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Atlantic Rugby Cup 2017 #Bermuda @URugbyFootball @djcoil @official_brfu

July 27, 2017 Published by

The Atlantic Rugby Cup 2017 at the Bermuda National Sports Centre will feature two matches, the URugby Collegiate All-Star Cup and the USA Islanders vs Saracens.

The event is promoted by URugby and Stephen Siano. URugby has developed strong ties with Bermuda Rugby  and ran a Collegiate Spring Break Tournament in Bermuda, which will also return in 2018.

August 10, 5:30pm – Collegiate All-Star Rugby Cup Liberty Rugby Conference vs. Republic of Texas All-Stars

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The Collegiate All-Star Rugby Cup match will feature two collegiate all-star teams from the USA. The Republic of Texas All-Stars coached by Rick Medina will take on Jerry Mirro and The Liberty Rugby Conference All-Stars.

Read more about the Collegiate Cup »

August 10, 7:30pm – USA Islanders vs Saracens (London)

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The USA Islanders are a band of brothers with island heritage including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Hawaii and islands of the Caribbean. The Saracens (London) are simply one of the best professional rugby teams in the world and winners of the European Professional Club Rugby championship two years running.

Read more about the Islanders vs the Saracens »

Both matches will be streamed @ FloRugby. 

This post is adapted from the original @ djcoilrugby 

RECAP: 2017 Collegiate Rugby Championship Top 8 Showdown

Beyond Rugby Bermuda

 

@Telegraph UK – 5 things the @AmericasCup must to do make itself more accessible & what it has already nailed.

June 27, 2017 Published by
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Emirates Team New Zealand celebrate after their 7-1 victory over Oracle Team USA in the America’s Cup final CREDIT: AP

by Miles Dilworth

26 JUNE 2017 • 9:30PM

“In the end it was a walkover. New Zealand routed the USA 7-1 to win the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda.
Trouble is, did anyone notice?

Sir Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR challenge did its best to milk the untapped British market, but came up short. The Kiwis were preaching to the converted, while moneybags Oracle Team USA had their campaign end in humiliation and a dwindling American audience.

The Cup can be impenetrable at times. Adorned with corporate sponsorship, to the sceptic it is little more than a billionaire’s plaything …”

Read full article here

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@AmericasCup #Bermuda 2017

June 27, 2017 Published by
The 2017 America’s Cup was held on the Great Sound in Bermuda. It was the 35th edition of the America’s Cup yacht race contested between the Challenger Emirates Team New Zealand (winner of the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup) and the Defender Oracle Team USA (winner of the 2013 America’s Cup)

Emirates Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup by a score of 7 to 1 and will defend the Auld Mug in the 36th America’s Cup. It was Oracle’s second defense of the Cup, four years after its first successful defense.

The races were conducted using hydrofoiling AC50 America’s Cup Class yachts, which are slightly larger than the AC45F yachts used in the World Series. read more @ wikipedia

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#Bermuda job losses during @AmericasCup @NewshubNZ

June 17, 2017 Published by

The America’s Cup was means to be a boost for Bermuda’s economy but workers at the event’s official hotel have been told there’s not enough work for them because it’s not full.

The country may be a playground for the rich and famous – but everyday Bermudians fear the benefit from hosting the Cup will not be the plan that was sold to them.

Living along the turquoise shores of Bermuda comes at a cost – just renting an average two-bedroom home is $3500 a month. For those that struggle to afford that, the America’s Cup was touted as the economic boost they’d benefit from. But those in state-subsidised housing near the Cup village would have to move elsewhere to make way for hotels – hotels that were never built … read full article & watch video @newshubnz

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@AmericasCup #Bermuda Turtle Dilemma @bestbermuda

May 29, 2017 Published by

The removal of sea turtles from Bermuda’s waters ahead of the upcoming America’s Cup raises serious “ethical dilemmas”, admit the country’s leading environmental groups.

In preparation for a period of intense “marine traffic”, caused by the arrival of a fleet of 50-foot catamarans for the upcoming America’s Cup, various local authorities are temporarily relocating the growing number of sea turtles that inhabit Bermuda’s near-shore waters.

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST), however, has warned that …

Read more @ America’s Cup turtle problem poses serious “ethical dilemmas”, environmental groups warn

 

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BEST (Bermuda Environmental & Sustainability Taskforce)

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Flight 441 – #Bermuda Music Radio Show @KCCLive #Liverpool UK w/ Jay Blades @JdotBlakke

January 8, 2017 Published by

Flight 441 Debut show as broadcast on kcclive

 

This month’s show showcased the talents of K.A.S.E., Kidd Clazzic (www.kiddclazzic.com), Bento BDA (www.soundcloud.com/bentobda), Russell Butler (www.discogs.com/artist/3579152-Russel…, Arijahknow Live Wires (www.entertainment.bm/artist-profiles/…), Collie Buddz (bermudians.com/colliebuddz) and Rowdy Piper with DIA.

All this and more wrapped up by our hosts J. Blakke, Carla Saunders Zuill and Siid James.

If you want to download your own personal copy of the show, follow this link:  yousendit.com/download/dD…

About the Show

Bermuda’s own Jay Blades is the host of an hour long radio show based in Liverpool, UK. The show ONLY plays music by Bermudian Artists and short mixes by Bermudian DJ’s. The show give Bermudians a platform in England to exhibit their tunes!

I am not genre discriminatory … i play anything … however, there are certain guidelines to follow  – J.B

1. Quality is paramount.

The track must be of a high standard. Minimum MP3 resolution 256kb/s. WAV files and all Mac formats will be accepted but NOT WMV.

2. Track MUST be radio friendly.

Your track(s) have to be clean. It must be appropriate for public airwaves. Each borderline track will be reviewed.

3. Details & Bios 

When you send a track, you need the following to accompany it
– Your/Your band’s bio.
– Your social and music links

N.b The shows will be reproduced online and there will be links to where people can hear more of you or where to buy your track …

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Email: jeremy.f.blades [at] gmail.com

Subject: “Flight 441” + Your/Your Band’s Name

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Jay Blades | facebook | twitter |  bermudians.com/jay

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99.8FM KCC LIVE – The Station With Attitude.

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Why houses in #Bermuda have white stepped roofs @BBCNews

December 27, 2016 Published by

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“The North Atlantic island of Bermuda has no fresh-water springs, rivers or lakes. So how did humans ever settle there? The secret is in the design of their houses, and particularly the white stepped roof which is still in use 400 years after it was first introduced.

A British visitor to Bermuda will feel instantly at home, even if the weather is far warmer and sunnier than anything imaginable on the British Isles. Many of the island’s 60,000 residents live in limestone cottages painted in pastel colours of a design familiar from British towns or villages.

But white roofs? With steps? Where did they come from? It turns out they are designed this way to harvest rain. The steps slow down heavy rainfall helping the gutters to collect the water and store it in a tank under the house …”

Read Full Story @ Why houses in Bermuda have white stepped roofs – BBC News

Hidden Gems of #Bermuda @bdaislandgames

December 26, 2016 Published by

Hidden Gems of Bermuda is an upcoming game about Bermudian culture. Bermuda Island Games is the first Bermudian mobile game development company. We want to promote Bermuda through Bermuda mobile games that portray our culture in a better way which is new and very helpful for both locals and visitors.

When visitors come to Bermuda, they want to explore, experience different cultures, and experience different cuisines” but there are no interactive or digital apps that take advantage of modern-day technology to promote Bermuda. Hidden Gems of Bermuda is the long awaited game for those visitors. Everyone can easily find and locate any significant tourist place of Bermuda through this game.

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#Bermuda walkers asked to stop stacking rocks @BBCNews

December 10, 2016 Published by

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Nature experts in Bermuda have urged people to stop prising rocks from the ground to make artfully arranged piles as it’s disturbing the habitat of a critically endangered lizard. Conservationists say rock stacking – also called rock or stone balancing – is an increasing problem in the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve. It’s one of the last remaining homes of the rare Bermuda skink which lives among the rocks. The reserve is a “crucial habitat for its future on the island”, according to Andrew Dobson, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society.

Read the complete story Bermuda walkers told to stop stacking rocks – BBC News

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66 hours #Bermuda #NewYork in the World’s 1st Off-Shore Catamaran @RedBull

November 16, 2016 Published by

In early November, four thrill-seeking sailors navigated 660 miles from New York to Bermuda in just 66 hours. They were not traveling in luxury aboard a heavy-duty boat, with creature comforts and the ample horsepower required for most open-ocean voyages. These daredevils relied on a foiling boat—those small, blazingly fast seacraft usually seen flying along coastlines. Sailing this things across open water was once too dangerous to even attempt. Now it’s possible thanks to reengineering how these boats work and what they’re made from.

Read full story How a Ridiculous Racing Boat Survived 660 Miles of Open Ocean

Facts you didn’t know about #Bermuda @TheGoFever

November 16, 2016 Published by

Ever since I got back from Bermuda, people have been asking me “How was Barbados?” and “How did you like the Bahamas?” It seems that Bermuda is quite unknown to many… Which is a shame, because it is a formidable destination. Good thing I went, now I can tell you all there is to know about it. And there is a lot!

So here goes: facts you didn’t know about Bermuda, but totally should.

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The Most Polite People In The World Are In #Bermuda ! @buzzbishop

November 1, 2016 Published by

“Hello, how are you?,” the border official at the airport security greeted us. We thought she was just being friendly, that our faces exhausted from the long night of travel to the island needed a little pick me up.

 

We soon found out she wasn’t being particularly polite to just us, but that everyone in Bermuda is polite. “Hello, how are you?” is not just a platitude that rolls out in every greeting, but a genuine wish shared between islanders.

 

If you think Canadians are polite, you haven’t been to Bermuda!

 

“Hello, how are you?,” the woman greeted the …

Read full article The Most Polite People In The World Are In Bermuda

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