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From the nature of the political feeding frenzy surrounding the ongoing P5+1 negotiations with Iran on Iran's nuclear technology, it is hard to believe that the Joint Plan of Action under which the countries are now operating was extended last November through the end of June of this year. At the time of that extension, the US announced a goal of having the political framework of the final agreement worked out by March 1. That date has now slipped to March 31, but current negotiations are still aimed at getting the political framework in place before the final details get ironed out. But with Benjamin Netanyahu making a speech to a Joint Session of Congress next week and other assorted madness, one would think that we are in the last few hours of the negotiating window.
Of course, one of the groups most upset by the possible outcome of removing the US sanctions against Iran is the MEK. Their latest tantrum, yesterday, in which they tried to claim that they had discovered a new, secret uranium enrichment site, was mostly ignored by the world. Jeffrey Lewis was quick to dismiss the accusation.
I had noted yesterday that Dianne Feinstein and Richard Durbin had tried to give Netanyahu some bipartisany-ness during his visit by inviting him to a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats, but Netanyahu declined the invitation, inexplicably claiming that meeting would lend a partisan nature to his nonpartisan appearance before Congress. Bibi also got slapped down, though, as his bid to get several Arab ambassadors to show up for his speech has been rejected outright.
Just as the US military hates to see peace break out somewhere where they could otherwise be arming and training freedom fighters, Iran's military seems especially upset by the prospect of a deal with the West. The IRGC is so upset about what is going on that today they broke one of their biggest toys in a fit of rage. Just under a year ago, word came out that Iran was building a replica of a Nimitz-class US aircraft carrier:
Intelligence analysts studying satellite photos of Iranian military installations first noticed the vessel rising from the Gachin shipyard, near Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf, last summer. The ship has the same distinctive shape and style of the Navy's Nimitz-class carriers, as well as the Nimitz's number 68 neatly painted in white near the bow. Mock aircraft can be seen on the flight deck.
The Iranian mock-up, which American officials described as more like a barge than a warship, has no nuclear propulsion system and is only about two-thirds the length of a typical 1,100-foot-long Navy carrier. Intelligence officials do not believe that Iran is capable of building an actual aircraft carrier.
Navy and other American intelligence analysts surmise that the vessel, which Fifth Fleet wags have nicknamed the Target Barge, is something that Iran could tow to sea, anchor and blow up — while filming the whole thing to make a propaganda point, if, say, the talks with the Western powers over Iran's nuclear program go south.
Marcy had a bit of fun with the barge at the time, comparing it to our F-35 program.
But now, instead of waiting for the P5+1 talks to "go south", the IRGC has chosen to destroy their target barge in war games that were launched today. And, just as predicted a year ago, the destruction of the barge was televised. From AP via the Washington Post:
State TV showed footage of missiles fired from the coast and the fast boats striking the mock U.S. aircraft carrier. The drills, which also included shooting down a drone and planting undersea mines, were the first to involve a replica of a U.S. carrier.
"American aircraft carriers are very big ammunition depots housing a lot of missiles, rockets, torpedoes and everything else," the Guard's navy chief, Adm. Ali Fadavi, said on state TV, adding that a direct hit by a missile could set off a large secondary explosion. Last month Fadavi said his force is capable of sinking American aircraft carriers in the event of war.
Here is a PressTV segment on the war games, complete with some footage of torpedoes hitting the barge:
Additional footage with more direct hits on the barge can be seen in this PressTV story.
The US Navy has now been sternly warned not to tow any barges into the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, more negotiations are scheduled for Monday.
Among the many controversial provisions in the NDAA which President Obama signed into law on New Years Eve are provisions aimed at disrupting Iran's ability to export oil by punishing countries that do business with Iran's central bank. Although the harshest sanctions on Iran's bank don't take full effect for another six months (and Obama says in his signing statement that he will regard the measures as nonbinding if they affect his "constitutional authority to conduct foreign relations"), Iran's largest oil customers are planning to cut back dramatically on Iranian imports. The European Union has agreed in principal to a complete embargo on Iranian oil and China has already cut their imports from Iran for January and February to half their previous amount.
The moves by the EU and China will hit Iran very hard. As seen in the table above, China is Iran's largest oil importer, buying 22% of Iran's exports (but this only accounts for 11% of China's overall imports), so cutting their order for the next two months in half will have a major impact on Iran's overall oil revenues if replacement orders are not found quickly. The EU follows closely behind China, buying 18% of Iran's oil exports. Note that these purchases are not spread evenly among EU nations, as Italy and Spain combine to account for over 75% of total EU imports of Iranian oil. Should the EU embargo actually take place, and even if China does not further reduce its purchasing, Iran is looking at a loss of about 30% of its oil export volume.
The Wall Street Journal describes some of the details of how the Iran oil sanctions are designed to take effect:
The bill specifically targets anyone doing business with Iran's central bank, an attempt to force other countries to choose between buying oil from Iran or being blocked from any dealings with the U.S. economy.
Certain sanctions would begin to take effect in 60 days, including purchases not related to petroleum and the sale of petroleum products to Iran through private banks. The toughest measures won't take effect for at least six months, including transactions from governments purchasing Iranian oil and selling petroleum products.
Reuters provides details on the status of the EU embargo:
European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian oil, EU diplomats said on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Tehran that crowns new Western sanctions months before an Iranian election.
Diplomats said EU envoys held talks on Iran in the last days of December, and that any objections to an oil embargo had been dropped – notably from crisis-hit Greece which gets a third of its oil from Iran, relying on Tehran's lenient financing. Spain and Italy are also big buyers.
"A lot of progress has been made," one EU diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The principle of an oil embargo is agreed. It is not being debated any more."
China is cutting its orders and is driving hard bargains on payments for the oil it is purchasing: Continue reading
Iran and the US continued to exchange threats over the long holiday weekend. On Saturday night, Barack Obama signed the NDAA, which put into place the ability to enact strong sanctions on banking institutions involved in the sale of Iranian oil. Substantial flexibility is built into the legislation to allow the US to exempt various players in the oil market, so it is still quite uncertain how the sanctions will be implemented. As the video here shows, Iran also test-fired two types of missiles over the weekend prior to the ending of the ten days of naval war games. However, the threats have not ceased, as Iran has now issued a vague warning to the US not to bring the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis, which exited the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, back into the Gulf.
With all of these events taking place, it would be easy to overlook a strange incident on the Iran-Pakistan border on Sunday. Both Iran and Pakistan now say that Pakistan has detained three Iranian border guards who crossed into Pakistan. The guards shot two men who were in a car they were chasing, and one of the men died. The shooting victims are Pakistani nationals.
One of the most detailed accounts appears in the Washington Post via AP:
Pakistani authorities have yet to decide what to do with three Iranian border guards who they say crossed into southwestern Pakistan while chasing after smugglers and killed one them, a government official said Monday.
The incident occurred Sunday in the Mazah Sar area of Baluchistan province, a desolate, unpopulated region where the border is not clearly marked.
Aalam Farez, a senior government official in Washuk district, where Mazah Sar is located, said the Iranians admitted to inadvertently crossing into Pakistan. But, he said, they claimed the two people they shot — one of whom died — were bystanders and that the people they were chasing escaped.
After the shooting, Pakistani border personnel chased the Iranians back across the border and detained them, Pakistani officials have said. They also seized the surviving gunshot victim and determined both of those who had been shot were petty smugglers.
The Express Tribune (via AFP) adds significant background on the region where this event took place:
The Iranians reached Mazan Sar Mashkail, in Washuk district, three kilometres (1.8miles) inside Pakistan where they opened fire on a vehicle they were chasing, according to officials in Balochistan.
"All three personnel of Iranian border security force were taken into custody for their penetration inside Pakistan and killing a Pakistani national on our soil", Saeed Ahmad Jamali, Deputy Commissioner of Washuk district told AFP.
Mazan Sar Mashkail is around 600 kilometres southwest of Quetta, the main town of insurgency hit Baluchistan province, which borders Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province.
Iranian embassy officials in Islamabad were unavailable for comment late Sunday but Iran in the past has blamed a Sunni extremist group, called Jundallah, for launching attacks inside Pakistan [sic] from Sistan-Balochistan.
Jundallah says it is fighting Tehran's Shiite rule to secure rights for Sunni Balochis who form a significant population in Sistan-Balochistan, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Continue reading
Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz are getting a lot of play in the press the past few days. As the ten days of naval war games for Iran that began on Saturday have continued, Iran's bluster has gotten stronger, as have the US responses.
Ironically, Iran's stated purpose when it began the war games included the desire to "convey a message of peace and friendship to regional countries" and yet, as can be seen in the video here, Iranian authorities are now saying that should their ability to export oil be curtailed through sanctions put in place by the US and European allies, they would close down the Strait of Hormuz, preventing exports by other countries in the region.
The impact of a real closure would be huge. Many of the numbers involved can be gleaned from this Bloomberg article published this morning. Iran's oil exports amount to 3.6 million barrels a day, which means Iran only accounts for 23% of the 15.5 million barrels a day that pass through the Strait. It is believed that Saudi Arabia could produce an extra 2.5 million barrels a day in the event of sanctions halting Iran's supply, and up to 200,000 more barrels a day could come from other countries in the region, so about 75% of Iran's output probably could be replaced quickly.
However, with the Strait closed, the entire 15.5 million barrels a day could be disrupted. There is a pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates that the Bloomberg article says will be ready "soon" and could bypass the Strait with 1.4 to 1.8 million barrels a day, but this would be only a very small fraction of the lost supply.
Even though such a closure would be seen as a direct response to the US and its European allies, the impact on China should not be overlooked. The CIA world factbook informs us that the US imports 10.3 million barrels a day and the EU imports 8.6 million, but China is next in line at 4.8 million barrels a day. How would China respond to such a huge disruption of their supply, especially if it comes about through a series of disagreements where they have not been included in the discourse? Continue reading
In January of 2008, at a time very similar to now (just under a year out from Presidential elections and with anti-Iran propaganda at a fever pitch in the US media), the Bush administration embarrassed itself mightily in its response to an encounter in the Persian Gulf. As US warships were being approached by five small Iranian craft, a voice came over the airwaves stating "I am coming to you". A bit later it added "You will explode after a few minutes". The US quickly claimed this was a threat from the Iranian vessels, but after cooler heads prevailed (and after Iran supplied additional video and audio from the encounter), it was realized that the voice did not match those of the Iranians in the encounter and that the behavior matched that of the legendary radio prankster, the Filipino Monkey.
We learn today from Fars News that Iran plans very large naval wargame exercises on Saturday, in both the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean:
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said at a press conference on Thursday that the naval maneuvers dubbed Velayat 90 will start on Saturday and will cover an area stretching from the east of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aden.
According to Sayyari, this is the first time that Iran's Navy carries out naval drills in such a vast area.
He added the exercises will manifest Iran's military prowess and defense capabilities in the international waters, convey a message of peace and friendship to regional countries, and test the newest military equipment among other objectives of the drills.
It would have been nice if we had seen all of the objectives in the drills rather than a partial list, but it is quite interesting to see the list of weapons systems and equipment that will be involved:
Rear Admiral Sayyari said that the newest missile systems and torpedoes will be employed in the maneuvers, adding that the most recent tactics used in subsurface battles will also be demonstrated in the maneuvers.
He also said that Iranian destroyers, missile-launching vessels, logistic vessels, drones and coastal missiles will also be tested.
With all those torpedoes, missiles and drones running around, what could possibly go wrong? Given the level of posturing by both the US and Iran lately over nuclear technology, assassination plots, spies and drones, these naval wargames seem particularly ripe for generating the type of "misunderstanding" that can quickly escalate to outright hostilities. Throw in the wildcard of spurious, but well-timed, radio provocation, and the Filipino Monkey could move from comedy to tragedy in the blink of an eye.


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Put another way, there are 34,600 percent more craft breweries today than there were three decades ago. And that's just one of several interesting data points in the Brewers Association's new report on the state of the craft beer industry, which — surprise, surprise — is still booming.
Also of note: the craft beer industry hauled in $14.3 billion in 2013, a 20 percent increase over the previous year. Yet while the industry continues to loosen Big Beer's stranglehold over American consumers, it still comprises just 7.8 percent of the overall beer market. If only more states would heed my advice and stop regulating the alcohol content in their beers, that share could rise even higher.
Anyway, here's a pretty infographic, courtesy of the Brewers Association, on the state of the industry:
You can find a bigger, high-resolution image of that graphic here. Jon Terbush
American swimmer Ryan Lochte was charged Thursday by Brazilian police with filing a false robbery report during the Rio Olympics.
In a statement, the police said Lochte will be notified and can decide if he wants introduce a defense in Brazil, The Associated Press reports. The indictment will also be sent to the International Olympic Committee's ethics commission. Lochte had said that while returning to the Olympic Village from a party August 15, he and three other swimmers were robbed at gunpoint by men with badges. Police say a video instead shows an altercation between the swimmers and armed security guards. Lochte later said he was intoxicated at the time and the confrontation was caused by his behavior.
In Brazil, the penalty for filing a false crime report is up to 18 months in prison. If he does not return to Brazil to face the charge, Lochte could be tried in absentia. Catherine Garcia
Donald Trump is not taking back earlier comments he made about Hillary Clinton being a "bigot," and instead is doubling down.
In an interview Thursday with CNN's Anderson Cooper, the Republican presidential nominee said Clinton is a "bigot" who is "selling" minorities "down the tubes because she's not doing anything for those communities. She talks a good game. But she doesn't do anything." Cooper pressed Trump, asking him if he believes Clinton personally hates African-Americans, and Trump replied, "Her policies are bigoted because she knows they're not going to work."
During a speech Thursday in Nevada, Clinton said Trump "has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia" and is "taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America's two major political parties." Catherine Garcia
Hillary Clinton plays up Donald Trump's questionable ties by reading Breitbart News headlines aloud
Hillary Clinton played up the theory of "you are who your friends are" in reference to Donald Trump during a speech in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday. Clinton mentioned Trump's past retweeting of racist Twitter accounts and his hesitancy to disavow former KKK leader David Duke's endorsement as evidence of Trump's improper temperament before pulling out the big guns: zeroing in on Stephen Bannon, Trump's newly minted campaign CEO and the chairman of Breitbart News.
She offered the audience a "flavor" of what Trump's friend Bannon is like, in the form of some of the headlines Breitbart News has published under Bannon's leadership:
Bannon-era Breitbart headlines HRC ran through just now: pic.twitter.com/HHQor51Er7
— laura olin (@lauraolin) August 25, 2016
"I'm not making this up," Clinton said. Sometimes "show, don't tell" really is the best strategy after all. Becca Stanek
Hey, remember Jeb(!) Bush? The former Florida governor and gone-too-soon 2016 Republican presidential candidate — who, by the way, was the original guy to look at American politics and say "hey, I can fix this"? Well, he appeared on New York's 77 WABC Radio to discuss GOP nominee Donald Trump's ever-shifting views on immigration — and he sounded pretty energetic about shooting down Trump's policy flip-flop.
"I can tell you what I'm for, which is meaningful reform across the board so that we secure the border, first and foremost," Bush told host Rita Cosby. He then said he'd support a policy "including an E-Verify system, and including visa reform, because 40 percent of illegal immigrants don't cross the southern border. They come with a legal visa, and they just stay." When Cosby pointed out that Trump's newest stance is strikingly similar to what Bush laid out, the former governor just chuckled:
Jeb(!) calls Trump's shifting on immigration "abhorrent" and politically motivated (via @RitaCosby) pic.twitter.com/2xWA4Sg5pC
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) August 25, 2016
Bush also said people looking for a comprehensive immigration plan could purchase his 2013 book Immigration Wars, which "probably is a buck-ninety-nine on Amazon these days." Chin up, Jeb: The paperback version of Immigration Wars is currently pulling a whole $16 on the e-retailer. Pick up a copy, or listen to the whole interview here. Kimberly Alters
Hillary Clinton highlighted just how extreme Donald Trump is in a speech in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday, pointing to the Republican presidential nominee's embrace of "discredited conspiracy theories," his "steady stream of bigotry," and his campaign's use of "prejudice and paranoia." Although Trump may be attempting to reposition himself as a more moderate candidate via "some new people putting new words in his mouth," Clinton insisted that we already "know who Trump is."
She then pulled out an old Mexican proverb as evidence: "'Tell me with whom you walk, and I will tell you who you are.'" Trump, Clinton said, is essentially walking with "hate groups," whose support he hesitates to disavow, and with a campaign CEO who has published headlines praising the Confederate flag.
In her appeal to the center-right, Clinton urged voters — no matter what political party they may belong to — to realize this election is about "who we are as a nation." "If he doesn't respect all Americans," Clinton said of Trump, "how can he serve all Americans?" Becca Stanek
When her husband assumed the presidency in 1993, first lady Hillary Clinton faced a lot of criticism for taking on a public, policy-based role when she headed up the push to make health care universal. Nine days before Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president, in fact, the first lady-elect was already sitting in on meetings regarding health-care reform. But according to one former Clinton adviser cited in a comprehensive Washington Post article on Hillary's failed health-care push, "health-care task force leader" was not initially the front-facing title Hillary wanted in her husband's administration:
Dick Morris, a former Clinton adviser who is now a critic, said the idea [to lead a health-care task force] emerged from "a whole series of phone calls and a meeting at the governor's mansion" with [Hillary]. He said she first proposed becoming White House chief of staff — an idea Morris said he discouraged. She pondered attorney general or secretary of education, he said. Morris suggested she consider leading an important task force that would boost "her own credentials and her own accomplishments," he said. [The Washington Post]
The Post notes that Clinton recounted events differently in her 2003 autobiography Living History, where she says "Bill first broached the idea" of her leading the health-care task force. The story delves deep into how Hillary's first major government project crumbled beneath her — including how it led to the first time she ever had to wear a bulletproof vest. Read the whole extensive report at The Washington Post. Kimberly Alters
In a speech delivered less than an hour ahead of Hillary Clinton's Thursday appearance in Reno, Nevada — during which she is expected to attack Donald Trump as an "alt-right candidate" — Trump served up some criticism of his own for his election rival. During a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump tore into the allegedly close ties between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department while Clinton was secretary of state, dubbing the relationship between the two organizations "one of the most shocking political scandals." "It's Watergate all over again," Trump said. "And she's being totally protected by our government."
Trump accused Clinton of giving "favorable treatment" to people who had donated to the Clinton Foundation, or who had given money to her husband, former President Bill Clinton. "Hillary Clinton ran the State Department like a personal hedge fund," Trump said, describing the lines between the two organizations as so blurred that it's "hard to tell where the Clinton Foundation ends and where the State Department begins."
Watch Trump's takedown, below. Becca Stanek
Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton's email controversy: "It's Watergate all over again" https://t.co/UYpqI3w42L https://t.co/cy9hIS7mqJ
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Storm clouds hang over Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, as the Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate stand at an impasse with Congress continuing to struggle over how to fund the government and prevent a possible shutdown. The Democratic-led Senate was ready Friday to approve legislation to keep the U.S. government running, but disputes with the Republican-run lower chamber of Congress ensured that the battle would spill over into the weekend, as a potential shutdown hurtles closer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House today is expected to wrap up all the fine print as it votes to approve a bipartisan budget compromise good until the end of the fiscal year in October.
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Crocheting something might be very hard at first. I know when I first learned to crochet I had no idea what I was doing. The teacher showed us step by step how to do each stitch, but once she left to move on to the next person it's like you forgot what you just learned. It's all about the repetitive motion. Once you do the same stitch over and over again it starts to become routine and gets easier as you go.
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Crochet Mermaid Ornament- If you're a fan of "the Little Mermaid" like I am then you'll love this crochet pattern. It makes for a nice gift for a little girl.
Flower Petal Pillow- Florals make for nice designs and embellishments. You can add this flower petal for an amazing pillow pattern.
Lace Tissue Covers- This free crochet pattern will make your bathroom look nice and elegant. The white yarn makes it look dainty.
Team Pride Bottle Cozy- Just in time for the Super Bowl you can make this team pride cozy. Go Team!
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Rainbow Teddy Bear- Groovy baby. Use a free crochet pattern to make a cuddly teddy bear. He makes for a great gift.
Santa Hat for Baby- Around the holiday season your baby would look adorable in this santa hat. Use the free crochet pattern provided.
Beginner Striped Scarf- One of the easiest patterns to crochet if you're a beginner is a scarf. The nice and straight design makes it easy to handle. You can make many of these scarves in a short period of time. Start with scarves then move on to the hard stuff.
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Although governments have been reluctant to resort to New Deal-style direct job creation, agencies at all levels are seeking ways to accelerate the current economic recovery. One of the most reliable formulas researchers have identified for private-sector growth has been the regional innovation cluster model. Regions build upon their existing university programs, industrial capacity and technology strengths to develop a competitive advantage that promotes export-driven growth with high-value jobs. Some regional planners proudly report that their innovation clusters provide "5% of the companies, 10% of the jobs and 20% of the payroll." The innovation cluster model has failed only in that technology-driven businesses are attracted to locate within a comfort zone of existing infrastructure, amenities, anchor institutions and social networks. High-growth clusters can become more crowded and more affluent while concentrated, intergenerational poverty can continue to get worse in nearby neighborhoods, even in regions where average levels of wealth attainment are rising. A rising tide does not automatically lift all boats. The Washington, DC metropolitan region, for example, has experienced dramatic job growth during the past decade of increasing federal procurement activity. According to some estimates, the region now hosts seven of the ten wealthiest counties in the nation. Meanwhile, however, communities with some of the nation's highest rates of poverty and unemployment are also located here. Economic disparities across the region are serious, longstanding, and highly correlated with race. Senator Mark Warner has said that when he brings up the concept of innovation as a driver for economic growth, many of his Virginia constituents respond negatively: "Innovation just makes the rich richer and the poor poorer." The establishment of an innovation hub within a predominantly African American community could create an unprecedented opportunity to change historic patterns of disengagement with the technology-based innovation economy and its educational pipeline. In the largest federal property development since the construction of the Pentagon, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to consolidate its headquarters on the 359-acre former Saint Elizabeths Hospital campus in Southeast Washington, DC. The decision to bring 14,000 senior positions together here was made during the Bush Administration to facilitate a seamless operational working relationship among the DHS agencies in carrying out their post-9/11 mission. The Saint Elizabeths campus is bisected by an avenue named in honor of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that is also the main thoroughfare of the District's Ward 8 community. 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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:10 AM
Welcome to my seventh Academy Review, and my first on the way to becoming a teacher. So far, I've reviewed three of the seven Classic Pirates sets I proudly own, and I now present to you the fourth.
Set Name: Armada Flagship
Set Number: 6280
Number of Pieces: 280 (284 according to Brickset, 280 according to LUGNET and Peeron)
Minifigs: 3
Price: $50 USD
Theme: Pirates
Year Released: 1996
Note: This set was re-released as set 6291 in 2001.
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We'll skip right to the instructions, as I have nothing left of the box. Something very interesting about the front is there is no sculpted background, like in most other Pirates sets back then. Just look at those pretty clouds and calm waters.
Random Page:
A random page, not so randomly selected. I chose this one because you can see it gives you a 1:1 image of the size string/rope piece you're supposed to use in that step. There are no piece call outs, and the sub-models are small enough to fit on the same page.
The back has a few alternate models, but it's hard to use the boat hulls as anything other than boat hulls, so the models don't look that appealing. However, there are some sculpted bits in the background, so maybe there is nothing sculpted on the front because the ship is out on the empty waters.
Instructions:: Thoughts: Fine colors, clear steps, no piece call-outs. Nothing unusual from that era.
The sorted pieces, meticulously spread out for your viewing pleasure. This is always the part of the review that takes me the longest, so you better like it! (Click the picture for a much bigger pic.)
Pieces of interest:
Some of the more interesting pieces, and there's quite a few of them! My favorites include the green railings, steering wheel, trapdoor (you'll see what that's for later. ), ship accessories, and a non-firing cannon. I was just a kid when this set came out, so I had no idea that firing cannons existed. I still don't fully understand why some sets had firing or non-firing cannons, but I believe it had to do with American safety regulations. The cannon has the crossed cannons logo on it, and appeared in many Pirate, Western, and Ninja sets, but it's still a treat today.
The Compass:
This is my all-time favorite piece of the set. I just love it so much because the center area actually spins (although it isn't accurate) and is intricately detailed. It appears in only ten sets, seven of which are Pirates, and this is the only one I own.
Pieces:: Thoughts: A strange blend of colors, that somehow go together on the ship. It's almost rainbow with all that red, green, blue, yellow, and black. But with such a nice variety, there's really nothing to complain about. That compass...
Front and Back:
Next up are our little Conquistador friends. Don't they look fabulous? The helmets are amazing, and torsos great. The armor is fantastic as well, because it is actually very shiny, not the metallic silver seen on the Conquistador skeleton from 7196 Chauchila Cemetery Battle.
Without Armor:
A shot without the armor, so you can see the printing underneath. It's actually different from the other red one, despite them being the same color. With the armor on, you can't notice it easily, but it is an excellent addition that makes the minifigs even more unique.
Minifigs:: Thoughts: Three different torsos, three different faces, and (technically) three different headpieces. Absolutely sensational design.
A few in-build shots, at 5 step intervals. It comes together quite quickly, probably because more pieces are added per step than sets today. It could also be due to the low piece count.
And in 26 steps, the ship is completed! Isn't she a beauty?
Build:: Thoughts: Quite average, with no interesting techniques used, but practically no Technic. Threading strings gets a little annoying after a certain point, and this set has quite a few.
A front view of the ship. The sail is great, and you get a nice view of the green railings. If I were a pirate, this would definitely send shivers down my spine!
Front closeup:
A close-up of the figurehead and the surrounding area. I could never figure out what it's supposed to be, but it looks like a yellow snake with a red tongue to me. Whatever it is, it doesn't make a difference to me, because it blends nicely.
A side view, the port side for you sailors out there. (At least I think it's port. ) Note the hanging treasure net, which can be opened and adjusted very easily.
Other Side:
Now for the starboard side, which is surprisingly a bit different from the port side. You can see a Technic pin and the anchor here. The anchor can actually be moved to the other side, because there is an identical clip for it there.
"Crow's Nest"
Here is a neat little area near the top of the mast. The sailors can get here by climbing the ropes. This a nice touch that allows even more playability.
Treasure hiding spot:
Another fun feature is the small area at the stern that can hide the treasure chest. I didn't figure out that it was for treasure until yesterday.
See! The treasure is pretty effectively concealed.
Other Use:
Of course, there are a few funner uses of the area. I used to think that its purpose was so the captain could poke his head out of his cabin and yell at the crew.
A shot of what's "inside" the ship. The cannon can rotate and move to either side. If you can only have one cannon, this is the way to go! Other ships with one cannon (such as the Cross Bone Clipper) can only fire one way, and having it adjustable is a really nice touch. I'm sure it would have been much more fun with a shooting cannon though. Also notice the black cabinet area and the cannon balls.
Taking a break:
The cabinet can serve as a sleeping area, cellar, or anything you choose. Another nice little touch here, good work designers!
A view of the stern, with nice detailing. The green window and the lantern are really cool.
A little feature-length video, showcasing many functions. The collapsing sail is my favorite one, and adds huge playability potential for a sea battle.
Now for those Totals!
Design: 10/10 Absolutely flawless, with an incredible amount of details for a medium-size ship. Sure, isn't clear what the figurehead is supposed to be, but it really doesn't matter to me. Besides, it matches the overall color scheme.
Parts: 10/10 A great selection with plenty of colors and accessories. It isn't quite a parts pack today (because of the high price), but back in the day, it would be fairly decent.
Build: 9/10 Fairly short step-wise, but many things are added per step. You really have to watch closely in order not to miss something.
Minifigs: 10/10 Three amazing minifigs with great printing and accessories. The Conquistadors are some of my favorite minifigs from the Pirate line.
Playability: 9/10 Great functions and ideas, with a lot of potential. The only thing is- no bad guys. (then again, these guys might be considered bad, I really have no idea.)
Price: 6/10 284 pieces for $50 is very poor. Even though the boat hulls add to the cost, it should still be cheaper. The Pirates line was decent price-wise, but not this set.
Total: 55/60 Probably the best score I've ever given a set. It's nice to have a ship for someone other than Pirates or Imperials for a change as well. It's a simply amazing set- I think the fact that it was remade in the LEGENDS series really said something. Out of all the pirates sets they could have chosen.. why this one? Simply put, it has a fantastic design packed with details, colors, rare pieces, minifigs, and everything that a truly Classic Pirates set should have. I'm very proud and fortunate to own this little beauty, and I believe that it is on of the THE best sets I own. If you have any interesting in this rainbow masterpiece, definitely consider making a BrickLink order soon!
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:20 AM
This is a lovely review of a very nice set. Sure, it has more colors than a rainbow in an arcade, but it has some nice features and great minifigs. I love the sails and the nice Armada emblem on it especially.
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:34 AM
Yes, many vessels in various fleets were brightly painted and ornately detailed, but the effect here is neither harmonious or attractive. It looks like one of those creations you see designed by a 6 year old on page 3 of the Lego Club magazine.
If the Armada was hoping to disarm their enemy by inducing violent illness in their opponents, then they were probably successful
I do like the nice stern detail and compass.
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:49 AM
I always wanted this ship because of the white hull pieces and the sails, but I really think that the general choice of colours in this set is strange, plus I miss a regular figurepiece :)
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 05:51 AM
Svelte, on Sep 1 2009, 09:34 PM, said:
Yes, many vessels in various fleets were brightly painted and ornately detailed, but the effect here is neither harmonious or attractive. It looks like one of those creations you see designed by a 6 year old on page 3 of the Lego Club magazine.
If the Armada was hoping to disarm their enemy by inducing violent illness in their opponents, then they were probably successful
I do like the nice stern detail and compass.
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You just made my day! I bet somewhere, a Lego designer burst out in tears, having sensed that his "masterpiece" was brutally destroyed by criticism. Now that I think about, I think I'll move the ship into the closet.
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 04:42 PM
But I do not agree with the color bashing.
Some ships were very colorful. Take the Susan Constant (of Jamestown fame):
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Unitron6991, on Sep 2 2009, 05:42 PM, said:
But I do not agree with the color bashing.
Some ships were very colorful. Take the Susan Constant (of Jamestown fame):
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that doesn't make me like the colours more
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Posted 09 September 2009 - 09:51 PM
i love this set and the figs.
Posted 12 January 2010 - 08:24 AM
This set has a lot of cool parts which work great if used on their own in a MOC, like the greeen railing, green cannon base, and especially the blue/white hull - I absolutely love this hull, it's so versatile. However all these pieces put into this one set make it look too messy...
The minifigs are great, but they could've added one more for a set this size. I can never get enough of these Spanish soldiers...
Design-wise, it's worse than 6271 Imperial Flagship or even Renegade Runner, although it has more rare and cool parts than those two sets combined... I think it's worth buying, but mine was taken apart for parts pretty quickly.
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Posted 12 January 2010 - 08:41 PM
P.S. The review was good, even though I'm not fond of the ship!
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martinsuper, on Jan 12 2010, 09:41 PM, said:
P.S. The review was good, even though I'm not fond of the ship!
I agree. It was the last ship I added to complete my collection. It was some really great parts in cool colors but it just doesn't look at all right together. I am a big fan of the small hulls. I wish they weren't so darn hard and expensive to come by! Great review.
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Currently I have some bluecoats using it, but it may soon become unaligned or target practice for one of my Imperial Flagships. One built, another on the way.
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Posted 19 March 2010 - 10:42 AM
It is, in fact, very fitting, and I think it has a lot of originality and personality to the design and color scheme, and those Conquistadors are so darn cool! Although, I have a customized one that I added some bricks to. I think it looks much nicer now. I might have to take some pics and show ya'll.
Perhaps the figurehead is a gargoyle or lion? I wish someone knew!
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DALLAS — The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the 2008 Texas crash that killed 17 people on their way to a religious conclave, authorities announced Wednesday.
Angel de la Torre of Houston and an associate are charged with making false statements on federal forms and other offenses stemming from the crash in Sherman, 60 miles north of Dallas. The indictment was returned on May 30, authorities said in a news release, and de la Torre and his associate were taken into custody when the indictment was unsealed.
The indictment alleges that the defendants made false statements in an Application for Motor Carrier Authority, Form OP-1, and in an application for U.S. DOT Number, Form MCS-150, filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). De La Torre and Angel Tours also allegedly operated a commercial motor vehicle after being placed out of service due to an unsatisfactory safety rating following a FMCSA inspection that allegedly uncovered numerous record keeping and safety violations.
It was not immediately known whether de la Torre, 64, had an attorney. Phil Sellers, a Houston attorney who represented de la Torre in civil litigation stemming from the crash, said he isn't representing him in the criminal case.
Fifty-five members of Houston's Vietnamese Catholic community were headed to an annual conclave in Carthage, Mo., when the bus plunged over a highway bridge just after midnight on Aug. 8, 2008.
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the crash was caused when a retreaded tire on the right front axle was punctured by an unknown object. The retread itself wasn't cited as the cause, but the NTSB noted that the tire was affixed to the front axle illegally, that Angel Tours didn't have the authority to leave Texas and that the company that inspected the bus wasn't equipped to judge whether it should be on the road.
Yen-Chi Le, whose mother was among those killed, said she was pleased to see the indictment, the first significant criminal action to result from the crash, but was puzzled by the timing.
"The fact that they waited almost five years before issuing an indictment isn't ideal," said Le, a researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston who has become a well-known advocate for improved bus safety. "But hopefully it will be a deterrent for other (bus) operators who think infractions won't be noticed."
Angela Dodge, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston, said she was unable to provide details about the length and nature of the investigation.
The indictment alleges that de la Torre and Carlos Ortuno, 52, made false statements on government documents seeking motor carrier authority. It also alleges that they operated a commercial motor vehicle after it was placed out of service because of an unsatisfactory safety rating. The rating followed an inspection that uncovered numerous record-keeping and safety violations.
Each of the charges relating to the false statements carries a sentence of up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. Continuing to operate a commercial motor vehicle after it was placed out of service carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a $25,000 fine.
The NTSB found that the bus driver had used cocaine at some point before the accident. However, he wasn't charged with a crime because the cocaine was found in his urine, not his blood, making it likely he wasn't impaired at the time of the crash.
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More than a dozen House members, including Michigan Reps. Pete Hoekstra and Joe Knollenberg, have been subpoenaed to testify in a bribery trial.
But all say they won't comply on the advice of House attorneys.
They're being called to testify in the trial of contractor Brent Wilkes, who is facing 25 counts of bribery, fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.
Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty in 2005 to taking more than two million dollars in bribes from Wilkes and others.
A number of the subpoenaed lawmakers received campaign donations or other favors from Wilkes.
House lawyers are preparing to try to quash the subpoenas, after failing to get a clear explanation of why the testimony is necessary.


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Comedian Louis C.K. wants to share more of the gains from trade with his fans and not middlemen, so he's trying to cut out scalpers and ticketing agents that charge outrageous fees.
C.K. will sell tickets exclusively on his website for a flat $45 rate.
According to C.K., making shows affordable has always been a goal of his. However, like many events today, fans are faced with re-sellers inflating the ticket prices through surcharges and handling fees.
"Some ticketing services charge more than 40 percent, and ironically, the lower I've made my ticket prices, the more scalpers have bought them up — so the more fans have paid for a lot of my tickets," C.K. explains in a press release.
I admire him and hope it works well, though I think he'll find it difficult, if not impossible, to police and enforce.
Come back to Raleigh, Mr. C.K. (assuming C.K. really is your last name).


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i started
crocheting may 21st, 2002.
my friend's husband's sister taught me the basic single stitch and from that moment onward, i became completely obsessed.
it even seems that somehow i am just accessing past knowledge. it feels like i have always known crochet. i am simply re-remembering it.
the next day i wrote this in my livejournal:
May 2002|02:41pm]
crocheting IS a fantasic analogy for life, as i knew it would be :)
where every action you take in life is a knot you make. what kind of actions determining the shape of the whole. you could make the same action over and over and you would come up with a sturdy basic structure but by learning a variety of knots, each done with discipline and intent, you make any shape you want for whatever purpose. by taking actions in life, each action done at the same time each day for the same duration each day you will produce the sturdiest most symetrical shape. do this with intent and change your actions/knots when you want to create a new shape. but each action/knot you make becomes the foundation for all future shapes and actions. so make certain that the knot you make is the knot you want to base future actions on. you cannot go back and undo one particular knot with taking apart everything you have done so far. if you make a mistake, with creativity, you can improvise it in to the pattern/shape and learn something new. and the entire shape/pattern really has no absolute beginning or end.
so everytime you make an action in life, ask yourself...is this a knot i want and trust to hook my future actions into? will this knot/action compromise the integrity of my shape/pattern/life? am i paying attention to what shape i am making by the actions i am doing? and is this a shape i want to create?
also, don't get so wrapped up in the details of your actions/knots, that you forget to step back and evaluate the greater picture of what you are making. there is a time and place for everything. balance is the key.
i now understand more completely the art of "mindfulness"
wow, all this insight from making
one crazy hat/doily...ummm.THING!
by the time i figure out how to actually MAKE something *I* will be the dalai lama! :) "
and here is something i wrote in my livejournal a year and 1/2 later:
i am wondering if anyone else here feels a deeper connection to something spiritual while they are crocheting because i do.
firstly, it's meditation to me. i am a pretty high strung nervous person a lot, and crochet has really helped me stay grounded and calm down. secondly, when i'm crocheting, it feels like i am connecting to something really ancient and therefore that is also very grounding and it feels good to me to be connected in that way.
(i know in crochet history they say it has not been around for a long time...maybe i am just connecting to needlework in general).
also, it seems that crochet is just
such a good analogy for so many things in life. the way things are interconnected.
the way it is important to lay a good foundation. the way that there is joy
in repetition. and the way that even a thousand mile journey begins with one
step. it's also good for cultivating focus, discipline and patience.
and with free form it's good for trusting in yourself and the universe, following your heart, listening to your intuition, and not trying to force anything but let it be what it wants to be. to let go of attachment.
and like life, crochet seems to be more about the process than the final end result.
i also think there is a huge connection to even physics and higher mathematics. like string theory and sacred geometry.
i think that the process of crocheting a doily or a potholder could help to enhance spiritual enlightenment in the same way that tibetans create mandelas...and so many other worldwide religions and belief systems.
my first crochet:
something i wrote 2-17-04
how to make a hat (or a spaceship)
when you start out learning to crochet something...
start out using only crappy yarn
u don't care about so you won't care if you make any mistakes. choose a plain
kind of yarn (like good old white acrylic yarn that is nonfuzzy) so you can
see your stitches.
then detach from all your expections and goals of how you want your finished piece to look and sometimes even what you want it to be.
let it be what it wants to be and let it lead you on a journey, not the other way around :) that is most important.
leave in the "mistakes". almost everything i have ever made has lead me to a better place than i thought i wanted to be when i left in the mistakes :)
almost like if you were building a house very slowly, so slowly that trees starting sprouting up inside the structure of your house (trees=mistakes/serendipity). but you decide to not pull up the tree and you change your plans a bit and build around it and incoorporate it in. pretty soon you have a lot of trees and the floor plans you had have to be rearranged as you go, so much so that the entire house is now a different shape than you had originally planned. but once you look back on what you have made you will see that your house is even more spectacular now than you ever could have imagined and you cannot imagine wanting a house without all of those trees growing through it. and the trees actually took you on a journey you did not expect and you learned more about architecture than you would have learned if you had stuck to your original plans. and maybe your house isn't even a house anymore but a treefort or a spaceship :)
this is how i make my hats :)


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In a chat with ET Now, Prashanth Y Narayan, Vice President & Head-PMS, ING Investment Management shares his views about the market outlook.
ET Now: Do you think that there would be a scale back on additional allocations to the market right now. How some funds are reversing their position in the market given the uncertainty on the GAAR regulations.


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Last night, we got some hands on with the Plastic Logic Que. The device is impossibly thin, the size of a sheet of paper and has 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi radios. The device is designed for executives and could make big inroads in the business world.
The device features a plastic un-shatterable screen that is extremely clear. The device looks pro, weighs little and should have no issue fitting into any carry on laptop bag. We were impressed with the device and believe you will be too.
The Que taps into Barnes and Noble's eReader bookstore and will have a focus on business reading. The Que is also designed to be a paperless breifcase – replacing reams of papers executives carry around. The Que features annotating tools as well as editing right on the device.
If there are any downsides to the innovative device it would be performance seemed a little laggy. Once the user tapped on a selection a few seconds seemed to go by before action was taken. It's a small gripe on a device that just looks gorgeous.
The Que is priced at $649 for a 4GBl with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, and $799 for an 8GB that adds 3G wireless service from AT&T.
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By KRIS GONZALEZ, Fort Jackson LeaderAugust 18, 2010
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- As Sgt. 1st Class Erika Rhine-Russell kisses her daughter goodbye and places her in Lisa Zaprzalka's arms, she is comforted knowing her baby girl is in good hands.
While Rhine-Russell heads to work at the 120th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception), her daughter will stay with Zaprzalka, a program assistant in an infant room at Fort Jackson's Scales Avenue Child Development Center, for an eight-hour day.
That's been their routine every Monday through Friday since her daughter was six weeks old.
Going back to work after maternity leave was a heart-wrenching task for Rhine-Russell, but the convenience, quality and low costs of on-post child care, makes the situation easier for the single mom to bear.
"It's more convenient for me to bring her here because it's close to my work and if I ever need to come get her, it would be easier (than off post)," Rhine-Russell said. "I also like that they have cameras in the rooms and they are a little less expensive than off-post day cares."
During the next few weeks, Rhine-Russell, will find out if she will get even more of a break as the Army modifies its child care fees.
As mandated by changes in the Department of Defense's updated Child Care Fee Policy, the Army will begin adjusting fees Oct. 1 for patrons of on-post child care.
Some Total Family Income categories will expand, allowing more families to qualify at lower levels, while three new categories will be added at the top, raising the income cap from $70,001 to $125,001. So instead of six TFI categories, there will now be nine.
Rose Edmond, division chief of Fort Jackson's Child, Youth & School Services, said the fee changes are the first since 2004 and come as a result of a DoD study that found fees were not keeping up with the costs of child care or for increases in inflation and family incomes.
"Basically, at the installation level, what will happen for people who are in full-day and part-time programs is that throughout the next two weeks we will be assessing everybody's income," Edmond said. "By the first of September, every family in these programs will receive a letter explaining the change in fees."
Edmond said the Army's goal is to have one standard fee in each category across the military by 2012-13, allowing for consistency from installation to installation.
"Prior to this new change, Army installations were given a range, and the garrison commander selected the fee amounts," Edmond said. "But now we are moving to one standard."
The fee changes will also include the following modifications:
- The multiple child reduction will increase from 10 to 15 percent, which means that for a parent with two children in the programs, the second child's fees are 15 percent less.
- The multiple child reduction fee for hourly care will go away.
- Late payment fees have not changed, but the number of days that you have to pay without incurring a late fee will increase from three to five business days.
- Head youth sports coaches will be able to enroll their children at no cost in any team sports occurring in the same season.
- Assistant youth sports coaches will be able to enroll their first child free and additional children at a 15 percent reduction.
What will remain the same is free registration for all child-care programs, and all Army Family Covenant fee reductions, including respite care for deployed families, a 20 percent discount for deployed families, and the $2 hourly care fee, after respite care is used.
Families who will be negatively impacted by the changes can apply to use the hardship provision by visiting the Army Community Service's financial planning section where their fees will be assessed and ACS will send a recommendation back to CYSS, Edmond said.
"(On-post child care) is still a good deal for your money," Edmond said. "Every family is still subsidized. Even at category nine (customers) do not pay the full costs for taking care of a child.
"Often times, our fees are taken out monthly, and people divide (the fees) by four (weeks), forgetting that there are 52 weeks in a year," Edmond said. "They think they might get a break when they go off post, but most times they are not, particularly because they don't get leave credit off post either."
Fort Jackson child care centers offer care ranging from 4 a.m. until 9 p.m., Edmond said. And full-time fees are the same per category, so that parents who have a child in full-time care are not paying any more for a child who stays from 4:30 to 8 p.m. than parents who have a child stay in care from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Child care room ratios are one care provider to every four children, Edmond said. Most child care centers off post have ratios of 1:6.
All of Fort Jackson's child care centers are also accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Edmond said, which means the care providers adhere to quality measures dedicated to improving the well-being, and educational and developmental services of children.
In the next few weeks, Edmond will be creating a fee chart comparing on-post fees with those charged at child care facilities in the local community. The chart will include comparison of both accredited and non-accredited centers.
Col. James Love, garrison commander, said he believes Fort Jackson families will continue to have access to some of the best child and youth programs found anywhere in the world.
"These programs are an integral component of our community programs," Love said. "This will continue to be a great value for our Soldiers and their families."


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The Eagles slip to 8-15 on the season.
The two teams have a history of playing very close games over the last three seasons.
When the county rivalry began two years ago NMCC won by only two points.
In last year's meeting, Portageville claimed a 10-point win. The first quarter was a good indicator of the type of game that was in store. The score was tied twice in the early going until Jordan Kimball nailed a trey to give the Eagles a lead that they would hold through the end of the period.
For the Bulldogs Willie Hassell canned a trifecta to end the quarter and the Eagles led by two at 13-11 after one.
Balanced scoring by both teams made the second period more productive offensively.
New Madrid had six players to score in the stanza while the Bulldogs had four players led by Hassell's six. Hassell gave the Bulldogs only their second lead at that point at the 2:38 mark at 25-23.
The Eagles clawed back and when the frame was over, the Eagles still clung to their two-point advantage 29-27.
The third quarter proved to be the decisive one in the contest.
Jordan Penn and Hassell combined for all 13 of the Portageville points.
The Eagles managed only eight points and trailed by a 40-37 count after three periods.
The final quarter featured no less than half a dozen lead changes.
Brandon Waters and Malcom Long hit consecutive buckets for NMCC to erase the slim Bulldog lead and at the 6:50 mark led 41-40.
Hassell answered with a bucket and a conventional three-point play and Antonio Scott hit a clutch bucket and the 'Dogs led 47-45 at the 3:31 point of the period.
With 2:28 left in the game, Scott hit another bucket and the visitors led 49-45.
Waters hit a big bucket at the 1:05 mark and New Madrid had its last lead of the evening at 50-49.
Scott hit another deuce with 45 seconds left and the Bulldogs led 51-50.
From that point the game became a contest from the foul line.
Penn, Ramone Kershaw and Scott hit 4-of-6 from the charity stripe for Portageville in the remaining 12 seconds to give Portageville a four point lead.
Newsom hit a trey at the buzzer for the Eagles to pull them to within one.
"The game looked like a war because Coach Bidewell teaches his kids to play hard and I teach my kids to play hard. I'm proud of my kids. They've been through a lot this season," said Eagle coach Scott Kruse. "Everybody we play has no trouble getting up for us. They see our banners and our season record and they think they can win."
"It was an ugly win, but we'll take it. It was a physical game. We struggled to get in the ballgame. We got a little lead there in the third quarter and a little momentum. Our kids seemed a little tired and not as ready as we could have been, but New Madrid battled hard and we were fortunate to win the way we hit our free throws," said Portageville coach Jim Bidewell.


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The Winnipeg Jets today announced they have released the following eight players from training camp. Players will report to the following teams where indicated
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