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Many men who wear a cock cage now do it for fun. It is part of that Fifty Shades of Grey thing where men and women are just experimenting with it. I think that is great. I like hearing about men playing with the idea of wearing a cock cage and trying it out. Most will not go with the male chastity lifestyle but some of them will. I wear a male chastity cage day and night. My wife started me on one year's ago. At first she forced me into wearing one. She had control issue and like many women jealousy issues too. I was a flirty type of guy and that was not going to change but wearing a male chastity cage with her holding the key to the lock made her feel much better about it. I was getting plenty of sex from my wife and I was never that interested in finding more women to play with so I ended up being OK and then actually enjoyed wearing a cage. I wanted to ask the other men out there who are into male chastity if they have found a great cock cage for wearing with shorts. Not just loose shorts for which just about any cage will do but the tiny spandex short shorts. I need a very small cage that will not be noticed while I am working out at the gym. Any suggestions?
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Have you ever used a cock cage under your shorts?
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Mixing an Ass Spark with my cock cag
My boyfriend Bob was tired of me fooling around and ordered a cock cage for me. He was also very controlling and he enjoyed being in charge of when and if I could have sex. I guess I was just having too much fun and to some degree deserved to be forced to wear a cock cage and I would have been OK with it if that is where it ended. My new stainless steel cock cage came and the truth is wearing it turned me on. The male chastity cage kept me from getting an erection but it did not keep me from having fun with other men. I could still suck as much cock as I wanted which was just about every day with my favorite cock tastings coming from my gyms locker room. I used to go in nude but since I was wearing a cock cage I would wear those cute little as huger shorts. I was also getting a ton of anal action. Being what many call a power bottom I was fucking both gay and straight guys. The fact is that a lot of straight guys are just so horny all the time. Married guys not getting any sex from their wives will almost never turn down the best blow job they have ever had. Once I get to that point it is easy to have them fuck my ass. I am what many men and women refer to as feminine. I wear tiny little thongs and bikinis to the beach and guys who see me nude often say I look like a girl. My cock is very small which when trying to have sex with straight men is a huge benefit. Now that my little cock is locked away in a cock cage all the time it is even that much easier. My ass is firm, tight, tan and completely hairless. If you saw a picture of my butt you would guess it was a girl's photo. This was all it takes and I was getting laid all the time even more with the cock cage that is until my boyfriend figured it all out. I think to some degree he is turned on by all the guys that get to fuck me and yes they all wear condoms, I love sex but I am not willing to die for it. A package came the other day and Bob said open it up it is for you. I opened it to find an interesting looking device call the Ass Spark Monster. It was a combination cock ring and anal plug. At first I just thought it was some adult toy to have fun with and said it looks like fun. Let me show you how to use it Bob said. He stripped me down nude and unlocked the cock cage. Are we going to have sex I eagerly said. Not quite was his replay. He took off the cage and slipped my penis through the cock ring. He put a little lube on the metal ball and carefully slipped it inside of me. The ball was large and it was at the limit of what I could handle. Oh that feels great I said telling the truth. Wait there is more and Bob put the cock cage in front of the cock ring and locked it back on. With the cage and the Ass Spark there was not way to play with my cock and no one could fuck me in the ass. It was completely impossible. I can't even take a shit I said. You will do that before you leave the house with me here and the rest of the day you will hold it if you have to go. This would be torture but Bob knows I only go in the morning so that would not be so bad. What was terrible is my ass is not retired from having sex and the truth is with everything locked away it is not that much fun to give blow jobs. Looks like for now Bob has won this battle.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
My male chastity pain part 2
Cindy started inviting what she called real men into our sex play. I would always wear a cock cage which the real men would think was funny. They would ask me how can you let another person lock up your cock and not be able to touch it. I had no real answers for them the cock cage was something I just learned to accept. Inviting men into our relationship was something new for me but I was open- minded about it. S it turns out I enjoyed having anal sex with them much more than Cindy. All the men were much more gentle (most likely because it was their real cocks they were using and not a silicone dildo) and in many ways much more loving. The men would come to have sex with Cindy and they always did but I would warm them up. I learned to give wonderful blow jobs which to me seemed no different than eating pussy. It always turned the person on something I enjoyed doing. Most of these men were never with another man but it seemed to flow once they realized I was straight too. They seemed to be much more aroused when they found out I was being forced to do it. The pain I originally had from wearing a cock cage went away after a few weeks of wearing it. I found that keeping baby powder on my penis helped and making sure I kept everything nice and clean after going to the bathroom. Cindy says that male chastity is going to be a permanent part of my life but with that said between Cindy and her male and female friends fucking my ass every other day and me eating cock and pussy as a regular meal I guess having little use for my tiny penis at least for the time being is something I can live with.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
I wear a Cock cage. How do I tell the girl I am dating?
Last year I started wearing a cock cage and it was by choice. I was always horny and busy looking to hook up with men and women. I prefer women but I was so horny male or female would do. I would also masturbate a number of times a day. I am not sure if all this is normal or not but it was sure taking a lot of my time and thought. It was definitely affecting my productivity at work. My job performance was suffering and I had to do something about it. I asked a doctor friend and he laughed it off saying sex was healthy and good for you. I think he was completely wrong let's face it even drinking too much water can kill you! One night I had hooked up with a very hot girl. We had sex and we talked all night long afterwards. I told her that I felt having so much sex was a problem and see had an interesting recommendation. Her friend was a mistress who kept male slaves, it was actually her job. I told her that was not really my thing and she said it does not need to be your thing my friend might be able to help you with your problem of having too much sex. I was ready to talk to almost anyone. Sure give her my number if you have a chance. She gave that number to Mistress Stacy. Stacy and I are now close friends and the information and help she gave me was awesome. In a nut shell she told me to start wearing a cock cage and invited me over to try some on. Wearing a cock cage will prevent you from having sex and it will end up curtailing your incessant thinking about having sex. I felt it was worth a try and set up a time to meet her.
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Dildos and a cock cage
Talking about dildos and wearing a cock cage seems to have no connection with one another but the truth is that men who are forced to wear a cock cage with me being one of them are willing to try new things to fulfill our sexual desires. Wearing a male chastity cage keeps you from playing with, masturbating and have sex with anyone other than your master and the fact is most of us who are forced into male chastity rarely have sex without cheating just a little. I have a group of friends who are also male chastity slaves most are straight but some are gay. When we get together without the masters and mistresses the toys come out. They are all different sizes of dildos and our gay friends have shown us how to have orgasms using them for anal sex. I t took a lot of getting used to but the truth is my orgasms having anal sex with other men using toys on me is every bit as intense as me fucking any girl. In some ways it is better because I don't need to perform, I don't need to satisfy her, I can just concentrate on having the biggest orgasm. After I cum in the cock cage I need to carefully rinse it out so there is no trace of the fun I have had!.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Cock cage and cock ring gear for fun and pleasure
Have you ever tried wearing a cock cage? Have you ever had sex wearing a cock ring? Have you ever used a cock ring to make your bulge look larger? Have you ever toyed with male chastity? If your answer is no to any of these than we need to get you up to Speedo because you are missing out on a ton of fun. Locking your penis up in a metal cock cage makes you want sex all that much more and when the sex comes it is so much more intense. The cock cage keeps you from masturbating to much which in turn makes the loads you do blow so much more extreme and your orgasms are the best ever. Even if you are older go ahead and keep your penis locked up in a cock cage for a number of days and then see how far your load shoots when you fire it. I guarantee it will be like an eighteen year, you will shoot a load like the ones you did when you were young. Exploding loads that shoot up into your girls or man's face. Don't get me started on how much better your sex will be, how much harder your cock will be and how it will be at it's very largest if you use the correct size cock ring. Just like ordering a cock cage when ordering a cock ring you need to make sure it is the correct size for your penis. They should be a little difficult to get on but not so tight that they cut off all the flow of blood to your cock. Make sure when trying a cock ring or using a fixed ring cock ring attached to your cock cage that you put the balls through one at a time with a little lube on the shaft and balls. Once the balls are pulled through then you pull the shaft through. If this is done with a male chastity cock cage you will need to quickly pull the shaft into the cage and lock it before you get too excited. If you are using a cock ring for sex just let your cock get hard by gently playing with it. When your cock gets extremely hard while wearing a cock ring it might seem like it will be difficult if not impossible to get the ring off. Don't panic! Just relax after you are done using it (if having sex make sure to blow your load) and the penis will get smaller and much easier to remove. In a pinch you can always use ice water to get rid of an erection.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Wearing a Cock Cage and removing all your pubic hair
My wife ordered me my first cock cage. It was her idea but I was willing to go along with it. She had seen one on an adult movie and was so turned on by it how could I say no. I got home from work and my wife was waiting for me wearing her very sexy lingerie and holding my new cock cage. Take your clothes off she said and not in a playful way but in a demanding way. You never need to ask me that twice and I was out of my clothes in a second. I walked up to her and she lightly took my shaft between her fingers. Humm it's very small but so is your new cage it should be perfect. She took my hand and walked me over to the bathroom. What are we doing here Cindy? I need to shave you because you can't wear the cock cage with pubic hair. Shave me I said that is not going to happen. All of a sudden she barked out an order telling me to stand in the shower and keep my mouth shut. I was shocked but somehow Cindy knew I would comply. I got in the shower almost trembling. She started shaving everything off with an electric trimmer. I looked like a teenager with so little hair but that was just the start. She washed me down and soaped me up. I got hard instantly. She shaved all the pubic hair off everywhere and even though I am not very hairy she turned my around and shaved my hole too. I now looked like a completely hairless pre-teen. Perfect she said and smacked my ass so hard with her hand she left a mark. Now take a shower, dry off and come to the bedroom, don't put on your clothing and she walked away. I was confused, there had seemed to be a giant shift in our relationship. This was the start of my malechastity adventure.
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European youth go champion Lukas Podpera, who was Czech champion in 2013 and came in sixth in the World Amateur Go Championship in 2014, started the 2014 Korea Prime Minister Cup by beating Lou Mankao, a 5-dan from Macau. The game ended well before lunch, so Ranka took the opportunity to ask him about his experiences at the Choongam Baduk Academy, where he had studied in the past.
Ranka: When did you first attend the Choongam Baduk Academy?
Lukas: I first attended the Choongam Baduk Dojang two years ago when I told Mr Kim Sungrae, who is now one of our referees, that I would like to study baduk seriously somewhere in Korea. He recommended Choongam as the best, the biggest, and the most famous dojang in Korea, so I went there for one month, and then I returned a year later, last year, again for one month.
Ranka: How much do you think those two months improved your game?
Lukas: Both times, after I studied at Choongam there was a European Go Congress and I played really badly in it. I had learned a lot of new stuff, my head was thoroughly confused, and I didn't know what to do. But now, two years after first going to Choongam, I believe I've improved by at least one stone, from average European 5-dan to strong European 6-dan. So I had to be patient a bit and wait for the results, but the results came.
Ranka: How did you study there?
Lukas: I remember that in the morning there was always almost no one there. Some of the kids went to school, because they were generally about five years younger than me. So in the morning I would do life and death problems and replay games. They way they replay games is not like the European way, where we replay from books very slowly, reading the commentaries. They would replay the game really fast. Sometimes it would take them only fifteen minutes to replay a game. So sometimes I replayed ten or fifteen games a day. And also we played some kind of league games, usually with fast time limits, like at most half an hour of basic time.
Ranka: Do you think you learned a lot by replaying all those games very fast?
Lukas: Yes. At least my reading became much better than before. Before I was like all Europeans, much slower than the Asians, because they're reading by shapes and we're only reading by moves. Although I was much better than them at positional judgement, they would always exploit some of my aji, or kill me somewhere, That didn't happen in Europe. So my reading improved a lot, I think.
Ranka: What other foreign students did you meet there?
Lukas: I guess the most well known European student there was Mateusz Surma, a 5-dan from Poland. He stayed there for two years, I think, so he had been there the longest, but there was also Rémi Campagnie from France, another 5-dan; he was studying there for three months. There were no other European students, but from the USA there was Benjamin Lockhart, who is studying there still, and from Canada there was Gansheng Shi, who stayed for two months.
Ranka: How do you hope to do in the KPMC this year?
Lukas: Two months ago I played in the World Amateur Go Championship and did really well, so I would like to get a similar result. I would like to win five games, which is probably what is needed to finish at least in sixth place.
Ranka: Thank you very much.
Postscript: After lunch, Lukas lost to Juang Cheng-jiun (Chinese Taipei) in the second round, but he won his next three games, beating Kim Ouweleen (Netherlands), Thomas Debarre (France), and Doyoung Kim (New Zealand). In his last game he fought valiantly but unsuccessfully with Tsuchimune Yoshiyuki (Japan) for a place in the top six. Tie-breaking points put him ninth.
The 2014/5 season of the European Team Championships started tonight on Pandanet. Ireland were drawn against newcomers Lithuania, the strongest Baltic nation. They managed a fairly solid 3-1 victory over our team, with only new captain James Hutchinson salvaging a point. Hope is not lost though, as Ireland traditional plan is to start slowly, before tilting the head back for a late surge toward the finish line. Next fixture on the list is Portugal.
The 2014 US Open Masters tournament has now been rated, and the other Congress tournaments are expected to follow suit soon. "We are
cleaning up the last few membership issues and glitches in the data," said AGA President Andy Okun. "I hope to have the games from the US Open rated within the coming week, with the Die Hard, Self-Paired and Midnight Madness very close behind. I am grateful for everyone's patience." Okun said that the kinds of issues that sometimes delay ratings "…errant digits in AGA ids, getting everyone's renewals and new memberships processed, handling overseas guests and the like…" are amplified in a tournament with more than 300 players like the US Open. Watch the EJ for news about Congress ratings.
photo of the 2014 US Open main playing area by Chris Garlock
Ge "Johnny" Wang took the high-dan first place honors at the fourth annual Emory University Chinese Student/Scholar Go Tournament on September 27 in Atlanta, GA. "Johnny has attended the tournament every year and this was his year to shine," said TD Jeff Kerlagon. "This is a great event at a wonderful location," Kerlagon added. "The Atlanta Go Club is very appreciative for Emory University for hosting us for the fourth year."
Seventeen players attended the Emory tournament. Matthew McCawley took 1st place in the Kyu division. "Matthew has been improving all year and he took control for top honors this year," said Kerlagon. "The real highlight of the tournament was a fine showing of Atlanta youth in the Children's Group. These young men are the champions of the future. Brandon Zhou is a strong young player. The rest of the group was attended by Ethan Zhou, Edwin Lin, Alex Lin, and Daniel Luo. Currently they are studying with Frank Luo. We look forward to their progress and wish them luck in next year's tournament."
photos: right: Emory children's group (right; bottom left to right, Alex & Ethan Zhou; top left to right, Edwin Lin & Daniel Luo); left: Emory High Dan Division winners (Front row, left to right, Edwin Lin & Daniel Luo; Top row left to right, Darrell Speck, 2nd Place Feijun "Frank" Luo, 1st Place Ge "Johnny" Wang, 3rd Place Huan Tan, Tony Cha).
by John Power, EJ Japan Correspondent
Kisei Leagues: One game was played in the 39th Kisei A League on September 11. Takao Shinji 9P (B) beat Kono Rin 9P by resignation. Both players are now on 2-2 and will be fighting to keep their places in the league in the final round. Incidentally, this was Takao's second win against Kono in four days. Kono has gone into a bit of a trough after his winning streak of 19 games came to an end. A game was played in the B League on September 18. Kobayashi Satoru 9P (B) beat Murakawa Daisuke 7P (right) by resig. This game has an effect on the standings. Murakawa missed his first chance to win the league and is now tied on 3-1 with Kobayashi and Yoda Norimoto 9P. However, if he wins his final game, Murakawa will still win the league, thanks to his number-one ranking. If he loses, however, Yoda is next in line: if he wins his final game, he will win the league regardless of Kobayashi's result, as he is ranked number two. If both Murakawa and Yoda lose and Kobayashi wins, he will win the league. Pairings in the final round are: Murakawa vs. Cho Chikun 9P (1-3), Yoda vs. Cho Riyu 8P (1-3), and K
obayashi vs. Yuki Satoshi 9P (1-3).
Kono Takes Lead in Meijin Title Match: Kono Rin has shown that he is going to give Iyama Yuta a real run for his money. After losing the opening game, Kono (left) won the next two to take the lead in the 39th Meijin best-of-seven title match. The second game was played at the Chokoro inn in Hawai Hot Spring in the town of Yurihama in Tottori Prefecture on September 18 & 19. The game featured fierce fighting from the start, with almost no fuseki. In the midst of a center fight, Iyama (B) played a move he regretted, and the game started to tilt in Kono's favor. He cut off a large black group that couldn't get two eyes, so Iyama resigned on move 200. Picking up your first win in a two-day game is important for your self-confidence. Perhaps that was reflected in Kono's play in the third game, which was held in Jozankei Hot Spring, Sapporo City, Hokkaido on September 25 & 26 (the name of the venue has 14 characters in it and I have no idea how to read it).
Playing black, Kono secured a resignation after 169 moves. In the middle game, Iyama seemed to make a miscalculation about the importance of a ko he let Kono set up: he thought he could handle it more easily than turned out to be the case. This turned the game in Kono's favor. He now has the initiative in the match. The fourth game, scheduled for October 6 and 7, will be very important
for Iyama's chances of keeping his sextuple crown.
Women's Meijin League: The 27th Women's Meijin League is close to the halfway mark, with all but one game in the third round having been played. Two players are undefeated: Mukai Chiaki, Women's Honinbo, who has played three games, and Mannami Nao 3-dan,
who has played two. Recent results: (Sept. 18) Aoki Kikuyo 8P (W) beat Chinen Kaori 4P by 3.5 points. (Sept. 24) Mukai Chiaki (B) beat Ishii Akane 2P by resig. (Sept. 25) Suzuki Ayumi 6P (B) beat Kato Keiko 6P by resig.
Ichiriki Wins 39th King of the New Stars Title: Ichiriki Ryo 7P (right) has set another record, becoming, at 17 years three months, the youngest player to win the King of the New Stars title. The previous record, 17 years five months, was set by Yoda Norimoto 31 years ago. (If you are wondering about Iyama, he never won this title; he disqualified himself at the age of 16 by winning the Agon Kiriyama Cup and earning promotion to 7-dan). Ichiriki defeated Shida Tatsuya 7P 2-1. Only players under 7-dan qualify for this tournament, so this was the last chance for both players (they were promoted during the current term). Game 1 (Sept. 11). Ichiriki (B) by half a point. Game 2 (Sept. 17 ). Shida (B) by resig. Game 3 (Sept. 25). Ichiriki (B) by resig.


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The 750 billion-euro ($968 billion) rescue fund aimed at stemming the euro region's debt crisis is "sufficient" for now and shouldn't be increased, the Association of German Banks said.
In sending Sabine Lautenschlaeger to the board of the European Central Bank, Germany could be gaining power over the region's lenders at the expense of its monetary- policy clout.
Michael Kemmer , former chief executive officer of Bayerische Landesbank , may be appointed to the vacant position of managing director of Germany's BDB banking association, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing an unidentified person involved in the talks.
European Union lawmakers struck a deal on legislation to create a single agency to handle failing euro-area banks after an all-night negotiating marathon ahead of a summit of EU leaders starting today in Brussels.
For seven former Bayerische Landesbank executives, a deal that led to 3.7 billion euros ($5 billion) of losses may land them in prison as they face a first- of-its-kind criminal trial over the bad bet.
The largest banks in Europe will have to show their capital won't dip below 5.5 percent of their assets in an economic crisis, the European Union's top banking regulator said.
Barclays Plc, Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley can't use New York law to block Theflyonthewall.com, an online financial news service, from issuing immediate reports about changes in their stock ratings, a federal appeals court ruled.
Farm credit banks won exemptions from almost the entire Dodd-Frank financial law, including the new consumer protection agency and the regulatory council overseeing systemic risk. Now the banks are seeking a carve-out for their $47 billion swaps business.
Germany's commercial banks are in a "stable" condition and it's unlikely that the debt crisis will deprive a German lender of its ability to obtain funding as happened to Dexia SA, said Michael Kemmer, managing director of bank lobby group BdB on Deutschlandfunk.
"I'm happy with this outcome and it's now time to look ahead and to fully focus on my duties in Berlin."
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Makalia Records, who has served as executive director of the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce for nearly five years, weighs in on shopping locally.
Chesapeake Bank: Why do you think shopping local is important?
Records: I can think of a handful of reasons:
- Locally owned businesses build strong communities by working together towards a common goal. Relationships are built and these members contribute to local causes.
- Keeping dollars in the local economy recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy. Local businesses are more likely to purchase from other local businesses. This impact results in the local tax base growing.
- Entrepreneurship ignites Americans' economic innovation and prosperity while helping the middle class into better paying jobs.
- Business owners select products based on their own interests and the needs of local customers and create more choices for local customers. They offer unique options because they provide products and services from local artisans and craftsmen.
- Local ownership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live, work and play within their own community.
- Creates local jobs, cutting back on commuting times and benefits the families. You don't have to shop local all the time to make an impact in your community. Just remember getting in the mindset of shopping and doing business locally will improve your community two-fold.
Chesapeake Bank: What kind of impact has the Shop Local initiative had in the Gloucester community?
Records: The impact has been measurable. We know when "The Buck Stays Here" initiative was introduced with the first Shop Local Day event in September 2012, 45 businesses in Gloucester participated; double that amount are participating now.
Chesapeake Bank: Do you think it has helped generate more awareness and support for local businesses?
Records: It has definitely created awareness for local patrons and business owners. As a Chamber, we know it has directly impacted the community. As Chesapeake Bank has gained new customers, we have gained new members. We believe 100 percent that achievements can be made in a partnership far easier than going at a project alone. We are so gracious to Chesapeake Bank for allowing us to work with them and local business owners in making the importance of "shopping local" a priority!


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As part of an event called "Opera & Jewish Soul," singers from the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows program will perform a recital at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The program, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight, March 14, will feature songs by Israeli and Jewish composers, and arias from well-known operas. Tickets at the door are $30.
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Greetings Gulfport. It has been several weeks since I addressed you in the Gabber, but I have been hard at work for the city during that time. My thanks to the Gabber for providing me with this forum.
I want to speak to you today about the remarkable successes that we have had securing funding from the federal, state and county government over the past year. First of all, I want to thank our City Manager Jim O'Reilly for his exceptional efforts toward bringing money to Gulfport. My gratitude also goes to many members of city staff and your city council, and folks like Linda Fisher with the Pinellas Planning Council who have been instrumental in tracking down funding mechanisms.
Here's the breakdown of the money we have secured:
Last summer we received a $400,000 Brownfields grant from the US EPA to fund the evaluation and assessment of potentially contaminated properties along the 49th Street corridor. This project is currently underway, and my thanks go out to Community Development Director Fred Metcalf for managing this onerous process.
We have received a $110,000 state grant for the renovation and expansion of our transient boat docks by the Casino. This money has been allocated, and once we receive the go-ahead from the National Marine Fisheries Service and the state, this work will begin. Thanks to Harbor Master Denis Frain for his work on this.
We have also received $180,000 from the Pinellas County Library Cooperative for the upcoming renovations to the Gulfport Public Library. This work is scheduled to begin this summer, and I am very appreciative of Library Director David Mather's work to that end.
Most recently, thanks to the efforts of our District 69 Legislative Representative Kathleen Peters, we have been awarded $245,000 from the state of Florida to repair and replace stormwater culverts in the Pasadena Yacht and Country Club.
Additionally, also thanks to Rep. Peters, we received a $500,000 state appropriation to address stormwater runoff and drainage into Clam Bayou and Boca Ciega Bay from the 49th Street area watershed. This makes us eligible for matching funds up to $500,000 from the SW Florida Water Management District. The purpose of this project is to significantly reduce the introduction of nutrients and contaminants to our public waters. A sampling regimen will be implemented to measure the impact of this stormwater retrofit project on water quality once the design phase is initiated.
Pinellas County recently confirmed that funds for Gulfport Boulevard paving will be included in the 2015 budget, two years ahead of the previous schedule provided by the county. The span scheduled for resurfacing extends from 49th Street to Oleander Way, which means that all of Gulfport Boulevard within the city limits will be paved. My thanks to Commissioners Ken Welch, Charlie Justice and all of the PCC for moving this ahead on the timeline.
Pending funds:
As you may know, I have been petitioning the Tourism Development Council to allocate $500,000 toward the nourishment of Gulfport Beach. While we have yet to receive official word on this, it is looking very positive. My thanks go out to TDC Chair and County Commissioner Karen Seel, Clearwater Mayor Cretekos, St. Petersburg Mayor Kriseman, Madeira Beach Mayor Palladeno and the other TDC board members for their support on this issue.
A 1.6 million dollar grant, funded by the RESTORE Act in the wake of the BP oil spill, is still pending. If acquired, these funds will be used toward water quality improvement initiatives for Clam Bayou and Boca Ciega Bay.
Lastly, a multi-party settlement from BP is still frozen in bureaucracy and litigation. If successful, we will receive up to 3 million dollars for coastal-related improvements/restoration. It will likely be only a portion of that sum, however, but every little bit counts.
Unfortunately, we did not receive the anticipated grant funding for the mooring field. If council chooses to do so, we will try for that money again at the earliest opportunity. All in all, a stellar run for Gulfport. We hope to continue this trend in the coming year. Thanks for taking an interest in your city, and have a dynamite summer.
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• August 20, 1619 The first 20 Africans were brought to what would become Jamestown, Virginia aboard a Dutch ship. The Africans were traded for food and supplies as temporary indentured servants in the same way that English White people were owned as laborers in the New World. Their labor arrangement was for a specified period of time after which they were free to live their lives, just as the English laborers were. The permanent enslavement of Africans in America was implemented later.
• August 19, 1791 Benjamin Banneker, a free African American astronomer, surveyor and almanac author, wrote a letter to United States Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson pointing out the hypocrisy of slavery. In the letter he stated, "I apprehend you will embrace every opportunity, to eradicate that train of absurd and false ideas and opinions, which so generally prevails with respect to us; and that your sentiments are concurrent with mine, which are, that one universal Father hath given being to us all; and that he hath not only made us all of one flesh, but that he has also, without partiality, afforded us all the same sensations and endowed us all with the same faculties; and that however variable we may be in society or religion, however diversified in situation or color; we are all of the same family, and stand in the same relation to him." Jefferson responded to Banneker on August 30 stating, "No body wishes more than I do, to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren talents equal to those of the other colors of men." The complete correspondence between the two can be found by doing a search on "Benjamin Banneker letter to Thomas Jefferson."
• August 18, 1906 Clinton Greaves, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, died. Greaves was born August 12, 1855 in Madison County, Virginia. He joined the United States Army and by January 24, 1877 was serving as a corporal in Company C of the 9th Cavalry Regiment during the Indian Wars. On that day, his actions earned him the medal, America's highest military decoration. His citation reads, "While part of a small detachment to persuade a band of renegade Apache Indians to surrender, his group was surrounded. Cpl. Greaves in the center of the savage hand-to-hand fighting, managed to shoot and bash a gap through the swarming Apaches, permitting his companions to break free." Greaves received the medal June 26, 1879. Greaves rose to the rank of sergeant before leaving the army after 20 years of service. Camp Greaves, a U.S. Army installation in the Republic of South Korea which was closed in 2004, was named in his honor.
• August 17, 1849 Archibald Henry Grimke, lawyer, journalist, diplomat and community leader, was born enslaved in Charleston, South Carolina. Grimke and his family were freed by their owner at his death. Grimke went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, and his Master of Arts degree from Lincoln University in 1870 and 1872, respectively. He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Harvard University in 1874 and did graduate work at Princeton Theological Seminary before becoming an ordained Presbyterian minister. Grimke served as the American Consul to the Dominican Republic from 1894 to 1898. He served as president of the American Negro Academy from 1903 to 1916 and was a co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909. Throughout this period, Grimke published articles and pamphlets concerning Black life and history. In 1916, he testified against segregation before the House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service. In 1919, Grimke was awarded the NAACP Spingarn Medal. Grimke died February 25, 1930. His biography, "Archibald Grimke: portrait of a black independent", was published in 1993.
• August 16, 1893 Charles Lewis Reason, mathematician, educator and civil rights activist, died. Reason was born July 21, 1818 in New York City. A mathematics child prodigy, Reason began teaching the subject at fourteen at the African Free School. He later studied at McGrawville College. In 1847, Reason co-founded the Society for the Promotion of Education among Colored Children, an organization authorized by the state legislature to oversee Black schools in New York City. In 1849, he was appointed professor of fine writing, Greek, Latin, and French and adjunct professor of mathematics at New York Central College, the first African American professor at a predominantly White college. Reason left that position in 1852 to become principal of the Quaker Institute for Colored Youth (later Cheney University), a post he held until 1855. That year, he returned to New York City where he served as a teacher and administrator in the public school system until his retirement in 1892. Reason was committed to the antislavery cause and worked for improvements in Black civil rights. He founded the New York Political Improvement Association which won the right for a jury trial for previously enslaved fugitives in the state. He also headed the successful 1873 effort to outlaw segregation in New York schools.
• August 15, 1817 George Washington, a leading African American pioneer of the Pacific Northwest and the founder of the town of Centralia, Washington, was born in Frederick County, Virginia. The son of a formerly enslaved man and a woman of English descent, he was raised by a White couple. That couple and Washington moved to the northwest to claim land. Washington could not buy land because he was Black, therefore the couple bought the land and Washington later repaid them for the land. Washington built a home and filed a plat for the town of Centerville (now Centralia), offering lots for $10 each. By the time of Washington's death August 26, 1905, Centralia had grown to a large and prosperous town. Today the city has a population of over 16,000 with 90% of them White and less than 1% African American. A mural depicting Washington is located in historic downtown Centralia.
• August 14, 1876 Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest state sponsored institution of higher learning in Texas, was founded. The Texas legislature authorized an "Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Benefit of Colored Youth" in 1876. Today, Prairie View has an enrollment of more than 8,000 students with more than 400 faculty members and offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master's degrees, and 4 doctorial degree programs. Some notable alumni include Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II, United States House of Representatives, Frederick D. Patterson, founder of the United Negro College Fund, and Otis Taylor, Hall of Fame professional football player.
• August 13, 1893 Eva Beatrice Dykes, the first Black female to fulfill the requirements for a doctorial degree, was born in Washington, D. C. Dykes earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Howard University in 1914. She then attended Radcliffe College where she earned her second Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1917 and her Master of Arts degree in 1918. She also was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1921, Dykes completed the requirements for her doctorial degree but because Radcliff held its graduation later than some other universities, she was the third Black female to actually receive her Ph. D. From 1929 to 1944, Dykes taught English at Howard University and from 1944 to her retirement in 1975 was chair of the English department at Oakwood College. Dykes co-authored "Readings from Negro Authors for Schools and Colleges" in 1931 and authored "The Negro in English Romantic Thought: Or a Study in Sympathy for the Oppressed" in 1942. In 1973, the Oakwood College library was named in her honor. Dykes died October 29, 1986.
• August 12, 1825 Orindatus Simon Bolvar Wall, the first Black man commissioned as captain in the United States Army, was born enslaved in Richmond County, North Carolina. Wall was freed in 1837 when his father sent him to the Harveyburg Black School in what is now Ohio. He attended Oberlin College before establishing a successful boot and shoemaking business. At the start of the Civil War, he raised recruits for the 104th Colored Infantry Volunteers and in March, 1865 was commissioned as captain in the army. In 1867, Wall moved to Washington, D. C. where he graduated from the Howard University Law School. He established a law practice and served as a police magistrate and justice of the peace. For many newly freed African Americans in the district, he was the law. Wall was also elected to two terms in the district legislature, representing a majority White district. Wall died April 26, 1891. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
• August 11, 1777 Free Frank McWorter, the first African American to incorporate a municipality in the United States, was born enslaved in South Carolina. In 1795, McWorter's owner moved to Kentucky and took him along to build and manage his holdings and to lease him out to work for others. McWorter used his earnings to create a successful saltpeter production operation. By 1817, he had earned enough to buy the freedom of his wife and two years later his own. In 1830, McWorter and his family moved to Pike County, Illinois and in 1836 he founded the town of New Philadelphia, Illinois. By the time of his death September 7, 1854, McWorter had bought the freedom of 16 members of his family. McWorter's gravesite was listed on the National Registry of Historical Places April 19, 1988 and a portion of I-72 in Pike County is designated the Frank McWorter Memorial Highway. The New Philadelphia town site was listed on the National Registry of Historical Places in 2005 and designated a National Historic Landmark January 16, 2009. McWorter's biography, "Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier", was published in 1983.
• August 10, 1858 Anna Julia Haywood Cooper, author, educator and scholar, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. At the age of nine, Cooper received a scholarship to attend Saint Augustine's Normal School and Collegiate Institute, a school for training teachers to educate formerly enslaved Black people. Cooper earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884 and her Master of Arts degree in mathematics in 1887 from Oberlin College. In 1892, Cooper published her first book, "A Voice from the South: By A Woman from the South", which is widely considered the first articulation of Black feminism. Its central thesis was that the educational, moral, and spiritual progress of Black women would improve the general standing of the entire African American community and that it was the duty of educated and successful Black women to support their underprivileged peers in achieving their goals. In 1914, Cooper began courses for her doctorial degree at Columbia University but due to family obligations was forced to stop. In 1924, at the age of 65, she earned her Ph. D. in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, the fourth Black woman to earn a Doctorate of Philosophy degree. Cooper died February 27, 1964. On pages 26 and 27 of every new United States passport there is the following quote from Cooper, "The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class – it is the cause of humankind, the very birthright of humanity". In 2009, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp in her honor.
Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints Opens National Tour at The Wright Museum with Free Public Reception
The first major U.S. traveling exhibition of popular art from the Northeast of Brazil will open its U.S. tour at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, located at 315 East Warren Avenue in Detroit, with a free public reception on August 15, 2013, from 6 pm – 9 pm.
Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints – Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil presents popular art (the art of ordinary people) from Brazil's northeast to tell the story of how African, European, and indigenous cultural traditions have interacted over a period of more than 500 years to form this distinctive regional culture in Brazil. Beginning with a Portuguese colonial settlement in the early-1500s, nearly a century before the first permanent British settlement at Jamestown, the exhibition brings to life the people, the captivating history, and the culture of the largest country in South America.
Through nearly 200 works of art, visitors will learn about slavery in Brazil, the plantation economy, popular heroes and heroic acts of resistance in the face of adversity, and the raucous escapades of legendary outlaws and bandits of Brazil's "Wild West" – a history that inspires us to think of parallels to our own in the United States. Visitors will also encounter the widely practiced spiritual traditions that give meaning and cohesiveness to people's lives in Brazil's Northeast. Woodblock prints and carved wood figures of Catholic saints and forged iron symbols of African deities – called orixás – introduce popular Catholicism and the ecstatic African-Brazilian religion called Candomblé. In the exhibition, life-size mannequins of the orixás wearing the colorful ceremonial vestments of Candomblé seem to dance in front of video footage of a Candomblé ceremony actually filmed in Bahia.
Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints has been organized by Con/Vida – Popular Arts of the Americas, in partnership with The Wright Museum. Exhibition curators Marion (Mame) Jackson, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art History, Wayne State University; and Barbara Cervenka, O.P., Professor Emerita of Art, Siena Heights University, have traveled extensively in Brazil's Northeast during the past 20 years. They have worked directly with popular artists and scholars in this poorest region of Brazil to organize this exhibition.
"While the Northeast is materially poor compared to Rio and São Paulo and the cities of the South of Brazil," observes Cervenka, "the culture is vibrant and rich and filled with good humor. The Northeast is considered the historic and cultural 'heart' of Brazil."
The strong African presence in the Northeast of Brazil can be felt throughout the exhibit, especially in the percussive rhythms of its music. "Sound tracks and amazing video clips accompany the art and will linger in the minds and imaginations of visitors long after they leave" says Jackson. "All cities have their rhythms - but not all cities have such dramatic and percussive rhythms as Salvador and Detroit."
Bandits & Heroes includes nearly 200 works of art by more than 50 artists who draw inspiration from their local culture and make a living through their art. In addition, two eminent Brazilian photographers – Adenor Gondim and Antônio Neto – have collaborated on this exhibition, providing unusual photos and video footage showing the lively festivals, ceremonies, and pilgrimages that shape life in the Northeast.
"That's my cousin… that's my aunt," exclaimed Juanita Moore, President & CEO of The Wright Museum, upon viewing one of the exhibition's videos celebrating the diversity of Brazil's Northeast in the faces of its people. "This is a very important exhibition," said Moore. "We are proud to collaborate with Con/Vida and inaugurate its national tour at The Wright Museum."
Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints – Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil opens at The Wright Museum with a free public reception on August 15, 2013 from 6 pm – 9 pm, which will also feature demonstrations of the folkloric Brazilian art of Capoeira Angola of Bahia by TABCAT Detroit. This event is free and open to the public.
The Wright Museum, located at 315 East Warren Avenue in Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am until 5 pm, and on Sundays from 1 until 5 pm. Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints will be on display through January 5, 2014, and during normal museum hours is free with museum admission, which is $8 for adults (ages 13-61), and $5 for seniors (62+) and youth (3-12). Admission is free for museum members and children under 3. After January 5, 2014, the exhibit is scheduled to travel to the DuSable Museum, Chicago, Illinois; the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Funding for Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints has been provided by the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities and the Michigan Humanities Council, with additional support from Wayne State University, TechTown, and the Adrian Dominican sisters.
Con/Vida – Popular Arts of the Americas
Established in 2000 by university professors Marion (Mame) Jackson, Wayne State University, and Barbara Cervenka, Siena Heights University, Con/Vida is a non-profit organization located in Detroit's TechTown and is dedicated to fostering understanding for the diverse cultures of the Americas through exhibitions and programs featuring the arts of ordinary people, showcasing particularly the cultures of Brazil and Peru. Cervenka and Jackson have circulated traveling exhibitions to more than 50 museums and cultural centers in the U.S. and Canada in the last 20 years; these exhibitions have been viewed by approximately 500,000 people. For more information visit www.convida.org
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Founded in 1965 and located in the heart of Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is the world's largest institution dedicated to the African American experience. The Wright Museum provides learning opportunities, exhibitions, programs and events based on collections and research that explore the diverse history and culture of African Americans and their African origins.
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• August 9, 1869 Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone, inventor, businesswoman and philanthropist, was born in Metropolis, Illinois but raised in Peoria, Illinois. Based on her interest in chemistry and hair care, Malone developed a chemical to straighten hair without causing damage to the hair or scalp which she named Wonderful Hair Grower. In 1902, Malone moved to St. Louis, Missouri where in 1904 she opened her first shop. She also launched an advertising campaign in the Black press, toured the South, and recruited women to sell her products. One of the selling agents she trained was Sarah Breedlove better known as Madam C. J. Walker. By 1914, Malone was worth more than a million dollars and built a five-story multipurpose facility named Poro College. Poro College employed more than 200 people. Malone donated thousands of dollars to the local Black YMCA, Howard University College of Medicine, and the St. Louis Colored Orphans Home where she served as president from 1919 to 1943. The home, which continues to operate, was later renamed the Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center. In 1927, she moved her business to Chicago, Illinois where she bought a an entire city block. Malone died May 10, 1957.
• August 8, 1796 The African Society was formed in Boston, Massachusetts with 44 African American members. There purpose was to provide a form of health insurance and funeral benefits, as well as spiritual brotherhood, to the members. They created a pamphlet titled "Laws of the African Society" that specified requirements for membership, dues and procedures for paying benefits to the families of sick or deceased members. That pamphlet is on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
• August 7, 1866 Elisabeth "Lisette" Denison Forth, landowner and philanthropist, died. Forth was born enslaved in 1786 near Detroit, Michigan. Around 1807, she moved to Canada to establish residency and gain her freedom. Forth returned to Detroit around 1815 and worked as a domestic servant. In 1825, she invested the pay she had received in four lots in Pontiac, Michigan, becoming the first Black property owner in the city. Over the years, Forth bought stock in a steamboat and bank and in 1837 bought a lot in Detroit. In her will, Forth left $3,000 for the construction of a church. This provided the majority of the money for the construction of St. James Episcopal Church in Grosse Ile, Michigan which was completed in 1868. The churches doors are dedicated to the memory and benevolence of Forth. State of Michigan historical markers are located at the location of the four lots Forth purchased in Pontiac, the house she owned in Detroit, and at the church. Her biography, "Looking for Lisette: in quest of an American Original", was published in 2001.
• August 6, 1848 Susan Baker King Taylor, educator and humanitarian, was born enslaved in Liberty County, Georgia. As a young girl, Taylor was secretly taught to read and write by Black women. In 1862, during the Civil War, Taylor's family moved to Union controlled St. Simons Island where at the age of 14 she organized a school for the children on the island. This made her the first Black teacher to openly instruct African American children in Georgia. In 1866, her family returned to Savannah, Georgia where she established a school for freed Black children. In the early 1870s, Taylor moved to Boston, Massachusetts where she joined and became president of the Women's Relief Corps which gave assistance to soldiers and hospitals. In 1902, Taylor published her memoirs, "Reminiscences of My Life in Camp: An African American Woman's Civil War Memoir". Taylor died October 6, 1912.
• August 5, 1763 Bill Richmond, hall of fame boxer, was born enslaved in Staten Island, New York. In 1777, Richmond was taken to England to apprentice as a cabinet maker but he took up boxing. Known as "The Black Terror", he was one of the most accomplished and respected fighters of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Richmond retired from boxing in 1818 at the age of 55 and established a boxing academy. Richmond died December 28, 1829. He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.
• August 4, 1810 Robert Purvis, abolitionist, was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Although Purvis and his brothers were three-quarters European by ancestry and inherited considerable wealth from their native English father, they chose to identify with the black community and use their education and wealth to support the abolition of slavery and educational projects for the advancement of African Americans. In 1833, Purvis helped abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison establish the American Anti-Slavery Society and from 1845 to 1850 served as president of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. By his account, Purvis estimated that from 1831 to 1861 he helped one enslaved person per day escape to the North. In 1883, Purvis co-edited "The History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania. Purvis died April 15, 1898. His biography, "But One Race: The Life of Robert Purvis," was published in 2007.
• August 3, 1921 Matthew James Perry, Jr., the first African American from the Deep South appointed to the federal judiciary, was born in Columbia, South Carolina. After serving in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946, Perry earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1948 and his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1951 from South Carolina State College. He served as chief counsel of the NAACP's South Carolina Conference of Branches and in that capacity argued hundreds of cases that helped desegregate schools, hospitals, restaurants, and other public places, including the integration of Clemson University in 1963. He also served for 16 years on the NAACP national board. In 1976, Perry was appointed to the United States Military Court of Appeals, the second African American to serve on that court. In 1979, he was appointed to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, becoming South Carolina's first African American federal judge. He assumed senior status in 1995. Perry died July 29, 2011. The courthouse in Columbia is named in his honor.
• August 2, 1891 George Washington Williams, Civil War veteran, minister, and historian, died. Williams was born October 16, 1849 in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Union Army at 14 and fought during the final battles of the Civil War. After returning to civilian life, he enrolled at the Newton Theological Institute and earned his Doctor of Divinity degree in 1874, the first African American to graduate from the institution. After graduating, Williams held several pastorates, including the historic Twelfth Baptist Church of Boston, Massachusetts. Later, Williams moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and became the first African American elected to the Ohio State Legislature, serving one term from 1880 to 1881. In 1885, President Chester Arthur appointed Williams Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti. In addition to his religious and political achievements, Williams also authored "The History of the Negro Race in America 1619 to 1880" (1883) and "A History of Negro Troops in the War of Rebellion" (1887). Williams' biography, "George Washington Williams," was published in 1985.


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The Michael Reidinger/Ringer in my lineage was a different one from the Michael who married Elizabeth Ruppert. The Michael who married Ruppert was a son of the first Stephen and was probably born in the 1860s or 1870s in PA. (Family members had not started moving south and west yet at that time.)
The Michael in my line was born abt 1802 in Montgomery Co., in Virginia ... he was a son of Samuel Reidinger (who was b. abt 1758 and m. Catherine), who was in turn a son of Stephen, Sr. Samuel and his family appear to have migrated down the Appalachians to VA around 1800. His first couple of kids show PA birthplaces. My Michael would therefore have been a grandson of Stephen and a nephew of your Michael. My Michael also married a Catherine, surname Akers from VA.
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Updated: 07/25/2013 - Partly cloudy with afternoon thunderstorms the next couple days.
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Posted: 07/24/2013 - Reno police say two men are expected to live after getting into an argument which quickly turned violent.
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We just can't seem to get enough of zombies these days. The decomposed fleshly fiends are popping up everywhere south of Atlanta, whether it's in television shows, horror conventions and now...Zombie Prom. Don't let the title fool you, while Zombie Prom may sound like a teenage horror flick, it's actually a musical romantic comedy set in the atomic 1950s, complete with an original catchy 1950s style score. Read More»
The group of Florida-based air traffic controllers known as Aire Traffic returned to the Wyndham in Peachtree City again this year on March 3, bringing their own style of jazz and rock to nearly 300 people attending the "Riley and Friends Benefit Concert." The musical production is part of the annual "Race for Riley" fundraising event that benefits the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville. Photo/Ben Nelms.
The things that go bump in the night will be celebrated all weekend long at the Days of the Dead convention at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center in Peachtree City. Doors open at 5 p.m. Friday and the event lasts until 5 p.m. Sunday. Read More»
Peachtree City resident Neil Cribbs has recorded a new CD with producer Simon Illa (Vonnegutt, Manchester Orchestra) and engineer Sam Thomas. The problem is he needs a little more money to get it finished and out to the public. Cribbs debated going through Kickstarter to raise the funds but realized that he wanted to play music to raise money for his CD and that there were a number of other bands and musicians who understood his plight all too well. The result is Leftfest, a full day concert set for Apr. Read More»
The idea for a CD of songs to help lift the spirits of those dealing with breast cancer and to help raise money for the groups that provide support to them came to Charles Wilkins while he was talking with a friend.
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Newnan resident Christina Barber has written both fictional books and short stories in the horror genre and has also written a non-fiction book, "Spirits of Georgia's Southern Crescent." She will be at the Days of the Dead convention at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center this weekend, discussing her books and her new television show, "Hometown Haunts," which should debut on Charter this spring. Read More»
Once again, it's that time of year when we get the long-awaited answer to "Who's coming to the amphitheater in Fayetteville this year?" The Villages Amphitheater is excited now to bring you the lineup for 2012 Summer Concert Series. This year continues the Villages long-standing tradition of bringing great entertainers at an affordable price, at the most comfortable outdoor venue in the region. Read More»
Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC and The Smooth Jazz Cruise announced recently that George Benson, one of the most influential crossover musicians in contemporary jazz, R&B and pop, will perform at The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater ("The Fred") in Peachtree City on Friday, June 1 to help launch The Smooth Jazz Cruise: The Greatest Party at Sea 2013.
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How about dinner and some music? That is what diners got Feb. 27 at the Fayette Senior Services Center in Fayetteville as The Jupiter String Quartet (pictured) and the Peachtree Wind Assemble and Andrea Caldwell performed at the Music for Meals event that supported the Fayette County Meals on Wheels program. Photo/Ben Nelms.
Lionel Jones performed on the vibraphone to a packed crowd at the 14th annual Blended Heritage celebration at the Fayette County Public Library Friday evening. It was the first major event to be hosted at the library's newly renovated auditorium, which added a stage. The audience was treated to a wide range of music including selections performed by local pianist Daniel Chapadeau, a fourth-grader at Spring Hill Elementary. Photo/John Munford.


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I think you sold everyone with the whole 'sexual' thing. we have some real pervs on wattpad all they saw was sex. ...................I am one of those people.
What's the difference between calculus and geometry? I really don't understand the school system in America (I'm from Holland).
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That awkward moment when you took geometry in 8th grade but shes taking it as a senior
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UNDP has launched ICT Glossary's mobile application
The new Uzbek-Russian-English Glossary of contemporary ICT terms is now available on Google Play (Android Market) at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramil.lugat for users of android-supported smart phones and its mobile applications.
The ICT Glossary includes around 5000 terms and definitions on varies fields of information and communication technologies, particularly, computerization and informatization, telecommunication and networking technologies, software and hardware, electronic government, information security, telecommunication systems, data processing, distance learning, application of ICT in state governance and others.
The key advantages of the online ICT Glossary are unlimited capacity allocated for resources; remote and fixed access of a wide range of users to the data in both offline and online modes; availability of making a quick search for a particular ICT term by any order (alphabetically or by words in Uzbek, Russian and English languages), as well as accurate interpretation and definitions of words and terms in Uzbek (Latin and Cyrillic) with their exact analogies in Russian and English.
The mobile version of ICT Glossary is intended for users of different professions, including IT specialists, scholars of research institutions, information centers of khokimiyats, translators, philologists, professors and students of universities, beginning and advanced IT users and etc.
The ICT Glossary is also available on the education portal ZiyoNET at http://dic.zy.uz, and it is open for updates with new ICT words and terms, if necessary.
The online and mobile versions of ICT Glossary was initiated and developed by UNDP Local Governance Support Programme (LGSP) in close collaboration with "Uzinfocom" State Company with a view to extend the number of users of the printed version of the ICT Glossary, published by UNDP ICT Project (first and second editions published in 2005 and 2010, respectively).
UNDP/LGSP is implemented in partnership with the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan in Djizak, Namangan and Tashkent regions to promoting more effective, accountable and inclusive governance in Uzbekistan by enhancing local government performance, increasing citizen participation in local governance, and supporting accountability and transparency.


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Gobble Gully co-owner is chamber guest speaker
The guest speaker at the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce meeting Wednesday, November 19, was Rhonda Butler, co-owner of the new Gobble Gully Paintball north of Turkey Creek.
Chataignier council discusses various grants for town improvements
EPSB addresses teachers' pay demands
VP man sentenced to over eight years
'Christmas Comes Alive' dates changed
Blood donors to get Hunter Organge T-Shirts
Bearcats face Tigers in regional playoff game
Lady Trojans look to reach the postseason
Trojans seeking shot at playoffs this season
Judge dismisses Turkey Creek mayor's suit
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