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Ocean View is a superb, detached cottage situated in a rural location, three miles from the hamlet of Adrigole in County Cork. Set over three floors this cottage sleeps up to twelve people. The cottage also has a fitted kitchen with dining area, seating six and a sitting room with open fire, seating seven. To the outside of this cottage there is off road parking for four cars, a lawned garden to the side and front and a patio area with furniture and a BBQ. Ocean View is a delightful cottage, and ideal base for walkers, cyclists and golfers.
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I am a graduate student and so is my soon-to-be Husband. We are looking for an outdoor wedding venue and restaurant for our ceremony and reception. Both of us are transplants from the south and still need help knowing all the beautiful places around the bay area. But we are on a budget, and this is tough. Does anyone know of a location outdoors for late July that would be a little warmer than usual SF summer weather? and what do you recommend for cheap but awesome food/ reception sites? Now, when I say budget, I mean budget!! But I'm a do-it-yourself kind of girl so things will be cute, trendy, and perfect no matter what! Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Please, before we get started, tell us what your grad student budget is. The last one's was $50,000.
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LOL. I was reminded of that thread, too.
If you want warmer weather you have to balance distance vs. convenience, since the farther from SF proper you get the warmer is it likely to be. Where are you based? Where are your guests going to be based? How close do you need the wedding venue and the restaurant to be?
BTW, if you really want a budget and are a do-it-yourself girl, then maybe consider one of the East Bay Regional parks for a picnic. Alternatively the Oakland Parks and Rec has some really nice venues that are reasonably priced and where you could save money by doing the decorating/clean-up yourself (or your friends), hiring a caterer and maybe supplying your own alcohol.
re: steve h.
"A little warmer than the usual SF summer weather."?
re: wally
It's on the water (absolutely stunning views out back), there's protection from the elements (I was there for a mighty storm that resulted in a double rainbow) and heat lamps are available.
It's interesting. For a humble place, they sure do a lot of receptions at a very reasonable price point. Warm in June, in the Bay Area, requires assistance. Pier 23 does a good job. Who knows, they might even have some insight into a band?
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If you are on a budget, want something outdoors, look into having your wedding at a park or a non-profit's garden.
I attended a wedding this past October in a city park (but in Toronto), the building was a vine covered (gorgeous for the autumn wedding) tudor style house in a deep ravine (it's usuall a summer camp ground). The advantage of the wedding at the city park, no restrictions on the caterers/vendors. My friend's family did all the food, setup, planning.
not sure where in the bay area you are, but here are some ideas:
Fort Mason chapel http://home.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisi...
Berkeley's Botanical Gardens http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/r...
South Bay
Hakone Gardens http://hakone.com
SJ parks http://www.sjparks.org/weddings/
You need to be very clear about what regions are reasonable, how big the party is expected to be, and what your actual budget is.
The east bay south of Emeryville is usually fog-free and clear, as is dogpatch and points south along the inland area.
I attended a beautiful wedding in one of the Tilden Park picnic areas (in the hills above Berkeley), but July makes things tricky. Often the fog burns off, but this past July we barely saw the sun all month. Picnic areas in parks in the hills further south (Joachim Miller, Redwood) are probably a better bet. The landscape up there is idyllic, with tall redwoods and cedars and grassy green picnic clearings.
The wedding was wonderfully catered by the folks at Rick and Ann's in Berkeley, with imaginitive finger-foods. A full meal might be more challenging for a picnic area.
Stern Grove in SF is a great low cost place for weddiing, reception etc. Contact city 's Park and Rec to reserve , do early . Very lovely and in a redwood grove with access to house. Have it catered or do yourself. You can do both wed and rec here.......parking onsite. Casual but very nice and very SF. It is sheltered and includes use of indoor two story house. 415.831.5500
Ive been to weddings, receptions, charity affaires many times thru the years. It seems to be over looked by the mainstream but city workers in the know make good use of this wonderful spot . Very easy to get to and private.
While your at it ask city what other spots available....I think some within the Presidio are available.
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Except Stern Grove is in one of the coldest parts of the city, and the Presidio isn't much better. Really, if you want to be sure you're not going to freeze, you need to go East, North or South.
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It is in a redwood grove and very sheltered. Ive been their . Have you?
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Trees don't shelter you from fog. If the OP hadn't specifically requested "a little warmer than usual SF summer weather" then I'd agree with you.
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I was in a wedding there this summer, in late June. Everyone dressed a little warmly, women had wraps, there was a moderate amount of fog but in a dramatic way. Although trees don't shelter you from fog, it was colder out on Sloat where the wind was whipping by - it's the wind that really chills you out there. Very nice wedding. Catered by the House of Nanking catering guys, whatever their name is, with a soju bar (ug). The food was decent.
From what I heard from another friend, though, it's not super cheap. Cheap is a very relative term. There are a lot of gorgeous places to get married that require nothing more than a picknick table reservation, then there are the few-thousand-bucks places, and upward. It's important to get a grip on the catering rules, as some places require you to use caterers from their approved list, or similar.
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We got married in Golden Gate Park's Shakespeare Garden in October. It was a bit cold but still lovely. A friend of ours also got married in GGP but in the Rose Garden. Both are fairly affordable options. Their prices are on the SF parks website.
Depending on the number of guests you are expecting, renting out a restaurant might be a good option since they may not charge any rental fee and only expect you to spend a certain amount.
Which school(s) are you and your fiancé attending? Universities often have charming venues available.
The peninsula, south of the airport, usually has warmer, less foggy weather than the city. Palo Alto has a couple of small, lovely parks. And the San Mateo Central Park. If your budget allows, there's always the beautiful Kohl Mansion in Burlingame.
(Sorry, but I seem to have trouble getting the links right.)
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Kohl Mansion is stunning, and a wonderful place to have a wedding (I was in a wedding there this summer) but it's not cheap. The recommendations for East or South of SF are good ones, I've been to beautiful weddings and other events in some of the East Bay Regional Parks, so you could check into those and see which ones you could reserve.
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UC Berkeley rents out it's Faculty Club, which includes the nearby grassy knoll (Faculty Glade) for outdoor ceremonies. UC botanical garden and nearby Tilden park are also good options. They were pretty reasonably priced when we were looking years ago but not sure about recently.
I did not attend but a friend raved about a small wedding she attended at the Berkeley Rose Garden. It's a city park.


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"Creepier," "darker" and "more shocking" are words the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia used to describe aspects of the show's upcoming eight season.
Most of the Paddy's Pub gang came out to celebrate Tuesday the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, but Danny Devito (Frank) was notably absent from the screening, which came one day after he and his wife Rhea Perlman announced their separation after 30 years of marriage.
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TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew about possibly politically motivated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, according to a letter released by an attorney for David Wildstein, a former ally at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
At a two-hour news conference Jan. 9, Christie said he didn't know at the time about traffic jams that may have been engineered to punish the mayor of Fort Lee. Alan Zegas, Wildstein's lawyer, contradicted him in a letter to the Port Authority saying that the agency, which runs the bridge, should pay his client's legal fees.
Evidence exists tying Mr. Christie to having knowledge of the lane closures, during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the Governor stated publicly in a two-hour press conference, Zegas wrote. Mr. Wildstein contests the accuracy of various statements that the Governor made about him and he can prove the inaccuracy of some.
The Republican governor's office said the letter's key allegation – that Christie knew about the closures as they happened – does not contradict the governor's statements.
He had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened and whatever Mr. Wildstein's motivations were for closing them to begin with, Christie's office said in a statement.
The bridge plot apparently began in August when Christie's then-deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, emailed to Wildstein: Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee after the town's Democratic mayor, Mark Sokolich, failed to endorse the Republican governor.
On Friday night, Christie appeared at a birthday party for radio personality Howard Stern, but did not take questions.
Christie had adamantly denied staff members were involved until private emails that were subpoenaed and released showed otherwise. Besides Wildstein, three others connected to Christie have been fired or resigned.
Twenty subpoenas for documents related to the lane closings are due to be returned to the legislative panel Monday. No subpoenas target Christie himself, a possible 2016 presidential candidate who has just begun a chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association.


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I agree with the poster who said everybody has different tastes. How much greater is Sir Lawrenece Olivier as Richard III than Marlon Brando's performance as Don Vito Corleone? Is DeNiro that much better than Pacino?
I've been watching wrestling since 1987 and I'm in my mid-30s now. To me, there will probably never be anybody better in the ring than Chris Benoit, although Eddie Guerrero's matches are way more entertaining for me as I continue to age. Other than those two, Kurt Angle in his absolute prime was unbelievable. And people with different tastes will disagree with me.
It's not fair to Daniel Bryan to say that he's already far better than Angle, a guy who is arguably THE greatest shoot wrestler of all time in addition to being one of the greatest professional wrestlers that ever lived. And I'm a huge Daniel Bryan fan. I believe he has "it" and that the audience in whole generally loves him.
If Daniel Bryan eventually turns into some version of Bryan Danielson (a.k.a., ECW Taz meets Chris Benoit), he'll be a foundational piece for years to come. I'm convinced that time will come after Hell No runs its course. I don't think he'll ever be a Cena in terms of being the face of the company, but he can absolutely be an Edge in that aspect.
I generally believe professional wrestlers in the WWE hit their absolute primes between the ages of 35 and 42 years old. I am convinced that Daniel Bryan in his absolute prime will be almost universally hailed as the best wrestler in the world and as one of the all-time greats. But he's nowhere near his absolute prime as of right now.
Daniel Bryan does need to go back to Bryan Danielson (Chris Benoit).
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Source: Alex Smith clears tests
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith has been cleared medically after concussion testing, but the team is proceeding with plans to start Colin Kaepernick on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, according to a team source.
Sprow: Don't Question Harbaugh
If you view the long game for the Niners instead of the weekend's immediate matchup, giving Colin Kaepernick a go over Alex Smith makes perfect sense. And Jim Harbaugh has earned the benefit of the doubt, writes Chris Sprow. Story
Niners coach Jim Harbaugh didn't name a starter Friday.
Smith told ESPN on Wednesday night that Harbaugh informed the two quarterbacks that Kaepernick would take all the first-team reps in practice this week leading into Sunday's game.
Smith practiced Thursday and Friday in a non-contact jersey. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman told 49ers.com that the QB had not been cleared to play but hoped Smith would be cleared Friday.
"He's looked good, really sharp," Roman said. "He's gotten plenty of practice time. There's a lot of different scenarios this week and it's fluid. We talk through them, and it will change according to how the big picture changes, and obviously the quarterback position is a huge piece of that."
Harbaugh said Wednesday the QB for the NFC West-leading Niners (7-2-1) could change week to week, and even during the course of a game.
Smith missed Monday night's 32-7 rout of the Bears while recovering from a concussion. He was supportive Wednesday of the success of Kaepernick, who led the team against Chicago.
"If you can't be happy for your teammate's success you're playing the wrong sport. Go play tennis or golf or something," Smith said. "That's ridiculous, I think. That doesn't belong in team sports, in my opinion. It's the quarterback position. It gets a lot of attention. We're going to get talked about."
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Smith completed 18-of-19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in a Monday night win Oct. 29 at Arizona for a passer rating of 157.1. Smith then sustained a concussion in the second quarter of a 24-24 tie against St. Louis on Nov. 11. He even threw a touchdown pass with blurred vision six plays after taking the hit doctors believe caused his injury.
Kaepernick went 16 of 23 for 243 yards, two touchdowns and an impressive passer rating of 133.1 in his first NFL start Monday night against Chicago. The second-round draft pick out of Nevada in 2011 hardly seemed fazed by football's big stage.
Harbaugh rated Kaepernick's debut start as "A-plus-plus."
Information from ESPN's Trent Dilfer and John Clayton and The Associated Press was used in this report.
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November 26, 2014
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Lake Havasu City House Rental Photos and Description
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sleeps 6
PLEASE EMAIL US FOR QUOTES, the online calculator does not always give you the correct or best price, but we do!
Santa Fe style at the best location in town! Just 2 turns and 1 mile from the lake, and only 2 blocks from downtown with all it's activities and shops. Located on a hill in a quiet cul de sac with no neighbors behind, you have views to Lake Havasu in 2 directions. Parking of 30' in a level gravel sideyard, a 40' driveway, and 50' streetside for your boat, RV or water toys.
Experience the unique style found in only a very few homes in this area. From the hand carved viga poles in the vaulted living area to the knotty alder trim, or our HUGE screened patio, you will have an experience that you will remember for years. Our open living, dining, and kitchen areas provide the most relaxing environment for your family's stay. Whether you and your guests are preparing a meal, or lounging by the beehive style fireplace, or watching the lake views out the front window, each of you are easily able to share your experience with no walls to limit your enjoyment.
When we first visited here a few years ago, we truly could not believe our eyes, and senses. Here we were in the middle of a desert, but at 'an oasis' with a huge lake. It actually reminded us of our last trip to Hawaii. Same laid back atmosphere, similar watersports, great food, friendly people, and no stress. The most stressful thing you may endure, is launching your boat on a weekend. Weekdays are very slow paced with many days you have most of the lake to yourself.
Palm trees, flowered shirts, unique beautiful houses, gently winding roads, and cactus are quite common locally. Our neighborhood and specific location was selected to emphasize all of these, yet provide fast access to the lake and downtown. We looked at literally hundreds of homes before we found this diamond in the rough. Now that it is polished, restored, and updated to its modern, yet rustic style, we hope to share it with you and your guests.
In the bedrooms, you will find even more style with the Southwestern furniture that has been carefully selected from the surrounding areas. We have everything from customized beds that look like they came from an 1890 Spanish home, to the rough carved mirrors from Mexico to the armoire cabinets hand bent in Sedona.
Each bedroom is slightly different to give a unique experience to each of your guests. The second master has a beautiful wood and metal accented King bed that allows you to have great lake views - from your bed. The third bedroom has a Queen bed with light southwestern finishes. Of course, the Master has the huge King and dresser that look just like one did over a 100 years ago. Dual, double door closets are also found in the master area to provide plenty of room for anyone's wardrobe, even if you stay for months.
What would a master suite be without an amazing shower? Well, we have that also in our 6' tiled shower - with it's own full length picture window. Don't worry, no neighbors here, just your private view to a hidden courtyard from the shower. Enjoy one of the 300 sunny days, from the shower, as you start, or end, your day of adventure.
Lake Havasu has made a name for itself nationally with the jet boat and jet ski races held here annually. And then at the end of the day, you can either go downtown for great food or just go home to an amazing place to enjoy peace, quiet, and the stars. In case you didn't know, Lake Havasu City has very few 'light polluting' streetlights in the neighborhoods, just to allow you great nighttime star viewing.
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- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair accessible
About Owner
We love to travel in the warmer climates on the US such as Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii. When we visited Lake Havasu for the first time, we fell in love with the area. It's one of the only places that we felt as relaxed as Hawaii, but on the mainland. Be sure to take a break here and enjoy Havasu time!
Owner purchased this house in 2011
Why Owner chose Lake Havasu City
On our first visit here, we decided we must have a true Santa Fe style home to really enjoy here. After reviewing hundreds of houses, we found the perfect location - with a diamond in the rough. Now after careful updates, restoration, and conversion - we offer you the opportunity to share our dream home. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
What makes this house unique
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The 4 of us arrived from New Mexico for our mini vacation. We had such a great time, the house was awesome! We will be back!


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I had to use it to transfer two sites to new domains, using the Kickstart application which is also provided by the same developer. I wish that they include the Kickstart app into the Akeeba core, so that clicking on a button in the Akeeba control panel will automatically place a kickstart.php file in the default directory (maybe the user can be asked to select the directory) and run the program in a new browser window. That would really round out this extension into a back up and restore utility.
Thank you for your review! The feature you suggested is already implemented in our for-a-fee Akeeba Backup Professional edition and is called "integrated restoration".
The only significant point that is not covered (and is present in the Pro edition) is a secure htaccess file, but you can easily get a master file which was edited by the same developer, from the Joomla Security Centre and modify it for your site.
This is such an excellent piece of software, along with the other offering from the developer (Akeeba Backup) that I am seriously considering buying a Pro version just to express my support, though I dont really need the additional benefits of the Pro edition.
I was a little intimidated by the warnings about mod-rewrite, but since I had just installed joomla into a fresh website I decided to give it a whirl. I installed it and went into the extension and typed a new name into the only window available, and presto, I had a new administrator login URL!
One of the best and simplest extensions I have ever come across.
I would however recommend that the button for documentation should not lead to a 404 error!
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Two accidents involving multiple vehicles closed down a busy Albemarle County road Thursday morning, and police believe the accidents are connected.
The first crash happened just before 9:00 a.m. and involved two vehicles at the intersection of Ivy Road and Broomley Road. The second crash happened minutes later, and six vehicles were involved.
Albemarle County Police are investigating exactly what happened, but believe rubbernecking may have caused of the second accident.
"When you pass an accident, keep looking straight ahead, stay off your cell phones, pay attention to your driving and what's in front of you because you'll cause another accident if you don't," said Corporal Ken Richardson.
Richardson says if a driver is caught taking photos or video while driving a car, they can be charged with reckless driving.
A driver on the scene said the second accident was a chain reaction after the cars tried to stop short. No one was injured in either accident, although one driver was trapped in a car pinned under another vehicle.
Charges are pending for second accident. A driver in the first accident has been charged with "following to close."
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Antihistamines are usually used to treat allergies such as hay fever. If you take an antihistamine when you've got a cold, your nose may be slightly less runny and you may sneeze less. But the benefit is only small. And your overall cold symptoms probably won't improve.
You shouldn't give antihistamines to children under age 6.
Doctors don't usually recommend that you take an antihistamine alone to help your cold symptoms. But antihistamines are often combined with other medicines in cold remedies.
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Because paracetamol is an ingredient in lots of cold remedies, you must take care to avoid accidentally taking too much. A paracetamol overdose can be life-threatening. You need to read the labels of all the medicines you're taking, to ensure that you're not taking more paracetamol than the recommended dose. You might find it simpler to avoid taking one of these remedies with any other medicine containing paracetamol.
One summary of the research (a systematic review) showed that taking antihistamines made no difference to the symptoms of a cold on the whole.[15] And they don't seem to help with a cough.[16] Another summary found that antihistamines only helped a little bit with the sneezing or runny nose you get with a cold.[17]
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Johan Goosen kicks huge drop goal on Top 14 debut
I'm with notso on this. On my screen it looked like the crossbar was in between the camera and the ball...
Also expecting players to behave themselves whilst off the pitch is a bit optimistic...
3 Months, 1 Week ago
Learn more about Brad Thorn, one of the most decorated men in rugby
Interesting guy, great video. The other video beneath is great too 'his building blocks' one!
On the topic of the building blocks one, he seems like he'd be a great bloke to train with, seems like he's more interested in the effort that someone would put in that whether they can lift more or as much or less than him.
Core exercises seem key.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
England win the Women's Rugby World Cup with victory over Canada
Womens rugby is all the more amazing when you consider this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/28835311
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Top 5 Best Haka Responses ever!
Sorry, just to add, it's great that he has embraced the culture of the country he was born into. But as you mentioned above, it's...well..odd..
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Top 5 Best Haka Responses ever!
I actually knew that one haha.. but what I meant was, there is far more weight when a pacific islander is doing what is; in general terms, a tradition that can be put into the 'pacific islands' category...
Ali Williams (heaven forbid Shane Williams ever does the haka with the same bug eyed, tongue wagging manoeuvres), is a white guy (I mean it doesn't get a whole lot whiter before you end up in the Albino section) and he is there acting as if his forefathers were on the winning side of the Boyd massacre..
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Top 5 Best Haka Responses ever!
I've read that the Haka was traditionally done before each away game rather than home game... but THEN I've also read that apparently it was a requirement before the game as a form of pre game entertainment and that the Maori's hated doing it Whether that is bull I don't know.
I have no problem with Caucasians doing the haka as 'seat fillers' as such, but when you see Umaga in the first ever Kapa O Pango performed he looks brilliant, 'the real McCoy'.. If you stuck a Ali Williams in there in Umagas stead, he'd look like a right twit.
I think before judging whether the haka has past it's sell by date, it might be worth seeing how the smaller nations such as the Tongans, Fijians, Samoans etc carry our their versions of the haka. Do they perform them for welcoming parties? etc..
I enjoy the spectacle that is the Haka when performed by someone who looks like they've got some decent ancestral history going on there, as long as they expect and respect the fact that by having the privilege to perform it, they also rightly open the doors to a reaction. (Well them and the IRB!)
3 Months, 1 Week ago
England win the Women's Rugby World Cup with victory over Canada
...They may very well be, but no doubt each and everyone of them could leave you flat on your arse wondering what hit you...
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Top 5 Best Haka Responses ever!
Good man, I'd appreciate that. But honestly though, there needs to be more of a public announcement as to what is acceptable by the majority of kiwis (or more importantly Maori's)... I mean we've seen the Sipi Tau being performed back to the All Blacks during the Haka, so surely that is just as 'aggressive' or at least as traditionally aggressive than standing there.
Contrary to most of my comments, I don't tend to care so much what Nonu is on about, in the sense that as you've said, it appears most of the Kiwi's thought it was a way of saying 'challenge accepted'.. and lets face it, Wales got beaten then anyway. I just found it interesting that someone could take such offence over something like that but not get highlighted as the minority on the subject.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
Magali Harvey scores Try of the Tournament contender vs France
Congratulations to the England women's team for the final win. Congratulations to Canada ladies for getting to the final!
I find it quite amusing that in some ways the women's rugby is almost rugby at it's purest... There is obviously a lot of money and business involved, but for the most part; perhaps due to a lack of huge media coverage, it comes across as a game only the purists are interested in.
Take the mens rugby world cup, you get every bloke in the land cheering for INGERRRLAND (and the other respective countries), even those that wouldn't have a clue what a rugby ball looks like and still claim a better tactic would be to stop passing it backwards and pass it forwards!
Tell them there is a womens rugby world cup and yeh sure you'll get a few pervs that would no doubt get put on their arse by any one of the female players, but the majority will be watching the game for the enjoyment of seeing more rugby and lets face it, it's high quality stuff!
It's the whole catch 22 thing, naturally it's good for the sport to have a big spotlight on it, but the more and more highlighted it gets the more and more scrutinised and prodded it can get.
Apologies if any of the above comes across as patronising, condescending or carries any other negative energy, it is not supposed to.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Top 5 Best Haka Responses ever!
When did Ma'a speak for the rest of NZ?
When the rest of NZ didn't speak out against Ma'a... I get everyone wants to back their own team/player etc, but why didn't King Maori stand up and say "yeh in the ancestral times the Welsh teams heads would have been used as footballs, but in these modern times I thought the way they stood up to the Haka showed immense 'bravery' and was pretty cool" ...(I pick out Wales because that's the team Mr Nonu got upset about)...
Interesting you feel it should only be performed in NZ when in the past it was only ever performed overseas :/
Ka t? te Ihiihi Stand up to the fear
Ka t? te Wanawana Stand up to the terror
Ki runga ki te rangi, To the sky above,!
Or turn away and don't face it...
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After a trial run last August (August!) that exceeded even its creators expectations, the two-day festival staged by our friendly rivals over at Free Press Houston moves to the slightly more hospitable climes of early June with twice the stages, twice the star power and, yes, twice the expectations. Bank on twice the crowd, too, because headlining Oklahoma psychonauts the Flaming Lips havent been glimpsed in these parts since a 2002 Jones Hall date with Beck. But before that, theres a bounty of music to be had, including sparkling Canadian indie-pop (Stars), swaggering H-town hip-hop (Bun B & Slim Thug) Lower East Side avant-jazz (Medeski Martin & Wood), Memphis twang-punk (Lucero), dual-cam Motor City garage (Detroit Cobras) and several dozen of greater Houstons best and brightest (Robert Ellis, Ghost Mountain, Tyagaraja, the Hates, Tax the Wolf, Fat Tony; oh hell, just go check the Web site). It may not be Austin City Limits - yet - but Summerfest is a hell of a lot closer. And, with two-day passes going for $40 at walk-up (less than that in advance), cheaper too.
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Startup Gives Merchants Free Tablet to Use Its App
It's not enough to make an app free. These days, you have to throw in a free tablet as well. At least that's the approach that GoPago, a San Francisco startup is taking. The company is offering merchants a free Android-based Motorola Xyboard 10.1 tablet (a $500 value) if they use its app. The tablets arrive fully loaded with GoPago's LIVE mobile payment software. A Verizon 4G connection is also free thanks to a deal between GoPago and the carrier.


text: Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items Print article Send a Tip by John Nolte 2 Jul 2014 post a comment Why Buy Big Bulky Bigscreen TVs Instead of a Projector? The AP reports that lower prices have resulted in a big boost in sales for televisions that exceed 55 inches. Overall sales of televisions are still crashing 10% per year since 2010. Even so, the sub-category of behemoth TVs has jumped over 50%. People are even trading in their 55-inchers for 65-inchers. Outlets like Best Buy, Walmart, and Costco have or intend to stock up on televisions as big as 75 to 90 inches. I know they won't work for everyone, but if you have the wall space for a 100 inch TV and can darken the room somewhat, why not buy a high-def projector? They take up a lot less space (mine is the size of a stereo receiver), the picture is stunning, and some units are a lot cheaper than those black, plastic monstrosities. I didn't even buy a screen. A $60 gallon of paint worked beautifully and now I have a 168-inch screen that delivers an actual theatre experience even my dad's 90-incher can't. Last night I watched Barry Levinson's "The Natural" (1984), and all I have to say is … damn. Christian Bale Is Moses Entertainment Weekly has what it calls a "first look" at Christian Bale as Moses in Ridley Scott's horribly titled epic, "Exodus: Gods and Kings." See the main photo above. Joel Edgerton is Rhamses below... The big question of how faithful Scott's story will be to the Biblical telling will have to wait. This is as close at gets: A pivotal figure in the Old Testament, Moses was a prophet who fought against Pharaoh Ramses to free 600,000 slaves, whom he then led through the desert to escape from Egypt and its 10 deadly plagues. (Along the way he parted the Red Sea and unveiled the Ten Commandments.) But the biblical journey was even more epic than the director remembered. "What I thought I knew about Moses I didn't really," Scott says. "Either I wasn't paying attention in Sunday school or I had forgotten. I was knocked out by who he was and the basics of the story—it has to be one of the greatest adventures and spiritual experiences that could ever have been." I'm mostly curious about the theme Scott will choose. Cecil B. DeMille chose human liberty as the theme for his 1956 masterpiece "The Ten Commandments." What will Scott say with his telling? Entertainment Reporter Jeff Ressner Dead at 56 Variety reports that Jeff Ressner, a longtime entertainment reporter for various publications, including Time, Rolling Stone, and Politico, died of heart arrhythmia last month in California. I first came across Ressner's work in Politico, where his fair reporting stood out in the sea of leftism that is that god-awful publication. After Andrew Breitbart hired me in '08, I got to know Jeff a little bit, including a nice dinner at a restaurant near his home in Los Angeles. We stayed in touch through phone calls and email. That all ended a few years ago. Jeff called me for a chat that ended with him trying to pump me for information, which was fine. I was used to it. He was a persistent reporter and I had known all along that he had been grooming me as a source. That didn't mean we didn't like each other. I was always happy to shoot the shit with him, talk on the record about things I could talk on the record about, but I never became any kind of background or off-the-record source. That's just not my style. In fact, I used to say to him, "My 'no comment' is off the record." The reason that conversation ended up being our last was due to the article he ended up writing. Ressner used a quote of mine to make it look as though I was commenting on one thing when the truth was that I was commenting on something else. His story resulted in me having to explain myself to people I respect. At that point I had to worry that any further contact of any kind with Jeff, including a complaint about the misuse of that quote, might be used improperly. So that was that. I think he knew what he did. There was only one email from him afterwards. I didn't respond and he didn't try again. When it comes to most things, I'm a pretty forgiving guy. I'm friendly and get along with all kinds of people from all walks of life. We can argue, disagree, scream, hurl insults, even get physical. Trust and loyalty are deal breakers -- what can you do with someone you believe crossed that line? I still liked Jeff and was always sorry things had to end like that. But I feel the same about a lot of people who are still with us. Ressner was only 56. Sad thing. THR: 'Deliver Us From Evil' Should Appeal to Devout Catholics This is why I have never been a "content" social conservative. What I mean is that violence, sex, language and the like have never bothered me. My concern is what a film has to say, not how it goes about saying it. The G-rated "Ferngully: The Last Rainforest" (1992) is toxic to young minds. On the other hand, William Friedkin's very-R rated "Exorcist" (1973) and Abel Ferrara's NC-17 "Bad Lieutenant" (1992) both contain horrific acts of sex and violence, but in the end are about the love of Christ and redemption and salvation through the Christian faith. "The Exorcist" isn't about a possessed little girl. It's about Father Karras (Jason Miller), an intellectual priest who has lost his faith before regaining it through the experience of saving and sacrificing himself. "The Exorcist" is about a world where a wicked Satan and loving Christ are real and that moment at the bottom of the stairs when a bloody, twisted, and dying man gratefully accepts Last Rites. "The Bad Lieutenant" isn't about a lying, corrupt, drug addicted sexual degenerate cop hunting down the pigs who raped a nun. It's about how even a lying, corrupt, drug-addicted sexual degenerate can find salvation through Jesus. You wouldn't show either film to anyone under 14 or 15, but to someone emotionally mature enough, both enrich the human spirit and bring you closer to God despite the content. "Deliver Us from Evil" is in theatres today. It's another R-rated horror film that looks at demonic possession (apparently based on a true story) but… More aesthetically coherent if less frightening than the director's 2012 hit Sinister, the pic has a shot at surpassing that outing commercially by virtue of its appeal to devout Catholics. That audience will find Deliver very respectful of their faith, though its nods to religion are genre-appropriate and never preachy enough to alienate the average horror fan. … Ramirez, shaggy enough to be the Serpico of exorcists but exuding calm wisdom instead of obsessive determination, makes faith look cool. His seriousness enables the movie's desire to dig into the mechanics of the climactic exorcism — though Sean Harris, drooling and growling and threatening as the possessed man, deserves credit as well. Derrickson's FX crew careens along the dividing line between excitement and silly bombast, conjuring hurricane-like forces and gory transformations while the holy man attempts to rescue an innocent mortal from his otherworldly tormentors. I'll check this out tonight but already it looks like a win for our side in these here culture wars. -- Martin Freeman Rules TV with 'Fargo' and 'Sherlock' No one with any kind of instinct could have watched the original BBC version of "The Office" without realizing that Martin Freeman was destined for great things. In his own quiet, gentle, humane, and very funny way, Freeman almost stole the show from star Ricky Gervais. A sympathetic everyman quality mixed with a genuine acting talent that portrays something deeper (and even darker) has made him my favorite television actor working today. Because I was away from home and my DVR the past couple of weeks, I wasn't able to catch up on FX's "Fargo" or "the latest season of "Sherlock" until this week. Both are shining examples of this outstanding television era we're lucky enough to live through, and Martin Freeman has a lot to do with it. The latest and third season of "Sherlock" is streaming on Netflix now. It's the best season yet, especially the third and final episode that has more plot and delicious twists than any feature film in a decade. Freeman plays Dr. Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Holmes. Cumberbatch is winning all the praise and fame -- and he's very, very good. Freeman's John Watson might not be as showy, but he's every bit as good. Season 4 of "Sherlock" premieres about 18 months from now in December of 2015. "Fargo," the limited 10 episode series that just concluded on FX is even better. As Lorne Malvo, a wily, unpredictable mercenary hit man, Billy Bob Thornton walks away with the show. Freeman, though, is a knockout. The Brit effortlessly steps into the role of milquetoast, hen-pecked Minnesota insurance salesman, who not only turns evil, but ends up being the only real adversary Malvo has likely ever faced. Overall, I loved "Fargo." The conclusion was pitch-perfect without being flashy, you lose yourself in the story from the first scene on, and its depiction of Midwesterners and family is shockingly positive. "Fargo is a series I will purchase on DVD and lose myself in many times before I'm dropped in my own dark ice-fishing hole. Quick Hits: Pop Stars Go Bust: Robin Thicke Follows Mariah Carey, JLO Into Sales Abyss Multiple Oscar-Nominee Paul Mazursky Dead at 84 Paul Mazursky Rates His Movies in Vintage Interview 29 Famous Hollywood Impressions Performed by One Guy in One Song 'The Walking Dead' Set Videos Tease 'Brutal' Season 5 Send tips, requests to email@example.com Follow John Nolte on Twitter @NolteNC