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Zhuhai 2014: Defense Technology Banquet
A large-scale model of the Shenyang J-31 (called FC-31 at the show) drew crowds. Differences from the flying prototype included sweptback vertical stabilizers and chevron-edged exhaust nozzles. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
An "advanced fighter cockpit" mock-up next to the J-31 included a helmet-mounted display system. The bumps on the helmet, which would house light-emitting diodes, suggest that Shenyang favors an optical head-movement tracking system. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
China's homegrown Guizhou WS-13, codenamed Taihang, made a return appearance. Intended to replace Russian engines on Chinese-built versions of the Sukhoi family and on the Chengdu J-10, the 26,500-31,000-lb.-thrust engine has a composite bypass duct, a feature otherwise unique to some General Electric F404 variants. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
Norinco's GB-6 500-kg.-class guided, gliding dispenser can be armed with either runway-breaker warheads or fuel-air explosive munitions. It uses GPS/INS guidance. It was displayed on an operational Xian JH-7 attack fighter and alongside a Pakistan air force Chengdu FC-17. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
The CS/BBC5 is related to the G-6, It is a 500-kg unitary glide bomb and was displayed next to an H-6M bomber: The external design is similar to the GB-6, except there are six rather than four tail surfaces. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
New from Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (Nriet), China's leading producer of ground-based radars, is the YLC-8B UHF-band active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for air defense. It has an instantaneous field of view of ±45 deg. in azimuth and 0-75 deg. in elevation, and has a range of 250 km. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
A potential competitor for the YLC-8B is the JY-26 from East China Research Institute of Electronic Engineering (Ecriee), part of the China Electronics Technology Corp. (CTEC). It is also a UHF AESA, with an unusual dimpled array that most likely comprises individual radomes covering the transmit/receive module antennas. UHF can improve performance against conventionally stealthy targets. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
Introduced into People's Liberation Army service in 2007, but previously classified, this is an element of the Nriet YLC-20 passive radar system. The basic system includes three omnidirectional antennas to provide time-difference-of-arrival location of airborne or other emitters, but this is a dual-band, narrow-field-of-view receiver. According to Nriet, it can detect signals from over the horizon and scattered radar signals from a target, allowing a monostatic radar to function as a bistatic system. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
The appearance of the Norinco LD-2000 seven-barrel 30-mm Gatling gun in the People's Liberation Army exhibit area confirmed that it is operational. The PLA uses it in combination with the HQ-6 missile system and a command-and-communications vehicle. Like the U.S. Raytheon Centurion, it is based on a shipboard close-in weapon system. Brochures have shown it deployed to defend high-value ground assets from air attack, by engaging precision-guided munitions. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
Norinco also showed the Sky Dragon 12 short-range air defense system for the first time. The command-to-line-of-sight weapon resembles Russia's KBM Pantsyr, firing two-stage booster-and-dart missiles and mounted on a single vehicle with search and guidance radars. There is also an electro-optical backup guidance system. The system carries 12 ready missiles and has a range up to 12 km and maximum altitude of 5 km. One difference from Pantsyr is that it is missile-only and designed to be integrated with separate gun systems. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
New from China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp. (Casic) is the B611MR semi-ballistic, surface-launched, anti-radar missile. With a very similar body to the M20 tactical ballistic missile, the B611MR uses GPS-inertial guidance combined with a wideband passive radar homing head (inset) and is capable of flying on a flattened trajectory and performing pre-programmed maneuvers to reduce the chance of interception. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
A truck-mobile small-satellite launcher has been tested twice by Casic. The new FT-1 has been designed alongside a small satellite platform as a "space emergency response system." It has three solid-fuel stages and a restartable liquid-fuel upper stage, which allows one rocket to launch several smallsats if the user requires it. It can loft 300 kg into an equatorial orbit and 250 kg into a Sun-synchronous orbit. The complete vehicle measures about 20 meters long and is carried on an extended-length semi-trailer with full-length upper doors. Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
The biennial Zhuhai air show is a banquet for observers of Chinese defense technology. Although nuclear-capable missiles and the latest developmental and operational air force systems are absent, China's policy of ensuring that there are multiple suppliers in all key areas results in many new programs at Zhuhai. This year, counterstealth technology and advanced missiles were in the forefront.


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Media Alert: Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Political Fear-Mongering
Steve Clemons - January 12, 2010
Tonight, about 8:15 pm EST, I will be chatting with Keith Olbermann about Afghanistan, terrorism, and Republican leadership attempts to undermine trust in Obama's management of America's security.
McConnell's operation in the Senate has been distributing talking points in the wake of his return from an Afghanistan visit that say that soldiers are "dangerously preoccupied" with the rights of detainees and confused by Obama's leadership.
Only problem for Mitch McConnell is that polling shows that the public strongly supports Obama's management of the "underwear bomber" terrorist attempt and the steps he has taken since.
A new CBS poll shows that 57% of Americans approve of the way Obama has responded to the nearly disastrous Christmas day bombing.
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31 comments on "Media Alert: Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Political Fear-Mongering"
Outraged American says: January 16, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Jiggley Bits are edible. Olbermann and Maddow seem to breakfast
on them regularly in between shilling for the limited hang-out New
World Order. And I'm only half kidding. Time to go jiggle my bits.
PissedOffAmerican says: January 13, 2010 at 9:19 pm
"Although the screeners would probably get off on my and every other womans' jiggley bits"
"Jiggley bits"???? Sounds like a good name for a breakfast ceral.
You take your chances every single day of your life. One obvious
stooge sets fire to his undies and the world turns into 1984.
Shameful, absurd, and if I had been a philosophy major, like I'm
pretty sure Questions and Norheim were, I'd be questioning WHY
THE F ARE WE SUCH COWARDLY PANSIES, since it's obvious that no
rational world exists.
I'll take the risk of underwear bombers over full body screens.
Although the screeners would probably get off on my and every
other womans' jiggley bits.
questions says: January 13, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Thanks for the thanks, David!
Carroll, again, how much bang for the buck….
And as for rockets bursting in air, my guess is that it has to be a two stage attack — the rocket and then the suicide. It's probably not super easy to escape from such an area. What are the chances you can get people to do things like this? It's not a battlefield with comrades where battlefield psychology takes over. This well-shouldered loner is not being fired on, he's attacking while the geese fly by, and the boats meander about and the waves rock gently….
I don't know a thing about things that go boom, so maybe a weapons expert out there could comment on how likely it would be to get a shoulder-mounted thing that goes boom to the edge of a runway, aim it, fire it, and not get caught.
At some point, the gov't wanted to open up a "market" in which people could bet on various ways to go boom. It was tossed out as immoral and as possibly giving ideas to th'enemy. Maybe we could start one here?! And Carroll, you could go first since you spend so much time wanting to blow things up or burn them down anyway.
Carroll says: January 13, 2010 at 7:21 pm
I have also wondered Maw about those shoulder fired missiles being used at airports.
Or perhaps even on ships. Although I don't know their power or range there are lots of ports where boats run right along beside ships coming in.
We are also boaters, and go in and out ports like the one at Morehead City that the Camp Lejune Marines use….on any given day in the summer there can be close to a hundred boats going in and out the inlet and riding along side or in the wake of the cargo vessels going to harbor. Oddly enough this week Morehead City was under a non mandatory evecuation becuase a forklift moving cargo punctured a container full of an explosive material that supposedly emits some kind of gas.
Most people didn't leave but they were told to stay away from the port, which is only three blocks from the main part of the town.
There are just too many easier targets for terriers to fool around with plane and airport security.
David says: January 13, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Once again, thanks, questions.
Maw of America says: January 13, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Like Carroll, I've been curious about the odd modus operandi of the terriers. I'm a sailor and in entertainment, so my story sense paired with my recreation tells me that a insidious terrier could appropriate a sailboat in Mexico or Canada and be off the coast of LA relatively undetected. Right in the middle of the Santa Monica Bay, fully-loaded passenger jets take off, presenting a big fat target for a shoulder-fired missile from a marine platform. Heck, you could probably take one out with a 50-caliber gun. At the very least, the mayhem would cripple our naval and air transportation system while fear was stoked by the right and the ill-named Homeland Security Department scrambled to remedy the holes. Holes that can never be filled if we are to remain a practical democracy.
Coming soon to a theater near you!
questions says: January 13, 2010 at 11:52 am
Carroll,
Poisoning water supplies is far more complex than you seem to realize. Anything that disperses weakens with dispersal. Gas and water disperse. Their effects are severely limited. When that group in Japan (?Aum Shinrikyo??) used poison gas, they limited it to a particular subway station to help avoid the dispersal problem. The casualties are low with dispersal substances.
Malls don't have large numbers of people in them in one place where a bomb can do significant damage. In crowds, the bodies of those close to the bombers end up protecting those further from the bombers.
In malls, there are quite possibly a number of distractions that might interfere with a bombing, psychologically speaking.
Cafes and restaurants in huge countries also have limited appeal — not very concentrated populations, a chance of being stopped easily, a decent chance of the bomber's being distracted, and the sheer distance between cities means that what happens in one city doesn't really affect others unless that one city's damage is vast.
Blowing up a plane over a city causes air and ground damage. Crashing planes into buildings turns out to kill a lot of people and cause city-wide destruction.
Damage to air travel reverberates through the airline industry into all shipping, all travel, all tourism, hotels, and the like. Hitting a mall hits, well, a mall.
There may also be less creativity among planners. It's actually possible that all those "number 3 in al-Qaeda" people we keep assassinating might have been important. Intel work might, umm, work!
And remember, a-Q is a brand name now, not a tightly knit organization with central planners. Ineptitude is not shocking. Copy-catting is not shocking. Failure is not shocking.
There are not huge numbers of people around who really are capable of suicide attacks. There are, as I've pointed out, huge huge numbers of people who have been wounded directly or indirectly by US actions and policies, harmed psychically by the same, who have come to hate aspects of the US. Only an infinitesimal number in comparison actually go through the blow up thing. So how many people are there who would REALLY happily strap on a bomb and walk into a cafe and see actual people's actual faces and actual cups of coffee and not prefer to sit and have a cup and bitch about US policies instead? Some, clearly. But not lots.
If it were really planned by your favorite enemy, maybe there'd be more professionalism? Oh, but then we'd know that it was professional, so they fake us out by being amateurs. But then we know that they know…. Yikes.
Carroll says: January 13, 2010 at 11:09 am
There is something totally off about the terrier threat here in the US.
If it is such a threat where are all the terriers?
Why do they show up only on planes?
Why aren't they just taking their bombs into terminals and blowing themselves up there?
Or into malls,where they could kill just as many people.
Or colleges? Or cafes and restaurants and so on?
If I were a terrorist and wanted to sow real panic I would be doing it out in the heartland where there are thousands of unprotected targets….poisoning water supplies, going into concerts and pulling my plug there.
The targets the terriers keep choosing don't make sense.
JohnH says: January 13, 2010 at 11:06 am
Kotz–as a matter of fact I do carefully consider
what my doctors prescribe. My dentist, for example,
seems to be in the business of creating demand for
her products and services. As a result, I carefully
weigh what she says. Just like my auto mechanic.
You should be equally suspicious of "security
professionals" bearing alarming stories. You need to
develop a little awareness of how the real world
Dan Kervick says: January 13, 2010 at 7:19 am
"Are you claiming the threat suicide bombers pose to the U.S. is mythical?"
I'm claiming that I work and associate with a large variety of Americans everyday, and that very few of them seem to give the threat of suicide bombers or other terrorists more than a passing thought. And I'm suggesting that you would understand that better if you visited us, instead of taking in a distorted picture through the wingnutosphere.
bob h says: January 13, 2010 at 6:43 am
I can't really believe McConnell is doing this, but it is somewhat reminiscent of Trent Lott's failure to support Clinton's escalation to save the Bosnians.
TonyForesta says: January 13, 2010 at 3:03 am
Wingnuts, the gop, and their lockstep partisans in redneck amerika hoist any admonition against Obama as godzwill, or the word of god. These ignorant idiots do no bother to examine the facts and details of reality or events in the field, since facts and details would render their little nazi pipedreams nothing more than fictions and myths. Better to live by the lie. Obama has failed poor and middleclass Americans but the nazi's in the gop and their lockstep partisans in redneck amerika are the cause of our destruction of America, and the bane of humanity. The sooner these fiends and shaitans are put back in the keep, the better for the rest of civilized humanity.
The socalled conspiracies are truths, if we only muster the courage to examine them. All our politicians are bought and paid for, but the gop is particularly pernicious and evil, and nothing those fiends and shaitans spout has more dignity or moral clarity than a shout. A pox on the house of the gop, for they are an evil and fiendish brood, and never to be trusted or believed.
kotzabasis says: January 13, 2010 at 1:50 am
JamesL, and JohnH
When one goes to see his doctor or lawyer for expert advise because one lacks such advise do you consider such person to be stupid? I don't. So it's you "that you'd have been run out of town in a rail." And you JohnH would not visit your doctor because he would get a profit from giving you his expert advise? For this 'reason' would you rather be prone to visit a quack?
Kervick
I fail to see that the number of my visits to the United States would have changed the "natural instinct of fear" all people have in fearsome circumstances. Are you claiming the threat suicide bombers pose to the U.S. is mythical?
JohnH says: January 12, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Kotz apparently thinks that all security related
decisions should be left to professionals, who stand
to profit from the decisions or who have their own
agendas. Basically, the public should turn all
authority over to generals and covert operators who
will surely protect us from everyone but
Are you feeling secure yet?
JamesL says: January 12, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Cost basis says the American public is too stupid to be allowed to determine what and who is dangerous. Maybe true now Costa, but fifty years ago, or anytme before that, you'd have been run out of town in a rail. Americans didn't use to like being called stupid, or that their masters knew better. Now it a badge of honor.
Dan Kervick says: January 12, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Kotz,
How frequently do you actually visit the United States?
kotzabasis says: January 12, 2010 at 10:06 pm
The public is far from being an EXPERT in security concerns and for one to quote polls on this important issue shows how deficient one is in the analysis of security and on the methods needed to increase this security from the continuous threats and random attacks of terrorists.
To do so is not "political fear-mongering" but political realism and awareness to the alarming threats of a deadly and persistent enemy. And people, like Kervick, who inferentially claim that the NATURAL instinct of fear that all people have toward an unprecedented and evidently deadly enemy, like the suicide bombers, is afflicting ONLY Republicans, is intellectually laughable as well as his attempt to DENATURE 2/3rds of Americans from this natural instinct of fear. But alas, intellectual pretenders have no shame.
JamesL says: January 12, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Dan Kervick, typo: "To call contemporary Republicans "fear-MONGERS" gives them too much credit. The most salient characteristic of the contemporary Republican Party faithful is that they are "inveterate" fear CONSUMERS."
It's "invertebrate" Dan. Glad to help.
Dan Kervick says: January 12, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Unrelated, but a notable passing:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122476082#
WigWag says: January 12, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Thank you, Jackie. I was taking a little vacation from the Washington Note, but it's nice to be back.
To call contemporary Republicans "fear-MONGERS" gives them too much credit. The most salient characteristic of the contemporary Republican Party faithful is that they are inveterate fear CONSUMERS. In fact, its hard to avoid noticing how terrified today's Republicans are about virtually everything. That's perhaps why they buy so many guns. Aside from their fears of the usual – terrorists, foreigners, black people, gay people, Mexicans – we can add that the members of the species Homo Republicanus are also afraid of knowledge, the future, the past, and about 2/3rds of their fellow-Americans.
The party should consider replacing their traditional elephant mascot with an image of an old woman clutching her purse and her mace, while glancing nervously over her shoulder.
Lurker says: January 12, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Superb job Steve, as usual. Loved your line on Cheney and
slasher movies. And "Kafkaesque"! Brilliant touch.
Mr.Murder says: January 12, 2010 at 8:02 pm
For David's comment: conscientious?
Who has said "dangerously preoccupied" directly? Follow this up, let's hear from whomever has trouble following orders. Certainly the GOP has an entire slew of people who think this way and would speak out.
Maybe someone in a dusty locale has intel that Mitch is actually a double agent for AQ recruitment and wants to inspire more resistance against the USA by being so inflamatory to process. Certainly a reward could be issued to such an assertion and have some hungry person in a war torn land claim as much. Mitch would waive his own rights in such an instance?
JohnH says: January 12, 2010 at 7:57 pm
"There is every reason to believe that the Pashtuns
are as disgusted with their terrorist brethren as
most of the rest of the world." But, Wigwag, you
haven't answered the question about who Pashtuns are
most disgusted with–the Taliban or the US? And, if
what you say is true, why does the Taliban control
so much of the country when there is another
So long as one does not fall into the trap of thinking Mitch McConnell has even a hint of itellectual integrity, being the primary bagman for the Republican national machine, and understands him rather for the point man for Republican power lust that he is, his behavior makes sense. Otherwise, it would be confusing that he could be so opposed to offering any assistance to the President as he attempts to solve the major problems besetting this nation.
Would that the Republicans were led by someone of Lincoln Chaffee's stature and the party were driven by the political values and insights which drive Lincoln Chaffee. They are much better, of course, at driving people like Lincoln Chaffee and the consciousness-changed Chuck Hagel away.
Jackie says: January 12, 2010 at 7:06 pm
WigWag,
Where have you been lately? I hadn't noticed your absence until you showed up today, but now I'm wondering where you have been of late. Nice to see you again.
... says: January 12, 2010 at 6:47 pm
must be the terrorist gene….
You think this is a bombshell, JohnH?
This theory has been around for decades and there is actually some evidence (admittedly meager to back it up).
There are Pashtuns who have claimed for generations that they are descended from the ancient Israelites. To this day there are even Pashtun tribes that practice a form of Islam that incorporate rites that some claim were once used by the Israelites.
But here's the bombshell for you, JohnH, while you may think that all Pashtuns are affiliated with the Taliban or Al Qaeda, you are sadly mistaken. There is every reason to believe that the Pashtuns are as disgusted with their terrorist brethren as most of the rest of the world.
You should read "To Live or To Perish Forever" by Nick Schmidle; he has a whole section on terrorist hating Pashtuns.
You could also check the Wikipedia entry on all of this; it is pretty accurate.
Here's a bombshell–Taliban may be Jews!
Navras Aafreedi, a leading researcher on the Lost
Tribes of Israel, said the DNA investigation could
have major modern repercussions.
"It could be seen as scientific validation of
traditional belief about the Israelite origin of
[Pashtuns] and can have interesting ramifications
for Muslim-Jew relations in particular and the
world at large," he said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afg
hanistan/6967224/Taliban-may-be-descended-from-
Jews.html
So which side will Israel take–the US side, or
the side of the descendants of Jews turned Muslim?
Given their relationship with other descendants of
Abraham, those pesky Semites called Palestinians,
I'm not optimistic. On the other hand, accepting
the Taliban as Jews could quadruple the number of
Jews worldwide.

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Varsity Reds Repeat as U SPORTS Men's Champs
By Randy Lucenti on March 20, 2017
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The University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds successfully defended their U SPORTS (formerly CIS) men's hockey title on March 19 with a 5-3 victory over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Fredericton, N.B. (Courtesy of U SPORTS)
The University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds defended their U SPORTS (formerly CIS) men's hockey championship crown on home ice by downing the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 5-3 in the title game in Fredericton, N.B.
Despite being the fifth seed in the eight-team field and heading into the national championship tournament as the runners-up in the AUS conference, the Varsity Reds reeled off three straight wins to repeat as champs.
Cam Braes proved to be the hero in the championship finale as he tallied four times to lead the offensive charge. Mark Simpson scored the other UNB goal while Philippe Maillet, the tournament MVP and Canadian university player-of-the-year, chipped in with four assists.
Connor Gay, Jordan Fransoo and Kohl Bauml replied for the Huskies.
Back-to-back U SPORTS goaltender-of-the-year Jordon Cooke was tagged with the loss despite making 31 saves in the contest. Etienne Marcoux of the Varsity Reds stopped 18 shots to pick up the win.
In the semifinals, UNB blanked the Acadia Axemen 3-0 while the Huskies thumped AUS champion and the second seeded St. FX X-Men 8-0.
The quarterfinals threw the men's tournament into a tailspin as three higher seeds fell to lower ranked schools. No. 8 Acadia dumped top-seeded Alberta Golden Bears 4-1, No. 6 Saskatchewan got by No. 3 York Lions 1-0 and No. 5 UNB downed No. 4 Queen's Gaels 5-1. The only top seed to win was No. 2 St. FX as they beat No. 7 McGill Redmen 4-1.
In the all-AUS bronze medal match, the Axemen dropped the X-Men 7-3.
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The tournament all-star team included goaltender Etienne Marcoux of UNB, defenceman Geoff Schemitsch of Acadia, defenceman Jesse Forsberg of the Huskies, forward Philippe Maillet of the Varsity Reds, forward Cam Braes of UNB and forward Levi Cable of Saskatchewan.
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Is the 6+ good for sports?
Discussion in 'iPhone' started by chriscrk, Dec 22, 2014.
I've been considering upgrading my iPhone 5 to a 6, however I'm super indecisive about which model to get.
Originally I was going with the 6, because I thought the 6+ would be too inconvenient for 1 hand writing, which I do a lot, and that the general size would be uncomfortable for 1 hand use. However I've been trying it out at the store to find it actually works quite well with 1 hand (I guess I have pretty big hands).
Does anyone have experience with the phone in those situations? Is it too uncomfortable or does it work fine?
Good for sports? Well the 6+ is large enough to be a baseball bat...I just don't recommend it.
Do a search as there were several threads on the 6 Plus for runners and gym users several months ago.
Yeah, I've been reading some threads on other sites. I guess arm bands are the solution.
I go to the gym 5-6 days a week, I use a 6+ to listen to music and honestly it is not that annoying. I tried using it with an armband and did not really like it, but then again I never really liked using armbands.
What I do, is I use a thicker case that protects from drops just in case it falls out of my pocket while weight training, or if I accidentally pull it out of the slots while doing cardio.
What about running. DO not care much for the gym but love to run 3-4 times a week.
Leave it at home and get a used iPod Nano. It's just too big for running.
When I do go out for a run outside of the gym, I do use an armband.
It might be to big, but for those of us that run a couple of miles away from home, it is always good to have a phone on you, just in case anything happens, like an emergency.
Try something called FlipBelt. The 6+ fits, and paired with some bluetooth headphones it's money. Less than $30 on Amazon.
One of the big benefits of the iPhone, imo, is the sensors it has to provide you with feedback and all your progress.
Guys are working out and concerned about size and weight of the phone? Maybe the 6 plus will become the basis for a grueling Crossfit workout. I recall the Sony Walkman days. It was easily the 6 plus size, but an inch thick. It came with its own pouch and carry strap and it swung from a body in motion. As well it came with foam covered earphones tethered by wire to the device.
I use bluetooth earbuds with mine and they have a range of 30 feet or so from the phone. In a gym (as long as you felt comfortable with setting your phone somewhere), you could easily set your phone against the wall while you were working out rather than having it on you. As far as running goes - I'm a walker/hiker rather than a runner, but I did 3.5 miles today with my 6+ in the pocket of my shorts and my BT earbuds on, hardly even noticed the phone was there. YMMV if you wear spandex or Dolfin shorts while jogging.
I will say that i just don't know what the hell to do with my 6+. My fiance has one too, and she can just toss it in her purse and be done. But i'm used to having my phone in my front pocket. Which still works most of the time, but not always. So then what do you do? Just carry it around in your hand lol.
you could probably sell it and just buy the 6 (if that's an option for you).
I didn't like the 6+ just swinging around in my sweat pants just walking around the house, much less trying to do any sort of exercise with it.
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Toss it like a Frisbee, works fine.
I usually run treadmill and don't use music for that, but when I do 5K and 10K runs, the 6+ comes with me. I ran the 10K Turkey Trot with my 6+ for a little over an hour. Did not use an armband as it was it the pocket of my hoodie with the pockets safety pinned shut.
Honestly, I think the fit belt is the best option as I'm not a huge fan of armbands.
I prefer to do training outdoors. My Suunto / iPhone combo is great.
The watch is Suunto Ambit 3 Peak Sapphire ($650) in concert with my iPhone 5S.
"Whether you're aiming for a summit or a personal best time, Ambit 3 Peak Sapphire is up for the adventure. It tracks heart rate and all the data you need to take your performance to the next level.
Up to 50 hrs. battery life with GPS"
I have even a bigger smartphone I use in the gym. I would not bring the Plus there considering the other one is so much cheaper and I do not care if something happens to it as I just use it on wifi and like an Itouch. And it was still cheaper than an itouch.


Post-Graduate college has five decades of rich and spectacular history,one whose total contents defy description but from which,atleast major events can be highlighted.The inception of TERI in 1994 was one such path-breaking moment.
Realizing the growing importance of technical and professional job-oriented education,we pioneered in offering MCA,MBA and EnvironmentalScience courses-hitherto available at select universities and engineering college-to students of eastern up at most affordable cost. As envisaged in our Vision-2005,we also commenced BBA and BCA programmes in the year 2005.
We nurtured a dream to become a leading technical institute with a global vision. Today, the dream has become a reality as TERI academicians and students alike have gained due recongnition for their academic and professional excellence.
As Chairman of TERI.I welcome you to this fascinating Institution.Looking forward to your valuable association with us.


Location: Westminster, London or Madrid, Spain – either location is fine.
As well as leading a recruitment team of 10 people internationally that will help bring the best talent going into the business, you will get to help influence and develop how things are done from a recruitment perspective. This will not be a boring role!
Whilst also recruiting yourself, you will manage the recruitment team that is spread across 22 different countries. You will be responsible for creating a first class recruitment function that demonstrates a clear return on investment for the business. Your role will include identifying technology requirements, advertising partners and establishing a list of trusted and cost effective recruitment agencies. You will work hard to reduce agency spend and focus entirely on direct sourcing initiatives for junior roles.
Your team will build effective local networks, talent pools, and relationships to maintain a strong pipeline of top talent. Getting the right people into the business is key and accurately evaluating candidates based on purpose and values alignment, and core success criteria will be fundamental to ensuring that attrition rates are reduced.
Ultimately we want a strategic talent acquisition specialist with the ability manage and develop a high performing team. You will be happy to roll your sleeves up and recruit with an ability to manage a number of roles at any one time. We would like to see people that have managed reports that are based in different locations.


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Last week, Marty Knowlton passed away. This was an event that went largely unnoticed by the museum community. Who is Marty Knowlton you ask? Well, he was the co-founder of Elderhostel.
Elderhostel is a non-profit organization founded by Mr. Knowlton and David Bianco in 1975. At its most basic, it is an educational travel organization for adults age 55 and older. However, on a deeper level Elderhostel: "changed the perceptions of aging by introducing a new understanding of older adults as active, engaged learners, travelers, and explorers…and ushered in an era of active learning in retirement." Ultimately, Knowlton was instrumental in creating an opportunity for an entire generation to mix the social with the entertaining and educational. After a lifetime of learning, Elderhostel found a way to make organized education relevant again.
With nearly 160,000 elderly adults participating in Elderhostel programs each year – and with many of the museum-related programs receiving "most popular" ratings – museums receive a relatively unheralded bump in visitors thanks to the efforts of this organization.
However, this is about more than just bringing elderly visitors through museum doors. Elderhostel has succeeded in adding a different dimension of participation to museums. They have attempted to make the museum a more interactive experience: where visitors' perspectives matter just as much as the curator's. This is done through tailoring learning experiences to the museum visitor's/program participant's interests; providing opportunities for discussion and a forum for expressing opinions about museum collections; and encouraging the view that museums are not only educational institutions, but also venues for socializing and entertainment.
So, Mr. Knowlton, thank you for showing that education extends beyond youth and for promoting museums as a venue for lifelong learning.


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Darling urges EU on curbing bonuses
Published: 08:44 pm Oct 01, 2009
LONDON: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Thursday urged the European Union to clamp down on bankers' bonuses, after five of the country's biggest banks signed up to new rules on payments.
Darling said tough rules must be implemented "without delay," as European finance ministers prepared to gather in Sweden for talks on regulation in the wake of the financial crisis.
"I urge all EU colleagues to take similar measures as quickly as possible, and look forward to discussing national implementation plans," Darling wrote in a letter to Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg ahead of Thursday's talks.
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Standard Chartered announced Wednesday they would implement changes to pay structure agreed at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh last week.
"The UK's top five banks have committed to leading the way in implementing reforms to bank remuneration agreed by the G20 in Pittsburgh," Darling said in a joint statement with the banks.
The reforms are linked to long-term success, not short-term risky behaviour and include the right to claw back bankers' bonuses if performances are poor.
The banks agreed to work with the financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, on implementing the rules.
Curbing bonuses is part of tougher regulation agreed at the G20 to tackle systemic weaknesses that led to the global financial crisis.
Many blame high bonuses for encouraging excessive risk-taking that led to the worst economic downturn since the 1930s.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy was due to meet Thursday with the heads of French banks to review the G20 proposals and announce his governments planned measures, his office said.
Banks in the Netherlands, not a member of the G20, imposed their own limits on executive bonuses and salaries earlier this month.
#Darling urges EU on curbing bonuses
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James Spader Returns in The Blacklist
Last week, I watched the series premiere of NBC's The Blacklist – twice. I did so because it was an enthralling, fast-paced thriller that packed so much into one hour I felt as if I needed to view it again to make sure I caught everything. That, and it stars one of my all-time favorite actors, James Spader, who is exceptional as the show's antihero, Raymond Reddington. Prior to this show, Spader's most well-known role, and one for which he received three Emmy awards, was as Alan Shore on Boston Legal.
If the first episode of The Blacklist is any indication of the quality of what's to come, then I think we're in for a hell of a season. If you haven't seen the first episode yet, make sure you do – you can check it out here. It has the makings of one of the most entertaining shows in quite some time, and it's nice to see Spader back in top form.
Below is the show's trailer, The Blacklist panel at San Diego's Comic Con and the opening scene from the first episode:
Posted in Acting, Review, Television and tagged Alan Shore, Boston Legal, Comic Con, James Spader, Michael Cavacini, Monday Nights, NBC, Opening Scene, Review, Show, The Blacklist, Trailer, tv | Leave a comment
Review – Evil Dead: The Musical
Evil Dead: The Musical is at The Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia from September 25-October 20.
Evil Dead: The Musical, a show that made its debut in Toronto in 2003 and has had many successful productions around the world since, has just come to Philadelphia. It will be at The Prince Music Theater from September 25-October 20, 2013, so be sure to get your tickets now. I had the pleasure of seeing the musical last night, and I can confidently say that whether you're a fan of the film franchise or someone who loves fun musicals infused with irreverent humor, Evil Dead: The Musical delivers.
When I approached the box office to get my ticket, I was asked if I'd like to sit in the "splatter zone." After asking what she meant, the woman behind the glass partition explained that at the end of the show the first few rows get "blood" on them. While the fake blood washes out pretty easily, I decided to sit a few rows back. I must admit, at the end of the show, watching people get squirted, misted and splattered with blood was very amusing; a handful of them wore ponchos, while the others took it in stride.
While waiting for the show to begin, I was treated to mix of classic 1980's rock music – which I love – including, KISS, The Scorpions and Twisted Sister, among others. It was a great way to set the mood for a fun show based on a horror franchise born out of the same era. And the music was reflective of the jovial mood in the room. The fans were eagerly awaiting the dimming of the lights and the rising curtain.
The musical kicked off with a fun, infectious song, "Cabin in the Woods," that did a great job of setting the tone for the show. It also provided the shows' five central stars with the perfect opportunity to showcase their chemistry with one another and vocal prowess.
The next musical number, "Housewares Employee," was easily my favorite. Ryan Ward, who plays the lead character, Ash, stole the show and this song illustrates why he was the perfect person for the role. He's funny, has an impressive voice and can convincingly sing wonderfully absurd power ballads. What's not to love?
Another fun song that stuck with me was "What The Fuck Was That." After a character becomes possessed by the Evil Dead, Ash and Scott sing and, eventually, tango to this number. It made for a fun and humorous break in the action.
Other than Ash, my favorite character was Jake. This role was masterfully assumed by Daniel Williston, who did a terrific job both with his lines and body language. At one point, his ear piece came out, in the middle of a dance number, but he quickly tucked it into his pocket and kept dancing, undeterred. In addition to being light on his feet, Williston turned in an impressive vocal with "Good Old Reliable Jake" that conjured up visions of Meat Loaf. This song, along with the others I mentioned, make listening to the full album worth your while.
In case it's not already abundantly clear, Evil Dead: The Musical is a lot of fun. If you live in Philadelphia and you're looking for something unique and exciting to do, make sure to see the show. It's a great tribute to the films that inspired it, as well as an impressive musical production.
Posted in Acting, Music, Review and tagged Blood, Daniel Williston, Evil Dead, Evil Dead The Musical, Halloween, Horror, Michael Cavacini, Musical, Philadelphia, Philly, Production, Review, Ryan Ward, Splatter Zone, The Prince Music Theater, Theater | Leave a comment
Book Review: One Shot by Lee Child
One Shot by Lee Child is the ninth Jack Reacher novel and the inspiration for the 2012 film, Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise. Like the movie, One Shot focuses on a violent crime and whether or not the man being accused of it is actually the perpetrator. As with the previous books in the series, Child does a fantastic job with developing the protagonist and having him intelligently overcome the odds. And, as always, I opted for the audiobook version of the book because of Dick Hill's spectacular narration – he is the voice of Reacher. If you're a fan of the series or a newcomer, this is a great thriller and, quite possibly, the best Jack Reacher novel up to this point. I highly recommend it.
Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me.
And sure enough, ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter—a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right—and soon the slam-dunk case explodes.
Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning—and then beat him shot for shot.
Posted in Books, Movies, Novels, Review, Writing and tagged Jack Reacher, Lee Child, Michael Cavacini, Novel, One Shot, Review, Thriller, Tom Cruise | Leave a comment
Amazon Unveils New Kindle Fire HDX
Yesterday, Amazon announced its new lineup of Kindle Fire tablets. In addition to upgrading last year's 7″ Kindle Fire and lowering its introductory price to $139, Amazon unveiled the Kindle Fire HDX, which has a higher pixel density rate than Apple's iPad – making for an ultra-high definition viewing experience. The 16 GB, Wi-Fi model with special offers costs $229 for the 7″ version, and the most expensive 8.9″ model – with a 64 GB hard drive and an optional 4G connection – will set you back $579.
As you'll see from the features below, the Kindle Fire HDX is significantly lighter than its predecessor and it has an exciting new feature called the "Mayday" button. This feature provides you with on-screen support, whenever you want, from a Kindle Support representative. And while you can see the rep and he or she can remotely access your device with your permission, the representative can't see you – so no need to worry if you're hair is sticking up and you're still in your bathrobe while you're being helped.
Kindle Fire HDX Features
Exclusive 8.9″ HDX display (2560×1600) with unsurpassed pixel density (339 PPI) and perfect color accuracy (100% sRGB) for vivid, lifelike images that go beyond standard HD
Breakthrough ultra-light design—weighing just 13.2oz, it's 34% lighter than the previous generation
Ultra-fast 2.2GHz quad-core processor—3x more powerful than previous generation—with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU for fast, fluid gaming and video
Introducing the "Mayday" button—revolutionary, on-device tech support, exclusive to Kindle Fire HDX tablets. Connect for free to an Amazon expert 24×7, 365 days a year
8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash for high-resolution photos and 1080p HD video, plus a front-facing 720p HD camera for Skype video calls and more
Stay productive on the go with ultra-fast web browsing, built-in OfficeSuite, plus e-mail and calendar support for Gmail, Outlook, and more
In addition to Free Two-Day Shipping, Prime members enjoy exclusive digital benefits, including the new ability to download Prime Instant Video titles to new Kindle Fire HDX tablets
Below is a letter from Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, that was posted to Amazon's website the day of the announcement, as well as a video highlighting the "Mayday" feature. And stay tuned for my review of the device in the coming months.
Jeff Bezos' Letter
It's been just two years since we introduced Kindle Fire, and the team is innovating at unbelievable speed. Today, I'm excited to introduce you to the all-new Kindle Fire family.
These are powerhouse tablets. We added the latest graphics engine, doubled the memory, and tripled the processing power with the most advanced 2.2 GHz quad-core processor. Our HDX displays bring together exceptional pixel density (up to 339 ppi), perfect 100% sRGB color accuracy, improved brightness, and dynamic image contrast. You also get up to 11 hours of battery life—17 hours when you're reading.
Even the largest new Kindle Fire—the 8.9″—is startlingly light. We re-imagined our design from scratch, with a new magnesium unibody and molded glass-nylon alloy. At just 13.2 ounces, it's 34% lighter than the previous generation.
Kindle Fire HDX is packed with hundreds of updates, including new email, calendar, and productivity apps, X-Ray for Music, Second Screen, and—in addition to streaming—you can now download Prime Instant Videos and watch them offline.
indle Fire HDX also introduces the revolutionary new "Mayday" button. With a single tap, an Amazon expert will appear on your Fire HDX and can co-pilot you through any feature by drawing on your screen, walking you through how to do something yourself, or doing it for you—whatever works best. Mayday is available 24×7, 365 days a year, and it's free.
Mayday is one of those things that really has to be seen—
check out our upcoming TV commercials.
In addition to all the above, we're taking another step forward in our mission to make it possible for anyone to afford a Kindle Fire. The all-new Kindle Fire HD has the same display quality and processing speed of last year's high-end models and comes in at the breakthrough price point of only $139.
We've worked hard to pack this much hardware, innovation, and customer obsession into these devices. We hope you enjoy the new Kindle Fires.
Thank you for being a customer,
P.S. Our industrial design team has invented what I think are the most ingenious covers—you can learn more about the new Origami covers here.
Posted in News, Technology and tagged Amazon, Apple, gadgets, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX, Michael Cavacini, New, Tablet, technology | Leave a comment
Author Interview: Taylor Stevens
Taylor Stevens is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author whose debut novel, The Informationist, took the literary world by storm in 2011. Since then, she's published two more novels starring the popular protagonist Vanessa Michael Munroe: The Innocent and The Doll. I had the pleasure of meeting Taylor at ThrillerFest VIII in July, and she was kind enough to grant me the interview below. I hope you enjoy it.
You grew up in a communal apocalyptic cult where, as a teenager, you entertained the children with stories. What inspired these stories and did you use them as a way to briefly "escape" your dire surroundings?
Imagination was very much an escape mechanism. We didn't have access to the outside world, so basically no novels, no television, no outside music and very, very few pre-screened movies. We spent a lot of time doing mundane manual labor—washing laundry, cooking, taking care of younger children—or out on the streets begging and that often meant considerable hours getting to/from our begging spots with nothing to keep our minds engaged in-between. Telling stories turned me in into the de facto entertainment and that's pretty much how it started.
You've said that your scholastic education stopped at the age of 12 when you were separated from your parents. Having met you and read your books, I can say, without a doubt, that you're a very intelligent woman. How did you go about catching up on those lost years of learning after you broke free from the cult in your 20s?
For some things, I still haven't. There's a huge difference between intelligence and education and although I'm very fortunate that I have the ability to self-teach through absorption, there are some things that I'm resigned to never grasping. For example, since math for me stopped when I was around 11, I still struggle desperately with math concepts. Math is one of those things that you can't just skip three years and pick up where you left off by reading a few books. Even though I understand everyday mathematical concepts well enough to, say, manage money, I'm so bad at math in general that even using a calculator I still have to add numbers three times just to be sure I get the same answer twice. I read a lot—I've read so many text books cover-to-cover—that in many subjects you could say I'm better read than many people who've gone to college. But it's splotchy and not exactly an "education" in the strictest sense. I couldn't put it on a resume. I'm still kind of screwed in that regard if this whole writing thing doesn't work out.
Being a mother, I'm sure finding time to write must be hard. How do you overcome this challenge and do you set out to type a specific number of words every day?
I do have to juggle around their needs and there are times when this is easier said than done, but it's far easier now than it used to be when they were pre-school and kindergarten ages. There are also chunks of time, for example during research and promotion—which in my case often means having to travel—as well as key points when contributing to a manuscript in its journey through the production pipeline, that it's just not possible for me to put new words on a page. My goal, when I'm actually writing, is 1000 words per day, 6 days per week. I don't always hit it, but that's the goal.
The Informationist, your debut novel, was a bestseller that was well received by the public and critics alike. How did it feel when James Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, picked up the film rights? And will you play an active role in the development of the screenplay?
That was an incredibly surreal experience. I believe the exact words out of my mouth when my film agent gave me the news were, "I'm sorry. I don't think I heard you right. Do you mean James Cameron as in "Titanic" James Cameron?" Whether or not The Informationist actually gets turned into a movie still remains to be seen. Last I heard he was working on Avatar 2, 3 AND 4. That's a long wait. Generally speaking authors have no input on any aspect of movie making. There are exceptions—I expect if I wrote Twilight or Harry Potter things would be different—but I really respect James Cameron as a film maker and love what he's done with the female characters in his films. I trust him and am just as eager as my fans to see what he does with Michael Munroe.
Do you draft an outline before sitting down to write a book or do you start with an idea and see where it takes you?
I've done it both ways. With The Informationist it was very much by the seat of my pants and it was probably more of a surprise to me how the story unfolded than it was for my readers. Vanessa Michael Munroe as a character was definitely a by-product of pantsing, because I certainly didn't have her figured out before I started writing. But it also took me roughly three years to write The Informationist. Granted, it wasn't my full-time job, but still. I do outline now. This came about as a matter of desperation—I didn't know if I could write another book, and I had to prove it to myself by first telling myself the story. But what I found from doing that was that I could write a whole lot faster when I knew what was happening before I actually began.
As it is now, because I work on such tight deadlines, I can't afford to spend a month or more writing in one direction only to find out it didn't work and have to go back and start again so I have turned into an outliner. I have heard of some authors making copious notes, writing out family histories for the characters and such, but I have never done that. My outlines are something closer to simply talking out the story to myself, a "tell don't show" proposition that runs into about thirty pages. Once the writing begins, those thirty pages will turn into about 500 or so, which will be cut down to around 450 and that will turn into a 320-page book, give or take.
My favorite book of yours is The Innocent because the subject matter was fascinating and it featured great emotional depth. Clearly, this was inspired by your experience growing up in a cult. Was writing this novel a cathartic experience for you?
I actually get this question quite often and it always makes me smile. Drawing directly on my background wasn't necessarily easy, but I'd long come to terms with and already made my peace with what happened growing up—I don't think I could have produced the book otherwise. Mostly, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to showcase more of Vanessa Michael Munroe's skill and badassery while at the same time offering readers access to a firsthand account of cult life that most thriller writers don't have. If there was any part of the experience that was cathartic, it was in finally being able to give a voice to the hundreds and thousands of kids who were raised like me—to raise awareness of the issues and prejudices we face. There is so much misunderstanding and judgment against us simply because of where we were born and how we were raised, choices that were made by our parents, not us. Our story has been hijacked by the cult, by the media, by sociologists, by basically everyone. It was fantastically satisfying to finally have our story told from our point of view—not some twisted version put out for ratings and sensationalism.
What do you find most satisfying about being an author?
Every day I wake up grateful that I get to do what I do for a living. I consider each additional book to be a stay of execution which allows me, for one more year, to still get to plan my own schedule, spend hours alone in relative quiet, and be able to be available to my children whenever they need me. I'm completely ruined for real life. I don't know that I could ever hold a corporate job—not that I couldn't do the work, I just don't think I could handle the lifestyle that comes with it.
In The Doll, you wrote the following line:
"Munroe focused on the ground, processing. He'd given her what she needed to know, and she in turn had scattered seed that might lay fallow or might, if she was lucky, eventually sprout into saplings strong enough to split the hardened topsoil that kept him as the Doll Maker's doer."
As far as I'm concerned, you're one of the most talented authors when it comes to metaphor usage and this sentence is a perfect example. Do you spend a lot of time coming up with these or do they organically flow out of your writing?
Wow, thanks for the compliment. I'm blushing. My understanding of grammar is still stuck in 5th grade and 5th grade was a long, long time ago so, if you asked me to explain what a metaphor is, I'd probably just give you a blank look. Most of what I write just comes from instinct, from trying to translate emotion and feeling into words that make sense to other people, and then attempting to craft those words with as little corniness and as few reading hiccups as possible.
What's the most challenging part of writing for you?
The initial draft, for sure. This is where the actual scenes are fleshed out, the characters are built, and the plot is intertwined. It's torture. When it comes to the nitty-gritty: action sequences are the hardest, especially when they involve multiple characters. Conversations are the most fun and go the fastest—that's when the characters get to come alive and their conflicts play against each other.
Oscar Madison once said, "I don't like writing. I like having written." Do you identify with this sentiment or do you enjoy the writing process from start to finish?
Oh, yes, I absolutely identify with that sentiment. So many authors have been credited with that quote, and I've heard it used by so many friends, that I'm beginning to suspect it must be a universal truth among writers. Personally, I'm not really what I'd consider a "creative." I'm far more comfortable with things like spreadsheets and data entry than crafting people and places and lifetimes out of nothing. It's one thing to be able to make up a story with words, using broad brush strokes, and another entirely to bleed it out on paper in excruciating detail, so for me, developing the first layers of writing a book is incredibly difficult. Editing and re-writing after the initial creative work is finished is much easier and, since that's the part of writing that makes a crappy story readable, that has worked out pretty well for me so far.
You just completed your fourth Vanessa Michael Munroe book, The Catch. What's the story's premise and in what countries is it taking place?
In The Catch, Munroe is headed back to Africa, this time to the north and east where she gets tangled up with a hijacked ship. Readers will have an opportunity to watch how she operates when she ends up in unfamiliar territory where she's on her own and where she has no prior contacts or connections. And this time—unlike The Doll which entwined two timelines, two casts of characters, and two different plots—there is only one plot and one point of view. In The Catch, it's pure Vanessa Michael Munroe, all the way.
Posted in Books, Novels, Writing and tagged Author, Author Interview, Books, Cult, Interview, James Cameron, Michael Cavacini, Movie, Novels, Taylor Stevens, The Catch, The Doll, The Informationist, The Innocent, Thrillers, Vanessa Michael Munroe, writing
Audible.com Listening Club – Reviewer of the Month
Today, the Audible.com Listening Club named me its "Reviewer of the Month" for my blog post about Steven James' audiobook, Placebo. I'm always honored to receive an award, and this is a great group. If you love audiobooks, make sure to check it out.
Posted in Books, Novels, Review, Writing and tagged Audible.com, Audible.com Listening Club, audiobooks, Award, Books, Facebook, Michael Cavacini, Placebo, Reviewer of the Month, Steven James
Movie Review – Evil Dead
Evil Dead is the most shocking, violent and bloody horror film I've ever seen. This 2013 reboot of the classic film franchise was produced by the original team behind the 1981 cult classic. I can't compare Evil Dead to its predecessors because I don't recall seeing any of them from start to finish, which is shocking since I'm an ardent fan of horror movies. Nonetheless, I can tell you with great confidence that this movie is only meant to be seen by those who don't mind a lot of gore. If you have a weak stomach, steer clear of this one. However, if you're game, what you'll find here is a gritty horror film with excellent acting, terrific cinematography and a compelling narrative. I also enjoyed Evil Dead's score. Whether it was a tender moment or an adrenaline-infused showdown, the music elevated the visuals and amplified the emotion in every scene. For horror fans with a strong stomach, I can't recommend Evil Dead enough. It's one of the most disturbing films I've ever seen, and also one of the most satisfying.
Posted in Horror, Movies, Review and tagged Blood, Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, Film, Gore, Horror, Michael Cavacini, Movie, Movie Review, Review, Sam Raimi
Book Review – The Blue Zone by Andrew Gross
Today, I finished listening to the audiobook version of Andrew Gross' first solo novel, The Blue Zone. I'm a big fan of the books he co-wrote with James Patterson, especially Lifeguard and Judge and Jury, and I really enjoyed Gross' latest book, No Way Back. Now I'm working my way through his solo work and decided to start with his bestselling debut thriller, The Blue Zone. I'm happy to report that it's a gripping tale that surprised me with its biggest twist and kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering how the story would play out.
My only gripe is that in the first few chapters Benjamin Raab is referred to as "Mr. Raab" for what seemed like 100 times. Every time someone addressed this character, especially law enforcement, Gross felt the need to end each sentence of dialogue with the character saying "Mr. Raab." For example, here are some sentences I made up to illustrate how "Mr. Raab" was used to death in the opening chapters' dialogue:
"Where were you last night, Mr. Raab?"
"Oh, how interesting, Mr. Raab"
"Why don't you just tell us the truth, Mr. Raab?"
"How many times do you think I can say 'Mr. Raab,' Mr. Raab?"
It drove me out of mind because it was obscenely redundant. When there are two people talking in a scene, it's OK to mention each character's name once, but that's it. Anything more makes for an irritating read. Why not have the characters refer to him as "Ben" once in a while, or, better yet, not address him at all? What made it worse was the audiobook narrator, who was atrocious. Her shrill voice saying "Mr. Raab" made me want to throw my iPhone out the window. Needless to say, don't listen to the audiobook version of The Blue Zone – go for the print or e-book version instead.
Now that I got that out of my system, let's get to the good stuff. After getting past the redundant and sometimes superficial dialogue in the beginning of the book, Gross did a terrific job of developing the lead character, Kate. I liked the periodic breaks in the action where she went swimming and reflected on the chaos around her; these scenes, as well as the ones at her job and with her boyfriend, gave the character emotional depth and maturity.
The big twist that took place toward the end of the book was satisfying because I didn't see it coming and it was believable. It also tested the characters' limits and, in some cases, revealed true motives. I don't want to go into further detail because it would spoil it for you.
Take my advice: Despite its initial flaws, The Blue Zone is a taut thriller by a talented author that's worth the price of admission.
One of the nice features of the audiobook is it included an interview with the author at the end. Below are some highlights from the interview, as well as a synopsis of the book and a couple videos.
Andrew Gross on The Blue Zone
"At some point, I was waiting for another project from Jim [Patterson]. All of the books originated with his outline. And while I was waiting for maybe a week or two longer than I was comfortable with, I starting noodling an idea out that became the foundation of The Blue Zone. And it was also a very fast process where I worked a fairly extensive outline to it, submitted it to my agent and within, literally, four or five days we had a series of publishers looking at it and bidding on it. So, it was very difficult to turn that down."
"It actually had its origins with a dinner party I went to up in West Chester where I met someone who, like the main character, Benjamin Raab, was a jewelry dealer, he was a gold dealer, and absolutely one of the more obnoxious people I ever met. Highly successful. Houses everywhere. His and her Ferraris. Ya know, over the top. And, I guess, about a month later I found out that it had all been a sham and that he was arrested for money laundering, which, at the time, I wasn't particularly uncomfortable with hearing. But what it struck in me was the chord of how fragile our lives are and how easily not only is it brought down for an individual but for an entire family as well. So, it wasn't a stretch after that to sort of think of what it would be like if that situation happened in our lives, and, so, that's basically how The Blue Zone started."
"The Witness Protection Program is interesting, but what I found more interesting was the terror of someone who is left behind, in this case, Kate, our protagonist. And, two, I guess the sense of betrayal one feels when you discover that your family, or your father in particular, isn't the man you've always idolized and trusted your whole life, and I think that that is a terror that almost everyone can identify with. And when you have that stripped away, you strip away your entire emotional protection as well, and this is how Kate has to approach things in the book."
Everything in Kate Raab's life seems perfect. She has an amazing family, an invigorating job straight out of college, and a boyfriend she adores. Then a phone call changes everything. Her father, a successful businessman, a man she has always trusted and admired, is in trouble with the law. He's innocent, he insists to his family, but the only way out, is this: his testimony against his accomplices and the immediate placement of his family deep inside the Witness Protection Program. He accepts, and everyone prepares to go into hiding—until one of them suddenly gets cold feet. In a flash, Kate's perfect life is gone.
Now, a year later, her worst fears have happened. Kate's father suddenly disappears—into what the WITSEC agency calls the Blue Zone—and someone very important to him is found brutally murdered. As Kate digs into her father's life, the shocking truth she finds sets in motion a decades-old vendetta. With her family under watch, with the FBI untrustworthy, and her father's menacing "friends" circling her with increasing intensity, Kate alone must set off on the life and death journey to find her father, and uncover the secrets someone will kill to keep buried.
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Music Review – 15 Minutes by Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow's 15 Minutes came out in 2011, and, at the time, it was his first album of original material in 10 years. It's an excellent collection of music filled with dynamic vocals and infectious melodies. If you're a Barry Manilow fan that enjoyed Here At The Mayflower, you'll love it. It's a concept album that follows the story of young man's rise to fame and fall from grace.
15 Minutes kicks off with a 1-2-3 punch; the title track is a guitar-laden, country inspired, mid-tempo rocker that sets the tone for the album. The second track, "Work the Room," is a funky song where Barry expertly raps the lyrics. If you've ever had to look for a job and go to a networking event, you'll appreciate this song. "Bring On Tomorrow" rounds out the first three tracks, and it's a classic Barry power ballad. Filled with beautiful lyrics, a gorgeous arrangement and soaring vocals, this track is one of the best on the album. Needless to say, I love it!
The fourth track, "Now It's For Real," is another guitar heavy track that finds the album's main character realizing that he's achieved the success he was after. Barry sounds like he had a lot of fun recording this song and it comes through in his impassioned vocal.
"Wine Song" gives the listener an inside view into how the young star's life has changed. Now he's surrounded by people who constantly tell him they love him and that he's beautiful. This, along with the drinking and drugs, foreshadows what's to come.
The next song is an interesting one because it's a reworked track from Barry's Trying To Get The Feeling album from the 1970s. This time around it's called "He's A Star," and it's a fun upbeat pop/rock song that fits this album perfectly.
The following two songs deal with relationships. "Written in Stone" focuses on the deteriorating romantic relationship that seemed so strong in "Bring on Tomorrow." It shows that the young star has done a poor job in handling his new-found fame; and, in doing so, he has destroyed a relationship he held so dear. "Letter from a Fan/So Heavy, So High" starts off with a haunting vocal by Nataly Dawn as an obsessive fan, and she does an excellent job. This juxtaposed with Barry's vocal about becoming tired of dealing with these kinds of fans, effectively shows two different points of view.
The brief track "Everybody's Leavin," segues into the following tracks. As everyone starts to desert the star, he literally says "Who Needs You" to those that once supported him and wonders if fame is worth the price in "Winner Go Down."
"Slept through the End of The World" is a beautiful acoustic song that conjures up visions of a star that's at the end of his rope. It's where he comes to terms with the fact that he is no longer the star he once was because he didn't handle fame the way he should have.
"Reflection" is a beautiful piano interlude that leads into "Trainwreck." During this song, the performer realizes what went wrong and is ready to start over. He recognizes that what happened in the past is behind him, and he must move forward. This recognition culminates in the reprise of "15 Minutes" where he is determined to do things right this time around.
The album closes with the disco-infused "Everything's Gonna Be All Right." It's a fun track that is reminiscent of "They Dance!" from "Here At The Mayflower." It's an infectious pop song that is bound to get stuck in your head.
Overall, 15 Minutes is a solid album. The majority of the songs are excellent, and the narrative is engaging. Barry's voice is in good form, and the arrangements are top notch. If you're a fan of Barry Manilow, or just good music, I highly recommend this album. You won't be disappointed.
Below are live performances of a few of my favorite tracks from the album. Enjoy!
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Andrew Gross' No Way Back Coming To ABC
This week it was announced that ABC is working on a television adaptation of Andrew Gross' latest thriller, No Way Back. The pilot has been scheduled and is being produced by Jessica Sharzer, one of the co-executive producers of FX's American Horror Story, and Francie Calfo. As you know from my review of No Way Back, I thought it was a very good read, so I'm eager to see how it translates to the small screen. I'll keep you posted on additional details as they become available.
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Schisandra Adrenal Complex is a natural way of recovering from lifestyle and environmental stress—specifically helping the liver and adrenal glands function optimally, while at the same time, strengthening and energizing the rest of the body.
Adaptogens are a key class of substances that have been shown to increase the body's resistance to many of the body's daily challenges. They are known to help the body adapt to stress or change. The genus schisandra consists of 25 species, part of the magnoliaceae family. The perennial vine is capable of growing up to 25 feet and bearing grapelike bunches of small red fruits. It has sweet skin, sour and salty pulp and bitter, pungent seeds. The berries are used to make jellies, jams and teas.
Schisandra operates on what is known as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a part of the stress system that is believed to play a primary role in the reactions of the body to repeated stressors. In recent studies, schisandra was found to improve recovery after stress—it improved mental and physical performance and learning efficacy after stress tests were administered.
It has also been shown to increase resistance to heart stress while reducing heart rate, respiratory frequency and lactic acid levels after stress tests.† It offers great support as a supplement to help get through the stresses of daily deadlines and tensions.
Studies have shown that Schisandra increases recovery after exertion. This is the key measure of physical conditioning making Schisandra Adrenal Complex an ideal adjunct for body building, optimizing athletic performance, and promoting endurance.
Schisandra Adrenal Complex is based on one of the oldest classic adaptogenic tonifiers of Chinese herbalism—Wu Wei Zi Wan, which literally means "Five Flavored Seed Pill". In addition to schisandra, the complex contains five other fruits and seeds - dodder, plantain, lycium (goji), raspberry, and Asiatic dogwood. Except for goji (Lycium chinensis), these are rarely known the West. In China, however, they are regarded as precious tonics and have a long history of traditional use by ancient herbalists.
The seeds and fruits of a plant are said to contain the essence of the plant. It is this essence that Chinese scholars say replenishes the essence we lose through excessive work and stress and can help in restoring vitality.
Recovering and replenishing adrenals after stress, while caring for physical health, is critical to a healthy life and healthy aging. Planetary Herbals Schisandra Adrenal Complex is an easy and safe way to bring potent support to body systems that are typically worn out of balance by our modern environment and lifestyles.
Planetary Herbals integrates the best of worldwide herbal traditions with modern clinical and pharmacological research. The result is an herbal product line that is unequalled for efficacy, safety, and dependability.
Panossian A, Wikman G (2008) Pharmacology of Schisandra Chinensis Bail.: An Overview of Russian research and uses in medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 118: 183-212.
Upton, R, Ed.(1999) Schisandra Berry: Analytical, quality control, and therapeutic monograph. Santa Cruz, Ca: American Herbal Pharmacopoeia; 1-25.
Zhu M., Yeung RY, Lin K, Li R. (1999) Evaluation of the protective effects of Schisandra Chinensis on Phase I drug metabolism using a CCI-4 intoxication model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 67: 61-68.
Chen, JK and Chen, TT (2001) Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology. City of Industry, CA: Art of Medicine Press, Inc.


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WHO alerts, next variant might be more infectious and deadlier than Omicron
Coronavirus by Bihar Dispatch February 12, 2022
The Omicron variant of Corona is not the last. Other variants of this are also expected to be seen in the…
Bihar: Separate arrangements will be made for the candidates showing symptoms at the BSEB board examination centers
Coronavirus by Bihar Dispatch January 22, 2022
For the conduct of Matriculation and Inter examinations of the Bihar board, strong arrangements have to be made at the…
Nitish government's gift to health workers; 50 thousand workers engaged in Covid work will get full incentive
The incentive amount will be paid to the health workers engaged as frontline workers in the Covid-19 epidemic in remote…
Bihar: Corona guidelines extended till 6 February, old restrictions will remain in place
In the meeting of Crisis Management in Bihar, it has been decided to implement the old guideline. Now night curfew will…
Preparation for third wave: Call center will start again for migrant laborers, registration will be done on phone only
Coronavirus by Bihar Dispatch January 7, 2022
Amidst increasing cases of corona in the country, the Labor Resources Department has decided to start the call center again. Full…
Omisure: Omicron detection kit by Tata Medical approved by ICMR
The new variant of Covid-19, Omicron, is spreading rapidly throughout the country. Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)…
Corona havoc: Fear of lockdown started haunting, migrant Biharis started returning home
At the beginning of the third wave, the migrants working outside Bihar are terrified. They have not forgotten the bitter experience…
Bihar: More than 9000 new centers will be built for children, this month 84 lakh will get the vaccine
More than nine thousand new corona vaccination centers will be set up in Bihar under the corona vaccination campaign for adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 . The…
Night curfew imposed in Bihar; All places of worship, schools, cinema halls, gyms, parks etc. closed
In view of the third wave of Corona in Bihar, a meeting of the Crisis Management Group was held under…
Genome sequencing test facility available at IGIMS Patna
Under the latest developments in Bihar, there is news of relief for the people. Now there is no need to…


There are very few Intake Gauges around and the ones that are, are very poor quality and the sensors are very fragile and tend to break easily, now with these kit's we aimed to find a sensor that had a strong body but still allowed for good response times and good accuracy, now we have been using one of these gauges for a good while now with no problems, so we are now happy to launch them to our customers.
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These are truely top quality gauges and we are soon offering the matching range of gauge's so you can have a huge list of these gauges for great accuracy while looking superb!


Introducing the new iBridge Ultra female cable connectors, contact housing retention force of 50N minimum per contact for AWG 22 cable could be achieved.
ERNI's Electronics (Thailand)'s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility successfully passed its 2 day ISO TS 16949:2009 and ISO 9001:2008 certification audit conducted by TÜV Rheinland Technical Inspectorate, the world's leading technical testing organization for safety, efficiency and quality.
ERNI Electronics continues enhancements of the popular SMC 1.27mm product line for ruggedized applications and requirements.


We spent the first 48 hours of Athena's life in the hospital and I was so, so eager to get home. We had made the decision not to bring Lyra in to the hospital to meet Athena and instead wait until we were back home. I thought that since Lyra is so young she wouldn't really understand the idea of a new baby sister and she certainly wouldn't enjoy seeing me for a bit and then having to leave again. Even though I knew that we were making the right decision it was so difficult to be away from Lyra for so long. I'd never spent the night away from her so 48 hours was torture. But, eventually, we were home and it was all worth it. Seeing Lyra meet Athena is easily one of the best moments of my life so far. Lyra's face lit up, she examined every inch of Athena and gave kisses before demanding we got Athena out so she could hold her. So cute!
Since that first meeting Lyra has wanted to hold Athena every day, she's wanted to lie next to her on the floor and cuddle up next to her whilst I'm breastfeeding. I'm so proud of how wonderful and gentle Lyra has been. We've taken this week slowly but still managed to get out and about a little. Visitors were kept to a minimum to give us a chance to bond as a family of four and we've just enjoyed getting to know each other. There have been trips to the park, baking, a National Trust visit and registering Athena's birth.
Amongst the fun memories of Athena's first week there were tough parts of course. Sleep deprivation, hospital visits and toddler tantrums to name but a few. But I know that when I look back on this time all I will remember is the love. Matt filmed Athena's first week and I think I love it even more than the film of her first 48 hours which is saying something. Oh, this video will be one I watch over and over when I'm old and grey.


Oh! Behold the magic taking control!
It's the wrath of the raging demon devouring your soul!
That's why I will let you live!
Don't bow before me, stand and fight me!
For I am the fire! I am the beast!
I fight to the death, I'm the fist master supreme!


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To view the pricelist, go to web store mentioned above. You will get to see the options, the services which are offered each with a graphics opposite to it which makes it a bit childish… anyway, the pricing is a bit too expensive.
You need to have the Adobe Flash Player to view the content on its home page. High prices for the services are an issue. Rather poor design is to be modified. No guarantee of money back. Once the customer is provided with the draft, no refund due to intellectual property reasons. Two revisions are allowed only.
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(Amendment No. 1)*
Class A Common Stock
Altimeter Capital Management, LP, One International Place, Suite 4610, Boston, MA 02110
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 910047109 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Altimeter Capital Management General Partner LLC
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(see instructions)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
PERSON WITH 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
-0- shares
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions) ¨
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
Altimeter Capital Management, LP
IA, PN
Altimeter General Partner, LLC
Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P.
Altimeter Special Situations Portfolio (2020-I)
Brad Gerstner
(a) Name of Issuer
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
(a) Name of Person Filing
This joint statement on Schedule 13G is being filed by Altimeter Capital Management General Partner LLC (the "General Partner"), Altimeter Capital Management, LP (the "Investment Manager"), Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P. and Altimeter Special Situations Portfolio (2020-I) (together, the "Funds"), Altimeter General Partner, LLC (the "Funds General Partner"), and Brad Gerstner, who are collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Mr. Gerstner is the sole managing principal of the General Partner, the Investment Manager and the Funds General Partner. The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Investment Manager, which is the investment manager of the Funds. The Funds General Partner is the sole general partner of the Funds. The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1 (which is incorporated herein by reference), pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this statement jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act.
(b) Address of the Principal Office or, if none, residence
The principal business office of the Reporting Persons with respect to the shares reported hereunder is One International Place, Suite 4610, Boston, MA 02110.
(c) Citizenship
Each of the Investment Manager and the Funds are a Delaware limited partnership. Each of the General Partner and the Funds General Partner is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Gerstner is a United States citizen.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
(e) CUSIP Number
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) ¨ Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
As of March 19th, 2020 the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 11,609,043 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class A Shares"), representing approximately 4.7% of such class of securities. The beneficial ownership of each Reporting Person as of March 19, 2020 is as follows: (i) Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P. beneficially owns 10,333,233 Class A Shares representing approximately 4.2% of such class of security; (ii) Altimeter Special Situations Portfolio (2020-I) beneficially owns 1,275,810 Class A shares representing approximately 0.5% of such class of security, and (iii) each of the General Partner (as the general partner of the Investment Manager), the Investment Manager (as the investment manager of the Fund), the Funds General Partner (as the general partner of the Fund) and Mr. Gerstner (as the sole managing principal of the General Partner, the Investment Manager and the Funds General Partner) beneficially owns 11,609,043 Class A Shares, representing approximately 4.7% of such class of security. All ownership percentages of the securities reported herein are based upon a total of 247,951,116 Class A Shares outstanding as of December 31st, 2019.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
Amount beneficially owned:**
Altimeter Capital Management General Partner LLC – 11,609,043 shares
Altimeter Capital Management, LP – 11,609,043 shares
Altimeter General Partner, LLC – 11,609,043 shares
Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P. – 10,333,233 shares
Altimeter Special Situations Portfolio (2020-I) – 1,275,810 shares
Brad Gerstner – 11,609,043 shares
Percent of class:**
Altimeter Capital Management General Partner LLC – 4.7%
Altimeter Capital Management, LP – 4.7%
Altimeter General Partner, LLC – 4.7%
Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P. – 4.2%
Altimeter Special Situations Portfolio (2020-I) – 0.5%
Brad Gerstner – 4.7%%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:**
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
Altimeter Capital Management General Partner LLC -0-
Altimeter Capital Management, LP -0-
Altimeter General Partner, LLC -0-
Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P. -0-
Brad Gerstner -0-
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
CUSIP No. 910047109 13G Page 10 of 11 Pages
** Shares reported herein for the General Partner, the Investment Manager and the Funds General Partner represent Class A Shares beneficially owned and held of record by the Fund for which the Investment Manager serves as the investment manager and the Funds General Partner serves as general partner. The General Partner serves as the sole general partner of the Investment Manager. Shares reported herein for Mr. Gerstner represent Class A Shares beneficially owned and held of record by the Fund. Mr. Gerstner is the sole managing principal of the General Partner, the Investment Manager and the Funds General Partner.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following x.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
By: /s/ Hab Siam
Hab Siam, Chief Compliance Officer
By: Altimeter General Partner, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Brad Gerstner
Brad Gerstner, individually
EXHIBIT I
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This Joint Filing Agreement dated March 20th, 2020 is by and among Altimeter Capital Management General Partner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Altimeter Capital Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Altimeter General Partner, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Altimeter Special Situations Portfolio (2020-I), a series of Altimeter Special Situations Series Fund, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership, and Brad Gerstner, an individual (the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the "Filers"). Each of the Filers may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on Schedule 13G with respect to shares of Class A Common Stock of United Airlines Holdings, Inc., beneficially owned by them from time to time. Pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 13(d) (1) (k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Filers hereby agree to file a single statement on Schedule 13G (and any amendments thereto) on behalf of each of such parties, and hereby further agree to file this Joint Filing Agreement as an exhibit to such statement, as required by such rule. This Joint Filing Agreement may be terminated by any of the Filers upon one week's prior written notice or such lesser period of notice as the Filers may mutually agree.
Executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
ALTIMETER SPECIAL SITUATIONS SERIES FUND, L.P., ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES, ALTIMETER SPECIAL SITUATIONS PORTFOLIO (2020-I)