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Mr. Wigs is a man in motion. Few know the streets of North Baltimore better. Like Mark Twain piloting his steamer down the Mississippi, he is attuned to all the bends in the road, knows every hidden driveway and lurking pothole. He is out there in his Ford Focus six days a week, hour upon hour, year after year. But rarely behind the wheel.

“Watch out, now,” he tells the 16-year-old maneuvering two tons of metal and plastic outside the Giant on 41st Street in Hampden. The tone is gentle but commanding as he points out the many hazards to navigate: careless pedestrians, cars backing up, idiots on cellphones.

Patrick M. Wiglesworth Sr.—Mr. Wigs to one and all—is an institution among the learner’s permit set. For 20 years, many thousands of nervous adults have entrusted him with their kids’ lives, for good reason. The vast majority pass their driving test on the first try; he guesses 90 percent, down a bit from when the test was on a prepared course instead of real streets.

But that isn’t what makes Pat Wiglesworth “Mr. Wigs.” In his car and his classroom, you don’t just get instruction in how to do a perfect reverse turnabout. You get the stories. You get him.

“He’s kind of iconic,” Kayli Balin, a Towson High junior, says from behind the wheel of the lime-green Focus on a recent Saturday in the lot behind Dumbarton Middle School. “He makes driver’s ed, which is probably the most boring thing ever, not as boring,” she adds as Mr. Wigs braves the early February chill, arranging cones the same bright orange as his Orioles cap.

His tales, delivered in the classroom at Roland Park Driving School or from the passenger seat, pour forth in a steady stream. Sometimes they come in snippets: A blurb on the radio about Whitney Houston’s daughter reminds him of seeing the singer perform around 30 years ago at Merriweather Post Pavilion in a torrential downpour. “I got up close to the stage, waved to her and caught her eye . . . she looked right at me and said, ‘You’re No. 1.’ I couldn’t believe it.”

Other times, his shaggy-dog stories meander unhurriedly to their conclusion. No surprise, many of these yarns feature cars and driving. One favorite anecdote recalls a trip with some buddies to catch Jimmy Buffett in Hampton Roads, when a cop stopped him for failing to pay a toll at one of those old-fashioned tollbooths where you flip the coins into a basket. He dropped a quarter in, but it was too late: “I went over the sensor line. Lights start flashing, alarms go off . . . this Virginia state trooper takes off after me. He gets out of the car and starts walking up to me.

“I don’t like to make fun of anyone, but he must’ve been sitting in the office for 10 years—he was waddling along. Well, it was windy and it blew the hat off his head. He had a tough time bending down to grab it, and he finally stepped on it. The thing was flatter than a pancake.

“Tears were rolling down our cheeks. He says, ‘Boy, this here’s a crime, this is a serious thing. What you laughing at, boy?’ And I said, ‘Sir, you’re the funniest-looking cop I’ve ever seen.’” This did not improve the officer’s mood, and soon Mr. Wigs’ hands were on the hood. Desperate measures were called for, and he found himself saying, “How about I give you a dollar and we call it even?” Amazingly, the bribe worked, but this perhaps led him to press his luck; he then asked the cop if he’d mind driving them to the Buffett show in the cruiser, because they were going to be late. This was also when he realized that instead of $1, he had given the officer a $100 bill—all their money for concert tickets.

“He cursed and said, ‘I’m gonna follow you to the concert and if you’re one mile over the limit I’m gonna arrest you.’” He threatened to wait for them and bust them for pot or alcohol after the show. In the end, they avoided arrest, somehow talked the cop into giving them their money back, and didn’t even arrive late.

Then there was the time in the early ’70s when he tooled around Europe and North Africa with some friends in a VW microbus, visiting 14 countries and watching Formula One races. At one point they picked up “three beautiful California girls” who wanted a ride to Rome. One of the girls, he said, “had pot in her hair rolled up in a bun” and almost got everyone busted at a border crossing. Mr. Wigs and his friends weren’t into that—they dumped the girls by the side of the road.

Even a VW bus, it seems, couldn’t bring out the hippie in Mr. Wigs. More of a jock growing up, he played varsity basketball, football, and lacrosse for Calvert Hall, and still looks the part: a clean-cut, hale 71-year-old who could easily be taken for 15 years younger. Hanging out with teens helps keep him youthful.

Mr. Wigs’ work history reveals a restless soul. He came to driving instruction late, after a variety of jobs that usually involved interacting with the public in some way—newspaper circulation, owning a gas station, distributing Pepsi products.

Probably the most fun he had was working for the Orioles part time in ticketing at both Camden Yards and the old Memorial Stadium. “I loved it. After four innings, I got to watch every game.” Still a baseball fanatic, Mr. Wigs has been known to interrupt his driver’s ed lessons by calling out, “What’s the score?”

Despite his characteristically light tone, Mr. Wigs gets serious in a hurry when he contemplates the meaning of his work: helping to keep young people alive, just as he did as an Ocean City lifeguard a half-century ago. He recalls how, in 2005, there was a rash of teen road deaths, and the law was changed to require six months between learner’s permit and license and 60 hours of driving practice.

And there’s melancholy behind the ruddy complexion and perpetual smile. A harshness slips into his banter when the subject turns to his oldest son, Patrick Jr., who died in 2007 at age 42. “I lost him to the damn cancer,” he says, then recalls how over 2,000 people attended a fundraiser at the Timonium Fairgrounds for Patrick, a popular bartender. Then-Mayor Martin O’Malley—like so many others, a Wigs acquaintance—took a break from campaigning for governor to sing a few songs.

Back in the Focus, Mr. Wigs is winding things down with Kayli, his fourth student this Saturday, who is getting ready to take her test in a few days. Alt rock by Jib Kidder pulses from the radio, tuned to WTMD. Earlier it was country on WPOC, and before that WWMX. He’ll listen to whatever puts a teenager in her comfort zone.

“I like everything,” Mr. Wigs says, flashing that trademark grin, before launching into his next story.

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Fresh Mussels with Asparagus

4 lb mussels
1 1/2 lb thin asparagus, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
freshly ground black pepper
sea salt

Heat the oil and butter in a large pot with a lid. Saute the onion, garlic and asparagus until the asparagus is tender. Add the liquid ingredients and herbs/spices. Add the mussels then cover to steam, shaking occasionally, until they are all opened. Discard any mussels that remained closed. Serve immediately.

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When we went to Belgium, I must have had mussels nearly every day. Luckily, mussels are easy to make at home! I like to change what I steam with the mussels to reflect the seasons so in honor of spring (finally!) I made these with fresh asparagus. I loved how it turned out; the mussels tasted fresh and not asparagus-y and the vegetables made it into more of a complete meal. The perfect simple, springy, weeknight meal.

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Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Do not let your heart be troubles, nor let it be fearful.

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Pretty in Pinks

You know you spend a lot of time with someone when they have an influence over your color choices.  I love blue, Heather loves pink and I find myself making more cards using pink card stock and inks than I ever did before I started hanging out with her.  Too funny!  As you can see, my card has blossomed with mostly pink!

Card Stock:  blushing Bride, Rose Red and Early Espresso (Stampin' Up!), Maggie Holmes Paper Pad (Crate Paper); Accessories & Tools:  1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 3/16" Corner Punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8" Silver Mini Brad and Linen Thread (Stampin' Up!), Silver Key

For this one, I chose not to use a sentiment since I'm not sure what it will be used for, birthday, anniversary, thinking of you or thank you.  I can always add that at a later time.

I played along with Seize the Sketch, so be sure to head on over for some more inspiration.  Just click on the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

  1. Pretty card! Great idea to leave the sentiment for later!
    Thanks for joining us at Seize the Sketch!

  2. I love your pretty pink card, Marsha. I like to leave a good bit of my cards without sentiments, so I can use them later. :)

  3. So pretty!! Love the softness of the pink and the pattern papers!!

  4. I have a stamping friend who would say that means she's a BAD influence :) lol! I happen to love the dusky pinks you've used here - and that brick pattern!

  5. You are right - this is SO pretty in pink!! I like the punched flowers and that you didn't put a sentiment on it yet. Lovely card.


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I'm curious, what are traditional marbles? One of my mentors in the early 60's was Junas Goodin. He was an elderly gentleman and friend who taught me how to make stone marbles using a small moving stream, stones (rocks), two boards, hammer and nails. I still have large and small stone marbles we made. Would love to show them to you and explain the procedure. I also helped him make a marble yard to play on. As a young boy, I had the privilege to spend many, many hours with Junas, my nearest neighbor. He left me many fond memories. Don Neat - Don Neat
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Dell DJ Ditty for $99

A music player aimed to challenge Apple’s iPod, Dell recently developed a portable media player in an attempt to break Apple’s dominant on the portable music market. Expected to be released on Tuesday, this music player comes with 512 MB of storage.

With 512 MB memory, DJ Ditty is capable of storing up to 220 songs, compared to Apple’s iPod 120 songs on same size of flash memory. The physical appearance has yet to be seen whether it is sufficient to catch public’s attention. Nonetheless, the light weight device weighs merely 1.29 ounces. In addition, it comes with a 30-day subscription to the Napster To Go service.

According to Dell, the device utilises a more efficient compression technique, and at the same time, uses 64kbps WMA encoding. Although I would demand a minimum 128kbps for my audio file compression, let’s hope that the sound quality from DJ Ditty isn’t too poor.

Other features of the music player include a one-inch LCD screen, which allows you to navigate through the list of songs, and a built-in FM radio receiver, anytime you wish to switch to live radio channels, within your vicinity.

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  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (life up to 14 hours of continuous playback)
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The Manfred and Penny Conrad Family Foundation

The Manfred and Penny Conrad Family Foundation, created in 2008, provides philanthropic support to the community in the areas of health, education, the arts and disaster relief. The Foundation allows the Conrad family to give back to the community that allowed them to ‘grow and thrive as entrepreneurs and as a family’. Most rewarding for Manfred and Penny is that the foundation is a family affair involving their daughter Sarah, and their daughters-in-law Christine and Fiorella.

In 2009 the Foundation purchased the King Street Theatre Centre, now called the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts. Although it is home to the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, a variety of groups use the Centre. The Centre’s predominant use is as a cultural arts centre for the performance of music, theatre and dance.

We are indebted to the people who live here for providing us the opportunity to make a difference.The Conrad Family

Wilfrid Laurier University

In 2010 Wilfrid Laurier University unveiled the Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Research in recognition of the Conrad’s generous gift to the Faculty of Music, in order ‘for researchers to continue to better understand the therapeutic powers of music’. The research helps those suffering from ‘Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, promotes healing for trauma victims, assists those with developmental, behavioural, mental health and communication challenges, and helps patients requiring critical and palliative care

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In 2010 the University of Waterloo honoured Manfred Conrad and his family by naming ‘an innovative centre that graduates the country’s next top entrepreneurs’ the Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CBET). The Centre received a significant donation from Manfred Conrad, in addition to a previous gift to CBET from Manfred and Adrian Conrad.

CBET offers a master of business, entrepreneurship and technology (MBET) program aimed at creative and innovative students wishing to excel as entrepreneurs’. The Conrad’s donation will allow the centre to expand it activities in Canada and internationally.

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girl with suitcaseAmidst all the media headlines that seem to continually offer conflicting messages, is traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery a good idea or a bad idea? On the one hand, headlines proclaim safety issues that have negatively affected some American patients who travel for well-known “discount” surgeries in less regulated countries. On the other, they hail international travel as a growing trend in the industry, with instances of good, if not stellar, surgical outcomes. Budget-conscious consumers want to know: Is there risk, or not?

The fact is, when it comes to plastic surgery procedures, there is always risk, and the right answer is, regardless of where you choose to have yours, smart patients take the time and effort required to know what they’re doing in order to mitigate that risk. That’s according to a recent article in Metro New York, “Surgeons Predict Seasonal Spike in Americans Seeking Plastic Surgery Abroad,” published in their December 10, 2013, edition. Patient Irina Gonzalez told Metro that her surgical trip abroad to Colombia was inspired by a friend who recommended a specific doctor there for a combination of post-gastric bypass surgeries, including liposuction, breast augmentation, upper- and lower body lifts, and arm lift. According to the article, Irina considers her plastic surgery tourism experience and results a success.

At the same time, Metro spoke with a New York-based and American Board of Plastic Surgery-certified surgeon Stephen Greenberg, MD, who pointed out that he sees many patients for corrective work who return from abroad with botched surgeries. “It’s common for someone to go and have cheap surgery and their breasts are uneven or they have a scar they don’t like,” Dr. Greenberg told the news source.

While one issue is safety, and a lack of strict regulations, which may lead to the procedure-related complications he sees, Dr. Greenberg told Metro that more frequently the issue is that US patients simply aren’t happy with their results.

The two most popular plastic surgery spots lately? Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, said Dr. Greenberg, and perhaps the two countries to avoid, if that’s where these unhappy patients have traveled for their surgeries abroad.

As for Irina, “ …I don’t have any regrets,” she told Metro, who also claims that most of the local and US patients who go to South America for plastic surgery are satisfied customers, with this caveat: “It’s safe for the people who know what they are doing,” she told the news source. “I felt like I did because I speak Spanish and I had this family connection. I had a lot of advantages I feel the typical American might not have.”

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The government has been faulted by the ban imposed on the importation of genetically modified crops (GMOs) in 2012.

Scientists now GMO crops  are safe for human consumption and do not cause cancer.

John Muoma, the director of science park innovation and incubation centre (SPIIC) at Masinde Muliro University (MMUST) said the ban was a big blow to the country’s innovations in biotechnology research.

The government through the then Public Health Minister, Ms Beth Mugo, banned importation and consumption of GMOs products in 2012 on grounds that it was unfit for consumption.

Dr Muoma, a plant biotechnologist faulted the government for banning importation of GMOs by relying on the discredited study by a French Professor, Gilles-Eric Seralini.

He made the pronouncements after carrying out peer review on his findings together with Fourth year students at MMUST taking Biotechnology studies.

Prof Eric Seralini’s study that found out that GMO crops caused cancer was discredited. The study had been published by the Food and Toxology Journal in September 2012 but was later retracted in November 2013.

Dr Muoma said if the ban is lifted, it will help in ensuring the country is food secure and more so produce enough food for export. “The ban on GMOs was not based on scientific evidence and is having a negative impact on agricultural research,”

He said biotechnology can be used to develop crops that are drought and pest resistant, adding that the uptake of biotech crops will have a positive impact on farm income especially for the small scale farmers.

‘‘Genomics has aided the identification and characterization of genotypes affecting relevant traits for crop production. It also has the potential to modify plants to fit the environment leading to increased productivity,’’ said Muoma.

He added ‘‘Brazil has expanded acreage under genetically modified crops by 1.1million hectares and now over 50.2million is under GMO crops. In 2017, United States of America planted GM crops in 75million hectares and no adverse effects have been reported,’’

Muoma said countries that have embraced biotechnology have seen their economy grow and more the living standards of its citizen improved. “Adoption of biotech crops in cotton, soybean, and first and second corn represents 94 percent of such crops in Brazil has made it the second largest producer of GM crops by 26 per cent,”

Other East African countries are already carrying out trials on key foods such as banana, cassava, maize and sweet potatoes whereas Burkina Faso, Egypt, Sudan and South Africa allow the cultivation of GMO crops.


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December is right around the corner and that means sometimes you have to dress a bit more practical as opposed to fashionable. Saying that, if you can master both then that's a major plus. This outfit is something i'd wear on a typical Winter day. I obviously want to be warm, but i think this outfit is quite stylish as well, even if it is kind of a lazy outfit. I was sent this gorgeous bobble beanie hat by SnoodyDo and i absolutely love it. It is fleece lined on the inside so it keeps my head so toasty. I love this shade of grey-blue as i think it can go with many different colours. The fact this hat has a little bobble on the end is so cute and makes it perfect for Winter. I love wearing beanie hats in the Winter as it really does keep your head that bit warmer. I'm wearing my all time favourite jumper that i actually got from a Charity Shop for about £5. I live in it when i can't be bothered to think about putting an outfit together. Leggings are my saviour in this cold weather as usually i'm wearing tights. I think an oversized jumper, leggings and boots are just the perfect outfit this time of year. I'm wearing this Primark duffle coat which was only £18 (bargain!!). For anyone who opts not to wear a coat in this freezing cold weather because you think it ruins an outfit, you must be pretty darn crazy!

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  • 4 teaspoons balsamic or red wine vinegar

  • 2 tablespoons bourbon

  • 2 tablespoons grainy mustard

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  • freshly ground black pepper

  • Combine the oil and garlic in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place the pork chops in the center of the skillet.

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Spring 2012 – Teacher Development

CSS conducted a professional development course for teachers from Central Vermont high schools including: MHS, U32, Twinfield, and Northfield.  Graduate credit was available through Saint Michael’s College.  Experiential, service learning-based curriculum was developed by teachers in their respective disciplines with sustainable food systems as the integrative theme.

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Teachers that participated in the previous Spring course brought their classes to the Two Rivers Center farm to administer appropriate aspects of the food systems-based lessons and units developed during the course.  During this kick-off phase of the CSS, we expect at least 10 teachers and 350 students to come though the Center.

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Through teacher gatherings and a board retreat, CSS staff took advantage of this quiet farm time to evaluate the previous Fall programs and make modifications as needed.  New teacher recruitment is focused on filling gaps and acquiring motivated and inspired educators.

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From OHHLA to RapGenius

Back in the day, I checked, like a whole lot of folks, for rap lyrics on the Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive
(OHHLA). Founded in 1992, OHHLA includes hundreds and hundreds of rap lyrics, and in its day, the site was a really ground-breaking resource for rap enthusiasts.  If you want to get a sense of what folks were saying, you went to OHHLA.

Sure, at times, some of the lyrics presented on the site were incorrect. But generally speaking, there was no denying the value of the site as a major resource for documenting the art form in writing. I was on the site regularly in the mid to late 1990s and even in the early years of the 21st century. Looking back, OHHLA was an important precursor to what we now have with RapGenius.

Like many iterations of web2.0 and beyond technologies, RapGenius makes it possible for would-be web readers to quickly transform themselves into reader-participants. And what's not to love about the idea of going from rap fan to rap genius through the art and skill of online annotation?

These days, many of my current students were  born in the early 1990s. They'd view something like OHHLA as only a little less old-looking than lyrics printed in the liner notes of a CD. They've only known interactive sites, and thus they find venues that did not allow user-generated content and commentary as somewhat dated and sometimes unappealing.

Nonetheless, I appreciate the ways an OHHLA prepared me and others for something like a RapGenius, and how analog liner notes prepared us for OHHLA. It's interesting to consider the ways folks became highly hip hop literate or kinds of rap geniuses before the days of RapGenius.

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Beneficent Allah said...

I am one of the founders of Rap Genius - OHHLA was a huuuge inspiration - I used to live on there tryna memorize my favorite lyrics!!


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Outrage over R60k ‘party’ for 23 people: Daily Dispatch

Rural agency ‘info session’ thinly disguised

AR60 000 “staff information session” with a huge food and a booze tab for the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) has evoked outrage.

Only 23 agency employees out of 150 turned up for the thinly-disguised Christmas party, which the Dispatch was told was “snubbed”.

The event on December 11, a time when most state departments were shutting down, was held at a Gonubie venue in East London.

Thousands of rands worth of food was left standing – so much that a place of safety for children was able to freeze it and feed their orphans roast lamb, beef, chicken, potatoes, vegetables with cheese sauce and dessert for days.

The Dispatch has also learnt that one of the organisers, who attended a wedding at the venue a week later, even demanded to be allowed to drink on the agency’s bar “tab”.

An employee at the venue said: “The lady came back a week or so later when there was a wedding here, and she tried to drink on the tab that she had organised for the [agency] event, but we did not allow her.”

ECRDA spokeswoman Nobatembu Pako yesterday confirmed the agency paid the R150-a-head rate, despite the low turnout. “I can confirm that only 23 people attended. It was management and some of our staff members that were in attendance,” said Pako. Asked why so few attended, Pako said: “It was not brought to our attention why people snubbed the event.”

However, the Dispatch understands employees and some managers were displeased with the way the chief executive officer, Thozi Ngwanya, was running the agency.

Sources, who refused to be identified, said snubbing the Christmas party was their way of protesting against the CEO’s methods.

A shopsteward at the agency who asked to remain anonymous as he was not allowed to speak to the media, yesterday said employees, including senior managers, had decided on the morning of the event to snub the function in protest “over how things were done”.

“We met that morning in the boardroom and took a decision to boycott that event to show management we were not pleased with their persistent arrogance, divisiveness, favouritism and failure to consult on major decisions directly affecting workers.

“The agency came as a result of a merger between two institutions, but you find a situation where people do the same kind of work, on the same level but get paid differently, and we said that must stop.

“There are a lot of other things there that makes us angry and snubbing that event was to show we are angry and need to be taken seriously,” said the shopsteward.

The owner of the venue, Sammy Amos-Brown, told the Dispatch yesterday they catered, as per instruction, for a party with a booze tab, although the agency had registered the event as a “workshop”.

“Because we cannot throw away food, we decided to donate the leftovers. The charities come and collect the food to feed to the needy.”

Di Lehy, founder of Greensleeves place of safety for children, said the agency’s leftovers was their biggest single food donation ever.

“There was a lot of food. It was one the biggest meals donated. We were able to freeze it for two days’ meals. It was just a blessing considering that it was December.”

Bhisho legislature’s agriculture portfolio committee chairwoman and ANC MPL Nomawethu Gqiba yesterday said her committee was not aware of the event but she would request the department investigate and report on why only 23 people attended while the agency had paid for 150 people. Although the event was in December, the agency only made final payments for the venue on Wednesday.

The agency has came under harsh criticism from opposition parties before for wasting taxpayer’s money on “useless events”.

DA provincial leader Athol Trollip, called on ECRDA management to account for the wasted funds.

“If these allegations are true they form the perception that money and resources are not respected by the current government.”

If it was true, he said, ECRDA management should be held accountable for “fruitless and wasteful expenditure”.

Economic Freedom Fighters’ legislature representative Themba Wele, who is part of the rural development portfolio committee, said he had long been calling for the agency to be restrained. “I really don’t see what their function is – all they do is waste taxpayers’ money. How can you explain R60 000 in a few hours for 23 people?”

The ECDRA board’s deputy chairman, Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, yesterday confirmed attending the Gonubie gathering, which he said “was not the same as the previous years”.

However, he refused to comment further, saying an agreement was reached that only the board chairman, Dr Vanguard Mkhosana, or Gwanya, could do so.

However, neither Mkhosana nor Gwanya could be reached by the time of writing yesterday.

Rural development MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane and his spokesman Mvusiwekhaya Sicwetsha were also unavailable for comment.


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Having a baby after 35 can cause this health complication | 2018-06-09 | daily-sun.com

Having a baby after 35 can cause this health complication

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Having a baby after 35 can cause this health complication

While many women postpone having children till they turn 35, there are a host of risks associated with it. A study done by the University of Alberta, Canada, shows that children born to mothers older than 35 are more likely to have heart problems later in life. Older motherhood is also associated with increased risk of complications during pregnancy, and a likelihood of delivering a child that is premature or born small.

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The study also suggests that intervention strategies should be tailored according to sex, as female offspring did not demonstrate the same susceptibility to heart problems or impaired blood vessels as male offspring. To investigate the impact of the age a mother gives birth on the health of her offspring, older female rats, which were equivalent to a 35-year-old human, were mated with young males. In future studies, the researchers will look into whether the findings are also true for human subjects.

“This research is important because it improves our understanding of the impact of giving birth at an older age on the health of offspring in later life,” said Sandra T Davidge, principal investigator on the project. The study has been published in The Journal of Physiology.

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* A 2017 study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology shows that delaying pregnancy till age 35 can actually make your kids smarter. The study showed that in contrast to 40 years ago, children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in cognitive ability tests than those born to younger mothers.

* A 2016 study done by the University of Southern California in the US shows that women who have their last baby after they turn 35, enjoy better brainpower post menopause.

* Experts say that for women who go through pregnancy after turning 35, health issues like hypertension, diabetes, and thyroid imbalance are likely to crop up. Some of the best ways to ensure a normal delivery in such conditions is to exercise during pregnancy, eat a healthy diet, and fix your lifestyle.


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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Preppin for a Wind Storm

Wind storms are pretty common around here. The Weather Service issued a high wind warning for our area this afternoon which said we may have winds of up to 60 miles per hour tomorrow morning. Most people don't worry too much about wind storms but when winds get fairly high for a sustained period of time you can often end up with power outages, trees down (and the ensuing damage that can cause to homes and roads), and even injuries and deaths. Here's what we have done to get ready for the storm:
  • Charge the cell phones in case the power goes out.
  • Bring in the deck chairs and garbage cans so they don't fly away.
  • Things that I would check if I didn't already know that we were set: food (lots), water (gallons and gallons), flashlights (strategically placed as usual), batteries (plenty). Heating is not an issue because it isn't very cold at this time of year.
  • Cancelled a meeting with a client (the meeting would have required that I travel by ferry to meet them and in high winds the ferries won't run and I don't feel like getting stuck somewhere hours away from home). Meeting was rescheduled with no problem.
  • Other changes I may make in the morning: I may cancel my morning walk/jog because it is seriously unsafe to be outside in high winds, not because of the wind but because of falling trees and flying debris. Ditto or driving (because of the tree/flying stuff issue, driving is equally unsafe).
Well that's about it. Should the power go out, it will probably be for a short duration so I am not worried about the food in the freezer at this point. Basically we will probably be holed up in the house for a day or so, enjoy some reading or other tasks that do not require the use of power, and then get ready to clean up the mess after the storm passes.

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Dan is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, GA, an intensive two week trial advocacy program for criminal defense attorneys. With his combination of experience and training, Dan has established himself as an effective and aggressive criminal defense attorney who zealously represents his clients.


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I look forward to an interesting debate.

Thank you for starting this debate, Turtlebro. Here are some reasons for those who seek for the truth to consider the Bible:

The Bible is congruent with our experience.

Consider the universal complex language of DNA within our cells, the extraordinarily complex structure of the human brain, and the navigational systems of birds and bats. All this exists side by side with injurious viruses, illness, and death. Our cells replicate faster than they die. Really, we should not have to die. And yet, eventually, that just stops and, “to dust we return”. Does this not seem like deterioration from hopeful beginnings? Well, this is what the Bible teaches. And it certainly fits with the facts. Also, consider Hebrews 3:4, "Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but the one who constructed all things is God." This simple logic is certainly congruent with our experience, is it not?

The Bible is internally consistent.

The first book of the Bible tells us how mankind’s problems began. The last book shows that the whole earth will become a paradise, or garden. All the harmonious material in the Bible covers thousands of years of history and has to do, in some way, with the unfolding of God’s purpose. This is extraordinary, when you consider the Bible was written in three different continents, three different languages, with over 40 writers, in a period of 1,610 years.

The Bible is in harmony with all of our established knowledge and confirms most of it.

Many have seeked for truth through the scientific method, and this method has certainly taught us plenty about God's creation. However, it is important to understand that it is limited by imperfect human observations. For example, science observes living things adapt to their environment and mutate occasionally, so it says all life has a common ancestor. The Bible does not deny the fact of evolution, but it says "God went on to make the animals of the earth according to their kinds". Science also observes the universe expanding, so it says Big Bang. The Bible also mentions the expansion of the universe many times, but it says “God stretches the heavens” (Job 9:8; Psalm 104:2; Isaiah 40:22; 42:5; 44:24; 45:12; 48:13; 51:13; Jeremiah 10:12; 51:15; and Zechariah 12:1). Who knows, maybe he did use an explosion. What we do know is that the Bible confirms this and many other scientific facts such as the water cycle (Ecclesiastes 1:6-7; 11:3; Job 26:8; Amos 9:6.), which were not fully understood until well over 1,000 years later.

The Bible is also a book of accurate history and has even predicted
historical events centuries before they happened. One example is found in Daniel chapter 8 which I will not paste because of the character limit, but it predicted the fall of Persia by Alexander Magnus, and that four of his generals would take his place after his death over 200 years before these things happened!

These verses predicted the fall of Persia by Alexander Magnus, and that four of his generals would take his place after his death over 200 years before these things happened!

When we follow the Bible, our actions are successful.

Some Bible principles cope with work habits, family life, and relationships with others. The Bible’s principles apply to all individuals, and its counsel is always beneficial. The wisdom found within the Bible is summarized by God’s words through the prophet Isaiah: “I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself.” (Isaiah 48:17).

The Bible is not merely a book that makes claims. It asserts to be the truth of God. This is something that can be tested, and that the Bible exhorts us to test. For these reasons, the Bible is worthy of consideration and should be studied by those who seek for the truth.

Thank you. I eagerly await Turtlebro's response.

Debate Round No. 1

First thank you for the quick response.
Also what about the things that the bible is wrong on such as saying the earth is flat, and also the sun revolves around the earth. Surely my opponent cannot be suggesting that our world is flat. Also the bible says that the earth is 5000 years old. Scientists have proven time and time again that the earth can scientifically not be only 5000 years old. Not to mention, logic flaws in the bible. If satan loves evil and controls hell, why does he punish evil doers? Shouldn't he reward them? I can not forget Noah's ark. Let's say hypothetically, Noah made the boat. Let's then say he got all animals onto it. Now explain to me how after a year of sailing the water drained away. That would mean that there was no plants on earth. They would have died from water overload. And sure, the bible does talk about how people's bodies rot after they die, but this could have been learned easily. The bible says that there is a garden of Eden on earth, but to this day no place like that has ever been found. As for your consistency argument why couldn't the first bible have been written and a writer sees it and then writes it in another language? Is that so hard for you to imagine? The bible does confirm something's but take the size of the bible. Could that not just have been, (not to be offensive) lucky guesses. I mean look above for examples of when the bible has been "not so right." For your history argument, could the bible have been written with time? More and more stories being added over time? Is there a specific date in the bible for when it was written? And also many of these success that are told from the bible some of them spring from common sense.

So after reading and writing this I am questioning many things. Could the bible not be written by God and just by humans over time? And also, what do I learn from reading the bible

Does the Bible say the Earth is flat?

No, it does not. Consider the circle on the horizon described in Job 26:10. The circle on the face of the waters is one of the proofs that the Greeks used for a spherical earth. And there it is, recorded in Job, ages before the Greeks discovered it. Job 26:10 also says that where light terminates, darkness begins, suggesting day and night on a spherical globe.

Does Satan torture evil doers in hell?

No, he does not. A place of eternal torture is not Biblical. This is not a place a God who IS love would send anyone (1 John 4:8). Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10 is one of many Bible verses that show how unbiblical a place of eternal torture is:

Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10 - “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all . . . All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power, for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol,* the place to which you are going.”

If the dead are conscious of nothing, they obviously feel no pain.

Does the Bible say the Earth is 5,000 years old?

No, it does not. Understand that the Bible was not originally written in English. The Hebrew word we translate "day" did not always mean 24 hours. Rather, it simply meant a period of time. For example, in Genesis 2:4 Moses refers to all six creative days as one day. But in Genesis 1:5, the same Hebrew word for "day" is used to define only a portion of a 24-hour period.

Where did the floodwaters go?

That's a great question. According to Genesis 7:19, the Flood was so overwhelming that it that, "all the tall mountains that were under the whole heavens came to be covered". If the Flood covered all the tall mountains, where is all the water now? Apparently right here, on Earth. River channels extending far out under the oceans suggest a time when the oceans were smaller and the continents larger than they are now. Also, note that scientists have stated mountains in the past were much lower than in the present, and some have even been pushed up from under the seas. It is said that, "there is ten times as much water by volume in the ocean as there is land above sea level. Dump all this land evenly into the sea, and water would cover the entire earth, one and one-half miles deep.” (National Geographic, January 1945, p. 105). Thus, after the waters fell, but before the rising of mountains and lowering of seabeds and build up of polar ice caps, there was more than sufficient water to cover "all the tall mountains".

How did the plants survive the flood?

Another great question. Many seeds can survive long periods under salt water. Some seeds can attach themselves to animals, and might have survived the flood this way. Plants could have also survived as planned food stores in the Ark.

"As for your consistency argument why couldn't the first bible have been written and a writer sees it and then writes it in another language?"

I'm assuming you're asking if there was opportunity for collusion among the Bible wroters, and the answer is no. The Old Testament, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, writers were as diverse as king, prophet, herdsman, etc. And many of these did not live to see each other or their writings.

Is there a specific date in the bible for when it was written?

Yes, all the Bible books are dated and have evidence of authorship, which are evidence as well that the many specific fulfilled prophecies in the Bible were written before the event.

What do you learn from reading the Bible?

You learn why you exist, you learn about your creator and his purpose for the Earth and humanity, you learn why we suffer and die, and you learn what God will do so we can enjoy of what Adam and Eve lost, perfect happy eternal lives with our loved ones in a perfect paradise Earth.

Hopefully I've answered your questions. Let me know if you have more, and if you would like, afterwards we can study the Bible on email. :)

Also check out It has helped millions learn what the Bible REALLY teaches.

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Upset with Deer Rules, Man Releases Pigs

A Texas man is being tried in Wisconsin for allegedly releasing feral hogs
in Wisconsin as a way of protesting the state’s strict nonresident deer
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Robert Johnson, 55, of San Marcos, Texas, allegedly drove 31 wild hogs from
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A judge is hearing the case. Johnson faces possible fines up to $31,000.

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By Pat Sunderland

Although voters approved a combined parks, recreation and golf department in November 2014, the City of Delta continues to transfer funds from utility accounts to offset golf course expenditures.

While all three departments are now under the supervision of Wilma Erven, funds cannot be combined because of the golf course debt, interim city manager Glen Black explained at a recent council meeting.

As posed to voters in 2014, the ballot question allowed expanded use of the three-quarter-cent sales tax previously dedicated to rec center operations and maintenance. Voter approval permitted use of the funds for all types of parks, recreation and open space uses, including Devil's Thumb. Black said the key word is may, as in those funds may be used for golf course operations.

In 2016, the city has budgeted transfers totaling $380,000 from the sewer, water and refuse funds. "We're hoping that we won't need it all," said councilmember Bill Raley.

In addition, expanded use of recreation center funds will eliminate the need for transfers to the general fund. "For the first time in my knowledge, the general fund will be self-sustaining," Black said.

The 2016 budget totals $28.6 million, and the mill levy has again been certified at zero. Property owners in Delta city limits pay no property taxes to support city operations; instead, the primary source of revenue is a 3 percent sales tax.

The golf course fund totals $919,914, which includes a portion of Wilma Erven's salary to recognize her supervisory role. In 2016, a mechanic's salary is also being moved from the internal services fund to the golf course fund, because he primarily works on golf carts and groundskeeping equipment.

In a follow-up interview, Erven discussed the cost-saving measures being taken to minimize transfers from the utility funds. The golf course is currently closed Wednesdays and Thursdays, the least busy days during the winter. Only Ken Brown, head golf pro, and Ian Peluso, golf course superintendent, are working full time; no seasonal personnel are currently on the payroll. Brown is running both the snack bar and the pro shop, with help from Erven. In the snack bar, food service is limited to hot dogs, packaged snacks and bottled pop and beer.

Operations on the golf course and in the clubhouse will ramp back up in the spring, but after a year of disappointing food and beverage sales, Erven said they'll be very selective about what's offered in the snack bar. "We won't be so tied to personnel costs and inventory," she said, "but we will gear up service for tournaments and club events."

Cost overruns in the snack bar, as well as the payment of accrued time off to two

departing fulltime employees, necessitated a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 earlier this month. Because of a very busy year, however, utility transfers were actually lower than the previous year.

"We're excited to see how far we've come in the past year," Erven said, "and we're really optimistic for 2016."

Devil's Thumb has had tremendous support not only from the local men's and women's clubs, but also from golfers throughout the region, she said.

The addition of Ken Brown has also been very positive. "He has some up with a lot of fun ideas," Erven said.

"We're on a mission to make this golf course as cost efficient as possible while offering an incredible product," she said. "I hope citizens realize we truly are working to make Devil's Thumb an asset ... another amenity that might bring folks to our community."