team of 1994 - probably the last truly strong Pakistan side on the world stage.
But in general Pakistani hockey has been on a huge downwards turn during the last decade. I would never in a million years have expected the result against GB in 1998. It doesn't really surprise me today. After Sohail Abbas and Atif Bashir (way back when), we haven't produced a world class player.
There's the solid D, which I understand, but then about 3 metres further out there's a broken D.
**** Dutch level the scores with 25 seconds to go. Reckon the bloke who scored both should've been sent off though [/bias]
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Didn't get to catch any of the Aus v Ned game, the BBC thought it was more important to show re-runs of Diving than the 2 best teams in world hockey going against each other
Was Taeke Taekema (sp?) the reason behind the Dutch scoring from PCs?
Don't you have freeview or any form of digital you could have red buttoned it on?
Try the iPlayer now, can get pretty much everything on there
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RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.
Absolutely gutted with NZ not qualifying, can't believe we didn't beat China. Were all over them, but just couldn't put the ball in. And China's second goal came from a bull**** PC too. FFS. Haven't seen our game vs Germany yet, but I was never confident about beating them. Hopefully Spain thrash Korea tonight, and then we'll be playing for 5th.
On another note, the broken D outside the circle is 5m from the solid D, and for any free hit inside it all players must be 5m from the ball (as opposed to only opposition players).
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A group of independent experts — who prodded authorities to release satellite data on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 — says it thinks it knows the approximate location of the missing aircraft.
Five separate computer models all place the plane in a tight cluster of spots in the south Indian Ocean — hundreds of miles southwest of the previous search site.
"We recommend that the search for MH370 be focused in this area," the group said in a statement late Tuesday.
"While there remain a number of uncertainties and some disagreements as to the interpretation of aspects of the data, our best estimates of a location of the aircraft (is) near 36.02 South 88.57 East," according to the statement, which was approved by 10 named experts.
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But shortly after Malaysia released raw satellite data on May 27, several of the loose confederation of scientists agreed it provided sufficient data to show the plane had flown south.
The "breakthrough piece of information," Exner said, was that the satellite terminal on the aircraft had been programmed to use a simplified assumption about the location of the satellite. The terminal assumed that the satellite was geostationary — fixed over a spot on the equator — when, in fact, it drifted to the north and south.
Over the past few weeks, the group continued to exchange information through emails and through postings on the web sites. The group worked five or six hours Tuesday exchanging some 120 emails in drafting the statement on the possible location of MH370.
Exner said he believes authorities were narrowing in on the correct search site, but were thrown off course when searchers detected acoustic pings northwest of Australia.
"It's my personal opinion that the official search team weighed too heavily" on the acoustic pings, he said.
Exner said the informal group of experts has volunteered to work with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. But, while the government agencies have been polite, they have been reticent to release additional information that could further help the independent group, he said.


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Rain can't postpone excitement for Ventura
Royals' highly touted rookie has made strides since September debut
DETROIT -- Mother Nature impeded plans for Yordano Ventura's 2014 unveiling. She is evidently not in tune with prominent prospect promotions or the pinings of an expectant fan base.
Emotionally tied to the idea of giving veteran Jeremy Guthrie the nod in Friday's home opener, Ned Yost wasn't going to budge in the wake of Thursday's rainout at Comerica Park. So he is sticking Ventura, who had been Thursday's scheduled starter, in his bullpen for a few days and slotting him in for a start next Tuesday.
Soon enough, then, we'll all get a real look at the 22-year-old on whom the Royals are hanging a significant portion of their AL Central hopes.
That big league break-in last September, when Ventura turned in a 3.52 ERA in three starts, was merely a taste, as was a Spring Training showing in which Ventura's improved command combined with Danny Duffy's mental lapses on the mound to make what figured to be a difficult rotation decision remarkably easy, in retrospect.
Future arbitration issues be darned, the Royals were not going to run the risk of letting Ventura's upside waste away in Triple-A. It was an applaudable move in a business in which the service clock often reigns supreme in end-of-spring roster construction. And for a Royals team with so much riding on the here and now, it was a necessary move, too.
"He's got a ways to go," pitching coach Dave Eiland acknowledged. "Can he bounce back from failure? When the league makes adjustments, can he handle it? A ways to go.
"But gosh, it's all in there."
Ventura is listed at an unimposing 6 feet, 180 pounds, and, even then, the height, as with so many media guide concoctions, is on the generous side. He has filled out his frame quite a bit since the Royals initially signed him out of his native Dominican Republic in 2008, but, purely from a physical standpoint, the oft-cited Pedro Martinez comparisons have merit.
Whether he can replicate Pedro on the mound, of course, remains to be seen.
"I have motivation," he said, "so I can keep doing things like Pedro did."
What Pedro did was unleash his arsenal with a seeming effortlessness that boggled the mind, as well as a deceptiveness that crushed the confidence of the hitter in the box. Ventura does not have Pedro's changeup, but, as you've no doubt read or heard, he throws harder than a young Pedro did. The fastball he threw to the Indians' Yan Gomes in his big league debut on Sept. 17 was clocked at 101.9 mph -- the fastest pitch by a starter in five seasons. Of course, the fact that Gomes singled on the pitch illustrated the notion that velocity ain't everything.
The Royals, though, are impressed with Ventura's embracing of that notion. Eiland worked with him on fundamental delivery issues that needed to be ironed out last September. Ventura's front left side was a little high when he went into his delivery, altering his arm slot and prompting a streak of pitches up in the zone.
Eiland showed up to Spring Training expecting the rookie to need a refresher course in those changes, but, lo and behold, Ventura proved from his first 'pen that he had adopted them as mainstays in his mechanics.
"He was better than he was last September," Eiland said.
Proper delivery will allow Ventura to capitalize on his calm composure. There was a moment in the second inning of that Sept. 17 start that Ventura walked the leadoff hitter, Carlos Santana, and Eiland wondered if the kid might start to buckle. But when the next batter, Michael Brantley, smacked a comebacker to the mound, Ventura fielded it cleanly and tossed to second to start a double play.
"He turned that double play like he was doing PFP on the back field in Surprise," Eiland said. "His first play in his first big league game, and we were still in the race, too. That showed me something."
It doesn't seem overly dramatic to insist the Royals need Ventura to continue to show them something this season.
Duffy is still unrefined between the ears, capable of letting big innings or small strike zones get the best of him instead of letting his raw stuff work for him. Kyle Zimmer, rated the Royals' top prospect ahead of No. 2 Ventura by MLB.com, is on a slow-go program after a bout with biceps tendinitis, so he'll most likely be a 2014 factor only in September at best.
The loss of Ervin Santana to free agency created a need for quality innings in the rotation, particularly given the unproven nature of a young lineup that, two games into 2014, is clearly still a work in progress on the maturation front. And considering the potential loss of James Shields after 2014, you see where the emergence of a young ace-type is essential for the Royals' not-too-distant future.
That's why they'll willingly sign up for the necessary growing pains of Ventura's 2014. He's still refining his command and learning to suppress the occasional urge to hit 105 instead of 98 on the radar gun. But the good far outweighs the bad, and the importance of upside in the present tense far outweighs the eventual financial benefits of keeping him in Omaha.
"Yordano's going to have good stuff every time he steps on the mound," Yost said. "His issue is going to be with command. He'll learn to refine that, he'll learn to become more consistent with his command.
"But the one thing about him is he's always going to be fun to watch."
If only Mother Nature didn't make us wait.


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Jerry and Luke Shumard's 1962 Chevy II has been a stellar drag car since almost day one. This story began 25 years ago when Luke's dad, Jerry, bought the Chevy II racer with 396 rat power under the hood. Painted a heavily oxidized reddish-orange, Jerry decided he'd call the deuce "Tomato Can" because it looked like it'd been kicked around a lot. In short order, the bottom end was repaired, and the Tomato Can commenced to win many NHRA Division Seven e.t. bracket races, including the very first Division Seven S/ST race at Orange County International Raceway, plus the Division Seven e.t. Finals at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield. As a result, the Tomato Can was featured in Super Chevy magazine. Jerry, by the way, is also remembered for his Super Pro/Super Gas '62 Bel Air, which was a big winner going way back to the '68 AHRA World Finals at Lions Drag Strip. It too graced not only Super Chevy's pages, but its cover, too. Wishing to go modern in the sheetmetal department, Jerry sold the coveted Bel Air, then built a late-'80s Super Gas Camaro. Super Chevy followed that complete buildup, too. It also won big-including the NHRA World Finals at Pomona. This car was in the national top 10 rankings in NHRA S/G points, finishing 10th one season and second another! All during this time, sitting idle in his garage was the multi-winner Chevy II, the Tomato Can.
Enter Luke, the youngest son of three, who inherited his father's mechanical and driving skills and more. He began drag racing at age 15 in 1989. In '97 and '98, he was the NHRA Division Seven Super Comp champion. In '98 and '99, he was the Jeg's All Star Super Comp champion. In '98, he was the NHRA Division Seven "Driver of the Year." In the NHRA Super Comp points race, he finished third in '97 and eighth in '98.
Then, early in the new millennium, Luke met a nice gal named Nancy. They tied the knot in 2003. Like most of us, Luke graciously traded in his drag racing hobby/career for a home for his new family. By '04, his new job and home were all locked in. Luke was content. But Nancy and step-daughter Sarah weren't. You see, Nancy had been quietly mentioning to Luke that he ought to get back into drag racing. Young Sarah (age 8) kept asking, "Daddy, when are we going racing again?" Luke had already won everything he was capable of winning in sportsman drag racing. He also knew that he not only needed a tow truck, but a fifth-wheel trailer with living quarters, plus tools, a pit bike-you name it. Oh yeah, he also needed a race car! For months, the Shumards scoured the NHRA National Dragster classifieds and finally spotted a trailer in a North Central state that fit their bill and budget. Good deals on trucks capable of towing 15-19,000 pounds were everywhere-locally.
But what about a Chevy race car? Jerry had recently sold his business and semi-retired by accepting a position selling brand-new log cabin homes. Sitting forlorn in his garage was the Tomato Can Chevy II. Luke knew it well. He actually won the first Super Street race he ever entered in it. He went on to finish second in Super Street Division Seven points, then took runner-up at the Jeg's All Star race in Columbus, Ohio. With all this in mind, he knew it needed a complete checkup, checkout, and probable redo. Over the last 25 years, it had been front-halved, back-halved, and fitted with various big-block and small-block Chevy powerplants. To size things up, Luke turned to Mike Bolden at Helix Motorsports in La Mesa, California.
Bolden felt the car needed to be re-wired, re-plumbed, and re-braked. To be Super Street legal, 300 pounds also needed to be added. After Bolden performed his magic, the Tomato Can was trailered to Don and Todd Barton's shop in Norwalk, California, for some bodywork and new paint. Don has owned the most colorful '55 Chevy drag car on the planet, so much so that it won Best Appearing Car at the NHRA World Finals. Friend Eric Reyes came up with a new paint scheme, and the Bartons carried it out to perfection. After four previous decades of quarter-mile competition, the Tomato Can never looked so good.
Last summer, the "new" Tomato Can made its maiden outing at the all-new Fontana Raceway on opening day to compete in a Super Street eliminator. Luke got down to the semi-finals when the torque converter broke. At another Fontana race the next month, he got down to the quarter-finals when a traction bar Heim joint fractured. Better on the starting line than in the traps-that's racing luck! But Luke proved he had not lost a blink of his previous driving prowess and skill.
With its Vrbancic Brothers 630-horsepower 355 engine, the Tomato Can is capable of 9.70 e.t.'s at 140 mph. By adding weight and adjusting the throttle-stop, the e.t.'s can be dialed in right on the NHRA Super Street's 10.90 e.t. heads-up time. Remove the weight and readjust the throttle-stop and the car is also competitive in NHRA Super Gas 9.90 e.t. competition.
Here's a Chevy II with a very exciting and winning history and a 33-year-old driver who has outdistanced his famous father and won even more. With his winning wife and daughter behind him, Luke Shumard and the Tomato Can are bound to be back in the winner's circle very soon.
Jerry & Luke Shumard
'62 Chevy II
350 small-block by: Vrbancic Brothers, Ontario, CA.
Engine Displacement: 355 cubic inches
Power Output: 630 horsepower
Forged Steel Crankshaft: Cola
Connecting Rods: Forged steel
Forged Pistons: TRW 13.5:1
Moly Rings: Childs & Albert
Roller Camshaft: Sig Erson R-280
Pushrods: CompetitionCams
Roller Rocker Arms: Crane
Dual Roller Timing Chain: TRW
Oil Pump: TRW
Oil Pan: Moroso
Aluminum Heads: Brodix Track 1
Intake Manifold: Brodix
Carburetor: Carb Shop 1050-cfm Dominator
Ignition: MSD
Distributor: MSD
Headers: Custom
Mufflers: Borla
Type: Hughes Powerglide 2-speed
Torque Converter: Hughes 5,800-rpm stall-speed
Shifter: Hurst Quarter-Stick
All Work by Jim Coutcher, Canyon Country, CA
Front Struts: Lamb Components
Steering: Rack-and-pinion
Front Disc Brakes: Lamb Components
Shock Absorbers: Koni Coilovers
Rear Disc Brakes: Mark Williams
Traction Aid: Ladder bars
Rear Tubs: Chris Alston Chassisworks
Fuel Cell: JAZ
Wheels: Weld
Tires: Goodyear
Rear End: 12-bolt GM / Spool
Gear Ratio: 5.14:1
Axles: Mark Williams
Prep & Paint: Don & Todd Barton, Norwalk, CA
Paint Design by: Eric Reyes
Graphics by: Todd Barton
Interior: Jerry Shumard
Bucket Seats: JAZ
Instruments: Auto Meter
Window Net: Simpson
Safety Belts: Crow
Wiring: Mike Bolden, La Mesa, CA


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Three quarters of Ontarians disapprove of the job Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne is doing, a new Forum Research poll suggests.
Broad public support for Wynne has been dreadful for some time, and the Liberals continue to flounder even in their Toronto stronghold, said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research.
"Of primary concern for the premier should be her declining support in Toronto, as she now sits third behind both the Tories and the NDP," Bozinoff said in a release. "Without the same massive support in Toronto she received in 2014, her re-election prospects look dim, at best."
Just two in 10 (18%) approve of the job Wynne is doing and 73% disapprove.
Meanwhile, the poll shows Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown would be the next premier if an election were held today.
Forty per cent of the electorate say they would support the PCs, the survey found, with the NDP and Liberals basically tied with 27% and 25% support respectively.
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Of the three main leaders, the NDP's Andrea Horwath was the most popular with an approval rating of 35%.
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The phone survey of 981 random Ontarians was conducted on Aug. 23 and 24, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3%, 19 times out of 20.


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ESI Senior Analyst Alexandra Stiglmayer spoke about the visa liberalisation process for Ukraine at conference in Brussels with the title "EU-Ukraine Visa-Free Dialogue: Moving forward or Threading Water", which was organised by the European Policy Centre and the Ukrainian NGO "Europe without Barriers". She remarked that while visa liberalisation remains a reachable goal and is a win-win game for both the EU and the country concerned, the current political climate with frequent attacks by EU governments against freedom of movement and the Schengen system was not conducive. On top of that, the increase in numbers of asylum seekers following visa liberalisation for Serbia and Macedonia had made EU countries wary, she said, adding, however, that there are solutions. She elaborated on the research that ESI has conducted in this field and its policy recommendations. ESI's main recommendation is that countries that have successfully passed a visa liberalisation process and thus ensured a certain degree of respect for human rights be declared "safe countries of origin" under national or EU asylum legislation, which means that asylum claims of its citizens are prioritised and dealt with in an accelerated procedure; this will minimise unfounded asylum claims.
Stiglmayer said that the political circumstances made it very important that Ukraine and its friends insist on a process that it technical, merit-based, transparent, and strict but fair. She also recommended that Ukraine already now look into possible migratory and security concerns of EU member states and take action to address potential problems.
Since November 2010, Ukraine has been implementing an Action Plan for Visa Liberalisation (see ESI's website The EU's Eastern Partners – the Vision).
The other speakers at the conference were Oleksandr Sushko from the Ukrainian Civic Initiative Europe without Barriers; Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU; and Pawel Robert Kowal, MEP and Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. The debate was moderated by Amanda Paul, EPC Policy Analyst.


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Research and general acceptance
The Bernstein diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet for people with diabetes (diabetics). It goes against the conventional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diabetic diet recommended by much of the medical community.
The diet was developed by endocrinologist and Type I diabetic Richard K. Bernstein and first published in his 1997 book Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: A Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars. It is intended for diabetics and people with insulin resistance syndrome. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy. Insulin resistance often goes along with other health problems, like diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart attack. When a person has many of these problems together, it is called insulin resistance syndrome.
Bernstein was diagnosed with diabetes in 1946 at the age of twelve. He was put on the standard low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet for diabetics. He remained on this diet, even though his condition worsened and he developed many complications of the disease, until 1969. During this time, he experienced frequent bouts of hypoglycemia (excessively low blood sugar) along with headaches and fatigue, which he said was caused by the large doses of insulin he was taking to help regulate his blood sugar levels. He blames this cycle of hypoglycemia followed by insulin injections on his high-carbohydrate diet. Doctors recommend a high-carbohydrate diet for diabetics because it raises blood sugar. When blood sugar levels get too high in Type I diabetics, they must be brought down with insulin injections. In 1969, Bernstein, an engineer, began adjusting his insulin regimen from one injection a day to two and cut down on carbohydrates in his diet. The changes had only minimal effect. In 1972, he began checking his blood sugar levels five to eight times a day, making small changes to his insulin regimen and diet to see what the effects would be. Within a year, Bernstein said he had refined his diet and insulin injection schedule to the point of having nearly constant normal blood sugar levels. His health improved considerably. He spent the next few years trying to convince the major medical journals and physicians who treated diabetes that his method of closely monitoring his blood sugar levels and maintaining a relatively constant, normal blood sugar level could help other diabetics. The attempts failed. So in 1979, Bernstein quit his engineering job and entered medical school. In 1983, he opened his own medical practice in New York. After that, he began formulating his diet plan that became the focus of his 1997 book.
The Bernstein diet doesn't recommend a specific ratio of the three main food groups: proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Instead, he advocates an individualized approach to a diabetic's diet. At the center of the diet is the need for diabetics to test their blood sugar levels at least five to eight times a day. On his Website, (http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com) Bernstein states, "There is simply no way to determine objectively how any given food at any given time is going to behave in any given individual, unless blood sugar is tested before and for a number of hours after its consumption." In his books and on his Website, Bernstein details how each of the three primary food groups, protein, fats, and carbohydrates, fit into his diet.
Bernstein has three basic rules for diabetics when developing meal plans that normalize blood sugar levels. They are:
- Eliminate all foods from the diet that contain simple sugars, which are fast-acting carbohydrates. These foods include table sugar, most starchy foods such as breads and pasta, grains, and potatoes.
- Limit total carbohydrate intake to an amount that will work with insulin, either injected or produced naturally by the body. This will avoid a post-meal blood sugar increase, and will avoid any remaining insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.
- Stop eating when there is no longer a feeling of hunger. He says people should not leave the table while they are still hungry but should also not wait until they feel stuffed to stop eating.
Bernstein tells diabetics to avoid hidden dangers in foods, especially sugar-free foods, that can cause blood sugar levels to rise too much and too rapidly. Food labels should be carefully checked for these substances and foods containing any of them should be avoided. These include carob, honey, saccharose, corn syrup, lactose, sorbitol, dextrin, levulose, sorghum, dextrose, maltodextrin, treacle, dulcitol, maltose, tur-binado, fructose, mannitol, xylitol, glucose, mannose, xylose, and molasses.
The Bernstein diet recommends diabetics avoid eating the following foods: breakfast cereals, snack foods (candy, cookies, cakes, potato and tortilla chips, popcorn, and pretzels), protein bars, milk and
cottage cheese (except for soy milk), fruits and fruit juices, certain vegetables (beans, beets, carrots, corn, potatoes, tomatoes (including tomato sauce and paste), canned and packaged soups, and most 'health' foods.
Foods that are allowed under the Bernstein diet include meat, fish and seafood, poultry, eggs, tofu, soy meat substitutes, cheese, butter, margarine, cream, yogurt, soy milk, soy flour, and bran crackers. Other food items allowed include toasted nori (seaweed), artificial sweeteners (Equal, Sweet'n Low, Nutra-Sweet, and Splenda), No-Cal brand syrups, Da Vinci Gourmet brand syrups, flavor extracts, herbs and spices, low-carbohydrate salad dressings, nuts, and sugar-free gelatin and puddings.
The main function of the Bernstein diet is to help people with diabetes to maintain constant, normal blood sugar levels throughout the day. Maintaining control of their blood sugar levels can help diabetics avoid long-term complications of the disease, including neuropathy of the feet, amputation, cataracts and blindness, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, glaucoma, ulcers of the feet, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Since the diet is similar to the Atkins diet in that it emphasizes low-carbohydrate foods, people who are overweight or obese can lose weight on the Bernstein diet.
The primary benefits of the Bernstein diet come from diabetics being able to maintain constant, normal blood sugar levels. Doing this over the long-term can help reduce the number of diabetics who develop complications from the disease. These complications include heart disease, high blood pressure, eye problems, serious conditions affecting the feet that sometimes lead to amputation, gastroparesis (a condition in which the stomach requires significantly longer than its normal time to empty), kidney disease, and fatigue. The importance of maintaining constant, normal blood sugar levels (by checking the levels at least five to eight times a day with home glucose monitors and then adjusting insulin levels accordingly) was proven by the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, a study of diabetics from 1983–1993, the most comprehensive large-scale diabetes study ever conducted. The study found that in diabetics who intensely controlled their blood sugar levels, the risk for eye disease was reduced by 76 percent, nerve disease by 60 percent, and kidney disease by 50 percent. The diet can also help diabetics who are overweight or obese to lose weight.
There are no major precautions associated with the diet, although it is not recommended for diabetics by major medical organizations including the American Medical Association, American Dietary Association, and American Diabetes Association. Diabetics should discuss the diet with their doctor or a specialist in diabetes called an endocrinologist, who may refer the person to a diabetic dietician or nutritionist. The diet is high in fat so people on it should use fats from
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated sources such as olive and canola oils.
There are no general health risks associated with the Bernstein diet. Critics of the diet say it contains too much fat, is not nutritionally balanced, and is not a long-term solution for losing weight and keeping it off. They also say it is difficult for many people to maintain a low-carb diet over the long-term. Also, people with type 1 diabetes who take insulin are at a high risk of hypoglycemia (abnormally low blood sugar levels) and ketoacidosis (dangerously high blood sugar levels) if they remove too much carbohydrate from their meals.
Research and general acceptance
Critics of the Bernstein diet for diabetics are quick to point out that there are no major long-term scientific studies on the effectiveness of the low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. However, the same can be said for the traditional low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet that has been the standard diabetic diet for more than 50 years. In one review of Bernstein's 1997 book, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: A Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars, the diet was criticized because it required diabetics to be meticulous in self-managing the disease. But there are major long-term scientific studies that show that there is significant benefit in such meticulous self-management, including the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study.
Among the critics of the Bernstein diabetic diet are the American Diabetes Association, American Dietary Association, American Medical Association, American Heart Association, United States Department of Agriculture, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. They say that high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets are generally unhealthy because they are low in fiber, calcium, fruits, and vegetables, and high in cholesterol, fat, and saturated fat. On the surface, it would seem that a diet that is the opposite of what the world's leading diabetes organization recommends would not be acceptable for diabetics. However, since 2002, a number of scientific studies that compared high- and low-carbohydrate diets concluded that a low-carbohydrate diet reduces blood sugars and risk factors for heart disease. That is why many practicing endocrinol-ogists endorse the Bernstein diet and other low-carbohydrate diets for their patients. They point out that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has always been very slow in reacting and adjusting to new development in diabetes monitoring and treatment. For example, the ADA did not endorse patient blood glucose monitors until 1983, about 10 years after they were developed. What is lacking in the low-carb versus high-carb diet controversy is major long-term studies that track patients for longer than a year.
People with Type II diabetes may be able to improve control of their blood sugar levels, lose weight, and lower cholesterol levels significantly with a low-carbohydrate diet, such as the Bernstein diet, that with diets that restrict calorie intake, according to two studies presented in 2006 at the American Diabetes Association annual scientific sessions. One of the studies, conducted by Duke University researchers, was funded by the Robert C. Atkins Foundation. Atkins authored a number of popular books on the Atkins low-carbohydrate diet.
Bernstein, Richard K. Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007.
Bernstein, Richard K. The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein's Low-Carbohydrate SolutionNew York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
D'Adamo, Peter J. Diabetes: Fight It With the Blood Type DietNew York: Putnam Adult, 2004.
Elliot, Ross. The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet: The Fast, No-Hunger Weightloss Diet for Vegetarians London: Piat-kus Books, 2006.
Gallop, Rick. The G.I. Diet: The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2003.
Scales, Mary Josephine. Diets in a Nutshell Clifton, VA: Apex Publishers, 2005.
Sears, Barry, and Deborah Kotz. A Week in the Zone: A Quick Course in the Healthiest Diet for You New York: Regan Books, 2004.
American Diabetes Association. "Nutrition Principles and Recommendations in Diabetes." Diabetes Care (January 2004): S36–S46.
Bernstein, Richard K. "Low-Carb Guru Weighs In On Controversy." Diabetes Interview (March 2004): 28–29.
Clark, Charles. "PulseClinical: Effective Diet in Diabetes." Pulse (November 23, 2006): 36.
Evans, Jeff. "Low-Carb Diet Trumps Caloric Restriction in Type 2 Diabetes." Family Practice News (October 15, 2006): 21.
Govindji, Azmina. "The Role of Carbohydrates in a Healthy Diet." Nursing Standard (September 27, 2006): 56–64.
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I don't usually just throw up a drag racing video, but something about a red pickup truck running ten-second passes down the strip is pretty neat. And what makes it a million times neater is when it's doing in a big cloud of soot and coal and smoke, because diesel.
Highly tuned diesel engines tend to sound like a cross between a hoover and jet engine, like the Audi R18 Ultra racing around Le Mans. It's rare, then, that you can an engine like this pickup's, which sounds like a traditional truck diesel married and had wonderful, beautiful children with a big-block V8.
If you're going to stand next to it, though, you might want a mask. That horrific black smoke ain't coming out the tires.