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***Updated 3/29/14:
1) Governor Scott Walker signed his name to Bill 324, adding that "early voting hours" be extended for 110 hours, not the 90 hours as originally outlined. Just how the left can argue against 110 hours (ten days) to vote BEFORE an election, equally in all municipalities across Wisconsin, as "suppression" or "racism" is beyond me. There are no obstacles. There are no barriers. And absentee ballots are always there, as is election day itself. No common sense argument against uniformed early voting hours exists - unless you live in that wacky alternative universe known as "liberalism."
Just how was it A-O-K for 2% of the state to allow its citizens to vote on weekends and other extended hours prior to an election, and all other municipalities could not? One also has to wonder if the scenario were different What if Waukesha and Washington County had been the municipalities extending hours and staying open on weekends, while other municipalities could not. Think the lefties would be having a fit over that? charging "voter suppression" or "racism?" Nah. I don't think for one moment that liberals would have cared if it was Waukesha or Washington County that would have been affected by uniform voting hours if that indeed were the case. The hypocrites of the left would have been applauding this bill providing "fairness" when it comes to early voting hours across the state.
2) A liberal comment to this blog cited the following source as "proof" of voter suppression and Republican intent to do so in the state of Florida by "limiting early voting times":
When one actually goes to the "source" and reads the entire article, one learns:
- the author, Aviva Shen, has worked for several leftie publications (Slate, for example and the "progressive" internet site this column appears on). In addition, she was part of the "news media team for Obama's campaign" in Ohio in 2008. Hmmmm. Also, when one reads the article, who are all these "anonymous Republican sources" that say Republicans want to suppress Democratic/black votes? Very strange. An article, written by an obvious Obama supporter, saying that "anonymous Republicans" agree that limitied EARLY voting hours are racist and target Dems?!? My goodness. Think in any way this is "unbiased" reporting?
The article also includes New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's name - but no direct quotes regarding supposed "voter suppression" and "racism" on behalf of Republicans. (Chris Christie is a RINO anyhow. Shove him off on the Democratic party and be done with the blowhard for once and for all.) Bizarre. I'd LOL if what was at stake wasn't so important.
3) And the comments on returning to "Jim Crow" laws and cries of "racism" made me shake my head. Here's a real doozy:
Good grief. Goofy. What total idiocy - but very representative of the liberal mindset. Hey lefties! WHO WROTE THE JIM CROW LAWS? Democrats!!!! Who didn't want to give blacks the right to vote??? Democrats!!! Who WANTED to keeps black segregated? Democrats! Who voted against the civil rights act? Democrats!!!! (Need I even mention former Democrat Senator Robert Byrd - a member of the Ku Klux Klan who even was responsible for recruiting new members and served in a leadership position!). So look in the mirror, liberals. Every single thing you unjustly blame on Republicans comes right back at you ten times over. Right now, who is doing their best to keep the black population among us dependent upon the government and treated like children? Democrats!!!! Simply for votes. Disgusting.
The PRIVILEGE of voting early is NOT A RIGHT. LIberals need to say that over and over until they finally understand. Then they can actually admit that Governor Scott Walker did the right thing by (here goes - using all Obama "terms") "leveling the playing field" and making it "fair" across the state for all to have the same time and same access available to VOTE EARLY.
As a side note, what is the "optimum" time frame for early voting? Realistically? Would every single day before an election be OK? year round? or 6 months? or 4 weeks? or as soon as any candidates are known? Makes one wonder, huh? If time limits on "early voting" are x number of weeks - would lefties still cry "racism and suppression?" What IS the magic number?
What IS the purpose of "early voting? anyhow? I'd have to venture that its intent was to make it easier for the individual to vote prior to an election. Plain and simple. I'd also have to venture that the intent was NOT to make it easier for Democratic operatives to have lots of time to round up low-information voters and drag them to polling places, offering "helpful" suggestions on how to vote once they get there.
And the suggestion of voting "on-line" makes my skin crawl. Imagine all the internet fraud now - compounded by hackers who will know how to get into the system and do whatever they want. Although, in the world of Barry Obama & Co., that may be one really great way to control elections in the future...
Original post from 3/26/14:
Governor Scott Walker recently signed into law a bill legislating "uniform early voting hours" (Senate Bill 324) throughout the state, thereby "leveling the playing field" (a favorite Obama-ism) for Wisconsin voters. In an effort to be "fair" (another fav Obama-ism), the bill addressed the "inequality" (yep! another fav Obama-ism) that only a few of the big cities in the state had the money to pay clerks to keep voting places open almost 24-7. The majority of folks in the state weren't allowed to vote whenever the mood struck. They didn't have the money (again, Obama's fav: "income inequality") to pay for the voting offices to stay open almost 'round the clock like Madison or Milwaukee.
For years, Wisconsinites were treated to the sites of busses rolling in at all hours from God-knows-where, emptying their human cargo and streaming into polling places in Madison, Milwaukee, and/or Kenosha or Racine - just a skip away from Illinios (how convenient!). On the weekends, we witnessed out-of-town Democratic operatives handing out cigarettes to aid people in their voting decisions. We also knew about the block parties - promises of "free eats" and rides to voting places, with helpful suggestions to the clueless on who to vote for. Who can forget the kindness shown to those attending a Bruce Springsteen concert in Madison - why, the city clerks opened the voting places AFTER the concert for hours!- to allow all of the fans of "The Boss" to vote!!! Cool!!! And let's not forget the kind, compassionate Democrats visiting nursing homes, "helping" the infirm and elderly decide just who to vote for. I'm not saying those days are gone entirely, but the opportunistic advantage that Democrats in Madison and Milwaukee enjoyed when it came to voting has been addressed - and rightly so.
It was pointed out in a comment that the City of Madison and City of Milwaukee only have the clerk's office open for early voting hours, while all the municipalities have a polling place on the actual election day. While that may be the case, 110 hours to vote early is more than adequate for any individual wishing to vote PRIOR to an actual election. And anyone can request an absentee ballot to vote, without even having to leave their home (via e-mail or mail). The EASE of voting early is just that - EASE. We make it very easy to vote (unfortunately, as we have witnessed, some people do take advantage and vote more than once, but that is another issue to be addressed soon). To say that allowing 110 hours - 10 days - BEFORE AN ACTUAL ELECTION - as open season to go vote early is somehow "suppression" or "racist" is absurd.
Of course sometimes there ARE long lines to vote (before work, after work, voting machines have glitches, people registering/voting for the first time, etc.). However, the ebb and flow is pretty much a constant. Such is the case with most elections. People expect long lines. The lines move. People do eventually get the opportunity to exercise their right to vote.
Now, the definition of "suppression" is "forceful prevention" or a "state of constraint." Can anyone REALLY - with a straight face - explain how having the "privilege" (voting early is NOT a "right") to vote two weeks early BEFORE an election, during a standard time frame, is "voter suppression?"
Can anyone REALLY - with a straight face - explain how having the "privilege" (again, voting early is NOT a "right") to vote two weeks early BEFORE an election, during a standard time frame, is "racist?"
The do-nothing Mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett, tweeted "Let's call this bill out for what it is. The GOP is trying to suppress the vote in MKE and MSN It's an outrage."
No, Mayor Barrett, your tweet is an outrage. And please explain how YOU, as well as other Democrats in Wisconsin government in 1985, voted FOR regulating early voting? See: http://mediatrackers.org/wisconsin/2014/03/18/wis-democrats-backed-regulation-early-voting-1985)
The actual language in the bill the Democrats drafted and voted FOR - in 1985 - is as follows:
LEGISLATIVE POLICY. The legislature finds that voting is a constitutional right, the vigorous exercise of which should be strongly encouraged. In contrast, voting by absentee ballot is a privilege exercised wholly outside the traditional safeguards of the polling place. The legislature finds that the privilege of voting by absentee ballot must be carefully regulated to prevent the potential for fraud or abuse; to prevent overzealous solicitation of absent electors who may prefer not to participate in an election; to prevent undue influence on an absent elector to vote for or against a candidate or referendum; or other similar abuses.
As with most liberal stances, the hypocrisy and irony is simply laughable.
Oh, and lest we forget, the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel chimed in with charges of "racism" in regards to this bill. Why, we are headed back to the days of Jim Crow!!!!
Holy smokes. Why is it so obvious that when the left cannot argue with facts or reason, they resort to playing the "race" card??? (And do the Democrats really think that blacks live only in Milwaukee or Madison in our state? Isn't that kind of a "racist" assumption in itself?)
But I digress. In closing, the obvious needs to be said.
There has been NO change to the protocol for voting on election day.
Also, one can always vote by absentee ballot if one wishes to.
Not a single person's constitutional right to vote has been removed by enacting uniform early voting hours throughout the state of Wisconsin.
Now, on to Voter ID!!!!
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President Obama's tour of the Middle East and part of Western Europe -- with its tell-it-like-it-really-is speech in Cairo -- was a necessary first step toward re-establishing the role of the American president as world leader after the disastrous Bush years.
Europe and the Middle East had to see and hear Obama up close. It's something the world demands of every new American president, but especially of Obama. He's brand new in ways unlike any of his predecessors. He came from the grubby politics of Chicago to the White House in four brief years, with no international record or resume.
He needed to establish credibility with world leaders and, more important, with their populations. And on balance, he succeeded. The trip was a huge success, especially his Cairo call for more reason and less religious and racial hatred between Arabs and Jews.
But now comes the hard part -- translating his lofty rhetoric into real-world action. In the Middle East, that means aggressively prodding both Israelis and Arabs and getting more than lip service from the European nations to back his efforts.
Other presidents have taken on the same task and failed. But Obama has done it with a difference that might help him succeed: He has taken the issue on at the start of his presidency, rather than toward the end as his predecessors did for home-front political reasons. He has made it an immediate priority for his administration, not just a second-term afterthought.
For the hardline Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama's peace initiative means (1) halting or at least curbing the growth of West Bank settlements and (2) accepting the inevitability of a neighboring Palestinian state, something Netanyahu has resisted.
For the Arabs, it means getting the major Arab states -- Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- off the fence and into the search for a solution. It's assumed they have the money and the influence to persuade the Arab rejectionists of Hamas to accept Israel's right to exist, without which no peace deal is possible. They've preferred to lament the plight of the Palestinians and use hatred for Israel to rally their own populations and divert attention from unrest at home.
It's worth noting that Obama chose to begin his trip in Saudi Arabia, the center of Sunni Arab power and prestige in the Middle East.
The president's Middle East initiative puts great pressure on Netan-yahu. It asks him basically to choose between his need to hold his right-wing coalition together and his need for good will in Washington. Any action on his part to halt settlements or proclaim support for a two-state solution would likely bring down his government. Netanyahu's foreign minister and coalition partner, Avigdor Lieberman, is even more opposed to Palestinian statehood.
On the other hand, some Israeli newspapers and left-wing leaders have begun to express concern over any cooling of relations with the Obama administration and a fraying of the American lifeline.
None of what Obama has enunciated as Middle East policy is entirely new. Presidents over the past 30 years have, on and off, pressured the Israelis and cajoled the Arabs, in vain, in behalf of a peace deal. But with the exception of Jimmy Carter, most presidents have waited until their second term to step into the Middle East morass. Their fear of the clout of the Israeli lobby in Washington (matched only by that of the National Rifle Association) cautioned them to wait until they were out of the reach of the electorate.
The trouble with that strategy is that it left so little time that Israelis and Arabs alike could stall any budding peace deal they disliked (see Yasir Arafat) until the president of the day was safely in retirement and the peace process was back again at stage one.
Obama's decision to make the peace process a top priority in his first five months in office will make it harder for Israelis or Arabs opposed to compromise to play for time. He's not going away anytime soon.


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This is insane microsoft just keeps on making money. read more
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Just an old fart writing this article that doesn't like video games probably because his wife is on it most of the time. read more
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I don't mind that the game is going to be delayed. There will not be so many bugs in the game. Ofcourse more polished
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of North Andover may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises to Wine & Beer at the Andovers, LLC, located at 342 Winthrop avenue in the town of North Andover, under section 15 of said chapter 138. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except section 17. The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license to any other location.
The license may be re-issued by the licensing authority at the same location if an applicant for the license files with the licensing authority a letter in writing from the department of revenue indicating that the license is in good standing with the department and that all applicable taxes have been paid.
If any license granted under this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, such license shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section.
Upon issuance of the all alcoholic beverages license, Wine & Beer at the Andovers, LLC, shall return to the town the license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises that it currently holds.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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Charles "Buzzy" Bryant of Bowie, Md., formerly of Anderson in Mansfield Township, passed away on Sept. 26, 2012, in Bowie. Buzzy was the son of Charles and Goldie Peterson and a graduate of Warren Hills Regional High School.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at Charles' home church, the First Baptist Church of Anderson, 150 Jackson St., Port Murray. All are welcome to attend.


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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with 2 restaurants and bar/lounge
Located in the heart of Weimar, this family-friendly hotel is steps from Goethe National Museum, Parkhohle, and Goethe House. Gingko Museum and Weimar Haus - Neue Geschichtserlebnis GmbH are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a business center, and conference rooms are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 143 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and pillowtop beds. For entertainment, LED TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can also appreciate comforts like premium bedding and pillow menus.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Dorint Am Goethepark WeimarBeethovenplatz 1-2 Weimar TH 99423
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms.
A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 6617 square feet (615 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Dorint Am Goethepark Weimar is a smoke-free property.
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Computer station
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 143
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Number of floors - 4
- Elevator/lift
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Meeting rooms 10
- Multilingual staff
- Conference space size (meters) - 615
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 6617
- Snack bar/deli
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
- Pillow menu
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Desk
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM on weekdays.
Bettina von Arnim - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine. A children's menu is available. Open select days.
Bierstube Consilium - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 11 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 35 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
- Specific rooms only
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Parking height restrictions apply
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between EUR 19.50 and EUR 19.50 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 18,50 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 35 per night
Hotel Name
- Dorint Am Goethepark
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- Dorint Am Goethepark Hotel Weimar
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One child 11 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
National Rating
Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Germany. This property is rated 4 star Superior and is displayed on this page as 4.5 stars.


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PENNSVILLE TWP. — Three North Jersey men were arrested early this week on drug charges after a police search of a moving truck allegedly revealed illegal contraband, said police.
Patrick Hayes, 23, Thomas Pernetti, 22, and Robert Santos, 22, all of Saddle Brook, were arrested Tuesday and charged with various drug related charges, according to police.
Hayes was officially charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to make unlawful disposition.
Santos' charges included possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to make unlawful disposition.
Pernetti was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police said the arrests stems from a civil complaint against a New Jersey moving company called Progressive Movers Incorporated (PMI).
On Aug. 4, Pennsville Police were contacted by an elderly female who advised she was moving from Carneys Point to a location in Pennsville and hired PMI, which she located on the Internet.
Police said on Aug. 1, the victim was allegedly approached by PMI to sign a contract to move her items for $210.
On Aug. 4, the PMI movers showed up and loaded her belongings into a truck. When issued the bill, the victim was then told she owned $1,755, police said.
Police said the victim did not have enough money to pay the movers at which time the movers allegedly made it known that the elderly woman would not be getting her items back until she paid the bill in full.
Police said the woman was able to produce $700 and then $50 in quarters she used for laundry.
The mover allegedly decided this was enough money to release a recliner and a bed frame, but would not release any more until she paid the additional $1,000, police said.
After agreeing to pay the money at a later date, police then responded to the scene after the victim called for help.
The suspects were interviewed and further investigation led to a need for the K-9 unit from the Salem City police department to be called, said police.
The K-9 unit showed a positive reaction to the cab of the truck and police immediately issued a search warrant.
Police said they found marijuana and unidentified CDS in the truck.
The three men were arrested, charged and transported to the Salem County Correctional
Facility in Mannington Township.
Their bail was listed as follows: Hayes, $10,000, Santos, $2,500, and Pernetti, $550.
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Yogurt Raisin Clusters
Cream cheese, sugar, yogurt, vanilla and white chocolate melted together for a creamy candy.
- Serving Size: 2 clusters
- 1 package (3 ounces) regular cream cheese, softened
- 1 pound powdered sugar, sifted (about 5 cups)
- 3 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 cups California golden or natural raisins
Combine cream cheese, sugar, yogurt and vanilla in top of double boiler. Place over boiling water and blend until lukewarm and smooth. Add chips and continue stirring until completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Quickly stir in raisins. Remove top of double boiler from hot water and drop mixture by spoonfuls onto wax paper-lined baking sheets. (If mixture becomes too thick to handle easily, replace hot water and stir until desired consistency is reached.) Let stand until set. Store between sheets of wax paper in airtight container.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories 150 (14% from fat); Total Fat 2g (sat 1.5g, mono 1g, poly 0g, trans 0g ); Cholesterol 5mg; Protein 1g; Carbohydrate 32g; (Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 30g; ); Iron 0mg; Sodium 15mg; Calcium 21mg; Potassium 122mg
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Love Me Oh Please Love Me EP
Bullion (DEEK)
Release date: 24.11.2012
Music Style: Pop-Rock
Article No.: 1768142 / DEEK001
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Bullion has come a long way since his 'Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee' mix became a viral sensation on the internet in 2008. He went on to record a string of releases for One-Handed Music - 'Get Familiar', 'Young Heartache', 'Say Goodbye To What' - which saw him loosening the assemblage points of his music, transposing sampled voices into new contexts, and creating a kind of modern, psychedelic cut�n�paste. His next effort, 2011�s 'You Drive Me To Plastic' on Young Turks, was a beautifully sewn together 21 minute piece of music consisting of nine tracks, drawing from leftfield disco, krautrock, �80s synth pop, afro, and inspired �70s electronics. Most recently, on the two track R&S single 'Say Arr Ee' / 'What Does She Know', Bullion replaced what would previously have been samples with his own voice and recorded instrumental parts. 'Love Me Oh Please Love Me' is the natural continuation; a 5 track EP of songs written alone (except Robert Wyatt cover �The Age Of Self�) and assembled in a short period last year using drum machines, guitars and synths, along with his own voice and lyrics. These recordings show more of Bullion than any of his previous output, stripped back to the bare bones in parts, on other songs showing the production and arranging talent he was already known for. It will come as a surprise to some, seemingly a long way from the sample-based work from which Bullion originally made his name. The cohesion and playfulness are ever-present, but �Love Me Oh Please Love Me� comes with a personal touch we haven't heard until now.
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OMAHA, Neb. -- American Indians and salmon fishermen who had hoped to earn a private audience with billionaire Warren Buffett failed to win much support Saturday for removing four dams along the Klamath River.
Buffett again told the protesters that his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., won't decide the fate of the dams its PacifiCorp utility owns. Instead, Berkshire will defer to regulators in California and Oregon, where the Klamath runs, and to federal officials.
Buffett also said he promised regulators when Berkshire bought PacifiCorp in 2006 that he wouldn't interfere with that utility's operating decisions.
The protesters, who were making their second trip to Berkshire's meeting, have promised to keep the pressure on Buffett and his Omaha-based company until they achieve their goal of dam removal or at least win an audience.
"We feel like we've been listened to everywhere except PacifiCorp," said Leaf Hillman, a member of the Karuk Tribe.
This year Buffett turned to David Sokol, who oversees Berkshire's utility companies, to offer detailed responses to questions about the future of the Klamath dams when they come up during the meeting.
The dams PacifiCorp owns on the Klamath are up for relicensing, a process the company started in 2000 and which may continue five or six more years. The formal license application was filed in 2004.
"There are a whole series of issues to deal with as part of the federal regulatory process," Sokol said.
Chief among the issues is sorting out what 28 different interest groups concerned about the dams on the Klamath want to happen. Sokol said there are at least four different preferred outcomes different groups favor.
Buffett said it's up to government to balance those competing interests.
"In the end, we will do exactly what they say," Buffett said.
The tribes view the fight to remove the dams as a fight for their own survival.
"It's the fight for the salmon, and it's the fight for our species," said Frankie Myers, a member of the Yurok tribe.
Berkshire's PacifiCorp subsidiary serves 1.7 million customers in six Western states.
PacifiCorp is one of more than 60 Berkshire subsidiaries. Berkshire owns insurance, clothing, furniture, and candy companies, restaurants, natural gas and corporate jet firms. Berkshire also has major investments in such companies as Coca-Cola Co., Anheuser-Busch Cos. and Wells Fargo & Co.
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Calling it a Christmas miracle might be a bit much.
Still, what the Staunton River boys basketball team did in its game with Liberty last Saturday comes close.
The Eagles surmounted a 19-point deficit in topping the visiting Minutemen by the score of 66-64.
The win will likely be considered one of the biggest in the history of Staunton River basketball. And it came by a team with no player over 6' tall. It is certainly the top win in the seven years this reporter has been covering the Eagles.
When it comes to playing the gracious holiday party host, you'll find the Staunton River wrestling team is no Rachel Ray.
For that matter, the Eagles are more on a par with the stingy Grinch or Bumble the Abominable Snowman, who plagued Rudolph and his pals.
The Eagles outpaced 13 other teams in placing second at the Rumble. LCA took top honors, edging the Rivermen.
Top 15 teams
It'll be a tough row to hoe. But, the lads should be up for the challenge.
And there will be lots of them to do so.
The three local wrestling teams enter this year's fray operating under a format that looks tough to navigate.
The VHSL's new structure has Liberty and Staunton River both situated in Region 3A-West. So, in addition to dealing with the likes of Brookville (which has won the Seminole District 40+ consecutive years), the Minutemen and Eagles also have to deal with dreaded Christiansburg.
What's the opposite of sibling rivalry?
Whatever it's called, it was on display Monday night as a pair of Jefferson Forest sisters led the Lady Cavs to victory in their opening game of the season.
Senior Amber Evans and her younger sis, sophomore Ashley, paced the Lady Cavs to a 38-28 win over visiting Staunton River.
The game was all you might expect of the first game of the season: a mixed bag of sharp plays, rusty shooting players trying to get comfortable with new teammates.
They sure don't grow 'em big in southern Bedford County.
At least when it comes to boys basketball.
The Golden Eagles open this year's campaign with a roster that has only two players measuring out at over six feet in height.
Heck, even the girls' team has a taller player.
With age comes wisdom, says the adage.
New Jefferson Forest Head Coach Paul Redgate has to hope that along with that wisdom comes a propensity to win.
Redgate switched from coaching the JF girls (which he'd done the previous five seasons) to taking the reins of the lads' team when Paul Smith stepped down following last year's campaign.
Redgate likely didn't realize he'd have such a senior-laden crew this season. Of the 14 guys on the roster, 10 are seniors.
Who will lead this team?
That may well be the biggest question for a Liberty boys team which lost last year's leadership to graduation, including Adam McKinney, Ryan Hensley and Tre'von Lightfoot.
The team will also deal with the fact that it is laden with five new faces, including a trio of transfers.
"May you live in interesting times."
-Ancient Chinese curse
The Liberty football team, one that has lived this season in interesting times, saved the best for last.
The Minutemen's loss to Magna Vista in the opening round of the playoffs was the pièce de résistance of a season that was loaded with high drama and hard feelings.
One hundred points.
One thousand yards.
Forty nine broken hearts.
Those were the key statistics from Liberty's playoff opener, held Friday night.
The Minutemen were on the slightly shorter end of a 51-49 loss to Magna Vista.
In a game where each team racked up over 500 yards, it was the Warriors who came away with the final, deciding score. That touchdown sent the 49 lads who make up the Liberty team from soaring joy to harrowing despair.
One more to go.
The Jefferson Forest girls cross country team continued its stretch of dominance, this time at the regional level.
Now, the question is: Can the Lady Cavs do it one more time and bring home JF's first cross country crown since 2001?
It'd be tough to bet against them.
The team, which had already romped its way to victories at the district and conference level, picked up a convincing win at the 4A-North regional meet.
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Today's post is from Andrew Marino, of sponsor and lovely vendor Honeymoon Pixie. I think this information is so helpful in today's world of honeymoon registries, although some of this advice applies to all registries (like tip #1). So before you register, read this!
Wondering how to let your guests know about your honeymoon registry? Have you had to politely explain your registry to guests with questions? Honeymoon registry etiquette advice can be hard to find, and when you do, it can be conflicting. Here are the best pieces of advice for honeymoon registry etiquette. By following these five basic guidelines, you will be following the best etiquette practices and you'll minimize the risk of offending anyone.
Never Advertise Your Honeymoon Registry in Your Wedding Invitations
Miss Manners says it is not polite to include your registry website information in your wedding invitations. Instead, you should rely on your bridal party and family members to help spread the word about your honeymoon registry, and you can also put the registry information in your bridal shower invitations. Most people will ask either you, someone in your bridal party, or a family member where you're registered so they can get gift ideas. Word of mouth is often a great way to get the word out about your honeymoon registry.
Also, many honeymoon registry websites will provide registry announcement cards for your bridal shower invitations, will post to your Facebook wall the gifts you've received from your honeymoon registry, and will help you send emails to people on your guest list. These simple things are enough to make sure that most of your guests are aware of your honeymoon registry, and you don't have to break any rules of etiquette to do it!
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Rebuilding efforts ramp up two years after federal funding cuts
Two years after it learned Environment Canada was cutting $18,000 in annual funding, the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) is attempting to restore its roots.
"We're really trying to go down a new path, renew ourselves and seek supporters of the environmental community and say, 'If we want our local environmental groups to exist, then we all need to chip in and support the good work that's being done in our own communities,'" said Katie Temple, a board member with the organization.
The Canadian Environment Network lost core funding from the federal government in 2011 to the tune of $547,000. An umbrella organization for environmental groups across the country, the NLEN was among dozens of organizations impacted by the cut to core funding.
NLEN works with environmental groups across the province and aims to increase public awareness about environmental issues.
The provincial government offered a $20,000 one-time grant to help the organization get by. NLEN was able to continue employing its part-time executive director until April of this year. The organization now relies strictly on the work of volunteers.
"It's really slowed down what we've been able to do, especially our core activities," Temple said, noting it did not have the capacity to offer an environmental perspective on the last provincial budget and has not been active on the issue of potential hydraulic fracking developments in western Newfoundland.
"Normally we could help facilitate groups getting together and helping with communication and networking and supporting the groups that are being active, and at the time we were needed, there was definitely a big gap there because we couldn't fill that role."
She hopes that through fundraising efforts, the organization will be able to once again have a paid executive director at some point in 2014.
"We're really trying to diversify our funding, and I think a lot of environmental groups are in the same boat. They don't want to rely on just one key source, because if that disappears, then they're stuck with nothing."
Corporate sponsors, individual donors and attendees for fundraising events are amongst the ways NLEN plans to rebuild. Last weekend, it benefitted nicely from the proceeds of a sold-out event in St. John's focusing on climate change in Atlantic Change that included a film screening and a panel with prominent environmental advocate David Suzuki.
The NLEN Eco-Gala will be held at the Quidi Vidi Brewery today in St. John's, featuring a performance by singer-songwriter Joanna Barker, as well as finger foods and a silent auction.
The organization's renewal campaign is called "Restoring our Roots."
"This is a positive step," said Temple. "We're trying to show people we're on a path of renewal."
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High school sophomore died in Mr. Hero shooting.
Hires outside monitor to oversee reform efforts for the next 3 years.
Major League Baseball said former Indians players will have the honor.
State's rate of 4.8 percent up from 4.7 percent in August, and 4.6 percent a year earlier.
The first of the new models, Wingfoot One, launched in 2014.
Tractor trailer rig overturned about 5:40 a.m. near State Rt. 18.
GOP nominee continues to warn of voter fraud on campaign trail.
Party says GOP statehouse candidate has outstanding 2008 lien
Judicial order gives Ohioans chance with provisional ballot.
Incumbent Republican touts bill to help students' loans, his bipartisanship.


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PREP BASKETBALL: White River boys, girls headed to state tournament
White River girls start with Burlington
For the White River High girls basketball program, the names and faces might change, but the ongoing success story keeps getting told over and over again.
For the 11th time in the past 13 seasons, coach Chris Gibson and his Hornets are headed to a domed stadium to participate in the state basketball tournament. Nine of the trips came as a member of the Class 3A ranks and now, for the second season, the White River girls are going to the 2A's big dance.
The state tourney, to be staged in Yakima's SunDome, opens Thursday and will wrap up Saturday evening.
The pairings for the Elite Eight were announced Sunday afternoon and, unlike a season ago, the Hornets are not cursed by opening against the top-ranked team in the state. Thursday's foe is the No. 7-ranked Blaine Borderites, a club making its first state appearance since 2004.
Blaine, with a record of 18-5, is led by senior Stefawn Perrin and talented freshmen like Taylor V'Dovec and Breanna Chau. The latter two came up big during Saturday's victory over Olympic High that shot Blaine into the Elite Eight.
Thursday's tipoff time is 12:15 p.m.
If the No. 3-ranked Hornet girls defeat Blaine, they will play at 5:30 p.m. Friday against the winner of Thursday's tussle between East Valley-Yakima and W.F. West of Chehalis. If the Hornets fall on Thursday, Friday's game will be at 10:30 a.m. against the EV-Yakima/W.F. West loser.
In the eight-team format, two victories sends a squad to the championship finale; two losses, though, sends a team home.
White River earned its Yakima trip Saturday night be defeating Sehome 35-33 at Tacoma's Mount Tahoma High School. The loser-out contest was part of the regional round of the state tourney, carving the field of 16 in half.
The low-scoring, defensive-oriented struggle was decided in the final dozen seconds. There were just 12 ticks remaining on the game clock when Hornet senior Cassidy France penetrated the defense and nailed a short runner in the lane. The Mariners, from Bellingham, had a final opportunity to win, or at least tie the contest, but two last-gasp shots missed their mark.
The win didn't come without some late drama, as Sehome whittled away at the 31-24 advantage the Hornets had built by the end of the third quarter. White River managed just two hoops in the final period, one by Sutton Mills before France came up with the game-winner.
The Hornets were paced by leading scorer Kennedy Hobert, who recorded 14 points.
White River boys open against Ellensburg
The White River High boys had just defeated North Thurston 56-37 in Friday's regional round of the Class 2A state basketball tournament, but Hornet coach Rick Tripp was already contemplating the next step in his Hornets' dream season.
Friday's victory in the Sweet 16 round "was only the first leg of our long, arduous journey, because we have a lot more hard work remaining," said Tripp, who has guided his club to a 21-6 record so far.
With the victory the Hornet boys qualified for the state Class 2A's Elite Eight, which will be played out Thursday through Sunday at the SunDome in Yakima.
Pairings for Yakima were determined Sunday afternoon and the Hornets snagged a premier slot, playing Thursday's final game. White River will square off against Ellensburg with tipoff time slated for 9 p.m. If the Hornets win Thursday, they will play at 9 p.m. Friday against the winner of Thursday's clash between Lindbergh and Clover Park. If the Hornets lose Thursday, they will play at 2 p.m. Friday against the Lindbergh/Clover Park loser.
The Yakima tournament is a double-elimination affair, but two victories send a team to the championship game.
In qualifying for the Elite Eight, White River had little trouble with North Thurston.
By intermission, the Hornets had already doubled up on North Thurston 26-13 and it was apparent the visitors from Lacey were not having one of their better outings.
Once again, White River's stellar guard trio of Jason Tyler, 20 points, Billy Kiel, 12, and Alex Sayler, 10, succeeded in dispelling the notion that having a roster of giants is mandatory for putting a championship team on the court.
"I was really proud of the way our guys finished out the task of handling the Rams," Tripp said following Friday's victory. "I know we can keep the momentum going."
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – ArtPrize 2013 isn't the only arts event drawing visitors to Grand Rapids in the weeks ahead.
As preparations are underway for next week's opening of ArtPrize 2013, ArtServe Michigan, a statewide arts advocacy group, will hold a creative summit dubbed Resonant 13 this weekend.
Just after ArtPrize in October, the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, based in Chicago, is gathering in Grand Rapids for its annual conference.
Resonant 13, coming to Kendall College of Art and Design, provides an opportunity for those in Michigan's creative sector to share ideas, knowledge and skills as well as gain practical insights from local, regional and national presenters.
The three-day gathering opening Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, will include discussions focused on research in the arts, new models of funding, rural initiatives and their hub regions, public engagement in the 21st century, design interactions, and the role of advocacy in today's creative sector.
ArtServe Michigan's "Creative Many Summit" is ArtServe's first statewide version of a regional program for individual artists that the organization has held in cities including Detroit and Grand Rapids in recent years.
Earlier this year, ArtServe did a day-and-a-half version of in Detroit in a workshop that addressed establishing oneself in the city and expanding and reaching beyond Detroit. Other past summits have discussed land use, fundraising, engagement and how artists build community.
"Essentially, Resonant 13 takes everything they've learned from creatives in these regional summits over the past four years to build content for a statewide version in Grand Rapids," said spokeswoman Kristin Priest.
Resonant 13, funded by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, will bring in local and national presenters and also will have five panels focused on five geographic regions over its three days.
Presenter will include Gustavo Rodriguez from Rocket Hub, Amy Kaheril of Detroit SOUP, Shannon Stratton with Propellor Fund/Threewalls, Stephen Zacks from Flint Public Art Project, Jun-Li Wang with Springboard for the Arts, Brad & Amanda Kik of ISLAND Artist Residency, Christine Harris of Christine Harris Connections, and Donna Neuwirth from Wormfarm Institute.
Registration deadline for Resonant 13 is Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Individual fees are $25 per artist, free for college and university faculty and students. Go online for more information to artservemichigan.org
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy conference, held Oct. 16-20 in Grand Rapids, will be the annual gathering of the organization devoted to the work of preserving Wright's legacy in architecture and the decorative arts.
While in West Michigan the organization will tour homes designed by Wright including Meyer May House in Grand Rapids, built in 1908 by Wright, as well as several other homes in Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and other cities.
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A Catholic Schools exhibit in the Massachusetts Statehouse in conjunction with the celebration of Catholic Schools Week sparked anti-Catholic reaction from the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
Doric Hall, site of the exhibit, is used throughout the year for a broad variety of displays and is open to virtually any group.
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Catholic League vehemently protested the unwarranted criticism by Steve Wollmer, a spokesman for the teachers union. A letter by Executive Director Joe Doyle appeared in the Boston Herald and an editorial blasted the union, saying that MTA desperately needed "lessons in tolerance, fairness, and tact."
"The fact that this is Catholic Schools W eek and that Catholic schools do educate thousands of Massachusetts students (saving the commonwealth millions of dollars) seems to be lost on this small-minded group of educrats," the Herald noted pointedly.
State Rep. David Cohen, an outspoken critic of aid to private and parochial schools, echoed the MTA's sentiments. Cohen led the effort to derail Senate President William Bulger's drive to remove the "Know Nothing" amendment from the Massachusetts constitution.
A letter from Chapter president Dan Flatley went to every member of the legislature denouncing Rep. Cohen's remarks. In his letter Flatley noted that "even second class citizens have some rights."
Thomas W. Pearlman, writing on behalf of the Rhode Island Federation of Orthodox Jewish Organizations, voiced support of the League's parental choice/voucher position. Pearlman was responding to a front page story in the Jewish Advocate touting Rep. Cohen's opposition to any form of state aid to non-public schools.
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Authorities say a Gretna woman left her 4-year-old son home alone when she went to a Harvey Wal-Mart to shoplift the ingredients used to make methamphetamines. Kristi Lynn Bergeron, 30, was booked with an additional charge of child desertion, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office records.
Narcotics detectives also arrested Benjamin Stolz, 23, of Harvey, who allegedly directed Bergeron to obtain the ingredients on the meth-cooking list, according to reports. Bergeron, of 2713 Hero Drive, Gretna, was first arrested Thursday about 2 p.m. on suspicion of shoplifting from the Wal-Mart at 1501 Manhattan Blvd. in Harvey.
Investigators quickly noticed that the stolen merchandise included items used to manufacture methamphetamines. Bergeron later admitted to stealing the items and others for meth precursor chemicals for just that purpose, according to reports. She was booked Thursday with creation of a clandestine lab.
Deputies also detained Stolz, of 1348 Redwood Drive, Harvey, the arrest report said. Bergeron said it was Stolz who told her what to steal. Stolz admitted directing her meth-shoplifting spree, according to the reports.
But investigators didn't know that when they detained Bergeron, her 4-year-old son was home alone. Dispatchers received a call about the boy Thursday just before 10 p.m.
Officers arrived at Bergeon's house and spoke with a relative who had found the child home alone about 3 p.m. that day, the arrest report said. The relative didn't learn for another six hours that the boy's mother had been arrested. The boy was released into the custody of his grandmother, the arrest report said.
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WASHINGTON, DC – The Reform CCHD Now (RCN) coalition, a unified group of 24 concerned Catholic organizations, is demanding that three Philadelphia community organizing groups return the grant money they received from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) by lying on their grant applications. According to the report available online, the three organizations violated CCHD grant guidelines by supporting abortion, birth control and homosexuality. Profiles of the three organizations indicate the following:
- Childspace Management Group – signed a public letter denouncing cuts to birth control programs.
- JUNTOS – produced an immigrant reference guide providing information on where to obtain contraceptive services, including local Planned Parenthood offices.
- Women's Community Revitalization Project – is intimately connected to a pro-abortion organization and its executive director is a homosexuality activist.
"After examining the activities of these organizations, it is clear that in order to receive a CCHD grant, they must have falsified their application which requires they not promote any activities prohibited by Catholic moral teachings," said Michael Hichborn, spokesman for RCN. "The Church is not in the business of funding her enemies. These groups must return their grant money obtained under false pretenses."
RCN's report also profiles the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania (TWAPA), but RCN is not calling for them to return the grant money at this time.
"We received a call from TWAPA's Executive Director over the summer," said Hichborn. "After a lengthy conversation, it appears that their name may have been used without their knowledge and they are working to disaffiliate from the AFL-CIO, which supports abortion and same-sex marriage. Therefore we will not call for them to return Catholic funding at this time."
RCN's report indicates that the three organizations collectively received $100,000 in grants last year.


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ZAMBIA SPORTING SCORE is a historic account of Zambia's golden era, when the country produced some of the greatest athletes in Africa. It goes back to the pre-independence days when the country was the British colony called Northern Rhodesia. Among the many sportsmen and women covered in the book are Yotham Muleya, the long-distance runner who died in a car accident while on tour of duty in the United States of America, "The Flying Sikh" Satwant Singh (motor rally), veteran judo administrator Father Jude McKenna and Lottie Mwale, who was a formidable boxer whose ring name was Kaingo (the Leopard). Lottie was the All-Africa and Commonwealth light-heavyweight boxing champion when he also went to America to have a go at a world title.
ZAMBIA SPORTING SCORE records the medals brought home from the All-Africa, Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Zambia scored successes in golf, soccer, and other sports at continental and global events. Then came an eclipse, a period when Zambia only boosted the number of participating countries in international competitions. What drove athletes of the period to success? Is Esther Phiri, the current "Queen of the Ring", recapturing that lost glory? This inspiring, well-researched and authoritative book is a must to read for everyone. The opening of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia; will produce sportspersons of the calibre covered in the book.
All Zambians everywhere held their collective breath just before Stophira Sunzu of the Zambian Football team Chipolopolo boys kicked the penalty. When he scored to make the penalties 8-7 to beat Ivory Coast, pandemonium broke, wild celebrations, jubilation took place on the field and all over Zambia and among well-wishers everywhere. Most of us did not go to bed until the wee hours of the morning. Zambia had just won the most prestigious soccer cup trophy on the continent: The Africa Cup of Nations. This cup had eluded the nation since Independence in 1964. During all the celebrations, Zambians have remembered the National Soccer team that perished in 1993 in a plane crash in Gabon. This may be the right time to ask all Zambians whether we know enough about our Zambian heroes in not just football or soccer, but many other sports.
Do you know who in Zambia were at one time the Muhammad Ali of Boxing, the Pele of the country or the greatest soccer player, or who was the best long distance runner? The easy to read book Zambia Sporting Score by Moses Sayela Walubita is what you urgently need at this point in our proud nation's history. ZAMBIA SPORTING SCORE describes Zambian achievements in 16 sports in such well known and popular sports as Soccer, Boxing, and Athletics but also less popular sports in Zambia including Netball, Volleyball, Table and Lawn Tennis, Golf and many others. The book describes sports in the Southern African country of Zambia from the 1950s when the country was a British colony of Northern Rhodesia. It describes Zambia's greatest sports personalities, team sports, and their achievements.
In the country's number one sport of soccer, the book describes the performances of such Zambia's legendary players as "Ucar" Godfrey Chitalu; who is perhaps Zambia's best and most dazzling soccer player ever. Samuel 'Zoom' Ndhlovu and Kalusha Bwalya will forever be etched in the history of soccer and sports in Zambia and beyond. Chitalu is by far Zambian's equivalent to Pele of Brazil soccer great. Chitalu in one soccer season in 1972 scored 107 goals facing stiff premier club and international defenses. Chitalu was a deadly striker who left goalkeepers sprawled on the ground diving to save his shots. He was Zambia's scoring machine long before the era of Kalusha Bwalya, the 1988 Africa Footballer-of the Year.
Zambia's greatest Boxer Lottie Mwale, with a ring name of "Kaingo" (the Leopard), used to pack the 90,000 seat Independence Stadium in Zambia's capital city of Lusaka. Mwale had dynamite punches and at the height of his dominant career travelled to the United States of America twice as contender of the World Light-heavyweight champion. Unfortunately he lost to former world light-heavyweight champions Matthew Saad Muhammad and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad for the title. Mwale was the only Zambian boxer capable of fighting with intelligence, clean style, and strength. He usually knocked out his opponents who fell without staggering. Zambians burst into celebrations soon after the victories by "the Leopard" who moved stealthily around the canvass - and when he attacked, it was with lightning speed, which currently Zambian Woman boxing icon Esther Phiri is emulating.
Samuel Matete competed in the US in track and dominated 400m hurdles becoming its world Champion in the 1990s. Zambia produced the greatest and legendary long-distance runner in Yotham Muleya in the 1950s and 60s. From an early age, Yotham Muleya chased calves into submission. He also excelled in 'Kamando' (a form of wresting). Athletics came to him naturally. Sadly, Yotham Muleya died in a car accident when he came to the United States of America to compete.
I would strongly recommend this book for educators, scholars, teachers, or coaches of sports history. This book can also be used to understand the impact of sports in creating national unity and globalization. Whatever your age and where you are today as a Zambian someone who is very interested in Zambia, I strongly recommend that you buy this book with pride for yourself, your family, daughters and sons, friends, and may be to show your grandchildren and visitors in your home.
Mwizenge S. Tembo obtained his B.A in Sociology and Psychology at University of Zambia in 1976, M.A., Ph. D. at Michigan State University in Sociology in 1987. He was a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia from 1977 to 1990. During this period he conducted extensive research and field work in rural Zambia particularly in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of the country. Dr. Mwizenge S. Tembo is Professor of Sociology who has taught at Bridgewater College in Virginia in the United States for twenty years.
Dr. Tembo has authored 4 books: Titbits for the Curious (1989), Legends of Africa (1996), The Bridge (Novel) (2005), Zambian Traditional Names (2006). He is spearheading the building of a Zambia Knowledge Bank Libraries: Nkhanga Branch Village Library in Lundazi District in his native country of Zambia in Southern Africa. He is a weekly columnist for the Daily Newsleader Newspaper of Staunton in Virginia in the USA. He is a frequent column contributor to the Daily News-Record of Harrisonburg in Virginia in the USA. He was also a frequent contributor to the Sunday Times of Zambia in the 1980s. He has published at least 100 newspaper columns. He is a freelance photographer who has sold many of his works. He has written over a 100 articles and research papers which he has published on his web page: www.hungerfoculture.com. For more details: www.bridgewater.edu/~mtembo, www.bridgewater.edu/zanoba Dr. Tembo has also published at least 15 scholarly articles, 21 book reviews, and 10 journalistic articles.
He has just signed a contract for the romantic adventure novel "The Bridge" to be published this year by Linus Publication of New York.
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If V-N Bridge lane closures weren't bad enough, new 3-month toll plaza project is intensifying traffic woes
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It was just a little hotter for already-steaming motorists stuck in "Hell Day" Friday traffic around the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
Yesterday's normally heavy traffic was compounded by a construction project on the toll plaza, requiring all drivers on the Staten Island-bound lower level to use the first three local exits, and preventing access to the Staten Island Expressway until Clove Road.
Long lines of traffic turned what would have been five-minute jaunts along the service road into 45-minute endurance tests.
Drivers missed appointments and rued the mistake of taking the lower level, and fire trucks were late to emergencies because of the congestion.
"The traffic is horrendous, it's crazy," said Mike Guardino of Fort Wadsworth. "It's causing a major backup on the bridge."
The new traffic pattern will be in effect for the next three months.
"Three months is going to make my life absolutely miserable," said Keri Mullen of West Brighton, who said she is considering commuting through New Jersey instead, to avoid the crushing traffic.
The two simultaneous construction projects under way on the approaches to the aging Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and its toll plaza have left motorists crawling toward the span on the Brooklyn side, creeping over the bridge and stewing in hellish jams on the Staten Island side.
"The expressway is actually moving fine," Guardino said as he cruised along toward New Springville yesterday afternoon. But the poor souls stuck in traffic on the service road? "They have to be freaking out," he said.
Meanwhile, the city Department of Transportation temporarily banned parking along Narrows Road North to free up an extra lane. The new restriction will be in place on weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m. until further notice.
Traffic agents were on the scene last night at Richmond Road and Targee Street, trying to keep things moving.
And the number of orange warning signs on the Gowanus Expressway and Belt Parkway -- notifying motorists of the lower-level restrictions -- will double to 14 by Monday.
But that's too late for drivers who missed the signs or didn't understand what they meant, only to be left crawling from Fingerboard to Clove yesterday.
The traffic was so bad that it might almost be worth it for motorists to take the upper level to Clove Road, and backtrack on local streets to get to neighborhoods closer to the bridge.
Cathy Sweeney, a spokeswoman for MTA Bridges & Tunnels, which operates the Verrazano, said the new traffic pattern was selected because it would be too dangerous for lower-level drivers to go around the construction zone in the center of the toll plaza, and safely merge onto the expressway.
"We're doing it this way because of judgments about safety, and we're all over the contractor to go as quickly as possible."
But due to the nature of the project, which requires the pouring of special concrete that takes several weeks to cure, it doesn't seem like the finish line will be reached before the predicted three months, she said.
"It's a perfect storm of traffic," said Community Board 1 chairman Sean Sweeney, who pointed out the third cause of the triple whammy of construction delays, with Clove Road in tatters while KeySpan crews relocate gas mains.
"All of a sudden, everything needs to be fixed," he said. "It is miserable."
Maura Yates covers transportation news for the Advance. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama — In January, Boat People SOS received a $161,098 grant from Community Foundation of South Alabama to launch a program called Bayou HOPE — Harmony, Opportunity, Perseverance and Empowerment.
The purpose of the program is to provide leadership and extracurricular activities for at-risk youth. In addition, the grant specified that BPSOS is to engage the community to help build youth resiliency and to improve high school completion rates.
Bayou HOPE youth program coordinator Virginia Inge said the project has been running as a pilot program on youth leadership for sixth- through eighth-graders since the beginning of the school year in August.
It is being expanded to include 20 middle school students, 20 high school students, a Youth Advisory Council and a Community Advisory Council.
The program, Inge said, promotes life skills, leadership and civic engagement.
"We want to spread the word about our initiative, seeking to promote hope and collaboration in the community," she said.
Inge said that the students — half from Alba Middle School and half from Bryant High School — will choose the community projects they will carry out, but will select from areas of need for which adults in the community (from the Advisory Council) voice a concern.
"This way, both the youth in Bayou HOPE and the adult leaders (will) collaborate and take ownership over projects," she said.
"This summer, we will be doing a collaborative beautification project. Our goal is to connect youth members to adult community members and bridge the gap among generations. We feel that this program promotes community wellness and empowerment," Inge said.
Bayou HOPE officials have worked with several partners including Alabama Cooperative Extension, Boy Scouts of America, 80/20 Graduating Ready Initiative and Children of the Spills.
Students in the program meet each week with co-facilitators, Inge and David Do. "We are looking for additional facilitators," Inge said. She can be reached at 251-517-3011 for details.
This story was written by Jo Anne McKnight, Press-Register Correspondent.