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The Life Of Jeff Anderson
It's been 10 years since the tragic passing of snowboarder Jeff Anderson and to mark the 10th anniversary of his death the JLA Project hosted the first JLA Banked Slalom at Mammoth Mountain on Saturday, February 23. In honor of Jeffy we present his interview from our Sept 2003 Issue of TransWorld SNOWboarding Magazine soon after his passing.
When you work at a magazine, your trade is in words … but sometimes even we don't know what to say. TransWorld wanted to do a special piece in memory of Jeff Anderson, something that encapsulated the alluring quality of his life, which was both brilliantly unique and simply human. Jeff had a major impact on the world, and snowboarding is more honest and fun because of him. Not sure how to pay tribute to all this, we went to his brother and best friend Billy. On an unmade bed in Billy's Laguna Beach apartment, we sifted through what he called "my mom's prize possessions"-old photos with ragged edges, handwritten letters, newspaper clippings. Billy leaned over and told us the stories behind everything – 23 years of moments in a lifetime. Over the next six pages, we've done our best to bring that exact experience to you.
Jeff Anderson Full Part
Jeff Anderson's part from Kingpins Back in Black set the bar for progression in snowboarding. After Jeff's passing in February 2003 his part still lives on today.
Jeff Anderson's Timeline
By Billy Anderson
- 1979: Jeff Anderson comes into the world on November 2, 1979 in Mammoth Lakes, California. The ground is dry when my mom goes into the hospital-the next day there's three feet of new snow.
- 1979: The family has a Halloween party for Jeff's first birthday, and we both dress up as Superman.
- 1982: His first ski race is in March of '82. He's three and a half years old and doesn't miss a gate.
- 1984: The first time Jeff steps on any kind of board is in August of '84-and believe it or not, it's a surfboard. Jeff didn't even know how to swim at the time, but he didn't care-he had to be out there.
- 1985: Jeff starts school in September at the age of four. Mom says, "He was a terror."
- 1985: Christmas of '85 is when Jeff receives his first skateboard-he's five years old.
- 1988: In third grade, Jeff snowboards for the first time at June Mountain-the only day that season-with friend Brain, Mikey, and me.
- 1989: Stormriders Snowboard Shop opens just down the street from our house. This is when Jeff truly finds snowboarding. When we first start hanging around there we don't even know how to ride, but that's all we want to do. We pedal our bikes down to Stormriders every day for the next five years.
- 1989: Jeff shoots his first action photos with Debbie Ellis. Debbie's daughter, Cheyenne (who was our friend growing up), went on to shoot the opener for Jeff's interview in TransWorld.
- 1989: Tom Sims approaches Jeff and offers him a sponsorship, but Tom never calls him back.
- 1989: Jeff receives his first sponsorship-it's from Volcom. He then goes on to get his first board sponsor, Lamar, and films his first video part in Lamar's Fakie This. In the spring, Jeff goes to his first Nationals at Timberline, Oregon. He finished third in the halfpipe.
- 1991: Jeff meets Yale Miller who will be Jeff's best friend for the rest of his life.
- 1993: He travels to Bend, Oregon for a Pro Snowboard Tour of America event-his first road trip with the Lamar team. This turns out to be a tough trip for Jeff. He comes home from dinner one night to find his snow magazines ripped to shreds, and Sean Johnson and Mike Ranquet are drunk and pouring beer on him from the loft. That winter he also films for Volcom's Alive We Ride. The two of us then take our first solo road trip to Southern California to see the Alive We Ride premiere.
- 1993: Jeff signs with Burton, which remains his board sponsor for the next ten years.
- 1994: Jeff films for Volcom's The Garden.
- 1996: Jeff starts traveling internationally with multiple trips to Europe and one of his first trips to Japan. That spring, Jeff wins the June Mountain Nationals and gets 1,000 dollars.
- 1997: He graduates from Sierra High School in Mammoth and starts reading a ton of science-fiction novels, like the Dune series.
- 1998: Jeff loses his close friend Jamil Kahn in an avalanche.
- 1998: He receives his first cover of a major mag-the 1998 TransWorld SNOWboarding Photo Annual.
- 1998: Jeff fails to make the first US Olympic team, and Burton questions why Jeff has been riding so much pipe instead of filming. This kind of throws Jeff into a tailspin about snowboarding.
- 1998: Jeff is featured in Jump magazine and Teen People, where the headline is "Babe On Board."
- 2000: After finishing fourth in the Winter X-Games slopestyle event, Jeff blows out his knee during practice for the halfpipe. During a grueling 28-hour trip home that included missed planes, mechanical problems, and fog, he gets a speeding ticket only miles outside of Mammoth. At the time he also had a broken wrist.
- 2001: In the fall, Jeff becomes the first person to do a frontside 450 on, 270 out on a rail.
- 2001: Longtime friend Dave Sypniewski gets hired at Burton-Jeff's really excited to work with him. Dave is then fired, and Jeff is thrown into another tailspin, making him want to quit snowboarding.
- 2002: Jeff signs with Mosaic Management, and Sue Izzo becomes his agent. Sue is there for Jeff at any time-day or night. I think she was more a psychologist that a sports agent.
- 2002: Burton Team Manager Blotto steps up and helps Jeff work on his Happy Hour part and get enough photos to earn his first TransWorld interview.
- 2002: Jeff is back in Japan, where we compete in one of our last contests together at the Volcom Slopestyle. He wins the rail best-trick award.
- 2003: Jeff starts out having a great year. He lives in Mammoth for the preseason and then moves to Salt Lake City and commits full-time to film his movie part for Kingpin's Back In Black.
- 2003: On February 18, Jeff is battered and bruised from filming but is ready to make one last strong push with a filming trip around the world along with teammate and good friend Gigi Ruf. They are to make stops in Japan, Austria, Vermont for the U.S. Open, Utah, and then back to Mammoth. Jeff tells our mom he'll be home on April 6.
- 2003: My little brother dies in an accident on February 23 in Japan. This quickly turns into the worst day of my life. I would like to thank everyone who was there that day helping take care of Jeff and me-Marc Frank Montoya, Romain DeMarchi, Gigi, Bjorn Leines, Jay Twitty, all of the riders who were there, everyone at Volcom Japan, and everyone at Burton Japan. And an extra-special thanks goes to Hoshihiko Katagiri-if you weren't there, I feel like Jeff and I would still be in Japan.
- 2003: A service is held at Mammoth on March 1. More that 600 of Jeff's friends turn out to pay tribute to a fallen hero. A day that I thought might be the worst actually turns out to be the best.
- 2003: This fall Jeff's Burton UNINC pro model will hit stores for the upcoming season. Also look for Jeff in Back In Black.
Jump to Page Two to read Jeffy's Full Interview 'Jeff Anderson I Am SNowboarding'
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Brevard's Joy Oswalt contributed a career-high 14 kills in the Tornados match against Queens University on Friday night, but it wasn't enough as BC fell to the Royals in straight sets at the Levine Center. The Royals took the match by scores of 25-19, 25-13, and 25-19.
Oswalt eclipsed her previous high of 11, which the senior reached twice last season, but no other Tornado had more than six kills. Oswalt posted a team-high .419 hitting percentage on the night as BC hit .239 as a team for the match.
Queen's Keri Kemp also had 14 kills to lead the Royals, while Anna Gibbs and Meredith Jones also turned in double-figure kill totals. Gibbs had 12 kills and Jones added 11 as the Royals hit at a .416 clip for the night.
Sophomore Fatima Gharachorloo had a season-high 14 digs defensively for Brevard, which also represented a game-high. Tornados freshman Aleksandra Vrvilo finished with 11 digs.
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Paul McCartney will be doing the giving on his birthday next week. The former Beatle is featured on a new song from Bloody Beetroots.
RollingStone.com has unveiled a preview of the track, which also features Youth - McCartney's electronic music partner in The Fireman.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the Act of August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 868), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "New membership in the tribe shall thereafter be controlled and determined by the constitution and bylaws of the tribe and ordinances enacted thereunder."
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A new collaboration may help to shore up Ujima Theatre
Life for the Ujima Theatre Company, which operates out of a cozy space on the second floor of a creaky Elmwood Avenue building, has never exactly been easy.
The company was founded in 1978 and has struggled since to keep itself afloat, all the while churning out an impressive array of productions and drawing perhaps the most diverse audience of any Buffalo theater. Its founder and longtime director, Lorna C. Hill, has been a vocal and eloquent champion of the theater's mission to produce plays relevant to the lives of Buffalo's underserved residents.
Hill has rarely missed an opportunity to decry the sorry state of arts funding in Buffalo and Erie County and to wonder aloud why it has been so difficult for her theater to attract the support it needs to thrive. For the nearly seven years I've covered the company, it has always seemed to be teetering on the brink of closure, even while continuing to churn out excellent productions relevant to the experiences of underrepresented Buffalonians.
But in a promising new collaboration, Ujima may finally be charting a course for stability. In the upcoming season, the company will welcome a new theater organization into its space. The Buffalo Public Theater, a project launched by veteran local actors and directors Kelli Bocock-Natale and Loraine O'Donnell, will take up residence at Ujima in the fall. The new company will produce two shows in the coming season, an adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" in December and Euripides' play "The Trojan Women" starring Hill in the central role of Hecuba next spring. The companies will also jointly produce a one-night staged reading of "Our Town" in October.
Bocock-Natale and O'Donnell are two of the more familiar faces on Buffalo's theater scene and responsible for dozens of memorable projects. They have parted ways with Red Thread Theatre, a company focused on stories by and for women they launched with Josephine Hogan, Eileen Dugan, Christina Rausa and Colleen Gaughan in 2010. The new project, Hill and her two new partners agreed, is poised to infuse some much-needed energy and organizational structure into the company.
Part of the wisdom of this collaboration lies in its practicality. It bodes well that Bocock-Natale and O'Donnell are not biting off more than they can chew, as younger and less experienced producers so often do, and have only programmed two productions for their first year. That, ideally, will give the two companies a chance to get to know one another without the collaboration-killing ingredients of constant stress and unrealistic deadlines.
For Bocock-Natale, who has long had a respectful working relationship with Hill, the prospect of joining a company in a perpetual state of struggle is not as daunting as it might seem.
"The reason why I'm so comfortable about walking into the situation is it still doesn't feel like I'm taking on an entire theater company by myself, or just Loraine and I. They have a lot of stuff in place," she said, referring to the efforts of gifted Ujima executive director Rahwa Ghirmatzion and other members of the company. "If we can give Lorna a couple of people that are really steady on their feet, I think that's going to help their company as well."
"When we bring our resources to the table, I don't really see how we can lose," said Hill, who is recovering from breast cancer and said she is excited to return to the stage. Because of Ujima's rocky state, Hill's illness and the fact that she has been tasked with directing most of the shows there in recent years, she hasn't had an opportunity to be on stage in several years.
The collaboration, all parties agreed, will give Hill a chance to showcase her acting talent, which has brought her major accolades in the past and has the potential to draw larger audiences.
The road ahead will not be easy, and as with any collaboration, each side will need to feel the other out and determine if the fit that sounds ideal on paper turns out to be that way in practice. If this seeming miracle occurs, Ujima may finally have a chance to thrive and to meet its enormous potential.
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Phillip Phillips' Favorite Things
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Phillip Phillips has come a long way from his "American Idol" days. He just released his second album Behind The Light, which features his latest single "Raging Fire."
On his new album, Phillip says, "It just has a little bit more of a rock edge to it. Nothing too crazy but, you know; and it's a little more mature than the first album, and the music is more technical. I'm excited for people to hear that because it has cool guitar riffs and string parts and drum beats, and to me, it's so much better than the first album. I hope people really enjoy it. And it sounds like a band record, which I really like."
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Phillip stopped by the iHeartRadio headquarters when he was in New York City to talk about Behind The Light and let us in on the stuff he loves the most. Get to know him by discovering some of his Favorite Things below.
Favorite thing about Georgia?
It's got a lot of woods to it and you can get away. And [it has] a lot of lakes and rivers, so that's what I like about Georgia, a lot of nature.
Favorite adventurous thing you've done?
Does skydiving count? That was a lot of fun. First time I ever got on a plane, I skydived, I jumped out.
Were you scared?
I thought I would be, but I wasn't. I had never been on a plane before and then I jumped out. So I always used to say I had flown but never landed. It was fun and I want to do it again, but everybody says I don't need to. I was seventeen or eighteen. My brother, my cousin, actually it was his birthday present and he asked me; he said "will you go?" I said "ah, I might. You know, I'll have to see." He asked some other people because he had to get it planned out, and he asked me again. He said "if you go, I'll pay half of it." It was his birthday. I was like "all right, sure."
Favorite musician who's inspired you?
There [are] so many different inspirations because I'm a guitar player first and so, I mean, it started off like Angus Young from AC/DC then Jimi Hendrix and then Stevie Ray Vaughan and then it got to some Sting and Phil Collins. And then, you know, Dave Matthews, so it just kind of changes.
Favorite fast food to eat while you're on the road?
Chick-fil-A. I love the spicy chicken sandwich with Polynesian sauce. Get you some Polynesian sauce and Chick-Fil-A sauce, and get the fries and dip it in both - and it's just so delicious. And the Oreo milkshake or the cookies and creme milkshake. I could just go on and on about food!
What's your favorite food of all time?
Honestly, any kind of chicken. That's been one of my favorite foods since I was a kid. I'll eat it fried, grilled, with cheese on top of it, baked, or whatever it is. I just love chicken.
Favorite guilty pleasure?
I don't know. I just like to watch TV shows when I'm alone. I love to go to the movies by myself sometimes too. I just like to go by myself so you don't have to worry about anybody like [saying] "I don't want to be here." So yeah, I like to go by myself.
Favorite song to belt out when you're alone in the shower or in the car?
"Roar" by Katy Perry. I love that one. It's a good song. It makes me just feel invincible.
Favorite person to follow on Twitter?
I guess my buddy Judson (@StudlyJudly) is pretty funny. He's got some funny tweets.
I literally just stopped to let a chicken cross the road. I would have liked to talk to him.
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Favorite phone app?
I like Galaga. It's an older game. Like it was for Atari and stuff, but it shoots ships and whatnot. I just got "A Hundred Balls," which is pretty fun - that's the name of the game!
Favorite sport to watch?
College football.
Who's your team?
Georgia Bulldogs. Got to go to one game last year. It was a lot of fun.
Favorite TV show?
"Breaking Bad" was; I finished it. And "Dexter" was pretty awesome. I'm starting some new ones, "Six Feet Under," and I'm gonna start "True Detective" and "House of Cards." And I love "Walking Dead." "Walking Dead" is definitely one of my favorites.
Favorite movie?
That's too tough. I love movies. Leonardo DiCaprio is one of my favorite actors. I love so many of his movies. Basketball Diaries I really loved. It's one of his older movies.
Favorite thing to do with friends?
We just like to chill, maybe have a beer or something, but just kind of relax.
Favorite artist you've worked with so far?
Wow, I don't know. Rob Thomas was a lot of fun touring with, Matchbox Twenty. John Mayer was great.
Favorite fan moment, or a gift you've received from a fan?
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to sell, under existing regulations, the homestead and other land of James Brown, Crow allottee numbered 3097, described as lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 in section 3, and lots 1, 2, and 3 and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 4, all located in township 6 south, range 30 east, Montana principal meridian, containing three hundred and nineteen and thirty-two one-hundredths acres, conveyance to be made by the issuance of a patent in fee to the purchaser, and to distribute the proceeds of such sale under existing regulations to James Brown.
(a) The lands herein described shall not be sold after the date of enactment of this Act to any purchaser, other than the Crow Tribe or a member thereof, unless (1) at least sixty days prior to such sale the superintendent of the Crow Agency shall have been served with notice of the terms thereof and such notice, together with a description of the lands and an offer by the owner thereof to sell such lands
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upon the terms specified in such notice to the Crow Tribe or any member thereof, shall have been posted in a conspicuous public place at such agency, and (2) prior to the expiration of such sixty days no bona fide offer in writing to purchase such land upon the terms specified in such notice, or upon terms more favorable to the owner, shall have been made by the Crow Tribe or any member thereof and a copy thereof served upon the Superintendent of the Crow Agency.
(b) A certificate of the Superintendent of the Crow Agency stating that notice of the proposed sale was given and was posted for a period of sixty days in accordance with the provisions of clause (1) of subsection (a) and that no offer was received in accordance with (2) of such subsection shall, when filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which such lands are situated, be conclusive evidence of compliance with this section. The Superintendent shall furnish the certificate to the purchaser for filing and recording.
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I'm setting up a system using PHP/mySQL where the end user picks a date from a calendar (just a typical Javascript date picker) and also selects "Day" or "Night" using a radio button input, then submits the form with those two values.
Up to five dates and day/night values can be stored per user in total, i.e I have set up these fields in the mySQL users table: Date1, DayNight1, Date2, DayNight2, Date3, DayNight3, Date4, DayNight4, Date5, DayNight5.
When the form is submitted, I want it to populate Date1 and DayNight1, but ONLY if there's nothing already in those fields. If there is, then it should check Date2 and DayNight2, and so on until all fields have been checked. If all fields are full, it will echo a message to say so, and direct the user to a separate page / form where they can delete values as appropriate.
If Date1 and DayNight1 are empty, it should just run the INSERT statement as normal. If they contain values, but Date2 and DayNight2 don't, then run the INSERT statement but with values being entered into the fields for Date2 and DayNight2 instead. So I guess there need to be 4 different INSERT statements in the code depending on the condition of the Date / Daynight fields.
Getting a bit confused with how to put all this into the code though. I've got as far as this but I know it won't work as is (I need to find a way of adding in the other INSERT statements but can't see how)
include ('inc/dbconnect.php');
$user =@$_POST['_user'];
$dateavailable =@$_POST['_dateavailable'];
$dayornight =@$_POST['_dayornight'];
if (!empty($row['DateAvailable1']))
if (!empty($row['DateAvailable2']))
if (!empty($row['DateAvailable3']))
if (!empty($row['DateAvailable4']))
if (!empty($row['DateAvailable5']))
echo '
All your date slots are currently full. Click here to remove some of your date slots.
';
else {
// Build SQL Query
$query = "INSERT INTO users (DateAvailable5, DayOrNight5) VALUES ('$dateavailable', '$dayornight') WHERE Username LIKE '$user'"; // specify the table and field names for the SQL query
if($result = mysql_query($query))
header('location: addconfirmed.php');
echo "ERROR: ".mysql_error();
I'm also aware that I need to run an initial query somehow to output the DateAvailable fields for that specific user, to check them- something along the lines of a "SELECT DateAvailable1 (etc) FROM users WHERE Username LIKE '$user1'" though I'm not sure what exact format that should take.
Any ideas?... as this seems quite complex at the moment but probably doesn't need to be.
By the way, the calendar / date picker doesn't allow multiple dates to be added at the same time (and even if it did, obviously this could make it messy when inputting values from the input in the form, into the db table date fields)
Not necessarily.
You can use a single update statement but in a loop looping through the user's DateAvailable1....DateAvailable5.
Something like this (which doesn't include any error checking/handling).
$dates = $_POST['txtDateAvail']; //array containing user entered dates available
$dayNight = $_POST['txtDayNight']; //array containing user entered day/night values
$query = 'select * from users where Username = "'.$user.'"';
$rs = mysql_query($query, $conn) or die('Unable to connect to database');
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs);
$dateAvailable = Array();
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable1'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable2'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable3'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable4'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable5'];
//now loop through the user's available dates in the db and update where required
for($i=0; $i < count($dateAvailable); $i++){
if(empty($dateAvailable[$i]) || $dateAvailable[$i] == ''){
$query = 'update users set DateAvailable'.($i+1).' = "'.$dates[$i].'", DayOrNight'.($i+1).' = "'.$dayNight[$i].'" where Username = "'.$user.'"';
mysql_query($query, $conn);
I haven't tested the above code, but you should be able to see the overall logic I am using..
Another approach could be to build the update query as you loop through $dateAvailable to update the required columns in the row and then just run the update query once after the loop has finished.
Personally I'd set the tables up something like this;
id | 23
name | "Mickey love"
id_ref | 23
night | 1
booking | "2011-11-05"
id_ref | 23
night | 0
booking | "2011-11-15"
// add a unique index on all 3 fields that way
// mickey is not able to make a duplicate booking
// and you get a clear warning from the database
How many bookings has Mickey made?
select count(id_ref) from bookings where id_ref=23;
If that is less than five, then show the form to add another.
You can also simply go on and find answers to questions like this far simpler:
Which is your busiest day?Which is most booked, nights or days?Which is your busiest week (or month or year or any time period)
Thanks, I'll give that a go...
Hi webdev, well I tried that, although it claims to be ok (no error flagged up and it forwards to the confirmation page) the values aren't being added into the db. I've tested the flow from the frontend form with some echo statements and the variables all look ok (contain values) but the INSERT doesn't seem to be working. Not sure why though?
This is the code:
include ('inc/dbconnect.php');
$user =@$_POST['_user'];
$dates =@$_POST['_dateavailable'];
$dayornight =@$_POST['_dayornight'];
echo $user . '
';
echo $dates . '
';
echo $dayornight . '
';
$query = 'select * from users where Username = "'.$user.'"';
//echo $query;
$rs = mysql_query($query) or die('Unable to connect to database');
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs);
$dateAvailable = Array();
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable1'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable2'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable3'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable4'];
$dateAvailable[] = $row['DateAvailable5'];
//now loop through the user's available dates in the db and update where required
for($i=0; $i < count($dateAvailable); $i++){
if(empty($dateAvailable[$i]) || $dateAvailable[$i] == ''){
$query = 'UPDATE users SET DateAvailable'.($i+1).' = "'.$dates[$i].'", DayOrNight'.($i+1).' = "'.$dayornight[$i].'" WHERE Username = "'.$user.'"';
mysql_query($query, $conn);
if($result = mysql_query($query))
header('location: admin_confirmed.php');
echo "
Sorry, there was a problem adding your data. Make sure that you entered valid values.
";
Also, in the db table, the DATE fields autoset themselves as 0000-00-00, is that causing a problem? Just wondering if the fact they already have values (albeit zero values) might be causing a problem?
The "demo" code I posted has an UPDATE not INSERT statement.
Are you updating existing rows in the database or inserting new rows into the database?
With the demo code, if $user doesn't exist in the table users, then the update query will not update anything (obviously) and so you will need to use INSERT instead. If $user does exist in users (and assuming it is unique in the table) then you need to use UPDATE instead of INSERT.


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In 1993 a rose was named after Margaret Roberts in recognition of her contribution to South Africa's plant industry.
You'll know you've arrived at the Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre the minute you smell fresh lavender wafting up the slopes of the mighty Magaliesberg.
Margaret Roberts, South Africa's doyenne of all things herbal, chose to set up her herbal centre in these tranquil and ancient mountains about 30 years ago with the aim of sharing with the public her vast knowledge of herbs, medicinal foods, natural insecticides and generating wellness.
The great garden, which is proudly organic, dominates the centre, and has been carefully planted with a vast selection of herbs for use in cooking, for aroma, and for healing and medicine.
Apart from the garden – open to the public on a Wednesday 8.30am to 4pm and the first Saturday of the month – there is plenty to see and do: there's a wonderful herb nursery, tea garden, potager garden, shop, lecture hall and fairy gallery, all of which are open on public days. There's also a dedicated manufacturing studio where garden produce is transformed into a range of bath products, potpourri, oils, creams and gourmet delights.
And be sure to pop into the recently added apothecary, where you can learn about the history of potpourri making, and distilling and extracting herbal properties for cosmetic use.
There's also a lovely angel exhibition and a non-denominational chapel, complete with stained-glass windows. The centre also has a replica of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth, where travellers can pause for reflection.
If that's not enough to relax you, spend some time de-stressing in the sand garden by raking your own sand patterns, or take a peek at the miniature fairy castle, a little girl's delight!
And who could leave here without shopping for something scented and lovely? There's plenty to choose from (scented bath oil to lavender shortbread), and you'll get some great gift ideas for the whole family, including books on how to make your own herbal preparations.
End your visit to this herbal haven with a cup of steaming tea accompanied by a flower salad, or perhaps a geranium scone…
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Who to contact
Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre
Tel: +27 (0)12 504 2121 or +27 (0)71 161 6441 (mornings only)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The herbal centre is in the Hartbeespoort Dam/De Wildt area en route to Brits in the Magaliesberg, off the R513 near Zilkaatsnek. See the listed Margaret Roberts Herbal Centre website for detailed directions.
Best time to visit
Due to a busy schedule of lectures and demonstrations, the centre is only open to the public on Wednesdays from 8.30am to 5pm, and on the first Saturday of the month, by prior telephonic arrangement. Call ahead to check.
Around the area
Hartbeespoort Dam; the Elephant Sanctuary; Bushbabies Monkey Sanctuary; the Anne van Dyk Cheetah Sanctuary; curio stalls; restaurants; Harties cableway.
Tours to do
Get in touch with your ancestors by taking a guided tour at Maropeng, where life began; or get a bird's-eye view of the surrounds on a balloon safari over the nearby Cradle of Humankind, or take the Harties aerial cableway to the plateau.
Get around
Self-drive is your best bet – you can then stop off where you please and linger over a long lunch if the mood takes you.
Length of stay
A few days or a weekend would do justice to a voyage of discovery around the Magaliesberg.
Where to stay
The Magaliesberg area is a tourist attraction in its own right, so there are plenty of B&Bs and lodges available for overnight stays.
What to eat
There are as many super restaurants along the Magalies Meander as there are accommodation establishments – take your pick!
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Gourmet goodies, scented oils, soaps and creams, and lovely herbs.


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Hamilton Colloquium Series - Eliot Quataert, University of California-Berkeley - "The Physics of Galaxy Cluster Plasmas"
Galaxy clusters are among the largest gravitationally bound objects in the universe. The majority of the baryonic mass in clusters resides in a hot, low density plasma that pervades the intracluster medium (rather than in stars). The heating and cooling processes in this plasma must be understood in order to make progress on a number of key problems in galaxy formation, including the formation of the most massive galaxies and black holes in the universe. An understanding of galaxy cluster thermodynamics is also important for the use of clusters as cosmological probes into the nature of dark matter and dark energy. In this talk, I will describe new insights into the physics of galaxy cluster plasmas, focusing on (1) the physics of novel forms of convection that arise in dilute plasmas, and (2) the subtle imbalance between heating and cooling processes that leads to the development of cool gas embedded in the ambient hot plasma, which is the fuel for star formation and black hole growth at the centers of clusters. I will also describe the importance of this physics for galaxy formation and for the use of clusters as cosmological probes.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Kellen Moore (Boise State, Sophomore) leads the nation in pass efficiency with a 167.3 rating, and has the second most touchdown passes at 39, which is a Broncos' school record for a single season. On the season, he has completed 254-of-392 passes (64.8 percent) for 3,325 yards with just three interceptions. He was named the 2009 WAC Offensive Player of the Year. Moore looks to lead Boise State to its second undefeated season in four years when the Broncos travel to Glendale, Ariz. on Jan. 4 to face TCU in the Fiesta Bowl on FOX at 7 p.m. CT.Manning Award Finalists
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances.
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First of all, when does the kid on "Two and a Half Men" stop being counted as half of a person? I mean, the kid is nineteen years old and he appears to be as tall as I am. Who knows? Maybe John Cryer is actually the half now. Anyhoo… The interwebs are all abuzz [Read More…]
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following works of improvement of rivers, harbors, and other waterways are hereby adopted and authorized, to be prosecuted in the interest of the national defense under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance with the plans recommended in the respective reports hereinafter designated and subject to conditions set forth therein:
The following modifications of projects, involving no cost to the United States, in addition to that heretofore authorized, are hereby adopted and authorized to be prosecuted:
The second proviso in section 2 of the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 844, 850), authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Provided further, That the entire Central Valley project, California, heretofore authorized and established under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115) and the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936 (49 Stat. 1622), is hereby reauthorized and declared to be for the purposes of improving navigation, regulating the flow of the San Joaquin River and the Sacramento River, controlling floods, providing for storage and for the delivery of the stored waters thereof, for construction under the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws of such distribution systems as the Secretary of the Interior deems necessary in connection with lands for which said stored waters are to be delivered, for the reclamation of arid and
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semiarid lands and lands of Indian reservations, and other beneficial uses, and for the generation and sale of electric energy as a means of financially aiding and assisting such undertakings, and in order to permit the full utilization of the works constructed to accomplish the aforesaid purposes."
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text: Doing my weekly GM mock I take part in and because of the schedules of some of the GM's we are doing this via snail mail so I decided to use the time and make it interactive with this board. I'll take a pool of 10 or so players when the pick comes up that I have left on my board and post them for discussion. I will also let you know if any trades are offered and see what you think. First of all. The first 13 so far have been interesting. I think I'm seeing a trend that could very well develop come draft day. There was a TON of action between 9-13 with teams trying to move up. The Jets traded with the Seahawks to get Barron and the Chargers moved up with the Cardinals to get Cox. We have our options of the following players and trade offers: *I have until midnight to send in my pick* *Poe went to Carolina* *Ingram went to Jacksonville* Players: Michael Brockers Stephon Gilmore Dre Kirkpatrick David DeCastro Cordy Glenn Justin Blackmon (yes I'm serious, 2nd time this has happened, also 3rd mock today I have scene with him dropping to 14) Trade Offers: Chicago Offering: #19, #79 & #184 Bengals Offering: #17 & #53 Browns Offering: #22, #67, #100 & a swap of 5th giving us #139 and send #152 to the Browns


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Following a humiliating home drubbing served up by Iowa, the head coach asked for more from his senior leadership. I perceived it as a calling out. Carmody was quick to correct me.
"'Called out' is a little harsh," he said in response to a question on Thursday. "Challenged might be a little bit better."
With no hesitation, I agree with Carmody; his words to the seniors weren't meant to be abrasive. Yet the revision on Thursday was quite intriguing.
You couldn't blame Carmody for having some frustration with those he challenged—Jared Swopshire, Reggie Hearn, and Alex Marcotullio. Prior to the contest in Champaign, the trio had averaged just 26.5 points per game. The most damning thing, though, was how the three had been attempting only 17.9 field goals per game.
Three battled-tested basketball players had looked lost. Their hesitance was simply inexcusable.
Without Drew Crawford and Jershon Cobb in the lineup, this season is very much a project for Northwestern. Each game provides the chance for growth, shaping the program's promising future. But the seniors aren't just along for the ride.
The 68-54 win over Illinois illustrated what this Wildcat team can do any given night. The young players did enough to contribute—a fair expectation at this point—while Hearn, Swopshire, and Marcotullio combined to score 44 points.
This doesn't have to be a lost season for Northwestern, and the team's veterans will be the first to explain that. But without urgency and effort each game, it's purely rhetoric. The Wildcats will thrive or fail based on their leadership's performance.
That's why Carmody demanded more from his seniors. He recognizes the talent and experience of Jared Swopshire, whom he brought in from Louisville. He knows the abilities of Reggie Hearn and Alex Marcotullio, two cornerstones during Northwestern's recent run of success. Not only were they underachieving, but they didn't show the will to win.
Carmody isn't a rah-rah type who needs to use fictitious motivators. So that's why he was quick to dismiss the notion that he called out his seniors; rather, posing a simple challenge. He believes in the group, but didn't want to humiliate it. That's just not his nature.
The season is far from over, and Northwestern's dreams of dancing—while undoubtedly bleak—still exist. It will take a heroic effort from seasoned veterans like Swopshire, Hearn, and Marcotullio, leading their team through treacherous waters.
It's a challenge the seniors must accept.
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Springfield bartender get $17,500 tip
Aurora Kephart, a bartender at Conway's Restaurant and Lounge in Springfield, got a tip from one of her regular customers that wasn't advice but was worth $17,500!
A regular customer at Conway's likes to play Keno and buys multiple tickets. When he came to Conway's on Oct. 2, he gave Aurora a couple of his Keno tickets for games that had not yet been played as a tip, a common ritual.
When Aurora checked the tickets in the bar's Lottery ticket scanner, one of her tickets was a $5 winner and the other was a $17,500 prize! Flushed with surprise and shock, Aurora simply said she could not accept the tickets. But her customers replied, "They are your tickets," and insisted that she sign the tickets and enjoy the winnings. Not a bad tip for a good night's service.
Aurora claimed her prize at the Lottery office in Salem on Oct. 3.


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Mines Metallurgy Department receives funding, support from ArcelorMittal
GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 23, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines' George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering has received $46,000 from ArcelorMittal, one of the world's leading steel companies, along with access to operations and employee mentors, on-site recruitment, and technical assistance.
Student support is a large component of the program, funding talented students interested in ferrous metallurgy and helping to develop future industry leaders.
"Excellent companies are built and sustained by their employees," said ArcelorMittal's Senior Director of Operations and Quality Al Barsophy. "The ongoing acquisition of quality talent therefore, is fundamental to everything we do, and strive to accomplish. The steel industry now requires innovative ideas for continuous improvement and new solutions for our customers which makes a knowledgeable, talented workforce critical to business growth."
Through the program, Mines metallurgy students have the opportunity to travel to ArcelorMittal facilities in Burns Harbor, Ind., to learn more about the company and its career offerings. ArcelorMittal is also working closely with Mines' Senior Design program to develop a student project that will address some of the company's current real-world challenges.
Barsophy says, "Our partnership with Colorado School of Mines has allowed us to build relationships and engage in dialogue with faculty, staff and students. The result has been that more students are now exposed to the opportunities at ArcelorMittal and our values of Sustainability, Quality and Leadership. We're working with Colorado School of Mines to develop tomorrow's industry leaders."
Through its Campus Partnership Program, ArcelorMittal is working closely with Mines' Admissions Office to enhance recruiting efforts in the Midwestern United States, where the steel industry has a significant presence.
Other components of the partnership include support for the university's Materials Science and Engineering Club, the Mines chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, and the Minority Engineering Program. Company representatives will travel to campus this spring to meet students and faculty at a campus reception.
"The ArcelorMittal partnership is unique and provides direct support to our junior and senior laboratory classes. We have long maintained that the hands-on experience students gain in the lab is a critical component of their education," said David Matlock, professor and director of the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center. "With ArcelorMittal's support, we are able to ensure the continued success of this applied learning approach."
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel company, with operations in more than 60 countries. With an industrial presence in more than 20 countries spanning four continents, the company covers all of the key steel markets, from emerging to mature. ArcelorMittal is listed on the stock exchanges of New York (MT), Amsterdam (MT), Paris (MT), Brussels (MT), Luxembourg (MT) and on the Spanish stock exchanges of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid and Valencia (MTS). For more information, visit: www.arcelormittal.com
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Deteriorating conditions in Syria prompted Pope Benedict XVI to cancel a planned visit by a delegation of cardinals and bishops. Instead, the pope announced on Nov. 7 that he had sent a smaller group, including Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, to Lebanon to deliver a $1 million donation and boost the church's humanitarian response to the crisis. The pope appealed for dialogue to end the conflict. "I renew my invitation to the parties in conflict," he said, "and to all those who have the good of Syria at heart, to spare no effort in the search for peace and to pursue through dialogue the path to a just coexistence…. I continue to follow with great concern the tragic situation of violent conflict in Syria, where the fighting has not ceased and each day the toll of victims rises, accompanied by the untold suffering of many civilians, especially those who have been forced to abandon their homes."
Vatican Delegation to Syria Canceled
This article also appeared in print, under the headline "Vatican Delegation to Syria Canceled," in the November 26, 2012 issue.


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We are currently recruiting on the Midgardsormr server, but our linkshell is quite special. We are part of a Final Fantasy XIV linkshell, but in the mean time we are playing on the Midgarsormr server.
When you get in game please send a tell to Skky, Shailee, Boltt, or Lileve so that you can recieve a pearl.
Its never to late to join, so please feel free to join us.
Most of us have decided that while we await the launch of Final Fantasy XIV that we should return to and play FFXI. We are currently at 21 members and growing on the Midgarsormr Server. We are also at 100 members and growing on our forums for the upcoming FFXIV, with new people joining every week.
If you happen to be interested in returning to FFXI and joining us in FFXIV when it launches, whether you are a returning elder of FFXI or a new player that has never given FFXI a trial or chance yet, then please stop by our site at
If you are interested in joining us on this lengthy wait for FFXIV(hopefully not long, rumors say possibly spring of 2010), you will not be required to join us in FFXI, but if you decide too, that would be all the better! So come on by for a fresh(or refresh) start in FFXI and FFXIV. You can also contact Skyy or Lileve or Havock in game to get your pearl. Thanks for reading, hope to see you there.
We are a final fantasy XIV linkshell. Basically, for those of you who want to play FFXIV
Join our guild/linkshell "Rapture" we are a fast-growing primarily North American accepting other english speakers guild. We are a guild has both properties of a family and hardcore.
Our linkshell is called "Rapture" we are going to be one of the first to create an online guild community for others to know for a lifetime.
As the title states, come on over to a newfounded LS/Guild or whatever it will be called when FFXIV goes live. We are growing, the website is looking nice, and basically it will be great to have a "family" to enter the game at launch with.
So come on over to http://www.rapture.gamercrisis.com/ and to join just head to the Forum link and register. Drop a line and say hello and let's prepare for FFXIV!
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a final "pollution diet" to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its streams, creeks and rivers.
The pollution diet, formally called a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), spells out the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment that needs to be reduced to bring the Bay back to health. The TMDL calls for a 25 percent reduction in nitrogen, 24 percent reduction in phosphorus and 20 percent reduction in sediment.
The TMDL is driven primarily by detailed plans created by the six Bay states and the District of Columbia to put all needed pollution controls in place by 2025, with at least 60 percent of the actions completed by 2017. Additionally, the EPA involved stakeholder groups and the public in TMDL development during the past two years.
"In the past two years we have made huge strides that will yield real results for millions of people who rely on the Bay for their livelihood and way of life," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "Now we begin the hard work of implementing this pollution diet and building on the last two years."
The EPA worked closely with the seven Bay jurisdictions during the past several months to address deficiencies in their draft plans. The final plans were improved enough that the EPA was able to reduce and remove most "backstops" that were in the draft TMDL.
Significant improvements in jurisdiction plans include:
The final TMDL still includes some backstops for jurisdictions that did not meet the EPA's expectations or their pollution allocations. These include the wastewater sector in New York, the urban stormwater sector in Pennsylvania and the agriculture sector in West Virginia. Additionally, the EPA will keep a close eye on Pennsylvania agriculture, Virginia and West Virginia urban stormwater, and Pennsylvania and West Virginia wastewater.
The EPA will regularly oversee each of the jurisdictions' programs to make sure they implement pollution control plans and remain on schedule for meeting goals and milestones. Each jurisdiction will be accountable for results along the way.
The Chesapeake Bay TMDL was prompted by insufficient progress in restoring the Bay, despite extensive restoration efforts that have taken place during the past 25 years. The TMDL is required under federal law and responds to consent decrees in Virginia and the District of Columbia dating back to the late 1990s.
The full TMDL, as well as evaluations of the state plans and EPA backstops and contingencies, can be found on EPA's Chesapeake Bay TMDL website.
The Chesapeake Bay's health has improved slightly over the past two years, but the ecosystem remains out of balance, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2010 State of the Bay report.
The Bay's overall health ranks 31 out of 100 on the Foundation's numeric health index, a three point improvement from 2008. On the health index scale, 40 represents "improving," 50 represents "stable," and 70 represents a "saved" Chesapeake Bay. A score of 100 represents the pristine conditions of the 1600s when Captain John Smith explored the Bay.
"The Bay is a system that is starting to get better," said Will Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Although this is a "huge development," according to Baker, "the gains that have been achieved are fragile."
The overall score is derived from 13 individual scores for indicators on pollution, habitat and fisheries. Eight of the 13 indicators improved in 2010, while two scores decreased.
To help continue upward progress on restoring the Bay, the Foundation urges the government to enforce pollution laws and people to tell their elected officials that saving the Bay will help the region's economy.
Visit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's website to read the entire 2010 State of the Bay report.
I gotta say… December 3 was not the nicest day ever to go out and shoot some pics, but it was well worth it anyway. Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., was our first destination.
What's great about Merkle is that it is huge and has plenty of trails to explore. It is perfect for hikers, bikers, and photographers. Many of the trails lead right out to the Patuxent River (which I unfortunately got too close to and stepped in within our first hour of walking).
Unfortunately, we missed the fall foliage by just a couple weeks, but we did have a chance to see some awesome sights. The clouds were abundant at sunrise and it made for some very interesting light. My coworker Alicia and I were overwhelmed by the amount of Canada geese. We captured some photos to illustrate exactly how many we saw (you can see them in the slide show above).
It was kind of crazy when we saw two white-tailed deer appear from the woods and run through a huge flock of these geese. All of a sudden, hundreds and hundreds of geese burst into flight going every which way. This made for some cool shots when mixed with the emerging sun.
After a few hours of exploration, the cold won out and we decided to work our way back to the heated car. Unfortunately, the Visitors' Center was closed but some nice lady working there let me at least come in and run my shoes and socks under the hand dryer for a few minutes. Then it was on to the next destination, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, just northeast of Merkle.
I'm gonna guess that Jug Bay is pretty awesome in late fall or early spring, unfortunately we missed both those time periods. This is one place that I will definitely put on my list to check out when the leaves come back. Jug Bay, like many of the Chesapeake Bay Gateway sites, is a perfect way to escape the crazy, hectic, complex lifestyle and get back to appreciating things for their simplicity and natural beauty.
I would highly recommend visiting either of these locations for a number of reasons. Visits to places like Merkle and Jug Bay get you outdoors and experiencing all that the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries have to offer. After all, how are we going to start protecting and restoring the Bay the way we should until we start understanding and appreciating all that it offers?
Welcome to the latest installment of the BayBlog Question of the Week! Each week, we take a question submitted on the Chesapeake Bay Program website or a frequently asked question and answer it here for all to read.
This week's question came from Larry, who asked, "Do female striped bass feed while spawning?"
This question has an interesting -- but brief -- answer. In May 2006 the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control published research on striped bass food habits. Through a method called gastric lavage, the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife determined that female striped bass seem to eat very little just before spawning. Even the largest female striped bass ever caught during their spawning stock sampling (pictured in the link above) had an empty stomach when studied. This seems to be a trend for most striped bass during the spawning season.
Do you have a question about the Chesapeake Bay? Ask us and we might choose your question for the next Question of the Week! You can also ask us a question via Twitter by sending a reply to @chesbayprogram! Be sure to follow us there for all the latest in Bay news and events.


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