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The George Bailey Test
November 18, 2016 Ian Symmonds
Most of us know the story all too well. In the famed holiday movie, It's a Wonderful Life, we witness a classic battle of good and evil. George Bailey has grown up in Bedford Falls and wants desperately to leave, to start a new life, and get on with living, just like his older brother. But, we learn quickly in the movie that George Bailey is perhaps the only person in Bedford Falls uniquely qualified to save the city from the dreaded Mr. Potter. Foregoing a honeymoon and a fresh start in a new city, George saves the bank - and the community - from collapse on that dreaded day when there was a rush on the bank.
But, what would have happened if George would have left? What if he had not used his honeymoon money to save the bank, keeping it open, and creating true competition in the marketplace against Mr. Potter? Later in the movie we had a chance to see what that would look like, when George had a dream - or a nightmare - of what would have happened if his life had not been lived. And, as the dream unfolded, Bedford Falls had turned into Pottersville - a community of low-life villains. It turns out that George Bailey was perhaps the most uniquely qualified person in a community to bring about transformational change and forward movement. And, without him, there was no catalyst to face Mr. Potter.
If George Bailey did not exist, Bedford Falls would likely not exist.
We can learn a lot from It's a Wonderful Life. What would happen if you drove up to your school, college, or non-profit and it was gone tomorrow? It was a life never lived. It never existed. Who would be the bigger losers - the current faculty and students - or the larger community?
Independent schools and colleges do not have a divine right for existence. They must continue to inspire and be relevant to changing times, making valuable contributions to the outside world through their work. And, an extraordinary and inspiring vision is necessary to do this.
An inspiring vision must be relevant. It cannot be about the organization, but rather about contributing to the greater community a valuable solution to a unsolved problem. Most of the world's greatest organizations are effective because they have extraordinary visions. Consider these examples:
Google - To organize all the worlds information and do no harm in the process.
Apple - To constantly challenge the status quo.
Southwest Airlines - To open the skies.
There is a lot we can learn about our organizations by applying The George Bailey Test. It gets right down to heart of relevance. And relevance is ingredient number one in creating a great vision.
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Bo Jackson is our second release from our "LEGENDS" capsule. "Bo" Jackson is the only athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football, and one of few to do so in two major sports. He is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time and one of the ILLest kids in Los Angeles history.


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Q: Grep command not working within a bash script I have a file testtns.txt which has numbers like below :
123
456

I am then passing the input of the file folder path like "/var/www/batchfiles/files/test.csv" . The test.csv has following records :
1,123,On its way to warehouse,20230131
2,456,On its way to warehouse,20230201
3,777,Pickedup,20230201
4,888,Pickedup,20230202

I have created the script printgrep.bash to read the numbers from the file testtns.txt and then grep the csv files in folder "/var/www/batchfiles/files/". I am running the script using command .\printgrep.bash /var/www/batchfiles/files/* and excepting the output to be in output.txt as follows :
1,123,On its way to warehouse,20230131
2,456,On its way to warehouse,20230201

However when I run the above command, output.txt is empty and doesnt have any results. However if I run the grep command as it is, it does return results as excepted.
Can someone let me know why the grep command not working in the below script printgrep.bash :
#!/bin/bash
cat testtns.txt | while read line
do
grep -i "^ $line" $1 >> output.txt
done

Tried even below grep command but still didnt work :
#!/bin/bash
cat testtns.txt | while read line
do
grep -i "$line" $1 >> output.txt
done

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On September 17, 2014 the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs met to consider the Senate Bill, S. 2670, Keep the Promise Act of 2014, introduced by Senators McCain and Flake. I have transcribed the testimony verbatim. Since I am not technically savvy enough to create a link to my file I will offer the first portion of the testimony at the end of this blog. If anyone reading this can tell me how to create a link to one of my files I would appreciate it.
This portion of the hearing deals with Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, Kevin Washburn. He offers his testimony and then is questioned by Senator McCain and Chairman of the Committee Tester. He has to defend the Department of the Interior's action of having approved reservation status to the Tohono O'odham. He does not work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs that will decide the question of allowing gaming on the TO's new reservation. Having watched the hearing via the internet and then transcribing the hearing one cannot help but develop first impressions.
Mr. Washburn appears to be your typical bureaucrat, a small minded man enamored by his title and power; and rigid beyond all reason. I bet his business cards are engraved in gold. He certainly is good at towing the party line. He insisted that the Tohono O'odham (TO) are an impoverished tribe despite their annual revenue of over $36 million derived from their 3 casinos in the Tucson area but when asked if he knew how much revenue the TO earned annually he admitted that he did not know. He also insisted that there was no prohibition in any law, including the current Arizona Gaming Compact, that would prevent the TO from building a casino in the middle of Glendale. His stance was since there is no legal prohibition from driving your car over a cliff or eating yourself to death, it's perfectly all right to do so. The absence of a "no" makes any action permissible according to Mr. Washburn.
Senator McCain repeatedly and forcefully made clear the intent of the Inouye McCain Bill, formally known as the Gila River Indian Land Replacement Act of 1988. McCain said that just as with the voter approved state gaming compact, the universal assumption was that the TO would build its fourth casino in southern Arizona. No one contemplated the recent action taken by the TO. There is now concern that the TO may close its casinos in southern Arizona and rebuild on other county islands in Maricopa County. It's not so farfetched a notion. Apparently TO council notes have been discovered that outline just such a scenario.
Senator McCain: "Are you saying they are impoverished, because you said, you're referring to impoverished tribes. Are you saying this tribe is impoverished?


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bill-swift - February 9, 2006
Oh my God did the Grammy Awards suck. The sound was awful, and the performers stank. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't they supposed to hand out awards at an awards show? But you know its a terrible show when the best act is Mariah Carey. The whole Sly and the Family Stone medley was a joke, and so who the hell let Mary J. Blige ruin U2's "one."
On the very small plus side, that whole Jay Z and Paul McCartney thing was cool, but a couple years too late, I think (Can anyone say "Grey Album?"), and Madonna and the Gorillaz performance was a novelty at best. At least U2 won a couple awards, including Best Song and Best Album, keeping Kanye West's ego in check.
Holy crap, I feel like shooting myself in the head after wasting my night on that show. See what I go through for you!? You'll find nearly 200 Grammy Awards pictures are after the jump, but I don't think anyone looked good (except for Chritina Milian). This whole night was awful.
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'Cut the Rent', a campaign active at UCL since 2015 is now gearing up to take action at King's Accommodations.
'Cut the Rent' targets poor living conditions and high rent prices in student accommodations. It also points towards the fact that universities profit greatly from first year students who do not have a great range of options when coming to London.
"We have had problems with pests, broken wifi and no hot water.", 'UCL, Cut the Rent' leadership commented during their info meeting for this year. The meeting took place on October 9th at the Institute of Education.
The main tactic so far has been rent-strikes, which entails students withholding their period 2 rent payment in order to force leadership to the table.
"We started with 150 students and it grew to over a thousand.", they further chronicled.
With an initial demand of a 40% rent cut, a final cut of 5% was negotiated for the UCL Hall Max Rayne at the end of last year.
The KCL chapter of 'Cut the Rent' was launched in August of this year and currently have just over a hundred followers on facebook. They still have not announced their first meeting.
What can we expect from 'KCL, Cut the Rent'? If they follow the pattern previously set by the UCL, they will most likely focus on a King's hall of residence were the conditions are particularly poor such as Great Dover Street, who have had the most reports of pest during the last 5 years. Whether 'KCL, Cut the Rent' will also use rent strikes as their central tactic remains to be seen.


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This Is Why You Deserve To Finally Move On
By Fernanda Calvo, September 15th 2017
Jordan Bauer
Unrequited love isn't real. It's simply an excuse that we use to drink heavily or eat whole box of kinder buenos in an attempt at forgetting someone. The person you thought was your person completely failed you and you start to think that your story with them is your own personal version of Romeo and Juliet. You convince yourself that this combination of romance and tragedy makes your story with that person the most heart-wrenching love story of all time, but really it's much simpler than that. You see, love isn't a feeling…it's an action.
I'll let you take a moment to digest that.
If someone "felt" like not loving you anymore, it's really because they've chosen to stop loving you. There's no falling out of love, it's more like a deliberate walking out of it. It's never accidental and more often than not it has nothing to do with you although the other person may think so.
Think about love being a choice for a second. And now quietly ponder on this: Why should anyone ever be hung up over someone who deliberately decided not to love them?
It's all logical, isn't it? Why would anyone waste any brainpower on someone who decided to unlove them? It would make no sense for anyone to do that ever.
Now think about this for this for a second…why do you still think about that person? Why is it that the moment you saw the title of this article that person popped into your head and you desperately clicked to see if you could finally convince yourself that you need to get over them?
Your memory is long, that's why.
You can still smell her perfume on your sheets, even though you've washed them a hundred times since she's been gone. You can still taste the minty-tobacco-y flavor in your mouth from when he used to kiss you. You still remember how pretty her brown hair looked in the sun. You still remember how strong his arms were around you when you played the little spoon. You still cry when you hear that song, pizza hasn't tasted the same since then and Friday nights are completely pointless.
You'll probably never allow yourself to love like that ever again, but you do deserve to move on.
You deserve to move on because he'll never leave the west coast for you.
You deserve to move on because she's now with your best friend, and she's happy.
You deserve to move on because he ghosted and a just a few months after now he's engaged.
You deserve to move on because she kept you on the back burner, but then tried to come back.
You deserve to move on because he only ever asked you for nudes and he never had any intentions of taking you out on a real date.
You deserve to move on because when one of your closest friends died and you reached out to her for some comfort, she left your message on seen.
You deserve to move on because he purposefully didn't wish you a happy birthday.
You deserve to move on because you deserve to be happy.
You deserve to move on because you deserve to find love.
You deserve to move on because you deserve a chance at a happily ever after.
You deserve to move on because you deserve to move on.
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Nato a Kiev, Anikeenko iniziò la propria carriera nell'hockey su ghiaccio nella seconda squadra della Lokomotiv Jaroslavl', militante nella terza divisione russa, la Pervaja Liga. Dal 2002 al 2007 disputò in totale 131 partite, con 9 reti e 31 assist forniti. Fu scelto inoltre nel 2005 dagli Ottawa Senators, squadra della National Hockey League.

Anikeenko esordì nella Superliga russa nella stagione 2005-2006, esordendo con 27 partite disputate ed un assist. Nel corso del campionato 2007-2008 fu ceduto in prestito al Metallurg Novokuzneck per 10 partite, nelle quali totalizzò due punti. Dalla stagione successiva, nella quale nacque la Kontinental Hockey League, Anikeenko ritornò nella rosa della Lokomotiv Jaroslavl'. Al termine della stagione 2010-2011 aveva toccato le 296 presenze, con 21 reti e 51 assist, per un totale di 72 punti.

Nazionale
In nazionale Anikeenko esordì nel 2003 con la selezione Under-18, in occasione del Campionato mondiale U18, dove la nazionale russa conquistò la medaglia di bronzo. Con la selezione Under-20 invece prese parte al Campionato mondiale U20 del 2007, nella quale la Russia conquistò l'argento. Anikeenko vinse il premio speciale per il miglior rapporto plus/minus, con un totale di +6.

Incidente aereo

Il 7 settembre 2011 Anikeenko perse la vita quando un Yakovlev Yak-42, che portava a bordo l'intera squadra e lo staff della Lokomotiv, si schiantò al suolo nei pressi di Jaroslavl'. Il volo era diretto a Minsk, dove era in programma l'incontro d'esordio della stagione 2011-12. Delle 45 persone a bordo dell'aereo sopravvisse solo l'ingegnere di volo Aleksandr Sizov.

Palmarès

Individuale
 Miglior rapporto +/- del Campionato mondiale U20: 1
 Svezia 2007 (+6 punti)

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Morti per incidente aereo
Hockeisti su ghiaccio deceduti nel periodo di attività

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Contact between incarcerated parents and their children is an emotional topic! Most incarcerated parents say that separation from their children is the most difficult part of being in prison or jail, and having contact with their children can help ease their pain.
During parental incarceration, most parents stay in contact with their children one way or another. Telephone contact is the most common form of contact, with letters and visits less common. Less than half of incarcerated parents receive regular visits from their children, whereas for others, visits are rare or not regular.
Although opinions abound about whether or not children of different ages should visit their parents in jail or prison, very little research has been conducted that actually documents children's reactions to visits with their incarcerated parents. My research team recently completed 2 studies documenting young children's reactions to such visits. We found that Plexiglas visits were more likely to be associated with children's negative behaviors compared to visits that were face-to-face contact visits or video visits. Yet for all visit types, the vast majority of children connected with their incarcerated parents in positive ways.


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The 10 Shortest Reigns in English History
Matt Lewis
@MattLewisAuthor
Harold Godwinson (King Harold II) places the crown on his own head. 13th century artwork.
Image Credit: Cambridge University Library via Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain
The late Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in British history. At the other end of the scale, some monarchs of England before the United Kingdom emerged had short reigns. Some incredibly short.
Here are the ten shortest reigning monarchs in English history.
10. Harthacnut (17 March 1040 – 8 June 1042 = 813 days or 2 years, 83 days)
The son of Cnut the Great, who had ruled Denmark, Norway and England until his death in 1035, Harthacnut initially became King of Denmark. Norway was lost to Magnus I, and Harthacnut's half-brother Harold I Harefoot was King of England. When Harold died in 1042, Harthacnut succeeded in England, but died just over two years later in 1042, aged around 24. He is the last Dane to rule England.
Frequently unwell, possibly suffering from tuberculosis, Harthacnut may have realised he would not live long. In 1041, he invited his maternal half-brother Edward (later the Confessor) to his court and made him heir to the throne. When Harthacnut died suddenly the following year, apparently whilst standing making a toast at a wedding, there was some suspicion Edward might have been behind it as he became the new King of England.
14th century depiction of King Harthacnut
Image Credit: British Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
9. Richard III (26 June 1483 – 22 August 1485 = 788 days or 2 years 57 days)
At number 9 is one of England's most famous and controversial kings, Richard III. Despite only reigning for 2 years and 57 days, he has been the focus of much debate and revision over the centuries since his death at the Battle of Bosworth, which ushered in the Tudor age.
Richard became king in 1483 after his nephew, Edward V was declared illegitimate. Although many believe this story to be a fabrication by Richard, there is some evidence that proof of Edward IV's bigamy was shown, examined, and accepted in London at the time. Richard faced threats throughout his reign. Although it is often thought that these came on the basis of a belief he may have murdered his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, it is also possible that his legal and social reforms were unpopular with the gentry classes and that this led to their uprisings.
8. Harold II Godwinson (5 January 1066 – 14 October 1066 = 282 days)
The son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, Harold controversially succeeded Edward the Confessor in January 1066, but failed to see out the year as king. He was Edward's brother-in-law and claimed the old king placed the kingdom into his care on his deathbed. Harold's right was threatened first by Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, whom Harold defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September.
The next threat came from William, Duke of Normandy. He claimed Edward had promised him the crown, and that Harold had made an oath to respect that while spending time in Normandy. After Stamford Bridge, Harold sped south and confronted William at the Battle of Hastings, ultimately losing his life and ending the Anglo-Saxon period in England with the Norman Conquest.
The idea of a child monarch is today unthinkable. In the Medieval period it was relatively common.
7. Edmund II (23 April 1016 – 30 November 1016 = 221 days)
Edmund II, known as Ironside because of his martial ability, succeeded his father Æthelred the Unready in April 1016. Along with the crown, he also inherited his father's problems with Viking incursions, particularly led by the Danish king Cnut the Great.
During his brief reign, Edmund fought five battles against the Danish forces, ending in defeat at the Battle of Assandun on 18 October. To create peace, Edmund and Cnut agreed to divide England. Edmund would rule Wessex and Cnut the rest. Within weeks, Edmund died in his mid-twenties. Cnut took control of all of England and exiled Edmund's family, including his two sons, Edward the Exile and Edmund Ætheling.
6. Empress Matilda (7 April 1141 – 1 November 1141 = 208 days)
Controversial, I know. Empress Matilda engaged in a conflict with her cousin King Stephen known as The Anarchy over the right to rule England. Matilda had been designated heir to her father, Henry I, but when he died in 1135, Stephen had slipped in and had himself crowned. Matilda sought to regain her right, and invaded England in 1139. On 2 February 1141, Stephen was captured by Matilda's forces, led by her half-brother Robert, Earl of Gloucester, at the Battle of Lincoln.
On 7 April, the clergy met at Winchester and proclaimed Matilda as Stephen's replacement. She would be crowned in London and use the title Lady of the English, because a king was a man, and a queen was a king's wife. This harked back to Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, Alfred the Great's daughter who had ruled the kingdom of Mercia.
On the eve of her coronation, Matilda was driven from London by a force raised by Stephen's wife, confusingly also named Matilda. Robert, Earl of Gloucester was captured at Winchester and a prisoner exchange was arranged. On 1 November, Stephen emerged from captivity to take up his crown again, ending the brief reign (or at least nearly reign) of Empress Matilda.
Contemporary miniature of Henry's mother, Empress Matilda, from the 'Gospels of Henry the Lion'
Image Credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
5. Edward V (9 April 1483 – 26 June 1483 = 78 days)
Edward V became the second Yorkist King of England on the death of his father, Edward IV, on 9 April 1483. Edward IV's death, just short of his 41st birthday, was unexpected, and his heir was just 12 years old. What happened next is mired in uncertainty and controversy. The outcome was that Edward IV's marriage was declared bigamous and all of the children of it therefore illegitimate. Edward V's uncle became King Richard III.
The fate of Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, known together as the Princes in the Tower, is unknown. Many believe they were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard, but there is no real evidence to support that view. This writer believes neither boy was ever in danger from Richard III and both survived his reign.
4. Edgar II (15 October 1066 – 17 December 1066 = 63 days)
Another controversial entry. Edgar II, more commonly known as Edgar Ætheling (an Anglo-Saxon word equivalent to prince, meaning something like 'throne worthy'), is a fascinating man who led an incredible life. In the aftermath of King Harold's death at the Battle of Hastings, the Witenagemot, a kind of forerunner of Parliament, elected Edgar as the new king. He was in his mid-teens at the time.
William the Conqueror had other ideas. He eventually forced recognition of his position as king and was crowned on Christmas Day 1066 at Westminster Abbey. Edgar would rebel against William several times, somehow securing forgiveness on every occasion. As well as a spell in Italy, Edgar would take part in the First Crusade before returning to cause trouble for Henry I. He was still alive in 1125, but precisely when and where he died is unknown.
The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England waged war, made peace, and intermarried. The lands under English control once reached to within a few miles of Paris, and those ruled by the French, at their peak, crossed the Channel and encompassed London itself.
3. Sweyn Forkbeard (25 December 1013 – 3 February 1014 = 40 days)
We started this list with Harthcnute, son of Cnut the Great. At number 3 is Cnut's father, Sweyn Forkbeard. Neither came close to Cnut's almost 20 years on the throne of England. Later sources claim that Sweyn, who was King of Denmark and of Norway from 986, began to invade England in response to the St Brice's Day Massacre of Danes in England on the orders of Æthelred the Unready. In 1013, he invaded with the intention of taking Æthelred's throne.
Although he met resistance, most notably in London, many submitted to Sweyn. As he power grew, the capital also surrendered. Sweyn was declared king on Christmas Day 1013. Æthelred and his sons, including Edward, later the Confessor, went into exile. Sweyn died on 3 February 1014, just 40 days after his victory. The cause of death is unclear, some sources claiming murder, others a riding accident. Æthelred returned, but Sweyn's son Cnut would soon take up his father's claim.
2. Ælfweard (17 July 924 – 2 August 924 = 16 days)
Ælfweard of Wessex is not usually included in lists of kings, but he perhaps deserves to have his story told. Ælfweard was the son of Edward the Elder, the son of Alfred the Great who ruled from 899 to 924. Ælfweard was Edward's second son, and three of Edward's other sons are included in lists of kings – Æthelstan, Edmund I, and Eadred.
However, some sources claim that Ælfweard succeeded on his father's death on 17 July 924 only to die just over a fortnight later and be buried with his father at Winchester. Was he king, or wasn't he? We may never be sure, but if he was, it was only for 16 days.
1. Jane Grey (10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553 = 9 days)
The shortest reign of England belongs to another disputed monarch, but there is good reason to include her in our list. Lady Jane Grey was a great-granddaughter of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch. Raised a Protestant, she shared the views of Henry VIII's son Edward VI. When he died on 6 July 1553, there were questions about the succession. Henry VIII's Act of Parliament meant the crown should go to his oldest daughter, Mary. As she was a Catholic, her accession was unacceptable to Edward.
In his will, Edward named Jane as his heir. She was proclaimed as England's first queen regnant on 10 July 1553, but removed by an overwhelming display of military force by Mary just nine days later. Known as the Nine Days' Queen, Jane is usually left out of lists of monarchs. Mary initially imprisoned her but when a plot emerged to champion Jane, Mary ordered her execution on 12 February 1554, probably aged 16.
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Go Army! Beat Navy!
November 28, 2011 June 4, 2020 by jarai, posted in Military Records, Sports
By T. Juliette Arai
With the annual Army-Navy game less than two weeks away, I thought I would share an interesting letter I found among the records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 94).
RG 94 (Records of the Adjutant General's Office), Document File, 1890-1917 (ARC ID 300367), File 296822 (Filed with #6046; Lt. R.C. Foy to Major J.A. Johnson, pg. 1)
2nd Lieutenant Robert C. Foy, 8th U.S. Infantry, sent a letter to Major John A. Johnson, Assistant Adjutant General, on November 14, 1899, in which he provides his own "unbiased" assessment of the teams from West Point and Annapolis. After his salutation (see image above), he immediately jumped right in with his opinion declaring that
"[a]fter having seen the game put up by the Navy at Annapolis on Saturday I cannot help but feel we can beat them on Dec. 2nd."
He based his prediction on a number of reasons which he highlighted at the beginning and towards the end of his correspondence. First, he stated in his second paragraph that Navy "play[s] an old style game" which convinces him "that they are not as fast as our own team." Later he said "that Annapolis' team is lighter than ours, and they have not the speed necessary to counterbalance what advantage we gain in this respect…. [and] their tackling is of an inferior order." He does give Annapolis a slight advantage in punting and handling punts, but feels that West Point has "a right to expect much improvement in this department."
In the middle of his letter, Lt. Foy discussed the recent games played by Army and Navy. Regarding Army's game versus Columbia, he acknowledged "that the work of our team was not satisfactory." However, he reasoned that "Columbia is a strong team" and had something to prove after losing to Cornell earlier in the week. As to Navy's game against Trinity, he unequivocally stated "[i]n spite of the fact that Annapolis won her own game on Saturday by a score of 35 to 0, she deserves little credit, for the opposing team…is no more than a makeshift."
In the last paragraph of his letter (see image above), he repeated his belief that victory for West Point was assured because "as the teams now stand we have the better chance and we intend to increase what lead we have already by Dec. 2nd."
A question that one may ask is whether Lt. Foy was accurate in his assessment. Well, Army did beat Navy that year 17-5, so it appears that he was correct.
**Disclaimer: The author admits that she works as a reference archivist specializing in records of the U.S. Army and that her brother-in-law is a graduate of West Point. She will be attending this year's game on December 10 and will be cheering enthusiastically for Army.
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Although I highly respect you and am proud to call you friend Juliette, GO NAVY!


If you're thinking about attending a "Building an Inclusive Church" training and want a preview, our colleagues at IWR will offer a webinar on graceful engagement, the art of initiating one-on-one conversation about LGBT inclusion in the church. June 12, 7 pm CDT. The webinar is free; register at http://www.welcomingresources.org./communityorg.htm.
We're excited to announce that registration for all three fall "Building an Inclusive Church" trainings is now open! Go to http://www.welcomingresources.org/communityorg.htm for logistics info and to register for Oakland NJ (Sept. 13-15), Grand Rapids MI (Oct. 25-27) or Pella, IA (Nov. 8-10).
Old Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston, NY, joins as the 18th congregation to join the roster of "Room for All Churches" — publicly welcoming and affirming congregations in the Reformed Church in America. See the complete roster here; for more information, here's a place to begin.
The registration deadline for the April 12-14 "Building an Inclusive Church" training at First Reformed Church, New Brunswick NJ has been extended to allow for those who just learned about the event. But please don't delay! Register here.


Henna is a reddish-brown colored dye obtained from the powdered leaves of the Henna plant.
It is used to color your hair or used as mehndi for body art.
It is natural and safe to use.
It also has medicinal properties.
How to use Henna Powder for hair growth?
Henna can be used with different ingredients to help hair growth.
Pack 1 - 1 cup henna powder with ¼ cup yogurt and few drops of lemon.
Pack 2 - 1/2 cup henna powder, 2 tbsp amla, ¼ cup water, and lemon juice.
Pack 3 - 2 cups henna, ½ cup ground fenugreek seeds, 2 tbsp mustard oil, and water.
Pack 4 - 2 cups henna leaves and 500 ml castor oil.
Pack 5 - 2/3 cup henna powder and 1 cup coconut milk.
Pack 6 - 1 cup grated beetroot boiled in 2 cups water with 1 cup henna powder.
Pack 7 - 1 egg, 1 cup henna, 1 cup water, and 1/2 cup lemon juice.
Mix the ingredients of the pack you choose and make a paste.
Leave this for a couple of hours in the fridge.
Apply coconut oil to the sides of your forehead, so henna doesn't stain your skin.
Wear gloves and apply on your hair.
Wash with water and a mild shampoo.
It cools and keeps your scalp free from dandruff.
It balances ph levels and removes excess oil from hair.
It helps hair growth and revitalizes hair.
It stops hair fall and strengthens the hair.
It helps condition your hair and makes it shiny and increases the volume of your hair.
It provides a safe way to color your hair as it doesn't have ammonia or other chemicals.
It cures warts and acne on the scalp.
You can use henna to color your hair in the comfort of your home.
There are different types of henna powder - brown, burgundy, neutral, dark brown, black.
You can use the shade you desire for your hair either to change its color or cover grey hair.
Mix henna in water or hot black coffee to make a thick paste.
You can add 1 tbsp indigo powder or amla powder to this if you want it to look more black.
How to apply henna for grey hair?
Make sure your hair is clean before using this.
Wear an old shirt as henna stains if it falls on it.
Use gloves and take small sections of your hair and put the paste over it.
Do this until you have covered all your hair.
How long do you keep henna in your hair?
You can leave it on for about 1-2 hours for color and an hour or less for hair growth.
Wash it off with water and don't shampoo for at least 24 hours.
Once dried, you will see that your hair looks shiny, healthy and the grays will be gone.
What to add in mehndi for silky hair?
Henna is also called mehndi by some people.
To make your hair silky, you can add some yogurt or 1 tbsp fenugreek powder or 1 tbsp hibiscus flower power to the henna mixture.
Put some of the paste on a small area of your skin and rinse off after a few minutes.
If you experience any redness or swelling or itching, don't use henna as you may be allergic to it.
Don't use henna if you have infections of the scalp.


Tormach's monthly Lathe Fundamentals workshops are designed for all experience levels and backgrounds. Tormach experts will provide you with the tools needed to be successful as a lathe machinist, whether new to CNC or just getting introduced to Tormach's 15L Slant-PRO CNC Lathe. Class sizes are small, meaning you get plenty of productive one-on-one time with instructors, and plenty of informal question and answer time.


How can you coach if you don't get along with people? While I am on the topic, how can you do anything if you don't get along with people?
I shared a car ride with a teacher friend and the topic came up of why somebody would teach when they don't like kids.
I tell people my mentors taught me how to coach, but my father taught me how to be a coach. He's a get-along guy and whatever people skills I have, I got from him.
So many jobs and activities involve getting along with so many people, how could/do you survive if you lack those skills? And if you don't like people, why do spend your time performing functions that have you interacting.
My good friend Rino and I coached together for a long time and we had a list of coaches we didn't enjoy coaching against. Why? It wasn't about competition. It was because they were cold, towards us and our players.
In youth sports, one of the most important things that we can teach our players is how to get along with people. At the rep level, your players see you have your opening conversation with officials and chatting up the other players while you check their books. Before and after the game your players see you make small talk with parents. After the game you are interacting with the coach and players of the next team coming on the field, of coming off the game before you. When the game is over your players see how you greet and congratulate your opponents. Somewhere in the mix of all the get-along time, you find time to coach.
There are days when you are not in the mood to be cordial and hospitable. When the kids are around you get in the mood.
As you move up the ladder and age groups, your game face and intensity levels might adjust to the environment, but your ability to interact is still important. Canada's Men's National Team coach doesn't have to give Mr Freezies to the coach of Mexico after their game, but he does have to interact with airport, hotel, stadium and game staff as well as media, agents, club coaches, etc.
Getting along with people is not only the proper example and tone to set for your players, it's also smart coaching (good for business as we say). More doors open up for your team if your group is known as co-operative and hospitable. Setting up friendlies, invitations to events, player retention, etc, are all improved when you have a good rapport with the world.
If your people skills are fake and used to manipulate, then it's only a matter of time before you are discovered and forced to move on. Rats are easy to smell.
It's not about an alterior motive, sportsmanship or some cliché about love. It's simply about getting along and making your coaching experience more successful and pleasant.
If you do need an alterior motive, here it is: it WILL make you a better coach. It will make you better at ANYTHING you do; teacher, parent, entrepreneur, auto mechanic, etc.
It never ends ... people are EVERYWHERE! Smile.
With the week-one kinks well behind us, week two was a good session to build from.
Tuesday's session was again delivered using the LTPD guideline for the Learn to Train stage. Warmup/SSG/Technical/SSG/Cool Down.
We then went to small sided games, 5v5, reminding the players what we did last week. Look-touch-look-play. Some showed signs of carrying last week's progress into this week.
Our technical was working on turns. We organizing the players into 10 groups of 3 and executing 3 turns with a lot of repetitions. Bottom of the foot, inside chop and outside chop.
Are we running out of room?
Are we being closed down by an opponent?
Am I heading for the touch or goal line?
It was nice to see a lot of the players trying more turns after the technical portion of the session. As a coach, seeing a player using one of their turns tells me they are aware and thinking during the game and trying to express themselves through their ideas.
Our cool down was every player with their own ball juggling. Simple.
Next week, I am going to introduce 2 more turns during the warm-up. I will discuss our session with coaches Colum and Nilan before deciding on the technical portion.
I was happy with the session tonight. I was able to get there earlier than usual and calmly set up before the stampede of people arrived at 5:45-6pm. A lot of people have questions and information as it gets closer to start time. Once the clock strikes 5:45 it's a mob scene in that building. Awesome.
We put pinnies on the players right away to get into the games a little quicker and started at 6:00pm sharp. A few players were late but the assistants did a great job getting them into colours and groups.
There were a few too many balls laying around but they never got in the way. It just looked messy. We also had more balls than usual stroll into the neighbour's field and I will have to think about that over the next week.
The facility was full again and that creates a real buzz in the building. Lots of soccer.
I look forward to this program progressing.
We had our second Active Start session on Saturday morning. Parents came ready to work this morning. And they brought their children with them.
I thought it would be tough to sell patience to the parents ... I was wrong. For the most part.
The layout of the session, according to LTPD, works. Every week I will add new things and continue to push the boundaries, but keep it age appropriate.
Their early support may be based in the fact that they trust me and my experience. It's new territory for some of them, especially those who were involved in sports before. I want their ongoing support to be base on knowledge and information that they gathered on their own.


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The Pomona Water Power Plant, built in 1892, was the first AC power plant in California. It fed electricity to the Pomona Valley, and was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.514) on November 25, 1953.

Description
The Pomona Water Power Plant was built by the San Antonio Light and Power Company. The Pomona Water Power Plant is located near Mount Baldy Village, California in Los Angeles County on Camp Baldy Road, San Antonio Canyon.
Using alternating current the hydroelectric power plant was able to send AC power over long distance power lines at very high voltages. San Antonio Creek was used as the power source for the one phase dynamo alternator's power.  The system was unlike Thomas Edison's low voltage Electric power distribution system, started in 1882, that could not use long distance power lines.  San Antonio Light and Power Company was the idea of the first president of Pomona College, Dr. Cyrus Grandison Baldwin. Baldwin joined businessman Henry Harbison Sinclair in starting San Antonio Light and Power Company. A.W. Decker was hired to be the chief engineer of the project. Decker had been train in the use of AC power and worked on the Mount Lowe Railway, above Pasadena.  George Westinghouse's company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation built the high-voltage transformers need to increase the power plants voltage to 10,000 volts for the long distance power lines that fed the city of Pomona 14 miles a way. The system started on Nov. 28, 1892, was so successful that a 29-mile line was add to fed power to San Bernardino, California. The San Bernardino power line was at the time the world's record for long-distance commercial electric transmission. Pomona Water Powerplant worked great, but Southern California rain and snow, the source of the power, is not guaranteed each year. The location of the power plant was not in place where a dam to store water for dry period could be built. As such, the power plant was not successful in future years.  A.W. Decker's next project was at the Mill Creek project run by the Redlands Electric. There he used a system of three-phase power that was more efficient. It went on line on Sept. 7, 1893.

Marker

Marker on the site reads:
NO. 514 POMONA WATER POWERPLANT – The first hydroelectric installation in California for long-distance transmission of alternating current at high voltage was built in 1892 on San Antonio Creek below this spot by the San Antonio Light and Power Company organized by Dr. Cyrus Grandison Baldwin, President of Pomona College. The first high-voltage transformers built by George Westinghouse for this installation provided for transmission of 10,000 volts from the plant to Pomona.'

See also
California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles County

References

California Historical Landmarks
1892 establishments in California


How to contact them, how to speak with live agent? I am dialing this no. 1 (800) 375-5283 of uscis cutomer service but its an automated system gives the same info. what i see online. How to reach this guys? Online case processing status for it is just stuck for nebraska. Although it shows processing 24th may 2018 NOA - 1 on 31stMay 2018. And no progress yet............. Shall I submit case inquiry online on their website?


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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide 2006
The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on navigating middle school or junior high hurdles. Ned's not super cool, and he has no superpowers. He is, however, witty, well-groomed, upbeat and self-aware. Moreover, with more than a little help from his two best friends, he's equipped to conquer middle school minefields. From crushing bullies to crushes, from off- the-wall, mean and cool teachers to pop quizzes, elections and detentions, Ned knows that nothing, including the seventh grade, is as bad as it seems, and friendship matters most.
Stars: Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw, Daniel Curtis Lee, Daran Norris
Director: Scott Fellows
1. Guide to: New Grade & Dodgeball 2006-09-24
2. Guide to: Reading & Principals 2006-10-01
3. Guide to: Popularity & Stressin' Out 2006-10-15
4. Guide to: Dismissal & The School Play 2006-10-22
5. Guide to: Halloween & Vampires, Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies 2006-10-29
6. Guide to: Art Class & Lost and Found 2006-11-05
7. Guide to: Social Studies & Embarrassment 2006-11-12
8. Guide to: The Bus & Bad Hair Days 2006-11-26
9. Guide to: Revenge & School Records 2007-01-15
10. Guide to: Volunteering & The Library 2007-01-27
11. Guide to: Hallways & Friends Moving 2007-02-03
12. Guide to: Boys & Girls 2007-02-10
13. Guide to: Cell Phones & Woodshop 2007-02-17
14. Guide to: Getting Organized & Extra Credit 2007-02-24
15. Guide to: Fundraising and Competition 2007-03-10
16. Guide to:Making New Friends & Positives & Negatives 2007-03-24
17. Guide to: Money & Parties 2007-04-07
18. Guide to: Spring Fever & School Newspaper 2007-05-05
19. Guide to: Health & Jealousy 2007-05-12
20. Guide to: Tests and When You Like Someone Who Is Going Out With Someone Else 2007-06-02
21. Guide to: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels 2007-06-08
22. Guide to: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs and Weasels (2) 2007-06-08
Not Going Out (2006)
New Girl (2011)
The Middle (2009)
House of Cards (2013)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Spellbinder (1995)
Green Wing (2004)
Second Thoughts (1991)
Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
Joey (2004)
Ideal (2005)
Degrassi Talks (1992)
Sheep in the Big City (2000)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Courting Alex (2006)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Drake & Josh (2004)
Zoey 101 (2005)
iCarly (2007)
Kenan & Kel (1996)
Scream Queens (2015)
Victorious (2010)
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Big Time Rush (2009)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Danny Phantom (2004)
Smallville (2001)
The End of the F***ing World (2017)


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namespace Skinny;

/**
 * Klasa reprezentująca plik w systemie plików systemu operacyjnego.
 * Umożliwia operacje na zawartości pliku takie, jak odczyt, zapis,
 * oparcje ogólne takie, jak usuwanie, przenoszenie, kopiowanie oraz
 * dostarcza informacje o pliku takie, jak rozmiar, ścieżka, itp.
 */
class File {

    /**
     * Deskryptor otwartego pliku; pozostaje null, gdy plik nie został otwarty
     * @var resource
     */
    protected $_descriptor;

    /**
     * Tryb dostępu do pliku; pozostaje null, gdy plik nie został otwarty
     * @var string
     */
    protected $_mode;

    /**
     * Ścieżka do pliku
     * @var string
     */
    protected $_path;

    public function __construct($path) {
        $this->_path = $path;
    }

    public function open($mode) {
        $this->close();

        if (($f = @fopen($this->_path, $mode))) {
            $this->_descriptor = $f;
            $this->_mode       = $mode;
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public function close() {
        if ($this->isOpened()) {
            fclose($this->_descriptor);
        }

        $this->_descriptor = null;
        $this->_mode       = null;
    }

    public function isOpened() {
        return null !== $this->_descriptor;
    }

    public function isFile() {
        return is_file($this->_path);
    }

    public function getMode() {
        return $this->_mode;
    }

    /**
     * Zwraca ustawioną ścieżkę pliku.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getPath() {
        return $this->_path;
    }

    public function write($content) {
        $close = !$this->isOpened();
        if ($close && !$this->open('wb')) {
            throw new IOException('Could not open file "' . $this->_path . '" to write.');
        }

        if ($this->lock(LOCK_EX)) {
            fwrite($this->_descriptor, $content);
            $this->unlock();
        }

        if ($close) {
            $this->close();
        }
    }

    public function read($length = null) {
        $close = !$this->isOpened();
        if ($close && !$this->open('r')) {
            throw new IOException('Could not open file "' . $this->_path . '" to read.');
        }

        $content = fread($this->_descriptor, $this->size());

        if ($close) {
            $this->close();
        }

        return $content;
    }

    public function size() {
        return filesize($this->_path);
    }

    public function delete() {
        unlink($this->_path);
    }

    public function exists() {
        return file_exists($this->_path);
    }

    public function create() {
        touch($this->_path);
    }

    public function append($content) {
        $close = !$this->isOpened();
        if ($close && !$this->open('ab')) {
            throw new IOException('Could not open file "' . $this->_path . '" to append.');
        }

        if ($this->lock(LOCK_EX)) {
            fwrite($this->_descriptor, $content);
            $this->unlock();
        }

        if ($close) {
            $this->close();
        }
    }

    public function chmod($val) {
        return chmod($this->_path, $val);
    }

    public function lock($mode) {
        return flock($this->_descriptor, $mode);
    }

    public function unlock() {
        return $this->lock(LOCK_UN);
    }

    public function isReadable() {
        return is_readable($this->_path);
    }

    public function isHidden() {
        return basename($this->_path)[0] == '.';
    }

    public function getName() {
        return basename($this->_path);
    }

    public function getExtension() {
        $path_parts = pathinfo($this->_path);

//echo $path_parts['dirname'], "\n";
//echo $path_parts['basename'], "\n";
        return $path_parts['extension'];
//echo $path_parts['filename'], "\n"; // od PHP 5.2.0
//        return basename($this->_path);
    }

    /**
     * Kopiuje plik do podanej ścieżki.
     *
     * @param string $path
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function copyTo($path) {
        return copy($this->_path, $path);
    }

    /**
     * Przenosi plik do podanej ścieżki.
     *
     * @param string $path
     * @return boolean
     */
    public function moveTo($path) {
        return rename($this->_path, $path);
    }

    /**
     * Zwraca MIME_TYPE pliku.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getMimeType() {
        if (class_exists('finfo', false)) {
            $const = defined('FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE') ? FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE : FILEINFO_MIME;
            $mime  = @finfo_open($const);

            if (!empty($mime))
                $mimeType = finfo_file($mime, $this->_path);

            unset($mime);
        }

        if (empty($mimeType) && (function_exists('mime_content_type') && ini_get('mime_magic.magicfile'))) {
            $mimeType = mime_content_type($this->_path);
        }

        if (empty($mimeType)) {
            $mimeType = 'application/octet-stream';
        }

        return $mimeType;
    }

    public function rename($newName) {
        rename($this->_path, $newName);
        $this->_path = realpath($newName);
    }

    /**
     * Czyta plik i ustawia go jako załącznik do pobrania.
     */
    public function output($outputFileName = null) {
        if (!file_exists($this->getPath())) {
            throw new Exception('File does not exist.');
        }

        header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
        header('Content-Type: ' . $this->getMimeType());
        header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . ($outputFileName ? $outputFileName : basename($this->getPath())) . '"');
        header('Expires: 0');
        header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate');
        header('Pragma: public');
        header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($this->getPath()));
        readfile($this->getPath());
        exit;
    }

    /**
     * Przenosi istniejący plik do podanej lokalizacji, gdzie nazwa pliku jest wygenerowanym,
     * unikalnym ciągiem znaków zakodowanym w sha1.
     *
     * UWAGA - nazwa pliku jest podzielona co dwa znaki
     * i w katalogu docelowym zostanie utworzony ciąg katalogów będących kolejnymi cząstkami wygenerowanej
     * nazwy pliku. Ostatnie dwa znaki będą faktyczną nazwą pliku.
     *
     * Np.: Dla pliku o nazwie "f10e2821bbbea527ea02200352313bc059445190" plik będzie miał nazwę "90"
     * i będzie się znajdował w katalogu (zakładając że $targetPath to: "../files"):
     * "../files/f1/0e/28/21/bb/be/a5/27/ea/02/20/03/52/31/3b/c0/59/44/51/90" <-- za ostatnim slashem nazwa pliku.
     *
     * @param string $sourcePath Ścieżka pliku do przeniesienia
     * @param string $targetPath Ścieżka docelowa
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            throw new Exception('File does not exist');
        }

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        list($filename, $path) = static::getTargetsUniqueHashPath($targetPath);

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        if (!\Skinny\Path::create(($dir = substr($path, 0, -3)))) {
            throw new Exception("Couldn't create direcotry '$dir'");
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     * (np. $targetPath/f1/0e/28/21/bb/be/a5/27/ea/02/20/03/52/31/3b/c0/59/44/51/90).
     *
     * @param string $targetPath Ścieżka w której chcemy wygenerować unikalną nazwę
     * @return array Zwraca dwuelementową tablicę zawierającą kolejno wygenerowaną nazwę (sha1) oraz pełną ścieżkę
     * @throws Exception
     */
    static public function getTargetsUniqueHashPath(string $targetPath) {
        // walidacja istnienia ścieżki docelowej
        if (!file_exists($targetPath)) {
            throw new Exception('Target path does not exist');
        }

        // generowanie unikalnej nazwy pliku
        while (file_exists(
            ($path = \Skinny\Path::combine(
                $targetPath, implode(str_split(($hash = sha1(uniqid())), 2), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)
            ))
        ));

        return [$hash, $path];
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}

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While knowing how to be there for a friend or family member who is going through cancer treatment can be difficult, it's absolutely vital that you're there for them. Studies have shown that cancer patients with strong support from friends and family can improve their quality of life and even help their treatment outcomes.
Ultimately, everyone is different and not every cancer patient will respond the same way to certain types of support. Some prefer gifts and favors while others just need someone to listen and be present for them.
That's why, above all, it's important to stay attentive to their requests and responses, doing what you can to be a great friend.
If you have a friend or family member who has been recently diagnosed, here are some ideas to help you stay focused on just that.
One of the very worst things you can do is avoid your loved one after they've been diagnosed. It might be that you feel awkward and don't know how to respond, but it will very likely be interpreted as a lack of care.
Don't make this mistake, which could ultimately ruin your friendship. Instead, be in regular contact, calling and texting, reminding them that you're thinking of them and are there to support them in any way you can. Beyond the physical toll that cancer treatment can take on a person, the emotional toll is extremely difficult, as well, and you should make yourself as available as possible to help them get through it.
It might also be helpful to stay in regular contact with their primary caregiver to make sure you're on the same page and to discover other ways you could help.
The physical and emotional challenges that come with cancer treatment can make it extremely difficult to stay on top of day-to-day life. That's why sometimes the best way to support a loved one is to help with practical needs, such as cleaning, cooking, shopping, and other basic tasks.
It might seem like a small thing, but removing these responsibilities while allowing your loved one to focus on getting better and staying positive can be a huge help.
Showing your loved one support through gifts can be really impactful. That said, it's important not to view gifts as substitutes for being there for them. Also, it's vital that you show you understand their situation with the gifts you buy, finding items that will help them with their struggle.
To learn more about appropriate gift buying for cancer patients, check out our post How to Gift Shop for Chemo Patients.
You might think you understand what your loved one is going through, but chances are you don't fully understand their challenges. From the physical struggles to the sometimes-crippling anxiety, it's important that you gain a deeper understanding of their cancer battle.
Not only will this help you be more knowledgeable when talking to them, but it will help you know how to better be supportive.
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Dianne asked if we could put a pull-up bar in the backyard the other day and I thought it was a great idea. Although after doing some research I decided we weren't just going to put up one bar but an entire workout system with dip bars and rings. I've talked about the joy of building things and working with your hands before, but this project has again brought to light for me the happiness that comes from completing a project. Along the way, I had to solve some problems and every project has its own set of issues, but it is creating the solutions and watching them work that makes for an enjoyable and fun project.
These days are more important than your training days if you want continued success with training without injury or burnout.
Moving lightly and avoiding high impact movements or prolonged hip hinging(rowing, lifting, or sitting). I like to bike or walk for 30-60 mins and get up and move regularly throughout the day.
Eating well and meal prepping food to succeed through the next bout of training days. Nutrition is key to recovery.
Resting throughout the day and setting myself up for a good night's sleep. Or I use the time I would usually be training to get in a nap. Rest is the number ONE to getting stronger, faster and being able to repeat that for upcoming training days.
Spending time with family and friends this day helps me balance my time, so I feel right about the time I do spend on training and in the gym. Boulding our connections with those that matter the most keep us happy and therefore healthy.
Now, if you say, you do not have time for these things, my question is how do you find time to come to the gym to workout? These days are just as important, so trade the days you limp through the workout for some quality recovery time and come back the next day and CRUSH IT! You will see more return on your time in the gym when you spend the time giving back to your mind and body.
Starting this month, I will be scheduling a monthly community service day. This will be our chance to get out into the community and volunteer to help out. These outings will be scheduled on Saturdays for 3 or 4 hours and I encourage everyone to help out when they can. I am open to any suggestions or ideas that any of you have for other opportunities in the community that you feel we can be of service. Be on the lookout for this month's work! The details are being worked out!
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Wildlife è il secondo album in studio dei La Dispute, pubblicato il 4 ottobre 2011 con etichetta No Sleep Records.

Storia
Il processo di scrittura dell'album è iniziato circa un anno dopo la pubblicazione del primo lavoro, Somewhere..., anche a causa degli intensi impegni in tour per gli Stati Uniti, Canada, Europa ed Australia. Un primo processo di registrazione è iniziato a Chicago presso i Drasik Studios nel novembre del 2010, ma poi la band ha dovuto prendere una pausa per tornare in tour; in seguito ad aprile del 2011 i La Dispute sono tornati in studio, questa volta a New York presso gli studi Stadium Red, ed hanno completato il processo di registrazione.

L'annuncio ufficiale dell'album viene dato il 23 agosto 2011, e dallo stesso giorno viene messo a disposizione il primo "singolo promozionale", che è Harder Harmonies. Un'ulteriore traccia, The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit, viene caricata il 9 settembre, mentre la data di uscita dell'album è fissata per il 4 ottobre, anche se già a partire dal 23 settembre la band carica sul proprio sito l'intero album per essere ascoltato. Per promuovere l'album, i La Dispute vanno in tour tra ottobre e novembre a supporto dei Thrice.

Il 25 dicembre, come "regalo di Natale", la band mette a disposizione la sua intera discografia gratuitamente sul suo sito, dando però la possibilità di fare un'offerta a piacimento, che viene poi devoluta a 826michigan, un'organizzazione non profit che destina fondi per il supporto e l'incoraggiamento di bambini ed adolescenti del Michigan che dimostrino una particolare inclinazione artistica. Il ricavato è di 1.600$. La collaborazione con l'organizzazione prosegue anche nel tour in primavera negli Stati Uniti, durante il quale vengono vendute 150 copie speciali in vinile dell'album, contenente anche Conversations più foto, poster ed altri oggetti rari.

Caratteristiche
L'album è stato registrato senza l'uso di riverbero artificiale in studio (come specificato anche sulla copertina del disco), perché la band vi è entrata con l'obiettivo in mente di creare qualcosa che suonasse come se fosse un loro live, che catturasse la naturalità e l'organicità della band quando suona dal vivo, senza trucchi o effetti speciali di studio. Un'altra peculiarità della band è l'impiego di numerosi e insoliti strumenti in studio, per rendere il processo di registrazione più divertente e l'album più vario; in particolare, ha catturato l'attenzione un particolare strumento costruito dal fratello del chitarrista Chad Sterenberg (il quale a sua volta aveva fatto parte della band ai suoi esordi), costituito da vari pezzi di cascame congiunti fra loro, e che date le circostanze della sua origine, è da considerarsi un pezzo unico impiegato solamente dai La Dispute.

Il processo di scrittura ha subito una considerevole variazione rispetto a tutti i precedenti lavori della band: mentre questi erano stati scritti a partire dalla musica (come solitamente accade), qui Jordan ha elaborato le storie da trattare, e la musica è stata "costruita" per accordarsi al carattere e al tono della storia da raccontare.

Per l'aiuto in fase di registrazione e produzione, sono stati scelti Andrew Everding, tastierista dei Thursday, che la band aveva conosciuto durante un precedente tour, e Joseph Pedulla, fratello di Steve, anch'egli membro dei Thursday.

Successo commerciale

L'album è il primo dei La Dispute ad entrare nelle classifiche statunitensi. Debutta al 161º posto nella Billboard 200, la classifica generale, vendendo più di 3.100 copie, di cui ben 1.192 in vinile. Nelle altre classifiche USA si piazza al 25º posto fra gli album alternativi, al 45º della classifica Heatseekers, in 27ª posizione fra gli album indipendenti, in 38ª fra gli album rock e addirittura giunge al terzo posto nella classifica delle vendite di vinili. Da notare anche il primo posto fra le vendite degli album heatseekers negli Stati Uniti East North Central.

Critica
La critica ha uniformemente speso parole di elogio per l'album, in particolare mettendo in risalto la bellezza dei testi di Jordan ed evidenziando come questi si mescolino perfettamente con la musica.

Adam Pfleider di AbsolutePunk (9/10) elogia, oltre alla bellezza dei testi che trasportano chi li ascolta attraverso un percorso di immagini, l'atmosfera generale creata dall'album anche tramite la musica e i vari suoni ricreati dalla band in studio, così come la disposizione delle tracce che parte quasi in sordina per poi esplodere in tutta la sua potenza a metà disco. Allo stesso tempo, evidenzia possibili punti di potenziale critica nella lunghezza dell'album e nella sua difficoltà di ascolto, soprattutto alla prima riproduzione. Sputnikmusic (4/5) porta avanti il paragone con il precedente album della band, sottolineando come a differenza di quest'ultimo, che a giudizio del recensore mostrava tutta l'immaturità del gruppo, Wildlife è un disco molto più coeso ed uniforme, che permette di apprezzare anche la musica e non solo Jordan che urla, ed anche i suoi testi sono molto più maturi, non parlando più solo di sé ma anche di esperienze più generali.

Underthegunreview (9/10) definisce l'album come uno dei più espressivi dell'anno, esaltando come al solito i testi di Jordan, capaci di tirar fuori il cuore a chiunque li ascolti; ma il recensore spende anche parole di elogio per la musica, che crea "un suono caotico e allo stesso tempo controllato", e risente degli influssi del post-hardcore. Alternative Press (4,5/5) si unisce al coro di elogi, evidenziando come Wildlife bilanci perfettamente il lato più grezzo e pesante della band e quello più dolce e soft, mentre l'album scorre aiutato dalla grande abilità di Jordan nel mettere insieme le parole.

AllMusic (3,5/5) mette in risalto la crescita della band, soprattutto nel modo in cui la voce di Jordan e gli strumenti stavolta si mescolino perfettamente in modo coesivo e complementare, avendo le potenzialità per soddisfare tutti i fan della band.

Struttura
L'album, come spiegato dal cantante Jordan Dreyer, è una raccolta di brevi storie, inframmezzate da quattro monologhi (le canzoni che iniziano con l'articolo "a") in cui l'autore smette di narrare e parla in prima persona. Le storie conferiscono il flusso e la dinamica del racconto; gli intermezzi danno all'album un aspetto più strettamente personale. Ciò detto, Jordan ha anche cercato di fare in modo che le storie narrate (spesso prese da avvenimenti reali) non fossero distorte dalla sua visione, ma raccontate così come sono, in modo che chi le ascolta possa trarne l'insegnamento che vuole.

Con i quattro monologhi, l'album si suddivide in 4 parti o gruppi tematici, ognuno introdotto appunto dal monologo. Come ha spiegato Jordan:

I). "Il primo [nucleo] è una sorta di disamina sulla ricerca di uno scopo [nella vita] portata avanti da diverse persone, e su cosa altre persone applicano alla loro vita per darle una sorta di parvenza di ordine e normalità."

II). "Il secondo è in un certo senso simile [al primo], ma si rifà a delle reazioni più drastiche. Come l'isolamento, o l'immersione piena in qualcosa — completamente da una parte o completamente dall'altra."

III). "Il terzo è la parte del disco in cui il protagonista si forma alcuni punti di vista sulle sue battaglie [nella vita] esaminando quelle combattute da altri."

IV). "L'ultimo è una sorta di summa delle due narrazioni che si alternano nel corso del disco: una sono le storie che vengono raccontate, l'altra sono i quattro monologhi."

Questa struttura richiama la strutturazione del libro Pale Fire (tradotto in italiano come Fuoco pallido) di Vladimir Nabokov, uno degli scrittori più amati da Jordan. Anche in questo caso abbiamo una narrazione su due livelli: un poema di 999 versi scritto da un poeta fittizio, più un'introduzione, un commento ed un indice al poema scritti da un professore sempre fittizio, anche qui richiamando la struttura a 4 nuclei tematici.

Nello scrivere i testi per queste canzoni, Jordan ha detto di essersi sentito come se le scrivesse per prepararsi a qualche evento negativo e scioccante che sarebbe potuto succedere nella sua vita. Ha anche aggiunto che nei quattro monologhi -secondo lui- si sente maggiormente il suo pensiero e la sua voce, piuttosto che nelle storie narrate.

Titolo e canzoni
Il titolo Wildlife è stato scelto da Jordan, e pur non avendo una connotazione specifica, secondo lui racchiude bene in sé l'essenza e i temi in generale che l'album arriva a trattare.

A Departure
La prima canzone introduce il disco nella sua interezza, e più specificamente anche il primo nucleo tematico che riguarda la ricerca di uno scopo. First the feeling of abandonment, che descrive le prime tre storie, then trying to cope, la sesta e settima traccia, then death and hope, che allude a King Park, Edward Benz e I See Everything, and the thing itself waiting for me che identifica le ultime due storie dell'album. Prima dell'inizio del monologo vero e proprio, Jordan grida To ----, for everything, la stessa dedica scritta all'interno della confezione del disco (ma in quel caso il destinatario è una certa Helen, mentre qui non è comprensibile ciò che viene pronunciato, anche perché questa dedica non è presente nel booklet che riporta il testo del monologo). Interessante anche come il titolo della prima traccia dell'album sia in realtà un commiato (a departure significa "un addio"): in effetti il testo si conclude con [Here's] The whole story, a significare che prima dell'addio, e quasi a spiegarne le motivazioni, il narratore si mette a raccontare appunto la sua storia, quella che l'ha portato al punto attuale descritto nella canzone.

Harder Harmonies
È il primo singolo tratto dall'album, ed è stato messo a disposizione dei fan per l'ascolto a partire dal 23 agosto 2011, data di annuncio dell'album. Prendendo spunto dalla storia che Jordan aveva comunicato di voler trattare, l'ossatura della musica è stata scritta da Chad e poi integrata dal resto della band.

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Blues
La "St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church" è una chiesa battista situata a Grand Rapids sulla Eastern Avenue, ma è ormai da anni chiusa ed abbandonata, in seguito al declino della congregazione dei battisti missionari, una volta molto potenti negli Stati Uniti. Il declino della chiesa scatena una riflessione su come molta gente cerchi di rispondere alle proprie paure e agli interrogativi ricorrendo alla religione, all'unione con Dio e con gli altri fedeli; ed allo stesso tempo una riflessione sul tempo che passa e su come anche le cose più sacre possano decadere.

Edit Your Hometown
È stata la prima canzone del nuovo album presentata in pubblico, dato che i La Dispute l'hanno suonata per tutto il loro tour europeo estivo nel 2011. Il testo affronta il tema del cambiamento che tutti, prima o poi e in un modo o in un altro, dobbiamo affrontare nella nostra vita. Qui il cambiamento è rappresentato attraverso un gruppo di amici che dopo gli anni felici dell'adolescenza passati sempre assieme, si trova a doversi separare perché tutti i suoi componenti si trasferiscono in altre città, meno il narratore, che rimane solo nella sua città natale, e spesso si chiede cosa glielo abbia fatto fare ed è preso da una sorta di rimorso per non aver anche lui cambiato. Il titolo secondo Jordan potrebbe far riferimento alle nuove tecnologie ed ai social network (edit your hometown vuol dire "modifica la tua città natale", dove "edit" è la tipica parola usata nel linguaggio dell'informatica per apportare modifiche ad un testo o ad un file), facendo sì quindi che la canzone affronti "il tema del cambiamento come può avvenire per un giovane del 2011".

Safer in the Forest/Love Song for Poor Michigan
La canzone è divisa in due parti, una per ogni titolo indicato, che rappresentano vere e proprie canzoni diverse, unite soltanto dall'avere lo stesso numero di traccia e dalla musica che nel passaggio dall'una all'altra non si interrompe. La seconda si configura come una lettera indirizzata al Michigan da un suo giovane figlio, che gli dice di non poter restare (a causa della crisi e della mancanza di prospettive), ma che lo porterà per sempre nel suo cuore. "Tuebor" è una delle frasi indicate sullo stemma dello Stato ed indica quindi metaforicamente il Michigan. Nella frase I will hold these old streets sweetly in my head, like her ("porterò sempre il caro ricordo di queste vecchie strade nella mia testa, come il ricordo di lei") si nota un riferimento velato ad Andria, dal precedente album, in cui il protagonista dichiara alla sua amata che ne porterà per sempre il caro ricordo nella sua testa.

Jordan ha cercato di spiegare il significato del testo dicendo che l'idea originale era quella di presentare due diverse soluzioni per uno stesso problema: la prima consisteva nell'isolarsi dagli altri, e la seconda dal mettersi in gruppo e in relazione con il resto del mondo. Tuttavia nel processo di scrittura gli argomenti sono poi mutati e la seconda parte della canzone si è trasformata più in un'ode alla terra natia di Dreyer.

The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit
Secondo (e ultimo) singolo tratto dall'album prima della sua uscita, i La Dispute hanno fatto ricadere la scelta su questa traccia perché a loro parere rappresenta bene l'intero album ed è musicalmente una delle migliori canzoni su Wildlife. La pubblicazione è avvenuta il 9 settembre su Siq Shit.

King Park
Si tratta di una delle canzoni più note della band (oltreché la più lunga dell'album), e racconta un episodio di cronaca nera accaduto realmente a Grand Rapids, la città natale della band. Il Michigan ha subito una forte crisi economica nel corso degli anni '90 e 2000, e questa crisi ha determinato un vertiginoso aumento della disoccupazione -anche giovanile- e di conseguenza un forte aumento del tasso di criminalità che si è riflesso anche in una città come Grand Rapids che era stata toccata dalla crisi in misura minore di altre zone dello Stato. L'episodio qui narrato è uno dei tanti accaduti nella zona nel corso degli anni (Antoher shooting ... About a block from where the other shooting was last month. Or was it last week? - "Un'altra sparatoria" ... "A un isolato di distanza da dove c'è stata l'altra sparatoria il mese scorso. O era la scorsa settimana?", a indicare che la frequenza di questi avvenimenti rende la gente quasi abituata a sentirne parlare, tanto da perdere la concezione del tempo in cui sono avvenuti). King Park è il parco cittadino dedicato a Martin Luther King. Nei suoi pressi, all'incrocio fra due delle principali vie del paese (Fuller Avenue e Franklin Street, citate nel testo) un giovane teppista di nome Kyle Keenan, ventunenne, conosciuto come "Grandpa" tra i membri della sua gang, spara da una Dodge Neon con una pistola contro un obiettivo, ma il colpo invece dell'obiettivo colpisce David Witherspoon, un ragazzo di 16 anni che passa di lì con degli amici, uccidendolo.A questo punto la mera cronaca lascia spazio al racconto del personaggio, che dice di voler tornare indietro nel tempo e nello spazio, per essere presente nel momento in cui è avvenuta la sparatoria, per poter vedere quello che è successo e provare le sensazioni, in modo da non poter mai dimenticare quanto sia fredda la morte e quanto preziosa sia la vita. Riprende la cronaca: la gente, sentendo gli spari e le sirene dell'ambulanza e della polizia, esce in strada e comincia a porsi le domande che tutti si pongono quando accadono eventi come questo: chi era la persona che è morta, dove viveva, se qualcuno lo conosceva. Il protagonista allora riprende il suo viaggio indietro nel tempo per visitare le case di questa gente, osservare le loro attività e cercare di trovare un motivo, una ragione che possa spiegare l'accaduto; ma la conclusione cui giunge è che non può esserci una ragione per la morte. Soprattutto se avviene in un modo come questo. Il funerale del ragazzo avviene 3 giorni dopo.L'assassino intanto fugge e si rifugia in un hotel vicino all'autostrada assieme a due ragazzi che erano con lui, ma è stato identificato dai testimoni e presto la polizia scopre il suo nascondiglio. Un complice tenta la fuga, ma è arrestato dalla polizia, che circonda l'edificio e cerca di convincere l'assassino ad arrendersi, aiutata anche dallo zio del giovane, che prova a parlargli di speranza e possibilità di redenzione, come udito dal protagonista che è riuscito ad infiltrarsi in una camera dell'albergo vicina a quella dell'assassino. L'assassino è disperato e chiede urlando se può andare lo stesso in paradiso se decide di suicidarsi (in modo da pareggiare i conti; se rischia di andare all'inferno per aver ucciso quella persona, vuole almeno uccidere sé stesso come via per la propria redenzione). Il finale non viene rivelato, perché il narratore in terza persona, nauseato dagli avvenimenti, si allontana dalla zona. Nella realtà, l'assassino rivolge l'arma verso di sé e si uccide. Jordan dice di aver cambiato solo marginalmente la storia reale, per renderla più universale ed applicabile in altri casi. La musica è stata per lo più scritta da Adam Vass.

Edward Benz, 27 Times
La canzone racconta la storia (reale) di un padre, il cui figlio è schizofrenico e deve seguire delle cure sotto forma di pastiglie. La cura funziona e il padre decide di acquistare una casa per il figlio, in modo da dargli la sensazione di poter condurre una vita normale, ma le pastiglie provocano una costante sonnolenza nel figlio, che gli impedisce persino di avere un lavoro regolare. Un giorno così il figlio decide di smettere di assumere le pastiglie, e di nuovo preda della sua malattia, si chiude in casa. Quando il padre riesce ad aprire la porta d'ingresso con la chiave, il figlio lo aggredisce con un coltello a tradimento e lo pugnala 27 volte, fuggendo poi al piano superiore, talmente in preda alla follia da non riconoscere più nemmeno suo padre.

I See Everything
La storia di un bambino di 7 anni cui viene diagnosticata una forma molto aggressiva di cancro, raccontata attraverso gli occhi della madre sotto forma di diario. Le prime pagine di diario sono più ottimiste e più lunghe, ma diventano via via sempre più brevi e meno cariche di speranza mano a mano che la malattia procede, fino a che il bambino muore. La madre cerca di affrontare questa immane perdita confidando in Dio e nella sua bontà, nella consolazione che adesso il figlio ha smesso di soffrire e possiede un corpo nuovo, finalmente libero dal cancro. Il narratore cerca di prendere questa storia come un'ispirazione per la propria vita, ma alla fine dice di non riuscire a farcela, di non riuscire ad avere lo stesso ottimismo e la stessa speranza dei protagonisti.

All our bruised bodies and the whole heart shrinks
Il titolo è insolitamente presentato tutto in minuscolo, come anche molte poesie di e. e. cummings, un autore tra quelli che hanno massimamente influenzato lo stile di Jordan. La canzone presenta un riferimento all'intero concept di Somewhere... quando il narratore chiede Did you find your lover laying in your bedroom with another and then did you let it hover over you and everything else well after the fact? ("hai trovato la tua amante a letto con un altro e lo spettro di questo fatto è rimasto ad aleggiare su di te e su ogni altra cosa ben dopo la sua scoperta?"). Questo è uno degli esempi portati dal narratore di paure e sofferenze che nella vita si possono incontrare. Gli altri esempi concernono anche altre storie raccontate nell'album: una famiglia che perde il proprio figlio più piccolo a causa del cancro (come in I See Everything), un padre aggredito e ferito dal figlio schizofrenico con un coltello (come in Edward Benz, 27 Times).

You and I in Unison
Jordan ha affermato che questa è una canzone che aveva sempre avuto in mente di scrivere, ancor prima di pubblicare Somewhere. Anche se il contenuto del testo è giunto solo dopo durante la vera e propria fase di scrittura di Wildlife, il titolo e lo spunto erano già presenti da diverso tempo.

Tracce

Artwork
La copertina dell'album è stata realizzata dal bassista Adam Vass, che è anche artista nel tempo libero. Si tratta di una composizione (una specie di muro) da lui creata con oggetti riutilizzati e dipinti, e fotografata da David Summers in un bosco. La scritta Wildlife è realizzata in bianco in un similcorsivo molto stilizzato, quasi come un murale, mentre il nome "La Dispute" compare sotto in stampatello maiuscolo. Il retro presenta la stessa immagine, ma vista da vicino, assieme alla tracklist ed al logo della band.
Il CD viene in formato digipak; all'interno sono contenuti i crediti, il booklet con i testi delle canzoni a metà stampati e a metà manoscritti, e una dedica: "To Helen, for everything". Il nome Helen è però stato annerito ed è difficilmente leggibile.

Edizioni in vinile
Prima edizione
 20 copie di prova in nero/nero
 250 copie deluxe in bianco/bianco
 500 copie in giallo scuro/bianco
 500 copie in rosso scuro/bianco
 750 copie in verde scuro/bianco
 1000 copie in grigio/bianco
 2000 copie in nero/nero

Record Store Day 2012
 100 copie in rosa/rosa

Seconda edizione
 1800 copie in grigio/grigio

Terza edizione
 168 copie acquistabili nel tour della band in giallo/giallo
 900 copie in giallo crema/giallo crema

Formazione

La Dispute
 Jordan Dreyer - voce
 Chad Sterenberg - chitarra elettrica, campanelle, sintetizzatore modulare, tromba, battito di piedi, glockenspiel, voce e registrazione
 Adam Vass - basso, chitarra elettrica, chitarra baritona, canto, layout e artwork
 Kevin Whittemore - chitarra elettrica
 Brad Vander Lugt - batteria, battito di mani, tamburello, shaker, triangolo, chimes, güiro, scatole, battito di piedi, stridio metallico, catene, pianoforte, Fender Rhodes, tastiere e registrazione.

Altri musicisti
 Andrew Everding - produzione ed ingegneria
 Joseph Pedulla - produzione, mixaggio ed ingegneria
 Keith Parry - Assistente ingegnere
 Ricardo Gutierrez - Masterizzazione presso Stadium Red
 David Summers - Fotografia

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Powerful components in a compact package. Attractive case with window panels shows off internal artistry. Bargain price for a hand-built, high-end PC. Better performance and upgradeability than similarly priced "gaming" notebooks.
Compact case limits expansion options, but you can upgrade existing components.
A perfect PC for gamers on the go, as well as those with a taste for 3D performance. You get what you pay for, and we mean that in a good way.
The Falcon Northwest FragBox Pro is a gamer's delight. It scored high on both our Serious Sam and Splinter Cell gaming tests. Eyes-on evaluation concurred, as games looked clear, smooth, and jitter-free, especially on the bundle's 15-inch NEC-Mitsubishi LCD monitor.
Thanks to the nVidia GeForce FX 5950 graphics card, the system garnered class-leading scores on 3DMark03. With the DirectX 9 compatibility built into the graphics card, the FragBox Pro will be ready for the highly anticipated games of 2004, like Half-Life 2 and DOOM III. The FragBox Pro also performed well on our Business Winstone 2004 and Multimedia Content Creation Winstone 2004 test, although not as well as the Shuttle entry.
Most of the FragBox Pro's 15-pound case consists of window panels to show off the illuminated interior components. A handle on the top of the case aids portability. The FragBox Pro's compact form leaves little, if any, room for expansion. With so much in the case, however, you are unlikely to be left wanting more. The USB 2.0 ports on the front and back make it easy to plug in a memory card reader or other peripherals.
The box also works nicely as an add-on to your home theater system. The system's 5.1 analog outputs and S/PDIF Toslink optical outputs offer several ways to get surround sound to your speakers.
Granted, the Shuttle entry has a more powerful processor and more hard drive space. But the FragBox Pro costs $1,000 less (when both PCs are compared without a monitor). So with its pleasing form and kickin' gaming performance, this system packs a lot of bang for the buck (and size, for that matter).


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6 Upgrades Home Buyers in Summerville, SC are Looking for in the COVID Era
2020 has brought with it unprecedented consequences for life in general, but especially for the real estate market. Although things began to look economically grim as we were all ordered to shut down business; the one industry that has continued to forge ahead without incident is home buying and selling. If you are considering listing your house to get in while the getting is still hot, these are the top six upgrades that buyers are looking for in the COVID era. Now is definitely the time to get in, and making these simple changes will put your house ahead of the competition.
Outdoor Entertainment and Living Space
If there is one change that people have made to the way that they live it is entertaining. Social distancing is something that people have become very conscious of. Yet, they still want to see friends and family. More than seven months into COVID, now more than ever people are looking for a safe place to entertain and to feel free from the isolation of being indoors. Homebuyers are looking for outdoor kitchens, in-ground fire pits, or even a four seasoned porch that can be opened to let the fresh air in. You don't have to invest a lot to carve out a little place to enjoy the great outdoors at home.
Functional Classroom or Office Space
Another thing that people around the nation are looking for is a place to separate work and home life. With so many people either remote working or learning, homebuyers are looking for space where you can be all business away from the bustle of the house. Homebuyers also want to have a separate space where they can find creativity and decor that will resonate if they have to be involved in zoom meetings where lighting and privacy are critical.
It isn't always possible to have a completely separate space to conduct business or home life privately. A home that is well-segmented to allow for various activities is highly desirable. You want to be close by when your child is remote learning, but you also want to be able to conduct your life as you did before. Things like room dividers, pocket doors, or hanging barn doors are a great way to give the illusion of privacy and separation even if you can't etch out an entire room.
Home Gym or Place to Find Zen
One of the hardest things that active people have had to adjust to and forego is the gym. Most people have opted to avoid the closeness and contagious nature of their gym or workout studio and opted to do it at home. When the summer was in full swing, being outdoors and active was easy. With winter coming, many people are looking for indoor space to exercise and find their inner chi. Staging a room with a treadmill and other workout paraphernalia will allow homebuyers to see the possibilities of working out indoors at home.
In-Law Suite Makeover
With COVID still a threat, many multigenerational living arrangements have had to be made separate from one another. Since you don't want your elderly parents at home with children who can be contagious, many homebuyers are looking for renovated separate living spaces like in-law suites, above garage dwellings, and cottages. If you have a separate area that can be self-sufficient, put the money into renovating it now to list your home.
Redoing the Laundry Room
It might seem unrelated, but since COVID hit, people are more concerned about contagion, cleanliness, and hygiene more than ever before. A spacious laundry room has always been a high selling behind-the-scenes feature, but now it appears to be more front and center for homebuyers. And the good part of it is that it takes very little to spruce up the laundry room to make it a more pleasant and useful space in your home.
COVID has pretty much changed the way that people see life, in general, and we are seeing it even more so in their homebuyer wants. If you are ready to list your home, there is literally no time like the present.
Contact Sea Turtle Properties today so that we can help you to make the improvements that will improve your chances of selling your home in Summerville, SC and at the price you want.
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Celebrities have had their fair share of wacky lawsuits against them, but this one might just be the weirdest one yet.
Kristina Karo, one of Kunis' classmates when she lived in Ukraine, is suing the actress for $5,000 for taking her pet hen 25 years ago.
Karo says that seven-year-old Kunis used to go over to their family farm in Ukraine to play with Karo's pet chicken named Doggie. Then, one day, Doggie went missing and Karo claims Kunis confessed to the crime and told Karo to basically get over it because she had a whole farm of chickens to choose from.
In the lawsuit, Karo says that this incident has really traumatized her and she's needed to see a therapist in order to cope. According to reports, Karo is saying that living in LA now and being so close to Kunis has brought back, "all the bad memories," and forced her once again to seek therapy.
"Let's just get this clear, you stole a chicken from a one-month-old child who spoke to you? Not only was she one-month-old in Ukraine, " Ashton said. "But [she] was speaking in English in Ukraine. This is the smartest girl I've ever heard of!"
Mila (who notes she has not been physically served with the lawsuit) also said she finds the timing of the lawsuit and Kristina's music video release a little suspect. She told viewers, with just a touch of snark that she "was devastated" when she heard the news of the lawsuit.
"I was weeping. I was dumbfounded," Mila said. "I was like, 'Which chicken did I steal?' I apologize to this woman, who was maybe or not a month old."
But Mila defended her honor. "I would never steal someone else's chicken," she said. Phew!
Hey Ashton, are we being Punk'd?