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Directly on waters of Tampa Bay, 3 mi fromTampa Int Airport in Tampa
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Clean fully furnished top floor - 4th - spacious 2BR/2BA condo located in a one mile long Island in Tampa, overlooking the sparkling waters of Tampa Bay Shore. The top floor almost detached corner unit is ideally situated within 5 minutes of Tampa International Airport - no airplane noise - and two major shopping malls with easy access to downtown Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
Rest assured that this is my private unit in the front building and the view is exactly as shown in the pictures. The calander is up to date either rented or will be used by our own family.
The condo location is convenient to all area attractions and points of interest, including Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, the Port of Tampa, Old Hyde Park Village, Westshore Business District, Stadiums, University of Tampa and Historic Ybor City. Tampa downtown is 8 minutes away and Clearwater Beach and St.Petersburg Beach is a mere 15 minute drive.
A long the Campbell Causway - Ben T Davis Beach - 45 feet above the water and 16 feet wide is a 5 mile long bridge located within one mile of the condo designed exclusively for bike riding and walking enjoyment.
The 2BR/2BA condominium features direct water view, full kitchen, one king size bed, one Queen size bed,a sofa-sleeper in the livingroom and private balcony. Cable and wireless internet access is provided
The entire first floor is a covered parking lot and elevators are conveniently located.
Several barbecue grills for your cooking out enjoyment, a fishing pier and outdoor fitness island awaiting your arrival.
Guests love our breezy ambience and the spectacular west coast sunsets.
The condo is located on the Tampa side of the long bridge connecting Tampa to Clearwater. A perfect walking distance to fish or take a joy ride on the beach. It's within walking distance of
public beach. Golf Course, Rusty Pelican Restaurant, Crabby's Bills restaurant,Landry's Restaurant, Bahama Breeze Restaurant, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Westin Hotel, Hyatt, Doubletree and about four minutes drive to Tampa International Airport.
Enjoy the Island living within the city of Tampa!
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Elevators, covered parking, full kitchen, dishwasher, cooking utinsills and towels/linens are provided. Community washer and dryer room located a few step away from the unit.
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Founded by T Taylor in 1991 as a consortium of some of Colorado's top creative and marketing talent, The Creative Alliance grew through a merger with MarketWise, a strategic marketing firm owned by Bob Byrd in 1995, and Heitman Advertising & Design, headed by David Heitman, in 2001.
The result has been a resource-rich creative marketing group where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts…where complementary and overlapping strengths give clients a 360-degree view of their marketing opportunities…and where breakthrough ideas are translated into real-world marketing success.
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Whoa! Bayer Leverkusen attack! Five black shirts enter the Barcelona defensive zone and although they don't really do a whole lot, they still give Carles Puyol something to worry about as he has to intercept a pass (admittedly, one to nobody) in his own penalty area. Perhaps something will happen at some point soon?
Something does sort of happen a touch later - the hosts ping a long ball down the right for Andre Schurrle to chase, and Victor Valdes comes out of the box to clear, falling over in the process. Leverkusen try to take the throw-in quickly to exploit the fact that the Barca keeper is slow in getting back to his net, but not everyone's on the same page and Simon Rolfes wastes possession.
After that, Lionel Messi nearly makes life more interesting by bursting into Bernd Leno's box, checking back, and sending a weak shot rolling straight into the young keeper's arms. For all of Barcelona's dominance, that's the first time Leno's really had a shot to save, but there's a free kick now in promising position after Schurrle tangles with Adriano... and nothing happens. Bah.


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CATEGORIES MoviesIf the first taste of Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" left you wanting more, you're in luck! In conjunction with Comic-Con, The Weinstein Company will be raffling off two Limited Edition t-shirts for the upcoming spaghetti Western.
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Kawaii Bunny keychain and Panda Fan
Buuuut~ All those exhausting things couldn't makes me upset! because I've got a suuuper cute recent buy. A super cute stuffed items♥. Just because I'm loving Bunny and Panda so very much!
well, this lovely bunny keychain is just super irresistible! Height: 8cm and the color varian is likely 12-15 in color and pattern. But I adopted the creme and black bunny keychain as my mate ^^, Here are the their pic:
They've been always slept with me all night (´ω`人) , and went with me wherever I go♥. I looove them so much, but I still haven't find a cute name for them, can you suggest me several cute names for them? hehe~
Oh, I named all of my stuffed toys, though, this one is a keychain, but I didn't use them as a keychain. They're so cute and fluffy... I can't help myself to touch their super soft lint fabric everytime~
Oh, and I got this one too on the other day, from the different shop.
And oh~, although I've been really bussy, my friend ask me to trawl-up hwajangpum stores, and I was really happy to shop at THE FACE SHOP, ETUDE HOUSE, SKIN FOOD, and MISSHA, kyaaa~ I bought several items too...
Lastly, I bought this weird faced panda fan:
I was laughing because of his funny face and 'funny' teeth. lol~ but he is cute! and he is a panda, so I bought it! nyahaha~ I bought almost every pandas-bunnies item that I saw in a store ^o^
Well, that's all for now. I'm so dread sleepy and bubbye everyone =D
20 comments:
- amanda said...
eee such cute items! <3 i love the plushies <3
- September 22, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Saving Capulet said...
oh my goodness!! these are suuper duuper cute!! I have been buying toys and plushies as well TAT I have to post some time!! but where did you get the cute bunny ones?? I always tease my bf bunny and he would like this <3 I saw someone selling pig bunny keychains here, bt I thought they were kind of expensive :<<
- September 22, 2010 at 9:17 AM
- Momo said...
ohmygee, i love the bunnies! they're so cuuute!
- September 22, 2010 at 11:11 AM
- QueenDesi said...
what a cute stuf!!!
love it :))
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- September 22, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- 3ate4 said...
So cute!
- September 22, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- Sakie and Thomas Gantz said...
lol, that panda fan is soooo cute! :-)
- September 22, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Kim Hye Rin ♥ 김혜린 said...
@all> thanks for your sweet comments~ I really appreciate it^^
- September 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- MegasMegumi said...
Eee! So cute! I want the bunnies so bad! Did you get them locally or online? I can never find cute plushies :(
- September 22, 2010 at 10:53 PM
- BenchesandChandeliers said...
so cute! you have such an adorable blog.
enter my GIVEAWAY: http://www.benchesandchandeliers.com
- September 23, 2010 at 12:03 AM
- Calia Yang said...
OH MY!!! These are just wayyyyy too cute!! I love them!! I want one now. *teehee*
Thanks for coming over to my blog and taking your precious time to comment! it means a lot to me! ^_^
the chibi-ness was so uberly cute! I just HAD to post it! LOL
- September 23, 2010 at 5:25 AM
- 5amjetaime said...
soooo cute! i love bunnyyyy! your blog is also SUPA cute^__^ hi from california^__^
- September 23, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- hann said...
awwwww... that panda fan is totaly adorable!!!!! it's so cute and toothy :D
o and something random but neat info for ya: i found a website that is doing a huge sale on inuovi blushes: https://www.stefan.com.au/shop/index.php?cPath=39
since you are a hwajangpum lover like me, i thought u might like this too ;)
- September 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Mishieru said...
You know i wish i could go to Korea and find all the cute things i could buy! I really love Korean fashion, it's like no matter what you wear either a house dress and casual it always look awesome.
- September 23, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Blair said...
Your bunny keychains are sooooo adorable! Thanks for sharing with us, I need to get myself a fluffy bunny keychain too =DD
- September 23, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- chiihime said...
I super love iiiiit! Looks so fluffy and cute I wanna hug it though so smaaall >.< Thanks for always sharing lovely info~ I got so 'wahh' when saw first pic x.x~
- September 23, 2010 at 10:52 PM
- MyMakeUpMania said...
yay! those are sooooo cute!
- September 23, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Kim Hye Rin ♥ 김혜린 said...
thanks for all nice comments, and yes, you should get yourself at least one cute stuffed plushie to escort you wherever you go =D
- September 24, 2010 at 2:49 AM
- ☆rabbito-bonbon☆ said...
Bunnies~~~~! (^O^*) bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny bunny ♥♥
- September 25, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- I'm your Random lady said...
ooooohhh! I love anything kawaii! love love it!so cute
- October 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- victoria zany mirzadjanova rattus said...
Hey!! I make stuff like the one you bought - check out my shop on www.etsy.com/shop/magikreatures
- October 23, 2012 at 2:11 PM


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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is preparing to treat approximately 63,000 acres of land in St. Louis County to slow the spread of the gypsy moth invasion observed last summer.
MDA officials plan to target areas near the following landmarks:
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The aerial treatments will begin on Wednesday and could continue through Saturday, depending on weather conditions.
In order to be effective, the treatments must begin in the early morning hours. Residents may wake to the sound of a low-flying airplane, and officials warn that the noise could spook outdoor pets.
The product used for treatment has no known health effect for humans, but residents may want to stay indoors during treatment. MDA officials say the residue will not damage finish on vehicles, and it can be removed with soapy water; however, residents may prefer to park cars indoors to eliminate the need to wash them.
For more information on treatment details and times, a hotline has been set up at 1-888-545-MOTH.
According to MDA, treatment is most effective in areas where the moth populations are still low. Surveys conducted in 2012 found the areas listed above have significant enough populations to be of concern, but officials say the numbers are still low enough for treatment to be an effective response.
The treatment works by disrupting the mating cycle for the moths by releasing small flakes coated with a pheromone to confuse male gypsy moths and make it more difficult for them to find a mate. This should result in a smaller hatch next year.
The tactic has been used successfully in other states, and MDA says treatments can reduce the gypsy moth population by more than two thirds as long as it is applied as the adult males begin to emerge mid-summer.
Gypsy moths are one of the most destructive tree pests in America, and they are responsible for millions of dollars in forest damage on the east coast.
The moths are commonly found in Wisconsin and are beginning to threaten portions of Minnesota. In large numbers, the caterpillars can remove leaves from large sections of forests. The pests' preferred hosts include oak, poplar, birch and willow trees.
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A community in North Tampa gathered Wednesday at Cypress Community Church to pray for a Wharton High School football player injured in a freak accident before practice last week.
Sean McNamee, 16, was taking part in a pre-practice drill and hit his head on a paint machine; he remains in a medically-induced coma.
Roughly a couple hundred friends and family, including Sean's grandfather, Doug McNamee, joined together for a candlelight vigil to pray for his recovery.
"We're not here to eulogize Sean. We're here to celebrate Sean and who Sean is," said Doug McNamee told the crowd of teenagers and adults that packed into the church auditorium. "Sean is struggling right now. That's why we're here."
The elder McNamee said these events are important because they help the community heal and move forward.
"This is something that you're going to remember for the rest of your life. It's a catastrophic injury to one of your friends," he said as his voice broke with emotion. "We have to continue to pray for Sean but don't dwell on your sadness."
The McNamee family's attorney, Steve Yerrid, released a statement that read, in part, "as the courageous young man everyone knows him to be, Sean is in a coma and lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life...the family asked that I express their extreme gratitude to all those who have shown such tremendous support and offered prayers."
Yerrid went on to say his goal is to "make certain the full unbridled truth is made known," but didn't indicate whether the family plans to file a lawsuit against the school system.
A Hillsborough County Schools spokesperson also released a statement saying the incident is under investigation and "the district and the Wharton High School family are praying for Sean and have offered support to the McNamee family during this very difficult time."
Doug McNamee, a former football coach himself, ended his remarks with words of encouragement for those who care most about his grandson: "Play hard. Play fast. Play strong. Pray for Sean."
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Updated 2:31pm Sunday 19th January 2014 in Sport By Simon Parker, Bradford City Reporter
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Steve Parkin was delighted after City rescued a point from a "hard day's work" at Sheffield United.
Second half goals from Gary Jones, via a deflection, and James Hanson helped the Bantams come from two down to grab a 2-2 draw against Nigel Clough's Blades.
City assistant Parkin was not so happy with the performance of referee Roger East.
Parkin said: "Some of the decisions went against us – tell us if we got any?
"I didn't think our front two got any protection, we had a couple of decent shouts for penalties and there was a handball in the middle of the pitch that really wound me up.
"We never recovered from that one and they went on and scored – I thought he was playing basketball!
"So being 2-0 down at half-time and losing Kyel Reid as well to a serious-looking injury, it was a really hard day's work for us."
Reid twisted his knee in the first half and had to be taken off on a stretcher.
City came back from two down to grab a point in a ferocious Yorkshire derby at Sheffield United.
Trailing 2-0 at half-time, the Bantams looked down and out against a rampant home side.
But they clawed their way back with two goals that won't be remembered for their quality – not that any of the 3,130 away fans cared about that.
Gary Jones got the first with a 20-yard drive that took a massive deflection to wrong-foot keeper George Long.
Then the skipper's free-kick crept through a ruck of players before James Hanson could apply the killer touch from close range.
City, who were losing at half-time to goals from Jamie Murphy and Harry Maguire, had to withstand some heavy late pressure to hold on to a valuable point.
There was one big downer for Phil Parkinson, though, as Kyel Reid departed the game in the first half on a stretcher – a lengthy addition to a growing injury list.
And that's it. 2-2 and the jeers at half-time have turned to cheers
Nearly there...
Five more minutes added. Hold on to your hats, in fact hold on to anything...
Debutant getting some stick from home fans over that penalty appeal
City make their final change. Mclean subbed by Gray
Corner number 11 for Blades
It's all happening in the City box. Miller draws McLaughlin out of his goal, ref ignores huge shouts for a pen against Doyle and Murphy curls just past far post....
Mclean goes down in Blades penalty area claiming he got caught by Maguire. Boos all round, gesticulations from City dug-out.....
Sheff U make their change, Coady for McGinn
Decent corner from Jones but everyone misses it and Blades roar to other end where McLaughlin grabs Murphy's cross at the second attempt.
But before he can come on... City have a corner!
Blades preparing to make their final substitution. Coady gets a good luck pat on the bum from Nigel Clough.
Thompson makes it a hat-trick of Bantam bookings after going in late on Hill
Sliding block from Yeates to concede a corner
McMahon rattles advertising boards with free-kick. McLaughlin had his post covered
Baxter going off to be replaced by Miller
Game delayed as the Sheffield United striker gets treated
McHugh gets second City booking for foul on Baxter just outside the box.
Gutsy block from McHugh from close range as Blades queue up to have pop at City goal.
Doyle going straight into the book for catching other Doyle, Blades skipper Michael, too high
Second City sub as Doyle comes on for Kennedy
Another Blades corner. Noise getting louder as pressure builds again
Doyle getting ready to come on.
All hands on deck in City penalty area as Blades turn up heat looking to regain lead.
Maguire highest of the lot to meet cross but glances header across goal. City escaped there
Big save from McLaughlin at near post to deny McGinn after Flynn pass opens up City back four.
Blades still going down their right all the time. Cross from McMahon too high for Porter at far post
The tone of my Twitter feed has changed quite a bit in last ten minutes.....
Midland Road is belted out with extra enthusiasm now.
Bates takes a whack and goes down. Time to have a breather - think we all need it!
My, my, my. Funny old game, football....
Would you believe it??!!! 2-2..... Jones free-kick, McArdle misses header but it passes through for HANSON to turn in at far post.
Mclean hauled down level with edge of the box. Cmon Mr Jones, decent delivery please
Blades make a change and replace Paynter with Porter
Stewards run behind goal to eject a City fan as tempers rise.
More life from fans and hopefully more life from team. Sheff United continuing to target City's left side.
City have a lifeline.... JONES shot from 20 yards takes massive deflection to wrong-foot Long in Blades goal. 2-1
Bates seems to have moved over to left back and McHugh back in middle. Suggests finding a loan left back will be a priority this week
McMahon crosses pops up in front of Baxter who flicks over bar.
It's official. Forget about play offs. We are now in a relegation battle. Come on City 👏👏👏 #bcafc #disappointed #badawayday— @BantamPete 18 January 2014
Yeates drills cross too high for Thompson. Flicker of hope for the 3,130 travelling supporters
Bit more about City now , at least the fans hope so as the volume behind the Sheffield United goal goes up.
Big chance for City as Yeates cross is missed by Hanson and Mclean bundles over bar. Hanson mistimed his jump, should have been 2-1 there
Crowd is 18,794
Vital tackle from Jones in his own penalty area as hosts threaten again.
Quick corner for Blades comes to nothing
I remember being worried when #bcafc had only one win in five. Now its looking like its gonna be one in sixteen, seriously worried #ouch— @GeorgeStead18 18 January 2014
No changes at the break but City certainly need a change of fortunes for second half.
This one is safely negotiated but the half-time whistle greeted with boos from away end. Sheff United 2 City 0
Lots of shouting and finger-pointing as Blades win another corner.
City defence being opened up far too easily
Jones drills it hard towards the goalmouth but it goes through the pack for a goal kick
Biggest City cheer of the day as referee awards a free-kick to the away side.
Baxter shot turned behind for another Blades corner. Panic ensues before ball hooked over bar.... so close to 3-0 there
Four minutes of added time to play - thought it would be more than that
Is it too much of an overreaction to mention a potential battle at the bottom if we're not careful? #bcafc— @aaronbower 18 January 2014
Former Blade Yeates getting booed with each touch. Gets into a good position and then the flag goes up late
City need something back before the break, midfield have got to get involved more. The absence of Reid's pace hurts
And MAGUIRE heads home at the far post despite efforts from Kennedy on line to keep it out. 2-0 to Sheffield United and City really up against it now
Darby, under pressure from Murphy, concedes corner number three for home side.
Parkinson getting agitated with ref Roger East. The current foul count is 8-2 in United's favour.
Good position wasted by City as Thompson shanks cross over goal.
Yeates on the left side, which Parkinson reckons is his most effective position. The Irishman needs to show it after some indifferent displays from the bench recently
City's injury curse continues. Another one to add to the list - and a key one at that.
Generous applause all round the ground for the injured winger as he is carried off the field
Yeates coming on for Reid
Here comes the stretcher
Worrying this for City as Reid gets treatment. Yeates and Graham both warming up
Reid looks in pain after challenge with McMahon. Winger staying down banging the ground
Positive play from Reid before squaring to Jones who tries speculative drive that flies into the crowd
Corner hit deep to Maguire, whose header is tipped round post by McLaughlin
First corner for Sheffield United after 23 minutes.
Flurry of pressure around edge of Blades penalty area but City cannot find the room to get off a clean strike on goal.
Shot from Baxter 25 yards out but it's tame and straight at McLaughlin
Baxter flagged offside as he shoots at open goal. Hits the bar anyway and gets wished well by the City fans ....
Sheffield United looking a lot more direct than they did under David Weir at start of season. Paynter given them a more aggressive edge up front
Baxter stretches to turn ball over bar from McMahon's cross-shot
Important block from McHugh to take the pace off Paynter's shot after free-kick drops nicely for Blades striker.
It's all happening here but City trail 1-0
How did that not go in? Hanson header hits bar and McHugh's fierce shot from rebound cleared off line by Baxter.
Good response to goal from City as they force another corner.
Chance for Mclean but heads over from City corner.
Goal for Sheffield United! Low cross from McMahon and MURPHY slides home at the far post. 1-0
City enjoying plenty of the ball in opening minutes.
Mclean fouled on touchline, chance for Jones to swing free-kick into box. Hanson rises but header bounces straight at Long.
Catching practice for an unchallenged McLaughlin.
United have the first free-kick on the beach, sorry, the touchline level with City's box.
Mclean's first touch as a City player as the visitors kick off. Fans behind them first half
Pitch is a tad soggy!! #bcafc— @Elambongo 18 January 2014
The Red and White wizards? Nice sense of perspective from PA announcer...
Bring on the Bantams ... the chant begins as the away end continues to fill up. Teams on their way any minute now
Some decent away support at the lane for once #bcafc #sufc— @KieranHorry 18 January 2014
Met the legend that is Tony Currie in the media room. He was a quality player in his time - ask your dad!
RT @jordandakid: So buzzing for todays game!!! Big big game!! Time to go get it ⚽🔥 #BCAFC safe trip to all our travelling fans 🙌👏 #3Points— @alecforbes 18 January 2014
Big 3pts needed today, will be nice to see @A9Mac open his account #bcafc— @oneleg83 18 January 2014
Plenty of noise from the away end as City come out for a warm-up. And there's a lot more supporters to come - around 3,000 expected
Former City loanee Billy Paynter makes his first start for Sheffield United.
Paynter, on loan from Doncaster, played the last 20 minutes in their 2-1 loss at Notts County.
SHEFF UTD: Long, Hill, Maguire, Collins, McMahon, Flynn, McGinn, Doyle, Murphy, Baxter, Paynter. Subs: Porter, Miller, Coady, McFadzean, Whitehouse, Kennedy, Howard.
Andy Gray is back for the first time since his injury - and goal - at Peterborough. He is on the City bench.
Subs: Oliver, Gray, Yeates, Taylor, Graham, Doyle, Jameson.
Two changes as expected to the City starting line-up.
Aaron Mclean makes his debut in place of Oliver McBurnie, who has not travelled as he nurses a slight hamstring problem.
Jason Kennedy also starts in centre midfield in place of the injured Ricky Ravenhill. The former Rochdale man had a really good game last week when he came on for him against Bristol City.
Still waiting for the subs to be confirmed.
CITY: McLaughlin, Darby, McArdle, Bates, McHugh, Thompson, Jones, Kennedy, Reid, Mclean, Hanson.
This day has started brilliant, awaydays with the mighty bantams, and leeds losing. Come on City #bcafc— @BantamsBlog 18 January 2014
Time for a few stats to be updated this afternoon...
City have only ever won here once in the league when John Hendrie and Ian Ormondroyd scored in a 2-1 win in April 1988.
City have won only one of their last 16 games in all competitions.
City have not won any of the last eight since beating MK Dons on November 23.
Woop woop @A9Mac #bcafc http://t.co/OqazJWTZ6u— @RizzWL 18 January 2014
Good afternoon and welcome from Bramall Lane for an eagerly-anticipated Yorkshire derby.
No team news just yet but would expect there to be two changes with Aaron Mclean coming in for his debut and Jason Kennedy starting in centre midfield.
At the moment, Andrew Davies is out on the pitch being put through his paces by fitness coach Nick Allamby. The centre half's return is getting closer ...
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2:10pm Sat 18 Jan 14
jamiejoe says...
3:31pm Sat 18 Jan 14
jackez20591 says...
Twice we lose our ONLY attacking fast player, and twice we bring Yeates on instead of Graham. Yeates doesnt fit being a left midfielder, he doesnt have pace. He needs space and time on the ball
3:42pm Sat 18 Jan 14
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macca1969 says...
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kirkleesbantam says...
5:54pm Sat 18 Jan 14
Cityman23 says...
City now need to start winning games at home and if they can do that (plus some away draws) will start to move up the table. Sounded as if Aaron McLean had a decent debut with a few half chances, but perhaps City ought to consider a short term loan for a specialist left back until Meredith is ready to return.
Now we've got approx. 10 days to wait till City's next game (at home) to Preston. This is the sort of game/opponents that hopefully WILL get us that longed -for win.
5:59pm Sat 18 Jan 14
bcfc1903 says...
The BCFC fans sounded awesome, absolutely brilliant support, well done fellas and ladies of course. 3,120 following, immense!!!!
What a great result for the beast-iality boys, and Nahki scored, money in the bank, that'll do nicely lol
7:25pm Sat 18 Jan 14
Olivermac says...
10:54pm Sat 18 Jan 14
doneBD4 says...
1:59am Sun 19 Jan 14
bcfc1903 says...
9:36am Sun 19 Jan 14
notpoliticallycorrect says...
Wait till the fat creep that is Peter300 gets on here, no doubt he will have a few pearls of wisdom even though his benefit income restricts his ability to actually attend a game.
10:34am Sun 19 Jan 14
bwwb says...
And for those slagging off Garry Thompson - he was brilliant yesterday
2:23pm Sun 19 Jan 14
shaun from richmond says...
Parky HAS to get a Midfield player in!...AND FAST!.
Without that great start to the Season we would be ODDS ON the DROP!.
6:32pm Sun 19 Jan 14
Pablo says...
The statistics of one league win in the last sixteen games, and a FA cup exit into the bargain, don't lie. The cose
6:33pm Sun 19 Jan 14
Olivermac says...
Not wanting to criticise Simon Parker's facts (2.05pm) but City have won 4 times at Sheffield United the other s beingI agree it was one of his better days but he certainly is not a winger his work rate from him was great but he just does not have pace to trouble any defences I would give him a go in the middle of the park in place of Kennedy and use the lad from Villa wide that's if Parky decides not to get another midfield player on board.
6:49pm Sun 19 Jan 14
Pablo says...
8:08pm Sun 19 Jan 14
Pablo says...
Some players who always give wholehearted displays on the rare opportunities they are given ( Connell and Oliver ) are being virtually pushed out the door.
Stroll through a game, complain at colleagues for your own shortcomings and you become first choice sub and a recommended replacement for a start.
You obviously have a different view from the dugout.
7:21am Mon 20 Jan 14
tyker2 says...
On the basis that funds are now available get a driving midfield player in soon.
This season is heading for a relegation fight and we do not want that after last season's superb efforts. The club is in a bad place at present with too many centre halves, no alternative midfield players and now no left side. In addition we get a young lad in on loan and what do we teach him?
How to warm the bench? we got him in for a reason so please use him.
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Offensive Play: How different are dogfighting and football?
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How different are dogfighting and football?[/size]
by Malcolm Gladwell
October 19, 2009Turley is six feet five. He is thirty-four years old, with a square jaw and blue eyes. For nine years, before he retired, in 2007, he was an offensive lineman in the National Football League. He knew all the stories about former football players. Mike Webster, the longtime Pittsburgh Steeler and one of the greatest players in N.F.L. history, ended his life a recluse, sleeping on the floor of the Pittsburgh Amtrak station. Another former Pittsburgh Steeler, Terry Long, drifted into chaos and killed himself four years ago by drinking antifreeze. Andre Waters, a former defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles, sank into depression and pleaded with his girlfriendâ€â€Ã¢â'¬Å"I need help, somebody help meâ€Ââ€â€before shooting himself in the head. There were men with aching knees and backs and hands, from all those years of playing football. But their real problem was with their heads, the one part of their body that got hit over and over again.
"Lately, I've tried to break it down,†Turley said. "I remember, every season, multiple occasions where I'd hit someone so hard that my eyes went cross-eyed, and they wouldn't come uncrossed for a full series of plays. You are just out there, trying to hit the guy in the middle, because there are three of them. You don't remember much. There are the cases where you hit a guy and you'd get into a collision where everything goes off. You're dazed. And there are the others where you are involved in a big, long drive. You start on your own five-yard line, and drive all the way down the fieldâ€â€fifteen, eighteen plays in a row sometimes. Every play: collision, collision, collision. By the time you get to the other end of the field, you're seeing spots. You feel like you are going to black out. Literally, these white explosionsâ€â€boom, boom, boomâ€â€lights getting dimmer and brighter, dimmer and brighter.
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Re: Offensive Play: How different are dogfighting and football?
I'll start by saying I totally agree that steps should be made to make football safer, which has been happening since it was invented.
But the analogy between football and dogfighting is moronic at best.
For the analogy to have any credibility these things would have to be considered:
#1 Whose making the decision, the owners or combatants?
NFL players, Turley, make the choice, throughout their football life.
Dogs have no choice they are conditioned from birth and I'm positive they would rather have daily walks and belly rubs than get killed.
#2 Football has made continuous steps to make the game safer. In the early 1900's football players didn't have helmets or pads.
What has dogfighting done to increase the dogs safety?
Absolutely NOTHING.
#3 This quote:
"I was not aware of dogfighting and the terrible things that happen around dogfighting,†Goodell said, explaining why he responded so sternly in the Vick case.
One wonders whether, had he spent as much time talking to Kyle Turley as he did to Michael Vick, he'd start to have similar doubts about his own sport.
Goodell does spend LOTS more time with the NFL owners than he did with Vick.
Goodell spends lots of time dicipline players for unsafe hits, do dogs get diciplined for biting too hard?
No, they get rewarded.
I could go on and on....
The article has a good point about how dangerous football can be, but obviously used the comparison to dogfighting only to get readers.
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PERKINS TWP. -- Clyde entered Friday night's game with Perkins averaging 61.5 points per game over its last two games.
Against the Pirates' defense, well, let's just say that average went way down.
The Fliers mustered 261 yards of offense and turned the ball over three times in the second half as Perkins cruised to a 35-13 win at a cold and rainy Firelands Regional Medical Center Stadium.
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All through the fisheries "crises'" over the past 25 years, the New England Fishery Management Council has always left the offshore fleet somewhere to fish — not so with the inshore fleet, which has been admittedly overburdened by extensive inshore closures, forcing them to tie up for periods of up to six months over the course of a season.
So it comes as no surprise to me that the closed areas now under consideration for reopening are all outside — or in the so-called Cape Cod hook fishermen's back yard. There's no leg up for the day boats who are arguably in the toughest shape out of anybody.
It is hardly shocking that the commercial/recreational industry endorses status quo in order to preserve their exclusive access to thousands of square miles of prime bottom. And then there's the eco-industry and its incessant threats to take anyone to court who disagrees with their agenda.
If these closures had achieved their intended objective, we should be up to our eyeballs in fish by now — but we're not. If they were about habitat, then passive gear types like hooks and gillnets, should be allowed — and they're not, with the notable exception of the commercial/recreational industry.
The fact is, management manipulation by and for special interest groups is ruining the resource and the industry, as a whole, simultaneously. This whole deal stinks worse than a gurry barge in July!
I believe, in the end, some of the less sensitive areas offshore may reopen despite vigorous opposition from radical eco interests. But that will only allow the most powerful fishing interests to further consolidate their grip on the fishery as they harvest a finite resource to the exclusion, and at the expense,of those who physically lack the opportunity to access these virgin areas.
It will be a gold rush, and that gold, in turn will finance the further contraction and consolidation of the fleet as those who are left out drop by the wayside one by one — just another master stroke in the master plan.
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A new employee at a Tacoma retirement community locked a co-worker in a residents bathroom late Friday and sexually assaulted her, according to court documents. Ian Muigai, 26, pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree attempted rape, indecent liberties and unlawful imprisonment.
Pierce County prosecutors said Muigai met the 19-year-old victim the day before the alleged assault.
Police were called to the retirement community in the 1700 block of East 67th Street after the woman reported the incident.
Muigai admitting to kissing a girl but did not answer when asked why he thought she wanted him to kiss her, charging papers state.
The victim said she worked with Muigai to help the resident use the restroom and get into bed but he kept her from leaving the bathroom and tried to force himself on her.
After the alleged attack, charging documents indicate he sent her text messages apologizing and asking her to keep the incident in between them.


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We have three world title fights on the line:
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salido is definitely going to gut check garcia...we'll find out what he's made of. garcia is the more technically skilled fighter. both seem to have serious pop. i just want to sit back and enjoy it.
as for golovkin/rosado...i think rosado has come a long way since his loss to angulo....but i still feel he has a lot to learn. he's definitely amped for this fight. watching video of golovkin sparring and who he's sparring...i don't like how he's leaning in so much. that gives me reason for concern. i'm sticking with my pick of golovkin by ko...but i get the feeling rosado is really going to make him work for it. no question about it...the winner of this one will be headed for stardom.
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Lynchburg, VA - Drugs caused Levon Deshawn Martin to die, according to Lynchburg's Commonwealth's Attorney Mike Doucette.
Police have also been cleared of any criminal wrong doing, Doucette said.
Martin, 29, was from Lynchburg. He fled from police and died in their custody. A slew of drugs found in his system the day Martin died.
Doucette also made very clear in a news conference Wednesday that Lynchburg police were well within their authority to pursue Martin when he ran.
Rumors now are put to rest that police apprehension was the cause of his premature death.
"Quite unfortunately, Mr. Martin's death was solely an accident," said Doucette.
Doucette announced toxicology findings that showed a laundry list of substances including alcohol, cocaine, and PCP in Martin's system at the time of his death.
"As soon as they realized Mr. Martin was suffering from more than just the physical exertion of running away from them and climbing back out of the woods, the LPD officers took appropriate action to see that Mr. Martin received emergency medical care," said Doucette.
On August 20, 2013, Police saw Martin flee from a house where they attempted to execute a search warrant. Martin was chased and died soon after his apprehension.
Neighbors and friends of Martin flooded the White Rock neighborhood in anger saying police were to blame for his death.
"If he had gotten to the hospital in time, he probably would be here today" said Diago Martin, Martin's Brother, the day after he died.
Martin was not the man police were looking for.
The event even prompted a response from Lynchburg's Mayor to try and mend the relationship between residents and police.
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Fields | A new place to play in Little Haiti
The feeling in Little Haiti is that the park is long overdue and will struggle to accommodate pent-up demand. In fact, the facility that opens in May has been criticized for insufficient seating. Jan Mapou, owner of Libreri Mapou and co-chair of the cultural center committee, said community leaders have pushed for greater capacity. "When there is a game" featuring a local Haitian team, Mapou says, "Haitians come out by the thousands. Having a field for 750 is a joke."
Seating has been added along an adjacent practice field to boost that number, but Mapou says that planners again may have underestimated the passion for Haiti's national game. In addition to games in the Haitian amateur league and school competitions, the field could host sides visiting from Haiti itself.
One episode of the FIFA-commissioned series Football's Hidden Story focuses on the development of Haiti's U17 side.
The limited scope of the grandstand reflects the gradual retrenchment that has seen the project shrink from what would have been, at 60 acres, the most expensive taxpayer-funded park project in Miami history. The reduction has resulted from years of wrangling among politicians, businesses and activists that tested how much the city would push to claim patchwork parcels dotted with warehouses, trailers parks and empty lots. Business owners, in particular, objected to acquisition of land that would have forced them to relocate.
But grassroots leaders felt Little Haiti had been fighting long for political credibility, to little effect. "The overwhelming feeling in Little Haiti is that they want a park and they want it now," Miami Commissioner Arthur Teele Jr. told the Miami Herald in 2002. "I will be damned if we will let Haitians be treated like manure in the city of Miami."
The scaled-back park concept still has not satisfied some businesses. At the most recent community meeting on the project, a sportswear manufacturer whose warehouse abuts the park worried that the site would become a "dog, vagrant and prostitute haven" and asked for a dedicated police mini-station.
Urban anthropologist David Brown, who leads cultural tours of Miami neighborhoods and has written a Little Haiti history, said the soccer park would serve an immediate purpose as a place of socialization. "There hasn't been a gathering spot," he says. "It doesn't matter if it's over soccer or over culture. Both are important social gathering places for Haitian people. They will gather and they will socialize."
One of the community pioneers whom Brown profiles in his work is Claire Nassar, the "mother" of Little Haiti who arrived in 1965. At that time, she recalls postal workers asking if the "Haiti" on her envelopes should be spelled "Tahiti," indicating locals' lack of familiarity with Caribbean geography and the newcomers in their midst.
Often entering the American news stream in a negative light—as the result of political instability and violence in the homeland or via the offensive appellation of earlier times, "boat people"—Haitians have succeeded in making a cultural imprint through such positive exemplars. Watching over part of the new park, near the Charles Harrison Pawley–designed Caribbean Marketplace that recalls the market buildings of Port-au-Prince, will be a replica of the iconic Albert Mangones statue depicting Neg Mawon, Creole for "Black Maroon." The original, commissioned in recognition of the 13-year slave rebellion against France that in 1804 constituted the world's first free black republic, gleams in Port-au-Prince—a striking figure, legs apart, machete in right hand, ankle chain broken, blowing heavenward on a conch shell to call an assembly.
The park plan also encompasses a theater, exhibition space and—another holdover from Haitian life—three dominoes shelters.
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The FCC has released a new Report & Order (R&O) that will change rules for the 60m band. An article on the ARRL website summarizes the changes:
- The frequency 5368.0 kHz (carrier frequency 5366.5 kHz) is withdrawn and a new frequency of 5358.5 kHz (carrier frequency 5357.0 kHz) is authorized.
- The effective radiated power limit in the 60 meter band is raised by 3 dB, from 50 W PEP to 100 W PEP, relative to a half-wave dipole. If another type of antenna is used, the station licensee must maintain a record of either the antenna manufacturer's data on the antenna gain or calculations of the antenna gain.
- Three additional emission types are authorized. Data (emission designator 2K80J2D, for example, PACTOR-III), RTTY (emission designator 60H0J2B, for example, PSK31) and CW (150HA1A, i.e. Morse telegraphy by means of on-off keying). For CW, the carrier frequency must be set to the center frequency. For data and RTTY the requirement to transmit "only on the five center frequencies specified" may be met by using the same practice as on USB, i.e. by setting the suppressed carrier frequency of the USB transmitter used to generate the J2D or J2B emission to the carrier frequency that is 1.5 kHz below the center frequency.
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Bimini , Bahamas A recent visit to Bimini by three world-class athletes cast in an adventure documentary produced life-changing firsts for all of them.
Olympic swimming's 2012 quadruple gold medalist Missy Franklin, 17, of Centennial, Colo., became certified as an open-water scuba diver. The 2011 NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, 24, of Phoenix — born with one leg —also earned his scuba certification in his first-ever trip to the ocean, all the while surrounded by Caribbean reef sharks. And Mallory Weggeman, 24, of Glendora, Calif., who scored a gold medal in swimming in the 2012 Paralympic Games, made her first ocean dive since becoming paralyzed five years ago, and swam with friendly dolphins.
The three are among seven stars of a new movie called The Current. produced and directed by Kurt Miller of Make a Hero Films. Miller — son of famed ski documentary filmmaker Warren Miller — and partner Peter Speek are planning to release it in time for this summer's Sundance Film Festival in their home state of Colorado.
"It's all about the healing powers of the ocean, which I believe in 100 percent," Miller said. "You have to change people's perceptions about people with disabilities. Yes, life has changed, but it's still a fruitful life. I want someone with a disability to see this and know their life is not over. I hope it gives them inspiration to go out and do what they did before. My goal is to have the film seen by everybody."
Besides Bimini, The Current will be shot in Cozumel, Mexico – known for scenic drift dives in strong ocean currents—and the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, where humpback whales gather in the summer months. Miller said Bimini was chosen as a location because of the presence of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins, which frequently mingle with snorkelers.
The Current is the second nonprofit film shot by Miller and Speek. Their first, The Movement, featured disabled skiers and has been viewed in theaters, on television and DVD around the world.
"It's telling the stories of people who have overcome their disabilities in such a profound way that they are heroes," Speek said. "We take someone who is already a hero and teach them to do something for the first time."
The filmmakers said Franklin was asked to join the cast because of her star power and her commitment to promoting disabled athletes.
Franklin, who spent about a week filming in Bimini accompanied by her parents, called the experience "awesome."
"So beautiful, a whole different world," she said of Bimini's underwater environment. "I wish more people were able to do it. It gives you more of an appreciation for nature and what we have."
During breaks in filming and scuba sessions, Franklin worked out daily in a pool. She said learning to scuba dive helped her swim training.
"It made me more aware of my breathing," she said. "It's interesting to think about. It's cool to have both views of it."
Franklin said she is looking forward to taking a weeklong live-aboard dive trip someday with her dad Dick, a longtime scuba diver.
Weggeman became a certified diver when she was 15 but left the sport after becoming paralyzed from a hospital injection for back pain at 18. Instead, she took up competitive swimming and won gold in the 50-meter freestyle at last summer's London Paralympics. After refresher dives with an instructor in a pool and then the open ocean a couple weeks ago, Weggeman went scuba diving off Bimini with her dad and sister.
"It's been absolutely amazing to share it with my family," she said. "I can get in the pool or the ocean and do what anyone else is doing. We all have something that can hold us back. I'm hoping what we can do with the movie is to look at the ability within yourself."
For Robles, who has pinned the nation's best college wrestlers using only one leg, learning to scuba dive represented a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a new challenge."
On his first plunge into the ocean, Robles says his biggest fear was encountering sharks. As luck would have it, he and his instructor and dive buddy were surrounded by the toothy predators.
"Six sharks — the only thing I didn't want to see on the first dive," he said. "I was freaking out at first. When I saw the sharks weren't too interested in us, it was pretty cool just how easily they moved around, so slow and gentle, the power behind them."
Robles said he intends to keep diving — "a really neat hobby I've hooked into."
Many of these vignettes likely will find their way into The Current, Miller said.
"Putting the best people in front of the camera helps me tell my story," he said. "With this film, I can change a mind and/or a life forever."
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There were some tense moments outside the courthouse in Alexandria Tuesday where a house for homeless female veterans was up for auction.
The property was in foreclosure and the non-profit group, Final Salute, was trying to save it.
Lose the bidding and the vets would likely be displaced.
The outcome was far from certain when Jaspen Boothe began the bidding just after noon. The founder of Final Salute had put down a hefty deposit and hoped against hope she could outbid anyone for the home now housing a handful of vets and their children.
As the price began to rise, Boothe began to worry -- could she afford to do this?
Throwing caution to the wind, the Army veteran kept adding thousands to the price until she finally prevailed.
She agreed to pay more than $450,000 for a property her non-profit has been renting.
"I don't know where I was going to stop, but I just had to keep fighting because no one else is fighting for these women, and I came here to do that. And I didn't know how high I was going to go, but I was damn sure going to try," said Boothe in an interview Tuesday.
Boothe had no idea what to expect and when another bidder kept raising the price, she decided to tell him who she was.
"I just respectfully said, 'Sir, I don't know who you are, but I am here to keep homeless woman veterans in their home. I am not here representing a company. I am not trying to turn a profit. I am just trying to help them' and he continuously bid against me," she said.
Boothe, who was once a homeless veteran herself, began Final Salute so woman who served their country would not have to live on the streets.
She found herself in this position when the non-profit they were renting from, Robert Pierre Johnson Housing Development Corporation, stopped making payments on the house.
Boothe and her group only discovered last month the house was in foreclosure even though the rent checks were still being cashed.
"I have not heard from RPJ's leadership. They never notified us," said Boothe. "We were notified when someone said, 'Hey, did you know your house was up for public auction?'"
So now, Boothe and Final Salute will have to come up with the money to buy the house.
It is a large sum they must secure in the next 30 days.
"I'm hoping the American people will answer the call, go online and donate," said Boothe. "Maybe some celebrities will get involved, but it's certainly more than we can do on our own."
Boothe is a champion for these women, believing no one who serves their country should be living on the streets alone.
FOX 5 tried to reach RPJ Housing on Tuesday, but the phone number listed on its website is disconnected. We also tried to reach an attorney representing the non-profit, but at this time, she has not returned our call.
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