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KKK, other groups wave flag, raise voices at State House demonstration
KKK met by protesters at SC State House in 2015
Ku Klux Klan and Confederate flag demonstrators left the State House grounds Saturday escorted by a human chain of law enforcement officers shielding them from dozens of counter-protesters running beside them and shouting.
The day's tensions – brought on by two clashing demonstrations at the Capitol spearheaded by Florida and North Carolina groups – peaked in the afternoon, during the Klan's rally to protest the July 10 removal of the Confederate flag. Tensions prompted authorities to end the rally an hour early by surrounding demonstrators and escorting them from the State House steps.
Earlier in the day, "black power" demonstrators spoke about racial inequality and injustices toward African-Americans persisting as the legacy of slavery.
The day brought no melee between the groups – even though the rallies overlapped by an hour – until just after the Klan rally. Authorities arrested five people: one for disorderly conduct, two for simple assault and two for breach of peace.
The Klan's exit came after a loud and combative demonstration with no speeches but escalating hostilities shouted over a barricade of metal fences, news reporters and police.
Saturday's demonstrations come in the wake of the slaying of nine African Americans in a Charleston church last month. The racially motivated killings led lawmakers last week to remove the Confederate flag, seen in photos with the accused 21-year-old gunman from Columbia, from where it had flown on the State House grounds.
The Pelham, N.C., Loyal White Knights of the KKK, the Detroit-based neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement and their sympathizers waved Confederate flags, banners with swastikas and shouted "white power," hurling racist comments at angry counter-protesters who shouted back.
Police responded quickly when a Confederate flag demonstrator left the steps of the State House where the group was sequestered – clearly for their protection as much as the public's – and ran among counter-protesters.
A few moments later, the white banner carrier was surrounded by police, and a black man holding a Confederate flag was running toward the north side of the State House, trailed by cheering people. Counter-demonstrators tore the battle flag and were attempting to burn it. Some carried pieces of the flag through the crowd triumphantly.
State law enforcement estimates the crowd was about 500 most of the time but reached 2,000 at one point. It was fairly split between black and white protesters and observers, many toting cameras to document the spectacle.
But tensions started earlier in the day, when the Florida-based Black Educators for Justice and members of the New Black Panther Party held a separate rally about racial injustices persisting in education and economic and criminal justice systems.
Some of the speakers – mostly from outside of South Carolina – talked about "love" and "unity," but some of their rhetoric was mistrustful and critical of whites.
The demonstration was largely peaceful, except when two white men carrying Confederate flags walked through a group of demonstrators carrying the Pan-African flag with its red, black and green stripes.
James Evans Muhammad, of the Florida-based group Black Educators for Justice, encouraged demonstrators to ignore them. He asked anyone looking for trouble to leave.
By 1:30 p.m., the crowd had swelled to about 400 people, including a large police and media presence. At least one helicopter was flying overhead.
Hostilities flare as Klan takes the steps
As shouts of "black power" echoed from the north steps of the State House, a crowd was brewing on the south side of the State House, when about 50 Klan and their allies ascended the steps of the building and into the safety of barricades with police escort.
People in the crowd jeered and yelled obscenities at the Klan members and their allies. Others simply watched. Someone threw bottles and the crowd scattered, not knowing what was in them.
Klan members and their supporters wore mostly plain clothes, or uniform shirts with patches and insignia. None were dressed in the gowns and pointed hats they wore in 1988 when about 125 Klan members last marched on the State House.
Several anti-Semitic Nazi sympathizers carrying flags bearing swastikas joined them, spurred by a group from Detroit that had encouraged members to attend.
A member of the National Socialist Movement explained that his group wants a homeland for white people. As he spoke, his fellow demonstrators stomped an Israeli flag and tore it apart.
Some of the protesters involved in the earlier, anti-flag "black power" rally on the opposite side of the capitol moved over to the Klan rally. But there was no indication that that rally's organizers were involved in heckling the Klan and the flag supporters. They had scheduled a 5 p.m. town hall meeting at a Two Notch Road location.
Each of the main groups involved in the two protests has been deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Klan rally ended an hour early, shortly after 4 p.m., as the demonstrators made their exit and headed toward a parking garage a couple blocks away. Dozens of cops, some wearing riot gear and carrying rifles ran alongside them to block a rush of counter-protesters.
Some in the crowd taunted police, who formed lines to block the entrances to the parking garage. Law enforcement vehicles formed a barricade so the white supremacist group and their allies could drive away.
As the Klan and flag demonstrators drove out of the garage, some in the crowd noted license plates from South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina.
Back at the State House, police had stopped traffic in either direction.
After several fights broke out, people chased each other across Gervais Street's four lanes of traffic. Several cars stopped and men got out to fight in the middle of the road.
'Not picking a team'
Throughout the day, the heavy law enforcement presence, hordes of media and camera-wielding voyeurs made it difficult to tell how many people were demonstrating in solidarity with the protest organizers.
Some people took advantage of the nation's eyes turned on the State House to draw attention to causes of their own. One man held a large poster declaring homosexuality a sin. Another man, dressed in black and wearing a cape, held a sign that read "Comic Relief."
Others had more private moments.
At 9:30 a.m., with the grounds nearly empty, an African-American man was on his knees where the Confederate battle flag once flew. His head was bowed and his hands were clasped in prayer.
A white woman faced the Confederate Soldier Monument, near where the Confederate flag flew until last Friday. She softly sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee" to the monument.
But Chris Daugherty, a 32-year-old Army veteran who lives in Columbia, said he felt like he was one of the few people in the crowd who were not "picking a team."
"I wish for something that we could all relate to," said Daugherty, who is biracial and had argued with a man carrying the Confederate flag.
"Even when they're preaching, they're separating the crowd," he said. "People are beautiful. I feel like they need to focus on that, besides one skin color."
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Be Questioned by Sweden in the Ecuadorian Embassy
The following is an excerpt from Jill Lawless | August 11, 2016 | Time.com |
Assange is wanted for questioning for alleged sexual offenses from a visit to Sweden in 2010
LONDON (AP) — Ecuador said Thursday it's ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question Julian Assange inside its London embassy — a potential breakthrough in the years long international impasse over the WikiLeaks founder.
Assange is wanted for questioning by Swedish police over alleged sexual offenses stemming from his visit to the country in 2010. He denies all the accusations against him made by two women. In June 2012, he sought shelter in Ecuador's embassy in the British capital and has been holed up there ever since.
Ecuador announced last year that it had agreed to a Swedish proposal to interview Assange at the embassy, but no interview has taken place.
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Monday Feb 11, 2013
Alfreton Town are in Blue Square Bet Premier Division action on Tuesday night when they head to ninth-placed Cambridge United looking to bounce back from Saturday's 3-0 home defeat against Woking.
Reds manager Nicky Law is again without Anton Brown and Adam Quinn and a late check will be needed to assess Ross Killock's fitness as the talented youngster had another game with Leeds United's Development Squad on Monday.
The Woking defeat has left the Reds in 18th place in the table, still five points above the relegation places and a return to winning ways would be most welcome.
The sides shared the spoils in the first game of the season with a 1-1 draw at the Impact Arena back on December 18th, a Michael Gash penalty on 90+2 minutes rescuing United a point after Alfreton had led from the 27th minute thanks to a superb direct free kick strike by Josh Law.
Cambridge have won seven of their 15 home games so far, losing five and drawing three at the R Costings Abbey Stadium.
In their last outing, the U's went down 3-2 at in-form Kidderminster Harriers last Saturday.
Kick-of is 7.45pm.
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
Alright everyone, it's time to focus and get your thoughts together for the Detroit taikai. Less than a week away. Here are some things for you to consider, along with some issues that Eastern Kendo will be focusing on. First things first, remember our focus this year on strength, compassion and honor. Also, be sure to "leave everything on the floor." If you follow this I can not ask anything else of you and you should feel successful at the tournament regardless of the outcome. As for me, I always try to focus on one waza and really strengthen it for the tournament. The waza for this tournament you will see on sunday. Jodan is pretty limited but I have been working on some newer waza and will try to use them in the tournament. As for the teams, this is always the most difficult decision for me but every team that consisits of an Eastern kendoka is representing Eastern Kendo so please be sure that, even if you are not with the "A" team, to do your best kendo and go for the win. Shiai is different from practice and the team matches are different from the individual ones. If you need clarification please discuss this with a sempai. Anyway, the progress of Eastern Kendo has come so far that I hope we can continue to progress in our own kendo. Use strength, compassion and honor and Leave it all on the floor! Gambatte!!!!!!! See you there. Cheers!
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text: Abdul Rashid Bhat, 65, received condolences at his home in the village of Ganawpora [Shuaib Bashir/Al Jazeera] Shopian, Indian-administered Kashmir - Ganawpora is in mourning. The small village in the southern part of Kashmir's Shopian district has lost five young men, including a rebel, in less than a week. One of them, 19-year-old Javaid Ahmad Bhat, was a big cricket fan. On the morning of January 27, he was playing cricket before returning home for lunch. He left his home in the afternoon for the market but never come back. Instead, the villagers carried his body back home. Bhat and two other young students - Suhail Ahmad Lone and Rayees Ahmad Ganai - were killed when the army fired upon them at Ganawpora village. India's army says they fired after they came under "intense" stone pelting but the villagers call the firing as "indiscriminate and targeted". The state police have registered a case against the army for killing civilians. Abdul Rashid Bhat, 65, trembles as he talks about his son. In his mud and brick home, he is surrounded by more than a dozen men. As his voice choked recalling his son, the men unsuccessfully tried to fight their tears. "On January 27, he was playing cricket until noon. That was his routine," said a wailing Waheeda, Javaid's younger sister. "When he returned, he asked mother for lunch and left home to buy a gas cylinder. After an hour, we heard he has been killed". Waheeda Bhat, Javaid's sister [Shuaib Bashir/Al Jazeera] Though Waheeda could say a few words, her mother, Saja Begum, 55, has been silent for the five days now. She has not uttered a word since the news of her son's death, the neighbours say. Javaid was the only sibling who went for higher studies. The others - an older brother and three sisters dropped out of school - the family members told Al Jazeera. "He was very bright and wanted to study. He always wanted to share the responsibilities of home. Little did I know this tragedy will fall on us," Javaid's father, a farmer, said. "Javaid would crack jokes in the evening. I had my hopes pinned on him as he wanted to do something good in life to shift from farming." 'Killed in cold blood' A kilometre away from Bhat's house, men and women gathered in separate rooms to mourn the death of 16-year-old Suhail Ahmad Lone. It was outside Suhail's home where the firing incident happened. The residents said that on the morning of January 27, some young men had gathered at the village graveyard to pay respect to a rebel who was killed in a gun battle on January 24. The boys had hung a black banner on the graveyard that had La Ila ha ilala (There is no God but Allah) written on it. The army came and they told the villagers to remove the banner. The villagers refused, leading to an argument, the villagers said. The army returned in the afternoon and allegedly opened indiscriminate fire on the youth. They were killed for nothing. It happens in Kashmir only; they just kill our children and go. Saeda Begum, Narpora resdident Suhail's father, Javed Ahmad Lone, recounted each of those moments before his son's death. "There was intense firing going outside. When there was a relative calm, Suhail went out," Lone said, while feeling the bullet holes on the wall of his room that were fired by the army during the incident. "I was behind him. The army was leaving (the village) and from a distance, they fired at him. I screamed for help. People came and took him to the hospital," Lone said. Javed Ahmad Lone, Suhail's father (second from right) [Shuaib Bashir/Al Jazeera] In total, five boys, including a local rebel, were killed in the village from January 24. In the adjacent village, known as Narpora, dozens of people - men, women, and children of all age groups - walked towards the home of Rayees Ahmad Ganai, 23. Rayees was critically wounded in the firing and succumbed four days later. "They were killed for nothing. It happens in Kashmir only; they just kill our children and go," said Saeda Begum, 50, a villager, while wailing and shouting slogans. The villagers say that the army firing was unprovoked. The army, however, says they came under "intense stone pelting" and the protesters tried to "lynch an army officer". The villagers disagree. "There were no warning shots from the army," said Lone. "My son was targeted in his neck. The other boy was hit in the head. How can this be in self-defence? They could have fired on their legs." 'Hopeless probes' The police in the disputed region have registered a case against army personnel involved in the firing incident. "The case has been registered under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder)," superintendent of police, Shriram Ambarkar Dinkar, told Al Jazeera. "[The] army has also been made part of the investigation and we are recording statements from both the witnesses and the army," the official said. {articleGUID} The families, however, said they don't "trust any investigation carried out by the government", citing past experiences. "We don't want to take part in any investigation; they are a farce," said Javaid's father. Before completing the sentence, he points towards his brother, Muhammad Yousuf, sitting among the mourners. "His 16-year-old son, Aqib Ahmad, who was supplying water to the army, was beaten to death by them in 2012. When they can't spare those who serve them, what should I expect?" he asked. "Everyone that time also said that the matter will be investigated and justice will be delivered but nothing happened," he said. Suhail's family also has little expectations of justice. "We ask the government not to harass us in the name of the probe," said 45-year-old Lone. "It is their court, their police and their administration that will carry the probe. We don't want any compensation. We don't want any job. We want them to leave us alone. If they can bring back my son back, then they should talk." Despite the registration of a case, the chances that the accused soldiers would be tried appear slim. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), a controversial law, that is applicable in the region, gives protection to Indian soldiers against human rights violations and makes it mandatory for the state government to seek sanction for prosecution from Indian defence ministry. The data by the Indian defence ministry shows none of the previous cases has ever proceeded to the stage of prosecution. From 2001 to 2016, the ministry received 50 requests of sanction for prosecution from the region's government. The ministry denied sanction for prosecution in 47 cases while the fate three pending cases are yet to be decided. Of the 50 cases, 17 pertained to the alleged killing of civilians, 16 to custodial deaths, 8 to alleged custodial disappearances and 4 to alleged rape and molestation. Parvez Imroz, a senior human rights lawyer in the region, told Al Jazeera that in past too, there have been cases filed against the army but there has been no prosecution. "These cases are a mere eyewash. There is AFSPA, which stops the prosecution of army men. No justice happens in these cases," Imroz said. International human rights organisations have accused the Indian army of human rights abuses in Kashmir and demanded the repeal of AFSPA. Kashmir continues to be one of the longest unresolved conflicts between India and Pakistan as both states claim it in its entirety. Anti-India sentiment runs deep among Kashmir's mostly Muslim population, and most support the rebels' cause against Indian rule, despite a decades-long military crackdown on dissent. SOURCE: Al Jazeera News Kashmir India Pakistan Asia


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The park gets its first owl house
The next time you take a hike at Boulevard Woods Park, make sure you look up from time to time. High up in a tree along the trail you might be able to spot a newly installed owl house.
The house was built by Bruce Travis, a Boulevard neighborhood resident. He constructed the house–which is intended to attract barred owls–according to the Audubon Society's latest recommendations.
Bruce, who is a capable carpenter, added a few refinements designed to improve the durability of the house and to keep it clean and dry. And he devised a simple, secure yet flexible attachment method that relies on gravity, two small spikes and a chain which minimized impact on the tree and allows it to grow without having to reposition the house.
Getting the house up high on the tree required other skills–and those were donated by Shawn Doonan and Art Morris of New Urban Forestry, a local tree service and landscaping company. They hoisted the house up and put in place in about an hour on June 26, 2018.
Why, you may ask, do owls need human-built houses when they can build their own nests?
According to Bruce and the Audubon Society, the short answer is that making it easier and safer for owls to nest (which the house does) improves the odds that they'll stay around. Especially in urbanized areas where natural habitat–including, crucially, lots of large dead standing trees–is harder to find, owls can use the assist. Keeping these beautiful, strange, wild creatures among us–with their evocative calls and their predatory elan (which helps balance other animal populations)–is a mutually beneficial project.
Bruce plans to build more bird–and possibly bat–houses for the park, and New Urban Forestry has generously offered to install them.
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Harold H. Hecksel
Harold H. Hecksel, age 91, of Watertown, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at Healthcare Center in Delano.
Harold was born Nov. 27, 1911, at Hollywood Township, Carver County, the son of Theodore H. and Lena B. (Kohls) Hecksel.
He was baptized Dec. 17, 1911, at St. John Lutheran Church, Hollywood Township by Rev. Theodore Rolf, and confirmed March 28, 1926 at St. John Lutheran Church, Hollywood Township, by Rev. W. L. Ernst.
Harold married Marie E. Burdorf May 28, 1935, at Emanuel Lutheran in Hamburg by Rev. H. J. Bouman. They were married 67 years.
Harold was an elder both at St. John Lutheran Church in Hollywood and St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Watertown. In 1943, he was a delegate to the Synodical Convention in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Harold was very active in Lutheran Laymans.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents Theodore and Lena Hecksel, brothers Howard Hecksel, Jerome and wife Stella Hecksel, father-in-law and mother-in-law William and Alma Burdorf.
He is survived by his loving wife Marie; son and daughter-in-law Eldor and Nancy Hecksel of Dassel; daughter Joann Guetzkow of Fountain Valley, Calif.; and grandchildren Tammy Schuler, Mark and Julie Hecksel, Tim and Jolean Hecksel, Shawn Hecksel and fiancee Jessica Petrey, Shannon and Kelly Hecksel, Debbie and Matt Geck, Leah and Brad Ponsford, Jason and Candice Guetzkow.
He is further survived by great-grandchildren Rachael, Emma, Ashley, Nicole, Trista, Samantha, Haylee, Madison, Tyler, Quintin, McKenzie, and Gage; sister-in-law Verdella Hecksel of Watertown, brother-in-law John Burdorf of Arlington, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral services were Friday, March 21, 2003, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Watertown. The Rev. Paul Krentz and Rev. Ronald Mathison officiated the service.
Interment was at Watertown Public Cemetery, Watertown.
Mark Hecksel, Tim Hecksel, Shawn Hecksel, Shannon Hecksel, Jason Guetzkow, and Orville Hecksel served as casketbearers.
Arrangements were made by Johnson Funeral Home, Waconia.
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Tyler Murovich scores game winner with 19 seconds left as Spirit winNHL.com @NHLdotcom
SAGINAW, Mich. - Rookie forward Tyler Murovich scored with 19.1 seconds left in the game to give the Saginaw Spirit a 3-2 come back victory over the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds in Ontario Hockey League action Saturday night.
Dustin Jeffrey's unassisted shorthanded goal at 1:32 of the third period put Sault Ste. Marie (14-5-1-0) in front 2-1 but Saginaw (7-8-2-1) managed to tie the game less then to minutes later on a goal from Chris Chappell to set up Murovich's game winner.
Spirit goaltender Parker Van Buskirk stopped 25 shots and was the second star. Jack Combs for the Spirit and Chris MacKinnon for the Greyhounds rounded out the scoring.


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We've made it easy to get up and running with MemberProtect with a sweet installer that will create your database, setup your encryption keys and output a ready to run ASP.NET web application for managing users, organizations, roles and settings. We even provide the Visual Studio 2008 solution and project files! How you use the code we provide, or even if you use it at all, is completely up to you.
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We built MemberProtect to allow developers crazy versatility in their application security model. MP uses a role & privilege based model. Basically, you create privileges, using any name you want and as many as you want, and then assign those privileges to the roles you (or your application administrators) create. MP supplies all of the methods and properties you need in a granular manner, so you can give your end users as much control over managing their roles & privileges as you'd like, or you can control it all within your application and RDBMS if you want to own the empire.
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I was going to take some new photos today of me in my referee outfit which I have concocted for tomorrow night, but I've been out all day and now I just can't be bothered! I guess I will just show you the photos of me wearing it from tomorrow night.
Luckily I took these yesterday, so, if you will... here are some I prepared earlier.
I just wish I'd noticed the sun shining through the window onto my dress when I was taking these... bit annoying!
Anyway, this was one of those items of clothing where, as soon as you see it, you know you're going to buy it. I saw this on the New Look website about three weeks before it came into my store, and I grabbed it as soon as I saw it on our delivery rail. I love a bit of leopard print, and of course peter pan collars are one of my favourite things right now.
I've been wearing it with my leather shorts from Topshop or my bodycon skirt underneath though, because it's a little too short for comfort.
I was served today by a girl in Topshop who had the most beautiful hair in the world, it was blonde with dark roots, and it was all messy and curly... sounds awful, but it was gorgeous! I plan on recreating the look (minus the blonde) for my night out.
I also did a good deed today and bought a Big Issue from a guy in town, it made me feel really good about myself, I think I'm going to do it more often.
Thanks to all my new followers, and of course to all my original followers for the comments etc, it means a hell of a lot xx
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I have that peter pan collar dress and I love it, I don't think you look poorly at all..you look gorgeous! xxReplyDelete
you look lovely as always! I've instantly fell in love with this dress, it looks gorgeous! Peter pan collars and leopard print oh my gosh, the perfect combination! Your hair looks so good in these photos! XxReplyDelete
You don't look poorly, you look lovely :) + im loving that peter pan collar tunic! xxReplyDelete
Your dress is adorable :)ReplyDelete
Well I think you look lovely! And that dress is gorgeous :) xReplyDelete
Aww, pretty! Your dress is fab!ReplyDelete
your skin looks flawless!!.. xxReplyDelete
awh I think you look lovely, the dress is so cute xxReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 January 2011 at 15:47
That dress is lovely, and you don't look poorly at all... I think you look great actually!ReplyDelete
Love your hair! how did you dye it like that? xxReplyDelete
I love these dresses.ReplyDelete
Love that dress, I'm a sucker for anything with a cute collar. Would look great with red lipstick on a night out xReplyDelete
Thanks girlies!!ReplyDelete
I felt so poorly when taking these pictures though hehe!
@Orla, I just dyed the bottom of my hair using a highlighting kit... If you search for ombre hair in my tags on the side of my blog, you will find my post about it xx
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.
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Ram's new version of the 1500 pickup truck, formerly known under the code name the "Adventurer", has finally received an official designation. The Ram 1500 Express targets younger customers and first-time buyers and comes with a starting price of $23,830 (€16,677), including a $975 destination charge.
The truck is fitted with a standard 5.7-liter HEMI V8 engine that delivers 390 horsepower and 407 lb-ft of torque (552 Nm) and posts an average fuel economy rating of 20 mpg (11.76 l/100km). Available as a regular cab short-bed model, with either a 4x2 or 4x4 drivetrain, the 1500 Express comes in a monochromatic paint scheme, with body-colored grille, front fascia and rear fascia and a total of eight body colors available.
A grille with black honeycomb inserts, chrome-tipped dual exhausts, fog lamps and five-spoke 20-inch aluminum wheels are also part of the package.
Standard features include a locking tailgate, 160-amp alternator, 26-gallon fuel tank, 3.55 rear axle ratio, 700-amp battery, heavy-duty front and rear shock absorbers, power steering, heavy-duty engine and transmission cooling and a full-size spare tire.
The interior of the 1500 Express gets a heavy-duty vinyl 40/20/40 split-bench seat, with buyers being able to choose between vinyl or carpeted floor covering. Other features include air conditioning, 12-volt auxiliary power outlet, six-speaker audio unit with CD and MP3 player, automatic headlamps, behind-the-seat storage bins, power accessory delay and tinted glass windows. Safety equipment includes front, side and curtain airbags, ABS, ESP and tire pressure warning lamp.
The options list is extensive and includes two rear-axle ratios (3.21, 3.92), anti-spin differential, engine block heater, trailer brake controller, Mopar chrome tubular side steps, Mopar chrome steel bed rails, folding and heated trailer-tow power mirrors, spray-in bedliner and under-rail bedliner.
For the interior, buyers can outfit the 1500 Express with a cloth split-bench seat, Uconnect voice command with Bluetooth, remote USB port, cruise control, remote keyless entry and a Sirius Satellite Radio. Finally, Mopar will offer more than 300 accessories for those who want to customize their ride.
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If you've been poking around lately on those music blogs they have on the interwebs, chances are you've heard a thing or two about the new ANTI- signing, Dead Man's Bones, which also happens to be the band of Half Nelson/The Notebook/bunch of other stuff movie star, Ryan Gosling. Now, the music of Dead Man's Bones doesn't move me in any particular way, good or bad; it's just kind of there. "Gothic folk," as they say, complete with a kinda-creepy children's choir. However, it does actually sound like music that would be released on ANTI-. Which is to say, depending on how cynical your personal viewpoint is, these dudes either a) understand what indie rock in this day and age sounds like and have effectively co-opted that sound, or b) just sincerely like a lot of modern-day independent music, and thusly have been influenced by it.
The point is, this band could've been a lot worse. In fact, below are 10 film star music projects that are, indeed, way worse. If you need evidence, a video argument is made under each. Enjoy:P (Johnny Depp):30 Odd Foot of Grunts (Russell Crowe):30 Seconds to Mars (Jared Leto):Dogstar (Keanu Reeves):Joey Lawrence:The Bacon Brothers (Kevin Bacon):Kevin Costner and Modern West:The Boxmasters (Billy Bob Thornton):Steven Seagal:David Hasselhoff:


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Who says you need to save every penny you earn and vow to eat Ramen noodles for the next twelve months to be able afford a luxury vacation? Of course, it couldn't hurt to plan ahead and start saving a little every month to put towards your vacation costs, but there are also a few things you can do to cut the cost of a vacation splurge overall.
Instead of taking it for granted that a luxury vacation is going to cost you an arm and a leg and then go about assiduously saving to meet that big number, you can find some ways to get your luxury vacation for less. Take a look at these four ideas:
1. Use a Travel Aggregator Site:
Travel aggregator sites don't provide direct booking services, but they act as referral sites for lots of other hotel sites, airline sites and even some online travel agencies. Their powerful databases cross-check the prices quoted on other sites that match your query and then list the results for you to compare all in a matter of moments. These sites, such as Kayak and Fare Compare are great for checking if the deal you are being shown is really a deal at all.
2. Find a Package Deal:
Package deals can be deceptive. There are lots of great deals available online for luxury vacations with great amenities but it can also be tempting to pay for things you are not likely to use. The best way to assess if a package is a great deal for you is to make a list of the things that would make your vacation luxurious and special.
Then have a look at the packages that are available and choose the one that most closely meets your needs. It may actually save you more money to choose a smaller package with the option to upgrade if you find it necessary than to lock yourself into a deal that comes inclusive of a bunch of things that you don't really need or want.
3. Take Part in a Vacation Auction:
Specialist sites such as frugalmonkey.com and skyauction.com offer travel planners the option of bidding on a vacation of their choice while LuxuryLink.com is a popular auction site offering luxurious hotel accommodations and even tours at destinations around the world that are all on auction.
Remember that these sites are not geared towards finding the best budget hotels but really giving a great price for high-end accommodations and amenities. If you want to have a pampered vacation but you want to pay less for the privilege you can try an auction site. One tip for dealing with an auction site though is to check the actual prices of similar vacations on other sites so you can come up with a cap for your bid, otherwise you could end up paying more than your vacation is worth.
4. Surf Hotel Sale Sites:
If you want to stay in the know about deals on luxury hotels from around the world, you can join sites like Five Star Alliance and Great Hotels of the World. These sites send you emails so you know when rooms are discounted and can jump on the opportunities when they pop-up.
Living the frugal life is admirable and attainable, but sometimes it's nice to allow yourself a little bit of luxury. This is especially true when you are celebrating a special milestone, like a birthday or anniversary. Getting that luxury while you travel can make the moments that you are on vacation all the more special and make you much more rejuvenated for when it's time to get back to reality.
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the museum was built on the excavation site, which consists of 3 pits or vaults, covering an area of 16 300 square metres. when it was first open to the public on 1 oct 1979, the entrance fee was 10 yuan. today, it will cost you 110 yuan to gain admission into the museum premises.
the clay warriors had been buried for more than 2200 years before they were accidentally discovered in march 1974 by some farmers digging for a well. however, well before that other people living in that area had also stumbled upon broken pottery while they were clearing the land or digging wells.
in special glass-cases are the displays of the two miniature bronze chariots. i would not call them miniatures; they were actually scaled-down version of the emperor's personal chariots. the weapons and the adornments of the charioteers were painstakingly reproduced. there were even tiny arrows that could be shot from the functional crossbows.
many people are not aware that not one of the clay figures was found intact when they were unearthed. all the warriors on display at the various pits have undergone reconstruction and restoration. another thing that most people do not know is that the terracotta warriors were not always of that dull colour. once they were very colourful, being painted with laquer of different colours.
what is really remarkable about the terracotta warriors is that they are life-size and they are all unique. each warrior is different from the next; no two warriors look the same though most of them wear the moustache in the same style.
although thousands of warrior figures have been unearthed, very few of them have been taken out of china because they are considered priceless treasure of the nation. when i was in xian viewing the thousands of pieces, there was an exhibition in singapore at the asian civilisations museum featuring a few pieces of the terracotta warriors. i think the first exhibition outside china was held in europe. it was reported that the responses in europe were overwhelming.
only a few visiting heads of state have had the honour and privilege of viewing the famous clay warriors at close range. these few people, including queen elizabeth of england and president clinton of the usa, were taken down to pit one to be up close with the pottery soldiers.
what i find particularly mystifying about the uncovering of these artefacts is that according to some projections, there are more than 8000 of these figures but so far only about 2000 have been unearthed. why have they slowed down the excavation process?
according to some friends i have checked with, the authorities are waiting to acquire the technology to take out the figurines from an area that has been flooded with mercury. it has been reported that toxic mercury vapour is present in the area where the emperor was buried.
like everything else in china, not all the terracotta warriors that you see in china are authentic. there are a number of potteries that make these figurines for sale and they look very much like the ones on display at the museum in lintong.
i have seen terracotta warriors in the compound of a transport company in kranji.


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This is the second model I decided to make for my mini series; the spiky ball. It's a simply modular because there are only 12 units to it and each unit is just a simple variation of the pinwheel fold.
I placed a wine bottle cork next to it to give you an idea of how small it turned out to be!
12 sheets 5cm x 5cm.
After I put the model together I noticed I had one unit left. I though to myself " only 11 units? that can't be right!?" but then again I was having a little bit of wine (that explains the cork) when I counted the sheets out to make them… I must have made 13 units. I blame the wine for clouding my ability to count properly lol.
The 13th unit!
As a variation of the pinwheel, it wasn't very difficult to make each unit, easy and fast! However, each one ended being a lot smaller that I expected so I had to use tools.
Again, I used tweezers and a toothpick also.
The one I made only had 12 units but you can make bigger ones if you use 24 or 54 units. you can find the diagram and more pictures on this other awesome website:


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Ayr all but guaranteed finishing the regular BT Premiership season in top spot with this 12-try demolition of already-relegated Selkirk.
Dominant up front, the hosts had the bonus point tied-up in a shade over 20 minutes, through tries by skipper Ross Curle, Peter McCallum, Frazier Climo and Blair Macpherson – all converted by Climo.
They stretched their lead to 45-0 at half-time, courtesy of a Craig Gossman double, and a try from Grant Anderson, with Climo converting the Anderson touch-down. The one-way traffic continued after the break, McCallum going over for his second in 48 minutes to bring up the half century.
Macpherson then scored his second try, Climo adding the extras, before McCallum completed his hat-trick, with try number ten, Climo again converting. Then, in the final ten minutes, replacement scrum-half Jack Preston skipped through for a fine solo try, before, in the final move of the match, Richard Dalgleish crossed the line, Climo converting with the last kick of the game.
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Useful Weymouth and South Dorset Website Links
- Dorset Seafood Festival
Weymouth's Dorset Seafood Festival takes place in July each year on Weymouth Harbourside. It has become over the poast few years one of the largest seafood festivals in the UK
- Weymouth Carnival
Weymouth Carnival is the largest charity carnival on the south coast of England and takes place each year on the thrird Wednesday of August
- Weyouth at War
Weymouth at War in June 2015 is an event that will mark the D Day landings on Saturday and a March on Sunday.
- Sandworld
Sandworld is a world class attraction at Lodmoor Country Park featuring amazing giant sand sculptures created by sand artists from around the world. Great fun for both adults and children. Have a small taste of what it looks like on the beach.
- The Nothe Fort
The Nothe is a victorian fortress that looks out over Weymouth Bay and Harbour. Open to the public it provides a fascinating onsite into it's varied history.
- Weymouth Pavilion
The Pavilion Theatre is just a few yards from our door and features an all year long selection of shows.
- Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park
Situated at the far end of Weymouth Seafront Weymouth Sealife Park is a firm favourite full day out with lots of our visitors
Eat and Drink
- Cafe Oasis
Take a twenty minute walk along the preston beach wall and relax at the far end with a coffee, wine or bite to eat at Cafe Oasis. Well recommended.
- Mallams Restaurant
Mallams is a very popular Harbourside restaurant
Local Interest Sites
- Love Weymouth
Love Weymouth is a visitor's guide to Weymouth and Portland
- Visit Dorset TV
For anyone thinking of visiting Dorset this is a great site with lots of videos showing all the lovely places to visit we have on our doorstep.
- Visit Weymouth TV
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In Conversation With Antonio Marquez
By Patricia Boccadoro
his family, neither dancers nor gypsies, moved to Ibiza for
professional reasons when he was barely four, Antonio Marquez was born
near Seville, the cradle of flamenco, where his earliest memories were
of watching the bulls in the fields behind his home.
Although Marquez never saw him dance,
he could have had no better teacher than Antonio, the greatest
Spanish dancer of his generation, famed for his personal magnetism and
virtuoso footwork, who pushed his young protége into finding his
own style.
" Temperamentally, we were very different but he made me understand that I had to use my own personality", Marquez recalled. ". He gave me the main roles in many of his ballets which were a synthesis of academic classical dance and Spanish dance, as in Le Tricorne and I began to interpret works by José Granero, the choreographer who later suggested I start my own company.
"The idea of doing exactly what I wanted was very appealing, so in 1995 I got together a small group of classically trained dancers, and we made our first appearance in Seville with Granero's Movimiento Perpetuo. Soon after I also wrote the choreography for the dance sequences in Carmen at the Opéra of Monte-Carlo, which I loved doing.
want to take flamenco out of the tavernas and cafés, and bring it
into the theatres in the form of ballets, putting it on the bigger stage
like Antonio and Pilar Lopez before me.", he said. "I want to
be in touch with today while still keeping my strong Spanish identity.
It' s a way of expanding Spanish dance, for my company is not only
Up until recently, Marquez' wife Eva, who teaches dance to the company, and his children accompanied him everywhere, but now the older children go to school and stay at home some fifteen miles from Madrid. "It's as if I have two lives", he said "Marquez is my mother's name which I use when I work, and when I'm dancing nothing else exists. It can't. Flamenco is a feeling you have in your heart which you share with your audience. When I listen to the music, it tells me what to do, and it's as if I get explosions all over my body".
"Every day I dance differently, for it depends on the mood I'm in, whether or not I've spoken to my wife, whether it's morning afternoon or evening, or it can simply depend on the weather. And I listen to the public because how an audience feels affects me too. It's an exchange of energy. My movements are faster or slower, and I play with the rhythm. It's particularly special when I dance without music because I never know what I'm going to do until I've done it. I just listen with my heart and it comes from within."
spoke to me of the importance of telling a story, so that his dance
explains something, and I learned that the hat he tips so beguilingly
over his head is actually there for a purpose other than for making all
the ladies in the audience squeal when he flings it off. When he arrived
on stage as a cattle breeder, in waistcoat, boots and hat, for example,
the hat showed that he was a stranger, and had come from afar.
Communication with the audience is primordial, he insisted, otherwise he gave everyone their money back! Happily, this does not seem to happen very often, and certainly not at the Theatre de Saint-Quentin-en-velines where he triumphed with Despues de Carmen, his new version of Carmen which begins with her death.
"Because I've danced Escamillo more times than I can remember , I had started wondering what happened after they brought him her body, so when the idea arose to create yet another Carmen, I seized the opportunity to continue the story, beginning with the torero's victory in the bull-ring. As I've always disliked Don José", he added, "he's not in it."
"It's a balletic and theatrical approach to the subject in which I used taped music of a full orchestra when Carmen appeared on stage as in a dream, and live music played by my musicians for the new girl. My wife and I also wrote a song for her, which says that although you must never forget the past, you must live for other people, so there is a message too."
"Nuria Leiva wrote the choreography for Escamillo as I don't like creating steps for myself, the flamenco solos were by Goyo Montero and I created the more classical passages of the work myself, but creation is more difficult than dance.
Marquez began composing dance for one of his pupils about eight years
ago , and is enjoying a growing reputation as a choreographer of
classical Spanish dance, another dimension of this extraordinary artist.
Indeed, his contribution to Massenet's Don Quixote, sensitive,
poetical, and romantic, was of exceptional beauty and the patterns woven
by his dancers, particularly when they were silhouetted at the back of
the stage, were sublime.
He laughs off the adulation he receives, although his eyes shone with real pleasure as I described the children I'd seen at his flamenco show, jumping up and down in excitement the moment he appeared, the traditional vibrant Spanish dancer the crowds desire, seducing the grey-haired grannies with his beguiling smile and impassioned dance. His effect on all audiences is electrifying, and indeed necessary for a good performance. Even when his back is turned, he is aware of the audience. With Marquez, raw emotion is translated into theatrical motion, and lucky indeed is the spectator who can follow his bursts of vivid movements faster than the eye can follow.
His effortless mastery of technique is the result of years of work, and all performances are preceded by three or four hours of non-stop dance to get rid of his surplus energy, in order, he says to have more control. "Dance isn't work", he told me, "I love it, and take classes in both classical and Flamenco every day. And I cannot stop. When I go on holiday to the mountains with my family, my body starts to hurt after three or four days without exercising".
However, Antonio Marquez will not see the mountains for some time yet as he is shortly taking his dancers and musicians on an eagerly awaited tour to the United States, followed by their first visit to South America. "It's my dream to take them there ", he said.
1 February - 27 March 2002: U. S. Tour
Music: Emilio de Diego
Choreography: José Granero
"Zapateado de Sarasate"
Music: Sarasate
Choreography: Antonio Marquez
"Movimiento Flamenco"
Traditional music
Choreography: Javier Latorre / Antonio Marquez
February 2002
I -2 Atlanta
4 Sarasota, FL
5 Naples, FL
7 Ames, L.A.
8 Champaign, Il
9 Kalamazoo, MI
10 Detroit, MI
12 Flint, MI
13 East Lansing, MI
14 Colombus, OH
15 Indianapolis
16 Chicago
17 Cleveland
19 Wilmington, DE
20 New Brunswick
22 Binghampton, NY
23 Bethlehem, NY
24 Elmin, NY
25 Worcester, MA
26 Norristown , NJ
28 Englewood, NJ
March 2002
1 Stonybrook, NY
2 Purchase, NY
3 Washington, George Mason University
4 Hampton, VA
5 Charleston, SC
7 Albuquerque, NM
8 Tucson, AZ
9, 10 Phoenix AZ
12 Palm Desert , CA
13 San Francisco
14 Berkley
15 Riverside CA
16 Los Angeles
19 Sacramento
20 Arcata, CA
21 San Diego, CA
22 Marlborough, CA
24 San Luis Obispo, CA
26 Denver, CO
Related: Flamenco: Antonio Marquez and Company
L'art du Flamenco et Portrait d'Agujetas
Patricia Boccadoro writes on dance in Europe. She contributes to The Guardian, The Observer and Dancing Times and was dance consultant to the BBC Omnibus documentary on Rudolf Nureyev. Ms. Boccadoro is the dance editor for Culturekiosque.com.
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The Dayton Flyers will most likely make their 18th tournament appearance, 4th in a row, when the brackets come out on Sunday night. They are .500 in the tournament with a record of 19-19. The Flyers were the Atlantic 10 regular season champions but were upset in the conference tournament in the quarterfinals.
Strength: Experience and Defense
Dayton has a senior heavy lineup that will help them in the tournament. Three of the five seniors, Kyle Davis, Kendall Pollard and Scoochie Smith will participate in their fourth straight NCAA tournament, a school record. Charles Cooke will be participating in his second straight. This class has also set a school record for most wins with 102. Davis, Pollard and Smith were freshmen on the Elite Eight team of 2014. This team knows how to win and they know how to win in the tournament. Some people overlook experience and don't think it matters all that much but experience can be a huge asset.
Dayton has always been known as a defensive team under head coach Archie Miller. This year, the Flyers rank 25th in the nation in defensive efficiency. They only allow a little over 66 points a game and force a turnover on 18.4% of plays which is good for 38th best in the country. Dayton gets almost 8 steals a game which is good for 33rd best in the country and they have a steal on 9.5% of possessions, good for 27th best in the country.
Weakness: Inside Presence
The Flyers don't have a legitimate big man this year. Steve McElvene, a 7 footer out of Indiana, was the first big man that they had in a while but he passed away in May leaving the Flyers undermanned again. Kendall Pollard can play inside but is prone to foul trouble. Sophomore forward Josh Cunningham still doesn't look 100% when he plays, but he can be effective at times. Cunningham is also prone to get into foul trouble. He tore a ligament in his ankle in November and just started playing a few weeks ago. Sophomore forwards Xeyrius Williams and Ryan Mikesell are 6'8″ and 6'7″ respectively, but they aren't really bruisers and aren't really inside players. A matchup with a dominant big man could doom the Flyers.


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Posted on: 10/02/2017
Following the inaugural awards in 2016 which witnessed a closely fought contest between exporting companies from across the nation, entries to the UK Export Excellence Awards 2017 are open!
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I was feeling really brave last week when I decided to tackle paper-mache with my son!
It's MESSY!
Really messy!
As a parent, I have a love/hate relationship with messes.
BUT I am happy to say... the LOVE part wins out when I realize how this kind of sensory activity can be one of the greatest joys of childhood!
(I know, I remember!)
Therefore, we threw the smocks on, rolled up our sleeves and dove in!
After all, our Earth Day Celebration wouldn't feel complete without building a model of our big blue planet itself, in tribute.
|For Paper Mache part we used: flour and water mixed to a thick-like soup. We dipped strips of newspaper in the paper-mache, removed excess pulp with our fingers, and then placed on round balloon. We built it up 3 layers thick.
|Mixing up the paste
|Placing the strips. Bode LOVED this part! He was very careful to lay them on flat and smooth them out.
|After the paper-mache dried, we sanded down the surface to smooth it out.
|Painting gesso on to prepare surface for paint.
|It was a nice day, so we took the acrylic paints outside, and painted the "Earth" blue.
|Our Earths drying
|I let each side dry and then we turned it over to do the other side.


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Bad weather has made it difficult for all area boys tennis teams, but perhaps but the biggest challenge is still ahead.
Bad weather has made it difficult for all area boys tennis teams, but perhaps but the biggest challenge is still ahead.
Schools are scrambling to reschedule events before the postseason starts, and that has lead to a busy time for Hartley High School.
The Hawks will play today at CCL-rival Watterson, Saturday at home against Groveport, Monday at home against Jonathan Alder, Tuesday at CCL-rival Worthington Christian and Wednesday at Village Academy. The schedule is so crowded that last Tuesday, Hartley played Ready in a league match, then turned around and played Wellington in the OTCA Division II tournament.
The weather and cancellations from other teams had caused the Hawks to play only five of the scheduled 14 matches before last Monday.
"As far as rhythm goes, you can't even practice really," coach Mike Graham said. "We've done a lot of fitness training, but without being able to play on the courts, it's difficult. We didn't play any over spring break and we missed the two matches right before it, so it's been difficult to get into a groove.
"So it's hit and miss with the weather, but if things get better then we should be able to make up all of our matches before the sectional tournament."
The rest of the regular season will give Graham a chance to figure out the lineup he'll use in the Division II sectional May 15-16. Up to this point Graham has put Jonathan Mueller at first singles, Josh Pecinovsky at second singles and Nick Groom at third singles. The doubles teams have featured rotations of Patrick Angle, Isaac Canoco, Ryan Gerrard, Casey Malone and Caleb Martin.
But as the team continues to prepare for the sectional, Graham said likely will shift the lineup and put the strongest players in doubles to boost their chances of advancing to district.
"I think I'll start playing my four juniors, who are more experienced, at doubles and rotate them to see which combinations work best," Graham said. "As we move toward the tournament, they'll probably have a better chance to make it out of the sectional that way. I'll probably start with Josh and John together and Nick and Brian as the other team. But they'll all play together to see which pairs work the best."
�The boys and girls track and field teams will split up Saturday, with the boys competing in the Roosevelt Classic at Welcome Stadium in Dayton and the girls in the DeHart Hubbard Invitational at Cincinnati Walnut Hills.
"This time of year we normally have committed to the Jesse Owens at Ohio State but this year they changed the date and it allowed us to go to Dayton and Cincinnati," coach Richard Jones said. "The Roosevelt is a pretty established meet that's been going on for years and it's probably one of the best meets you can run at before the postseason. With the meet in Cincinnati, the team there just got a brand new facility and the coach wanted to invite some of the best teams from around the state so we're headed there."
Last Saturday, Hartley played host to the Joe Ramsey Invitational, the first big meet the school has had in more than 25 years. Jones said he was pleased with how the event went and that he would like to grow it in the future so that one day it may feature the best teams from all divisions of the east side of Columbus.
"I would love to see it grow more, but not too much because we do have some limitations since it's a six-lane track," Jones said.
"My vision for this was to have the best teams from the East side in this event. I'm glad it went well this year. I know a lot of teams were patient since it was our first big meet and there were really no complaints from anybody. We can only go up from here is my belief."
The boys finished second (113) behind New Albany (179.5) and ahead of Eastmoor (104), Licking Heights (83.5), Worthington Christian (76), Whitehall (36.5) and East (3.5). The girls were first (168) ahead of New Albany (166), Columbus School for Girls (84), Licking Heights (54), East (35), Worthington Christian (32), Centennial (14) and Whitehall (10).
Winners for the boys were Dominic Colvin in the 400 meters (50.5 seconds), Rufus Walls in the 200 (22.66), Noah Key, Omar Lane, Geoffrey Whiteside and Walls in the 400 relay (43.72), Colvin, Luke Evans, Lane and Walls in the 800 relay (1:30.72) and Colvin, Evans Andrew Gillespie and Walls in the 1,600 relay (3:26.9).
Winners for the girls were Chesna Sykes in the 100 (11.78 seconds), Paige Coleman in the 100 hurdles (15.44) and 300 hurdles (47.75), Aisha Cavin in the 200 (25.93), Cavin, CharAnna Dixon, Ashlee Hoffman and Sykes in the 400 relay (49.2), Cavin, Hoffman, Maya Pedersen and Sykes in the 800 relay (1:41.62) and Cavin, Taisha Ferguson, Hoffman and Pedersen in the 1,600 relay (4:05.71).
At a glance
Below are the recent results for the Hartley baseball, girls lacrosse, softball, boys tennis and boys and girls track and field teams:
April 21 -- Defeated Briggs 10-2
*April 22 -- Lost to Watterson 16-1
April 23 -- Def. DeSales 6-4; Game vs. Canal Winchester postponed. No makeup date has been announced.
*Last Friday --�Def. St. Charles 9-2
*Last Monday -- Lost to DeSales 11-3
*Last Wednesday --�Played Ready
Today --�Home vs. Bexley
*Friday --�Home vs. Worthington Christian
Saturday --�At Marion Elgin (doubleheader)
*Monday -- At Watterson
*Wednesday -- At St. Charles
Of note: The Hawks were 10-4 overall and 3-2 in the CCL before last Wednesday.
Last Monday -- Lost to Bexley 10-8
Today -- At Pickerington North
Monday --�Home vs. Liberty
Of note: The Hawks are 1-6.
*April 22 --�Lost to DeSales 8-2
*April 23 -- Def. Worthington Christian 9-0
Last Friday -- Def. Gates Mills Hawken 13-0
Last Saturday -- Def. Willard 2-1; lost to Creston Norwayne 3-0
Last Monday -- Lost to Big Walnut 6-2
*Last Wednesday --�Played Watterson
*Friday --�Home vs. Ready
Saturday --�Home vs. Teays Valley
*Monday --�At Worthington Christian
*Wednesday --�Home vs. DeSales
Of note: The Hawks were 11-4 overall and 2-2 in the CCL before last Wednesday.
*April 23 -- Lost to DeSales 5-0 in CCL opener
Last Monday -- Def. Westland 5-0
*Last Tuesday -- Played Ready
*Today --�At Watterson
Monday --�At Gahanna
*Tuesday --�At Worthington Christian
Wednesday -- At Village Academy
Of note: The Hawks were 4-2 before last Tuesday.
Last Friday -- Boys: Finished sixth (28) behind champion St. Charles (104) in Russ Owen/Bexley Relays; Girls: Finished sixth (24) behind Bexley (100)
Last Saturday --�Boys: Finished second (113) to New Albany (179.5) in home Joe Ramsey Invitational; Girls: Finished first (168)
Last Wednesday -- Competed in Braves Invitational at Whetstone
Saturday --�Boys: At Roosevelt Classic in Dayton; Girls: At DeHart Hubbard Invitational at Cincinnati Walnut Hills
*CCL contest


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Orlando Franklin of the Denver Broncos has a fan in Mayor Rob Ford.
Ford wore Franklin's orange No. 74 jersey in the days before the Broncos were crushed 43-8 by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
Franklin, 26, who grew up in Scarborough, won high praise when he visited the mayor at his city hall office Tuesday.
Ford read out a proclamation congratulating the six-foot-seven, 330-pound right tackle.
"I truly wish you the best of success in your future endeavours, and win the next Super Bowl, buddy, again and again and again. There you go, partner," Ford said.
Franklin took only two media questions before Ford escorted the player down the elevator outside the mayor's 2nd-floor office.
Asked what he thought of Ford wearing his jersey, Franklin said: Anytime someone from Toronto supports me and the Denver Broncos, I'm happy. I'm from Toronto, so why not support Orlando Franklin?"
Asked if he had any advice for Ford in this election year, Franklin responded: "Just win."


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Pensions meltdown fear if Scots vote for split
BRITAIN'S pension industry will suffer a "cataclysmic" blow if Scotland votes to split from the UK, experts claimed last night.
In the last two days alone, more than £2billion has been wiped off the value of pension funds, sterling has fallen and annuity rates have plummeted leaving millions of people at risk of getting smaller pensions.
John Fox, director of the pension provider Liberty Sipp warned: "For the first time in centuries, Britain's powerful financial services industry is colliding with its democracy.
"Scottish separation could be cataclysmic for the pensions industry – and people's nest eggs could be the casualties.
"The real risk is for pension savings held in Scottish assets. With an independent Scotland barred from using sterling, they would need to be redenominated into the new Scottish currency – and this would inevitably also reduce their value.
"If Scotland wakes up to independence next week, it'll be accompanied by parties on the streets of Edinburgh and panic on the streets of the City."
And Steve Wilkie, managing director of retirement specialists Responsible Life, was no less worried.
He said: "The panic button seems to have been pressed in the last 48 hours and it's impossible to know just how bad things are going to get.
"One thing's for sure. If the Yes vote wins the day, the value of pensions could plummet overnight.
"We could be looking at all the gains made since the UK came out of recession being wiped out in the blink of an eye.
The Government needs to get a grip on the situation and regain the trust of a nation, because rather than providing a solution right now they are creating a problem
"The Government needs to get a grip on the situation and regain the trust of a nation, because rather than providing a solution right now they are creating a problem."
David Gordon, of consultants Towers Watson, said: "A Yes vote would affect any company with operations on both sides of the border where members are still accruing benefits,"
"If a pension scheme is converted into a cross-border scheme then any deficit will have to be removed immediately, in effect accelerating or overriding any current deficit-reduction plan."
More than 20 British companies could be affected significantly according to JP Morgan. They could be left either having to find billions of pounds quickly or embarking upon a costly split of their pension funds.
BT's pension scheme is the largest corporate pension scheme in the UK with 320,000 members, £47billion in liabilities and a funding shortfall of £6billion.
Pension expert Dr Ros Altmann, the Government's Champion for Older Workers, said: "Pension schemes would need to cope with enormously complicated issues.
"It's not clear how employers could split schemes or their assets, the whole exercise would be hugely costly and it is also unclear what kind of protection if any, would be available from the Pension Protection Fund in future.
"It's alarming and no clear plans to manage a transition mean more uncertainty and turmoil for investors."
Eddie O'Gorman, of the Way Group, warned that people about to retire could see the value of their fund cut.
"The FTSE 100 index will almost certainly see more value wiped off as sterling slides against the euro and the dollar," he said.
"Anyone thinking of accessing their pension fund imminently may wish to hold fire until the vote takes place when a resolution will settle the markets."
Billy Burrows, associate director at Key Retirement also cautioned patience. There appears to be a 'double whammy effect' at the moment," he said.
"Falling stock market prices means many pension plans will be less valuable than they were a few weeks ago and falling gilt yields resulting from the turmoil in Iraq and Ukraine means less income from annuities."
If Scotland votes in favour of independence, UK funds will have to become either Scottish or non-Scottish.
Some companies could end up splitting their pension funds in two to avoid the issue, but that is an expensive and complex process. And there is the issue of protection. Malcolm Mclean, pension specialist with Barnett Waddingham, said: "The Scottish government has repeatedly said that no accrued pension rights will be lost.
"This means there has to be a Scottish version of the Pensions Protection Fund which will have to be set up from scratch with higher costs on the much smaller number of Scottish pension schemes."
There would also be regulators and watchdogs that would have to be set up. In Edinburgh, one of Scotland's most successful businesses is preparing to relocate to England if Scots vote for independence, its chief executive has revealed.
Standard Life confirmed it has drawn up plans to move part of its business south of the border "if there was a need to do so".
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My older brother, sister and I were accompanying our neighbor, Mrs. Brown, through the woods. Have no idea where we were going, but probably to "Cousin" Callie's house. At least we were headed in that direction. Or, we could have been just foraging the woods, but that, too, is unlikely. Seldom did we just waste time roaming through the woods without a concrete purpose or destination, and especially if we were with an adult. So we must have been on an important expedition or something like that.
Anyway, before that day, we had heard stories about turtles. There are, of course, two kinds - land turtles (scavengers ) and water turtles (the kind suitable to eat) - or it's the other way around. Folklore has it that turtles (when being cooked continue to jump in the skillet, even though they're door-knob dead). Even as naive as I was, I knew that one wasn't true, but it's an amusing tale, nevertheless.
Now, we're back on the path through the wilderness. Somewhere during our journey, we came upon a stream, which makes me believe we were in the deep woods near Cousin Callie's house. Suddenly, we spotted this turtle near the edge of a brook. We kids were unsure if it was edible, but apparently to Mrs. Brown the creature looked liked a delicious meal ... perfect for that day's dinner (or dupper as we called the late evening meal in the South).
You know how little, old ladies carry all kind of stuff on their person. So from somewhere in her stash, Neighbor found a string and secured the small reptile to a tree branch ... until we would pass back that way. I was sure that creature would have squirmed its way out of those "handcuffs" by the time we got back, but I guess that little female sheriff had a pretty good choke-hold on it, because it was right where she's arrested it.
When we got back home, and to our delight and astonishment, Mrs. Brown invited us back to have some fried turtle, turtle gravy, baking soda biscuits and a tall glass of buttermilk. Even if the turtle jumped the entire time it was frying, by the time those little "buffalo wings" landed on our plates, they had stopped jumping, and we had a delicious, down-home, Southern feast.