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In 2012, 1,103 turtle nests were laid along the North Carolina coast
Sea turtles laid more than 1,000 nests along the North Carolina coastline from May through October, marking the third busiest nesting season in state history, officials said this week.
North Carolina beaches serve as nesting ground for loggerheads, Kemp's Ridley and green sea turtles, though loggerheads account for about 95 percent of all nests, according to Matthew Godfrey, biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
This year, 1,103 nests were laid along the coast, a 14-percent increase over last year's total of 967. It's a sizable uptick, but not an unprecedented one, Godfrey said.
"Cyclically, the number of nests goes up and down from year to year," he said. "This year was higher than normal, and it was the third highest on record, but it wasn't our best year ever."
Along the shoreline in the Cape Fear region, results varied from beach to beach. For example, volunteers with the Topsail Turtle Project found 85 nests on their 26-mile stretch of sand; the most of any group in Pender, Brunswick or New Hanover counties. By contrast, officials with the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project cared for just three nests.
But those numbers are fairly typical. Topsail traditionally plays host to dozens of nests, while the more heavily trafficked Wrightsville Beach almost always has far fewer. Last year, island volunteers found 110 nests; in 2010, it was 104, while Wrightsville Beach held three nests in 2011 and only one in 2010.
The difference, experts said, is due to the numerous factors that affect a turtle's likelihood of nesting in a particular place, including the level of human activity and the lighting.
"Other areas are just more populated," said Jean Beasley, founder and director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, which oversees the Topsail Island volunteer group. "Historically, Topsail Island has not been as populated, which means less human activity on the beaches. What we then try to do is neutralize the effect of the human impact by educating the public about how sea turtles and people can both enjoy the beaches and have mutual respect."
Though nest numbers statewide have been increasing steadily since 2008, sea turtles remain endangered. But the specifics of the designation vary by species.
One of the goals of regulators to show that loggerheads, for example, are securely on the road to recovery is to record 2,000 North Carolina nests in a single season.
According to state data, a total of 2,070 nests were discovered on Tar Heel State beaches during the past two seasons.
"If you assume the population was growing at a steady rate from where we are now, that would give you 2,000 nests. That's where the number comes from," Godfrey said. "But I don't think we've ever had 2,000 nests in a single season."
And it's difficult to speculate when nest numbers could reach that peak, as the output is impossible to predict from year to year, Beasley said.
"Sea turtles typically nest either every two or every three years. It's not a set template. They are ladies, they choose when they want to nest," she said. "We never have a clue. It's entirely up to the turtle."
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Wrapping up a very busy month of July, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9W-6L-7D) travel to Utah for their first meeting of the Major League Soccer regular season versus Western Conference rivals Real Salt Lake (12W-7L-3D) on Friday evening.
Buoyed by last weekend's important home victory over top MLS club San Jose Earthquakes, Martin Rennie's side have the opportunity to close the gap between themselves and second-place Salt Lake in the Western Conference standings. The 'Caps meet an RSL side that are undefeated in their last three matches and considered strong contenders for the MLS Cup title in 2012.
Whitecaps FC versus Real Salt Lake from Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, kicks off at 6 p.m. PT and can be seen live on Citytv Vancouver (Bell TV - channel 253; Shaw Cable - SD channel 13, HD channel 214; Shaw Direct - channel 359 (Classic) and 6 (Advanced); Telus Optik TV - SD channel 13, HD channel 614; Novus Entertainment – SD channel 13, HD channel 173; Delta Cable - SD channel 13, HD channel 604; Coast Cable – channel 13) and Bell mobile devices. 'Caps fans can also listen to Friday's match live on TEAM 1410 radio and teamradio.ca, starting with the pre-game show at 4 p.m. PT. TEAM 1410 will also have a two-hour post-game show, which will begin following the match at around 8 p.m. PT. Fans can also follow Friday's match on Twitter @WhitecapsMatch.
The 2012 season has proven to be a campaign of opportunity for Whitecaps FC, with every match offering Rennie's side the chance to achieve new marks as an MLS club. Heading into the Salt Lake match, the 'Caps are firmly focused on pulling closer to RSL and conference leaders San Jose, especially after last weekend's 2-1 victory over the Earthquakes. The new faces that have arrived in Vancouver this month played their part in Sunday's win and will be keen to make an impact at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Dane Richards and Barry Robson drew much of the attention from Whitecaps FC supporters after their fine performances last weekend, while latest Designated Player signing Kenny Miller will be looking for more playing minutes in what would be his first away match in MLS, should he appear against RSL on Friday. There may also be a first-team appearance from Atiba Harris after the former Salt Lake man played 45 minutes in Monday's reserve match. It remains to be seen if captain Jay DeMerit will play a second match in 48 hours after the centre back put in a highly acclaimed 90-minute performance for the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday night, as they defeated UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea FC 3-2 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Whitecaps FC will be without two players for Friday's match. Striker Omar Salgado will be out of action for most of the summer after suffering a right foot fracture, while on international duty with the United States U-20 squad in Uruguay last month. Midfielder John Thorrington is questionable after suffering a quad strain at LA Galaxy on June 23.
Talented and experienced from back to front, Real Salt Lake remain one of the clubs to beat in MLS. Coming into Friday's contest, the Claret and Cobalt's form since early June has been indifferent, though RSL were able to claim a sixth-straight Rocky Mountain Cup title versus Colorado Rapids last weekend. Things will start to get busy for Jason Kreis' side, as RSL will travel to Central America next week to begin their 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League campaign at Costa Rica's Club Sport Herediano next Tuesday night. Salt Lake were drawn in Group Two, where they will also play Panama's Tauro FC.
RSL's squad includes a potent strike force. Costa Rican international Alvaro Saborio sits third in MLS with 11 goals so far this season, while strike partner Fabian Espindola has registered six goals and four assists in 2012. An MLS All-Star, Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman has also contributed with four goals and four assists this season. Solid defensively, RSL are also led by the vastly experienced goalkeeper Nick Rimando.
Salt Lake will be without goalkeeper Lalo Fernandez (wrist) and defender Chris Schuler (foot) for Friday's match. Centre back Jamison Olave (hamstring) is listed as questionable, while Espindola (ankle), defender Nat Borchers (quad), and midfielder Ned Grabavoy (knee) are listed as probable. Former Whitecaps FC midfielder Jonny Steele is suspended because of caution accumulation.
Friday's match is the third MLS meeting between Whitecaps FC and Salt Lake, with the first two matches taking place in 2011. The inaugural league took place on June 4, 2011, with RSL defeating Whitecaps FC 2-0 in Sandy, Utah. In what was 'Caps director of soccer Tom Soehn's second match as interim head coach, RSL took all three points with a first-half goal from Jean Alexandre and a second-half strike from Espindola at Rio Tinto Stadium. Whitecaps FC avenged that defeat in a rescheduled match on October 6, 2011, as they defeated Salt Lake 3-0 in downtown Vancouver. Two penalties by Camilo Sanvezzo and a late strike by Nizar Khalfan earned Whitecaps FC their first MLS victory at BC Place.
Before 2011, both Vancouver and Salt Lake met in preseason friendly action in Casa Grande, Arizona. As a USSF D-2 Pro League side, Whitecaps FC defeated RSL 2-1 at Grande Sports World on February 20, 2010. As an MLS outfit, goals by Russell Teibert and former 'Caps midfielder Terry Dunfield earned Vancouver a 2-1 victory over Salt Lake at Grande Sports World on February 1, 2011. This preseason, Whitecaps FC drew 1-1 with RSL at Grande Sports World on February 10. Darren Mattocks gave Vancouver the lead before Espindola equalized from the penalty spot in the preseason friendly.
There are several connections between both sets of players. In 2006, Harris became the first player from Saint Kitts & Nevis to sign with Major League Soccer when he joined Salt Lake. From 1996 to 1998, Soehn and Kreis were teammates at Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas). During that time, the pair won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 1997. Whitecaps FC goalkeeper Joe Cannon was teammates with the Salt Lake trio of Beckerman, Borchers, and Chris Wingert at Colorado Rapids.
As members of the MLS Western Conference, Friday's match is the first of three regular season meetings between Whitecaps FC and Salt Lake in 2012. Vancouver will host the Utah-based outfit at BC Place on Saturday, August 11, before meeting Salt Lake in their final regular season match at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, October 27.
Friday's clash with RSL is the first of two consecutive league matches versus the Utah-based outfit for Whitecaps FC. To begin the month of August, Vancouver will host RSL at BC Place on Saturday, August 11, at 4 p.m. PT. Individual match tickets start at $20, plus applicable service charges, and are available at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centres, online at ticketmaster.ca, and Charge-by-Phone at 1.855.6.GO-CAPS (1.855.646.2277). CLICK HERE for more information on Whitecaps FC tickets.
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Gas tax bill set for voteBy BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 23. 2013 10:15PM
CONCORD - The first of two controversial options to pay for fixing roads and bridges the state Department of Transportation claims are failing comes up for a vote in the House this week.
Members of the House will consider a proposal to increase the gasoline tax by 15 cents over four years. The money would go to fix state and local roads and bridges.
Casino gambling is the second alternative, with the proposal for a single, high-end casino projected to contribute between $18 million and $58 million per year for road projects. Finishing the widening of Interstate 93 would have top priority, but local communities would also get money for road repair.
Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, who sponsored the gas tax, is also in favor of casino gambling.
Sen. Chuck Morse, R-Salem, a primary sponsor of the gambling bill, is opposed to the gas tax hike.
"Casino gambling will provide money for our roads and bridges," Morse said. "The people of New Hampshire will not stand for an increase in the gasoline tax."
Campbell said gambling revenue can be used elsewhere while the gas tax revenue helps fix the roads.
"Gaming, I say, is needed because we need revenue in this state, not only for roads and bridges," Campbell said. "There's a few reasons why I am opposed to fixing roads and bridges through gaming; No. 1 is there's not enough money."
Campbell raised a few eyebrows last week when he told a Concord hearing that the state roads are in a crisis, soon to become a "catastrophe.''
"It's a catastrophe when you can't afford to fix it, it's a catastrophe when red-listed bridges will become greater than we can fix them," Campbell said later.
The latest version of Campbell's gas tax increase would raise about $980 billion over 10 years by raising the tax by 15 cents per gallon over four years.
In the early 1990s, the tax was raised from 14 cents per gallon to 18 cents during the administration of Gov. Judd Gregg.
The DOT lists 1,652 of 4,559 miles of state roads in poor shape and has 140 of 2,127 state bridges on its "red list" of problem bridges, with an additional 353 city and town bridges on the list.
DOT officials say objective measures are used in rating a bridge or a roadway as deficient.
The "red list,'' a term coined in the mid-'80s, refers to bridges that have at least one structural deficiency, according to DOT spokesman Bill Boynton.
"Bridges in the red list are inspected twice a year, other bridges are inspected every two years," Boynton said. "If necessary, they are taken out of service."
Roads are also deemed to be in poor condition after what the DOT says is an objective evaluation.
Boynton said the procedures include the use of a specially equipped van that rides over pavement and evaluates the ride and the quality of the road surface.
The agency also uses information from field observations by employees and information from the six highway districts in the state.
The gambling bill would see the state take 25 percent of the money generated by slot machines to cover the cost of regulation, highway repair, aid to higher education and North Country economic development. Two other, smaller pots of gambling revenue would be used for other purposes.
Based on experiences in other slot machine states, each of the 5,000 machines would generate between $162.89 per day, the rate in Maine, and $285.98 per day, seen in Connecticut.
That means eager gamblers would be pumping between $297 million and $521 million through New Hampshire's machines every year.
Based on other Northeastern states, the state's share of gamblers' slot machine losses would range from $74 million to just over $130 million. Highways would get 45 percent of that, or between $18.5 million and $58.5 million, equal to 60 percent of the revenue projected by higher gas and diesel taxes.
Campbell said he'll stick to his use of the term "catastrophe'' to describe what he says is the continuing rotting of state roads.
"It was 600 miles of road in 2000, now its 1,600, a third of our total state roads," Campbell said. "I don't apologize for using those words because it's absolutely true."
The House vote this would send the tax to the Ways and Means Committee, where financial and economic implications would receive particular scrutiny. After consideration by that committee, there would be another House vote, then on to the Senate.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Morse says the bill faces slim odds in the upper chamber.
"I don't think this would pass," Morse said last week. "Just talk with people at the pumps paying more for gas and ask them about raising taxes by another 15 cents."
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Neugebauer: Nine Out of Ten Mortgages Are Guaranteed by the American TaxpayersPosted by on July 16, 2013
Housing & Insurance Subcommittee Chairman Randy Neugebauer talked about the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act on Fox Business's The Willis Report yesterday evening.
He also spoke about the housing reform plan on KFYO's Lubbock First News. The full committee will hold a hearing on the PATH Act discussion draft this Thursday at 1 p.m.
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BURLINGTON – Less than 30 seconds into Tuesday's non-conference girls basketball game at Burlington Central High School, Alison Colby scored with her left hand in the low post to give the Rockets a quick lead. That was how things would go all night, as visiting St. Charles North had a lot of trouble down in the blocks in a 53-32 loss.
Colby, a six-foot sophomore, scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
"Normally, we're really good at guard play and 3-pointers," Colby said. "But tonight, my teammates were seeing the open passes and they were giving it to me and I just focused on finishing."
It was actually a trio of 3-pointers that helped the Rockets (23-4) gain their initial separation from the North Stars (8-18) late in the first quarter. Freshman Shelby Holt hit the first one from the left baseline and classmate Kayla Ross connected from the opposite corner before senior Camille Dela Cruz got in the score book with a 3 from the right wing to put Burlington Central up 17-9.
North trailed 26-17 at the half and pulled to within 7 points early in the third quarter when 5-10 sophomore Nicole Davidson finished off a press break. With 11 points, Davidson was the only North Star to finish in double figures in scoring.
The Rockets responded with a 13-2 run to blow the game open. Colby scored three times down low to help start the scoring spree and back-up post player Becca Gerke, a six-foot freshman, showed she also had a nice touch down low with a pair of baskets to finish it off.
"I thought Alison had one of her best games, finishing strong at the basket," Burlington Central coach Mark Smith said. "We've been working on that because she's a pretty good player and so is Becca. I thought they did a nice job getting the ball inside to them."
Gerke finished with 8 points and four rebounds and Holt contributed 8 points and seven rebounds to the winning effort, helping the Rockets dominate the glass.
"We've got to work on box-outs because we're not the tallest team," Smith said. "I thought we were aggressive going at the boards and I think the last two or three games that's really paid off. That was an impressive job."
Burlington Central had 39 rebounds compared with just 15 for North.
"They had to have 15-20 offensive boards," St. Charles North coach Colleen Backer said of the Rockets. "We just weren't blocking out. We weren't finding a body. We weren't doing a lot of the little things that are big. And a lot of that is not skill -- that's effort."
Overall, Backer said she was not pleased with the effort by the North Stars, particularly on the defensive end.
"I don't believe we're near the team that you saw this evening and I don't believe our team does, either," Backer said. "I have to believe that we're going to take this experience tonight, reflect, learn from it, and really get fired up."
Colby was fired up about the future of the Rockets, who have just two seniors and one junior on the roster.
"I think we're coming along great with being young and all," she said. "We're really adapting to the older teams. We're matching the competition and we just need to bring it into post-season."


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Authorities: 4 killed in Oregon fire were children
Authorities: 4 killed in Oregon fire were children
RIDLER, Ore. —
A sheriff's spokesman says four children were killed in a house fire in a small Oregon timber town.
Douglas County Deputy Dwes Hutson said Wednesday the children ranged from 4 to 13.
Two adults and a 13-year-old boy survived and suffered serious injuries in the fire that broke out at 2 a.m. in Riddle, a town about 200 miles south of Portland.
Thirty-nine-year-old James Keith Howell, 38-year-old Tabitha Annette Howell and 13-year-old Andrew Hall-Young were transported to a Portland hospital.
Killed were 4-year-old Gwendolyn Howell, 7-year-old Haley Maher, 10-year-old Isaiah Young and 13-year-old Nicholas Lowe.
Hutson says Nicholas was a foster child.
Tabitha Annette Howell was the mother of all the children.


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College Basketball: St. Anselm men take down SNHUBy KEVIN GRAY
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 20. 2012 10:38PM
GOFFSTOWN - Southern New Hampshire University couldn't protect the paint - or anywhere else.
St. Anselm sophomore guard Roy Mabrey scored 22 points as the Hawks exploited and outmuscled SNHU, 89-67, in the Northeast-10 nightcap at Stoutenburgh Gym on Tuesday. In the early game, the SNHU women pounded the Hawks, 59-45.
Sophomore forward Chris Santo scored 18 points, and junior Dino Mallios had 14 points for the St. Anselm men, who played in midseason form. SNHU owns a 29-27 all-time record in series, but the Penmen haven't won at the Hawks' nest in five seasons. Both teams moved to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the NE-10.
"Not many teams win here. It's a tough place. You have to give all the credit to St. A's for the way they physically dominated us for long stretches of the game," SNHU coach Stan Spirou said. "They took it to us. When you're giving up that many points in the paint and their biggest guy is 6-(foot)-5, you're not guarding anyone."
SNHU guard Rodney Sanders (16 points) hit consecutive jumpers in the second half, trimming the St. A deficit to eight points with 12:22 remaining. The ball-screening Hawks, however, broke down the SNHU defense for easy layups by Dino Mallios (14 points) and Santo.
St. Anselm began pulling away on a Mabrey jumper with 8:19 remaining. SNHU guard Mike Stys, a Manchester Central grad, fouled out on the play and was sidelined with 16 points.
"We didn't execute on the defensive end," said Stys, who hit a pair of 3-pointers in the second half. "They have a high-powered offense, and we didn't communicate on screens. We didn't play as a team. We need to learn from this."
The first half featured five lead changes and strong play from St. Anselm junior guard John Nielsen, who gave the Hawks an 18-15 lead on his second three-pointer. Mabrey had eight points at the break as the hosts took a 38-25 lead into the locker room.
The Hawks caught fire in the second half - shooting 50 percent from the floor - and buried the Penmen with crisp offensive sets.
"I don't think we're necessarily playing as well as we can on offense, but you look at the stat sheet, and we put up 89 points," St. Anselm coach Keith Dickson said. "I was proud of our effort. There was a stretch in the second half when they made a run at us, but we never let them get too close."
The Hawks take a week-long break before playing at Merrimack next Wednesday. SNHU heads to Franklin Pierce University for another NE-10 contest next Wednesday.


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Yesterday the Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger built an excellent column on the deep thoughts of Herbert Marcuse. Marcuse was the favorite theorist of the New Left, the man who, as Henninger recalls, developed the theory of "repressive tolerance" that provided the basis for a lot of mischief on campus.
The mention of Marcuse's name brought memories flooding back. When I headed off to college in 1969, Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man was packed neatly into my briefcase. Does anybody still read it? I'm amazed to see it's still in print.
Other books packed into my small briefcase as I headed off for college:
Paul Goodman, Growing Up Absurd (published in 1960, restored to print in the NYRB Classics series, in which we learned how corporations deadened our souls, though I was having a pretty good time).
Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (gone but not forgotten, Fanon makes a cameo appearance in Dreams From My Father, but of course).
R.D. Laing, The Politics of Experience (mental illness is good).
Carlos Castenada, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (the first in Castenada's endless series of fictional sociological studies of an Indian shaman working wonders with psychedelic drugs…heavy!).
Norman O. Brown, Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History (hey, it inspired Jim Morrison…and the book has an interesting chapter on Jonathan Swift).
James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary (turned into a lousy movie, the book is now a collector's item…damn, what did I do with my copy?).
Eldridge Cleaver, Soul on Ice (sick, sick, sick, and still in print…I recall that Eric Hoffer nailed it as "soul on horse manure"…though Cleaver became a Christian, a capitalist, and a memorable guest of WFB on Firing Line).
I read them all and a few more. At one time, theses books were all the rage. You have to wonder about the vagaries of reputation when the organs of the mainstream media are run by the left for the benefit of its friends. If you're under 50, I think you would almost have to be a student of the era to have a clue about any of these books or their authors (although Obama testifies to the influence of Fanon).
I could go on, but I'm killing brain cells trying to dredge these names up from memory. As soon as the authors died or (like Kunen) moved on to other pursuits, the machinery of their renown was turned off and they sunk into the dim recesses of time.


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Brown scores 26 as Suns hand Charlotte its 13th straight loss, 121-104
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PHOENIX – Shannon Brown scored a season-high 26 points and the Phoenix Suns routed the Bobcats 121-104 on Wednesday night, Charlotte's league-worst 13th straight loss.
Goran Dragic added 21 points and Jared Dudley had 20 for the Suns, who have won a season-best four straight.
Phoenix connected on a season-high 17 3-pointers on 28 attempts.
Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 25 to match a career high for the Bobcats, who have not won since November 24.
After taking a one-point lead at the end of the first, Phoenix outscored Charlotte 22-6 over the first six-plus minutes of the second quarter to take a 50-33 lead with 5:28 left in the first half.
The Suns' biggest lead was 96-66 — on Dudley's jumper with 37.5 seconds left in the third quarter.
Charlotte, coming off a one-point loss Tuesday against the Lakers, cut the lead in half midway through the fourth quarter and pulled to 109-95 on a 3-pointer by Walker with 4:17 remaining.
But Luis Scola scored six straight points to key a late 12-5 run that put the Suns ahead 121-100 before settling for the 17-point win.
NOTES: The Suns have matched their longest winning streak of the past two seasons. . Phoenix's two highest-scoring games have come against Charlotte. The Suns also set season marks with 36 second-quarter points and 64 in the first half. . Dudley has scored 20-plus points in three straight games for the first time in his career. . The Bobcats scored 20 of their 27 first-quarter points in the paint but only 36 inside over the final three quarters. . Georgia McCoy, the wife of Suns radio announcer Al McCoy, passed away earlier Wednesday. McCoy, the only radio play-by-play man the team has had in its 45-year history, worked the game and waved a thank you at a fan who brought a sign offering prayers to him and his family.


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Manchester Crimewatch: Man allegedly stole more than $700 in merchandise from SearsStaff Report
April 25. 2014 9:41PM
MANCHESTER — Haitham Bol, 25, who has had bench warrants issued this year for his failure to appear in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division, was arraigned Friday in Circuit Court on a new charge of theft by unauthorized taking, for allegedly taking $719.35 in merchandise from the Sears store in the Mall of New Hampshire Thursday.
There was an electronic bench warrant for Bol, who says he is homeless, for his failure to appear on a September 2013 misdemeanor charge of operating after suspension and a yellow line violation.
A bench warrant was also issued after he failed to appear April 11 to enter pleas on receiving stolen property, for having in his possession a credit card reported stolen from a vehicle by the owner, and contempt charges from Feb. 8. He had also given an officer a false name and date of birth at the time of that arrest.
Because he was out on bail, with conditions that bar committing a new crime, when he was arrested Thursday, police prosecutors filed a motion to revoke Bol's bail and a hearing was scheduled Monday to determine whether he will be held until trial.
Bol has a criminal record that starts with armed robbery as a 17-year-old, and also includes receiving stolen property, contempt, disobeying a police officer, possession of a controlled drug and operating after suspension. Court documents also show that when he was detained Thursday, he provided three separate false names and dates of birth to an officer.
Trial was set May 28 on all charges, including theft by unauthorized taking, receiving stolen property, disobeying a police officer and motor vehicle related charges.
Out on bail
A city teen who was out on bail on charges of drug possession and disorderly conduct, scheduled for trial May 15, was arrested Thursday on new charges.
Isaiah James Williams, 17, of 213 Bell St., is accused of threatening the mother of his child, breaking two interior doors in the apartment, then shoving a police officer in the chest and struggling as the officer sought to handcuff him.
Trial on the new charges was set for May 28, but because he was out on bail when he allegedly committed new crimes, police prosecutors filed a motion to revoke his bail and he will be held over the weekend for a bail revocation hearing Monday.
Early marital problems
A man accused of threatening his wife of eight months was arraigned Friday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division on misdemeanor charges of criminal threatening and simple assault.
Kermit Deem, 82, of 165 Golfview Dr., is accused of saying to his wife, Alberta: "Will a 12-gauge shotgun make you leave?" He's also accused of pushing her with his hand.
Deem is free on $500 personal recognizance bail, with trial set for June 5.
Accused of stalking
Alex Ortiz, 32, of 31 Garland St., pleaded innocent Friday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division to a misdemeanor charge of stalking that alleges he pulled up alongside a woman walking with their son. He was also cited for an expired license violation.
Because the stalking charge is a violation of bail conditions, police prosecutors filed a bail revocation motion and a hearing was scheduled for Monday. Trial was set for May 28.
Sweet smelling crime
A man accused of stealing a $62 bottle of men's cologne from the Sears store in the Mall of New Hampshire Thursday didn't get a chance to enjoy it.
Julio Santiago, 37, of 29 Third St., was arrested and charged with theft by unauthorized taking and arraigned on that charge Friday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division.
Santiago had also failed to appear in Circuit Court Aug. 7, 2013, on a violation of operating without a license. Trial on both charges was set for May 28 and bail was set at $3,000 cash/surety.
There was also a warrant for Santiago from Merrimack District Division, with a $500 personal recognizance bail and a May 13 court date.


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Given the number of games (ten times as many) baseball doesn't draw regular season crowds like football. But that doesn't mean you gotta sit alone on your couch in your jersey to root for your favorite team, even if that team resides outside the five boroughs. If you're looking for your kind, a good rule of thumb is to check out your usual NFL (or even NCAA) spot because often the affiliation is based on owner homesickness. Otherwise, check out the list below and be thankful you live in a city unafraid of opposing cheers, though we do not recommend, say, parading into Stan's (836 River Ave., Bronx) in anything but pinstripes. Ditto for orange and blue (and black) at McFadden's (36-2 126th Street, Flushing).
Here's the list of Best Bars for Baseball Loving NYC Ex-Pats:
2012' #1: San Francisco Giants
FINNERTY's (221 Second Ave.; 212-677-2655)
Finnerty's is a no-brainer for fans of last year's champs (and everything San Francisco sports, thanks to about a dozen 49ers fans who morphed into the hundreds and spun off). The World Series Trophy has been here - twice, of course - while on tour. And Giants CEO Larry Baer has stopped in and bought pizza for the house. Finnerty's even organizes tickets and buses to NYC games when SF is in town. This year that means back-to-back Mets and Yankees series in September.


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OK enough history lets talk cake! This cake was straight-forward and simple, providing you prepare the ingredients prior to assembly. The smell of the cake cooking was sumptuous and filled the house with a glorious aroma. My hubby was eager for the cake to finish baking but unfortunately it took 15 min longer than the recipe stated to completely bake in my oven and he had to suffer that wait. The flavours and textures in this cake are absolutely divine and really capture the essence of British summer! Oh and hubby said the wait was well worth it.
175g unsalted butter
5 tbsp double cream, from a 300ml pot
1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
225g plain flour
100g ground almonds
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp fine salt
200g golden caster sugar
5 large eggs, at room temperature
400g strawberries, half roughly chopped, half finely sliced
4 meringue nests, (50g) very roughly chopped
a little icing sugar, to serve
Grease a deep 20 x 30cm traybake or roasting tin, then line with parchment. Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Melt the butter, take off the heat and stir in the cream and the vanilla. Mix the flour, almonds, baking powder and 1/4 tsp fine salt and set aside for later.
Put the caster sugar and eggs into a large bowl, and whisk with electric beaters until very thick and foamy, about 5 mins. Pour in the butter mix, whisk briefly, then add the flour mix and whisk briefly again until even. Stir in the chopped strawberries, then pour the batter into the tin and level the top.
Scatter the sliced strawberries and meringue over the cake, then bake for 40-45 mins until risen, golden and a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 20 mins in the tin, then transfer the cake to a rack. Just before serving, dust with a little icing sugar. Enjoy with the rest of the double cream, whipped if you like.


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Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
While I teach a variety of courses in twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature, I have a particular interest in what is called postcolonial literature. Postcolonial literature refers to the literary texts produced by authors from former colonies of Great Britain as well as those produced by immigrant authors currently living in Britain itself.
Some of the most powerful fictional works written in English at the moment come from authors born in India, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Jamaica, and elsewhere. These authors challenge us to view the world in unfamiliar ways, to perceive the political policies of Great Britain and the United States from the perspectives of those who are often victims and not beneficiaries.
By reading postcolonial literature, I believe we can increase our understanding of diverse cultures and experiences and to learn more about our own society and its struggles to become a truly multicultural nation.
"The Beloved Republic: Nostalgia and the Political Aesthetic of E. M. Forster." Modernism and Nostalgia: Bodies, Locations, Aesthetics. Edited by Tammy Clewell. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013). 198-215.


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SOURCE: Xirrus
February 23, 2012 04:26 ET
Xirrus Raises the Bar for High-Performance, High-Density Wireless Access, Connecting Thousands of Devices and Users per Wi-Fi Hot Spot
Xirrus Raises the Bar for High-Performance, High-Density Wireless Access, Connecting Thousands of Devices and Users per Wi-Fi Hot Spot
THOUSAND OAKS, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 23, 2012) - Xirrus®, the leading provider of high-performance wireless networks, today announced verification of their high-scalability, carrier-grade XR-series Wireless Array platform using the IxVeriWave™ line of products from Ixia®. These tests prove both that Wi-Fi is capable of meeting the rapidly growing needs of carriers for mobile data offload and that Xirrus is the leader in high-performance, high-density wireless networking -- supporting thousands of users per access device. Xirrus is showcasing the XR-series wireless solution at Ixia's booth #1E47, Hall 1 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain, February 27-29.
The rapid adoption of the iPad and other tablet computers over the past two years, along with rich media applications, has placed an ever increasing strain on wireless networks everywhere, especially those of carriers. Network administrators and carriers are therefore searching for solutions to answer the call for powerful, scalable, and trusted wireless access. By placing significant emphasis on RF innovation and scalability from the beginning, Xirrus has ensured its Wireless Array architecture supports the unique characteristics and performance demands of today's and tomorrow's wireless networks.
Testing with IxVeriWave
Xirrus uses IxVeriWave to perform high scale, real-world capacity tests on its XR-series Wireless Arrays. The high scale tests measure actual device performance with media-rich applications to demonstrate that the XR-series Arrays are capable of supporting the rigorous demands required for carrier deployments. Tests conducted on the XR platform using IxVeriWave include:
"The population of wireless devices has exploded in the past year, leading to the need for carriers to look for alternatives to their existing cellular networks for data offloading, and the need for us to scale performance testing of our XR product line to the ultimate limits," said Bruce Miller, VP of Product Marketing at Xirrus. "With up to 16 modular access points per Array and support for up to several thousand wireless clients per Array, this type of test system is fundamental to our ability to assess product scalability. While we run test beds with several hundreds of real clients (laptops, iPads, iPods, etc.), the IxVeriWave system allows us to scale to the next level, while at the same time accurately measuring the quality of experience delivered by applications running in such high usage environments."
"Wi-Fi is now essential to the future success of cellular operators everywhere," said Joe Zeto, senior manager, marketing development at Ixia. "Site surveys yield little useful information beyond coverage alone. Test and verification solutions like Ixia's IxVeriWave allow Xirrus to fully characterize the capacity of their Wi-Fi solution, and the understand the QoE for customers using the network."
Xirrus XR-Series Wireless Array
Introduced in October 2011, the XR-series Wireless Array is the first modular, chassis-based wireless platform. Xirrus enables business to deliver significant performance improvements over conventional offerings, delivering better security and equivalent reliability of wired networking to their users.
This high-performance, high-density wireless platform supports two to sixteen modular access points per Array -- ideal for a wide-range of deployments, from sparse usage areas to those with ultra-high user density. The platform's modularity enables a long product lifespan with the ability to increase capacity over time by adding modular access points or migrating to new, higher speed technologies, like 802.11ac, as they become available.
For more information about Xirrus Wireless Arrays, visit http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wireless-Arrays.aspx
Ixia IxVeriWave
Ixia's IxVeriWave solutions test Wi-Fi devices and wireless LAN networks using a unique client-centric model that precisely measures the real-world behavior of mobile device, their impact on other devices, and overall network performance. This approach delivers repeatable large-scale, real-world test scenarios that are virtually impossible to create by any other means.
For more information about Ixia IxVeriWave, visit http://www.ixiacom.com/solutions/testing_wifi/index.php.
About Xirrus, Inc.
Xirrus is the leading provider of high-performance wireless networks. Our array-based solutions perform under the most demanding circumstances -- always. Their wired-like reliability and superior security allow our customers to confidently take their business-critical applications and operations mobile. Our solutions are unique in the industry, transforming enterprises and organizations around the world. At a time when everyone expects to connect wirelessly everywhere and business is increasingly done in the cloud, Xirrus wireless solutions are providing a vital strategic business and IT infrastructure advantage in thousands of deployments worldwide. Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA, Xirrus is a privately held enterprise designing and manufacturing its products and solutions in the USA.
About Ixia
Ixia provides the industry's most comprehensive converged IP services testing -- from the wireless edge to the Internet core. Network equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises, and government agencies use Ixia's industry-leading test and simulation platforms to design and validate a broad range of wired, Wi-Fi, and 3G/LTE networking equipment and networks. Ixia's solutions create real-world conditions by emulating a full range of high-scaling networking protocols and generating media-rich application traffic to validate performance, conformance and security of cloud, core, data center, wireless, and multiplay networks. For more information, visit www.ixiacom.com. (NASDAQ: XXIA)
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The European Commission is ready to impose a fine of 2m Euros ($2.5m; Ł1.4m) a day on Microsoft. The Commission is expected to rule that Microsoft has failed to fully implement its 2004 antitrust decision. Under the ruling, Microsoft had to supply rivals with information about its Windows operating system.


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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- State Sen. George Latimer (D-Rye) is the choice of the Westchester Democrats to run for county executive, though County Legislator Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) has vowed to fight on.
Latimer had 70 percent of the vote from the party following the county convention at the Westchester County Center on Friday in the race to challenge County Executive Rob Astorino (R-Mount Pleasant) who is running for a third term.
"I am honored and humbled to accept the Democratic nomination for Westchester County Executive," said Latimer. "I want to thank county Democratic leaders, members of the various local committees and our entire coalition of supporters for their hard work and their trust in me as we move forward to victory in November."
Despite the defeat, Jenkins has said he will continue on, forcing a primary which will be held in September.
"If Donald Trump taught us anything, it is that more Democrats need to be a part of the process," Jenkins said. "Let's let the voters decide."
David Spano, son of former County Executive Andrew Spano, has also said he will be on the ballot in the September primary.
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BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles police say they've recovered a stolen 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible that belongs to talk-show host Phil McGraw.
Detective Jess Corral said Tuesday that investigators recovered McGraw's classic car, along with 13 others, after law enforcement began targeting auto theft rings.
McGraw is known as television's "Dr. Phil." His car was stolen from the RODZ shop in Burbank in August, and was found with minor damage.
The car is worth at least $80,000.


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PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored in his second straight game and added an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Sunday night.
Crosby, who snapped out of a career-long 12-game goal drought Saturday, gave the Penguins some breathing room with a wrist shot by goalie Martin Brodeur early in the third period. It was Crosby's first goal at home since scoring twice in his season debut against the New York Islanders on Nov. 21.
Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and an assist for the Penguins to push his points total to 97, tops in the NHL. Pittsburgh has won 10 straight at Consol Energy Center and moved back within a point of the New York Rangers for the top stop in the Eastern Conference.
Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk scored for New Jersey and Brodeur made 23 saves, but couldn't stop the slumping Devils from falling to 1-3-1 in their last five games.
Crosby has been steady since his return from a second stint on the injured reserve due to concussion-like symptoms on March 15, racking up nine assists in his first five games back even as he struggled to find the back of the net with his shot.
The former MVP finally broke through against Ottawa on Saturday, though his goal was the only bright spot in an 8-4 loss.
Crosby's fourth goal of the season proved a little more meaningful.
The Devils pulled to 3-2 on Kovalchuk's team-leading 32nd goal of the season 2:55 into the third period and were forcing the play when Crosby intercepted a pass at New Jersey's blue line, pirouetted around a defenseman then raced in all alone and beat Brodeur with a wrist shot to restore Pittsburgh's two-goal advantage.
Marc-Andre Fleury made it stand up to pick up his NHL-leading 41st victory to move within one win of tying Tom Barrasso's franchise mark of 226.
The Penguins needed Fleury to be sharp after arguably their worst game in three months. Pittsburgh saw its chase of the Rangers hit a speed bump on Saturday, when Ottawa torched backup goaltender Brad Thiessen.
The loss, coupled with New York's comeback win over Toronto put the Penguins three points back of the Rangers and just two ahead of Philadelphia in the jumbled Atlantic Division. The Devils threatened to make it a four-team race division and conference title but have stumbled over the last week and are now trying to hold onto the sixth spot in the conference, which would present a favorable first-round matchup with the Southeast Division winner, likely Florida.
Yet New Jersey looks vulnerable at the moment and even its star goalie isn't immune.
The Penguins took the lead just 64 seconds in thanks to some sloppy stickhandling by Brodeur. He gathered the puck behind the net and was attempting a pass when Malkin swooped in and stole the puck then whipped a pass to Chris Kunitz, who fired it into a wide-open net.
Pittsburgh quickly repaid the gift, with Crosby turning it over deep in his own end with Fleury badly out of position. Parise jumped on the mistake to knot things at 1. It remained tied until late in the period when Jordan Staal used his reach to collect a pass from Matt Cooke and sneak a wrist shot by Brodeur to make it 2-1.
Pascal Dupuis pushed it to 3-1 in the second after he pounced on a rebound, extending his points streak to a career-best 10 games, the longest active streak in the league.
Kovalchuk's goal only made it interesting for a moment. Crosby's score pushed it two before Malkin added an empty-netter late to give him 46 on the season, one off his career-high.
NOTES: The teams split their six games against each other this season, finishing with a 3-3 record. … Pittsburgh scratched forward Steve Sullivan, who left the Ottawa game with an injury coach Dan Bylsma called "short-term." … The Penguins begin a home-and-home set on Tuesday when they host the New York Islanders. The Devils start a two-game homestand on Tuesday against Chicago.


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Residents of Guilford County can now save themselves a trip while applying for pistol permits, and the same may soon be true for those in Alamance County.
Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes announced Friday that his office now allows residents to submit their pistol permit application online and pay for it with a credit or debit card.
Previously, applicants in Guilford County were required to fill out and turn in their forms at a sheriff�s office in downtown Greensboro or High Point and return several days later to pick up the permit upon being approved.
�It�s hot and ready to go,� said Col. Randy Powers of the Guilford County Sheriff�s Office about the online system.
He said the office had been testing it and working out technical issues, but Friday was the first day the online service was open to the public.
�It�s a timesaver for (applicants), and probably a timesaver for us,� Powers said. �A lot of people spend a lot of time on parking and gas.�
In addition to the $5 cost for a pistol permit set by the state, Guilford County requires those applying online to pay a $3 convenience fee and may have to pay a 20-cent to 60-cent charge from their credit card providers.
Powers said until now, after submitting their paper applications to the sheriff�s office, applicants would have to keep checking in to find out whether they had been approved and if their permits were ready.
North Carolina law requires anyone purchasing a handgun to obtain a permit from his or her local sheriff before buying the firearm.
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson said his office hopes to soon update its website to allow such a feature.
�We would like to make it to where they don�t have to come down here to pick up the application,� Johnson said.
He said even if an online application submission service became available for pistol permits, concealed carry permits would still require the applicant to come to the sheriff�s office and sign a waiver to check his or her mental health background.
Johnson said each week, his office receives about 50 pistol permits and 50 concealed carry permits.
�We are inundated,� he said. �There are times there�s a stack three feet high sitting on my secretary�s desk.�
He said though applicants in Alamance County still have to come by the sheriff�s office to turn in their pistol permit applications, they can print off the application at home from the county�s website before coming in.


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Tilley Endurables LTM5 Airflo Hat
Code: IT521
Product Description
Great for City-Wear, Golfing, Traveling, and Fly Fishing; the LTM5 is a medium-brim Tilley Hat. The brim width is 2 5/8" in the front, 2 3/4 in back, and 2 1/8" on the sides. The weight is about 3 oz. This is an Airflow(R) hat with mesh incorporated into the crown allowing coolness and comfort on hot days. Airflow(R) hats are made from Tilley Nylamtium(R) and provide cool sun protection in a lighterweight construction. Certified Untraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of 50+, the highest rating available. Color Khaki has an Olive underbrim. The hat ties-on in the wind. Water repellent, machine washable (won't shrink).


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- Beer: A Few Dark Favourites
- Very Rare: Whisky Agency's Tenth Anniversary Single Casks
- Brut IPAs - The Newest Beer Trend?
- Brand New Lucy M Release!
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- Grand Ridge and West City Brewing
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- Oak Barrel's Riesling Showdown: Australia V The Rest of the World
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- Last Minute Sure-Fire Christmas Winners
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- A beer buyer's guide to gifts!
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- Hold onto your hats because here comes Muscadet!
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Illuminate : A Champagne and Sparkling Wine Event 2018
"Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" – Dom Perignon, the moment he discovered Champagne.
It's a quote from the 1600s that carries through to today and Champagne is a wine that has marked more than a few of the landmarks in our lives. A wine that epitomises celebration and excellence, it's a style that embraces innovation whilst staying rooted in strong traditions.
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With a selection of over 50 of the best International and domestic Champagnes and sparklings wines, this will be an impeccable way to welcome in the festive season.
Your ticket price includes entry and all your tastings for the day. Upon entry you'll receive a glass for the day and then you can make your way around the various tasting tables, each with their own unique sparkling wines and stories.
When: Saturday 24th November 2018
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Where: The Oak Barrel, 152 Elizabeth St. Sydney CBD
Tickets: $35 for members (CLICK HERE); $45 for guests (CLICK HERE)
We will be tasting Champagne & Sparkling from these Winery's and labels on the day
Champagne Deutz
Lino Ramble Pet Nats (Fiano & Nero d'Avola)
Freeman Pet Nat (Rondinella)
Caledonia Blanc de Blancs Ancestral Method
Ziro Prosecco Brut NV
Canella Prosecco Superiore Valdobbiadene 2016
Ca Dei Zago Prosecco Col Fondo 2016
Enrico Gatti Franciacorta Brut NV
Lini Lambrusco NV
Marcarini Moscato d Asti 2017
Dawning Day Pet Nat 2018
Jarretts Sparkling NV
Jarretts Prosecco NV
Tertini Blanc de Blanc 2012
Tertini Blanc de Blanc 2016
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Jete Sparkling Cuvee NV
Jete Sparkling Rose NV
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Delamere Sparkling Rose
Delamere Sparkling Cuvee 2014
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Orsi Sa Vito Pignoletto Sui Lieviti 2016
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RugbyForce is run through our regional brands - as Ulster Bank RugbyForce in Ireland, Royal Bank RugbyForce in Scotland and NatWest RugbyForce in Wales and England - in conjunction with the relevant unions.
Since the initiative was launched in 2009, we have helped over 2,000 community rugby clubs by providing them with tools to help coordinate a community-wide effort to improve their facilities and financial support. The initiative now also combines a club education programme which provides advice and tips to assist them in becoming more financially viable and sustainable small businesses.
Building on the growth in the game in 2015, this year will see the initiative focus on developing a legacy and increasing the sustainability of those clubs who join RugbyForce.
NatWest RugbyForce - England
Last year's NatWest RugbyForce programme was a huge success, with over 600 clubs and 21,000 volunteers across England taking part in the DIY weekend in June.
Rugby clubs across the country can now register to be part of the NatWest RugbyForce programme by visiting www.englandrugby.com/natwestrugbyforce. Registration is open until 14th February 2016. To register clubs must explain in words what they would like to do with the funding, how the project can help your club improve, and describe how your club will use NatWest RugbyForce weekend to involve your local community and attract new members.
200 clubs that register before 14th February 2016 will have the opportunity to take part in free workshops across the country, as well as being in with a chance of receiving financial support and mentoring from key England Rugby figures.
RBS RugbyForce - Scotland
2015 saw a number of Scottish clubs sign up to take part in their Royal Bank RugbyForce weekend.
Over 140 clubs up and down the country were supported by Royal Bank of Scotland to throw open their doors and stage a community event in August with the aim of attracting new players, supporters, members, volunteers and sponsors.
Ulster Bank RugbyForce - Ireland
Ulster Bank is the Official Community Rugby Partner to the Irish Rugby Football Union and supports Rugby clubs across the island of Ireland. Over 250 clubs have benefited since the sponsorship began back in 2010. Ulster Bank is delighted announce its continued support of grassroots rugby as Official Community Rugby partner to the IRFU for a further three years which includes the Ulster Bank League, Ulster Bank Club International and Ulster Bank Junior Cup. Find out more @ulsterbankugby
NatWest RugbyForce - Wales
NatWest RugbyForce is designed to make rugby clubs stronger businesses by improving and renovating their facilities with the support of volunteers and the community.
2015 reached a record number of clubs which made a big impact to the clubs who got involved.
In 2016 NatWest will continue to work closely with local clubs to help them become more sustainable as a business, and through the weekend of NatWest RugbyForce in August.


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|2012-09-16, 18:57
|Link #30621
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Crime Scene
I meant little battler. He was probably still in the age of 'girls are yucky' and it takes some kind of girl to make a 10 year old start bragging and going shakespeare on them. Or that's what I think. I have a hard time imagining little battler talking about big boobs.
On the other hand, he was always a pervert...
|2012-09-16, 19:42
|Link #30623
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Crime Scene
Ah, of course, sorry. Made a mistake in there. Well, starts making sense. But still is too early. no? A twelve year old saying something about how big his girlfriend's boobs have to be.
Or maybe it's allright since he's an Ushiromiya. Pervertedness is hereditary... except for Krauss, but he's an idiot XD
|2012-09-16, 19:49
|Link #30624
黄金の魔女 Golden Witch
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Natal-RN, Brazil
Age: 22
There was a boy my class when I was around that age... let's just say everyone's parents didn't want their childs to be friends with him. All he talked about was girls and sex.
So yeah, it's not impossible for 12-year old Battler to be like that.
|2012-09-16, 19:58
|Link #30625
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Crime Scene
W-Woh. Battler being compared a lot to kinzo takes a whole new meaning! And him not being as flashy... my god, cannot unsee...
Anyway, I recently read some traslation to B. Battler's lines in OMK (You posted about it right?) and the part about -letting your body get cold because I can't love- or -Now your body is MINE- really were freaky.
|2012-09-16, 20:05
|Link #30626
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
From the scene of EP7 it is shown that Yasu formed her new image of Beatrice based on what Battler told her about his ideal girlfriend.
So that logically should have happened in 1980.
|2012-09-17, 08:04
|Link #30629
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
Next installment. It's a big one. It's hard to tell since I'm cross-referencing a couple incomplete sources for this, but I'm probably more than halfway done.
The text relies a lot on cues in the characters' speech patterns that can't be translated in order to convey who is speaking, so sometimes I will have a character's name in parentheses following a line when context isn't enough.
Spoiler for First Twilight and beyond:
Spoiler for Thoughts:
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|2012-09-17, 10:23
|Link #30630
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
That's all pretty interesting. I still don't think that the mutilated corpses are really necessary, though...Everyone in EP3 was killed in pretty mundane ways, but I don't think it was any less effective in conveying the Illusion of the Witch. Heck, it might even have been better to go for a more subtle approach. Yasu really isn't a very refined witch, is she? Pukukuku.
|2012-09-17, 11:25
|Link #30631
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
At any rate the first twilight of EP2 cannot be simply explained by the necessity of hiding wounds. Beatrice has just been purposely creative. Naturally they were all dead already so it's not like she hurt them or anything, but certainly she didn't really have any respect for the dead.
The sentence that I found most relevant is this:
It really seems that Yasu doesn't really care about them, anyone would be fine, she just needs corpses.
However the fact that she claims through Flauros that Battler is to be hated seems to contradict the claim that she didn't perform the serial murder as a form of vengeance.
Because... let's be serious... nobody had any reason to hate Battler except herself. If she thinks that what Battler has done was reason enough to hate him, it's because she hated him.
Maybe the part of her that still loved him didn't allow her to realize or admit her own hate. But frankly hating someone that you once loved is pretty common.
When you consider the apparent fact that she resented Battler for what he's done 6 years before, it's really hard to accept that what she has done had absolutely nothing to do with vengeance, expecially because it doesn't really make sense elseway.
What exactly was she trying to achieve by massacring Battler's family in those horrible ways? If it was just to make him understand her feelings and making him remembering his sin, there were plenty of other less cruel and drastic options.
Maybe vengeance wasn't her primary purpose, but hell, let's be honest here, she wanted Battler to suffer.
|2012-09-17, 11:45
|Link #30632
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Crime Scene
I find really curious how, if this is the general way the murders were done, in-game people tends to be sympathetic towards Yasu. Maybe in Prime it didn't happen that way. Maybe she went back, decided not to kill anyone or something like that. Still, holly shit. This are her toughts and desires, Ladies & Gents.
But then, even Our Confessions is full of fantasy scenes, just in a different perspective called OOC.
If we try to link it to the perception of every META that played the gameboard that went all 'find the heart~, don't exclusively blame Beato~', this scenarios have so many wrongs in them.
So what, OurConf. is a work witout love? In other words a B. Battler scenario? Ryuukishi tends to go to the extremes so often is funny: or you see the culprit as a tragic hero who breaks under the world's unfairness, or the culprit is a psycothic bastard that gets the giggles dismembering pepole.
Still, this pretty much writes down the general theories that go around the net to explain the gameboards (and the most easy to reach): namely, that Yasu with the help of the servants reunited all the siblings to announce herself as the Head and then went beast on them, dishonored their bodies and worked in the pretty first twilight that tends to be so shocking. That the accomplices were the ones leaving letters when nobody was looking and that Yasu had more ways to kill them that the winchesters.
I wonder what went wrong in Rokken Prime... the first twilight seems so full of posibilities to fail, least some of them are faking it.
|2012-09-17, 11:56
|Link #30633
Detective, Witch, Pirate.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ruins of the Golden Land
(Think I read that in some meme or something... It really fits here, right?)
|2012-09-17, 13:30
|Link #30634
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Well, I think that the "If you're gonna hate, hate the guy who trashed his promise" line is more saying that the victims shouldn't blame Beatrice for their deaths, but Battler for forcing her to do it.
...Sure, that is a screwed up way of thinking, but it really isn't anything new. Clair said in EP7 that she always found it disagreeable that Battler wouldn't realise that the crime was his fault. It seriously seems like she thinks that she isn't to blame at all, and that she had literally no choice after what Battler did to her. That's actually the vibe I get throughout a lot of EP7.
Also, does anyone find it odd how the fantasy scene is so self-contradictory here? I mean, you'd think that Flauros would say to blame Kinzo for starting the ceremony, since that is what the fantasy version of the story is supposed to be. And also, how Flauros mentions Krauss and Natsuhi being absent, but then they're retconned into being present?
|2012-09-17, 14:48
|Link #30635
The True Culprit
I don't think Yasu is really resenting Battler here so much as shifting blame from herself. Something she's done her whole life regarding absolutely everything.
That being said I still refuse to believe she did it.
|2012-09-17, 16:51
|Link #30636
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Yesterday!
Thought of something, which I haven't seen explored personally.
Kinzo challenged everyone with the epitaph riddle because he learned he was about to die.
Looking for an alternative to genital problems concerning Yasu's complex, couldn't it be that?
Yasu learned she was about to die, making her feel like she was not allowed to love (as she would never grow up to fulfill it).
Her actions related to the epitaph might parallel Kinzo's as well. Whoever solved the epitaph = Beatrice (to Kinzo).
Is Yasu seeking a "Battler" or something in the same process? Is it somehow possible what Yasu is looking for is redemption before her death?
Arc 6 even has Battler seemingly fulfilling every wish of Beatrice (meta people) yet she still dies. Rest in peace? Could that be her goal?
|2012-09-17, 17:01
|Link #30637
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Crime Scene
That's... actually not that bad. If the wounds left in her body by being trown from a cliff were internal and her organs were failing, not only her uterus, she'd die before she could properly begin her life as a wife or boyfriend or whatever. Then all her despair and devil-may-care atitude might be less weird: it's not extrange that people with a death sentence by illness does crazy things. Actually equal or more crazy than blowing up an island.
It's sounds good and despairing enough...
On a side note: I realized that Battler had resolved the part about following the sweetfish river and searching for a place with certain kanji in it's name in EP1. The cousins even sugested looking a map. Yes, they were using Odawara and not the right 'river' (choosing the right thing is hard for those who don't know about taiwan). Cool thing is that Battler alone came with the steps to apply to the real thing in little time lazyng in the beach, and all the other cousins had to think together to reach it.
C'mon, Battler. You are always at least mildly competent in gameboard, but in Meta you're a small bomb failure. Tsk, tsk.
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|2012-09-17, 17:57
|Link #30638
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gnawing away at Rokkenjima
「悪く思うな。そなたらに罪はない。恨むなら、6年もの長きにわたり、約束を反故にしたあの男を恨むのだな 。」
Flauros likes to add だぜぃっ to the end of her sentences, so it's actually probably more like Beatrice.
Anyway, I edited it to make the speech patterns a bit more neutral.
|2012-09-17, 21:16
|Link #30639
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
Ah well I was assuming it was still Beatrice talking through Flauros anyway, but reading that sentence in Japanese I think it's almost certainly Beatrice directly. That "sonatara" isn't something that anyone else would say.
|2012-09-18, 09:45
|Link #30640
Join Date: May 2009
And, quite possibly, someone so self-absorbed as to hurt other people and then daydream that those people would forgive her for her self-desribed "noble" motivations. That's awfully twisted.
Yet I don't get the sense that's how I'm supposed to view the character.
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So, I would like to point you to Hoggwarts In Azeroth for your 3.2 mount information. Hoggwarts goes through all the information you need to know about mounts both as they stand right now in the current patch as well as in the upcoming patch.
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Whether the bridal designer is excited to share some good news, Hartsock is also keeping that close to the vest.
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It didn't work out with Lowe, who's engaged to Catherine Giudici, his final pick on "The Bachelor." But Hartsock won over viewers with her girl-next-door looks, attitude and raw vulnerability when Lowe sent her home after meeting her family.
Although it seemed at first that her older brother was onboard with the relationship, he told Lowe in a one-on-one chat that he didn't think he was right for his sister.
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"He's my brother! He trusts me and he supports me," she said.
The drama this time around comes from 25 male contestants. Hartsock says they have "a lot of strong personalities" and she's looking forward to seeing what led up to their conflicts when she wasn't around.
"The Bachelorette," hosted by Chris Harrison, premieres Monday on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT.


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Bandaranaike International is named after former Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and is one of the busiest hub airports in South Asia. Its airport code honors the city it serves, Colombo.
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The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook, by leading ceramics teacher Susan Peterson, is the most comprehensive available guide to modern ceramics, packed with step-by-step illustrations of ceramics techniques to guide the beginner as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from contemporary potters from around the world. This completely revised fourth edition contains over 150 new illustrations and includes profiles of key ceramists who have influenced the field, new material on marketing ceramics on the internet, more on the use of computers, and added coverage of paperclays, using gold, and alternative glazes. This is one book no ceramist, whether novice or expert, can do without.
A great asset for beginners and advanced ceramicists alike."--Ceramic Technique
Susan Peterson is Professor Emerita of Ceramics at Hunter College and is a practicing ceramist whos work has been exhibited throughout the world. She is also the author of numerous books on ceramics, including Working with Clay, Contemporary Ceramics, and Jun Kaneko.


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The UFC lightweight division will continue to get its share of the spotlight on July 16 in Atlantic City, as veterans Gleison Tibau and Pat Healy meet in a pivotal bout verbally agreed to on Monday.
In the UFC Fight Night main event at the Revel Casino, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone meets up with fellow 155-pound contender Jim Miller.
Former Strikeforce standout Healy is in search of his first UFC victory this summer against the Brazilian powerhouse, while Tibau seeks a return to the win column following his December 2013 loss to Michael Johnson.
Tickets for UFC Fight Night go on sale on May 30. Stay tuned to UFC.com for more details.
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