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Caleb is maybe giving us some insight into his teenage years. There are two things he has mastered in terms of communication: food and sleep. I've already mentioned the plethora of food words he has learned, to tell us everything from what he wants to drink to what kind of "dip" he wants with his food (ketchup, syrup, salad dressing, etc.)
He has also become very adept at letting us know when he is tired. I generally try to have both boys nap at the same time, around 1pm. Caleb, however, is often tired by 12:15 (what a surprise, considering is up by 6am!). I try to stave him off; some days he just wanders around with a tired look saying "nap, nap!" Other days he goes upstairs and pulls out his blanket and soother from the crib and carries them around the house. Today he took it one step further. Too tired even to eat, he tugged at me saying "nap." I asked him to wait until I had finished my lunch before I took him up. He disappeared upstairs, and then I saw him coming down again, carrying blanket, soother and his favourite book! This was a no-nonsense, clear-cut communication - it was definitely nap time!


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The 5 Benefits of an Inversion Table
The inversion table can look like just a typical table that is pivot, you must have to lie on the table and strap in your feet securely to the bottom of it, then engage the pivot mechanism which allows you to safely flip down. Inversion therapy can now allow you to stretch your body in a way that its not normally stretched, the benefits of gravity stretch will decompress the joints in your own vertebrae,knees and the hips which are compressed by the gravity of standing brightly.
Inversion therapy is allowing the gravity to stretch the body in a manner that it has been stretched normally the benefits of the gravity is gently decompressing the joints that are compressed in the pressure.
The gravity inversion technique uses the thousand of years because of the chronic pain in the head improved blood flow and the flexibility of each of the muscles.
Gravity inversion tables are being used often by individuals who are the pain at the back the lower back discomfort can be done to various reasons like the bad posture, wrong spine due to a lot of reasons behind.
Quiet only a few people can now assume that the only reason behind people who use gravity inversion table to alleviate is the persistence in the lower back problems, the truth is that there are many reasons for using an inversion table.
When you're using the inversion table on the regular basis you can preserve your height the gravity inversion exercises will have to minimize the shrinkage of the spine that is attributing to the force of the gravity that is responsible of pulling the body down. Doing the inversion exercises on a regular basis can be very possible for you to be able to decrease the impact of the force compression on the vertebrae, hips, knees and neck as well as the back.
Inversion exercises can now improve the circulation of the blood in making it faster due to the struggle in the gravity pull. Furthermore it will then have to increase the supply of the oxygen to the entire body to be able to make a speedy healing process for the sore muscles and can give a relief to the aches and pains of each of the muscles.
Inversion can now decrease in the pain of your lumbar region by maximizing the circulation of the vertebrae discs can now help in aiding the removal and the buildup of toxins and the restoration of the fluid inside the vertebrae as well.
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After Illinois State Police conducted over a dozen interviews, it was reported that the suspect, who was cleared Thursday from the case, is a 20-year-old male.
Smith was fatally shot two weeks ago during a robbery outside of an East St. Louis Warehouse.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 989237
[VDSM]Adding new network to Host with gateway configuration causes disconnection to that Host
Last modified: 2016-02-10 14:55:06 EST
Created attachment 779378 [details]
vdsm log
Description of problem:
If you add network x with gateway configuration to Host that doesn't contain IP rules ( for example upgraded host from 3.2 to 3.3) then Host looses connectivity.
Even after 2 minutes(default value), when the Host is supposed to come back after check connectivity failure it does not as the default gateway configuration is missing in the routing table
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Take the host without IP rules configured (for example host upgraded from 3.2)
2. Configure network red and attach it to Host with Static configuration: IP of 126.96.36.199, netmask of 255.255.255.0 and gateway of 22.214.171.124 using setupNetworks
Actual results:
Host looses connectivity and never comes back
Expected results:
Host is not supposed to loose connectivity
Additional info:
After configuring IP rules on the Host everything worked as supposed to.
Created attachment 779379 [details]
supervdsm log
A vdsm bug should never be filed without stating the relevant vdsm version.
I believe that this is a dup of Bug 984028. Please reopen if it reproduces with vdsm that includes
commit 8f4a060cc24901bb64490d8dd359799b1502bf60
Author: Assaf Muller <email@example.com>
Date: Thu Aug 1 15:10:05 2013 +0300
Management network is now kept in main routing table
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 984028 ***


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William March
Monday, July 18, 2016
Amelie Arena received many upgrades in preparation for the 2012 RNC.
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In Tampa, police have an armored vehicle called a Bear Cat that's useful in shooting situations, but even more useful in rescuing people stranded in high water during floods. Citizens are also noticing police patrolling downtown on bikes.
And at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, there's a new playground for special needs children.
These improvements have one thing in common: They were perks for the city for hosting the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Hosting such an event can put a lot of strain on a community.
Cleveland is experiencing that this week (July 18-21) as it hosts the Republican National Convention, which some worry could draw an unusual number of angry protesters.
But there are also benefits, some of them lasting.
In Tampa, convention spending provided new police equipment and vehicles, large contributions to local charities, upgrades to cell phone and internet systems, street and landscaping improvements and millions of dollars in upgrades to Amalie Arena and the Tampa Convention Center.
"Some of the leave-behinds will be with us for a long time," says Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
Investments that keep on giving
The new police equipment, part of $50 million budgeted for convention security, is the most obvious example.
As recently as May, the Bear Cat provided cover while officers waited out a mentally disturbed man holed up in his South Tampa home with a gun; he eventually surrendered peacefully.
The police also got four military surplus Humvees that were crucial during last July's unprecedented rain storms, says Assistant Police Chief Brian Dugan.
In addition, there were three mobile surveillance towers mounted on elevating platforms for monitoring crowd events; 10 Ford Expeditions each for the police department and the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office modified with running boards to transport large numbers of officers quickly into crowded situations; $6 million worth of radios and chargers; golf cart-like utility vehicles; and loads of uniforms, gas masks and riot gear.
But Dugan says the four leave-behinds with the most impact were:
Bicycles. They got 200 street bikes designed for police use at more than $1,000 each -- the
Tampa Police Department
kept 90, and the rest went to other agencies that provided manpower during the convention. The department, which previously had a handful of bike-mounted officers, created a standing bike squad. "The officers and citizens like it," says former Police Chief Jane Castor. "It puts them in closer touch with people on the street, on their porches. They can respond to situations in large crowds with ease."
A computer program called StreetSmart that streams vast amounts information to monitors in patrol cars -- criminal bulletins, wants and warrants, lists of sex offenders, career offenders and probationers. "It's used constantly," Dugan says. "Just for one example, if an officer is responding to a report of a sex crime, he can call up a map of sex offenders in the neighborhood."
A $1.2 million downlink system that streams video live from police helicopter cameras.
A $2 million system of surveillance cameras downtown that Castor and Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn say have been used to solve crimes, including one instance where the cameras led police to a man who had just attempted a rape in a downtown parking deck.
Many other big changes are less visible.
For Ken Jones, CEO of the local host committee for the convention, logistical challenges were enormous, not the least making sure huge crowds in the
Amalie Arena
Tampa Convention Center
press headquarters stayed cool and could make phone calls and rely on power and internet connections.
A convention, he said, pulls up to 20 megawatts of power, twice that of a rock concert.
"Remember when the power went out at the Super Bowl in New Orleans? That's what you don't want to happen."
Upgrades still in place include two new multi-megawatt transformers at the Arena; $1 million for sound baffling; a multi-million-dollar "directed antenna" for wireless service; and $2 million in HVAC upgrades.
AT&T, Jones says, spent nearly $50 million. The improvements included three phone towers that cover 1,500 square miles; launching 4G LTE service in the area; adding new cell frequencies, and creating 200 WiFi hotspots.
"I'll bet you don't get a lot of dropped AT&T calls now," Jones says.
TECO planned for an increase in power usage comparable to several thousand homes, says spokeswoman Sylvia Vega.
The company installed new transformers, switchgear and underground cables, conducted maintenance patrols and infrared surveys of its entire network, and added both temporary and permanent equipment and power sources for several downtown customers.
Surplus went to nonprofits, foundations
The non-profit Tampa Bay Host Committee took in about $56 million to support the convention, and after last-minute worries that it wouldn't raise enough to cover its bills, ended up with a $2.8 million surplus.
That plus $2 million in matching funds resulted in a windfall for local charities, more than 80 of which got donations.
The biggest was $500,000 to the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Foundation, a favorite cause of St. Petersburg businessman Bill Edwards, a major GOP donor who gave heavily to the host committee.
The hospital used the money in its project to set up a
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, Adams says. But another RNC-related gift of $300,000 from two associations of credit unions went to overhaul an old playground space into a
therapeutic playground
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Current Chairman David Reed says that money helped complete a 48-unit complex south of Gandy -- he didn't want to identify it for the sake of residents' privacy; its other projects include Cypress Landing on North 15th Street in Tampa.
In helping homeless people, "A home should be the first piece of the puzzle," he says. Once an individual is off the street and stabilized, then other programs, including housing vouchers for rent, addiction or mental health programs, have a chance to work.
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I often feel like the general public believes that crafters just pick up their tools and magic happens. It can typically be the exact opposite. Crafting takes practice. It takes perfecting and improving upon their respective skills. Just like any profession, crafters take classes to hone their skills, improve their skills, or even just refresh their skills.
Last summer, my sister asked me to make her a doll for her classroom. At that time, she showed me a picture of what she liked. At this time, I was making baby items and amigurumi items. Let me just tell you that somewhere in my head I convinced myself that making amigurumi and making dolls are two different beasts. So, I told her I would think about trying to make one. Let me just tell you that I spent months trying to create a doll for her. While I thought it looked good, I also believed that I could do better.
I googled african american dolls, crocheted dolls, etc. You may or may not be surprised to know that I did not find an abundance of patterns. However, I have purchased several patterns that I will be reviewing in the coming weeks and months right now.
The first person that I found was Yolonda Jordan of My Pretty Brown Dolland My Crochet Life. She has several patterns. To be honest, I have purchased them all. However, I have attempted and completed her ballerina doll pattern first. You can find and purchase it here: Ballerina Doll Pattern
Photos via MyPrettyBrownDoll shop at Etsy.
So I purchased the pattern last August but hadn't attempted it due to school and wanting to design a doll for my sister on my own. Well in January, Yolonda announce that she was offering a doll course where you could learn the tips and tricks to complete her pattern. (Doll Course is available here.) The course was being taught by Aniqua Wilkerson of My Kinda Thing. I will be dedicating an entirely different blog post to the mastery that is Aniqua as an instructor.
The description of the course states that it includes:
Unlimited access to live and recorded video lessons available via a closed Facebook group.
Close-up instruction that you can stop, rewind and play as needed
If watching live you will be able to get answers to your questions in real-time. If you are watching the replay you are still able to ask questions and get answers as well as see questions from other viewers and the answers.
Bonus doll hair tutorial
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I want you all to know that I got all of ^^^^ this and more!!
This is not a paid promotion. This is a course that I chose to enroll in to improve on my crochet skills. I was able to learn where I had 'errors' in the doll that I created on my own. They would not be errors that you would see if you are not a crocheter. However, they were skills that would make my work stand out and above the rest. The marketing portion of this course had so many nuggets of information. I was able to utilize some of them in my project below.
One of the things that I love about this process are the details. What skin tone should I use? What kind of hair will she have? What color leotard? What accessories? What facial expression?
When I had completed just the head of the doll, I knew I had a diva ballerina in the making. Her big eyes kept staring at me as though she was trying to figure out why I was taking a break when she still didn't have a body.
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CBA Bull Creek, sitting on the corner of Bull Creek Shopping Centre, was rejuvenated with a complete refurbishment in line with the bank's national rollout scheme.
Swan Group initially set up a 'pop-up branch' within the same shopping centre before starting construction where CBA's customers could continue banking while the main branch remained closed.
The existing branch was downsized to create a new 163m2 facility with a de-fit and make good generating divested space.
Our works incorporated the initial subdivision and handover of the divested area as well as the demolition and subsequent refurbishment of the entire branch.
We installed ATM/IDM cash machines in the self-service lobby, internal signage, graphics and merchandising, ACM cladding and external signage to the shopfront.
The new branch now has a TCR teller along with a waiting area, self-service cash lobby, meeting rooms and back of house facilities.


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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Convention Bound
I'm headed off for the Northwest District Convention, which runs June 18-20. I'll try and post updates on the proceedings as time and motivation permits. Please pray that the decisions we make will be God pleasing. There are many pivotal decisions which need to be made, including the election of a new District President.
Posted by Scott Diekmann at 6:00 AM
4 comments:
- William Weedon said...
God go with you as you travel, Scott, and sustain you in your faithful witness!
- June 17, 2009 at 10:35 AM
I hope to have a chance to meet you there.
- June 17, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Scott Diekmann said...
Thank you Pastor Weedon. "I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
- June 17, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Scott Diekmann said...
I'll try and look you up on the floor Pastor Palm.
- June 17, 2009 at 10:23 PM
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This fully loaded fuel tanker has a large, and heavy heavy duty vehicle engine tied ontop of it while driving on the highway.
I guess they are looking for whose car, head or legs to drop it on because with the rugged nature of our roads, any little thing can upset the rope used to hold it and it will come crashing down on an unfortunate person.
A lot of people just like cutting corners even when it is oddly against them.


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I suspect I'm not alone in feeling as if, at some point, I accidentally earned a Ph.D. in Brangelina. It's not just that I can tell you the names of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's six children; I also can tell you their birth order and country of origin. I could write a dissertation, or perhaps teach a graduate seminar, on Pitt and Jolie's past relationships, political activism and respective tattoos.
How has this information attained permanence in my brain when there is so much else I can't remember, of both the "where are my keys" and the "what's a mortgage backed security again" varieties? While I respect Jolie and Pitt's humanitarian work, I'm not exactly a fan of either of them, nor do I faithfully see their movies. In general, my celebrity expertise — which is hardly limited to this particular couple — makes me vacillate between defensiveness and shame.
On the one hand, is following the personal lives of good-looking actors any more pointless or shallow than following professional sports? Aren't most celebrities complicit in their own exposure? And how about the research indicating that humans are biologically programmed, from our Stone Age roots, to gossip? Certainly among my female friends, celebrities provide ample conversational fodder, especially if we don't have co-workers or neighbors in common to analyze and dissect. On the other hand, the fact that I can describe the locket of Billy Bob Thornton's blood that Jolie wore around her neck during their marriage but don't know the name of China's president — should I be able to live with myself?
The good news for anyone who shares my predicament is that Christine Sneed has written a novel just for us: "Little Known Facts" is juicy enough to appeal to our prurience but smart enough not to make us feel dirty afterward.
At the book's center is the 50-something movie star Renn Ivins, an idol along the lines of Harrison Ford, or George Clooney if he had adult children. When the novel begins, Renn is directing a movie he hopes will win him an Oscar or two. Twice-divorced, he's dating his hot and talented 24-year-old lead actress, who's close in age to Renn's daughter, Anna, a medical student, and Renn's son, Will, who, gripped by the inertia of the pampered, mostly does nothing.
Not surprisingly, Renn is the defining presence in the lives of his family members. Watching his father and a companion head to a restaurant, Will thinks that if he joined them, "no one would really notice him. He would feel as incidental as the salt and pepper shakers, part of the scenery and not even an important part." Yet in spite of Renn's outsize influence, Sneed chooses not to grant him a disproportionate number of pages in the novel. Of the 11 storylike chapters, just one concentrates primarily on Renn. Meanwhile, Will and Anna get two each, as does their pediatrician mother. (The remaining four go to Renn's girlfriend, Elise; Renn's second ex-wife; Will's girlfriend; and a crew member on Renn's movie.)
Of Los Angeles, the crew member explains: "If you want to be rich and famous, this probably isn't the best place to start, paradoxical as that must sound. You would probably be better off writing screenplays and making short films in Omaha or Minneapolis for a while and approaching Hollywood from an oblique angle instead of head-on like I did."
As it happens, in withholding the movie star from a novel about a movie star, Sneed herself often employs an oblique approach to Hollywood. Instead of giving readers what we'd most expect — a scene at an awards ceremony, say, or a character overdosing in a hot tub — Sneed offers details about the film industry and fame mainly as background. Some of these details are informative, like the placement of a boom mic or the precise responsibilities of a propmaster. Other details are more titillating: Renn's habit of ignoring the strangers who take photos of him with their cellphones, Elise's deflection of a director's advances by pretending to be religious. But Sneed's real interest isn't the treachery of Hollywood; it's the more universal treachery of the human heart. Repeatedly, Renn and
Repeatedly, Renn and his children make romantic choices as ill advised as they are understandable. That they themselves recognize their own mistakes neither prevents nor solves them.
One of Sneed's most impressive feats, which justifies the decision to alternate points of view rather than staying with a single protagonist in a deeper and more sustained way, is that the characters appear believably different from different perspectives. In his parents' eyes, Will is basically a wastrel. But in the eyes of Elise, Renn's actress girlfriend, Will is like a younger, less egotistic version of Renn; Sneed makes a case for why the unaccomplished son might be a more desirable boyfriend than his successful father.
Sneed is an intelligent and graceful writer, and the elegance of her prose, coupled with her sure-handed observations about human folly, tends to obscure the fact that not all that much happens in most chapters. Major plot developments — breakups, movie premieres — are likelier to occur between chapters than in them. Much of the novel is summary as opposed to real action, but it's a testament to Sneed's gifts that it rarely feels stagnant; on the contrary, her sentences are strangely hypnotic, casting a spell that makes it hard to put the book down.
Less successful is the atypical structure of three chapters. Rather than straightforward narrative, they appear as, respectively, an imaginary interview between a propmaster and Renn; notes for a memoir by Renn's second ex-wife; and a transcript of a recording Renn makes for "an authorized biographer after my death." Reminiscent of the derailed celebrity interview in Jennifer Egan's "Visit From the Goon Squad," the propmaster's imagined interview fails to cohere; that it never took place, even within the made-up world of the novel, is one contrivance too many.
In general, however, Sneed is such a gifted writer that she can get away with a lot. Indeed, "Little Known Facts" is the kind of book that makes you curious about its author and how she came to tell this particular story. Although it's Sneed's first novel, she wrote the critically acclaimed 2010 collection "Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry," in which a couple of stories also revolve around characters in the entertainment industry.
When I finished "Little Known Facts," I looked at Sneed's Web site, and only after not finding them did I realize I'd been searching for mentions of her experience working in film, or, at the least, living in Los Angeles. Instead, I learned that she earned an M.F.A. from Indiana University and currently resides in Evanston, Ill.
I still don't know if Sneed has firsthand ties to Hollywood, but I'll say this: I've spent years of my life reading People magazine, as well as its more sordid counterparts, and her depiction of both proximity to celebrity and celebrity itself had me totally convinced.
Curtis Sittenfeld's fourth novel, "Sisterland," will be published in June.
Also read at NYT.com here.
Christine Sneed's impressive debut novel, "Little Known Facts," is a Hollywood tale that aspires to complicate the traditional Hollywood narrative. Its characters want to swap sincerity for surface, real anxiety for contrived problems. But these dream-factory occupants, Sneed suggests, have a hard time telling one from the other.
At the novel's core is Renn Ivins, an aging yet still virile actor-director who's making a play for an Oscar with a film about post-Katrina New Orleans. His celebrity is a kind of human tractor beam: He's "an institution, a movement, a cult with numerous irrational adherents," as one of his ex-wives puts it. Shifting among different voices in Renn's life, Sneed constructs a kind of cubist portrait of the man. For Renn's daughter, he's a model for her own ill-advised romances. For the Katrina film's female lead, he's a romantic dream. To another ex-wife, he's a preening narcissist. And for his son, Will, the novel's emotional center, he's what keeps him from pursuing anything ambitious, lest he fall short of dad's glory.
"His main goal each day is to resist inertia," Sneed writes of Will, and the plot of the novel is largely about his efforts to generate his own forward momentum. He drifts from working with dad on-set to making an adolescent play for dad's girlfriend to running off to Paris to distance himself from Renn's impossibly large shadow.
No cataclysmic surprises spill out of that effort: Sneed's prose is clean and dry as L.A. air, unadorned and disinterested in musical effects. The book thrives instead on Sneed's skill at conjuring multiple voices. Each of its 11 chapters focuses on a different character, and Sneed is remarkably attuned to the way each person postures to present him- or herself in the best possible light. An excerpt from wife No. 2's memoir encapsulates the tell-don't-show style of Hollywood gossip, while Will's chapters evoke the subtle pleading and self-pity of a rudderless man. Renn himself is bare-chested, arrogant and guilt-ridden: He confesses that he keeps two journals, like a corrupt bookkeeper.
"I wonder this — if you don't have to struggle, why would you?" Will's mother and Renn's first wife asks. Money isn't a concern for any of the people in this novel, but they're unstable regardless. "Little Known Facts" is a kind of romance novel — Topic A for everybody is where their lusts and affections are best served. But there's little contrived sweetness in this book, just a recognition that the Hollywood glamour that was supposed to make everything easy in fact made everything harder.
Mark Athitakis is a reviewer based in Washington, D.C. He blogs at markathitakis.com.
(Starred Review. Little Known Facts): In his silvered fifties, Renn Ivins extends his reign as a Hollywood sex symbol, adding screenwriting and directing to his accomplishments. Twice-divorced, he also embarks on a closely observed relationship with his movie's ambitious star, Elise, who is younger than his two children, Will and Anna. Sneed follows her award-winning short story collection, Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry (2010), with an ensnaring first novel that delves into the complex challenges and anguish of living with and in the shadow of celebrity. Sneed's wit, curiosity, empathy, and ability to divine the perfect detail propel this psychologically exquisite, superbly realized novel of intriguing, caricature-transcending characters and predicaments. Lost-soul Will knows he "should be happy," but instead he is adrift and angry. A medical student emulating her steadfast pediatrician mother, the novel's moral center, Anna seems immune from the toxins of family notoriety until an untenable love affair exposes her vulnerability. As Sneed illuminates each facet of her percussively choreographed plot via delectably slant disclosures––overheard conversations, snooping, tabloids, confessions under duress, and journal entries, among them—she spotlights "little known facts" about the cost of fame, our erotic obsession with movie-star power, and where joy can be found.— Donna Seaman
On page p. 52, January 2013 issue:
Three hip-lit debuts and the writers they remind us of (with reviews of Amanda Coplin's The Orchardist and Gavin Extence's The Universe Versus Alex Woods):
"Jennifer Egan's meta-fiction; Richard Ford's Americana; Daniel Kehlmann's preoccupations":
Little Known Facts
by Christine Sneed
What it's about: The children of a famous film star, wrestling to define their lives away from the pull of Los Angeles glitz. As they do so, layers of family intrigue unwrap around them.


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Saturday we moved! It was exhausting! Driving the truck was terrifying, but I did it.
Also thank God for my team mate and her husband. My husband's heart decided to act up, so last minute they came over to help us.
Also thank God for my team mate and her husband. My husband's heart decided to act up, so last minute they came over to help us.
Everything is in the apartment, and 90% unpacked!
I discovered a very important life lesson during the move: do plug in a cord if it isn't attached to anything on the other end, especially a dryer power cord because it is about 30 amps.
Our new apartment is older so we had to switch the power cord out. Before attaching it to the dryer I wanted to make sure it fit in the outlet. Well, if you do that the power has nowhere to go and there is a big electrical flash and a mark on your wall. My husband than explained to me the electricity needs somewhere to go when it gets turned on.
At least now I have a great lesson to teach the kids when we do electricity in science.
This is probably my favorite spot in the apartment. This is the craft closet, before being unpacked. It is about 90% organized now, but I just love it! Drake, loves smelling around in it also.
In our old place we had a bar that we used for pictures and candles. At the new place that is the only downfall in my mind so far. So I am thinking about getting a set of these for the living room.
Today my teammate (hopefully two of them) are going to a book store that I saw in one of my Facebook groups.
It's called Fifth Street Books and is in Mebane, NC. They have thousands of book, and teachers get books for 25 cents with your ID. I am super excited!


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I do not have a video but it is always safe to assume that everyone has a friend, and he mentioned we didn't take his radio it only made us more paranoid so we left.
I was Edgar in the robbery, my PoV is.. I was running with my friend trying to get more food to survive when we saw him running across the field,once my friend initiated we told him to get on the ground and drop all his gear.we took most of his stuff but left him with some food water and an axe. once he called "//crap RP" i ran back and threw my blaze at him( with two bullets). With there being no zombies to fend off an axe would've provided the protection he needed and we gave him food and water so he could've lasted until he found a town(which he was near),and he had a backpack to hold the food and water until his friend showed up. And for the need to rob someone it was for the gear,for us to tell him what it was about would've been self explanatory so we felt it wasn't needed to say,and for us to wait for his friend would've been suicide so we bolted.
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Nuclear Turtle replied to a topic in Solved ReportsI was Edgar at GM, once the initiation started i was told over radio to wait in a hidden location inside the compound and just wait until things went south.Once the shooting from the woods started i moved closer to the video to avoid fire and was immediately knocked out so i know know thing else of the situation all i heard was the "RP" faintly in my ear.Once i woke up ,however, all i was able to do is try to fight the man at the base of the tower, i was backed up into a corner so i couldn't see anyone else but the one i was fighting, after he peaked his head around the corner he shot me and i died. I'm not able to give much of my PoV for this situation because i was knocked out and or dead for most of it.
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Nuclear Turtle replied to Bigtoe's topic in Off TopicMine would have to be a burger joint on the side of the interstate,everything there is farm fresh and home made,and it almost make me cry with every bite.


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Thursday November 11th, 1999
A new book, "Netscape Mozilla Soure Code Guide" by William Stanek, is available now at Amazon.com. In the author's words, the book contains "hundreds of useful 'from the source' listings that demonstrate key programming concepts." If you pick it up, we'd love to hear what you have to say about it.
Also, some of you may have seen the new Netcenter designs. They don't show up all the time, so you may need to reload Netcenter a number of times to see them. They also bear a striking resemblance to the current Mozilla skin. Each new design has a link to a survey where you can give Netscape your opinions on the design.
Thanks to the many readers who submitted these news items...
#33 Well, that's a damn shame
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Tuesday November 16th, 1999 6:58 AM
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I really don't like the new Netcenter design.
Sure, it has some good points. It makes better use of Netscape's blue/green color scheme. It doesn't look as boringly rectangular as the old Netcenter does. And the links to various sections aren't *quite* as full of forwarding-tracking crap as they used to be.
But the layout is a complete mess. There's no logical arrangement to the various components (although design C <http://netscape.com/index_c.html> is slightly better than the others in this regard). The designers are obviously confident of both their bandwidth and our patience -- the new home page consists has 11 graphics, as opposed to the old site <http://home.netscape.com/> , which -- like Yahoo <http://www.yahoo.com/> -- has only three.
The designers show arrogance, assuming that everyone has their browser window set to at least 800*600 (it scrolls if you make it smaller), and ignorance, in that they don't seem to know how to use the <UL> tag.
And for a company building a browser which prides itself on standards compliance, it's ironic that the suggested design contains no fewer than 87 HTML errors. <http://htmlhelp.com/cgi-b…tscape.com%2Findex_c.html>
But that's not the main reason I don't like the new design of Netcenter. The main reason I don't like it is that it signals that the new Mozilla chrome is going to be the default chrome for Netscape Communicator.
And despite its kewlness factor, I just *know* the usability problems with the Mozilla skin are going to cost Communicator -- and therefore Mozilla -- market share.
And when that happens, Mozilla will suffer.
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I was waiting at a bus stop, and there was this old car that broke down in the middle of the road. Not only that, but it was right up near the front of the left hand turn lane, in a fairly major intersection. Ouch. So, I got to watch cars do interesting dances around it, trying to get where they were going.
After a little while (my bus sorta took a while to show up...I think I'd gotten times mixed up...) some people who were evidently buddies of the poor woman in the car showed up. What did they do? As soon as the left turn light turned green, they pushed the car through the intersection, to where it was out of the way.
From there, I don't know what they did - they pushed it out of my sight. But I was impressed, seeing them push it. Sure, it was three strong men, but still.
Now, I probably need to get to chores. The dishes are waiting to be done, and the trash needs to be taken out. No point procrastinating any more, I guess. (Mom, if you're reading it, please disregard that last sentence.)


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I have never before gotten a complaint through pbs. I just got word that the books were damaged by postal service that opened and inspected the books. The books were wrapped in plastic and further wrapped and taped in cardboard. All books were apart of a deal as well. Do I get a mark against my account? What could happen from this situation?
If the person marked the transaction correctly (damaged by USPS), and the books were wrapped reasonable well, then nothing at all will happen. You can't be held responsible for what postal employees/machines do to your package. If the person is complaining and they want their credit back that's up to you, but you are not obligated to refund their credits. If you feel you did an adequate job packaging the books then politely refuse the refund.
PBS does not get involved in these situations. This is a simple he-said-she-said scenario, and nobody is going to assign blame to anybody else. You've got nothing to worry about.
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Jamie - also as part of a deal the only books you would need to be concerned about is/are the ones for which a credit was received. If the deal was 2/1 for example, and the book that was damaged was not the one for which you received credit, then there should be no question on asking for a credit back, as the book that they sent a credit for was fine.
Did she ask for credits back? Sometimes people just send a PM to let you know what happened, but no further action is required. Good luck on whatever you decide. Pat
No she didn't. I just hate seeing that happen.
Jamie - think we all hate seeing books damaged, but sounds like as I said above, she just wanted to let you know that they'd been damaged. Good luck. Pat
Even worse than the damaged ones are the packages that get delivered empty and the PO acts like it must have been shipped that way! Right, we love paying almost $3 to mail an empty package!


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Target: The Right Honourable, Stephen Harper - Prime Minister
Sponsored by: International Fund for Animal Welfare
Please urge the Canadian Prime Minister to stop the cruelty of the seal hunt!
"This blog intends to list all fast moving and good animal rights petitions. The petitions against animal cruelty and for animal welfare. Please come along with live petitions for all to sign. Post them here." People For Animals, Jaipur : 'We work for the welfare of animals by creating awareness among all sections of people by showing them the cruelties done to the poor animals, and by suggesting the ways we may help them.'
It has been estimated that Dexter saved anywhere from 800-1,000 lives in just one incident where he detected explosives.
In the last fifty years, in Europe and elsewhere in the developed countries, there has been an exponential growth in the consumption of animal products (meat, fish, eggs, milk and dairy products). These foods are consumed at each meal in every household; quite unlike 50 years ago, when these were rare food items. Today these items cost extremely little, with respect to production costs, often even less than vegetable products, which inevitably require far less raw materials, energy and labor.
This is because farmers and fishermen receive direct and indirect funding both from the state and the European Union; in effect, what we do not pay for at the cash register we pay for in taxes. It is also paid for by those who choose not to buy animal products.
This is all the more serious as the consequences of the high consumption of meat, food and other animal products are greater on the environment, on human health and on the development of poorer countries. It would be justifiable and positive if individual states and the European Community supported and promoted only the consumption of foods that are healthy and have little environmental impact. Instead they do so with foods whose production has a devastating impact... and this is neither acceptable nor justifiable. It is up to us citizens to put an end to this situation and press for a more farsighted, sensible and sustainable policy in this matter, which will protect the environment and human health rather than harm them as it does now.
What we propose is to reverse this self-destructive trend, resulting in the following steps.
1. Put an end to every kind of subsidy for breeding, fishing, crop cultivations intended for farmed animals feed;
2. Charge for the purchase of farmed animals feed;
3. Ensure that the animal products the final consumer buys show their real price, not distorted by subsidies and other facilities granted to the producers and that also includes the environmental cost for the enormous negative impact of breeding (internalization of costs).
4. Put an end to campaigns for the promotion of animal products consumption financed by public money;
5. To support, with subsidies and information campaigns, the consumption of healthy plant-based food, to be less expensive for the final consumer, an easily obtainable result after the withdrawal of the enourmous costs of subsidies to farming and fishing.
We propose in the meantime a petition in support of Point 1 of this series of proposals.
The petition has the purpose to both bring forward this issue with the European Parliament and to raise the matter in various areas, because not enough attention is ever put to how damaging the practice of farming is and how therefore unacceptable it is to finance it with public funding.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
FAO - Director General Dr. Jacques Diouf
WHO - Director General Dr. Margaret Chan
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Dear Mr. Secretary-General,
In 1996, the "Rome Declaration of World Food Security" reaffirmed "the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food". The signatories also pledged their political will "to eradicate hunger in all countries."
In 2008, malnutrition and starvation in many parts of the world are not only increasing but are set to reach new peaks of suffering. Dwindling and wasted crops, soaring prices, unsustainable farming practices are just some of the factors which combine to put vulnerable people at life-threatening risks.
It is not acceptable that even in a grim situation with hunger and malnutrition killing nearly six million children each year, huge percentages of available crops are still being fed to farm animals.
In the name of humanity, a responsible global community can no longer afford to invest 7-16 kg of grain or soya beans, up to 15,500 liters of water, and 323 m2 of grazing land in the production of just one kilo of beef for those with the means to pay for it. More accessible and sustainable avenues to secure food for all are desperately needed.
Unfortunately, even though the experts of the FAO consider 'Livestock a major threat to environment', they merely recommend different farming techniques, some of which entail the risk of damaging an already vulnerable environment even more, perhaps beyond repair.
All hungry people, many million of vegetarians and those looking for wholesome alternatives to destructive traditions have the right to expect from decision makers, governments and international bodies a scientific investigation of all available options, including vegetarianism. This resource- and life-saving lifestyle is worthy of unbiased research and promotional effort, not last because of its potential to decide the raging battle of 'food vs feed' in favour of humanity.
For this reason, we appeal to the United Nations and its agencies to stop ignoring vegetarianism and instead study its multi-faceted benefits, with the aim of incorporating them into future strategies for a world without hunger.
Hardened police officers have been shocked by the horrifying torture, mutilation and brutal slaying of a seven month old fox terrier puppy near Mackay at the weekend.
If found guilty, they could face up to two years in prison. Police have obtained video footage from a mobile phone which shows graphic images of the puppy yelping and howling in terrible pain as it hacked to pieces with garden shears and a pocked knife.
They said the owners were too distressed to talk to anyone about it.
The pups nose was cut off, its front right leg and rear left leg were cut off and it was decapitated. A three-part video series on a mobile phone shows the dog being tortured.
On the 8th of July 2008 at 2 am in the morning an 8 year old female dog was butchered by 1 student from JNU , Yoronso (Ph.d student from JNU's School of Social Science, (Centre for Political Studies)) and his two friends in Room #248 in the Kaveri hostel of JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) in New Delhi, India. She was beaten with a cricket bat and a curtain rod for an hour and then they started to cut her open while she was still alive. Due to the noise and blood gushing out from under the door the people in the hostel got alarmed, and the students and wardens intervened. The dog's name was Kali.
In a letter to Mumbai's Office of the Collector, actor John Abraham points out that horses who are used to haul heavy loads are worked far past the point of exhaustion. When they are too worn out to continue, horses often collapse and are repeatedly whipped in an effort to get them back on their feet. Horses are overloaded far beyond the legal limit, and they are frequently denied adequate rest, food and water.
When food and water are provided at all, PETA investigators have often found that the feed is unwholesome and that the drinking water is dirty. Stables are often damp, filthy, and filled with flies and other biting insects. Many horses are left to stand without shade amid their own faeces and urine.
You Can Help
This cruel industry must be banned. Please join John by asking the Office of the Collector to ban the use of horses for pulling victorias, tongas and carts in Mumbai.
To: EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern about widespread animal suffering in China. We are particularly concerned about the deplorable conditions in zoos exposed by recent investigations, the practice of live feeding of animals in zoos and the plight of dogs killed for meat.
We welcome the moves that China has made to protect endangered wildlife and respectfully request the introduction of general animal protection legislation to prevent cruelty to all animals. Recent surveys show that most of the Chinese people are concerned about the welfare of sentient animals and strongly in favour of such legislation. Creating a law offering some protection to animals would be widely welcomed by the international community and help consolidate China's position among leading nations.
The Bush/Cheney Administration has just listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), after four months of delays. Unfortunately, it could be an empty gesture, lacking in any meaningful protections for polar bears.
With this listing, the administration has failed to:
In fact, Interior Secretary Kempthorne made clear that the listing should not be used to address global warming or habitat loss -- the two main factors contributing to the decline of polar bears in the U.S.
This week's listing is already coming at the eleventh hour for polar bears -- these majestic bears can't wait for another administration. Demand REAL protections with a meaningful ESA listing for America's polar bears! (Learn more about this listing.)
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I've just written to Ratan Tata asking him to not to go ahead with building a port in Dhamra, Orissa, dangerously close to one of the world's largest sea turtle nesting grounds for the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. I think its a good idea for Mr. Tata to move the port to another location rather than endanger the turtles.
By living up to the Tatas' environmental legacy, Ratan won't just save the highly-endangered Olive Ridley Turtles, he will also end up making Tata a better company.
The only problem is that I can't bring about that change alone. I need help from lots of people, especially you.
Please do what I've done. Write directly to Ratan by clicking here
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• Water: One of the easiest things to change is your dog's water supply. Author Pat Lazarus strongly recommends buying a water filter to attach to your faucet.
• Veggies and Fruits: These should equal one-third of the daily diet. Use raw or cooked veggies: beans, split peas, lentils, carrots, zucchini, and broccoli are good. Add raw, cut-up fruit occasionally. Organic, unsprayed produce is best.
• Garlic: Garlic is used widely for animals with various conditions. It can help build the immune system and is a good flea and worm repellent, but it may cause anemia if given for long periods of time. Adding a crushed clove of garlic to your dog's food every day is appropriate.
• Dairy: Raw eggs and cottage cheese. Other possible additions are yogurt and cheddar-type cheese. All provide protein and iron.
• Grains: Cooked grains should equal one-third of a dog's diet. A few appropriate choices are barley, brown rice, buckwheat, oatmeal, cornmeal and, even, crumbled whole wheat bread. These provide carbohydrates.
• Vitamins: Lazarus would add more of vitamins C and E to a general multiple supplement. In fact, many dog specialists recommend additional vitamin C. Vitamin B is also vital for a healthy immune system and can be found in brewer's yeast, another possible daily additive. However, adding arbitrary supplements of vitamins or minerals is generally not recommended without consulting your veterinarian.
• Oil: Many veterinarians and breeders recommend a tablespoon or two a day of vegetable or canola oil, especially for a dry coat or skin. However, oil may add calories.
A recent study found that American pets suffer from significantly more contamination from synthetic industrial chemicals than people. Our homes are permeated by untested chemical compounds that pets absorb through their grooming habits and proximity to household furnishings.
Dogs were contaminated with 35 chemicals, including carcinogens and neurotoxins. Cats were contaminated 46 chemicals, including carcinogens, neurotoxins, and chemicals toxic to the endocrine system.
The potential result is higher incidence of health problems, for example cancer in dogs and hyperthyroidism in cats. Worse yet, the risks faced by pets are shared by humans too, especially the most vulnerable. Infants and toddlers play close to the floor and put household objects in their mouths, and in the process they are exposed to the same dangers as pets.
We need a new system of public health protections in which companies have to prove chemicals are safe before they are sold. Not only would it help protect our pets, but ourselves as well. Act today!
The red knot sandpiper is in danger of extinction. A new report by the world's leading shorebird biologists confirms a 90 percent decline in the bird's population over the past ten years, leading scientists to predict that the red knot may become extinct as soon as 2010.
The red knot can fly extraordinary distances. On a wingspan of 20 inches, red knots can fly over 9,300 miles from the Arctic Circle to as far as Tierra del Fuego, South America, making this bird one of the longest-distance migrants in the animal kingdom.
Historically, more than 100,000 red knots stopped at Delaware Bay -- one of the most important migratory bird stopovers in the world -- to feast on horseshoe crab eggs each spring, to help power the final leg of their long flight. But because of a overharvest of horseshoe crabs over the past 15 years, supplies of horseshoe crab eggs have greatly diminished as have knot and other shorebird populations that also feed on horseshoe crab eggs.
Because of the red knot's highly precarious situation, it needs immediate protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
America's last free-roaming wild bison are a powerful reminder of the great American West. But they are being slaughtered on a scale not seen since the 1800s, and hundreds more are slated to be killed.
This year alone, more than 1,300 bison have been needlessly killed -- more than a quarter of the park's population. State and federal officials kill these majestic animals when they leave the borders of Yellowstone National Park for fear that the animals will spread brucellosis to cattle -- even though there has never been a single case of a buffalo in the wild spreading the disease to cattle.
IFAW Hunt Observers were on the ground and in the air documenting the hunt since it opened on the 28th of March. Only days into the hunt they captured on camera instances where animals were shot and clearly left to suffer. They witnessed live seals hooked and dragged across the ice. And in one of the more disturbing moments they watched as a sealer wrote an expletive on the ice while a recently clubbed seal behind him started to move...obviously still alive.Is this the Canadian government's idea of a more humane hunt? Please urge the Canadian Prime Minister and Canadian Ambassador to end the cruelty of the seal hunt. Take action today
An upcoming TV series, "Greatest Show on Earth", promises a "behind-the-scenes" look at the legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But the real story is that Circus staff regularly abuse and torment performing elephants with bull hooks, chains and other devices.
The abuse of Ringling Bros. circus elephants -- well documented by animal welfare organizations, state humane agencies, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors -- violates both the federal Endangered Species Act and the Animal Welfare Act, which prohibit the abuse of endangered animals used in entertainment.
Many have witnessed routine violent abuse and cruelty toward the elephants, including frequently hitting the elephants with bull hooks, rubbing dirt into sores of elephants to conceal their wounds, and routinely chaining the elephants on concrete or in cramped rail cars for many hours of every day and night.
This kind of cruelty is not entertainment -- contact TNT and urge them to cancel the "Greatest Show on Earth" series.
The poor treatment and abysmal conditions of dogs in Pennsylvania's puppy mills is already well documented, but a bill to amend the Pennsylvania Dog Law will soon be introduced in the state's House of Representatives.
Passage of this bill is vital if Pennsylvania is to improve conditions for dogs kept in commercial kennels and put an end to the state's reputation as the "puppy mill capital of the East." The bill would require:
Sign the petition and urge the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to reform the Dog Law. The dogs have suffered long enough!


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Racially tinged emails forwarded by two officials in this rural county have led to turmoil on the Board of Supervisors and the School Board, calls for the officials' resignations, and may contribute to the departure of the schools superintendent. Byron "Buzz" Bailey, vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and School Board member Herbert DeGroft are being asked to resign by county, school and NAACP leaders. They're being criticized for sending to county officials copies of emails that community leaders have called disrespectful to African Americans. Bailey and DeGroft are white.See to the right and below for videos about all this (plus, as an added bonus, a "joke" about the Confederacy rising again - hahahaha...not), including descriptions of the racist emails targeting First Lady Michele Obama (let's just say, these racists are NOT subtle). Also click here for citizens' comments starting at around 5:55, and click here for a 5/23 Daily Press article about Vice Chairman Bailey refusing to resign. Finally, note that Del. Rick Morris (R-Isle of Wight), who represents Isle of Wight in the House of Delegates, hasn't uttered a peep about any of this -- even though Morris used to be chair of the Isle of Wight County Republican Committee, which means he (obviously) knows all these individuals, maybe even shares a similar sense of "humor" (which would explain why he hasn't said anything)? Hmmmmm.
Racist Republicans Strike Again, This Time in Isle of Wight County
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Republicans forwarding racist emails? Haven't we seen this movie before? Well, yes we have (in 2010 in the Virginia Beach Republican Committee). And now, we're seeing it again, yet again involving...yes, Republicans (of course).
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Hotel Rockland & Restaurant is rated 2 stars and is placed about 3.9 km from Jaipur Zoo.
The pleasant property is situated 4.9 km away from Govind Devji Temple. The hotel offers perfect location 7 km from the center of Jaipur.
Hotel Rockland & Restaurant welcomes guests to take advantage of individual climate control, a mini bar, a private safe, a dressing area and a wardrobe supplied in the rooms. For more comfort a bathtub, a shower and free toiletries are provided.
Sanganeer airport is about 15 minutes by car.
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Finalist, The Jerome Fellowship at The Playwrights Center (Play: YOU FEEL SO FAR AWAY RIGHT NOW)
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Winner, 11th Annual Thomas Barbour Playwrights Award (Play: THE ANDREW PLAY)
April 2018
Semi Finalist, The Working Farm, SPACE on Ryder Farm (Play: YOU FEEL SO FAR AWAY RIGHT NOW)
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Semi Finalist, PlayPenn New Play Development Conference (Play: SAMUEL)
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Tofte Lake Center (Ely, MN)
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Semi Finalist, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference (Play: THE ANDREW PLAY)
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Finalist, Emerging Artists Program (Play: OUR LADY OF FATIMA)
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Semi Finalist, The O'Neill National Playwrights Conference (Play: THE ANDREW PLAY)
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Finalist, Clubbed Thumb 2015 Biennial Commission (Play: SAMUEL)
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Semi Finalist, Ars Nova Play Group (Play: THE ANDREW PLAY)
November 2015
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Will Greer's Theatricum Botanicum (Topanga, CA)
June 2015
Finalist, Emerging Artists Program (Play: OUR LADY OF FATIMA)
Tofte Lake Center (Ely, MN)
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Waitlisted, The Ground Floor (Play: OUR LADY OF FATIMA)
Berkeley Rep (Berkeley, CA)
February 2015
Finalist, Collective:10 (Play: NAKED WOMEN EATING)
The Collective NY (New York City)
August 2014
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id Theater (McCall, Idaho)
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One Minute Play Festival (Play: ALASKA)
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Playwright Delegate
World Interplay (Townsville, Australia)
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Exquisite Corpse Company (2017 – 2019)
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Project Y Playwrights Group (2017 – 2018)
KO Festival (July 2017)
Rehearsal Residency at Amherst College (Dir. Tara Elliot)
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Roundabout Theatre Company (August 2010 – Present)
Script Reader
New Perspectives Theatre Company Women's Work Project (March 2012 – October 2016)
Exquisite Corpse Company Writer's Lab (April – June 2015)
Brain Melt Consortium (August 2010 – December 2012)
Synaptic Nerve Coordinator / Founding Member
S.J. Hodges (August 2008 – December 2008)
Intern / Writer's Assistant
Center Theatre Group (January 2008 – October 2008)
Script Reader
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Hey Child, Stay Wilder...
Happy Tuesday, darlings! OK so I know I had said that I would be back later on yesterday with a Bermuda recap but I'm having a few photo issues so it's taking me a little bit longer than I thought. It's coming eventually. Hopefully sooner than later... :)
Anyway, in the meantime I wanted to share with you some amazing photos The Cobrasnake took of Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor for Exit Magazine. I absolutely love this girl and have loved her since before she was actually born when she was just a little blob in her mums, Amanda de Cadenet's, belly way back in the 80s. See I was a huge Duran Duran fan back in the day {still am, no lie...} and have followed her throughout the years.
For those of you who don't know Atlanta, she's the daughter of Amanda de Cadenet, former wildchild and photographer extraordinaire and John Taylor, Duran Duran's bassist. Hence my original interest. And she continues to hold my interest to this day. This girl is way amazing, her looks are to die for, the perfect mix of her parents best features. And she just has the coolest sense of style ever. And she's only 18. Could you even imagine being so cool??? Most definitely the quintessential "It" girl.
Images: The Cobrasnake via Wildfox, Title from Duran Duran Come Undone
36 comments:
- SabinePsynopsis said...
Though I haven't heard of her before, I totally agree - definitely blessed with her mum's beauty and a great sense of style! Great pictures!!
& She channels summer feeling so perfectly. xoxo
- July 13, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- Diana Mieczan said...
She is so beautiful and she really knows how to wear it and pull it off...I love love love those images:) I adore her hair and those shoes....Wow:) Kisses,sweetie and I cant wait for your vacation photos....Yuppie!
Happy Tuesday!
- July 13, 2010 at 5:30 AM
How cool is that first pair of shoes?! Loving the pink floppy hat and skirt. I wish I'd been that stylish at 18!
- July 13, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- Tanvi said...
Hadn't known about her until now. She does seem über stylish for an 18 year old. Lovely pictures! Happy Tuesday! :)
- July 13, 2010 at 6:10 AM
- CHANTELLE said...
i adore the fun styling! atlanta is one pretty little girl :)
- July 13, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- Helena - A Diary of Lovely said...
I haven't heard of her either, but these are incredible Dawn! Cant wait to see some of yours from your trip :D Hope you are having a great week so far xoxo
- July 13, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Haute World said...
She's gorgeous! Adore her eyes and you're right about her inheriting her parents's best features. I love her bohemian style!
- July 13, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- LifestyleBohemia said...
She looks amazing in every shot! I love her boho style!
- July 13, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Chic 'n Cheap Living said...
Ordinary world! She's gorgeous, I haven't heard of her too but love her outfit!
- July 13, 2010 at 8:56 AM
- Marie-Ève said...
Wow, I'm in a bit of a shock that Amanda's daughter is 18! When I first read the name I thought perhaps she was her little sister? :-)
She's stunning! There's a little something about her that reminds me of Rachel Bilson... I wish I could find a clever DD reference to echo yours but I'm still a bit sleepy this morning ;-)
- July 13, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- OneCraftyFox said...
She is totally an *it* girl, so gorgeous and uber cool!
- July 13, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- BigAppleNosh said...
She is gorgeous!
- July 13, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- SogniSorrisi said...
She's beautiful and I love the boho cool vibe of this shoot.
- July 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Jammer said...
She's gorgeous and I'm going crazy for that first look! Ahh I feel like I need a multicolored bodysuit now lol.
- July 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Tayebug said...
I did not know she is John Taylor's daughter. I was quite a Duran Duran fan myself!
- July 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Tangerine Fairy said...
She looks like Rachel Bilson..I thought it was her at first and then I read your post :) Gorgeous!
- July 13, 2010 at 11:42 AM
- Krysten @ After 'I Do' said...
Wow GORGEOUS.
- July 13, 2010 at 11:47 AM
hi darling, im late responding to my msgs, thanks for stopping & following, Im doing the same :) we have lots in common, for one we share our anniversaries on a 23rd with our best friends :)
Love this post, Atlanta is so beautiful, its not even normal...first photo actually she reminds me of Rachel Bilson a bit.
- July 13, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- The Red Umbrella said...
Looks pretty wild!
- July 13, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Valerie said...
She's so beautiful! I love her hair and all her fun outfits. At first I thought this was Rachel Bilson, they look a bit alike to me. Hope you're having a great day!
- July 13, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- catwalk criminal said...
woow, the pics are so great!
your blog is very lovely ♥
follow eachother? :$
- July 13, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Poppies and Sunshine said...
Great photos! I had seen a few of these, but was wondering who the girl was...so now I know! She is very pretty.
- July 13, 2010 at 2:06 PM
She is absolutely stunning! xo
- July 13, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- SogniSorrisi said...
Thanks for your comment - I agree, very, very sad about Marija. Really puts things into perspective.
So when is your birthday? Or did I miss it?
- July 13, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- jozen said...
WOW! she is simply stunning!
- July 13, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Ms. Pink said...
great post! amazing pics, love your blog :)
- July 13, 2010 at 10:06 PM
- Nubiasnonsense said...
I love these pics so pretty.. she looks like rachel bilson
- July 13, 2010 at 10:53 PM
- The Simply Luxurious Life said...
She certainly has a very iconic and unique look which is very attractive. I had no idea who who parents were.
I also wanted to thank you for including my button on your blog. Thank you so very much. I have also included you on my lovely blogs list as well as on my Daily Dose of Luxury list. Whenever we have an opportunity to collaborate, I look forward to working with you. Thanks again. =)
- July 13, 2010 at 11:25 PM
- dognbird said...
Wow, she sparkles!
- July 13, 2010 at 11:53 PM
- and flowers pick themselves said...
the shoes in these photos are kind of epic. i'm in love.
xo Alison
- July 14, 2010 at 12:25 AM
- SogniSorrisi said...
I'm the 14th, which I guess is tomorrow...or today now? lol
- July 14, 2010 at 1:27 AM
- Rachel said...
Great shoot! The maxi dress in the first couple of shots is fabulous! xx
- July 14, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- jules @ The Diversion Project said...
all spawn of duran duran are destined to be fabulous are they not? love these images darl, and the clothes!! the pink dress and that leopard print jacket are killer. jxx
- July 14, 2010 at 4:09 AM
- knk said...
lovely pics looks amazing dear
nice photography
- July 14, 2010 at 4:09 AM
- Dustjacket Attic said...
What a beauty and so natural too. I just love these pic's really gorgeous.
- July 14, 2010 at 5:30 AM
- La Feem said...
It girl for sure~
- July 14, 2010 at 8:37 PM


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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Beanie's 19 Rules
Below are 19 stock market thoughts:
1. If you're going to trade, use both technical and fundamental analysis. Trading from a purely technical analysis standpoint is reckless. Scanning just the charts for ideas will inevitably take you to many dangerous stocks you should not be touching even though their charts look "good". It is best that both chart technicals and fundamentals converge before putting your money in the stock.
2. Give some time for your ideas to play out. You don't need to have a stoploss set all the time, unless you own crappy stocks.
3. Use more money on safer plays, and much less on speculative ones. Walmart deserves much more of your investment dollars than Crox.
4. If you're going to trade, make it count. There is no point in putting only 1% of your account in each of your trades. It is nearly impossible for your account to double, if you have to make 100 trades that has to gain an average of 100%? Over-diversification leads to sub par returns. Make your best and safest trades count. Better to put most of your eggs in a great basket and watch it like a hawk than to over diversify.
5. Use trading systems that are simple that even a fool or a 15-year-old can be taught to do it. Complex systems are unnecessary, overly confusing and cause brain paralysis. Great systems are usually simple, logical and makes mathematical sense.
6. It is almost always better to be a bull than a bear. Historically, market bulls kill market bears. If Warren Buffett was a permabear, he would never have achieved over 300,000% return. If you track the returns of all bears the last few decades, their average compounded returns don't even come close to Warren Buffett's 22-25%. End of story.
7. Avoid futures trading. It is unnecessary and entails massive risk. I think you have a better chance at the craps table.
8. Generally, avoid options trading for the bulk of your account, other than for hedging purposes in big (institutional) accounts. Options were originally designed for portfolio insurance and should be treated as such.
9. Avoid the world of pump-n-dump penny stocks. Even if you're wildly successful, it isn't a scalable process. In other words, it won't work as your account grows bigger. You will never find a Warren Buffett of Penny Stocks. The goal of putting money in the market is to make big stock market returns in the long run. Penny stocks, therefore, cannot be the solution to that end.
10. Contrary to popular belief, you can make money in bear markets going mostly long. For instance, you can buy and add to great bargains of great stocks. When the market returns to a bull market, you will see the wisdom of the play. How else do you think Buffett made his money?
11. Don't take too long to decide that you are no longer as convicted to your position.
12. Warren Buffett is a must-read for traders, not just for investors. If you learn nothing else from him, other than "don't bet against America", you were buying late 2008 and early 2009.
13. Money management is much more important than stock picks. But when you do find a great stock that has incredible moat, is profitable and is selling for cheap, you buy meaningfully and you watch it like a hawk.
14. "Nobody ever went broke taking quick profits" is absolutely not true. In fact, many have gone broke taking quick profits. They are called day traders.
15. Avoid strict day trading and scalping, where a trader goes to all cash by the closing bell. It's too much work for little return.
16. Compounding is the 8th, 9th, and 10th Wonder of the World.
17. I think all great traders became great traders after a powerful moment of epiphany, when all the thinking, perspiration and preparation finally all come together for them. "Eureka!"
18. Not all approaches are equal -- some or better and some are worse. But the right approach does mean everything. Some approaches may never lead to a moment of epiphany.
19. Read The Best Trading System by Chris Beanie, above all else.
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Faded cream colored satin ground; on this are woven undulating bands of flowers, a powder of small flowers between. The design is woven with green and white silk, green chenille and white cord. Pieced. Like 96.104.
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Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Probably French, 18th century
Overall: 68.5 x 47.5 cm (26 15/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
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Hotel Die Schule 3*
Car park
24-hour reception
Bar/ Lounge area
No Smoking
Non-smoking rooms
No pets allowed
The 3-star Hotel Die Schule offers individual rooms in Pankow district of Berlin.
The hotel is right in the heart of Berlin. Such Berlin sights as Reichstag Building and Brandenburg Gate are all within reach.
This hotel comprises 50 guestrooms with television, a microwave, a kitchen, a writing desk and IDD phone. Some rooms have the garden view. Guests will also love a bathtub, a shower and a hairdryer bathrooms equipped with a bathtub, a shower and a hairdryer.
Those staying at Hotel Die Schule can sit down to a complimentary breakfast. The coffee shop MORGENROT CAFE is about 100 meters from the property.
Berlin-Tegel / Otto Lilienthal airport is situated within a 15-minute drive from Hotel Die Schule.
The hotel offers a designated smoking place, an elevator and a luggage storage for general needs and computers and a meeting room for corporate travelers.
Hotel Policy
- Children and extra beds
- All children under the age of 5 may stay for free in an extra bed.
- All children under the age of 18 may stay at the price of EUR 30 per person per night in an extra bed.
- Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 1.
- Paid parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Lift
- Wi-Fi
- 24-hour reception
- ATM/Cash machine
- No pets allowed
- VIP check-in/ -out
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- Restaurant
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- Electric kettle
- A la carte restaurant
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Well, with over 89,000 enthusiastic soccer fans gathered at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night to watch Real Madrid's thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, the answer clearly is a resounding "yes."
Since its inception in 1996, Major League Soccer (MLS) has steadily grown over the past 14 years.
The MLS began with only 10 teams, but in the coming year will consist of almost 20 teams competing for the MLS Cup. An important number to recognize, given that England's Barclays Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and Italy's Serie A have a set total of 20 teams that compete for the domestic title each year.
More importantly, the MLS has seen some of the world's best players come to this country in recent years with the likes of David Beckham, Freddie Ljungberg, Thierry Henry, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Juan Pablo Angel, and Rafael Marquez all signing contracts to play in the U.S.
Such developments have not gone unnoticed overseas.
World renowned club teams, such as FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Boca Juniors, Manchester United, Club America, Celtic, Chelsea FC, and the 2010 UEFA Champions League winner Inter Milan, have all come to America during recent summers to see what all the buzz is about and to challenge MLS teams.
Add to that impressive list, Real Madrid.
The powerhouse team from La Liga with the mesmerizing Cristiano Ronaldo and several members of Spain's 2010 FIFA World Cup championship team, also got their own firsthand look at the MLS, this time from the league's best squad.
Fittingly, the night would begin with the MLS paying homage to one of its pioneers, as the Galaxy's Clint Mathis was honored in a warm pregame tribute. Mathis would go on to start his final professional game as team captain before retiring from the sport minutes later.
However, those heartfelt emotions soon turned to disappointment amongst those in attendance when Real Madrid's entertaining and intelligent coach, Jose Mourinho, chose not to start superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Iker Casillas, or Gonzalo Higuain.
Mourinho would soon regret that decision.
In the opening minutes, the Galaxy's Edson Buddle put a strong shot between two defenders that was saved by Real Madrid's goalkeeper.
In the 3rd minute, after Sergio Ramos made a tackle on the Galaxy's Juninho with a questionable no-call by referee Alex Prus, the Galaxy was again attacking with a free kick. Landon Donovan stood over the free kick and attempted to catch the defense off-guard with a pass back to Juninho, but was unsuccessful.
Real Madrid would respond in the 7th minute with a searching cross from Esteban Granero that found the head of Karim Benzema. Benzema made decent contact on the header, but it lacked enough pace to beat the Galaxy's goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, who was well positioned.
The Galaxy then threatened the visitors in the 11th minute with Buddle getting the ball to his right foot and again firing a strike that nearly found its way past the goalkeeper and into the back of the net. Such a quality effort probably had U.S. National Team fans scratching their heads and wondering why Buddle was not given more of an opportunity to showcase his skills this summer at the World Cup.
Not long after in the 13th minute, the Galaxy continued the push forward against Real Madrid when Landon Donovan was knocked off his feet by Lassana Diarra. However, Alex Prus decided to keep the card in his pocket again.
Standing over the free kick for the last time in his professional career was Clint Mathis. From a lengthy distance away, Mathis made a solid effort on target that went over the crossbar. He would exit the game in the 27th minute to applause from fans, teammates, and his family.
Real Madrid would respond in the 33rd minute, as Argentina's Angel Di Maria sent a swerving shot on target that the Galaxy's reliable keeper, Ricketts, barely saved.
Finally, the Galaxy would get rewarded for their efforts in the 40th minute, when Landon Donovan's corner kick was headed into the post by the Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez, causing the ball to rebound in front of the net. In the mad scramble that ensued, the Galaxy's Todd Dunivant was able to score and put the Galaxy ahead 1-0, despite a handball by teammate Gregg Berhalter.
The first half would end in an even more bizarre fashion when Mourinho took a stroll down the sidelines in the opposite direction of Real Madrid's bench, greeting Galaxy coach Bruce Arena and walking towards the corner looking around the stadium. Fortunately, he would turn around in time to witness a quality cross from Buddle to Juninho, who was then kicked in the chest by Royston Drenthe.
Once more, Prus did not show a card to Real Madrid. Nonetheless, Landon Donovan calmly netted the penalty kick for Los Angeles, sending Real Madrid into the locker room at halftime trailing 2-0.
The second half would be a different story, however, as Real Madrid gave the fans what they came to see with the halftime substitutions of stars Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas, Marcelo Vieira, Xabi Alonso, and Gonzalo Higuain.
With that infusion of talent, Real Madrid suddenly began dictating the game, as the Galaxy was on its heels. In the 52nd minute, Ronaldo broke free and sent a perfect pass to Higuain, who quickly made the score 2-1.
Soon the international friendly would become a little more testy and intense, with players getting involved in various physical and verbal altercations. Berhalter would receive a yellow card in the 57th minute for bumping Higuain to the pitch, as Alex Prus decided that it was time to make use of his cards.
The excitement would continue in the 58th minute, when Ronaldo sent a laser free kick just wide of the post, leaving permanent damage to the advertisement display behind the goal.
Ronaldo would later earn another scoring chance in the 61st minute, only to be stopped by a great save from Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders.
The equalizer for Real Madrid eventually would come in the 62nd minute, as the ball found the feet of Higuain, who then made a nifty move around Dunivant and fired into the net at the far post for his second goal.
To counter Real Madrid's surge, the Galaxy would substitute in Chris Klein, Brian Jordan, and Eddie Lewis.
However, those moves could not prevent the game-winner in the 71st minute, as Josh Saunders was forced out of goal to save another Higuain strike, allowing Xabi Alonso to then score from the top of the 18 yard box with a great shot over the head of the out-of-position Saunders.
The final 20 minutes of the game would be a tense battle between the two sides, including a chance for the Galaxy in the 90th minute and a strong strike by Ronaldo off his left foot in the 92nd minute, but Real Madrid would hold on for the 3-2 win.
Do the so-called "experts" still believe soccer hasn't caught on in America? 89,134 ecstatic fans at the Rose Bowl definitely would disagree.
Post Game Notes
1. Injured star David Beckham attended the game and enjoyed an ovation from the excited fans as he walked the field to meet the players and conduct an interview with Fox Soccer Channel. Beckham reportedly will begin training next week after missing several months with a torn Achilles tendon.
2. Real Madrid and Brazilian star Kaka did not play due to recent knee surgery.
By Brian Kowalski
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Monday, December 11, 2017
Oh What Fun...Kinzley Turns One
It's cliche, but time really does move too fast the older you get! I cannot believe this baby girl is one already...and is going to be a big sister in February, too!
Saturday was her Cocoa and Pajama birthday party and it was sooo cute!! Emma and Aaron were the "Big Kids"...but they had fun and Emma played mommy taking care of Kinzley! She loves it! The decorated cookies and ornaments and had hot chocolate and photo props! Jess did a great job!
Loved the aprons!
My little mommy!
Time for presents!
But this was her preferred seat of choice for unwrapping!
She wasn't sure about the cake at first...but didn't take long for her to dive right in!
She is a blessed little girls with lots of love around her!


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Viewer Bio. Koopa Kids
KKs Bio
By OOLemmy
Names: Larry, Morton, Jr., Wendy O., Iggy, Lemmy, Roy, Ludwig, and a ton of others.
Species: Koopa
Ages: 1-21
Likes: Them hurting Mario
Dislikes: Mario hurting them
First appeared: SMB3
One score, and one more year ago (21), King Bowser Koopa and his queen decided that they needed someone who could rule the emperor after they died so they had children. Queen Koopa laid 128 eggs!!!! One hatched VERY quickly. This was the first Koopa kid. You probably are thinking "Ludwig". You're absolutely WRONG. The first Koopa kid wasn't named for a while. Ill tell you what happened to him. When he was one, Bowser was making a glop to put Mario in. What happened was the BABY fell in. It was a youth potion and the Koopa was made a baby PERMANENTLY. Throughout the years the other eggs hatched. Bower's favorite children were Ludwig, his genius son, Roy, the meanest of the mean, Iggy and Lemmy, the deadly duo, Wendy, the princess brat, Morton, Jr., bad singer extrodinare (Morton is Bowser's middle name), and Larry, Bowser's younger self. There first, sort of, appearance was SMB2. They wanted to kill Mario for there dad. So, without him knowing, Ludwig invented a dream machine, which allowed the Koopas to go into the world of Sub-con. They took some REALLY old troops and invented some new so there dad wouldn't recognize them. Then, to disguise themselves even more, they dressed up in funny costumes. Iggy and Lemmy together, disguised themselves as Wart, the head on the invasion. Unfortunately for them, they lost, and to make it even more humiliating, by the hands of Princess Peach Toadstool!!!! They then decided not to make up there own plans. A few years later, Bowser, unknowing of their earlier plan, asked them to help him out in conquering the Mushroom Kingdom. The kids agreed. Again though, they lost. A few years later they were asked to help conquer dinosaur world and...they lost. A LONG time later you looked at game ideas week 10 game Super Koopa Bros. and that tells the end of this. Will they be in another game? Will flurries, albastosses, and other troops in SMB2 ever be seen again? Will Jay put this bio up before they do? Will I ever stop asking such stupid questions? Will the bio end here? Yes. Join us next week, same Koopa time, same Koopa channel for another bio by... ME, LEMMY KOOPA!!!!
Thoughts from Jay
Ok, Lemmy has been bothering me for a while to put up his bios, so I'm getting them all out of the way. This is an entertaining bio, though. Good job.


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