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In his letter (Solihull News July 23) Councillor Timothy Hodgson states that the Conservatives are 'now keen to deny their policies' What arrant nonsense!
As cabinet member for community services and the environment my decisions were made in good faith based on advice from the council's officers. When we were in control of the council all my decisions were made following consultation with the then opposition spokesmen, Councillors Timothy Hodgson and Graham Craig.
Tim's suggestion that my policy was to deny residents on the purple sack system the same capacity as those using wheelie bins is plain silly. What reason would I have to do such a thing? I was advised that two purple sacks provided the same capacity as one wheelie bin and I made my decision accordingly. Litre for litre it is the case but experience has shown that those residents with wheelie bins are able push rubbish down in their bins and those with purple sacks cannot do the same. During the roll out of the no side waste policy the problem came to light and it became clear that approximately half a sack per week capacity more is needed for residents using purple sacks than was originally estimated. This has now been rectified.
I strongly refute that there was any attempt to discriminate against residents using purple bags. If Tim was so exercised by my decision he could have spoken out at the time.
It is quite noticeable that he is happy to claim credit for issues such as recycling and a review of the policy on charging for replacement bins and boxes, which were already in the pipeline.
The changes to our waste collection service which began last September were the biggest for 30 years and the roll out is still being closely monitored. I too would like to thank Solihull residents for their efforts in recycling and I am glad that I took the decisions, supported cross party, to implement the recycling programme which has resulted in 40.64% of our waste being recycled.
A record for Solihull and its residents – not for Tim or the Liberal Democrats!
Councillor Kate Wild, Solihull MBC
BEL MacDonald (Letters) describes the S4 Solihull-Shirley bus route as a Cinderella service. There's another one locally - the 82 Solihull to Coventry service.
Historically, buses on this route have run hourly, or thereabouts, six days a week - according to the timetable at least. In reality, it's been nothing like that because the service has been plagued by bad timekeeping and cancellations.
This week has seen the third change of operator in as many years. And in the years before that there were several more. It seems no-one really wants to run the service.
The last operator, National Express West Midlands, was among the worst, which I felt was particularly disappointing, given the size of the company. Let's hope the new operator, Central Connect, can make a better job of it.
The No 82 is an important service because it links villages like Hampton-in-Arden and Meriden with Solihull and Coventry. Many of the passengers are elderly people without their own means of transport.
Local taxpayers deserve better. Solihull Council pays a levy of more than 11 million pounds a year to Centro to support public transport in the West Midlands - bus and rail. Is it satisfied it gets value for money?
Peter Kennedy
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I DON'T think the public have quite grasped the 'Big Society' plan - this isn't about a better society, but about a free public army of press-ganged labour, where the unemployed, disabled and sick will be filling the jobs left vacant by council cut backs, there's no intention to create real jobs in the industrial north and no intention of training workers in vocational skills, this is all about shedding employers contractual responsibilities and forcing a 'voluntary' army to work for nothing.
ST Vaughan, Glastonbury Road, Yardley Wood
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WE just wanted to write to say thank you very much to all the people who came out to support the runners, joggers and walkers in Solihull's Race for Life on Sunday, June 27.
The atmosphere was great, and it was encouraging and inspiring to see supporters along the route.
Thanks in particular to the thoughtful and fun family who were out in full force with various shapes and sizes of water pistol!
What refreshing support that was, and in more ways than one; it was 27 degrees!
If Race for Life returns to Solihull next year, let's hope even more people take part, and even more people support.
We also wanted to send our get well wishes to the Mayor of Solihull, who himself is battling cancer.
Eleni Theodosi, Julia Spencer and Steve (Stephanie) Spencer (all of Solihull)


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Michael Thonet, a German craftsman, produced the first bentwood shaking chair in 1860. This layout is identified by its stylish form and its lightweight. Thonet utilized bent steamed wood for these rocking chairs. Since of their affordability and also attractive design, bentwood shaking chairs not just became famous around the world however generated plenty of copy cats. Neoclassical styles additionally became a pattern in the United States throughout the 1890s. These shaking chairs were affected by Roman and greek designs in addition to Renaissance as well as early american era virtuosity. Throughout the 1920s, nevertheless, folding rocking chairs became a lot more popular in the United States and also in Europe. They came in handy for outside tasks and also take a trip functions. By the 1950s, rocking chairs developed by Sam Maloof, an US artisan, became famous for their sturdiness and also luxurious appearance. Maloof's shaking chairs are differentiated by their ski-shaped rockers.
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As rocking chairs remain to emerge in different layouts, furniture makers also ensure that they end up being much more comfortable by boosting their ergonomic style as well as features. Due to the fact that rocking chairs are largely made out of hard timber, lots of people would put cushions versus the back location and also on the seat to make them extra comfortable. This gave furnishings makers the idea of making upholstered or padded seats and also back supports for the rocking chair. To boost ergonomic quality, modern shaking chairs also have a bent back support that adheres to the natural contour of an individual's back.

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text: Business When the time .es to replace the brushes in your Makita drill, don't fret my friends, the process is really quite simple. Too simple in fact to even require introduction so I'll simply cut straight to the chase. You should peruse the drill's manual for the information about your brushes, where they're located, or any other helpful specs you can find. You need also to be certain you've got the correct brushes for your particular drill. As most drills take different brushes, its important you replace yours with the correct set. Lastly, before we actually begin, make absolutely certain the drill has been .pletely, absolutely, and totally disengaged. As we move on to actually finding our brushes, the chase begins. Most Makita drills will offer very simple access to the brushes. Unless your model is of the particularly old variety, you will have either a rear cover or brush caps. A rear cover is a dome-shaped piece of the drill housing at the very rear of the drill that can be removed without .pletely disassembling the housing. Removing the rear cover should plainly expose the brushes. Brush caps will be on either side of the drill, also near its rear. They are, again, small pieces of the housing (about one square inch in size (give or take) that are usually black in color (or some shade different from the whole of the housing)) that when removed will take you straight to the brushes. If you don't have brush caps or a rear cover on your drill, you will need to open-up the drill's housing or clamshell. Keep in mind when removing anything from the tool though, that you will soon have to replace it; keeping organized is very important for reassembly. After removing the top half of the housing, the brushes should be located at the at the back of the motor in the rear of the drill. The brushes will be tucked into a guide sleeve. Remove them from the guide sleeve and replace the new ones in exactly the same fashion as the others were removed. Your brushes should be making solid contact with the armature and just like that, the chase is essentially .plete. Carefully put the drill back together and re-engage it for the final step of the procedure. Test all the functions of the drill; run it in forward and reverse, change the gears if you have the capability, drive a screw or drill a hole and make sure all has .e back together properly. You have officially and successfully .pleted your brush replacement process if all functions check out. However, if all things don't check out, you should retrace your steps to ensure no minor mistakes climb out of the woodwork. If no mistake be.es apparent, take the drill to an authorized Makita service center for a .plete diagnosis. About the Author: 相关的主题文章:


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The perfect red lip has, and will always remain, a classic style statement. It never dates. Yet how come such an iconic look still seems so daunting for us mere mortals?
For most of us it comes down to finding the right shade, applying it well and adding a large dose of confidence.
It shouldn't be reserved for a glamorous night out or a film premiere, the key to making this look wearable during the day is keeping it modern. Pair red lips with a neutral eye and well defined eyebrows to frame the top part of your face, whilst the lips are the statement the whole look should remain balanced without your lips screaming for too much attention. Follow this and you'll have a stylish look that's easily wearable for any occasion.
How to find the perfect red lipstick
It is true that some shades of red lipstick look better on different skin tones but there are no hard and fast rules. Finding your perfect shade depends on a lot of things such as skin tone, eye colour, hair colour, so the best way to find your perfect red? arm yourself with some basic knowledge and go try some on!
Fair: This light skin tone with cool undertones works best with vibrant blue-based cherry reds as they contrast with pink undertones in fair skin to make lips pop, if you want a more grown up glamorous look try a cool cranberry tone that will warm up your skin. Try Tom Ford Cherry Lush
Beige: This skin colour with yellow undertones is most harmonious with a warm red, but can wear a cool red too. Try MAC Ruby Woo
Olive: Warm reds look best on this skin colour with green undertones, but cool reds look pretty too for a more understated look. Try MAC Lady Danger
Dark: Warm reds are pretty and dark skin can really pull off a striking orangey-red colour. Try NARS Red Lizard
How to apply the perfect red lip
As with any makeup look preparation is key. Start by rubbing your lips with an old toothbrush or micro exfoliant to clear any dry or rough areas, next add a dab of lip balm and leave for a few minutes to settle in. Blot your balm off and you're ready to apply your lip liner. Lip liner will help to stop feathering around the edges of your lips so it's worth investing in a lip liner that matches your lipstick.
Once you have lined your lips, apply your lipstick with a lip brush to really work the colour into the lips. Once you have a good all over coverage split a piece of 2-ply tissue in half and blot the lips. Apply again and repeat the blotting process again. This will help to 'sandwich' the colour to the the lips and maintain longevity.
And there you go, super red lips in just a few minutes…
But if you're still nervous of going all out with a lipstick, try a red gloss or sheer colour like Clinique Chubby Stick in Chunky Cherry, this will give you a sheer was of red that will ease you into the look gently.
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You've finally found yourself thinking about collecting anime statues! Maybe since you enjoy studying manga or watching anime. Or, possibly you saw some cute, colorful, attractive toys inside a store's window or on the Japanese website. Largest, one factor is for certain: you are prepared to start collecting! It is a very fun and popular hobby, so you're not alone! Regrettably, however, lots of people foreign to Japan find it hard to find these statues, since they are mainly created in Japan. You may, yourself, have attempted for more information information? For your purpose, I have complied a summary of popular types of anime figures which exist, and the best way to find a lot of the most recent released statues!
Since these statues are extremely popular, many manufacturers have designed various kinds of statues. Typically the most popular type up to now, and sure the very first produced, is actually a scaled PVC statue. They are named this because they are created having a material known as Polyvinyl Chloride, shortened as PVC. Typically, the various components from the statues are mass-created by machines, and constructed by hands. They are created to be scaled to some specific size, usually directly proportional for an actual size character. Many of these statues are scaled between 1/eighth to at least oneOrfifth, although not all. I have seen statues scaled at 1/1 (full scale!), or even more generally 1/fourth. I have also seen statues scaled at 1/tenth. The detail to those statues will also be typically high, with respect to the manufacturer. The costs range in line with the size and detail, between $70 as much as $300. You will find special events where the prices might be greater or lower, however.
The 2nd most widely used type of statues is known as a cast-off. As implied through the name, these figures have parts which are removable. They are typically made of the identical PVC as regular scaled statues. Although, recently 'candy-resin', a fabric we know of to simulate the sensation of skin much better than PVC, has been utilized. These statues are mainly designed as hentai (perverted) statues, in which the clothing could be completely removed to show a naked statue. That being stated, however, this isn't always the situation. Sometimes clothing can be taken off simply to reveal undergarments, or perhaps a character inside a bathing suit. In the two cases, cast-off figures provide the owner a rather varied method to display the type. These statues usually cost about identical to the previous ones, based on scale and detail, but might cost a bit more because of extra parts.
An unusual, yet popular, type of anime statues that's been becoming more and more popular is actually a nendoroid. This statue line was produced by Good Smile Company, a properly-known and reliable figure distributor. These statues are extremely small tall, usually calculating in at 4 inches. They are produced in a chibi style, using their heads about one-third how big the whole statue. What's built them into very popular recently is they have numerous parts which are interchangeable. They are available in sets, including products for example additional faces, parts of the body, clothing, props, etc. These pieces easily snap off and on towards the statue. The various components incorporated typically range from anime series the character is featured from, in most cases tie in to the storyline in some way. Also, they've movable joints, an element not observed in regular PVC statues. This will make them movable, so you may put them in almost any pose you want! These small toys tend to be less expensive than the formerly pointed out statues, in most cases cost less than $25. It's rare to determine a nendoroid review $60.
Well, if you are fond of different Japanese cartoon series, you should take a look at Hentai Manga. Hentai is a unique form of adult entertainment that promises to bring the best of porn by using the favorite comic characters.


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Juice Apprenticeship FAQs
All your questions about the apprenticeship scheme will be answered below.
What is an apprenticeship?
The Government is very clear on its definition of an apprenticeship which is important when it comes to understanding what the Apprenticeship Levy is about and what it can be used for.
- An apprenticeship is a job with an accompanying skills development programme including workplace learning, formal off the job training and end point assessment.
- Apprentices will gain technical knowledge, practical experience and wider skills they need for their immediate and future careers through a range of learning as well as the opportunity to practise new skills in a real work environment.
- Apprentices must be an employee on the first day of their apprenticeship and be paid, at a minimum, a wage consistent with the law for the time they are in work and in off the job training.
- The apprenticeship must last at least one year or more if specified in the apprenticeship Standard or Framework.
What does the Apprenticeship Levy mean in practice?
- The Levy with apply to all employers operating in the UK, with a payroll bill over £3m each year.
- The Levy will be 0.5% of an employer's payroll bill, paid through PAYE.
- The payroll bill will cover all employees across the whole of the UK including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- For the purposes of the Levy, an 'employer' is someone who is a secondary contributor, with liability to pay Class 1 Secondary National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for their employees. Although earnings below the secondary threshold are not counted when calculating an employer's NICs, they will be included for the purposes of calculating the amount of levy the employer needs to pay.
- The payroll bill (earnings) will include any remuneration or profit coming from employment, such as wages, bonuses, commissions and pension contributions on which NICs are paid. Levy will not be charged on other payments such as benefits in kind, subject to Class 1A NICs.
- The Levy will apply to 'groups' of companies but not franchises.
- The Levy payment will be allowable for Corporation Tax.
- There will be a time limit of 24 months within which contributions can be spent.
- The Levy can only be used to pay for the training and assessment of apprentices in England.
How much will the apprenticeships cost?
Each Apprenticeship qualification will have a "cap"; this will be the maximum the Government will fund as part of the Levy. Each organisation will agree a cost per learner for each Apprenticeship up to the level of this cap with the training provider they have chosen.
Employers will need to consider quality as well as cost when procuring Apprenticeship provision, much in the same way they do now for commercial training.
What can and can't the Levy funds be used for?
The funds in the employer's digital account can be used for apprenticeship training and end point assessment for its own employees up to the limit of the funding band.
This includes:
- off-the-job training
- planned on programme assessment and end-point assessment and the costs associated with external quality assurance and certification
- e-learning
- registration, materials, examination and certification where part of the apprenticeship programme
- administration directly linked to the training, education and end-point assessment
- funding to retake qualifications provided additional learning takes place
- accommodation costs for residential modules where this is a requirement for all apprentices
- participation in skills competitions directly contributing to the achievement of the apprenticeship standard as agreed between the employer and the provider
- To be eligible for funding, apprentices must (including but not limited to) have the right to work in England, spend at least 50% of their working hours in England and work for the employer or a connected company as defined by HMRC
- Levy funds can be used to fund an apprentice to undertake an apprenticeship at the same or a lower level than a qualification they already hold if the individual will acquire substantive new skills and the content of the training is materially different from any prior qualification or a previous apprenticeship
Levy funds cannot be used on other costs associated with the apprenticeship, including:
- management, traineeships, work placement programmes or the costs of setting up an apprenticeship programme
- enrolment, induction, prior assessment or diagnostic testing
- accommodation costs because of day-to-day work requirements
- travel costs
- wages
- personal protective clothing and safety equipment
- capital purchases
- optional training modules or education trips in excess of those required to achieve the standard or framework
- resits where no additional learning is required
- mentoring or support time by other staff
- tests or exams required to acquire licences to practice
- company induction, administration or bespoke services
- off-the-job training delivered only by distance learning; and repeating a regulated qualification already achieved
In addition, Levy funds cannot be used for any part of an apprentice's programme that duplicates provision they have received from any other source including government funds such as European Social Fund or from Jobcentre Plus.
Funds from an employer's digital account must not be used to pay the training and assessment costs for apprentices employed by an Apprentice Training Agency (ATA).
Funding for apprenticeship training and assessment can only be spent with an approved training provider included on the Government's Register of Approved Training Providers (ROATP). The main provider will have the overall responsibility for the training and on-programme assessment conducted by themselves, their sub-contractors and end-point assessment.
Employers will not be expected to meet the costs of any English and Maths training requirements which will continue to be met in full by Government.
If an apprentice leaves an employer during the course of an apprenticeship, that employee's salary will no longer be included in the Levy calculation and the provider will no longer be able to draw down funds from the employer's digital account to pay for the training or end point assessment for that apprentice.
Apprentices cannot be asked to contribute financially to the direct cost of learning or use a student loan to pay for their apprenticeship.
What will happen if I don't spend the Levy?
You have 24 months to use the Levy. Any monies that are not spent after 24 months will be removed from your DAS monthly, with the first month's money being removed. This money will be used to fund other organisations, including SME provision.
What will happen in other parts of the UK?
The Levy will apply to employers across the UK.
The devolved nations (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) are each responsible for their own apprenticeship programmes, including how funding is spent. The Apprenticeship Service will therefore only support the English apprenticeship system and the amount showing in the digital account will be how much an employer has available to spend on apprenticeship training in England.
For employers with cross-border operations and training activity, work is on-going with the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish Governments to consider how to address this.
For employers operating in one or more of the devolved nations including England, a calculation will be made based on data that is already held by Government about the home address of the employers' employees. This data will be used to work out what proportion of the pay bill is paid to employees living in England.
What if my payroll fluctuates?
If your payroll fluctuates month on month; either because the business is growing, seasonal variations or due to payment of bonuses/commissions, then the amount being transferred to the DAS will vary as well.
This can make planning to spend the Levy more difficult. If for example a Levy paying customer expects to pay £200K in to the DAS annually, but due to bonuses etc. £90K of this is in month 12, then only £10K per month would be being transferred into the DAS. If a programme was designed to spend the full £200K, spending £16.7K per month, then this would be a £6.7K overspend for each of the first 11 months, and the Employer would need to co-invest/contribute 10% of the excess.
Can I use the Levy with Contract / Agency staff?
There is nothing to stop apprenticeships being delivered to Contract / Agency staff. However, the minimum length of ANY apprenticeship programme is 12 months, and many are longer. Most Contract / Agency staff have much shorter placements, so are not suitable for apprenticeship programmes.


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President Donald Trump once again is setting records, becoming the first ever sitting United States President to attend the U.S Women's Open Tennis Tournament.
President Donald Trump is in Bedminster, New Jersey, for the Annual United States Women's Open Tennis Tournament where you can see him taking an official motorcade to a designated skybox on the course.
He arrived on Friday, July 14, 2017, and returned to his skybox to great applause by the crowd in attendance who are extraordinarily blessed to have such a Patriotic President in their presence acknowledging their sport.
Tennis is an American passion, with some of the most brilliant athletes in the country performing in the sport. President Trump says he's "thrilled to be there to support the American athletes who define the backbone of American culture" and is proud these women represent the United States of America.
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Capt. Charles Leonard's house
Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts
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|Mayor-council city
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|Richard Cohen (D)[1][2]
|• Total
|62.8 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
|• Land
|60.2 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
|• Water
|2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
|27 m (90 ft)
|Population (2010)
|• Total
|• Density
|452.8/km2 (1,175.1/sq mi)
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|Eastern (UTC-5)
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Agawam is a city[3] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,438 at the 2010 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from Springfield, Massachusetts. It is considered part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is contiguous with the Knowledge Corridor area, the 2nd largest metropolitan area in New England. Agawam contains a subsection, Feeding Hills.
The Six Flags New England amusement park is located in Agawam, on the banks of the Connecticut River.
Agawam's ZIP code of 01001 is the lowest number in the continental United States (not counting codes used for specific government buildings such as the IRS).[4]
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The Indian village originally sited on the west bank of the Connecticut River was known as Agawam, or Agawanus, Aggawom, Agawom, Onkowam, Igwam, and Auguam. It is variously speculated to mean "unloading place" and "fishcuring place", perhaps in reference to fish at Agawam Falls being unloaded from canoes for curing on the flats at the mouth of the Westfield River.[5]
Ipswich, Massachusetts was also known as Agawam during much of the 17th century, after the English name for the Agawam tribe of northeastern Massachusetts.
On May 15, 1636, William Pynchon purchased land on both sides of the Connecticut River from the local Pocomtuc Indians known as Agawam, which included present-day Springfield, Chicopee, Longmeadow, and West Springfield, Massachusetts. The purchase price for the Agawam portion was 10 coats, 10 hoes, 10 hatchets, 10 knives, and 10 fathoms of wampum. Agawam and West Springfield separated from Springfield to become the parish of Springfield in 1757; Agawam and West Springfield split in 1800. Agawam incorporated as a town on May 17, 1855.
In 1771, John Porter moved to Agawam and founded a gin distillery nine years later. After he died, his grandson, Harry, continued to work the business as the H. Porter Distilling Company. The plant was sold in 1917, and during Prohibition, the main products produced in the building were potato chips and cider. After the Volstead Act was repealed, the mill began producing gin again but closed permanently in 1938. The building, on Main Street near River Road, served as Agawam's Department of Public Works garage until it fell into disrepair.
Agawam furnished 172 men who fought in the American Civil War, 22 of whom died in battle or of disease.
The original town hall, built in 1874 at the corner of Main and School Streets, housed the town government divisions as the current one does today, as well as the original town library located in the building's Tower Room. A small school building was located near the premises and held grades one through three. The building was demolished in 1938, and the property is now the site of Benjamin Phelps Elementary School.[5]
The Feeding Hills town hall, built in 1906, was almost identical to the Agawam town hall and was located at the corner of Springfield and South Westfield Streets. The building was demolished in 1950, and the Clifford M. Granger Elementary School now occupies that land.[5]
May 29, 1930 and June 1, 1931 saw "grand openings" of Bowles Agawam Airport with the latter date including a visit from 100 biplanes of the United States Army Air Corps Eastern Air Arm.[6] A scheduled air service operated out of Bowles for approximately one year, before ending. The airport continued to operate as a civil airport until circa 1985. A pari-mutuel horse racing track, including grandstand and stables, was built adjacent to Bowles Airport. Seabiscuit won the Springfield Handicap at Agawam in track record time in October 1935.[7] The racetrack operated until pari-mutuel betting was outlawed by referendum in Hampden County in November 1938.[6] The airport also had plans in the early 1960s to become a commercial airport and host airlines for the city of Springfield, but plans were shelved. The airport and racetrack were demolished in the late 1980s and the area is now an industrial park.[5][6]
Agawam is located at (42.071961, -72.644097).[8] The city borders West Springfield, Massachusetts, to the north, Southwick, Massachusetts, to the west, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, to the east, Springfield, Massachusetts, to the northeast, and Suffield, Connecticut, to the south. Westfield, Massachusetts, also borders to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.2 square miles (63 km2) of which 23.2 square miles (60 km2) is land and 1 square mile (3 km2) (4.09%) is water.
The highest point in Agawam is the 640-foot (195 m)-tall Provin Mountain, a ridge that, along with the southern part of East Mountain, forms the western boundary of the city. Both are traversed by the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail and are part of the Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.
Agawam has a subsection known as Feeding Hills that runs along the border of Southwick and Westfield, Massachusetts, and Suffield, Connecticut. Its border with Agawam was mainly determined by Line Street, and its ZIP code is 01030.
As of the census[19] of 2010, there were 28,144 people, 11,260 households, and 7,462 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,210.9 people per square mile (467.6/km²). There were 11,659 housing units at an average density of 501.6 per square mile (193.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.71% White, 0.91% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 11,260 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,390, and the median income for a family was $59,088. Males had a median income of $40,924 versus $30,428 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,562. About 4.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.[20]
Agawam is one of fourteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of" in their official names.[21] A mayor is the elected leader of the city. The city council consists of eleven members elected at large by the voters and is the legislative branch of the town government.
The current mayor of Agawam is Richard A. Cohen[22]
Agawam is in the Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District and the First Hampden and Hampshire Senate district.
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Historical commercial operations
1801 - E. Porter Peppermint distillery, later to become the "Agawam Gin" distillery.
1810 - A cotton mill was erected on the site of present-day Six Flags New England.
1812 - Agawam Woolen Mill was established on Elm Street. After a fire, the building was rebuilt in brick in 1889 and still exists. The Agawam Woolen Company folded in 1949.
Six Flags New England, formerly Riverside Amusement Park, began as a picnic grove as early as 1840. It became a full-fledged amusement park in 1940. Riverside Park Speedway, a NASCAR racing track, was part of Riverside park from 1948 to 2000. Riverside was sold to Six Flags in 1996.
1952 - Stacy Machine Co, came to a new plant located on Main St, is best known for producing specialized printing presses. Later known as Kidder-Stacy, the plant closed in the 1990s, but the Main St plant still stands.
1953 - WWLP an NBC affiliate television station began operation with studios and transmitting facilities on Provin Mountain in Feeding Hills.
The Agawam Free Public Library was established in 1891.[24][25] The first libraries were rooms in the Agawam and Feeding Hills town halls and the Mittenague School in North Agawam. After a 1904 fire destroyed the Mittenague School and all the books in it, Fred P. Halladay donated land and buildings in North Agawam to use as a library. In 1925, Minerva Porter Davis donated a building in Agawam Center to serve as the library in that section of town, replacing the Agawam Town Hall rooms.[26] The Feeding Hills branch moved to a building across the street from the Feeding Hills town hall when that structure was removed to make way for Granger school. In 1978 the libraries were consolidated in a new building adjacent to the High School on Cooper St.
In fiscal year 2008, the city of Agawam spent 1.39% ($923,113) of its budget on its public library—some $32 per person.[27]
- Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School – has a "Tempis Fugit" sundial on the auditorium facing south
- Clifford M. Granger Elementary School
- James Clark Elementary School
- Robinson Park Elementary School
- Phelps Elementary School
- Roberta G. Doering Middle School – built in 1929, was first used as the High School, then as the Junior High, now a Middle School
- Agawam Junior High School – built in 1973
- Agawam High School – built in 1955
Points of interest
- The Agawam Historical Association operates the Agawam Historical and Fire House Museum at 35 Elm Street and the historic Thomas Smith House at 251 North West Street in Feeding Hills.
- Anne Sullivan Memorial - marker and statue dedicated to Helen Keller's "Teacher", born in Feeding Hills. The memorial is on the corner of Springfield and South Westfield Streets.
- The Massachusetts Veteran's Memorial Cemetery is located off Main Street.[28]
- A series of plaques with the names of Agawam citizens who died in the Vietnam War, World War II, World War I, the Revolutionary War, or the Spanish–American War is displayed at Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School.
- The 110 mile Metacomet-Monadnock Trail (a hiking trail) traverses the ridgeline of Provin Mountain in western Agawam.
- Robinson State Park, a narrow, urban 852-acre (3.45 km2) park, has its entrance on North St.
- Six Flags New England, the largest amusement park in New England, is located in Agawam.
Notable people
- Creighton Abrams, who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War.[29]
- Daxe Rexford, lead guitarist for Pajama Slave Dancers.[30]
- Anne Sullivan, tutor of Helen Keller[31]
^ Constantine, Sandra. "Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen seeks to fend off former state Rep. Rosemary Sandlin so he can win 6th term". MassLive. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
Cohen, a Democrat, has painted himself as a fiscal conservative who always comes up balanced budgets with little fat for the City Council to trim.
- ^ "Office of the Mayor". Town of Agawam, Massachusetts. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Although it is called the "Town of Agawam," it is a statutory city of Massachusetts. See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
- ^ "United States Postal Service Facts".
- ^ a b c d Agawam Centennial Committee (June 1955). Agawam, Massachusetts Over the Span of a Century. Agawam Centennial Committee. pp. 9–11.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Paul (24 December 2014)."Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Massachusetts, Bowles Agawam Airfield" Accessed 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Seabiscuit, 1938 Horse of the Year". www.spiletta.com. Accessed 11 June 2015.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990".
- ^ "TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF). US Census Bureau. December 1990. Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990. 1990 CP-1-23. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF). US Census Bureau. December 1981. Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980. PC80-1-A23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population" (PDF). 1: Number of Inhabitants. Bureau of the Census. 1952. Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population" (PDF). Bureau of the Census. Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1920, 1910, and 1920. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1890 Census of the Population" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1870 Census of the Population" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1872. Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1860 Census" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1864. Pages 220 through 226. State of Massachusetts Table No. 3. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "American FactFinder".
- ^ "Massachusetts DHCD" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisctlist/ctlistalph.htm
- ^ "Town of Agawam, MA Mayor". Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved December 2010.
- ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 15, 2008" (PDF). Massachusetts Elections Division. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. v.9 (1899)
- ^ "Agawam Public Library". agawamlibrary.org. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Agawam Centennial Committee (June 1955). Agawam, Massachusetts Over the Span of a Century. Agawam Centennial Committee. pp. 16–17.
- ^ July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available: Municipal Pie Reports. Retrieved 2010-08-04
- ^ http://www.memorialpath.org/
- ^ Wilson, George C. (1974-09-05). "Creighton Abrams: From Agawam to Chief of Staff". Washington Post. Section D, p. 4.
- ^ "PAJAMA SLAVE DANCERS, DAMMIT!". snakefoot.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Perkins - Anne Sullivan". Perkins School. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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- Cities in Massachusetts
- Cities in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Populated places on the Connecticut River
- Populated places established in 1635
- Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area


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From "Coming to America" to "Cold Case," Vanessa Bell Calloway has a serious resume. Since beginning her career in the early 1980s, she's played both the silver and small screens. Now she's portraying Gail Strummer on TNT's hospital drama, "HawthoRNe," which touts Jada Pinkett-Smith as star and producer. Gail is Head Nurse at the hospital Jada's character Christina recently joined, and she's unimpressed with Christina's attempt to organize the hospital which they co-run. As we all know, tense atmospheres makes for great television — and "HawthoRNe" is just what the doctor ordered. ESSENCE.com spoke with Vanessa about what we can expect in tonight's season finale, airing at 9pm ET, and on the influx of Black TV shows — and whether Hollywood still has a color complex. ESSENCE.com: Tonight is the finale of TNT's "HawthoRNe," how did you initially join the cast for this second season? VANESSA BELL CALLOWAY: I auditioned on a Thursday and I was at work by Friday the next morning. I like working fast and hard, there's no time to think, you just have to do it. It's been a blessing, Jada's been fabulous, along with the production staff, the crew and the cast. When you get great jobs like this, you know it was meant to be. ESSENCE.com: What can you tell us about final episode? CALLOWAY: I can't tell you much, but I will say that something happens to my character Gail. The hospital is in turmoil and she needs some medical attention. ESSENCE.com: The chemistry between you and Jada is highly adversarial. How is "HawthoRNe" more than bickering Black women? CALLOWAY: The writers wanted to give Jada somebody to really play off of. She and her staff's hospital closed, so obviously there are already people in place at the new facility they are joining. It's nice for the audience from season one because they get to see Christina work through this transition. Meanwhile, Gail is like 'hold up, you can't just come up in my hospital and do you.' She's not impressed and Christina has to move around her like an obstacle as they come to a deal of dividing the duties in the hospital. Jada is a wonderful, real actress like me and we've known each other for years. If my character calls for me to get in your face, let's do it. I give it to her hard, but when you like acting, it's fun. ESSENCE.com: Will Gail be on season three of "HawthoRNe"? CALLOWAY: I have no idea, I hope that "HawthoRNe" returns and that I'm invited back. In this business I never take anything for granted, I'm sure the writers have a lot to work from after this season. Everybody needs to contact TNT and let them know that they enjoyed the show! ESSENCE.com: In addition to "HawthoRNe," what do you have coming up? CALLOWAY: I'm guest appearing on Showtime's "Dexter" as a grief therapist. Dexter's wife dies, so he brings their baby to me and we discuss his mourning process in episode two or three. I also have a BET original sitcom coming up in spring 2011 called "Let's Stay Together" about an adorable young married couple. I play this uppity woman in Atlanta, where the show is based, that brings one of the characters into a bougie organization. ESSENCE.com: Counting "HawthoRNe," along with Blair Underwood and Boris Kodjoe starring in "The Event" and "Undercovers" respectively, what do you think of the increased number of Black TV characters this fall? CALLOWAY: Is it an influx? I'm glad you brought that to my attention, I thought we were still doing the same old thing. It's about time, that's all I can say. They ain't doing anything new. ESSENCE.com: Do you think the increased Black characters are because America has Barack Obama as president? CALLOWAY: I don't know about that because we've still been catching hell, but there's something about people now being in a position to see that world is more than White. It's time to be inclusive, everyone on your block isn't White. Maybe it's not Barack Obama as much as it's just time. ESSENCE.com: What did you think when you saw NBC's "Undercovers," which is something of a "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" for the small screen, starring two lead Black characters? CALLOWAY: I almost fell out of my seat when I saw Boris' commercial! I was like 'Hallelujah!' They still like to lean toward the light negroes, they still have their preference but that's ok, we'll take it how we can get it.


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The Word is against Incest
The sin of incest can't be avoided just because there is no literal word for word law against it in the New Testament. And just
because there aren't specific cases given in the New Testament condemning it, still matters not one iota, as the Lord's Law of Love
covers every situation and is the ETERNAL Law of the heart. It doesn't change from culture to culture or from time span to time
span. With the Lord's love in our hearts and the Holy Spirit whispering to us, we will in all places and times make the right decision
according to what's right and wrong. Knowing the principles of the Lord, or as the prophets called them the 'Precepts' of the Lord
that are built into our conscience one by one, cementing them all together into ONE LAW, means we can discern all situations.
That's not a super spiritual theory but a down to EARTH, basis for deciding what is right and wrong. Why because there is an
erronous Christian doctrine out among the liberated, that says if it isn't stated IN the Bible it is O.K. to do. That's as negative and as
untrue as untrue can get, because with the Lord's Spirit and principles any situation can be discerned so we don't sin. WE
shouldn't be looking for loopholes like the religious do, but knowing that the Lord is watching our actions in everything we do and
judging our spirits and motivations. For even if supposedly obeying the law, we could be violating the law in spirit. The Law of
Love covers every situation, and has no negative voids that can be filled in by our unlawful wishes.
The Bible is not the End All at ALL, it is not the final word, it is just the start. The Bible is just the basic, that brings us to Christ
and His Law of Love. This even though some Christians think the Bible is the absolute final word. It isn't, its the BASICS that get
us into His SPIRIT. For the Lord is the final WORD and His Spirit is the final Word, and He is still talking and has so much to say.
All the Bible isn't the Word of God, the whole thing is not scripture.... ONLY the exact straight forward THUS SAITH THE
LORD verses from the prophets and from his writers, and from the Lord's own mouth are scriptures. And they superceed anything
of the other words and opinions written by the other writers of the Bible, including some of Pauls more outrageous comments. And
yet most Christians don't realize this and worship the words of the New Testament and Paul's opinions even when they contradict
the Lord's.
So saying you can get away with incest because there is nothing written about it in the Bible is just not true. The principles of the
Lord's words state without question that incest is a sin. Its against the freedom of choice and the free will development of children
into adulthood, or the equality of the sexes, and definitely goes against the Law of Love. For the Law of Love is not wishy washy
and loose and easy to be evaded, but just the contrary, it can NOT be circumvented. People can not pretend to have love when it
isn't in their hearts and goes against the Lord's Principles. The Lord knows what's in our hearts and we know even if others may
not, what our true intentions are. This is why the Lord's whole discourse of Mathew 23 against the scribes and pharisees was, You
have heard that it has been said '......' but I (Jesus) say unto you, 'Whosoever sins in his heart ... is quilty'. Jesus was going to the
heart, and for then the religious law keepers could not pretend that they were innocent and keeping the law. Because no one can
evade the Law of Love, it applies to every situation, as every situation can be determined by the eternal principles of the Lord.
Therefore without going into details and commenting after your post dave from Phoenix, can I say the whole negative premise of 'If
it isn't written in the 66 books of the Bible, you can get away with it', just isn't VALID. For concurrently I am also not much of a
translation believer either, for many Christians and scholars get soooo far into thinking all truths are discernable by just figuring out
what the mere author meant in his original language that .... they make you think you have study Greek or Hebrew for twenty years
just to discern whether you can have sex with your neighbor. I mean if I had to wait that long, I reckon my passion would have
dwindled and the opportunity gone.
But No, in my opinion with the Lord's all present Spirit and our own conscience, we can know the good from the evil. We can
compare scriptures and principles in our heart and mind and decide quickly what course of action or erection we can take. Do you
catch what my meaning is HERE.
Its not a matter of looking for negative void openings in which to fulfill our needs and greeds, but understanding the Spirit of Love
and its principles so we can naturally and normally and spiritually just flow with every situation. For then we can now and in the
future in whatever culture or with whatever people KNOW what the Lord wants us to do and what is acceptable in His eyes.
But 'Incest' is not right in His eyes, because it is domination, and intimidation spiritually, and violates the Lord's physical scientific
laws of biology as well. For the Lord created all laws harmonically together so that we can not even religiously eliminate the truths
of genetics which say, 'Stay away from incestuous relationships'. Negative recessive genes when combined become dominate and
expressed. It leads to physical defects and abnormalies. Who made it this way, the Lord Himself because He is the Creator.
And we can't circumvent true pychology which says incestuous relationships cause immense pain and suffering and mental grief
and confusion. So let's just follow the advise of all these truths and the Spirit and just make love to OTHERS.
David from British Columbia


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Title: Sia
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Publisher: Josh Grayson
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Goodreads Synopsis:
When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she's reunited with her family. At school, she's powerful and popular. At home, she's wealthy beyond her dreams. But she quickly realizes her perfect life is a lie. Her family is falling apart and her friends are snobby, cruel and plastic. Worse yet, she discovers she was the cruelest one. Mortified by her past, she embarks on a journey of redemption and falls for Kyle, the "geek" she once tormented. Yet all the time she wonders if, when her memories return, she'll become the bully she was before…and if she'll lose Kyle.
What I thought:
This is an incredibly sweet story that with a good message to the teenagers it's intended for. Sadly I don't think stuck up bullies like the ones pictured in the book spends a lot of time reading. At least the stuck up people during my high school years didn't, which is a shame.
As to how I feel about this book, well, I'm thoroughly conflicted.
First of all, I don't feel anything for these characters. They're flat characters in an otherwise good book, but that feels like a horrible thing to say because they're actually quite likable. But I feel that it's intended for a younger audience then the usual YA readers, say like actual younger teenagers, and that I may be the language of the book that made me unable to connect with the characters, not the characters per se. Let's go with that because I kinda like Sia, I just can't feel her.
Every character in this book has a very specific role to play. Amber is the Queen Bee of the school, Duke is the rock star QB, Stacy is the follower and Kyle's the loser love interest. They play their roles perfectly, which makes the whole book a bit predictable. Sia got a very rational head on her shoulders and wisdom beyond her years, which also makes this book feel more of a moral story intended for younger readers and less like a book. Although, if had actually been one of those younger people I think I would have liked this book very much.
Sia takes a very stereotypical approach to the cliques of the high school cafeteria and and turns them in to a sweet story about finding yourself and throws a little bit of love into the mix. It is predictable and a bit flat but it has a very good and very important message to all those high schoolers out there. Although I have to say that this story has been written before, many times, and this is not particularly different from any of them. But that doesn't make this one any less good, and if you had to choose one of all those out there, this will be as good choice as any!
You see? Conflicted, I go back and forth so much i think I might get whiplash.
I like the idea of the story and I really recommend it to the younger audience but for the 22 year old me this was a let down.
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About the author:
Josh Grayson was born in Mexico, raised in Massachusetts, and now lives in Martinsville, Virginia. It was his move to the South that stirred his imagination and gave him the courage to start writing. During his free time, Josh enjoys reading, jogging, swimming, and watching YouTube videos.
Josh currently works as a medical driver, shuttling people all over Virginia and North Carolina. He has also worked as a machinist, film sales rep, admin. assistant, and telemarketer (he apologizes if he called you).
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Two weeks ago I marked my 10th anniversary in New York. I have been anxiously anticipating this achievement, it being the first time in my adult life I've managed any long term achievement. I had envisioned some drinks with friends. Instead, I marked the day, August 28, camped out inside with as much water and candles as I could gather, riding out a hurricane. An actual hurricane. It was my first hurricane of any category. And considering the events that have occurred in my 10 years here, a hurricane marking my anniversary? It was strangely and perfectly poetic.
I think marking August 28, 2011 was so important to me because of the other 10 year anniversary looming. I needed to mark a celebratory anniversary. All things considered, it's fairly amazing it even happened. Ten years ago on August 28, I arrived in Brooklyn and moved into my apartment on the 4th floor of what turned out to be a building resembling a godforsaken hellhole. It was a horrid place. There was dog crap in the hallways and the apartment itself was not only much much tinier than I remembered, it was horribly, disgustingly dirty. My first night there was a nightmare. There was yelling in the hallways, my cats were wailing in displeasure and I had so many boxes in too small a space, so that I basically ended up with a path from the bedroom to the kitchen to the bathroom and that was it. I could not believe I left a secure, good paying job and a fantastic apartment in Maryland, not to mention my family, to come and live in a piece of shit hovel. The saving grace was the view. I could look out my windows directly at the Statue of Liberty and then a little to the right was the downtown Manhattan skyline. God, it was gorgeous.
After a little over a week, I was still doubtful of my apparently idiotic decision, but I clearly remember getting up in the morning and looking out my windows at that famous view of Manhattan and saying "Hello, New York." A few days later, that view was forever changed. And so was I.
I have no desire to talk about what I saw on September 11, 2001. It goes without saying that I was terrified, horrified, traumatized. It felt like an earthquake when the first tower went down. I frantically closed all my windows as the dust cloud overtook my building. My car was covered in a film of grey. I don't think I ever washed it off because in my mind, that grey dust was all that was left.
On September 12, though, I finally started unpacking. That's when I decided to stay. It wasn't even a conscious decision. I just started opening boxes and hanging pictures on the wall. No freaking terrorists were going to make me run home in fear. In the days and weeks that followed, the horrible burning smell dissipated. And I got to know a city in which I'm so very proud to live. I barely knew a New York City with the Twin Towers, but the New York City that I got to know was a sight (and site) to behold.
I saw firefighters in uniforms from all across the country who just showed up to help. Strangers regularly stopped to offer assistance, to ask if I was ok, if I looked even slightly lost or confused. I even had a police officer walk me across Battery Park helping me find the address of my latest temp job. On my way to another temp job, transferring trains at Atlantic Avenue, I'd walk by the police officers stationed at that travel hub and this one particular officer was in the same spot every morning and each day he'd look at me and say "It's gonna be ok. You have a good day, now." I will never forget his face. He brought reassurance and confidence back to my routine.
About a month ago, a friend and I were driving up West Street, heading north and stuck in traffic. I was staring at a building, a skyscraper, under construction and noting the unique shape, the beautiful, mirrored glass. I was thinking, "What a gorgeous building that's going to be." Then as we got closer, I noticed that we were driving by the site of the previous towers, and what I had been admiring was the Freedom Tower in progress. It will be a sight to behold, just like my city.
I spent today, the 10 year anniversary of the worst day I hope to ever see, with a wonderful friend, watching the Ravens/Steelers game on TV. My Ravens kicked ass. Then I did some laundry. It was a good day, marked in my own way. Life goes on. And thank God for it.


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So welcome to Tuesday night and fml. Today a bunch of the senior guys had a mutiny meeting, where i was also invited because i used to be a manager/lead and they thought i'd have good insight. God, there are so many things as someone who used to work at much bigger companies i would like to change at this one. They need product management and quality assurance something wicked. Not to mention team leads. But, whatevs, it's a job that's gonna fly me to America on the company dime in a few weeks, and they give 5 weeks vacay (actually standard for Europe) and everyone is free to spend their time doing whatever they want, plus the boss likes me, so, really?
But fer realz. I was really upset to be called into a mutiny meeting in a job where i am still in my honeymoon. I mean, i hope my cool demeanor helped draw some perspective for these guys, but secretly i was pissed. Tonight i went out after-work-drinking in order to forget my goddamned colleagues instead of my manager. That's messed.
I am very, very fucking wasted right now. I went to my EBM bar, which on Tuesdays apparently does not play EBM. So i went to my new kneipe, which was ok, but i normally only go there Friday or Saturday, so the bartender was different. (Well plus my fav bartender got fired a couple months ago for being too trashy on the job.) Then i went to my old kneipe, where the bartender was very clear about the fact that M, who i fucked last weekend in a drunken stupor, had relayed all of my drunken shit about why i had not gone back to my old kneipe any more. Which, appparently, second hand, was "fuck fucking [kneipe x]". Seriously, i can't even remember any more why i decided to ban that bar, but after giving me shit for hating on the place, the bartender is all like "you should come back tomorrow because M's gonna be here", and, really? Fuck [kneipe x] and slutty 40-something-year-old boys who want to see me again on a work night.
I decided to upgrade my weekend fucktoys to boys since i moved to Berlin because they just get in there and do their thing, meanwhile i can choose to not kiss them because girls are way better kissers, and life goes on. Finger-fucking is gender-irrelevant. I like the whole concept of having 10 minutes of entertainment and then going back on the dancefloor again. Club boys are great at that. They're too drugfucked and/or drunk to cum anyways, so the whole thing is just a bit of clean fun. That's exactly what sex should be, in my opinion. I am so, so, so fucking done with the whole 4.5 hour i-love-you-so-much foreplay and fiveplay and roleplay and let's make each other cum a billion times shitty sex that happens when you have a real partner. I mean, it's fun, it's great, it feels amazing, but my God, it will never feel as amazing as spending the exact same amount of time dancing to techno music. Why waste your time, when you can jack each other off in the bathroom for a few minutes, then take a bump (club kids) or have a shot (rockers) and get on with the rest of your night?
Sex shoud be like a bump or a shot. When it's like a 7-course meal, it feels equally as pretentious.
So, you know, welcome to my 35-year-old jaded self.
I can't even remember what my point was, but fuck this shit. I'm getting as drunk as i possibly can get tonight because fuck mutiny on a crew i just joined less than 6 months ago.


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Shopgirls: The True Story Of Life Behind The Counter
24 June 2014 Hutchinson Hardback £16.99
Written by the presenter and producer of the BBC television series, SHOPGIRLS
The true story of the women behind the counters of Britain's most famous – and not so famous – stores.
From the Victorian age through to the present day, an unsung army of shopgirls has been at the heart of Britain's retail – and social – revolution. Here, their story has been researched and brought to life for the first time by historian Pamela Cox, and writer and producer Annabel Hobley.
SHOPGIRLS is published to coincide with the three-part television series on BBC Two of the same name.
This lively and original book will change the way we look at these truly pioneering women; at our most successful department stores; and at shopping itself. It shows how the story of British shopgirls is one woven deep into the fabric of our history, and reveals their vital and often groundbreaking roles across the decades.
We meet Selfridges' 'business-women' as they fight to maintain their good name and arsonist suffragette Gladys Evans who was jailed for standing up for her beliefs; we join Margaret Bondfield as she goes undercover fiercely championing the rights of early shopgirls; and stand alongside the impoverished interwar chain store assistants who stole stockings to supplement their meagre wages. We encounter young apprentices, the first generation of female graduate trainees and 1940s working mums. We follow Chili Bouchier's journey from the small ladies' department at Harrods to become the star of the silver screen; uncover the raw courage of John Lewis's Miss Austin during the Blitz in the West End; and celebrate the art school entrepreneurs who kick-started the boutique movement of the swinging '60s.
SHOPGIRLS features fascinating real-life stories of women through the modern ages, as well as archive testimony that has been little seen before now, exploring what life was really like working, and in some cases living, inside the shops and departments stores of the time. It is the perfect read for fans of history and nostalgia, as well as Lindy Woodhead's Shopping, Seduction and Mr Selfridge and the BBC drama series, The Paradise.
PAMELA COX is a social historian at the University of Essex. She has presented two major history series for BBC TWO – Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter (2014) and Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs (2012), both produced by Annabel Hobley for betty. Her previous books include Bad Girls (2012) and Becoming Delinquent (2002).
ANNABEL HOBLEY is a television producer and writer. Her credits for the BBC, ITV and More4 include Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter; Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs; McQueen & I, a documentary on fashion icons Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow; and The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon, about an extraordinary treasure trove of Edwardian films.


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We all love to be told a story that involves us and engrosses us within it's warm, loving and heart-breaking embrace. When it comes to games, there are many that have very memorable stories. Our pick for this topic has got to be the fantastic series that is, Uncharted. Bring Indiana Jones, marry it with gaming and there you go! It is the modern day rough treasure hunter. It's story has always been the highlight of the series and does little to disappoint. Each subsequent game has built off the last and made for some of the most memorable gameplay in recent years.
The story captures you and really invests you into the character that we encounter. It also presents us with some amazing locales and themes. From betrayal to the biting stings of the past. Each gives our hero, Nathan Drake a motivation and a goal to pursue. His life long joy of finding artifacts often lands him and his long time mentor Sully, into some rather iffy situations but both know that they would never trade anything in the world for what they do. With a fourth title on the way, many fans are clamoring to see what this latest entry brings us, if not the end of Drake's story. If you have yet to play these games, do so, if you don't own a PlayStation system, do watch some gameplay of it or at least the story edit's.


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No one goes quietly. Boardwalk Empire returns for the fifth and final season Sunday, September 7 at 9PM, only on HBO.
Atlantic City, 1931: As the country struggles to cope with the Great Depression and the end of Prohibition looms, Nucky Thompson looks to legitimize himself through alliances with liquor producers, while rivals Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky seek to consolidate their power in the wake of Arnold Rothstein's death and […]
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Return to Port-Au-Prince/
We spent the day traveling back to PAP today. We left our wonderful hosts and home in Port-de-Paix. We were able to get to the cathedral briefiy and see that the old structure has been entirely removed. We ran into Pere Jean Nesly Aïs who was picking up his daughter from the music school. This was a great surprise. We met some acolytes who gave us a tour of the cathedral as they were preparing for a festival day tomorrow.
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A friend of mine challenged me to do this. If you're interested, here's how it's done.
1. Choose a sweater. This one had a low cut, making the task much easier.
Since Marc by Marc Jacobs showed accessories covered in bunnies, and talks began about whether the bunny is the new cat, I thought that it was about time that the squirrel got a little fame of its own, too. Therefore, this blog's only intent is to bring justice to other cute furry animals besides cats and bunnies. Let's fashion up, squirrels!


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One in a (100) million: Shamin Akhter is Pakistan's only female truck driver
It's a statistic at once depressing and hopeful.
Only one woman has ever been issued a license to drive a truck in Pakistan.
But of course this is Pakistan, a country with the second-worst metrics of gender equality in the world. And as a look at the more progressive countries in the world reveals, when it comes to think job, things are only marginally better.
Which is why Shamin Akhter's story is so remarkable.
One in a (hundred) million
It takes an incredible spirit of enterprise to be the only woman in a population of close to two hundred million who has a license to drive a heavy-duty vehicle.
And Shamim Akhter has displayed ample evidence of it - both in the present and the past.
She's sold life insurance policies for Rs 800 each in her neighborhood. She's been a sewing teacher. When the vocation school where she taught shut down, she earned a driving license.
She then earned a license to drive a Light Traffic Vehicle (LTV). Next on her agenda became the license for Heavy Traffic Vehicles (HTV), which she also went on to earn.
Today, she's licensed to drive any kind of public service vehicle at all. She also owns her own driving school, 'Hammad Driving Training Centre' that operates out of her living room and is named after he 18-year-old son.
Because this woman defying all manner of societal and gender stereotypes is 53.
And she's defying another one now: at 53, she's studying to complete her matriculation examinations. "I AM MBBF. Matric bar bar fail," she laughed in an interview with Dawn.
It would be foolhardy to confuse the self-deprecation with defeat.
Her pride and joy is a cupboard of textbooks placed in the center of her living room. She had studied the Quran as a child and passed school till the fifth-grade, till she was forced to quit and married off.
When circumstances made it necessary for her to work, she decided she'd get an education while she was at it.
Even as she drives from Islamabad to Rawalpindi most days a week for Rs 1,000 per trip, earning a living to feed her five children, she's cleared three more grades.
She's now completed Grade Eight. The end, a Matriculation certificate to add to her coterie of hard-earned licenses, is now in sight.
"People here call me 'Bhai Jan' because I am very daring," she says. "Those at the institution where I previously worked as a sewing teacher used to call me 'brave'."
Given her credentials: 53, student, single mother, first female truck driver, entrepreneur, owner of driving school and car-mechanic, that's clearly understating it.
The world has not enough
For a world with simply not enough people interested in driving trucks, it's ironic that we simply refuse to make it easier for women.
And this isn't a subcontinental problem alone.
Less than 10% of truck drivers in the US and the UK are female. Not due to lack of want - transport companies in both countries have a severe shortfall of drivers. According to the BBC, the gap is as much as 45,000.
Increasingly, large trucking corporations seem to be trying to tap into the half of the population they've never considered employable before - women.
And it isn't easy - not because women aren't up to the job but because men are convinced they're not. It's a tough job, they say.
Looking at Shamin, one wonders if it's possible to find a job tougher than her.
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I've had a store on Zazzle for a while now and recently made some designs (and an entire category) for things for writers. My favorite thing to tell writers is, "Just. Keep. Writing." so you can find that on a macbook cover, a mug, and on the front of my promotional shirts for this site. Additionally, some of my author friends are members of the Cliffhangering Bastard Club. "Official" shirts for the club can be found there as well. If you, or your fans, consider you to be a member of the CBC, pick one up. To get there from here, click the link below.
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Being on the Other End of Edits
I'm going to be publishing my second book of poetry soon (not soon enough for all the work publishing entails). My first book, Deep Breaths & Chocolate, is available on Amazon. So, once again, I got to be on the receiving end of corrections and comments from an editor. And yes, even an editor needs an editor. The person I turn to is Suzanne Hartwick and I highly recommend her.
Suzanne has been my editor since my last book. So this time, she didn't need to leave a lot of comments explaining her changes. We have a really good relationship. She makes my work better. Makes me look better than I do on my own. Not that I take every suggestion. But I think long and hard before I click decline. I love that she makes me think. Makes me question myself–in a good way.
There were times that I felt like I needed to justify my choices. And in my case, we're only talking about word choices and simple punctuation (I write minimalistic poetry after all). Slogging through a book's worth of edits, even simple edits, is time consuming and brain numbing. I definitely have a better appreciation for what the writers for whom I work have to go through when my job is done.
I'd much rather be on the other end of the editing process. I guess it's a good thing it's taken me two years between books.
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