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Tyler Anderson collected four hits with two RBIs and Sam Lind added three hits, as 10th-ranked Cumberland scored eight times in the first inning and five more in the fifth in a 15-7 victory over West Virginia Tech on Friday at Ernest L. Stockton Field-Woody Hunt Stadium.
Justin Byrd, Josciel Veras and Tyler Alford all posted a pair of hits in the victory for Cumberland (6-3) and Veras and Alford each drove in two runs in a game of big innings. WVU Tech (0-1) plated six runs on six hits in the top of the fifth, pulling within 8-6, before the Bulldogs added five more in the bottom of the frame.
Cumberland took advantage of seven wild pitches by WVU, which allowed three runs to score for CU.
CU starter Kevin P. Greene (3-0) picked up the victory despite the shaky fifth inning, allowing six runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts. The right-hander retired 10 straight batters before running into trouble in the fifth, with the Golden Bears hitting balls in just the right spot to collect six hits in the inning.
Tech starter Craig Johnson (0-1) recorded just one out in the game, giving up eight runs on six hits with two walks. Zack Thomas tossed four-plus innings of relief, allowing three runs on three hits, and Jordan Mounts worked the final two innings for WVU, giving up two runs on four hits.
The two teams play a doubleheader today starting at noon.
The Bulldogs scored eight runs in the first inning on seven hits, jumping on the Golden Bears early.
Chris Hall and Byrd both singled to start the inning and Lind blooped a single into left center. The ball got past center-fielder Zach Maynard, allowing Hall to score. A passed ball plated Byrd for a quick 2-0 edge.
Ricky Coleman then walked and Anderson reached on an infield single, lining a ball off the leg of third baseman Zach Sizemore and loading the bases. Richie Seaton walked, forcing in a run, and Veras chopped a double down the left-field line, pushing across two more runs.
Alford then singled through the left side, scoring Seaton, and Veras came across on a sacrifice fly to right from Hall, as Cumberland sent 12 batters to the plate in the frame.
Greene labored through the first inning but then retired 10 straight Tech hitters before Jayson Sykora led off the fifth with a single to right, breaking up the no-hitter. That seemed to open the floodgates for Tech, with the Golden Bears collected six hits in the inning.
Tommy Weaver singled up the middle and Raul Torres lifted a single to center, loading the bases. Zach Maynard then dumped a soft liner down the leftfield line, plating a pair of runs, and Marc Culmer's ground ball through the left side scored another.
Zach Sizemore walked with one out before Austin Lucas' single down the right-field line, off the glove of Brady North, pushed across two more runs for WVU. Trevor Lam's sacrifice fly to right made it an 8-6 game after four-and-a-half innings.
Cumberland answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning, starting with a one-out single by Alford and a walk to Will Henderson. Byrd was hit, loading the bases, and a pair of runs scored on wild pitches before an RBI double to right-center by Lind. Coleman then singled and stole second, setting up a sacrifice fly by North and a two-out RBI single to left-center from Anderson, giving the Bulldogs a 13-6 lead.
Veras singled to left to leadoff the sixth and scored on three straight wild pitches for a 14-6 advantage.
In the seventh Lind and North both singled and Anderson's fourth hit of the game drove home the club's final run of the contest.
Zeke Grissinger walked with one out in the ninth and scored on Sizemore's double to right-center against CU left-hander Jackson White.


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I thought I'd miss you, but I really don't.
There's nothing better at the end of a relationship than sweet, sweet apathy. Some songs are just here to make you feel good about not being in a relationship (track 8, especially)... because they can suck.
01. The Magnetic Fields - "Long-Forgotten Fairytale" (Album)
02. Belle and Sebastian - "I love My Car" (I'm Waking Up to Us EP)
03. The Dandy Warhols - "We Used to Be Friends" (Welcome to The Monkey House)
04. Manic Street Preachers - "Your Love Alone is Not Enough" (Send Away the Tigers)
05. The Magnetic Fields - "Long-Forgotten Fairytale" (69 Love Songs: Disc 2)
06. Cake - "I Will Survive (Cover)" (Prolonging the Magic)
07. Pernice Brothers - "Clear Spot" (Overcome by Happiness)
08. The Fiery Furnaces - "Single Again" (The Fiery Furnaces EP)
09. Stars - "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" (Set Yourself on Fire)
10. Shins - "Gone For Good" (Chutes too Narrow)
11. Delgados - "Accused of Stealing" (The Great Eastern)
Songs to bluff that I know about cool Australian music
Check out track 2 here and track 19 here
01. Jasmine Loop Control - "Pinky for the Lung" (Eetterin Kutsumus)
02. Melange - "Novel the Limbo Bunny"
03. Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - "The Banshee" (Tiny Fragments)
04. The Panda Band - "Eyelashes" (The Vital Chapter)
05. Yves Klein Blue - "Polka" (Draw Attention To Themselves)
06. The Panics - "Don't Fight It" (Cruel Guards)
07. Whitley - "I Remember" (The Submarine)
08. New Buffalo - "Cheer Me Up Thank You" (Somewhere, Anywhere)
09. John Butler Trio - "Betterman" (Sunrise Over Sea)
10. Nick Cave - "Do You Love Me?" (Let Love In)
11. Ash Grunwald - "Take The Drop" (Give Signs)
12. Chris Pickering - "All or Nothing" (Ghost City)
13. Mojo Webb - "Rosebery Jam" (The Burden)
14. Steve Tallis and The Holy Ghosts - "My Hands Are On Fire" (Loko)
15. Xavier Rudd - "Fortune Teller" (Food In The Belly)
16. The Grates - "Feels Like Pain" (Gravity Won't Get You High)
17. Sarah Blasko - "All Coming Back" (The Overture & The Underscore)
18. Cut Copy - "Feel The Love" (In Ghost Colours)
19. Ajax - "Dance Till Dawn"
A David Bowie mix for someone who doesn't realize that most of what she listens to is directly inspi
You may be familiar with most of these already, as they are some of Bowie's most well-known and therefore most influential songs, so it's a good starting point
01. David Bowie - "Young Americans" (Young Americans)
02. David Bowie - "Oh! You Pretty Things" (Hunky Dory)
03. David Bowie - "Soul Love" (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars)
04. David Bowie - "Fame" (Young Americans)
05. David Bowie - "Wild is the Wind" (Station to Station)
06. David Bowie - "Black Country Rock" (The Man Who Sold the World)
07. David Bowie - "Rock and Roll Suicide" (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars)
08. David Bowie - "Rebel Rebel" (Diamond Dogs)
09. David Bowie - "China Girl" (Let's Dance)
10. David Bowie feat. James Maynard Keenan and John Frusciante – "Bring Me the Disco King (Lohner Remix)" (Underworld)
Music That Captain Beefheart Would Proclaim Genius
I originally had 30 artists ready for the mix, but I decided to keep it short and a little more fresh. Some new, some old, no Zappa. Cappy would probably disagree with most of these. Well, he'd probably dig Caroliner
01. Foot Village - "Erecting The Wall Of Separation" (Friendship Nation)
02. Caroliner - "The Ballad of Hamdrags" (Cooking Stove Beast)
03. Deerhoof - "Dog on the Sidewalk" (Milk Man)
04. Lightning Bolt - "Assassins" (Wonderful Rainbow)
05. Boredoms - "Super You" (Super Ae)
06. Major Organ & the Adding Machine - "Walking in the Sun" (Major Organ)
07. The Residents - "Olive and Gray" (Animal Lover)
08. Animal Collective - "Leaf House" (Sung Tongs)
09. Neon Hunk - "Bunny Tails" (My Name Is Rar)
10. Lazy Magnet - "Masters of Science Fiction" (He Sought for That Magic)
11. The Music Tapes - "Song Of The Nomad Lost" (1st Imaginary Symphony)
12. The Frogs - "Men (Come on Men)" (It's Only Right and Natural)
13. Nurse with Wound - "Gusset Typing" (She and Me Fall Together in Free Death)
The Soundtrack to the Worst Haircut You've Ever Had
This mix is like a conversation between the haircutee and the haircutter, with the last song obviously being the haircutter's
01. Beck - "Devil's Haircut" (Odelay)
02. Alkaline Trio - "Fuck You Aurora" (Maybe I'll Catch Fire)
03. Angels and Airwaves - "The Adventure" (We Don't Need to Whisper)
04. Barenaked Ladies - "Pinch Me" (Maroon)
05. The Rolling Stones - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Out of Our Heads)
06. Coldplay - "Don't Panic" (Parachutes)
07. Colin Hay - "Overkill" (Man At Work)
08. The Cowboy Junkies - "Murder, Tonight, In The Trailer Park" (Open Road)
09. David Gray - "Please Forgive Me" (White Ladder)
We have tricked a homophobic future investment banker into thinking my male friend desperately wants
01. The Killers - "Andy You're A Star" (Hot Fuss)
02. Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Youthquake)
03. Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position" (The Magic Position)
04. Dragonette - "Take It Like A Man" (Galore)
05. Electric Six - "Gay Bar" (Fire)
06. Peaches - "Tent In Your Pants" (Impeach My Bush)
07. Hot Chip - "Ready for the Floor" (Made In the Dark)
08. Tiga - "You Gonna Want Me" (Sexor)
09. Rufus Wainwright - "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" (Poses)
10. Pink Grease - "The Nasty Show" (This Is For Real)
11. Le Tigre - "I'm So Excited" (This Island)
Songs To Make Lucky Paper Stars To
01. Patrick Wolf - "The Stars" (The Magic Position)
02. 1990s - "See You At The Lights" (Cookies)
03. The Teenagers - "Feeling Better" (Reality Check)
04. Múm - "Green Green Grass of Tunnel" (Finally We Are No One)
05. Au Revoir Simone - "Stars" (The Bird of Music)
06. The National - "Looking for Astronauts" (Alligator)
07. Josh Rouse - "Nothing Gives Me Pleasure" (Under Cold Blue Stars)
08. Broken Social Scene - "Stars and Sons" (You Forgot It It People)
09. Jack Peñate - "Spit At Stars" (Matinée)
10. St. Thomas - "You May Find A Treasure Everywhere" (Let's Grow Together)
11. The Magnetic Fields - "You and Me and The Moon" (Get Lost)
12. Joy Zipper - "Check Out My New Jesus" (The Stereo and God)
13. The Wannadies - "You & Me Song" (Skelleftea)
14. David Bowie - "Star" (The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust)
Songs To Play Eight Hours of Dungeons and Dragons To
I tried to go for a general theme of adventure, with some gaming mixed in. It won't really last you eight hours, but you can set it to loop
01. Final Fantasy - "Adventure.Exe" (Has A Good Home)
02. Andrew Bird - "Action/Adventure" (Weather Systems)
03. Tokyo Police Club - "The Harrowing Adventures Of..." (Elephant Shell)
04. Blackblack - "Royal Dragon" (Japan Release)
05. Johnny Cash - "Dark As The Dungeon" (At Folsom Prison)
06. The Cure - "Play For Today" (Seventeen Seconds)
07. Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" (Vampire Weekend)
08. Of Montreal - "Wraith Pinned To The Mist (And Other Games)" (The Sunlandic Twins)
Stitching Night - Music to Sew By?
note from Evian: i feel like sewing to Yael Naim
01. Yael Naim - "Toxic" (Tot au Tard)
02. Yael Naim - "New Soul" (Tot au Tard)
03. Kimya Dawson - "Tire Swing" (Juno OST)
04. Beach House - "Childhood" (Beach House EP)
05. My Morning Jacket - "Golden" (It Still Moves)
06. Flunk - "Blue Monday" (Ultra Chilled 3)
07. Jeff Buckley - "Dancing In the Moonlight" (Grace)
08. Stars - "Don't Be Afraid to Sing" (Heart)
Suddenly I realize my burning desire to be a feral child!
note from Whiles: Can I just say what an awesome topic this is? Also, this mix contains both songs about being AND wanting to be wild animals.
01. Brian Setzer- "Stray Cat Strut" (Stray Cats)
02. T Rex- "Seagull Woman" (1970)
03. The Indigo Girls- "Chickenman" (1200 Curfews)
04. The Magnetic Fields- "Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits" (69 Love Songs Vol 1)
05. Skip James- "Catfish" (She Lyin')
06. They Might Be Giants- "Dr. Worm" (Severe Tire Damage)
07. The Troggs- "Wild Thing" (The Best of the Troggs)
08. The Roches- "Damned Old Dog" (The Roches)
09. R.E.M.- "Wolves, Lower" (Dead Letter Office)
10. T Rex- "Rabbit Fighter" (The Slider)
11. The Mamas and the Papas- "Dancing Bear" (The Mamas and the Papas)
12. R.E.M.- "Swan, Swan Hummingbird" (Life's Rich Pageant)
13. The Magnetic Fields- "A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off" (69 Love Songs Vol 1)
14. Warren Zevon- "Werewolves of London" (Exciteable Boy)
15. Duran Duran- "Hungry Like The Wolf" (Greatest)

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August 2008
Gardens for Learning: Linking State Standards to Your School Garden
The activities identified in chapter 3 of the Gardens for Learning guidebook from the California School Garden Network (CSGN) have been aligned to California state standards.
Download or request a hard copy of the alignment from the CFAITC Web site.
Request a full copy of the guidebook from the CSGN Web site.
2008 Imagine this... Story Writing Contest
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2008
Break out the newly sharpened pencils and use this writing contest to start the school year with creativity, learning and excitement. Students in grades 3-8 are invited to write a fiction or non-fiction story about California agriculture. Looking for inspiration? California produces more than 350 commodities, from edible to decorative to structural, the products and by-products are all around! Try What's Growin' On? Planting Healthy Lives for some great ideas.
Read previous winning stories
Order the fully-illustrated softbound book ($10)
California State Fair - Authors Booth
Tues., Aug. 19, 2008 12 - 5pm
Four of the Imagine this... authors will make an appearance at the State Fair (building A) to talk about their experience, answer questions, and autograph copies of the Imagine this... Stories About Agriculture book.
National AITC Conference
Nearly 550 educators, state representatives, volunteers and ag literacy enthusiasts attended the National AITC Conference at the end of June in Costa Mesa. Now it's time to start thinking about applying the tips, hints, lessons, and activity ideas to the classrooms and gardens. Several workshop, mini-workshop and make 'n' take sessions have their presentations or handouts posted online. Download them for a refresher or to explore a topic that you may have missed.
The next national conference will be June 24-27, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. The next California conference will be Oct. 2009 in Rohnert Park, Sonoma County.
Teacher Resource Guide Evaluation and Recommendations
Have you used the 2008 Teacher Resource Guide book or the 2008 Teacher Resources CD? Do you know how it could be better? Do you know a resource that isn't listed? Take three minutes today to submit your suggestions and recommendations. Complete the form by Aug. 15 (and include your name) to receive a set of twelve commodity postcards and be entered in a drawing for a copy of the Imagine this... book.
Evaluation and Recommendation Form
Teach Beef: California Beef Council Educator Newsletter
Volume 2, issue 2 of the California Beef Council's biannual newsletter is now available. Produced for California's educators, this issue shows how to bridge the gap between agriculture and urban life and describes the Stewardship and Animal Husbandry Teaching kit.
Download the fall 2008 issue (PDF, 226 KB)
To subscribe, send an e-mail with your name and e-mail address to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 916/925-2333. For more free resources, visit www.calbeef.org.
CFBF Photo Contest: Budding Artists
Deadline: postmarked by Sept. 26, 2008
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) invites aspiring shutterbugs ages 13 and under who are children of Farm Bureau members to submit their very own photos showcasing California agriculture. First place receives $500, second receives $250 and ten entrants will receive a copy of the book Imagine this... Stories Inspired by Agriculture, featuring stories written about agriculture by California students.
For more information, and entry forms, visit www.cfbf.com.
Field Trip Ideas
Disney Minnie Grants
Deadline: Aug. 30, 2008
Ages 5-14 are invited by Youth Service America and Disney to apply for this grant of $500 to support their youth-led service project. Projects must take place Oct. 15 - Nov. 15, 2008. Older youth (ages 15-25) or organizations may also apply, provided that youth (ages 5-14) have a significant part in planning, implementing, and evaluating the project.
For more information and to apply, visit www.ysa.org/awards.
Children's Garden Program
The UC Davis Children's Garden Program offers training for parents and educators to support school garden programs. All workshops include hands-on activities in the Ecological Garden at the UC Davis Student Farm.
For more information, visit childrensgarden.ucdavis.edu.


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Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
Dr. Feng Wang is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences at Liberty University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He received his B.E. degree from Zhejiang University in China, and M.S. degree from Yanshan University in China. His research interests are in the areas of:
Dr. Wang is active in the Interdomain routing research community. Dr. Wang's work on the reliability of Interdomain routing has uncovered the impact of transient routing failures on Internet end-to-end performance, which has become the focus of much recent research activity. Dr. Wang has worked with Agilent and AT&T in designing and implementing reliable network systems. Working with AT&T, Dr. Wang designed a real time system to detect and diagnose routing failures, which tremendously improved network performance. Dr. Wang also worked with Intel to understand and develop practical solutions for reliable global network routing. Dr. Wang is interested in designing reliable and secured routing and simulation tools for wireless mesh network and wireless sensor network.
Dr. Wang's research has been published in several leading journals and conferences in computer network including ACM Transactions on Networks, ACM SIGCOM, the IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, and IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols.


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November 26, 2015
Imaginations were treated at the Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club open house in Parkersburg on Saturday.
Five thousand square feet of the Noe Office Equipment and Supply Company basement houses the M.O.V. Model Railroad Club where model trains of all sizes are repaired, shown and enjoyed.
Club President David Marquis says new technology continues to contribute in model train popularity.
"I'm talking about the number running at one time, most generally those are computer controlled, digitally command controlled computers," says Marquis. "Each locomotive has a chip in it and is individually called up and can be handled that way."
If you would like to see the trains for yourself, the club is open on Tuesday and Thursday after 5 p.m.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or email@example.com.


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Kieran Bradford was recently named the seventh White Sands Pupfish field manager, according to a Pecos League press release.
Bradford is no stranger to Alamogordo, in 2011 he was a part of the 41-29 Pupfish club that made the only trip to the Pecos League playoffs. Bradford, 27, is a native of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. During the 2011 season he split time with White Sands and the former Carlsbad Bats, hitting .384 with 48 hits and 26 RBIs.
The former first baseman and catcher was later traded to the Santa Fe Fuego in 2012 where he sported a .333 average with 10 homers and 41 RBIs. In June 2013 Bradford was promoted to the Joilet Slammers of the Frontier League. With Joilet he hit .429 in seven plate appearances before he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the United League Baseball.
Bradford played in 33 games with Rio Grande compiling 25 hits, 12 RBIs and a .238 average before he ended his playing career in the states on Aug. 14, 2013. He begin his career with the Big Bend Cowboys, now known as the Alpine Cowboys, in 2009 of the former Continental Baseball League.
In the Pecos League's four year history only four Australian's have played in the league. Bradford will become the first Australian to manage a Pecos League club in May 2015. Bradford served as the assistant coach and hitting instructor for the Santa Fe Fuego. He also coached collegiately at Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City, Okla.
In addition to his career in the United States, Bradford has also played in Europe and hopes to play for the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League this fall.
"I look forward to coming on board in 2015, and my transition from player to manager," Bradford stated in the press release. "I have great support from management in Wally (Anderson) and Andrew (Dunn), and I know that we have a winning combination for the Pupfish fans."
White Sands is returning for their fifth season next May as Bradford is replacing former field manager Darrell Carrillo and interim player manager J.J. Constantino. Last season the Pupfish finished 28-33, five games under the .500 mark.
The Pupfish might have had a successful season financially, however they are still hunting for their first winning season in three years. White Sands finished five games behind the third place Bisbee Blue and 10 games behind second place Roswell Invaders.
Bradford hopes to build a team with good chemistry, attitude and desire according to the release. Above all he wants a team that is hungry to win.
"Kieran Bradford has continually asked about the Pupfish team over the last few years, showing his sincere love for the team," vice president of baseball operations Wally Anderson stated in the release. "He truly enjoyed the Alamogordo community and believes the community deserves a winning team. He has an innate ability to connect with players and his passion for baseball and desire for success is just what we are looking for in 2015."
Pecos League commissioner Andrew Dunn hopes Bradford will find success in Alamogordo considering he is the seventh field manager in the past three years.
"The Pupfish had their best season ever in 2014," Dunn stated in the release. "The fans wanted a field manager that they knew and someone who wanted to stay in Alamogordo. Kieran (Bradford) is their guy and he will do well. He has been liked everywhere he has been and he will be liked in Alamogordo."
Dunn is holding a meeting with Pupfish supporters Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The meeting has been moved to the Can't Stop Smoking Barbecue restaurant, 900 E. 10th St.


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|Neonatal Functional Lung Maturity Relative to Gestational Age at Delivery, Fetal Growth, and Pregnancy Characteristics in Triplet Births.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 21854124 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if functional lung maturity (FtLM) of triplets was affected by differentiating factors within the triplet set. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of triplets. Data were collected on maternal, pregnancy and neonatal characteristics and FtLM was determined based on selected neonatal outcomes. Results: Functional lung immaturity (FtLI) was found in 35.5% of the infants and occurred in those born between 28.1 and 34.6 weeks gestation. Gestational age at delivery, pre-pregnancy BMI, and gestational diabetes were predictive of an infant having FtLM; while infertility treatment, pre-pregnancy BMI, and preeclampsia were predictors of FtLM discordance. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated FtLI was likely at early gestation (<28 weeks) and FtLM was probable beyond 35 weeks. Discordance for FtLM was likely at 32 weeks; therefore, clinicians should guard against complacency that this gestational mark assures an uncomplicated respiratory course for all infants within the set.
|Elizabeth S Moore; Adam C Elnaggar; John A Wareham; Curtis J Ramsey; James E Sumners
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Think about life on a wine, fruit, or an olive farm then think about the Tulbagh valley!
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NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF WARD 11, TULBAGH TO BE HELD ON 15 OCTOBER 2015 AT 12 MARK STREET TULBAGH AT 7PM given 14 Days Due Notice in terms of the Constitution of the VIP
Opening with a prayer:
Apologies: As listed:
Approval of the AGM meeting minutes held on 18 July, 2015 :
It was approved by the meeting as being a true reflection of the Proceedings.
Proposed and seconded by:
Statement by the Leader on the way forward and his reasons behind it as well as explanations as to the workings of Party Structures, the formation of other Branches and the election by representatives by Branches to the Executive and Regional Constituency and the appointment of an Interim Executive Treasurer and Secretary pending appointment of the Executive.
Election of new office bearers:
Proposed and seconded by:
Vice Chairperson:
Proposed and seconded by:
Secretary of the Branch:
Proposed and seconded by:
Treasurer :
Proposed and seconded by:
Alternate members:
As proposed and seconded by:
Vie sal veranvoodelik of te teken vir ontrekking van gelde uit die Bankrekening van die VIP
Proposed and seconded by:
Any other matter raised by the membership present at the express permission of the Leader.
Meeting closed.
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28 August, 2015
Today, the current Mayor (Mr. Jaques Klazen) was voted out of office as a result of a Motion of no Confidence and is now now an ordinary Councillor. He has been replaced by Mr. Barnito Klazen (an attorney).
Nothing but good for the Rate Payers can come from this.
15 August, 2015
A new Face Book group has been created. The locals have lots to say about the town. Should you wish to view the page. go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/454942618003340/
23 July, 2015
Accidents as a result of Free Roaming Animals
Dear Tulbagh and neighbouring residents,
As many of you are aware, there has been a marked increase in uncontrolled livestock roaming our streets at all hours and in breach of a variety of laws.
The crisp issue is that these uncontrolled animals pose a
very real and serious danger to motorists and pedestrians.
Several accidents have occurred with dreadful results. It's only a matter of time before someone is killed or maimed due to a vehicle swerving to avoid a goat, or colliding with a cow.
Let's act NOW to ensure this will not happen in our valley.
Several members of the community are working very hard to ensure that the local authorities perform their statutory duties in this regard. We need to collate a dossier of evidence to support this action and ensure the safety of humans and animals in our valley.
1. Anyone who has had an accident
with uncontrolled livestock over the past two or three years: please would email me brief details of your accident:
a) Approximate date or month & year, and location of event
Nature of occurrence (eg collision with cow)
Injuries suffered by humans (basic details e.g broken bones)
Injuries suffered by livestock
Financial cost resulting from the accident (medical, vehicle repairs etc)
NB This info will be confidential and no names/identifying info will be
revealed to ANY person other than myself.
2. Anyone who has reported problems with uncontrolled livestock on the street
or invading their private property
: please email me brief details of the approximate time this occurred (eg April 2015) and to whom the matter was reported. Please include any damage to property e.g. your fences broken, your garden wrecked etc, as well as any action (if any!) taken by the authorities.
NB As above, this information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Anyone who has written to the Witzenberg Municipality about this issue and
been ignored: please feel free to also email me of this frustrating problem. I've never had a response to any emails sent to the municipality, on any matter - not even a simple query about access to the bylaws!
Please play a part in helping us prevent further injury to animals, and possible injury or death to the people of our area. It will be greatly appreciated by many.
My email:
Landline: 023 230 1457
All and any information will be gratefully received; we're treating this as very urgent!
Many thanks
Lorraine Hebblethwaite Scharf, Tulbagh
28 January, 2015
Councillor John Veschinin resigns as a Councillor and as the Chairperson of Technical, Planning and Devevelopment on the Witzenberg Municipal Council.
Press Announcement 28 Jan, 2015
Resignation as a Councillor of the Witzenberg Municipality
I have finally decided that after 40 years of community service, that I have resigned as at end of January 2015 as a Councillor of the Witzenberg Municipality.
This is entirely for personal reasons of not being able to attain any of my goals and the resultant despondency and frustration associated with it and it has affected my health with the stress levels encountered.
Aside for the many years I have spent assisting the community of the Witzenberg and about 35 years assisting other communities before this. I feel I have done enough? .
Please accept that this as not by design for any political reasons but due to good advice and for no other reason whatsoever.
My position will be filled after acceptance by the IEC and what transpires on a Council level will no longer be my concern (not my Circus and not my Monkey)
The VIP will continue to look after the interests of the community as always of course!.
I remain the Leader of the Party and we will strive to get more votes and thus more representation on Council in 2016.
This may, or may not stretch beyond the borders of the Witzenberg. Time will tell.
Finally. I wish all of the community at least some progress towards ensuring that most of the community is entirely NOT dependent upon the Rate Payers and the Municipality amd there WILL be job creation.
I will still be here to cooperate and assist all Political Parties and the community, who consider my experience and dedication worthwhile.
Yours in service,
John Veschini
VIP - Voiceofindependents Party
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Tel. : Home : 023 230 2696
Fax. : 086 665 9232
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12 July, 2014
The VIP Party has decided at a recent Party Executive meeting that it believes in Multi Party Governance at a Local Government level towards 2016. How can 45% of the electorate and those residents who cannot vote have no say in their Governance? This is not conducive to best Governance and Direct Representation on the Local Councils.
Where and why do most protest actions for poor service delivery occur - at a Local Governance level. Why? Because South African voters and the public in general, cannot tell the difference between National, Provincial and Local Government elections. They believe that voting for the Party and not giving acknowledgement to their own community members is the way to go? So the big Parties take over and the game is played?
12 July, 2014
The VIP Party has become VERY disillusioned with the current Coalition Governance of our Local Witzenberg Council.
After three and a bit years as being a Councillor on the Municipality, not much has happened that this DA led coalition can brag about. Sure, we place poor people in subsidised housing but they remain poor and then claim Indigent Status (meaning that they achieve a poor status and cannot afford the cost of even basic services and this costs the Municipality close to R4 million a month)! The VIP Councillor knows of not one successful Small Business or sustainable business project that has been created and survived in this period which would have cause a bit of Wealth Creation for our poor community. This should be done simultaneously with the provision of Housing?. We have animals roaming the streets, - even entering private property and our private nature reserve in Tulbagh and denuding all natural vegetation and even illegal Pig farming going on same? Various planning proposals have been put forward by the VIP Councillor for Job creation projects and all thus far have ended up in 'file 13'.
It is almost as though our political leadership is living in a Wealth Creation situation of their own - in a cocoon?
This Councillor is becoming angry (I think even past that) and is already frustrated beyond belief! We demand Good Governance for our Ratepayers and residents!
7 September, 2013
The Tulbagh Housing crisis explained by Councillor John Veschini.
It is virtulally impossible to explain it right now watch it all unfold?
17 June 2013
New Coalition in Governance in the Witzenberg Municipal Local Council
. As a result, Councillor John Veschini has the Portfolio of Chairperson of the Committee of Technical, Planning and Development and as such has automatically given up the position as Chairperson of the MPAC oversight committee as no member of Mayco may Chair such a committee. A new Chairperson will be elected in due course
14 May, 2013
Motion tabled by the VIP - Voice of Independents Party Set no. 13
Urgent request to be tabled at the first forthcoming General meeting of the Municipal Council
We do not have anymore time for a lack of will and the lack of decision making! Tulbagh housing is in crisis and Good Governance must continue?
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12 May, 2013
A report on the situation regarding the major road contracts and ancillary works being undertaken in Tulbagh by the VIP Councillor John Veschini, who witnessed the excavations taking place for the storm water piping below the roads under reconstruction and he determined that the sub strata was almost pure clay.
It seemed apparent to the Councillor that the new roads were about to be reinstated on the existing `inadequate' sub-base. He then requested that laboratory tests be undertaken and the results be submitted to the Technical Portfolio Committee and the road works appeared to come to a stop for a while?
26 April, 2013
The ANC boycotts a Special Council Meeting where two new Dirctors were to be appoint as a replacement - the Director of Community Services, who's contract was not to be renewed and the Director of Finance.
Both these posts are vitally important. The former due to the Housing crisis in Tulbagh and the latter because we have to approve the Budget at the end of May and the finances of the Municipality have to be looked after? We also needed a decision to allow the Municipal Manager to be enabled to talk to adjacent land owners about land for our people who need houses.
18 February, 2013.
THE VIP - Voiceofindependentsparty.co.za's Executive decides whether it should go into coalition with any Party to take over the Local Council.
It decided to go with the DA Coalition with two other independents and Cope. Now we carry some weight?
30 January, 2013
By-Election held in Ward 10 (op Die Berg) results.
This is the breakdown of the results which have cause some surprises?
And the Winner is - Piet Waterboer now with the ANC (having party hopped agian after winning under the DA banner previously). Unconfirmed results are as follows;
ANC 702 votes, an Independent represented by Neville Daniels and using a Khoi-San platform got 483 votes, DA was only third to the finish line with 391 votes and followed by another Independent by the name of Moses Davids with 41 votes and yet another Independent, Sarie Botha with 39 Votes and the last in the pack was Mark Mentoor with 17 votes. Now this was a supprise was it not? In all the Independents got 539 votes? That was even more that the DA could muster? What does the result tell us? Are people GATVOL of the major political Parties to the point that they go Independent and split the vote?
29 January, 2013
The VIP Councillor or the Witzenberg submits a Motion to Council - Set no 12)
regarding street numbers and the upgrading of our roads and assiociated infrastructure.
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10 January, 2013
Read some of the quotes by famous people and some aspiring to be famous?
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13 December, 2012
The ANC component on the Witzenberg Council decided to attend the final Council meeting of the year. You want to know why? Because Council decided on increases in the remuneration packages for Councillors!
22 November, 2012
The ANC component in the Witzenberg Municipal Council has received instructions from their 'bosses' that they cannot and may not attend and further meetings of the Local Municipal Council - including Portfolio meetings.
Do those Councillors know who they represent - the public!........ No! .........Party politics make all the difference?
Due to one DA member being expelled do to his apparent disloyalty to his Party (and another hanging on through the Courts) possibly with the financial assistance of the ANC, there is effectively a 'Hung Council in the Witzenberg - with the Vote of the VIP going with the DA because the VIP does not have the ethos to support a Party such as the ANC in it's current form and behavior? Interesting times?
So what does a Hung Council mean? Things surely stay as they are, or the Provincial Minister of Local Government steps in? Let us see what happens.
19 November, 2012
Clr John Veschini of the VIP Party submits Motion to Council - (Set No. 11)
The VIP requests the policy regarding the acceptance of new consumers is reconsidered. Currently, should their be an amount owed to the Municipality by a previous consumer, our municipality refuses to allow a new consumer to pay his or her deposit and register properly as a consumer. This policy is causing chaos due mainly to the fact that by the very fact that the Municipality closes its books before the end of the month and tenants generally move in and out of premises on the last day of the month and therefore there is always an amount owed by a previous tenant.
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6 September, 2012
The VIP Party is proud to announce that Councillor John Veschini has been unanimously endorsed by all the Parties on the Witzenberg Council as Chairperson of the MPAC oversight committee.
3 September, 2012
Clr John Veschini of the VIP Party, submits Motion to Council - (Set No. 10)
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25 July, 2012
Has crime eventually reached Tulbagh? THE SAPS says it has not the members do do foot patrols? Why SAPS Tulbagh, is your Reservist force NOT functioning?
Who is, or is not responsible for this. We or you? We want protection from crime! That is your responsibility!
13 June, 2012
Urgent Motion (Set no. 9) - VIP - Voice of Independents Party.
Relating to the make up of the current Portfolio Committees on the witzenberg Council.
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19 May, 2012
Comments on the Witzenberg
IDP, draft Budget and draft Tariff Policy 2012 /2015 by your Councillor - the only Councillor who took the trouble to do so.
10 March, 2012
VIP - Voice of Independents Party submits Urgent Motion to Council (Set no. 8).
Regards the extention of the Contracts of both the Municipal Manager and the Director of Corporate Services on the principle that all positions on Council should be advertised.
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13 February, 2012
Councillor John Veschini - VIP Party submits motions (Set no. 7) to the Witzenberg Municipality.
(Relates to contingent liabilities that are not provided for in the budget),
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13 February, 2012
Councillor John Veschini - VIP Party submits motions (Set no. 6) to the Witzenberg Municipality.
(Relates to the state of the Klip River Park and the danger to the public).
(Council agreed that the Park is not fit for human habitation but have agreed that the noisy Bikers are welcome? Can you believe these decisions?)
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22 January, 2012
Councillor John Veschini - VIP Party submits motions (Set no. 5) to the Witzenberg Municipality.
(Relates to the seemingly inability of the DA ruling party coalition to appreciate that if we don't have development, there will not be an increased rates base and if we don't have an increased Rates base, you and I will pay more than we should in the next financial year). The request in this motion was that the matter was to have been tabled at the Committee for Rural and Economic Development. It was ignored!
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22 November, 2011Councillor John Veschini on behalf of the VIP - Voice of Independents Party submits Motions to the Witzenberg Municipal Council - Set No. 4
. (relates to a Full time Councillor managing his Law practice whilst employed as a full time Councillor and a member of the DA Mayoral Executive Committee). also..... (The VIP Party proposes the new Portfolio of Rural Development and Planning be done away with in the interests of good and efficient governance and as a cost saving exercise. It has become clear to the VIP that this Portfolio is totally ineffective, unnecessary and a waste of public money. It is considered by the VIP that Development and Planning should be part of a restructured Technical, Development and Planning Committee. Also...... (Relates to The VIP Party, becoming increasingly concerned about the fact that the DA led Municipal Council does not appear to do enough to encourage development and thereby to increase our Rates base so that we will not be faced with more rates increases)
This has never even been tabled at the relevant portfolio Committee for discussion to date. The DA is playing political games with the Ratepayer!
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22 November, 2011
Councillor John Veschini of the VIP - Voice of Independents Party, submits an urgent Motion for the forthcoming Council meeting - Set no. 3 , requesting information from the Municipality of the Witzenberg as to the extent (of the possible liability to the Municipality and therefore the Ratepayer) in respect of legal cases pending against the Municipality - which are understood to substantially exceed R20 million! A letter written by the Councillor to the Municipal Manager on 23rd August, 2011, requesting details have to date been ignored.
Given the fact that we are heading for a new budget year, it is critical to be prepared for any contingencies and know the details of the cases for decisions to be made? Surely?
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13 July, 2011
The VIP Party submits motions for the July Council meeting (Motion set No. 2).
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12 July, 2011
The VIP Party submits motions for the July Council meeting (Motion set No. 1).
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When the polls closed in Henry County and 35 percent of all the county's registered voters had cast their ballots, several of the state offices had been decided by a margin of less than five percent at a local level.
However in two of the races, Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture, Henry Countians backed the Republican candidates by margins of 10 and 20 percent, respectively.
Henry County voters hit the polls Tuesday morning to vote for several state offices. Results of Tuesday's voting will be available after the polls close Tuesday online at www.hclocal.com and on our Facebook page. Full results will be reported in next week's Local.
Road clean up Nov. 7
Henry County's annual fall road clean up will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, beginning at 8 a.m. Please drive carefully on this weekend as many people from non-profit organizations will be cleaning 200 miles of county roads. Funds for the road clean up are provided by the Litter Abatement Grant. Any questions should be directed to the county judge-executive's office at 845-5707.
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The weather turned breezy, cool and rainy just in time for Bark in the Park, the Relay for Life event held Oct. 24 at the Henry County Recreation and Services Park, to recognize the companion animals that provide both friendship and positive health impacts for their families.
By Drane Stephens, Eminence Apothecary
Testosterone is the male hormone.
It is what makes a man a man. It builds a man's muscles, deepens his voice, drives his sex drive and keeps his bones strong.
Often men feel excessively fatigued, weak, depressed and have lost their sex drive. For years, these symptoms have often been misdiagnosed as diabetes, depression or just a part of aging.
At the annual meeting of the Henry County Baptist Association (HCBA) on Oct. 17, Joe Durbin, the director of the Henry County Help Center, received a plaque honoring him for his "Exemplary Christian Service to Henry County," according to a news release. The annual meeting was held at Turners Station Baptist Church with regular business being conducted.
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After looking for other ways to make money on the farm, the Raber family opened an Amish market at 10712 Castle Highway, not far from Defoe.
With 100 acres, they had plenty of room to put up a new building and open the Farmstead Market, Roman Raber said.
"We used to be in the woodworking industry, so this is a brand new adventure for us," he said.
What does Henry County sound like to a Los Angeles composer scoring the latest documentary, "The Seer," which features work of author, activist and agrarian Wendell Berry?
"Quiet strength, quiet pride," answered Kerry Muzzey, who worked with Director Laura Dunn to come up with understated music to match the intimate stories about the struggles faced by farmers also featured in the documentary.
The Henry County Help Center recently observed its second anniversary by collecting and giving out food to keep families from going hungry.
With support from the community, the help center feeds an average of 1,400 to 1,500 people per month from its headquarters in the old United Methodist Church in Eminence and from its eight satellite locations.
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The federal government continues its war on business, often in the name of the War on Drugs.
Lynnette Shaw owned Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana in Fairfax, California. For 15 years she sold pot to customers who had clearance from a doctor.
Medical Marijuana is legal in California, as it is in 16 other states. That didn't matter to the feds, who shut her down in December.
In 2009, the Department of Justice sent a memo to all U.S. Attorneys that emphasized that they, "... should not focus federal resources... on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medial use of marijuana."
Before that, President Obama said, "I'm not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue."
But this fall, U.S. Attorneys held a press conference in Sacramento to make it clear that they will enforce federal law over state law.
Shaw's business was not just legal under state law, but the community actively supported her. Fairfax's mayor wrote Melinda Haag, the U.S. Attorney for Northern California, that "The Marin Alliance has been a model."
The town council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of Marin Alliance.
Haag stated that marijuana dispensaries like Marin Alliance are dangerous to children because they are near places where children gather. Shaw's dispensary was near a baseball field, but the Planning Commission for the town of Fairfax, "... found no material instances in which Marin Alliance's business had interfered with Little League Operations or posed a risk to youth."
Shaw never had trouble with crime. "We had never any violent incidents. In fact, because I could call the police, all the thugs and ruffians, they went away...Call the police; take away the bad guys, like any other business."
The state legalized it, the town liked it, but federal officials, many of whom once smoked marijuana themselves, shut it down.
Entrepreneurs, sick people, and harmless recreational drug users are punished because zealots will not give up on a failed policy.


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Eric Schmidt pledges Google's support to manufacturers in patent lawsuits
Much of the manufacturing and supply chain for Android hardware comes from Taiwan, so it seems Schmidt wanted to reiterate Google's promise. This may have been motivated by the recent news which came from the Steve Jobs biography that Jobs had made it his mission to "destroy Android". Google has already gifted nine patents to HTC for its defense against Apple, and HTC quickly used those patents to counter-sue Apple.
During the trip, Schmidt told reporters, "We tell our partners, including the ones here in Taiwan, we will support them. For example we have been supporting HTC in its dispute with Apple because we think that the Apple thing is not correct."
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1. biophone (Posts: 1900; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
I tipped this :)
2. rendHELL (Posts: 304; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
IT is really a bad day for Apple!!!
When it rains it pours...
When your up on the top and suing people, Im sure you will fall down sooner or later.... and be counter-sued.... XD
22. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
I wonder what this means for Microsoft...
25. rendHELL (Posts: 304; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
thats a good question.... i hope somebody has an idea...
3. hunted (Posts: 403; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
Destroy the cupertino!!!
10. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Cupertino is a city. Wipe the drool from your mouth and repost "destroy Apple"
Did you squirt in your pants?
13. hunted (Posts: 403; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
i know it's a city, it has apple in it!! if you dont understand please get out
4. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
Google should be worry about the Nexus launch... to make sure the release goes flawless as they cant take another nexus flop... is fine though.. Apple will stlil stand...
5. crankyd00d (Posts: 191; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Hmm the Nexus line was never intended to be a commercial success story, it was a developer phone and a canvas for OEMs to use and draw inspiration from, so it very much accomplished its purpose, which means it was never a flop, Google wants you googling things, they don't care if you do it from a Nexus, iPhone, BlackBerry, PC, etc.
8. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Oh you mean like the Nexus One being one of the biggest tech disappointments in 2010? Or did you not read the PcMagazine article on the internet?
14. robinrisk (unregistered)
Miz, honey, dont be that stupid.
The nexus one promoted big screens, lack of a keyboard and several other innovating features to be implemented on android.
The nexus line is to set standards, not to be sold by the millions.
18. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
@robinriskwow I didnt know they make phones for those purpose other than sale...... hmmmm please come up with a better excuse
16. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
miz, the nexus1 was device of the year if i remember correct.
it was never intended to be a sales smash, otherwise they would have put it in store and advertised it. It was intended as a developer/enthusiast phone to demonstrate the best of the best at the time in android.. and its aged pretty darn well.
19. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
ok wait for the Nexus galaxy flop and see what excuse you come up with.
23. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
it wont flop if it actually launches in carriers.. it will sell in spades. for the same reason that people gravitate to the SGS2 without knowing anything about it.. that big beautiful screen. Add ICS and top end hardware performance, and it will sell well for a good while.
Technogeeks like me might pass it up knowing the tegra3 is so close, if it waits too long to launch, but the bulk of the population will buy it in spades.
What sales would you call a flop gallito?
26. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
well considering it has ICS, the beautiful screen... breath taking specs... more the the renovated iphone4S... right?.... why aim any lower...you have all it takes (specs ) to dethrone the king of sales... and the Razr should top the nexus.. and so forth....
28. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
like normal your arguement holds no merrit (or readability)
for all those that assume 2 months after an android phone comes out, it no longer sells, I point you to the SGS1. The #1 and #2 selling smartphones in my store (and probably most tmobile stores) are the SGS2 and the SGS1. The SGS2 is new sure.. but the SGS1 is like 15 months old or older. What older android phones (and yes some new ones too) were lacking was that little bit of individuality and high quality. Samsung has proved that if you make the phone right.. even an android phone.. it will continually sell and sell and sell. The HTC Evo did the same thing.. it just kept on selling...
So instead of blaming android for short sales.. .blame the manufacturers.
For the most part, the last year saw huge improvements in quality and features, so I would expect to see the good phones continuing to sell longer and longer as they start to make individual brand names for themselves.. which is something new to the android world. Droid.. Galaxy.. evo.. those are brand names that sell on the name, much like iphone does. The nexus.. in store.. will be a best seller for a year or even more. It has the beauty, the brand, the power, and the constant updating that many want.
32. protozeloz (Posts: 5393; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
nexus is not meant to be a selling machine.
6. rf1975 (Posts: 254; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
Yes. He should support them. Because other manufacturer did not know that the Android has got some stolen concept and unofficially copied java source code in it.
15. robinrisk (unregistered)
And google did not use java code ilegally. That code was open source until oracle bought Sun Microsistems. Oracle sued after the code was implemented.
34. rf1975 (Posts: 254; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
I think you do not have any idea about mobile JAVA. Although Java is open source, Oracle (Sun) charges a licensing fee for Java platform on mobile and embedded device (Java ME). Google use this technology without any licensing fee.
7. Rikkirik (Posts: 7; Member since: 07 Nov 2011)
Google should not be worried about Apple. The companies that Google should be worried about are Microsoft and Oracle. In the Oracle case against Google, it has already been proven that Google willingly infringed on the patents of Oracle's Java. The only question at the moment is how much will Google have to pay Oracle. This means that Google partners won't have any choice but to pay up once Oracle comes collecting. Secondly, it's funny how Schmidt only talks about those manufacturers in patent lawsuits. Does he mean that he won't contend the licensing deals that Microsoft already sealed with Samsung, HTC, Amazon etc for the use of Android and Chrome?? And if that's the case, what does this mean for the patent lawsuit of Microsoft against Motorolla?? Schmidt is the only one who truly believes he can protect other companies from patent lawsuits from it's rivals. What a sorry case.
9. rf1975 (Posts: 254; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
He is trying to fool the world.
12. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Google's strategy of steal and worry later seems to be backfiring. This could end up changing the mobile landscape.
11. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Google screwed these companies by stealing ideas and source code and then giving it away. This protects Google, but puts these companies in the line of fire.
Unfortunately the lion has been woken. Apple will smash down justice on them.
17. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
considering Apple started suing first and google tried to play nice, i think you have that backwards. The green giant is mad and is going to make some applesauce.
20. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
nop it was not Apple that starting suing first.... google it...
31. protozeloz (Posts: 5393; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
No.... Apple.... sued...... HTC.... then.... moto..... got.... into the game
21. tacohunter (Posts: 408; Member since: 06 Nov 2011)
It's clear you don't know the real story behind the suing stuff.
Google used to have a good partnership with apple. They still have a good partnership but it's a bit weaker then before.
Google bought android (2003, I think). And when they released it, Steve jobs saw many things that were to similiar with ios. You have to keep in mind iPhone launch (2007) android (2008). Google knew about iPhone develepment. But google made android without telling apple a single thing. This just looked a bit like betrayal.
But android based on linux and unix before.
And ios based on mac os x and also unix before.
So yes google must be build defensive now. Google even wanted to give money to apple but steve jobs declined and made a sort of war. But these are no reasons to dislike both companies.
24. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
oh, i dont dislike apple for iOS. I dislike the company as a whole. I dont like their philosophy on things, their selfish attitudes, lack of corperate responcibility, or their dismal record on human rights .
i dont like iOS because i like functionality over smoothness.. the steak more than the sizzle. I've had or tried pretty much every major OS. For now, I stick with android until something better comes a long. From the looks of it, my only alternate choice at this point is WP7.. once it matures a little more.
33. rf1975 (Posts: 254; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
You said "i like functionality over smoothness"
then you said "my only alternate choice at this point is WP7". I think some thing is wrong in this statements.
29. protozeloz (Posts: 5393; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Thanks! But my bet half people will actually listen to you, they will keep crying thief "we demand justice " and other crap they would like to believe its true. But I guess is how things turn around these days
35. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
You forgot the part that Eric Schmidt sat on Apple's board and was privy to Apple's R&D, strategy, etc.
Schimdt was so CONFLICTED he had to resign.
30. protozeloz (Posts: 5393; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Companies like Samsung and others joined Google willingly so it's not Googles fault, they saw potential and the ability to increase and better their smartphone market. Now Google is working on making their partners a better place
27. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Shouldn't Google be trying to stop or stem the fragmentation of android. The more android gets fragmented, it ends up harming the android ecosystem. It's a already a known fact due to the fragmentation, android phones have higher repair rates than its competitor.
To me Google is not keeping its eye on the ball, the patent issue is small and minor comparing to the diverse android user base. Any consumer who wants to have access to the latest and greatest version of android has to shell out the big bucks and then there's no guarantee you will get that new version. Or, the customer can buy a low to mid-range phone and be stuck with that version of android for life.
These are serious problems for Google to resolve.
36. Firedrops (Posts: 233; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
Is it me or is there a typo on the second word of this post? "Fear now"?
37. SuperEd (Posts: 129; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Google\'s going into the hurt locker with all the MS deals going on with their phone mfgs. Kinda like pay up or patent you own inventions. Google does nothing but is a HUGE leach.


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The Federal Communications Commission ruled U2 singer Bono did not violate decency rules when he uttered the F-word on a television program, because he used it as an adjective.
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The Parents Television Council and more than 200 people accused dozens of stations of violating federal restrictions when the singer said during the Golden Globe Awards in January, "this is really, really, f—— brilliant," the Associated Press reported.
But the FCC, announcing the decision this week, said while the word may be crude and offensive, in the context in which Bono spoke, he "did not describe sexual or excretory organs or activities."
The FCC's enforcement bureau chief, David Solomon, explained Bono used the vulgarity as an adjective or to emphasize an exclamation and that "the use of specific words, including expletives or other 'four-letter words' does not render material obscene," the AP reported.
"We have previously found that fleeting and isolated remarks of this nature do not warrant commission action," Solomon said, according to the news wire.
The Los Angeles-based Parents Television Council said it plans to appeal.
"It's not shocking to us on the FCC decision because they're a toothless lion," said Lara Mahaney, director of corporate and entertainment affairs for the council, according to the AP. "They don't take indecency seriously and that's why you see it proliferating on the broadcast airwaves."
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What Do Painted Turtles Do in Winter?
Painted turtles in climates like ours hunker down for winter and don't emerge until the sun is out and plants are sprouting again in the spring. On particularly cold, blustery winter days, I tend to think that isn't a bad plan!
Unlike humans, which need to keep a fairly consistent body temperature regardless of their surroundings, painted turtles are ectotherms, which means their body temperature depends on their environment. In the winter, as the pond begins to freeze, the painted turtles at Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo find a nice spot in the mud at the bottom, fairly close to shore and under the ice, where they will remain (more or less) for the rest of the winter. Their body temperature drops to approximately that of the surrounding water. Their metabolism slows to a crawl, and they won't come up for air until spring.
Even though they abstain from breathing, they still have some minimal oxygen requirements, which they meet by taking up oxygen from the surrounding water through their skin. It's therefore important that the dissolved oxygen content in the pond's water is adequate all winter so the turtles can take in oxygen. At Nature Boardwalk, aerators run all winter to keep patches of the pond from freezing over completely. This ensures that dissolved oxygen levels are sufficiently high. Taking up dissolved oxygen in water through the skin is obviously not as effective as breathing, but the turtles seem to make it work!
Perhaps the most interesting thing about all this is that even with their metabolisms practically shut down—their body temperatures nearly freezing—the turtles do in fact move around. Last year we tracked them through the winter using radio telemetry. While the turtles stuck to the edges around the island in the pond, they did mosey their way around, often making small, but perceptible, movements from week to week.
We wouldn't know this without radio telemetry. In fact, radio telemetry has helped scientists make many discoveries about the physiology of how turtles overwinter; without this technology we'd know a lot less about these amazing adaptations. We don't expect to see the painted turtles at Nature Boardwalk for several months now, but we'll still be 'keeping an eye' on them via their radio transmitters!
Vicky Hunt
P.S. Learn more about what zoo reptiles do during winter with Curator Diane Mulkerin's blog!
We found a painted turtle in our driveway a few days ago on a exceptionally warm day for December in Canada. It is strange as we do not have any ponds around here as we live in the city but it was covered in mud, and as we knew it was going to get cold that night we brought the turtle in the house. We are now wondering if we would be ok to release it into a local pond where we know there are other turtles or would we be better off keeping it inside until the weather warms up in the spring?
We would appreciate your opinion on this matter. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Ps. He seems to be healthy ;)
Thanks for the note, Gillian. We passed the question on to Reintroduction Biologist Allison Sacerdote, Ph.D., and she gave us the following advice to pass along:
"This is a difficult question because we don't know the area or where the turtle came from. If they have small ponds nearby (< 3 km), they could take it to the closest one and release near the shoreline and let it find its own way. However, if the nearest pond is on protected land, there may be regulations against releasing animals there, so I would not suggest they do that. They may want to contact the landowner if there is park land nearby and have the biologists make a decision on releasing the turtle there. Alternatively, there may be other wildlife resource centers near them that they could contact. They should not keep it over the winter. The turtle could develop health issues in captivity that could be transmitted to a wild population upon release in the spring."
HI Thanks for your website it really helped with a school project.
We brought home a baby painted turtle a year ago, as where he was swimming was a hug lake and lots of catfish around and we had a pond in our backyard. She loved it back there with our fish and frogs and never left, we took her in the house and kept her in a aquarium overwinter with a heat light and a day light for her to bask in on her rock. She has done very well and has now tripled in size, she's around four inches wide now. I was wondering if she will live out in the pond during the winter as we plan on leaving the fish out there next fall. It is about five feet deep now and will put in an aerator also. We live in Wisconsin. She seems very healthy but eats Turtle food in a can and doesn't seem to eat any live bugs, I had thought of putting her in a pond nearby, but I'm not sure if she would survive now since she is domesticated.
My husband brought home 2 turtles a few weeks ago and is now building a pond in the back yard for them. The little one was hissing for a few days but now seems to like his new home.
I can't tell if they are eating the apples, lettuce or zuchinni he puts out for them. They love it when he rubs the underside of their necks. They stick thier heads out as far as they can.
I'm surprised by these people
I'm surprised by these people who are picking up wild animals and taking them as pets (even backyard pets). Seems very irresponsible...
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my pond does not not have a mud bottom , liner only. Will the turtles hibernate with my koi?


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Many women experience wider hips after pregnancy.
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Enjoy these free printable worksheets. Each one has model problems worked out step by step, practice problems, as well as challenge questions at the sheets end. Plus each one comes with an answer key.
- Mixed Problems on wrting equations of lines
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- Point Slope Worksheet
- Write Equation of line from the slope and 1 point
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"The Twinkles: Chasing perfection" - Cheer documentary. Meet The Twinkles. They are competitive cheerleading's elite. This group of 8-12 year-old girls compete at the highest level for their age group. They mix tumbling, modern cheerleading and precise choreography to create a mind-blowing two-and-a-half minute routine that seems impossible for athletes this age. Follow them through the season - as routines are built and re-built, as they balance a grueling schedule with family life, as The Twinkles chase perfection. A Star-Ledger video production. Written, filmed, narrated and edited by Nyier Abdou. Produced and edited by Bumper DeJesus and Seth Siditsky. 08.18.12 Catch The Star-Ledger's complete coverage of the Twinkles at nj.com/twinkles or nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/cheerleading_competitive_twink.html
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Below is the list of current entries in the Game Programming Wiki Tutorial Contest. If you are a new entrant, be sure to list your tutorial below. You must include the link to your tutorial (with the tutorial title as the link text), and your forum user name (so that we can find your email address if you win!).
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- Creating a scriptable interface using CEGUI Winner: 3rd Place
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LSU coach Les Miles will receive a $100,000 bonus for a bowl appearance for the Tigers.
College football's bowl season is more than two months away, but the start of the bowl bonus season begins Thursday.
That's when Louisville can claim its sixth regular-season victory and become eligible for postseason play - an all-but-certain achievement that will give head coach Charlie Strong a $308,333 bonus (one-twelfth of his $3.7 million in annual pay from the school).
Of course, Strong and the eighth-ranked Cardinals are aiming much higher - as are many other head coaches, assistants and athletics directors whose on-field performance incentives, according to contracts ...


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89% of fathers go to the mother of their child as their main source of help to be a better father
Fatherhood.org says that 89% of fathers go to the mother of their child as their main source of help to be a better father. This Father's Day give dad a book on fatherhood: http://becomingdadbook.com
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Parenting Book for a New Generation of Involved and Nurturing Fathers
Within weeks of getting pregnant, April had a stack of parenting books waiting on my nightstand, complete with neat, hand-written bookmarks telling me which chapters I needed to read. In nine months, I had learned everything about April giving birth, becoming a mother, and how I could support her. What I wanted and couldn't find […]
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Summer Project
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Third, fourth and fifth grade students at the State Street School in Skaneateles are at it again!
In December 2010, students from the school visited Crouse with their parents and art teacher Susan Barry as the work they'd been creating in class was unveiled, each piece matted and framed. The youngsters beamed as they saw their individual art works grouped in an exhibit in a main Crouse Hospital corridor (photo below).
Recently a new group of students from these grades came to Crouse for a reception celebrating the second exhibit they worked on this fall, pictured here in the Crouse Hospital Library with Crouse President and CEO Paul Kronenberg, MD, and Barry (back row). The first exhibit has been taken down and the new exhibit is mounted and ready for viewing in a main corridor near the hospital lobby.
"The students are so excited about their art and being able to share it with patients, families and staff," said Barry about the project. "We hope that the art our students created will be a source of joy, peace and healing."
Students who participated in the art project were:
3rd grade: Trent Porter, Frank DeRosalia, McKenna Len, Joe Norris, Nicholas Galbato, Maggie Newton, Lexie Cottrill, Tatumn Pascal, Sofia Ramos, Erin Guthrie 4th grade: Daniella Erbes, Thomas Coyne, Hope Azzam, Ava Blackwell, Jane Gutchess, Riley Brogan, Gaby Welch, Tessa Peterson, Maeve Canty, Lani Byrne 5th grade: McKinley Abernathy, Jack Carlile, Victoria Parenti, Nicholas Paciorek, Sarah Euto, Eline Kroon, Ivy Carter, Patrick Hackler, Katie Olsen, Nicole DeRosa
Crouse wishes to thank the students for sharing their creations; Ms. Barry for her artistic leadership these past two years; her parents Rosemarie and Bill Cazzola, who helped with the matting and framing of the art works (Bill is a member of the volunteer corps at Crouse); our Engineering Department team members; and the members of our Healing Environment Arts Committee for coordinating the project.
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There are many benefits to employing your own staff to provide care and support in your own home but we also know that being an employer can be daunting and confusing. Skills for Care has a range of resources to help make this process easier to understand and to help you support your personal assistant (PA) with learning and development. We also have information about funding that is available for training for you and your PA.
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Would you like to hear from other individual employers about their experiences of employing personal assistants and how they used Skills for Care's resources and funding to help them? If so, please click here to watch their videos.
The employing personal assistants toolkit is a really good starting point. It guides you through the process of employing a personal assistant, what to do when they are working for you as well as helping you to understand your responsibilities as an employer and your legal obligations. There are some really useful templates that you can use such as job descriptions, application forms and contracts of employment.
Please click here to view PDF, EasyRead and word versions of the toolkit.
Paper copies and an audio/visual version of the toolkit is available by emailing email@example.com or calling 0113 245 1716. Paper copies are free to Individual Employers and Personal Assistants. For user-led and direct payment organisations, up to 10 copies are available free and additional copies are charged at £5 each to cover print and postage.
A personal assistant (PA) register is a list of personal assistants that are advertising their services and can be used to find and hire a personal assistant in your area.
We also have a list of support organisations, split by area, and their contact details who may be able to help you.
Employing an Apprentice
You can employ a personal assistant through an Apprenticeship scheme. An Apprenticeship is a combination of on and off the job training and learning and is for people of all ages.
As an employee, your apprentice would work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills, getting paid whilst working towards a number of qualifications and gaining experience. Funding is available to support the training. More information is available in the guide for individual employers*.
To give you a better idea of how it works, below is a case study about training a PA through the Apprenticeship scheme:
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We are aware that as an individual employer, you may not see yourself as an employer or manager, but that is exactly what you are. To have a successful working relationship, it is important to provide a proper induction for your personal assistant so that you both know what to expect from each other. It's a great way of introducing your PA to your way of working and it gives you the chance to set boundaries early on.
Training and development is important as it ensures that your PA keeps up to date with practice, works safely with you and gives them additional skills and confidence.
An interactive guide for individual employers: supporting your personal assistant to gain the skills they need is designed to guide you through the different aspects of employing a personal assistant and provides information about how you can support your PA to learn and develop new skills. You can also find out what training is available for you to become a better employer and how to find a learning provider, as well as giving you examples of questions that you should ask them.
An audio/visual DVD and an Easy Read version of the guide are available by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 0113 245 1716.
Training and development from User-Led Organisations (ULOs)
For 2014-2015 Skills for Care have funded a number of User-Led Organisations (ULOs) to deliver or arrange training for individual employers and/or personal assistants. You can find a list of these organisations here.
If you employ your own care and support staff, you can apply for a grant from Skills for Care to pay for training for you and your personal assistant. The type of training you could use the money for is:
To find out more and to apply, visit the Individual Employer Funding page. The money is available until 27th February 2015 and any course and qualifications must be paid for and started by the 31st March 2015.
If you employ a personal assistant through the Apprenticeships scheme, funding is available to support the training. More information is available in the guide for individual employers*.
User-led organisations can apply for funding to deliver learning and development for individual employers/personal assistants. To find out more and apply please click here.
The National Minimum Data Set for Social Care (NMDS-SC) is a database which holds information about the social care workforce. You, as an employer, are asked to fill in a set of questions on a computer about the kind of support you have and about your personal assistant(s).
If you register as an employer, you will receive a number of benefits. You can access money for training, free e-learning, store staff records safely online, review how other employers recruit their staff and even compare pay rates.
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14208 Raglan Cardigan, One-Piece Suit, Cap, and Booties
Pattern #14208: Raglan cardigan and short-length "suit", part of a set which also includes cap and booties. Three sizes given: 2-4 months, 5-8 months, and 9-12 months. Takes five to seven skeins of either Baby Ull or Stork. The smaller size needle is recommended if using Stork.
Pattern instructions located on pages 24-25. Photo of complete set on page 14.