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Hollie Greig alleged in 2000 that she was the victim of a paedophile gang in Aberdeen. Her mother Anne was forcibly sectioned within days of the allegations being made. Hollie was awarded £13,500 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in spite of the fact that no-one was ever charged with any crime. THIS IS A SINGLE-ISSUE, HUMANITARIAN CAMPAIGN WITH NO CONNECTION TO ANY OTHER CAUSES.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Death of Robert David Greig
Consequently, it is difficult to know how much longer I shall be able to post my blog, given the oncoming trial and its likely outcome. However, before I go, I must address in detail the circumstances surrounding what I believe to be the brutal murder of Hollie`s, Robert David Greig, just six days before the 18th birthday party he had arranged for his beloved little niece. The disgraceful and shameless cover up of his murder by the Scottish establishment is almost beyond belief.
Robert, or Roy as he was always known, was 53 when he died on the night of 17th November 1997 in a burning stationary parked car on a remote and little-used lane that runs parallel to the A90, north of Aberdeen. It was separated from the main road by high banking and a row of trees. The night was a particularly wild one with high wind and driving rain.
Roy had no known worries of any consequence at all, no mental problems and was looking forward to Hollie`s special birthday.
The emergency services were called by Sylvester Cadger, who claimed to have seen flames above the trees whilst driving along the A90. The height of the flames would indicate that the car was already an inferno, but Mr Cadger, who still had to drive some distance to reach the scene from the A90, only suffered minor burns when he claimed to attempt to pull Roy clear. The emergency services arrived at 21.59 and Roy was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. By 01.27 hrs on the 18th November, according to the records, it had already been decided that Roy had committed suicide.
This is very curious, to say the least, as very few people take their own lives by fire, it is just too painful. When a death occurs by fire, it is normally due to accident or foul play. In fact, I have a letter from Grampian Police stating that only one death has occurred in this way in the past ten years. Subsequent enquiries have discovered that the NHS have no record whatsoever of any authority requesting Roy`s medical details, essential in assessing the state of mind before suicide can be decided on.
No mention of suicide was made to his next-of-kin, Anne Greig, nor was she ever questioned about any concerns her brother had, and she was not allowed to see the body, which had been placed in a sealed coffin..
In order to solve this apparent mystery, Anne repeatedly asked for the following 12 years for a copy of the pathologist`s report, only to be rebuffed on every occasion. The death certificate had attributed the death to smoke inhalation.When the autopsy finally arrived, it stated that Roy`s sternum, one of the body`s strongest bones, had been broken.along with several ribs and damage to the skull, consistent with having been badly beaten. It has been said that under intense heat, bones can crack, but if this was the case, how could Mr Cadger possibly have tried to drag him from the car and only suffer minimal burns?
After receiving the autopsy at the end of 2009, I interviewed the pathologist, his response was evasive and unconvincing. He is one of those who has complained to the police about me.
In 2001, Hollie Greig told her mother that Roy had walked in on her being sexually abused by her father. In the ensuing altercation, threats were issued. Anne was able to deduce that the incident had taken place just prior to Roy`s hitherto mysterious death.
It had also come to light that Hollie`s father successfully claimed £51,000 from the Scottish Widows, through a solicitor named by Hollie, on a life insurance policy taken on his brother-in-law`s life.
Meanwhile, Sylvester Cadger had been given an award for his bravery in trying to rescue Roy by the Royal Humane Society, which posed yet another question. In order to receive such an award his action must have been witnessed. It was not a member of the emergency services, although a later newspaper report mentioned a "passing nurse", odd in itself given the remoteness of the spot. However, there seems to be no record at all of this elusive individual, The Royal Humane Society does not know, the police do not know and Sylvester Cadger refuses to answer. Now Mr McGeechan, at the Crown office, has refused to disclose the identity of this person, always assuming that the individual actually exists.
Within the PCCs 2006 inquiry requested by Anne into Grampian police`s failures to investigate, no mention of Roy taking his own life was even mentioned in the extensive report.
When I was first arrested in 2010, on the 12th February and was questioned, I disclosed my concern about Sylvester Cadger`s role in Roy`s death. My suspicions were raised further when both the transcripts which arrived later thisfrom the Police and Crown Office had omitted the entire mention of Mr Cadger. When challenged, both stated that no omissions had been made and that the transcripts were faithful to the contents of the tape. Thanks to my solicitor, Mr Gerry Sweeney, who successfully pressed to obtain the tape, there was the section about Syvester Cadger. Why did the Police and Crown Office omit and then lie about it?
No other section had been tampered with.
It must be said that Sylvester Cadger is not among those named by Hollie and he is not one of the 61 prosecution witnesses in my case.
In May 2011, Malcolm Webster was convicted of the murder of his wife, Claire, in 1994 in a burning car not far from Aberdeen. Quite apart from it taking 17 years to convict Webster, there are some alarming similarities with Roy`s death. Grampian police initially described her death as an accident, despite police and fire officers who were present suspecting foul play at the outset. Several testified that they were told to forget their concerns and move on by senior officers. Grampian Police and the Crown Office even refused to conduct an investigation in 2001, when approached by the New Zealand Police, after Webster had tried to kill his second wife in similar circumstances. In fact, it took an intervention by Scotland Yard years later to force Grampian into appropriate action to secure the long-overdue conviction. Even more suspicious is that some senior personnel were the same as those in Roy`s case, the same pathologist and the same Chief Constable. Ian Oliver was forced to resign in disgrace after failures in the Scott Simpson case, a nine-year-old boy murdered by a paedophile. Two of her relatives named by Hollie as abusers also came before the court, described as friends of the murderer, from whom they received an unexplained payment of £10,000, Webster also made a fraudulent insurance claim of £200,000 on his wife`s life.
What is really going on at Grampian Police?
It really looks as though two attempted cover ups of similar murders in the nineties have taken place. It is surely now time to examine the true cause of the death of Robert David Greig.
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"Consequently, it is difficult to know how much longer I shall be able to post my blog"ReplyDelete
Are you going to continue the campaign?
Much as I've expressed disquiet about the 'tack' Robert Green has taken in addressing the B.O.P. charges - And indeed concerns over the superficiality of much of his research generally - The issues and points raised in the article above are, for the most part, very valid and of most serious concern.ReplyDelete
- Elephants exist in this room too. Mr Greig did have his troubles. And CPR does sometimes result in broken ribs. However there is no evidence to suggest Mr Greig was suicidal - Angry at being 'fitted up' perhaps; but very much a man still ready willing and able to battle all that life might throw at him.
There is also serious concern over the character of certain individuals involved in the incident. And similarly the issue of the vehicle simply 'catching fire' - Drawing comparisons with the Webster case?
There are a couple of 'problem' Police forces in Scotland - Grampian being prime among them in my opinion.
Grampian Police have a special unit for homophobic crimes. Is there a similar unit for crimes against disabled people?ReplyDelete
What is the name of the bravery award given to Sylvester Cadger and who nominated and seconded the award, and who presented it? If you find this out then you might be able to solve the puzzle.ReplyDelete
There are some similarities with the death of Scots politician Willie Macrae. The first person at the scene of his 'accident' was a mate and business partner of Kenny Macaskill. With Kenny's mate was his then fiancee who was training to be a doctor. Watch this video.ReplyDelete
Robert, it might be worth asking around to see if anyone has taken a policy out on you.
Was DS Lisa Evans involved? Got her warrant number yet?
Some questions:ReplyDelete
Did Roy Greig notify the police that he had witnessed his niece being sexually abused ?
Why did Roy Greig not tell Anne that he had witnessed Hollie being abused ?
Has Roy Greig's autopsy been examined by an independent doctor ? If so, what was his verdict ?
Can you explain how Hollie's father was able to take out a life insurance policy on Roy Greig, who was not his next-of-kin ?
Can you provide documentary proof of the money paid from Scottish Widows ?
Toum: unlikely. As much as I think Hollie has suffered unimaginable horrors, I believe many of the further allegations of abuse from powers on high and cover ups and conspiracies and suspicious deaths are all fantasy.ReplyDelete
There is no plausible explanation why, if the allegations are true, it has not already come to the attention of the mainstream media.
I follow this story with intrigue, but fear it is dwindling. Sadly, one of the 2 conservative MPs who have shown any interest is clearly barking mad.
Where's the national coverage? WHY is there no national coverage?.
Well, all I can say is that if I was Sylvester Cadger and I had been given an award for risking my own life in order to try to rescue a man from a burning car, my family would be bragging about it all over the internet about how brave I was. It's a bit weird that there is nothing about this award on the internet.ReplyDelete
Lord Advocate seems to be a serial offender. She is doing her best to
prevent the public having any views on the Lockerbie atrocity and the
damage it has inflicted on the Scottish political and judicial system.
John Barton asked...ReplyDelete
"There is no plausible explanation why, if the allegations are true, it has not already come to the attention of the mainstream media."
I'm afraid there is and it's really quite simple. Fact is that many media professionals are extremely frustrated at not being able to report this case.
- It's currently impossible to touch on Hollie's case without quickly encountering the extended allegations. - Which include issues that place those reporting them outside UK legal restrictions and in particular the Sexual Offences Act.
What 'stands up' (i.e. matters such as those supported by Eva Harding's report etc) is deeply entangled with these other matters. Thus anyone reporting on this runs a very real risk of becoming liable through mechanisms such as 'jigsaw identification' for breaches of laws such as the SOE, the Defamation act etc...
There is also the point that with all this material so readily accessible any attempt to prosecute the perpetrators will meet with a move for mis-trial on the basis that a fair trial is not possible given the high profile and publicity...
The general feeling is that won't change until time has caused the problematic material - which should never have been published - to fall from its current profile.
Hope is not entirely lost of bringing some of those implicated in Hollie's case to book; albeit on other (similar) matters. With all that has happened in Hollie's case there are concerns over letting them slip through the net again - Hollie's case; or at least many names associated with it; also 'pop up' in varous other places...
Again; no-one wishes to add to the 'wrongs' by jeopardising a potential prosecution.
"many media professionals are extremely frustrated at not being able to report this case"ReplyDelete
Do any of these professionals write for a national newspaper? Can you name one?
I'd like to hear it for myself. This is what mark daly said recently when I asked if he was going to have another look into the case:
"I'm even more convinced now than I ever was that the substantive allegations are untrue, I'm afraid, Jonny. "
Mark Daly, BBC.
Over to you...
John Barton, do you also work for the BBC?ReplyDelete
Sorry if that sounds nosy, I just wondered if you were the RSC John Barton, as I remember speaking to him once before, about a part he played in something, by Ibsen I think.ReplyDelete
The death of Roy Greig has close similarities to the death of James Corin in Surrey in November 2005. He was found burning to death in his garden in suspicious circumstances late in the afternoon. He died having burnt to death. He was thought to have been doused in petrol which accelerated the process.ReplyDelete
Surrey Police didn't investigate his death thoroughly. They ignored information given to them which suggested he was murdered. The Inquest verdict was that it was an accident. The Coroner gave false information at the hearing and distorted other details. Despite the fact it should have been held with a jury, there was none.
James had been involved in a campaign against paedophiles, Freemasons and Surrey Police in the two years before he died.
Has anyone contacted Olenka Frenkel? She was the journalist who made the television documentary on the Marc Dutroux case in Belgium. I believe she has information which links this to activities and people in the UK.ReplyDelete
"Despite all my efforts the criminals within Reigate police station have not been arrested. Good police officers who want to do their job find that they cannot. There are plenty of good officers within this nation who are desperate to expose this corruption and uphold the law. Police officers themselves are persecuted by the Freemasons.ReplyDelete
I can no longer pursue my investigation as I have suffered a great deal of persecution too. It is now up to others to bring about justice. However I am happy to speak about my knowledge of the corruption and to share my evidence with anyone who cares to take an interest.
I have compromised the masons conspiracy so much they had me arrested on 12th August 2004 in a village called Seend Cleeve near Melksham in Wiltshire. The whole village was sealed off by multiple Armed Response Units. The arrest was made on the basis of a fraudulent warrant for ABH and GBH taken out in Hastings police station on 11th August. I was never told who I was alleged to have assaulted and I have never been questioned about it. "
Dreadful. How can so few people be responsible for so much wickedness? How can they get away with these crimes time after time after time? God, please help us all!
Yes; I'm sure Mark would say that... Him being a 'big journalist' that covers 'big stories' and works with 'big lawyers' an' all... (yawn!)ReplyDelete
- My own position actually doesn't deviate too far from Mark's in that respect. I believe Mark does NOT deny that at some point Hollie was probably abused...
That being the case I, and many others, find it very difficult to walk away from the fact that there seems to have been only a superficial investigation into that abuse, her alleged abusers have now lived many years in the sun enjoying the good life...
There IS also Green's treatment, which is extraordinary. Granted; Green has not helped himself...
But the correct and proper way for this to go would have been for Buchanan to take action against BOTH Green and Greg Lance-Watkins - The latter having had FAR more to do with the publishing of these allegations and the material that should be protected under the law. This in itself raises a few issues...
1) Why is the public purse and the Criminal law being used to pursue a private agenda? - To the tune of £250K easily and possibly up to £500K...
2) What 'hold' does Greg Lance-Watkins have over the likes of Buchanan et all that allows him to 'run free' whilst Green is scapegoated?
3) The extraodinary resources that the Crown has deployed in the pursuit of Green indicate they are desperate to silence him. Why? - It IS relatively easy to dismiss much of the embroidary surrounding Hollie's allegations - That being the case is there something about the underlying fabric that they would rather wasn't discovered?
As I've often repeated - They doth protest too much!
Merely 'working for a national newspaper' - or for that matter a national broadcaster - doesn't automatically make one credible; quite the reverse in many cases as many 'pocket journalists' are learning to their cost...
Though as it happens yes some of those I am in regular contact with DO work for such organisations, yes I CAN name them but I'm very obviously not about to jeopardise anyone's position by doing so... And it's really rather silly of you to ask!
For my part I had hoped to provoke Green into addressing the patently obvious holes in the extended allegations. I have also encouraged him to buy and read and digest a copy of 'Mc Naes'... With a view to moderating what was being published and damaging the case. By that means I had hoped an 'oblique' approach to the case would be made possible; through the examination of his own extraordinary treatment...
Instead he's continued to dig himself a deep dark hole; at the bottom of which remains the injutice meted out to Hollie - Even if the "substantive" allegations are untrue - the fact remains somone raped that little girl and got away with it!
- And that's been compounded by the very CLEAR abuse of power by the authorities in recent times.
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What is Mc Naes?ReplyDelete
A book Zoompad - 'McNae's Essential Law for Journalists' - It's pretty much standard issue to anyone setting out on a media career... Relatively cheap and relatively complete; it tells you the basics of the laws that affect the media.ReplyDelete
No campaigner, and certainly no media professional should be without a copy.
Not all are true. Everyone has their own way of thinking but I think they have to reconsider. I like to argue for the most accurate results.ReplyDelete


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It doesn't seem to matter when or where my dog Zoey is sleeping or lounging around, she almost always goes belly-side up! As soon as I put her in the passenger's seat of my car, she flops onto her back and stares at me with her adorable little upside-down grin (I bring her everywhere I can with me!).
When she hops up onto the couch in the living room, she almost always flips over and hangs out belly up! She will look around and stare sweetly at everyone in the room, and you can't help but smile when you see her lounging.
Even when she is in play-mode, she will grab a toy and roll over onto her back with the toy between her front paws and toss it up in the air to amuse herself. It is one of the cutest things she does, and hangers are her favorite "toy!"
She will also follow me to bed, press her nose against me a few times to tell me she is ready to play her favorite game: "bite the mysterious human hands under the covers." She can't go to bed before she wrestles with her Beagle sister Jem. After play time, she rolls over onto her back when she is ready to try to fall asleep. She will lay there in this cute pose for a few minutes until I see her slowly drifting off to sleep.
My first thought when Zoey sleeps, plays, and hangs out laying on her back is how adorable and funny it is, but I have recently started to wonder if there are real reasons behind why she does this and how common it is for dogs to lay belly-up, so I did some research:
According to Vet Street, 5-10% of domesticated dogs sleep on their backs. Zoey is part of the minority!
It's a Sign of Security
According to an article I read on The Daily Puppy, the happiest and most secure dogs go belly-up and sleep on their backs. A sound-sleeping dog on her back demonstrates that she is extremely comfortable around you and feels very safe (Yay for Zoey!). Dogs will most likely not sleep on their backs if they are not feeling secure, because this position exposes their more vulnerable area.
It's Comfortable
Sleeping belly-up is likely to be the most comfortable position for dogs because their muscles can completely relax. Dogs that sleep on their stomachs or curled up in a ball still have their muscles tensed which is not as comfortable. Back-sleepers have their muscles completely un-tensed, are the most relaxed, and tend to sleep deeper.
It Helps Them Cool Off
Sleeping on their backs helps dogs cool off when they are feeling too warm. Exposing their stomachs helps them cool off faster. The stomach has the least amount of fur, so flopping over feels like shedding a layer of clothing for dogs. This is one of the reasons Zoey will go belly-up in the car. After a long walk in the park, she exposes her belly as a way to cool down.
They Use it to Show Affection
Dogs who sleep on their backs also tend to be good communicators who want to use their body language to show you that they are feeling happy! Especially during playtime, happy dogs will roll over hoping for a rewarding belly rub. If your dog trusts you, she will invite and appreciate a good tummy scratch. Affectionate back-sleepers will lie pressed against their owners or other dogs to give you love and show you that they trust you. Sleeping in this close position allows your dog to feel like she is bonding with you and protecting you.
Zoey has slept pressed right up against my side ever since she was 1 year old, and it still melts my heart to this day! I feel such a strong bond with her when she sleeps so close to me. She may not be able to tell me how she is feeling (although sometimes I really wish she could!), but she sure does show me how happy she is which means everything to me!
I would love to hear from you! Does your dog love being on his or her back like Zoey? Share your stories and/or photos with me in the comments.


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Pavie is a very crazy dog, he likes to run around outside and have someone pet him, sometimes he gets too excited and runs away. He also likes to nap with his tongue stuck out. He would have been a show dog, but his toes were too long, but the plus is that we got to have a great dog.
Hello, my name is Hudson. I'm named after the street my folks got married on in NYC. I'm my Mum & Dad's first ever puppy and boy do they love me. I'm being spoiled rotten and am loving exploring my new home - I especially love my fatboy bed and the big bean bags - that I don't think were originally meant for me! My favorite things to do are snorting and passing wind - I think my folks really love the last one as it always makes them laugh and hold their noses!!


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Growth in the clean energy economy is already happening in part due to 2008 Farm Bill investments made through programs such as the Rural Energy for America Program, Biomass Crop Assistance Program, Biorefinery Assistance Program, and Biobased Markets Program, the alliance states.
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Continuing with my 1999 article in "Michigan History".
LaSalle recounted, "When we had lit a fire on the edge of a prairie we were surrounded by (Pottawatomies), but the man who was on watch awoke us, and we placed ourselves each behind a tree with our guns. The Indians, who are called Ouopous, believed us to be Iroquois, and being convinced that there must be larger numbers of us, since we had not concealed ourselves as they are accustomed to do when they go in small bands, they fled without shooting an arrow". To reinforce the misconception that his band was an Iroquois war party, LaSalle used charcoal from their fire to place marks on tree trunks like those victorious Iroquois used in announcing the taking of scalps and slaves.
To determine LaSalle's route it is important to identify which prairies he and his men crossed the last few days of March 1680. According to the Presettlement Vegetation map, a prairie is an area dominated by prairie grasses and forbs (herbaceous plants) with a tree density of less than one mature tree per acre. One gets the impression from reading Michigan history that Prairie Ronde in southern Kalamazoo County was not only the largest prairie but the only one of real consequence. However, the Presettlement Vegetation map locates forty-nine prairies in the ten-county area it covers. Furthermore, the 1838 Gazetteer of the State of Michigan describes Gull Prairie in northern Kalamazoo County as "the largest body of prairie in the county".
After their escape from the Pottawatomie's, LaSalle's men set fire wherever there was dry grass to obliterate their tracks. In his account of March 29 LaSalle described the prairie they were crossing as being "...four or five leagues broad and so long we could not see the end of it." A league is about 2.75 miles long. This makes the prairie about twelve miles wide. In the early nineteenth century Prairie Ronde was only about five miles across. Certainly the prairies could have been bigger in 1680. They are primarily products of fires that burn off shrubs and tree seedlings, keeping forest encroachment in check. Fewer fires during the 120 years from La Salle's visit until the arrival of the surveyors might explain the difference in the prairies' size. There is another explanation that could justify LaSalle's estimates. Adjacent to Prairie Ronde, Gull Prairie and Grand Prairie were bur-oak openings and oak savannas. Next to those were large and small patches of oak forest. In the case of Gull Prairie, these were far more extensive than around Prairie Ronde. Even Grand Prairie, which was considerably smaller than Prairie Ronde, was surrounded by a significantly larger area of oak openings and savannas.
The Presettlement Vegetation map defines bur-oak openings and oak savannas as having a density of between one and fifteen trees per acre. To a traveler these would seem open and park-like. Some travelers, including James Fenimore Cooper in his "Oak Openings", have likened them to orchards. Even oak forests tend to be quite open and relatively free of underbrush.
If one includes bur-oak openings and oak savannas as part of the prairies LaSalle described, the open country in the Gull Prairie area measures about fourteen miles wide and more than thirty miles from north to south on the Presettlement Vegetationmap. The same exercise in the Prairie Ronde area only measures a width of about nine miles and perhaps twelve from north to south. The Grand Prairie area is about ten miles wide. Considering all these factors, the Gull Prairie area most closely fits LaSalle's size estimate of March 29, 1680.
Given that both Grand Prairie and Gull Prairie are reasonably on line with an easterly exit from the upper end of the Paw Paw River valley, LaSalle most likely did not travel through Prairie Ronde. To have done so would have required a sharp detour to the south.
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Indianapolis, IN - The Division III Men's Basketball Bracket was announced this morning around 8:45am. Five two-team, first-round games will be conducted Thursday, March 2 with the winners advancing to play five teams which received first-round byes on Saturday, March 4. Eleven sites will host four teams for first- and second-round competition Friday-Saturday, March 3-4. Second-round winners will advance to one of four sectional-round sites March 10-11. Winners of the four sectional games will advance to the finals March 17 and 18. All games, except the finals, will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The finals will be conducted at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
The Rams (22-5) have received a first round match-up against Ursinus (21-6) in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Ursinus will be the host our first-round game on Thursday, March 2nd. The winner of the game will travel on to Norfolk, Virginia to face Virginia-Wesleyan College (25-3), who are ranked number eight in the nation.
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State of Georgia
County of Heard
On this 11th day of November A.D. one thous-
sand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared
before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the
County and State aforesaid David Gamble aged
sixty one years a resident of Heard County in the state of
Georgia, who being duly sworn according to
law, declares that he is the identical man who
was a second seargent in the company comanded
by captain N. T. Martin in the South Carolina
Regiment of Volunteers commanded by Col Nash
in the war with Great Britain declared by the
United States on the 18th day of June 1812 that he
volunteered at Lawrence District South Carolina
on or about the 20th day of August A.D. 1813 for
the time of six months and continued in actual
Service in said war for the term of six months
and was honorably discharged at Fort Hawkins
on the 1st day of August A.D. 1814, as will appear by
the muster Rolls of said company
The certificate of discharge being lost or missing
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtain-
ing the bounty land to which he may be entitled
under the act granting bounty land to certain
officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the
military service of the United States passed
September the 28th 1850
David Gamble
State of Georgia
Heard County
On this the twenty eighth day of March
A. D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Personall appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the
County and state aforesaid David Gamble age sixty five (65) years
a resident of County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn
according to Law declares that he is the identical David Gamble who
was a Second Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain
N. T. Martin in the regiment of South Carolina Volunteers Commanded
by Col Nash in the War with Great Brittan declared by the United States
on the 18 day of June 1812 Volunteer for the time of Six Months and
continued in actual service in said War Six Months and that he has
heretofore made application for Bounty Land under the act of September
28 1850 and received a Land Warrant No not recollected for Eighty
acres which he has since legally disposed of and can not
now return.
He makes this declaration for for the purpose of obtaining the
additional Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under the act
approved March 3rd 1855 he also declares that that he has never
applied for nor received under this or any other act of Congress
any Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned
and he hereby appoints N. M. Harris of Houston Heard Co Ga to pros-
ecute his claim and receive his Land Warrant when issued
David Gamble
David received Bounty Land Warrants #20703 (act of 28 Sep 1850) and #17221 (act of 3 Mar 1855) for 80 acres each based on these applications.
Source: David Gamble, pension no. SC 16877 & 11011; War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C.
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sniper68 wrote:stringy wrote:G10 is a high strength cloth based material laminated in a epoxy resin, that can be CNC machined somewhat easily and has low water absorption characteristics.vincent55 wrote:i have started racing for the last couple of months and really want to get into it. i have realized that fins are very important and also realized i dont know much about them. for instance;
what is G10 all about?
what are the different types of finboxes?
where can fins be purchased?
also i am riding the monaro V2, it is already outdated, but i will make due with it for the upcoming summer. i would like to try different fins on it though, perhaps some straight and longer ones.
does anybody know if it is possible to get these for this board?
is the finbox on the V2 a mini tuttle?
riding in western canada all summer so something close to there would be ideal.......thanks in advance
on most recent race boards you will see tuttle and powerbox design fin boxes.
check out the squamish racing program and also head to Seattle if possible for racing all season long. more info on NW racing can be found on www.pskite.org
as for development and what works best for your board, last year was a major year in fin development and refinements. Paolo Rista and his team of R & D riders has spent a considerable amount of testing, doing all the foot work for us already. I'd suggest contacting Rista in regards to what would work best for your board. He knows his stuff and is close to you (maui).


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Rob:I believe that most of the Czech glass in Canada was sold here. I know that there was one store at least in Vancouver that sold it, and I wouldn't be surprised if Eatons and/or Birks also carried it. There was an import company, Belford, I think, that brought in a least some of it. You'll occasionally see that label on a piece, usually Chribska or Harrachov. If you do buy some Czech in Canada, could you please wait until my collection is complete? Good luck.David
Carolyn:You're right; it was Balfour, not Belford. I trusted my memory, a risky thing to do. BTW, Birks has reentered the high end glass market and carries some very expensive Murano.David
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A project has begun on the Isles of Scilly to eradicate the invasive brown rat population in an attempt to secure the future survival of 14 seabird species.
The Isles of Scilly are composed of 5 inhabited islands and over 300 smaller uninhabited islands, which provide extremely important breeding habitats for many seabirds. There are 14 different seabird species which use the islands to breed, including the common tern, razorbill, lesser black-backed gull, puffin, shag and the European storm-petrel. In total, the breeding seabird population on all of the islands is around 20,000 individuals.
An unwelcome visitor
The brown rat was first introduced to the Isles of Scilly from shipwrecks in the 18th century, which subsequently led to the establishment of a wild population. The brown rat is known to be one of the most successful and harmful invasive species in the world and causes tremendous damage to habitats it has been introduced to. On the Isles of Scilly, brown rats are known to predate the eggs and young of nesting birds, and they also carry and transmit various diseases. The total population of brown rats on the Isles of Scilly is thought to be around 34,500.
How, where and when?
The project, starting at the beginning of November 2013, will cost over £755,000 and aims to eradicate the brown rat population on St. Agnes and Gugh, which are two of the inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly. The company conducting the project is using techniques which have proven to be successful at eradicating brown rats in other areas while not causing damage to non-target species. Once all the brown rats are thought to have been eradicated from the two target islands, a long-term monitoring programme will begin and the local community will be encouraged to take precautionary measures to ensure that the areas remain rat free.
Taking responsibility
Johnny Birks, Chair of the Mammal Society, said, "Brown rats are not native to Britain… it's our own fault they are so widespread and that makes it right for us to repair the damage we've caused." The Heritage Lottery Fund and the EU Life Fund have both awarded money to the project, as have the Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Beauty Sustainable Development Fund and Natural England.
Read more on this story at BBC News – Isles of Scilly rat eradication to 'save seabirds' begins.
View photos and videos of bird species found in the UK on ARKive.
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BOONE, N.C. (Dec. 9, 2011) – With hopes of snapping its current four-game losing streak, the ETSU men's basketball team will travel into the nearby North Carolina mountains Saturday afternoon to take on former Southern Conference rival Appalachian State. Tip time at the Holmes Center is set for 2 p.m.
The Buccaneers (3-5) defeated the Mountaineers earlier this season as part of a 3-1 start to the season. However, since then the results have turned bleak with four-straight losses – including a 0-2 start to Atlantic Sun Conference play.
For more on Saturday's game, click on the game notebook link to the right, or check out the game notes below. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2011-12 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
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While posting its highest RPI since the 2003-04 season, head coach Murry Bartow led the ETSU men's basketball team to another successful season in 2010-11, a campaign that included 24 wins and ultimately ended with a run to the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament … Led by seniors such as Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) and all-conference performer Micah Williams (Manchester), the Bucs enjoyed impressive road wins at Atlantic 10 Conference member Dayton and Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State, while also finishing second in the A-Sun Conference standings … Along with Smith and Williams, fellow senior Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) continued to impress fans with his high-flying dunks, which twice landed him as the No. 1 play of the day on ESPN's SportsCenter and earned him a spot in the national slam dunk championships … Unfortunately for the Bucs, Smith, Williams and Tubbs have departed, leaving the team with the unenviable task of having to replace over 42 points of offensive production from a year ago – equal to 60 percent of the team's scoring in 2010-11 … The Bucs will begin looking for those offensive numbers from returning starters such as senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) and senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), while senior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) – a 2010 A-Sun all-conference and all-tournament performer – will return to the floor after taking a medical redshirt season a year ago … Other returning players looking to improve their production will include junior guards Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Jarvis Jones (Memphis), junior forwards J.C. Ward (Marietta) and Lukas Poderis (Tampa), and redshirt freshman point guard Ryan Woumn (Lynn, Mass.) … The Bucs have also added a talented recruiting class that includes three true freshman and one junior college transfer.
The series versus Appalachian State
The Bucs and Mountaineers have a long history of battles on the hardwood, with ETSU holding a 78-46 edge in the all-time series dating back to 1928 ... ETSU won the last meeting earlier this season, an 81-68 victory on Nov. 15 inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
Last time out against Appalchian State
JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 15, 2011) – Forcing 29 turnovers and swiping 18 steals, the ETSU men's basketball team imposed its defensive will on former Southern Conference rival Appalachian State, dropping the Mountaineers 81-68 in the Buccaneers' regular season home opener at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... The Bucs had four players reach double-figure scoring on the night, led by senior guard Tommy Hubbard (Boston) with a game-high 23 points. In addition, senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) netted 16 points, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) added 12 points, and junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) pitched in 11 in the winning effort. ... A crowd of 3,789 looked on as ETSU improved to 1-1 on the year, while the Mountaineers dropped to 1-1. ... The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Mountaineers, who were assessed a technical foul for dunking during pregame warm-ups. The result was a pair of made free throws from Dubose and a 2-0 lead for the Bucs before the game even tipped off. ... From there, it only got worse for ASU. The Bucs' defensive pressure in the first half was impressive, forcing Appalachian State into multiple turnovers from the outset and by the end of the half ETSU had collected 13 steals and forced 20 turnovers by the Mountaineers. ... That defensive pressure led to a lead of as many as 19 points for the Bucs, who held a 39-23 advantage at the intermission. In all, the Bucs outscored Appy State 26-8 in the paint and 21-4 off turnovers in the first half, with Hubbard leading all scorers with 13 points. ... In the second half, ETSU maintained its double-digit lead for most of the way, but with six minutes left, App State produced a 7-0 run over the next minute of play to make it 67-60. However, from there the Bucs answered with their own 7-0 spurt to end the threat and put the game away. ... Appalachian State got a team-high 18 points from guard Jamaal Trice, while Isaac Butts posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. ... For the contest, the Bucs held a 32-18 edge in points off turnovers, and a 48-34 advantage on points in the paint. Meanwhile, Appalachian State dominated the boards 46-33 and grabbed 23 offensive rebounds. ... The Bucs shot 47 percent from the floor, while holding Appy State to 39 percent from the floor.
Last time out
COOKEVILLE (Dec. 7, 2011) – Outscoring the ETSU men's basketball team 24-4 in the opening minutes of the second half, Tennessee Tech built a lead of as many as 28 points and ultimately cruised to a 83-74 win over the Buccaneers Wednesday night in non-conference basketball action at the Eblen Center. ... The loss extended the Buccaneers current losing streak to four games, as ETSU dropped to 3-5 on the season. Meanwhile, Tech – who had lost six straight to ETSU before this contest – improved to 4-4. ... In the first half, the Bucs and Golden Eagles traded baskets for 12 minutes of game play and were tied at 17-17 with 8:23 left before the intermission. However, at that point, an eight-point run by Tech led to a lead of as many as nine points at 33-24 with just under four minutes left on the clock. ... A 3-pointer by ETSU's Jarvis Jones (Memphis) and a layup by teammate Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) then made it a four-point game at 33-29 with 1:20 left, but Tech outscored the Bucs 4-0 in the final minute to make it 37-29 at the break. ... Another nightmarish start to the second half put the Bucs in major trouble, as Tennessee Tech came out on fire from beyond the 3-point line and went on a 14-2 run. The Golden Eagles didn't stop there, as they went on another 10-2 over the next two minutes to make it 61-33 with 12:57 remaining. ... ETSU tried to rally at that point, cutting the lead to 13 points at 72-59 thanks to a traditional three-point play by freshman guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) with 5:50 left in the game. The Bucs kept clawing away and ultimately got to within nine to close out the game, but never truly threatened the Golden Eagles throughout the second half. ... The final stat sheet told the story of the game, as Tennessee Tech shot an impressive 55 percent from the field, and an even more impressive 50 percent from 3-point range. The Golden Eagles also controlled the paint, out-rebounding the Bucs 36-27. ... While ETSU did force 21 Tech turnovers and improved at the foul line – shooting 74 percent from the charity stripe (20-for-27) – the Bucs only hit on 41 percent from the field and 29 percent from the foul line. Cooley and senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami) led the Bucs with 12 points apiece.
Cooley among nation's best in steals
Junior Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) has been on a torrid pace this season, averaging 2.9 steals per game ... Through games as of Dec. 2, he ranked 10th nationally in steals per game.
Block party for Brown
With a block in last season's finale against Iona, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) set a new school record for blocks in a single season, swatting away a total of 71 shots on the year ... For his career, he now stands fifth on the all-time list at 152, but is just 30 blocks behind the program's all-time leader Zakee Wadood ... In addition to those marks, Brown's six-block performance against Belmont last year also matched the program's single-game record ... At the time, Brown joined six other ETSU players who have had six-block games, including former standouts Brad Nuckles, Eryk Thomas, Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood, Greg Dennis and Greg Hamlin.
Getting to the free throw line a key for the Bucs
In recent years, the Bucs have focused on playing stingy defense, but also driving to the basket on offense and trying to get "tough" points thanks to fouls ... One way for the ETSU coaching staff to determine how successful the Bucs have been is charting free throw attempts and makes ... Well if this statistic is a true indicator, then the Bucs did just as the coaches would like ... Last season, ETSU set a school record for free throw attempts, putting up a total of 856 free tosses ... The Bucs also made their share of those attempts, ranking second on the all-time list with 580 makes ... The 2010-11 edition of the Bucs came up just nine makes short of the all-time record, held by the 1991-92 Bucs at 589. ... However, this season the team has continued to make it to the line, but is shooting just 62 percent from the stripe -- in other words not capitalizing.
Florida connection proving valuable to Bucs
For much of the past 10 seasons, the Buccaneers have enjoyed a pipeline of quality players coming from the "Sunshine" state ... A glance at this year's current roster shows that trend continuing ... Entering Thursday's game, these have been the contributions of ETSU's current Floridians:
Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) 11.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists
Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) 8.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) 12.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists
Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) 5.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.3 assists
In all, ETSU's Florida players are averaging a combined 37.2 points,
18.9 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 5.0 steals per game so far this season.
On their way to 1,000 points
As they begin their seniors seasons, ETSU's trio of Isiah Brown, Adam Sollazzo and Tommy Hubbard are all eying the 1,000 point mark for their careers. After the season opener at Virginia Tech, here is where each stands:
Isiah Brown........................................................................ 882 points
Tommy Hubbard ........................................................... 639 points
Adam Sollazzo ................................................................ 642 points
To reach 1,000, the three would have to average the following during the regular season:
Isiah Brown..................................................... 7.0 points per game
Tommy Hubbard....................................... 14.7 points per game
Adam Sollazzo............................................ 14.8 points per game
Bucs add to postseason resume
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
ETSU "only" A-Sun team picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed nine NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, 11 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other major programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.
Bartow gets wins No. 250 overall and 150 at ETSU; ranks among best coaches in last five years
With his team's win over Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 8, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow picked up his 250th career victory ... He then collected his 150th win at ETSU when the Bucs downed Jacksonville on Jan. 15 ... When looking at coaches across the country, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow stands among a select group ... Of those coaches that have been at their current school for at least five years, only 24 have averaged better than 20 wins a season ... That list includes coaches such as Dayton's Brian Gregory, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, UConn's Jim Calhoun, Florida's Billy Donovan, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Duke's Mike Kryzewski, Louisville's Rick Pitino, Kansas' Bill Self, Maryland's Gary Williams and North Carolina's Roy Williams ... The list also includes Bartow, who is average 20.2 wins a year since 2005-06.


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Measuring your home's energy consumption is the first step toward finding ways to decrease it. While almost every residence has an electric meter, it usually only shows total household energy (kWh) consumed, although some include instantaneous power being used (kW). And the meter is usually placed where it is convenient for the utility—not for you—to read. But conservation-minded homeowners and renters can choose from several products that measure and record electricity consumption to reveal the energy hogs. The information is shown on a convenient countertop display or remotely on a smartphone or a computer screen.
If you want to use energy data to help reduce usage or convince other household members to adopt energy-saving behaviors, an energy monitoring system is for you. Or maybe you want to see how large a backup generator you need for utility outages, or how large a solar-electric system you need for your home. Maybe you just want to identify the biggest electricity loads in your household. If you already have a PV or wind system, you might need to monitor the on-site generation.
A typical home energy monitoring system includes sensors, a data gateway, and a display to receive and view the information. Standard information includes energy consumption in kilowatt-hours (kWh) and power draw in kilowatts (kW). Often, monitors include the cost of the electricity consumed, and some allow programming with time-of-use rates.
Monitors require sensors at each point of measurement. Current transducers (CTs) and pulse sensors are most common. CTs are available in split-core or solid-core varieties. Split-core CTs make it easier to install in existing electrical installations, since you can open up the "donut," and then close it around the wire. Note that CTs are typically not interchangeable between different systems.
A magnetic field is created as the current in the wire flows. When that magnetic field moves through the coil of the CT, it generates voltage proportional to the current flow. This voltage is measured by the electronics and converted into an amperage reading. At the same time, the voltage in the circuit is measured directly, and simple multiplication results in kW. Include the elapsed time, and kWh are computed. The other sensor type—pulse—counts the electronic pulses made by the utility meter as it counts units. Many utility meters for electricity, gas, and water are pulse meters. Simple pulse sensors are not sophisticated enough to determine whether the energy flow is incoming from consumption or outgoing from a home source, like a PV system.
Some meters gather more data from the sensors than others, updating readings every second compared to every 30 seconds. The way in which the data is used in calculating kWh or instantaneous kW will also influence the meter's accuracy.
The sensors are hard-wired or communicate wirelessly through data loggers or transmitters that, in turn, send data to a local display. Some systems do not need or do not use a separate display. These transmitters are connected to the router so they can communicate within a local area network (LAN) and/or through third-party servers over the Internet. Several transmitters and gateways require a power supply and consume from 3 to 10 W. Most monitors allow information to be downloaded into a spreadsheet for further analysis.


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Review: Apple iPod nano (Fifth-Generation)
Company: Apple Computer
Website: www.Apple.com
Model: iPod nano (fifth-generation)
Price: $149 (8GB), $179 (16GB)
Compatible: PC/Mac
Pros: An iterative update to the 2008 iPod nano, most notably adding a low-end video camera, very good FM radio tuner and microphone, and a fine pedometer as integrated hardware. New 2.2" wide, brighter TFT screen makes videos more viewable than on prior model, while preserving the rest of the prior nano's interface and ability to play music and games. Continues to include font size options and optional voice prompting to aid those who would otherwise have trouble reading the small screen, as well as a less intrusive VoiceOver feature for those who just want occasional song title prompting. Maintains high audio quality from prior iPod nano, improves battery life for audio and video. Changes prior anodized aluminum texture to a new polished gloss, with updated colors that may appeal more to some users.
Cons: Video recording quality is mediocre, even by reference to simple camera found in iPhone 3GS, and consumes considerable battery life; lacks still photo capability. Game support for nano models has flatlined during growth of App Store, and appears unlikely to recover. New colors and glossy texture won't thrill all users. Continues to have somewhat dull knife-like feel in the hand, albeit softened a little from prior version, and smaller Click Wheel is less than ideally sized. Lower-end version has little storage capacity for video recordings. Otherwise impressive radio tuner has slightly confusing "Live Pause" recording interface and mostly useless tagging feature. Build quality and longevity are concerns in light of a couple of tested units.
In 2005, Apple shocked the world with the original iPod nano—then the thinnest music player in the world—and it has spent the four subsequent years improving the device in a variety of big, medium, and small ways. Heading into the 2009 holiday season, the company has introduced the fifth-generation iPod nano (8GB/$149, 16GB/$179), which is without question the most capable version yet, adding a wider screen, video camera, microphone, speaker, FM radio, and pedometer to last year's fourth-generation model. Yet apart from some significant changes to the color and texture of its casing, the fifth-generation nano manages to squeeze all of these new features into a body that looks and sounds a lot like its predecessor.
Some people will consider the aforementioned laundry list of new features to be enough to make a purchase without further elaboration: the fifth-generation iPod nano can be blithely summed up as a better fourth-generation model, and left at that. But that's not entirely accurate. Changes to its screen, body, and battery performance—particularly when using its new features—should be understood up front, lest you find yourself surprised by what you don't know about the new model.
iLounge's comprehensive review of the fifth-generation iPod nano looks both at the device as a whole, and at what has changed from its predecessor—more critically, how—enabling you to make a more informed purchase, or pass on one if you don't find the new model's performance characteristics to be to your liking. There are quite a few surprises in the sections below, so we encourage you to read through as many as you want; our Conclusions section at the bottom explains our rating and overall opinions on what we've seen.
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Gov. Deval Patrick, center, surrounded by legislators and supporters, including State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, third from left, and House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, third from right, signs a bill at the Statehouse in Boston, Thursday, July, 31, 2008, repealing the 1913 law that blocked out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts. Legislators amended the bill Wednesday, allowing the law to go into effect immediately.
By GLENN JOHNSON, Associated Press
BOSTON -- Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa.
But unlike most, their wedding day had to wait until Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill Thursday that repealed a 1913 law that had blocked gay couples from outside Massachusetts from marrying here.
"We're being recognized as a married couple," said Spring, of Middletown, N.Y., who planned to wed Barbano, her partner of seven years, at a ceremony Friday in Provincetown.
Supporters of the repeal of the law, which banned couples from marrying in Massachusetts unless their unions would be legal in their home states, say lifting the ban was not only fair but will have economic benefits.
A state study estimates that more than 30,000 out-of-state gay couples - most of them from New York - will wed in Massachusetts over the next three years. That would boost the state's economy by $111 million and create 330 jobs, the study estimated.
Opponents say Massachusetts now could become the "Las Vegas of gay marriage," and they criticized lawmakers for infringing on other states' rights to define marriage.
Patrick, the state's first black governor, said he was proud to sign the bill repealing the law, which some say had its roots in trying to block interracial marriages.
Massachusetts in 2003 became the first state to rule gay couples had a right to marry; California recently legalized gay marriage, without a residency requirement.
"In five years now, the sky has not fallen, the earth has not opened to swallow us all up, and more to the point, thousands and thousands of good people - contributing members of our society - are able to make free decisions about their personal future, and we ought to seek to affirm that every chance we can," said Patrick, whose 18-year-old daughter recently revealed publicly she's a lesbian.
A state study estimates that more than 30,000 out-of-state gay couples - most of them from New York - will wed in Massachusetts over the next three years. That would boost the state's economy by $111 million and create 330 jobs, the study estimated.
An emergency preamble attached to Thursday's law allowed out-of-staters to begin marrying immediately.
That's good news for Spring and Barbano, whose 11-year-old daughter, Lizzy, will exchange rings with the couple at the ceremony Friday.
"It's extremely important. If something happened to one of us she'd always be taken care of," said Spring, who joined Barbano in a civil union in 2006 in New York.
The couple is from one of the few states that will recognize their impending union: New York Gov. David Paterson said earlier this year that state law requires recognition of legal marriages performed elsewhere.
"Now New Yorkers can drive across the border to a neighboring state (and) get a marriage license that will be recognized as fully legal and valid here at home," said a statement from Empire State Pride Agenda, a New York gay rights group.
The California Supreme Court ruled this year that same-sex marriage is legal, and Rhode Island law is quiet on the subject. Other states specifically forbid it, though a few allow same-sex civil unions.
Opponents said the ban prevented Massachusetts from interfering with the decisions of other states - the overwhelming majority of which specifically bar same-sex marriage. The old law had been invoked by then-Gov. Mitt Romney, who said repealing it would make Massachusetts the "Las Vegas of gay marriage."
Now opponents say the Massachusetts repeal may just give fresh momentum to efforts for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage across the country.
"This is a clarion call for the rest of the nation on the dangers of this radical social experiment, and also the essential need for a federal marriage amendment to clearly define marriage as the union of one man and one woman," said Kris Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute.
"Same-sex marriage is a social experiment, and it certainly will have an impact on the culture, particularly the children, where we already see that in Massachusetts, children are being educated on the efficacy of same-sex marriage and the irrelevance of fatherhood and motherhood," Mineau said.
Asked if the change in Massachusetts might create legal problems for couples returning to states with gay marriage bans, Patrick said: "What we can do is tend our own garden and make sure that it's weeded, and I think we've weeded out a discriminatory law."
Associated Press Writer Nancy Kelsey contributed to this report.


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When an entrepreneur meets agriculture, things tend to get larger than life. Gene Wiseman hopes the larger-than-normal, freshwater shrimp coming from the ponds at Barbee Farms in Kenly, N.C., portends a sign of things to come.
Wiseman, an entrepreneur who has photography, storage and trailer park businesses, first saw an Illinois farmer harvesting the large, fresh-water shrimp on a television program. "I said, 'If they can do it, why can't we?'"
Wiseman talked his farming friends, Johnny and Doug Barbee, into giving it a go two years ago. Tobacco, soybean and hay farmers, the Barbees had already begun the process of diversifying after seeing their tobacco quota cut in half since 1997.
They traveled to Mississippi to learn the culture of fresh-water shrimp production and relied heavily on Mike Frinsko, a North Carolina State University area aquaculture agent, based in Trenton, N.C.
After a year of seeing if they could do it, Wiseman and the Barbees, got their operation certified and began selling pond-side to the public. Some 130 patrons bought all the shrimp the trio had to sell.
Frinsko and other aquaculture experts say this type of enterprise has potential for other farmers in aquaculture-friendly North Carolina, but it's still too early to tell what it might end up being. "Marketing is the key."
Research on fresh-water shrimp has been conducted over the past 20 years. A couple of attempts have been made at freshwater shrimp in North Carolina, but nothing like the scale that Wiseman and the Barbees are undertaking, Frinsko says.
"Everybody in this industry is looking to see whether the industry is going to take off," Frinsko says. Much of the world's freshwater shrimp supply comes from Southeast Asia and Central America. Freshwater shrimp ponds in the U.S. are normally one to two acre enterprises.
Freshwater shrimp are larger than the saltwater variety. Their flesh has a lobster texture and their claws look like miniature lobster pinchers. More than 130 locals showed up to buy the shrimp when he drained a pond on Oct. 2.
As the 2 million gallon pond drained in mid-October, emptying out the shrimp into a pipe that leads to a holding tank, Wiseman discussed the process.
"Water quality is the key to raising fresh-water shrimp," Wiseman says, who spent six months researching the project.
They bought the juvenile shrimp from Mississippi, but have plans to grow their own next year.
After the ponds are filled with water and shrimp, the pH, temperature and ammonia levels become the most important production aspects. A pH between 7.0 and 9.0 is best for shrimp. Wiseman keeps the two, aquifer-fed ponds around a pH of 8.0 to 8.5.
Cottonseed meal, lime and sinkable catfish feed help keep the water pH correct. The lime creates a bloom and eliminates the possibility of aquatic weeds. The cottonseed meal at the bottom of the two-acre ponds helps to balance the pH. In addition to providing nutrition for the shrimp, the sinkable catfish feed, at a rate of 50 pounds per acre, per day, also fertilizes the pond.
The water temperature is crucial for shrimp as well. If it gets below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the shrimp go dormant and eventually die. High temperatures pose problems as well.
"I feel like I've got a degree in water quality," Wiseman says, as a group of customers begin to line up at a holding tank to watch as the shrimp start to come through a drain pipe.
They had two harvests this year. One in early October — the other in mid-October. For fresh-water shrimp, it's typically a five-month season. That could pose potential challenges for growers, Frinkso says, but the Barbees seem to like to have the product in and out in a relatively short amount of time.
At the first harvest, some 70 percent of the shrimp were jumbos, amounting to 10 to 12 per pound. Some 1,700 pounds of shrimp came out of a pond at the first harvest. The goal is to harvest 1,000 pounds or more per acre.
Frinsko says that's achievable. "If we can exceed the 1,000 pounds per acre, so much the better," Frinsko says. "We are fairly confident that we can exceed the $6 per pound level. That raises a lot of eyebrows.
Wiseman and the Barbees have plans to build two more ponds next year and add a hatchery and a nursery to propagate their own stock next year. The goal is to build 12 ponds, as well as an amphitheater to entertain potential customers.
Wiseman has visions of attracting tour buses off Interstate 95 and directing them to the ponds during harvest, charging them to take a hay ride to see the action.
"It's that marketing effort that's critical, especially to fresh seafood, and Gene is a marketing guru," Frinsko says.
Wiseman plans to sell the shrimp to "white-table cloth restaurants" at festivals and also target ethnic markets.
"We're excited," says Johnny Barbee. "It's like tobacco in that your happiest days are when you put them in and when you take them out."
"There's a lot of potential for this type of aquaculture business," says Matt Parker with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. "With the tobacco buyout going through, there will be a lot of people with small acreage looking for something with profit potential.
"The key," Parker says, "is finding a market and being able to sell your product. Gene's been selling them even before he built the ponds."
The NCDA has two aquaculture agents. The North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension has four aquaculture agents located throughout the state.
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|2010-06-01, 17:51
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Well, I think you either disabled tips, didn't read the description on skills or just expect the game to just play itself for you; everything seems very straight forward and intuitive to me.
|2010-06-01, 17:56
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Where players need help is in analysis of *how* to spend their talents and skills so they don't massively gimp their build or waste points in areas they don't need. Its really easy to make strategic mistakes (which, of course, means extra $$$$ for the game as people buy "reset" packages). Most of the guides and recommendations for building characters are out-of-date or done by neophytes themselves.
I was initially playing the euro server (I seem to encounter fewer 'tards on overseas servers in any MMO ... just my anecdotal experience) but the ping time was a bit of an issue. Aye... the tech support is basically non-existent. Even the American company only has like 5 or 6 people on the entire project, the Euro may have fewer. The dev team in Russia is completely separate and gpotato.eu and gpotato.com are separately licensing it.
I'm using Vista 64 on my game machine so don't know what might be your hang up with the european client other than you're not able to acquire a "clean" set of installation files (fileplanet and some other game-download sites have been corrupting huge file transfers routinely for me... they don't verify the transmission. With the size of games lately, I wish games came in smaller chunks for DDL with hashcode verify). Outside of that, I'd suspect driver update issues.
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|2010-06-01, 18:41
|Link #24
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
This game is like a puzzle, its not just pretty graphics and killing stuff (and pumping str or int ). The hole point is you figure out the puzzle in your own way.
Well if you need help just ask around...
ps. you sure edit your posts a lot
|2010-06-01, 19:18
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
You are correct... one of the appealing parts of the game to me is the ability to customize your character's skills (which makes it a lot more interesting trying to create well-rounded groups for quests) and work out a, for example, spear/shield-preference warrior who is hard to hit, or a black arts vampiric healer summoner that doesn't draw attention til its too late. Those players who only know the "typical asian mmo" where you "pump everything into one stat" and there's basically "one set of gear" can be in real trouble here But it will be the rarer player who doesn't end up using a "water" or two to respend talent/skills or attributes.
There's quite a selection of garb as well for the fashion-minded, so you don't necessarily have to look like a moving garage sale to max your stats.
So do you fall into the "everything into luck" faction or something more complex? I've been bell-curving my primary stats with luck at the top of the curve... (e.g. with a melee - more luck, but then expertise/finesse, and then strength, watch the percentage change to dump a few in other stats). The attribute discussions get pretty "religious" on zone chat so not much to glean from there.
|2010-06-01, 20:48
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
I'm new to the game too you know.
But anyway, if you must know I just try to pump the 2 "rare" stats. A very simple build I did/do for "magic" classes for example was Perception on even levels, Luck on odd levels and work out the rest from equips. No clue if its good or not, don't really worry about it as long I think it works. Well I wasn't "crippled" by any means. I've tried a few other hybrid versions, but still kept true to the basic idea of just having less random more stable output compared to highest output.
I'm a little cautious of dumping everything into just one stat, but I suppose luck is the one that makes the most sense if I were, given how many skills in this game involve criticals, and its pretty thinned out in equips (not that its absent, more like it would seem you can get only so very little compared to others). Well I can't really tell, since I'm not sure what the formula is or what the caps are though its probably some sort of more you have less you get, from what I see.
I also don't know about this noise you speak of. I suppose its a US server thing, the only "radio" people I've seen are your usual 10-year old newbie in guild chat. This may well be because of the high russian player population we have now though. Most of which are most likely familiarized with the game since before they joined; given how I can't explain the high density with anything other then the usual player-server migration that happens (ya, there are russian servers).
|2010-06-02, 00:41
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 31
It would be fine for about 5 minutes but then in my eventlog it would give out warnings about the max amount connections being overwritten and 1 minute later blue screen. There's nothing wrong with my pc, everything is up to date.
The most annoying thing about it all is if I download and install the American one and use their launcher updater nothing happens, no warnings in the connection nor a blue screen, it is only limited to the European version. I had been playing on the American servers for days beforehand with no trouble at all. I've seen other people having this problem as well, but tech support merely ignores them and doesn't do anything.. Tech support on Allods EU comes to the forum like once every two weeks and only responds to the newby or I am stuck posts
I'd rather play the American one than the EU one
|2010-06-04, 02:02
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
Stats are so weird...just 28 expertise is enough so that I never miss, so there's no point in raising it any higher than that, right? Also, a warrior's main attribute is supposed to be STR, but the damage increase is something around 0.3% per point, so dumping everything on luck, which increases my criticals by 2% or so, is a lot more sensible. Additionally, one could raise endurance so that they receive more glancing blows and less criticals, but this kind of formulas give me the impression that the game is critical-driven.
To the point of fatigue->exp, yes getting fatigue over 100% gets you some extra % that would be harder to attain in the next levels, but without leveling up, you can't equip better gear or get more skills. I noticed that the LV gap is HUGE (a LV10 wolf kills me in 3 hits if I'm LV7) and mob exp is little (~50 per kill when you need 18k tnl), so saving up fatigue is really hard after a point.
|2010-06-04, 02:10
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
|2010-06-04, 12:39
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
For melee types, so far its worked for me to do something like STR:FIN:EXP like 2:3:3 using both base plus gear. That way I seem to miss rarely and dmg decently. My paladin is growing attributes a bit organically rather than just a set algorithm. When I get points to spend, I use mouse over to observe what my actual improvement will on spending a point in str:fin:exp:luck. For my warrior trying it differently -- when in doubt, all base points to LUCK but use gear to keep str:fin:exp at about 2:3:3
In general, I'm seeing there's many, many paths and none of them appear to be "the bestest" so far (which pleases me, but my characters are only in their mid-20s at this point).
|2010-06-07, 06:34
|Link #34
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Hehe, yea this game doesn't have auto-focus, in other words while monsters may face you regardless of angle or if you move around players won't. At melee range its not that hard to go behind someone.
Healers also have 2 very powerful skills and the fanaticism effect, along with a few disables, invulnerably buffs, hots etc
|2010-06-09, 01:05
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Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
Turns out the maps are awfully underspawned, about 5 targets in a wide expansion of land, with a respawn rate of a minute or two. Mini-bosses respawn at 5-10 minutes, so if there's more than 6 people doing the same quest at the same time, even the simplest quest could take hours to finish...I think I'll wait a few patches before playing again
|2010-06-09, 07:26
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
Boss kills are ~3/20 quests, so I don't mind as much, but normal mobs should be more and respawn faster. Then there's the eternal lfg <insert monster name> that goes on for over 5 mins until a new party or raid is formed for a boss. I'd say the game's too popular
|2010-06-10, 21:29
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I really enjoy the game... doesn't mean there aren't problematic design issues.
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You've probably seen them, preening in front of station mirrors in public, teasing their hair until it looks just so. Or maybe you've seen the beauty products available to them, including foundation and eyebrow tweezers.
No, not the gals; we're taking about the much hyped new breed of man known as soshokukei (herbivorous). According to the talking heads and pop psychiatrists, the herbivore is more interested in his appearance, less interested in his career and increasingly passive with girls. The phrase was coined by writer Megumi Ushikubo back in 2007 and has caught on so much that some men now proudly describe themselves as herbivores without feeling any social shame. Typical herbivore pastimes include such things as cooking, clothes shopping and eating sweets, and naturally the older generation of carnivorous skirt-chasing careerists are appalled by this new tribe, seeing them as lazy and unwilling to take on the responsibilities of an adult man.
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