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Victoria Falls - One of the highlights of our trip.
Majestic is only a word - Until you see this in person, you don't really understand the beauty and power it encompasses.
The only negative was the unhelpful staff at the gate who insisted on charging us double since we neglected to bring our passports with (despite having SA drivers licenses).
Spectular - Visiting the falls should be on everyone's bucket list. What a sight!
Incredible views and plenty of activities to do! - People are nice and hospitable (except taxi drivers)
Above expectations... - We heard about non-availability of stuff, weak infra structure, harassing and bribe demanding police, but the reports were WRONG. There was not a single pothole on the road. The racks in the supermarkets were full. People were very warm and friendly. The best part is about the police. Passed 14 roadblocks and we were only stopped once (to produce the drivers licence and passport). Our GPS was not picking up the lodge so we checked the route with police and they were extremely helpful. IMPRESSED is what I am with my Vic Falls trip!
Enjoyment - There is something to do for everyone. The Falls are naturally the main attraction. The only "setback" for South Africans is the weak Rand to the Dollar.
Awesome - Fantastic scenery
Flea Market Experience - This is obviously a 'job creating' market but why so many of the same stalls selling the same stuff? The street beggars are incessant.
Dawn Bonandrini. - Excellent holiday destination, just a bit too expensive.
Vic falls - We went to vic falls in winter, so naturally it was dry, sandy and dusty. I would like to go in summer and maybe I would have a different view of VIc falls. Other than a lot of things being very expensive, the atmosphere was extremely good. No looking over your shoulder for someone who may rob you. The crime tolerance level is zero and this was fantastic. We walked daily, sometimes getting to the lodge when it started to get dark, and we were never afraid. The people are friendly too, easy to engage and talk to. A lot of activities as well, albeit very expensive, one could never get bored.
Vic Falls attractions - The tram ride is very interesting but is far too expensive (R65).
Wonderful place - It is a great adventure. the falls are fantastic. something everyone should see: wildlife all around, the beauty of the falls, friendly people.
Goran Seffer, Finland - We came to see the falls and they are awesome even if the amount of water is not at its top in November. But the main experience was the safari to Chobe. The activities near the falls as helikoptertours etc are expensive. We took a taxi to the local market to see the real life i Zimbabwe, that was more interesting.
Majestic but expensive! - You really should go to Vic Falls once in your life. The falls are awesome but on the whole activities are expensive. If you are a family you can whiz through $1000 very, very quickly. If you're driving, watch out for fuel for your return journey to wherever you're going because Vic Falls often runs out or has fuel in short supply!
One of the best places to visit - The town of Vic Falls is safe and easy to walk around, the people are warm and welcoming, and there are plenty of activities in which to partake. The Victoria Falls Waterfall is one of the most beautiful spectacles I have ever seen in my life. I would definitely go back again and again.


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Playing A Jambalaya Of Classic Soul, Beach Classics, Northern Soul, R & B, Boogie & The Blues, from a bygone time when couples hooked up on the dance floor.
I've been dancing to R&B, and listening to Soul for a very very long time. I was a DJ in London on Radio Invicta The Sound Of Soul Over London on 92.4 FM using the name Barry Stone in the early 70's. I now live in sunny Perth Western Australia,with my lovely wife Lesley, three grown up children and the grandchildren.

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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, (born Dec. 12, 1948, Quetta, Balochistan, Pak.), Pakistani judge who was named to the Pakistan Supreme Court in 2000 and later served as its chief justice (2005–07; 2009– ).
Chaudhry received his early education in Balochistan before moving to Sindh province, where he studied law at Hyderabad University, receiving an LL.B. with special concentration in constitutional law, criminal law, and tax and revenue law. He established a legal practice as an advocate in 1974 and became an advocate for the Balochistan High Court in 1976. In 1985 he enrolled as an advocate before the Pakistan Supreme Court. Chaudhry was then named (1989) advocate general of the Balochistan High Court, was designated (1990) additional judge of the Balochistan High Court, and held several other judiciary positions. While serving simultaneously as chairman of the Balochistan Local Council Election Authority, he was twice presiding officer of the Balochistan Local Council Bodies Authority. After being appointed (1999) chief justice of the Balochistan High Court, Chaudhry played a key role in the establishment of the Circuit Bench of the Balochistan High Court at Sibi.
Chaudhry was named to the Pakistan Supreme Court in 2000 and was elevated to chief justice in 2005. Never one to avoid controversy, Chaudhry presided over the court during much of the government headed by Pres. Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who had seized power in 1999. Removed from his post as chief justice in late 2007, ostensibly because he appeared to threaten Musharraf's political authority, Chaudhry became the lightning rod for sustained efforts by Pakistan's legal community not only to seek his reinstatement but also to drive Musharraf out of office. Musharraf resigned in August 2008, and after elections were held, a new central government emerged under Pres. Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
After more than a year of unrelenting demonstrations following Chaudhry's dismissal—culminating in the declaration of a "Long March" arranged by the country's lawyer community but joined by political leaders led by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who also had been deposed by Musharraf—in March 2009 the court ordered that the chief justice be reinstated. Zardari's hesitation in returning Chaudhry to the court caused a rift between himself and Sharif until Zardari finally relented and restored Chaudhry to office later that month. In May 2009 the court, again led by Chief Justice Chaudhry, lifted the ban on Sharif's ability to run for political office. The decision reinforced Chaudhry's authority and the role of the Supreme Court in sustaining an independent Pakistani judiciary.


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I've been pretty clear about the detailed explanation I'm looking for. What percentage, by weight, of Apple products does Apple actually recycle when you give them the product for recycling. I don't need to demonstrate that the rMBP is bad for the environment. Apple, like every other manufacturer, needs to demonstrate that their products are and will be substantially recycled.
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Steve Hofmeyr pens Boer struggle song
Steve Hofmeyr has released the lyrics of his new song on Facebook. The song, "We Will Survive", honoured the late AWB leader Eugene Terre'blanche.
Although he makes use of the word k***** in the song, he has reportedly warned that it is conditional to the outcome of Julius Malema's hate speech court case which convenes on May 19. It is alleged that he will change the word k****** to kryger (warrior) if Malema loses his case.
Dubbing his move Boere-Karma, he reportedly said: "If Julius Malema is allowed to sing 'Shoot the Boer' in public, we too will sing songs that have k*****."
Asked for comment, the ANC Youth League reportedly said: "We really don't give a damn about Steve Hofmeyr, who does he think he is?" - IOL
Here are the lyrics to Steve's song:
Ons sal dit oorleef - Steve Hofmeyr
"Daar's 'n land en 'n volk in een taal gedoop
Met gebede en buskruit en bloed gekoop
Wat weer en weer van sy knie af moet streef
Ons sal dit oorleef...
Uit die kake van oormag deur die vuur op ons werf
Staan die engele by ons vroue en die kinders wat sterf
Elke grafsteen een standbeeld vir die wat bly leef
Ons sal dit oorleef...
My hart klop toktokkie waar hy breek vir my volk
Voor die kakie kanon of die k****r se dolk
Dit maak nie meer saak nie waar ons ons begeef
Ons sal dit oorleef...
Ek lig my oë tot die berge op
Waar sal my hulp tog vandaan kan kom
Ag my God jou woorde lê deur my geweef
Ons sal dit oorleef...
Ek staan vandag op jou plaas ou vriend
Daar hang stof oor die stilte sovêr ek kan sien
Maar die geeste van gister sal more herleef
Ons sal dit oorleef
Anonymous, wrote
well done steve-go for it.
danie, wrote
as shoot the boer hulle tradisie is ,dan is k****r ons tradisionele woord.
Honkytonk, wrote
Steve = Julius. They are both equally clueless.
PE GENT, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
seriously people, who cares about the colour of someone elses skin?!!! im sick and tired of reading this rascist rubbissh everyday...yesterday i heard malema said we're criminals if we are white, today steve offends not only black people but all races who stands together to build a better fututre in south africa. due to all this rasism i dont want to live in this beautiful country anymore...if you are only for the blacks or the whtes or colourds plz keep ur flippen mouth shut and keep it to urself because u r ruining this country!!!!
komo, wrote
c**t wait for a race war.
faka, wrote
I wonder what ol' toilet head (Malema) thinks of it considering that he felt the need to go all the way to court to defend such songs. I'd love to hear his comment. I assume Steve will also claim that "k***ir" does not mean blacks but rather is symbolic of the government of the day.
pat, wrote
At the end of the day the responsibility has to be placed at the door of the ANC as they continue to insight fools like Hoffmeyer through their own racist jibes. The reallity is that the sooner the ANC is relieved of their duties the better for all South Africans. We cannot move forward when we have uneducated, corrupt criminals governing the country. The ANC of today is a party hijacked by JZ and his criminal gang and shouldn't even qualify to be a political party. If you look at the big picture the ANC can be summarised as drug dealing, rapists, fraudsters, extortionists, racists and the list of allegations against them goes on and on. Get rid of this scum and the country will move on.
Jabu, wrote
As long as you have dimwits such as Malema and Jacob Zuma you'll have counter revolutionary dimwits like Hoffmeyer. To some extent I can see where he is coming from but one just needs to ignore the ANC schmucks and they'll destroy themselves. Steve, you've got to remember that you're dealing with "adults" with an equivalent IQ and intellect of 8 year olds so you should know better not to respond to these ANC morons. That's how any adult responds to kids and the same should apply to the ANC and the ANCYL.
Anonymous, wrote
The one thing a person keeps on seeing in South Africa is that no matter what people think apartheid is alive in many peoples hearts. For the many people in this country who are trying to kill racial prejudice, there are just as many who try to keep it alive through misguided generalisations or misguided causes....sad.
Anonymous, wrote
Steve is another idiot like Julius and he is also an attention seeker . He is always in the news for the wrong reasons and its some sort of a leeway to redeem himself.Does he think anybody would listen to a cheater or a liar like him? Good try Stevie we can see through you idiot
GT, wrote
Well is there much difference in defending kill the boer and using the K word ? Think about it if that song can be sung why cant the K word also be sung in a song?
Keka, wrote
Aaagh shame poor Steve trying very hard to be relevant...if you think you are bro. u r' juts fooling yourself
Dean, wrote
Ag im ashamed to be white not because of hoff meyer but because of the white liberal trash who lead us down this road thinking we could all just get along! i cant wait for uhuru i hope they get rid of all the liberal white trash in SA and so that the liberals can see who they are dealing with! These white posts below make me sick, shows how yellow whites are in south africa
Anonymous, wrote
ek wil net vir gadaffi sê jy weet duidelik nie wat gaan om jou aan nie.
zia, wrote
Shame on you Steve, he thinks he will get a medal for being a better racist. Let the whites from Musina, Phalaborwa, Ventersdorp and the likes buy his music. He is tired of being a serial cheater with many illegitimate children around. Those who are bitter and abuse the people of God will get their judgement in the last days. White people still feel entitled and so do we but for adults to be teaching our children to hate like Malema and Steve does is immoral and sickening. And please STOP defending the K word because we all know that the word was created by white people to address black people in a disrespectful manner. So for some to try and find out the meaning of the word in Arabic or whatever is even more insulting. When white people created the word, they know what they did it for and why and what it means. So for the last time, as a black lady who's father was addressed by that word, the word is KAFIR isn't it?? But you see, a for me no white dude will stand before me and call me that because he will wish he was never born.
Anonymous, wrote
Typical of these rejects from Europe. Why don't they go back cause they are so unhappy.
khalo, wrote
Ek is n swart man, maar ek stem saam. I think he is just trying to make us understand the injustice of defending KTB. Voting ANC twice did not mean surrendering my brains to them. Nee man, hulle is vol kaka!
Original white, wrote
whites have been saying Malema is an idiot and is racist, then why act like him. Who's racist & act like an idiot. M disappointed in u folks
Anonymous, wrote
Do we not have better things to worry about, lets help generate money for the poor and unemployed then maybe we will have less crime because people will have food in there stomachs and a warm bed to sleep in at night instead of worrying how they are going to fed there children tonight and resort to drugs and violence and stealing inorder to make ends meet. Then maybe our police will be able to deal with the one or two ruffians that do it for fun.


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Howard S. Friedman is Distinguished Professor at the Univ. of California, Riverside, and the author of the new book The Longevity Project. He is known for developing understanding of the "disease-prone personality" and the "self-healing personality."
How can we understand all the paradoxical health headlines? Put them into context. The usual piecemeal suggestions (relax, eat vegetables, lose weight, get married, do this, don't do that) are life-saving for some but neither effective nor economical for many. In fact, narrow medical advice often backfires, leaving us overweight and overstressed. As an alternative, our studies reveal that struggling with endless lists of specific health rules is unnecessary; instead the healthiest among us find broad pathways and patterns to better health.


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For the first time in the history of Bangladesh, a woman has overseen municipal elections, ensuring their accordance with electoral laws and providing guidance to presiding officers.
Jesime Tuli, who holds more than three decades of experience in the country's Election Commission, last year managed and executed the elections, upholding the rules of the Commission.
Her conduct was hailed as courageous, honest and dedicated by various international and domestic observer groups, national media and the Commission.
"I ask all women to think of themselves as officers and not women officers," Tulli said. "If we keep that in mind many of the challenges we face today as women can be overcome."
During the course of the elections day, Tuli visited more than 40 polling stations, including in some remote rural areas.
Of the numerous complaints she received, each was resolved to the satisfaction of the political parties, candidates and voters.
The Election Commission considered polls in Bangladesh's southeast city of Chittagong a success with nearly 1.7 million votes cast.


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Alumni News
• "Alumni of Note" is a select list of those who have distinguished themselves in their career, providing a glimpse into where a Fredonia degree ultimately can lead.
• "Recent graduates" are alumni who have, in the past three years or so, entered the field or went on to graduate school. The list is intended only as a brief sampling, revised annually.• The "Alumni News" page is a reprint of the information in our last alumni newsletter. You can also read past issues of Notes from Mason at fredonia.edu/music/news.
• "Send us your news" is an online tool for you to submit your latest information.
Marjorie Gibbs, '52, (music ed.) is singing in a 100-plus voice choral group, The Burnt Hills Oratorio Society. They sang Mendelssohn's Elijah with a 45-piece orchestra at Skidmore College to a full house. Marjorie is a retired junior and senior high school guidance counselor.
Richard A. Stephan, '52, (music ed.) has been retired for 12 years, but is still writing for Neil A. Kjos Music Company- Publisher and playing jazz guitar.
Fr. William "Bill" Persia, '56, CSC, (music ed.), currently parochial vicar of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Church in Bennington, VT, celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination with the Congregation of Holy Cross during a Jubiliarian ceremony celebrated at the University of Notre Dame in May 2012.
Dr. Frank, '56, (music ed.) and Sallie (Shapley) Pullano, '58, (music ed.) received the Jessie Hillman Award for Excellence from the Hillman Memorial Music Association and SUNY Fredonia in November 2012. Dr. Pullano is professor emeritus in the School of Music, and Mrs. Pullano is a retired music educator and former Chautauqua County Legislator. They now reside in Rock Hill, SC.
Sandra (Peterson) Fry, '59, (music ed.) spends the winters in Vero Beach, FL where she and her husband sing with the First Methodist Church of Vero Beach choir. She still maintains her church choir directorship in Erie, PA, when not in Florida.
Ronald Corsaro, '61, (music ed.) has organized the annual Lewiston Jazz Festival for the past eight years, which attracts over 40,000 fans.
Calvin Stewart, '61, (music ed.) is performing on the steel pan drums at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Hotel and plays at weddings and private parties. He also performs at The Island House Hotel in Orange Beach, AL.
Nancy (Claybaugh) Krestic, '62, (music ed.) was presented with the Grace Stearns Saxton Award by the American Association of University Women.
Lee H. Pritchard, '62, (music ed.) represented President Dennis Hefner and SUNY Fredonia at the inauguration of SUNY New Paltz's eighth President, Dr. Donald P. Christian, on April 13, 2012.
Mary Anne Harp, '63, (music ed.) is happily involved in conducting musicals - most recently, Legally Blonde, for Jamestown Community College. She also plays trumpet in the American Legion Band, Post 264, in North Tonawanda, NY, and in the Jamestown Area Community Orchestra.
Martin Zavadil, '65, (music ed.) continues as conductor of the Schoharie Valley Concert Band and Director of Hosanna Bells at Christ Community Reformed Church in Clifton Park, NY.
Dr. Joseph Casimino, '67, (music ed.) retired as music chairman for Lancaster schools and as principal of St. Mary's High School in Lancaster, NY; he is a former president of the Erie County Music Educators Association (ECMEA), and a former member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Board of Directors.
Gary Dailey, '72, (music ed.) after 40-plus years of teaching music in the Baltimore/ Washington, DC, area and playing "on the road" with Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, has retired to Charlotte, NC with his extended family.
Dr. Deborah (Anders) Silverman, '76, (music ed., English) was inducted into the College of Fellows by the Public Relations Society of America in October at its annual conference in San Francisco, CA.
Stephen L. Gage, '78, (music ed.) has been appointed conductor of the W.D. Packard Concert Band. He is the Instrumental Music Coordinator, professor of conducting, and Director of Bands at Youngstown (Ohio) State University.
Margaret Wolfers, '79, has been serving as interim President of SouthEast Wisconsin Performing Arts (SEWPA.org).
Debra (Wesolowski) Komosinski, '80, (music ed.) received the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/Erie County Music Educators Association (BPO/ECMEA) Excellence in Teaching Award in April 2012. She is currently in her 11th year of teaching at Akron (NY) Central Schools.
David Clark, '81, (music theory) after 20 years as an attorney, recently returned to school to work on his master's degree in music at Georgia State University. He recently traveled to France with his choir for a competition. He sings with the Georgia State University Singers.
Michael Kelly, '84/'96, (music comp.) is currently teaching at the Montgomery Community College Music Department, and is a voting member of The National Academy of Arts & Sciences. He was a member of The Grip Weeds from 2003-2012 and produces the Montco Rocks Concert Series with producer David Ivory.
Numa Saisselin, '85, (music ed.) after 10 award winning years as the CEO of the Count Basie Theatre in NJ, Numa is the new President of the Florida Theatre, a circa 1927 historic theatre and performing arts center in Jacksonville, FL. His most recent honor was to serve as a panelist at Pollstar Live 2013, the national conference for the live concert industry in Los Angeles.
Lisa Brigantino, '86, (music theory), '88 (MM music theory & composition) recently co-wrote and produced with husband Dr. Thomas Millioto, '88, (music perf.) the music for a national television and radio advertising campaign for Once Upon A Child apparel stores. Additionally, Thomas received the 2012 Cecile Insdorf Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Office of the President at CUNY Hunter College.
Dr. Liana Valente, '88, (music perf.) has been recognized as a nationally certified teacher of music by the Music Teachers National Association. She teaches in the choral and musical theater departments at Harrison School for the Arts and at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL.
Kevin Badanes, '89, (music ed.) holds a DMA in choral conducting from SUNY Stony Brook and has studied with Marguerite Brooks and Lee Kjelson. He has held various positions in academia for much of the past 15 years and in 2002 received the Delta Omicron Professor of the Year while Director of Choral Activities at Virginia Tech. He has served as chorus master for three opera companies including NC Opera., is currently the founder/director of the professional vocal jazz octet Avante, and also owns a booking agency for classical artists.
Bill Machold, '89, (music perf.) is currently Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Quincy University (Quincy, IL). He received his MM in Performance from Akron University in 1991. He is a very active as a performer (symphony, jazz and rock groups), judge and clinician. He runs a percussion ensemble camp at QU and consults at several high school marching band camps in the summer.
Andrew Knoll, '90, (sound rec. technology) spent 10 years as keyboardist/engineer with Lou Gramm of Foreigner. He was featured heavily on Gramm's 2009 release as co-songwriter, engineer and scoring (electronic). He was also involved with scoring for national ad campaigns and TV cues (McDonald's Corp., Chevrolet, GM, U.S. Navy, Discovery, SyFy Channel). He is still performing /touring with Gramm.
Emily Orr, '90, (music perf.) received a MM from West Virginia University in 2000 and DMA from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2005. She has been teaching music at the North Carolina Governor's School since 1999. She taught at the University of North Carolina Pembroke from 2005-2012, is a member of the Fayetteville (NC) Symphony Orchestra, and founded Longleaf School of the Arts, a public high school which will open in Raleigh, NC, in August.
Michael Szczublewski, '90, (music perf.) was the director of the 2011-2012 Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association's Winter Festival Jazz Ensemble.
Julie Parker Neal, '92, (music therapy and perf.) became Music Therapist-Board Certified in 1994. She completed a Master of Science in Music Therapy from Radford University in 1995 and worked full-time as a Music Therapist for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health from 1997-2004. She has worked full-time as a Music Therapist in Montgomery County Public Schools since 2004. Julie became a Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery in 2004; and President-Elect of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association 2011-2013, and will hold office of President beginning July 2013. She continues to perform as a freelance vocalist for churches and special events, in addition to practicing as a music therapist.
Harold Dennis Tjon-Jaw-Chong, '95, (music perf.) graduated with an MM degree from the University of Louisville as a recipient of a full University Scholarship and Lee Luvisi Piano Scholarship. He also graduated from Ede Christian University in The Netherlands with an advanced degree in education. Harold is currently employed on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten as a teacher and coordinator of Expressive Arts at the St. Maarten Academy along with a busy private piano studio.
Christine (Cramer) Merkel, '97, (music ed.) is the director of the Gates Chili High School Show Choir in Rochester, NY.
Norman Zogaib, '98, (music ed.) conducted the Chautauqua County All-County Senior High Chorus at the Spring All-County Concert at Chautauqua Institution. He is on the music faculty at Hamburg (NY) High School.
Benjamin Berghorn, '99, (music ed. & perf.) was named Guest Principal trumpet of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in Fall 2011. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate (ABD) at Michigan State University in trumpet performance, teaches private trumpet in the Lansing, MI area, and is an Adjunct Instructor at Lansing Community College.
Wayne A. Burlison, '99, (music ed.) currently is the Director of the Elementary Band program at Albion (NY) Central Schools. He has been a conductor of the Batavia Concert Band and a performing member of many local musical groups, including the Batavia Brass Society, Genesee Symphony Orchestra, the Greece Concert Band, the Hitmen Brass Band (Rochester, NY), the Rochester Patriots Drum and Bugle Corps, the Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps, the Batavia Swing Band and the Brockport Community Big Band.
Jim Goodenbery, '99, (music ed.) recently conducted at the JLCMTA Winter festival. He has also been a recent clinician for NYSSMA and NYSTEA. He currently teaches Music in Carthage, NY where he also directs two full-length theatrical productions each year. He teaches at the high school and middle school levels, serves on the board of directors for Watertown Lyric Theatre, works at youth theatre camps in Watertown, NY, and Clayton, NY, over the summer and performs/participates in community theatre.
Michael Bies, '06, (MM theory/comp, performance) is on the faculty of Palm Beach Atlantic University as Adjunct Professor of Music Theory. He and his wife, Azusa, own and operate a music lesson business. He has received premieres of new pieces.
Ashly Cinelli Martella, '06, (music ed.), '10, (music ed.) is currently the String Director at the Eden JR/SR High School. She teaches 100 string students and runs the after-school Fiddle Club and Chamber Orchestra. She has been a counselor/faculty at the VIVACE Summer camp in Houghton, NY, and is an adjunct professor at Fredonia, teaching String Instruments for vocal/general majors. She also performs with the NEXUS string quartet of Buffalo.
Cara Burgess, '07, (music ed.) received a MM in research from West Chester University and teaches middle school band in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Greg Detwiler, '08, (music ed.) is currently pursuing a master's degree in Music Education at Nazareth College, teaching privately and freelance gigging.
Geoffrey Miller, '08, (music perf.) is currently the Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Relations at Darrow School. He also accompanies for various shows, productions, and rehearsals.
Thomas Foster, '09, (music perf.) was awarded a master's degree in Historical Performance by the Royal College of Music in London, England. He studied fortepiano, harpsichord, clavichord and continuo playing. He also performed in venues in and around London, including the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the South Bank Centre. Thomas is scheduled to appear as a harpsichordist with Sinfonia Cymru, a chamber orchestra in Cardiff, Wales. He is the founder of Editio Nova, a private publishing service for musicians.
Melissa Widzinski, '10, (sound rec. technology/music perf.) was named Senior Event Support Technician in the Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Rochester.


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Caddymino Longs For Escape From NorCal Junkyard
Since I haven't needed to buy any race car parts for a few weeks, I've fallen behind on Junkyard Find photos. Fortunately for us, car-graveyard aficionados such as Maymar, Yurikaze, and now Armand, Star-Spangled Pedant have stepped up with their own junkyard finds. Here's a one-of-a-kind Caddymino that Armand found in… »


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Thank you denmark.yuzon. With dial up connection it was a start the download and go to bed process for 165 pages. All has arrived and I will look today. Thank you.
Just after posting my request I picked up the snail mail. B&W magazine, issue 66, April, 2009 arrived. There is a concentration of articles celebrating the Magnum agency and many of its famous street photographers. I am not sure if this issue has arrived at the booksellers yet, but it looks very exciting.
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Ackman Folds
29 months after ramping his initial stake to over 39 million shares (and witnessing a collapse of the stock from Over $40 to under $13), Ackman has decided that enough is enough. Through a just filed Citi-sole managed prospectus, Pershing Square is set to sell his entire 39,075,771 share stake in the beleaguered firm. The stock price's initial plunge on the news was immediately met by an avalanche of algo-driven buying to enable those that can to escape quick but as we post, JCP is heading back to its lows. With an overall cost-basis in the mid $20s, this one will sting a bit.
With today's VWAP at $13.34, we suspect Citi (the selling agent) will be looking to maintain the price as close as algorithmically possible...
From the press release:
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., on behalf of its investment funds (the "Selling Stockholders"), announced today the underwritten offering of 39,075,771 shares of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) common stock owned by them. J.C. Penney will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholders in this offering.
The offering will be made under J.C. Penney's registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citigroup is acting as sole bookrunning manager and underwriter for the offering.
Contrary to some confused reporting by CNBC, this means the stock has not been presold, and that Citi will proceed like any normal secondary/follow on offering whereby it has to sell the stock in the distressed retailer at a substantial discount (5? 15%? 25%?) to prevailing prices.
More importantly, margin clerks will no longer recognize JCP stock as collateral and this may in turn force Ackman to cover his short Herbalife position faster than he may have otherwise wanted.
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(LATIMES) — With the presidential election and Superstorm Sandy behind them, car shoppers headed for dealer lots last month in the biggest numbers since early 2008.
Multiple brands, including Honda, Nissan, Hyundai and BMW, had their best Novembers ever last month. The import nameplates generally reported stronger gains than the domestic brands, helped by new products such as the new-generation Honda Accord and a new Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle.
Automakers sold more than 1.1 million vehicles last month, a 15% gain over November 2011. Bolstered by shoppers replacing some of the 250,000 vehicles estimated to have been destroyed by Sandy, that translated into a seasonally adjusted annual rate of about 15.5 million, the highest since January 2008, according to industry research firm Autodata Corp.
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CONYERS -- Rockdale County Public Schools staff members hope to help some high school students who have been struggling with math.
"Many high school students are struggling in mathematics with the increased level of rigor brought by changes in the math curriculum," said RCPS Superintendent Richard Autry, adding that students all over the state are experiencing problems, not just those in Rockdale County.
The Rockdale County Board of Education recently approved for RCPS to redirect $135,000 in funds to cover a contract with Elevate K12 to provide instructional services to ninth- and 10th-grade math students. Funds will come from Title I school program funds and previously allocated RCPS safety net funds.
"There are no additional funds, just the redirection of funds," Autry said.
Gene Baker, assistant superintendent for School Improvement at RCPS, reported to the board that 75 students per high school will get to participate in the program at one time, and once certain students master the skills or if a student moves, other students can take their places.
The program will be offered during support classes during the regular school day on their high school campuses.
"Elevate K12 has developed a safety net program that tailors math support to the needs of individual students," Autry said.
Baker said that each student in the program will have an individualized plan of study based on an assessment and the RCPS curriculum. It uses a mix of technology and live interaction with trained tutors who are graduate school math students.
Elevate K12 began in 2007 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to provide educational products and instruction to students using technology, according to its website.
will 2 years, 10 months ago
This shows us where our students are. This program is another way to help the student get through school by holding their hand. Rockdale schools have one of the worst graduation rates in metro Atlana thanks to the welfare abusers that have taken over. The school board here has no real credentials. Tony Dowdy, what does he bring to the table, an associates degree wow thats credential material. This board is one of the weakest around and they need to replace all of them. Keep up the good work RCBOE this school system is done look at your rivals Clayton, Dekalb, City of Atlanta and Marietta City. What do they all have in common, low graduation rates and high drop out rates. Drug test all elected members of government and welfare recipients.
Rob 2 years, 10 months ago
I agree with most of what your saying here but how about giving the new people a chance? Dowdy, Pharr and North haven't been on the job long enough to criticize them yet. Our real problems lie with guys like brad Smith. If half of the parents in Rockdale sat down with that guy for 15 minutes there's no way they would keep electing him! But the BOE is only part of the problem. Our government run schools aren't designed for success stories. They are designed to suck us taxpayers dry! I no longer blame the school systems (although they are fun to laugh at), the real problem lies with the parents who are to preoccupied with themselves to realize their kids aren't getting an education!
AudreyRuth 2 years, 10 months ago
IMHO, after being in the field of education for a couple of decades, it would have been far better if the state had levied "the increased level of rigor brought by changes in the math curriculum" from elementary level up, instead of suddenly enforcing this change at the high school level. This makes it doubly difficult for students who were not prepared for these changes when they were younger.
JayPee 2 years, 10 months ago
I'd rather invest in their education now, than having them rob or kill me later. It's not a coincidence that most of the crimes being committed lately are young people under 25. I'd also assume that most of these criminals aren't educated. If we ignore them now, we'll pay for it later.
Rob 2 years, 10 months ago
The problem with your line of thought is, many of them have finished High School. We're just now seeing the pathetic results of public education.
Rob 2 years, 10 months ago
Just pass 'em anyway and be sure to give them all of trophy! Notice how this article places no blame on the parents or educators? When will we start to get tough with these kids. Not everybody is "special". Some kids are just simply dumb! I know that's not PC but come on already! This is the problem with government education. We just simply make excuses and start "new programs". If the teachers are doing all they can and the kids are still ignorant, they need to pick up the phone and start screaming at these dead beat parents!
Elmo 2 years, 9 months ago
I remember 7th grade...a math book with both front and back covers torn off...Mr. C.J. Hicks was the teacher. If you were falling behind, he didn't panic and call the school board for more money, or some silly program...he just made sure you paid attention, and work with you until you learned. He would send notes home to the parents, urging them to engage in their childrens' education. But, if you didn't do your homework, he would refer to a BOARD of education...it was about a 18 inches long, 4 inches wide, and had holes drilled in it to prevent air resistance.
With all the PC silliness that runs rampant in today's education, it's a wonder kids can write their names.
It's time to demand excellence, and respect for learning.
superman 2 years, 9 months ago
I know of teachers that actually gave points on exams for following directions like writing your name and date in the correct location. I've been working for many years and I'm not awarded a merit increase for being at my post at my scheduled time. I'm rewarded for going above and beyond. In cases for these kids if all they get right on an exam is their name they should get a 0. Don't banish 0's. I don't much care for P.C.- we have Administrative Assistants now because Secretary is a demeaning title. I'm pretty sure we're pretty close to calling Admin Assistants something else because it is demeaning. Things are what they are, titles have never bothered me much. A garbage collector is just that, someone that collection garbage.
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Economy drives more parents to homeschool
This article on The Greenville News' site points to the economy as a reasons for an increasing number of families choosing to homeschool.
With 345 students enrolled this school year, the Upstate Homeschool Co-op has seen its numbers swell dramatically since it first began as a small study group in Suzanne Brown's Taylors home for her three oldest children.
Now, the co-op, which meets twice a week at Taylors First Baptist Church and offers enrichment and academic classes to students 4K-12, is seeing longer waiting lists and has doubled its high school courses to meet a growing demand as the economic recession continues to tighten household finances and more parents become dissatisfied with public school education.
Yet, Suzanne Brown points to a less headline catching reason for homeschooling, and one that isn't driven by outside forces.
In the last several years, Brown has met parents who never thought they would homeschool say it's the only avenue they have because the traditional classroom setting isn't working for their children.
"There's no way that one teacher in the classroom can meet the needs of 26 kids who have such a huge variety of needs and learning styles. It just can't be done. It's a broken system," Brown said.
While charter schools, fine arts schools and single-gender education in public schools are now becoming available, Brown said these options need to be more readily available to parents. Until South Carolina can provide more choices and "figure out how to get outside the box and the one size fits all," she believes more parents are going to homeschool.
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Hostess says liquidation decision expected Friday. Looks to us like the union just screwed their members. Oh well, we suppose some entrepreneur in China will start making them for way less.
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- MDLION November 15, 2012 at 5:03 pm
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If ever a government bailout was needed, it is needed to save the maker of the delightful Twinkie and Ding-Dong. I guess they can't compete against cheaper, generic versions of their product.
- Fenster314 November 16, 2012 at 1:37 am
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The company which stands to gain the most is named Bimbo (yes that's the name) bakeries which is a Mexican company which have opened new bakeries in the US and bought Sara Lee. The union their workers are represented by is the SEIU which basically owns and operates the Democratic party. The Teamsters have told the union shutting down Hostess that the company could not stand any further labor disruption without going out of business – yet they continued to strike. Frankly, I smell collusion.
- KimmyQueen November 16, 2012 at 8:45 am
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Oh….. That is interesting. That can explain why they didn't give a sh*t about the workers and use them as pawns. It didn't made sense to me that they would be so obvious on a path of destruction like this unless they thought Hostess was bluffing. However if they truly knew about Hostess problems and didn't care there had to be something in it for them and this could be it. Now we will know if/when Bimbo buys them… very interesting… and evil. So now US workers are getting the shaft and I can assure you, for the life of me dont know why, but I am sure that they will blame Bush, the Republicans, Conservatives and capitalism for this and not realize they were pawns in the unions schemes.
- RobertW November 16, 2012 at 2:32 pm
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Fenster, i had not thought of (much less sang) this song in years. Thanks so much for the rmeminder
this one's cutier
- greaterthepete November 15, 2012 at 5:35 pm
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They have sealed their own fate.
Atlas is about to shrug!
- Ruben November 15, 2012 at 5:38 pm
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Twinkie. Ho-Hos. Ding Dongs.
There has to be a joke in there about Barney Frank, Heidi Fleiss and the senate.
- CO2Insanity November 15, 2012 at 6:53 pm
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I think the Twinkies are in the picture about the naked protest in SF.
- MGAP November 15, 2012 at 11:49 pm
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Chinese made twinkies? I'd go with chinkies…
- MGAP November 15, 2012 at 11:50 pm
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I'm prolly getting banned, but that juicy softball was just floating there….
- RobertW November 16, 2012 at 2:30 pm
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are you saying the chink in the armor was just altogether to tempting?
btw, while looking up chinese twinkie last wake cycle, i found something I had never known before,
- Porky Al Jimmydad November 15, 2012 at 7:05 pm
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Honestly hope that someone buys the plants and re-opens them as non-union entities. SCREW the unions and every union slug who featherbeds via the unions – let 'em stand in a soup line at the local mission.
- Karmaa November 15, 2012 at 7:37 pm
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I read about one guy who said that he would rather be on unemployment than take the concessions that Hostess is proposing. Wonder how he will feel when that happens? He voted for Obama too. GOOD! He asked for it, he gets it.
Hostess should stick to it's guns. Close down, and maybe reopen in a right-to-work state.
Unions are now essentially the Mafia. Workers do not need to be protected from employers any more. But it will not be long before they need to be protected from the unions. It's like a ticking time bomb…
- hisham November 15, 2012 at 8:07 pm
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Unions at their best barely represent the needs of their workers any more, now they just represent themselves, for themselves. The worker is just a side show for the unions, but they just don't know that yet. I think it's about time somebody told them. I think the writing is on the wall as far as this union is concerned, now it's time for the rest of them to come to that same realization.
- danybhoy November 15, 2012 at 8:22 pm
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This is the future of private sector labor unions.
- RobertW November 15, 2012 at 8:23 pm
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What do we want?
More equitable treatment at the hands of management!
When do we want it?
- Not so silent November 15, 2012 at 10:38 pm
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Remember when you were a kid (you have to be old now) and you got chewed out for doing something dumb because you listened to someone else who told you to do it? Your mother or father would always bring up the line: If so and so told you to jump off a cliff would you do that too? OR If so and so told you to poop in the street would you do that? They were trying to make a point in you thinking for yourself and not following the stupidity of someone else. Sadly it appears that little bit of common sense is lost on these union idiots…They just followed their leader off the cliff and when tomorrow comes and the hostess company deciders to liquidate, these idiots will be blaming everyone but themselves…You would rather be unemployed than take a cut to save your job? Congratulations, you just buggered yourself.
- BobontheJob November 16, 2012 at 4:18 am
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Good point – I call them union lemmings. Why is the collective IQ lower than the individual IQs in the group? Hmmm.
- RobertW November 16, 2012 at 4:23 pm
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union lemmings redundant
as to your question, my answer is an individual has to renounce a portion of his/her PRACTICAL intelligence to join up.
- BobontheJob November 16, 2012 at 4:15 am
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Mommy, can I have a Twinkie? No, Dear, the unions took them. Oh well, I'll just have a large coke then. Mom: sigh…
- danybhoy November 16, 2012 at 3:28 pm
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Anyone hear about PepsiCo?
…btw, I used a HuffPost story for the reader reaction. Love seeing how commited progressives don't get it.
- poppajoe49 November 16, 2012 at 5:49 am
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My brother used to be a delivery driver for Wonder. He works for a competitor now, and is quite pleased he left them!
- RobertW November 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm
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I remember the few occasions we'd drive near the Mrs. Baird's Bread Co. in downtown Ft. Worth. oh the aroma would come in through the a/c and it was so delicious smelling. saliva glands would go from 0 to 120 in .00001 seconds flat.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - It may seem as if they've been with us forever, but those handy little plastic bags we carry our groceries home in didn't hit stores until 1977.
Shoppers embraced them almost immediately, discovering they were perfect for such utilitarian tasks as lining wastebaskets, collecting dog doo, even storing wet beach towels.
Once discarded, though, they had a nasty habit of washing up on beaches and getting tangled in stuff.
With the Los Angeles City Council now looking at banning them, the bags could be headed for the trash heap of history.
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Klemper is a minor recurring ghost in Danny Phantom. He is always seen begging for friends. Like the Box Ghost, he is usually comedic relief, but his appearances are much rarer.
Previous Life
Due to his freezing powers, Klemper may have died of hypothermia. Also, his pajamas and scary looks could be a sign that he was lonely when he was living and desperately wanted a friend back then too. If this is the case it would make him very similar to Casper the Friendly Ghost, as they both died of hypothermia, are friendly, are misunderstood, and both long for friends. Also, it seems very possible that he might have been a Special-Eds kid in life.
Current Life
Klemper, in his first appearance, pops out of nowhere as an opponent during the beginning minutes of "Fanning the Flames". Despite Danny's initial struggle with the pajama-clad ghost, Klemper exhibits Casper's goal and just wants a friend. Danny anyway throws Klemper back in his realm, where he is rejected by a penguin. He is seen again in the ending attempting to befriend Ember McLain (who had been defeated earlier), but fails.
Klemper appears in "Reign Storm" as one of the ghosts who flee from the Ghost Zone after the attack of Pariah Dark. He tries to befriend the Box Ghost, but once again does not succeed. He is the only non-villain ghost to fight Pariah's soldiers in this episode.
Klemper reappears in "Secret Weapons". He had frozen the water park, "Floody Waters", and Jazz, who calls Klemper "Friendly Fiend", tries to assist Danny, Sam and Tucker in hunting him, but ends up throwing them in the middle of the ice, allowing Klemper to escape. Klemper is then seen with Vlad, who yells to him that he will not be his friend and throws him in the Ghost Zone afterwards.
Klemper appears three times in "Phantom Planet". He is first seen flying outside of Danny's window being chased by the Masters' Blasters, then he is seen screaming due to being trapped inside of the Fentons' Ghost Net, and finally he is seen with the other ghosts trying to save the world.
Personality and characteristics
Klemper has a deep necessity for friends, but his creepy and stalker-ish demeanor to get one hasn't bode well for him, causing him to remain alone and desperate. He has a slurred speech but has a friendly demeanor. When he's feeling antagonized, he retaliates with his ice-based attack. Klemper wears a striped pajama outfit, and has icy blue skin and blonde hair.
Powers and Abilities
- Standard ghost powers: as any other ghost he has invisibility, intangibility and floating
- Cryokinesis: his main power is the cryokinesis which he uses in the form of
- Ice Breath: he can freeze everything with his breath
- Ice Balls: he can create ice balls with his hands and use them as a attack
- Superhuman Strength: Mostly due to his size, he is strong enough to easily overcome Danny in their first fight.
Season 1
- 111. "Fanning the Flames"
Season 2
- 204. "Reign Storm"
- Klemper appears to be more of an annoyance than a villain, as in every appearance he makes he is usually trying to make friends.
- Klemper is very reminiscent of the Groke the Finnish boogyman, who is a giant blue blob who is so lonely and sad that the ground beneath her feet freezes as she walks. She is not malevolent, just lonely. But he frightens people, and they run from him.
- Klemper is one of the few ghosts in the series that is neither a villain or an ally.
- His looks are like Igor from "Frankenstein".
Danny Phantom Characters
|Danny Phantom • Sam Manson • Tucker Foley • Jazz Fenton • Jack Fenton • Maddie Fenton
|Vlad Plasmius • Dan Phantom • Skulker • Box Ghost • Lunch Lady Ghost • Ember McLain • Nicolai Technus • Youngblood • Penelope Spectra • Bertrand • Prince Aragon • Executioner Ghost • Archer Ghost • Desiree • Freakshow • Lydia • Fright Knight • Hotep-Ra • Nocturne • Pariah Dark • Skulktech 9.9 • Vortex • Walker • Undergrowth • The Vulture Ghosts • Pariah's soldiers • Tucker Phantom
|Dani Phantom • Frostbite • Wulf • Clockwork • Pandora • Cujo • Dora the Dragon Ghost
Other Ghosts
|Klemper • Sidney Poindexter • Amorpho • Johnny 13 • Shadow • Kitty • Observants • Dairy King • Box Lunch • Ghost Writer
Other Humans
|Valerie Gray • Mr. Lancer • Dash Baxter • Paulina • Kwan • Star • Guys In White • Damon Gray • Elliot • Masters' Blasters
|Ghost and Villain Appearances in Season One
|Mystery Meat: Ectopuses • Lunch Lady Ghost Villain
Parental Bonding: Dora the Dragon Ghost • Paulina Sanchez Villain (possessed by dragon amulet) • Sam Manson (Possessed by dragon amulet)
One of a Kind: Box Ghost • Skulker Villain
Attack of the Killer Garage Sale: Technus Villain
Splitting Images: Box Ghost Secondary Villain • Sidney Poindexter Villain • Poindexter's classmates
What You Want: Desiree Villain • Tucker Phantom Secondary Villain
Bitter Reunions: The Vulture Ghosts • Ectopuses • Vlad Plasmius Villain • Skulker • Dairy King
Prisoners of Love: Walker Villain • Ghost Zone Police Department Secondary Villain • Box Ghost • Lunch Lady Ghost • Skulker • Technus • Desiree • Dora the Dragon Ghost
My Brother's Keeper: Penelope Spectra Villain • Bertrand Secondary Villain
Shades of Gray: Cujo • Valerie Gray Villain • Vlad Plasmius
Fanning the Flames: Ember McLain Villain • Klemper • Ember's Ghost Band
Teacher of the Year: Technus
13 Ghost Squid • Ghost Wolf • Ghost Snake • Johnny 13 Villain • Shadow Secondary Villain • Kitty
Public Enemies: Walker Villain • Bullet Secondary Villain • Wulf • Ghost Zone Police Department Secondary Villain
Fright Night: Fright Knight Villain • Ectostorm's creations • Pariah's soldiers • Ghost Eel
Maternal Instinct: Vlad Plasmius Villain • Vlad's Ghost Animals
Lucky in Love: Johnny 13 Villain • Shadow Secondary Villain • Kitty Secondary Villain
Life Lessons: Box Ghost • Skulker Villain
The Million Dollar Ghost: Vlad Plasmius Villain • The Vulture Ghosts Secondary Villain • Guys In White • The Extreme Ghostbreakers • The Groovy Gang and Scaredy Cat • Behemoth
Control Freaks: Freakshow Villain • Lydia Secondary Villain • Goliath (Mind controlled by Freakshow) • Elastica (Mind controlled by Freakshow) • Midget Ghost (Mind controlled by Freakshow) • Danny Phantom (Mind controlled by Freakshow)


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I don't have a PS3, so I can't really say anything about Uncharted (although I have played it before).
Gears and Mass Effect are my favorite franchises of this generation though. I'm looking forward to Gears 3 more though because I've been a huge Gears fan since it came out in November of 2006.
I've heard very good things about the writing and overall quality of the campaign in Gears 3. Just read this article:
Sure, I'm extremely exited about Mass Effect 3, but it doesn't seem to be adding as much stuff as Gears 3 is. Epic Games has made a shitload of improvements, while Mass Effect 3 just kind of looks the same. The story in ME3 is probably going to be un-****ing-believable though. Bioware knows their shit when it comes to making a good story with rich characters and atmosphere.
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Hey guys, heres the problem, J is coming up four now and we are progressing to some tiny hacks around the corn field next door to our field on our own.
Normally he goes out with another horse who is a great lead which is fine but I want him confident on his own. We have been around the said field many times in company and in hand.
To get to this field we need to walk a little way down a track past a small alotment/ plot which houses dogs. The place is hidden by some trees but J goes past this three times a week. Following another horse he is fine, infront of another horse he is fine but on his own it is nearly impossible so I nearly always seem to have to lead him past then remount.
Any advice?
I know he is young to be going out on his own but we are talking in sight of his fieldmates here not a 10 mile hack


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N.Y. Poll Shows Record Marriage Support
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Publication Date: April 12th, 2011
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Results of a poll released Monday by the non-partisan Siena Research Institute show that 58% of New York voters, the largest percentage ever, want state lawmakers to pass a marriage equality bill.
The telephone poll of 777 registered voters in early April found 58% in favor of and 36% opposed to "making same-sex marriages legal in New York state." That represents a slight but significant change from January, when the Siena poll found 57% in support and 38% opposed. Moreover, according to pollster Steven Greenberg, voters age 55 and older and Republicans are almost even divided on the issue, while voters younger than 55 and Democrats and independents are strongly in favor.
Marriage equality advocates hailed the record-breaking findings, which reported the highest-ever percentage of voters in favor and the lowest-ever percentage opposed. The findings reflect other recent polls that put support at 56% and a projection from The New York Times that showed support at 58%.
"This latest poll showing a supermajority of New Yorkers supporting the freedom to marry proves New Yorkers get it," said Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, part of a coalition at work in the state. "Now it's time for the state senate to do it. Ending marriage discrimination helps families while hurting no one and it is time for New York to take the lead in treating people fairly. Freedom to Marry is working closely with Governor Cuomo, legislative leaders, and our partner organizations to get New York where it needs to be this spring, and now is the time for everyone to pitch in and get this job done."
The marriage equality bill has passed the state assembly three times, but it failed in the state senate by a vote of 38 to 24 in 2009. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has stated his desire to see another vote on the bill by June, when the legislative session ends.
"Today's Siena poll results are yet another indication of ever-increasing support in New York for allowing loving, committed same-sex couples to marry," said Ross Levi, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda. "State legislators who have not supported marriage equality in the past should take note that New Yorkers — including nearly two thirds of suburban voters and a majority of upstate and Catholic voters — clearly believe in fairness and equality for their LGBT family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues."
The record level of support for marriage equality bodes especially well when combined with the poll's findings about Cuomo. In the wake of the budget, which passed this month not only on time but early, the new governor enjoys a 73% favorability rating, with 54% of voters giving his job performance an "excellent" or "good" rating.
"Momentum is clearly on our side with popular support and a governor committed to this issue," said Brian Ellner, senior strategist in New York for the Human Rights Campaign, which has deployed more than 12 field organizers around the state and created the ongoing New Yorkers for Marriage Equality video series. "It's time for leaders in Albany to take up this critical issue and respect the loving and committed relationships of same-sex couples in our state," he said.
Support for Cuomo runs high and widespread despite some voters' expression of dissatisfaction with his recently passed austerity budget. According to the Siena poll, only 27% of respondents believe that citizens were "winners" in the budget, with respondents citing losses for teachers' unions, local districts, and hospitals. The budget agreement also cut in half, from $4.7 million to $2.35 million, funding for homeless and runaway youths, many of whom are LGBT.
"I think that he is going to be very careful to recognize that one of the reasons he is viewed, and one of the reasons that he will continue to be viewed, as a very strong governor is that people want budget discipline right now," said Republican consultant Tom Doherty."I do think that he will work with and use that leverage to pass something that should have been passed a long time ago."
Cuomo has not yet introduced a marriage equality bill, and the legislative agenda remains crowded with other business including a property tax cap and a new ethics law for state lawmakers, both of which topped the concerns of voters in the Siena poll. Legalizing same-sex marriage was identified as the most important issue by 13% of respondents, compared to 37% for the tax cap and 27% for ethics reform.


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ELGAR: Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orch.; Sospiri; Salut d'amour; La capricieuse; DVORAK: Waldesruh'; Rondo in G Minor for Cello and Orch.; RESPIGHI: Adagio con variazioni – Sol Gabetta, cello/ Danish Nat. Sym. Orch./ Mario Venzago – RCA
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ELGAR: Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85; Sospiri; Salut d'amour; La capricieuse; DVORAK: Waldesruh', Op. 68, No. 5; Rondo in G Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 94; RESPIGHI: Adagio con variazioni – Sol Gabetta, cello/ Danish Nat. Sym. Orch./ Mario Venzago – RCA B8697658242, 66:01 ****:
Argentine cello virtuoso Sol Gabetta (b. 1981) has a charming showcase disc, a combination of works of variegated weights and textures, deftly performed. It has become unlikely that any female cello prodigy can perform the 1919 Elgar Concerto without incurring the invidious comparison to the late Jacqueline Du Pre, but Gabetta holds her own, making her own firm points with the help of maestro Mario Venzago. Intimately impassioned, Gabetta brings to the Elgar Concerto that valedictory pathos apt for a period piece that evolved out of the throes of World War I and its aftermath of universal skepticism. While I gravitate to those recorded performances by Navarra, Du Pre, and Ma for their athletic energy, this performance (rec. 9-12 November 2009) offers grace and subtle melancholy, perhaps a softer nuance into the tragic regret and resignation. The mellow sound of Gabetta's 1759 Guadagnini instrument cements the musical allure of this glowing rendition.
The new arrangements of the Elgar "string" works like Sospiri (Sighs) from 1914 have their own fascination, beginning with this piece's evasive grace, what Elgar's wife called "a breath of peace in a troubled world." The 1888 Salut d'amour has had its own life as a violin miniature, and its amorous innocence remains intact. La Capricieuse, too, proffers another violin work (1891) that translates well to Gabetta's light, bouncing bow and cantabile singing style.
The Dvorak pieces, utilized by the composer for his 1892 "farewell concerts," from Bohemia to America, include the Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5, from an original two-piano arrangement of 1883. The middle section seems to imitate the colloquy of wind instruments and cello we find in a Tchaikovsky opera aria, while the outer section, Lento e molto cantabile, floats in ecstatic space. The bravura Rondo in G Minor first had its energetic but dark color revealed to me by way of Emanuel Feuermann. Its own middle section sings with homesickness, the delicate colors of the orchestra in perfect complement to Gabetta's often sizzling rapid figures.
The 1924 Adagio con variazioni by Ottorino Respighi (1924) add yet another coloristic string to his already full harp. The noble theme in the cello opens over a softly punctuated bass line and proceeds into nine variations of shifting character and texture. The taut, lofty conception of the whole reveals a warm collaboration between Gabetta, Venzago, and a responsive Danish National Symphony Orchestra. The quality of recording by sound engineer Lars Christensen projects loveliness at every moment, particularly between Gabetta and the Danish woodwind section.
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is receiving a Texas pension of more than $92,000 a year in addition to his almost $133,000 salary as governor, according to a financial disclosure statement released today.
Perry, 61, was first elected to the state Legislature in 1984 and served as agriculture commissioner and lieutenant governor before succeeding George W. Bush in the top job when the latter was elected president in 2000. Perry began receiving the pension of $7,698 a month, before taxes, beginning Jan. 31, said Ray Sullivan, a campaign spokesman.
"The combination of Governor Perry's U.S. military service, state service and age exceeded the state-required 80 years and qualified him for the annuity," Sullivan said. He said Perry continues to pay 6.5 percent of his salary into the state retirement system.
With U.S. unemployment topping 8 percent for 34 straight months, so-called double-dipping by tens of thousands of government workers nationwide has drawn greater scrutiny. Arkansas banned the practice this year and at least 10 states changed laws in 2010 dealing with government retirees who go back to work on public payrolls while collecting pension checks, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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A bill to block the practice in Texas, authored by Representative Kenneth Sheets, a Dallas Republican, failed to get out of a pensions committee before the legislative session ended in June. Sheets didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment on Perry's pension.
In addition to his government roles in Texas, Perry served about five years in the U.S. Air Force.
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So this year has been tough to get out in the woods since my wife and I had our first baby boy on September 18th, but I told her I would still like to get out a few times at least, to try to get one of my hit listers on the ground. She was very supportive of it and made arrangements to take care of the baby and be a great mom while I went out in the woods for a few hours. Well this past Saturday, our son had his 2 month dr visit and she asked me if I wanted to take this opportunity to get out in the woods since his visit was early in the morning. I did not decline the offer, as I had checked my camera pretty religiously over the last month, and saw one of the 3 bucks on my hit list, that we called "mr. tines" showing up on my camera, visiting a scrape frequently during daylight hours. So, with the front and severe weather supposed to be moving in on sunday, I figured just maybe he would be out cruising. I got set up in my stand around 5:45am and waited for daylight. At about 7:50, a lonely doe came walking across my path in on the trail that I have my stand off of, and the wind was just right for the stand. With no meat in the freezer and a doe tag in my pocket, I decided to let one fly and hit her good. She made it about 30 yards before piling up. I waited for a bit to get her and as I was just about to get out of my stand to get her dressed out, I caught movement on the trail directly upwind of me. I waited to see if it was another doe or a buck, particularly one of my hit listers. As it continued walking, I saw the tips of antler above the thick honeysuckle, so I decided to give the rattle a shot. I started on a hard minute long rattle sequence and noticed this buck started to change course and walk towards me. I hung up the antlers and picked up my dxt and waited. He got into a semi clearing at about 35 yards and I got a good look at him, and sure enough, I recognized the set of antlers from the previous pictures on my camera. I knew he was on a string trying to find the fight, so I mentally prepared myself for the shot and kept telling myself, "pick a spot, aim, and make a good shot". So I waited for it seemed like a half hour but was probably only about a minute, and he walked to within 15 yards in front of me. I drew back while he had his head behind a honeysuckle bush and waited for that next step. He took the last step and was fully exposed, so I settled in just behind the shoulder, calmed my nerves and made sure not to look at his head but to just focus on his shoulder and the shot. I stopped him and just as he started to look my way, I let the arrow fly and hit right on my mark just behind his shoulder. The slick trick blazed right through the center of his heart and he only made it about 15 yards and started wobbling until he fell and kicked a couple more times and that was it. It then sank in that I had just shot a monster that I had been waiting for this whole season and then the adrenaline kicked in. I called my buddy that I usually hunt with and told him what I just did and he didn't believe me until he came out to where I was hunting and helped me drag him out, along with the doe. All of the stars lined up and the man upstairs was really on my side, first blessing me with a beautiful, healthy baby boy, and then with the buck of a lifetime that most people never even get an opportunity at. This got my wife fired up and now we are headed out this coming Sunday afternoon to try to let her put one of the other hit listers down on the ground, and her parents are going to get some quality time with their grandson. That is the end of my amazing journey this season, and I hope to have a follow up with my wife's success after this coming weekend. PS... let me know what you think he gross scored, I already know, as when I took him to my taxi last night, we ran the tape across his head gear. But lets see how good you guys are.
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