South makes Birmingham last eight
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- South makes Birmingham last eight
- Police find Dormont man after search by officers K-9 helicopter
- Sporting Life – Football News | Euro 2008 Football Transfer News…
- Selective Eyewear Elements concept sees clear success
- Air travellers faced more delays at UK airports in Q1 this yr
- Sporting Life – Football News | Euro 2008 Football Transfer News…
South makes Birmingham last eight
BBC News – Jun 12, 2008
The Briton followed up her second-round win over fourth seed Sybille Bammer in Birmingham with a 2-6 6-4 6-4 victory over world number 78 Aiko Nakamura. The 22-year-old from Surrey overcame a five-hour rain delay and a sluggish start to win in one hour 43 minutes. South will meet 18-year-old Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in the last eight. Wickmayer created the latest upset of a tournament of shocks by putting out eighth seed Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-3 6-4.
Police find Dormont man after search by officers K-9 helicopter
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Jun 12, 2008
htm –>Police find Dormont man after search by officers K-9 helicopterThursday June 12 2008By Maria Sciullo Pittsburgh Post-GazettePolice say a Dormont man fell 20 feet when he jumped from a Castle Shannon T-line overpass into an almost-dry creek bed early Tuesday but that was just the beginning of the chase. Daniel Vincent Birmingham 20 prompted a manhunt involving units from several South Hills communities — as well as a helicopter search — that would end almost two miles away on Milford Drive in Bethel Park. The incident began shortly after midnight when Castle Shannon police on routine patrol approached a man and woman who appeared to be fighting. The man leaped off the overpass near Poplar Street and Castle Shannon Boulevard; his distraught girlfriend told police Mr. Birmingham had threatened to kill himself earlier in the day. “He had texted his girlfriend with ‘4-XXXX’ ” which means suicide and it worried her” said Castle Shannon police Chief Harold Lane who said Mr… to sweep the area with a spotlight. Birmingham was finally found running through back yards in Bethel Park. He is currently in the Allegheny County jail awaiting a hearing on Tuesday. He will be charged with reckless endangerment of another person resisting arrest disorderly conduct loitering prowling at nighttime and underage drinking. Had the issue of suicide not been a factor the chief said “There would not have been sense in chasing him as hard as we did. But in this deal the officers were more concerned with his safety.
Sporting Life – Football News | Euro 2008 Football Transfer News…
Sportinglife.com – Jun 12, 2008
Harry Redknapp’s struggling side who dominated for long periods had earlierseen Gary O’Neil hit the woodwork before midfielder Pitt volleyed pastgoalkeeper Nico Vaesen with seven minutes remaining. Birmingham now unbeaten in seven games were far from convincing after takingan early lead through Stern John but the result was enough to move them intosixth position on goal difference. John had given his side the perfect start inside the opening two minutes withhis sixth goal since signing from Nottingham Forest. Forward Tommy Mooney found himself in space on the left wing and his dangerouscross into the box was turned past goalkeeper Dave Beasant by the alert Trinidadand Tobago international… Harry Redknapp’s struggling side who dominated for long periods had earlierseen Gary O’Neil hit the woodwork before midfielder Pitt volleyed pastgoalkeeper Nico Vaesen with seven minutes remaining. Birmingham now unbeaten in seven games were far from convincing after takingan early lead through Stern John but the result was enough to move them intosixth position on goal difference. John had given his side the perfect start inside the opening two minutes withhis sixth goal since signing from Nottingham Forest. Forward Tommy Mooney found himself in space on the left wing and his dangerouscross into the box was turned past goalkeeper Dave Beasant by the alert Trinidadand Tobago international. Portsmouth tried to respond immediately but though Croatian star RobertProsinecki curled a long-range effort wide of the post the visitors struggled tosettle early on. But Pompey began to find their feet and City defender Michael Johnson wasforced into an urgent clearance by Kevin Harper’s delivery into the area after10 minutes.
Selective Eyewear Elements concept sees clear success
mlive.com – Jun 12, 2008
” For 20 years Golden put his face and voice on DOC. Enter Golden’s newest passion: SEE (Selective Eyewear Elements) a high-fashion yet low-price eyeglass store – what Golden calls “hip without the rip. ” Golden opened the first SEE store 10 years ago in Birmingham and has since opened 23 stores nationally with an eye toward opening 80 to 100 more in the next seven years. Selective Eyewear ElementsEmployees: 100. Headquarters: Southfield… The strategy seems to be working. Rafferty said customers typically visit one store and work with the same salesperson every time. “Birmingham is our No. 1 store and I firmly believe that’s because of the relationships store employees have built up over the last 10 years” she said. SEE stores range from 800 to 1400 square feet. Sales run $800 to $1200 per square foot. Michigan stores are in Birmingham Ann Arbor Lansing Rochester and the recently opened Somerset Collection store.
Air travellers faced more delays at UK airports in Q1 this yr
Forbes – Jun 12, 2008
At London Heathrow 56 percent of flights were on time representing a decline of nine percentage points over the same period in 2007. At London City 58 percent of flights were on time down 12 percentage points. Luton Gatwick Stansted and Birmingham all improved their scheduled punctuality performance during the period. At Luton on-time performance increased by five percentage points to 76 percent at Gatwick by four percentage points to 72 percent at Stansted by two percentage points to 80 percent and at Birmingham by one percentage point to 78 percent. The average delay across all the scheduled flights monitored rose to 18 minutes in 2008 from 16 minutes in the first quarter of 2007. Average delays decreased at Gatwick Luton Birmingham Stansted and Manchester whilst increasing at Heathrow London City Glasgow and Edinburgh. The proportion of on-time charter flights fell by three percentage points to 62 percent compared with 65 percent in the same period the year before… At Luton on-time performance increased by five percentage points to 76 percent at Gatwick by four percentage points to 72 percent at Stansted by two percentage points to 80 percent and at Birmingham by one percentage point to 78 percent. The average delay across all the scheduled flights monitored rose to 18 minutes in 2008 from 16 minutes in the first quarter of 2007. Average delays decreased at Gatwick Luton Birmingham Stansted and Manchester whilst increasing at Heathrow London City Glasgow and Edinburgh. The proportion of on-time charter flights fell by three percentage points to 62 percent compared with 65 percent in the same period the year before. At all monitored airports performance fell compared to the previous year except for Stansted where it increased by two percentage points and Gatwick where it remained the same. waller@thomsonreuters.
Sporting Life – Football News | Euro 2008 Football Transfer News…
Sportinglife.com – Jun 12, 2008
Marcelo opened the scoring in the 24th minute when he seized on a mistake inthe Pompey defence to race clear before unleashing a fierce 25-yard shot whichsurprised veteran goalkeeper Dave Beasant. But the former Sheffield United man might have done better in the 58th minutewhen full-back Martin Grainger wriggled free on the left and Marcelo wasunmarked and was only 10 yards out when he headed straight at the relievedBeasant. Portsmouth had plenty of possession but had little to show for it so it wassomething of a shock when they equalised in the 39th minute. Croatian captain Robert Prosinecki was the creator with a cunningly flightedfree kick from the left to the near post when Lee Bradbury glanced in his fourthgoal of the season… Both sides had the opportunities to win it with young winger Courtney Pittprompted by Prosinecki posing plenty of problems down the left with his speedand skill. Twice in the opening six minutes of the second-half he got clear firstshooting at Nico Vaesen and then setting up a chance for Kevin Harper which wasbrilliantly blocked at full stretch by Grainger. Birmingham should have done better later in the match with two other clearopenings both wasted by Geoff Horsfield. Stan Lazaridis got clear down the left in the 72nd minute and pulled the ballback for Horsfield but he delayed his shot and Pompey cleared. Then with six minutes remaining Nicky Eaden raced down the right and his deepcentre was met by Horsfield at the far post but again he got in a tangle at thelast second and Beasant was able to save comfortably. Portsmouth manager Graham Rix recalled Lee Mills and the transfer-listedstriker could have marked his return with a header in the 17th minute whichDarren Purse cleared from the line. Mills was later booked for a foul as was Birmingham’s Curtis Woodhouse whileHarper earned a yellow card seven minutes from the end for diving.
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