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Video games used to scare me.
Seriously, when I was three or four, seeing those pixels running along the screen used to send me running from the room. To be fair, so did thunderstorms and Scar from the Lion King. Eventually though, I began to realise that the pixels I was seeing on the screen weren't scary at all. Sonic 2 was the game that converted me. Any kid would eventually realise that all the bright colours and sneaker wearing hedgehogs weren't anything to be afraid of. I watched others playing the game and eventually summoned up the courage to do so myself. In the twenty years that have followed, I've played tons of games but Sonic 2 is always the one that sticks out as both the first and one of the favourites. Here's some reasons why.
The original Sonic laid the foundations for the series, bringing a fast paced platformer designed to knock Uncle Mario off his perch. The sequel, released only a year later, managed to build on the initial ideas of running through bright levels with mean robot machines by upping the speed. Sonic ran faster, jumped higher and looked sharper. The introduction of the spin dash meant Sonic could curl into a ball and blast away like a rocket from the off.
Sonic 2 also introduced a sidekick named Tails, a fox with two tails. Tails could use these to fly like a helicopter (though it wasn't until the next game that the player could actually do this themselves). It meant that the adventure could be undertaken by more than one player, or that the characters could be pitted against each other in multiplayer. The multiplayer option decided victory not just on who could finish the stage fastest, but on points like the most number of enemies destroyed, rings collected and more.
Speaking of levels, this was another area the sequel improved on. Sonic 1 had six zones, plus a final boss zone, whereas the second game had ten with another seperate boss zone. These levels were significantly larger than in the previous adventure, and more speed focused than the original (Labryinth Zone still brings back bad memories). There was more variety in these stages as well, with creativity shown in fast paced Emerald Hill Zone or the tricky Wing Fortress Zone.
Other series staples like Super Sonic, achieved after collecting all the Chaos Emeralds, and Metal Sonic made their debut here as well.
While time has dimmed the visuals slightly, I still feel that Sonic 2 creates a wonderfully colourful world for the Mega Drive. Many games attempted impressive looking games at the time but Sonic 2 looked to create a ton of diverse levels that all looked impressive. Certainly the opening level is definitely an iconic one for me, with it's ocean view, green fields and checkerboard loops, but it's not alone. Casino Night Zone has it's slot machines and neon lights, the Chemical Plant is a grey factory, until it's deadly toxic waters turn the screen pink. There's a wide colour pallet that's more usually associated with Nintendo in Sonic 2.
Enemies look unique as well, with care taken in the design of the robots, as well as in the different Dr Robotnik bosses, from his drill car right up to the Death Egg Robot, most recently recreated in Sonic Generations.
Yeah it doesn't look quite as sharp as it did 20 years ago, but I still think it's smooth enough to impress even today.
While it may not have been an element I considered much in my youth, the game contains some great music. The Emerald Hill zone music is a great opening piece (though the Green Hill Zone theme is probably more iconic). The Casino Night theme is jazzy, whilst the Metropolis Zone conveys a bustling factory. There's a great contrast between the music for Sky Sanctuary, which is quite slow paced like the level, and the Wing Fortress, which is far more dramatic and conveys the feeling of heading to the final act of the game. Certainly as time has gone on, I've appreciated just how well the music fits the action on screen.
Closing Thoughts
It's twenty years on since I sat down with Sonic 2 and just as I've grown, so has the series. It had a very awkward teenage phase and nearly went off the rails altogether, but seems to have come good in recent years. Although I'm not the Sonic fan I once was, I still find myself returning to Sonic 2, which I also have the ports of on both the Gamecube and the 360. Even now, with all the amazing technical marvels we can play today, I still find time to blast through this gem. As soon as I hear SEEEEEEEEGA and the twinkling on the title screen, I'm five years old again.


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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call looks at the handful of major legislation that was approved by the Legislature and signed into law so far by Gov. Charlie Baker in 2017.
In the first eight months of the 2017 session, only 79 bills out of more than 6,000 filed have been approved by the House and Senate and signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker.
Thirty-five of those were local bills dealing with an individual city or town and 29 were on sick leave banks for individual state workers. Sick leave banks allow employees to voluntarily donate sick, personal or vacation days to a pool for use by ill fellow state workers so they can get paid while on medical leave.
Of the 15 remaining, 10 ranged from supplemental budgets and extending simulcast racing to designating May as Seatbelt Awareness Month and the first week in August as Ice Bucket Challenge week.
The remaining five are five major key issues that came to a roll call vote in both branches and were signed into law by Gov. Baker.
Here they are:
$18 MILLION IN PAY HIKES (S 16): On Feb. 2, the House 116-43, Senate 31-9, overrode Gov. Baker's veto of an $18 million pay raise package including hiking the salaries of the two leaders who filed the bill, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, D-Winthrop, and Senate President Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, by $45,000 from $97,547 to $142,547. The measure also hikes the pay of the Legislature's two Republican leaders, Sen. Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, and Rep. Bradley Jones, R-North Reading, by $37,500 from $85,047 to $122,547. Another provision hikes the salaries of the state's judges by $25,000 over an 18-month period.
The measure raises the governor's salary by $33,200, from $151,800 to $185,000; and provides hikes for the other five constitutional officers. It also requires that every two years the salaries of the governor, the other five constitutional statewide officers and the House speaker and Senate president be increased or decreased based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) that measures the quarterly change in salaries and wages. It also requires that the same formula is used every two years to increase or decrease the stipends that more than 100 other legislators receive for their service in Democratic or Republican leadership positions, as committee chairs or vice chairs and as the ranking Republican on some committees. There is also a caveat that regardless of the data from the BEA, the amount of money they receive can never be less than it was in February 2017.
The measure puts an end to legislative per diems which are travel, meals and lodging reimbursements collected by the legislators. These reimbursements were given to legislators above and beyond their regular salaries.
Another provision increases the annual general expense allowance for each legislator from $7,200 to $15,000 for members whose districts are within a 50-mile radius of the Statehouse and to $20,000 for districts located outside of that radius. This allowance is used at the discretion of individual legislators to support a variety of costs including the renting of a district office, contributions to local civic groups and the printing and mailing of newsletters. Legislators are issued a 1099 from the state and are required to report the allowance as income but are not required to submit an accounting of how they spend it.
The package also gives a $65,000 housing allowance for the governor. Massachusetts is one of only six states that supplies neither a governor's residence nor a housing allowance, even as Boston is among the most expensive housing markets of any of the state capitals.
The House and Senate attached an emergency preamble to the measure. That means it went into effect immediately instead of in the usual 90 days. The preamble says, "Whereas, the deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to make certain changes in the law for compensation of public officials, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience."
Voters are not allowed to collect signatures to put a question repealing the pay raises on the November 2018 ballot because the package includes judicial pay hikes which under the Massachusetts Constitution cannot be the subject of a repeal on the ballot.
(A "Yes" vote is for overriding Gov. Baker's veto and is for the pay raise. A "No" vote is against overriding the governor's veto and is against the pay raise.)
YES: Reps. Jennifer Benson, Stephan Hay, Natalie Higgins, Harold Naughton, and Sens. James Eldridge and Jennifer Flanagan.
NO: Reps. Kimberly Ferguson, Sheila Harrington, Jonathan Zlotnik, and Sen. Anne Gobi
$200 MILLION FOR LOCAL ROADS AND BRIDGES (H 3648): House 159-0, Senate 36-0, approved and on May 4 Gov. Baker signed into law a bill authorizing $200 million in one-time funding for the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges in cities and towns across the state. The package is a bond bill under which the funding would be borrowed by the state through the sale of bonds.
The measure also authorizes $70 million for the completion of the ATLAS, the Registry of Motor Vehicles' technology system that will replace an archaic system that is 30 years old and difficult to maintain and use.
(A "Yes" vote is for the bill.)
YES: Reps. Jennifer Benson, Stephan Hay, Natalie Higgins, Harold Naughton, and Jonathan Zlotnik, and Sens. James Eldridge, Jennifer Flanagan and Anne Gobi.
$40.2 BILLION FISCAL 2018 STATE BUDGET (H 3800): House 140-9, Senate 36-2, approved and on July 11 Gov. Baker signed into law a conference committee version of a $40.2 billion fiscal 2018 state budget to cover state spending from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The governor vetoed $320.3 million in spending. The Legislature has yet to override any of the vetoes.
(A "Yes" vote is for the budget. A "No" vote is against it.)
YES: Reps. Jennifer Benson, Stephan Hay, Natalie Higgins, and Jonathan Zlotnik, and Sens. James Eldridge, Anne Gobi and Jennifer Flanagan. Rep. Harold Naughton did not vote.
FAIRNESS FOR PREGNANT WORKERS (H 3816): House 150-0, Senate 38-0, approved and on July 27 Gov. Baker signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that prohibits an employer from discriminating against, refusing to employ or firing a woman because she is pregnant or has a condition related to pregnancy.
The measure guarantees reasonable accommodations and safety measures for pregnant mothers. Reasonable accommodations include time off to recover from childbirth; more frequent, longer paid or unpaid breaks; acquiring or modifying equipment or seating arrangements; and a private non-bathroom space for expressing breast milk — unless any of these would create an undue hardship on the employer.
(A "Yes" vote is for the bill.)
YES: Reps. Jennifer Benson, Stephan Hay, Natalie Higgins, Harold Naughton, and Jonathan Zlotnik, and Sens. James Eldridge, Jennifer Flanagan and Anne Gobi.REGULATE MARIJUANA (H 3818): House 136-11, Senate 32-6, approved and on July 28, Gov. Baker signed into law a bill changing some provisions and adding other provisions to the law, approved by voters on the 2016 ballot, legalizing the possession, growing and sale of marijuana.
The measure taxes all marijuana sales with a 10.75 percent excise tax, 6.25 percent state sales tax and a local option allowing cities and towns to impose an additional tax of up to 3 percent. In addition, any agreement between a retail marijuana establishment and a host community for the first five years may include a community impact fee of up to another 3 percent paid by the seller to the city or town to cover the costs imposed upon the municipality by the operation of the establishment. Medical marijuana remains tax-free.
If a city or town voted for the 2016 marijuana ballot question, the decision to prohibit or restrict marijuana establishments will be determined by a local city or town wide referendum.
If a city or town voted against the ballot question, the decision would be made by the municipality's governing body until December 2019 and then by a local city or town wide referendum.
Other key provisions of the new law include:
Allowing persons over 21 to give an ounce or less of marijuana to others; possess up to one ounce of marijuana outside their home and ten ounces in their home. Any quantity above one ounce in the home must be under lock and key.
Allowing each person to grow six plants per person in his or her home, with a maximum of 12 plants per household.
Prohibiting plants that can be visible by neighbors or from a public place and putting growing areas under lock and key.
Giving landlords the right to prohibit smoking or growing of marijuana on their properties.
Allowing advertising on TV, radio, billboard, print or the Internet only in markets where at least 85 percent of the audience is over 21.
Banning retail shops from being located near school zones.
(A "Yes" vote is for the bill.)
YES: Reps. Jennifer Benson, Stephan Hay, Natalie Higgins, Harold Naughton, and Jonathan Zlotnik, and Sens. James Eldridge, Jennifer Flanagan and Anne Gobi.
LATER START FOR SCHOOL DAY (H 289): The Education Committee held a hearing on legislation that would create a task force to study the possible benefits of instituting a later start time to the school day for public elementary and secondary schools. The task force would hold public hearings to study the impact of school start times on student academic performance and would also review scientific and academic findings on sleep needs of adolescents.
"The impetus for the later school starting time study is the concern expressed by school administrators over high schoolers' lack of sleep," said sponsor Rep. Robert Koczera, D- New Bedford. "Ideally teenagers should get between 8.5 and 9.5 hours of sleep and not five to six hours. Lack of sleep can lead to poor grades, anxiety and depression. Researchers have found improvements in student performance when start times are delayed."
MANDATED 20 MINUTES OF RECESS (H 235): The Education Committee's agenda also included a proposal requiring all elementary school students to have at least 20 minutes of uninterrupted supervised, safe and unstructured recess per day.
Supporters said that students who have consistent recesses have improved memories and are more focused. They noted that recess is often taken away from a student as a punishment and ironically those students are precisely the kid who needs it.
"All of the research emphasizes the importance of free play," said bill sponsor Rep. Marjorie Decker, D-Cambridge. "Children become better learners and achievers when they are able get their energy out on the playground. Recess needs to be codified so it is non-negotiable and doesn't get traded in for more test prep time or used as a punishment."
LOTTERY LEGISLATION: The Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee will hold a hearing on several Lottery-related bills on Tuesday, September 19 at 1 p.m. in Room A-1 at the Statehouse in Boston including:
LOTTERY ONLINE (H 26, H 134 and H 135): Several bills have been filed that would allow the Lottery to sell tickets online.
NO LOTTERY MONEY IF TICKETS ARE NOT SOLD (H 168): Prohibits any city or town that does not allow the sale of Lottery ticket from receiving any money from the Lottery proceeds.
HIDE IDENTITY OF LOTTERY WINNERS (H 3469): Allows winners to refuse to have their name, address or other identifying information be released to the public. The measure also allows winners to forego all public appearances related to his or her winning the Lottery including the one at which the winner is given an oversized check to hold at Lottery Headquarters.
SCRATCH TICKETS (H 174): Requires the Lottery to develop a second chance game that awards prizes for nonwinning scratch tickets, in order to encourage recycling and prevent the tickets from being littered in and around stores.
SAFER DRUG USER PROGRAM (S 1081): The Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee held a hearing on a bill that would legalize and create safe injection facilities where drug addicts can inject drugs already in their possession under the supervision of healthcare professionals or other trained staff. The facility could also provide other related services including needle exchange, overdose prevention and referrals to treatment and other services.
Sen. Will Brownsberger, D-Belmont, the bill's sponsor, says the proposal is a conversation starter. "Over the past five years, the death rate from overdose has tripled in Massachusetts," said Brownsberger. "The facilities offer a unique opportunity to offer drug treatment and AIDS counseling. Properly run, safe injection facilities can be a tool, not only for reducing the harms of addiction, but also for fighting addiction itself."
Opponents of the proposal said these facilities would pose a temptation for recovering addicts. They said legislators should focus instead on addiction treatment.
"Why are we giving them the same thing that's keeping people high and killing them?" asked Savina Martin who has worked with addicts for 30 years. "These are like assisted suicide houses."
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MUST RELEASE TAX RETURNS (S 365) : The Election Laws Committee held a hearing on a bill that would require candidates running for president in the Massachusetts Presidential Primary beginning in 2020 to release to the public their tax returns from the last three years. The measure also requires any candidate who gets their party's nomination for president or vice president and appears on the November General Election ballot to release five years of returns and a statement of financial interests.
"Requiring presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns in order to be on our ballot is a reasonable policy to have for those seeking to hold the highest office in the land," said Secretary of State Bill Galvin. "Massachusetts has a long history of disclosure and we need to lead the way so that other states will follow."
HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK'S SESSION? During the week of Sept. 4-8, the House met for a total of 17 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 12 minutes.
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Weatherford Sports
Aledo, WHS name new basketball coaches
Charles Tatum to take over at WHS
The Weatherford Kangaroos Basketball Booster Club and WISD are "excited to welcome" new varsity head boys coach Charles Tatum.
Tatum hails from Midland High School, where he has coached the last two years. His Bulldogs won the district championship during the 2014-15 season.
He also served as head coach at Midland Trinity, where his team won a TCAF state title, and was an AAU coach in Arkansas and in Midland.
He is a 1999 graduate of Midland High. His team won the 5A state championship in 1998, and he was the MVP of the state championship game.
He went on to play at the University of Arkansas under legendary coach Nolan Richardson.
Richard Scoggin, WISD Executive Director of Athletics, is working with Tatum to meet his WHS players before the end of the school year and, if possible, there are also plans to possibly hold a special Booster Club event soon so parents and community members can welcome him to Weatherford.
Fred Jones joins Aledo ISD
Fred Jones was named head boys basketball coach at Aledo High School, Athletic Director Tim Buchanan announced. Jones joins Aledo after four successful years as the head girls basketball coach at Flower Mound Marcus High School.
"I believe that Coach Fred Jones will bring his state championship experience to Aledo and raise the boys' basketball program to the next level," Buchanan said.
Jones recorded a 103-35 overall record at Marcus from 2011-2015, leading the Marauders to the Class 5A Region 1 semifinals in 2013 and the program's first-ever undefeated District Championship in 2014. He earned District 5-5A Coach of the Year honors in 2014 after leading Marcus to the Regional Quarterfinals and a 29-3 overall record.
"I'm very excited to be a part of the Bearcat community," Jones said. "My family is looking forward to playing a role in the success of the boys' basketball program."
Jones was a varsity boys assistant basketball coach at Marcus from 2007-2011, helping guide the program to back-to-back 5A State Championships in 2011 and 2012. Marcus was a state semifinalist team in 2010. Prior to his stop in the Lewisville ISD, Jones was an assistant boys basketball and football coach at La Marque High School for the 2006 academic year. La Marque won the 2006 4A state football championship with Jones on the sidelines.
Jones earned his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 1998 where he lettered on the Red Raiders' basketball team. He went to Texas Tech after earning Junior College All-America honors at Temple College.
Jones and his wife, Latisha, of 19 years, have three daughters: Vanessa, who is currently playing basketball at San Jacinto College, Alexus and Mackenzie. He has received two "Teacher of the Year" Awards.


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On January 14, 2019, after 78 years of adventure on this earth, Nana Wanda McDermott earned her wings and took flight.
Born November 16, 1940 to the late Abner C. and R. Anita May, She was the eldest of five children. She graduated from Mohawk High School in 1959.
She married the love of her life, the late Robert Elza McDermott, on October 1, 1960. Their 58 years together took them to all of Europe, Kentucky, Georgia, Washington, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, and most recently to Smokey's Campground in Upper Sandusky Ohio.
Their adventures also included raising three wonderful children; Robin McDermott Johnson (Darren), of Painesville, Ohio, Rodney McDermott of Mansfield, Texas, and Rhonda McDermott Hines (Willis III, deceased), also of Painesville. They were also blessed with two amazing grandchildren; Ellza Hines Tesny (Tyler), and Willis Hines IV, both of Painesville, Ohio.
Wanda's life was full of family and faith. She had a large extended family with which she maintained closed relationships. She always had a smile and kind word for those who visited. She was a member of Irving Park Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida and Wildwood Chapel in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
She enjoyed lunches with her "red hat" group and high school classmates and loved the many the "girl's trips with her family. All her Florida guests were hosted to a tour of local sights and activities. However, her favorite pastime was doting on her beloved pet "Teddy".
She is survived by her siblings: Peggy Secoy (Donald), Darrell May (Patricia), Larry May (Debra), and Lanny May (Becky). She is preceded in death by her half brother Carlos May (Joyce).
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00am, April 13, 2019 at Wildwood Chapel, Upper Sandusky, with Pastor Steve Miller officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Wyandot County or the building fund at Wildwood Chapel. Contributions may be sent to Lucas Batton Funeral Home 476 South Sandusky Ave. Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351
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Newborn photographer in Grovetown, Georgia.
I'm going to be blunt with you up front. This post is all about search engines online. Words are key when searching for what you need, obviously. So, in this post you'll see me use the words, photographer, newborn, pictures, Grovetown, a lot. Feel free to stop reading at this point, because really there's no useful information here if you're not a computer.


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TDK-Lambda Hot-swap power supplies with LAN interface modules
These optional LAN modules for the HFE series of 1600- and 2500-W rack-mounted, hot-swap power supplies allow remote monitoring, status check and programming through a number of standard protocols, supporting virtual instrument software architecture (VISA). The modules plug into any open slot on the standard HFE1600 or HFE2500 19-in racks, measuring the same size as the HFE1600 or HFE2500 I2C/PMBus-equipped power supplies. Removal or insertion of the modules can be made with the ac input applied (to the HFE rack housing, HFE1600-S1U or HFE2500-S1U) without causing any disruption to the power supply output voltage.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Most oil-related shares fell Wednesday, but closed well off their lows on growing expectations for a brighter oil outlook in the second half of the year.
Crude futures, on the other hand, took a spill and fell back under $21 a barrel after two key reports confirmed a hefty increase in last week's U.S. distillate supplies.
Major oil stocks have underperformed by 11 percent since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown analyst David Wheeler.
The move already discounts the softer oil price environment, he said in a research note released Wednesday. "Valuations now look more reasonable," he said.
Additionally, the deal reached between OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers to cut nearly 2 million barrels a day from worldwide exports "averts a price war," and "should be enough to stem inventory builds through the second half of 2002," he said.
Amid the upbeat comments, the Philadelphia Oil Service Index OSX, -0.52% rose from a low of 81.64 to close at 83.42, up 0.2 percent from the previous session.
Within the index, shares of Halliburton HAL, -1.00% added another $1.14 to close at $12.13 after spiraling to a ten-year low last week. Rowan Cos. RDC, +0.95% tacked on 29 cents to stand at $18.31 but Baker Hughes' BHI stock fell by 46 cents to $33.96.
The CBOE Oil Index $OIX, a key gauge of integrated oil stocks, stood at 297.55, down 0.4 percent, but well off the day's low of 296.07. ChevronTexaco CVX, +0.03% fell 94 cents to $89.11 while ExxonMobil XOM, +0.29% fell 46 cents to $39.24. U.S.-traded shares of BP BP slipped by 12 cents to $45.07.
Wheeler upgraded his ratings on BP and Royal Dutch Petroleum RD to "market perform" from "underperform," and pegged ExxonMobil as his top pick among the three super majors.
Supply rise takes toll on futures
After the market closed Tuesday, the American Petroleum Institute reported a rise of 5.68 million barrels in distillate inventories, which include heating oil and jet fuel, for the week ended Jan. 4.
The API data ran contrary to most market expectations for a decline. Separately, the Energy Department reported a 4.6 million-barrel increase early Wednesday.
Included in the distillate inventory data was a 930,000-barrel rise in heating-oil stocks to 62 million barrels, analysts at Bridgeton Global Investor Services said in a research note. Heating-oil supplies are now 16.5 million barrels higher than they were a year ago.
"It will take some time to work off these abundant supplies before prices begin to move consistently higher," the Bridgeton analysts said.
Over on the futures market, February crude dropped back to close at $20.18, down $1.07. See Futures Movers.
Energy stocks mixed
Elsewhere in the energy complex, shares of Enron ENE tacked on 6 cents, or 8.2 percent, to 79 cents ahead of a planned sale of the bankrupt company's energy trading business. See full story.
And shares of Dynegy DYN, +2.22%, Enron's one-time suitor, shed 37 cents at $26.
Also on the rise: Williams Cos. WMB, +0.13% added 13 cents to $25.60 and Duke Energy DUK, -0.88% tacked on 41 cents to $38.74.
On the downside, El Paso Corp. EP declined by 90 cents to $43.70, Calpine CPN fell 86 cents to $15.74, Reliant Resources RRI, +0.00% eased 9 cents to $16.73 and Mirant MIR slipped $1.07 to $14.48.


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The Best New Year's Eve Events in Dublin 2019
It's out with the old and in with the new as Dublin shows you how to have a good time this New Year's Eve. The Irish capital is known for its love of partying, and it's making sure your final memories of the year are some of the best, with a hot list of club nights, Temple Bar shenanigans, and live music happenings. So whether you're a local or merely stopping through, we've rounded up the best NYE parties in Dublin for an unforgettable night.
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When I was around eleven my sister had a lot of friends over and they were all out on the lake water skiing with the boat. There must have been a dozen kids at our house, something that would have gotten her grounded for life. I was supposed to be at a friends house for the day and spending the night but his mom got sick so I had to go home. I was watching the fun from the window and she saw me, after everyone left she asked me if I was going to tell our parents. I told her no but I guess she wanted some insurance because she told me to come to her room for a minute. I had masturbated before but had no idea why it felt so good and when we got to her room she turned around and told me to drop my shorts. I stood there staring at her wondering what the hell she was talking about. She then kneeled down and pulled them down herself, it took her less than two minutes to make me orgasm and she sucked it all down throating my little cock without a problem. She looked at me and told me to keep my mouth shut about the party and I would get the same thing often. I never said a word and every so often like once a month she would just walk up to me and tell me to drop my pants then suck me off.
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Also read - World Cup 2018: Ivan Perisic living the dream as Croatia create history
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Also read - Croatia played an 'extra match' to reach historic World Cup final: Key stats
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I would think this reveals more about how little they may know of love. *tears*ReplyDelete
Yes so true. Their view of love is very sad indeed.ReplyDelete
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2018 was another great year for the Shoshone News Press as we continued to publish our beloved print editions while also expanding our digital presence.
Here are a few of the stories that were featured in the Shoshone News Press and the dates that they were printed.
Please keep in mind that the dates are not the dates of the events themselves, but the date of the publication that they were in.
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1-3. Silver Mountain celebrates 50 years.
1-13. Phillip Blundell named Deputy District Ranger for the Coeur d�Alene River Ranger District.
1-17. Mullan shooter Kurt Morozko arrested after shooting his gun in residential Mullan.
1-20. Kellogg High School student Sylvia West awarded Horatio Alger National Scholarship.
1-31. Shoshone County Sheriffs investigate robbery at Dayrock Bar in Wallace.
1-31. EPA puts more emphasis on Bunker Hill Superfund site.
2-3. Idaho named as Nation�s fastest growing state.
2-10. House at 3 Bank Street in Wallace approved for demolition after heated deliberation from Wallace Planning and Zoning.
2-24. Mullan woman perishes in house fire,
2-24. Silver Mountain appeals assessed property value.
2-28. Smelterville man Michael Seymour dies after single-car crash on I-90.
2-28. Kellogg Middle School student arrested after threatening to shoot up the school.
3-3. William Dry arrested for Dayrock Bar robbery.
3-10. USW 5114 shoots down arbitration as strike nears 1 year anniversary.
3-10. A rock slide on Fourth of July Pass makes traveling over the hill near impossible.
3-17. Kidnapper Rodney Bradley leads ISP on wild high speed chase that ends nears Lookout Pass.
3-24. Idaho State Police seize over 500 pounds of marijuana during highway emphasis.
3-24. Former Kellogg teacher Troy Schuller dies after suicide attempt.
3-31. SRS funds renewed after President Trump signs OMNIBUS Spending Bill.
4-7. East Shoshone Hospital in Silverton begins its transformation into a community center.
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4-18. Kellogg School District begins search for new superintendent.
4-21. Local political candidates speak at forum at Good Samaritan Center in Silverton.
4-25. Kellogg School District narrows search for superintendent down to two candidates.
4-28. Board of County Commissioners approves technological infrastructure upgrades for County buildings.
5-2. Search and Rescue mission begin for Lionel Harding-Thomas.
5-2. Kellogg School District hires Lance Pearson as new superintendent.
5-5. State decision on Silver Mountain�s value far less than Shoshone County appraised value.
5-9. GOP Gubernatorial candidate Raul Labrador visits Wallace.
5-12. GOP Gubernatorial candidate Brad Little visits Kellogg.
5-16. Tyle Lee Potts apprehended after manhunt in Kellogg.
5-19. Kellogg men�s golf team wins state match, girls take third.
5-23. Teacher�s Facebook post divides residents, teachers in Kellogg School District.
5-23. Shoshone News Press wins multiple awards in Associated Press contest.
5-30. Body of Lionel Harding-Thomas found in Coeur d�Alene River, Sheriffs begin searching for second body.
5-30. Lance Pearson turns down position of Kellogg School District superintendent.
6-2. Body of Shannan Souza recovered in Coeur d�Alene River.
6-2. Dr. Nancy Larsen hired as Kellogg School District Superintendent.
6-9. Timothy Sauer sentenced to 10 years for heroin delivery.
6-13. Human remains discovered by construction crews near Kingston offramp. Remains still unidentified.
6-16. Silver Mountain announces plans to fund Kellogg Fourth of July celebration.
7-7. Kellogg wins award for sewer project.
7-11. Midget wrestling draws huge crowd in Murray.
7-18. Wallace Blues Festival draws biggest crowd in event�s history.
7-21. Fire in Mullan sees live ammunition rounds go off due to heat, making containment exceptionally dangerous.
7-25. Family survives horrific rollover accident on I-90 near Cataldo.
8-1. The 25th anniversary of Silver Hoops sees record attendance and temperatures.
8-4. County Commissioners explore option of merging DMV and licensing departments.
8-4. Mullan shooter Kurt Morozko pleads not guilty.
8-4. County Commissioners answer questions regarding abuse of facilities up the North Fork region of the Coeur d�Alene River.
8-4. Wallace City Council backs planning and zoning decision to demolish the home at 3 Bank Street in Wallace.
8-11. Osburn man Eric Goyette arrested on child sex abuse charges.
8-25. Arsonist sets fire to hillside near Kellogg.
9-5. KWAL signs off after 80 years of service.
9-8. Tyle Potts sentenced to 10 years for multitude of charges.
9-12. Shoshone County Sheriff�s Office cancels contract with City of Pinehurst.
9-15. Innovation Collective holds meeting to discuss plans for Silver Valley, old YMCA building in Kellogg.
10-6. Silver Mountain announces plans for Patrick�s Steakhouse building.
10-13. Jordan Martz sentenced to 25 years for rape.
10-17. Bunker Hill Mining Company CEO Bruce Reid resigns.
10-24. Wallace High School holds candlelight vigil to remember Brady McPhail
10-27. Troy Nickelby sentenced to 15 years for rape.
10-31. Suspect injured in Smelterville police shooting.
11-3. Rollover accident on Division Street exit in Kellogg highlights the importance of seatbelts.
11-14. Wallace awarded the title of Best Blues Festival.
11-17. Pinehurst welcomes Tami Holdahl as new Chief of Police.
11-28. Mullan shooter Kurt Morozko dismisses attorney, elects to represent himself at upcoming jury trial.
12-1. Raemon Sauer and Deven Meyers arrested in heroin trafficking case.
12-5. Groundbreaking for new firehouse in Osburn.
12-8. Dave Smith Christmas telethon raises over $20,000.
12-15. A 2-year-old child was saved and man was arrested after routine traffic stop.
12-15. Mullan shooter Kurt Morozko was found guilty on all charges. He will be sentenced in March.
12-29. St. Maries men Donald Peterson and Johnathan Manning found stranded on Moon Pass by Shoshone County Sheriffs after attempting to drive over the closed pass.


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Christmas "Un-Gift" Guide - Top 10 gifts for a Minimalist
As bloggers across the country publish their guides to all the "must-have" gifts this Christmas, I thought it was a good time for me to release my alternative "Un-Gift" guide. Here are my top 10 ideas for what to buy the person you don't actually want to buy any "thing" for.
1. Time
Time is a gift, no really it is an actual gift you can give to someone. How much better than a token gift under the tree of something no one really wants or needs than to give the gift of spending time with you! It could be as simple as going for a coffee or a meal, or even a whole day out together. But during this busy festive season, taking the time to slow down and spend time with those you care about is one of the best gifts you can give.
(And here is a handy image for you to download and send to those you want to give the gift of time too)
2, The Voucher
The voucher is a common gift at Christmas, but how about giving a voucher with a twist. Instead of x amount to spend at a designated shop, you give an experience voucher. It can be as extravagant as a day out somewhere, or as simple as a trip to the cinema, or a voucher for their favourite coffee shop, or even a trip to the bowling alley, the options are endless. The voucher then becomes a gift a person can enjoy, and will create lasting memories, and as a bonus will take up zero space in their home!
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that you could even buy them a gift voucher for a photo shoot.
3, Dinner Date
Do you know what I love but don't do enough? Having people over for dinner! As parents a good proportion of our friends are also parents and so finding time or babysitters to make dinner dates happen isn't always that simple. But we recently started hosting "messy dinners" and instead of trying to present an immaculate dining experience, we all bring our kids along and embrace the cheerios on the floor, and the extra loud volume of the little ones and do dinner and life together. Everyone knows in advance to expect mess, no one judges as we've all been there, and we get much needed time with friends. Why not host your own messy dinners and use the invite below to gift some much needed time to connect with those you love this Christmas?
4, The Annual Pass/Subscription
One of our favourite gifts to receive at Christmas is an annual pass to some of our favourite local attractions. We have had passes to the national Botanic Garden of Wales, The National Trust, and Cadw Castles, but the options are endless and they make excellent gifts. We have also bought the children magazine subscriptions before which have gone down really well. What better gift to give a family than a whole year of fun together?!
5, Food
So maybe you're not convinced by these alternative gifts or feel the need to buy something tangible that can be wrapped and put under a tree? Enter; food. That thing you consume daily and maybe even dream about sometimes (wait, that's not just me is it?) can be a great gift to give to someone. They get to enjoy eating it and it doesn't take up space in their homes, just their bellies.
6, "Joey and Janice's Day of Fun"
You probably don't need to have that many conversations with me to realise I am a huge friends fan, and there really does seem to be an appropriate Friends quote for most of life's scenarios, so like the great friend I am I will be sure to let everyone know the applicable quote. I know, I have some lucky friends! If you're familiar with the show you will hopefully be familiar with Joey and Janice's day of fun. Long story short they spend a day doing fun activities together to try and get Joey to like Janice. What does this have to do with Christmas presents I hear you ask? Well I think a day of fun is a great gift to give to someone, maybe not to someone who doesn't actually like you, but those who do like you will no doubt love the idea! Why not make the time to do some fun activities with a friend this Christmas? Bound to go down better than a pair of socks!
And here's a handy image to use to gift such fun...
7, Books
Books? "that's not very minimalist" I hear you cry, ok i know, but hear me out. I love books. I don't actually own any books, I have a selection on my kindle or I borrow them from my lovely local library, but my children have a lot of books. It's one of the things we tend not to limit for them. We keep it manageable and once books are outgrown, or won't be read again they get passed on. For me books, without a doubt are something that add value, especially to our children's developing minds. With that in mind books are often our go to gift to give to other people's children. They don't bring the same burden as other gifts can, I think most people can part with a book once it is no longer adding value. So if you want to know my personal opinion on the matter, books (or vouchers for e-reader books) make great gifts for minimalists (and minimalist's children). Just don't get upset when they pass them on once they've been read!
8, Homemade Treats
Food deserves another mention right? You were still thinking about it too yes? Great. So what's better than food? Homemade treats made by your fair hand of course! Maybe you have to buy for someone who wouldn't be impressed by yet another tin of chocolates (I am not that person, chocolate always impresses me!) but if you make the chocolate/fudge/cake/biscuits etc yourself then even if they are not impressed they can not say anything. British politeness rules dictate you can not snub homemade gifts, at least not to the givers face anyway! So go get baking!
9, Babysitting Voucher
So maybe you have children, or at least know people who have children, but either way you probably know that being able to get out for dates without the children is basically the equivalent of Manna from Heaven for all parents. So what better gift to give them than the offer of your babysitting services? It can be hard for people to ask sometimes and often people don't have family around to help them out so giving them a free pass without having to worry about being cheeky is a great gift.
Why not use this voucher to do so...
10, Something they actually want!
I know that's a bit out there isn't it? Do you know what though, people, (even minimalists), want things. Why not have an honest conversation with someone this Christmas about what they actually want. It may be that they want world peace and that's not in your budget, but chances are there will be things they want that you can either buy for them or contribute towards.
Or maybe if everyone is being honest they actually want the best gift on this whole list, some time with wonderful You! And I know you can all afford that.
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Production Manager
Excellent opportunity for a career-minded Operations/Manufacturing professional to work with a committed team in a growing food manufacturing business
Posted by: Silven
Job Title: Production Manager
Location: Greater Manchester/Lancashire/North West
Salary: c£40k plus benefits
The Candidate – Production Manager:
- Do you have a proven track record as a Production Manager in a food or FMCG manufacturing environment?
- Can you demonstrate where you have implemented manufacturing systems and KPI's?
- Are you motivated by challenge?
- Can you demonstrate evidence of strong leadership in your current and previous roles?
- Do you want to join a business where you can make a difference?
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- Reporting to the Operations Director, you will manage the factory teams to ensure the highest quality product leaves the factories.
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On our third day, we headed out to the Snowbird Resort, which is about a 45 minute drive outside of Park City. It's more of a local mountain, so we were looking forward to less crowds and different terrain – and it's EXACTLY what we got. I fell in love with the mountain within the first two runs that we did….beautiful scenery, wide runs, varying pitches….and very few people. It's like we had the whole mountain to ourselves. And to top it off, it was a gorgeous day so I feel like everyone's spirits were up.
Now, the next day at Snowbird was a completely different story. There were signs at the ticket office that said it was windy and there would be no refunds but of course, we still got tickets. Since the tram to the top of the mountain was closed, we got on the Peruvian Express….and it was super windy and visibility was horrible. The wind was blowing pretty hard and spiraling loose snow into the air. I only did a couple runs and decided that I would quit early while the others braved the snow and skied for a couple more hours. Jason described one of their runs as follows, "Imagine a really steep run…with your eyes covered and snow being thrown at you." Yikes!!
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As Concierge/Receptionist you will oversee all aspects of running day-to-day duties of the reception area and assist the Accommodation Manager with their daily tasks.
In this job you will need to be friendly, approachable and professional at all times. You will be the face of Portergate and will interact with the students every day so you will need to be enthusiastic and communicate well, with a sensitive and diplomatic approach. You will also need to think on your feet, solve problems quickly and work independently and efficiently.
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- To be the first point of contact for residents and visitors at "Riverside".
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- To be the first port of call for any issues that arise, logging and dealing with any queries or complaints.
- Assist with any enquiries that come through and update the enquiries spreadsheet.
- Look after the welfare of students and, where appropriate, liaise with the Management Company and University.
- Obtain and log all details of the students including all emergency information.
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- Able to handle petty cash and fill in appropriate forms and ensure it is correct.
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Named after Italian-born American economist Franco Modigliani (1918-2003) and American economist MERTON MILLER (1923-2000), Modigliani-Miller theory of the cost of capital states that the overall cost of capital remains constant as the financial gearing of a firm increases.
Critics have suggested that the theory ignores the risk of bankruptcy as a firm's debt increases.
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