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Isle of Man News, Articles and Informationmore acts for BestivalMore acts have been confirmed for Bestival, which takes place at Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Isle of Wight from Friday 8th until Sunday 10th September.Newly confirmed for the festival are Matthew Herbert, Sasha, Mark Ronson, and The Hat. There will be no fewer than 14 local Isle of Wight bands and DJs playing across the various arenas and stages at Bestival. They all join a line-up over the weekend that includes the Pet Shop Boys, plus Brian Eno, Lilly Allen, The Fall, Amadou & Mariam, Brakes, Jim Noir, Motion Pictures, Devendra Banhart, The Sunshine Underground, Kanda Bongo Man, Love is all, Youngblood Brass Band, and loads more - see here for the full list of live acts and DJs confirmed so far, with more still to come. And this year's Bestival Fancy Dress Party theme is Circus - start planning your costume! Tickets are on sale, priced at 95 for the weekend - click here to buy. Blotters for 06/19/2006FleeingEthan Joseph Anthony, 29, of Emerald Isle, was charged Saturday by the Onslow County Office of the State Highway Patrol with fleeing to elude arrest and speeding recklessly.Bond was set at $6,000. Drugs Curtis Ray Gibson, 26, of Sunset Road, was charged Saturday by the Onslow County Sheriff's Department with possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture, sell and distribute, manufacturing marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacturing cocaine, having an open container after consuming alcohol and possession of cocaine with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver, warrants state. Bond was set at $10,000. Firearm charge William James Lewis Jr, 23, of Oak Hill Court, was charged Saturday by the Jacksonville Police Department with possession of a stolen firearm and carrying a firearm after consuming alcohol.
HEAVY RAIN FOR BULLER, WESTLAND AND THE HEADWATERS OF THE OTAGO ...People in these areas should watch for rising river levels and possible surface flooding, and keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings.FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND FORECAST CHARTS PLEASE GO TOhttp://metservice.com/default/index.php?alias=mapsandobservationsMORE DETAILED INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND TECHNICAL USERSFOLLOWS:HEAVY RAIN WARNINGAREAS AFFECTED: WESTLAND SOUTH OF OTIRA, THE PAPAROA RANGE AND THE HEADWATERS OF THE OTAGO AND CANTERBURY LAKES AND RIVERS FROM ARTHUR'S PASS TO MOUNT ASPIRINGFORECAST:WESTLAND SOUTH OF OTIRARain is expected to set in during Sunday morning. In the 24 hours from 6am Sunday to 6am Monday, expect 200 to 250mm of rain about the ranges and 100 to 120mm nearer the coast. The heaviest falls are likely during Sunday afternoon and evening, when intensities could reach 25 to 35mm per hour about the ranges.THE HEADWATERS OF THE OTAGO AND CANTERBURY LAKES AND RIVERS FROM ARTHUR'S PASS TO MOUNT ASPIRINGHeavy rain is expected to develop Sunday morning.D-Day: Prepping for and launching the invasionRichard J. Bennett, a resident of Seven Lakes West in Moore County, was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy, serving from March 1943 to November 1945. His gunfire-support unit participated in D-Day as well as a second Allied invasion on the shores of southern France in August 1944. Here, in his own words, is Bennett's recollection of the events leading to the invasion. .Competition: In a few words No 3934I had an e-mail from dear David Silverman just double-checking that he wasn't supposed to send in a limerick, to which I replied in the negative, adding: "Happily no one has yet sent in a limerick!" I wrote too soon. One poor man did just that. I apologise profusely if the instructions weren't 100 per cent clear. I was going to print one of his limericks to cheer him up, but as none of them scanned I shan't. Well done to Richard Robinson, whose name I don't recognise. 10 to the singletons, 15 to the rest. The overall winner (La Curran) also gets the Tesco vouchers. Quilted toilet paper The Da Vinci Code is like a Sudoku puzzle, wrapped in luxury quilted toilet paper and served on a bed of crisp dollar bills. Cold Comfort Farm is like A Social History of England interpreted as an episode of The Archers.Macquarie to get look at AB Ports booksThe Macquarie Bank-led consortium caught up in a battle for the UK's biggest port operator will get a look at the books of takeover target Associated British Ports.The Macquarie consortium is ready to gatecrash a bid by the Admiral Acquisitions group led by US investment bank Goldman Sachs, which had been agreed to by AB Ports. The Macquarie consortium has proposed a rival takeover offer worth at least STG2.58 billion ($A6.47 billion), which would match Admiral's latest bid which it increased in response to early indications of Macquarie's interest. Macquarie would not comment but The Daily Telegraph in London said AB Ports had agreed to let the Australian investment bank carry out due diligence. The share price of AB Ports, which has 21 ports in the UK and handles around 25 per cent of the nation's sea-borne trade, hit an all-time closing high of 871.50 pence Thursday with the market expecting the bidding war to hot up.
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