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By Danielle Buffardi
As a social media platform, Twitter is a fantastic way to gain some exposure for your business and seek out new clients. However, with only 140 characters to express yourself it can, at times, become a rather tedious excursion resulting in boring and redundant tweets for both you and your readers. And this can mean loss of followers, business, and potential clients – something you want to avoid at all costs.
How do you spice up your tweeting then? Easy, read on for five quick and easy ways to breathe life back into your tweets.
1. Get Visual:
Twitter allows its users to tweet pictures of all sorts using specific applications so why not add some pizazz to your Twitter stream and share some pictures of your business, your office, even your location. Allowing your Twitter followers inside access into your business's world, can help entice potential clients out of hiding.
2. Get Physical:
People love to be in the know, and I know that not everyone appreciates their location being announced to the world, but if you'd prefer to only allow Twitter and FourSquare to know where you are at certain times, then that's fine too. Let people know you're enjoying that cup of coffee seaside. If someone is nearby you doing the same, they may just come by and strike up a conversation.
3. Get Personal:
Watch your Twitter stream for good things that are happening to and with your followers and send them a 'congrats' or a 'great job' over your Twitter feed. It's this small personal touch that goes a long way with some people and it only takes a few seconds to compose a quick shout-out to someone. Its this 'virtual' involvement that has the potential to turn potential clients' heads your way.
4. Get Inspired By Mentions:
One really easy way to liven up any of your social media feeds is to check out who's mentioning you. Search the notifications feature on Twitter and send an RT back to that person or company. I've seen some great mini-conversations take place over Twitter. And inspiring good vibes is always good for you and your company.
5. Create Value:
Your Twitter followers expect good, solid, valuable information from your tweets or they wouldn't have chosen to follow you in the first place. So be sure to give them what they're expecting. Value can be found in many forms such as contests, giveaways, coupons, and even expertise and advice. Round up interesting and relevant information to pass on to your social media followers and they'll be much more likely to share, learn, and become involved in your content, your business, and your products.
Danielle Buffardi is an award-winning freelance blogger, freelance writer, virtual assistant, and social media manager specializing in the areas of small business, virtual companies, family, pregnancy, and entrepreneurship. To learn more about Danielle and the services she offers, please visit her on the web at www.PenPointEditorial.com.

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A Golden Opportunity SquanderedHow the LA Galaxy ruined a perfect opportunity to drastically increase their fan base
by Roy Rosell | Monday, July 28, 2014
A total of 86,432 spectators packed the Rose Bowl on Wednesday night to witness the world's most valuable sports brand take on the MLS's most globally recognized franchise.
I witnessed the Pasadena Massacre. I watched as Tommy Meyer wrapped up and personally delivered a golden platter to the feet of Wayne Rooney, allowing him to put in the game's second goal. I scratched my head as Bruce Arena subbed in the kids in all the wrong positions.
"Second half, we've got two outside midfielders playing outside back, we've got an outside back playing next to a young center back. Against Arizona United, you get away with that. Against Manchester United, you don't get away with that" said Landon Donovan after the game in what appears to be a clear criticism of Bruce Arena's coaching decisions.
BBC called Tommy Meyer's defending "abysmal." I call it disgraceful. And it wasn't just his mind blowing mistake that gifted Rooney his goal, it's the fact that players of his underdeveloped skill set are still being considered for starting roles in what is supposed to be one of the league's top teams.
By the time Poseidon's gates were flung open and the destruction became irreversible, most fans not wearing red made their way toward the exits. That is, the 5% of the crowd that were not claiming Manchester United as their team.
What remained was a mass of casual soccer fans whose interest in the game was sparked by the recently concluded World Cup. These are the same casual fans that MLS has been working tirelessly to convert to North American soccer for the past 20 years. On Wednesday night, the LA Galaxy and MLS blew an opportunity to do just that. A competitive match would have given these fans reason to follow the Galaxy; instead, they'll be seen as a joke.
These casual fans sporting recently purchased Manchester United t-shirts went to this game not knowing what to expect. They had heard that MLS wasn't as good as other top leagues, but they also heard it was growing quickly and it was worth checking out. Instead of a competitive match that would reinforce the notion that MLS was growing, they were given a Roman blood fest that saw the Galaxy discombobulated and tossed aside like puppies in a den of wolves.
I decided to stick around after the game to interview as many fans as I could about what they had just witnessed. I asked them how long they've been soccer fans, if they were Galaxy/MLS fans, and whether this game changed their perception of our league.
The profiles of the 30 people I spoke with were relatively similar: Young adults and families that were either new to the game or had their interests reinforced by an exciting World Cup. Most of the responses they gave me were almost the same as well.
"I had heard MLS was growing and the Galaxy was a good representation of the league. If this is growth, I don't want to know what they looked like before. I will not be watching MLS anytime soon. When they learn how to play the sport, I may reconsider."
Ignore the fact that Seattle played a thrilling and clearly dominant 3-3 tie last week with Tottenham, a team that performed better than Manchester United in the last EPL season. Forget that a poor performing Kansas City beat a full strength Manchester United 2-1 just a few years ago and similar results have happened several times since. Put aside the fact that MLS teams have historically done very well against international opposition, beating the world's best on multiple occasions.
This game happened at a time that interest in the sport is at an all-time high. Most of these fans weren't around to see those games and thus see this as the norm.
This game only managed to reinforce the globally held mentality that MLS is a second rate league. Yes, it was just a friendly and LA used mostly reserve players for a majority of the match, but in a league that is expanding quicker than its fan base, MLS cannot afford to humiliate themselves in front of potential consumers.
These friendlies are a sales pitch. On Wednesday night, the Galaxy left the script at the Stub Hub Center.


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Answers to your questions about dating marriage and family
I'm not sure if speed dating is the best way to get to know your future partner properly and in some cases could be too fast. Musharraf Hussain You need scholars to back up the project, decide the framework, and to supervise it.
I was a supervisor for one of these projects a couple of times and it worked well, I was very keen to make it happen in the right way.
Change and the Principles of Faith and Repentance What If Things Aren't Working Out? Sliding versus Deciding The complete list of articles is here: Getting Fit for Marriage.
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It's not something fishy, it's something which is needed in the community.
We need to open up new links, new ways to find the right match, but it has to be in an Islamic way.
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The other night Kim and I were able to hang out with some good friends for the first time in a long time. This was a time of dinner, bowling, and of course ice cream; nothing extra special, nothing extravagant, just friends having fun together.
For some of us, friends are something longed for but seldom found. Now I don't mean that acquaintance at work or the lady at the grocery store who we like to talk to. I am talking about those people that you can be yourself with and not worry what they are thinking. These are the people that we are able to let our guards down and simply be together.
But being a friend can be a risky venture. Friendship requires vulnerability on both parts. It requires authenticity in good and bad times. Friendship also includes dependability as you partner together through thick and thin. When I think of some of the greatest friends in all of Scripture I come to the friendship of David and Jonathan. Our Scriptures tell us…
1 Samuel 18:1-4 (VOICE)
1 By the time David had finished speaking to Saul, Saul's son Jonathan was bound to David in friendship, and Jonathan loved David as he loved himself. 2 Saul took David into his service on that day and would not let him return to his father's home. 3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved himself. 4 He took off the robe he wore and gave it to David, and also his armor, sword, bow, and belt, symbolically transferring to David his right to ascend the throne.
Then we add to this the words of Jesus to his disciples…
John 15:14-17 (VOICE)
14 You celebrate our friendship if you obey this command. 15 I don't call you servants any longer; servants don't know what the master is doing, but I have told you everything the Father has said to Me. I call you friends. 16 You did not choose Me. I chose you, and I orchestrated all of this so that you would be sent out and bear great and perpetual fruit. As you do this, anything you ask the Father in My name will be done. 17 This is My command to you: love one another.
So I encourage you to be purposeful in developing your friendships. Be vulnerable with each other and get to know one another without judgement, without preconceived opinions, just people coming together to form one body called friends. And in everything may God get the glory!
Blessings my Friends,
Pastor Scott


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Wanganui business owners Graham and Denise Clarke have the Midas touch when it comes to winning the Fastway Couriers National Franchise of the Year Award.
Fastway Couriers is celebrating 35 years in business and the Clarkes have taken out the overall award, just like they did when Fastway was celebrating 25 years in 2008.
''We were just in total shock to win it to be honest. We've all worked incredibly hard but we didn't think we would win this year, but perhaps next year.
"It's been 10 years between drinks, so we will take the win now," Mr Clarke said.
Fastway Wanganui also won the Regional Franchise Business Development Award for their focus on networking, developing strong, local contacts and strengthening their reputation throughout their area.
The Clarke's have been involved with Fastway Couriers for 25 years. They started as courier drivers in Wanganui in 1993 and they became business owners when they purchased the Fastway Regional Franchise in 1999.
"That's what makes it extra special, the fact that we've been around so long. When we first started out we would deliver about 6 cubic metres of freight a day and it's now over 50 cubic metres."
Graham says another big change has been delivery to significant increase in residential deliveries due to the rise of online retail shopping.
"I have one courier driver that of about 200 deliveries a day, 160 would be to residential addresses," he said.
Technology has also dramatically changed. In the early days Graham and his team would use delivery run sheets, which was a very manual process, unlike today with the use of hand held scanners.
"The paper run sheets would get wet and signatures would get smudged. Now a scanner does everything and it makes it so easy.
"One of my couriers complained about having to use a scanner, so I gave him a manual run sheet, He then realised how lucky he was with the scanner and begged me to give it back," Graham laughed.
Fastway Couriers chief executive Scott Jenyns said the Clarkes fully deserved the franchise of the year accolade. Mr Jenyns said to win the award, franchises are judged on several key business measures of profit improvement, Compliance to the franchise system, OperationalKPI's such as delivery performance and and sales growth.
"They're high performers both in using out tried and tested systems and processes but also in developing their own business including a strong emphasis on new business development.
"Graham, Denise and their team has always been at the top of its game. They always go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the best service is provided to all their customers," Mr Jenyns said.
Other category winners:
- Regional Franchise Customer Delight Award - (Fastway Whangarei)
- Transport Linehaul Ltd Contractor of the Year Award - Josh Morrison
- Franchise Support Office Employee of the Year Award - Adam Dames
- Regional Franchisee Employee of the Year Award - Tara Lubiejeski (Fastway Christchurch)
- OPEX Award - Fastway Nelson
- The Courier Franchisee of the Year Award - Craig Hausman – (Fastway Whangarei)
- Courier Franchisee of the Year Award: Ruth Wilson (Wellington)


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He chose spaghetti and garlic bread as his special meal.
He also got a dry erase boardI love that immediately when he got it, he opened it up and started using it.
Sam and his ice cream sundaeSam is such a tender-hearted and funny little guy. He still hugs and kisses me a lot, and I love it!! As his reading skills are improving, he is able to read his Bible more on his own. When he sees a need, his sensitive heart compels him to try to meet that need. He has become an amazing big brother over the last year. He has embraced his new position in our family. One of the most precious things that was said to Sam while we were sharing with him at the table, was said by Isaiah. He said, "Sam is my best friend brother." That was so precious. These two are developing a strong relationship with each other and are longing for the day when they can share a bedroom and make it into a "hippo" room.
I am proud of you, Sam. As you know, God has a special plan for you. He has shown that in His protection over you life in your 6 short years. I can't wait to see you grow in your spiritual walk over the next year!!


text: This week, I met Allison. Allison is a third year at CSULB and she is a studio art major. This week's question of the week is whether we would pick the blue pill or the red pill from the movie The Matrix. Allison said she has never seen the movie. I was surprised to hear that because The Matrix is a very well known movie and almost everyone has seen it. The first time that I watched this movie was in my high school film class. Allison said that she would choose the red pill because it seems more adventurous and is more like her personality. Personally, I would also choose the red pill. I would rather know the truth than stay in a fake world. Especially since at this point in the movie, Neo has already seen a lot of what the real world is like and I thin it is already too late to turn back and live a normal life.


text: Rent Sexy Durga (2018) Online User Ratings: VN:F [1.9.16_1159]please wait...Rating: 8.5/10 (2 votes cast) Release Date: Jul 23, 2018 MPAA Ratings: Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Runtime: 85 min Country: India Language: Malayalam Sexy Durga Synopsis: Sexy Durga is an perform, performing arts, fantasy and horror movie. The excuse of the movie is roughly a woman named Durga. Durga, a north Indian migrant and a Keralite teens named Kabeer are disappearance on the subject of a midnight. They are waiting for a transport to the nearest railway station to catch a train to a uncertain place. Two little time gangsters, transporting arms, find the maintenance for insinuation to the couple. The hapless Durga encounters a gnashing your teeth section of the organization through the rest of the night. Parallel to the journey of Durga abnormal sophisticated business inter-cuts in the movie. In a Kerala village, devotees augment Garudan Thookkam, a ritual art form submitted as a compensation for the problems solved in the abode of Goddess Kali, who represents Goddess Durga's personified wrath and embodied fury. Sexy Durga, 8.5 out of 10 based on 2 ratings Sexy Durga Also Known As: Seksualioji Durga Director: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Writer: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan StarCast: Arun Sol, Bilas Nair, Rajshri Deshpande, Sujish, Vedh Producer: Drama, Shaji Mathew Company: NiV Arts Movies Rent / Buy Sexy Durga Movie Online


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Library Comaraderie
I was in Bisbee, Arizona for the first time last weekend, and had the pleasure of wandering, tourist-like around the town. Here is a picture of the Copper Queen Library & Post Office. The library occupies the top two floors. It is one of the oldest libraries in the state.
In my Interlibrary Lending days, I sent books to the Copper Queen Library almost daily. I was tempted to go inside and introduce myself. ILL almost feels like it bestows a certain fame - delivering items as if by magic to other libraries in need. I often feel this way whenever I travel - that somehow these other libraries will know me by name (or at least by OCLC symbol) and toast my visit. I have never actually tested this hypothesis - when it comes down to it, I'm too shy. But it's fun to fantasize, and I do feel pretty certain that if I were to introduce myself, I would be made welcome. Because the library world is just like that.
John Scalzi of The Whatever advertises the Dewey Donation System - every year, this organization sets up a donation drive to libraries in need. This year, they are donating to the Harrison County Library system in Missouri, which was very hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. If you have a few spare dollars and minutes, head on over and pick out a book you'd like to contribute. Even though it's been nearly a year, these areas of the country are still very much in need of aid. I'm sure you'll remember at ALA this year.


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Deployment: 3 Tips to Stay Sane
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Guy Who Looks Like a Serial Killer Expected to be Drafted Early
Adam Morrison, the 6'8" small forward from Gonzaga, is expected to be one of the top 5 picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. This will mark the first time ever that someone with serial killer looks has been drafted so high. So far the rumor that Morrison is the son of The Unabomber has been unsubstantiated, but Life Is Crap will continue to investigate.
While most GMs remain quiet about Morrison's draft prospects, one can't help but wonder if this will shatter the killer barrier that has plagued the NBA since its inception. I hesitate to call Morrison the Jackie Robinson of people who look like serial killers, but it's hard not to find the similarities. Previously the NBA has turned their backs on killers, as evidenced by Jayson Williams' banishment from the league after murdering his driver. Apparently now the NBA is willing to embrace the serial killer who resides deep inside all of us.
As news of Morrison's acceptance has swept the league, rumors have swirled around actual serial killer acquisitions. The Chicago Bulls are said to be actively pursuing the local hometown kid Michael Myers from Haddonfield, IL. While undersized for a center, it's hard to argue with the thought of a mass murderer with a knife patrolling the lane. At the very least, he will cause opposing teams to think twice before attacking the rim. And with machete in hand, the NY Knicks are said to have worked out Jason Voorhees in front of Isiah Thomas. Unfortunately, no one could seem to get through the idea of basketball to Jason and many many people died.
So we'll have to keep our eyes peeled on June 27th to see if the serial killer lookalike line is broken and how this impacts the NBA game. The NBA - this game is dangerous!
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Shawn Grady's Tomorrow We Die ~ Reviewed
Tomorrow We Die
Shawn Grady
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Bethany House (July 1, 2010)
Language: English
Book Description:
Chase the Angel of Death and You Might Catch Him
Jonathan Trestle is a paramedic who's spent the week a few steps behind the angel of death. When he responds to a call about a man sprawled on a downtown sidewalk, Trestle isn't about to lose another victim. CPR revives the man long enough for him to hand Trestle a crumpled piece of paper and say, "Give this to Martin," before being taken to the hospital.
The note is a series of dashes and haphazard scribbles. Trestle tries to follow up with the patient later, but at the ICU he learns the man awoke, pulled out his IVs, and vanished, leaving only a single key behind. With the simple decision to honor a dying man's last wish, Jonathan tracks the key to a nearby motel where he finds the man again--this time not just dead but murdered. Unwilling to just let it drop, Jonathan is plunged into a mystery that soon threatens not only his dreams for the future but maybe even his life. He must race for the truth before the Angel of Death comes calling for him.
If you would like to read the first chapter of Tomorrow We Die, go to HERE.
Shawn Grady's sophomore release shows great talent. I did not read his first book so I can't compare the two, but I plan to go back and pick it up based on what I read in Tomorrow We Die. I work in the medical field and am fascinated with the human body and its workings and Grady's EMT training has given him lots of details to provide. Tomorrow We Die is a fast read weighing in at around 200 pages (not sure of final count as I read an Advanced Reader Copy provided by the publisher). Plenty of action and emotional tension join with the medical jargon making the novel a page turner.
Readers who like twists and turns, medical fiction and first person narratives told well should enjoy examining Grady's novels. The end resolved quickly and there were a few predictable moments for me, but Grady's writing is strong overall and his characters are compelling enough to overcome a few minor irritations. Some details may give chickens the willies so be forewarned.
Reviewed by: Kelly Klepfer
Shawn Grady's second novel Tomorrow We Die, is just as gripping, eye opening, and realistic as the Through the Fire. Shawn takes the reader into an EMT's world the way no one else can. He's been a firefighter and EMT in the Reno area for years. I'm thankful I received a review copy of this suspenseful, action packed story that made me realize how hard EMT's work and how much they sacrifice, day-in and day-out.
Jonathan works as an EMT as he awaits news of a scholarship. He dreams of being a Doctor. EMT's have demanding, dangerous jobs but Jonathan knows this is the first step to becoming a Doctor. He also realizes he can't save everyone. That was the rub.
Jonathan tries to save Simon Letell's, life. He asks for a favor. Puts a piece of paper in his hand and says, "Give this to Martin." Then passes out, what did that mean? Who's Martin? Simon is rushed to ER. Jonathon checks on Simon later to learn more about the crazy note. It didn't make sense. How would he find Martin? The mystery gets more complicated when Jonathan discovers Simon's gone AWOL. He was near death's doors just this morning he couldn't have gone far. How to find Simon and Martin? Aha, the million dollar question.
I was spell bound as I read this gripping, suspenseful mystery. I grew to like Jonathan and was intrigued by the challenges he faced. I hadn't realized how hard EMT's work and how they have to think on their feet just like Firefighters. What worked in the classroom doesn't always mean it will work in the field with its less than perfect circumstances and drama. A split second decision in the field can mean life or death to a patient and to themselves.
I've started to look at Firefighters and EMTS in a whole new light thanks to Shawn Grady's realistic, complex characters and the insider details he gives these stories nobody likes to talk about. I can't wait to see where Shawn takes us next.
Reviewed by: Nora St.Laurent
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This year the 70's trend that is on a roll and taking front stage more than ever is the matching set. No doubt about it, the matching set is this summers fashion equivalent of the song of summer. Whether they're sitting front row at a runway show, walking the red carpet, or out running errands, there's nary a celebrity we haven't seen don the trend this season. Stars like Emma Watson, Jena Malone, and Olivia Palermo are eating up these looks with the same fervor we all are. Hell, Taylor Swift doesn't seem to want to leave her nyc apartment in anything else these days. I absolutely love this palm set that is perfect and makes me feel like I am vacationing all day long.
Sporting: J.O.A jeweled palm print set, yellow and grey wedges (similar here, here and here)


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How to check your E66 firmware version
In the home screen, key in *#0000#
How to check your E66 IMEI number
In the home screen, key in *#06#
How to soft reset your phone
In the home screen, key in *#7370#
Default password should be 12345, and the phone shall restart. Please remember to backup all your important datas, contacts and files before doing this. This will reset all settings to default, but supposedly no applications will be deleted.
How to hard reset your phone
In the home screen, key in *#7870#
Hard-reset is like formatting a drive! It does format the memory. Everything that has been installed after the first use of the phone is deleted! It will recover the memory of the phone to the state you purchased it!
How to check your Bluetooth device address
In the home screen, key in *#2820#
How to check your WLAN Mac address
In the home screen, key in *#62209526#
How to check the life timer of your phone
In the home screen, key in *#92702689#. Display the life timer information of your phone, i.e. the total time of phone call (in minutes). The only way to reset this timer is by flashing the phone. This is useful while purchasing new phones to see if the phone has been used before.
How to close programs which hung up or unable to terminate by itself
In the home screen, press and hold Home button. A list of running apps will appear on top left side of screen. To end application, just press Back button.
How to mark more than 1 item conveniently
Browse to the files which you want to mark, and press # key to mark the files. Note that this will not work in File Manager.
How to Silent your phone
To set calendar and clock alarms to snooze or to silence incoming calls, just turn the device face down.
You can also silence the phone by tapping it twice quickly. To turn on silence by tapping, select Menu > Tools > Settings > General > Personalisation > Tones > Tap to silence > On.
How to unlock your phone when slider is closed
To unlock keypad without opening the slide, press the left and then the right selection key.
How to check GPS satellite status on your phone
To check how many satellites your device has found, and whether your device is receiving satellite signals, select Menu > GPS > GPS data > Position > Options > Satellite status.
How to set Remote Lock option (useful if your phone is stolen)
If your phone is stolen or gets lost, you can lock it (and the memory card) remotely by sending a lock code via SMS. To enable remote locking and to define the text for the message, select Menu > Tools > Settings > General > Security > Phone and SIM card > Allow remote lock > Yes. Enter the remote lock message and confirm the message. The message must be at least 5 characters long.
How to Password Protect your files using built-in Zip Manager
Most currect S60 phones ship with a built in zip manager that allows us to open .zip attachments received from emails etc. In can however also be used to create a password protected archieve. Please visit the link below for the method description:
Password protect your file with Zip Manager
How to Add Operator Logo
Use a filemanager like FExplorer or SeleQ to add the folders: "c:/system/Apps/phone/oplogo". Add a .bmp picture to folder "oplogo" and restart your phone! The .bmp picture size needs to be: 97 x 25 pixels
How to Backup and Restore Messages
1) Connect your handset to PC in the "Data transfer" (Mass storage) mode
2) Go to the Private folder on your memory card
3) Open the folders in sequential manner
4) Look for 1000484b (PARENT) folder or like that under which you will find Mail (Child) or mail2 folder, you are looking for.
5) Copy that (PARENT) folder to your PC
6) After you format you memory card using handset, copy back the same folder PARENT from pc again under Private folder on memory card using mass storage mode.
7) Voilla!!! You have got all your messages as it is.
Nokia E66 Tips and Trick
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Rough Boys: Runaway by J. Vaughn
Free book. Starts off pretty dark with seventeen year old Ty being tortured by his psychotic cop father causing him to run away to the city. He meets various characters and then the story switches to mostly Dani and his relationship with band drummer Nigel. Explicit m/m and drug use. The storylines continue to the next book in the series.


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April 20, 2007 16:56 ET
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(CCNMatthews - April 20, 2007) - Bay Equities Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BEQ) today announces that Terry Bayliss has resigned as a Director and from his current positions with the Company effective April 18th, 2007. The Board of Directors accepts the resignation of Mr. Bayliss and would like to thank Mr. Bayliss for his years of service to the Company.
The Board has approved the following two appointments: Roy Bayliss will assume the interim role of President and CEO. John Johnston will assume the role of CFO.
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MARY PIASECKI: This is Mary Piasecki interviewing Arij Syed on Thursday,February twenty-eighth [2013] at 12:45 p.m. Okay let's start discussing Hurricane Sandy. Can you please state your name and where you live?
ARIJ SYED: My name is Arij Syed. I live in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and how long have you lived there?
ARIJ SYED: For about--seven years.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how's your neighborhood?
ARIJ SYED: It's a pretty nice neighborhood. It's diverse, I guess. It's prettysafe, I guess. It's cool.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, what do you do? Do you work currently?
ARIJ SYED: Yes. Right now I work at Rite Aid in Parlin.
MARY PIASECKI: And how do you like that?
ARIJ SYED: Uh, it kind of sucks but it's a job.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you mind discussing your salary or income bracket?
ARIJ SYED: It's probably a pretty low income bracket. I earn pretty much minimumwage and work part-time. So however much that amounts in a year. 1:00
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. And what do you like most about living in New Jersey?
ARIJ SYED: I like that we're close to the city, I like that there are a lot ofroads and stores and trees and stuff. It's a pretty nice place, people are all right.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and where do you usually hang out?
ARIJ SYED: I usually hang out in, go to New Brunswick a lot. That's where mostof my friends go to school, and yeah, just go out drinking and shit there.
MARY PIASECKI: What do you feel about The Jersey Shore, the show?
ARIJ SYED: I don't really watch it. I think it's dumb and stupid. And, honestly,I've never watched an episode so I guess I'm just stereotyping it, but it seems pretty dumb to me.
MARY PIASECKI: All right, do you care to discuss any more about yourneighborhood or how involved you are with the community?
ARIJ SYED: I'm not like super involved with the community, I guess, but I voteand stuff.
MARY PIASECKI: All right, so when did you first hear that the storm was coming?2:00
ARIJ SYED: Heard about, I think it was first like a week before it happened.People were talking about there was going to be a big storm coming and I thought, you know, people always say that, it's probably just a thing to get people to go out and buy like bread and water and stuff like that, like a lot of other storms. I didn't think it was going to be a big deal. Then like a few days before it, everybody was talking about, people would come into the storm and be like, Crazy storm is coming, blah blah blah. Then I started to think, Oh this might be a big deal. And like the last day before it, people were going crazy. They bought all the water and ice and bread and flashlights and batteries at Rite Aid and like sold it all out. People were going pretty nuts so then I started to believe oh yes, it's coming.
MARY PIASECKI: What did you initially first expect, though?
ARIJ SYED: I initially expected it not to be that bad. My mom was kind offreaking out and I was like, It's not going to be that bad.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how did you prepare? What did you do?
ARIJ SYED: We bought some water. Extra water. We had some extra batteriesalready stored up from before, got all the flashlights, got candles, you know, 3:00got some canned foods I guess. That was pretty much it.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, did you go to any stores?
ARIJ SYED: No, I mean, I just got the water and stuff from Rite Aid.
MARY PIASECKI: Did it take a long time? Did you have to like wait for anything?Or you got it while you were working?
ARIJ SYED: I mean because I was working, the workers there, we took all thestuff that we wanted to buy later, and we put them in the back so nobody would buy them, so it wasn't that hard for us.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, do you feel that you had adequate warning about Hurricane Sandy?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah. I think a lot of people were really worried about it. The wholenews, people on the TV, the governor, even like the mayor of our town called our house and stuff and every house in Old Bridge, telling people that they might have to evacuate, blah blah blah, like--.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. So what did you make of the governor and his warnings? Whatdid you feel about that?
ARIJ SYED: I felt that he was in the right. He did a good job telling peoplethat in certain areas they need to get out of there, it's not safe for them. And 4:00I thought he did pretty much all that he could do.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, you had just said that your mayor had called the house.Were there evacuation warnings? Were they mandatory?
ARIJ SYED: No, they weren't mandatory. Right now this was like a voluntarything. Like they say that you think they should evacuate. But nobody really evacuated from my town.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you eventually evacuate, or did you stay at your house theentire duration of the storm?
ARIJ SYED: No, we stayed at our house the entire duration.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, do you have any pets or cars you had to prepare for the storm?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I have a lizard and a snake, and my snake actually died afterwe lost power because, you know, he needs heat and stuff. My lizard, I wrapped him up in like paper towels and after the storm, me and my brother made a bonfire from all the trees that fell, so we brought him outside to keep him warm like that. Or like I would turn my heater on and chill with my lizard in there so he wouldn't get cold, but the snake didn't make it, though.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, so can you take me through the day of the storm? Where were you?5:00
ARIJ SYED: Day of the storm? I mean, I don't really know exactly, I think I wasat work because it started in the night, right? So I was at work and then I came home and yeah, it started raining a lot. I just bought a lot of snacks and stuff, so I was just munching out, chilling, watching TV, and stuff like that. And then the power went out, of course. And then, I remember for my house, though the power came back on like a few hours later that night and then it went back out again the next day for like a day or two, but--.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how bad was--you just said it was rainy and windy. Werethere any other weather conditions?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, it was mostly just wind. Yeah I remember like the day of, likeme and my brother went out. We live by this place called Cliffwood Beach so we drove around while it was storming and stuff just to see what was going on. We went to the beach and gone outside, it was basically just a lot of wind. 6:00
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and you had said your power had gone out. How long was itout and what did you do during the power outage?
ARIJ SYED: The first time it was out, it went out at night and it came back. Itwent out at like maybe twelve o'clock at night or eleven o'clock and it came back at I think like five o'clock in the morning, so I just slept. And then the day of, it went out and it lasted like a few days. So I mean, I don't know, I just read a little bit, did a little schoolwork, hung out with my family, played checkers with my cousins.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how did you get information on the first day?
ARIJ SYED: First day, I mean we used the radio in the car mostly because evencell service was pretty spotty. Even 4G and stuff, you couldn't really get where I lived. So we just put on the radio. We drove around and we went to my uncle's house and stuff, who lives pretty close by. He has better cell service.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and when did you go to sleep the first day of the storm?
ARIJ SYED: I mean I went to sleep pretty early because I mean it was pretty7:00boring, you know. There wasn't much to do so I was like whatever, I'll just go to sleep. So maybe like, right after the lights went out. On the first day, like on the night, when the first time the light went out, I went to sleep pretty early. And I think the second day, even earlier, maybe like ten o'clock.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and when did the immediate storm end for you?
ARIJ SYED: The immediate storm--I mean I'm not even sure. Honestly, I can't likeremember exactly on what day. But I remember it started at night, went through the next day and then when it was done, the next day after that.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and that second day, when you woke up, what was goingthrough your head? What did you first see outside?
ARIJ SYED: I mean I looked to check outside, if there was any damage. There wasa lot of like branches and stuff fell. And then me and my brother drove around our development to see what happened, and there were like trees down everywhere. And thankfully nobody in my development had any damages to their house--well not 8:00any like major damages, like the trees fell and they all landed away from the houses, thankfully. And power lines were down, of course. You know, we went a little out of our development into the town, and a lot of trees and branches and stuff everywhere.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and who did you first contact or see?
ARIJ SYED: First people I saw were probably like my mom and dad, my brother. Andthen we contacted my--we went to my uncle's house. He lives like maybe five, seven minutes away, he's in the same town. So we went there, chilled for a bit. Tried helping my dad contact his office because he works in the city. I remember he couldn't get into the city, obviously. Their whole building was flooded, so he was trying to work from home and stuff. Set that up, because my uncle still had Internet and we didn't.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. And can you just describe the scene or the mood in the9:00community for me?
ARIJ SYED: The mood was really--I don't know if people were more friendlier,everybody was kind of united because everybody was going through the same thing. People would kind of like just be as nice to other people as they could, I noticed a lot. People were out in the neighborhood, out on the streets a lot, just talking, walking around. And like people who never really walk around the neighborhood were going around the neighborhood and walking, talking to people. So in my community personally, we don't have that much damage, so it wasn't as melancholy or sad or anything like that. But I mean, there was still an air of, Oh yeah, you know, this is a serious storm. A lot of people, you know, the power is gone, the electricity is gone, you know.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how did you get in touch with people after the storm?What cell provider do you have?
ARIJ SYED: I have T-Mobile. And at first you really couldn't get any service oranything like that. And then I went to my uncle's house. I figured out a trick, 10:00like if you restart your phone, you'll get a little bit of service, for like five minutes. So I just kept doing that, trying to reach people. Mostly it was going through text, like you couldn't even call. But sometimes some texts would go through.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and the following day, how did that go about? What was yourday like?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, pretty much just spent it with my family. Like breakfast atmy aunt and uncle's, then later on--I mean, actually we chilled at my family's for a lot. We just did whatever. I was doing my schoolwork there. My mom and dad and my uncle and stuff, they were just talking about stuff. And then we went home, and then at the night, then they came over. And you know, I played with my cousins and stuff. We played checkers and stuff, and they had their own stupid games. You know, like games you play with little kids just to pass the time. Did a little bit of that, talked about stuff.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, did you have any issues with gas shortages or storeopenings? What was it like in your neighborhood? 11:00
ARIJ SYED: Actually, in my neighborhood, a lot of the store people were tryingto help out. Like I know there's a convenience store by my house, obviously if the electricity is down, the freezers aren't working. So he was just giving away ice cream and stuff to people, just take it, it's better than it just melting and stuff like that. And I mean some roads were closed. And where I work was closed for like a week, or like two weeks actually, it was closed for a while.
MARY PIASECKI: And did you notice any issues with your mail service or yourtrash pickup? How long do you think that took?
ARIJ SYED: Honestly I didn't even notice that. I couldn't give you a right answer.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how did you start cleaning up? You had said there weretrees down, were there anything else you had to clean up?
ARIJ SYED: There were a lot of like branches and stuff. There was a lot ofgarbage from people's garbage cans because a lot of them flew around everywhere. Leaves and stuff everywhere. So basically me and my brother, we took all the branches and made a bonfire in the backyard because we figured that'd be easier than just bundling up. So we made a fire, chilled by the fire and stuff. 12:00
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and after the storm, who did you look for, for support or help?
ARIJ SYED: Basically, my parents, friends and stuff like that. I mean, we reallydidn't go through as bad as some other people did, even in our area, so we didn't have to look towards--I mean we were pretty well prepared food-wise and stuff, and we did get electricity back fairly quickly compared to other people who didn't, so I mean, it was basically just us trying to help other people out who didn't have electricity or something like that. Or like even at work, people would need to make copies and stuff for like their FEMA documents. We would let them come in, do it for free, stuff like that.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, but did you have any interaction with power companies, orinsurance, or FEMA or anybody like that?
ARIJ SYED: No. We called the Internet company a few days later. Because I knowsome of my friends who close by me got their Internet back, so we just called to 13:00see. But I mean, it just went to recording, we couldn't get a regular person anyway.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. And how long was the response? You said you had called theInternet service. Did they call back in a timely fashion?
ARIJ SYED: They called back once the Internet went back up, like, Oh, sorryabout the inconvenience, it's going up soon. And the response was pretty well, everybody was working pretty hard, I have to say. Even like with all the wreckage and stuff. Our town, I can't say anything bad. Like they really helped out, they cleaned up pretty fast. And I think the response from everyone was pretty good.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. Did you feel safe in your community while it was coping?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, yeah, I felt safe in my own personal community. It'spretty--the development I live in is a little closed off, so I didn't have fear of people looting or anything like that.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and was there a response with the police, or anyinteraction with emergency personnel at all? 14:00
ARIJ SYED: I mean, yeah we saw a lot of police on the roads of course. Policewould like take down roads, I mean, close off roads and stuff. And I saw a lot of people that were getting mad at the police officers because what they were doing was inconveniencing them, but I mean, I saw it as, they have to do what they have to do, to you know, secure the town, so--.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay did you have any interaction with any religious communitiesthat were offering aid in the community?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, we went to our mosque that Friday. And actually going to therewas pretty hard because that's by like the beach area where we live at. We're more inland, but it's pretty close, so it's right by the shore. So going there, there is like a bridge and a marina, and we saw all the boats on the road, out of the dock, and like destroyed and stuff. And it was pretty funny because a lot of people, when we went there people were calling the mosque to see, Oh are they going to have services this Friday? And the guy brought it and he was like, Yeah yeah, of course we are going to have services, why are people calling? But I thought it was dumb that he would say that. I'm like, we just went through a 15:00fricking hurricane, of course people are going to call and see if it's open, you know?
MARY PIASECKI: Yeah, I understand. Okay, did you receive any aid?
ARIJ SYED: No, us personally, we didn't receive any aid.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. And how long was school out?
ARIJ SYED: School was out for, I believe, a week and a day. I think it was outfor a week and another Monday.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how do you get to school? Do you commute?
ARIJ SYED: I drive.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, so you had no issues with transportation or buses?
ARIJ SYED: I mean the issues were just making sure we had enough gas to driveand stuff because the gas shortages were insane.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you have any issues with the even and odd days with the gas?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, yeah, like we would drive around. Me and my brother, wefigured out if you go like really early in the morning, like five, six o'clock, and we'd wait for some gas stations to open. Because I mean there was long lines everywhere, so we just figured if we just wait for it to open, we'll get there 16:00first and it worked out for us.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, did you contribute to the community with money, generators,anything like that?
ARIJ SYED: I mean no, we didn't really have any generators and nobody where welived needed any money or anything like that. But I mean like if somebody needed--like when we got Internet back, if my friends needed to charge their phones or some shit like that, they can come to my place and like chill there, but other than that--.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, what were your losses like overall with the storm?
ARIJ SYED: Losses overall, well like my snake.
MARY PIASECKI: Hold on a sec. (shuffling) It's counting down. Please continue.
ARIJ SYED: Losses were like, my snake, and it was kind of ironic because a lotof like the branches on of one our trees fell, but we planned to cut it down anyway, so that was kind of hopeful. And I guess--and I actually found another lizard tank the next day, somebody just had it out on their lawn. I don't know 17:00what happened to them, maybe their lizard died. So I took it, so my lizard got a bigger tank out of it, so I guess I profited from the hurricane, I guess. (both laugh)
MARY PIASECKI: All right. Should I just stop and restart it for the next one? (unintelligible)
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I guess.
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MARY PIASECKI: Okay, beginning stage five of the Hurricane Sandy interview. Howdid you feel about the response, with like the local government?
ARIJ SYED: I felt that it was a pretty good response, especially consideringAmerica's history with national disasters and the government response, especially like Katrina and stuff, the government response was horrible. But I think for Sandy it was pretty great, even like federal government response. Obama came down, Christie came, Christie came to my town. He went to a lot of places. And I thought they really cared and they really wanted to try to make a difference and help the people out who were struggling and who needed help.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay how did you feel about FEMA's response to the storm?18:00
ARIJ SYED: I felt FEMA's response was really great, too. I know some people whohave had a lot of damage and they could only say good things about their FEMA agents. I felt they all genuinely cared about the people and they wanted to do as much as possible to get them as much aid as they could, so I felt that was really good, and I think they did a great job.
MARY PIASECKI: How do you feel about the insurance companies' response with the storm?
ARIJ SYED: I mean the insurance companies, I don't know, I can't say too muchbecause I didn't deal with them on a personal level, but from what I have heard from other people, I don't think it was that bad. I know a lot of insurance companies came down from other areas to assess the damage and I think they genuinely tried and wanted to help people, and it wasn't just about money to them.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and you had mentioned the governor earlier, did you haveanything else you wanted to speak about regarding his response to the storm?
ARIJ SYED: I thought his response was great and I really like how he even wentagainst his own party when he was discussing why were aren't receiving as much 19:00aid as we should be, he said that the Republicans are hanging it up in Congress and they're not letting it go through, and I thought that was really, really important in American politics because you never see a party member, you know, say anything bad about their political party. And it kind of shows me, he really cares about the people more than his party. He's a real person and he wants to get stuff done, regardless of what his party might think.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay did you have any opinion regarding the way he responded toRomney and the political campaign that he wanted Christie to take part of?
ARIJ SYED: Oh yeah, definitely. I thought just that image of Christie huggingObama, that was a huge image in politics. Definitely, you know, a Republican governor hugging the Democratic president in an election year, like a month before the election, is huge. And I thought, I mean Christie didn't say outright, Oh I'm going to vote for Christie--I'm going to vote for Obama for governor, you should vote for Obama. I mean, obviously he can't do that, but I thought, subtly, he did say some stuff like, at the same time Romney was saying 20:00how it's the state's responsibility to help the citizens and the federal government shouldn't get involved, and it's that whole that whole federal versus state rights issue. Which I mean, I agree with state rights and stuff like that, but at the same time, with the federal government, if our state's money is going into the federal government, then it should pay for some disaster relief or something like that. And I think that Christie believed that as well, even though he is a Republican, and he put his money where his mouth is, and he tried to get as much help--he went out and he basically kind of dissent or whatever, but he objected against his own party mates, some of the same people who wanted to nominate him as a Republican Party candidate for president, and he was going against those people because that's what he really believed.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, do you feel New Jersey adequately prepared for the storm?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, honestly, I think yes, New Jersey did all it could have done.21:00I don't really think--
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MARY PIASECKI: Stage five, part two. Do you feel New Jersey prepared adequatelyfor the storm?
ARIJ SYED: I believe they did the best they could. Maybe in certain areas, bythe shores, they could have put up more sandbags or something like that, but when a storm comes like this, there's really nothing you can do. Like, the wind took the houses down. It wouldn't even involve water that much, so even sandbags and stuff wouldn't do that much. The trees would still be down, wind would still destroy places, and bring the water level out from nearby areas of water, so I mean, yeah. I don't think they could have done anything else.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you believe anything should have been done differently? Whatthe response tactics were, would you have changed anything?
ARIJ SYED: That's hard to say, I mean, in certain areas, I know roads wereclosed for a long time and with certain areas the damage wasn't, you know, wasn't moved for a very, very long time. Which I think they could've done better 22:00in those certain municipalities. My town, personally, I think it was handled very, very well, but I know a lot of towns, they didn't have, you know--roads were closed for up to like three weeks, four weeks. Some roads are still closed in certain areas by the beach. So I think yeah, some towns could've done better, they could've used their tax dollars better in fixing all the damage.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, so do you feel the response was adequate? At least in your area?
ARIJ SYED: In my area, definitely, the response was more than adequate. And incertain areas, though, I know that might not be the case, but in my area it was definitely adequate.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. Do you believe anyone was to blame for this storm, or doyou believe it to be a freak occurrence?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, I don't think you can blame a storm on anything like MotherNature? I don't know. Caribbean winds or something like that? But you can't really blame anybody. It was just a storm, it happened, you know.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and how did you feel about the media coverage regarding--
ARIJ SYED: Maybe you could blame like global warning or something, climatechange, that could work.
MARY PIASECKI: I'm sorry, you want to blame global warning?23:00
ARIJ SYED: Or climate change, maybe. I heard a lot of people say because of likeclimate change, that were having storms like that now. So that might be why.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. How did you feel about the media coverage?
ARIJ SYED: I felt there was like a lot of media coverage. So I guess it was allright. I mean, I don't really (unintelligible) that much media or watch that much news, personally. But I thought it was all right. I can't really complain about any of the media coverage.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you feel it was like accurate portrayal, or it was justsimply sensational kind of coverage?
ARIJ SYED: I definitely believe it was sensationalized. But I mean, certainareas, it was true, what they were saying was horrible. So they did sensationalize it a little bit, but at the same time, I feel like they have to sensationalize it because they are the news. But I think they did an all right job covering it.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you feel represented by the media coverage?
ARIJ SYED: No I didn't feel personally represented by the media coverage at all.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you feel that Old Bridge should have been represented more?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, they should have talked more. I live right by Sayerville,24:00Parlin is basically between Old Bridge and Sayerville. And I mean, the governor came there, so maybe they could have done a little more media coverage and interviewed the people there, because there was a lot of damage in our town. But I mean, you can't get everybody.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and there was several occurrences on the media where theyinterviewed people who were clearly distraught and very upset, crying and such. Do you have an opinion about that? Do you feel that they should have been interviewed at that time, or at a later date?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, they were trying to capture what people felt at that moment,so I mean, obviously emotionally, it might not have been the right place, but that's what they wanted, right? Because that's what people wanted to see, so that's why they did it. I feel as a historical perspective, there is something to be said about gathering information about an event right when it happens, like the true raw emotion of people, and I think it's a little important to capture that and find out how it is. But I feel maybe it was a little 25:00inappropriate, like some people, like they did ask a lot of questions like, trying to make them look like there life was in despair now, are they going to struggle? They might have depressed some people.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you find it to be insensitive, or simply them doing their jobs?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, I thought all the newscasters were trying to be prettysensitive. And I think like the local news, they all live in this area as well, so I believe they were pretty sensitive, even though they might have tried to sensationalize it a little bit for the ratings. I believe the newscasters themselves were pretty sensitive to the issue.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay as far as your opinions regarding Obama, did anything changewith the storm for you?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I mean I was going to vote for him anyway regardless, but Ifelt that his response to the storm was, I felt, what a president should do compared to other national disasters in our country and the president, you know, 26:00took him like a week to get to Katrina. You know, like, I felt the president did a lot and he has tried to help out even though it was during his campaign. Like it was during his political campaign, he stopped his political campaign and came to our state to speak to the people here. In a state that he already knew was going to vote Democratic anyway, and he still took the time out to come here, so I thought that was really important and showed a lot of class on his part, because I don't believe--Romney didn't come here.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and you had mentioned Christie earlier, but did this stormaffect your perspective on Christie or your opinions?
ARIJ SYED: It affected it a little bit. Prior to this, I wasn't like a hugeChristie supporter, but I did feel that he was the best man for the job in our state. I thought he was a true person, and this only made me support him more, actually, because I mean, prior to this, I was thinking about for the next gubernatorial election to vote Democratic for Barbara Buono, but after that, seeing this, like it shows me that he's not a political puppet, he is not a 27:00party's puppet. What he says is what he means and you know, he really cares about New Jersey and New Jersey's people, and I think that's important for as a governor for somebody to be true.
MARY PIASECKI: So overall, it changed your opinion in a positive way?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I mean my opinion of him wasn't negative before, but itdefinitely made it more positive than it was before.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and do you have any opinions regarding the way he spoke topeople during media coverage?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I thought it was really refreshing. He kept it real, he didn'ttry to hide behind any decorum or hide what was going on or anything. He stated basically what was on his mind, and I really respect that.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you an opinion--had you watched the way he responded to thosenear Atlantic City and those that didn't heed his warning about leaving? Did you see that on the media?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I heard a lot about that he was saying, Your mayor might nothave said this, but I told you to leave, you should have left. And I think that he was right. I mean if the state's obviously telling you to evacuate and it's 28:00not voluntary, then there's probably definitely a reason for it, so you should probably listen to that. And I mean, at certain times, maybe he was a little abrasive and a little unsensitive because, considering because those are people's homes, and I can understand why they wouldn't want to leave. But also, I mean, that's also his personality. That's a lot of personality of people in New Jersey. That's just how New Jersey is, so I mean, I didn't have any problems with it. I thought it was all right.
MARY PIASECKI: How did you feel about the response from the rest of the country?
ARIJ SYED: I mena, thought it was, a lot of people sent in donations and stuff,I know. I mean, I don't know anything about it personally, I don't know any numbers, but I know a lot of people probably did, so I mean I thought it was good. It showed a little unity on Americans--.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you notice any of the involvement of different electricalcompanies or different states that were bringing in trucks and utility workers, had you noticed that in your area?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, yeah, definitely. I saw license plates from all over from manydifferent states and people who were coming over weren't like pissed that they had to be here, they genuinely saw that people needed help and they wanted to 29:00help them out.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how did you feel this response was in comparison to Katrina?
ARIJ SYED: I think (laughs) this response was completely different, completelythe opposite, and this is what a response should be to a natural disaster from a government, compared to Katrina, which was, I thought, a debacle, and exactly how you shouldn't handle a natural disaster. I mean, President Bush didn't go there for like a week or something like that, and when he did, he just flew over. He stuck people into the fucking Superdome, and obviously it's messed up. Like Katrina basically--I don't think the government did really anything to help them out. It was more like celebrities going on TV and doing telecoms and telling people that they need to help people in Katrina, and I thought the federal government--it was embarrassing frankly.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you feel that there was a great deal of celebrity support withHurricane Sandy as there was with Hurricane Katrina? Or do you feel that it was less or more?
ARIJ SYED: I think it was less. It was definitely there, but it definitelywasn't as much as Katrina. I mean, what I thought was interesting, they did have 30:00a Katrina con--I mean, a Sandy concert, and that was interesting. Like, you know, when Katrina happened, Kayne West went on the TV and he helped out with Katrina a lot and said President Bush didn't care about black people. You know, everybody knows that. But he also helped out for Sandy, came and had his concert here, so I thought that was nice.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. Had you noticed people selling shirts or different items toraise money for the communities? Had you noticed that by your area?
ARIJ SYED: I haven't seen any people personally selling them, like in thestreets, but I did notice on like Facebook and stuff, people putting up links--Exit Something? Something on the parkway or something like that, a lot of like, Jersey Strong. There was a lot of New Jersey sentiment going around for shirts and stuff, I did see on the Internet.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, days after Sandy they did a benefit concert with justcelebrities that were from the area, had you seen that?
ARIJ SYED: I didn't see it, no.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and how did this compare to other storms you've experienced?
ARIJ SYED: Well I mean, like, with Irene last year, there was a lot of damage31:00but there was no concerts or anything for that. And I think maybe because this was a little more sensationalized than Irene, because the damage was in more touristy areas--it wasn't in any urban areas. It was pretty a lot of, you know, suburban areas, there was a lot of damages and stuff like that, and I think maybe that's why there was more TV coverage and maybe that's why there was more benefits and stuff like that.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. Did you feel that because Irene was very minimal incomparison to Sandy that people expected Sandy to be much less than it was?
ARIJ SYED: Oh yeah, definitely, definitely. I thought that myself. Before thestorm happened, I thought people were making a big deal out of nothing because that's what they did last time and nothing happened. And even after the storm, when I saw the damage around my area, because you know, I wasn't seeing the rest of New Jersey because there was no television or anything, I didn't think it was that bad. You think, Oh nothing bad happened that much. But I mean, when you 32:00started driving around a lot and you're listening to the radio. And then when, you know, the TV, the electricity did come back, and you saw the TV and all the damage, I'm like, Wow, this was one of the biggest disasters of the decade.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and you said you gained power approximately forty-eighthours or two to three days after the storm?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah.
MARY PIASECKI: And after that, what did you find was mostly on TV?
ARIJ SYED: Mostly all Sandy stuff. Just people reporting in different areas,talking to people who had a lot of damage, showing like, you know, pictures of all the damage.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay and how has it shaped environmental issues?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, I know now in New Jersey, just like zoning laws have changeda lot. I know if you want, FEMA money, when you rebuild your house, you have to be a certain level higher, I think eight inches higher, according to the zoning law, and if you don't abide by those laws, you won't get funding, and you can't make any new houses if they don't abide by those zoning laws. So I mean it 33:00definitely has had an effect. I feel a lot more people are more conscious of maybe climate change and the impact it has on our lives.
MARY PIASECKI: Did any of those new zoning regulations or flood insurance-typeissues affect you personally, or do you have to take any of those precautions now?
ARIJ SYED: Not me, myself, but I mean, I have family who were affected by thatand did have to go into those precautions. Because I have a lot of family, they own like commercial properties and stuff like that which were, you know, destroyed from the storms, so they had to rebuild according to those new zoning laws.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and has this made you think about political issues orgovernment response issues or the FEMA institution differently? Has it changed your opinions on those?
ARIJ SYED: I mean it definitely makes me think about those issues. Because Imean, there's issues that come up if you look at what happened. Like a lot of 34:00people who were damaged by Sandy were, you know, middle to upper class, you know those suburban areas compared to less--and we had a good response here I thought, compared to, let's say, Katrina, which was--the income bracket was a lot less, and maybe there were more minorities and stuff, and they didn't get the same treatment as people in Sandy got. So it does make me kind of see that, maybe there is a little bias concerning, you know, government aid, or something like that.
MARY PIASECKI: Did you hear about there was less looting occurrences in placessuch as Newark as there were more upper class areas?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, I didn't hear about looting that much. My town didn't have itand I didn't really hear about that looting that much. But I mean, it kind of makes sense because I don't think Newark got hit as hard, as some of the upper class areas in like southern Jersey, right?
MARY PIASECKI: Yeah. Okay. Since the storm, have things returned to normal?35:00
ARIJ SYED: I mean, for me, yeah, they've returned to normal. As a state on thewhole, I don't think it's returned to normal. I think nobody is going to forget about Sandy anytime soon, and there are still people rebuilding. The beaches are still, you know, in pretty bad condition, and you know I think for me, normalcy is back, but at the same time, is it really normal? Because we are in a class talking about Hurricane Sandy, so maybe it's not normal.
MARY PIASECKI: You had mentioned your father had to work from home. Is he stillexperiencing issues with that?
ARIJ SYED: No. His office is in Manhattan, so all the trains and stuff are back,so he commutes to work now. I think after like two, three weeks, he started going back to the office. Yes, he enjoyed working from home.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and you had said that you stayed in your home during thestorm, and you had not needed to move?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah during the storm we stayed in our home. We didn't have to move.36:00We had a lot of fear that like the branches were going to fall from our trees, because we had, we cut them down now after this storm, seeing what happened, but we had a lot of old trees and stuff and we were worried they were going to fall. So we had to move our cars around the development, in different places that there weren't any trees and stuff like that. Personally, we didn't have to move anywhere.
MARY PIASECKI: Has this created any change in your daily life, your daily routine?
ARIJ SYED: Not in my daily routine. Maybe, when it happened, for like the nextweek or to it definitely changed my daily routine, because there's no electricity, there's no school, there's no Internet, there's not really anything to do, but other than that, it didn't change my daily routine.
MARY PIASECKI: How did it change your outlook or on the world?
ARIJ SYED: My outlook on my community, it definitely brought the communitytogether, and people are a lot friendlier to each other for even like a month or 37:00two after it happened. And yeah definitely, generally we saw people were worried about each other, they wanted to help each other out and I thought that was really great and it didn't matter. People who might be from an upper class income bracket, and people from lower class income bracket, there wasn't like that kind of, you know how sometimes, there might be some kind of bias there. People genuinely cared about everybody so.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and did you believe that the storm has changed politicalviews for others?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, yeah definitely. I know a lot of people who were Republican,and Obama's actions after the storm made them want to vote for Obama. So I definitely think those, it changed political actions. It has to be, because there was one political party who basically did nothing for New Jersey or New York or anywhere and they were saying that the federal government shouldn't do anything for those people, and that those people should be left up to their own devices to fend for themselves, and there was another political party saying 38:00that no, we're one country and something horrible happened to you and we're going to help you out. So I definitely think people saw that, and maybe a lot of people saw the hypocrisy in the Republican party because of it.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and do you believe that the storm has impacted theelection? Or had impacted the 2012 presidential election?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I do think it had definitely impacted the election becausepeople saw Obama, that he took time out from his campaigning to come to New Jersey and help the people here, and you know, while he's not campaigning, people are the world and people around the country are seeing this, and they are going to view him as a genuine person, if it looks like he's doing something that is not to his benefit, he's taking the time out was really important for his career to help people out. I think people saw that as him being--you know, it showed that he was a real empathetic, he cared about America, he cared about the people in America, and I think that made people want to vote for him. And I think that people saw that Romney, like the president he said, was basically 39:00saying, if the same thing happened in your area, the federal government shouldn't help you out, and people would think, If that happened to me, what would Romney do for me? Nothing, so--.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you believe it will impact the 2013 governor election?
ARIJ SYED: Oh, yeah. Yeah, definitely. Because I mean, before this there was alot of people who didn't care for Christie that much. A lot of people, especially with like his stances on education and things like that, and I mean, I kind of felt the same way, a little bit, I didn't like that some education things were being cut, or budgets for firemen or police officers, losing their pensions and stuff, I thought it was horrible. But at the same time, I thought, he had to do what he had to do, and he really didn't have a choice because the economy of New Jersey at the time. But there are still people, like the Democratic Party definitely in New Jersey took that as an attacking point on Christie, saying that he hates education, that he hates police officers, he hates firemen, and they used that as political tool. But I think after what 40:00happened and they saw, you can definitely see that he genuinely cares about New Jersey a lot. He didn't try to take a political stance, he didn't try to make a political thing out of it. He genuinely tried to help people and I think people are going to see that, and they are going to be like, Christie's got my back. They don't know what Barbara Buono would do in that certain situation and they know that Christie did help them. So I think it definitely will, it definitely gives the Republicans in the state, a good reason to vote for Christie again, and it gives Independents a good reason to vote for him, and maybe some Democrats a better reason to vote Republican.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, I know you had stated that you did not have power for a fewdays after the storm. Had you seen any of the clips of Christie during interviews throughout the storm? It was stated through various different outlets, that he was wearing the same clothes and that he looked, very like all over the place, yeah a little disheveled. Did you happen to see any of that coverage?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I did see some of that, and I thought, clearly, when you seethat, you're like, Oh he's a political figure, they always try to you know, look 41:00their best and stuff like that, and he didn't really care about that. He cared about what was really important and that was helping people and doing his job. And it showed that he did work through the night and stuff, and he was doing his part.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and what did you, what were you thinking about telling yourchildren regarding Hurricane Sandy?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, it's just it's crazy, you know, that we can tell our childrenthat we survived Hurricane Sandy. We didn't have electricity for a long amount of time, that there was such destruction, that there were boats in the middle of the road and stuff. I think just the part, that we didn't have electricity for so long, will be pretty crazy for them to fathom, some people didn't have it for three weeks.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you think people complaining about not having electricity wasjustifiable even while others no longer had homes?
ARIJ SYED: That's an interesting question because at a certain--yeah that's ahard question to answer, because yeah people did want their electricity back, 42:00and a lot of people were like, Oh yeah, people aren't working hard enough. But at the same time, people were homeless, you know, it's a big storm and should people be complaining about electricity when other people don't have any homes to live in? I think maybe that's, maybe they shouldn't be. Like obviously this was a big thing and I generally thought people were, like PSE&G was trying to bring electricity back as fast as they could, because that's how they make money because if people are getting electricity, they can't bill those people for electricity. So I thought they did the best they could and if they couldn't get back on time, you know, that's just the nature of the storm, of what happened. I don't think they had any of other choice in it, and I think people should be thankful that they do have homes when people don't.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, how do you think people will be telling their children ortheir grandchildren about the storm?
ARIJ SYED: I mean, people are definitely going to exaggerate about theirchildren and maybe sensationalize it like news people did, but that's just part of, I guess, storytelling. People are going to tell, you know--I kind of see it 43:00as its going to be something like, maybe not as on the scale of the Great Depression, but it's definitely going to be a big thing people talk about. Kids in history classes, in like middle school, like twenty years from now, they're going to be interviewing their grandparents, asking them what happened in the storm, What was it was like? I definitely think it's going to be a big part of New Jersey's history.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay. If you wanted to give a message about the storm, what wouldit be?
ARIJ SYED: Give a message about the storm? It would be that it's important fornot just people in a state, but for people in a country to be more united and just care about the issues that they might not be facing, but their fellow countrymen are facing in another area, and I think it shows that it is important as, for the federal government to give aid. Yeah, it shows that it's important 44:00for the federal government to give aid to people that need it in this country.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, in the future, if another storm of this caliber occurs, doyou feel that if it doesn't directly affect you, you'll be more willing to aid with the recovery and cleanup because you had experienced it, or had family and friends who had experienced it first hand?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah, I do think so. Because I've lived through it, and people I knowhave lived through it. And because I saw other people came here to help us out so I think if it happened in another area, we should do the same thing.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and what do you believe the legacy of the storm to be?
ARIJ SYED: The legacy of the storm? I think the legacy of the storm will be thatNew Jersey was hit really hard, even harder than Katrina, but we still got back up and we're trying to get back to life. And you know, I think we did a good job 45:00as a state to do the best we can to get, you know, to beat this storm and I think that is what the legacy will be.
MARY PIASECKI: Do you feel that your participation in this, in creating thisarchive for future generations, do you believe that that's an important part?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah I definitely believe that's an important part. I'm a bigsupporter of history and it's true that history always repeats itself. And it's important that maybe fifty years from now, let's say we don't have any major storms, and fifty years later we have a crazy, insane storm and there's a lot of damage, a lot of people are homeless and stuff, and there's not that precedent there that people from other parts of the country, or you know, should help other people out. Just reading this historiography will show people that when this happened here at this point in time, people from all over the state helped each other and then people from all parts of the country came here to help out, and that was the only reason why we were able to, you know, get away from it so 46:00quick compared to other parts of the country where this didn't happen. And I think that's an important thing to remember.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, and when the talk of FEMA and federal support again comesup in the future, do you think that Democrats or people who directly used FEMA's funds will be able to use that, to use Hurricane Sandy as kind of a way to explain that FEMA is necessary and that it's not just a program giving away money?
ARIJ SYED: Yeah definitely. I mean, I think every event that happens becomesused in politics, and people are going to definitely use FEMA to show that, Hey it's not just lower-class people who receive aid from the government, you know, it's everybody. And I think that's important because I do think the government has a responsibility to help people who can't really help themselves and there are certain people in this country who don't feel that way. And I think what happened in the state shows that it's a good thing, and it only helps people out, because it helps build businesses back up, stuff like that, helps get 47:00people on their feet, you know, in turn helps the economy.
MARY PIASECKI: Had you noticed any cases where the victims were not able toreceive FEMA funding or had difficulty receiving funding?
ARIJ SYED: No, I know like there was this girl who was in my class last semesterwho was complaining that her beach house was destroyed but she can't get any FEMA funding because that's her secondary residence. And I just thought that, you should just be happy that was your secondary residence and not your primary residence. Like if you have enough money to have a secondary residence, obviously you don't really need that money compared to people who have no homes. So I thought a lot of, a lot of people who were complaining about the FEMA was a little bit of bullshit, because I know people in my town who lost their homes, which there were a lot of, and they were pretty happy with FEMA, and FEMA's agents, and their insurance companies and they're really grateful for what FEMA was doing. 48:00
MARY PIASECKI: Did I miss anything? Is there anything you would like to shareabout the storm?
ARIJ SYED: No I think you covered all the bases. Very comprehensive interview.
MARY PIASECKI: Okay, thank you.
ARIJ SYED: You're welcome.
end of interview
0:00 - Introduction
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0:09 - Brief biography
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Partial Transcript:Okay let's start discussing Hurricane Sandy. Can you please state your name and where you live?
Segment Synopsis: Syed tells about his residence, occupation, and what he likes to do on his free time.
Keywords: Community; Diversity; Hurricane Sandy; Income; Jersey Shore (TV); Job; Lived; Neighborhood; New Brunswick; New Jersey; Old Bridge; Parlin; Safe; Salary; School; State; Stereotype; Stores; Vote; Work
GPS: Old Bridge Township, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 40.412844, -74.302786
1:56 - First warnings of Hurricane Sandy / expectations / preparations for the storm
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Partial Transcript:All right, so when did you first hear that the storm was coming?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about the first warnings he and his town received from the news, governor, and also their town's mayor. Since evacuation wasn't mandatory in his town, Syed and his family decided to stay in their house with his pets during the duration of the storm.
Keywords: Adequate warning; Area; Batteries; Candles; Canned food; Cars; Duration; Evacuate; Evacuation warnings; Expect; First thoughts; Governor; Heat; House; Hurricane Sandy; Mandatory evacuation; Mayor; News; Old Bridge; Pets; Power; Prepare; Rite Aid; Safe; Stores; Storm; Town; Water
GPS: Rite Aid Pharmacy (Old Bridge Township, Nj.)
Map Coordinates: 40.402660, -74.296829
4:58 - Day of the storm / weather conditions / power outages
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Partial Transcript:Okay, so can you take me through the day of the storm? Where were you?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about the first day of the storm and his town's weather conditions. He also mentions what he did the first day and the information he was able to receive during the storm.
Keywords: Beach; Brother; Car; Cell phones; Cliffwood Beach; Conditions; Family; Home; House; Information; Lights; Outside; Power; Power was out; Radio; Rain; Service; Sleep; Storm; TV; Weather; Windy; Work
GPS: Cliffwood Beach (Aberdeen Township, Nj.)
Map Coordinates: 40.442056, -74.216397
7:21 - Immediate end of the storm / first contacts
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Partial Transcript:Okay, and when did the immediate storm end for you?
Segment Synopsis: Syed describes the mood and scene of his community after the storm took its course. He also talks about the remains of his neighborhood after Hurricane Sandy.
Keywords: Cell phones; Community; Contact; Damage; Development; Electricity; First person called; Flood; Home; House; Houses; Internet; Mood; Neighborhood; Office; Outside; Phone; Power; Power lines; Scene; Serious; Service; Storm; T-Mobile; Town; Work
GPS: Old Bridge Township, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 0.410753, -74.302099
10:15 - The neighborhood after the storm
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Partial Transcript:Okay and the following day, how did that go about? What was your day like?
Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Syed talks about the day after the storm and how he spent it with his family. He also goes on about his neighborhood and issues that resulted from being without electricity.
Keywords: Clean up; Electricity; Family; Fire; Freezer; Garbage; Gas shortage; Home; House; Mail; Mail service; Neighborhood; Service; Stores; Trash
GPS: Old Bridge Township, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 40.411276, -74.308965
12:05 - Support from power companies, insurance companies, and FEMA
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Partial Transcript:Okay and after the storm, who did you look for, for support or help?
Segment Synopsis: Syed speaks about how he looked to his family for support. He also mentions the responses of the police and interaction with religious communities.
Keywords: Aid; Area; Beach; Clean up; Community; Electricity; Emergency; Family; FEMA; Food; Help; Hurricane; Insurance; Internet; Looting; Mosques; Police; Power companies; Prepared; Religious communities; Response; Services; Support; Town; Work
GPS: Old Bridge Township, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 40.411276, -74.308965
15:13 - Issues with school, transportation, and gas after the storm
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Partial Transcript:Okay. And how long was school out?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about issues with school, gasoline, and transportation after the storm. He also talks about his losses with the storm.
Keywords: Brother; Buses; Community; Driving; Gas; Gas shortage; Gas station lines; Gas stations; Gasoline; Generators; Hurricane; Losses; Money; Phones; School; Transportation
GPS: Old Bridge Township, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 40.411276, -74.308965
17:21 - Response from the local and federal government, FEMA, and insurance companies
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Partial Transcript:Okay, beginning stage five of the Hurricane Sandy interview. How did you feel about the response, with like the local government?
Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Syed talks about the responses of the local and federal government, FEMA, insurance companies, and much more. He also comments on Governor Christie's objection against his own political party.
Keywords: Aid; Barack Obama; Campaign; Chris Christie; Christie; Damage; Disaster; Election; federal government; FEMA; Governor; Governor Christie; History; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Sandy; Insurance companies; Local government; Money; National disasters; Party; Politics; Republicans; Response; Responsibility; Romney; State; Storm; Town; Vote
20:54 - Warnings about and responses to the storm
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Partial Transcript:Okay, do you feel New Jersey adequately prepared for the storm?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about his feelings towards the preparation for and responses to Hurricane Sandy. He also mentions that he believes global warmingis the cause of the storm, not Mother Nature.
Keywords: Adequate; Area; Beach; Carribean; Climate change; Damage; Freak occurence; Global warming; Houses; Mother Nature; Municipality; New Jersey; Prepared adequately; Response; Sandbagged; Storm; Tax money; Town; Water; Wind
23:08 - Media coverage / President Obama and Governor Christie after the storm
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Partial Transcript:Okay. How did you feel about the media coverage?
Segment Synopsis: During this segment, Syed talks about the sensationalizaiton of the newscasts and newscasters. He also reveals changes in opinions of the president and governor after they responded to Hurricane Sandy.
Keywords: Accurate; Area; Atlantic City; Barbara Buono; Campaign; Changed; Christie; Country; Coverage; Damage; Democratic; Distraught; Emotions; Evacuate; Governor; Gubernatorial campaign; Home; Horrible; Hurricane Katrina; Information; Issue; Job; Mayor; Media; National disasters; Negative; New Jersey; News; Newscast; Obama; Old Bridge; Parlin; Party; Perspective; Political; Positive; President; Response; Romney; Sayerville; Sensational; Sensationalized; State; Storm; Struggle; Support; Voluntary; Vote; Warning
GPS: Sayreville, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 40.460601, -74.357509
28:23 - Response from the rest of the country / celebrity support compared to Hurricane Katrina
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Partial Transcript:How did you feel about the response from the rest of the country?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about the response of the rest of the country to Hurricane Sandy including celebrities and their support for those affected by the storm. He also compares celebrity involvement in Hurricane Sandy to that following Katrina.
Keywords: America; Area; Benefit concert; Celebrities; Communities; Comparison; Concert; Country; Disaster; Donation; Facebook; federal government; Help; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Sandy; Involvement; Jersey Strong; Kanye West; Money; New Jersey; Parkway; President Bush; Response; State; Superdome; Support; Television; TV
30:53 - Comparing Hurricane Sandy to other storms
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Partial Transcript:Okay, and how did this compare to other storms you've experienced?
Segment Synopsis: Syed compares Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Irene. He also goes on about what he saw on television after the storm hit and how much damage was shown.
Keywords: After the storm; Area; Coverage; Damage; Disaster; Electricity; Experience; Hurricane Irene; Hurricane Sandy; Minimal; New Jersey; Pictures; Power; Radio; Sensationalized; Storm; Television; TV
32:35 - Enivronmental issues after the storm
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Partial Transcript:Okay and how has it shaped environmental issues?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about zoning laws and flood insurance in New Jersey.
Keywords: Bias; Climate change; Damage; Destroyed; Environment; Environmental issues; Family; FEMA; Flood insurance; Government aid; Higher ground; House; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Sandy; Income; Issue; Looting; Middle class; Money; New Jersey; Newark; Precaution; Property; Rebuild; Response; Storm; Town; Zoning laws
GPS: Newark, Nj.
Map Coordinates: 40.736284, -74.173000
34:57 - Changes in day-to-day life after the storm
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Partial Transcript:Yeah. Okay. Since the storm, have things returned to normal?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about his daily life and how it has changed after Hurricane Sandy.
Keywords: Beach; Branches; Cars; Changed; Community; Conditions; Daily life; Electricity; Experience; Home; Hurricane Sandy; Income; Internet; Issue; Manhattan; Normal; Normalcy; Office; Outlook; Rebuild; School; State; Storm; Trains; Trees; Work; World
GPS: Manhattan, Ny.
Map Coordinates: 40.790521, -73.961420
37:24 - The impact of Hurricane Sandy on politics
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Partial Transcript:Okay, and did you believe that the storm has changed political views for others?
Segment Synopsis: Syed tells about his opinion of how Hurricane Sandy impacted both the 2012 presidential election and the 2013 gubernatorial election.
Keywords: 2012 election; 2013 election; America; Area; Barbara Buono; Campaign; Changed; Christie; Country; Coverage; Democratic; Economic; Education; Election; federal government; Fireman; Gubernatorial campaign; Help; Horrible; Hypcorisy; Impacting; Independents; Job; New Jersey; New York; Obama; Party; Police officers; Political; Power; President; Republicans; Romney; State; Storm; Vote
41:16 - Legacy of Hurricane Sandy
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Partial Transcript:Okay, and what did you, what were you thinking about telling your children regarding Hurricane Sandy?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about the legacy of Hurricane Sandy and what he looks forward to telling his future children and grandhcildren about this experience.
Keywords: Aid; Archive; Area; Boats; Boats in street; Children; Clean up; Country; Damage; Destruction; Electricity; Experience; Family; federal government; Grandchildren; Great Depression; Help; History; Home; Hurricane Katrina; Hurricane Sandy; Issue; Legacy; Message; Money; Nature; New Jersey; News; PSE&G; Recovery; School; Sensationalized; State; Storm; Support; Survived; Working
46:08 - Future FEMA and federal support
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Partial Transcript:Okay, and when the talk of FEMA and federal support again comes up in the future, do you think that Democrats or people who directly used FEMA's funds will be able to use that, to use Hurricane Sandy as kind of a way to explain that FEMA is necessary and that it's not just a program giving away money?
Segment Synopsis: Syed talks about how he thinks FEMA and federal support will respond for future disasters. He also speaks about victims who were not able to receive FEMA funding.
Keywords: Aid; Beach; Country; Democrats; Economic; Federal; FEMA; Funds; Future; Help; Home; House; Hurricane Sandy; Insurance companies; Money; Politics; Responsibility; State; Storm; Support; Town


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The kids eventually tired of the chair game and so got down to business. I thought it was safe to reclaim my chair and get some other pictures.
uh-oh maybe not
what a face
uh - Sammy. I brought the chair!
really - the chair was mine to start with
Can you deal with that?
No - you cannot sit in my lap
Yikes - Masquerade - not you too!!!