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At we take advantage of the low costs of selling our products online by passing the savings on to you! We will always provide you with quality service and quality products .

We are constantly adding new products to our web site, and as always, our prices are unbeatable. Our web site is guaranteed to be secure to protect your privacy while shopping online. We hope you enjoy your Boat Depot shopping experience. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback please don't hesitate to contact us.

NOTE:  We "Give the customer what they want, fast delivery, quality tanks at unbeatable prices!"  In order to accomplish that we cut down on unnecessary expenses, we do not have a toll-free phone number, we do not print catalogs and we don't have a large sales staff.  We of course pass all these savings on to you.  Rest Assured though, we will provide you with great customer service, simply e-mail us and we will address any of your questions or concerns.

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Orders can be cancelled at anytime prior to shipment for full credit. Customers cancelling orders after shipment are responsible for freight charges & restocking fees (if applicable) incurred by on their behalf.

Orders may be cancelled prior to shipment by submitting an order cancellation request.

Return Goods Policy
Due to the nature of our business, Boat Depot needs to maintain a strict return policy. A return will only be accepted up to the duration and parameters of the manufacturer's warranty for exchange or repair if a product is found to have a manufacturing defect. The end user needs to acquire a Return Authorization from the customer service department at Boat Depot. The defective product then needs to be shipped in its original packaging to the location provided by the customer service department at Boat Depot. No return shipments will be accepted by Boat Depot, or by the manufacturer of the defective product, without the original packaging and Return Authorization.

In some cases the sales department at Boat Depot may arrange an exchange with the manufacturer for an alternative product. Once it is received in satisfactory condition by the manufacturer, the original product will be refunded, minus a restocking fee up to 25%, and the end user will be billed for the replacement product. The original product must be returned in "As New" and “resellable” condition, in the original packaging and with a Return Authorization provided by the customer service department at Boat Depot. Any returned item that does not meet all three conditions will still be considered the property of the end user; and will be shipped back to the end user at the end user's expense. No refund will be provided for any product returned that does not meet all three conditions. Additionally, Boat Depot reserves the right to charge an additional 5% fee on all canceled orders, if the order has already been processed. Standard returns that are not exchanged or defective are subject to a 25% restocking fee, minus return shipping. Original shipping costs will not be refunded.

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All dimensions are outside part dimensions in inches and may vary by the Standard Rotational Molding Tolerance of +/- 3%

Ronco Marine & RV Tanks:
Ronco tanks are custom tanks and are manufactured when ordered. The manufacturer does not accept returns on any marine or RV tanks. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please remeasure your dimensions before ordering.

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Marine Electronics will only be shipped within the United States, to the cardholder's billing address.

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Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all shipments are F.O.B. Shipping Point. will determine the point of origin of shipment, the method of transportation, and the routing of shipment. All freight charges are the sole responsibility of the purchaser. Purchasers requesting shipment by a different method will be billed for any additional charges incurred., when possible, will attempt to make shipments by the routing requested by the purchaser, but makes no guarantee. All added accessorial fees will be charged to the customer (examples: lift-gate, re-consignment, etc.). If your product is shipping to a residential address, a university campus, a military base, a farm, a construction site, or any other nonbusiness location, the freight companies assess a surcharge to your delivery charge. Someone must be present to accept and sign for the delivery or the freight company will have to return and may charge for additional delivery attempts. The receiver is responsible for unloading all merchandise. Trucking companies allow a limited amount of time to offload your product, because they normally have a daily route with multiple deliveries and pickups. If that time is exceeded, you will be assessed additional charges for waiting time.

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Shipping dates are approximate and are based on prompt receipt of all necessary information and approvals from the purchaser. shall not be liable for failure to perform or for delay in performance due to fire, flood, strike, or other labor difficulty, acts of God, act of any governmental authority or of the purchaser, riot, embargo, car shortage, wrecks or delay in transportation, inability to obtain necessary labor, materials or manufacturing facilities from usual sources or due to any other cause beyond its reasonable control. In the event of delay in performance due to any such cause, the date of delivery or time of completion will be postponed by such length of time as may be reasonably necessary to compensate for the delay.

It is of utmost importance that receivers make note of any damage to deliveries. All orders are shipped from Boat Depot’s vendors only after they are inspected for accuracy and quality inspected to insure there is no damage. Title is passed to the carrier at time of pickup and it becomes their responsibility to safely handle the product to insure that it arrives in the same condition as it was in when it left the facility. When you receive your merchandise, make sure to inspect it carefully to insure it is in good, undamaged condition PRIOR TO SIGNING FOR IT. If you accept it and sign that you received it in good condition, the freight company is no longer responsible for any damages that you discover later. The act of signing for delivery is acceptance: (1) that your tank has arrived undamaged, (2) of ownership of the property (the shipment) from the shipping carrier to the receiver. The person who signs the Bill of Lading when tanks are delivered MUST note any damage on the Bill of Lading (Delivery Receipt). Make sure the delivery driver also signs that the product is damaged. Please take pictures if possible. Oftentimes, the damage is done to a part that can easily be replaced. If there is no indication of damage, trucking companies will deny claims for damage in transit. Boat Depot is not responsible for damage caused by freight carriers.’s vendors take great care to ship tanks that are in excellent condition. Once they leave their sites, damage can occur while the tanks are in the hands of the trucking company. If there is no notation of damage on the signed Bill of Lading, trucking companies often deny claims of damage. It is their right to do so. It is important that whoever receives the tanks be trained to look for damage and note it on the Bill of Lading (Delivery Receipt.) Even if there is no designated space for such a notation, it must be written on the Bill of Lading (Delivery Receipt). It is the purchaser’s responsibility to notify Boat Depot of all damages within 5 business days from delivery. Claims for damage or shortage or any other reason must be made within 30 days from the date invoiced and must be noted on the Bill of Lading (Delivery Receipt.) We value our customers and will do everything to a replacement tank at no extra charge, as long as the damage is noted at the time of delivery. We will NOT accept responsibility for damage done to the tank if the receiver of the tank does not note damage. At this point you will accept ALL responsibility for the tank and can file a claim directly with the carrier for the damage. We will be happy to assist you with this process.

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Prices and availability of products and services are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Boat Depot reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, Boat Depot will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.

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One question that we get asked is “What is difference between the Rooms and Suites?”  We have seven rooms in total, five in the main Boathouse and two in our Carriage House.  Out of the five rooms in the Boathouse, one is a lake view suite named The Reis Suite.  There are two lake view rooms named Maddy’s Manor Room and The Tanner Room.  Last there are two non lake view rooms named The Allayla Room and The Ciara Room.  In our Carriage House we have two lake view suites named Isabella’s “Sweet” and The Mason’s Adirondack Suite.  All of our lake view suites have king beds and outstanding Lake George and Adirondack Mountain views.  The Carriage House suites have outside balconies and The Reis Suite has a three season porch that sits right over the water.  They are our premier rooms.  The lake view rooms also have outstanding views of Lake George and the Adirondack Mountains but are standard fully appointed rooms.  The Tanner Room has a king bed and Maddy’s Manor Room has a queen bed, they also have an outside balcony.  The Allayla Room and The Ciara Room are non lake view but have a view of the entrance to the property and again are fully appointed with a queen bed in each room.  All rooms and suites have private baths and are appointed with a variety of amenities to make your stay with us relaxing and stress free.   For information on our rooms and suites, visit http://www.boathousebb.com/guest-rooms/rooms

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A grassroots organization dedicated to shutting down the Graton Rancheria casino in Rohnert Park, CA through the courts. Like us on Facebook. Join us today!

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Re: “Union Vote at Graton Casino Wrapping Up

ONLY 650 GRATON CASINO WORKERS (WAITERS, JANITORS, HOSPITALITY WORKERS AND COOKS) ELIGIBLE FOR UNION MEMBERSHIP? We thought they created "2,000" jobs. Waiters, janitors, hospitality workers and cooks (but the restaurants are all privately owned!) are the bulk of the available jobs there. So where's the other 1,350 jobs? Here's the truth: The 2,000 jobs figure would have only happened if the large hotel planned for the casino had opened. That was where the "2,000 jobs" figure came from, but the hotel was not built, and Graton casino never corrected the figure. Check the original stories and documents going back to 2003. You'll see we're right. Visit us on Facebook at…

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The sad part is that the casino's own study shows that local bars and restaurants will suffer a 13% loss of business after the casino opens. In an industry that operates on such a small profit margin, this will mean that businesses will be forced to shut down. That will mean loss of tax revenue, higher unemployment and an overall job loss that is typically found in communities that host casinos. The City of Rohnert Park has already predicted a $6.25 million loss of sales revenue and the resulting loss of tax revenue for the city ($511,000 in the first year alone) as a result of casino traffic. One win, lots of losses. Read "10 Things Every Business Owner Should Know About Casinos" at

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"To quite an extent, gambling is a tax on ignorance. I find it socially revolting when the government preys on the ignorance of its citizenry. When the government makes it easy for people to take their Social Security checks and pull [slot machine] handles, it relieves taxes on those who don't fall for it. It's not government at its best."

-- Warren Buffett

"No one in the history of mankind has ever developed or operated a casino out of a burning desire to improve the lot of humanity." -Chuck Gardner, Former Nevada Deputy Attorney General

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Stop the Casino 101 Coalition plans to shut the casino down and keep it shut. Find us on Facebook at…

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Neither Mr. Worthington nor Ms. Montgomery live near the casino any more than any resident of the Rohnert Park area does. Everyone in Rohnert Park is within about three miles of the casino.

The casino money to the county and cities is voodoo economics at its worst. It has been demonstrated that for every $46 in revenue given to a community by a casino, the actual costs to the community are about $248. This is for increased costs to the justice system, the social welfare system, lost productivity and more. Do the math to determine how much Sonoma County will lose from this casino.

Even financial wizards like Warren Buffet and Donald Trump know that gambling isn't good for the economy and they're on the record about it.

In California, by 2007, there were an estimated 1.2 million gambling addicts, "300,000, or about 30 percent, more than before voters approved Proposition 1A in 2000 to allow Las Vegas-class gambling on Indian lands in California, according to figures compiled over the past decade by the state attorney general’s office and the California Council on Problem Gambling." See "(Not so) Fun Gambling Facts at

Ignorance isn't bliss when it comes to casinos.

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Greg Sarris claim to Indian identity has been declared false by the very family through which he claims Indian ancestry. That's right. His own family outed him. His third cousin, to be exact. Her name is Velia Navarro, she lives in the Los Angeles area, and she has provided a Sworn declaration that her family has NO Indian blood. Her oral history of her family and the vital records she has in her possession confirm the research done in 2010, which was extensive. You can hear Velia's own words at and see actual historical documents that prove it.

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None of the 254 acres currently held by the federal government is "sovereign" tribal land. It is state land, and subject state law - that's according to settled case law in California. There will be a trial on this matter on August 2, 2013. If the court agrees that the casino site is state land, the casino will not be allowed to open. You can find more at

And why is there no mention of the fact that this entire area is critical habitat for the highly endangered tiger salamander? Anyone wishing to build anything will have to do a 2 year CEQA study.

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Boise Poet Wins Prestigious Award

Boise may not be a big city, but we have our share of talented practitioners of the arts. And when one of these folks garners an award, we love to report on it.

Local writer Kerri Webster just won the University of Georgia Press's Contemporary Poetry Series competition for her recently published poetry collection, We Do Not Eat Our Hearts Alone. The Contemporary Poetry Series is one of the high honors awarded in the poetry field.

When she's not winning poetry awards, Webster teaches creative writing at Boise State and at the Log Cabin Literary Center. Other recent honors include a creative writing fellowship from the Idaho Commission on the Arts (awarded earlier this year) and the National Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America in 2003 for her chapbook, Rowing Through Fog.

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Salman Khan to host kids based Reality show?

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Buzz is that Dabangg superstar Salman Khan will soon be back on the small screen as a reality show host and if the rumours are to believed then this is going to be a kid based reality show.

It was also heard that Salman is even teaching ABCD to some kidos but buzz also has it that Salman's very own archrival SRK is also set to clash with him on the small screen with the second season of his own kids based show, Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?


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Ram Gopal Varma’s offensive tweets on Ganesh Chaturthi irks Kunal Kohli!

The ace filmmaker went bonkers on Twitter, constantly putting up blasphemous tweets on Lord Ganesha and Ganesh Chaturthi festival

Ram Gopal Varma has always been in the eye of the storm thanks to his bindaas attitude and his extemely blunt and offensive tweets in the past. If you jog your memory a little, the director took a nasty dig on Rajinikanth’s looks in Kochadaiiyaan few months back. Now the Satya filmmaker is back in the centre of a controversy with his tweets on Ganpati and the Ganesh festival, which many consider to be extremely offensive and even blasphemous.

The following are the tweets of Ram Gopal Varma and here is what the Ramu had to say about  Ganesh Chaturthi :

The guy who couldn’t save his own head from being cut , how he will save others heads is my question? But Happy Ganpathi day to morons!”  Can someone tell me if today is the day Ganesha was originally born or is it the day his dad cut his head off? I would really love to know from Lord Ganesha’s devotees a list of what obstacles he removed in all the years they prayed to him. Does Lord Ganesha eat much more than other Gods? My doubt is becos all the other Gods are either trim or muscular. Did Lord Ganesha have a paunch in his childhood too or did it develop in the recovery time of the elephant head operation? Can someone explain how someone can cut off a child’s head who was just trying to protect his mother’s modesty? Am sure devotees know better. All concerned pls undrstand tht my questions nd observations on Ganesha are coming from both my innocence nd ignorance on the subject matter.I think my films are flopping only becos of my attitude towards Gods. ..I wish I can become a devotee

Ramu’s tweets have left many fans fuming and an enraged Kunal Kohli tweeted,” Greatest thing about being Indian is we partake in each others festivals not ridicule them like you.Shame on you #RamGopalVerma”. Wethinks that it is just an attention seeking exercise from RGV, who is desperately trying to be in the limelight by making offensive remarks. Perhaps, the director is not in his right frame of mind as both his films and tweets are turning torturous with every passing day!


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Are Thala Ajith-Shalini expecting a baby?

Rumour has it that Mankatha star’s wife is due with their second child

While Ajith has been rigorously shooting for Gautham Menon‘s film, there seems to be a good news in the personal front for the star. If sources are to be believed, Thala Ajith is going to be father once again as his wife Shalini is pregnant.

Ajith and Shalini are known for not mingling their private lives with films, thus one does not expect the star couple to make an official announcement soon sharing the new with their fans. The married couple who are expecting there second child, have a 6 year old daughter Anoushka.

In year 2000, Ajith tied a knot with Shalini during the shooting of the film Amarkalam in which she played the heroine. After marriage, Shalini bid adieu to her successful acting career to look after the family. Now, as the actor couple prepares to welcome a new member of the family, Ajith fans all over the world rejoice in their favourite Thala’s happiness.


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Arya to do steamy scenes with Hansika and Anjali

Settai, the Tamil version of the controversial film Delhi Belly promises to keep the audience on tenterhooks

Director R Kannan recently announced that Settai will have no expletives, but vows to make the romantic sequences between Arya and Hansika Motwani sizzling enough to leave the audience asking for more. Rumour has it that Arya will lock lips and share steamy bedroom scenes with both Hansika and Anajli. Ahem…ahem!

The director says that the passionate sequences are a requirement of the script and are important to establish the intimacy between the characters, but he hopes to shoot it all aesthetically. How clichéd! Kannan wants a UA certificate for the film, and to make it viewable even for kids. If you remember, Delhi Belly had an A-certificate for its rather adult content. Kannan, who earlier directed the Tamil version of Jab We Met (Kanden Kadhalai), chose to leave out the liplock scene in that film to avoid vulgarity. The director now intends to shoot the lovemaking scene between his lead actors, but he claims that it will be very different from the Hindi version. Now that’s seems like a big challenge, no?


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Sonam Kapoor boyfriend Bollywood News and Gossip | Bollywood Movie Reviews, Songs and Videos | Bollywood Actress and Actors Updates | Wed, 24 May 2017 18:30:00 +0000 en-EN hourly 1 Did Sonam Kapoor just REVEAL her relationship status? Watch video! Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:58:48 +0000 The actress finally opens up about her love life. Is she single/committed? Read on to find out…

Sonam Kapoor has always remained quite secretive about her personal life. Though there have been constant rumors around her on-and-off relationship with alleged boyfriend Sahir Berry, the Khoobsurat actress never really admitted to it. In fact at one point in time, she was even linked to her I Hate Luv Story director Punit Malhotra. While its quite hard to believe that a hot babe like Sonam is still single. Looks like she is finally ready to get into a serious relationship now. Yes!

It so happened that during the recent launch of her latest song Dheere Dheere, Sonam was asked as to who would she want to dedicate this love song to. Is when the actress officially clarified, “I am single and ready to mingle right now. ” Its for the first time Sonam has declared her willingness to get into a relationship. We wonder if this is any way of hinting us that she has already found someone? Like you never know!

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Sonam Kapoor: I am happy being single! Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:31:36 +0000 Seems like the Dolly Ki Doli actress hasn’t found her Mr Right yet!

Sonam Kapoor unveiled the trailer of her upcoming film Dolly Ki Doli today. At the trailer launch the actress was in her ever-chirpy mood. When one of the members from the audience asked her as to when she will get married Sonam quipped, “Dilli abhi door hai!”

When further questioned about the qualities she looks for in an ideal husband, Sonam replied, “Main bahut confused rehti hun life mein. All I know right now is that I want to keep making films and act. If someone nice comes along, we’ll see. I am happy being single right now!”

This declaration by Ms Kapoor comes across as a surprise to us because only recently we found out that her alleged boyfriend Sahir Berry has moved to Mumbai to stay closer to her! Sonam has never made an official comment about her relationship status with Sahir but if sources are to be believed, then the two are quite serious. So the comment about Sonam being happy and single does come across as a surprise. Perhaps there is trouble in paradise…

Whatever the case may be, we just hope that Sonam finds her Mr Right very soon!

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Hot scoop: Sonam Kapoor’s boyfriend Sahir Berry moves to Mumbai to be closer to her! Wed, 01 Oct 2014 05:28:55 +0000 After recent reports of the two parting ways, seems like the Khoobsurat actress has patched things up with her entrepreneur-model boyfriend…

Sonam Kapoor’s relationship story with Sahir Berry can put Chetan Bhagat’s novels to shame! Why do we say so? Its because every thing that is happening in the couple’s romantic life seems like its straight out of a contemporary romance novel!

We recently heard rumours about the Khoobsurat actress breaking up with her her boyfriend. Reason? Because the long-distance relationship was emotionally taxing for both of them, so they decided to call it quits mutually and go their separate ways on a good note.

But apparently Sahir couldn’t bear keeping away from his princess and has reportedly decided to move to the city for good, just to stay closer to his girlfriend! Berry is currently on a house hunt and his gesture has made things better than ever between him and Sonam!

Now, ain’t that the sweetest thing you’ve heard in a while! True love conquers all, indeed!

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Sonam Kapoor clears the air about Sidhartha Mallya Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:08:01 +0000 The Players actor claims she doesn’t have her eye on Deepika Padukone’s (boy) friend

Just when B-town was yet to get over the shock of Deepika Padukone reportedly splitting up with Sidhartha Mallya, another rumour began doing the rounds: that Sonam Kapoor was behind the break-up. We heard that the Mallya scion has been trying to woo the Players actor and that has obviously not gone down well with Deepika. The rumours gained ground since Sonam and Deepika have always been professional rivals – even when they put it aside for a short time a couple of years ago to take on common frenemy Ranbir Kapoor on Koffee With Karan. When these rumours reached Sonam all the way in Thailand, she immediately took to her page on Twitter to clarify. “I’m hearing the funniest rumors about myself! In thailand and all I can say is I’m on the floor laughing,” she tweeted. But that didn’t stop her from flying to Bangalore – which is incidentally Sidhartha’s hometown – the next day for an event. The next morning she tweeted, “Okay morning guys I’m not mad @shahidkapooror @punitdmalhotra and I’m not dating anyone!I’m minding my own business and working! Capish??” We wonder why she didn’t tweet it from Thailand. Did she want to check with a certain someone in Bangalore first?

Frankly, we are not surprised that these rumours have reared their heads. Remember that comment Sidhartha made a few weeks ago at an awards ceremony? When he was asked who he thought was the most stylish female actor of Bollywood, he named Sonam instead of Deepika! To add insult to injury, he said about Dippy, “She has not got a bad sense of style either.” Looks like Deepika is in no mood to forgive her guy any more blunders of this sort. If she is willing to admit that he was her guy at all, of course!

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The Good Road Oscars Bollywood News and Gossip | Bollywood Movie Reviews, Songs and Videos | Bollywood Actress and Actors Updates | Wed, 24 May 2017 18:30:00 +0000 en-EN hourly 1 Is Irrfan Khan still upset about The Lunchbox not being sent to Oscars? Sun, 20 Oct 2013 07:50:10 +0000 Ritesh Batra’s directorial debut not only impressed the Indian audience and critics, the bitter-sweet love story also grabbed attention at most international film festivals…

The Lunchbox starring Irrfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nimrit Kaur won millions of hearts across globe. And the movie had the potential to win Oscar as well. But it was Gyan Correa’s The Good Road which left the Irrfan starrer behind in the Oscar race. Most industrywallahs were shocked regarding the selection including the director, producer and cast of The Lunchbox. So much so that Anurag Kashyap, who co-produced the film, vented out his anger on Twitter and later deleted his account. Though things have mellowed down, looks like Irrfan Khan is still upset. We say ‘coz in a recent interview when asked about the The Good Road beating The Lunchbox to become India’s official entry to the Oscars; he said “One should ask the jury members why they selected The Good Road. One should ask them what was so great about that film.”

Well, we understand Irrfan’s disappointment after all it’s the second time that his film hasn’t been sent to Oscars despite receiving rave reviews in india and internationally. Last year his film Paan Singh Tomar which won National Award wasn’t selected for Oscars too.

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Beyond stoking the love-hate relationship between the Philippines and the US, the ongoing trial of four US servicemen accused of raping a 22-year-old Filipino woman actually tests Philippines' nine-year-old law on rape. Passed in September 1997, the anti-rape law is considered a landmark legislation since it amended the definition of rape from a crime against chastity to a crime against persons.

Former senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani, 76, principal author of the Anti-Rape Law -1997, says, "I want to know how much our lawyers believe in the anti-rape law."
The complainant, referred to by the media as Nicole (not her real name), is backed by a 10-member prosecution team comprising government and private counsels. The predominantly female prosecution team accuses Lance Corporals Daniel Smith, Dominic Duplantis, Keith Silkwood and Staff Sergeant Chad Brian Carpentier of raping Nicole inside a Starex van in Subic, site of the former US Base, in northern Philippines on November 1, 2005. The all-male defence team, composed of lawyers from some of the country's top law firms, argues that only Smith had sex with Nicole and that it was consensual.

The rape law is supported by the Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998, another critical law in the trial. The most significant provision in this law is the 'rape shield' clause, which mandates that the complainant's past sexual conduct or reputation are not admissible as evidence in trial, unless the court decides that these data are relevant to the case. But the defence has expectedly - and repeatedly - painted Nicole as a 'liberal' woman who "had wanted sex" and "even more sex".

When Nicole first took the witness stand on July 6, 2006, the defence attacked her even before the examination began. "Please put on record that Nicole was not crying at all when she identified my client," Smith's counsel Benjamin Formoso said, after the complainant positively identified the 21-year-old US marine as the one who had pulled her onto the dance floor.

Dr June Pagaduan Lopez, Nicole's psychiatrist, says every trial day is traumatic for Nicole. Her turbulent emotions were clearly manifest when she testified for the first time. She broke into tears three times, causing the court to go on recess. She also cried during the most critical parts of her testimony, including remembering how her family treated American soldiers well in their restaurant, and when she recounted how she felt Smith on top of her when she regained consciousness.

"It was like being raped all over again," Lopez says, adding that the most difficult part for Nicole was learning what really happened to her from testimonies of witnesses.

While each trial is emotionally exhausting for Nicole, Lopez observes that she is slowly taking control of herself now. She and her family are also very aware of how critical this case is for the country, and that there is no turning back for them. This is so far the only case involving sexual crimes by US military soldiers that has reached trial.

Women's groups like Gabriela have documented over 100 cases of sexual offences allegedly committed by US servicemen against Filipino women and children, before the US military bases were shut down in 1991. (For 94 years, Philippines was the US' largest military naval base outside the US.) No US serviceman was ever charged, even if 15 of these cases involved child victims.
The only case that cause a huge public outcry was that of Rosario Baluyot, a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a US serviceman, who was swiftly pulled out of the country before investigation could even be conducted.

Nicole's struggle for justice, therefore, poses the most serious strain on Filipino-US diplomatic relations after the pullout of the US military bases in 1991. The 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) replaced the Bases Treaty, allowing the US to use Philippines territory for 'friendly' military exercises.

Early this year, women and anti-US activists protested against the US Embassy's refusal to transfer custody of the accused to Filipino law enforcers and the Philippines government's weakness to assert its custody rights.

Multisectoral support for Nicole was clear during her July 6 testimony. Apart from Shahani and other women's advocates, Representative Liza Maza and Davao City councillor Joji Ilagan were also present. Women lawyers, anti-crime crusaders, anti-US bases activists, church workers, female college students and professors also showed up during the trial.

A multisectoral group, Task Force Subic Rape, was formed to support Nicole during court hearings and to shield her identity until the trial ends. The group members gather around and cover Nicole when she goes in and out of the courtroom.

"Our lives really changed after what happened," Nicole's elder brother Ryan, 23, says. "We used to go out freely. Now, we have to be more careful with our actions." Ryan, a sales representative with a food manufacturing company in Manila, says his sister tries very hard to be strong and deal with facing her rapists in court and with public perception outside the courtroom.

Meanwhile, Nicole's private counsel Evalyn Ursua urges both government and civil society to look at lessons from Japan, which has convicted several US servicemen for sexual crimes. US serviceman Staff Sergeant Timothy Woodland was sentenced to 32 months imprisonment in March 2002 for raping a 24-year-old Japanese woman in Okinawa. Like in Nicole's case, he claimed it was consensual.

"It's all a matter of political will," says Ursua.

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I don't think there's ever been a prospect in Lightning history whose development has flown under the radar quite as much as Jonathan Boutin's this season. Ask the Lightning brass to list the organization's top goaltending prospects and Boutin won't even rank in the top three behind Riku Helenius, Karri Ramo and Vasily Koshechkin. And yet, Boutin's excellence has been hard to escape this season. Boutin has now won Bolt Prospects Prospect of the Week twice this season and won Bolt Prospects Prospect of the Month and AHL Goaltender of the Month honors for his play in the month of December. This week, Boutin sparkled behind a Falcons squad which is playing out the string with multiple amateur tryouts getting their first taste of pro hockey. He went 2-0 with a 2.40 GAA and a .936 save percentage. On Wednesday 4/4, Boutin made 27 saves as the Falcons knocked off Albany 3-2. Boutin was named second star of the game. Later in the week, Boutin made 46 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping 3 of 6 shooters in a 4-3 victory on the road against the Hartford Wolf Pack. Boutin was named third star of the game for his efforts. Hartford, it should be noted, is slotted into second place in the Atlantic Division while Albany is in a tight struggle with Bridgeport for the final playoff spot in the AHL's East Division. Boutin is 9-15-1 this season with a 3.16 GAA and .900 save percentage to go with 1 shutout; numbers which are comparable to Karri Ramo's 15-24-1 record with a 3.13 GAA and .906 save percentage with 1 shutout. Rumors place Ramo in Tampa next season and Koshechkin possibly on his way to North America. Even if Koshechkin does come to Norfolk, don't be surprised if it's Boutin who seizes the Admirals starting job.

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groaning shelf of books to his credit. Rhoades's primary
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the rural areas that lie between North Carolina's growing urban
centers, resulting in an uneasy and often deadly mixture of old and
new South.

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gone bad who is wanted on a parole violation. His girlfriend,
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robbery of a gas station and the murder of its proprietor, as well
as the apparent abduction of the proprietor's son. Neither Keller
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What results is a dark character study of individuals on opposite
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their inner, dangerous darkness even as their actions spring from
opposing motivations. The ending, which ironically takes place in
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Rhoades's main strength is his ability to imbibe his characters
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interesting and extremely, almost painfully, real. Keller in
particular has miles of bad road within him that undoubtedly could
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it. Keller's venue of North Carolina is in such a state of change
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Why Xander Bogaerts should stay at shortstop

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Via email or Twitter, several readers have asked the same question in recent days: Should the Red Sox move Xander Bogaerts to a different position?

It’s a good question. Because the 20-year-old Bogaerts is 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds, he looks like he could play third base, first base or even the outfield. He had 60 extra-base hits in 476 at-bats last season, numbers that suggest he would fit the offensive profile of a third baseman.

“Bogaerts has the offensive potential to be an All-Star at any position,” wrote Jim Callis in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook.

The Red Sox also have a number of other shortstop prospects. Jose Iglesias could play in the majors right now defensively. Deven Marrero, a first-round pick last June, was a star at Arizona State. He turns 23 in August and figures to make quick progress through the system.

Tzu-Wei Lin was signed out of Taiwan last year for $2.05 million. The Sox also have Jose Vinicio, who made solid strides at Greenvillle last season. He was signed to a $1.95 million bonus in 2009.

Lin is 18 and Vinicio 19; they are not close to ready. But the point is that the Sox could shift Bogaerts to another position knowing they have other players at shortstop. If the idea is to get as many good players on the field as possible, why not try it?

But it would be a mistake to have Bogaerts change positions. Certainly now and maybe ever.

That Bogaerts is a little big for a shortstop should not be an issue. Derek Jeter and Troy Tulowitzki are 6-3. Cal Ripken Jr. did just fine at 6-4. In 262 games for the Red Sox, Bogaerts has shown good range and an above-average arm. He’s not a super-quick Jose Reyes type, but he plays the position well.

Red Sox GM Ben Cherington said a few weeks ago that the organization was pleased with the progress Bogaerts has made defensively. The Sox view him as a shortstop. Assistant GM Mike Hazen, farm director Ben Crockett and a number of other team officials have said roughly the same thing.

It’s telling that the Sox told the Netherlands not to play Bogaerts in the outfield during the WBC. They don’t like the idea.

Bogaerts finished last season with Double-A Portland, playing 23 games. He could start this season in the Eastern League and move his way up to Pawtucket. With Stephen Drew on a one-year contract, it’s conceivable Bogaerts could be a candidate to play shortstop for the Red Sox in 2014.

The idea of having a 21-year-old, cost-controlled budding All-Star at shortstop should appeal to any Red Sox fan. Shortstop is a premium position, why waste a talent like Bogaerts somewhere else? Why throw an obstacle in his development path by having him change positions?

To be sure, circumstances could change. Bogaerts could get heavier and perhaps lose a step defensively. Maybe Iglesias will discover the ability to hit this season and force his way into the majors. Perhaps Marrero will blossom into a premier prospect in his first full professional season.

But let those things happen on their own, if they happen at all. Bogaerts is generally regarded as one of the top 10 prospects in the game. Let him decide whether he can play shortstop in the majors and leave it to somebody else to adjust. If he’s that good, the Sox will have a foundation player for a decade. It’s hard to do better than that.

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Belichick says things will be ramped up for Vereen, Talib in practice this week

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots could get back two key players this week, as RB Shane Vereen (wrist) is eligible to be activated to the 53-man roster off the injured reserve (he was the one player the team designated to return from IR) and CB Aqib Talib (hip) may be healthy enough after four weeks to return as well.

During a Thursday morning press conference, Bill Belichick said the team will push each player this week to see what he can handle.

“It’s good to have him back on the field,” Belichick said of Vereen. “This will really be an opportunity for us to evaluate this week kind of where he is, give him some harder assignments and see how he’s doing. He’s been able to be active and participate, but I’d say it will be a higher level of competition for him this week on the practice field, as it should be, gradually escalate the intensity of it and see how it goes.”

He gave a similar response in regard to Talib’s progress.

“He’s continued to progress and we’ll keep doing, as they can tolerate it, do more, and evaluate how they do at a little bit higher level, and if that goes well ramp it up, and see where we are as we go through the week. Same thing we do every week,” Belichick said.

In talking about the Panthers, Belichick commented on Carolina’s depth at running back and the number of players, including quarterback Cam Newton, who are effective carrying the ball. The Panthers average 128 rushing yards per game, 10th in the league.

“I think all those guys are good – (Jonathan) Stewart and (DeAngelo) Williams both have real good vision, quickness, they’re shifty, they’re hard guys to tackle, they can run outside, they can run inside,” Belichick said. “(Mike) Tolbert’s a downhill guy; he’s in there in a lot of short-yardage and goal-line situations, he gets some tough yards for them, he also plays some as a fullback if you will, with some blocking responsibilities, more than the other two do, but he’s a very good ballcarrier, strong runner.

“They’re all effective in the passing game, screens and check-downs, getting the ball in space, so they have great depth at that position. Of course Newton carries the ball, he’s their second-leading rusher, he’s got a lot of yards too. Between the three backs and the quarterback, a wealth of ballcarriers. I can’t think of another team that has that much depth at that running back position plus a quarterback who runs. And they run the ball a lot, they run it well, they all handle it, they’re all effective. There’s always a fresh guy in there and they always run hard – those guys, they get some tough yards in terms of lowering their shoulder and just pushing the pile and getting a couple of extra yards – they all do that.”

And Belichick also got the chance to talk about veteran receiver Steve Smith. Since New England doesn’t play Carolina very often, Smith’s name isn’t brought up much, but he is another one of the players Belichick clearly has a great deal of respect for.

“He’s very competitive, he’s still a tough guy to handle, he’s very strong for his size – he’s a shorter player but he’s stocky, he’s thick, he’s got good balance, he’s tough, he’s hard to bring down,” he said of Smith. “He’s got strong hands; you can see him really reach out there and take the ball aggressively, he’s got good quickness and his run after the catch ability is still good. He’s taken some shorter passes and broken some tackles or beat guys in the open field.

“He’s a tough guy to handle – his playing strength, his quickness, his speed, his experience, but it’s just his competitiveness – he’s a tough, competitive player. The bigger the situation, the more he wants to be out there and step up and take the shot, so to speak. I have a lot of respect for Steve Smith and I think he’s still very effective in that role for the Panthers. He’s a good player and he brings a lot of heart and toughness to their team.”

Now 34 years old, Smith still has a team-high 42 catches, for 450 yards and three touchdowns.

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday fired two short-range projectiles into waters off its east coast, South Korean officials said, on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's talks in Seoul expected to focus on the North's nuclear weapons program.

The launches, the third in a week, were believed to be sending a message that the North is boosting its defenses and expressing its displeasure that Xi will become the first Chinese leader to visit rival South Korea before the North, analysts say.

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Jan 20, 2013 |Candice Watters

I read the article about women taking the lead, but it’s too late for me because I already did. There is this very attractive guy I attend church with. About a year and a half ago I approached him, and we begin to talk about relationships, and he told me that he was very attracted to me, but it was not the time in his life [to pursue me].

A couple of weeks ago we had a discussion, and I needed to come back to him and apologize. I bought him a chocolate rose, a small box of chocolate candy that he likes, and I gave him my number and told him to call me so we can hang out. He said OK, but it’s been a week, and I have not heard from him. I did see him at church since then, and he didn’t treat me funny and did the same thing he had always done: hugged me and had a short conversation.

I hope I have not ruined my chances or turned him off in any type of future interest in me because of my impatience. What should I do since I have already put myself out there?

Thanks for writing. I'm sorry that this friendship hasn't panned out the way you'd hoped — and you did have reason to hope. This man's comments early on gave you reason to think he would initiate a relationship when the time was right. But I think it's safe to say that his year-and-a-half of inactivity is likely to continue. The more time passes, the more likely it is that he won't do anything differently than he's been doing all along. Just as an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay that way, the inertia of your friendship is set. As you already know, even your attempts to encourage his activity seem to have fallen flat.

You say you already took the lead and wonder what you should do about it. But that's not what really happened. When a man takes the lead, he risks rejection by inviting a woman to join him for a meal or outing or event. He assumes responsibility for the outing, paying for the food and/or tickets, providing transportation, and setting the agenda. That's not because you're incapable of doing those things, but because by doing them, he's demonstrating his ability and willingness to provide for and protect a future wife and children (and that's essential to being a Christian husband, see Ephesians 5:22-33).

What you did — telling him of your interest in him, buying him a present, giving him your phone number and telling him to call you — wasn't leading; it was removing the risk he's supposed to take by letting him know that if he did decide to ask you out, you would say yes. You removed the risk, but that's not the same thing as leading. If you'd called him and invited him out for dinner and a movie next week and were planning to pick him up at 6:30 and had already bought the tickets to the movie, I'd say, yes, you're leading. And that's not good. But that's not what you did.

A biblical relationship recognizes that men and women have different roles to play in dating and getting married. He is called to initiate, and you are called to respond. Giving him your number and telling him to call you sounds like you were trying too hard to get him to ask you out. As a woman, God designed you to be a helper. In marriage, that means using your gifts to help your husband carry through his leadership.This definition comes from John Piper. I read it first in This Momentary Marriage and am deeply indebted to his writing both in this book and in Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood by John Piper & Wayne Grudem, for helping me to understand and embrace God's good design in making us male and female, as well as giving us distinct roles and responsibilities within marriage. We are equal in Christ (Galatians 3:28), but different, and those differences and distinctions affect not only how we conduct ourselves in marriage, but also how we go about dating and getting to marriage. In all of life, including dating, it means living out all the one-another verses in Scripture, as brothers and sisters in Christ. We are called to help one another grow in godliness. That's no less true when we're dating or hoping to date. His godliness, not your hope for romance, should be your primary motivation. You want him to lead and are trying to help him do it. And that's good. But what's your goal in all this: advancing his leadership or getting him to move your relationship forward? They may sound like one and the same, but the motivation is different. As women, we must search our hearts (they are deceitful, see Jeremiah 17:9) and pray against our tendency to manipulate things toward our advantage; something we women tend to be pretty good at (thanks to our fallen nature).

I can spot it, because I did the same thing when I was single. Once I reasoned it was OK to invite a male friend (whom I hoped would be more) to go with me to a baseball game, simply because the tickets were a perk of my job. I figured this was my chance to let him know I'd be interested, you know, if he decided he'd like to date me. I told myself (and him) that it was just a friendly outing with some tickets I got at the office. But I was lying to myself (and trying to manipulate him and the situation to my design and advantage). I'm not sure what was worse, waiting by the phone for him to call (which he never did) or hearing him say no when I called him.

In hindsight I'm glad he said no. If he'd said yes, I would have lost the benefit that risk provides. The risk incumbent on the man looms large at the start of a relationship, but in reality, it's paltry compared to what's required of him later, in marriage. A man's willingness to assume the risk is an essential (albeit small) test of his character and his ability to take on the role of husband. As I've written in the past on Boundless, "Risking rejection is merely a glimpse of a glimpse of a glimpse of that level of sacrifice [required in marriage]. Any man unwilling to take it is unworthy of a godly woman's consideration for marriage."

Rather than worry that your impatience will turn him off, I'd encourage you to think clearly about him. He has given you every reason to conclude that he is not interested in dating you now or in the future. Now that you've put yourself out there, it's time to pull yourself back. He was wrong to tell you he'd date you if the time was right. That lacked clarity and leadership. He shouldn't have revealed his feelings toward you if he wasn't prepared to act on them. But in the absence of any expressed interest or intention, you should have resisted your desire to move him along.

Clearly, from his lack of initiative, he's still not ready, willing or able to initiate a relationship with you. This is really all you need to know to move on to other possibilities. For the sake of your honor and integrity, it would be best to stop hoping that he's going to change. Stop treating him differently from the other men at church. Don't seek or single him out for intimate conversations, and don't rule out other men who may actually be up to the challenge of pursuing you, once you stop acting as if you're attached to a man who hasn't asked you for that commitment.

I pray God will give you the ability to trust His good design for marriage, as well as the path for getting there. Patience is something we're told is a result of walking in the power of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26). The more you trust in the Lord, pray for wisdom, study His Word and love Him as Lord, the more patience you will display. It will be an overflow of your obedience and evidence of the Spirit's work in your life. And those are the very traits that will be precious in the eyes of a man who is similarly seeking God with all His heart, mind, soul and strength.

May God guide you,

Copyright 2013 Candice Watters. All rights reserved.

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Planters Grove Park Coming to Lillian Wald Houses

Posted on: September 28th, 2011 at 6:18 am by

The Lower East Side isn’t exactly known for its abundance of open park space.  Ambitious projects like the recently-proposed “Low Line” (nay, Delancey Underground) aim to change this.  And today brings word of another green improvement, this time in the NYCHA’s Lillian Wald Community on Avenue D.

Snack food company Planters is reportedly behind the effort.  From the inbox:

In partnership with NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) and Green City Force (local nonprofit giving urban youth green collar job training), Planters is opening a new park on the Lower East Side – a neighborhood New Yorkers for Parks named one of the key Manhattan areas still lacking adequate open space. Designed by Smith (he did the MoMA rooftop garden, East River Waterfront Esplanade and 7 World Trade Center Plaza) featuring sustainable elements, the park – named a Planters Grove – is the third being built this year as part of Planters “Naturally Remarkable” tour transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant, welcoming green parks for urban neighborhoods. Previous Planters Groves were built in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans.

According to the press release, the park will launch with an opening ceremony on Monday with local dignitaries. Garden planting will follow shortly thereafter.  Full event information below:

Monday, October 3
9:30 a.m.: Media Call Time
10:00 a.m.: Short Remarks (including U.S. Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez, New York City Councilwoman Rosie Méndez, NYCHA Chairman John Rhea and NYCHA Commissioner Margarita Lopez)
Community planting immediately follows
Where: Lillian Wald Houses, Avenue D and 5th Street

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Published: May 27, 2014 | Bowl.com
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RENO, Nev. - Lindenwood powered its way to the men's collegiate national title as it won the 2014 XBowling Intercollegiate Team Championships.

The Lions swept Urbana, 3-0, to claim the Kerm Helmer Cup for the first time since 2005. The championship match aired nationally on CBS Sports Network.

The Lindenwood men edged out the first two games against Urbana in the 10th frame, with victories of 204-202 and 200-195. In game three, Lindenwood got out to an early lead and never looked back in a 201-167 win as they claimed their second ITC title.

"Getting through the first two games was all about covering our spares," Lindenwood senior Joey Petzoldt said. "It was a huge team effort on our part, and we bowled the best that we could, especially today. The feeling of being a national champion is unbelievable, especially in your senior year. We couldn't ask for anything else."

Lindenwood avoided mistakes on its way to its first men's ITC title since 2005, only opening two frames over the course of the finals. Several close calls in previous ITC appearances made the victory for Lindenwood extra special.

"It is sweeter the second time around," Lindenwood head coach Randy Lightfoot said. "We won in 2005, but since then we've been third four times. We were that close to making the TV show, so this is extra sweet. They're a really unselfish group who showed a lot of maturity and started coming around at the right time. I'm just so happy we could bring it back home."

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Frank Warren Comes Firing Right Back at Eddie Hearn

By Frank Warren

It’s the ‘Dinosaur’ Old School Promoter here.

Just seen your recent interview with IFilm London.  Once again you felt compelled to reference me, several of my fighters and BoxNation.  You stalking me?

What’s with this ‘New Age Promoting’? I’m not quite sure what is meant by this term, but I do know what Promoting is, delivering great fights for the fans and putting bums on seats.

Recently FWP have given the fans proper quality showdowns including Groves v DeGale, Mitchell v Murray, Cleverly v Bellew, Burns v Katsidis, Helenius v Chisora,  Klitschko v Chisora, Burns v Mitchell and of course, Haye v Chisora – all virtual sell outs.  How does that compare with your shows over the same period?

I think even in your hearts of hearts, however ‘New Age’ you may be and even with your BIG Sky budget, you would have to admit that other than Froch v Bute, you have not delivered anywhere near as many big live audiences or fights of that calibre over the same period and I’ve not included the small hall classics such as Walsh v Appleby amongst others.

I’d like to know what was so awful with my “Horrendous offer” for Gavin Rees to face Ricky Burns for his WBO World Title the ExCel in December?

The offer we made to Gavin for the fight was £50,000 with three options, which had been improved with a final offer of £60,000.  You said Gavin will be earning more for his next European title defence – I’m sure he will be pleased to hear that he will be getting more than £60,000 for his next European title fight.

He was promised a shot by you at the WBA title, but despite being number 2 in their rankings it didn’t happen and he is now missing out on a huge opportunity to fight Ricky Burns.  My offer is clearly anything but a ‘Horrendous offer’, something your Director of Boxing, an honest man, with years of experience, said was a “Great offer”.

Gavin previously won the WBA World Title with me and you have turned down a chance for him to become a 2-Weight World Champion and again, you have deprived the fans of a good old domestic battle.

Let’s also touch on the ‘options and allsorts’ section of your statement. Everybody knows in boxing that other than a mandatory defence, it is normal that options are given to the promoter of the Champion, just like the options you signed when Froch, the mandatory challenger, fought Bute.  I would like to ask you this question – have you taken any options on Yusef Mack for his IBF World Title challenge against Carl Froch next month?  And indeed, have you taken options out on any previous fighters?  I think we both know the answer to that.

The fact remains that you preach that it’s the fighters’ interests at heart that you have,  and that may be, but I suspect this pattern of rejecting big purse offers and big opportunities has more to do with you worrying that you will have no fighters left to run with on Sky.  Perhaps the ‘exclusive’ dates you have secured are more of a hindrance to fill than you expected?

Two years ago, before I told him I no longer wished to promote him I offered Kell Brook, in writing, two chances to fight for a World Title – you went on record stating he will fight for a World Title within a couple of fights – that was two years ago!  Only recently you turned down an offer for Brook to face Timothy Bradley, again for a career best purse.  Why so many eliminators Eddie? He was WBO number one two years ago? Is ‘New Age’ promoting about turning down World Title fights for your boxers in favour of servicing a TV deal?

As for Carl Froch, my offer was genuine and as I have said on record many times, I fancy Nathan to beat him.  The fact remains that it was another huge fight and a big payday for Carl that you rejected and not as you are suggesting now for a fight to take place before the Bute fight but after.  £1million – I know he hasn’t made that money in any fight with you and again what of the fans?  I am sure they would much rather see Cleverly v Froch rather than Froch v Mack and Nathan fighting Uzelkov.

You’ve now rejected three big World Title fights for three of your fighters (Brook, Froch and now Rees). This rejection pattern you’re developing, in my opinion, is not good for the sport. TV deals are important but not as important as delivering for your fighters and for the fans that want to see the big events. You seem to talk so often about doing things for the fans but from where I am sitting, you stopped them from seeing three big fights. Is that the New-Age agenda?

New Age?  Us old guys, especially the Hall of Fame Promoters like to keep it simple – make the big fights and put bums on seats.

User Comments and Feedback (Register For Free To Comment) Comment by SirTomJones on 10-07-2012

:lol1: I don't think for a moment Cleverly hits harder than Kessler. I still think of Froch as being a quite limited fighter as I did pre super 6. He has done brilliant with what he is. Cleverly hasn't done…

Comment by badnewsbrown on 10-06-2012

Frank exposed Hearn, but he's not much better himself. As a promoter Frank is one of THE best in the world. Right now Hearn is having success but lets be honest Sky do 99% of the promoting.

Comment by fladz on 10-06-2012

[QUOTE=D-MiZe;12581941]You're talking out of your a[COLOR="Black"]r[/COLOR]se, Christ.[/QUOTE] Indeed. Cleverly would be annihilated by Froch. He went life and death with Bellew FFS.

Comment by komodo on 10-06-2012

LOL @ Cleverly hitting harder than Kessler and Taylor :lol1:

Comment by D-MiZe on 10-06-2012

[QUOTE=hookoutofhell;12581938]maybe but froch is a fighter whos been wobbled by kessler and direll. taylor even knocked him down fGs. clev hits harder than any of those guys and with frochs tendency to brawl that would mean openings for clev. i…

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Manny Pacquiao's Wife, Mother Asking For Retirement

Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao shed tears on national television on Monday, saying he had let his country down in his devastating knockout loss to his great Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez.

“The low morale, the sadness, I accept that. This is my job... But the reaction of the Filipinos, the many who cried, especially my family, it really hurts me,” he said in an interview on the GMA network.

The former eight-division world champion wiped tears from his eyes listening to his wife, Jinkee, make a tearful appeal on camera for her husband, who turns 34 next week, to hang up his gloves.

“When you see your husband get hurt, you cannot even sleep,” she said in the interview, conducted in the United States after Saturday’s Las Vegas bout.

Asked if she wanted her husband to retire from boxing, she said: “You know the answer to that. He knows what I am asking him”.

Pacquiao’s mother Dionisia made a separate appeal on the same station.

“I have long asked you son, it is time to retire because you started boxing at such a young age. I always pray that he will stop. I asked God to tell my son to stop,” she said.

She said she was alarmed by her son’s knock-out at the hands of Marquez in the sixth round of their non-title fight Saturday night local time in Las Vegas.

The loss stunned a huge Philippine audience watching the fight live on television on Sunday.

“I was shocked yesterday. The way he suddenly fell,” said Pacquiao’s mother, who added that, like in previous bouts, she had only watched a recording because she could not bear to watch her son’s fights live.

But while moved by the women’s entreaties, Pacquiao remained non-committal on calls for his retirement.

“I don’t want to hurt my family and the people who support them,” was all he would say about his future plans.

“I am OK. I just got overconfident in this fight. That is part of the game — sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.”

Pacquiao said immediately after the loss that he intends to fight again.

The Filipino fighter who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions has extended his boxing success into election to parliament, a career in showbusiness and commercial endorsements.

But there have been questions about Pacquiao’s focus on his boxing in recent years as he has had to deal with his duties as a congressman, host of a television game show and as pitchman for various products.

In the past year he has also become a Bible preacher, though he insists his religion has not dulled his killer instinct in the ring.

User Comments and Feedback (Register For Free To Comment) Comment by carloscruz10009 on 12-12-2012

Or how about when Freddie Roach said Shane had to come down to about 142 or 143 after the Margarito fight for Pacquiao to fight him? He ducks Mosley but still fights the guy Mosley beat? Explain that?

Comment by stretchedout on 12-11-2012

[QUOTE=Phantomas;12798621]Mosley didn´t look that shot when he fought Margarito and Mayweather, vs Pac he just didn´t want to fight, and vs Canelo he didn´t look shot either when he took those bombs. Everybody here makes fun of protected boxers fighting…

Comment by stretchedout on 12-11-2012

[QUOTE=hitking;12798362]What you don't seem to understand is that these fanatical weirdos are in such a scramble mode to make the last 3-4 years of their pathetic lives meaningful that they don't even realize that [B]****in on Floyd's win over JMM…

Comment by stretchedout on 12-11-2012

[QUOTE=1prodz;12798330]Fraudulent fans don't you wish that was your hero Floyd-roid landing that punch on Pacquaio. But Floyd-roid is probably somewhere in a cave right now counting money right now. Or suffering the side effects from ROID-RAGE, and beating up his…

Comment by carloscruz10009 on 12-11-2012

Pac was definitely on something.. funny how they crying about steriods now... but have been ducking the tests for years.... interesting & ironic.

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Omar Figueroa Training Without Joel Diaz For Estrada

By Salvador Rodriguez

The lightweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Omar 'Panterita' Figueroa, has decided to make a change in his camp for his second defense of the green belt, which takes place this August 16 at the StubHub Center in California. He faces mandatory challenger Daniel Estrada.

For the upcoming fight, Figueroa has decided not to train with coach Joel Diaz. Figueroa had no interest in going over to California for camp. Instead, he is training with his father, Omar Figueroa Sr., in Weslaco, Texas. It is still a possibility that Diaz will work the corner on fight night.

"For this camp, Omar is training with me. This time Joel Diaz was not with us. My son would not go to California. It was his decision," said Figueroa Sr. "[Diaz] will not be in camp, but maybe he will be in the fight [in Omar's corner]. I have no problem with him, he communicates with me, he respects the decision of Omar and always says that friendship is the main thing and we continue to speak to him."

User Comments and Feedback (Register For Free To Comment) Comment by New England on 07-24-2014

overrated fighter. match him right, and he's good for a war doe.

Comment by boxing maniac on 07-24-2014

Figueroa is the worst champ I've ever seen ...PERIOD!

Comment by Ged21 on 07-24-2014

[QUOTE=.:: JSFD26 ::.;14791475]That sucks that a parent would push a kid towards doing something else. Why tho? Much better future in college and baseball. Baseball wasnt a guarantee cause it's hard to make it but at least he would've had…

Comment by juandabomb on 07-24-2014

Figueroa is becoming another Victor Ortiz

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[QUOTE=Ged21;14791003]This kid is from my hometown and everyone loves him here, but I don't see anything special in him. I don't think he takes boxing serious. I don't know him personally but I do associate myself with some of his…

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