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TO CELEBRATE the next instalment of The Hobbit film trilogy - and author JRR Tolkien's connection with Staffordshire - staff at Penkridge Library have gathered a veritable dragon's hoard all things Middle Earth and are urging residents to come along and see if they can find something 'precious'.
"It's clear that Staffordshire had a profound effect on this world famous author," said Councillor Lawrence.
"And to have a personal letter from Hobbit director Peter Jackson commending Penkridge Library's on its Tolkien collection and educational work must be the best recommendation any true fantasy fan can get to go and visit the library.
"The Hobbit Family Fun Day is the perfect way to get in the mood for the next instalment of the Hobbit movie trilogy coming in December."
The world famous author of the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings spent time in Staffordshire in his early life, serving as an officer in the Lancashire Fusiliers stationed on Cannock Chase.
In 1918 he was again posted to Staffordshire and moved to Penkridge briefly alongside his wife and newly born son, John.
The cottage they lived in at Gypsy Green on the Teddesly Park Estate, later featured as Fladweth Amrod or Nomad's Green in the book The Silmarillion.
Tolkien began his seminal work writing about the mythology of Middle Earth in The Book of Lost Tales during this period.
The, free to attend Hobbit Family Fun Day, on November 16 is set to feature a host of activities, including;
A chance to meet a Knight of Gondor, learn about his weapons and armour and hear what it's like to do battle with a troll.
A fantasy-gaming and painting workshop, where people will have a chance to paint and take away a Middle-Earth model and learn how to play some of the games based on Tolkien's books with members of the library's gaming club, as well as meet Simon Black, a master model maker and painter who has worked for White Dwarf magazine and will be exhibiting some of his own work on the day.
Meet author Robert S Blackham - author of a number of books about Tolkein's life - and listen to him talk about the famous author's connections to the area from midday, and at 6.30pm a talk on the local landmarks that inspired Middle Earth.
See the personal letter written by Oscar-winning director of The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit films, Peter Jackson, to the library praising them for their dedication celebrating Tolkien and his works, and educating people about the author and his connections to Staffordshire.
View the work of local artist Hannah Reynolds depicting Tolkien in the Great War, surrounded by scenes of Middle Earth, and a map of Penkridge Library's Local History Walk, in Tolkien's style, unveiled by Mr Blackham.
A chance to get involved in the Tolkien Community Art Project and help create a Middle Earth mosaic mural for permanent display at Penkridge Library, at a series of workshops, starting on Thursday 7 November and running through to Saturday 18 January.
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OK I know this is not a WFO question. I am also planning a true BBQ pit next to the WFO. Would you use vermiculite morter mix to fill the masonry block cavity of the oven walls or is that overkill.
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Vermiculite is an insulator and your cement blocks are a heat absorber (although cement is not recommended to get too hot as it will break up and self destruct over a short time).
You will be gaining little using vermiculite apart from a little weight. It is also not as strong as Portland concrete.
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I get it. I would actually be hurting myself because I would insulate at the first half of the block. It is a low heat pit probably stay at around 250 F. I want it to hold the heat.
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We built a BBQ pit next to our WFO for the floor of the pit we used refactory cement. Just as an FYI make a cover for the BBQ so the cement does not get wet, after the sprinkler system wet ours and we used the BBQ the cement would "steam" so we now keep it dry with a wood cover.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stars!
Wow! Wow! Wow! Excellent arrangements. Great harmonies and the voices are so good together. I bought this before listening and the quality has blown me away. Worth every penny and a real joy.
Published 10 months ago by J. Pell
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars OK but hope for better
I along with others was impressed with this group of lads on BGT. That said I feel this album is a bit rushed. I enjoyed three of the songs and the rest I will have to warm to. Not very much information in the CD sleeve either. I hope the boys get a chance to work on a better quality album as opposed to pleasing Simon Cowell and making him some money
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Stars!,
J. Pell "jpell" (Derbyshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
Wow! Wow! Wow! Excellent arrangements. Great harmonies and the voices are so good together. I bought this before listening and the quality has blown me away. Worth every penny and a real joy.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A good first album,
Stephen_S (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
For a first album, I think the lads did a good job. The way their voices blend is awesome on all of the tracks.
I do agree with some of the other reviews that the instrumentation should be a full orchestra, but I think Simon Cowell wanted to see how they can handle this first.
Track by Track:
Stars - If you've seen the BGT performance, the vocal assignments have changed except for Richard and Matt, but I think they did a good job.
Bring Him Home - The vocal arrangement for this definitely changed but the lads did a good job vocally.
Come What May - One of my favourite tracks, I really like Matt's vocals on this.
With You - I must admit it took me two or three listens before I liked this track. It had nothing to do with the lads' vocals. It's just the song itself didn't appeal to me at first.
Let it Go - I think they did a good job with this, especially when they sang the chorus together.
Anthem - My favourite track. The song is great and I like Jamie's vocals on this.
Secrets - It's a good song and I think the lads did a good job with this song.
Somewhere - I think the lads did a good interpretation of this classic from West Side Story.
All of Me - Despite this song being remade umpteen times by so many artists, I think the lads did a great job. After watching them doing this song a capella, I think they did a good job with the instrumentation.
Over the Rainbow - The lads definitely did a masterful job both individually and as a group.
So what's the final verdict? For the first outing, they did a good job.
What would I like to see on their second album? One or two a capella tracks and a full orchestra.
Well done, Collabro!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars OK but hope for better,
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
I along with others was impressed with this group of lads on BGT. That said I feel this album is a bit rushed. I enjoyed three of the songs and the rest I will have to warm to. Not very much information in the CD sleeve either. I hope the boys get a chance to work on a better quality album as opposed to pleasing Simon Cowell and making him some money
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Special,
Janet Light "ex pats" (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
Fabulous is how I would describe this album. I must admit I am surprised how quick (but pleased) it has been put together but think this was to keep the groups name in the forefront of everyone's mind. It is so easy to forget the winners of competitions like BGT when nothing is heard of them until the Royal Variety Performance. Having said that, I would never have forgotten them, they are superb. I love the songs and it is great to be able to hear every word sung clearly rather than the mumbling sounds one gets on so many cd's these days. The boys are versatile and their voices blend together so well. I am sure their next album will also be fantastic.
I wish them every success for their tour, and please don't let the music industry change you Collabro, you are perfect just as you are.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Talented group spoiled by poor arrangement/recording.,
Fogorig (Wiltshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
I don't know who did their arrangements for BGT but they did a better job than whoever did it for this album. Having said that, there is no disguising the talent of these five guys. I only hope that they don't now turn their backs on musical theatre and try to emulate the numerous boy bands that proliferate the music industry. A good first album but it could have been so much better with better arrangement. They should find another label as soon as possible as Syco Musichave done them a great disservice.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great band but let down by poor production.,
Campbell (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
I really enjoyed listening to Collabro and I was so pleased they won BGT, as their voices are so strong and amazing. I am a fan of musical theatre and their work is right up my street. Having listened to the album, there seemed to be a lack of the power we heard on TV and it came across as less than I had hoped for. I am not blaming the boys for this but rather the arrangement and production. I hope that their next album will be better for them.
No doubt the boys will sing many show songs over the ensuing months if not years and the ones from Les Mis do suit their vocals.
Having said this, I fully support the lads and their terrific voices and I hope the production team take note or Collabro may well switch to a company that brings out the best in them as they deserve it.
44 of 49 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Stunning voices squeezed into a bit of a damp squib of a production,
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
I have to agree with the other's critical of this album, sorry to the Collabro guys, no fault of yours as your stunning, 6 star voices still manage to shine through, but I am frankly disappointed on many fronts. Biggest failure is the cheap, tinny backing. Come on guys this is launching your career. The song choices definitely fail to impress. And why bastardise the very songs that put you on the map? This production of Stars and Bring Him Home have none of the oomph of the original BGT versions (go check it on Youtube, and just listen, not watch, the lads, so as to compare fairly), the harmonies of Bring Him Home at around 1.00 min frankly grate!
Advice to Michael, Matt, Richard, Jamie and Thomas, you are unique, great guys with endearing personalities, individual and wonderful voices, with your own wonderful sense of harmony. Please retain it all. Dont sell yourself down the pop route. Whoever managed you with this album is only after a quick buck, and you'll end up the victims, finally tossed on the great heap of rejects that have gone before you.
I cherished you on BGT, and on Youtube since. I believe you have all the right ingredients to succeed. Take your time, stick to what you believe!
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Musical Genius Fed Through A Corporate Karaoke Machine,
This review is from: Stars (Audio CD)
Collabro themselves: 5 Stars
Producers of this album: 3 Stars
Overall: 4 stars
I've been really excited about this release, and I want to say straight away that the guys' voices are as superb as ever. They deserve a 5-star rating, and I feel a bit sad that I can't rightly give this album that rating because there are some major disappointments, all of which trace back to flaws in the seemingly rushed production.
Perhaps the biggest gripe I have is that the backing tracks are mostly synthesized and sound like karaoke tracks instead of accompaniment for a proper album. At least give these guys a real orchestra! They deserve it! Come on, you've got to match the quality of their voices with the quality of the instruments! The producers should have known better. It makes this album feel really rushed and like sort of a snack thrown at the fans while we wait for the real deal.
And that's kind of how I feel, like I'll just be waiting for a live album that'll actually feature them with an orchestra once they gain more traction. Sadly, I don't know if we'll be hearing some of these incredible songs covered that way. Collabro have stated that their passion is to bring musical theater to the public, but for fans of musical theater, who are treated with a live pit orchestra when hearing these songs performed in their respective musicals, it is an instant and unforgivable error (to the ear, if not the tastes) to throw a synthesized backing track in behind these guys.
The gems of the album are the two songs Collabro sung at BGT, as well as "With You" from the movie Ghost.
I'm really happy with some of the songs, but some choices were really odd. Secrets by OneRepublic is really dated as far as modern music goes. There have been a ton of covers of this song and none have surpassed the original. In some ways I'm sure OneRepublic is proud that they've created such a well-liked song, and in other ways I feel sorry for them with everyone trying to steal their thunder. Just go and listen to the original. It will always be the best iteration. It's a wonderful song, but I think we're all a little tired of hearing it rehashed by others. It doesn't fit into the theme of musical theater and film music on this album at all and reminds me of cheesy uninteresting musical numbers like that Asian traditional instrument ensemble that tried to go big by covering songs like Coldplay's Clocks back in the early 00's. Collabro almost makes Secrets sound like a march, the way they dictate every word. It's clunky and staccato and the opposite of what OneRepublic's sound is. The best part of the track is the strings intro simply because it is smooth and fluid and a unique lead-in to the song. After that the style of the cover is crippling.
Speaking of songs we're tired of hearing that have thousands of unnecessary covers... Let it Go... Can we just do as the title suggests already? It's not even a very well-written song from a musical or lyrical standpoint, and wouldn't be garnering the popularity it has now if it wasn't Disney's chosen highlight of it's latest animated film. It wasn't the best song in Frozen, and there are some in that film that Collabro could have had a whack at to glorious effect, I think. I have no idea if Collabro chose the songs for this album or if the producers of the album did. I imagine there was something of a collaborative effort as far as that goes, but some of the song choices seem to lack sensibility and seem meant to ride trends or pander to cliches. Let it Go is the case in point, with Secrets trailing. Not sure what led to the choice for Somewhere Over The Rainbow, but I think this is one of the tracks other reviewers are talking about when they mention songs that have been run into the ground. The arrangement is quite beautiful, but I can hardly listen to it because the song is just so worn out. There's a thin line between classic and cliche. Ah, to dream of a day when burgeoning talent show vocalists spare us the obligatory "Over The Rainbow" cover...
The cover of Come What May from Moulin Rouge is a welcome choice, but they really got denied the potential for some high-soaring and wonderful harmonies in the last parts of that song that are in the original, and the guys have proven themselves capable of reaching those heights in other tracks. It's a decent arrangement for the first half, then the second half falls a bit flat. Whereas Ewan and Anna sound quite enamored and lovestruck in the original, Collabro mostly just sounds like they're trying to sing pretty. The emotion doesn't really come through, and I blame the producers for rushing this album and rushing the guys through the recording studio. There are a lot of moments on this album that could have really shone if they had just slowed down the production.
I feel sorry for the guys a bit. Their singing is BRILLIANT, as always, but they mentioned in an interview only having 9 days to record the album and this is just months after they won BGT. Why rush genius? We fans are willing to wait for mastery, not some quickly shot out album to try to keep Collabro "relevant". A debut album should be overflowing with freshness, not feel tinny and shot full of holes. I'd rather not imagine the guys are singing about a flashlight shining through perforated aluminium in the title track.
So much more work could have gone into this on the producers' part. There are times when it just sounds like a choir instead of a five piece ensemble and I feel like the guys are a little lost in what's happening.
All that said, I love what the guys are doing. I love their spirit and determination and their energy. I hope they keep doing what they love and showing us all how beautiful musical theater music can be. If I'm honest, I'm a little scared for them though because they are still riding the coattails of their talent show victory and have very quickly gone from a newly-formed group of unknowns with a boyish energy and charm to being processed through the corporate media and shot quickly onto the market. It is absolutely crucial to their success that they retain what made us fall in love with them on Britain's Got Talent and not turn into tools for the labels to use at their whims.
They deserve a brighter debut than this and a brighter path forward for their talents and efforts. The pop-hungry public may be fooled, but the trained ear can hear the cheapness of this album's production values. Don't sell them short, Mr. Cowell! Give them real accompaniment next time! There are churches here in Kansas with bigger musical production values. Yeesh.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars don't like the quality of recording,
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Sorry, don't like the quality of recording, it doesn't do them justice at all and you wouldn't think they were the same group who BGT
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars,
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not as good as the songs they sang during the show
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Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Linda H. Moody, 70, of Johnson City, departed this life Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center, and now is in the arms of her savior.
Mrs. Moody was a Johnson City native who returned home in 1976. She was a daughter of the late Edward G. and Edna Davis.
She was a member of Fishery Community Church, Erwin.
Along with her husband, she was the owner and operator of Moody Books in Johnson City.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Elaine D. Maddox.
Survivors include: her husband, Vearl "Gil" Moody, of the home; four children, Vickie Allison, Chicago, IL, Linda Gaye Cass, New York, Vearl E. Moody, Jr., Bluff City, and Timothy Moody, Lake Placid, NY; brother, Eddie Davis, Jr., Johnson City; two sisters, Sharon Wrinn, and Betty Caraway, both of Johnson City; and four grandchildren.
The family of Linda Moody will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in the Morris-Baker South Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the South Chapel. Rev. Rusty Wishon will officiate. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
Family and friends will gather at 10:30 AM Thursday at Monte Vista Memorial Park for committal services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fishery Community Church, 501 Fishery Loop Rd., Erwin, TN 37650.
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Lady Tiger Tennis Freshmen Advance to Singles Finals
Oct. 17, 2003
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Lady Tiger tennis freshmen Alex Tjioe and Christina Wieser opened their home court careers in style, each advancing to the finals of her respective draw, in the opening round of play in the University of Memphis/Varsity Pro Shop Invitational, Friday.
Tjioe, playing No. 5 singles, opened with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Alicia Kutyla from Tennessee Tech, then downed Saint Louis' Rebecca Steer, 6-2, 6-0 to earn a berth in the Saturday finals. Tjioe will face Southwest Missouri's Mali Gakovic at 9:00 a.m., Saturday. Gakovic downed Southeast Missouri's Krista Hoebing, 6-1, 6-0, then won a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5 thriller over Murray State's Christina Hall to earn a spot in the No. 5 singles finals.
Wieser, in the No. 6 draw, used a pair of straight set wins to advance to her finals spot. Wieser downed Saint Louis' Lindsay Winninger, 6-3, 6-1, then downed SIU-Carbondale's Zuzana Jpalovic, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the 9 a.m., Saturday final. Wieser will face Southwest Missouri's Liz Garza. Garza blanked SLU's Amy O'Handey, 6-0, 6-2, then posted another 6-0, 6-2 win, this one over Lady Tiger Rebecca Garner.
In No. 1 singles, SIU's Alejandra Blanco will face Tennessee Tech's Marina Tasheva in the 9 a.m. final. Blanco downed Memphis' Viktoria Gruber, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to earn a finals spot. Tasheva snuck past Murray State's Melissa Spencer, 7-6, 7-5, then downed Maja Stanojevic from Southwest Missouri, 6-1, 6-3. Saint Louis' Amand Hellberg and Murray State's Melissa Spencer will face one another in the No. 1 consolation singles draw.
It will be an all Murray State final in No. 2 singles, where teammates Anna Lask and Jaclyn Leeper will battle one another for the championship singles crown. On the consolation side, Tennessee Tech's Margot Carter will face Saint Louis' Katarina Lozanova at 9 a.m., Saturday.
It's another Lask in the No. 3 singles finals. This time Rachael Lask from Murray State will face teammate Jennifer Ward. While that duo fights out the championship final, Southwest Missouri's Marta Rubina will face SIU's Jessica Knitter in the consolation final.
Tennessee Tech's Maja Russinova and Murray State's Casady Pruitt will square off in the No. 4 singles championship. Russinova downed Memphis' Kristin Noble in the semifinals, 7-6 (7), 6-0. Saint Louis' Melissa Cutler and Southwest Missouri's Ala Alvarez will round out the Saturday morning finals in the No. 4 consolation singles match.
One round of doubles was played Friday, and the semifinal and final rounds will be played Saturday morning once the singles matches are completed. For complete scores, please go to www.gotigersgo.com and select women's tennis. The complete draws are located on the right hand side of the page.


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By Douglas J. GillertAmerican Forces Press Service
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii, May 9, 1997 A column of equipment-laden soldiers, M-16 rifles tightly gripped, radio antennas bobbing from backpacks, slogs along the rain-soaked, red-mud shoulder of a winding rural road.
But wait: Aren't those Air Force chevrons on the camouflage sleeves of their battle dress utilities? It's true. These aren't soldiers, they're airmen. Airmen, it seems, who seldom grace a flight line and almost never wear blue. Instead, they spend most of their service years with the Army. As enlisted tactical air controllers and weather observers, they're the eyes and ears of the close air support Army infantry needs to beat the enemy.
"We look like Army, but to a person, we're darned proud to be Air Force," said Lt. Col. Buddy Knox, commander of the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron. "We're tightly knit, like the soldiers in the 25th Infantry Division we support. "We 'PT' as a squadron three hours a day, five days a week, and we take the Army physical fitness test. But our chain of command is Air Force."
Well, mostly -- Knox serves on the division commander's staff, and the other air liaison officers perform similar functions in each of the division's brigades. In the field, the airmen deploy and work alongside the grunts, eat Army rations and, if necessary, fire Army ammo. But the air strikes they order come through strictly Air Force channels -- mostly A-10s and F-16s that fly in loud and low to the ground to destroy enemy tanks, trucks and fortifications.
"Being a tactical air controller is tough duty with tremendous responsibility," Knox said. "We don't order anyone to do it; they have to volunteer. Out there in the field, they've got to have the confidence to call in air strikes."
They gain their confidence through nearly continuous training and rigorous physical fitness that includes weekly 10-mile hikes toting rucksacks that weigh at least 40 pounds. "Each of us carries UHF and VHF radios, additional batteries, M-16 rifles, 9 mm pistols and ammo," Staff Sgt. Ed Yuhasz said about two-thirds of the way through a march. Was he tired from the long trek in 85 degree weather and a persistent rain? "Not really."
Today's enlisted controllers perform a job formerly done by highly qualified fighter pilots. "After it became a separate service in 1947, the Air Force agreed to provide the Army close air support," Knox explained. "But with the Air Force getting smaller, fewer pilots are available. So after training and certification, enlisted tactical air controllers do the job air liaison officers used to do."
The transition has brought the 25th full-circle. In the 1940s, the unit's "flying sergeants" piloted aerial observation planes, pinpointing enemy positions for bombers and fighters. After World War II, the Air Force turned the mission over to commissioned pilots.
Today, Knox said, the enlisted controllers and weather operations specialists run the squadron, while the officers take care of overarching issues such as integrating Army plans with Air Force flying operations. It's a two-year assignment for the officers, three for the enlisted men and women, although most request a one-year extension. It's good duty, almost all agree.
They deploy in teams, each with a corresponding infantry battalion. At all times, a team is packed and ready to go. The deployment "kit" includes humvees loaded with sophisticated Mark-144 radio communications systems.
Weather observers bring their own equipment, including a laser optical range finder to determine visibility for incoming pilots, and a Global Positioning System device to download time, latitude and longitude information from a satellite.
"We didn't used to consider weather when we planned or did a mission," Knox said. But pilots need good weather information, so two years ago the squadron fully integrated weather operations. Using a compact, mobile work station and Inmarsat satellite up-link, observers can access imagery, weather bulletins and charts and within a day of deploying, begin building a weather data base. They also can measure barometric pressure and wind speed. "Such information is vital to planning close air support," Knox said.
Knox likes to cite his unit's training accomplishments and its impact on combat air. "Our weather flight was named best in the Air Force in 1995 and best in Pacific Air Forces in 1996," he said. "And according to one Army general, the 25th ASOS conducted the best training ever during a battle command training program -- the Army's battalion-level exercise. Our light field maintenance concept is now the standard throughout Air Combat Command."
Knox initiated the latter during an earlier assignment in Alaska. "In the old days, it took a big C-141 to deploy our people and equipment," he said. "We had to find a way to get everything on a smaller C-130." The result is a mobile maintenance shelter that doubles as a communications center and packs enough spare equipment to keep all deployed Mark 144s operating.
A further measure of the unit's cohesiveness -- a 1996 social actions climate assessment -- found the squadron's morale to be the highest in the Hawaiian Islands, despite the fact squadron members deploy 90-120 days a year, and when not deployed, chances are they're training.
Out in the early spring rain, team leader Tech. Sgt. Harry Oliver took long, purposeful strides, once in a while glancing back or ahead, checking on his troops.
"I taught a lot of these people, and now I'm seeing how well I taught them," said Oliver, for 4 1/2 years an instructor at the Joint Firepower Control Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla. "I taught them well," he said with a grin.


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Those seeking money for old mobile phones may want to consider using the cash to buy a new Nokia if they like to chat.
This is because the Finnish manufacturer has this week highlighted the new levels of access its users have to the Windows Live Messenger service through its various enabled handsets.
It was noted in a piece for the company's Nokia Press Bulletin Board that the product is one of the most popular of its kind all over the world and has now been linked to its Messaging Chat application.
According to the group this means "people worldwide can have multiple conversations simultaneously, change their status and personal messages, and manage their Windows Live buddy lists straight from their homescreen".
Consumers recycling mobile phones might also be interested to learn that the first model to come fully equipped for the changes is the Nokia E72, while those who buy an E63, E71 or E75 can simply download an update that will allow them to get involved.
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I know this is delayed, but I just got a couple "Duramask" brand flymasks for my girls and so far they've been great.
They've worn them about 15hrs/day for the last week and no rubs yet, even on my foster who has never worn a flymask before this. The girls also haven't been able to remove them yet so that's good too!
They're made out of the same type of sturdy material that Kensingtons are made of as well!
I paid $15 per mask but it looks like you can get them cheaper on Amazon.
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By Rhody rider
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I have 2 pairs of these. I use 1 pr on my wet weather bike the other on my winter bike. They seem to be holding up well after 6 months and clip in and out as well as my carbon Keos do. For what I paid for my Keos back in 2005 I could get 6 pairs of these.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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great pedals - great price
By Bop245
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Upgraded to these pedals and very satistifed - a great product and a better value
Great Buy
By Stu
from Lake Tahoe, NV
Replaced my old SPD pedals & immeadately noticed the difference. They're extremely light, but secure. Most important, they click in & out easily. I only wish that I replaced my old pedals sooner.
Great pedal for the price
By Steady Rider
from Ocala, FL
After many years, needing to replace my SPD's I gave these a try and I do like them. Light, a large cleat and a large platform. They are easy to get into and out of, once I got used to the change from the SPD's. While the pedals seem to hold up well, the cleats do wear out being a plastic material so you need to plan to replace them. I did the first time at 6 months and 2700 miles. When you replace be sure you get a Keo compatible cleat, not Nashbar NA-RAC which are not compatible.
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Great until you have to remove them
By GTG
from Royal Oak, MI
Nice pedals to get in and out of, but they can only be installed and removed with an Allen wrench. My old pedals came right off with a pedal wrench after being on for 25+ years. I greased the threads on these pedals as recommended before installing and after two weeks I had to heat the crank arms with a torch to get them off. I thought I was going to break the Allen wrench trying to take them off even after heating the crank arms. An extended Allen wrench doesn't give enough leverage to easily remove the pedal without flexing the wrench. Poor design.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Keo clone
By Jim at Foxx Brothers Racing
from Forbush, NC
About Me Competitive Cyclist
After the bearings wore out on my Look Keo peddles I thought I'd try the Nashbar Alpe D'Huez replacements. So far I like them as much as the Keos and at 1/4 the price I can buy a new pair every year for 4 years.
Nice pedal for the money
By HR Brewer
from Central NC
I got these pedals to replace my old SPD pedals. They are much easier to clip in to.
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Great pedals
By Mike
from St Pete, FL
These replaced my old metal Nashbar Ventoux (I think?) pedals once one side's bearing wore out. These are much lighter weight, nice matte black finish, understated logo. Easy to install, bearings seem well adjusted—not too tight or loose. I don't know if the bearings are serviceable down the road, but if I get 6k miles out of these like I did on my old $35 Nashbars, thats cool with me.Two very minor gripes:1.) The product photos show Delta style pedals with these, which was part of their appeal to me, I had delta cleats on my shoes that worked with my old pedals (and like three extra pairs of delta cleats still in bags). These however use a Keo style cleat. Not really a big deal, but I didnt anticipate mapping new cleats to my shoes, and I didn't know to order spare cleats at the same time.2.) Maybe this is normal and my old pedals were just junky, but once clipped in, the float is VERY evident. Meaning you can very very easily swivel your feet around on the platforms, for their 4.5 or 9° float or whatever the grey cleats give you. Not to the point that you unclip unintentionally, but it was a little weird at first. It felt like my foot was going to unclip itself accidentally. A dozen rides and I don't notice it anymore. I tightened the release tension, but I think the plastic cleat on the plastic (I mean, carbon!) platform is just slick regardless. Theres a rubber knob that sits in the cleat as shown, but it doesnt raise above the surface of the cleat to actually contribute any grip.Overall, super pedal, would highly recommend.
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Very Light and less expensive
By ENDO
from Virginia Beach, VA
I bought this for replacement. so I am not yet using this. but it's very light with less expensive price.
Bang for Buck
By MA Oldtimer
from Massachusetts
In considering these compare them to the alternatives, namely Look brand pedals. These have the same cleat contact area as KEO 2 Max pedals (albeit without the metal plate), weigh 20 grams less per pedal and cost $60 to $70 less per set.Expect the contact surface to wear out before the rest of the pedal, but based on its predecessor of similar material, the Izoard, you'll get 8-10,000 miles out of these. By that time the bearings in any pedal would be questionable and the locking mechanism will be worn. You can get three of these for one KEO 2 Max, and they weigh less.
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As graduation day draws near, there may be several questions left to answer regarding this exciting time before you accept your diploma. From determining what you will need to mailing college graduation invitations and announcements, we have put together a list of resources to help you ensure you are prepared and informed as you begin your transition.
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Why Are People Afraid to Ask?
Posted by Sharon Danosky | Posted in The Philanthropy Therapist | Posted on 24-03-2011
I have to confess, I really don't know the answer to that question. In all my experience, when you use five magic words … "Will you please help me?" People say yes – with a smile.
I remember the first time I went to Paris. Everyone told me to be prepared for how rude the Parisians are. Then I read a travel book someone recommended: "Friend or Faux?" And I followed their advice. Try to speak French, but if you can only remember one phrase, learn how to say "aidez-moi s'il vous plaît?" (Translation: will you please help me?") It worked. I had a fabulous time and found every person I met to be most accommodating. I think the book I read simply articulated a universal truth. When you ask, people are willing to help.
So, why can't we ask for help when our goal is to extend our hand to people in need? It makes absolutely no sense to me. Yet, I find it to be the case time and time again. Most frequently I find the leaders of non-profit organizations (presidents, CEO's, executive directors) are the most uncomfortable asking potential donors for help for the non-profits they run. This is the same organization where they spend many hours, forego pay increases, fight like mad with state legislators, but cower at the thought of asking a donor – often a person waiting to be asked – for help.
The oddest thing is that it is most prevalent among founders – those who actually started the organization. The people who have the greatest vision, an incredible amount of energy and enough passion for their cause that they could fill a small ocean are reluctant and even averse to asking for help.
I've decided to call it the Herculean theory — the willingness to take on an enormous, daunting, extremely difficult task and feeling you have to do it all yourself. Therefore, you can't ask for help because your duty is to take on that task. The truth is that when you ask, people take on the weight you have borne by yourself happily and willingly. And rather than feeling like a by-stander, they begin to feel like a part of the team you are building with a sense of purpose. I have literally watched donors melt when their non-profit leader went to them for help. It means that much.
It is true that there is a bit more to it than simply asking. But not much. It is being honest, sincere and forthright. That's all. And if you approach asking someone with that intent – they will offer whatever help they are able . You never offend anyone by asking for help.
Don't be afraid – go ahead ask. And watch the weight of the world melt away.
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Jill Salzman, left, and Tamara Nolte have a lot of fun as founders of The Founding Kit, a new toolkit for startups. Jill Salzman, The Founding Kit
Jill Salzman tends to build companies that solve problems she had early in her career as an entrepreneur.
In 2009, she started the Founding Moms in her hometown of Chicago to network with other mom entrepreneurs. The group grew so fast—now with 4,000 moms in 34 cities—that she soon closed down her music management business and sold her baby jewelry company. It led to a best-selling book, "Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs," in January 2012.
Salzman's newest venture, The Founding Kit, was born from the time intensive process of identifying the best service providers to help entrepreneurs affordably and efficiently open a business. Salzman had spent much of her time matching up the Founding Moms with people to help them build web sites, set up legal entities, manage taxes, design a logo. She also recognized the many hits and misses she had during that process—like when she thought she could do the work of a CPA or attorney herself.
"I've made a thousand mistakes, but most of my mistakes have led me to create products that are really usable and needed by most entrepreneurs," she says. She couldn't find any entity that offered those recommendations and connections as a service.
"If they had started to trust the brand and trust me and don't want to go out and figure out who to hire, why don't we offer that for them?" Salzman says. Soon after, she partnered up with Tamara Nolte, who shared co-working space at 1871 in Chicago and was looking for something to launch.
Together, they brainstormed The Founding Kit and began to negotiate with their favorite service providers in Chicago and elsewhere to offer bundles of services at more than half of retail prices for up to one year. The basic Founding Kit became a $3,995 option, with insurance help, CPA advice and accounting software, web site design and hosting, business card printing, publicity, an email newsletter provider, social media help. A larger Kit & Caboodle priced $7,995, included attorney time and services and copy-writing. An a la carte kit, priced $795, would allow the entrepreneur to pick three of 16 available services.
Salzman calls the kit, "a collection of my favorites, the best of the best in my opinion." A popular feature has been the accountability buddy, a person to check in with an entrepreneur every couple of weeks to make sure she's on track.
The kits are available to anyone in any part of the world, including men. Eventually they'll be expanded to include localized services like photography and videography.
Salzman also hopes to partner with membership organizations to help sell them. For now, she'll sell online beginning tomorrow, with hopes satisfied customers help her spread the word.
"Every startup needs to take care of these things," she says. "We're catering to the person who wants to launch and doesn't know where to go or doesn't want to do it themselves."
Laura Baverman is a business journalist newly relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina. Before her move, Laura spent nearly four years tracking Cincinnati's growing technology and startup scene for the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cool story from the New York Times' beliefs writer about the growing legacy of C.S. Lewis:
The afterlife of Clive Staples Lewis, the Oxford and Cambridge scholar who died the day President Kennedy was shot, gets more vibrant all the time. The seven books in his "Chronicles of Narnia" are being made into movies; "The Narnian," a highly readable biography by Alan Jacobs, appeared in 2005; a stage adaptation of his book "The Screwtape Letters" is touring nationwide; a college is being founded in his honor; and his name is being used to sell Bibles.
Born in Belfast in 1898 and called Jack by his friends, Lewis, who converted to Anglicanism in his 30s, would worry that this attention put him at risk for pride, which he saw as the worst sin.
Michael Maudlin, an editor of the new "C.S. Lewis Bible" — a Bible annotated with Lewis quotations — says he does not want to make of Lewis a "personality cult." But the cult is here, and growing. This Bible edition does not diminish the cult, but it should not get the blame, either.
"I would say in the last 10 years, C. S. Lewis has sold more books than any other 10-year span since he started publishing," Mr. Maudlin said. "He's not only not declining, he is in his sweet spot."
Lewis had a lot of influence on me during college, particularly "Mere Christianity," "The Screwtape Letters" and Lewis' answer to the "Problem of Pain." When I started working as a reporter, at The Sun in San Bernardino, I discovered that there is actually a C.S. Lewis Foundation in the Inland Empire, of all places. Mark Oppenheimer writes that next year, a C.S. Lewis College will be joining the fore on the opposite end of the United States.
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STEPHENVILLE A 25-year-old Stephenville man was arrested in Mount Pearl as a result of a complaints to the Bay St. George RCMP of him allegedly uttering threats against people in Stephenville.
After the complaints were received near noon hour on Wednesday at the Stephenville RCMP detachment they were referred to the RNC in St. Johnãs, as the man was believed to be now living in Mount Pearl.
The man was later located and arrested and has charges pending. He has been released from custody and once charges are laid will be going to court at a later date.


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Release Date: 2013 |
Album Rating: 4.0Listen to it here http://topshelfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split
aqua blue is about to sell out
do I get it don't I get it I don't knoooow
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offsweet, listening now
Digging: Main Attrakionz - 808s & Dark Grapes III
Album Rating: 4.0Might give reviewing more of a shot this year, so feel free to criticize my writing and help me grow.
nvm shipping to the UK is more than the actually release is oh well
pretty solid
if you actually buy the split it comes with more songs. Review is semi-invalid
Album Rating: 4.0if you actually buy the split it comes with more songs. Review is semi-invalid
Shit, really? Damn.
Album Rating: 4.0http://oi45.tinypic.com/3448pzt.jpg
If you mean those two, then nah. I'd say it's a valid review.
Includes free bonus tracks from Caravels and Octaves.
noone cares about them so whatever. Caravels are one of the most meh bands in the scene.
Edit:beat me to it
yeah it's def valid.
split kicks so much ass
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffI ordered a bundle and I thought it would come with a digital download too but it doesn't and I want this now.
Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound OffNevermind, the damn email was in my spam for some reason.
Album Rating: 3.5this is officially TA's longest song. split is such a tease.
Album Rating: 4.0AT LEAST I TRIED *cymbals crash* *trems*
Album Rating: 2.0i dont think so taxidermist
Digging: Leon Bridges - Coming Home
Good review, POS'd.
Rules of course
Album Rating: 4.0i dont think so taxidermist
Opinions, man! Ya didn't diggit, Hep?
ps touche is misspelled in the summary
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This video describes the 2012 upgrades to the Tidal Energy Test Platform v1 at the University of New Hampshire Center for Ocean Renewable Energy (UNH-CORE). Hydrokinetic turbines up to 5 ft (1.5m) in diameter can be tested with this platform, in push tests or in the tidal currents at the UNH-CORE Tidal Energy Test Site in Great Bay Estuary in New Hampshire.
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Jaroslav Joseph Polivka was born in Prague in 1886. He received his undergraduate degree in structural engineering at the College of Technology in Prague in 1909. He then studied at the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, Switzerland and at the Prague Institute of Technology, where he earned a doctoral degree in 1917. After serving in First World War, he opened his own architectural and engineering office in Prague and developed his skills in stress analysis of reinforced concrete, pre-stressed reinforced concrete and steel structures. Polivka became an expert in photo-elastic stress analysis, a technique that examines small-scale transparent models in polarized light.
In Prague Polivka worked together with avant-garde Czech architect Josef Havlíček on the Habich Building (1927-28) and Chicago Building (1927-28).
Polivka designed the structural frame of the Czech Pavilion at the Paris International Exhibition of 1937 collaborating with renown Czech architect, Jaromír Krejcar. Two years later, he worked with Czech architect Kamil Roškot to design another Czech Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1939 Polivka immigrated to the United States and took a position as research associate and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1941, he and Victor di Suvero co-invented a structural design technique that received a patent for improvements in structures. Polivka with his son Milos translated into English Eduardo Torroja's 'Philosophy of Structures' book published in 1958.
In 1946 Polivka began to work with Frank Lloyd Wright collaborating together on several major projects until Wright's death in 1959. For Wright's projects Polivka performed stress analyses and investigations of specific building materials. They worked on a total of seven projects, two of which were built: the Johnson Wax Research Tower, 1946-1951 at Racine Wisconsin and the Guggenheim Museum, 1946-1959 in New York. Their other well-known design proposal was the reinforced concrete Butterfly Bridge at the Southern Crossing of the San Francisco Bay (1949-52).
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There may be more sadists lurking in our midst than we'd like to think, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia and the University of Texas at El Paso. After offering a group of college students the chance to play exterminator and kill live bugs, researchers found "acts of apparent cruelty" and evidence of "everyday sadism"—a less pathological variety of deriving pleasure from being cruel.
More than 70 psychology students participated in the study, which they thought was about "personality and tolerance for challenging jobs." (Interesting example of how female-dominated psychology classes are—women made up almost 73 percent of the sample.) They had to choose between four unpleasant tasks: killing bugs, helping the experimenter kill bugs, cleaning dirty toilets, or enduring an ice bath.
The researchers suggest that sadism is perhaps more common than we normally think of it. Sure, there's crazy serial killer variety sadism, but it also might manifest itself more commonly in everyday life. Like, perhaps, on the internet.
The researchers are planning to expand their sadism research in the context of online trolling. "Trolling culture is unique in that it explicitly celebrates sadistic pleasure, or 'lulz,'" University of British Columbia psychologist Erin Buckels said in a press statement. Oh no, the lulz!


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Stop the Mining of Sacred Tribal Land!
Stop the Mining of Sacred Tribal Land!
We need your immediate support to stop the proposed copper mining that would irreversibly desecrate lands sacred to Apache and other tribes and devastate the environment and health of the people in Superior, Arizona, and many other neighboring Arizona communities.
On July 24, 2007 Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced bill S. 1862, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2007, in the US Senate. A related bill, H.R. 3301, was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Pastor (D-AZ) on August 1, 2007,. The House bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), and John Shadegg (R-AZ). The proposed bills would, among other things, convey federally-owned land known as Oak Flat, Devils Canyon, and Apache Leap near Superior, Arizona, to Resolution Copper Mining, a subsidiary of a multi-national mining corporation. The land sought by Resolution Copper is believed to have one of the largest copper deposits in the world and is worth an estimated $65 billion. That land, however, contains sites and artifacts that are of deep spiritual, cultural, and historic significance to the Apache and other tribes in the region. Further, Apache Leap is a breath-taking butte where Apache lookouts were once posted to warn of attacks by the US Cavalry and leapt to their deaths rather than be captured.
In order to obtain Oak Flat, Apache Leap, Devil's Canyon and other areas from the Federal government, Resolution Copper plans to exchange it for other privately owned land; it has purchased seven parcels of land that conservation groups have been working to bring under federal protection for many years. These are the tracts of land that Resolution Copper is offering up in exchange for Oak Flat. Organizations, such as the Trust for Public Land, the Nature Conservancy, and the Audubon Society, have consequently endorsed the land exchange but they may have been unaware of tribal and local opposition when they expressed their support.
Resolution Copper is responsible for other well-documented environmental and health devastation (in addition to the many disasters brought about by its parent company Rio Tinto all over the world), because of its use of acid to strip away layers of earth and rock.
The proposed mining at Oak Flat would:
- Destroy, violate, and desecrate of land sacred to the Apache, Yavapai, Hopi, O'Odham tribes;
- Cause disastrous environmental damage, contaminate scarce water supplies, destroy habitat for endangered species, and cause massive surface damage; and
- Exacerbate health problems for surrounding communities.
In recognition of the irreversible long term effects of this type of mining, the City Council of Superior voted unanimously to oppose the bill.
Leaders of six different tribes in the region came together in a historic gathering to denounce the bill and stand in opposition to the land exchange. The stakes are high – the passage of the bill would establish a precedent, allowing private interests to seize land sacred to native peoples with impunity, contributing to the cultural extinction of Native Americans that began hundreds of years ago – solely for profit and at great cost to the people and the environment. However, if the bill is defeated, a different kind of precedent would be set for Native Americans' rights to the preservation of their land, history, sacred and religious sites, and culture and traditions.
Take Action
Right now the San Carlos Apache Tribe is leading the opposition against the bills, and they are asking for urgent and immediate support. The bills are in the Senate and House committees – we must prevent them from being approved (marked up) by these committees, where they could be attached to other bills and passed on the Senate and House floors, and we have only a limited amount of time. Support the San Carlos Apaches and other tribes and the people of Superior by writing or calling your Congressional representatives, and letting them know that their constituents oppose these bills. Please send letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committees in addition to your own Senators and Representative. Sample letters are included below.
Please send copies of letters by email [firstname.lastname@example.com], fax [856-881-2027 – subject: Sacred Site], or mail [c/o CYOC, 1213 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107]
Sample Letter # 1
The Honorable Jeff Bingaman, Chairman
United States Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Suite 130
625 Silver Avenue, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
The Honorable Pete Domenici, Ranking Member
United States Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Albuquerque Plaza
201 3rd Street, NW Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Dear Chairman Bingaman and Ranking Member Domenici:
I am writing to voice my strong opposition to bills S. 1862 and H.R. 3301, captioned the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2007. These bills would allow for a land exchange between Resolution Copper and the United States Forest Service. The land exchange would convey lands to Resolution known as Oak Flat, Apache Leap, and Devil's Canyon near Superior, Arizona, to build and construct an unprecedented block-caving mining operation.
The Oak Flat, Apache Leap, and Devil's Canyon areas are ancestral lands of the Apache, Yavapai, Hopi, and O'Odham Native tribes. The proposed mining would result in the destruction, violation, and desecration of these sacred lands. The land exchange would prevent these tribes from continuing important practices of religion and culture; and, once desecrated, they can never be restored.
Resolution Copper is a subsidiary of a foreign owned company, Rio Tinto PLC and BHP Biliton, Ltd – both of which have long and well-documented histories of environmental abuse all over the world. The proposed mining would deplete and contaminate already limited water resources in the area. The areas that would be conveyed to Resolution Copper also provides habitat for many different types of plants, animals, and songbirds.,.
The proposed land exchange is opposed by six tribes in Arizona, and unanimously opposed by the City Council of Superior because of short term and long term devastation to their people and future generations.,. We urge you to oppose S. 1862 and H.R. 3301 and any other legislation that would convey these sacred areas to mining interests. Please take action now to preserve the public interest of the people of Superior and the cultural and religious heritage of Native peoples.
Please send the same letter to the following in the House of Representatives:
House Chairman
The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, Chairman
U.S. House of Representatives
House Committee on Natural Resources
301 Prince St
Beckley, WV 25801
House Ranking Member
The Honorable Don Young
U.S. House of Representatives
House Committee on Natural Resources
Peterson Tower Building
510 L St, Suite 580
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-1954


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Liberian Soccer Spotlight:
Meet Eddie Kingston
Throughout the 1990s, many young and talented Liberians found themselves in refugee camps around west africa and the rest of the world. Among the most famous of such camps was camp Buduburam, in Ghana. That camp saw the rise of Prince of Daye, Frances Grandpa Doe and Ben Teekloh.
It was on this refugee camp that Eddie Kingston first harness his soccer skills. However, Kingston's talents was overshadowed by the rise of another Liberian player, Prince Daye who was quickly crowned as the next George Weah.
Eddie quietly went about developing his skills away from the Liberian community. In HS as a 14 year old, he was spotted by the then Black Starlets coach, Oko Aryee, who signed him with Cape coast mysterious dwarfs in Ghana, a première league club.
After only a season, and without breaking into the first team, Kingston had to leave for the United states as his family emigrated in 1995. Upon arrival, he did not compete in his senior year in HS due to injury and so he was not heavily recruited by colleges.
Again Kingston had to go out and prove he belong on the big stage. His dream was to play D1 college ball, but no big schools were calling. So he went to a junior college in Springfield Illinois where he shattered every goal scoring record set previously by another Liberian, Alphonso Donyen.
After scoring a staggering 42 goals in 2 seasons, and being crowned a two time all American, Eddie was recruited by division 1 powerhouse and defending big east and national champions St johns University.
There again, Eddie was overshadowed by another Liberian who had had three solid seasons in top flight college soccer, Chris Gbandi. He was the poster ball of Big east soccer. Eddie still became an All American for one final season, before being spotted by George Weah himself at a summer tournament in Minnesota.
George invited him to the national team and he was in camp with the team for the entire 2002 world cup qualifying campaign, winning four caps along the way. Upon his return from Monrovia, he left for Europe where he signed with NK zagreb, the then defending champions of Croatian football.
Zagreb missed out on the champions league by losing on a narrow goal in the qualifiers. After a season at zagreb, Eddie was loaned out to Malaysian outfit, ATM FC, as the club zagreb was in a financial mess.
It was at ATM that Eddie finally came into his own, scoring 12 goals and 7 assists as a striker/attacking midfielder. After his remarkable journey thru the USA, Croatia, and Malaysia, the only immediate challenge Eddie sees now is recognition and respect.
He has offered to return to the national team on several occasions, but Kadala has ignored him repeatedly. Eddie thinks its all politicized and that the FA is doing away with kids from the George Weah era. "I'm not about to pay to play for my country, either, as some people have suggested " I drop Kadala something."
Eddie is bidding his time, and take comfort in th fact that his talent was recognized by arguably the greatest player ever to play the game, (all respect to Pele and Maradona).
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Thomas Hoomes Williamson (1813-1888) served as Professor of Engineering and Drawing at VMI for 47 years. In April of 1862, Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson requested that Williamson be temporarily released from his duties at the Institute and assigned to Jackson's command. Many years after the war (ca. 1883), Williamson wrote this account of his time with Jackson. Biography
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Category Archives: Colfax High School
70th Kendall Arnett Basketball Tournament
Below is a clip of the exciting conclusion from last years 69th Kendall Arnett Basketball Tournament. This year the Kendall is December 28th, 29th and 30th at Placer High School's "Earl Crabbe" Gymnasium and has become a Holiday Tradition. Come … Continue reading
Lady Miner Volleyball
Tonight the Lady Miners meet with the Colfax Lady Falcons in the first pre season match of the year, recorded live at the Ali Gymnasium. Air times for this game are: Wednesday August 31st at 8:30 p.m. Saturday September … Continue reading
Colfax Advances to Championship Game!
The Colfax Falcons have advanced to the championship game on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. They will play the Amador Buffalos who upset Modesto Christian Crusaders in last nights semi final. This makes Colfax the top seed in the tournament. Colfax … Continue reading
Three Teams to Play in Section Semi Finals
Three Local teams have qualified for the Section Semi Finals at Tokay High School in Lodi All the action begins at 4:00 p.m. when the #2 seed Bear River Lady Bruins take the floor against the #3 seed Calaveras Redskins. … Continue reading
Colfax Boys Earn #3 Seed
Watch the Kendall Tonight!
TouchDown Productions presents our continuing coverage of the 69th annual Kendall Arnett Basketball Tournament. Tune in for the Colfax Falcons vs the Del Campo Cougars in a semi final match. The winner advances to the championship game. Stay tuned for … Continue reading
Kendall Day 2
Our coverage featured games between Bear River and Placer, Colfax and Del Campo. Game one saw PVL rivals Placer and Bear river battle down to the final seconds. These teams will face each other 2 more times in league play. … Continue reading


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An innovative Shamva student has invented a solar cooker made from cardboard boxes and aluminium.
Noel Mubaina (30), who graduated with a diploma in advanced project management at DAPP Frontline Institute in Shamva last week, said the idea was motivated by the desire to help people in the face of regular power cuts.
Mubaina, who exhibited the solar cooker at the graduation ceremony, said the cooker was environmentally-friendly and did not contribute to global warming.
"This country has serious electricity problems and there is need for alternative solutions like the solar cooker," he said. "Again the other thing is the world is under fire from global warming and the cooker can do much to curb the phenomenon since it does not emit gases into the atmosphere."
Mubaina said the solar cooker can produce heat of between 82 and 121 degrees celsius.
The cardboard box is covered by an aluminium foil which absorbs and reflects sun rays to a black pot.
"The pot is covered in plastic to prevent the heat from escaping," he said.
When cooking, one is not allowed to stir as heat would escape.
"The cooker can only be used to cook meat, beans, eggs and other types of relish, but it's not for sadza as one is not allowed to open the lid for heat will escape," he said. "Most food cooks at or below 82 degrees Celsius. It takes an average of two hours to cook meat or rice.
The time taken to cook varies depending on the amount of sun, wind, thickness of pot and quantity of water or food.
Speaking at the ceremony, Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jeitendra Tripathi hailed the institution for producing graduates concerned with tackling global warming.
"Man-made global warming and climate change is one of the major issues that we need to face, adapt and mitigate," he said. "As evidenced by the exhibition, it is crystal clear that the graduating students that have acquired the much-needed skills that will enable them to fight global warming."
More than 30 students drawn from different countries obtained diplomas in advanced project management at Frontline Institute, a college run by the Development Aid from People to People (DAPP), a subsidiary of Humana People to People.