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By: Larry Peterson on October 4, 2011 - 7:01pm - Add new comment
Another of my collections of odds and ends from the campaign trail:
Well over 100 Chatham County names are on a state ethics panel's updated list of candidates and others who allegedly filed various required reports late – or not at all.
But maybe we should take the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission compilation with a grain of salt.
By: Larry Peterson on October 14, 2011 - 7:00pm - Add new comment
For what it's worth, Republicans apparently don't much like Illinois, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
And Democrats have a jaundiced view of the Deep South, including Georgia, plus Utah and Arizona.
Those are among the findings of survey poll of 700 voters Raleigh, N.C.- based Public Policy Polling about their perceptions of 17 states.
Over the next two months, the firm will ask people about their perceptions of all the other states, said polling director Tom Jensen. The initial 17 states were picked by starting with the nine states, including Georgia, that have president
By: Larry Peterson on September 28, 2011 - 7:28pm - Add new comment
President Barack continued to hit up prospective donors for money this week as Friday's campaign finance reporting deadline approached.
A day after his campaign launched an email blitz dunning 2008 campaign donors who hadn't kicked in for his re-election effort, Obama followed up on Tuesday with another barrage.
Addressed to recipients by name, the new emails are signed, "Barack."
"I'll be calling some grassroots donors like you by phone this week," they said, "so I can say thank you.
"And if I don't call you, there's a chance I'll see you at dinner with three other supporters s
By: Larry Peterson on April 19, 2010 - 6:48pm - Add new comment
Maybe it was just a coincidence.
Last year, Judge Harry Doss of the north Georgia Appalachian Judicial Circuit Superior Court resigned.
Some 17 people were nominated to replace Doss.
In January, a judicial nomination commission appointed by Republican Gov.
By: Larry Peterson on August 9, 2012 - 4:08pm - Add new comment
Haven't made plans to attend the Democratic National Convention?
The organizers say it's not too late.
They're encouraging people to sign up for a chance to be at the gathering's Sept. 6 session – the last night of the convention – in Charlotte, N.C.
That's when President Barack Obama's and Vice President Joe Biden's acceptance speeches are scheduled.
To accommodate more people, the session will be held at Bank of America Stadium. Earlier convention proceedings will be held at the smaller Time Warner Cable Arena.
By: Larry Peterson on September 12, 2011 - 3:06pm - Add new comment
It was a trial balloon that flew about as well as a streamlined brick.
Former U.S. Rep.
By: Larry Peterson on October 22, 2012 - 6:33pm - Add new comment
It seems to have been lost in the megabucks crossfire of attack ads in one of the hottest congressional races in the country.
But it still seems worthy of notice.
In a recent interview, U.S. Rep. John Barrow voiced disdain for voting record scorecards.
In particular, the Augusta Democrat heaped scorn on one by Congressional Quarterly showing he voted for President Barack Obama's agenda 85 percent of the time. (That was in 2009; last year's compilation had him backing Obama just 62 percent of the time.)
By: Larry Peterson on April 3, 2009 - 2:21pm - Add new comment
Here's something to tuck away in the "small world" file.
Savannah lawyer Mark Tate represents victims of last year's disaster at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth.
Their lawsuits claim the company negligently failed to remove hazards that caused the Feb. 7, 2008 disaster, which claimed the lives of 14 people and injured scores of others.
Tate recently tried – unsuccessfully – to get a local judge to order U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss to give testimony and provide documents in the case.
Chambliss has been deeply involved in controversies concerning an investigation of the incident. For example, Tate alleges – and Chambliss denies – that the senator tried to talk some of his clients out of suing the company.
You're right, all of the above is widely known.
What isn't common knowledge that Tate's and Chambliss' staffs shared adjacent suites on the 6th floor of a bank building overlooking Johnson Square in Savannah.
By: Larry Peterson on May 11, 2012 - 6:49pm - Add new comment
Sen. Buddy Carter says he likely won't try again to make people who sign petitions to qualify independent candidates show photo IDs.
Following a local scandal over forged signatures on qualifying petitions, the Pooler Republican this year proposed legislation to impose such a requirement.
A lengthy state probe uncovered at least 50 bogus signatures on petitions intended to get a candidate on the 2008 Chatham County Commission ballot.
David Osborne, who sought run as an independent against Republican incumbent Helen Stone, withdrew shortly after the forgeries surfaced.
By: Larry Peterson on July 26, 2012 - 6:29pm - Add new comment
State Rep. Mickey Stephens, D-Savannah, has endorsed Lesli Messinger for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District.
Messinger, a Savannah businesswoman, is running against Nathan Russo, a retired St. Simons businessman, in Tuesday's primary.
The winner will face Republican incumbent Jack Kingston, who is seeking a 10th term. Last year's boundary changes left the district with a GOP tilt, but less pronounced than in the past.


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Steelers Christmas carols coming soonPosted by on December 9, 2011 – 9:35 am
Steelers fans, if you enjoyed last year's Steelers Christmas Carol video stayed tuned. A new video was filmed recently and I have to say there are some surprises in store for everyone. Heck, we have been planning it for three weeks prior to the taping and I was even surprised by some it.
Keep an eye out for the debut closer to Christmas and in the meantime enjoy the photo of the defensive line above from the filming.
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Love how all the Steelers are participating together in work, charity, fun and games.
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COMMERCIAL water utilities in the country have proposed installation of pre-paid meters in Government institutions to cut down on huge debts accumulated from unpaid bills.
Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) acting managing director Kanyembo Ndhlovu said one of the major problems faced by the water firms was in collection of payments of service bills and institutions.
Mr Ndhlovu, who cited the K12 million owed to Mulonga by Government institutions in unpaid service bills, said this had continued to impact on the operations of water companies in the country.
He said this last weekend during the MWSC end-of-year media briefing and cocktail party held at Protea Hotel in Chingola.
Mr Ndhlovu said debts resulting from non-payment of service bills among Government institutions had been a problem every year.
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Mr Ndhlovu said one of the proposals at hand was to start installing pre-paid meters in Government institutions.
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The woman's body was recovered Sunday, and her autopsy is scheduled for Monday, the office said. She died while diving on the Canadian destroyer Yukon — a popular spot for scuba trips.
The Medical Examiner's Office has not released her name, but a relative, Harold Jackson, told the news media the woman is his niece, Staci Jackson of Pennsylvania.
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California Highway Patrol and Heartland Fire responded to the crash, which occurred at 6:34 p.m. near Riverford Road. Both vehicles were southbound on Route 67 when they collided in a rear-end accident, the CHP said. It is unclear which vehicle struck the other. The Civic spun off the highway and landed on its side near North Woodside Avenue by the Lakeside and Santee border.
Rescue crews had to extract two people from the wreckage. Both were taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening, officials at the scene said. No one was injured in the pickup, the CHP said.
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A fairly routine meeting is expected this evening for the Elbert County Board of Education.
Not many items are on the agenda for the school board's regular meeting for July.
Only two issues make up the Superintendent's Report, and they include Out of County Tuition and the Facility Use Policy.
The meeting will be held in the Elbert County Board of Education meeting room at the board's location off of Laurel Drive, across from Elbert Memorial Hospital.
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Brett Florens Photography Workshop Day Two
Day Two saw us at the simulated wedding of Jess and Steve, who had in fact really got married in June this year! To see more, click here
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Aamina & Muhammed
The rain set in but that didn't put a damper on Aamina and Muhammed's beautiful wedding, however the bride was asked whether she had eaten from the pot! To see more, click here
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Naheeda and I are no strangers to each other, since I've photographed her on many occasions. It was an honour for me to be a part of the celebrations when she married her soul mate, Mohammed Yameen. To see more, … Continue reading
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A few weeks ago I featured Gerisha and Ronald's wedding pics on this blog. The weather on the day was cold and rainy and of course snow on the Drakensberg!! So this amazing couple decided to go all out again … Continue reading
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I try so many times to send my invoice copy to firstname.lastname@example.com , but always failed and display the information as below.
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To Roth or not to Roth for college savings?
I often get the question "Can I use a Roth IRA to invest for college?" While the answer is "yes," the real question is whether you should. The comparison is typically drawn between 529 college savings plans and a Roth … Read more
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Graduation season is upon us, and you, like me, may be pondering what to get our loved ones. Thinking back, I remember four letters that meant a lot to me when I was graduating: C-A-S-H! But that's too boring. This … Read more
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A while back, there was this show on the History Channel called Expedition Africa. It was about this group of people who were – on an expedition – in Africa. So, that part was probably terribly obvious. Anywho. One episode really sticks out in my mind.
The self-appointed leader of the group was explaining the risks of that day's travels. You see, they had just spent several long days traveling to the top of this huge mountain. They were all ready for the easy days ahead of going downhill. Pasquale (the leader) shocked them all by saying, Be very careful. Going down the mountain is far more dangerous than going up.
That is an important reminder for our spiritual journeys.
It is easy to stay focused on Him when times are hard. We feel weak and desperate for His intervention. We cling to Him every step as we climb our mountain. Then, we reach the top and we think, I've got it from here.
What happened to the children of Israel that caused them to stumble?
Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and 70 of Israel's elders, and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath His feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself. God did not harm the Israelite nobles; they saw Him, and they ate and drank. – Exodus 24:9-11
How did they go from seeing God to settling for a golden calf? I'll tell you how. They entered a period of waiting. And, the waiting? It lasted a little longer than they thought it would.
When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain… – Exodus 32:1
It's an old, old story. It's Sarah waiting for a promised baby. It's Noah confined in an ark waiting for dry land. It's David waiting to fulfill his kingly calling. It's the children of Israel waiting for the bonds of slavery to be broken. It's God's people waiting for the Messiah. It's you and I waiting for His return. Maybe you're waiting right now.
You're waiting for healing.
You're waiting for restoration.
You're waiting for employment.
You're waiting for romance.
You're waiting for the salvation of a loved one.
You're waiting for God to move. And, just maybe, it's taking a little longer than you thought it would. Beware. This is where the downhill trek gets treacherous. The men of Israel got tired of waiting for God and were willing to accept a substitute.
The serpent enters stage right.
The enemy will parade all sorts of things before the eyes of those who have taken their gaze off of God. Those things will be shiny and those things will be pleasant to the eye. They may be good things, but they won't be God things and Satan will try to convince you that they are sufficient. The enemy wants you to believe that God is not worth the wait. That, my friends, is a lie straight from the pit of hell and many have believed it and suffered the consequences.
Are you currently in a season of waiting? If so, where is your gaze focused? The answer is extremely important.
Stacy Edwards (@sjedwards) is a trucker's daughter and a pastor's wife. She is a freelance writer and a homeschooling mom to four fabulous little girls. Stacy blogs at Servant's Life where she uses her words to point others to the hope and encouragement found in Christ. If you need her, she's probably hiding in the bathroom.


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UnitySteer: the next few months
It's no secret we're working on our own game, and as you can expect that takes priority over other concerns, so I wanted to address what that means for the feature support in UnitySteer. The short answer is that I'll continue to develop it, but its features and direction are being dictated by the needs of our game.
Take for instance path following. SteerForPathSimplified was meant mostly as a demo on how to build path following behaviors. It was a quick and dirty implementation, following on the steps of the other two examples, used to showcase usage of the pathway methods to calculate your agent's position in a path. It has some obvious deficiencies, the main one being that it does not particularly aim to stay within the pathway's boundaries.
How did that play on our end? It allowed me to prototype path following on our game, which I could then replace with a different drop-in path following behavior down the road, the same way I moved from the basic SteerForNeighborAvoidance to SteerForPotentialField (which I'll discuss in a future article) and from then on to our current approach.
However, people started using it as is, which I should have expected – it's there, so why not? – which has brought to my attention some small issues on cases that didn't appear on my test scenes. This is a side effect of it being used mostly for prototyping on my end. I expect I'll do a full replacement in the near future, with a proper implementation, but meanwhile I suggest you keep your eye on the development branch where I'll be uploading the small fixes. If you encounter any oddities, do let me know with a small sample case and I'll do my best to fix any bugs, but I'm tied up between the game and an on-going client project that should keep me occupied for the next 3-4 weeks, so don't expect any major rewrites during that time.
On other news, the more I experiment with alternate approaches, the less happy I am with three particular bits of UnitySteer.
The first one is the default SteerForNeighborAvoidance behavior. It works fine as a sample case, but movement lacks a certain elegance of other approaches I've tried so far. For much more reasonable approaches, I recommend you visit Mikko Mononen's blog Digesting Duck, particularly his articles on Detour Crowd and the navigation loop presentation.
Then there is the issue is that the final movement vector is the weighted average of the various forces acting on the vehicle. To understand what this means, suppose that a vehicle has two steering behaviors: SteerForPath and SteerForNeighborAvoidance. In that case, its final vector will be the weighted average between both, which requires a good degree of tweaking to get working right. That was fine at first, and it does work on the general cases, but now that I've got a ton of agents running around on constrained areas it's not ideal. What would be best is to use a neighbor avoidance behavior as a sort of post-processor which corrects the previous behavior's vector, instead of blending in with it.
Finally, UnitySteer vehicles look at the world in terms of an immediate force vector, not of a desired position. This is a subtle distinction. It means that since AutonomousVehicle's view of the world is I want to move in that direction, not I want to reach that spot.
So what? Suppose you have an agent which pathfinds to a destination and then, having reached it, stops. Then another vehicle comes hurtling towards him. It would be ideal to have the first one get out of the way, which I can do with the current field behaviors I'm testing – however, the agent then won't know where it was supposed to be so it can return to its spot, because the AutonomousVehicle was only following the forces that took it there and the path following behavior is no longer contributing any force.
It's very possible I'll soon do an experimental branch on github for these changes. While you're welcome to play with it, I suggest you hold off integrating it into anything even closely related to production, as its details are likely to change often.


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And why do you say 2:36? It seems like an odd number, why not just 2:30?
And why do you say 2:36? It seems like an odd number, why not just 2:30?
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I think if he can catch Silva on a bad night, then sure. I think any top ten MW could do it. But when Silva is 100 percent on, you really need to be a special kind of fighter to outshine him. I don't see anything special about weidman. He's confident and he's game. He beat Uraih Hall, who I think would beat him in a rematch and may actually be the guy who could really give Silva some serious problems. But that being said we'll see in July. I personally think this kid should have bed given some big names and bigger challenges before throwing him in against Silva. It's too early for him to be facing a legend like silva and I think that's going to show in this fight. But at least it shuts up the "defend the damn belt crowd" for a little while. Personally I think Silva only has a handful of fights in his career left and I don't like to see them wasted. If he has to give up the title to fight the great fights that people really wants to see then so be it, maybe it's time that he transcended even the UFC title and became a true fighting God. I think Dana could market the hell out of that concept....
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Chris is the guy to beat Anderson
Chris by finish
and I am A Anderson fan
"...for he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother." William Shakespeare
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He's right about Anderson. The only guys that have a chance are the ones who don't seem to care about his jedi mind tricks like sonnen, lutter, Hendo. The problem is, they still get beat. If he can, in fact ignore the voodoo and go for it, he could be the one, but that is a big if.
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Minju Joson Snubs S. Korean Authorities' Wordplay Intended to Mislead Public Opinion
| Pyongyang, September 2 (KCNA) -- The south Korean puppet authorities are vociferating about "the possibility of south-north dialogue" as soon as the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military drills were over.
Minju Joson Tuesday observes in a commentary in this regard: This is a height of shamelessness and an intolerable mockery and insult to the army and people of the DPRK.
If the south Korean authorities want to talk about "the possibility of south-north dialogue", they should apologize to the nation for staging UFG, to begin with, the commentary says, and goes on:
Their gibberish about "dialogue" is intended to mislead public opinion by creating impression that they are interested in the dialogue and make it believe that they are a main player in handling the matter of the north-south relations.
They have neither sincere will to hold dialogue and mend the north-south relations nor qualifications to talk about it.
If they truly hope for the north-south dialogue, they should make an apology for having bedeviled the north-south relations by staging UFG, to begin with, and declare internally and externally that they would never stage nuclear war drills against the north together with outside forces in the future.
Talking about "the possibility of south-north dialogue" without taking any measure would only bring to light their shameless nature before the whole world and touch off bitter indignation and protest among all Koreans.
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Final Score: Western Illinois 57, IUPUI 53 (OT)
Macomb, IL (Sports Network) - Ceola Clark paced all scorers with 16 points as the Western Illinois Leathernecks outlasted the IUPUI Jaguars, 57-53 in overtime, in a Summit League showdown at Western Hall.
Terell Parks added a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Western Illinois (12-3, 5-0 Summit), which has won nine straight games. Adam Link chipped in 10 points, while Jack Houpt grabbed 11 boards.
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IUPUI shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, while Western Illinois made just 28 percent of its attempts from the field, as the Jaguars got out to a 28-16 lead at intermission.
The Leathernecks started the second half hot and took a 37-36 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. There was very little scoring down the stretch, and with Western Illinois leading, 45-43, in the waning seconds, Lyonell Gaines converted a layup for IUPUI to tie the game and force overtime.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Formula One's new sound has received the thumbs down from a few big names of motorsport.
The switch to V6 turbo hybrid engines may suit automakers, but some observers believe they've stripped away the sport's powerful sound.
During Friday's testing sessions for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Indy Car driver Will Power tweeted he was "missing the scream of the old F1 cars," while team owner and ex-Cart champion Jimmy Vasser said the cars were "looking slow and ugly and that sound...."
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For 51 weeks of the year Laura and I use SPC as a place to talk about how/what/why of healthy family food. We're all, "Kale is awesome!" and "Have you tried Chia on your cereal?" Then once a year, our true feelings can't be denied a moment longer, and our obsession with cookies explodes. And that's this week. I hope you're ready. We've got so may cookie recipes coming your way — some old favourites and some brand new — that we're having to amp up our post schedule. So be sure to come back every day or you'll miss something sweet!
Laura found the recipe for these sophisticated and slightly spicy cookies on Epicurious and the only alteration she made was to swap spelt flour for all purpose. We love their adult taste. They may not rock the house with some younger kids but why shouldn't some holiday cookies be made with parents in mind? These buttery delicious and perfect with an afternoon coffee. Don't mind if we do.…
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2 1/2 cups spelt flour
3/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 cup pecans
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Place your oven racks in lower and upper third position and then preheat to 350 degrees. You'll need 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment.
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Remove the dough from the bowl and place in on your work surface. Kneading it 4 or 5 times, forming it into a ball. Ready to make crescents? Here we go. Each one should be about 1 Tbsp of dough. First form it into a ball between your hands, then roll it out into a l 1/2 inch log. Now bend your log into a crescent shape and gently pinch each end to make them taper. Place the cookie on your prepared baking sheet. Repeat and repeat and repeat!
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again I love this piece. sorry double posted...
Man this is inspired and inspiring. Pixeeellllllssssss....
Это круто! Бабушки особенно нравятся, классные!
Haha! There is so much to look at. I love it.
I love zombies! only one thing, all zombies are only in four directions, but maybe with this the isometric look is more powerful, otherwise, fav ^^
Of course, because every good zompocalypse survivor team needs a buff guy with a melee weapon (preferably a baseball bat), an attractive female and a drunkard.
Awesome.... That's all I should have to say hahaha Great work!
I like how some of the defenders seem very relaxed.
this is pretty badass. i love all the cars.
hahah wow i agree with Mistiqueshis Isometric do look beautiful especially a bloody zombie scene like tht one
I's like to see the rest if there was any of it left good job on tht faved it =]
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Ricki and Jamie have traveled around the world to singing camps sponsored by Village Harmony Singers. In the little known picture at left, (it's little known because Ricki doesn't know we put it in here!) Ricki is making an announcement at one of these camps.
Ricki also hosts many singing workshops in Ashfield, MA where she and Jamie live. In fact, two exciting events are coming up next month. (Info at the end of this post.)
A few months ago, we received this e-mail from Jean, in Marquette, MI:
A friend and I were talking about all the kinds of milk that could be used for cheese making: cow's milk, goat's milk, etc., and then we started getting silly with milk of magnesia, milk weeds and milk duds.... The latter would make chocolate cheese.
As you can tell we were having a great time and could well use some legitimate cheese songs to celebrate this wonderful activity.
So we are wondering if anyone knows of any songs that are used for making cheese and if you would be willing to share them with us. If so, please send them to email@example.com and we will publish them in this blog for others to share.
When we were looking online for songs, we came across many blogs where the authors spoke about singing along to rock music, etc. while making cheese. There are also several videos on UTube which include funny songs about cheese. Here's a cute one:
These are the workshops we mentioned above:
May 22 - 23
South African Singing and Dance Workshop with Matlakala Bopape
We have discovered that the previous email on this incredible event had a non-functional email address for contacting us. We still have quite a few spaces available. Please sign up and come!
WHAT: This is an exciting opportunity to learn from South Africa's leading ethnomusicologist, Matlaka Bopape at Ricki and Jamie's Place. This dynamic leader will challenge participants with beautiful songs of South Africa incorporating the dance movements which she finds integral to the music.
WHERE: 292 Main Street in bucolic Ashfield, MA, the foothills of the Berkshires
WHEN: May 22 - 23 from 9:00 AM Saturday to 4:00 PM Sunday
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HOW: Reserve a space by sending a check for $150 (plus $25 per night for lodging) made out to: Ricki Carroll at PO Box 85, 292 Main Street, Ashfield, MA 01330. For more info call 413-628-4568 or email us at email@example.com.
Who is Matlakala Bopape?
This musical dynamo has been conducting the Polokwane Choral Society since 1986. She has led the choir to top prizes in South African competitions and festivals, and on tours to Europe and North America. Since 1991, she herself has often captured the prize for best conductor. She is also a composer, who created the choir's Tonic Sol Fa number Dinoto.
Matlakala's endless patience, careful attention to vocal technique, and rich repertoire of folk and contemporary South African choral music make her a formidable teacher.These skills and knowledge, coupled with her radiant personality, make her sought after to adjudicate at home and lead workshops abroad.She will conduct choral workshops during FOSAPA's Eastern Canadian tour with the Polokwane Choral Society.Following the tour, she heads to the Village Harmony summer camp in New England, where she will be teaching for her fifth year.She has also given workshops in the U.K. and Italy.
Matlakala Bopape received her training in history and music appreciation from the University of Witwatersrand.While doing her MA studies in African Language and Literature in London, England, she studied voice and choral techniques part-time at the London School of Singing.
Ever since her days in teacher's college, Matlakala has been conducting choirs.As a teacher, she conducted girls' choirs, boys' choirs and mixed ones, and represented the Northern Province nationally on several occasions.In 1979, she also became part of a group that founded the Seshego Choral Society, now known as Polokwane - a community-based group with the aim of nurturing musical talent in the African society.She continued her association with the choir during those early years, while studying full-time at the University of Witwatersrand.In 1986, she took over the choir's reins following the death founder Sefoloko H.H. Ramokgopa, with whom she had co-founded the choir, and whom she assisted.
With Polokwane, she has dedicated herself to drawing out musical excellence by increasing the self-esteem of her choristers.
Beyond her music-making capacities, Matlakala Bopape finds herself involved in many other activities on behalf of the choir and individual members, as well as the music community at large - not the least of which was launching the African Meropa International Choral Festival in 2003, the first such event in Limpopo province, and the first folk-singing festival in South Africa. She fund raises for underprivileged choir members, teaches students in the choir and assists them in their musical studies as needed, and helps with job-seeking skills and placement.She assists schools, churches and other community choirs with music, and encourages conducting skills in others within the choir.She also adjudicates in music competitions in schools and churches.
Polokwane is Matlakala's avocation.She works as regional director for the Technikon SA, now University of South Africa in Limpopo Province.As well, she is involved with rural education, and trains rural women in indigenous jewelery making.
Matlakala Bopape - mat-la-KA-la boh-PAP-ay (ay as in say)
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Eight or nine things that are not awesome.
I'm always talking about things that are awesome, so I'm trying to change it up a bit. Was going to kick it off with this picture to the right, but I couldn't find anything not awesome about it. I'm just not that clever.
Here's all I could come up with. It's Valentine's Day and I'm just really tired from blowing up the sex dolls so I would have someone to watch porn with all day. Enjoy.
1. Discovering someone has the same tattoo as you.
2. Showing up to a party wearing the same thing as four other people. What would make this awesome is if you all joined forces and re-enacted scenes from The Warriors.
4. Waking up in this position:
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5. Making fun of fat kids.
I still do it anyway. It's funny.
6. Being this guy and thinking this shirt is awesome.
7. Finding this picture of your girlfriend on the interweb.
8. Girls who like to eat friend chicken while you're 'doing it.' I'm into a lot of strange things but food and sex is a bit much. Call me old fashioned, but pussy goes a lot better with scotch than it does with chicken.
9. Artwalks. What would make these awesome is if they sold those yard long margaritas on the street like they do in Vegas.
10. Jesus telling you to 'fuck off.' If he's real that is. If he's not, it really doesn't matter. I actually just wanted to post this picture again because it's so awesome.
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Directly from my childhood nightmares comes this unnerving bit of video. Word of warning: You might want to just mute the thing before you play it. The music is incredibly irritating.
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Fisherman Jumps in Ocean to Revive 300 lb. Bull Shark
This is an amazing video. Unfortunately, not every story like this has a happy ending: Many sharks caught and released die soon after, according to Juliet Eilperin's book Demon Fish.
Regardless of how you feel about catch-and-release shark fishing, you have to respect this angler's commitment to the latter part of the sport.
After reeling in a 300-pound bull shark, fishermen with Gasparilla Big Game, a charter service in Gasparilla, Fla., removed the hook from the shark's mouth and released it back to the ocean. When it failed to swim away immediately, a courageous fisherman jumped into the water to help revive it. Meanwhile, a less-brave soul captured it all on video and uploaded it to YouTube.
Megalodon: Myths and Misinformation
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There is an 85 foot shark lurking in the depths off the Cape, and it's Photoshopped as hell.
For many of those that caught the Sharknado meets Blair Witch atrocity of Megalodon, Wil Wheaton's comments probably feel familiar – this very discussion occurred in the room as we watched with mild amusement and growing disgust – as it raises a larger question of where the burden of responsibility lies for stations such as Discovery or the History Channel, which has aired any number of dubious "documentaries." (Whatever it was, It Was Aliens.)
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Why bother getting upset about yet another stupid "found footage" fake documentary passed off as real? Isn't that pretty much par for the course on cable these days?
And then I realized why I was (and am) so angry: I care about education. I care about science. I care about inspiring people to learn about the world and universe around us.
Shark Had 'Devil Horns'
Just in time for "Shark Week" comes this story of a devilish shark:
A new prehistoric shark, Diablodontus michaeledmundi aka "Devil-Tooth," has been found in a chunk of Flagstaff, Ariz., limestone.
The shark must have been super tough, as its species survived the world's biggest extinction event (the Permian-Triassic extinction).
PHOTOS: Could a Prehistoric, 60-Foot Shark Still Exist?
Devil Tooth not only had wickedly shark teeth, it also sported head spikes that gave it a devilish appearance. The spikes either evolved for defense or for sexual selection. In other words, the spikes must have turned on members of the opposite sex, similar to how horns of some animals today catch the eyes of potential mates.
(Click through for a picture of the specimen.)
'Shark-Eat-Shark' Picture Could Be Good Sign for Species Recovery
A photo posted on Reddit depicting a small shark on an angler's line being attacked by a larger shark is being described as an encouraging sign according to one New Zealand scientist:
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Department of Conservation shark expert Clinton Duffy, a marine scientist, said the shot actually captured a common event.
"Blue sharks often steal fish off people's lines at this time of year and they also commonly eat other shark species."
Duffy said the smaller shark was probably better known to New Zealanders as the white bit between the batter in their fish and chips – proving we're not the only ones partial to its taste.
The school shark, a juvenile, was likely about 80cm long while its bigger enemy was about two metres. Both were common species in New Zealand waters, although the blue shark was becoming a rarity due to the practice of shark-finning, Duffy said.
OM NOM NOM: Sharks Consume Pig in Minutes
Shark Becomes Vegetarian (And Eats Lettuce Now) After A Near-Death Experience
Note to self, a near "death-by-fisherman" experience makes you hate meat. Stephen Messenger writes on TreeHugger:
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Sharks have garnered a well-deserved reputation as the ocean's most ferocious killers, capable of sniffing out a single drop of blood in the water from miles away — but for one nurse shark at an aquatic center in the UK, the taste of meat seems to have lost its luster.
Three years ago, a six-foot-long shark named Florence grabbed headlines by becoming the first of her kind to undergo a groundbreaking 'out of water' surgery to remove a rusty fish hook lodged in her gut. Although she made a remarkable recovery and was later put on exhibit at the Birmingham National Sea Life Center in England, Florence would eventually prove that being a good patient wasn't her only distinction.
As it turns out, the Florence's close brush with death-by-fisherman seems to have left a lasting impression on her — namely, that meaty treats mean trouble.


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By Ed BrockForest Park's city manager for the past five years is being ousted from his $100,000 job because one of his city council supporters made a mistake and voted the wrong way. It appears that by November Forest Park City Manager Bill Werner's contract will not be renewed, but the town's mayor still has questions about how the vote was made and some confusion reigns. Council member Henry Estes says he unintentionally voted not to renew Werner's contract because of the way Councilwoman Debbie Youmans worded the resolution. "I made a mistake and voted for it but the city won't be hurt," Estes said. Youmans said she presented a resolution to exercise the city's right to renew Werner's contract, then voted no to her own resolution. Councilwoman Corine Deyton, who seconded the motion, also voted no as did Councilman Donald Judson and Estes. Councilman Wes Lord was the only council member to vote yes on the resolution to renew Werner's contract. The 4-1 vote meant the mayor could not exercise his veto and stop the action. "I followed (Roberts Rules of Order) and it's allowable," Youmans said regarding her presentation of the resolution. But the presentation of the resolution doesn't seem right to Forest Park Mayor Chuck Hall who said he wants City Attorney Jack Hancock to review the tapes of the meeting. "Nobody really understands how (Youmans) made the motion," Hall said. Hancock said Thursday that he had not yet been asked to research the motion. Werner's current contract is good until Nov. 15, but he said he received a letter Thursday from Youmans, Deyton and Judson informing him that the council would not be renewing his contract in November. "(The resolution) should've been clear," Deyton said. Deyton and Youmans did not give specific reasons for not wanting to renew Werner's contract, but both said that in general they are ready for a change. "I just don't feel he's the person for the job any more," Deyton said. Werner said only that he is waiting for more information from Hall before commenting on what will happen in November. "I just hope ultimately that I'm judged on my record," Werner said. Deyton and Youmans had called for a special meeting in July to discuss Werner's termination but that effort was unsuccessful. Youmans also has a lawsuit pending against Werner and Hall regarding a raise Hall gave Werner in February of last year in which Youmans alleges that the raise was given without the council's proper approval. Youmans, Deyton and Judson also voted in favor of a resolution to replace Hancock as city attorney, but Hall said Thursday that he had vetoed that motion. Werner has been with the city for five years and makes around $100,000.
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These days more than ever it is so refreshing to receive quality customer service, and we wanted to take a minute to acknowledge some excellent service providers here in Camden.
Start at the top instead of the bottom. President Obama used Air Force One a total of 172 times at an estimated cost of $200 million per flight in 2010. The total will probably be exceeded in 2011. The ex-speaker of the House used a large corporate jet from the same Special Air Mission Flight for weekly jaunts to California. The suggestion would be to cut the federal travel budget in half by only allowing essential travel and no paid travel for campaign contributions.
I recently posted an article on the Kershaw County Patriots page on Facebook that seems to have stirred up a bit of a controversy. The article was entitled "When is It OK to Shoot a Cop." I asked that anyone who wished to comment on the article read it first. With the exception of myself, no one commented on the article. The page is an open page and all comments are welcome as a way to open a healthy debate. It seems, however, rather than commenting on the article, someone from law enforcement contacted this paper and complained. Why did ...
Some people deserve recognition for going "above and beyond" and Al Priester, who runs AAA Towing in Lugoff, is one of them. My family and I were traveling from North Carolina to Georgia on Memorial Day when the transmission burned up in our car. We were on I-20 in Lugoff and Al was there a few minutes after calling roadside assistance. We weren't able to get a rental car so he took us to a hotel and said to call him if we needed anything. That meant a lot to us, being in a new place without a car.
We understand that we "live in the United States of America," Mr. Crutcher. We also know we are a great nation, not just because we have freedom of speech, but the freedom to make choices. Our public schools have helped to make us a great nation because we endeavor to make our youth contributing, productive citizens of the community. This does not include promoting foul language, which is a sign of not enough vocabulary to express one's self except through expletives. You said you were quoting, for emphasis, what the students hear and say. You also said you had ...
As a rising freshman to Lugoff-Elgin High School, I would like to thank Chris Crutcher for writing an article entitled, "To the High School Students of the KCSD…" It made me aware of my own school district's hypocrisy. What I am referring to is the fact that while the book "Angry Management" by Chris Crutcher was removed from my school reading list, it is still required of me to read and annotate John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." The reason "Angry Management" was removed was that a concerned parent named Douglas Berry felt that us kids were too ...
For Robert Ariail to conflate the end of the Shuttle program with the end of U.S. leadership in space and to place the blame on President Obama gets the facts wrong: it was President Bush who announced the end of the Shuttle program on April 1, 2005. President Obama proposed the cancellation of the successor to the Shuttle program, the Constellation program. But in convoluted Washington fashion, that program's full cancellation is, by statute, actually up to Congress.
Another "done deal"? Is this where we are headed again? I certainly hope not. This YMCA "deal" is another prime example of the "Government of the Done Deal" – GODD! Our city leaders are playing GODD once again. What has happened to a government of the people, by the people, for the people?
Camden can be proud of many assets, but the one with which I am most impressed is the caliber of care available at KershawHealth Center. The experience that I had during my 21 days total in two visits has been most appreciated. It was a wonderful discovery to learn of the expertise of the entire staff. But even with the extremely qualified doctors and nurses, the compassion from everyone including the hourly paid employees went above and beyond the usual job description required.
I have not read the entire article nor heard all of the accusations being hurled between former Sheriff McCaskill and Sheriff Matthews. I don't need nor want to. This has all the makings of a good cat fight between two high school girls who are pulling hair and trying to claw each other's eyes out. You would hope we've all grown since then.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of "disheartening" is as follows: transient verb: "to cause to lose spirit or morale." In a recent city council session, Mayor (Jeffrey) Graham claimed that Councilman Polk's continuous demand for answers regarding the YMCA project were "disheartening." I beg to differ with Mayor Graham's statement, as I do not feel that this exchange quite fits into the above-stated definition, particularly since we are talking about millions of taxpayers' dollars on what many feel to be an unnecessary project -- particularly in this poor economy. I feel that it is the peoples' right ...
Concerning the choice to possibly build a new YMCA in Camden, would it not be a wise decision for the Camden Mayor and City Council members to allow a referendum/special election concerning the use of what would likely be several million dollars of public funds to build a city owned facility which would be managed by a "for profit" YMCA. Those of us who do not reside in the city but are dependent on Camden for water and/or power would like to have a voice in this matter.
I am sorry I omitted the fact that Councilman Willard Polk has been my brother-in-law for over 45 years. I appreciated your adding that footnote. However, I do not think that fact has any bearing on my comments. He still deserves the respect and applause of the silent majority for his representation of his fellow citizens on city council.
I have been closely following the debate about creating a YMCA facility here in Camden. As much as I would like to be able to enjoy a year-round indoor pool, I cannot agree with our city leaders that this is the best use of my hospitality tax money. First of all, the Recreation Department already operates a successful pool and owns enough adjoining land that the pool could be enclosed, a gym could be built, and new offices that the department desperately needs could be housed in the same facility on Battleship Road. Second, do we need an outside entity ...
I truly thank the brave workers of South Carolina who are fighting for economic justice and who voice their concern about this state's consistent disregard for the interest of the working class.
During the open meetings of all of our public bodies, there is provided a period for public comments. This period is part of the meeting agenda and is, presumably, included in the meeting's minutes. Therefore, these comments become part of the public record. This period is set aside for anyone wanting to speak about matters of concern, as long as the comments are about public issues (not to include the promotion of a private business and not about personal issues). Although the public comment period is not a period of debate, it provides private citizens an opportunity to let ...
Several years ago, my wife and I, along with our youngest son, his wife and their children, attended a Fourth of July celebration in Bath, Maine. Bath is a picturesque little city which only Maine seems capable of providing. It is also a seafaring town, home to the Bath Iron Works, where ships have slid down the ways for close to 200 years.
I was browsing the internet looking at different sites listing historical events of the past 100 years and was surprised to see how much of history had been left off. So many events which have taken place during the past century which have been instrumental in the growth of this country have been left out of our history books and articles of today.
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On 22 September 2011, journalist Hassan Mohamed, better known as Anteno, was critically injured by unknown gunmen armed with pistols in the coastal town of Bosasso, in the semi autonomous region of Puntland, in northern Somalia.
Anteno, who works for the privately-owned Radio Voice of Peace, was attacked in front of the radio station in Bosasso, according to journalists who work for the station. Witnesses said two youths armed with pistols shot him several times in the chest and then fled the scene.
Doctors say Anteno was seriously injured in the attack and is being treated in Bosasso's main hospital. The National Union of Somalia Journalists (NUSOJ) describes this attack as barbaric and cruel, aimed at silencing the growing independent media in Somalia in general, and in Puntland in particular.
"This violent attack comes on the heels of many weeks of increasingly aggressive reprisals against independent and critical journalists for their journalistic work in Puntland," said Omar Faruk Osman, NUSOJ Secretary General.
On 14 September, armed militias wounded female journalist Horriyo Abdulkadir of Radio Galkayo in Galkayo.


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A blaze broke out in the kitchen of a pub at Blue Bell Hill near Chatham just before lunchtime opening today.
The landlord of the Robin Hood in Common Road tried to tackle the flames with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived just after 11am.
He was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
It is believed to have been started by Sunday roasts over-heating in the oven.
Three crews, two from Medway and one from Strood used breathing apparatus to contain the fire.
Strood crew manager Ken Spratt said: "It had the potential to have been a lot worse because of the type of building it is.
"Our advice in cases like this is not to try and deal with it yourself. Call us and let us deal with it."
Landlord Andy Selby who has run the pub with wife Kelly for more than two years, said they managed to open at about 1pm.
He said: "Thankfully my wife and kids weren't here. It was just me and our chef Nim Banfield.
"I did get a bit of a telling off by the firefighters for going back in, but it's my pub."
The country pub, which is 700 years old and has its own conservatory restaurant, is particularly popular with families on Sunday lunchtimes.
Andy, 44, said: "We're only selling drinks at the moment until we get the place cleared up, but hopefully we'll be up and running by the end of the week."
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Once Upon a Time's Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin & Co. on Their Literal "Dream" Project
You know how excited I am about Once Upon a Time, right? And I know how excited you've seemed about it. Well, that's nothing compared to how psyched the show's stars, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Carlyle, Jennifer Morrison and Josh Dallas, are about their buzzy ABC fantasy drama. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO


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The management of Southside Speedway would like to announce that Gary Fox and Chris Stefi have accepted the positions of Co-Race Directors for the 2006 race season. The two will share responsibilities and work together to ensure that racing at Southside will be better than ever in 2006. Their goals are to increase the car counts, ensure the competitors are on an even playing field and most importantly offer a place where the competitors will be treated fairly. Gary brings over 31 years of experience as an official working with NASCAR and Southside Speedway. Chris brings over 8 years of experience as a driver in the Late Model Stock Car division and 4 years experience as an official at Southside. Their wealth of knowledge and experience in short track racing will certainly be an asset for the track. Track promoter Sue Clements along with Fox and Stefi are continuing to work to complete the team of officials with more announcements to follow.
The plans for the 2006 racing season are well underway. The Late Model Sportsmen and the Modifieds will return as the feature divisions. Also returning for 2006 will be the Grand Stocks, Legends, U-Cars, Pro-6, and Enduros. The 2006 schedule will be announced on the Southside Speedway website in the coming weeks.
There will be no major rule changes for the upcoming season. All divisions can build their cars and make their plans based on the 2005 rule book. Drivers / Owners meetings will take place in January 2006 with the dates and times announced on the website. All future racing / competition related questions should be directed to the race directors, Gary Fox and Chris Stefi. The e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A Manifesto By Martin Sargent
With Patrick Norton away tending to his newborn child, I thought I'd take this opportunity to explain why I'd be a better host than him not only of Tekzilla, but also of Systm. I think the primary answer is in the question. Patrick Norton is away tending to his newborn child. What does that tell you? That Patrick Norton must have had sex. So right there, he should be disqualified as host, for how can he honestly relate to this geeky audience, none of whom are probably getting any? That's why I am a better choice, along with David Randolph and perhaps Joey .
Now then, what would I do as host? First off, no more boring crap like Blu Ray vs. HD DVD or a whole episodes about batteries. Lame! No, my tech projects would be exciting, hard-hitting and add value to your lives. Such as the following:
I'd teach you how to create your very own RoboDump 1.0. RoboDump 1.0 is a robot that poos. Or more accurately, it's a robot that fools people into thinking that it's pooing. To the untrained eye, RoboDump 1.0 appears like a man in a bathroom stall dropping a deuce. And it sounds like that as well. A man dropping a terrifying, mind-bending, universe-shattering deuce. Listen:
In reality, the RoboDump 1.0 is a fake set of legs with some sound chips and speakers and wires and stuff attached. But I wouldn't stop there. I'd create RoboDump 2.0, which has all the features of RoboDump 1.0 but also tries to solicit sex from the man at the next stall. And then I'd create RoboDump 3.0, which is merely Dave Randolph chained to the toilet, after being force fed a dizzying amount of laxatives.
But wait, there's more. I'd also show you how to create really cool case mods! Case mods that make sense. For example, aren't you tired of your desk being covered with empty liquor bottles? Yeah, me too. But cleaning is hard and takes away from time better spent gaming and hacking, so why not just create a case mod that is an empty liquor bottle, like this one:
This is an entire computer hidden tastefully in an empty bottle of Ballantine's Scotch Whiskey. Sure, there might be cooler case mods out there, such as this old favorite that looks like a weapon of mass destruction, but can you drink a WMD? I've tried, and the answer is a resounding no. So take that, Patrick Norton! I win.
Finally, I'd undertake projects that offer true value to you, my adoring audience. For example, it's no secret that we're hurtling towards the Great Undoing, the apocalypse that will occur at the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21, 2012. So if the geeks are truly to inherit the earth, we must be prepared. That's why I'd teach you how to create a gas mask out of common computer parts such as a CPU fan, a disk cleaner and a CD case.
But a gas mask will not be enough when Galactica invades on July 25, 2011. It might get you through 2009's Great War of Sorrows with the Red Chinese, but not the invasion of Galactica. Let's not be silly. For that, you'll need to know how to build your very own cabinet shelter safe room, which is an inexpensive, easy, and space-saving way to protect yourself from biological, chemical, nuclear and space poison contaminents.
So for the reasons I've just outlined, plus my universal appeal, and my near-complete basement project to re-engineer a dialysis machine to cure hangovers, I should be the host of Tekzilla (www.revision3.com/tekzilla) and Systm (www.revision3.com/systm) on Revision3, not Patrick Norton. Next time, I'll explain why it would make sense for me to also replace Alex Albrecht on Diggnation.
Support Martin. Watch Web Drifter and Infected on Revision3.com or else he'll keep showing up on shows you actually like.