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Douglas Orane (centre), along with family, friends and former Wolmerians gather to sing Happy Birthday and cut cake on Sunday, December 6, at The Deck on Trafalgar Road in St Andrew. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer
It's easily one of the most anticipated annual dos on tourism's social calendar, as it's that time of year when friends and families make their annual trek to the fabulous SuperClubs Breezes Resort and Spa for the resort's anniversary celebrations, and this year being the resort's 25th anniversary, it will be fabulous.
On Monday, December 7, all eyes were on Breezes Runaway Resort and Golf Club for its coming-of-age party, and pumpkins, there were no disappointments, only pleasant surprises as the celebrations were a toast to the ease and laid-back vacation getaway. It continues to be for holidaymakers across the globe!
The buzz
Well my dears, the buzz among those in tourism circles is all about the silver anniversary celebrations of Breezes Runaway Bay, and the story is it was all that and then some. The spectacular affair began with the display of silver and black balloons designed to create welcoming arches and walkways, and led the way like a blazing beacon from the resort's elegantly decorated lobby and terrace restaurant to the grand pool-deck - the designated party area and the spectacular gala buffet that was the night's signature offering!
Luvs, with hundreds of repeat guests in house for the occasion, plus a number of specially invited ones from within the tourism sectors, as well as leading members of the St Ann community, it was an entertainment blowout!
Well my dears, the management and staff did not disappoint. The night's entertainment package included a star-studded line-up of performers who have provided entertainment for the hotel and the SuperClubs group over the last 25 years. The wonderful music and rhyme flooded the atmosphere with nostalgia as well as a sense of belonging.
Headliners such as the dynamic A.J. Brown, Gem Myers - who gave a show-stopping performance - performing diva Georgia Henry, who took guests on a musical ride, and then some, y'all know we are talking a family of performers here.
Nostalgic adventure
Melvin Williams took the audience on his own nostalgic adventure with his vintage songs as well as rock and roll. The audience not only danced up a storm, it went into full-party mode and then some. The resort's dance ensemble and entertainment team made it a never-to-be-forgotten affair, as they performed to the hot sounds of a range of musical genres. Flying acrobats, drummers and fire dancers added to the night's spectacular offering.
Dears, guests are still raving about it all. Celebrations carried way into the wee hours of the next morning, in the resort's piano bar and Hurricane Disco.
It was a fab night with SuperClubs, Regional VP Sam James; VP public relations Sue McManus; hotel manager (acting) Clark Lobban; sales manager Amoi Leon; spa manager Tracey Munroe; and executive assistant manager Barbara Burton among the guests.
Happy birthday to: media personality Tomlin Ellis, the affable Dwight Sangster and the charming Wayian Smith, who all celebrate their birthday today.
Opposition leader and style doyen Portia Simpson Miller celebrates her special day tomorrow, as will Howard Francis in Lime Hall, St Ann; the lovely Erroleen Anderson-Powell; the charming Sandra McCarty; the lovely Sharon Samuels, in Atlanta, Georgia; and George Harrison of the Protective Services division of the JCF, with his wife, Shirley McCarty-Harrison, promising a fab celebration, and then some, to mark the occasion!
Actor/comedian Tony 'Paleface' Hendricks will celebrate his special day on Sunday the 13th; as will the fabulous Moya Baston, who will be partying in Dubai.
Businessman and art patron Joe Matalon; film-maker and media power-player Lennie Little-White; and Lionel McNeil, of Round Hill, all celebrate their special day on Monday the 14th.
The 15th will see celebrated artist Viv Logan; the charming Angela Amir, and the lovely Heather Gray, who will be partying in New York; and Pulse's International supermodel Jaunel McKenzie all celebrating their special day!
The lovely Rhona Beswick, celebrates on the 16th.
Mutual Gallery curator Gilou Bauer; songbird and diva Ashley Martin; the lovely Raihn Sibblies, and Nancy Martin all share the 17th.
Belated wishes to Professor Dr Trevor Munroe, who celebrated yesterday.
Businessman Douglas Orane who celebrated on the 8th.
HALF MOON SOLDOUT for CHRISTMAS
Myrtle Dwyer, director of sales and marketing at Montego Bay's Half Moon Hotel, is reporting a sold-out Christmas weekend. Speaking with The Gleaner during a visit on Wednesday, she said that the rest of the winter season also looks very promising and they have not cut rates.
For New Year's Eve, ball and beach party will be the highlights and the 40-year-old Sugar Mill Restaurant will be the place to dine. Families have no need to worry and the hotel's Very Important Little Persons programme for children will be rolled out soon. Also almost ready is the Vibes Lounge for teens.
"We are positioning ourselves for survival in the harsh economic times and people are responding," Dwyer said, adding that already bookings are coming in for the annual jazz festival next month.
By the middle of next week, the hotel will hold a Christmas treat for the occupants of the Granville Place of Safety in Trelawny.


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I would suggest another TNBC song because of the time period we are in. But last time we did one, it was mainly Hillary and I going back and forth. It took a week to complete "This is Halloween."
Have we done anything from Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, or Tarzan? I don't remember doing any of those tunes...
always plotting, planning, and looking forward to our next adventure...

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Like many things in life, there are pros and cons to most things. :) Fantasmic is NOT my favorite nighttime show at WDW, so I think I should say that first. :wink:
Personally and overall, my DH and I prefer the show at DL. It has a more intimate feel. They also make great use of the Mark Twain and Columbia ships, especially with Peter Pan and Captain Hook scene. The WDW has a Pocahontas scene instead, which I don't care too much for. However, the WDW version at least has seating so you aren't camping out on the walkway.
Both shows offer some sort of food package, with WDW having a dinner package and DL having a dessert buffet that give you priority seating for the show. In WDW, this seating is way off to the far right. I don't feel you really have a bad view anywhere in the amphitheatre, but many will disagree with me. It's supposed to cut down your wait, but I feel it doesn't cut it down too much in my experience.
Ever since we saw the DL version, we haven't bothered with the WDW version....partly due to the wait and also because we just preferred the show in DL. I may give it a chance this next trip since we haven't done it in years.
I haven't seen the DL version so I don't really have a vote.
In a strictly "show" sense, I think the Disneyland version is a bit better. It seems to be staged really well. However, I prefer the theater/stadium seating in Disney World.
Tough toss up i like the seating and atmosphere so it makes the show more enjoyable in Disney world and i like the show in disney land better cause it has the pirate ship scene in it!


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TUCSON - Under new leadership, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms says it doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of Fast and Furious.
The infamous program originated in the Phoenix Field Division, and allowed weapons to go into Mexico in hopes of tracing them to high-ranking members of the drug cartels.
But it "backfired" - thousands of guns went into Mexico, and two of them were traced back to the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010.
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Carlos Canino is the Assistant Special Agent in charge. He's responsible for Tucson and New Mexico field offices. He says, "Our mantra is that it will never happen again and as a result of that, we are retrofitting and putting on a special type of training."
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Richard Vasquez is the leading expert in firearms training. He's with ATF, and he teaches in the US and in Latin America. He's teaching the agents how to identify weapons. His goal is "that agents and officers understand the marking requirements, they understand how firearms function."
Canino says each weapon tells a story and agents need to know how to interpret the clues. "You know if you have a who-done-it, but there's a gun on the scene you can get great clues and take it down the road to help solve that crime."
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Gwynne Dyer: Why Vladimir Putin and the Chinese government protect Assad
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Syria has suspended its peace mission.
"The observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in their locations until further notice," said the commander of the 300-strong multinational observer force, Norwegian Gen. Robert Mood.
This decision by the observer force is fully justified: its members were being prevented from visiting massacre sites by the Syrian army, and yet their mere presence created the false impression that the international community was "doing something". So now the international community will be under even greater pressure to "do something" else about the Syrian tragedy. That means military action against the Assad regime—but the Russians will veto that.
Russian diplomacy is not usually so clumsy. None of the Western great powers will actually send troops to intervene in Syria: the Syrian army is too strong, and the sectarian and ethnic divisions in the country are far too messy.
So why don't the Russians just promise to abstain in any UN Security Council vote on military intervention? No such vote will happen anyway, and Moscow would expose the hypocrisy of the Western powers that are pretending to demand action and blaming the Russians (and the Chinese) for being the obstacle.
It's stupid to bring such opprobrium on your own country when you don't have to. But both President Vladimir Putin's elective dictatorship in Russia and the Communist Party in China fear that one day they might face foreign intervention themselves.
There must therefore be no legal precedent for international action against a regime that is merely murdering its own people on its own sovereign soil.
In reality, there is one kind of justice for the great powers and another for weaker states, and neither Moscow nor Beijing would ever face Western military intervention even if they were crushing nonviolent protests by their own people, let alone drowning an armed revolt in blood.
You only have to imagine the headlines that such an intervention would create to understand that the whole proposition is ridiculous. "Security Council votes to intervene in China to protect protesters from regime violence!" "American troops enter Russian cities to back anti-regime revolt!"
Such headlines are only slightly less implausible than "Martians invade Vatican City, kidnap Pope!"
But we are dealing here with the nightmare fantasies of regimes that secretly know they are illegitimate. They never acknowledge it in public, and they don't discuss it directly even in private. But they know it nevertheless, and they understand that illegitimacy means vulnerability.
It doesn't matter that Russia or China can simply veto any UN resolution that is directed against them. It makes no difference that no sane government in the rest of the world would commit the folly of sending troops to intervene in either of these giants. Paranoid fears cannot be dissolved by the application of mere reason.
Both Vladimir Putin and the Chinese leadership are appalled by the growing influence of the "responsibility to protect" principle at the United Nations, which breaches the previously sacred doctrine of the absolute sovereignty of member states. "R2P" says that foreign intervention can be justifiable (with a UN Security Council resolution, of course) to stop huge human-rights abuses committed by member governments.
The Russian and Chinese vetoes on the Security Council give them complete protection from foreign military intervention, but they still worry about it. And they look with horror at the phenomenon of nonviolent revolutions that has been removing authoritarian regimes with such efficiency—from the ones that overthrew Communist regimes in Eastern Europe and almost overthrew the Chinese regime in 1989 down to the Arab ones of today.
Moscow and Beijing have convinced themselves that there is a Western "hidden hand" behind these uprisings. That's even though Western actions (like the U.S. backing for Egypt's president Mubarak that continued until almost the last minute of the revolution) and Western interests both argue otherwise.
Now, in Syria, they see both of these threats coalescing. First, for eight months, they watch strictly nonviolent protests—despite some thousands of killings by the Syrian state—undermine the Assad regime.
Then, when some of the protesters start fighting back and the regime responds with even greater violence, bombarding city centres and committing open massacres of villagers, they hear the Western powers begin to talk about their "responsibility to protect". This is with the (deliberately misleading) implication that they are contemplating direct military intervention in Syria to stop it.
So Russia and China will veto any Security Council resolution that condemns the Assad regime. And certainly any resolution that hints at military intervention. Assad must survive, not because he buys a few billion dollars worth of Russian arms and gives Russia a naval base in the Mediterranean, but because his overthrow would be a precedent that, they imagine, might one day be used against them.
Utter nonsense, but it means that the Russians, in particular, will go on taking the blame for the UN's immobility and lending cover to the West's pretense that it would act against Assad if only the Russians would get out of the way. They will protect Assad right down to the bitter end—and it may be very bitter indeed.
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NATO attacks Syria
Iran backs Syria
NATO and Israel attack Iran
China and Russia attack, Israel,US, Canada, Briton, France Germany ect. World War 3
So do you let NATO into Syria.... not on your life
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Iran backs Syria
NATO and Israel attack Iran
China and Russia attack, Israel,US, Canada, Briton, France Germany ect. World War 3
Iran would never honor that treaty, it does not have the ability to do more than inflict casualties in a losing defense of its borders, there is simply n way for it to intervene.
A little drivel. No but they would jump at the chance to bomb Syrian cities.Forgotten Libya? Good news: Tripoli's international airport resumed operations last Tuesday but Locusts from Libya threaten Mali and Niger.
Eric Margolis has a more sensible blog on the great game:
>"American troops enter Russian cities to back anti-regime revolt!"
Both Russia and China faced foreign intervention not that long ago - Forces of over 100,000 from the international community invaded Russia. American objectives for invading Russia were as much diplomatic as they were military:
>"Moscow and Beijing have convinced themselves that there is a Western "hidden hand"
The hand is not well hidden:
But what makes a regime illegitimate? Why are we keeping this secret?
At 60% Putin's approval ratings are comparable to JFK:
A few years ago, the publisher of GQ took measures to limit an articles circulation* on Putin's role in the Russian apartment bombings. The story was not to be on GQ's website, not to be published in foreign magazines, and not to be publicized,etc,etc.
Putin may have been involved in this nasty business back before 911 - but that's ancient history:
No one put a gun to the heads of the 'rebels' to start shooting back. They could have continued to use peaceful policies to try and get what they want. Sure - many were killed, but FAR, FAR more or being killed now.
And please do not tell me that these rebels did not know far more civilians would be killed once they started shooting back as Assad's troops?
The rebels (just as the rebels did in Libya) deliberately started a civil war; I assume under the assumption that the West would support them (just as they had done in Libya).
They now have no right to claim fake shock that Assad is now trying to crush the rebellion by killing civilians. His father did exactly the same thing before and the rebels must have known the son would do exactly the same thing is pushed again.
If the people of Syria want a civil war - fine. That is their choice.
But these rebels did not ask the people of Syria (I assume) before they deliberately started the war - they just started shooting knowing what would happen.
I say, leave the country to work out it's own civil war and only have the UN step in if extreme genocide begins.
And then ONLY move in by forcing a ceasefire on both sides using force...not choosing which side should win and start dropping bombs.
Other then to protect the innocent from massacres as much as possible - it is none of our business how the Syrians settle their internal disputes.
And nor is it any of our business to choose sides..no matter how much we hate the current leader.
No doubt, most of you will disagree.
Yes, I do disagree. The rebels who started shooting back were soldiers in service of the regime, who had grown tired of killing unarmed, innocent people and decided to use their weapons to protect the protestors instead.
This was a mistake, of course, but one made with the best intentions. Unfortunately, it was still a mistake, and it turned the revolution into a bloody civil war. It also ensured that no foreign power would help the rebels.
See, back when it was the people of Syria against the government, things were fairly simple; there were only two sides. The government had a strong army, yes, but it had little to no support for the common people. At that time, it may have been possible to capitalize on the inherent reluctance of soldiers to shoot civilians in their own country.
Now, Syria is a mess of ethnic conflict between Sunnis and Shias, and nobody wants to try to wade into that, especially not when the rump of the Syrian army remains a serious threat.


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Tough Night for Morris, Miller; Taillon Strikes Out 8
All of the Pirates' minor league affiliates lost on Tuesday evening…..
New Britain Rock Cats 10, Altoona Curve 4
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It was a tough night for Curve starter Bryan Morris, who gave up 7 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings of work. Morris got into trouble in the top of the 1st. He gave up a lead-off single, then set down the next two batters on fly outs. Three straight singles and his own throwing error on the final single (a bunt) brought in two runs. The top of the 2nd was worse — three singles and three walks, with a throwing error by LF Quincy Latimore, and an RBI ground out brought in another 5 runs for New Britain, for a 7-0 lead. Morris gave up a single in each of the next two innings, but retired those two runners with a pair of double plays.
The Curve got three of the runs back in the 3rd inning. DH Jose Hernandez doubled, and scored on RF Brad Chalk's single. Chalk came in on 2B Brock Holt's triple, then SS Jordy Mercer doubled, plating Holt. That cut the Rock Cats' lead to 7-4.
But the Rock Cats added to their lead with 3 runs off reliever Tim Alderson. A single, a ground out, and a wild pitch put the lead-off batter on third in the 5th, and two more walks and a wild pitch brought him in. A walk, another wild pitch, an RBI single and an RBI double gave the Rock Cats 2 more runs in the 6th, for a 10-3 lead.
The Curve put base runners on in most of the remaining innings of the game, but they were left stranded. Holt singled and CF Starling Marte walked with two outs in the 5th, and the Curve did not put two runners on base again until the 9th. 1B Matt Curry walked to begin the 9th, and 3B Jeremy Farrell singled. Curry went to third on the hit, and he scored on Hernandez's sacrifce fly.
Homers For Mercer And Watts; Three Power All-Stars
Tonight it's the Bradenton Marauders who have a scheduled night off….
Altoona Curve 10, Erie SeaWolves 5
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The Curve posted 13 hits, with CF Starling Marte leading the barrage with 3 of them. The Curve jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st and 4 more in the 2nd. 2B Brock Holt opened the bottom of the 1st with a double into center field. Marte's ground out moved Holt to third base, and he scored on SS Jordy Mercer's single into left field. Mercer advanced to second base on a ground out by LF Quincy Latimore, and he scored on 1B Matt Curry's RBI single.
The 2nd inning began with a walk by C Tony Sanchez, followed by a ground-rule double by DH Kris Watts. Both runners held their place on a short fly out and a strike out, then Marte singled, driving in Sanchez. Marte stole second base, and the Erie pitcher threw a wild pitch, allowing Watts to score. A 2-run homer by Mercer brought in Marte and gave the Curve the 6-0 lead.
Erie got two of the runs back in the top of the 3rd off starter Jeff Locke. A single and a hit batter gave the SeaWolves 2 runners on base with 2 outs. The lead runner came in on a fielding error by Mercer, then a single plated the second unearned run of the inning. A double, a fielding error by Latimore, and a sacrifice fly gave Erie a third run in the 4th inning.
The Curve kept adding on. Watts blasted a solo homer in the 3rd. In the 5th, Curry doubled, then scored on Sanchez's line drive single into center field, and the Curve led 8-3. Sanchez also stole second base and went to third on a throwing error, but was left there when Watts struck out.
Locke pitched 6 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, no walks, while striking out 8 batters. Tim Alderson came on in relief to begin the 7th, but he got into trouble right away. With one out, he gave up a single and three consecutive walks, driving in a run. Michael Dubee replaced Alderson, and he got the next batter to ground out, but that brought in another run, also charged to Alderson. Dubee ended the inning with a strikeout. Dubee also pitched a scoreless 8th inning, allowing 2 singles. Noah Krol pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th.
Altoona rallied one more time in the bottom of the 8th. With one out, Watts was hit by a pitch, and RF Brad Chalk ripped a triple into right field, easily scoring Watts. Chalk scored on Holt's RBI single, and Marte also added a single — his third of the game.
Taillon Wins #2; Four Hits For Santos
West Virginia Power 5, Lexington Legends 4
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Jameson Taillon surrendered 4 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings, but he still pulled out his second win of the season. The 4 runs all came in the bottom of the 6th inning. The Legends started the inning with back-to-back doubles, driving in one run. A single and a fielding error by LF Rogelios Noris added a second run, then a 2-run homer made the score 4-0.
The Power tied the score in the top of the 4th. RF Dan Grovatt started the rally with a walk, and moved to second base on a wild pitch. DH Kawika Emsley-Pai and C Elias Diaz also walked, loading the bases. With two outs, 2B Andy Vazquez lined a single into center field, bringing in Grovatt and Emsley-Pai, and leaving runners on the corners. Another walk, to 3B Eric Avila, loaded the bases again. Then SS Drew Maggi lined another 2-RBI single into right field, plating Diaz and Vasquez to tie the game at 4-4.
Grovatt began another rally in the 5th, with a single. A passed ball advanced Grovatt to second base, and he moved up to third base on 1B Justin Howard's ground out. Emsley-Pai drove Grovatt in with a single up the middle, and Grovatt came in with the go-ahead run.
Taillon worked around at least one runner on base in 4 of his 5 innings. He had a batter reach on a throwing error by Avila in the 1st, and he also gave up a single in the bottom of the 1st. Taillon allowed a single and a double in the 3rd, but a double play helped him out of that jam. He also gave up a lead-off single in the 5th, but retired the next three batters on three ground outs.
Casey Sadler relieved Taillon to begin the 6th. Sadler pitched 3 scoreless innings and allowed just one single in the 6th, and a walk in the 8th. He struck out 3 Legends' batters. Jason Townsend earned his 5th Save of the season with a scoreless 9th, allowing a single.
After taking the lead in the 5th, the Power put at least one runner on base in every inning for the rest of the game. Maggi tripled in the 6th, and Howard singled in the 7th. Noris reached base on a fielding error in the 8th. Both Grovatt and Howard walked in the 9th inning. None of them could push around to score.
Losses For All The Affiliates
The Pirates and all four of their minor league affiliates lost in Sunday's play:
Hickory Crawdads 4, West Virginia Power 3
Jameson Taillon pitched well in his 5-inning start this afternoon. He surrendered one run on two hits, with no walks, and he struck out 4 batters. Taillon zipped through the first two innings, retiring the Crawdads in order. He gave up the only run in the 3rd inning, when the first Hickory batter of the inning homered. Taillon set down the next three batters, then gave up a ground-rule double to the first batter in the 4th. He retired three more batters in the 4th, then pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 5th. Taillon was on the short end, 1-0 when he left the game.
The Power put one runner on base in each of the first three innings — singles by CF Mel Rojas in the 1st and 3rd, and C Elias Diaz in the 2nd. Each time they were left on base. 2B/CF Andy Vasquez got as far as third base in the 5th inning, with a single, a stolen base, and a throwing error, but he too was left stranded.
Victor Black pitched a scoreless inning for the Power in the 6th, taking over for Taillon. It was only his second appearance this season, and his second scoreless and hitless inning.
Casey Sadler came on to pitch the 7th. He walked the first batter he faced, then got two outs. A single and a hit batter loaded the bases for Hickory. A ground-rule double brought in two runs, to give Hickory a 3-0 lead. The Power tied the score in the bottom of the frame. RF Justin Howard started the rally with a single up the middle. C Kawika Emsley-Pai walked, and a wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position. Diaz lined a single in to right field, scoring both Howard and Emsley-Pai. 3B Eric Avila singled on a liner into left field, then a bunt by Vasquez again moved two runners into scoring position. SS Drew Maggi singled, driving in Diaz from third base. The rally ended when Avila was caught trying to steal home and Rojas struck out.
The tie did not last long. Sadler struck out the first two batters in the top of the 8th, then gave up a walk and a double, which brought the lead runner racing around from first to score, to give Hickory a 4-3 lead. Jason Townsend pitched the top of the 9th, giving up two singles, but no runs. RF Dan Grovatt led off the bottom of the 8th with a single, but he was the only Power batter to reach base in the final two innings.
Homers For Fryer, Durham, Latimore, Baker, And Anderson
Saturday evening with the Pirates' lower minor league affiliates:
Altoona Curve 8, Binghamton Mets 6
First, the Curve and the Mets had to finish up yesterday's game, which had been suspended in the 7th inning, with the score tied at 6-6. Binghamton had scored 4 runs in the 1st, and one run in both the 4th and 5th. The Curve had tied the score with 3 runs in each of the 5th and 6th innings. The big hit in the 5th was CF Starling Marte's triple, and the big hit in the 6th was pinch-hitter Eric Fryer's triple. Curve starter Aaron Thompson had allowed all 6 Binghamton hits on 9 hits, no walks, with 4 strikeouts in his 5 innings of work. Tim Alderson came on to pitch in the bottom of the 6th, and allowed a hit but maintained the tie.
The top of the 7th began with a single by LF Quincy Latimore, who was replaced at first base by SS Jordy Mercer on a grounder force out at second. Mercer stole second base, then took third on a wild pitch. 3B Jeremy Farrell walked to put runners on the corners, and that's when the game was suspended. When they picked it up again this afternoon with a new relief pitcher, two quick outs left Mercer and Farrell still standing on the corners.
Anthony Claggett came on in relief of Alderson, and in a double switch, Shelby Ford took over at first base for Miles Durham. Claggett kept the Mets from scoring in the bottom of the 7th. Then Ford gave the Curve the lead with a solo homer in the top of the 8th. The Curve added an insurance run in the top of the 9th, when Mercer and Farrell led off with a pair of singles. Pinch-hitter Kris Watts moved both runners into scoring position with a ground out, then RF Brad Chalk lined a single into left field. Mercer scored easily on the play, but Farrell was out at the plate on the throw in from left field.
Claggett held on to the lead with a scoreless bottom of the 8th, allowing just one hit. He was credited with his third win of the season. Noah Krol earned his 10th Save of the season with a scoreless 9th. He walked the first batter of the inning, then retired the next three batters with two fly outs and a pop out.


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5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more : the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. | 5 Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted. |
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Since War of the Ancients was written by Richard A Knaak as canon and more free-lance work than later books have been, there were a few inconsistencies with the rest of the storyline, that name is just one of them.
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Blackbirds fall from sky, fish die off: What's a conspiracy theorist to think?
Absent a final explanation, wild theories abound concerning reasons Arkansans' saw blackbirds fall from sky and fish die off en masse. The event revives superstitions about birds as omens.
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The deluge of dead red-winged blackbirds, grackles, and starlings that fell out of the skies over Beebe, Ark., on New Year's Eve in all likelihood has a simple scientific explanation.
Yet genuine concern spread quickly through the town of about 5,000 on New Year's Eve, and understandably so, as environmental cleanup workers in white jumpsuits descended on Beebe on New Year's Day to pick up thousands of dead birds from roads and walkways.
The main worry was that the birds, like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, were an indicator of a toxic threat – a possibility that has largely been ruled out. Yet the event spooked residents near and far as, in the absence of a final explanation, imaginations are running wild. People have tried to link the bird die-off – which is certainly unusual, though not unprecedented – to everything from a sign of biblical end times to chemical conspiracies, shifts in the Earth's magnetic core, and even proof of UFOs.
IN PICTURES: The red-winged blackbird and other ornamental birds
Movies like "The Core," TV shows like "FlashForward," and books like the "The Doomsday Key," which all involve scenes featuring birds falling out of the air, fuel superstitions that birds such as ravens and vultures have prophetic properties or serve as omens. It's a long-standing belief among mankind.


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On David Poppie's website and artist statement, he claims that, "[t]hrough the gathering of the discards of contemporary culture, I ask the viewer to reconsider the function and value of these objects." Poppie asks that people reassign their values and re-contextualize the meaning behind the art pieces used in the art sculptures. David Poppie's art is a commentary on the disposable nature of modern culture.


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Some Will, Some Won't
Kathy Lucas - 09/10/2014
My Easy Improver group loved this dance. Catchy music with a good beat which fits the steps perfectly. Just the right level for this group of more mature dancers so smiles all round. Thanks R and R.
The Other Side (Wow Hawaii)
GRAHAM Mitchell - 09/10/2014
just learnt this on a week away in benidorm, easy to teach, great music, great sections to really show off your attitude. step touches with hand movements will always be remembered as stealing from the top shelf and putting in in yer shopping basket. This one should really do well
They Call Me The Breeze
Stephen Rolls - 09/10/2014
Nice improver dance that fits to the music perfectly. Has been taught to 2 of our classes and has gone really well
Every Breath You Take
Rachel Clarke - 08/10/2014
Fantastic dance as all Jo and John's dances are. Please print the script in Linedancer Magazine for everyone to have the chance to dance this one.
Diamonds & Dust
J Myers - 08/10/2014
what a great intermediate & funky dance with interesting imaginative & flowing step choreography the dance floor was full for the dance re cap at the end of the evening indicating a smash dance hit. i have also taught ( my love runs out ) to my beginner/ improve class so all can enjoy the music & dance together at my social evenings
Love Contract!
ANGELA Stokes - 07/10/2014
Brown Sugar
Margaret Taylor - 07/10/2014
Great dance. Fits this classic Rolling Stones track so well. One not to be missed. Thanks Chris.
Ain't Wot U Do
Paul Worthington - 07/10/2014
Taught this dance a couple of weeks ago. Great dance that flows well to a great music track. Will be a winner for sure!!
Diamonds & Dust
Paul Worthington - 07/10/2014
What a great dance this is! Some interesting step combinations make it a bit different. Combine this with a cracking music track and you have a winner. Nice one guys!
Paul Worthington - 07/10/2014
Been dancing this for a couple of weeks now. A superb dance to a great music track. The three restarts and the tags are easy to spot. A sure fire winner!
Diamonds & Dust
Stephen Rolls - 07/10/2014
Fab dance with different step patterns to the norm. Fits great to the music. Did try a couple of the other dances but chose this one, and was really glad I did because it was a smash hit with our class. We danced it 3 times and everyone went home Happy. Thanks Kate and Rob
Love Runs Out
Sadiah Heggernes - 06/10/2014
I just love this dance! This has been a popular track for dances but I hope this one does well for Ruben & Lynne. It's not hard - give it a go!
The Other Side (Wow Hawaii)
Brian Woodford - 06/10/2014
Absolutely Brilliant Dance! It has to be a hit with an Easy teach due to the excellent stepsheet layout prepared by Rachael M. Enjoyed by all my Intermediate Dancers and brought a smile to their faces!
The Other Side (Wow Hawaii)
Christine Wallace - 05/10/2014
A floor filler which has the "fun" factor and can be enjoyed by all. Nothing too difficult. Highly recommended.
Wonder Train
Wendy Annall - 05/10/2014
Rias on a roll at the moment, fab improver dance that keeps int's happy too. Everybody remembered double samba section every time you face 9.00 I'm sure this is going to be very popular.


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Malicorne Rises
Legends of Percevan Volume 3, The Shadow of Malicorne, is now on sale |
Legends of Percevan | Published 04 January 2010 |
Now available at your local retailer and on our webstore is the third volume of the adventures of gallant Percevan and jolly Kervin: The Shadow of Malicorne!
Percevan is a brave and noble knight in the service of the king. In his numerous adventures he has treated with powerful wizards, rescued a beautiful sorceress, and been the salvation of an entire kingdom... but now an ancient magic has been reawakened, and Percevan shall be one of its first victims! In order to save him, his trusted companions, and others whose loyalty is less certain, must unravel long-lost magical secrets and defeat warriors who cannot be killed. Such is the legend of Percevan …
This volume of Legends of Percevan collects three stories: The Keys of Fire, The Infernal Knights, and The Emerald Table. To download a free 8-page preview of The Shadow of Malicorne, head over to our support page. (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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Legends of Percevan is a series of graphic novels about the adventures of a brave knight, Percevan, and his jovial sidekick, Kervin, in a magical medieval past, filled with witches, sorcerers, and monsters.
Well Said Crimson,
I had no idea about the history of this title (I did a quick scan up in the description to make sure I hadn't just overlooked this), so it's pretty interesting to me to learn that this is a French fantasy classic. Thanks for the information.
Being French, I've had the opportunity to read Percevan when I was a child (the first I ever read was Le Pays d'Aslor around 1987 I guess) and I have to say this is a great fantasy comic.
Comic edition might not be FFG's main activity, I was really proud and glad to learn that they were going to translate and publish those great books. I think you people are quite lucky for such a chance to discover foreign great fantasy stories. Those amongst you who read French should definitely take a look on comics like Légendes des Contrées Oubliées or La Quête de l'Oiseau du Temps (in a very different style than Percevan's).
IMHO FFG is about gaming and telling stories, presenting great fantasy or sci-fi universes, so whatever the products, be they miniatures games, classic-style boardgames, RPGs, card games or even comic books, it's all the same to me : they just allow us to dream.
The art is somewhat reminicent of ElfQuest.
Eh, cancel that, I haven't read it and aught to give it a fair shake. The What is mostly in my surprise that you guys are branching into comics and books, but in retrospect, that makes sense. You guys sell story games, why not sell stories? :)
No offence or anything FFG, I love you guys, but...


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This was my second trip through the canals and palace, and I enjoy learning something new every time. Our guide was very knowledgeable and shared important information throughout the trip. I was however, surprised that the tour had to end at the gem outlet--I think all the palace guides just dumped every tourist off here. Made the day much longer than I had expected. Friends of mine did find some great gifts at the gem outlet, so it was worth it.
Susan H
United Kingdom
Great trip and fantastic guide.
Patricia M
The tour was great, however we could have done without the visit to the Gem store, was not what I expected.
Our guide was brilliant for this tour. He was so informative and knowledgeable. He was 78. It was very hot, humid and crowded at Royal Palace and took so long to get back to our hotel. We didn't need to stop at the Gem shop.
Russell S
The tours were good but very quick walk-throughs.
Colleen C
New Zealand
This was an excellent trip with a very informative guide.
Simon G
United Kingdom
This was a lovely trip, we enjoyed going around the canals on the boat and seeing how Thai people live and work. We really enjoyed the Palace. Our guide was lovely and extremely informative, although at times it was a little difficult to understand her accent. The only criticism we have is that she sometimes rushed ahead across roads and we had to risk life or limb dodging the traffic so we didn't lose her in the crowds. We were very disappointed to be 'dumped' at the jewelers and left to sort our return journey with the staff, which in the traffic, took over an hour and a half. It would be a much better tour if we had half an hour in the shop and returned by boat. We have always had our trips confirmed by our tour company the day before our trip, although it does state to check ourselves. On this occasion we did have to check as no one contacted us and we had quite a bit of difficulty getting confirmation, which we had to do via the concierge at the hotel.
This tour combines two important aspects of Thai life. The river cruise shows you how they live, the palace shows political and spiritual life. My guide was articulate and informative. Warning: this is all outdoors, and Bangkok gets VERY hot and humid!
Glenn S
United Kingdom
I would recommend this tour to the Grand Palace, to anyone going to Bangkok.
Moira D
United Kingdom
Very good tour. It was good to see how the Thai's really live. The Palace was an enjoyable experience as well, however the Gems market afterwards was a little too much, would rather have seen something else.
Very interesting.
Derek R
United Kingdom
Good way to see the main temples and the grand palace if you have limited time in Bangkok. The tour rep was very professional and knowledgeable and gave you enough time to ask questions and have time to look around at your own leisure. At the end of the tour we were taken to a jewelery factory but this isn't really our thing so we just had a quick look and left.
Jill F
This was a good trip and the duration was good. Our driver did drop us off at a place that was on his way back. We were happy, as it was too early to return to the hotel.
Michelle D
Puerto Rico
The guide was wonderful and the tour was educational, entertaining and worth it! I liked it a lot!
Most things in the palace you can't go into but it was still good to see.


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There are a lots of Korean evangelicals. We save the South from totalitarianism but then burden them with this shit.
I am not even an idiot! I am a smart man! I am a smart person! I do math! I know about some insects! I read 1984 in high school! You don't know me! I am smart! you don't even know!
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative."
Wow. And few countries have Korea's reputation for successful, high quality education.
Yeah. I guess I had the mistaken impression that the Korean evangelicals are the ones who migrate out of Korea and end up in places like NY and your neighborhood. I had no idea that Korea proper was plagued with such foolishness.
SOUTH Korea?? I thought they were enlightened there, in complete contrast to those crazies in the North.