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FARMINGDALE, N.Y.-No one knows for sure what it would be like to watch golf at Yankee Stadium, but the noise coming from the bleachers at the Black Course of Bethpage State Park during the U.S. Open may have provided a clue.
At times, the crowds didn't even need to see any golf to get excited.
"Your side sucks!" sang one crowded set of bleachers across the fairway to its counterpart.
"We've got George!" came one response, when Governor George Pataki-making his second appearance at the tournament-engaged in a little retail politicking by mingling on the other side. (The reply: "You still suck!")
"Welcome to the Hill!" was the joyful reaction each time a careless spectator lost his or her footing on the slippery hill behind the 17th green.
People massed around the green amused themselves during a final-round rain delay by directing semi-obscene chants at clouds obscuring the sun, breaking into wild cheers whenever the forces of light appeared to gain the upper hand.
They were hardly less ebullient when it came to the golfers themselves.
Tiger Woods, the eventual winner, had the usual mob of worshippers trailing him, and noted at one point that they were louder than anywhere else he'd ever played. Padraig Harrington, an Irishman who was in the running for a while, had a festive army of sunburnt, white-socked supporters in green soccer tops following him around all day. Nick Faldo, the earnest Englishman who played the whole tournament in an "I Love New York" baseball hat, got a raucous reception on every hole. And Phil Mickelson, the popular lefty who made a late run at the leader, was practically battered to death with hospitality throughout the last day of play as onlookers cheered pretty much every move he made. (They even sang "Happy Birthday" to him as he came up the 17th fairway, prompting a disbelieving smile and a doff of the visor. Mr. Mickelson turned 32 on June 16.)
But there were also players who looked as if they would rather have been just about anywhere else. Craig Stadler, a fan favorite known as "The Walrus," clearly had had enough of the crowd's affections by the last day of play. He stalked around the last few holes, heaving clubs in disgust-prompting more unsolicited cheers.
And then there was the young Spaniard Sergio Garcia, who had the most cause for complaint. He was heckled without mercy, prompted both by some mild complaints he'd made to reporters about the condition of the golf course, and by a moment of excess in which he directed a gesture toward some spectators that was not intended to thank them for their interest in his play. "Hey, Sergio, put on your diaper, you baby!" screamed one "fan" (twice, in case he wasn't heard the first time). On the last day of play, Mr. Garcia had the additional misfortune of being paired with Mr. Woods, who tends to attract the biggest, loudest and often the most dumb-assed galleries. Mr. Garcia absorbed taunts for most of the round, including some on his back swing, and he, too, seemed thoroughly fed up by the time everything was finished.
Still, considering the record size of the galleries throughout the tournament, as well as a number of other factors-exact figures aren't available, but it's a fair bet that a world record was set for consumption of Michelob Light over a four-day period-it was a relief that there were no major incidents of misbehavior. The crowds policed themselves admirably for the most part, which is a testament to the tens of thousands of spectators, volunteer marshals and Bethpage employees who were thrilled at the chance to watch the world's best golfers playing out of the same bunkers, rough and thickets they had come to know so intimately in the past. The U.S. Golf Association already is talking about bringing the Open back to Bethpage in 2009, which suggests that the organizers appreciate the excitement they created when they decided to hold the tournament in this most public of public golf facilities.
Now that it's all over, the attention of the Bethpage faithful will return to figuring out how to get a tee time at any of the five courses there without waiting on line for 12 hours, a task that will be made considerably harder by the post-Open celebrity lingering over the entire complex.
For USGA officials-the guardians, in their words, of that which is "For the Good of the Game"-they are left to ponder the ramifications of holding what they called a "People's Open" at a municipal course on Long Island. They got what they wanted-and golf as a spectator sport will never be the same.
(Terry Golway will return to this space next week.)


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Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South" comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN –(Iranart)- A Persian translation of English writer Elizabeth Gaskell's 1854 novel "North and South" has been published in Persian.
The book published by Ofoq in Tehran has been rendered into Persian by Samin Nabipur.
The book tells the story of Margaret Hale, who is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the north of England after her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience.
Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton, Margaret becomes aware of the poverty and suffering of the local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice.
This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill-owner and self-made man, John Thornton, as their fierce opposition over his treatment of his employees masks a deeper attraction.
In "North and South", Gaskell skillfully fuses individual feeling with social concern, and in Margaret Hale creates one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature.
It is one of her best-known novels and was adapted for television three times in 1966, 1975 and 2004. The 2004 version renewed interest in the novel and attracted a wider readership.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, often referred to simply as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and short-story writer during the Victorian era.
She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Bronte. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature.
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By Bryce Matteson
One of the first memories I have of aviation is the day my mother's cousin took me up in his Cessna Skyhawk. I must have been in the 4th or 5th grade and it's a day I'll never forget. The small town in Oklahoma where I grew up seemed even smaller from 3,000 feet along with the wheat trucks and combines in the patchwork fields below.
The next memorable aviation event in my lifetime was a dozen years later when I was taking my first ride in a commercial airliner. I was on my way to basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and for some crazy reason, I felt like the Southwest 737 I was strapped into had developed massive problems and was going down. It was going down all right. The first leg of the flight from Oklahoma City to Dallas was nothing more than an up and down ride. I felt like a seasoned veteran for the second leg to San Antonio.
My true love of flying wouldn't develop until 1990. I was interviewing for a job I really didn't know anything about but I needed the job and KWCH-TV 12 in Wichita, Kansas needed an aviation reporter. We each got what we wanted, almost. The news director at the time felt like my BA in Journalism and four-year stint in the U.S. Air Force more than qualified me for the position. Who was I to argue even though my Air Force career had me toting an M-16 machine gun guarding Titan II missiles. I hardly saw an airplane let alone fly, ride or work on one.
Working the aviation beat in a town like Wichita was super exciting for me. The possibilities for story ideas were almost endless. There was Boeing, Beech, Cessna and Learjet to choose from and scores of mom and pop machine shops scattered about, each supplying major parts for the big four manufacturers. They all had their own unique stories on products, people, tools and facilities.
I learned to work with the CEOs and their respective public relations people. People like Phil Condit, Russ Meyer, Brian Barents, Dick Ziegler, Dean Humphrey, Bill Richardson and David Franson.
It was Dave Franson who came up with the brilliant idea of teaching a reporter how to fly (if that was possible). Cessna had just made its decision to re-enter the piston aircraft business and it was Dave's idea to document in a series of television reports, what learning to fly entailed and then connect the reports with the grand opening of Cessna's new plant in Independence. The opening was just weeks away and Franson needed to select a reporter right away. Was I ever happy that his selection was me!
KWCH-TV and Cessna worked out the details. They were simple. Cessna would provide the airplanes, fuel and instructor. KWCH would provide the air time for the reports and me. I was the great benefactor in the whole deal. Not only would I learn how to fly and get my private pilot's license for free, I would get paid for reporting on the ordeal. Needless to say, this was working out to be a sweet assignment!
I was given a special membership to the Cessna Employees Flying Club. To my understanding, Cessna's then CEO Russ Meyer had five honorary memberships he could extend to whomever he wanted. My membership was one of the five. It was at the flying club where I first met my instructor Joe Quackenbush. He went by Joe "Q" for short.
Joe Q was quite a guy. I later heard from other instructors that Joe practiced yoga and could often be found squatting in deep meditation during breaks at work. All I know is that Joe was a great teacher and was an excellent choice for the camera. He had a way of correcting me without making me look too silly – even though he did call some of my landings something similar to ones made by goony birds.
From the first lesson where I learned to pre-flight an airplane to the very end, nearly every second of learning how to fly was documented on videotape by my longtime friend and award-winning photojournalist Doug Schrag. Doug brought a great perspective to the story because he was a private pilot himself. He knew what to expect from me and at times, what not to expect. Doug captured my every move from forgetting to extend flaps for the pre-flight inspections to rough landings at night when I set off the airplane's emergency locator transmitter.
Because time was of the essence, I flew almost every morning for just over a month. Some days I would fly twice, morning and evening to build my hours. Because runway 19L was closed for resurfacing, I had to taxi all the way across Mid-Continent airport to 19R. We often joked that I probably had the most taxi time of any student pilot in training during that month.
I'll never forget the feeling of pushing the throttle in and pulling back on the yoke to get the Skyhawk airborne the very first time. The transition from ground to air was so simple and smooth. As a longtime broadcaster in radio and television, the radio work with ground, departure, tower and approach came very naturally to me. Slow turns, stalls and landings did not but all improved over time.
As the hours built, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would get the chance to solo. A morning or two came and went without Joe asking me to pull over to let him out but one clear day down at Strother Field in Arkansas City he did just that. We had practiced in the pattern for almost an hour and he knew the time was right to set me free. All of a sudden the cabin of the little 172 felt gigantic with just one aboard. I taxied to the end of the runway, did my run-up and checked (and double-checked) my checklist. It was kind of like the feeling you have as a roller coaster you're strapped into reaches the crest of its highest peak. There was no turning back.
The Skyhawk's engine roared and the lines on the runway seemed to blaze by. As I pulled back on the yoke and could no longer feel the asphalt below, I let out a squeal. I was flying! Never had I experienced such a feeling of freedom. I was truly in charge of my life at that time and no one was responsible for me except me. All of which posed a major challenge for me. Taking off was fairly easy for me. Now, somehow, I had to get back down – safely and in one piece.
Before making my first solo landing, I remembered that Joe had requested that I practice some maneuvers just north of the airport. Time flew all alone that first flight and before I knew it, I was turning final for my very first solo landing. Joe had taught me a trick of lining up a bug on the airplane's windscreen and keeping that bug in line with where I wanted to land on the runway. Talk about low-tech, but it worked and in no time the Cessna and I were floating down to a near-perfect landing. I repeated the take-off and landing process two more times with me providing play-by-play commentary along the way. I had a wireless microphone stuck in my earphone so Doug could record audio while shooting video from the ground.
After chirping the wheels down for the final landing, I taxied the Skyhawk over to where Joe and Doug were standing. Joe fell backwards on the grass faking an episode of passing out. I don't know if his act was a sense of relief knowing that I had survived myself or if he was in disbelief over what we both had just accomplished. Maybe it was a combination of the two. After all, not every instructor has his or her student's every move videotaped for all of Kansas to see – good or bad. I wasn't wearing a tie that day but the artistic Joe Q was armed with pen and scissors. He sketched a cartoon on my t-shirt and cut it out. His suitable for framing artwork still hangs in my basement today.
From that day, we practiced precision work and I started flying cross country flights. Points of interest along the way included flying Joe, his wife and mine to dinner at Joe's mother's home, a cute girl working the desk at Flower Aviation in Salina and a regional airline pilot who critiqued one of my landings at Dodge City. I was on my way to becoming a private pilot and I couldn't have been happier!
Editor's note:
In the end, Bryce made that flight to Independence in time for the grand opening and went on to successfully earn his private pilot ticket. Bryce says becoming a private pilot helped him become a better aviation reporter and gained stick time in such aircraft as the T-6A Texan II, Beechcraft Bonanza, Piper Cherokee, FA-18 Hornet and even a Mitchell B-25 bomber.
"Earning Your Wings" was broadcast live each week for 10 weeks on KWCH-TV showing my progress in learning how to fly. "Earning Your Wings" was a national winner of AOPA's Max Karant Excellence in Aviation Journalism award.
Bryce wishes to thank Cessna Aircraft Company, Russ Meyer, David Franson, KWCH-TV, Doug Schrag and most of all Joe Quackenbush for whom this article is written in memory of.
Bryce Matteson is now a Financial Advisor at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and still flies when his pocketbook allows.


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We know many of you are struggling to reach our claims center to get your questions answered. Most questions are answered on our website.
With your help, our claims agents can focus on resolving issues and helping Washingtonians who do not have access to the internet or have a complex issue the requires our intervention.
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We process hundreds of thousands of weekly claims each week, which can lead to site slowdowns if too many people are trying to log-in at once. Here are four things that will help everyone get the assistance they need:
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The preparation process of the copper enameled wire basically adopts the solid phase junction, that is, the plastic bond deforms the two metal bond faces to the interatomic space, forming a large number of bond points, and through the diffusion heat treatment, the final form a firm bond of the interface. The industrial preparation methods mainly include forging, extrusion, hydrostatic extrusion, rolling and crimping, and cladding welding, but these methods generally have disadvantages such as poor interface bonding and surface treatment problems.
It has a short process flow and a prepared blank interface. To achieve metallurgical bonding, the advantages of large-section composite blank forming can be realized. The principle of this new process is: filling the core metal while continuously forging the outer metal shell; firstly forming a tubular shell of the outer metal material copper, filling the core metal liquid when the temperature of the shell is lowered to a certain extent, the two metal materials are combined by mutual diffusion or intermediate reaction between the two elements. Implement the composite process. Practice has proved that the process can achieve non-oxidative recombination, overcoming the defects of complex processing of the core material or cladding layer in the overmolding manufacturing process, and the interface quality is not disordered.
At the beginning of the composite continuous casting, the copper liquid is firstly solidified into a copper tube and charged continuously by a traction mechanism. Subsequently, the aluminum liquid is continuously filled into the copper tube through the graphite core tube, and the continuous preparation of the copper-clad aluminum composite material is realized by the primary cooling of the crystallizer and the secondary cooling of the water spray to control the solidification process of the aluminum and the interfacial reaction between the copper and Aluminum Magnet Wire.


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"I Wanna Be Loved Like That"
On today's show Ranvijay (Shivin Narang) and Gujan (Farnaz Shetty) gave an amazing performance!
Ranvi cried out Veera's (Digangana Suryavanshi) name once on stage after finding out that she, his most darling sister was in critical condition due to being in an accident on her motorcycle.
I almost gave up all hope for a moment as Ranvi cried out Veera's name, thinking he was going to fall apart with grief right there on stage and not be able to perform his song in the "Junoon" talent show competition. For this was an avenue for him to achieve his life long dream of being a singer and Veera wanted it even more than he did.
So immediately in that moment Gujan ran onto the stage with her cell phone in hand so that Ranvijay could speak to Veera, as she had regained consciousness upon hearing his cry. Tears began to flow as my heart was in my hand at that very moment as well.
Veera struggled as she could barely talk but tried to encourage her brother to go ahead on and sing, because everyone in the family was right there at the hospital by her side, even Nihal Singh (Kapil Nirmal) was right there by Ratan's (Sneha Wagh) side as she wept and cared for her darling child. I tell you this man is one who in my opinion has been and continues to be one of the greatest blessings and support for this entire family. He is such a kind hearted, decent and good man and so they are truly blessed to have such loyalty and support in him.
Earlier the doctor had just about given up all hope for Veera's recovery, so the family had arranged for a television set to be placed in the hospital room as the talent show aired because they hoped and secretly knew deep within their hearts that once Veera heard her brother sing she would recover.
I must say that my tissue box was near empty as I boo-hooed all throughout the show and could not hold back my tears as Ranvijay sang such an amazing heart felt song for Veera. And I mean Ranvijay sang his little heart out for his sister! Then when they showed their adorable childhood photos on a big screen in the background as he continued to sing on stage, that really touched hearts even so much more. I know anybody who watched this show had to feel all that wonderful emotion. This show was so awesomely great! It was so heart wrenching to watch but at the same time so amazing.
My only wish was that he should have had a much higher score because I felt he deserved it. As a matter of fact I believe he should have had an extremely high score that went through the roof in numbers in response to his performance. I tell you the truth that most of the time when talent is displayed in such a manner as this, whereby there is a combination of good talent mixed with so much pain, anguish and passion, it has to be conveyed in the song.
Under most circumstances it usually turns out to be considered one of the best performances because it came from the deep recesses of a passionate heart. I tell you Ranvijay belt that song out as his broken heart could not hold back all that he felt inside. He felt such strong concern for his sister's welfare. And it was not an ordinary love and concern but extraordinary in that he raised her and has been Veera's true mom from day one. He was so ready to drop everything to go and be there with her, for nothing was more important to him then just that.
I have to say that I was so happy and relieved when Veera regained consciousness and it was obvious that it was only possible because of the strong bond, tie and love between these two. Ranvijay's strong will, love and spirit cried out to her to bring her back and he sure did do it too. And her strong love, bond and connection to him allowed her soul to hear his heart breaking cry. You could just know it and feel it when he cried out too because his yell sent so many chills right up your spine! His voice echoed throughout that room at that moment and had the power to snatch Veera's soul back from the clutches of impending death.
I tell you it was one of the finest and amazing performances yet! Just super, super Amazing! I have never seen anything like this before. My heart surely believes in the power of love. It's so wonderful to see how this brother and sister team has such an amazing love like that!
"I Wanna Be Loved Like That"
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How do we remember a forgotten wilderness? Here, Laura Cunningham's representation of San Francisco's Nob Hill centuries ago: a grassy, windswept hill with blooming ceanothus bushes and a shed elk antler.
It's often difficult to perceive what's missing. While our senses
fill our minds with information about what's surrounding us, it takes a more deliberate
effort to notice what isn't. Or wonder what might have been.
In the July-August issue of Orion, Derrick Jensen writes of an evening replete with backyard
visits from foxes, a black bear, and raccoon (article not available online). He
is delighted–until he recalls reading that grizzlies used to frequent the area in
such numbers that a person could expect to see one every 15 minutes.
Loss of biodiversity is happening at an observable rate,
contends Jensen. Not just with high-profile species: African lion, giant
tortoise, flying frogs, eagles. Many of the wild animals we're used to seeing
everyday are declining in number as well: birds, spiders, bats. We won't stop this
phenomenon, Jensen reasons, until we insist on noticing that it's happening.
A person could find exceptions to his theory. Public pressure
to protect bees, endangered species, and wilderness regions does indicate that some
losses, at least, are noted. Still, it's worth considering what we've already
Artist and naturalist Laura Cunningham offers an example of
such investigation. Her work, featured in Earth
Island Journal (Winter 2013), provides a glimpse into the past with
thoroughly-researched paintings of Californian
landscapes as they once were. In her book, A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California, Cunningham
pairs her paintings with present-day photos of the same landscape, contrasting
present with past in a way that makes forgetting impossible.
But we don't have to be artists to document the changes
around us. "Here's what I want you to do," writes Jensen, "I want you to go
outside. […] I want you to picture the land as it was before the land was built
over. I want you to research who lived there. I want you to feel how it was
then, feel how it wants to be. I want you to begin keeping a calendar of who
you see and when: the first day each year […] frogs start singing, the last day
you see robins in the fall."
The information we gather will likely be an unsettling, but
necessary, reminder of the wild that's been lost both outside and within us.
Images courtesy of Laura Cunningham. Top: San Francisco's Nob Hill. Above, left: a grizzly in an oak-grassland of the South Coast Range east
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Bingo is held every Friday evening with games starting at 6:30 pm.
Prices start from $13.00 for a six pack, $21.00 for a twelve pack, and $26.00 for an eighteen pack. You can also purchase an extra six pack for an additional $5.00.
We also play the magic # for $1.00
Ways to go bingo are straight, diagonal, inside and outside corners, big and little diamond, postage stamps and the letter "V".
The first games we plat the Quickies and we pay $50.00 to the first person who fills their card.
The first four games in your packet are early birds. Starbursts are randomly located on your cards. If you go bingo with a starburst as you last number called in your bingo, your portion of the prize will be doubled. We pay $30.00 per game for early birds. The fourth early bird is our starburst jack pot jackpot, if you go bingo on a starburst on thelast number called; it is worth at least $50.00.
The are 5 specials that are included in your packet. We pay $150.00 per game on those. The are no first bingos for any specials.
The are 20 regular games included in your packet. We pay $50.00 for a win on the bottom row, $75.00 for the middle row, and $100.00 for the top row.
The only game not in your packet is the Jackpot, which will be sold, later in the evening for $1.00 for a strip of 3 or $5.00 @ 18 packet, Extreme bingo is also played , Extreme bingos is the lab played at intermission for $1.00 a disk and will be sold before intermission.


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A worker at a fast food drive-thru window told Marion County deputies that a man exposed himself to her as he picked up his food, reports the
Workers got his license plate number and deputies tracked down the man, later identified as Joseph Thomas Malley, 45.
Malley not only had a few holes in his story — he also had some in his undies: He allegedly could not remember where he got the food from and his boxer shorts had numerous holes in the front.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was an unlikely hero for USA soccer Thursday.
Ronaldo's go-ahead goal over Ghana clinched Team USA's berth in the 2014 FIFA World Cup's Round of 16. The Americans moved on despite losing to Germany 1-0.
Ronaldo's goal put Portugal up 2-1 in the 80th minute.
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E. Guigal
Guigal Spring Tasting
New York City
April 2017
Recently I had the pleasure to taste some of the most heralded wines from the Rhone valley made by the Guigal family of Ampuis, in the heart of Cote-Rotie. Legendary #Syrah wines have been made by 3 generations of the #Guigal family, as well as great #Viognier from #Condrieu. Come read about their part in wine history and a few tasting notes on the most recent vintages of their portfolio. #CoteRotie #Hermitage #NorthernRhone #Rhone also #Marsanne #Rousanne
Ettienne, the "E." in E. Guigal, was the grandfather of the current head of the enterprise, Philippe Guigal. Phillippe was in New York to present the wines to trade and consumers a few weeks ago. Ettienne started Guigal in 1946 just after the Second World War. France was in tatters and the Northern Rhone was mostly an afterthought. Viognier in Condrieu was on the brink of extinction and the old guard of Rhone producers were making wine but few outside of France knew of them.
Marcel, Ettienne's son, took over in 1971. Ettienne, sadly, went blind and as you can imagine on those steep Cote-Rotie vineyards it is hard enough to navigate with good vision. Philippe then started to work with his father in the early 1990s and officially took over in 1997.
The family has steadily grown production all the while increasing quality. Not surprising given their sometimes controversial predilection for oak, they have their own cooper and are considered masters of using new or seasoned French oak in their wine production. For the record, what I tasted was indeed noticeable with oak but rarely in an intrusive way that blocked other aspects of the wines. Rather, they enhanced or will prove to further enhance with years of integration, especially on the red wines and the whites made from Marsanne and Roussanne.
The reds were firm and very young, showing a tight nit personality that is fresh, dense and long. These were gorgeous wines that given the vintage had a little extra lift in the aromatics and the palate. Classic Syrah (some with a classic Cote-Rotie dollop of Condrieu Viognier) notes of red fruits like raspberry and currants, smoked meats, spices like peppercorn and cedar rose from the glass with agitation from swirling. Florals from the Viognier of white flowers and honeysuckle, while in others lavender or violets with the influence from the Syrah were perceptible. Juicy and sappy fruits got more dense and powerful up the La La ladder, along with the structure.
Chateau d'Ampuis is exactly that, a few selections of Cote Brune and Cote Blonde from the village of Ampuis which is the main village of Cote-Rotie. In fact, the property Chateau d'Ampuis was originally the site of a famous wine from centuries ago. The Guigal family spent 15 years restoring it to bring it back to life at the foot of the Cote-Rotie slopes of Ampuis. The La La's as they are affectionately known, are the three single vineyard wines La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne. For those of you that don't know Cote-Rotie is split into two sections, the Cote Blonde and the Cote Brune. La Mouline is in the Blonde, Landonne is on the Brune, while La Turque straddles both. Full tasting notes on these and the other wines are below after the article.
The La-La Vineyards of E. Guigal: La Mouline, La Turque, and La Landonne.
In Hermitage, the Guigal family have prominent holdings across various parts of this great hill that gets its name from an old legend of a former soldier returning from the Crusades and became a lonely "hermit" that built a Chapel at the summit. Today it was the 2014 white, the 2014 ExVoto white and 2013 ExVoto red to examine. The whites here lean heavily on Marsanne with Roussanne, if used at all, a smaller portion of the blend. The Hermitage sites came later in the life of the Guigal enterprise, having started in Cote-Rotie, Philippe said it was always a special goal to attain some great vineyard property in Hermitage. While certainly a different take then more traditional Hermitage producers, regular Hermitage white and red I tend to find priced very well and offer a more traditional take on Hermitage than the ExVoto. The ExVoto are more specific in their expression, more site-driven, that also take more time in bottle to age into their mature best.
In Condrieu, the eternal home of Viognier, we have the Condrieu and Condrieu La Dorian. I have a special place in my heart for this grape, being the first one that captured the excitement of two young wine drinkers, Lisa and I, 10+ years ago trying as many kinds of Viognier we could after being smitten by our first taste of this magnificent grape. Ettienne Guigal is credited with helping to resuscitate Viognier as it was on the verge of extinction and to this day in the Rhone, there is no other producer that has more holdings or access to Viognier holdings across the Rhone. In fact, a hot tip is their Cotes du Rhone balance which can have in excess of 50%, typically in the 60-65% range. This gives the wine a "baby Condrieu" kind of feel and is very rare to see this much Viognier in a Cotes du Rhone. It is also a screaming value at about $15 (usually less) retail. Both Condrieu 2014s showed very well, showing the classic notes you expect with a spine of tension and minerality sometimes lost in this grape but comes through very well here in 2014, as it should based on the vintage and careful growing. Even the oak comes across less intensely sweet, more aromatic, especially at 100% for the Doriane.
La Doriane and a 3 of the 4 different parcels: Côtes Chatillon, Coteaux de Chery, Colombier, and Château Volan.
Should you find yourself in the Rhone, or looking to experiment with different appellations, you can do so here with most of the Guigal wines as they are reasonable at the top end for the appellation wines, and a bargain for the more affordable lesser known appellation wines or the regional wines. People knock them for using a lot of oak and their production size, but you I find that unreasonable as the quality is always high and from what I tasted the oak is an accoutrement, enhancing the wine and helping the best wines to evolve over a long arching life to maturity.
A bientot!
Crozes-Hermitage 2015
Hillsides for more elevation = freshness
No malo, 8 mos 1/4 in 2nd use oak, smallish production has increased
Apple, pear and almond, Meyer lemon rind (florals/herbs), some stone minerality, dry and fresh, with medium+ weight, medium persistence
95% Marsanne 5% Roussanne
St. Joseph 2013
Purchased Grippat (Rolls Royce of Rhone) got these vines
St. Joseph Lieu dit 50% nfo
Oak apparent in nose, with toasted caramel notes
Roasted almond, pear, green melon rind, honeydew, with a creamy and tested note hanging in from the oak, longer citrusy finish. With time that oak blew right off.
Condrieu 2014
19 hectares in Condrieu
Floral and dense nose, slightly reduced? Waxy and tight nose. .3 g/L RS, wild yeasts, really long and dense finish….2-3 years tops aging in bottle.
La Doriane 2014
14 Hectares mostly Cotes Chatillon, 1 each others
100 nfo, de-strem grapes, 8 hours skin contact
Richer nose, voluptuous but still tense with granite notes adding a spine of minerality, a touch of spice and deeper complexity, oak is less perceptible than the St. Joseph
5-10, more acid cooler vintages longer age
Hermitage Blanc 2014
95% Marsanne 5% Roussanne
Plenty of oak, with dense and driving Lemon, and lemon rind, toasted nuts, mineral, and excellent acidity. Long and persistent finish. Clean with more time needed to integrate that oak.
Ex Voto Blanc 2013
Aged 30 mos nfo
Again intense and firm nose, less oak here now apparent, Dense and muscular body, nuts, savory, elegant white flowers, saline, loads of minerality, lime more lemon with a penetrating and persistent palate and finish. Dry and very pure. Insanely complex and intense with remarkable aging potential.
d'Ampuis 2013
38 mos nfo, 93% Syrah 7% Viognier
Pure red crushed juicy and sappy fruits, raspberry, currants, with smoke meats and peppercorn.
Juicy and sappy acidity, with firm tannin and energy on the palate. The finish is a little short.
La Mouline 2013
Cote Blonde section
90 y/o avg vines (1893 oldest)
89% Syrah 11% Viognier co-fermented
Dense and very aromatic, but focused with deeper red fruit notes, cedar, tobacco, raspberry, creme d'cassis, with a deeper sense of place here, transparency. Firmly structured and intense finish, fresh with good acidity.
La Turque 2013
93% Syrah and 7% Viognier
Spicy and intense, with very firm tannin and very good acidity. Deeper red plum, smoke, toast and meat. Herbal and spice, peppercorn, garrigue. A total spice box!
La Landonne 2013
100% Syrah
Intense and pure Syrah, ripe and red sappy fruits, peppercorn spice and a deep sense of earth and minerality. Dense and deep, darker red fruits with a massive wall of tannin. A crazy long and intense finish is a bit tight right to now but shows great acidity and weight. Not heavy or viscous in any way.


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Directly after beating Murat Gassiev to claim all four world titles and win the World Boxing Super Series final, Britain's Tony Bellew called out the now undisputed cruiserweight champion. Bellew, like Usyk, is undefeated at cruiserweight and previously owned the WBC world title, one the Ukrainian now owns. After Bellew moved up to heavyweight to conquer David Haye, the WBC made "Bomber" the 'Emeritus' champion, meaning if he was to return to the weight the current holder must defend it against him. Bellew's power against Usky's footwork and combination punching would make for a fascinating match up.
Having now conquered the cruiserweight division, Usyk may follow many a long history of 200lbs fighters moving up to heavyweight in search of a greater legacy, and even more lucrative payday. Usyk has previously stated his desire to move up to heavyweight, and now being an undisputed champion the 31-year-old may not want to settle for anything but the best. Although Joshua is expected to take on Wilder in 2019, nothing is certain, and the challenge of Usyk would certainly be an appealing alternative. Usyk is likely to sit out the rest of 2018 and could be waiting in the wings for AJ next year.
To book his place in the WBSS final, Usyk had to come past the challenge of Briedis in the semi-final, where the Ukrainian was taken all the way to a majority decision win. After a dramatic and thrilling fight, despite Briedis losing the contest, the Latvian came away with much praise for testing Usyk like never before, and due to the quality and competitiveness of the contest, a rematch would not be a miss for fans.
- Denis Lebedev
Lebedev held the WBA 'super' cruiserweight title prior to the WBSS, however, the organisation demoted the Russian to 'champion in recess'. The WBA stated the WBSS winner must face Lebedev, who has only had one career loss coming against Briedis. If Usyk is faced with the ultimatum of defend or be stripped, the challenge against the former world champion may be welcomed.
- Manuel Charr
Charr currently holds the WBA 'regular' heavyweight title, while also being an experienced campaigner at the weight having shared the ring with Vitali Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin and former Usyk opponent Mairis Briedis. If Usyk is to move up to heavyweight and look to ease his way into the division, while winning a diluted title at the same time, Charr acts as the perfect opponent, as long as Lebanese-German can come through his bout with Fres Oquendo in September.


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Chronicling the Final Interlude
This work is about exploring the mystery of life that we call death.
The end of life is a time to unmask the fear of death
The Final Interlude explores the mystery of life that we call "death." The end of life is a time to remove the emotions and attitudes that prevent us from living fully and being fully expressive. I have found that creative expression keeps generating life.
What does it mean to be in the Final Interlude?
I ask myself that question, and I encourage you to do likewise in order to make sense of what is to come. For me, being in this time of life means that I have decided with conscious intention to get on with it, to see what's next, to reckon with whatever comes from whatever I find.
More life, as we prepare for death
As seen through my aging therapy dog, Bella Rosa, life beats on. She is a skeleton in a darkening fur coat, continuing to live the ways she can. She gets up, drags her little hiny around, until she can walk, and then she walks, and she has more energy.
This is what dreams and art and expressing ourselves in a group process can bring us. More life. If you listen, your inner world will tell you how to feel vibrant and good about your life and ultimate next life. When you listen to what still wants to express itself through you, the more likely you are to rest in peace.


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In 2004, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) launched the Programme of "ISESCO Ambassadors for Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations". The Executive Council of ISESCO, at its twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth sessions (2005, 2006 and 2008 respectively), approved the appointment of a number of international VIPs and eminent world-class leaders as ISESCO Ambassadors for Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations. A ceremony was organized for the accreditation of these ambassadors who received their credentials and medals on formal occasions, mostly as part of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers that ISESCO organizes on a regular basis.
In addition to the moral considerations and qualitative standards adopted in selecting these ambassadors, ISESCO also took into account the Member States' geographical distribution, and expanded the selection scope to include Muslim communities outside the Member States, with the appointment of a number of Islamic cultural action leaders in Europe, America and the Indian subcontinent. These ambassadors have played a major role in promoting ISESCO, its objectives and its vision of intercultural dialogue and alliance of civilizations, through specific activities under this Programme, or within the framework of the activities or events they participate in, in other capacities and by virtue of other positions. ISESCO Director General held several working sessions with these ambassadors at the Headquarters and elsewhere, and oversaw the organization of coordination meetings with them, which were attended by most of them and which resulted in initiatives and commitments favoring enhanced cultural dialogue and developed coordination and follow-up mechanisms.
In a bid to give this Programme a more comprehensive dimension and unify its general institutional framework, the Executive Council, on the occasion of its 37th session (2016) decided to change its name as "ISESCO Goodwill Ambassadors Programme", in such a way as to enable the Organization to choose Goodwill Ambassadors in all its areas of competence, and to involve these ambassadors in serving its priority issues. In this connection, the Council accredited other prominent international personalities. The list of ISESCO Goodwill Ambassadors is accordingly as follows:


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by Pat Costello
Flight Instructors usually concern themselves with FAA requirements, teaching techniques, aircraft, but seldom insurance requirements. That is because they have access to the FAR's, teaching techniques, and aircraft on a daily basis. Seldom, if ever, will they see an aviation insurance policy, let alone remember its content. Yet, violating an insurance contract can be a very costly affair.
The following is a discussion of one very important clause in aviation insurance contracts that flight instructors should be very aware of. It is the Direct Supervision Clause. This clause applies to the operation of the insured aircraft while in flight (from when the aircraft begins its takeoff roll to when it turns off the runway at the end of flight) by a student pilot. Nearly all aviation insurance policies contain such a clause when student pilot operations are permitted. The typical clause says: Student pilots must be under the direct supervision of and receive approval from an FAA certified flight instructor for every flight until the pilot acquires their private license. Contract wordings differ between insurance carriers but the intent is the same.
The controversy arises when the student pilot asks just what 'direct CFI supervision' means. If one goes to the Definitions Section of an aviation insurance contract to locate the answer nothing will be found. Typically, the student must contact the carrier or the carrier's agent for the definition. The key to understanding the clause is the words 'Direct Supervision'. One can apply some logic to their meaning by asking some questions:
- Can a CFI supply direct supervision if he/she is not on site to evaluate the airport, aircraft, proposed flight, the flight conditions, and the student just before departure? Ans. No.
- Can a CFI evaluate all this from their home, their car enroot to the airport, or at the other end of the airport? Ans. No, they can't.
- To provide direct supervision must one be on-site just prior to the student's departure? Ans. Yes.
The insurance carriers paid too many claims over the years prior to having the Direct Supervision Clause in their contracts. Losses that could have been prevented had only a CFI been on site to evaluate conditions prior to letting the student pilot depart.
The insurance carriers providing coverage for student pilot solo losses will ask these questions, "Was a CFI on site just prior to the student's departure? At that time, did the CFI give their approval to the student to make that flight?" If the answer to either question is no the insurance carrier has grounds to deny the claim.
The next question typically asked is, "Does it have to be the same CFI every time?" The answer may depend on the Direct Supervision clause found in the aircraft owner's insurance policy. The generic answer is--No. The policies don't usually specify the CFI's qualifications when it comes to direct supervision. But it is suggested the CFI be qualified to give instruction in that category, class and type aircraft. It is possible a CFI could be held negligent were he to supply a replacement who is, i.e., a helicopter CFI to back him up with a glider student. The carriers understand the difficulty in having the same CFI on site for their student's solo flights. Should a backup CFI be arranged for be sure they are briefed about being on site and providing specific approval for the student's flight just prior to departure.
Sometimes, we are asked about the need for a CFI approval just prior to takeoff on the second or third leg of a solo cross-country flight. (This question mostly relates to students striving to obtain a power license.) The carriers are aware student's must land on many of their solo cross-country flights. Their concern is with the initial departure flight not the legs. The exception is if the student must layover prior to initiating the next leg of the flight. A carrier facing a large loss could contend departure under those circumstances constitutes a separate flight and may deny coverage without CFI approval on-site at that airport just prior to departure. So educate your students on CFI Direct Supervision.
Is the approval to be done in written form? That would be the best approach. However, it is not required. In one way or another, the carrier must be convinced a CFI was on-site and gave specific approval to the student to make that solo flight for coverage to apply.
Making sure coverage applies after a loss is certainly an important reason to provide Direct Supervision for all student solo flights, but the most important reason is loss prevention. Here is an example.
One Saturday a student pilot was waiting to be hooked up for a glider tow from a grass strip. Just before the flight his CFI walked out to the glider and advised him the grass was too tall. That he will have to wait for it to be mowed. The student pulled out of line. A private pilot hooked up and ground looped on the takeoff roll. That CFI was on site to evaluate the conditions, determined it was too risky, and prevented a loss. Had the CFI been anyplace else he may not have been able to make that determination.
CFI's working for flight schools, clubs, or private aircraft owners teaching primary student pilots should assume the insurance policy applicable to that aircraft has a student pilot clause requiring CFI Direct Supervision prior to every student solo flight.
Fun flying to all!
Pat Costello President, Costello Insurance
Pat Costello is a CFI with over 4,000 hours who has been in aviation insurance since 1976.


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It's Groundhog's Day, which means it's the one day of the year that Delany emerges from his secret lair underneath Madison Square Garden. Nothing actually happens—he just goes back into the lair to swim in his money.
It's also actually the first day without Big Ten basketball since ... well, I don't feel like figuring that out, but it's been a while. Let's get to the Facts:
There's not too much deviation here between the raw and adjusted efficiencies. Maryland is better than their record, which gives them some hope that they'll finish strong. Wisconsin and Minnesota are circling each other as they swirl down the drain. Rutgers is Rutgersing.
At this point, the regular season title and one-seed at MSG is Purdue's to lose:
Purdue has only a one-game lead over Ohio St. in the standings, but the teams play each other only once, and it's in West Lafayette on Wednesday. T-Rank gives Purdue an 83% chance to win that game, so that's driving much of Purdue's huge advantage in the simulations. But if Ohio State pulls off the upset, all bets are off.
They are who we thought they are
For both Northwestern and Penn State, there was a moment in the last week where it seemed they might ascend into something resembling a bubble team. For Northwestern, it was an early 14-5 lead (more than ten minutes in!) at Michigan. Then they didn't score for about ten minutes, and the dream was dead. For Penn State, it was an even more impressive 12-point lead in the second half at Michigan State:
This elicited some excited tweets, etc., because this is the kind of upset win that can truly turn a team's season around and transform a team's "resumé." Alas, it was not to be.
Then there was Indiana. Hoosier fans were allowed to feel twinges of optimism after they won three straight to get to 4-2 in conference play. In my last installment of the Facts, however, I expressed skepticism and noted that the upcoming six-game stretch would be telling. They showed some pluck against Purdue, but with one game left in that stretch (tomorrow's home game against MSU), the Hoosiers are 1-4 and firmly back to a rebuilding narrative.
Then there were two: Maryland and Nebraska
That leaves just Maryland and Nebraska with realistic hopes of being the Big Ten's fifth at-large quality team. In the Tourneycast portion of the chart above, you can see my simulations currently have them in the dance 27% and 3% of the time, respectively. And here's the breakdown, as T-Rank currently projects it will look at the end of the regular season:
Maryland's resumé and path to a bid are conventional; the Terps just have to win a game or two more than I'm expecting them to (currently projected at 19-12, 8-10), and they'll probably sneak in. If they don't, they'll be on the bubble at best.
Nebraska is a special case. They are poised to finish 12-6 or better in the Big Ten, and have a good chance to grab a double-bye in the Big Ten Tourney. But they could do all that (and more!) without picking up a single "Quadrant 1" win that the selection committee loves so damn much. As I said last time, I suspect that the conventional "bracketology" analytics (mine, at least) are underrating Nebraska's chances. One reason I think this is because ESPN's "strength of record" ranking (similar in theory to the WAB ranking above, which has Nebraska at 43rd) is now on the NCAA team sheets, and by that metric Nebraska would likley look like a tourney team. If it comes down to it, Delany may have to use the week off after the tourney to emerge from his lair again and lobby the committee with WAB and SOR. Fact is, those are the best metrics for evaluating whether a team deserves a bid, so the extra time for doing some persuasion might pay off.
The Big Tenth is Up For Grabs
By far the most interesting storyline in the Big Ten, and no one disagrees with this, remains the cutthroat battle for 10th place. Iowa and Illinois have made moves up the leader board, and it's now pretty much a dead heat between them, Wisconsin, and Minnesota for that coveted first round bye:
Big Life, Big Stage, Big Tenth. It doesn't get any better than this.


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When the US president, Barack Obama, pledged to close Guantánamo, I don't remember him saying that the remaining detainees would be transferred to indefinite detention without trial in a maximum security prison in Illinois (Report, 16 December). So, detainees who have been cleared for release and those who would walk free if they were to be granted a fair trial face years of solitary confinement, sensory deprivation and isolation incarcerated in the midwest? Meanwhile, at the US prison at Bagram, where conditions are worse than at Guantánamo, it is business as usual.
Joy Hurcombe
Save Shaker Aamer Campaign
Does anyone believe that, as Jonathan Freedland writes, "the men and women of the US Senate are, after all, only reflecting the people who vote for them" (Obama is not saviour of the world. He's still an American president, 16 December)? I would have thought that primarily they represent the corporate interests that fund them – in particular the oil, gas and coal industries.
J Edward Milner
And the first ministers stepped from their planes from Copenhagen, waving their pieces of paper. "Peace in our time."
Mark Morris
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
As a Spurs supporter I was pleased to see the club join the 10:10 climate change campaign. But now I see that the squad flew to Dublin for a party (Harry Redknapp set to punish Robbie Keane and Spurs partygoers, Sport, 20 December). Should I change clubs?
Andrew Dobson
Keele, Staffordshire
May I nominate "being in a good place" as the most irritating cliche of 2009? I notice the football managers have got hold of it, so resistance may be futile.
Stuart Ballantyne
Staffan Widstrand's Eyewitness full-page photo of Siberian reindeer (17 December) gets my vote as your best free wrapping paper so far this year (Letters, 19 December).
Bob Corkey
Kilbride, Co Wicklow


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Welcome to the first instalment in my Throwback Thursday series! Rather than a tradition TBT, involving a picture of friends and I in 2008, I'm going to dedicate a post a week to something that I really like, or liked, before I put content out into the internet, and so I haven't had a chance to express my love for it!
I really got into Haim's music early last year, to pinpoint it exactly, my sister Suzanne had told me about them, and one day before getting the bus to college, I downloaded their entire discography, which at the time was a few singles/EPs from Amazon MP3, I'd never bought something from there before, but you get to own the MP3 rather than only owning the music on iTunes software when you buy through the iTunes store.
I immediately fell in love with their music, I felt in a bit of a music rutt at this time and needed something new to listen to, and Haim was perfect!
I adore Don't Save Me, it was the first song of their's I listened to and is still my favourite song of their's:
In September 2013, their first album, Days are Gone came out, which is an incredible album. This album is part of the reason why I will argue forever that 2013 was one of the greatest years for music in recent memory (Paramore, AM, Pure Heroine to name a few great albums from last year).
My favourite song from this album (I'm excluding songs like Don't Save Me and Forever, which were released prior to the album) is If I Could Change Your Mind:
The video is also awesome.
I went to see Haim last December, in Manchester and ended up hopelessly lost, but at least it was around the Christmas Markets.
They were incredible live and put on such a fun show, this picture was also taken which ended up on many music news sites.
Haim are awesome. You should totally check them out!
Thanks to Amy for big help with coming up with this series!
Thanks for reading!


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"Five people were sleeping there that night. At around 6am, I start hearing noises outside. I'm on the top floor, looking up, and the roof hatch is barricaded. They're trying to smash it in and it's not going, so they start smashing in the ceiling. They entered through the roof. There were around 15 bailiffs, all in black, one or two wearing balaclavas, with sledgehammers."
This is an account of the forced eviction on 22 December of five University of London students sleeping in a previously unused building leased by the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas). The building, known as the Bloomsbury Social Centre, was being occupied by up to 60 students and used as a hub for campaign organisation.
The student who spoke to the Guardian says that, despite considerable experience of taking part in heavily policed demonstrations, this was "one of the most intimidating and traumatising" responses to a non-violent protest he had ever encountered.
The eviction followed another on 26 November at the University of Birmingham, in which students occupying a bungalow as part of the national solidarity action in the runup to the 30 November strikes were ordered to vacate.
As well as asking the court for a possession order, Birmingham's university management also applied for an injunction to prevent those students from protesting on any part of the campus. The injunction was granted and is effective for 12 months.
Travelling northwards, Sheffield University recently applied for a high court injunction after students occupied a lecture theatre on 30 November. The application was withdrawn after the student union argued that the wording of the injunction would curtail protest on any other part of the campus.
Sheffield's management backed down, but, despite a statement saying it "certainly would not wish in any way to constrain legitimate debate, discussion and protest", the university obtained a possession order, which means it is now able to evict students from any buildings "which are occupied for the purpose of a sit-in protest or any other unauthorised occupation".
It has been uncommon until now for UK universities, which regard themselves as liberal bastions upholding freedom of expression, to involve outside authorities – essentially the state – in their internal governance.
Given the radical policy changes affecting higher education, the harsh economic times and unemployment figures, it doesn't seem likely that students are going to stop demonstrating any time soon. So should we expect to see more such action from universities? And how should university leaders take decisions about which protests to support and which to stifle?
All three universities above were asked if their vice-chancellors or other senior management would be interviewed to explain how they reached their decisions to involve the courts. None agreed, preferring instead to issue statements.
The issue seems to touch a nerve, and other senior university leaders seemed reluctant to discuss the ethics of universities battling against their own students. Many vice-chancellors may be wondering what action to take, waiting to see how far others go – and whether court actions are successful.
At the University of the West of England, the deputy vice-chancellor, John Rushforth, notes that institutions may take different approaches to protest depending on how they perceive themselves. "I don't say this in a negative way, but we're not Birmingham – our focus is on our students, whereas theirs is on their research," he says. "What we're here to do is encourage people to become citizens and if citizens in a democratic society can't protest, then there's something that's gone wrong."
Rushworth says, however, that UWE would not tolerate protestors creating significant disruption to other students or staff. The same reasoning is expressed by Soas, Birmingham and Sheffield. But there is a growing tension between this position and the view of those students who believe that for demonstrations to be effective, some level of disruption is required, or inevitable.
Dannie Grufferty, NUS vice-president, says: "Those universities that have cracked down on protest claim it is for health and safety reasons, but this seems like an excuse. It feels much more like they're trying to have a very authoritarian level of control on campuses. Part of the role of universities is to foster a culture of debate among students, and banning protest does the complete opposite."
Meanwhile, student representatives are disillusioned at what they feel is the way some university managers have dealt with protestors in bad faith.
At Soas, students' union co-president Arianna Tassinari, who was involved in mediating discussions between management and occupiers, claims that students had offered to vacate the Bloomsbury Social Centre on 23 December and that there was no indication in their final meeting with Soas that bailiffs would be used, and therefore the forced eviction on 22 December came as a "huge shock".
Soas says its reason for wishing to end the occupation was that a planned refurbishment was unable to start and contractors still had to be paid. But Tassinari says that while "occupations are always difficult situations, putting the interests of some parts of the school against another, I think it was irresponsible and disproportionate to send in the bailiffs. Soas should have done more to achieve a peaceful exit."
Universities clearly have a duty of care, and a central point on which Birmingham University depended in its application to the court relates to "significant safety issues" at the bungalow being occupied, given the number of students inside.
But Birmingham's decision to seek an injunction against occupying property on any part of its campus against this group of students is described as "aggressive" by human rights group Liberty. "Universities should be places where ideas and opinions can be explored and they should be engaging with the students in their care – not criminalising them," says Liberty campaigns co-ordinator Sabina Frediani.
However, it may be that students will start to find themselves prevented more often from the traditional means of protesting. Soas says plainly that it "does not accept occupations of its buildings as a legitimate form of protest". Birmingham says that its injunction only affects those who were subject to that particular eviction, but the students' lawyers disagree, saying that the wording of the order – the defendants were termed "persons unknown" – could be interpreted far more widely than that.


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It's a known fact that hiring young, skilled leaders can inject new blood into a company, foster innovation and unlock achievement. Hotel chains operating in the MENA region are adopting this mindset, selecting the leaders of their properties best suited to boost performance and leapfrog forward when it comes to initiatives, innovation and development. Our list of 16 general managers, nominated by their respective hotel chains, is a who's who of those transforming the hospitality scene in this part of the world, as well as those who have made the biggest impact during this calendar year
Rabih Abdou, 41
Tulip Inn
Rabih Abdou brings over 20 years' experience in the hotel business, and has become general manager for the first time when he was 35. He has stated his professional career with IHG hotels back in 1996, prior to his graduation, and has been promoted for several times. Following the business management degree he got from the Lebanese University in 2001, he has held different operational and administrative positions. His repertoire includes working with different leading chains, including Rotana.
Haytham Aziz, 38
Coral Beach Resort
Haytham Aziz joined the HMH group in 2014 as executive assistant manager at Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel, before being promoted to the position of hotel manager at Coral Beach Resort Sharjah in 2015. He was 36 when appointed as hotel manager and, by the age of 37, he had been promoted to general manager. At this comparatively young age, Aziz turned around a struggling business, making it a success story in an impressively short time. His positive vision, clear-cut business strategies and leadership skills started to make a difference when Coral Beach Resort closed 2016 with 25 percent increase in the business compared to 2015. Soon after, the guest satisfaction graph rose to an all-time high, with Coral Beach Resort taking the number one spot on TripAdvisor. The employee satisfaction survey shows the organizational stability and morale of staff higher than before. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Law from Helwan University in Cairo, Aziz has over 17 years' experience in the hospitality industry.
Dan Benzaquen, 35
Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba and Mövenpick Resort & Residences Aqaba
After obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Hospitality Management from the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, Dan Benzaquen embarked on a flourishing career in hospitality. Starting out as a guest service manager in the 5-star Sheraton Dongguan Hotel in China, Benzaquen crossed continents to join the team at the Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai for three years as assistant front office manager. From there, he moved to Deira to join Mövenpick Hotel Deira, where he quickly rose up the ranks to become operations manager. In 2015, he became executive assistant manager for Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea. Shifting further south to Jordan, Benzaquen is now cluster general manager of two Mövenpick properties. Several accolades have come the hotel's way under his reign, including the World Travel Awards' title of Leading Resort in Jordan for five straight years. The property was also honored by King Hussein Cancer Foundation for sponsoring the 'Room for Hope' initiative.
Richard Bleakley, 42
Marriott Hotel Al Forsan
Richard Bleakley is a seasoned hospitality professional with more than 16 years of extensive experience, the last five of which have been at three Marriott International properties in the UAE. He began his career in 2000 as an area sales manager for Marriott UK, moving upward to secure several key positions before he clinched his first general manager role at the Northampton Marriott Hotel in 2009. In 2012, he relocated to the UAE, gaining international experience as director of operations for the JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai, and shortly after, acquired the position of acting general manager for the same property. In 2014, Bleakley joined Courtyard by Marriott World Trade Center, Abu Dhabi, as general manager to open the hotel. The property was the first Marriott International property to open in the capital and has seen phenomenal success under his leadership. During this time, Bleakley has been a recipient of the Diamond General Manager of the Year Award by Marriott International. In 2017, he was appointed general manager of the Marriott Hotel Al Forsan, Abu Dhabi, opened on March 21, 2017.
Laura Eggleton, 31
Holiday Inn
Laura Eggleton joined Holiday Inn Muscat Al Seeb as its general manager in 2014 and has since then consistently proved her mettle by successfully implementing strategies to enhance guest experience and increase hotel revenues. Despite a challenging year in 2017, she was able to introduce strategies to continually achieve good results, focusing on offsetting shortfalls and delivering on occupancy. The strength coming from strong corporate performance was illustrated in an uplift of 23 percent year-to-date. One key attribute Eggleton demonstrates as general manager is an ability to work closely with house colleagues. She is a firm believer in the philosophy that a satisfied employee ensures a fully satisfied guest, which then translates into results. Under her leadership, the Holiday Inn Muscat Al Seeb reached 39 percent Omanization, the highest figure since the hotel's opening. She persuaded her colleagues to undergo additional training throughout the year and encouraged them to prepare for upcoming roles in their careers with IHG. Many of her colleagues also completed the IHG leadership academy 'Leading Others' in 2017.
Antoun Kobercy, 37
Tulip Inn
Having almost 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Antoun Kobercy has been with Louvre Hotels Group since 2006. Prior to becoming the hotel manager of Tulip Inn Downtown Muscat, he had held various managerial and had also worked with other leading hotel chains including Marriott and IHG. After joining Golden Tulip Hotels – MENA, Kobercy's journey involved properties across the region. Besides his hotel managerial role, he has been the director brand & system services – MENA in charge of the entire managed and franchised hotels in the region, which include 62 hotels, and has held this position for three years starting 2009.
Rafat Gotta, 38
Coral Dubai Deira Hotel
Rafat Gotta started out on his career path aged 20 and gained his first managerial position when just 24 years old. He became the head of department at 28, hotel manager at 33 and general manager at 37. Gotta began his career with Marriott in 1999, while still completing his university degree, and remained there until the end of 2006. During this period, he was assigned several roles within three Marriott hotels in the region. Afterwards, he joined Kempinski Hotels in early 2007, before moving to IHG as an executive committee member at the Crowne Plaza in 2008. He was in charge of three separate Holiday Inn Express properties between 2011 and 2017, before moving to HMH as general manager of Coral Dubai Deira Hotel. Under his supervision, the hotel won several accolades and was recognized regionally, securing first place on STR in a competitive field and boosting employee satisfaction to 88 percent. Gotta also led the hotel team to victory at the 2017 TripAdvisor travelers' choice awards and the 2017 Agoda customer review award, in addition to reaching 91 percent occupancy for a full year.
Daniel Kaan, 38
Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Daniel Kaan was appointed general manager of Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers in 2017, aged 37. He attained his first general manager title within the group at Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain in 2014, where he led the team to win Best Airport Hotel in the Middle East for three consecutive years, including in 2017, Condé Nast top 10 airport hotels in the world (2017) and was also awarded the most popular Friday Brunch in Bahrain. His efforts increased the hotel's profitability, without impacting on its unparalleled service excellence. In June, he joined Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers in Dubai, where, along with his team, he developed a cartoon brunch concept catering to families, and scored a win at the BBC Good Food awards within the 'Best Family Brunch in Dubai' category. A versatile executive, he brings over 16 years of experience to his role, having joined Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts at Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam in 2010. Kaan served as director of food and beverage before being promoted to hotel manager. His early areas of expertise encompassed leadership roles in F&B, as well as conference services within the InterContinental Hotels Group in Dubai, Nairobi and Shenzhen, and with the Grand Hyatt in Beijing.
Elias Moukarzel, 39
Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa
When he was just 35, Elias Moukarzel was named as the general manager of the Hilton Capital Grand Abu Dhabi. Afterwards, he became the leader of several Hilton properties across the region. For the time being, he has under his belt both King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre managed by Hilton, as well as Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa.
Moukarzel started his career in food and beverage service in the hospitality industry, and later progressed to take on managerial positions in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon. He received his Hospitality Management Higher National degree and an MBA from Ecole Hôtelière de Toulouse and Ecole de Savignac in France. To his repertoire of successes is added hosting the Annual Arab League Summit in 2017, which brought together all the Arab kings and heads of states.
Georges Ojeil, 40
Le Gray
Extending Le Gray in Beirut, signing a MOU with Alain Ducasse for an anticipated F&B property, maintaining the number one position on TripAdvisor since 2015, and being the sole hotel in Lebanon to be listed among the top 25 hotels in the Middles East in the categories of Luxury and Service on TripAdvisor, as well as winning TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Award 2018, are some of Georges Ojeil's achievements as the general manager of Le Gray, Beirut, a position he held since he was just 38. With several years of experience in the hospitality industry and extensive knowledge in F&B, coupled with a double MBA from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and an Executive MBA from the École Supérieure des Affaires in Beirut, Ojeil has all the attributes needed for a leading general manager and hospitality aficionado. Following years as F&B director and executive assistant manager with a number of properties in Lebanon, Ojeil was appointed corporate director of food and beverage for Le Royal Hotels & Resorts, overseeing different properties in the region, including Le Royal Hammamet, Le Royal Luxembourg, Le Royal Beirut, Le Royal El Minzah and Grand Hotel Ville De France by Le Royal in Tangier. He was called to join IHG as executive assistant manager for the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Dead Sea, Jordan and then as hotel manager for Intercontinental's flagship property in Amman.
Alaa Selim, 42
Copthorne Al Jahra
Alaa Selim joined Al Jahra Copthorne in October 2013. Since then, he has been instrumental in driving the business forward. Adopting an empowering strategy, he makes it a point to be in the front line, sending out a message that regardless of title, every team member needs to contribute to get the job done. Under his tenure, Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel and Resort reached the highest annual revenue to date, growing 30 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) and exceeding budget by almost 20 percent, up USD 3.5 million on last year's figure. Occupancy index has risen by 39 percent y-o-y to take the number one spot among the competition. The property also achieved a 97 percent average hotel occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2017. The employee satisfaction score also rose to reach 94 percent, the second highest in the Middle East among Millennium & Copthorne hotels. In other achievements, the culinary team at Al-Jahra Copthorne Hotel & Resort earned five silver and bronze medals, along with 10 merit certificates and a prize of excellence in food safety and hygiene from Boecker during the annual culinary contest, held on the sidelines of the HORECA Exhibition.
Mohamed Samir Elsayed Mohamed, 38
Address Dubai Mall
With 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Mohamed Samir Elsayed Mohamed joined the hotel in February 2014 as a junior manager and was instrumental in strengthening its operational aspects. Previously, he worked in various managerial roles at a number of luxury hotels across the UAE and in Egypt. Mohamed is a graduate in Hotel Management from Helwan University, Cairo. He also completed the general manager's program at Cornell University. He is responsible for the overall management of the hotel, including meeting financial targets, guest satisfaction and all-round operations. He is also mandated with further enhancing service standards through competent guest-management practices.
Moustafa Sakr, 40
The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
One of the founding members of The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, Moustafa Sakr opened the hotel in 2013 as deputy general manager and was promoted to general manager two years later. He has 17 years of hospitality experience, including 15 in the Middle East. Under his tenure, the property won 12 awards in 2017 alone. Sakr expressly believes he owes this achievement to his team and is adamant that this tight relationship is reflected in overall guest satisfaction and loyalty. He is also convinced that his passion is what drives him to lead people and influence them. In return, he adds, he is inspired by his team. Asked about plans for the new year, Sakr said the growing market offers plenty of opportunities to capitalize on.
Amr Al Sunari, 40
Makarem Ajyad Makkah Hotel
With over 20 years of experience in the hotel industry, Amr Al Sunari – General Manager – Makarem Ajyad Makkah, a five-star hotel in Makkah by DUR Hospitality, greatly contributed to the growth of his hotel brand. Since he was appointed as the hotel GM in 2015, he was responsible for the complete transformation of the hotel, in line with the revamp of "Makarem Hotels" brand to a "spiritual" hotel brand. And though this concept was new to the market, Amr successfully initiated full fledge operations to promote the new brand standards, and implement the unique and innovative services that accompanied the transformation, such as the spiritual concierge. He, also established a Masjid in the hotel lobby, which is considered the biggest hotel lobby in Makkah, and opened two counters at the lobby to provide guest with convenience. Amr was keen to nurture potential employee talent, create a productive work environment by implementing training programs, and build a highly qualified and efficient team. He also achieved the hotel Saudization target, and continued to achieve a year on year growth despite market downturn.
Burçin Türker, 41
Warwick Ankara
With over 15 years of experience within the hospitality industry, Burçin Türker leads Warwick Hotels and Resorts Ankara, the group's first property in Turkey. Under his tenure, and with just a year of operations behind it, the Warwick Hotels' brand awareness was boosted significantly in the country, while the hotel clinched the Guest Review Award in 2017. Prior to joining Warwick Hotels and Resorts, Türker served as group director of sales at Rixos Hotels & Resorts, where he effectively managed all aspects of the group's portfolio of residences and governmental business. Previously, he was the director of business development at a 5-star local hotel chain in Ankara, where he successfully positioned it in the luxury property market. Türker has also served as sales and marketing director of GL Events properties, which is the biggest international convention and exhibition center in Ankara. Earlier in his career, he worked at Swissotel & Resorts, Radisson BLU and Hilton International, gaining experience in pre-opening and opening hotels. He is a member of the Anatolian Tourism Administrators Association and the Association of Hoteliers and Operators Ankara.
Bassam Zakaria, 36
Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Kingsgate Hotel
A professional, ambitious and practical leader, Bassam Zakaria brings nearly 20 years of experience within the hospitality sector. A French citizen with Syrian origins, he has managed and worked in some of the largest hotels and resorts around the world, including Hilton International, Starwood and Rotana. His result-driven style of management has helped him lead multi-talented teams and led to him receiving critical acclaim during his tenure. He secured his first managerial role in 2006, when he was area sales manager at Rotana Hotels in Abu Dhabi. Zakaria joined Millennium Hotels and Resorts in 2016 as resident manager/deputy general manager, where he improved the overall guest satisfaction score by 2.3 points, achieved better positioning on various guest review websites and increased the mix of leisure business by 9 percent year-on-year by attracting new markets with longer lengths of stay. He was promoted to general manager at Kingsgate Abu Dhabi and, with a team of just 28 staff members, he has serviced over 60,000 guests in the year to date, improved occupancy and maintained it at 85 percent, and achieved excellent reviews on various platforms, such as Facebook and TripAdvisor.


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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (Border Report) — For decades, Southwestern College has been known as a campus that welcomes students from Tijuana, something the school doesn't plan on changing. In fact, it's going after even more students from south of the border, Superintendent and President Mark Sánchez said.
Sánchez, who is from San Diego, first came to the school as a student in the fall of 1989.
"I started as a full-time freshman, it was an amazing experience to start my educational journey at Southwestern College," he said.
As of March, he began running the school in the city of Chula Vista in south San Diego County.
"Our mission is to provide access to an entire community. We know Tijuana, Mexico is an important part of our region, we also know our economic development and our community is tied between Tijuana and San Diego," Sánchez said.
One of his main goals as superintendent and president is to actively recruit more students from Mexico, something that is not accepted or supported by everyone in the community.
"Why is it important, it gives people an equal opportunity to be able to accomplish their goals, our workforce demands it, it's incumbent upon us to educate the next generation of our workforce," said Sánchez, who earned his doctorate degree in education leadership from Fresno State University.
Southwestern has three satellite campuses, including one literally a few hundred yards from the border.
"I think we have created easy access for students who come over from Tijuana, it's been a part of our organizational mission for years," said Sánchez. "To be able to provide to people, independently of where they live, is truly our basic mission. So it's the right thing to do, it gives people an opportunity to change their trajectory in their lives."
In the past, Sánchez has said he has always promoted equity, diversity and inclusion among students and staff.
And according to Sánchez, he is working on establishing a binational outreach office to actively recruit more students from both sides of the border.
"It is one of my top priorities," he said.
Visit the BorderReport.com homepage for the latest exclusive stories and breaking news about issues along the United States-Mexico border.


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3D, OLED TV, OXIDE TFT, lighting, touch and interactivity in focus
Frankfurt / Vancouver, June 17, 2013 – At the 51th SID Display Week, eighteen German companies exhibit at the DFF initiated German Pavilion at SID Display Week in Vancouver.
At this year's SID Display Week, which takes place in Vancouver, Canada, the German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) presents 18 exhibitors from Germany. It is the tenth year in a row that the DFF organizes the German Pavilion together with the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry. The SID Display Week is the leading conference and show for the display industry and organised by the Society for Information Displays.
At the SID international exhibitors represent the entire value added chain of the display industry and show the latest developments and technologies. Together with the joint symposium with scientific lectures focussing on this year's main topics 3D, OLED TV, OXIDE TFT, lighting, touch and interactive display the show will present not only commercial products but will also feature prototypes and new technologies.
The German Pavilion gathers 18 exhibiting companies under one roof, the information booth, moreover, offers information on additional German companies of the display industry. More members of the DFF, like Merck as the worldwide leading manufacturer of liquid crystals, are represented with their own booths. More than 20 German companies show that they can very well compete on the international market. No other country except for the host is represented with such a large number of exhibitors.
The focus of the German Pavilion is on new technologies: the company ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY GmbH presents its intelligent display series with new features, some new members of its famous EA DOG and its new ePaper displays, PolyIC shows its flexible, transparent and conducting PolyTC® films and their applications. FHR Anlagenbau GmbH presents vacuum coating equipment for the functional coating of display glasses and display films.
The Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) provides its easy-to-use plugin-solutions for Adobe After Effects (AFX) and its new insights in a software based, variable and flexible solution for the adaption of viewpoints to any glasses-free displays. InnoLas Systems has developed a laser glass cutting system that offers distinct advantages over conventional processes. Innolas laser cutting uses ultra-short laser pulses that cut glass.
MDI SCHOTT shows the newest ultra thin glass cutting technology by CO2 laser and adt Deutschland presents an electrowetting based and ultra-low power reflective display technology called "Droplet-Driven-Displays".The Saarland University focuses on low power LCDs for Smart-Phones and Tablet-PCs, enabled by SSC local dimming algorithm.
The scientific publishing house Springer Science + Business Media will present a selection of recently published titles in the display field, including the four-volume Handbook of Visual Display Technology and sim4tec shows its Organic Material Analyzer (OMA), a breakthrough in the analysis of any organic material. Together with VON ARDENNE Anlagetechnik GmbH Fraunhofer COMEDD introduces a technology that enables to pattern OLED microdisplays on sub-pixel level.
Fraunhofer IPMS presents its micro-scanning mirror that can be produced cost-effective and in quantity on silicon-wafer and enable a targeted distraction of the incident light and AIXTRON SE shows its solutions for the separation of organic thin films, especially for OLED Displays, OLED Lighting and other applications in the field of organic respectively flexible electronic.With visitors from 30 countries the show definitely is an international one compared to other similar events. With its comprehensive range of products the SID covers the entire world market and that makes it a "must" for the international FPD-scene.
You can find the German Pavilion at booth no. 1101 in the Vancouver Convention Centre. Besides the exhibition SID Display Week offers a unique first-class international symposium and accompanying seminars from May 21 to May 24.
Further information can be found under www.sid.german-pavilion.com.