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Thirty-two people were arrested last week as part of a joint roundup coordinated by local law enforcement.
MYRTLE BEACH – The South Carolina Rural Water Association named the Lancaster County Water and Sewer District (LCWSD) as its Wastewater Collection System of the Year at its 34th Technical Conference and Exhibit Show on Sept. 23.
Brad Powers, president of the South Carolina Rural Water Association board, presented the award at the association's annual banquet,
Two of the county's high school marching bands will have a chance to capture the top prize this weekend.
The bands at Andrew Jackson High School and Indian Land High School are competing at the 2A state championships Saturday at Spring Valley High School in Columbia.
The berths came after AJHS and ILHS placed fifth and sixth, respectively, last weekend at Upper State preliminaries at Boiling Spring High School in Spartanburg. The top six bands advanced to the state finals.
Trick-or-treaters usually have just one thing on their mind – which doors to knock on.
But with Halloween falling on a Sunday this year, trick-or-treaters and their parents are wondering when they should collect their candy. Should they go Sunday or Saturday?
Both the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office and the Lancaster Police Department said Saturday is the official day for trick or treating.
Christopher Sardelli
INDIAN LAND – As motorists enjoy a newly paved stretch of S.C. 160 in Indian Land, crews are making plans to pave another portion of the highway.
Kenneth Wilson, S.C. Department of Transportation construction engineer for Lancaster County, said a paving crew is hoping to soon begin work on a half-mile segment of the highway, from Barberville Road to Sugar Creek Bridge, which is the dividing line between Lancaster and York counties.
The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service in Lancaster has reduced the hours that someone will be at the French Street office due to budget cuts.
The agency is moving to multi-county service centers after almost half of its state funding was cut in the last two years.
Lancaster and Kershaw counties now share a service center in Camden after the administrative assistant's position was eliminated here.
Twenty-two of the state's 46 county extension service offices no long have an administrative assistant.
Lancaster County's jobless rate dropped in September by 1.4 percent to 15.7 percent.
The county's jobless rate, however, remains above both the state and national rate.
In September, the nation's jobless rate stood at 9.6 percent, where it has been for much of 2010. The state's jobless rate declined slightly in September to 11 percent.
The state's jobless rate in August was 11.1 percent. South Carolina had the sixth-highest jobless rate in the nation in September.
Applications for Leroy Springs student loans will be available on Nov. 1 for students seeking assistance for college costs for the spring semester. The deadline for receipt of applications is Dec. 1.
The Springs Close Foundation Inc. has made 133 interest-free loans so far this year to college students who live in Lancaster County and the Chester and Fort Mill areas.
The Olde Presbyterian Church on West Gay Street had a few bats in its belfry before a renovation project began last year.
Well, not exactly. The bats, more than a few – try 1,500 to 2,000 – found a home in the attic, not the belfry, of the roughly 140-year-old church.
Two species of bats, the little brown bat and Mexican free-tailed bat, colonized in the attic, raising generations of bats for at least 20 years, said Jason Peeples of Forest and Wildlife Innovations, a company that specializes in removing nuisance animals from populated areas.
Members of the medical and legal professions have been elected to positions of leadership by the board of trustees of the J. Marion Sims Foundation.
Dr. R. Malcolm Edwards, a Lancaster ophthalmologist with The Eye and Laser Center, has been elected chairman of the board.
Robert K. Folks, a partner in the law firm of Folks, Khoury and DeVenny, has been elected vice chairman.
Pamela Y. Temple of Great Falls, a medical professional with two decades' experience in health care, has been elected secretary.
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Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Launches New 'Fans First' Initiatives for 2013
As it has for more than five decades, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: TRK) will again expand its Fans First platform in 2013. New initiatives will include a four-tiered program reaching across a variety of fan bases, including long-time fans, first-time fans, families and those fans interested in the most exclusive race experience in motorsports.
"Since our founder, Bruton Smith, first built Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1960, creating an unforgettable fan experience has always been a top priority at Speedway Motorsports," said Marcus Smith, president and chief operating officer for Speedway Motorsports, Inc. "Each of our eight facilities has accepted the challenge to find new and innovative ways to engage race fans across the board with the goal of making every visitor a lifelong fan of both our sport and our world-class company."
In the coming year, fans will see a variety of new efforts put in place at all eight Speedway Motorsports facilities, including Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Speedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway.
Honoring Long-Time Fans
Each speedway will make a greater effort to recognize long-time fans with special events and amenities honoring their continued patronage, as some of the speedways have been hosting loyal fans for more than 50 years. In addition, tracks will celebrate "fan-iversaries" for fans celebrating 10, 25, 40 and 50 years of attendance at the races.
Welcoming First-Time Fans
Among the expanded initiatives, Speedway Motorsports facilities will welcome first-time fans with unique programs to help educate and engage patrons who are new to the sport. First-time fan sections on speedway websites will showcase activities, offer tips for enjoying a weekend at the races and feature videos from track ambassadors. Facilities will find new and innovative ways to make every race fan feel welcome and help make their first at-track experience a memorable one.
Creating Fan Families
Race venues will further expand on family-friendly programs to capture the interest of the next generation of race fans through kid-friendly entertainment options and other family-friendly activities. In 2013, all SMI tracks will offer special kids' ticket options, from discounts on select sections to free tickets and pit passes. The facilities also will expand family camping and seating selections, add kids' zone play areas and enhance the kids' clubs. In addition, the speedways will offer kid-sized headsets for scanners so the entire family can enjoy the race experience.
Rewarding the Ultimate Fan
In 2013, Speedway Motorsports will also launch the Chairman's Club, the ultimate season-long race experience for the ultimate race fan. Each ultra-exclusive Chairman's Club membership includes VIP access to races at all eight Speedway Motorsports facilities including invitations to the drivers' meeting and introductions; garage tours; pit passes; the very best camping and parking; and choice of luxury seating options including suite access with food and beverage. Members will also have a personal concierge to plan their high-roller race experiences. The Chairman's Club will be limited to just 100 fans, with an annual membership set at $10,000. For more information, fans can e-mail or call 704-454-4702.
Going Undercover
To help bring the Fans First program to life at the SMI speedways, all of the track general managers will be going undercover as a fan for one race during the season at another SMI facility. From ordering tickets to coordinating camping to planning the activities and enjoying the race weekend, the SMI general managers will experience the race weekend just like a fan. Their undercover race weekends will be chronicled with photos and video and shared online, and their experiences will be invaluable in identifying additional opportunities for new services and amenities.
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Speedway Motorsports, Inc. is a leading marketer, promoter and sponsor of motorsports entertainment in the United States. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates the following premier facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway. The Company provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiaries; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts through its US Legend Cars International subsidiary; and produces and broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to radio stations nationwide through its Performance Racing Network subsidiary. The Company also equally owns Motorsports Authentics, a joint venture with International Speedway Corporation to produce, market and sell licensed motorsports merchandise.

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Sr. stood alone in the center of the narrow street where the blood of his namesake son still stained the gray pavement, two days after the 18-year-old was shot dead by a police officer. He straightened a waist-high wooden cross and re-lit the candles erected as part of a makeshift memorial.
"Big Mike," as some of his friends called Michael Brown Jr., wasn't the type to fight, family and neighbors said, though he lived in a restless neighborhood where police were on frequent patrol. His parents and neighbors described him as a good-hearted kid with an easy smile who certainly wouldn't have condoned the violence and looting that spread though his north St. Louis suburb following his death.
"He was funny, silly, he would make you laugh," his father said, and when there was "any problem going on, any situation, there wasn't nothing that he couldn't solve. He could bring people back together."
Brown, who was unarmed, was shot Saturday by a Ferguson police officer while walking with a friend down the center of the street. Police have said a scuffle broke out after the officer asked the boys to move to the side. Witnesses say Brown's arms were in the air — in a sign of surrender — as a white policeman repeatedly shot the black youth.
After a vigil Sunday night, an angry crowd looted stores, and a night later police in Ferguson fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters. The U.S. Justice Department has announced that its civil rights division is investigating, and Brown's family retained the same lawyer who represented relatives of Trayvon Martin — the Florida teen killed in a racially charged 2012 shooting. Civil rights activist Al Sharpton joined the family Tuesday to urge protesters to refrain from violence.
Brown was among a small group of students who had graduated Aug. 1 from Normandy High School, needing the summer to finish their required credits. He was to have started college his week for a career in heating and air conditioning engineering.
"We can't even celebrate; we've got to plan a funeral," said his tearful mother, Lesley McSpadden.
Brown had been staying at his grandmother's apartment when the shooting occurred, and family and neighbors said he had long shied away from confrontation.
Because he was big, he gave football a try his sophomore year of high school. But he quit before the first game, said cousin Eric Davis.
"Him being a gentle spirit, he was like,'I don't like to hit people,'" Davis said Tuesday. "'He would be like, I might hurt him. I don't want to hurt him.'"A couple of weeks before his death, Brown had confessed Jesus as his savior, said a great-uncle, pastor Charles Ewing. Shortly thereafter, Brown had a dream in which he saw a body laying covered by a sheet, Ewing said.
"He didn't know whose body it was," Ewing said, his voice cracking. "He said, 'One day, the whole world is going to know my name' ... not knowing this is what was going to happen."
Neighbor Sharon Johnson, 58, said Brown frequently stopped to chat with her, including about his faith.
"He had a more mature mind than a little boy's mind," she said.
On Monday, Johnson was standing at the side of the street where Brown was shot as a woman who had driven in from a nearby community preached loudly to anyone willing to listen about the importance of peaceful protests and parental discipline for teenagers.
A passing car stopped, letting out a man wearing a newly made black T-shirt bearing Brown's baby picture and the words "NO JUSTICE NO PEACE."
"I'm his father," he said somberly, eliciting hugs.
The older Brown picked up a piece of cardboard that had been lying on the ground. "End police brutality," it read. He placed it on a pile of toy animals stacked by a streetlight pole, then set about straightening up his son's mid-street memorial.
He had just returned to the grass when a gunshot rang out. Then another. And another. It was time to go.
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Treat Yourself to Fn_Split()
This UDF lets you emulate VB's Split() function and parameter arrays
Burton Roberts
Hardly a week goes by in the newsgroups that a SQL Server developer doesn't ask how to pass a variable-length parameter array to a stored procedure--and learns that the technique isn't possible. You can use variable-length parameter arrays in Visual Basic (VB), but what if you prefer to program in T-SQL? Last year, I took advantage of SQL Server 2000's new support for user-defined functions (UDFs) to develop a handy UDF that emulates VB's Split() function. Later, I realized I could use the UDF to create a workaround that would let developers incorporate variable-length parameter arrays into their T-SQL programming. Let's look at why I needed the UDF, how I programmed it to solve my business problem, and how I applied it to emulate variable-length parameter arrays.
In "User-Defined Functions," November 2000, author Robert Vieira invited readers to email him new ways to apply UDFs. Shortly after reading Vieira's article, I began a project that involved parsing thousands of lines of ASCII text for a telemarketing firm. The rows of text represented INSERT queries, which were written in a proprietary language instead of standard SQL. My job was to transform these queries into SQL and run them to complete a complex data transformation. Some queries were as long as 1400 characters. Thinking aloud about how to attack my query problem, I said to a coworker, "I wish SQL Server had a function like the Visual Basic Split() function to help me parse these queries." My coworker replied, "Why don't you make your own SQL Server split function?" So, I created the fn_Split() multistatement table-valued function. (A multistatement table-valued function is essentially a stored procedure that returns a table that you can embed in a query.)
Before I describe fn_Split(), however, let's examine the Split() function. In VB, the Split() function fills a string array with values that it parses from a delimited string. Split() accepts the delimited string as its first parameter and the delimiter as its second parameter. In Split(), the default delimiter is a space. The array index is zero-based, so the first print statement in the following code prints the word brown to the Immediate window:
Dim astr() as String
astr = Split("How now brown cow")
Debug.print astr(2) 'Prints "brown" using space delimiter
astr = Split("How now brown cow", "")
Debug.print astr(2) 'Prints "w" using zero-length string delimiter
Note that the code uses a space as the default delimiter. If the delimiter is a zero-length (empty) string, the function returns an array of single characters and spaces. For example, the second Split() function statement in the above code uses an empty string as its delimiter, so the second print statement prints the character w. The array for the second split has 17 elements, one for each character or space in the string.
Listing 1 shows the fn_Split() function. Because the Split() function has been so useful in my VB development work, I decided to make fn_Split() resemble it as much as possible. However, SQL Server can't pass an array of values between procedures. So instead of returning an array of values, as Split() does, fn_Split() returns a two-column SQL Server table variable.
Each element in Split()'s array is associated with a zero-based numeric index. For example, in astr(2) from the previous code snippet, 2 is the index of the third element in the array. To retain Split()'s index concept, I include a column, idx, that corresponds to the Split() array index and represents the row number starting with zero. The other column, value, corresponds to the values in the individual Split() array elements. The default delimiter for fn_Split() is a space, but for convenience and self-documentation, fn_Split() also lets you specify a space as the delimiter by using the string 'space' as the second parameter. Alternatively, you can use two single quotes with a space between them as the second parameter. You can specify an empty string as the delimiter by using the string 'empty' or two single quotes with no space between them.
Note that you must call UDFs under their owner designation, and you must use the database name when a function resides outside the current database. A sample database called SplitExamples, which contains the fn_Split() function, is available for download from http://www.sqlmag.com (see "More on the Web," page 58, for download instructions). After attaching the sample database to your server, you can invoke fn_Split() from a Query Analyzer window as follows:
SELECT idx, value FROM SplitExamples.dbo.fn_Split
('How now brown cow', 'space')
This statement returns the information in Table 1 to the Query Analyzer grid. The statement
SELECT idx, value FROM SplitExamples.dbo.fn_Split
('How now','empty')
returns the information in Table 2.
How Fn_Split() Works
Fn_Split() uses the CHARINDEX() function to identify the position of the first delimiter in the text and uses the SUBSTRING() function to set the value column for the first row, as the following statement shows:
SET @value = SUBSTRING(@sText,1,CHARINDEX
Then, fn_Split() inserts the value and an index into the return table variable @retArray:
INSERT @retArray (idx,value)
VALUES (@idx,@value)
Fn_Split() trims the first value and its delimiter from the front of the text, increments the index, then loops to repeat the process until all the delimiters are gone. When fn_Split() can't find any more delimiters, it retrieves the remaining text for the last row and exits the loop.
In my project, a typical query string that runs against the telemarketing survey data looks like this:
q105=8 and q106>3 and q106<9
which means "get all the IDs of people who replied to question 105 with answer 8 and who replied to question 106 with answers greater than 3 and less than 9." If I use the string 'and' as my delimiter, fn_Split() returns the information in Table 3.
Each row in this table represents a query that's smaller and simpler than the original. For this project, I created a second table-valued function called fn_GetIDs() to transform and run these smaller queries. Fn_GetIDs() accepts one of these smaller strings and returns a one-column table of interview IDs. For the first row, fn_GetIDs() generates a column of IDs that satisfies the following SELECT statement:
SELECT IDs FROM SourceTable WHERE Question = 105 AND Answer = 8
Now, I can use a SQL cursor to process my fn_Split() table and create a dynamic SQL string that gives me the final query that I need. Listing 2, page 58, shows the procedure that uses a cursor to build the following dynamic SQL string from Table 2:
INSERT TargetTable(IDs)
SELECT a.IDs
FROM dbo.fn_GetIDs('q105=8') a
JOIN dbo.fn_GetIDs('q106>3') T1
ON a.IDs = T1.IDs
JOIN dbo.fn_GetIDs('q106<9') T2
ON a.IDs = T2.Ids
You can also count substrings with fn_Split(). When you pass this sentence as the delimited string and the word the as the delimiter into the sample stored procedure that Listing 3 shows, the query returns the number 9 for nine occurrences of the word the.
How to Emulate Variable-Length Parameter Arrays
In VB, you can pass variable-length parameter arrays to VB Function and Sub procedures by using the Paramarray keyword. SQL Server has no corollary to Paramarray and, therefore, no native way to accept variable-length arrays as parameters for stored procedures. Sometimes, however, variable-length parameter arrays are exactly what you need. For example, suppose a user wants to view the titles of books written by selected authors in the Pubs database. Because you don't know ahead of time how many authors the user has selected, you can't create a parameter for each author name in your stored procedure. In this situation, an object like Paramarray would be useful in a SQL Server stored procedure to capture any number of author names.
As a workaround to the SQL Server limitation, you can pass a delimited string of author names as one parameter to a single varchar variable in your stored procedure. In the stored procedure, you can use the fn_Split() function to transform the varchar variable that contains the list of author names into a table of author names. Then, you can retrieve the list of titles you want by using a standard SQL query that joins the fn_Split() table of author names with a table or view from the Pubs database. The accompanying downloadable code includes a sample Microsoft Access project file named split.adp, which includes a form for selecting author last names from a multiselect list. When you click the command button on the form, a procedure concatenates the selections and passes them as one comma-delimited string to a stored procedure through an ADO connection. The stored procedure in Listing 4 uses fn_Split() to retrieve a list of titles, author names, and prices for the grid on the form.
Increase Your Value
I don't know how I would have tackled my telemarketing data problem without table-valued functions. I know the project would have taken a lot longer and would have been a lot messier without the fn_Split() UDF. The more UDFs I create, the more applications I find for them in my work. With UDFs in my development arsenal, I work faster and better. On my list of best new features in SQL Server 2000, user-defined functions command the top spot.
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Today on Oprah, the cast of The Color Purple reunited for the first time to mark the film's 25th anniversary. But before everyone else came out, Whoopi and O sat down to reveal why they hadn't spoken in years.
The two women hadn't had a relationship after making the movie, but they reconnected this summer (in Tyler Perry's kitchen) when Whoopi confronted Oprah, asking her if she'd every "done anything" to her that pissed her off. God, what I wouldn't give to have been a fly on the wall at that exact moment. Anyway, they patched things up, and cried while doing so.


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The Wimbledon champion swept aside Andreas Seppi 6-4 7-5 6-3 in a match held over from day one.
The Scot started the day one set up and level at 5-5 in the second and wasted little time in strengthening his hold on the contest.
He took the opening two games of the day to move 2-0 up before his opponent threatened to stage a comeback as he broke for a 3-1 lead in the third.
Murray, though, hit back, rattling off five straight games to seal victory in three hours and seven minutes.
It left the match finely poised following James Ward's opening-rubber loss to Italian number one Fabio Fognini.
On Thursday there had been doubt whether Murray would take to the court at all as he battled a virus, while the condition of the clay court caused problems, and he may have to play a second match on Saturday, potentially teaming up with Colin Fleming in the doubles .


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Life is so fragile.
These are great, thanks for making these, Meli! Would love to make a spokes card out of these.
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The decision by American court against Dr. Aafia Siddiqi on baseless charges may not harm Aafia much as she has gone through worse already. But the case has really exposed the biased approach and hypocrisy of a so called free country and its system of justice.
The court didn't take into account Aafia's abduction in 2003 and didn't bother to look at the main accusation of her affiliation with Al-Qaida because FBI and USA army didn't have any proofs against her in those charges.
The proofs fabricated to frame her on the charges of American soldiers had many flaws.
– No bullet holes of M-4 rifle were found on the wall of interrogation cell.
– No finger prints of Aafia were found on the rifle.
– Witness accounts against her were contradicting and were clearly fabricated.
Apart from USA government and court, Pakistan security institutions and government deliberately destroyed the case by appointing a team of lawyers against the will of Aafia . The purpose of appointing those lawyers was to harm the case and the lawyers were clearly following the lines of Pakistani and American agencies.
American citizens need to think if this has happened to Aafia in their courts, it can happen to them as well. They can be framed and punished as well.
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Ute Klophaus
(Germany 10 Feb 1940 – 06 Dec 2010)
Joseph Beuys
(Germany 12 May 1921 – 23 Jan 1986)
Joseph Beuys in the Action 'Eurasia suite',
- Other titles:
- Eurasian staff
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
An inspiring teacher and one of the 20th century's most influential artists, Joseph Beuys first came to prominence in the 1960s as a performance artist and major contributor to Fluxus, a group dedicated to organising anarchic events and happenings. While many of his early actions were witnessed by only very small audiences, they have become well known through the photographs of fellow artist Ute Klophaus. The action 'Explaining pictures to a dead hare', for instance, took place on the opening night of Beuys' exhibition of drawings at Galerie Alfred Schmela in Düsseldorf. The invited public arrived at the gallery to find the doors locked. Through the glass front of the gallery they saw Beuys sitting in a chair with his face covered in honey and gold leaf, cradling a dead hare in his arms. Slowly he got up and wandered around the exhibition, as if explaining each work to the hare.
The photographs of this action, along with others such as 'Mainstream', have been extensively reproduced and have taken on a significance of their own independent of the original event to become iconic images of the post World War II era. 'Mainstream' for example was a cathartic event in which Beuys rolled about convulsively slapping fat into his armpit and behind his knees. A survivor of no less than five near fatal crashes as a Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, Beuys saw his art both as a means of working through his guilt-by-implication in the Holocaust and of finding a language of healing. On one occasion Beuys was shot down over the frozen wasteland of the Crimea, where he was discovered unconscious by a nomadic Tartar tribe who saved his life by covering his body in fat and felt to regenerate heat. In his later actions and installations, the elements of fat and fur, combined with other non-art materials such as minerals, turf and honey, became important symbols of healing and regeneration.
Beuys' performances left behind material traces such as pieces of bitten fat and objects used during the action and these have been assembled as relics of the actions. The photographs taken by Ute Klophaus also have a reliquary feel to them with their emphasis on the materiality of the black-and-white print, with its limited tonal range and emphasis on the alchemical nature of the photographic process. Beuys had developed a very personal symbolic language drawn from alchemy, shamanism and his own personal experiences to represent his predominant themes of healing, regeneration and enlightenment as a result of personal trauma – in particular the shaman belief in heightened perception following a near death experience.
© Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary Collection Handbook, 2006
- Year
- 1967
printed 1997
- Media
- Photograph
- Medium
- gelatin silver photograph
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 20.2 cm image/sheet (irreg)
- Signature & date
Signed and dated u.c. verso, pencil "Ute Klophaus/ 1967/1997".
- Credit
- Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1997
- Accession number
- 434.1997.5
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May 14, 2012 -- Oxford Film Festival announces Call for Entries Festival organizers preparing for 2013 festival, the 10th anniversary of the Oxford celebration of independent film
Oxford, Miss. – The Oxford Film Festival organizers opened submissions recently for the 10th anniversary festival to be held Feb. 21-24, 2013. Submissions will be accepted through Nov. 1. Entries will be accepted in the animated short, documentary short, experimental short, narrative short, documentary feature and narrative feature categories with special prizes for Mississippi films. Mississippi filmmakers are also encouraged to submit music video entries via the festival website for free.
May 9 to July 15, 2012 = Early bird rate July 16-September 15, 2012 = Regular rate September 16-October 15, 2012 = Late rate October 16-November 1 = WAB Extended rate
The entries may be submitted online using withoutabox.com or with a paper form that is downloadable at oxfordfilmfestival.com. Filmmakers will be notified by or before December 15. The festival is also hosting a separate free call for entries for 60 to 90 second short films that celebrate Oxford, Independent film or the festival's 10th anniversary.
To be considered, e-mail melanie[at]oxfordfilmfest.com with a vimeo or YouTube private link. The films will be released on the festival's website and YouTube page in early February 2013, prior to the festival, and will be played during the festival between blocks. Submit by November 1, 2012 to be considered.
Rules and Regulations: 1. Films must be 60 to 90 seconds and only be original content. No unlicensed clips or music allowed. 2. Films must mention Oxford, the film festival or the 10th anniversary of the film festival. 3. Films submitted under these guidelines are not being considered for festival competition. 4. Films submitted under these guidelines may be posted on YouTube by the festival. 5. Films submitted under these guidelines may be selected to screen at the festival. 6. If selected to screen at the festival, filmmakers must provide a pro res 422 file for projection. 7. By submitting the film, you represent and warrant that everyone with an interest in the film is aware of the rules and regulations.
The festival is also currently inviting businesses and individuals to be part of the festival by becoming a sponsor. With cash donations, the festival can pay for filmmaker amenities, such as ground transportation (including to/from the Memphis airport), hotel rooms, airfare for panelists, and cash prizes for winning filmmakers. In-kind donations can be enjoyed at our nightly parties, or the gift bags that filmmakers take back to their rooms. For more information on sponsorship levels ranging from $500 to $10,000, visit www.oxfordfilmfest.com.
The 2013 festival schedule will be posted four to six weeks before the festival begins.
The Oxford Film Festival is a non-profit film festival that is held annually in February at the Oxford, Miss. Malco Studio Cinema. It has become well respected throughout both the community and Southeast. The festival is known for showing insightful documentaries, eclectic features, and so much more.
For more information on the Oxford Film Festival, call (877) 560-FILM or email Melanie Addington at melanie[at]oxfordfilmfest.com.


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Its official I am obsessed with my scale.
Its a love hate obsession kind of thing. It sits by the side of my toilet mocking me calling to me. It says weigh yourself you know you want to. I resist its evil call NO I think I will only weigh myself once a week but each morning I give in.
I get up strip down and step upon its silver footprints. It lies says one weight, them another. I reposition my feet hoping to see that first weight the lower one. I stand on one foot then the other I turn around and yet it lies again telling a completely new weight a bigger one. I know I would stand on my hands if that would help.
It laughs at me.
Ha ha says my scale. You are my puppet I will now pull your strings. I try to break away I put the scale back. The next thing I know it is out again and I have moved it to a new location one where it will surely tell me a skinnier weight (yes, I remember now this is the skinny place) and it does briefly before once again flashing an entirely new weight. I get upset and prepare to step off when it flashes a weight completely unrelated a goal weight it knows I long to see.
Yes I think Ill take that weight.
I put the scale away. Get the kids dressed drink some coffee and find nature calling me. As soon as I finish I see the scale calling me again.
Come on it beckons you must have lost a few ounces at least. Now you'll get to see what you really weigh.
No I think this is crazy. I will not fall for your erratic numbers I am too strong.
Before I know what has happened I am naked again staring at the digital read out hoping to see a dainty weight
my high school weight
he weight of Kira Knightly after a very large sandwich.
Instead suddenly I find I weight three pounds more.
Disgusted I step away vowing tomorrow I will not be your fool you evil scale. But as I close the bathroom door I swear I can hear evil laughter.
Friday, February 27, 2009
I Hate My Scale
Its official I am obsessed with my scale.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
And The Cow Goes Moo
Work once again is getting in the way of my blogging. Its not like its fun work things like going to the zoo or eating ice cream. Nope its annoying stressful work things. Who would have thought the world of early childhood would be as high stress as it is. Someday it is down right cut throat, high stress unpleasantness.
Its not like I am working in a roller derby where you are aware the other gal in the ring is mean and ornery and wants to knock you on your butt.
Its not like I am a pirate in search of gold and treasure knowing one day my looting and pillaging may to a public hanging or mutiny.
Nope I am an early childhood administrator. A gal who turned her back on the glamor of the stage (Yes, I was once a cow on Broadway. You should have heard my heartfelt mooing. The reviewers just loved me.) Instead I shunned all of that and focused my life on trying to help families and kids.
And I gotta tell you some days I think I need hazard pay. I suggested turning the filling cabinet into a relaxation spa with masseuses and a harpist or a small beach resort to help deal with the stress but unfortunately that seems a little hard to budget (would that fit under office supplies or misc).
But I have lots of faith in Wednesday. Its gonna be better than the last few days. It has too otherwise I am going to invest in a new cow costume.
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Guess Who I Saw
I had so many blog plans toady. I was gonna write about a party I had where many of the people in attendance I recently re found via facebook and how strange and wonderful the experience was. I was gonna write about how Little B watched Bolt and freaked out and wandered the house in fear of some red eyed girl for 24 hours. But instead I had an experience this morning that knocked it all out of the water.
Getting B out of the house this morning was not easy. I felt like a record on repeat (for those of you young ens a record is a black piece of vinyl with music etched into its grooves used in ancient Rome). I said B get you glove B get your gloves until it sounded like BGETOURGLOVES BGETGLOVES BGEGL...... So we left the house and not only did B not have his gloves but neither did Little S. S was crying and B was chanting that his hands hurt. I stopped the stroller to stick my gloves on them while yelling at B he should have brought his gloves when I look up and who do you think is staring at me?
Yup Tom Cruise's wife is staring at B with a big smile on her face. I stared and turned bright red and tried to pretend I was not just yelling at my children. She waved at B and walked away.
I think I am a celebrity now by association. Soon I will have paparazzi chasing me down. Can't a girl even go to the store without all the flashbulbs? I will say. Soon Ill be wearing big dark sunglasses as I make my way down the red carpet.
Yes Katie Holmes and I shared something special...not sure what but it sure was exciting.
Sometime I just love New York.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
An Infomercial of Lies
Last night B was on a screaming jag. For some reason he was very worked up that the water next to his bed that I had just poured was not fresh. So he sat in his bed crying and screaming at the top of his lounges scaring the poor baby out of her skull. I offered to change it for him I offered to have him change it. I held him I rocked him. I yelled I threatened but to no avail.
So my hubby and I sat in the living room listening to the screaming trying not to freak out while playing with the TV volume so we could hear anything above the ear splitting screams. When suddenly we heard:
Are your children making you crazy?
We both turned drawn to the magical voice on the TV
Do you feel like you are living in a battle zone?
We both nodded in unison. Eyes wide
Are you sick of the back talking, arguing? Do you wish you could just have your sweet child back?
Yes Yes ! We chanted
We have the solution to bring peace back to your family again.
We grabbed each others hands nodding and smiling. Yes they have the solution it will all be OK.
Just call 1-888-badkid
Before I knew what I was doing I had grabbed the phone. I dialed I knew would do anything they said military school, join the Moonies or shave my head. Heck I'd even launch him into space.
Hello you've reached 1-888-badkid are you ready to bring peace to your home?
We are! We shouted. We Are!
Are you ready to be friends with your child and stop the shouting and end the threats?
We are! We are!
So how old is your teenager?
Oh umm this program is for 12-18 year olds.
..probably couldn't afford it anyway
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sick But Skinnyish
I'm back.
Sorry I've been a way so long but once again I've been sick.
My throat was filled with puss and I felt just awful. But I'm OK now. This has been a strange winter. I'm the type that never gets sick and now twice in almost 30 days I am laid up with just gross awful sicknesses. Nothing major just the kind that lands you flat on your back for a good week.
I hate being sick. Housework doesn't stop and the kids seem to need more attention than normal especially if you cant lift your head off the pillow. Hubby was great and really helped out but still.
However there are a couple of really good things about the winter germs. The best part is I lost another 10 pounds! Two illness later I am twenty pounds thinner. I was thinking about getting my own site and adverting loosing 20 pounds in 30 days through the www.rentmygermykidsforaday.com. Since I've poured through all of my sick days for the year I'm going to need the extra income if anyone else decides to get sick this year.
The other good thing is I have lots of good fodder for the blog. In my head I've been blogging away. Boy I was witty and insightful I had 45 comments. I think I won a few awards and was nominated for something. It was great.
So I hope you all haven't forgotten about me. If I could have sat up I totally would have been commenting away on your bloggs. I'm going there now and I promise I have some great insightful...OK I promise to blow you away with my witty wise ....Ok I promise to do the silly word recognition thing on your sites and try it at least twice before I give up and storm away.
Keep healthy
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Its Not Fair
I'm so sick.
I am unable to function. I'm not sure why I'm here at work maybe just to spread the germs around so they wont be lonely.
I think we should start charging tuition for germs as they seem to spend more time at school then the kids do.
I know I should have called in sick but everyone else did.
So here I am spreading my germs. Unable to talk. Wanting to lay on my bed and Watch Big Love.
Sometimes I really hate being a grown up.
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Monday, February 9, 2009
My Own Little Typhoid Mary
Its been some weekend. Everyone has been sick. Our little typhoid Mary otherwise known as Little S has been spreading her sea of germs wither and yon. One cough and she has spread her plague throughout the land. She herself seems to be fine expect for the pool of green snot that is constantly collecting below her nose.
My husband is the worst off. A little kiss snotty from his cute little baby and he has a full blown case of bronchitis. She leaves him laying in a ball moaning in pain.
I thought as a long time daycare director I could not be effected by her germs. I've gone years without so much as a cold. But little did I know that S has super germs capable of stopping a rhino in its tracks and cause it to spontaneously develop a serious case of pink eye. So I too have been effected. As I sit her now I am fighting giving into the throws of a flu she has given to me with her snotty sweet little hands.
Little B isn't much better although his illnesses seem to be shorter in duration then his grown up counterparts. However the whinnying created from the short lived illnesses are enough to drive even the strongest to his knees. Cries of MOMMY I WANT AN ICE POP NOW!!!!! I DON'T FEEL GOOD I NEED AN ICE PACK!!!! WAAAAAA!!! Seem to do more damage than little S's plague ridden hugs.
I've considered putting her in a bigger version of one of those hamster balls to help protect us for her evil germs. I even considered a suit made of plastic wrap and helmet. But I think at least for now we must accept the fact that our darling little daughter is really a germ factory waiting to infect us all.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Tales Of The Toilet Seat
Yesterday I went to the gym. Before I went out on the floor I thought I would stop and have a potty break. (Yes it is that kind of a post) I opened one of the stalls and was greeted with a toilet seat covered in pee. Yuck, I thought how gross. I shut the door. I opened the next stall and was assaulted by yet another pee pee covered seat. I went to the next and the next all the toilets were covered with the stuff.
I wonder how something like that happens. How do women who are designed to sit upon a seat manage to pee all over them? I doubt a man snuck into the women's locker room just to pee all over the seats. My four year old could be responsible as he has some terrible aim but as far as I know he doesn't go to my gym (unless he is doing so behind my back) so that rules him out.
Perhaps a women is trying to perfect peeing her name in the snow and is trying out her technique in the women's locker room on all of the toilets.
Maybe a giant pee monster escaped from the monster jail and is getting revenge and mistook the women's locker room for his captors home.
Whatever it is that peed all over the toilet seats in the locker room I must say I am impressed. If it had just hit one toilet I would have shrugged it off. But to hit all six shows it has some stamina and a very large bladder.
Good for you super bladder creature! Good for you!
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Wisdom According to B
Since many of you did not appreciate the intellectual debate on Blues Clues. And many of you claimed not to watch Blues Clues at all due to silly reason such as not having young children and the like. I shall resort instead to child spoken wisdom. Although it breaks my heart not to include any references to children's show references or post any Sportacus pictures.
So this is for you my Blues Clues deprived bloggy friends:
You can never have enough chocolate milk
Mommy is not old (my favorite)
Grandpa is not 72 he is 4 years old
Jumping on the bed will solve everything
People live in the TV they are very small though
Its not picking your nose its just stracting the inside of your nose which is totally fine.
When you die you get up again a little bit later and you are OK
The two invisible cats with rainbows on their tummy's are responsible for all broken things
But the most important wisest thing ever said is....
wait for it....
You must wash never wash your bottom with a wash cloth before you wash your face.
Truer words have never been said
So sue me. I had to. He's just so cute
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Monday, February 2, 2009
I Think Youre All A little Sick
I am disturbed.
Last Friday I posted a picture of this man:
As you know I love Sportacus. I get it maybe he's not every ones type even though in reality he looks like this:
Ah huh yeah...
But I was amazed. Yes, I will go so far as to say I was shocked concerning the conversation about Blues clues.
How could so many of you pine for Steve? When he has been replaced with Joe
Just look at this beefy guy. He's cute funny and he looks good in a sweater.
Where as Steve is umm Steve.
Now many of you said I need to get out more. That may be true. Maybe its a little sad to be debating who is hotter Steve or Joe. Maybe it takes a sick mind to fantasize about Sportacus while my kids hit each other with blocks.
But at least we are not debating Franklin
Little Bear
Now that would be sick.
Although Little Bear would totally win hands down
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Must Be A Kid Thing
As it was a long and whiny weekend I made sure the kids went to bed on the early side. I think the bed time is a bit too early for B but he can play as long as he doesn't wake the baby or leave the room.
Last night after about an hour I checked on the kids and saw this:
Warning: This is a reenactment. B does not becomes green and rips his shirt when angry. Well at least not in the past two months or so.
There was B playing happily.
About an hour later I heard a thump.
When I walked in I saw this. He just played until he fell.
I tried to imagine that happening to me.
Oh blogging is so much fun. Wordless Wednesday Weee!!! Cant wait to post this Barbie photo..zzzz
I love standing in line for the post office. This is so great. Must get additional postage...zzzz
This is the best sandwich must put on mustard please pass the mayo...zzzzz
Nope. Must be a kids thing.
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May I suggest your focus be on an entertainment and gaming industry that de-sensitizes young minds by glorifying violence at every opportunity?
I'm not suggesting any laws. I'm suggesting parents step up and do their job. Don't allow young impressionable minds in your keeping to be influenced by current culture.
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President Eric Barron (Florida State University): "None of us want to increase tuition. I don't know of anybody in this room that wants us to increase tuition."
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President Bernie Machen (University of Florida): "We also want to emphasize that we very much support the focus on increasing STEM graduates in either undergraduate or graduate programs in our state."
Cortez Whatley (Student Body President of the University of Central Florida): "For the sake of Florida's students, businesses and the communities that we live in, we need to keep a college education affordable and accessible to all."


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Zoo Lake: Even though Zoo Lake is generally busy with joggers, skateboarders, children and amblers, you can still find a number of quiet spots to enjoy a secluded, undisturbed picnic.
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Thokoza Park: Incorporating Moroka Dam, this park has reclaimed its pristine status of being a prime attraction of Rockville in Soweto. The park covers 4,5 hectares.
Rhodes Park: This modestly sized park is truly great in creative stature. A marvellous mix of stepping stones and railway sleepers leads you through the park - along the lanes, over the waterfalls, through thickets and past beautiful ponds.
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Florida Lake: There are masses of waterfowl on the lake and the adjacent bird sanctuary ensures excellent bird watching.
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The Wilds: Meandering footpaths and walkways lead you through this beautiful area with its abundance of indigenous shrubs, plants and trees.
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Kloofendal Nature Reserve: Kloofendal is a cultural heritage and ecotourism facility. In the Roodepoort suburb of Kloofendal, the 150 hectare reserve was one of the first nature reserves in Joburg and offers urbanites a retreat from city life.
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Rietfontein Nature Reserve is about 24km north of the city in the small suburb of Paulshof. This 25 hectare indigenous green space with its quartzite koppie evokes in all visitors a feeling of being in the country.
Melville Koppies: Follow a footpath through nature leading to a hilltop with panoramic views, see a variety of plants, birds, small mammals and snakes, be exposed to historical sites - all while staying in Joburg.
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Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, 11km south of Joburg city centre, is a 680 hectare nature reserve, known as "Stone River Mountain".
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Joubert Park is the city's oldest park, granted by the Volksraad in 1887, and named after the town's first mining commissioner sent to investigate the claims of gold rush fortune seekers.
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Arbor Month 2019: 2 000 trees planted in 2 hours in Riverside View
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) is proud of the difference it made in celebration of Arbor Day by planting 2 000 trees in 2 hours in Riverside View, Fourways, Region A.
Planting 2 000 trees in a limited time is hard physical labour and required many hands, but JCPZ employees rocked up to the site on Wednesday, 18 September 2019 and pulled it off in a great team effort.
It was extremely hot on the day and that served as motivation for the tree planters – knowing that the young trees they were planting will, in a view years' time, provide much needed shade for the Riverside View community in summer.
The trees will also change the face of Riverside View by welcoming residents and visitors to a green area where the streets are lined with trees. Not to mention other benefits trees provide, like absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen in the environment!
JCPZ thanks its employees, the community and partner Valumax for their assistance in this project, without whom the mission would not have been accomplished.
The City of Joburg kicked off Arbor Month on 1 September 2019 by accepting the Arbor City Award 2019 from the National Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, and this mammoth project reconfirmed that Joburg is worthy of this prestigious award.
JCPZ planted a further 1 260 in different areas in Joburg during Arbor Month.
No embargo, 5 September 2019
Joburg uses Arbor City win to call on residents to plant trees
The City of Joburg has scooped the prestigious National Arbor City Award for 2019. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Maggie Sotyu in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, 1 September to launch National Arbor Month in the country. The Arbor City Award with the first prize of R300K will be used to purchase seeds, saplings and trees to grow Joburg's manmade forest and to address greening disparities in the city.
The national awards have grown to become one of the most toughest competitions in the country and it is a huge honour for the City of Joburg to be presented with the award for the 4th time in its 18-year history. The award recognizes local and metropolitan cities that have excelled on all levels of sustainable development. It interrogates policies, inter-governmental planning, capital development programmes, makes comparisons with visible implementation on the ground and then assesses monitoring mechanisms-- towards the creation of vibrant, sustainable and livable cities.
The adjudicators were particularly pleased with Johannesburg City Parks and Zoos (JCPZs) handling of the Polyphagus Shothole Borer (PSHB) infestation in the City. "JCPZ saved hundreds of trees on the backdrop of calls and unending social media pressure to remove all infested trees. In the absence of proper research and an approved chemical solution to treat infested trees, JCPZ only removed dead infested trees. Many of the trees albeit infested, are not displaying symptoms of fusarium dieback at this stage", advised JCPZs Arboriculturist, Ms Adelaide Chokoe.
Chokoe, who has commenced her Ph.D focusing on the PSHB, also received an award for her outstanding contribution to greening in the City of Joburg by the Deputy Minikster of DEFF at the awards ceremony.
"To be recognized by the highest level of government is testament to the collective expertise, passion and commitment of every employee at JCPZ and within the City, who are consciously working to protect Joburg's manmade forest", stated the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development in the City of Joburg, Councillor Nonhlanhla Sifumba.
Recently Rwanda, Ethiopia and India have brought together business and communities to plant millions of trees in their respective countries. The benefits of planting just one tree are far reaching. Every tree works as a natural filtration system and consists of at least 50% carbon captured from the air; acts as a conduit to foster national pride and ownership and helps creates aesthetically pleasing and economically vibrant suburbs.
It is time to restore that sense of urgency to accelerate tree planting in the City. We have an ageing tree canopy, with many species reaching its full life expectancy and as a result these trees have become more prone to opportunistic diseases and the effect of inclement weather.
Arbor month in September is therefore a vital springboard for schools, resident-associations, business, government and the media to work as an integrated unit, to get our hands dirty for a good cause, by planting trees across the City.
Every region in the City will be hosting a tree planting ceremony and JCPZ calls on all companies to offset their carbon footprint, by planting trees, as well. Please forward the number of trees, the species and the area where you will be planting, to email@example.com. For a detailed list of preferred tree species visit www.jhbcityparks.com.
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World Elephant Day: Zoos needed to protect dwindling numbers
The Joburg Zoo welcomed hundreds of visitors by hosting an Open Day to observe World Elephant Day. Chairperson of the Board, Mr Edgar Neluvhalani highlighted the growing plight of dwindling populations of elephants due to poaching, climate change, habitat loss, urbanization and human-elephant conflict.
Neluvhalani emphasized, "Zoos on the backdrop of the plight of elephants in the wild, needed to, now more than ever, work with all stakeholders to contribute to captive-managed elephant research and studies".
"Space will always be a contentious issue for Zoos", added the Managing Director of Johannesburg City Parks and Zoos (JCPZ) who maintained that the Joburg Zoo remains complaint with all legislated obligations, including the strict set of code of ethics developed by the World Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA) and the requirements of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD). He maintained that, "Every child, no matter what the circumstances, is entitled to enjoy a life-changing experience of a visit to a Zoo, to foster responsible citizenry".
The elephant integration plan of the Joburg Zoo is in its third stage of implementation aimed at housing all three elephants in the same enclosure. Concerns surrounding safety of the elephants near the moat have been addressed and the zoo has made significant progress in extending the size of its enclosures. This will exceed the stipulated minimum space requirements, as outlined in the entity's Elephant Management Plan, adopted by GDARD. Future plans for the enclosure include improving enrichment-activity nodes, as well as enhancing visitor and learner experience.
The Joburg Zoo took the opportunity to also pay tribute to its oldest pachyderm, 40 year-old elephant, Lammie who in recent months has been in the spotlight since the loss of her companion Kinkel and the subsequent acquisition of two more elephants, Mopane, 19 and Ramadiba, 22 by the Zoo. Lammie enjoyed taking centrestage as she chewed on a bouquet of leaves and fruit and enjoyed a special birthday cake, tailor-made for her.
This was to the amazement of the children who had brought along posters to wish her a happy birthday and who joined in the festivities of the celebrations that included talks and an experience of seeing the skeleton and dung of an African Elephant.
"World Elephant Day at the Joburg Zoo, ensured that visitors left with an heightened awareness of the environment that they live in and outlined the important role each one of us has, in protecting the rich ecology found on the continent," added Maduka.
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Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) will observe World Elephant Day on Monday, 12 August 2019 by providing free access to all its visitors.
The annual event is dedicated to the preservation and protection of elephants by engaging on the current-day plight of the species.
Residents, students, photographers, artists and the media, are invited to join the celebrations to experience elephants in a sustainable environment where they are loved, cared for and protected, at the Joburg Zoo.
JCPZ will also take the opportunity to pay tribute to Lammie, the female pachyderm that celebrates her 40th birthday on the eve of World Elephant Day and to officially welcome Mopani and Ramadiba – the Joburg Zoo's two new elephant.
Councillor Nonhlanhla Sifumba, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development urged visitors to take advantage of the free access to learn why zoos are important to nurture green conscientious citizens. Sifumba stated that, "Every child should enjoy a life-altering experience, of a face-to-face visit with an elephant, to fully value and respect the interdependencies between humans and the planet's dwindling ecology".
The event will include talks and exhibitions on environmental education and the medical, nourishment and enrichment programmes that the Zoo provides for its elephants, in line with stringent legislated practices, required for all good zoos.
Interested school groups, are requested to pre-arrange their confirmations of attendance with the Zoo's Education Unit by sending an email to email@example.com before Wednesday, 7 August 2019. All learners will need to complete an indemnity signed by a guardian. The Zoo will provide groups with the required form. Visitors are kindly reminded that the Zoo will only provide free access on World Elephant Day, and that visitors should arrive with their own transport and snacks.
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Member of Mayoral Committee for Community Development
City of Joburg
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Media Statement
Monday, 27 June 2019
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) has bagged 5 Gold awards and 1 silver at the prestigious South African Landscapers Institute (SALI) Awards 2019 in the categories of "Specialised Landscape Construction and Landscape Construction with Design respectively, for 3 inner city parks.
The 3 refurbished inner city parks, namely Katjiepiering, Leeuwbekkie and Cosmo Circle parks were previously illegal dumping spots in the disadvantaged area of Jan Hofmeyer in Region F. The parks now boast multifunctional playgrounds, landscaped lawns with outdoor gym equipment, new generation play equipment, rubberized surfaces, solar lights, bollards, park furniture, all enclosed with colourful themed fencing. Within walking distance of each other, these parks were developed to address the need for advanced recreational green spaces in this marginalised community in the area.
Katjiepiering Park is the largest of the 3 parks and is easily accessible to the majority of the community as well as students from the University of Johannesburg. The park provides senior and junior play equipment from 2-6 years old and 7-13 year olds which comprises brightly coloured formations of birds and flowers. The free-to-use outdoor gym equipment is available for those 12 years and older, to encourage healthy living while surrounded by trees, lawn and fresh air.
Leeuwbekkie Park, the second largest of the 3 was developed mainly as a children's park and located close to a quiet side street where traffic is minimal. The same equipment at Katjiepiering can be found in this park.
Cosmo Circle Park being the smallest, caters for toddlers and 3-10 years of age and features a tricycle track with street markings to encourage road safety awareness. This park is strewn with bold colour, cleverly shaped play equipment for fun physical exercising, enough space to run and safe rubberized surfaces. A sure attraction to anyone who sets eyes on these parks.
The landscaping master planning of the parks by landscape architect Tania du Plessis from Blueprint Landscape Architecture (BPLA), together with contractor, Tswellapele Plants t/a Plantwise and City Parks and Zoo, did a sterling job in executing the brief which was to reclaim the once derelict spaces, into welcoming meetings points for all in the area.
Tswellapele Plants and BPLA were meticulous in their consideration of revamping these parks where recycled material was used, old equipment was refurbished equipment with little plant designs due to the lack of maintenance resources.
Durable bricked entrances and bollards and paved walkways with directional signs lead to all entry and exit points. Concrete furniture of benches, picnic tables and litter bins were custom designed, further complimenting these renewed parks. The local SMME's were part and parcel from inception to completion of the parks, giving the community of Jan Hoffmeyer a sense of ownership and inclusiveness.
The SALI Awards of Excellence in Landscaping is one of the most prestigious landscaping national competitions in the country. The adjudication process is strict where judges seek innovative, fresh yet practical end products. Of the 145 entries received in 2019, a total of 71 projects were evaluated during the national round.
Based on the excellent execution of these projects, the teams received raving compliments by the judges: Project: Cosmos Park – Specialised Landscape Construction
An exercise in project excellence. Manufacturing of new play equipment to match revamped old equipment, attention to detail and finishing very well executed in every aspect of the project.
Excellent rubber work.
Well Done.
Project: Cosmos Park – Design by Others
An excellent example of a small space put to good use for the community.
An excellent installation packed with creativity from the contractor's side to solve problems on site.
Re-use of old fencing and revamping of old play equipment in the installation.
Well Done.
Project: Kaitjiepiering Park – Specialised Landscape Construction
The play equipment, steel work and concrete form work as well as the creativity in this installation is superb, well done.Project: Kaitjiepiering Park – Design by Others
An excellent example of world leading landscape installation. The paving on this project is meticulous, as well as the attention to detail in general.
The trimming of the edges around the tree circles needs some attention as well as the mounting of the soil around the base of the trees. In general, the construction work and rubber surfaces are well done with a few problem areas that will need to be repaired (on the rubber). Excellent well done.
Excellent work on the terracing and the play equipment, attention to detail and meticulous standards. Well done.
Project: Leeubekkie Park – Design by Others
The installation done in this park is excellent, well done on the terracing, quality of finishes and attention to detail. Well Done. "Partnerships of this magnitude bring about tangible results and provides communities with much-needed green spaces where there's something for everyone. More-so in areas such as Jan Hoffmeyer", stated Cllr Nonhlanhla Sifumba, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development in the City of Joburg.
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Two new African elephants have arrived to make the Joburg Zoo their home
Media Statement
Thursday, 13 June 2019
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The Joburg Zoo is ecstatic that it has acquired two mates to join the Zoo's sociable but solitary elephant, Lammie.
The two healthy pachyderms – Ramadiba (male, 22 years old) and Mopani (female, 19) – secured a clean bill of health and arrived at the Zoo with a veterinary doctor and their keeper on Thursday, 13 June. The mature male and female will be allowed to get accustomed to their surroundings before they make their public debut in typical 'Jozi style'. The celebrations are set for World Elephant Day, on 12 August which coincidently, is on the same day that Lammie turns 40.
The Joburg Zoo went through a thorough and lengthy process to acquire the legal permits for the elephants. This included having in place an elephant management plan that is compliant to best management practices set by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), and to ensuring it is compliant with the Code of Ethics and the 5 Freedoms of Animal Welfare, adopted for 'Good Zoos' by the World Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA).
As the largest terrestrial animals on earth, the new elephants will form part of the Big7 offering at the Joburg Zoo to actively promote conservation and environmental education, especially to the 300 000 children that visit the Zoo, annually. "This is not about gate-takings, but about deepening our understanding of the importance of the ecology found on our planet and to ensure that every child gets to see and hear the trumpeting of the African elephant, in Africa," stated the MMC for Community Development, Councillor Nonhlanhla Sifumba.
Sifumba added that while 'space' to roam will always be a contentious issue, that this is not the only critical factor. The unrelenting threat of poachers, diminishing areas to forage due to growing urbanization and inclement weather conditions, and the inability of captive-bred elephants to cope in the wild, are a current reality.
Trust, empathy, simulated-enrichment, medical care, nutritional support and pure passion from the caregivers at the Zoo, is of paramount importance and will remain a priority for care of the 'two tons of fun' that will now call the Joburg Zoo their home. ENDS
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