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Fifteen-year-old Yamada has just entered high school and is gung ho about achieving her ultimate goal: to have one hundred sex partners! There's just one problem: she's a virgin, and she hasn't even had a boyfriend! To get the ball rolling, Yamada decides to target a shy boy named Takashi from her school; but even though he is also a virgin and she ruthlessly aggressive with her feminine ways, it's not as easy as Yamada hopes. Though they begin to have feelings for each other, will Yamada and Takashi ever get past first base?
Once a popular all girls' school, Ousai Private Academy is now co-ed due to declining birth rates. Takatoshi Tsuda, a boy newly attending Ousai solely because of the proximity to his house, is quickly forced to become the student council vice president and male representative of the school by president Shino Amakusa. Now looked upon as nothing more than a filthy pig by his female peers, Takatoshi must cope with learning about a whole new side of the opposite gender, hearing plenty of dirty sex and period jokes along the way!
Probably the biggest similarity between the two are the huge amount of sexually related jokes and just their overall humor. While B Gata H Kei tends to focus a bit more in the relationship building department than Yakuindomo which mainly just sticks to the jokes both are enjoyable in what they do. If you liked one then you may want to check out the other.
These series both take part in high school and focus mainly on sexual exploits and puns. Although B Gata H Kei is more "romance" driven, they are both comedies and fairly similar in the fact that they focus on ecchi stuff.
Shows that emphasize on sex jokes heavily with little or no visually risque elements and with almost nonexistent romance.
Both animes have a huge amount of sex jokes and takes part in a Highschool. The main difference between them is that B Gata H-Kei is more romance driven while Seitokai is just random humor. If you liked one you'll like the other one
They both have a very similar style of humor. Expect a lot of very blunt, lowbrow but amazingly funny jokes and situations. I highly recommend you check this series out if you enjoyed the other.
If you liked one you will like the other: Same highschool sexual jokes and humor. Maybe B gata H kei focus a little bit more on romance and is more explicit.
If you like sexual jokes then both shows are highly recommanded. the onlu difference is that B Gata H Kei is more about the romance of a couple and Seitokai Yakuindomo is about a student counsil with perverts.
The timid, virginal Kouta is a new student at Kunpo High School; and while others in his situation might be a wallflower forever, Kouta has no such luck – he has attracted the attention of the busty Chizuru, who happens to be a fox deity! However, Kouta's misfortunes don't stop there; he's also pursued by Nozomu, a wolf deity. Between being molested, propositioned, having his face shoved between mammoth breasts or witnessing endless panty shots, Kouta must also attempt to maintain his studies – even though all Chizuru and Nozomu want is to be the one to deflower him first!
Both girls in these anime are really flirty and perverted to these shy and timid guys, who really have no idea what to do in these situations. The guys seem to constantly be wondering what to do in these situations as they try to fight there timidness. Also if you are a fan of ecchi animes then these two animes are the ones you are looking for. If you enjoyed one you will also enjoy the other.
Kanokon and B Gata H Kei match up perfectly with a strong blend of ecchiness coupled with some romance thrown in. in each series the girls are the ones displayed as being the perverted type while the guys take on a more demure attitude almost as if they are afraid of what the girls might do to them.
This a very funny story too. It's anime will tell you about relationships between teenagers. If you liked first story, you'll liked the second story too, i promise :)
Both of these anime revolve around the main female character trying to seduce the main male character. Both are trying to get the guy to have sex with them. Both have troubles and create many hilarious situations.
Kanokon and B Gata H Kei have simular that the females are trying to get into the guys pants
What do you do when you live together with gorgeous twin sisters who are intent on seducing you? This is the daily dilemma that faces Keita Suminoe, and politely declining their offers doesn't seem to be helping him! Despite his school friends' jealous quips, and parents who think everything is fine as the siblings are not blood-related, this makes no difference to the brow-beaten boy. Unfortunately for Keita, school entrance exams are just around the corner, and scantily-clad girls sneaking into his bedroom at night is starting to affect his chances of graduation. Can he focus his mind in time, or will breasts, panties and milky-white thighs prove to be too much of a distraction?
Perverted female characters with lucky men of flesh and bones. Maybe we could think about these two like school series but the plot is not turning around that. Strange relationships with lots of fun is what you get here.
Each of these series focus on females attempting to get a male to.. do the dirty with them. That aside, each series focuses on misunderstandings between the male and other females, a growing "relationship" between the main characters, and their advancement to "adulthood," while including crude jokes.
Both series feature some rather sexually aggressive females who try to do some naughty things with the male leads. In both cases the male leads are rather hesitant when it comes to doing those adult things but as either series progressives the male lead becomes somewhat more willing to do such things. Sharing similar styles of comedy with some rather crude jokes and the misunderstanding that occur between a man and a woman if you liked one of them then you'll probably like the other.
The way the characters interact with one another makes Kiss x Sis ad B Gata H Kei similar. The female characters are focused on one thing and one thing only: trying to get the guy by whatever sexy means they are able. The series are filled with hilarious misunderstandings between the male and female counterparts with ridiculous outcomes.
B Gata H Kei and Kiss x Sis are two of the best comedy romatic ecchi shows you can find. If you a fan of Romantic Comedy with some ecchi in it you will love these two
Makoto and Yura Onoda are a newly married couple. Luckily for them, even though their marriage was arranged, they are deeply in love. However, even though they are both 25, neither of them have any 'intimate' experience, and consequently, they are equally as unsure and clumsy. With a little advice from Yura's friends and sister, this newly-wed couple will eventually get it right and explore the hardships of marriage, and the wonderful world of sex, even in daring places and awkward situations.
Though Futari Ecchi is WAY more explicit, both it and B Gata involve timid virgins who must learn the ways of sex and intimacy.
Futari Ecchi and B Gata H Kei are two anime about an inexperienced couple taking their first, awkward steps into the world of sex. Futari Ecchi is more explicit, while B Gata lays more focus on the humor, but both have their fair share of both. If you liked one of these, try out the other as well!
Both anime revolve around sex. Futari Ecchi is more down to the dirty business with a newly married couple where B Gata H Kei takes on a virgin's view on the aspect of sex. The humour is very similar between the 2. If you like odd stories that surround sex and the funny jokes that follow check either of these anime out.
B Gata H Kei and Futari Ecchi are two series about inexperienced couples that must learn the ways of how to deal with intimacy and sex. Humor of course is in abundance as misunderstandings occur at every turn.
Tomoko Kuroki is eager to begin her new, glamorous, and romantic high school life where she'll surely become popular and have all the guys vying for her affections. Her plan is sure to succeed, having prepared vigorously by already dating 100 guys... who happen to be video game characters! But when months pass and she can't seem to get anyone's attention, let alone talk to them due to her crippling social anxiety, Tomoko's grandiose dreams turn to shambles! Will she ever be able to have a normal school life?
B Gata H Kei deals with a girl who thinks she's an amazing sexual goddess, but in reality, is terrible with boys and a virgin. So, over the course of the show, she overcomes the awkwardness and attempts to lose her virginity. Reminds me of the protag's problem in Watamote, honestly; girl is awkward with boys (and people in general), but thinks she's a social animal who's amazing with boys, but in reality, she's painfully crippled socially. Thus, she attempts to become less so.
Both anime are comedies about a girl who takes herself for something she isn't. Most of the comedy is based on awkwardness and failure. If you liked one, you might like the other.
Both shows deal with an unfortunate girl who fantasizes about a perfect life, but in reality she comedically struggles with the simplest of things. B Gata H Kei's leading lady wants a great romantic life with many boys, while Watamote's wants a fantastic high school experience filled with popularity and attention. Both girls are inexperienced and awkward, and throughout the show you get to watch as they go through trial and error, desperately trying to obtain their faraway dreams. Fans of one may want to give the other a try.
These are both cringe comedies with protagonists that have delusions about life that. The bulk of both anime is the female leads having their delusions burst usually with a joke at their own expense. Both characteres are bitter when it comes to other people and both are unlikable enough that you won't feel so bad about laughing at them.


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- Chuck Pinkey
- Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Beware of group seeking to control drilling rights
Today is Election Day. Thank goodness the campaigning is over! Seems like every October and November, our roads are lined with thousands of campaign signs and slogans. There are so many that one begins to ignore them, much like "Rollback Pricing" at Walmart.
- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Occupy protesters do little to help their own causes
The liberal left has a new "darling." With the sweeping success of the conservative Tea Party movement in the 2010 fall elections, liberals and their media allies were grabbing at straws. Like Dorothy in the Land of Oz, they found their scarecrow, but unlike Oz, there is no wizard.
- Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Things seem to be a little strange these days
Maybe it's global warming, sunspots or pre-fracking hysteria, but hasn't last week had more than its share of peculiar editorial columns, insane settlements, bizarre verdicts and outlandish causes?
- Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Obama to push for oil, gas drilling fees, tax increase
A Sept. 19 Fox News article on the proposed Obama administration's fees and tax increases states: "Another proposal would charge $4 an acre on non-producing oil and gas leases on federal lands, raising $1 billion over a decade. The idea is to prod energy companies to get their leases into production or give them up and allow others to develop them."
- Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The mindset of Mother Nature 'is senseless'
Last Tuesday evening, my wife, our son Adam and I took a drive to Prattsville, Gilboa, Middleburgh and Schoharie. We had heard about all the flood damage from Hurricane Irene, and having friends and customers in that area, we decided to visit and see if we could be of help.
- Tuesday, August 30, 2011
'You have made mothers mad, you'll wish you hadn't'
"As far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell." -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif.
- Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tea Party values will help fix U.S. credit rating
"Look at the history of this _ the fact of the matter is that this is essentially a Tea Party downgrade. The Tea Party brought us to the brink of a default."
- Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Working hard once actually made a difference
July 30, 2011. Congratulations to Brian and Liz! When children find true love, parents find true joy. God bless your joy and ours, from this day forward.
- Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Tight budgets make priorities a little clearer
A few weeks ago, I stopped at Losie's Gun Shop and gazed upon a Savage Model 12 F-Class long-range target rifle in 6.5x284 Norma. With a Leupold FX-3 30x40mm scope and all steel bases and rings, this baby runs $2,000 and it's worth every penny!
- Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Random chance doesn't explain man's greatness
The other night as my wife fell asleep watching the seventh rerun of her favorite "Law and Order: SVU," I took the opportunity to channel-surf to the History, Military and Discovery channels. Lo and behold, here was a documentary on animal survival.
- Tuesday, June 21, 2011
No evidence hydrofracking is killer concept
On death row at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, a condemned man begins his final walk from Cell Block 1. The death chamber awaits. His feet are heavy, his legs are weak, and his breath is short.
- Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Protect Laurens survey not so independent
Last week an old farmer stopped in, and he was looking for a fight. He had received a pamphlet and a survey from a group called "Protect Laurens." The survey was titled, "Informal Independent Survey of the Town of Laurens Residents and Property Owners."
- Tuesday, May 24, 2011
U.S. might learn a thing or two from Andorra
A number of years ago when my daughter was on the Rotary Exchange Program, we visited her in Belgium and took the opportunity to tour Western Europe.
- Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Economic potential of gas fracking shouldn't be ignored
Congratulations to President Obama, President Bush, the U.S. military, and The United States Navy SEALS for putting an end to the life of Osama bin Laden. With one scourge to humanity ended, we must turn our attention to another. The ongoing Armageddon posed by fracking!
- Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Liberals need their own warning label
When my wife and I watch TV, we see countless advertisements for drugs. (At our age, we notice these things!) They come with alarming disclaimers.
- Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Natural gas drilling is a 'no-brainer'
A short time ago, we read a letter from an old soldier. I don't remember his exact words, but it went something like this.
- Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Raises should be earned, not negotiated
Back in the early '80s, we received a phone call from a new farmer who wanted to purchase some equipment. That evening, I met Rick, and he proudly showed me his new farm and small herd of Holstein cattle.
- Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Liberals: They're anything but liberal
This is the end of an era. Tom Sears, one of Oneonta's favorite personalities and a leading writer for The Daily Star, is retiring from his "On the Right Side" column. He has had quite a run with more than 130 columns in the past 5½ years.

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The recent Ingham County tax-foreclosed property auction set a county record, generating around $380,000 and placed dozens of properties back on the tax rolls. | SKIP down to article
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LANSING, MI – Last week, the city of Lansing took steps to crack down on medical marijuana shops. A new ordinance restricts where a shop can open and limits the number of shops allowed in the city. The state legislature is working on similar laws and the state attorney general's office also issued a pair of rulings last week that further limit how medical marijuana can be grown and sold. The flurry of new rules is frustrating some business owners who see the drug as an economic opportunity.


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HOUSTON - It's been a rough month for the Houston Texans, but that didn't keep their fans from gathering together and rooting for their team Saturday.
At the Texans Grill, there wasn't an empty seat in the house - it was standing room only with 500-plus Texans fans packing place.
Fans were enthusiastic for sure, but were worried at the break because the team managed only three field goals to lead 9-7.
In the second half, the Texans scored a touchdown, but in the end it was their defense coming up big - stopping the Cincinnati Bengals on a fourth down play.
The crowd said they want the Tom Brady and New England Patriots next.
The fans enthusiasm has undoubtedly renewed. The Texans are not one and done and live to play another week.


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"Who will win the annual "Backyard Brawl/Family Feud" game between Miller County and Seminole County on Friday night in Donalsonville?"
Hook 1 year, 9 months ago
Miller County, in my humble opinion, has a much better team, however; this IS the Family Feud. You can't predict a game in which both sides play for much more than a region win. 3 more days! Can't wait.
PIRATE4EVER 1 year, 9 months ago
Miller County I think is alot better than people think however if both of these teams had a losing record it still would not matter to the boys it is a rivalry game. But I think miller wins closer than people think.
Sister_Ruby 1 year, 9 months ago
Don't really care! Too far off.
bigchipola 1 year, 9 months ago
Seminole wins a close game we playing our best football right now gone be a great game
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there were 4 more prank/false alarms yesterday !
Back in my days of High school, we just skipped class...
Unfortunately it's a sign of the times. My question to the Feds is when in the hell are you going to change the Youth Criminal Justice Act. It may not stop it, but it sure will help somewhat.
Now what happens is the police treat the real threat as bogus and do not respond in due time.
Michael ;)
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Stupid is as stupid does.
it just sucks that some one could be in real trouble while they are locking down a school.
Sucks that they can't be charged criminally. But why not 'charge' them and/or the parents the costs of responding? Having to hock your ipod and cell phone to pay the bill might be a wake up.
Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately it kills all its students.
I recall this in my highschool. But the fire alarms had black ink in them so that the person that pulled it would get shot with ink that they couldnt take off and would be easy to track down :)
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On the eve of the G8 Summit, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders heading to Camp David to make predictable, measureable funding and policy commitments that will help 50 million people lift themselves out of poverty through sustainable, small-scale agriculture by 2015.
The Guidelines on Land, Fisheries and Forests delivered today by the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) are a first essential step but there's still a long road ahead before peoples' rights to land, fisheries and forests are fully recognized and respected.
According to a recent field study conducted in communities in western and eastern Niger, between 70 and 90 per cent of people estimate their food stocks will run out before the next harvest, creating an imminent 'hunger gap'.
Nearly 30,000 refugees from the conflict in Sudan's Blue Nile region have arrived in Jamam, a village in the remote Upper Nile state of South Sudan, since the start of 2012. Our team in South Sudan is providing clean water, public health and sanitation in and around the new camp.
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible.
In the last year extreme weather events shocked global markets contributing to soaring wheat prices and imperiling food security in many parts of the world, according to research compiled by Oxfam at the start of the Durban climate talks.
The Sahel Working Group, a consortium of International NGOs, today launched a report evaluating the responses to the 2005 and 2010 food crises, concluding that the Sahel is "in a state of permanent crisis" requiring smarter and earlier investment in the region.


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---- — St. John's Prep wrestlers Ian Butterbrodt and Corey Jean-Jacques joined some elite company this weekend at the All-State wrestling championships.
Butterbrodt and Jean-Jacques became the ninth and 10th wrestlers in Eagles' history to win an All-State title.
Each wrestler won four matches to grab the title and Butterbrodt, a sophomore who wrestles in the 220-pound weight class, was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament after outscoring his opponents 59-2.
Jean-Jacques, a senior, finished third at 285 pounds in the Division 1 tournament earlier in the week, but bounced back for the victory this weekend.
Butterbrodt handled Bridgewater-Raynham's William Fuller (13-0), Luis Mateo of Greater Lawrence (16-0), and Winchester's T.J. Boudreau (15-0) to reach the finals. At that point, Butterbrodt defeated Central Catholic's Ben Tavidian (15-2) for the championship.
"Ian has dominated the season; he's 54-0 on the season," St. John's Prep coach Manny Costa said. "Ian racked up back points the entire postseason."
Butterbrodt also became the second St. John's Prep wrestler to earn the Outstanding Wrestler honor at the All-State tournament, joining former Eagles' star wrestler Mike Pedro.
Jean-Jacques road to the title was a little more difficult, but equally impressive. Wins over Salem's Andrew Romeo (6-1) and Pembroke's Kevin Beane preceded a victory over Springfield Central's Stephan Moldanaro, which came by injury default.
In the final, Jean-Jacques got revenge for one of his three losses this season. He defeated Chicopee's Donovan Lozado, 2-1, for the title and improved to 55-3 this year. Lozado had beaten Jean-Jacques in the Division 1 semifinals on Wednesday.
"I told him to battle back for third (at states) and we would beat Lozado in the (All-State) finals," Costa said. "He took third on Wednesday and got the job done against Lozado in the rematch to become the best heavyweight in the state."
D.J. Lemieux (126 pounds) won three matches and finished seventh for the Prep while Lou Bornstein (113) and Peter Locke (160) also competed in All-States.
Butterbrodt and Jean-Jacques will compete in the New England Tournament on Friday in Providence, R.I. and Costa feels his team's regular season schedule prepared the St. John's wrestlers for the postseason.
"We knew that with our schedule we were prepared for the grind," Costa said. "We wrestle the toughest schedule in the state. Every Saturday we wrestled the best teams in New England, so they were prepared for the physical strain this postseason would bring upon them. I am proud of our two champs as well as the other three that wrestled in all three tournaments."
Two wrestlers from Marblehead/Swampscott competed at All-States and one may be in position to move on to the New England Tournament this week.
Sean Taylor, a senior from Marblehead, won four matches to place seventh at heavyweight, which was good for the alternate spot for New Englands. According to Marblehead/Swampscott head coach Mike Stamison, it is believed one of the qualifiers is expected to miss the tournament, which would open the door for Taylor to compete in Providence, R.I.
Jake Powell, a senior from Swampscott, also performed well at All-States, winning three matches and placing eighth at 126 pounds.


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NEW YORK | That Alex Ovechkin needs to be better than Game 1 for the Washington Capitals to beat the New York Rangers goes without saying. But it's a very specific thing the captain pointed to that he needs to be better at when blanketed by defensemen Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh.
"It's matchup. I just have to find a way, first of all, to have the puck, and to find the lane to shoot it," Ovechkin said.
Ovechkin attempted just five shots Saturday afternoon and got just one on net. Some of what might help is dishing the puck to linemates Brooks Laich and Troy Brouwer and leaning on them when entering the offensive zone.
"For me, I just have to maybe have more patience in neutral zone. Don't come closer to blue line because if I'm gonna have the puck on the blue line and I don't have the speed, I'm not that kind of danger guy,' Ovechkin said. "I just have to wait a little bit, maybe, if Brooksie or Brouwer or somebody else gonna have the puck, maybe don't take full speed right away."
Ovechkin pointed out that it's on him to find space and find a way to score.
Ovechkin admitted that in the offensive zone "it's very hard to find me because I have Girardi on me."
"Sometimes you have to be patient," he said. "Learn from series against Boston when probably you can have only one chance in two games to have that kind of opportunity. It was kind of good experience for me. I think, and the guys know. They're going to give me the puck."
What Ovechkin does with the puck can be a subject of scorn, too. His trying to make a one-on-two play in Game 1, leading to a tripping penalty when he lost the puck, was the prime example.
"Brooksie gave me a nice pass before I take a penalty. I just make a bad decision," Ovechkin said. "I just have to put it in my backside. It would be breakaway. Sometimes I just make that kind of decisions. After that you have to just look at it and think, Jesus why I do that?' "
As for what he wanted to see Ovechkin do more of, coach Dale Hunter was far from critical.
"Just keep playing the way he is. He had some good body checks," the Caps' coach said. "They take their toll when you keep hitting. And they'll keep hitting our D. That's the game of hockey."


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RALEIGH — Five-year-old Aryan Khowala, wearing blue underwear and a blue-and-white-striped shirt, paused in front of the quarter-inch piece of balsa wood held before him by martial arts master Julia Wegman of the Vision Martial Arts Academy in Raleigh.
Then, the boy delivered a karate chop that broke the board in half.
Ooooooh, the crowd murmured, impressed.
Thats a great age to start, Wegman said. We start them as soon as theyre potty trained.
Aryans martial arts feat was just one event held in downtown Raleigh Friday as part of the The Works street festival, a glorious melange of arts, high and low culture, food, professional wrestling with music, music and more music in celebration of this nations 238th birthday.
It has been three years since the city moved its Fourth of July fireworks from the State Fairgrounds to downtown Raleigh. As impressive or unimpressive, depending on who you ask as the night-ending rockets red glare is each year, the pyrotechnics display Friday night had to make room this year for a festival that is growing in diversity with offerings reflective of the regions international flavor.
The festival organizers tried to offer something for everyone, and good-old fashioned family fun was the signature statement. Its hard not to smile in anticipation of contests to gobble down the most hot dogs, eat lots of ice cream or spit watermelon seeds at impressive distances.
Meanwhile, Happy birthday America! and USA! USA! USA!, were the days catchphrases offered in greetings and patriotic affirmation by shopkeepers and festival patrons alike.
Traditional fare like hot dogs, watermelon, barbecue, bluegrass, beer and wrestling had to make room for African drumming, falafel, tabouleh and the voice of reggae icon Bob Marley encouraging festival-goers to Lively Up Yourself on Hargett Street.
Bonita Michael, 44, of Morrisville, and her daughters, Ashleigh Clark, 21, and Tiana Clark, 14, were blocks away from the festival when they heard the outdoor drumming on Fayetteville Street, the main artery of the event.
We heard it way down there, Michael said, while pointing to the other end of Fayetteville Street. We could feel the rhythm. It feels like something coming from the soul. Its a beautiful thing. Music is a source of energy.
That musical energy filled the air and commingled with the smells of funnel cakes, half hogs cooked all night on grills still on display, giant turkey legs, Polish sausage with fried onions and green peppers, watermelon and ice cream.
Employees of the Pit, a restaurant that specializes in pork barbecue with locations in Raleigh and Durham, set up four grills Thursday night to slow cook 10 hogs for the event.
Andrew Bruce, a sous chef at the restaurant, sported a Porky Pig tattoo on his forearm and monitored the meat still sizzling on the grills.
My job for the day is to talk to people about the 300-year-old cooking tradition that came from our descendants in the 15th century, he said. We cooked 10 hogs last night, and we will cook 10 more fresh ones for tonight.
Firefighters who work the downtown district hoisted an impressive 25-foot by 40-foot American flag onto a ladder truck. It flew overhead, blessing the celebration.
Fayetteville Street served as the main strip, but every cross-street along the thoroughfare, along with the nearby Red Hat Amphitheater, served up generous portions of entertainment and food.
Martin Street was transformed into a Kids Zone, where children and parents lined up to jump up and down inside bounce houses. One bounce house featured a giant slide and another targeted youthful bull riders.
DeWayne and Veronica Soles of Cary arrived downtown at 1 p.m. and waited in line with their daughters, Brooklyn, 8, and Devyn, 7, who wanted to climb up and then zoom down the giant slide.
We came here last year, Veronica Soles said.
We did? Brooklyn asked.
We always come to the downtown festivals, Veronica Soles answered. Its free, so its a good value and its good exercise because you get a lot of walking in.
And theres a lot of arts and culture, her husband chimed in.
Umm hmm, a lot of that, too, she agreed.
When it was Brooklyn and Devyns turn to climb the slide, they scampered off.
The parents opted not to participate.
My stomach cant handle that today, Veronica Soles said. Its all about the kids.
It was about the kids, but the holiday seemed to bring out the kid in everyone.
There was The RazzaMaJazz Dixieland Band, a musical quintet outfitted in white polo shirts with red and blue trim, along with trousers that featured red and white stripes on one leg and white stars with a blue background on the other, played patriotic, Dixieland jazz music on banjo, tuba, clarinet, trombone and washboard.
Street preachers shared space with street musicians. A hula hoop artist performed next to a magician, while the driver of a red train filled with passengers navigated his way through the thousands of people in milling about.
The celebration was also an opportunity for a good cause.
Kevin Sommers, a member the Rotary Club of Raleigh, was selling watermelon slices to benefit some of Wake Countys neediest citizens.
Waaatermelooon! he sang to passers-by at the intersection of Martin and Fayetteville streets.
Were helping out the city, but this is a fundraiser for us, he said. We are raising money thats committed to the Salvation Army on Capital Boulevard.
Sommers explained that the Rotary Club has committed to raising $200,000 towards the opening of a free dental clinic to be housed at a Salvation Army.
Its called Wake Smiles, Sommers said.
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EAST COUNTY — As stimulus for his students, Freedom Elementary School Principal Jim Mennes has been pummeled by water balloons and blanketed with silly string.
Now, he can add another credential to his list: being drenched in slime.
"The kids keep coming up with new ways to torture me," Mennes said, chuckling, with the lime-green liquid dripped down his face.
For two weeks in May, children brought in non-perishable items such as gum, candy, beef jerky, blank DVDs and other items, to send in care packages to soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The collection drive concluded Wednesday, May 30, with a special "Slime 'em for Soldiers" event, at which children doused Mennes, several teachers and two representatives of MacDill Air Force Base with cups of green homemade slime.
Mennes said each soldier being mailed packages is either directly or indirectly related to a member of the Freedom family. About 50 active-duty soldiers are being shipped boxes, he said.
"We'll send over about 100 care boxes," Mennes said. "Each of our soldiers will get (two or three) packages so they can share them with their buddies."
Students said they enjoyed sliming their teachers and administrators and also were grateful for the opportunity to send items to servicemen and women overseas.
"I think it really helps them," said 10-year-old Jordan Hirst, who got covered in slime after his mother, Amanda Hirst, a fourth-grade teacher who volunteered to get slimed, gave him a hug. "They need it. They really do. They need to know their country thanks them."
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RALEIGH — The office on the ninth floor of the Albemarle Building was government-issue Spartan. The cuisine was take-out Chick-fil-A . The Saturday uniform: business casual.
The nondescript setting was perhaps fitting for the task at hand for Gov.-elect Pat McCrory and his transition team: the nitty-gritty work of assembling a new state government administration.
McCrory must make dozens of decisions in the weeks before he takes office in January. They include hiring a Cabinet, making sure his transition team is up to speed on all the policy questions likely to face his administration in the early days, and planning his inauguration.
For McCrory, there also are matters of personal transition.
In an interview Saturday, he said he is in the process of cutting his ties to Moore & Van Allen, the Charlotte-based law firm where he worked as a policy adviser, and is preparing to leave his seats on two corporate boards, Lending Tree and Kewaunee.
This is my job. McCrory said of the governorship. I have to work out that transition.
He is working on issues large and small from recently moving into a Raleigh apartment to considering whether North Carolina should join the health-care exchange that is part of the new federal health care law.
I am working on three transitions right now, McCrory said. One is the transition in government. One transition is getting out of the private sector. And the other transition is my personal life in the move.
I have to buy a mattress, he quipped. I have to figure out what to do with my dog. Can the dog stay in the governors mansion? Weve never been to the governors mansion.
McCrory had just returned from the Republican Governors Association meeting in Las Vegas, where he spent time with experienced governors including Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Chris Christie of New Jersey, listening to the pitfalls of a new administration. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal warned him to make sure the states emergency management office was in place and in shape right away, in case a natural disaster strikes early.
While McCrory was in Las Vegas, outgoing Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue announced that the state intended to use a hybrid federal-state health exchange to provide coverage to the uninsured under the new federal health care law. McCrory and the legislature will have the option later to choose either a fully state-run or a federally run exchange.
McCrory was careful not to criticize Perdue, whom he complimented for her cooperation in the transition. But he said he would have preferred to wait for more information before deciding which model to choose to run the health care exchanges.
I dont think there is enough information for any governor to make a decision at this point in time, McCrory said. There are so many unanswered questions from the administration regarding the implementation, regarding the flexibility, regarding the waivers, regarding the Medicare costs. I think there are 35 questions that need serious clarification from the federal government.
He said there is a strong concern among many governors that any supposedly state-run exchange will be controlled by the federal government, with the state taking on all the risks.
That raises a serious concern for me to implement the state-run program until those clarifications are made, McCrory said. I dont want to set up a failed system in the state that would be a tremendous burden on the taxpayers and on the Medicaid system and on a future bureaucracy.
McCrory said he had not yet made a single decision on who would serve in his administration, although he has been giving some thought to the subject for months. But he said he hoped he would have his Cabinet named before he took office in January, and that lower-level appointments would be made in consultation with his Cabinet secretaries.
He said he is looking for people in the private sector, in state government and from nonprofits to work in his administration.
I would like to have a cross-section, McCrory said. I am not fixated on any one pattern or person or talent. I am looking for diverse talents that complement each other and provide me with problem solvers, visionaries and operational people.
McCrory said he would be traveling across the state, recruiting people to join his administration.
Although he acknowledged that it is difficult to get top private sector managers to work in government for lower salaries, he hopes to appeal to peoples desire for public service. Some might want to serve for just two years, he said.
McCrory said he did not expect any wholesale personnel changes at the beginning of his term, allowing his administration time to evaluate the best people for the jobs. The legislature enlarged the number of positions exempt from the civil service protections of the State Personnel Act, from 400 to 1,000 for the incoming governor.
I dont perceive an immediate order to remove people from their jobs that are currently in their jobs, McCrory said. Government operations have to continue efficiently and effectively.
What I do expect is a review of all the talent that is available, compared to people currently in those positions that we have decision-making authority of. I am looking for talent, whether it is currently in the job, or maybe those seeking occupation in state government.
McCrory said he will announce the date of the inauguration later this week.
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By BEN JOHNSON
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Northeastern State made a habit of stock-piling recruits in recent years. More players never yielded more wins, though, as NSU managed only six wins out of 20 games in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
That eventually led to Kenny Evans' ousting as head coach.
As NSU's head coach in 2014, Rob Robinson opted to go with less to get more.
Signing nine high school seniors on Wednesday, Robinson completed his first national signing day by going with mainly offensive and defensive linemen.
"I didn't want to sign a bunch of kids and end up spinning our wheels," Robinson told the Daily Press shortly after receiving all the letters of intent. "We can go out and sign 20 kids to look busy, but that many wouldn't of done us any good."
When Robinson took over as the RiverHawks' head coach in December, he identified a need to bolster depth on the offensive and defensive fronts.
He checked that off his list by loading up on Oklahoma City-area players — Millwood defensive end Quincy Dotson, Norman offensive linemen Josh Farley and Cole Ridgway, Midwest City defensive lineman Brandon Jones and defensive end Ryan Woolman of Locust Grove.
"They are quality MIAA players," said Robinson, who took over a program that had signed 59 players over the past two years. "That's the big thing I wanted to address."
Robinson also added four other players — Lawton defensive back Kevin Bell, Dibble's Tazden Jevons (running back-linebacker combination), quarterback Payton Rawlins of Seneca, Mo., and tight end Jacob Drysdale of Fox High School in Arnold, Mo.
"Recruiting starts earlier these days and it's hard to get in on a player when you had to start a little later than everybody else like we did this year," Robinson said. "We will continue to recruit after signing day to get our numbers up where they need to be."
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When Northeastern State's Rob Robinson described his first signing class as the RiverHawks' head coach, he made sure to point out that he and his staff aren't done signing players.
Robinson said he hopes to add to the nine players that he inked on Wednesday.
"We have a few late qualifiers on our big board that we are going after," Robinson said. "I've been in this situation before with late qualifiers. Sometimes those guys end up being your best players."
One area Robinson wants to continue to build depth is at cornerback, despite signing Lawton defensive back Kevin Bell.
"That position is definitely not done," said Robinson, who took over after leaving his post as offensive coordinator at Washburn. "I want a minimum of two there, and that position needs some depth added."
Offensive line is another target position for Robinson post-signing day.
"We still have a list of late guys who might have slipped through the cracks," he said.
Going after Glover
NSU's 2014 signing class failed to hit double digits, but that's no fault of the coaching staff.
The RiverHawks added Millwood defensive lineman Quincy Dotson as the first signee on Wednesday morning. But NSU coaching staff was hard after another Millwood player by day's end.
A source told the Daily Press that NSU coaches were pressing hard to sign Millwood running back Janari Glover, who ran for 1,187 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Class 2A runners-up Falcons in 2013.
Glover was trying to decide between Western Illinois and Northeastern State and had not reached a decision by Wednesday night.
The source also told the Daily Press that Western Illinois had offered Glover a combined scholarship between football and track.
NSU signees
- Quincy Dotson (Millwood, defensive end): A 6-foot-3, 205-pound defensive end for the Falcons in high school, Dotson logged 57 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumbles recovered during his senior season. On offense as a tight end, Dotson collected 10 catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns in 2013. Dotson and the Falcons lost in the Class 2A state championship game in December, despite leading Davis by 19 points at halftime.
- Josh Farley (Norman, offensive line): At 6 feet, 2 inches tall while weighing in a 280 pounds, Farley anchored Norman's offensive line during the 2013 season. With Farley leading the way, the Tigers posted a 5-5 record and averaged 30.6 points per game.
- Tazden Jevons (Dibble, running back/linebacker): The Dibble Demons missed out on the Class 2A playoffs in 2013, but it was no fault of Jevons. The 6-foot-, 205-pound running back and linebacker racked up impressive numbers throughout his career in 2A football. He finished with 3,521 yards and 52 touchdowns on the ground. He logged seven kickoff returns for touchdowns, too. On defense, he had 323 tackles, six sacks and six interceptions (three that went for touchdowns). During his senior year, Jevons battled a broken hand, which hampered his production at times.
- Brandon Jones (Midwest City, defensive line): Needing a boost on the defensive line, Brandon Jones at 5 feet, 11 inches and 290 pounds will provide just that for the RiverHawks. As a Bomber at Midwest City High School, Jones had 77 tackles and 10 sacks during his senior season, which ended with a loss to Jenks in the Class 6A quarterfinals in 2013.
- Cole Ridgway (Norman, offensive line): The Norman Tigers added its second player to NSU's signing list with the 6-foot-2, 290-pound offensive lineman. Ridgway was named to the All-District team in 6A-4 in 2013.
- Payton Rawlins (Seneca, Mo., quarterback): With Rawlins, a 6-1, 200-pound signal caller leading the way, Seneca (Mo.) made it to the Class 3 championship game in 2013. In the title game loss to Maryville, Rawlins threw for 309 yards and a touchdown while completing 18 of his 30 passes. Rawlins finished his senior year by completing 62.4 percent (174 of 279) of his passes for 2,865 yards and 24 touchdowns. Rawlins also added 402 yards and 10 touchdowns on 98 rushes.
- Jacob Drysdale (Arnold, Mo., tight end): A member of the All-State second team in 2013, Drysdale provides a big body — 6-3, 220 pounds — for the RiverHawks at tight end. Drysdale, a three-sport standout at Fox High School, was also an All-District First Team member in 2013.
- Kevin Bell (Lawton, defensive back): With the 6-foot, 175-pound Bell in the defensive backfield in 2013, the Lawton Wolverines reached the 6A quarterfinals before falling to Westmoore. As a senior, Bell posted 47 tackles and four interceptions, which garnered him All-District accolades in 6A-4 at Lawton High School.
- Ryan Woolman (Locust Grove, defensive line): In 13 games in 2013, Woolman, a 6-2, 265-pound defensive lineman, logged 138 tackles and nine sacks while sparking a Locust Grove defense that propelled the Pirates to the Class 3A quarterfinals, where they lost to Plainview.
Oklahoma players signing in the MIAA
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- Trevor Blassingame (Guthrie, DL)
- Tristan Butcher (Coweta, LB)
- Adim Chukwurah (Norman North, DB)
- Lawrence Evitt (Wagoner, RB)
- Hadyn Ford (Wagoner, WR)
- Noah Hammons (Westmoore, OL)
- Eli Hooks (Deer Creek, DE)
- Johnny Jones (Douglass, LB)
- Blake Kalman (Bethany, OL)
- Colton Lindsey (Christian Heritage, QB)
- David Seagle (Cascia Hall, OL)
- Tyler Sipe (Norman North, WR)
- Jordan Stafford (Hugo, DL)
- Myles Tease (Booker T. Washington, DB)
- Jaelon Walker (Moore, RB)
- Skyler Wood (Nowata, DL)
- Trey Wormington (Norman North, DE)
Emporia State
- Justin Marcha (Edmond Memorial, K)
- Diesen Gorham (Perkins-Tryon, OL)
- Orlando Sheets (Del City, DB)
- Trenton Ball (Carl Albert, TE)
- Justin Brown (El Reno, WR)
- Kai Collins (Guthrie, RB)
- Joe Neece (Cashion, WR)
- Stephen Hocker (Enid, OL)
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- Drew Cook (Casady, DB)
Missouri Southern
- Cory Keyes (Southmoore, LB)
- Morris Willis (Owasso, DE)
Pittsburg State
- Conner Dickey (Grove, LB)
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- Brett Tye (Jenks, WR)
- Kastin Spencer (Plainview, DE)
Fort Hays State
- Britton Bishop (Oologah, OL)
Northwest Missouri State
Missouri Western
- Tyler Base (Oologah, OL)
Central Missouri
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Young Arnaud Demare Triumphs Amongst Veterans At Vattenfall Cyclassics
Arnaud Demare is widely considered one of the most talented French cyclists in the game. The kicker – he's not even 21-years-old yet. The 20-year-old FDJ-BigMat, U-23 World Road Champion proved why he is a rising star at the Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany as he took down some of the sports most experienced veterans. Demare beat out Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) with a late charge to win the 245.9km race.
Demare did well to position himself towards the end of the race. In doing so, he avoided a massive pile up that claimed the likes of Jens Keukeleire, Daryl Impey and Stuart O'Grady. Demare survived the carnage in the last few hundred meters and conquered an aggressive sprint with the speedy Greipel. His victory marked the sixth win of Demare's impressive debut season on the pro circuit. Not only was it his sixth victory, but undoubtedly the biggest of his career.
"I'm super happy," Demare said after his big victory. "It's really great. When you win a race, you look at who came second, and the second-placed rider is Greipel! It gives me lots of motivation for the end of the season. I had never won a sprint after 246 kilometers. And in this kind of heat! I suffered; I constantly poured water over myself. Everybody was completely worn out."
Fellow Oakley riders finished out the top five positions following Demare and Greipel with Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) placing third, just ahead of Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) in fourth. Defending champion Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) finished fifth.
Congratulations to Arnaud on his young career defining victory in Germany and best of luck in what looks to be a bright future in cycling.
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I cover environmental and green technology issues from San Francisco.
Will the booming U.S. solar installation industry become collateral damage in the growing solar trade war with China?
On Thursday, the U.S. Commerce Department issued a preliminary decision levying steep tariffs against Chinese solar manufacturers, finding they illegally dumped cheap photovoltaic cells on the American market. But the companies that install those solar panels on residential and commercial rooftops – and which have benefited from a 75% plunge in photovoltaic prices in recent years – are split over the impact of the tariffs on their burgeoning business.
"I don't think this ruling will stymie the industry," says Danny Kennedy, president of Sungevity, an Oakland, Calif.-based residential solar installer that has rapidly expanded to the other states and countries over the past two years. "Lower cost affordable solar is the goal here and while this is unfortunate trade politicking I don't think the sky is falling."
Sungevity obtains panels from China's Suntech and other suppliers. "It's not a big proportion; it's a mix," Kennedy says of his Chinese supply chain. "This is a market where you have supply-demand imbalance and we're confident that cost curve will continue to come down."
Susan Wise, a spokeswoman for another big solar installer, San Francisco-based SunRun, was less optimistic. "If finalized, this decision would move us backward in the effort to make solar affordable for Americans," Wise said in an e-mail. "It would make prices higher at the exact moment when solar power is starting to become competitive with fossil fuels in more markets."
Like most U.S. solar installers, Silicon Valley's SolarCity uses Chinese-made photovoltaic panels. "Artificial cost increases designed to help a handful of companies at the expense of thousands of others in all fifty states simply don't make sense," Jonathan Bass, a SolarCity spokesman, said in an e-mail, noting his company employs 1,800 workers in a dozen states. "We make American-made panels available to any customer that prefers them."
The solar trade war, which flared after the U.S. subsidiary of Germany's SolarWorld filed an unfair trade complaint with the federal government, is far from over and a final decision is not expected until Nov. 23. SolarWorld and six other companies argued that the Chinese government unfairly subsidizes its domestic industry with cheap loans from state banks, favorable real estate deals and other incentives.
On Thursday, the Commerce Department hit Suntech, one of China's biggest photovoltaic cell makers with a 31.22% tariff and found that Trina, Yingli and other Chinese manufacturers that have captured a significant share of the U.S. market should pay a 31.18% tariff. In 2011, Chinese companies exported $3.1 billion of solar cells to the U.S., according to the Commerce Department, which concluded that those manufacturers sold their products in the U.S. "for less than fair value."
While SolarWorld and its allies hailed the tariffs as creating a more level playing field for the industry, some Chinese manufacturers characterized the Commerce Department as out of touch with the realities of the global solar market.
"As a global company with global supply chains and manufacturing facilities in three countries, including the United States, we are providing our U.S. customers with hundreds of megawatts of quality solar products that are not subject to these tariffs," Andrew Beebe, Suntech's San Francisco-based chief commercial officer, said in a statement Thursday.
Shayle Kann, vice president of research at GTM Research, says he expects other Chinese solar manufacturers to build factories overseas to avoid the tariffs.
"We think there will be some short-term disruption in the supply chain in the U.S. as installers figure out what they can and cannot procure, and as suppliers determine their strategies to deal with the tariffs," Kann said an e-mail from China, where he is attending a solar trade show. "So while there may be a near-term impact on demand, we continue to anticipate substantial growth in the U.S. market this year and moving forward. We're currently forecasting 75% installation growth in 2012, down from 109% in 2011."
What a ridiculous comment. This suit was brought by a handful of failing solar manufacturers led by the GERMAN-based solar company SolarWorld which is based in Bonn. This is purely politics and there is nothing good or "American" about this action. I LOVE German companies, so that isn't the issue. Germans have been more supportive of the solar industry than any 20 other countries combined. What is outrageous is that SolarWorld and their cronies are using the FTC for their own financial gain, while completely subverting the natural law of free markets, and screwing United States consumers. SolarWorld and the others who, illogically, have decided to continue to manufacture in the U.S., will be out of business within 3 years, thus leaving consumers with 22 years left on valueless 25 year solar panel warranties. These U.S. solar manufacturers cannot compete with off-shore manufacturers. They will fail because they cannot compete in a commodity market where Asian manufacturers put out a quality product at a substantially lower price. This FTC action plays into the hands of the fossil fuel criminals who are polluting our air and our water, while raping the U.S. consumer. I'm just aghast that 1) the FTC is so illogical from a macroeconomics point of view and, 2) that this intellectual property, created originally by United States scientists in support our space program, is now essentially owned by other countries due to nefarious intervention by those who would rather see us sending our dollars to the Middle East to purchase oil.
China Inc. should be heaving a sigh of relief now that DOC has stepped in to stop the slide to the bottom with these companies and now give them some respite to regroup.
Cheap and clean energy is what we need and they are partly filled-up with solar panels imported from China. What;s wrong with that ? If the alleged subsidy is true, it is always the American consumers that are benefited. The added tariffs of more than 30% may precipitate a trade war that will not help both countries.


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Before he recently passed away, every Sunday morning for several years a good friend of mine, Tony Goodwin, would email me a short critique of my weekly column. His comments were generally complimentary, but occasionally they were shots across my bow. Although an apparent oxymoron, Tony was a brilliant man, an Aggie and a retired Army lieutenant colonel who never failed to speak his mind. I respected that.
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