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Quora Gamifies: Credits And "Ask To Answer" Suggestions Live For Everyone
After five months of beta testing, Quora has made its Quora Credits and "Ask to Answer" User Suggestions live for everyone today. All users can now earn credits for a variety of positive and user engagement-magnifying Quora behaviors like answering questions they've been asked to answer, getting votes on answers to questions they've solicited through "Ask to… Read More
Drumo Is Quora For Cities
It's hard when you're new to a city and have no friends. When I visit a new city I tend to hide in trees and behind garbage bins and watch people from afar, seeing where they go to eat and socialize. Then I go to those places at night, when they're closed, and sniff the air for their scent. However, Drumo offers an improved method for finding out specific things about a… Read More
Q: When Will Quora Release An iPhone App? A: Now.
Quora can be an addiction. You visit the site just to see what's going on, 30 minutes later you're still there. Today, the addiction goes mobile. Finally. The service has just released their first iOS native app. Tailored for the iPhone and iPod touch, I can safely say that it's awesome. I've been testing it out for the past few days, and my own personal usage of… Read More
Quora Gets Threaded Comments, Comment Voting, Editing And Images
Q&A site Quora has just unveiled a revamp of its commenting system, the most notable change being the implementation of a threaded commenting feature for the discussions under a question and its subsequent answers. The new threaded comments allow users to reply to specific comments in an answer thread, intuitively by entering text into the Reply box under each comment. Read More
If You Cite Compete Or Alexa For Anything Besides Making Fun Of Them, You're A Moron
Earlier today, I was checking out some new questions in the TechCrunch topic area on Quora. One in particular caught my eye: How was TechCrunch traffic affected by their major redesign in July 2011? This has been something I've seen asked here and there given the radical changes we implemented — and, I assume, given the audience issues Gawker faced after their recent redesign. Read More
As Quora Thinks More About Mobile, They Drop A Pin On Location
Some of the most interesting and relevant content on Quora are related to places. But up until now, Quora hasn't done much to focus that data using location. Today, they're starting to. A new feature going live shortly will allow users to set location information for topics. For example, if there's a topic about the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, you can now drop a pin… Read More
Facebook Asks People To Post Questions About Interning At Facebook, On Quora
Yes yes I know Facebook Questions pivoted into some kind of "poll your friends" thing back in March but still this is sort of funny, simply because it's the most symbolic concession of the Q&A space I've seen from Facebook yet. Hey, people interested in interning at Facebook, ask a question about it, ON QUORA. Read More
Quora Attempts To Cut Through The Noise With 'Browse'
If you're going to go through all the trouble of streamlining your Topic pages and creating Topic Groups, you might as well develop an over-arching way to get your users psyched about Topics. Quora Browse, a beautifully redesigned Browse page that is once again an effort to prevent this type of user confusion surrounding ways to get to the content they care about. Read More
Quora Testing User Credits For "Ask To Answer" Questions
Quora has just launched a bundle of interesting initiatives over the past day or so, all signs that the Q&A site is trying to figure itself out. First of all, the company has begun testing something called "Ask to Answer Suggestions" where users start out with a budget of 500 Quora credits (Quoins?) and can offer to pay other users in credits to answer questions. The price… Read More
Quora Adds Video To Its Q&A Pages
Quora, which is fresh of being one of the three chosen startups at Allen & Co conference, is adding the option to embed YouTube video in its answer pages, posts and question details this morning. The Q & A site recently redesigned in order to offer users a better way to search for content and this latest step is yet another in its effort to provide a better user experience. Read More
Allen & Co.'s Chosen Startups: Airbnb, Dropbox And Quora
The Allen and Co. conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Idaho is a peculiar beast. Press aren't allowed to attend or cover any of the panels and aren't allowed in the storied Duchin bar. In addition, attendees are not allowed to talk to the press about the content of any of the meetings which makes for some interesting adventures in reporting. Still, despite restrictions… Read More
The Celebrity Moment
Earlier this week Turntable.fm crossed a milestone. No, it wasn't hitting a reported 140K users one month after launching, nor was it being added to the list of portfolio companies for First Round Capital (granted it was just a logo refresh from the company's previous product incarnation, StickyBits). In fact, the ultimate sign that the crowdsourced music service had arrived was… Read More
Inspired By Wikipedia, Quora Aims For Relevancy With Topic Groups And Reorganized Topic Pages
Quora has just announced a redesign of its Topic Pages and the introduction of Topic Groups, aiming to make information discovery and navigation on the site a little bit easier. The motivation behind these changes is a thrust towards ease of search and content relevancy on Quora, as there is currently a ton of content on the site that people need to figure out how to navigate. Now instead of… Read More
(Founder Stories) Quora's Charlie Cheever On Building A Disruptive Knowledge Platform
Last week at Disrupt, Chris Dixon did a version of Founder Stories onstage with Quora founder Charlie Cheever. We learned that Quora is not looking to sell, but we also learned a lot more. For instance, what convinced Cheever to quit Facebook with co-founder Adam D'Angelo was that tried to "imagine a world where I knew everything that I wanted to know, as long as someone else in… Read More
Charlie Cheever Explains The Difference Between Quora And Wikipedia
Quora co-founder Charlie Cheever not only doesn't want to sell his hot start-up but – as he told me backstage earlier this week at Disrupt – he even has an explicit non-goal of not selling the company. Non-goals or not, Cheever has a lot to smile about. Traffic is up to record levels at Quora and the site continues to be a paragon of innovation in the social space. In… Read More
Airbnb, Quora, and Uber Will Shake Things Up At Disrupt NYC
At Disrupt NYC, we're all about startups. We've culled two dozen of the hottest startups from over 500 applicants to launch at the event (which starts May 23, get tickets here). We are also bringing startups well on their way to disrupting existing markets onstage to share their experiences. Two sessions I am particularly excited about will bring the founders of Airbnb, Uber… Read More
Google Realtime Search Quietly Adds Quora, Gowalla, Others
Google Realtime Search is nothing new. For months it has existed as its own area within the search engine's navigation to search for things happening in realtime. But up until now, that has meant mainly Twitter (thanks to Google's data deal with that company). But earlier today, it appears Google flipped the switch to make Realtime Search a lot more useful. Namely, they've… Read More
Formspring Names Ro Choy COO; Has Answered Three Billion Questions To Date
It's been a big month in the Marino-Choy household. No sooner did Lisa Marino get promoted to CEO of the would-be comeback-kid RockYou, than did her husband Ro Choy get named COO of the surging Q&A site Formspring. Read More
Principal Facebook Tech Recruiter Andy Barton Moves To Quora
Quora is hiring! How do we know? Well Facebook Tech Recruiter and Team Lead Andy Barton just tweeted that today is his first day at the Q&A service. Leaving Facebook along with Barton is Facebook product manager Sandra Liu Huang. After spending 4 years at Facebook, Andy Barton possibly has the most stacked Rolodex of any person in his field especially with regards to tech talent waiting… Read More
With Disclaimers, Health And Legal Knowledge Can Now Flourish On Quora
As regular readers of this site will be aware, we love Quora. We love it because of the wealth of knowledge that has poured out of seemingly all corners of the tech sphere and into the service. But the service itself has much broader goals than that. They want to be the organized brain-dump for all human knowledge. That obviously means a lot of verticals beyond technology. And a new feature… Read More


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The nation's centre for advancing health through nutrition, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre builds on over two decades of leadership in nutrition research and care.
Funded by the National Institute for Health Research, the centre is an international hub for nutrition research, training and policy.
The centre provides quality-assured resources, expertise and training to help drive Southampton's nutrition research across its three main strands:
The centre combines Southampton's leading nutrition expertise, medical training and national and international policy and public health activities.
It provides the resources and opportunities needed to make a major difference to health through:
Establishing world standards and the tools needed for reliable nutritional diagnoses, to better identify and address malnutrition, manage disease risk and improve nutritional care as part of medical treatment.
Developing evidence-based interventions that promote health, prevent ill-health and treat disease addressing the individual, and that build nutritional care competencies in the health workforce.
Promoting collaborations with clinical, academic and industry partners locally, nationally and internationally to realise the health benefits of new research.
Enabling the city of Southampton to become a model for nutritional wellbeing in the promotion of health, prevention of ill-health and the treatment of disease across healthcare, social care and community settings.
Southampton pioneered research demonstrating that diet from the earliest stages impacts our health throughout life, right back to the womb and our pregnant mother's diet. Based on this work, we have led the way in addressing health impacts across this entire lifecourse, particularly in tackling later life development of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Through this approach, supported by Southampton's Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, we are enabling better diet choices, early and accurate management of disease risk, and improved nutritional care at every stage of life.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds the following members of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton partnership: NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, NIHR Wellcome Trust Southampton Clinical Research Facility. In collaboration with Cancer Research UK, the NIHR also funds the NIHR CRUK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre and NIHR CRUK University of Southampton Clinical Trials Unit.

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It'd be hard to ask for a better matchup in Super Bowl XLV than the Green Bay Packers vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers. These are the hottest teams in their respective conferences. Both have big-name quarterbacks, playmakers on offense and a host of Pro Bowl caliber contributors in their well-coached 3-4 defenses. It's no wonder the oddsmakers and pundits are forecasting a close game. Here is an early overview of the matchup.
Three "X" Factors
1. Super Bowl experience
The Steelers, only two years removed from winning Super Bowl XLIII, have an edge in experience that will come in to play both on and off the field. Having been in four Super Bowls myself, here is how I see the edge manifesting itself:
There are a lot of off the field distractions the players and staff have to deal with. These include ticket requests, media requests, family and friends travel, etc. The coaches have to manage these distractions while determining how much of the game plan to install at home and how much to install after arriving in Dallas. Some teams like to put in the game plan before they get to the Super Bowl site in order to have it done before the majority of distractions set in. Others want to wait so as not to have the players get bored or stale the week of the game.
The Steelers and their staff have dealt with this conundrum before. The Packers, for the most part, have not.
2. The two weeks to prepare and rest
I think this could favor or hurt Green Bay – we won't know until the game. On the one hand Green Bay is on a roll. They have faced elimination in their last five outings. They survived and, thus, have momentum. The two-week break could disrupt that momentum.
On the other hand, the break may be just the thing they need to get recharged. If they had to play next week, they maybe would run out of gas.
3. Green Bay's familiarity with defensive scheme
The Packers may have an edge over many, if not all, of the opponents that the Steelers have played this year. That edge? They play the same 3-4 defense as Pittsburgh. Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers and Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau worked together in Pittsburgh when LeBeau was the defensive backs coach when Capers was the defensive coordinator (1992-94). This will help Green Bay more than other teams that have had to prepare for Pittsburgh this season, as Green Bay will have had a better look in practice from their scout team in imitating Pittsburgh's defense.
Two key statistical categories that could come into play
1. Sacks per pass play
In terms of sacks per pass play, the Steelers offense ranks 30th in preventing sacks, while the Packers defense ranks third. On the other side of the ball, Green Bay's offense is 20th in sacks per pass play while Pittsburgh's defense is sixth. Just watching film, it would seem Green Bay has the edge here. The statistics agree.
Both teams will have the opportunity to sack the opposing QB. I believe it comes down to which QB can avoid the pressure and still make a play. Conversely, which team when they get that free defender can bring the opposing QB down? Ben Roethlisberger is not only mobile, he is big and strong. He can throw with defenders draping off of him. Aaron Rodgers, on the other hand, is quicker a foot than Roethlisberger and can avoid defenders.
2. Rushing
The Steelers run defense is ranked number one in the NFL. The Packers rushing offense is ranked 24th. This is a clear advantage for the Steelers. How will the Packers be able to run the ball? I believe their best chance will be to spread the Steelers out to make them defend the pass first, then come back with the run second. In other words, set up the run with the pass.
Three matchups of note (Green Bay offense vs. Pittsburgh defense)
1. Green Bay Wide Receivers vs. Pittsburgh CB's
The Packers have a decided edge here. The two things the Steelers must do to negate this edge is a.) jam the receivers off the line to disrupt their timing on their routes in their rhythm passing game and b.) do a good job tackling when Green Bay's wideouts catch the ball. Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, James Jones and Jordy Nelson are all fantastic at running after the catch.
2. Green Bay's OT's vs. Pittsburgh's OLB's
This is an edge for Pittsburgh. Most defenses only have one good pass-rusher. Pittsburgh has two in James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley. Green Bay has to either make sure they help their OT's in some way (likely with a RB chipping or a TE staying in to block). The Packers cannot let the Steeler OLB's go one on one against Chad Clifton, Bryan Bulaga, backup T.J. Lang or one of their backs.
3. Green Bay's center Scott Wells vs. Pittsburgh's NT Casey Hampton
This is an advantage for Pittsburgh in terms of size and strength. If the Packers can't find a way to control Hampton by helping Wells or devise a running scheme to take advantage of Hampton's tendency to over-pursue (such as having the RB cut back against the grain in the opposite direction of Hampton's initial movement), they will struggle to run the ball.
Three matchups of note (Green Bay defense vs. Pittsburgh offense)
1. Green Bay's NT B.J. Raji vs. Pittsburgh's C (Maurkice Pouncey or Doug Legursky)
Raji will have a decided edge over whoever Pittsburgh plays at OC (Pro Bowl rookie Maurkice Pouncey hopes to play on his bad ankle; third-year pro Doug Legursky is the backup). It is the same principle that Green Bay faces in running the ball against Casey Hampton: you need a plan to negate the edge that the opposing NT has over your C.
2. Green Bay's nickel defense vs. Pittsburgh's run offense
Green Bay will line up in their nickel defense on running downs and dare teams to run the ball. (Often times, they have just two defensive linemen in these packages.) If the Packers do this, the Steelers have to take advantage and run the ball effectively.
3. Green Bay's OLB Clay Mathews vs. Pittsburgh OT's (LT Jonathan Scott, RT Flozell Adams)
Both OT's for Pittsburgh, Scott and Adams, are backup players. Mathews, like James Harrison, is one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL. Mathews has to win his matchups against the Steelers tackles. The Packers do a good job moving him around to get him into favorable matchups. Can the Steelers figure this out and find a way to block him?
Beyond the statistics and matchups: two more things to watch
1. Will Green Bay employ a strategy similar to New England's plan against the Steeler defense? The Patriots spread the Steeler defense out and had a lot of success passing the ball. I think that is the best plan to beat the Steeler defense – and I think the Packers have the ideal personnel to execute that plan.
2. Will the Steelers try to run the ball to the outside early in the game to make those big Packer defensive linemen run to the ball? The hope here is that doing so will make those D-linemen tire and wear down as the game goes along. Fatigued defensive linemen, of course, are less effective against both the run and pass later in the game.
This is a very even game, but I give the edge to the Steelers because of the slight edge at QB and their greater big game experience. I think the difference in the game will be Roethlisberger making more plays against the pass-rush than Rodgers.
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Imagining The Founding Fathers As Geeks
Today's a very special day.
You see, dear readers, today is the 4th of July. It's a day of celebration. A day of remembrance. A day for all of America to think about our history, how far we've come and how far we've yet to go. Today is the day we recognize a major achievement: My 100th article here on Geek Smash. It was on April 1, 2013 that I first began writing daily articles for this site, and give or take a few, that means today is my 100th. That's quite a milestone, if I do say so myself. Almost as important as a nation celebrating its 237th anniversary of becoming a country. If only I knew a nation like that…oh that's right, AMERICA!
Indeed, ladies and gentle-geeks, it's the 4th of July, and the guys behind America's independence from Britain have been on my mind of late. What would those men think of us today? Specifically, what kinds of geeky stuff would they be into? I took it upon myself to answer that question for you here. (You're welcome.)
Benjamin Franklin
I've had Benny on the site before ("I'm Big Ben Franklin and this shan't be pretty/Let me instruct you on how we battle in the city of Philly!") and I think we can all agree that he was a pretty big geek. He invented bifocals, the mail and lending libraries, for goodness sake. How much geekier can you get? So when I pondered what sorts of geeky stuff he'd be into today, it hit me.
Lots of cool ideas, clever (and very aware of it), and a hit with the ladies. Am I describing Benjamin Franklin or "Doctor Who"? Exactly! Plus, I like to imagine what sorts of adventures the pair of them would get up to. (Whovians, can anyone tell me if they already hung out? I only recently got into the show so I'm only familiar with the 10th Doctor at the moment.)
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson. Principal writer of the Declaration of Independence, third President of the United States of America and pretty cool dude all around. "Cool" is actually a good word for Mr. Jefferson, as well as "logical." In fact, Jefferson created his own version of the Bible (aptly named the "Jefferson Bible") that excluded mention of the divine, supernatural and miracles. Sure, he was a man of passion too (just ask Sally Hemings), but overall I'd say his belief in reason and rationalism defines him. Let's see, who else can we think of who is ruled by reason and logic, but has a strong passion within him… Perhaps someone who would be good at three-dimensional chess?
Indeed, I think Thomas Jefferson and Mr. Spock of "Star Trek" have some mannerisms in common, and while I can't be certain that the former would enjoy watching the adventures of the latter, I still think he'd learn a lot. (Now imagine how the Revolutionary War might have gone down if Jefferson knew the Vulcan Nerve Pinch.)
George Washington
Finally, we have one of if not the most important of the founding fathers: George Washington. (The president, not the king.) Statesman, President, Commander-in-Chief, I'd say pretty much everybody is familiar with George Washington's history, so that's why my initial thought was LARPing, as the man fought in some real-life battles. He'd probably be pretty good at the make-believe kind. But then I remembered Valley Forge, and thought, "Maybe not. That'd bring up some bad memories for him." Still, it can't be denied that Washington used his generals well. (America did win the war, after all.) True, he lost New York and Philadelphia to British forces, but thanks to some timely assistance from the French, the U.S. eventually carried the day. So, if I had to pick a geeky thing that I think George Washington would be good at and enjoy, I'd say "Starcraft II."
Real-time strategy is one of my favorite video game genres, and I've never been a real general before. Sure, there's no way to know if his skill at inspiring his troops to charge into the face musketballs would translate into sending Terran Marines into a horde of Zerglings, and I realize that modern eSports athletes would probably kick his butt (just look at them go), but playing "Starcraft II" would allow Mr. Washington a chance to engage in battles where he gets to utilize his military skills but nobody really dies in real life. I think he'd enjoy that.
Now, I know there were a few more people involved in the founding of America than just the three I mentioned, but I really wanted to focus on Franklin, Jefferson and Washington. (The fact that these were the three mentioned in "BioShock Infinite" had nothing to do with it.)
That being said, if you can think of what the other Founding Fathers would have enjoyed about geek culture, or other things that the three I mentioned would have liked, be sure to let me know in the comments below or at @GeekSmashCom or @Colinoboyle.
Happy 4th of July, everybody!


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In this new version of its pro lens the company introduces its new Blue Spectrum Refractive optics technology, which targets ugly color fringing.
A reasonable price for this fast, wide-angle zoom.
As long as it stays at a sub-$1,000 price, the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM lens will be a great deal for photographers using APS-C dSLRs.
Lens announcements are not normally a reason to get excited, but this model from Sigma should change that.
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- Apr 25:
- El Paso lawyer Theresa Caballero wins in disciplinary matter before appeals court
- Jun 27:
- El Paso lawyer Stuart Leeds to serve 30-day sentence through work release
- Jun 25:
- El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds requests reduced jail sentence on contempt charge
- May 15:
- Attorney Stuart Leeds suspended from practicing law for 6 months
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- Texas State Bar moves to revoke Stuart Leeds' probation, may lead to suspension
- Mar 27:
- El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds seeks removal of judge in child-porn case
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- El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds asks judge to cut sentence; cites health of his sister
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- El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds booked in county jail (update with mug shot)
- El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds gets 30-day jail term for contempt
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- El Paso attorney Stuart Leeds faces contempt hearing
The disciplinary trials of two high-profile El Paso lawyers have been postponed.
The State Bar of Texas proceeding against Theresa Caballero was scheduled to begin on Monday, but it's been moved to Nov. 26, Kim Bueno, a spokeswoman for the state bar's Commission for Lawyer Discipline, said in an email.
The case against Stuart Leeds "has been continued, but no new trial date has been set," Bueno said, and added that she could not comment further on the cases.
Caballero and Leeds did not return phone calls on Monday.
Both are accused of disrupting a May 2011 trial in which their client, 448th District Court Judge Regina Arditti, was acquitted of bribery and nepotism.
Caballero and Leeds "repeatedly ascribed improper motives to the judges assigned to preside over court proceedings when the court's rulings were adverse to the positions argued by the respondent and his (sic) co-counsel and made derisive comments regarding the geographic location of assigned judges' courts and/or the gender and ethnicity of the judges assigned," the disciplinary commission's complaint against Caballero says.
She and Leeds accused the judge in the Arditti case, Steve Smith of Brazos County, of racism because he wrote a pretrial email stating that court would start at 8:30 a.m. even though it may be earlier than customary in the El Paso County Courthouse.
The lawyers inaccurately referred to Smith as a "judge from East Texas" even after Smith told them that Brazos County is in Central Texas.
The complaint against Caballero also says Leeds tried to destroy the transcript and other records related to the trial, arguing that Arditti was entitled to have her record expunged after she was acquitted.
Smith ordered that the transcript be produced for use in the disciplinary proceeding and in a separate criminal-contempt case.
Among the rules she is accused of violating are ones saying lawyers can't "unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence" and another saying "a lawyer shall not engage in conduct constituting obstruction of justice."
The disciplinary commission hasn't said what sanctions it will seek against Caballero and Leeds, but possible punishments apparently include probation, suspension and disbarment.
The contempt proceeding was held in August.
Caballero was found guilty of nine contempt charges and Leeds of seven, but San Antonio Judge Juanita Vasquez-Gardner did not order them to pay any fines.
Marty Schladen may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; 546-6127.


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Ron Robinson and Jane Hipps to face off in primary.
The Macon County News is presenting candidate profiles on all primary candidates between now and the May 6 primary. Following the results of the primary, MCN will then profile candidates vying for seats in November.
The North Carolina Senate District 50, which represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Swain, Jackson and Macon counties, is an office in which voters will choose which candidate will move on to the general election in November. The winner of the May primary will face Republican incumbent Senator Jim Davis in the November general election.
Democrat Jane Hipps has filed for election to the position and will face Democratic challenger Ron Robinson.
All candidates were asked the same questions for their candidate profiles.
Please provide your bio including personal, professional, educational and political.
Jane Hipps: A native North Carolinian, Jane Hipps has lived in Waynesville since 1968. She was married to the late Charles Hipps for almost 35 years and has three children and five grandchildren. Her major career years were spent in public education as a counselor, school psychologist, lead teacher, and as a Western North Carolina regional science specialist. Hipps also started her own business becoming a national science and math consultant working with schools in more than 35 states. Upon her retirement from public education, Hipps entered Vanderbilt University and obtained a Master's degree in nursing in 2008, graduating with honors and passing her boards to become a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. Hipps has been an active member of the Haywood County Democratic Party, serving in the past as president of the Haywood County Democratic Women, Region One Director, and as a member of the State Executive Committee of the N.C. Democratic Women.
Ron Robinson: A resident of Sylva, Ron Robinson lives in Jackson County with his wife, Judy. Together, the couple has five children and four grandchildren. He was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains and has a BS Degree from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Robinson has 40 years experience as a basketball coach, teacher, business consultant, and serving the westernmost counties through serving hospitals, small businesses, public service agencies and families in need. Robinson has used his business experience to develop an economic development strategy based on county input. Robinson focuses on the belief that local counties can recruit companies that pay good wages by funding public schools to reduce class size, paying teachers a competitive salary, aligning business with education, enhancing transportation systems and high speed internet, and providing health care.
Why do you want to be Senator?
Hipps: "I am running for the State Senate because I believe that Western North Carolina deserves strong education, a clear plan for economic recovery, and increased access to quality healthcare," she said. "My late husband, Charles Hipps, told me a few months before his death in 2003 that it was time for me to run for political office. I always kept this in the back of my mind and with a surge of public encouragement after the regressive bills being passed that impacted education from early childhood to the university level, restricted voter rights, voted away health care benefits for half a million of our neediest adult citizens, ignored the need for pay raises to our teachers and state employees, disregarded our environmental quality, reduced unemployment benefits for those struggling to find new employment and gave tax cuts to the wealthy and large corporations, I accepted the responsibility and decided to run for public office in order to restore stability for our citizens in these far western counties of Western North Carolina and our State."
Robinson: "North Carolina was a national leader until this General Assembly began its campaign to tear down everything that made our state a great state," he said. "I am running to reverse the damage and pure hostility directed toward our families, children, teachers and schools and our neighbors in need. I want to help our state become a great state once again and to bring prosperity and respect to our seven westernmost counties."
What do you think is praiseworthy for the current Senator?
Hipps: "Senator Davis is a professional in the dental field who has a long history of practice in our area," said Hipps.
Robinson: "I believe he really thinks that what he is doing is right," said Robinson.
What is something that can be improved upon?
Hipps: "We must do a better job of listening to and caring for our people," she said. "The drastic changes in our state have left middle class citizens and those with limited resources without a voice. The decrease in educational programs from pre-K to the university level threaten our children's futures and indeed our economic recovery. The destruction of the earned income tax credit, the weakening of our unemployment resources and the increased tax burden on our middle class has created a great divide between the haves and the have-nots. We need representation that will introduce bills and pass laws that restore the future and viability for all citizens of this great state."
Robinson: "There are many things requiring improvement. First, our schools," he said. "To reverse the trend toward privatizing our schools we need to implement early childhood development for every child in our state. Our public schools need more teachers and assistants, teachers need to be paid at the national average and all school workers and state employees are overdue for pay raises. Tuition reimbursement and pay increases for teachers who attend and complete graduate studies will strengthen our schools. It is critical that our children graduate from college debt free and that secondary education and community colleges provide vocational education as well as college preparation. Second, jobs that pay the bills. We need to partner our schools with businesses and begin recruiting high-tech, bio-tech, healthcare and advanced manufacturing companies. Rebuilding the Rural Center and NCCAT to support our schools and infrastructure needs of farmers and small businesses is a winning strategy. Third, healthcare. Expanding Medicaid and requiring competitive bidding by health insurers is also key to supporting our families, small businesses and bringing prosperity to our mountain economies."
What do you hope to accomplish during your term?
Hipps: "The biggest issue facing North Carolina is economic restoration," she said. "We have not recovered from the 2008 recession. My plans to restore our state to a more viable future are to insure that quality public education is available for all our citizens, to offer the incentives and build the infrastructure necessary to reopen rural North Carolina for business, and to secure broader access to healthcare by accepting the Medicaid funding for which North Carolina has already paid. Working together, these three measures can create a healthier population that is more productive at school and in the work force. The citizens of North Carolina deserve a stable future and I will work to see that happen."
Robinson: "I want every person living in our mountains to make me responsible for serving them with respect and to hold me accountable for more teachers in our schools and paid at the national average, increasing the supply and text book budgets in our schools and instituting free tuition for our instate children attending in-state community colleges and universities," said Robinson. "I expect to be held accountable for the number of companies I recruit that pay wages that pay the bills and pay women the same as men. Finally, hold me accountable for increasing the number of our friends and neighbors who have healthcare, for preventing fracking in our state and for keeping our air and water clean."
What do you see as being your greatest challenge?
Hipps: "Our seven county Senatorial District did not have its voice heard in the last legislative session," said Hipps. "We saw our economic future and quality of life eroded through threats to our public schools, threats to our environment, loss of resources for our small businesses, and reduced access to healthcare. While wealthy citizens and large corporations were rewarded with tax breaks, the average citizen was saddled with the burden of new taxes on electric bills; new taxes on services such as car repair and plumbing and the removal of the earned income tax credit. Like the people of this district, I believe it is time to restore representation that cares for our people and puts us first."
Robinson: "We have many challenges but I will list three. Our first challenge is the big money in politics and the extreme positions taken by many in our General Assembly manipulated by Art Pope and the Koch Brothers," he said. "This big money stacks the deck for multinational corporations and against the rest of us. Our second challenge is new voting restrictions which also stack the deck against us. Our third challenge is our seven westernmost counties are totally ignored by Jim Davis and this General Assembly which also, well, you understand! People say I am the person best qualified to speak up for us and reach across the aisle to get the job done for our mountain communities."
Are there any additional comments you would like to make?
Hipps: "I am a leader from the West for the West and with every vote will put the needs of our people first," she said. "I have lived and worked in western North Carolina for the past 46 years and continue to devote my life to the needs of our people. As a teacher, a small business owner, and a nurse practitioner, I have learned that if we listen to one another and learn from each other, we will develop sustainable solutions for the years to come."
Robinson: "As a man of the mountains I have worked hard all my life. As a case manager, teacher, basketball coach and business consultant I have served our mountain families, schools, businesses and healthcare programs using common sense solutions and mountain values," he said. "I believe that working together we can help every county become an even better place to live for every person living here. I believe that every person matters, not just a favored few in Raleigh. I am working hard to be able to level the playing field and serve respectfully every person living here."


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Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a spa tub are onsite.
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In addition to an indoor pool and an outdoor pool, Palace Hotel San Michele provides a health club and a spa tub. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room. This Monte Sant'Angelo hotel also offers a children's pool, a sauna, and a rooftop terrace. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Following up on yesterday's debate, I wanted to highlite to a few more relevant datapoints:
"The video game industry enjoyed record sales in 2004, despite a
shortage of game consoles over the holiday season, according to figures
released yesterday.
The data from NPD Funworld, a market research firm, showed that
United States sales of video game consoles, portable devices and the
games made for those platforms were $9.9 billion in 2004. That figure
is slightly below the overall sales figure of $10 billion in 2003.
However, the 2004 figure does not yet include sales of games for
personal computers. When those sales are included in a report due in
the next few days, overall sales for the year will be a record, NPD
The 2004 sales include a surge in sales of games for hand-held
devices, which hit $1 billion in 2004, up from $903 million in 2003.
Over all, sales of games for consoles and portable devices was $6.2
billion. Sales of games for personal computers were $700 million from
January through November, with full-year figures expected soon."
This is another example of a new media taking money and time from consumers to the detriment of older media (newspapers and magazines, television and terrestrial radio, CDs, movie theatres, VHS tapes).
Video Game Industry Sales Reach Record Pace in 2004
By MATT RICHTEL
NYT, January 19, 2005
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied. If you could repeat previously discredited memes or steer the conversation into irrelevant, off topic discussions, it would be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
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Good post. I think that this is normal because video games become more and more interesting and people just love them. I do not think that this is something bad but we should not go too far!
It's hard to belive considering all the games available online now…


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We have heard all your feedback asking us for full CSS compliance. With the now public available Beta 2 Preview build on XP, we get a big step closer to this goal. Chris talked about our priorities for IE7 before, but I want to give more detail on our work with CSS. We had 3 objectives, in priority:
Fix some really nasty bugs:
In IE7 we've been working hard to address the bugs in our engine:
Revise existing CSS implementation to be true to the spec:
Our second priority was to complete or adjust our implementation to be in accordance with the CSS spec.
Add most-requested CSS functionality to IE
Finally, for IE7 we added:
Compatibility and our updated CSS behavior
Obviously, we have heard the feedback asking us to be more standards-compliant in our rendering behavior. We must balance this ask with the need of our customers (and end users) to have their pages not be broken. To find a balance we introduced a strict mode in IE6 that lets authors opt in into the more standards compliant rendering (and, if you're putting in a modern DOCTYPE declaration, you're being opted in automatically). Pages authored under non-strict mode (or "quirks mode") will not change behavior in IE7 – so the fixes we've done to be more CSS compliant won't appear under quirks mode. However, if your content is under "strict mode", our behavior is more standards compliant, and your pages may break - for example, if you use some of the CSS hacks or rely on our old incorrect overflow behavior. We understand the pain this might cause in the short term but we believe a move to a more standard compliant implementation benefits everyone in the long run.
Last but not least, big thanks to the community: here on the blog (yes, we are paying attention to the comments), the WASP team and those out on the web reporting CSS issues with IE. We know we have a long road ahead but I am very excited with the progress we are making.
- Markus Mielke
Update: We now have a MSDN article that walks you through CSS compatibility issues: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/IETechCol/cols/dnexpie/ie7_css_compat.asp


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The Indians announced today that Saturday's Green Awareness Day game will include more than just a recycled hat giveaway. The hats are made of old plastic bottles (sounds comfy) and will go to all fans with a full game ticket. I say full game ticket for a reason.
The Tribe is trying to capitalize on game 1 of Cleveland's playoff series with the Bulls. That game starts at 3:00ish, while the Indians are set for a 4:10 first pitch. Ticket holders for game one of the playoffs will be allowed to purchase special $5 tickets to see the remainder of the Indians game after the Cavs game has finished. Take your playoff ticket to Gate A and get your partial game Indians ticket for the bleachers or upper deck seat. They will also be selling a hot dog/beer $8 combo after the Cavs game is finished, provided it ends before last call I'm sure.
I suppose you can't blame the Indians for trying to take advantage of the crowd that is already there. I do wonder if a $5 ticket is worth it if the game is in say the bottom of the 7th inning and it is seemingly out of reach. The Tribe does play the White Sox, so you can bring your Beat Chicago signs into ballpark as well. Release the Shaqken signs may seem a bit strange at a Tribe game however.


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The shops at Stones Point are getting festive with a special holiday open house Saturday. All the major players will be there from UrbanDigs and Dapper Ink to The Community Tap and the food trucks. And all of them are going to have holiday deals too.
UrbanDigs will be running specials storewide, from home and garden gifts to local art.
Community Tap will be joining the party with discounts on pints of beer.
Dapper Ink will be doing letterpress demos and giveaways.
The print shop will also have Billiam Jeans in the house and Vagabond Barista will be serving up his carefully crafted coffee.
Neue Southern, Asada and ThoroughFARE will be dishing up food until they run out.
The open house runs from 5-8 p.m. Saturday. For more, check out Dapper Inks Facebook page


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On June 19, 2009, fire destroyed Athens' beloved Georgia Theatre, the historic and popular music venue at which many famous bands and artists have performed—including the B-52s, John Mayer and R.E.M. The Georgia Theatre opened as a music venue in 1978, and 30 years later, the fire caused much sadness in the Athens area and beyond.
Photograph of the Georgia Theatre, 1953
The Georgia Theatre is now working on a new project to raise money. Not only does Athens have a well-known music scene, but it also has a great art scene. Local artist Jennifer Schildknecht "hopes to unite the music and art communities in order to generate more love and support" for the Georgia Theatre. She has called upon artists, musicians, businesses and anyone else to participate in creating an art quilt. The quilt will be a "non-traditional wall-hanging." The goal is for two quilts to be made—one quilt will be auctioned off to raise money for rebuilding and the other will be given to the Georgia Theatre as a gift. If you're interested in participating, all quilt blocks must be turned in by November 30. Click here for more information about guidelines and submission.


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Knott's Berry Farm continues to thrill visitors daily with world-class roller coasters, water rides, children's activities and plenty of entertainment. Show your bravery on the gravity-defying Screamin' Swing, or cool down on the Timber Mountain Log Ride.
Experience the pride of Southern California and visit America's first theme park! The historic Knott's Berry Farm boasts a lineup of ride and attractions to suit everyone, ranging from 50mph thrill rides and nine world-class roller coasters, to a variety of children's rides and refreshing water rides!
Knott's Berry Farm has its roots in Great Depression-era highway commerce and an entrepreneurial fruit-stand enterprise that grew with the advent of a hybrid type of berry—the Boysenberry. Now the park boasts a lineup of breathtaking rides and entertainment, while still retaining that old-world California charm that draws in thousands of visitors each day.


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Robert Butler was Florida's first surveyor general from 1824 to 1849.
Gadsden Street was originally named Butler Street for one of Tallahassee's most prominent early residents, Robert Butler, the first surveyor general of Florida.
Butler was a protégé of and Army officer with Andrew Jackson. Butler came to Tallahassee in 1824 and opened a surveying office/home on the site of today's Supreme Court.
He established the prime meridian marker, the spot in Cascades Park from which all Florida surveys originate, and designed Florida's first capitol building. He established a plantation near today's ...


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See posted lab schedule for due dates, in-lab, and post-lab due dates.
In this lab you will learn to:
This lab reference guide "Libero Project Flow Reference Guide" is quite lengthy because of the many screen shots and detailed procedures. This is a necessary introductory phase to get you acquainted hardware development tools. While the document is long, you should be able to finish the In-lab section within the lab period. You may also get a good start on the Post Lab assignment, but will likely have to finish outside the lab period. You will be given 24 hours access to the lab the first lab period via keypad entry so that you may use the lab at your convenience. There will also be additional supported open hours that will be posted on the course web page.
There is no Pre-Lab assignment for this lab. The lab requires no preparation. Consider reading over the Libero SoC tool flow tutorial. You will spend most of your in lab time doing this exercise.
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you need to do the post lab. Don't hesitate to get started on the post
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Typically, you will not be able to complete your lab during the home lab time. Most labs can take 2 to 4 times the duration of one home lab period. You may attend the other home lab periods if there is room. Home lab students have priority during their home lab period.
Alternatively, there are several open supported labs provide through out the week. See the supported hours schedule posted on the home lab web page for times. You may attend any open lab.In addition, you may use the lab anytime there is not a scheduled conflict.You will be given a keypad entry code to the lab so you can use the lab any time other lab sections are not meeting. Be sure and read the unsupported lab policy before using the lab. There are important lab safety issues documented in the policy.
Here are the pin numbers of the SmartFusion chip that are connected to the physical LED1-8, SW1,2 and user IO 1-5. The figures are specific to the kit and can be found in the kit reference manual. http://www.actel.com/documents/A2F_EVAL_KIT_UG.pdf.Note, the LED numbering in the following figure begins with one.


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There are various ways in which roads can be adopted as publicly maintainable highway.
Any road which has been in existence prior to 1835 is assumed to be a publicly maintainable highway, or more commonly known as an 'ancient highway'.
Where a District/Agency Council constructs new roads as part of a local authority housing scheme these roads can be offered for adoption under Section 36(2) of the Highways Act 1980.
Any person who wishes to dedicate a road as highway can do so by giving notice to the Highway Authority under Section 37 of the Highways Act 1980, and if the Highway Authority is satisfied that the road is of sufficient benefit to the public and that it has been constructed to satisfactory standards the road may be adopted.
The next most common way of adopting new roads today, apart from major new roads such as by-passes etc., is in conjunction with the development of new housing estates. A Section 38 Agreement is entered into with a builder who will construct new roads to the Highway Authority's standards. The Agreement between theHighway Authority and a builder will allow the road and other associated areas to be dedicated as publicly maintainable highway.
Roads can be adopted by free dedication. This process is usually used when a landowner wishes to dedicate small areas to the Highway Authority without the benefit of a legal Agreement.


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A stalled measure to strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking laws, including creating a safe harbor for child victims, was attached to a Senate bill Tuesday in hopes of moving it forward.
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Chargers RB trying to dodge tacklers and spotlight
LANDOVER, Md. Ryan Mathews, for so long, chose to hide his eyes behind a layer of plastic.
A helmet visor was his preference during college and his first three NFL seasons. Sometimes, he went dark. At others, he'd go clear. The reasoning behind wearing the visor was more about personal appearance than for function.
It is fitting.
In the season Mathews outgrew the plastic, he finally has revealed and accepted who he is — and is not.
The fourth-year Chargers running back is embracing the role of silent workhorse, a tough, downfield ball carrier interested in running for yards, not for mayor. He doesn't seek the spotlight. He is not chasing the shadow of the NFL Network future Hall of Famer who came before him. While Mathews is at peace with this identity, the Chargers are, too, relying on him predominantly as the power element to their backfield entering today's game against the Redskins.
Mathews, 26, resents much of the attention garnered over his career. Even in these good times, that hasn't changed.
He is coming off consecutive 100-yard rushing games, and he'd rather not discuss it.
"I know it comes with the territory, but I just don't like the cameras and stuff in my face," Mathews said. "There are plenty of other people out there. The linemen work just as hard as I do, and they don't get credit or anything.
"I'd rather see them get their name in the paper, their comments and stuff like that than me. I've always been getting my name in the paper, and I've never heard of a lineman getting mentioned really. They work the hardest."
Mathews has been written off, if not in media then by others.
He is a bust. He is made of glass. He is a fumbler. He is not LaDainian Tomlinson. The pressure and anger from that pile-on made football more than about football.
This year, teammates have seen a more confident Mathews. He has told some that the game is fun again. For that, his workload has only helped.
The addition of running back Danny Woodhead helped allow the Chargers to better play to Mathews' strengths. With Woodhead busy in passing situations, Mathews handles most of the ground work, running the football on a league-high 63.3 percent of his snaps.
After some self-scouting, San Diego lately has sent Mathews on more passing routes for better balance. Mathews ran 14 total routes the first three weeks but 31 in the three games since. That doesn't include a Week 5 game versus Oakland in which he suffered a concussion on his third carry, skewing data on his usage over the course of a game.
"There has been a lot of criticism of Ryan," offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said. "There's been a lot of things not so nice that were written about him. One of the things I most respect about him is he blocked it all out; he came here and worked hard and did what we've asked him to do.
"To see his production go up and see him playing the way he is, I think it's very rewarding for him. It's great for the organization, but I think it's a testament to him. It's a sign of growth and maturity, and that's what you like to see in a young player."
If Mathews has another big game today, don't expect him afterward to hold court at his locker.
He is unlikely to discuss how hard he has worked for this, how all his training is paying off, how sweet success tastes now after being thrown at with mud.
"I'm just not trying to care what anybody else has to say," Mathews said. "The only thing that matters is what my teammates think, what my coaches think. As long as I'm doing good in their eyes, I'm happy. That's all that really matters."


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Not only is the bourbon great (BTAC, Pappy's, ect) but I think they deserve credit for the price of the current BTAC. Sure $60 for a bottle of bourbon is alot, but it seems like the going rate for primo bottlings these days it $80+ (Parkers, WTAS, WR4G).
I really appreciate BT not jacking the prices, even though they could sell every bottle of BTAC for $80...even though it might take a few weeks longer.
$60 for the best bourbon made is not bad, and looks like a steal compared to Scotch.


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Our beautiful Lyrical Leaves Fountain brings a feng shui vibe to your room, and it looks and sounds lovely. It fills the atmosphere with negative ions, lifting your mood with the euphoria they bring. Sturdy metal construction with quiet electric pump. Rocks included.
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Often, both fat loss and weight loss are mistaken to be the same, but its really not. Think about it- losing weight basically means that when you step on that weighing scale, you should weigh less. Now you've lost this weight since there is less of something in your body. The options are fat, muscle or water. Losing fat is ideal, but losing muscle is detrimental to your health. Muscles help burn calories even when you're sleeping. Basically, your body takes energy to maintain itself. If you have more muscle in your body, then it takes more energy to maintain it. In fact, it takes about 10 times the energy to maintain the same amount of muscle as it takes to maintain fat.
With incorrect weight loss strategies, like skipping meals, fad diets, and staying hungry, people end up losing muscle. Your body has to maintain itself whether you feed it or not. So, when you don't feed it for a long time (like when you skip meals), it starts looking for stored energy in your body. Instead of burning fat, it burns muscle to get that energy. So, when you skip a meal the next time, remember that you're harming your muscles. Lesser the muscle in your body, lesser the energy it takes to maintain it. But you still eat the same amount of food, so you land up storing the extra energy in the form of fat. Its a vicious cycle.
Also, muscle is denser that fat. So, you might lose fat, gain muscle- as a result you look slimmer and are much fitter. But on the weighing scale, you might still weigh the same.
So you see, using your weight as your fitness yard stick is inaccurate.
The solution, use your fat loss as a yard stick. How do you measure it? No, you don't need a $200 body fat measuring contraption. All you need is a simple measuring tape & you're set. Measure your waist, thighs, hips, arms- whatever your problem areas are. Get on a good weight loss plan. Note down the measurements on a periodic basis, keep track and watch that shy six pack reveal itself!
This method helps to measure key areas and losing size on your problems area, will help to keep track of your fat loss. That Belly fat is harmful.
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There is no doubt that this has been the meanest winter in memory. I have had more trip cancellations than I have ever had due to the weather.
I knew the times were tough when I got a phone call from some longtime regular clients from Minnesota. They had not seen temperatures above freezing in more than 40 days and they thought that Arkansas wasn't a lot warmer.
The kicker was there had been yet another bitter winter storm in the Midwest that had dumped impassable snow and ice between here and there. That has been the story throughout the winter. ...


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Jazzercise fitness facilities across the country are celebrating the franchise's upcoming feature on the small screen with big contests and prizes.
On Sunday, the Jazzercise Inc. international franchise will be featured on a new original series, "Be the Boss," on A&E at 11 p.m.
The competition-based show is from the Emmy-winning creators of "Undercover Boss." Two Jazzercise franchises will vie for the chance to own their own fitness center and become their own boss. According to an announcement about the show, two instructors are summoned to corporate headquarters by Jazzercise founder and Chief Executive Officer Judi Sheppard Missett, who will tell them they are eligible for a rare career opportunity. Neither knows it includes the keys to their own center.
Over a week, they are put through rigorous job-related challenges to determine the winner.
To publicize the show, Jazzercise operations nationwide will participate in contests on the corporation's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Those who follow the Jazzercise episode on Twitter or "like" it on Facebook and answer trivia questions based on the show will be eligible for three free months of Jazzercise at participating locations or a $300 Jazzercise apparel gift card.
At the local Jazzercise fitness center, 231/2 S. Spokane St., owner Janet Byerley said she will add one free week of Jazzercise classes to anyone who knows the name of the show's winner. Participants just need to stop by any class in January to claim the prize.
The workout program is a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing and Latin-style movements. For a class schedule or more information, call 520-4872.
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Originally posted by avelin chen: Yeah, that was my problem, but what I don't get is how I check to see if the punctuation marks were removed. Should I use an if else statement?
Originally posted by avelin chen: Could I possibly divide the String in half, and check from both ends to see if I can insert a letter in there?
Originally posted by Garrett Rowe: Consider: Add the first letter. Is this a palindrone?
Originally posted by avelin chen: So, it will like comparing each substring until you get one that is a paindrome right?
private String leastPal()
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int e=s1.length();
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Originally posted by avelin chen: I think I get the process of doing this, but what I don't get really is after I have found where I nedd to add the letter(s), how do I add it on? I know this sounds dumb, but do I use the concat method? Also, once I have found the palindrome, how do I tell it to stop at that point?
function leastPal takes String s and returns String loop create a String temp if temp is a palindrom return temp end loopend function
I get what my process should be, but I just don't know how to write it out.
Originally posted by Garrett Rowe: One additional thing to think about when solving this problem would be consider the string "acecar". By just adding characters to the end the least palindrone would be "acecaraceca", but you can obviously make a shorter palindrone by adding an 'r' to the beginning of the word. So maybe your program should add both ways and compare the two results to see which one is shorter. Bonus points if they are the same size and you return both in a String[].
Originally posted by avelin chen: So, I know that if it already a palindrome, it just returns the original String. But, if it is not, then it goes through the least palindrome thing. I know that I want to take the original String and tack it on backwards, but it has to use the least amount of letters. So, I could probably let it go through the isPal thing with the last letter first, and then move forwards, right?


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Product Features:
- Single basin design provides maximum workspace
- Covered under lifetime warranty
- Constructed of T-304 stainless steel
- Undermount installation type
- Rear drain location increases workspace area in the sink as well as storage space underneath
- All hardware needed for installation included
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Made of natural rubber, the Super-Silencer pad helps to reduce the noise of clattering dishes and running water. The Super-Silencer pad is a common feature to all HOUZER sinks. Each HOUZER sink ware is covered by a Lifetime Warranty to the original purchaser against any possible defects in materials and workmanship. We are not satisfied unless our customers are totally satisfied with our products. A marble powder based undercoating specially formulated and applied over super silencer pad. It reduces the noise of clattering dishes, running water and thermally insulates your sink keeping hot soaking water hot for longer. A beveled edge on the outer rim of the undermount sinks provide increased structural rigidity for the entire sink span, and creates a smooth and finished look. SpecPlus Edge is found only in HOUZER sinks.
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Dennis L. Jr. and Heidi L. White from Ina C. Hays, 260 W. Perry St., $57,000.
Lukas J. Noling from Evelyn M. Ellis, 823 Grace St., $45,000.
Elizabeth Miller from Theodore C. Schneider, 1150 Willow Ave., $12,100.
Joshua D. Huskins from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 1025 Briarcliff Ave., $72,500.
Larry A. and Jodine K. Koenigseker form Donald L. and Penny Murray, 2115 Marwood Cir., $175,000.
Angelina M. DiMarzio from Michael J. and Rebecca W. Risaliti, 1630 24th St. NE, $50,000.
Berlin Properties from Blake Street Real Estate Investors III LP, 1209 Hoover Pl. NW, $9,000.
Janet Friedman from Homes Under 10K, 712 Shorb Ave. NW, $4,100.
Amanda M. McVay from John J. Woodall, 1816 Ivydale Ave. SW, $44,000.
Suzanne K. McCluskey from US Bank NA, 937 Roslyn Ave. SW, $30,500.
Four Corners Holdings from EPS Holdings LLC, 1122 Seventh St. NW, $4,000.
AKP Properties LLC from Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1324 Maryland Ave. SW, $25,000.
Myron D. Miller from Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 810 Smith Ave. NW, $10,000.
DDK Property Group LLC from US Bank NA, 1005 13th St. NE, $7,800.
Pinnacle Trust Services Trustee from Mozel LLC, 1461 Maddrell Ct. NE, $6,600.
S F R S LLC from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1529 St. Elmo Ave. NE, $9,000.
Roscoe Trujillo from Ohio Legacy Bank NA, 926 Walnut Ave. NE, $17,900.
Roscoe Trujillo from Ohio Legacy Bank NA, 508 Ninth St. NE, $17,900.
Post Boy Hardwoods Ltd. from Residential Solutions, 1622 Spring Ave. NE, $50,000.
Opine LLC from National City Bank, 1459 Plain Ave. NE, $9,974.
1107 Clarendon Avenue Land Trust from David N. Hummel, 1107 Clarendon Ave. NW, $3,500.
Albert F. Lee Trustee from SEG Commercial LLC, 2617 Rosewood Pl. NW, $23,900.
SB Holdings LLC from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 3126 Dewey Pl. SW, $2,100.
Valuhomes LLC from SB Holdings LLC, 3126 Dewey Pl. SW, $3,250.
Empiria Homes from Bank of New York Mellon, 1378 Cherry Ave. NE, $7,800.
Dirk A. Elsass from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1369 Ivydale Ave. SW, $21,907.
Ernest L. Stargen from A Terry Rentals of Canton LLC, 2160 Penn Pl. NE, $17,500.
Ronald Lazar Jr. from Donalda K. Blile, Maryland Avenue SW, $2,500.
Paul Liles Jr. from National Asset Management Group LLC, 2149 Tuscarawas St. E, $13,200.
Jack R. and Catherine S. Usner from Carolyn R. Souers Trustee, 1852 Southpointe Cir. NE, $175,500.
Marcus and Rachel Alleshouse from Donald R. and Shonnet L. Barnes, 738 Franklin Rd. NE, $87,400.
Pinnacle Trust Services Trustee from Mozel LLC, 432 First St. SE, $6,600.
Heather Meyers from JMS Enterprises LLC, 3258 Lincoln Way W, $67,000.
Brian T. Smith and Leann M. Christensen from Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 435 Shaw Ave. NE, $72,000.
James A. and Grace Evans from Kenneth H. Braun Trustee, 1045 Scottwood Pl. NE, $135,000.
Page 2 of 4 - Charles D. Fuchs from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 29 Shriver Ave. SE, $18,000.
Donald R. and Rachel A. Hill from Mary McCoul and Annette Antonille, 2036 Vinette Pl. NE, $151,000.
North Canton
Daniel P. and Amy L. Casar from Daniel P. and Kathleen M. Schaper, 2334 Mohler Dr. NW, $165,000.
Ryan Heckert from Debora Witsaman, 7935 Norriton Cir. NW, $75,000.
Michael A. Sumser Jr. and Ashleigh A. Artar from Robert C. Horger, 467 Willaman Ave. NW, $120,000.
Commercial & Savings Bank from Bambini Co. LLC, 1210 N. Main St., $360,000.
Marianne A. Schauer from David Wolgamott and Kendra Yackey, 1125 Glendale St. SW, $113,000.
Stephanie A. Skemp from Linda J. Wisden, 1373 Red Coach St. SE, $193,500.
James D. Smith from James M. and Donna J. Kiko Trustees, 1319 Monter Ave., $108,000.
Shelly L. Williams from Alvin R. and Peggy S. Tressel, 1221 West Chester Dr., $224,500.
Roy M. and Karen L. Jacobs from Douglas B. and Ida E. Bowling, 130 Oregon Ave., $59,500.
William A. Ash from C.W. Kuntz Trustee, 1378 Hillside Ave., $91,300.
Bethlehem Township
Yoder Woodlands Ltd. from Helen M. Reidy, Lawndell Road SW, $25,800.
Yoder Woodlands Ltd. from Denise M. Kopp and Debra A. Reidy, 9228 Lawndell Rd. SW, $874,200.
Crystal L. Soehnlen from Leo A. Soehnlen, 4900 Haut St. SW, $150,000.
Canton Township
Central Fiber LLC from Central Fiber Corp., Belden Avenue SE, $21,744.
Robert and Joyce Kirkpatrick from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 129 49th St. SW, $38,126.
Ryan R. and Lacy M. Iberis from Malavite Development, Ashmont Avenue SW, $46,000.
Matthew L. and Trisha Kirkpatrick from Jason I. Kirkpatrick, 4114 Millport Ave. SW, $120,000.
Calvin Edwards from Huntington National Bank, 2115 Calvin Ave. SW, $14,850.
Rick D. Williams Enterprises LLC from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 1012 Terrace Ave. NW, $17,000.
Jackson Township
Alan C. and Linda L. Longstreth from Villa Miramar LLC, Emerald Isle Street NW, $45,000.
Joel W. Learned from Robert M. and Donna T. Learned, 6746 Lake Cable Ave. NW, $165,000.
Peter J. Reibowski from Timothy L. and Melissa K. Vierheller, 5610 Stoney Ridge Rd. NW, $145,000.
Patricia A. Ashton Trustee from Providence Development Co. Ltd., Stedman Avenue NW, $140,000.
Timothy J. and Denise M. Smith from Patrick Long Homes Ltd., Diamondback Avenue NW, $160,300.
Kelli J. Howard from Mansager Investment Co., 7270 Hills & Dales Rd. NW, $150,000.
Dipti A. and Ajay M. Patel from Pine Ridge Group Ltd., Coldwater Avenue NW, $45,000.
Briarwood Builders from Rosebud of Stark County LLC, Crimson Street NW, $35,000.
Jeffrey T. and Amy S. Haines from Michael G. and Sherry L. Lattavo, 6330 Huntsman St. NW, $235,000.
Richard L. and Valerie A. Jackson from Alice L. Gibson, 8015 Lutz Ave. NW, $114,000.
Page 3 of 4 - Donald R. and Rachel A. Hill from Mary McCoul and Annette Antonille, Vinette Place NW, $151,000.
Thomas W. and Patricia D. Miller from Cliff Jumpers LLC, 8865 Scotsbury St. NW, $320,000.
Joseph J. and Mary B. Bajornas from Michael Barat, 3273 Anglo Cir. NW, $185,000.
Shaina Luntz from George E. Gussett, 4572 Morgate Cir. NW, $85,000.
Christina R. Janevski from Dorothy B. Marlatt, 3203 Francie Ave. NW, $100,000.
Lake Township
Joel R. and Julie A. Morgan from Roxie E. Jindra Trustee, 12758 Bluebell Ave. NE, $130,000.
Brian J. Jakubowski from Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1179 Canyon St. NW, $145,000.
Thomas C. and Shannon Z. Dungan from Richard C. and Sandra K. Tillis, 9737 Summerset Ave. NW, $124,000.
Michael J. Ross from NVR, Wellspring Avenue NW, $161,465.
Ronald P. and Donna M. Shank from Bill and Larry Horne, 11006 Cottingham Cir. NW, $127,000.
Daniel M. and Aixia Burstiner from Richard B. and Michelle R. Dudek, 2437 Salem St. NW, $234,900.
Brian C. and Tamara M. Neidert from Heritage Glen Development Co. LLC, Castle View Street NW, $42,000.
Richard B. and Michelle R. Dudek from Marvin Yoder et al., 11805 Hoover Ave. NW, $104,000.
Richard C. and Susan G. Schindler from Thomas P. Crosier Trustee, 2706 Middletown St. NW, $130,000.
Sara Wilkes from US Bank NA, 11731 Meadow Lane Ave. NW, $85,000.
Scott B. and Denise E. Horning from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 141 Hazel St. NE, $210,000.
Ruth Gingerich from McDonald Development Corp., 122 Woodbury Glen St. NE, $120,000.
Lawrence Township
Eleanor Albert from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 7669 High Mill Ave. NW, $95,000.
Timmy L. and Laura L. Wilson from Grace M. Petty Trustee, 7599 McTaggart Rd. NW, $24,150.
Arcadia Land Holdings LLC from N & N Development Group LLC, Arcadia Street NW, $385,000.
Alex D. and Carol G. Markus from Donald R. and Betta A. Leyland Trustees, 863 Cartier Dr., $132,000.
Lexington Township
Crystal L. Dean from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 12275 Bon Air Ave. NE, $42,000.
David A. and Mary E. Tarter from John R. Deaver, 10530 Dot Ave. NE, $24,000.
David A. Hart and Candi Bernardi from Huntington National Bank, 16251 River St. NE, $10,005.
Jeffery A. and Amy J. Wagner from Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 140 E. Church St., $85,000.
Marlboro Township
David A. and Mary E. Tarter from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 7840 Pontius St. NE, $22,000.
Jeffrey R. and Jessica E. Bailey from Norma J. Amatangelo, 10961 Lair Rd. NE, $142,000.
Nimishillen Township
Kyle D. Mammone from Shawn D. and Jennifer L. Fimple, 4356 Meese Rd. NE, $95,000.
Gerry E. and Michelle A. Noble from Christopher and Erin Blake, 5194 California Ave. NE, $155,300.
Anthony Marcantonio from Consumers National Bank, 6113 Louisville St. NE, $36,500.
Page 4 of 4 - Paris Township
Roger P. and Marcy A. Herstine from Jason R. and Julie L. Pugh, 11560 Georgetown St. NE, $180,000.
Nehemiah J. and Katherine J. Shriver from Norma L. Stanford, 956 E. Stafford St., $80,000.
Lauren G. Whiteleather from Ricky C. Lewis and Brenda Haught, 924 Lynnwood Dr. SE, $125,000.
Perry Township
Mark W. and Gabriela Kropf from Jack R. and Catherine S. Usner, 1535 Menlough Ave. NW, $172,000.
Brent M. Peters from Michele Zeno Trustee, 210 Oneida Ave. NW, $90,000.
John P. and Danelle L. Johnson from Kenneth P. Lloyd, 5475 Faircrest St. SW, $83,000.
Terry L. Kovac from Kevin E. Taylor, 4524 12th St. SW, $86,000.
Pike Township
Robin K. and Rhonda G. Adkins from Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 6721 Maplehurst Ave. SE, $17,200.
Andrew J. and Brianna E. Patterson from Carl T. Sanders, 9571 Cherry Ave. SE, $95,000.
Plain Township
Edward H. Rayner Sr. from Judy A. Pasquale, 2541 Bollinger Ave. NE, $3,000.
Dale R. Anderson from John C. III and Kelly A. McNamara, 2216 Cathy Dr. NE, $78,000.
Relax Limited from TRTurner LLC, Milford Street NE, $398,500.
Adam R. Nail and Ashley R. Livingston from Joanne M. Weisel, 1351 Devon Dr. NW, $120,000.
NVR from Blue Diamond Development LLC, Notre Dame Street NE, $24,000.
Duane J. Bucher from Gordon V. and Sharon A. Brunk, 2218 44th St. NW, $112,500.
Harvey B. and Patricia J. Jaquay from Steven L. Muckley Trustee, 2501 Iron Stone St. NE, $195,200.
Sandy Township
Michael and Deanna Santacruz from Citrus Road Joint Venture, Turkey Hollow Street, $28,000.
Michele A. Baum from HSBC Mortgage Services, 119 McKinley Ave., $22,000.
Sugar Creek Township
Julie A. Scott from Jason P. Gill, 10163 Justus Ave. SW, $118,000.
Chad D. and Richelle D. Viront from 2004 Zephyr Projects, 310 Park Dr., $95,000.
Tuscarawas Township
Jason P. and Melissa Gill from J. Russell and Teresa D. Westfall, 3387 Alabama Ave. SW, $127,000.
Walter F. and Louise J. Poland from Ronald A. and Esther T. Freels, 12034 Barrs St. SW, $125,000.
Daniel H. and Jamie L. Porter from Craig K. McBride and Darcy N. Roseman, 12388 Sarbaugh St. SW, $138,900.
Andy J. and Emily Hussar from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2150 Kenyon Ave. SW, $335,000.
Darin T. Bleigh from Edith F. Reinerts, 1071 Edward Ave. SW, $82,500.
Robert J. and Fleeta Karrenbauer from Sharon K. Seifert, 11872 Lincoln Way W, $84,000.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2002 05:45 AM
To use connection pooling through JNDI the code below seems to be enough:
Context ctx = new InitialContext();
ocpds = (OracleConnectionPoolDataSource)
Where does
come from?
If it is a naming service that uses file system, as far as I know, there must be jdbc/pool/OracleDS folder hierarchy. But I couldn't find. I also could not find "fscontext.jar" is which required as file system service provider. So I thought that it could not be naming service based on file file system service provider.
But when I look at the line
Context ctx = new InitialContext();
I see that it cannot be LDAP, COS or RMI either. Because environment hashtable is not passed to InitialContext().
What is going on? Please help me.
Thanks a lot.
Re: How does connection pool work in JNDI?
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When you get the InitialContext and say lookup(String), the appserver/naming service searches the Java object binded with the given name and returns it to your code. You really don't need to know where the object comes from - that's the whole idea.
If you just say new InitialContext(), the required parameters for locating the naming service are read from some system properties defined at startup time.


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Johannesburg - Two senior Stats SA officials are facing disciplinary action for allegedly refusing to correct errors in the census, City Press reported on Sunday.
A deputy director at Stats SA, Jairo Arrow, and a senior statistician, Marlize Pistorius, had apparently made mistakes that would have provided wrong figures of the census by province, as well as an incorrect national figure.
"The evidence is that the results they presented were totally wrong and there were methodological and computational errors in what they presented to me," statistician-general Pali Lehohla was quoted as saying.
He repeatedly asked them to find the problem and correct it.
"Ms Pistorius and Dr Arrow argued that the results they presented to me in July would not change," he said.
Arrow presented a written apology to Lehohla and went on early retirement last Friday after facing a disciplinary hearing for "dereliction of duty and gross incompetence".
Pistorius was also facing a disciplinary hearing, which would resume in February.
She was responsible for the post-enumeration survey. This is a second, smaller population count used to determine by how much the initial census results have to be adjusted.
University of Cape Town statisticians, Tom Moultrie and Rob Dorrington, had publicly raised concerns about the integrity of the post-enumeration survey and the reliability of the final count.
The census cost R3.4 billion. The results are used to allocate about R350 billion in government funds each year, City Press reported. - Sapa
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We have to print the 'postcard reverse' after the paper if finished into the actual size, and it must be printed in the quickest possible time, as it is printed ( obviously ) under reduced safelight conditions, it is a very special ink that drys incredibly fast so as we do not get carry over and can pack within the designated QC time for paper in the finishing department.
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DENVER (AP) - The Rev. Brady Boyd has been fielding questions
from other pastors about security ever since a young gunman killed
two teenage sisters outside his Colorado Springs church a year ago.
Yesterday, New Life Church marked the anniversary of the shootings of Stephanie and Rachel Works by Matthew Murray, who earlier that day had killed two youths at a Denver-area missionary training center.
Boyd wouldn't go into specifics about his conversations with other pastors. But he said topics have included evacuation planningand making armed guards visible in a way that's not alarming to congregants.
After killing the sisters and wounding their father, Murray entered a church hallway, where he was shot and wounded by a volunteer security guard. Murray then took his own life.
New Life now has a full-time security director and armed volunteer guards posted around the church.
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Mango Groove, Emo Adams and Die Heuwels Fantasties are some of the headliner acts performing at the ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees 2013, now in its sixth year. Following on last year's sold-out event, the festival will rock the Franschhoek Valley with rural music, lekker Kaapsekos and good cheer on Saturday 23 March, 2013 at the Solms-Delta wine estate, with over 100 uniquely South African performers on stage.
Programme for the day (subject to change):
9:45 Delta Valley Entertainers
10:05 Delta Optel Band
10:20 Kweekkraal 5
10:25 Klein Handjies Koor
10:35 Kaalvoet du Toit
10:45 Tidal Waves
11:25 Wine Farm Workers Award
11:35 Valiant Swart Band
12:15 Delta Valley Entertainers
12:25 Hot Water
13:05 Japie Gouws ATKV / Mark Solms
13:15 Delta Vastrap Genootskap
14:00 Kweekkraal 5
14:05 Die Heuwels Fantasties
14:55 Riel Dans Kampioene atkv
15:20 Hannes Coetzee vs Albert Frost
16:10 Tribal Echo
17:00 Lekker Lekker Delta
17:50 Radio Kalahari Orkes
18:45 Mango Groove
20:20 Emo Adams
The ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees gives thanks for and celebrates not only the end of the harvest, but also the real music and culture of the Boland, with its deep heart, soul and history. An event like few others on the South African cultural calendar, the Oesfees brings together farm workers and farm owners from the valley to kuier and vastrap, celebrating their hard work and the Cape's rich cultural heritage with traditional Boland rural music and kaapsekos. Since 2008, Solms-Delta and the ATKV have taken the traditional harvest celebration to the next level, growing it from a small event to a full house with big name performers, which all music lovers can attend and enjoy. Last year, the Festival was sold out by mid-day with 5000 in attendance.
"In South Africa, we do not always do enough to show our appreciation to the workers of our country," said Mark Solms of Solms-Delta. "This acknowledgement is the spark that ignited the Oesfees six years ago, and music the catalyst for uniting people of all backgrounds in this day of celebration. Anyone with heart and soul cannot help but be moved by the outstanding and authentic music, rich cultural heritage and spirit of togetherness that pervade the Valley during the Oesfees."
The ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees is also a showcase for the Music van de Caab project run by Adriaan Brand of Springbok Nude Girls and an important part of this festival are performances by Solms-Delta's very own home-grown bands amongst all the top talent. The project seeks to preserve and develop the diverse musical heritage of the rural Cape, including the fostering of local musical talent. The Solms-Delta music acts range from the Klein-Handjies pre-school choir and "Kaapse Klopse" style walking band to a top wind and percussion band, Langbroeke, with female choir ensemble, Soetstemme. Also performing on their own turf will be the Delta Valley Entertainers, Delta Vastrap Genootskap and Lekker Lekker Delta.
Emcees at the festival will be effervescent 7de Laan duo, Vinette Ebrahim and Christo Davids, who will introduce a host of South African favourites.
RKO (Radio Kalahari Orkes), returns with a repertoire of fun and festive folk tunes, backed by every instrument from guitar to kazoo.
From Cape Town comes Hot Water, called "SA's most happening band" by the Mail & Guardian, whose music incorporates elements of traditional South African music (such as kwela, mbaqanga, sakkie-sakkie, ghoema, maskandi, and kwasa kwasa) with folk, blues and indie-pop rock.
Other popular musical names include Tidal Waves, known as 'the hardest working reggae band in South Africa', whose original reggae music is coloured with traditional African music influences, Afrikaans hip-hop/folk fusion band Tribal Echo, renowned spoon-slide guitarist Hannes Coetzee and the legendary Valiant Swart Band, who have been rocking South African stages for more than twenty years.
Music and dance are inseparable partners, and at the Oesfees, they converge in riveting Rieldans performances by senior winners of the ATKV's national Rieldans competition at the Taalmonument in Paarl. It is thanks to the encouragement and support of the ATKV for this entertaining and culturally valuable dance form – with roots in Khoe and San ceremonial dances, which was nearly extinct five years ago – that Rieldans is now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Kos, Kids and Jumping Castles
No rural musical treat would be complete without the real flavours of the Cape. From the Oesfees kitchen comes Kaapsekos favourites made with local love, like chicken breyani, venison pie, beef afval curry and Cape-style braaivleis with all the salads, along with hand-held treats like samoosas and herzogs. Solms-Delta wines, aptly named Langarm, Vastrap, Cape Jazz Shiraz, Lekkerwijn and Hiervandaan, are the 'hiervandaan' accompaniments to the authentic Boland fare.
When they're not bopping and clapping to the beat, children under 12 will have access to a special Kiddie's Area with the look and feel of a Circus Carnival. Operated by Kidz at Heart, the three tents will host carnival games, a circus craft table, face painting, balloon animals and various other activities throughout the day, as well as outside water games and a jumping castle, all overseen by qualified staff.
Tickets to the ATKV Franschhoek Oesfees cost R95 for early birds during January, R120 per person if pre-booked at the farm or online from www.ticketbreak.co.za or on Facebook.com/solmsdelta. Pre-booking is strongly advised, but limited tickets will be available at the gate for R140. Children under 12 years cost R20 which includes access to the kiddie's area. Food, wine and beverages are on sale at the event. For information, see www.solms-delta.co.za or call 021 874 3937 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Follow us on facebook.com/solmsdelta and Twitter @solms_delta. Twitter hashtag: #oesfees