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VIDEO: ‘Stranger Things’ stars Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin show us the last things they did with their phones. What was the last emoji they used? The last text message sent? What was the last thing they searched?
JUDGING BY THEIR habits on the Netflix show, you’d think the Stranger Things kids only had time for Dungeons & Dragons, bike-riding, saving their town from a Demogorgon, and feeding their peculiar Eggo obsessions. Turns out, that’s not the case at all.
In the real world—aka Upside Down-free 2017—their down-time activities are decidedly more conventional: texting, roasting their friends’ Instagram posts, filming their own antics. Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), for example, likes to look up old Jodeci videos on YouTube. But, because they’re famous, the Stranger Things gang also get to do some things not everyone gets the chance to do, like when Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler) got to take a picture with Stan Lee.
Photo ops with comics legends are an outlier, though; most of the time the young denizens of Hawkins, Indiana are doing the same stuff on their phones as everyone else. Watch the video above to find out what other LoLs lurk on their devices.
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Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: March 2013
Duration: 11 hours 26 minutes
An intriguing look behind the congenial façade of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, this work reveals how each leader jealously guarded knowledge from the other in pursuit of separate national interests. David Stafford’s masterly study shows that at the heart of their complicated relationship—which was always dynamic—was an extraordinary fascination with clandestine operations. On this foundation, Roosevelt and Churchill constructed a fighting alliance unlike any other in history.
“Explore[s] the intersections between the grand narrative of the Roosevelt and Churchill relationship and the activities of Allied spymasters and secret go-betweens…Worth reading.”--New York Times Book Review

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Selena Gomez — hold on! Do not, I repeat, DO NOT get breast implants for Justin — or any man, for that matter. You’re beautiful just the way you are!
We know Farrah can be selfish, especially when it comes to her parents, but seriously! She won’t stop talking about how ‘wonderful’ her breast implants are!
I don’t know about you, But I’m sick and tired of listening to Farrah Abraham whine and complain about her life on Teen Mom. Not to mention she’s so rude to her parents! And now that she has a new set of boobs, her selfish attitude has escalated from a 10 to a 20.
What kind of mother in their right mind would give their seven-year-old daughter a boob job for a birthday present? A self-confessed plastic surgery addicted mother, that’s who!
English mom Sarah Burge, known as the Human Barbie after she made headlines last year for teaching her then six-year-old daughter Poppy how to pole dance, boasted that she gave Poppy a $9,800 voucher to receive a boob-enlargement procedure for her seventh birthday. And Sarah, 50, who has spent over $800,000 on her own surgical enhancements, said Poppy, “squealed with delight” at the gift. WHAT!?
Really, Heidi? What do you call getting ten procedures in one day then?
Although Heidi Montag virtually changed her entire face and body in the span of 24 hours, the 23-year-old reality star is now claiming that she isn’t addicted to going under the knife.
“None of those people [who would say I have an addiction to surgery] know me at all. I’m not addicted,” Heidi said on Good Morning America today, Jan. 19. “If I were addicted,” she continued, “I would have had ten plastic surgeries.”
Um…Heidi? Didn’t you do just that with your mini brow-lift, Botox, nose job revision, fat injections, liposuction, breast augmentation revision and butt augmentation?
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Carlow Wooden Computer Desk In Walnut With 2 Drawers. simple yet stylish piece to fulfill your home office requirement. Crafted from particle board and Finished in Walnut. This desk offers a good-sized working surface that has plenty of room for a monitor and keyboard or laptop as well as phone and accessories. Two side panels support the top which is also braced by a back bar. A pair of drawers provide storage for stationery and other equipment. It is versatile and with practical modern design.
Carlow Wooden Computer Desk In Walnut With 2 Drawers
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Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins are two of about 70 invitees to the 2016 NBA Combine in Chicago, per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.
The 2016 NBA Combine will be held May 11 through May 15. The list of combine invitees — and alternates — includes 13 2016 NCAA All-Americans and guard Josh Hart, the sole representative of the 2016 national champion Villanova Wildcats. (OUDaily.com)
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Kayjuan Taylor Death Video, Highland Park Shot Video, What Happened To Kayjuan Taylor Explored! A shooting in Michigan stunned many when the shooter chased the victim who was killed in broad daylight. The shooting was recorded by a security camera, where the woman was seen running for her for the rest of her life. The woman killed during the incident was named Kayjuan Taylor, and it was determined that she is a resident of Highland Park in Michigan. According to the reports, Taylor was running for her life when the shooter started shooting at her. And eventually, she was killed and killed on the spot. The shooting was frightening since the shooting occurred right just in front of her home and the shooter was a horror to witness. We’d like to know more detail about the incident and the shooting too.
Kayjuan Taylor Death Video
This tragic event of Taylor being openly shot in the open at the time of the 26 days in August 2022. the incident was captured by an alarm system for homes. In the CCTV footage, it is evident in clear detail that Taylor was out walking around her home and when she was a little away, a car walked towards her, and then a person stepped out of the vehicle and began firing at Taylor. Taylor like a normal person was able to run for her life quickly and ran for a long time, within the garden of her house and also yelled for assistance. The man who emerged from the front passenger seat pursued Taylor who was shot with a vengeance and ended her life.
The vehicle that appeared abruptly appeared to be a white SUV. the driver shot and chased after Taylor and made her race for life. Taylor was clearly hurt and ran at a high speed and it was evident the fact that she had been shot numerous times, and the shooter missed several times. The police were told by officers that the person who shot Taylor could be one who was familiar with Taylor when he stepped out of the vehicle and fired at her in short time, identifying who they were shooting at. The shooter kept shooting into Taylor until she passed away. Everyone in the neighborhood was shocked , and they even told the police they were shocked to learn of the death of Taylor and the fact that she was brutally killed and for what reason.
What Happened To Kayjuan Taylor
A number of users on the internet posted the video on social media and claimed that Taylor was brutally killed. It was also reported by police officers that during the period when the shooter was constantly shooting and missed several shots, one of which struck the windows of an elderly woman living near. Police have also stated that if they know anything about the shooting, or any other information connected to the murder of Taylor they are able to contact local police officials or crime stoppers too because it could greatly assist. Police are also looking into the incident and the suspect has not been identified up to now. The year of 2018 is a critical year of uncountable and unwanted shootings taking place in the nation. Despite numerous attempts the violence of guns hasn’t being stopped, as crime levels are rising each day.

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On Monday, the results of a 20-year Danish study of 47,000 couples revealed that parents who have children battling cancer are no more likely to divorce than parents who don't.
According to Reuters, the study is based on public registry data for the parents of 2,450 children who had been diagnosed with cancer between 1980 and 1997. These children were each matched with about 18 cancer-free kids of the same sex and age to analyze the differences between the two groups' parents.
The study, one of the largest of its kind, looked at such variables as parents' employment, parents' education and even whether the child had died. And, still, the divorce rate for parents of children with cancer matched that of the general population of parents.
The results help to dispel the myth that a child's poor heath significantly undermines his or her parents' marriage. In 2010, research from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore found that having an autistic child does not harm the parents' marriage, debunking a commonly cited notion that the divorce rate for these families is 80 percent.
"It's extremely reassuring that you can conduct a very large, nationwide, population-based study in which you come up with a null finding, which in this case is a positive finding," said Dr. Christoffer Johansen of the Danish Cancer Society Research Center in Copenhagen, who worked on the study. "This is a dramatic finding because it shows how strong a marriage really is in a period where family is experiencing tough times."
While it's always pleasant to read positive statistics about divorce, I was actually surprised that the divorce rate for parents of children with cancer wasn't lower than the rate for those who don't have ill children.
Various media outlets reporting on the Danish findings have largely emphasized that the study's results show the resilience of marriage. The study's findings are indeed a testament to the ability of parents to simply cope, as Johansen told Reuters, but they also may illustrate that parents of ill children make sacrifices -- even when it comes to personal happiness -- for their children's sake.
As Johansen explained to me, having a child with cancer "changes the whole family life, affects siblings, affects the relationship between the man and the woman, their sex life, taking care of the kids, going to the grocery store -- all aspects of life are affected by the diagnosis and treatment."
I am not married nor do I have a child battling disease, so my take on the data comes from someone completely removed from those life experiences. However, I imagine that a couple caring for a sick child would barely have time to question their level of marital satisfaction, let alone possess the resources to divorce. (Not to mention that no one wants to be the parent who files for divorce in between a child's chemo treatments.) And if you're caring for a sick child and begin to question your marital happiness, it might make more sense to stay together and face it head on as a team, rather than split and wonder if your ex-spouse will be there for you -- and your child -- through the cancer treatment process. In some ways, I wonder if marriage itself becomes a form of insurance that you won't have to go through it alone.
If there was ever a time to stay together for the kids, so to speak, isn't it when one of them is battling a life-threatening illness?

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October is National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, a time to acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices many long-term care (LTC) residents have made to better our communities and our nation. It’s a time to call attention to the rights of residents in long-term care facilities. The theme for Residents’ Rights Month 2020 is – “Connections Matter”– to emphasize connections – to family, to friends, and to the community – as an essential component of good health and quality of life for residents. The months of restrictions on visitation in long-term care facilities and the inability of residents, families, and friends to be together during the coronavirus pandemic has emphasized the importance of connection, of relationships, and the impact they have on all of our well-being.
You can celebrate Resident Rights Month by sending flowers and/or greeting cards to residents in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities or Critical Access Hospitals in your area, to demonstrate to residents that they have not been forgotten.
The federal Nursing Home Reform Law guarantees residents’ rights and places a strong emphasis on individual dignity, choice, and self-determination. The law also requires nursing homes to “promote and protect the rights of each resident”.
Ombudsman, work daily to promote the residents’ rights, assist residents to resolve their complaints, advocate for quality of life and care and provide information to the general public and individuals regarding resident rights.
To Contact your local Ombudsman please call. Karen Ulrickson, Regional Ombudsman for Area II Agency on Aging, 406-860-9993 or the State Ombudsman at 800-332-2272.

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According to the company, its Virtual Eye Pro features improve visual field testing for practice and patients.
Virtual Vision Health announced it will showcase new testing features in the Virtual Eye Pro at ASCRS 2024 in Boston.
The features also will be showcased at Vision Expo East in New York City.
According to a news release, the virtual reality visual field headset, developed and validated at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, increases practice efficiency by offering improved test modalities, reporting accuracy, and repeatability comparable to standard automated perimetry (SAP) tests.1,2
"We are proud to introduce proprietary live eye monitoring and pupillography features on the Virtual Eye Pro at Vision Expo East and ASCRS," Matteo Ziff, CEO, Virtual Vision Health, said in the news release. "These two technologies enable physicians to conduct visual field testing in an accurate and efficient exam that is more comfortable for patients. We look forward to demonstrating the features in our booth at our upcoming conferences."
Portable testing can be conducted anywhere within or outside the practice with onboard audio instructions that replace the need for technician monitoring.
At ASCRS and Vision Expo East, Virtual Vision Health will showcase 2 features now available on the Virtual Eye Pro: Live Eye Monitoring and Streaming and Pupillography.
Live Eye Monitoring and Streaming uses 8 Tobii infrared cameras and lights to track gaze and improve exam reliability. The system alerts the patient if their gaze is not fixated on the focus point, freeing staff to perform other tasks in clinic while testing is conducted. Additionally, it enables pupillometry and improved ptosis and dermatochalasis testing as these types of visual fields are highly dependent on eye positioning.
Pupillography is a scientific method for recording and measuring pupillary responses. It is used to study, identify, and treat the underlying stimuli that cause certain pupillary reactions.
In clinical trials, the suite of Virtual Eye products showed a mean sensitivity comparable to SAP (p<0.0001) for accurate assessment of the visual field1 and demonstrated 26% shorter test times on average than traditional SAP3. All Virtual Eye reports mirror established SAP gold standards, including visual field tests and reports.

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National Review has published an editorial blasting the Senate's proposed healthcare bill to replace the Affordable Care Act.
"The Senate Republican healthcare bill would not repeal and replace Obamacare . . . Federal policy would continue to push people away from inexpensive catastrophic coverage," the conservative publication's editorial board wrote.
"The bill also seems unlikely to stabilize insurance markets, even though their current instability is one of the main Republican talking points for passing it.
"The legislation gets rid of the 'individual mandate' — Obamacare's fines for not buying insurance — but keeps the regulations that made the mandate necessary. The result is likely to be that healthy people leave the market and sick people face much higher premiums."
It says if the bill is not amended, "it is likely to die, and it will be difficult to mourn the loss."
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I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable progeny with a love that nobody could share or conceive of who had never taken part in the process of creation. It was one of the most bewitching sights in the world to observe a hill of beans thrusting aside the soil, or a rose of early peas just peeping forth sufficiently to trace a line of delicate green. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mosses from and Old Manse
and I thought I was the only one…
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Isn’t it so true that those things that seem so small are so magnificent and those that appear so big are really nothing at all??
Yeah, I’m with you on this. It’s so awe-inspiring to see earth’s little miracles. Just goes to show that she knows what she’s doing, doesn’t it?
By the way, I found you blog on blogcatalog.com and since I see you’re into writing, I wanted to let you know about a new e-zine that me and a few writer friends are putting together.
It’s called The Oddville Press.
You should check us out if you’re interested–it’s free to subscribe, hey!–or better yet, submit something!
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View 802 Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The news today was largely about President Obama going out of his way to shake hands with Raul Castro at the memorial for Nelson Mandela. The State Department has said that the US position on human rights and tolerance in Cuba has not changed.
At the hearing on Tuesday, Kerry said Obama "didn’t choose who’s" at the Mandela ceremony. Asked by Congress Member Ros-Lehtinen if Castro is upholding basic human rights, Kerry answered: "No. Absolutely not."
The Obama hand shaking incident seems to have taken the lead in coverage of the event.
‘Climate change’ comes to Chicago.
Of course it has been this cold before. It has been warmer before. It takes a lot of computer modeling to determine the temperature of the Earth and a lot more to show a trend, and depending on the model you get different results. Until recently it seemed agreed that the Earth is in a period of remission from the great Ice Ages in which glaciers covered a lot of the Northern Hemisphere, gouging out huge trenches and covering the land with a kilometer of ice, making that part of the Earth uninhabitable.
I was taught in school that we are in an Interglacial period, an interruption of the coming of the ice; in the 1970’s we learned that the current ice age began suddenly, with some areas in Britain and Belgium going from deciduous trees to covered with a meter or more of ice in decades, possibly as few as twenty years. When the ice began to recede northern Europe was repopulated. The effect of the coming and recession of the ice was covered in many books, including a popular work called Ice With Your Evolution by my friend Adrian Berry. The great fear from 1950 to about 1980 was that the Ice might return, and indeed one reason for fear of nuclear waste was to preserve it in places that could survive the return of the ice. This was a standard theme at AAAS meetings of that time, and President Carter’s environment advisor Gus Speth said as much at a Boston meeting; when I asked him if there was not something more to worry about than nuclear waste when your house was under a kilometer of ice, he changed the subject.
In 1997, Edward Teller, Lowell Wood, and Rod Hyde wrote a paper about modulation of climate changes – things we could do to stabilize climate if we have to. As they say in that paper, global warming is not proven; but all the long term evidence indicates a near uncertainty of cooling and the return of the ice. A return of the ice ages is sure to come and will be a lot more catastrophic than the projected global warming. There are ways to modulate climate for cooling or warming. The costs are in the order of billions a year, not precisely cheap but certainly less costly than wars.
Rather than destroying the fountains of wealth that have produced our wealthy age, would it not make more sense to invest a few billion a year to construct and test climate modulation systems? The ice age is sure to come at some time; global warming is also a possibility. Rather than play CO2 games, we need to develop the means for coping with either trend. And note that while global warming is gradual – we can’t really be sure if we’re seeing a return to a warm period like the Viking age or a runaway climate climb, but runaway still means centuries – the evidence show that ice ages can come on suddenly and without warming.
Our present methods of coping with warming cost trillions. We are not investing much in developing climate modulation methods. We should be.
Those interested in tracking climate trends will find http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/1871-climate-superstition/ interesting, but not definitive.
Your TSA heroes at work:
“She took my monkey’s gun.”
I think I might be harmed from laughing too much were I threatened with a 2 inch pistol from a monkey puppet, so I guess it makes sense. Safety first. And a cure for unemp0loyment.
Freedom is not free. Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.

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She then continued, "Let"s smile together. Like how it has always been, I love you~ SONE. The people whom I"m most thankful towards in my life.. I will continue to protect this spot. Even if I"m having a hard time sometimes.. I will enjoy it as I look at our SONE and as I rely on our members. I Love you ♡ Let"s be happy♡♡ #GirlsGenerationPlusSoneEqualOne #WeAreOne"
With Sunny mentioning that she had to ponder about what to say and having to ask fans not to discuss dark and heavy topics, fans immediately started to wonder why she was posting these words. Their speculation was further fueled with Sunny"s words about asking to just "pass over this" by being understanding and caring.
After not posting any updates for a month, Girls’ Generation‘s Jessica shared pretty selca today on her Weibo account.
Meanwhile, her upcoming OnStyle reality show “Jessica and Krystal” will begin airing soon. Many fans are eager to see the relationship between the Jung sisters and their daily life through the show.
Jessica Asks Fans If They Miss Her With New Selca
She posted the picture onto her Weibo on May 13 with a cute message, "How r u guys? Missed me?" For all of the fans who were probably in some severe Jessica withdrawal, she smiled brightly for a selca in which she wore a casual T-shirt featuring bright cherries for the pending summer time!
Her fans were unable to hide their adulation for her perfect, milky skin as well as the refreshing summer image she gave off. You can see her to your heart"s content once her reality show with Krystal begin airing!
Jessica Throws A Sweet Smile Selca
K-Pop Celebrity Sisters F(X) Krystal And Girls Generation Jessica Pose Together For Weibo Selca
Netizens who saw the photo left comments, such as "Cute sisters", "What a great photo", "Their parents should be very proud of them", and "I love it".
The netizens have always been a fan of the sisters because of their charms and their beauty. They are also quite the personality bombs when it comes to variety shows. Growing up in the states has probably made them into the intellectual, witty beauties that they are today and it shows that many of that charisma is doing them well. Hopefully we will be able to see the two sisters work on something that combines their musical talents soon. The only times they have ever been on stage together is during their performances for SM Town. Hopefully they will develop something together apart from that and we'll be here to witness it. Until then, the pictures won't be so bad to glance at!
Jessica Radiates In Her Selca From Bangkok
Girls’ Generation’s Jessica is displayed her dreamy and innocent charm in her latest selca.
In the photo, Jessica is dressed in a navy polka dot shirt and her long hair in thick waves. The natural lighting of the sun brings out the radiance in her skin evoking a mysterious and dreamlike mood.
Jessica and Girls’ Generation is scheduled to perform at the “SMTOWN Live World Tour III in Beijing” on October 19 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium along with other SM artists.
Girls’ Generation’s Jessica Breaks Away From Being An ‘ice Princess’ With A Romantic Selca
Girls Generations Jessica hasnt joined the Instagram bandwagon like her fellow members, and she has instead been utilizing her UFO Town account to treat fans to gorgeous selcas.
Jessica updated her UFO Town profile photo where shes simply glowing against the romantic scenery. Fans also couldnt take their eyes off of Jessicas beauty even with the lack of makeup.
Girls’ Generation Jessica Updates Fans With A Cotton Candy Selca
Netizens left comments on her photo such as, “Jessica looks so lovely,” “She looks like a cute puppy,” “I want to become the cotton candy,” “Who is she sending that kiss to?,” and “What is her secret in becoming prettier day by day?” and more.
Girls’ Generation’s Jessica Impresses Fans With Her Selca Skills
The revealed pictures were Jessicas selcas. Jessica showed off her selca skills with her various facial expressions and camera angles. She especially enjoys the quarted selcas and she captured the viewers with her different expressions for each cut.
After viewing the pictures, the netizens responded with, Firstly, her face is pretty, so pass, How do you take such good selcas, and Like a Pudding goddess.
Girls’ Generation’S Jessica Needs To Give A Selca Tutorial
Girls’ Generation’s Jessica has sparked online interest lately after a collection of her selca photos were posted on an online community forum under the title, “Jessica makes me want to get a selca tutorial.”
The photos show Jessica in four different selca shots, which all seem to have been taken in consecutive order. Wearing a gray shirt, black hat, and bleached hair, Jessica looks just like an anime character. But more than anything, fans have been impressed by the exact “ulzzang” camera angle, and her picture-perfect facial expressions that she managed to show in varying degrees.
Netizens commented, “Jessica, you have to teach me too,” “I can’t seem to improve my selca shot angle,” and “She needs to go down just a little bit more.”


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I think when my older brother, Tommy, was born, my parents had a chorus behind them, singing their own rock opera — “It’s a Boy!” He came out of the womb wearing a red cape. After I was born two years later, they changed their tune to the Stones’ classic “Stupid Girl.”
If only I had been born the boy, then I would have gotten all that power. My brother was like a giant Hoover vacuum cleaner that hovered over me my entire childhood, sucking the energy out of me. He was electrified; sparks shot out from him as he passed by. With me, batteries weren’t even included.
When they brought me home from the hospital, Tommy ran and hid for hours under the black cast-iron Singer sewing machine with the gold swirl embossment. But soon he had to come out to eat with his metaphorical silver spoon. Mother and Father probably explained that I was there for a reason, purely for his entertainment, to be made fun of, to be tortured — there to be sacrificed to his sadistic whims, to be his slave, if need be. For years, he got joy out of telling me that he had rocked my bassinet at full speed, until I’d spit up all my baby food. No wonder I’m phobic today at amusement parks.
Whatever the purpose of my being, I had been brainwashed: Girls didn’t need to get a higher education, shouldn’t ask too many questions, should be content with dusting furniture, baking breads, looking pretty, and eventually standing on line at the pharmacy waiting for their tranquilizers.
He is the Super Power, extraordinarily successful, and everything our parents expected him to be. If only I were worthy of getting half the jolt that he received on a daily basis, then maybe I would have been full of electricity, like Tommy.
He’s the one in the 10,000-square-foot house with the infinity pool, living between celebrities on the Gold Coast, while I live on the South Shore, next to a crotchety old man with a limp and his half-dead basset hound. He’s the one who rides in the back seat of his Bentley, driven by his chauffeur named Bentley, jet-sets around the world in private planes, and sips cabernet on his fancy yacht.
Me, the other child, I’m the one who putters about in my near-defunct Ford, chugs on a Silver Bullet, and bails water out of my dinghy. I’m the one who lives on the wrong side of the tracks, still waiting for that golden train to pull into the station.
My parents never doubted my brother Tommy. Doubting Thomas would have been immoral. He was the superior one, the great orator, capable of becoming anything he wanted to be, and no matter what, he got his way. He would never lose focus. Doggone it, if he needed to see over the cyclone fence into our neighbor’s yard, he’d step on top of my head until he got the job done. And I would ask, “What do you see, Tommy? What do you see?” Whatever he saw, it was always through rose-colored glasses. I can still hear his beautiful narration of what was beyond all those fences.
He had the most vivid imagination out of all the kids in the neighborhood. I remember one day he was dressed in his Superman suit, but determined that I was the one who had to fly, so he positioned himself flat on his back while lying on the grass and cannonballed me into the air by his feet. I was jet-propelled right into the emergency room, swollen and bruised beyond recognition, with a broken left arm. But Tommy had a way of making me believe that those few fleeting moments of being airborne were well worth it. Also, those sirens are cool, aren’t they? He asked me that periodically, whenever he’d have an ambulance come pick me up.
Tommy always got the taller glass of soda pop, the bigger piece of chocolate cake; he always won at Monopoly, always won at everything that claimed a “winner.” He was the fastest runner I had ever seen, but always sent me dashing out onto the street in front of screeching cars to retrieve the home-run baseball that he hit, of course. He once told the rest of the team, who held him up on his shoulders, that I made a “good retriever.” I think it was the first time he looked proud of me. I needed more of those compliments, so for that entire year I aspired to fetch like a dog, and answered to the name Duke.
He led me into trouble whenever he had the opportunity; I was the one who got the spanking after he broke the vase on the mantel. Holidays were especially trying. He’d catapult me over an eight-foot wall every Christmas Eve to steal a Christmas tree, because he rationalized it would be thrown out anyway. But, why then did I feel traumatized every time he made me do it? That’s what I would tell the police when they’d pull up: “He made me do it!”
If it snowed, I was the one who had to roll the heavy snowballs to make the snowman, while he got the satisfaction of sticking in the button eyes and the carrot nose, calling Mom and Dad outside to see what he had done.
At church, he took advantage of my claustrophobia and made me sit in the middle of the crowded pew, where I’d be stuck, and then he’d proceed to tickle me until I tried so hard to contain my laughter that I nearly passed out from oxygen deprivation. He had convinced me that the nuns were really witches who put bad kids in big pots of boiling water. To this day, I fear organized religion.
“Aw, come on, Sis,” he’d say in his extra-sweet voice later on, always making me think he was trying to make up for the torment he’d put me through. “Mmm . . . Mom made pudding for you; it’s in the fridge,” and he laughed and laughed while I gagged and gagged on leftover chicken stock Mom intended to dispose of that had hardened into grease.
When I was older and wiser, he still got to me. One of the many times he came close to killing me was when I had experimented with hair dye as a teenager. He told me, while I was bent over the sink, that if he poured straight ammonia over my head, my original hair color would return. “Voila!”
No matter how deeply I inhaled, I couldn’t catch my breath. I was a trapped animal, clawing at the window screen, close to jumping out of my second-story bedroom window and fulfilling his ultimate dream of flight. Why? Why did I always believe him?
So, today, because of all the positive energy he sucked in growing up while depleting mine, my Hoover stays locked up in the closet, I tell my therapist. We have lovely carpetless floors. From across the lawn, I watch the limping man next door raking or shoveling his yard with his old one-eyed dog, and I think of Tommy on his estate. I wonder aloud if Tommy knows that no one has ever held him on a higher pedestal than I . . . because Tommy taught me how to be a dreamer. “Tommy, can you hear me?”
Excerpts from Janet Lee Berg’s novel “Rembrandt’s Shadow” have appeared previously in The Star. Based on her family’s experiences in the Holocaust, it is due out this year. Ms. Berg is also the author of “Glitz of the Hamptons.”

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- Is texting with an ex cheating?
- Does it count as cheating if you’re only talking?
- What is Micro-cheating Urban Dictionary?
- Is it OK to fantasize about someone else while married?
- Is texting cheating in a marriage?
- Is my girlfriend micro-cheating?
- Do cheaters cheat again?
- Do you really love someone if you cheat on them?
- How do you recover from micro-cheating?
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- What is crossing the line in a relationship?
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- Do cheaters feel guilty?
- What is actually considered cheating?
- Why do people cheat on people they love?
- Can you mentally cheat on someone?
- What does fantasy mean sexually?
Is texting with an ex cheating?
If your boyfriend has a problem with you texting your ex, then it’s cheating.
If he doesn’t, then no.
You’re not cheating but you’re being dishonest.
You entertain a man that wants to get back with you while leaving the door open for a future relationship..
Does it count as cheating if you’re only talking?
It is cheating if only you are in an explicitly agree exclusive relationship. “talking” is not usually considered cheating.
What is Micro-cheating Urban Dictionary?
Urban Dictionary’s entry for “micro-cheating” — “when someone cheats on a partner, but just a little bit” — dates back to 2008.
Is it OK to fantasize about someone else while married?
Fantasizing about someone other than our spouse is normal. But experts warn that overdoing it might lead to a breakdown in the relationship and worse. If you’re in a monogamous relationship, then you’ve already agreed not to wander into bed with someone else.
Is texting cheating in a marriage?
Boundaries and expectations should be set early in a relationship. Just because you haven’t had sex with someone else doesn’t mean you are being faithful. Emotional affairs, work spouses, deleting texts, and keeping in touch with exes can all be forms of infidelity.
Is my girlfriend micro-cheating?
The hallmark of micro-cheating is being emotionally and perhaps even physically focused on a person who isn’t your partner. … Lying about your relationship status, either in person or online. Sending anonymous flirty messages, tweets, or posts. Liking and/or commenting on a crush’s social media.
Do cheaters cheat again?
It is estimated that if someone cheated before, there is a 350 percent chance that they will cheat again, compared to those who have never cheated. In the same study that states that cheaters will cheat again, they found that those who have been cheated on will most likely be cheated on again.
Do you really love someone if you cheat on them?
Cheating Doesn’t Mean Your Partner Doesn’t Love You “If they cheat on me, that means they don’t love me.” Here’s what I found: there is little correlation. … But for those who do love their partners — there are still many reasons to fall in love and get romantic or sexual with someone else.
How do you recover from micro-cheating?
Allow Your Partner To Explain Themselves. Andrew Zaeh for Bustle. … Be Honest About How Their Actions Made You Feel. Andrew Zaeh for Bustle. … Set Boundaries For The Future. Ashley Batz/Bustle. … Ask Your Partner To Examine Their Motives For Micro-Cheating. Andrew Zaeh for Bustle. … Actively Work To Rebuild Trust.Jan 29, 2018
Is fantasizing about someone cheating?
It’s Beneficial. Fantasizing is a healthy, instinctive byproduct of long-term couplings. While you may be wondering if your fantasies are a form of cheating, there’s likely no cause for concern.
Is texting someone else cheating?
“Being emotionally involved with another person other than your partner is still cheating,” she said. “Whether it’s sexting, texting, or any type of message, it’s a violation of trust and loyalty that you have with your partner.
What is crossing the line in a relationship?
When those private things are shared with someone on the other end of you phone, or computer, a line is crossed. Your privacy looks very different from one person to another, and one couple to another. They could be photos of yourself, or flirting, or talking about the issues in your current relationship.
Is Sexting forgivable?
“Sexting is impersonal. If a person is sexting someone other than their own partner- without the partner’s knowledge- it amounts to infidelity. … It could create trouble in a relationship, but it is not cheating,” she says.
Do cheaters feel guilty?
Despite the initial thrill of an affair, cheating can negatively affect the cheater emotionally. It’s common for them to feel anxiety, guilt, shame, worry, regret, confusion, embarrassment, and self-loathing when they contemplate how their actions impact those they love and why they cheated in the first place.
What is actually considered cheating?
In short, cheating is being emotionally or sexually unfaithful to your partner with who you are in a monogamous relationship with. Being intimate sexually or emotionally with another person is usually considered cheating.
Why do people cheat on people they love?
Why do people cheat on their partners: Broken trust On a deep level, they might actually feel that they’d rather seek love and affection outside of the relationship because it will help them to detach from the relationship, and therefore serve as a sense of self protection.
Can you mentally cheat on someone?
“Emotional cheating” is a particular type of secretive, sustained closeness with someone who isn’t your primary partner. It’s one person making a unilateral decision to cultivate nonsexual intimacy with someone other than their primary romantic partner in a way that weakens or undermines the relationship.
What does fantasy mean sexually?
Sexual fantasy can be defined in a number of ways; however, for the purposes of this chapter, we have chosen to use a frequently used definition initially put forth by Leitenberg and Henning as “almost any mental imagery that is sexually arousing or erotic to the individual” (1995, p. 470).

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Dennis schedules election Jan. 26 to fill Griffin's selectman's seat
SOUTH DENNIS — Selectman John Griffin has never been afraid to speak his mind, and he is apparently not afraid to change it either.
Griffin, 67, resigned with little explanation two weeks ago, just five months into his third term. He waffled about running for another term this spring, at first announcing he would not seek re-election because he and his wife were spending time in their winter home in Naples, Fla.
He changed his tune suddenly, declaring that he found the retirement lifestyle in Florida dull.
But then Griffin sent a brief note on the fax machine to the board of selectmen on Oct. 12, announcing his resignation.
"After substantial dialogue and considerable study, I have concluded that my personal plans and new business demands make continued service with the town of Dennis impossible," it stated. "Therefore, please accept my resignation from the board of selectmen immediately."
Calls to his home in Naples and East Dennis went unanswered.
The selectmen voted Tuesday to hold a special election Jan. 26 to fill the vacancy. Griffin beat former Selectman Cleon Turner and Gerry DeSalvatore at the May election.
Turner, a 53-year-old attorney, said he will probably run in the special election.
DeSalvatore, a 46-year-old paralegal and media consultant, said he is "definitely running" against Turner.


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They should be taken with a pinch of salt, people usually wear them just to get themselves in the mood for the season of good will and love, it’s not supposed to be a fashion statement when people wear them.
Jumpers which were only noticed on people of the older generation have now been spotted on people in their younger years. It once used to be a jumper that only older people were spotted in, but as fashion dictates they sometimes take the most unconventional piece of clothing and make it into a big issue for people to go out and buy. Giving the reason to more prolific designs and styles that people can go out and buy for either them or for a loved one.
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International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi told the agency’s board of governors on Wednesday that negotiations he held this week in Tehran over Iran’s nuclear program had not yielded any results.
“On November 23, 2021, meetings were held in Tehran with Iran’s Vice President, Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian,” Grossi said, in a statement to the 35-nation board of governors ahead of its quarterly meeting.
Grossi and Abdullahian meet in Tehran on Tuesday
“Although I have done my best, these intensive negotiations and deliberations to resolve the outstanding issues regarding Iranian safeguards, detailed in the two reports, have yielded no result,” he added, referring to recent IAEA reports on Iran’s nuclear activities.
Grossi stressed that his negotiations in Tehran were “inconclusive,” saying, “Extensive negotiations were conducted with senior Iranian officials to address the outstanding issues of Iranian guarantees…these negotiations proved inconclusive.”
He noted that the IAEA’s activities to monitor Iran’s nuclear facilities have been “seriously undermined” as a result of Tehran’s decision to stop implementing its nuclear-related commitments.
Grossi also expressed concern that IAEA inspectors were subjected to “excessive physical” inspections by security officials at Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Grossi held consultations with an Islamist on Tuesday in Tehran at the headquarters of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency
He said: “I repeat the call for Iran to take immediate steps to correct the status of security measures at nuclear facilities in line with the immunity of the Agency and its inspectors.”
And Grossi repeated in a later press conference in Vienna that he did not reach an agreement with Tehran during his visit yesterday, saying: “We have a number of outstanding issues with Iran…but our talks yesterday were not decisive.”
Grossi warned, “We are close to a point where we cannot guarantee that we will continue to know what is happening in Iran,” referring to Iran’s prevention of international monitoring activities for its nuclear program.
This comes as the meetings of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency begin today, Wednesday, in Vienna, to discuss Iran’s commitments related to its nuclear program.
Today, the IAEA’s 35-nation board of governors will study this report, which was issued last week and revealed that Iran has increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
According to the report, Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium is more than 12 times the limit allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal, and it was estimated at the beginning of November at 2,489.7 kg. The total amount currently includes 113.8 kg of uranium enriched by 20%, and 17.7 kg by 60%.


A three-week-long crackdown on distracted driving resulted in tickets for dozens of cellphone-using motorists in two Warren County municipalities.
Township police departments issued a combined 105 tickets to people who were driving while texting, emailing or talking on
their cellphones without using a hands-free device. The bulk of the tickets came
from police in Pohatcong Township,
who used increased patrols during the April campaign.
"That's mainly what this enforcement was for -- to try and get people more focused on the roadway and not on their phones," said police Chief Jeffrey Greenmeir, whose department issued 88 tickets for cellphone-related offenses.
With the slogan "UDrive. UText. UPay," the high-visibility initiative, which ran from April 1 to April 21, was part of a national effort to curb a behavior police said appears to be widespread.
Nearly 75 percent of people say they "very often" see people driving and talking on a handheld cellphone while 40 percent say they "very often" see drivers texting, according to a poll conducted for the state's Division of Highway Traffic Safety.
Calling it a "serious issue on our roadways," Gary Poedubicky, acting director of the division, said thousands of people are killed every year in distracted driving-related crashes and nearly half a million people are injured, according to a news release.
Greenmeir said police in Pohatcong Township have also seen a recent spike in distracted driving-related accidents.
"There have been a couple serious accidents because people were on cellphones," he said. "They drove through a red light and admitted they were messing with their phones. We have accidents like that all the time."
With the help of a $5,000 grant, Pohatcong was able to increase its patrols, staggering the targeted enforcement at various times throughout the day. It was the first time the department has participated in the initiative.
In total, police issued 246 tickets during the initiative for offenses ranging from seat belt violations to careless driving and having a suspended license. Police reported two drug arrests were also made.
Mansfield police, who noted they did not increase patrols during the initiative, issued nearly 80 tickets, including 17 for cellphone-related offenses. They also made two arrests for driving while intoxicated, police said.


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Hartlepool Borough Council have received £1.1million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to breathe new life into Church Street Conservation Area. The project will comprise three elements,
Building Grants to conserve and repair properties in Church Street.
Works to renew the paving in and around Church Square
Community heritage activity program.
The funding for the Building Grants will be focused on bringing vacant buildings back into use, ensuring that they are structurally sound and watertight, and repairing and restoring traditional details such as windows, doors and shop fronts. Those properties most in need have been targeted, and property owners in the priority area have been contacted about grant availability.
For more information on the grants available, view the grant criteria, or contact the Townscape Heritage Project Officer.
The public realm works to Church Square have now been completed, these have created a more pedestrian friendly environment with space for people to sit and relax, and where public events can be held.
A number of heritage related events and activities will be held throughout the lifetime of the Scheme covering a range of subjects to raise awareness of the heritage in the area. The first project took place in October 2018, this was a Building Recording Project where volunteers undertook a comprehensive survey of the buildings in Church Street. Up to date information on activities are available here
Continue to support building owners to submit grant applications.
Upcoming activities are a Historic Mapping Project and an Oral History Project, if you are interested in taking part in either please contact the Townscape Heritage Project Officer using the contact details below.
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JEC sale to ARCH Global Precision
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|Buyer acquired 100% of the Company. Seller invested in the Buyer.
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- Kinsella Group engagement to sell JPMC was expanded to include the sale of JEC.
- Kinsella Group identified a sort list of acquirers with interest in JPMC and JEC and facilitated a closing of both Companies to ARCH.
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Villanova delle Grotte (Italy), Monday 15 August 2016
The Marcia ‘Camminiamo insieme’ is a non-competitive event without timekeeping.
Held in the densely-wooded karstic foothills of the Julian Alps in the far north-east of Italy, the event attracts around 500 runners and hikers every year.
Three hilly routes are on offer, approximately 7km, 14km and 19km long. All routes are a mix of roads and trails, some of them very steep and rocky.
The start and the finish are in the hamlet of Villanova delle Grotte which sits at an elevation of about 660 metres high up in the hills, more than 400 metres above the nearest town of any size, Tarcento.
The 14km and 19km routes visit the Forte di Monte Bernadia-Lonza, a perfectly-preserved fort, built in 1910 (pictured below). Situated at about 800m above sea level, the fort offers extensive views of the vast Friulian Plain.
Villanova is a popular destination for its visitor cave, the Grotta Nuova di Villanova. At the beginning of the event, participants get the opportunity to visit one of the caves that are usually not open to the public.
Venue (Map): Villanova delle Grotte (Tarcento 9km, Gemona del Friuli 20km, Udine 28km)
Date: 15 August 2016 (Monday; Ferragosto - public holiday in Italy)
Routes: 7km, 14km, 19km
Start time: at any time between 8.30 and 9.30
Start and finish: at the church in the village of Villanova delle Grotte
Entries: in the start/finish area (on the day of the event)
Entry fees: ca. € 3 (€ 2.50 for FIASP members)
You get: snacks and drinks on the course and at the finish; free entry to a cave (before the run)
Showers and changing facilities: no
Prizes: to the largest groups
Number of participants 2015: ca. 250 (less than usual due to heavy rain during the night before the marcia)
Event information in Italian: www.fiaspudine.it/manifestazioni
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There are also two overhead cam engines, one a 5.4-litre V8 (255 hp.), the other a 6.8-litre V10 (310 hp.). A third engine, the Power Stroke 7.3-litre V8 diesel, is rated at 235 hp. and a whopping 500 ft.-lbs of torque. Typically these GM engines are livelier and more immediately responsive, delivering the best from all world relating to power and performance on demand.
Chevrolet / Chevy Suburban - Rebuilt Engines feature six cylinder and V8 options that will leave truck enthusiasts with something in reserve and their pocket books!
* L6, 4.8 L, 292 CID
* L6, 4.1 L, 250 CID
* L6, 3.8 L, 230 CID for 63-67 models and a typical Inline 6 cylinder engine configuration retailing around $1,139
FAMILY OF GM V8 ENGINES
* V8, 5.4 L, 327 CID
* V8, 6 L, 366 CID
* V8, 4.6 L, 283 CID for classic restoration and hot-rodding models 1961-1967, compatible with most applications, except fuel injection.
Used engine choices and prices vary based on supply/demand, availability. Some might include offerings for four cylinder, V6 and V8 (V4, 2.2 L, 134 CID; V6, 3.4 L, 207 CID
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One of the curiosities of an ELDR Congress is that the debate on policy that really matters takes place in working groups which, at breakneck speed, consider resolutions and amendments to them.
So, in an hour this morning, delegates recommended for adoption policies on LGBTI rights – the ‘I’ stands for intersex – global digital freedom, a more effective European Union and freedom of movement for same-sex couples across the EU.
In addition, working parties were set up to agree competing policies on fundamental European rights and on fighting the 2014 European elections.
But the most lively debate was reserved for a proposal to create a fully pan-European ELDR Party, which called for ELDR to support groups in countries or regions without an existing member party. The Centrepartiet delegate from Sweden was opposed to the idea, and a representative from the militant bureaucrat wing of the Liberal Democrats questioned the financial viability of funding offices to support nascent political groups from the outside.
The counter argument, that only a pan-European political party could nourish the emergence of new liberal groupings, was strongly put, however, with the Austrians first to make that case.
It was, after more points from both viewpoints, agreed that the matter should be referred to the ELDR Bureau to carry out a viability study before reporting back to a future ELDR Council meeting.
The final resolution before lunch was in support of European Commission proposals on the Transeuropean Transport Network, something that calls for significant infrastructure investment.
So, only an hour and a half left to cover tax policy, the sovereign debt crisis, the Future of the Economic and Monetary Union, protection of birds, recognition of the Palestinian State, Syria, youth unemployment and the EU budget for 2014-2020. Should be a piece of cake…
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Since a young age, Sharon Frank Mazgaj, winner of the 107th Annual Exhibition Salmagundi Club Award for Graphics, considered herself an artist.
"I was the kid who would spend endless hours drawing and coloring with graphite pencils and crayons. I still spend countless hours in my studio and I still enjoy using pencils, but I have traded the crayons in for colored pencils, watercolor and oil paints."
Winning painting at left- "Heirloom Tomatoes 2"
Sharon Frank earned a Graphic Design degree from the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. She continued her education and obtained a teaching certificate which afforded her the opportunity to teach art at the elementary and high school levels. Although she thoroughly enjoy helping others develop their respective artistic skills, she found nothing more satisfying than interpreting subject matter to create an original piece of art.
"I am always looking for interesting subject matter that will serve as a focal point. Many times the shapes and colors of simple items we observe or use every day serve as the subjects of my work. I routinely utilize vintage items or things from my childhood in my artwork. Once I decide upon the subject matter, my next consideration is always composition. I love dramatic lighting and I'm intrigued with reflective color in shadows. I like to mix hard, shiny objects with those that are organic and soft. Although my work is highly representational, I do not consider myself a 'photo-realistic' artist. I routinely enhance the colors of objects and soften or subdue areas in each piece and work in several mediums, including watercolor, colored pencil and oil. Regardless of the medium, all of my artwork begins with a number of photographs that I take of the subject, using multiple lighting patterns and configurations."
Sharon is a 10 year Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA), Allied Artists of America, Canton Artists League and Cuyahoga Valley Art Center. She routinely enters juried art exhibitions at the local and international level and has been featured in several art books and magazines.
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South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it has suspended shipments to Russia due to difficulties in the global offshore logistics.
LG said in a statement that it is "suspending all shipments to Russia and will continue to keep a close watch on the situation as it unfolds."
"We are deeply concerned for the health and safety of all people, and LG remains committed to supporting humanitarian relief efforts."
The suspension came as the world's major marine shippers, such as Hapag-Lloyd AG of Germany and Maersk of Denmark, have suspended their shipping services to Russia due to a demand fall and the global sanctions against Russian over its invasion of Ukraine.
LG said its home appliance and TV manufacturing factories in Ruza, a town west of Moscow, is still in operation, but the production may face difficulties if the key parts run out.
Earlier this month, South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. also suspended shipping to Russia, citing a similar reason. (Yonhap)


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Commission for Workforce and Professional Development (CWPD)
CWPD strives to increase competencies, knowledge, career opportunities, and development in workforce and continuing professional education. We achieve these goals through supporting professionals, educators, and educational institutions whose outreach efforts meet the needs of adult learners in organizational settings.
Director: Margaret Eggleston, (firstname.lastname@example.org)
Upcoming Plans and Events
CWPD will continue to actively encourage and reach out for relevant and quality presentations for the annual conferences - this year in Lexington, Kentucky, November 5-8, 2013. Please suggest the topics you would like to focus on, submit your proposals, and become involved in the selection process and in designing and participating in the Commission's annual meeting.
CWPD has encouraged relevant presentations and knowledgeable presenters at the AAACE annual conference in all the strands (areas) it represents, including: workforce, professional, and human resources development, community colleges, continuing professional education, community education administration and professional. At the 2012 AAACE conference there were more than 45 presentations in these strands. Please consider making a presentation for the 2013 conference.
At our business meeting this past November, 2012, we participated in discussions designed to move CWPD forward in a significant way. To that end, we identified various ways to engage members in 2013:
A Brief History
In 2004, the Commission for Workforce Development and the Commission for Continuing Professional Education and Education Outreach were merged to create the Commission for Workforce and Professional Development (CWPD). Due to CWPD then representing two former commissions, in 2004-2006 Clare Klunk and Linda Sayre served as co-directors and in 2004-2005 designed a strategic plan, following the model of the AAACE strategic plan. An Executive Planning Committee was also formed, and in 2007 Linda Sayre served as director, followed by Linda Morris in 2008. At the annual conference in November 2011, Linda Morris was sworn in as President-Elect, and Margaret Eggleston was installed as director for CWPD. More on the Commission: To stay up-to-date with the most current CWPD happenings, be sure to check out the AAACE newsletters. Most members receive them via email; however, you can also find them on the AAACE website, http://www.aaace.org.


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Favuzzi Tomatoe and Basil Sauce
The De Laurentiis family owns an artisanal business in the Abruzzo mountain region. For two generations, it has been drawing on traditional ingredients and know-how to offer products with an authentically Italian taste. The family grows organic tomatoes, saffron and other seasonings on its own plots of land, and turns them into sauces and condiments thanks to a veritable regiment of cooks who busily tend the ovens.
Nothing rivals with the taste of Italian tomatoes ripened under the Mediterranean sun and seasoned with fresh, locally grown aromatics. If these Favuzzi sauces have a velvety texture, comparable to a homemade sauce, it is partly because they are prepared in small batches and cooked over an open flame, the same technique traditionally used by Italian mammas, allowing the water to evaporate gradually.
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Locating books or e-texts, point of care, background information? Use the "Find Books/Syntheses/Background" tab above
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Reports that the Trump administration is considering blocking the listing of Chinese companies on U.S. exchanges were erroneous, a U.S. Treasury official told Bloomberg, sending Chinese stocks that slid on the news Friday higher on Monday morning.
"The administration is not contemplating blocking Chinese companies from listing shares on U.S. stock exchanges at this time," Treasury spokeswoman Monica Crowley said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg originally reported that the administration was considering numerous steps as part of its ongoing trade war with China, including delisting Chinese companies and limiting U.S. investors' exposure to China through government pension funds.
The U.S. and China are expected to continue trade negotiations in a series of meeting between October 10 and 11 in Washington D.C. China's top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Lu, is expected to lead the 13th round of talks between the U.S. and China.
Alibaba (BABA) - Get Report shares were rising 2.4% to $169.91, Baidu (BIDU) - Get Report shares rose 1.46% to $102.69, JD.com (JD) - Get Report rose 1.98% to $28.37, Tencent (TCEHY) rose 2.58% to $31.70 and Pinduoduo (PDD) - Get Report rose 1.35% to $31.70. Electric vehicle maker NIO (NIO) - Get Report was still down 0.57% to $1.74, after dropping 10.7% in Friday's session.
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The top four teams this season in the Hyundai A-League will outwit each other in two contrasting semi-finals fixtures this weekend. Both Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers are well-rest as both clubs finished 1st and 2nd during the season.
On Friday, the Adelaide United will face Brisbane Boar in the 1st semi-final fixture. Brisbane Boar advanced to the semi-finals after a 2-1 win over the Melbourne Victory during the elimination leg last Friday. Game time is set 5:54PM local time at Coopers Stadium.
Meanwhile, the Western Wanderers will go up against Melbourne City FC in the 2nd semi-final fixture on Saturday. The Melbourne City FC earned a 2-0 shutout win against Perth Glory during the 2nd elimination leg last Sunday.
The winners from the semi-final round will advanced to the Hyundai A-League Grand Final which will be played on May 1 at 4PM local time. The sportsbook handicappers have installed Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers as the favorites to win their respective semi-final fixtures.
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Oman Airports opened its doors to welcome travellers coming to the sultanate from around the world on Wednesday.
With the new decisions coming into force from Wednesday, such as lifting the ban on entry of people from certain countries and removal of the quarantine requirements, Oman Airports marked the return of the operations of regular flights by giving the green light to major international airlines to conduct their flights to Oman.
‘With the expectations of operations returning to pre-pandemic levels and to achieve the highest standards of health and safety, Muscat International Airport has implemented a host of measures in line with the precautionary and preventive requirements which come in compliance with the national efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic,’ Oman Airports said.
To ensure the safety and health of all passengers and airport workers; Oman Airports has allocated a special path for arriving passengers who are immunised and have a pre-departure PCR test, and another one for those who are not vaccinated or who did not conduct a PCR examination in advance. ‘This ensures the smooth flow of arriving passengers. These new paths include special tracks for first and business-class passengers, for GCC citizens, and for travellers with special needs.’
Saud bin Nasser al Hubaishi, vice president of Muscat International Airport, said, “We are on the threshold of returning to our full operations at Muscat International Airport as well as the rest of the sultanate’s airports. We congratulate all the workers at our airports for the return, which we all have been longing for for a long time.
“Implementation of a set of strict precautionary protocols at Muscat and Salalah airports enabled us to obtain international recognition as the first airports in the Middle East in application of health standards related to COVID-19. We are constantly updating these protocols and procedures in line with the international standards adopted in this regard and aligning it with the national precautionary requirements approved by the concerned authorities in Oman.”
Oman Airports emphasised the importance of adhering to the precautionary measures and wearing a face mask at all times inside the terminals, and maintaining social distancing of at least one and a half meters inside the airport premises.
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By Monica Miller | September 21, 2019
Legendary hip hop artist Snoop Dogg is going viral today. But the reasons are quite suspicious. Because the 1990s rapper is being accused of being a “snitch” and cooperating with the police. And it looks like he made some serious claims, because he accused Suge Knight of killing Tupac!
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Machine automation evolution proves the only limitation is the imagination
Engineers should understand variable frequency drive technologies, and the key considerations for designing a VFD to control a motor
TheMotion Control & Motor Association (MCMA) reported that global motion control and motor suppliers have received orders at $2.65 billion through the third quarter of 2019.
Webcast presenter Eugene Vogel answered questions on variable speed drives (VSDs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), and their value for manufacturers.
Articles about the Engineers' Choice finalists, information and the cloud, control system migration, wet and flooded motors, and IIoT project tips were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from November 4-10. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Motor drive advice was offered in a write-in question in the Control Engineering motor drive research, summarized in the September issue.
Additional answers provide more details about smartphone programming for variable frequency drives (VFDs).
Saltwater becomes a major problem.
Carrying out routine maintenance on a large turbine generator calls for expertise as well as the experience to achieve an efficient and cost-effective project.
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I’m bringing along my vintage beads and findings,
plus some chain for making longer, swingier earrings if you want to get a bit more adventurous.
Just stop by, grab some pliers and pick out your favorite beads, and make yourself something pretty to wear home. I’ll have books for sale if you happen to need one, and I’d love to sign one if you already have it!
Meanwhile, there will be fantastic handmade things from 40 crafters to browse… one of my favorite artists, Jill Bliss, will be there with her work, and you can check out the complete list of vendors here. Hope to see you!
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Dedicated Attorneys Who Handle Your Case with Sensitivity Following A Serious Accident
Many of us get nervous when we sense an 18-wheeler nearby, and for good reason. These hulking behemoths are involved in over 250,000 accidents with passenger cars each year. Almost three-quarters of the fatalities in 2016 in crashes involving large trucks were the occupants of the other vehicles involved. Tragically, over 500 fatal accidents took place in 2016 in Texas—the most in any state. Why are big rigs so often in crashes, many of which end in devastating consequences? These trucks have much bigger blind spots, require a much greater distance and amount of time to stop and need more space to maneuver. The particular issues involved with large truck accidents can be very complicated to settle or litigate, as there are so many elements that factor into determining who is at fault, who deserves compensation, and what type and amount of compensation is merited by the specifics of the case. Clients of Slack Davis Sanger say they are grateful they chose the firm’s 18-wheeler accident attorneys because of the care and dedication our legal team invested in securing the best possible outcome.
Hiring an 18-Wheeler Accident Attorney to Manage Your Case
Whatever name you call these massive vehicles — 18-wheelers, semis, semi-trucks or tractor-trailers — drivers recognize these huge trucks are an essential and even iconic fixture on American roads. Their drivers are responsible for the transportation and delivery of the majority of goods that depend on U.S. roadways to reach their destinations. Unfortunately, accidents involving 18-wheelers are not uncommon. A well-qualified 18-wheeler accident attorney will have deep knowledge and extensive experience in the field of commercial vehicle accidents, including being well-versed in commercial vehicle laws and regulations, as well as 18-wheeler crash statistics and risk factors.
Knowledge and experience with these types of specifics, however, are only part of the big picture you should consider when seeking a competent accident attorney to handle your case. A competent 18-wheeler accident attorney will also treat their clients with sensitivity and compassion as they gather all relevant facts for the case. Along with this, they will guide their clients through the numerous, often complicated steps required in filing an accident lawsuit and seeing it through to a judgment or settlement that is as advantageous as possible for the accident victim and their family.
The 18-wheeler accident attorneys at Slack Davis Sanger possess many years of experience in successfully settling and litigating accident cases involving 18-wheelers. Slack Davis Sanger clients depend on their attorneys’ demonstrated care, compassion and sensitivity in handling their cases from the very first consultation all the way through to a successful conclusion.
An 18-Wheeler Accident Law Firm that Is Used to Getting Results
If you need a reputable 18-wheeler accident law firm to advise you regarding whether you have a case and how to pursue damages, contact Slack Davis Sanger today. Our 18-wheeler accident attorneys are highly qualified to help victims of these crashes and their loved ones pursue the most advantageous possible outcomes for their cases.
There is good reason that our firm is considered by both clients and colleagues to be a leader in personal injury law. Our team of attorneys and other legal professionals possess a highly effective combination of experience, knowledge and attention to detail, along with deep care and sensitivity for our clients. All of these qualities enable us to garner the best possible results and compensation for accident victims and their families.
We understand that the months and even years following a catastrophic accident can be some of the most difficult, trying times of people’s lives. When an accident victim sustains extensive injuries — especially ones that result in long-term disability or the inability to work — or when they experience significant emotional pain and suffering or reduction in quality of life, these factors only compound the difficulties encountered by these victims and their families. The accident attorneys at Slack Davis Sanger are committed to helping our clients navigate the maze of insurance claims and other requirements as we fight for justice on your behalf.
18-Wheeler Crash Statistics Paint a Grim Picture for Accident Victims
According to the most recent data available from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the majority of vehicle accidents involving 18-wheelers occur in rural areas or on the highway— or on a highway outside of an urban center. Most fatal and nonfatal crashes involving 18-wheelers occur during the day on weekdays (Monday through Friday).
These statistics are of concern because crashes on the highway often involve high rates of speed, and because many drivers are under the mistaken impression that it is more dangerous to drive at night, especially on a weekend night, than it is during a weekday. Clearly, daytime weekday driving is even more dangerous than weekend or nighttime driving. When you factor higher speeds along with the size and weight of an 18-wheeler truck into the mix, it’s easy to see why accidents involving 18-wheelers are so often catastrophic.
A vehicle as large as an 18-wheeler requires more time than a smaller vehicle to slow to a stop, and the faster the 18-wheeler is moving, the more time and space the driver will need to get the vehicle under control. Another complicating factor in accidents involving 18-wheelers is the fact that commercial vehicle drivers are under such stress to cover as much mileage as possible in as short a time as they can.
Due to stringent deadlines and quotas on the job, these drivers are often fatigued from long hours spent behind the wheel. They are also often distracted by calls on their cell phones or CB radios as they push toward their destinations. Unfortunately, many commercial vehicle drivers also rely on substances to stay awake and stave off boredom on the road. For all of these reasons, when accidents occur involving these vehicles, insurance agents, as well as accident attorneys, are sure to investigate carefully to determine whether fatigue, distraction, driving under the influence or negligence played a role in the crash.
Slack Davis Sanger Accident Attorneys Hold Negligent Drivers and Carriers Accountable
When a traffic accident results in injuries or even tragic fatalities, insurance companies and accident attorneys must work diligently to determine who is at fault so that the right parties can receive just compensation. Determining fault after an accident involving an 18-wheeler depends on a thorough, careful investigation of all causes and factors that were in play at the time of the crash.
These potential causes and factors may be determined by an investigation to answer the following questions:
- What were the conditions of the road, the weather, and the time of day or night at the time of the accident? Was the road slick from rain or sleet, was it dark outside, or were there other factors that limited visibility or hindered safe driving conditions?
- Was the 18-wheeler involved in the accident properly maintained and inspected according to established state and federal laws and regulations?
- Was either driver impaired, whether by fatigue, distraction or driving under the influence?
- Was the driver of the 18-wheeler properly trained and licensed?
- Was either driver speeding or otherwise driving recklessly?
These outline just some of the many possible causes of a roadway accident involving an 18-wheeler. It is up to a skilled and dedicated accident lawyer to determine any and all factors that were involved in a particular crash so that the firm representing the victims can most effectively represent their client’s interests and reach the best possible outcome for their case.
18-Wheeler Accident Lawyers Committed to Securing the Maximum Compensation You Deserve
Thanks to decades of experience in the successful litigation and settlement of 18-wheeler accident cases, the legal team at Slack Davis Sanger has the legal know-how needed to help secure favorable outcomes on behalf our clients. Our attorneys and other legal professionals work together, pooling knowledge and experience and tapping into every available resource to present the best possible case for their claims.
Slack Davis Sanger works this hard as a team because of the devastating nature of catastrophic 18-wheeler accidents. Crashes involving these large, incredibly heavy vehicles often have far more disastrous effects than accidents involving smaller-sized vehicles like cars and lightweight trucks and vans. When a crash occurs involving an 18-wheeler, the drivers and passengers involved in the crash can suffer injuries that can change the course of their entire lives.
When an 18-wheeler accident causes the death of a driver or passenger, the devastation for the victim’s loved ones is immeasurable. This is why emotional pain and suffering figures into the damages that a competent accident attorney will fight to secure for their clients. While it’s impossible to quantify emotional suffering or loss of companionship, or to attach a dollar amount to the trauma of losing a loved one, these are still deeply important elements of any accident claim involving a victim who lost their life in a crash.
Your Slack Davis Sanger Accident Attorney Will Fight Tirelessly on Your Behalf
The attorneys at Slack Davis Sanger have decades of experience successfully advocating for their clients and working to secure the maximum compensation for their losses after being involved in an accident with an 18-wheeler. If you were in a crash with an 18-wheeler, or your loved one was injured or killed in one, our compassionate and dedicated attorneys can advise you on next steps through a free consultation. We will bring the full force of our knowledge, competence, and experience in fighting tirelessly on your behalf to help you obtain the compensation that you deserve.