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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55846433511414414062016-03-27T14:30:09.683-07:00Writers Association of Botswana (WABO)The national organisation for all writers in firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-68719367721185181502015-06-15T11:31:00.002-07:002015-06-15T11:31:40.145-07:002015 BESSIE HEAD SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION

2015 BESSIE HEAD SHORT STORY WRITING

WABO invites aspiring writers to participate in this year's Bessie Head writing competitions. Below are the guidelines as stipulated by the competition organisers.

Requirements for Submission
Bessie Head Short Story Awards
2015
This year, the Bessie Head Heritage Trust is offering a short story competition. No novels, poems, or children's stories will be accepted. All stories must be submitted online tofirstname.lastname@example.com. Note that this form of submission is new. We will not accept hard copies this year. All submissions must adhere to the following guidelines. Those submissions that do not will be automatically disqualified.

All work must be original and unpublished. All work must be in English and have been thoroughly revised and proofread for grammar and spelling.

Only one entry per person.

No school assignments will be accepted.

All submissions must include a cover page with name (no pen names will be accepted), two reliable ways of contacting you (email, postal address, telephone number, cell number), the title of the story, and an accurate word count. The word limit is 5,000 words.

The first page of the story must also include the title of the story.

The rest of the submission must not contain any identifying information. Except for the cover page, all submissions must be anonymous.

Use a single, clear font, 12 point size. The best font to use is Times New Roman.

Use clear black text on a white background.

Left-justify your paragraphs. Right margins should be "ragged".

Use double spacing for all your text.

Don't insert extra lines between your paragraphs.

Indent the first line of each paragraph by about 1/2 inch (1 cm.),

Put the word "End" at the end of your story , centred on its own line.

Authors are advised that they may be asked to authenticate their work. Do not destroy any drafts, as you may be required to produce them as proof of originality.

All submissions must be attached to an email as Word documents (.doc or .docx).

Email your submission by 15 September 2015 to firstname.lastname@example.com. All submissions will be acknowledged. No late entries will be accepted.

This competition is open to citizens and residents of Botswana. Winners may be asked to verify their identity and eligibility.

<big>DEADLINE: 15 September 2015</big><big> </big>Winners are barred for three years from submitting manuscripts again in the same category, though they may enter other categories. Bessie Head Heritage Trust members, The Trust acknowledges the rights of copyright in the manuscript and the lawfulness of the copyright holder's rights and title to the rights of copyright in the manuscript.

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-64161539445726143662015-06-14T06:55:00.002-07:002015-06-14T06:55:54.611-07:00YOUR MASTERY WILL UNFOLD BY DONNIE GREENE-SMITH

Your mastery will unfold when you have developed the ability to recognize that there will always be something that you have to go through, and you use every bit of that going through, to polish the master within.

However, what many people do unknowingly is they take time away from their dreams and ambitions and work on the problem they have, because they feel that problem keeps getting in the way, so they prioritize it. So instead of being guided to live from the spirit within, they take direction from the current circumstances. And believe me I have done this so many times till that it actually started to create more things for me 'to go through' taking me further and further away from concentrating on me.

It took me a little while to recognize these forks in the road that led me back to guess what, my problem and a whole bunch more waiting to have their say.

These forks have names like:

I don't have the time
I don't have the support
I don't have the money
People don't really like me
I don't have the energy
I have tried and tried

Now I know these sound more like reasons instead of forks in the road but that is just it; the person that has learned to master success in what they hope to achieve sees those reasons as forks that will take them away from what they intend to have, so they use that opportunity to find the new awareness that allow them to keep moving forward.

Ask any successful entrepreneur and they will tell you that when challenges come they don't dial down the dream because of setbacks or disappointing results. No! Instead they learn to dial-up the passion and awareness to help them create what it is they are looking for and so much more.

They change the way they see things and so the things they see begin to change. You've done this yourself many of times but you are mostly unaware of it. Just think for a moment about a challenge you may have had 15 years ago. Now when you look at that challenge today it will appear different, you may even laugh at yourself for having thought of it as a challenge. You will have most likely credited that different outlook to getting older instead of gaining a new awareness, but it still is a new awareness.

That is what every challenge presents to you, an opportunity to find a new awareness; and having a great vision or business idea is not going to unfold without you learning to develop your mastery, through those challenges.

Those challenges are calling forth the greatness in you. So when you see those forks again you can then recognize them saying…

It's saying learn to schedule time for what is really important to your purpose.
It's saying learn to recognize the support for all your needs as you journey through life.
It's saying you are not quite convinced yet of your dream, which is why you have laid the blame on not having money.
It's saying love yourself enough to allow yourself to shine no matter what people think.
It's saying free up some of that time you spend on dead things and focus on the higher calling in you.
It's saying don't concentrate on how many times you tried and failed, concentrate on what you want to achieve, nothing else matters.

Rise A Master!

Sincerely,

Donniece Greene-Smith
Co-Founder of Lid Raisers

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-61533867589906870482012-05-16T07:31:00.004-07:002012-05-16T07:39:53.857-07:00A Torrential Storm by Wada GoitsemangHere is the second story from the Mahube submissions on the theme of "water". This is from our WABO member, Wada Goitsemang.

A Torrential Storm

I look out the window, it's raining. It has been raining for three days now. They have grown tired of the falling rain and so have I. They murmur with sad toned voices, ''It's bad, it's bad.''

When I was a child, I loved the rain. It settled the dust, each falling drop brought down dust in one heavy pounce. I remember running into the rain and spreading my arms out with a freedom only childhood innocence and imagination could allow. I remember wondering where rain came from, and if the earth could ever be soaked up with rain the way a sponge gets soaked sometimes. I brushed the thought away the moment I saw rain butterflies. I would run after them and sing,''Rain rain, butterfly.'' I loved the freedom they seemed to possess.

That was then. My joy has been washed down by the rain. I am no longer who I used to be. We sit opposite each other. A foreboding silence killing every attempt to spark conversation. Our last 'discussion' was about rain. Whose god had allowed the rain to fall? My people had been in church petitioning, fasting, praying for the rain. His people had gone to the mountains, they had danced to the god of water. Who had more power?

Our son, lying in bed, sick with a high fever was dying. The new doctor, whom they said knew everything, said nothing could be done. They said that when he said so it was best to prepare for the funeral. I told them, God was smarter than him, he would not allow my son to die, he could not.

The basin of water that was prayed for by the priest would heal my son. It had to. The bottle of anointed water had to. My husband said, his father's gods were angry. We had to perform the ritual of cleansing. Our son should be taken by the riverside at night to be cleansed in the waters. I could not say a word to him, did he want to kill our son?

I could not understand how in the world we got here. Once, two years ago, water had united us. He had washed my hands and I, his; a symbol of how we would always take care of each other. We had been blessed with a son. Now it seemed I was washing my own hands, him his. He had fathered a son. I had mothered a son. Rain had poured to bless the union, rain now poured to mock it. Was this torrential storm ever going to have a rainbow at the end? We needed to be saved from the flood.
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Bio: Wada Goitsemang is a 24 year female currently pursuing a science based medical course but whose first love is the arts. She writes poetry and short stories in her spare time. Her work has a tinge of rural Botswana since she was raised in a rural place and later moved to the city in pursuit of her degree. Her background enables her to bring a rich cultural background to her work which allows her to relate to Batswana in both rural and urban places. Her work also reflects the religious influences that have impacted on her. She was originally raised in an African traditional religious family, to seeing her family embrace Christianity and having schooled in a Catholic school at the prime of her youth led to the consolidation of her moral and religious values.firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-16010792612940278762012-05-15T06:40:00.001-07:002012-05-15T06:42:32.577-07:00Brand Botswana to be at AGM!!Brand Botswana will be at our AGM this Saturday to talk to writers about opportunities that are available for Batswana writers to be part of the 'Our Pride, Your Destination". Do not miss out on this chance to find out more about Brand Botswana's vision for the literary arts.

Remember the AGM is this Saturday at 2 pm in Gaborone at Maruapula firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-88267997251411081982012-05-09T02:57:00.002-07:002012-05-09T03:00:12.406-07:00WABO AGM- Let's All Attend!!Clear your schedule for Saturday the 19th of May. WABO will be holding their annual general meeting in Gaborone at Maruapula School at 2 pm. Everyone is invited. Besides going through reports for the past executive committee, a new executive will be voted in. It's important we have good attendance. Any questions contact: email@example.com.

See you firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-42930030034984500242012-05-08T04:06:00.002-07:002012-05-08T04:11:05.011-07:00Window Pains by Boleng J. Bolokwe(As promised, some of our members who submitted for Mahube have agreed to have their work showcased on our blog. Here is our first short story)

Window Pains

 This is what a bar should be: murmuring clinks and loud smoke signalling passers-by to join the hush and get out of the rain. The piano music meandered through the sound of pitter-patter and people. In the inescapable lull of old friends, lovers differed and delivered dreams and breaking hearts, gazes collide.

They said, "As far as lovers go, I am cocaine. You will need me. And I will break you. Tasting of desire, as do you. But I have mastered my highs – the itch barely recognisable. And you have barely scratched the surface. Sleep if you will, for I am the boogieman of your most desired nightmares. A dark dream as deep as the bone, warm as the flesh and steadfast as touch – feel me."

She heard him well. Katherine Mokotedi watched the corner of this mysterious mouth rise to form a lazy half-smile. Thunder boomed. The crashing skies continued to drum as she swept back her hair, cascading her golden brown braids over the fawn fall of her shoulders as she undid the ribbon that held her do in place. Her cheeks reddened through mocha skin as she caught sight of the cerise lace peeking through her soaked grey tee. The stains, old and new, were barely seen under the quenched cotton. Her embarrassment didn't keep her from admiring the striped black and crimson cups holding her breasts. She had cut the sleeves of the top and neatly tucked the hem in above the pockets of her washed out charcoal jeans. The white greyed and black receded, a sign of age. Her black pumps looked new, pristine in their gleam.

Her features, youthful and almost childlike, belied a sensuality that smouldered as she rolled her shoulders against the gaping door's breeze. She heaved deeply, twice, catching the scents of carbonara and coffee, and raised the t-shirt that clung to her chest with each breath. Her figure could not help but draw murmurs. She adjusted the sling of her bag so her folded arms could cover her chest if only for a moment.

She held no regrets for visiting the restaurant on this rainy day. It broke the spell of monotony that surrounded her routine. The fans twirled lazily overhead, as the burnt orange walls warmed the room to its Casablancan character. An informed smile of tile, spread sophisticatedly across the tables, made the mosaic of her entrance complete.

"Welcome to Café 41," greeted her waiter. His composed air brought her back from the stranger's eyes and she turned her back on him and faced the waiter. Finally able to deal with her situation, she asked to be shown to the restroom. Her hands, absorbed in their acrobatics with her lighter, were lightly bandaged. Their delicate movements changed as her nose distinguished the dishes wafting from his crisp cotton shirt.

She faced the milling crowd, careful to avoid another ocular altercation with the handsome stranger in the smoker's section. He seemed to have other plans.

 "Excuse me," he called after Katherine. He spotted the slowly spilling contents of her bag. His hand flashed forward, thumping firm buttocks as he kept a pair of blown glass bookends from meeting their doom. His smile persisted as his eyes closed in disbelief and his head shook as he muttered, "Sorry... But it was glass or ass."
 She couldn't help but chuckle lightly and the surrounding staff and patrons chorused in. Kate removed her satchel from her shoulder and placed it in front of this new face. Catching the name of her waiter off his name tag she asked, "Leroy, don't you think that someone who's already familiar with my fanny…"

"Excuse me. But who says fanny?" Boyish charm added to his appeal. He still wore the same lazy smile that met her at the door. He motioned for her to sit next to him.

"I do." She was an easy going girl, but could barely believe how easy he made approaching him.

"Tell me your name."

The throb and thump of traffic and trickling rain were loud enough to muffle any further conversation to any onlooker. In fact, each table was dressed in intimate conversation, scantily clad in strangers' sights. The curtain of rain lazily separated the street and the eatery. He looked to his right.

She began to be troubled by the fact that there were so many supposed adults here in their suits, twiddling the keys to their toys. But she wanted to be somewhere new. The group that troubled her particularly was the group of four executive-looking black men to her left. Voyeurism, thinly veiled in vulgarity, is often a trait shared by modern African men. Plenty, if not all, joined in the ogling overtures. Against the grain of femininity, she expressed her dislike of the display by men her father's age. She had come here for the food not to be a meat puppet.

She gave them a withering look which was responded to by in-seat shuffling and the man-child chatter of her being 'not that pretty'.

"My name is Bill," he said as he undid the three remaining buttons revealing his red v-neck tee and the buckle securing his stonewashed skinny jeans, he stood and draped the warm black cardigan around Kate's shoulders. "And as long as we're here, would you tell me your name. And maybe have some coffee?"

The smokers' section sheltered the two beneath whispering clouds and striking stillness. In rain strewn streaks, they gravitated towards the inevitable. They were a window, clearing as each moment passed.

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Boleng Julius Bolokwe, born October 12th 1991, is a writer inspired by human interaction. His early childhood in Francistown and Gaborone was usually spent neck-deep in books or skipping math lessons to play with his friends. A storyteller by nature, he loves to relay a good yarn to those around him. Most of his teen years were spent in Pretoria where he began to take charge of the emotions building up inside of him. He is oddly mild-mannered and yet, peppered with moments of intensity. And if asked, his biggest fear is a life unlived.email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-53376774019959187802012-04-30T05:01:00.001-07:002012-04-30T05:05:20.057-07:00Update on MahubeThe WABO Executive Committee put out calls for submissions of short story, poetry and creative nonfiction around the theme of water for the next issue of Mahube.

Unfortunately we only received submissions from four writers. As such we've made the decision not to publish a print edition of Mahube. Instead we've given the writers who submitted the option of having their work published on this blog. Some have taken us up on this option. In the coming weeks be on the lookout for a new page on this blog highlighting some of our members' email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-20169075687726160362012-04-13T06:06:00.002-07:002012-04-13T06:11:06.780-07:00KWANI? Manuscript ProjectBatswana writers, do you have an unpublished novel? This is a fantastic opportunity. Kenyan literary magazine, Kwani?, is running a contest for novels for African writers. There are cash prizes for the winners and the chance of publication. This is a one off chance, don't let it pass you by!

(From Kwani? website) "Beyond the foundations laid by Soyinka, Ngugi and Mahfouz, in remembrance of Yambo Ouologuen's pre-colonial quest and Mariam Ba's bending of form, to the urban journeys of Meja Mwangi, the precocious post-everything of Kojo Laing and the musical rhythms of Ahmadou Khrouma. This prize seeks to recognize the possibilities of form in an ongoing genre that has re-emerged in the work of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Alain Mabanckou, The Kwani? Manuscript Project is a conversation, an ill guised attempt at growing its own list. For there is no greater celebration of emergent forms than in publishing our own, thanks to those who have existed before us and helped us believe. We look forward to your submissions

The top 3 manuscripts will be awarded cash prizes:
1st Prize: 300,000 KShs
2nd Prize: 150,000 KShs
3rd Prize: 75,000 KShs

In addition Kwani? will publish manuscripts from across the shortlist and longlist, including the three winning manuscripts, as well as partnering with regional and global agents and publishing houses to create high profile international publication opportunities.

Winners will be announced in December 2012 at the Kwani? Litfest."

For guidelines for submission go HERE.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-35573687021628741582012-02-07T05:39:00.000-08:002012-02-07T05:42:51.920-08:00Our New Literary Magazineis Up Online!The Kalahari Review, operating out of Gaborone, is now up online.
They are accepting submissions. Go here to see guidelines.

We wish them all the best and hope that writers in Botswana will send in high quality submissions so as to showcase the work we are doing here. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-26820836982614216352012-01-24T05:59:00.000-08:002012-01-24T06:00:43.895-08:00Workshop for Women Writers in UgandaCall for Submissions for the 4th FEMRITE Regional Women Writers' Residence November 2012

Uganda Women Writers Association (FEMRITE) calls for submissions for her 4th Regional Women Writers Residence to be held in November 2012. This is an inspiring initiative that brings together upcoming African women writers. The main objectives of the residency are:

• To bring established writers to mentor upcoming African women writers
• To give upcoming Ugandan women writers the opportunity to interact with women writers from the continent
• To give African women writers conducive space and time pursue their writing projects
• To create opportunities for inter-cultural discourse among women writers
• To strengthen collaboration among women writers' initiatives in Africa
• To generate short stories for publication in an anthology

At the end of the residence, we expect the writers to have:
• had mentoring sessions with an established writer
• improved at least one of their writing projects
• enriched each other's manuscripts through discussion
• submitted their improved short story for the residency anthology

How to apply
Interested women are required to submit;
• Part of a novel / short Story collection in WORD document (40 pages, typed in Times New Roman, font 12, 1.5 spacing).
• A short story for publication in the residency anthology
• A brief bio (not more than 10 lines)

This call is open to African women living on the continent. Writers already attached to writers groups in their countries are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for submissions is 30th April 2012

Please Note:
1. All applicants will receive notification by email once their manuscripts are received.
2. The Residency targets 15 writers
3. The Residency will last two weeks in November 2012
4. Successful applicants will be notified by 30th August 2012.
5. Successful published applicants will be kindly requested to donate copies of their works to the FEMRITE Resource Centre
6. Applicants should not have published more than one book.
7. FEMRITE will solicit support to meet costs of travel, accommodation, & meals.

For inquiries and submissions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-89797770883475682482012-01-18T02:44:00.000-08:002012-01-18T02:48:29.504-08:00Kalahari Review Looking For SubmissionsThe Kalahari Review is interested in material exploring Africa and Africans in unique and avant-garde ways. We are looking for stories that have not often been told but should be – through voices that have not yet been heard - but should.

We hope to push the limits and expose the world to aspects of Africa not often shown - both the positives and the negatives.

We are also interested in pieces about and from Africans living abroad as well.

Because this is a web-based publication there are no word count restrictions.

Compensation will be paid on publication.

Thank you for being a part of this project and good luck.

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All submissions should be emailed to: firstname.lastname@example.com

Fiction, Poetry, Essays, and Humor pieces: Should be sent as a PDF or WORD attachment and should be accompanied by a proper query letter. Please include your contact details including full name, postal address, e-mail and telephone number in the body of the query letter.

Photos, Art Work and Cartoons Portfolios: Should be sent as a PDF, JPG. or PNG attachments and should be accompanied by a proper query letter. Please include your contact details including full name, postal address, e-mail and telephone number in the body of the query letter. (Note: this area particularly the publication is interested only in avant-garde content. We are not interested in ordinary wildlife or landscapes. Portraits will be considered if they have a unique quality to them.)

Feature articles, Profiles, Conversations and Interviews: Please attach your pitch letters as a PDF or WORD attachment. Please include any photos or graphic illustrations that you feel would help your pitch. Please include your contact details including full name, postal address, e-mail and telephone number in the body of the letter.

Note: Please thoroughly check your submissions for proper formatting, grammar and punctuation. Gross errors in these areas will seriously damage any works consideration for firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-1983254363020399132012-01-02T08:22:00.000-08:002012-01-02T08:28:49.961-08:00Deadline Extension for MahubePlease note that the WABO Executive Committee has extended the deadline for submissions for Mahube until the 15th of February. Please email your submissions to email@example.com. For guidelines go here.

We look forward to reading your submissions. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-82679528629869650332011-12-13T08:00:00.000-08:002011-12-13T08:03:40.570-08:00A 12 month Residency for Writers in BerlinA residency for writers, artists and film makers is available in Berlin. Read everything HERE

Applications and materials must as a rule be submitted before January
1. The juries meet in March or April. Invitations are then issued
for the following year.All enquiries and application forms should be
sent to:

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
Berliner Künstlerprogramm
Markgrafenstraße 37, 10117 Berlin
Deutschland
firstname.lastname@example.com
www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de
berliner künstlerprogramm
artists-in-berlin programme
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-59467375364591787872011-11-07T02:39:00.000-08:002011-11-07T02:40:57.789-08:00Invitation to the 3rd WABO Workshop- Journalism for Creative WritersOn Saturday 19th of November, the Writers Association of Botswana (WABO) will be holding the third in their monthly writing workshop series. The topic for this month is "Journalism for Creative Writers" and will be run by WABO member and well known journalist and columnist, Rampholo Molefhe.

The first hour of the workshop will be for the monthly topic. The second hour will be time for people interested in sharing their own work and having it critiqued by the group. If you intend to share work, it will be on a first come, first served basis and you will be required to come with photocopies of the work that will be read (at least 20 copies) for attendees. The work should be no more than 500 words.

The workshop will be at Maru-a-Pula School and will begin promptly at 2 pm. It is free for WABO members (with their membership cards), non-members will be required to pay P20. Membership forms and cards will be available if you would like to become a WABO member. The membership fee is P100 per year.

Please RSVP at firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject "Creative Writers and Journalism workshop".email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-18634058243617149622011-10-19T04:57:00.000-07:002011-10-19T04:59:00.976-07:00Commonwealth Short Story ContestEligibility and entry rules

Please read these eligibility and entry rules carefully before beginning the online entry process.

Open for entries from 18 October 2011.

Entry forms must be submitted no later than 30 November 2011 (5pm GMT).

No entries will be considered if received after this date without prior consent from the Prize Administrator at firstname.lastname@example.com

Download rules as .pdf
1. About the Prize

a. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short fiction administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation

b. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is part of Commonwealth Writers, a pan-Commonwealth initiative which unearths and develops new writers.

c. The prize covers the Commonwealth regions of 1. Africa, 2. Asia, 3. Canada and Europe, 4. Caribbean and 5. Pacific. (see Section 4 for countries in each region)

d. There will be five winners, one from each region. The overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £5,000 and the remaining four regional winners £1,000.

e. The final selection will be judged by an international judging panel; experienced readers will assist the named judges in selecting the long lists.

f. Worldwide copyright of each story remains with the writer. The Commonwealth Foundation will have the unrestricted right to publish the winning stories (the overall winning story and the four regional winning stories) in the annual anthology and for promotional stories.

g. The overall and regional winners will be expected to take part in publicity activities including social media where possible

h. The overall winner (and regional winners) will be expected to undertake a mutually acceptable programme of regional outreach activities to develop and promote Commonwealth Writers.
2. Eligibility

a) Entrants must be citizens of a Commonwealth country.
b) Entrants must be aged 18 years or over.
c) Entries will only be accepted via the online entry forms
d) The deadline for receipt of entries is 30 November 2011.
e) Writers from non-Commonwealth countries (including the Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe) are not eligible.
f) There is no requirement for the writer to have current residence in a Commonwealth country, providing she/he is a citizen of a Commonwealth country.
g) The prize is for living writers.
h) The entry must be written in English (Works translated from other languages are not eligible).
i) All entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Commonwealth Foundation who will exercise its judgement, in consultation with the Prize Chair as necessary, in ruling on questions of eligibility. The ruling of the Chair on questions of eligibility is final, and no further correspondence will be entered into.
3. Entry rules

a) Entries must be made by the writer

b) For regional purposes, entries will be judged by country of citizenship. Where the writer has dual citizenship, the entry will be judged in the region where the writer is permanently resident.

c) One entry per writer.

d) The story must be the entrant's own work.

e) The story must be original and should not have been previously published anywhere in full or in part. Published work is taken to mean published in any printed, publicly accessible form, e.g. anthology, magazine, newspaper. It is also taken to mean published online, with the exception of personal blogs and personal websites.

f) All entries must be written in English.

g) Entries must be 2,000 words minimum, 5,000 words maximum.

h) Entries must be uploaded in a PDF or word document (or equivalent). All entries must be submitted in Ariel 12 point font and double line spacing. The first page should include the name of the story and the number of words.

i) The author's details should be included in the entry form, they must not be given anywhere on the uploaded document;

j) There are no theme or genre restrictions

k) The story should be adult fiction and must not have been written for children alone

l) Entrants agree as a condition of entry that the prize organisers may publicise the fact that a story has been entered or shortlisted for the Prize.

m) Entries will not be returned.

n) For any other entry or eligibility queries please email email@example.com for clarification before submitting an entry.

FOR MORE INFO GO HERE. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-52676025033835917882011-10-10T00:52:00.001-07:002011-10-11T07:08:05.822-07:00MAHUBE 2012- Call for Submissions

Dear Members of the Writers Association of Botswana,

WABO is calling for submissions from members only for the third edition of our literary journal, Mahube. The theme is WATER.

What we're looking for:
- poems (maximum of 3) 40 lines maximum
-short stories (maximum of 2) under 1000 words
- creative non-fiction under 1000 words

The deadline for submissions is the 31st December 2011. Email all submissions to firstname.lastname@example.com.

Submission guidelines:

1. On the first page of your submission include: the title of your piece, your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, and the date on which your membership was paid and membership number.
2. Please write MAHUBE 2012 in the subject line of your email
3. Send as an attachment.
4. Submissions can be in English or Setswana.
5. Writing previously published in other countries is allowed. Please give the publishing history of the piece.
6. Only emailed, typed submissions will be allowed.

All submissions must be accompanied by a letter declaring that the submitted works are the original work of the author who retains the copyright. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

All decisions regarding acceptances will be communicated by 1st February 2012. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Contributors whose work is published will receive one free copy of firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-56852839675865402282011-10-06T23:22:00.000-07:002011-10-11T07:09:11.851-07:00Changes at the Commonwealth PrizeCommonwealth Writers - A World of New Fiction at www.commonwealthwriters.org Commonwealth Writers will include a new website, on-the-ground creative writing activities within regional communities, increased prize money, and the publication of an anthology of the winning short stories. Commonwealth Writers aims to unearth, promote and connect new writing talent across the fifty four countries of the Commonwealth. It will do this in two ways: Prizes We've preserved the strongest elements of the Commonwealth Foundation's existing prizes, while at the same time putting them on the contemporary map of international new fiction:

Commonwealth Book Prize
Awarded for best first book, this prize is open to writers who have had their first novel (full length work of fiction) published between 1 January and 31 December 2011. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £10,000. N.B. there will no longer be a Best Book award.

Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000- 5,000 words). Regional winners receive £1,000 and the overall winner receives £5,000. For each prize we award four regional winners and one overall winner. The regions are Africa; Asia; Canada and Europe; Caribbean; and the Pacific. Both prizes are open to Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over. Rules and eligibility information for both prizes, as well as the online entry forms, will be available at www.commonwealthwriters.org from 18 October 2011. The closing date for entries for the Commonwealth Book Prize is 9 December 2011 with last receipt of books by post no later than 16 December; and the closing date for entries for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is 30 November 2011.

OpportunitiesCommonwealth Writers is on the lookout for fresh, new, talented writers from all parts of the Commonwealth. It aims to unearth those writers with talent, an original voice, and stories to tell. We'll be working in partnership with international writers' organisations, the wider cultural industries, and civil society to help new writers develop their craft. The prizes and outreach activities act as catalysts to target and identify talented writers from different regions who will go on to inspire and inform their local communities. Meanwhile, www.commonwealthwriters.org will be an online hub to inspire, inform and motivate distinctive new voices.
Please visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you at firstname.lastname@example.com@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-50502615406732220382011-10-06T23:15:00.001-07:002011-10-11T07:10:01.159-07:00Petlo Literary Trust to Hold WorkshopPRESS RELEASE

The Petlo Literary Arts Trust will host a workshop titled "Writing, Directing and Performing a One-Person, One-Act Play".

The 5-day workshop will take place between the 26 and 30 October 2011 at the Oasis Motel. The writers from Petlo will work with actors to write, develop and rehearse a one-act play based on prominent female figures in Botswana's history. The ultimate aim is to produce a complete manuscript of one-act plays for possible publication. Emphasis will be on writing and performance on stage.

The workshop will be facilitated by Cape Town-based actress, writer and director Mbali Kgosidintsi, who is originally from Botswana. She will use the five-day period to teach the participants the basic skills required to create, write, direct and act in a one-act, one-woman play. The workshop and all publications therefrom are sponsored by INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT.

Mbali Kgosidintsi began facilitating and conducting workshops in 2005. Her self written one-woman show Tseleng: The Baggage of Bags was nominated for a Standard Bank Ovation award at the National Arts Festival 2010. She was one of four writers chosen to adapt The Magic Flute Impempe Yomlingo, directed by Mark Dornford May. After a run in the West End, it won the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical Revival.
At the end of 2008, she was awarded a writing residency on Sylt Island in North Germany where she worked on her auto-biographical novel with the working title Ntokozo: Happines is…She was one of the top four finalists for the Brett Golden Fund in Collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2007.

Any actors who are interested in participating in the workshop should contact the Trust at firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, 72498002 or email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-49778781265896468752011-09-22T03:56:00.000-07:002011-09-22T04:07:35.841-07:00Members Don't Miss this Chance!!Do you have books you're selling?

Let WABO sell for you at the Botswana Amateur Arts Festival on Saturday 24th September at Maru-a-Pula in Gaborone. Bring your books between 9 and 10am and collect remainders between 4 and by 5pm. Ask for the WABO stall/table or call 71822516 on the day. Please no more than 30 books per writer.

Note this opportunity is for members only. But, have no fear, if you're not a member you can also become one on that day as membership cards will be available. It is P100 for an annual membership. Membership includes free entrance to our monthly workshops, chance to have your work published in our literary journal, Mahube, as well as many other things.Don't miss firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-37877976577267050152011-08-29T05:39:00.000-07:002011-08-29T05:41:41.064-07:00WABO's 2nd Monthly Workshop to Be Held 17 SeptemberInvitation to the 2nd WABO Workshop- Getting Published

On Saturday 17th of September, the Writers Association of Botswana (WABO) will be holding the second in their monthly writing workshop series. The topic for this month is "Getting Published" and will be run by WABO vice chairperson and published author Lauri Kubuitsile.

The workshop will be at Maru-a-Pula School and will begin promptly at 2 pm. It is free for WABO members (with their membership cards), non-members will be required to pay P20. Membership forms and cards will be available if you would like to become a WABO member. The membership fee is P100 per year.

The first hour of the workshop will be for the monthly topic. The second hour will be time for people interested in sharing their own work (in English for this workshop only) and having it critiqued by the group. If you intend to share work, it will be on a first come, first served basis and you will be required to come with photocopies of the work that will be read (at least 20 copies) for attendees. The work should be no more than 500 words.

Please RSVP at email@example.com with the subject 'Getting Published' workshop.

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"The artist is distinguished from all other responsible actors in society - the politicians, legislators, educators, and scientists - by the fact that he is his own test tube, his own laboratory, working according to very rigorous rules, however understated these may be, and cannot allow any consideration to supersede the responsibility to reveal all that he can possibly discover concerning the mystery of the human being," The creative process, James Baldwin 1962

The Writers Association of Botswana held a short story writing workshop today (Saturday 20, 2011 between 2 and 430pm). Facilitated by short story writer and author of Go tell the sun Wame Molefhe. The focus was on the basics - plot, characterisation etc which although somewhat obvious sounding are not always so easily remembered in the act of penning stories. This workshop provided a rare opportunity for Batswana writers to interact with each other and share and discover their own creative processes. Participants were asked to submit an 800 word or less story prior to attendance and will receive individual feedback from our facilitator in the days following the workshop.

It became glaringly obvious, both from direct requests and general feedback from the participants, that there is a need to hold more workshops or at the least create opportunities for both established and up and coming writers to commune over their work. This workshop had twenty participants and WABO urges all Botswana based writers to attend future workshops and commit to the responsibility of the process of telling their story.

We are grateful to Maru a Pula School for welcoming WABO on to their campus and donating the workshop space.

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The workshop will be at Maru-a-Pula School and will run from 2:00-4:30. It is free for WABO members, non-members will be required to pay P20. Membership forms and cards will be available if you would like to become a WABO member. The membership fee is P100 per year.

The workshop will cover elements of short story writing. Participants will work through a series of exercises. Participants who would like to share their stories will have an opportunity to have their work critiqued.

Places are limited so please RSVP at email@example.com, write 'Short story workshop' in the subject line with a 800 word excerpt of the story you wish to be critiqued at the workshop. Closing date for receipt of applications is 13 August email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-4455497654944226492011-07-12T07:40:00.000-07:002011-07-12T07:41:55.095-07:002011 BESSIE HEAD LITERATURE AWARDS
PRESS RELEASE

The BESSIE HEAD HERITAGE TRUST, together with Pentagon Publishers, is pleased to announce the

winners of the 2011 BESSIE HEAD LITERATURE AWARDS.

In the category of NOVEL, the winner is Ms. Tlotlo Pearl Tsamaase for her manuscript Unlettered

Skies of the Sublime. The first runner-up is Mr. Service Motsamai Monyamane for Mma-Shirley's

Children, and the second runner-up is Mr Moreetsi Pius Gabang for Cryout. The winner will receive

a cash prize of P2, 500.00, the first runner-up will receive P1 200.00, and the third runner up will

receive P800.

In the SHORT STORY category, the winner is Mr Boikhutso Robert for a story entitled "The

Zambezi Crocodiles". The first runner-up is Ms. Rebaone Kenanao Motsumi for her

story "Incestous Scandal ... saving Grace"; the second runner-up is Ms Jocasta Tshomarelo

Bobeng for "The War of Animals and Plants". The prize for the short story winner is P1, 500.00;

for the second runner-up it is P900.00; and for the third runner-up it is P600.00.

The POETRY winner is Mr. John Hutcheson for a set of poems ("The Massacre of

Innocents", "The Man", and "Curse"). The first runner-up is Ms Lisa Reed for a set of poems

("Buffalo Sunrise", "Campfire", and "The Joy of Africa"). The second runner-up is Ms. Bernice

Tiny Letlhare also for a set of poems ("Wisdom", "Allegory of a Strong Being", "What is Life"

and "People in the Street"). The poetry prize for the winner is P1, 200.00; for the first runner-up it is

P800. 00 and for the second runner up it is P500.00.

On 24 July 2011, Ms Penelope Moanakwena, President of the Botswana Reading Association, will

award the above prizes in the National Museum in Gaborone, in a ceremony beginning at 2:30

p.m. at the National Museum in Gaborone. The event will include readings by the winners and

runners-up, a launch of the works of the 2010 winners in book form, and an open mike session.

Pentagon Publishers will promote the titles of their BESSIE HEAD SERIES of writing in English from

Botswana.

24 July 2011

2:30 pm

National Museum, Gaborone

Free Admission
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All the best Lauri.

If you'd like to read a bit about Lauri or buy her books her blog is http://thoughtsfrombotswana.blogspot.com/

A recent interview with Lauri is on www.tjdema.blogspot.com/email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584643351141441406.post-49823628564563079972011-04-19T08:02:00.000-07:002011-04-19T08:14:07.725-07:00Read-A-Thon
In conjunction with the Pan-African Reading Conference to be held at the University of Botswana from the 11-14 of July this year, WABO and the Reading Association of Botswana (RAB) have joined hands to run a nationwide Read-a-Thon for students around the country.

Entry forms will be run in The Voice newspaper from next week. Students should cut out the form and get reading! They will write down the title of each book read and their teacher or librarian will sign off for the book. At the end of the reading period they need to post the entry forms to the address listed. Cash and book prizes will be awarded to the students in primary and secondary who have read the most books. The prize giving will be part of the opening ceremony of the Reading Conference which will be attended by 700 international participants and opened by Hon. Minister Masisi.

Without readers there can be no writers, so we need to re-instill a love of books in our children. So spread the word! It is hoped that the Read-A-Thon might become an annual email@example.com


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Our Italian cousins over at Motoblog.it were present for the first day of 2012 Sic Supermoto Day> event that is being held at the Sagittario race track at Latina to raise funds for the Marco Simoncelli Foundation.
Today saw the practice sessions under very cloudy skies, but the track was dry but unfortunately when the qualifying came around a big rain storm hit hit the circuit so the All Star riders were forced to use rain tires that mixed up the cards.
The pole position was captured by the duo Winstanley Matt- Christian Iddon followed by Mattia Pasini who was paired with Ivan Lazzarini and completing the 'front row' was Massimiliano Verderosa ed Andrea Antonelli.
Andrea Dovizioso, who we expected wouldn't be riding due to his neck problems - that forced him to sit out at all three days of testing at Jerez - instead qualified fourth with his team mate Mauno Hermunen, and they were followed by Valentino Rossi and Thierry Van Den Bosch in fifth.
The now retired World Superbike champion Max Biaggi used to train on this circuit and he went well during the dry practice session, but in the wet had several issues setting-up his twin cylinder Aprilia and he and his partner Adrien Chareyre could only qualify 14th overall.


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Ham & Mozzarella Sticks with Raspberry-Dijon Dipping Sauce
Makes 6 sticks.
Ham & Mozzarella Sticks:
- 6 (7" square) eggroll wraps
- 12 thin slices Black Forest ham
- 6 Organic Creamery® Silly Cheese® string cheese sticks, unwrapped
- Nonstick cooking spray
Raspberry-Dijon Dipping Sauce:
- 1/2 c. raspberry preserves
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary
To Prepare Ham & Mozzarella Sticks:
Preheat oven to 400° F. Line rimmed baking pan with parchment paper. Place 1 eggroll wrap on work surface. Place 2 slices ham in center of wrap; place 1 cheese stick on top of ham. Fold sides of wrap in, then roll up as tightly as possible. Place stick seam side down on prepared baking pan. Repeat with remaining wraps, ham and cheese sticks.
Lightly spray wrapped sticks with cooking spray. Transfer to oven; bake 8 minutes. Turn sticks; bake 4 minutes longer or until golden brown and crisp. Watch closely during last few minutes of baking time - if you notice any cheese coming out ends of sticks, remove from oven immediately.
To Prepare Raspberry-Dijon Dipping Sauce:
In small bowl, stir together all ingredients.
Serve warm Ham & Mozzarella Sticks with Raspberry-Dijon Dipping Sauce.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 12 minutes
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In the case of conditional convergence of a series, why do rearrangements affect the value of the series?
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The intuitive answer is that in a conditionally convergent series the positive terms sum to $+\infty$ while the negative terms sum to $-\infty$. We know $\infty-\infty$ is not well defined. If we sum up the positive terms faster than the negative ones we increase the value of the sum. The link J. M. gave is a good one.
consider the series $\sum_{i=1}^\infty (-1)^{i+1}\cdot \frac1i$. It is (conditionally) convergent. We now construct a divergent rearrangement. Since $\sum_{i=1}^\infty \frac 1{2i+1}$ diverges, we can choose an increasing sequence $(N_k)$ with $N_0 = 0$ in $\mathbb N$ s.th. $\sum_{i=N_k+1}^{N_{k+1}} \frac 1{2i+1} \ge 1$ for all $k\in \mathbb N$. Now $$ \sum_{k=1}^\infty \left(\sum_{i=N_k+1} \frac 1{2i+1} - \frac 1{2i}\right) $$ is a divergent rearrangement of the given series. I hope, I understood your question correctly,
HTH, Yours, AB, martini.
This is called Riemann's rearrangement theorem. A better description than I could possibly type up here is given at wikipedia. It has detailed examples and a full proof.


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Diddylicious may have a fucking stupid and ahrd to type name but she is really hot. I love the way she poses and is always cute but she has a dirty side and loves to pose in sexy and dirty ways. Today you can see a hot set of her nice long legs and ass though!
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Ashlynn Brooke is probably the hottest hardcore babes in porn at the moment, and check out her hot legs. Very tasty!
Ashlynn Brooke's site (click the pic for more) has both hardcore and softcore content. She is an absolute beauty with sexy legs, so make sure you check out her site


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With Labor Day rapidly approaching, it's clear that summer is coming to a close! Yikes – no more shorts and t-shirts, weekends at the lake or baseball. But, there is a baseball game that you need to mark your calendars for and not miss! It's Homeless Pets Foundation Night at the Braves Game!
On August 31, 2012 at 7:00 pm, our beloved Atlanta Braves will take on the Philadelphia Phillies and by purchasing your tickets through the Homeless Pets Foundation your ticket cost can help animals!
All you need to do is visit www.homelesspets.com to purchase your tickets. They'll take care of everything else and ensure that your tickets are mailed to you. These tickets will enable you to walk on the field before the game and even stay after to watch the amazing fireworks light up the sky. Of course, this game wouldn't be complete without a stop at the entrance gate to see all the adoptable dogs that the Homeless Pets Foundation will have with them.
The Homeless Pets Foundation works tirelessly to find homes for the animals who have run out of time at the public shelters. Homeless Pets Foundation strives to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, where every lonely person has a companion animal, and where children learn to care. They have placed over 10,000 animals in loving homes already and can only continue their mission with your support.
This is a fabulous opportunity to spend an evening with your family and friends watching a fantastic ball game (Go Braves!) and supporting the homeless animals of Atlanta. Order your tickets now so they can arrive before the game. Let's play ball!


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I've seen a couple of messages like:
Hero1 is on rampage.
How do they do it?
I've seen a couple of messages like:
How do they do it?
If a champion manages to get multiple kills without dying, they go on a killing spree, which increases the amount of gold you get for killing them. The announcement for the killing spree changes based on how many kills in a row they've achieved, going from "Champion is on a killing spree!" at three kills up to "Champion is legendary!" at eight or more kills.
To answer your specific question, a rampage is announced when a champion kills four champions without dying.
For the full list of killing spree announcement names and bounty rewards, visit LoLWiki's page on Kills.
its a killing streak: Killing enemies without dying. Rampage is 4 I think.


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The cookie likely won't crumble tonight when drag star Cookie Dough presents her annual Monster Diva Tribute at 10pm...perfectly timed after the Give OUT Day "Glitter" event at 6pm.
Cookie's Monster shows are always a fun evening of drag. But with the annual Barbra Streisand/Liza Minnelli/Shirley Bassey tribute night, you are in for a diva-off like no other. In the hands of drag queens, this can be lethal!
With music mixed by DJ MC2 and a venue of the Edge, the queens will rock the house tonight.
Rock though? Do these divas have any songs you really dance too?
Sure they are Broadway style belters, but they have had a presence on the dance charts too.
Barbra had a giant disco hit with "The Main Event" and of course the Diva-Sing-Off with Donna Summer with "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)," which was the first 12' single to go gold. Then as disco died, she had a few upbeat dance hits in the 1980s with "Emotion" and "Promises." But Barbra came back strong just a few years back with her chart topping dance hit "Night of My Life."
Then there's Liza – who also is a strong voiced diva. Oddly, she never had a hit single. Sure we all know "Cabaret," "Maybe This Time" and "New York, New York" but none of them even hit the charts. But with the help of the Pet Shop Boys and her "Results" album, in the late 1980s Liza was a definite force on the dance charts with "Losing My Mind" and "Don't Drop Bombs."
Of these divas, Shirley Bassey has made the most noise on the dance charts. Sure we know her as the "Goldfinger" singer. But she has already tried to remain musically relevant, including a visit to disco in the late 1970s with "This is My Life" and a 2007 CD compilation with contemporary danceable, remixed songs by modern artists including Pink and the album's title track "Get the Party Started."
So looks like tonight you should pick a diva, sit back and watch the Monster Show.
Get $5 tickets and information at www.cookievision.com.
If you want to start with Give OUT Day, go to www.queerculturalcenter.org.


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Kristen Stewart is showing up all over the world not simply as a very talented young actress, but also as the face of Balenciaga perfume in a very alluring way. The most recent offering from Balenciaga features Stewart in a very provocative shoot, reported Fashionista on Jan. 7, 2014. The newest perfume advertising campaign from the French fashion house, Rosabotanica, features Stewart topless and adorned with colorful flowers.
Stewart has bared all in Balenciaga's new perfume ad, reports India Today. Stewart is being viewed as fashion's 'flavour of the season'. In Balenciaga's perfume ad, for the brand's latest perfume, Rosabotanica, Stewart's black and white image looks absolutely stunning. She is striking as she stares straight into the camera holding the perfume bottle, as her left shoulder is draped in a vine bursting with what appears to be exotic flowers.
Bulgarian fashion directory has reported via bgfashion.net that the photographers have created a really exotic and sensual concept for the presentation of Rosabotanica perfume with Stewart. The new fragrance seems really marvelous with a little hyacinth, fig leaf, grapefruit, cardamom, cedar wood, pink pepper, and patchouli. Kristen, who has been the face of Balenciaga fragrance since early 2012, is making a name for herself worldwide with this exotic advertising campaign.


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Born October 16, 1981, in Renton, Wash. ... son of Jim and Nancy Petersen ... has a younger sister, Jamie ... a pre-arts & sciences major.
2002 (Sophomore) – Made six starts and nine relief appearances on the season ... longest and best outing of the year was a five-inning start at Portland on March 5 ... in that one, allowed three hits and no runs, combining for a 10-0 shutout of the Pilots ... struck out a career-high seven batters over four innings May 14 vs. Gonzaga ... the two losses he suffered were to Brigham Young (March 15), UC Irvine (April 10) and Rice (June 2) ... threw three shutout innings of relief Feb. 26 at Portland and a one shutout relief inning May 8 against the Pilots ... 2001 (Freshman) – Appeared in six games total, starting twice, during his freshman season ... struggled in first outing, giving up five runs in an inning vs. Oregon State on March 7, but threw a scoreless inning three days later vs. Southern Utah ... picked up a victory in a three-inning start vs. Puget Sound on March 28 ... started and allowed four runs over four innings vs. Portland April 18, but got no decision in a 5-4 Husky win ... threw a scorelss inning of relief in a win at Gonzaga on May 1 ... earned second victory with a no-hit, two-inning performance against Portland May 9 ... went 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA during the summer for Aloha (Ore.).
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Earned two varsity letters as a pitcher and a first baseman at Kentwood ... led the team to the AAAA state championship his senior season ... named first-team all-league and all-state as a senior ... drafted by Baltimore in the 25th round of the 2000 draft ... earned two letters as a basketball player ... graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.


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Kolb, Alexandra (ed.)
Dance and Politics
Year of Publication: 2011
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2010. XX, 348 pp., num. ill., 1 table
ISBN 978-3-03911-848-9 pb. (Softcover)
Weight: 0.540 kg, 1.190 lbs
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Book synopsis
This is the first anthology to explore the fertile intersection of dance and political studies. It offers new perspectives on the connections of dance to governmental, state and party politics, war, nationalism, activism, terrorism, human rights, political ideologies and cultural policy. This cutting-edge book features previously unpublished work by leading scholars of dance, theatre, politics, and management, alongside renowned contemporary choreographers, who propose innovative ways of looking at twentieth- and twenty-first-century dance.
Topics covered range across the political spectrum: from dance tendencies under fascism to the use of choreography for revolutionary socialist ends; from the capacity of dance to reflect the modern market economy to its function in campaigns for peace and justice. The book also contains a comprehensive introduction to the relations between dance and politics.
Contents: Alexandra Kolb: Cross-Currents of Dance and Politics: An Introduction – Roger Copeland: The Death of the Choreographer – Johann Kresnik: 'Theatre has to become political again…' Interview by Alexandra Kolb – Alexandra Kolb: Terror without End? Choreographing the Red Army Faction and Weather Underground – Marion Kant: Death and the Maiden: Mary Wigman in the Weimar Republic – Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller: Dramaturgy and Form of the 'German Ballet': Examination of a National Socialist Genre – Stacey Prickett: Dancing the American Dream during World War II – Naomi M. Jackson: Dance and Human Rights – Victoria Marks: About Not About Iraq – Suzanne Little: Re-Presenting the Traumatic Real: Douglas Wright's Black Milk – Ramsay Burt: Performative Intervention and Political Affect: de Keersmaeker and Sehgal – Soo Hee Lee/Tatjana E. Byrne: Politicizing Dance: Cultural Policy Discourses in the UK and Germany – Luke Purshouse: Class and Thatcherism in Billy Elliot.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
Alexandra Kolb is Senior Lecturer and Chair of Dance Studies at Otago University. She is the author of Performing Femininity: Dance and Literature in German Modernism (Peter Lang: 2009) and a regular contributor to international dance and arts journals.


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I was on Facebook today, scrolling through my feed, and five friends posted this very interesting YouTube video at the same time, a video that if true, will change the world.
So I am sure you have seen the four and a half minute infomercial by HUVr Tech and while I am no film expert, there are many ways a good director can make something look real. I cannot verify the validity of this video but while most is excited at the idea of a Hoverboard (yes, I meant to capitalize that), there is much speculation on the Internet on whether this is true or a hoax.
On the video, there appears to be an older Christoper Lloyd, driving up to the viewing location in a Delorian, the car used in the beloved 80's movies, Back to the Future 1-3. A couple of Internet articles say it is not him. His representative has not returned my call for validation that is (or isn't) him.
Questionable Mr. Lloyd continued to present the Hoverboard. The young ladies and gents invited proceeded to test the prototype and exclaim at their transcendence in experiencing the actuality if hovering.
HUVr is a group of five individuals all male but one female. They do not provide any names, emails or other contact information but in their "about us" page, it states:
"The HUVr Board team ultimately aims to improve the efficiency, speed and sustainability of mass transportation. Yet rather than spend several more years closed off from the world while investing in research and development, the team and our world-class investors have worked to change the economics R&D by marketing this exciting consumer product in order to fund ongoing R&D."
Take that how you want to, please.
When HUVr was searched on the California Secretary of State's business search, there is no entity with that name.
According to Buzz60, this video isn't real.
This doesn't mean it isn't happening, I think the idea of anonymity when showing this type of breakthrough science is a smart one. Buzz60 quotes the website's countdown to a "Back to the Future S destination time...sometime in December." I don't know what this means without a source. However, until a major, reliable investigative reporter (Anderson Cooper, etc.) has been able to contact the pioneers of this American dream, I wouldn't bet my 401K that this video is real.
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It's not as if this hurts the Dolphins chances of winning the way QB Chad Pennington used to shred apart Miami DBs with those wounded ducks to Laveranues Coles.
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Is it correct to use 'domestic animal' instead of 'livestock' (cattle)? Could they really have the same meaning? Thanks.
The difference between domestic animals and livestock, and whether any difference exists, depends on context.
In common usage, livestock refers to specific animals bred in an agricultural setting for food, extraction, or labor. Some consider poultry to be included under livestock; others would treat them as separate. Among laymen in Europe and North America, livestock has a strong association with large mammals, chiefly cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, and mules and donkeys.
Domestic animal, perhaps due to association with household-related terms like domestic appliance or domestic worker, now strongly implies a housepet, especially dogs and cats.
There is additionally the term domesticated animal, indicating animals which have been bred in human company for so long that they are dependent on humans for survival. But not all domesticated animals are domestic (e.g. a dairy cow), and not all domestic animals are domesticated (e.g. a pet snake).
For official purposes, however, the two may be interchangeable: animals which are raised as agricultural or industrial assets. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,
Livestock or domestic (not necessarily domesticated) animals might include farmed fish, bees, silkworms, or alligators in different parts of the world. Indeed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit noted in United States v. Park, 536 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 2008) that even dogs could qualify as livestock under U.S. law:
No, not really. Native English speakers would assume that a domestic animal means something closer to a pet, such as a dog or a cat, but that livestock refers more to animals reared on a farm, such as a cow, sheep or pigs.
Obviously there's some overlap in some circumstances, for example a pig farmer's daughter might have a baby pig as a pet, but in common parlance you should avoid mixing the two.
"Domestic animals" is a term that can have two meanings; one is very broad, the other is more narrow.
Sometimes, "domestic animals" is used as a term that roughly equates to "pets."
Other times, "domestic animals" has a broader definition, and refers to any animals that rely on humans for food and shelter, to include livestock and cattle.
Here is a definition from Dictionary.com that leans toward the first meaning:
Here is a statute from the United States (the state of Florida, specifically) that indicates a broader use of the word, referring specifically to horses, cows, goats, sheep, and pigs:
A Canadian law website provides a definition that seems to refer to pets:
Yet Wikipedia's list seems much more inclusive.
As a technical term, "domestic animal" means the same thing as "domesticated animal". Both terms refer to animals that have undergone domestication. This includes livestock, but it's a broader category including non-livestock such as domestic cats. Because it's a broader category, it's not appropriate to use the two as synonyms.
That said, the term has another meaning, as well. People often use "domestic animal" in a more narrow sense, meaning "pets such as cats or dogs". Why? I have two theories, but I don't know if either is correct:
This narrower definition doesn't change the answer to your question, though. "Livestock" isn't the same as the broad or the narrow definition. The answer is still no. Livestock is a different term.
As an aside, if you want to communicate the technical sense of "domestic animal", you can say "domesticated animal" instead. Otherwise, I think people might assume you mean the narrower sense.
Not quite when looking from a more technical aspect, even though they might overlap in some contexts (e.g. a farm, or someone can have a pet cow/horse/whatever).
Livestock are animals raised specifically for the production of food (and other byproducts, such as manure used as a fertilizer) or for doing work (e.g. horses), while domestic animals are mostly raised for companion. From Wikipedia:


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Armageddon 2012: God's Plan to Destroy & Repopulate the Earth
(chrisTwire) – Doomsday 12.21.12 falls on a Wednesday this year. For most of us it'll be a workday like any other, in spite of the fact that millions of people worldwide have created a global buzz about 122112… the day the biblical Armageddon begins that will nearly extinguished humanity and destroy the planet, according to the Mayan Long Count calendar.
The buzz has been good for the economy quietly generating tens of millions in sales for survival gear, gas masks, nuke suits, guns and water purification tablets generally from consumers who prefer to remain anonymous. I'm thinking now is a good time to stock up on Bic lighters so I can ride out that run. Many out-of-work contractors have revived their business or started companies that do nothing but build survival shelters.
And these modern-day shelters / fortresses are nothing like the underground backyard or community bomb shelters we had back in the 60s during the Cold War. Back then Christian men installed backyard bomb shelters to give their wives and children some sense of hope, but Dad knew the shelter would become the family crypt should they ever have need of it.
I grew up in Los Angeles as a kid during the 60s and attended a Catholic parochial school before I entered the public school system years later. Trust me every kid in the L.A. Unified School District had seen the 1946 footage of U.S. military operations on Christmas Island where America tested one of its "commie-killer" nuclear bombs. Admittedly we caught some flak over dispatching some Godless tribe of long forgotten heathen pygmies, but it was all for the greater good. Christians found closure knowing it was God's will and the test was a huge success for the United States.
From the first grade on we knew that growing up in L.A. made us the fattest target on the mainland's Western coast. Civil Defense entered our lives right after kindergarten and every child in the district had been trained to Duck and Cover. But once you've watched the Christmas Island footage and had that cherry popped no matter what the adults tell you after that, you know they're lying. Only the tards on the short bus believed their school desks would somehow provide them with ample protection from a Russian commie-nuke targeted to strike L.A.
As kids we frequently talked about "the bomb" at school with friends and in church. We knew it could happen at any second, and without warning! From what we picked up being within earshot of adults we'd pretty much surmised that the Soviet Union was bad. We also knew the president of Mother Russia was a drunken Godless commie bum and it was his finger on the button; and that we'd be killed in the first strike. Yet somehow amidst this insanity our lives as children resumed and went on as usual.
This single family unit can be delivered and installed in your backyard
But God's plan is not to destroy all mankind; it is to begin anew with survivors and their descendants who will repopulate the earth. That's why the wealthy will appreciate these new 21st century shelters that have incorporated new technologies into tens of thousands of secret subterrain family shelters and large community shelters, many of which are Christian owned across the U.S. and the world. Equipped with all the amenities of the finest luxury hotels and stocked with ample power, food, water and bibles to sit out the effects of the Armageddon; but the best thing is that modern-day shelters are reasonably priced starting at just $400,000 for a single family unit.
The Radius Company of Texas has completed one large community shelter capable of housing 750 people, the price $41 million. Many underground Christian communities already in existence or currently under construction are fully equipped with commercial kitchens that can serve hundreds and have been stocked with 250 years of food. Industry contractors ink the deal by signing a contract that prohibits them from disclosing the location of any shelter.
In Spain today you can buy a full-floor luxury Condo in a large community shelter for around $1.7 million; they come fully furnished and are designed for your family's comfort. A number of levels offer entertainment including theatres, a gym, spas, swimming pools, a church with a fellowship hall and several recreation areas.
This large luxury community shelter comes with all the amenities & comforts of home
These survival shelters are designed to house generations of people so they become family heirlooms that can be passed from generation to generation. And for today's smart investor these Doomsday shelters; regardless of size is where the smart money is. Wall Street insiders have predicted the price for these subterrain shelters is going to spike like no bubble that's ever burst in the housing market before. As the Doomsday Clock count down gets closer to Armageddon 2012 prices are going to soar.
And for you naysayers and the unsaved if it winds up being another Y2K you could quickly off-load it on the market at profit. Some investor's claim the elite, powerful and wealthy will want to buy them if nothing happens making them a trendy new fad. Others will buy them up to wait out the next scheduled Armageddon? Perhaps we could pitch them to the homogay community to move into? Imagine the spin we could put on this…West Hollywood UDERGROUND! Certainly the options are limitless.
God's master plan is to destroy and repopulate the Earth. Those survivors who can afford to buy into one of these Christian community shelters are part of God's plan. They represent a segment of the population who are educated, wealthy, white and generally Republican. God's chosen survivors living safely within these large Christian shelters know it is their responsibility to procreate, repopulate and to teach the story of Jesus to the next generation in order to build a future for mankind that only God can envision.
Doomsday shelters come in many sizes depending on your needs.
That leaves us, the poor but saved Christians who welcome the Rapture. The moment when all saved Christian souls will depart from their meat-bodies to rise up to Heaven, where Jesus has commanded all of God's faithful to join Him!
Of course the fate of all non-believers is well known from Scripture. There will be those who didn't prepare, those caught entirely by surprise. Most will be killed quickly but there will be unsaved surface survivors. Their fate is to compete for what resources are available; food, clean water, fuel, guns and ammunition become the new currency. People quickly turn on each other as society collapses into anarchy.
The 21st Century Bomb Shelters are ideal for the wealthy Christian Rural Survival Shelters are also popular
The unsaved on the surface live by raw animal instincts and form gangs for their mutual protection. These survivors will witness the Lord's work as they watch Mother Earth morph into a dark sinister place, where they exist only as slaves of Lucifer. But when the deluge hits many more surface survivors will die. The only dry land for human occupation will be that which today sits above the 8,000 foot contour, which by the way is one of the requirements for all Christian community shelters.
Is your family prepared for the approaching holocaust?
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Vivos Shelters: http://www.terravivos.com/
Radius Engineering: http://www.bomb-shelter.net/
Hardened Structures: http://www.hardenedstructures.com/
Utah Shelter Systems: http://utahsheltersystems.com/
The Survival Center: http://www.survivalcenter.com/UG.html
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