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Queenstown police want a 48-hour alcohol ban over Crate Day weekend

Edit Stuff 27 Sep 2017
Queenstown police are asking for a liquor ban during Crate Day weekend to avoid last year's carnage on the Village Green ... About 300 people showed up at the Village Green for an an impromptu Crate Day party on the first Saturday of December last year ... A rugby league tournament will also be hosted in Queenstown on the same weekend, about 200 meters away from the Village Green....

Tigers' Jimenez relieved after family gets out of Puerto Rico

Edit Detroit news 27 Sep 2017
Kansas City, Mo. — Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez has tried valiantly to keep his focus on the task at hand these last 10 days, but no jury would convict if his thoughts were elsewhere. “You have to think about it; I’m human,” he said ... “I’m here now ... I mean, no power, no water, no nothing.”. Water, food scarce as Puerto Rico emerges from storm ... “No food, no water ... ....

Prudence from Hurunui District Council saves ratepayers from large EQ cost

Edit Stuff 27 Sep 2017
Ratepayers in the Hurunui district will not be overburdened by the cost of infrastructure repairs thanks to adequate insurance provisions put in place by the council. A report to the council this week provided an update on the assessment of damage caused by the November 14 earthquake and the resulting insurance claims ... * Hurunui making progress on drinking water standards ... * Hurunui's water to be chlorinated, blindsiding residents....

Trump suddenly focuses on Puerto Rico, promises visit, aid

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 27 Sep 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suddenly, just about all President Donald Trump can talk about is Puerto Rico ... 16 Navy and Coast Guard ships in the waters around Puerto Rico and 10 more on the way ... Six days after Marie struck the island, conditions in Puerto Rico remain dire, with 3.4 million people virtually without electrical power and short of food and water ... Rep ... Still, he promised, "Food, water and medical are top priorities - and doing well." ... ....

7 bucket list drives you have to take in your lifetime

Edit Stuff 27 Sep 2017
READ MORE.. * The world's 10 hottest hotels ... Ad Feedback ... The drive itself is just as spectacular as it winds along the water's edge to the bucolic Glens of Antrim, coastal villages, ancient ruins, and even the "Game of Thrones" filming location, the Dark Hedges ... Green Mubazzarah, a pretty tourist area at the foothills of Jebel Hafeet mountain, features natural hot springs, as well as swimming pools and hot tubs for post-drive unwinding....

Ronaldo brace keeps Real Madrid level with Tottenham

Edit San Antonio Express-News 27 Sep 2017
MADRID (AP) — A two-goal performance by Cristiano ......

FANTASY PLAYS: Time to unload Howard, Murray?

Edit San Antonio Express-News 27 Sep 2017
Both running backs were limited in practice all week with ......

AM Show broadcasters battle it out for the US Ambassadors favourite show

Edit Stuff 27 Sep 2017
THE AM SHOW. Confusion reigned over The AM Show after Duncan Garner and Mark Richardson disagreed over which Kiwi TV show US Ambassador Scott Brown endorsed. The AM Show host Duncan Garner has put out an urgent call to the American Embassy to "clear up an international incident". Does the US Ambassador prefer The AM Show or The Block? ... READ MORE.. * AM Show host Mark Richardson's advice to Green Party leader. 'Be a risk-taker' ... * The Block....

Syracuse Crunch lands established AHL scorer with last-minute offer

Edit Syracuse 27 Sep 2017
Syracuse, N.Y. -- As Monday evening grew late, Jason Akeson still had no concrete idea where he'd be playing hockey at the start of this season ... "It's a long process, and it's stressful,'' Akeson said of free agency ... "When camps are starting, things move real fast.'' ... ....

Column: A lot of nervous people wait for other shoe to drop

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 27 Sep 2017
Now that it's finally been penetrated by real lawmen, the only question is how many people the FBI ends up taking down ... Make no mistake about it ... These are FBI agents and U.S ... Their investigation is not done and anyone leaning on the fence about whether to cooperate will have to balance their loyalty to programs with the very real fact they might go to prison if they don't fess up. And fess up they will ... ———— ... ....

Lions film review: 10 observations vs. Falcons

Edit Detroit news 27 Sep 2017
One of the questions people wanted answered the most coming out of this game was why were the Falcons able to run the ball so effectively? This shouldn’t surprise you, but it wasn’t a single issue ... They believe Abdullah has both the ability to get into a groove and hit the occasional home run (see ... The first was a floating third-down toss to TJ Jones running an angled route toward the sideline....

Twitter trials 280-character tweet limit

Edit BBC News 27 Sep 2017
With constant concerns over hate speech, propaganda bots, and trolling - you might wonder why Twitter is spending its time worrying about doubling the character limit. Me too, if I'm honest ... So why not make it a little longer?. It won't be a dramatic change. Twitter will hope it increases the engagement and attention times of its users ... Proud of how thoughtful the team has been in solving a real problem people have when trying to tweet ... ....

Gifted BabyStart boxes provide a good start to life

Edit Stuff 27 Sep 2017
Ten young Northland mums-to-be have been gifted BabyStart boxes to help give their babies a good start in life. The BabyStart boxes – the brainchild of former Northlanders Philip and Clare Horrobin – each contain around $900 of products to help ensure each baby has a safe and warm 100 days ... "Pregnancy is not as beautiful as people say!" and the course is "Really real – it's not sugar-coated." ... Ad Feedback ...  - Stuff ....
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