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Dear Editor:
This letter is in response to Rabbi Schonfeld's article, entitled "Bamos: Still a Major Problem."
As I read it, I started to reflect on the reason we daven in a shul, rather than gathering in someone's home. While this is not an option for me and for many men and women who live in apartments, it is an option for those who live in homes and have backyards. I can see the temptation to davening in a home. It is a more relaxed atmosphere. However, we sacrifice the dignity of the service. There is no reminder, a sign saying you are in front of Hashem. There is no aron kodesh with sifrei Torah standing tall, waiting to be taken out.
Furthermore, I associate a backyard with a picnic or barbecue. I would imagine that it is somewhat distracting to be outside watching nature. In other words, a shul has the aura of a makom kadosh, whereas an outdoor minyan does not have that. I hope that people will reflect on the k'dushah of a shul vs. an outdoor service and come back to the synagogue.
Thank you, Rabbi, for bringing this to our attention!
Rachel Epstein, LMSW
Kew Gardens, New York
Dear Editor:
I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading Goldy Krantz's column. I know she's young, but she must have an old soul. It was reminiscent reading about how people communicated before phones and texts, how people wrote letters and the loveliness of the words in them. I have read many letters written to and from those in history and I find their written words to be enchanting. What society has done to the English language is shameful. The other day, my son texted "smh." I thought it was a typo and sent him a few "??" (question marks). He sent it again. Finally, I asked what he was trying to say. He said, "Shake My Head." He couldn't believe what I had texted him earlier, so it was if he were standing in front of me shaking his head in disbelief. Oyyyy.
And when I get texts like "gonna be home soon...." I can relate to Goldy. There is just something about the letters written that gives us a peek inside relationships. I'm sorry to say it, but the way friends and family communicate today makes me "smh" over what we are losing. No time to speak or write correctly? Abbreviations are really going to help you save time? Puh-lease.
This past week's column had me reliving my first few years as a new bride and trying to figure out how to get along with my husband's Bubby. My mother-in-law was a doll, but his Bubby was one tough cookie. Whatever she said had to be done. She ruled that family with an iron fist. And she knew it! She'd say jump, just to see if you would put down what you were doing to jump.
I had to learn my way around Bubby and how to kindly refuse or say "no." Eventually, I learned my way around Bubby – but under all that iron was a heart of gold and sugar.
But Goldy is correct: Never badmouth a mother to her child. Never cross the line of making a playful joke into poking fun at someone. The boy knows his mother. Seems like all the children and children-in-law know the mother. My advice: Talk to your own mother when you want to vent about what exasperated thing the shvigger just did and keep your mouth closed at family get-togethers and around the dinner table. That's advice passed down from my mother, and I've used it all these years. It was sound advice Goldy gave, and I'm sure she got it from her mother – that was one smart lady who is dearly missed.
Keep up the great column!
Tzipora Dobin
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Democrats Push to Make Palestinian Territories 51st State of The Union (Satire)
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressional Democrats proposed a House Resolution today that would make the Palestinian Territories the 51st State of the Union. The name of the newly-proposed state would be the "State of Palestine."
Reports indicate that Democrats have been working on the proposal for weeks already. Many Democratic lawmakers think that while DC statehood is unfeasible and a losing issue, their current proposal may garner more support from both sides of the political aisle.
"The Palestinians have suffered far too long," Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Hamas) said. "They've been stateless for decades. Their oppression and suffering are beyond anyone's imagination. It's only right that we admit the Palestinian Territories as the 51st State of the United States. It's the moral thing to do."
According to the proposal, the State of Palestine would have its own state government, governed by former members of Hamas, which made Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar especially happy. It will receive two senators like every state, and will have six congressional representatives in proportion to its population. It will also receive a total of eight votes in the Electoral College.
The new state's slogan will be "The Terrorist State."
(For more satirical content, visit genesiustimes.com.)
Rafi Metz
Dear Editor:
Two quotes from Manny Behar (Queens Jewish Link, April 22):
- "Whoever wins the Democratic Primary will win the General Election."
- "If you want to have an impact on who will represent us, you must vote in the Democratic Primary."
Neither of these statements need necessarily be true and both are dangerous. But they're not surprising coming from Manny, who has a history of making dogmatic but untrue statements right here in the Link. Some weeks ago, he insisted that David Dinkins was a true mentch and that Trump's claims of voter fraud were baseless.
For now, however, let's consider the above quotes. It requires little thought to see that whoever acts on these statements as being absolute truth and follows Manny's advice ensures that there will always be a Democratic government in New York City. Always. I believe that this is not what the readership of the Queens Jewish Link wants or is happy with. And I'm certain that it doesn't have to be this way, especially this year. De Blasio and Cuomo have shown themselves so corrupt, hypocritical, and unpopular, that the whole Democratic establishment has been besmirched by them, and people are so ready for a change that this year there are actually serious Republican contenders for Mayor. The significance of the Mayoral election is far greater, and the office of Mayor is so much more powerful than that of a City Council member (one out of 54) or Borough President (an essentially powerless figurehead position), and yet Manny Behar devotes most of his article to the latter. I wonder why.
The power and influence of the Mayor towers over the council members and over the Borough President. But you can't choose which Republican mayoral candidate will run in the general election unless you're a registered Republican. So fellow readers, I suggest you disregard Manny Behar's advice, and if you're currently Republican, stay that way and if not, by all means switch to Republican. Two leading Republican contenders for Mayor are Curtis Sliwa (of Guardian Angel fame) and Fernando Mateo. Who was that last one? Yes, Fernando Mateo. By far the best candidate and the one with the most winnable qualifications. Fernando is an amazing man. A Black Hispanic who came to this country in 1950, and was adopted by a Jewish family at age 14. Of his adoptive Jewish parents, he says, "They were my role models. They were my everything. They took me out of my 'hood and taught me the other side of the coin. They taught me the values of hard work, the values of believing in yourself, of integrity, and I am who I am today because of the Waxman family." "I am proud to say that the Jewish community is a community that I owe who I am today." "I will never forget what I was given."
Mateo started his first business at age 17 and went on to become the CEO of the largest minority owned business in America. [See the entire Breitbart interview online for his many other noteworthy financial and civic accomplishments.] But far more important than his racial and ethnic vote-getting qualities is that he is a true long-standing conservative Republican out of conviction, not convenience. A man with our values! (Curtis Sliwa became a "Republican" last year.) Mateo proudly notes that he was an active Trump supporter in the 2016 election. (Sliwa worked for Trump's opponent.) Mateo seems to be the only candidate who can and is committed to returning New York City to its former glory. Let's not miss this opportunity.
David Eisenberg
Dear Editor:
The deep state strikes again. The Department of Justice (DOJ) – which included the FBI and CIA – has found a new victim. The DOJ has long given up any pretense of pursuing justice. The DOJ does not work for the USA. The DOJ works for the radical Democratic Party. Unlike a certain left-wing writer for this paper, I do not make unfounded allegations. My conclusions are based on undeniable facts.
One important example of DOJ corruption is the Flynn case. The DOJ wanted to get Flynn because he was an ally of Trump. But they did not have any crimes to charge him with. So they simply created a crime. The FBI created a phony interview for the purpose of setting up a perjury trap for Flynn. Then they told him that he didn't need a lawyer. They caught in some mistake and went after him. After the Barr DOJ dropped the case, the left-wing judge, Sullivan, appointed a new prosecutor. Garland (who is now the Attorney General under Biden) was one of the judges who ruled that Sullivan could be both a judge and prosecutor in this case. In other words, it is okay to bend the law into a pretzel to get at Trump allies.
The FBI agent, Peter Strock, said that he hates Trump and his supporters so much that he can smell them. He used a phony dossier that was paid for by Hillary Clinton to get FISA warrants. This was illegal, but since it was against Trump, it was okay.
Garland announced that the single worst problem in this country is White Supremacists. Biden also stated this in his pathetic speech. The left-wing definition of a White Supremacist is someone who is not a leftist. Garland will be going after all Trump allies. He just had FBI agents storm the house of Rudolph Giuliani and grab his electronic equipment. Giuliani's crime is that he was a lawyer for Trump. Meanwhile, the DOJ ignored the crimes of Biden and his son Hunter.
In other news, the Arizona forensic examination is underway. The Democrats are denouncing this. Why?? Could it be that they are hiding something? I am more convinced of fraud in the 2020 Presidential election than ever.
The Left is imposing their views on everyone. People are entitled to free speech as long as it conforms to the radical left agenda. If anyone dares to speak out, they are ostracized and canceled. This is not America! This is China! We need to speak out and donate to the Republicans who are against this.
We must stop this radical agenda before it is too late.
Martin Berkowitz


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By Sgt. Jenie Fisher , Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 7, 2012) — Members of the 3rd Company, 1st Commando Kandak cleared an insurgent safe haven with the help of four of their own helicopters in Shinwar district, July 25.
During the mission, commandos used four Afghan Mi-17 helicopters to increase speed and efficiency of the operation. This is the first time Afghanistan has used its own dedicated special operations air assets to infiltrate an area and conduct a mission without U.S. forces on the ground. "The commandos are motivated and have proven time and again that they can conduct these missions as a single entity," said Lt. Col. William Linn, Special Operations Task Force East commander. "The implementation of their air assets demonstrates the great strides they've made in reaching the level of proficiency needed to suppress insurgent activities throughout Afghanistan." Linn also explained the area surrounding the compounds where this operation took place contained dense vegetation, along with terraced farm lands. The Mi-17, while large enough to hold more than an entire commando platoon, can also navigate through such terrain with speed and efficiency. This historic mission implemented the helicopters as troop carriers, bringing the commandos to the Dagah Village, where they cleared specific areas of interest which contained a number of suspected insurgent compounds. While the use of the Mi-17s made the event unique, it's not what made it a milestone for the 1st Commando Kandak. "This mission, and several others leading up to it, is definitive evidence that Afghan special operations forces have what it takes to unilaterally plan and execute missions without direct tactical support from the U.S." said a special forces team leader. "The men of 1st Special Operations Kandak have planned and conducted several highly successful unilateral missions resulting in the capture of key enemy leaders with no U.S. presence during the mission. Now, they've included the Mi-17 and we're merely observers."The operation was launched to disrupt insurgents who have been running multiple narcotics processing laboratories, while threatening villagers through intimidation tactics and roadside bombs.Commandos disrupted the insurgent networks in the area and uncovered hidden military equipment used by suspected insurgents. "While the commandos take a lot of pride in their mission, the use of the Mi-17 air assets significantly elevates the force's capability," said Linn. "This operation was perfectly executed with absolutely no casualties or collateral damage."


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HS Basketball – Hot Shooting Propels St. Philip
The St. Philip Fighting Tigers were home for the first time in 2020 as they welcomed the Jackson Christian Royals in South Central Athletic Association play.
Though the two teams are in different divisions, all conference games count towards their records within their respective divisions. The Tigers were looking to keep pace with Bellevue and Athens, who began the night tied atop the SCAA West. The Royals were looking to inch closer to Pittsford in the middle of the SCAA East, chasing Camden-Frontier and Hillsdale Academy.
Both teams also provide prolific scorers in St. Philip senior Conor Gausselin and Jackson Christian Nathan Blumenstock.
It was a very short schedule for Thursday, as the Boys contests will shift to a more Tuesday-Friday schedule beginning next week. Check out all the scores from the five contests (including one Girls game) and the recap of our Game of the Night below.


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I remember the day so vividly, your White Coat Ceremony. I was blessed with a position at the Medical School a month before you began your first year there and though I would typically work the occasion, I got to attend without responsibility since you were an incoming student and I was your wife. The day was filled with such excitement and emotion. I will always remember the speech given by the President of the school as he warned the families of the trials and valleys you as students would face over the next four years - and how we needed to be your support system to encourage and lift up, knowing and keeping boundaries to minimize your stress level. I looked at you on stage, sporting your crisp new white coat, and I beamed with pride.
What would these next four years look like for us? That question ran through my mind over and over and if I could have seen that day where we are right now, I think I would have fallen over.
The first two years were far and away the hardest of the four. The Lord totally went before our situation and provided me with the job at the school and that allowed us to commute together every single day and let us see each other several times throughout the day when you would drop in my office between classes. It was the best possible scenario for that time in our lives. When we got home each evening, we cooked supper, devoured it, and then you retreated to our home office to study for the rest of the night. Remember how I would come in on commercial breaks to visit, bring you a snack, try to coax you out of there, or just give you a kiss? And then there were the times when I would just gather all of my magazines together, plop down on the guest bed and sit in there with you so we could "be together", though neither of us said a word. Those days were long. They were often frustrating. And they were downright HARD.
During that time, I looked at other couples who's husbands came home at 5 every single night and didn't have to do anything after that. I couldn't fathom how AMAZING that must be, but I treasured the two years of marriage that we had when we could do that. And I knew there would be a time where we could do that again. I went to bed alone most nights and the light from our office was the only light burning those late hours in all of our neighborhood. I still don't understand how you functioned on as little sleep as you did, but you did, and managed to make awesome grades.
We made it a priority to get out of town as often as we could when you had a break or a free weekend, just to get away from the heavy stress that you were under. When you finished your first year, we planned a big vacation since we knew it was your last "free summer" from there on out. We traveled to Seattle, WA. and Victoria, B.C. for a week of absolute bliss. It was an incredible trip and one that I will always hold so, so close to my heart. We had the time of our lives and we felt like we were on a second honeymoon!
Soon after we returned home, you began your second year and we prayerfully began trying for a baby. Two months later, we received a positive pregnancy test and little, precious Levi was introduced into our lives. Your second year of school was the same story as the first, hard and long, but it seemed to go by a little faster - maybe because we were used to it or maybe because we had a special surprise coming 9 months later. That year was far more exciting than the first and the "shock" of Medical School had worn off. We kind of knew what we were doing.
Levi was due June 18 and you were set to take your boards on May 31. That gave you plenty of time to get boards out of the way before we welcomed our son, so you could focus totally on him. It was going to be perfect. Except, at my doctor's appointment on May 30, my doctor sent me to the hospital to be induced. That's right, THE DAY BEFORE boards. I burst into tears and panicked. You calmly told me not to worry, that you would figure it out, and you did absolutely that. You were able to help with the delivery of our son and reschedule your boards. It ended up working out totally fine.
All of these mountains that seemed next to impossible to move? You've scaled them.
These past two years, your 3rd and 4th year have been the fastest two years of my life. You have worked a new rotation each month and were blessed with a great schedule (for the most part - though some shifts can't be avoided)! Levi has been here with us during all of it and has grown like a weed. It's hard to imagine that he hasn't always been here with us - that he wasn't even a thought when we began this journey. How is that even possible? We went through many months of sheer confusion and exhaustion as we sought out where you should be for residency, and when the Lord moved, He moved BIG. We are always left astounded by the way He works.
You have shown an awesome balance of a family man and a working man throughout these past two years. You didn't just add "Daddy" to your list of responsibilities, you tackled it with absolutely everything you have in you. When you are home, your time and devotion is dedicated to your little boy and me, and we so appreciate it. Levi lights up when you walk in the door because he knows you are home to see him, play with him and love on him. It's the sweetest little picture. Though he has no idea what you have gone through these past four years, and what is even still ahead of you, his eyes beam with pride for you.
The Lord has been with us, provided for us and blessed us in ways I can't even begin to express over these years. He continues to encourage and confirm his plans for us all the time, and I was reminded of that the other evening when we were out to eat. A middle aged woman approached our table and said to you, "I could never forget your face, though I'm sure you don't remember me. You worked on my daddy a couple months ago, and I just wanted to stop and say what an encouragement you were to him, and how you really really helped him through a very rough time. I can't begin to tell you how thankful I am for that."
You smiled that million dollar smile of yours and thanked her for the encouragement and that yes, you remembered exactly who she was and her daddy also. You were called for this, my love. This is exactly what the Lord has laid out for you and you are doing such an incredible job. Not only are you going to be a fantastic physician, but also a great tool for Christ. People see Him in you. You have a unique ability to calm nerves and give such hope to people. You are His instrument through medicine and you're doing a great job of letting Him use you.
We've been through so much over the past four years and huge life things have happened in the midst of them. We've battled many challenges, sought discernment and have rejoiced over countless blessings. When I look back at the young couple we were when we started this, I smile at what we have become since. I praise God every day for strengthening our marriage so much through these years, when we witnessed several other marriages dissolve around us. Thank you for always keeping God first and me second. You are superman.
I can hardly wait to see you pass through the stage and be hooded this week. I think I'll be whooping and hollering louder than anyone there. You did it. We did it. And I couldn't be any more proud.
I love you with all I am.


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MCLEAN, VA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2021 / Gladstone Commercial Corporation (NASDAQ:GOOD) ("Gladstone Commercial") announced today that it signed a lease renewal with Yanfeng US Automotive Interior Systems LLC ("Yanfeng") through August 31, 2029 at its 1833 Frenchtown Center Drive industrial property in Monroe, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. This lease renewal continues Yanfeng's existing tenancy that began in 2008.
Yanfeng is a global leader in automotive interiors with business segments including Cockpit Systems, Instrument Panels, Door Panels and Floor Consoles.
Yanfeng executed a six-year lease extension for the entire 315,000 square foot property, providing contractual rental revenue of more than $10 million during the extension term. Yanfeng also has the right to request that the building be expanded to accommodate their growing demand.
"We are happy to not only renew this important tenant, but also do so well ahead of the renewal deadline" said Todd McDonald, Senior Analyst for Gladstone Commercial. "Our Detroit portfolio remains 100% leased with untarnished collections through the pandemic, a true testament to the strength of Gladstone's underwriting, property management and focus on servicing our tenants."
"Executing this lease delivers on Gladstone Commercial's core attributes of engaging and retaining financially strong tenants. This transaction increases the weighted average term of our Midwest portfolio and is immediately accretive to FFO," Karen Priesman, Senior Vice President and Head of Asset Management for the Midwest Region for Gladstone Commercial.
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Pastor Andy Stanley, leader of the multi-campus North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, announced Tuesday that in-person services have been suspended until 2021 because he cannot guarantee the safety of members in the wake of increasing coronavirus infections.
"Based on the uptick in COVID-19 cases, the results of our attendee surveys and the experiences of churches that have already reopened we've decided to suspend in-person adult worship services for the remainder of the year," Stanley announced on Facebook.
He explained that it was a difficult decision to make as the church was hoping to start gathering again on Aug. 9 but the pandemic disrupted that plan.
"Now as you would imagine, that was not a casual decision. In fact, back in May when we announced a possible August 9 reopening, the COVID numbers were actually moving in the right direction. That has changed. Consequently we cannot guarantee your safety and that's a big part of this decision," Stanley said. "Even if we did reopen, we certainly would not be able to create a quality adult or children's worship experience with social distancing protocols in place."
He noted that he is aware that some people may judge his faith for the decision of support him for it but explained that he studied the experience of comparable megachurches which tried to reopen in recent weeks.
"This is based on the experience of other similar-sized churches around the country that opened two or even three weeks ago. If we open and a volunteer, child, student or an adult who attends any of our environments tests positive after the fact, we are responsible for doing all the contract tracing. And that would be the right thing to do, that would be the responsible thing to do but that would be pretty much an impossible thing to do," Stanley said.
"If you've been a part of any of our churches for any length of time, you can imagine how difficult, again next to impossible, that would be and honestly, that's just one of several unforeseen factors that other churches are running into. So the truth is, I actually have a lot of faith. I have so much faith that I'm absolutely confident that the Church and our local churches will not only survive this but I think ultimately we're going to thrive as a result," Christian Post Reports.


text: VARIOUS ARTISTS Transitions Record label: Ism Format: CD Release date: 25 June 2002 I'm starting to think that the folks at Ism Records don't have "off days" in the studio. Pigeonholers beware: attempts to put anything on the Transitions compilation into a neat little box should be considered exercises in futility. Whether it's the futuristic waltz of Takuya, the sunshine-laced two-step of Mr. Magic, or the deep dub of Twilight Circus, each track is completely different from the others. Still the pieces fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, mapping out a clear destination with various travel routes all arriving at the same point. Hang a left at "Mahayana" by Lacarno & Burns - next school soul that defies categorization. Around the bend is "Shell" by Phoneheads: too slow to be considered drum 'n' bass, too self-controlled than its other breaks-laden counterparts. Rhythmic intrigue ensues, and you end up playing by its rules even though you have no idea as to what they could possibly be. And just off in the distance is Swingsett & J. Warrin's "Themes & Dreams," which falls somewhere between Detroit techno and a chamber orchestra. The moral of the story: don't define it, just feel it. Some things weren't meant to be put into words. Even while tongue-tied, however, Transitions never exceeds our mental grasp. If anything, it remains just a few steps ahead, enticing us back to where Ism has already been in order to set our sights on where this label might travel in the future. {macedonia}


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To get from Tivat to Podgorica International Airport, you can also take a bus or a plane. The distance between these two points is 87.4 km, the bus travel time is about two hours. The bus from Tivat departs every 10–15 minutes, and its fare is around 5.9 euros.
Getting from Tivat to Podgorica Airport by plane takes 6 hours. But you will have to make a change in Belgrade, and the ticket cost starts from 117.9 euros. Flights depart one or two times per day.
Of course, taking a bus is cheaper than booking a private transfer, but this is the only advantage of this type of transport. Public transport is not so comfortable as taxis and transfers. You'll have to wait for a bus at the stop even in the worst weather, and besides, it can be crowded or its tickets can be sold out. Planes are a good option, but their ticket cost is rather high, so not everyone can afford a flight.
Tivat: useful information
Tivat is a resort town located on the Vrmac peninsula, on the shore of the Bay of Kotor. This place attracts tourists with its mild climate, comfortable location, and beautiful beaches with numerous hotels.
Among the most interesting sights of the city are the ancient Palace Bucha built in the medieval era, the botanic garden with a large variety of exotic tree species, and the Church of St. Sava.
Near the coast of Tivat, there are the islands of Flowers, St. Mark, and Our Lady of Mercy. You can go diving here and take a look at some sunken ships and underwater caves.


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After many months of COVID hibernation, I finally managed to force myself to go look for some birds and headed towards Hameem Beach, Abu Dhabi, which is a good hot spot for Ospreys. Upon getting there, I found that the beach was closed due to a massive construction project. The best location to observe and photograph Ospreys is gone! maybe forever. I sincerely hope that this will not affect the birds because they usually stay on the opposite side of the Canal and would be relatively free to do their 'thing'.
However, the adjacent Khor Qirqishan area is still undisturbed and apart from the hundreds of fishermen, it is un-touhed. I was about to give up and head home when 3 beautiful Ospreys appeared in the far distance out of nowhere and I was relieved to see that they are still out there.


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Amy Glancey I received both my undergraduate degree as well as my Master's degree in Education from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I have previously taught fifth grade at Rolling Ridge ES in Sterling, Va and fifth grade at Sycolin Creek ES in Leesburg, Va. This is my eighteenth year teaching here in Loudoun County Public Schools. I am thrilled to be a part of the middle school team at Harper Park for my sixth year! I am very excited about the upcoming school year and looking forward to making it a very successful one!
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Taste of the Serpent
Taste of the Serpent
Your regnant's blood has changed you. You are a living vessel of indulgence. A gleeful enabler. It doesn't make you a bad person, but it does mean that people should be careful seeking your advice. Not that you associate with the sort of person who's careful.
Effect: If your character helps a human fulfill his Vice, the human gets the Swooning Condition toward your character.
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David Eugene Burden August 27, 1957 to November 9, 2020
David Eugene Burden
August 27, 1957 to November 9, 2020
David Eugene Burden, 63, of Downing, Missouri passed away at his home on Monday, November 9, 2020.
The son of Simmion Edward and Geraldine Esther (Marsh) Burden, he was born in Kirksville, Missouri on August 27, 1957.
David is survived by his daughters, Darla Humphrey and significant other, Kevin of Greentop, Missouri and Denise Matthews and husband, Chad of Kirksville, Missouri; one grandson, Hunter Matthews of Kirksville, Missouri; three sisters, Dixie Gray of Mississippi, Mary Deanna Burden of Texas, and Deborah Guerrero of Texas; one brother, Robert Burden of Missouri; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and other family members.
David is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Mark Burden.
David enlisted in the Marine Corps on April 1, 1976, and received an honorable discharge a brief time after enlisting due to medical disabilities.
As per David's wishes, he has been cremated, and there will be no services at this time.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home of Lancaster, Missouri.
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If anyone knows how to get in touch with David's family, please give them my contact information. David was a friend of mine and we talked pretty regularly. If at all possible I would like to speak to his family.
I am his oldest daughter, even though not mentioned above. You can reach me at email@example.com
Too bad you repeatedly refused DNA testing he requested and denounced his entire family on social media.
If you would truly like to get in touch with his family, those that did not disown him 9 years ago, feel free to contact me anytime. There is a reason someone was not mentioned above! I will get you in touch with anyone you would like. Thank you.
If anyone knows how to contact David Burdens family who passed on nov-9-2020 please forward my contact info to them. I very much would like to speak to them. David was a friend to me. Thanks you
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Trying to find out if David ever told you about his daughter, Heather and his four grandchildren. His other daughter Darla has decided to ignore David's oldest Daughter and the four children of hers. David and I have know each other since 1975. We had a daughter in August of 1978.


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Reddit member guantes ordered a signed copy of Ken Jennings' book and requested he draw a picture of his Jeopardy battle with the computer named Watson. The result was so cool that the autographed title page had to be shared with everyone. http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/fvzup/got_my_signed_copy_of_ken_jenningss_book_i_asked/
OK, I'll bite...whenever Bart does something annoying to Homer, Homer strangles Bart and yells "Why you little...". It's actually much funnier than it sounds.


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God Waits at the Station is a kaleidoscope of fragmented testimonies; one story bursts into another until a weave of broken realities and multiple truths unfolds; an infinite cycle of victimization in which the line between victim and victimizer becomes blurry.
The point of departure of God Waits at the Station is one of the most devastating terror attacks that were performed within Israeli territory by Palestinian terror organizations during the second Intifada (2000-2005). Terror attacks, and mainly suicide bombings, were the central expressions of that violent uprising. Israel responded to these attacks with "targeted killings" of terrorists, which then led to additional attacks, forming an endless cycle of revenge: attack-retaliation-attack. The second Intifada tore apart the Oslo Accords (1993) and led to an escalation which damaged the Israeli and Palestinian economies and took the lives of soldiers and civilians on both sides.
"She was pregnant", says the soldier who allowed the suicide bomber to pass through the checkpoint, thus enabling the death of thirty innocent people. "She was not pregnant", determines the Israeli security agent who was present during the autopsy. Did the taxi driver who drove her become part of a terror attack against his will, or was he a knowing and calculated accomplice? And how do we end the cycle of death if even a pregnant woman is a possible suspect? The characters try to put together the shrapnels of life and death, connecting one piece to the other, but the image that is formed keeps falling apart during the moment of the Boom.
GOD WAITS AT THE STATION was commissioned was commission by UTE – Union de Theatres de l'Europe (an EU initiative) under their TERRORism project. Outside of the project which took the play to all participating theatres, the play was produced in Germany and Austria and invited to RADIKAL Jung Festival in Munich.
"Maya Arad presents us with the anatomy of one tragedy of a female suicide bomber who steps into a restaurant and blows herself up together with thirty innocent people. Her story is told from various angles…a fascinating and moving mosaic of little human stories which create one big painful story…5 stars" (Shay Bar Yaacov, Yediot Akhronot)
"Maya Arad has written a play from the depth of her feelings and her embarrassment, in the place where we live. She did her job with humility, fairness and faith, using the leitmotif of a children's counting game "one, two, three, bang", when the "bang" is meant to replace a number that someone arbitrarily decides upon. During the performance, we advance towards the inevitable explosion – like many we've experienced during our lifetime and are far from seeing the end – an explosion in a Haifa restaurant which begins and ends the show…The story of the people who wanted to do good, did not want to be harmful more than is necessary, and found themselves involved in an inevitable explosion, imposed by reality, causing the death victims who randomly happened to be there." (Michael Handelzalts, Ha'aretz)
"…her greatest achievement as a playwright is placing in front of us a sharpened, not distorting nor complementing mirror…God Waits at the Station functions like a Greek tragedy with the unity of time and place and the use of a chorus next to dramatic characters and witnesses, and even the language which as much as it is contemporary it is built magnificently of poetry and fate. " (Zvi Goren, Habama)


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Advertising is big business globally – economists predict that the global advertising spend will jump from $534.8B in 2017 to $557.99B this year to mark a consistent 4.3% annual growth rate over the last couple of years. Digital advertising is gradually becoming the biggest segment of the advertising market as media agency Magna forecasts that digital media will account for 44% (about $237 billion) of ad spend globally in 2018. The percentage of the digital ads market is expected to rise to 50% or ($291B) by 2020.
Interestingly, North America is the largest regional ads market, followed by Asia and Western Europe. Hence, it is not surprising that American companies such as Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) are the biggest drivers behind the global ads industry. In 2017, both Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) took a combined 61% of the global ad spend. In specifics, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) made about $95.4B in total ads revenue in 2017 and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) made about $39.9B in ads revenue in 2017.
The problem however is that current ads are somewhat intrusive, disturbing, and frustrating because they often interfere with the user experience when users consume online content. Interestingly, many users have learnt to ignore ads or stop them altogether with ads blocker on their browsers. Unfortunately, when users ignore or block ads, the advertiser rarely gets decent ROI on their ad spend. This piece examines how blockchain technology could change the way users experience and interact with ads.
Blockchain is decentralizing the ads market
Blockchain technology is an incredible disruptive force sweeping over the tech, economic, and socio-political landscapes globally. Blockchain technology has already disrupted the financial markets with the introduction of cryptocurrencies – smart contracts are rewriting the way we do business, and now blockchain has shown potential to change the way we view ads.
Kind Ads wants to change the way users interact with ads by leveraging the decentralized nature of blockchain technology. Kind Ads bills itself as a decentralized ad network that allows publishers to serve user-friendly non-invasive ads..
Kind Ads is especially focused on a user-friendly ads system by utilizing a domain rating score which protects advertisers and leveraging newer technology such as push notifications or chatbots. For one, publishers who sign up with Kind Ads get to choose to work with advertisers with products that their users might find useful. Users get to opt-in and choose the kind of ads they want to see or totally opt out of receiving ads. Advertisers also get to choose publishers based on interests so that they can send more targeted ads.
Kind Ads also believes that decentralizing the ads network will remove the middlemen and ultimately reduce advertising spend for marketers while helping publishers earn more money from hosting ads on their online properties. The more interesting feature of Kind Ads is that it integrates with existing internet browsers such as Google Chrome through a native browser extension.
The tokenization of the ads industry is underway
Critics have argued that blockchain is a solution looking for a problem to solve; however, in the case of global ads industry, blockchain technology is a priceless solution solving an important market need. Several firms have debuted different kinds of solutions aimed at solving the attention span problem of the ads industry.
For instance, AdEx Network introduced a blockchain-based ad exchange designed to stem ad fraud and minimize privacy violations. AdEx is leveraging Ethereum Smart Contracts to decentralize the Ads industry by helping advertisers to deal directly with publishers without needing a third-party to facilitate the deal. The problem with AdEx however is that its solution is not ripe for the mass-market – the complexities involved in setting up a smart contract between users, publishers, and advertisers makes it impractical.
Basic Attention Token (BAT) has debuted another blockchain-based digital advertising platform designed to improve the efficiency of the digital advertising process by tokens. The firm submits that combining the Brave Browser with BAT could be a potentially smart way to eliminate middlemen, help publishers earn more money, and reduce ads fraud for advertisers. The problem with BAT's proposition is that it wants to people to stop using familiar web browsers such as Google Chrome and Apple Safari in the place of its Brave browser. However, Ad blockers are doing a decent job of stopping ads on existing browsers; hence, users don't have a strong enough reason to start using a new browser just because they don't want to see ads.
Kind Ads understands that there's more to revolutionizing the global ads market than just cutting out middlemen from the ads value chain. Hence, forcing people to download new browsers won't solve all the problem because advertisers will continue pushing out the same kind of intrusive ads. Kind Ads' (KIND) token could potentially be a tool to incentivize users to opt-in into the ads ecosystem because they'll be rewarded for their data. Advertisers can leverage the tokens to purchase ads spots directly from publishers.
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El Chino Latino - Connecting Across Culture and Sexual Orientation
El Chino Latino serves as a half restaurant-half night club, providing patrons with hybrid Chinese Latin American food and drag shows, dancing, and drinks. Open since before the early 2000's, El Chino Latino represents a unique intersection of the Chinese, Latinex, and LGBT+ communities. Historically, the queer community has been a crossroads of people of all races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds, from transgender women of color to homosexual Jewish men. Therefore, the significance of El Chino Latino's intersectionality cannot be understated; many individuals, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community struggle to find spaces which cater to multiple aspects of their identity. El Chino Latino serves as both a safe space and a meeting place for a community which faces prejudice based on both race and sexuality. Establishments like this can be very validating to the individual.
On April 17, 2015 El Chino Latino hosted the First Annual Miss Gay Durham- RTP America Pageant, a preliminary for Miss Gay America North Carolina and the first official pageant of its kind to take place in Durham. Miss Gay America, or MGA, is the oldest, largest, and most well respected pageant system for female impersonators in the world. Beginning in Tennessee in 1972, the MGA pageants continue today with regional qualifiers across the country. Today, El Chino Latino remains open, catering to a wide variety of audiences: primarily transgender women of color and other queer Latinx individuals.
EDIT: Unfortunately, El Chino Latino is no longer in operation.
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Jacob Viner: An Appreciation
by edward tenneredward tenner is visiting scholar in the Rutgers Department of History and a distinguished scholar in the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Published March 20, 2020.
The sociologist Robert K. Merton coined a number of the favorite concepts of social science: "peer group," "self-fulfilling prophecy" and even "the Matthew Effect" (as in the Gospel passage "to him that has shall more be given," a reflection on inequality). My own favorite is less well known: "obliteration by incorporation." When scientific ideas become widely accepted, the works that launched them are cited less often by other scientists.
I was reminded of this when I learned that the 50th anniversary of the economist Jacob Viner's death (at the age of 78 in 1970) was approaching. So far, I've found no plans to commemorate the date comparable to the publication of his selected works by Princeton University Press around the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1991. There, he got the grand remembrance, with encomia from Paul A. Samuelson, George J. Stigler and Viner's former graduate student at the University of Chicago, Milton Friedman. It is hard to imagine today the esteem in which Viner was held in the 1970s and even decades beyond.
The introduction quotes, among others, the Dutch economist Mark Blaug's assessment: "the greatest economic historian who ever lived." Viner netted 13 honorary degrees. It is true that Paul Samuelson received more than twice as many, but Samuelson's lifespan was greater by 16 years, and he acknowledged that "[a]fter the first dozen honorary degrees, all it takes is longevity to double the number." Viner's correspondence and other papers occupy almost 60 linear feet in the Princeton University Archives.
Viner should be remembered as the most learned and steadfast defender of free trade in the 20th century (we could use him just about now). As a historian, he traced the rise and fall of the early modern protectionist system of mercantilism and critiques leading to the contributions of Adam Smith and other political economists. One of his graduate students of the 1950s, Francis H. Schott, recalled in an e-mail:
As an economist he was a dedicated free trader, and all of his teaching and writing appeared to be aimed at creating more free traders. (Sample exam question: "What is the basic case for free trade as against the various arguments for protectionism?")
But he backed his convictions with evidence: "a sure Nobel Prize winner had he lived to see the inauguration of the economics Nobel," Schott believes. A compilation of tributes following Viner's death suggests many colleagues would have shared this opinion.
What Viner would have made of the world of the expanded European Union, Brexit, Nafta Part 2 and Trumpism is anybody's guess. Schott notes that as an early theorist of customs unions, Viner observed how they were favored by both free traders and protectionists and saw them hopefully as building blocks of true free trade.
Viner should be remembered as the most learned and steadfast defender of free trade in the 20th century, and as a proponent of the free movement of ideas.
An equally important part of Viner's legacy is the free movement of ideas. He bridged social science with humanities departments including history and English literature and encouraged his students to do the same. And he had a quietly powerful position on campus as a member of both the faculty editorial board and the trustees of Princeton University Press. A few years after I arrived there to work as science editor in the late 1970s, the press's director, Herbert S. Bailey, Jr., explained to me how in the 1950s Viner had enforced a peer review system that had become famous in the small world of academic publishing for its rigor.
In place of what Viner considered rubber stamping after a single review, Viner had insisted on two, thoroughly debated. This system ensured high standards, but also ran the risk of false negatives and loss of some books that turned out to be pathbreaking. I suspect that Viner would have been among the first to recognize the importance of another theme introduced by Robert Merton: unintended consequences.
While changes in global economics and politics necessarily render many great 20th-century analyses of mainly historical interest, at least one side of Viner remains vital. He found a balance between the technical side of economics that has grown exponentially with new technology and analytical tools, and its connections to history, philosophy and qualitative social science. He expressed it most memorably in a lecture at Brown University in 1950 as new mathematical ideas were spreading in his profession. The title: "A Modest Proposal for Some Stress on Scholarship in Graduate Education."
At least two things about that talk stand out. First, it was prescient. Economics journals of the 1950s and early 1960s still had many more historical articles than they would in the 1970s. When I was studying the history of hats in the 1980s, for example, I found a study of "Hats and the Fur Trade" in the Canadian Journal of Economics in 1962. Today such a study would be more likely to appear in a journal of history or geography. Second and more important, Viner was making a modest gentle point, not a plea for a redirection of the field or a major chunk of the graduate curriculum for the political, cultural and ethical side of economic life.
Viner's reputation rested not only on his historical depth but also on his theoretical contributions, and he recognized the importance of specialization. At the same time, he called attention to the risk that, without experience in broader scholarly concerns, PhDs in economics (and other fields) would find it much more difficult to be good teachers. One answer to this conflict has been a progressive reduction of teaching loads, as humanities as well as natural and social sciences compete for research-oriented talent.
As a frequent visitor to faculty clubs over the decades I have noticed how few professors, even in the same department, still lunch with each other. In 2012 the Harvard Crimson mourned the passing of the Long Table that I knew as a junior member of the Society of Fellows — a hybrid faculty/student appointment — in the early 1970s where I could join such luminaries as Alexander Gerschenkron, another economics polymath. It reported on the current clientele:
Potential departmental hires, celebrities and foreign dignitaries are all likely to pass through, escorted by faculty members trying to impress. Professors frequently rub shoulders with relatives at family weddings, but less frequently share a meal with their colleagues.
Why do the general scholarship and conviviality represented by Jacob Viner still matter? Because, while there are excellent polemicists among social scientists in the fight against economic nationalism, heated arguments tend to cancel each other out on the web. Jacob Viner's gentle example may be worth following again.


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Ingredients For elizabeth's whimsical wassail punch
4 to 5 quarts apple cider
6 small apples
3 small oranges
whole cloves
1 small orange, slice
2 small lemons, sliced
4 whole allspice berries
3 to 4 cinnamon sticks
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 to 3 tbsp. brown sugar, optional
How To Make elizabeth's whimsical wassail punch
1Heat oven to 350 and wash apples and oranges. Score each apple on several sides and place on baking dish. Press 6 to 8 whole cloves into each orange, spacing them around the orange decoratively. Place oranges on baking sheet with apples and bake 40 minutes in oven or til skin of apples start to split and soften. While fruit is baking in large pan on top of stove, heat cider, allspice berries, ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon til mixture begins to foam; reduce heat to very low. Add one of the sliced lemons to the heated mixture. Let rest on simmer. Once the baked fruit is done, get it out and let it rest for a few moments out of the oven. Put punch bowl where you want to serve. Remove lemon slices from cider. They won't be very pretty at this point. Carefully pour warm cider into punch bowl. Slice other lemon and remaining orange and add slices to the cider in the punch bowl. Put in cinnamon sticks. Add baked apples and oranges. Serve warm. If you like more sweetness, you may add a few tablespoons of brown sugar in the cider while cooking. If you like more tartness, add extra lemon slices to the cider while cooking.
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GFRIEND give a sneak peek into their choreography and advance their story in an upbeat 2nd MV teaser for 'Apple'!
On July 12th, GFRIEND released the 2nd MV teaser for their upcoming title track, 'Apple', from their 9th mini album, '回: Song of the Sirens'. Check it out down below!
The first scene of the teaser briefly shows Eunha waking up from a forest after hearing a 'sound in the darkness' found in their previous teaser. We then quickly move into an upbeat synth drop to what sounds like the chorus with the girls performing their choreography in beautiful white dresses with a slit on their legs to show off their height. The group is surrounded by greenery with shrubs, trees and bushes covering the landscape. Subsequently, we see a solo shot of SinB who stands next to an apple tree, and a group shot in front of the tree, with butterflies flying out of it, and then a beautiful formation in the group's choreography that resembles an apple tree. The teaser then abruptly ends with a last tease of the track with Eunha's high note.
Story wise, there are theories that suggest the group is in the middle of a labyrinth. This is seen in the group's teaser scheduler as the trees in the far background are shrouded with fog. This is further evidenced with the presence of the blue butterflies.
It looks like the group is ready to release an upbeat summer song that shows a new side to them!
GFRIEND's 9th mini album, '回: Song of the Sirens', along with its title track MV for 'Apple', will be released on July 13th, 6PM KST!
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While we would never wish harm and turmoil on others, maybe these uncertain times can teach a valuable lesson.
As Christians we must be aware the world is always full of turmoil and chaos. (Matthew 24-25) Many times Christians do not understand all that happens in the world because we focus our minds on heaven. (Colossians 3.2)
Christians are blessed with a unique perspective because we set our minds on higher things; the things of God. When we are focused on heaven, we understand the things of the Earth will pass away. (1 John 2.17) This focus on eternity is something we need to renew each day. (2 Corinthians 4.16-18)
Many times, the turmoil we see in the world allows us to see the frailty of life. When we see the pain, uncomfortableness this world has experienced, we long for heaven. As Solomon, we can see the toil from our labors and realize the most important thing is,
"The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
Life is short. Are we ready?
Uncertain times like we are in help us to realize the shortness of life, we must be ready for everlasting life. Are you ready?
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Torn Between Two Girlfriends, Feeling Like A Fool, Loving Both Of Them Is Breaking All The Rules
An oldie but goodie from my blog Jan. 29, 2004: I park beside the Beverly Hills Hotel with my ugly van (Thursday, January 29). A man in front of me gets out of his Mercedes and looks at my vehicle … Continue reading
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Marvin The Orthodox Menace
My friend Cathy Seipp died five years ago today. Cathy's daughter Maia Lazar writes: Marvin could not concentrate on the Rashi script. The cantor was not good that day, and the lighting was very dim. Plus, the woman next to … Continue reading
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The Passion Of Cathy Seipp
I just watched the movie The Passion of Ayn Rand. It reminded me too of times in my life when I had passion for older women. It reminded me of my man-whore days. It reminded me of the times I … Continue reading
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My Other Half
When Cathy Seipp died in March of 2007, much of my world died with her. I dropped out of most writer gatherings, lost most of the connections I had around her, and sent my life in a different direction — … Continue reading
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I've had a chapter on reward included in MuseumEtc's book, 'For Love or Money': Re-engineering the Way Museums Work. However, I would hope the content will be relevant for people working in other sectors too.
changes required to support both customers and employees / workers are often
going to be very significant and may require radical re-engineering rather than
more incremental improvement (although implementing these radical changes in an
ongoing, agile manner is often the very best approach).
shown in figure 3, re-engineering means developing new processes and services to
meet particular objectives, without being constrained by the way things are
currently done. However a key requirement in today's digital age is that these objectives
now need to refer to employee expectations as well as business and customer
needs. In addition, redeveloping processes and services to meet these needs
will often benefit from including design thinking, personas and journey maps to
help ensure interactions with employees at key touchpoints within or around the
process are as positive as possible.
processes and services have been redeveloped it is possible to identify new
roles and skill requirements to support these, allowing staff appropriate
discretion to identify new ways of meeting customer needs in order to provide
exceptional experiences.
roles can then be grouped together to provide new jobs and gigs to be performed
by people acting in the different segments of the workforce. These jobs and
gigs need to be supported by the use of digital technologies such as artificial
intelligence, robotic process automation and robotics (Jesuthasan and
Boudreau, 2018), as
well as outsourcing, to ensure core, contract and peripheral staff can
concentrate on the most valuable activities, as well as the digital gig working
platforms required to support contingent workers.
jobs and gigs can then be grouped together into an updated organisation design.
Whilst most organisations, in the museum sector and elsewhere, have
traditionally organised themselves using functional and divisional structures,
they are increasingly using new organisation models (Ingham, 2017) based on project
teams (the main opportunity for contract and especially contingent staff), and
communities and networks (core, peripheral and contract staff). They are also
increasingly using new approaches such as self management. Museums should also
look at using these more modern approaches, particularly as they tend to
support people's sense of purpose and empowerment, helping them to add value to
their customers.
upon the above steps, museums can then check whether they have the right people
working in these redesigned roles and reselect people into them as appropriate.
Museums should also think more broadly about recruitment pools which may help
them improve the diversity of their workforces.
also need to set up mechanisms to support changes in the workforce, such as the
HR and management processes required to support the various workforce segments.
One particularly important requirement is to update the museum's reward
strategy and practices.
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If you think Edward Jones is like every other large investment firm, think again. We are a leader in the financial-services industry, but we take a personal approach to business, an approach that starts with a face-to-face meeting between a financial advisor and client. We believe that building long-term relationships with our nearly 7 million clients is key to serving their needs. Whether it's in the United States or Canada, our over 19,000 financial advisors are located in the communities where our clients live and work – because that's the best way to get to know them and help them reach their financial goals.
We offer investments services that align with our philosophy of diversifying quality investments and holding them for the long-term. These investments include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, annuities, insurance, Roth and Traditional IRAs, 529 education savings plans, 401k rollovers, SEP IRAs, advisory services, estate considerations, trust services and borrowing solutions. While this list may sound similar to what other financial service firms offer, we believe our process of assessing your needs, developing goals, implementing solutions and regularly reviewing your portfolio makes us more equipped to help you plan for financial future.
Singular in our focus. Passionate in our purpose. United in our desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients, our community and each other.
Built to make a difference.
We're all about making a difference. In the lives of our clients – and our people. Whether you're interested in building a career at our headquarters or see yourself managing client relationships in a local branch office, there are many reasons to take a closer look at the Edward Jones of now.
53,000 plus. All rowing in the same direction. Each making a difference.
At Edward Jones, clients come first. Aligning each of us in a singular, unifying focus. Whether you're directly working with clients in a branch office – or in the home office supporting the client relationship with leading edge technology, analytics or products – your contribution, together with the contributions of each and every Edward Jones associate, is doing so much more than helping people achieve their financial goals. Your contribution is helping them work toward achieving their life's dreams.
Built differently. Built client first.
Our singular approach to client services has stood the test of time – and launched thousands of successful careers.
At Edward Jones, clients come first.
It's at the heart of how we've thrived. This simple philosophy guides everything we do. We, as associates, design every single strategy, every initiative, every innovation building from the client need up. Adapting while staying firmly grounded in doing what's best for our clients has made us an industry original – and steady as a rock – for more than 97 years. This is a place that puts an intense value on trusting relationships – nurturing ideas, investing in people and seeking to create a sense of belonging in every building, every meeting and every interaction. This is what we believe makes us the best place to build your career.
Working here is rewarding.
Be paid fairly – and competitively. Valued for who you are, not just what you do. Be part of an organization committed to opportunities for all.
Collaboration – not competition – defines our culture.
Out of our partnership structure grows a spirit of collaboration. Born of the coming together of 18,000 financial advisors and 53,000 associates all laser focused on one thing: the needs of our clients. Motivated to lift each other up, not tear each other down. Because when our financial advisors succeed, we all succeed.
Giving back is in our DNA.
"Caring about our clients, one another and our communities isn't something we 'do' at Edward Jones; it's who we are."
– Managing Partner, Penny Pennington
For nearly a century, our associates have had the privilege of serving our clients, communities and future generations. Our culture of caring means we seek to make a difference in people's lives as we help families accomplish their goals, champion our associates' unique contributions, and strengthen communities by caring for our planet and supporting national and local organizations to create meaningful impact.


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Strategic execution delivers strong earnings and growth in 2018; 2019 full year guidance affirms September 2018preliminary outlook
TALLAHASSEE, FL, April 10, 2019 /CNW/ – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCPK: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018. Unless otherwise stated, all currency is expressed in U.S. dollars.
Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights
- Revenue grew from $28.3 million in Q3 2018 to $35.9 million in Q4 2018
- Adjusted EBITDA1,2 increased from $12.6 million in Q3 2018 to $15.2 million in Q4 2018
Full-Year 2018 Financial Highlights
- Revenue of $102.8 million
- Year-over-year revenue growth of 419%
- Adjusted EBITDA of $45.6 million, or 44.4%
2018 Highlights
- Began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange
- Entered into agreements to acquire 100% of Life Essence, Inc. in Massachusetts and 100% of Leef Industries, LLC in California
- Expanded Trulieve-branded products, partnerships, and number of Florida dispensaries to 22
- Opened a 55,000 square foot, best-in-class, GMP certified processing facility, bringing efficiencies and state-of-the-art innovation to our Florida production
Recent Event Highlights
- Favorable Florida settlement increases the potential number of Trulieve dispensaries to 14 above state cap
- Approval of smokable flower in the state of Florida
"In 2018, we focused on building a foundation to scale the business over the long-term and made significant progress on Trulieve's core mission to create the preferred customer-centric brand in cannabis," said Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve. "In the fourth quarter, we demonstrated our growth through brand expansion and scale by increasing our dispensary footprint in Florida by five stores, adding cultivation and state of the art processing facilities, onboarding strategic brand relationships and making significant progress on our plans for growth beyond Florida with acquisitions in Massachusetts and California."
"2019 will be a year of execution for us as we leverage our strong revenue growth and positive adjusted EBITDA. We will focus on innovating and delivering new products for our customers, such as smokable flower, edibles and nano-emulsions. We will cultivate new strategic partnerships, as we have recently demonstrated with Slang and Blue River. Finally, we will execute on our plans for multi-state operational expansion."
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS financial measures. While Trulieve believes that these measures are useful for the evaluation and assessment of its performance, they do not have any standard meaning prescribed by IFRS, are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and should not be considered as an alternative to comparable measures determined in accordance with IFRS. |
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Adjusted EBITDA and Gross margin do not include the net effect of changes in the fair value of biological assets. |
The Management Discussion and Analysis for the period and the accompanying financial statements and notes are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on its website at https://www.trulieve.com/investors.
This news release is not in any way a substitute for reading those financial statements, including the notes to the financial statements.
2019 Financial Guidance
Full year 2019 revenue and earnings guidance:
- Revenue is expected to grow 108% to approximately $214M. As previously disclosed, full year 2019 revenue growth guidance includes an expected increase in number of dispensaries in Florida and execution on our multi-state expansion.
- Anticipated gross profit of approximately $145M for 2019, or 68% of revenue before net changes in the fair value of biological assets.
- An adjusted EBITDA of approximately $92M, or 43% of revenue, reflecting our continued leverage of scale and financial discipline.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern time, to discuss its fourth quarter and year end 2018 financial results.
All interested parties can join the conference call by dialing 1-888-231-8191 or 1-647-427-7450, conference ID: 8568579. Please dial in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for replay until Thursday, April 18, 2019 at midnight, ET. To access the archived conference call, please dial 1-855-859-2056 and enter the encore code 8568579.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1971070/D2B3F3376095CE979194B2BEA5C0FE86
Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to join the webcast. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days by clicking the link above.
About Trulieve Cannabis Corp.
Trulieve is a vertically integrated "seed-to-sale" company and is the first and largest fully licensed medical cannabis company in the State of Florida. Trulieve cultivates and produces all of its products in-house and distributes those products to Trulieve-branded stores (dispensaries) throughout the State of Florida, as well as directly to patients via home delivery. Trulieve also operates in California and Massachusetts. Trulieve is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol TRUL.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements.
For further information: Lynn Ricci, Director, Investor Relations, 1-850-270-5691, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Irene Medrzyk, the youngest of ten, was born in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood on February 25th, 1920 to Sophia and Andrew Medrzyk. Loss and separation came early to her family. Four of her siblings died in infancy before Irene was born, and when Irene was just two years old, her mother died leaving her father with six children to provide for. Her father entrusted the care of Irene and her sister, Helen, to the care of his brother and his wife. The two youngest boys were placed in an orphanage, while the two oldest children were able to take of themselves.
Irene and her sister Helen, who later became Sr. Eroteis in the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, attended Assumption BVM School in Chicago. Irene wanted to follow the same path as Helen, but had to remain at home to care for the young children in the family where she lived. When she turned 18, she was allowed to follow her dream. On September 12, 1938, Irene became a postulant and completed her high school education through the Holy Family Academy extension in Des Plaines, IL.
On July 19, 1939, she became a novice and was given the name of Sr. Bernadette. She completed her novitiate in Rome and returned to the United States in 1942. She worked the switchboard at St. Mary's Hospital in Chicago for a time and, in 1943, she was sent to St. Michael's School on South Shore Drive in Chicago to begin her first of many teaching assignments.
After several teaching assignments in Chicago and Indiana, and completing her education at De Paul University, Sr. Bernadette was sent to Australia, where she was one of three pioneers from the U.S. who began the parish school in Brisbane.
After returning to the U.S., she also taught at St. Luke's in Irving, TX and at St. Thomas Aquinas in Dallas.
With some health issues, Sr. Bernadette returned from Texas in 1991 and took on lighter responsibilities, serving as a tutor, an art teacher, a librarian and finally helped the Superior at Nazarethville. Sr. Bernadette never stopped learning and improving herself.
Among her retreat notes in 2003, she wrote, "I would like to do as Jesus would do – to see the good in others." She reminded herself that what you see in others is only one-tenth of who they really are. She was a quiet soul by nature, but her thoughts were deep.
Sr. Bernadette spent about ten years in retirement at the Provincialate before going to Nazarethville in 2012 at the age of 92. She was fortunate to have family members who kept in touch through the years.
On the day before she died, Fr. Charles, a resident at Nazarethville and former chaplain, anointed her and less than 24 hours later Sr. Bernadette slipped away quietly. As quietly as she lived, so quietly she died without any fuss and fanfare.
The Mass of Resurrection was held on December 4 at the Provincialate chapel in Des Plaines, IL. Sr. Bernadette was laid to rest next to her sister, Sr. Eroteis at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines.


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Club Ethos & Vision
"Our goal is to enable young people from the age of 5 to
begin a journey to realise their potential as runners,
hurdlers, throwers and jumpers through skill acquisition and mastery in a fun and engaging environment."
While this may be our vision in athletic terms, we also want our athletes to develop an attitude towards sport and competition that benefits them in all walks of life as they grow up. Sometimes this ethos can be difficult to express so we've tried to describe it through the statements below.
Being a SJAC athlete is a journey that...
Starts with the basics
There are things you must think about before you even dream about being the best, winning races or medals. Regardless of any 'natural talents' you may enjoy, there are basic skills you need to develop which will form the foundation of your sporting future.
Is special
You are part of a team that works hard to be the best and enjoys the satisfaction that comes with achievement.
Requires a quiet inner drive
That is in every training session and in every competition - you do your best. You give your best effort, push yourself harder. You don't need to tell everyone about your dedication and desire. You focus on the task, striving to master that skill before moving on to execute it with consistency. Medals and trophies are not what drives you.
Isn't about talent; it's about potential
And striving continually to realise it. That's the satisfaction of being an SJAC athlete. It's an inner satisfaction; using your natural talent and combining that with practice and hard work to be the best you can be.
Is about working together
With fellow athletes, parents and coaches to develop and prepare; working on the things it takes to get you on to the team and ready to compete.
Means being coachable
Willing to learn from everyone all of the time.
Is about having goals
And having a plan for how you are going to achieve them.
Is about having athletic intelligence
Knowing yourself and your body; not comparing yourself to others. Constantly reminding yourself that you are the master of your athletic destiny. Remember it is up to you, not your coaching team, your support team or your parents.
Is more than 2 hours a week on a Saturday
The more involved you are with the club, the more you will get out of it.
Is about trying new things
And not being afraid to adopt new training techniques
Can be physically and emotionally tough
It is taking that extra step, paying closer attention to detail, doing that workout when everyone else is taking the day off. It is constantly pushing the boundaries of your abilities.
Is about having fun
It's not all about being a champion - it's about enjoying the journey in pursuit of your potential.


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Case Study - Students
Siena is a high-school student, a year away from graduation and beginning university. As she contends with the pressure of her final year at school, Siena also makes time for her personal growth and creative interests - the most prominent of which is filmmaking. Having applied for a degree in screen and media, she feels it's important to develop knowledge in this space before embarking on tertiary education.
Without realising, Siena is a lifelong learner. In addition to the readings and information consumed for her studies, she is constantly absorbing and processing information from the world around her, from which she develops fresh insights and ideas.
Like many of her Gen Z peers, Siena alternates between multiple platforms and devices. All of her insights, ideas or inspiration can be found between her laptop, smartphone, social media accounts, school database, Google Drive or emails. Siena will often save an important file wherever is most convenient at the time.
For someone who consumes considerable amounts of media in her continuous learning journey, and is constantly inspired by the things she sees, hears, watches and reads, saving files haphazardly means that when it comes to producing work — be it for school or her creative pursuits — Siena often has to sort through her multiple devices or wrack her brain to locate the file or note she needs.
Siena also has a group of friends from other schools with whom she is working on a joint film project, due to be produced in the upcoming break. With the demands of their final year of school increasing, Siena and her friends have less time to meet for face-to-face collaboration and as a consequence the project has slowed.
Siena now uses myhaventime as a centralised location to store key knowledge and learnings from school, collate information for projects, and store inspiration for her upcoming creative endeavours.
By consolidating her best insights into one place, her learning and creative thinking process is more efficient as she no longer searches across multiple devices for the file she needs. It also allows her to collate insights and inspiration, so she can expand on ideas over time.
Siena has created a myhaventime team room with her filmmaking friends from other schools for collaboration where they can easily share ideas, inspiration, chat, and ideate. That way, when it comes to producing their collaborative film project over the holiday break, their thought process and groundwork is clearly documented in one space.
Now that all of her best insights and ideas are consolidated, Siena spends more time on being creative and focused, and less time searching through her devices to find things.