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Techniques and Positions
Anal sex - how to decide if anal sex is for you, or not.
Anal sex conjures up many images - and sadly not all of them are very positive! The butt end of various jokes (excuse me!), it's the victim of homophobia, it's thought of as dirty and unhygienic, and it's seen as a sexual practice full of shame. And yet, judging by the amount of anal sex pornography available, it's one of the most popular forms of sex there is - at least in men's fantasy lives.
Maybe in reality men don't get to try it as much as they might like because of women's resistance. And yet anal sex can be very exciting for women, too.
This site will tell you everything you need to know, from how to do it to how to clean up afterwards.
To start at the beginning: anal sex is another form of intercourse. And it can be great when done by consenting lovers who both want to try it. (Want to know what a disrespectful approach is? Try this: "Oops, wrong hole!"). Of course, anal sex is not as romantic as missionary vaginal sex, but sometimes a bit of spice is all you need.
Even in a monogamous relationship anal sex may not be something you want to carry on doing, but then again, sharing an allegedly taboo can be exciting and it can actually pull you closer.
All in all, anal sex as part of your sexual repertoire means you'll feel more intimate and have more sexual things to play around with, which will let you enjoy the variation and the fun of something a bit more spicy from time to time.
And if you do it right, it's only dirty in the way that great sex is dirty! It's just one more way to mix things up - anal sex can be a Saturday night special, or something for holidays and special occasions. And sure, as we said, anal sex may not be a something you want to revisit - but a lot more people enjoy it than you'd think.
Advice On Anal Sex
See how the same old issues come up time and time again. They centre on women's desire to please men and their fear of pain, which often results in a woman doing anal from an anxious place which does indeed cause her pain because her body is not relaxed.
Maybe the problem is, at its root, one of sexual liberation, in the sense that a woman needs to find her voice - i.e. be able to say "no, that's not acceptable".
Assuming that she really does want to continue with anal sex then the key to success is lots of lube, tolerance and patience by both parties, slowness and gentleness by the man, and good sexual skill - which means no male sexual dysfunction - either premature ejaculation or delayed ejaculation.
You see, some men who find it difficult to reach orgasm think a tighter fit around the penis will help them come faster. But the anus is not naturally lubricated, so if you need to thrust for over 15 minutes before you reach orgasm, anal sex is definitely not for you or your partner! (You can read more about these male sexual problems here.)
By contrast, if you come too soon, you are likely to come even quicker with anal intercourse. So avoid it. Instead you might wish to consider the possibility of using a self-help program such as Ejaculation By Command, which you can find at www.datinglovingliving.com - a useful resource for any man who wishes to last longer in bed.
So - why do it? Well, anal sex means exploring the parts of your lover's body that would normally be taboo. This can add a high level of intensity and excitement. Both men and women have rear ends with loads of erotic nerves, all waiting to be investigated.
For the initiated, anal sex is an altogether new and exciting sensation. You're still not convinced? Well, before you reject it altogether, why not try it and see how anal sex feels?
After all, if you never extend your sexual horizons, you're never going to find out what you like....and, if you tried anal sex once, years ago, and didn't like it, consider trying one more time with the benefit of good advice.
Remember, backdoor action doesn't always have to mean hardcore anal fucking or hours of rimming (mouth and tongue play on the anus). Sometimes a teasing finger pushed up there at the right moment during oral or manual sex or even during vaginal intercourse can be enough anal sex play to keep you both happy! In fact, anal play may never go further than that for you - but why let all those good nerve endings go unsatisfied?
Unlike vaginal sex, anal sex isn't quite as simple as inserting a penis into a vagina. The anus and rectum are much less harder to penetrate and much less accommodating than the vagina, so it helps to get a little anal education before you enter.
First of all, there are two small sphincters that bound each end of the anal canal (see the illustration). The more nervous and stressed someone feels, the more these muscles clench up. This is why relaxation, light-heartedness, patience, and a slow approach - as well as some anal foreplay - are very necessary when you start playing with anal sex. Have a look at the diagrams below so you can see what you are dealing with in anal sexual play.
Beyond the anus lies the rectum, an S-shaped part of the gut which receives feces immediately before defecation - it isn't really where shit is stored, if you have a good bowel habit (i.e. regular toileting and complete evacuation of the shit).
Since your penis, dildo, or finger is not the same shape, you can see how it is a good idea to play around with techniques and sex positions until you find the combination that feels right for you. That's as true for anal intercourse as it is for finger play or dildo exploration.
Since there is no position that will straighten out the curve completely, put anything up into the anus as slowly and carefully as possible! Go in slowly and gently and listen to what your partner says, tilting the angle of entry as needed to give them comfort.
The other key factor about anal sex is that there is no natural lube in the anus. This is very different to the vagina, where a woman's natural lubrication eases the passage of the penis, hence the importance of some kind of artificial lube.
And another important point is that the anal and rectal tissues are much more delicate than the walls of the vagina, which makes unprotected anal sex such a risky activity - it is easy to transmit STDs, including HIV, the precursor of AIDS.
Consider also the possibility of physical damage if you don't take it slowly or forget the lube. Remember also that yeast infections can easily be spread from rectum to vulva and vagina - and for that matter from rectum to the man's penis.
Anal Anatomy for Anal Sex
Spontaneity and planning are not incompatible in sex. So have the heavy duty condoms and the anal lube ready for when you want to play with anal sex. Nothing ruins the mood quite like douching, seducing, fingering, licking and then bending over with your anus at the ready only to find that there's no lube in your bedside table.
Becoming backdoor buddies with your lover requires trust and good communication. This means it probably isn't something to try with a one-night stand or on the third date.
It can be a very powerful experience in many ways - the power a woman has over a man who wants anal sex so badly he'd give anything to get it can be awesome, and a woman may feel it in her excitement as she gets down on her hands and knees with her ass in the air, ready for her lustful man to penetrate her behind. But assuming you follow all the advice here, there's no reason why anal sex shouldn't become just another fun thing to do over the weekend!
So. Are you ready in the body? If you can douche with a small amount of water before you get ready for anal sex, this will clean out any lingering particle of shit in the rectum, which makes it nicer for all concerned. It's certainly a good idea to at least shower (or wash your behind in a bidet) first.
Anyone who's going in with a finger should have trimmed and filed nails, and the more sexually aroused you are, the better: the more relaxed you'll be, so for women, having an orgasm first will relax the whole area.
Here's an anal sex check list:
Something like 50% of women are said to have tried anal sex but fewer than one in ten engage in it regularly. This may be because many women find it uncomfortable or even painful. But when you do anal sex "correctly", this form of intercourse can be very enjoyable for both partners.
Those ladies who do enjoy anal intercourse regularly report various reasons why they enjoy it: intense sensations, a rush of adrenaline due to the "taboo" nature of anal sex, the sheer rudeness of it, and so on.
So our advice is that if you like the idea of anal intercourse but you've found it to be uncomfortable or painful then try again!
Anal sex has a lot of negative images associated with it. As you know, little boys and girls learn mostly that shitty things in general and the anus in particular is dirty.
Many of us also have negative feelings about bowel movements, and as adults, we are often uncomfortable with the concept of touching our own anus, or even with a loving partner touching it. Good hygiene during anal sex solves all these problems.
Of course, you may get AIDS and hepatitis from an infected man or woman, and they may be carriers with no symptoms, so safe sex is incredibly important. But overall, the bottom line (no pun intended) is this: the anus is a rich source of erotic and enjoyable feelings when stimulated sexually.
The anus is full of erotic nerve endings; no wonder, then, that so many people find anal stimulation exciting or enjoyable. Anal sex techniques and sexual positions can give great pleasure!
While the anus can be very pleasantly sensitive to sexual stimulation, it is of course designed for expulsion, not insertion! As we have observed, it is not lubricated like the vagina, and it can contract fiercely, shutting tightly when you try and insert a hard object. That's why you need lots of gentle pressure, relaxation and lube - and a good supply of patience!
Good quality lube lets things (such as a penis, a dildo, or a finger) slip in without friction on the delicate tissues of the anus and rectum.
And, yes, you do need to be patient, because the anal muscles may need to be conditioned to relax when you're penetrating your partner. This relaxation is needed to overcome the anal reflex which tries to expel objects that shouldn't be there (which is why anal sex toys like Butt Plugs have a ridge to keep them in place).
So use plenty of lubricant and make sure you have lots of time to enjoy anal sex play and intercourse. If you or your lover is worried about pain or discomfort, there is a product called EROS Explorer which claims to be an anal muscle relaxant.
The product manufacturer claims it works like a mild anesthetic and allows easy penetration without loss of sensation and therefore produces conditions ideal for relaxed, and enjoyable anal intercourse. So they say.
Hygiene and anal sex
Photos from Wikimedia commons.
Everything about anal sex is easier if you are confident that your and your partner's back-end is clean! You can easily decide how far you want to go with cleanliness - you might see it as essential to douche before anal sex, or simply to wash outside the anus if you are using condemns and latex gloves.
A compromise between these two extremes is to have a shower together and wash your anuses - this is sexy and exciting as well as functional! You can also insert a fingertip into each other to clean inside the anal canal. There are other advantages to enemas, as well, of course.
So, whatever you are doing, take it slowly. Be playful! If you are thinking about penile (or even finger) penetration, you can just slip a finger inside your partner to check if there is any shit left there.
A small douche will always clear things out, but if you use too much water you may wash matter down from higher up the gut - so only use a little water.
Commercial enemas are not appropriate - warm water is all you need. So when you are both ready and feel as clean as you want and need to be, go and relax together.
The first step of any anal sex session will most probably involve anal massage. What follows is written as though the reader is a man stimulating his female partner, but the same information is just as relevant for a woman who is playing with her male partner's anus.
If you are a man playing with your female partner's anus, you may initially find that when her anus is intimately touched it contracts, and she may need some time to learn how to let it relax.
The first thing to do is to lubricate her anus with a good water based lube (only use oil if you know your partner well and you have already shared bodily fluids. Oil destroys conventional latex condoms.) You can then start a gentle anal massage around the anal area with soothing circular strokes. You can begin to make the suggestion of penetration by pushing gently with a finger tip on the anal sphincter muscle, but don't attempt to penetrate her at this stage.
Gradually, as you play with your partner's anal opening, it will become more accustomed to these new sensations and begin to relax and open up. To aid this process, stimulating her vulva or performing cunnilingus may be helpful.
A great way to stimulate a woman sexually is to offer her cunnilingus while stimulating the inside of her vagina with one finger and playing with her anus with another - so you could have the forefinger of one hand inside her vagina while stimulating her anus with the little finger of the same hand.
The entire collection of sensations work together to relax and increase a woman's sexual arousal, and this also prevents her from being too wrapped up in the new sensations of having her anus stimulated. Of course, as in all sexual play, it is helpful for both partners to be relaxed and if either of you feels time-pressured, you're not likely to enjoy things as much.
Even if it takes weeks or months to get used to the new feelings of anal sex, it's worth taking it slowly. Eventually, it will become quite natural to enjoy anal sex play and then the stage is set for anal penetration.
Should any kind of yeast infection be transferred from rectum to vagina during anal intercourse, which is possible if hygiene is not as good as it might be, then there is a site full of useful advice on all aspects of yeast infection, including how to cure it, how to diagnose it, and how to avoid getting it in the future.
As you know, the tissues of the anus and rectum are not as robust as those of the vagina and you need to be careful not to insert anything that is sharp or which might damage the lining of the rectum.
(That means trimming your nails and filing their edges before you attempt anal penetration, especially with an ungloved finger.) You can wear rubber or latex gloves if you wish, as these will help your finger to slide in and maintain a good level of cleanliness if the idea of touching shit bothers you.
As you proceed towards anal penetration, massage her anal sphincter ring and wait until it relaxes and begins to show its willingness to open up for you. If it tightens up, stop what you are doing, withdraw your finger, and restart the anal massage once again - carry on for two or three minutes, during which time it should relax again.
When her anal opening has relaxed again, you can gently insert your finger once more, taking it very slowly. Your partner needs to sense when her anus is tense, and develop the ability to relax it consciously, which she will only be able to do if she trusts you not to abuse her willingness to explore anal sex.
One useful tip is to try for an orgasm at this stage, because the sensation of orgasm with a soft object in the anus can be very enjoyable and this adds to the expectation that anal play will produce good feelings. Once your partner is comfortable with this level of anal penetration, you can gently move your finger in and out, and in a circular motion.
A good step at this point is to insert something slightly thicker - perhaps two fingers instead of one. (But probably not your penis at this stage!)
Take it slowly and make sure that your partner is relaxed. There are various butt plugs available in sizes from small to large which can help her get accustomed to gradual increases in size, but her anus is never gong to accommodate anything as big as her vagina could do.
A butt plug with a base that has a collar on it will enable her to keep the object in her anus rather than having it pushed out by the reflex response of her anal sphincter, which is what tends to happen to regular dildos and vibrators.
Orgasm Arts
Anal sex may be so exciting the first time a man tries it that he ejaculates far too quickly - but control will come with time and experience. You can find out much more about exciting strategies for men who wish to last longer during sex here.
And if you are a man who wishes to take a woman to greater and greater levels of sexual pleasure, then Jason Julius's program Orgasm Arts for female sexual pleasure, known as Orgasm Arts, may be just the job for you!
Butt plugs come in a wide range of sizes, as a quick look at any sex toy website will soon tell you! You can get them from half an inch wide to the thickness of a fist, but the smaller they are, the more likely they are to be enjoyable, especially for the novice anal sex fan!
Only when you're a hard core anal kinkster will you want to search out some of the more expansive anal sex toys! It has been suggested that silicone dildos are the best choice because of their softness and flexibility.
We wouldn't argue with that. A useful tip is to add a condom to the dildo as it makes the clean up much easier.
At this point, I want to take a small break - and mention some other websites which can be helpful in all kinds of sexual situations. For men, the most common sexual problem is premature ejaculation. It's certainly true that the incredibly intense excitement of anal intercourse can produce a very rapid ejaculation, especially if a man is already prone to quick or rapid ejaculation.
There is a self-help treatment program which can alleviate these difficulties, and you can find it - Ejaculation By Command - here. It will show you how to stop premature ejaculation. If the opposite problem - retarded ejaculation - is your particular problem, then you can find treatment for delayed ejaculation here.
This will show you how to end long delays befopre climax.
If you are having any kind of erection problem, like partial loss of erection, or an inability to get an erection at all, you are experiencing erectile dysfunction, which is the second most common male sexual dysfunction, and in many ways it is even worse than simply ejaculating too quickly.
After all, at least when you come too quickly, no matter how embarrassing it may be, you can always give a woman pleasure with oral sex or masturbation.
Note that men may come even more quickly with anal pleasure than with vaginal intercourse, simply because the anus is so tight.
But if you are impotent, while you can still please your partner, you may not be able to have an orgasm yourself, and the loss of erection can be very disempowering as a man. However, the sites mentioned above offer an effective solution to these male sexual problems: the tao of badass being one of them!
Ok - back to the main subject! If you want to try the delights of a butt plug, start by massaging and pushing a finger into her anus as we describe above. Once you have a degree of dilation, you can play with the tricky little butt plug by pressing it gently into her anal opening - don't forget the lube! - and allowing it to make its own way in, at its own pace.
Or, rather, at the pace that her anus will comfortably allow it to enter! If she can have the experience of pushing it back out again, this in and out motion will get her more accustomed to the sensation of entry and withdrawal, which will help when you get around to penile penetration of her anus (especially if you intend to thrust as you would in vaginal intercourse).
Push your (junior size) butt plug into her anus a little further with each forward motion, and remember to keep stimulating her clitoris as you do this.
Eventually she will be able to keep the butt plug in her anus without any discomfort - once the anal sphincter has closed around it, she should find it quite comfortable - and you can then move on to sexual intercourse (vaginal intercourse, that is).
Most important of all is to bring her to orgasm so that she can enjoy the feeling of orgasm while something is filling her anal canal and possibly her rectum, or at least the lower part of it.
You can gradually introduce the larger size butt plug into your partner's anus when she is used to the feeling of the smaller one.
As you prepare for anal intercourse, the best idea is to purchase a dildo or butt plug that is the same size as your penis, so your partner can adapt to the size that she will have to accommodate when you start enjoying anal sex.
The advantage of using a dildo is that you can move it in and out easily (the butt plug has a flared base which prevents such in and out movement) so it gets your partner accustomed to the sensations of anal intercourse.
This experience may be very intense for your partner and she may need time to adjust to the different experience of anal dilation.
When she is relaxed, slowly thrust the dildo in and out of her anus - let her remain in control at all times so that she has confidence she can stop the process if she needs to. She certainly needs to be sure that she will not be hurt by the experience of anal sex.
Naturally enough, when it comes to the moment of first penetration with the dildo, you need to go through the whole ritual of anal massage, gentle dilation with a finger, and the use of the gradually increasing size of penetrative object.
When you get to point of penetration by your penis, she must retain control of how far and how fast she is penetrated: she must therefore be on top, or you must enter her doggy style. Her anus must be relaxed, at least partly open, and willing to accept your penis - don't just try and push it into her!
If you do this doggy style, she can move her body backwards onto your penis.
Once the glans of your penis has penetrated her anus, slow down, relax for a couple minutes, and when she feels ready, let her accept the remainder of your penis; then, she can either remain motionless and enjoy the feelings of your penis being inside her, or you/she can start to move slowly forwards and backwards or thrust gently.
Gentle stimulation of her breasts and clitoris and possibly the pleasure of an orgasm will help her to enjoy the experience more.
As with all sex, the more you practice, the more enjoyable anal sex will be, since you get used to it and you know how to best enjoy it, what angles you need to adopt and what tricks and techniques will make it easier for you.
If you only enjoy anal intercourse from time to time, you will obviously need to spend longer getting ready. If you practice anal sex regularly, it is easier to maintain the ability to relax the anus and accept the penis easily.
Both men and women can play with their anus while masturbating - this can add a great deal to the experience of solo sex, and it is a great way to get comfortable with anal play. Some women even discover that anal stimulation can help them reach orgasm.
You can either play with the outside of your anus or enjoy penetration with a finger, a butt plug, or a vibrator.
If you're interested in power play between men and women during anal sex, it's worth reading this. For women who want to penetrate their male lover, a desirable practice if the man enjoys prostate stimulation (and most men do, when they get used to it), a good quality strap on harness and dildo are needed.
You need a quality harness to keep the dildo in place while you have your hands available to stimulate the penis and ay other part of your own or your lover's body. Think of the dildo as your penis, no matter how feminine you may be - this kind of role reversal is very stimulating.
Of course, if the base of the dildo presses and stimulates your clitoris, you will also have the added pleasure of reaching orgasm through thrusting - an experience normally reserved for men! It's a great idea to wear the harness and accompanying dildo several times before you even try anal intercourse with your man.
You may surprise yourself by finding how comfortable you feel with a strap on dildo. You can be in charge for a change, and your male lover can be the passive partner, the receptive partner for a change!
If this all seems too much, too soon, then a gradual process can work well: a woman can gradually introduce her man to anal sex by playing with his anus while she offers him fellatio. This is an intimate act and can bring a couple closer, as well as encouraging greater relaxation and sexual pleasure.
There is no clear information on whether women can reach the point of high arousal which would enable them to ejaculate (the entire subject of female orgasm and sexual pleasure is discussed here) through anal stimulation.
As for positions, well, almost any position which you can use for ordinary sex can be adapted for anal sex. If you really need help, seek out the inspiration of great sexual techniques which you can find here.
Advantages of anal sex
There are some unexpected advantages of anal sex too. The tightness of the anus means it may be especially stimulating for a man, which may actually be helpful in achieving ejaculation if he happens to be suffering from delayed ejaculation - also called retarded ejaculation.
One of the most interesting techniques to add to anal intercourse or anilingus is the stimulation of the perineum, which is the space between the anus and the vulva in a woman, and between the anus and scrotum in a man, or the introduction of a finger into the vagina whilst anilingus is taking place.
The reason that these techniques are so valuable is that the intensity of an orgasm which is generated by the combined stimulation of the genitals and the anus is much greater, and indeed much more pleasurable than orgasm produced, let us say by clitoral stimulation alone.
One reason for this perhaps is the female desire to be penetrated, the satisfaction of which clearly increases when a woman is penetrated both anally and vaginally, but it's also just a physical pleasure: penetration of the anus, and to a lesser extent stimulation of the perineum, conducts the movements and stimulation of the external sexual act deep down into the pelvis, where it may not be experienced as a matter of course.
It's for this reason that anal stimulation can enable a man who has any kind of ejaculatory dysfunction to reach orgasm much more easily, and it's well worth experimenting with if you have this issue in your sex life!
Conversely of course, it may not be a good technique for man who wishes to avoid premature ejaculation! Naturally this is particularly true for men whose prostate is being stimulated by friendly finger.
Such is the pleasure that it's likely that stimulation of this kind will become a regular feature of a couple's sexual interaction once they have learned to enjoy it – a pre-requisite for which is the use of a good quality lubricant.
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Recruit(Redirected from Volunteer)
|Inner Sphere Military Ranks
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|For specific ranks see Military Ranks
Recruit is the rank given to soldiers who are entering boot camp or undergoing basic training. Frequently they have no rank insignia or a very simple one.
Recruits in the SLDF wore a white rank patch during basic training and on their first posting.[1] Recruits who were entering the SLDF Naval Command were known as Spaceman Recruits.
In the Second Star League Defense Forces, a Recruit was promoted to Private immediately after graduating boot camp.[2]
|Insignia (First SLDF)[3]
|Insignia (Second SLDF)[4]
Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran AllianceEdit
LCAF/LAAF recruits wear the "Narrow Arrow" as their rank insignia, like Privates. They are not allowed to wear the Lyran Alliance insignia however.[5]
Draconis Combine Mustered SoldieryEdit
Armed Forces of the Federated SunsEdit
Recruits in the AFFS wear a black sword on a green field as their rank insignia, regardless of their service branch.[7]
Capellan Confederation Armed ForcesEdit
Unlike in other militaries, in the CCAF the rank of Recruit takes the place of Private and is retained by everyone who has completed basic training; prior to then, they are simply known as "Citizen." Infantry soldiers, vehicle support crews, and other non-rated laborers are all Recruits. After the Xin Sheng reforms, the title was replaced with Shia-ben-bing.[8][9]
Free Worlds LeagueEdit
Like the first Star League, the FWLM has Recruits and Spaceman Recruit depending on the desired branch of service. A Recruit in the FWLM has no rank insignia.[10]
The ClansEdit
All the Clans lack the rank of recruit, as all members of a Warrior caste training sibko are essentially recruits. Several Clans refer to their warrior sibko members by nicknames however, which could be considered recruit ranks.
Clan Hell's HorsesEdit
Clan Hell's Horses warrior trainees are frequently referred to as "colts." [11][12]
Clan Jade FalconEdit
Clan Jade Falcon training officers (Falconers) will sometimes refer to their sibko members as "fledgelings."[13]
ComStar/Word of BlakeEdit
Free Rasalhague RepublicEdit
Periphery PowersEdit
Magistracy of CanopusEdit
In the Magistracy Armed Forces, all incoming troops are known as a Volunteer until they have passed basic training.[16][17] Their rank insignia is a simple blue-green diamond edged in silver.
Taurian Defense ForceEdit
All citizens of the Taurian Concordat must serve for four years in the Taurian Defense Force - two years on active duty, two years in the reserve - though the nature of that service varies. If they desire an actual military role, a Recruit will be given eighteen weeks of basic training before being assigned to a field unit. Other Recruits are given more limited instruction and instead assigned to their local canton's provisional training battalion, where their duties tend more towards garbage patrol than combat patrol. They use a single silver ring as their rank insignia.[18][19][20]
Marian HegemonyEdit
In the Hegemony Armed Forces, a recruit undergoing training is known as miles, which is Latin for soldier.[21] They wear no rank insignia.
Outworlds AllianceEdit
As the Alliance Military Corps gets most of its new troops via planetary lotteries held by the Parliaments of individual member worlds, calling a trainee "Recruit" is inaccurate. In recognition of this, the AMC identifies all its trainee soldiers as Defender.[22] A Defender's rank insignia is a simple green circle.
Hanseatic LeagueEdit
In the Hanseatic League this rank name is called Soldier.[23]
Umayyad CaliphateEdit
In the Umayyad Caliphate this rank name is called Safiya.[23]
Castillan PrincipalitiesEdit
In the Nueva Castile this rank name is called Caballero.[23]
- ↑ The Star League, p. 112
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 80
- ↑ The Star League, p. 113
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar
- ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 30
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 20
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 27
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 71
- ↑ Handbook House Liao, p. 111
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 22
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans
- ↑ MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans, p. 46
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 66
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 24
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 86
- ↑ The Periphery, pg. 74
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 53
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 112
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 73
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 88
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 14 "Periphery Comparative Rank Table"


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2009: The year in film: Part Three
While we race on with 2009, Filmstalker's selection of films coming up in 2009 continues with the third part in the 2009 release review covering July to September.
There are some big releases, a much anticipated sequel, a definitely not needed remake, and some smaller more interesting films too. Of course this isn't the complete list of releases for I don't believe there's a real need for me to copy and paste that. This list isn't every film released in every country, nor is it just the films I'd recommend, it's a mixture of what I recommend, want to see, and what you'll be clamouring to get tickets for.
Also to remember is that release schedules change like mad, and this is a list made in January for July to September. So let's get stuck in.
3rd July
Public Enemies
[FR]Michael Mann directing Christian Bale and Johnny Depp, but the excellent cast doesn't end there. Billy Crudup, Giovanni Ribisi, Marion Cotillard and Stephen Dorff to name but a few, sounds great doesn't it? Well add in the fact that the story is set in the 1930's as Federal Agents try to bring down the gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This promises to be something special, mainly because it's Mann and some fantastic character actors. Definitely worth watching.
10th July
The Day After Tomorrow that the Earth Stood Still For, or some such rubbish. The teaser trailer came out with a huge wave pouring over the top of a high mountain range hitting a monastery and killing a poor monk ringing his bell. What? A wave was that high? It's just The Day After Tomorrow all over again. Disaster film take four hundred and fifteen. Seen it, done it, but you know the effects are going to be pretty amazing and maybe, just maybe, there's going to be a little more to it than the end of the world and huge moralistic messages from people sitting in their petrol filled, waste producing, ivory towers….and breathe Richard.
17th July
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[FR]There's been some speculation that this series will end prematurely, but if they're making drivel like Twilight then this series will continue regardless. Remember there's a proven audience out there with a track record of buying the novels and going to the cinema, and with just a few films left, which have been getting better and better, Warner Bros. are going to be wanting to hold onto their tent pole franchise. I predict another solid outing for Harry.
Land of the Lost
Will Ferrell, Anna Friel and Danny R. McBride star in this adventure comedy which personally I'm not really holding out a lot of hope for, but I think it will do pretty well. The film sees three adults stumble upon a hidden land that is populated with dinosaurs and other strange creatures and a dangerous race.
24th July
The Year One
Harold Ramis, oh yes that Harold Ramis, is directing Jack Black and Michael Cera in the story of two cavemen who are the laziest hunter-gatherers that anyone in their primitive village has ever seen, and soon they find themselves banished and taking on the greatest adventure of their lives taking them on a journey across their ancient and epic land. Well the talent is there, and Ramis is co-writing and directing, so there's a lot of hope for the film.
31st July
Funny People
Now I'm not a fan of Adam Sandler I'll tell you that, and the Judd Apatow school of comedy can be very hit and miss for me, but I know that Funny People will go down well with audiences and there's some drama to be had here too. Sandler plays a professional comedian who is told that he has a terminal condition, and so he takes on a performer that's new to the profession in order to pass on his knowledge and make a genuine friendship with someone. I do hope there's more drama than comedy.
7th August
The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3
[FR]Tony Scott is directing this remake, yes he's doing a remake, but that doesn't mean that it's going to be rubbish, it tells us that it's going to be visually engaging and very exciting. What's more Denzel Washington and John Travolta, and I really do hope he's still making the film, star along with John Turturro and James Gandolfini. The film has already been remade before for television, but the original starred Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw and Martin Balsam. It tells the story of a subway hijack and hostage taking. Sounds like Scott could do wonders with this.
14th August
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
As I've said before, some of these titles are just being put in here because I know there will be a large demand to see them, and this will attract a certain age group of Americans to the cinema without a doubt. Will it work so well outside America? Perhaps as your standard actioner with little else. Still, there's an interesting line up of actors, but a franchise? Personally I'll avoid it like an Adam Sandler film, i.e. the plague.
District 9 (U.S.)
[FR]When the news came that Neill Blomkamp wasn't directing Halo there was some sadness, although we weren't convinced about his ability to direct such an epic, Peter Jackson was. That died though and then there was this film, the story of Aliens living on Earth and sharing cities with humans, however they all have to live together and there are strict rules and regulations. Little is really known about it, but reading some of the viral sites about it (see previous Filmstalker article) you get the feeling there's more to it than the Alien Nation sounding blurb.
21st August
The Goods: The Don Ready Story (U.S.)
Don Ready is a used-car liquidator and is hired by an auto dealership that is struggling to try and turn their Fourth of July sale into a huge profitable event. Doesn't sound that great, but the comedy stars Jeremy Piven and Ving Rhames, with Piven taking the lead role. This might be interesting and have something to give, and Piven is always great fun on screen, but is there something more to be had?
4th September
Game (U.S.)
[FR]Gerard Butler is directed by the guys who wrote and directed Crank and Crank 2: High Voltage, so already you know what to expect from this film - some innovative filming, and huge action sequences. This film is set in the future where a virtual game allows people to take over other real people and battle out to win. Butler is a big draw these days, and if Crank 2 does well then the writer/directors are two, this could be another strong to add to their bow. Innovative action and science fiction with Gerard Butler at the helm, what could be better?
9th September
[FR]In another world a group of ragdolls with self awareness come across another ragdoll who brings the group together to fight the creatures that threaten them. The ragdoll is called 9 and played by Elijah Wood, and the group includes 1, played by Christopher Plummer, a domineering war veteran; 2, played by Martin Landau, an aged inventor; 5, played by John C. Reilly, a stalwart mechanic; 6, played by Crispin Glover, a visionary and artist; and 7, played by Jennifer Connelly, a brave warrior. Once you've seen the trailer you'll be transfixed because it looks something new and highly imaginative.
11th September
Whiteout (U.S.)
[FR]Now I know as soon as I say this you'll be put off if you aren't a fan of these things, but I have to try and persuade you to stick with it, if you have to ignore this statement in order to consider the film, then do. Whiteout is an adaptation of a comic book. It's the story of a U.S. Marshall who has to investigate a murder and try and track down the perpetrator. However she's on a tight timescale because if she doesn't solve the murder soon she'll be plunged into darkness for six months as the sun sets for the extremely long night. Add to that the fact that there were strange ice samples taken from around the body and that's just the beginning. The story sounds very intriguing and the early shots I've seen from the film look gorgeous too.
The Soloist
Oh I'm torn about this, I wasn't really sure if I should give this a Filmstalker recommendation or not, watching the trailers and reading about the film it does sound like it might just be nicely set up to tug all the right heart strings, but then there's the fact that the story is based on a very real one where a reporter discovers a Juliard trained musician and befriends him, determined to bring his story to the public and help him regain some of his self-respect and life. Yeah I'm still torn, the good news is that Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx take the leads and Joe Wright is behind the camera, now that's tipping me to the positive.
18th September
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Out of nowhere this film came to me, I was looking through the list of releases and the title caught my eye, rubbish I thought, and then I read further and thought that the concept could be pretty interesting. The animated family film tells the story of a world where hunger is a huge problem and a scientist who is trying to solve it is surprised when food begins to fall from the sky. Now the title was good, but that has really piqued my interest - what's that all about then?
25th September
Why we need a remake of Fame I have no idea, but we apparently do, and not only that but it has to be updated to modern day. One good thing is that we have an interesting line up for the teaching staff including Kelsey Grammar, Charles S. Dutton, Megan Mullally, and Bebe Neuwirth including Debbie Allen as the headmistress of the school - oh you'll remember her when you see her, she used to be the dance teacher. It's the usual same stuff in store I'm sure, but bigger, more expensive, but is it going to be better? I'm really not sure, it'll definitely make a lot of money that's for sure.
So that's all we have so far, over the months leading up to July there will be changes and additions galore, so remember that this was published in the second week of January, this is a look ahead, for an accurate view of what's coming out in the coming weeks keep your eyes on the side-bar of Filmstalker, IMDB, or your local cinema listings.
Remember you can also see the Filmstalker recommendations for January to March and April to June, with October to December still to come.
What about that list though? It's certainly not as strong as this time last year, but thankfully there aren't too many remakes and dumb comedies, oh they are being released, but they're not on this list thankfully!
I'm really curious about The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3, District 9, Game, 9, and Whiteout. All these are films which, if I weren't writing about movies, would want to go and see. They all have a certain quality about their plots that has me intrigued and captured my imagination, and increased my belief that this is going to be a richer year for the cinema audience.
Now it's over to you until next week and the final part of the 2009 review.


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A prominent San Jose businessman and a member of the prestigious Santa Clara County Sheriff's Advisory Board is attempting to walk away from more than $10 million in debt owed to investors, the federal government and the state of California.
NBC Bay area has confirmed the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Department of Corporations have concluded their investigations into Ron Battistella and have turned over their files to the Santa Clara County District Attorney for possible criminal charges. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office will not comment or confirm any ongoing investigation per department policy.
Battistella, the former owner of Stevens Creek Auto Mall and the former president of the Los Gatos Auto Mall, has filed for bankruptcy asking a judge to excuse $10,468,925 in accumulated debt. Included in the bankruptcy filing is nearly $2 million Battistella collected from 18 Bay Area investors. He connected with the investors after advertising in the San Jose Mercury News and other local papers promising a 10-percent annual return.
Investors Want Justice
"I could have stayed home today, but I want to do my part and make sure he is brought to justice," said investor Joe Desanto during a recent interview with Chief Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski. Fighting back tears, Desanto added, "he doesn't deserve to be out on the streets." Desanto and his wife invested $25,000 with Battistella. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit spoke with nearly a dozen of the investors all believing they were getting into a good investment. Kovaleski asked all if they believed they were the victims of a crime and all raised their hands in frustration.
After responding to the newspaper advertisement, they all met with Battistella and were shown a Power Point presentation. Slides in the presentation included: "guarantees a fixed 10% annual return," "nowhere is your money safer" and "investment is 100% secured." The investors were told their money would help fund cars for Battistella's used car dealership in San Jose. All investors were given vehicle pink slips as a form of collateral.
"I just think he should not be out walking around," said Francis Dedoro after investing $25,000. She added, "he should be behind bars for what he has done. I am a victim, a big one."
Former Employee Offers Inside Perspective
Frustrated with what he witnessed as an employee of Battistella's Steven's Creek Auto Mall, Harry Osborne agreed to talk with Kovaleski at the NBC Bay Area studios. "They've been conned. They've been given pink slips to cars that were sold a long time ago." Osborne added, "I think a lot of this was a scam. I think he was paying the interest from the people who were putting more money in. It looks like a Ponzi."
NBC Bay Area also spoke with forensic accountant Len Lyons with CBIZ MHM, LLC. "There is some funny math in that presentation," said Lyons. "It has indicia leading me to believe we have a Ponzi scheme here."
The 18 investors were all promised 10 percent annual returns on their minimum $25,000 investments. All 18 are named in Battistella's bankruptcy filing with the federal government. None have received their promised regular interest payments in several months and have not been repaid their initial investments. "There's something wrong when all these people put up all that money and get nothing back," Osborne said. "He's a bad businessman that's turned out to be a con man. I think somebody's got to investigate, the police or something, someone has got to do something."
Debt Goes Deeper
In addition to the nearly $2 million in unpaid debt to that group of investors, Battistella has also asked a bankruptcy judge to discharge more than three-million dollars in unpaid taxes. According to the bankruptcy filing the San Jose businessman owes $604,682 to the IRS for collected and unpaid payroll taxes dating back to 1993.
Documents also show he owes the California State Board of Equalization $2,862,046 in collected an unpaid sales taxes between 2006 and 2008.
"If they don't pay them (taxes) to the state of California, is that a crime?" Kovaleski recently asked Jaime Garza with the California State Board of Equalization.
Garza said, "It is a crime and we have to go after the money."
Recognizing that it has been six years since Battistella started collecting sales taxes that he has yet to pay to California taxpayers, Kovaleski later asked: "Six years and nearly $3 million, how does somebody get away with that?"
"That's hypothetical, I am not going to go there" Garza said.
Kovaleski then pointed to Battistella's public bankruptcy filing that shows his attempt to avoid repaying California taxpayers and said, "It's factual, it's on this document."
Garza said, "I am not going to this document Tony."
Garza claimed law prevents him from discussing the details provided in Battistella's public bankruptcy filing. The document clearly shows the unpaid debt and NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit has also searched public criminal records and has found the state of California has not charged Battistella with any crime resulting from collecting sales taxes more than six years ago and not paying them to the state.
Sheriff's Advisory Board Member
Research by NBC Bay Area also found that despite a questionable financial resume, Battistella holds a prestigious position on the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Advisory Board. He is one of seven Advisory Board members in the non-profit group that is affiliated with and provides support to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. "Does this concern you? Kovaleski asked Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith. "It does concern me," Smith said. "I want to make sure we have good people that are affiliate with that organization because they do work with us." Kovaleski later asked, "you are the Sheriff, will you recommend he be removed from the Advisory Board?" Sheriff Smith answered, "yes."
MORE: San Jose Dealership Doesn't Pay 70k Contract (May 1, 2012)


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I am on the InHome service in Kapiti
I'm having an odd issue with certain websites not resolving DNS - namely www.seriouslyboard.co.nz
I know it's not down, because downforeveryone told me so, and I can access using my cellphone.
If I try and run a tracert it won't resolve, and resetting the modem doesn't seem to work.
I had the same issue with escapist magazine a couple of years ago, although that seems to be fine now..
Any thoughts?


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Break out the fuzzy dice: Cruisin' on Main Street | News
JACKSONVILLE - There's sure to be more traffic than usual in a few weeks in Springfield on the night of June 23. Some long time Jacksonville residents are breaking out the fuzzy dice and going cruising and they're inviting everyone to come along.
In the 60's and 70's, Main Street in Historic Springfield was the place to be on Friday and Saturday nights. Jacksonville teens lined up in their cars cruising the strip.
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A few of those former cruisers met recently at their former hangout, the Krystals restaurant on Main Street, ready to relive their youth in a few weeks. "It was just bumper to bumper," says Joan Burgos. "All we did was ride," says Jerry Watson, a 1965 Ribault graduate. "It was the freedom of the automobile," says Emily Lisska
They are making the final preparations for the Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise on Saturday night, June 23rd.
"It's really not a car show or a parade or anything. It's just come up here, cruise Main Street like you used to. Enjoy the businesses here, eat at some of the restaurants, hook up with your friends. Just do what you want. Have a good time," says John Wells, organizer of the event.
"I use to in a nice way, walk these streets," says Diane Winters. She worked at the Main Street Krystals as a car hop in the 60's. "The guys would want phone numbers so I would write it on napkins but I didn't have telephone. Got good tips though."
Some had their favorite car and and a strategy for cruising the strip. "Who had the shiniest car and who could pick up the most girls," says Dennis Mortimer. "We'd come down Main Street and want to see the guys and the people from school," says his wife Nancy Mortimer.
During the cruise on June 23, Krystal burgers will be even cheaper than they were 60 years ago. They'll be free. "We'll be giving away 400 free burger coupons for the people who are participating," says Krystals District Manager Todd Fletcher.
There's more fun. A makeshift drive-in theatre will be sent up at the car wash on 4th and Main. In keeping with the theme for the evening, the featured movie is American Graffiti There will also be a band.
They may be in their 60's now but Jacksonville's adult teenagers say they are ready to rock Main Street and ready to show Jacksonville what real fun was like when they were kids.
The Historic Springfield Main Street Cruise is Saturday, June 23rd from 6 pm to 10 pm. You don't have to have a hod rod just bring your car. It will run from 1st through 12th Streets on Main. The event is free.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Watch live coverage from Gray TV affiliate WITN out of Wilmington, N.C.
Cedar Point Wildlife access ramp / Michelle / Submitted to WITN
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said people can make donations to help with hurricane relief here: https://www.rebuild.nc.gov/
At least four people were killed. A mother and baby were killed when a tree fell on a house, according to a tweet from Wilmington police. The deaths also included that of a person killed while plugging in a generator, the governor's office said. Details of the death of the fourth person are unclear at this time.
The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local):
4:50 p.m.
Forecasters say Florence is now a tropical storm but will continue to threaten North and South Carolina with powerful winds and catastrophic freshwater flooding.
Its top sustained winds have dropped to 70 mph (110 kph), and it's at a near standstill, moving west at just 3 mph (6 kph).
At 5 p.m., Florence was centered about 50 miles (75 kilometers) west-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina, and about 25 miles (45 kilometers) northeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Tropical storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 kilometers) from its center. The National Hurricane Center says Florence is producing tropical storm-force wind gusts in Florence, South Carolina, about 60 miles from the coast.
4:45 p.m.
Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm; surges, flooding will continue as it lashes South Carolina.
4:25 p.m.
South Carolina's most popular tourist destination is riding out Hurricane Florence without major problems so far.
In North Myrtle Beach, rain has been falling nearly all day and tree branches and limbs are on some roads. The power is out on the main strip, but almost no vehicles are on the six-lane highway through the center of town other than police.
North Myrtle Beach spokesman Pat Dowling says three-quarters of the area's 37,000 electric customers are without power.
To the south, Myrtle Beach was faring better. Power outages were spotty, and Myrtle Beach spokesman Mark Kruea says no significant property damage has been reported.
No areas in South Carolina reported problems with surge from the ocean as winds continued from the land pushing water away.
4:05 p.m.
President Donald Trump is preparing to travel to areas affected by Hurricane Florence next week. At least four people have died due to the storm.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump will travel to the region "early to middle of next week."
She adds his trip will take place "once it is determined his travel will not disrupt any rescue or recovery efforts."
Aides say Trump has been monitoring the massive storm from the White House, and he has taken to Twitter to encourage those in its path to listen to their local authorities for how best to remain safe.
The storm, blamed for at least three fatalities, has inundated parts of the Carolina coast with heavy rain and high winds.
Blowing ashore with howling 90 mph winds, Hurricane Florence splintered buildings, trapped hundreds of people and swamped entire communities along the Carolina coast Friday in what could be just the opening act in a watery, two-part, slow-motion disaster. At least four people were killed.
Forecasters warned that drenching rains of anywhere from 1 to 3½ feet as the storm crawls westward across North and South Carolina could trigger epic flooding well inland over the next few days.
As 400-mile-wide Florence pounded away at the coast with torrential downpours and surging seas, rescue crews used boats to reach scores of people besieged by rising waters along a river. More than 60 others had to be rescued as a cinderblock motel collapsed.
Florence flattened trees, crumbled roads and knocked out power to three-quarters of a million homes and businesses, and the assault wasn't anywhere close to being over, with the siege in the Carolinas expected to last all weekend.
"It's an uninvited brute who doesn't want to leave," said North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.
The hurricane was "wreaking havoc" and could wipe out entire communities as it makes its "violent grind across our state for days," the governor said. He said parts of North Carolina had seen storm surges — the bulge of seawater pushed ashore by the hurricane — as high as 10 feet.
- Images of Hurricane Florence's impact
- Regulators keep watch on toxic waste sites during hurricane
- Many streets under water in Washington, N.C.
- Motel evacuated after roof torn off by Florence
- They lost one home to Sandy. Will Florence spare them now?
- Red Cross Field Center in Nevada responds to Florence
- North Carolina business loses roof from storm
- MillerCoors sends 200,000 cans of water to those in the path of Florence
- Florida opens up hotel rooms, ports to Florence evacuees
- Airbnb host opens doors at no cost for evacuees trying to escape hurricane
A mother and baby were killed when a tree fell on a house, according to a tweet from Wilmington police. Also, a 77-year-old man was apparently knocked down by the wind and died after going out to check on his hunting dogs, and a man was electrocuted while trying to connect extension cords in the rain, authorities said.
Shaken after seeing waves crashing on the Neuse River just outside his house in the town of New Bern, restaurant owner and hurricane veteran Tom Ballance wished he had evacuated.
"I feel like the dumbest human being who ever walked the face of the earth," he said.
After reaching a terrifying Category 4 peak of 140 mph earlier in the week, Florence made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane at 7:15 a.m. at Wrightsville Beach, a few miles east of Wilmington and not far from the South Carolina line, coming ashore along a mostly boarded-up, emptied-out stretch of coastline.
By Friday evening, Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm, its winds weakening to 70 mph as it pushed inland. But it was clear that this was really about the water, not the wind.
Florence's forward movement during the day slowed to a crawl — sometimes it was moving no faster than a human can walk — and that enabled it to pile on the rain. The town of Oriental, North Carolina, got more than 20 inches of rain just a few hours into the deluge. Others got well over a foot.
For people living inland in the Carolinas, the moment of maximum peril from flash flooding could arrive days later, because it takes time for rainwater to drain into rivers and for those streams to crest.
Preparing for the worst, about 9,700 National Guard troops and civilians were deployed with high-water vehicles, helicopters and boats that could be used to pluck people from the floodwaters.
Authorities warned, too, of the threat of mudslides and the risk of an environmental disaster from floodwaters washing over industrial waste sites and hog farms.
Florence was seen as a major test for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which was heavily criticized as slow and unprepared last year for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, where the death toll was put at nearly 3,000.
The National Hurricane Center said Florence will eventually break up over the southern Appalachians and make a right hook to the northeast, its rainy remnants moving into the mid-Atlantic states and New England by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Ryan Maue of weathermodels.com said Florence could dump a staggering 18 trillion gallons of rain over a week on North Carolina, South Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Maryland. That's enough to fill the Chesapeake Bay or cover the entire state of Texas with nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters) of water, he calculated.
North Carolina alone is forecast to get 9.6 trillion gallons, enough to cover the Tar Heel state to a depth of about 10 inches (25 centimeters).
On Friday, coastal streets in the Carolinas flowed with frothy ocean water, and pieces of torn-apart buildings flew through the air. The few cars out on a main street in Wilmington had to swerve to avoid fallen trees, metal debris and power lines. Traffic lights out of order because of power failures swayed in the gusty wind. Roof shingles were peeled off a hotel.
The Wilmington airport had a wind gust clocked at 105 mph (169 kph), the highest since Hurricane Helene in 1958. Airlines canceled more than 2,400 flights through Sunday.
In Jacksonville, North Carolina, next to Camp Lejeune, firefighters and police fought wind and rain as they went door-to-door to pull people out of the Triangle Motor Inn after the structure began to crumble and the roof started to collapse.
In New Bern, population 29,000, flooding on the Neuse River trapped about 200 people.
"WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU," the city of New Bern tweeted around 2 a.m. "You may need to move up to the second story, or to your attic, but WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU."
Boat teams rescued residents Sadie Marie Holt, 67, who first tried to row out of her neighborhood during Florence's assault.
"The wind was so hard, the waters were so hard, that trying to get out we got thrown into trailers. We got thrown into mailboxes, houses, trees," said Holt, who had stayed at home because of a doctor's appointment that was later canceled. She retreated and was eventually rescued by a boat crew.
Ashley Warren and boyfriend Chris Smith did manage to paddle away from their home in a boat with their two dogs, and the experience left her shaken.
"Honestly, I grew up in Wilmington. I love hurricanes. But this one has been an experience for me. We might leave," she said.
Associated Press writers Seth Borenstein in Washington; Jeffrey Collins in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Jennifer Kay in Miami; Tamara Lush in Jacksonville, Florida; Gary Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina; Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie in Richmond, Virginia; Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina; Skip Foreman in Charlotte, North Carolina; Jeff Martin in Hampton, Georgia; David Koenig in Dallas; Gerry Broome at Nags Head, North Carolina; and Jay Reeves in Atlanta contributed to this report.


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Top Ten Ways to Freak People out on the LRT
10-Play a loud air gutair solo, event though you're not listening to any music.
9-Wave to people you see outside the window and shout, "Hey! It's my uncle!Oh wait...it's just some homeless guy."
8-Pretend there was a murder on the train and the killer is still on. Reenact the entire murder mystery using wigs, a detectives hat and an empty Coke bottle.
7-LRT Olympics in the aisles! The momentum makes the long jump extra fun.
6-Don't pay your fare. Insist that "In Mother country train was free!"
5-Flirt with every grl on the LRT. And when (or if) they blow you off, respond "Well who wants you anyways? You ride the LRT for gods sakes!"
4-Get in, sit down and look around. Then yell out "JESUS GOD! THERES NO SEATBELTS!"
3-Make little playing car towers on your lap and throw a huge fit everytime they fall down.
2-When someone walks down the aisle, offer commentary as if it was a fasion show.
1-Give everyone free fortune telling sessions. End every session with "and you're gonna die in a horrible LRT wreck."
Feel free to add your own.


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Diller was nearly 40 when she began performing, with five children and a successful career as an advertising copywriter. At the time, women were a rarity in the world of stand-up comedy.Thanks for all the laughs! Here she is on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1969:
AND: Here she is roasting Reagan:
"If you ever get to be President, and I think you may...."
AND: Many commenters are talking about Diller's skill on the harpsichord. Here she is flaunting her talent to Liberace:


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The region of "O'Neill's Bridge." (Photo by Author).
Sometimes the most interesting visual challenges are objects that never were. This type of non-event can give us pause, to wonder exactly what those skilled observers of yore might have seen such a challenge comes to us this week in the form of the spurious lunar formation known as ONeills Bridge. This formation lies on the edge of the Mare Crisium along the meeting points of two lunar headlands: Promontorium Lavinium and Olivium, respectively. In the early morning hours of July 29, 1953,observer John ONeill reported spying a tiny fan of light shining under what appeared to be a natural arc. He was using a 4-inch refractor with a magnification of 125x to 250x. Reports confirming his observation soon spread. The troubling thing was, natural bridges such as those in the American southwest are formed most by water and erosion processes that arent present on the Moon. And the dimensions of ONeills bridge would have to be huge; something on the order of 20 miles long and one mile high! Clearly, something odd was at work here. ONeills bridge also garnered a brief controversy in the pre-space travel era when it was suggested that it might be artificial! The bridge also gathered a moment of science fiction fame in Arthur C. Clarkes novel A Fall of Moondust
So what did ONeill and so many others see? Are alien engineers setting up shop on our Moon, building bridges to nowhere? Part of the mystery and solution lies in the fact that lighting angles on the Moon change dramatically from one apparition to another. Apollo 17 images show a tiny crater almost exactly centered between the two points; the thinking is that at the exact right lighting angle, the straight wall of the crater can look like a bridge between the two points, with perhaps a central peak just grabbing the sunlight to complete the illusion of an arch. A discussion of this came our way via Stephen OMearas outstanding column The Secret Sky in the July 2010 edition of Astronomy magazine, and we felt it was an interesting challenge to share. ONeills bridge seems to be most apparent when the sun angle is at a co-longitude of 127 degrees. This occurs about two days after Full, although the area of ONeills bridge is illuminated from about 3 days after New until just past Full. Optimal viewing dates for the rest of the year are:
19:50UT October 25th
09:40UT November 24th
00:05UT December 24th
Good luck and maybe youll see or capture the illusion as it bridges the gap!
The astro-word for this week is Terminator. This is one of the more ominous sounding science fiction terms mostly thanks to the killer robot movie franchise of the same name. The terminator of an object is simply the dividing line between illumination and darkness. On most populated areas on Earth, you stand directly under the terminator twice a day, once at sunrise and at sunset. On the airless Moon, the terminator can appear abrupt and sharp, and most of the intriguing detail occurs along this line. I especially like to watch crater rims catching the first or last rays of sunlight while the floors are still in darkness, or seeing the tips of the lunar peaks lit while surrounded in darkness. Just what would it be like to camp out on those lunar ridges, watching the sunrise on a two week long day as the Earth is perched high overhead?


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We Try the New Newcastle Bombshell Blonde Ale
As the weather heats up, our minds turn to easy-drinking beers; brews that refresh and don't bog you down with too much alcohol. Good ol' Newcastle Brown Ale satisfies that low-ABV pint requirement (though we often find that the clear bottles are skunked by the time they get to us) but Newcastle's trying to get in on the summer refreshment game with a new limited edition pale blonde ale, clocking in at 4.4% ABV and 28 IBUs.
If you're hosting a crowd and looking for a creamy golden beer to serve with hot dogs and bratwurst on the grill, this might be it. It's pretty rich tasting, with a crackery-biscuity core that leans toward sweetness (perfect for accompanying your hot dog buns and calling out for a squirt of mustard.) The beer is hopped with Cascade, Hallertau, and Northdown hops, and the result is lightly fruity and not very bitter. (We bet it would be good with a picnic of cold fried chicken, too.)
Where does this beer fit into our fridge? This malty ale is not going to cut through the heat the way a bitter IPA or ice-cold lager might, but we appreciate how flavorful and mouthfilling it is, especially when served with food. Some might find Newcastle Bombshell overly filling for hot-weather drinking, but we'd love to offer it to the bitter-beer averse who are stuck in a hefeweizen rut.
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Revelations that the United States has systematically spied on Europe are threatening what is being billed as a pivotal moment for the transatlantic relationship: the start of negotiations next week for a major trade deal.
The latest disclosures from Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, came in a report over the weekend in the German daily Der Spiegel, alleging that the NSA bugged European Union offices and that half a billion phone calls, e-mails, and text messages from Germany alone are tapped by the US in an average month – far surpassing the average attention given to other European allies. In fact, Germany is spied on just as often as China or Iraq, the paper claims.
If the extent of US surveillance in the world is not surprising to some, it's still controversial in Europe, especially in countries like Germany that place a high priority on data privacy. But the timing of the revelations, as negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are set to begin July 8, has created a firestorm, says Johannes Thimm, an expert on US foreign policy at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.
"There are economic interests involved on both sides, and while the [TTIP] is generally in the spirit of cooperation, there are some trade-offs and really hard negotiations ahead," Dr. Thimm says. American ability to access that communication as it is playing out, he says, gives the US "a huge strategic advantage."
The Spanish daily El Pais quoted a slew of EU officials voicing their outrage. The European commissioner for justice and fundamental rights, Viviane Reding, said plainly: "Partners do not spy on each other," she said. "We cannot negotiate over a big transatlantic market if there is the slightest doubt that our partners are carrying out spying activities on the offices of our negotiators."
The European Parliament's foreign affairs committee head, Elmar Brok, reiterated that view. "The spying has taken on dimensions that I would never have thought possible from a democratic state," he told Der Spiegel. "How should we still negotiate if we must fear that our negotiating position is being listened to beforehand?"
The anger has generated not only threats that the TTIP is at risk, but that a cloud looms over the entire transatlantic relationship. Germany Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said the fact that "our friends in the US see Europeans as enemies exceeds the imaginable." The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, said that "if this is true, it's an immense scandal that could have a severe impact on relations between the EU and the US."
He added on French radio: "I was always sure that dictatorships, some authoritarian systems, tried to listen ... but that measures like that are now practiced by an ally, by a friend, that is shocking, in the case that it is true," he said on France 2.
Writing in Le Monde, Corine Lesnes says that "the transatlantic gulf is yet again gaping," she writes. "The electronic spying of the European Union by the NSA provokes an outcry in Europe, while the Americans minimize the facts, even though they understand European indignation," she writes. "[Mr. Snowden] is succeeding in reopening the transatlantic wound."
France's Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, has demanded a response from the US, echoing larger EU concerns.
The EU has demanded immediate answers. "As soon as we saw these reports, the European External Action Service made contact with the US authorities in both Washington D.C. and Brussels to seek urgent clarification of the veracity of, and facts surrounding, these allegations," Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign-policy chief, said in a statement.
"The US authorities have told us they are checking on the accuracy of the information released yesterday and will come back to us as soon as possible," she said.
But discontent is likely to be at its peak in Germany, not only because of the sheer volume of scrutiny, but because its citizens' demand for privacy is deeply ingrained, a legacy of the widespread surveillance by the Stasi in East Germany and the Gestapo in Nazi Germany.
President Obama visited Berlin last month, after Snowden revealed details of the controversial surveillance program known as PRISM, receiving a cooler welcome than during his 2008 trip as a presidential candidate, according to The Christian Science Monitor's correspondent in Berlin.
On the day before his arrival in the German capital, protesters were carrying placards through the city center, reading "Yes, we scan!" or depicting Martin Luther King Jr. and Obama, the former with the caption "I have a dream," the latter with "I have a drone."
The Obama administration attempted to play down the scandal before the trip. "We understand the significant German interest in privacy and civil liberties," the president's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters. As The Wall Street Journal reported: "Mr. Obama will seek to reassure Ms. Merkel that the Prism program is limited to detecting terrorist plots and has safeguards against abuse, Mr. Rhodes said."
Now the narrative is different. And if industrial espionage or spying on banks become clear motivations in the NSA surveillance, the outcry will grow, says Josef Braml, a transatlantic expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin. Germany and the US are partners, but they are also competitors with different visions of how to steer the current economic crisis. "On the economy we couldn't be any more different," he says.
He doubts this is a simple question of terrorism. "I expect this to go much farther."


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ROCHESTER — Performing with one of the world's most famous Irish dance troupes — Riverdance — has taken Rochester resident John Grimes from Manchester to Mumbai, and many places in between over the past few years. He has unpacked his travel bag for the moment, but he has certainly not hung up his dancing shoes. Grimes currently offers dance instruction at Rochester and Dover locations.
Grimes, now age 27, says that his parents (both teachers, whose grandparents were from Ireland) are immersed in Irish culture. His mom, Cheryl Grimes, has served as president of the Seacoast Irish Cultural Association (SICA). He has an older and a younger sister, who took up Irish dancing before he did.
"I started at age 11. I was watching PBS and saw Michael Flatley. He made Irish dancing macho and international," said John Grimes. "He was the first American to win the Irish dancing world championship. He moved in a way unseen before. A unique style. He said he put Irish dancing on steroids."
Grimes explained that Flatley didn't hold strictly to keeping his arms tightly by his side, but "bent the rules."
Inspired by Flatley, Grimes took up Irish dancing with a passion and competed in local, state and regional contests all through his teens and into his 20s.
Even when he went to Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, to obtain a bachelor's degree in finance, Grimes kept dancing. Indeed, he found a tutor there, Bernadette Short, who was an Irish immigrant, and he credits her with taking him to the next level.
"She shook up my world. She took me from a regional champion to the Top 5 in nationals, and a recalling for the third round in Ireland. She upped my game," said Grimes.
At this point in time, Flatley and another Irish American, Jean Butler, had choreographed the first Riverdance spectacular. Then Flatley moved on to found another troupe, Lord of the Dance.
Grimes emerged from college with his business degree just as the financial markets crashed, and so he sent tapes of his dancing to both groups.
"I had a graduation ceremony in Montreal, and as my parents and I were leaving the hotel, my cell phone rang. It was Riverdance. I was invited to audition in Dublin (Ireland) at the Gaiety Theatre. Over I went with the $1,600 paid by me... but I had to go. The audition was 15 minutes, and I passed. Then I had to wait a year for a slot to open up, so I subbed in the Dover school system, from kindergarten to grade 12. I learned that I could teach and get things across," he said.
In July of 2009, Grimes got the call he had been waiting for, and was told he would be joining the Riverdance company in November.
Before this, he flew back over to Dublin for a week of intense rehearsals with Brendan DeGallai and Eileen Martin — the biggest names in Irish Dancing after Flatley and Butler, according to Grimes.
"Everything I had learned in Dover and Massachusetts and Montreal carried me through," he said.
His first tour with Riverdance lasted three months and took him throughout California and the Southwest as well as a performance in Manchester, where the troupe publicists were surprised by the number of local supporters who came to see Grimes dance.
Subsequent tours with Riverdance took in more U.S. cities, while, in the summer of 2012, he performed in Belgium, Brazil and Argentina.
"It was a great three years, but now there is no mystery involved," said Grimes who decided to leave the road and found his own dance studio.
There is a saying, though, that no one really leaves Riverdance, and sure enough, in January of this year, Grimes was part of a "flying squad" that jetted to India to give a performance in Mumbai.
Now he is back in the Seacoast and at the helm of McDonough-Grimes Irish Dance School, which has a web presence, www.nhirishdance.com and a snappy motto — "We're tapping talent."
He offers classes on Thursdays and Fridays in Corinne's dance studio on North Main Street and on Mondays and Thursdays at the Yoga studio at 1 Washington St. in Dover. Check the website for details.
Grimes has his TCRG certificate, an acronym which does not stand for Terminal City Roller Girls (in British Columbia) but refers to the Irish Dancing Teachers Examination administered by the governing body of Irish dancing worldwide, An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha. He passed his rigorous examination in Boston.
Grimes is still awestruck by Flatley, who, now in his mid-50s, is still giving classic performances. Flatley was also in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most number of foot taps in a second — 28. Then he broke his own record for tapping speed in February 1998, by achieving 35 taps per second.
(In May of that same year, Irish dancer James Devine became the fastest tap dancer in the world when he executed an astonishing 38 taps per second, in a tap display in Sydney, Australia.)
On Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m., Grimes will give a talk and visual presentation at Rochester Public Library, called 100 years of Irish Dance. It will show how Irish Dance has progressed over the years, and will feature video clips from 1977-82, showing an early Flatley dancing with the music group, The Chieftains.
The presentation will be repeated in Dover Public Library on Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m.
"Much as I love Irish dancing, I am an academic more than anything else," said Grimes.
For more information on Grimes, his itinerary and classes, visit www.nhirishdance.com.


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Don't be fooled: Amazon's ambitions in the games business go far beyond providing a platform for social games on its Kindle Fire tablet.
From the kind of people it's hiring, it's clear that Amazon intends to challenge Zynga, King.com, and other makers of social games head-on.
Amazon is already quietly publishing online games through a subsidiary, A2Z Research and Development, and is aggressively expanding in San Francisco—the home turf of Zynga, the leader of the social-gaming industry.
Asked about its social-gaming plans, an Amazon.com PR representative declined to comment.
In a little-noticed move, Amazon bought Reflexive Entertainment, a maker of so-called casual games, in 2008. But Zynga has since upended the business, replacing the casual business model of cheap or advertising-supported games with the dominant social-gaming revenue stream of today: in-game currency purchases.
Amazon continues to run the Reflexive business as a development studio in Orange County. But Business Insider has learned that Amazon is trying to staff up a studio in San Francisco—Zynga's home turf.
According to A2Z's website, that office houses employees working on digital-music efforts such as Amazon's MP3 download store.
Right now, there are just a handful of job listings explicitly mentioning games. But already, some veterans of Rivet Games, a high-flying games startup which folded up shop earlier this year, have landed at Amazon. And in the surest sign of big hiring plans ahead, Amazon has added recruiters with specific experience in hiring games developers.
We're also told that Amazon's been trying to hire a high-ranking executive to run a full-fledged studio.
And there's one more thing: Last month, Zynga declared itself openly in competition with Amazon Web Services with its new zCloud offering—at least for game developers looking for cloud computing. And Zynga's move to offer game-publishing services and social features to third-party developers likewise competes with Amazon's brand-new GameCircle service.
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From the moment Barack Obama became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, I have been saying that this election is going to be a true test of America's progressiveness. Well, my friends the test has truly begun.
Over the past few weeks we have seen new lows in American Politics. We have seen our own friends and family thinking they were off the mic (At Fox News of all places, you should definitely know they mean none of us any good) and make truly offensive statements that outraged us all, and caused a son to have to denounce his own father's comments.
But now this New Yorker thing has set the world on fire. I understand and can appreciate good satire as well as anyone, but folks this was not satire this was RACISM. Not direct racism, not overt racism, but the kind of racism that plays on every unsettling fear White Americans have lodged somewhere in the back of their brains. Post 9/11, when was the last time you have seen anyone, let alone a sitting US Senator depicted as a terrorist with a picture of Osama Bin Laden hanging over the fire place. I understand portraying George Bush as an idiot (some might agree), and I have seen Bill Clinton portrayed as a womanizer/pimp but this is so far beyond satire. This is just offensive, disgusting and cruel and absolutely UN-American. On top of the ridiculous way they portrayed Senator Obama, the New Yorker has the audacity to portray a beautiful and intelligent woman like Michelle Obama (a lawyer, a loving wife and mother) as a gun toting momma, adding insult to injury.
Well friends, I hate to think it, but I have a feeling we have only just begun to see how far we've come and how far we still have to go.
I think we are going to have to work harder, work smarter and brace ourselves for an onslaught of attacks on Senator Obama like we have never seen before and certainly like no other sitting senator, and presidential nominee has ever experienced. But, that is just US, we have always had to run faster, jump higher, be smarter and work harder. But, lets not let Senator Obama go it alone. We must run this race with him, we must work and work for a president like we have never worked before.
Also, it is our job to stand up and defend the senator and his family from these vicious attacks that do nothing but work to weaken the political strength and power of (hopefully) our next president.
By the way, I just returned from the NAACP National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio this morning. It was absolutely fabulous! Senator Obama's speech was incredible and it was wonderful to just be around all of these positive Black people standing up, being counted and ready to work. Also, NAACP President Elect Ben T. Jealous was excellent. Get ready. I am confident, Ben is about to take the NAACP to new heights bridging the gap of old school organizing with some new school ideas and flavor. So, as Ben said in his speech lets all get "fired up and wret to go".
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If the racers are being spotted, be on the lookout for team blue, the J's are supposedly be blue.
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John Francis Vitt Jr., 20, of Empire Boulevard in Jacksonville was charged Sept. 26 by Onslow County Sheriff's Office with felony larceny, possession of stolen goods or property and obtaining property by false pretense.
Vitt is accused of stealing: a Panasonic Lumix camera; camera lens; 35 gigabyte memory card; 35mm lens adapter; and two bottles of red wine. He is accused of selling the stolen camera to a pawn shop for $125, according to warrants.
Bond was set at $3,500.
Nina Gowen, 24, of North Bryan Road in Jacksonville was charged Sept. 26 by Onslow County Sheriff's Office with possession of a controlled substance in prison or jail.
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Whitney Fyall, 27, of Elm Street was charged Sept. 23 by Jacksonville Police Department with possession of stolen goods, possession of up to a half ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Fyall is accused of having a stolen Element flat-screen TV worth $300, marijuana and a small glass smoking device, according to warrants.
Bond was set at $10,000.
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A Jacksonville man was arrested in connection with a string of house robberies
Millard Sailor, 25, of Hargett Street was charged Sept. 19 by Onslow County Sheriff�s Office with three counts of breaking and entering, two counts of possession of stolen goods, two counts of second-degree kidnapping, two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and one count each of larceny of a firearm, possession of stolen firearm, larceny after breaking and entering and conspiracy to break and enter a building to commit larceny.
Sailor is accused of unlawfully entering three Jacksonville homes and stealing, in total, a Glock .40 caliber handgun with extended clip; 58-inch television; an Xbox; wrist watches; $900 in cash; a cell phone; and pain killers. The stolen goods are worth a total of $4,000.
Sailor used firearms to detain and threaten the lives of five people named in court documents, according to warrants.
Bond was set at $350,000.
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Naomi Joseph, 28, of Kitt Drive in Jacksonville was charged Sept. 24 by the Jacksonville Police Department with identity theft, resisting a public officer and speeding.
Joseph is accused of using another person�s name and date of birth as her own to avoid legal consequences of being arrested for an order of arrest and driving while license revoked during a traffic stop, and for driving 67 mph in a 45 mph zone, according to warrants.


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