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If you enjoyed the movies The Dog Who Saved Christmas and The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation about a former K-9 police dog turned family guard dog, you might enjoy the following books about working dogs, who are specifically trained to provide service to people with a variety of disabilities.
Sergeant Rex is the inspiring story of Sergeant Mike Dowling and his bomb-snifing dog, Rex, as they navigated the dangerous areas in Iraq in 2004.
Captain Luis Montalvan returned home from his second tour of duty in Iraq, wounded and on the brink of suicide. Then he met Tuesday, a service dog that became his best friend, in in Until Tuesday he recounts their life together.
In The Puppy That Came for Christmas, Megan Rix shares her experience training helper dogs for people with disabilities and how her life was changed and made complete by a puppy named Traffy who arrived one Christmas and stayed for good.
A Dog Named Slugger is Leigh Brill's memoir of her life near the end of her college years when cerebral palsy worsened and she began to struggle with everyday tasks. Learning about helper dogs trained to aid people with cerebral palsy, Leigh applies and is matched with a big, lovable yellow Lab named Slugger.
Izzy of Jon Katz's Izzy & Lenore is a dog with an uncanny sensitivity toward ill and troubled humans. She leads the author to on the difficult but rewarding job of hospice volunteer and while caring for Lenore, a Labrador puppy, helped Katz overcome depression.
In Through a Dog's Eyes, Jennifer Arnold, a nonprofit service-dog trainer and provider, outlines her unique training method, which is based on teaching dogs to make choices, as opposed to following commands, through kindness and encouragement rather than fear and submission.
Using the search terms working dog, service dogs, guide dogs, hearing ear dogs and detector dogs will result in both fiction and nonfiction books related to this topic.


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Five Ways to Make Some Extra Side Cash (That Won't Cost You Any Money First)
We can all use a bit of extra money every now and then. Here are just a few ways to help you earn some side cash for relatively easy work. You won't make a ton of money, but it's a great way to pick up some extra work in your downtime.
1. Test Websites
UserTesting.com is hiring regular Internet users, just like you, to test specific websites and record their experiences. You'll be providing feedback to those website owners and showing them how the average person browses his or her website. You'll use their software to record a video of what's happening on your screen and you'll be able to narrate your experience. The software will track your mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes and you'll have to add in spoken comments. It generally takes 15-20 minutes to test a website and you'll be paid a steady $10 for doing so.
Recommended Website: UserTesting.com
2. Write Articles
Freelance writing is a fairly easy way for anyone to make a few dollars online. There are quite a few websites that will pay you to write about pretty much anything. You're usually paid per article you write and then paid more depending on how many times the article is viewed and how much revenue is generated from the article's page. You also don't have to be a professional writer in order to get started. If you have a passion for a subject and are able to write an article containing anywhere from 300-2000 words, you're more than eligible to make money through freelance writing.
Recommended Websites: Helium, Constant Content, Textbroker
3. Take a Few Surveys
Yes, there are legitimate survey websites out there. You won't make $25/hr or $100,000 a year, but you can pick up a few dollars here and there for voicing your opinion. You can usually expect to earn between $2-$5 per survey with a possibility of being invited to take special surveys at a much higher rate. You do have to be invited to take a survey and there's a chance you won't qualify, so be sure to join a few different survey sites to maximize your chances at taking a survey. Side not: NEVER pay to join a survey site. They should pay YOU.
Recommended Websites: SurveySavvy, Opinion Outpost, Instant Cash Sweepstakes
4. Become a Virtual Customer Service Agent
There are many opportunities out there for those in the customer service field for answering inbound customer calls. These large companies outsource their customer service calls to companies that hire U.S. based virtual agents. This kind of job, which pays between $8 and $15 an hour, entails setting your own hours, and picking an account that is ideally suited to your knowledge and interests. To be a customer service agent, you must have a pleasant voice and strong customer service skills, as well as high speed Internet access, a computer, a landline phone, and a quiet place to work.
Recommended Websites: WestAtHome, LiveOps
5. Join a Quick Task Site
A quick task site offers to pay you for completing relatively easy tasks like data entry, transcription, website reviews, etc. The work is generally simple, but the pay is often low. It's great for when you're just sitting around not doing much. You can log on, do as much or a s little work as you want, then log off with a few extra dollars in your account.
Recommended Websites: Cloud Crowd, Amazon's Mechanical Turk Program
What have you been doing to make a little extra side cash? Share in the comments!
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I have also used inbox dollars as a paid to click, surveys, and offers site. I recieved my first 30 dollar check and and halfway to the second. It's a slow process, but the check cleared in my bank with no issues,.
I used paid2shop and did surveys for cash only and cashed out twice for two dollars each time, sent to Paypal. However it is really really hard to qualify for the surveys which is frustrating.
Another I use which has gotten me about 50 dollars in a month is app trailers. It's a free app and you get paid by points for watching trailers for apps, and videos. You also get points for referring friends through Facebook, and downloading and leaving tips on apps. It is time consuming though.
I thank you for the other info, I am a member of click sense but only earned 2 dollars so far, I will keep with it. And I can't wait to try some of the other things you mentioned. Thank you for being honest about the sites. It is really annoying when people lie about the potential of earning just to get referrals. Maybe you can check into some of the other ones I've made money with.↓ -
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Thanks for the helpful article about making money. I wanted to pass along a tip that I've used from time to time. I have participated in several focus groups over the years. There is a website– fgglobal.com (focus group global) that provides a platform for various companies in (mostly) large cities across the US who are looking for participants for their market research studies. You have to fit the demographics they are looking for, and you can make on average $100-$200 for a couple of hours of "work."
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Your site is great! I have been looking for online work for three weeks and finally here on your site, jobs that make sense!!! thanks for doing this!
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I have just come accross this site while looking for information on scams. There seem to be too many out there. I have enrolled on many survey sites and they seem to be a waste of time; I am looking for something where I can put in 2-3 hours a day and get paid for it.
Thanks so much for your info and keep this going, you may be saving many people heartache.
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Steve I think this is wonderful that you are out there God bless I whish I had read you sooner now that it is later and looking back I can see 20/20 I know what not to do and wish to warn others can you also tell them and me how to refund or cancel to get the money back.
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Well problem is I live in the Caribbean and I am very interested in acquiring an online job that offers employment to diligent workers such as myself I would really appreciate if you can help in any way possible. Thanks in advance.
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I read every email you send steve. you are truly very honest and this helps us newbies.
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Hey Steve! I think your five ideas about making money are greta!! Right now the one pertaining to articles is what I'm working on now. But, open to the other ideas you had so as to branch out more soon!
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for me the best site is niche profit classroom and i hope this website reviews it, its great because i think it is not a scam.
by the way user-testing is good to.
keep up the good work everybody and i hope your all successful online.
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steve,i have been following you for two years now but have never made any comments.you are an inspiration and brutally honest too.thanks and thanks again for doing what you keep doing.God bless you.
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I have not completed my site as yet. I appreciate your article. This is the first one that I am reading that seems to to so informative and forthright. Thanks for your honest report. Is the report about writing for Google a real thing? I have my doubts about them. Could you do a report about them for me? I am almost sure others are curious about this ad. thanks.
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Great site! Finally can get some honest-to-goodness truth! More people want to lie, cheat & steal when far more good has come my way from being honest! The one addeage, "If its to good to be true it is", along with gut instinct always works! Myself in alot of ways in regards to the " NET OF SCAMS I SAY, DO YOUR HOME WORK on the INTERNET, because if you seek you will find! Meaning I'm a pretty average guy & I have been able to find out alot of good information from doing searches to not get taken! I haven't really gotten anything started for I know there has to be good "TRAINING & SUPPORT!" With this people also have to be I believe, commited to themselves & willing to do what it takes in seeing there own success, if it's what they want. The only way I discovered your site Steve is from doing searches, investigating, reading & the desire to find some good! Now I feel more confidant to start moving forward because another" BIG" thing is, HAVING THAT TRUST FEELING! I have more of that now, thanks! I am also receiving your weekly updates & alerts witch are appreciated very much. Thank You & keep up the good work!
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Re.: Item #3) You say "You won't make $25/hr"–actually, 20/20 Research supposedly pays $50 and up, and I've seen a couple of references today (okay, at Eddy Salamon's site–to give props where props are due!) regarding surveys they're doing that pay $75 each. It looks like a legitimate research company based out of Nashville that also does in-person focus groups, etc., and does require you to take a call to verify your online survey responses are truthful. The online reviews I've seen for the company are only good. I haven't had any personal experience with the company yet, but I've taken the plunge and applied to join the panel. (Wish me luck! )
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I signed up with instant cash sweepstakes recently. I can't figure out how to use the coins to enter the $2 sweepstakes. Are they not doing that any more? Thank you very much.
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I am fixing to sign up with Usertesting.com now and i will post back later this week to let you all know what is happening.
Youdata is also pretty good as well.
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I've been trying tons and tons of new ideas lately to make money from home, yet none of them have really "clicked" yet. I've made a few dollars from surveys, and I'm attempting to become a well -known blogger.
Mechanical Turk has made me nothing, because I hardly ever get a response back, or the job doesn't work for some odd reason.
Surveys are great for when you're wasting time, or if you're like me, to give to the girlfriend to do while shes sitting home while I'm working. It's not a significant amount of money (well, technically right now, I haven't actually received ANY money yet, as I haven't hit the minimum.
By my current standards, I feel I'll probably hit about 30-40 bucks every other month or so. Nothing revolutionary at all, but it's basically free, extra money that can be used for something else.
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Under survey sites, Pinecone pays $3 for every survey you complete, and will occasionally send products for testing, which you get to keep, and there's usually a follow-up survey for another $3. The catch is that they're not always looking for panelists. At the moment I think they are, unless it's closed again, but I don't have the link – search for them online and if they're actively recruiting, you'll find it. I like Opinion Outpost too, but Pinecone pays more.
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MyPoints.com is another honest site, yes you earn "points" but you can choose everything from products to Gift cards, and you get paid for things you already do. Like web searchs' shopping both on and off line. Give your opion of products or sites, and many others. In the last year I've earned $375 in Visa cards to stores of my choice, not just little ones either, Pennys, Sears, Target to name just a few. Plus you get specials from the stores, they have hundreds, that save you a percentage plus XX number of points per dollar spent.
I've been a member for over 5 years, and just painted the inside of my house and got new drapes for my living and dining room with what I earned from my Christmas shopping!
Hope I put the website in the right place, if not please contact me, they are not hard to find.
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These are the reasons why I really love this blog. Keep it up you are really helping lot of people.
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Thanks for this article! I just signed up for usertesting.com and made my video. Hopefully it'll work out
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In the line of Option #2, Freelance work, I'd also like to nominate oDesk.com. The o stands for "outsourcing" and many of the people there reside in India or the Philipines, so I know they pay foreigners.
They are completely free to sign up for, and you take free tests to prove that you're good at what you do. There is a writing section (SEO optimization, writing blogs, copywriting, all kinds of stuff) but there are also a few others such as Info. Tech contract work type stuff, database creation, data input professionals, accounting professionals, even transcriptionists. In fact, I found this website while I was doing research for an article assignment I picked up from oDesk, and I might just stick around. Most of my jobs are to do reviews for websites that you have proved to be scams. It's refreshing, after spending hours a day having to be objective about scams that insult my intelligence, to just sit back and have a nice glass of cold hard truth via this site.
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Great article! I've been doing surveys for Opinion Outpost since December and as of today made $53.20..They use a point system and when you accumulate a certain amount after taking surveys, you can cash out starting at $5 or wait until you have a higher cash balance. It's pretty cool and the only survey website that I've tried that actually pays $$! Other survey websites such as bigspot and surveysavvy, well, lets just say after years of trying, I have NEVER qualified for any of their surveys..I'm not saying they aren't legit, just that I've never had any luck with them..Also e-rewards is legitimate because so far since November, I have obtained two magazine subscriptions and a $25 Borders gift card!
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Time magazine's website just had an article today discussing option number four: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1977027,00.html
An honest work-at-home job….wow!
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Man you are awesome. you tell me the greatest and easiest ways of earning money on internet. i have been searching for these websites for many years but all of them were scam. Again thanks for the info.
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Yup, as Jeanne says, I am one of your regular reader too. I do some side job on the net, but all of the time I use is online on a forum. There I offer some service to earn some.
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do these sites pay people not in the usa?
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Steve-Thanks for a great article. I've been researching online jobs for at least 6 months now and I'd never heard of options 1 and 5. I'm going to check them out-thanks. Your site is incredibly helpful and informative.
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Great site that is objective, informative and often hilarious to read. I don't think I'd want to be on the receiving end of some of the pointed barbs Steve throws at the scam artists who seem intent on separating the gullible, naive and desperate from their hard earned money. Keep up the good work: you're a breath of fresh air amidst the hype and baloney of most earn at home/start your own business scams.
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I love your site and all the help you give out. It's admirable. I've been a follower for the past 8 months and even though I haven't quit my day job, thanks to you guys, I see some hope for working at least some from home.
Another informative article-thanks↓

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No. 79: Cheesesteak From Sonny's Famous Steak Hogies
Sonny's is what you might call an institution -- it has been sitting in the same quaint spot just north of Taft Street for 51 years now. It's a family joint, with papa Sonny having passed down his legacy to his sonny, John Nigro, who's continued the fine tradition of honest, blue-collar food prepared exactingly. Sonny's is best known for its Philadelphia-style steak hogies (not "hoagies"), cut from rib eye beef and wedged into a crusty roll made on premises each day. You can get 'em wit (that's wit onions) or without, or with cheese or even spicy marinara sauce. Sonny's recently even started serving that Philly classic, Cheese Whiz, on their steaks. Not only are they outstanding hogies, but they're cheap too: under $7 for a huge portion of overflowing steak and cheese.
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One big complication of a heterogeneous network is supporting separate collections of applications for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and other alternatives. Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop (OVD), an innovative new tool from the labs of Mandrake creator Gaël Duval, provides a unified desktop where server-based Linux and Windows applications can run side by side in a browser window. You can even manage permissions through an Active Directory or LDAP directory system. We'll take a look at how to merge your worlds with OVD.
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Not a bad little beginner dance, but unfortunatley we had already learnt a dance a few months ago to this same tune based on the linedancer magazine reccomendations, so we would probably use one of the alternative tracks if we did decide to teach it! But well done anyway!
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There are Christmas music aficionados, and then there's Tahnee Udero. I've been listening to her all-purpose and holiday radio shows since her solo KUNM debut almost two years ago. What makes her shows and live DJ sets such a pleasure is the depth and breadth of her musical knowledge. In 2013 and as TAHNZZ, Udero released her debut solo noise release, Xila, on Sicksicksick Records, and it garnered listmas accolades from the Village Voice and Magnet. This holiday season, the critically acclaimed noise artist and DJ is homing in on Christmassy soul/funk/old R&B/doo-wop/classic jazz and vocalists on our beloved college radio station. Udero hosts Overnight Freeform on KUNM 89.9 FM on Monday, Dec. 23 and Tuesday, Dec. 24 from 1am to 5am. If you're not a night owl, both cool Yule shows will be available to stream via KUNM's two-week archive. DJ Tahnee gifts the Alibi and its readers with this peerless Xmas mixtape. Dig it below or at bit.ly/tahnzzxmas, and may your daze be merry and bright. 1) Carla Thomas • "Gee Whiz, It's Christmas" • Atlantic Records 2) The Miracles • "Christmas Everyday" • Tamla Motown 3) The Gems • "Love for Christmas" • Chess Records 4) Honey & The Bees • "Jing Jing A Ling" • Chess Records 5) Otis Redding • "Merry Christmas Baby" • ATCO Records 6) The Soul Duo • "Just a Sad Xmas" • Shiptown Records 7) Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings • "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects" • Daptone Records 8) James Brown • "Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto / Soulful Christmas" • King Records 9) Raindeer Runners • "Pull My Sled" • Soul Fire 10) Binky Griptite • "Stone Soul Christmas" • Daptone Records 11) The Funk Machine • "Soul Santa Pt. 1" • Creative Funk 12) The Chambers Brothers • "Merry Christmas, Happy New Year" • Columbia Records 13) The Black on White Affair • "Auld Lang Syne" • Light In The Attic | Today's EventsLionhead Bunny Residency: Ipytor Gavyen Machislav at Spirit AbuseParty on the Patio: Shane Wallin • soul, pop at Pueblo Harvest CaféMore Recommented Events ›› | |
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Ann Christensen teaches and writes in the field of early modern studies. She is working on a book, Business and Pleasure: Domesticity and Capitalism in Early Modern England, a study of sixteenth - and seventeenth century representations of housework and paid labor in the context of nascent capitalism. Her published articles concern drama by Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, and Heywood as well as Jonson's poetry and film adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew. These essays, along with book reviews, can be found in SEL, Exemplaria, Shakespeare Quarterly, Modern Philology, Comparative Drama, Literature & History (special issues on Historicizing Shakespeare), and Postscript (a special issue on Shakespeare and film). A recipient of an NEH research grant, she has also received the Distinguished Teacher Award of the College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication.
- Ph.D., University of Illinois
- M.A., University of Illinois
- B.A., Quincy College
Honors, Awards, and Grants Received
- Master Teacher Award. College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communication, University of Houston. 1996.
- Outstanding Professor. Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society), University of Houston. 1995.
- NEH Grant. Folger Shakespeare Library Institute: "Shakespeare and the Languages of Performance," Folger Library, Washington, D.C. 1992-1993.
Selected Publications
- "Reinventing the Domestic Woman: Petruchio's House in Postwar Suburbia." Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities Special Issue on Shakespeare and film. 17.1 (Fall 1997): 28-42.
- "The Return of the Domestic in Coriolanus." SEL, Studies in English Literature 1500-1800. 37.2 (Spring 1997): 295-316.
- Reprinted in 1997 Yearbook of Shakespearean Criticism. Michelle Lee, editor. Gale Research.
- "Business, Pleasure and Household Management in Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness." Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 9.2 (October 1997): 315-40.
- "Of Household Stuff and Homes: The Stage and Social Practice in The Taming of the Shrew." Explorations in Renaissance Culture. 22 (Fall 1996): 127-145.
- "'Because their business still lies out of doors': Resisting the Separation of the Spheres in The Comedy of Errors." Literature & History (Special issue, "Historicizing Shakespeare") 5.1 (Spring 1996): 19-37.
- "Reconsidering Ben Jonson and the Centered Self." South Central Review 13.1 (Spring 1996): 1-17.
- "Playing the Cook: Nurturing Men in Titus Andronicus." Shakespeare and History, Publication of Shakespeare Yearbook. 6 (Spring 1996): 327-354.
- "Settling House in Middleton's Women Beware Women." Comparative Drama 29 (1995-96): 493-518.
- *"'The Doors are Made Against You': Domestic Thresholds in Jonson's Plays." Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association. 16 (1995): 153-178.
Invited Lectures
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon State University, "The Domestic Worlds of Romeo and Juliet" Ashland Shakespeare Festival Symposium, May 2003. Panelist with Stephen Booth (University of California, Berkeley and Michael Warren (University of California, Santa Cruz).
- University of Texas at Austin. "'Let Housewifery Appear': Finding the Housewife in Early Modern Studies," March 2001.
Graduate Courses
- English 7363 Graduate Pre-seminar Renaissance Literature
- English 7396, (City Initiative) Approaches to Shakespeare on Film
- English 7398 Ph.D. Student Independent Study. "Gender and Power in Shakespeare's Problem Plays"; MFA student Independent Study: "The History of Sonnet Sequences," "Shakespeare and Globalization"
- English 8340 "City, State, and Household on the Elizabethan and Jacobean Stage"; "Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama and the New Historicism," "Labor and Leisure"; "Economies"
- English 8341 Shakespeare's Comedies and Histories, "Gender and/as Performance"
Undergraduate Courses
- English 1303 Freshman Composition
- English 2302 and 2101, Freshman Honors, The Human Situation
- English 2304 Introduction to Poetry
- English 3305, English Renaissance Literature
- English 3306, Shakespeare's Major Works: Shakespeare and Film, "The Family, Sex and Households on the Shakespearean Stage"; "Shakespeare and the Spaces of Performance"; "Reading, Viewing, Reviewing and Doing Shakespeare"; "Imagining Other Worlds: Shakespeare and the Age of Discovery"; "Cultural Contexts for Identity in Shakespeare"
- English 3309, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama: "Drama and Social History"; "Carnival and Marketplace in Early Modern Drama"
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Rock Burglar timeline
- March 2005:
- 15-count "John Doe" indictment
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- Fountain Hills robbery; footprints left behind
- May 2011:
- Neese arrested in unrelated burglary apprehension detail
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- Investigators connect Neese to Fountain Hills burglary, collect DNA later matched to that in 2005 "John Doe" indictment
- April 2013:
- Neese convicted on all counts in 2005 "John Doe" indictment
- May 2013:
- Neese pleads guilty to charges in April 2011 Fountain Hills Burglary
- August 2013:
- Neese sentenced to 22.75 years in prison
PHOENIX – The man known as the "Rock Burglar" will spend nearly 23 years in prison.
Judge Pamela Svoboda on Wednesday sentenced Robert James Neese to 22.75 years behind bars.
"Today's sentence should dispel any doubts about the commitment of this office to hold criminals accountable regardless of how long it may take," Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said a statement released to media outlets. "I commend our law enforcement partners for their diligent efforts and cooperation in bringing this defendant to justice."
Neese, 60, originally was to be sentenced in early June, but that hearing was continued.
The case against Neese was almost a decade in the making.
In April 2013, he was tried and convicted of eight counts of burglary and seven counts of theft in a case stemming from a 2005 indictment of "John Doe." That indictment was based on DNA evidence collected from several crime scenes, some dating back to 1999.
After those convictions, Neese pleaded guilty to burglary and possession of burglary tools from an April 2011 case in Fountain Hills. It was that 2011 case that allowed investigators to identify Neese as the elusive Rock Burglar.
Detectives said Neese's DNA, which was collected during the investigation of the April 2011 case, connected him to the crimes listed in the 2005 John Doe indictment.
Neese is thought to have been responsible for more than 400 burglaries in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills and Cave Creek, starting as early as 1993.
The Rock Burglar used rocks to break into homes through master bedroom or bathroom windows while the owners were away.
Detectives over the years said Neese was a savvy criminal, saying that he watched the targeted homes, often for several days, to make sure they were empty before striking. They also said he knew quite a bit about the valuation of jewelry.
In all, authorities have estimated that the Rock Burglar made off with $10 million in jewelry, cash and other loot over the years.
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The total harmonic distortion, or THD, of a signal is a measurement of the harmonic distortion present and is defined as the ratio of the sum of the powers of all harmonic components to the power of the fundamental frequency. THD is used to characterize the linearity of audio systems and the power quality of electric power systems.
In audio systems, lower THD means the components in a loudspeaker, amplifier or microphone or other equipment produce a more accurate reproduction by reducing harmonics added by electronics and audio media.
In power systems, lower THD means reduction in peak currents, heating, emissions, and core loss in motors.[1]
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To understand a system with an input and an output, such as an audio amplifier, we start with an ideal system where the transfer function is linear and time-invariant. When a signal passes through a non-ideal, non-linear device, additional content is added at the harmonics of the original frequencies. THD is a measurement of the extent of that distortion.
When the input is a pure sine wave, the measurement is most commonly the ratio of the sum of the powers of all higher harmonic frequencies to the power at the first harmonic, or fundamental, frequency:[2]
which can equivalently be written as
if there is no source of power other than the signal and its harmonics.
Measurements based on amplitudes (e.g. voltage or current) must be converted to powers to make addition of harmonics distortion meaningful. For a voltage signal, for example, the ratio of the squares of the RMS voltages is equivalent to the power ratio:
where Vi is the RMS voltage of ith harmonic and i = 1 is the fundamental frequency.
THD is also commonly defined as an amplitude ratio rather than a power ratio,[3] resulting in a definition of THD which is the square root of that given above:
This latter definition is commonly used in audio distortion (percentage THD) specifications. It is unfortunate that these two conflicting definitions of THD (one as a power ratio and the other as an amplitude ratio) are both in common usage.
As a result, THD is a non-standardized specification and the results between manufacturers are not easily comparable. Since individual harmonic amplitudes are measured, it is required that the manufacturer disclose the test signal frequency range, level and gain conditions, and number of measurements taken. It is possible to measure the full 20–20 kHz range using a sweep. For all signal processing equipment, except microphone preamplifiers, the preferred gain setting is unity. For microphone preamplifiers, standard practice is to use maximum gain.
Measurements for calculating the THD are made at the output of a device under specified conditions. The THD is usually expressed in percent as distortion factor or in dB relative to the fundamental as distortion attenuation.
THD+N means total harmonic distortion plus noise. This measurement is much more common and more comparable between devices. It is usually measured by inputting a sine wave, notch filtering the output, and comparing the ratio between the output signal with and without the sine wave:[4]
A meaningful measurement must include the bandwidth of measurement. This measurement includes effects from intermodulation distortion, and so on, in addition to harmonic distortion. In Europe, it is preferable to apply a ITU-R BS.468 weighed curve,[citation needed] which is intended to accentuate what is most audible to the human ear, contributing to a more accurate measurement. However, as the weight of the curve adds 12 dB of gain to the critical midband,[citation needed] making THD+N measurements bigger, manufacturers object to its use and have widely prevented its adoption in American and Asian markets.
For a given input frequency and amplitude, THD+N is equal to SINAD, provided that both measurements are made over the same bandwidth.[5]
The distortion of a waveform relative to a pure sinewave can be measured either by using a THD analyzer to analyse the output wave into its constituent harmonics and noting the amplitude of each relative to the fundamental; or by cancelling out the fundamental with a notch filter and measuring the remaining signal, which will be total aggregate harmonic distortion plus noise.
Given a sinewave generator of very low inherent distortion, it can be used as input to amplification equipment, whose distortion at different frequencies and signal levels can be measured by examining the output waveform.
There is electronic equipment both to generate sinewaves and to measure distortion; but a general-purpose digital computer equipped with a sound card can carry out harmonic analysis with suitable software. Different software can be used to generate sinewaves, but the inherent distortion may be too high for measurement of very low-distortion amplifiers.
For many purposes different types of harmonics are not equivalent. For instance, crossover distortion at a given THD is much more audible than clipping distortion at the same THD, since the harmonics produced are at higher frequencies.[6] A single THD number is inadequate to specify audibility, and must be interpreted with care. Taking THD measurements at different output levels would expose whether the distortion is clipping (which increases with level) or crossover (which decreases with level).
THD is an average of a number of harmonics equally weighted, even though research performed decades ago identifies that lower order harmonics are harder to hear at the same level, compared with higher order ones. In addition, even order harmonics are said to be generally harder to hear than odd order.[citation needed] A number of formulas that attempt to correlate THD with actual audibility have been published, however none have gained mainstream use.[citation needed]


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Professor Brandt was an Associate Professor at UWM from 1965 to 1985, Department Chair from 1976-1978, Professor from 1985 to 1992 and Professor Emeritus from 1992 until present. Research areas included: basic studies in plasma chemistry and solid state reactions; diffusion measurements on high polymers, zeolites, etc., and computer simulations related thereto. Recent interests include: searching the chemical literature via computer, and relating chemistry to liberal arts..
From September 1992 to August 1994, Professor Brandt was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Niarobi, Kenya, Africa, lecturing and collaborating on current research.
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Professor Brandt taught undergraduate courses in physical chemistry, quantitative analysis, and general chemistry (lectures and laboratories in all three courses), senior seminar, chemical literature, and a novel course "Chemistry and the Liberal Arts".
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"Development of a Chemistry Department in an Industrialized Society; Challenges and Some Solutions", W.W. Brandt, Proc. Inaugural Conf. Kenya Chem. Soc. 3, (1993).
"Plasma and Reagent Pulse Induced Transients on the Etching of Si by NF3", I. Ishii and W.W. Brandt, J. Electrochem.Soc., 133, 1240 (1996).
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"Plasma Etching of Si Using NF3 Pulses Injected into He or Ar; Sputtering vs. Reactive Ion Etching", W.W. Brandt and I. Ishii, Proc. 7th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, C.J. Timmermans, (ed), IUPAC, Eindhoven, Holland, 971 (1985).


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When you haven't done something in a long time.
For example, I haven't seen her in a minute.
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I period of time that is most likely longer then a minute.
Rather it be the past, or future, you can use the term.
Rather it be the past, or future, you can use the term.
I'll holler at you in a minute.
I ain't seen him in a minute.
I ain't seen him in a minute.
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what you say when someone tells you to do something but your too lazy to do it.
mother: billy! go take out the trash you stupid little cunt! i knew your father should have used a condom!
billy: in a minute....
billy: in a minute....
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A phrase used to make people think you are going to do what they say 'in a minute', however the task is almost always never done as the person is too lazy. It is most effective when used to piss someone off. Goes well with whining noises.
Simon: Get a life, you prick!
Tabish: In a minute! (moans)
Tabish: In a minute! (moans)
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ika-11 ng Abril, 2006
Another way of saying farewell (like BYE), especially over the phone.
CALLER 1: I'll holla at you tomorrow.
CALLER 2: Alright.
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>>> welcome back to "today," it's monday morning, february 24th , 2014 . i'm willie geist along with al, natalie and the newest member of our family, miss tamron hall .
>> are you going to do your own history of rap for us?
>> i think we should. just quickly to recap, willie stood me up during a karaoke contest. we were judges and i said let's do beyonce and jay-z, and we ended up doing "endless love."
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>> i think 12 years a slave will receive the acting awards, but i think "gravity" might outweigh it when you put in the technical awards into the mix.
>> i agree with you "12 years" is a favorite. a bit of a spoiler on best picture .
>> yeah, i'm going with "gravity" getting the awards because i think it was a different kind of film. and i think it sort of set new ground as to how far the 3d and technology.
>> and "12 years a slave."
>> my heart was pounding when i watched that film, nothing like it.
>> red carpet moments. whose gown will inspire the most chatter?
>> lupita.
>> i think lupita, but i put margot.
>> i'm going with cate blanchett because she'll win for "blue jasmine."
>> who will the host, ellen, roast the most?
>> i think jonah hill for the things he did in "wolf of wall street ."
>> i went bradley cooper because he admitted he went commando to a state dinner .
>> i'm going with george clooney . he seems to be in the moment right now. golden globes , everybody sort of picked on him.
>> hard to beat that. i wouldn't go back there. academy awards are this sunday, this coming sunday, march 2nd .
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wrveres wrote:well I don't think she should go to jail. Actually we should just make sex with minors legal. It would save millions in the legal system, jailing them, feeding them. Also by making it legal, it would make condoms more accessable and probably cheaper too. And besides, if Clinton taught us anything, its just sex! Right? Oh and Its ok to lie about in a courtroom too. To hell with another persons civil rights. Let her walk ... Actually I come down on the side of allowing School teachers to tag there students when ever they want ..... Its just Sex!
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Today I was the interviewee for two people. One was my old high school biology teacher; I came out to her, and she wanted to know a little more about being gay. I had always admired her as a teacher, and now I was teaching her, though I was never going to give her an exam on this. (That would have been one interesting exam if I had made it like one of hers. "Mrs. W, for your essay question, tell me why queer people think Jerry Falwell is a major closet case. Please keep your answer to 50 words or less.") The other was a straight college student writing her thesis on gay athletes -- both closeted, like me, and out. I wondered why she picked that as her thesis topic, but I guess that she was one of the only genuine straight allies I've met. (I'm sure that there are real allies out there, but for some reason, all of them seem to come out after a while.)
I hadn't realized that so many educated people think that being gay is a phase. Mrs. W. asked if I had had any experience with the same sex or opposite sex. When I told her that I had not, she told me that I really couldn't be sure. So I asked her how many women she had to date before she knew she was straight. Then she saw the light -- I'll have to remember that question the next time the college's Republican club starts getting obnoxious.
That was also a common theme of the student's questioning. She wanted to know about my experiences, how those experiences affected my swimming, etc. As soon as I came out as a virgin to her, she had to skip several pages of her survey.
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So what are the sources of this queer pressure? I think it's the same kind of thing that straight youth face -- everybody in the movies and on TV seem to be having sex. Mulder and Scully haven't even kissed yet, but in That 70's Show, Donna gets on the pill so she's "prepared." I don't have time to go to the movies, but if people aren't sleeping around in Varsity Blues and some of those other movies, I must be seeing some of the most misleading trailers in history. It's everywhere; it gives people the impression that everyone is doing it, and that's a lie. I've gotten a large response from gay youth, and most of them aren't sleeping around. I realize that this is a profoundly unscientific sampling, and that bad sampling has been used against the queer community many times to justify bigotry, but I just thought it was interesting how many people write in to say, "I'm not having sex, and nobody believes me either."
When will the stereotypes die? When will we stop being questioned and start being accepted?
About the author: Mike is a gay college student at a remarkably conservative college in California. He's attempting to run his gay-straight alliance right now. If you have any suggestions for him, please send them to him at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you ever use AOL Instant Messenger, his handle is "hubfly."


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The wooden men lie among the leaves under the oak trees. There are indeed no bushes. In fact nothing at all grows under the trees. Mosses, moulds and toadstools will ensure that the men slowly rot away. It looks like a battlefield… A lane nearby (where John Rädecker's "Antlers" is displayed) used to be part of the funeral route. The deceased from Deelen were brought along this lane to their final resting place in Otterlo. The decay process of the past years is already quite visible. In the autumn, stinkhorn fungi grow here.


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- Slightly eased through the hip and thigh
- Metallic embroidered rhinestones on back pockets
- Hand sanding, tacking, dremmeling and grinding details
- Leather Big Star label on back
- 99% Cotton, 1% Spandex.
- Machine wash cold with like colors inside out to retain color. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Warm iron if needed.
- This quality denim has been hand finished for a unique, individual look. It will wear like your old favorite jeans, with each abrasion continuing to wear over time. We hope you love the vintage appearance and comfort of wearing jeans that have the look and feel of years of wear. Thanks for making the Buckle your denim destination.
- Made in Mexico.
Ozone Technology.
Ozone Technology has allowed Big Star to reduce its use of water, chemicals and energy by approximately 25% annually, helping to save the world one jean at a time.
Koos Manufacturing Inc., the home to premium denim brand Big Star, is now using Ozone Technology, a wash process that significantly reduces the company's water consumption, use of chemicals and dirty energy.
Big Star applies Ozone Technology to its denim manufacturing as a drying process that essentially produces a cleaner finish on the jean in a much quicker time frame, and uses no water during its cycle. Normally, jeans are rinsed with large amounts of water to get rid of the excess indigo from the garment, and chemicals are applied to fade the jean and clean up indigo bleeds on the pocket linings. The ozone acts as a bleach to disinfect the garment, kill bacteria and reduce indigo backwash, dramatically lowering water consumption as well as energy and chemical usage.
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Like the way they fit. I like these cropped jeans. There is a little stretch which makes them comfortable and they look good. July 4, 2012
LOVE these - sad about the stitching Absolutely LOVE these crops, wear them all the time. The fit is great too, BUT the wide stitching on the side came loose on one part. I'm pretty sure it's just decorative stitching so they didn't fall apart or anything, but now there's a spot on the side where there's a big loop of string sticking out :( wish I knew how to fix it! This happened to another pair of Big Star jeans I got from the Buckle also. All in all though, I love these crops. July 3, 2012
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Our new version of Collections Online has much more content, types of information, and browsing possibilities than before. There's a bit too much to explain in one post so we're going to break it up over a series of posts. First up, the obvious, Te Papa's Collection. Objects Of course a primary goal of ours… Read more »
Posts written by Adrian Kingston
New version of Collections Online
Yesterday we released an updated version of Collections Online, or at least the beginnings of it. There are a few tweaks to do here and there that we will work on over the next while, and of course more features we will be adding in the future. I won't go into too much detail now… Read more »
DigitalNZ's Make It Digital
DigitalNZ is a collaborative project led by the National Library of New Zealand that has been around for a few months now. They have already done fantastic things with providing tools for searching across New Zealand digital content from a range of organisations, including from Te Papa's Collections Online, as well as providing access for developers (via… Read more »
Te Papa's collections and digitisation
Te Papa's collections have been built over nearly 150 years and range from miniscule lice and molluscs through to caravans, 22m long artworks and colossal squid. The collection is estimated to be approximately 2 million artworks, photographs, objects and specimens. Headaches A collection this diverse can create a number of headaches when it comes to… Read more »


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Raimon Bundó
Brands: Raimon Bundó, IR de Bundó, Kiss by Bundó
How many years has your company been in business? We have been in business for 46 years
How many pieces are in your collections? We have between 100 - 120 pieces within our collections
What materials do you use? We use exclusive fabrics , like Italian laces, French chantillys, silk, Mikado,. Always soft and best quality materials. Every season we are always looking for new materials, this is our aim: innovation and differentiation
What are some of your style features? Elegant, romantic and exclusive designs
What size ranges do you have available? We could produce in any size
What's your retail price range? Raimon Bundó: €2,000 - €2,500. IR de Bundó: €2,000 - €2,500. Kiss by Bundó: €1,500 - €1,800. Victorio & Lucchino: €2,500 - €3,000
Do you keep stock held in the UK and what are your delivery lead times? We don´t stock. We produce under order, and we produce on made to measure procedure. Standard delivery is about 2 months (but we can deliver rush orders in 1 month). We made all our dresses in our ateliers in Barcelona, it gives us a flexibility and a better quality control
How many retailers do you currently have in the UK and Ireland? We currently have 7 stockists in the UK and 2 in Ireland
What's your current bestseller? Style Ingrid, A gown with a silk tulle on the skirt, and lace on the body, with cap sleeves. It gives a simply but romantic sensual feeling to the bride, with exclusive soft materials. Comfortable and elegant, are the main needs of our brides
Where can the latest collections be seen? We are exhibiting at The White Gallery London 17 - 19 May 2015
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On this day in 1923, Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, hours after the death of President Warren G. Harding.
Born July 4, 1872, in Plymouth, Vermont, Coolidge was the son of a village storekeeper. He graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts and worked his way up in the political ranks in that state as a Republican, from city councilman in Northampton in 1898 to governor in 1918. Coolidge made it onto the Republican ticket in 1920 as Harding's running mate, and they won a decisive victory over a Democratic pairing of James Cox and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In 1923, Harding's administration was tainted by the emergence of corruption scandals involving Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and other high government officials, a group known as the Ohio Gang. A distraught Harding sought refuge from Washington during a summer vacation but died suddenly in San Francisco late on August 2, after suffering a heart attack or stroke. Coolidge got the news of Harding's death early the next morning, while visiting family in Vermont. He took the oath of office by the light of a kerosene lamp; his father, a notary public, administered it using the family's Bible.
Coolidge immediately began working to rehabilitate the tarnished image of the government's executive branch, projecting an image of old-fashioned New England values and Puritan austerity that reassured a troubled public. A man of few words—he was known as "Silent Cal"—Coolidge became an extremely popular president, winning more than 54 percent of the popular vote when he was reelected in 1924. His time in the White House coincided with an era of unprecedented material prosperity and technological advances, with consumers snapping up widely available new products such as automobiles, radios and household appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines.
Strongly conservative, Coolidge believed the government should do little to interfere with business and industry, whether it was to check the growing power of big corporations or to aid struggling industries such as agriculture. He supported tax cuts for businesses and high tariffs to protect U.S. goods, but vetoed aid to farmers as well as a plan to produce electric power cheaply on the Tennessee River. Taking office just five years after the First World War ended, Coolidge favored isolationism in foreign policy, and opposed American membership in the League of Nations.
Though he almost certainly would have won reelection in 1928, Coolidge decided not to run, retiring from politics before the stock market disaster of November 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression that crippled the country. He died of a heart attack in January 1933. Though remembered fondly for restoring dignity to the White House, the Coolidge era also went down in history as a time of governmental complacency in the face of impending economic disaster.
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- Civil War
- Union General Thomas F. Meagher is born in Ireland, 1823
- Cold War
- Chambers accuses Hiss of being a communist spy, 1948
- Crime
- Sodomy arrest sparks controversy, 1982
- Disaster
- Boeing 707 crashes into a mountain near Agadir, Morocco , 1975
- General Interest
- Columbus sets sail, 1492
- Sir Roger Casement hanged, 1916
- Soviets release Mathias Rust, 1988
- Hollywood
- Multimillion-dollar baby photos published, 2008
- Literary
- Last installment of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is published, 1861
- Music
- "The Macarena" begins its reign atop the U.S. pop charts, 1996
- Old West
- Donner party encounters first delay, 1846
- Presidential
- Calvin Coolidge takes oath of office after Harding's death, 1923
- Sports
- NBA is born, 1949
- Vietnam War
- TV news shows Marines burning village, 1965
- Marines launch Operation Prairie, 1966
- World War I
- Germany and France declare war on each other, 1914
- World War II
- Italians move on British Somaliland, 1940
Calvin Coolidge takes oath of office after Harding's death
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- Aug 06, 1965
- Johnson signs Voting Rights Act
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- Nixon resigns
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It's the most wonderful time of the year and as fall slips into our radar followed closely by winter and the holidays, now is the time to submit your business links, specials and sites for posting and distribution on Dallas Single Mom. Whether you have a family friendly event, product, coupon, sale, recipe or whatever there is a place here on Dallas Single Mom. I will be distributing a Fall Family Guide for both Halloween and Thanksgiving along with a holiday gift guide that will include your business, product or event information. Links will be added for free!
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Lloyd Loom of Spalding the genuine British manufacturer
Genuine British Lloyd Loom furniture is manufactured from woven twisted paper and wire on a solid beech-wood frame.
Each piece - whether for conservatory, kitchen or restaurant - is individually handmade by craftsmen to your specification and can be in any colour you like.
Our furniture is tremendously strong and, unlike the cane and rattan furniture which inspired the original elegant designs, it will last for a generation.


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Schneider Crane Service, Inc.
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Schneider Crane Service, Inc. (Over 30 years of construction service) is owned and operated by Tony Schneider.
40 – 70 ton cranes (up to 200' reach) are available on hand .… smaller or bigger cranes available on request.
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Schneider Crane Service is located in Williamsville, IL.
We service central Illinois and surrounding areas.
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Check out the new one-time scholarship help to begin degree completion through the Bachelor of University Studies Degree at the University of Maine—First-Come, First-Served.
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3) We highly recommend that you register through our student services office (122 Chadbourne Hall if you are on campus, or phone 581-3143). If you do so, you will be sure to get complete and accurate information about registration, adding and dropping, billing, and refund deadlines.
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The Lifelong Learning Advising Center at the University of Maine is the point of access to degree programs and lifelong learning opportunities for adult learners at the flagship campus of the University of Maine system and throughout the University College network.
Our Lifelong Learning Advising Center team can explain a variety of options for enhancing your educational credential in a way that works with your life as a busy adult.
Founded in 1865, UMaine, with its 90+ bachelor's degree programs, 75 Master's programs, and 30 doctoral programs, is recognized by U.S. New and World Report (2012) as one of the top 100 U.S. colleges and universities. It is the only university in Maine ranked in their top tier. You probably know that it has been singled out for its excellence in research in teaching by others, too, but did you know that The Education Trust ranked it first in the nation among public flagship universities for fostering access and success for low-income and minority students?
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Baldface Books Prize Puzzle #260
Thursday, September 5, 2013
3. Strike the Queen with a shilling, and get mad. (7)
A gift certificate valued at $15 will be awarded by our valued sponsor, Baldface Books of Central Avenue in downtown Dover, to the first correct entry drawn from the hat after the closing date of Monday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. The solution to Baldface Books Prize Puzzle No. 260, along with the name of the winner, and everyone else submitting correct solutions, will be published in the Rochester Times and online at www.fosters.com on Thursday, Sept. 19. |


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Angry scenes as councillors plan Monday meeting on road proposal
Thu, Feb 26, 2015
The public disquiet over the proposed construction of the Galway City N6 Transport project shows no sign of abating with county councillors arranging an emergency meeting next Monday to debate the heated issue.
The anger and trauma which is being felt by the general public in relation to the new proposed bypass project led to one Galway county councillor being accused of having the attitude of Oliver Cromwell.
Republican Sinn Fein representative Tomás Ó Curraoin was clearly extremely upset following the outburst from a member of the public, which occurred in Barna last weekend. He told Monday's county council meeting that he "felt like ground opening up and swallowing me", when he was subjected to the tirade by an irate woman. The Connemara councillor was speaking as part of a debate on the new N6 Galway City Transport Project.
Angry scenes as councillors plan Monday meeting on road proposal
The public disquiet over the proposed construction of the Galway City N6 Transport project shows no sign of abating with county councillors arranging an emergency meeting next Monday to debate the heated issue.
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The chef, the cyclist, and the photographer
CHUTZPAH, RESTLESSNESS, imagination and no little skill across a range of disciplines have all played their part in photographer Reg Gordon's eventful and varied career path.
DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard leading the way again
Just as the company finished 2014 with the final auction of the year in Ireland, DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard is leading the way again this year with the first of its auctions to be held tomorrow in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway, at 3pm.
Lam hopeful Muliaina will be fit for Treviso test
After two visits to Wales in the Pro 12, Connacht look forward to their return to the Sportsground (Sunday 5.15pm) and the opportunity to consolidate their top six position.
New Land Rover Discovery Sport goes on sale
Land Rover Ireland launched the new Discovery Sport last week with prices in Ireland starting from €37,100 for the 2.2 TD4 S model.
Galway tourism interests part of gathering to attract business tourism to the west
Galway businesses were in Dublin this week to attend Fáilte Ireland's Business Tourism Briefing and hear about plans for the business tourism sector for 2015 and beyond. Over 250 members from across Ireland's business tourism sector were in attendance, representing conference venues, hotels, professional conference organisers, destination management companies, university conference offices and regional convention bureaux.
The new bistro at The Ardilaun
It is fair to say, I think, that we have all learned to lower our expectations a little when dining in a hotel. Often we hear the phrase "the food was great" qualified by the appendage "for a wedding". After all, serving 120 plus plates of beef or salmon all at the same time is an entirely different prospect to cooking two or four plates to order.
Bringing Apple to a sort of orchard
Sssshhh, quiet now, quiet now lads, give him a chance give him a chance….
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If you are like me, and didn't buy your first gun until way into adulthood, or you had one but started carrying much later, what made you start?
I didn't buy my first gun until I was 53. I'm female, and there were no guns that I ever knew of in my house when I was growing up. They weren't discussed - at all. I was raised in a working-class poor neighborhood.
When I was a young teen, my parents visited a friend in another state who had long guns. My father and his friend had them out and were looking at them. I reached to touch one, and they both shouted at me not to. I understand now, of course, but neither one of these men offered to explain anything, teach me anything, or let me shoot them. I guess I figured it was one of those "man-things" that I should have no interest in.
I lived by myself for several years before marrying, and had a few scary incidents along the way. Then married for 20 years, with my husband having two revolvers in the house.
Why did I wait so long?
Part of it was the typical "It will probably never happen to me" -- because nothing had, for a couple of decades.
Part of it was a general ignorance of guns, and the masculine (and "redneck") aura around them that I had picked up from society. I was *very* uncomfortable at the thought of walking into a very different society than the one I lived in.
Part of it was ignorance of how seldom the police could get to you in time to actually *prevent* a crime, not just pick up after one.
Part of it was shooting my husband's two small revolvers - way too much recoil! And I didn't know of any other options, of any other guns. (Pre-internet, remember.) I figured all guns hurt like that, and it wouldn't be worth it to try anything different.
A little bit of it was "Oh, he'll protect me." (I know, I know.)
I was ignorant to the hilt. Ignorant of guns, of situational awareness, of what the police can and can't do, and I was pretty sheltered. And no one, no one, really offered to change that. And since I was ignorant of my ignorance, I didn't think about needing to learn what I didn't know I needed to learn.
In 2008 I was divorced, and my 3 kids and I were living in a not-very-good apartment complex. I knew I wasn't safe, but there was a wall of ignorance and fear surrounding guns that was very hard to climb over by myself.
What made me change, *really*, was that my son, when he turned 21, bought one. I bought my first gun a week later, when he went with me.
Here was someone, right at hand, whom I could at least learn *with* - if not from, and whom I could trust not to laugh at me for my ignorance, or my decision to protect myself. (My ex husband thinks we're both paranoid.) Here was someone who would share my interest. Here was someone I could talk to about it, and go to the range with. This was really the first opportunity in my many decades, of learning some of the same stuff most of you grew up with.
When I first started typing this, I was just curious about other people's stories.
Now, I guess it boils down to this: there are a lot of people out there similar to me, and it might behoove us to help them along. I wish someone had helped feed my curiosity at age 14, when I first showed an interest, or taught me at 31, when I didn't know a handgun didn't have to hurt.