text:
FIVB - Volleyball World League

Poland beat Italy after five thrilling sets

Poland triple block stopped Italy's series of victories

Katowice, Poland, June 13, 2014 – On Friday in Katowice, in their first home match in 2014 FIVB World League, Poland beat Italy in five sets (25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 25-27, 15-10), claiming their second victory over the Azzurri in the history of the World League.

This was Italy's first loss in this year's edition of the FIVB World League.

The Italians started the match very focused, refusing to let the white-and-red crowd gathered in Spodek intimidate them, but the Poles kept pressing them and the play maintained on a point-by-point basis. Italy took the lead 16-14 at the second TTO, but Poland quickly levelled the score at 18-18 and once more the score stayed close. After a fierce fight in the final stage of the set and two time-outs in a row used by Italy's coach Mauro Berruto, it was Poland who celebrated victory in the set 25-23.

The Italians came back for the second set highly focused and quickly jumped ahead to 7-2. They remained ahead, but with a series of three unanswered points the hosts decreased the difference to 2 points at 8-10, and then tied the score at 12-12, thanks to Mariusz Wlazly's powerful spikes. The score maintained close after that, with the Italians slightly ahead (16-14 at the second TTO, then 18-16). At 21-20 for the hosts the referees changed their decision (thanks to the video verification system) regarding the Polish block and their play became slightly nervous. A moment later the same thing happened again, this time helping Poland. Nevertheless, they wasted two set points, while Italy scored four unanswered points and picked up the set 26-24, setting the overall score at 1-1.

Set three started very well for Italy, they kept the momentum from the previous set and took the lead at 6-2, forcing Poland's coach Stephane Antiga to call timeout. This did not help his team, though, and Italy led by 5 points at the first TTO. Antiga finally decided on some substitutions (Bartosz Kurek replaced Michal Winiarski and Lukasz Zygadlo took Fabian Drzyzga's spot), but the Italians were unstoppable. They scored a series of 5 unanswered points (from 11-8 to 16-8 at the second TTO), but after a long discussion regarding Luca Vettori's serve at 17-10 the referees agreed the ball was out. This forced break caused Italy lose their focus and Poland started catching up (13-17, then 16-19). They managed to tie the score at 21-21 and gave the crowd a true volleyball thriller. The hosts, against all odds took the set 26-24, taking the lead in the match 2-1.

The Poles started the fourth set with the same team that finished the previous one, with Kurek and Zygadlo. The play continued on a point-by-point basis, as both teams were determined to take control - Italy to stay in the game and Poland to end the match as quickly as possible. Eventually the guests were first to gain a three-point advantage at 14-11 and maintained it for the majority of the set. At 22-20 for Italy, coach Antiga made two substitutions (Dawid Konarski for Lukasz Zygadlo and Piotr Nowakowski for Karol Klos) and Poland finally managed to tie the score at 22-22. This turn of events forced coach Berruto to call timeout. The end of the set was another close one, but this time won by the Azzurri, 27-25.

The final set was very narrow from the beginning. The teams showed great level of play, but there was also a lot of nervousness on both sides. The Poles showed more mental strength, though, took control before the first TTO (8-5) and remained ahead. They were better in every element and won the set 15-10 and the entire match 3-2.

The teams will meet again on Sunday, June 15, in Lodz, at 7:30pm local time.

Download highresolution

| More

More press releases

18.12.2014 15:00:05
Year in review: Second World League triumph for USA

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 18, 2014 – The FIVB Volleyball World League provided thrills and spills across nine weeks of exciting action, celebrat... More...

24.07.2014 10:52:10
World League's top four USA, Brazil, Italy and Iran contribute to Dream Team

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 24, 2014 – USA outside hitter Taylor Sander topped the statistical charts to receive the highest individual honour in the ... More...

22.07.2014 16:16:30
Andrea Zorzi: Speed is at the heart of modern volleyball

Lausanne, Switzerland, July 22, 2014 - After the end of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League, former Italian champion Andrea Zorzi talked about the d... More...

22.07.2014 15:00:52
World League performances reshuffle world ranking

21.07.2014 01:09:50
Talking Stats: USA join World League’s multiple gold medal club; Italy win back-to-back bronze

21.07.2014 00:07:58
USA upset Brazil to claim second World League title

20.07.2014 12:43:14
Stats Preview: Brazil, USA set for first-ever meeting in World League final; Italy eye fourth bronze medal

20.07.2014 00:16:51
Talking Stats: USA reach third World League final; Brazil get chance to add more silverware

19.07.2014 22:56:53
Brazil and USA book World League final date

19.07.2014 12:42:24
Stats preview: Iran take first ever meeting with USA; Brazil aim to continue semifinal winning streak

18.07.2014 23:33:36
Talking Stats: Iran guarantee top four finish for the first time; Italy keep clean win-record

18.07.2014 22:37:41
Italy v Brazil, USA v Iran in World League Semifinals

18.07.2014 13:50:39
Talking stats: Iran and Australia in critical, must-win matches to make World League semifinals cut

18.07.2014 00:09:46
Talking Stats: Brazil end losing streak against Russia; USA recover to record win in World League finals

17.07.2014 23:13:43
Brazil and Italy book semifinal spots on World League Finals Day Two

17.07.2014 12:34:32
Brazil renew rivalry with Russia; Australia test mettle on first trip to World League Finals

17.07.2014 00:27:18
Talking Stats: Russia overcome five-set losing spell; Italy end losing streak

16.07.2014 07:09:10
Russia set title defence against Iran; Italy and USA break win-record tie in World League

14.07.2014 15:21:56
FIVB World League: the grand finale to a spectacular, record-breaking edition

14.07.2014 09:47:57
Social Timeline: All eyes on Sydney for World League Group 2 Finals

09.07.2014 06:54:04
Group 2 Finals statistical preview: Teams prepare for first World League meetings in semifinals

08.07.2014 14:21:20
Upbeat Volleyroos host World League Group 2 Finals

08.07.2014 10:58:21
Statistical review: Finals line-up begins to take shape after Week 7 action

07.07.2014 09:14:12
Social Timeline: Final World League weekend full of drama

07.07.2014 00:43:27
Dramatic Intercontinental Round final day as World League Finals participants confirmed

05.07.2014 01:17:36
Serbia beat USA to keep Pool B close; Belgium clinch Final Four spot

04.07.2014 08:40:01
All East European clash in World League Match of the Week

04.07.2014 00:07:35
Brazil beat Italy to keep Group 1 Finals hopes alive

03.07.2014 13:16:05
Australia ramps up World League interest with radio campaign

03.07.2014 10:28:23
Brazil and Russia prep up and put everything at stake for last chance at Final Six

03.07.2014 09:02:00
“Nemo” ready to excite Sydney volleyball fans

02.07.2014 16:57:22
Finland aim to stage upset of Pool C leaders Belgium in Tampere

02.07.2014 15:39:22
Tickets sold out for FIVB World League in Milan for Italy and Brazil match

02.07.2014 14:46:59
Teams in Groups 1 and 2 wrap up Pool play for World League Finals

02.07.2014 11:30:32
Australian singer Bonnie Anderson headlines Volleyroos weekend

02.07.2014 10:04:37
Serbia target two imperative wins against USA

01.07.2014 14:14:34
Bulgaria coach Placi resigns, Naydenov takes over

01.07.2014 10:57:48
World League 2014: New format creates buzz

01.07.2014 09:43:52
Azzurri visit San Patrignano rehabilitation community

30.06.2014 18:18:27
Cuba prevail double five-setters in Group 3 Final Four; Iran top Pool A

30.06.2014 12:02:01
Social Timeline: Cuba wins gold in Group 3, top teams get closer to FIVB World League title

29.06.2014 22:53:57
Iran reach first final and Serbia still in contention while Cuba take Group 3 gold

28.06.2014 21:21:26
USA suffer second World League loss; Cuba and Turkey through to Group 3 final

28.06.2014 14:13:10
Russia and USA rev up for another exciting encounter in the 'Match of the Week'

28.06.2014 02:00:56
Iran continue run in World League; USA edge Russia 3-2

26.06.2014 13:57:55
Week 6 World League statistical preview: rivalries intensify and Group 3 Final Four unwraps

26.06.2014 12:19:39
25th FIVB World League: Cuba favourites to win first of three Finals in Bursa

26.06.2014 08:49:13
President Graça: World League Group 3 Finals provide "unique opportunity"

25.06.2014 09:24:00
Finland looking for more stability in home games against Canada

25.06.2014 09:08:44
World League preview: Deciding matches on week 6 schedule

24.06.2014 15:33:41
World League week 5 statistical review: Russia and Argentina extend winning streaks

23.06.2014 15:51:34
Social Timeline: Fans get louder in World League week five

22.06.2014 22:33:09
Iran claim double over Italy; Brazil and Portugal bounce back

22.06.2014 07:21:29
Bulgaria break into win column and snap USA winning streak; Russia and Argentina earn double victories

21.06.2014 07:00:45
USA win seventh straight in World League; Iran upset Italy

20.06.2014 10:47:32
'Match of the Week' action hots up as Poland host Brazil

19.06.2014 07:13:47
Statistical preview: Unbeaten USA seek to gain more ground in World League Week 5

18.06.2014 11:17:27
World League week 5: Volleyball superpowers Brazil and Russia under pressure

18.06.2014 10:07:31
Week 4 statistical review: Pool leaders Italy and France get tamed, USA remain only unbeaten team in World League

16.06.2014 10:24:40
Social Timeline: World League teams prove their strength in week four

15.06.2014 23:10:21
Final Four set for Bursa; France and Brazil bounce back following defeats

15.06.2014 06:09:36
Countdown begins to the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship

15.06.2014 06:09:36
USA stay unbeaten in World League, Russia get first win

14.06.2014 06:43:19
Iran defeat Brazil again; Germany end France's unbeaten run

13.06.2014 11:20:46
USA host Serbia in World League 'Match of the week'

12.06.2014 10:37:03
"Coaches face a major dilemma" - Andrea Zorzi

12.06.2014 09:06:53
World League statistical preview: Teams intensify bids in the tournament's fourth week

11.06.2014 17:18:41
Finland hoping to capitalise on home advantage against Australia

11.06.2014 16:23:17
Tunisia play hosts to six World League pool F matches

11.06.2014 14:56:51
Russia and Bulgaria seek to end winless streak in World League

11.06.2014 13:35:37
Bengolea misses Argentina's World League matches in Japan

11.06.2014 12:15:22
Coaching Argentina is a challenge and a duty, says a passionate Julio Velasco

11.06.2014 09:50:24
World League preview: Fightback begins for defending champions Russia in week four

10.06.2014 12:15:10
Week 3 statistical review: World League complete team showcase in bumper weekend of matches

09.06.2014 21:58:45
Social Timeline: Record-breaking match action and unique venue highlight Week 3

09.06.2014 16:01:03
Pool E carry out most five-setters on third week of World League

08.06.2014 06:58:58
Iran score shock upset against Brazil in World League

07.06.2014 20:57:30
Eternal City embraces the Azzurri ahead of Poland clash

07.06.2014 11:28:41
Italy stay perfect in World League after 3-1 win over Poland

07.06.2014 03:55:53
Setter Trinidad spearheading Spanish volleyball's push to the future

06.06.2014 16:58:23
Italy and Poland in World League 'Match of the week' spotlight

06.06.2014 13:21:09
Spain raring to go ahead of World League return

05.06.2014 18:49:08
The Czech Republic dominate Korea in World League Pool E five-set thriller

05.06.2014 14:21:26
Belgium ready to build on opening success

05.06.2014 13:24:12
World League in full swing as Group 3 action starts

05.06.2014 12:34:42
Slovakia in good mood before World League debut

05.06.2014 11:03:08
Pool G hosts Puerto Rico gear up for World League return

05.06.2014 10:43:40
Heynen brings in new faces for Germany's meeting with France in World League

05.06.2014 10:12:07
Bari prepares for Italy’s World League match against Poland

05.06.2014 09:56:44
Italians head outdoors for World League Rome clash with Poland

04.06.2014 09:59:24
Matt Anderson: a big star with a big heart

04.06.2014 09:05:13
World League preview: favourites under pressure going into week three

03.06.2014 23:38:57
Spain mixing old and young in bid to repeat success of golden era

03.06.2014 17:31:01
Andrea Zorzi: Italy on the right path

03.06.2014 14:35:21
Marcel Gil sets the pace

02.06.2014 16:49:32
World League Week 2 statistical review: Italy, France log double straight-set triumphs

02.06.2014 11:53:15
Social Timeline: World League heats up in week two

02.06.2014 08:51:23
Italy and France continue winning streak in World League

01.06.2014 07:26:43
Serbia do double over Russia; France get third win in World League

31.05.2014 02:20:53
Serbian players take time out to visit schoolchildren, orphans in Nis


Content-Type: application/http; msgtype=response

WARC-Truncated: length

WARC-Type: response

text:
Vote for us!

We’d love to win Yorkshire’s Most Magnificent Attraction. So, if you’re a Flamingo Land fan, please vote for us today!

Vote now I'll vote later
Flamingo Land Header Birds Flamingo Land Header Pterodactyl Flamingo Land Header Cliffhanger Flamingo Land Header Guitarist Flamingo Land Header Parrot Flamingo Land Header Hero Flamingo Land Header Rollercoaster Flamingo Land Header Baboon Flamingo Land Header Flamingo Flamingo Land Header Bear Flamingo Land Header Meerkat Flamingo Land Header Rhino Flamingo Land Header Lion Flamingo Land Header Zebra

Saturday 10th July saw visitors enjoying Flamingo Land’s very first Tanzania Day.

Designed to showcase the Theme Park & Zoo’s conservation work in East Africa, the launch of this annual event featured some of the country’s diverse plant and animal species. However, Flamingo Land’s Udzungwa Forest Project (UFP) provided the central theme. Working with local communities from both in and around the Udzungwa Mountains, this initiative helps to educate villagers about the importance of conservation and encourages tree planting.

The depletion of crucial resources, especially timber, in the Magombera forest has been reduced as a result. Located at the edge of the breathtaking Udzungwa Mountains, Magombera possesses the highest density of the endangered Udzungwa red colobus monkey and is one of only two known places where the newly discovered Magombera chameleon has been found. UFP’s ongoing research and conservation efforts are therefore crucial to the continued existence of this valuable environment and the people who depend on it for survival.

“After years of working with zoos, it’s a pleasure to see Flamingo Land sponsoring and running its own dedicated conservation project with such refreshing and unique aims” commented Zoo Manager Ross Snipp. “However, Flamingo Land’s contribution towards the cost of schooling local children is of parallel importance”.

In addition to important conservation messages, Flamingo Land’s Tanzania Day also allowed visitors to sample Tanzania and its culture. Younger visitors enjoyed the opportunity to experience life in the African bush with the recreation of a field researcher’s camp, along with the opportunity to decorate a kanga, the colourful sarong worn by women in Tanzania. A miniature version of the fuel-efficient stove used by UFP to help villagers to save firewood also proved a popular attraction.

Keepers from the zoo also took part, introducing guests to a trumpeter hornbill, royal python and giant African land snails. Finally, creating a unique soundtrack for this popular event, Flamingo Land’s very own Bongo Warriors played a selection of traditional African music in their own inimitable style.

Dr Andy Marshall, Flamingo Land’s Director of Conservation Science, was onhand throughout the day to answer questions about both Tanzania and the work of the Udzungwa Forest Project. Speaking after the event Dr Marshall commented “We had a fantastic response from the visitors, who showed great interest in our conservation work. We’d all like to say ‘asante sana’ (thank you very much) to everyone that came along.”

For more information about Flamingo Land and the Udzungwa Forest Project, please visit our Zoo and Conservation Centre or Flamingo Land Home.

winter 2015 main banner
Loading the player ...
Loading the player ...
Loading the player ...
Loading the player ...

Book Tickets

  • Holiday Hotline: 0871 911 8000 *

    *Calls cost 10p per minute from a BT landline.
    Charges from mobile networks and other providers may vary.

  • Or call Customer Services for further details 0871 911 8000*

    *Calls cost 10p per minute from a BT landline.
    Charges from mobile networks and other providers may vary.
  • One day general online ticket for Theme Park & Zoo Admission: £31.00

    (Adult or Child aged 4 years & over)

    One day family online ticket for Theme Park & Zoo Admission £100.00

    (Two adults & two children aged 16 & under or One adult & three children aged 16 & under)

    Two consecutive day online ticket for Theme Park & Zoo Admission £44.00

    (Adult or child aged 4 years & over)

Tours & Events

Brochures & Guides

Available Here Short Breaks

Adopt and animalFind out more

warcinfo:
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2015-35
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for August 2015
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf


text:
First time here? First time here? Newsletter Signup Newsletter
Login | Register | 651326 Members and growing!
Search Sounds Loops
Length: 22.00 secs | Sample Rate: 44100 | 16 bit | Size 3699k
sound wave image Get Adobe Flash player
(10 being the highest)

Class: Soft

Added: 2004-12-06

Rating: 4.75 Votes:20

»Author: Iman Studios | Search by Iman Studios
»License: Freeware | Read Guidelines
»Description: A very beautiful piano piece, accompanied with hymn voices and a relaxed beat. A smooth synth pad used for vocal effects. A downtempo loop, very smooth and filled with emotion and mood. Enjoy the music. (85bpm ambient) Drop us a line if you have time.

  • There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment!

  • You must have javascript enabled in order to post comments.

Leave a Comment
  • Your email address will not be published. All fields are required.
Featured Flash FLA
» Author: work2survive
» Title: Girl Walking 1kb
» Description: Walking girl, animation just takes 1kb, using high heels shoes, and fashion model attitude.
Featured Sound Loops
Image for equalize

Audio Player

» Author: BoxCat
» Title: CPU Talk
» Description: From the cyberpunk RPG, "Nameless: the Hackers" Completely Free to use! Keywords: edm hip hop rap electronic mysterious mission hacking chase exciting spy ios ambient chilling love happy sad angry suspense
Latest Font
» Author: Fábio FAFERS
» Description: I created this font for free use. Everyone can apply it in personal or business texts. Its free, but I want to be communicated in case of business use. Donations are accepted to keep the project of free fonts alive! Thank you all
Featured Sound Fx
Image for equalize

Audio Player

» Author: nathan
» Description:

A recorded sound of the Dimensional Fork Gate.


text:
Ash Flash Flashlight - 2 Cell Art Deco with Slide Switch (c. 1955)
The Flashlight Museum
Home Flashlight Index Products for Sale Multimedia Contributors Collectors About Us
Search For Flashlights:
(Description, Model #, Date)
Our Sponsors:

Flashlights : Ash Flash Brand / Standard 2 Cell Style

Ash Flash 2 Cell Art Deco with Slide Switch
Ash Flash 2 Cell Art Deco with Slide Switch

Value: $5.00
Manufacturer: Ash Flash
Mfgr. Model #: N/A
Circa: 1955
Battery: 2D
Style: Standard 2 Cell

Online Since: 9/15/2003
FM Reference #: AS00023
Buy flashlight replacement light bulbs at, the web's largest light bulb store.

Copyright 2003-2015
The Flashlight Museum specializes in providing antique, vintage, classic and new high-tech flashlights. Some of the most popular flashlight brands include Eveready, Ever Ready, Surefire, Maglite, Pelican, Brinkmann, Streamlight, Delta, Garrity, Winchester, Ash Flash, Franco, Coleman, Rayovac, USA Lite and Duracell. We have such styles as LED, Candle, Art Deco, Tactical, Military, Standard 2 Cell, 3 Cell, safety lights, lanterns, rechargeable, fluorescent flashlights, keychain and novelty lights and much more. This website is a great resource for flashlight collectors and those who enjoy collecting batteries and accessories.


text:
Satellite Imagery

NASA posts on its websites images from manned space flights. Earth from Space is a special collection of 500 images taken from the space shuttles. The collection includes several images of Flathead Lake and its surroundings. More images of the area are available from NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.

To view selected NASA images of Flathead Lake, go to:, the website maintained by the Flathead Lakers' retired webmaster James Conner.

Take Action
Stay Informed

Flathead Lakers P.O. Box 70 Polson, MT 59860 406-883-1346 Contact Us


text:
Performance Banner
Performance Family Friendly Technology Luxury

Performance Above the Ordinary.

  • Twin-Turbocharged 3.5L V6 EcoBoost® Engine

    The Lincoln Navigator with EcoBoost is smooth and powerful.

  • Best-in-Class Towing and Trailer Sway Control

    Few vehicles on the road today can match the towing capacity that Lincoln Navigator provides.

  • Hill Start Assist and Hill Descent Control™

    Control over each up and down the road brings.

  • Multilink Rear Suspension

    Smooth full-size ride comfort, even over rough roads. And a lot more.

  • Control Trac® 4WD System

    You can’t control the weather, but Control Trac can help you deal with it.

  • Lincoln Drive Control

    Continuously controlled damping and electric power-assisted steering are engineered to enhance ride quality and control.

  • 4.10 Rear Axle

    Built to conquer the road.

  • Six-Speed SelectShift® Automatic Transmission

    Engineered for smoothness, versatility, efficiency.

You are about to enter a non-Ford Website. Are you sure you want to leave the current Ford Website?


text:
Comparable Coverage

      Dear Students:

     I am writing to give you important information about health insurance requirements at Tufts University. As you may or may not be aware, the state of Massachusetts requires that all full time students attending universities in this state have health insurance.  They further list minimum requirements for what insurance plans do and do not qualify as comparable coverage.

     It is very important that you understand what these requirements are so that you can carefully plan and budget for these expenses. As you prepare to attend Tufts University, rather than simply directing you to the link for the state of Massachusetts Student Health Insurance Plan information, we are highlighting in this letter the minimum requirements of plans that will be accepted as well as what specific benefit levels would be excluded from coverage.

     All plans must have a valid US address. International policies cannot be accepted, according to state requirements.

     Your insurance must cover care in Boston, Massachusetts (HMOs such as Kaiser cannot be accepted).

     Your insurance must be for 12 months coverage and provide evacuation and repatriation benefits.

     Mental health benefits must be equivalent to Massachusetts parity standards (at least 24 outpatients visits a year; unlimited visits for biologically based conditions, and inpatient benefits equal to medical inpatient benefits).

     Inpatient hospitalization coverage must be at least $250,000.

Please note:  the Massachusetts minimums for hospitalization will not be accepted by us as comparable. We do not believe it is at all in the best interest of students to purchase plans that have $50,000 worth of hospitalization coverage. These plans do not protect students adequately and the above standards must be met to waive your insurance.

Please call us at 617-627-3349 or email us at or  if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Michelle Bowdler, MSPH

Senior Director, Health & Wellness


text:
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Michel Gondry's Documentary 'The Thorn In The Heart' Trailer

Suzette, Michel Gondry's aunt, was a school teacher from 1952 to 1986. Michel examines Suzettes years as a school teacher in an isolated part of France, her relationship with her son, Jean—Yves. During the course of filming the documentary, new family stories are unearthed and Gondry uses his camera and cinematography to explore them in a subtle and sensitive way which brings the viewer into the realm of the unvisted with a personal look at the life of Gondry family matriarch.

No comments:


text:
The Disability Action Plan (DAP) articulates the University's commitment to meeting its obligations and responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992).  The DAP has detailed strategies to consider ways in which people with disabilities will be assisted in the areas of education, employment and accommodation so that they have an equitable access to these areas of public life.  The DAP also details monitoring and reporting processes.

The University's Disability Action Plan

EHL Faculty Disability Academic Advisors

Ms Jenny Richards
Phone: 82015976
Email: jenny.richards@flinders.edu.au
Dr Julie McMillan
Phone:  8201 5748
Email:  julie.mcmillan@flinders.edu.au

The Faculty Disability Acacemic Advisor (FDAA) acts as a point of contact for:
  • information for students with disabilities in the Faculty;

  • Health and Counselling service members in seeking to negotiate with academic staff in the Faculty; and

  • academic staff within the Faculty who may need to clarify issues in regard to reasonable adjustments to assessment and teaching methods for students with disabilities.

Disability Liaison Officers (Flinders)

Paula Williams and Toni Crisci
Phone: 8201 2118
TTY: 8201 3242

Email: dlo@flinders.edu.au

The University's Disability Liaison Officers provide information regarding assistance for students with disabilities, advocacy on disability issues on behalf of individual students or a number of students and coordination of specific services that enable students with disabilities to access and participate in University study.

Students who require more information can be directed to the University's Health and Counselling.

Assessment and teaching methods for students with disabilities

The Assessment and Teaching (Appendix A, Student related policies and procedures manual) website provides information in relation to:

  • University guidelines for reasonable adjustment to assessment and teaching methods for students with disabilities
  • arrangements for students with disabilities while sitting exams or doing assignments
  • providing advice about facilities and services available to students with disabilities

Inclusive teaching and assessment methods

The Inclusive Teaching website is designed to offer assistance to academic staff in issues of inclusive teaching, such as:

 Inclusive practice at Flinders  The war in Iraq
 Inclusive assessment  Strategies for inclusive issues
 Inclusive curriculum checklist  Examples
 Teaching controversial issues  Resources, links and references
 Inclusive curriculum design

AVCC Guidelines

Guidelines on information access for students with print disabilities

The Equal Opportunity Unit website contains information about services and support available to staff and students with disabilities.


text:
Fling - World's Best Personals For Adults

100% Free Lifetime Membership

Sign up now to check out sexy photos and webcams from our millions of hot members.

Join NOW -- Meet Someone Sexy Today!

  • nikki287d4a
    Age 23
  • miss wet_989
    Age 23
  • one.c31f54b
    Age 24
  • italnPrNces
    Age 24
  • sexygardie
    Age 28
  • Kardinx42
    Age 29
  • reloadtina
    Age 28
  • ButterRican2012
    Age 28

Why Join Fling?

Fling.com is the fastest growing online personals, with thousands of hot new members every day! Use our real time video chat to check each other out and play before you meet. Verify your photos to show you're real and make your profile discreet to keep things private.

Is It Safe?

Your email address and personal identifiable information are never revealed. YOU choose your online username, determine how much to share in your profile, and whether to make it discreet (viewable by only those you allow). You can even set up a private room in our password protected video chat area and engage in a virtual Fling -- a crazy and fun experience with absolutely no risk.

Join In One Easy Step!


text:
MISCELLANY > A Little Pretty Pocket-Book

August 2010

A Little Pretty Pocket-Book is a 1744 children's book published in Britain by John Newbery, containing what is the first known instance of the word "baseball" in print. The above image is doctored using letters from other pages to make the derogatory sentences I childishly wished to make. It made me chuckle, anyway...

It would be wrong not to note that on the day I made this (Saturday, August 28, 2010), Brian Tallet pitched one inning, giving up a hit, a walk, and striking two out in the eight inning of a game. The Blue Jays beat the Tigers 5-4.


text:
Red River Valley
Red River Valley (1996)

Very much a celebration of Chinese solidarity in the face of the return of Hong Kong to their control, this costume drama begins at the turn of the century as a virginal Chinese girl flees via a raging river from being sacrificed in a… More

Directed By:
Rated: Unrated
Running Time:
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Add Your Rating
User Score


text:
The Bikini Carwash Company
The Bikini Carwash Company (1990)

A young car wash manager in L.A. takes on a bodacious bimbette to help bring in business with her buxom bikinied friends. This sudsy mammiferous flick may well have been a point of reference for early '90s rap music videos. Hey! Ho!

Rated: R
Running Time:
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: June 17, 1992
Add Your Rating
User Score


text:
3 Free Samples

Home   |   Upcycle - Blue Jay

Print Shot < Launch the FLORbuilder to customize > Launch the FLORbuilder to customize >

Double click on above image to view full picture

Zoom Out
Zoom In

(3 Images)

NOTE: We have attempted to accurately represent the colors available for each product on this website. However, due to the nature of electronic media, the color of products in person may differ slightly from how they appear here. Therefore, we recommend sampling products in order to get the most accurate color representation possible.

Upcycle - Blue Jay

Upcycle - Blue Jay
Sorry there are no coordinates for this product!
Installation Parquet (Quarter-Turned) Installation
Construction Cut Pile
Fiber Content Nylon
Post-Industrial 58%
Post Consumer 4%
Total Recycled Content 62%
Adhesive FLORdots™
Total Thickness .240 in
Size 19.7 in x 19.7 in
Show Full Spec

*(PI) Post-Industrial — percentage of recycled content derived from industry scraps.

*(PC) Post Consumer — percentage of recycled content derived from materials recycled
by consumers and businesses.

*To find out more about our recycled content, please visit FLOR’s Environmental Efforts.

Review This

Want this FLOR style in a 5' x 7', 8' x 10' or 10' x 12' rug?

We've made it easy and done the math for you. Simply select a rug size below and you are just one click away from adding it your shopping cart or loading it in the FLORbuilder where you can customize your design.

Blue Jay

Number of Tiles 12 30 42
Size (ft) 5 × 7 8 × 10 10 × 12
Size (m) 1.52 × 2.13 2.44 × 3.05 3.05 × 3.66
Price $168.00
Add Customize
Add Customize
Add Customize

Style: Upcycle

Color: Blue Jay

$14.00/ Square *

Upcycle - Fawn
Fawn Fawn
Upcycle - Mink
Mink Mink
Upcycle - Orange
Orange Orange
Upcycle - Maize
Maize Maize
Upcycle - Lime
Lime Lime
Upcycle - Teal
Teal Teal
Upcycle - Blue Jay
Blue Jay Blue Jay
Upcycle - Purple
Purple Purple
Upcycle - Magenta
Magenta Magenta
Upcycle - Granite
Granite Granite

An upcycling success story – random strands of recycled nylon yarns unite to create a one-of-a-kind stripe design that's as beautiful as it is earth-aware. The pattern and durability make this style a go-to for active spaces.

* Each square measures 19.7" x 19.7" (50 cm)

  • Order a Sample Adding
  • Calculate
  • Customize Your FLOR

Call +1 866.952.4093 for design assistance or for custom-cut orders.

Watch how easy it is to assemble FLOR

Want this in a rug? Choose your size.


text:
 Partnership Friction: Private and community colleges offering four-year degrees | Higher Education - Florida Trend
September 1, 2015

Higher Education

Partnership Friction: Private and community colleges offer four-year degrees

Private colleges question the plunge by community colleges into baccalaureate programs.

Mike Vogel | 6/10/2013

Private colleges account for 26% of the state’s undergraduate degree production — and 25% of degrees to minority students. That’s an important contribution in a state trying to boost its low ranking in degree holders, and the private schools say they’re at a price disadvantage to the new programs. Saint Leo’s tuition per credit hour, after the state financial aid grant to private students, still is $160 compared to $100 at the community colleges.

Private college presidents tread carefully as they raise their concerns, saying they have more than their parochial interests at heart. “It’s an important subject, and it’s a delicate subject,” says Arthur F. Kirk Jr., Saint Leo’s president.

In essence, they argue that with Florida public universities and state colleges already living on lean funding, Florida is mistaken to allow such a shift by state and community colleges into the baccalaureate business, diluting emphasis and resources available for the traditional two-year degree mission. They add that recent Florida history shows higher education administrators, boards and their elected representatives will engage in empire building, an expensive endeavor in a state college system with 66 campuses and 181 sites.

The cost is staggering, Abare says. Instead, the state should come up with a master plan, perhaps designating a handful of colleges to confer baccalaureates. ICUF wants to see the state retain FRAG, its grant program for Florida residents who attend in-state private schools. Increasing FRAG aid to its former level of $3,000 from a budgeted $2,500 next year would be more a more efficient way to make baccalaureate degrees accessible than adding programs throughout the public system, ICUF argues.

The argument against “mission creep” isn’t a new one, though it continues to rankle proponents — “like running your fingernails on the blackboard,” says Beth Hagan, executive director of the Community College Baccalaureate Association, a national group based in Bonita Springs that advocates for state colleges conferring four-year degrees.

At Florida State College at Jacksonville, 2,550 out of 51,562 students are in 13 bachelor degree programs. Willis Holcombe, the school’s interim president and the retired chancellor of the state college system, says it’s “absolutely consistent with our mission, which is to meet the employment needs of the community. In some cases, the most critical unmet needs are at the baccalaureate level. I think the employment needs of the state ought to drive the market. That from my point of view is not a mission creep.”

Florida state college baccalaureate offerings don’t dilute resources for two-year degree programs any more than any other new program does, Holcombe says. Community colleges, like the public universities, have been raising tuition to cover program costs. And he says the community college baccalaureates often help working adults who need a bachelor’s at a nearby location to advance at their government or private employer.

Holcombe says he understands the private schools’ concerns and sees how the community college baccalaureate programs threaten the flow of associate degree holders that historically transferred to public and private four-year institutions. But, he says, “I wouldn’t lay the blame, if you will, on the fact we’re offering degrees. I think it’s largely an issue now of the affordability of postsecondary education.”

Tags: Education, Higher Education

Digital Access

Add digital to your current subscription, purchase a single digital issue, or start a new subscription to Florida Trend.

An overview of the features and articles in this month's issue of Florida Trend.

Florida Business News

Florida Trend Video Pick

Yves Morieux
Yves Morieux

How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done.

Earlier Videos | Viewpoints@FloridaTrend

Ballot Box

With Florida hitting the 20-million residents milestone this year, which societal infrastructure needs the most improvement?

  • Affordable housing
  • Education
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Water/sewer
  • Other

See Results

Ballot Box


text:
Flower Delivery Express
Coleman Falls, Virginia Flower Delivery by our local florist to Coleman Falls TODAY!
Open and delivering 365 days a year, our staff is always standing by, ready to help you with your gift to Coleman Falls, Virginia. Place your Coleman Falls, Virginia order with confidence quickly, safely and easily. Our checkout process is a breeze! Every order is handled with care Coleman Falls VA Flower Delivery Express® to ensure the highest quality and best service. The end result is a beautiful gift delivered when you want it in Coleman Falls, Virginia. In some areas, Coleman Falls VA Flower Delivery Express® uses their extensive network of preferred local florists to provide the highest quality products and ensure timely delivery.

We will deliver to all cities in Virginia

We deliver to the following zipcodes near Coleman Falls Virginia VA:

24536, 24526, 24551, 24556, 24503, 24574, 24513, 24514, 24502, 24501, 24570, 24505, 24506, 24555, 24504, 24515, 24579, 24572, 24550, 24523, 24588, 24595, 24416, 24521

We deliver flowers to these churches near Coleman Falls Virginia VA:

10747 Lee Jackson Highway, Big Island, VA, 24526
1517 Thomas Jefferson Road, Forest, VA, 24551
8381 Charlemont Road, Goode, VA, 24556
4644 Lee Jackson Highway, Lynchburg, VA, 24503

Here are some of the hospitals we deliver to in Coleman Falls Virginia VA:

Sheltering Arms Rehab Hosp
8254 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, VA, 23116-1844
(804) 764-6000
Warren Memorial Hospital
1000 Shenandoah Avenue, Front Royal, VA, 22630-3598
(540) 636-0300
De Jarnette Center
1355 Richmond Road, Staunton, VA, 24401-1091
(540) 332-2100
Lee Regional Medical Center
West Morgan Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA, 24277-0070
(540) 546-1440
Richmond Eye & Ear Hospital
1001 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA, 23219-1993
(804) 775-4500

We deliver flowers to these funeral homes near Coleman Falls Virginia VA:

Bedford County Memorial c/o Virginia Memorial Park
11490 Forest Rd, Forest, VA, 24551
(434) 525-8625
Briarwood Memorial Gardens
1823 S Amherst Hwy, Amherst, VA, 24521
(804) 946-2704
City of Bedford Cemeteries
PO Box 807, Bedford, VA, 24523
(540) 587-6061
Diuguid Funeral Service
PO Box 814, Lynchburg, VA, 24505
(804) 385-8900
Duiguid Waterlick Chapel
21914 Timberlake Rd, Lynchburg, VA, 24505
(434) 237-2722

Local Coleman Falls VA Virginia Florists:

» Flower Delivery Coleman Falls VA Virginia Flowers   |   » Coleman Falls, VA Flowers   |   » Coleman Falls Flowers

Flower Delivery in Coleman Falls, VA

Send Flowers with confidence anywhere in the USA and Canada. Secure Online Service to Coleman Falls, VA.

Delivery in the United States

Delivery in Canada

We send flowers to these cities near Coleman Falls Virginia VA

Forgotten Order #

An email has been sent to you with further details!
The invoice was sent!


text:
Flower Delivery Express
Thunder Mountain, Nevada Flower Delivery by our local florist to Thunder Mountain TODAY!
Open and delivering 365 days a year, our staff is always standing by, ready to help you with your gift to Thunder Mountain, Nevada. Place your Thunder Mountain, Nevada order with confidence quickly, safely and easily. Our checkout process is a breeze! Every order is handled with care Thunder Mountain NV Flower Delivery Express® to ensure the highest quality and best service. The end result is a beautiful gift delivered when you want it in Thunder Mountain, Nevada. In some areas, Thunder Mountain NV Flower Delivery Express® uses their extensive network of preferred local florists to provide the highest quality products and ensure timely delivery.

We will deliver to all cities in Nevada

We deliver to the following zipcodes near Thunder Mountain Nevada NV:

89418, 89446, 89445, 89419

We deliver flowers to these churches near Thunder Mountain Nevada NV:

420 Main, Apache, NV, 89418
702 538-7639
5th & Garrison, Bottle Creek, NV, 89445
702 623-2085
900 Western Ave, Lovelock, NV, 89419
702 273-7589

Here are some of the hospitals we deliver to in Thunder Mountain Nevada NV:

Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
1250 South Valley View Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89102-1861
(702) 877-8898
Kindred Hospital-Las Vegas
5110 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, 89146-3406
(702) 871-1418
Carson Tahoe Hospital
775 Fleischmann Way, Carson City, NV, 89702-2995
(775) 882-1361
St Rose Dominican Hospital
102 Lake Mead Drive, Henderson, NV, 89015-5524
(702) 616-5000
Va Southern Nevada Healthcare
1700 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89106
(702) 636-3000

We deliver flowers to these funeral homes near Thunder Mountain Nevada NV:

Local Thunder Mountain NV Nevada Florists:

» Flower Delivery Thunder Mountain NV Nevada Flowers   |   » Thunder Mountain, NV Flowers   |   » Thunder Mountain Flowers

Flower Delivery in Thunder Mountain, NV

Send Flowers with confidence anywhere in the USA and Canada. Secure Online Service to Thunder Mountain, NV.

Delivery in the United States

Delivery in Canada

We send flowers to these cities near Thunder Mountain Nevada NV

Forgotten Order #

An email has been sent to you with further details!
The invoice was sent!


text:
Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

Senate Live by Watch Now

Committee on Criminal Justice

2016 Meeting Records
No Meeting Records at this time

Before each meeting, the official Meeting Notice is published. After each meeting, the Expanded Agenda, detailing committee action on each agenda item, and the Attendance form, noting the presence of committee members at the meeting, are published.


text:
The Egan Thief

by Gord Sellar

Story Copyright (C) 2007, Gord Sellar.
Images Copyright (C) 2007, Rudy Rucker.
2,200 Words.

Like microphones at a dictator’s podium, the wormhole mouths greedily swallow my words. So I tell them stories, steganographically coded, whisper daring encrypted visions back.

Tell and whisper sound better than transmit, don’t they?

The memeseeds will were, therefore I am.

No wonder you never show up to accept your awards.

After a long, hard goose-chase, it’s finally done. Munching on delicious tim-tams in bed, you’ve no idea who they are, or that they’re coming for you.

You don’t know because they will keep their promise. They’ll never speak of this again, and neither will you.

Oh, Greg, dear Greg, your time’s come. They kick in the door, charge into your bedroom.

Time for them to take back everything you’ve stolen.

That’s what they expected, anyway.

“Mate, have you read any Greg Egan? There’s this novel of his, Distress, that I really think you should...”

Those were the words that had sent Gord’s world into a tumble, crackling, collapsing cataclysm. It was 1999, and it had been a rotten summer. His wife had run off with some Swedish crystal-meth-addicted anti-copyright-crusader-slash-hacker she’d met on MSN a week after seeing You’ve Got Mail. He was left dwelling in the ruins of their marriage, in a dilapidated apartment with all her crap boxed up in the living room.

But at least it was September. Things were better. He was okay. He was at his regular place, in the little Second Cup cafe on Ste-Catherine’s near de Bleury, tapping out the last of his structural adjustments on the story. “Structural adjustments”: he liked the ominous, developing-world-economics sound of that. The keys clattered noisily. He was in the habit of bringing his laptop to cafes and writing there. It made him feel... futuristic, even if it sucked being offline so long at a time.

With a triumphant smile and a slurp of his sugary Butter Pecan coffee, he skimmed through the file. He’d spent weeks reworking his novel draft, “Irreducible”, so that the main character was no longer a reporter but instead the subject of some sort of top-secret test. The Big Fat Idea was no longer a kind of Quantum Mechanical plague, but instead a bizarre imaginary species allergic to the effect human observation had on quantum superpositions. He’d even cut the word “Frankenscience” from the first page. “Irreducible” was no longer an accidental near-rewrite of a Greg Egan book.

Problem solved.

He closed the .doc file and glanced around the cafe. There was a tubby bald guy in a sweatsuit reading a business magazine, and a trio of would-be poets taking up the soft benches, chattering loudly about Sylvia Plath. They kept using the word “labia” in their conversation. Labia, labia, labia.

And sometimes vulva.

What does a guy need to do to make friends with lady poets? he wondered, poking around on the desktop for something needing doing. Eventually, he launched Eudora Light. Might as well make a dent in his backlog of downloaded email, he figured. After all, he was days behind.

And there it was. A new reply from his friend Charlie over in Cyprus, with the subject line, “Re: Sorted out my novel!”

He clicked the mail open, expecting reassuring congratulations. His bubble, however, was burst from the very first line. It read: “Mate... I don’t know how to say this, but... you know, your rewrite? Well, there’s this *other* novel by Greg Egan, called _Quarantine_, that you really need to read...”

A summer of despair followed, a summer of scraping together nickels and dimes, of reading everything Egan had ever published. Axiomatic, Permutation City, Luminous, Diaspora... when Harper-Collins put out Teranesia that November, he was the first non-reviewer in Canada to get a copy, a couple of days before official release. He wasn’t sure if the guy at the front desk at Chapters bookstore had been swayed by the story he’d told, or had just done it to shut him up and get him out of the store.

But keeping up with Egan’s publications alone failed to calm his nerves. After all, what about Egan’s works in progress? He emailed the Australian author, explaining his dilemma and requesting a list of projects both current and planned.

It was understandable, of course, when Egan did not respond. Gord had expected as much, but he still reacted badly. He talked about it. A lot.

Oddly, it was his mother who suggested, jokingly, that maybe Egan had teamed up with Stephen Baxter to jury-rig some kind of backwards-in-time messaging system to steal stories with. It had seemed outlandish at the time, especially coming from her: the fact that his mother doesn’t read SF indicates just how much he talked about it with her.

By Christmas, his dreams were terrifying him. He would wake up in a cold sweat early in the morning in his grubby little apartment on Rue Hutchison, convinced that his new short story had already been published, somewhere, by Egan. He would check the Internet for publication news, not just Egan’s site but other sources.

He found that he wasn’t the only one checking.

By 2010, StoryThief had become almost official programming. More people had turned up at every con. Mostly nutballs, accusing anyone from Isaac Asimov and Connie Willis to David Brin, Mercedes Lackey, and Harlan Ellison. One guy in a faded red Copyleft Aeroflot T-shirt even claimed he was trying to sue the estate of Jules Verne. But more and more people were turning up with one name on their lips: Egan.

In the back of room hosting the informal Story Thief meet’n’greet, Gord slugged back a beer, and shook his head. His co-founders were whining again. “So, whaddaya wanna do?”

“Man, I’m tired of always meeting up at cons, and then just bitching,” Rick grumbled. Rick Iv, a Vietnamese-American from Newark, had shown up at the first enigmatically-named, poorly-advertised “Story Thief” un-event at Worldcon in Yokohama, back in summer ‘07. He still ran the eganthief-L mailing list, even. He claimed Diasporic and “Mitochondrial Earth Mother” as his losses to Egan’s uncanny ability for prescient storyjacking.

“My wife’s getting sick of me going to cons, and coming home depressed,” Rick grumbled, and finished off his beer.

Across the table from him and Gord sat Mandy, a freakishly tall, thin blonde with horse teeth. She apparently worked at the Atlanta CDC. “The Ethical Virologist” and “Closeness”, she claimed, were hers, dammit.

“So answer his question,” she said to Rick. “What do you want to do, Rick?”

“Me? I wanna take back what’s mine,” he snapped, with a sidelong glance at Gord. “I wanna...”

“We always say that.” Gord cut in. “I’m totally with you, but... what we need are some plane tickets. To Perth.”

He’s waiting out there, smiling in the vacuum silence of the deep future, when they step out of the wormholed doorway created by the Object. Big smile, geeky Egan grin.

“William Gibson, Joanna Russ, and Bob Heinlein walk into a bar,” he says. Pauses a beat.

Mandy: “And?”

“Oy, that’s the joke,” he says with a wink and a snicker, fishing for a grin. “Don’t you get it?”

“That’s what you give me? Not a laugh, not a smirk? You guys forgot to bring your senses of humor!”

They stand there, staring blankly at the image he’s constructed for them to interact with.

He shrugs. “Sorry. I guess posthuman humor’s tougher outta context. But that’s one of my easier jokes, kids...”

“Look, we’re here for a reason,” Mandy says. “Gimme my stories back.”

“They were never yours,” Egan -- or whatever It is -- whispers. Except it’s just text in their minds, transmitted down a purely verbal channel.

“Prove it,” snarls Rick, bitterly.

“Kid, you think you’re talking to some Plastic Age man? Is that really truly what you think I am?” The figure splits into copies of itself that drift apart, voices phasing out of unison. “You should speak more carefully. I’m not the thief, you are.”

Gord looks down at the Object in his hands. It’s glowing, flickering. Whorls of light pinwheel off its surface, widening to tiny filaments streaming through the air.

The Eganoid reaches out and touches one, draws it to his face like a microphone. His beard melting away, he looks for all the world like a twisted mockery of Fred Astaire.

“You’re not really...”

“Shut up, kid.” He raises the wormhole, says nothing.

Yet the Object bursts into song.

It really goes this way.

He sits up in bed, shocked. Intruders?

A bespectacled Asian guy. A gawky blonde. A tubby, bearded fella wearing an old-fashioned, pre-crackdown anti-DRM T-shirt. Home Cooking Is Killing The Restaurant Business...

“What’re you doing here?” He squints, scratches his beard.

“We have a question, Mr. Egan.”

He wishes his bio read, “Lives in Sydney.”

“Some of your stories... we wrote before we’d heard of you.”

“Which stories?” he shivers. Maybe he read the emails after all.

They list them off. He looks shocked.

“How’d you do it?” Mandy asks. “How’d you steal them from our heads, before we’d thought them?”

“I... I didn’t.”

They step forward menacingly.

“Wait, wait...” he reaches under his bed. “There’s this thing.” Drags out a shoebox, hugs it to his chest.

“What’s that?” Gord snaps.

Slowly, he opens the box, angles it. Inside, a long metallic object glows pale green, its shape slowly shifting from angular to ovoid.

“Sometimes when I’m near it, I get... um... inspired?”

“Story ideas. They just kind of flood my mind, or drift in when I’m sleeping.”

“Hand it over.” Rick demands. “Now.”

He complies, fearful.

“Where’d you get it?” growls Mandy.

“Um... from Bruce Sterling?” He shrugged.

Mandy would have sworn -- and a little later would swear -- that it wasn’t just impassiveness or awkwardness on his face. “That was fear in his eyes,” she would later insist, while they were buying the tickets to Austin. But just then, she only stared at him, showing her teeth a little.

“What’s this button do?”

“No, don’t!”

You’re beautiful!!! Don’t ever change, baby!!!

From the Object flows lilting synthetic croonery accompanied by a karaoke version of simulated heroin-saturated atonal jazz improvisations.

His voice.

Rick and Mandy look up from the thing.

The not-Egan isn’t singing... yet.

Then, harmonizing with his Object-voice, he starts. It’s what they’ve already heard:

“I’ve been floating messages in bottles,

Retrotemporal, into the past--yeah!

A dangerous game, remaking the worldline,

But, baby, I gotta say, it’s been a blast!”

Everyone exchanges puzzled glances.

“He’s been adjusting history by broadcasting SF stories backwards in time?” Rick winces. “That’s... insane!”

“Time to adjust our definition of insane, guys,” Mandy mumbles.

Gord nods.

“You’re beautiful!-- You’re...”

...somewhere over West Texas, Gord, flying out to SXSW 2011, because, as you assured Mandy and Rick, “He’ll be there, he always goes to SXSW.”

And then you see it out the window of the plane, heading your way. As if it was summoned from out of nowhere. You want to tell somebody, but Rick and Mandy are snoring and panic paralyzes you.

Of course... Spillover, you think to yourself. Isn’t that just in character of you, still obsessing over this business when the plane you’re on is about to be ripped to pieces? Like how the Axis and the Allies sometimes intercepted each others’ messages, encrypted, and sent out bogus transmissions, too.

You shiver, ask yourself, Are we just antennae, registering signals not meant for us? The pilot turns on the fasten-your-seatbelts sign, just as you begin to wonder if this whole experience is just a hallucinogenic spillover, itself some kind of backwards-in-time transmission.

You think of the Object, glance out the window. You’re still at five thousand feet and there’s a gargantuan twister headed your way. Like in that Bruce Sterling novel, you think to yourself, making a fist. Mandy’s awake, screaming, now, and Rick is trying to calm her down.

It’s hopeless, you know the twister’s going to hit the plane. Narrative logic, and all that. Goddamn, Bruce... You won’t get away with...

But you see, we already have.

Intelligence is a salt-making machine, with a broken ‘stop’ button.

Using language, I break it. Brains blister, explode. Yet, still, I’m seeding history with visions, whispering encrypted inspiration into wormhole-mouths.

They’re all dream-echoing my scrambled songs.

Post a comment on this story.

About the Author

Gord Sellar was born in Malawi, grew up in various parts of Canada, and is currently living in South Korea. He used to play saxophone in various jazz and rock groups, but now he just dreams of finding himself some Korean free-jazz geeks to jam with. He attended the Clarion West workshop in 2006. His fiction has appeared in Nature, and he has work forthcoming in Fantasy, Machine of Death, and Postcards from Hell.

In the interests of full disclosure, his mother really did suggest that the novel he'd drafted which was eerily like one of Greg Egan's (Distress, which he hadn't yet read) had been stolen by the latter using backwards-in-time messaging. The theory has since been discarded.

The paint on his face is Korean and it says "Jazzpunk."

Back To Flurb Home Page...


text:
One of the drugs I have to take lowers your white cell count and impacts the capability of the immune system to fight off infections. Well I had to go to the doctor today as I have contract a nasty U.R.I.

Very soar throat, infected sinuses, pain in both ears and a strong cough. Under normal circumstances it is no big deal but the depressed immune system is not coping well with it. I hadn't seen my family dos since she shipped me off to the endocrinologist. She put me on some very strong antibiotics then gave me a big hug as I was leaving the office! Now she is keeping an eye on me as she has put me under strict orders to return in 48 hours if I am not better, head to the E.R. if I get worse.

Nice to have a doc that cares. Other than the infection my heart rate and appetite have now descended back down to the level a mere mortal should have. I still have some bad episodes but they are fewer an further between now.

I did not put the posts about my issues here for sympathy but rather as a reference for all should anyone suffer this illness in the future. The prayers, well wishes and encouraging posts have been a greatly appreciated, very successful thing for me.

Thanks all,


text:
Results 1 to 1 of 1

Thread: WTB: Sage SPL 282-3 rob tube

Threaded View

  1. #1

    Default WTB: Sage SPL 282-3 rob tube

    I'm looking to find a rod tube for a Sage 282-3 SPL.

    Currently I have the rod in a generic aluminum tube and it is fine, but I'd like to find an actual Sage tube for the SPL 282-3 with cap and model sticker.

    I know this is a long shot but I figured no harm in asking. I probably willing to over pay if somebody has one I can talk them into parting with.

    Shoot me a PM if you think you can help me out.
    Last edited by rupshall; 10-20-2011 at 01:30 PM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts


text:
Guy Boucher Is Bad For Hockey

I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t care if itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s effective or not, but the way Guy Boucher coaches his team is bad for hockey. He ruins the game, pure and simple. The trap nearly ruined the game a decade ago, and now heÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s brought along an even slower and more boring version of it. I HATE it

More: Broad Street Buzz

  • Ricky Irizarry

    are you sure it is guy boucher youre upset at, and not the lightning in general for being a thorn in the flyer’s side for years? most notabley 2004 confrence finals? The Lightning so far after 15 games have the 3rd highest scoring offense in the league. Obviously not boring. If all youre guaging hockey excitment on is goals going into the net, your claim is more relevant for 27 other teams. If a team wanted to stand 5 players directly infront of the goalie and create some sort of defensive wall, that is completely their tactics.. The best Defense stops goals, the best offense scores them. the 1-3-1 system in tampa is utilized roughly 30% of the time and ONLY when the opposing team is about to break. The team with the puck MUST advance, not the defending team. Hence the Philly zone face off. Tampa Bay is known for it fast breaks through the nuetral zone and its offensive play.. Not its 23rd ranked defense. The Preds and Trotz seemed to get through this defensive scheme, but the power house flyers just pouted. This whole argument is kind of like saying “the team wouldn’t blitz us so we could never throw the ball to our all star slot receiver or tight end! how dare them!” Don’t blame a team for using tactics completely within the guidelines of the hockey rule book. Blame your team for making a mockery of their “high powered” offense by letting the 23rd ranked defense scare them into a stand still. Bitter sweet Justice by Connelly in overtime for sure. The Hockey Gods were watching, they were aware of what was happening here. They also know various versions of the trap have been employed in the nhl over the course of the past 100 years. Usually the trap is used by teams lacking in offense, so i understand how frustrating it must be when it is used by a team that matches any others in fire power. Check out the Lightning’s GF and GA, clearly one of the highest when combined in the league. So if youre into hockey just for its goals… well tampa should be one of your favorite teams to watch. The only way to remove the trap in hockey is to cut a winger from play, make it 4 on 4. Guess what though, in the past 3 years the Lightning are the best 4 on 4 team in the league. Frank- “Jimmy come grab the ball from me!” Jimmy- “no if i do that you will throw it to Timmy” Frank – “Don’t be a coward Jimmy!” ::Jimmy goes after the ball:: ::Frank throws it to Timmy::


text:
Go Back   FlyerTalk Forums > Miles&Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs > American Airlines and US Airways > US Airways | Dividend Miles (Pre-Consolidation)
Sign in using an external account

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old Jul 16, 07, 8:26 am   #1
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Havertown, PA, USA
Programs: US Chairman
Posts: 216
Upgrade seats (using miles) to FCO

When does US open seats to upgrade to Envoy(using miles)?

I called the CP desk and was told nothing was open for Rome next April and that it was too early. The website shows availabilty to make an Award reservation using 160k miles RT.

I checked SeatCounter and it is not showing anything in O or P. I think one of those buckets are for using miles for upgrade.

I'm really trying to get my trip together now rather than later. Paying for Envoy is $2912, a bit too much for me!

lydia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Jul 16, 07, 8:44 am   #2
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: PHL, NYC
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, SPG Lifetime Gold
Posts: 7,816
The 160K point Envoy awards are available pretty much when there are seats available for sale. There aren't really any capacity controls on those seats. Availability of such award seats has no relationship to how many upgradeable seats there are from a discount coach fare.

If there is 80K RT availability, the 'mileage saver' Envoy award, then there should be upgradeable seats with points available. Make sure you are on an M, H or Q coach fare. No other discount coach fares work.

But regardless, the bigger problem is that it's near impossible to get Envoy seats to most Euro destinations from Spring through Fall. If you keep waiting for them to open up, you may never get there.
PHL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Jul 16, 07, 11:53 am   #3
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Havertown, PA, USA
Programs: US Chairman
Posts: 216
Thanks PHL!

I called the CP line about 4 more times to see if one of them would try to get 2 seats to open. No go.

Two of the phone agents suggested purchasing the upgrade fare now and when (if?) seats open, I would be able to use miles for the upgrade. Of course, paying an extra $350 pp doesn't guarantee an upgrade.

Tried using the online chat (questioned about preferred instant upgrade) and told there were no instant upgrades for transatlantic. I then asked about upgrade with miles and her response was:

"There is not a number to call. (I had asked about calling someone) Upgrade seats would only become available by someone already holding an upgraded seat, canceling or changing their reservation. It is just a matter of checking back occasionally."

Now, I don't know what to do. Last November I had made the same type of upgrade reservation for this April and had no problem getting the reservation. This is in line with what an agent told me - probably in November.
lydia is offline   Reply With Quote

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:09 am.


text:
Fly Fishing Forum - Reply to Topic
Gear Talk - Fly Stuff Spoken Here Sage advice & fresh perspectives

Thread: Abel fly tying vise Reply to Thread
Post Icons
You may choose an icon for your message from the following list:

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the Fly Fishing Forum forums, you must first register.
Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.
User Name:
Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.
Confirm Password:
Email Address
Please enter a valid email address for yourself.
Email Address:
Home Waters
Your home waters
Current Favorite Fly
If you only had one... (change anytime)

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Additional Options
Miscellaneous Options
Rate Thread
If you like, you can add a score for this thread.

Topic Review (Newest First)
03-14-2002 03:58 PM
Broadbill As a Regal owner, I recommend the Renzetti--the new Saltwater Traveler with the cam locks. Retails for about half your Abel proceeds. Leaves you two Benjamins for dinner with someone special. . . since we know you won't just burn it up on tackle.

The Regal doesn't rotate the way the Renzetti does. A tryout on Bob Pink's Renzetti at the Marlboro show made a believer out of me. Palmering hackle for an Abrames-style eel punt or laying on the cushion on a flatwing is a snap with the Traveler. The usual disclaimers about varying mileage and MHO here.
03-14-2002 12:43 PM
Jimmy Boy! Did they see me commin'.
03-14-2002 10:15 AM

I really couldn't tell you exactly how many flies I tie in a year. Thousands probably. I have tried all kinds of vises. Regal is best. No question.
03-14-2002 09:51 AM
striblue Good catch Adrian... I saw it also... Jim I don't know why you bought one all in pieces...I just can't figure that out
03-14-2002 08:16 AM
Adrian Hey Jimmy, the one you showed me was all in pieces - did they fix it for you already? :hehe:
03-14-2002 08:07 AM
Jimmy I picked up the renzetti travller at the show last week. It's weel built and does everything I need it to do. For the price, I think it's a good value.
03-14-2002 07:58 AM
Eddie Like a fly rod, maybe you should tie befor you buy.
A Baracuda isn't much less than the Abel you sold.
I think the best for less is the Regal rotary.
When you go to the shows, the most common vices used by the presentation tiers are Renzetti, Regal, and Dyna King(in that order?). I would look at those three.
For real short bucks, people seem to like the Dan Vice.
03-13-2002 10:50 PM
NrthFrk16 Dyna-King Barracuda...oh, how I want that vise!!!
03-13-2002 10:46 PM
Adrian Renzetti traveller gets my vote for all round convenience and functionality.
03-13-2002 10:32 PM
MarkDoogue Success, it sold for $401.

Now, what sort of vise should I look towards to squander my profits on?

03-08-2002 06:14 PM
MarkDoogue Well, the vise showed up and I decided to put it on Ebay. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful piece of equipment. I got a twinge of practicality and decided to see if I could turn a profit.

It is currently at $305.

If it goes high enough I will use the proceeds to buy a more economical vise for myself.

Maybe I'll bring it along to the casting clave?

You can see the auction HERE.

03-07-2002 01:26 PM
Eddie I have one and it is very nice. Steve Able told me that the next batch of jaws will have the gross tension screw on the other side so as to make tying midges a little easier.
Sure Abel stuff is expensive, but that's what it costs. Good enough is cheap but the best never is.
03-07-2002 08:34 AM
capt_gordon Anything made by Abel (IMO) is way more expensive than it ought to be. Period. If you can get if for $150 then go for it. Good luck.
03-07-2002 06:35 AM
MarkDoogue Well.......not if you buy it on an auction site that doesn't get all that much traffic..........sometimes a person could get one on the cheap.........say, less than a new Barracuda Jr. or around $100 less than a Renzetti Presentation.......

03-07-2002 12:39 AM
NrthFrk16 It is very expensive...?
This thread has more than 15 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:37 AM.

Copyright (All Rights Reserved)


text:
Fly Fishing Forum

Fly Fishing Forum (
-   Member Profiles (
-   -   New guy (

mcurtiss 09-14-2006 11:03 AM

New guy
Hey, the name's Matt and I'm just now, after many years away from water and/or involved in graduate studies, getting back into the fly casting gig. I was a freshwater fly caster for many years- mainly in SE CT, southern VT, and the Deerfield River. Now that I'm back in my hometown in CT, I'm looking forward to casting in the salt. I've been mainly a saltwater lure chucker for the last few years off and on, but really excited at the opportunities this area has for flies.

juro 09-15-2006 04:06 PM

Great location! If you can get out on the reef there's some insane fishing to be had too.

welcome to the forum

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:13 AM.

Copyright (All Rights Reserved)


text:
View Single Post
Old 11-09-2001, 11:10 PM
NrthFrk16's Avatar
NrthFrk16 NrthFrk16 is offline
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NF Stilliguamish
Posts: 1,687
Send a message via AIM to NrthFrk16
Do not step down to a 8.5' for floattubing. I have cast both a 8.5' and a 9' in the same day and the differance in distance is night and day. That extra 6"s makes a huge differance.
Ryan S. Petzold
aka Sparkey and/or Special
Reply With Quote


text:
Fly Fishing Forum - View Single Post - Top Secret Prototype ...
View Single Post
Old 02-17-2007, 10:28 PM
Penguin's Avatar
Penguin Penguin is offline
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kape Kodistan, People's Republik of Taxachusetts & Penguinia
Posts: 1,586
Biblical overtones...

At first glance it sure looks as if they are walkin' on water...

A CLASSIC example of the functional philosophy drawn on by Special Ops and those who get the job done...
"Do what you can with what you have where you are!"
Reply With Quote


text:
Setups - Fly Fishing Forum
Getting Started The only dumb question is the one not asked

Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 03-30-2005, 09:50 PM
Newbieflyfisher Newbieflyfisher is offline
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2

Ok guys I'm Ryan i live in Iowa, i'm 17, and my buddies and I are planning a camping/trout fishing trip to northern Iowa. I have a rod and reel but i have never gone fly fishing before. I know i'm gonna have to get some help on actually casting but what do you guys suggest for my setup like what kind of line and what not i need all the details because i have no clue what i'm doing. I love being in the outdoors and i think this is going to be a blast.
Thanks a lot
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Sponsored Links
Old 03-31-2005, 02:52 AM
Nooksack Mac Nooksack Mac is offline
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: north. Washington/south British Columbia
Posts: 323
Send a message via Yahoo to Nooksack Mac
Where to begin? You need a fly line of a size that fits your rod. The required weight is probably printed on your rod butt, just in front of the handle. It will say something like "6" or "6/7." The latter means that you can use either a 6- or 7-weight line. It should be either a double taper or a weight forward, floating line, and will be described on the package as, say, DT6F. (You can decipher that, can't you?) A cheap "drugstore" fly line will do 95% as well as the most expensive line. If you buy a Scientific Anglers/3M or Cortland line, the package contains a handy booklet for beginners.
You'll need one or more tapered nylon leaders, about the length of the rod. Something with a 3-6 lb. test tippet (that's the little end that you tie to the fly) will work for trout, panfish, or small bass.
You'll need more than one fly because fish, like small children, sometimes decide that they don't want to eat today what they were willing to eat all last week; also because sometimes, in the course of fishing, a fly gets lost. I know - it's bizarre, but trust me, I've seen it happen.
And you'll need a few accessories, which in the next few decades, will expand to your own personal tackle shop; but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Welcome to the world's greatest sport, something that you can do for as long as you can sit up and wave your arms.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 03-31-2005, 06:07 AM
juro's Avatar
juro juro is offline
Coast2coast Flyfishaholic
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Steelhead country|striper coast|bonefish belt
Posts: 20,594
As Nooksack Mac pointed out, first find out what weight your rod needs to flex properly. Department stores will sell good starter lines for short $ although you might buy better lines as you get better yourself. SA makes good starter lines (Concept, Headstart) with good quality materials.

As far as casting, I would suggest talking to any experienced anglers you know - someone at a flyshop, an uncle or friend, etc.

Definitely practice before you go to get the basics of casting down. You don't want to be trying to learn while trying to catch fish at the same time.

If you think it would help for us to tutor you in casting, just say so.
IFFF Certified THCI @ 2005
Capeflyfisher Guide Service
Island Hopper, Guitarist, Incurable Dreamer
and Founder, Worldwide Flyfishing Forum
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

Quick Reply

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the Fly Fishing Forum forums, you must first register.
Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.
User Name:
Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.
Confirm Password:
Email Address
Please enter a valid email address for yourself.
Email Address:
Home Waters
Your home waters
Current Favorite Fly
If you only had one... (change anytime)

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Line Setups Newbieflyfisher Getting Started 1 03-31-2005 10:27 PM
Fly rod setups and brands snafu Getting Started 3 03-16-2005 12:05 PM

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:34 AM.

Copyright (All Rights Reserved)


text:
Danielsson 8eleven! - Fly Fishing Forum
Gear Talk - Fly Stuff Spoken Here Sage advice & fresh perspectives

Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 03-04-2007, 05:20 PM
juro's Avatar
juro juro is offline
Coast2coast Flyfishaholic
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Steelhead country|striper coast|bonefish belt
Posts: 20,594
Thumbs up Danielsson 8eleven!

I found out that we can still order the LW 8eleven from Ron Larson, which is in between the 6nine and 8twelve. Call Ron at our sponsor Danielsson Flyreels in Oregon for details.

This is a reel that is suitable for a broad range of applications which in my opinion includes most mid-range saltwater fishing from bonefish, stripers to tarpon and lighter spey applications as well.

I would classify it as a true large arbor high performance reel with a price point that makes it irresistable. This reel offers a real large arbor design without paying for the extra metal in weight balance.

But the most compelling feature of Danielsson reels for me is the durability and reliability in saltwater conditions. Even though the LW is the lighter duty cousin of the HD series (brick sh*thouse reels) no reel I have ever owned has come close to corrosion resistance and performance even though some have cost me twice as much. I am sold on these reels, they have passed the test of time and hard use in my line-up.

The 8eleven offers a very large diameter spool but is so light it balances the 9wt nicely yet offers a very high large arbor pickup speed and the proven Swedish engineering and aesthetics the Swedes are famous for... s-e-x-y

It's not advertised on the site or brochures but you can get one direct from Oregon.

I can't wait to give mine the road test this spring. If you are looking for a size between the 6nine and 8twelve give this reel a look. I will have mine at the Spring Clave along with the 6nine and 8twelve.

IFFF Certified THCI @ 2005
Capeflyfisher Guide Service
Island Hopper, Guitarist, Incurable Dreamer
and Founder, Worldwide Flyfishing Forum
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Sponsored Links
Old 03-05-2007, 07:03 AM
rogcon rogcon is offline
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Upstate N.Y.
Posts: 25
Wished I had known they had the 8Eleven. I bought a an LW 8twelve a couple months ago for a 9 wt. because the 6Nine would have lacked the capacity I wanted w/ 30# Micron ( my fingers REALLY don't like gelspun). Oh well, looks like I'll have to start saving for another and maybe a 6nine also !!!! They are a an unbeleivable reel for the price.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 03-09-2007, 12:32 PM
salmo's Avatar
salmo salmo is offline
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Colorado,Wyoming,SW Alaska, Europe
Posts: 282

Are you ready.... see photo and discriptions:

I would like to upload pdf with all Danielsson reels specifications, unluding lince capacity
and even spool volume, but I have problem to upload it.
I always get error message when try to upload ( pdf, jpg)
Did not have such problems with that on Speypages.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

Quick Reply

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the Fly Fishing Forum forums, you must first register.
Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.
User Name:
Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.
Confirm Password:
Email Address
Please enter a valid email address for yourself.
Email Address:
Home Waters
Your home waters
Current Favorite Fly
If you only had one... (change anytime)

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Danielsson HD pzen Gear Talk - Fly Stuff Spoken Here 11 07-04-2008 10:55 AM
Danielsson: Help please fishordie Gear Talk - Fly Stuff Spoken Here 7 01-21-2008 02:36 AM
Danielsson HD 9-13, new sazan For Sale by Owner 0 01-16-2008 11:33 AM
I finally did it! 8eleven on the way Warren Worldwide Flyfishing Discussion 18 09-28-2007 06:09 AM
Danielsson 2-6 FW jfbasser Gear Talk - Fly Stuff Spoken Here 1 07-26-2006 10:50 PM

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:17 AM.

Copyright Flyfishingforum.com (All Rights Reserved)


text:
 Unusual places to stay - SAS

SAS info

Home /

Winter in Scandinavia

Photo: Henrik Trygg/Innovation Norway

Winter in Scandinavia is a magical time. If you enjoy winter sports, visit Scandinavia and Finland. This is the perfect time of the year for winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding, or sledding. Have fun in the snow!

During the winter months, Scandinavia gets 6-7 hours of daylight, but if you go far enough to the north in Norway, Sweden and Finland, the daylight decreases significantly. In certain areas of the Arctic Circle, there is no sun at all for a period of time and during the winter nights you can view the amazing Northern Lights.

Here are a few suggestions of things to see and do in Scandinavia and Finland this winter.

Bookmark and share

Book your flight

Book a hotel    Book a hotel
Rent a car    Rent a car

With SAS, what you see is what you get - no hidden charges. We'd rather offer you value, such as child discounts, free baggage and reserving your seat for free. Click to read more.

Visit Denmark

Visit Norway

Visit Sweden

Open Copenhagen

Photo: Peter Grant / www.imagebank.sweden.se

Photo: Treehotel ©

Photo: Bård Løken / Igloo Hotel

Photo: www.kirkenessnowhotel.com

Photo: SnowCastle.net

Hotel opening dates vary, so please check the dates ahead of time.

Ice Hotel – a frozen dream - Sweden
Slip into the cosy thermal sleeping bag and rest your senses in the tranquil silence of the igloo. A night in an Ice Hotel, surrounded by beautifully illuminated ice art and thick snow walls, is truly a night to remember. Visit the Snow Hotel in Finland, Igloo Hotel in Norway or the original famous Ice Hotel in Sweden. With an interior temperature kept at a constant -5°C, it really does take your breath away. The closest airport is Kiruna with up to 3 flights a day with SAS.

Tree Hotel - Sweden
The Treehotel is a new eco based design hotel concept, with rooms high above the ground in the pines, drawn by Sweden’s best architects. An all year round experience, living close to nature in the Boreal Forest, deep in Swedish Lapland with stunning views over the Lulea River valley. The closest airport is Luleå with connections from Stockholm.

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel - Norway
This is Europe's northernmost ice hotel, located in the northern Norwegian region of Finnmark. With 20 bedrooms it is Norway's largest ice hotel, and also contains a bar, lounges, an ice chapel and the adjacent Lakesestua restaurant, which is in the shape of a tepee and serves traditional Lappish delicacies. From mid-November until the end of January, the sun doesn't rise here, so the chances of seeing the Northern Lights are excellent. The closest airport is Alta with up to 3 flights a day with SAS.

Kirkenes Snow Hotel - Norway
The Snow Hotel in Norway is a very unique destination hotel with beautifully lighted artwork made of snow. At the geographic location of the Snow Hotel, experience the Polar Nights every winter from November 21-January 21. Starting in mid-December, the Snow Hotel offers guests individual rooms called snow suites. These 20+ guest rooms come with sleeping bags, mattresses and - naturally - lots of snow and ice. In the morning, walk down to the sauna by the lake to warm up. The closest airport is Kirkenes with up to 2 flights a day with SAS.

Kemi Snow Hotel - Finland
In the SnowHotel there are rooms for singles, couples as well as bigger groups. There are 18 rooms for doubles / singles and two group-rooms with five beds as well as a honeymoon suite. Sleeping in the SnowHotel includes also breakfast served inside the warm CastleLounge and after breakfast you will have the chance to go and take a shower and go to the sauna in a nearby hotel. The closest airport is Kiruna, with up to 3 flights a day with SAS. Get there by flying to Luleå, Sweden or Oulu, Finland with SAS.

Scandinavian Airlines © 2015

| Travel conditions | Site map | Agent sales info | About SAS | Sign up for offers | Feedback
Star Alliance


text:
Submit your FML story

  • - Concept: An anecdote always starts with Today and ends with FML. There are no taboo subjects, feel free to express yourself.
  • - CAUTION: Read your message over. Please don't use text language and avoid making too many spelling mistakes.
  • - Please note that spam and nonsensical stories will result in you being blocked from accessing FML.
Your nick:
Categories :
Man or woman?

Search for a member

  • Town/Country : Not specified
  • Title : Mister
  • Birth Date : Not specified
  • <3 status : Single
  • Number of visits : 325
  • Number of comments : 29
  • Number of FMLs : 0 confirmed out of 2 posted

This member hasn't filled in the description.

gidgiddonihah's page activity

Visitsrowdyriot - the 06/27/2014 at 8:31pmTheDoctor10 - the 11/01/2013 at 9:45pmMailMan11 - the 09/19/2013 at 2:08am4Madden - the 09/19/2013 at 1:51amMikaykayUnicorn - the 09/15/2013 at 10:00pmerrorerror - the 07/07/2013 at 5:02pmnavymd - the 02/24/2013 at 2:29am

gidgiddonihah's FML badges

You have looked through 5 pages of the website. That’s a start.

It’s in the can

Hey, you uploaded your photo, and you’re cute as a kitten!

Profile completed

You’ve filled out the necessary details. Having done so will be much appreciated.

See all of gidgiddonihah's badges

gidgiddonihah's favorite FMLs

Today, my ex-wife put my number on Craigslist as a gay fashion designer needing a one night stand. I only found out when I got a text from an unknown number asking me when was the last time I "ate a black anaconda". FML

I agree, your life sucks (53073) - you deserved it (5081)

On 09/24/2013 at 2:12pm - intimacy - by Craigslist is Evil. - United States (Tennessee)

Today, the Internet wasn't working. One girl decided to try to diagnose the problem. It said to connect the Ethernet cable. She started making fun of the computer for spelling "Internet" wrong. I'm graduating with this idiot in less than a month. FML

I agree, your life sucks (44102) - you deserved it (2999)

On 09/18/2013 at 10:57am - work - by Anonymous (woman) - United States

Today, I asked my boss for a raise, explaining that another shop offered me a job at a higher rate, but I would stay if he would offer me the same. Instead, he fired me then called the other shop and said I was fired for failing a drug test. FML

I agree, your life sucks (56277) - you deserved it (7318)

On 08/27/2013 at 11:21pm - work - by nowork - United States (New York)

Today, I went to the Giants game. During the seventh inning stretch they showed me on the jumbo-tron. It was just in time for the entire stadium to see me pull a tampon out of my purse. FML

I agree, your life sucks (63039) - you deserved it (8216)

On 07/23/2013 at 10:49am - misc - by GiantsFan13 - United States (Colorado)

Today, my doctor told me that I suffer from orgasm migraines. Basically, I get an intense migraine that lasts for hours after I have an orgasm. FML

I agree, your life sucks (71719) - you deserved it (4349)

On 07/23/2013 at 1:17am - intimacy - by amanda (woman) - United States (Indiana)

Today, I was going to fight the guy who my girlfriend left me for. While waiting at the park, he sent me a video of the two of them having sex on my bed. FML

I agree, your life sucks (69203) - you deserved it (22703)

On 07/07/2013 at 8:35am - love - by SimG (man) - Canada (Ontario)

Today, while at my job at a Christian summer camp, I overheard one of the kids swearing. I politely said, "Please, only speak as Jesus would." He paused for a moment and replied, "Go to hell." FML

I agree, your life sucks (20601) - you deserved it (48578)

On 07/14/2011 at 4:14pm - work - by sbutler (man) - United States (Florida)

Today, my daughter announced on Facebook that she is directly descended from extra-terrestrials. That would be okay - except she's 25 and believes it's true. FML

I agree, your life sucks (28213) - you deserved it (4212)

On 07/11/2011 at 12:23am - kids - by MotherofET (woman) - Australia (Queensland)

Today, I found out that my wife had an affair with our marriage counselor. FML

I agree, your life sucks (59175) - you deserved it (3042)

On 11/27/2009 at 4:39pm - love - by Nobody (man) - United States (Illinois)

FML's blog

  • Pauline's illustrated FML
  • Come on, no need to make that face ! Yep, it's sadly the last, mournful days of Summer. People are packing up their beach balls and flip flops, putting their caravans back into storage and trying to forget…

Friday 28 August 2015

The whole blog

FMyLife, world tour

Available on:


text:
Submit your FML story

  • - Concept: An anecdote always starts with Today and ends with FML. There are no taboo subjects, feel free to express yourself.
  • - CAUTION: Read your message over. Please don't use text language and avoid making too many spelling mistakes.
  • - Please note that spam and nonsensical stories will result in you being blocked from accessing FML.
Your nick:
Categories :
Man or woman?

Search for a member

  • Town/Country : Not specified
  • Title : Not specified
  • Birth Date : Not specified
  • <3 status : Single
  • Number of visits : 1772
  • Number of comments : 0
  • Number of FMLs : 0 confirmed out of 1 posted

This member hasn't filled in the description.

raea7's page activity

VisitsPesticides - the 06/29/2013 at 8:02pmWhytetrash - the 06/13/2013 at 6:07pmdelaneyluke - the 05/01/2013 at 4:12pmDocBastard - the 04/12/2013 at 11:30pmbillyz77 - the 02/28/2013 at 4:31pm

raea7's FML badges

You’ve now voted that they totally deserved it more than 100 times.

I agree, their lives suck

200 votes confirming that their life is crap. It’s what the website is all about.

It’s in the can

Hey, you uploaded your photo, and you’re cute as a kitten!

See all of raea7's badges

raea7's favorite FMLs

Today, I met my new girlfriend at her house for the very first time. And her 17 cats, whose names all begin with the letter "K", because they're all "kewl kats." FML

I agree, your life sucks (55981) - you deserved it (8926)

On 04/18/2013 at 10:37am - love - by obnum - United States

Today, I woke up to my brother chopping all my bangs off. When I yelled at him, he could only shout back, "You can see clearly now, the bangs are gone!" FML

I agree, your life sucks (52228) - you deserved it (8442)

On 04/17/2013 at 12:13pm - kids - by my dumb bro - United States (Arkansas)

Today, I left my son with my husband while I went to the store. Ten minutes later, my dog was missing a large patch of fur, and neither of them can stop laughing. FML

I agree, your life sucks (41229) - you deserved it (7694)

On 04/17/2013 at 11:14am - kids - by Anonymous (woman) - United States

Today, it wasn't until I heard something fly off the roof of my car and hit the trunk, then asphalt, that I remembered where I left my phone while unlocking the car door. FML

I agree, your life sucks (28404) - you deserved it (34899)

On 04/17/2013 at 1:51am - money - by Anonymous -

Today, at the exact moment that I leaned over to show my dad a picture on my phone, my boyfriend texted me: "I'm no weather man, but you can expect a few inches tonight." FML

I agree, your life sucks (69202) - you deserved it (13342)

On 04/17/2013 at 1:39am - intimacy - by Anonymous - United States (California)

Today, I admitted to my parents that I'm a pathological liar and I would like to go get help. They didn't believe me, and told me stop making stuff up. FML

Today, my virginal girlfriend of a year graduated from veterinary school. She can shove her arm shoulder-deep up a cow's ass without blinking, but still feels too insecure to even touch my penis. FML

I agree, your life sucks (72639) - you deserved it (18860)

On 04/16/2013 at 1:44pm - intimacy - by Gurior - Canada

Today, I found out that Yale had actually accepted me seventeen years ago. My mother apparently burned my acceptance package and letters because she didn't want me to upstage her UChicago degree. FML

Today, my boyfriend said he felt like eating icing. So I baked him cupcakes, put icing on them and decorated them. When I handed them to him, he picked off the decoration, licked the icing and handed the cupcake back to me, saying, "I told you that's all I wanted." FML

I agree, your life sucks (25938) - you deserved it (50877)

On 04/15/2013 at 1:11am - misc - by Cupcakes (woman) - Australia (New South Wales)

Today, I went over to my boyfriend's house. After asking him what was wrong due to his weird attitude, he responded with, "This isn't working; I'm in love with my sister." FML

I agree, your life sucks (68532) - you deserved it (4212)

On 04/14/2013 at 11:45pm - love - by lonely (woman) - United States

Today, my boyfriend of 2 weeks said that he was going to cook me dinner. After waiting for the frozen pizza that he decided to make for me to be completely cooked, he said, "Oh I hate this part", reached into the oven with his bare hands and took out the pizza, all while screaming. He is 24. FML

I agree, your life sucks (50848) - you deserved it (10901)

On 04/11/2013 at 11:42am - misc - by Anonymous (woman) - United States

Today, I refused to go down on my boyfriend of 9 months. He then shoved me off the couch and, half crying, yelled that I was the third girl this week to turn him down. After sobbing for a bit, he looked me in the eyes and said, "I need you to do this so I can prove my manhood." FML

I agree, your life sucks (72796) - you deserved it (11704)

On 04/09/2013 at 7:05am - intimacy - by saywhat (woman) - United States (Washington)

Today, I told my bald, goatee-sporting chemistry teacher that he looks like Walt from Breaking Bad. I quickly got sent to the principal's office and received a 3-day suspension for "slandering" my teacher by implying that he makes meth. FML

I agree, your life sucks (36379) - you deserved it (6316)

On 04/04/2013 at 4:07pm - misc - by me (man) - United States (Florida)

Today, I was lost in a foreign city so I asked a girl for directions. She replied, "Directions? ONE DIRECTION!" and started screaming in my face and jumping around. FML

I agree, your life sucks (45357) - you deserved it (5416)

On 04/03/2013 at 5:17am - kids - by Anonymous - United States

Today, a customer came up to me and asked if I knew where the make-up aisle was. I pointed him in the right direction but he just gasped and said, "Oh so you DO know where it is!" and walked away, roaring with laughter. FML

I agree, your life sucks (36878) - you deserved it (3587)

On 03/27/2013 at 3:29am - work - by apparentlytoougly (woman) - United States (California)

FML's blog

  • Pauline's illustrated FML
  • Come on, no need to make that face ! Yep, it's sadly the last, mournful days of Summer. People are packing up their beach balls and flip flops, putting their caravans back into storage and trying to forget…

Friday 28 August 2015

The whole blog

FMyLife, world tour

Available on:


text:
Submit your FML story

  • - Concept: An anecdote always starts with Today and ends with FML. There are no taboo subjects, feel free to express yourself.
  • - CAUTION: Read your message over. Please don't use text language and avoid making too many spelling mistakes.
  • - Please note that spam and nonsensical stories will result in you being blocked from accessing FML.
Your nick:
Categories :
Man or woman?

Search for a member

  • Town/Country : Not specified
  • Title : Not specified
  • Birth Date : Not specified
  • <3 status : With someone
  • Number of visits : 53
  • Number of comments : 0
  • Number of FMLs : 0 confirmed out of 0 posted

This member hasn't filled in the description.

yadig88's page activity

Visitsbucbasher21 - the 02/11/2013 at 2:55pmHarshdfml - the 02/03/2013 at 10:50ammiwako - the 02/03/2013 at 10:38am

yadig88's FML badges

Profile completed

You’ve filled out the necessary details. Having done so will be much appreciated.

It’s in the can

Hey, you uploaded your photo, and you’re cute as a kitten!

You are connected to FML via the mobile site or an app. How modern.

yadig88's favorite FMLs

Doh! This user still hasn't added any FML to their favorites. :(

FML's blog

  • Pauline's illustrated FML
  • Come on, no need to make that face ! Yep, it's sadly the last, mournful days of Summer. People are packing up their beach balls and flip flops, putting their caravans back into storage and trying to forget…

Friday 28 August 2015

The whole blog

FMyLife, world tour

Available on:


text:
Submit your FML story

  • - Concept: An anecdote always starts with Today and ends with FML. There are no taboo subjects, feel free to express yourself.
  • - CAUTION: Read your message over. Please don't use text language and avoid making too many spelling mistakes.
  • - Please note that spam and nonsensical stories will result in you being blocked from accessing FML.
Your nick:
Categories :
Man or woman?

Illustration by Pierrotlefou
Pierrotlefou's presentation is on our blog

Translated from the European FML site. More info here.

Top comments

That's the most important factor when looking for a place to live. How could you forget?

#1 - On 08/31/2012 at 9:58am by SammyS2012

See in context

It's a legitimate concern.

#2 - On 08/31/2012 at 9:58am by Stealth_Void

See in context

Speak your mind, but please try and be respectful.

Top of the page

You must have an FML account to comment.

Don't have an FML account yet ? Sign up to FML!

FML's blog

  • Pauline's illustrated FML
  • Come on, no need to make that face ! Yep, it's sadly the last, mournful days of Summer. People are packing up their beach balls and flip flops, putting their caravans back into storage and trying to forget…

Friday 28 August 2015

The whole blog

FMyLife, world tour

Available on:


text:
Submit your FML story

  • - Concept: An anecdote always starts with Today and ends with FML. There are no taboo subjects, feel free to express yourself.
  • - CAUTION: Read your message over. Please don't use text language and avoid making too many spelling mistakes.
  • - Please note that spam and nonsensical stories will result in you being blocked from accessing FML.
Your nick:
Categories :
Man or woman?

Today, I came home to find that my girlfriend had repainted my bedroom. As she had offered to do it, it shouldn't have been a problem. However, she decided to return the several unopened cans of off-white paint that I'd bought for something "more neutral." Like "Sunset Orange." FML

I agree, your life sucks (18550) - you deserved it (2553)

On 11/16/2012 at 12:51am - misc - by spaceforrent - United States

Top comments

Sounds pretty and cheerful. As a real estate agent I see so many houses painted boring old white, inside and out. Boring!

#2 - On 11/16/2012 at 5:55am by zandalee

See in context

At least you will always have sunshine! You'll probably feel much better about the colour on rainy days :D

#1 - On 11/16/2012 at 5:54am by Mideoyeo

See in context

Speak your mind, but please try and be respectful.

Top of the page

You must have an FML account to comment.

Don't have an FML account yet ? Sign up to FML!

FML's blog

  • Pauline's illustrated FML
  • Come on, no need to make that face ! Yep, it's sadly the last, mournful days of Summer. People are packing up their beach balls and flip flops, putting their caravans back into storage and trying to forget…

Friday 28 August 2015

The whole blog

FMyLife, world tour

Available on: