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Tasmania, Australia's Mountain Bike Wonderland - Destination Showcase

Jan 9, 2018
by jasper da Seymour

Riders in Tasmania are grinning ear to ear. All of a sudden, this rugged little island has risen to become Australia’s new home of MTB. About the size of West Virginia, and Australia’s only island state, it’s overflowing with dramatic scenery, MTB trails and an enviable laidback lifestyle. The old adage ‘build it and they will come’ isn’t always true. The planets have certainly aligned for Tasmania; outstanding terrain, a solid vision and funding for trails have created a MTB mecca down under. It’s built, and they are coming.

If you’ve been paying attention to the EWS, you would know that round two was held in the small town of Derby in Northeast Tasmania this year, and, it went off. Riders and teams loved the town and the trails, with stage 2 ‘Detonate’ being voted trail of the whole 2017 series. The Blue Derby network has inspired the MTB-led tourism revival, Derby, only 90 minutes from the northern gateway of Launceston. If you’re landing in Launceston, put your bike together at the airport (they have a dedicated bike building area) and hit up the local trails at Kate Reed, Trevallyn or Hollybank MTB Park before heading out to Derby. It’s also a good opportunity to stock up on fresh locally grown food and craft beer for the trip. Derby looks and feels like a MTB town, a distant memory from its heyday as a tin-mining town. The Blue Derby network has 85 km of trails in the hills behind Derby and over on the Blue Tier mountain range (get it, Blue Derby). And, they’re amazing.

Derby is a welcoming town and it certainly has an exciting future
It's always a good sign (har har) when the town's signs feature mountain biking...

Riding along the bedrock at Devilwolf. This area of the riverbed was washed away during a dam collapse in 1929.
A catastrophic flood in 1929 washed this river away to bedrock. It's now a trail feature

This is shot of a cafe in Derby. Big Chook is the name of a trail out at Weldborough 20 mins by car from Derby . The Blue Tier Trail a must ride ends on Big Chook.
The whole town of Derby is getting behind riding
The whole town of Derby is getting behind mountain biking.

The emphasis of Blue Derby is trail quality. Aussie trail builders World Trail have taken the time to traverse the landscape and find the unique features that Blue Derby is now famous for. Every MTB market segment will have a blast. It’s great to see families cruising around the lower trails. Starting the trip high on the Blue Tier, a 45-minute shuttle from Derby, from the highpoint on a clear day you can see the Tasman Sea and Bass Strait that separates ‘Tassie’ from the mainland. Its true adventure trail, 18km full of smile-inducing flow, punctuated with effortless climbs before even more descending.

You re going to need a shuttle up to the Blue Tier and I highly recommend these guys Vertigo MTB.
You will need to grab a shuttle up to the Blue Tier trailhead.

One of the jumps on the wide open sub-alpine section on the Blue Tier.
The sub-alpine section of trail has some sneaky lines.

Checking out the scenary before the elevation drops and the flow increases to 11.
It's hard to do, but remember to take a break and check out the surroundings.

This wilderness trail is amazing.Starts up on an sub-alpine plateau before dropping 18km to Weldborough.
The wilderness trail has pockets of Jurassic style temperate rainforest.

The trail finishes on the lower half of Big Chook before exiting at the Welborough Pub. Time for a steak sandwich and local lager before another quick shuttle to Atlas. The country pub is full of riders and campers.

The beer garden at the Weldborough Pub is a welcome site.
The beer garden at the historic pub is a welcome sight.

Atlas takes us back towards Derby and has some more technical features in the middle section of the trail.

Halfway along the trail there are these massive vegetation covered balls . Riders have to weave around them before the trail drops down to Derby.
Once you pass these bad boys it's all downhill into Derby.

A major drawcard is, of course, the trails built for the EWS. You can get to most of them by shuttling up to Black Stump, or, climbing. Don’t let the confidence you have built up on Blue Tier and Atlas give you a false sense of security. The EWS trails are wild, from the now trademark split rock of Detonate, the rim-eating rock garden on Upper Shearpin and of course, Trouty.

This rock garden claimed a few rims and more at the EWS Shimano Enduro Tasmania . This was stage 4 and drops down into a jump line...eventually.
Pin-balling down the rock garden on Upper Shearpin.

The jump line on Lower Shearpin is sick
The jump line on Lower-Shearpin has plenty of options for boosting.

The same rock gap from above. Bit of a climb to get this shot.
The split rock on Detonate. Just wide enough for the bars.

This shot is at the end of a super fun and fast section before it drops down onto the open slab. Derby sits below.
The top of Trouty looking down towards Derby. This a seriously fun trail.

Life s pretty plain without wheelies right
Watch for the right-hander and rock garden at the end of this one on Trouty. Or just pop wheelies.

At the moment you will need at least 3-4 days in Derby. 35km of new trail at Derby opens mid-2018. Plans are underway a new 40km trail dropping from the high point of Blue Tier down to the beaches of the Bay of Fires on the East Coast, and a 60km stacked-loop network in the hills behind the seaside town of St Helens.. That’s a mind-boggling 200km plus of singletrack in the northeast alone. Stay tuned for that one!

Here s the main building for the Blue Derby Pods Ride.
Guests of the Blue Derby Pods Ride have this oasis to retreat to

Check this out This is one of the pods at the Blue Derby Pods Ride. Check those guys out they definitely have something special in the forest right by the Blue Derby Trails.
Relaxing in the pod in the Derby forest

Post ride dip in the Ringarooma River that flows through Derby.
The Ringarooma River that flows through Derby is perfect for a cool-down

Meanwhile, down south, 80 minutes from Hobart in the Derwent Valley, the next evolution of Tassie riding has been brewing.

Maydena Bike Park is a gravity park with 820m of vertical (most of any bike park in Australia). There are 20 individual gravity trails / 35km ready for the open day on the 26th of January and when complete later this year there will be 100kms total. The full-service park with year-round shuttle uplift, has been built by local trail company Dirt Art. It's set up for intermediate and advanced riders in mind but beginners are catered for. Being a gravity park, long-travel trail bikes or DH rigs are recommended. The hire shop can kit you out with a Canyon. A mix of hand-cut and machine-built options descend from the café at the 1100m summit.

The trail from the 1100m summit of the park before it meets the trail head. Choose your trail and drop 800m of vertical..
You're about to do some serious descending.

The neighbouring forest is World Heritage Wilderness, home of the tallest trees outside of the Redwoods. Expect the trail to pass giant Eucalyptus and massive manferns before dropping a more open jump and flow zone.

Foot out flat out for the bike park s Managing Director.
One of the berms on the upper section of the mountain, before it gets (way) steeper.

The views from the trails are amazing.
Different ridge lines have different soil types. Luckily the berms do their best to catch you.

The local trail has some super fun hips and doubles. Super flowy and ends at the lower jump zone section of the park.
The Local Trail will be an instant hit. So many fun gaps, hips and doubles.

The jump line has many options for steez.
Trail builder Dan Booker shows us how it's done.

The lower park zone has some massive berm and jump lines.
The lower jump section has green, blue, black and double black jump trails.

Trails are served with a side serving of loam. If Whistler and Squamish had an Aussie baby, it would be Maydena. Multiple world champion Sam Hill is a park ambassador and he’s had input into the build. We recommend you pre-book your shuttle pass online to avoid the dreaded FOMO.

Up high on the mountain the mist rolled in as we passes this massive eucalypt growing through the rock.
The lower park zone has some massive berm and jump lines.
The multiple trailheads make for variety in each shuttle run.

The hand-dug loamy steepness of the In-Fern-O will be sure to please.
The In-Fern-O Trail is set to be a drawcard. Hand-built steeps mixed with jumps that appear from nowhere.

This is a step-up hip an excavator dug feature on a largely hand dug and steeeeep trail the In-Fern-O. The guys were sessioning this for a while.Super floaty in the manferns.
This step-up hip on In-Fern-O looks crazy fun.

This trail drops massive vertical in a hurry. It s berms are steep and intensive mixed with some off-camber and ungroomed trail. It will be a hit.
The King-Brown Trail features endless tight and steep berms. These are tire burpers!

The trails weave past giant eucalypt trees. When you give your forearms a break remember to look up.
Yiew! Trees.

A colourful welcome to any town is always appreciated.
Maydena is a cool town surrounded by forest and mountains. Further down the road is the Southwest World Heritage Wilderness and the Mt Field National Park is only 10 mins away. The town is about to experience an big influx of gravity riders thanks to the Maydena Bike Park that s right in the middle of town. The Mountain Cafe does a decent coffee and feed too.
Maydena is a cool town, surrounded by forest and mountains. It's the gateway to the Southwest World Heritage Area.

The park is planning a massive event from 26-29 April 2018 including enduro (with uplift) Air DH, Whip-Off, Pump Track Challenge and Dual Slalom.

Kind of a shame to wreck this artwork really
Some of the hits on offer on the Local Trail.

The upper section of King Brown. Loamy
You too can flick, berm and huck.

Sometimes you hit these zones of old growth forest with thick canopies and tacky dark soil. It s an overload for the senses especially when you re already dropped 600m and your miles from the end of the trail.
Gap berm hit repeat.
In Tasmania, the art is on display everywhere.

From Melbourne, you can fly to the island in an hour or overnight by ferry and from Sydney, you’ll be there in a little over an hour. Wrap up your trip in Hobart with a lap on the local trails on Mt Wellington and the Meehan Range, and a visit to the local sites before flying out. On the flight home, you will be planning your return to Tasmania, guaranteed. Look deeper and there are more trails and fun to be had.

Local Knowledge
Check out Tourism Tasmania for a state-wide riding guide and more trails to check out during your trip.

Northern Tasmania have a great site for the Launceston trails and these are great options if you’re heading to Blue Derby.

The official sites for Blue Derby and Maydena Bike Park have all the info you need for accommodation, food and drink and services for those areas.

Presented by Tourism Tasmania

MENTIONS: @JasperHarley

  • + 28
 Just booked flights for April, can't wait!
  • + 1
 True. Booked flights last night!
  • + 6
 Spent a week riding Blue Derby in September last year, awesome time ! Vertigo bikes organized the trip for 8 of us kiwis and helped with everything ! Stayed at the Weldborough hotel, who really looked after us with great food and even better beer ! Cant say enough good things about the place, get there, guarantee a goodtime ! Trouty, Atlas, Upper shear pin all the trails are AWESOME, I left some skin behind on Detonate rock crack lol Go on do it !
  • + 1
 @glenno: thanks for the tips. Can't wait.
  • + 14
 I emailed a link to this article to the Mayor of Cairns, under the subject title of:
"See what can happen when you pull ya finger out"
  • + 2
 Too busy trying to kill crocs!
  • + 14
 Has anyone else been singing 'Funky Cold Maydena' to themselves?....
  • + 9
 Having ridden the blue derby trails before they were mountainbike trails when I was living there 10 yrs ago and loved the granite slab sandy wildness of it; I can't wait to get back there and try out the trails.

It makes me pretty damn happy that Potter and Buck have finally made what they wanted.
  • + 3
 Buck for Mayor of Derby!
  • + 10
 OMG Maydena looks soooo good.
  • + 1
  • + 10
 Bookmarked. Thanks
  • + 7
 I too can't wait to get down to Tassie. The weather down there would be beautiful this time of year.
  • + 4
 "The park is planning a massive event from 26-29 April 2018 including enduro (with uplift) Air DH, Whip-Off, Pump Track Challenge and Dual Slalom."

Would like to hear more about this.....
  • + 3
 Spent 5 days in Derby in October, it is absolutely amazing. Don't get hung-up on the Derby Pods in the forest, they are overpriced. There is some awesome AirBnB's offered up by the locals, most of whom are mountain bikers as well. Definitely recommend Vertigo MTB in Derby, wicked shuttle and customer service. The pizza place in town is also wicked, head chef and manager are MTBer's and we rode with them a couple times. Can't wait to go back!
  • + 2
 Heading to Tassie in a week to drop my son off at University of Tasmania. Planning on doing a loop down the east coast to Hobart and back up to Launceston. Hoping to get a day of riding in at BlueDerby. Do we do the shuttle and ride Blue Tier and Atlas or do we ride the trails around Derby? Suggestions would be appreciated.
  • + 3
 If you only have a day, the shuttle gets my vote.
Shuttle up to Blue Tier, ride down and grab lunch at the Weldborough pub. Then ride/shuttle to the start of Atlas. If you want to extend your ride, there's a few ways to do so. From Atlas you could turn right up Krushkas. Or you could turn left up Long Shadows, then finish down Return to Sender. Or left up Long Shadows, down Flickety sticks, the Great Race, loop around Dam Busters etc etc.
Finish the day with pizza and beers from The Hub (tip - if you're not a craft beer tragic, get take-away pizza and buy your beers from the pub across the road for half the price). The bresaola and truffle oil pizza was my fave.
Note there is no mobile reception so download the maps on Trailforks before you ride if you're planning on riding the Derby trails. I found the trailside signage (and maps at the Derby trailhead) not all that enlightening, but maybe things have improved in the last 6 months.
  • + 1
 @dsut4392: Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Already have Trailforks loaded.
  • + 6
 Bunch of yobbo's pounding the map-of-tassie! Love the pics!
  • + 1
 Pounding the map of Tassie, classic, you get the fun of Aussie
  • + 4
 Is there enough riding and other things to do to keep you busy for 2 weeks or woukd that be overkill?
  • + 9
 Tassie does two things well. The first is amazing unique wilderness, so if you enjoy bushwalking (hiking) there's heaps of memorable stuff to do. The second is fancy food & drink. If you like wine, cheese, fresh food from local farms etc there's lots to try.

(See them filling up the camelbak straight from the stream? That's legit. You usually don't need to filter water down there, as the streams and rivers really are that pristine. It tastes fantastic too - natural tannins from the buttongrass)
  • + 8
 Definitely not overkill - plan for a week up north around Launceston and Bluederby and a week down south around Hobart and Maydena - with an amazing coastal road trip of about 3 hours in between. You can fly into Launceston and out of Hobart. Awesome food and heaps of places to stay.
  • + 9
 I spent 5 summer holidays hiking and climbing in Tasmania as a uni student. Then I moved here "for a year or two" in 2004, and haven't left yet.

What "other things" do you like to do?
@Jagungal covered hiking, eating and drinking but we also have plenty to offer in water sports.
We have good surfing from deserted beaches
Sea Kayaking
8-10 day whitewater rafting trips
Scuba diving

Of course there are also other land-based activities, including (at the risk of being banned from pb) great road cycling.

Or a huge variety of rock climbing from bouldering to remote multi-pitch trad routes with massive exposure

There's also a pretty big arts scene, helped not a little by mona.net.au
  • + 4
 I recently have gotten really into climbing so this is starting to sound like a perfect winter getaway. I’m guessing there’s some places to rent a camper van or something like that?
  • + 1
 Keep the suggestions coming please! It's pretty cool to hear about the future trail expansions too
  • + 3
 @Jagungal: filter or treat all water, it's not worth the ruined holiday.
  • + 1
 in most case yes@iamamodel: ,the water on the Blue Tier is the cleanest freshest most satisfying water i have ever had, Tassie is abundant with fresh water Smile
  • + 1
 @iamamodel: I've spent I think about 20 days bushwalking/kayaking in southwest Tasmania, drinking straight from creeks and rivers, and never got sick...in my experience you are far more likely to ruin your holiday eating out in town! The worst food poisoning of my life was after eating at the chinese takeaway in Salamanca in Hobart. Several of us got it, and it did, in fact, ruin the last week of the holiday.
  • + 2
 @dfinn: yeah, lots of places for camper van rentals. Traditionally van rentals a pretty seasonal, with peak being December-March, and Jan-Feb get pretty busy (presumably costs more). At the beginning of December when the rental companies ramp up their fleet size there is a massive field full of camper vans at Hobart airport. Keep in mind that you won't be able to get a camper van in to some climbing areas (at least not without voiding your insurance) such as whitewater wall.

Feb-March is the best time to visit; stable weather, warm, long days, less people. December weather can be good but it's less settled, it's often windy and a cold snap is not uncommon (we had snow down to 400m on Mt Wellington).

You'll want to get a National Parks pass, once you have one of these may of the camping areas are free of charge (but don't expect any facilities other than a drop toilet and maybe a picnic table if you're lucky.
  • + 7
 @leelau: BlueDerby trails are planned to be extended all the way to the East Coast, resulting in an 80km singletrack from Derby to St Helens. Another trail centre with 66km of singletrack is also planned at the St Helens end (called the Stacked Loop Network).

Hollybank is also worth a day if berms and sculpted trails are your thing. Do it before Derby though because it's not quite so mind-blowingly good.

www.tassietrails.org is a good source of information on MTB tracks all over the state. Some of the West Coast tracks (Stirling valley, Montezuma, Trial-Granville) are worth checking out despite being mostly old lgging or mining tracks.Not purpose-built MTB trail, but great scenery and a few technical challenges particularly on the Stirling Valley track. Some of the 'puddles' on the Montezuma Falls track are deep enough to submerge the whole bike.

There is also lots happening in the Meehan Range in Hobart. www.facebook.com/groups/119741154774894

The North-South Track on Mt Wellington is always fun for a blast, and connects up with a myriad of old-school trails on the mountain, as well as finishing at the Glenorchy Mountain Bike Park.
  • + 2
 @dsut4392: thanks to you and others for the info. Was trying to decide if there was enough in Tasmania to merit a PB front page multi parter from tourism and economic impacts perspective. Evidently there is
  • + 5
 @dfinn: Yep, Tassy has all the things you'd need. Car/Van hire, fancy hotels, airports, etc. The city (Hobart) is smaller than most cities, but ample and fun. Much like a 26" bike, does everything you need, but smaller and more playful than their cluttered and excessive 29" counterpart :p
  • + 2
 You could comfortably fill the better part of a week at Maydena, and Blue Derby is the same.
  • + 1
 The northwest of Tassie also has Penguin MTB Park with it's awesome jumps park and right behind the park, building of the first of the Dial Range network is about to commence. Also the construction is about start on Wild Mersey trail network around the towns of Latrobe, Railton and Sheffield, 100km of trail once completed. Down in Hobart the guys are kicking goals in the Meehan range with new trail addition planned adding to the already substantial network of trail and the new jumps park is almost complete. Tasmania is going off!
  • + 2
 Couldn't help but think of how many I would get attacked by a swarm of highly poisonous snakes riding these trails. I don't know much about austrailia/tasmania, but I do know that everything will kill you.
  • + 21
 It's always a little amusing, the fear of our wildlife from foreigners. I know we have some seriously deadly snakes/spiders, but they're incredibly hard to find in reality even if you're set about deliberately finding them. They do a damn good job of pissing off before you know they're even in the area.

But I'm actually much more fearful of going to the USA/Canada to do some biking in the Rockies etc. I mean, you guys have real predatory animals, like bears, wolves and mountain lions. Things that'll literally hunt you down, outrun you and rip you to shreds if you come across them in the wrong way (and I imagine more likely so if you get your way with Wilderness areas at some time).

I know I've probably massively got it wrong, as there seems to be bugger all discussion on this or fear from the locals, but as a tourist in a foreign country I'd be way more worried about these animals than snakes! The only real predator to fear in Australia would be crocodiles, but I doubt you'll come across them going mountain biking. Oh, that and dropbears. Fear the dropbears!
  • + 2
 @Ktron: I’d agree with you on that... mostly. I’ve bunny hopped my fair share of brown snakes this summer!
  • + 1
 @Ktron: Yeah literally every time I go walking back home I come across a browny or two and I've seen my fair shair of whites surfing, so I'm not so sure....

I did cross paths with a cougar a few weeks ago and that was quite scary, but at least you see it coming.
  • + 2
 @Ktron: Like @samjobson I mostly agree. Our wildlife is less dangerous than bears and mountain lions, more people in Australia die from allergic reactions to bee stings than every other animal combined.

Snakes however are not 'incredibly hard to find' in Tasmania, they're very common, particularly in grassy and coastal areas. I don't think I've ever been riding on Bruny Island and NOT had a snake encounter, and have seen snakes on numerous local Hobart trails many times (for instance in the last 3 months alone on Yellow Hippo, The Blair Switchback Project (below Head of the Serpent) and Birthday loop). They almost always try to slither away and hide, but can be quite active and defensive in mating season (spring/early summer, i.e. Nov-Dec in Tassie). Last time I rode Labillardiere circuit on Bruny we were joking about snakes on the drive there, and I didn't even get two pedal strokes from the car park before there was big fat tiger snake blocking the trail.
  • + 12
 @Bahh: I got stalked by a cougar once, scary. Haven't been back to that bar since.
  • + 3
 Great write up and video. I'm lucky enough to live in Tas and ride awesome trail most days. Maydena should be rad! Yew!!!
  • + 1
 Really nice video !! if you guys filmed this on the 18-20th of December in Derby, I think I came across your group in the cafe at Derby. Is there any XC/AM trails in Maydena or is it mostly gravity type trails ?
  • + 2
 Hi there, Maydena Bike Park is set up to allow riders to ride the park in an AM/enduro style if they wish. Contouring trails connect ridge lines, so that riders can break up their descent into more of an enduro/AM style of riding.
  • + 3
 Just left Derby a few days ago and it’s just as awesome as it looks! You should go!
  • + 1
 Spent 5 days in Tassie with the family last year as part of a 3 week Australia New Zealand trip. It was my favorite place! Didn't get a chance to bike there but that just gives me a reason to return!
  • + 2
 Got back from Derby 2 days ago, super fun trails, well built. The town just has to catch up with the demand!
  • + 1
 Gotta hit cyclinggo, they are busy in renovations. Going to be rad when finished. That workshop pumps!
  • + 3
 Looks like an incredible place!
  • + 1
 Great promo vid, but not sure why they chose to include a random pan shot of Cradle Mountain at the very end - that place has nothing to do with the profiled MTB trails.
  • + 2
 Want to know if Rocky Mountain bikes and Transiton bikes are known and ridden down in the great land of Auz?
  • + 2
 In Hobart, Bike Ride sell Rocky Mountain. Cyclingo sell Transition.
  • + 3
 Gorgeous shots! Primal ferns!
  • + 1
 Dicksonia antarctica . . . . . they can be hundreds and hundreds of years old, so I hope not too many were cut down to make way for the trails in Maydena
  • + 3
 Yahoo! Serious looking ferns.
  • + 9
 Can't tell if deliberate "Yahoo Serious" reference in an Australian based article or not...
  • + 1
 As a Tasmanian now living in Canada I'm now extremely homesick - flights now booked! LOOKS AMAZING AF!! Seems there is a bit of variety since the days of Radfords and S57...
  • + 2
 Looks sooo good, considered moving there from only seeing this vid.
  • + 2
 Fairly sure I'll have to move to Hobart.
  • + 2
 That rock garden look great. Rocks are disappearing around here.
  • + 2
 Awesome detailed article dude!
  • + 2
 Jasper, you nailed it again bro, great work!
  • + 1
 Vamos Pedroooo! Pinche Cabron ayyy yaaayyyyy
  • + 0
 Gonna be so good, there's also more riding scattered around the island. Also food down there is on point!
  • + 2
 Looks amazing

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Scrapping of LOT Polish Airlines SP-LPC @ WAW - Why?

Posted by deventhakkar on 11 January 2015 - 23:46:43
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Hello everyone! btw happy new year 2015

I'm sure most of you know the incident at Warsaw, Poland on November 1, 2011.

Captain Tadeusz Wrona, 57 and First Officer Jerzy Szwarc were piloting SP-LPC, a 14 year old 763 of LOT Polish Airlines from Newark to Warsaw. Suddenly, the Polish pilots were aware that the landing gear was not down. All attempts to lower the landing gear failed due to a hydraulic pipe leak in the centre hydraulic system and a popped out circuit breaker for the motor of the alternate landing gear extension system. After circling the airport for over an hour burning fuel, the captain made a successful emergency gear up landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport. No one was hurt.

The aircraft was successfully recovered and towed to a LOT hangar for further assessment and inspections of the damage. Ironically, the aircraft was not repaired and did not return to service with LOT. The aircraft was scrapped on-site at Warsaw on November 2013, two years after the belly landing.

My question is what exactly caused the aircraft to be written off? Was the aircraft technically and economically W/O? Could it have possibly been repaired? And most of all, why wasn't it repaired and returned to LOT and scrapped? In my opinion the damage looks fairly repairable.

Thank you for your answers

Post Edited By deventhakkar on 12/01/2015 - 00:37:31
Posted by anorak48 on 12 January 2015 - 05:10:55

It was damaged beyond economical repair most probably the wing spars were damaged and to replace them you woud have fit 2 new wings and repair the fuselage. The age of aircraft didnt help. Its the insurance company who makes the decision not the airline most probably cost more to repair than its worth. Cheaper to get a new one a 777 maybe. There is always damage you cant see. plus would you fly in it after that i know i wouldn't.

Posted by deventhakkar on 13 January 2015 - 14:18:48
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Out of curiosity, did the location of the damaged plane (at Warsaw, Poland) make it difficult to find a company that could repair the plane (besides LOT Polish Airlines and Boeing)? Were there adequate repair and maintenance facilities for SP-LPC at Warsaw Chopin Airport?

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A soon-to-be released report will recommend combining safety-net programs under HHS while also recommending big changes at other agencies.

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The Trump administration is preparing to release a sweeping plan for reorganizing the federal government that includes a major consolidation of welfare programs — and a renaming of the Health and Human Services Department.

The report, set to be released in the coming weeks by the White House Office of Management and Budget, seeks to move safety-net programs, including food stamps, into HHS, two sources with knowledge of the plan told POLITICO. The plan would also propose changing the name of the sprawling department, while separately seeking cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department.

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The $70 billion food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is run by the Agriculture Department and makes up the vast majority of the department’s budget. The program helps more than 40 million low-income Americans buy groceries each month.

“You have low-income assistance in a bunch of different shops without one point of oversight and without a whole lot of communication,” said one of the people with knowledge of the plan. “Why not have one federal agency responsible for execution?”

The report, which is expected to recommend big changes at many federal agencies, is almost complete and is expected to be introduced this month, according to one administration official. Sources in and outside the government have been told the rollout will happen in late June. The plan is still being finalized and some of the details could change, but one of the people familiar with the report said the proposal to reorganize HHS has widespread buy-in at OMB.

OMB spokesman Jacob Wood declined to comment on the plan.

The biggest changes outlined by the White House are unlikely to be implemented because moving multibillion-dollar programs and renaming federal departments generally requires congressional action. But the plan, like the president’s annual budget, demonstrates the administration’s thinking on a range of domestic policy issues. It also offers a strong political selling point for the Trump White House as it tries to burnish an image of an administration dedicated to conservative principles and smaller government.

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Marco Rubio relentlessly mocked Donald Trump on Friday, escalating the attacks he unleashed during Thursday night’s debate and even suggesting the Republican frontrunner may have wet his pants on the stage.

The Florida senator, clearly buoyed by knocking Trump off balance, repeatedly called the billionaire businessman a “con artist” on Friday, first on the morning shows and then at a Dallas rally, where he had the crowd chuckling over his latest barbs.

“He called me Mr. Meltdown. Let me tell you something, last night in the debate during one of the breaks, two of the breaks, he went backstage and he was having a meltdown,” Rubio claimed. ”First he had one of those makeup things applying around his mustache because he had one of those sweat mustaches. Then, then he asked for a full length mirror, I don’t know why because the podium goes up to here (gestures to chest). I don’t know why maybe to make sure his pants weren’t wet.”

And he continued with the attempts to emasculate the real estate mogul whose campaign is largely based on a showing of strength.

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Trump himself went on a Twitter tirade on Friday morning, often mangling the spelling of words such as “honer,” “chocker,” and “leightweight" before deleting and correcting the tweets.

Rubio read some of the tweets from Trump’s tweetstorm Friday morning, pointing out that Trump had misspelled the word "choker." But Rubio flubbed the joke, accidentally giving Trump credit for correctly spelling the word.

Reading from his phone, Rubio said, “'Lightweight Marco Rubio was working hard last night,' — this is true — 'the problem is he is a choker, and once a choker, always a chocker.'" Rubio added, "He spelled choker, C-H-O-K-E-R."

“How does this guy — not one tweet, three tweets — misspell words so badly? And I only reach two conclusions — number one, that’s how they spell those words at the Wharton School of Business where he went, or number two, just like Trump Tower, he must have hired a foreign worker to do his own tweets.”

After Trump mocked Rubio during a subsequent campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas, the Florida senator kept up his "con man" line, speaking to reporters later in Oklahoma City.

"There is no way we're going to allow the party of Reagan or the conservative movement to be taken over by a con man," Rubio declared, rejecting the notion that Trump would be the nominee.

"He's not going to be the nominee," the senator said, when asked if he would back Trump if he won the nomination. "The Republican Party would be split apart if he became the nominee, because we cannot allow the party of Reagan to be taken over by a con man."

The unrestrained hurling of insults between Rubio and Trump marked another new era in this highly unpredictable campaign season. Rubio had been content so far to sit back and laugh at Trump’s antics from afar. But after Trump delivered three consecutive and decisive wins in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, fears have spiked that the businessman could be running away with the Republican nomination. Rubio upped the heat this week. On Thursday night, he cranked it way up.

Rubio on Thursday night dumped a virtual opposition research folder on Trump’s head as he sought to slow the mogul’s momentum going into Super Tuesday.

The Florida senator ripped into Trump for starting a “fake university” he said duped people into borrowing tens of thousands of dollars, for manufacturing his clothing line overseas, for building his empire on the back of his inheritance, for being anti-Israel, and for hiring undocumented immigrants.

While Ted Cruz often faded on the stage, Rubio showed the ease and verbal dexterity that eluded him during the pre-New Hampshire debate that resulted in a bunch of Marco-bots chasing him around on the trail.

He kept it up on Friday morning. “A con artist is about to take over the conservative movement and the Republican Party, and we have to put a stop to it,” Rubio told CBS' "This Morning." “He is wholly unprepared to be president of the United States.”

On the "Today" show on NBC, he repeated the attack. “I mean, this is unreal. Again, this guy is a con artist," Rubio said. "He’s always making things up. No one holds him accountable for it. You have a guy who is being sued right now for fraud for Trump University. I’ve had stories written about my driving record. We had red light camera tickets. I have some guy go back and write a story about how when I was 18 I got arrested or cited, I should say, for drinking beer in a park after hours. He’s being sued for fraud, for defrauding people. Here’s a guy who had to pay a judgment for hiring Polish workers illegally to build Trump Towers.”

But the big question is whether it’s too little, too late. Jeb Bush managed to briefly resurrect his campaign with a “chaos candidate” attack line against Trump, but he ultimately faded and dropped out of the race.

And both Rubio and Cruz are trailing Trump by double digits in many of the dozen states set to vote next Tuesday.

On ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Rubio pushed back against the idea that his anti-Trump push won’t help much at this point.

“I don’t believe that. I think it’s important for people to understand they have a choice to make. Look, if this pattern continues, the conservative movement in the Republican Party will be taken over by a con artist portraying himself as the fighter of the ordinary person fighting for the working man — but he’s spent years sticking it to the working people,” he said.

When asked why he didn't start attacking Trump earlier, the senator responded: "I would prefer not to get into this situation where we’re attacking one another, but the cover he’s getting from the media these days is extraordinary." The media wants Trump to win the nomination, Rubio said, so that Hillary Clinton can win the general election.

“They’re holding back and as soon as he’s the nominee they’ll open up the floodgates and hit him with a bunch of stories. It’s important for Republicans and conservatives to be aware of what is happening," he said.

Rubio adviser Todd Harris told reporters on Thursday night that more attacks would arrive in the coming days and weeks, and he also defended the timing of Rubio’s newly strong anti-Trump posture.

“Well, look, when you have 16, 17, candidates in a race you’re playing like seven-dimensional chess and if you take on one candidate aggressively, you don’t necessarily accrue the benefit of that. We felt like this was the exact right time,” he said.

The super PAC supporting Rubio got the ball rolling on Friday, releasing two new ads. One ad from Conservative Solutions PAC titled “Knows Nothing” hits Trump on comments he’s made about foreign policy.

“Marco Rubio is a recognized foreign policy expert and Donald Trump praises Putin. Doesn’t know what our nuclear weapons triad is. Says he’ll be neutral between Israel and its enemies,” the ad says. “Trump claims he knows about China because there is a Chinese bank in one of his buildings. In today’s world we can’t have a president who knows nothing about foreign policy.”

The other ad called “Fools” uses a Trump quote from his victory speech following a win Nevada — “I love the poorly educated" — in an attempt to show the businessman as a shameless profiteer.

On Friday morning Rubio also projected confidence that he would beat Trump in Florida despite a Quinnipiac University poll that shows Trump with a 44-28 lead.

“We will win Florida. I know our state very well. It is not going to vote for someone like Donald Trump,” he said to the CBS hosts.

Rubio adviser Joe Pounder, who has a reputation as an opposition research guru, mocked Trump's tweets on Friday morning.

On, Friday afternoon, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie threw a curveball into the race by backing Trump. During a press conference announcing the surprise endorsement, both Trump and Christie attacked Rubio repeatedly — including about makeup.

"He was putting it on with a trowel," Trump said about Rubio applying makeup backstage.

And it was Rubio, not him, who had the "meltdown" at the GOP debate in New Hampshire, Trump said. "That was one of the epic meltdowns. He didn’t know where he was, I thought he was going to die."

"He's desperate," Trump continued, referring now to Rubio's reading of his tweets. "I watched a part of his little act and he's a desperate guy. ... He is not presidential, that I can tell you. ... He is a nervous nelly. ... I've never seen a human being sweat like this man sweats."

Christie chimed in with his own attacks, calling Rubio part of the "D.C. establishment" and painting him as a hypocrite: "I find it fascinating that someone who barely shows up for work ... is going to talk about somebody else being unprepared."

Nick Gass contributed reporting for this story.


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Featherstone's Reni Maitua scored a second-half try in Sunday's game. Picture: Bob Nunn.
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A four-try display by centre Thomas Minns was in vain for Featherstone Rovers as their Championship top-four hopes ended with Sunday’s 38-28 defeat against Sheffield Eagles at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.

Rovers are four points adrift of fourth placed Halifax ahead of their final match of the regular season at home to Whitehaven next Saturday.

Minns put Rovers ahead with an eighth minute try after Paul Cooke was halted just short.

Paul Sykes converted and then went over himself eight minutes later to give Featherstone an ideal start.

The Eagles hit back with three tries in nine minutes before half-time to snatch an 18-10 lead.

Michael Knowles started the fightback by scoring from a Kyle Briggs grubber kick.

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Menzie Yere’s 42nd minute try put the Eagles further in front but Rovers cut the gap when Will Sharp’s 75 yard run paved the way for Reni Maitua’s touchdown that Sykes goaled.

Sykes’ high kick then set up Minns’ second score to put Featherstone only two points behind.

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Ex-Rover Sam Smeaton got the clinching try three minutes later to put the game beyond his old team’s reach.

Sheffield Eagles: Langley; Turner, Yere, Smeaton, Worrincy; Briggs, Brambani; Thorpe, Carlile, Stringer, Knowles, Straugheir, Taulapapa. Subs: Battye, Davey, Davies, Tonks.

Featherstone Rovers: Sharp; Blackmore, Hardman, Minns, Hitchcox; Cooke, Sykes; Baldwinson, Ellis, Wood, Cording, Maitua, Bussey. Subs: Spears, James, Ormondroyd, Teasdale.


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“The Doors” was released on January 4th, 1967 and remains a timeless and fresh Rock album

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The covers they’ve put in the album were no ordinary or common ones, they “dared” to cover a 1920’s German cabaret/opera song by by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill , “Alabama Song”, and their rendition was so astonishing that to this day a lot of people still think of it as a Doors original. The other cover was “Back Door Man” originally by the Blues artist Willie Dixon, being a band that were heavily influenced by the blues but at the same time with multiple musical influences on each member, the song also went through an enormous transformation under their rendition of it and became one of their live staples. “The Doors” it’s a flawless album, it opens with one of the best Rock songs of all time “Break On Through (to the other side), a proto-punk song, fast drums, crunchy guitar and yelled vocals. This was the choice for their first single, however, it ended up being only a local hit in the Los Angeles area. “Soul Kitchen” it’s a highly crafted song for a young band, it has indeed lots of soul put into it, lyrically and musically, “The Crystal Ship”, a semi-psychedelic ballad about alienation and lost love also became one of The Doors favorite songs among the fans, “Twentieth Century Fox” it’s a little bit more closer to the Californian Rock sound of the era, but that doesn’t makes it a weak song, then “Alabama Song”, the unexpected cover of the 1920’s German cabaret/opera song. “Light My Fire” closes the Side 1 of the record and it’s one of its finest moments, perhaps the first real Rock fusion song, including such diverse styles as Jazz, Rock, Bossa Nova and even Classical Bach style music. This song it’s the reflection of The Doors coming together as musicians from different backgrounds and different influences, something that wouldn’t necessary work with some bands, but with The Doors, it helped creating their unique sound that no other band came close to sound like since then. “Light My Fire” it’s for most of the people The Doors signature song, it was their first No.1 and projected their music into the mainstream. The song was originally composed by Robby Krieger and the lyrics wrote both by Krieger and Morrison, but during the development of the song all members contributed in particular to the final result, Manzarek created the Bach inspired organ intro, Densmore the groovy, lose Jazz and latin beats, Krieger the Psychedelic Bluesy and Jazzy guitar and Morrison the wild Rock vocals. The song runs for almost 7 minutes and was not initially thought to be released as a single, but after several radio stations started to receive requests to play it, which due to radio time had often to be cut, Elektra decided to cut it down to 3 minutes in order to be fit in a single that could be air-played. Though it breaks the identity of the song in half, it worked as a commercial success giving them their first No.1. The Side 2 of the album opens with the Willie Dixon cover of “Back Door Man”, which again The Doors transformed into something more than just blues, and when played live had a harder Rock kick to it. “I Looked At You”, just like “Twentieth Century Fox” it’s a Rock song that is closer to the Californian Rock sound of the era, in a way Psychedelic Rock blends into Surf Guitar Rock. “End Of The Night”, one of the eeriest songs in the album it’s classic Doors. It’s deep, dark, moody and mysterious, this is one of the songs that defines the band’s sound. “Take It As It Comes”, often forgotten, it’s personally for me one of the best Doors songs. Lyrically flawless, basic chord structure, however, catchy and unique, it’s one of the songs that The Doors left out of their live sets and there isn’t any live version known of it, but undoubtedly, the few lucky ones that were able to catch the band during their Sunset Strip days got a real treat by witnessing them performing this song; The Doors practiced and rehearsed all their songs mostly live during their period as a club band, that is one of the reasons why this debut album has the live kick so present. Finally, closing the album, The Doors most controversial song, “The End”, a song so different and daring from everything else that was done at the time, at least on the U.S West Coast. Initially thought to be a simple love song, it developed into a long 11 minute carnival of sound and poetry. The theme of the song was, like in a lot of their songs, death, sin and goodbye. Inspired by the Greek tragedies, halfway during the song Morrison describes a night where a boy kills his brother and sister, goes to his parents bedroom, kills his father and then rapes his mother. It was too much to be put on record back in the day, only a label like Elektra who fell in love with The Doors since the first moment Jac Holtzman caught them playing live at the Whiskey , could allow that. It’s unthinkable that labels like RCA or CBS could allow a band to put on their debut album something like this. When The Doors performed this song live at the Whiskey for the first time, Morrison improvised the lyrics with the now famous poem that describes the killer’s steps, and that enraged the famous club owner, but it attracted followers and fans to the band, eventually leading Jac Holtzman to sign them, despite their eerie sound and attitude, Holtzman was a music visionary who wasn’t afraid to bet on a band like The Doors. But despite all that, parts of Jim Morrison’s vocals were cut down or lowered down from the final mix as it was too offensive to be heard, such as his “fuck fuck” ramble, only decades later the original mix with Morrison’s clear vocals was officially released; but when played live, Morrison was not shy to yell the words loud and clear as he did in 1968 on famous Hollywood Bowl concert. The Doors were always an unusual band, for them, this was good, they broke down musical barriers just like The Velvet Underground with their debut album, the main difference between both bands are perhaps the different background and philosophy, and the Velvet’s didn’t had a “Light My Fire” to project their music into the mainstream like The Doors had. They can be fairly considered the first non-commercial or underground band to achieve mainstream success. This first album it’s the perfect introduction for their music, it’s some of their very best as musicians and songwriters.

Side 1
1 “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”
2 “Soul Kitchen”
3 “The Crystal Ship”
4 “Twentieth Century Fox”
5 “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)” (writers: Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill)
6 “Light My Fire”

Side 2
7 “Back Door Man” (writer: Willie Dixon)
8 “I Looked at You”
9 “End of the Night”
10 “Take It as It Comes”
11 “The End”

All tracks written by the Doors (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore), except where noted

Jim Morrison: lead vocals
Ray Manzarek: Vox Continental organ, piano on “The Crystal Ship”, “Back Door Man” and “End of The Night”, keyboard bass, marxophone on “Alabama Song”, backing vocals on “Alabama Song”
Robby Krieger: lead guitar, bass guitar on “Soul Kitchen” and “Back Door Man”, backing vocals on “Alabama Song”
John Densmore: drums, percussion, backing vocals on “Alabama Song”
Larry Knechtel (uncredited): bass guitar on “Twentieth Century Fox”, “Light My Fire”, “I Looked At You”, and “Take It as It Comes”

Produced by: Paul A. Rothchild
Recorded during: August 19–24, 1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Released: January 4th, 1967
Label: Elektra

“Break On Through (To the Other Side)” Released: January 1967
“Light My Fire” Released: April 1967

Strongest tracks:
“Break On Through (To the Other Side)”, “Soul Kitchen”, “The Crystal Ship”, “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)”, “Light My Fire”, “Back Door Man”, “End of the Night”, “Take It as It Comes”, “The End”

Watch The Doors 1966 promo clip for “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”

Listen to “The Doors (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” on Spotify

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At PHCF we believe we are called to minister to the world around us.  Sometimes it is to the masses in a rally or street event and sometimes it is to the individual.  We want to give a cup of cold water in his name and that cup of cold water may be just that to the thirsty and it may represent a sandwhich to the starving, a hug to the unloved, or a painted fence to the physically unable.  We believe this falls on ALL of us as Christians.  This is not a leadership thing or a pastors thing but it is for you, me and everyone that bears the name of Jesus. If you see a need or want to be involved in what we're doing then call the church office or speak to any on the leadsership team and we will get you plugged in or plug in with you.

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by Alix Tonsgard

Increasing the quality of early childhood programs has come with much effort to create environments that are safe, welcoming, and respectful of children and families of all abilities and backgrounds. Providing children with an informed international perspective isn’t simply an important educational opportunity, but a way to provide greater understanding and empathy for others.

Young children are driven by an innate need to understand how the world operates. Noticing and being interested in differences is one manifestation of this drive to learn. These differences can pertain to objects and surroundings but also to people. In fact, earlier on than most people realize, children become aware of and intrigued by the difference in the way people look and behave.

Research conducted by Phyllis A. Katz, while working as a professor at the University of Colorado, found babies as young as six-months of age would stare at photographs of adults who were of a different color than their parents for significantly longer periods of time. There was clear evidence that children notice all types of differences, in race, ability, and more. When a young child makes comments or asks questions about such things, it is their way of attempting to make sense of their observation and thereby make sense of their world.

As a result, cultural diversity is a particularly important concept to grasp during childhood. Understanding that people are not all the same will enable your children to embrace and value the things that make each person or group of people different. Learning about other cultures helps children understand and feel engaged in the world. They become interested in how other people live, their cultural norms and values, different religions, and languages. I think it helps them see the beauty of different cultures and appreciate the differences and similarities in how others live.

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SpiceJet to launch flight services from Sikkim on October 04

SpiceJet is set to launch its first flight in the mountainous region of Sikkim on October 04 between Pakyong and Kolkata.

The budget carrier will operate daily direct flights on the Pakyong-Kolkata sector from October 4 and the Pakyong-Guwahati sector from October 16, said the airline.

According to reports, the airline will be deploying its Bombardier Q-400 aircraft on the route.

SG 3324, operating on the Kolkata-Pakyong route, will depart from Kolkata for Pakyong at 9:30 am, whereas SG 3325 operating on the route of Pakyong-Guwahati route will depart at 11.15 am, a statement by the airline said. SpiceJet was awarded the routes under UDAN II.

The greenfield Pakyong airport which is close to Gangtok, had received the aerodrome license from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in May for commercial operations.

It will be the 100th functional airport in the country. Sikkim is the only state without a functional airport at present.

SpiceJet had successfully operated a test flight to Pakyong, making it the first civil fixed aircraft to land at the airport, n March 10.

The announcement about the launch of the service was made in the presence of Sikkim Chief Miniser Pawan Kumar Chamling, said a SpiceJet statement.

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GARDINER — From the moment the players on the Cape Elizabeth football team got off the bus, Coach Aaron Filieo had a message for them.

“When we first walked on the field and the air started getting cold,” said Filieo, “I said ‘Guys, we’re in Gardiner. It’s going to be one of those old-school (games). You guys are going to get muddy real quick, they’re going to try to run the ball. It’s not going to be a 50-0, runaway game. It’s going to be a slobknocker.'”

It was, and the Capers were ready. Cape Elizabeth threatened throughout the night, capitalized on a few drives, and its defense did the rest, suffocating Gardiner’s rushing attack en route to a 17-8 victory.

“I thought both teams played hard, and you like that in October,” said Filieo, whose team improved to 3-3.

“I think this is just a big win for us, momentum-wise,” said receiver Ethan Convey, who caught six passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. “We’re all happy about it. We grinded it out.”

Gardiner (3-3) was trying to find an answer on offense with quarterback Noah Reed, the backup to start the season, unavailable because of a concussion suffered last week against Fryeburg.

The Tigers tried both speedy running back Blaise Tripp at quarterback in some option plays and freshman Ryan Banister under center, but couldn’t find a consistent answer against a swarming Cape defense.

“I thought we played really well, considering,” Gardiner Coach Joe White said. “Tough to get the ground game going at times, but with the guys that we had in there, I thought that we did OK.”

When the Tigers did find cracks in the Capers defense, penalty flags were rarely far behind. Gardiner was penalized for holds or blocks in the back five times, negating long run after long run.

“Every time,” White said. “That really cuts your lifeline as a running team. … It’s just a killer. ”

Cape Elizabeth threatened throughout the first half, getting inside the Gardiner 30-yard line on two of its first three drives, but it took a Tigers mistake for the Capers to turn their progress into points.

After Cape reached the Gardiner 9 but turned it over on downs, Tripp fumbled on each of the first two plays of the ensuing drive, with the Capers recovering the second at the 3. It took Garrett Mello (19 carries, 84 yards) one play to surge in for the touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 10:18 left in the half.

Cape Elizabeth upped its lead to 14-0 when Convey took a third-and-16 screen pass from quarterback Andrew Hartel (9 of 18, 185 yards) and wove his way through the Gardiner defense for a 45-yard touchdown with 6:21 left in the third quarter.

A 29-yard field goal by Alex Morin upped the advantage to 17-0 with 4:20 to play.

Nate Malinowski (17 carries, 49 yards) scored on a 3-yard run for Gardiner with 1:38 remaining and Garrett Maheux added the 2-point conversion to round out the scoring.


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Long-time Disgaea fans may remember Raspberyl as the #1 Delinquent at the Evil Academy in Disgaea 3, where her good deeds and charity work made her the worst-behaved student at her school. She's made her return in Disgaea D2 due to the dimensional instability in the Netherworld.

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Fire 1
D-Rule: Recycle 8
Mega Fire 10
Giga Fire 20
Omega Fire 40
D-Rule: Volunteer 42
Tera Fire 80
D-Rule: EcoFriend 100
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Acquiring Raspberyl opens a new stage in the Post-Game called Donation Outlaw, which is available through a new destination at the Dimension Guide called “Usurpers of the Throne.”

You run into Raspberyl when she's soliciting donations for charity in the Netherworld, and since it's her, “charity” probably doesn't mean “her own pockets.” Naturally, this somehow ends up starting a fight.

Despite how she looks, Raspberyl is actually a monster, and as such she gets a lot out of her equipment via Monster Mastery. As a result, if you're coming in here fresh from the main campaign, she's strong enough to wreck a few of your characters per turn with D-Rule: EcoFriend. Raspberyl's on her own, though, so if you have a few levels on her or you manage to surround her, she's easy enough to beat.

  Base Stats Aptitudes
HP 20 90
SP 16 120
ATK 12 90
DEF 10 100
INT 20 130
RES 18 120
HIT 12 100
SPD 12 100
Move 4 -
Jump 20 -
Range 1 -
Crit 10% -
Counter 1 -
Fire 50% -
Wind 25% -
Water 0% -

Winning against Raspberyl recruits her for your team. If you go back to the start of the game by visiting the Time Traveler, she will remain on your roster.

You also receive a unique legendary Book, the Demon Acad. Handbook, which has a Move bonus and a larger Range than most Books do. As with many of the unlockable weapons, it'll serve you well throughout most of the Post-Game, but is eventually outclassed by Rank 40 gear.

Evil Acad. Handbook
Type Book
HP -
SP 750
ATK 900
DEF 300
INT 1500
RES 450
Move 1
Jump 3
Range 3
Crit 5%
Counter -
Description There are rules in here that no one follows.

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Apply for Equipment Purchase and/or Renovations Assistance

The Capital Acquisition Support provides financial help to Prince Edward Island businesses in getting the infrastructure needed from start-up to international exporting. Through this program, business and government work together at those times when the business is most exposed to financial risk. Government will provide financial help during the start-up period and during growth of product lines or production of new products.

Am I eligible?

  • You are eligible if you are a manufacturer or processor and provider of exportable services.
  • You must be sole proprietorships, partnerships, cooperatives or limited liability companies with well developed business and marketing plans.
  • Services to primary industries will be eligible for help for expansions only, provided the activity clearly contributes to import replacement.
  • If you are engaged in retailing and services (to businesses or consumers), you are ineligible for assistance.

What activities will this support?

  • Capital acquisition: Machinery, renovations, leasehold improvements.

What is the level of assistance available?

  • up to 25 per cent of the cost of equipment and renovations, or lease improvements directly related to the establishment of a new business
  • up to 25 per cent of the cost of facility expansions or modernizations and equipment directly related to the expansion of an existing business

Eligible projects for capital contributions must not exceed $40,000 in eligible capital costs.

What process will be followed to assess the applications?

Other conditions when evaluating an applicant's request for assistance will include:

  • potential for long-term viability
  • export sales
  • qualifications and track records of managers
  • import substitution
  • cost benefit to the province
  • environmental impact
  • availability of support funds
  • employment creation
  • level of assistance from other government assistance offered or available

Performance Monitoring

The Capital Acquisition Support will monitor your project for a two year period. You must also be ready to offer financial statements and information, as needed, on the ongoing activities of your business.

If your project is approved, a letter of offer will be sent to you. This will create a contract between yourself and Innovation PEI.

Should your project fail to comply with the terms of the contract it will be discontinued. The Corporation may at its sole discretion:

  • declare your business to be in non-performance (default) of the contract
  • request that you repay in full the amount received
  • take necessary legal action to collect the amount in full with interest

Application must be submitted before any financial or legal commitment is made on the project.

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You should be prepared to provide the following:

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  • Feasibility or Market Study
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  • Resume
  • If the application concerns a study, please provide the consultant’s proposal(s) and the study’s terms of reference. (Costs should be supported by written quotations.)

What other information do I need to know before I fill in the application?

  • Outline the history and description of your business.
  • Existing businesses are required to provide detailed Financial Statements for the previous two years.
  • New businesses and businesses planning expansions are required to submit complete business plans.
  • List all shareholders and key management personnel.
  • Describe the proposed project or activity in relation to the products and/or services delivered by your company.
  • Describe the economic benefits to your organization and to Prince Edward Island.
  • Provide detailed information on the estimated costs of the proposed project or activity. (Cost estimates should be supported by written quotations.)
  • Outline all financial sources and provide appropriate contact information. (For example, lending institutions, banks, government loans and/or grants).
  • Describe the size and capacity of your existing facility in relation to the proposed activity.
  • Explain your current market position and identify your projected market outlining any increases in market share.
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