SAINTS are undefeated in their last four meetings
SAINTS are undefeated in their last four meetings with Hull FC, having won two and drawn two.The Airlie Birds’ last win against the Saints was 22-10 at Langtree Park on March 9, 2012.Hull FC are also without a win in their last three home meetings with St Helens, having lost one and drawn two. Their last home win against the Saints was 27-26 on June 4, 2010.Richard Whiting has scored a try in each of Hull FC’s last four meetings with St Helens.Steve Prescott Cup:Saints lead 12-0 after the first leg. Saints won 34-22 back in February.2014 Meeting:St Helens 34, Hull FC 22 (SLR2, 21/2/14)Super League Summary:Hull FC won 10St Helens won 25 (includes win in 2006 Grand Final & wins in 2001 and 2006 play-offs)3 drawsHigh and Lows:Hull FC highest score: 44-6 (H, 2005) (also widest margin)St Helens highest score: 74-16 (H, 1999) (also widest margin) Club Milestones:Paul Wellens needs three points to reach 1,000 for St Helens.His total of 997 has been reached with 229 tries, 40 goals and 1 field goal in 483 games for the club since 1998.Super League Milestones:Paul Wellens needs two tries to draw level with Keith Senior in second place in the list of all-time leading try-scorers.1 Danny McGuire (Leeds, 2001-present) 2142 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 1993 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-present) 1974 David Hodgson (Hull KR/Huddersfield/Salford/Wigan/Halifax, 1999-present) 1685 Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons/St Helens/Bradford, 1998-present) 1656 Ade Gardner (Hull KR/St Helens, 2002-present) 1537 Ryan Hall (Leeds, 2007-present) 1528 Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, 2001-present) 1499 Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present) 14810 Pat Richards (Wigan, 2006-2013) 147Sia Soliola – 1 Super League appearance away from 100 (99 for St Helens, 2010-2014) Paul Wellens – 3 tries away from 200 in Super League (197 for St Helens, 1998-2014)Consecutive Appearances:Hull FC’s Joe Westerman has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 39.Westerman last missed a Hull game on 25 May, 2013 – a 22-16 Magic Weekend win against Hull KR at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.His streak then started on 31 May, 2013 – an 18-6 home win against Leeds.1 Joe Westerman (Hull FC) 392 Kyle Wood (Huddersfield Giants) 323 = Matt Cook (London Broncos), Sia Soliola (St Helens) 295 = Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants), Zeb Taia (Catalan Dragons) 26First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:Tries:1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 222 = Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons), Tom Makinson (St Helens) 214 = Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 176 = Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers), Joe Wardle (Huddersfield Giants), Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos), Mason Caton-Brown (Salford Red Devils) 15 *10 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors), Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 14Goals:1 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 823 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 814 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 755 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 667 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 638 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 599 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 4710 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 46Goals Percentage:1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)2 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 89.65 (26/29)3 Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 88.46 (23/26)4 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons) 84.00 (21/25)5 Jacob Miller (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)6 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 81.03 (47/58)7 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84)8 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 77.14 (81/105)9 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 76.74 (66/86)10 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 76.63 (82/107)Points:1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 1882 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 1783 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 1764 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 1645 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 1586 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 1537 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 1528 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 1349 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 11810 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 97
I love Christmas lights. I am one of those people who, given the chance, would absolutely cover my house with them and would cause an obstruction to landing aircraft, because of the brightness! My wife isn’t like me in that regard. She prefers understated Christmas lights, generally white with a red bow or something.We discuss this each November and, as Brian Clough used to say, “We sit down and chat and decide that she’s right!” Our house has white lights and red stars outside. It looks tasteful and very pretty, but I still secretly yearn for the colours and tackiness of the National Lampoon’s house!Have you ever noticed that, when you buy a traditional set of coloured Christmas fairy lights, they are generally four colours – green, blue, red and yellow? Did you realise that those colours each have something very powerful to say about the Christmas story?Green – the green lights are there to remind us of the shepherds, who were sitting in the fields and watching out for their sheep. The peace and tranquillity of their evening in Bethlehem’s hills was broken by the sound of angels, who told them about the birth of Jesus in the village below. Why is this so important? Well, shepherds really were on the bottom rung of the social ladder. They were uneducated and viewed as being social outcasts. Their testimony wasn’t valid in the court of law because, “Who would trust a shepherd?” Maybe, this year, you feel on the edge of things and of little value. Remember that God decided to tell the shepherds about Jesus’ birth before He told anyone else. He takes those on the edge and brings them right into the centre. You are of incredible importance.Blue – the blue lights are meant to remind us of the night sky and the Wise Men, who were searching for significance from a distant land. These people, the Magi, were followers of a different faith and were from the area around Iran. I find it incredible that some of the first people to recognise that Jesus was being born, weren’t the people who should have been looking. God will cross national and religious boundaries to tell people good news. Maybe this year has been a year of great change and transition for you. Maybe you find yourself in a different town, city or even nation and feel as though you will never fit in. God reminds us, through the story of the Wise Men, that if you are looking for Him, you will find Him. He reminds us that national, racial, gender, sexuality and any other divide that people put up in our culture, is irrelevant in His eyes – He loves each of us equally.Red – the red lights remind us that the Christmas story and the Easter story are completely linked. Just like the holly berries, the red lights are there to remind us that Jesus was prepared to die to make it possible for people to be friends of God. They remind us that, however low our self-opinion may be, you are worth the death of God’s son. You are of incredible value.Yellow – the yellow lights are to remind us of the gift of gold, which was given to Jesus’ family shortly after His birth. They are to remind us that, in a world of chaos, there is a king who is in control. This baby would grow up and would, literally, change the world – even the date on your calendar revolves around His birth. If you feel as though your world is spinning out of control, know that it is possible to find meaning and peace in knowing that there is a plan, even if we can’t always see it.As you celebrate Christmas this year and, as you see the lights shining around you, remember these four important messages – you matter, you are loved, you are valuable and you can know peace.Have a fantastic Christmas and see you in a few weeks as our pre-season friendlies get underway. As one club together, let’s make 2018 a year to remember and be Saints and Proud! Happy Christmas.
The DOT says it wants to educate agencies and businesses about practical ways to use the emerging technology. This workshop will focus on how drones can be used for emergency management, with other topics including flight operations, drone safety, and data management, as well as the use of drones in blasting operations and newsgathering.This is the third in a series of free workshops the Division of Aviation will host across the state.The free workshop is Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. In the BB&T Auditorium at the McKeithan Center on CFCC’s North Campus.Related Article: Brunswick Co. Schools still looking for bus drivers as other districts near full rostersEditor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported that the workshop was scheduled for Friday. That was based on a news release from the DOT that the agency later corrected. We apologize for any confusion. WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Want to make drones part of your business? The North Carolina Department of Transportation wants to help.Friday the DOT’s Division of Aviation will host a Wilmington-area workshop for commercial and government drone/Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operators.- Advertisement – 
00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% XColor SettingsAaAaAaAaTextBackgroundOpacity SettingsTextOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundSemi-TransparentOpaqueTransparentFont SettingsSize||TypeSerif MonospaceSerifSans Serif MonospaceSans SerifCasualCursiveSmallCapsResetSave Settings COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A raid in Tabor City targeting a doctor’s office and home.Columbus County District Attorney Jon David said it’s all an effort to combat the opioid epidemic.- Advertisement – A collective effort by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Tabor City Police Department as they raided Dr. Jong Whan Kim’s office this morning.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit arrested two individuals after an approximately seven month-long investigation into a “pill mill” operating at 211 East 5th Street in Tabor City. Dr. Jong Whan Kim along with his office manager and girlfriend, Tammy Lynn Thompson, were arrested today, June 29th. This investigation originated from numerous citizen complaints and anonymous tips.“There will be consequences for anyone that is selling pills for profit over the value of human life,” said District Attorney Jon David at a Friday joint news conference in Whiteville with Sheriff Lewis Hatcher.Related Article: Men wanted in deadly SC carjacking, armed robbery at Columbus Co. storeThe office, as well as a home on Stake Road in Tabor City were targeted by SWAT and sheriff’s deputies.During the investigation, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Detectives utilized an undercover agent to purchase ounces of marijuana from Tammy Lynn Thompson, on numerous occasions. The undercover agent also purchased 115 hydrocodone tablets from Thompson. Dr. Kim’s office was located less than 1000 feet from Tabor City Elementary School. The office lacked the normal examination equipment that you usually see in a physician’s office. The exam rooms did not have examination tables only a chair for the patient to sit in. “There was no diplomas on the wall, there was not medical equipment that you would associate with a doctor’s office,” said David.The patient would then have the prescription filled at an area pharmacy according to the Sheriff’s Office. The office had numerous waiting rooms and they were all full when Detectives executed the search warrant.“Given the amount of pills that this group was putting out onto our streets, that the supply will be dramatically limited from this day moving forward,” David said.The two face now more than 45 charges many added on to one another by the District Attorney’s office. They range from conspiring to traffic opium/heroin, to selling a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a school, trafficking opium/heroin, and unlawful prescribing of a medication without legitimate medical purpose.Kim is under a $5.58 million bond and Thompson’s is set at $760,000.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Detectives are still looking for a suspect and a motive in the death of a man shot in his own bed in Castle Hayne in 2002.Detective Justin Varella with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said Frank Brown lived by himself in a house on Oakley Road in Castle Hayne 16 years ago.- Advertisement – “Frank went to work,” Varella said. “He worked hard. He mowed his yard. He took care of his house.”On July 3, 2002, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call from that address. Varella said the 911 call came from Frank Brown’s son, Michael, who was 17 at the time. He said Michael was with his step brother and a friend of theirs at the time. Just before 10 that night, he said the three boys drove to Frank’s house for a quick visit.“When they get to the driveway, they see Frank Brown’s truck actually backing out of the driveway,” Varella said. “At some point, they noticed that it wasn’t Frank that was driving the truck, so they followed the truck for a little while and then they ended up turning around and going back to the house.”Related Article: Police: Mayor accused of pointing gun at minors in parkWhen they went inside, Varella said they found Frank was actually lying in bed and had suffered a head injury. It was a fatal gunshot wound. Varella said Michael immediately called 911 and first responders arrived.“Frank was obviously beyond any life saving measures at the time,” Varella said.That left his son and investigators with lots of unanswered questions. What happened to Frank’s truck?“It’s been reported that at least one of them saw the truck come back by the house while they were there and while they were trying to get emergency personnel on scene and then the truck ends up somewhere shortly down the road,” Varella said.Varella said it did not appear to be a robbery.“Didn’t appear to be any signs of forced entry, so it wasn’t a home invasion,” Varella said. “The house didn’t appear to be ransacked.”Did Frank even see it coming?“At the time that this happens, Frank is laying in bed probably watching tv,” Varella said. “He could have even been asleep at the time. There doesn’t seem to be any signs of a struggle, doesn’t seem to be any indication that Frank tried to fight anybody.”Was it a planned murder?“This could have very well been, you know, an ambush,” Varella said.Why would someone want to take Frank Brown’s life?“What I can tell you about Frank is that everybody that we’ve talked to over the years.. Really good guy,” Varella said. “You know, he was a very moral person.”Varella said Brown lived alone, but his son lived back and forth between his house and Michael’s mom’s house.“The relationship between he and his ex-wife wasn’t tumultuous,” Varella said.Varella said his neighbors all liked him.“Neighbors said that you know he was a good guy that pretty much kept to himself,” Varella said. “You know he was happy go lucky.”Varella said Brown was the assistant manager at the Wrightsboro Food Lion.“He tried to help people when he could,” Varella said. “The employees that were spoken to at Food Lion said that he was a very jovial person, liked to joke around with everybody. They felt like they could talk to him.”A plaque still hangs in the break room at that Food Lion in his memory.“It makes you wonder why? Why would this happen? Who would have wanted to kill this man? It appears someone had to be angry with him,” Varella said. “Someone was mad. I don’t know what he could have done to someone to make them this angry. With murder comes motive.”Varella Said they need someone to come forward who knows someone who was angry with Varella and thinks that could be why they would have killed him. If you have any information, please contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
CBS News correspondent covering Hurricane Florence in Wilmington on Sept. 10, 2018. (Photo: Hannah Patrick/WWAY) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — CBS News Correspondent David Begnaud arrived in Wilmington Sunday to begin covering storm preparations for Hurricane Florence.Begnaud has spent the last year covering major hurricanes in Florida, Texas, and a large amount of time in Puerto Rico. Begnaud was in Puerto Rico before, during and weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.- Advertisement – Begnaud said he was sent to Wilmington based on the track of Hurricane Florence on Sunday. Based on his experience, he said there is still a lot that can change.“At this point last year, I remember being in Florida for Hurricane Irma,” Begnaud said. “We thought it was going into Miami and it shifted. We thought it was going to Tampa and then, it shifted towards Jacksonville.”Begnaud said he takes hurricane coverage very seriously.Related Article: ‘It was unreal’: UNCW professor narrowly missed by falling tree“As a journalist covering a hurricane is exhilarating. Right? Your adrenaline goes from zero to 60 quickly, but it’s also a time to remember that hyperbole has to be put aside, because as a journalist we have the responsibility to tell people what they need to know,” Begnaud said. “Right? And what they need to know right now is today is the day to prepare, not Wednesday. By Wednesday you may be told you need to get out.”Begnaud said he learned in Puerto Rico that journalism can be a lifeline.“At a time like this, people are watching television and they’re relying on us to leave the hyperbole out, right? Set aside the hysteria and just tell me the facts that I need to know.”Begnaud said there are about 20 or 30 CBS personnel stationed along the coast ready for wall to wall coverage when the storm hits.You can follow David Begnaud on Twitter for his local storm coverage.
Spain’s Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as the national team’s new coach following a rather disappointing World Cup campaign in which they failed to make it past the last 16.The team managed by Fernando Hierro, who was appointed on a temporary basis after Julen Lopetegui’s sacking, were eliminated by Russia on penalties.Luis Enrique had taken time off after leaving Barcelona in 2017 and has often been linked with managerial jobs at both Chelsea and Arsenal. He led Barcelona to 9 titles in 3 seasons and has also had spells at Roma and Celta Vigo.Throughout his playing career he scored 12 goals in 62 appearances for La Roja and was part of the team that won gold at the 1992 Olympics.Brought to you by Hublot<a href=”http://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a01a3708&cb={random}” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=34&cb={random}&n=a01a3708&ct0={clickurl_enc}” border=”0″ alt=”” /></a>WhatsApp SharePrint <a href=’http://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a7617b59&cb={random}’ target=’_blank’><img src=’https://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=128&cb={random}&n=a7617b59&ct0={clickurl_enc}’ border=’0′ alt=” /></a>
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Advertisement Bad news: Your Facebook page is likely about to slow down. Good news: The change will help keep online thieves away.According to a recent blog post, Facebook is in the process of moving all of its users in North America — and soon the rest of the world — to a type of Internet connection that is more secure but also tends to slow down Web browsing a bit.Called HTTPS, as opposed to less-secure HTTP, it’s the connection you see on online retail sites when you’re about to enter credit card information or a password. Sometimes a little lock icon appears in the browser window when you’re connected to a site with HTTPS. (The “s,” by the way, stands for “secure.”) – Advertisement – “As the Web evolves, expectations around security change,” Facebook’s Alex Rice wrote last year when he announced that HTTPS would become an option on Facebook. “For example, HTTPS — once a technology used primarily on banking and e-commerce sites — is now becoming the norm for any Web app that stores user information.”The new change is that Facebook is starting make HTTPS the default setting for all its 1 billion-plus users, so people who haven’t selected that option soon will get added security — and, potentially, slower browsing.“People will be able to opt-out of HTTPS for maximum speed if that’s how they roll,” according to the blog TechCrunch.“It is far from a simple task to build out this capability for the more than a billion people that use the site and retain the stability and speed we expect,” Facebook’s Frederic Wolens told that tech news site, “but we are making progress daily towards this end.“This may slow down connections only slightly, but we have deployed significant performance enhancements to our load balancing infrastructure to mitigate most of the impact of moving to HTTPS, and will be continuing this work as we deploy this feature.”How will you know whether you’re using HTTPS or HTTP? Look at the top of your browser window, where you enter Internet addresses. If you go to Facebook and see https://facebook.com in that box, then you’re browsing on the more-secure connection, which scrambles data as it sends it back and forth to Facebook’s servers, making it more difficult for someone in the middle to nab your passwords or other sensitive data.“Think of it like this: you’re having a private conversation with your new boyfriend or girlfriend, and your ex — unbeknownst to you — is a few tables over listening to every word,” the blog Lifehacker writes in a post titled “WTF is HTTPS.” “That’s the sort of risk HTTP poses, whereas HTTPS would be more like if you and your new romantic interest were speaking a new language that only the two of you understood. To your stalker of an ex, this information would sound like gibberish and s/he wouldn’t get any value from listening if s/he tried.“HTTPS is a way for you to exchange information with a web site securely so you don’t have to worry about anyone trying to listen in.”Other online services, including Gmail, already use HTTPS by default.Source: CNN