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Freshmen aren't the only new faces at PSU this year; several new faculty and staff have joined the Gorilla family, too.
Some faculty members, like Juliana Hughes, are becoming full-time faculty. Hughes was added in January as the Teacher Licensing Officer for the College of Education, with an advising component.
"The administration, staff and faculty have been abundantly helpful and welcoming in my position," Hughes said. "It is an honor to be part of such an amazing university."
Hughes says that her co-workers and students make her job better. She says that students are excited about the programs and activities they belong to and that makes it easy to help them succeed.
"Pitt State is an amazing atmosphere and provides many opportunities to the students," Hughes said. "Therefore, I had a strong desire to be part of the staff at Pitt State."
While Hughes received her bachelor of science in communication at PSU, Laurie Covert was recommended to PSU by her doctoral program adviser. Covert, who was originally a Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat, says she is already developing a love for Gus.
"Although I do not have any personal ties to PSU, I have found this to be a very welcoming campus and have enjoyed adjusting back to the smaller-town lifestyle," said Covert, assistant professor in health, human performance and recreation.
All new members of the faculty must attend the New Faculty Orientation. Heather Eckstein is a Freshmen Experience instructor and is used to dealing with newcomers to campus, so she helped orient the 31 new faculty members. She says helping with the orientation gave her the feeling that something great is about to begin.
"I enjoy working with those who I respectfully call 'the newies,' whether they are freshmen or new faculty," Eckstein said. "Whatever the transition, going to college or getting a new job, it is important to provide information about the resources and tools that can help a person succeed."
Eckstein says she gives the new faculty members the same advice that she gives the freshmen: Get involved.
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Devoid of context, Tom Maday's photographs elicit a benign appeal, black-and-white documentation of the everyday lives of St. Louis families. Yet as part of the forthcoming book After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis, the images become more testament than documentary. They are expressions of wonder: how life goes on after unimaginable catastrophe.
Selected images will be used in a yearlong exhibition at the Missouri Historical Society, opening Nov. 25. Tentatively titled We Will Survive, it aims to explore the lives of Bosnian refugees in St. Louis: who they are, what has brought them here, how they are making a go of it in their new homeland. One of Maday's images will serve as introduction to the exhibit -- that of a smiling Muska Oric surrounded by her four children. On entering the space, visitors will see another image of Muska -- that of her hands holding a photograph of her husband, Haso, missing since Srebrenica's fall in 1995.
Srebrenica, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- if these names have any meaning at all for St. Louisans, it is as distant memories with unpleasant associations: ethnic cleansing, concentration camps, mass graves.
Patrick McCarthy, a St. Louis University librarian, was the catalyst for both the book and the exhibit. He has worked closely with the Bosnian refugees in St. Louis since they began arriving in the early 1990s. His association with the Balkan conflict has made him acutely aware of the inclination toward forgetting in contemporary life: "In the cycle of how we understand events, when things are over, they're really over."
His recent efforts -- writing the text and conducting interviews for the book, acting as liaison between the Bosnian community and the museum -- are acts of resistance against the ease with which the past turns into airy abstraction. "We do have the opportunity to go beyond the superficial," he says. And more than the opportunity, in McCarthy's way of thinking, the duty. He recalls a visit he made to Sarajevo during the siege, entering the city through tunnels under the airport. Amid the rubble of the streets, he saw well-dressed men, women in makeup. He refers to this care for surface appearance in the midst of horrific circumstances as "the stature of defiance." The Sarajevans were, he says, "maintaining their humanity before terrible inhumanity.
"The question is not how they did it, but who are you that you can so diminish your own humanity by looking the other way, or forgetting?"
Proportionally, St. Louis is the home of the largest Bosnian population (an estimated 25,000-plus) in the United States, and that population is second only to Chicago's in terms of numbers. In just the last five years, the Bosnians have become one of the largest single ethnic communities in the city. Their unique presence suggests a unique story, one which McCarthy began talking to the Historical Society's director of exhibitions, Myron Freedman, about three years ago.
His proposal was relatively modest compared with the exhibition that evolved from it. Like anyone with a book, he was looking for a suitable publisher, and the Historical Society seemed a good possibility. But timing, as any student of history knows, is everything, and McCarthy had come to the museum when it was planning for its new facility. Part of the museum's discussions were concerned with looking for ways to become more involved with people in the region, to become more of a local resource for people to tell their own stories about what St. Louis is and how it came to be.
From these discussions emerged the Community Partners Gallery, a space in the west wing of the old building, where 1904 World's Fair memorabilia now resides. There will still be space devoted to the World's Fair, but, explains Freedman, the Community Partners Gallery is "more a concept than a physical space" where the Historical Society hopes "to use our resources and our facilities to foster dialogue in the community about the region's persistent issues. We want people to come to us with stories to tell."
McCarthy had a story, and, because of his closeness to Bosnians here, could provide the Historical Society access to many more stories. McCarthy's book project "became the backbone for us to build something else around," says Freedman, "but we didn't know what that was until we actually went to the community."
The community, however, was suspicious at first. The last decade of conflict in the former Yugoslavia has been an experience of "the most intimate betrayals," McCarthy explains, in which neighbors became enemies. "To build a relationship of sufficient trust about difficult experiences," McCarthy observes, "means you have to get to know people," and coming from a major institution creates "inherent limitations." McCarthy began contacting people such as Adnan Jasarevic and Lejla Susic, two Bosnian refugees who came to St. Louis in the early '90s. Local Muslim leader Imam Muhamed Hasic was encouraged to participate as well (many Bosnians are Muslim, either practicing or not).
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MILWAUKEE — Robert Torres, Jr. remained in the hospital Wednesday, June 13th — four days after a hit-and-run driver nearly killed him on Milwaukee's north side. The five-year-old boy has been in the hospital since Saturday evening, and police continue to look for the driver that struck Torres in the 4500 block of N. Teutonia.
Torres' family has offered a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
With tears in her eyes Wednesday, Torres' grandmother, Betty Broom said she misses the five-year-old boy every day.
Torres remained in critical condition Wednesday at Children's Hospital – a place Broom can't go because of a heart condition that has left her bedridden.
"I would see him every day, and I don't see him at all now," Broom said.
Torres was struck by a driver who fled the scene Saturday evening, while walking home from the park with his adult cousin.
Broom said the rumor in her north side neighborhood is that someone got a good look at the license plate of the car involved — a tan, four-door vehicle, possibly an Oldsmobile.
A Milwaukee Police Department spokeswoman said detectives questioned a person of interest, but nothing came of it, and no one is in custody in this case.
Detectives say there may or may not have been another car involved in the hit-and-run.
As for Torres, Broom said doctors recently removed a screw from his head and he may soon be breathing without a ventilator. Broom said when she thinks about him in the hospital, it reminds her of what's missing from her life.
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Lincoln (Dec. 2012)
The second of two Abraham Lincoln films in 2012, Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Goodwin's detailed historical record finds our sixteenth President (Daniel Day-Lewis) battling a divided and broken country during the onset of the Civil War. We'll have to wait to see exactly what kind of tone the director of War Horse and Schindler's List strikes with this depiction of an essential episode in Lincoln's legacy, and which Lincoln film will be the victor in terms of attracting audiences (the "serious" or the "silly"), but one thing's for certain: Lincoln as embodied by Day-Lewis will certainly be an Honest Abe like we've never seen him before. –LP
Les Miserables (Dec. 7)
A musical with an extensive stage history, an iconic novel that represents a time of turmoil, a director coming off an Oscar win. There's no denying the power of the story of the French revolution as seen through the eyes of a young girl and an ex-con, and although Hugh Jackman is no Jean-Paul Belmondo, this is a grand opportunity to showcase his Tony award-winning talent. Plus, Tom Hooper is going to make all his actors sing on camera, which will be an interesting experiment especially as they try to navigate the constantly-spinning stage. –CA
The Hobbit (Dec. 14)
At the risk of sounding like a total dork, I am a total dork. Therefore I cannot help but be all tingly in the shorts region for the return of Peter Jackson to the Tolkien universe. The first installment of the two-part 3D The Hobbit looks, from the trailer, to prove Jackson hasn't lost a step since last he left Middle Earth. –BS
World War Z (Dec. 21)
Even though everything we've heard about this adaptation of Max Brooks's excellent zombie apocalypse chronicle has said that it will be far different from the book upon which it's based, we can't help but have some faith in the creative team behind it, the likes of director Marc Forster and star/producer Brad Pitt. It's the zombiepocalypse on a grand scale, a massive version of all the parts you like about The Walking Dead. If done right, it could end up being the exclamation point on this most recent zombie craze. –NM
Life of Pi (Dec. 21)
How many films to be released in 2012 include a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker? Only one, friends. Only this one film from director Ang Lee, who will guide a cast that includes Tobey Maguire and Irrfan Khan in the adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling story of a boy who, in an attempt to move from India to Canada, ends up stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and the aforementioned tiger. It's going to be a magic, wonderful, strange and if Lee is on his game, quite magnificent adventure. –NM
This is 40 (Dec. 21)
Did you want to know more about the volatile couple, Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from Knocked Up? I did – so the idea that Judd Apatow is making a movie focusing more on those two characters (along with a few new ones) can pretty much guarantee a seat in the theater with me in it. And with everyone telling me your 30s are awesome (I don't want to talk about it), I want to find out the truth that lies for me if I survive that decade. –AL
Django Unchained (Dec. 25)
A former slave (Jamie Foxx) learns the fine art of bounty hunting and heads out to rescue his wife from a cruel plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). Quentin Tarantino is hit and miss just like any other writer/director, but his last film, Inglourious Basterds, was my favorite movie of 2009 so my expectations are high. In addition to DiCaprio in the bad guy role the film also stars Christoph Waltz, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sacha Baron Cohen, James Remar, Kerry Washington, Don Johnson and Kurt Russell. That's right. Kurt freaking Russell. –RH
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It's been a banner week for media coverage on RenGen theory. The latest edition of AdWeek features my essay. I describe how marketers can apply RenGen thinking to their work and seize the opportunities so rapidly unfolding as this psychographic sets the agenda for the marketplace.
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Products and services that will thrive in the renaissance translate into helping people create meaning when their world is transforming. The idea is less elusive than you might think. Here are three concepts that will figure into how people who crave meaning will devour the brands smart enough to serve it up to them.
1. Fusion, not fission. Fission, the dividing up and segmenting of things, was a way to create energy in the 20th century. The 21st century is moving the other way: uniting things that are sometimes paradoxical to create force. As we shed the old civilization's trappings, we won't invent a new reality overnight. We will harvest what is still meaningful and fuse it with the new. Brands that adopt fusion as a point of view will rule in the RenGen. Reebok's research revealed music, the spoken word and dance were eclipsing sports as leisure preferences among youth. Rather than make its customers choose between the athletic and the artistic, it fused the two identities with the "I am what I am" campaign.
2. Smarten up. New ideas, thought and knowledge are aspirational. Your brand's teachable moment will be its moment of truth. Allowing the consumer to play an active role in that learning experience is nirvana. That goes for employees as well. Google's author series brings notable thought leaders to headquarters for live discussions with employees. The events are taped and loaded for the world to see. And they are all managed by employees.
3. Truth is beauty. A renaissance is a period of heightened context. Sights, sounds, smells, textures all have elevated importance. Consumers crave experiences that indulge their senses, not so much as an escape, but as a point of inspiration for those who see themselves as creative and self-expressive. Icons, logos and symbology will be more important, as will elegantly written narratives in the place of blah-blah product copy. Doing things will matter more than buying things, so sponsoring events will bring the two together.
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"Fusion, not fission." Amen. Very glad to hear this. It's what keeps me going as a graphic facilitator. Helping to connect ideas and people to each other.
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It must be fulfilling for you, Brandy, to get a room full of people jamming on a new concept or solving a problem. Very RenGen.
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Spaghetti-dinner fundraiser
DeLeon Springs United Methodist Church announces that its monthly fundraising Spaghetti Dinner will resume 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, and continue the third Saturday of each month.
A donation of $8 will be gladly accepted, with the funds going to the church's outreach missions in DeLeon Springs and surrounding areas.
For more information, call 386-985-4325.
First Place 4 Health
The women of Christ Community Church in DeLand want to spread the word that they have discovered that the Bible holds the answer to the obesity epidemic. By following the First Place 4 Health program, a faith-based weight-loss plan, members of Christ Community have already lost a total of 70 pounds.
Meeting in a weekly support group, participants follow a 12-week curriculum that is centered on achieving balance in four essential areas of their lives: emotional, spiritual, mental and physical. This is done by regular attendance and fellowship at church (emotional); prayer, Scripture reading and Bible study (spiritual); Scripture memory and keeping a food record (mental); and eating well and exercising (physical).
First Place 4 Health helps members learn how to be victorious over past eating patterns and how to commit their minds and, ultimately, their bodies, to God.
Interested women of all ages may attend an introductory meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at the church. For more information or to join a First Place 4 Health group, call Joy Gorgans at 386-734-4646 or 386-848-8183.
Busy church in September
The Youth Group of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of DeLand has started up again for fall 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Dorothy and Paul Ashton are in charge, with help from Sue Brague, Doug Barbee, Mary Beth Stewart and Suzanne Reader. Children and youth from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate.
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the youth will be giving a report on their summer-camp activities, during the Fellowship Dinner. Reservations need to be made by Monday, Sept. 16. Martha Manley is in charge.
Pastor Art Bakewell will be the guest minister Sunday, Sept. 8. His sermon topic is "Redeeming the IRS," based on Mark 2:13-17.
Nonperishable food items will be collected at both the 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services for The Neighborhood Center.
The Monday-afternoon painting class at 1 p.m., under the direction of Marge Jones, will continue through the month of September. There is a charge of $5 for supplies at each class.
The Disciple Men will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
Fall classes
Are you curious about the Christian faith or new to the faith? Are you a leader who wants to teach or help others become disciples? Do you want to get to know more people? Are you a longtime believer who wants to continue to grow in your faith? If you said yes to any of these questions, the fall classes at Pine Ridge Fellowship in Deltona might be for you.
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University is one of the classes being offered this fall, and it will be facilitated by the Rev. Benjamin Stilwell-Hernandez, pastor of Pine Ridge Fellowship. New classes on Christian doctrine and Reading the Old Testament are being offered by Curtis Froisland, director of discipleship. Men's and women's classes are available.
Beginning the week of Sept. 8, classes will be available at both campuses, with many of the classes available day and evening. The Howland campus is across from Pine Ridge High School, and First Church Campus is near Discovery Elementary School on East Normandy Boulevard.
Register at http://tinyurl.com.PRFgrow2013, follow the church on Facebook, or call 407-324-1614, ext. 26.
Grandparents Day
Sunday, Sept. 8, is Grandparents Day, and Mosaic Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Orange City will celebrate the love and lessons of our grandparents at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service.
Congregants are invited to bring a photo or other memento of their grandparents to place on the altar.
Religious education for children of all ages is offered during the service. Learn more at the church website at www.mosaicuuc.org.
The Diocese of Florida - Independent Catholic Church of the Americas announces the upcoming ordination of Mark Cady to the Order of Deacons by the Most Rev. William R. Cavins, bishop of Florida. Cady, 48, a DeLand native and graduate of DeLand High School, is scheduled to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Holy Angels Catholic Community, which worships in the First United Church of Christ building at 4605 Curry Ford Road in Orlando.
Cady's spiritual calling started when he was 21 years old. "I planned to go to seminary to become a Capuchin Franciscan priest after getting out of the Navy," he said, but ever-changing events hindered this plan. However, through the journey of the coming years, he continued to hear that calling.
"I want to become a deacon because I believe God has called me to help shepherd His people, to guide them in their faith, and help it grow," he continued.
As for the parish, Cady has made it his goal to expand the Holy Angels' community-outreach activities. "Orlando is a big city, and there are many who have been disenfranchised and shunned by 'organized' religion. It is my hope that we, as a parish, will become a spiritual force to bring light to the dark corners of our community," he said.
'Don't Fear the Reaper'
Coleen Summey will present "Don't Fear the Reaper" at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, service at First Unitarian Universalist Church of West Volusia in DeLand.
Summey, who is a member of the First UU congregation, always brings a compassionate and caring perspective to her presentations.
Religious education for children of all ages is provided during the service.
For more information about the church, visit www.uudeland.org or www.facebook.com/UUDeland, or call 386-734-6499. To learn more about Unitarian Universalism, visit www.uua.org.
Sunday-school day/Outreach Ministry Fair
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in DeLand has scheduled Sunday, Sept. 8, as Sunday School Rally Day. The church will also be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with the Outreach Ministry of Faith presenting a "God's Work, Our Hands" Fair in Fellowship Hall. Both events will be held between the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.
Sunday School Rally Day will include food and games for children, while the Outreach Ministry Fair will feature stations where the church's ministries will set out information, materials, samples and sign-up sheets, and someone will be available to chat with members and guests about the different ministries.
Refreshments will also be served.
All members, friends and neighbors are invited and encouraged to attend. More information can be obtained from the church office 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily at 386-734-2791.
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"I got a fish," 4-year-old Bentley Smith said after his fishing line was able to successfully catch a large rainbow trout Saturday morning.
But Bentley wasn't fishing in a stream, river or lake in the area, but rather in the Legion Street Pool, as he and his father, Marty Smith, attended Johnson City's annual "Say YES to Fishing, Say NO to Drugs" fishout.
The fishout stresses the importance of being involved in positive activities, such as fishing, as a way to keep kids away from drugs and alcohol.
Marty said he and Bentley arrived at the pool around 10 a.m., and only waited about 10 minutes to sink their line in the water.
While lines of parents and children killed time inside the Legion Street Parks and Recreation Center gym, where inflatables and games were set up to help ease the wait time, Marty said Bentley had only fishing on his mind.
"He wanted to come fishing. (He) ran past everything to come fishing," he said. "This is the first time we've ever done (the fishout). I thought it was a great idea. I thought it would be a good thing for us to come and do. The volunteers were very helpful and they'll show you what to do."
From the edge of the pool, various sizes of trout were swimming through the different depths, as kids cast their lines near and far hoping for a bite. For those who were lucky enough to catch a fish, volunteers from the National Guard were on site to gut and clean the trout, bag it and put it on ice for the kids and their families to take home.
The fishout, scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., was a free event for kids 14 and under, and groups of 100 kids at a time were allotted 30 minutes to fish from the pool.
Terry Hardin, Johnson City Police Department patrol officer and chairman of the fishout committee, said so far the weekend of fishing already had a great turnout.
"(Friday) was our special needs night and we had 150-175 people here ... with special physical and mental needs," Hardin said. "It's going great. We have a good turnout. The weather's a little bit cool, but it's good for the fish."
He said the fishout has been going on since 1989 and involves numerous organizations, including the JCPD, Johnson City Fire Department, Johnson City Parks and Recreation, Citizens Police Academy volunteers and the National Guard.
"I see faces that have probably never fished before and hopefully they'll come back in and do it next year and the year after," Hardin said. "It's an outdoor activity. If we could give kids something positive to do, it's an alternative to drug use, to alcohol abuse. It's a great program and it's exciting."
After catching another large fish from the pool, 5-year-old Hope Garay-Leon said it was the second fish she had caught Saturday.
Standing close by, her mother, Amber, said she decided to bring the group of Greeneville residents to Johnson City after her father told her about the event.
"We love fishing," she said. "I think they're doing a wonderful thing with (the) kids. They are very polite, very helpful to help make sure that a kid catches a fish. It's just a good family fun time. It's just a good environment for the kids."
Hardin said the fishout continues today from noon-5 p.m. and said for a donation of $10 per hour the public is invited to come fish. He said the proceeds collected today will go toward next year's program.
For more information, call the JCPD at 434-6122.


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Full detailed profile on Noah Bennett Played by Dylan Fergus on Passions Daytime Soap Opera.
Dylan Fergus
Birthday: 1980-01-04
Tabitha distracts Kay and gets a good zap in. Noah and Fancy feel the effects, but try to fight the urge to kiss. They ultimately succumb to it as Paloma gets closer. Tabitha is giddy over the thought of Paloma catching them, but Kay throws her own spell, placing Paloma in Fancy's place. Paloma and Noah are confused to find themselves kissing each other, but chalk it up to the mysteries of Harmony. Noah tells Paloma about his new job and that he won't have to bartend anymore and they will be financially set.
Paloma waits in "Christmas Town" for Noah. Noah, dressed up like Santa, walks up and gets her to open up to him. Not knowing she's talking to Noah, she tells him how she feels about her fiancé, recounts how he cheated on her and says she doesn't know if she can trust him. "Santa" guarantees that her fiancé will never disappoint her again. She says she's an idiot for trusting Noah, but "Santa" tells her to listen to her heart and asks if she can get past what happened. Paloma says she can forgive Noah, thanks "Santa" and leaves. Noah peels of his beard and says "She loves me." Paloma comes back and yells at him for tricking her. She accuses him of manipulating her and slaps him. Noah says he was just trying to have fun and had no idea she would go into their relationship problems with "a two-bit Santa on the wharf," but Paloma sees it as a betrayal. She reminds him how upset she was over finding him with Fancy and Noah says he thought they were past it. Paloma says she thought so too, but isn't so sure. Noah asks if she still loves him and Paloma tells him that she doesn't know what to think anymore. Noah grabs her hand and leads her over to the mistletoe and they kiss. Noah tells Paloma he loves her and they kiss again. Paloma breaks away, saying she hates that he lied to her. Noah apologizes, but tells her he's not lying now - he loves her and they belong together. Paloma grabs him and kisses him.
Paloma and Noah go to Tabitha's house because Noah thinks the majority of strange happenings have stemmed from Tab's place. As they talk in the kitchen, they see the magic bowl start to bubble. Paloma starts to look in the cupboards and finds a spell book. Paloma wonders if Tabitha could really be a witch and Noah says it's impossible because Kay lives there and she would have told him if something weird was going on. Paloma asks if Kay could be a witch too. Noah doesn't think so, but says he has heard stories about his mother and cousin Charity. Noah is doubtful the women are witches, but Paloma thinks it could be possible and finds a spell in the book that could have been what caused Noah and Fancy to get together. Paloma recites the spell and the magic bowl bubbles again, but their backs are turned to it and they don't see the image of Luis and Pretty pop up.
After reciting the spell, Noah and Paloma don't see any results and think it doesn't work. Noah wants to find another spell and recite it for fun. He finds one that will bring romance into a relationship and has Paloma read it. As she reads it, winds start to whip up and they are hit with a spell that turns Noah into a romance novel type captain and Paloma into his Spanish lover. The book zaps some atmosphere for them, including a bed. Noah picks Paloma up and takes her to it and they have sex.
On the docks, Noah sees Paloma and tells her that he loves her. Paloma slaps him and says they have different ideas of what love is. Noah again says he doesn't know what happened and Paloma sarcastically says it must be witchcraft then. Noah says maybe that's true because it would explain all the weird occurrences lately, especially how he got into bed with Fancy. Noah says even Father Lonigan says there are evil forces at work in Harmony, but Paloma wants to know why evil would go after them. Noah just tells her that he loves her and there's no room in his heart for anyone else. He pleads with Paloma to forgive him and says love is the most powerful force in the universe and if she trusts in it they can get past it. Paloma says she wants to and says she'll try. Noah is relieved and says he doesn't know what he would have done if he lost her and they kiss. Noah tells Paloma that someone or something must have set them up and Paloma thinks someone drugged him. Noah doesn't think so and says he and Luis once had a conversation about the evil forces in Harmony. Paloma isn't convinced and Noah suddenly thinks of where they can find Luis. Paloma says she's worried about her brother and asks where they should look. Noah says to trust him and leads her away.
At the B&B, Fancy and Noah are confused as to why they are in bed together, as Paloma yells at Noah and Sheridan ridicules Fancy for sleeping with someone other than Luis. Noah and Fancy try to recall what happened and Paloma slaps Fancy. Paloma tells Fancy she thought they were friends and calls her an evil witch. Noah tells Paloma he loves her and Paloma asks why he's with Fancy then. Noah says he can't explain it anymore than he could explain what happened between them in the attic. Paloma cries and asks how he could do this to her. Noah tries to reason with Paloma, but she tells Fancy that she can have him because she doesn't want him anymore. Paloma slaps Noah and says they are finished and leaves. Sheridan needles Fancy about Luis and asks if she was just using Luis to make Noah jealous so she could get him back. Fancy says of course not and Sheridan says that if Luis knew what Fancy was capable of from the start he never would have gotten involved with her and leaves.
Noah and Paloma sit at a table and Noah tells her he's working late at the Blue Note. Paloma says she'll stop by after her shift and maybe then can meet up in the storage room. As they kiss, Tabitha drinks some Pepto-Bismol because she thinks they are nauseating and says she'll be doing the world a favor by breaking them up. Tabitha then turns her attentions towards Fancy.
Tabitha goes back to watching Noah and Paloma and zaps Noah as he gets up saying he needs to get to work. Noah leaves and Tabitha zaps Noah to a room in the B&B where Fancy is pouring champagne dressed in a lacy outfit. Tabitha zaps them again and Noah and Fancy start to make out.
Noah and Fancy go at it in bed, as Sheridan and Paloma walk up to the door. Paloma hears some noises and draws her gun. She enters the room, says freeze and sees that Noah and Fancy are having sex. Tabitha takes the spell off and Noah and Fancy are shocked to find themselves together. Sheridan laughs and Paloma asks Noah how he could do this to her.
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August 1, 2015
HOUSTON (AP) Barbara Bush remains hospitalized with a respiratory-related issue.
The 88-year-old former first lady was admitted to a Houston hospital on Monday. A spokesman for her husband's office says her condition has not changed, with Mrs. Bush in "great spirits" and getting visits from the former president and her family.
Bush had heart surgery in 2009 for narrowing of the main heart valve. She also spent time in a hospital in 2010 after having a mild relapse of Graves disease, a thyroid condition.
President Barack Obama is among those saying he hopes Bush gets well soon.
Bush and her husband, the 41st president, live in Houston and still make public appearances. Last week, they honored a Houston businessman and philanthropist with a Points of Light Award, a volunteer service award started by the former president.
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As a an avid photographer, I carry two things on me constantly - my phone and my camera. Once I discovered there was a way for me to use my iPhone as a camera remote with the DSLRbot app, I knew I could easily build my own remote trigger for my DSLR with Radio Shack parts.
Step 2: File Down the LEDs
Step 3: Glue the LEDs together
To mix the epoxy, gently squeeze out of the tube on to a piece of wood or cardbord. Then, snip the end of a popsicle stick or coffee stir to thoroughly mix both parts of the epoxy together.
Gently apply a small amount of epoxy to the LEDs' filed down edges, and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
The LED's leads are wired in reverse parallel, so you need to file down the same side on each LED. The long positive lead from one LED must be wired to the short negative lead of the other LED, and vice versa. Please see the schematic attached to this step.
Step 4: Prepare the headphone jack
i surely not plugging this to a 600$ + device lol
I'm enrolled in a learn at home iDevice Repair course ( http://www.ciebookstore.com/iphone-repair-course ) and this was a great project to combine with my course! Thanks Audrey.
I love it
I love it
I made it, and it was fun! ;)
More about it, here: http://vedranpapes.from.hr/essays/2014/07/dslrbot-...
Thanks for sharing this DIY with us! :)
Can you tell me will this work with the normal shutter
cable converted (attached photo) to 3.5mm connector connected to
As I have a cable from battery grip which is on one
side a Nikon's connector and on the other a 2.5mm plug. What if I get a
adapter from 2.5mm to 3.5mm?
Like this one:
Thanks! ;)
Can this application be used with a smarthphone? I have a Nikion D5100, just curious.
I make sure LEDs works invidual but after I solded them together with jack 3.5mm, they don't work. Anyone have problem like this?
Made one for iPhone 4S Lifeproof case. To match the case, you will have to sacrifice an adapter cable (which can be found easily on eBay.) Cut the cable. The cap has to be cut half, soft plastic makes it easy. I did it after pulling the cap out, you could probably do it directly while removing the cap, since it's hot-glued inside. Remove the hot glue, match cap length and solder LED to 1 + 2 (see pic). Test, it works! Fill the soldered part however you like, seal with the cap. It feels quite secure this way, so I didn't add extra enclosure to the LED.
Any chance you may know how to wire up an cord that can act as a sensor and be route to back of the camera? I could use this for still photos, but front of camera is a bit of a hassle to trigger from.
Can I wire another LED to a mic input (on a TRRS male jack) to receive signals from another infrared device? (possibly creating an app to learn and duplicate ir signals)
Awesome instructable, I used it with this app:
Works like a charm :) Thanks!
Neat little instructable.
I made some modifications of my own:
Gold plug - for that exclusive look :) (well of course it is, I made it myself)
Shrink wrapped everything inside the plug so I could wrap the LED's in foil, which seemed to give them better direction and range.
If you have an old remote control or two laying around, you can use the LEDs out of those. Use a multimeter (analog, or one with a diode checker) to figure out which lead is which.
Same principle of working is done on TVs, hacking the service menu, especially on LGs, by connectiong the IR LEDs to a MP3 player and playing a certain sound secquence which powers up the LED into the needed codes.
To the author: nice instructable. Clean and comprehensive. Thanks.
And you've done a really good job of keeping the instructable clean and easy to follow.
Anyhoo, this goes to my Blog, along with the Small Business Assembly Bot:


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Annual kaleidoscope of dance created by student, faculty, and guest choreographers
(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) – This year's annual performance by the Moravian College Dancers will feature many forms of dance from ballet to tap to jazz—created by student, faculty, and guest choreographers. The performances will be held on Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 at 8 p.m. in Foy Concert Hall. The sight and sound spectacular will feature works by six student choreographers, two resident choreographers, and five visiting companies. It will be fully staged with professional costumes and lighting. General admission is $5 at the door. For more information, contact Dawn Ketterman-Benner at (610) 861-1530.
Moravian College choreographers include Jaime Good '04 (Macungie, Pa.), for "In the Zone" by Britney Spears; Cathleen Lavelle '05 (Bushkill, Pa.), for "I Am Ready" from Cruel Intentions; Rebecca Moore '06 (Easton, Pa.), for a traditional African piece; Dana Patchcoski '04 (Dunmore, Pa.) and Christine Pukszyn '04 (Center Valley, Pa.), for a 1980's melody; and Katie Washer '06 (Long Pond, Pa.), for a classical ballet piece.
Other members of the MC Dancers are Danielle Anderson, Lauren Anderson, Tara Baselice, Brenda Belfiglio, Nancy Brennan, Jess Cusumano, Melissa Droust, Amanda Logan, Kristin Maddaloni, Andrea Nudelman, Bridget O'Rourke, Megan O'Rourke, Aubrey Reinmiller, and Nicole Spendler. Dawn Ketterman-Benner is the faculty advisor.
The MC Dancers are directed by Pattie Bostick Winn, a former professional dancer and a member of the Muhlenberg College and Cedar Crest College dance faculties. She is co-owner of the Patricia Bostwick Dance Center. Resident choreographers are ballet mistress Mary Anne Gillen Hoffman and Nicole B. Hockenberry, tap professional.
Guests include Coral Nolan Academy (Macungie, Pa.), T.A.P (Easton, Pa.), In Motion Dance Company (Chester, NJ), Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts' Dance Ensemble (Bethlehem, Pa.), and Roger Von Bing's Broadway Rhythms Dance Company (Easton, Pa.). Nolan's group, which has been performing with the MC Dancers for the past 15 years, will perform a ballet piece. Under the direction of Nicole B. Hockenberry, T.A.P. will perform a tap number. Alumni dancer Kathie Kececi '85 will direct the In Motion Dance Company in a modern dance piece. Director Kim Maniscalco and the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts' Dance Ensemble will make their first appearance in the dance concert with a ballet performance. And after a year of absence, Roger Von Bing returns to the stage with Broadway jazz.