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Amnesia Lane: Halloween Pumpkin Carving: Gateway to Mass Murder
Yeah, it's almost December and we're just now putting this into the AMNESIA LANE chute. Don't care. READ IT! Who wouldn't want to read about Roode's pumpkin carving inadequacies?
I Hate Glee. What Are You Going to Do About It?
By Roode–
If you're a regular or semi-regular reader of mine, you'll know that I have a profound dislike for most everything. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things I like.
Perhaps, television is both my favourite and most hated of life's little staples. It's a harsh mistress; dressing up for you all pretty like one moment, then pissing all over you the next. God knows I hate television networks. These wonder-tards are responsible for some of the worst decisions in entertainment history. Fuck it. I'm talking about FOX. FOX has been anally raping its viewership since the dawn of Married: With Children. Let's check the score:
- Arrested Development: CANCELLED
- Terminator- The Sarah Connor Chronicles: CANCELLED
- Lie to Me: CANCELLED
- Futurama: CANCELLED
- Family Guy: CANCELLED
- Dollhouse: CANCELLED
- Firefly: CANCELLED
Then, there are the shows that FOX execs gave a collective, "fuck it" and greenlit baffling shit like:
- Who's Your Daddy: Fatherless child + paternity tests + slut mother + a group of guys who couldn't keep it in their pants + TV audience + cash reward = eventual suicide
- Married by America: The viewing audience could now get involved with helping young couples fuck up their futures
- The Littlest Groom: He's a midget! Get it? [It actually pained me to type "littlest"]
- Babes: Fat chicks. That's it. There's nothing else.
- House of Buggin': John Leguizamo's latest tragically unfunny attempt at replacing "In Living Color"
Even more ball-smashingly painful are the shows FOX, not only keeps on the air, but seem to have an L. Ron Hubbard type following. Again, let's go to the board:
- American Idol: Definition of beating a dead horse and making it sing.
- X Factor: What they're calling "American Idol," but with Simon Cowell and Pepsi.
- House: Look, he's a cranky ass, drug addicted, pompous, douchebag doctor. We get it.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Short answer: No
- Glee: Fucking Glee
Although I can shake my fist and send human waste to FOX for the first two lists, there is no one to blame but the American people for the last. What the fuck is wrong with society? "But, Roode," some of you are no doubt saying to your monitors like I give two shits, "if you don't like these shows, don't watch them." If you're one of the people who just said that, punch yourself in the kidneys as hard as you can. I'll wait.
The excruciatingly painful root canal of a problem is that these entertainment equivalents to eyeball AIDS don't just stay on TV. They're everywhere. They spill over into every other aspect of life: water cooler chat, trite morning show coverage, bullshit marketing shenanigans, and a host of other methods designed to shove this camel piss down your throat. For fuck's sake, you half expect the doctor to give you a rectal exam with an official "GLEE" probe.
Glee. Fucking Glee. Outside of "reality" shows, Glee has to be the prickliest cactus that has ever been shoved up my ass [figuratively, sickos]. It combines all the things I hate in life: singing, high school drama bullshit, singing about high school drama bullshit, hair styles from the 80's, poser-hipster-geekdom, a Barbara Streisand wannabe, and all the douchebaggery contained therein.
Impossibly aggravating twirling paraplegic aside, I'm completely baffled as to how in the fuck this show became the runaway success it is. I guess it has all the ingredients of an asinine network TV show popular with the toothless public:
Unrealistically pretty high school "teenagers" + mismatched couples + painfully dubbed singing + forced and contrived gay character(s)
Alright, maybe most of that is superficial for a list of reasons why I hate this show more than a punch to the yam bag. But, it's a goddamn TV show. What else do I need? It's television cancer! The background music, itself, is enough to drive one into a murderous rage.
I tried to watch the show once [read: woke up on the couch while wife was watching it]. I timed myself. It was exactly one minute until I was filled with homicidal rage. It's like fingers on a chalkboard. It's not any ONE thing. It's EVERYTHING. Individually, I'm pretty sure I could stomach each vomit inducing annoyance for an hour-long show. I hate singing in a television show, but I managed to put up with episodes of The Simpsons that shoe-horned musical sketches into the show. High school drama on TV makes me want to set fire to an orphanage, but I was able to sit through Veronica Mars.
But, all those little annoyances in concert is like being hit with a bag of oranges. It's a constant left-hook, right-hook combination. It's one of the few situations when running headlong into a wall is the better of two evils. Take the hits too long and you'll end up like Sylvester Stallone in Rocky V. No, not the Rocky character. I really mean Sylvester Stallone.
Glee has become oh so fashionable! Why, everyone who's ANYONE wants to have their songs shit on, ham-fisted into a "plot" then have the very essence changed to discuss the problems of kids in wheelchairs not being able to get enough blond poontang.
Ah, that's what FOX wants you to think. Every now and then an artist is able to withstand the evil and money to protect his work from being shat out the prime time sphincter. Who? Who dared defy the FOX gods and deny them their power and inefficient hybrids?
Back in March of 2011, Dave declined to give the rights to his song, "Everlong." [Read: Go fuck yourselves] Grohl feels that musicians shouldn't feel pressured to bow down to Glee's awesomeness and beg to give them any song out of their catalogue the studio wants. Check this:
"It's every band's right, you shouldn't have to do fucking Glee," Grohl, 42, told The Hollywood Reporter. "Dude, maybe not everyone loves Glee. Me included. I watched 10 minutes and it wasn't my thing. "
Translation: Fuck you, Ryan Murphy, creator of Glee. Your shit absolutely DOES stink. Not only that, but we can see what you ate for lunch.
But, I suppose Dave Grohl's story isn't indicative of the norm. Well, that would be true if Slash and Kings of Leon didn't do the same damn thing and FLAT OUT REFUSED to let their music be a part of that bile gargling sing-com. I can only hope this becomes some sort of movement within the music industry that has musicians actually KNOW what their songs are being used for when they accept a fat check. Just say NO, Alice in Chains. JUST SAY NO!
The ONLY redeemable decision this holocaust of a show ever made was just chance. Heather Morris was hired, originally, to work out the coreography for the mind numbing dance scenes. She worked with Beyoncé and knew a thing or two about choreography. It was her job to teach the cast of mouth breathers how to dance well enough for prime time television. I guess she did pretty well, because they ended up hiring her to play Brittany Pierce in a recurring role. In the second season she was made a full cast member. I wish I understood why.
Oh, yeah. I see why. Excellent job!
Article Fail; Charting the Death of a POS
By, Roode-
You would be surprised how often an artist had to try before he came up with his masterpiece. Michelangelo had to carve countless dongs out of marble to get "David" just right. I don't know what he did with all the extras, but I'm pretty sure I have a guess.
This is also true with FWTC. As Tresckow pointed out here, many an idea for an article is shit canned, dies on the table, or sits in the queue until someone takes responsibility for it. It's not that all of these ideas suck (well, none of mine). It's just that, sometimes, we can't make them work. Even if we can, something comes along to ball- tag us into submission. The server could shit its pants just before we hit "save." One of our computers will lock up and give us the finger. Some dipshit (Tresckow) could click the wrong button and end up using a later version of the write-up and derail the train. In any case, it happens to me, sometimes. This instance isn't because the subject sucked or that I couldn't make it work. It's more like it was killed with an over abundance of laziness and cyber-bullshit clusterfuck.
Towards the end of 2010, Facebook's Friend Finder bullshit was on everyone's monitor. It would outright lie and do its best to con your dumb ass into signing up for their thinly veiled market research campaign. It pissed me off. I know, it's hard to imagine. But, I shit you not, it sent me on more than one curse filled rant. So, I figured I'd write an article about it. Why not? If Ren can pull a bit about ConAir out of her ass, I surely can spin hate-fueled gold.
The start:
At this point, I've got a pretty good handle on things. I'm raring to go and stayed up all night looking for new ways to say, "dick bag."
I remember when I never used Facebook. Those were wonderful times. I'm naturally pretty adverse to most technology; smart phones, navigation systems, online social media, shoes… Look, the point is that I like life to be simple.
Here, I proudly admit to my complete monkey-dumbassary as far as technology goes. As with most pieces on comedy websites, a well-trained author will throw in a little self-deprecating humour in an effort to pretend he's on the same level as the readers. That's not true. In actuality, the author is on a completely different plane of existence; too advanced to be understood by simple mortals and their love for ass-chapping reality television shows.
It took many a round of convincing by the wife that Facebook was a good tool to keep in touch with family and friends. You know, the fuckers I try to stay away from. But, as usual, I caved. Yeah, I'm a complete sucker for my wife. From angrily watching Glee with her to removing the frozen pizza from the box BEFORE I put it in the oven.
Yes, another jab at my baffling incompetence with being a functioning part of society. Please note that I have, once again, put my wife on a pedestal, calling notice to her ability to both deal with my shit and walk through life doing every-ever-fucking-loving thing perfectly. That, and I figured it's a pretty good half-assed attempt in getting laid. You know, build her up while making myself look like a stooge. In case you're wondering, it didn't work.
I signed up for FB, after answering a thousand shit eating questions. Sure, I could have just opened an account and left it at that. But, FB doesn't play that game. It mocks you every time you sign on. "Hey! Your profile is empty!" "Why not add some interests? Everybody else is doing it!" Even if I can manage to avoid that social networking bastard's taunts, fucker goes ahead and tells the world that I'm a slack ass.
Now, I still have a pretty tight grasp on where this article is going. Remember, 1. I hate technology, 2. I hate Glee, 3. Facebook is a bag of dicks.
After I waded through all that touchy-feely bullshit I Ronco-ed that bad boy; set it and forget it. One of the reasons I chose FB (other than my wife's mysterious, yet sexy power over me) is that it didn't have as many of those annoying aps as MySpace. As soon as I got somewhat comfortable with my virtual existence I was hit by a shit storm of game invites, survey results, and constant advertisements calling me by name.
Yeah, another compliment to the wife. Look, I need all the help I can get. I tend to get banished to the couch a lot. But, my point is clear. Facebook exploits a human's basic need to play online games that aren't worth two shits in Wyoming.
Oh, Adel questioned the reference to Ronco; saying no one born after 1978 was going to get it. As with everything else I've written, my philosophy is "Fuck you."
Fuck it. It's not 100% intrusive. These fucktarded ads are just in the left column. There are ways to ignore bullshit Mob Wars and Whose-it-fuckis FarmVille/town/empire/concentration camp. Wait. FarmVille Concentration Camp may be something I'd get into. Build your barbed wire fences little by little. Earn enough funds from the government to hire all the guards you need. And bullets… lots and lots of bullets.
I'm particularly proud of this section. "FarmVille Concentration Camp" is the best idea in the history of social networking. Someone get on this NOW! I once hammered out a complete schematic of how this game would work. I had to draw it in pencil, because as you can tell, I suck royal ass at photoshop. Once completed, I showed it around to a few friends for their take on it- you know; railway stations, mines, labour groups, random executions… No one really said anything. I just got a call from Amnesty International.
Then, that's it. It went off the rails. No, my writing didn't spiral down into a pit of hellishness not seen since Ugly Betty. I banged out another page or two of ball-grabbing hilarity. But, oh no. Life gladly took my efforts on top of Mount Son-of-a-bitch and threw them over the side.
My computer and the FWTC server decided to have a pissing contest. It didn't matter who won, because I lost. FireFox told me that my session lasted a little too long, so it had to shut it down. So what? The FWTC server generously supplied by wordpress updates and saves every few minutes. I may lose that last joke about vagina hockey, but I can add it once I reopen the file. See? Easy!
Firefox decided it was imperative that I leave the website's dashboard IMMEDIATELY! Something got its panties in a bunch and it wanted to shut the whole fucking system down. Alright. Fine. I'll just click "save" on the dashboard and Bob's your uncle. Wait a second…
What in fuck's name just happened? the WordPress dashboard won't let me save my work. In fact, it's just staring at me like a retarded kid during a school bus ride. I click "Save" once. I click it twice; the little bastard just stands there. The "Save" button doesn't give a shit about me or my needs. I can't go forward, because Firefox won't let me. I can't reason with the dashboard, because it, flat-out, wants to see me in a rage that will take the house and half the block with it. Hmmm. The back arrow isn't all grayed out. It's my only choice, I guess. Otherwise, I'm going to be sitting in front of this fucking computer forever.
So, as I usually say when cars, computers, alcohol, and kids are concerned, Fuck It! The back arrow is my friend. It has to be. I just lost a day's work here. Something has to still be hanging around on one of the previous windows. Right?
FUCK! That sure as hell didn't work! It skipped a few dozen pages and took my ass to a page visit from two days ago? Why? Who's fucking with me? One of the greatest masterpieces of all times is getting shit-canned because, the cyber-world is being a little bitch. All I wanted to do is complete this article, get it copy edited, then click "send." BAM! Off to the next.
Well, when there's hope, there's someone to kick you in the head with an iron boot! I backtracked all the previous versions of my article. WordPress makes it relatively easy to compare and contrast versions just in case you want to include that line about that fat lady being arrested for causing a ruckus (to all you motherfuckas- sorry, I was channeling Busta Rhymes for a second) on that quiet car on that Amtrak train going from Oakland, CA to Salem, OR. I can't quite remember if I called her a "douche bag with a phone attached" or "illiterate, obnoxious fat ass." So, I go back into my archives (or versions as WordPress calls them) and check the older saved versions. That would have worked on any other day. Today is not any other-fucking day.
The most recent version that was saved was waaaaay back when I first started the article. It had a title and the by-line. That's it. I was miffed. Maybe, a tad upset. Fine! I threw my keyboard out the window.
But, I couldn't let my loyal fans (fan?) down! I diligently pieced together the article, calling upon my photographic memory to fit the puzzle together. After a couple of hours I was stoked. Screw the last version of the article! This one is IT! THIS ONE! It's funnier, more offensive, and more ROODE than all the other versions combined. I AM ALL THAT IS MAN!
I hit "save" and sent a message to Tresckow that my future Nobel Prize worthy article was ready for copy editing. Now all I had to do was sit back and wait for the final product; a few funny pics here and there, some grammar correction, maybe a new variation on the term "ball sack…" That's right, Jack. I was sitting pretty.
Somehow, some way Tresckow managed to fuck it up. Who the hell knows what happened? He hit the wrong key? Spilled whiskey on the keyboard? Called the server a reach-arounder? In any event, once again, my article was thoroughly punched in the taint. Half of it disappeared like in a bad Chris Angel sketch (sort of redundant). What I was left with was the original half of the article I lost a day before. Whether I was sabotaged, because of jealousy of my AWESOME writing skills or the server really wanted to dick me over; one thing was very clear:
2010: The Year of the Ren
By, Ren-
That's right. Read that title over again. Again. One more time. Got it, now? I fucking rule. Of course, this is no surprise to you readers. How many other little blonde Micks can mock international law, escape molestation by a clown on Saint Patrick's Day, and manage to rub elbows (among other body parts) at a Playboy Mansion Halloween extravaganza? None. You know none. Don't even try to pretend you do. You're just embarrassing us all.
2010 will be known for a lot of things: um, something about whales, maybe? There was a lot of bullshit surrounding the IPhone. Then, again, 2010 was the year when people, the world over, were smacked in the taint by the roughest recession since the years of Warner Brothers cartoons in movie theaters and cars were built to last. Come to think of it, 2010 sucked a major amount of yak ass. Companies downsized, business went broke, government lost its mind, and that Justin Bieber fucker was everywhere. 2010 was such a shitshake, even my own Da pined for the "good old days" of the Cold War.
There is one shining part of 2010 that must be remembered and recorded for the sake of future history. We don't want our future history only talking about gun fights at Florida school board meetings or devoting an entire chapter in a text book to the cluster fuck that is BP. There was one brightly burning light that 2010 emitted during its waning hours filled with party goers blowing chow then trying to get into the pants of someone who just might end up being a distant cousin. What was this shining beacon of hope? Where was it? What did it mean? Calm the fuck down. I'll tell you.
It was ME. That's right world, ME. I joined FWTC in 2009. I did what I had to do to get on the ground floor of something that will never make a dime or win any journalism awards. That kind of shit is gold! After the arguing, death threats, and constant hazing I clawed my way to the top! I made it to "COLUMNIST. There's no pay, no perks, and little in the way of publicity. But, Momma was determined to break the racial barrier and shoe horn a nutty little blonde Irish chick into the ranks of FWTC. Roode and Tresckow bitched and moaned about it. Roode didn't want more chick shit on the site, being that Adel had that covered. Tresckow was convinced I would use the site as a soapbox to spread my anti-loyalist beliefs to the masses. (if hating Loyalists in Northern Ireland is wrong, I don't want to be right). The point I heard time and time again was, "You're not a writer. There's a difference between doing funny things and WRITING about them." Fuckers didn't believe I could translate my drunken comedy of errors into an article. What BULLSHIT!
After a bit of whining and the occasional exercise I like to call, "Total War" (steel Roode's tires, sign Tresckow up for a fuck ton of large and lovely women catalogs to be sent to his home, and harassing Adel every day by rearranging her furniture in innovative and surprising ways) they finally threw me a "guest writer" gig. It got a good amount of hits and FWTC decided to keep me on. Like I was some sort of lost fucking puppy. Like adding The REN would have done anything but make this piece of shit, dime-a-dozen blog rocket to the stars!
I had a bit of a handicap going for me; the other writers having a year head start and all. Adel, Roode, and Tresckow already found their niches and some "loyal" readers. That didn't deter me. I jumped right in to hammer out some flaming awesomeness in 2009. Then, I decided that 2010 was going to be Momma's year!
Interesting thing is that after I was two or three articles in, the site's readership went up. On our Facebook Page it seemed that my articles were getting passed around a lot more than the others. What could that mean? Am I eons funnier than the other writers? Is it because I am witty and urbane? Perhaps it's because I have been elevated to FWTC's sex symbol? Yes. Yes, to all of these. I'm fucking fantastic. The readers know it. Our sponsors know it. Future history knows it.
Perhaps, the best indicator that tells us 2010 was the year of the Ren are the readership stats. The boring side of any blog is, without a doubt, the admin side. That's where our geeks look at all the statistics to see which article was the most popular in any given week or month; which author was the most popular, etc. Tresckow and Adel are the number crunchers; plowing through it to get the quarterly stats and come up with a game plan for the site's sponsorships and whatnot. Well, as most sites are want to do at the end of the year, we wanted to connect all the dots and see just who among us was the most "popular." Which one of us had the most read articles, who stayed on top the longest, blah blah blah. I have no interest in calculations. I'd rather drink the better part of a bottle of Shanahans and wake up with a stripper (a HOT stripper, please). I'm the sort of girl who just wants to hear the end result.
I tuned out just about everything Tresckow's said about growing our sponsorship base, advertising, topic and writer expansion… JUST GET TO THE FUCKING END! Flipping to the next slide, a table was shown listing all our articles, writers, and topics in order of popularity and readership. I looked up, expecting Roode to start tap dancing; fucker always thinks he's the one who puts butts in the seats. All I heard was, "Are you fucking kidding me?" bellowing from Roode's mouth like the words were on fire. The top author of EVERY quarter of 2010 AND the number 1 author for the entire year was
I wasn't ahead by a small amount either. No, baby, Momma holds a 60% lead over everyone else. ME! Fuck you, Roode! I'm putting butts in the seats now! Always bet on the tiny Irish dark horse. ALWAYS! She'll ruin your shit every time. EVERY TIME!
So, what will 2011 bring for the NUMBER 1 writer on FWTC? I'm not sure. Maybe a series of video blogs instructing the viewer on the proper ways of peeling a potato. Or a pod cast where I can dispense my worldly wisdom of the most efficient and orgasm-tastic sexual positions. Oh, yeah. Bacon. Bacon must be a steady theme throughout 2011. Shit, maybe I'll contract with cable and launch my own reality show. Well, "surreality" show"
10 Rules of EVERY Paranormal Reality Show
By Ren
The world is in a paranormal reality show death grip. Flip through the channels. There's a good chance you'll run into one of an ass load of ghost searching, alien seeing, bigfoot humping pseudo-documentaries. Why? Because, as a species, we love seeing half-assed programs run by people with no formal scientific, technical, or basic high school grammatical training. Does this stop me from watching this shit? No. So what? I'm part of the problem. Fuck off.
I bet you're going to say it all started with Ghost Hunters; spawning a dozen copies. I actually blame Ripley's Believe It or Not. That was pretty much a bullshit freak show. Who wouldn't try to pass off a monkey head sewn to a fish body as a mermaid? Jack Palance, that's who. As the original host of Ripley's Believe It or Not, the viewer could tell, without a shadow of a doubt, that Palance didn't give a shit one way or the other. His eerie, asthmatic "Believe or Not," was his way of telling the audience to eat shit; he was getting paid either way.
After careful study (drinking and watching TV) and follow up research (drinking and surfing the web) I identified a few common rules that every one of these shows obeys. After that, I celebrated (more drinking).
Rule 1: Paranormal activity is light sensitive
Worst offenders: Ghost Hunters franchise, Destination Truth, Ghost Lab, Most Haunted… everything else.
I don't recall the Ghostbusters ever turning out the lights. Then again, the movie came out when I was a fetus, so I might not remember everything. Somewhere along the line people got it in their noodles that the only way to seek and (rarely) find ghostly activity is to make the entire area shitacularly pitch black. Why? Are you afraid the ghosts will see you? Do spirits really comprehend the difference between night and day? Have there been no ghost sightings in daylight?
It sort of makes sense for Destination Truth, even though at least one of the cast is going to careen off a cliff at some point for lack of adequate lighting. But, when you're searching around for Blood Feast Island Man you'll want to shut the lights off. I guess. I don't know. Does Blood Feast Island Man like the dark?
Rule 2: Did you hear/see that?
Worst offenders: Ghost Hunters franchise, Destination Truth
Every episode and I mean EVERY mother fucking episode, the question "Did you hear that?" or a variation thereof is uttered no less than a thousand times. Guess what the answer is? NO. No, no one heard that. No one is ever going to hear that. The audience doesn't know what the shit you're talking about. We hear jack shit.
People, I've strained to "hear that." I've paused the DVR and listened to the same scene a dozen times. I NEVER hear what the hell they're talking about. It's not just that the sound of the what's-it-fuck paranormal noise is too soft. Microphones can only pick so much up. It's the bullshit post production that renders us deaf. That leads me to ….
Rule 3: Deafening background music
Is there a damn reason the mood music has to be so ungodly ear drum raping loud? Of course no one watching is ever really going to hear shit. The fucking volume of the music is turned to 11.
The cynic in me says that the reason for this is to make it impossible for the viewers to hear what may or may not have just happened. The only indicator that some netherworld beast coughed, farted, or uttered, "A loser says what?" is when they use that stock smashing the piano keys sound. That's the producers telling you that something was heard. You don't need to hear it for yourself. Just trust them. Would they lie?
Rule 4: Use bullshit gadgets
It seems like anything can be bastardized into a ghost hunting tool. In the beginning, it was innocent enough; MP3 recorders used for EVPs, camcorders to capture mist on video, and such. Then, it all got weird. They started using custom built tools and misusing existing equipment to sense vibrations, speak to dead people, or… I don't know, measure dick size.
The main issue is that there is no scientific evidence, whatsoever, that any of this shit does what it's supposed to, let alone actually work. Take the Ghost Hunters' K-II meter dealy. It's supposed to measure the electromagnetic field of a given location. That's great. So what? How in sphincter's name is that really supposed to help? No one knows if EMF readings mean monkey spank. There they are, waving this blinking piece of crap around and having virtual orgasms because it lights up from time to time.
Rule 5: Manly fist bumps
Worst offender: Ghost Hunters
I'm not even going to pretend I understand the fist-bump to begin with. It's like the lazy man's high-five only gayer. Whatever the reason, it's almost exclusively a guy thing. I guess that's why Jay and Grant brush knuckles at the end of every cotton picking show.
Alright, it's the way the two manly men express accomplishment. That doesn't make it any less retarded. It beats giving the Nazi salute or the stink palm.
Rule 6: Inexplicably hot cast members
I'm not really sure the above should say "worst offenders." This is a God-given reward for all the horse hockey we have to put up with. That being said, it's a baffling phenomena. In the sea of fugly chuds you'll find an island of hot. GHI has Ashley Godwin, a girl I would definitely want to do more with in front of the camera than look around for shadows. What? Was that too corny? I'm saying I'd go down on that. Understand now?
Susan Slaughter. Well what's to say? She has raven black hair, a hot little body, and a sultry voice that makes Momma need to change into a clean pair of undies. What? WHAT!
Truthfully, Kris Williams is pretty much why I watch Ghost Hunters. I mean, look at her! She's a friggin model for fuck's sake. Go on, click on that link. Lord knows, I have. Kris' presence on Ghost Hunters messes with my head. I passively watched the show in the past. One night, this tall, statuesque, brunette with a nice rack was in the scene. I've been hooked ever since.
Jesus, look at Destination Truth. Jael Depardo and Erin Ryder are smoking. The only truth I want to find is whether or not Ryder is a screamer in bed, too.
Alright, so I'm only naming the ladies. That's sort of not fair. Well, on the other side of the gender fence there's…. um… dude, I got nothing. Sorry, there's not much to choose from. Aside from the strange clique of people who want to bone or be boned by one or all of the male cast, I dare say not one of them is bangable. No. Josh Gates only works if you're into lumbering Frankenstein-esq guys. Now, this makes total sense:
Rule 7: Fail to account for your environment
Here's the thing; if you're doing an investigation in the woods at night (Jersey Devil) or in an old, abandoned whoopee cushion factory, you probably should do a little research as to what creepy crawlies are already hanging around. Ghost Hunters does this off and on, but I think they do a better job at factoring this stuff in after the fact. Destination Truth, however, sucks on toast.
OK, Josh Gates and company are looking for some hairy fanged beast in the forest somewhere. Every mother-chucking moment they hear a noise or see something on the thermal camera they freak the fuck out. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!
Here's the deal, you're in the woods, chuckle heads. Of course you're going to hear and see all sorts of shit. Things fucking live there! Chances are you heard a deer skipping through the underbrush or a cheetah slowly stalking you for death. Either way, calm the fuck down. Unless it's the cheetah. You'll want to freak out a little for that. Make sure you get that shit on camera, though.
Rule 8: Painfully scripted dialogue
I'm not suggesting that the entire show is scripted. In order to time things right they surely have to make some sort of a loose list of cues. This would, especially, be true for the live Halloween shows. They don't have the luxury of post production to edit the shit out of the footage. If Dave Tango walks into a wall, he walks into a wall and we're all better for having seen it.
Rule 9: Misleading smash cuts before a commercial break
Worst offenders: Ghost Hunters franchise, Destination Truth, Most Haunted, Ghost Lab
A successful show wants to build the tension level just before a commercial break. It's their way of making sure you either make that trip to the keg quickly or hit pause before you go to the can for a monumental dump. CSI, Fringe, Castle, and a butt-ton of other shows have made this into an art. The difference is that these shows have a full fledged script and reward you for hanging around.
Before every god damned commercial break on ALL of these ghost/mystical beast shows someone exclaims, "Oh my GOD!" or "What was that!?" Then the big time suspense music gets jacked up and we go right into a tampax commercial.
But, we constantly get duped. It's all bullshit! It always ends up being something completely retarded. OMG WHAT WAS THAT??!! It was a mouse taking a shit. It was a spider web making Steve piss his pants. Any way you slice it, it's complete and utter moose piss.
Rule 10: The investigation can only last a few hours
Worst offenders: Ghost Hunters franchise, Destination Truth, Most Haunted, Ghost… fuck it… all of them.
How, exactly, are you supposed to prove or disprove paranormal activity by devoting a whopping 12 hours to the investigation? Shit, the IRA peace process took decades to hammer out. Alright, so that looks like it's going to shit, but imagine how much worse it would be if they crammed everything into six hours.
Spending a few hours in a "haunted" museum or the New Jersey Pine Barrens looking for the Jersey Devil isn't going to do jack. Sure, they catch the odd piece of evidence here and there (something Ghost Hunters is a lot better at), but they just don't devote enough time for a thorough investigation. I'm pretty sure the ghosts at the Winchester Mansion aren't going to show up all at once just because Jay and Grant have a tight window.
All in all, these shows are doing pretty well, even though what they're doing isn't an exact science. Frankly, lots of it is just plain batshit nuts. Still, there's more truth to these shows than anything on E!
5 Things Society Would Give Up If It Was Serious About The Environment
By Adel
Far be it from me to associate myself with Roode or any of his articles, but I felt the need to expand upon his Earth Day piece (of shit). It got me thinking. No, not thinking about how Roode has kept out of prison for this long. Not this time. I started thinking about how, exactly, would society have to tackle environmental issues in a way that matters. Then it occurred to me, most of the big changers would never be done, because society is only willing to go so far. Sure, some will toss a plastic bottle into a recycling bin, but you bet your ass someone will drive a block to buy their lottery tickets and cigarettes instead of undertaking such an arduous journey of walking.
So what would the Earth's population have to sacrifice to make a dent? I have a few ideas. But, we all know none of them are ever going to happen….
1. Make Country Leaders Give Up Personal Jets
Right out the gate I'm taking a swing at politicians. Well, sort of. I'm not talking about government policies. I'm talking about the non-stop, gas guzzling trips made by most of the world's leaders. General air travel has skyrocketed after that pesky Luftwaffe was grounded in '45. The "lower prices" and bigger airline fleets made air travel a practical reality. Until the early 21st century, that is. Now it's nothing more than nickle and diming, TSA strip searches, and big shiny targets for terrorist groups.
Our world leaders need to be able to travel at a moment's notice. They have to tour earthquake areas to acknowledge that, yes, buildings have been reduced to rubble. They need to attend state funerals for people they never knew for PR and, during election season, be able to drop themselves in whatever state they need to whore themselves in for electoral votes. But, isn't this all outdated and nonessential? Let me answer that for you. Yes. Yes, it is.This is the modern age, you silly pillack. Everything's virtual or digital… and other things that end in "al" I imagine. First, invest in a Skype or WebEx account. You don't have to physically be everywhere to give your partisan speeches. Pipe that digital goodness into the Brazilian government's multi-purpose room. You don't see Bin Laden jetting all over the West to distribute his messages of death and infidel fueled rage. It's all recorded, baby, and posted online. Yes, he's got a blog and their whole operation is hiding in a cave!
Second, downgrade the bollocks out of the fancy pants transportation. Air Force One, do you really have to be the size of a jumbo jet? I'm thinking more of a Cessna or a Piper Cub. What? It's just as secure as a gigantic jet aircraft. In fact, it's even better. Everyone knows that small planes are infinitely harder to hit and easier to land when damaged (The Big Bopper thing was a fluke). Cram the president's entourage into one of those things with a WiFi ready system and, Bob's your uncle!
What about the children? Surely, they need transportation to school. Why bother? Each generation is getting progressively dumber. Society might as well admit defeat now and end schooling of any kind. Not only would it save billions of dollars, it would finally usher in the downfall of society we've all been waiting for.
3. Stop using electricity. Everywhere.
You read that right. I'm not talking about simply turning the lights out when you leave a room. I'm talking about turning the lights out forever. Do you know how much fossil fuel is used to generate electricity to run our televisions and industrial strength wall outlet powered marital aids? Neither do I, but I'm guessing it's a lot. Imagine the money your average Joe would save by jumping off the grid. Citizens of nations everywhere would save thousands of dollars a year without electricity bills! Alright, so some of that money would have to be invested in glow sticks. I suppose most households would have to find an alternative heat source, too. Our ancestors managed without electricity. They used fire for warmth, light, and cooking. What's that? Burning wood is still polluting the environment? For fuck's sake! You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Kicking electricity to the curb may even enrich our society. Without electricity there will be no computers. Without computers there will be no blogs. It will no longer be easy for any half-witted dipshit to vomit typed out dumbassary for the masses. It will be like the old days, the sheer expense and effort weeding out the posers. We'll have to go back to reading actual books and newspapers. I hear you, an increase in newspapers means the death of more trees, yadda, yadda, yadda. Well, society is going to need to wipe their asses with something. Newspaper is one hell of a multi-tasker! Just be sure to read BEFORE you wipe.
4. Wipe out big chain stores.
Nothing embodies the crushing of the very soul of world commerce like the Wal-Mart or Target empire. Mom and Pop stores went the way of the Utah Raptor and Hammer pants. At first, we all cheered. Finally, there is somewhere to go for our economy sized enema needs! Want to buy a pair of boxers and a head of lettuce? At the same store? Well, my friend, you can do that. Never again will you have to make multiple trips to buy condoms, baby lotion, and duct tape.Well, I guess you're not really serious about healing the planet, then. These gigantic chain and bulk stores are generating enough waste and energy consumption to make Mr. Burns blush.
According to this article, states have accused Wal-Mart stores of polluting their water with shitty construction practices. Do you know how much electricity retailers need to refrigerate food, power lights, and operate the exit theft alarms that go off for no apparent reason? Our research tells us it's a shit load [citation needed]. Even when the store is closed the energy consumption keeps trucking on. Do we really want to hurt our environment for a cheap 12 pack of socks and a case of Dr. Thunder? Well, I'm fine with it, but that's just me.
Bring back the Mom and Pops. Not only will that diversify the market, it just might bring scurvy back in style. Quick, it's the middle of winter in northern Saskatchewan and you want an orange. Tough luck. I guess you should just get used to those bleeding gums. Mom and Pop stores, although romantic and quaint, probably won't be able to carry anything out of season. Your average corner shop may never be able to buy and stock anything outside of an affordable geographical radius. If a store owner was lucky enough to get a hold of a crate of Spanish clementines, they would have to jack up the price to, about, $10 an orange. Scurvy is cheaper.
5. No more concerts, rallies, or protests.
How many of us have a brilliant sexual, drug, or cop beating concert story to tell? Maybe at that Screaming Trees concert the midget next to you projectile vomited so hard at he actually propelled himself through the air. Or what about that rally/protest for something or other you'll remember for the rest of your life? There's nothing like showing up somewhere, en mass, to support/protest the troops/president/lactose/soap…. Seriously, there are rallies for anything these days. You don't really have to know what you're protesting about.
It's nice to know that people out there are willing to express their opinions and use their right to free speech while punching the environment in the face. The millions of people around the world that go on pilgrimages to see Winger live are also killing the environment. Well, in addition to murdering musical taste.
Company Mascots We Want to Send on a Death March
By Roode
I'm on a roll! To continue my "Things on TV I Want to Physically Hurt, Then Shit On" series, I'd like to expand my musings beyond brain hemorrhage causing jingle jangle commercial jingles. Yes, once they get into your head, you'll cut your own ears off to be free of the pain. But, we can do without ears. You tell me what the shit in this world is really worth listening too. Don't give me that artsy fartsy answer of "music." I love Alice In Chains just as much as Ren and Tresckow, but I would sacrifice hearing some of the best heroine and death oriented lyrics in the known universe if it meant no more shit grinning jingles.
He would only have to hear 50% of these ear canal rotting songs.
*Note: If you are blind and offended by my statement… No. Forget it. What the fuck are you doing on the web in the first place. This shit doesn't come in Braille.
Why would anyone even consider plucking out their own eyes? Seeing your parents bumping uglies on the kitchen table? Getting a glimpse of ANY man in a speedo? Well, yeah. But, what are the odds of that shit happening. Eh, the speedo thing plaques Europe, I'll give you that. However, there is a more sinister force that penetrates your inner sanctum like Michael Jackson… NO. Not this week. I'm nixing all MJ jokes from this damn column.
What the shit was I saying? That's right. There's a more sinister force out there that knows where you live and can get to you anytime it wants. It comes disguised as sequential images of douche bag wanna be celebrities, chefs, and (not enough) Hayden Panettiere.
Burger King: The "King"
You know what's a brilliant advertising idea? Give up? How about creating a mascot that embodies every viewer's childhood fears? Smooth job, Burger King. You fuckers are making sandwiches without bread.
What is this thing supposed to communicate? It's sure as hell isn't the flame broiled taste of a grill kissed bacon cheeseburger. Using a stone faced, silent, pantsless creep with all the charm of a rapist doesn't quite hit the mark. The King is there, watching some dude sleep. He's there at some chick's bedroom window. The fucker is shoving his hand into random people's pants pockets on the street. Right, he's "giving money back." I'm sure it has nothing to do with copping a feel on an unsuspecting pedestrian's junk.
Geico: Kash
While we're on the subject of outright nonsensical bullshit, let's devote some time to this bugged eyed, Mysto & Pizzi jamming motherfucker. Why, it's the money you could be saving with Geico! You asshole! That's cash you could have spent on porn, Quaaludes, or a hooker (sometimes the three come as a package).
This is another creepy bastard that just stares. It doesn't say anything, it's an inanimate stack of filthy 5 dollar bills. What the fuck does it want? So what? You opted for State Farm instead of Geico. Does that mean you're going to be haunted by this googly eyed prick until you switch? Here's an idea, pick the fucker up, rip his eyes off, and hit a strip club. Tear him apart, one bill at a time and cram them in a stripper's g-string. Now THAT makes financial sense!
Geico: Cavemen
Geico is such a mascot shit generator, I had to put it on the list twice. I was on board the Geico caveman commercials in the beginning. They were short, funny, and semi witty. But, just like everything else on TV, the Man had to bludgeon our skulls with a once good thing. These mop heads are almost as tired and played out as Paris Hilton. Or, pretty much anything on the E! network (except The Soup, although McHale's NBC show sucks a massive amount of slug sphincter).
When did it all go downhill? The commercials were still bearable until around 2007. Shit, I was still drinking the Neanderthal kool aid when they launched their own micro site. Then, the executives had to piss all over it. They threw the caveman concept down on the ground, unzipped, and rained yellow all over its parade. You know what I'm talking about. This piece of rotting warthog shit: the TV series. I knew this was going to be the death knell for the whole concept. What made the commercials work was the quick timing and brevity. Stretch out that concept for a full 22 minutes and you have a televised suicide note. It redefined bad and not in the "so bad it's good" way. This was Teddy Z bad. OK, some of you children may not get that reference. How about this one? The show was "Jay Leno Show" bad.
Aflac: The Aflac Duck
How do you move insurance? Dub one of the most annoying voices in the history of mankind over a duck. I don't have anything against the duck, per say. I like ducks. Ducks are fine. I guess this is more of a hatred for Gilbert Gottfried.
Wikipedia identifies his "distinctively loud, obnoxious, rasping, grating voice" as a trademark. OK, fine. If that's the case, then sufferating pustules are the Bubonic Plague's tradmark. Barbed wire and zyclon b are Germany's. While we're at it, we can say male on male rape to banjo music is the trademark of the US South. No? Those aren't trademarks? Just because something's associated with a person, a place, or a thing doesn't necessarily mean it's a trademark. It just means Godfrey's act is a big old pile of annoying smothered in shit sauce. I wish that fucking duck would peck your larynx out.
Six Flags: Mr. Six
Take a good, long look at this fucker. That's right, take it all in. We don't even have a Six Flags within a thousand mile radius of here. But, that doesn't stop those corporate ass cracks from barraging us with this creepy, latex laden, fake geriatric ball buster.
Mr. Six, as they call him, dances like a scary epileptic patient to shitty Euro-trash pop music. If that wasn't enough, they gave the asshole his own bus to, apparently, roam around the country and pick up children. I wonder if this guy hangs out with the King. Jesus, now I feel unclean.
It's no wonder why these dill holes have gone bankrupt. Hey! Assholes! Your mascot is freaking everybody the fuck out! What the hell is wrong with you? You would have a better chance of dragging people to your playground of death if you advertised all the random animal attacks and appendage severing incidents.


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Who feels like joining in on a petunia grow-out this winter?
My name is Lynn (fearadyn) and I have hosted what we call 'grow-outs' in the past.
This is where we have a group of people who want to try growing something new from seed. And we do it in the middle of winter when we all are missing our growing things.
The purpose is first of all to tackle those winter blues~the second is that I will teach you methods that I have learned to grow this type of plant indoors in the dead of winter.
It does not matter if you are just now learning to garden or are an old hat~we all wind up learning from each other.
The host (me) will send you seed packs of a type of seed~this year will be petunia~to all the members of the grow out.
You send me postage to cover the cost of getting the seeds to you. In this case it should only be like 2 stamps.
By the time the grow out starts I will have shown you all the tools you will need to not only grow this plant indoors but to get them to bloom in the middle of winter as well.
You will take that information and gather what you will need and get the space you will use to grow them set up.
Once we are all ready, around the 1st of January, I will send the seeds out and we all will plant at around the same time.
Sometimes people have creative ideas they want to try out and these are welcome.
One of the main things you will need is use of a camera to document your setup and your progress and share that with the rest of the group. In this way, as all the seeds are in different environments, results will vary and we all wind up learning new things.
In spring you just harden them off and transplant them outdoors, in the ground, pots, hanging baskets or whatever you like.
You will learn that it is so easy to grow these from seed, that you will never have to pay for halfgrown plants again. Plus the petunia seeds are inexpensive and there is a huge variety of them as well. You will be able to grow petunia plants that you can't find in your nearby store, or couldn't afford to buy elsewhere.
So this post is to see if or how many of you would be interested in joining in~We need to have at least 10 people join and more if possible.
Hope to see you join, it's a great way to make winter pass more quickly
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This wedding story starts with a family session for a very active and happy 2 year old boy…
The next part of this story is that their wedding was on Feb 28th of 2015. Which is also the day of the last big snow in Oklahoma. So my Canadian husband, who had a gig cancel due to weather, opted to drive us to Watonga and wait in the car for 5 hours while me and my Hannah (second shooter) shot the wedding. I love that man!!!
But back to this love story…. The day started at the church with all the girls getting ready in a separate building at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
While I hung out with the girls my second shooter from heaven, also known as Hannah, was hanging with the guys…
and then with the little girls…
Photos are fun!!!
After the bride got ready, she opened a gift from her "almost" husband.
After we wiped the tears from the sweet letter, it was time to say "I do"!
And of course the kiss...
Nice and sweet! And now they're married!!
The End.
Ha ha… Just kidding, You didn't think I would have snow outside, a gorgeous bride, an amazing dress and not get snow pictures do you? Even though it was winter and we were losing light, we still did it!
So pretty….
And now we dance!…
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medical Definition of ankyrin
- Ankyrins were originally identified in erythrocytes and, in addition to the heart, they are also expressed in brain, kidney, skeletal muscle, liver and lung.
- —Sabina Kuperschmidt et al., in Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics for the Cardiologist, 2007
- The defect is a mutation of a gene that codes for a protein called ankyrin-B, which plays an important but until now unknown role in the complex series of electrical and chemical events that govern the heartbeat.
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The lost technology of bathing
E&T remembers that archetypal British invention - the bathing machine.
There has always been some dispute about the origin of bathing machines. For many years Margate, a seaside resort in the south east of England, claimed them as its invention, while Scarborough, a town on the north-east coast, maintained its own priority. This civic rivalry was to some extent cleared up with the discovery of a 1736 print of Scarborough beach by John Setterington, showing a bathing machine, though it was dismissed by some as simply a hut on wheels. In fact, they generally were little more than that.
The bathing machine was invented because 18th century manners prescribed that, for the upper and middle classes at least, it was inappropriate to skip and run down the beach and frolic in the waves. Decorum dictated that bathing should take place certainly apart from the opposite sex and preferably in total isolation. Surprisingly, nude bathing for both sexes was quite common at least up until the Victorian age, so some privacy was probably justified, certainly for women, as the seaside was a happy hunting ground for peeping toms.
An old cartoon of Margate shows an excited crowd of slavering men with telescopes, attempting to spy on women. Their excitement was no doubt curtailed with the advent of the voluminous bathing costumes of the Victorian age but segregation of the sexes continued. Margate's contribution to the bathing machine came through a Quaker, Benjamin Beale, who in 1750 invented an awning, known as a modesty hood, that could be lowered in front of the machine down to the water, providing a totally private bathing area.
Health, not pleasure, was the main reason for sea bathing, at least for the upper classes. Margate became one of the pre-eminent places for this in 1791 with the opening of the Sea Bathing Hospital where sea air and sea water were used as a cure for tuberculosis.
Bathing and drinking of sea water had been considered health-giving afor most of the 18th century and became even more fashionable with the publication in 1752 of a Dissertation on the 'Use of Seawater in the Diseases of the Glands' by Dr Richard Russell.
As a result, King George III took up the practice at Weymouth, where his bathing machine is still preserved. And, though he seems to have enjoyed the experience, claiming he felt better for it, it apparently had little effect on the state of his mind. Indeed, one imagines that if he was ever immersed in the sea by a burly attendant, as was often the practice, in the gloomy confines of a Beale Machine canopy it might have made matters worse.
His bathing was often a public affair accompanied on at least one occasion by a small band playing 'God Save the King' from an adjacent bathing machine.
The author of an article in 1906 in the Manchester Guardian wondered if sea bathing was ever beneficial, arguing that you naturally felt better after you had ceased such an unpleasant activity.
By the beginning of the 20th century, bathing machines had progressed little technologically. The same Manchester Guardian reporter complained of the total darkness in which one was forced to change and could not understand why skylights had not been fitted. Though it must be said that pictures of bathing machines with small windows can be seen, and there is at least one shown with skylights.
For the most part, the design changed little in 150 years. Many remained nothing more than damp and dingy wooden boxes. Only those belonging to the rich and royal were to be admired.
Fagg's contraption
However, Walter Fagg of Folkestone, on the south coast of England, did make one giant leap forward in 1888 when he patented a device that really could be called a bathing machine. Mounted on a railway of gauge 3-4m, which was laid on the beach down to the sea, were two carriages each containing nine dressing rooms and a small waiting room on either side of a central corridor.
The rooms were positively luxurious and equipped with looking glasses, clothes pegs, hat racks, wash basins and even showers, the latter two supplied from an elevated water tank. There was also a lavatory for each carriage. At the end, facing the sea, was a bathing crate in which nervous non-swimmers could cavort or from which the more adventurous could dive.
The machines, which were raised and lowered by a cable attached to a stationary steam engine, remained in use till 1914 when, with the death of Fagg and the outbreak of the First World War, they were dismantled never to reappear.
Fagg's contraption really was the last hurrah for the bathing machine, though they continued to be used at Margate until 1927.
Bathing machines had become ubiquitous in Britain during the 19th century and can be seen in photographs and engravings in massed ranks on beaches all round the coast: from Aberystwyth in Wales, which had 73 by the 1880s, to Aberdeen in Scotland, and from the more working class seaside resorts of Blackpool and Bridlington in the north of England, to the more fashionable Brighton and Bognor on the south coast. Each town could have several owners competing with each other to hire out their machines by the day, week or month, some being cheap and rudimentary, others more sophisticated and expensive. It was - like all seaside occupations - a precarious and seasonal one, with the possibility of the destruction of the business overnight in an unexpected storm.
The machines were mainly a British device for, without doubt, the country was infected with prudery, but their use also conveyed some sort of status.
It was the influence of British tourists that encouraged their appearance in places like Boulogne and Hardelot on the north coast of France. They were also present in Belgium and Germany. Like cricket, they spread across the British Empire but never really took off in the US, except for Newport, Rhode Island.
Beach huts and bathing tents of lath and canvas replaced them, while some people learnt the intricacies of undressing and dressing under a towel. If bathing machines had one enormous advantage, it was that they avoided that long excruciating walk down a pebble or shingle beach.
Bathing machines were not among Britain's greatest inventions, though the Beale ones, which became a standard, were exported as far away as the East and West Indies.
Beale himself, however, was reduced to poverty after his machines were destroyed in storms. It is said that at low tide at Margate the ruts made by the bathing machine wheels can still be seen. The ghost of Benjamin Beale, however, has not been spotted.


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The Obama administration is calling on U.S. Federal Judge Andrew Hanen to reverse his prior decision and allow President Obama's executive amnesty to go forward by Monday. If not, the administration says it will appeal.
In a court filing Wednesday, Justice Department lawyers write that the government is finished responding to the briefs filed by the Plaintiffs — or the 26 states challenging Obama's executive amnesty — and request that Hanen stay his temporary halt on the executive actions.
"Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request expedited consideration of their motion and a ruling as soon as possible. Absent a ruling by close of business on Monday, March 9, 2015, Defendants may seek relief from the Court of Appeals in order to protect their interests," the filing reads.
Last month, Hanen temporarily blocked two of the largest aspects of President Obama's November 20 executive amnesty, specifically the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), ruling in favor of the 26 states challenging the executive actions.
According to reports, DOJ lawyers pressed Hanen to stay the injunction last week, threatening to appeal if he did not respond within two days. Hanen provided the states a week to respond to the government's demand.
"[A]s the court has already pointed out, once President Obama initiates this action, it will be practically impossible to undo," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in response Tuesday. "The court properly halted the Obama Administration's unlawful action, and the defendants' request for a stay should be denied."
The government's demand comes a day after it admitted in another court filing that it jumped the gun by issuing 100,000 three-year deferrals and work permits under expanded DACA. The program was not supposed to begin until February 18, however it began approving such applications on November 24 and only stopped when Hanen temporarily blocked the executive actions on February 16.
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin are joining Texas in challenging the executive amnesty.


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Callista Sheridan
Callista Sheridan
Membership Chair – 2014
Historian – 2013-2014
Bachelor's of Science from UH in Psychology – 2014.
Hometown – New Orleans, LA (and proud of it!)– Though I've been told plenty of times that I've lived here long enough to say I'm a Texan.
What was your favorite food when you were a child?
Catsup. It went on everything that I could get away with. Weird I know, but I think every child has something like that when they're little that they absolutely love.
What is your favorite form of exercise?
Dance. Almost any form of dance whenever my accident prone ways allow me to do it. You can either lose yourself in the music and just go with it, or focus on what you're doing to the point that you forget about the outside world… either way, it never seems like "exercise" to me.
What smell do you love?
Gardenias, cherry vanilla, and fresh cupcakes. Highest on that list is fresh cupcakes, there's just something about homemade baked goods that says comfort and love to me.
If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?
Audrey Hepburn, hands down. She's so classic, everything a lady should be, and I just bet she would have so many amazing stories to tell.
If you were a drink, what would it be?
Rum Punch – It's deceptively sweet depending on who makes it, but it packs a punch that just sneaks up on you when you aren't looking. It's feisty, just like I am.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?
Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan – from The Mummy movie series – she's so incredibly accident prone that it's just funny, but she's also that librarian that gets to go out and have the adventure of a lifetime.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What would you name the autobiography of your life?
I judge books by their covers…
What songs are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Chumbawumba – "I get knocked down"
Deep Blue Something – "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Cream – "Sunshine of Your Love"
Jimi Hendrix – "Foxy Lady"
I'm sure there's more, but there's so many that I love or would be fitting, and my memory is terrible for song titles and band names.
What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up?
Anything by Pixar…. There is always something in their movies that makes me tear up. I mean, they made me cry for his little roach friend in Wall-E, and I HATE roaches!
What's the hardest thing you've ever done?
College. It took me 13 years to graduate; all while working and refusing to grow up. But it just proved to me that if you persist and keep your head high, you can do anything you set your mind to (and you don't always need to fully become an adult to be responsible).
What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?
I remember once that I was so in love with my new tap shoes that I brought them to school. They had this GLORIOUS tile floor in the main hallway that I knew would be perfect for tapping my little heart out! The teachers and administrators didn't take too kindly to it though. I never did actually get signed up for tap classes after that…
Where's Waldo?
On the run with Carmen Sandiego.
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"My sculpture work deals with heavy, dark concepts on the larger than human scale while seducing the viewer with craft and unexpected structures. My pots are generally lighter and happier, and are meant to be touched, sipped from, clunked around, etc. If my sculptures were an apocalypse, the pots would be the subsequent recovery. My process of dealing with larger than life issues that are really scary and hard, then recovering with intimate objects that are soft and tangible has pushed both bodies of work in those directions." — Denny Gerwin
Image: Denny Gerwin. Vacancy, 2009, wood-fired stoneware with steel armature, 108" x 60" x 48".


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Knauz Automotive Group in Lake Bluff is currently accepting applications for a full-time Business Development Center Service Coordinator. This position focuses on receiving inbound calls for all 5 service department stores, and making outbound service and parts calls. The Service Coordinator we are looking for must possess outstanding communication, multi-tasking skills, customer service skills, speak articulately, be self-motivated, and detail oriented. The Service Coordinator is a full-time position. Knauz Automotive Group is a professional and friendly work environment with unparalleled earning and growth potential
The Business Development Center (BDC) Representative is responsible for developing , processing, managing, following up and tracking all Knauz customers as it pertains to service, parts and sales departments.
· Gather accurate customer information to create a database for continual follow-up and retention
· Build and maintain knowledge of product information, current sales pricing, and dealership & manufacturer event and promotions
· Demonstrate an understanding that business is built on customer satisfaction, and being devoted to guaranteeing customer satisfaction
· Utilize phone skills to set solid appointments with daily customer call-ins
· Follow up with customers about services regarding their vehicles
· Contact at least 20 customers per days as part of your out bound calls
· Forecast goals at the beginning of each month
· Prior customer service experience, required
· Experience working in a dealership setting, preferred
· Ability to work Saturdays
· Be a team-player focused on providing exemplary customer service
· Strong communication skills
· Be comfortable with communication both in-person and over the phone
· Time management- manage one's own time
· Basic computer skills, including the ability to type accurately and efficiently
· Phone experience
Required Skills
· Positive attitude and enthusiasm
· Friendly personality
· Self-motivation
· Professional work ethic
· Self-motivated with solid work habits
· The ability to multi-task between computer programs while assisting customers on the phone
· Adaptable to change
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· Ability to interact professionally with customers and staff
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- Multi-lingual language proficiency a plus
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· Life, Health and Dental Plans
· 401K with partial employer match
· Paid vacation, holiday and personal days
· The training and support to help you excel in your position, while allowing you to advance within the organization
All applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to pass pre-employment testing to include background checks, drug test and possess a valid driver license.
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Because intelligence is our own most distinctive feature, we may incline to ascribe superior intelligence to the basic primate plan, or to the basic plan of the mammals in general, but this point requires some careful consideration. There is no question at all that most mammals of today are more intelligent than most reptiles of today. I am not going to try to define intelligence or to argue with those who deny thought or consciousness to any animal except man. It seems both common and scientific sense to admit that ability to learn, modification of action according to the situation, and other observable elements of behavior in animals reflect their degrees of intelligence and permit us, if only roughly, to compare these degrees. In spite of all difficulties and all the qualifications with which the expert (quite properly) hedges his conclusions, it also seems sensible to conclude that by and large an animal is likely to be more intelligent if it has a larger brain at a given body size and especially if its brain shows greater development of those areas and structures best developed in our own brains. After all, we know we are intelligent, even though we wish we were more so.
I am entitled to say, if I like, that awareness exists in all the individual creatures on the planetworms, sea urchins, gnats, whales, subhuman primates, superprimate humans, the lot. I can say this because we do not know what we are talking about: consciousness is so much a total mystery for our own species that we cannot begin to guess about its existence in others.
If texts are unified by a central logic of argument, then their pictorial illustrations are integral to the ensemble, not pretty little trifles included only for aesthetic or commercial value. Primates are visual animals, and (particularly in science) illustration has a language and set of conventions all its own.
If the resident zoologist of Galaxy X had visited the earth 5 million years ago while making his inventory of inhabited planets in the universe, he would surely have corrected his earlier report that apes showed more promise than Old World monkeys and noted that monkeys had overcome an original disadvantage to gain domination among primates. (He will confirm this statement after his visit next yearbut also add a footnote that one species from the ape bush has enjoyed an unusual and unexpected flowering, thus demanding closer monitoring.)
Man is no new-begot child of the ape, bred of a struggle for existence upon brutish linesnor should the belief that such is his origin, oft dinned into his ears by scientists, influence his conduct. Were he to regard himself as an extremely ancient type, distinguished chiefly by the qualities of his mind, and to look upon the existing Primates as the failures of his line, as his misguided and brutish collaterals, rather than as his ancestors, I think it would be something gained for the ethical outlook of Homoand also it would be consistent with present knowledge.
One of the great commandments of science is, 'Mistrust arguments from authority'. (Scientists, being primates, and thus given to dominance hierarchies, of course do not always follow this commandment.)
Primates stand at a turning point in the course of evolution. Primates are to the biologist what viruses are to the biochemist. They can be analysed and partly understood according to the rules of a simpler discipline, but they also present another level of complexity: viruses are living chemicals, and primates are animals who love and hate and think.
The Gombe Stream chimpanzees in their ability to modify a twig or stick to make it suitable for a definite purpose, provide the first examples of free-ranging nonhuman primates actually making very crude tools.


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The new moon is all about the appearance of new opportunities while taking next steps in your life.
This is a time of trusting your intuition and following your curiosity. If you are feeling unsure of your purpose, this new moon is showing you that you have always been on your path. This new moon is showing you that you have always been moving in the right direction.
This is a time of leaning into not always having the answer but allowing life to surprise you! In allowing this, you may begin to accidentally stumble upon new opportunities.
In following your curiosity, you may notice that as you move along, new tools just magically pop up! These new tools might be literal tools of your trade or something that helps you to protect yourself in life.
These new tools bring definition into your life, purpose, and career. With new tools, comes more confidence that also sheds away anything that has been in the way of you seeing your next steps.
Yet, there is a bit of fear in the air. You may be asking yourself questions like these:
Could this be "the it" you have been looking for?
Is this your live's purpose?
Is this really your path?
Could it be this easy?
Some of these fears are yours while some belong to the larger community around you.
This may feel like judgment in your life. However, as you continue to follow your curiosity, and see where life takes you, these fears + judgments begin fade.
During this new moon you might notice that you are taking a step forward where other folks are running in circles. You are learning that, no matter how hard you try, you can not bring them with you. This may bring about a sense of grieving a loss.
As you take your next steps, you really begin to see clearly that everyone is exactly where they need and want to be. You are not wrong and other folks don't need to be fixed.
This is a time of seeing the the big picture of those around you. The truth is that everyone creates their own circumstances. You may begin to notice that their fear is keeping them stuck in a loop of drama. This is their choice. You have your own. There is really nothing wrong as everyone is exactly where they want to be in their life - including you.
This new moon is also highlighting a tipping point in your life. This tipping point creates more opportunities and and a chance for more financial abundance. You may notice that as you open one door of opportunity, more opportunities come to you!
A very gradual shift is taking place during the new moon cycle. You may even notice that you could become so focused on these new opportunities that you could step away from previous obligations.
Just keep in mind to make sure any new partnerships are in alignment with the core of what you want to do in the world - not just to make money.
This new moon is bringing in a window of opportunities. This new moon is asking you to "just try it" and see where it goes.
This is a great time to keep your eyes open for anything new coming your way.
Life just might surprise you wonderfully.
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A Shamanic Journey is a very visual form of meditating. I go into a meditative state to meet your guides and receive information from them. I stay in this "non-ordinary world" with them for the full time, talking and engaging, asking questions. This is my favorite way to receive information because it doesn't allow my ego to get in the way and usually yield much more (and more accurate) information. One question per journey only. 12 minute journey.
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One question mark = one question. I say everything that I get and sometimes that might be hard to hear. I do not offer refunds if you feel the information you heard was incorrect or irrelevant. The future can change and you always have your own free will on the decision you make. I ask you take my advice as you would with no more weight than advice from a friend, as I can make mistakes and be wrong. Lauryn Guerrieri will not be held accountable for any decisions made by recipients based on information provided during readings. All information should not take the place of any medical, legal, or financial advice given to you by any qualified professional. All contents of a reading are kept confidential.


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Spam Soap is an e-mail security company with a cloud-based solution to keep spam away from your business.
Founded in 2002, Spam Soap pioneered the use of the MX record email-filtering model, which means it stops spam before it enters your network.
Spam viruses, worms and harmful content are increasing each year. More spammers are spamming because 1 out of every 10 spam recipients actually buy spam.
If you're a spammer and you send millions of virtually free messages by email, and 1 in 10 people buy from you – that's pretty good.
Another problem with spam is that it could cause a bandwidth issue especially for small businesses that don't have the money to invest in even more bandwidth.
The advantage of a cloud based solution like Spam Soap or another vendor is that the spam is stopped before it enters your network. You don't have to install a software or manage hardware.
If spam is a problem for your company consider a hosted anti-spam solution. I've been using Google to host my own email and its built in spam filter works very well.
We interviewed Leonard Dimiceli, Spam Soap's director of channel sales and support.
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Fir Tree Partners has completed the previously announced sale of Salt Lake City-based FTP Power LLC (sPower) – a renewable energy owner, operator and developer – to a joint venture co-controlled by The AES Corp. and Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo), on behalf of certain of its clients, for approximately $1.6 billion in cash and assumed non-recourse debt.
Since its formation by Fir Tree in early 2014, sPower has grown from virtually no operating projects to a portfolio of approximately 1.3 GW of solar and wind projects in operation or under construction and a development pipeline of more than 10 GW. The sPower portfolio consists of more than 75 utility-scale solar and wind distributed electrical generation systems operating across 11 states.
"It is extremely rewarding to realize Fir Tree's vision for sPower with the closing of the transaction between our company and AES and AIMCo," says Jeffrey Tannenbaum, chairman of the board of sPower and founder of Fir Tree Partners. "We built a highly profitable business that will drive skilled worker job creation, local economic activity, and reduced environmental damage. We achieved this in spite of many obstacles that appear when a new industry challenges the status quo. It is our clear hope that sPower, led by its highly talented team, serves as a major catalyst for the acceleration of AES' portfolio to renewable energy, and that its positive impact continues far into the future."
Scott Troeller, an sPower board member, says, "sPower's innovation and significant commercial success in just three years is testament to its outstanding management team and demonstrates the increasingly attractive attributes of solar and wind generation. Renewable energy is no longer about relying on government subsidies. Rather, it has become about falling costs, increasing efficiency and an evolution toward becoming the best source for electricity to drive both economic and social returns. sPower proves this with its strong job creation, economic and environmental impact."
sPower has been a source of jobs for skilled workers across the country, often union labor. In the past year alone, sPower's construction projects have employed more than 2,500 people, resulting in over 1.5 million union hours. In 2016, the company generated millions in economic activity attributable to salaries, taxes and local business spending in the 74 cities in which sPower operates.
"With the help of Fir Tree, we have experienced incredible growth while positively impacting our communities. We are proud of the lasting platform we have built and role it will play in driving the proliferation of clean energy across the US. On behalf of the entire sPower team, I want to thank Fir Tree for its support and vision that have been so critical to our success," says Ryan Creamer, CEO of sPower.


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'Feeling Gravity's Pull' is an exhibition of works that explore these fragmented moments of daily life. The figures and objects that appear in these scenes is a reminder that we are all celestial bodies floating in space, bound by gravity's pull." - J VALENZUELA DIDI
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Physicians across the country repeat this line nearly verbatim whenever a affected person expresses any concern about cost. It helps reaffirm our objective – we went into medication to save lives, not handle funds – however largely, it's a technique to deflect our discomfort with the truth: we don't know, and no approach of discovering out, how a lot your blood take a look at, CT scan or surgical process will value you. Eye Train: Eye workout routines to enhance imaginative and prescient naturally are mainly focused on correcting the underlying reason behind eyesight problems. What you are able to do is blink your eyes rapidly for a few seconds and close them. Then, open your eyes and repeat the identical for three – four occasions. Another tip is, nodding your head up and down, during which you should focus your eyes in the ceiling and your toes respectively. Additionally, don't forget to stare distant objects for at least 30 seconds after every hour.
Whereas the White Paper in 1977 cited the key position of the State Safety in formulating the Whole Technique, this body lay dormant after its creation. The origins of this physique are linked with these of BOSS(Bureau of State Safety). When the Apartheid State was combating the brand new underground and guerrilla activities, the failed ANC Wankie wars, from the mid-sixties, as noted above, a number of nationwide security bodies had been established, (a State Security Committee and an Intelligence Coordinating Committee), however these have been apparently not thought-about ample. Boss was formed in 1968-sixty nine because the coordinating agency for intelligence and security.
Spinach is actually a wonderful source of beta carotene which the body converts into Vitamin A. This vitamin is crucial for the development of the foetus and in breastfeeding. It additionally aids in optimizing the event of the foetus, maturation in addition to in lung improvement. Aside from its manganese and potassium content that are important in promoting heart health, spinach additionally incorporates anti-inflammatory properties which assist in stopping the onset of bronchial asthma, osteoporosis, migraines, complications and arthritis.
No matter goal you've got, you may wish to discover someone who shares the same goal with you. Let's keep on with the load loss purpose. Think about a friend, a colleague, a neighbour or perhaps a family member who might need to drop a few pounds too. She might discover it tough to remain on observe doing the burden loss programme on her own. Group up along with her and achieve and have a good time your achievements collectively. If you cannot find a buddy from inside your circle of friends, be part of a self-assist group. Self-assist teams are a beautiful alternative to change experiences, to discover a buddy and to do networking at the same time.
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The music that has come out of the UK has played a key role in shaping the course of world culture for centuries, with the 20th century having brought us various forms of rock sub-genres and acts that are fixtures of our times still. But not all important music has to be delivered to us through mainstream channels like radio …
Artist/Producer Interview: Dobie
After my chat with Sie Medway-Smith, we got to talking about producers in London, and he mentioned that Dobie would be a great guy to talk to, as someone who's been around for a while, and had tons of experience in the industry. So a few weeks later, I was able to have a sit down with him.
Interview : Abbot Street Studios Director – Tuba Karaer
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My Recipe for Happiness is to step towards my vision for my Life which is to make my heart feel truly happy. Here are a few guideposts that I found helpful. Take what you need and leave the rest.
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Like myself, many folks arrive to Native American sacred ceremony as spiritual seekers, driven by a yearning spirit that's starving and desperate for spiritual connection and balance. We dare to stake claim to our unique path, one time-tested trusted choice is the Red Road...
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"As with his description of the effect of eighteenth-century rhetoric, Miller's detail and clarity when dealing with twentieth-century academe makes his conclusions compelling. Like Scholes, he offers the discipline a broad mandate for reform. Moreover, even if the reader agrees with Miller's ultimate conclusions, The Formation of College English will be useful to members of the English department for its archival work alone, for the range and depth of historical texts represented here is truly impressive. Combining both close attention to scholarly detail and wide-ranging (re)vision, this book will speak to those who are interested not only in the history of English studies but in its future as well."---South Atlantic Review
"I first became aware of Tom Miller's work at a 4C's conference . . . At that time I was impressed with the thoroughness of his scholarship and the meticulousness of his research. . . . For my purposes it filled a vacuum that no other work on the history of English studies had done. . . . Miller's book provides a full history of English studies as seen from the viewpoint of scholars stationed at the end of twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. It is an important contribution to the discipline's history."—Rhetoric Review
"Miller's achievement here is twofold. He provides a well researched, well written history of the issues and events that prompted and encouraged the institutionalization of English as a subject AND he breaks important ground historiographically by insisting all the way through that the study of educational institutions and of rhetoric in particular can reveal cultural motives and ideologies. . . . It really is a fine piece of work."—Nan Johnson
"Thomas Miller's The Formations of College English presents detailed original research into the social and intellectual histories of rhetoric and composition. Beginning with the earliest teachers and students of English in the eighteenth century, Miller gives us significant insights into the complex and over determined workings of cultural hegemony. . . . His argument shows how rhetorical and literary education in eighteenth and nineteenth century English provinces resulted from philosophical, social, cultural, and political vectors. . . . Miller's book demonstrates how material and intellectual historical circumstances have shaped current versions of college English."--MLA
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At REKM we recognize the importance of positive reinforcement and encouragement. Our objective is to create an environment that fosters growth and development from a young age. By combining simple self defense techniques, with Judo exercises and fitness games, the kids are given the opportunity to explore and learn in a structured, safe, fun, and supportive setting. These building blocks are what create this foundational program. Through these activities, children develop better listening skills, hand-eye coordination, an improved sense of self awareness, and learn how to work with others. Try a Krav Maga Elementary class.
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Events and Conferences
Tariq Ali Lecture: Critical Uprisings, Crucial Events: The Significance of 1965
Monday, September 28th, 2015
The Department of History is kicking off its 2015-2016 lecture series, 1965: Reflections on 50 Years of History, with a lecture from acclaimed writer and film maker Tariq Ali on the significance of 1965.
As the war in Vietnam escalates, so does the resistance to it in North America and Western Europe; in the United States black Americans are mobilizing in ever larger numbers both against domestic segregation and repression and foreign wars in which blacks are disproportionately represented in the US conscript army. Malcolm X has been assassinated in New York. An assassin's bullet is being prepared for Martin Luther King. 1965 is a crucial build-up year to the explosions that lie ahead.
Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than two dozen books on world history and politics, and seven novels (translated into over a dozen languages) as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of New Left Review and lives in London.
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Looking for the perfect folding pop-up to accommodate your family and friends with exterior trunk storage? Take a look at this Tent Camper 10ST by Palomino that includes a booth dinette, slide gaucho, plus a 54" rear tent end bed and a 60" front tent end bed.
As you enter to your right there is a storage cabinet and the front tent end bed.
On the opposite side of the cabinet and entry door you will find a single sink, three burner cooktop, and a slide gaucho. Across from the guacho there is a booth dinette with storage below the seats and a storage closet. Along the rear you will find the second tent end bed.
You are sure to enjoy the exterior trunk storage in the front when loading and unloading your outdoor gear. Plus the the three burner cooktop on the exterior wall comes in handy when wanting to make meals outside.
Bret Johnson was great to work with. The demo was very informative and helpful. I enjoyed the experience at Wilkins.
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text: Hi, I'm playing Super Mario 64 DS 1.1 on a M3DS Simply and I experiencing a crash at the ice level. Whenever I deliver the baby penguin to his mama and she gives me the star the game freezes when Mario is catching the star. I have to reset the DS and try again, but then... it freezes at the same spot. Is anyone experiencing it too? Let leaborate ir a little more. It worked great before. Than I found a virus on my SD Card. I cleaned it with AVG. The I formatted it using FAT32. Then I upgraded the firmware to 1.11. That's when it froze for the first time. But I was a long time without playing Mario 64 DS. I tried to erase the .sav file and starting a new game. It froze when i touched the very first star. So that's it every time I get a star, no matter the star. I have to reset the DS. I tried then reformatting it using FAT no FAT32 and used the 1.06 firmware, which was the last one I used before 1.11. I still froze. You see, it worked before. Now it doesn't.


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Tom Rambacher has more than 30 years of professional technology research, development, and implementation experience.
He first became passionate about technology use in education while serving as Director of Technology for Burrillville Public Schools from 1998 to 2006. During that time he oversaw all aspects of technology in the schools - from leadership and planning to budgeting and implementation. He enjoyed assisting teachers and staff members in using technology to enhance their curriculum, and provided additional, valuable educational resources via technology.
Tom has a background in PC hardware and software support, network development and maintenance, and computer-aided design.


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