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Today, in order to keep abreast of all soccer results, you don't need to spend a lot of time. It is enough to open the website of sports statistics, where it is easy to find information not only on top tournaments, but also on local confrontations.
Qualification for Euro 2020 is being completed, and so far the team of England passed it without any difficulty. The World Cup 2018 semi-finalists were not in the most tough group, where the following teams were their rivals:
-Czech Republic;
Naturally, in such a group, the English were initially considered favorites. During the qualification tournament, the team managed to confirm its status and beat all rivals without any difficulties at all.
Now the team of three lions has a good generation, which has already proved that it is able to achieve good results in the international arena. At the upcoming Euro 2020, the squad of Gareth Southgate will certainly be one of the main favorite.
The lineup of the English can be envied by all rivals. Thanks to this, Southgate can easily rotate the players and field only the athletes who are the strongest at the moment.
All soccer results of the English team
In the qualification tournament, all rivals were by times weaker than the English, so we can only see and assess their real strength in matches against equal opponents. The attacking line of the English, where Sterling, Kane, Rashford and many others shine, looks stronger than others. Moreover, these players have not yet won trophies in the international arena, which may serve as additional motivation for them.
Thanks to all soccer results, it's easy to follow the development of events in matches of the team of three lions. Now for the first time in several years, their fans believe in the English. An additional motivation for the squad of Gareth Southgate is the fact that the semifinal matches and the decisive match will be held in London, at the legendary Wembley arena. The team surely wants to make it to this stage of the competition to play in front of the home fans, which will improve the English chances of success. It was in their domestic arena that they won the only trophy at the national team level, the 1966 World Cup.
The latest results allow us to assume that the team is in good shape and the teamwork is good, too. Thanks to the successful combination of players on the field, Gareth Southgate manages to beat opponents not only due to the high class of his players, but also to their tactical training and skills.


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1. Started watching an episode of Wicked Science.
I'm almost done with the first season.
I have five episodes left.
2. Thought the writing of this episode was especially weak.
Around the same time that Russell (Benjamin Schmideg) feels alienated from his friends for not being as smart as them, Elizabeth comes up with a plan of getting close to him to get information.
This would be fine if Elizabeth was spying and SAW that Russell wasn't getting along with his friends. But as far I could see, that's not what happened.
It was a very convenient coincidence.
3. Enjoyed reading A Welsh Girl in Australia's post about her family's trip during the school holidays.
Beth seems to love being with her family, and she's a big fan of school holidays.
It's interesting to me that some parents love the school holidays while others dread them. Some parents can't wait for their kids to go back to school.
4. Wondered how my parents felt about school breaks. Were they excited for them? Did they dread them?
Maybe they were excited for them to start, but also excited for them to end.
5. Understood that some parents might dread the school holidays, because they have a job, and it's a struggle to arrange childcare.
I don't envy those parents at all.
6. Started watching an episode of Home and Away.
7. Felt very bad for Andy (Tai Hara). He was very careful and protective with Hannah (Cassie Howarth), because she's paralyzed. She pressured him into taking her on a boat. He finally gave in. Then she caused the boat to tip over by leaning over too much. Now two people (so far) have given Andy grief about taking Hannah out on the boat.
8. Thought maybe the lesson there is to be careful when judging someone else's decision. We don't know who or what might have pressured them to do what they did.
9. Looked at Kassandra Clementi's IMDb page.
Though she plays a high school student on Home and Away, in real life she's twenty-five or twenty-six. I guess that's not unusual, though, for actors.
In 2011 and 2012, she was working in the US. While here, she did a TV show, a movie, and a TV movie.
10. Learned from Lord Wiki that Clementi spent some of her American time living in Atlanta, and then she also lived in Los Angeles.
11. Went to the Tropfest website.
Today I'm going to watch a 2010 finalist film called "The Last Roll of the Dice".
12. Saw that this film is very short.
It's less than two minutes!
13. Thought that the actress in the film looks familiar.
14. Wasn't pleased with the film.
It's basically a desperate woman making an Internet dating video.
I felt like I'm supposed to be laughing at this woman who dares to seek love despite having a big mole on her face and being socially awkward.
Was I supposed to be amused? Is the film a comedy?
Maybe it's not.
15. Looked at the IMDb page for Bel Delia, the actress in the film.
The only thing I would have seen her in is an episode of I Rock.
16. Saw that "The Last Roll of the Dice" is written by two men and directed by a man.
I get this image of three guys getting together and saying, Hey! Let's make a movie about a pathetic woman trying to find love.
17. Went to the website of Matthew Chuang, the director of "The Last Roll of the Dice".
He's usually a cinematographer.
18. Went to Chuang's advertising page.
I watched a video that might have had Ryan Kwanten and Hugo Weaving. I'm not sure.
I'm also not sure which video I watched, because I'm confused by the labeling.
It's either for VicRoads or Onitsuka Tiger.
I'm confused!
19. Went to Matthew Chuang's bio page.
There's nothing really personal or historical on it.
It pretty much just lists his accomplishments.
It's not like I need to know the color of his underpants and his favorite flavor of ice-cream. But I'd like to see something that gives me an idea of who he is and what he's about.
20. Started to watch Chuang's latest project.
It's a music video for a song called "It's Alright" by the Fractures.
21. Googled Fractures, and saw that there's an Australian Fractures and a Canadian one.
I'm guessing Chuang's video is for the Aussie group, but that's not necessarily the case.
22. Saw that the video consists of a man hanging out at a Chernobyl ruins site.
23. Wondered if the man used to live in the building.
At one point, he starts to cry. That makes me think he has a personal connection to his surroundings. On the other hand, the general tragedy of it all might make him sad...even if he didn't know the building in it's healthier time.
24. Realized, at the end, that the building is a probably a school. Chuang got that point across with a voice-over of children reciting something.
25. Wondered if the man was a teacher at the school. Or maybe his children went to the school.
26. Consulted Lord Wiki about Chernobyl, because I don't know much about it.
It happened in a town called Pripyat, which is now abandoned.
At the time of it's evacuation, there were 49,000 people.
The nuclear accident happened in April 1986.
Wasn't that the same year as the Challenger accident?
27. Googled and saw the space shuttle explosion happened only three months before the Chernobyl tragedy.
28. Saw that there weren't a huge amount of immediate deaths from Chernobyl, but many people developed cancer later from the radiation.
29. Saw that there's a lot of debate about how many deaths were or are going to be caused by Chernobyl effects.
30. Started to watch Matthew Chuang's cinematography reel. The beginning has a scene from Offspring. I guess he worked on a few episodes?
31. Wondered if the Offspring scenes are from the web series spin off. The scenes feature Alicia Gardiner and Jane Harber. If I remember correctly, the web series was about them.
32. Went back to Matthew Chuang's filmography, and saw that it is the web episodes of Offspring that he did his cinematography work.
33. Felt like, when watching the reel, that I don't know when to credit Chuang and when to credit the directors.
I get really confused about that.
Then there's also the art department, the music, the actors, the writers, etc.
When we like what we see in a film, it's hard to know who is impressing us.
Maybe it's everyone?
But if I watch Chuang's showreel and like what I see, how do I know I wouldn't like what I saw if the director changed?
34. Decided film is extremely collaborative. If we like what we see, it probably means EVERYONE on the team is doing a good job.
If we don't like what we see, it's hard to pinpoint what person's work we're disliking.
35. Remembered editors.
Their contribution is extremely important.
36. Started to watch another episode of Home and Away.
37. Saw Marilyn (Emily Symons) put a disgusting amount of mayonnaise on a piece of bread.
38. Continued to find Maddie absolutely adorable.
I find myself having a ton of sympathy for her.
She's probably my favorite character on the show
39. Decided my feelings for Maddie are a mixture of sympathy and admiration.
I think these two things combined might be what makes me love a character.
If there's a ton of admiration and a lack of sympathy; then I think the feelings become more aligned with resentment and jealousy. The character begins to seem annoyingly perfect.
If there's a ton of sympathy and no admiration; then the character becomes pathetic.
40. Reminded myself that my favorite characters are often the ones who start out evil and then become good.
I was thinking that my two ideas about favorite character were separate and maybe contradictory, but now I'm seeing that's not the case.
I don't like the characters when they're evil. I like them when they change. To go from evil to good usually takes a huge amount of courage. It often involves betraying Team Evil, and struggling to gain the trust of Team Good. It can be a lonely road, and I admire the person who has the strength to pursue that path.
That loneliness, plus other pain the changed character endures, is what gives me the sympathy feelings.

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Rangers 5 Falkirk 1
Having been unfortunate to lose the recent Development League game to a Falkirk side that included five over age players Rangers would have gone into today's Youth Cup Quarter Final at Ibrox with confidence. Despite going behind to a dubious penalty they soon turned the game around and ran our comfortable winners.
Rangers had the better of the early exchanges but it was the visitors who took the lead on nineteen minutes from the penalty spot. Mark Stowe's shot from the edge of the box struck the left hand of Aidan Wilson inside the box, but the Rangers defender's arm was by his side and there was no intent so it was a rather harsh decision when the referee pointed to the spot. Robbie McCrorie made a fine save from Kevin O'Hara's initial shot but was helpless as the striker was quickest to react to net the rebound. Falkirk only held the lead for three minutes, Liam Burt and Billy Gilmour worked a short corner on the left, from the cross Aidan Wilson's bullet header came back off Lewis McMinn's right and post and the ball was cleared from the penalty area where it landed at the feet of Jamie Barjonas who's twenty-five yarder flew into Lewis McMinn's top right hand corner.
Falkirk replied when Kevin O'Hara broke into the left side of Rangers penalty area to be halted by a superb Ross McCrorie challenge, the ball broke to Mark Stowe who stepped inside a defender before shooting straight at Robbie McCrorie. Within a couple of minutes Rangers were in front, a patient period of passing ended with Josh Jeffries going past Kyle Johnson and getting to the right hand byline, his low cross was cleared to Jamie Barjonas on the edge of the box and his shot found Lewis McMinn's bottom right hand corner.
Six minutes before the break a superb chipped pass from Billy Gilmour found Zak Rudden inside the right side of the box, he stretched to knock the ball past Lewis McMinn but Cameron Eadie got back to clear for a corner before the ball crossed the line.
Half-Time:- Rangers 2 Falkirk 1
Rangers should have scored a third three minutes into the second half, Lewis McMinn fumbled Josh Jeffries effort from the edge of the box but Liam Burt fired over with the goal at his mercy. The third goal came along eight minutes later from the penalty spot, Liam Burt combined with Josh Jeffries on the right side of the box and when he broke into the area he was hauled back Jason Jarvis. Zak Rudden stepped up to send Lewis McMinn the wrong way from the spot.
With twenty-five minutes remaining Conor Langton crossed from the right to find the unmarked Cameron Eadie who headed weakly at Robbie McCrorie. Rangers broke quickly with the ball played out to Liam Burt on the left, he spotted Billy Gilmour's run through the middle and the midfielder collected the pass to continue into the box and coolly beat Lewis McMinn.
With the game entering the final quarter-hour a corner from the left was played to Jack Thomson on the angle of the box his superb strike gave Lewis McMinn no chance. The visitor's kept playing and within a minute they attacked down the right, the ball was played inside to Mark Finlayson who's shot from the edge of the box was straight at Robbie McCrorie.
Rangers had the final chance in the game when Myles Beerman broke forward from left-back, his run took him past two defenders before feeding Zak Rudden the striker's shot was parried by Lewis McMinn diving to his left before bouncing over the crossbar.
Full-Time:- Rangers 5 Falkirk 1
Rangers:- Robbie McCrorie; Jordan Houston, Ross McCrorie, Aidan Wilson (Kyle Bradley 67 mins), Myles Beerman; Jack Thomson; Billy Gilmour, Jamie Barjonas; Josh Jeffries (Serge Atakayi 78 mins), Zak Rudden, Liam Burt (Ross Lyon 78 mins).
Not Used:- Kieran Wright (Gk), Max Ashmore, Jordan Gibson, Amin Abardan.
Falkirk:- Lewis McMinn; Mark Finlayson, Jonny Mitchell, Camron Eadie (Marky Munro 87 mins), Kyle Johnson; Conor Langton, Cameron Blues, Reis Peggie (Connor McBride 69 mins), Cieran Dunne (Jason Jarvis HT); Kevin O'Hara, Mark Stowe.
Not Used:- Peter Bery (Gk), Jack Keary, Kieran Sweeney, Graeme Walker.


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Over the past week or so, we've been keeping an eye on Valencia's interest in Everton's Sandro Ramirez, with the La Liga club making the former Malaga forward their priority for the January transfer window.
The fact Sport, Mundo Deportivo, Plaza Deportiva, Marca and now Super Deporte have all reported the story separately from each other suggests there's something behind it, and the latter on the list make a big deal of it by putting the story on their front page on Tuesday.
As has been reported previously, a meeting took place last week between the Valencia board, with the Everton forward heavily discussed and a plan of action to get their man drawn out.
Super Deporte state the most viable option for now would be for the La Liga side to get Sandro on a loan with a view to buy, with the Toffees paying a chunk of his rather expensive wages.
Unable to cover the €6m/year the Spaniard is said to be earning, Valencia are also having to wait and see how the 22-year-old fares under Sam Allardyce.
When the interest started, Sandro was barely being used by Ronald Koeman, yet with a managerial change, his situation could improve and Everton might not be interested in letting him go.
Super Deporte also relay Valencia's manager, Marcelino, who recently admitted he was a fan of the player, before quickly stating he didn't want to talk about players that weren't under his supervision.
At this stage, it's quite simply: the La Liga side want Sandro, and talks are already underway to try and get something done.
There are a lot of hurdles along the way, but there's an air of confidence something could get done.
It mostly depends on Sam Allardyce, though.


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Descendants of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and Aztec emperor Moctezuma met Friday in Mexico City to mark the 500th anniversary of their forebearers' first encounter.
The hope was that the meeting, at a colonial church where Cortés is buried, would go better than the one 500 years ago.
Federico Acosta, a Mexican who traces his lineage back 16 generations to Moctezuma's daughter, embraced Ascanio Pignatelli of Italy in a bear hug.
"I want to ask your forgiveness for all the bad things that happened," said Pignatelli, who is descended from Cortes' daughter.
"We need to leave the past behind us," Pignatelli said. "Today is a day for leaving all the bad things in the past."
Asked if Mexico needed an apology from Spain, Acosta said no.
"In the end, we are all family now," he said.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, however, disagrees.
"I still ask the king of Spain and Pope Francis, humbly, that they apologize for the abuses committed during the conquest and the colonial domination," López Obrador said during a visit to Yucatan state after Acosta and Pignatelli's hug.
Acosta is quite sure of his lineage: up until the 1930s, his family received a pension granted by the government to Moctezuma's descendants.
And Pignatelli's family had inherited one of Cortes' noble titles, until they sold it.
The two shook hands and said they hoped the anniversary would serve to unite, not divide people.
Cortés and his 400 men were met by Moctezuma at the entrance to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec name for the capital.
Moctezuma greeted them courteously and showered them with gifts, hoping to convince them to go away.
He didn't realize his gifts just whetted their avarice; the Spaniards bullied their way into Moctezuma's palace, first as guests, and then as captors.
The Aztecs tired of their emperor's weakness and chased Cortés out of Tenochtitlan.
Cortés regrouped and conquered the city by 1521.
Acosta said he was proud of the civilization the Aztecs — known as the Mexicas — built.
"We had order, we had honor, we had everything, and if we recover that, we Mexicans have proven that we can be the best," Acosta said.
But Acosta said the conquerors should be judged by the standards of their day, even if modern standards condemn their massacres and brutality.
"It's not that there were good people and bad people," he said. "It's that that's the way things were done."
In March, López Obrador, asked Spain for an apology for the Conquest, in which millions of indigenous people died from violence and disease.
Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Spain "will not issue these apologies that have been requested," and it seemed the case was closed until López Obrador raised it again Friday.
"It's no insult," López Obrador said. "On the contrary, we reconcile and apologize for the injustices of other times so that, reconciled, we look ahead toward the future as the brothers we are."


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I have noticed that by doing
under raspbian to have a client connection at boot, from time to time there are several connection made and so several tun interface created. Also the case if restarting every x hours with systemctl, doesn't close tun0 for example and creates tun1.
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systemctl enable openvpn-client@conffile
So is it a bug?
Does raspbian coders have screwed the code?
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The sun rises at 6:54 on Monday, January 6, 2019. It's a balmy 40° F out and Jace is shirtless and staring directly into the sun, which is rising over the Panera Bread. The camera pans around to catch his eyes, protected by a pair of Warby Parker Larsen sunglasses (in Rhubarb Matte with Polished Gold).
JACE: I suppose you're wondering why I gathered you here today.
Nobody speaks.
JACE: The Churrascaria directly behind me opens at 11. So I've got the parking lot all to myself. I've got a lot to do in the next four hours.
Jace drops into a Shawn Michaels-style half split, and flexes despondently.
JACE: I've been bad. I've been lazy. Not lazy in action, I'm as shredded as ever.
His deltoids twitch remorsefully
JACE: Lazy in spirit. Lazy in character.
He arches backwards into a bridge.
JACE: I have no fighting spirit. Correction. Had.
His hips swivel, and suddently he's in pushup-position, knuckles on the asphalt. He grinds out a dozen over the next few lines.
JACE: I have an enemy now. And his name is Tarzan. It is destiny now, it is a fact that in order to be the man... I'll have to beat...
Jace springs to his feet
JACE: To accomplish this, I will need to continue my disciplined workouts.
JACE: To accomplish this, I will need to continue eating 500 calories BENEATH my basal metabolic rate! I WILL attain 3% bodyfat!
JACE: To accomplish this, I will need an actual finisher.
The camera pans out. And there's Buddy Showtime, leaning against the bumper of a panel truck. He's clearly been there the whole time.
BUDDY: I thought you'd called me here for a reason.
JACE: How is this not a reason?
BUDDY: Seriously. Kentucky Tarzan. I thought we took care of him in the ring.
JACE: By cheating.
BUDDY: That's what I said.
JACE: But that's not how it goes.
BUDDY: OK, humor me. How was it supposed to go.
Jace reaches down into the pocket of his discarded hoodie and pulls out a black permanent marker. He walks over to the side of the van, which we can now see has the ghosts of the words "GALA Y F TNES" still visible on its side in the dawn light.
JACE: Let me break it down for you. 1. Decency is Violated . Which leads to 2. A Challenge For Justice when the Injured Party Demands Satisfaction leading to 3. An Escalating Series of Conflicts where both men challenge each other, straining their bodies to the breaking points as glory is manifested thereby! The magic happens in the squared circle! And he's IGNORING me!
As he breaks it down, Jace . The final diagram reads "1. OUTRAGE ->2. CHALLENGE ->3. ESCALATION = POWER AND GLORY -> REPEAT OR REPLACE!
BUDDY: Kid, I used to think you were smart.
JACE: Look, I've run the numbers. You can see the diagram yourself. There is literally no other man in the FWF that it makes sense for me to face in the ring!
BUDDY: You lost to the Raging Dead. Aren't you pissed?
JACE: And that's in the past!
BUDDY: You make a run for the title!
JACE: That's in the future!
BUDDY: Awful sure of yourself, ain'cha, kid?
JACE: It's not like I couldn't make easier money in a straight job.
BUDDY: So what, move back to Allentown, reopen Galaxy Fitness?
JACE: First of all, fuck Allentown.
BUDDY: What's wrong with...
JACE: Second of all, even you know I'd probably set up in Milan.
BUDDY: For the models?
JACE: For the rich women driven half-mad by the presence of models. Think of it Buddy, women who have enough money that nobody can deny them anything. Women who have everything they could ever want. Except for the bodies of women whose very career is to be attractive. And here I come, telling them that my American Expertise can let them have even that.
BUDDY: And then you screw them?
JACE: Out of every cent of their alimony. Perfection is not cheap.
BUDDY: So you've got this all laid out. Why aren't you there now, all Bongiorno, Signora. Wait, do you even speak Italian?
JACE: Nah, but my Portuguese is getting mad decent so I can get by.
BUDDY: But again .
JACE: Because I'm a wrestler, Buddy. Despite your having trained me. This is my life. More importantly, this is my art. And my art demands that I take that big gold belt, but only when it's my time. Right now, my art demands I prove myself. Buddy, Mr. Showtime, when you look at me, what's the one word you hear in your head.
Buddy knows better than to say it, but you can see it in his eyes.
JACE: That's goddamn right, it's Authenticity. I am the realest son of a bitch in this whole fake city. And there is only one competitor, only one man that threatens this status.
BUDDY: And he rhymes with "Unlucky Starman?"
JACE: Exactly! That asshole is so damn chill, it's like he doesn't know I exist! And I have a win over him!
BUDDY: So you called me out here at ass o' clock, drew all over my van, and whined about a feud that only half of the participants even believe are happening?
JACE: So what's your advice?
BUDDY: Trust the process.
Jace studies the diagram he drew on the side of the van for a good fifteen seconds and then grabs his hoodie.
JACE: You're a genius.
BUDDY: How so.
JACE: I wrote the process. I just need to trust myself.
Jace jogs off in the rough direction of the UNLV campus.
BUDDY: There's gotta be an angle here...
"I am not that dragon and you are not that warrior."
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Architecture Conception of Energy Internet and Technical Challenges
Abstract—This paper presents a new management system for energy internet based on hierarchical and independent principle. Every point connects each other and has its own scheduling rights. In previous work, we have analyzed the features, structure and technology system for energy internet, and put forward the architecture conception based on Multi-agent system. Compared to current energy system, Multi-agent operation method can perform high efficiency. We also provide the functional detail of management system and point out the research direction of the key technologies to implement the function of multi-agent system.
Index Terms—management system, energy internet, architecture conception, multi-agent
Cite: Yonghua Chen, Renren Deng, Dongmei Yang, and Hongshui Lv, "Architecture Conception of Energy Internet and Technical Challenges," International Journal of Electrical Energy, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 107-111, June 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijoee.4.2.107-111


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Monday, November 1, 2010
Sneak Peak at Tonight's Photo Shoot
How beautiful is this girl? Crazy pretty! I really shouldn't be editing her pictures yet, but had to do just one really fast and post a sneak peak into her session. Yes, I have 3 other shoots to edit before I get to this one...but I just couldn't help myself.
Some other little highlights coming this week:
1. Crystal and Michelle's finished shoot collage, I have to say they are breathtaking!
2. My hubby dressed up as a french man picture
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[The following post appeared May 3, 2011, on The Mantle.]
I woke up yesterday to the news that Osama Bin Laden had finally been tracked and assassinated. My initial reaction: "Wow. Took ten years, but they got 'im." Then I read about the spontaneous celebrations that broke out on some of America's streets – it didn't sit well.
From the hinterlands of Bratislava's cafés, I needed to "chat." So, I conducted a social-media experiment with my Facebook "friends." The result is a fascinating mini-oral history of a milestone day: support, skepticism, ambivalence. Flowed below is my request and their comments, in the order of their arrival. Yet the comments are not closed! Want to add your two cents' worth? Please do! …
Greetings, my fellow Americans! And anyone else living in the motherland!
I have a made-for-social-media kinda request. I, like you, have been captivated by the momentous kill of Osama bin Laden, ten years in the making. Seeing as I'm not among you, stateside, could you please report to me: a) where you are currently stationed in life; b) roughly how many people "celebrated with jubilation" on the streets of your town – according to your very own eyes, local media, and citizen journalists; and finally, c) any reaction or analysis of your own you might want to add.
To me, I find it curious to learn of crowds (disproportionately small – or large?) out "celebrating" a state execution. Even one as utterly justifiable as Osama's. I wonder if it might have been more meaningful for society to seize upon this rare opportunity to remind ourselves – and the world watching us – of the three thousand people who Osama murdered on 9/11. What was lost. Instead, whooping it up like your town just won the college-basketball championship?
How isolated was this phenomenon? How should the world interpret such reaction? Bloodlust, perhaps? Please, tell me your thoughts. I'm all ears!
Wait. Come to think of it, I'd also like to ask my non-American friends living beyond our shores: how do you interpret the American response you've seen, heard and read? Why do you see it that way? Lastly, I shouldn't ignore my compatriots in the American diaspora: Feel free to weigh in!
Sincerely, Michael
Donald Allport Bird (American): "Greetings My Fellow Americans"!!!! Are you running for President, too?
Scott Goldman (American): My initial reaction to seeing those crowds in NYC and DC was the age of the participants. They were mostly college age people and it struck me that these were 9, 10 and 11 year olds on 9/11. Their joy came from a deep place on what must have been an extremely frightening day from a child's perspective. Now grown up, those fears are exorcised to some extent. Very, very powerful.


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"Between 2018 and 2020, West Midlands councils will have benefitted from 57.3 million worth of funding to enhance their roads"
Traffic roadwork projects may be very disruptive for commuters and drivers in the short-term, but they are essentially undertaken to help the road structure and traffic flow. Wherever you drive in the UK, you're likely to come across a stretch of road or a roundabout which is having work carried out. The government's Road Investment Strategy is to have delivered £15 billion worth of investment in England's motorways and major A roads, with £11 billion said to have been committed between 2015 and 2020 to provide extra capacity via a spine of smart motorways and upgrades.
In this article, with the help of Lookers (Vauxhall Adam retailers), we look at some of the biggest roadwork projects affecting the Midlands.
M6 to Smart Motorway between junction 2 - the M69 interchange
This major scheme is already underway. With an end cost predicted to be up to £234 million, the route has already seen over 3.7 kilometres of drainage replaced, along with around 1.2 kilometres of environmental barriers being installed by January 2019.
This scheme was granted in a bid to help reduce the delay times by increasing traffic capacity. It involved creating a permanent fourth lane where the hard shoulder was, converting the climbing lane into a permanent traffic lane which will be situated eastbound between junction 3a and 3. New electronic information signs and CCTV camera swill also be installed, as will nine emergency refuge areas and noise barriers in built-up areas.
Start date: 2017
End date: 2020*
M42 junction 6
This is set to be a huge project that will cost in the region of £350-£500 million. It's been outlined as a comprehensive upgrade of the M42 junction 6 which is situated near to Birmingham Airport. The plan was put in place in a bid to allow traffic to flow better on and off the A45, to support the access to the airport and prepare capacity for the new High Speed Two (HS2) station.
The work was first announced in August 2017, but changes, including an additional footbridge across the A45 to allow access from Church Lane in Bickenhill, has meant that the project has required some adjustments. It was identified as a necessity in 2014's Road Investment Strategy and has been designed to accommodate planned developments elsewhere in the area. Currently, the junction suffers from high congestion levels and journey reliability issues, so the increased capacity of the junction should support such economic growth.
It's expected that the PINS recommendation report will be released by the end of this year, allowing construction to begin next year.
Start date: 2020
End date: 2023/24*
M5 roadworks
While the long-running roadworks on the M5 were anticipated to be completed in spring, the end date has been pushed back to later this year. The repair work that has been carried out on the Oldbury viaduct on the route has been one of UK motorway's biggest ever projects. The work has seen cars limited to 30mph with traffic running in two lanes on one side. Costing £100 million, there have been over 6,00 repairs necessary with more than 400 miles of scaffolding being used.
Start date: 2017
End date: Autumn 2019*
M50 overbridges repair work
Three bridges between junction 1 and junction 2 on the M50 will be repaired this year. The work began with overnight closures before a weekend closure in February. The repair work is set to cost £14.9 million and it's been suggested that anyone travelling to or from Wales uses the Severn road bridge, which now can be used toll-free.
Due to the nature and extent of the some of the repairs that are needed, the Queens Arms Bridge will be closed fully from late April, but the other bridges will remain open with a single lane and traffic lights in place.
Start date: February 2019
End date: December 2019*
Other investments
Between 2018 and 2020, West Midlands councils will have benefitted from £57.3 million worth of funding to enhance their roads. This will help to reduce congestion levels and encourage housing projects due to the inclusion of bus and cycle routes. They are also receiving £14.1 million from the government's 'Challenge Fund' to improve the area's road maintenance and flood mitigation measures by 2020.
Away from the roads, there's a huge HS2 high speed rail line in the pipeline that will benefit the whole country by 2033. This £55.7 billion project will be a new north-south railway for the UK.
With many other roadworks in the pipeline to battle congestion, it really will be a case of drivers waiting patiently as their roads become more user friendly.
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I've been a parent more of my life then I haven't. That's right, I'm 42 and I've been a mom since I was 18. A lot of things have changed over the years, and my parenting is one of them. You see, I used to be the mom who volunteered for everything. I used to hang her grade card up on the refrigerator all proud of her achievements. I used to be over involved if I'm being completely honest.
I wake her up for school everyday and I also pack her lunch. I wanted to be close to my daughter. She starts middle school this year and I can already feel her slipping away from me.
I used to sit there and watch every single soccer practice because that's what other parents did. I used to try to fix everything for her because that's my job as a mom. Moms fix things when they are broken. They make everything better. I was always living my life through my child's. Her accomplishments were my accomplishments, and her screw ups were mine as well. I took these things to heart. When she did something amazing, I bragged and I gloated because that means I'm doing something right as a parent. And the flip side of that is that when something goes wrong, it's a bad reflection on us as parents.
I am not a bad parent for doing these things, in fact, I thought these were the things she needed from me. At least that's what I had learned over the past few years. If you notice a theme above, it's kind of all about me. But my daughter isn't here for me, she's here for her. It's her life, but yet, I want to make it the childhood I didn't have.
About 3 summers ago I was scrolling though the feed on my phone and I saw a short interview with a lady who just knocked my socks off. She was literally speaking to me and me alone. I stopped what I was doing and I listened. I didn't listen with my normal mom ears, instead I listed with my heart, and with my soul. What she said resonated with me right at the center of my being.
After some investigating I found out that she had written a book, which I promptly ordered on Amazon and received that week in the mail. The book has changed my life. It challenges me in ways that I didn't know were possible. It taught me how much of my own hurt I bring to the table when I'm parenting. It's called The Conscious Parent, and the author is Dr. Shefali Tsabary PhD.
I still need a lot of work when it comes to this area of my life. This being conscious while parenting. I'm so used to reacting rather than responding that it's going to take some practice before I am there.
But I am glad I found it! I am happy to understand why I do some of the things I do. I want my child to succeed. I want to give her the tools to be healthy and happy. I want to heal myself as well. What better example could I give her than to teach her you're never to old to learn? I do not have all the answers, and even if I did, I'm robbing her of so many things when I figure it all out for her.
If you really want to change yourself and your relationship with your kids, I recommend you read this book. I also recommend that you read "How to Raise an Adult." There are many hard, cold, facts that you cannot deny about today's youth. The kids haven't changed over the years, but the parenting sure has. I choose to be conscious, I choose the challenge of learning. I choose to find a new way, because now that I know better, I will do better.
This week I need to work on shutting up and listening. I have a big problem with this. As soon as she starts talking, I'm already forming a thought in my head and a response. I'm already thinking of a way I can respond. She's getting to the age where she is going to stop trying to talk to me because alI I do is fix. So this week, I will work on listening and understanding, instead of listening to change or fix.
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The St. Vincent's Thrift Shop, a major source of funding for the free food and social service programs under the Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada umbrella, will soon be doubling in size.
This week, the 501c3 nonprofit organization signed a lease to occupy to old JC Penney Outlet store on Glendale Avenue in Sparks. This move will greatly increase the impact the St. Vincent's Programs will have on helping local people living in poverty.
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In the past five years, the agency has acquired a handful of new programs, and we continue to grow. In 2014, we provided more than 350,000 direct services to clients.
The new St. Vincent's Thrift Shop is expected to open by Memorial Day of 2015. The Glendale location will also act as a fourth donation drop-off location for our local area. St. Vincent's hopes to announce a date soon to invite the community to drop off gently used furniture, clothing and other items.
In the meantime, the agency is currently collecting donations at the following three locations: St. Vincent's Thrift Shop – 500 East Fourth Street Reno, NV 89512 (at Valley Road); Donation Drop-off Center, 4670 Sparks Boulevard (at Vista Avenue in Sparks); and, Donation Drop-off Center, 3590 West Plumb Lane (at McCarran Blvd in Reno).
The original St. Vincent's Thrift Shop will continue operation in its current location at 500 E. Fourth Street, but on a smaller scale. This is where the agency distributes vouchers to clients for free clothing, jackets, blankets, shoes and other household items on an as-needed basis.
About Catholic Charities & The St. Vincent's Programs: Established in 1941, Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada (CCNN) is a Nevada-based, 501(c) (3) tax-exempt, non-profit corporation operating twelve human service programs including: St. Vincent's Dining Room, St. Vincent's Food Pantry, St. Vincent's Resource Network, St. Vincent's Affordable Housing, St. Vincent's Thrift Shop, Holy Child Early Learning Center, Immigration Assistance Program, Adoption Program, and the Kids to Seniors Korner Program. CCNN is committed to providing help and creating hope in our community. From infants to seniors, CCNN assists approximately 41,000 people per month in northern Nevada.


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The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, facing calls to resign over revelations that he did not report complaints against a paedophile priest to police, said today that he will only step down if told to by the Pope.
Catholic primate Cardinal Sean Brady defended his role at a 1975 meeting where children abused by sex offender Father Brendan Smyth were asked to take a vow of silence.
For the second day in a row, he resisted calls for his resignation and said that, while he would act differently today if faced with the same situation, he had obeyed church law at the time by reporting his findings to a bishop.
Colm O'Gorman, who founded child abuse support group One In Four, said Dr Brady rose through the ranks in the Catholic Church hierarchy while Smyth continued to rape and abuse children for 18 years.
Asked why he did not see it as a moral obligation to ensure the police were alerted, the Catholic primate said today: "Yes, I knew that these were crimes, but I did not feel that it was my responsibility to denounce the actions of Brendan Smyth to the police." He said he had helped gather evidence for the church to stop Smyth operating as a priest, and that thereafter it was the relevant bishop, plus Smyth's religious order, who had responsibility for the case.
"Now I know with hindsight that I should have done more, but I thought at the time I was doing what I was required to do. Not just that, but most effectively, I can tell you, I acted with great urgency to get that evidence and to produce it and I believed that in doing so I was following the most effective route to have this stopped and that was my main concern and always has been - the safety of children," he said.
Dr Brady claimed that wider society handled child abuse cases differently in the 1970s.
"There was a culture of silence about this, a culture of secrecy, that's the way society dealt with it."
Pressed on the calls for his resignation, he added: "I will only resign if asked by the Holy Father."
Asked if he had reconsidered resigning as a result of criticisms made since his initial refusal to step down yesterday, he said: "Certainly not. I have heard other calls for me to stay. I have been very heartened by those calls, calls of support, to stay and to continue the work of addressing this most difficult problem.
"There are lots of calls here in Armagh, where I serve, in the form of phone calls and emails from priests and people around the country."
The Catholic primate had previously said that bishops who were responsible for managing abuse cases, but who had failed to alert the authorities, should resign.
Today he said: "The fact is that, 35 years ago, I was not a manager, I was recording secretary with no decision-making power, and the question of my resignation... I discharged my responsibilities then, which was to collect evidence... in church investigations, to determine what action the church itself would take against Brendan Smyth. I did that, I acted."
He said that, within three weeks, church authorities withdrew Smyth's rights to act as a priest. The move, however, did not prevent Smyth from targeting further children.
But the Cardinal said: "I played my part, the part I had 35 years ago, as a priest recording secretary to the best of my ability. We are now judging the behaviour of 35 years ago by the standards we set today and I don't think that is fair and it's not applied to other sectors of society."
The Cardinal - then a part-time secretary to the then Bishop of Kilmore, the late Bishop Francis McKiernan - took notes during two meetings with children who he believed had been abused by Smyth.
The senior churchman told BBC Radio Ulster that his actions in 1975 had been part of a process which removed the shamed cleric's licence to act as a priest. He maintained that Smyth's Norbertine order was otherwise responsible for him.
Smyth was at the centre of one of the first paedophile priest scandals to rock the Catholic Church in Ireland.
A seven-month delay in extraditing Smyth to Northern Ireland also collapsed Ireland's Government in November 1994 when the Labour Party withdrew from its coalition with Fianna Fail over claims that a warrant was withheld.
The prolific offender later admitted a litany of sex attacks on about 90 children in the North and South of Ireland over a 40-year period and was jailed - where he died in 1997.
Later, in a separate interview, Cardinal Brady said he was a school teacher at St Patrick's College in Cavan at the time of the interviews and a "very part-time secretary" to the bishop.
Although the evidence was not given to the gardai, the senior churchman said he felt he had carried out his duties.
"Thirty-five years ago we were in a different world. We had no guidance, we were in uncharted territory. Now we have higher standards, thankfully," he said.
"Certainly I would not act in the same way now as I did then.
"I repeat that I was not the manager. I was not bishop then. I did act, that's the most important thing, and acquired the evidence which allowed Bishop McKiernan to act decisively."
The Cardinal told RTE Radio that he passed the information "to the man who had the power to act".
"My focus was on the task I had been given, which was to assist in a canonical investigation, in other words a church investigation," the Cardinal said.
"I felt I did my duty.
"I think it's not fair to judge actions of 35 years ago with the standards we are following today."
The Cardinal said there had been a culture of secrecy and silence in society regarding child abuse at the time, not just in the church.
"Now we act differently and, of course, the first thing we have to do is report to the statutory authorities. We are well aware of that, that this is a crime and that it should be reported and we are not above the law," he said.
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Pueblo West residents are set to unite for a compassionate cause as the St. Baldrick's celebration raises funds for childhood cancer research Saturday at Jimmy's Tavern, 324 S. McCulloch.
The event, designed to raise funds for the non-profit St. Baldrick's Foundation which is working to fund research and treatments to cure childhood cancer, will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The eighth annual event is expected to raise more than $50,000, to add to the well over $150,000 raised for research in the first seven years of the event.
"Each year we honor kids who are battling cancer and unfortunately one lost his battle to cancer three years ago," said Grant Shay, event organizer. "I get choked up every time I think about it and that's why we do what this - we can't have that happen."
During the entire four-hour event, many caring souls who have raised money will submit to a head sheering and proudly show off their bald pates in support of children with cancer. The event also will feature live music by several local bands who are donating their time to play for the event.
"The Pueblo Young Marines will be cooking up hamburgers and hot dogs for sale so we can raise even more money. We will have green lemonade and green beer," Shay said.
The Pueblo County Sheriff's office will sponsor an Identi-kid booth, plus there will be face painting, a silent auction and raffles. One of the highlights will be Shay submitting to a new hairdo.
"We have a couple of young men who battled cancer, survived and won so I will spike up my hair and paint it with green glitter and they will shave a silly design in my hair," Shay said.
Last year the event raised $52,000 and the top fundraising team - the Pueblo County Sheriff's office - raised $17,000, Shay said. The event also includes the presentation of pins to thank donors for they years of service.
For details, log onto the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/pueblowesthatescancer/.
Twitter: @tracywumps


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If you're a tater tot fan, we think you'll LOVE this crock pot tater tot casserole. Not only is is super simple, it's VERY versatile and it's absolutely delicious too!
Not only is it a great crowd pleaser…and by that I mean if someone likes potatoes…you've got a hit with this recipe. Beef, potatoes, and sauces and of course, some cheese to top it off…and that's pretty much it. Anyways, what I was saying…not only is it a crowd pleaser…even the itty-bitty's will eat this recipe. The picky eaters that don't eat much of anything, the one's around here scarf it down!
Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole Topics
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- Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole Topics
- Different Ways to Cook Hamburger Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole
- Variations of Flavors for Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole Recipes
- Printable Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
- Other Delicious Crockpot Freezer Meals:
- Pin it for Later for Tater Tot Casserole
Different Ways to Cook Hamburger Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole
When I say this recipe is versatile, I am really not kidding. There are SO many things you can do here…and I'm not just talking about changing out your sauces either. So the first thing I'm gonna tell you about is the ability to cook it 3 different ways.
You read that right. This recipe…just as it's written in the printable version below…goes from the slow cooker to the skillet to the oven. There is no need to vary your ingredients, just slight variations in the cooking methods and times…
How'd I find that out you ask? Well, that equates to a confession of sorts. And here it is. I forgot to get the food out of the freezer AND I forgot I needed to cook 'cause I was thinking about other stuff AND we had company coming over.
Now the company…that's my sisters and their crew. They could care less if I feed them, they're completely chill most times. But I wanted to feed them. I have this weird thing about feeding anyone that walks in the door. I guess it's a Mom/Grandma (which is not my name btw…my name is Ama for the grands) thing. I'm not sure…
But I did forget all about food because it's migraine season as I write this and that is one of my Achilles' heels. I get those dang things pretty often…so I forgot all about cooking and food. BUT after several hours and it was under control, I finally looked at the clock. It was after 2 pm. Not late at all. Unless you (me) were planning on cooking in the crock pot. Oops!
So I re-read the recipe I'd written out, thought it through and decided I'd give making a skillet version a shot. IT WORKED! And since I've made the total oven and slow cooker versions previously…I can tell you guys it works all three ways :)
Crockpot Tater Tot Hamburger Casserole
For the crock pot tater tot casserole AND the skillet versions…you need to precook the meat. NOW…if you are anything like me. I seldom remembered this step…OR I can now officially say remembered. How come I get to use the past tense now? Because, because, because (sorry, you can't hear me singing that) I had a friend teach me how to make
crock pot hamburger meat. AND how to to it properly so it isn't gross!
I tried it years ago. Not long after I refused to buy another stove (that's in the about me section if you want to read it). It wasn't just gross, it was plain nasty. There was no salvaging it. So I didn't really want to try again…but here's another time…it worked!
So you can precook the meat in a skillet, in the crockpot, or a 3-in-1 crockpot (and let me tell ya, they rock too… more on that one coming later). Then, after the meat mixture is cooked, you'll just need to drain off any excess grease and proceed with the recipe.
The layers for the crock pot version of this tater tot casserole go together just like the skillet version in the picture collage below. Then you turn the slow cooker on low and cook it 6 to 8 hours (I've never made it on high, I don't know if that setting works, I'll give it a shot when making a few of the "variations of flavors" and keep you guys posted.
Cast Iron Skillet Hamburger Tater Tot Casserole
The ONLY difference between the skillet and crock pot tater tot casserole recipes is the cook time. That, and you'll need a cast iron skillet. The texture of the casserole itself really isn't any different…the sauce that goes over the top gives them both a creamy, casserole texture.
Slow cookers are my favorite cooking device (yeah, I know…that's pretty obvious) BUT cast iron rocks all on it's own. I might own 7 crockpots (I think that's right) but I own 12 different pieces of cast iron cookware too. I have 7 cast iron skillets alone! Cast iron is super versatile and I'll be writing on those shortly too…
But 'til then, know…if you need a skillet set, cast iron will never let you down OR wear out. With a tiny bit of TLC you'll never need another skillet…
The texture of the casserole itself really isn't any different…the sauce that goes over the top gives them both a creamy, casserole texture.
For the skillet version, you actually bake it for a bit too. So while you're frying the meat and onions, preheat the oven to 425°. Mix your soups, sour cream and milk and set them aside.
After the meat is no longer pink and the onions are a bit soft, just drain off any excess grease. Then assemble like this…
Bake for about 35 to 45 minutes in that pre-heated oven and allow to cool for a couple minutes before serving. That's it! Time to enjoy and impress the folks gathered around the table :)
Hamburger Tater Tot Oven Casserole
The oven version can go two different ways. And which way you decide to cook it is completely up to you.
You can cook it just like the skillet & crock pot versions OR you can not precook the meat at all. You'll get more of a meatloaf consistency using this method. Both versions are really good, your choice.
- If you precook the meat a 9×13 baking dish works best. I personally prefer glass dishes, my Pyrex one I used for this chicken & rice dish works very well when making this recipe. It also comes with a plastic lid for easy storage and/or transport. Just let the dish cool completely and cover for later.
- If you decide to not precook the meat, here are the directions for that one too…
- Mix the ground meats and onion and spread evenly over the bottom of the greased baking dish.
- Layer in the same method as the image above (tots, soup mixture, and the shredded cheese)
- Bake at 425° for 50-70 minutes (time varies a bit depending on what size baking dish you use).
Variations of Flavors for Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole Recipes
This recipe is half hamburger and half pork sausage. You can use either one or both. BUT chicken and/or bacon are also excellent options too!
See where I'm going with this? You can use ANY meat you want! Got leftover meatloaf? No worries, you can use it here. Leftover chicken? Pull it off the bone and toss it in this recipe, it's awesome!
This is the first tater tot casserole for SlowCookerKitchen BUT it won't be the last. All the one's listed below are going on the menu over the next couple months.
We'll do the "test kitchen" thing here…then we'll let you know if it works for all the different cooking methods too.
- Mexican Tater Tot Casserole
- Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole
- Pizza Tater Tot Casserole
- Chili Tater Tot Casserole
- Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole
- Ham and Tater Tot Casserole
- Cowboy Tater Tots Casserole
- Chicken Bacon Tater Tot Casserole
- Buffalo Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
- Cracked Out Tater Tot Casserole
These are just a few of the ones I've heard of…if you have more ideas or want use to figure one out for you, just let me know! We'll give it a shot.
Printable Tater Tot Casserole Recipe
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 1 onion diced
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can golden mushroom soup
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 32 ounces package tater tots
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
Fry your meats and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and onion is translucent, drain off excess grease
Mix the soups, sour cream and milk in a separate container and set it aside
Layer the meat mixture, tater tots, soup mixture and shredded cheese
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours
Preheat your oven to 425° while frying your meats and onions and listed above
Drain the excess fat and layer the tots, soup mixture and lastly, the cheese over the top of the meat mixture
Place in the oven uncovered and cook for 35-45 minutes
Preheat the oven to 425°
Mix the ground meats & onion and spread in the bottom of a 9x13 greased baking dish
Layer tater tots, soup mixture, and the shredded cheese
Bake at 425° for 50-70 minutes. Time can vary slightly depending on what size and type of baking dish you use.
Substitute canned, evaporated milk for the "milk" in the recipe
Precook the ground meats and onions ~or~ form them into a meatloaf, place in large zip baggie
Mix the soups, evaporated milk and sour cream until very smooth. Pour into a smaller baggie and place inside the larger bag
Stack the tater tot bag and meat bag and tape them together using the same method as Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie
Defrost in the refrigerator overnight before cooking
Other Delicious Crockpot Freezer Meals:
If you like this recipe, you might want to check some of these out too! Holler if you need any help…and ROCK THAT CROCK!


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Florence + The Machine @ the Archway, DUMBO, NYC for Creators Project -10.15.2011
I finally got to see Florence + The Machine perform during the Creators Project event in Brooklyn on Saturday. It was worth the wait, she has one of those voices that seems larger than her. I'm sure the fact that we were under the arch of the Manhattan Bridge added to the great sound. I heard it wasn't so great in the back, but up near the front it was perfect. I didn't have a photo pass but I brought my camera anyway and got some pretty decent pictures from about 50 feet away, thank you 70-300mm lens. They're all from the same angle, couldn't move around cause it was packed and I was stuck against a wall behind some tall people.
This show was fantastic and in a beautiful setting. The Creators Project really outdid themselves this year. Can't wait to see what they have in store next year.
Creators Project – DUMBO – 10.15.2011
I went to day one of the Creators Project event in DUMBO yesterday. It was definitely one of the best events I've been too all year. Below are some pictures I took while walking around and visiting the different galleries and so on. I also go to see a beautiful performance by Florence & The Machine under the Manhattan Bridge Archway, I will post those pictures later.


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About me
Lee Crombleholme BSc(Hons) PostGradDip NLP Master Practitioner DipClinicalHynotherapy
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Lee Crombleholme studied Psychology and Sport Science at undergraduate and post graduate level. He is also an NLP Master Practitioner and has a diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy which he uses to improve sport performance. Lee also played NCAA Division 1 golf at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Lee Crombleholme has over 15 years experience helping golfers from club level up to European Tour professionals attain confidence and consistency in their golf games.
Inside this course you will find golf instruction videos to improve all areas of your golf.
With years of experience in many sports from club level right up to Olympic medal winners, you're sure to learn the mental tools and techniques necessary to reach your goals.
Lee is based at the High Legh Golf Club, Cheshire and the North Wales Sports Physiotherapy Clinic, Deeside. He also travels around the World working with sports people and conducting Mental Coaching Seminars to players of all levels.


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Updated Nov 27, 2014. See bottom of post for latest info. If you have had a bad experience, you MUST file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Divison of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
I am writing this entry in the hope that it will show up on searches for this company and spare others from getting ripped off as I have been.
In early May, my washing machine stopped working. According to the error code, the problem is the main control board. I couldn't remember the name of the company I used a few years ago to fix my refrigerator so I started looking for someone to call.
One of my co-workers belongs to Angie's List so we tried searching there but didn't get any useful results. So, I went to Google and my paper phone book. Maryland Appliance Repair's website said they are Whirlpool factory authorized so I called them. That was my first mistake. I later learned that they are NOT a Whirlpool authorized repair company.
Maryland Appliance Repair Co. has an F rating from the Better Business Bureau. If the BBB site had shown up on my Google search, I never would have chosen this company. Unfortunately, I didn't even think about checking there.
The most charitable way to describe this company's actions is to say they are grossly incompetent at conducting their business. They may have conducted business properly in the past but I think it is more appropriate to call their conduct in 2013 unethical and, in some cases, illegal.
I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau against this company around the beginning of June. To make a long story short: the company took money from me for a repair they apparently have no intention of performing. Here is the text of the complaint which details my experiences with this company to 7/19/2013:
Consumer's Original Complaint :
On or about 5/15
I called them because their website claimed they were Whirlpool certified. No one answered. The voice mail said a technician would call back within 15 minutes. An hour later someone called me. We made an appointment for Saturday, May 18. I was told I didn't have to stay home because they would call me 30 minutes before they arrived. I told her to use my cell number and not the number she called me on.
The technician arrived with no notice (they called my work number that I told the woman not to use). Verified that what the error code said was correct. Said they would order the part on Monday, 5/20, and the part should arrive Tuesday or Wednesday and he'd come back on Wednesday evening to install it. He said the new part is improved and I should get 10 years out of it as opposed to the not-quite 4 years I got out of the original part. I believe he told me one amount but wrote a different amount on the invoice. He asked for most of the payment up front, $400. When I attempted to pay by credit card, spun a story about how they were changing card processes, etc. and could I write a check. I did, unfortunately, for $400.
No one showed up to fix the machine and no one called to cancel.
I called. No one answered. The voice mailbox was full and I could not leave a message. I kept trying with the same results. Then I tried to find the website to see if there was an email address. The Better Business Bureau report on this company came up in my search this time (searching by the phone number on the invoice). It had not come up when I was searching for appliance repair companies before I called this company. Discovered this company has an F rating and a lot of complaints. Kept calling and finally someone answered. I asked about why no one came or called. Said she call back. Surprisingly, she did. Said the part would arrive on Friday or Saturday morning. Made an appointment for Saturday afternoon.
No one showed up to fix the machine and no one called to cancel.
I called and left a message. No one returned my call.
I called and left a message. No one returned my call. Also sent an email through the form on their website. No respose. Contacted Whirlpool and learned that this company is NOT a Whirlpool certified repair company as claimed on their website.
Kept calling until someone answered about 1:30. Asked the status of the part. She said she check and call me back. It's now 3 hours later and no one has called. Tried to call and no one answered. I started calling again and she finally answered around 5:30 pm. She asked the same questions she did earlier. This time put me on hold. Came back and told me her computer is down and she can't check anything. I told her I didn't believe her. I suggested she look at the paper invoice. She said the technician has the actual paper. Said she'll call him to get the model number and check on the part. She never called back.
I called around 9:30 AM and left the following message:
[My name, address and phone number]
Today is May 31st. You were supposed to order a main control board for
my Whirlpool Duet Steam washing machine on 5/20.
That didn't happen. On 5/23 you told me the part
would be in on Friday or Saturday. I've
been trying to find out ever since then the status of
the part.
You've promised to call me back with
the information several times but you haven't done that.
I want to know if you've ordered the part.
If so, when was it ordered? Do you have the part?
If you haven't ordered it, why haven't you?
If you don't contact me with answers to my
questions TODAY, the only conclusion I can draw is
that you have no intention of making the repair.
I will be forced to take legal action against
your company.
Haven't heard from anyone. Sent letter requesting a full refund by certified check.
Consumer's Desired Resolution:
I want a full refund by certified check because they falsely claimed to be Whirlpool certified.
BBB Processing
06/10/2013 web BBB Case Received by BBB
06/10/2013 BBB MORE INFO RECEIVED FROM THE CONSUMER : I sent the refund request on 6/6, not 5/30 as stated in the full complaint description.
06/11/2013 HL BBB Case Reviewed by BBB
06/11/2013 Otto EMAIL Send Acknowledgement to Consumer
06/11/2013 Otto EMAIL Notify Business of Dispute
06/24/2013 OttO BBB No Response Received from Business on 1st Notice
06/26/2013 AR BBB PHONE COMPANY AFTER NO RESPONSE FROM 1ST NOTICE : AR 6/26/13 – LM & re-sent the complaint by email & fax
07/02/2013 OttO BBB No Response Received from Business on 1st Notice
07/02/2013 AR MAIL FINAL NOTICE TO COMPANY- VIA MAIL/FAX : AR 7/2/13 – Sent by email, fax & mail
07/08/2013 AR EMAIL Forward Business response to Consumer
07/09/2013 WEB BBB BBB REVIEWS CONSUMER REBUTTAL TO BUSINESS RESPONSE : (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
I attempted to call the number specified in their reponse, 443-977-0573, around 10 a.m. on 7/9. I got a voice mail saying that the mailbox for 410-948-0282 was full.
If they want to talk to me, why don't they just call me?
I want a full refund of what I paid.
07/12/2013 HL BBB Manually Forward Consumer Rebuttal to Business
07/12/2013 HL EMAIL Send Business' Rebuttal Response to Consumer
07/17/2013 WEB BBB CONSUMER REJECTS BUSINESS' FINAL OFFER : (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
On 7/15 at 3:40 pm I called the number he gave. As usual, no one answered. I left a message saying I was calling for Dave at his request and left my name and number. As usual, no one returned the call.
He says he wants to talk to me but his actions say otherwise. He refuses to call me. It's impossible to contact him. Phone calls go unanswered and there was no response to contact using the form on the website. In early June I sent him a letter via certified mail. He chose not to sign for it.
In the letter I asked for a full refund of $400 by CERTIFIED check. I said what I would do if I didn't receive the refund. The first action was filing this complaint with the BBB.
I will now be filing a fraud complaint with the Howard County Office of Consumer Affairs. The reason I called this company was the statement on the website that they were Whirlpool factory authorized. I later learned that is a false statement. They have made false claims and took money for services that were not performed. I believe this is a violation of Section 17.403 of the Howard County Code which states that it is unlawful for any merchant to engage in a deceptive or unfair trade practice with respect to any consumer.
The BBB has closed the complaint with a negative disposition.
The following websites have been associated with this business:
http://marylandapplianceservice.com/ – The one I used.
http://www.marylandappliancerepair.com/ (This website no longer exists.)
The following phone numbers have been associated with this business. Some I got from their website, some from the phone book and some from the BBB report:
410-997-3777 – the number I called
410-255-09222 – they called me from this number once
443-977-0573 – the number the owner gave in response to my BBB complaint
(410) 788-4357
(410) 788-8838
(410) 788-0085
(410) 360-0466
(410) 255-1176
(410) 451-4933
I will update this blog entry as additional events occur.
Updated 8/19/2013:
I mailed my complaint off to the Howard County Office of Consumer Affairs on Friday, 8/16/2013.
I learned that WBAL did a piece on this company in March 2013.
Updated 8/24/2013:
I received a letter today from the county. They transferred my complaint to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General in Baltimore.
Updated 9/3/2013:
I found an article by WMAR.
Updated 9/17/2013:
I received a call from Patrick McCormally from the Maryland Office of the Attorney General this morning. Charges have been filed against David Mansell. The hearing is scheduled for December 10-11.
Maryland AG announces lawsuit against appliance repair company.
I just discovered that David Mansel is also doing business under the name In Home Appliance Repair.
Updated 11/27/2014:
In December of 2013 I testified in the administrative hearing against David Lee Mansel, Jr. I couldn't write about it at the time because the hearing was continued to a later date because court was cancelled due to weather. We were not to discuss our testimony with other witnesses.
The day before the original hearing date I received a refund of the money I paid him. He lawyered up for the hearing. His mother was present but stayed in the hallway where the witnesses waited. After each witness came out after testifying, she apologized to them for her son's actions. By the time I came out, she was reduced to tears. I suspect she put up the money for the refunds. I felt sorry for her.
I received a letter dated November 7, 2014, from Patrick Henry McCormally, the Assistant Attorney General handling the case. The letter contained information about the Final Decision on the case.
Excerpts from Mr. McCormally's letter:
"The Division recently issued a Final Decision finding that Mr. Mansel repeatedly violated the Consumer Protection Act, and requiring him to pay restitution to consumers and a civil penalty of $166,000."
"The Final Order requires Mr. Mansel to return all amounts he took from any consumer for appliance repairs he did not complete and for all heating or air conditioning services he sold. … Collecting all or a part of this amound is likely to be very difficult and may not be possible."
"The Final Order requires Mr. Mansel to cease providing appliance repair services until he posts a bond of $25,000 for the protection of future consumers and ceases his unfair and deceptive trade practices."
If you have had an unsatisfactory experience with Mr. Mansel after the date of the final order, it is very important that you file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. If they receive a sufficient number of complaints that he is violating the order, the state will take further action against him. The only way the state will know that he is violating the order is if people file complaints with the state.


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October 6, 2017
The Ice Hockey UK Referee Section are holding their first Level 1 course for the 17/18 season this Saturday in Solihull. Level 1 officiating manager Nathan Ormond and Roy Hamilton will be putting the students through their paces.
Further courses are scheduled as follows:
Saturday 21st October 2017 in Dumfries
Sunday 22nd October 2017 in Nottingham
Sunday 19th November 2017 in Dundee
Sat & Sun 13th & 14th January 2018 in Guildford
There is more information about the Level 1 courses, what to expect and how to book your place – click here.
If you have any questions about the course please email Nathan Ormond, Level One Officiating Manager firstname.lastname@example.com