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March 27th, 2020 @ 2:30 pm
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March 5th, 2020 @ 6:16 pm
every time i watch "heathers" i'm like OMG I NEED TO MAKE THIS NIGHTSTAND. it doesn't look hard, just need to figure out the hardware…
September 22nd, 2019 @ 4:20 pm
still got a cracked, black heart. 🙁
September 15th, 2019 @ 11:47 pm
as a young stu, this was one of my favorite 80s videos/songs. what a weird kid, lol. i just thought they were like, cool spies or some shit. i still love this song so much, and as an adult, the video is so visually appealing to me – the colors and contrast of their suits, the architecture of the building and the industrial setting.
around an hour ago, my boyfriend came to personally break the news to me that ric ocasek died, knowing i'd be upset. i instantly started crying in disbelief. they (finally) just got into the rock & roll hall of fame… it just can't be real.
the cars have been in my life since i can remember consciousness. my mother was a huge fan, and i absorbed it from toddler age. they've always been the soundtrack to my life. this just breaks my heart. i can't put into words how much this band has made me happy, influenced me artistically and aesthetically, and have been there to help me through breakups and hard times. i listen to them on a daily basis, and i can't remember a time that i didn't listen to them on a daily basis, to be honest.
my sister's cousins (via her dad, we have different fathers) used to babysit me and they'd constantly play the heartbeat video music videos VHS tape while babysitting. i loved it so much. i don't know why panorama was on that video, bc it wasn't on heartbeat city, but whatever. enjoy the video, it's one of my faves.
i cherish every member, and it was hard enough not having benjamin orr, but this one stings. thank you for also producing other bands that i love as well, ric. your talent and artistry will be missed so dearly. i'm extra sad bc now i'll really never get to see them live.
le sigh.
January 5th, 2019 @ 4:25 pm
i was born in the wrong era, fah realz.
May 7th, 2018 @ 12:46 pm
i have to be honest – i never really pay attention to the R&R HoF inductions, but of course i cared this year bc the cars were finally inducted! i can't believe it took so long for them to get there.
watching this induction was wonderfully overwhelming, as the cars are one of my faaaaaaaaaaavorite bands ever. brandon flowers got to do it, and his love for the cars was pouring out of him while speaking… it was great. i can't believe it took him that long to get to know who they were. brandon and i were born in the same year, just three months apart. it's kind of funny how that happened. he discovered the cars while i was discovering all of the alt bands of the 90s, including weezer (funny enough someone in =w= played WITH the cars during the ceremony)…
i got lucky and i had young/rad people around me in the 80s the shoved all of that current music at the time in my face at a young age. my mother was a huge cars fan, and my cousins mary and jimmy were teenagers at that time and used to let me watch the heartbeat city VHS tape with them. i vividly remember being SO confused bc of ric walking on water during "magic" and i thought it was magic. i remember thinking about how cool/naughty the video for "hello again" was, and i love that i was a warhol fan before i didn't even know who warhol was. panorama is probably not one of the cars most popular songs, but it's one of my favorites, and the video was always one of my favorites.
i am so happy for them. during their speeches, they thanked us fans. it made me wonder if they even know how many "young" fans they know they actually have. i read in an article a few years back that ric ocasek didn't want to tour for many reasons, but one of them was that he thought a younger audience wouldn't exist. i got inspired to write him a hand-written letter soon after i read that, BEGGING him to tour for us one last time… i have no idea if he ever got the letter, and i highly doubt it'll ever happen. if it ever did, it would definitely help fill my cold, black heart and make my measly little life a little more complete. music is one of the only things that really makes me feel emotion in life, and it's a big part of my social life. when my favorite bands won't tour anymore, life = over.
April 21st, 2018 @ 10:37 am
today is record store day! i mean, there aren't very many places to really buy records anymore around here… barnes & noble had records, but there are none in queens anymore. there's one comic booky store in roosevelt field that has them, but who knows if steve wants to get up and go out there today. ANYWAYS, i got to thinking this morning. i have that ridiculous crosley everyone and their mama has, and it B L O W S. it sounds awful, and i need a better record player. i know i could just buy a technics and some speakers and call it a day, butttttttttt then i come across this gem:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand i'm dying, bc of course i can't find it online *ANYWHERE*. it's a vintage sears stereo from the 80's and it was like, made for me. #DYINGGGGGG
April 4th, 2018 @ 2:37 pm
April 3rd, 2018 @ 4:22 pm
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February 1st, 2015 @ 11:48 am
i had taken the day off last friday initially to move, but not all of my friends couldn't help me that day. since it didn't pan out, i moved fully (furniture/everything large) on saturday instead, but i still took the day off to get things prepped to move in on friday night. my mom took me back and forth twice with the weird odds/ends that didn't fit into boxes or bags properly, which was super helpful. at any rate, on friday, the only thing i really had to do besides clean and pack was go to the post office and head over to the new place for the cable installation. once i got home from the cable installation, i was in the mood for some good cleaning/packing tunes, so of course "i wanna dance with somebody" popped into my head.
while i was watching the video, there was a series of thoughts that i had.
a) her hair is huge and awesome.
b) i seriously belonged in the 80's as a teenager or adult (as per usual).
c) i wanted almost every dress she had on in the video.
d) i asked my male coworker to memorize and recreate all dance moves the males did in the video.
e) i was talking to my screen and telling whitney she shouldn't be gone already. it's such an awful thing that she is no longer with us. she was so beautiful and talented, and it made me so sad that it gave me goosebumps.
i remember watching that video as a kid and just loving how much fun she looked like she was having. all of the neon and colours going on is still so inspiring til this day.
that was friday…
i come into work today and i read that her daughter is now in a coma, pretty much on her death bed. 🙁
that is fucking awful. i hope it wasn't drug related, that would be so fucking sad… and who's to blame? unfortunately, let's think back to the 90's… her substance abusing father had whitney doing all of that shit also. she gave in and did it as well, but still. it wasn't a part of her life until he entered the picture.
her mother died because of drugs, and her daughter couldn't handle her death. either depression or drugs could probably be to blame. that is such a horrible snowball effect because of that man.
maybe i'm wrong… but i doubt it, and that is so terrible.
January 2nd, 2015 @ 5:36 pm
i remember when this video first came out when i was a youngin, i was so confused as to why chevy was in this video. i was raised on his movies, and i guess as a child i thought people could only do one thing at a time (ie: acting, music).
either way, one of my favorites, always. 🙂
October 6th, 2013 @ 5:50 pm
one of my favorite songs EVER ever ever ever is "never tear us apart" by INXS. aside from the song being amazing, it reminds me of my mother. i know that i've boasted about loving her musical taste that she raised me on as a child before, so i'll spare you that repeat schpeel. some songs just pull at my heart strings when it comes time to her/music, and that album is one of those thangs.
in addition to the adoration that i have for this album via mom, sometimes just fall into this INXS "Kick" kick, and i can't shake it for weeks (yesterday it started up again). that album is so amazing and i get so teary eyed thinking that michael hutchence is no longer with us.
the last time that i saw this video was on VH1 "pop-up video", and it had to be at least a decade ago. on my walk to and from dunkin just now, i was listening to this song and realized while i was walking, that the weather today is just like in that video. foggy, rainy, chilly, and i was walking along side a cemetery that runs up the avenue by my apartment and it just reminded me of the video's setting. so i watched it… you should also.
this video seriously makes me fight off sadness, it's hard for me to watch it, he was so perfectly beautiful. when he died, his coffin was carried out of the church with this song playing in the background, that makes me even sadder.</3
if i ever get married, i'm walking down the aisle to this song, and it will be my wedding song for sure. i nearly died of jealousy and astonishment when they had it at blair's wedding to that french price dude. seriously, who stole my idea?! they had an orchestra playing it, there was no lyrics, but they shortened the song by cutting out the sax solo, which was perfect.
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after watching the video, i fell down a wikipedia/articles wormhole and found out a bunch of shit about michael hutchence. i remember thinking about how when i was younger, people thought when he died, he died of some perverted asphyxiation thing. while he did die by choking to death by his belt, the coroner said it wasn't erotic at all, just a mixture of depression, booze and pills that led him to what happened that night.
tl;dr – he was super upset that he couldn't have his daughter and his girlfriend's kids for the holidays, and his choice of girlfriend was completely awful.
i never knew all of the problems that he was having in life up to that point. the worst things were that he got injured to the point that he couldn't smell or taste anymore, which severely depressed him and the last straw was that he got mixed up in a horrible mess of a relationship with a groupie/tv host named paula yates. if the vast internet isn't lying, inxs's management tried to keep her far away from him… but she managed to have him eventually anyway. heavy drugs and cheating, etc. – just a horrible mess.
such a shame.
October 24th, 2012 @ 11:45 am
i think both my mother and my aunt necie (who is like a grandmother to me) had one of these. god knows where it is now, i'm sure my mother either broke it or threw it away… but i can't find one online ANYWHERE. (etsy, ebay… etc.)
anyone have one? you'd make my dreams come true and my little heart so happy<3
my neighbor rose has one, but refuses to part with it, lol. i may have to hijack it…
December 9th, 2011 @ 1:48 am
they're remaking "american psycho", and i'm suuuuper excited about it!
i saw the movie first and then read the book. as much as i love(d) the movie (and the dark humour), while i was reading the book, i was actually getting kind of pissed off that the movie parodied it as much as it did.
i can't wait for this new adaptation. the only thing i'm not looking forward to is that it isn't based in the 80's.
although the harron movie is gory and dark, i still don't think it was as dark as the book because of how serious the majority of the tone was in the book. i'm in no way saying it had no humour, but the movie embellished it a bit. what i find so aggravating, is reading the reactions to this remake. between reading comments online and then after i posted it on twitter, i got all this whiny nonsense back about it "being perfect the way that it is" and "it's so good, why are they fucking it up" and "christian bale _________…" yadda yadda…
it's been like 7 years since i read the book, but i pretty much remember christian bale wasn't like pat bateman in the book… however, i believe that he was a fantastic pat bateman. i don't know who could play a "better" one, but because this is the only version of the movie we have to compare it to, we'll never have a good/clear opinion.
i've read comments about people bitching about how it's going to be an insult between the cast and the adaption – and it's pissing me off. why can't people realize that IT'S JUST DIFFERENT?
i think people are missing the point and/or just don't know that THE MOVIE ISN'T AN ACCURATE DEPICTION OF THE BOOK… i'd love to know the percentage of people that actually read the book vs. didn't that are leaving these comments.
the way that i'm thinking is, we've gotta just pretend that we never even saw that movie so that we give it a fair chance.
either way, i could give a shitfuck what anyone thinks, i'm excited, and i figured i'd share this information with whoever reads this website. #w00t


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Patchwork prints are a must-have for the new season, and this vibrant top is the perfect way to work the trend. With its loose fit, relaxed sleeves and button detailing, this blouse is a perfect balance between smart and casual, so use it to inject some style into any look. Wear over indigo jeans and pair with black heeled ankle boots for a stylish autumnal look.
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Carhartt - Men's Sandstone Traditional Jacket/Arctic Quilt Lined
A great choice for warmth and durability, our sandstone traditional jacket is made of 12-ounce 100% cotton sandstone duck that's lined with arctic-weight, quilted-nylon polyester. The corduroy collar has under-collar snaps for an optional hood. There are two inside pockets and two hand-warmer pockets. Interior rib-knit storm cuffs work to keep you warm, and pleated elbows allow easy movement on the job.


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My stupid fucking Son refuses to pick up his toys. I told him OVER AND OVER to pick up his train sets after he used them. On this day I came home from work and got a shower. I was ready to relax when I walked in the sun room and saw his train. At first I started to pick up the pieces. Then I suddenly got enraged and decided to crush the train to smithereens rendering it useless to him. I gathered up all the little tiny pieces into a box and then I proceeded to piss all over the parts. I was so mad I waited a few hours and came back and pissed all over them again! He learned his lesson!
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World's leading technology company, Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Union (EU) after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the European Commission for Competition said that the fine was administered because Google has given "an illegal advantage" to itself over its competitors.
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, said Google has "abused its market dominance as a search engine" because it has "denied other companies the chance to compete."
"What Google has done is illegal under EU antitrust rules. It denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate. And most importantly, it denied European consumers a genuine choice of services and the full benefits of innovation."
When users surf the internet for goods through Google's search engine, they are more likely to encounter results from its "own comparison shopping centre services," said Ms. Vestager.
Most importantly, she said Google's market strategy for comparison shopping has prevented consumers from access to genuine choices when they shop using its search engine.
The commission says this is illegal under the EU's fair play laws.
The European Commission further declared that the world's most popular internet search engine has 90 days to stop favouring its own shopping service or face a further penalty per day of up to 5 percent of Alphabet's average daily global turnover.
Reacting to this, the US firm said it may appeal.
However, if it fails to change the way it operates the Shopping service within the three-month deadline, it could be forced to make payments of 5% of its parent company Alphabet's average daily worldwide earnings.
The fine signalled a tough stance by the agency in the first of three investigations into the company's dominance in searches and smartphones.


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The world's most-loved antagonist is now back, and this time as protagonist!!!!!
Joker is back !!! And this time it is no batman (yes we know that is what you wanted)
So without wasting any more of your time we present you
Well is this not mind-blowing????
Getting to know who joker actually was. We are badly waiting for the movie to release.
Our question is just like joker managed to be the most loved antagonist of all time, will he be the most loved protagonist as well??
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Caption: 3 dash 2's occupying the east end, in service 5756 is peeping out on the track behind 5872.
The 5756 is active while the other 2 are sold
Are these reactivated ?
The good old days of coloured class lights and putting flags up. Sigh.
Nice photo Paul.
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5 Ways For Teens To Make Money Online
Online Jobs for Teens: 5 Ways For Teens To Make Money Online
The internet is filled with a plethora of ways for teens to make money online. While it can be difficult to find a job as a teen in the real world, there are more than enough opportunities for teens to pursue a job online. Plus, it can be the perfect schedule for a teen who is looking to work flexible hours to fit around school and extracurricular activities. Here are five online jobs for teens to make money online.
1. Surveys
The internet is filled with online surveys that someone can make money from. It is an extremely easy way to make some extra money. While it is certainly not something you could make a career off of, it can be a great job for a teen to make some easy money from. All that you have to do is get online and fill out surveys that companies have posted. Companies turn around and use this information to better their business.
2. Affiliate marketing
For those who are not looking to start a business of their own, affiliate marketing can be a great way to make money off of selling someone else's products. There are thousands of affiliate programs to choose from giving you the opportunity to sell products you are interested in. And the best part about it is there are no rules against how many programs you promote. Therefore, find programs you are interested in with a high commission rate and start making money online.
3. Article writing
The internet is filled with entrepreneurs that have ideas, but do not always know how to put them into words. No matter what the web site is, everyone needs quality content on their site. There is an abundance of entrepreneurs that are looking for quality writers to write articles for their site. All you have to do is create a web page to promote your article service on and write articles for people.
4. Freelance
You would be surprised at the amount of freelance work that is available on the internet today. There are freelance writers, copywriters, graphic designers, and anything else you can think of. The great thing about freelance work is it allows you to get into something you are interested in and have experience with. Finally work that you can enjoy as oppose to having a job full of hassle.
5. eBay
Over the last few years, eBay has exploded on the internet. A lot of people are finding that their old items they have lying around the house are actually worth quite a bit of money to others. eBay is a great way for teens to make money online because there is no experience needed. And sometimes the best way to make money off of eBay is to purchase a limited edition item and sell it for more online.


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Police seek suspect in CVS stabbing and robbery
An attempted robbery ended in a violent assault on a CVS employee Tuesday night, Baltimore police said.
Baltimore police said the suspect entered the CVS store in the 100 block of North Wolfe Street around 6 p.m. Tuesday. They said the suspect attempted to steal an electric razor and two knee braces. Police said that when the suspect was confronted by store security, he pulled out a knife and stabbed the security guard in the chest.
"They tried to detain him, they tried to subdue him, and again he dropped the property and that's when he pulled the knife out," said Detective Donny Moses, of the Baltimore Police Department.
Police said the suspect dropped the items and ran out of the store.
The victim is recovering at a hospital, officials said, and is expected to be OK.
"He's expected to survive. Obviously, the hospital is not far. He was transported there, where he's still recovering," Moses said.
Police said the suspect is a black man who appears to be in his mid to late 40s and was wearing a tan ball cap, a light blue jacket, and tan cargo pants.
Residents of the mixed residential and commercial building where the robbery took place have mixed feelings.
"It's definitely a little scary. I mean, we hear about crimes happening all the time in the area, but this is so close to home. It's definitely terrifying," said Kathleen Robinson, who lives in the building.
Some residents who live and work in the Johns Hopkins Hospital area community are in shock. For Myrtle Williams and her granddaughter, Shalay, who visit the area, it was a dose of reality.
"I told (Shalay that) crime is everywhere. It's just being at the wrong place, at the wrong time," Myrtle Williams said.
Police believe the suspect lives in the area because he fled east up Fayette Street on foot. Police hope someone will come forward soon with information on who the suspect is.
There is plenty of surveillance in the area with the hospital nearby, but residents say they aren't short on taking precautions.
"I usually only walk on the streets that have the security cameras, and if I go anywhere else, we go in groups, or in Uber, or whatever,'' Robinson said.
WBAL-TV 11 News reached out to CVS for comment, but has not received a response.
Anyone who knows the suspect's identity is asked to call detectives at 410-366-6341.


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The History of Freeman Audio Visual
TELAV Audio Visual Services And I.S.T.S. – The Simultaneous Interpretation Specialists
A pioneer in the conference communications market, I.S.T.S.–The Simultaneous Interpretation Specialists–was founded in 1959 by Alex Thiel, and incorporated in Canada in 1964. The company expanded into the U.S. market in 1976, and they continued to expand their services through the acquisition of Multitone, in 1989. Today, I.S.T.S. has grown to become the largest supplier in North America of portable, semi-portable and permanent conference communications systems including simultaneous interpretation, multi-microphone discussion and name handling systems.
Up until 1982, I.S.T.S. had also been supplying basic audio visual equipment to many of its clients on a regular basis. As this segment of the company grew, they perceived the need to establish a separate entity to make its customers aware that they also specialized in the audio- visual segment of the meetings industry in Canada. This new company, called TELAV Audio Visual Services, was headed up by Alex Thiel's sons; Robert Thiel was President and Harald Thiel was Executive Vice-President. TELAV started with a single branch office in Montreal, and subsequently opened additional branches in 1983 and in 1984, when they acquired Rutherford Audio Visuals in Halifax. Additional new branch offices opened through the next 15 years, and several acquisitions that included Northwest Media Centre in Vancouver and Victoria in 1989, and Adcom Presentation Group in 1999. By 2001, TELAV had 21 offices across Canada and two in the USA when they merged with U.S.-based AVW Audio Visual, Inc.
AVW Audio Visual, Inc.
Wynne Enterprises, a Texas-based family business, had operated as a production company, as well as an audio visual rental and sales company. Within a few years, the member of the Wynne family involved in the business decided to pursue the production of motion pictures, so six of the company's employees decided to purchase the AV equipment inventory and rights to the Wynne name for limited number of years.
The company was officially incorporated on December 31, 1971, under the name Wynne Audio Visual, in Dallas, Texas. They had a total of 8 full time employees, two small vans, and a 4,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Their main customers included advertising agencies, with the largest events being exhibits at the State Fair of Texas. In an effort to minimize the former owners' name several years later, the company was changed to Audio Visual Wynne, and then later, just the initials were used to create AVW Audio Visual. Two of the original company founders, Ed Goodman and Peter York, remained with the company for many years.
The company remained independent for several years, and in 1975, started expansion into other cities, first in San Antonio, followed by Houston. It was also during this time that an alliance was formed with an AV marketing company, AVW Meeting Services, headed by Mike Barns. Soon after, both entities were merged and became one of The Freeman Companies. These events marked the evolution of the company from a local provider of AV equipment rentals to a national company whose major clients included conventions and expositions across the U.S. They also continued to offer multi-media production services, and a division specializing in permanent design and installation.
With the resources of Freeman Decorating Co., the company continued to grow. In the early 1980s, they opened an office in New Orleans, followed by an Austin branch office. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw new offices in Chicago, Orlando, Nashville, and Atlanta. By 2001, the company employed over 600 full-time staff in 14 U.S. cities.
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions
In 2001, two of the largest, most well-respected providers of audio visual equipment and technical support joined forces as AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions. Each company was founded by individuals who believed in providing clients with the best customer service and the most complete range of resources from a single source.
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions offered a complete range of audio visual and presentation technology services throughout North America from their 32 locations. With over 1,300 full-time employees and $90 million in inventory, services included audio visual and computer equipment rental, event staging, simultaneous interpretation, audience response and multi-microphone discussion systems, exhibit and tradeshow solutions, webcasting, computer services, presentation management, press conferences and technical coordination for meetings, conventions, corporate events and trade shows.
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions and Freeman's U.S. Audio Visual Division
For more than 50 years, Freeman and AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions have worked together to produce world-class expositions and corporate events. With 28 offices and branches North America-wide, combined, we have 1250 employees, an equipment inventory valued at over $110 million, and an investment of $12 million in new equipment and technology annually.
In order to better serve the complete event needs of Freeman's U.S. customers, AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions' U.S. offices officially changed their name to Freeman January 1, 2008. The relationships with their customers didn't change, but now U.S. customers have enhanced access to an unprecedented range of experiential marketing solutions, from a strategic partner with the creativity, insight and expertise to help them get the most out of their event.
As for AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions Canada
In Canada, AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions had been the country's leading audio visual supplier for over 50 years. Canada is a different and distinct market place, and many of our Canadian customers have needs that are quite different from U.S. organizations. For this reason, AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions Canada did not change in name or how we worked with our customers.
Located in 18 cities across the country, AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions Canada had equipment inventory valued at over $60 million and produced 90,000 events annually. AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions Canada offered a complete range of audio visual and presentation technology services coast to coast. These services included audio visual and computer equipment rental, event staging, simultaneous interpretation, presentation management, audience response and multi-microphone discussion systems, exhibit and tradeshow solutions, webcasting, press conferences and technical coordination for meetings, conventions, corporate events and trade shows of all sizes•
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions Changes Name to Freeman Audio Visual
Effective January 10, 2014, AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions changed its name to Freeman Audio Visual. Changing our name to Freeman Audio Visual gives Freeman significant brand visibility in Canada. Existing clients will see no change in their working relationships with their account teams; rather, the integration of the two brands will enable clients to explore the more tightly-integrated range of Freeman resources—from products and services, to the expertise of personnel, and the geographic reach of its locations.
Founded in 1927, Freeman is the leading global partner for integrated experiential marketing solutions for live engagements including expositions, conventions, corporate events and exhibits. Headquartered in Dallas, with over 70 offices in North America and the U.K., Freeman produces more than 4,300 expositions annually, including 135 of the 250 largest U.S. trade shows, and 11,000 other events worldwide. Customer-driven, Freeman offers a total package of solutions, with a scope of products and services unmatched by the competition.


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Our school has a Houses system that promotes teamwork, organization, initiative, balance, which promotes respect for the different talents and abilities of our students; and, at the same time, it encourages the exercise of leadership in all of them.
The most important objective of this system is to facilitate and encourage the participation of all our students, who are divided into four houses: Griffin, Phoenix, Pegasus, and Minotaur. All these houses compete against each other in different disciplines, either in teams or individually, in order to earn points for their House.
In addition, there is a point system for the "Houses", which applies to academic work, effort, sports, the arts, and many of the extracurricular projects carried out during the year. In this way healthy competition is encouraged. The merits that students receive in their classes also contribute positively to the general count of points for their Houses.
With regard to the members of the Houses, it should be noted that all of our students, teachers, administrative and maintenance staff are assigned to a house from the moment they enter the school; in such a way, that each year will match the number of members of the various houses. Likewise, all parents and siblings of our students belong to the same House for life.
In terms of internal organization, each House is led by a teacher and two students, who have the position of Captain and Vice-Captain of their House. Their main role is to guide the members of their Houses and organize the necessary strategies that will lead them to victory.
Each end of term, the score of all events will be commented upon during assembly and, at the end of the year, the winning House will be awarded the Interhouse shield. Thus all our students will feel proud of their House, as team work is fundamental to the success of their team.
Houses organization
Head of Houses: Mariella Molero
Master Griffin: Bárbara Leyva
Master Phoenix: Petter Llanos
Master Pegasus: Zoe Shapiro
Master Minotaur: Luis Sifuentes


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Customer Service Representative
40 hours per week
Three crews cover our hours of operation – 7 AM to 11 PM, 7 days a week. You must be willing to work morning shift, evening shift and weekends as needed. We try to schedule our employees with 2 days off in a row as often as possible.
This is a front of house position, our Customer Service Representatives will spend most of their time acting as a concierge – helping clients find their tours, filling out fishing licenses, helping make bookings, keeping the store clean, and proscessing sales.
Skills needed:
• Ability to type at least 35 words per minute
• Professional, courteous attitude and appearance
• Works well with public
• Must pay great attention to detail
• Must have excellent math skills
• Must have basic computer knowledge
• Must be able to stand on feet for long periods of time
• Must be a team player
• Must be bondable
Job Duties:
• Processes walk-in reservations
• Assits guests with check-in procedure and directions
• Balances sales reports
• Acts as a Safety Net for finding mistakes in Reservations
• Files All Reservations
• Performs Daily Side Work
• Restocking soda/candy/merchandise
• Cleaning coffee area and work area
• Cleaning windows
• Cleaning floors (night shift)
• Pricing merchandise
• Odd jobs as requested by manager
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Gerard V. Hannon, 85
Gerard V. Hannon, 85, of Onset, formerly of Foxboro, died July 7, 2019 at home. He was the husband of Dorothy L. (Judge) Hannon and the son of the late Gerard V. and Mary (Hurley) Hannon.
He was born in Boston and raised in Roslindale. He lived for many years in Foxboro and spent summers in Onset until moving there permanently in 1991. He served in the U.S.
Mr. Hannon worked for the Foxboro Company for many years before retiring.
He was a member of St. Mary's Church in Onset and Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod. He served on the Wareham Recreation Committee. He enjoyed golfing and sailing and
was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy L. (Judge) Hannon; a son, William J. Hannon of Hammock, FL; 2 daughters, M. Michelle Swearingen of Shirley and Denise Hannon-Gross
of Avon, CT; 4 grandchildren; a great granddaughter; an adopted son, Rev. Michael Ciryak.
His Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in St. Mary's Church, Onset Ave., Onset. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Wareham.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, 411 Main St. (Rte. 6A), Suite 6, Yarmouthport, MA 02675.
Arrangements are by the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Hwy., Wareham. For directions and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.


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Maggie Verster (an educator in Johannesburg, South Africa – Twitter: maggiev) has created and shared an excellent tutorial via SlideShare titled "Twitter for Educational Purposes."
Her learning outcomes for the tutorial are three-fold:
- Communicate using a micro-blogging system
- Update your status
- Create a learning network
Should every educator in every context use Twitter? I don't think any single tool or website is going to be appropriate and well received by EVERYONE in any category of work or play. Should every educator at least be aware of Twitter and have an opportunity to utilize it as a communication tool as part of his/her extended learning community? Most definitely.
Thanks Maggie for creating and sharing this tutorial. This is a great example of the power of SlideShare as well.
More tutorials like this one are available on ThuTong: a South African Education Portal.
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With only a few days left to go, the waiting is nearly over for those who are going to WINGS! From 2nd August, 6000 Guides and Scouts from across the world are camping at Windsor Great Park for a fun filled week.
The fifteen girls and three adults going from Crowthorne Guides are looking forward to lots of different activities and meeting people from various different countries as well as catching up with old friends. With lots of memories to be made, there's bound to be some stories to share upon our return.


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Spring is upon us, which is the start of more time spent outside, leading to the possibility of injuries to your pet. Are you prepared with a first aid kit?
When the days become warmer, we all begin to head outside after the cold of the winter. This does not exclude our furry family members who want to run around outside with everyone else. While you may always have a first aid kit around for those with two feet, do you have one around for those with four?
Pets worm their way into our hearts very quickly, but before you add them to your family, consider these ten questions.
Animals have the ability to touch our hearts with their love and dedication, whether with a wagging tail or bright eyes begging you for attention. However, before you start picking out a name and toys, think about these ten questions before you take a furry friend home.


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Headphones always seem to get in your way with all their wires, but I don't want a whole new pair of bluetooth headphones, they're expensive!
What it does
Using the A2DP and AVRCP, the Microchip BM62 module transmits and receives bluetooth audio and commands, and uses an onboard DSP and analog hardware to output headphone audio.
How I built it
We interfaced a bluetooth module, the BM62, with a headphone jack and volume controls.
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Bluetooth Whisperer
Smaller form factor, more control options.
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Klarus Mi7 Mini-Might EDC Flashlight - CREE XP-L HI V3 LED - 700 Lumens - Uses 1 x AA (Included) or 1 x 14500 - Black
- Item #: KLARUS-MI7-OPT
- Brand: Klarus
Klarus Mi7 Mini-Might Flashlight
Miniature Light with Mega Output
The Klarus Mi7 Mini LED Flashlight is a compact EDC light with compelling power. Less than 4 inches long and weighing under an ounce, this tiny torch is small enough to fit easily in a user's pocket while offering brightness levels comparable with those of much larger models. The Mi7 flashlight is compatible with both primary and rechargeable cells; however, for best results it is recommended to use a 14500 Lithium-Ion battery. When using a 14500, the Mi7 offers a maximum output of 700 Lumens** and can throw further than a football field! How many other AA flashlights can reach that kind of output level on just a single cell? In addition to its highest output, the Mi7 comes with 2 dimmer output modes as well as a strobe and an SOS function, all of which can be easily accessed using the light's easy-to-use side switch.
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In addition to the incredibly bright output, the Klarus Mi7 also offers a long run time. When in Moonlight Mode and while using a 14500 battery, the everyday carry flashlight can last for up to 67 hours. The innovative light also features a special battery capacity indicator function, which communicates just how much power is left in the battery, thus making it almost impossible for users to be caught off guard by a dead battery. To check the status, simply click the side switch three times while the light is OFF. Three flashes indicates that the battery has over 70% of its power left, two flashes indicates between 30 and 70% power and one flash means less than 30% of the battery's power is remaining.
**The Mi7 will gradually dim its brightness after 3 minutes of use of its highest output to prevent overheating and damage to the light's circuitry.
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To ensure an optimal user experience, the Mi7 is now available for sale with all the accessories necessary for it to function to its highest capability. For just a few dollars more, the flashlight is paired with an additional power source: a rechargeable 14500 Lithium-Ion battery, to provide immense power and extensive runtime. This battery is equipped with a built-in USB charging port, which gives users the ability to rapidly recharge the 14500 so they always have a fully charged power source.
- Now Includes a pocket clip
- Compact design for everyday carry
- Battery level indicator communicates when power is low
- Quick access to Moonlight and High output levels
- Unique high efficiency circuit with broad voltage range to accommodate alkaline, lithium and lithium-ion (Li-ion) AA batteries
- Constant current control with no PWM flash; suitable for photography illumination
- Over-discharge protection automatically lowers output levels to protect rechargeable batteries
- Lock-out mode prevents accidental activation
- Orange peel reflector creates a smooth, broad beam
- Flat tailcap enables users to stand the unit upright
- Reverse polarity protection for ease of use
- Exclusive stainless steel switch is ergonomically designed for comfort
- Aerospace grade aluminum alloy body; CNC precision machining; Military grade hard anodizing (HAIII) protection; Superior heat dissipation
- Anti-reflective coated mineral lens hardened for scratch resistance
- 5-year manufacturer's limited warranty
- Color Option: Black (Red, Green, Lavender, and Olive no longer available)(Sold Separately)
- Included Accessories:
- 1 x Spare O-Ring
- 1 x Alkaline AA Battery
- 1 x Pocket Clip
- 1 x Key Ring
- LED: CREE XP-L HI V3 LED, up to 50,000 hours life
- Power Source: 1 x AA Alkaline Battery (Included) or 1 x Lithium Primary AA Battery or 1 x 14500 Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
- Voltage Range: 1.0V - 4.2V
- IPX Rating: IPX-8 (Waterproof and submersible up to 2 meters)
- Impact Resistance: 1 meter
- Brightness Outputs (Using 1 x Lithium-Ion 14500):
- High - 700 Lumens - 3 Min. → 50 Min. (Automatically dims to 350 Lumens after 3 Min. of use)
- Medium - 90 Lumens - 3 Hours 47 Min.
- Moonlight - 5 Lumens - 67 Hours
- Strobe - 700 Lumens - 1 Hour 46 Min.
- SOS - 90 Lumens - 11 Hour 21 Min.
- Brightness Outputs (Using 1 x Alkaline AA):
- High - 330 Lumens - 55 Min.*
- Medium - 90 Lumens - 1 Hours 50 Min.
- Moonlight - 5 Lumens - 40 Hours
- Strobe - 300 Lumens - 1 Hour 50 Min.
- SOS - 90 Lumens - 5 Hour 30 Min.
- Peak Beam Distance: 110 meters
- Peak Beam Intensity: 3,025 cd
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- Bezel Diameter - 0.75" (19 mm)
- Body Diameter - 0.69" (17.6 mm)
- Weight: 0.93 oz. (26.4 g) (excluding batteries)
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When testing run time using the 14500 battery, after 57 minutes on the brightest setting, it didn't go out but stepped down to the intermediate setting of 90 lumens. A great feature so you are not left in the dark, litterly and know you have to change out your battery or get to a safe place.
Comes in three colors with a lanyard and a metal hook, has a flat bottom so it can stand on its end and had a strobe and SOS function. I will buy more! And they are a good price point.
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Football, cooler weather and the State Fair of Oklahoma means it is fall. If you are new to Oklahoma City then you might be surprised to find out that for many the kickoff of the State Fair of Oklahoma is our official signal that autumn has arrived!
From Sept. 14-24, State Fair Park in Oklahoma City will be bustling with the Oklahoma State Fair and all that it entails. An annual extravaganza stretching back more than 100 years, the Oklahoma State Fair offers a little something for everyone, from deep-fried culinary delights (sign us up!) to ice-dancing Disney princesses. Read on for our can't-miss fair favorites.
AGtropolis- The Oklahoma State Fair has its roots in agriculture, and this hands-on learning experience presents Oklahoma's agricultural history with interactive exhibits and demonstrations throughout the Oklahoma Expo Hall. This event is perfect for kids or adults formerly obsessed with the Little House on the Prairie series.
The JFK Exhibition- New this year is the JFK Exhibition: Experience His Life and Legacy. This is the largest traveling JFK exhibition and displays hundreds of authentic items from his presidency, including one of his presidential limousines.
Disney on Ice- A State Fair mainstay, Disney on Ice is back with Follow Your Heart a fun adventure with all your Disney and Pixar favorites.
Free concerts on the Adventure Road Stage- Gather smack-dab in the middle of the fairgrounds each evening to enjoy jazz, alt rock, country, oldies and R&B. Personally we are ready to break out our moves for Tony! Toni! Tone!
Honestly, we can't even begin to describe all the cool stuff taking place at this year's fair. Luckily, the Oklahoma State Fair has its own app. Download it today to help organize your Fair Day.


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CTW is continually looking for supplies to help us out in every aspect of our productions.
Please let us know if there is something you can donate.
*Denotes items that CTW is in desperate need of.
Dumpster Rental
New storage systems for hardware and tools
New Dewalt 10" Power Miter Saw
New Dewalt 15 amp 10" table saw
Creation of workbench for 16' cutting area for miter saw
New Makita or Rigid 15 amp 7-1/4" Circular Saw
New Bosch 6.0 amp Jigsaw
Pneumatic Compressor and Narrow Crown Stapler
Cordless Drills
Laminate Trim Router
Drill Press
Metal Fabrication Tools
MIG Welder
Metal Saw
Bench Grinder
Angle Grinder
Hand Tools (ratchets, drill bits, router bits, etc)
Ear plugs
Safety and Work Gloves
Safety Glasses
First Aid Supplies
***Desktop color printer***
***New computers with anti-virus software***
Electronic musical keyboard
Large screen Digital Photo frame ( to take for recruiting events and have in the lobby)
External (mass) storage drives for PC computers
Database Software
Paper Shredder
Office chairs/Desk chairs
Vacuum cleaners
Folding chairs
New(er) couches
Window fans
Large floor cushions
Sturdy standing bookshelves
Folding banquet tables
Office Supplies
Office paper/copy paper reams
White 8 ½ x 11
Legal-sized envelopes
Colored Construction Paper
Safety Scissors
Gift Cards to Home Depot, Lowe's, Staples, Hobby Lobby, or Jo-Ann Fabrics
Cleaning Supplies
Hand Sanitizer
Toilet paper
Paper Towels
Air Freshener
Disinfectant Wipes
Vacuum cleaner bags
Trash bags
Shop Supplies and Costumes
Wood glue
Staple guns
Masking tape – 1" & 3"
Hot glue guns & hot glue sticks
House painting supplies
Extension cords
a new ¾ ply layer for the scene shop work deck (24 sheets 3/8″ plywood)
Plastic Hangers
Skirt & Pant hangers
Suit hangers
Plastic Tubs (30 Qt.) for costume storage
Large, Medium and Small Rubbermaid or Sterlite storage boxes and bins
Sewing Notions (elastic, buttons, zippers, thread, hook & eyes, pins & needles, etc.)
Costumes & Modifiable Clothing (period pieces, hats, capes, etc.)
Fabric (bolts or squares/min 3yards of each)
Costume Jewelry (brooches, necklaces, ok if slightly damaged, as in good for stage not for dinner out)


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Awesome: Robots Made from Thrift Store Finds!
If you know me, you know that I not only harbor a deep love of robots, I am downright obsessed with them! So, when I ran across these sweet little creations, I simply had to share. Had to, you guys. I hope you'll find them as awesome sauce as I do.
Husband and wife duo Nicholas and Angela Snyder from Kansas City are avid robot lovers, too. But they've totally one-upped me in 'bot geekery: they MAKE robots. They make them from bits and parts and pieces of objects they find at thrift stores and antique shops. There's a lot of love and history in each and every one! Be sure to check out all their creations on their site Nerdbots.net.
So, Curbliers. Are there any other robot lovers in the house? Would you consider making similar thrift store 'bots yourself? Share your thoughts below!


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"in him was life, and the life was the light of all people." John 1:4
In the year of 2019 the world is facing multiple water crises. They are not new but most deepen each year as supplies shrink and demand increases – or in some cases the crises are rising seawater and more intense rainfall. The crises are felt more strongly in some places than others and by some peoples more than others.
Water is the essence of life and a symbol of faith. We can choose to see it as ordinary or a gift of great importance. When we can turn on a tap, it is easy to take water for granted, but when it takes hours and a risky journey to collect, it is of great value.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, every region has its water issues – many waterways are polluted and water rights are under hot contention. Paying for water can undermine people's fundamental right to water. Flooding and drought can cause great harm. Habitat for creatures living in or near water is under threat. Think about water in your place. What is the most important water issue for you?
The Need is Clear
We can focus on the global water issues or on their effect on individual families. For most families living with poverty, the lack of safe water to drink is one of a number of challenges they face.
In the story of one family, we can see how the HIV and AIDS epidemic, an existing shortage of good water, poverty and violence against women combine to undermine good health, education and a decent life.
Farazia and her granddaughters have generously agreed to share their story as our call to action for this year's Christmas Appeal. You can read more of their story or watch the video here.
They live in the southwest of Uganda, an area that is getting drier with climate change. The streams and waterholes do not store water as long as they once did making the long trek to the river more necessary.
Sme years ago Farazia's oldest granddaughter was raped on the way to the river. Her daughter Arinda (pictured) is now 5 years old and stays with Farazia while Betty works in the nearby town.
Life has been hard. Farazia buried Betty's parents after they lost their fight with AIDS. She has also buried a young grandson who died from the cholera he picked up from the water.
She is a strong woman but at 78 years old, she is not sure how much longer she can keep going. Her prayer is for water.
She is not the only one. According to the United Nations, one in three people do not have access to safe water.
Our partners like the Centre of Community Solidarity are doing incredible work to bring safe water and other help to these families affected by HIV and AIDS in Uganda. They have the expertise to build tanks in a way that lifts people out of the misery of poverty and strengthens the local community in their support for each other.
Give Water this Christmas
We have woken up to the seriousness of climate change and the need for urgent action. We can already see the impact it is having on our neighbours in the Pacific. In places like Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Uganda the droughts are severe, but in all these places there are people working for change and committed to making justice visible.
For change to happen we need to increase our support. CWS is one of many groups and organisations calling for more action to protect the climate. We campaigned for the Zero Carbon Emissions Act and made a submission in support of it to Parliament. As part of ACT Alliance, we are taking the message of climate justice to global negotiations. Their most recent report prepared with others in the lead up to COP25 is on Loss and Damage.
Our partners are giving people access to safe water, assisting them to protect waterways and oceans, and helping them survive through changing weather patterns and disaster. They can do this work because of your support. Working together we can make sure no one is left behind.
The 2030 Agenda for Social Development
At the global level, CWS recognises the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as one opportunity to address some of the factors that drive poverty and injustice.
In September 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly world leaders signed up to seventeen ambitious goals that if achieved would transform the world as we know it. From the first goal to "End Poverty in all its forms everywhere" to the 17th requiring a strong commitment to partnership and cooperation, nations agreed to a vision 'to leave no one behind'. Alongside the goals are 169 targets – for example free and equitable primary and secondary school education for all – and the expectation that nations will report on their achievements. Governments are collecting the relevant statistics and dates are set for reporting. The interconnected goals were adopted by and for all countries, including Aotearoa New Zealand.
While access to water affects the achievement of many of the goals, SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation and SDG 14 on Life Below Water are focal points for action. All the goals are linked.
Earlier this year, ACT Alliance, the World Council of Churches and others produced the Sustainability Book which looks at the Agenda from a Christian perspective. Each goal is considered in turn using the see-judge-act method. There is valuable theological material that will add depth to what is produced here, plus prayers and questions for reflection.
Our partners can reach communities where governments cannot go. They know that change happens when people work together, sharing knowledge and skills. Donations to the Christmas Appeal will support their work and make sure no one is left behind.
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- 2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water.
- 4.2 billion people lack safe sanitation.
- Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces.
- Some 297 000 children under five who die annually from diarrhoeal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water.
- Universal access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene would reduce the global disease burden by 10%.
- 1 million deaths each year are associated with unclean births.
- 2 out of 5 people or 3 billion people around the world lack basic handwashing facilities at home.
- Loss of productivity to water- and sanitation-related diseases costs many countries up to 5% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
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Three years ago ACT Alliance photographer Havard Bjelland took the image of nine year old Asanti featured in this year's Christmas Appeal. With her mother and sister, she is collecting water in Ethiopia after unexpected rain. In the small village where they live, drought is very familiar and getting worse. As small farmers they depend on being able to predict when the rain will come, but no more. In recent years, they have had to eat their seed grain more often, leaving them dependent on ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) local partners to dig new wells to keep the people, their animals and crops alive.
Without water, they cannot reliably grow food. People become sick and even if they can get medicine, they may become sick again because of water-borne disease.
This Christmas we remember the people who need water and those who depend on the ocean and waterways in our prayers and with our gifts. Give Water the essence of survival.


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today I read some news about connecticut tragedy. I've taken a couple of days off from reading because, to be perfectly honest, it was too hard on me. my heart was too heavy. I felt selfish today when I realized that was why. there are people…tons and tons of people, who cannot go a minute without thinking about it. there are families, parents, siblings, teachers, friends, husbands, children, all who think about it all the time because their world came crashing in around them on Friday. So I'm sorry if it's selfish that I took a break from the news for a couple of days. I was still prayerful and concerned for those who are suffering, I just could not read another news story.
Today I woke up and read the news, and there were three amazingly real and truthful and amazing things I saw.
The first is a video of robbie parker, who lost his 6 year old daughter, Emilie in the shooting. only about 24 hours after he found out that his beautiful young daughter had been killed in the tragic school shooting, he spoke to the press about his daughter. He described her as bright and compassionate child who drew pictures for people who needed cheering and was a best friend to her two younger sisters, who she was teaching to read. His words were heart-felt, heart-wrenching, and beautiful. He expressed their deep, deep sadness, their sympathy for the other families who lost people, and for the shooter's family. 24 hours after a gunman shot his 6 year old, he said that he's not mad, and that he won't harbor hatred for her killer because that's not who Emilie was and that's not what God calls us to. It's difficult to believe that anyone could possibly be that good, that loving, that forgiving, but I'm thankful for his words among outcries of anger and hatred. What a challenge to all of us. what could anyone ever do to me that's worse than what was done to him? there is nothing. if he can forgive, even if it's a long process for him of wavering between anger and forgiveness, how can we not forgive those who wrong us?
The second article I read was about George Hochsprung, husband of the slain principal from Sandy Hook. He says that when he heard that his wife put herself in danger to try to stop the gunman, he was angry. Everyone around the country, even the world, is hailing her as a hero-she reportedly charged the gunman, trying to stop him-and her husband was angry that she never gets to come home and other people do. I cried while reading this article, partially because his honesty is so raw and hard to take, and partially because I think that would be me. If my sweet hubs died (heaven forbid) saving someone else's life, I would be grateful for the life that was saved, but I think that on my hard days I'd just be angry that he could have stayed safe and he chose not to. I'm not super proud of that, but I am grateful for this man who had the guts to admit to a very difficult emotion. He did say that things changed on Sunday when he met two teachers who his wife had told to take cover while she confronted the gunman. He said "I'm not angry anymore. I'm not angry. I'm just very sad." My heart breaks for this man, and for the many parents, friends, others that he represents, who are left to try to pick up the pieces of a life that just doesn't quite fit right anymore. I'm so sorry, Mr. Hochsprung. Thank you for your honesty. My heart aches.
The last thing I read this morning that made this so real for me was in a piece about the victims. Each of the kids are described as bright and beautiful. I know this is true. Kids have this amazing way of lighting up the world around them with their generous spirits. According to family, so did Vicki Soto, who reportedly hid her students in cabinets and told the gunman they were in the gym before she was killed. She literally gave her life for the students she loved. There is no greater love. The article I read this morning said that her dog wandered around her house all night Saturday looking for her. I cried when I read this, knowing that Mojo would be so confused and sad if one of us didn't ever come home.
Then I walked downstairs and saw this:
our sweet dog, Mojo, normally sleeps in our bedroom. Last night he was muddy and we were too tired to clean him off, so he slept on his bed downstairs. When I came down this morning he had found one of my shoes, taken it to his bed, and was cuddling it. Normally I'd be pretty upset about the teeth marks in my shoe, but today I choose to be grateful for them. They are a reminder of how loved I am and how blessed I am to have my sweet little family.
I am also grateful for the challenge to be completely transparent, both when I'm angry and hurt, and when God somehow gives me the strength to forgive, to love, to hope. Those emotions-all of them- are a gift to the people around us. Sometimes someone who is struggling needs to hear that it's okay to be angry, to be hurt, to not understand. And sometimes people need to be reminded that there is always hope, always room for love, that God can work a miracle in your heart if you let Him. I know that there have been times I have needed both of those messages. The Advent season is the perfect reminder of this, right? It is a time dedicated to remembering a people who were desperately waiting, begging for a Savior, exiled and alone. But God, who loves us, did not leave them there, instead He came , in lowly human form, to be with and give hope to his people.
Thank you, courageous men, for being brave enough to share your hearts with a world that grieves with you.
And don't forget, reader, you are so, so loved.
"O Come, Thou Day Spring, come and cheer our spirits by Thine advent here. Dispel the stormy clouds of night, and death's dark shadow put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, o Israel."


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A new treatment for my Myasthenia Gravis is a lifesaver. After years of being in and out of the hospital, I finally have my life back. It's hard to put a price on that.
I live with Myasthenia Gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease, also known as MG. It causes mild to severe, and often life-threatening muscle weakness every single day of my life. This ranges from a droopy right eyebrow to the inability to walk or hold up my head and sometimes, the inability to breathe, chew, speak, swallow, or move any part of my body at all.
Those who live with an autoimmune disease like myasthenia gravis are constantly adjusting to accommodate the unpredictable nature of their disease and I am no different.
Everything from buying a home or car, attending events, or performing basic daily activities revolve around the disease. We must store energy for having conversations with our children and those we love. Washing AND blow drying our hair on the same day is a major accomplishment. Making dinner is rare. On the hard days, we're lucky to eat a meal that is not blended or take a breath without a machine. Healthy people barely register these simple life tasks.
Until recently, I had no consistent response to any available myasthenia gravis treatment. The side effects were too severe. Even for the quick-acting emergency treatment, I experienced a life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. I am refractory, or unresponsive to any available treatment.
Until now.
Last year, the FDA approved the first treatment for myasthenia gravis patients in more than sixty years. It works for only 5-10% of us. Luckily I am one of them.
For patients like me, who are anti-AchR antibody-positive it targets the underlying cause of the disease. With a list price of more than a half a million dollars a year, it also happens to be one of the most expensive drugs in the world. I'll be on it for the rest of my life unless they find a cure.
Being constantly in and out of the hospital for the last year, pushed my family to our physical and emotional limits. I'm fairly certain the hospital bills are why I was approved without issue. It comes with a host of side effects, but I'll take the inconvenience of those over a ventilator or having a g-tube because I can't eat.
I am stable for the first time since I was diagnosed with MG.
Today I cook for my family again. The Mom I was is back to keeping up with the hectic schedules of my boys and maintaining the house. Without a doubt, medical innovation keeps me out of the hospital and I finally have my life back.
Thankfully my insurance covers it 100% through Medicare primary and Medicaid for the employed-disabled as a secondary. My out of pocket is zero. It didn't require a prior authorization (unless you count being in and out of the hospital for more than a year!) or any of the hoops other patients have had to jump through.
I would argue I jumped through enough hoops before finding the right treatment for my MG. My hope is that all patients in need of expensive rare disease treatments are able to access them. I cannot begin to put a price tag on how much it means to have my life back.
Throughout all of this, my adopted family and friends have been there riding the rollercoaster of an MG patient.
We all struggle with something. We're all important to someone. Myasthenia Gravis is one of my struggles, and I'm grateful to those helping me overcome its obstacles and carry its burden.
Candace is a Myasthenia Gravis patient who is dedicated to bringing the struggles of her community to light. She is recently married and is now living her life to the fullest.
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Good news for America's intelligence professionals and military forces: USCENTCOM didn't manipulate intelligence in order to present a rosy picture of successes and progress fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). That's according to a 200-page report issued by the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG). The report is nearly 500 pages long.
To conduct this investigation, the DoD IG fielded a multi-disciplinary Inspector General A-Team of "administrative investigators, intelligence analysts, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) digital forensics specialists, auditors, attorneys, and statisticians." Over the course of the investigation, this cross-functional team of experts evaluated—get this—"15.35 terabytes of unclassified, secret, and top secret data."
If you're interested in organizational leadership at all, it's truly a valuable piece of work shedding light not just on the findings themselves, but on the entire intelligence gathering, analysis, reporting process and the CENTCOM intelligence apparatus. There's a tremendous amount to learn in the report. One topic stands out, however: communications.
So what went wrong? According to the DoD IG report, the biggest problem was command climate. It's easy to imagine how a poor command climate can affect the readiness of combat arms organizations, but leadership failures have equally devastating effects on supporting organizations, which of course bleed over to those being supported, the customer.
According to the report, new CENTCOM J2 leadership Army Maj. Gen. Steven Grove and Vice Director of Intelligence Gregory Ryckman "inherited a difficult command climate . . . ." Ultimately, Grove and Ryckman took some positive steps that, over time, improved command climate, something neither easy nor quick to change.
It's apparent that communications failures are largely to blame for the debilitating command climate and, thus, a good deal of the problems. That's not surprising. The CCJ2 was enduring "a stressful environment, a rapid pace of work, workforce reductions, crisis production, and an ambiguous relationship with DIA intelligence analysts assigned to the combatant command." To survive in that sort of atmosphere, organizations have to have strong, trusted, candid, tactful communications processes; otherwise, very quickly rumors augmented by paranoia run rampant. Organizations divide into tribes and cliques. And trust among colleagues collapses. Suddenly, everything is a conspiracy meant to undermine the most noble efforts.
Communication products like the leader's vision, command philosophy, open-door policy, and other organizational cultural information are tremendously important. And if those policies aren't allowed to inform decisions up and down the chain, then they're perceived as nothing more than propaganda, which adds to the conspiratorial environment. Indeed, "The initial impressions and uncertainty about MG Grove's outlook and actions affected the workforce's perceptions of his actions." Further, "Due to these communication problems, individual leadership styles, and limited time to interact with JICCENT analysts, MG Grove and Mr. Ryckman did not establish initial mutual trust with many JICCENT analysts and leaders. This contributed to the perception that they had intentionally distorted intelligence to impose a pre-ordained narrative."
In best IG style, the report offers nearly 30 recommendations for better organizational communications and processes, and they're all well-worth reading, no matter how large or small your organization is. The report discusses with examples and before and after characterizations topics like feedback and follow-up, review processes, organizational identity, the effects of organizational changes, and more. Any leader, indeed, any employee, can glean a great deal of wisdom and perspective from this IG report.


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That's the message from volunteers at Wrexham's Nightingale House Hospice as they count down the days to their Midnight Walk event.
One of the most popular dates in the hospice's fundraising calendar, the Midnight Walk is set to have a little of an 80's twist this year with themed goodies on offer to walkers who sign up.
A whole range of glow-in-the-dark merchandise will help the midnight movers stand out from their heads to their toes. And even TEETH get in on the action as a new video launched by the hospice shows.
Amanda Kinsey, the hospice's Area Fundraiser/ Event Organiser, said:
"The Midnight Walk helps to raise money to support the hospice and all the people who use our services. It's one of our stand-out events and this year we wanted to make the walkers themselves stand out from the crowd.
"We've got a whole range of themed merchandise including cowboy hats, shoelaces, earrings, fishnet gloves, rings, glow sticks, glasses, Mohicans, wigs, and glowing gnashers to help walkers get in the groove.
"But we expect the stock to be really popular so we're holding a special evening where people can come along and get their goodies ahead of the walk."
The Midnight Walk apparel will be on advance sale on June 1 between 5pm and 7pm at the hospice's Caffi Cwtch.
The Midnight Walk will be held on Saturday June 16th with 6k and 10k walks at Wrexham's Llwyn Isaf. Normally a ladies-only night, this year the event is open to everyone from aged 8.
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The Hesshütte Lodge was built in 1893 and is named after the famous explorer Heinrich Hess, who was the first to write a guide about the Gesäuse and the first 'tourist' to walk the Peternpfad Trail and Wasserfallweg Trail.
Since 1981 the lodge has been hosted by Reini Reichenfelser and the hike up to Hesshütte Lodge has become one of the Gesäuse's classics. You can either depart from Johnsbach and enjoy the beautiful hike to Reini's lodge or you can choose the Wasserfallweg Trail that starts at the parking lot at Kummerbrücke Bridge and offers a via ferrata for more experienced hikers. A third alternative is the Hartelsgrabenweg Trail, which takes you to yet another highlight in the Gesäuse – Sulzkaralm Pasture.
The hike to Hesshütte Lodge is a good start. After spending the night in the dormitory or in one of the four-bed rooms, enthusiastic hikers make an early start towards Hochtor Mountain or Planspitze Peak. The Panoramic Trail to Hochzinödl Peak offers a great alternative for those who prefer to keep it easy.
If you like Hesshütte Lodge that much, why not just stay there? No problem, because hospitality has always been a vital part of the lodge's history. Staying at Hesshütte Lodge will also give you the opportunity to try just about everything that's on the menu – even high quality wines and the beer, which is especially brewed for Hesshütte Lodge. You can consider yourself particularly lucky if you visit Hesshütte Lodge during one of their culinary weeks, during which they offer delicious venison or tender meat dishes.
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a^2n b^(2n+1) is a regular language. I am not able to decompose it in xyz so that I can pump any power of y as per pumping lemma. Please help me out.
1$\begingroup$ The langauge is not regular. $\endgroup$ – David Richerby Jan 2 '14 at 16:18
$\begingroup$ Thanks David.I was attempting MCQ's and came across this question.May be the answer given is wrong. Thanks $\endgroup$ – tarun Jan 2 '14 at 16:25
$\begingroup$ Our reference questions may help you sort out misunderstandings. $\endgroup$ – Raphael♦ Jan 3 '14 at 6:36
You probably misunderstood the question. For starters, the pumping lemma can't be used to prove that a language is regular, it can only be used to prove that a language isn't regular. The Wikipedia page for the pumping lemma gives a counterexample.
Secondly, as already pointed out by @DavidRicherby, this particular language is not regular, and as it turns out, you can use the Pumping Lemma to prove this statement.
Roughly speaking, the proof goes as follows:
Assume for the sake of contradiction that the language is regular, and thus, the Pumping Lemma holds. The "y" can take one of three forms:
- y contains all "a"s
- y contains all "b"s
- y is of the form $a^ib^j$ for some $i,j > 0$.
Now, can you see how to derive the contradiction?
$\begingroup$ Thanks Dennis.I did it in the same way but the answer was that it is a regular language.So i posted it here because the answer provided by this forum can not be wrong. $\endgroup$ – tarun Jan 3 '14 at 3:15
$\begingroup$ @DennisMeng: Thanks, have fun! Your time is much better spent on questions that have not been answered multiple times already. $\endgroup$ – Raphael♦ Jan 3 '14 at 6:45
$\begingroup$ True. That last bit will probably just come down to me getting a better idea of what's been repeated over and over here; I'll spend more time just observing to get an idea of what those are. $\endgroup$ – Dennis Meng Jan 3 '14 at 6:48
$\begingroup$ @DennisMeng Basically, if it's an exercise from undergrad TCS courses, we've probably got it covered. (We don't have as much non-theory stuff around, unfortunately.) That should not prevent you from answering good questions; these often vary enough (because the included attempts differ) to leave them open. $\endgroup$ – Raphael♦ Jan 3 '14 at 9:43


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As Scotland gets ready to vote on independence from the United Kingdom on Thursday, a feeling of uncertainty prevails among nearly half of the Department for International Development's 1,280 civil servants working from its premises in East Kilbride, near Glasgow.
That includes entire agency departments as well as some major policy functions, including U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's much-trumpeted global initiative on nutrition. At least a dozen senior DfID positions are based in East Kilbride, but should Scotland vote "Yes" and break away from the U.K., all those jobs will have to move elsewhere.
But would affected government employees be relocated to London or another U.K. city? And would they be laid off or potentially rehired by a new Scottish aid agency?
DfID did not reply to Devex's request for comment at the time of posting. Like all U.K. government departments, it claims not to be engaged in contingency planning for Scottish independence. However, the department is likely to be more affected by a majority vote for independence than others. Indeed, according to the Institute for Government, it has the greatest proportion of civil servants outside England.
Those opposing independence remain unconvinced that Scotland would be able to absorb so many employees, even if the incumbent Scottish Nationalist Party has repeatedly promised to protect all civil service jobs in Scotland — including DfID staff.
"Not only would we be able to maintain and continue the employment of those people," Scottish Minister for External Affairs and International Development Humza Yousaf recently told the Edinburgh parliament, "but other opportunities would be available, including an external affairs function."
That might reassure East Kilbride's civil servants, but would still leave DfID with reduced personnel, not to mention Scotland "not necessarily getting the right mix of staff" to conduct its aid work — an effect feared by Sir Malcolm Bruce, a Scottish MP sitting in Westminster, where he chairs the U.K. parliament's influential International Development Committee.
In the event of a Scottish vote to secede from the U.K., Bruce predicts the situation will surely be "chaotic for quite a long time."
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Dirty Redd is "Ground Zero" of Shreveport Cool, writes Bruce Flett.
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In an upcoming live production, Redd will be playing the part of Miles Davis. Written by renowned playwright David Louis Whitehead, "Miles Davis: Narration and Tunes" will premier in New Orleans and Shreveport. A national tour is in the planning stages.
Don Crenshaw is horn man Dirty Redd. For over five years he played trumpet for the legendary Johnny Taylor.
Redd has become a Shreveport musical landmark since soul crooner Taylor passed away years ago. Crenshaw leads his own band playing smooth jazz, old school R&B, and party songs at clubs, festivals, and special events of all kinds.
Redd is much in demand as a trumpet player, playing often with Robin & the Bluebirds, Caravan band, Denial, and other groups. He also is a very soulful singer with a style similar to Bill Withers.
Dirty Redd Jam hosts a jam session every Thursday at Noble Savage Tavern on Texas Street. Ft. Worth, Texas was his hometown. Now Shreveport has adopted him as their own.
Self Titled Dirty Redd , his first solo CD, has been released, containing 10 originals in his own "smooth jazz" style. "Ground Zero" is one of the featured tracks.
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