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1 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL JOBS REQUIRING PERMITS 01. SAFETY INSPECTION of service equipment at FPL Power Source 02. Construction GFI power outlets (Temp Pole for Construction) day temporary power for test of newly constructed wiring 04. Service changes for upgrade or relocation 05. Service repairs to existing without increase in amperage 06. Temporary event power & lighting (1 to 90 days) 07. Rooftop/Cell Tower communication equipment 08. Solar Voltaic Systems 09. Standby Generators; permanent/portable 10. Electrical Signs and Displays 11. Residential Interior Renovations, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Smoke Alarms 12. Security Systems: Burglar Alarms, Camera systems 13. Fire Alarms, entry access systems 14. Pools & Fountains 15. Elevator Rooms
2 01. SAFETY INSPECTION OF SERVICE EQUIPMENT AT FPL POWER SOURCE When FPL service has been TURNED OFF at a property, a safety inspection of the electrical metering and overcurrent system at the service may be required by the utility company before reenergizing the equipment. An electrical contractor will be required to be hired by the owner of the property to inspect the service equipment and obtain an electrical permit. If the electrical contractor inspects the equipment and it meets current code requirements for overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, clearances, ampacity and is structurally sound, the E.C. may obtain a minimum cost permit for a city NMB Safety Electrical Inspection. The city Electrical Inspector will meet the electrical contractor to inspect the service equipment and if approved will a meter release approval to FPL the same day. Once FPL receives the meter release and the account is set up by the new customer, an appointment will be made between FPL and the customer for a Turn-on Date. If the electrical contractor inspects the electrical distribution system in the structure and finds deficiencies, he may provide the owner with a proposal for repairs to the electrical system to meet code and safety requirements. When a proposal is accepted by owner, the contractor may produce plans and scope of work, provide to the City of NMB for plan review and acquire electrical permit and inspections for repairs and code upgrade. Once approval for service safety or repair is completed a meter release will be sent to FPL. 02. CONSTRUCTION GFI POWER OUTLETS ( TEMP POLE FOR CONSTRUCTION ) Permit application including site plan or survey showing locations of construction power pole, FPL utility pole and service lateral travel path. Plan and specifications of construction power system meeting minimum standards of FPL service standards (available at NEC AND 2007 Florida Building Code. Overhead and underground FPL construction service examples are available. Underground service laterals to be shown on plans including conduit type and depth, wire type and size and path and clearances from property lines, pool and construction excavation areas. Grounding/Bonding detail required.
3 DAY TEMPORARY POWER FOR TEST Electrical contractor must apply for and obtain a 90 Day Temporary Power for Test permit. City NMB release form must be submitted with T for T application. City of NMB release form must be signed and notarized by general contractor, electrical contractor, owner, tenant and any other parties involved. A Temp for Test inspection must be scheduled and passed. The electrical wiring of the structure must be completed to the point of safe operation of circuits for all lighting, receptacles and equipment. Any luminaires or equipment not installed shall have wiring capped off and circuits disconnected in panels. On larger jobs where entire areas or floors are not ready for power, the electrical contractor shall Lock Off circuits or feeders to unfinished areas. Minimum lighting and GFI protection shall be provided and maintained at all times. Construction tools and equipment must not be used on new general use non-gfi electrical receptacle circuits. Construction tools and equipment must always be fed thru GFI protected construction power outlets. 04. SERVICE CHANGES AND UPGRADES All Service Changes require plans, details and survey or site plan. All FPL and Utility Services shall be underground for new construction and for renovation jobs that involve a cost of over 50% of the building the service is feeding. Service plans are required showing location, elevation and clearances of all new and existing service equipment. Sizes and types of conduits, wiring and overcurrent protection are required. Details of straping bonding, patching and fire proofing required. Service masts thru roof must contain roof repair details. Overhead service lateral path must provide proper clearances from roofs, sheds, decks, pools or other structures as per NEC 250. Underground service lateral path must show clearances from pools and fountains. Underground service conductor warning ribbon required as per NEC 300. Load calculations required for service changes.
4 Panel schedules required for new panels or when replacing fuse box with circuit breaker panel. Grounding and bonding detail required for service changes and upgrades. Include size of service ground conductor, 2 ground rods driven 6 apart, cold water pipe, foundation steel (if new construction) and intersystem bonding terminals. New services are required to have main overcurrent protection in exterior or accessible location at service. 05. SERVICE REPAIRS TO EXISTING WITHOUT INCREASE IN AMPERAGE Service Repairs are defined as replacement of meter can, replacement of main breaker or replacement of internal components of either without increase in size or relocation of equipment. Replacement of burned out or corroded conductors of same ampacity is also service repair. Service Repairs must include upgrade to grounding system to current NEC standards. Include 2 ground rods, cold water bond and intersystem bond terminal installed to current NEC and FPL standards. If Service Repair involves riser conduit, the finish elevation of the drip loop must have 10 clearance. If service conductors or drip loop are damaged, exposed or have any portion less than 9, a new riser with proper elevations will be required. If any or all the service equipment is relocated, increased in ampacity, added to or upgraded it is classified a Service Change and all NEC requirements of a new service are required as per Section TEMPORARY/SPECIAL EVENT POWER & LIGHTING (ONE TO 90 DAYS) Special events are to include, but not limited to temporary power systems for the following: Holiday site or tent lighting and receptacles wiring for sale of fireworks, Christmas trees or pumpkins, carnivals, fairs, community meetings and any other temporary facilities held outdoors for limited time. Electrical permits for events shall be required when lighting, power and or receptacles are to be used. All wiring shall be installed in a safe and neat manner using UL Listed equipment. Plans with details required for permit to show total scope of work. If using generator, grounding procedures must be followed per manufacturer s requirements. All 120 volt receptacle circuits shall be grounded and GFI protected. All devices and wiring must be weather resistant if subject to moisture.
5 All wiring shall be protected against damage to prevent shock hazard to personnel. All wiring shall be ready to inspect by 3:00pm for weekday events. Inspections must be called in a timely manner. Special events requiring After Hours or weekend inspections will be required to prepay for Special Event Inspections. Final inspection shall not be approved until event has ended all electrical equipment is removed, site is clean and clear and all possible hazards are removed. 07. ROOFTOP / CELL TOWER COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT Cell/Data equipment installations shall require plans and permits when installed on private property or city easements. Electrical, Planning & Zoning, Building and Structural reviews shall be required for all rooftop, tower and easement installations. All Cell/Data equipment shall meet all NEC and Florida Building Code requirements for construction, clearances, support and safety. Full detailed plans shall be provided to show power system and power source to equipment from existing or new FPL services. 08. SOLAR VOLTAIC SYSTEMS Solar Voltaic Systems shall be permitted thru Electrical, Building and Planning and Zoning Departments. Solar Voltaic Systems connected to the FPL Grid must have utility approval and coordination. Solar Voltaic Systems shall be assemblies that are UL Listed for uses approved. Full electrical plans are required showing wiring assemblies, safety devises, overcurrent protection, mounting details, interconnection to existing electric system and grounding/bonding requirements. Plans are required to have details specific to jobsite installation. Generic installation instructions are not sufficient for permitting. Electrical inspections and FPL approvals are required before connection to Grid.
6 09. STANDBY GENERATORS; PERMANENT / PORTABLE All permanent electrical generators must have building, electrical and zoning approvals. gas fuel type approvals required. Permanent generators must have plans including site plan/ surveys showing installation location and location of all other utilities, pools and structures in vicinity of new unit. Plans are required to show distance to all windows, doors and ventilation openings in all building surrounding exhaust ports of new generator. Generator plans to show capacity of new power source and load intended to be handled by unit. Transfer switches (automatic and manual) and wiring required to be described in detail on plans. All NEC & FBC requirements apply. Loads shedding required for all loads greater than automatic generator capacity. One hour full load testing required for all generators for final inspection. Portable generators are permitted under event power guide lines. Site plan required showing proposed generator site. Manufacturers grounding requirements must be followed. All general use receptacles must be GFI protected. All wiring must be installed in a neat and safe manner. Protection of wiring must be provided for the safety of personnel and equipment. 10. ELECTRICAL SIGNS AND ILLUMINATED DISPLAYS All electric signs require electric, building and zoning approval and inspections. All signs to be UL labeled. All signs to be wired to dedicated 20 amp circuit thru time clock or photocell. All signs to have exterior service disconnect switch at sign. GFI protection of ballasts required as per NEC RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS, KITCHENS, BATHROOMS, SMOKE ALARMS When interior renovations are done requiring permits, smoke alarms must be installed as per Florida Building Code R
7 Smoke alarm are required to be hard wired, 120 volt, interconnected to each other and located inside and outside each sleeping area. Carbon monoxide detectors required for residence with gas or attached garage. When replacing kitchen cabinets in exact same locations or with new kitchen cabinet lay-out the current electrical codes are to be enforced. All counter tops are required to have GFI protected tamperproof receptacles spaced as per NEC Two 20 amp small appliance circuits are required in addition to dedicated circuits for refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, disposal, range, ovens and other major appliance circuits. Any and all circuit breakers feeding 2 receptacles on same yoke must utilize a two pole breaker or handle ties for simultaneous disconnect. All multiple circuits using a common neutral must have simultaneous disconnect. When renovating bathrooms, a GFI protected receptacle is required adjacent to and within 36 of every sink. An operable window or exhaust fan is required for every bathroom. No smoke alarm is allowed to be installed within 36 of a bathroom door. 12. SECURITY SYSTEMS: BURGLAR ALARMS, CAMERA SYSTEMS Security and camera systems installed in residences and commercial building by contractors must be permitted and inspected. Plans with device locations are not required. A contract including the scope of work with device counts and wire insulation specifications is required. A final inspection is usually the only inspection required. Security systems with wiring installed thru fire walls require rough inspections for fire penetration repairs. Home owner installed security and camera kits that are manufactured as a plug in style system do not need permits or inspections if installed by end user and no other construction is being done. 13. FIRE ALARMS SYSTEMS, ENTRY ACCESS SYSTEMS Fire alarm and entry access systems are required to be submitted to the City of North Miami Beach Building Department for a process number. The plans with the Building Department process number are then taken by the customer to Miami Dade Fire Department (MDFD) for review and approval. When approved by MDFD a permit must be purchased from MDFD for their inspections. With a copy of the MDFD permit, the plans must then be brought back to Building Department for the Electrical Permit and inspections. MDFD inspects the functioning of the fire alarm including the device locations, sound, visual, shut down, annunciation and all communication aspects.
8 The electrical permit is for the inspections of the electrical wiring, conduit, penetrations, power source, grounding, circuit identification, circuit breaker lock on clamps and the installation and support of ceiling and wall devices. Both the fire dept and the building dept require rough inspections. the fire dept final is required to be approved before the electrical final may be scheduled. Entry/exit access systems are also required to be approved and stamped by the fire dept. the plans are brought by the customer to the city for processing numbers, then brought by the customer to the fire dept for approval stamps, then returned to the Building Department for the electrical review, permit and inspections. 14. POOLS AND FOUNTAINS Swimming pools and fountains are required to have building, electrical, plumbing and zoning approval. Site plans are required showing distances to all utilities (overhead and underground). Electric plans are required showing all pool equipment wiring. Electric plans are required showing bonding grid system Electric plans are required showing existing service load and new loads. capacity of existing service is required to be large enough for new pumps, heaters and lighting. if existing service is inadequate a service upgrade will be required. The electric plan is required to be job specific, not a generic set of pool equipment plans. all disconnects are required to be mounted in accessible locations. Disconnects and controls may not be mounted behind or directly above pool equipment. Pool alarms or safety fences are required to be installed and functioning before final inspections are approved. 15. ELEVATORS AND ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ROOMS The City of North Miami Beach does not inspect or regulate elevators, lifts or hoists, elevator controls, equipment, cables or fire alarm interconnection with elevator equipment. When construction includes new or renovated elevators and equipment, an application must be filed with the following office:
9 Miami-Dade County General Services Administration Facilities and utilities management division Office of Elevator Safety 201 West Flagler Street Miami, FL Ph: Fax: The City of North Miami Beach Building Department permits and inspects the elevator equipment room, feeders, conduit systems and pits. The City will inspect lighting, panels, receptacles, GFI protection, pit lighting and exclusion of other circuits into elevator panels. Ventilation and cooling equipment of equipment rooms and shafts is also permitted and inspected by the City.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 201 SE 3 rd ST, (Second Floor), Ocala, FL 34471 (352) 629-8421; FAX: (352) 629-8264
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This Saturday, May 21st is the 2nd annual National Readathon Day sponsored by publisher Penguin Random House and the American Library Association (ALA). If you're looking for a good way to relax and take a break–or challenge yourself to catch up on your reading!–this is your day. If you're looking for a book for the occasion, stop by the law library and/or your local library, find a book, and enjoy! You'll be joining readers across the nation, and you're certainly welcome to come read here as well. We'll be here on Saturday from 9 AM – 5 PM.
Last year, the 1st annual National Readthon Day was held in January. The National Book Foundation was a partner in 2015, and you can discover and draw inspiration from how readers got their reading on at their website. The Readathon Day is also an opportunity to donate to amazing organizations that work hard to promote literacy in our country. Last year, The National Book Foundation was also a recipient of over $100,000 pledged on Readathon Day to grow their education programs and make a difference in readers' lives.
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To be a part of the fun, use #Readathon2016 on your social media platforms, especially on Facebook where donations can also be securely made to Every Child Ready to Read. Another way to donate: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLibraryAssociation/
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Today was a welcome relief for the team. After most of us completed our first centuries yesterday (100+ miles), the 73 miles we did today were a cakewalk. After an expansive and delicious dinner, we all went to bed early and woke up in good spirits. One of our hosts, Kent, rode with us for part of the ride and told us about his experience riding across the country. The weather was great all day and we met a very interesting man named Ken Bettencourt. He is currently biking across the country for the 7th time and has even biked all the way around the world. He, like us, spreads awareness about cancer and raises money for cancer research. During this ride, he is raising funds for a pediatric cancer center in Providence, RI.
Ken was also willing to participate in a Portrait for us. Ken lost his mother to brain cancer and his grandson to leukemia before he was diagnosed with cerebral brain cancer. He had brain surgery and underwent four months of intense chemotherapy. Ken explained to us, "Cycling is my passion, but human nature is really my passion. I don't want to see children, people with [cancer]. We need to do more in this world for it." When asked about his support system during treatment, he emphasized the need for a normal friend. "You have psychologists, nurses, and doctors in a hospital, but what you want is just somebody to come to talk to you about a hockey game or bring you a milkshake…don't mention cancer at all. You just need a friend." It was wonderful to meet someone with similar passion and goals. We really enjoyed speaking with Ken.
Overall, the ride went very well today and our team made it into Indianapolis early in the afternoon. The Indianapolis Illini Club provided us with a delicious dinner from Fazoli's and brought us coffee cakes and other food for breakfast in the morning. After talking with the members of the Illini Club and eating dinner, several members of the team enjoyed the outdoors some more and played soccer. The team is excited to see what tomorrow brings!


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Welcome to Dark Endeavors, home of Dark Cloud's music, essays and radio commentaries over the past several geologic ages.
(The material on this site is the work of Richard MacLeod, aka Dark Cloud. This record is far from comprehensive, but it represents the material that he had cataloged at the time of his death. We hope to add additional material in the future if any becomes available. This site is intended to be, in part, a tribute to, and legacy of Dark Cloud.)
Dick's music from his performance days in the years 1968 to 1976!
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Dark Endeavors is (generally) a one man consultancy, most often - not always - for issues and/or representation involving the interests expressed on this site.
The reason all this is here is that I needed to find out what I had written through the years to index and reference it for my own interest and benefit. Making it available to the public (again) was merely a slight additional annoyance based upon the supposition that a quarter century of anyone's written work of this sort might be of interest IF it isn't edited to appeal to current standards.
The temptation is strong, and I can only say I hope I was drunk when I wrote some of this, and I expect compensatory kudos (hah!) for putting up stuff so clearly wrong. On the other hand, a lot of it stands up by my coldly objective standards.
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I don't read preachy self help type books at all, I find them obvious. Honestly if you cannot figure out for yourself what you need to do to be happy/rich/thin/healthy… then I doubt there is a magic book with the secrets hidden within its pages, seriously.
I read a lot and recently reread a book in which one would not expect to find anything earth shattering, The Gift by Danielle Steel, I know right? *vomit* But it is a beautifully written book about a girl who falls pregnant at sixteen and her story and how it knits together with another family's story. I cried, most likely relateability.
It is just a touching story that reminds me there is always a reason and that there is no limit to the human spirit.


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National Study of Student Support Services. Interim Report: Volume 2: Profile of Freshman Participants and Project Services: 1991-92.
Cahalan, Margaret; And Others
An interim report on the congressionally mandated National Study of Student Support Services (SSS) focuses on the characteristics of college freshmen program participants and on the level and type of services they receive. The federally funded grant program is designed to help economically disadvantaged students achieve success at the postsecondary level. It is intended to facilitate participating students' high school completion, entry into and completion of postsecondary education, and entry into graduate study. Study data were from a baseline survey of all freshman participants (2,800) at 28 sampled 2-year and 4-year institutions with SSS programs and detailed service records kept for a sample of freshman and non-freshman participants over the course of one academic year. Findings include the following: (1) 60 percent of SSS freshmen were either 18 or 19 years old but this proportion was lower than that found among all freshmen nationwide (90 percent); (2) 67 percent were female; (3) 41 percent were white, 38 percent were black, 22 percent Hispanic, 4 percent Asian, and 2 percent Native American; (4) SSS projects cost $768 per student in 1992; (5) most SSS programs offer a mix of counseling and tutoring and some involvement in instructional courses and workshops; (6) mean number of service contacts per SSS participant was 12 and mean number of hours of contact was 10; and (7) the mean grade point average for SSS students was 2.3. Appendices provide additional detail on sample methodology, the questionnaire used, and the file layout. (JB)
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation.
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Mission Statement
The Glendale Rose Float Association is a non-profit organization formed to preserve our 100 plus year community legacy by promoting civic engagement through participation in the annual Tournament of Roses parade.
Our Values
Takes responsibility for actions and outcomes
Playful, entertaining, amusing
Working & contributing to those associated together in work or activity
Reaching a goal through effort
Making a difference today with tomorrow in mind
Thinking outside the box
Being obligated or emotionally impelled to a course of action
Words and deeds match
Intense feeling of conviction/excitement/enthusiasm
Being fair and straight forward
Board of Directors
Keith Sorem, President
Keith is finishing six years as the chair of the Hoover High School PTA Tour of Homes, leading the tour from proceeds of $3,500 in 2009 to almost $20,000 in 2014. He realized the need to improve the quality of the tour and the financial viability so he assembled a team of both neighbors and fellow parents, creating a partnership that has resulted in six consecutive years of need to rejuvenate the Glendale Rose Float, Keith initiated action immediately by launching the group's Facebook page that in just a few months has over 800 likes.
A member of the Rotary Club of Glendale Sunrise since 1994, Keith is a past president and active in many of the club's projects, including Not Even For A Minute (the dangers of leaving children unattended in and around vehicles). In 2009 The Glendale Association of REALTORS® recognized Keith with its REALTOR® of the Year Award for outstanding service to REALTORS® and the community. Keith is a member of the Agent Leadership Council of Keller Williams Real Estate. A Glendale resident since 1989, Keith lives in Glendale with his wife Pam and their daughter Kristen, and two cats, Tiger and Bella.
Yvette Vartanian Davis, Vice President
Yvette is a true product of Glendale, growing up in Glendale, attending Glendale schools, and graduating from the University of Southern California. She later returned to Glendale to establish her accounting and business-management firm, The Counting House. She is a vibrant member of the community, participating on numerous boards including: President of The Rotary Club of Glendale Sunrise (2015 – 2016), Glendale Education Foundation, Finance and Audit Committee with Glendale Healthy Kids, Treasurer of the Silver Lake Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer of the Caesura Youth Orchestra, and Vice President of the Glendale Rose Float Association.
David Smith, CPA, Treasurer
Owner of David L Smith, CPA in Glendale. The firm has a staff of eight and is a general practice doing accounting, audits, reviews and all types of income tax work. Our practice includes non-profit organizations for both audit and tax work. The largest business segment for our practice is fast food franchisees. Board of Director positions have included the Glendale Historical Society, Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club, Glendale-Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Through Children's Eyes. Trustee for several trusts. California State University Los Angeles, BS in Business Administration – accounting 1971. California CPA since 1975. 1972 to 1986 with the accounting firm of Clarence Rainess & Co and its successor Weber Lipshie & Company in Beverly Hills. Started as a junior accountant and left in 1986 as an Audit Manager.
William Slaughter, Financial Secretary
Resident of Glendale for 23 years. Managing Partner, Heavy Hitters Music Group LLC: Music publishing and song catalog, licensing music to the Film, TV and Advertising community. I handle all aspects of accounting, publishing, and administration for the company. Board of Directors for the Glendale Church of the Brethren. Member of the Northwest Glendale Homeowners Assn. Member of RYTMO, a non-profit music foundation for disadvantaged youth.
Garen Amirganian, Marketing Director
Growing up in La Crescenta, Garen attended Rosemont Jr., High School and Crescenta Valley high school. As a member of the school band I was always involved with fundraisers and nonprofit activities. During college years I joined and became the president of the youth chapter of Armenian Society of Los Angeles, where my team and I were able to hold fundraisers, organize events and participate alongside city held benefit events. Currently, Garen operates a small business in La Crescenta, where we focus on graphics, printing, advertising and marketing.
Cheryl Kaliesh Erb Zeff, Vice President, Membership
Graduated from Hoover High School & from USC with degrees in Economics & Communication. Worked as Assistant Vice President at the Pacific Stock Exchange Clearing House & Depository, where I implemented a computerized trade clearing system. Currently I am an owner and manager of a small business that tests, repairs & installs Backflow Valves throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. As an integral part of Kalish Construction for over 30 years, I was involved in the construction of many of Glendale's residences, commercial buildings and landmark public buildings: like, the Brand Park Library, Maple Park, and Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
My ties to the Glendale Community run deep, from attending Holy Family and Incarnation parochial schools, volunteering for many years at Glendale Adventist Hospital, to performing in various productions at The Glendale Center Theater, including their annual Christmas Carol play. I was involved in the Glendale-Burbank chapter of the Building Industry Association (BIA) and I have spent many hours in fund-raising events for the Glendale Oakdale Manor Garden Club, and assisting the President of The Glendale chapter of the National Charity League.
An organization is only as strong as its membership, and I plan to reach out to all of the residents of Glendale by finding a connection that will galvanize them into belonging to our organization.l, with her husband Arnie, own an independent backflow device testing company headquartered in Glendale. Longtime residents, they both enjoy helping make Glendale a great place to live and do business.
Lori Silao, Communications Director
Lori is a registered nurse and neonatal nurse practitioner by training, having recently completed her PhD in nursing education. She is full-time faculty at Azusa Pacific University teaching in the School of Nursing for both the undergraduate program and the RN to BSN program. Her teaching specialties are path physiology and nursing theory. She makes tough subjects come alive and applicable to everyday practice. Before nursing school, she originally thought she wanted to major in English as she has a love for writing, which came in handy for her dissertation, and now for the Glendale Rose Float Association. Family life is important and with a busy physician husband and two kids (one in high school, one in junior high), it is challenging to find balance and time for everyone. She loves dancing hula with her daughter for Halau Hula O'Kawahineali'inoho'ike'anuenue-elua (that's a mouthful) and playing golf/bowling with the family as much as possible. She is very excited to be a part of the new Glendale Rose Float Association! All it takes is one person to create change!
Beth Levitin, Special Events Director
Beth is a marketing and events professional specializing in nonprofit and arts organizations. Her community work includes partnerships and outreach to diverse communities throughout the Los Angeles Area. While at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, she served on the Downtown Business Improvement District's Marketing Committee for seven years. Beth's hobbies include hiking, dance and Tai Chi, and enjoying the many great restaurants, wine bars and shopping in Glendale. She lives in Glendale with her husband, Scott, and grey cat, Andre.
John Kociemba, Ad Hoc
Born (1946) and raised in Glendale. I marched in the Rose Parade in 1961 with the Hoover High School Band. I taught math in Glendale for 8 years before a career change into the computer field. My teaching skills have also been very useful for many of the various companies that I worked for over the years as a consultant.
Cindy Slaughter, Sgt. At Arms
Cindy is a 22 year resident of Glendale and the President of Heavy Hitters Music, an independent Music Publishing and Song Catalog which provides music to Films, TV and Advertising. Cindy is currently Board Chair of Glendale Church of the Brethren, serves on the Policy and Ministry Boards of the Church of the Brethren Pacific Southwest District, and is also a mentor and volunteer with PROJECT RYTMO, an after school music program for at-risk youth.
Melody Rogers-Kelly, Honorary Chair
Emmy Award-Winning Actress
Melody Rogers-Kelley has been successful in all of endeavors. She is best known for her eight year stint on the acclaimed CBS-TV series "Two On The Town," where she won four Emmy's for her work. She also is known for playing the role of Zach Morris' Mom on the international hit NBC show, "Saved by the Bell" and as the nasty tabloid journalist, Elise Flynn, on the ABC well known Soap Opera "All My Children." Melody spent close to 20 years as a singer, dancer and actress in numerous theatrical plays and musicals. She came to Los Angeles from New York with the brilliant musical "A Chorus Line." She has recently added author to her list of endeavors. She and her husband wrote a book about their journey together. "And There Will Always Be Termites "available on Amazon Kindle books.


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Some of you may be familiar with the television show, "A Haunting." If you aren't it's a paranormal series that incorporates interviews and re-enactments to tell a story about hauntings, possessions, and other phenomena. I've been watching this show for years, and it's always entertained me. It is often cheesy and over dramatic, but that's just a part of the show's charm.
More recently, [my paranormal investigating group] gained a Father. He's an Orthodox priest, and his name is [Father Darren]. (See what I did there?) Father Darren, who's also known as Father Benedict, is experienced in the paranormal field. He's also an exorcist. He's there for us when the group or client might be suspicious of a haunting of darker nature. What does this have to do with "A Haunting," you ask? Well, Father Darren was recently featured in Episode 9 Season 5 (alongside my fellow ghost tour guide Michelle). In the episode, Father Darren worked with another local group, [RGPI], in a case surrounding a woman who believes she is possessed.
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Name: Caroline ZinsserPen Name: None Genre: Non-Fiction Audience: Adult; Born: 1930 in Chicago, Illinois
-- Caroline Zinsser on WorldCat -- http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=caroline+zinsser
Illinois ConnectionZinsser was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Biographical and Professional InformationCaroline Zinsser, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and social historian who writes on the subject of children and families. She lives in New York City.
Published Works
- Over a Barrel: Working Mothers Talk About Child Care, Center for Public Advocacy , 1987
- Raised in East Urban: A Community Study of Informal and Unregulated Child Care, Center for Public Advocacy , 1991
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Raised in East Urban: Child Care Changes in a Working Class Community (Early Childhood Education Series)
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The DJ Girl Talk is giving out his new album "All Day" as a free download. Not just that, but it's licensed under Creative Commons, which is also pretty cool as it means you're even free to create your own remixes.
The album is intended to be listened to in one, and so while it's available as a single long MP3, you can also download as separated MP3s for ease of navigation. (For those wanting a lossless FLAC download, that is coming at the end of November, when the pressure eases off the servers.)
This is so new – and demand so high – that we haven't even finished downloading it yet (good luck if you're trying now), so I can't even attempt to give you any sort of opinion of it (it came out on Monday, so okay, news maybe doesn't travel as fast round the Intarwebs as all that). However I do recommend you have a listen, and if you like it, either buy one of those shiny silver things you get from Amazon, or go see the tour. Tickets are only available in Chile for this weekend, and then it's the USA for the next few months, so if you're over here in Europe, you've still got a couple of weeks to listen to it before then
The legal bit: All Day by Girl Talk is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. The CC license does not interfere with the rights you have under the fair use doctrine, which gives you permission to make certain uses of the work even for commercial purposes. Also, the CC license does not grant rights to non-transformative use of the source material Girl Talk used to make the album.


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Rising food costs seem to be on everyone's minds lately, it seems. Even my best friend, who swears that Walmart is in fact, the devil on Earth, has taken to shopping at Sam's Club and Walmart because she's feeling the pinch, and can no longer afford to live solely on principle. 😉 I went grocery shopping this past weekend, and all told, I spent little compared to my mother – only $35. But this is keeping in mind that my freezer is FULL, my pantry is stocked, and I'm pretty well set should a nuclear winter occur.
All brevity aside, I realize that I am out of two things – bottled water, and coffee. Sure, bottled water isn't the most frugal purchase I can make – it is downright expensive and somewhat wasteful, if you ask me. But our water here is a cross between well water and, well, I don't know what. Water straight out of the tap tastes terrible, even with an iron curtain and water softener. I have a Pur water pitcher for at home, but the Mister likes his bottled water for work. He says that he is pretty certain his place of employment uses neither a water softener nor an iron curtain. YUCK! And knowing my frugal nature, he tells me he'd rather bring a bottle or two from home every day than buy one in the machine. (So you were paying attention when I was ranting and raving about how g-danged expensive buying a bag of chips and a soda once a week can be!! Amazing!) I guess I'll have to hit up CVS or Aldi for bottled water – I haven't really looked at the ads this week, but I know SOMEONE has H2O on sale for around 2.88 a case.
The other thing we're getting close to being out of is coffee. Now, I know that in the laws of frugality, drinking coffee every day is a huge no-no. I know ladies and gentlemen out there who reserve it only for special occasions. I respect that. However, I can't, don't, and won't. 😉 I NEED my morning java fix – having a 9 1/2 month old at home makes me rather dependent on it. Sure, I only have one cup a day, maybe 2 if I'm fancying a cup at night and have some decaf in the house, but I NEED that coffee. My mother in law works for Oscar Mayer/Kraft, so I do get a wicked discount on Starbucks coffee if I want it (around $5 a bag….), but I really have come to prefer Boca Java coffee over any other in the past year. They've got some really nifty flavors, and some wonderful roasts.
What brings me back, again and again, is their service. Call their customer service – go ahead! Ask them questions about their coffee, what they suggest, how to brew, and you'll be on the phone with one of the NICEST people you'll ever talk to. Honest. I cannot get over how nice every single person at Boca Java is – I've talked to more than my fair share, and they're all so helpful, kind, and polite. What is the icing on our proverbial, coffee flavored cake is this…..your coffee beans are roasted to order. They're FRESH! Not stale and who-knows-how-long-this-has-been-on-the-shelf fresh….they roast your beans, and ship them. It is ridiculous how good their coffee is. Honest. And finally, having a family member who is getting deployed come October to go fight, it makes me feel kind of warm and fuzzy that not only do they run a program called "Coffee for the Troops" (Have you ever had coffee from a mess hall – GROSS!) that ships coffee, tea, coffee makers, grinders and more, they also have a "Brew of Bravery", which is wicked good. And both go to support the troops – you may not agree with war, but you have to support your men and women in the armed forces.
Seriously, there are few things in the world I pay full price for – makeup is one of them, and coffee is the other. You get the quality you pay for.
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The Largest Mistake Most Tupperware Representatives Make
Published: 30th March 2010
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Your name has to be online in the form of a personal website not just the Tupperware name and corporate website.
Also, it needs to be totally distinct from Tupperware and your upline.
To accomplish this, you must have a online presence in 3 areas: You must have a domain name. You must have a website. And, you need to have a website hosting account.
Now these websites are very simple and easy to figure out but everyone thinks that they are hard. That is one logical reason why Tupperware or your upline will provide it for you. Most imagine it is difficult.
These corporate sites seem to be so convenient and trouble-free. They are hard to resist. Even the cost is correct. They will basically give you one either cheap or for free.
When you connected with Tupperware, they or your organization, provided you a online website just for getting involved. Although it may be for free, it does keep you from placing yourself properly on the Internet.
A corporate website, even an excellent one like Tupperware provides, is planned to highlight Tupperware. It may possibly provide a tiny area for your bio but it is not designed to promote you ' only Tupperware. Also, they can place items without your permission. They control the site. You will be always be promoting Tupperware.
The largest blunder a brand new Tupperware representative makes is not getting their personal name. Remember, other people sign up with you rather than connecting with a business. You should want to have a place to promote you and not Tupperware.
It is so easy to setup your personal name as a website. It is called a "domain name".
For you to have your name as site, you must first register a domain name and get hosting for that domain. Example: Bing.com is a domain name, but you would NOT be able to use that site if it wasn't hosted at a hosting site.
Remember, a domain name is your exclusive home on the Internet. That is the reasoning everyone has to have his or her name! After you select it - no one else can have it.
Here is the fastest and easiest way to prevent this blunder that most Tupperware representatives make::
Get your own domain name with your name like mine: 'DaveLovett.com'. This is me. Oh, if yours is not available, then just get something similar to it like 'DaveandMichelleLovett.com'
Also, you need a website hosting account. I prefer to be with 'one of the big boys' like GoDaddy. This is not a time to go inexpensive. You want it reliable and operating all the time. Pick a "WordPress Blog Hosting Account" so you can get a free blog website up in a few minutes.
Lastly, go and get a simple website up on that hosting account. WordPress will provide them to you for no cost. WordPress calls the free websites, "blogs", and they have 'themes'. They are so simple to set up. You do not have to be fancy or perfect for now. It just needs to be about you.
Let me recommend that you at least go and get YOUR OWN personal name and hosting account now! Here is the dilemma if you fail to do this immediately. .
It is because another person may get your personal name for their domain!
The only resolution to avoid this mistake is to secure your name right now. At least obtain it before another person secures your personal name.
Dave Lovett is a noted Internet and Online Network Marketing Professional. You can learn more about setting up your OWN NAME and HOSTING ACCOUNT at
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So today I wanted to talk about what different things I use to either treat or help treat my diabetes. There are a whole multitude of different things I use because of the complicated disease this is. (This post may turn into 2 or more due to that!)
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All great companies or businesses started small. This is what you have to keep in mind if you want to grow your lawn care business. This is basically saying that you must not rush and expect to get results right away. All big things start small and establishing a business is no exception. However it doesn't have to be as complicated as you thought it would be. There are relatively simple ways or steps you can take to grow your lawn care business.
There might be a lot of existing businesses that offer the same services as yours but what can separate you from the rest is how you advertise your business. This is one of the key marketing tools that many forget to take advantage of. Having a good advertising strategy is a big step in the growth of your business. Speaking of good advertising strategies, one of the most effective nowadays is creating a website. Gone are the days where you give out flyers and brochures about your business or have it listed in directories. Majority of people who are in need of acquiring professional lawn care services search for it in the internet. They focus on what firms offer the service they are looking for and if that firm is located within their area. Websites give you the advantage of showcasing the different services that you offer which acts as an advertisement. Another good thing about this is that you don't have to spend a lot of money on it. A simple website can be as effective as one with complicated designs.
Specialization is also another thing you should keep in mind when wanting to grow any business. Instead of focusing on a group of services that you are offering, pick them apart and give detailed information about each service. This gives your customers choices and is helpful because some customers might just need a particular service rather than the whole package. There are many services in the lawn industry and specializing in specific services gives your business a chance to grow in different aspects. There are businesses that offer services which fall into different categories such as lawn care and landscape designing. They are diverse in their own field and this is where specialization comes into play. Customers who are looking for landscape decors such as bamboo fountains or garden planters might fall into your website so if you have specified your different services that is certainly a plus.
There are many other tips one can consider when growing a lawn care business but think about these as the backbone or foundation of your growth. Once that is established you can do other simple things that is done in the execution phase like not overspending on equipment, profiling ideal clients, having well trained employees and the like. With these simple tips, you can be confident that your business will surely grow.
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Top 5 Things I Gave Up For Lent
Like everyone else in the entire world, I grew up Catholic. And like everyone else in the world I used to get an ash cross temporarily tattooed to my forehead. Its Ash Wednesday today! The beginning of Lent! For those people who don't know, Lent is the season before Easter. Or, more importantly, the Filet'O'Fish Season. It used to be that Catholics would try to fast for 40 days (46 days really) to symbolize the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Jesus' life = food
Then that was too hard so they just stopped eating on Fridays.
Jesus's life = hungry Fridays
Then THAT got too hard so they just gave up meat on Fridays. The cows, goats, chickens and turkeys all gave a sigh of relief. But not the fishes!! They aren't meat. They are….well….I don't what they are but the pope says it ain't meat so it ain't meat. Stop questioning it. That's very unCatholic of you.
Jesus's life = meat
But the most exciting part of Lent is everyone gives up something for the 40 days (46 days really) of Lent. This was always a hard choice for me. 40 days (46 days really) is a long time. And I wanted it to count. Jesus gave up his life for me. I had to find something that would parallel.
5) Jesus' Life = Chocolate
No one had ever thought of giving up chocolate for Lent before I did it in 4th grade. I started it. Just ask anyone. Of course on Easter Sunday I gorged myself with chocolate. More chocolate than I would have eaten the entire 40 days (46 days really).
4) Jesus' Life = Being mean to people
This was probably the closest I came to what Jesus sacrificed himself for. But, virtually impossible when you're in 6th grade and every day is an episode of All My Children.
3) Jesus' Life = Lying
I totally really didn't lie for 40 days (46 days really). For real.
2) Jesus' Life = Not Making a Funny Face While Dancing
This was the toughest thing for me to give up. Look in the mirror next time you dance. You make a face, or your hands are doing something weird. Its impossible. Give it a try this Lent. Its a tough one.
1) Jesus' Life = Giving Up Things for Lent
The most successful thing I gave up for Lent was giving up things for Lent. Yes, to the dismay of all the saints and popes, I know longer practice this ritual anymore. But I did decide one Lental season that I would give up giving up things for Lent. And I prevailed. Just like Jesus did.
Disclaimer: I'm not a Historian or a Theologian. I am a product of Catholic School. If you find a discrepancy with my history lesson, take it up with the Catholic school system. And my parents.
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Escaping Science Fiction
Science fiction is so full of tropes. I won't say we should avoid the tropes, but we have to recognize them in order to subvert them to tell a phenomenal story. To list the tropes would be exhaustive, but there are wider trends that every science fiction author ought to be aware of.
Philosophical Trends
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In theological studies there is a word used for the study of "final things" or "the end times", known as "Eschatology". The fate of mankind in the world as it is reconciled with God. In the late 19th century, as the biblical dominance over cultural hopes began to wane, the secular world needed to find an answer to the world eschatology. What is the end of man if God does not exist? Science fiction as we know it was born from this study.
Science fiction falls into roughly two trends. The Trend towards modernism , searching for a "new man" a new future without God; and Post Modernism , searching for a "new hero" in the paradise the moderns created.
The sixties and seventies saw the heyday of modernist "Transhumanist" science fiction. The sexual revolution, and the huge number of possibilities that Buddhism and drugs seemed to open up gave us dozens of visions of what the "new man" might be. "Stranger in a Strange Land" is a classic example of how we can re-imagine the role of gender in our own identity, "the time machine" presents a more dystopic vision of man's replacement in the scale of power. Even Asimov's "The Foundation" is about the possibilities that science might offer of reaching a new age in which war has been abolished.
The great fathers of science fiction wrote sci-fi because they wanted to what the new world without faith might look like, how mankind might transcend himself and discover a "new state" of the human condition, free from the problems of our past.
Post Modernism was born as an implicit rejection of that dream.Where Modernism imagined a bright new future, Post Modernism had to recognize the dark places of their inherited heaven. Writers from the early part of the 20th century created the sexual revolution, and today we have to deal with the fallout of unwanted children, abortions, objectification, and sexual chaos. They created drugs that they thought could give them super powers and their children had to grow up in households where their parents spent most of the time in some other world, completely detached from our own. The post moderns, without ever realizing the implications of their writing, wrote stories about overcoming the forces of paradise that seek to enslave us to the ideals of our parents.
Power is the central theme of Post Modern Science Fiction. Who has it, and how to take it from them.
Where dystopias of the Modernist tradition explored how society could destroy the individual, as in "1984" or "Soylent Green", the modern dystopia explores the way a single individual can rise up and destroy society, as in "Divergent", "The Hunger Games", and "The Giver". Even Luke Skywalker's story is about his pursuit of power over his father. Power, power is the motivation of the post modern story, as it is the motivation of most of his life.
The Challenge
Power and Transhumanism are both good, excellent even, but both fall short.
If art is the pursuit of beauty, beauty is the discovery of truth.
While transhumanism searches for a future truth and the way to either manifest it or keep it from occurring, the post modern obsession forgets entirely about the pursuit of beauty and satisfies itself with our appetite for big battles, big sex drives, and big entertainment. As writers, it should seem that these sorts of limitations curb our creativity, so in the interest of both rediscovering the beauty of science fiction, and telling more interesting stories, we ought to ask ourselves, "how can we escape science fiction?" How can we tell more interesting tales?
A Single Idea
Science Fiction has always looked out at the stars, and there it has discovered it's greatest beauty. In the shifting of the planets, the jostling of the asteroids. In the shere size of our universe, and in the possibilities for human life that are to be found there. But there is something more beautiful, and it lay right among us.
The future will not be very different from today. Everything will change, we will build spaceships, settle worlds, fall into chaos, watch nations fall and rise, but mankind will still be the same tomorrow as he is today (even if the transhumanists get their way). We will still feel the same hurts, the same longings. Love will never dissapear, and as a result neither will loneliness.
If you're looking for a way to escape science fiction, don't look to the stars, look to the small things in this world. Look to the beauty of a child's innocence, the tragedy of a family member's death, the drama of a couple's desire to live according to love. In science fiction we often think that the bigger the world the better, but there is more beauty in the moment a child learns to love than in all the movements of the galaxies. There is greater beauty in a martyr smiling on his way to the Cross than there has ever been in the machinations of a thousand warriors.
There is a common phrase amongst Christian circles, that we are to be "in the world, but not of it". Perhaps to be great science fiction writers, we ought to view our work in a similar light. "In the genre, but not of it." Perhaps a saint living on the moon, or a child dying of Leukemia on another world.
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Finally got to see this movie!
It's what they call a "coming of age" flick, based on the novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne, directed by Richard Ayoade (yup, Moss from The IT Crowd), and produced by Ben Stiller.
"Music can make things seem a bit more real, sometimes, if you know what I mean"
The main characters, Oliver and Jordana, have great presence and authenticity, while the characters of Oliver's mom and dad are also very well created and endearing. The dad is played by Noah Taylor, who looked familiar coz he was the dad in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and has also been in many other movies. I especially liked Jordana and the mom.
Worth a watch, I reckon.
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- blusionAsked on August 01, 2017 at 01:20 PM
I see that you now have a First Data integration available. PayEezy is First Data's ecommerce platform so I would assume that you now actually have a First Data/PayEezy integration.
However, I am getting an error code when I insert it into my form. (I've only tried in sandbox mode.)
It's also not clear which password needs to be inserted. The HMAC or the Terminal password needs to be inserted.
Please advise.
- JotForm SupportdavidAnswered on August 01, 2017 at 03:08 PM
Two pieces of information must be provided when you submit a transaction via the Payeezy Gateway Web Service API, they are:
Exact ID - also known as the Gateway ID, this value identifies the Merchant and Terminal under which the transaction is to be processed
Password - authenticates the Payeezy Gateway Web Service API request, this value should not be exposed to the public
These credentials can be submitted in two ways:
as HTTP Basic Authentication user name and password values
as part of the Payeezy Gateway Web Service API message via the ExactID and Password properties
The Gateway ID can be found on the Administration tab under Terminals and then Details. Also from that screen you can set up your password by clicking on "Generate" or change the existing password. Password must be a minimum of 8 characters with at least one letter and number and should contain only letters, numbers, dashes (-), and underscores (_). You must then click on "Update" at the bottom of that screen.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros: Did You Ever Have A Family
Happy Tuesday! I'm taking part in First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, hosted by Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea, where bloggers share a bit about what they're reading or planning to read soon.
In looking through my books, I've put aside several novels that I want to read this year. One of them is Did You Ever Have A Family by Bill Clegg (2015).
The opening:
He wakes to the sound of sirens. Many, loud, and very near. Then horns: short, angry grunts like the buzzers signaling time-out in the basketball games he watches but does not play in at school. His cell phone says 6:11 a.m., but the house downstairs is awake and loud and from the particular pitch of his mother's rough morning voice, scratching above his father's and sisters', he knows something is wrong."
What do you think? Would you keep reading?
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Ooooh, I loved this book! Hope you do, too.ReplyDelete
Yes, I'd keep reading. This one has been on my list and my Kindle for a while. Maybe one day soon. Maybe. :-)ReplyDelete
Doesn't sound like my kind of book. Here's mine for this week: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/teaser-tuesdaysfirst-chapter-first.htmlReplyDelete
I would...and I did. I read this one a while ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope you do, too. Thanks for visiting my blog.ReplyDelete
I'm not familiar with this one, but the opening you shared has caught my interest. Sounds like an emergency of some sort. I want to know what's going on!ReplyDelete
This one was SOOO good! Was in my top 3 for 2015! And the first paragraph doesn't nearly do it justice.ReplyDelete
I'd like to read this one which has been on my radar for a while - a great opening too!ReplyDelete
That's a great opening. I like the way the author jumps right in, lets us know the character is school age, and reveals that something about the character's life is about to change. I'd keep reading to find out more.ReplyDelete
Thank you for stopping by my blog today.
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I hope you like this book as much as I did.ReplyDelete
That first paragraph is crying for me to keep reading. It's actually on my to-read list as so many people have loved it. I hope you enjoy.ReplyDelete
Great book - enjoy Monica!ReplyDelete


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d20 Modern: Heavens and Earths
The Vernons
Donald Vernon is a construction worker with a big problem: his shrew of a wife May Ginsberg has started to only cook gourmet foods in a Hyacinth Bucket-style misguided effort to make themselves seem classier than they are. While his friends like Lawrance Kubiac and others dine on simple bologna-and-cheese sandwiches for lunch, Donald is saddled with crab sandwiches and other cooking atrocities. To his horror, he discovers his wife has bought an unusually large Major Electric microwave oven, which makes the meals worse in half the time.
After a few weeks he couldn't tolerate this anymore and had a big argument after wich May returned to Connersvile with her family. Donald has been living alone since, eating all the meat he wants and bringing hookers to his home to keep him company on his home at St. Andrews.