The Native North Carolinian

Ya’ll know how every time we have a [tag]hurricane[/tag], some guy gets out there in it so he can report live from the scene. I have to tell you upfront that I laugh at those guys, and I would never do such a thing. I’ll live blog it from in da house, ya’ll. But that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t, right? So, if you have even thought about going outside during severe weather to gain your 15 minutes of fame, then you need to get right on it.

I present to you the [tag]Accuweather Video Challenge[/tag]. It’s a contest that started on April 4th, and runs through July 4th. These are the categories and judging criteria:

(1) Most Creative - 60% creativity, 10% professionalism, 10% originality, 10% overall technical quality, 10% humor
(2) Most Professional - 60% professionalism, 10% creativity, 10% originality, 10% overall technical quality, 10% humor
(3) Most Original - 60% originality, 10% creativity, 10 % professionalism, 10% overall technical quality, 10% humor
(4) Most Technically Adept - 60% overall technical quality, 10% creativity, 10% professionalism, 10% originality, 10% humor
(5) Funniest - 60% humor, 10% creativity, 10% professionalism, 10% originality, 10% overall technical quality
(6) Most Popular – highest rated video by visitors to Contest Website during the Contest Period

The winner gets $5,000 AND an opportunity to do an actual [tag]weather forecast[/tag] for [tag]AccuWeather[/tag].com. Now, if you want to enter the contest, get cracking! Only the first 3,000 entries will be accepted. Here are the rules. If you enter, let me know. I wanna see what you come up with!

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Ogre, of Ogre’s Politics and Views, attended the North Carolina Conservative Leadership Conference, and he’s live blogged the event, as well as posting several recap posts. Head on over and see what he has to say. My personal favorite was post detailing the large and well-organized impeach Bush protest.