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Angelo Merendino Documents His Wife's Fight with Cancer
My Wife's Fight With Breast Cancer
by Angelo Merendino
The first time I saw Jennifer I knew. I knew she was the one. I knew, just like my dad when he sang to his sisters in the winter of 1951 after meeting my mom for the first time, "I found her."
A month later Jen got a job in Manhattan and left Cleveland. I would go to the city – to see my brother, but really wanting to see Jen. At every visit my heart would scream at my brain, "tell her!!" but I couldn't work up the courage to tell Jen that I couldn't live without her. My heart finally prevailed and, like a schoolboy, I told Jen "I have a crush on you." To the relief of my pounding heart, Jen's beautiful eyes lit up and she said "Me too!"
Six months later I packed up my belongings and flew to New York with an engagement ring burning a hole in my pocket. That night, at our favorite Italian restaurant, I got down on my knee and asked Jen to marry me. Less than a year later we were married in Central Park, surrounded by our family and friends. Later that night, we danced our first dance as husband and wife, serenaded by my dad and his accordion – ♫ "I'm in the mood for love…"♫
Five months later Jen was diagnosed with breast cancer. I remember the exact moment…Jen's voice and the numb feeling that enveloped me. That feeling has never left. I'll also never forget how we looked into each other's eyes and held each other's hands. "We are together, we'll be ok."
With each challenge we grew closer. Words became less important. One night Jen had just been admitted to the hospital, her pain was out of control. She grabbed my arm, her eyes watering, "You have to look in my eyes, that's the only way I can handle this pain." We loved each other with every bit of our souls.
Jen taught me to love, to listen, to give and to believe in others and myself. I've never been as happy as I was during this time.
Throughout our battle we were fortunate to have a strong support group but we still struggled to get people to understand our day-to-day life and the difficulties we faced. Jen was in chronic pain from the side effects of nearly 4 years of treatment and medications. At 39 Jen began to use a walker and was exhausted from being constantly aware of every bump and bruise. Hospital stays of 10-plus days were not uncommon. Frequent doctor visits led to battles with insurance companies. Fear, anxiety and worries were constant.
Sadly, most people do not want to hear these realities and at certain points we felt our support fading away. Other cancer survivors share this loss. People assume that treatment makes you better, that things become OK, that life goes back to "normal." However, there is no normal in cancer-land. Cancer survivors have to define a new sense of normal, often daily. And how can others understand what we had to live with everyday?
My photographs show this daily life. They humanize the face of cancer, on the face of my wife. They show the challenge, difficulty, fear, sadness and loneliness that we faced, that Jennifer faced, as she battled this disease. Most important of all, they show our Love. These photographs do not define us, but they are us.
Cancer is in the news daily, and maybe, through these photographs, the next time a cancer patient is asked how he or she is doing, along with listening, the answer will be met with more knowledge, empathy, deeper understanding, sincere caring and heartfelt concern.
"Love every morsel of the people in your life." – Jennifer Merendino
Published on Mar 30, 2013
The thing Jen loved the most about my camera was when I would hold it at arm's length and make a photo of the two of us. This video is a collection of some of these photographs. Since Jen passed passed from breast cancer, in December of 2011, I have looked at these photographs a countless amount of times. I still struggle to believe that Jen is not here with me. A few years ago I was the drummer in a band called Jonka, a group started by husband and wife duo Jon and Annika. Of all the bands I played in this was Jen's favorite, she loved Jon's quirkiness and Annika's beautiful voice. Aside from the catchy 80's pop hooks and dance beats, Jonka's lyrics make me think. The song in this video, Ever After, could easily have been written for Jen and me and it has become my anthem over the last few months.
1 in 88 children have Autism, but Derek Roach is one in a million!
"More than 15,000 people participated in Philadelphia on November 2nd at Citizens Bank Park in what turned out to be a beautiful fall day. CBS 3 Evening News Anchors, Chris May and Jessica Dean, emceed a great event that featured longtime Autism advocate and Philadelphia City Councilman Dennis O'Brien, Nina Wall-Cote, the Director of the Bureau of Autism Services, Miss Pennsylvania, Jessica Billings, and of course the Phillie Phanatic. Families and friends from across the Philadelphia region enjoyed a day full of moon bounces, face painting, character photos, dancing and more at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies in South Philadelphia.
To date, the event raised more than $610,000 in support of Autism Speaks' mission to fund research, increase awareness and family services and advocate for individuals with autism and their families."
After putting on our Team Derek t-shirts, and getting our faces painted with Autism awareness puzzle pieces, we set out on a walk around Citizens Bank Park with people on the sidelines cheering us on.
Wawa was on hand to energize the crowd with coffee and doughnuts, and several news anchors were there to say a few inspirational words. Derek, the little super hero in the picture to the right, was the biggest inspiration. He has such a wonderful personality, and is wise beyond his years. Liz and Terry, Derek's parents, were taken aback by the enormity of the crowd and the number of different team t-shirts. There were hundreds of different t-shirts designed to support each team, and the love and care put into them brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
The purpose of this walk wasn't to find a cure, but to raise funds for awareness and research for this fairly new diagnosis. There shouldn't be any kind of stigma attached to Autism, and the children who are diagnosed are proof of that: amazingly intelligent and unique individuals who are unaware that they're different from anyone else.
You may continue to donate to Autism Speaks on behalf of Derek on my official donation page: Donation Page of Nicholas Emeigh for Team Derek. I know that when he's old enough, Derek will appreciate it!
Photos of Team Derek at the 2013 Philadelphia Autism Speaks Walk
CBS Philly's Coverage of the Event
Autism Speaks to Washington
The "Greatest Love of All"
Bridegroom - The Movie: A Love Story. Unequaled. A Documentary by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Shane and Tom had a love that I am envious of. Both come from small towns with closed minded townspeople, and both have a similar history of being closeted gay men before coming out and embracing their sexuality. When they found each other, they began a love story that ended in tragedy. Bridegroom - The Movie documents their adventures together, spreading love and a message of hope to all those who felt their sexuality was wrong. What happens in the end is truly unfair, but the way Shane handles the situation is inspiring. Everyone, not just gay people, should watch this movie.
From the Bridegroom movie website:
"BRIDEGROOM is a documentary directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof. The story of what happened after this accidental death– of how people without the legal protections of marriage can find themselves completely shut out and ostracized– is poignant, enraging and opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will.
Don't Fear the Diagnosis
"1 week before the autism walk, my little buddy got an official PDD-NOS diagnosis. We all knew it was coming, and it's what we expected, but it has still been rough. I'm trying to look on the bright side of things because of all the possibilities and services and therapies that have opened up to him because he's on the spectrum. Derek is still Derek to me and I won't love him any less regardless of what's in his medical chart. He is still the sweet snuggly goofball that wears a cape 24/7 and loves to 'thpin' in the computer chair." —Liz Rouse, the blessed mommy of an Autistic child
✉ E-mail me with any questions, donations, or kind words. Everything will go directly to Liz and Derek.
The woman on the left is a mother from Miami who was so desperate to feed her hungry family that she was trying to steal a lot of food.
The woman on the right is Miami-Dade County Police Officer Vicki Thomas. Officer Thomas was about to arrest Jessica Robles but changed her mind at the last minute.
Instead of arresting her, she bought Robles $100 worth of groceries:
"I made the decision to buy her some groceries because arresting her wasn't going to solve the problem with her children being hungry."
And there's no denying they were hungry. Robles' 12 year old daughter started crying when she told local TV station WSVN about how dire their situation was:
"[It's] not fun to see my brother in the dirt hungry, asking for food, and we have to tell him, 'There is nothing here.'"
Officer Thomas says she has no question that what she did was right:
"To see them go through the bags when we brought them in, it was like Christmas. That $100 to me was worth it."
But Officer Thomas did have one request:
"The only thing I asked of her is, when she gets on her feet, that she help someone else out. And she said she would."
And guess what? The story gets even better.
After word got out about what happened people donated another $700 for Jessica Robles to spend at the grocery store.
And then best of all a local business owner invited her in for an interview and ended up hiring her on the spot as a customer service rep.
She started crying when he told her:
"There's no words how grateful I am that you took your time and helped somebody out. Especially somebody like me."
And to think it all started with one veteran police officer trusting her "instinct" instead of going "by the book".
Courtesy of WSVN Miami
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My name is Nicholas Emeigh, but everyone calls me Nick, and I prefer it. I'm usually called Nicholas when I'm in trouble. I'm from the Philadelphia area, work in business, and fancy myself as a freelance graphic designer, writer, and artist. I have a passion for art in all its forms including music, but I restrict my singing to the shower and the car for the good of society. If you'd like to know more, just send me an e-mail. I really appreciate you stopping by.
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Emerging in early 2010, when it became quite clear that the stock market will never have a sustained decline under Bernanke's central planning (since validated three years later, when even the tiniest drop in the "market", if not Bernanke's balance sheet, is bought with unprecedented fury and excitement) the term BTFD became the staple mantra of traders 5 year old (or younger, or older) everywhere.
Unfortunately, now that the BOJ has joined in the Fed's liquidity tsunami fray (with rumors that it will expand its monthly monetizations as soon as early 2014, and with the ECB hinting it too will start monetizing debt shortly), the D in the BTFD no longer exists for the simple reason that the S&P is now a straight line exponentially higher (on strong fundamentals according to financial comedy tv no less). Perhaps that is why as the following Google Trends chart shows, we can now wave goodbye to BTFD and replace it with our own humorous creation to explain Bernanke's "market" - BTFATH.
We are confident that the logical question of just what comes after BTFATH will be answered promptly.

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2017 Classes Preview
This year I will be teaching four classes at the PA Gourd Society Gourd Gathering in June.
If you have never been and are able to visit the PA Gourd Gathering, it is well worth it! Tons of great gourd artist instructors all in one place, teaching over 3 days, along with displays of gourd art, vendors, and more. Please visit their website for dates, times directions, and all the up to date information!
The list for all the fabulous classes will be available on the PA Gourd Gathering website on March 15, 2017, with registrations beginning on April 1 (no joke!)
Until then, you can take a peek at what I am offering this year. All of my classes feature gourd pyrography with something a little extra. The Woodpecker and Frogs use a colored pencil technique, the Celtic Spirals have gold leaf added and the Celtic Dragon uses an embossing powder. Check out the classes on March 15, and I hope to see you there! If you decide to come, please drop by and say hello to me!
I am Jenn Avery, of JRA Gourd Art. I have been an artist all my life, and my work has taken many twists and turns and many directions. Gourd pyrography has become my specialty, but I love to experiment with all kinds of art and crafts, and am excited to share and teach what I learn to anyone who is interested!
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SAN DIEGO, CA, Dec 19, 2017 – The rapidly expanding global PCB market has spurred remarkable advancements in the world of electronic design, with new products that are more sophisticated, more compact, and more complex than ever before. Altium continues their focus on developing cutting-edge design tools that meet the needs of today's engineer, and is excited to announce the release of Altium Designer 18 – the most powerful, modern, easy-to-use release to date. By leveraging feedback from the user community and with significant efforts in research and development, Altium Designer 18 delivers key updates and performance enhancements, along with new and improved features that significantly increase design productivity.
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To explore all the new features included in this release, visit the Altium Designer What's New page.
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Register for the Altium Designer Virtual Workshops today to experience all of the new features available in this release.
About Altium
Altium LLC is a multinational software corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, that focuses on electronics design systems for 3D PCB design and embedded system development. Altium products are found everywhere from world leading electronic design teams to the grassroots electronic design community.
With a unique range of technologies Altium helps organisations and design communities to innovate, collaborate and create connected products while remaining on-time and on-budget. Products provided are ACTIVEBOM, ActiveRoute, Altium Designer, Altium Vault, Altium NEXUSTM, Autotrax, Camtastic, Ciiva, CIIVA SMARTPARTS, CircuitMaker, CircuitStudio, Codemaker, Common Parts Library, Draftsman, DXP, Easytrax, EE Concierge, NanoBoard, NATIVE 3D, OCTOMYZE, Octopart, P-CAD, PCBWORKS, PDN Analyzer, Protel, Situs, SmartParts, TASKING, and Upverter range of embedded software compilers.
Founded in 1985, Altium has offices worldwide, with US locations in San Diego, Boston and New York City, European locations in Karlsruhe, Amersfoort, Kiev, Munich, Markelo and Zug, and Asia Pacific locations in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney.
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Judge Roy Moore's former chief of staff: 'Never once did I see anything suspicious or improper'
November 15, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A second accusation of sexual misconduct was made public yesterday against Judge Roy Moore as he runs for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. The woman, Beverly Young Nelson, alleges that in 1977 Roy Moore attempted to rape her while giving her a ride home from her job at a diner. Even more so than the previous ones, this allegation is deeply troubling, and if true, would be absolutely disqualifying. Judge Moore has strenuously denied the allegations and denies having ever met the alleged victim.
We should keep in mind that the alleged victim is represented by notorious celebrity feminist attorney Gloria Allred. Earlier this year, it was disclosed that Allred was under investigation for ethical misconduct by the California Bar Association.
Although many media outlets have reported Ms. Young Nelson as the fifth potential victim, only two women have alleged any illegal behavior by Judge Moore. All claims are approximately 40 years old and lack any physical evidence proving the alleged victims' accounts. Because of the difficulty in proving or disproving these types of allegations, and the fact that none of the women made any public complaints until the past week, the trial of Judge Moore in the court of public opinion has been a classic case of credibility and character.
As in all other cases where there is no physical evidence present, no one will ever find out the truth of these allegations with absolute certainty. Women who might have been the victims of sexual assault deserve to be treated with respect, but so too do those who stand accused in cases where everything hinges on the word of one person against another.
Cowardly politicians like Republican National Senatorial Committee chairman Cory Gardner and media talking heads are choosing to believe the word of the accusers rather than Moore, which is convenient given that they already intensely disliked Moore before the allegations of sexual misconduct became known. But as in any trial, when a defendant's character is a key point in the case, the defendant must be permitted to present character evidence that contradicts the accuser's accounts.
To this purpose, LifeSiteNews was able to contact a man who has personally known and worked for Chief Justice Moore for over fifteen years. It should be noted that this man is a fellow attorney, a devoted Christian husband and father and a personal friend of mine who I trust and respect.
Ben DuPré first worked for Judge Moore in 2001 as a law clerk during the judge's first term as Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. When Judge Moore was removed for standing up for the Ten Commandments, Mr. DuPré followed him to the Foundation for Moral Law. Finally, when Judge Moore was elected to the Chief Justice seat in the Alabama Supreme Court in 2012, Mr. DuPré became his Chief of Staff in charge of hiring and managing all the staff for the Chief Justice. Mr. DuPré is now an attorney in Montgomery and no longer works for Roy Moore or his campaign.
Mr. DuPré describes Judge Moore as "not a modern politician but rather a statesman" and a "good, good man." "If there is a characteristic that would describe Judge Moore, it is honesty," stated Mr. DuPré.
Besides the two cases alleging sexual assault, the majority of the accusers' testimonies against Judge Moore hinge on the allegation that he dated older teenagers when he was in his early thirties. While this might seem shocking to us, we can all think of examples in our own families where one of the partners was in his or her late teens and the other was ten or more years older. That, in fact, is the case with my own parents. In the case of Judge Moore, there is a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why he might have dated young women in their late teens when he was in his early thirties.
In 1977, Judge Moore was a new Assistant District Attorney in Gadsen, Alabama and was thirty years old. He had graduated from West Point, fought for his country in Vietnam, attended law school and then returned to Gadsen to settle down. According to the US Census Bureau, in the 1970s, the median age for a woman's first marriage was around 20-21 years old. It is not surprising or unusual in any way therefore that a young man like him, who had been in the military and in school during his twenties, and was still single at 30 would have had dates with young women in their late teenage years. The meaning of the term "date" in 1970s Alabama was also significantly different than it is today. In 1970, to date would not have implied sexual relations, but rather would have been seen as courtship. Eventually, Judge Moore met his first and current wife Kayla Moore and married her when she was 23 years old with one child from a previous marriage and he was 38. Subsequently Judge Moore adopted his wife's first child and had three more children with her.
Mr. DuPré told LifeSiteNews that Judge Moore and his wife were very close and were often seen together. "In all of the years that I worked for Judge Moore I never once saw him even disrespect a woman, and as Chief Justice he would interact with a great number of women. In fact, usually if he had a meeting with a woman he would try to include someone else in order to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, much like Vice President Mike Pence has stated is his practice. My office at the Supreme Court was situated in a way that I saw everyone that went in and out of his office, and never once did I see anything suspicious or improper. As his Chief of Staff if anybody would have seen something suspicious, it would have been me. If any of the staff had been harassed or disrespected in any way, I would have heard about it. Nothing like that ever happened in the fifteen years I had the honor of working for Judge Moore."
It is quite disturbing that as of the writing of this article, no one from the offices of the senators who have publicly denounced Judge Moore or of the journalists who have come out with the extremely damaging articles, has attempted to speak with Mr. DuPré or bothered to investigate the countless local positive character witnesses that know Judge Moore. As a result, Judge Moore has been publicly depicted as a caricature that coastal elites have of believing Christians, especially of white Christians from the South.
As shocking as the allegations have been to Mr. DuPré and those who know Judge Moore best, the logical inconsistencies and initial unreliability of the testimony have provided ample proof that assures them that Judge Moore is innocent and that the accounts of the alleged victims are not true.
Mr. DuPré pointed to the fact that two mutually inconsistent theories have been simultaneously put forth to explain why the accusers waited so long to come out with their stories. One explanation, cited by several of the women, is that they didn't come forward with the stories because they feared that no one would believe them, since at the time, Judge Moore was an assistant district attorney. At the same time the media has widely reported that Judge Moore's predilection for unusually young girls was "common knowledge." If Judge Moore was in fact well known in the community as a potential predator, why would the women think that they would be doubted?
Additionally, if it is true that Judge Moore used his position of power to pursue his young victims, why is it that there are no accusations of this behavior from the time he was a circuit court judge and later Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court? If his modus operandi was to use his public office to threaten his victims, why didn't he use his much greater power as a judge to continue the pathological pattern of abuse imagined by the media?
Mr. DuPré noted that after Judge Moore was removed for defending the Ten Commandments monument, his political fortunes were at a low point. He lost several primaries for the Republican nomination to the office of Governor, and he had no national clout. Why did the women not come forth then? What did they have to fear from someone who was seen as a political has-been?
Then there are the curious inconsistencies in the handwriting on the latest alleged victim's yearbook. Mr. DuPré, who has witnessed countless documents signed by Judge Moore, points out that the signature on the yearbook and some of the numbering is significantly different from Judge Moore's handwriting. Additionally, the yearbook is signed "Roy Moore", when in fact Judge Moore always signs his name as Roy S. Moore.
Those who know Judge Roy Moore and who have interacted with him on a daily basis for many years do not believe the account of the alleged victims. While the testimony of Mr. DuPré and others who have known and worked with Judge Moore cannot definitively rule out wrongdoing on the part of Judge Moore, it certainly provides credible proof of his character for honesty, decency and professionalism.
The allegations against judge Roy Moore are very serious indeed, but so is our responsibility to the accused. Judge Roy Moore has put his reputation on the line numerous times for constitutional and moral principles that are widely disdained by the elites in cosmopolitan America. While it may now seem convenient for them to destroy the reputation of this man without bothering to give him the opportunity to defend himself, it should be noted that the rule of law and the presumption of innocence once destroyed, is destroyed for all. Those in the media and in politics who rush to convict Judge Roy Moore without caring to carefully examine the evidence or allow him to defend himself are doing a grave disservice to our country, our laws, and to the people of Alabama.
We can only hope that we never stand falsely accused and are forced to prove our innocence in a court of public opinion bent on our destruction.
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France mobilises for War
"Ohé partisans, ouvriers et paysans, c'est l'alarme!"
"Ce soir l'ennemi connaîtra le prix du sang et des larmes."
"Ahoy! Resistants, workers and farmers, the alarm has sounded!"
"Tonight the enemy shall know the price of blood and tears."
- Le Chant Des Partisans, French Resistance War Song
In the context of war, 'mobilisation' refers to the act of a state preparing itself all of its resources for war. Although all countries possess standing armies and the first battles of a war are typically fought within the first week, mobilisation is a much more time consuming process and can take weeks or months depending on the size, wealth, and political system of the state. During this time, new military expansion is planned with the recruitment lists expanded. Military factories increase their output to maximum, whilst non-military factories are converted as quickly as possible- automobile factories might be converted to tank factories for example, whilst clothing factories now produce uniforms and poor weather gear. Resources are mustered across the country and transported to depots in order to be made available. In essence, full mobilisation brings the entire country to a state of war readiness that would be exhausting and overly expensive in peacetime.
The French frontier is as secure as it's ever going to be. In the months since the start of the war, the myriad industries of France have been gearing up for total war, converting factories and training workers: car makers become tank builders; plane factories now produce fighter jets and bombers; clothesmakers now produce uniforms; metalworkers now produce guns. Recruitment has been going at extreme speed across the country; since the start of the war, another 600,000 soldiers have been added to the French military, along with thousands of tanks and aircraft.
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A variety of organizations and museums have teamed up to put
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Prepare for a meaningful civilian career at Atlanta Technical College.
Atlanta Technical College's Veteran Services is committed to providing direct assistance to student's receiving educational benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Although, our main goal is the initiation and assured continuation of educational benefits, we are available to provide supportive services to Veterans, National Guardsmen, Reservists, and eligible beneficiaries enrolled at Atlanta Technical College.
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- Attended College, and received VA benefits.* Please complete VF 22-1995 or VF 22-5495, if not already completed online with VA.
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- Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 30): (active duty or veteran status) must have served in the United States Armed Forces and participated in the GI Bill program. In most instances, veterans must also have been honorably discharged.
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- Post 9/11 (Chapter 33): must have active duty service on or after September 11, 2001. Benefit is based on service credits.
- Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) students, please see link to GI Bill website on how your Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) is calcuated by VA.
- Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) (Chapter 35): Dependents and spouses of 100% disabled or deceased veterans.
- Students using VA Benefits at ATC have ongoing responsibilities to the VA and ATC.
- Student's entitlement is based upon the number of credit hours for which they are certified by the Certifying Official. If changes are made after VA processes the student's certification, the Certifying Official must be notified by the student.
- Twelve (12) credit hours is considered full-time at Atlanta Technical College.
- VA monthly payment rates can be viewed on the VA website: https://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/resources/benefits_resources/rate_tables.asp
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- Chapter 33 (Post-9/11): Student will be placed on a deferment plan for 90 days from the start of the term until the Department of Veteran Affairs provides tuition and fees payment to the Atlanta Technical College.
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- Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehab): Student will be placed on a deferment plan for 90 days from the start of the term until the Department of Veteran Affairs provides tuition and fees payment to the Atlanta Technical College.
- Vets receiving Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment benefits must have a current VA Form 28-1905 on file from their Voc. Rehab Counselor to qualify for the deferment plan.
- *Failure to provide VAF 28-1905 form will result in Veteran paying full tuition and fees by deadline.
- The Department of Veterans Affairs have mandatory regulations regarding Academic Progress and approved academic programs for which impacts students receiving education benefits. Click here to read the school's policy concerning academic probation/suspension. ATC students receiving education benefits must adhere to the academic school's policy.
- Twelve (12) credit hours is considered full-time at Atlanta Technical College.
- Please contact the VA team to verify if your academic program of study is approved by our State Approving Agency.
Students utilizing Tuition Assistance (TA) through the Department of Defense (DOD), who withdraw from any course before the 60% point of the term, will have unearned funds returned on a proportional basis to the TA program. The calculation will be based on: number of days completed divided by total days in the enrollment period (semester).
- Students receiving VA Benefits are required to furnish school &/or military transcript(s) of all previous education and training, and submit a ATC Transcript Evaluation Form to the Registrar Office.
- Army Personnel Website: http://aarts.army.mil
- Navy Personnel Website: https://smart.navy.mil
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Chapter 31 students may visit the Bookstore to purchase required books/supplies, up to $40, and other expenses approved on their VAF 28-1905 form approved by VRC.
Chapter 33 students receive a yearly books and supplies stipend of up to $1,000.00 paid proportionately based on enrollment.
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A man with a cellphone captured a father punching his son over and over again and hard after catching him smoking marijuana in their house against the father's rules. The video that was uploaded over the weekend saw a lot of people not happy with the dad and others who say that he had to do what he had to do.
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Douglas College > Programs & Courses > Faculties > Humanities and Social Sciences > Psychology > Faculty > Joachim Sehrbrock
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Dr. Sehrbrock has taught at Douglas since 2013. He also works as a clinical psychologist in private practice, where he provides psychological services to adults with a variety of mental health challenges. He has widely taught and presented on clinical competencies for clinical services and psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer individuals and couples. He has many years of clinical experience working with this population. In the past, Dr. Sehrbrock has worked in a leadership capacity in integrated primary care settings and as a psychologist in child and youth mental health. He has a particular interest in the theory and practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well as a long-standing interest in contemporary psychodynamic and psychoanalytic literature.
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Bon Voyage! We have a cover...
Anyway, in just a few week's time, Bon Voyage will be ready to launch, and yes, I'm going to use as many nautical/maritime terms as I possibly can with regards to marketing this cruise-themed novel! ;-) Let's put it this way, if we're talking about the book launch in terms of, say, getting ready for a holiday, I'm at what I'd call the "packing" stage - I know what I want to take with me, I've just got to make sure it all fits into the suitcase! I'll translate that, actually, because I'm not even sure it makes sense! What I mean is, the book is written, I've read through it a couple of times now, the story is there, there aren't that many changes to be made, and it really shouldn't be too long before it finally sets sail, out into the big wide world. Okay. I'm just talking rubbish now. This trying to think of nautical/maritime references isn't quite as easy as I first thought!
But, like I said, it's almost ready. Almost. But not quite. Yeah, I've learnt lessons, and this book isn't going out until I'm as sure as I can be that it's ready. It isn't a great work of literature, and it isn't going to change the world, but it might - it just might - make some good summer reading, whether you're lying on a sunlounger or not!
It's got sunshine, it's got beautiful ports of call from Corsica to Casablanca; it's got two thirty-something women on the cruise of a lifetime, it's got a romance writer, a bloke who looks like he's walked straight off the set of Fantasy Island - and it's got a boy band. Oh, and a good dose of romance. Of course! Bon Voyage -ready to launch May 2012!
Right, I'd better get back to the editing then, hadn't I...?
Want to check out a little taster of Bon Voyage? You can read the first few pages here... Bon Voyage - a small excerpt.
Oh, and if you're looking for a bit of a summer read right now, something to transport you off to sunnier climes and give you a bit of a giggle, why not check out my Tenerife-based comedy romance, Too Much Trouble in Paradise? Just a thought... ;-)
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Love it! Makes me want to jump in and sail away. Sooooo exciting. Fingers crossed for a smooth sailing to publication and wishing you lots of love and luck xxxxReplyDelete
What a great cover - definitely screaming 'put me in your suitcase'. Can't wait to read it. Loads of luck Michelle.ReplyDelete
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Ship Ahoy, Michelle! That's what I say :) Can't wait to read it xReplyDelete
Thank you, ladies! :) So glad you all like the cover! I just hope you all like the book too! :) xxxReplyDelete
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A Few Words from Norma Huss
I'm pleased to welcome Norma Huss as a guest blogger this week. Norma calls herself The Grandma Moses of Mystery. The original Grandma Moses was a primitive artist who only received recognition when she turned eighty. She continued painting until she was one hundred one. Since Norma's first book was published a month before her eightieth birthday, she qualifies on one end. Since her mother lived one hundred three years, she has every hope of qualifying on the tail end. Norma and her husband sailed on Chesapeake Bay and beyond for many years, which is why she set her first two mysteries in that location. Her non-fiction, A Knucklehead in Alaska, was written with her father many years ago, in his words, telling the story of a hot-headed nineteen-year-old who went to Alaska hoping to earn college money.
Today, Norma's going to tell us a little something about her most recent work, Cherish.
Back in the day before e-books and accepted self publishing, I thought of many ideas for novels, and wrote several that failed to find a publisher. Most were for children or young adults, since my own children were only beginning to outgrow that stage. Then I switched to writing mysteries for my own age group and finally found a publisher. But my grandchildren were great readers, and an audience I wanted to reach before they got too old.
I pulled out those dusty pages so long forgotten. So outdated. But I found a germ, a spark, that kindled a new idea. An updated idea. Yeah, that teen doesn't dig up a skeleton—there isn't really a skeleton after all. There's a ghost. Yes. A ghost from the past. Cherish, a tormented ghost, in fact, a ghost who doesn't know where her body is. A teenage ghost from…where?
Hey, I know about teens from World War II and shortly thereafter. I was there. But how did that teen die in 1946? And what was her life like? She was a high school sophomore, just like the current teen who sees the ghost. But her life was so different. No cell phone. No TV. An ex. G.I. in her Lit class, finishing high school on the G.I. Bill.
So I did it, wrote a story for today's teens (with technical help from the younger generation). I placed a teen from today into her grandmother's world. Of course, I had to reverse that as well, placing the teen from 1946 into a world of grungy jeans, cars with seat belts, and no trick-or-treating by anyone over twelve. (Or is it ten now?) And, would I find a way to bring today's teen home? That could be a problem.
I needed plenty of help with today's technology. I needed help with my memories of 1946 as well—readily available on the Internet. Some things I relearned played into my plot. Mention of the Nuremberg trials of war prisoners worked for one character's paranoia. The OSS (Office of Strategic Services-later the CIA) was cited by another character's rumors. But the teen, with memories of the war years, the rationing, the shock of men she knew dying in battle, the lack of coupons for new shoes, wanted to ignore those background noises, just as today's teen would. She lived in the moment without thoughts that her words might lead to danger.
Cherish (A Ghost Mystery) was a lot of fun to write. I've just revealed the cover on Goodreads (and here). Publication date is September 1, 2014, right in time for a pre-Halloween read. Early readers have enjoyed it. In fact, they think this book is the perfect grandmother, granddaughter read. The two generations will each discover much about the other generation. (Might I be a bit egotistical and agree? Why not? One must believe in her own work!)
One certainly must! You have every right to believe in your work – and to be proud of it. Cherish sounds like a great story. I love the idea of different generations reading it together and learning about each other through its pages. Thanks for sharing your news and a bit about yourself with the readers of Birth of a Novel.
Readers, here are some links if you'd like to learn more about Norma and her books:Website: http://www.normahuss.com Blog: http://www.blog.normahuss.com Amazon author page: http://tinyurl.com/nuy7ugv Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/od28jfp
August 18, 2014 7:44 AM
Sounds like a terrific read, Norma, and today's teens might well enjoy learning a little about a time that isn't even a glimmer in their memory.
August 18, 2014 12:27 PM
Claire, I learned a lot about how teens now do things as well (grandchildren, you know, and two of them were just here).
And Sandra, thanks for inviting me to visit your blog.
August 18, 2014 1:18 PM
Sounds like a big jump for you Norma but you ran with a great idea and the book sounds like a winner. All the best to you!
August 18, 2014 9:40 PM
Well, it was a jump, however I started writing for children and teens, but no one ever bought any of my books, just articles and short stories. So I made the jump first to books like the ones I liked to read and that seemed to work better. But I used everything I'd learned in the meantime for my leap back.


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3-Time Oscar winner Meryl Streep, the Grande Dame of Acting, is about to land again in theaters across US this December (and at award ceremonies next year wearing frumpy, wedgie-gifting dresses. Meryl's hunch seems absolutely right – the people who select her wardrobe and hairstyle – including her longtime hairstylist J Roy Helland – do their best to destroy her 'naturally good looks' ) with her latest film August Osage County, adapted from stage to screen by its Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts himself, already turning heads at film festivals and screenings. The moment it debuted at Toronto, reviews by renowned publications hit the internet emphasizing two or three common observations/contentions: a) that it was going to be an All-Meryl-Some-Julia-Little-Others Show (ironic as the play only credits the Native American character of Johnna as 'others'; I guess the film is even more discriminatory than the play!) b) that the altered 'less depressing' ending was a weak, 'sell out' move by Harvey Weinstein and c) that Meryl was a lead character and not supporting (another sly move by Weinstein to snag Meryl another Oscar; this decision was quickly changed after award screenings and Meryl's now in competing for Best Lead Actress).
Its almost two months since the Toronto film festival and as August Osage County is drawing closer to its theatrical release, the cast and crew are quickly turning up to promote the films at interactive Q&A sessions, press conferences and even online. There is a fifteen minute B-roll footage of the crew filming some of the expository scenes outside the Weston family's 'House of Pain'. There are press junkets in the form of videos where each actor gives an insight into the characters they portrayed. The film's director John Wells, known mainly for his work on television, shares about his experience filming the intense dining table scene and his experience with the entire cast. All these videos can be found here.
Streep may be the most honored actress of all time, but fellow cast member Chris Cooper, who's worked with Streep before in the Oscar winning 'Adaptation', suggests 'you have no idea just how talented she is… She's the Master!'. Streep's best known for improvisations during rehearsals, which is quite a feat considering the level of precision she achieves in defining her character both internally and externally. Cooper as well as the others were astonished by the 'level of variety she brought take after take'; she's 'once playing a drugged version (of her character Violet), then a comical version, then another', and her changes 'rippled across the dining table' and each actor 'played his/her character slightly differently in each take'. This impressive observation was made by Dermot Mulroney, who gets to hear ungracious welcoming remarks like "Who are you?" and "That's peculiar Karen to bring a date to your dad's funeral' (Mulroney's character Steve is actually Violet's youngest daughter Karen's fiance) from Violet. English actor Benedict Cumberbatch's praise was even more ecstatic: "Meryl was extraordinary. The hardest thing with her is to actually act. You just want to sit and watch her. You want to be in the audience". I'm unsure, however, whether Meryl would find this remark complementary, as the actress once said that in retrospect, she found her performance in French Lieutenant Woman to be less satisfactory as she always felt her co-star Jeremy Irons was busy observing Meryl's performance rather than focusing on the character. Some critics have accused her of 'outshining the film itself even more with age', and even I noted in one of my reviews that in some films, I found myself getting a twofer: a) the film itself and b) Meryl's own film within the film. In case of great films, this becomes quite an experience to savor, but in case of mediocre ones, it feels like the film and Meryl are two distinct entities put together in a chaotic mess.
Meryl turned up along with Wells, Letts, producer Jean Doumanian and the cast including Cooper, Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, Abigail Breslin, Juliette Lewis (Roberts remained absent) for a live Q&A in New York on November 25. Twitter and Facebook users were given an opportunity to post their questions, a few of which would be chosen for the interview. I excitedly framed about five/six questions pertaining to the film (a lot many users asked silly questions like: Meryl, where are you coming to Italy? as if it has anything to do with the film). One of them, quite a simple one (and yet, its usually the simple ones that are picked for interviews to relax the interviewees), got selected; actually, the first part of the question got selected. This question was asked to Tracy Letts, and although the interviewer doesn't reveal the user name, I'm pretty sure based on the wording that it's my question.
The selected question: "In the process of adapting this play to cinema, did you find yourself looking at a particular character or scene (I used the word 'situation') in a new light? " (The second part of the question wasn't asked)
Mr Tracy Lett's Response: Well, they're robots! (a peal of laughter from the audience; the robots thing is an extended joke from the interview) (the interviewer: We can't wait to see your next movie!)… Dermot's very good, yeah… in Magnificent Seven Robots (a cackle from Meryl)… um ah I.. I.. did I see any of them in a new light? No I did not, but I tell you what, I had an opportunity as a result of the ability of cinema not only to show the place in which it is set but the scene in which Barbara pursues Violet across the field.. uh allowed me to encapsulate in a.. in a.. few very short images and lines something thematic that I was trying to get at it at the heart of the piece, something about the.. the uh… even though you can see fifty miles to the horizon, there's nowhere to go…a kind of claustrophobia that is felt in the Plains as it turns in a lot of other places as well. So I don't know about an individual character I saw in a new light (Meryl nods looking towards him) but I certainly enjoyed uh… seeing them explore their boundaries, a little bit.
Towards the end of the 45 minute interactive question, an interesting question was asked to the entire cast: 'What was your favorite line of Violet?', which yielded funny answers such as 'Why don't you f-ck a f-cking sow's ass?' (Julianne Nicholson; this line is spoken by Violet to her husband Beverley when he introduces her to Johnna), 'You look like a magician's assistant' (Margo Martindale; Violet's remarks about her daughter Ivy's appearance in a suit at her father's funeral) 'Hide-a-burrr…What?' (Juliette Lewis; Violet is unable to pronounce Karen's fiance's German surname) and 'It burns like 'a' bull-sh*t! ' (Margo again; spoken by Violet to Barbara while talking about her mouth-cancer). It was certainly a refreshing forty-five minute session with this cast, topped by Meryl's infectious giggles and perky personality. Guess this girl just can't help stealing the spotlight!
The entire interview can be found here.
Related articles
- "August: Osage County" to feature NE Oklahoma (sacbee.com)
- You: 'August: Osage County' director, cast on dinner with Meryl Streep (latimes.com)
- Review: 'August: Osage County' One Giant Smorgasbord of Performances (hotterinhollywood.com)
- Julia Roberts & Meryl Streep: 'August: Osage County' Press Conference! (justjared.com)
- "August: Osage County" to feature NE Oklahoma (miamiherald.com)
- August: Osage County Film with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts at the AFI Fest (lalascoop.com)
- August: Osage County (copankep.wordpress.com)
- Meryl Streep May Scare Her Fans in 'August: Osage County' (nytimes.com)
- Meryl Streep Channeled Her Parents for 'August: Osage County' (blogs.wsj.com)
- State film office sets up screenings for 'August: Osage County' tonight (hispanicbusiness.com)


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