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Gemma and Paul's wedding at Gwithian Church on Sunday 21st July 2013 with 'Showgirl' Lola.
Still little sign… of a future King or Queen that is, the day that Gemma and Paul tied the knot. However, 24 hours later unto us a future King was to be born.
The Duchess of Cambridge's baby was officially a week and a day late and the coverage frenzy was in meltdown – literally!
Over the last couple of weeks a media city the size of 'The Shard' laid sideways (and not too dissimilar) had taken root outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, where Kate is expected any minute to give birth.
TV crews, photographers and reporters remained buried under a mountain of ladders, tripods and cameras… and still absolutely nothing to report – the view from 'The Shard' was unclear!
Had they ventured 300 or so miles southwest of W2 1NY, awe-inspiring vistas, stonking weather and a beautiful wedding ceremony would have made worthy news.
What's more, they could have 'legged-it' back in time to photograph a picture frame on a gilt easel outside Buckingham Palace with time to spare. Not in Lola, it has to be added!
Jesting aside, what a wonderful historic week to mark the occasion of your wedding. Make no mistake, Gemma and Paul's wedding was true pomp in wonderful circumstances in its own right, writes Chauffeur Bob…
All aboard at Connor Downs!
The 'boys' were ironing when I arrived at their 'tucked-away' boudoir in deepest Connor Downs. The day had certainly got off to a steamy and industrious start.
Meanwhile outside, just off the main road, Lola was already topless and busy flirting with onlookers – I had to leave her at the end of 'Chinese Laundry Lane' through fear of getting her stuck in a lut (rut).
One by one the now crisply attired 'boys' descended on Lola for a few departure poses.
The boys ready for the off!
The Groom Paul, his brother Steve (Best Man), along with ushers Carl & Barnaby eventually climbed aboard. It was Steve, I think, who was clutching a bottle of 'Sexy Men'. After checking in their baggage, including the Sexy Men and a sneaky squirt, I stowed everything away in Lola.
"Have you got the rings?" I remember asking. "No", came a lady's voice from outside. "I've got them, and will be taking them to the church separately – otherwise they'll get lost". Must have been Paul and Steve's mum, I assumed.
We arrived at Gwithian Church pretty much on schedule at midday, an hour before kick off.
'Sexy Men' arrive at Gwithian Church!
Time for a quick snap of 'the boys' before 'legging it' to Angarrack.
Waiting for us as we approached was the couple's professional picture taker for the day, Mik Allerton.
A few arrival snaps later and after handing back the bottle of 'Sexy Men', I made haste for Steamers Hill, Angarrack, for the first of two VIP collections.
The bridal boudoir was located just off Steamers Hill, in turn up a very steep driveway. Nonetheless, Lola, just a few months off her 50"s tackled it with aplomb.
Gemma's bridesmaids ready to depart Angarrack.
Gemma's mum Georgia rode shotgun.
Despite the incline, we succeeded in boarding bridesmaids and mother of the bride whilst on the drive. However, on setting off, the front underside of Lola started to scrape on the threshold of the main road – it was everybody out as I maneuvered her gently onto the road before all six recommenced the boarding process.
This brought the house down with laughter, particularly as neighbours were clearly enjoying an early afternoon cabaret!
Things were warming up – it really was sweltering! The hottest ambient temperatures for years and with six passengers and a chauffeur it was lovely to get moving and a welcome breeze going – not so!
We had barely driven a few hundred yards before alarm bells started ringing… "My hair"… "My eyelashes"…
Chauffeurs have been known to die in hot cars. Even so, I pulled over, shut the roof and closed all the windows and with Lola now hermetically sealed, we continued on our way to Gwithian.
Relief came a few hundred yards before the church after pleading with the ladies that we ought to pull over and get the roof rolled back for a 'regal like' arrival.
The ladies arrive at Gwithian Church without a hair or eyelash out of place!
Gemma's mum, Georgia and bridesmaids Abi 1, Lindsey, Lou, Claire and Abi 2 alighted at the church, to be greeted by the vicar and Mik the photographer.
The vicar seemed rather concerned and whispered in my ear that none of the guests were yet in the church but in the pub instead. By my watch they still had 30 minutes to walk or stagger the few yards to the church. I felt we were running a trifle late anyway (trifle = 10 minutes) which I though I'd better keep to myself through fear of further antagonizing the reverend.
Nice and relaxed and cool! Gemma and dad Andy ready for departure.
Fifteen minutes later and back at Steamers Hill, Angarrack, Gemma and her proud dad Andy boarded Lola (on the main road). I whipped out my blogging Box Brownie once more and captured a final few, special pre-nuptial moments before getting underway on Gemma's journey of a lifetime.
Arriving at church.
In the same place as 30 minutes or so earlier, we paused to fully open Lola's magical ragtop before chugging the final few yards to the church.
"What time do you call this?" the vicar said. It was ten past one, which given the logistics and heat of the day seemed a miracle of sainthood proportions to me.
I remember saying that we'd got lost somewhere around Truro. On reflection, I'm not certain whether my sometimes troublesome sense of humour registered with the clergy. 'Is that 'Sexy Men" I just caught a whiff of?' was perhaps pushing my luck, so I quickly ran round to open Lola's doors and let the bride and her dad out!
All was well though as the bridal party regrouped outside the Lychgate for final instructions and deep breaths before finally gracefully making their way down the sunlit path and into the church.
This is it – the moment has come!
During the ceremony the 'Lola affect' was occasionally causing traffic to stop outside, take a few snaps and move on.
Lola awaiting the arrival of Mr. and Mrs Warmington.
It was about 55 minutes later when the now Mr. and Mrs. Warmington reappeared at the church doors, pursued by their many friends and family members, all naturally keen to congratulate the happy newlyweds.
Confetti, champers and many poses followed.
A few lovely post nuptial snaps at Gwithian Church…
We had a quick chat about a fun sortie before the couple's reception at St Ives Tregenna Castle. I suggested a lap of downtown St Ives, washed down with a photo-stop at Porthgwidden beach.
Gemma used to work in the town, so my motion was carried with unanimous approval.
Our departure from Gwithian Church was simply magical and noisy! Mr. and Mrs. Warmington remained standing throughout, excitedly returning waves, cheers and blown kisses.
Photographer Mik had little trouble keeping up with us in his car and was later to admit that the reaction we received in St Ives was unlike anything he had seen before.
A few memories from Porthgwidden Beach.
Suffice it to say, some really moving and unforgettable moments would have been recorded on our soiree around St Ives and concluding photo-shoot at the beautiful Porthgwidden beach – I can't wait to see Mik's professionally taken snaps.
Back at Tregenna Castle against vistas to die for, we said our goodbyes. Paul and Gemma had clearly loved every minute of their day so far and were eager to express their sincere thanks.
Just time for a final snap at Tregenna before the reception.
Just as we were about to depart, Paul asked whether I had heard how the cricket was going. Although guessing it was going well, I wasn't sure – I had been busy for the past few hours after all!
One thing I was certain of though, is that Paul had bowled his maiden over!
Gemma and Paul are off on honeymoon soon to Greece. Our love and very best wishes go with them x
All photographs taken by Strawberry Leisure unless otherwise stated.


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I gathered a few bits of each items into envelopes and mailed them off.
Today is the day we chose to publish our creations. I made a Valentine's themed card - using only the adhesive gold foil sticker sheet. I'd originally had a project in mind using the craft paper but I blush to say that I misplaced it somewhere in my craft area. (area 53 haha!)

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Your best year yet
February 2014
Some birthdays are traumatic. For me, three have been downright disturbing.
The big 3-3
I breezed right past the big 3-0 with absolutely no trauma. It was a great year with a new job as an editor in my denomination's youth department. I had wonderful wife, a beautiful three-year-old daughter, and a second child on the way.
But 33 proved disturbing! By that age, Jesus had accomplished his life's work . . . and had gone Home early. I felt I had accomplished nothing compared to what the Son of God had done in the same amount of years. (I know, I know, it's totally irrational, but I've never claimed to be "rational.")
The big 4-0
The big 4-0 however, was indeed traumatic. Forty is "over the hill" and celebrated with black balloons, depressing cards, and gag gifts such as Arthritis-Strength Tylenol, Preparation H and adult diapers. The church my wife was pastoring at the time "kidnapped" me to Chuck-E-Cheese "Where a Kid Can Be a Kid." I carried a token on my key ring for the next ten years to remind myself I was still a kid.
The 6-0 was no biggie. I celebrated the time of my birth—7:03 am—at Chicago O'Hare's Starbucks with a blueberry scone and then a pizza that night at the hotel in Oakland while I read a gigabyte of electronic birthday greetings.
The big 6-2
However, 62 is proving truly traumatic. Fearing that Social Security may not be around when I turn 67, I opted to take it early and get out whatever I can before the retirement age is raised to 101 and the ponzi scheme collapses completely. So, I have arrived at the official age of geezerdom: "Retired on Social Security." (I think I aged ten years just typing that phrase!)
However, let the record show I have no intention of retiring. To quote one of my favorite songwriters, Rich Mullins, "I'm gonna keep on rockin' until it's my time to roll." Not only are the Rolling Stones still rocking well into their 70s, but the Bible promises that turning 62 is not the end of this earthly gig:
Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
they will remain vital and green (Psalm 92:14).
So, I am going to claim that promise to continue to "produce fruit" with my writing and
speaking. I am going to try to "remain vital and green" by learning new things, adapting new methods, and hanging around younger people. And I am going to wish myself the very same greeting I send to all my Facebook friends:
"Happy b'day! Praying this is your best year yet."
That's my prayer and intent for my 62nd year.
© Copyright 2014 James N. Watkins
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
These times are changing and reshaping into something I can't face
9 comments:
- Wood said...
I take it you haven't read the book ? The scene where the company gets to say thank you to the eagles is one of the rare that was not included in the movie (in the book, the eagles can talk, and were not summoned by Gandalf but intervened on their own initiative when they saw all that ruckus and fire from a distance)
- December 26, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- Terry Tetreault said...
I'd like to know whether you saw it in 3D HDF, 3D, or 2D!! I've heard bad reviews of the 3D HDF. Thanks! I enjoyed your interpretations!
- December 26, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Natalie Nourigat said...
I haven't read the book since grade school, and what I remember from it is inextricably tangled with memories of the Rankin/Bass animated movie.
The eagles' intervening was pretty clutch--I'm glad to hear they were properly thanked in a different telling! :P
- December 26, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Natalie Nourigat said...
Thanks, Terry! I saw the movie in plain old 2D. 3D hurts my eyes and it's too expensive for me to justify. I only see movies in 3D when someone else is paying and they insist upon 3D.
- December 26, 2012 at 11:01 AM
I just need to tell you it's Gollum, not Golem. :)
- December 26, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Maybe the next movie will begin with the eagles being thanked! We can only hope...
Fun comics. I totally liked this movie!
- December 26, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Phil said...
I love reading your reaction comics! I usually try to watch the movie before reading them. I made it a point to watch Skyfall before reading your comics for it. Breaking Dawn Part 2... not so much.
Anyway, I saw Hobbit in 3D HFR. You're probably better off watching it in 2D, but the 3D HFR might not hurt your eyes like normal 3D. I usually have a problem with a flickering effect in 3D movies, but didn't have a problem with the 3D HFR Hobbit. It totally makes everything look like a videogame though.
I'd say it's worth sneaking into a 3D HFR showing to check out a few minutes, just to see what the difference is.
- December 26, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Angela said...
Such a good review. Totally what I thought. I think the dual personality of Gollum was captured much better this time even because of the slower pacing. Good times.
- December 28, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- Lindserannie said...
1) I love that you re-named all the Dwarves. Grudge! Seriously.
2) Sebastian! Mr.Poop-Face! Baaaahahahaha! I was fully prepared to be irrationally enraged if Sebastian died fo's reals. He/she was probably my favorite character in the whole movie ;P
3) Um, elves, judging you. Ha!
4) Neckticals...I wanted to blow air out of my mouth in an homage to vomiting every time I saw him onscreen. Guh-ross.
I am very glad you liked The Hobbit and I love your reaction comics :)
One of my 'captcha's is "crumbers". That's my new favorite word:
"What? We're out of jam again? Aw, crumbers!"
- December 30, 2012 at 7:37 PM


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At 19 years old, Darryl was arrested, charged, and convicted of a 1984 North Carolina murder he didn't commit. Eleven of 12 jurors wanted to sentence him to death, but one refused to waver and he was spared being executed. Although DNA results proved his innocence in 1994, it took another 10 years of legal appeals to exonerate him.
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Bristol's Wahal assumes Blue Bell head pro slot
When Stephen Wahal Jr. gets to the workplace each day he sees beautiful fairways and greens.
It is not nirvana, though. Like most golf professionals, the closest he gets to playing the game on work days is being on the practice range when he's giving lessons or playing in an occasional pro-am.
The irony of the situation is that most head club golf pros simply don't have the time to play a lot of golf. It's sort of like the engraver at the Philadelphia Mint not getting a chance to spend all those greenbacks printed.
Golf professionals spend their days overseeing the activities of the pro shop, coordinating tournament play, meeting with vendors, and providing good old customer service. Appointment calendars are filled with budgeting, inventory and lessons - all of the things managers must do in their job whether at a company office or a pro shop. The only tee times he secures are, unfortunately, for others.
Still, Wahal wouldn't have it any other way. He's a man who loves his job even when the weather is perfect and the golf course is beckoning. The lifelong Lower Bucks County resident recently assumed head golf professional duties at the prestigious Blue Bell Country Club in Montgomery County.
"This is an outstanding opportunity for me," said Wahal, who began his new position Dec. 1 after 10 years at the Philadelphia Cricket Club and earlier Northampton Valley Country Club in Richboro. "Every club professional wants to oversee the golf activities of a club, and being able to do so here at Blue Bell is a dream come true for me."
Wahal grew up in Morrisville, a long-iron golf shot away from the Morrisville Golf Farm, and attended Bishop Egan High School. There he played competitively on the school's baseball team as a pitcher until he tore a rotator cuff and had to give up the game.
"I wasn't able to pitch any more, and after some recovery time I realized I could swing a golf club," said the current Bristol resident, who oversees all golf operations at Blue Bell, an Arnold Palmer Signature Course. "I thought I'd try out for the golf team."
It wasn't as if golf was foreign to Wahal. He had been playing the game for years with his father and grandfather at area layouts such as Middletown, Northampton Valley, Oxford Valley and Mountain View. He earned a berth on the Egan squad as a junior and formed a one-two punch with senior Greg Dymek as each captured All-Philadelphia Catholic League honors. Wahal repeated that feat in his senior year.
At Blue Bell, Wahal is developing a customer-oriented philosophy that places member satisfaction as job one.
"We strive for a top-notch pro shop and want to provide our membership with the best possible service," said the pro. "I learned long ago from [former head professional] Tom Borsavage at the Northampton pro shop that you can't do too much for your customers, and I've carried on that philosophy."
Wahal credits Borsavage with getting his club pro career kick-started.
"Tom had been through it, he saw my love for the game, and he gave me my first opportunity," Wahal said. "He guided me into the [PGA of America] program. He had been through it, knew the ins and the outs, and helped me greatly."
Wahal earned his Class A PGA Professional status from the PGA of America and is certified by several manufacturers as a club fitter.
After working his way through the ranks at the Cricket Club, watching the club grow to a 45-hole enterprise, a member mentioned the Blue Bell opportunity. Head professional positions, especially at top notch clubs, don't come along often, so he threw his hat into the ring. Several in-depth interviews later it was realized that he and the club's management clicked.
These days he's getting the pro shop in order for the coming season, meeting the members and staff. Along the way he and wife Adrienne (of Bristol) welcomed daughter Kaylee into the world on Dec. 29. Talk about a juggling act, even with the recent fine weather there was no way for Wahal to due battle on the golf course.
"It's been an exciting time - a new job, a wonderful daughter - not a lot of time for sleep," Wahal said with a smile.


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While I was in Udiapur the first time, I was here for an artist residency. I made posts about that experience and shows how the work progressed while I was there. Now that I am back I am working on several projects. I thought I would be nice to share those projects as they progress and get your feedback on the work.
Meropi and I finally went for our second night photography outing. This is a project I have wanted to do for years. I really want to curate a group exhibition of the night photography of Indian photographers Dayanita Singh, Gauri Gill and Druv Malhotra. Until then, I will work with Meropi on or night exploration of Udaipur. During the first outing, we were photographing our own neighborhood, Chand Pol. We went our pretty late and there was no longer activity on the street. In the end, we thought it was boring. This time we headed out with our camera at 6pm and walked to another area of town called Chetak Circle. On our way to Chetak we stopped and made photographs at Hathi Pol.
This adventure was much more exciting. There was still a lot of activity on the streets, traffic, people shopping; the vegetable sellers were even still out. At Hathi Pol there is an old gate in the middle of the road creating a circle. We started making photographs from there. The photograph above is the inside of the circle. I got some interesting shots from here, but the best part was the group of puppies we found living there. They were sleeping, but Meropi woke them up by taking photographs of them. They were so playful. They followed us around and licked our shoes. Then they started chewing on my tripod. They are sweet puppies so I did not care, I did not let them continue either. At this point we headed down the road to Chetak.
Once we got to the intersection at Chetak we were waiting to cross the street. I was standing there minding my own business and someone spit on my shoe. Gross! Once across the street I got some napkins to clean my shoe with. We walked around the inside of the circle taking photographs. The photograph with the bicycle in it was the first photograph I took at Chetak (above). I took multiple shots of the scene and this was the best photograph. The photograph of the Pan Vilas is one of the next photos I made at Chetak (below). It is like a general store and I thought the light and people were interesting. I like to photograph people from far away, so maybe they do not realize they are in my shot.
After photographing around the inner circle we had some dinner at Biryani House. It is a nice local place. We ate Chicken Chili and a mutton kathi roll. It was very nice as always. Then we continued our adventure behind the circle. Behind the circle there is an area with a lot of fruit and vegetable stalls. There is also a bus stop there. Behind the stalls and shops there is a recreation area or sports complex. The city uses it for different events. One of my favorite photos of the night is one I took through the fence at the complex (below).
As we circled back to Chetak I became very interested in these food carts. I love them in the daylight or at night. The structure of them is like nothing we have in the United States, plus many of them are interestingly decorated. I photographed the Bhel Pakodi Center behind Chetak Circle and they the other cart you see below is the last photo I took and is much closer to the house. These carts may end up being a major feature in my night project. Stay tuned to see what happens and I would love to hear your feedback on the photographs!


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Admiral Greenert's CNO's Position Report 2012 [Strategy]
As stated in "Navigation Plan 2013-2017," this is the CNO's Position Report for 2012. It describes the U.S. Navy's progress toward the vision identified in the CNO's Sailing Directions. The CNO Sailing Directions are sound and remain the foundation for planning and decision making. Similar to what the USN does at sea (for example, the Eight O' Clock Report), this Position Report "takes a fix" on where the Nay is today and identifies "course and speed" changes to keep it on track and counter the effects of "set and drift" – emerging challenges that will tend to take the USN off track.
The main points are aligned with the CNO's Tenets from his Sailing Directions.
Warfighting First - We will develop strategies and capabilities to command the sea and project power. As described in our Air-Sea Battle Concept we will enhance enduring U.S. advantages and create new ones to overcome threats to our freedom of action and exploit our adversaries' vulnerabilities.
- We will continue developing, fielding and integrating unmanned air vehicles into air wings including X-47B UCAS-D and UCLASS.
- We will sustain our undersea dominance by implementing a networked approach including aircraft, subs, off-board sensors, communications and unmanned vehicles.
- We will accelerate fielding of procedures and systems to make the electromagnetic spectrum and cyberspace a primary warfighting domain.
- With the other sea services we will revise our maritime strategy, "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower", to address the challenges and threats facing us in the near future.
- We will develop concepts to guide future amphibious operations, building on the ongoing "Single Naval Battle" effort with the Marine Corps.
- We will describe "How We Fight" in detail with a book-length project to educate the force and guide future doctrine and operational concepts.
Operate Forward - We will ensure the ability of our forces to sustainably operate forward at the maritime crossroads with relevant warfighting capability.
- We will reconcile our global responsibilities for presence with the need for reasonable individual tempo and sustainable training and maintenance plans.
- We will deploy USS FREEDOM to Singapore in early 2013 and complete work to homeport the first two destroyers in Rota, Spain in 2014.
- We will station three additional patrol craft in Bahrain with rotating crews and permanently homeport in Bahrain the crews of four minesweepers, complemented by new minesweeping systems that expand their capability.
Be Ready - We will continue to focus on the proficiency and confidence of today's fleet with today's systems and weapons, while addressing factors that detract from safety and readiness.
- We will monitor and sustain the "Health of the Force;" in particular we will restore tracking of individual operational tempo (ITEMPO) alongside other measurements.
- We will develop and implement strategies to attack sexual assault and suicide.
- We will raise the number of Sailors at sea and address fleet manning "fit" deficiencies in an enduring way.
- We will implement a comprehensive plan of action to integrate LCS-class ships into the fleet, led by an "LCS Council."
We have already seen movement on this position report with the deployment to the Western Pacific of the USS FREEDOM; much work remains in the area of sexual assault and suicide.
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Valve's Handbook (of Half Life and Left 4 Dead notoriety) for New Employees was let loose recently on the Internet. So as any good Cyber geek I had to take a look at this fine software makers internal thought process. I must say their thinking is quite impressive and shows how they've come so far in the relatively short time they've been a company. There are several connections and similarities, between Valve and the U.S. Navy & U.S. Military, I see that I'd like to expound on.
"Flatland" Empowerment - This picture says everything about the organization. Challenges the legacy regime of full hierarchy of an organization and empowers every individual to ensure they represent the company. The Navy, like it's sister services, attempts to place the responsibility upon each of it's members while maintaining the organizational hierarchy. More than any time in history we are seeing young people fully engaged on a global scale and making a massive difference in the world, yet numerous leaders discount this impressive untapped resource and capability.
"We've heard that other companies have people allocate a percentage of their time to self-directed projects. At Valve, that percentage is 100." - Valve Handbook for New Employees
Risk - Failure as a "massive learning" experience mentality. With Valve they are taught to make predictions and anticipate nasty outcomes as we are with the Military (at some level -not every individual unfortunately). "What would I expect if I'm right?" and "What would I expect if I'm wrong?" are two main mantras each individual is trained to understand and embrace. Then ensure they bounce these ideas and possibilities off of each other to ensure they match reality. Too often within our Navy there is a fear of embarrassing situations instead of fearlessness.
Peer Reviews & Stack ranking (and compensation) - The Navy has operated off a supervisory review model for it's entire history. Yes it leaves a bit up to navigating the peer environment, a possible ranking board for recommendation by mid-level supervisors to Senior raters, or solely up to the Senior rater to ensure success. In my short time with the Navy I've yet to see any peer ranking taken into account in the overall review process. I think this would ensure a bit more interaction between peers. I know I've seen issues both within my peer group and higher levels. I think this has the ability to remove the "ego effect" or "negative personality" component out of the peer interaction level and make us, the Navy, significantly more effective. I would also change the bonus structure within the Navy. It would shift from solely role based (Nuclear power, Aviation, Surface Warfare) to key role and performance hybrid. I know too many individuals that "try" merely to achieve a locked in bonus then significantly "relax" once it's obtained. This isn't how a bonus structure should operate nor should it be how our tax dollars are expended. I do like how their ranking structure is broken out:
- Skill Level/Technical Ability
- Productivity/Output
- Group Contribution
- Product Contribution
We believe that high-performance people are generally self-improving. - Valve Handbook for New Employees
Employee Development consists of these mantras:
- Engineers: code is only the beginning
- Non-Engineers: program or be programmed
It is as simple as that. I believe this is just like what I've experienced at Carnegie Mellon University. Everyone needs to understand how programming works if not program themselves. This self improving mantra is very much like that I've seen in the U.S. Military and Navy. Those that can effectively educate themselves to ensure they have the correct balance at the time and through their career are often the most successful.
Hiring - If you haven't noticed the U.S. Military isn't having any issues with hiring, firing or retention. We're full up actually. But are we being selective enough in this period? I don't believe we are and believe that we could be adjusting better to meet our current and future needs in a much better fashion. We're in a period where we've not adjusted fast enough and have already had to separate individuals because of it through Enlisted Review Boards (ERB) and a similar Officer separation program.
Lastly I'll leave you with a final image. It represents the main similarity between the Military, Navy and Valve. But too often we're allowing our people within the Navy to forget their expertise and default to the wide general areas. This cannot continue into this more stringent and efficiency based era.
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Apple rumored to launch a more affordable HomePod speaker this year
Apple rumored to launch a more affordable HomePod speaker this year
The HomePod speaker might become more affordable later this year.
According to the Economic Daily News and MacOtakara, Apple might be launching a more affordable HomePod speaker in the second half of the year. It is said to be priced between US$150 and US$200. It is unclear whether Apple will drop the price of the current HomePod speaker or release a "small-sized" version.
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Well, 16 years later it looks like the Modfather will finally get his just desserts, after it was revealed that the odds on his Wake Up The Nation album winning tonight's Mercury Prize were drastically cut to 1/10, making him the clear favourite. One trick ponys The XX had long been tipped to win the acclaimed album trophy but according to William Hill, they're falling short at 7/4.
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Moving is never an easy experience, but your first time has those additional number of problems that come from simply not having the experience of past moves to help guide you through the inevitable challenges and frustrations that can pop up. That first move has its unique challenges, so read on to learn some tips and advice to make that move a little less hectic and a little smoother.
Whether you're moving into an apartment right out of high school or moving in after college, that first move will almost certainly be into an unfurnished apartment most of the time. I know in my case understanding a few more things up front would have made the long-term process of moving in much, much easier.
First of all, if you have a sofa bed, make sure you have more than one person to help carry it. Sofa beds tend to be extremely heavy, and if you're moving to a second or third floor, things can get complicated when there's no elevator. Also trust me: you want to cable down the fold out bed so it doesn't spill out and pin all three of you to the stairwell while moving. Not a fun situation to work your way out of.
The second thing to understand is you're going to probably move your stuff around multiple times. Unless you're springing for the smallest studio apartment you can find, chances are there will be a lot more space than stuff you have to fill it.
In other words, unpack early for convenience and basic function. You can always run to garage sales, second-hand stores, auctions, and other estate sales to find more end tables, furniture, or other items to help fill out your apartment. You're not going to get everything perfect on the first attempt.
Next, think about your long-term moving plans. If you know you're only going to be in your apartment for a year or less, then you might want to hold up on the more expensive (and often larger and heavier) purchases such as wood office desks, large fully framed beds, or impressive book shelves. If you're going to be moving shortly, it might be well worth the time to wait until you have a better understanding of where you're going to be living.
Trust me: moving a 350+ lb desk two to three times a year in back-to-back years gets really old, really fast. This is also the type of thing that makes all your moving help disappear as your friends find other excuses not to be part of that mess.
Think about these basic pieces of advice to make your first move, and your second to follow, a little bit easier.
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Oysters are animals and a form of collectible in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
A total of 50 oysters are dotted across the state of San Andreas, where they are usually found underwater along shorelines, underneath bridges crossing bodies of water, and occasionally pools by hotels or mansions. Because of their locations, the player is usually required to dive underwater to obtain them.
A quick way to get to oysters is using a Sea Sparrow, Leviathan or Skimmer, although a speedboat is recommended to safely obtain the oysters near the Easter Basin Naval Station and save at Toreno's Ranch or the Fort Carson Safehouse, or during the mission Vertical Bird as the wanted level is disabled. A Vortex, given its amphibiousness, can be useful, too.
Obtaining an oyster, as are other collectibles in the game, awards the player $100. Collecting all 50 oysters grants the player a $100,000 reward, maximum lung capacity, and a perk where the player can begin dating new girlfriends regardless of the player character's appearance or sex appeal. However, female pedestrians are not affected by collecting all oysters and react to his current sex appeal like normal. In addition, if a girlfriend dumps him or is killed during the game, collecting all fifty oysters will allow the player to date her again, whereas normally this is not possible; girlfriends can be refound in their original spawn locations. Collection of all 50 oysters is required for 100% completion.
A common misconception is that the player's lung capacity is directly influenced by the collection of oysters prior to collecting all 50 oysters. In reality, the increase in lung capacity is dependent of the time the player spends underwater to reach oysters; the longer they take collecting oysters underwater, the more the player's lung capacity is upgraded. Improved lung capacity makes it easier to collect oysters deeper in the water without losing health or risking death.
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(1989) deserves its own wing in the bad horror movie hall of fame. Nicolas Cage, perhaps in a moment of panic after the success of
(1987), delivers a chaotic performance that is a mixture of hammy amateurism and overwrought method-acting. The end result is still bad, enthusiastically wretched. He plays a yuppie who think he's becoming a vampire after he meets a mysterious woman at a night club and takes her home with him. He then proceeds to terrorize his poor, pathetic secretary, Maria Conchita Alonso. It occasionally reminds you of George Romero's eerie vampire film
(1978), although that movie was far more subtle and interesting. Nonetheless, this may be the most important work of Nicolas Cage's career.
Directed by Robert Bierman. Written by Joseph Minion. With Elizabeth Ashley as Cage's shrink, Jennifer Beals, Kasi Lemmons, Bob Lujan. John Michael Higgins and David Hyde Pierce can be seen briefly in crowd scenes.
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Gold Mine Nugget Bubble Gum. Maybe it was that Juicy Fruit-esque flavor. Maybe it was the great packaging in the burlap sack. Maybe it's because I grew up in a small town that grew around the gold mining boom of the mid-1800s and mining references pervaded the place. Who knows, I just loved it. I haven't seen the candy-covered gum very often in New York, but my friend John came to visit from California and brought me some Gold Mine Gum from Economy Candy right here in the city (I love that place). Gold Mine still feels like treasure, just like I remember. In the intervening years the family-run Espeez Company bought the brand and changed the packaging and the flavoring, but just a little bit. The dominant flavor of the candy-covered gum nuggets is still Juicy Fruit but now there's an undertone of clove that I don't remember. It's good! If you can find a package, support the classic and scoop it up!
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Homeless Services For Single Parents With Young Children
The Homelessness Emergency
A single Hubber with a young child asked specifically about Homeless Services in Wood County, Wisconsin.The information below can lead seekers of social services to the correct county and non-profit agencies in their own hometowns. Check the telephone directories under County and City listings, call City Hall, or dial 311.
Emergency Assistance
If you are a homeless single parent family, you are in an emergency situation. You need to find shelter and food for yourself and your children and in winter, shelter is even a greater priority.
Wherever you are located, find the local social services referral network, which has been called CalVac, FirstLink, Helping Hands, and other names in Franklin County Ohio. If you have a cell phone, can borrow one, or can get to a payphone (which are dwindling in numbers in the USA), dial O for Operator, answer the question about your city and state, then ask for the number of the social services referral network in your city. If the operator does not understand, tell him or her that you have children and are homeless, are in trouble, and need help. Ask what emergency agency can help you. You should receive a toll-free number to the social services network. Call them and ask for help.
If you receive no help from the telephone operator, go to the local police station or fire station and ask for help in finding shelter. If that fails, go to the local churches, synagogues, or other houses of faith. Many now lock their doors during the day because of crime, but their offices are usually open Monday - Friday daytime hours and services may be held on Sunday morning and/or evening, Saturday evening, Friday evening, or Wednesday evening. Catholic churches often hold the most services, including morning mass early every morning and/or each evening, with several on Sundays.
Another avenue of help is the local public library. The staff should be willing to help you find phone numbers and addresses of homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters, if that fits your need. They should also have a phone that you can use. Targets of domestic violence oftne decide to leave or become homeless suddenly for another reason. The Dayton, Ohio main libtrary has in the past been famous for a huge bulletin board in the main lobby that lists all the helping associations and their phone numbers.
If all this fails, then try a local hospital or doctor's office.
If everything fails, call the local newspaper and TV stations and report your problem. Media attention often helps.
Specific Types of Assistance
Homeless shelters in your city usually include:
- Shelters for Homeless single women
- Shelters for Homeless single women with children or couples with children
- Shelters for Homeless couples and Homeless Men with children
- Shelters for Homeless men
- Domestic Violence Shelters (DVS)
Once you are in some sort of shelter or safe house, social services connections can be made or continued in order to help you obtain long-term housing, food, income, job training, childcare and other supportive services.
Hotlines and Additional Information
- Where to Get Help for Domestic Violence
Some of the same Hotlines and other resources will help with homeless families.
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Marshfield Clinic: Main Campus Contacts
1000 N. Oak Ave.
Marshfield, WI 54449
Phone: 715-387-5511
Toll Free: 1-800-782-8581
Fax: 715-387-5240
Type of Housing Provided In Wood County
Day Shelters - Help for homeless and low-income people when the shelter their staying makes them leave during the day. Case management, laundry, showers, meals and basic hygiene may by available.
Emergency Homeless Shelters - Short term relief for the homeless & low-income people. People usually have to leave during the daytime and return at night, with some meals offered.
Halfway Housing - Transitions peope from shelters or homelessness to permanent housing over the course of several months to two years.
Permanent Affordable Housing - Residents 30% or less of their income towards rent.
Shared Housing - Housing shared by low income persons is good for families, the disables, and others wanting some companionship and social support.
Important Locations In Wood County WI
Wood County, Wisconsin
The agencies, non-profit organizations, and services listed here should be available in all US States, often through county offices.
In many cities, one can dial 311 and receive information that will help.
In isolated areas of the country and in less densely populated areas, several counties may be served by only one office, making it difficult to find and receive help. Ask about transportation options, because some agencies in some areas can help with that.
Social Services - Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County Courthouse
400 Market Street; 3rd Floor, Room 312
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm M-F; Phone: (715) 421-8600
24-Hour (Crisis Intervention): (715) 421-2345
24-Hour (Law Enforcement): (715) 421-8700
Social Services - Marshfield
Marshfield City Hall
4th Floor, Suite 404
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm M-F; Phone: (715) 387-6374
24-Hour (Crisis Intervention): (715) 384-5555
24-Hour (Law Enforcement): (715) 384-5345
Rosemary Huber
140 11th Avenue South; Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
The Family Crisis Center
1616 W. River Drive; Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-345-6511 or Toll Free: 800-472-3377
Shirley's House of Hope:
- PO Box 207, Marshfield. Phone: (715) 486-9000
Wisconsin Rapids Homeless
- 340 14th Street South, Wisconsin Rapids; Phone: (715) 423-7771
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Another great hub and useful for anyone finding themselves in a homeless situation. Thanks for bringing these services out there for people to realize that help may be a phone or two away.
Wonderfully done, and so many young and older mothers will need this info handy. I see hard times coming and we need to be ready! Great update Patty!
Again I say thank you! Homelessness is a blight on our society, and a crime against mankind. As long as this is allowed to continue our nation cannot be considered even close to its potential.
Patty, you are awesome!!! So glad you included the Fire Department as a source of help. We seem to forget that is included in their agenda. You definitely made it aware to those who need such help that there are many stones to be turned and somewhere YOU WILL get the help you need. v/r
Great hub. Full of good advice. I am going to share. This hub will help a lot of people if we get it out there.
Oh Patty, this is such an important hub I love the way you look for ways to help other. The best thing is for them to get a case worker that they always work with She is so in-tuned to the community. I rate this way up love & peace darski
It is a sad deal for someone being homeless. I feel for the teens that are kicked out or abandoned. It seems they are the ones falling through the cracks.
Great hub!
Patty, I wrote a hub about my encounter some months ago with a homeless little girl in New Orleans. The whole ordeal made me so distraught I could barely think. I could have used this fantastic resource. voted up and useful
It seems to me, Patty, that those who become homeless are least able to do what is necessary to find the help they need. Your hub is an excellent resource for those who can find their way to a computer. I hope this valuable information gets to everyone who needs it. Thanks.
This hub touches my emotions in a major way.
This is a true social emergency. Your Hub is very useful to who needs help. Thanks for your work. It is very important work togheter for a better World.
Very Good Hub with good resource info. I worked many years as a social worker and met many people homeless due to no fault of their own. While driving in the USA I gave rides to many homeless: War Vets, Mentally ill,and simply unemployed. The saddest are the homeless children who really want to go to school but can't since their parents are busy trying to find shelter.
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Great comments Patty,
Me, too . . . Just recently I hosted a fund-raising event for 16 local churches working under the same umbrella . . . It was so cold and stormy but we had over 250 people in attendance . . .
Late that same night as we were cleaning up a really thin mother and her three toddlers with barely a stitch of clothing between them wandered in . . .
The kids were filthy, screaming, cold and hungry . . . The mother was higher than a kite . . . We had plenty of food left over from the day and the church was warm . . . We found donated clothes that had been put aside in a closet for an upcoming church sale to keep them all warm . . .
We then started looking for resources that could help them . . . It was late and all the shelters were completely full . . . We called around to the other churches we know that open their doors on really cold stormy nights for the homeless . . . All full . . .
It was actually a local non-profit halfway house that stepped up and took them all in . . . The mother, barely 21 years old, got clean . . . She and her FIVE children (she only had the three smallest with her that night)are back together and she is working while 'working her program . . .'
Turns out she was the victim of domestic violence and had no other family or friends who could help her in the concrete way she needed at that moment . . .
We all need to do our part . . .
YOU dear Patty, do MORE than your part . . . You are the BEST . . .
Blessings always, EarthAngel . . .
Surviving as a homeless person can be very difficult. As we have seen there are endless amount of opportunity's if you can properly research it. One can use local library if you do not have a computer available. There is a national cell phone company that give free cell phones to people and up loads minutes each month.
Wonderful and informative Hub Patty . . .
I trust the information will somehow find its way to the person(s) who originally asked the heartbreaking question . . . In a nation of such abundance, homelessness for those who just need a helping hand up out of a current situation should be readily available . . .
To those who find themselves in homeless situations, Patty gives good and sound advise above . . .
To those who help provide services for the homeless, thank you for your dedication . . .
Blessings always, EarthAngel . . .
It must very draumatic, especially when you have a child depending on you alone. Your hub is a wonderful help.


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Sauti Sol Nominated for Their Prestige Category in the African Entertainment Awards USA 201510 Sep 2015
Sauti Sol Nominated for Their Prestige Category in the African Entertainment Awards USA 2015
(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 11, 2015 ) Newark New Jersey -- This first of its kind Award Ceremony, broadcast LIVE by Sahara TV, will celebrate Africa's most successful and popular artists, producers, promoters, athletes, fashionistas, designers, and entrepreneurs. There is no other event in history celebrating Africa's artistic and entrepreneurial talent like the African Entertainment Awards USA
East African, music group Sauti Sol has been nominated for the African Entertainment Awards USA category, Congressman Donald Payne Jr "Hottest Group." Prior to this prestigious nomination, this talented foursome has received great recognition throughout the world.
Sauti Sol is made up of four men who were nominated for, "Hottest Group," due to their unique passion and talent. The members of this great group include Bien-Aime Baraza, Willis Austin Chimano, Polycarp Otieno and Savara Mudigi.
With their great sound, Sauti Sol, "mixes their soulful voices with vocal harmonies, guitar riffs and drum rhythm." As they blend different instruments together to create a unique sound, their Kenyan roots are able to be recognized.
As a widely recognized group around the globe, Sauti Sol has created two albums. In 2008, "Manzo" was released followed by "Sol Filosofia," in 2011. The accolades received by Sauti Sol with these two albums created the precedence for their third album, "Live and Die in Afrika." "Live and Die in Afrika," was released in January 2015.
In addition to an album release in 2015, Sauti Sol has received several awards, including, "Best Song in East Africa 'Sura Yako'" at the Kilimanjaro Tanzania Music Awards. Other awards include "Most Downloaded Group (Sauti Sol)," and, "Most Downloaded Single (Sura Yako)" at the 2015 Mdundo Music Awards.
Sauti Sol also received the, "BBC's 1xtra - Top African Act To Watch," award. As music created a platform for Sauti Sol to make a difference, they received the award titling them "Role Models by the Riara Group of Schools."
As philanthropists, Sauti Sol launched the SOMA SOMA Initiative. While being passionate and caring, the intent of this initiative is to better schools by creating, "peer-to-peer mentorship culture amongst school goers throughout Kenya." Believing in peace, the members of Sauti Sol are positive role models. In addition they have also been recognized by such political figures such as Barack Obama.
To see who will win, "Hottest Group," out of Mafikizolo, P-Square, Sauti Sol and Toofan, tune into the African Entertainment Awards USA on October 31, 2015. Meanwhile, the polls are open. Visit http://www.africanentertainmentaward.com.
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The African Entertainment Awards USA is made to showcase and promote the contributions that African businesses and individuals have contributed in the United States and also to create awareness of the issues affecting Africans Diaspora in the United States and the US territories. During the award show several causes will also be promoted. One of them will be pushing for the congress to create the congressional African Immigrant Caucus and asking for congress to dedicate September as African Immigrant Heritage month. The Caucus will be dedicated to voicing and advancing through the legislative process and issues affecting Africans in the United States and its territories. Part of the funds raised will be donated to Save Our Nation a partnering organization dedicating to helping orphans who lost their parent from the Ebola epidemic primarily in west African Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea and other 501(c)3 organizations.
At the Awards show, we will also highlight achievements of other businesses and individuals who are contributing and supporting the growth of the African diaspora. Uniting the African Diaspora is essential in order to accomplish our goals and agenda. The awards will be a platform to achieve the mission.
To date, the structuring of the African Entertainment Awards has been noticed by many different organizations. Such organizations include the Cameroon American Council, Essex County College Africana institute, Our Congressman Donald Payne and other recognized institution, the list of organizations noticing the African Entertainment Awards keeps on growing.
The First African Entertainment Awards will be held at the Mary Burch Theater in Essex County College on October 31, 2015 followed by the after party at the Robert Treat Hotel. EMPAK Corporation, Save Our Nation and, Essex County College Africana Institute have partner up to produce the first award show of this kind in New Jersey.
Being that Newark, New Jersey has the ninth most diverse African population in the country, Newark, NJ plays an important role in the hosting the African Entertainment Awards. According to Tamin, it is extremely important to know that Africans, "exist and have a say."
African Entertainment Awards USA 2015
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Trinity Mirror has created six new editor-in-chief positions as part of a restructure following its Local World takeover.
The publisher has divided its business into 11 regions, each with its own managing director and editor-in-chief.
Each regional managing director will report into chief operating officer Steve Anderson-Dixon and editors-in-chief into editorial director Neil Benson (pictured) or deputy editorial director Alan Edmunds. Edmunds, who took over as editor of the Western Mail in 2002, will be regional editor-in-chief of South Wales for an interim period. Catrin Pascoe is now editor of the Western Mail.
Trinity Mirror announced it had completed a deal to buy Local World in October last year. Yesterday, it emerged that dozens of Local World photographers are at risk of losing their jobs.
Here is Trinity Mirror's regions announcement:
North West and North Wales – Carl Wood continues as regional managing director, Alastair Machray continues as editor-in-chief.
Manchester and Huddersfield – Paul O'Halloran continues as regional managing director, Rob Irvine continues as editor-in-chief.
North East – Bob Cuffe becomes regional managing director, including Newcastle and Teesside. Darren Thwaites continues as editor-in-chief
Humber and Lincolnshire – Mike Pennington, currently managing director for Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe, will add Lincoln to his portfolio. Neil Hodgkinson, editor of the Hull Daily Mail, is appointed editor-in-chief of the region.
East Midlands – David Simms is appointed regional managing director for this expanded region which includes Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. In addition to his role as managing director of the Derby Telegraph, Steve Hall will be editor-in-chief of this expanded region.
West Midlands – Michelle Gessell will be responsible as regional managing director for the wider region, which includes Birmingham, Stoke, Coventry, the CIN weeklies group and Nuneaton. Marc Reeves continues as editor-in-chief with an expanded region.
Central and East – Richard Duxbury continues as regional managing director. Paul Brackley, editor of the Cambridge News, becomes editor-in-chief for the region.
Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Dorset – Sarah Pullen continues as regional managing director. Mike Norton, editor of the Bristol Post and editor-in-chief of the Bristol business, becomes editor-in-chief for the region.
South Wales – Mark Sainsbury, who presently manages Devon, Cornwall and South Wales, becomes regional managing director for the broader South Wales publishing business. Paul Rowland, currently digital development editor of Wales Online, is promoted to editor of WalesOnline. Catrin Pascoe, currently editor of the South Wales Echo, becomes editor of the Western Mail and Tryst Williams is promoted to editor of the Echo.
Alan Edmunds, currently managing director of Media Wales, will act as regional editor-in-chief for South Wales on an interim basis alongside his new role as deputy editorial director of the regionals business on a full-time basis. For the past two years, Alan has acted as deputy to editorial director regionals Neil Benson, while retaining his role as managing director in Cardiff and editor-in-chief of Media Wales.
South East – Simon Edgley takes control as regional managing director of the greatly enlarged South division encompassing Essex, Kent, Surrey, Bucks, Hampshire and West London. Ceri Gould, currently editor of WalesOnline, is promoted to the new role of editor-in-chief of the enlarged South East region. Marnie Wilson continues in her role as editor-in-chief of the Trinity Mirror South businesses, responsible for Surrey, Bucks, Hampshire and West London, and will report to Ceri.
Devon and Cornwall – A new regional managing director is to be appointed to this role in the next few weeks. Bill Martin, editor of the Western Morning News, takes on the additional role of editor-in-chief of the region.


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If there's one thing that becomes clear after talking to Pete Dominick on the phone for thirty minutes, it's that this guy is crazy about his family. I've never met Pete or his family personally, but I can tell you that last Saturday morning most likely looked something like this: he, his wife Valerie and their two daughters did yoga, went for a morning hike, ate breakfast as a family, did some gardening, and then took the family dog, a pure bred Havanese, for a walk. If it were winter, they would have gone skiing.
In addition to his most important job as husband and dad, Pete Dominick is a successful stand-up comedian, and host of "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick," which airs weekdays from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, and then again from 9:00 to noon Pacific time for west coast folks on SiriusXM Indie, channel 104.
According to Dominick, the primary focus of the show is on issues in the public interest. Things that affect me, you, our families, our communities, our planet. He considers himself to be extremely curious and aims to make sure the show is consistently thought-provoking. He explains, "The show is a classroom, where I'm just one of the students."
The guests on "Stand Up!" are experts in all sorts of fields, and one of Dominick's goals for the year ahead is continually building relationships with experts, and have more recurring guests. Oftentimes listeners are guests also; if he needs an expert in owning a small business, there are likely highly qualified small-business owners who regularly listen to his show. Dominick definitely doesn't try to be anyone he's not – listeners know about his life, his family, his personality – and being on the radio enables him to know the same about his listeners. Dominick says one of the greatest things about radio is the ability to let the audience into the conversation. It's important to him to communicate personally with listeners daily through social media and email, saying, "I've never thought of myself in any way as a celebrity."
The executive producer of "Stand Up!" is Alfred Schulz. He says when the show first got started they had the ability to play with what works and what doesn't, to really find their own identity in the morning. According to Schulz and Dominick, a neat aspect of the show is their theme weeks. Recent examples include Russia week, drugs week, religion week, and philosophy week including at least one segment on the topic every day for a week. Not all of the themes are tied into the current news cycle, but Dominick says they're on "topics which are always relevant."
Schulz, who has been working with Dominick for three years, says Pete's ability to think on his feet is a "huge asset" to him as a producer and something he never takes for granted. If something doesn't go as planned during the show, or a guest can't make it on at the last minute, Pete's background in comedy and improvisation enables him to easily keep the show moving.
Dominick says his comedic background helps him take topics that might otherwise be considered "boring" and make those issues interesting, by employing humor, wit and asking engaging questions. He's not afraid to make fun of himself, the moment, or even poke a little fun at his guests.
Dominick keeps his comedic skill set strong by performing at least one stand-up show a week. He calls it "an amazing form of expression" which provides him with a great challenge. Even if he's on the road at a show, the radio goes with him. Dominick often broadcasts "Stand Up!" from his home studio, but when he's on the road he takes everything he needs with him because he doesn't want to miss a broadcast. "The radio program gives me a tremendous sense of personal satisfaction and challenges me every day."
Broadcasting from his home office works out wonderfully for Pete. He lives an hour away from the Sirius/XM studios in New York City, so that's an extra hour of prep time for him each morning to catch up on what's going on in the world. Dominick wakes up three hours before going live on the air to make sure he's prepared on all of the topics and guests. He and his three producers video chat with each other during the entire show, so they can always see each other and communicate.
Dominick says the real beauty of broadcasting from home becomes evident when he can look out the window of his office and see his wife and daughters outside. As for being outnumbered by four girls (their dog is a girl also – named Indie, ironically enough…who, believe it or not, came before the radio show on the Indie channel), it's entirely clear he wouldn't have it any other way.
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Rachel Milner Gillers is Faculty Chair of the Georgetown Negotiation Network and a conflict management consultant, trainer, mediator, and facilitator. She has created and delivered workshops in negotiation, mediation, and conflict management for diverse clients that include Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Bridgestone, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the United Nations.
Rachel's areas of special interest and expertise include international development, women and negotiation, and commercial negotiations. She has assisted the International Monetary Fund with conflict resolution capacity building for managers in both domestic and foreign mission contexts, and has led complex multi-stakeholder consensus building processes, including the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a cross-sector effort driven by representatives from industry, government, and civil society.
She teaches negotiation at Georgetown's Law Center and McCourt School of Public Policy and has trained mediators and negotiators at the Harvard Mediation Program and the Harvard Negotiation Institute.
Rachel holds joint Master's degrees from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Harvard Divinity School, where she focused on international negotiation and conflict resolution. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she has lived in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.


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Special session eyed as Shumlin pen hovers over siting bill
Credit: By Jasper Craven | Jun. 1, 2016 | vtdigger.org ~~
Legislators are in talks to convene a special session next week should Gov. Peter Shumlin bring out his veto pen for a bill meant to give communities more oversight over the location of energy projects.
"We are still reviewing the bill," said Shumlin spokesman Scott Coriell. "As you know, the chairs of the House and Senate energy committees have raised significant concerns about potential unintended effects of this bill. We are looking into those concerns now, and the governor will make a decision about how to proceed."
In the weeks since the session ended, Shumlin has signed dozens of bills into law, but he has not acted on the siting bill, S.230. If he rejects it, the Legislature could reconvene to try to overcome the veto; that would occur June 9. Overriding a veto requires a two-thirds vote of the members present of each house.
"We have had a number of discussions about what would happen if there was a veto, ranging from an override to some legislative fixes that could be made," said House Speaker Shap Smith, D-Morristown. "No specific course has been set yet."
The siting bill passed on the last day of the session amid scrambling in a bicameral conference committee. A number of controversial provisions, which were added in the final hours of legislative bargaining, prompted a May veto threat from the governor.
Language causing the most concern for some legislators and Shumlin has to do with sound limits for wind turbines and the process by which they would be established.
Rep. Tony Klein, D-East Montpelier, who chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, said eleventh-hour additions to the bill in conference committee made it a very different piece of legislation from the one that passed the House unanimously in April.
"I don't think anybody had any idea that no existing commercial wind project today could ever meet those sound requirements," Klein said. "That's the problem when you don't have time to do research and collect testimony."
Legislators pointed to other issues in the final bill, including the lack of a $300,000 funding mechanism for regional planning commissions tasked with drafting siting plans for renewable energy projects.
Klein said he and the Senate energy chairman, Chris Bray, D-New Haven, have identified a number of fixes that could be passed in a special session and sent back to the governor.
"We now need to figure out how that happens," Klein said. "That's not as easy as buttering a piece of toast, especially because at this moment you don't even have any language that has been proposed by anybody that there's universal agreement on."
The generally uncontested provisions of the bill deal with the siting process, which gives towns and regions authority to write energy plans showing where they believe projects should and shouldn't go.
If the Department of Public Service certifies these plans as compatible with state energy goals, renewable energy developers must abide by the town's wishes unless "clear and convincing" evidence shows that the good of the state necessitates otherwise.
Under S.230, the Public Service Board must afford towns' approved energy plans "substantial deference" when weighing permit applications.
Energy siting was a hotly contested issue last session, and many community advocates felt the final siting bill doesn't go far enough in curbing the power of energy companies to establish wind and solar farms.
Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, who co-sponsored the bill, said he would support an override vote.
"If Shumlin goes to veto, my personal opinion is we should try to override him," Benning said. "This is the first piece of legislation since I've been elected that attempts to give the people more say over what's going on with their energy policy."
Smith said he supports tweaks to clean up the bill but disagreed with Shumlin's concerns over a requirement to fast-track rulemaking for sound requirements.
"I don't think that the bill is as bad as the administration seems to think," Smith said. "But they are a separate branch of government and get to do what they want.
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I'm not one of those people who always know about the easy things to do when you need a solution to a problem. I guess I just don't pay attention to a lot of details in life. So, it was a surprise when I met a bakersfield chiropractor who told me what he does for a living and told me to make an appointment with him so that he could she what might be possible to help with the extreme back pain I'd had to deal with for too many years. I knew what chiropractors did, but I'd never done any research about them to learn exactly how they can help.
It is frustrating to hurt some part of your body and then quickly learn just how lucky you were to have that part of your body working before you hurt it. It is common to injure something, and then you find yourself trying not to use that body part so that you don't feel more pain. Then, you quickly learn just how often you used that body part and how badly you need it to be pain-free again so that you can get things done much easier. This is what happened with my back. Another good example of this is when a person cuts one of their fingers, and then they find themselves struggling to get things done for a couple of days because they can't use that finger easily until it has healed again.
My trip to the chiropractor's office was very eventful. I don't know what I was expecting, but I sure didn't expect to feel so good during the visit or after that first visit. I had the idea that it would take some time to help me. After all, pain pills work right away, even if they don't erase the problem with pain completely. But going for chiropractic help is nothing like taking a pain pill that masks symptoms. Instead, it helps to alleviate the symptoms completely.


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Timo Laitinen elected new Chair of FINCIS
The autumn meeting of the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS elected Master of Laws Timo Laitinen, Director of the State Treasury, as its new Chair. He takes over the position from Master of Laws Pekka Ilmivalta, Senior Vice President, Communications and CSR, Veikkaus Oy. A new board...Read more »
Pekka Rauhala appointed as FINCIS medical expert
The Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS) has appointed Pekka Rauhala, Doctor of Medical Science, as their new medical expert. Rauhala will be in charge of medical matters at FINCIS. Pekka Rauhala (born 1960) will begin in the position on 1 January 2018. The position is...Read more »
The baton of clean sports passed on to the Goalball European Championships
The Goalball European Championships were challenged to join the campaign for clean sports in international sports events held in Finland. The EuroBasket qualifier passed the challenge on to goalball players. The Golden Baton of clean sports appeared in Pajulahti today as a sign of the campaign. ...Read more »
FIBA EuroBasket 2017 participates in the clean sports campaign
The FIBA EuroBasket 2017 in Finland received the Golden Baton of clean sports as a sign of the competition's commitment to fair play. Accepting the challenge to participate was natural for a sport known for its great fan culture. The Finnish basketball national team, known as Susijengi ('the Wolf...Read more »
Fair world championship wrestling in Tampere
The Wrestling Junior World Championships were challenged to join in the national campaign for clean sports. The event gladly took up the challenge, and will take up its symbol, the Golden Baton, from the FIA World Rally Championship in Jyväskylä. The juniors will be wrestling for world...Read more »
The Neste Rally stands up for clean sports
The FIA World Rally Championship Neste Rally raced in Central Finland on 27–30 July drives home the message of fair sports. The event participates in the campaign for clean sports that holds the Golden Baton as its symbol. The campaign for international sports events organised in Finland is...Read more »
The International Junior Shotgun Cup in Orimattila challenged to carry the message of clean sports
Over 80 junior shotgun athletes will gather in Orimattila on 10–16 July to compete in the 9th International Junior Shotgun Cup. The event was challenged to participate in the campaign for international sports events. The Golden Baton of clean sports was presented in Orimattila to signal the...Read more »
FINCIS carried out more than 2,700 doping tests last year
The Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS carried out and ordered 2,774 doping tests in Finland and abroad in 2016. The Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as this year's Suomi 100 anniversary celebrations had their impact on the focus areas of last year's testing...Read more »
FINCIS in numbers in 2016
Tests became more diverse Doping control in 2016 3,092 doping tests (2015: 2,693) 2,774 (2015: 2,466) doping tests under the national testing programme; of these, 1,152 (2015: 1,048) were in-competition and 1,622 (2015: 1,418) were out-of-competition tests ...Read more »
Finland's centenary theme 'Together' and fair play are present at the World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships opening today in Helsinki are now included in the clean sports challenge campaign of international sports events. As an emblem of committing to ethical operations, the Golden Baton of Clean Sport will be seen today in Helsinki. The Baton travels around major...Read more »
Juha Mieto and championships audience wave their beards in the Lahti2017 skiing competitions for clean sports
The legendary Finnish skier Juha Mieto , also known as "Mietaa", is all for clean sports and fair play at the Nordic Ski World Championships. However, he is not waving a flag this time but his beard instead. Mietaa has promised to wave his beard at the championships, and the audience can pick up...Read more »
Lahti 2017 proclaimed as clean sports championships
The Nordic Ski World Championships that opened today in Lahti are now included in the clean sports challenge campaign of international sports events. As an emblem of committing to ethical operations, the Golden Baton of Clean Sport was spotted today in Lahti. The Baton travels around Finnish...Read more »
World Junior Speed Skating Championships take part in the challenge campaign for clean sport
The World Junior Speed Skating Championships, currently being held in Helsinki, was challenged today to become a messenger for clean sport. The event was given the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports' Golden Baton of Clean Sport, which challenges its receiver to promote fair play. The...Read more »
The Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports FINCIS agrees on co-operation with UEFA
The Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS) has signed a co-operation agreement with the Union of European Football Associations UEFA. The co-operation agreement covers anti-doping activities and helps to globally harmonise doping control. In the co-operation agreement, FINCIS and...Read more »


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Blank Check (1994)
Watch Blank Check (1994) full movies online.
Synopsis: By accident, the 12-year-old Preston is given a blank check and when he fills in $1,000,000 – he is able to get it! He is having fun spending the money, but the gangsters who owned it want it back…
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Writers: Blake Snyder, Colby Carr
Stars: Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, James Rebhorn
Sources: IMDB, Wikipedia