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In response to residents' recent complaints, the Lower Nazareth Township supervisors will review local zoning laws to see if stricter guidelines should be placed on group homes.
A group of Stephanie Drive neighbors has turned out to recent meetings to complain about a Resources for Human Development-run group home. The neighbors say on-site staff uses profanities, drinks alcohol and crowds their driveways.
The home serves two autistic men in their 20s with four caregivers rotating shifts 24 hours, seven days a week. Representatives of Resources for Human Development were present at last week's supervisors meeting when supervisors and residents discussed the issue, but they did not speak.
"Neighbors aren't discriminating against anyone with a disability. We just want measures enacted to promote safety in the neighborhood," neighbor Michael Vonelli said.
Solicitor Gary Asteak said the Colonial Regional Police Department responded to just one incident at the group home since the last time the neighbors complained a month ago.
"As far as the police appear to be concerned, there's no concern about the property," Asteak said.
Vonelli said he continues to pick up garbage left by someone from the group home on his property and issues will only escalate if the board doesn't act now.
"It's a business. It's not a home," Vonelli said, arguing in favor of stricter township regulations. "If a home of this nature is moving in, we meet them, we know what the liabilities are. ... We have faith the business is being run professionally … Our concerns go away."
Vonelli pressed the board to tighten zoning laws in case a future group home wants to enter the township. He said neighbors should learn more about the folks moving in before the group home is established.
"If you guys do nothing, then this is going to continue to happen," Vonelli said. "When these incidents happen, we're in the dark. You need to take a harder look at what our zoning is. There has to be more than just a call to the police. I don't want to inundate the police."
Supervisor James Pennington said he doesn't want to place group homes under a microscope.
"You don't do that with your other neighbors. If you get a neighbor that moves in that's disruptive, to me it's no different than any other situation we have here," Pennington said. "There's always two sides to a story and you have to look at what they're responsible for and the guidelines they have to live under. On the other hand, by opening up that Pandora's box, how far do you go?"
When Supervisor Martin Boucher asked how many incidents would need to occur for the group home to be considered a "nuisance home," Asteak said that's a police decision.
When Supervisor Gerald Green asked if any improvements had been made since the last time the neighbors turned out before the board, neighbor Rick Longenbach said, "The windows (at the home) aren't kicked out anymore."
Board Chairman Eric Nagle said the board will review the zoning laws, read Asteak's suggestions and come back with a discussion at the next board meeting.
Deanna Roberts, a director at Resources for Human Development, previously said she was unaware of residents' complaints. Roberts at the time called her staff "highly trained" individuals who receive background checks and are certified in crisis management, CPR and safe driving.Follow @pamholzmann


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Syracuse, N.Y. -- A Syracuse teenager was taken to Upstate University Hospital after he was stabbed in the left arm around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on the 100 block of Fernwood Avenue, according to Sgt. Tom Connellan of the Syracuse Police Department.
Shaquan Almuy-Rosa, 17, was uncooperative with police following the stabbing, according to Connellan. His injury is not being considered life-threatening.
Police have not released any information about suspects in the stabbing. Connellan said Syracuse police are continuing to investigate the incident.


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If you're doing between $400k and $500k a year, why haven't you left yet? They decided not to pay you to stay, they continue to decrease your payout, they find ways to not pay you on business; i.e. small households or trades and they continue to increase the fees they charge your clients. All this and you get the luxury of defending their name to your clients.
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FINAL: Tigers 11, Diamondbacks 5
Blaine Hardy finished things up. That's it. Tigers 11, Diamondbacks 5
Austin Jackson doubled again to start a two-out rally. He's been on fire. The Tigers got some good luck from there. Rajai Davis reached on an infield single that deflected off the pitcher's glove. Ian Kinsler then drove Jackson home with a blooper that found the grass in shallow center. Miguel Cabrera then hit his first home run since June -- a three-run shot -- off the foul pole in left field. Blaine Hardy allowed a pair of hits but struck out the side for the Tigers. Tigers 11, Diamondbacks 5
The Tigers loaded the bases, but Alex Avila struck out to end the inning and the threat. Anibal Sanchez threw a scoreless seventh inning. Anibal Sanchez struggled starting in the fifth inning and seemed to have hit the wall entirely in the seventh. Joba Chamberlain entered with two on and one out and got Paul Goldschmidt -- who represented the go-ahead run -- to hit into an inning-ending double play. Tigers 7, Diamondbacks 5
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Rooney and Lampard star in FIFA 10
Premier League stars take to the box
The 'global' box cover for FIFA 10 will sport two of the English Premier League's biggest stars, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard the new stars of the game's cover.
Rooney and Lampard are already lined up to star on UK packs, alongside Arsenal's Theo Walcott.
Publisher EA Sports have also told us this week that a demo of the new game will launch on September 10th across Europe. This trial will include exhibition matches for big name teams, including Chelsea, Juventus, Barcelona, et al.
The game will be out on every conceivable platform on October 2nd.
Latest News
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 after all
- Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third gets a release date
- Adr1ft is coming to PC and consoles at the end of the summer
- EA gives the new Mirror's Edge a name – Mirror's Edge Catalyst
- ZombiU PS4 and Xbox One port reportedly in the works
- Mike Bithell's Volume to be released this August
- Gearbox's new shooter Battleborn gets a pre-E3 trailer
- Steam Controller launches in October, Steam Machines arrive in November
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This time last week, I was preparing to head down to London to spend the morning in a Diamond Masterclass presented by Vashi Dominguez, Owner and Founder of Diamond Manufacturers. I, like many other women, adore diamonds. But actually I know very little about them, so I found this introduction extremely informative. Here is some of what I learned...
Vashi brought along some diamonds for us to inspect with the tools of the trade. In a small group of only myself and a few other bloggers, we had the luxury of having time to carefully study the diamonds, listening intently to Vashi's presentation and with a lot of time to ask many, many questions. We firstly studied the four C's - Cut, Clarity, Colour and Carat. Through the loupe it was actually possible to see the differences between the flawed and not-so-flawed diamonds. We had chance to look at the different sizes of diamonds, the brilliance and colours of diamonds, the cut of a diamond and the ideal shape. It was interesting to be able to analyse diamonds up close without them being part of a jewellery setting.
We learned the differences between independently certified and self-certified diamonds. Having certification of an investment-purchase such as diamonds is so important, as is having the confidence of buying them from a reputable dealer. Diamond Manufacturers pride themselves on their Ethical Policy and as a company help in every way possible to assist with the diamond buying process. Diamond Manufacturers are very strict with their choice of diamonds they accept and sell, rejecting around 90-92%, only the most beautiful and brilliant diamonds they are interested in. Being hand-selected, only around one in ten make it into stock.
In my mind, buying diamonds is a joyful, momentous occasion where as much of the pleasure can be found in the research and build up to the event itself. You can have a play around on the website creating your own individual piece to suit your own budget. Certainly with Diamond Manufacturers you have the chance to obtain more diamond for your money. Dealing direct online, you are cutting out the middle man and saving yourself money.
A selection of pieces were brought along for us to admire and try on - eternity, wedding, engagement rings, pendants and ear-rings. When buying from Diamond Manufacturers you can also have the same option, to make an appointment and receive your diamond advice first hand in a private viewing room. At 80% cheaper than the high street, why wouldn't you? You can find out more about Diamond Manufacturers here - http://www.diamondmanufacturers.co.uk


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By RAYMOND FANTINO
Our mayor is threatening to close firehouses again.
Our South Beach firehouse is on the list again. I guess Mr. Bloomberg hasn't done his homework. We have seven schools in the surrounding area. We also have a housing project and a nursing home and two assisted-living facilities.
The firehouse is located in the center of all these facilities.
Maybe he should reconsider this firehouse, I guess he doesn't care about our people or children. As seniors who have lived in South Beach for 40-plus years this firehouse has served us and our families many times.
[Editor's note: The mayor's budget plan actually calls for the elimination of Engine Co. 161, which is based in the firehouse at 278 McClean Avenue, not the closing of the firehouse itself. Ladder Co. 81, based in the same firehouse, would remain in operation.]


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The College of Staten Island women's soccer team posted a 2-1 non-conference win over SUNY-Maritime in the Bronx yesterday.
Senior Paige Buono gave the Dolphins (9-3 overall) a 1-0 lead at the 20th minute off a pass from Melissa Gelardi, who came into the match leading the nation in assists with 10 in Division III women's soccer.
CSI struck again in the 35th minute as freshman Gabriela Galeano scored unassisted.
Maritime (2-10-1 overall) scored with a minute left in the first half.
Dolphin freshman keeper Samantha Wysokowski had three saves and picked up the victory, her fifth of the season.
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As this year's chair of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, I welcome this opportunity to address what Michigan needs to move forward. And now is the right time to address this, with Gov. Snyder's budget proposal. But first we need to get over ourselves.
Here's what I mean by that: We must get past the entirely predictable first round of reactions to the governor's budget. You heard most of those reactions within 24 hours after the budget was proposed. They came from various groups, such as urban real estate developers, educators, pensioners, environmentalists, etc. Each reaction explained why that particular group should not share in the budget cuts — or why that particular group was being asked to suffer more than its fair share of cuts.
Responses from each group were thoughtful, persuasive and completely predictable.
I make my living by being a vigorous business law advocate for a client's point of view. But I also know a little about making unpopular decisions to resolve competing interests. In that role, you must often allocate resources in a way that does not please anyone completely. But the allocation may be the best decision for all.
Besides being predictable, those responses also missed the point: Who will speak for Michigan? Who will resolve the competing requests for immunity from Michigan's need to tighten its financial belt? Look no further than the shared sacrifices built into Gov. Snyder's budget.
The budget proposes a common answer to every group's request for budget cut immunity: We simply can't afford it. And all of us have known for years that this day would come. Gov. Snyder's budget should be no surprise to anyone familiar with Michigan's economy.
Snyder's budget recognizes what the Michigan Chamber's long-standing mission reflects: Government can afford to provide what its citizens want only with a vibrant, diverse economy. That economy must support and allow job providers to do what they do best: create jobs.
Only with job creation can you revitalize urban areas, protect the Great Lakes, educate our young people, and protect our seniors.
For example, Snyder's budget proposes repealing the job-killing Michigan Business Tax. That has been a Michigan Chamber goal since the MBT was created. The MBT created a wholesale devaluation of Michigan real estate. Its repeal will help reverse that devastating hit to Michigan's economy.
Another example: Snyder's budget proposes economic "gardening" — supporting businesses with strong Michigan roots (pun intended). And of course one of these industries is agriculture. Michigan's climate, culture and history has created an amazingly broad and deep agriculture industry of farming, agricultural processing, food distribution, etc. Supporting that industry is one of the Michigan Chamber's legislative priorities for 2011.
Advocating for budget dollars to protect a single group is easy. But that approach has put Michigan too deeply in debt. Michigan's private sector economy is too weak to support all those wants and needs. We need to work together to redesign Michigan's economy so it can regain its strength.
So, the next time someone tries to exempt themselves from this budget's shared sacrifice, gently but firmly suggest that they get over themselves.
Ask them to help speak for Michigan.
Jeffrey Ammon is chairman of the board of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and an attorney at Miller Johnson in Grand Rapids.


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Why all the sudden spending anyways? Where's it all going?
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I dunno. With security compromised in Libya, four were killed needlessly. But on the other hand. . .someone's party might get ruined in Fla.???
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Fornication Under Consent of the King…You!
A rose by any other name stinks too.
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Fornication under consent of the king.
Get the point? A rose by any other name stinks the same.
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The last time I looked, the Old Testament is the major portion of the Christian's holiest book!
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Next month, Hampden Twp. resident Christine Knapp plans to run the Philadelphia Marathon, her first race at that distance.
The 38-year-old remembers the day she decided to start running consistently: It was Dec. 26, 2010, and she ran one mile after committing to a 10K only three months away. Although she didn't participate in that race because of a pulled hamstring, the stay-at-home mom has logged some serious miles since then.
While making the jump to 26.2 miles might seem daunting, Knapp and other runners agree: If you're properly training, especially during the crucial two to three weeks leading up to the race, you're more likely to conquer the physical and mental challenge that is a marathon.
Patrick Hager, graduate assistant coach for the cross-country and track-and-field teams at Messiah College, said marathon newbies should give themselves at least half a year to train. And the final few weeks can make or break your performance.
Most runners are familiar with tapering — decreasing the amount of mileage in their practice runs — starting about three weeks before the race. "The key coined phrase is, 'decrease volume, but sustain intensity,'" said the Mechanicsburg resident, who has completed four area marathons, including Harrisburg's — and will participate in the Boston Marathon in April.
Although runners shouldn't stop their training, they shouldn't be running 20-plus miles that close to the race, as the body needs time to recover from such strenuous exercise. Hager usually does speed workouts — high-volume, short-interval runs — and cross-trains on ellipticals or bikes, keeping his muscles working and mind sharp. "The day before, I'd do a short run — maybe three miles," Hager said. "A lot of people take that day off, but I think it's important to stay loose."
In addition to cutting down mileage, "the biggest thing is getting adequate rest and recovery," said Chad Madden, owner of Madden Physical Therapy in Lower Paxton Twp., who recommends at least seven hours of high-quality sleep each night several weeks before the marathon. And save the strenuous activities for later: "It's not the time to go out for a long hike or do a radical swim or start a new exercise program at the gym," he said.
Before the final stretch of training, core work is extremely important, as the most common problem runners have is pelvic instability, resulting in back, hip and knee pain. Building up core muscles, through exercises such as side and prone planks, are key to prevent this, Madden said. However "during that taper period, they should take it easy on the core, and allow the muscle to be ready for the challenge it's going to face."
Furthermore, maintaining a good diet you're already accustomed to is key. "Make sure your body is regular, and being well-nourished," said Lu A. Flickinger, 32, substitute teacher in the Cumberland Valley and Mechanicsburg school districts who has completed five marathons — all in the past year. Madden agreed, recommending loading up on fruits, vegetables and dishes such as a low-fat, oil-free stir-fry.
The night before the race, "some people talk about carbo-loading, but I wouldn't really change much," Hager said. "Since it's such a long race, you want to be eating things that you're used to."
Flickinger agreed: "For me, a pre-race dinner is rice and chicken."
Also, during the marathon, runners should ingest about 100 calories every 75 minutes or so, and many do this through portioned gel packets. According to Hager, practice makes perfect: "If they haven't done it already, do some runs with gel packs. The last thing you want is to take that in during the race and have your body act negatively to it."
As your schedule allows, he added, during the week beforehand, get yourself used to the marathon's schedule by waking and eating at the same times you will the day of the race.
As much as you can, get yourself mentally prepared for the race, as so much of marathon endurance is mind over muscle — and self-doubt can be a huge obstacle. Flickinger, who blogs about her running experiences at www.keepcalmandrunon.blogspot.com, said, "I tell myself all the time, 'Trust in your training. Trust in the miles you've logged.'" She often looks over her calendar the day before the race, reminding herself of her practice miles.
And don't underestimate a cheering section to keep you focused: "I joined a runners' group called the River Runners on Facebook," Flickinger said. "It's a free support group for all runners, where we meet and do Saturday morning runs." Hager and his brother, Brian, also a marathon veteran, founded S.W.I.F.T. Racing — standing for strength, wisdom, integrity, faith and truth — to create a community for runners to train together and share the group's faith-based principles.
According to Knapp, the last few weeks before her first marathon will look similar to other races she's run: She'll be tapering her runs and continuing the healthy lifestyle she's come to love, preparing herself for her longest run yet. "My goal is to complete it," she said, although she's not worried in the least. "The joy in running it is not actually running the race," she said. "It's the preparation leading up to it."
Upcoming marathons
- Harrisburg Marathon and Relay, Nov. 11, registration open until Nov. 7 at www.harrisburgmarathon.com
- Philadelphia Marathon, Nov. 18, sold out, www.philadelphiamarathon.com
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Child Actors Who Played Very Adult Roles As Kids
Sometimes a young star will go above and beyond to shake the child-like image that follows them throughout their career, but these 15 child actors didn't have to worry about that. These former child stars raised major eyebrows by taking on parts in very adult-themed movies.
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson was sitting on the steps of a building in the East Village of Manhattan one day when a director of a movie saw a budding star. Cast in the 1995 film Kids, a 16-year-old Dawson played a wild and loose teenager whose concerns over contracting AIDS forced her to take an HIV test. Dawson has gone on to star in many projects, including independent movies and documentaries. Up next for the native New Yorker is a reprisal of her Sin City character Gail.


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Jonilka Calcano, 21, who is listed in Rhode Island as a missing person, Pablo M. Avvacato, 19, Joanna M. Nordness, 30; Robert Z. Walker, 20, are accused of second-degree criminal trespassing.
Avvacato, Nordness and Walker also were charged with interfering with a peace officer. None of those arrested provided a Portland address. All were booked into the Multnomah County Jail.
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To the editor of THE EAGLE:
I can't help but wonder why there are so many drivers whose registration tags and inspection stickers have expired two and three years ago, and these vehicles are still on the road. The drivers of these vehicles are in front of you at a red light, parked on the streets next to the curb, parked in a lot -- everywhere in our communities of the Berkshires.
Having an expired registration tag makes it illegal to even be on the road. Your car can be towed at your expense and you can be fined. How can any driver/owner of these vehicles get away with these violations for so long? If these people have illegal registrations and inspection status, then who knows if their insurance has been revoked?
Come on, Registry of Motor Vehicles, get your records straight and get these drivers off the road!


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Photovine, a Google project that's been rumored for several weeks, has officially gone live. Once a mystery project, we now know Photovine is a social image-sharing app for smartphones.
The Details of Photovine
Last month I discussed Photovine, but at the time it was pure speculation. We knew that Google had purchased the domain and the trademark, but it made little sense for another cloud-based photo sharing app to be released by the company who already runs Picasa. Now the project makes some sense: It's a photo-sharing app designed for smartphones.
But what differentiates Photovine? Well, that would be the "vines," or tags you add to images that connect you to others who have the same interest. As described by Photovine's FAQ:
A vine is like a constantly growing family of photos connected through a common caption created by you, your friends, and people all over the world.
Some examples of vines could be: "What Weekends Are Made Of", "Secret Stuffed Animal", "Party People", or, "Love of My Life".
As people add photos to vines, they tell their own stories about the moments, images, and ideas that define our lives in a way that's social, creative, and fun.
This service looks surprisingly similar to the recent updates to Twitter that allow for browsing and sharing images by hashtag. However, it was noted by Business Insider that the app actually comes from Slide, a Google-owned company. It's unlikely that this is a Google response to the Twitter image search features.
Want to play around with Photovine for yourself? You can request an invite at the official Photovine site.
Photovine and Google+
Given that Google+ had a wide array of social-image features, especially when it came to the mobile platform, the release of this app is a little surprising. A lot of its presence in the world is likely thanks to Photovine being a Slide creation more than a Google one. In fact, Google itself receives little to no mention on Photovine's site and release materials.
That doesn't mean, however, that Google+ won't wrap its fingers around these vines. If Photovine launches as a popular social network in their own right, Google+ will have another outlet through which to connect people and another incentive to pull users away from Twitter and Facebook.
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From the North Andover Patch:
School officials shut down the North Andover High school's junior prom over the weekend after several students became violently ill. Authorities discovered that the students had eaten some marijuana-laced brownies.
"In the course of the investigation, it was determined that 19 brownies had apparently been distributed by a student earlier in the day before arriving for the evening at the high school," said North Andover Superintendent Chris Hottel.
In other news:
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Fatbike Trailer...
Tried out the `Fat` B.O.B Trailer the other night down the beach...
B.O.B stands for `Beast of Burden` which it definitely is now!
It was an older silver coloured B.O.B trailer with 26" yolk,
I have wanted to Do this mod for a while but was not sure how to fit a fat wheel,
Then bingo, i found a Kite Buggy Online Shop which sold 4" wide plastic wheels like you find on wheel barrows but it had bearings, they have a 20mm inside diameter and are 75mm outside to outside width,
So i used a pair of Hope Pro 2 front Hub reducers which slotted straight in...
So i bought a 28" (sometimes advertised as 29er) yolk and fitted that then got the Grinder out -:),
The fat wheel only fitted with the tyre deflated so the wheel fork would need opened out where it was joined onto the main trailer frame...
I bent both track ends together in the vice to do this, they are thinner than an average Bicycle frame dropout so a MM or 2 off the spacers allowed the quick release clamp to tighten properly...
Then i filed inside the ends of the cut tubes using the rounded side of a draw file to get a perfect fit to the frame tubes then using the grinder with a wire brush buffed off the paint ready for a clean weld...
Pre Weld pic...
At work the next day and `Big G` in the workshop next door to our shed welded it up a treat and i then gave the welds a quick coat of silver Smoothrite,
Back home and i had to swap around a Bobbin on one side of Axle Nuts to try to get the trailer Yolk centered, It isn't perfect but you cant notice it while pulling a heavy load...
So i now have a trailer that will take the fat tyre as well as the standard wheel,
and it will now also fit my Karate Monkey 29er, happy days...
So...does it work?, can you pull it through soft sand loaded?
I drove down to John Muir Park and did 3 loads of logs,
with the river Tyne Estuary here a lot of logs get washed into the bay esp after a spate so the wood is not too saturated with salt...
6 psi pressure in the ribbed tyre seemed just right...
3 loads in the car was about a weeks worth of firewood, gonna save some money next winter!
With the lighter evenings now to 8.30pm and getting lighter daily its time to do some `5pm films again`,
A lot of films i made were always early on Tuesday evenings, ideal as hardly anyone about, Been a while since i made a `point and shoot` film which are the most time consuming even with 2 cameras, secret is to mostly use one camera more than the other,
edit the main cameras segments then add in the other camera`s segments,
This film took under an hour to shoot then about 1 hour to edit, it had 59 clips!,
some folk ask how i can be bothered to make them, simple answer is i enjoy it,
I have the time and when you think about it a couple of hours out your life ain't a lot...
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THAT, is a serious load!ReplyDelete
Thanks Bruce, the trailer is great !ReplyDelete
Love the 'down the centre of the log shot !
brilliant mate, that's some rig you have there now!ReplyDelete
Trailer looks great! And keep them videos coming, we certainly enjoy watching them!ReplyDelete
Wow! That thing is absolutely awesome. Gotta love the DIY stuff!!ReplyDelete
Damn Bruce that's the shit right there!!!ReplyDelete
Nicely done, nicely done indeed!!!
Nothing better than the lovely BTU's!!!
Thats one nice bit of kit, sent the video to my mate richard, who is always out and about looking for fire wood with his chain saws, trying to convince him to get a pugs, this just might do the trick.ReplyDelete
great vid.
Jings - whit a monster!!ReplyDelete
Wow that is one bad arse trailer :-)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 June 2012 at 08:15
Hi, can you please give an update on how the trailer is going with buggy wheel. I am thinking of doing similar. Cheers RonReplyDelete
Hi, Fat Bob trailer is still rolling sweet!, i have not posted it on the blog for a while so will get some pics and more film of it being used soon!ReplyDelete
Nice work! ...wood heats twice lolReplyDelete


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Even as they acknowledge its importance, the Pentagon is saying the Congressional-mandated restoration of Tuition Assistance program may come at the expense of troop readiness.
The new spending bill passed by Congress yesterday includes the restoration of Tuition Assistance for the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corps. Earlier in the month, each branch had announced funding cutbacks were stopping new enrollments in the popular program. The Navy did not cancel its program but did say it was evaluating how it would operate in the future.
While Congress mandated the restoration of the program, it
didn't provide any additional funding to cover the cost. This means the sequestration-strapped
Department of Defense will have to look to other areas for resources to continue Tuition
The Pentagon is the first to say the programs are important, especially given the push towards helping soldiers find employment when they reenter civilian life. However, facing $85 billion in cuts this year from sequestration and the current Continuing Resolution limiting spending to 2012 levels, even important programs were on the chopping block.
"This program enables the professional and personal development of our service members and also facilitates their transition to the civilian workforce," said Pentagon spokesperson Navy Cdr. Leslie Hull-Ryde. "However, because of the current fiscal situation, we are evaluating programs across the department."
The Congressional spending plan awaits President Barack Obama's signature. If that happens, Hull-Ryde said the department will comply but it would "require the services to make difficult and very thoughtful decisions on how to fund tuition assistance throughout the remainder of (fiscal 2013) without impacting readiness."
For the Army, funding for the popular Tuition Assistance program comes from its readiness account.
That account, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said, is already depleted to dangerous levels.
"We're halfway through the (fiscal) year and we are 80 percent spent," he said. "Frankly we are struggling to get to the end of the year."
The Army spent $373 million on Tuition Assistance last year, the most of any service branch. TA pays for active-duty service members seeking bachelor, technical or GED degrees. Dempsey said the total TA investment for all branches is more than $700 million.
"What we said was we would continue to fund it for people in it, but if someone wants to join they are going to have to wait, because for the rest of this year we can't afford it," he said. "That alone would save $200 million."
Now, Dempsey said the Pentagon will be reevaluating the program to determine if there are cost savings, as well as looking at cutting in other areas to pay for TA. The cuts will be made to preserve force readiness, he said.
"We're on that much of an edge," he said. "It will get better in (fiscal) '14, and by (fiscal) '15 it'll be manageable. Our commitment to education is sincere. We're just going to have to do some things in the short term to get through the year."


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Part One: Dave and Chuck talk about weird things security at Metro Airport have found, some men suffer temporary insanity when they realize their hair is thinning, Orion Festival review, a listener discovers that he was secretly being videotaped…have you ever set cameras to spy on someone, and more!
Part Two: Dave and Chuck talk about a man who fell into a coma after overdosing on soy sauce, a woman gives birth to a surprise baby, has someone created a sloppy joe that uses krispy kream donuts as a bun? What's the craziest thing you've eaten while driving, what has been the biggest waste of time in your life, and more!


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Clearly, Obama despises the Jews and holds them in such complete contempt that he thinks he can say something so completely and utterly untrue and false on its face, and he expects that the Jewish people will prostrate at his feet and say, "please, sir, may I have some more."
Obama doesn't mean it like this, as is clear from his boasts about all that he has supposedly done to protect Israel. But actually Obama's administration has done more in terms of the security of the State of Israel than any previous administration. He has done more to undermine it.
This is beyond insulting. I equate this with "Arbeit macht frei." No president in US history has been as lethal for the Jews as Hussein. Nobody. Scroll this.
Obama: 'This Administration has Done More in Terms of the Security of the State of Israel than any Previous Administration' Weekly Standard
Last night, at a campaign fundraising event in New York City with Jewish donors, President Obama had this to say about his record regarding Israel:
I try not to pat myself too much on the back, but this administration has done more in terms of the security of the state of Israel than any previous administration. And that's not just our opinion, that's the opinion of the Israeli government. Whether it's making sure that our intelligence cooperation is effective, to making sure that we're able to construct something like an Iron Dome so that we don't have missiles raining down on Tel Aviv, we have been consistent in insisting that we don't compromise when it comes to Israel's security. And that's not just something I say privately, that's something that I said in the U.N. General Assembly. And that will continue.
"The problem with the president is that he'll say anything to donors for the sake of a couple bucks," a pro-Israel insider tells me. "But fortunately most Americans aren't living on Mars--and they'll be aghast at the ridiculousness of the president's remarks."
A Democratic pro-Israel insider emails:
"Making the conscious choice to distance us from Israel, and blaming them for the failure to make progress toward peace, while putting no blame on the Palestinians whatsoever, has badly undermined Israel's position in the region, in the international community, and in the peace process, while emboldening their enemies.
"Not to mention that by walking away from written agreements we made with Israel, and denying the sheer existence of others, let alone threatening the entire bilateral relationship in a fit of presidential pique, this White House had badly damaged the trust that underpins the relationship."


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Amazing what you can do with old zippers. The contemporary handmade jewelry trend with vintage zippers has been a craze for years now. Still, I do spot new jewelry designs still today.
Sure you've seen our 'Zipper Jewelry' -tutorial before. It was simple back then. Today I want to show you the added sophistication that has resulted from this being an ongoing trend.
Here's collective inspiration to transform your stash of zippers into wearable jewelry.
Handmade Jewelry Top Zipper Designs
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1. Vintage Violet Pendant by Amalia Versaci (http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmaliaVersaci)
2. Zipper Embellished Sunglasses by Wang / Hurricane Style (stylehurricane.blogspot.com)
3. Zipper Bracelet by Kate Cusack (http://www.katecusack.com)
4. Zipper Butterfly Necklace by Reborne (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reborne-Jewelry/128740153809704)
5. Zipper Flower Bracelet by Craftoholics Anonymous (http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net)
6. Zipper Necklace by Kate Cusack
7. Cheery Zipper Leaves Jewelry by Woolly Fabulous (http://www.flickr.com/photos/woolly_fabulous/). In fact, you see lots of zippers combined with felt & jewels these days…
9. Zipper Ballet Flats by Craftoholic Anonymous (http://diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com/2010/02/zipper-ruffle-ballet-flats-tutorial.html)
10. Cute Zipper Canvas by Amalia Versaci (on what to do with those tiny bits of zippers left over from jewelry projects)
Vintage Zipper Jewelry Making Supplies
Jewelry Making Supply 1: Recycled zippers, needle and thread – in your stash.
Only vintage zippers, please.
What's the point if you buy new?!!
Jewelry Making Supply 2: Sewing Machine (best choice)
Jewelry Making Supply 3: Fabric Glue
Jewelry Making Supply 4: Jewelry Wire
Jewelry Making Supply 5: Jewelry Needles
Jewelry Making Supply 6: Jewelry Making Supplies (Tool Set)
Jewelry Making Supply 7: Felt for Craft Activities
Jewelry Making Supply 8: Magnifier Lamp
More Information
Other Fine Craft Guild – article on Handmade Zipper butterfly brooch and zipper flower brooch.


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After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Congress quickly passed a number of bills to promote recovery in the affected area, including the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 (the "Act"). The Act offers significant tax benefits in the area designated as the Gulf Opportunity Zone (or GO Zone), which consists of the areas hardest hit by the hurricane. These federal tax benefits can provide huge incentives to developers of many different types of projects within the GO Zone, which includes the 31 southern most parishes in Louisiana, 49 counties in Mississippi counties, and 11 counties in Alabama. The tax benefits available to businesses include 50% bonus first-year depreciation, partial expensing of demolition and cleanup costs, a 5-year-NOL carryback and additional new market tax credits.
Bonus 50% first-year depreciation allowance. The Act provides a 50% bonus first-year depreciation allowance to help businesses rebuild in the GO Zone. Businesses get the bonus write-off for the cost of most new property investments made in the GO Zone, including commercial and residential real estate, machinery, and equipment. Further, all depreciation deductions (including bonus depreciation) for property qualifying for the bonus first-year writeoff are exempt from alternative minimum tax calculations. The 50% bonus depreciation allowance generally applies to depreciable property used in an active trade or business that is placed in service before Jan. 1, 2008 (before Jan. 1, 2009 for real property).
Technical requirements of the bonus depreciation provisions require careful planning. For example, the IRS has stated that property leased on a triple net basis does not qualify for bonus depreciation, and therefore front-end planning must occur to work within those confines. Also, where a development or project is owned in a pass-through entity such as an LLC, the entity owners must consider the application of the passive loss rules if they intend to use any tax losses to offset income from other sources.
Partial expensing for demolition and cleanup costs. Normally, no deduction is allowed to the owner or lessee of a building for any loss on demolition of the building, or for any of the demolition expenses. The loss or expenses must be capitalized and added to the basis of the land. However, under the Act, 50% of otherwise capitalized costs of demolition and site cleanup are immediately deductible by businesses in the GO Zone, effective for amounts paid or incurred after Aug. 27, 2005 through 2007.
Net operating loss carryback for qualified GO Zone loss. The Act extends the net operating loss carryback period from 2 to 5 years for certain net operating losses attributable to business activity in the GO Zone, including losses generated by bonus depreciation deductions. This often allows a taxpayer to receive a refund for prior taxes paid once a project is put in service.
New markets tax credit. The new markets tax credit (NMTC) program promotes investment in low-income communities lacking access to capital. Investments are made by qualified community development entities (CDEs) through debt or equity offered to businesses developing projects in certain qualifying census tracts. The Act allows an additional $300 million in 2005 and 2006 and an additional $400 million in 2007 for NMTC authority for CDEs operating in the GO Zone. This program can provide an alternative financing source with a below market interest rate, and currently several CDEs are trying to locate projects in the GO Zone in which to invest.
This new legislation is designed to assist in rebuilding the areas affected by last year's storms and offers tremendous potential benefits to developers and anyone interested in building or redeveloping a retail, industrial, or multi-family residential project within this area. With careful planning, GO Zone benefits can greatly improve the profitability of a wide variety of projects and provide substantial benefits to developers, lenders and residents of the area affected by these storms. Baker, Donelson's attorneys assisted in the drafting of this legislation and are familiar with all aspects of the Act.
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Robert Morris, Duquesne Headed To Women's NCAA TournamentThe Robert Morris Colonials will face off against the top-seeded UConn Huskies while the Duquesne Dukes have made the Women's NCAA Tournament for the very first time.
Top-Seeded Wagner Tops Robert Morris 59-50 In NEC TourneyMike Aaman scored 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had a career-best five blocks and top-seeded Wagner beat No. 8 seed Robert Morris 59-50 on Wednesday night in the Northeast Conference tournament.
Pryor Leads Robert Morris Over Sacred Heart 73-63Rodney Pryor scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Robert Morris defeated Sacred Heart 73-63 on Thursday night.
Pryor Leads Robert Morris Past LIU Brooklyn 74-67Rodney Pryor scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 74-67 win over LIU Brooklyn on Thursday night.
Drinnon Helps St. Francis (Pa.) Beat Robert Morris 68-57Ronnie Drinnon scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and St. Francis (Pa.) defeated Robert Morris 68-57 on Thursday.
Former RMU & Rutgers Coach Mike Rice: Abuse Scandal 'Changed Me'Mike RIce says he's changed and grown since being fired as Rutgers' basketball coach for abusing his players. Now, he's enjoying coaching high school basketball in New Jersey.
CCSU Holds Off Late Charge By Robert Morris To Win, 75-70Khalen Cumberlander and Austin Nehls combined for 35 points and Central Connecticut opened a four-game road trip with a 65-60 win over Robert Morris Thursday night.
Mount St. Mary's Coasts To 70-49 Win Over Robert MorrisBK Ashe scored 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 70-49 win over Robert Morris on Thursday night.
Robert Morris Wins 65-54 Against BryantKavon Stewart scored 18 points, Elijah Minnie added 13 to go with 12 rebounds and a career-best six blocks, and Robert Morris never trailed in a 65-54 win over Bryant on Saturday.
Robert Morris Uses Late First-Half Run, Beats CCSU 59-45Kavon Stewart and Elijah Minnie scored 15 points apiece to lead Robert Morris to a 59-45 victory over Central Connecticut State on Thursday night.
Robert Morris Defeats Fairleigh DickinsonElijah Minnie scored 17 points, and Conrad Stephens made all six of his shots and had 13 points as Robert Morris beat Fairleigh Dickinson 64-58 Saturday.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- There will be plenty of Tennessee Valley races this Saturday. The kids will even have a chance to throw in swimming and biking in the second annual Pesky Piranha Youth Triathlon.
The staggered start will be at 8 a.m. at the Piedmont Recreation Association in Huntsville. This is a youth-only event for kids less than 7 years old all the way up to 14. Parents should note that adult assistance is not allowed. The race courses and start times vary by age group. See the website for more information.
The fourth annual Spencer Black 5k will be at Blue Springs Elementary School in Athens at 8:30 a.m. This race benefits fitness programs at Clements High School and Blue Springs Elementary School. Registration is $20 for the 5k, $10 for the 1-mile fun run or $25 for both. See the entry form for more.
The other north Alabama race is the Spirit of America Rotary Run in Decatur. This five-miler with one-mile fun run will begin at the TC Almon Recreation Center near Point Mallard Park at 7 a.m. The course loops the field onto the golf course and then returns on the trial head. Registration is $15 until Friday or $20 on race day. See the entry form or online registration for more.
The final listed race is the Firecracker Chase 10.2-miler and 5k. This will be at the Fayetteville Recreation Center at 7 a.m. The new 10.2-mile course will cover a few hills, have eight aid stations and provide a bit more shade than in past years. Unregistered runners, strollers, baby joggers and animals are prohibited from the longer course because of insurance reasons. There will be a post-race breakfast.
Registration for the 10.2-miler is $45 until Wednesday then $50 through race day. The 5k is $30 until Wednesday then $35 through race day. More information can be found on the website.


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A: Perhaps you're thinking you don't know her well enough to include her as a bridesmaid, but you might want to reconsider. While you're not obligated to ask her, the long-term benefits of family harmony may outweigh the potential harm and hurt feelings that not asking her would cause. She's about to become part of your family—and you part of hers. This is a great opportunity to get to know her better. It's a good bet that your future in-laws would appreciate such an inclusive gesture as well.
If she declines, or if there are too many future sisters-in-law to make it manageable for all of them to be bridesmaids, look for other ways to include them, such as asking them to do readings. —Anna Post, The Emily Post Institute


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Internet Essentials – Top Gadgets and Accessories
Technology is changing all the time. It was not too long ago that dial up connections were the only way to get online. Web pages were almost entirely text based and you listened to music on disc or tape. Now things have changed drastically – Broadband speeds in some locations are available at over 10 MB/s, in fact some countries are completely wired and Internet service is just another utility like heat, water and electricity! Web pages are definitely not just text based anymore, with Flash logo's and video and both the Walkman and Discman are definitely dead … we live in a digital world now and things are only going to continue to get faster and smaller and better as we go on.
Some of the more recent Internet related gadgets and accessories that have been taking the world by storm are E-readers and Internet dongles. Added to that are some old favourites that have now become web enabled also – things like Printers, GPS/Sat Nav units and the good old Mobile Phone.
Mobile Phone
The Mobile Phone as discussed at www.treo650.net, has in some ways become a device that can do almost anything as the newer models not only allow Internet Access and Web Browsing with the newer 3G networks, but they also function as a mobile entertainment device with a built in MP3 player, Video Player and Camera. If you only have the space for one device, then this is the route that you really want to go. However it must be said that the old saying – "jack of all trades, master of none" – does somewhat hold true here which is rather unfortunate (perhaps with one exception).
• iPhone – if there is an exception to the rule, it is probably the iPhone, specifically with respect to the way in which the phone also functions as a music player as this is an area that Apple has definitely mastered. The iPhone4 is an exceptional device, slim, sexy and with a bundle of applications that would make a grown man drool it does pretty much everything that you could ask for and does it well.
• HTC Desire & Blackberry Torch – direct competitors to the iPhone the Desire (running Googles Android operating system) and the Torch (with the Blackberry 6 operating system) are both also excellent devices. If you are not a fan of Apple but still want an outstanding touch screen experience with a fairly large library of applications, then the Desire is the route that you need to be going. For fans of QWERTY keyboards that are still looking for a phone that also provides a full range of touch screen options, the Torch is your device of choice. Both of these devices are available at an extremely competitive price to the iPhone and worth looking at.
Internet Dongles
The one thing that Mobile Phones are still not as good at as a Laptop or Desktop computer is unfortunately browsing the Internet. This is not so much due to the speed of the network but rather because of the size of the screen. A great option for those needing a complete Internet experience is utilizing an Internet dongle – this simple little device plugs into the USB port of your laptop computer and helps you get online. Utilizing the same network as mobile phones, you are able to take your Internet with you where you go!


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The Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO) prime-focus, near-infrared camera (nicknamed ``Babe'' after the famous ox of the same color) was designed specifically for wide-field imaging between 1 to 2.5 $\mu$m. To achieve the wide field-of-view, we mount the camera at the prime focus of the WIRO 2.3-meter telescope, a configuration which provides the camera with a total square field-of-view of 2$\stackrel{^{'}}{_{.}}$08 x 2$\stackrel{^{'}}{_{.}}$08. Since achieving first light in the summer of 1989, several scientific papers have been published based upon galaxy images obtained with this camera (for instance, Barnaby \& Thronson 1994). The design and construction of the camera have been covered by Spillar et\hspace{0.1em} al. \hspace{0.1em} (1990), however the photometric accuracy and repeatability of this camera have not been described before now.
In this paper, we show photometry obtained with the camera of calibration stars with near-infrared magnitudes ranging from 7$^{\rm m}$\hspace{0.5em} to 14$^{\rm m}$. These measurements indicate that over this range in brightness, the zero-point magnitude shifts about +0.06$^{\rm m}$\hspace{0.5em} while the relative uncertainty increases from 0.03$^{\rm m}$\hspace{0.5em} to 0.1$^{\rm m}$. In addition to photometry of calibration stars, we report on data comparing Babe near-infrared photometry of the galaxy M51 to photometry obtained by authors using other near-infrared aperture photometers and cameras. This comparison shows our photometry is consistent to within 0.1$^{\rm m}$\hspace{0.5em} with these other measurements down to a surface brightness of 18$^{\rm m}$\hspace{0.1em} arcsec$^{-2}$. These data, then, indicate that we can use our camera to measure near-infrared surface brightness of galaxies with a relative uncertainty of about 0.1$^{\rm m}$\hspace{0.5em} and a systematic uncertainty of about 0.1$^{\rm m}$.
This work was supported by NSF through grant AST-9117096 and EPSCoR grant RII-8610680 and by a Theodore Dunham, Jr. Grant from the Fund for Astrophysical Research. \\
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Jenny Clark and Mimi Ezell resembled giggling teen-agers when they arrived home this morning after a weekend jaunt to the Gulf Coast on Vision Airlines' initial flight from Huntsville Friday afternoon.
"It was fun," Clark said shortly after their flight landed at Huntsville International Airport. "We wanted to be first. We went to the beach. Walked around. Ate at a different restaurant every day."
Clark and Ezell, who own an accounting software firm for government contractors, will definitely take advantage of the one-hour flight again as opposed to a six-hour drive. "It gives us an extra two days to play," Clark said.
Everything that made Clark and Ezell's trip so much fun are the things Vision Airlines and the airport are promoting for the new service to the Fort Walton Beach/Destin area.
The airline offers a flight in each direction each Monday and Friday for as little as $89 round-trip, not counting fees and taxes. The flights are on a 30-seat Dornier 328 turboprop airplane.
Bill Maloney, director of business development for the Atlanta-based carrier, said as many as 20,000 vehicles from the Huntsville area make the six-hour drive to the Florida panhandle in a year. "They can now be there in a shorter time and start their vacation early," Maloney said.
Vision Airlines started as a charter airline in 1994 and expanded into commercial service last fall. It focuses on serving leisure destinations and under-served markets such as Huntsville, Maloney said. The airline could expand its service to other Florida locations or the west coast "if we do well here," Maloney said.
Booth Iburg, who lives in Gulf Breeze, Fla., was a passenger on the Friday flight from Northwest Florida Regional Airport for a weekend visit with her mother, Elise Towry, in Fayetteville. "It's a wonderful opportunity for me," said Iburg, who visits her mother at least six times a year. "It's a hard six-hour drive for me."
Iburg booked her trip during a $19 each-way fare special that has expired. With a checked bag and fees and taxes, the round trip flight cost her about $80. "You can't beat it," she said before boarding the plane this morning to return home.
Eva Pickens and her son, Spencer Weichman of Destin, also took this morning's flight back home after flying here Friday for a wedding shower. "It was great," said Pickens, who is originally from Huntsville. "The plane was nice and clean. It was right on time. We'll definitely fly them again."
Pickens agreed that the flight was a good alternative to driving six hours in each direction. "If they keep the air fares down, I think they'll do a good business," she said.
Barbara Thames was in an airport wheelchair Monday morning while waiting to board the plane to Florida to visit a friend she's not seen in more than 10 years. The new air service is a welcome alternative for Thames since she can't drive. "I had no other way of getting down there," she said.


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Flanking Ted Nugent at the Jackson County Fair tonight were a U.S. flag, a Michigan flag, the "love grenade" from his latest studio album cover, and two huge amplifier stacks decked with big animal skulls and even bigger guns.
"Let's hear it for my little friend, Jackson," Nugent said, indicating a large vintage machine gun to his right.
"We made a special arrangement tonight that all the children get a free machine gun," he told the crowd, which roared with approval. "And in case you need a permit, I have a special permit. It looks like this."
Even if you weren't among the more than 3,200 in the crowd at the grandstand, it isn't hard to imagine which finger The Nuge had extended when he pulled his hand from his pocket.
The Motor City Madman, Uncle Ted, The Wackmaster -- no matter what you call him, Nugent always can be counted on to say something outrageous. But for much of the evening, he simply talked about celebrating his return to his home state in between blazing guitar solos.
"Uncle Ted reporting for duty," he said. "Tell me, admit it ... you missed me."
For more on this story, visit mlive.com/citpat Wednesday or pick up Wednesday's Jackson Citizen Patriot.


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To the editor:
When history looks back on the struggle for gay rights, there will be a state that was the first to say No to denying rights with constitutional amendments. Which side of history will Minnesota be on? Will Minnesota be just another one of the states that voted Yes to put a marriage amendment into its constitution (which future generations will likely view with regret and embarrassment)? Or will Minnesota be the first state to stand up and say No. Tuesday will decide which side of history Minnesota will be on.
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JD Crowe is the statewide cartoonist for the Alabama Media Group. His work is published in the newspaper on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and online all the time at Al.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This Strange drawing needs a caption. Can you help me out?
Let's keep this simple. Write a caption to the above drawing that makes you smile. Or that makes this drawing mean something. It can be funny, sad, powerful, deep or stupid.
Register and post your caption on the Al.com comment board below, just like you would post a comment. (I'm making this up as I go along, but the caption that registers the most 'likes' on the comment board has a really good shot at winning. I get the final vote.)
Write as many as you want, but be prepared to eat what you write. Make 'em tasty.
The chosen caption will be written into the final version of the cartoon and posted later this week -- with props to the winner, of course.
What are you waiting for? Dive in and let your smart-aleck flag fly.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy has testified that he transferred millions of dollars in property to a company run by his son-in-law in early 2006, before he was convicted of bribery.
Scrushy described the transfer during sworn testimony today as he was quizzed by attorneys for HealthSouth shareholders seeking to collect on a $2.9 billion judgment.
The Birmingham News reports that Scrushy said he loaned money to Estrada Land LLC, which is run by his son-in-law Mike Plaia, to purchase several pieces of Scrushy property, including land on the Gulf coast, at Lake Martin and at his Vestavia Hills estate.
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A tire sniffer might have snuffed out Tommy Barrett Jr.'s chances of winning the Valenti Modified Racing Series championship, but he is not making any excuses heading into this weekend's season finale.
Barrett, of Millis, was one of three drivers disqualified from an August race at Seekonk Speedway after an illegal substance was detected on his tires by a "sniffer" after the event. At the time, Barrett led Rowan Pennink by two points in the championship standings.
The penalty set off a run of bad luck that lasted nearly two months for Barrett and his No. 9 team. After fourth-place finishes the previous two races, Barrett, 19, returned to his winning ways last Sunday, taking the checkered flag for the second year in a row in the Oktoberfest 100 at Lee (N.H.) USA Speedway.
"That kind of killed our whole momentum, and that really hurt us," Barrett said of the penalty in a phone interview Tuesday. "It kind of went downhill after that whole scene. I think we're just finally getting back in our rhythm, and I think we'll be good from now on.
For Barrett, "now on" refers to Saturday's season finale at Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway. With Rowan Pennink having clinched the title last weekend at Lee, Barrett is racing for pride, the victory and a chance to finish the season as the runner-up.
"I think we have a good chance going into Thompson with the momentum," Barrett said. "Between the Seekonk deal and a couple other calls, it would have been a tight battle."
The winning formula at Lee was vintage Barrett. He angered a few people, both on and off the track, by intentionally running slow in his heat race to ensure a better starting position for the feature.
Once the 100-lapper began, Barrett fell to the rear of the field – just far enough back to avoid falling a lap down – until executing his trademark double tire swap when he came in to pit.
From there, Barrett drove through the field, with help from veteran Les Hinckley, and eventually passed Richard Savary for the lead on lap 91.
"It's a great feeling to win the Oktoberfest two years in a row," Barrett said.
Barrett, a freshman at Eastern Connecticut State University, said he does not yet know what 2014 will hold, other than he doubts he will run the full VMRS schedule, if he runs any races there at all.
FULL FIELD: Many longtime observers of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour were extremely dismayed to see only 25 cars in the field at last month's Carquest Fall Final 150 at Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway.
The numbers look better for Sunday's World Series of Speedway Racing finale at Thompson, as 32 cars have entered as of Tuesday. However, that could drop to 31 if Andy Seuss cannot find a new ride. The car he planned to enter at Thompson was damaged heavily in last Thursday's Whelen Southern Modified Tour race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Matt Hirschman, a former Tour regular who has concentrated recently on the Race of Champions series, was entrant No. 30, while Jimmy Zacharias signed on Monday.
Wilbraham's Glen Reen will once again pilot the Long Island-based No. 8 owned by Mark Sypher, as he did in the Budweiser 150 at Thompson in August. Reen won this race in 2011, driving his family-owned No. 17 car.
Ryan Preece holds a 26-point advantage over defending Tour champion Doug Coby. The 22-year-old from Berlin, Conn., can become the youngest Tour champ in history by finishing 22nd or better, regardless of what Coby does.
Coby is aiming to become the first repeat champion since Tony Hirschman in 2004 and 2005.
HALL OF FAME: Drivers Stan Meserve, Brian Ross, Drew Fornoro, Ralph Nason, the late Bob Stefanik, Bill Eldridge and Bob Sharp, along with car owner Ron Berndt, will be inducted into the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame Nov. 10.
Tickets for the ceremony at the Lodge at Manelley's (65 Rye Street, South Windsor, Conn.) are $45 each and will be available until Nov. 1, although tables of 10 must be reserved by Oct. 25.
For more information, go to near1.org.
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: The Republican sends its prayers to Seth Stickney, who suffered a broken neck in his feature race last weekend at Lee. According to the New Hampshire Union-Leader, he is at Massachusetts General Hospital and will likely undergo surgery.
In a statement Tuesday, Lee USA Speedway said that Stickney fractured his C1 and C2 vertebrae. Stickney asked to pass along his gratitude to those who helped him at the scene.
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Our Purpose
Noah's ARC is the home of all those that served in The 14th/20th King's Hussars - the finest Regiment of the British Army in which anyone would ever want to serve. The Regiment was amalgamated in 1992 with the Royal Hussars (PWO) to become one of todays Royal Armoured Corps regiments The King's Royal Hussars. But today we are proud to boast possibly the largest ex-members club of old comrades from any Regiment past or present.
Our aim is to perpetuate the memory of the 14th/20th King's Hussars and if ever you marched behind our Guidon you are most welcome to join us. If you did not, we equally welcome you in visiting us.
Hawk on a Walk
Bryan Lythgoe completed his Hawk for a Walk sponsored walk on Wednesday 25th and is now back at home recovering befoe returning to work on Monday. Although the event is complete your contiued sponsorship is appriaciated and very welcome. The total currently stands at over £4500 and climbing, lets see if we can get him over the £5000.00 mark.
Click here - New page added to the site.
Noah's ARC Reunion 2017 News
The website along with the Facebook pages is going to be constantly updated so as to keep you all informed with the plans of your annual reunion so please keep an eye on all platforms. If you have any questions please contact the Chairman or one of the committee members.
6th Gurkha Regiment Annual Reunion
6 Gurkha Regiment are holding their annual reunion on the 5th September 2016 in Farnborough. We are in contact with 6GR and the organisers informs me that all Hawks are welcome.
If anyone is interested and would like to join Noah's ARC in Farnborough could you please let us know.Click on the Link below to le us know on the Forum.
Noah's ARC Annual Reunion 2016
Another fantastic weekend with Noah's ARC at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool draws to a close, click below to read more.
Noah's ARC Reunion Report - 2016
Regimental Flag - Noah's ARC
As you all saw at the reunion I had a surprise for all members in the form of a flag, stressful and harder than you would think. I have written a page on the making of the Flag, I hope my memory is right. The question at the end of this is How does British Industry survive these days?
Please take a look and read the page and share any thoughts you have on the forum.
Regimental Snare Drum Comes Home
The committee recently came to rediscover a snare drum that was used by the regiment through Darren Walker. The Drum was found to be on sale in a shop in Leeds.
The committee held a vote and agreed to bring the Drum back home and purchased it on behalf of Noah's ARC. The Drum was on display at the 2016 Noah's ARC annual reunion. If you see or hear of any other regimental artefacts please contact the Chairman or one of the committee members.
CLICK HERE to see the Snare Drum
Darren Walker's Fight with the effects of GWS
Darren Walker did a presentation to the Royal British Legion on Saturday 19th March 2016. To view the presentation please click on the link below
Visit to the King's Royal Hussars in Tidworth
This weekend saw some of Noah's ARC's members visit the King's Royal Hussars in Aliwell Barracks. The regiment was magnificent and could not do enough for us for which I and everyone else is most grateful for. If you are interested in what happened please click here or follow this link.
Noah's ARC Newsletters Online
We are now making the Noah's ARC Newsletters available to you online the letters are all going to be in .pdf format so you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your equipment.
Minutes of Noah's ARC Committee Meetings
One of the policies this committee wanted to introduce was allowing all members of Noah's ARC to read the minutes from any committee meeting we have, well we do act on you behalf. The minutes are not doctored in anyway and everything said is listed on the minutes.
If you would like to read those minutes please go to the Committee Minutes page on the Noah's ARC website. this link is ONLY available on the homepage.
Since the meeting Rachel Walker was asked to join the committee as she has done so much for us, she has agreed to do so. Welcome to the Committee Rachel.
Northern Reunion and Remembrance Service - The Barton Grange Hotel 2015
The Regimental Northern Reunion and Remembrance Service took place in Barton, Preston during the 7th and 8th November 2015.
At the end of the meal Brigadier Price informed everyone of the closure of HHQ(N) and its functions being moved to Winchester with Major (Ret'd) Steve Penkethman. He also thanked Ms. Jenni Pennell for all her service to the Regiment whilst she worked at HHQ(N). Jenni was given honorary membership of the regiment in gratitude for all her hard work and service to the regiment at the Home Headquarters in Preston.
Lt. Col James Porter(Commanding Officer of the King's Royal Hussars) said a few words on how the regiment had performed over the past year and what they would possibly be doing in the next 12 months.
After which everyone retired to the bar area and continued to enjoy themselves until the early hours.
On Sunday Morning everyone marched at 10am to The Parish Church of St. Lawrence in Barton for a remembrance service. The Banner of the King's Royal Hussars led the way to the Church in the capable hands of Michael (Dusty) Fogg and was presented to the Chaplin at the beginning of the Service.
During the service Wreaths were laid by all parties, including one on behalf of Noah's ARC by the chairman of the committee.
At the end of the service the Banner was returned to Mr. Michael Fogg and everyone moved to the columbarium for the Interment of ashes: Lt Col Brian Draper MBE, Sgt Eric Hill, Tpr Thomas Davies.
President of the Noah's ARC Committee
The committee are please to announce that Denny Draper has accepted our invitation to become President of the Noah's ARC Committee.
Welcome Denny (Click Here)
A Day For Everyone to Remember
The spontaneos rendition of 'Sussex By The Sea' by the group of 1420H lads assembled for a photograph added to
the wonderful spectacle of KRH exercising their Freedom of Preston.
The Regimental Rosette
Awards to our President and Chairman
"This is in recognition of your significant contribution to the Regimental Association through
the establishment of Noah's ARC its Presidency and Chairmanship for so many years."
We are deeply saddened by the death of Brian (Drac) Draper. Brian has suffered great pain of late and at 13:50 on 8th May he passed away peacefully with his wife Denny, Son Lee and daughter Natalie, at his bedside.
Forty members travelling as a Group representing Noah's ARC joined members of The Regiment, of the Regimental Association, and a 6GR contingent in celebrating with the Mayor and people of Medicina the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Medicina in 1945, a battle honour celebrated within the Regiment still.
The website provides the online ability for old comrades to purchase tickets for events to be held over the Tercentenary weekend of 17-18-19 July 2015. Just click the image below.
Browse the catalog, choose your favourites, make your bid - and then keep your fingers crossed :)
The much-awaited announcement on the future of Home Headquarters in Fulwood Barracks, Preston, has now been made (2 March 2015).
General Shirreff has laid out his reasoning and the facts about the difficult decision that he has had to make.
You can read all about it on our Forum here:
For many years some of our Members have campaigned for a representation at the NMA of our Regiment.
Today (12/12/2014) I'm pleased to report that Darryl Cartwright (representing club President Drac Draper) and I (representing Sir Michael and Lady Palmer), and attended by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, witnessed the unveiling of the dedicated paving stone to the 14th/20th King's Hussars.
It is not yet in its final resting place in the yet-to-be-built 'Heroes Square' (which could be as much as 18 months away), but it was pleasing to see us finally represented within the NMA.
In addition to the 1420H stone, the Paving Stones of the KRH (represented by Col Peter Garbutt (Reg Sec) & Captain James Scott) and The Royal Hussars (represented by Col Tom Hall & John Cook) were also unveiled.
Bill Bentley is famous for several escapades that I know of, but mostly for:
1) Rescuing an injured Argentinian.
2) Rescuing a comrade whose leg Bill had to remove the remains of, with his pen-knife.
Bill served in the 14th/20th King's Hussars from August 1972 until February 1979 but was detached for about four years with the Para Sqn and at Hereford. He has revealed his time at Hereford for the first time ever in the public domain, because it will in any event come out in a new book, written by Lord Michael Ashcroft, called 'Special Ops Heroes'.
The book contains quoted extracts of Bill's own version of what actually went on at the battle for Goose Green, down in the Falklands, in 1982.
All profits from the sale of the book 'Special Ops Heroes' will go to forces charities.
It's available as a Hard Cover and as a Kindle download and you can order it right away here: Special Ops Heroes
The story is the same. The 100th anniversary of WW1 has captured the imagination of the general public and we have seen a welcome resurgence of
"We Will Remember Them".
Around the country members of Noah's ARC have been displaying their poppies, their cap badge, and their medals.
How great to see that we can come together for a single cause.
From Dormer's Dragoons to...
* 1715 - As James Dormer's Regiment of Dragoons our regiment were immediately
mobilised to fight the Jacobean Rebellion at Preston in Lancashire.
* 1751 - 14th Light Dragoons
* 1798 - Granted the Prussian Eagle
* 1861 - 14th (King's) Hussars
* 1922 - Amalgamation with 20th Hussars to become the
14th/20th King's Hussars
With kind permission from Geoff Hutchinson we are pleased to publish his personal memoirs of "A Hawk in Ireland"
A good read for everyone who served in our Regiment, especially those who served tours in NI. Thank you Geoff.
You can read the Document here: Click Here
Note: The KRH Officers' Dinner will be held at the Cavalry and Guards Club on Tuesday
11th November; 7:30pm for 8:00pm.
Dinner Jacket, no medals.
Info: Send Email Enquiry
The Northern Reunion of the King's Royal Hussars Regimental Association will this year be held on Saturday 8th November at the Barton Grange Hotel, near Preston.
This will be followed on Sunday 9th November by the Remembrance Parade and Service when the Guidon will be present and will be marched into church.
General Sir Richard and Lady Shirreff are coming up, as is Col Tony Singer and the next Commanding Officer, Lt Col James Porter and it will be an opportunity for Lt Col Peter Garbutt (Retd. Regimental Secretary) to reacquaint himself with friends from the North West again.
Members of Noah's ARC are encouraged to attend the Northern Reunion. It is a great opportunity to come together in a show of support. In addition Major John MacGregor's and Sgt Stanley Shore's ashes will be placed in the Regimental Columbarium; there are 11 members of John's family attending both the Dinner and Remembrance Service.
See you there?
Having corresponded with Thapa for a few years (Medicina connection) I'm pleased to welcome him as a Honorary Member of the 14th/20th. An Olympic Boxer and a legend amongst the Gurkha community he is most welcome.
He says:
"My dear Mr. Robert Harrison and all members of 14th/20th King Hussars Regiment's Association, I find a great surprised once arrived from Nepal in evening on July 15, 2014, Hong Kong my wife told me there is a parcel then found the wonderful gifts.ie.14th/20th King Hussars Regimental T shirt, special badges and a token letter. I really appreciated, thanks a lot. I am very proud and very glad on wearing your famous Regimental T shirt. I am deserving your gifts with great dignity, regards and respects. Once again many thanks. It's wonderful."
Namaste and welcome, Saheb
Our Forum is still thriving but it has become clear that there is a huge migration to Facebook as a Social Media exchange service. Noah's ARC have taken steps to ensure that internet safety is paramount and so our group on Facebook is a 'Closed' Group. You need to be an approved Member of our Group in order to be able to see comments.
You can apply to Join here: Click Here
The King's Royal Hussars will be hosting a Regimental Open Weekend from 26th - 28th September 2014 and would very much like to invite the wider Regimental Family to enjoy a weekend of catching up with old comrades and seeing what the Regiment is up to.
For details please visit KRH website: www.krh.org.uk or send email to : firstname.lastname@example.com
Well, two actually. We are pleased to announce that Sir Mike & Lady Palmer have accepted our appointment as "Honorary Colonel" of Noah's ARC.
Sir Mike's desire is that the name and memory of the 14th/20th King's Hussars lives on for ever. We could not ask a better reason for joining us than that.
Full details here: Click Here
Ever since the Regimental Band (via Wiggy) made it clear that they would not only be attending our Reunion - but actually playing! - we knew our attendance figure at this year's do was going to be a good one. But nobody expected this! Despite telling everyone who hadn't booked not to attend, still they came in droves. At one time there were more people on the path outside the hotel (it was a lovely warm evening) than you will see at any reunion other than Noah's ARC.
You can read the Full Report here. Click Here
Watch videos taken at the Event here: Click Here
In 2012 a party of 25 members of Noah's ARC made an emotional and highly cherished vist to the town to share with Mayor Onelio Rambaldi, Councillors and the people, their celebration of Liberation - in which the 14th/20th King's Hussars played an important role alongside our friends, the 6th Gurkha Rifles.
To commemorate this event Noah's ARC have commissioned a custom flag which will again be hoisted during our Annual Reunion.
Click the image (top left) to enlarge (PDF file)
Lt Colonel O'Bree is a former commanding Officer of the 6th Gurkha Rifles. He sends the following:
My greetings to you and all your members and on behalf of the 6GR Regimental Association both for the 69th Anniversary of the Battle of Medicina on the 16th and for a very successful Noah's ARC Reunion on 24-26th. I will raise a glass (of Italian vino!) to 14/20H that weekend.
With good memories of our happy meeting with you all at Medicina in 2012, Ciska and I are already looking to seeing you, Linda and your comrades in April next year.
Jai 14/20th King's Hussars, Jai 6th Gurkhas! (Jai = 'Long Live" in Gurkhali.)
We recently sent a message to Medicina wishing them all the best during their 69th aniversary celebrations. I have received the following reply:
Thank you,
for my part, the administration and the citizens of Medicina.
Your greeting is very welcome and we look forward with joy to the celebrations of 2015.
Greetings, Mayor Onelio Rambaldi".
And from the Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the Medicina Lines in Brunei we've received the following:
As you are aware this year marks the 69th Anniversary of the Battle of Medicina.
The battle honour was only awarded to two regiments – 14th/20th King's Hussars and 6th Gurkha Rifles. Many years later Medicina Lines, Brunei Garrison, was named after this Battle which took place on the 16 April 1945.
To mark this event the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess, Medicina Lines, Brunei Garrison are for a second occasion holding a Dinner Night to celebrate the Battle of Medicina. During the Dinner accounts from the Battle will be read out followed by a performance by a Gurkha Piper and a Troop of Gurkhas performing a 'Kukri Dance'. I have attached a copy of the Dinner Booklet and photographs from last years Dinner night for your interest.Click here to view
Last year we were fortunate enough to be provided with preliminary research material and a 14th/20th King's Hussars, Regimental flag by Col Draper which was used as part of the room dressing. The 14th/20th King's Hussars Regimental Flag will again be proudly displayed during the Dinner this year. Furthermore, we are also fortunate enough to have a former soldier of 6th Gurkha Rifles now resident in Brunei attending the event to help in this year's celebration.
We ask your blessing and good wishes for this occasion to help keep this important tradition alive as well as the links between the 14th/20th King's Hussars/KRH and Medicina Lines.
We'll see you in 2015 "Jai 6GR" - "Long live the 14th/20th"
Add your own "JAI" on our Forum here: Click Here
Hotel FULL. Gala Dinner FULL. That's the story for this year's Annual Reunion taking place 24-26 April this year. We currently stand at close to 300 attendees on the Saturday with just a few places remaining for those unfortunate enough not to have secured a booking. The Hotel will provide a buffet for them which enables them to make use of the discounted bar.
You can read Reunion details here. Click Here
Noah's ARC have been granted the rights to use this famous pony & hussar image of Norman Thelwell within our items for sale. Up now is our "if you ain't..." Lapel Badge for just £1.95.
You can follow our Forum discussion here. Click Here
Members of Noah's ARC attending our reunion next year are in for a special, extra-special treat.
We are happy to announce that our Regimental Band will play a concert at Hotel Sheraton on Saturday 26th April 2014.
...which will blow you away - these guys haven't played together for decades
"Sussex By The Sea", Regimental Marches, and some extras that you will not want to miss ...definitely not to be missed - book in now if you haven't done so already.Click Here
Noah's ARC have been granted the rights to use this famous pony & hussar image of Norman Thelwell within our items of clothing etc. Kicking off with "if you ain't..." windscreen sticker, and a soon-to-follow lapel badge, you can follow discussions on our Forum.
You can follow our Forum discussion here. Click Here
We will soon see a new Memorial dedicated to the 14th/20th King's Hussars placed in Heroes' Square at the National Memorla Arboretum. Design options for our new paving stone are now closed in favour of the image shown left. Including the title within a scroll it truly represents our Regiment's cap badge.
You can follow our Forum discussion here. Click Here
Friday 22nd November marks the 165th Anniversary of the Battle of Ramnuggar. On the 22nd November 1848 on the
banks of the Chenab in the Punjab, HM 14th Light Dragoons fought a savage battle in order to force the Sikhs back across
the river. Colonel William Havelock led his troops not only to the edge of the river but into it, where they became almost
immobile and suffered heavy losses including the loss of Colonel Havelock.
Our regiment still 'celebrates' that battle today, so I ask all visitors to join us in a salute to- "The Heroes of Ramnuggar"
You can join in the Toasts in our Forum Click Here or See Ramnuggar Today Here
Want to know what's coming up soon? Visit our Calendar often to find out:
9th November - KRH Association Annual Reunion
10th November - Remembrance Day Parade
12th November - King's Royal Hussars Officers' Dinner
23rd November - KRH South West Reunion Ramnugger Dinner
Full details available on our Calendar: Click Here
During September the Festival of Barbarossa takes place within the city of Medicina, Italy.
You can read full details about the Festival in a translation within our Forum
Click Here
We at Noah's ARC sent a message to the Mayor, Governors and people of Medicina wishing them much happiness during the festivities. Governor Matteo Montanari has replied to say:
"Thank you for your attention to Medicina. There is a Special Relationship between our city and the Noah's ARC. See you soon" - a special relationship indeed :)
This edition of Shy Talk brings details about our 2014 Reunion at Hotel Sheraton, Blackpool. If you want to
keep up to date with what's going on with Noah's ARC you can do so by clicking on the image to the left.
Have a read of our Shy Talk Newsletter (you'll need Adobe Reader for PDF files).
'Shy Talk' was suggested by my late good friend, Don Davies, to whom its production each year is dedicated. Bob_H
A discussion on our Forum supports the dedication of a new memorial to all who served in the 14th/20th King's Hussars.
You can follow the discussion here.
Click Here
We've teamed up with 'Easyfundraising' in an attempt to boost our bank balance ahead of preparations for next year's reunion. To take part all you have to do is visit our cause, sign up, and do your online shopping.
There are over 2000 popular retailers online and it won't cost you a penny more but everything you spend will generate a donation for us. It couldn't be simpler and signing up is a doddle.
Visit our new web page providing information on how we're doing and details of free competitions etc. Click Here
* Friday 31st May - Golf for the Bill Butcher Memorial Trophy at the Dorset Golf & Country Club
* Saturday 1st June - Gathering from 12:30pm in Dorset
For full details please email Moge: email@example.com
It seems that each year we seem to be saying that the most recent Reunion was the 'best ever'.
Whether it was true in the past or not it certainly is this year. A nice friendly get-together for the early-starters on
Thursday, an unbelievably enjoyable 'Oompah' night on Friday and yet it was followed by an equally
enjoyable "50s - 70s" night on Saturday.
Add to that the best weather we've seen this year and it was approaching perfection. With around 190 on Friday and pushing towards 250 on Saturday it was a bumper of a weekend.
Report online: Read it here You can view photographs them by clicking here: http://www.1420h.org.uk/Gallery/cpg15x/thumbnails.php?album=33
Just click on a photograph, then click the enlargement again for an even larger view.
At 11:30 the Regiment will be conducting a Homecoming Parade through the streets of Leyland.
This is a great opportunity for us to see our great Regiment on their return from Op Herrick 16.
The Northern Reunion will be held at the Barton Grange Hotel and, on Sunday 11th November, the Remembrance Service will be held in the Church of St Lawrence, Barton. The Regimental Guidon will be on parade.
Parade details on our Forum - Click Here
The only income remaining to Noah's ARC is our Annual Draw and a small Shop profit. However our costs have seen a huge rise
with increased postage costs and stationery, etc.
The Annual Newsletter is important to us in order to keep in touch with our many Members who don't have internet access to visit our Website.
You can help us keep up our quality service by pledging a Weekly/Monthly/Annual Subscription.
Details Here: >> Click Here <<
We are pleased to point you in the direction of the new website of 6GR. Our affiliation with 6GR goes back to 1945
when C Squadron fought alongside the 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles in Medicina. Although outnumbered the group
inflicted heavy losses on the German occupiers. The battle of Medicina was annually celebrated by us during our
time in the Regiment.
In commemoration of this action the 14th/20th adopted the crossed kukri and 6gr adopted our Hawk as arm badges. The KRH have continued this tradition. Click Here to visit 6GR
The Remembrance Parade and Service at Barton was held over the weekend of 8th/9th November as ever, followed
by the internment of the ashes of G 'Billy Whiz' Nicholls and Bill Woodcock into the Columbarium.
Meanwhile, this was the scene (photo left) in Whitehall during the London ceremony attended by our Colonel in Chief. (Photo courtesy of John Kelly)
Attendees at the KRH Association Reunion enjoyed a great evening although, once again, numbers at the dinner were nowhere near the attendance of old - we really must endeavour to boost attendance next year. Reports on Regimental activities from the Colonel of the Regiment, Colonel DJB Woodd and the CO, Lt Col G Harrison were well received. We can all be very proud of our Regiment.
This book is compiled from the papers and diaries of a soldier who ran away from home at the age of 16 to join the army during the Mesopotamian Campaign 1916-1918.
Compiled by his son, Michael Holland (14/20H 1961-1978), and presented at our April 2008 Reunion in Southport by Michael's brother Robin Holland (14/20H 1957-1979), this is a vivid account of warfare from a soldiers point of view, and one that is a 'must have' for all who served in the 14th/20th, and soldiers who served their country.
Click Here for More Details


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