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More than 50 people gathered Jan. 17, 2011, to march from Martin Luther King Jr. Park to City Hall, where local leaders spoke and a candlelight vigil was held to honor and remember the slain civil rights leader.
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This year's local Martin Luther King Jr. observance will pay tribute to area youth and the leaders who've helped them.
The Peace and Freedom Organization of Marion will have its sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Jan. 21 in the Marion Palace Theatre's May Pavilion. The breakfast continues to grow each year as organizers expect about 200 to attend in 2013.
The breakfast will again feature winners of area essay, poetry and art contests centered around the late civil rights leader. New this year will be the recognition of adults known for volunteering their time to help ...


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If anyone can help. I am looking to get a new 3 wood, but which one? My preferred ball flight is a high draw. I want to be able to do this mostly from the fairway. I do not know what shaft will be best to help promote a higher ball flight. I presently have a 909 15* with the aldila voodoo stiff shaft. Off the tee not really a problem. But sometimes in the fairway not the same result as the ball does not sit on a nice little white tee. I have the new 913 D2 driver 10.5* with diamana blue 62 stiff. I like the adjustments aspects. If anyone can help or suggest.... Thx


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I am currently working on creating an overloaded function for the == operator. I am creating an hpp file for my linked list and I can't seem to get this operator working in the hpp file.
I currently have this:
template <typename T_>
class sq_list
bool operator == ( sq_list & lhs, sq_list & rhs)
return *lhs == *rhs;
reference operator * () {
return _c;
I get about 10 errors but they pretty much repeat as errors:
C2804: binary 'operator ==' has too many parameters
C2333:'sq_list::operator ==' : error in function declaration; skipping function body
C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '*'
C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
I've tried changing things around but I constanly get the same errors as above
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From here, I'm supposed to tell you all about my interests and passions in life. All the normal dossier questions one would expect on a first date, but where's the fun in that?
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I'm fairly eclectic in all my tastes, movies, music, and women and very passionate about all three. I'm sucker for all things off the beaten path, sometimes indie, often geeky...though I'll try anything once (except a cement mixer - you should know better).
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The storm that is scheduled to hit Rhode Island at 7 p.m. caused the RIIL to postpone all of tonight's hockey games.
Both area girls teams - Narragansett/NK/SK and Cranston/EG - had games scheduled, as the boys teams from Narragansett, North Kingstown, South Kingstown and West Warwick/EWG.
Here are the rescheduled dates as posted by the RIIL
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Ponaganset vs. West Warwick at Mageria Ice Rink - Dec. 31, 12 p.m.
Tolman vs. Narragansett at Boss Arena - Dec. 31, 1 p.m.
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The following is a letter I've sent to my representation as a result of attempts to institute abstract internet censorship laws in our federal legislation. I would like to urge others to consider this an important matter and to contact your representatives as well. I understand that the internet is being used for illegal activity, just as the postal service and cars are, but the generalized powers presented by these bills are a clear violation of the trust given us by the founders of this great country. Without further adieu, my letter was as follows:
I am a constituent and I urge you to reject S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act, and S. 978, "A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright."
In my last letter expressing my dissatisfaction with S. 968 I was told you "share [my] concerns about the protection of digital information and the importance of free speech, as it relates to digital access," though I am compelled to believe that you don't. See, I'm not "concerned" about free speech, I absolutely *demand* that it be protected. It is the most sacred tenant of all American values. Your consolation mentioned that PROTECT IP "is aimed at overseas websites involved in online piracy and infringement," and, while that may be your impression of the bill or how it has been presented by lobbyists, the language within expresses no such specific intent and we both know that enforcement of the law comes down to verbiage, regardless of the perceived intent. Even supposing the wording were particular to foreign communications I still heartily disagree at this attempt to implement censorship on the greatest informational resource humanity has ever known, the strength of which is based solely on the open exchange of information around the world. It is a violation of the first amendment and the spirit of America, sets a bad precedent and is generally hypocritical after statements both we as a people and our president have separately made regarding China's internet policies. You stated "S. 968 would expand the authority of the Attorney General by allowing that office to investigate, with the use of a search warrant, foreign websites that have been accused of intellectual property theft and take action against those sites that are engaged in these illegal activities." I assume you realize the Attorney General has no jurisdiction in any country besides the United State and that no act of congress can change that. There are already copyright/patent treaties in place that facilitate the cooperation of other nations with US intellectual property concerns and any further development should be subject to diplomacy, not abstract local laws. Subpoenas may already be obtained in regard to specific allegations of intellectual property violations, as you seem to acknowledge when you say "these illegal activities," and since this is a civil matter it doesn't belong in criminal courts wasting more of our time and taxes when we could be focusing on murders and other crimes that impact the liberty and welfare of the majority.
As for S. 978, the provisions in the bill would allow the government to lock up Americans for streaming videos or music online, and is so overly broad that people who post videos of their friends singing karaoke could be prosecuted. This legislation is a tremendous overreach and I am deeply concerned by the danger it poses to Internet freedom. The fact that these bills are even being considered is setting a poor example for legislation and any support to criminalizing civil disputes will only serve to rationalize further debasement of our constitution and legal systems. I pay for several legally licensed internet media providers myself and it's not my responsibility to pay additionally for the legal expenses associated with criminal courts, jails or prisons for a matter that can be settled civilly at the expense of guilty parties.
It may not be a Florida or national law, but are you aware that vague amendments to Tennessee harassment law have recently made it a crime fit for incarceration to post images on the internet that could be perceived as offensive? While blatantly unconstitutional, under this law nearly every person that has ever posted an image on the internet could be considered a criminal. The American flag is offensive to some, but should it be illegal for a patriot to post an image of it on Facebook? Can nobody use satire in the state of Tennessee for fear that they'll be put in jail due to a difference of opinion?! Every newspaper with a website and every TV program with an internet presence are now, by definition of the law, potentially criminal in the state of Tennessee. There are civil and criminal measures against malicious activity and harassment already in place and there is no need for such convoluted laws to abridge freedom of speech or press. People are not obligated to participate in web communities that offend them; if they wish to institute censorship they can start their own services and place limits in the usage agreement. Think carefully about the precedent you set for American politics as you continue to entertain legislation that criminalizes behavior in broad generalizations, especially for the sake of circumstances with legitimate and constitutional recourse already established. Benjamin Franklin said "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and loose both." I think our founding fathers would be appalled at the mockery being made of their system. If you will continue to disagree with my stance have some dignity and pride in your choice: give me your opinion candidly rather than your patronizing attempt to convince me that you share my concerns when you don't. Instead just tell me how my opinion is not that of the majority of those you represent or, better yet, that you'd prefer to support multi-million dollar corporations rather than my civil liberties.
The response I refer to above is below, though sadly I don't have my original message any more:
Dear Mr. [Omitted],
Thank you for taking the time to contact me with regards to the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 (S. 968).
I share your concerns about the protection of digital information and the importance of free speech, as it relates to digital access. As technology evolves, more Americans utilize the Internet to explore new ideas and access information. We must ensure the Internet continues to be a dynamic environment that produces the innovations and advancements that we have all come to enjoy.
As you may know, S. 968, introduced by Senator Leahy, is aimed at overseas websites involved in online piracy and infringement. If passed, S. 968 would expand the authority of the Attorney General by allowing that office to investigate, with the use of a search warrant, foreign websites that have been accused of intellectual property theft and take action against those sites that are engaged in these illegal activities. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 968 on May 26, 2011, and the bill currently awaits action on the Senate floor. If S. 968 comes up for a vote in the Senate, I will carefully evaluate all sides of this issue and work to strike a balance between the exchange of information and the protection of intellectual identity.
I will continue to keep your thoughts in mind as I make decisions that are important to you. I appreciate your opinions and I will continue to work to address the issues that are important to the people of Florida.


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I am a bit confused here. Are you taking issue with my statement or just adding onto it?
I'm not sure of you are referring to Bama or to me. If you are replying to me, I was just adding more info about the relationship between Sherman and Kilpatrick.
Reading Martin's book, one gets the impression that Sherman championed Kilpatrick at first, but became disillusioned when such carelessness as the "shirt-tail skedaddle" and his flings with women camp followers caused scandals.
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The discovery of oil and natural gas has the power to transform an area — for both good and bad. Scio is a prime example.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series.
The discovery of oil and natural gas has the power to transform an area — for both good and bad.
Scio is a prime example. In the late 1890s, a local man named Hiram Snyder became convinced that there was oil beneath the Conotton Valley. He organized the Scio Oil and Gas Co. in 1898 and started drilling. The first two wells were modest producers, but the third one — drilled in a lot in town — began producing 75 barrels a day.
Soon, the rush was on. Scio, a quiet college town with a population of just several hundred people, transformed almost overnight into a boom town, with a population of between 4,000 and 5,000 — including a large number of gamblers and "dissolute women." Housing became so scarce that men paid to sleep in chairs. The community became a sea of derricks as everyone rushed to cash in on the bonanza.
The nation's first oil boom, which began in Titusville, Pa., in 1859, sparked interest in searching for petroleum in other parts of the country. In 1865, several Tuscarawas County men — David Judy, Simon Fackler, David Swaim and Adam Timmerman — began leasing land to search for oil. In 1866, they transferred their leases to the newly organized Goshen Oil and Coal Co.
That same year, the company started drilling for oil at a site 31⁄2 miles north of New Philadelphia on Reed's Run. They found no oil. Instead, they discovered salt and shifted their focus to its production.
The search for oil then shifted to Harrison County. In 1887, the Cadiz Oil & Gas Co. sunk a well a mile north of Cadiz. That well and subsequent ones produced very little petroleum, but they did provide enough natural gas to supply the needs of the residents of Cadiz.
The discovery of petroleum in Scio caught the attention of oilmen everywhere.
"Oldtime operators from all parts of the country have been attracted to the Buckeye field at Scio and some have secured large holdings," according to The Derrick's Handbook of Petroleum, published in 1900. "The beginning of 1899 found Scio the Mecca to which operators from all parts of the country had flocked."
Production reached its peak in May 1899 when wells produced 188,589 barrels. Within a year of the first discovery, between 800 and 900 wells were drilled in town or its immediate vicinity.
Scio underwent a marked transformation. Its streets were reduced to mud and ooze from the hauling of heavy equipment and machinery. Fires were common. Many of its longtime residents fled town, as did Scio College, a Methodist institution whose graduates tended to gravitate toward the ministry. The college moved to New Philadelphia for the duration of the boom.
A correspondent for the Cleveland Plain Dealer visited in 1899 and had this to say: "Men who saw the big oil boom in Pennsylvania and went through the Sistersville, West Virginia, craze are authorities, and they say there has never been a 'marker' to Scio for utter recklessness and sheer insanity in the mad struggle for sudden wealth. Never have so many derricks been planted in so small a space of ground in oil's history. At night Scio is the best place in Ohio to 'stay away from.' Folks who go about alone are likely to be found in the morning with their pockets inside out and their heads much in the same condition."
Page 2 of 2 - Yet, the boom also brought quick wealth. "Distasteful and all as it may have been to the average Scioan, no such wave of prosperity had ever before swept over that section and left a trail of gold in its wake," The Derrick's Handbook said.
The boom ended as quickly as it began. Overproduction exhausted the oil pool at Scio, and by 1900, the town had returned to normal. By that time, the excitement had shifted to a farm 21⁄2 miles northeast of Cadiz.
NEXT WEEK: Farmers throughout portions of Harrison County get rich as new oil fields open up.
Jon Baker is a reporter for The Times-Reporter. He can be reached via e-mail at email@example.com.
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February 26, 2008
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One of the few class of 2009 running backs to receive an offer from Texas A&M already is Hasan Lipscomb from Houston's Cy Ridge High School. After attending a junior day in College Station a week and a half ago, the 5-foot-11, 200 pound runner walked away with his second offer.The Louisiana native's first offer came from LSU, a school that he and teammate Russell Shepard visited this past weekend."It went real well," said Lipscomb of the junior day in Baton Rouge. "They were showing us around and everything and it felt like we were already students there and everything. I know Russell liked it a lot too and he has LSU up there at the top. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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TenCate Receives Additional Defender™ M Order From US Marines
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It wasn't long ago coach Jacques Lemaire was begging his blue line to score some points. Not even goals, just some points — an assist here and there was all he asked.
He's finally getting it with a couple of offseason acquisitions.
Marek Zidlicky had a goal and assist, and Marc-Andre Bergeron added two assists as the Minnesota Wild blanked St. Louis 4-0 on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center and took over first place in the Northwest Division. The defensemen have been just about everything the Wild hoped for when they traded for them last summer.
"I think me and Z are really connecting together," said Bergeron, who leads the team's defensemen with 15 points (two goals, 13 assists). "Sometimes you can get two really good players together, and for whatever reason it's just not working, but me and him, it's a good connection.
"We're really seeing each other out there. Right now it looks like I'm more of the passer and he's more of the shooter, but we sure can switch it around, too."
The pair is a big reason Minnesota's power play is among the NHL's best, ranked second among 30 teams with 29 goals. Wednesday's goals gave the Wild 10 power-play goals in their past three games, a team record.
Lemaire credited the point play of Zidlicky and Bergeron for much of the unit's effectiveness.
"They're the guys that do a lot for our offense," Lemaire said. "You look at them on the power play; they have good shots, they can pass the puck.
Zidlicky, acquired from Nashville for prospect Ryan Jones and a draft pick, scored on a one-timer from the point for his fourth goal and earned the first assist on Andrew Brunette's power-play goal as the Wild took a 3-0 lead in the third period.
Bergeron, acquired from Anaheim for a third-round draft pick, had assists on both goals. He also started Wednesday's game as a plus-4, the Wild's only defenseman in the black. After finishing last season minus-16, his reputation as a purely offensive blue-liner was beginning to set in cement.
Bergeron belives it's a reputation he doesn't deserve.
"This is something that's been coming up over the years, and I've been saying it: You can't play in the NHL anymore if you can't play defensively," he said. "I mean, last year I was in the minus, but I played in New York (with the Islanders) and we didn't have a good team. I'm not trying to make excuses, but sometimes it's a situation.
"Here, you see I'm playing with a good team. I'm in the plus, and I'm feeling more comfortable. It's something I'm proud of, because obviously I'm known as an offensive guy, and when you're able to get points and still be in the plus, it sure helps the team."
Eric Belanger opened the scoring for Minnesota, and Antti Miettinen was awarded a goal when he was tripped by Carlo Colaiacovo while skating toward an empty net with 27 seconds remaining. That sent the 18,568 in attendance home a happier bunch than the one that watched the Wild play Monday night.
Minnesota lost that game 6-5 to Colorado after one of the worst defensive performances in team history.
"I think we learned our lesson," said goaltender Niklas Backstrom, who made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and the 12th of his NHL career. "We're not going to get anything for free in this league. It was good to have a game today, so we could go out and show we're better than the game on Monday."
All four of Zidlicky's goals this season have come while on a power play, as have 29 of his career 39. On Wednesday, he had three of the Wild's 37 shots. Minnesota has outshot its opponent in seven of its past eight games and is averaging 27.6 shots in those games.
"They put a lot of pucks on the net, and they were driving the net very well," said losing goaltender Chris Mason. "We knew it was going to be a tough game after that last game they had here (on Monday). They definitely came out flying."


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Klone "The Moment (when the world stopped turning)", New San Jose Exhibition, February 1st
Our friend Klone will be opening his new solo show this Friday at Anno Domini in San Jose, California.
This exhibition entitled "The Moment (when the world stopped turning)" will be presenting a new body of work from the Israeli painter.
If you are in the area, don't miss the opening of "The Moment" at 7PM on February 1st at Anno Domini, 366 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
A collection of glimpses from our world, snapshot like documentation of possible/impossible moments. Each of those moments is represented through a visual vocabulary, loaded with symbolism that is derived from various experiences from not so far away childhood and through not so clear adulthood. This is visual documentation of life , no matter where you're from, which part of the globe and which side of the ocean. The dreams we have, the days we live, the politics, the unnecessary battles, the necessary struggles, the poor and the rich, the tired and the restless. There's place for everybody and place for no one. This is daydreaming of what could be and what won't ever return. The chase that never ends.
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Blog | Ex SeaWorld Trainers Speak out Against Captivity
Ex SeaWorld Trainers Speak out Against Captivity
By Ric O'Barry
Dolphin Project
Earth Island Institute
Luckily for captive cetaceans everywhere, four ex-SeaWorld trainers have come forward with their personal accounts of the poignant suffering that is a prominent feature of captivity. The ex-trainer's decisions to speak out forms an important contribution in uncovering the truth about captivity – a truth which forces us all to question the ways we treat animals in general.
Blue Freedom, an organization that works to free captive orca whales such as Tilly, conducted enlightening and damning interviews with ex-trainers John Jett, Samantha Berg, Jeffrey Ventre and Carol Ray. You can view the complete interviews here.
Each trainer told Blue Freedom about the food deprivation techniques that are used to ensure performance; they describe the painful dental surgeries that orcas are routinely subjected to (without anesthesia); and the list of abuses goes on.
One particularly poignant statement comes from Samantha Berg, who lays waste to SeaWorld's argument that an indication of the whales' happiness can be seen in their frequent breeding and births: "…to insinuate just because the animals are having sex they must be happy is ludicrous. People have sex with each other in prison all the time and that doesn't mean they are happy!!"
Perhaps the most heart-rending portion of the interview is Carol Ray's account of an orca whale calf being separated from her mother in order to be shipped to a different facility: "(The calf) was just 4 years old when we were told that she would be removed from her mother and her 2 half siblings… To watch her and her mother struggle to try and stay together while they were forcibly separated by nets, and then watch the calf hoisted with a crane, put in a truck and shipped away was simply heartbreaking. But the worst of it was after it was over, and I stayed on night duty to do observations. The mother spent the night alone in a corner of her tank, shivering and screeching, crying because of her loss, for the entire night."
People have a difficult time imagining themselves in an animal's situation. This lack of empathy and consideration is the source of animal suffering everywhere. The illusion that animals do not have emotions or are not 'intelligent' enough to experience suffering in the same capacities that humans do is a widely-held and, often, ferociously guarded belief.
Fortunately, it is also one that is increasingly being challenged. The recent symposium on cetacean rights in Vancouver, Canada demonstrates that more people, among them credible, respected scientists, are convinced that cetaceans should not be subjected to the tortures of captivity. As our understanding of cetaceans and other animals continues to grow, so to will the argument for their ethical treatment.
Carol Ray sums it up nicely when she says, "to claim love for these animals and yet to support them being in confinement, it's a great hypocrisy really." Indeed. It is a hypocrisy that SeaWorld continues to advocate for, because of the enormous profits they generate in doing so. This hypocrisy extends to every person who visits a dolphin and whale show although I'm sure they are mostly unaware of it. If you truly love dolphins and whales, you should not support their capture, confinement or killing in any way, and that includes imprisonment in dolphinariums where they do stupid tricks for us.
Take the pledge not to buy a ticket to a dolphin show, and be sure to tell your friends and family to follow suit.
Also see A Fall From Freedom DVD for an in-depth look into the dark side of captivity.
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A reactive waste is a material that is normally unstable and undergoes violent chemical change without detonating, can react violently with water to form potentially explosive mixtures or can generate dangerous or possibly lethal gases. A material that is capable of detonation or explosive reaction is a reactive waste.
Picric acid (2,4,6, trinitrophenol), a potentially explosive compound. It is usually purchased containing 10-15 percent water, in which state it is relatively safe. However, if allowed to dry, it should be treated as a dangerous explosive and Environmental Health and Safety should be notified. List of shock-sensitive compounds includes, among others:
Many common laboratory chemicals can form explosive peroxides on exposure to air over time. The compounds on this list should be dated when opened and disposed of in specified periods of time. For example, diisopropyl ether is particularly susceptible to peroxide formation and, if its use is required, it should be completely used or disposed of within three months of opening. If older stocks of isopropyl ether are discovered, Environmental Health and Safety should be notified before handling.Chemicals that form explosive levels of peroxides on concentration
Chemicals that may autopolymerize as a result of peroxide accumulation
Chemicals that may form peroxides but cannot clearly be placed in the above tables
Perchloric acid is a very strong oxidizing agent, often used for the hot digestion of a variety of materials. Perchloric acid as used in the cold, dilute form in certain biochemical protocols is relatively safe. It can cause violent explosions if misused or when concentrated above the normal commercial strength of 72%. Anhydrous perchloric acid should never be prepared as it is unstable at room temperature and will decompose with a violent explosion. The following rules for the hot use of perchloric acid must be followed at all times:
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Smashing Daily #51: E-Commerce, Phones, Marketing
- By Vasilis van Gemert
- July 24th, 2012
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Many links about mobiles in this edition of The Smashing Daily, as well as different operating systems, the pixel ratio of these devices, and the question as to if we should really keep calling those things phones. But there's more—there's an excellent interview, an incredible CSS technique, some good research on checkout flows, and a post about marketing manipulation. Enjoy!
Notes From Using The Nokia N91
Martin Sutherland won a Nokia N9 on this year's Mobilism conference, a phone with the Meego operating system on it (definitely not the most well known OS). He used it as his everyday phone and published his findings. A very interesting read, especially for people who think that everybody is using an iPhone or an Android.
Evolving E-Commerce Checkout2
Luke Wroblewski did some research on the different e-commerce checkout flows, looked closely at what changed about them over the years, looked at the new trends, and tries to predict some things about them. Some very interesting insights in this long post. The only thing I really miss is the order online, pick-up later in a store near you pattern (which is, I think, a very nice option in a small country like The Netherlands).
More About DevicePixelRatio4
What do all different browsers on all different operating systems tell you when you ask them about the
devicePixelRatio? Peter-Paul Koch did some research and publishes his findings in this long post.
Maybe We Should Stop Calling Smartphones "Phones"5
What's the thing you do most on your mobile phone? Probably not making phone calls. So why do we still call them phones, and what else do we do with them?
Christian Heilmann On One Two One Two Microphone Check6
One Two One Two Microphone Check is a website that publishes interviews with people who make things happen7 in various cultural fields. Here's an edition with an interview with Christian Heilmann. Yes, of course it's a good read.
Mozilla Close To Cracking HTML5 Mobile Hardware Integration For Android8
The most interesting thing in the mobile operating system world right now is Mozilla's development of Boot2Gecko. If you haven't heard of it before you should definitely read this article about it. Yes, Mozilla is pretty late to the mobile game, but it's doing great stuff that I actually want to use. Can't wait to see it take off.
Nine Ways Marketing Weasels Will Try To Manipulate You10
An oldie but a goodie, nine marketing tricks disected and translated into a language understandable for nerds by Jeff Atwood. You should really read this—it will save you lots of money.
Link Dump #13712
Do you need more to read? Here's an excellent and rather long link dump by Blair Millen.
Last Click
Creating An Angled Split Feature Area With CSS Transforms13
I remember the day that I saw these blobs14 for the first time, and the explanation of how they work15. It changed me into a Web developer. This article (which describes this demo16) by David Storey might have a similar effect on others, too.
Previous Issues18
For previous Smashing Daily issues, check out the Smashing Daily Archive19.
- 1 http://sunpig.com/martin/archives/2012/07/03/notes-from-using-the-nokia-n9.html
- 2 http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1579
- 3 http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1579
- 4 http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2012/07/more_about_devi.html
- 5 http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/maybe-we-should-stop-calling-smartphones-phones/259290/
- 6 http://one-two-one-two-microphone-check.com/christian-heilmann-work/
- 7 http://one-two-one-two-microphone-check.com/manifesto/
- 8 http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/06/mozilla-close-to-cracking-html5-mobile-hardware-integration-for-android.php
- 9 http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/06/mozilla-close-to-cracking-html5-mobile-hardware-integration-for-android.php
- 10 http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/09/9-ways-marketing-weasels-will-try-to-manipulate-you.html
- 11 http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/09/9-ways-marketing-weasels-will-try-to-manipulate-you.html
- 12 http://theletter.co.uk/index/6443/link+dump
- 13 http://generatedcontent.org/post/26407228072/split-feature
- 14 http://www.alistapart.com/d/sprites/ala-blobs2.html
- 15 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/sprites/
- 16 https://dl.dropbox.com/u/444684/splitfeature/index.html
- 17 http://generatedcontent.org/post/26407228072/split-feature
- 18 www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-daily-archive/
- 19 www.smashingmagazine.com/the-smashing-daily-archive/


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- Grand Canal - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
The Grand Canal has often been paired with the Great Wall as the two great engineering feats of ancient China. Few construction projects of the classical world can rival the political and economic significance of this series of waterways, which linked the early military and political centers of northern China to the granaries of the south. Today, the Grand Canal continues to be used for shipping and irrigation. Located in eastern China, it connects Beijing to Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province. It is the only major north-south waterway in China. With a length of about 1,085 miles (1,747 kilometers), it is the world's longest artificial waterway, though parts of it follow the natural course of rivers. The other parts consist of man-made canals. The name of the Grand Canal in Chinese is Da Yunhe.


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DescriptionThe game represents the African part of 12th Paris-Dakar rally route officially sponsored by Tomahawk. Unlike previous Paris-Dakar simulation, African Raiders-01, this game allows to drive a car under control from a cockpit. Drivers are seen to the player, but the view perspective is rather 1st person than 3rd person.
Starting in Tripoli (Lybie) player should race against computer drivers on 6 stages, visiting checkpoints located in Tumu (Lybie), N'Djamena (Tchad), Niamey (Niger), Néma (Mauritanie), Kayes (Mali), and Dakar (Senegal). The road is marked by rocks on its sides on most stages, and player should keep his car on the road. If player missed a road, he have a limited amount of time to find it again, otherwise he will be penalized. On 2nd and 4th stages, there are no road since the start, and player should reach the finish on his own. The off-road environment is full of rocks, animal corpses, and other debris, and player should not break the car hardly, otherwise he will be penalized also. When checkpoint is reached, the thematic animation sequence is revealed for relaxation purposes.
There are three difficulty levels to select before the start of rally.
There are no Amiga screenshots for this game.
There are 50 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.
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On Film
For those breathless with anticipation to read all the goss about the making of The Insatiable Moon, trip down to your local quality bookstore to pick up the latest issue of Onfilm magazine. Better still, subscribe to it and be up with the play about the NZ film industry.
This is the second of three articles about the remarkable journey of Moon toward wowing the world on the big screen. The first covered the development process, the current one describes the shoot, and the final installment will describe the sales and distribution progress of the film.
I particularly like the pullout quote which editor Nick Grant has used for the current article:
The shoot was suffused by a kind of everyday magic.
Nick also poses the following question in his editorial:
In the meantime, I'd like to know what people think about Mike Riddell's view of what I guess one might describe as the cost of professionalism of the NZ screen industry… do you agree that the development of our screen sector has led to more mercenary motives and less "energy, innovation and cooperation" when telling our own stories? Letters please.
So drop a line to firstname.lastname@example.com and let's start a debate!
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Sumner Burstyn says:
I can't wait to see your film. Watching from the sidelines I saw some of that magic. How about the night the cat ran across the shot, at the perfect moment, perfectly expressing the action and meaning of the shot. Godsmackingly amazing.
mikeriddell says:
Yep – amazingly, the editor hadn't picked that shot up and had used a different take! We made sure he found the one with the cat. Can't afford to waste that kind of serendipity!


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I have the bigger brother version of this keyboard for the iPad Retina and it works quite well. The small keys do take a bit of time to get used to but it's otherwise a great accessory. Taking notes on it during meetings is far better than having to lug a heavy MBP 15 from room to room. I wonder how cramped the keyboard is going to be considering the iPad Mini has such a smaller footprint.
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OMFG I do that all the time... although i am 14 years old.... but i use water...
lol dont feel bad man, ive done this before.
In Soviet Russia, shot practice YOU.
Midshipman? I think so!
Wooooow! That's pathetic.
You have to practice taking shots. How big of a pussy are you? You need to man up loser.
haha what the fuck if you "practice" taking shots i dont think theres much to worry about
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Original Jacket Collection - Vladimir Horowitz plays Bach, Poulenc, Schumann, et al
10 CD / RCA Records / 2008-10-21Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Vladimir Horowitz:...
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TORONTO – Before the game had evolved into a triple-overtime classic, filled with emotional swings and ragged, limping players, John Wall had already signaled the importance of beating the Toronto Raptors when he put his own body in danger late in the third quarter of the Wizards' 134-129 victory Thursday night.
With the Wizards leading by eight points, Wall sprinted to the sideline to collect the carom off a miss by Raptors guard Greivis Vasquez. Toronto center Jonas Valanciunas actually slapped the ball, so Wall could've easily watched it go out of bounds. Instead, Wall hurdled people in the front row to track down the ball, crash landed into the second row and turned around to watch his save attempt end up in the hands of the Raptors guard Kyle Lowry.
"I was cool," Wall said. "Nobody caught me but I had kept my balance to not get my feet up and not get them caught in a chair."
The frightening sequence was one of many that showed Wall's determination to avoid a regular season sweep against a Raptors team that had won the first three meetings by a combined 31 points. Indiana remains the only Eastern Conference team that the Wizards have been unable to defeat this season. They will only get one more shot against the Pacers on March 28 at Verizon Center.
After he dived into the stands, Wall chased down Vasquez for what he thought was a clean block before the officials called him for goaltending near the end of the regulation. Then came his inside-out dribble to get around DeMar DeRozan for a driving layup with 23.3 seconds left in overtime, followed up by an emphatic block on Lowry.
And finally, he stole two errant passes from Vasquez to set up a Trevor Ariza dunk and a Martell Webster layup, and secured the win with a wicked drive around Tyler Hansbrough for another layup. Wall was physically on empty but feeling full from the much-needed win to keep the Wizards' season-high winning streak going at five games.
"Just happy to finally get a win. You never know, this might be our first-round playoff match," Wall said after scoring 31 points with nine assists. "We're both teams that's on a roll."
And Wall doesn't want to see this roll stop for the Wizards, especially because the loss of Nene has yet to slow them down. The Wizards (30-28) are two games behind the Raptors (32-26) for third in the East but have just a two-game lead on sixth-place Brooklyn. Seventh-place Charlotte is only 2½ games behind.
Washington will take on the Philadelphia on Saturday, when the 76ers will retire Allen Iverson's No. 3 jersey on what will surely be an emotional night for the former Georgetown star.
The 76ers are on a 12-game losing streak and have all-but gutted their roster since the Wizards defeated them, 107-99, on January 20. Philadelphia traded starters Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes and bought out Danny Granger, leaving the team with rookie of the year candidate, Michael Carter-Williams, and the lone holdover from its last playoff team, Thaddeus Young.
"The main thing is, we can't go to Philly and lose that game," Wall said. "This is a statement game and big game for us to win [in Toronto]. You can't go there and lose that game. You got to respect those guys, even though they traded a lot of guys and their team is totally different, they're still professional team with talented guys."
But the significance of the win over the Raptors wasn't lost on Wall, who won 23 games as a rookie, 20 games in his second year and 29 last season (after missing the first 33 with a stress injury in his left knee). The Wizards just completed their second winning month of the season, going 8-5, and haven't been two games over .500 in February since 2007.
Wall has elevated his game since the all-star break, averaging 22 points and 9.3 assists while shooting 50 percent from the floor (52 of 104) and 40 percent from beyond the three-point line (10 of 25). With his latest exploits in Toronto, Wall now has six 30-point games this season. It was also the first time in 10 games this season in which Wall shot at least 20 times and the Wizards won. They certainly wouldn't have defeated the Raptors without him being aggressive on both ends of the floor.
"It builds confidence, showing us the heart we have and not giving up," Wall said. "What we had 29 last year? that's another step we're taking, I think we're breaking a lot of things this year. what our ultimate goal is this year we're a playoff team. That's what we're striving to. Like I said, it's time for us to get on a winning streak and we're on one right now."
— Jason Reid: John Wall is locked in, and the Wizards are winning.
— Five John Wall highlights from the Wizards' win over the raptors.
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The Football Lawyer: Brazil, Qatar, Manchester City and FFP – some legal homework for the summer months
The World Cup is on its way, and soon some of the planet's best players will be in a very tempting and wholly global shop window.
By John Blavo | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 28 May 2014 at 5:47 pm
The Football Lawyer: Once Brazilian players prove their European ancestry, it's still not easy for them to settle
The fact that there are so many gifted Brazilians actually makes it harder for them to move abroad.
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On The Road at the Giro d'Italia: I figured he was pretty tired of people congratulating him, so me and Sir Bradley Wiggins just had a chat about the race ahead
Giro d'Italia? What's that? I hear you say. Well, for anyone who has thumbed past page one in the cycling-for-dummies handbook (no, that does not exist) it is the second most famous race in the world, only beaten by a certain Tour de France.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Friday, 3 May 2013 at 4:27 pm
Indian Premier League round up: All the action from week three in the IPL
Given its non-stop fixture list, ever-changing roster of players and overly promoted sponsors, the Indian Premier League can be a little hard to keep track of at times.
With that in mind, The Independent provides you with a team-by-team round up of this week's action so you know your Sunrisers from your Super Kings and can stay on top of all the action from India.
Here's all that's been going on in week three of T20 cricket's biggest tournament…
By Charles Reynolds | Sport | Wednesday, 24 April 2013 at 2:55 am
How has so much gone wrong, so quickly at Palmeiras?
Perhaps relegation would not be the worst thing in the world for Palmeiras.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 17 October 2012 at 1:01 am
Paralympics: Some are only watching to get the gory details of how athletes acquired their impairments
It finally happened about two seconds into the opening ceremony intro show. I'd been feeling iffy for a few days but Jon Snow finally made the inevitable happen: Abuse of the word "inspirational" triggered my gag reflex.
By Lisa Egan | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Friday, 31 August 2012 at 11:13 am
Community sport can help cut crime and anti-social behaviour
A year ago we were watching parts of the same city which hosted the Olympics going up in flames and wondering which part would be devastated next.
By Tamar Ghosh | Notebook, Olympics | Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 2:00 am
Do I have to watch the Paralympics just because I'm disabled?
Personally speaking, I've never really been very much into sport or athletics, but never before can I recall disabled people getting so much attention from the media
By Laurence Clark | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 24 August 2012 at 2:00 am
MOTD: Football's back and ready to kick some balls
Saturday will be an exciting day. This weekend our country will erupt into a frenzy of colour and song; sometimes profound, often crass. Football will once again reign supreme.
By Josh Barrie | Football, Notebook, Sport | Friday, 17 August 2012 at 1:50 pm
Is this the end of inclusive education?
Late last year, I was horrified to read that a conference of sports medicine specialists was calling for PE to become a compulsory subject in schools. Worse, they wanted it to be a tested subject along with English and Maths, at every key stage of education.
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400m 58.38, 2010 Kentucky Invitational (Lexington, Ky.)
800m 2:17.93, 2010 Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
400mH 1:02.23, 2009 SEC Outdoor Championships (Gainesville, Fla.)
Placed sixth in the 400m hurdles at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic (4/17) in a time of 1:02.40 Participated in the 400m hurdles at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/2) Ran on the 4x400m relay team at the UCF Invitational (3/27) Competed in the prelims of the 800m at the 2010 SEC Indoor Championship (2/27) Finished 12th in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational (2/12) in 2:17.93 Was 12th in the 400m at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet (2/5) in 58.49.
Wins: 1 (i) SEC/Big 12 Showdown DMR (11:34.22) Participated in 10 meets her freshman year (five outdoor, five indoor) Clocked a personal-best time in the 400-meter hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships (1:02.23) Fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Seminole Twilight Invitational (1:04.26) Placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge (1:03.38) Ran the second leg of the winning DMR at the SEC/Big 12 Showdown (11:34.22) Charted a collegiate-best 400m time at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (59.69) Made collegiate debut by participating in the 800m at the Kentucky Invitational.
Coached by Robert Keith Rhodes and Rodney Dotson Was a member of her schools state-record-setting 4x400m relay squad and was part of a 4x4 team that won the 2006 Missouri Class 3A title (3:51.40) Also a member of the school-record-setting 4x400m and relay team Captured the schools 800m record in 2007 (2:15) Ran on the winning 4x400m relay squad at the 2007 AAU Junior Olympics High school team captured the state championship in 2007 and 2008 and was the 2007 St. Louis American Team of the Year A part of an AAU 4x400 championship team at the 15-16 and 17-18 level Earned her schools awards for Most Dependable Runner and Most Versatile Runner Personal bests of: 300mH (45.6), 400m (54.6) and 800m (2:15) A member of the National Honor Society Was the Missouri State Public Speaking runner-up and the Regional Public Speaking champion.
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Watch your back, Oculus. Valve and HTC are about to take the plunge into the virtual reality market with a futuristic headset called Vive.
One of the most highly anticipated consumer electronic devices set for release in 2014 is the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset with head-tracking and motion capabilities. It's finally doing 3D virtual reality right and games have finally come up to par to make it worthwhile. However, it may or may not be worthwhile given that it's estimated to cost $500.
Meteor Entertainment has announced today that Hawken, the free-to-play MMO coming out for PC at the end of this year, will support Oculus' new 3D headset called Rift. The headset made quite a wave on Kickstarter a short while ago but the Kickstarter project had nothing to do with turning it into a consumer product, instead it was about making a devkit available so companies like Meteor Entertainment could announce that games like Hawken could support it.
Oh crap, usually when we write about Kickstarter products we have to persuade gamers to want to throw money at the project, but in the case of the Oculus Rift 3D Headset the darn thing already met its goal and then some, shortly after it launched today on Kickstarter.
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Jan Mielke delivers a meal to Gloria Scheleinz. Gloria
said she really enjoys the meals, and that the visit from those
delivering the meals makes this service "superior".
March 2, 2000
Here's Jan Mielke and Don Erickson delivering the meals last Thursday. The board members of the Swan Valley Senior Services volunteered to deliver the meals five days a week. They drive anywhere from 10 to 20 miles a day.
Don Erickson delivers a meal to Wanda Hall. Standing behind her is her daughter Joyce Witkowski. Joyce has taken care of her mother for the past six years after she had a series of strokes. Joyce said that the service helps so much because caretaking entails so many things, and having one less thing to worry about can make a big difference.
Great hot meals delivered to your home anyone? Swan Valley seniors can now have meals delivered to their homes five days a week thanks to the new Meals-On-Wheels program. The lunches are prepared by Hungry Bear Restaurant, and delivered by the board members of the Swan Valley Senior Services.
Last Thursday's meal included scalloped potatoes and ham, carrots, bread, juice, milk and tapioca pudding! (The board members bought me lunch, and it was a great meal. They didn't make me eat my carrots either. These people are really easy to get along with!)
The meals are available to any senior in the Swan Valley. The cost of the dinners is based on income, and they range from $2 to $5 per meal. The cost is so reasonable due to the donations made to the program and the money received from the Missoula Aging Services. A portion of real estate taxes helps support programs such as this for senior citizens.
And you can order as many meals as you'd like. Many of the clients order extra meals during the week to eat over the weekend.
The Meals-On-Wheels program got started after a few residents met with the Missoula Aging Services in June. They assessed the needs of the community, and providing meals to seniors was their first goal. That became a reality January 31st. During the first two weeks, they delivered 70 meals.
Several of the clients are unable to dine out or cook their own meals. A few of the clients are able to get a great meal at a reduced price because of the income-based charge. And some of the clients just love the convenience of a good hot meal without having to cook.
Gloria Scheleinz, 77, takes seven meals a week. Two are for the weekend. While she does cook some for herself, she said she thinks the service provided by the Meals-On-Wheels is wonderful.
"The food is so good, and what makes it so superior is the people who deliver it," she said. "It's contact with people. I was kinda giving up, and having these people come in really helps."
Joyce Witkowski takes meals for her mother who has lived with her for the past six years after a series of strokes.
"It's so helpful to me," she said. "Anyone who is caring for the elderly should consider taking this service. It's one less thing on the list of things to do. If it's used by enough people, the service will continue in this area. It's a huge help."
The folks who deliver the meals are strictly volunteer. They drive anywhere from 10 to 20 miles a day, and while they are not reimbursed for mileage, they agree that just being able to provide such a wonderful service is enough.
"They enjoy the food and we enjoy being able to do it," Mielke said. "Many of the people are just happy to have the company."
One of the board members, Boyd Kessler, says he has the meals delivered to him and his wife so he can be the "quality control specialist", but then he laughs and admits that they get the meals because it's great food and they don't have to mess with cooking.
"It's a great service," Kessler said. "We loved the food at the Seeley Seniors Center, but the drive was so long. Now we have the service right here."
Board members include: Jan Mielke, Don Erickson, Boyd Kessler, Jan Wheeler, Maryann Judge, Rich Nelson and Alan Taylor.
If you are interested in having meals delivered to your home or know someone who isn't eating right, you may call Don Erickson at 754-2684, Jan Mielke at 754-2373 or leave a message with the secretary toll free at 1-888-850-8898.
Besides the Meals-On-Wheels program, the residents and the Swan Valley Elementary School are working on a plan to build a facility to house a kitchen and dining area for both local seniors and the grade school students. Presently, no hot lunches are available at the Swan Valley Elementary. The facility would also include a community multi-media center and new library.
Both the board of the Swan Valley Senior Services and Principal Kitty Logan said that they would like to build the new facility through fund-raisers and grants instead of a mill levy. For information about the plans, you may call board members Don Erickson or Jan Mielke at the above listed numbers, or Kitty Logan at 754-2320.


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Severe Weather Awareness Week continues today with a discussion on weather warnings. Marion County Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Anderson tells KNIA/KRLS News that there are three main ways people can gather weather warnings when the power goes out. He says that as the weather season gets underway this month, you should be sure you have a battery-powered AM/FM radio so you can listen to KNIA/KRLS for the local severe weather information. Anderson says that the emergency management offices are in constant contact with KNIA/KRLS during severe weather situations so we can relay the necessary information to you.
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Rustenburg - The conduct of striking miners linked to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) was questioned at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on Friday.
"Was it not true that you decided to go to the NUM office because of the report that NUM members were shooting Amcu members?" Karel Tip, for NUM, asked Lonmin miner Vusimuzi Mandla Mabuyakhulu.
"No," Mabuyakhulu said, speaking through an interpreter.
The commission earlier heard that Mabuyakhulu was shot, assaulted, and left to die by men associated with the NUM on August 11.
He is employed at Lonmin Platinum's Karee mine, where rock drill operators went on strike in demand of a R12,500 a month wage last year.
Questioning him on Friday, Tip referred to an incident on August 11 when rock drill operators went to the offices of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) for clarity on issues with Lonmin.
Earlier that day, a group of about 3000 striking workers had gathered at the Wonderkop Stadium.
They were told people had been shot by NUM members, and that miners had been accosted at a bus station and forced at gunpoint to return to work.
Commission chairman judge Ian Farlam asked: "Was it also a reason for going to the office to ask the NUM people about the shooting? Was it an additional reason?"
Mabuyakhulu said the only reason for going to NUM was to ask why they had instructed Lonmin not to speak to striking workers.
Tip further questioned Mabuyakhulu on the reaction of miners when they heard reports that NUM members were shooting Amcu members.
"What was the reaction from the 3000 people at that meeting to this information?" Tip asked.
Mabuyakhulu replied: "No decision was taken as a result of this report. People were talking and many people said this was not right."
"Were the people calm?" Tip continued.
Sitting with his hands folded in front of him on the desk, Mabuyakhulu responded: "Yes, that is what happened."
The commission heard that Mabuyakhulu did not know the person who gave the group the report and would not be able to point him out either.
Tip also wanted clarity on a statement given by Mabuyakhulu to police about the day he was shot in the back and the events leading up to it.
Mabuyakhulu said he had told the policeman many different things, but he had not taken everything down.
He said while he gave the statement he was not in his right mind and language was also a problem.
On Thursday, the commission heard that some paragraphs in the statement were not factually correct.
The conduct of miners believed to be affiliated to NUM took centre stage on Thursday when Mabuyakhulu told the commission he feared for his life and was scared to go home after being told NUM members were looking for him.
The commission is probing the deaths of 44 people during an unprotected strike at Lonmin Platinum's mine in Marikana last year.
On August 16, 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead and 78 injured when police opened fire while trying to disperse a group which had gathered on a hill near the mine.
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The earliest signs of human habitation in Zambia are stone tools estimated to be about 55,000 years old. Prehistoric hunters, probably Bushmen, roamed the area during the Stone Age. Bantu-speaking blacks with a knowledge of ironworking had spread throughout eastern and southern Africa by about 1000 A.D. Of the peoples now inhabiting Zambia, the Tonga, Bemba, Chewa, and Lozi (the largest groups) and most of the others had established themselves in the region by the 18th century.
There had been some contact between the indigenous groups and Arab, East Indian, and Portuguese traders for several centuries, and slavers had raided the area periodically, but it was not until the mid-19th century that extensive exploration of the region began. David Livingstone, a British missionary, first visited what is now Zambia in 1851 during his exploration of Africa's interior. Accounts of his travels led to the establishment of Christian missions along the Zambezi River and Lake Tanganyika.
The territory that now makes up Zambia became part of Great Britain's sphere of influence in southern Africa during the 1890's. Known as Northern Rhodesia, it was under the jurisdiction of Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company until the company's governing authority was ended in 1923. The territory then became a British protectorate. European colonists were slow in coming until extensive copper deposits were discovered near Ndola in the 1920's.
In 1953, Northern Rhodesia, together with Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi), formed the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, although most of the protectorate's black Africans opposed the union because it was dominated by whites. After the federation was dissolved in 1963, Northern Rhodesia was granted independence (October 24, 1964) and was renamed Zambia. Kenneth Kaunda, an African nationalist, was elected president. Within a decade, he had eliminated all political opposition and imposed a dictatorship.
Early in his presidency, Kaunda began a program of reducing trade with Rhodesia (a white-ruled nation) and of building roads and railways to black-ruled nations. (A railway giving Zambia access to Tanzania's ports was completed in 1975.) Also, Kaunda nationalized many privately owned businesses, including, in 1969, the copper mining companies. In the 1970's a worldwide drop in copper prices severely depressed Zambia's economy. During the 1980's, Zambian civilians were attacked by rebels from Angola and Mozambique because of Kaunda's support for those countries' governments.
In July, 1991, yielding to popular pressure, Kaunda agreed to adopt a new democratic constitution and to hold elections. In September, he lost the presidency to Frederick Chiluba, and his party lost control of the National Assembly. Chiluba immediately began to restructure Zambia's civil service administration in an attempt to eliminate widespread charges of corruption and drug-trafficking. Kaunda, however, remained politically active within his party and was arrested several times during the early 1990's on charges of inciting unrest. Kaunda's party boycotted the 1996 elections, and Chiluba was reelected. By the late 1990's, more than 30,000 people had fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to take refuge in Zambia.
Zambia legalized opposition political parties in 1990. In the multiparty elections of 1991, Frederick Chiluba was elected president. He defeated Kaunda in the election. Chiluba was reelected in 1996. In 2001, Levy Mwanawasa was elected president. Also in the early 21st century, a severe drought led to widespread food shortages in Zambia. In 2006, Mwanawasa was reelected president.


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NEW HAVEN — Scores of Addison County's strongest and toughest competitors put on their game faces last Friday night at the 35th annual armwrestling tournanent at the Addison County Fair and Field Days.
Number were down slightly from last year's bonanza of participants — there were still 132 youth wrestlers and 112 adults. Nevertheless, Karen Brisson, who organized the event along with Patrick Coyle, said the show tent at the fairgrounds in New Haven was rockin'.
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On June 8, 2012, 111 seniors from Vergennes Union High School marched across the stage to accept their diplomas in front of an audience packed full of family and friends. RETN was on hand to record the graduation. If you missed it, or if you want to catch it again, check it out below!
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A Ferrisburgh fire, which started just before 11 p.m. on Sunday night, burned to the ground the rear of a rambling Route 7 structure and badly damaged the rest of it. The conflagration destroyed many valuable tractors, cars and equipment stored there, and it has forced a marine sales and service business renting a storefront — Eriksen's Crow's Nest Marina — to relocate.
NEW HAVEN — A New Haven man on Monday pleaded innocent in Addison Country Superior Court (criminal division) to a felony charge of aggravated domestic assault with a weapon, stemming from his March 29 standoff with Vermont State Police that closed down Route 7 for more than seven hours.
Thomas Jerome, 51, was released following his arraignment on conditions that he not have any contact with his wife, with whom he had been arguing the night he allegedly sequestered himself in his Route 7 home, under the influence of alcohol, with a shotgun.
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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women's lacrosse team romped to three wins in the latter half of last week to improve to 5-0, 4-0 in NESCAC. The Panthers were ranked No. 7 in last week's NCAA Division III poll.
On Wednesday, the Panthers topped host Skidmore, 16-5, dropping the Thoroughbreds to 3-1.
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Chili Festival last Saturday afternoon generated the largest turnout in the annual event's four-year history, drawing a crowd that organizers estimate to be as large as 5,000 to downtown Middlebury (click here to read the story).
CORNWALL — Vermont State Police are investigating a one-car crash on Route 30 in Cornwall that resulted in injuries to two Middlebury residents during the early afternoon of March 8.
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