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Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - June 2011
Following the call to duty ceremony for the 1484th Transportation Company, Pvt. First Class Ryan Yeater hugs Betsy Gray, a family friend outside of the James A Rhodes Arena on Saturday, June 4, 2011, Akron, Ohio. Given only 90 days of notice, the 1484th Transportation Company will deploy to Afghanistan in late summer 2011.
(Ohio National Guard Photo / Capt. Jonathan Johnson)
Spc. Nate Gwinn, a cook with Headquarters Battery, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, puts a covered pan full of honey baked ham into a rotisserie capable of holding over 150 hams June 5, 2011. Gwinn is part of a multi-unit team of cooks providing food service during annual training at Camp Ravenna.
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Linda Skaggs (from left), Lynette Rice, Kathy Neff and Jenna Santschi, all members of the Battery A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment Family Readiness Group, and Capt. Timothy J. Bill (right), Battery A commander, accept a gift of small, folded American flags from Eagle Scout leader Will Priest and his troop June 5, 2011, during the unit's Family picnic in Marion, Ohio. Thoughtful sayings were added to the flags by the Eagle Scout Troop members and presented to Battery A, which will be mobilized later this year to deploy to Afghanistan as part of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
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Spc. Seth Dreitzler from Chillicothe cuts a board June 7, 2011 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Maneuver Training Center in northeast Ohio. Dreitzler is a member of the Chillicothe based 1194th Engineer Company. The 1194th is conducting their two week annual training at Camp Ravenna which includes a variety of construction missions.
(Ohio National Guard Photo / Spc. Brian Johnson)
Spc. Javier Chavez from Freemont, a member of the 945th Engineer Company, operates a roller June 8, at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in northeast Ohio. Chavez is working to compact gravel into a previously unimproved driveway at the training area there.
(Ohio National Guard Photo / Spc. Brian Johnson)
Mallory Crabtree, 6, daughter of fallen Ohio National Guard Special Forces Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Daniel B. Crabtree, dots the 'i' in Gov. John R. Kasich's signature June 20 during a bill signing event at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus as Kasich (right) and Rep. Courtney Combs, the bill's primary sponsor, look on. House Bill 65 named several Ohio roads in honor of fallen service members, including Highway 619 in Hartville, named in honor of Crabtree, who was killed by a roadside bomb June 8, 2006, while serving in Iraq.
(Ohio National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Kimberly Snow)
Sgt. Mark Phillips of Company C, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, receives an Army Achievement Medal June 11, 2011, iin Tiffin, Ohio. The award cited his superior leadership and performance while serving on the northeast Ohio Military Funeral Honors Team.
(Ohio National Guard photo by Spc. Houston Tinsley)
Sgt. Jason Johnson passes a box of textbooks to Sgt. Chase Underwood, June 11, 2011, at Miami East High School in Casstown, Ohio. Soldiers of the Ohio Army National Guard's 1487th Transportation Company, located in Piqua, Ohio, provided flatbed semitrailers to move school equipment to the new Miami East High School.
(Ohio National Guard photo by Sgt. Ashley Grissom)
Spcs. Claire Schweitzer and Donovan Konoff, both of the rear detachment, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, drop large plastic-wrapped cubes of ice into a water buffalo June 11 at Camp Ravenna during annual training. Konoff and Schweitzer are responsible for maintaining various water points at Camp Ravenna during annual training. Their mission is to provide clean, sanitized cold water to keep the troops hydrated.
(Ohio Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Peter Kresge)
Sgt. Andrew Klein, a construction site non-commissioned officer-in-charge with the 945th Engineer Company, explains the process of laying a parking lot with a French drain to the Ohio Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General Col. John Harris and Brig. Gen. Robert Clouse, the 16th Engineer Brigade Commander, June 13, 2011, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in northeast Ohio. The 1194th are feeding the jobsite by running a long haul of limestone to the site with dump trucks. Senior leaders accompanied the Assistant Adjutant General Col. John Harris as he reviewed the dining facility, various construction sites, pre-mobilization training lanes, the camp motor pool, and the engineer school.
(Ohio Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Peter Kresge)
Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 1194th Engineer Company, conduct a road march June 14 at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Northeast Ohio. The unit is comprised of carpenters, plumbers and electricians, and conducted a variety of construction missions during the annual training period.
(Ohio National Guard photo by Spc. Brian Johnson)
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, train for riot control during annual training June 14, 2011, at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Northeast Ohio. The battalion is conducting pre-mobilization training to refresh basic Soldier skills in preparation for the unit's second deployment in support of Operation Clear Skies, which provides continuous air defense over the National Capital Region. The National Guard has provided air defense artillery units for the mission to safeguard the National Capital Region since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
(Ohio Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Peter Kresge)
Lt. Col. Tom Caldwell (foreground, left) commander of the 216th Engineer Battalion, and Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Shepherd affix a campaign streamer to the battalion's organizational colors June 15, 2011, at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Northeast Ohio. For its service during Operation Iraqi Freedom from December 2003 to April 2005, the Woodlawn-based 216th was awarded a campaign streamer during its recent two-week annual training period at Camp Ravenna.
(Ohio National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Wolff)
Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger Jones (back row, right) of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and veterans of Company E, 166th Infantry, stand in front of the Union County Veterans Memorial in Marysville, Ohio. Former members of the Marysville unit gathered for a reunion June 15, 2011.
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Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's Company D, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment perform maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter June 17, 2011, in Akron, Ohio. The Downed Aircraft Recovery Team, or DART, from Company D fixed and recovered the aircraft, which was forced to make a precautionary landing in a corn field near Akron.
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Col. John Harris (from left), assistant adjutant general for Army, Ohio National Guard, recognizes Lt. Col. Chip Henderson, U.S. commander of Operational Mentor and Liaison Team 1.7 and Master Sgt. John Shultz, the team's senior noncommissioned officer, during the 12-man team's June 23 sendoff ceremony at Pickerington North High School. The Ohio troops will form a joint unit with their Hungarian armed forces counterparts before deploying to Afghanistan to train and mentor the Afghan National Army.
(Ohio National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Kimberly Snow)";
Ohio Air National Guard member Brian McNamara, a Mount Vernon, Ohio, resident, participates in a Civil War re-enactment battle as part of the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The Ohio National Guard is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War this year.
(Ohio National Guard Photos/Sgt.1st Class Joshua Mann)
One of the interested spectators at Military Appreciation Day is 6-year-old Seth Florance, who was given the rare opportunity to look through the sights of this high-tech new equipment.
(Ohio National Guard Photos by Sgt. Christopher Wagner)
Employees of Field Maintenance Shop 17 at Camp Perry in Port Clinton show off a certificate awarding the facility the ISO 9001:2008 certification.
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Age: 33
Date of Birth: February 22, 1971
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Current Residence: Long Beach, Calif.
Sport: Softball
Position: Pitcher/third base
Height: 5-6
College: UCLA
Previous Olympics: 2000 - 1st; 1996 - 1st.
Previous national team experience: 1990 World Championships; 1991 Pan American Games; 1994 World Championships; 1998 World Chanmpionships; 1999 Pan American Games; 2002 World Championships; 2003 Pan Am Games.
Career highlights: Regarded as world's best all-around player; nine-time gold medal winner in international competition; pitched in every significant gold medal game in recent U.S. history; struck out Olympic single-game record 25 in 2000 games against Australia.

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A Time to Perform in May
By Kaye Osborn
We live in a place where the Arts are thriving! So many opportunities for everyone! My friend, Debbie Soro, had a dream of bringing the play, The Sirens to Gallo Center for the Arts. She held auditions and cast an amazing group of actors. The Sirens is a play that chronicles five women and their struggles with physical and psychological abuse and violence. The play is based on real interviews with victims of domestic violence by the playwright, Darrah Cloud. Ms. Cloud also interviewed police officers, attorneys, social workers and counselors at women's shelters-all being agents in supporting survivors and affecting change.
The show provides an intense look at the problems of domestic violence and illustrates that abuse knows no boundaries. It is present across all socio-economic levels, all races, genders, ages, and types of relationships. The proceeds from the shows will be used as a fundraiser for The Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus County. Performances will be in the Foster Family Theater Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6 at 7:30 PM. Thursday night's show will be interpreted for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. This is a collaborative effort between HARRT, Haven, Delta Kappa Gamma International Society, AAUW and The Ending the Culture of Violence Committee. Debbie received two grants to fund the production. Friday night will be a 6 PM reception to honor the founders of Haven, Pat Paul and Yvonne Allen. Please support this courageous cause! Spread the word!
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Gallo Center for the Arts
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Saturday, May 7 at 2 PM and 8 PM
Sunday, May 8 at 2 PM
Sunday, May 15 at 7 PM
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Thursday, May 19 at 7 PM
Modesto View Clean Comedy Competition
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This is a super old recipe but every year when the apples start turning red and the weather starts turning cool my family begs for it. It's also delish on your morning bagel with hot cup of coffee. Happy fall.
Mix 6 ounces softened lo-fat cream cheese, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, and 1/2 cup canned pumpkin with electric mixer until well-blended.
Add 2 teaspoons maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Beat until smooth.
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Isoimmunization: An Intro to Antibodies in Pregnancy
Empowering women to be partners in their prenatal care.
Sharing information today to save the lives of tomorrow.
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made it! Baby is here (almost). Here are some things to keep in mind
when delivering an ISO baby. If you haven't already, it is helpful to
keep a notebook and write down all your questions (and the doctor's
answers) about birth and the hospital's processes. Also, make sure they
will have antigen negative blood ready for baby. If you've got
anti-Kell, baby needs kell negative blood. If he needs a transfusion,
you don't want to wait several hours and risk brain damage while they
find blood. You will want to read about the testing that needs to be done after birth. Don't forget to pop over to the Printables page to help you keep track of all the test results. You'll also find the pages on complications and interventions helpful.
Delayed Cord Clamping
Vaginal Birth
Cesarean Birth
Special Care/NICU
Depending on the severity of your ISO, and other factors in your pregnancy, you may be scheduled for an induction. These can occur at any number of weeks, but are typically 32-37 weeks. There are a variety of methods used for induction. Ask your doctor for additional resources, what the procedures are, and any other questions you may have.
Delayed Cord Clamping
Delayed cord clamping is a practice where the umbilical cord is not immediately clamped or cut after birth. The delay time can range from a few minutes up to half an hour. Generally the cord will be limp, pale, and no longer pulsing when clamped. Up to 1/3 of the baby's blood is in the placenta at the time of birth. Delayed clamping allows the baby to get his extra blood back from the placenta. Keep in mind though that with the blood comes the antibodies too.
Our MFM recommended it. Our ISO case was not severe, and there was greater benefit to our baby getting the extra blood than the risk from the extra antibodies. He did have a significant drop in his hemoglobin levels (3 whole points), but because he had his extra blood, it was not low enough to need a transfusion. Some MFM recommend against it. In severe cases of ISO, your antibodies will do more harm than the good the extra blood will do. In this case, it is preferable to give the baby a transfusion with clean donor blood than to give him blood with more antibodies. Talk with your doctor and decide what is best for you and your baby.
Vaginal Birth
Even if you have ISO, you can still have a vaginal birth. For us, it meant there was an entire team of people in the delivery room (9+), including a midwife, obstetrician, neonatologist, some people from the special care nursery, lab tech, and several nurses. Talk with your doctor and see what they recommend, and who they recommend be present. Blood needs to be drawn at birth, so have someone, such as your support person, make certain that it is done. Since it is not commonly done everywhere, it can be easy for delivery personnel to forget to do the immediate draw.
Cesarean Birth
Cesarean sections, C-sections for short, can happen at any time for ISO babies. Talk with your doctor about a contingency plan for if you need a C-section, who will be present, what will happen with the baby, will you get to hold him/her, etc. Delayed cord clamping is also possible with a C-section. Keep in mind that a C-section is still major surgery and you will probably feel out of sorts for a few days. It's a good idea to have some extra help with moving, caring for the baby (and other children), housework, etc.
Special Care/NICU
Regardless of how you deliver your baby, An infant born to an isoimmunized mother shows clinical signs based on the severity of the disease. The typical diagnostic findings are jaundice, pallor, enlarged liver and/or spleen (hepatosplenomegaly), and fetal hydrops in severe cases. The jaundice typically manifests at birth or in the first 24 hours after birth with rapidly rising unconjugated bilirubin level. Occasionally, conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is present because of placental or hepatic dysfunction in those infants with severe hemolytic disease. (5)
For this reason, you should talk to your doctor about delivering in, or near, a hospital with a NICU or special care team equipped to take care of the baby. One of the worst things is to be stuck at one hospital while your baby is sent to another hospital (possibly hours away), without you. We have 2 hospitals in my town, one with a NICU, and one without. I chose to deliver at the one without the NICU, but I was informed beforehand that if my baby needed a transfusion or special care, the baby would be transferred, but I may not be (depending on how busy the hospital was).


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Jalen Rose haging out with students in Bloomington.
Real at it's finest, way to stay humble and make your self accessible to people JALEN!
Some may look at this in a bad light, not I, he could have been a prick and told them kids to get out his face like most famous people do, but he didn't.
If he is getting drunk with people of age is fine by me. I haven't smoked weed in a few years, but I don't care if anyone does and believe it shouldn't be illegal. I'm pretty sure all the statements he supposedly said about players are dead on correct. Except for him being able to make 17 out 20 three-pointers. That is the liquor talking right there.
Idk, I get pretty sloppy myself with everything when I'm drunk. C'mon, Allen Iverson even loss to Nelly the rapper in a shooting contest because he was drunk. Lol
If a celebrity is good enough to hang out with you, gets drunk and starts telling you some good nba gossip which may or may not be true, you don't run to the media and report him with these pics and quotes....


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So at the beginning of summer we made of list of activities we wanted to do over the summer. When I first proposed this to the girls I was afraid their wishes would be outrageous (ex. Disney). But I was shocked....most of what they wanted to do was FREE. Some of their ideas were going to the playground, playing in the back yard and playing with friends. I was glad they were happy with the cheap and day-to-day activities.
So as a family we came up with our Summer To-Do-List. I put it in a picture frame to display and so we could use a dry-erase marker to check off the activities as we did them. Here are some of the activities we came up with and actually did this summer:
* have a picnic
* see Toy Story 3
* go to a street concert
* go to a beach
* family movie night
* join the library summer reading program
* visit a new playground
* visit the zoo
* visit Aunt Gail
* watch fireworks
* go to the 4th of July Parade
* complete the summer challenge from school
...and a few others. If you notice most are free or very cheap.
As you can see we had a busy summer including a 2 day trip to Hershey Park (that's why I didn't blog much over the summer). We completed everything on the to-do list except for ice skating...hoping to do that soon.
Now that summer vacation is officially over and we are back in school we are planning our fall activities.


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If you are on a salary or are working as a civil servant you are entitled to 50-55% of your salary. There are two parts of the pension system. There is the social security pension to which everybody is entitled. Everyone can then supplement this with a private pension. There are corporate pension schemes in place in a number of organisations but a personal pension is also an option. Company pensions are becoming more popular, particularly in the larger organisations.
For expats from the EU retirement in France is fairly straightforward as there are many agreements in place concerning pensions and the health system. Those who are from outside the EU will find these issues a bit more difficult. The US embassy in Paris has a federal benefits unit that can give further advice to US citizens.
A UK state pension cannot be paid out by the French authorities, but it can be paid to you by the UK authorities and sent to you in France or paid to a UK bank account while you are in France. As with a French pension the payments you receive depend upon the contributions that you have made. For those from other countries checks should be made with the relevant government department in your home country. If your state pension cannot be paid into your French bank account you should still be able to claim it in your home country and make the transfers yourself. There may be banking charges for doing this.
UK citizens can also take advantage of the QROPS system which can transfer private pension funds abroad. This can only be done if the scheme to which the pension is being transferred is registered as a QROPS scheme. QROPS stands for Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme. There are some schemes in France which qualify as QROPS. Many of these schemes are company pension schemes but others are personal pensions. Funds can also be transferred into offshore pensions and savings.
There are no specific schemes designed to bring retirees to the country but provided you meet the criteria for a long term visa then you will be able to retire to the country. In order to qualify you will need to prove that your pension or other finances are enough to keep you during your retirement and that you have a health plan that will meet your health costs. EU citizens are entitled to some health benefits within France but it is often worth having a private health care plan as well. The health care system in France is one of the best and retirees need to take this into consideration when deciding where to live. It is considered that the public hospitals offer just as good service and facilities as the private hospitals.
There are many attractions in France for retirees. One of the main advantages of moving to France is the great climate. Many areas have good levels of sunshine and warm temperatures all year round and there are large swathes of unspoiled countryside which are ideal for enjoying all the activities which are made possible by the good weather. The way of life in France is at a much slower pace than in many other countries and this is another reason why people want to live there. In rural areas it is still common to have a 2 hour lunch and avoid supermarkets in favour of local individual shops. Many rural areas do not have much crime and this is also attractive to expats. In contrast the cities in France are very cosmopolitan and those who prefer a busy lifestyle should find everything they need there.
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This Sunday Mark Coulson will cross the Asda Foundation Sheffield 10K finish line and complete his 10K challenge to raise awareness for men's mental health after losing two friends to suicide.
Mark Coulson, from Hull, is set to complete his tenth and final Asda Foundation 10K of the season in Sheffield this Sunday as part of his challenge to raise awareness for men's mental health.
Thousands of runners will share a sense of achievement on Sunday when they complete the Asda Foundation Sheffield 10K.
But 37-year-old Mark will have more reason than most to celebrate when he crosses the finish line. It will be the culmination of a challenge he set himself to complete all 10 Asda Foundation 10Ks in 2018.
Mark is running to raise awareness of mental health issues and male suicide. The money he raises will go Hull Man Club, co-founded by Mark as a place where men can go to talk through issues and problems that are bothering them.
He said: "My story started in school when I was bullied pretty much every day. This shaped my life from an early age and I never dealt with the issues from this. I kept this hanging over me for many years and never dealt with it, as back then it was very much the 'man up' generation.
"I have had two of my close friends take their lives. So I have made made it a mission of mine to prove you can turn a bad situation into a positive one and hopefully stop other men taking that tragic step."
Going through a tough patch late last year, Mark decided to run a 10K to improve his health and fitness. Then he decided to really push himself and go for all ten.
He said: "I thought why not do all ten? Challenge myself to stick to it and prove you can do anything if you just focus and put your mind to it."
Mark's challenge kicked off in May with the GEAR 10K in King's Lynn, which he completed in 58:10. In June he ran the his home town Hull 10K event clocking 47:14. He ran Lincoln on a scorching hot July 1st crossing the finish line in 47:51, a week later Leeds was chalked off in 48:45 and on July 15th he did the Burnley 10K in 45;13. He clocked 46:26 at York on August 5th, Nottingham was completed a week later in 44:37 and Leicester on September 9th in 44:45.
Mark started the challenge weighing over 18 stones and is now down to 12st 7lb.
He said: "I have found the challenge a great achievement, something I never thought I could do. I would normally just give up when it got tough, but to get to where I am now is something I am very proud of.
"One of the biggest highlights from the runs has been the support from my friends and family. I never thought anyone would be that interested if am honest, but getting messages from strangers saying what I am doing has inspired them to get help themselves or get fit and healthy is something that has really amazed me and I can't thank them enough. When I feel like giving up or a bit down it really does keep me going."
"It will mean a lot to me to complete this 10k challenge, not just for me but for people to realise you can achieve anything if you just work hard and don't give up. No matter what you are going through you can get through it."
Mark's fundraising can be supported at https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mark-coulson-10kchallenge


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text: Share: Comments Print September 17, 2014 at 7:45 AM The Day-After Report: Short memories Posted by Matt Pentz Top goal scorers have a short memory. "Those guys all have amnesia — the good ones do," Seattle coach Sigi Schmid said. "They can't remember (the misses). They're on to the next play." 10 minutes into Tuesday night's U.S. Open Cup final at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., Andy Rose played in a low cross that dribbled across the Union box and landed at the feet of Sounders forward Clint Dempsey. Dempsey was all alone at point-blank range, but his shot sailed over the crossbar. A full 90-minutes-and-change later, Dempsey charged onto Obafami Martins' cross and fired a shot into the low corner of the net for the game-winning goal of Seattle's 3-1, extra-time triumph. The more important cases of memory loss came on the opposite end of the field. Because for most of the first half, Philadelphia gave the Sounders defense fits. Maurice Edu beat Zach Scott to Cristian Maidana's free kick to open the scoring with a 38th-minute header. But Scott played on, even waving off a stretcher when he went down with an injury scare in the waning moments of normal time. And in the 85th minute, he was the one who slid in to block Sebastien Le Toux's shot wide when the Union man looked to have a clear look at goal. "Zach Scott is a stalwart," Sounders midfielder Brad Evans said. "He likes playing injured. He likes to get hurt. He likes to put himself on the brink of some sort of collapse. He loves that. He relishes these opportunities." DeAndre Yedlin was targeted throughout the first half by Union attacker Andrew Wenger. The young Philadelphia attacker went right at Yedlin on the wing, setting up a string of promising scoring chances. But Wenger was mostly held down after the break. Yedlin's night — the performance of the Sounders back line — was summed up in a single second-half Union counterattack. A Sounders corner was cleared out toward midfield, and in trying to send the ball back into the box, Yedlin whiffed. Philadelphia pounced on the mistake, and with a flick past another Seattle defender, Maidana put himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Stefan Frei. Yedlin was ten yards back when Maidana crossed the midfield stripe, but the right back put his head down and went into a full sprint. Maidana closed in on Frei, wound up to fire a potentially go-ahead strike. Yedlin caught him on the edge of the box and smothered the chance. In their own words: "I mean I was all ready to celebrate. I really thought it was going in and it ends up hitting the post. We had so many opportunities. There was a good save by the goalkeeper. I don't know, nothing really went our way tonight, especially in the second half. That's what it takes if you want to win the final. We didn't get it tonight" — Union midfielder Sebastien Le Toux, on Vincent Nogueira's near-miss in second-half stoppage time. By the numbers: 25-17. The Union outshot the Sounders while also topping them in shots on goal (10-7) and corner kicks (12-7). Up next: Sounders at New York Red Bulls, Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Network. Comments | More in Day-After Report, MLS, Sounders FC


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BFFs Glossy Makeup
You and your friend have found the love of their lives! You plan a romantic date and must prepare for the big night. BFFs Glossy Makeup allows you to help them get ready by applying their makeup, choosing their outfit and style their hair. You can choose various lipsticks, mascara, blusher and eyelash makeup – make sure you pick a stunning combo!
Furthermore, you can select fashionable jewelry, hip clothes, and accessories such as sunglasses and headbands. Each girl has a cool selection of clothes and accessories and you can complete the game numerous times to try different styles. Pick whatever style you like and let your imagination run wild!
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The castle -its greatest part at least- was built by the Franc king of Thessaloniki, Bonifacius e Monferèt, in 1205, upon a Byzantine castle that had previously existed there, as parts of its castle walls -dating from the 6th, 9th and 10th centuries- confirm. During the years 1218-1224 AD, the castle was seized by the Duke of Hepirus, Angelos Komninos, who gave an end to the Franc Occupation in Thessaloniki in 1224 naming this city the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
During the years of the Turkish Occupation, the Castle of Platamonas was considerably fortified very early, owing to its strategic position and the commencement of the nationalistic liberating movements and recolutions taken up by the Greeks, the epicentre of which uprisings being the Olympus. Even more, Captain Lazos' -coming from the district of Olympus- son, John, managed to conquer the castle after a row of tremendous battles against its Albanian defenders.
The Castle of Platamonas was conquered -about in 1389- by the Turks, who, thus, could have the overall control over the "passage" of the Valley of Tempi, leading to Southern Greece. Later on, nevertheless, while Mourat was surrounding the Bay of Thermaikos, the Venetians took over the administration of Thessaloniki in 1423. The castle of Platamonas was fortified, then, on a parallel with the fortification of Cassandra, Chalkidiki, so that control over the entire Bay of Thermaikos would by possible.
When, later on, Southern Greece was liberated and Thessaly was attached to it (1881), the Castle of Platamonas at the Greek-Turkish of that time, regained a new and considerable significance for the Turks. Nevertheless, it was abandoned afterwards as its defence would be of no avail to the conquerors.
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Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa quickly became Heisman candidate
WHO: Tua Tagovailoa
YEAR/POSITION/SCHOOL: Sophomore, QB, Alabama
BIO: A native of Hawaii, Tagovailoa was a five-star recruit who came off the bench to lead a comeback in the national championship game to finish his freshman season. Beat out two-year starter Jalen Hurts.
KEY STATS: Passed for 3,353 yards and 37 touchdowns against four interceptions. Had a string of 194 passes without an interception starting in the third quarter of January's title game with Georgia. Attempted only three fourth-quarter passes during the regular season with Alabama building big leads.
THE SKINNY: Opened the season as the betting favorite for the Heisman despite not starting a game, thanks largely to a performance in the national title game that included the 41-yard winning touchdown pass in overtime. Left the Southeastern Conference championship game in the same Atlanta stadium with a high ankle sprain. Injured early in the game and again late, it was a rare off-performance for Tagovailoa.


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Jesus Is Savior
Have you ever had a debt that you knew you couldn't pay?
A student loan, maybe? This article in the Wall Street Journal indicates that 2015 college graduates are the most indebted generation yet.
You're thankful for the degree, maybe, but you're troubled by the amount of money you owe. How will you ever repay that debt? And why does it feel like the amount of debt you owe just sort of snuck up on you?
Or perhaps you've had medical problems that cost thousands and thousands of dollars to treat. How will you ever repay that debt, and get on to living your life? At the time of all the treatment, you never really knew how much each treatment was, you just knew you needed them to begin to get well. And now that the statements are in, well, you're thankful to be feeling better, maybe, but the dollar amounts on those bills are almost enough to make you sick again,
Owing a debt that you cannot repay is awful. It is the kind of oppression that can take your breath away in the moment, and take your purpose and joy of living away in the long term. It is the kind of oppression that can render you totally helpless and hopeless.
And somehow, we seldom count up the cost of what we owe, because we are trying to stay positive by focusing on the outcome…earning that degree or improving our health. The cost of those things sneaks up on us.
Well, here is some good news…there are ways to pay off those debts, and there are many examples of people who, despite owing huge amounts of money, were able to pay them off. Check out here and here for great examples.
With a lot of work, and a lot of encouraging help from others, it is possible to pay off such debt.
But there is one debt that we can never pay off, no matter how hard we work, or how much help we get from others, and that is the debt that we owe to God.
Like other kinds of debt, what we owe sneaks up on us…we somehow overlook the consequence of our sin, and we live in denial about the effects of our sin. This debt we owe is a source of terrible pressure and oppression. Like other massive debt, it can destroy us and cause misery if it is not paid.
We must admit that we do sin, and that it matters. Our sin separates us from God and others. Our sin impacts the world and we need to be saved!
But, thanks be to God, He has given us Jesus who is Lord and Savior, and it is through His death on the cross and His resurrection that our debt to God is paid.
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man[a] Christ Jesus..
- 1 Timothy 2:5 (ESV)
Make no mistake, Jesus is Lord and Savior, whether we accept that truth or not. But when we do accept it and receive His work for us, our debt is paid and we are free.
Won't you receive Him now, and gain forgiveness for the debt you owe? Throw off that yoke of indebtedness! All the heavens will rejoice when you do, and we at Live in the Round will rejoice with you, too… Let us know on our facebook page or through our Contact page!
Have you received Christ as your Savior?


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EA Sports released the FIFA 18 Web App last night, but for those of you who can't get to a PC, or those who generally prefer to do their FUT Ultimate Team transfer business on the phone or tablet, you're going to have to wait that little bit longer for the FIFA 18 Companion App.
Of course, you could load the Web App on your phone, even if it is a little more longwinded.
For anyone interested, the Web App only supports Mobile Chrome (iOS and Android) or Safari (iOS).
However, if you can wait just one more day you'll be able to get your hands on the games new Companion App.
FIFA 18 has indicated that the games new iOS and Android companion app won't be released until September 22 GMT, confirmed by EA in an article on their website.
No time has been given for when the app will update or launch, but assuming EA Stick to their usual procedure of making announcements in the afternoon, it could be a 6PM launch.
The only other details provided worth noting are the minimum requirement for the app, which EA lists as "Android 4.4.2 or newer" and "iOS 9.3 or newer" for Apple devices.
In the meantime, why not take a look at this FIFA 18 Web App Trading and Investment Guide from the FUT Economist, via Futhead.com
The FIFA 18 FUT Ultimate Team Web App is now live, in conjunction with the games first TOTW 23 man squad.
It's even more likely that the game could launch later this evening for EA Access users, but in the meantime enjoy opening new packs for the game and trading within the in-game transfer market.
Despite some uncertainty, the first FIFA 18 TOTW (Team of the week) squad has been confirmed and is coming out this evening.
The news was from the looks of it prematurely revealed in a Facebook post earlier today on the EA Sports FIFA Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) Facebook page.
The starting XI features FOUR Premier League players including the likes Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi, Swansea keeper Fabianski and Manchester United's RB Antonio Valencia.
There's also plenty more star players included, such as Juventus Dybala, Napoli's Dries Mertens and Monaco forward Radamel Falcao.
You can take a look at some of the stats of the full 23 man squad, below:
We're one day closer to the FIFA 18 Web App release date and before EA Sports officially flick the switch and turn on the new companion app, players might receive some excellent news in the form of the games first FIFA 18 TOTW (team of the week) squad.
With the game available September 21st - Yes, TOMORROW - via EA Access and EA Sports looking to launch the games new FIFA 18 Web App on the same day, it would stand to reason that this week's new TOTW squad, is, in fact, the very first FIFA 18 TOTW squad.
The usual FIFA Ultimate Team experts at Futhead have got some ideas on who we might see in that first 23 man team and you can see who they believe will make the cut in the below gallery.
For a fully comprehensive breakdown of why they've opted for each and every player, head to Futhead.com
Stay tuned for the full TOTW reveal later today!
Last week, EA Sports released the FIFA 18 demo, the 100 top rated FIFA 18 players and finally loads of Premier League Player Ratings for teams like Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs.
Now all that remains is the release of the full game, coming to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch at the end of the month on September 29th.
But well before that, EA Sports will go live with their FIFA 18 Web App, a companion website that allows the games huge FUT (FIFA Ultimate Team) fanbase to get a head start on the in-game transfer market for the games 'fantasy football' mode.
FIFA 18 will be no different and according to the official Electronic Arts website, the FUT 18 Web App comes online in just a matter of days.
That is, if you're eligible to use the FUT 18 Web App to begin with. How
How do you know if you're eligible for access to the FIFA 18 Web App? Be sure to check out EA's article on how to make sure everything is in line.
However, in general, it boils down to the below criteria:
• You must have created a FUT Club before August 1, 2017, to get early access to the FUT 18 Web and Companion apps.• Your FUT 17 account must still exist.• Your account needs to be in good standing. If you were banned or had other actions taken on your account in FUT 17, you won't get early access.
Assuming you tick all the above boxes, you can and should be able to access the web app.
EA Sports has confirmed on their website that the Web App will be available this coming Wednesday, but no official times have been shared for precisely what hour of the day the Web App will become fully operational.
Going off recent FIFA 18 releases and announcements, we expect that it will be available slightly later in the day, with a start time around 6PM.
With the FIFA 17 Web App already shut down, we'd hope and imagine the process of switching on the new Web App will be less problematic, but either way, with a huge surge in players attempting to use it, don't expect the rollout to be smooth sailing.
If anything the website could be overloaded with players excited to get a head start on the new FIFA 18 FUT Season.
Following the release, EA Sports will launch the new FIFA 18 companion app a day later on iOS and Android devices.
Once again, here are the key dates for your diary:
• September 15 – FUT 17 Web App goes offline - DONE• September 21 GMT – FUT 18 Web App comes online. If you're eligible, this is when you can start using the Transfer Market.• September 22 GMT – New Companion App launches. This is your chance to update your Companion App for FIFA 18 on Android and iOS.
It should also be noted that early access to the Web and Companion Transfer Market ends at 12:00 a.m. GMT on October 9,
After that, you'll need to log into FUT 18 on your console or PC at least once to continue using both apps.
EA Sports has remained fairly tight-lipped on the FIFA 18 Nintendo Switch edition at the best of times.
Let alone when it comes to more specific features such as the games Ultimate Team Mode.
We know that FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch does indeed have a FUT mode, but whether Switch fans will have access to the Web App is a complete anomaly.
The only thing we can probably say with any certainty is that if you used to play on PlayStation or Xbox and are now switching to Nintendo, you won't be able to receive the usual bonuses that players get each year.
Hopefully, when the Web App becomes available there are some telltale signs that indicate if Nintendo Switch players are eligible to get started on their new FUT journey like PS4 and Xbox One players.
• Play from September 26th with 3 Days Early Access• Up to 40 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (two per week over 20 weeks – worth up to $120)• 3 match FUT Team of the Week loan player (one three match loan player for 20 weeks)• Cristiano Ronaldo FUT loan player for 5 matches• Ronaldo Nazário FUT Icon loan player for 5 matches• 8 special edition FUT kits
The FIFA 18 Icon edition is only available digitally as a download.
Pre-order FIFA 18 Icon Edition for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
FIFA 18 Ronaldo Edition
• Play from September 26th with 3 Days Early Access• Up to 20 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (one per week for 20 weeks – worth up to $60)• Cristiano Ronaldo FUT loan player for 5 matches• 8 special edition FUT kits
Pre-order FIFA 18 Ronaldo Edition for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
FIFA 18 Standard Edition
• Up to 5 FIFA Ultimate Team Jumbo Premium Gold Packs (one per week for five weeks – worth up to $15)• Cristiano Ronaldo FUT loan player for 5 matches• 8 special edition FUT kits designed by FIFA soundtrack artists
Pre-order FIFA 18 Standard Edition for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.


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Author Blog Tour Review: Relativity by Cristin Bishara/
Welcome to the Working for the Mandroid stop for Cristin Bishara's blog tour for the recently released Relativity. Hosted by Rockstar Book Tours, the Relativity love will be spread across several blogs through September 20. As part of the tour, Cristin is hosting TWO contests, which you can enter through the Rafflecopter embedded below after the cut. But first our review:
Cristin Bishara
Walker Books (Bloomsbury)
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review.
Released September 10, 2013
288 pages
YA / Parallel Worlds / SciFi
If Ruby Wright could have her way, her dad would never have met and married her stepmother Willow, her best friend George would be more than a friend, and her mom would still be alive. Ruby knows wishes can't come true; some things just can't be undone. Then she discovers a tree in the middle of an Ohio cornfield with a wormhole to nine alternative realities.
Suddenly, Ruby can access completely different realities, each containing variations of her life—if things had gone differently at key moments. The windshield wiper missing her mother's throat…her big brother surviving his ill-fated birth…her father never having met Willow. Her ideal world—one with everything and everyone she wants most—could be within reach. But is there such a thing as a perfect world? What is Ruby willing to give up to find out?
I went into Relativity a bit blind. Other than a vague notion of parallel worlds and a cover that is captivating in how different it is from current YA books, I didn't really have an expectations going in. It didn't take me long to realize that this book is unlike most others, that it's a smart YA story with serious science fiction themes weaving the plot together. It's not just hand-waveium and "because I said so", but a logical explanation tied with a little bit of mysticism that creates a smart, truly science fictional universe.
I'm not going to claim that the science is accurate or if I handed it over to a physicist that they would confirm that all the science works out, but I will say that this book doesn't treat me like I'm stupid. That's something I can appreciate. There is a lot of "science babble" with basic string theory and other physic principles scattered around the pages like so many stars connecting the plot pieces together. And it all makes sense. Ruby is a prodigy science geek, who thinks in a way that a 15-year-old prodigy science geek would if they were also emotional damaged and seeking a better life.
Ruby has recently been transplanted to middle of nowhere Ohio, far from her happy home in the San Francisco home where she hung out with George – the sweet artist boy, who she majorly crushed out on but never did anything about it. Her mother died in a freak car accident when she was four and her father recently remarried to a seemingly nice enough artistic lady after a short long-distance courtship. Along with the nice enough artistic lady comes along a demon spawn step-sister, who spends most of the book being little more than a two dimensional mean girl on steroids, who is possibly homicidal.
Upon arriving in Ohio, Ruby becomes a little obsessed with this giant tree about a half mile into the corn field behind the house. After a particularly violent encounter with her evil step-sister, Ruby rushes to the tree for safe haven to find that what was previously a very large, very strange tree now has a door carved into it and a code written above the door. This starts the mystery of the tree that can transport Ruby into parallel dimensions and her sudden obsessive need to find the perfect universe where her family is still whole and unblemished by car accidents or sudden marriages or murderous step-sisters.
So a wormhole in a tree sounds a bit silly, but wrapped in Ruby's obsessive musings on string theory, wormholes and parallel universes, it becomes less silly. While the internal monologue could become a bit redundant and a bunch of white noise to many readers, I understood that thought process of finding a puzzle, grasping on to it with all you have and using all your brain power resources to churn over a solution. She is a lost girl suddenly thrown into a new situation, so instead of just running away from home, she runs to alternate universe, one after the other, looking for a new home.
For a while it looks like the parallel universes are going to swap between two basic bases – the rundown and depressing Ennis, where Ruby has original found herself, and the far more beautiful small town Ó Direáin. It was interesting enough to see how just a few changes could have such a large effect on the modern world, but by the time the second incarnation of Ó Direáin appear, it become a little monotonous. Bishara didn't disappoint me though as she quickly changed up the rest of the parallel worlds to more drastically different worlds. Though not much time is spent in these drastically different parallel universes, it was nice to see that all the universes were based on two basic templates.
My only irritant was the book came towards the end where I yelled simple solutions on how to get the various appendages of a person out of the way of a heavy closing door that didn't involve dragging the full body weight of a person. Considering that is my only real complaint, I'd say this book is a winner. Ruby can be stubborn, impulsive and incredibly selfish, but she is created that way so that she can be the conduit for a message about being thankful for what you have. Trite? Yes, but it's a worthy message that is framed in a drastically different manner than it usually is.
Bishara has created a short fast-paced science fiction adventure with a heroine that may not be loveable, but is absolutely believable, smart and opinionated. It's also a standalone, so points for that. If you aren't into science babble, this one might drag for you a little, but for those who might want a little more thinking involved with their YA, Relativity is definitely worth a try.
Enter to Win
Enter to win a SIGNED hardcover copy of RELATIVITY provided by the generous author. Three winners will be picked. US Only.
And for the BONUS giveaway, follow the instructions below to win a special surprise courtesy of Cristin!
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And here's a quick link to the Facebook page for your convenience. Good luck!
About Cristin:
Before publishing Relativity, Cristin Bishara worked as a professional copywriter, and taught composition and fiction writing at the university level. She has an M.F.A. in creative writing. Cristin lives in Florida with her husband, two girls, and rescued racing greyhound.
The Tour Schedule:
Week One
Sept. 9th - Seeing Night Reviews - Guest Post + Review
Sept. 10th - Two Chicks on Books - Guest Post
Sept. 11th - Parajunkee - Interview
Sept. 11th - Working for the Mandroid - Review
Sept. 12th - Fic Fare - Interview
Sept. 13th - The Bookshelf Sophisticate - Guest Post
Week Two
Sept. 16th - Fiktshun - Guest Post
Sept. 17th - Imaginary Reads - Interview
Sept. 18th - Magical Urban Fantasy Reads - Interview
Sept. 18th - Icey Books - Interview
Sept. 19th - The Book Monsters - Interview
Sept. 20th - Readers In Wonderland - Review
Sept. 20th - [B.O.O.K.L.I.F.E.] - Interview


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San Francisco's own DJ M3 (Sleight Of Hands, Smoke N' Mirrors) returns to his Green Gorilla Lounge label for the funky floor shaker "Acid Fashion". The main version features that bouncy bass that's no stranger to M3's productions alongside tight drum rolls, trippy delay effects, and a 303-tastic synth motif. This is one slinky after hours groover. M3 backs this with the Rough & Tough mix, giving some more weight to the bass and drum tracks while raising the dial on the acid meter. Midway in, there's a cool and cheeky sample loop that'll please all the dance floor banshees. DJ M3 never fails to make 'em move.
DJ Solveg (O.X.O. Records) – "Absolutely crazy release. I love it! 100% support."
Atnarko (Noir / Dance:Revolt) – "Nice one from Manny!"
Tyler Stadius (Deepsite / Dialtone Records) – "Love the Rough & Tough Mix. First time I recall anyone using that sample. Well done."
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Greg Eversoul (Elektek / Tenampa) – "Prime mover from DJ M3. Good stuff, great funk acid moves."
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The key benefits of the new showcase corridors are:
- New bus priority measures - such as bus only lanes and traffic lights which turn green as the bus approaches. Driver notes : These are great for getting back at the driver who is desperate to overtake you
- New bus shelters, larger bus timetable displays with more detailed information and raised kerbs to improve access. Driver Notes : These are great as we now have low floor buses have a look at the front nearside of most buses for an explanation.
- New buses - our partners First have invested £20m in more than 120 new buses. Driver Notes : I assume this means the NEW manual mini buses we have in Bath.
- Real time information - displays at bus stops which tell you when the bus is due to arrive in real time. Driver Notes : These seem to have some problems out in the sticks due to the hills, which of course in where you really need it.
- Improvements for all road users - such as cycle lanes, new pedestrian crossings and general road widening Driver Note : IF ONLY THE CYCLIST AND PEDESTRIANS WOULD USE THEM.


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Meet the Faces2Hearts bloggers in Rimini!
Thought the Faces2Hearts project was over? We will be back from 19 to 25 August, at the Rimini Meeting. Join us there for a chance to meetRead more
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We're working with a few organizations that have country sites on their roadmap. Leveraging a Sitecore implementation for multi-site usage is a fairly-common business need. In our use cases, we're helping both organizations refactor their content models to support enterprise content vs. localized content, and building out a standardized set of presentation options. At the end of the day, the business stakeholders can provision new country web tenets without the need of development assistance. Site structure (layouts, sublayouts, components) and brand standards are consistent across sites. Country level content managers have the autonomy to add/update content for their country sites with shared corporate content where applicable.
Consider the difference between a country site vs. a site that has multi-lingual options. Some organizations are centralized enough that a single, multi-lingual site meets the business needs. Other organizations need country specific content with multi-lingual requirements. As an example, a typical Canada country site requires English and French languages.
Consider the effort associated with translation and language fallbacks. It's not uncommon for sites to launch with a partial translation of the popular content with a backlog list of deeper content. With Sitecore 8.1, we now have a language fallback option, where non-translated content will render in the default language.
Consider what fields should be multi-lingual ready; as not all fields should. Sitecore has versioned, unversioned and shared versioning options at the field level. Product SKU and product image fields are typically unversioned, as that content doesn't change based on the language. Product usage images, on the other hand, may change. A product usage scene in France may look very different to the same product usage in the US. In that scenario we may localize the page copy and imagery to the country.
Consider translation options and the workflow process around options. Regardless of whether translation is managed internally or outsourced to a service, we'll need to wrap a workflow around the process. For heavier translation needs we may consider a CMS connector like Clay Tablet.
And, please – don't use machine translation just yet. With machine learning, the results are bound to improve. But, we're not there yet. Let's use two short sentences from Bloomin' Brands' website. "In our business everything matters. Every meal we serve tells our story." Translate that to German and back to English with machine translation, and you get "Everything is important in our business. Every meal we serve tells our story." While that's a technically accurate translation, the nuance of the messaging is off.
A well-executed localization strategy presents the brand in the context of the market we're in, and extends well beyond just language.


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Dan joined Chelgate Local in 2017 from the Department of Communities and Local Government where he provided communications and media handling advice to the Housing and Planning Minister Alok Sharma MP and his predecessor Gavin Barwell MP.
Prior to this Dan provided communications and policy support to Chief Executives and Cabinet Members at local authorities in Essex and Greater London, working on major infrastructure and regeneration projects.
Dan brings extensive experience of housing and planning policy to Chelgate, and is able to maintain effective relationships with government stakeholders at both a local and central level.
A selection of Dan's articles on housing and planning can be viewed here.
Email: Daniel Fryd
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- A commemorative edition championship ring for Houston Astros fans.
- An original ring designed and customed by championship ring club.
- The default name and number on this ring is ALTUVE 27.
- You can also custom this ring with your name and number or your favourite player's name and number, your favourite metal(available in copper,925 sterling silver,10k gold,14k gold.), your personal engraving.
The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1. The series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. It was sponsored by the internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV.
The Astros defeated the Dodgers, four games to three, to win their first World Series in franchise history, and the first team from Texas to do so. Both teams set a World Series record with a combined total of 25 home runs throughout the entire series, including a team record 15 home runs by the Astros, and hit a combined total of eight home runs in Game 2 to set the single game World Series mark. Houston outfielder George Springer was named as the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after hitting five home runs in the series to tie a World Series record with Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Dodgers' 2017 World Series representative Chase Utley in 2009 when he played for the Philadelphia Phillies.
This was the first World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular season record of pennant winners. From 1903 to 2002, home-field advantage alternated between the AL and NL,[a] and from 2003 to 2016, it was determined by results from that season's All-Star Game, when it was awarded to the team from the winning league. With 104 regular season wins, the Dodgers earned home-field advantage over the Astros, who had 101 regular season wins. The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Dodgers hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Astros hosting Games 3, 4, and 5.
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Executive Dashboards...not just for executives anymore?
One of the longest-running complaints of BI is that companies have the capabilities to analyze the data, but often there is so much of it that pertinent critical data gets overlooked, or is outdated by the time it gets into the hands of the people who need it.
Not true if the BI application is done right. Take advantage of the Web and smart technologies in a dashboard like this one to give your people the best chance to make the information work for you.


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Hello all. I have seen some videos about the ALiVE and I decided to give it a try because it looked fantastic, even though I am not that great in the milsim-shooter spectrum. I installed the mod via Steam, and a couple of others (RHS, CUP, Project OPFOR, CFP, C2C, BAF and Spyder addons), downloaded a mission (Insallah), hosted a lan server and started a mission (using AI). Everything seemed to work, like spawning and stuff, but when I decided to open the commander tablet, nothing happened. Audio marker was ther but nothing else.
It's been 2 days now since I am trying to make it work: deactivated the mods that I thought were responsable like C2C with the orders tablet and baf because of the new similar gear; remapped the controls for the commander tablet, but nothing worked.
Could you please be so kind and help me?
Thank you.


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As the end of 2017 draws near, it's an opportune time to review the handbag brands that shaped and defined it. Take a look at the most searched bags in 2017
We asked our PurseBop family members to tell us their Day versus Night Holy Grail Bag picks. See all the testimonials from IG celebrities and feast your eyes on the handbag eye candy!
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It's been an insanely busy month for me, between having multiple out-of-town guests, throwing a party for the people who couldn't make it to the wedding, and oh yeah, getting up to speed on the C# compiler and trying to understand the implications that LINQ features are going to have on the current implementation. Not much time for blogging. Hopefully October will be a little bit more under control.
Anyway, I was talking about early-bound event binding. Basically the idea is that the source and the sink agree upon an interface that the source can call on the sink whenever the source wishes to fire an event. Before we get into that more, I want to talk briefly about early- and late-bound code.
At an implementation level, what is the difference between early- and late- bound code? In the early-bound world, a particular function on an interface gets called when the caller dereferences the callee's virtual function table and transfers control directly to the function by changing the instruction pointer on the chip. In the late-bound world, the caller calls IDispatch::Invoke and passes in a magic number that tells the callee what function it should be calling, and the callee is then responsible for dispatching the function appropriately. (Hence the name "IDispatch".)
The script engines use IDispatch all the time to call out to functions on objects. When calling an object late-bound, you don't know until you actually try the call whether or not it is going to succeed, because you do not know the interface the object implements. So you call GetIdsOfNames to get the magic number associated with a particular function, Invoke on that magic number, and let the callee sort it out. In this situation, the caller (the script engine) knows the name of the function it wants to call, and the callee (the object) can map the name to the appropriate identifier.
Now consider how this works if IDispatch is the interface over which the source (the object) is calling back the sink (the script host). This appears to be the same situation, but in fact it is completely different. It appears the same because from the perspective of how COM actually manages all the calls, its exactly the same. IDispatch is an interface like any other, and the source can call the sink's IDispatch to its heart's content if that's the interface that they agree to talk over.
But look at it from the point of view of the sink: the caller knows what the magic number means and the callee does not, but it's the callee who is being asked to do the dispatching! You're sitting there sinking events of who knows what object, and every now and then you get a call on IDispatch::Invoke with some unknown dispid. What the heck are you supposed to do with that? In the late-bound world, instead of getting a nice direct call on "Tick()... Tick()... Tick()..." you're getting "12... 12... 12..." and you have no idea what "12" means.
Let's tie this in to scripting. Suppose you're in Windows Script Host and you do something like:
Sub Timer_Tick()
End Sub
Set Timer = CreateObject("mytimer")
WScript.ConnectObject Timer, "Timer_"
Timer.Start 10
WScript.Sleep 1000
There are many IDispatch objects here and we'll look at three of them. First, there's the source, that is, the timer object. Then there's the sink, owned by the host and created when the source is connected to it. Finally there is the script engine itself, upon which the host can dispatch calls to global functions such as the event handler.
ConnectObject is given a source object. It has no idea what early-bound outgoing interface is on that object, and it certainly doesn't have an implementation of such an interface even if there is one, so it is going to have to do a late bound sink. It creates an object to act as the sink, gets an IDispatch-enabled connection point from the source, and advises it.
Now the script engine calls Start (via IDispatch on the source) and goes to sleep.
Pretty soon the timer invokes the sink, passing in the dispatch identifier for Tick.
The sink needs to know which sub to call in the script engine.
Fortunately, it has an IDispatch pointer to the source, and a dispatch identifier.
Unfortunately, though IDispatch provides a function which maps from name to id, it provides no function that maps the other way.
Fortunately, IDispatch does provide a function that enables the host to obtain a type information structure which contains a list of all the methods and what their dispatch identifiers are. Therefore we can search all the methods in the type info and check to see which has the desired dispatch identifier. That then gives us the method name, so we know which event handler function to dispatch on the script engine.
Unfortunately there is a major design flaw in IDispatch -- it gives you the type info for the incoming interface -- the ITimer. But there is no way to take the ITypeInfo for ITimer and say "give me the type info for the class as a whole so that I can obtain the type info for the outgoing interface".
Fortunately, IProvideClassInfo was invented. IPCI gives you back the "root" type info for an object, from which you can obtain a type info for the default outgoing interface, from which you can map the dispatch identifier to the name.
Unfortunately, many objects do not implement IProvideClassInfo, and therefore cannot have their events hooked up by ConnectObject.
(I feel a little bit like the ending of Dr. Strangelove here. Fortunately, they stop General Ripper in time. Unfortunately, the secret code died with him. Fortunately they figure out the code. Unfortunately, the radio is broken. Fortunately, the bomb bay doors are stuck. Unfortunately, they fix them, and the Doomsday Device destroys the world. Bummer.)
The moral of this story is simple: for late bound events to work, at some point the class of the source must be known. And therefore:
- "automagic event binding" in IE only works on "named items" present in the script engine. (The script engines require that the host provide a coclass type info for named items, and build the sinks very early on, before other code runs.)
- WScript.CreateObject can always hook up events. The class type info is known because CreateObject had to create an instance of the class.
- WScript.ConnectObject can hook up events only if the object implements IProvideClassInfo
I hope that clears up any confusion about what IProvideClassInfo is for!


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(Updated) How to add a custom Pin It button in Squarespace
March 2018: a new and improved version of the code, allowing you to adjust the size of your custom pin image, is available now available.
Squarespace makes it really easy for you to add pin it buttons to your website, you only need to make a couple of clicks to activate them!
However when it comes to styling those buttons, it's another story.
If you're like me, you probably a) enjoy tweaking Squarespace templates and/or b) want to have as many things as possible on your site on-brand... including something simple like pin it buttons.
So, whether you can't stop thinking that red or white button doesn't match your branding, or you want to prove yourself you can make the change, today you'll find out how to add a personalized pin it button to your pinnable images.
Let's do this!
Download your custom "Pin It" button
Grab one – or all! – of the images below and follow along this tutorial. Simply click on them to open in a new tab and save, or right-click and "save-as".
Enabling pin it buttons in Squarespace
First, you need to have your pin buttons activated on Squarespace by going to Settings > Marketing > Pin it Buttons and enabling them.
For the sake of this tutorial, we'll be setting it to large and circular.
Finding a way to target all pin it buttons
Now, if you use inspect element over the pin button image that pops up when you hover, you'll see that the button has a particular class and the image set as background-image is the one you see. So logically, my first thought was to substitute that and call it a day... but – and I bet you knew this was coming – that didn't work.
If you look closely at the pin's class (the highlighted portion above), you'll see a large number string in the middle. That number is different not only for each website but for each blog post, so as you can imagine it isn't practical to grab each of your post's pin class to change the image. I mean come on, nobody has time for that.
So, our first problem is to figure out what ALL pin buttons have in common and target that.
To see all the attributes of your pin button, you'll need to either log out of your site and open the blog post as a visitor or open a second window in Chrome under Incognito mode (File > New Incognito Window). Now, let's inspect the pin button again:
This time, you'll see the entire tag highlighted and closed, but if you open it and scroll to the bottom, you'll find an tag with the same class you saw before.
That's your pin button.
Note: you have to make sure you see the pin button over your post image for the tag to show up in your inspect element window.
My a tag looks like this, and you can see the classes from before with the numeric strings, the default "Pin it!" title, an attribute called data-pin-log, another called data-pin-href with the link of the post, and some styles at the end:
<a class="PIN_1496758983374_pin_it_button_en_32_red_round PIN_1496758983374_pin_it_button_floating_en_32_red_round" title="Pin it!" data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating" data-pin-href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?guid=NrjiUZM9FZ4x&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcode-vault-playground.squarespace.com%2Fblog%2F2017%2F6%2F6%2Fvivamus-sed-urna-leme3&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.squarespace.com%2Fstatic%2F58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3%2Ft%2F5936b436893fc01158780021%2F1496757319653%2F%3Fformat%3D1500w&description=Sed%20finibus%20nunc%20ac%20mattis%20viverra%20%E2%80%94%20TCVP" style="top: 347px; left: 287.5px; z-index: 8675309; display: block;">
By examining another blog post we can see which values of those attributes remain constant:
<a class="PIN_1496761559959_pin_it_button_en_32_red_round PIN_1496761559959_pin_it_button_floating_en_32_red_round" title="Pin it!" data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating" data-pin-href="//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?guid=bh9goezXx9rE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcode-vault-playground.squarespace.com%2Fblog%2F2017%2F6%2F6%2Fvivamus-sed-urna&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.squarespace.com%2Fstatic%2F58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3%2Ft%2F5936b3571b10e360e30a6d28%2F1496757262923%2F%3Fformat%3D1500w&description=Vivamus%20sed%20urna%20%E2%80%94%20TCVP" style="top: 347px; left: 287.5px; z-index: 8675309; display: block;">
The title value (Pin it!), the data-pin-log value (button_pinit_floating) and the style values (top: 347px; left: 287.5px; z-index: 8675309; display: block;) are the same, so why not use one of those as our target?
And in case you're wondering, you don't always have to target your element's classes or ids, attributes and their values can be used as selectors in cases like these!
All we need to do is use the selector corresponding to one of those attributes, and since we never know if Pinterest will alter the default title of their pin buttons or their styles, it's safer to go for the data-pin-log attribute.
To use an attribute as part of your selector, you also need to address the type of element it belongs to, in this case an a tag, so we'll end up with something like this:
a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { }
That translates to: any a tag with an attribute of data-pin-log that has a value of button_pinit_floating. VERY specific!
By the way you're doing great so far, keep going!.
Finding a way to replace the original pin it button
We know the pin button is basically a background image as we saw at beginning, so our goal so far has been to replace that with an image of our own. But let's take a moment and see what happens if we try to alter the background color of that selector – since it's the same thing as changing the background image but much quicker.
a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { background-color: blue; }
The color is behind the button image. So that's yet another problem.
Let's make it a bit wider so we can see it better.
a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { background-color: blue; width: 100px!important; }
Yep, that's behind the image. The button looks multiplied right now because it hasn't been set to no-repeat, but that's not part of the problem.
What we need to do is add the background-color/background-image in front of the original one, since right now it's located behind it. In this case, behind is before and in front is after, which might not make sense until you visually see it in the structure of your HTML site:
  Here's the pin button
Note: in other cases, and depending on positioning, before can be left and after can be right.
So this is how we're going to solve that second problem...
In a previous post you learned how to use pseudo-classes to create a button on your nav bar, and now you'll see how to use pseudo-elements (not the same thing!) to add a custom pin it button.
The pseudo-element we'll be using is ::after. You might have seen it, you might have seen its counterpart ::before, but briefly what it does is help style a specific part of an element, what comes before or after its content.
To use it, it's important to know a couple of things:
It can be added to any HTML element of your site.
It has to include the content property, even if it's blank (you'll see what I mean in a bit).
It can be used with double (::after) or single colons (:after), but this time we'll be using single colons (read more about the difference here).
Ok, let's see this in action.
We'll add the ::after to our previous pin button selector and include some text in the content property as well as the same background-color we used before. This will help us see things better.
a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: "TEST"; background-color: blue; }
Awesome! It works.
Adding a custom pin it button
Now let's add our customized pin button. You can create one in PS, AI, Canva or on your favorite design software. If you want to make it the same size as the default pin button we chose in this tutorial (red, circular), go for 32px by 32px – that's the size the original background image has.
Once you're done, upload it to your Custom Files in your CSS window.
Change the content property in your snippet to read url() and then click on your uploaded file to paste the link between the parenthesis:
a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: url(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d01e8419c2a3645bc4d3/1496764446241/Pin+button+3232.png); }
How about that? It looks great!
If you're happy with the size then you can leave it like that, but if you want to learn how to change the size and how to solve the problem that comes with it keep reading.
Adding a larger custom pin it button
Once you achieve all the steps above, there's pretty much nothing that can stop you. So let's see what happens if you add a larger pin button.
First of all, you have to create one in any size you like. I'll go with an 80px by 80px image.
Upload it again, and add it the same way as before to your snippet:
a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: url(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d01e8419c2a3645bc4d3/1496764446241/Pin+button+8080.png); }
See the problem? The old pin image shows...
However, to make that image invisible we can't use the display property, since even if it's applied to the button selector without the :after, the pseudo-element it's still linked to it, and will disappear as well.
The solution to this problem is probably not the best one, but it works. What we can do is move the old image as far from the screen as possible so it doesn't show.
To do that, we're going to use the transform property on both the original selector AND the selector with the :after pseudo-element. This will allow us to move the old button a determined amount of pixels to the left, and then add the same amount to the new button to move it back in place.
Starting small, our entire code will look as follows when adding the transform property:
/**This is the OLD pin button**/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { transform: translatex(-100px); } /**This is the NEW pin button**/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: url(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d2c38419c20d72d5cc75/1496765123298/Pin+button+8080.png); transform: translatex(100px); }
To avoid the new button moving with the old one, we have to set its positioning to absolute:
/**This is the OLD pin button**/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { transform: translatex(-100px); } /**This is the NEW pin button**/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: url(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d2c38419c20d72d5cc75/1496765123298/Pin+button+8080.png); transform: translatex(100px); position: absolute; }
And lastly, to move the old pin it button outside of the screen, we have to be a bit more savage with the transform value:
/**This is the OLD pin button**/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { transform: translatex(-9999px); } /**This is the NEW pin button**/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: url(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d2c38419c20d72d5cc75/1496765123298/Pin+button+8080.png); transform: translatex(9999px); position: absolute; }
And there you go!
I don't know about you, but I got pretty excited when I found out I could have my own custom pin it button. Don't be afraid to experiment with even larger buttons, or even full cover images!
Until next time,
Full code
This new version includes browser compatibility prefixes and an easier way to adjust the size of your new pin image through the height and width values!
/*This is the OLD pin button*/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { transform: translatex(-9999px); transform: translatex(-9999px); transform: translatex(-9999px); } /*This is the NEW pin button*/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]::after { background: url("https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d2c38419c20d72d5cc75/1496765123298/Pin+button+8080.png"); content: ""; position: absolute; height: 80px; width: 80px; background-size: contain; transform: translatex(9999px); transform: translatex(9999px); transform: translatex(9999px); }
/*This is the OLD pin button*/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"] { transform: translatex(-9999px); } /*This is the NEW pin button*/ a[data-pin-log="button_pinit_floating"]:after { content: url(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58fe08c63a041197bb9d24b3/t/5936d2c38419c20d72d5cc75/1496765123298/Pin+button+8080.png); transform: translatex(9999px); position: absolute; }


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GPS I love you
To think that, immediately after publishing my first post, I panicked about the weekly blogging thing: there surely isn't enough in my life to warrant a post every week? Maybe I need to quickly change it to monthly?
It turns out there is absolutely loads and I now find myself wondering what to leave out in order to keep this a reasonable length (the first two paragraphs, perhaps?).
So, this week I have...
baked like a demon, without really intending to.
First up was a batch of brownies, shared between six. It's always a good idea to share the brownies: despite being incredibly rich and gooey, it actually takes very little effort to plough through several pieces in a day (goodbye, entire tray).
A couple of days later (or the very next day, whatever) I made flapcake, a weird flapjack/cake hybrid. Flapcake is my name for it and the recipe is somewhat improvised. I failed to take photographs of either of these marvels (sorry) but will endeavour to do better in future.
I did remember to snap the third bake of the week, however: actual flapjack.
Again, I just make this up, using honey rather than golden syrup and throwing in lots of different fruits, nuts and seeds. I also probably vary the time and oven temperature (because I never remember what I did the last time).
I'll post the recipe and method, such as they are, at some point; I wrote down what I did today but just need to see how it turns out when it cools down...
Woman cannot live by baking alone, obviously (well, she can, but she'll soon get dissatisfied with her weight). So, to offset all the baking, I also
enjoyed a jaw-droppingly scenic bike ride (will take camera/phone with me next time - sorry again. Needs to become habit if I want visually-appealing blog. Which I do.)
went on a 5km bush hike! 5km bit: easy. Trail and heat bit: not easy, but a lot of fun
completed a second 7km run/walk yesterday - this is also the activity that inspired the title of this week's post. My GPS watch is a thing of beauty: for a start, it is purple. It is also extremely useful, especially when one needs to train for, say, a 7km race. So I took the watch out with me yesterday and it told me very quickly that it was low on battery. Having an optimistic outlook, I felt sure it would last the duration of my outing (approx one hour, even though total battery life when fully charged is only five hours. I am VERY optimistic).
Run, walk, run, walk, happy Laura, check watch, all good (except that pesky low battery message again).
Approaching my home, I checked watch again - yes, race distance covered successfully! My training is going so well. When I actually run more than I walk, it will be even better.
Lifted hand to save data....and watch died. Now, anyone who monitors their training in a similar way will know that if it isn't recorded, it may as well not have happened. However, as I knew I had covered the distance, I wasn't too bothered. Who needs to know how many calories they have just burned anyway? (Me me me).
I put it on charge straight away and decided to upload the last few runs anyway, just in case. And there it was. The run I had just completed, in its entirety. My clever watch had saved all the data even though I a) hadn't bothered to charge it before going out and b) didn't save the run before it conked out! Wow. I was ridiculously happy (particularly given that I had told myself I didn't care about it not recording my run). Have you noticed how I have changed it from run/walk to run? Makes me feel fitter.
upped the ante with a 9km run(/walk) this morning (way too hot to be exercising really but felt good afterwards). More of the same planned for this week. Yippee!
Any other business:
- Bought lovely set of tins from amazing bookshop, Berkelouw Books.
- Made non-seasonal bunting to replace seasonal bunting (eagle-eyed viewers will spot that non-seasonal bunting appears not to have replaced seasonal bunting so much as just joined it. Well, you can't have too much bunting).
- Realised that, despite cutting out many of week's happenings, second blog post is still much longer than planned.


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#830 | Thursday, March 7th 2002
I was in a diner here in Orlando eating breakfast with my mother, father, and 2 year old while my husband was out of town. I was 8 months pregnant and having contractions that were maybe an hour apart. No big deal. All of a sudden, the restaurant quieted down bc someone walked in and said that two twin engine cesnas had crashed into the WTC. We blew it off, and headed to the car. John Boy and Billy were talking about it on the radio and announced that they thought it was a terror activity. We got home in time to watch the towers fall. Emma was born 4 days later, after stress induced contractions.
Heather Schaeffer | 27 | Florida
#798 | Thursday, February 28th 2002
I was at work and just happened to put the radio on at ten minutes to ten to hear the news. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and was glued to the radio. A co-worker of mine had to go into town and was watching the T.V. when the towers collapsed. It was something I could not fathom and I had him repeatedly explain/describe to me what he saw. I listened to the radio the entire day and any time a customer came in, we all but ignored them, which they didn't mind considering the circumstances. When I finally got home I got to see the footage and the thing that still gets me is that is didn't help me to comprehend or understand it any more that listening all day. As the days and weeks passed I was still having troubles comprehending what had happened. We are approaching the six month anniversary and despite the fact that it is not center stage on the news any more, I still think about it daily and still wonder in disbelief. It still doesn't seem real!
amanda | 27 | Canada
#738 | Thursday, February 7th 2002
I was at work doing my duties as a young network engineer when a co-worker said that a plane just flew into the World Trade Center.
"Ok Sal," I said absentmindedly. This was coming from the office prankster, and 8:30 in the morning I was in no mood for a prank.
It wasn't long until someone else was over at his cubicle, and I became curious and decided to go to a new site. Every new related website was down, swamped with users.
With the only TV in our building, our entire department watched as the Trade Centers burned. When a plane flew into the Pentagon, I walked away and called my father at his office. "Dad, I think we're at War." I'm not sure why I called him. I think it was simply to have the safety of talking to my father, the man that as a child I turned to when things went wrong. I began to cry a little in the privacy of my cubicle before going back out to the TV.
The rest of the day is pretty much a blur, but I remember the fear and the immense sadness that I felt for most of the morning before numbness took over.
It took a few days to get out of shock, but eventually I did recover. But I will never forget the sadness.
Chuck Firment | 27 | Michigan
#725 | Monday, February 4th 2002
I was working in an office in Amsterdam when I got an email from a friend in London telling me a plane had crashed into the twin towers in NY. I thought it was a prank email until I tried to log on to the BBC News website and couldn't because it was too busy. That's when I knew something really was going on. The next hour I recieved minute by minute updates via email. Didn't quite realize the full extent of what was going on until I got home and watched the news all evening.
Andrew Tope | 27 | Netherlands
#720 | Sunday, February 3rd 2002
I was at the local Dunkin Donuts in Middle Village, Queens when my husband called me from his office building at 120 Broadway, which is approximately 1&1/2 blocks from the World Trade Center. He told me about the first plane and I honestly thought it must be an accident. He's telling me what he sees- papers flying everywhere and the unbelievable sight of people jumping from the burning building. Then he yelled out "OH God" and I hear a loud crash over the phone, and hes says another plane hit the other tower. At that point I yell for him to get out right away and he hangs up. People were asking me if I was ok because at that point noone knew what was going on. Some people sounded like they didnt believe me- like I was crazy enough to make it up. I ran home to watch the news and to call my husband cell phone to no avail. The lines were completely dead. I had a sick feeling in my stomach. I watched out my window and could see the plumes of smoke moving towards the east. I was frantic to talk to my husband I needed to know he was alright. I didnt hear from him until 12:30 that afternoon and I hugged him as tight as I could. My heart goes out to all those who were not as fortunate as I was to have their loved ones return home safely from that horrible tragedy.
Colleen | 27 | United States
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