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G Dinero Ft FSO Mont – I Am Gone | @GavDinero
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G Dinero is an upcoming artist from Cleveland, G Dinero. He recently dropped his first self-mixed EP, "Evol Emotions", on March 20th as well as his first self directed/edited music video for the FSO Mont featured, "I Am Gone". The two have a diverse sound that when put together... Read more
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"Propane" is the fourth single from St. Louis rapper EJ Carter's upcoming "5800" album, which drops on April 13th. It was filmed mostly in the kitchen of his deceased Grandmother's house, located on the Westside of St. Louis in the Wellston area. EJ's grandmother died a few months ago... Read more
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Just Rich Gates debuts a No Shake Films visual for his "Water (Freestyle)", spitting vicious street lyrics centering around his rugged, gangster lifestyle Perhaps never before in Hip Hop's storied existence has a rapper had to overcome more hardships en route to achieving "greatness" than South Carolina's can't miss... Read more


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Hi, I downloaded Geromino with jetty 6 to my Windows Vista. It starts fine with the command: startup.bat What I want to do is to deploy the axis2.war and do: http://localhost:8080/axis2/index.jsp or the http://localhost:8080/axis2/Login.jsp and get to axis2. As I understand, I need to deploy the axis2.war to deployment directory of the web container (which is jetty in my case). Here I have some questions: 1. Where is this <<deployment directory>>? I see no <<webapps>> directory. 2. Is there a configuration file (like xml) that points to that directory? Do I need to set it up? If yes, how? 3. My Jetty is jetty-6.1.7, my Geromino is 2.1.4, what is the best axis2 version for these jetty and Geromino versions? My Java is IBM 1.5.0. Thanks for the answers. -- View this message in context: http://n3.nabble.com/Installing-axis2-to-geromino-with-jetty-tp710976p710976.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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With all the shaping completed and the joinery fitted on the desk stand, I've moved on to surface preparation. I use the bright flashlight and Optivisor to search for any small areas of grain tear-out from planing that aren't easily visible to the naked eye.
The curved end stretchers take their turn under the plane iron.
Next are the legs.
Leg 'B' has an open knot. This small branch was self pruned at some point in the tree's history. After planing the surface, I use a small carving knife to soften the edges to make them more friendly to the touch.
Straight edges are softened with a block plane.
Curved edges are softened with a spokeshave.
The final series of passes on the rounded-over edge produces a nice set of curls.
One thing about this black walnut is that it has a lot of mineral deposits in the pores. These break free while planing and show up as reflective specs on the surface of the wood. Click on the image below for an enlarged view so you can see what I see.
The minerals have done a number on the sole of my smoothing plane. Check out those scratches! You can probably imagine what they did to the cutting edge of the plane iron. I spent a lot of time going back and forth to the sharpening station for a fresh edge.
Assembly isn't too far off. Next I'll be making up some cauls to protect these surfaces during the glue-up procedure.
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a guest post by Lisa J. Reed, Lighting Designer
Should we design lighting systems to Title 24 requirements even if we aren't designing in California? What's the worst that can happen? You might find out that it actually IS easy being green. The California Energy Commission estimates that the 2013 standard will result in 372 GWh/year in electricity savings. That's for non-residential buildings in California alone!
Title 24 is a California energy code for buildings. Because electricity is expensive in California, incentives to reduce consumption are common. In this case, though, it's the law.
Some of the requirements of Title 24 include:
Besides the fact that it can save you and your client money, the truth is that as California goes, so goes the rest of our country. Eventually, these will be standard practices, so you might as well stay ahead of the curve.
Implementing Title 24 provisions keeps you at the leading edge without putting you into uncharted territory. California is a big state. If everyone there is doing it, you can bet you'll have lots of company when you implement these strategies.
Lisa J. Reed has been attracted to lighting (like a moth to a flame) for 20+ years. She is the Founding Principal at Envision Lighting Design, LLC in St. Louis, where she designs, teaches, and writes about architectural lighting.
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It's been a long road but we are finally on a path to market for our Sea Level Oat Vodka. We are officially in production! On July 28th we purchased 1,500 pounds of locally grown oats and delivered them to our partner distillery, Fish Hawk Spirits in Ocala, FL. The first phases of making oat vodka require lots of steps. We malt some of the oats and flake the rest of them to be used in the mash. Anyway, the process has begun and we should have oat vodka samples to taste by December...if all goes well, Sea Level Oat Vodka should hit the shelves by Spring 2016 :-)
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Our walks began over 50 years ago on a dusty country road, aptly named Pleasant Valley Road. Two sisters, walking hand in hand, singing old songs our grandmother must have taught us. "Rain, rain, go away, Come on back another day" while holding umbrella-shaped leaves of the Mayapple over our heads. We went everywhere together, often on that dirt road. One vivid memory is of us splashing through warm puddles of summer rain, preferably in the late evening in June when fireflies came out. The town must have oiled the road to keep the dust down, but that didn't stop us. Barefoot with a glass jar in hand, we captured those poor bugs to marvel at their light. Our feet must have been filthy!
Later, I dutifully followed Anne down that road to visit the neighbor's pony. Not just once. Every. Single. Day. I never thought to say no, except on the day I balked at passing the field with the bull in it. I wore a pink shirt and was certain the bull would charge me! I think I turned back and went home, leaving Anne to face the bull alone. (Sorry!)
And here we are fifty years and hundreds of miles later, still walking together whenever the opportunity presents itself for two sisters living five hours apart. We've managed to hike in the Adirondack Mountains, ("As long as it's not a mountain" she says "I don't like climbing mountains!") the Bruce Peninsula (incredible views), on the Finger Lakes Trail (safe, meandering trails through farmer's pastures and hedgerows) and even in Newfoundland, CA (sweeping, wind-swept headlands).
Why walking? There's something about walking that's good for the soul, my soul, anyway, especially if it's on a trail. I know of no other image that beckons to me like a picture of a trail ("A flat trail, Jeanne" she says. "Not too steep.").
Here's to many more adventures on the trail with my buddy 'ol pal.


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I do not even pretend to have just a glimpse of memory of my own Baptism! I was just 3 months old, when my parents carried me up to the old baptismal font of the Church in Ryslinge. And I have no memory, what so ever of that wonderful day and of the following and infamous baptismal dinner and dance, my parents hosted in their garage. I have seen photos and even some silent old cine clips, and they seemed to have had a really good time. My young parents and their young cousins, supervised by my grandparents and strict aunts. Celebrating my baptism and celebrating the joy of life and youth.
I think, I have a dim memory of my little sister's baptism though, that we were indeed once again in Ryslinge Valgmenighed; or maybe I only remember because I have seen photos. Photos of the 2 older sisters posing with the little chubby new sister.
But I quite vividly remember the baptism of our sons. In July 1998 and in December 2000: joyous blessed days of celebration of the most precious gifts that we have ever received.
There simply is not better way to celebrate the gift of birth and a new little human being, a better way to show your gratitude, and to express your hopes and faith and love – than at the ceremony of baptism.
I think most parents feel like this and fondly remember the baptism, as this day of faith and hope, family, and love. It is indeed always a blessing and a privilege, when we celebrate a baptism here in church. The baptismal font is the focal point in any church.
But while the day itself may be a big deal, our emphasis on baptism seems to end there and fade through the years. Very few parents remember the exact date of their own baptisms or remind their children to remember theirs. (Just a quick survey: how many of you can exactly state, what date and year you where baptized?)
And yet Martin Luther said: "Every time you wash your face, remember your baptism." Yet, mostly, we do not think about baptism faith and hope while showering, but we think about to remember to buy new shampoo, the hectic plans of the days or the longing for the morning coffee cup.
Maybe in a true Reformation 500 way we need to remember and reclaim our baptism. Former presiding Bishop Mark Hanson often encouraged us to remember our baptism, when he was preaching or talking to crowds. And he often sprinkled us with baptismal water!
There are many ways to remember our baptism and be glad. We can affirm it in words and in celebration of baptism, in our services, and we can remember it in life itself.
We could and should begin each morning with an affirmation. And what better way than to remember, when we shower in the morning, feeling the water shower, you face, your hair and your entire body.
Today I will give you a Shower tag, that you can place in your shower and recite it, when you shower. It says: "Lord, as I enter the water the bathe, I remember my baptism. Wash me by your grace. Fill me with your spirit. Renew my soul. I pray that I might life as your child today, and honor you in all that I do. "
Water and words. That is what baptism is.
Water and words.
Martin Luther said it so simply and yet so profound: "Baptism is not simply plain water. Instead, it is water used according to God's command and connected with God's word. … For without the word of God the water is pain water and not a baptism, but with the word of God it is baptism, that is, a grace filled water of life."
Baptism is a beautiful, bold, and deep meaningful ceremony. The Baptism Ceremony is a physical manifestation of love: it is the first love encounter between God and the child. This encounter and blessings tells us that we are not alone, that you belong to God. And it is a wonderful act of love when we as parents carry our children to God as ask him to carry when we cannot.
Baptism is indeed water and words.
The words from Matthew when the Disciples are sent into the world to baptize, the story from Mark when Jesus took the small children in his arms and blessed them, and finally in the Apostle Creed, where we confess our faith but even more renounce all what is evil as we trust God.
We commit our beloved children and their lives and day into the hands of God, as we know that we cannot guarantee to be there all the way .
Baptism is water and words.
WE do not just baptize or bless out of the blue – there is a navigation tool in the Apostle Cred. We confess, what we believe to be true, good and divine, and we renounce what is false, bad and evil.
This is not something we figured out. We are baptized into a thousand year old tradition and we are in a deep relations hip with God, as creator, as Christ and as Holy Spirit.
We use these grand words and promises at baptism, because less cannot do it. We celebrate baptism, and we celebrate the relationship to God and to the church.
Every child is a child of God. But God wants the child to be born into a family, a fellowship, a relationship based on faith, hope and love. Baptism shouts out and showers us in the promise that you are not alone, you do not live alone.
Some might say that baptism is just a ritual, it just some good practical advice and simply a traditional cultural celebration.
But baptism is so much more. Baptism is water and words. Water and Grace.
It is Gods promise to bless and keep the child through all the paths and years of life. For the child and the human being, it is like a compass to give you directions. And to the parents it is a choice to create a relation and connection between light, love, and fellowship and renounce death, loneliness and the demons of darkness.
After the sermon, we are to sing one of the newer Lutheran Baptism hymns, that I have come to cherish. "I was there to Hear your borning cry." By John Ylvisaker.
" I was there to hear yoru borning cry,
I'll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized,
to see your life unfold."
It is indeed one of the most popular hymnals in recent years. The ballad style of the music lends itself to a feeling of a love song. A love song between God and the singer. The hymn is about God who loved us from the beginning of time and continues to love us throughout the different seasons of our lives.
The use of folk sources is embedded in Mr. Ylvisaker's Lutheran heritage of the chorales, many of which had folk influences and provided the basis for the congregational song heritage of the Lutheran Reformation.
In addition to the lyrical melody and text that allows God to sing a love song to humanity, "Borning Cry" gives us a sense of the timelessness of God.
While we think of ourselves as finite beings, God re-creates us and gives us new life in the baptismal waters, a spiritual regeneration that lasts for eternity.
" I was there to hear yoru borning cry,
I'll be there when you are old.
I rejoiced the day you were baptized,
to see your life unfold."
Baptism is indeed water and words. And so much more. Amen


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Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers Week 11 NFL Picks & Predictions 11/16/2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
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The Tennessee Titans travel to Heinz Field to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, November 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has Pittsburgh as 7 point favorites. The over/under has been set at 43.5. The Titans have an ATS record of 3-5-1 while their over/under record is 6-3-0. The Steelers have an over/under record of 1-8-0 and they are 5-4-0 against the spread.
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Key Tennessee Titans Injuries
11/12/17 G Quinton Spain Toe is "?" Thursday vs. Pittsburgh09/21/17 LB Aaron Wallace Back IR09/05/17 WR Tajae' Sharpe Foot IR09/04/17 WR Harry Douglas Knee IR
Key Pittsburgh Steelers Injuries
11/13/17 CB Joe Haden Fibula is out indefinitely11/13/17 S Mike Mitchell Ankle is doubtful Thursday vs. Tennessee11/12/17 LB James Harrison Back is "?" Thursday vs. Tennessee09/05/17 LB Keion Adams Shoulder IR
Useful Offensive Statistics
The Tennessee Titans are 14th in the NFL in points scored with 205. They have run 564 plays this season for 2,958 yards, which ranks them 22nd in the league in total offense. The Titans average 5.2 yards per play, which is 18th in the National Football League. As a team they have accumulated a total of 168 1st downs this year, placing them 23rd overall as an offensive unit. On the ground Tennessee has run for 1,123 yards as a team, which ranks 8th in the NFL. They've run 254 times, averaging 4.4 yards per carry as a rushing unit. The Titans have been penalized on offense 51 times for 503 yards so far this season, which has them 29th in the league in penalties. Marcus Mariota has thrown for 1,783 yards this season. He has completed 154 passes on 248 attempts for a completion percentage of 62.1%. His quarterback rating is 83.1. He averages 7.2 yards per pass attempt and 11.6 yards per completion.
Defensive Statistics
Tennessee is 21st in the league in points allowed on defense with 213. They have surrendered a total of 2,955 yards on D, which is 16th in the NFL. The Titans are ranked 12th in yards per play allowed with 5.1. Their pass defense has given up 6 net yards per pass attempt, placing them 15th in the league as a unit. Opposing offenses have completed 206 passes on 340 attempts against the Tennessee Titans defense this season, placing them 24th and 28th in the National Football League. The Tennessee pass defense has also given up a total of 2,128 yards through the air, which is 18th overall in total pass defense. Their rushing defense has allowed 230 attempts for 827 yards this year, putting them in 6th place in the league against the run. The Titans have committed 69 penalties for 544 yards on the defensive side of the ball this season. That ranks them 19th in the NFL. They've given up a score on 35.8% of possessions on defense, which is 17th in the league.
Special Teams Stats
Tennessee is ranked 10th in the league in punt returns with 21. They've accumulated 202 punt return yards and average 9.6 yards per return, which is 9th in the NFL. Their longest punt return so far this year is 46 yards. They have returned 16 kicks for 315 yards on special teams, ranking 23rd in kick return yardage. The Titans average 19.7 yards per kick return and have a long of 48 yards this year. They are 19th in the league in all-purpose yards with 3,585. The Tennessee Titans have attempted 25 field goals this season and made 22, which is 3rd in the National Football League. Their kickers have a field goal percentage of 88.0%. Tennessee Titans kickers have made 95% of their extra points, going 19 for 20 this year. Their punters have totaled 2,296 yards on 44 punts, averaging 52.2 yards per punt. That places them 1st in the NFL in punting average.
Useful Offensive Statistics
The Pittsburgh Steelers have run for 959 yards as a unit, which ranks 20th in the league. They've run 267 times, averaging 3.6 yards per rush as a unit. The Steelers have been penalized on offense 63 times for 522 yards so far this year, which has them 13th in the NFL in penalties. They are 20th in the National Football League in points scored with 187. They have run 585 plays this year for 3,226 yards, which ranks them 12th in the NFL in total offense. The Steelers average 5.5 yards per play, which is 11th in the league. As a team they have accumulated a total of 179 1st downs this season, ranking them 17th overall as an offensive unit. Ben Roethlisberger has completed 187 throws while attempting 306 passes for a completion percentage of 61.1%. He has passed for 2,298 yards this year. He averages 12.3 yards per completion and 7.5 yards per pass attempt. His quarterback rating this season is 83.8.
Defensive Statistics
The Steelers rush defense has given up 218 attempts for 924 yards this season, putting them in 11th place in the NFL against the run. They have had 62 penalties for 580 yards on defense this year. That places them 24th in the league. They've allowed a score on 26.5% of possessions on defense, which is 2nd in the NFL. Pittsburgh is 2nd in the NFL in points surrendered on defense with 148. They have given up a total of 2,560 yards on D, which is 1st in the league. The Steelers are 4th in yards per play allowed with 4.8. Their pass defense has allowed 5.2 net yards per pass attempt, ranking them 2nd in the National Football League. Opponent offenses have completed 171 throws on 286 attempts against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense this season, ranking them 3rd and 3rd in the league. The Steelers pass defense has also surrendered a total of 1,636 yards in the air, which is 2nd overall in total pass defense.
Special Teams Stats
The Pittsburgh Steelers have tried 23 field goals this season and made 20, which is 6th in the league. Their kickers have a FG percentage of 87.0%. Pittsburgh kickers have made 94% of their extra points, going 15 for 16 this season. Their punters have accumulated 1,737 yards on 40 punts, averaging 43.4 yards per punt. That ranks them 29th in the NFL in punting average. Pittsburgh is 27th in the NFL in punt returns with 14. They've totaled 75 punt return yards and are averaging 5.4 yards per return, which is 28th in the league. Their longest punt return this season is 15 yards. They have returned 12 kicks for 193 yards on special teams, placing them 29th in kick return yardage. The Steelers average 16.1 yards per kick return and have a long of 25 yards this season. They are 21st in the National Football League in all-purpose yards with 3,569.
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By the time I was able to get a quickie up last night I was already half asleep from exhaustion and procrastination. I'm sure some day I'll stop procrastinating about work and actually get it done. I've got nothing for an intro so here's this.
Job Growth Remains Tepid
The nation's employers created almost enough jobs to keep up with population growth in June, but not nearly enough to reduce the backlog of nearly 13 million unemployed workers.
The economy added 80,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, after a revised increase of 77,000 in May. The unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent.
Economists are expecting tepid job growth for the rest of the year, too.
"This economy has no forward momentum and little help from monetary or fiscal policy," Kathy Bostjancic, director of macroeconomic analysis for the Conference Board, said. "As if that were not enough, ill winds are blowing in from both a contracting Europe and slowing growth in emerging markets. Also, domestic lawmakers' inaction on the upcoming 'fiscal cliff' creates uncertainty that is not conducive to hiring."
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, seized on the disappointing jobs report to attack President Obama's economic track record. Mr. Obama was expected to address the report at a late-morning campaign stop in Ohio.
"This is a time for Americans to choose whether they want more of the same," Mr. Romney said from Wolfeboro, N.H., where he is vacationing. "It doesn't have to be this way. America can do better. And this kick in the gut has to end."
"More of the same" may not be the best description for job growth the last few months though; for a little while, at least, the economy seemed to be picking up steam.
During the winter, private companies took on more and more workers and the unemployment rate dropped steadily. But then job growth slowed suddenly in March, leading some economists to wonder whether the unseasonably warm winter, rather than a fundamentally healthier economy, had been the real source of the short-lived employment surge.
"The net of it is not as if the economy is collapsing, but it wasn't really as strong as it looked in December, January and February," said Jim O'Sullivan, United States economist at High Frequency Economics.
By June, the weather payback should have faded, indicating that the slowdown may reflect more serious underlying problems in the economy, he said. Among the few industries with decent job growth was temporary help services, which suggests that employers are not confident enough in the sustainability of the recovery to invest in permanent hires even if their order books are currently growing.
Among the few bright spots in Friday's report were ticks upward in average hourly earnings (to $23.50, from $23.44 in June) and the length of the typical private sector workweek (34.5 hours, from 34.4). Still, the overall weakness in the report may have nudged Federal Reserve officials toward additional monetary stimulus.
"The odds of QE3 happening before the election are clearly going up," said Jay Feldman, an economist at Credit-Suisse, referring to the nickname for a third round of stimulus known as quantitative easing.
The Fed has been reluctant to inject more money partly because it has been hard to determine whether additional monetary stimulus was either useful or needed.
Since the recovery officially began in June 2009, there have been several spates of promising job growth, which raised hopes of a strengthening recovery that were ultimately dashed. Each time economists attributed the hiring slowdown to one-time negative shocks, including last year's tsunami in Japan and the Arab Spring.
A healthier economy might have been able to easily withstand such shocks, but not one weakened by a debt overhang and sea of underwater homes.
"At this point, expectations are pretty low, so anything that is moving the job market in the right direction would be welcome," said Sophia Koropeckyj, managing director at Moody's Analytics.
Economists worry that even modest acceleration in job growth could be derailed by additional shocks both abroad and at home.
Corporate profits fell in the first quarter of 2012, the first decline since 2008, the Commerce Department reported last week. The overall drop was entirely because of falling profits abroad. While there are challenges across the developing world, including China, the primary foreign drag on the American economy is still coming from Europe's protracted sovereign debt crisis.
"When you factor in the effect on U.S. trade, financial markets and credit availability, the Europe crisis is probably taking a percentage point off of U.S. growth," Andrew Tilton, a senior United States economist at Goldman Sachs, said of Europe's impact on America's gross domestic product.
There are plenty of homegrown risks, too.
Struggling local governments have been shedding workers. There was a brief respite in June, but economists generally seem to expect the layoffs to pick up again for the rest of the year.
Under current law, the end of 2012 will also bring a torrent of federal tax increases as the Bush tax cuts and temporary payroll tax reductions expire. The government is also scheduled to lop off a huge chunk of federal spending because of measures set in motion by Congress's inability last December to come up with plans for longer-term fiscal restructuring.
In addition to those components of the so-called fiscal cliff, the federal extension for unemployment benefits ends this year, meaning that, in most states, newly unemployed workers will receive no more than 26 weeks of jobless benefits, according to the National Employment Law Project.
Without extended jobless benefits, unemployed workers will have less disposable income, reducing their spending and thereby employers' need to hire more workers.
"A lot of companies are not too clear about how all these policy issues are going to affect their bottom line," Ms. Koropeckyj said. "Ultimately, demand determines what companies are going to do in the longer run in terms of hiring. But in the short run, companies are going to try to hold off as much hiring as long as possible."
You see this? This is why we can't have nice things. We are losing jobs everyday, this isn't just blue collar, we're talking doctors and nurses and company men. But as you can clearly see, companies can't afford to pay for their workers, and less people are getting hired so we have less jobs and people go out on the street, etc. etc. It's a domino effect, once one thing falls down the rest come crumbling like a giant cookie.
Boy Refused Ambulance Dies: "Get a Taxi!"
Author: Artefact
The parents of a critically ill boy who was told "get a taxi" when he called 119 for an ambulance and subsequently died without ever receiving medical attention are suing the city responsible.
The 19-year-old Yamagata prefecture student suddenly fell ill at home one morning at 5AM in late October, suffering severe vomiting and delirium.
He managed to call 119 for emergency services, but instead of being dispatched an ambulance he was told "take a taxi to hospital," with the dispatchers refusing to send help, a taxi, or to inform the hospital.
Help never came and he was unable to find his way to hospital. His parents became concerned, and had his landlord call on him 10 days after the call, whereupon he discovered the boy's remains at home.
Recordings of the call which somehow escaped mysterious loss, deletion or misfiling audibly demonstrated him having difficulty breathing, being only barely able to speak, and apparently not in full possession of his faculties.
His parents have filed a lawsuit against the city responsible, asserting that not despatching aid to a dying man is a clear dereliction of their legal obligations and demanding ¥10,000,000 in compensation.
The city has so far declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.
The case has understandably sparked outrage amongst Japanese:
"This is horrible. Somebody who doesn't regularly use taxis wouldn't even know their number, and for them to tell someone sick enough to have called for an ambulance to find the number of a taxi company and call one himself, go outside and wait for one whilst sick on a winter morning… are they devils?"
"Since they are only asking for 10 million it really sounds like they are more interested in finding out why they let him die than just claiming compensation."
"That's a trifling sum for a 19-year-old's death."
"The city ought to at least comment on why they didn't send out an ambulance!"
"At least they didn't send him an ambulance only for the hospital to refuse him."
"He could have at least asked them for the right number."
"Because telling someone who called 119 at 5AM to come to hospital themselves in a taxi is just such basic common sense, right!?"
"Blame this on all the idiots who call 119 for no good reason."
"Why haven't they established his cause of death fully? They are getting off lightly if he really did die because of this."
"They probably don't have tons of money to start a huge suit against the city. I expect their lawyer plans to start off with this and then use the proceeds for further litigation."
"What about the poor taxi driver who'd be expected to drive a fatally ill man to hospital…"
That is pretty fucked up. But hey look on the bright side, the world is still in the same shambles it was 4 years ago. Nothing new's happened except the Japan Quake aka 3/11. It's funny how Japan claimed it was divine retribution to failed government policies. I'm not a stickler for blame but I wish the eastern seaboard would have a quake. I mean they kinda deserve it, maybe kill off a few Republicans and a few Dems in the process and we'll be pretty much set. Hell I'd be happy as all fuck if a quake hit the North Eastern portion of the US and killed a few congressmen. I'm sick of looking at their ugly mugs every time I turn on the fucking television. Oh and while we're talking about unemployment and failed policies…
Layoffs To Leave Best Buy's Geek Squad Short Several Hundred Geeks
In the big media push that started with its most recent Super Bowl ads, Best Buy had been trying to position itself as a store that provided the one thing its online competitors couldn't — knowledgeable, tech-savvy employees that can deal with customers on a face-to-face basis. Well, forget all about that hogwash, because the company has told its employees that it is laying off at least 650 Geek Squad staffers in the coming weeks.
A Consumerist reader tipped us off to the news over the holiday that several thousand Best Buy employees took part in a conference call, during which the company detailed its plans to lay off hundreds of Geek Squad's techs who handle in-home installation and repairs.
"They were read a two-minute canned script about how they needed to wait for a phone call in the
next eight hours from a supervisor to find out if they still had a job," wrote the Consumerist tipster.
KARE-TV in Minneapolis confirmed the news and the approximate number of layoffs with Best Buy, which said it was working out severance and work-placement assistance for dismissed employees.
Our tipster says they hear the package has employees working through August 1, though they will not be making deliveries or repairs during that time, followed by six to eight weeks of severance pay.
"At least they did one things smart not sending freshly laid off employees into customer homes to wreak havoc!" writes the tipster.
A second tipster who claims to currently work at Best Buy says that these layoffs — and the decision to keep these employees from visiting customers' homes during the coming weeks — actually is wreaking havoc:
I don't know exactly how many people they laid off, but I do know that once they took the people out of the scheduling system, hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs fell off of the schedule nearly instantaneously. And since Best Buy is Best Buy, they had no plan in place to take care of this mess than to have we, the lowly wage slaves, pull up each appointment, one by one, and call the customers to tell them that they had to reschedule their appointments because of "unforeseen circumstances."
But because they laid off so many people, an appointment that was supposed to happen on, say, July 5, might not be able to be rescheduled until sometime in September. So we've had to contact pissed off customer after pissed off customer and apologize profusely for the asinine actions of upper management with nothing to offer as compensation but another appointment that the customer has no reason to believe will be actually take place and a Best Buy gift card worth anywhere from $25 to $50, depending on how much the customer complains.
Best Buy tells KARE that it is not getting rid of home delivery and installation altogether. "We know that clients will always need us to come to their homes, and increasingly their needs are more complex," reads a statement from Best Buy HQ. "That's why we're evolving in-home support for a more specific customer segment."
The second tipster also forwarded what appears to be a legitimate e-mail from Best Buy HQ detailing how these changes are all about helping the retailer to "accelerate change, improve operating performance, and dramatically improve the customer experience."
The tipster questions how one intends to improve performance and the customer experience by "cutting down [Best Buy's] workforce without warning and spreading the people that are left even thinner… allowing customers to wait even longer for poorly done services that may or may not actually happen, I guess."
Adds the tipster, "I'd advise the customers to that time to come to their senses, get their money back, and pay someone else to do the job right."
Man busted by his mom during robber
By David Kenney
A Brandon man is in jail after a failed robbery attempt, and he has his mother to thank.
Twenty-two-year-old Roy Mitchell's mother stopped him during the middle of his crime by taking away the weapon he had aimed at the clerk. It was all caught on video.
It was around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday when Mitchell entered D's 1 Stop convenience store on Highway 80 in Brandon.
Wednesday, store owner Mandeep Singh provided the surveillance video of the incident to WLBT News.
On the video, Mitchell can be seen quickly grabbing some nacho cheese Doritos and throwing them on the counter.
He then handed the clerk $2 to pay for his snack, but then things changed dramatically.
As the clerk went to get change from the cash register, Mitchell pulled a gun out of his waistband.
He then pointed the gun directly at the clerk and demanded all the money in the drawer.
Then, Mitchell's mother walks up, grabs the gun and orders him out of the store. Mitchell obeyed and left the store with the bag of chips and no cash.
Police say Mitchell's mother tried to explain to the clerk the gun wasn't real and begged the clerk not to call the law.
Mitchell and his mother left the scene in a red Oldsmobile. The clerk called the police
A short time later the vehicle was stopped by Pelahatchie police. Officers found a plastic gun in the vehicle that was made to look like the real thing.
Mitchell is facing attempted armed robbery charges.
What a moron! Taking your mom with you to an armed robbery. And now for the last story…
Grand Theft Auto: College Park
COLLEGE PARK, Md. –
FOX 5 has obtained exclusive video of a shootout and chase in College Park that involved police and a stolen cruiser.
The incident began Thursday night when Prince George's County Police responded to Lakeland Road and Route 1 for reports of a gunman.
When police arrived, they exchanged gunfire with an armed man who has been identified as 21-year-old Andre McKoy.
A witness says officers then tried to McKoy to the ground when somehow he got away and stole a police car.
Police caught up with him a short distance away and rammed the stolen cruiser forcing it into a brick wall at a McDonald's at Berwyn House Road.
Police say more shots were fired before McKoy was finally taken into custody.
The University of Maryland was kept on lockdown until midnight.
McKoy was shot at least once and is in serious condition on Friday.
That's our show for this week, tune in next week for even more exciting bullshit the world has to offer; this is Grass signing out.


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Some may start earlier than others and some may end later, but the fact remains we each have twenty four precious hours in a day. Waking up at 4:00 am doesn't actually add any time to your day, you just chose to use less of it in bed resting. Steve Jobs built Apple, Jordan won six titles, and Starbucks has a location damn near every square mile all starting with the same tools at their disposal — time.
Begs the question — how are you really using your time? I know for a fact that I could use my time better. A big theme in our box is "More isn't always better. Better is always better." That mostly refers to movement, programming, and productivity as an athlete, but when I think of time I have to revert to what I preach. "Do I really need to get more done or be more productive?" Not necessarily. The focus should be to get better things done and get things done better.
Such a tough pill to swallow because we often associate quantity with quality. When, in reality, isn't quality associated with quality? Do things well then find a way to do more things well. It will take you as a person in everything you do and everything you are to the next level.
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So, I've been having serious pain in my hands since maybe a year or less after the car wreck. Right after the car wreck, my hands felt pretty great despite the minor fractures and bruising in my hands and arms. I was able to do a lot of drawing that I hadn't been able to do prior to the wreck because of fibromyalgia. It didn't last as long as I would have liked it to, unfortunately.
It was about the same time that the pain in my lower back, hips, and legs started that the pain and numbness in my hands started. I noticed that, in my hands at least, that it only happened when my arms were bent to draw, drive, sleep, type, etc. The doctors assumed it was nerve damage, the same as what was causing the pain in my lower half and my face. I managed it by taking more breaks from drawing and typing by letting my arms straighten out and shaking out my hands.
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Raymond W. Dunne passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY. He was 90 years old. Son of the late Thomas and Julia Finney Dunne, he was born December 3, 1928 in Manhattan, NY. He was the widower of Anita J. Flick Dunne who passed away in 2005.
Raymond was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the 82nd Airborne, making 22 jumps in his 3 years, 11 months and 19 days of service. He was a retired Police Officer with N.Y.P.D. 25th Precinct in Manhattan, NY and was a parishioner of St. Anastasia Church of Harriman, where he was an Usher, Eucharistic Minister and an R.C.I.A. Teacher.
Survivors include his step-daughter, Anita L. Dieckmann of Wallkill, NY; his sister, Eileen Daly of Howard Beach, NY; 15 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 10 great, great grandchildren, 2 nieces, and 1 nephew. Raymond was predeceased by his great grandson James Read.
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If you read my previous post of my my Christmas classroom decor, you'll know that I somehow managed to lose the photos I took of my completed work. I promised to snap a few of all that was still up (which is all of it) and add them here. So, without further ado, here's the final products:
So there you have it! The most Christmas-y this year. The bar has been set. This year will be epic.


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On July 19, 2018, at approximately 8:04 p.m., Harrisburg Police Officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of N. 16th and Walnut Streets. The vehicle failed to stop and fled from the officers. The Officers did not pursue the vehicle due to the erratic and unsafe manner that it was travelling. A short time later, Officers were dispatched to a motorcycle accident at the intersection of 15th and Market Streets. The motorcyclist had been struck by a vehicle traveling the wrong way down N. 15th Street, according to witnesses in the area. The motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries. The vehicle that struck him came to rest against a fire hydrant at S. 15th and Zarker Streets and was confirmed to be the same vehicle that Harrisburg Police Officers attempted to stop earlier.
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