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Firstly, I have something to blog about! Go me! I feel like this might be the greatest accomplishment of my career! Okay, now my excitement is out of the way, let's get to the point.
It's been three days since Broken released and I am already blown away by people's reactions to it. Thank you for all your kind words, your amazing words in fact. Thank you for reading, for sharing. Thank you for staying with James and Theo on their journey, and thank you to the people who have shared parts of your own journeys with me. To know that my writing has affected people, maybe even helped them in some way, means the absolute world to me. So thank you. A thousand times over, THANK YOU.
Now, the prompt for this post, a post I never expected, or particularly wanted, to write. Among the messages and emails I have received regarding Broken were a small handful from people condemning the way I chose to handle the topic of mental health, or more accurately, the mental health system here in the UK. A couple in particular were angry and disbelieving. These same people told me they were right and I was wrong because they know someone who works in our mental health system.
This disgruntled me somewhat, but in order to remain professional I have to keep my opinions to myself, or at least not get into a direct argument. Hell, it's not even professionalism standing in my way. The fact I'm a total wimp when it comes to confrontation probably plays the strongest role. So, I'm replying here. Publicly. And to nobody in particular.
This isn't an objection to a poor review, or me being pissed off that somebody didn't like the book. I've been in this game for a while. Everybody has the right to love or hate a book and it isn't my place to be offended. This is about the fact I have been told I shouldn't write about such a serious topic when I know nothing about it, that I shouldn't mislead the public with information that isn't accurate. This is about me standing by my story, defending my characters, and supporting those people who have faced similar struggles.
I do know about it.
It is accurate.
I have lived it.
The fact is nobody is right or wrong here. Every person has different experiences. The way James' illness was handled by the mental health professionals in Broken can happen. It has happened. The only way I felt able to create an authentic story for James and Theo was to draw on my own personal experiences. So to the people who have told me James would never have been discharged from hospital after so little time given his situation, to the ones who quoted the laws regarding sectioning levels in the UK, the person who told me 'according to their friend in the profession' what I wrote about how and when James was misdiagnosed would never be allowed to happen…
It has happened. I'm not saying it should. I'm not saying this is the protocol which all mental health professionals should, and do, follow. I'm not saying this is the mental health rulebook and James' story is the only story. I'm not saying whichever person you might know who works in the field is wrong. Honestly? I don't know all the rules and regulations from the perspective of a medical professional. I do, however, know what it's like to be on the other side. On James' side. So I guess what I am saying is to those people who refute the idea that this story could be real…it is real. It might not have happened to you. It might not have happened to the people you 'know' who work in mental health. It might not be supposed to happen to anyone.
All I know is that it can. I know it can because it has. The only difference between my opinion and that of those who have contacted me, is that I'm not saying my account is the only account. Every single person with any type of mental health problem should receive the same care. They should be listened to. They should be taken seriously. They should never be dismissed or sent away with nothing more than a bottle of pills and a sympathetic smile.
But sometimes, that is what happens. Our mental health system is under huge pressure. Sometimes doctors aren't as professional or knowledgeable as they should be. Sometimes hospitals and mental health services are overworked and understaffed. Sometimes rules are ignored or forgotten. Sometimes, whatever the reason…people aren't given the help they deserve.
So, I stand by my story. I stand by the truth behind it. I stand by all the people who have, or love somebody who, struggles with their mental health. We may not all share the same experiences. We may not all take the same route or get the same help and support. But we can all make it to the other side. We can be happy, successful, and loved, even if we're a little bit broken.
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Physical play is supposed to be on the way out in the NHL.
Tell that to Robyn Regehr.
The rugged Flames defenceman has a theory about how to play with the obstruction clampdown, having now skated in three games since returning from the knee injury that forced him to miss the first month of the season.
"I think the best way to play it is as physical as you can and, if you're doing something wrong, the refs will talk to you. From there, you can tone it down if you have to," Regehr said.
Then he added with a laugh: "I think it's best to be as hard as you can on people and see what you can get away with, I guess."
Whatever Regehr's doing, it's working.
Since he returned to the lineup from the injury suffered late in the pre-season, the Flames are a perfect 3-0, including the pair of victories collected against the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks.
Still, Regehr admits his game isn't quite where he wants it.
"I felt probably the most comfortable last game against the Canucks," he said.
"I'm not sure what the ice time was like but I think Jordan (Leopold) and I played a little bit more and felt a little better and more confident.
"I just need to continue to do that."
Rest assured, it won't be long before Regehr is back to the level that has him a candidate for Canada's Olympic team.
Playing nearly 21 minutes a game, including plenty of time on both the powerplay and penalty killing units, Regehr is still in the process developing his timing and conditioning.
"I don't think I'm too bad," he said of his fitness level.
"Last game, I felt pretty good near the end of the game and wasn't too tired. I can't complain because it feels good to be out there, a lot better than being in the stands or underneath working out."
And with a few more games under his belt, you can bank on Regehr being the physical presence fans have seen him be in the past.
"I'd like to be a little more physical but some games are a little tougher to be like that and sometimes the big hits aren't there. It's a lot of timing, that's the majority of what hitting is," he said.

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The key of Bb has 2 flats (Bb and Eb). This is the opposite of B which has 5 sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#). What are sharps in B, are naturals in B flat. What are flats in B flat, are naturals in the key of B.
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A triad is a three tone chord built every other 'note'. 7 chords are 4 tone chords, taking the every other note process one tone further.
In a Major key, there are 3 Major triads [I IV V], 3 minor triads [ii iii vi], and 1 diminished triad [viio]. Upper case Roman Numeral means Major, lower case means minor, and lower case with a degree sign means diminished.
In a Major key, when chords include the 7's, the I and IV become Major 7's [IMaj7 IVMaj7], the V becomes a Dominant 7 [V7], the ii, iii, and vi become minor 7's [iim7 iiim7 vim7], & the viio becomes a minor 7 flat 5 [viim7b5 - also known as half diminished]. 7th chords are taking the EON principle until we have 4 tones.
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Canadian Girl Finds Inner Peace in Islam
Tanya's Journey to Islam
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Life Before Islam
I can say my life before Islam was very sporadic, with not too much grounding, no roots.
I lived with my mother. My mother doesnt have a strong religious background. She comes from a Christian background. Because of my mothers and I lack of compatibility, I had to live in the street for a couple of months where I was then found and I was placed into a foster care.
I was in three different foster homes before the last one that became my permanent home where I stayed for six years. During that time I was completely alone. I had no mother, no father and no friends, nothing that I could hold on to, and I think thats what really opened the doors for me and why I had to start my search because I was alone.
My mother never really installed any firm roots, so I myself got involved. I guess you can say I put my suffering in Christianity then. And I started attending a Pentecostal Church. So every Sunday I would look forward to going to church. I felt like it was my spiritual education that I was not getting from home. So every Sunday I would go and I would have questions to ask about who Jesus was because again we had like prayers and basic teachings from my mom but just basically a prayer before dinner and a prayer before bed but thats as far as it went.
So when my Sunday school teacher would tell me about Jesus, I got the classic egg theory: the theory of the shell, the yolk and the white; how the three compose an egg. If you take one away, then you dont really have the whole egg, so thats how the trinity was described with Jesus, the Father and the Holy Spirit. So I acknowledged that but I still felt there was something missing in that teaching.
How I became a Muslim
It wasnt until much later I was in high school actually and I started becoming more involved again with the church because in my childhood I was involved, but then I strayed out of the church. As most young teens, they are involved with their friends and things like that but I really questioned everything about life. There was a boy in my high school who was a Muslim. I tried to explain to him more about Christianity and he wanted to explain to me about Islam. So I remember just talking to him and he was denying certain things about Christianity and it really struck me like how he could say such things about Christianity.
I thought instead of me being pulled one way from someones opinion, I wanted to find my own opinion. I didnt want to be led any more by peers or by other influences. So I started going to the library and researching more about what religion is; Islam, Christianity and all faiths and thats where the doors started to open for me.
What attracted me to Islam was the beauty in it. I hadnt been exposed to all the stereotypes or the media or the negative connotations. So when I started reading these books about what Islam had to say I was confronted with myself from my childhood teachings, from my life style at that time, which was basically just living your life with no particular direction, and now this, Islam.
And my soul came into a trauma. I couldnt eat, I couldnt sleep, I couldnt think, I couldnt live properly any more I didnt know what was proper, nothing made sense any more. I would stay up around the clock just trying to get my hands on anything that would talk about God to find out who He really was because up until this point, I think he was just a name, He wasnt alive, He wasnt alive in my heart as yet.
I remember just running outside late just crying out to whoever was there, this creator, and I was saying Please answer me, give me direction, give me footing, give me something that I could hold on to because Im lost". I was desperate. I didnt want to live but I knew I couldnt take my life because I knew that wasnt something for me to do, but at the same time I didnt know which God to call on, do I call on the God that they called in the Christian background or do I call on the God in the Islamic background do I just drift as Ive been drifting. Who do I call? So I called to this above the name above the language. I said please give me an answer, I need to know, I cant go on like this.
Alhamdulellah (all praise is for God), within 2 days of me calling my creator, I received that answer. I was inside my grade 11 math class and I was reading a book and everything I have been rejecting about the elements of the faith, I cant fully explain it but it just flooded in. I believed, I believed in everything and I had already learned the shahada on my own just by reading books. I had learned about Muhammad and other things about Islam and all these things came in and I was just overwhelmed it was like this is it.
This is it I found it, and my eyes got full with tears and my heart just filled with this joy and ran out of the classroom, and my teacher said like Tanya, where are you going? and I couldnt even respond. I was just like language wasnt in my head. I didnt know how to talk even. It was just so overwhelming. I ran to the washroom and I didnt know what Wudu was, but I was like flushing my face, trying to get clean. I tried to make my own Wudu I guess! And I just said this is it, I found it.
I ended up seeing a sister who was in my school at that time and she was wearing a hijab and I said to her Are you a Muslim? she said Yeas I said I need to talk to you because I think Im a Muslim too. So alhamdulellah I just went from there and she took me to meet her family. With open arms, they invited me to their house.
They would give me their clothes, their books, food and everything, they just showed me their hospitality and they drove me to the Masjid. It was here at the Islamic foundation. I was there and I took shahada with the family that took me and a sister who was working inside the office and I made my shahada La Illah Illa Allah, Muhammad Rassul Allah those words could barely come out of my mouth because I was so overwhelmed.
Life After Accepting Islam
My life has completely changed. Now I have a belonging, its a deeper belonging. With my mother, we had different opinions for so long about faith, about actually nationality because Im mixed; my mother is white and my father is black and I wasnt raised with my father so I was always questioning, people would ask me where are you from, whats your background and I didnt know what to say. Im Canadian, I only know my mothers side.
Basically now I belong I have something to ground me I have something to look forward to. I know now why Im here and where Im going to, Im going to my creator and it makes me want to learn. My past started off with that learning, with that exploring and its an ongoing process until Allah commands that to stop but I encourage everybody to continually strive for that inner peace.
This feeling that I have inside of me, I want to share it with others, and sometimes some people are willing to embrace that in Islam, and even if it doesnt come through Islam just with our example to non-Muslims we can show what its all about, and alhamdulellah that my goal is to share that little light that Allah has given me with others.
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Despite more than eight in 10 now saying the country is headed in the wrong direction and growing disaffection with the Republican Party, Sen. John McCain, the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, remains competitive in a general election matchup with Sen. Barack Obama, the favorite for the Democratic nomination, and runs almost even with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Those findings indicate that McCain continues to elude some of the anger aimed at his party and at President Bush, whose own approval dipped to an all-time low in Post-ABC polling. Maintaining a separate identity will be a key to McCain's chances of winning the White House in November. Overall, Democrats enjoy a 21-point advantage over Republicans as the party best-equipped to handle the nation's problems.
As the Democratic race nears the end of its primary-caucus season, with the next round of voting set for Tuesday in West Virginia, this new national poll shows Obama with a 12-point advantage over Clinton as the preferred choice for the nomination.
More than six in 10 Democrats now say Obama is the one with the better shot at winning in November, and while Clinton retains her wide advantage as the better experienced, for the first time Obama has the edge on the question of who is the "stronger leader."
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One reason is that few Democrats appear concerned that the protracted nomination battle between Clinton and Obama will hurt the party's chances in November.
Only 27 percent said they believed the lengthy battle had done the party long-term damage. Most said the long contest either has had no impact on the party's prospects (56 percent) or that it has been helpful (15 percent).
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Dog broke leg. Surgeon was not prepared for the surgery next day after dog was already put to sleep. They had to go get new tools. They gave the dog more anasthesia than would have been needed, and billed me. Because of all the anasthesia pumped into the dog, his heart stopped. He was revived and taken to an emergency vet. Surgeon never disclosed the additional anasthesia or lack of prepardness, I learned it from a vet tech.
I would like the vet to cover the expenses of the emergency vet ($600), the follow-ups to check his heart ($400) and the additional anathesia which was never disclosed ($50).
Its not that I can't afford this, its the principle. The surgeon made a huge mistake and has tried to cover it up. I doubt they will give me the money if I ask, can I take this to court in NC or would it only work if the dog had been killed?
Thanks in advance, you offer a great service.
PS, the dog is fine now and I am very thankful.
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Re: North Carolina Veterinary Malpractice
You can sue for the damages you incurred as a result of their negligence. Yes, a dog is considered property, but if I break your car through my negligence, you can recover what it cost you to fix your car - your dog is similar.


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Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., has won the Civil Government Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award recognizes those members of the engineering profession who have "rendered meritorious service in elective or appointive positions in government."
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McKinley was presented the award during the Leadership and Society awards breakfast on Oct. 19 in Montreal. In February, McKinley was the keynote speaker at the 2012 Federal Engineer of the Year Award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington.


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Requesting permission to use copyrighted material
I would like to to be given permission to use copyrighted and trademarked material for reproduction. More specifically, I would like to use scenes from various movies in posters that I would sell. Do I need an attorney? Whose permission do I need?
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First, you will need permission, and the areas of copyright that you are looking at are some of the most heavily policed or monitored, so it is not worth trying to do it without permission. How you go about getting such permission will depend on the individual items you want to license.
As for whether you need an attorney, of course I think you will. It will be hard to get the copyright owners to even talk to you if you aren't represented, and a licensing contract is a very complex thing. You will need legal advice to protect your interests and insure that you get what you pay for.
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South Carolina Law Enforcement Division prepared a composite sketch of the
The victim had abrasions on her body and was taken to Beaufort
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BUT... this time the IV meds and Bronchoscopy didn't clear the mucus totally. His baseline has always been no cough. We haven't achieved that for several months now, and I expected that the inpatient stay would do the trick. It didn't. In talking to the doc yesterday at discharge, we decided to keep him on some oral antibiotics for another month, but with an understanding that at this point this lingering cough and mucus may just be his new baseline.
I'm not happy about it. He's only 7. I realize it isn't so horrible, and it doesn't indicate anything major, but with the news and the 10 yr old girl double lung transplant, all the kids I've seen over the last two weeks, then seeing signs of progression of the disease in my own child... hard couple weeks, to say the least.
I did come home and relax yesterday. Took a hot bath, had two glasses of wine, put cleaned my room, changed bed sheets, and got the first good night's sleep in weeks. I feel a little better today, but still teary. It seems to take more of a toll on me, both physically and emotionally these days. Not to mention I'm doing it alone. He had some visitors, but most of my family didn't even check in.
Hats off to my daughter though... she was a big help, and so was my roommate. My other great friends checked in, too, and some people that I'm not even very close to. That all meant a LOT, but I have to say that my family disappointed me.
We go back on the 17th for a follow up, and will discuss treatment options, etc... and maybe make some changes. I just don't like this.... not at all.
I'm sorry to hear of this little bump, but overall it does sound like Bunt is doing great! Hang in there, you're a great Mama!
I'm not on here too much anymore, but I think of you and Bunt often. I am close to CF research fundraising...
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
What Bunt has going for him is an abundance of love from his amazing Mom.
It takes all kinds of kinds....Miranda Lambert
For you ssm, I have this hanging, I keep it close because my family continuously disappoints me.
I don't want to lash out at them, but I do want to make it clear that i am disappointed, and hurt. My family is really close, and this hospitalization and also fundraising in May - they all just totally ignored. It was my friends that came through.
I've watched friends deal with this insidious disease with their son, and small victories are huge in the CF world.
I know from their experience that the love and support that others give is critical to healing from the many hospitalizations and I'm so glad to hear your DD and friends were there for you and the Bunt.
I'll specifically pray that the cough and mucus are not his new baseline and will continue to hold you up in prayer as well.
On a side note, a local TV station ran a story about a couple's journey with CF as the woman in the story lives with it. During one of their fundraisers, their team wore t-shirts that said "FU-CF" which not only made me laugh but made me think of you.
Hang in there.
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Sending strength your way. It's been a rough go for you and I hope you find some peace today
What a stressful time for you. CF is such a bastard of a disease. You will have a special spot in heaven, that I am sure.
Take some time to love yourself. Wishing you and the Bunt much peace and easy breathing.
He certainly is a cutie, but I suspect he isn't a fan of clowns.
My friend has two daughters with CF. both now M and in their 20's. One has 70% function in her lungs but they're adjusting her meds and she's getting better. The younger daughter had a lung transplant a few years ago. She's at 110%.
His baseline can always change.
There can be good news. I know as a mother we worry, especially when the protection of our children is out of our hands. But he's in one of the best hospitals in the country for dealing with it. The same one both of the young ladies I mentioned go to. He's got the best chance, he's got a mom and a loving support system.
I love the pic with him and Jesus.
Many prayers to you and little bunt.
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is all you have left"
"I could have missed the pain, but I would have had to miss the dance." Garth Brooks
It's so hard when our kids have to suffer like that! And they just want to be regular kids...
Glad to hear your baby is discharged. Childrens hospitals, esp the ones linked to unis, are really awesome nowadays.
Have you done make a wish for your bunt? My son did a few years ago -- got a massive lego kit that not even grandma could afford It made him feel really good. Still keeps his make a wish t shirt, even tho he's a giant teenager now!
I'm keeping you and your boy in my thoughts, SSM.


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Brandon Regional Hospital Women's Center: Improving the Delivery of Care
Brandon, FL - Brandon Regional Hospital Women's Center will be renovating and centralizing many of our women's services to better serve our patients, families and physicians. Renovations begin in October with site preparation currently taking place.
"We are very pleased to be moving forward with the second phase of this project as it will continue to enhance the integration of all women's services offered at BRH," states Mike Fencel, Chief Executive Officer.
Delivery of care will be improved with renovations taking place on the first and second floors of the Women's Center. The second floor rooms will be designed for gynecology patients and expectant mothers who are admitted prior to the delivery of their child.
The renovations taking place on the first floor include moving ultrasound from its current location by The Emergency Center to the Women's Center, expanding the waiting area, designing a new entry and expanding the expectant mothers drop off area to include a larger canopy.
The renovation and construction preparation will began the week of September 27th with an anticipated project completion date of April 2011. There will be slight inconveniences to our patients and their family members but all measures will be taken to limit those inconveniences. Expectant mothers will have a designated drop off point at the entrance of the Women's Center during renovations but visitors will be asked to park in the main parking garage (south garage) located at the main entrance of Brandon Regional Hospital.
"Although we may temporarily cause some inconveniences to our patients and their families," says Fencel, "putting women's services in one location allows women a dedicated entrance for a variety of services and allows our specialty trained staff and physicians to practice in one location, improving the delivery of care to our obstetrical and gynecology patients."


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The Military Law Students Association exceeded their participation goal for a picnic held Oct. 11 for law students with young children.
"The kids and parents had a great time. It was nice to be able to see the kids play together and for parents to meet one another," said MLSA President Steve Berlin.
Among participants (above, from left to right, were Bill, Kelly (3L), Adam (2 years) and Josh (2 years) Thompson; John (3L), Carla and Nolan (1 year) Metcalf; Allison, Steve (3L), Ben (4 years) and Abby (1 year) Berlin; Heather (wife of 2L) and Delaney (2 years) Brannen; Don (2L) and Grace (4 years) Huseman; Bill (2L), Erica and Scott (1 year) Lucier; and Kevin (2L), Renee and Madeline (9 months) Murch.


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Buildings with mock disaster damage being constructed to train search dogs
By JOHN SCHEIBE | Ventura County (Calif.) Star | Published: May 31, 2014
SANTA PAULA, Calif. — Dozens of military personnel have labored six days a week since April 1 northwest of Santa Paula, building what designers say will look like a Hollywood movie set when completed in late summer.
The project will include a house, store and hotel.
But there's a catch: All three structures are being built to look as if they've been through a big earthquake, explosion or other megadisaster.
Designers of the project at the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation compound, about 4 miles outside Santa Paula, are faced with making sure the buildings are structurally sound while appearing to be unstable.
They'll be used to help train dogs and their handlers to find people in post-disaster rubble.
"This is definitely not a standard project," said LeAlan Hafner, a captain with the Army Reserve who is overseeing construction at the 125-acre compound along Wheeler Canyon Road.
Hafner and other Army reservists, together with a group of Navy Seabees, volunteered for the project to get construction training needed for future deployments, Hafner said.
Dogs and their handlers will be sent scurrying through the buildings looking for "survivors" in the rubble. "We'll use live people for the dogs to look for," some buried deep inside a mound of concrete debris, foundation Executive Director Debra Tosch said.
The buildings are the first phase of what she called a "disaster training zone." Future projects include construction of a simulated collapsed freeway and wrecked train.
Dogs and their handlers have been using the Wheeler Canyon facility since it opened about 18 months ago.
Dogs trained by the foundation have been used to search for people in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New York City's World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks, Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and elsewhere.
The cost of the construction labor and some of the equipment is being picked up by the military, Hafner said. The military personnel are being housed at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, Hafner said.
The foundation was started by Wilma Melville, a retired teacher sent to Oklahoma City with her search dog, Murphy, to look for survivors after the federal building bombing in 1995. Melville said she was astounded to learn the United States had only 15 search dog teams at the time, so she created the foundation to increase the number.
Many of the animals used as search dogs were rescued or donated. Many have a lot of drive and energy, and while they may not be desirable for home adoption, they are ideal for search and rescue, officials say.


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The Dallas Morning News Charities kicked off its 28th year, benefiting 25 local agencies. What charitable organizations in Dallas County do you think are making a difference?
Preston Patterson, Mesquite: Here in Mesquite we have social services, and attached to the same building is a very nice thrift store. A lot of people don't realize we have a store to which all proceeds go to help social services. There are a lot of other donation groups in and around our area but our own hometown group needs your help with food and donations. Of course go visit the thrift store for good buys; it is on Gross Road between Military and Scyene.
Barbara Broughton, Garland: I volunteer for a benevolent ministry called Friendship House located in Garland. Friendship House, sponsored by First Baptist Church of Garland, provides food, clothing, baby layettes, household items, help with Thanksgiving meals, school supplies, Christmas toys and other help to families in need. Friendship House serves Garland, Rowlett and Sachse. We are open four and a half days a week year round with the exception of Christmas and New Year's. We are located at 620 W. Ave. B. We request proof of residence and picture identification from people who seek assistance.
James D. Douglas of Garland: There are two charities that I have supported for a large number of years. Being a retired veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam, I know firsthand the damage that so many of my brothers have sustained in the course of their service for all of us. I believe that the Disabled American Veterans organization puts almost every penny donated to the work they do for them. I will continue to donate to the DAV as long as I possibly can knowing of the good they are doing for my brothers. The other charity I donate to is the Army Emergency Relief fund. The AER benefits the Army personnel and their families. They helped me once before, so I will continue to support them.
Victor Aves, Lowest Greenville: There are too many organizations to name, both large and small, that are having an impact in our community. We support many, but one that is very near and dear to my heart is Big Brothers and Big Sisters of North Texas. As a member of the organization, nine years as a little brother and 10 years as a "Big," I know firsthand how the organization impacts young lives. Being a mentor to a child, even if it is just a few hours a week, can open the eyes of that child and make them look at life from a very different perspective. Since the holiday season starts earlier and earlier each year, I encourage my family and others to look into their hearts and wallets, to be less selfish and materialistic and to help others in need. If you don't have the money, volunteering a few hours with a local charitable organization costs nothing and might be something that could impact your life.
Ellen Childress, Far East Dallas: I support only one or two agencies in Dallas, one of which is the Stewpot, and I do think they make a difference for many people who have many needs. There are a lot of agencies and organizations that make big differences in the lives of people who need all kinds of help: the VNA with its Meals on Wheels program; Mission East Dallas with excellent medical (and other care) for a lot of people; and the Salvation Army. We find that our Truett Area Crime Watch is dealing with many different issues in our neighborhood, including finding jobs, locating help for the elderly, acquiring legal assistance for those struggling with bills and foreclosures, coordinating assistance for people whose IDs have been stolen or who require food or medication assistance, etc.
Philip Mendershausen, Casa Linda Estates: I have worked with charitable organizations in the Combined Federal Campaign, United Way and the Dallas Morning News Charities and used to wonder why they were not all on the same list. Truth be told, each has its focus, and the Dallas Morning News Charities' focus is on the most basic local needs, those which are necessary for subsistence: food, clothing and secure shelter. The Dallas Morning News must be recognized for spotlighting the obvious here and showing up year after year to do something about it. I wish more local organizations, including churches, recognized that you must have a warm, dry shirt and food in your belly in order to support the American Heart Association, the Boy Scouts or The Nature Conservancy. Homelessness and hunger are facts of life here in Dallas, barely hidden in the annual glut of Black Friday shoppers and Christmas cheer. Possibly you can share a little more this year. It feels good.
Harley Cozewith, Lower Greenville: My husband and I support the North Texas Food Bank. We feel that for those in need, having food in the pantry is the first priority, particularly for families with children. Food drives are worthy. But the North Texas Food Bank has so much purchasing power that each dollar is stretched much further than the can of food that same dollar buys at the grocery store. I can think of nothing worse that not having enough food to feed your family and going to bed hungry. This holiday season, we will be giving to the North Texas Food Bank, which will assist those that are food insecure in our community.
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Unfortunately, Americans who support legal gun ownership have become understandably wary of law enforcement. Numerous accounts have surfaced in recent months of officers confiscating firearms and disrupting events designed to celebrate and protect the Second Amendment.
While individual police officers certainly have the prerogative to advocate for more restrictive gun control, they are ostensibly bound by laws currently on the books. Using their own moral judgement in enforcing the law is a gross miscarriage of their prescribed duties.
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Much to the delight of those gathered for a recent open carry demonstration, at least one Michigan deputy is not afraid to let citizens exercise their rights.
In response to the Orion Township protest, someone in the community called authorities to complain. Luckily for those in attendance, the responding officer was deputy Paul Buell.
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According to a recap of the event posted online along video of the incident, protesters initially feared the worst.
When they saw Buell's squad car approach, the narrative states, "we all took out our camera phones right away, anticipating trouble."
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Instead of chastising the group, though, the deputy reportedly "gets out of his car, waves to us, and walks right over," the unidentified writer continues. "He shakes all of our hands, introduces himself, and states his purpose for walking over to us."
Though he was obligated to respond to the complaint, Buell recognized that there was nothing illegal about the peaceful gathering of armed Americans.
"I'm out to catch bad guys," he told the group, "not people that are exercising their constitutional right."
The conversation continued, including Buell's assertion that only "uneducated" people are instinctually afraid of guns.
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A general consensus among those present was "that it was an honor to meet this man," wrote the online author, definitively calling Buell "A HERO."
As professional and congenial as this deputy was, it is a sad commentary on our common culture that his behavior is regarded as heroic. Conservatives, specifically gun owners, have grown so accustomed to having their liberties curtailed that the mere reaffirmation of those rights constitutes grounds for celebration.
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Lawlessness: The Spirit of the Age
Meet David Stocker and his wife, Kathy Witterick, the Canadian parents who think they are raising a "genderless" child.
I say think, because in reality the gender of their baby is readily observable, as obvious as the rays of sun that beam through the window and announce the arrival of each day. Nevertheless, David and Kathy refuse to disclose, even to close friends, the sex of 4-month-old Storm. "We've decided not to share Storm's sex for now," the couple wrote in an e-mail to friends when Storm was born, as a "tribute to freedom and choice in the place of limitation …" (emphasis mine).
By not revealing the gender of her baby, Witterick writes, "I am saying to the world, 'Please can you just let Storm discover for him/herself what s(he) wants to be?!"
Sadly, baby Storm isn't their only child. David and Kathy have two other children, both boys, both of whom are in the process of "deciding" their gender. Five-year-old Jazz wears his long hair in braids, sports a sparkly pink earring and has a favorite pink dress, which he loves because it "really poofs out at the bottom." Kio, his 2-year-old brother, is apparently gravitating toward being a "girl" too. When the boys go out in public, their father blithely admits, "Jazz and now Kio are almost exclusively assumed to be girls."
To this couple, nature's laws determining gender are irrelevant—the sex of their children is a matter of choice, not biology.
Unsurprisingly, this family lives a lifestyle defined largely by rejecting laws and standards. Rather than send the children to school, for example, Kathy has decided to practice unschooling, an educational philosophy that advocates learning driven by the child's curiosity. There are no report cards, no homework, no textbooks and no tests.
To Kathy and her husband, their attempt to raise genderless children is a mark of freedom.
To most people, however, such a decision marks the blatant rejection of a basic and obvious law of nature.
Since this story broke a few weeks ago, a groundswell of anger has built toward David and Kathy. Across the world, parents, child psychologists and behavioral experts have criticized and sharply rebuked the couple for imposing their radical, liberal views on their children, and for sabotaging the future emotional and psychological health of Jazz, Kio and Storm. This criticism, of course, has merit.
But consider. Isn't their decision to raise a "genderless" child the product of our culture of lawlessness? Their decision is an extreme example of a mindset that most of humanity—perhaps including you—subscribes to!
In our age, moral relativism—the belief that deciding right from wrong is a matter of personal choice—prevails. There is no absolute authority recognized in morality; no clear, widely accepted standard of human conduct and behavior. True freedom, we are told continually, can only be achieved by unshackling ourselves from traditional standards of human behavior and living what is essentially a lawless lifestyle.
Of course, there are laws that—like the rays of the sun that tell us it is day, or the physical features that tell us the sex of a newborn baby—reveal the truth. Through the pages of the Bible, God outlines a multitude of wonderful and explicit laws—laws that tell us how to have successful marriages and relationships, how to raise stable and happy families, how to manage our finances, how to establish successful governments and systems of education, commerce and health. In many instances, God's laws governing human conduct are even manifest in the material creation.
But like David and Kathy, how often do you reject those laws and choose to live lawlessly?
Consider homosexuality, a practice that, as the Apostle Paul wrote, is exposed even in the physical realm, by nature, as unnatural and aberrant (Romans 1:26-27). Yet much like David and Kathy rejecting the law of biology, and the obvious physical features identifying the gender of baby Storm, countless millions reject the law and even the physical evidence condemning homosexuality, and choose to embrace this unnatural, lawless, lifestyle.
The attempt to raise a genderless child is shocking, and probably a little more extreme than we are accustomed to seeing. From God's perspective, however, it is a heinous though entirely unsurprising product of the more pervasivescourge of lawlessness besieging humanity!
When it comes to the issue of lawlessness, one of the most important questions we can consider is, Where did mankind's abhorrence to law come from? Put simply, man's tendency to reject law is the result of his mind being influenced by the devil, the evil spiritual being the Apostle Paul says is the "god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4). God did not create this devil. Rather, he came about as a result of a specific action, which you can read about in Ezekiel 28. Here, we learn that the great archangel Lucifer was "perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee." The moment "iniquity"—which means lawlessness—was found in Lucifer, he became Satan, the enemy of God.
From this moment, lawlessness became the defining characteristic of the devil—and today it is the defining characteristic of the world he rules!
When it comes to David and Kathy, it is easy to self-righteously condemn this couple for making such a despicable decision. But while the notion of raising a genderless child ought to invoke sadness and disgust, we must remember: In God's eyes, every man cut off from Him and under the influence of the lawless devil is lawless just as this couple is!
Truly, to the contrite and reflective person, such lawless behavior is a shocking and sobering glimpse into his own heart. Moreover, it might also stir the mind to seek to learn more about the origins of this destructive culture of lawlessness, how to overcome it, and how to find and enjoy true freedom within the law.
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Devine Is made for all users and works great for both elderly and those with moblility challenges
March 28, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Many people with mobility challenges and the elderly are unable to enjoy a full bathing immersion, but they still want to feel clean. A solution to this dilemma is Devine. Devine is an easily applied personal hygiene kit that ensures complete cleanliness, particularly for the elderly or those with mobility challenges.
Because of the ease of use with the new Devine allowing consumers to attend to personal areas of the body without assistance it is a favorite of personal users as well as caregivers.. It isn ot only for home use, the affordably priced Devine is also beneficial to hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. Televised test marketing has been completed indicating strong consumer interest in Devine,
The Patent Pending Devine was invented by a companion and former patient caregiver, Trellis Scott of Vineland, NJ, who said, "Devine consists of baking soda, skin-friendly liquid soap, a wooden stirring stick, rubbing alcohol and two application mittens. A user mixes cold water with the baking soda. The user then uses a mitten to apply the solution underneath the arms, to the genitals and to the buttocks. With these delicate areas cared for, the user then adds the skin-friendly liquid soap and alcohol to bath water, completing the cleansing regimen. Devine provides the tools necessary for users to enjoy the benefits of full bathing immersion in only a few simple steps."
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Suzuki Grand Vitara (1999)
Suzuki Grand Vitara (1999)
Just what is a Suzuki Grand Vitara? Think of it as a cheap (yes, in allsenses of the word) version of the Toyota RAV 4. The basic two-door Vitarastarts at $13,500, while the four-door Grand Vitara that we tested lists at$17,000.
Is the Grand Vitara a great car? No, not especially. But it didn't stinkout loud either. Look at the list price again. What do you want, for a carwhose high-end model is still less expensive than 90 percent of the cars onthe road? You would be remiss to expect anything particularly approachingthe quality of a Lexus.
Having said that, and realizing that we got into the Grand Vitara with lowexpectations, we actually kind of liked it. It's tall, thin, boxy andutilitarian looking, which is kind of cool in a retro sort of way. We'veheard people say that the Grand Vitara looks like a cross between an SUVand an ambulance, and we wouldn't disagree.
Our overall impression is that this vehicle is okay...for what it is. TheGrand Vitara feels tight, firm and strong. The driving experience is notall that bad. Because it is an SUV with a short wheelbase, however, theGrand Vitara bounces all over the place and may eventually drive youinsane--and cause severe kidney problems in the process. However, if you're26 years old and road handling takes a distant back seat to a car'sperceived cool factor, then who cares? We've certainly driven worse cars.The Vitara holds the road pretty well and, in terms of comfort andconvenience, it's not appreciably worse than other cars in this price class.
We were surprised to find a six-cylinder engine under the hood, because theVitara seemed to have trouble getting out of its own way from a dead stop.It has insufficient low-end torque, but you could probably drive it at 80mph all day if you wanted to. The Vitara shifted smoothly and has a niceclutch and gas pedal. We didn't note any jerky starts or stops.
Suzuki did not include a center differential in this car, which means ithas "on demand" four-wheel drive. You'll need to understand the pros, consand hazards of four-wheel drive (versus all-wheel drive) before you shiftinto the 4WD position.
You're up nice and high in the Vitara, so visibility is good in alldirections. The ergonomics are acceptable, with adequate, straightforwardheating and cooling controls. In the back, there's a nice little storagearea with a retractable cover. Tom found enough room back there to toss hisbroken PC (is that redundant?) and a 17" monitor.
After the warranty runs out, servicing might be hassle. Whenever a Suzukicomes into Ray's garage, all the mechanics runs and hide in the bathroom,because nobody wants to work on it. Because there are not many Suzukidealers, it's tough to get parts.
When you do finally get those parts, there's plenty of room in the enginecompartment, despite the V6 engine, and it appears easy to service. Weexpect repair cost to be average, which is good--because we think youshould plan on below-average or well-below-average reliability.
We remain undecided as to whether this car is such a good idea. Suzuki wasthe first one with these little, short-wheelbase SUVs (with the possibleexception of the Jeep Wrangler). We don't like tall, short-wheelbase carsfor a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that they ride andhandle poorly. As a new car, the Vitara rode and handled acceptably. But,when the tires and suspension eventually start to wear, a car like this canactually be both unpleasant and dangerous to drive. Ray's willing to betthat he'd hate this car if he had to drive it once it had 25,000 miles onthe odometer.
If cheap is important, and you really have to have one of these littlesport utes, the Grand Vitara will serve your purposes. But, if you canafford the extra bucks, we'd recommend going with the RAV 4. You'll get theToyota name behind it, which means good reliability, and an easier timegetting parts and service. The RAV also includes all-wheel drive--though ithas a four-cylinder engine, compared to the V6 in the Grand Vitara. (By theway, in our humble opinion, the RAV engine has plenty of power.)
Incidentally, the Grand Vitara is bigger on the inside than the RAV, since,unlike the Grand Vitara, the RAV 4, for styling reasons, narrows at thetop. As a result, the inside of the Grand Vitara is more spacious and feelssomewhat like a Honda CRV. The tall roof and the big windshield certainlyadd to this sensation.
For what it was, we kind of liked this car. Why? Perhaps because it's alittle bit retro feeling. It reminds us of being on a Caribbeanisland--where all they drive are cars like this. If you're still in your20s and don't yet have inflamed hemorrhoids or an enlarged prostate, don'tmind bouncing around a little bit, don't have Mom and Dad financing yourcar acquisitions, and swear to us on a stack of Bibles that you won't drivetoo fast around corners...we'd suggest you take a look at the Grand Vitara.
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Aledo's Johnathan Gray rushes to another record in blowout win against Birdville
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS — Johnathan Gray rarely plays into the fourth quarter.
Birdville kept it just close enough to see what would happen if he did.
Gray set a new state record for consecutive 100-yard games, rushing 30 times for 254 yards and seven touchdowns in a 67-42 win at Birdville.
It was Gray's 44th 100-yard game in his record-setting career, as Aledo (7-2; 6-0) secured at least a share of the 5-4A title on a nationally televised broadcast.
"I love to stay in the game," Gray said, laughing.
Gray did something special the first time he touched the ball. The Texas pledge broke through the Birdville defense on the first offensive play of the game, outracing the secondary for a 61-yard touchdown run.
Gray scored twice more in the first quarter, putting Aledo up, 21-0, looking like it would be another short night of work.
"He never fails to amaze me," Aledo coach Tim Buchanan said.
But Birdville scrapped back, behind the ground game of quarterback E.A. Northey and sophomore running back Xavier Turner. Northey and Turner combined for 353 yards rushing, gashing Aledo's defense time and again.
A Tyler Klutts 1-yard run with 1:26 left in the first half closed Birdville's deficit to 28-21, set up by a 37-yard run by Turner earlier in the drive.
"That's got me concerned," Buchanan said of his rushing defense.
But, just before half, Matthew Bishop hit Michael Mann for a 28-yard completion, and Gray scored his fourth touchdown of the half, running it in from seven yards with eight seconds remaining.
He tacked on another touchdown on Aledo's first drive of the second half, and Birdville never really challenged again.
With 42 points on the night, Gray passed former North Carolina State running back T.A. McLendon for second on the nation's all-time scoring list, with 1,100 points.
"My main focus is on my team …" Gray said. "The record … like I tell everybody else, if it comes, it comes. If it doesn't, it doesn't. That's not something I'm going to dwell over."


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Cynthia Rowley Heads Downtown with Candy Concept
Cynthia Rowley just successfully opend her new East 78th Street store and has already found a location for another store in the West Village. Rowley will unveil an art-infused boutique, including her colorful CuRious candy concept, at 396 Bleecker Street next month. Her West Village neighbors include Marc by Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren's RRL, Monocle and Lulu Guinness.
The new Madison Ave location, housed in a four-story townhouse and courtyard, includes her boutique is on the main level, CuRious on the second story and ExhibitionA.com, the limited-edition online art business affiliated with Rowley's company, on the third and fourth levels.
About CuRious Candy:
CuRious Candy is the second endeavor to be supported by Cynthia Rowley's Pretty Penny company initiative, designed as a creative incubator for employees to evoke a sense of entrepreneur's spirit and generate new ideas under the brand's umbrella. With an ecommerce site coming soon, you can currently venture to Cynthia Rowley's CuRious world at our newest retail location on the Upper East Side in Manhattan.
About Exhibition A:
Founded by Bill Powers and Cynthia Rowley in 2010, Exhibition A sells exclusive limited edition prints and multiples by top contemporary artists at affordable prices. Exhibition A partners with sought-after artists such as Richard Prince, Nate Lowman, Kim Gordon, and Richard Phillips to launch at least one new edition per week.


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The end of a three day carnival-play. The last part of the play is 'de begrafenis van Knillis' (the Funeral of Knillis). Can you see him on his statue?
One carnival symbol in the 'Oeteldonk play' in the 's-Hertogenbosch is the statue of 'Boer Knillis' (farmer Knillis), the founder of Oeteldonk. Knillis is exposed on Sunday afternoon and taken down on Shrove (Tuesday night at 23.55) all done by the prinse. It point the beginning and ending of the play. In addition Knillis wife Hendrien is there also leap-year.
What you hear
The last people in the pub / café. There is no music playing because everyone has to go to the funeral of Farmer Knillis at the market square down-town , the ending of the carnival in 10 minutes. These people only have to walk for 2 minutes. When you come here you hear multiple bands playing (all band or musicians that are able to play) local carnivals repertoire. After 3.45 minutes the band left plays the famous church song 'U zij de Glorie' (Thine be the Glory, by Händel). This because this city is Catholic and carnival is adopted by the church here.
Thousands of people are there having a great final of three carnival days. The hardly can stand, and that's not because of the alcohol, but it's hard to get up early and sleep late for three days.
This last part feels as a real funeral because we have to wait an other year and we're so tired. People really cry, no I'm not joking. Some sing 'weet je waarom ik huil' (do you know why I'm crying).
After 11 minutes he comes from his statue. People sing and dance and cry..... an other song the people sing is 'tranen in mijn ogen' (tears in my eyes). It's a final between tears and laughter.
The last yell caused by the prince who drops small papers with the new theme for next year from high above. The 2014 theme is: 'Oeteldonk laot oe zweve' (Oeteldonk lets you fly). Inspire me!!
Lets walk home now and start thinking what to do next year with the new theme.
more information about carnival in Oeteldonk HERE
Recorded; March 8th 2011, Markt, 's-Hertogenbosch (Oeteldonk), Holland
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Greetings all –
My apologies for being behind on posting. Things have been really crazy around here with VS2005 shutting down and work on the next major release ramping up. I've been tasked to help out with some engineering improvement initiatives going on in the division and this has soaked up much of my available time.
During the last sprint (sprint 8), we put all the efforts of the MSBuild team on a Scrum team. This had one downside, which was that the team got too large (10+ people). I knew this would be an issue, but it turned out to be really big. The meetings got too big and the goal was too unfocused, and people definitely didn't like it (the sprint retrospective had a very negative cast to it).
During the current sprint (sprint 9), we finally split into two separate teams, one doing more internal-focused work and the other doing more forward-looking work (although the entire team still comes together for design decisions, etc.). This has so far worked quite well (or so it seems). It will be interesting to see what the team thinks at the sprint retrospective.
One of the more interesting phenomena is that during the last sprint a few team members were complaining about how they thought Scrum had too much overhead and they wanted to try something different. One of the really ironic things about this is that they were using Scrum data to argue this, and they were using the Scrum retrospective as the window into their issues! Whenever I start to drill into why people think we should use another process, they usually come back with an answer like "we have too many other distractions", "so-and-so is too hard to work with", etc. – generally things that have nothing to do with Scrum, but that Scrum has showed them. Very bizarre. Usually I'm pretty patient with this, but sometimes I want to pull my hair out and point out that if we weren't using Scrum, the same issues would exist but there would simply be less visibility into them and less opportunity to fix them.
Another good one is that one or two of the people on the team will occasionally complain that they don't like having a meeting every day, but these are often the same people who would otherwise complain that they didn't have enough insight into what the rest of the team is doing.
Anyways, I've found that Scrum has been useful for us in "bridging the gap" between the end of one product cycle and the beginning of another. When other teams were trying to figure out their plans, we simply continued to execute against our product backlog and kept doing sprints, and the team stayed engaged, we have avoided analysis paralysis, and things are rolling pretty well. Right now I really feel like the avoidance of analysis paralysis is an enormous benefit, but a hidden one – you don't notice the benefit unless you've lived through the problematic situation from past experience and realize the joy in not going through it.
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The Verge are reporting that the Orb is now for sale on the play store. Not here in the UK atm...
Seeing them in the US play store from here as well, damn that's expensive though, I won't be purchasing one.
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Chilton set to continue in GP2 with Carlin
19 November 2011 – Max Chilton is '99 percent' certain that he will remain in GP2 with Carlin next year, explaining that his outright pace has been demonstrated on a number of occasions this season. The British driver enjoyed two days of testing for Force India in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, adding to his confidence level ahead of the 2012 campaign.
"I've proven throughout this year that I've had the speed at some points, I've been third or fourth in two or three races with the car breaking down.
"I think that with a roll of good luck next year, I've got the speed and the team have got the potential. Carlin is one of the best single seater teams out there."
"I'd love that chance," Chilton added. "Obviously the job I did (in Abu Dhabi) was good enough to impress them and show my potential, but it's tough out there. This year they've had Hülkenberg doing some of the Friday tests, and I think a lot of the teams don't like having a Friday driver.
"I don't know what their plans are for next year, so if Hülkenberg does get the seat then they aren't going to have a reserve.
"It would be good to get that but there is no talk of it yet, I just knew if I did a good job then there was the possibility they would ask. There's no sign of that yet but that wasn't the aim, the aim was just to experience an F1 car and give it my best shot."
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