text: Share: Comments Print October 11, 2010 at 2:19 PM WP7: Q&A with HTC Americas president on Windows Phone 7 Posted by Sharon Pian Chan NEW YORK — Here's the perspective from HTC, a phone maker with deep roots with Microsoft. The Taiwanese company got its start building phones that ran Windows Mobile. It also started selling phones that run Google Android, which have dwarfed Windows Mobile in sales. For Windows Phone 7, the company will have the HTC Surround on AT&T Wireless, which has slide-out surround-sound speakers, and the HTC HD7 on T-Mobile, which had the largest screen of any phones shown Tuesday. HTC will also make a Windows Phone for Sprint. Here is an edited Q&A with Jason Mackenzie, president of the Americas. What do you think about these Windows Phones? We're excited. We were talking this morning. This is the biggest day in HTC's history in that we launched five devices on one day. We've never done that before. Which is a strong sign of HTC's commitment to Windows Phone 7 and around that platform. That's who we were born in to. Our first products were Microsoft phones. What's different about this from Microsoft's prior efforts in mobile? This is a big bet for both of us. It's bringing the Windows platform up to date, really doing some unique things they haven't done before. Microsoft has tremendous assets in terms of Office tools, Xbox, with music, with video with Zune and really integrating all of those assets into a simple easy-to-use experience is not something that's happened in the past. It has a lot of promise and there's not a lot of companies that can do that. Tell us about the phones you're building on Windows Phone 7. With the HTC Surround that we're partnering with AT&T on, you can see we've got hardware that speaks to multimedia, whether that's gaming or music. We've got SRS and Dolby sound experience that is best in class. We really kind of thought through the details for how customers are using the phones. How about the HD7 on T-Mobile? HD7 we're very excited about because we partnered with T-Mobile on the HD2 (which used Windows Mobile 6.5). That product was very successful for both of us. I don't believe we announced any sales for us, but it was very strong, better than both of our forecasts. We knew it was a great design, so we knew the design was great, but at that point Windows was in a bit of a transition between 6.5 and 7, so there was a little bit of cautiousness as well. We were amazed at the reception. People really appreciated the large screen and what that delivered from taking videos to taking pictures and e-mail being able to view more of it. Was it hard for HTC to move to Windows Phone 7, which had far more restrictions than Windows Mobile 6.5 on how phone makers could customize the software? Not really. It's something we've accepted. We've also been given opportunity through HTC hub to innovate through that. … Through the HTC hub where we will introduce experiences that our customers are used to, whether it's stock, widgets to deliver Windows HTC HD7 as familiar experience. HD7 is [coming in] mid-November. Is there a difference in how Microsoft is approaching from the business side? I expect that they will be very aggressive from marketing side. They have to. How are Android HTC devices doing? In Q2 HTC was the fastest growing OEM [original equipment manufacturer] in the world year over year. The products are very well received. That's another reason I am very excited for Windows Phone 7 because it will offer increased diversity in our lineup. Our sales are predominantly Android right now, so this will offer strong diversity in our portfolio. … What's the difference between Android and Windows Phone? They're just different. It's like chocolate and vanilla ice cream; they're both ice cream but they taste different. The layouts and methodologies are different. The Office experience is very strong on Windows Phone 7 platform. Windows Phone 7 has the integration with Xbox and the gaming experience will be very different. There are advantages of both. That speaks to who HTC is. We don't think there is one device that meets the needs of everyone. Will HD2 stop selling? We're still selling HD2. Can you give us an update on HTC momentum this year? This year has been unbelievable for us. It's been very strong. We started out the year launching the HD2 and that product just took off. Then going into Q2 we had literally the Hero products at almost every operator. The Evo 4G launching at Sprint, the Incredible launching at Verizon and the HD2 and the MyTouch slide at T-Mobile. … We had planned for aggressive growth going into this year but the growth oustripped. We ran into some challenges from supply standpoint that we've been working very seriously to overcome. We've been selling every possible unit we could. We expect to have a great finish. We can't only start good, but we expect to have a strong finish to the year. … In Q2, HTC was the fastest growing OEM. … This time last year we were only 14 percent brand awareness. Very few people outside the industry knew who HTC was. This year we expect to be over 50% awareness. Was it hard to part with the HTC clock on the Windows Mobile 6.5 home screen? No. I don't think so. But it's fun that you've asked that question because it shows there are certain things we are doing that are resonating with end-users and customers. It's exciting that would even be question. We're supportive of what Microsoft is doing on this platform. For those users that want the clock experience that's something they'll get through the HTC hub. Comments


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The Penn State DuBois Women's basketball team dropped their second game in a row with a 79-68 road loss to Penn State Wilkes Barre on Friday night. The loss makes the PSUD squad's record 10-5 on the season.
A poor start after a long bus trip doomed the Lady Lions as they fell behind by 12 points to end the first quarter. DuBois closed the gap several times but were unable to make up for the slow start.
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ChristinaNoel & The Creature
The Creature's 2016 Gala
at Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Sq S,
New York, NY 10012
Please Join Us:
Friday, December 9, 2016 at 7pm
ChristinaNoel & The Creature presents The Creature's 2016 Gala on Friday, December 9, 2016 from 7-10 pm at Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South NYC, 10012. Tickets for the Gala range from $25 – $100 and are available at https://www.artful.ly/store/events/10682. For more information, visit www.christinanoelandthecreature.com.
Following a VIP Champagne Reception beginning at 7pm, The Creature will present new works in progress for May 2017 including solo artist and musician Nat Osborn. Performances begin at 8pm. The evening will include performances by the kids' company The Ephyras.Hosted by special guest, writer and storyteller Andrew Linderman, this will be a funky, fancy, and special evening for fellow artists and audience members to get up close and personal with new material and The Creature's unique Creative process!
What exists that "deserves to be pursued with that passionate ardor which drives us to violate the rules or to corrupt the future tranquility of our minds, either by shame from the remembrance of our own folly, or by remorse from the horror of our own injustice."
Tickets tier:
$100 Champagne VIP Party Reception @ 7pm
$50 Regular Tkts
$25 Student/Artist
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Sq S, New York, NY 10012
Dec 9th, 2016 7-10pm
Recipient of the Creature Iconoclast of Dance Award:
Joanna Futral is a artist, dancer, math enthusiast, and alumna of Georgia Tech, originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She moved to the city in January, 2012 and has worked with many artists that have shaped her forever. https://vimeo.com/joannafutral
Special Guest Artists:
Andrew Linderman (Host) is a writer, storyteller and story coach based in Brooklyn, NY. He teaches storytelling at Media Bistro, General Assembly, the Brooklyn Brainery and New York University, and is the founder of The Story Source, a consultancy that helps artists, business people and entrepreneurs tell compelling stories. His former clients include Google, American Express, Penguin Random House Publishing, PBS, and dozens of small businesses and startups around the world. Prior to founding The Story Source, Andrew served as a story coach with the community and education programs at The Moth, a MacArthur award-winning non-profit dedicated to the craft of storytelling, and trained as an actor and improviser at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City. He currently serves as the executive producer of Local Stories, a monthly storytelling series featuring New York City's funniest writers and performers, and tells stories all over New York City. https://andrewlinderman.com/
Creature Dancers and Performers:
Trinity Bobo, John Guttierez, Maddie Irmen, Holly Ledbetter, Michelle Lee, Jonathan Matthews, Audrey Stanley, Amadi Washington
Creature Musicians:
Aeric Meredith-Goujon, Cameron Mizell
The Ephyras:
Mia Berman, Tamara Finkelstein, Grace Flores, Lucienne Galea, Dylan LaBella, Morgan LaBella, Amalia Lebowitsch, Sadie Lowe, Samantha Noesen, Rosa Redwood, Nia Sagawa, Imani Vasquez, Armando Zimmerman
ChristinaNoel & The Creature is a Brooklyn based dance company comprised of dancers, musicians, and visual artists that focuses on creating a hybrid performance medium utilizing the dancers' voices, bodies, as well as drawing from their perspectives. The resulting medium envelopes viewers visually and aurally in multi-textured environments derived from human connections and encounters. The Creature is dedicated to creating a space that facilitates dialogue and educational outreach by striving to expand conventional ideas of dance performance.
The Creature is driven by Artistic Director & Choreographer, ChristinaNoel Reaves in collaboration with Visual Director & Composer Aeric Meredith-Goujon who participates actively in the creative process. ChristinaNoel & Aeric also collaborate musically to generate original music performed live for Creature pieces.
All the artists within The Creature are dedicated to the joys of fearless creation and expression; together committing to the process and exploration of regular training as a group in order to expand our understanding of dance performance and expression. "You are creating within a completely new genre of dance" – Gus Solomons Jr
ChristinaNoel & The Creature debuted in New York City at The Bessie Schoenberg Workshop in 2011 and has presented work at The Flamboyan at The Clemente, Judson Memorial Church, GAP Series, ITE Festival, The Irondale Theater, Teatro LaTEA, Triskelion Arts, Dance Theater of Ireland, Shawbrook School Ireland, the DanceNOW Festival Joe's PUB, LaMama Theater, The Tank, Legros Women in Dance Studio Series, Fete de L'Hurricaine Festival, Dixon Place?s Crossing Boundaries Festivals, Home Audio, and The Hoover Dam Collective Performances. ChristinaNoel originated "Rapture Of The Heroine (guurrrl)" on Zoetic Dance Ensemble of Atlanta in 2012/2013. May 2013 brought The Creature's inaugural independent concert at Teatro La Tea followed by a successful sophomore season at The Irondale Theater in May 2014. The Creature was invited to present a TedX performance at Martha's Vineyard in August 2014 on the theme "Insanity, Genius, and The Creative Process". May 2015 and 2016 held successful third and fourth independent concerts at the Flamboyan Theater at the Clemente Soto Velez Center.


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Most wedding-world nerds know about first looks, but most people getting married aren't exactly that (yet), so it's something that can be helpful to learn more about as you make plans for your wedding.
Traditionally, the groom sees the bride for the very first time the moment she walks down the aisle. However, in the last few years, it's become increasingly popular to see the bride before the ceremony at what is called the "first look". It's an opportunity to set up seeing each other for the first time, in a beautiful place, with some pre-staging so that the photos are extra great. Many venues and photographers tend to encourage new brides to do the first look, but we would argue that both ways do have their advantages and disadvantages.
In our experience, it has all depended on the flavor you want for your day. My wife and I were total frauds as wedding photographers and didn't want to do the first look! Sure, we had cotton candy at our wedding but dangit, we did want that one tradition! We had a long hour and some after the ceremony when our guests were getting to the venue, that allowed time for photos without disrupting the party. Plus, family formals were planned to be super brief, and the photos of the moments of the day were more important to us than posed photos or even a lot of super fancy couple portraits.
It totally depends on who you are and the vibe of your day and your relationship! We would have probably stood around awkwardly if we'd seen each other pre-ceremony, whereas my sister-in-law and her soon-to-be-husband ate breakfast at our house with all their 30 of closest friends, first-looked, and pre-gamed the ceremony with shared soup.
Here are a couple sample timelines for weddings with a first look and weddings without so you can how it can go down either way. Hopefully this sparks some ideas and helps your planning process!
12:00 Photographers arrive: Getting ready photos, dress, rings, shoes and any other details.
1:30 Groomsmen photos: Portraits of the groom, individual photos with each groomsman, and group shots with all the guys.
2:00 First look: We set up a time & place for the first look, then spend the rest of our time on couple photos. Mainly, we let you enjoy each other & soak in the moment, and we photograph it.
3:00 Bridesmaids photos: This gives the girls a little more time to be completely ready. We get the same set of photos as with the groomsmen.
3:30 Bridal party photos
3:45 Family photos
4:15 Photos done: Touch ups and get ready for the ceremony.
5:00 Ceremony
5:30 Cocktail hour: When time allows, we still love to grab some shots of the brand-new-married feeling that just can't be beat.
6:30 Dinner starts
7:15 Toasts
7:30 Cake, etc.
7:40 First dances
8:00-end Party
First look = allows for plenty of time for formals. Big upside: this allows for a lot of wiggle room. Every wedding runs behind and we have had a wedding be running two hours late and we still had enough time to get all the formal photos our couple wanted. The big cushions allow for a much more stress-free time. For us, stress-free equals more fun moments to capture! Since the groomsmen are usually the ones with a little less makeup to put on, it's a great idea to bring games and plan to hang out together. If you look at it as having quality time with the guys before the wedding, it can be relaxing and fun instead of bored waiting around.
Doing a first look also allows the bride and groom to have much more sheer time together on their wedding day—especially for an evening wedding, you may not actually see your person hardly at all on this huge day. After the ceremony, EVERYONE wants to say hi and often with all the business of hugging and congratulating, the bride and groom are separated. A lot of our couples have also used part of the cocktail hour time to just breathe, absorb the moment, and, especially important, EAT FOOD together. (Another fact about weddings, couples basically never have the time to sit down and do their kickass food justice).
Doing the photos before definitely allows for more freedom and peace of mind after the fact. We totally hate to drag a couple who are freshly-wed and glowing into a pre-planned list of family formals. Which is why we also encourage our couples to pare that list down to their must-haves! Weddings shouldn't be about the photos, the photos should be about the wedding.
2:00 Photographers arrive: Getting-ready photos
3:15 Groomsmen photos
3:45 Bridesmaids photos
4:15 Photos done (any touch ups and get ready for the ceremony).
5:00 Ceremony
5:30 Guests go to cocktail hour, the family gathers for family photos
5:50 Bridal party photos
6:00 Couple photos
6:30 Dinner starts
7:15 Toasts
7:30 Cake, etc
7:40 First dances
8:00 Possible sunset photos (maybe 10-20 minutes)
8:00-end Party
No first look = you have less time for formals. Which can be fine if your photographer feels comfortable that the time still allows for the shots you want. I will say in our experience with doing family photos AFTER the wedding, it can be difficult to gather everyone up quickly. You did just get married after all, so it feels very unnatural to have everyone "stop" being excited and then stand still for some formal photos. With a short list and snappy photos, this can take only ten minutes, but the gathering is usually what takes the longest. (Somebody's uncle always has already headed to the bar). Having a family member in charge can be a huge help to gather the family together. A definite benefit to doing the photos after is that if you have any family members that are notorious for being late, there is a much higher probability of them being there for photos after the ceremony. ;)
For us, and other couples we've photographed, deciding to wait to see each other until the aisle isn't usually about tradition for tradition's sake (bad luck etc), but more because they love the special sacredness of waiting for that big moment, for all their photos together to be of their actual-for-real-married-selves, and the photos and hanging out together being after the sometimes nerve-wracking ceremony business is over.
DOES DOING A FIRST LOOK take away from the aisle moment?
It is a misconception that doing a first look will take away from that moment he "first sees you" walking down the aisle. In our experience, if the guy is emotional during the first look, he is going to be emotional when you walk down the isle. Just the next level of it sinking in and feeling real! Aka, criers gonna cry. PS, we also think it's important that couples just enjoy each other and enjoy their day, without feeling pressured to have a certain kind of visual response, no matter how GOLD crying grooms are to us and humans everywhere. Ha.
Know what kind of couple you are!
Some people feel MILES more comfortable getting to have those special moments just-them before the intensity and crowd of the ceremony. Getting to just breathe, soak it all in, check each other out, and touch down together is invaluable for them. And the idea of hanging out together up until the ceremony seems way less stressful—we've seen many couples' nerves totally disappear once they see each other. Plus, you don't have to worry about everyone watching as you see each other for the first time, etc.
And others might feel more pressured by such a special, intimate moment. We're such awkward people, that we might have been more nervous to have big photographable moment together, whereas once the ceremony was rolling, we forgot about the nerves and just zeroed in on each other. *YES, PETER CRIED, and no, Susannah didn't.
Figure it out together
You will want to talk with your photographer to see what they are comfortable with. At the end of the day, one of biggest reasons you choose your photographer is because you love the photography that they produce! Give them the freedom and let them give you input on what they need in order to achieve that vision. So work with your photographer on this and see what they need to get the kind of photos you're dreaming of. For example: if you and your photographer are hoping for a solid hour + of peak lighting, ideal location bride & groom portraits to get the results you're both crazy about, that's probably not going to be as ideal without a first look. See also: you may not agree with your person about which direction to go, which means it's a great chance for some good old communication and active listening, a la premarital counseling. ;)
At the end of the day, on your wedding day you are FAMOUS. Whether you like it or not, you are like the king and queen getting married. The more you have other people involved to help coordinate your day so you can relax and enjoy it, the better. The choice of the first look is a big one for the vibe and schedule of the day. We have had couples where the formal photos are not that important to them, which means we are able to blow through them all after the wedding and the day still is crazy fun and exciting for them and their guests. Everyone is different and everyone's idea of fun is different. We hope you have an epic party and make some amazing memories!
If you know someone getting married that might benefit from these timelines and notes, send it over and help them have a more fun-filled day!
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Last-minute holiday shopping in a convenience store is no longer a punch line – it's practical for busy consumers.
As a retailer, why not cash in? Generally speaking, 25 percent of U.S. consumers plan to spend more on holiday shopping this year, compared to 20 percent last year, according to a recent survey by Accenture.
4 ways to maximize revenue this holiday season
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Items include gift cards, lottery tickets, holiday candy and other stocking stuffers.
Did you know? An October survey conducted by the NRF revealed that holiday shoppers will spend more than $31 billion in gift cards this year, making gift cards the most requested item for eight consecutive years.
2. Be prepared for partying consumers
Last year, the National Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing (NACS) conducted a consumer survey that indicated one in five consumers planned to shop more often at c-stores to pick up beer, wine and snacks for parties they were attending or hosting. More than one in three shoppers aged 18 to 34 said they would buy more of these items from c-stores.
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Wintry weather can wreak havoc on gas sales and in-store categories like packaged beverages.
Make up lost revenue by adjusting your merchandise for changing weather conditions. Offer supplies such as shovels, salt, snow brushes/ice scrapers, batteries and bottled water.
4. Verify in-store promotions and communicate with vendors and employees.
Stocking your stores with holiday merchandise won't help your bottom line if you don't maximize your promotions. Encourage store managers and employees to verify displays and report exceptions to vendors.
When holiday shopping, more consumers consolidate stops by filling up their tank and grabbing a bite to eat at a c-store, as NACS' survey indicated last year.
Increased foot traffic could mean more out-of-stocks and more customers misplacing merchandise.
Stay organized and improve communication between headquarters and your locations. By being proactive and readying your stores for the holidays, you'll dig into a bigger slice of sales.


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Travis Roy
In 1997 Travis and his family founded the Travis Roy Foundation to raise money and awareness for other quadriplegics and paraplegics and to support research for a cure. Travis received an outpouring of public support following a freak paralyzing injury playing ice hockey for the then NCAA champions Boston University Terriers. In an effort to give back, Travis created a tax exempt charitable entity to raise money for others. See more of Travis' story here.
Lisa Kielt
Director of Operations
Lisa Kielt is excited to join the Foundation as the Director of Operations, helping promote hope and independence to the SCI community.
Lisa has deep experience providing strategic operational, communications, public affairs, and fundraising counsel to a mosaic of nonprofit sectors, including medical research, pediatric health, education and social services environments.Read More
"Working alongside Travis and the extraordinary volunteers that have guided the Foundation since its inception will be incredibly gratifying," she says. "What I find most compelling is the Foundation's two-fold mission to support the SCI community by funding cutting-edge research, while improving the quality of life for patients and caregivers at the same time. I am excited to join the team to help enhance operational infrastructure and support the expansion of such an impactful organization."
A former hockey mom, Lisa lives in Boston with her husband, teenage son, and one exceptionally quirky Scottish terrier.
Kate Jamison
Administrative Associate
Kate is a recent graduate of Boston University and could not be more honored to join the Foundation and its incredibly welcoming, dedicated team. She works at TRF Headquarters collaborating with staff, Board and donors to enhance the operations and spread the mission of the TRF from the inside-out. Kate's degree focused on Nonprofit Public Relations and she feels grateful that every day she gets to both build on that knowledge and help the SCI community. A California transplant very far from home, Kate feels humbled and fortunate to work in the supportive, warm team environment that the Travis Roy Foundation fosters.
Board of Trustees
Arthur B. Page
Hemenway & Barnes, LLP
Art has been an active supporter of the Travis Roy Foundation since its birth, and has seen the organization expand its reach from funding sorely needed adaptive equipment for a limited number of grantees to granting $300,000 annually to applicants across the United States and funding an equal amount annually for well vetted research. Read More
Benton Burgess
Cadence Design Systems
A Boston native, Benton remembers feeling amazed at the outpouring of support that Travis received from the city after his ice hockey accident. About a year later, Benton's own son Garrett injured his spinal cord in a car accident and became a quadriplegic. Read More
Brenda Roy
Travis' mother & Co-Founder
Brenda Roy credits so much of the Travis Roy Foundation's success to Travis' infectious spirit, which she says is not only an inspiration for those involved in the organization, but for her and Travis' family as well. She says she is most proud of the way Travis has stepped up to provide leadership for the Foundation, and for his commitment and desire to give back in search for a cure. Read More
Dan Ronan
As a Boston University freshman, Dan Ronan was recruited to play hockey for the Terriers. He was on the ice for the first time that season when Travis, his roommate, was injured. Over the past 25 years, Dan and Travis have remained close friends and in that time Dan is proud of the foundation's exponential growth. Read More
Ed Farrington
Natixis Global Asset Management
A native of the Boston area, Ed Farrington and his family recently returned from three years abroad in London. Ed is a long-time friend of Keith Van Orden and through that friendship, has always been aware of the work of the foundation. Read More
John Butterworth
CBRE/New England
John Butterworth grew up locally in Newton, MA. He is a graduate of Providence College. Growing up in New England, John has been involved in the hockey community and through that community was connected to Travis Roy and The Travis Roy Foundation.
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Keith VanOrden
BlackRock, Inc
Keith VanOrden was one of the original members of the Travis Roy Foundation board at its inception in 1997. After several years of serving on the board, he took some time off to start a family of four, move from Boston to Rochester, NY, and then to Canada before finally settling back in Boston in 2013. Read More
Lee Roy
Travis' father & Co-Founder
Lee Roy says he could not have imagined that the Travis Roy Foundation would be where it is today when the family started the organization in 1997. He is very grateful for the time and dedication that so many gave during the Foundation's establishment, and to those who have continued to support the Foundation with their resources, time and talent. Read More
Stephen McLaughlin
McLaughlin Family Foundation
Steve moved to Cleveland, Ohio from Boston in 1993. A former student at Milton Academy and Dartmouth College, he was familiar with Travis' incredible ability as Travis competed against Steve's younger brother in hockey. What started out as an innocent phone call wishing to make a donation to Travis, and a subsequent conversation with Travis' Dad, Lee, at the rink in Yarmouth, ME; has evolved into a strong and meaningful relationship between Steve and his family; and the Roys, along with their Foundation. Read More
Steve and his four children reside in Hudson, Ohio.
Tobe Berkovitz
Boston University
As an advertising professor and former Dean at Boston University, Tobe was honored to have Travis speak to the freshmen in the College of Communication introductory course. Read More
Leadership Council
Jason Currier
Vice President, Special Projects
As a student of North Yarmouth Academy, Jason spent his days playing on the school's hockey team alongside Travis, and his nights at the Roy's home, where they hosted him as a boarding student. Read More
A graduate of Quinnipiac University, Jason is the Vice President of Finance at General Atlantic, a global private equity firm with a strong history of philanthropy. He lives in Fairfield, CT with his wife and three young daughters, who all enjoy visits with the Roys in VT.
Paula McDonald
Research Liaison
Paula was teaching at Boston University in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Department of Health Sciences and working as a physical therapist when Travis had his injury and when he returned to BU to complete his education. Their relationship has progressed over the years from Physical Therapist and patient to a great friendship that includes their families. Because of Paula's interest in neuroscience, Travis frequently called on her with questions about current research. Read More
Paula is a sign language interpreter, and is still thrilled to be involved with the Foundation during this very exciting time as researchers strive for the cure.
George Ogin
Financial Manager
George Ogin helps with the financial reporting for the Travis Roy Foundation. He initially joined the Foundation in the fall of 2013 when he was given the opportunity to run the 2014 Boston Marathon for the Travis Roy Foundation in memory of his mother. Read More
He lives in NH with his wife Deb and growth kids Nicole and David and works in the Finance Dept of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Andrea Richmond
Foundation Advisor
Andrea has worked with the Travis Roy Foundation since 2014, when she says she quickly fell in love with the foundation, its mission, and its people. As an advisor in the Family, Office and Philanthropic Services group at Hemenway & Barnes, LLP, Andrea provides advisory services to the Foundation for grant writing and management; assistance with financial, tax, audit, and legal issues; and supporting the board of trustees. Andrea is a graduate of Fairfield University and a member of the Massachusetts Bar, and lives in Boston.


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The answer to, Why sexism has festered for so long in Silicon Valley involves the rise of non-disparagement agreements. Like their sister agreements such as Non-Disclosure, Intellectual Property Assignment and other such agreements, the all have the effect of inducing people to inhibit how they express themselves beyond reason. These agreements modify a person's legal exercise greatly in favor of stockholders. Signing your name to the s document effectively suppresses your natural legal rights, in some cases, forever.
Students go through school and one of the subjects they are taught is civics. The implied message is how fair the system is and how a great country declared inalienable rights for all. Then, these students join the work world and one their first acts upon getting hired is to sign away all those rights. What kind of messed up stuff is that?
Women are minorities are told about the boundless possibilities in life. Encouraged to pursue STEM careers. Put through the machine of education that churns out young people destined to swear the written equivalent of a lifetime oath to commit all who they are, rights included, to …
Sexism is widespread in Silicon Valley. It is not just the harrasment, but a sense that only a certain sect of society has credibility in producing the good stuff. A result that does derive, in part, from the socialization of women and minorities into a more refined docile and deferential state of expression. As such, then such expression feed the predatory instincts of those seeing an opportunity to gain even more from those likely to remain silent.


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Eagle softball's Moffat named MaxPreps underclassmen All-American
Incoming senior pitcher/shortstop Autumn Moffat was named to MaxPreps' Junior All-American team on Wednesday.
The BYU commit posted a 15-0 record with a 0.82 ERA and four no-hitters this spring as Eagle went undefeated to win back-to-back 5A state titles and finished No. 1 in MaxPreps' final national rankings. She also hit .515 and slugged .856 while blasting five home runs and driving in 36 runs.
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I used to own maggies, and I think that there is a couple of things to consider: 1) All speakers can take some time to "break in". Some as many as 500 hours. The Maggies I owned took at least 100hrs to sound the way that I heard them at the dealer. 2) I feel any system will take at least 2 weeks to become "normalized", after first being connected. 3) The maggies I owned took at least 1 hour to "warm up" after 1 & 2 were over. 4) Planar speakers are by far the most difficult to focus properly. They are also very particular about room size, what's between them, and how far they are from the walls. Remember, you are dealing with the alignment of two focal patterns rather than one, so it may take some time to get them right. 5) Mids and treble sometimes are presented differently as compared to a conventional tweeter. Good luck with getting them right -- they are amazing speakers when properly focused.
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Hello! Can some Magnepan owners share some of their thoughts with me? I just purchased a set of 1.6QR's (actually, purchased them 4 months ago and just got them) and want to know what to expect from them. I haven't lived with dipoles for many years but know how critical their setup can be. My question is how will the sound change over time and how long does the "transformation" take? I would describe the initial sound as being somewhat "hard" and analytical, especially in the lower treble. I do not think my associated equipment is causing what I'm hearing and hope that the Maggies just need some break-in time. Should I give them some time to break-in or am I hearing them as they sound? Thanks in advance for your insight. Mike
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A Clean Classic! 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
Looking for something legendary to add to the fleet? Well, today we get a look at an iconic ride that is set to hit the auction block rather soon. Today we get a look at a clean and pristine 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO. This eye-catching design is sure to bring in some big numbers and for a good reason. Back in 2014, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for a record-breaking 38 million dollars at Bonhams' Monterey auction, while another reportedly sold privately in the year prior for $52 million.
This unique design features a massive 3.0 liter V12 engine which is the same engine that helped it place 2nd overall at the Sebring 12-hour and 6th overall at the LeMans 24-hour. The ride is not only historically significant but has also been in a series of historical events as well. Check out the beautiful ride in the images below and speak your thoughts on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more on this coming very soon and head over here to learn more about the ride asap!


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Our next "Dine to Donate" is at Chili's, Mechanicsburg. A portion of your bill will benefit Mt. Zion Church.
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Old names on voter registration cards riling some Travis County women
AUSTIN — Nearly 100,000 Travis County voters — primarily women — got new voter registration cards this week that included names they haven't used for years, such as a maiden name or a name from a previous marriage.
At a time when the recently instituted, controversial voter ID law has spurred widespread anxiety about having the right documentation at the polls, many of those women were upset that their new registration card had a name they no longer use. The blow-back was so intense that the Travis County voter registrar's office issued an explanatory statement Friday under the headline: "Don't shoot the messenger."
Jacquelyn Callanen, the elections administrator for Bexar County, said there have not been local issues involving female voters and unwanted name changes.
The names that voters requested to use are in orange-shaded boxes on one side of the new voter ID cards, Callanen said. If a voter had a previous name, such as a maiden name, a name from a previous marriage or another type of changed name, that name is included on the card in a white box.
Both names are included to prevent future confusion, Callanen said, and while some voters have expressed anger over having a name of an ex-husband, for example, on their card, no other issues have arisen here.
"I've been divorced for eight years. My name's been changed forever. Social Security has my new info. The IRS has my new info. Everybody has my new info," said Austin resident Kathleen DuBon. "My name has never been Kathleen Mary Magerko DuBon. I have no idea where the name came from and why all of a sudden it showed up. It makes no sense."
Her voter registration card and picture ID include her middle name, Mary, but the voter card also included her ex-husband's last name, Magerko.
Some women had their maiden name appear twice on their registration cards. That's because their maiden name was once their last name but is now categorized as a middle name, so it appears in two fields.
The requirement to include all former names on the registration cards isn't new, but it came up in the course of applying the recently enacted voter ID law. The Texas secretary of state sent a Sept. 13 memo to counties saying, among other things, they must include all previous names on a voter's registration card to comply with the long-standing election code.
"What is important for voters to look at is the name on the right side of the card," said Alicia Pierce, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state. That name is what will show up on voter rolls come Election Day.
It's not necessary to remove the old names that appear in the orange section of a card, but voters are welcome to request it.
Travis County Voter Registrar Bruce Elfant said people can change and check their names on the secretary of state's website; they can also correct their information by mail.
Hays County Election Administrator Joyce Cowan, who also oversees voter registration, noted that in most cases, if the names on a picture ID and the voter rolls are similar, a person can vote after initialing an affidavit.
Still, some were suspicious of this latest complication, which overwhelmingly affects female voters.
"It seems a little disingenuous to me that, right here as we have Wendy Davis running for governor, all of a sudden the state is going to mess with women's voter ID cards," said Denise Brouillette, whose card included her ex-husband's last name that she dropped 10 years ago.
Express-News Writer Eva Ruth Moravec contributed to this report.


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Losing a loved 1 is constantly a time of high anxiety and confusion. A lot of issues that arise are considerably anticipated: a mountain of credit card debt generally catches grieving family members by surprise and without having the slightest clue about how to handle creditors. Drop Financial debt Coach, Harvey Z. Warren says that even he was bewildered by this question.
Lately, a buddy of his lost his father, let's contact him Edward, unexpectedly at 67. After reviewing his father's affairs with his sister they faced a massive shock – twenty-1 credit cards with an exceptional balance of just more than $110,000. The pal referred to as Harvey in for some hands-on assist to clean up Edward's mess and place a quit to the inevitable deluge of collection calls.
His initial query was, "Are we on the hook for Dad's debt?"
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As the author of Drop Financial debt, Surviving Credit score Card Hell Without having Bankruptcy, you may well figure Harvey would have a far more definite response. To inform the reality, till then, he had only aided reside customers. What he figured out is interesting and important for each family members member to know must they ever face comparable unfortunate situations.
The surviving kids and their mother carefully gathered all of their father's modern statements and his credit score report. Considerably of this information was handy due to the fact Edward had go through Harvey's guide and knew that an organized, transparent and courteous approach to bill collectors will usually get you what you want. Their father had wished to settle all of his debts with no bankruptcy. Edward's sudden illness put a stop to his work, but not a stop to his strategy.
Ironically, on the day Harvey sat down with the family to make the calls, it would have been Edward's 68th birthday. They have been nervous, dreading harsh positions from the creditors. Immediately after a 5-hour marathon calling session many distinct facts emerged:
Creditors are quite courteous and cautious with bereaved household members.
Creditors have unique applications to resolve debts of deceased clients.
Resolutions can be completed swiftly if you know what to request for.
With twenty-one particular cards, Edward had a stability with just about every key credit card issuer. All of them have been respectful and offered condolences.
Immediately after a couple of calls the crew recognized that the following script was all that was required to get the resolution started out, "We are calling about a credit score card holder who passed away final week. Would you please transfer us to the appropriate representative?"
Even prior to providing the name and account quantity of the deceased, they were transferred to either the "probate" or "estate" department. Several of the banks instantly disclosed that neither Edward's wife nor his young children were accountable for the debts as they had been not signers on the cards.
If the deceased is the only one authorized to sign on the card, loved ones members have no obligation to spend the debt.
The reason that the banks have estate and probate departments is due to the fact they could – and Harvey emphasizes may possibly – pursue the estate of the deceased to recover the excellent balance or some portion of it.
Edward had been sick for several months and all of his cards were delinquent and had incurred interest and penalty costs. All of these costs were voluntarily reversed "in scenario" the probate or estate departments had been inclined to attempt to collect the balances. The banking institutions had been informed that there was no "estate" for them to lien or attach. They informed the children that there had been some formalities coated in bereavement letters sent to Edward's last recognized billing tackle. They asked the kids to complete and return the kinds, suggesting that this would very likely conclude the matter and shut Edward's files.
The collection organization is often an imprecise science. Harvey requested that each and every of the card issuers supply a letter of total discharge for the youngsters to put in their files. It is likely that, with twenty-one cards, at some point in the future, the debt will be accidentally offered to a 3rd-get together collector that will attempt to gather. Sending the complete discharge letter is the simplest and fastest way to stop that improper activity.
One particular last note: make confident you say the following phrases, "Out of respect for the privacy of the household, would you please instantly cease all collection activity and turn off the dialers to quit the collection calls." The final issue a family members in mourning demands is to solution collection calls on a credit score card financial debt that will by no means be due.


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Archive:12-13th March 2011 VOC-VOCO Needle Peak
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A trip with our sister club VOC Okanogan. We plan to hit Needle Peak, about half-way between UBC and UBCO, just off the Coquihalla. It would offer simple terrain, with easy access for snowshoeing or skiing in. Needle peak offers opportunity for skiing and/or snowcave building. We could build a massive quinzhee big enough to stand up in and have a party!! Tents would be good to bring of you plan to maximize ski time as snowcaves can take a while to build.
Any questions, pls post on the message board. Chances are somebody else may have the same question.
The pretrip meeting is Wednesday March 9th, 6:15pm, in the clubroom. It will start promptly, so don't be late!
The trip is Mar 12th - 13th, 2011
Equipment List
This page has a good list of what people bring on a standard ski trip where we camp: Gear_lists#ski_tent_trip.
A basic list to start with is:
- A set of non-cotton clothes
- A wool sweater or fleece
- Some sort of waterproof(ish) layer
- Gloves or mitts
- Toque
- Headlamp - ESSENTIAL
- Sunglasses and sunscreen. (We're hoping for good weather)
- Shovel, Beacon, Probe
- Food (Dinner, two lunches, and a breakfast.)
- Snowshoes/Skis and Poles
- Sleeping bag + mat
- A big smile!
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Current limit for trip participants is 15 from each club. We'll may take more depending on cars and avalanche conditions.
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Please email Charlie if you're adding your name to the list
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- Rob Feeny (Snowshoeing, No Avi course, Have a car)
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There's no waitlist, just add your name to the end. We'll see how we do for lifts at the pretrip. Please indicate if you'd be skiing or snowshoeing, if you have a car and avi training
- Katie Gibson (snowshoeing, no car, no avi)
- Amara Frumkin (snowshoeing, no car, no avi)
- Justin Hall (skiing, car and avi 1)
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Yes, we can certainly try. I can work with you privately on monologues and also TV/Film scenes. This will rapidly take you to the next level. That being said, ideally, you would still want to be in some kind of scene study/group acting class in VA.
As for jobs, no acting school can guarantee you will book work, that also depends on business skills, networking, marketing, etc. -- but I can promise to teach you all I can about the Craft of ACTing. (Admit, Connect, Trust).
Bottom line: the more work you put in, the faster/further you will go. It all comes down to discipline and consistency. Next step is to sign up for a few lessons and we can work together online via Skype.


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When looking at the demographics quartiles for a peer group, certain considerations can be assumed by considering the size and complexity of the company being benchmarked.
Below is examples of five companies and their size / complexity compared to the distribution of a peer group
Based on these distributions, we can assume the following when analysing each company's data:
- This company is smaller than the majority of the peer group and will therefore be affected by economies of scale. Costs may be higher on a normalised basis as a result.
- This company is slightly less complex than the majority of peers, but well within the middle 50% of the peer group (Q1-Q3). As a result, we may see some costs be slightly lower due to the simpler processes and procedures
- This company fits in with the peer group and therefore, data is not expected to be skewed due to size.
- This company is more complex than 75% of their peers, and as a result costs may be higher due to more complex processes and procedures
- This company is larger than every company in the peer group, and therefore economies of scale are expected to make the client seem more efficient on a normalised basis


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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of an assistant Davis County attorney for misconduct in connection with a 2010 aggravated robbery trial.
The county fired Tyler James Larsen for using a tainted witness in an attempt to convict Joseph Apadaca and failing to correct the record when he had a chance to do so, court records state.
While preparing for trial, Larsen visited the site of the robbery, a Clearfield clothing store, to meet with two eyewitnesses. He later acknowledged that after "having a hard time communicating" with one of them, he showed her a black-and-white photo of Apadaca. But a Clearfield police officer who was with him said Larsen showed a color photo to both witnesses, according to the appeals court.
At the trial, Larsen called one of the eyewitnesses as his first witness. On cross-examination, the defense asked the witness if he had "been shown a photo or seen … a photo ID" of the suspect. The eyewitness said no. Larsen made no attempt to correct the record, according to the appeals court.
When cross-examining the second eyewitness, the defense asked her whether "she had ever been shown a lineup or photo array," and she answered yes. As a result, the defense moved for a mistrial, and the court granted the motion.
The U.S. and Utah supreme courts have ruled that police showing witnesses one photograph of a suspect can taint their opinions and lead to misidentification issues. A Utah Court of Appeals case that is also cited in the decision found that "a prosecutor's failure to immediately correct testimony he knows to be false constitutes misconduct."
After learning about the conduct, Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings signed a letter placing Larsen on administrative leave. Rawlings fired Larsen after holding an informal hearing about the case and other past errors.
Larsen appealed to the Davis County Career Service Council, which upheld the firing. He then appealed to the district court, which set aside the decision, saying the county failed to give Larsen adequate notice of all of the reasons for his termination.
The county then took the case the Utah appeals court, which reversed the district court ruling and reinstated the career service council decision. The appeals court found that the Apadaca trial was the focus of Larsen's pretermination hearing, his termination letter, and his hearing before the council.
"The council held an appropriate hearing and concluded, in brief but unmistakable findings, that the charged misconduct alone warranted termination," the court wrote.


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Winter Illuminations in Japan
HAKODATE CHRISTMAS FANTASY (Hokkaido): Through Dec. 25; sunsets-5:45 p.m./ 6 p.m.-midnight (until 2 a.m. on Dec. 22-25); illumination on a 65.6ft. fir tree floated on a barge in the ocean near Red-Brick Warehouse, presented by Halifax city of Canada when Hakodate and Halifax established a sister-city affiliation, 10-minute walk from JR Hakodate Station; 0138-27-3535; http://hakodate-kankou.com/en/. 2018 as of Nov. 28
SHOWA KINEN PARK WINTER VISTA ILLUMINATION 2018 (western Tokyo): Through Dec. 25, 5-9 p.m., illuminated trees and a fountain, and pyramid-shaped decorations made from 15,000 champagne glasses, collaborated with laser beams; 450 yen for adults, free for age 15 and younger; 15-minute walk from north exit of JR Tachikawa Station; 042-528-1751; http://www.showakinen-koen.jp/guide-english/schedule-english/.
MIYAGASEKO LAKESIDE PARK (Kanagawa prefecture): Through Dec. 25, 5-10 p.m.; 10,000 lights illumination on a 98.42ft.fir tree at Mominoki Hiroba (Fir Sqaure), contrasted with neighboring Mizunosato Suspension Bridge and shopping streets decorated with 610,000 lights; Miyagase Lakeside Park, Miyagase, Kiyokawa village, 50-minute ride from Atsugi I.C. on Tomei Express; 046-288-1340.
WHITE KITTE ILLUMINATION 2018 (Tokyo): Through Dec. 25, 5-11 p.m.; illumination with the theme of "Snow Covered Fantasy World" on a 47.6-foot (14.5 meter) tree along with music at 1st floor of Kitte (stamp); one-minute walk from JR Tokyo Station; 03-3216-2811; http://jptower-kitte.jp/en/.
HAKONE VENETIAN GLASS MUSEUM ILLUMINATION (Kanagawa prefecture): Through Dec. 25, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; featuring 85,000 crystals on a 32ft-tree and 65,000 crystals on a 23ft. tree reflected by daylights on neighboring nature and illuminations after 4 p.m., 1,500 yen adults, 1,100 yen college & junior high school students, 600 yen elementary & middle school students; 20-minute ride from Tomei Gotenba I.C. on Tomei Express; 0460-86-3111; www.hakone-garasunomori.jp/entrance/english/.
LAKE HARUNA LIGHTS FESTA (Gunma prefecture): Through Dec. 26, 5-10 p.m.; 550,000 LED illumination collaborated with laser-beam shows over Lake Haruna brings you into fantasy world, while riding on cable car (800 yen adult, 390 yen children) or cart, along with fireworks display at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 7, 10, 13, 17, 20 and 26 scheduled; free admission; 40minute ride from Ikaho I.C. on Kan-Etsu Express; 027-374-9116.
TOKYO MICHITERACE ILLUMINATION 2018 (Tokyo): Dec.24-28; special illumination themed "Lights' Gateway," creating the opening door for coming new period, transferring from Heisi Period, welcoming people arrived at New Maru Bldg, Maru Bldg, and Tokyo International Forum Hall, Tokyo Station Buildings and trees on Miyuki Streets; JR Tokyo Station; 0180-993-771.
SENDAI PAGEANT OF STARLIGHT (Miyagi prefecture): Dec. 14-31, 5:30-10 p.m., until 11 p.m. on Fri., Sat., Sun. and holidays, until midnight on Dec. 31; illumination of 600,000 LEDs by green power created on 150 keyaki trees on Jyozenki-dori Street featuring the fantasy world with the theme of "Light Up the Light of Heart," one-minute walk from Kotodai Koen on Nanpoku-Line (subway) from JR Sendai East Exit, 022-261-6515; www.sendaihikape.jp/.
SHIBUYA BLUE GROTTO ILLUMINATION 2018 (Tokyo): Through Dec. 31, 5-10 p.m.; illumination of 600,000 LEDs with the theme of "Blue Grotto" in Italy between Yoyogi Koen Keyaki Street and the Koen-dori streets; JR Shibuya Station; 03-3462-5181; http://shibuya-aonodokutsu.jp/.
SANT JUAN BAUTISTA ILLUMINATIO N (Miyagi prefecture): Through Jan. 6, 4:30-8 p.m.; schooner-type ship, called "San Juan Bautista" (St. John the Baptist), used for a mission to Europe in 1613, now a replica on display at the museum, illumination decorated with 10,000 lights along with concerts, workshops and more; 350 yen adults, free for children; Ishinomaki Kanan I.C. on Sanriku Express; 225-24-2210; www.santjuan.or.jp/pdf/pamphlet.pdf.
MEGUROGAWA MINNA NO ILLUMINATION 2018 (Tokyo): Through Jan. 6, 5-10 p.m.; Environment-friendly illumination decorated with 400,000 LEDs on cherry trees along the River Meguro themed with "Winter Cherry Blossoms" between Osakibashi and Irukibashi (7,218 ft.). The electricity for the illumination is totally generated by bio diesel fuel refined by used plant oil recovered locally; six-minute walk from JR Osaki Station or JR Gotanda Station; 03-5330-7675; www.minna-no-illumi.com/.
KOIWAI GRAND GARMING WINTER ILLUMINATION (Iwate prefecture): Through Jan. 14, 3-8 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22, 23, 24, 29, Jan. 5, 12, 13 and 14, fireworks display at 7:30 p.m., close on Dec. 31; featuring illumination decorated with 1000,000 LEDs themed with "Galaxy Night at Farm;"800 yen adults, 300 yen ages 5 and youngers; 15-minute ride from Morioka I.C. on Tohoku Express; 019-692-4321; www.koiwai.co.jp/makiba/en/.
TOKYO TOWER: Through Feb. 28, 4-11 p.m.; commemorating 60th anniversary of Tokyo Tower, featuring a 46-foot-high 60-year-old living fir tree with orange-colored LED lights at 1st floor front-gate Square, in addition, 10-minute lighting show collaborated with music in every 30 minutes until 10 p.m.; five-minute walk from Toei Oedo Line Akabanebashi Station; 03-3433-5111; www.tokyotower.co.jp/event/illumination/WinterFantasy2018/en.html.
TAMA CENTER ILLUMINATION 2018 (Tokyo): Through Jan. 6, 4:30-10:30 p.m.; illumination on camphor trees and fir trees decorated with 450,000 LEDs along the Parthenon Odori Street; Tama Monorail Tama Center Station on Odakyu Tama Line; 090-8946-9909. MISAWA PHANTASIA ILLUMINATION 2018 (Aomori prefecture): Nov. 22-Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m.-midnight; featuring a 52.5ft. (16-meter) tree decorated with illumination at a shopping arcade in Misawa city and the front gate at Misawa AB; five-minute drive from JR Misawa Station; 0176-53-2175.
KOBE ILLUMINAGE 2018 (Hyogo prefecture): Through Feb. 11, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; featuring a big scale of maze decorated with 5,000,000 LEDs illumination bringing into fantasy world. Along with monkey show, at Michi-no Eki Kobe Fruit & Flower Park Ozo, Ozo 2150, Osawa-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe city; 1,200 yen adult, 600 yen children; free parking; 06-6452-6452; www.illuminagegroup.com/kobe2018-2019/.
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I go to a Christian school where people should stand up for what they believe a little more. But they don't. A couple of my "friends" have called me Amish, because i refuse to drink/smoke/disobey my parents/sneak out/lie and all that. Should I hang around them anymore or what?
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They are not your friends if they want you to do all of that. I have learnt who my real friends were later on in life. But if someone is wanting you to do something to get into trouble, they are not your friends. Stay away from them.
on 12/28/07
If your friends are urging you to do soemthing you know is against God's will, then are they really your friends? LOOK for the good positive friends you could have in that school! They are there!
on 5/8/07
I feel for what you are going thru,and I pray that you continue to stand strong.Jesus is with you always,and He will get you thru the tough times.You may be the best example for your friends to see,and if they are truly your friends then they will turn themselves around. Stay Strong and God Bless!
on 9/22/05
Jocelyn, one of the most important things we do in life is to choose our friends (next to choosing Jesus as our Lord and Savior). If your "friends" encourage you to sin, they are not friends. Pray for them, but seek out others friends that believe as you do. Being a young person in this day and age is not easy, may God bless you for striving to do the right things.
on 9/19/05
I'd rather have other people call me Amish or anything than to have God call me a Fool.
Don't be a fool just because your friends are. Plus, you are their friend they are not yours. A friend wants what is best for you and these people do not.
Seek the favor of God, forget the folly of man.
on 9/18/05
JOCELYN: Even though you could be a positive influence for some of these "friends", you need to be careful about where you 'hang around' with them! One might ask you over and never tell you its without any parents and booze and/or drugs will be there! Your health could be in serious trouble.
At the same time, YOU need to have Christian friends who can encourage and teach you things about the Lord, so don't spend too much time with those who can't help you grow more in Christ.
on 9/18/05
I like your response, WIVV! (And your attitude too!) Very good!
on 9/18/05
Part 4. When in doubt the answers are in the Bible. Stand for something,or you will fall for anything. When others tempt you with carnal things, offer them Jesus. Amen. (I apologize for such a long message but felt strongly led to do so.)
on 9/18/05
Part 3. generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:" SO, when shown evil, reflect back Christ. Be outside what you are inside. Be happy & not envy false pleasure.
on 9/18/05
Part 2. profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (17)That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works". Ja.3:10,"Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethern, these things ought not so to be". 1Pe.2:9, "But ye are a chosen
on 9/18/05
Part 1. Some scripture to share; Rom.12:21, "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Gal.5:25-26, "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (26) Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 2Tim.3:16-17, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God , & is
on 9/18/05
Our daughter attended Christians schools- I do know that some of the students who attend are not Christians. What you need to do is document your lifestyle from the Bible, when asked. (Go on the offensive and not the defensive.) Colossians 4:6 When in the Navy (Sea Bees), one of my "comebacks" was, "It's my personal, Christian conviction." (stress the word, "personal") No one gave me a hard time since I didn't make it one of their convictions, but they knew where I stood.
on 9/18/05
My pastor who was on the school board of a Christian school stated that he did not like what he saw coming out of these schools. Morally they are really not much better than what one finds in the public schools. True one can get a religious education but all too often it is the variety that advocates a philosophy that is considered limited in scope and intellectually and sometimes biblically indefensible.
on 9/18/05
First of all i commend you for standing strong and not allowing them to talk you into those things....Romans 12:2 tells us to not give in to what people say is normal,,,,we aren`t suppose to be normal because we are different(we`re special because we are GOD`S Children)Pray for your friends because in reality they are the ones who are "missing out"not you.stay strong it`s worth it!!!.
You are in my prayers Jocelyn.
on 9/18/05
Sounds like you have a wonderful opportunity to be the example of the Lord to your friends. Look at the example of that young lady from Columbine. Michael W. Smith has even wrote a song about her actions. Standing firm in what you believe does not go unnoticed. Through you stand, many may be saved, including your friends. With respect, Jerry
on 9/18/05
Find faithful christian friends. Not until your peers realize that they are repeatedly shaming Jesus' crucifixion, and debasing the holy name "christian" and the reputation of Christ by calling themselves "christian", but continue living in sin rather then living in Christ, and being serious about following Christ, will they ever get right with God. Pray they'll become convicted by the Holy Ghost for their nonchristian behavior, and that they'll desire to come back to God.
on 9/18/05
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Standing up for God's will is very hard to do for adults, and you are a wonderful testimony to the Truth that we must obey God first and foremost. Seek the Lord, and find new friends.
on 9/18/05
Be as strong as they are. They are standing up for what they believe (most of which isn't very nice) so you just keep standing up for your much better beliefs and standards. Pray for them also and in time I hope that they will see that your ways (which are God's ways) are much better than theirs.
on 9/18/05
Christian Schools just teach from a different paradigm, the information STILL has to be appropriated - your 'friends' just don't 'get it' do they? My kids found the same thing. You have some choices: join them (not an option), change your friendship group, or change your friends....be the witness that they need. My kids did that and copped the same sort of flack. Made them stronger. My guys are powering on, and those same ones who rubbished them (but actually secretly admired them) now ring for advice.
on 9/18/05
You should take time to speak with the person most responsible for the spiritual tone at your school and suggest that he/she pay special attention to (name names) to determine what do with them to help them realize that they may need to rededicate themselves to the school's philosophy or look for new school. (Parents to be advised also)
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Your so called friends will tell you, "to be your own self, do what you want to do", but that is as long as you do what they do. You need some new friends..
on 9/17/05
We have to avoid people not because we discriminate a category of character but because we are not equipped with the gears to help them and nor can it help us to become a good person. Find new friends who accept and love you for who you are and not pressuring you to do things against your will. We don't want to look down on anybody who are astry... pray for them that the Holy Spirit's will penetrate there hearts and mind. Never turn your back when they ask for your helping hand to realize JESUS love.
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The Blacklist is back!! The most anticipated season is here and it starts on a high driven note.
We pick off right from where the finale left off, Red is looking around the room seeing blood and picturing what happen in the events of Liz, Agnus and Tom were kidnapped. Soon Demebe gets a call on the location of one person that was there, and so they took off.
We see Red and crew walking into a nightclub in slow motion fashion (which was beautiful done to capture Red's emotional state). They get to the back where a man was performing CPR on a cop, but by the time Red wanted to talk to him he was dead. So the next best thing was for him to carry out a mess operation of cutting the guy's head off. Yes, you read that correctly, Reddington cut off the dead guy's head off. AWESOME, right?!
He takes the head and shows it to one of his friends, who takes him to a group of cops that were playing porker. Red ask if they know who the person is they'll get a cut of the money, but one didn't want to talk, he got shot and so did the rest of the three until the last one spoke of who he knows.
When Red and Dembe found where Liz was at, they headed out to what looks like an automatic shop. There Red and Dembe search around and find a room with a glass window, where he hears Kirk behind the glass along with Red. Kirk and Red have a stand off moment, Red tries to break the glass with his gun but doesn't seem to do anything. But the Cuba police was coming, and Red and Dembe left but not before Liz tells Red that he needs to search for Agnus, but also Red tells her that he'll comeback for her.
Red figures that he needs help, so he calls on upon the FBI to find Esteban the Blacklister who is a double agent in Cuba for the USA, but Cuba doesn't know. Esteban is probably one of the scariest looking guys ever; he's blind and yet takes his plastic eyes out for his prisoners to hold. YUCK!
Cooper sent Ressler down there and had a meeting with Esteban at his place. The two had a nice chat, and Ressler calls on Red to have the two talk and meet. Red ask him to search for a girl that has been taken (Liz) and the baby. It was later that he found where Liz was being held.
Meanwhile, Liz and Kirk were getting to share a lot. He says he's her father, but she just doesn't buy it. Soon Agnus is brought back to Liz and soon she kinds of making a plan to escape the place but was caught.
Tom, on the other hand, was give the Cuba tour if you know what I mean. Kidnapped, was taken by the Cuban Frankenstein (if you will) to another guy that was going to take him out. If that guy thought he was going to have a lot of fun with Tom, he sure the hell doesn't know what the hell he was getting into. Tom knocks him out and kills him but after tells Kirk, who was on the phone at the time, that he was coming for his family and an army is coming.
Red and team get to the spot where Liz is at and also where Agnus is at too. Dembe looks in the house and heads up stairs til Frankenstein takes him down and beats him til he leaves. Kaplan, who is not on Red's good side at the time, sees a woman grabbing baby blankets and stuff and find her with Agnus and takes her out. Way to go Kaplan!!
For Red is raced out to the back and sees the plane leaving with Liz looking down from the widow all in disbelief and with sadness. The camera angle of Red's reaction was perfect in that scene shocked and lopsided.
But the good news is that Red had Agnus, but the bad news is that they lose Agnus too when Frankenstein runs them over. He takes Agnus away but not til he gives Kaplan a kiss with his finger onto her lips. What the hell was that for? OH, MY GOD!!! This took me breath away from the moment it started to the end of the episode. This was the best season premiere that The Blacklist has done yet. It was just so good from acting to the writing, and directional look of it was just amazing. I'm so glad that they didn't show a whole trailer and promos for this season but only small clips with previous clips.
So, what will happen next? Looks like the haunt to save Liz is on. What will happen to Mr. Kaplan (to be honest I don't want her to go), but it looks like Red might kill her. If anybody agrees that I think, we would want Tom vs. Frankenstein fighting it out again, right? We all know that Tom can kick that dude's butt.
What did you think of the season premiere of The Blacklist? Leave a comment and tell us your thoughts.
You can catch The Blacklist Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC


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4x7: Elevator Part 4
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5×5 With The Hook: Sam Maggs
Wherever she is, whatever she's doing right now, it's a safe bet Sam Maggs is smiling.
Sam Maggs is always smiling; that's one of the things we love about her, right? At a ridiculously-young age (I think she just stopped wearing diapers, that's how youthful she appears), Maggs has already conquered the Multiverse. She is..
A writer. (The words in the nerdrific tome, The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy are all hers.)
An associate editor for The Mary Sue which, according to my sixteen-year-old daughter, is "the greatest site for girls since two nerds invented the internet in their parents' garage."
And of course, there's Sam Maggs Dot Com. If you haven't seen this site, you haven't truly lived. Visiting Sam Maggs Dot Com is like beholding the face of the Creator while engaged in a romantic rendezvous with Oprah, Jennifer Aniston, and Lynda Carter – while mainlining Red Bull. Actually, that barely scratches the surface. See it for yourself and be forever changed. But only after you've finished searching this site, of course.
She's even found time to be a games writer for The National Post.
Even those of you who aren't hardcore nerds will recognize Maggs; you've seen a larger-than-life version of her on the big screen during the Cinplex Pre-Show. (Yep. She's that girl.)
Heck, for all I know, she's the current ruler of the Dreamscape.
Long bio short, the girl is everywhere these days. Never mind Zuul, open your refrigerator and chances are, you'll see Sam Maggs smiling back at you.
Still not sold on Maggs' magnificence? Here are five bullet points to further illuminate you.
- She is so cool… Bobby Drake cannot go near her for fear of catching pneumonia.
- Her girlish laughter is the only weapon capable of slaying a Kardashian.
- Eric Lenhnsherr was inspired by Maggs' natural magnetism when he adopted the persona of "Magneto". His first codename? Helmet Guy.
- Her niceness has been declared the real world's first actual super power. Don't ask me to verify that, I'm too busy for things like "fact-checking" and "telling the truth". As for her niceness, you'd be amazed how many celebrities/personalities didn't even respond to my interview requests. (I can only assume they've read my book.) But not Maggs. She's good people, people.
- She can cosplay like no one you've ever seen. The girl has mad skills.
And now, after much adieu, here are five fun, quirky queries with Sam Maggs.
1) Sandals: Socks or no? (I'm not afraid to ask the really big questions, obviously.)
NEVER. The biggest fashion faux-pas. How dare.
2) Marvel or DC: In your opinion, which company does a better job of providing empowering, kick-butt female characters?
I'm loving Marvel right now – with the addition of Sana Amanat on their creative direction team, they're doing some amazing things. Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Spider-Women, Spider Gwen, Squirrel Girl, and now a female Blade – they have so many great comics for ladies! I think DC is catching up though, with titles like Batgirl, Gotham Academy, and Black Canary.
3) Who would be your fandom "dream interview", living or dead?
Amanda Tapping. She's my geek girl hero and I've loved her since Stargate SG-1!
4) Your favorite Doctor? (A tough one, I know, but everyone has one that stands above the rest.)
I have to be a cliche and say Eleven. I think season 5 (NuWho) is the best season of Doctor Who, and Matt Smith just does such a great job of balancing the playful youth of the Doctor with his ragged edges.
5) Being a Cineplex Pre-show host must have opened a ton of doors for you; what's next for Sam Maggs?
More writing, I think! And more on-camera stuff if it works out! But I'm really going to be focusing on my writing for a while; it's my real passion.
And there you go, kids; an early Christmas present from me to you. Still not convinced Sam Maggs is a fangirl extraordinaire? Learn to embrace magic, you Muggle!
See you on the streets of Pulp Nation, my fellow nerds…