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Water bodies, watersheds and storm water
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Upper Ocklawaha River Basin Home
- History of Lake Apopka
- Lake Apopka Marsh Flow-Way
- Lake Apopka North Shore
- Gizzard shad harvesting at Lake Apopka
- Continuous sensor-based water quality data
- Map of the regions (flood control areas) where water control structures operated by the district are designed to reduce flood impacts
Lake Apopka shad harvesting
- Setting Water Quality Goals for Restoration of Lake Apopka: Inferring Past Conditions (technical report)
- Total Maximum Daily Load for Total Phosphorus for Lake Apopka, Lake and Orange Counties, Florida (technical report)
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission aquatic plant management strategy for Lake Apopka
Lake Apopka Basin
The story of Lake Apopka is familiar to many Floridians — the state's fourth-largest lake was once a world-class bass fishery but impacts to the lake over many decades led the lake to be named Florida's most polluted large lake.
In recent years, the St. Johns River Water Management District and its partners have been writing a new chapter to the story — a story about wetlands restoration, the reduction of total phosphorus and other solids in the water, improvements in water quality and the restoration of wildlife habitat.
Support for the lake's restoration was evident at a December 2011 Lake Apopka Summit. Spearheaded by Florida Sen. Alan Hays, the summit brought together state, county and city elected officials throughout the region, along with officials from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the district, the University of Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Lake County Water Authority, Friends of Lake Apopka, and the Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council.
Ongoing projects to restore the lake include:
- Shad harvesting — Harvesting gizzard shad from Lake Apopka removes the nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) contained in the fish bodies and reduces the internal recycling of these nutrients within the lake. This improves water clarity by reducing the severity of algal blooms, which depend on phosphorus for growth. Through December 2014, 21.5 million pounds of shad had been removed from the lake, thus removing the total phosphorus contained in the shad's bodies, as well as reducing the internal recycling of total phosphorus within the lake. Algae depend on total phosphorus for growth.
- Marsh Flow-Way — The Lake Apopka Marsh Flow-Way is a 760-acre constructed wetland along the northwest shore of Lake Apopka. The wetland system removes phosphorus and suspended material already in Lake Apopka water, moving water through four individual wetland cells, in addition to levees, canals and ditches. As of 2012, the marsh flow-way had removed about 23 metric tons of total phosphorus and it eliminates approximately 4,200 metric tons of total suspended solids per year from incoming Lake Apopka water.
- Aquatic vegetation planting — The FWC is planting native aquatic vegetation to provide fish habitat and to provide wave protection for the shoreline.
- Fish attractors — FWC is building six, 2-acre underwater structures that resemble small tree limbs and other brush, anchored with concrete blocks to provide game fish habitat.
- Innovative technologies — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is investigating new techniques and technologies for removing phosphorus from the lake and will be implementing test projects.
Eelgrass beds are reocurring in Lake Apopka as water conditions improve.
In the early years of restoration, the district planted wetland plant species behind protective barriers in Lake Apopka to provide habitat for fish and wildlife. These planting efforts are becoming less necessary as the lake's water quality and clarity improve and native aquatic plants re-establish themselves. An ongoing effort is under way to map the locations and extent of more than 350 native submersed plant beds. This total number varies from year to year.
Improved water clarity has also made it possible for the nonnative invasive plant hydrilla to grow in the lake. Hydrilla can quickly outcompete native plants, so staff efforts are also focused on locating and treating these undesirable plants with herbicides.
Lake Apopka has responded to restoration efforts and its water quality has improved. Total phosphorus, chlorophyll and Secchi transparency showed improving trends between 1987 and 2011. However, during this 23-year period, three events contributed to a worsening of water quality within a given year. The first coincided with a storm in March 1993. However, the improving trend in water quality resumed the following year. The second occurred in 2001 and 2002 at the end of a severe drought when the lake lost nearly 80 percent of its volume and total phosphorus concentrations increased. Despite this short-term perturbation, water quality continued to improve during the following year. Total phosphorus concentrations between 2004 and 2006 were under 100 parts per billion (ppb) and approached the total maximum daily load (TMDL) target of 55 ppb. These long-term improvements persisted despite the hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. The most recent event was a severe drought in 2007 and 2008, in which the lake lost up to 52 percent of its volume. Total phosphorus concentrations increased sharply at low lake stages, but total phosphorus concentrations declined again in 2009 and continued to decline with water quality continuing to improve through 2011. The most recent data during the last five years (2007–2011) indicate that total phosphorus concentrations improved by 41 percent when compared to the baseline period (1987–1992). Chlorophyll a and water transparency showed similar improvements.
Improvements already evident at the lake make it attractive for public recreation. A partnership between the district and Orange and Lake counties led to opening about 15 miles of the Lake Apopka Loop Trail. The district improved existing trails and levees within its North Shore property that benefitted the loop trail, while Orange County built a connector from Magnolia Park (a county park) into the North Shore property, which included building picnic shelters, trail signs and providing trash cans and collection. Lake County is installing additional trail at the western side of the district's property, and built an observation area that opened in late 2014. Lake County may also operate a boat ramp within the district's property as a county park, providing boating access to the Apopka-Beauclair Canal and to Lake Apopka. When all phases are completed, the loop trail will encompass 18 miles of trails through district property along the lake's north shore.
The restoration at Lake Apopka is a work in progress that features adaptive approaches that have helped restore the lake in recent years, as well as new technologies that should lead to continued improvements.
Updated on 6-4-2015
Plants act as filters, removing nutrients as water moves through the Lake Apopka Marsh Flow-way.


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DETROIT - Madison Heights police say one person has been charged with a jewelry heist and police chase last week.
Breyan Fuqua, 19, of Ohio, is facing a slew of charges in connection with the Jan. 7 incident -- including armed robbery, reckless driving, failure to stop at the scene of an accident and receiving and concealing stolen property.
Police said Fuqua and another man robbed the Jared Jewelry at 14 Mile and John R roads and then took off, leading police on a chase until they crashed into another car.
Fuqua was arrested near the scene, but police are still looking for the second man.
Two people who were in the car that Fuqua's hit are still hospitalized in critical condition. Their names have not been released.
Police said Fuqua is also charged with one count of larceny from a person for a previous incident that happened at the same store in September of 2012.
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Computex 2013: Huntkey showcases micro-ATX All-In-One Chassisby Ian Cutress on 6/8/2013 2:18 AM EST
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pichemanu - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkWow 150 W! So generous! Reply
K_Space - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkShould be more than adequate to handle Kaveri or upcoming Haswell i3. I am not sure about the thermals for anything more than that.
What about CPU fans that meet the ITX requirements like the Noctua NH-L9, can they be fitted in?! Reply
DanNeely - Saturday, June 08, 2013 - linkit's an IGP only system. 150W is plenty. Reply
Mentawl - Sunday, June 09, 2013 - linkWhy would you need more? Reply
flyingpants1 - Sunday, June 09, 2013 - linkCool. Call me when it's 23-24" and has support for 4770k, GTX680 and 4TB HDD. Reply
Mentawl - Sunday, June 09, 2013 - linkWould you also like a flying unicorn with that?
You can't have everything in an all-in-one. Reply
flyingpants1 - Sunday, June 09, 2013 - linkYes, you can. Do you see how much empty space there is inside that thing?
Gigabyte actually made one that supports a 200W GPU, it's just really huge and expensive.
And you can look at http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1588463 for an example of someone who has created their own "slim ITX" case from scratch.
The components for a high-end gaming PC all easily fit on the back of a 23" monitor. Requires mini-ITX and a small Silverstone 450W SFX12V PSU (or 1U, or custom form factor) to handle the GPU, but you are not space limited. Not even by a 12" graphics card. So then it's just a matter of making a custom case that has an LCD panel mounted inside, like the one in this article. Then adding slim (15mm thick) 140mm fans that ramp up when the system is under load.
There's no reason we can't have an slim AIO that supports a dGPU and eventually a 200W dGPU. Reply


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Recap | Penn Gazette | Daily Pennsylvanian
PHILADELPHIA - No. 2 on the countdown of Penn's 2012-13 Top 10 moments brought the University of Pennsylvania its first national title in six years. On March 22 in San Antonio, Michael Mills posted a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the national semifinal and then won decisively in the NCAA championship bout to bring home the men's sabre national title for Penn fencing.
The victory by Mills marked Penn's first national title since Wrestling's Matt Valenti won back-to-back national championships in 2006-07. Mills became the first Penn fencer to win a national title since 1997 and the first men's sabre to win since the back-to-back titles of Paul Friedberg in 1980 and 1981.
A series of 23 five-touch bouts determined everyone's position within each weapon group, then the top four of each group advanced to the national semifinals. For Mills, 17 wins in the round-robin competition put him third overall in men's sabre, good enough to meet Penn State's Adrian Bak in the semifinals. Another Nittany Lion, Shaul Gordon, would meet the top seed Daryl Homer of St. John's in the other semi.
After a stunning upset put Gordon into the final with a 15-14 win over Homer, Mills rallied from a 14-12 deficit to storm back and defeat Bak by the same score, 15-14. In the championship, the advantages Mills had in height and reach more than made up for the quickness of Gordon, as he scored nine touches in a row en route to a 15-9 victory.
The 2012-13 Penn Top 10 list was selected by members of the athletic department. But here is your chance to weigh in. Was this event ranked too high or too low? Who should be No. 1? Tell us what you think on Twitter with #PennTop10 or give us your thoughts on Facebook.
2012-13 Penn Top 10
No. 1 - July 17
No. 2 - Mills Wins NCAA Fencing Championship
No. 3 - Softball Claims Ivy Title, Goes to NCAAs
No. 4 - Women's Lacrosse Clinches Ivy Title with OT Win Over Princeton
No. 5 - Women's Basketball Postseason Buzzer Beater
No. 6 - Gymnastics Wins ECAC Title
No. 7 - Wrestling Upends #21 Lehigh, 24-12
No. 8 - Sprint Football Thriller(s)
No. 9 - Historic Basketball Comebacks
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Foney FunTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
If you can think back a few years (young'uns ask your parents) or if you happen to own an old one (not a parent, but something else), you can solve the riddle and tell us WHERE The American English alphabet appeared this way.
HintCall an older person who lived in the USA or visited here years ago and ask them. The title is also a hint.
AnswerThese are the letters of the alphabet as they appeared on older USA dial-phone (and some early touch-tone) faces.
Years ago phone numbers had letter-prefixes, such as ADams 4577, BErkley 3322, etc. These represented (usually) streets or sections of town and were called *exchanges*. An *exchange* was one of several locations in the phone-company area that used (at first) a mechanical switching device to connect the caller and the called. One exchange (ADams, for example) could also forward the call on to another exchange (BErkley) where the connection would be completed, or even sent on to ANOTHER exchange if appropriate.
The phone companies, for space-economy and, I suppose, visual consistency, decided to use twenty-four letters only. So they dropped the two least-used ones; Q and Z.
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An Update Regarding OCZ's Warrantiesby Kristian Vättö on 1/31/2014 3:46 PM EST
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Lonyo - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkBetter than nothing, considering Toshiba only bought the assets and not the whole company.
That they are offering this level of support is potentially above and beyond their legal requirements, depending on the specific details of the contract. And as they only bought the SSD part it's no surprise they aren't supporting the rest, since for one they probably don't have the existing stock or manufacturing capabilities to support the products even if they wanted to. Reply
melgross - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkWell, they did bu the companies name as well as these product lines. They want to continue the name, and products. How do you think it would look to current, and potential customers if they hadn't homered those warranties? It wasn't nice of them. It was prudent. Reply
Bob Todd - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkPro: Maybe my 3rd RMA Agility 4 will work properly...
Con: I lost 8 months of warranty for RMA 8 through 11...
Not surprised the Octane/Petrol units aren't covered, the failure rates were almost comical (some retailer data reporting almost 50%). Anyone who thinks OCZ's problems are ancient history should read through buyer comments on Newegg for those drives (that drive is only 2 years old).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8... Reply
hoyty - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkI am a bit confused I guess. Does this cover PC Power and Cooling (under OCZ umbrella)? I ask because if you go to their site their is no mention of zero warranty and they even introduced new products this week? I am not sure where one part of bankrupt OCZ ends and another begins? Reply
SunLord - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkThe last news update for PC Power and Coolign was from Jan 28th 2013 so a little over a year they're dead Reply
Penti - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkBidding on PCP&C is still under way, it's still in bankruptcy last I heard. If the former founder takes over I expect all PCP&C models to be covered but most OCZ dropped. Makes sense on the models that will continue to be made and sold at least. Depends on how the proceedings and bidding go and what kind of backing they have after emerging though. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkOCZ has a buyer for its PSU business but the cooling division (as well as everything else like RAM, USB drives..) are dead. Reply
Penti - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkHey Kristian! Did OCZ confirm who were interested in the PSU-business? I think It would be great if Dodson took over again, but I haven't seen anything about who is involved in the bidding. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Sunday, February 02, 2014 - linkThey did not. The acquisition is still in process but once it completes in about two weeks we'll get more details. Reply
Owls - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkWell, now I regret buying OCZ again thanks to them not supporting PC&P PSUs. Note to self, don't buy anything OCZ ever. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Sunday, February 02, 2014 - linkIt wasn't up to OCZ, Toshiba made the decisions here. Since they only bought OCZ's SSD divisions, they have absolutely no reason to support OCZ's PSU business. Besides, OCZ has a buyer for its PSU business so it's likely that the new owner will honor outstanding warranties to at least to a certain degree. Reply
chizow - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkThat warranty chart summarizes OCZ's SSD woes and subsequent demise quite well. What a mess! Far too many product lines, lack of focus, lots of segmentation for marginal differences in performance, market confusion, and lack of support for existing product lines.
Will be a case study somewhere, someday as a strong referendum for a streamlined, focused business model over one that offers too much variety and not enough substance. Reply
Homeles - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkEnd the end, it doesn't really matter for me if my warranties are extended or not. I won't be going with OCZ again.
While my motivations are somewhat personal, there are also better players in the industry right now. OCZ was nice for offering well performing SSDs for the price, but they don't fill that role anymore. Samsung's EVO line was rather disruptive, and it doesn't appear that there's anything that can compete with it for the price.
While I'm by no means an industry expert, I imagine that we'll see some of the smaller players in the industry get squeezed out. The OCZ brand name is lucky to survive through Toshiba's buyout, but really the industry has lost a key player, and I'm doubtful that this is the end of it. Reply
Homeles - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkIn the end* Reply
Kristian Vättö - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkOh, we'll definitely see consolidation and in fact it's been in action for a while already (e.g. Patriot exited the SSD market). It's how markets work: many players enter the market when it's still a niche but the profits are great. The more players, the harder the competition and the lower the profits and in the end only the best companies (which usually have the advantage of scaling like NAND fab owners in this case) stay in the business.
SSDs are still a rapidly growing business but I've seen some predictions that the move to 3D NAND will shake the market quite a bit (i.e. many will drop out). Reply
emn13 - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkI think this perception (of the samsung evo 840) is false: certainly around here (EU) it is, and has always been, considerably more expensive than the crucial m500 (which, due to power-loss protection, is in any case probably the better buy for a desktop).
I really hope samsung doesn't end up dominating the ssd business single-handedly, because that's almost certainly bad for all us (consumers). I get the impression that they somewhat undeservedly get lots of press - which is great for them, of course - based on this not entirely valid idea that they're cheap, and of course because they truly are fast - not that you'll notice the performance difference unless you're doing something quite unusual. Reply
rgreen1983 - Friday, January 31, 2014 - linkWhat about the enterprise SSDs like Deneva and Talos? Reply
DanNeely - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkA poster over at Ars Technica reported that he just successfully RMAed 2 Talos drives.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/01/toshiba-wil... Reply
ES_Revenge - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkI find it a bit odd the way they decided what to warranty and what not to. I mean you would think they would choose products from the last x number of years and not just "all Vertex, Vector and Revo; oh and Agility gets some warranty". I mean I get it from a performance-tier standpoint but realistically most of these drives regardless of being "lower end" were always pretty similar in price with the exception of Revo perhaps. And many unsupported drives are newer than older Vertex and Agility products.
I think consumers would be more understanding (and less confused as well) if they just said, "look if you bought the drive in the last two years..." Or all these drives, which were released within the last x # of years..." But instead they decide to honour warranties on Vertex and Vertex 2, the vast majority of which are probably out of original warranty by now anyway. OTOH if you own an Octane or a Petrol you might be screwed.
While personally I have several OCZ SSDs of different generations (all either Vertex or Agility--never any problems *knock on wood*), I wouldn't care if they weren't "honouring the warranty" on my old Vertex and Vertex 2 drives, because they're out of warranty now anyway! However if I had bought an Octane and it was still in its original warranty period, I'd be a bit PO'd.
To say they're honouring [3yr] warranties on products that were current 4-5 years ago, is a bit pointless. Reply
Kristian Vättö - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkI think the reason behind the choice is that OCZ/Toshiba is looking to keep the Vertex, Vector and RevoDrive brands in the future, whereas everything else will be buried. I agree that it's kinda odd to support drives that are very likely out of warranty anyway but it looks better to have it listed with future in mind. In the end, brand image is about small things and consistency, listing e.g. Vertex 2 as unsupported drive would have sent a confusing message. Reply
mrstarr - Saturday, February 01, 2014 - linkOutstanding warranties my ass, I have a Power Supply from them that died. I tried to get them to replace it or at least help me diagnose it. Their home performed "tests" they told me to do in the forum using a multimeter all said it was good.
After going through a lot of hell, testing it on various PC's, I found out yes, it was the bloody OCZ power supply... every time if I took it out of the equation, and swapped in a different power supply, the system worked flawlessly. Put the power supply back in, and the system would fail to post with video. I told them if they made a product, they need to stand behind it forever, esp. considering I paid a pretty penny for it and it was a "premium" name branded power supply. That's what I do with my software I develop.
They told me, quite frankly, to fuck off.
I will never buy another OCZ product again. Ever. I recommend you to do the same. Reply
mapesdhs - Monday, February 03, 2014 - link
Oddly enough, the only bad OCZ experience I've ever had was a PSU, which they refused
to replace. For everything else, never had problem. Ages ago I bought a RAM kit off eBay
which went bad, they were happy to replace that. Since then I've obtained dozens of OCZ
SSDs (almost 40), none of them have gone wrong, not a single one (Vertex2E, Vertex3,
Vertex4, Vector, various capacities from 60GB to 512GB).
I can't help wondering if these different sides of OCZ's business ever creates internal
friction, ie. bad rep caused by one type of product impacting on something else which
from a design perspective is completely separate (perhaps separate re marketing
& support aswell).
Ian. Reply
RanDum72 - Thursday, February 06, 2014 - linkManaged to RMA four sticks of SLI-ready DDR2 PC1066 RAM ( 4 x 2gb) like a month before OCZ declared bankruptcy. They didn't have replacements but gladly sent me a refund (via PayPal) for the current market value of equivalent RAM. The best thing is the current market value is more than what I've paid for years ago. Reply
JoBalz - Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - linkI'm sorry that OCZ ever was able to buy PC Power & Cooling. At one time they were one of THE best power supplies available.If you're a long time reader of Anandtech, you'll probably know what I'm talking about. I had several, never a problem. I'm hoping someone comes in, purchases the company, and has the ability to turn it around and make it a great company producing great power supplies again. Reply


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I think the same thing every year around this time – ornamental grasses are my favorite plant.
There is much to recommend them: healthy straps in the spring, followed by yellow and beige seed heads through summer and fall.
And even though I can cut them back now, I prefer to wait until after the frost creeps in around December so the seed heads sparkle in the morning. Grasses are one plant in my landscape that remind me of winter.
While grasses are very easy to grow and tolerate a wide range of conditions, they are not the easiest plants to move or prune.
Calamagrostis, for example, grabs onto the soil like few plants, and it takes a strong back to cut through the roots when you get a hankering to dig, divide or move it to another location.
Grasses are wind plants. Most are pollinated by the wind, and winds are why they have developed the kind of roots that don't easily let go.
Wind is also the reason some ornamental grasses can become pests in endemic landscapes. Pampas grass, fountain grass and Mexican feather grass are on plantright.org's list of most invasive plants. If you garden near native areas, steer clear of the grass family.
But wind is also the reason grasses bring movement to landscape, swaying with the slightest breeze. You will see the weather when you garden with grasses.
Grasses look prettiest planted in places where they are backlit by the morning or evening sun. They make great partners in perennial gardens, although check their size at maturity – some can grow very tall.
Not all ornamental grasses are true grasses. Some are sedges, some are rushes and some true grasses include cereal grains. What they have in common are their slender leaves and frothy flower forms.
The easiest way to rejuvenate them at the end of the season is to tie them in a bundle with twine, and then cut them below the twine with hedge trimmers. That way you can pick up the entire bundle and throw it in the green waste bin. Wear long sleeves and gloves. Some grasses such as miscanthus have sharp edges. You won't feel the razor-like cuts along your arms until you hop in the shower later.
If you wait until after the holidays to cut your grasses back, they'll rebound almost immediately. Otherwise, most grasses will be dormant now through early spring.
In theory, digging and dividing are easy. You dig up the plant, saw in fours or more, and replant the divisions the same day.
Digging may be the hardest part. Since grasses are adapted to hang on, the roots can be impossible to cut through. If you can't get your entire grass clump out of the ground, cut off a corner with as much root as you can manage, and replant that part.
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How to get to the NEC, Birmingham
The NEC
Birmingham, England B40 1NT
Tel: +44 (0) 121 780 4141
Web: www.thenec.co.uk
By Road
Birmingham is at the hub of the UK motorway network, enabling visitors to travel directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42. The NEC has its own on-site car parks while the city-centre venues are served by a car park at The NIA and others in the immediate vicinity.
By Rail
The NEC and The NEC Arena are served by Birmingham International station, connected by a covered bridgelink. London is only 90 minutes away and trains also run direct to many regional towns and cities.
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Find My past has announced that they have entered into an agreement with the Yorkshire Digitisation Consortium to publish online parish registers and bishops transcripts for most of Yorkshire. The Consortium is made up of six Yorkshire Archives
East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service
Borthwick Institute for Archives (University of York)
North Yorkshire County Record Office
Teesside Archives
Sheffield Archives and Local Studies
Doncaster Archives and Local Studies
The time span of these records will range from the beginning of parish registers in 1538 to the 20th century and will cover the majority of Yorkshire. No release date has yet been announced.
For those with ancestors in Yorkshire have lots to look forward to in 2013!
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950 CC to my name, and no 50s so not buying the new HK-51 stuff yet. Debated unlocking some legacy stuff, but I'm pretty sure I'll get it all if I just have some patience. Those goodies bags are awful temping though.
Part of me is just waiting to see how much stuff from the random item packs goes up on the GTM, and for what prices. Figure if there's a few things I'd like going for prices in the range of a few hundred thousand credits I can load up and not have to spend CC on it (new speeder might be nice, a couple of crystals, the new slutty outfit, etc).
So what did you spend the most coin on?
|I'm F2P, and spending credits unlocking game features:
|1 (20.0%)
|New HK-51 Mission:
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|Legacy unlocks:
|1 (20.0%)
|New gear, crystals:
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|Pets, speeders, and other cosmetic stuff:
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|Random cartel pack:
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|I'm an indecisive ninny who couldn't pull the trigger on anything:
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Also, after seeing the new content there on the cartel market, it made me wonder if this is how they're going to do expansions and what not. You know access to Makeb and the level 55 cap costs 3000 CC or something like that.
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TWENTY-THREE-year-old Frances Poole and One to Note caused a major surprise when beating the odds-on favourite Ned the Post in the Members Race during the Berkeley Point-to-Point at Woodford, writes Peter Mansell.
Our Joicey and Jamie McGuire led for much of the contest before they were joined by Ned the Post turning back towards home.
George Humphreys' mount got the better of the battle with Our Joicey approaching two out, where One to Note was breathing down their necks in third.
Miss Poole produced her mount with a well-timed run to challenge Ned the Post between the final two fences and it appeared the more experienced partnership might gain the day.
There was little between the two horses at the final obstacle but One to Note's jockey maintained her composure and drove her mount out for a half length success.
This was a first success for Frampton Cotterell-based Poole from just a handful of rides and was a shot in the arm for those small stables, whose support and enthusiasm is the backbone of the sport.
What A Bluff has been under a cloud since last year, but there were no signs of ring rustiness after Jane Williams' mount had beaten off a nine-strong field to land the Restricted.
The seven-year-old had several options over the weekend but connections eventually chose Woodford, a course where they have enjoyed success in the past.
Miss Williams had her mount glued to the running rail throughout the race and was sat on the leaders' coat-tails as Gift of Dreams, The Winking Prawn and Raffa led coming into the home turn.
With The Winking Prawn losing contact, the three leaders rose as one at the penultimate before What A Bluff strode clear between the final two fences to win by six lengths.
The first and last races were won by horses who most seasoned observers say have bright futures at a much higher level.
Tom Lacey had sold two of his winning Point-to-Pointers at Cheltenham Sales the previous day, and will no doubt repeat this policy with Mr Dinosaur, who took the $ & 5 year old Maiden with astonishing ease.
Auckland de Re and the favourite had the race to themselves all the way up the home straight before Mr Dinosaur sauntered home to win with his head in his chest.
Chatting with Lacey afterwards, National Hunt trainer Charlie Brooks commented "He's a monster. Anything less than that you would have been disappointed with. He' got an air about him", while the winning jockey commented "he could have gone round three more times". Praise indeed.
Graham Roache's colours are familiar features in the landscape at all the major racing festivals and he looks to have a useful prospect on his hands judging by It's A Close Call's performance in the 3-mile Maiden.
The horse's starting price had drifted out before the start of the race - which was a little disconcerting - but his supporters never had a moment's concern during the race itself.
With just My Alfie for company in the closing stages Will Biddick's mount strode clear with a ground devouring stride up the run in to win by an almost embarassing 20 lengths.
"You could have held onto him a bit longer to make a race of it" joked some of his connections afterwards, to which the jockey replied "I couldn't go any slower". Self deprecation in a winner is always nice to hear.
A half hour or so before that Biddick had steered the Keith Cummings trained Certain Flight to an easy win in the Mens Open.
With three of the five runners in the Ladies Open (including the favourite, Horsham Lad) coming from West Midlands stables, hopes were high for another local success, but Amanda Bush and How's My Friend proved too strong for Stonemaster and Horsham Lad.


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SCHOLAR, SOLDIER, HERETIC... SAVIOUR. At first, the life of a warrior in the Covenant army seems a noble one. But are the motives behind the war with the humans as innocent as the Sangheili, Sorran, believes? An act of heresy unveils a conspiracy spanning thousands of years, which could bring about the total ruin of the Covenant. [i] True Sangheili[/i], from the fan fiction author of [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475]Halo 3: Insurrection[/url] and [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=27927918]Memoirs of an ODST[/url]. [u] ==[b]CHAPTER LISTING[/b]==[/u] [b]Book I[/b] ([url=http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4iUh3dauqsjN2QzMjBjYzQtZGE2Ny00ZDUzLThlZTQtNDIwMDJjYTBjNTk3&hl=en]PDF[/url]) [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356#35203356]Prologue + Chapter list[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356#35203379]Part One - Sorran[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356#35253886]Part Two - Warrior[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356#35297818]Part Three - Besieged[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356#35673800]Part Four - Into Custody[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true#36184265]Part Five - Interrogated[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=2#36420291]Part Six - Assessment[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=2#36697145]Part Seven - Covert Extraction[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=2#37436099]Part Eight - To kill a Demon[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=3#37531866]Part Nine - Immortal Repentance[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=3#37685366]Part Ten - Insertion[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=3#37728386]Part Eleven - To show mercy[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=4#37912997]Part Twelve - Heresy, of the greatest kind[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=4#37970850]Part Thirteen - Trial and Punishment[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=5#38158685]Part Fourteen - Factions within Factions[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=6#38396722]Part Fifteen - The Truth[/url] [b]Book II[/b] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=7#39673575]Part Sixteen - Life goes on[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=7#39888838]Part Seventeen - Things never go according to plan[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=9#41709559]Part Eighteen - The sound of battle[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=10#43058906]Part Nineteen - Old habits die hard[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=10#43585008]Part Twenty - Cultural differences[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=11#49109093]Part Twenty One - Personified Death[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=12#50885734]Part Twenty Two - Breaking Point[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=14#51826058]Part Twenty Three - Turnabout[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=19#54241416]Part Twenty Four - Breaking free[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=21#55868885]Part Twenty Five - Mutiny[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=23#57570727]Part Twenty Six - Skirmishes, and Reflections[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=24#58101291]Part Twenty Seven - Shrouded Heresy[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=24#58896376]Part Twenty Eight - Signs and Portents[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=25#59170042]Part Twenty Nine -Parted Reunion[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=26#60763537]Part Thirty - Honour[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=29#62705377]Part Thirty One - Visitations to the past[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=30#63447045]Part Thirty Two - Loss concealed within victory[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=32#63843302]Part Thirty Three - The best intentions[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=34#64909520]Part Thirty Four -The Tower came crashing down.[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=38#66761388]Part Thirty Five - Blood runs thick, brotherhood runs thicker.[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=42#68771851]Part Thirty Six - For whom the bell tolls, for whom hell calls.[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=45#70648196]Part Thirty Seven - Daggers in a cloak.[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=50#73021323]Part Thirty Eight - Gods and their weapons.[/url] [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356&postRepeater1-p=53#76375771]Part Thirty Nine - Trials of Delphi.[/url] [i]Next chapter ETA: Valve Time[/i] **** ***** ***** ****** ***** [b]Prologue[/b] [i]Edict of the Most High Prophet of Truth, 9th Age of Reclamation.[/i] By the authority of the noble Prophets of Truth, Regret, and Mercy. Henceforth, any and all battle worthy Sangheili are to be transferred from any idle posts in High Charity and/or upon any Covenant held world/ship into the active combat. Those amongst the excused are the Honour Guard, the Councillors, and the mentally ill, physically unfit, and the old. Female Sangheili are, as always, prohibited from taking part in any military action. Any Sangheili engaged in a guard post, other than the Honour Guard, will be replaced by the Jiralhanae until such a time as the High Council deems otherwise. Any Jiralhanae in question of where they now stand shall direct all enquiries to Tartarus, Chieftain of the Jirahanae. Failure to adhere to this edict will result in death. No exceptions. These are trying times, my brothers. The Human infidels persist in resisting the might of the Covenant. Rest assured, this 'war' as some are calling it, will be over soon -- to be forgotten and dismissed as an insignificant event in Covenant history. [Edited on 12.17.2012 5:35 PM PST]
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* <[i]Quarters of the Hierarch Regret, High Charity.[/i]> "Hierarch! You need to wake up." Regret was slow to stir from beneath his quilts and duvets, made of rich fabrics from the most exotic corners of the empire. Not matter how many times he saw it, Amn always thought it -blam!- when he saw the noble prophet without his robes and headpiece of office; he looked just like any other member of his ugly race, albeit leaner through battle and exercise. A young woman lay in bed next to him, asleep; no doubt one of his many concubines. She did not rouse. "Amn. What is it?" Regret asked groggily, rubbing the sleep from his drooping eyes. His familiarity was nothing new, but it still made Amn feel uncomfortable; Obligation had never addressed him by his birth-name - it had always been 'guard' or 'light.' Now was not the time for pointless protests, though. "You're required in the council chambers for an emergency meeting. Truth and Mercy are already there, as are all the high councillors. Come, quickly." Amn was already moving to open the door, taking care not to let his ornate cloak catch on any of Regret's many tomes - Covenant and human alike. The latter were banned throughout all the empire, but the laws did not apply to those who made them. "Wait. What's happening?" Regret asked after him, hearing the urgency in Amn's voice and garbing himself hastily; Amn frowned disapprovingly and adjusted the man's crown, which was askew. At least he did not have to carry the man over to a gravity chair; Regret fought against the paraplegic ails that so often plagued his kind, training every day - at best he was as strong as an average kig-yarl, but it meant he could walk with a straight back and fight too; he was admired by many Sangheili for his dedication to dignity. "High Charity jumped while you slept, hierarch. Jumped to... Harvest. We're in danger." "Harvest?" Regret demanded with indignation. "Who sanctioned this? We do not take the holy city to areas of risk--" "It wasn't sanctioned," Amn explained, knowing they should already have been on their way to the council chambers. "Someone sabotaged the auxiliary impulse drives... it'll be a long time before the Huragok can jump us again." "Damn that Ossoona's incompetence... it has to be them," Regret muttered, and Amn frowned. He knew better than to question any of the hierarch's frequent mumbling though. "There's a human fleet by the planet, hierarch, and Thierr'ee's fleet wasn't in our sphere of influence when we void-jumped. A hail has been sent to the garrison at the nearest colony, but they will take time... High Charity--" "She moves faster through the void than standard ships, by the grace of the Forerunners," Regret finished. He nodded. "We must make haste to the council chambers, Amn. Guard me well as we walk, on this day I trust not a single shadow." They left through the door swiftly, and hastened down the long corridor of Regret's mansion. On the way Regret paused to stare out of the window and look at the skies around High Charity; his heavy brow furrowed with worry when he saw the human fleet, which hadn't moved to engage yet. No small wonder; High Charity was a behemoth amongst starships, they would never have seen anything of its ilk. "What of the home flotilla?" Regret asked Amn quietly as they moved, and too slowly for his liking. He would not dare suggest he carry the hierarch on his back to quicken their progress. "Already being mobilised," Amn informed him. "But with all respect, they will not be enough." "Of course not," Regret dismissed. "Not against an entire human fleet. They will buy us time, but we need a greater power if we're to survive this." Amn knew what he meant, and it was not a new suggestion; when he had left the council chambers, there had been murmuring amongst the San 'Shyuum of the same intent. Even sworn as he was to serve the hierarchs, Amn could not hear such an extreme statement and keep his peace. He stopped and looked into Regret's eyes to convey his sincerity. "That cannot happen," he told Regret. "Hierarch you may be, but the Writ is greater than all three of you together; its doctrine unquestionable. The Sangheili High Councillors will [i]never[/i] agree--" "There has been a precedent," Regret argued. "In the 3rd Age of Disharmony, when the false Prophet of Cabal led his army of traitors to seize High Charity, the council met and debated over whether to give the dreadnought back its weapons--" "And it took three days whilst the councillors argued, at which point Cabal had already laid siege to half the city," Amn countered just as readily. "Not to mention that it was finally done without the majority consent of the council, and the three hierarchs who ordered it were forced to step down afterwards." "Then I will force the council to accept my plan," Regret decided. "The Writ be damned, over twenty million lives are at risk! If I should step down as hierarch afterwards, then so be it." "Truth will not so readily surrender his power as you," Amn mentioned in conspirator's tones. Regret looked at him with an odd mixture of agreement and discomfort. "My brother hierarch will do what is right. As you said, the Writ is greater than all three of us. If we break its accord, then we must stand down. It is the law." "Do not be so sure. He would do anything to maintain his position," Amn shot back, and he could tell Regret knew this. "It is not your place to say. It is our only option. Our only defence." "I cannot in good faith as your adviser and loyal servant allow you to carry out with this folly without--" "You're a good friend, Amn, but on this matter I will hear no objections," Regret finished as they reached the exit of the mansion. A dozen regular honour guards surrounded him in a tight box, and an executive transport awaited a few metres away. "I will not require your presence at the council chambers. Make sure my son is safe." "As you command, hierarch, yet there is not much I can do once the humans break through High Charity's shield and start raining down fire upon the city." "Just keep him safe, Amn," Regret pleaded, a father's worry about his eyes. "You know how much he means to me." "And me, hierarch," Amn affirmed. "I have watched over him since that night--" Regret shot him a stern look which silenced him, but nodded all the same and gave him a smile. Then the hierarch turned his back and strode towards the transport, leaving Amn standing in the early morning cold. [i]'My son,' he says. I suppose Regret is all the father the boy will ever know, now that man is dead.[/i] Amn looked up and saw the human fleet again, a host of black angels gathered about a frozen hell. It would not be so long before they moved to engage. He shuddered, and not for the briskness of the morning. The dreadnought loomed fiercely in the distance, and the reasons it had first been disarmed swam about his mind. [i]To fight a war of men with the weapons of gods. It is blasphemy. Regret speaks truly though; if we do not use the dreadnought's power, High Charity is doomed. Forerunners forgive our heresy.[/i] [Edited on 07.29.2012 2:12 AM PDT]
Simply marvelous!
Wolveeeers! Please don't end it here :'(
Here is a little teaser of what's coming next. "That was amazing!" Ahkrin moaned as Tartarus made one last heavy against Ahkrins anus. "You're amazing..." the brute whispered into Ahkrins ear "I wonder what the babies will look like", Ahkrin wondered aloud as he peeled himself of the stick purple floor. "Good question", Tartarus grunted, "We'll probably need to burn all of them though."
Being introduced to this through an anonymous person on YouTube, I decided to check is out. The past two days have been almost non- stop reading. I was instantly addicted. Learning that Wolvers is taking a break feels like a dagger in the back. So many questions to be answered. Will Zharn and Sorran meet together again, in what I hope is an emotional scene? Will Descol'ee fend off Tartarus and his murderous brutes? What are the human's hiding on Harvest? Hurry back Wolvers! We will all miss you and this amazing story!
Wolvers is no longer writing TS, I will be continuing the story. But don't worry, you can expect the same level of quality writing I had in the last chapter I wrote.
Don't quit on us now Wolvers!
Yeah! Come on.
"[i]Heeeey[/i]! You're not a dead person!" Startled by the Oracles exclamation, the Jiralhanae fell back into Jeann'ee. Collapsing under the brutes weight, Jeann'ee's bones made an audible crack as the two fell to the floor. "He's out cold", Tartarus grunted. The brute picked himself up off the floor and turned to Ahkrin. "What's this all about, [i]lobster[/i]?" "Ooh, ooh, a guessing game. Let me play!" The Oracle bobbed between the two as it spoke. "Who cares, kiss me you hairy bastard", Ahkrins voice trembled with excitement as he approached Tartarus. "What are you—", the brutes eyes widened with surprise. The two met on top of the glowing pedestal the Oracle had just arisen from. At first, they struggled to make their tongues meet, however eventually The Jiralhanae submitted to Ahkrin, permitting him to wrap his mandibles around his bald head while their tongues slide against the other. They remained this way for some time before Ahkrin finally released his grip around Tartarus' head. The two collapsed to the ground. Both of them, grinning from ear to ear… Sorry I haven't had much time to work on this, guys, been busy at the club and exercising. Hopefully this will hold everyone over until I have proper time to finish a chapter.
So Wolvers... Getting close yet?
*revivin' old top topicz* (click [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/View/community/Forum/Post?id=47679257]here[/url] for more of 'em)
Edited by AssaultCommand: 1/27/2013 11:37:13 PMI love where the story's going, can't wait for part 40 :D And I'm back btw :D Oh and this new layout of bungie.net is going to make it so friggin' hard to make a pdf book out of the second book :/
Well, it's pretty clear that posting fan fiction on Bungie.next is impractical due to the chronology if nothing else. I'll continue writing this, but unless Bungie make a change after the Beta it's unlikely I'll be posting it on this site. It'll continue on fanfiction.net; I'll update the story there to Ch. 39 and carry on from there. If anyone wants to read the current chapters in the meantime, there's a complete archive on the old Bnet [url=http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=35203356]here.[/url] With the intended formatting and structure. Stand firm in this... 'exchange of hats.' Ch. 40 ETA is March.
I finally found it on the new layout. But now you read up.
Another wonderful chapter!! Your story is by far one of the best ever.
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] vI RaGeZ Iv [quote]Puis laughed, and moved to show Sorran out. They reached the door, and it opened to reveal a scarcely populated hangar bay with no aircraft save for a seraph in poor repair, and the banshee that would soon be Sorran's. "I'd appreciate it," he said from the door, as Sorran walked down the stairs. "Oh, and Sorran?" "Yes?" Sorran asked, pausing in his tracks. There was a silence between them for a few moments, and finally Puis spoke. "This is awkward, but I was just sent a general alert and... well, you wouldn't happen to be the same Sorran wanted by the sanctum for High Councillor Restraint's murder, would--" Sorran drew out his gun and threw himself back towards Puis, jamming the pistol in the man's neck and driving him back inside the office. Puis simply stared at him with calm. [/quote] This is now among my most favorite moments of all books I've ever read; ever. Amazing work, Wolvers! [/quote]I finally took the time to read through the chapter. This section of the book put a smile on my face, something the Kilo 5 trilogy could never manage! Oh and I just scrolled down after reading that post... only to find 2 more huge posts. D: Edit: That depiction of the Prophet of Mercy tells me that Halo 2 didn't flesh him out enough. He was somewhat ambiguous in the game but is solemn in this! [Edited on 12.23.2012 10:28 PM PST]
Just finished the chapter. Excellent piece of writing. What's interesting is that I have noticed a lot of differences in your writing style. Your style of writing has almost matured in a way when compared to your original pieces.
Good work WV. Time to enjoy a well deserved story. :) [Edited on 12.21.2012 8:13 AM PST]
Just started and its very good.
Holy -blam!-, it'll take me weeks to read through that! I better start now.
Why not, it's 2012. Dogs have twitter accounts.
Amazing new chapter Wolverfrog. Awesome work!
That was a last-minute inclusion, because I felt Sorran needed a scene to get him on his way this chapter. Glad you enjoyed it. Thinking of making a True Sangheili/Wolverfrog account on Twitter, purely for the purposes of sending everyone an alert when a new chapter's posted (which I'm guessing can be done, I don't use it personally). After a near sixth month wait, understandably people won't be checking for a new chapter every day and so I feel it'd be quite useful in the future, so you don't miss it. Don't know how many of you guys use Twitter but if enough of you wouldn't mind following an account for that reason, I'd be happy to make one. Let me know. [Edited on 12.19.2012 4:23 PM PST]
[quote]Puis laughed, and moved to show Sorran out. They reached the door, and it opened to reveal a scarcely populated hangar bay with no aircraft save for a seraph in poor repair, and the banshee that would soon be Sorran's. "I'd appreciate it," he said from the door, as Sorran walked down the stairs. "Oh, and Sorran?" "Yes?" Sorran asked, pausing in his tracks. There was a silence between them for a few moments, and finally Puis spoke. "This is awkward, but I was just sent a general alert and... well, you wouldn't happen to be the same Sorran wanted by the sanctum for High Councillor Restraint's murder, would--" Sorran drew out his gun and threw himself back towards Puis, jamming the pistol in the man's neck and driving him back inside the office. Puis simply stared at him with calm. [/quote] This is now among my most favorite moments of all books I've ever read; ever. Amazing work, Wolvers!
Great chapter! So much going on now, and Sorran junior! [Edited on 12.18.2012 2:18 PM PST]
"Perhaps you should take your nose out from your books more often, seer. Our Covenant is changing; the Sangheili will not have their power for much longer, I guarantee--" "[i]So let us cast our arms aside, and like discard our wrath. Thou in faith will keep us safe, whilst we find the path.[/i] You know these words, brute?" the philologist asked, quoting scripture like it was a second language. "The Writ of Union," the Jiralhanae answered almost immediately. "A Writ we signed many thousands of years ago, with the Sangheili. [i]Not[/i] the Jiralhanae. The San 'Shyuum seek the sacred rings, and the Sangheili protect us. It has always been so, and will always be so. You and all the other races but are guests of our peoples' Journey, and should show respect to the Sangheili as well; not just the prophets." "Holy seer, I have nothing but the utmost reverence for our holy crusade and the prophets who guide us, but the Sangheili--" "Fall back some, brute; I have tired of you. And leave this Sangheili next to me. He's manacled, and I'm sure that barbaric weapon of yours will work just as well from a short distance as it will jammed into his back. That is a clerical command." "By your word, philologist," the Jiralhanae muttered reluctantly, shooting Jeann'ee a venomous look before falling behind them several metres. The philologist glided closer to Jeann'ee, seemingly unafraid of a man branded as a criminal. "When you reach my age, you stop fearing the possibility of harm so much," the philologist said to him, as if reading his mind. "I am interested to hear your side of the story, Sangheili. What is your name?" "Kal Jeann'ee. Well, that is the name my mother gave me. As a bastard, I am forbidden to use the name of my noble father's house." "Do not be embarrassed of that, my son. You could not change the happenstance of your birth; your father begot you upon one who was not his wife. That is his shame, not yours. Now tell me; why do these Jiralhanae name you a criminal?" "Well, I am one," Jeann'ee confessed, feeling no reason to lie. "I sort of helm High Charity's underground. But that's not why these Jiralhanae are here. They're after Descol'ee." "Your absent friend causing so much trouble," the philologist filled in. "Do you know why?" "Descol'ee sought me out just less than a week ago, seeking sanctuary from the Covenant. He told me the High Councillor Restraint had been murdered, and that he could prove Truth had been the one to order the deed." "A matter of politics, then," the philologist sighed. "They all slit each others throats up there, but it's rare they leave behind evidence that can be pinned on them. I imagine Truth has sent these Jiralhanae then, to clean up his mess." "It must be so," Jeann'ee surmised. "And I've been caught up on his treachery. Of all the crimes I thought I'd one day die for, helping Ahkrin Descol'ee was never one of them." "But why are you here?" the philologist pressed. "Why did you want to see the Oracle?" "I don't know why Descol'ee wants to see him," Jeann'ee shrugged. [i]And I don't think I'll reveal my own motivations for coming to this dreadnought just yet.[/i] "Simple curiosity is the reason I'm here. Hearing the Oracle speak was a prospect I couldn't pass up." "An understandable wish," the philologist said. "But a foolhardy one. The Oracle does not speak, and he has never done so. As I said, he has matters more pressing than our own mortal ones. Kal Jeann'ee, you seem a good sort regardless of your deeds. I will try my best to have the brutes spare your life, but if the sanctum declares otherwise then there is little I can do. My reach does not exert far outside these halls." "Thank you, seer," Jeann'ee said back, and he meant it. "Even if your efforts fail, I will appreciate them all the same." They stopped at an elevator, and the Jiralhanae caught up. He gave them both a suspicious glance, before grunting and swaggered onto the disc. The elevator was caught by an anti-gravity beam, and began to steadily rise. "This will take us to the Oracle?" the brute demanded of the philologist bluntly, still upset over being dismissed so readily. "He is sealed in a special chamber, behind the isolation bolt. This elevator leads almost directly to it." "Good. The sooner the dreadnought's guns are activated, the better. I cannot breathe easy knowing the humans are so close, with us vulnerable." "How do you think I feel, with you pointing that monstrosity at me?" Jeann'ee asked pointedly, eyeing the spiker rifle that was so close to his face he could smell the blood stained on it. He brought up his chained hands. "I am bound, what are you so scared of?" "I would not be scared of a maggot like you even if you were armed to the teeth," the Jiralhanae swore, but he lowered his weapon all the same. The elevator stopped, opening up into a long hallway. A barrier glimmered fiercely at the end of it, its blinding light dominating the room. The three of them stepped out and began to walk towards it. "This is the isolation bolt you spoke of?" the Jiralhanae asked of the philologist, who nodded slowly. "Can you disable it?" "Yes," the philologist replied. "But if I do, you must surrender this Sangheili over to my authority. I will have the dreadnought's guards process him accordingly, and by the book." A great frown descended upon the Jiralhanae's face, and Jeann'ee was shot a filthy glare. The beast scowled, and threw up his hands in submission. "Fine, if it pleases you so. This one means nothing to us; make him your steward for all I care. Until we're gone though, he remains bound." "That is fair enough," the philologist agreed. "I will open the bolt--" The San 'Shyuum cut off mid-sentence, mouth hanging ajar. The Jiralhanae looked at him with puzzlement, and then through the slightly translucent light of the bolt. His blood-red eyes widened in surprise, teeth baring in anger. "Packmaster, you need to get up here," the Jiralhanae spoke urgently into his communicator, not taking his eyes of the bolt. "Now. It's him. No, I don't know how!" [i]If it were any other, I wouldn't believe my eyes,[/i] Jeann'ee marveled, a grin breaking across his face. Through the haze of the isolation bolt, a figure was bent over the Oracle's pedestal. At the Jiralhanae's voice, the figure turned around, and their eyes met. Behind the barrier, Ahkrin winked. And in a sudden wash of gentle green, the Oracle came to life. [Edited on 12.17.2012 4:31 PM PST]


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Three men have died in Morley after their car crashed into a tree after losing control.
The men were in a blue Commodore travelling east on Morley Drive when it lost control and hit a tree near Crimea Street about midnight.
The 43-year-old driver from Morley and two passengers, a 34-year-old from Singleton and 31-year-old from Dianella, died at the scene, which police described as "horrific".
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To The American Society of Clinical Oncology. Again we have been informed that The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation has been accepted for participation in the ASCO-Sponsored Patient Advocacy Booth at the2012 ASCO Annual Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, June 1-5.
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The Fregoli delusion or Fregoli syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise. The syndrome may be related to a brain lesion and is often of a paranoid nature with the delusional person believing that he or she is being persecuted by the person he or she believes to be in disguise.
The condition is named after the Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli who was renowned for his ability to make quick changes of appearance during his stage act.
It was first reported in a paper by P. Courbon and G. Fail in 1927 (Syndrome d'illusion de Frégoli et schizophrénie). They discussed the case study of a 27-year-old woman who believed she was being persecuted by two actors whom she often went to see at the theatre. She believed that these people "pursued her closely, taking the form of people she knows or meets".
The Fregoli delusion is classed both as a monothematic delusion, since it only emcompasses one delusional topic, and as a delusional misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves the misidentification of people, places or objects. Like Capgras delusion, it is thought to be related to a breakdown in normal face perception.
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- Ellis, H. D.; Whitley, J.; & Luaute, J. P. (1994). Delusional misidentification. The three original papers on the Capgras, Fregoli and intermetamorphosis delusions. (Classic Text No. 17). History of Psychiatry 5 (17 pt. 1) 117–146.
- Mojtabai, R. (1994). Fregoli syndrome. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 28 (3) 458–462.
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When I use the following to check if files exist, the form still submits as successfull even when no files are added?
if(!$_FILES['photoname']) {
$error_msg = 'You must upload your portfolio photos';
Field formated like so:
while($counter <= $number_of_fields){
echo '<input name="photoname[]" type="file" id="upload" />';
if ( $_FILES['whatever']['error'] > UPLOAD_ERR_OK )
// we have an error!
The rest is an exercise for you.
Thanks I will look into it..
But shouldnt if(!$_FILES['photoname']) work.. as its just like checking on post or get for empty fields?
Nope. It's the same as a text field; when it is submitted but there was no text filled in $_POST['myfield'] is still set, but it's set to an empty string. $_FILES['photoname'] is also set, but there is no file in there. Same thing.
if($_FILES['photoname']['error'] > 0) {
$error_msg = 'You must upload a photo';
From what I read, the above should work?
Altho it appears to stop the script continuing even when atleast one file is uploaded..
Maybe the file you're uploading is too big? Default max size for PHP uploads is 2MB if I remember correctly (plus there is a limit on the web server as well, if that's lower than PHP's limit that's the limit you need to honour).
File sizes are small.. kb's.. I tried filling all 5 fields with files.. but $error_msg alway populates with error message
Maybe you should read the error messages that is why they are there.http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php
There are no errors.. but I guess the problem is because its an array of files being sent.. not a single file..
Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 0 [2] => 0 [3] => 0 [4] => 0 ) 0
In that case you could check
if (array_sum($_FILES['photoname']['error']) > 0) {
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A soldier who was injured while serving in Afghanistan has spoken of his eight-month 'nightmare' after being cleared of rape.
Kingsman Shaun Aspin, 24, wiped away tears as a jury found him not guilty of orally raping a young woman after a five-day trial at Burnley Crown Court yesterday. After the verdict, the Duke of Lancaster regiment soldier hugged his family, girlfriend Michaela Barraclough and friends who had supported him throughout the hearing and said: "I'm relieved it's all over."
He told of his shock at being accused of rape and the 'nightmare' eight months with the case hanging over him since he was arrested and charged over the allegation in February.
He said he was now looking forward to spending time with his family.
Born and brought up in the Colne area, he has been banned from Burnley and Pendle during the last eight months because of bail conditions and has been living in camp. He said he was now hoping to have some time on leave before going back to work.
Aspin, of Portland Street, Colne, said he felt like he had 'the whole world on my shoulders' during the hearing.
He said: "I won't ever be able to put this behind me."
The court had heard claims Aspin had forced the woman to give him oral sex in the bathroom of a house in Colne, in February. The woman, who had told police he had hit her, said she had locked herself in the bathroom and had called the police.
Aspin, who had been drinking in a Colne pub earlier in the evening, had told the jury he had thought he and the woman were going to have sexual intercourse at the house.
He said she pulled him upstairs and performed the sex act on him voluntarily. Asked by his barrister Kathryn Johnson: "Did you rape her?" he had replied:" No I didn't."
Aspin was injured in 2010 and had been flown back to Britain from Afghanistan after just three weeks serving in Helmand Province. He had been injured while on foot patrol, after he and his sergeant were hit by an improvised explosive device. Aspin had told the jury his sergeant had lost his legs.
After arriving back in the UK, he had been taken to the critical care unit at Selly Oak Hospital, in Birmingham for treatment to neck fractures and severe shrapnel wounds.
He had been taken to the Headley Court Rehabilitation Centre in Surrey after surgery.
Giving evidence during the trial, Aspin, who has been in the Army just over four years and is based at Catterick, told the jury he had been left with flashbacks and nightmares after the incident.
After the trial was over, Aspin admitted two counts of possessing ammunition without a firearms certificate on February 17 and was fined £400, with a £15 victim surcharge.
Sentencing, Judge Jonathan Gibson said the ammunition belonged to the Army, Aspin had plainly been using them training and failed to hand them in at the end of training.
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Did you know?
Sodwana Bay is said to boast more than 80% of the world's marine fish groups.
Unspoilt beaches and legendary diving experiences make the Sodwana Bay Marine Reserve as a marine safari not to be missed.
Rated one of the world's top dive sites, scuba fanatics flock here to explore teeming coral reefs, and see graceful rays, eels, dolphins and exquisite coral gardens. Excellent visibility makes this an underwater photographer's paradise; and in summer see masses of female ragged-tooth sharks at Raggies Reef.
Humpback and Southern right whales visit from May to November; snorkel the protected Adlams reef; go catch-and-release fishing for game fish; or charter a boat and scan the tropical waters for gigantic whale sharks.
At night, from November to January, 750kg leatherback and loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on the same beaches that they emerged from as hatchlings, so go on a community-guided tour and witness this spectacle first-hand.
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The tar road from Hluhluwe to Mbazwane town is now complete. Upon arrival at Mbazwane follow the signs, turning right through town and right again at the T-junction from there it is another 13km (8 miles) of tar to the main gate of Sodwana Bay National Park. This is the recommended route for all visitors, as it is the safest and even slightly quicker when coming from the north.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior guard Trent Thomas of the Saint Leo University men's basketball team was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District Team in the South Region it was announced on Friday. Thomas was named to the Second Team and was also just one of three members of the Sunshine State Conference to earn the honor.
A junior transfer from North Dakota State College of Science, Thomas played a key role for a revived Saint Leo program. Named the Sunshine State Conference's Newcomer of the Year and to the SSC's First-Team, he ranked sixth in the SSC with a team-leading 15.4 points per game scoring average. A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Thomas shot the ball at a solid clip, connecting on 41.1 percent of his three-pointers, ranking third in the conference, and 81.8 percent of his free throws. He also ranked 10th in the conference with 1.4 steals per outing.
Impressing fans when the pressure was at its highest, the Lions' starter dropped in a near-season and career-high 30 points in the SSC Tournament semifinal win over Eckerd and added 28 points in the Lions NCAA First-Round game against Florida Tech. Both of those games were a basket shy of his career mark and team high he set with 31 points in January.
Thomas was joined by Lance Kearse, a First-Team member from Eckerd College, and Simon Cummings from Florida Tech.
In total, 11 players were named NABC All-District team members from the South Region.
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NABC All-District South Region
First Team
Josh Magette, Alabama-Huntsville
Scott Dennis, Christian Brothers
Jaime Smith, Alabama-Huntsville
Zack Warner, Christian Brothers
Lance Kearse, Eckerd
Da'Ron Sims, West Georgia
Coach of the Year: Lennie Acuff, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Second Team
Zane Campbell, Alabama-Huntsville
Simon Cummings, FIT
Jamar Moore, West Florida
Trent Thomas, Saint Leo
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Empathy growing big roots
Kids help kids learn to care
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It�s been 10 years since a unique program has been offering its services to St. Albert kids and organizers say that its roots are showing and still growing. The proof is right there in the emotional literacy of its participants.
�To hear a little guy� last year at our baby celebration get up and say those words, �I learned that a crying baby is not a bad baby. A crying baby is a baby with a problem.� It�s stunning!� exclaimed Shannon Reddick, the program co-ordinator for Roots of Empathy in St. Albert and Edmonton. �I think everybody should hear that statement and learn it and understand it.�
The young boy she was referring to was in Grade 2 at the time.
Roots of Empathy is �an evidence-based classroom program that has shown significant effect in reducing levels of aggression among schoolchildren by raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy,� according to its website at www.rootsofempathy.org.
The way it works is it enlists the help of newborns only two to four months old at the start. They become �Tiny Teachers� who, along with a parent and a trained Roots of Empathy instructor, periodically visit classrooms of students from kindergarten to Grade 8. During these sessions held every three weeks throughout the school year, the students are coached to observe the baby and learn to understand its development and its feelings.
The objective is to reduce aggression levels among the participants while giving a boost to their social and emotional competence and increase their overall empathy.
Reddick said that it works wonders. �When you�re teaching empathy to children, you can talk about empathy. But when you have that baby sitting in front of them � we get them to learn to read the baby�s feelings, learn body language in the baby�s face. It�s easy to start talking about the baby and their feelings and how we would want others to treat our baby and then it just springboards off to how we want to treat each other and how we want others to treat us. It�s just an incredible place to start!�
�One of the big slogans in Roots of Empathy that our children will learn is �Love grows brains.��
According to her and Kathy Alves, the local manager of mentoring for Roots of Empathy�s national and international programs, the participating students do indeed become more empathetic and less provoked to physically, psychologically or emotionally hurt others.
�I became involved with the program 10 years ago when there wasn�t research,� she said, adding that she is also a Roots of Empathy instructor. She said that over that timeframe, she has been excited to see research come out on how the program affects neuroscience, brain development and attachment in relationships in some very positive ways.
�I would say that the evolution of everything catching up with us has been exciting to see. We�ve done research all around the world with the same results coming in. It reduces aggression and increases pro-social behaviour over and over again. It�s just been so consistent!�
Carolyn Parkes, the national manager of program integrity explained that one of its biggest benefits is that it starts as a seed with each child but then branches out throughout the community. There�s a ripple effect, she said.
�The program isn�t just for students. It has an impact on the families that are involved and on the classrooms and the school administration. That�s what keeps me going: knowing that this isn�t about one baby in a classroom and it�s not about one classroom full of students. It�s about how all of these people are part of their wider circles of community. Understanding someone else�s feelings is at the core of how we treat other people. If we can be more caring and more thoughtful, isn�t that a better place to be?�
Roots of Empathy originated in this country and has since expanded to others including the United States, New Zealand and Scotland. In Alberta, it has reached almost 100,000 children since it first started in 2002. There are close to 40 programs running annually throughout Edmonton and St. Albert.
Reddick added that this is the time of year when they hope to sign up new Tiny Teachers. She urged expectant parents to consider Roots of Empathy for their newborns� first year. Those who are interested can call her at 780-721-3388 or via email at email@example.com.


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Historic Bethabara celebrates each season with a grand special event rooted in its history: in the spring, Bethabara Highland Games; in the summer, Independence Celebration; autumn, Apple Fest; and winter, Christmas in Bethabara.
From June through November, the Park features monthly band concerts & family evenings with the fifty-plus-members Bethabara Concert Band. The Piedmont Chamber singers offer the community a beautiful candlelight holiday concert in the 1788 Bethabara Gemeinhaus.
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AIM's Kincaid: "It is not unreasonable to ask questions about Barack Obama's birthplace"
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From an August 4 press release issued by Accuracy in Media:
Cliff Kincaid, the editor of Accuracy in Media, has released a copy of his own birth certificate, in order to demonstrate what needs to be done to resolve the growing controversy over the alleged birth certificate of President Barack Obama. "My birth certificate includes the names of my mother and father, my mother's doctor, and the hospital in which I was born," said Kincaid. "This certified copy of an original long form document is what anyone who wants to be president should be prepared to produce. Why is this a controversy?"
Kincaid continued, "It is not unreasonable to ask questions about Barack Obama's birthplace. Anybody who has an original copy of their own birth certificate, or a certified copy of their own original birth certificate, should immediately understand that the Obama version is lacking in basic information that should be publicly available."
AIM describes itself as "a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage."
Introducing Rep. Pence at CPAC, Accuracy in Media's Cliff Kincaid questioned whether Obama was born in the U.S.
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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too. A hard thing to disagree with, we know. Drink up, get down and go to sleep happy.
The Olympics are upon us, and if you're anything like us, you'll be spending the next two weeks drooling over swimmers' bodies, re-creating gymnastic routines in your living room to disastrous results and wondering if it isn't too late to devote yourself to the sport of synchronized swimming in time for the next Olympic Games.
The Olympics are also a great excuse to have friends over to watch your favorite competition and imbibe in a cocktail or two. Since themed menus are a great way to turn simply getting drunk during the day into a festive celebration, we've gathered some of our favorite national cocktails from all over the world so you can root for your favorite country while sipping a patriotic cocktail.
English Breakfast Cocktail – Gin infused with English breakfast tea? Orange marmalade? An egg white? Yes. This drink is delicious, we promise. Extra points for sipping with your pinky raised and using your best/worst British accent.
Classic Pimms Cup – A refreshing, fruity cocktail that uses ginger ale, lemonade and cucumber.
Dubonnet Cocktail – A simple but bright cocktail that's a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Jake Walk – The signature cocktail of the Brooklyn bar of the same name. Spiked with elderflower liqueur and Peychaud's bitters, the "Jake Walk" refers to the permanent effects the base ingredient would have on the gait of those unlucky enough to get hooked on the stuff. Don't worry, though, this cocktail won't give you a limp, unless you consume too many.
Cava Royale – The name sounds fancy and the color is sophisticated and elegant. Don't tell anyone how easy it is to make, and your friends will think you're a world-class cocktailian.
Negroni – This classic take on the Americano, using gin along with Campari and sweet vermouth, will make the moon hit your eye like a big pizza pie – ya know, if you're into that sorta thing.
Bellini – Bellinis: not just an excuse to drink at breakfast anymore! Plus who can say "no" to a cocktail comprised of peaches and bubbly? Crazy people, that's who.
Caipirinha – Brazil has a national cocktail, which is awesome. Made from sugar cane rum, sugar and lime, the Caipirinha has gained popularity lately, and it can be found in many fancy cocktail bars – and now at your Olympics party!
Yuzu Julep – Leave it to the Japanese to take the classic bourbon- and mint-based Kentucky Derby-famed cocktail and make it better by using Japanese whiskey and yuzu (a citrus fruit). Created by the famed Yuri Kato who devoted an entire book to Japanese cocktails. Domo Arigato, Mrs. Kato.
Japanese Cocktail – We love any cocktail that gives us an excuse to use orgeat, a delicious and sweet almond liqueur.
Old Fashioned – Consisting of sugar and bitters, along with an alcohol and a twist of citrus, the Old Fashioned is arguably the "cocktail" in its purest form. Learn to make a perfect Old Fashioned and your friends will follow you anywhere.
Mint Julep – Serve in a traditional silver or pewter vessel to impress your friends and stick with the Olympics theme. Or serve them in plastic cups. We won't judge.
Manhattan – Bourbon, sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters. Screw the gold medal. This cocktail is all the reward we need – also a cherry on top.
We hope we've given you enough recipes to keep your spirits high while cheering on your favorite country. Perhaps after a Negroni or three you'll finally land that couch dismount backflip you've been working on since you were a kid.
Or maybe you should just stick to gawking at those swimmers.


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1st Lt Ralph W Fulton, WW II AAC Pilot, KIA
1943 — Ohio RALPH and BRUCE were Twins !
In searching for Ralph's Twin-brother, Bruce, we discovered that Ralph was also an AAC Pilot during WW II. As of now, June, '09, we only know that he was a 1st Lt, and KIA out of N Africa about the 25th March, 1943. The Erlinger, KY VFW Post is named after him.
Personal Phto's supplied by Donna FULTON Perkins.
VFW KY Post 6423 - Erlanger http://www.vfwwebcom.org/ky/post6423
VFW KY Post 6423 - Erlanger Veterans of Foreign Wars Department Kentucky Ralph Fulton Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department Kentucky Ralph Fulton Post, Erlinger, KY.
History 81st Fighter Group, 93rd Fighter Squadron /Ralph W Fulton, KIA 25 Mar.'43
The 81st Fighter Group was one of the units allocated to support Operation
Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. Its group echelon landed on 8
November 1942, but the aircraft and pilots didn't begin to arrive until the
end of the year, and the group didn't enter service until January 1943.
The group began by supporting the ground troops in Tunisia. Between April
and July 1943 it used its P-39s to patrol off the African coast. During this
period it provided protection for the invasions of Pantelleria and of
Sicily. In January 1944 it took part in the early stages of the Anzio campaign,
before being moved to India.
The group arrived in India by March 1944, where it swapped its P-39s for
P-40 Warhawks and P-47 Thunderbolts. After a period training with its new
aircraft, the group moved to China, joining the Fourteenth Air Force. There it
performed a variety of roles, amongst then ground attack in support of the
Chinese army and providing fighter escort for the bomber groups operating from
Ralph's Twin, 1st Lt Bruce Fulton, 86th FG, who was shot down on Dec 10, 1944 and taken prisoner. He was a POW and his "Person Page" is linked to this so you may read about him as well. Barbi Enns Connolly 21 Jun'09
Ralph Wrigley Fulton
Birth 7 Mar 1919 in Kenton Co., Kentucky
Death 25 Mar 1943 in North Usaf, Africa
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Ralph W Fulton
Enlistment Service # : 15067069
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
County or City: Kenton
Enlistment Date: 10 Jul 1941
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 155
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Ralph W Fulton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Any private cemetery in Kentucky
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service Number: 726366
OFFICER'S Service # : O-726366


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