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Chemical brands moving forward with newly minted NC Brands
In May, Natural Chemistry purchased the SeaKlear division of HaloSource, Inc. Natural Chemistry then rebranded as NC Brands, with its Natural Chemistry, SeaKlear and Red Leopard branded products all falling under the new name. NC Brands president Kate Thielscher says the acquisition was happenchance.
Thielscher ran across an article that said HaloSource’s primary focus going forward was to be drinking water, and she wasted no time getting the company’s CEO, Martin Coles, on the phone. From there, a deal came together at lighting speed.
“The due diligence period was exceptionally short,” Thielscher says. They began talking to HaloSource in March, and the deal was finalized in May. “Normally you would think about targets, and who would do this and who would do that. It turns out [SeaKlear] fit all the right criteria anyway — it’s exactly the kind of company we would want to acquire.”
While there is synergy between the companies and their products, each has its own strengths — SeaKlear with chitosan technology and Natural Chemistry with enzymes.
“We both have strong brand names that are highly reputable and well known to the industry,” says Jamie Novak, brand manager of Natural Chemistry. She says Natural Chemistry brings a strong support system to the well-loved SeaKlear brand.
Besides the speed at which everything came together, the challenge of merging SeaKlear into NC Brands was that it purchased only a division of HaloSource and not the entire company. On day one, it had key systems integrated to meet the needs of customers, instead of the more typical scenario of keeping the two companies operating separately until it all can be consolidated.
“We’ve kept many things the same and some things we are combining with the Natural Chemistry brand,” says Debbie Gordon, CFO. “Our operations people are working on the inventory; we’ve integrated all of the accounting to our corporate office; and the transition seems to be going quite smoothly.”
NC Brands hired three people from SeaKlear and brought on some external rep companies that were working with SeaKlear as well.
“We just had our first combined sales meeting last week, and it was incredible to hear the history behind both brands,” Novak says. “Last week we really came together as a team.”
Novak says existing SeaKlear customers can expect more support with the additional sales force. “They’re going to have more coverage in their stores,” Novak says. “We also have plans to beef up our marketing with new initiatives.”
The SeaKlear brand will, for the most part, remain untouched. Thielscher says it isn’t absorbing or doing away with the SeaKlear brand, which was one of the reasons behind the corporate name change.
“We believe so strongly in both brands,” Gordon says. “We see such opportunity in the future. We’re up for the challenges.” | <urn:uuid:77fee90f-4ca7-4efa-bb7b-fb984e7fad17> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://sparetailer.com/seaklearnatural-chemistry-happily-under-one-roof/ | 2017-11-18T15:45:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804976.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118151819-20171118171819-00771.warc.gz | en | 0.973649 | 660 |
India’s present and rapid increase of Covid-19 cases are posing an urgent threat to the country’s FY22 growth aspirations. If this second wave is not brought under control swiftly, the economic issues will become even more difficult. The more time the second wave lasts, the more severe the economic effect on India will be. There will be a race between the rate of COVID-19 vaccination and the spread of the virus.
The economic impact of the second wave
Both the RBI and the IMF updated their estimations of India’s growth forecasts for FY22 in the first week of April 2021. The RBI has forecasted 10.5 % real GDP growth for India, whereas the IMF has amended its prior projection upwards, predicting 12.5 % growth, which is 2% more than the RBI’s prediction. Following the decline of 8 % in FY22, these exceptionally high real GDP growth rates are mostly due to a substantial base effect. India’s forecast growth rate of 12.5 % in FY22 is significantly greater than that of other major economies across the world, with China expected to expand at 8.4%.
If the current second wave of COVID-19 is not brought under control shortly, their growth forecasts may be seriously jeopardized. Much will be determined by the rate at which India’s population is vaccinated as a whole. Meanwhile, owing to the devastating effects that COVID – 19’s second wave is now having on the Indian economy, it appears that the planned recovery in 1QFY22 may be slowed.
In March 2021, the PMI manufacturing index fell to a seven-month low of 55.4. In March 2021, PMI services dipped to 54.6, down from 55.3 in February 2021. In February 2021, IIP shrank by 3.6 % marking the second consecutive decrease in the last quarter of FY21. In February 2021, core IIP decreased by 4.6 % compared to a gain of 0.9 % in January 2021. CPI inflation reached 5.5 % in March 2021, reflecting supply-side restrictions and an increase in global petroleum and commodity prices, while WPI inflation reached a 96 month high of 7.4.%.
The unfavorable impact of COVID-19’s second wave is expected to challenge the RBI’s predicted GDP growth of 26.2 % for 1QFY22 which is predicated on a strong base effect. The upcoming events are going to have a major impact on numbers since the work of the businesses is dependent on them. In general, the impact of news on currencies in Forex since it defines the future activities and decisions on buying or selling is dependent on them, thus the currency rate changes. For India, in this economic crisis, it is very important to keep the efficient rate with the USD and manage the deterring factor as efficiently as possible. According to some estimates, this influence would reduce predicted growth by 5-7 %. This might mean that the annual growth rate for FY22 may have to be cut down by around 1%. From a sectoral standpoint, the same industries are expected to suffer more in the second wave than they did in the first.
Construction, trade, hotel, transportation, and related services are among these. Fiscal policy, which directly affects the public administration, defense, and other services sector, can play a critical role in reducing the negative effects. It may be prudent for the federal and state government to frontload their projected expenditure increase, particularly in the infrastructure sectors, in order to maintain the level of overall demand. Any increase in the federal government’s already planned fiscal deficit of 6.8 % of GDP in FY22 may not be necessary at this time. However, the situation may be regularly evaluated and if private demand is found to be weakening as a result of covid 19 ‘s influence, a more active role for government involvement may become inevitable.
Lessons from the first wave
As a result of the effects of COVID-19 FY21, India’s growth slowed as did that of all other nations. When the scale of this erosion is compared to a country’s long-term growth record, India’s situation does not appear to be as dire as it does when the size of actual GDP shrinkage is compared. In reality, India is merely the second-largest country behind China.
Mining and quarrying, building and trade, transportation, and other sectors are the weakest performers when it comes to intra-sectoral effects on production growth in India. Apart from exports, gross capital formation and private final consumption spending were shown to be the most sensitive demand sectors of GDP. And in terms of policy interventions, India’s fiscal and monetary policies appear to be less active than those of other major world economies. Given that the second wave of Covid-19 will have the greatest influence on economic performance in 1QFY22, it may be advantageous to frontload projected capital expenditures for FY22 in this quarter.
India’s future economic strategy may benefit from some of the lessons learned. First, a decentralized and diffused growth strategy, in which industrial activities are encouraged to settle outside of major urbanized centers, such as is smaller towns, the peripheries of major urban centers, and corridors connecting two or more major urban centers may provide a more robust development profile in dealing with the pandemics.
Second, the Atmanirbhar Bharat concept looks to be well-timed, since reducing reliance on global supply chains in pandemic conditions may be advantageous for avoiding economic harm. Third, expanding India’s capacity to provide health service as part of overall infrastructure growth should be prioritized to strengthen the country’s ability to deal with COVID-19 type health shocks.
Summing It Up
Finally, to sum up, while India’s policy makers’ attention is currently concentrated on dealing with Covid-19 in general and its second wave in particular, it would be beneficial to put India’s medium to long-term economic prospects and potential at the forefront of economic policy. MOst inter-country interactions are anticipated to shift dramatically in the post-covid 19 economic world. All efforts should be taken to attract foreign investments to India so that the country can play a significant role in global supply chains. India will have to compete for investment with China, the United States, and the European Union. In this context, India’s CIT reforms, which aim to make the CIT rate more competitive, would be crucial.
Both the central and state governments, as well as their public sector firms and the private sector, are expected to participate in India’s plan. If necessary, the central government may retain its fiscal deficit considerably over the existing FRBM threshold of 3% of GDP. According to the Reserve Bank of India, the total budget deficit of the federal and state governments is expected to be 10.8 %. According to early indicators, the federal government’s tax receipts in FY21 may be higher than the amended projection. Given the better revenue performance prospects, the central government could do well to frontload its scheduled FY22 capital investment in 1QFY22 in order to reduce the negative economic impact of Covid-19’s second wave. | <urn:uuid:8e418dca-6686-420c-baf9-1ab932ac07db> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://www.uniquenewsonline.com/new-covid-wave-and-its-impact-on-indias-economy/ | 2021-07-26T04:17:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046152000.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20210726031942-20210726061942-00719.warc.gz | en | 0.947263 | 1,503 |
Udupi, Sep 09, 2016: It is reported that Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt, speaking after welcoming a chariot (ratha) spreading awareness on the ‘Vishwa Tuluvere Aayano’ (World Tulu Conference) to be held at Badiadka near Kasaragod from December 9 to 13. He later flagged off the chariot near Rajangana on Sept 7, Wednesday he stressed that harmony among all languages goes a long way in protecting culture.
The seer went on to say that everyone should be proud of their language. But people should shun a parochial approach on the issue. “It is essential that all languages coexist peacefully with one another,” he said. The seer said that Kannada is the administrative language of Karnataka. But Tulu is considered the lingua franca of Tulunadu, comprising Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod districts. “People in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada should consider Kannada as their mother and Tulu as their father, and love and respect both equally,” he said.
A wide variety of languages are spoken in Tulunadu, including Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Beary, Konkani, Kundagannada, Aregannada, Havyaka Kannada and Kodava. There should space for all cultures and people linked with he region. | <urn:uuid:7718def5-bd83-42e3-8e90-aa9d75f750b0> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | http://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/-Vishwa-Tuluvera-Aayano-chariot-in-Udupi-welcomed-by-seer.html | 2018-03-23T20:55:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648594.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323200519-20180323220519-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.954595 | 320 |
SAFIA are well on truly on their way to dominance for 2019, with news of their sophomore album ‘Story’s Start or End’ dropping in August and a HUGE Australian/New Zealand tour to follow. To celebrate this, the three piece have delivered a darkened thriller of a track with their new single ‘Think We’re Not Alone’.
One thing that SAFIA have always managed to do in every single release is showcase the incredible shades of colour in Ben Woolner’s tones. In ‘Think We’re Not Alone’, the haunting nature of the piece is matched through the fragility in the echoed vocals that heightens the intensity significantly. Complimented further by the ambient pads, club influenced drums and buzzing synths on offer, ‘Think We’re Not Alone’ evokes visual imagery of a haunted forest courtesy of the samples of birds and lions roaring and lures you in for the ride of your life.
Australian and New Zealand fans can catch SAFIA on their ‘Story’s Start or End’ tour alongside BOO SEEKA and Eilish Gilligan on the below dates – click here for tickets. | <urn:uuid:ed1fe010-2b35-4dfc-9370-39e7067386df> | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | https://acidstag.com/2019/05/safia-think-were-not-alone/ | 2020-10-26T21:26:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107892062.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026204531-20201026234531-00105.warc.gz | en | 0.923861 | 248 |
Ian Reid is a singer-songwriter living in his hometown of Rockwood, Ontario. He has a passion for a good story and weaves these little moments into melodies and chords. His music has been described as “Neil Young crossed with the playfulness of Jonathan Richman.”
Ian is the son of an artist’s son and a salesman’s daughter. His sensitivity and gift of the gab make for a uniquely engaging stage presence and an ability to connect with his audiences. He loves to augment his voice, guitar, and ukulele with quirky anecdotes from home and abroad.
Since returning from years of overseas teaching in 2008, Ian has made over 1000 public appearances, earning much respect from his musical peers and fans alike. He has won songwriting awards in South Korea and Ontario and his music can be heard on various radio stations including the CBC.
Ian is currently on tour promoting his latest album Wineva Avenue. | <urn:uuid:a3182dab-b525-4133-a234-8efa8201864c> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://ianreid.ca/ | 2021-10-28T13:46:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588341.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20211028131628-20211028161628-00647.warc.gz | en | 0.986394 | 194 |
After the FA Cup exploits at the Bridge the focus shifts back to the league this weekend as Everton welcome Sunderland to Goodison on Saturday in a game which could prove pivotal in terms of the rest of the season…….
Clearly, Chelsea was a great day last week at the Bridge. It reminded me of what had been the core attributes of an Everton display under Moyes; what we sometimes lack in technical ability we bridge by commitment, togetherness and at times shear belligerence. We can also play too, and in the first game at Goodison we comfortably played the better expansive football. Back to the league now though, and points need to be put on the board quickly to move us up the table. This season’s trend has been one good result followed by a poor one, indeed we have only put back to back wins together in the league once, back in October.
Last time out.
A very exciting game at Stadium of Light, with Everton playing the more enterprising football but Sunderland looking much more dangerous when in attack. The Mackems fitness and athleticism is such that they are more than capable of playing a high pressing game high up the pitch all day long and have no worries about not being in possession. Welbeck was the star man on the night, bagging both Sunderland goals in a 2-2 draw in a game which again highlighted Everton’s strength and weakness down the left flank. Baines superb delivery for Cahill’s opening goal was undone by slack defending by him and Pienaar for Welbeck’s first.Overall, a 2-2 draw was a fair result although Everton should have won it at the death when Beckford fluffed a one on one when put clean through.
I have been impressed with the Mackems this season. Like most Bruce teams they have built from a solid foundation defensively. They press really well and have shown real steel in their defensive approach this season with 11 clean sheets. I would expect them to line up 4-5-1 with Gyan the lone striker closely supported by Richardson behind and newboy Sessegnon from the right.
Offensively, with their speed and athleticism they are setup to counter attack and Henderson is their most creative player, ranked 5th in the league for chance creation, making 54 key passes this campaign an average of 2.1 per game. Gyan is their main goal threat with 9 goals and 4 assists in just 15 Premier League matches. They have struggled in recent games though with Cattermole their fulcrum anchor man out through injury and this coupled with personnel changes in the centre back spots with the ongoing absence of Turner have left them often vulnerable to crosses. Stoke recently exploited this 3 times in one game despite the Mackems playing 3 centre backs to combat the Stoke aerial bombardment. Indeed, they have now lost 3 games on the bounce. Keeper Gordon has also been shaky of late, and reports in Sunderland are that he is touch and go for this game because of injury with Mignolet on standby to deputise.
I wouldn’t expect anything too different tactically from the Blues in a 4-4-1-1 setup. Sunderland ’s 4-5-1 will mean Marouanne Fellaini will play a bit deeper than he would against a 4-4-2 to pick up Richardson’s runs from midfield. Seamus Coleman really struggled physically against Bardsley last time out although I would expect him to continue on the right with Osman probably keeping his place on the left drifting inside. The key change could come upfront with Louis Saha rumored to be back in contention following injury, but with his injury record I would expect Beckford to at least start the game.
Sunderland have had a really impressive campaign but I think this could be a decent time to play them with results on the wane and key personnel out. With their vulnerability from crosses into the box and with our superb exponent of deliveries Leighton Baines on song I’m going for a narrow Blues victory, 1-0. | <urn:uuid:04e3d071-8eb6-4105-a39b-98481d280b87> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://theexecutionersbong.wordpress.com/2011/02/ | 2014-07-31T03:18:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510272329.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011752-00090-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973168 | 835 |
Within modern (material) science, empty space is defined as the measurable distance between two objects. This is correct and an undeniable fact. Of course, for
Needless to say, the traditional Chinese Ch’an Buddhist – Master Xu Yun – had no formal or informal ties or connections to Japanese Zen Buddhism, and never practised (or advocated others to practice) a Japanese Zen that does not follow the Vinaya Disciple, and which deviates from established Ch’an practice.
The Chan doctrine of the Mind was handed down through Mahakasyapa and his successors in India and reached China where it was eventually transmitted to Master Hui-neng, its Sixth (Chinese) Patriarch. This was the Transmission of the Right Dharma which then flourished (all over China).
Immoral behaviour is a physical manifestation of immoral psychological patterns operating in the mind, and its presence serves as a permanent ‘block’ to any advancement toward enlightenment.
Become aware of the cycles of happiness and grief and do not be arrogant,
Then Mahakasyapa transmitted to him the Tathagata’s Mind Seal, making him the second Indian Patriarch. The transmission was handed down to following generations, and after the Patriarchs Asvaghosa and Nagarjuna, Chan Master Hui-wen of Tian-tai Mountain in the Bei-qi Dynasty (550-78) after reading (Nagarjuna’s) Madhyamika Shastra, succeeded in realizing his own mind and founded the Tian-tai School.269 At the time, our Chan Sect was very flourishing. | <urn:uuid:93c53003-3a8c-4e3b-a017-4c8d525ecf17> | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | https://thesanghakommune.org/tag/prajna/ | 2020-05-26T19:47:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347391309.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20200526191453-20200526221453-00234.warc.gz | en | 0.959418 | 329 |
We are about to finish up our short stay at Montpellier Resort. We liked the layout of the apartments and thought that they were actually nicer than looks on website. I was impressed that they have thought of all the utensils ( it's frustrating when apts forget certain items)... The bedrooms were comfortable and bathrooms super clean, and I
m a very fussy person. Deserves a 4 star rating, unlike other so called 4 star places.
Our 2 young children love the pool as it has different levels and a warm spa. Location is great as you can walk to nice cages / restaurants by the river and hire little boats, was raining so we opted for coffees at Sheraton and a walk along river and Hastings at.
Overall I am very happy to recommend this place and I would stay here again.More
- Free Wifi
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The main housing area at UMass Amherst. It houses roughly 5,400 students - approximately 55% of all undergrad students who live in on-campus housing.
Southwest was built in the 1960's-1970's, and the architectural style of dark brick-and-concrete that dominates the area reflects the building philospohy of the times: a building should be functional, low in cost, and riot-proof. To get a good picture of a typical dorm look at http://www.housing.umass.edu/reshalls/southwest.html.
Dorms make up most of the buildings in Southwest. There are two types of dorms: towers and low rises.
Towers are twenty-two stories tall. Of these twenty two stories, the 1st, 5th, 12th, and 17th are function areas. The first floor has the lobby, a security/campus mail/residence life office, the mail slots, and a few vending machines (where you can buy a tasty Coke for $1.25 - at least in 2001 when I graduated). The 5th, 12th, and 17th floors have kitchens, a large lounge area, and occasionally, a battered pool table or a gym.
The other floors have rooms, and have two hallways running down either side of the tower. Between these hallways are connections by the stair landing and elevator area, and at the lounge and bathroom. The rest of the central space is used by maintence closets and laundry rooms. One note about the elevators - the are three in each tower. Due to the low cost, cheap bastard design of the building, only one stops on every floor. This is known as the supervator. The other two stop at roughly every other floor.
The rooms themselves come in one of three forms: Z rooms, singles, and corner rooms. Z rooms are directly off of the hallways and are shaped like an L (not at all like a "Z", but this is UMass, after all). The outer part of the L has the window and is considered the "better" part of the room. The inner part bulges into the wall. Singles are also shaped like an L, without the inner bulge. The worst rooms of all are corner rooms. While the Z room provides privacy for each roommate, corner rooms are shaped like squares, and usually have bunk beds. These are at either end of each hallway, and form the characteristic concrete growths on the outside of the tower.
The following is a list of the towers, which are all named after US Presidents who were related to Massachusetts (plus Washington):
Low rises are "only" around 3-7 stories tall, depending. Architecture and layout is variable, though all rooms are either singles or corner rooms. The following is a list of the low rises, which are named after either famous people from Mass. or heavy contributers to the university:
In addition to dorms, Southwest has several additional buildings, named after counties in western Massachusetts:
Southwest is not for the faint of heart. It is home to people from all walks of life, from drunken louts to bookwormy types, with everyone else falling between. If it could be summed up in one word, that word would be loud. Southwest is very loud. All the time. A cacophany of honking cars, screaming girls, frats chanting, and the kid next door booming rap at a decibel level that seemingly makes the incus, malleus, and stapes fall apart.
One thing I learned from living there is that the law of the jungle must be followed. Take, or all is lost. This is why, two years after graduating, I still hoard things like free company coffee mugs. Because you always need a backup, especially in Southwest, were things break or disappear at a lightning pace and replacements are costly. Southwest shows that the administration of UMass doesn't care about the students, and that the students don't care about their own living areas. I've found bathroom stall doors ripped off, bulletin boards destroyed, and excrement in the elevator. Combine that with the fact that parking in a forbidden space (basically, anyway within a half mile of your dorm) and the fact that they put laxative in the chicken sandwiches so you don't get salmonella, contributes to the sense of awe and wonder I feel now at the convenience of the real world.
Still, though, I wouldn't have lived anywhere else. There were great people, and good times. It might not have been the prettiest area, or had the most "collegial" look to it, but it was the time of my life.
There are many ups and downs to living there, and many different cultures. Greek life and alcohol consumption are the twin pillars that dominate the Southwest living environment. If you like to party, then this is the place. People are generally very friendly, and not as cliquey or exclusive as other living areas. On the weekend nights, the concrete-lined areas outside are host to a variety of bacchanales. Still, in the morning sun, there's a quietness about the place.
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Next in our series for Top 10 Aghanim’s Scepters is the position 4. This position is known for their playmaking abilities on the map. Not all Aghanim’s Scepters are upgraded equally though, so here is our top 10 list of the best upgrades for this position.
This upgrade was nerfed and fell off the map but thanks to a recent change reducing its cooldown, it's back in the meta.
This upgrade turns Mirana into a jumping burst damage cannon and one of the best, if not the best, wave clearers in the game. A double Starstorm kills every creep in a wave, and she can follow it up with an arrow to kill the siege creep.
Mirana can unleash a triple Starstorm or at the very least, a double Starstorm in a large area for massive burst damage. No matter how tanky the hero, they’ll feel that. By blinking or leaping in, casting Starstorm, and then leaping out, Mirana can consistently pump out high burst damage in a large area with little risk.
Pugna’s Lifedrain is a great spell that has a lot of versatility. If your enemy has no stun, then they’ll have a hard time winning a health trading war if you’re casting Lifedrain.
Usually, you’d save Lifedrain for when you have a perfect set up because of its cooldown but with this upgrade, you have much more flexibility for when you want to use it.
The potential for this spell opens up greatly with no cooldown. You can save your allies one second, and then regain your health by draining an enemy the next second. Pair this with an Aether Lens and a tanky teammate, and running at the enemy will be a jog in the park.
Finger of Death is one of the most well-recognized spells in the game. When you see that red lighting bolt, you can’t help but notice. This upgrade turns that single lighting bolt into a multi lightning bolt in a 325 radius.
This turns one of the best single target burst damage spells into arguably the best area of effect burst damage spells. At level three, it becomes a 20-second cooldown which is surprising considering how powerful this spell is. All in all, this upgrade is one of the best in the game because of all the ways this powerful spell becomes upgraded.
When Dark Willow activates Shadow Realm, she becomes untargetable for a maximum of five seconds. This makes Shadow Realm one of the best survivability spells in the game. The damage buff is nice but how many squishy supports are able to become untargetable?
With this upgrade, Dark Willow turns into a long-range burst damage right-clicker. She can start teeing off on enemies from 1075 attack range. This has great potential for base defense since she can deliver high amounts of damage from a long distance and doesn't have to worry about getting jumped on since she’s untargetable.
Venomancer makes this list thanks to the huge damage increase in an already powerful spell. With an Aghanim's Scepter upgrade on Poison Nova, the damage becomes too high to fight into. If Venomancer builds this item at around 20-30 minutes, most heroes won't have any way to deal with it.
If, as a position 4, you build Aghanim's Scepter early, that becomes a massive boost to team fight. Your only disable is a slow but when you apply the Poison Nova debuff to multiple enemies, they have to run away, which turns it into a sort of debuff, or they'll fight while losing a massive amount of health.
One of the few abilities in the game that can mute enemies. Static Storm becomes an incredible lockdown spell when combined with Kinetic Field with this upgrade.
Enemies will be muted, silenced, trapped, and receiving a ton of damage. With just one other ally, you can deliver a huge amount of damage to as many as five heroes, who might not be attacking back because being trapped, muted, silenced, and damaged can cause panic and running in circles syndrome.
This upgrade turns Burrowstrike into a 1400 range AoE stun. It also applies Caustic Finale to heroes hit by Burrowstrike.
With this item, you almost don’t have to buy a blink dagger. The range is so long and it opens up a lot of playmaking potential. You can use it to escape, stunning enemies in the way, and also to initiate from a far distance. The Caustic Finale buff is also useful for dealing with heroes such as Phantom Lancer or Terrorblade.
Spell Steal is one of the most powerful spells in the game. Spells stolen by Rubick become even stronger when used by Rubick because he has 0 cast time. We saw how useful spells like Fissure were on Rubick at The International 2018 in game five of the grand finals with JerAx
This upgrade also reduces the cooldown to two seconds and always applies the Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade on the stolen ability. With a two-second cooldown and an Aether Lens, a Rubick in a good position can unleash devastating combos in team fights. Heroes like Enigma or Tidehunter will be hesitant to use their ultimate when they know a Rubick is lurking in the background.
A new ability and recent addition, Torrent Storm creates 20 random intervals of Torrents in an 1100 radius in a 0.25-second interval for five seconds. For comparison's sake, Fissure on Earthshaker has a 1400 distance so you’re getting an extremely large area of effect storm of torrents surrounding Kunkka.
This is very scary to fight into for any hero without Black King Bar. Say goodbye to using any sort of channeling ability unless you want to test lady luck. When this spell becomes activated, you really can’t fight in an 1100 radius unless you’re ahead but even then, the amount of disables combined with a Ghost Ship and follow up spells means you’ll be facing a huge area of effect stun-lock.
This upgrade allows you to fly through the air for 1100 distance and when you land, Enchant Totem is cast.
This is similar to a Blink Dagger effect, except not instant, and you are able to cast it even while taking damage.
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The Surprising Link Between Hurricanes and Strawberry Pop-Tarts: Brought to you by Clean, Consistent and Connected Data
What do you think Wal-Mart’s best-seller is right before a hurricane? If you guessed water like I did, you’d be wrong. According to this New York Times article, “What Wal-Mart Knows About Customers’ Habits” the retailer sells 7X more strawberry Pop-Tarts in Florida right before a hurricane than any other time. Armed with predictive analytics and a solid information management foundation, the team stocks up on strawberry Pop-Tarts to make sure they have enough supply to meet demand.
I learned this fun fact from Andrew Donaher, Director of Information Management Strategy at Groundswell Group, a consulting firm based in western Canada that specializes in information management services. In this interview, Andy and I discuss how IT leaders can increase the value of data to drive business value, explain how some IT leaders are collaborating with business leaders to improve predictive analytics, and share advice about how to talk to business leaders, such as the CFO about investing in an information management strategy.
Q. Andy, what can IT leaders do to increase the value of data to drive business value?
A. Simply put, each business leader in a company needs to focus on achieving their goals. The first step IT leaders should take is to engage with each business leader to understand their long and short-term goals and ask some key questions, such as:
- What type of information is critical to achieving their goals?
- Do they have the information they need to make the next decision or take the next best action?
- Is all the data they need in house? If not, where is it?
- What challenges are they facing when it comes to their data?
- How much time are people spending trying to pull together the information they need?
- How much time are people spending fixing bad data?
- How much is this costing them?
- What opportunities exist if they had all the information they need and could trust it?
Q. How are IT leaders collaborating with business partners to improve predictive analytics?
A. Wal-Mart’s IT team collaborated with the business to improve the forecasting and demand planning process. Once they found out what was important, IT figured out how to gather, store and seamlessly integrate external data like historical weather and future weather forecasts into the process. This enabled the business to get more valuable insights, tailor product selections at particular stores, and generate more revenue.
Q. Why is it difficult for IT leaders to convince business leaders to invest in an information management strategy?
A. In most cases, business leaders don’t see the value in an information management strategy or they haven’t seen value before. Unfortunately this often happens because IT isn’t able to connect the dots between the information management strategy and the outcomes that matter to the business.
Business leaders see value in having control over their business-critical information, being able to access it quickly and to allocate their resources to get any additional information they need. Relinquishing control takes a lot of trust. When IT leaders want to get buy-in from business leaders to invest in an information management strategy they need to be clear about how it will impact business priorities. Data integration, data quality and master data management (MDM) should be built into the budget for predictive or advanced analytics initiatives to ensure the data the business is relying on is clean, consistent and connected.
Q: You liked this quotation from an IT leader at a beer manufacturing company, “We don’t just make beer. We make beer and data. We need to manage our product supply chain and information supply chain equally efficiently.”
A.What I like about that quote is the IT leader was able to connect the dots between the primary revenue generator for the company and the role data plays in improving organizational performance. That’s something that a lot of IT leaders struggle with. IT leaders should always be thinking about what’s the next thing they can do to increase business value with the data they have in house and other data that the company may not yet be tapping into.
Q. According to a recent survey by Gartner and the Financial Executives Research Foundation, 60% of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are investing in analytics and improved decision-making as their #1 IT priority. What’s your advice for IT Leaders who need to get buy-in from the CFO to invest in information management?
A. Read your company’s financial statements, especially the Management Discussion and Analysis section. You’ll learn about the company’s direction, what the stakeholders are looking for, and what the CFO needs to deliver. Offer to get your CFO the information s/he needs to make decisions and to deliver. When you talk to a CFO about investing in information management, focus on the two things that matter most:
- Risk mitigation: CFOs know that bad decisions based on bad information can negatively impact revenue, expenses and market value. If you have to caveat all your decisions because you can’t trust the information, or it isn’t current, then you have problems. CFOs need to trust their information. They need to feel confident they can use it to make important financial decisions and deliver accurate reports for compliance.
- Opportunity: Once you have mitigated the risk and can trust the data, you can take advantage of predictive analytics. Wal-Mart doesn’t just do forecasting and demand planning. They do “demand shaping.” They use accurate, consistent and connected data to plan events and promotions not just to drive inventory turns, but to optimize inventory and the supply chain process. Some companies in the energy market are using accurate, consistent and connected data for predictive asset maintenance. By preventing unplanned maintenance they are saving millions of dollars, protecting revenue streams, and gaining health and safety benefits.
To do either of these things you need a solid information management plan to manage clean, consistent and connected information. It takes a commitment but the pays offs can be very significant.
Q. What are the top three business requirements when building an information management and integration strategy?
A: In my experience, IT leaders should focus on:
- Business value: A solid information management and integration strategy that has a chance of getting funded must be focused on delivering business value. Otherwise, your strategy will lack clarity and won’t drive priorities. If you focus on business value, it will be much easier to gain organizational buy-in. Get that dollar figure before you start anything. Whether it is risk mitigation, time savings, revenue generation or cost savings, you need to calculate that value to the business and get their buy-in.
- Trust: When people know they can trust the information they are getting it liberates them to explore new ideas and not have to worry about issues in the data itself.
- Flexibility: Flexibility should be banked right into the strategy. Business drivers will evolve and change. You must be able to adapt to change. One of the most neglected, and I would argue most important, parts of a solid strategy is the ability to make continuous small improvements that may require more effort than a typical maintenance event, but don’t create long delays. This will be very much appreciated by the business. We work with our clients to ensure that this is addressed.
I love exploring new places. I’ve had exceptional experiences at the W in Hong Kong, El Dorado Royale in the Riviera Maya and Ventana Inn in Big Sur. I belong to almost every loyalty program under the sun, but not all hospitality companies are capitalizing on the potential of my customer information. Imagine if employees had access to it so they could personalize their interactions with me and send me marketing offers that appeal to my interests.
Do I have high expectations? Yes. But so do many travelers. This puts pressure on marketing and sales executives who want to compete to win. According to Deloitte’s report, “Hospitality 2015: Game changers or spectators?,” hospitality companies need to adapt to meet consumers’ increasing expectations to know their preferences and tastes and to customize packages that suit individual needs.
In this interview, Jeff Klagenberg, senior principal at Myers-Holum, explains how one of the largest, most customer-focused companies in the hospitality industry is investing in better customer, product, and asset information. Why? To personalize customer interactions, bundle appealing promotion packages and personalize marketing offers across channels.
Q: What are the company’s goals?
A: The executive team at one of the world’s leading providers of family travel and leisure experiences is focused on achieving excellence in quality and guest services. They generate revenues from the sales of room nights at hotels, food and beverages, merchandise, admissions and vacation club properties. The executive team believes their future success depends on stronger execution based on better measurement and a better understanding of customers.
Q: What role does customer, product and asset information play in achieving these goals?
A: Without the highest quality business-critical data, how can employees continually improve customer interactions? How can they bundle appealing promotional packages or personalize marketing offers? How can they accurately measure the impact of sales and marketing efforts? The team recognized the powerful role of high quality information in their pursuit of excellence.
Q: What are they doing to improve the quality of this business-critical information?
A: To get the most value out of their data and deliver the highest quality information to business and analytical applications, they knew they needed to invest in an integrated information management infrastructure to support their data governance process. Now they use the Informatica Total Customer Relationship Solution, which combines data integration, data quality, and master data management (MDM). It pulls together fragmented customer information, product information, and asset information scattered across hundreds of applications in their global operations into one central, trusted location where it can be managed and shared with analytical and operational applications on an ongoing basis.
Q: How will this impact marketing and sales?
A: With clean, consistent and connected customer information, product information, and asset information in the company’s applications, they are optimizing marketing, sales and customer service processes. They get limitless insights into who their customers are and their valuable relationships, including households, corporate hierarchies and influencer networks. They see which products and services customers have purchased in the past, their preferences and tastes. High quality information enables the marketing and sales team to personalize customer interactions across touch points, bundle appealing promotional packages, and personalize marketing offers across channels. They have a better understanding of which marketing, advertising and promotional programs work and which don’t.
Q: What is the role did the marketing and sales leaders play in this initiative?
A: The marketing leaders and sales leaders played a key role in getting this initiative off the ground. With an integrated information management infrastructure in place, they’ll benefit from better integration between business-critical master data about customers, products and assets and transaction data.
Q. How will this help them gain customer insights from “Big Data”?
A. We helped the business leaders understand that getting customer insights from “Big Data” such as weblogs, call logs, social and mobile data requires a strong backbone of integrated business-critical data. By investing in a data-centric approach, they future-proofed their business. They are ready to incorporate any type of data they will want to analyze, such as interaction data. A key realization was there is no such thing as “Small Data.” The future is about getting very bit of understanding out of every data source.
Q: What advice do you have for hospitality industry executives?
A: Ask yourself, “Which of our strategic initiatives can be achieved with inaccurate, inconsistent and disconnected information?” Most executives know that the business-critical data in their applications, used by employees across the globe, is not the highest quality. But they are shocked to learn how much this is costing the company. My advice is talk to IT about the current state of your customer, product and asset information. Find out if it is holding you back from achieving your strategic initiatives.
Also, many business executives are excited about the prospect of analyzing “Big Data” to gain revenue-generating insights about customers. But the business-critical data about customers, products and assets is often in terrible shape. To use an analogy: look at a wheat field and imagine the bread it will yield. But don’t forget if you don’t separate the grain from the chaff you’ll be disappointed with the outcome. If you are working on a Big Data initiative, don’t forget to invest in the integrated information management infrastructure required to give you the clean, consistent and connected information you need to achieve great things.
“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevancy a lot less.” I saw this powerful Ralph Waldo Emerson quotation in an MDM Summit presentation by Dagmar Garcia, senior manager of marketing data management at Citrix. In this interview, Dagmar explains how Citrix is achieving a measurable impact on marketing results by improving the quality of customer information and prospect information.
Q: What is Citrix’s mission?
A: Citrix is a $2.6 billion company. We help people work and collaborate from anywhere by easily accessing enterprise applications and data from any device. More than 250,000 organizations around the globe use our solutions and we have over 10,000 partners in 100 countries who resell Citrix solutions.
Q: What are marketing’s goals?
A: We operate in a hyper-competitive market. It’s critical to retain and expand relationships with existing enterprise and SMB customers and attract new ones. The marketing team’s goals are to boost campaign effectiveness and lead-to-opportunity conversion rates, while improving operational efficiencies.
But, it’s difficult to create meaningful customer segments and target them with relevant cross-sell and up-sell offers if marketing lacks access to clean, consistent and connected customer information and visibility into the total customer relationship across product lines.
Q: What is your role in achieving these goals?
A: I’ve been responsible for global marketing data management at Citrix for six years. My role is to identify, implement and maintain technical and business data management processes.I work with marketing leadership, GEO-based team members, sales operations, and operational experts to understand requirements, develop solutions and communicate results. I strive to create innovative solutions to improve the quality of master data at Citrix, including the roll-out and successful adoption of data governance and stewardship practices within Marketing and across other departments.
Q: What drove the decision to tackle inaccurate, inconsistent and disconnected customer and prospect information?
A: In 2011, the quality of customer information and prospect information was identified as the #1 problem by our sales and marketing teams. Account and contact information was incomplete, inaccurate and duplicated in our CRM system.
Another challenge was fragmented and inconsistent master account information scattered across the organization’s multiple applications. It was difficult to know which source had the most accurate and up-to-date customer and prospect information.
To be successful, we needed a single source of the truth, one system of reference where data management best practices were centralized and consistent. This was a requirement to understand the total customer relationship across product lines. We asked ourselves:
- How can we improve campaign effectiveness if more than 40% of the contacts in our customer relationship management system (CRM) are inactive?
- How can we create meaningful customer segments for targeted cross-sell and up-sell offers when we don’t have visibility into all the products they already have?
- How can we improve lead to opportunity conversion rates if we have incomplete prospect data?
- How can we improve operational efficiencies if we have double the duplicate customer and prospect information than the industry standard?
- How can we maintain high data quality standards in our global operations if we lack the data quality technology and processes needed to be successful?
Q: How are you managing customer and prospect information now?
A: We built a marketing data management foundation. We centralized our data management and reduced manual, error-prone and time-consuming data quality efforts. To decrease the duplicate account and contact rate, we focused on managing the quality of our data as close to the source as possible by improving data validation at points of entry.
Q: What role does Informatica play?
A: We using master data management (MDM) to:
- pull together fragmented customer, prospect and partner information scattered across applications into one central, trusted location where it can be mastered, managed and shared on an ongoing basis,
- organize customer, prospect and partner information so we know how companies and people are related to each other, which hierarchies and networks they belong to, including their roles and organizations, and
- syndicate clean, consistent and connected customer, partner and product information to applications, such as CRM and data warehouses for analytics.
Q: Why did you choose Informatica?
A: After completing a thorough analysis of our gaps, we knew the best solution was a combination of MDM technology and a data governance process. We wanted to empower the business to manage customer information, navigate multiple hierarchies, handle exceptions and make changes with a transparent process through an easy-to-use interface.
At the same time, we did extensive industry research and learned Informatica MDM was ranked as a visionary and thought leader in the master data management solution space and could support our data governance process.
Q: Can you share some of the results you’ve achieved?
A: Now that marketing uses clean, consistent and connected customer and prospect information and an understanding of the total customer relationship, we’ve seen a positive impact on these key metrics:
↑ 20% lead-to-opportunity conversion rates
↑ 20% operational efficiency
↑ 50% quality data at point of entry
↓ 50% in prospect accounts duplication rate
↓ 50% in creation of duplicate prospect accounts and contacts
↓ 50% in junk data rate
Do you know what year the first steam engine locomotive was invented? 1804. It traveled 9 miles in two hours. Now, you and I would be pretty upset of we boarded a train and it took 2 hours to go 9 miles. But, 200 years ago, this was a huge innovation and led to the invention of the modern day train and railway.
Tremendous Growth In Demand for Rail Travel Puts Pressure on Rail Infrastructure
Today, Britain is experiencing tremendous growth in demand for rail travel. One million more trains and 500 million more passengers travel by train than just 5 years ago. Over the next 30 years passenger demand for rail will more than double and freight demand is expected to go up by 140%. This puts tremendous pressure on the rail infrastructure.
Network Rail is in the modern-day rail business. Employees work day and night running, maintaining and updating Britain’s rail infrastructure, including millions of assets, such as 22,000 miles of track, 6,500 crossings, 43,000 bridges, viaducts and tunnels. Improving the rail network provides faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys between Britain’s towns and cities.
Network Rail is investing more in the rail infrastructure than in Victorian times. In the last six months, they spent about $25 million a day! In a recent news release, Patrick Bucher, group finance director said, “We continue to invest record amounts to deliver a bigger, better railway for passengers and businesses across Britain. We are also driving down the cost of running Britain’s railway to help make it more affordable in the years ahead.”
Employees Need to Trust Asset Information to Pinpoint and Fix Problems Quickly
To pinpoint and fix problems quickly, keep their operating costs low and maintain a strong safety record, Network Rail’s employees need to trust their mission-critical asset information, such as:
- What is the problem?
- Where is it?
- What equipment, tools and skills are needed to fix it?
- Who is closest to the problem that could fix it?
Difficult to Make Sense of Asset Information Scattered across Applications
Similar to many companies their size, Network Rail’s mission-critical asset information was scattered across many applications, which made it difficult for employees to make sense of asset information and the interaction between assets.
The asset information team recognized the limitations of employees depending on an application-centric view of their business. To operate more efficiently and effectively, they needed clean asset information, consistent asset information, and connected asset information.
Investing in Rail Infrastructure AND the Information Infrastructure to Support It
Network Rail now uses a combination of data integration, data quality, and master data management (MDM) to manage their mission-critical asset information in a central location on an ongoing basis, to:
- make sense of asset information,
- understand the relationships between assets, and
- track changes to asset information.
In a news release, Patrick Bossert Director of Network Rail’s Asset Information services business said, “With more accurate and reliable information about assets and their condition our team can make better business decisions, enable innovation in our asset management policy, planning and execution, and improve rail-system-wide investment decisions that benefit the rail industry as a whole.”
If you work for a company that revolves around mission-critical asset information, ask yourself these questions:
- Can our employees makes sense of our asset information?
- Can they easily see relationships between assets and how they interact?
- Can they see the history of changes to asset information over time?
Or are are they limited by an application-centric view of the business because asset information is scattered across in multiple systems?
Have a similar story about how you are managing your mission-critical asset information? Please share it in the comments below.
I had a disturbing conversation at Dreamforce. Long story short, thousands of highly skilled and highly paid financial advisors (read sales reps) at a large financial services company are spending most of their day pulling together information about their clients in a spreadsheet, leaving only a few hours to engage with clients and generate revenue.
Not all valuable customer information is in Salesforce
Why? They don’t have a 360-degree customer view within Salesforce.
Why not? Not all client information that’s valuable to the financial advisors is in Salesforce. Important client information is in other applications too, such as:
- Marketing automation application
- Customer support application
- Account management applications
- Finance applications
- Business intelligence applications
Are you in sales? Do you work for a company that has multiple products or lines of business? Then you can probably relate. In my 15 years of experience working with sales, I’ve found this to be a harsh reality. You have to manually pull together customer information, which is a time-consuming process that doesn’t boost job satisfaction.
Stop building 360-degree customer views in spreadsheets
So what can you do about it? Stop building 360-degree customer views in spreadsheets. There is a better way and your sales operations leader can help.
One of my favorite customer success stories is about one of the world’s leading wealth management companies, with 16,000 financial advisors globally. Like most companies, their goal is to increase revenue by understanding their customers’ needs and making relevant cross-sell and up-sell offers.
But, the financial advisors needed an up-to-date view of the “total customer relationship” with the bank before they talked to their high net-worth clients. They wanted to appear knowledgeable and offer a product the client might actually want.
Can you guess what was holding them back? The bank operated in an account-centric world. Each line of business had its own account management application. To get a 360-degree customer view, the financial advisors spent 70% of their time pulling important client information from different applications into spreadsheets. Sound familiar?
Once the head of sales realized this, he decided to invest in information management technology that provides clean, consistent and connected customer information and delivers a 360-degree customer view within Salesforce.
The result? They’ve had a $50 million dollar impact annually and a 30% increase in productivity. In fact, word spread to other banks and the 360-degree customer view in Salesforce became an incentive to attract top talent in the industry.
Ask sales operations to give you 360-degree customer views within Salesforce
I urge you to take action. In particular, talk to your sales operations leader if he or she is at all interested in improving performance and productivity, acquiring and retaining top sales talent, and cutting costs.
Want to see how you can get 360-degree customer views in Salesforce? Check out this demo: Enrich Customer Data in Your CRM Application with MDM. Then schedule a meeting with your sales operations leader.
Have a similar experience to share? Please share it in the comments below.
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act shines a spotlight on the disorganized state of physician information, which is scattered across systems, often incomplete, inaccurate and inconsistent in most pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing companies.
According to the recent Wall Street Journal article Doctors Face New Scrutiny over Gifts, “Drug companies collectively pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fees and gifts to doctors every year. In 2012, Pfizer Inc., the biggest drug maker by sales, paid $173.2 million to U.S. health-care professionals.”
The Risks of Creating Reports with Inaccurate Physician Information
There are serious risks of filing inaccurate reports. Just imagine dealing with:
- An angry call from a physician who received a $25 meal, which was inaccurately reported as $250 or who reportedly, received a gift that actually went to someone with a similar name.
- Hefty fines and increased scrutiny from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Fines range from $1,000 to $10,000 for each transaction with a maximum penalty of maximum $1.15 million.
- Negative media attention. Reports will be available for anyone to access on a publicly accessible website.
How prepared are manufacturers to track and report physician payment information?
One of the major obstacles is getting a complete picture of the total payments made to one physician. Manufacturers need to know if Dr. Sriram Mennon and Dr. Sri Menon are one and the same.
On top of that, they need to understand the complicated connections between Dr. Sriram Menon, sales representatives’ expense report spreadsheets (T&E), marketing and R&D expenses, event data, and accounts payable data.
3 Steps to Ensure Physician Information is Accurate
In recent years, some pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical device manufacturers were required to respond to “Sunshine Act” type laws in states like California and Massachusetts. To simplify, automate and ensure physician payment reports are filed correctly and on time, they use an Aggregate Spend Repository or Physician Spend Management solution.
They also use these solutions to proactively track and review physician payments on a regular basis to ensure mandated thresholds are met before reports are due. Aggregate Spend Repository and Physician Spend Management solutions rely on a foundation of data integration, data quality, and master data management (MDM) software to better manage physician information.
For those manufacturers who want to avoid the risk of losing valuable physician relationships, paying hefty fines, and receiving scrutiny from CMS and negative media attention, here are three steps to ensure accurate physician information:
- Bring all your scattered physician information, including identifiers, addresses and specialties into a central place to fix incorrect, missing or inconsistent information and uniquely identify each physician.
- Identify connections between physicians and the hospitals and clinics where they work to help aggregate accurate payment information for each physician.
- Standardize transaction information so it’s easy to identify the purpose of payments and related products and link transaction information to physician information.
Physicians Will Review Reports for Accuracy in January 2014
In January 2014, after physicians review the federally mandated financial disclosures, they may question the accuracy of reported payments. Within two months manufacturers will need to fix any discrepancies and file their Sunshine Act reports, which will become part of a permanent archive. Time is precious for those companies who haven’t built an Aggregate Spend Repository or Physician Spend Management solution to drive their Sunshine Act compliance reports.
If you work for one of the pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing companies already using an Aggregate Spend Repository or Physician Spend Management solution, please share your tips and tricks with others who are behind.
Tick tock, tick tock….
Just in time for Halloween, I’m sharing a scary story. Warning: this is a true story. You may wonder:
- Could this happen to me?
- Can this situation be avoided?
- How can I prevent this from happening to me?
Last summer, the worst wildfire in Colorado history burned hundreds of acres, 360 homes, killing two people and forcing 38,000 people to evacuate the area.
Unfortunately, it was during the Colorado wildfire that a large integrated healthcare provider with hospitals, doctors, healthcare providers and employees located throughout the United States (who shall remain nameless) realized they had a problem. They couldn’t respond in real time to the disaster by mobilizing their workforce quickly. They struggled to identify, contact and communicate with doctors, healthcare providers and employees located at the disaster area to warn them not to go to the hospital or redirect them to alternative sites where they could help.
This healthcare provider’s inability to respond to this disaster in real time was an “Aha” moment. What was holding them back was a major information problem. Because their employee information was scattered across hundreds of systems, they couldn’t pull a single, comprehensive and accurate list of doctors, healthcare providers and employees in the disaster area. They didn’t know which employees needed to be evacuated or which could be sent to assist people in other locations. So, they had to email everyone in the company.
The good news is that we’re in the process of helping them create and maintain a central location called an “employee master” built on our data integration, data quality, and master data management (MDM) software. This will be their “go-to” place for an up-to-date, complete and accurate list of employees and their contact information, such as work email, phone, pager (doctors still use them), home phone and personal email as well as their location, so they know exactly who is working where and how best to contact them.
This healthcare provider will no longer be held back by an information problem. In three months, they’ll be able to respond to disasters in real time by mobilizing their workforce quickly.
An interesting side note: Immediately before our Informatica team of experts arrived to talk to this healthcare provider about how we can help them, there was a power outage in the building. They struggled to alert the employees who were impacted. So our team personally experienced the pain of this organization’s employee information problem.
When disaster strikes, will you be ready to respond in real time? Or do you have an information problem that could hold you back from mobilizing your own employees?
I want your opinion. Are you interested in more scary stories? Let me know in the comments below. I’m thinking about making this a regular series.
Introducing Potential at Work Community: Unleashing information potential from the server room to the boardroom
I’m excited to announce our new exclusive Potential at Work Community. If you are interested in unleashing the power and potential of information to transform your career, your company and your world, then this is the community for you.
If you have any doubt about the revolutionary impact information can have, you should check out Rick Smolan’s book, “The Human Face of Big Data.” He was the keynote speaker at Informatica World 2013 and opened our eyes to how data is helping combat some of the world’s most challenging problems.
Q: Why launch the Potential at Work Community now?
A: This is an exciting time to be involved in information initiatives. The world of data and information are growing in importance. The mainstream media, such as the Wall Street Journal and Business Week, are covering data initiatives, including big data and Hadoop.
Never before have people in such a wide variety of roles been so deeply involved in harnessing and utilizing information. And, these people are reaching out to us, the data experts, to help them tap into all that data and information, advancing them in their jobs and supporting business innovation.
Q: Who should join?
A: We currently have six flavors of the Potential at Work Community providing actionable insights to data visionaries and information leaders like you. You can join as many communities as you like—each is designed for a specific role.
- Developers, including integration and application developers
- Architects, including data and enterprise architects
- Information leaders, such as those leading analytics, information management and data integration teams
- Application leaders, such as those responsible for enterprise applications such as CRM, ERP or core transaction management
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Last week, I posted this blog: Logitech MDM Case Study: Seven Lessons for Mastering Product and Customer Data (Part I of II) which shares highlights from recent webinar. Logitech’s Severin Stoll, Senior Business Engagement Manager of Global IT Solutions spoke with David Decloux, MDM technical lead in EMEA about Logitech’s Global MDM implementation, in which they are mastering product, customer and consumer data.
In this blog, I’ll share some of the highlights of the Q&A I led and results from two polls. (more…)
Expert Advice for ACO Success: Gain Consensus on Metrics and Use High Quality Healthcare Data for Better Patient Care
It’s amazing how often Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are in the news. This Fierce Healthcare article, Maps of 2012 Medicare Accountable Care Organizations, states that ACOs are “the biggest change to Medicare in decades.” This Forbes’ article, Obamacare’s Accountable Care Approach Reaches 1 in 10 in US, reveals that “more than 2.4 million Medicare beneficiaries will be receiving care from more than 150 ACOs that have signed up to participate.”
But what do ACOs need to deliver on their promise of giving coordinated high quality care to Medicare patients at the right time, avoiding unnecessary services and preventing medical errors?
Healthcare industry experts agree on two basics required for ACO success. At a minimum, physicians, hospitals and healthcare providers need:
1) consensus on ACO success metrics to measure performance, and
2) access to timely, high quality healthcare data to better manage patient care and track performance.
Without an agreed upon set of ACO success metrics and better healthcare data management, how can ACOs better manage patients and identify and monitor at-risk patients? Without these basics, how can they improve patient experience, outcomes and healthcare costs?
Bridging the gap and reaching consensus on ACO metrics is one of the greatest challenges for ACOs. The good news is there are experts who can help. Please join us on Wednesday January 23rd for a live Let’s Talk Healthcare Webinar: Bridging the Gap: Reaching Consensus on ACO Metrics. Three healthcare experts:
- Senthil Balasubramanian, Manager of Decision Support at University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Maury DePalo, Director of Edgewater’s Healthcare Practices
- Richard Cramer, Informatica’s Healthcare Strategist
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The e-mail was from Ben Marcus, the longtime surf journalist and author, currently working on a book about standup paddling. And characteristic of Mr. Marcus, who, if given a choice between archival sleuthing and a good story goes sepia tone every time, he was digging most enthusiastically into what he termed "the history of standup." In Ben's case this meant having unearthed accounts of 2000-year-old Peruvian fishermen paddling to shore standing up on their bundled reed caballitos, a faded daguerreotype of some 19th century Frenchman punting upright on the Seine and, most significantly in Ben's opinion, an early 20th century film clip featuring the great Duke Kahanamoku at Waikiki riding an Australian surfski standing up with a double-bladed paddle in hand.
All very interesting, I wrote in response, but if we're going that far why not the stork-like dugout polers on Africa's river Niger or the early French voyageurs standup paddling their narrow pirogues through the primordial Louisiana swamps? How about the trireme, that ancient Greek warship whose classic 'ramming speed' was achieved by banks of paddlers plying their oars from a standing position? If you want to examine the history of standup paddling, I asserted, you need to establish the epoch based on the date when somebody first began standup paddling for its own sake.
Here we were moving into my own particular area of expertise. I began surfing in Hawaii back in 1967, and clearly remember watching legendary Waikiki beach boy Bobby Ah Choy paddling out at Canoes while standing up on a big tandem board, using an aluminum canoe paddle. This upright position facilitated Ah Choy shooting photos of his surf lesson clients with a little Kodak Instamatic—it also helped keep his cigarette dry.
Since that time, having spent most of my life in the water and all of my career covering water sports in the media, I’ve paddled on everything from surfboards to paddleboards to sea kayaks and outriggers—even bundled reed Polynesian poras. I’ve paddled sea kayaks and outriggers all over the world, from California to New England, from Sumatra to West Africa, from Central America to the Caroline Islands. I’ve paddled canoes with fisherman in Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia and Tortola, British Virgin Islands. I’ve ridden kayaks in standing waves under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Lunch Counter on Idaho's Snake River, and paddled from Catalina Island to Manhattan Beach and the entire length of Big Sur. I’ve surfed paddleboards, kayaks and outriggers everywhere from Canoes at Waikiki to N’Gor Village, Senegal. Together with Dave Parmenter, Yvon Chouinard and Fred Hemmings, I reached the final of a canoe surfing event in 8- to 10-foot Makaha.
I’ve studied ancient Hawaiian water sport: been through the stacks at the Bishop Museum, own first editions of Ellis’ voyages through the Sandwich Islands, published in 1831, along with two volumes of Captain Cook’s Voyage Through the Pacific, the 1811 edition, and have read numerous other volumes chronicling the Polynesian pastimes of paddling and surfing And throughout all this time, all this intimate involvement with paddle sport, I’ve never once come across evidence—physical or anecdotal—of anybody from any era or culture standup paddling recreationally, for its own sake, with equipment specifically designed for that purpose.
Until now. So to speak. Because it's only been nine years since Laird shot the Malibu Pier with that American flag affixed to his specially built standup paddle. Less than a decade, during which Ron House shaped that first standup board, freeing us from tandems; Todd Bradley, Dave Parmenter and Brian Keaulana designed those first channel crossers and high-performance 'short' boards; Archie Kalepa crashed the Molokai race; the Battle of the Paddle tripled its entrants; standup paddlers stroked everywhere from Lake Tahoe to Lake Superior to Lake Worth, Florida; and Maverick's pioneer Jeff Clark caught his first forty-footer from the upright position; standup paddlers circumnavigated Manhattan and traversed the Hawaiian Islands. Some have even paddled the Grand Canyon. And after only a few short years since the very first image of a standup paddler appeared in print, I'm writing this column for a standup paddling magazine—need I say more? All of this happening within the past decade. But has it been long enough to be considered history? Can you call it history when the sport's progression—the sport of standup paddling, not simply the act of standup paddling—hasn't paused for even a moment in the past nine years?
No, I told Ben, who was looking to chronicle the definitive timeline, there is no history of standup paddling. Not yet.
Because we're all still busy making it, one stroke at a time.
This originally ran in our Spring 2011 issue.
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Columbus! Something New podcast is available in shorter segments.
You can now listen to podcast segments in any order you wish!
We chat about our visit with Craig of 6pod4 and his shed, Burke comes clean about his frozen yogurt, we honor John Crawford, and we discuss how to research charitable organizations.
- Thu Sep 7 - Sep 9: The Marion Popcorn Festival
- Thu Sep 7: Simply Living Meetup at Enchanting Urban Garden
- Sat Sep 9: Columbus Caribbean Festival
- Sep 16 - Sep 17: Independents’ Day Festival
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ICE announced Wednesday that it has been able to use two deportation flights taking illegal immigrants back to Central America to rescue more than 200 Americans stranded in that region, bringing them back on the return flights.
One flight to Honduras on Sunday and a flight to El Salvador on Tuesday were used to bring back 209 Americans, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
“ICE will continue to work with the State Department to facilitate the safe return of U.S. citizens on future removal flight returns from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the agency said. “These return operations could also potentially expand to other countries outside of the Northern Triangle.”
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Arrow Rests: Hit Your Target Like a Pro
Shop a large selection of the latest arrow rests at DICK'S Sporting Goods and make sure you are using the best rest for your needs. Explore compound bow arrow rests, as well as styles that work well for traditional bows. Whether you are on the hunt or at a competition, you know the importance of an accurate shot. You may only get one chance to strike that full rack buck or take home the first place prize. Do not let a subpar rest lead your arrow astray.
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Oh boy, 2020 just keeps on cranking it up …
When I started the pro bono Visual Coaching to offer support as the pandemic swept into North America … none of us knew that we’d be in for an extended haul.
And that many other serious traumas would arise for reckoning and sacred sight this year.
Both of these pro bono offerings will continue for the foreseeable future.
Today I am publicly announcing TWO NEW PRIVATE SUPPORT GROUPS.
Small private cohorts for personal and professional support from October into April. Two cohorts to choose from, depending on your schedule and time zone.
TWO COHORTS TO CHOOSE FROM:
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Tuesday Cohort – Online (24 Sessions)
Weekly: Tuesdays, Oct. 20, 2020 – April 6, 2021
5:30 mnt, 6:30 cntrl, 7:30 estrn, Austral-Asia next morn
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Saturday Cohort – Online (24 Sessions)
Weekly: Saturdays, Oct. 24, 2020 – April 10, 2021
11 mnt, 12 cntrl, 1 estrn, Europe evenings
As a teacher of process skills, I attract fellow practitioners (leaders, managers, facilitators, coaches, trainers, therapists, teachers, organizational development, change management, human resources, community organizers, advocates, etc.).
I also attract creative and deep-hearted people from other walks of life. All are welcome.
We join in Meditation and deep Conscious Inquiry. As well as other deep techniques that tap both intellect AND heart. Coming from our full being.
These Satsangs are the adage of the oxygen mask. We hook ourselves up to oxygen first, then we can assist others in our lives and work. Our Inner Work helps ourselves, those around us, and is a contribution to humanity at large. Perhaps one of the greatest contributions we can give. As at the deepest levels, we are all One.
As per my habit, I sketch away as consciousness shows its brilliance through each one of us. So plenty of creativity and practical, spontaneous visuals for those who love Working Visually.
Below are coupons … thank you for your support and patronage over the years. These are tough times for many, so use the Accessibility level if your circumstances warrant it.
I look forward to being in a supportive community during these months ahead. This work is the most meaningful work of my life and I’ve had a life of meaningful work!
To everyone, I wish you the very best as you, your family, your community and our world at large goes through this next big shift.
We needed to shift our world and apparently, this is part of the process for doing so. Hang tight and keep your focus on a positive vision for humanity and each other.
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Efficient large volume electroporation of dendritic cells through micrometer scale manipulation of flow in a disposable polymer chip
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2011
We present a hybrid chip of polymer and stainless steel designed for high-throughput continuous electroporation of cells in suspension. The chip is constructed with two parallel stainless steel mesh electrodes oriented perpendicular to the liquid flow. The relatively high hydrodynamic resistance of the micrometer sized holes in the meshes compared to the main channel enforces an almost homogeneous flow velocity between the meshes. Thereby, very uniform electroporation of the cells can be accomplished. Successful electroporation of 20 million human dendritic cells with mRNA is demonstrated. The performance of the chip is similar to that of the traditional electroporation cuvette, but without an upper limit on the number of cells to be electroporated. The device is constructed with two female Luer parts and can easily be integrated with other microfluidic components. Furthermore it is fabricated from injection molded polymer parts and commercially available stainless steel mesh, making it suitable for inexpensive mass production.
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Updated: Aug 26, 2019
All parents of kids enrolled in Bharathi Tamil School for the academic year 2019-2020 are invited for the Open House. The parents can pay the fees of $150 payable to "CTTS" and collect the Tamil books for the class. Note: Write Student Name & Grade in (Check) Memo.
Karen Stoj, South Windsor Public Schools Curriculum Specialist World Languages and English Learners will be available at the open house. She will share the importance for getting Bilingual stamps in Tamil language at the high school level and also learn about what we do at our school. She is willing to offer question from parents who need to know the importance of learning an International language at the high school level. Parents are welcome with your questions and it can benefit other parents too. Kindly do not bring your kids as this is an informational session. Please arrive promptly.
Date : Thursday August 29, 2019
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Date: Mon Jun 03 2002 - 10:19:16 PDT
This list is for all who are interested in any given thread. I
will not begin my web page design till end of this week or first
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Without Freeman in the mix this season, the Packers will enter the upcoming season with a totally new look at wide receiver. Bill Schroeder (Detroit) and Corey Bradford (Houston) left Green Bay via free agency. Schroeder started opposite Freeman and Bradford was the team's No. 3 receiver.
Terry Glenn, who came to Green Bay in a trade from New England in March, is projected as the No. 1 receiver with second-year pro Robert Ferguson as the other starter. First-round pick Javon Walker has the inside track on the No. 3 spot but will be challenged for playing time by fourth-year pro Donald Driver and third-year pro Charles Lee.
The Lions officially cut two veterans in the franchise's all-time leading receiver Herman Moore and fifth-year quarterback Charlie Batch.
The release of Moore signifies the end of an era for the Detroit franchise. Moore, who holds the NFL single-season reception record with 123 catches in 1995, is the team's all-time leader in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Moore finishes his 11-year stay in the Motor City with 670 career receptions for 9,174 yards and 62 touchdowns, all franchise bests.
Moore topped the 100 reception mark three-straight seasons from 1995 to 1997. Moore and Jerry Rice are the only two players to accomplish that feat. In 1998, Moore became the fastest player in NFL history to record 600 receptions. He did so in 118 career games.
Batch was drafted in the second-round out of Eastern Michigan University in 1998. He replaced Scott Mitchell that season as the team's No. 1 quarterback and started 12 games. He completed 57.1 percent of his passes during that campaign for 2,178 yards with 11 touchdowns.
Batch started the first eight games of the 1999 season and helped the Lions to a conference-best 6-2 mark. He would miss the next six games with a fracture to his right thumb before returning for the final two contests. He missed the first game of the 2000 season with a injury to his right knee and was limited with bruised ribs later in the season.
Batch assumed the starting role in 2001 and set a franchise mark with 436 passing yards in a 45-38 loss to Arizona on Nov. 18, but then missed the team's final five games with a separated shoulder suffered in a 13-10 loss to Chicago on Dec. 2.
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At Chestnut Hill College, we are privileged to be an active partner in one of the most beautiful and vibrant areas of the city. Chestnut Hill has been our home since 1924, and we are committed to preserving the beauty of our community. Like you, we care deeply about this community.
For 18 months, the College has been negotiating with its neighbors and the Chestnut Hill Community Association to reach agreement on the College’s planned expansion at our main campus and at nearby SugarLoaf Hill.
Our goal always has been to reach consensus on allowing the College to grow while preserving the character of the neighborhood. We have collaboratively created an innovative Master Plan and a proposed Institutional Development District (IDD) zoning designation to guide the development process. We believe that together, they form a vision that imposes permanent limits on construction, aggressively protects the treasured Wissahickon Creek and watershed, and provides a way for Chestnut Hill College and our neighbors to live in harmony.
Thanks to the hard work of the negotiating team, including the members of the Community Association and our “near” neighbors, the Master Plan has seen numerous changes, including:
- a provision to voluntarily restrict new construction to levels that are far below those of traditional IDDs;
- an agreement by the College to place a significant portion of the land on SugarLoaf into a permanent conservation easement that would bar future development of any kind;
- a major replanting program to preserve the wooded character of the property.
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Dr. Charles Krauthammer Columnist, Author and Pulitzer Prize Winner
The American oil and gas story is filled with examples of remarkable resilience. For decades, industry leaders have found innovative ways to lead their companies through commodity cycles and past technological limitations. After every challenge, the industry has emerged in a position of strength.
Today's Appalachian producers are no exception. It only took them four years to unlock one of the world's largest natural gas reservoirs. Since 2010, Marcellus natural gas production has grown from 2 Bcf/d to more than 16.5 Bcf/d and Utica production has increased 12-fold. The region now accounts for almost 20% of the natural gas production in the lower 48 U.S. states. And in the face of declining natural gas prices, producers have slashed breakeven costs in half by constantly evolving the technologies and strategies behind drilling and completions.
Innovation and collaboration are key to remaining successful in the prolific Marcellus and Utica formations. At DUG East, you'll connect with over 3,100 oil and gas professionals, 20+ executive-level speakers and over 320 exhibitors for two days of in-depth discussions on how to continue to improve operational efficiencies. Click here to learn more about why you can't afford to miss this essential industry gathering.
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Ring Energy Reels In 14,000 Net Acres In Delaware Basin Ring Energy Inc. (REI) is making its debut in the Delaware Basin with the addition of acreage that will nearly double its production in West Texas.
Ring said May 26 it signed an agreement with Finley Resources Inc. to acquire 14,000 net acres in Culberson and Reeves counties, Texas, for $75 million.
Ring, based in Midland, Texas, will be the operator of the properties and have an approximate 98% working interest and average net revenue interest in excess of 78%.
From Delineation To Development In The Midland Basin FORT WORTH, Texas—The Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations have made the Midland Basin a popular play. However, many operators are tasked with determining how close is too close when it comes to well spacing.
“I’m going to talk about something that most CEOs probably don’t want to talk about, and that is why I think the wells we are drilling in the Wolfcamp and the Spraberry out in the Midland Basin ultimately will probably average a little bit less per well than what people are saying they are right now,” said Steve Gray, CEO and director of RSP Permian (RSPP), at Hart Energy’s DUG Permian conference on May 20.
Gray said there are massive oil-in-place resources in the Midland Basin. “If you look at a type log in the middle of the basin, you can see in addition to the five zones that we’ve been producing there are probably four or five others that have potential and have been tested by other operators or are carried in the inventory of other companies. You’ve got a total section that’s probably 3,000 feet or 4,000 feet thick [that’s pay], and when you compare that to other resource plays in the United States, it just dwarfs most of those other plays,” he said. | <urn:uuid:fac744ff-161c-4967-b4fd-4fb33286f21c> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.dugeast.com/?ch=nav-home | 2015-05-28T03:41:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929230.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00342-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934415 | 880 |
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Rakhi Sawant Is Today's Biggest Trending Story, Here Is How Her Move Got Her There!
No matter how much you hate her, you can't ignore her. Rakhi Sawant is the bomb on Twitter and for reasons more than one. From being apologetic about being herself to posting some really hilarious 'shit', Rakhi Sawant remains one of the most popular celebrities on Twitter.
She is so popular that once in an interview, Ranveer Singh confessed that his guilty pleasure on social media is following and watching Rakhi Sawant's videos. And now, Rakhi is back with a back. Following the conversation around organ donation, in her latest video that is now viral, Rakhi talks about donating her real 'asset'. Umm, yes.
Talking about her offer to donate her 'breasts' as they are the only dona-table asset she has, Rakhi says,
“I don’t have anything else to donate other than my b**bs. So, I want to donate my b**bs. I don’t know who would want to have these. So, let’s see who gets these”
Without having her biological facts in place or even thinking remotely about it, Rakhi openly claims that she is interested in donating her 'breasts'!
In just two days, the video has over 9.6 lakh videos, making her one of the hottest trending topics on the web today.
This is not the first time, Rakhi has said something so absurd. She has even reviewed Donald Trump as the President of USA. Check it out. | <urn:uuid:7b1bec59-8ae8-4f5f-8e18-b38ae5ee87d1> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/rakhi-sawant-is-today-s-biggest-trending-story-here-is-how-her-move-got-her-there-353615.html | 2022-10-04T07:22:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337480.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20221004054641-20221004084641-00767.warc.gz | en | 0.971281 | 337 |
Helping Drivers Challenge Traffic Violations
Traffic citations can quickly impact your life, leading to hefty fines and potentially limiting your ability to drive. These citations can be instantly compounded if you have a commercial driver’s license (CDL), and can cost you your job and livelihood. When charged with a traffic violation, regardless of its severity, you may be well-served to consult an experienced Wisconsin trucking violations lawyer.
Defense For Drivers Of Commercial Trucks
As a former truck driver and CDL driving instructor, I understand the fears and penalties associated with traffic violations. With the knowledge and experience from over 15 years of practice, I am confident in addressing traffic violations for truck drivers and private drivers, including:
- Equipment violations
- Overweight violations
- Improper lane changes
- Failure to yield
- Reckless driving
- Agricultural commercial motor vehicles
I will travel throughout the state to help you resolve your legal issue. Also, many CDL traffic violation cases can be handled over the phone without the need to go into court or visit my office. Please call 888-703-2826 to learn about your options for putting your traffic violation behind you.
Personalized Attention To Your Specific Citation
We can meet at a local truck stop or restaurant to discuss your traffic defense needs. I will take the time to understand your charges, the events leading to them and your goals in addressing them. Following a thorough examination of the traffic stop, I offer detailed advice tailored to your unique situation while providing the information you need to make the strongest defense decisions possible.
Throughout the process, I strive to protect your CDL or private driver’s license from unnecessary points and insurance rate hikes. My knowledge of the Interstate 43 and Highway 41 speed traps and police habits along these routes allows me to provide added insight into your traffic violations.
Traffic Citations — Notable Results
An online article written by Rick Romell stated that “drivers with the worst records of hours violations, inspection problems and accidents will find it difficult…to keep working,” whereas “the safest drivers…will find their services in high demand, potentially pushing up their wages.” I keep this knowledge in mind with every client I serve. Your driving record is vital to your professional success as a truck driver.
I have successfully resolved traffic violation issues such as:
- Saved a California owner-operator’s job after he was cited for failing to yield resulting in a traffic collision
- Amended a driver’s illegal U-turn charge to a zero-point ordinance violation that prevents the driver from immediate termination by his employer
- Amended a speeding violation to a non-moving traffic violation
- Avoided a six-month mandatory CDL suspension by negotiating an inattentive driving charge to a zero-point, non-traffic violation
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Aéropostale plans to file for bankruptcy protection this week and close more than 100 of its approximately 800 stores, the latest mall-based specialty retailer to fall victim to declining foot traffic.
With fast fashion intensifying the competition, brands like Aéropostale need to innovate more rapidly in order to survive. Despite multiple successes on social platforms, Aéropostale ranks Average in L2’s Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail, falling behind competitors including American Eagle and H&M.
The brand wins share of voice on Facebook: together with Michael Kors, it garners a quarter of all interactions with specialty retailers. And on Twitter, Aéropostale secures nearly 1.7 times the retweets and favorites of Index leader Victoria’s Secret – despite having one-tenth of Victoria’s Secret’s followers – thanks to shrewd reliance on influencers.
However, without other investments in areas like mobile and omnichannel, this social success may be a hollow victory. When several Vine stars promoted Aéropostale’s UnitedXXVI clothing line on Twitter, those tweets generated five times as many interactions as other brand content. Teens may come for the Vine stars, but they are not staying to buy clothes. | <urn:uuid:d649bdde-0f70-459e-9737-917fb78b2376> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | https://www.l2inc.com/daily-insights/aeropostale-files-for-bankruptcy | 2019-08-25T18:04:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330786.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825173827-20190825195827-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.907332 | 265 |
Rumour has it that the Royal couple will be spending their honeymoon on local soil in the Isles of Scilly, the closest thing Britain has to romantic secluded islands, an archipelago located just off the Cornish peninsula. What’s the attraction?[middle_ad kw=”UK holidays”]
The archipelago features five inhabited islands, each with numerous rocky inlets which make perfect escapes for fishing, diving and swimming. In spring, around the time of the Royal wedding, the islands are covered in daffodils, their main exported product. When news spreads that Prince William and his wife-to-be Kate Middleton might be spending their honeymoon there, a lot of heads turn, which is always a good thing for communities which survive on tourism.
The majority of visitors to the Isles of Scilly stay on this island. It is well connected to the mainland by both ferry and flights. As well, it’s the most accommodating in terms of tourist amenities. The island is home to dozens of ancient monuments, stone structures left over from ages past. Some of which include burial mounds from the Bronze Age, castles, fortifications and even shipwrecks. The Garrison, Harry’s Walls and Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber are all free to visit.
This smaller island is run mostly as a time-share resort island. Most of the locals work in the tourism industry, up-keeping the island’s reputation. Tresco is home to a couple of castles, definitely worth boasting about. Cromwell’s stands on a rocky ledge and has one of the few remaining round towers left of the Cromwellian era, thought to be built around the 1650s. King Charles’ Castle is also located nearby, built in the sixteenth century as an artillery fort.
Bryher & St. Martin’s
These two are perfect for travellers who often like to do things off the beaten path. Each island has one hotel, on top of a host of other holiday accommodations like cottages, chalets and camping grounds. It’s easy to pass the days fishing from the coast, learning to sail in a quiet cove or enjoying High Tea with the girls in town. Bryher is home to the smallest community of all the islands. Spring is the best time to visit as the entire island explodes in colour from the wild flowers.
Although this smaller island has no hotel and is the least inhabited of the Scilly islands, it’s a pleasure to visit. If just for the day. It’s famous for the maze, also known as the “Game of Troy” on the west side of Castella Down. It’s a circular maze of rounded stones thought to be put in place centuries ago by a lighthouse keeper.
How to get there:
From London, the only way to reach Penzance, where the ferries depart for St. Mary’s is by car; you can find a cheap rental car on liligo.com. The ride takes approximately three hours. There are flights organised from Plymouth in the summer months.
The islands hold special meaning for Prince William as he spend his summer holidays here in 1989 with his parents and his brother, Prince Harry. | <urn:uuid:8c9fbc87-692e-4fe1-9841-6c5151a8450b> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | https://www.liligo.co.uk/travel-magazine/royal-romance-in-the-isles-of-scilly-5050.html | 2018-08-21T07:57:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221218070.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821073241-20180821093241-00211.warc.gz | en | 0.961987 | 681 |
I wanted to develop a design that would incorporate my love of Nuno felting and would be perfect for the southern summers here in Alabama. Those hot and humid summers where it's just so hot outside... and... then... you encounter that freezing air conditioning that is simply unavoidable if you spend any time inside. So I recently started making super lightweight and airy summer scarves from my hand dyed silks and pieces of recycled fabrics. They can be loosely thrown on and tied like a textile necklace or wrapped around your neck to give you a little warmth in the AC. The super soft silk habotai feels so luxurious and they go with literally anything, dressy to causal. I wear them with jeans, a t-shirt, and sneakers regularly. Right now I've got lots of colors available in my studio showroom and my online shop so grab one, or two, or three, and jazz up your summer wardrobe.
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This has always been a touchy subject and the one thing that can cause stress when planning your guest list. How do you handle family and friends not invited to your wedding?
This year in particular has seen many couples re working their wedding guest lists to be able to host smaller celebrations and we don’t see this trend going away just yet.
At the moment it is easy to explain to the not invited as we have the pandemic, but how do you handle this when things are back to normal or you just don’t want a large wedding with your parents’ buddies and Aunt Betty.
CALL OR TALK TO THEM FIRST TO EXPLAIN WHY
If you know there will be someone in particular who might be offended or upset by being left off the guest list, give them a call ahead of time, as difficult as it may be, an open and honest conversation is best.
GIVE REASONS AND THINK THEM THROUGH FIRST
Explain your reason, be it the size of the wedding or sticking to a budget.
Assure your uninvited guest that its not a reflection of the value you place on their relationship.
If you wish to mark the occasion with them suggest options for example, we would love to have a special dinner or ask them if they would like to be included in another way for instance online viewing via webcam or arrange a live feed via Zoom.
Maybe you will have your ceremony recorded, so sending the recording as a small gift for being part of your life but not your wedding day will let them know that they are valued.
Currently everyone is very mindful that so many couples have had to scale back their weddings or postpone them. If you are re-planning a smaller wedding with already invited guests who are going to be uninvited they should be understanding.
The moment the person still feels valued they will understand your predicament and look forward to an alternative way of celebrating your special day.
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Some shootings with blood; brief glimpses of bleeding wounds.
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Non-stop cigarette smoking at all occasions; frequent alcohol drinking at bars, restaurants, and general leisure.
Some gunplay; explosions.
Fairly frequent comic banter and wisecracks; brief cute kid humor; some sight gags.
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11th grader’s exam: Abbr. has appeared on today’s Daily Themed Mini Crossword February 11 2019 Answers. A funny crossword game it’s not news anymore, but a crossword game that each day throws new themed crosswords might become quite more noticeable. In Daily Themed Crossword you can choose from a range of topics such as Movies, Sports, Technology, Games, History, Architecture and many more topics that can challenge you every day differently.
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Season 1 Episode 15 Part 2
Hosted by Leonard Nimoy and broadcast weekly from 1976 to 1982, In Search Of… is the greatest mystery documentary show ever. I grew up w
atching this show, enjoying the spine-tingling presentation of quasi-fact and dramatic synthesizer-heavy music of Rinder and Lewis. I am not selling this material, neither am I interested in buying bootlegs. It is currently commercially unavailable, so I am joining with others to make evaluation of this excellent series possible. I’m posting these videos to fill some gaps left by recently suspended users (from whom I downloaded these). Check my subscriptions to find users with more episodes, and drop me a note if you have posted any "new" ones. Thanks for watching! | <urn:uuid:873ce39b-7da5-4d39-9503-cf7789e639d1> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://wingsoverkansas.com/video/a1089/ | 2018-05-25T12:52:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867092.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525121739-20180525141739-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.926823 | 156 |
This was originally published in 2017.
Apparently, the word for killing or murdering kangaroos is macropocide. When they were living, if you were to take a hatchet to Ezra Pound, William Carlos William, Wallace Stevens, or any other modernist, you would be committing modernicide. Poultry? Poultrycide. I didn’t make any of these up. I ran into them while looking for an appropriate –cide word for when somebody kills a cartoon character. Toonicide? Animanicide? Those two I did make up just now, as they weren’t on the list of words I was just looking at. Why would I even care if such a word existed? Well, it would be to describe something slightly surreal I saw at Xinbei Wanda. But, first, consider this picture.
To be fair, there was always something a little creepy about Pinocchio over on Xinbei Wanda’s pedestrian street. I think it was the eyes. Yes, definitely the eyes when paired with that smile of his. Still, if this statue looked a little creepy, that still doesn’t compare to this in terms of creepiness …. | <urn:uuid:24973d1e-8f9c-4209-8cd5-ad3444fff3e3> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://realchangzhou.org/2022/07/08/alas-poor-pinocchio/ | 2023-03-20T09:51:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943471.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230320083513-20230320113513-00776.warc.gz | en | 0.96998 | 249 |
EDMONTON –There were the expected questions about the fan response Dany Heatley expects tonight.
There were a few questions on how things are going in San Jose.
There was even a reference to the Halloween costumes worn by two of the Oilers who were supposed to be going to Ottawa in the trade for Heatley that never happened.
(If you missed it, Andrew Cogliano showed up as Heatley and Dustin Penner went as No-Trade Claus, a variation of the usual Santa outfit.)
But all in all, there was really no new information coming from Heatley in the 3:10 encounter with about a dozen or so media outlets that showed up for the chance to grab sound bites and quotes from the man in the spotlight.
Here are the highlights:
DH: I always like playing in Canada and this is a good building, good fans and it’s another game for us.
Q: Good fans? You going to say that statement tonight?
DH: Definition of good is passionate, that they care, whether they’re cheering or doing other things. As long as they’re loud and making noise, it’s fun.
Q: What’s your expectation of the reception you’ll get?
DH: We’ll see. I think the way things happened, a lot of people took it the wrong way and we’ll see what happens.
Q: The wrong way? How so?
DH: The way things went down and it’s too bad things went public and people had to hear about it and that’s the unfortunate thing.
Q: But how did people take that the wrong way?
DH The fact that everything was public – I think that was wrong.
Q: It’s going to be loud and a lot of boos here. Have you seen that before?
DH: A lot of guys get booed, a lot of guys get cheered. Again, that’s a fan’s right and that’s what makes the game great.
Q: You understand why the fans here feel the way they do?
DH Yeah, I can understand that.
Q: Do you think that the fans understand that was your choice, that was part of your contract, that you had that option to make those decisions?
DH: I don’t know if they understand, but that’s the way it was and that’s the way it happened. I’ve moved on and I’m here to play hockey and I’m here to be part of the Sharks.
Q: Did you hear about Andrew Cogliano’s Halloween costume?
DH: Vaguely. It’s pretty creative.
Q: And the No-Trade Claus from Dustin Penner?
DH: That’s pretty good. Guys are having fun and that’s great. Boys are boys and guys have fun in the room. I thought that was pretty good.
*****If the Oilers are taking Heatley’s decision to go elsewhere personally, they’re not sharing that with anyone else. I talked with Penner, Ladislav Smid (the third Oiler involved in the trade) and Jason Strudwick, and, understandably, they seemed less bothered by the whole episode than the fan base or the media here.
The Oilers may have bigger things to worry about. There was a buzz that their second leading scorer, RW Ales Hemsky, may require season-ending shoulder surgery, though Oiler Coach Pat Quinn snuffed that one out (for now at least) by indicating that was news to him.
*****Sound the trumpets: Torrey Mitchell will be in the lineup tonight, centering the fourth line between Frazer McLaren and Benn Ferriero. Mitchell and Coach Todd McLellan both say Mitchell is physically and mentally ready to go after missing the last 108 regular season games with two leg injuries and a serious case of tendinitis.
A little more information on the tendinitis, by the way. Mitchell said he experienced some tendinitis problem during his appearance in four playoff games. Then, once that series ended, he had a rod removed from his leg and that’s when the problem got worse.
***** McLellan isn’t letting a little thing like that 7-2 loss to Chicago break up his top line. When the game starts, he’ll have Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau playing alongside one another.
Here are the lines based on the morning skate:
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It was the mask.
At least, that's what it started out as. A mask. A solid silver perfection which revealed everything.
But not about me.
When I first started recruiting, I had already decided to throw away who I was and become what I am; a reflection of them. Of those people who have lost hope in a system designed to work against them. A world that was passively fine with being mediocre to the lower classes instead of striving constantly for perfection. I showed them who they were, who they could be. In the reflection of the cold silver, I brought their outrage and their fear to the surface.
And like lambs, they followed me.
Followed my orders to retreat and to attack. Hung on my every world. Giving up their lives and their future for any dream or delusion I had that week.
That was the problem; although I suppose I didn't realize it until later. I had gotten so used to being in command. Of being a shepherd. If the entire bible had been written with goats instead of sheep, perhap | <urn:uuid:5d54f686-55db-41b9-90bc-57ce451e12ef> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://www.deviantart.com/beachhead1973 | 2019-05-20T17:36:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256082.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520162024-20190520184024-00162.warc.gz | en | 0.991953 | 220 |
Welcome to the website of The Hunter Valley Wyandotte Club. The club was established in 1983 and holds its annual show at Maitland show ground in the upper hunter valley on the 3rd weekend in July. Over the years the club has established itself as one of the most successful Wyandotte clubs in Australia and consistently attracts large numbers of entries to its annual show. The club also has a strong membership base that continues to grow, and a wonderful support group that are always willing to help out our newer members and juniors.
2015 Annual Show Champions
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"Ichigo, maybe you weren't aware of this, but Zangetsu and I were originally one and the same.
Both Zangetsu and I are your power.
I was a part of Zangetsu.
When many forces influence the body, its appearance changes depending on which force is the strongest.
When life is in control, the person is made of flesh.
When death takes control, he turns into bones.
It's the same concept.
My powers grew, I gained the right to rule, and Zangetsu became a part of me.
And the more you try to draw out Zangetsu's power, the easier it becomes for me to take over your soul."
Nimaiya specifically spells it out. He says, "This hollow... is Ichi-chan's zanpakutou." He said that "White" created by Aizen has the same composition as the Asauchis there. He said that "He's Ichi-chan's true zanpakutou." So I don't agree when you say that neither of them are his zanpakuto, because "White" was his true zanpakutou.
Last edited by NeonX; June 21, 2013 at 01:37 PM.
What we know:
Ichigo has hollow/shinigami/quincy/human powers.
Shinigami powers, Zanpakuto, originate with an asauchi. The spirit in the asauchi is part of the shinigami.
The way I see it:
Ichigo, at the beginning, had an imitation of shinigami powers. It was actually a hollow's powers (Hichigo), guided by the quincy powers (Bach-getsu), and modelled on the shinigami parts inside him (Isshin's bloodline). So his Zangetsu the entire time was an imitation.
Now that he understand this, he has obtained an asauchi (a true zanpakuto), and so can obtain his true shinigami powers. I would honestly expect to see the true Zangetsu appear in Ichigo's inner world, along with Hichigo and Bach-getsu.
Actually, i would guess that his inner world will pretty much be the same... If i had to guess, instead of the old man, it's goin to be his hollow self as the main host... So they will basically just switch places.
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Thursday, I finished my summer class. Tomorrow, I leave for six days of relaxing and writing at the beach. Hell. Yeah. (I probably won’t have internet.)
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Sep 7While I’m gone…
As previously noted, I’m out of town for the next two weeks. This isn’t a heads’ up anymore, it’s a “seeya later.” I’m off in a few hours. I’m officially casting off the responsibility to reply to comments, forum posts, e-mails, and so on for a whole fortnight, starting now. I’m going to enjoy myself during my vacation ;)
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He came across as sophisticated and neurotic—very New Yorky. It turned out that the only thing Aaron loved more than Shakespeare was Shake Shack, and the only thing I loved more than flirting was french fries.We were a sexless match made in high-cholesterol heaven, until I got a little grossed out by his gluttony (only one of us was entitled to such a rapidly growing belly.)I also reconnected with an old friend, Ryan, who now had kids (and an ex) of his own.
Other guys acted flirty and intrigued but then would go MIA.
And after a while, I got it: The majority of them were looking for someone to start a clean future with, and I came with strings attached.
Sleep training her—what seemed like hours of “crying it out”—felt positively traumatic to endure alone. Strollers plus subways plus stairwells are no day at the beach, especially when you’re solo. Because this experience is just too powerful to go it alone. He’s supersweet about my daughter, though I’ve definitely met guys who can’t handle the kid thing. Being a mom has filled my life with so much love that I think finding someone magical might actually be easier now. Someone kind, someone generous and someone who knows that the most beautiful thing about me will always be her.
But then there were the truly euphoric moments, the ones I didn’t anticipate at all, where I loved her so much that it was almost terrifying.
I was in the middle of interviewing a popular yoga teacher for a magazine story when I saw my phone light up. Still, what he described as his “sense of betrayal” struck me as extreme. | <urn:uuid:0ba591b8-ce6f-45c6-9b74-b8ced9f33293> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://sourcenotset.ru/pregnant-woman-dating-site-60.html | 2018-04-21T03:29:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125944982.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180421032230-20180421052230-00217.warc.gz | en | 0.98127 | 373 |
The Delaware Assessment Inventory Committee met in February, and the meeting was very controversial! It is interesting how the Delaware Dept. of Education spun what happened in their meeting notes. The minutes, written by Susan Haberstroh with the DOE, do show a lot of discussion around the Smarter Balanced Assessment and its effectiveness. In the above link with my perception of the meeting, I have, verbatim, what I said in my public comment. Never once was the word “weasel” used!
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Harvard Bioscience Inc., a Holliston-based company that manufacturers tools and instruments used by companies in the life sciences industry, said Wednesday that it will reduce its global workforce by 13 percent as part of a plan to create organizational efficiencies and to better position it for growth.
The cut will result in about 50 jobs being eliminated, including about 10 in Holliston, the company said.
In a press release, the company said it expects to realize overall annual savings of $2 million on a pre-tax basis, beginning in 2014. These savings include an immediate reduction of about $3 million in personnel related costs and expenditures. The plan is for some of the savings to be reinvested in the company’s expansion in China.
The release included a statement from Jeffrey A. Duchemin, president and chief executive of Harvard Bioscience.
“Since taking over as CEO in August, I have had the opportunity to conduct a thorough review of the company’s operations, meet with many of our customers, visit several of our global sites, and evaluate potential adjustments to the personnel, organizational structure and platform necessary to position us for growth. It is with this goal in mind that we have implemented these organizational changes.”
He added: “These changes allow us to become a more functional organization. We will also be focusing on increasing growth, expanding in Asia and other emerging markets, building stronger channel capabilities, and reinvigorating product development. We are implementing several initiatives aimed at driving efficiencies and improving our operational and cost structure. These measures announced today are designed to help us eliminate redundancies and realign our business. This reorganization will allow us to realize cost savings and build on our already solid foundations to create a world-class company.” | <urn:uuid:f54abd12-40ef-4121-abb8-2e6ff4d5d113> | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | http://archive.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/12/04/harvard-bioscience-realigns-global-operations-cuts-percent-its-workforce/qPBQ29qZFMMwDv9JAAI6QI/blog.html?comments=all | 2016-09-26T11:23:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738660746.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173740-00269-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954113 | 364 |
John McCain Rally, Disgusted Comments
January 9, 2008; 5:39 p.m.
Today I am moved by two completely different experiences related to being HIV positive. I write this with raw emotions, but by humanizing this feeling I hope you too will become disgusted and make your voice heard. Please, take a moment to read this.
First, My name is Tom Donohue, I am the 28 year old founder of a national HIV awareness organization called Who's Positive. I feel compelled to share these stories with you today.
Today I went to my infectious disease doctors' office for an appointment, see I too am HIV positive, so these stories had a great impact on me. While sitting there I noticed an older man sitting in a chair it was obvious that he was not feeling well. His head was hunched over and appeared drained. Then something happened to me that honestly affected me like no other moment has since being diagnosed in '03. The man began to stand with the assistance of someone else. What frightened me was his look, the way we locked eyes together as if it was saying the end is near. I'm not one to really read one's eyes or facial expressions but this, this truly frightened me and brought tears to my eyes. The man looked at me as frail as one could be and I immediately saw fear. He looked at me as though he knew he was soon to meet his maker, that he had no more fight in him, that with the help of others he would barely get out of the chair make his way into one of the rooms to face an admittance to the hospital where he may never return home, where he'd never see his family again, and I, I was the new generation of this fight against HIV/AIDS, that I have the ability to make a difference. In my four plus years of working among people who are living and dying with HIV/AIDS, never had I come so close, so intimately close to death with someone without even saying a word. I sat there in my chair after he was assisted out of the room to sit and think. Hoping that I would never have to go through such an experience, wishing that my family would never see me like that I sat back and feared for my own well being. I've thought about this man all day, I don't know his fate, I hope he is in peace, I hope he is strong wherever he is, at home, in the hospital or with his maker, I just know that with the look in his eyes I'll never forget why I reach out to my peers, why I help to humanize HIV, why I hope that others can understand that this can happen to others, to anyone. One moment of passion, of intimacy, of irresponsibility not only changed my life but the lives of so many around me, today a face, a face of someone I never seen before affected me in a way which will give me passion to continue on this mission, I share this story because I hope it too gives you a mission, to understand that your voice, your guidance, your expression can too make a difference and to never give up the fight.
On this same note, let me talk about a disgusting comment that I heard through a YouTube video today. It happened at an McCain debate, some very dedicated individuals interrupted a John McCain stump speech raising signs and yelling "People with AIDS are Dying and your not even trying." Some may see this as rude, but it was successful, it brought a very needed topic to the forefront, directly to the face of a very influential presidential candidate. I often get frustrated that the media can cover news about a cop that is under the investigation of a disappearance -- granted to the families of that person appreciate the attention for it brings attention and pressure on the agencies investigating it, but when tens of thousands of people are being infected with HIV/AIDS and some of them are on waiting lists are dying because there is no funding available to help them get on much needed, and very expensive HIV medications I wonder why HIV/AIDS is only being discussed on World AIDS Day, you see and banner all day on the networks "World AIDS Day 2007" but then on December 2 the banners are gone and the story waits until the following year simply to discuss what should constantly be discussed throughout the year. Well anyway, as these 'birddoggers' as they are called, interrupt and are ushered out of the room, peers of mine, fellow American citizens respond to them saying "Not Soon Enough" as if those living with HIV/AIDS are not dying soon enough -- check it out for yourself ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xto4HYf3Dks another man went on to say "You know what they need to do to them people? Use some of that uhh advanced interrogation techniques on them" -- as if they who were simply trying to bring to the forefront a much needed issue that affects Americans in every state were some mongrels that needed humiliation and torture. Granted they interrupted a speech, of an influential presidential candidate, but wouldn't you do what ever you could if you, yourself saw the eyes of that man I talked about above try to get better assistance and medical care, or if it was someone you loved or cherished who was positive waiting to get medications on some waiting list, I personally applaud the conviction and dedication of those who stand and use their voice for people like that man I talked about, its them who help bring much needed attention to this cause, directly to the faces of those who make the decisions -- rather than meeting with some staffer who takes every issue up they took it to the candidate, they got it in the news, and brought attention to a much needed deadly virus right here in these United States of America, a country with one of the largest infections of HIV/AIDS in the world.
To Mr. McCain who replies after they are escorted out "You know, I've always been curious why people like you who live in a free and open society would disrespect one of the most fundamental parts of America, and that is the ability to take part in the conversation with people who aspire to [political] office. I'll never understand it." well, its because people like the older man I talked about above who are dying from HIV/AIDS and need your attention and leadership and he and I are lucky to have people who do speak up, its not disrespectful it is passion, its desire, and need to recognize and execute change to make a difference in this fight against HIV/AIDS, guess who can do that, You. Now wonder why they do it.
Thank you Mr and Ms birddoggers for representing me, my friends and people I love who are infected with HIV/AIDS I am sure my new friend above who I will think about for years to come appreciates your voice being heard since his by now may be ... silenced.
Happy New Year
January 5, 2008; 10:32 p.m.
Happy New Year everyone!
Wow. So many things have happened through 2007. I wish I had blog through much of it but as much as Who's Positive has been in the national spot light, we have to be careful what and how things are told.
Yes, we have restructured. It was the best for us. We still have much to do with the restructuring, much of it no one will see but we continue to thrive and focus on our goal of bringing to the forefront the immediate need to alert young adults of the dangers of irresponsible sexual behaviors.
We are proud to continue to bring our grassroots efforts of nearly five years ago -- to simply humanize HIV through first hand accounts of young adults living with HIV to young adults, our programming, probably one of the best in the country does a simple but most important task. Our HIV positive youth bring a face and a story to their peers. Last year we spoke to thousands of young adults and over the last two and a half years we have had nearly three million hits on our website, proving that the message is getting out, that people are listing.
We are excited about the future, we are still looking at launching a National Youth HIV Awareness Day sometime in the future, we will be looking at good days prior to most spring breaks which we can highlight the need for young adults to act responsible during spring breaks while also highlighting the trends of young adults and HIV something that we must continue to do, bring light to this epidemic among young adults.
Look for more information forthcoming!
Guess Who's Found Someone!
December 7, 2007; 8:26 p.m.
This feeling is different, unique, but not something I would or could change for the world. He smiles and well I cant help but to smile back, but my smile seems to be much more then this public display of affection towards him, it seems to be so much more, no I mean it is so much more it's something no one else can see or feel, it is a feeling that warms me, gives me comfort, security and love. Ohh there is no doubt that our affection for each other has slapped us both so quickly but I've see a guy that well I think many other's haven't seen. I see a guy that I cant wait to see or touch, and hold. We traveled to State College this past week together, he flew for the first time and well, our evening was amazing, he was with me while I sat on this panel discussion, when we got to the hotel, I made him stand outside the room I lit about 20 or so candles all around the room -- we got a suite, one of them rooms with a Jacuzzi so I put lots of candles around the edge of the Jacuzzi and I opened the door to this wonderland of candles and kicked off our day/evening with a dip together in the Jacuzzi. Wow, it was relaxing, we held each other and just laid there holding each other. Then we went to the panel discussion where I was one of the panelist, from there we went to the local gay bar where I got to introduce him to some ppl, then went back to the hotel, a little tipsy to find no room service could be ordered, so we settled on Taco Bell. What a night.
I miss him when I am away, I miss his laugh, his smile, his touch, our conversation, but one thing is sure I look forward to seeing him when I come home. I'm happy and well I think we are happy together.
October 14, 2007; 10:09 p.m.
So, I've moved. Keep doing what we are doing, just in a new place. We've planned some changes -- more of a transition but not anything anyone will really see.
I'm doing well, and happy to see new faces and ready for the challenge of meeting new people. I'll tell you more soon, but only after telling me you've visited :P ha ha.
I Used to Want to Be an Astronaut
August 14, 2007; 10:52 p.m.
Ha ha, its true... it really got me thinking about me being a young boy, how growing up i recall wanting to be an astronaut, why? well I think it was because we went to NASA in Florida... it was like something I lived for -- its weird how things change.
my numbers are awesome! i've lost 30 pounds i'd like to loose another 30 and I've gotten completely off soda, its been great and I actually feel pretty good. wooo who!
Fantasize of a Nightmare?
June 14, 2007; 6:40 p.m.
So I was talking to someone online tonight and he's a pilot for an airline, he knew I was HIV positive and had the guts to tell me this...
lol well basically one of the things I fantasize about is getting pozzed and then spreading it...so i'm sure you'll think i'm an evil freak
Honestly, I don't know what to say
May 22, 2007; 11:19 p.m.
Someone sent me something tonight and I thought I would share it in hope it too will inspire someone ...
Famous Elementary and High School Drop-Outs
Michael J. Fox
The Wright Brothers
Famous College Drop-Outs
Among many others, dude. Chase the dream until it's not a dream.
.90 to Feel Like a Kid Again
May 9, 2007; 7:24 p.m.
ninety-cents thats all it did to bring the child back in me today and to not sweat the small stuff but also to enjoy them. It cost me ninety-cents and a fun experience back to my 'child' hood to get an ice cream from the musical ice cream truck. Everyone there were kids, there I was a big kid getting one remembering the ice cream truck down my home town back home, it brightened my day. Remember never to forget the kid in all of us, it too might brighten your day and cost simply a few pennies.
May 8, 2007; 7:02 p.m.
Hello everyone, I know its been a while, but I am going to try to keep up with this blog a bit more. ... While still sharing personal feelings and emotions I am going to begin to discuss some more complicated issues allowing for input from you all. Somethings I may suggest don't necessarily reflect the views of the organization but could reflect my own opinion.
Lets talk about the recent CDC recommendations about removing written consent for HIV testing and counseling. First I am all about more people getting tested. Honestly, I think that every time you go into a doctors office for a routine visit and or blood work, you should be asked if you want to be tested.
In a recent email I recently got from someone visiting out website the writer wrote "i go to my obgyn for an annual every year and if i had hiv/aids, they would tell me.' just to be extra certain, i called my doc's office, and guess what? when they do my annual, they do an std test that does not test for hiv/aids! so year after year, i am relieved to hear that my std test results came back negative for everything ... yeah, well they don't test for "everything!" i'm planning to get tested for hiv/aids, but i'm pretty scared about it. if i do have it, due to this false senses of security i've been getting from my obgyn year after year, i may have infected other people."
I would assume that this is the case with a lot of people. They think they are getting tested during routine testing but don't know they aren't. So this poses the question about getting consent for testing -- Yes, I think everyone should know if they are getting tested for HIV -- but in that same breath doctors should make it more routine to begin asking if their patients want to be tested. I think this for several reasons, first its going to require doctors to continue to keep themselves educated about HIV/AIDS, when the doctors ask, they may get questions, and that alone will encourage the doctors to remain educated on the issue. Secondly it will prevent issues such as the one from the writer. She just assumed that she was getting tested when in fact she never was, in theory potentially putting others as risk if she was indeed infected.
Here comes the part where people will get upset. Counseling. The bottom line is that I support pre/post counseling for HIV testing. But what I also hear that this becomes a barrier for young people. They don't want to necessarily tell some stranger what there sexual activities have been, they just want to know their status. A few things on this, it could be the norm that people continue the behavior they are use to doing even after their test is negative, a test can be a sense of security, in the sense that if irresponsible behavior results in a negative test results its a green light to continue that behavior. In other cases the counseling and waiting period give opportunity for people to think about their actions/behaviors -- like sweating it out. Its tough.
Then you have to know that OraSure Technologies is getting closer and closer to putting out their over the counter rapid HIV test. Although I don't have any inside information, I think you are going to see this happen sooner than later -- that will allow anyone to go to a walmart pick up a test and know their status in 20 minutes in the privacy of their own home. How might this change the epidemic? It should be interesting, while hopefully empowering many to learn their status. Hopefully those who learn of a negative status are strong enough to handle the news.
Well, its just some food for thought. You'll read more and more of it I promise.
PS for those eager to see pictures from my cruise -- go to http://picasaweb.google.com/psuboi
In the Middle of the Ocean
April 10, 2007; 9:18 p.m.
Honestly, this this the first time I have checked anything ... email, voicemail, blackberry ... its been nice, and it will probably be the only time.
If you didnt know, my father came home for two weeks from kuwait and a week of that he treated my sister and I to a week long cruise to the western carribbean. we just left Costa Maya (i think that was it) and its been the greatest time of my life.
I've been spending some great quality time with my dad and my sister and some friends (there are about 10 others that I grew up with us as well) it could not be any better ... the sunsets, the blue clear water, and most of all a few days to clear my head and get away from things. Its been great.
Robert, thanks for the note, I appreciate it, Easter was great, we left Miami for the cruise and so we didnt have the traditional Easter festivities but we boarded a boat with 3,000 other people for 7 days of nothing but relaxation its been great.
I'll post some pictures when i get home but for now, you all take care and i'm thinking about you all (he he)
A Story ... the Life ... the Result ...
April 2, 2007; 4:24 p.m.
I wanted to share this experience someone went through ...
February 17, 2006
I might be HIV positive. Tim is. We had unprotected sex. I'm so fucked up right now. So is Tim. He knew when we slept together eight months ago ... he knew that he was positive, but he didn't tell me until yesterday night. Now, I'm scared shitless waiting for my test results. I won't know until March first. It's so long to wait. It's torture. I am worried about Tim. If I'm positive I'm screwed. So much would change -- my friendship with Tim, my health, my family and friends, my whole life. So much running through my mind ... pain ... uncertainty.
February 18, 2006
This is the most painful thing I've ever had to experience. Well, my parent's split was pretty bad, but this one is just me. I don't want to tell my family until I know my HIV status. So, Tim knew he was positive. It's starting to sink in. Since Tim didn't tell me, for eight months I had no idea I was at risk. So I started dating someone and had unprotected sex with him. Because of TIM, two people are now at risk. Yesterday I told my x-boyfriend and that was hard. He was pissed off, not at me, but at the person who put me at risk. He just knows it was one of my friends. I guess seeing my x's anger helped trigger my anger. I guess with Tim it's more than anger. I love Tim. Yes, I had a crush on him, but he's my best friend. I've always been so happy that we're friends and now this. I just wonder -- how could he have done this to me? How could he sleep with me knowing he's HIV positive? Why did he do that? Did he want to fuck up our friendship? Because although I wish it didn't, regardless of the test results, our friendship will never be the same again if I can even still be his friend. On one hand, I don't want to bail on him because he's dealing with so much. On the other hand, how could he do this to me?! Put me in so much danger, drive me through emotional turmoil, and completely alter my life. Fuck! This is so difficult, sad, unbearable, hectic, depressing, tiring, painful, lonely, traumatic ...
I don't want to tell my family until I know, but I wish I had their support. So, I haven't called them because it would be hard to act okay. I'm so fucked up right now I'm hurting all the time. I'm on a constant roller coaster of emotions, but HIV is always there -- it's ALWAYS there!
Then there is my x. So, I ran in to him last night on campus and when I saw him my stomach sank. I felt awful and I knew I had to tell him. At his apartment I told him. I felt so exposed because he brought up some bull shit about
"If you hadn't had casual sex with your friend who was probably having casual sex with other people, you may not be in this position."
Of course, I went off because fuck that. Don't give me that bull shit. Of all the people I've told, he's the only one who has brought that up. However, of all the people I've told, he's the only one who is also in danger of being HIV positive because of me. So, I tried to be understanding. Instead of walking out the door once he made that comment, I had a drink and went home. However, once I got home I felt like shit. My roommate is out of town and I'm alone with my pain. I called my x and told him I didn't want to be alone. He invited me back over. I had one more drink and fell asleep.
I now realize that my x and I will never be the same. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if after we get tested he doesn't want to have anything to do with me, whether he's negative or we're both negative. Up until this point we had been able to remain friends even though our relationship hadn't worked out. This is it -- everything will change. Knowing this made it difficult to leave his apartment this morning.
I'm so sad and lonely. My life will never be the same. ... NEVER. I am forever changed because of HIV even if I'm negative.
Life is full with each moment, but sometimes I feel like I'm just watching it pass by -- watching myself -- waiting for something to happen. I feel like shit. I have a very high chance of being positive. I'll have to cross that bridge when it comes because I could drown myself in pain if I let my mind wonder.
Right now, at this very moment, life feels unbearable. I just want to go away ... away from here.
February 20, 2006
I will find out within the next 24-48 hours. My x found a place in a small town that gives back quick results. We had to pay ninety dollars, but it is well worth knowing sooner. I'm so scared! We drove to the town today and it was awkward. It's like we were in the car, but our minds were everywhere else. It hurts to be around my x because it makes HIV feel so present and inescapable.
What if I'm positive? I'm glad to know sooner, but I'm scared shitless. I just keep having daydreams of me getting the phone call and hearing it's positive. I see myself completely fucked up. Then I imagine that it's negative and I can feel a HUGE burden lifted off my shoulders and my heart.
Right now, life is so blurred. It's intermingled with bouts of depression, thoughts of pain, and crying. Sometimes I'm doing something random like cooking or hanging clothes in the closet and I start crying out of nowhere. Sometimes I stop myself, other times I just cry. I don't want to be positive! I would give anything to go back to the days when missing my x was my biggest problem/pain. I would give anything to not be here.
But I am here and wishing won't change anything. I'm here. This is my life -- this is it. I only get one. If I am positive, I will have to cope. My life will not stop -- it will go on and so will I. I know this, but it doesn't change the fact that I would much rather be negative. This hurts so much!! It's sooooo stressful. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. 24-48 hours. I think I'm going to drive myself crazy waiting. How will I sleep until I know? This I so hard. I just want to be okay. I just want my x to be okay. Oh, how I wish I could go back to missing my x, when all this stuff didn't exist. I don't know my HIV status, but I'm so freaken scared to know while also being eager to know. My mind is racing non-stop. I'm going to write a paper for class now just to get my mind off of HIV.
Please, please, please to who ever is listening -- please let me be negative ... let my x be negative.
February 23, 2006
I'm negative!!! My x is negative! Thank God! Thank everyone who supported me and loved me through such an awful time! I found out Tuesday evening around 4:45 p.m. I was ecstatic and I cried. I thanked the guy who told me my results. I called my best friend, my roomie, my x, and Tim called me. I felt so relieved. The weight that was lifted off of my shoulders is unbelievable. It's been tough though as I slowly settle into being negative. My stomach is slowly calming down and getting used to eating food again. My body is so used to being anxious; I often feel myself tense up and become nervous. In order to calm down I have to remind myself that I'm HIV negative. Life feels good being negative. It feels so good. Tuesday night a smile was plastered on my face. Still when I look around I just feel so thankful that I'm negative.
But I still have to think of what I will do about Tim. My x wanted to press charges before we got our results and I'm sure he'll still want to now. We haven't talked about it though. That stresses me out. I mean I know I can't ever be Tim's friend like we used to be, but I know he's already fucked up. He'll have to deal with putting me and my x at risk on top of being positive. I think that's enough. He's got a lot to deal with already. I want to move forward, which is why I need time away from Tim. I don't want to be thinking about how we can press charges against him. I just want to focus on now. I've been given a chance to see how fortunate I am. I need to live my life to the fullest. I've always strived to live my life fully, but it's like you don't realize how valuable life is until it's almost taken from you -- or at least almost completely altered.
Then there is my x. I remember thinking that I wish my only problem was missing him. Now, after all this, though things have changed, I still miss him. But I really feel like he judged me and thinks my promiscuous behaviors led me to HIV. So, why do I still miss him? Now, don't get me wrong, this missing him is way better -- WAY BETTER, than HIV!!! I almost love missing my x as compared to being at risk of HIV.
So many questions run through my mind:
Why did Tim sleep with me knowing his HIV status?
How could he do that?
Why did my x and I have to go through this HIV scare?
I was starting to believe that life had no rhyme or reason, but this incident makes me feel like there is a reason behind everything. For whatever reason Tim hurt me; put my life in danger. In turn, my x and I went through this scare. I don't know why yet, but I know one day I will know. As for now, I am extremely grateful for life. I am thankful to all the angels who looked out for my x and me. Now, all I can do is move on. A wise woman once told me -- It's not how many times you fall, but how many times you get up.
Where Is Tom ...
March 19, 2007; 10:54 p.m.
I have to apologize for not writing sooner. Things have been rough for me lately. I must say, some days is hard to write in here, I dont want to show a sign of weakness by sharing thoughts and things that are on my mind so I open my journal to make a post and find myself clicking off of it.
Let me start with saying I've lost a dear friend. Growing up my friend Jeff and I hung out all the time, we were in scouts we were alter boys together, we spent a lot of time together. In doing that I grew very close to his mother and father -- they became to me what I thought of as second parents. Jeff's mom, my second mom growing up passed away from a strong battle with Cancer. Barb was loved by soo many. She was there when my grandmother died, she died in Barb's arms. It was hard. Jack, Jeff's dad asked me to read scriptures for her funeral. It was an honor and something I wont forget. Barb, thanks for watching me grow up and thanks for being there so many times.
On the other hand, I've been depressed. I know it, I am not sure if its the Atripla or not, but for weeks I have done nothing. I started off well going to the gym, getting ready for my cruise that I am going on with my dad and sister next month and stopped. I think part of it was running into an ex of mine, I miss him, others is just frustration with not knowing what to do with my life at this point.
Well I am going to bed, I'll write more soon. Good night
Penn State Lion Support
February 13, 2007; 11:38 p.m.
Today I had the pleasure to talk to a group at Penn State that I have been talking to for years now, Penn State Lion Support. After the program tonight I got this message through facebook ...
I was in the Lion Support audience that you presented to today, and I asked the question about how to encourage my peers/friends to get tested w/out being made fun of or not taken seriously. You told me to humanize the advice, so I used your story immediately afterwards, and am on my way to get tested on Friday with my boyfriend. I've almost convinced my roommate to go with another friend as well, and I have you to thank. You gave me the confidence to stand-up and get my beliefs out and affect other people. I've always been a huge HIV/AIDs activist, but I'm always at a loss for how to make a difference. After today, I really feel like I've made a large step in the right direction!!
I can't say how messages like these keep me going and focused on what I do. She knows who she is ... and I say Thank you!
February 9, 2007; 12:58 p.m.
First it was a pleasure to see D'Jaun and Cree. We all went to Clarion University in Pennsylvania as part of African American HIV Awareness Day. Cree and D'Jaun spoke, it was good to sit back and watch them tell their own stories. After a wild day of figuring out ground transportation my sister, harlene and I drove the two hours to see D'Jaun and Cree since leaving the tour bus last year. So I was excited to see them and since they were speaking so close to our State College office, I knew we had to go support them.
A special thanks to the University Activities Board along with those who we worked with Shannon and Jamie -- Erika and David thanks for the great hospitality (sorry to screw up your dinner plans together but it was great to get to know you)
All in all, I think the students wanted more, Cree and D'Jaun probably could have talked for a few more hours. It was great to see such interest in HIV/AIDS.
Finally, D'Jaun -- what an educator you are, your abilities REALLY was evident last night and I cant be more proud to have such awesome quality on board such as you and Cree. Cree, your story of where you came from to where you are is sooo inspiring to so many never forget what you do is only a small % of what you actually do.
Clarion thanks for bringing Who's Positive to your university. Check out the pictures by clicking on Photo Gallery and don't forget facebook (friend me -- Tom Donohue or Cree Gordon) and our yuckie myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/whospositive I really need to find someone to do something with it. I am not a big myspace guy more facebook :)
GO GET TESTED!!
And a Dreamer Began to Climb
December 30, 2006; 9:59 p.m.
"SHOOT FOR THE MOON. EVEN IF YOU MISS IT YOU WILL LAND AMONG THE STARS"
First let me say it's been a while -- my apologies. Many things have happened for me personally but if you are on our mailing list then you got my personal well wishes for a happy holidays.
On low right now in my crock pot is my sauerkraut and hot dogs in honor of my Dad serving this New Years Eve -- Eve, in Kuwait and to my sister celebrating her first year by herself and her three kids.
I want to dedicate this journal entry to my sister. I am very proud of her. As you all know if you've been following my blog, my sister and my mom haven't talked/seen each other in nearly 5 years. Agreed the relationship between my mom and I was inexistent for over a year but this Christmas was a reunion between my sister, my grandfather, my mom and I and we had a great great Christmas Day dinner. To my sister and my Mom who both put their differences aside I thank you, you may have just given yourselves the best Christmas gift ever, I know you did for me.
An emptiness was among us all at Christmas and that was the voice and sights of my father who is in Kuwait serving his 38th year in the US Army. It's the first time that I am aware of that he was absent from Christmas. It's hard b/c over the years growing up we always bonded -- no matter how difficult it was growing up with him, it was our time. This year: nothing but emails which served as his voice and a small gifts as his presence -- both my sister and I were grateful for.
Christmas Eve I played Santa as I do each year for my Dad's neighbor. It was great, this year my niece helped be my assistant b/c -- well she knew it was me (he he she IS nearly 10!) You could definitely tell dad was not there so it too was hard but it got harder when Donna -- my dad's neighbor brought out a few gifts for my sister and I from my DAD -- which he had sent to us from Kuwait. We open them up together with my sisters kids leading the way. They were very excited to get their gifts as were my sister and I.
Christmas Day I picked up my sister and we met Gary -- my mom's new husband and my grandfather and they took us to my moms place. She had made so much food. It was a great time but I noticed I was exhausted and just starting to feel tired. Sure enough the next day, I came down sick. Long story short I had a 103 + temp and finally went to the hospital and found out I had Strep Throat -- yeah. I bet I got it from one of the kids. So two trips to the ER 7 pokes with needles and I am slowing feeling better.
And ... sooo ... let me share with you two thoughts I'm thinking about, one is a sacred gift I gave to my Mom, Dad (I sent it to him in Kuwait) and my sister, a journal. This is not a general journal. Its very specific, its to be used as a treasure chest that only they can fill. Fill with memories of times we've spent together. One day they will get shared either at my expense or someone else's. Either way, it will become the most treasured gift they probably will ever get. In return I promised to write one myself, and that's where I summarize ...
You too should live the life you want to live, dream it, live it, create it, make it happen; you can do it only if you begin to act, don't just sit there and dream it ... make it happen -- let me explain
The front of my journal reads "Shoot For The Moon. Even If You Miss It You Will Land Among The Stars" and the title of my journal "And a dreamer began to climb" fit well together. I dream of great things, bigger challenges I can only get to the moon if i begin to climb my way there, If I fall I'll probably fall doing something I want and enjoy doing so my climb that far had been successful. I am searching for my ladder, shooting for the moon, any know I'll always be among the stars.
Happy New Year -- may it be safe happy and a memorable climb!
And the Tour Comes to an End ...
November 30, 2006; 2:00 a.m.
Wow! What a journey. I am in LA at the moment to finish up our 7 week tour, Operation Get Tested.
We have spoken to THOUSANDS of young adults, we have encouraged and gotten hundreds tested for HIV, its been an amazing journey, difficult at times but amazing!
If you are HIV positive we encourage you to sign up to speak next year. Apply at www.whospositive.org.
Watch for Who's Positive in the NY Times on World AIDS Day, this Friday, December 1, 2006.
WORLD AIDS DAY: WHO'S POSITIVE CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION TO REDUCE HIV/AIDS AMONG YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES
November 27, 2006; 7:03 p.m.
State College, PA -- With World AIDS Day rapidly approaching and 2006 being the 25th year of the AIDS epidemic, Who's Positive is calling for parents, schools, faith based organizations and political leaders to bring immediate action to help reduce infection rates among America's youth. Who's Positive is a national organization focused on bringing HIV awareness to youth through first-hand accounts of young adults already living with the virus.
Tom Donohue, Founder and Executive Director of Who's Positive said, "The stark truth is that teens, like it or not, are having sex! Parents must realize that their teenagers may be engaging in risky sexual behaviors. The next wave of HIV infections is becoming today's youth -- youth who have limited access to condoms and lack easy access to getting tested. Parents, communities, schools and faith-based organizations must push past the taboo of sex to discuss and provide resources for young adults who engage in sexual activities with or without their parent's knowledge."
In a recent non-scientific survey conducted by Who's Positive during programming to 1800 high school students in Gainesville and Pensacola, Florida approximately 95% of high school students admitted they, or someone they knew within two years of their age, were sexually active. Also, according to Child Trends Facts at a Glance approximately one in every four sexually active 15 to 24 year olds contracts an STD each year.
"As a parent of three teenagers and an educator, parents must wake up and take this stand as the first educator of our children and as an educator call to our schools to immediately bring comprehensive sex education to the forefront. We have an obligation when students are telling us they are sexually active to act," said Janine Plavac, Director of Academy of Health Professions at Gainesville High School
Who's Positive strongly urges parents to bring forward school board proposals allowing schools to provide free condoms, offer better peer-to-peer comprehensive sex education programs and to work with local agencies to provide free rapid HIV testing to high school and college students. These resources will allow youth to empower themselves to know their HIV status ultimately helping to decrease infection rates among young adults.
Half of all new HIV infections occur in those under the age of 25. According to the CDC, over 40,000 young adults have been diagnosed with AIDS and over 10,000 living with AIDS have died since the beginning of the epidemic.
"No matter what we teach them, America's youth are going to continue to have sex," added Donohue. "On this World AIDS Day, we need to commit ourselves to give teens all the tools they need to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS."
On December 1, 2006 Who's Positive will wrap up a 48 day nationwide HIV testing initiative called Operation Get Tested using first hand accounts of young adults living with HIV as a way to encourage peers to be tested. Thousands of young adults have turned out to programming and hundreds have empowered themselves to know their status.
About Who's Positive
Founded in 2003, Who's Positive is a national non-profit organization which foregrounds the reality of living with HIV through first-hand accounts of young adults coping with the disease. In telling the stories of people living with HIV, Who's Positive hopes to reduce the transmission of HIV among teens and young adults -- a population with one of the fastest growing infection rates. For more information on Who's Positive or Operation Get Tested visit www.whospositive.org.
Fucking POZ and Not Telling ...
November 19, 2006; 7:23 p.m.
Never in any of my journals have you ever seen me use the f word. To use it in my subject line is unheard of, but this is real raw.
A lot of feelings are surrounding me at the moment. Well here is the story ... so I was on gay.com and I typed into the open room ... "Who's not telling you they are HIV+? Just check their profile ... answered? not answered? WHY NOT?! -- we need to really grasp hold of HIV among young ppl -- 1/2 new infections occur in those under 25" I was prompted to write it because I saw the guy who infected me in the room and in his profile said nothing about him being infected. As soon as I said it he got off line.
Well as I had hoped, it had prompted a lot of conversation in the room. Going back and forth talking about it someone had said something to the effect that he knew someone who was positive and as soon as we started to talk about HIV he got out ... without me even thinking about it, I was like weird so did the guy who infected me. We began to go into a private conversation and he started to give me small details and without identifying him or confirming it with him, I quickly realized that it was him.
As we talked he began to tell me more, how he found out was through someone who use to work at the local AIDS service organization (ASO).
Here is what he said
"The person who told me used to be involved with the aids project (an AIDS Service Organization in State College where I live) like I said, and he was no longer involved long before you were ever in State College and at the time he told me (less than a year ago) he said he knew for a fact that he was still meeting people and in some cases f'ing bare without telling people ... the first time I ever met him I was 18 and still in high school, that's why I am particularly furious with him because I can't fathom that he would put me at risk like that when i was so young ... probably met him 5-6 times over the course of 5+ years, never said a word ... I'm sure ultimately this won't help you but I think you deserve to know nonetheless"
*Sigh*, If you have seen me speak you'll know that I have always said that I am not mad at the person who infected me that it was my responsibility to protect myself, I still think its true. BUT ... shortly after I became open about being positive, the guy who infected me came up to me at a local club and actually told me he thought he had infected me. I took the convo further and asked if he had known at the time we had sex and he said no, that he had just found out. Knowing a little about HIV/AIDS I asked him what his viral load and cd4 level was -- they were really high which made me think he had been infected longer.
Honestly many things go through my head at the moment ... first how many other people is he putting at risk? How many other ppl has he infected? I mean he's already infected me. Part of me wants to sound the trumpets and tell everyone. Heck he owns a business I feel like I want to picket outside of it with signs, I feel like i want to go to the police dept and report him ... BUT then I keep thinking what I always tell people, that it was my responsibility to protect myself ... that's always worked for me, me personally ... until today. This will definitely be on my mind for a while.
To the Fort Lauderdale folks, sorry this post bumped me talking about the great program and people I talked to while there but this really got me, I promise I'll post soon, maybe when I calm down a bit.
November 13, 2006; 6:40 p.m.
I thought I would share some feedback from some of our tour stops and the host committees my next post will be some feedback from the students :)
Tom, I want to express my sincere appreciation for your coming to Pensacola and sharing your message of hope and prevention to the students at Washington High School and the University of West Florida. You were simply fantastic! But more importantly the students heard you and realize that HIV does not care that one is young and that one's behavior places one at risk for this infection. What an excellent way in sharing the prevention message to other young people. This is indeed peer counseling taken to another level. I wish you and your agency much continued success in reaching out to stop the spread of HIV. Let's please stay in contact.
Maurice Moody, B.S.
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Training Consultant
Escambia County Health Department
I just want to tell you that we had the honor of Tom Donohue talking at our HIV assembly. All I can tell you is that if you haven't asked him to come to your school, you will regret that decision in the long run and your students will be the ones that will miss out on an enormous amount of information.
We had three assemblies with over 500 students in attendance per assembly.
I have been to many assemblies in my life, but you could have heard a pin drop when he started his talk. Very inspiring, thought provoking, and evoked an enormous amount of discourse amongst the students.
Please, do yourselves a favor, do your students a favor, call Tom. Get him to your schools.
Feel free to talk to me anytime.
Janine Plavac, R.N.,B.S.N.
Director, Academy of Health Professions
Gainesville High School
November 9, 2006; 11:22 p.m.
Wow ... So I've been feeling a bit under the weather, the last two days (with what I think is enough rest) I have been completely drained. I mean walking up the steps became a huge task -- I went to the office today and when I got home I was completely gone.
Soooo ... It's time I had my blood work done anyway so I went and did that today -- probably didn't help things, but with me taking Truvada for the first time I wanted to see how my #'s would be affected. But man as tired or drained I am it reminds me of the days I had mono. Yeah. That tired.
It may also be jetlag and the recourse of me speaking so much and traveling who knows. I'm planning on taking some xtra time to myself Friday and rest some more maybe it will get better.
Well until I have more to say ... Good Night.
Gainesville, Florida -- Gainesville High School
November 2, 2006; 2:56 p.m.
I was missing six members of my family today. Today we took our focus away from the problems we had with the bus and back to where it needs to be and that's to our peers. Today I was honored to speak to some 1500 students at Gainesville High School, got to meet two amazing women whose mother is HIV positive and was serenaded with a beautiful song of hope and passion.
I want to thank the Gainesville community for doing what this tour was intended to do; bring the community together to discuss HIV/AIDS. They had two front page articles talking about AIDS, they brought school administrators and community-based AIDS organizations together to help lay the ground work for more discussion down the road. Thank You.
Back on the road Operation Get Tested moved into a more condensed schedule as speakers prepare to fly to stops pushing onward, not letting anything get in the way of opportunity to reach out to young people.
Shout out to Ms. Plavac, Ms. Parker, Dr. Dixon, and all the folks at GHS. To the students: I want to hear from you, I know we didn't have enough time to talk, but walk the walk, email me, add us as your friends to Facebook and Myspace, we are here for you. Thank you to those who came up and shared personal stories with me -- you know who you are, thank you!
To the nearly 95% of the student body who admitted they or someone they knew within two years of their age were sexually active, yes, 95% or better -- be safe! Please don't become the next statistic. You can prevent this from happening to yourselves.
Feel free to click on the word 'comment' below to offer up your thoughts on the program, we'd love to hear from you. Next stop, Pensacola, FL presenting to sophomores at Washington High School and a class at University of West Florida. Until then, Be Aware, Be Prepared, Get Tested!
Maggie, Eileen, Jessika & Brittany :)
Lean on Me ...
October 30, 2006; 9:15 p.m.
You know, its a small secret that the song 'Lean On Me' is one of my favorites, a song I sing -- literally around the office all the time. Cheee toe can testify to that.
Never have I ever had to lean on so many the last few days then that of six amazing, strong and courageous people, some people who completely trusted my decision and who have faith in me (our sponsors) and most importantly my backbone -- my sister. I think, no I know that I have learned so much from this experience -- most importantly to lean on others. I always find myself wanting people to lean on me, allow me to be there for others, honestly I would do anything for anyone, but this experience has been the best and worst experience in my life.
Kahlo -- Failure is NOT an option, and you're completely right. OGT has not is not and will never be a failure. Even though the decision was made to leave the bus -- which I still completely support, this tour is continuing. Three stops in Florida, D'Jaun is going back to a school where we've already been (Thanks William Patterson for the welcome back) Teniecka is going to OK, D'Jaun is going to OK, Marissa is covering all the CA stops and we have more work to do. We will test hundreds if not thousands more to get tested. We've started dialogue among young adults, young adults have come to us telling us they too are positive. The momentum has started, we started it, we together have taken conversation back to people our age -- something we should have done years ago.
I am so proud to have our speakers stand behind me and I thank them for allowing me to lean on them during the most difficult decision of my life. I promise to turn to you all more -- no more hiding in the office working (well not 24x7 at least). Now ... lets stay focused and move forward ... we already have almost 10 tour stop requests for 2007 and we have so much more work to do.
Thank you. Thank you, Kahlo, D'Jaun, Marissa, Teniecka, Richard, and Cree for your guidance and support, Thank you OraSure Technologies for your support and help, thank you to my sister Charlene. Family is most important and I am proud to say and welcome so many new people into my family. I surely have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Pushing forward -- lets do this, lets rock it out -- we all have work to do and we can and will do it, one school, one person at a time! Be Aware, Be Prepared, Be Tested!
Operation Get Tested Takes to the Air
October 27, 2006; 8:58 p.m.
Operation Get Tested Takes to the Air
HIV Positive Students to Share Experiences With Students
After a successful ground tour that included stops in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., Operation Get Tested will be flying speakers to college campuses and High Schools all over the United States including Gainesville High School, in Gainesville, FL, University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL, NOVA Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater OK, Oklahoma City Community College, in OK City, OK, and Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA where participants will spend an entire day on campus -- sharing their experiences in various forums and settings -- from the classroom to the playing field, culminating in a campus-wide testing event that encourages students to know their HIV status.
"Our early experience on the tour made us realize that we had an opportunity to really make a difference by spending more time on a campus in a more integrated way, rather than just spend an hour talking to an audience," said Tom Donohue, executive director for Who's Positive. Our challenges on the ground with our bus and it's driver will not stop our speakers and our dedication to continue seeing Operation Get Tested and its successes continue. To continue using the bus under circumstances which made the environment on the bus stressful would have been irresponsible for Who's Positive. I made the decision in the best interest of everyone on board. Now we are even more determined to reach more of our peers and focus on getting them tested" Donohue says.
Who's Positive is committed to bringing real stories and real faces of young people living with HIV to their peers and are currently working with individual tour stops to fly our speakers to several of the events that were scheduled. We look forward to working with tours stops as much as possible to execute our programming and following through with our commitments as much as possible through the next 5 weeks.
As per our recommendations, tour stops like NCU-Chapel Hill and Duke University continued with their local testing efforts and they tested hundreds of students for HIV. "We did testing for 4 hours. We ran out of the 200 tests in 1.5 hours and had an additional 50 free test vouchers which were gone in less than 30 minutes. We had people waiting up to 4 hours to find out their results. But the response in the end was tremendous as we also turned away an additional 200 people. We could easily have reached 500 people tested in one night. We are already trying to make preparations for WAD." wrote Jarrod Cruz, Host Committee Chair person for NCU-Chapel Hill hours after their testing came to a close. We believe that tireless planning by Who's Positive, its staff and speakers along with execution by local host committees will allow Operation Get Tested to continue onward with or without our speakers allowing for young adults all across the United States to get tested and empower themselves to know their status, says Donohue.
Who's Positive values the continued relationships with all the speakers and we wish to thank them as well as all the tour stops, financial supporters and our corporate sponsors for their support and understanding in this matter and we look forward to evaluating the successes of Operation Get Tested 2006 in order to execute a similar initiative for 2007. We are determined to learn from these first years' challenges and continue this successful initiative in similar ways in years to come. Tour stops and speaker applications are now being accepted for Operation Get Tested 2007 at www.whospositive.org.
"Be Aware, Be Prepared, Get Tested!"
For a complete list of current stops visit our tour schedule on www.whospositive.org.
It's Your Call With Lynn Doyle
October 20, 2006; 12:04 a.m.
A big part of Operation Get Tested is to reach out to people beyond typical ways and Kahlo, Teniecka, Richard and I were proud to be able to reach out to more people tonight through the use of live TV. Lynn thank you for giving us the opportunity to reach out to people all over the US.
A shout out to Celia and all the folks who tried to call into the show. We really want to hear your questions and thoughts so please email us!! firstname.lastname@example.org -- we'll answer your questions and take your comments and respond, you can also visit our web blogs or journals too!
Another SHOUT OUT to Jeff and all the folks at Lehigh for an awesome program, and to the folks at Lincoln University, hang in there thanks for your understanding and support it was good visiting your school!
October 15, 2006; 1:12 a.m.
So it's 2:12 and I am sitting in the back of the bus -- the place that is becoming more of an office typing in the dark. Chido sleeps across from where I am working. In the room to my right sits 12 bunks, Cree, Melissa, D'Jaun, & Kahlo went out and I think had a pretty good time. They are still up talking and having a good time laying in their bunks. My sister, Charlene came drove up with me and will be returning on Wednesday. She's so special to me, I am so happy to have her be really like my best friend. Last night we got a note from our dad, it was exciting he wrote us all and said to me "Tom, Hope things are going great with you trip through out the country. Just remember get your rest and eat." It really feels good that he's really starting to come around and worry about my health, it really does mean a lot -- especially when he sends this email to the entire family. Even though he's serving our Country, I really miss him and am very glad to hear from him and even more glad to get some pictures of him.
Tomorrow -- Sunday, we will work with Richard, Cree and Teniecka who will be speaking -- its the first program. We'll do a 90 minute program and then various HIV/AIDS service organizations like the Gay Men's Health Crisis will offer Free Rapid HIV Testing from 6-10, that's really exciting. We also will be interviewed by WNBC the big NBC affiliate. They are coming out early to interview us and get pics of the bus. It's pretty exciting that all of our planning is finally coming through. It's like the honk of a horn -- one honks and honks really to go no where any fast we honked and honked for months and it really seemed like it was going nowhere -- but all of a sudden we've taken off, taken off to do great things and touch many people. It's very exciting!
SHOUT OUT TIME: This is the section of my blog where I'm going to give shout out's to just people I know or don't know -- today, it's to a few 2 I know and a group I don't. First a special thank you to Adam, a long time friend from NJ who saw our Advocate article and wrote to me -- thanks Adam, Marc Lo from NYU -- poor guy was out at like midnight last night trying to get our no parking signs up for the bus, it was a challenge NYU's hospitality has been great! Can't wait to see the presentation tomorrow ... and finally -- the groups of folks who stopped by the bus to say hi, we appreciate the support it was awesome to meet you all.
Well heck it's now 2:24 and I am heading to bed. Take care and talk to you soon. Feel free to write.
PS -- New Yorkers, stop honking your horns next to the bus! lol
PICTURES PICTURES :)
October 13, 2006; 5:54 p.m.
Real quick -- chcek out our pictures so far www.whospositive.org/gallery/ keep checking back for more :)
What a 24 Hours ...
October 12, 2006; 5:52 p.m.
So ... the drama continues with the bus wrap. It never arrived in Nashville until today, Thursday -- the day the bus is to be in NYC. That meant we had nowhere to stay. SOOO we had to get hotel rooms to make sure everyone had a place to stay, it was very frustrating.
Otherwise, Everyone is here! Everyone but Djaun flew from there home state to Phoenix then they all boarded the same flight and flew to NYC. It must have been exciting for them.
I realized that I left my flash card at home for my camera so I haven't been able to take pictures but we'll get them posted on our website soon under photogallery. Take care everyone and thanks for reading.
A Little Strength
October 10, 2006; 6:18 p.m.
I am amazed at what hurdles Who's Positive have overcome to see this project actually happen.
I get a call from the bus owner tonight 7 pm tonight saying that we are missing one of the boxes. Apparently UPS shipped the boxes separately giving a false sense of having the entire shipment. Well they tried to deliver the last box yesterday and today -- well the owner of the bus had already left to go to Nashville to have the wrap applied. Sooo the box never made it to the installer.
The owner of the bus and I got on the phone with UPS it was a nightmare to try to get UPS to get the second box to Nashville tomorrow for the rest of it to be applied but after talking to a supervisor we were able to manage a guarantee that it would be delivered on Wednesday, one day before the bus is due to be in NYC.
Thanks Terry of Brutal One Leasing for all your help.
October 9, 2006; 5:29 p.m.
I can't thank enough so many people who have been so instrumental in making Operation Get Tested such a success. First we have Chido. Chido has acted as our Public Relations Director, she's done everything -- played so many roles but I am so glad to have met her and even more proud to call her a friend. Chido thank you for all your hard work, it's truly appreciated.
Then we have AJ -- phew AJ and I well we met at a program at Lock Haven University where I spoke, he dedicated his entire summer really to helping OGT really get off its feet, I'll never forget that dedication and value the relationship we have, I care a lot about you and so proud to have had you part of my team but more importantly my family.
MaryAnn & Katie -- I know you've been busy ... but you've helped paint the office you've played cheerleader and MaryAnn you can blame Chido for your newsletter not getting out -- but thank you!
Then, there is Todd -- my do everything and anything when its needed -- Todd is really responsible for so much behind the scenes stuff I can't even begin to mention. He's been my best friends for years you're truly remarkable and your talents are amazing.
Finally, six amazing young adults who have given up so much to be part of this endeavor, Cree, Teniecka, Kahlo, Richard, Marissa, and D'Jaun; you will travel on a mission -- a mission that we all see so well but not as clear as everyone else; no worries, we'll change that one person at a time. Kahlo, you've been on since day one really, your cheerleader attitude has really helped carry me onward on some days, Richard, your story; your outlook on life -- as someone infected just gives me hope especially after all you have been through -- I cant imagine what it's like to have lost your mom and your sister to AIDS and still continue like you do. Teniecka well honey your so beautiful! Your charm, personality and energy enlightens me all the time, your story as strong and powerful as it is does not even come close to the force you have to fight HIV. Marissa, your quiet voice will become one of a choir that will carry all over the US ... you've come through so much and still you remain so strong -- you should be proud of yourself! Cree -- well you too have such a wonderful story your past is filled with so many personal challenges I'm proud that you're ready to stand up and set that example for others who are in the position you have pulled yourself from, *hugs*, and D'Jaun -- the baby of the group the newest addition to this family, with your backwards hat and Detroit attitude you too will become a role model for so many who will resonate with your story.
Your all such amazing, powerful and I'm so lucky to have been able to bring you all on board. "Thank you" Thank you, thank you! I cant wait until we all meet in person on Thursday.
Four Days Till We Leave; Seven Days Till Our First Program!
October 8, 2006; 10:12 p.m.
Twelve months of planning have come to this ... 4 days until I pack an SUV full of boxes, food, luggage and meet 6 brave individuals for the trip of a life time.
The last few weeks have been challenging to summarize:
I fired the bus wrap company we originally went with for a cheaper more friendly guy who has just given us an awesome design.
Then the guy who was going to install the bus wrap backs out on us for some other larger client so with the help of Terry and the designer we've been trying to find a new graphic installer.
The bus owner was car jacked by gun point a few days ago, he's OK -- thank God, but man o man ... Apparently he was washing his car when they car jacked him at gun point and stole it -- they found it via onstar a few blocks away
Then he told me he fired the bus driver -- this is frustrating a bit because the one he had was willing to work with us and now he's using a guy who has never driven for him so ... a little worrisome, but Terry (the owner of the bus) is an awesome guy and will assure we are taken care of
So now that we are 4 days away from leaving, we got all the posters in the mail Friday -- YAY they are awesome! We will be mailing them all out on Monday to the schools -- its pretty exciting!!
This past weekend I stayed home -- yes all weekend. I slept and tonight I've done like 6 loads of wash so I can be ready since I expect this week to be crazy busy.
OHHHH OHHH -- We ordered "OFFICIAL" OGT T-shirts they are ringer t-shirts and we are pretty excited about them, we should be able to get them on Wednesday right before we leave. Otherwise, we are all set, lets rock and roll!
Take care all ...
ohhh pps -- Watch for the tour in the Advocate magazine this month and Instinct Magazine in December.
October 3, 2006; 4:18 p.m.
Alright guys :) I know we are all excited, scared, and eager to get things going. Trust me I understand this is a project I've been working on since Oct of last year so I completely understand what you are all going through ...
It's going to be fun & exciting to travel but just remember what all we are going to do and the changes we are going to make in peoples lives.
Take a moment to step back and breathe. We'll all be fine, its going to be hard at times -- we know this, but together we can do anything!
In 9 days we will meet to help change the world!
D'Jaun -- Pack!? Heck I haven't even begun to think about packing! You should see what we are trying to get done in the office, its crazy.
11 Days!!! 11 DAYS!!
October 1, 2006; 6:48 p.m.
Wow, what should I be doing? I still have so much work to do things to think out ... Should I start to pack, who do I need to call?, I feel like I need to study the stories, get to know the speakers better, press releases, tour stop chair people, funders, so many people who have taken part in this effort to bring awareness but today when someone asked me how I was, I told them ... "Scared" We've worked on it so hard for a year now, and today I sit here 11 days until kick off. I just cant imagine its come to happen.
Please, lets see this be as successful as it needs to be to reach out to as many people as possible. Until then ... lets finish up some of these tour stops, give them support and lets do it, lets make the next movement, lets use our voice to make a difference in this world.
Johnny, thanks so much for your support ... Cant wait to see you in NYC!
Frustrating Day/Night in Different Ways
September 23, 2006; 1:22 a.m.
So I think today was a frustrating day because I am just a bit burnt out. Several days this week I worked until 12:30 am and tonight I just decided to go home -- I made me something to eat and I think over the weekend I am just going to do Tom things, like things I sooo need to do -- clean, laundry and get to know my new roommates before I leave.
Tonight was also frustrating, I decided to go to this big party, I walked over and just as I was finding it, I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom -- this would make the third time today. Now generally people don't share these things but I am thinking it's directly related to my new meds maybe, but I had to get into my car drive all the way home, do my business then go to the party, it was frustrating. Very frustrating. I really began to understand that this is life for me, this is just something that I need to learn to deal with. It sucks yeah, but its life. Maybe after some more time it will stop but I literally don't have much time after I feel the urge. I share these details because I think its important for people to understand that although there are meds out there -- the side affects suck. Granted I think what I am going through is nothing compared to some but it did put a downside to my night.
Other then that I heard from my dad in a few emails last night which was nice -- if you recall he's serving his 39th year in the US ARMY in Operation Iraqi Freedom, so it will suck to be away from him for the holidays but I am glad I will be around people that care for Thanksgiving. In fact my Aunt and Uncle on my Dad's side is preparing Thanksgiving dinner for us since we will be in Tucson. That will be nice.
I didn't have the guts to do it, tonight at the party I wanted to take a fish bowl of condoms into the party with me, I tried but left quickly I am a wimp when it comes to things like that -- I feel disappointed b/c I think many people could have used them. But I think me being there alone was a reminder that Tom's here and he's not going anywhere and hopefully it's a reminder to play safe.
I am off to bed, my roommate is drunk on the floor in the living room but at least I know he's safe and ok, for tonight he may sleep where he is, glad to know he's ok.
Good night all. Dad, be safe and thank you for doing what your doing. I love you.
Scared, Thankful, so Many Emotions
September 16, 2006; 1:57 a.m.
So ... Quite honestly I have been so busy I haven't really even been able to give much time to think about what Who's Positive is about to undertake ... tonight as I sit here I honestly have to say, Darn, I'm scared.
So much time & energy has been put into this project that I sit back tonight and think about the impact that we potentially could have on this epidemic ... and I'm scared. So many people are counting on us; So many lives are going to be changed because 6 brave individuals have decided to put themselves out there to make a difference.
Cree, your spunk, energy it just not only amuses me it excites me, Teniecka -- your on the ball, everything we've ask of you is done in like hours, Richard, your so quite, impressionable -- I honestly can't wait to see you develop and see the US this is really going to change your life in such an awesome way, Marissa -- your adorable ... you've been challenged in so many ways and for you to lead by example and to be a role model after all the challenges you've been though is such amazing! I'm proud to have you on the tour ... D'Jaun well your the newest part of the team, but it's not like we don't know each other, I was proud to have met you at a Ryan White Youth Conference, your a great addition to this family and we are excited to have you on board! ... then, there is Kahlo -- now I tease with you all that Kahlo is my favorite -- It's not really true ... Your all my favorite -- out of nearly 40 people we've chosen you six, Kahlo well he's memorable to me because we met as he agreed to be tossed in front of an audience to speak while in Washington DC, Kahlo, I probably know you the best, you are going to go so far in life, so smart and caring I cant wait to spend more time getting to know you ... I promised I'd take you under my wing ... something I wont go back on
Well there we have it the Who's Positive first Operation Get Tested speakers ... Welcome. I am scared, scared that something wont happen or that something goes wrong and as your leader it becomes a reflection on me, but just remember, together we will achieve greatness, change, and we will provide so much opportunity for youth to change behaviors ultimately reducing the amount of our peers who become infected. To all of you ... Thank you. In the end ... This is the scariest endeavor, I too will need your support.
PILLS: From White to Blue
September 15, 2006; 10:35 p.m.
Gosh you'd think I picked the colors for Penn State (Blue & White) but I didn't.
Although many may look at me as a role model, I too struggle with challenges mine the last two months were taking my meds the way I was supposed to. I didn't share this struggle with you because I know my sister reads my journal and I didn't want to hear her giving me crap.
I know you are all saying "Tom you just started them" well yeah it was easy to get off routine and just not take them. It's harder then you think, see I'm not really sick or anything so taking meds is goofy in my mind concept, so its not a big deal to me right now. Generally most people take meds as a result of some sort of need. Well I understand I have the 'need' to do it but I have a need without any physical complications -- gosh I hope that makes sense. So for the last month I haven't been taking my meds ... I saw my doctor in preparation for the tour and I had him change my meds to two pills once a day; right before I go to bed. Its much easier for me this way, if I take them during the day its much much harder for me. This is really something I have found very difficult and know I need support for.
SO I went from taking a white pill called Combivir to taking Truvada and it's a blue pill :) Tonight I will begin it and I am sure the people on the tour will be of support to help get me into a routine.
Anyway ok it's out ... I wont tell my sister yet until she reads this lol she'll call and yell at me but anyway, I am home at the moment first time home before 11 in many nights, but tonight I am going out for a few drinks then hitting up the PENN STATE game tomorrow, my last expected day to myself ... Sunday turns to almost 7 days a week in the office.
Good night all
Long Tiring Nights
September 14, 2006; 11:20 p.m.
Wow ... I have been here in the office since 9:30 am, its now 12:21 am of the next morning! 15 hours! Its crazy I know but honestly it needs to be done.
Today we invited our final speaker onboard -- D'Jaun Black then all six speakers had a great conference call together, it was awesome! We finalized our speaker press releases and inserted the new professional pictures of all of our speakers onto our website, created PDFs of their profiles for the media. We finally got word on an additional corporate sponsor that's exciting! We'll talk about that when its final -- the ink is still drying.
Things are progressing well ... tour stops -- well ... that's coming along ... well SLOW but hopefully everyone will begin to get us the information we need very soon. Poster design by the weekend, palm cards, so much more to do.
Saturday, taking the entire day off!! I am going to tailgate a bit then was invited to go to a Penn State game, I am sooo excited about that!
Alright, I am outta here now ... D'Jaun -- welcome and hello to everyone else ...
My Dad ... CSM Donohue
September 10, 2006; 9:20 p.m.
Staying busy, real busy, doesn't make things go away. Now facing being sick the last few days I have taken some time to myself -- and I do mean a little, but tonight as I watch a 9/11 special I lay in bed thinking about him.
Growing up our relationship was well ... crap. But today he serves this country a different man. I miss him. He wrote us his first real long email the other day and I sat there and cried, wishing he was here. His email already sounds as though he is counting down the days it says "The only thing that I look forward to is the letter, email and the cruise in APR, oh yea off every other week on Sunday, Well for now I will sign off. I have a little more then 11 months to go. Thanks for the support, emails and letter and pictures."
The other night was rough, I was alone, and wishing someone was close by, someone I care about a lot. I refer to him as my best friend. Someday I wont be lonely.
PS, Now I am sick, I have a running or stuffy raw nose and not sleeping well -- but lately that's not been anything new.
Throwing Up ...
September 8, 2006; 9:51 a.m.
Yuck! I woke up at like 1 am this morning nearly choking on my own vomit. I threw up all the way to my bathroom out of the blue. It was scary actually. I don't know what brought it on but I'm taking today off to relax and see how I feel. I have a lot of heartburn so I am trying to determine if it's something or nothing ... I hate that.
Tom could use some lovin -- heck someone to cuddle wiff so I'm not alone on days like today.
Inspired by Two Kids ...
August 17, 2006; 8:54 p.m.
For those visiting our site from all over the world Welcome! Thank you for visiting. As you'll read Who's Positive is all about the personal side of HIV/AIDS, the humanistic side of HIV the stories and faces of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Make sure to visit our guestbook at www.whospositive.org/guestbook and tell us where you are from!
I had to hurry back to my hotel tonight from dinner to share with everyone how inspired I was by two kids I spoke to tonight. As I was sitting eating my dinner, these two women and two children walked past me. They caught my attention because they were all wearing red ribbon pins. As one of the women and little girl walked by I thanked her for wearing their pin and how nice it was to see the children wearing one as well. As they began to leave I stopped them and gave them a business card as I did that I thanked the kids for wearing their pins the little boy who is ten years old asked me a question that really threw me. He asked me what HIV was. I was honestly taken back. I had never thought about the mentality of a ten year old and how ever I would explain such a complex thing to such a young person. It was funny, I looked at the women to gauge what sort of response they were thinking I was going to give and they suggested if I wanted, it was a question they could answer if I wanted them to, almost giving me permission for a direct response to this 10 year olds important question. I honestly was so inspired that this young man asked this question, but how was I to answer it so that a 10 year old would understand and what sort of questions would this young man begin to ask next.
I honestly was just so inspired by him, I talked to him simply, he was smart, attentive and certainly showed how well is being brought up. He cared. He honestly cared at 10 years old. I was amazed, I mean I probably could have talked to this kid for a while or until he got bored with me. The girl, maybe his sister I don't know was also very caring I didn't share with them that I was HIV positive, after leaving I thought maybe I should to show that someone living with HIV can be healthy but I didn't also want to scare him. So I want to say to these two women if they are reading this. ... Thank you for setting the example for your children and your fellow Canadians and their children, to the kids. ... Thank you for making my night!
So tonight I think brought me the most inspiring part of my entire week, to the boy, the girl and the two women, Thank You! I hope you get to watch the piece tonight on Anderson Cooper -- feel free to contact me!
IAC -- Wed Morning
August 16, 2006; 7:44 a.m.
So I had this interesting conversation with my taxi cab driver this morning ... He said organizations should come together to put a bounty on HIV/AIDS ... A cure = 2 billion dollars ...
This made me think a bit ... sure would out an incentive for individuals to bypass pharma for a cure ... It was an interesting point I thought I would share ... Feel free to offer your thoughts.
Monday, IAC, CNN ...
August 14, 2006; 7:43 p.m.
Well Here it is 8:45 and I am exhausted. Lots of networking today and had a great opportunity to sit in on some great sessions.
I wanted to summarize a few things I learned today ...
Over 12 million young adults between 15 and 24 are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide ... of 5 million infected last year 58% were under 25
These numbers just make me sick. Then I sat in a session where a professor from UPenn in Pennsylvania did a study on 12 year olds around abstinence. It was crazy, I honestly wanted to stand up and just yell that although abstinence is an important message, it can't be the only message. These numbers are just the beginning of the proof. In summary, half of new infections still occur in those under the age of 25, his 24 month old study evaluated 12 years old through the age of 14! Try studying those 16 to 25 and see what kind of results you get from that. Those who are much more sexually active or in a position to be will prove a much different outcome.
Tonight -- I am heading to be early. Thursday morning watch for the piece on American Morning with CNN, it was originally suppose to air during the Anderson Cooper 360 show but got bumped due to the stories about the terrorist and the cease fire over seas.
Until tomorrow. Thanks JPG for your warm comments I really appreciate it!
International AIDS Conference
August 13, 2006; 11:43 a.m.
Well I promised to as much as I can offer a blog of events happening for youth here at the conference. I encourage youth to respond to me with questions and ideas as I am here I will try to get them answered. There is a large amount of resources available here.
This morning I attended a High Level Youth Leadership Forum. Dr. Frenk, Minister of Health of Mexico, The First Lady of Honduras, Excellency Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director for UNAIDS, Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP and 14 international youth leaders took part in a forum.
I think in theory it was good, but the leaders took much of the time talking limiting the youth leaders time from asking questions. It was very unfortunate because I think today's political leaders MUST and need to listen to today's youth to help get a head in this fight against HIV/AIDS.
I will be posting pictures from the day on our Photo Gallery later today/tonight when I can get some accesses to better internet. I have some great pictures.
Well I am off to do a little networking, take care and you'll be hearing from me soon.
My Dad Leaves for Iraq
August 10, 2006; 10:01 p.m.
Well ... 12:20 tonight, my dad leaves on a commercial airplane with some 300+ soldiers to begin a little over a year in operation Iraqi Freedom.
Around my neck I wear, a cross which is a duplicate of one my sister wears his dog tags and his father's dog tags. I wear them close to me. Our relationship over the years has been very, very difficult, but the last two years has brought a new man into my life -- one which for a long time was hesitant to call dad. Tonight, not only am I proud of who he has become -- a dad, but I am also proud of the solider -- the 38 years of his life he has dedicated to the US Army. My CSM Dad.
I will miss him, yesterday I bid him sole long, not goodbye but sole long. I'll see him in April, and until then ... Dad, keep your head low and just know Charlene and I love and miss you so much. Until we see each other again, good night and God Speed.
August 4, 2006; 2:19 p.m.
GRRRR ... I took a double dose of Truvada this morning by mistake. I didn't think I had already taken it but then I realized that I did because I had also taken my allergy medication. Wonder how this is going to make me feel tonight. No worries, I called my doctors office they told me to call the pharmacy they said I should be ok.
July 27, 2006; 3:20 a.m.
I must say that there are days that I am really challenged with the way I live my life.
Its about 4:30 am, and I am sitting on the 21st balcony of a hotel listening to the crashing tides hit across the rocks below. It's dark, quiet, and relaxing actually. But it reminds me of someone I really care about and a conversation I had with them just about life in general.
The conversation talked about how our friendship has grown and how the times we've had have just been so enjoyable together. I truly think this person has become my best friend. I sit here and listen to the waves crash. I wonder what the future holds. Who's Positive is thriving -- the tour is just going to affect so many lives across the US and that is so gratifying to me. I can not ask of anything more then to allow my peers to have sometime in their lives to talk about something that really can be prevented from happening to themselves.
I don't really know what I am trying to say, part of me says tonight; I'm lonely. Ready for someone to walk with me side by side hand in hand, but where am I going to find this person? Then part of me says, where are you going and what do you want to do? I think to some degree, we at some points in our life have to all evaluate these questions. As I sit outside and feel the breeze of the summer night -- my mind wonders then my body says go to bed ...
I know I am not alone in this fight -- there are so many others that are fighting HIV/AIDS but each fight is personal. Some choose to fight it, some just let it do its thing, for me its a bit of both. I think I have come to learn that its important to live life; to do the things I want to do with my life -- and do them the way I want to do them, its only me who in the end can say if I enjoyed life or not ... thus far.
It can be fun and exciting to think what today will bring challenge yourself, challenge yourself to be determined to enjoy the day and make of it as you wish. Days and nights can be challenging but only you can guide yourself through to make it a great day. Today ... wake up and see that you make it a great day. That's what I plan to do -- even if it is a bit challenging.
Good night -- my best friend :)
Our New Office -- "Junk"?
July 24, 2006; 12:42 p.m.
Well, it has been a crazy couple of days. But something gave me extra reason to write yesterday and I wanted to share it.
I was walking out of the office yesterday with my sister and her kids when I overheard a young girl probably 15 or 16 look at our sign "Who's Positive" in our window and ask her dad, "What's That"? Her dad replied loud enough "That's Junk" I could not help responding to him by saying, Sir, we are not junk we are a national HIV awareness organization which brings awareness to young adults about HIV and AIDS.
I then began to understand his junk comment quickly. He thought we were junk because there is a sign in the window which simply says, "free condoms inside". He rudely began to express his opinion about abstinence only. I acknowledged his thought agreeing that abstinence is a very important message but it can't be the only message when 1/2 of new HIV infections occur in those under the age of 25. He just kept saying it was junk, I was like whoa ok. I left it be and my sister, her kids and I went off for a great day.
Lets see ... OHHH Today, we officially announced OPERATION Get Tested. It's very exciting. We issued our national press release which went out to press agencies all over the US so hopefully it will provide some awesome awareness of the campaign.
My dad is just about to leave to Iraq, probably two more weeks stateside then off, it's a bit nerve racking but we'll have to manage.
The last few days I've been forming this boil on my thigh, can we say OUTCH! Yeah, it really hurts so I went to the hospital to get put on some antibiotics hopefully it will begin to clear it up. My meds, well its getting better, still feel kinda ehh, and I get diarrhea still now and then but its not too, too bad. I will go for blood work probably next week to see how things are going since I have gone on it.
PA vs. Samuel Cordoba
July 10, 2006; 7:24 a.m.
I am not sure how I feel about a ruling that came down last week where an HIV positive guy is being charged with recklessly endangering another person after his -- what seems to be a hook up partner found out he had oral sex with someone who was HIV positive.
Apparently, the alleged victim, an adult male, had a consensual sexual relationship with the defendant for about two weeks. They had oral sex 5 to 6 times during that time where the HIV+ guy never told his partner he was HIV positive. The partner found medicine bottles for HIV and confronted the defendant. Then he threatened to "expose" the defendant to the people at the bar where they had met each other. The defendant confessed that he had HIV and the alleged victim called the police. The defendant was charged with recklessly endangering another person's life.
Now before I get swamped with mail ... I understand the importance of telling your partners that you are HIV positive. That should be a given. BUT ... are we not responsible for our own bodies, our own health? Don't we have the power to control what happens to us and what risk we put ourselves in? Those being HIV+ know how difficult it is being HIV+, so although I always advocate for telling of ones positive status, I firmly believe that it's important to also protect yourself. The defendant being an adult and all probably knows the risk of any sort of unprotected sex. So where is the fault of his own for not protecting himself?
Do I agree with not telling someone of a positive status? NO. Do I understand why they don't tell? Yes.
What do you think?
My Side Hurts
July 8, 2006; 1:10 p.m.
Since I have started the meds I have been keeping an eye on my body and how I am feeling ... Well I've been having this pain in my left side about two inches under my rib cage. I am not sure if I just pulled something but it hurts to even cough at times. First thing I am thinking is that it's related to the meds but then I pretty sure I don't have a fever so I am probably ok and just pulled a muscle. Other then that and my stomach bothering me a bit it hasn't been too, too bad. This weekend I think its going to be an easy weekend. Soon my roommate Laura (aka Rudy) will be leaving and I will be getting two new roommates so it should be interesting to see how the transition goes.
Eryk -- Hang in there!
June 14, 2006; 9:06 p.m.
Tonight, I am scared. Tonight starts a new chapter. Tonight for the first time I have taken my first dose of HV medications. Sustiva and Combivir. Now I wait. Honestly, I am not sure what to expect. With tonight's meds I also took a sleeping pill. Tomorrow should be interesting.
I take three pills a day. One Sustiva at night along with a Combivir and one of them in the morning.
June 8, 2006; 5:15 p.m.
Well, I will meet with my doctor on Wednesday to discuss which cocktail. He's going to start me with Sustiva with either Truvada or Combivir.
Feel free to give me your input.
Other then that I got a message online from someone last night it was awesome. It said --
Kyle: I'm Kyle a senior theatre major at Milwaukee High school of the arts who is incredibly inspired by your strength and character. I have read so much about you and am completely in awe.
Kyle: I am a major HIV AIDS activist and am currently witting a play about the lives of people who are both infected and Affected with HIV and AIDS I wondered if you would allow me to interview you for my piece.
Kyle: The play is made up of interviews that I have had with people over this past year and I would love to hear what you have to say. My mission in writing this play is to break the stigma connected to being HIV+
Thanks Kyle for making my night. I am glad to help in anyway.
Blood Work About the Same
June 1, 2006; 10:47 p.m.
Well ... cd4 after 10 days is at 520, up a bit from 499. I think the doctor is gonna try me out on meds, I wont know till next week. He is away until Thursday.
So two nights ago, I got home from being away from the weekend to find Laura my roommate had locked my cat in my room and he scratched the floor to shreds. Then she said something to be to get me all aggravated. So when she came home I ripped her apart. My frustration, nerves, feelings all just came to a boiling point and she was my out. Then I went to her the next morning just balling, literally I could not hold back anymore. Thank god, she like my sister is always there for me. After all I said to her, she ran to me and held me as I just got it all out. Needless to say she's not mad at me, she knows I am never like that.
My dad leaves his house tomorrow, not to return for about a year and a half :( blah.
First Real Movement ...
May 22, 2006; 9:36 a.m.
Among everything that is going on, the news gets worse ... but this time its about me. :( As feared over the weekend, today I got my results back for my cd4/viral load. My last test happened in Jan.
Viral load last time 237 this time 674
CD4 last time 736 this time 499
Not completely sure what it means, I set up an appointment with my doctor for next week, but it could mean it's time to go on meds. I just don't know if I am ready for that. Today living with HIV just got harder. Someone said to me "its like someone spanked your ass bleeding, hit in the face that you know your poz by having to take those dam little pills everyday"
Reality comes to light ... I don't think I am going to tell my dad, with him leaving and all, I just don't think its the best time to tell him. I told my best friend, my sister ... I just don't think she knows what to say/do. I'll know more next Tuesday when I talk with the doc. Anyone feel free to offer your thoughts.
Happy Mothers Day Mom
May 14, 2006; 1:31 a.m.
Well Mom, Happy Mothers Day. No matter where you are or what you are doing, I just want you to know I love you and miss you. I am ready for you to come into my life again anytime you are. The invitation is always there.
As far as other things happening ...
It's been an eventful two weeks. Last weekend, my sister and I traveled to almost Ohio for my dad's Hail and Farewell. He is leaving for active duty on June 10th to go to Iraq the end of July or early August. So its been tough. Something that I will never forget, actually two things, my father passed onto me his and his father's dog tags. It was a very special moment for me, his fathers dog tags is something he has been wearing around his neck for a long time and for him to give them to me was a tear jerker moment. Then I gave him a Bible he gave me 15 years ago. I told him he had to return it to me as well in exchange he had to give me the Bible he used in Vietnam. Two hard moments.
Then just yesterday my brother in-law had to have two toes removed due to a staff infection. So Rudie, my roommate and I went to hang out with their kids. We went and bowled played some arcade games and went for ice cream. It was fun. After that Rudie and I went to Philadelphia for Mother's Day. Since my mother wants nothing to do with me I decided to go.
Blood work next week, its a must do.
Happy Mothers Day Mom, Charlene (my sister) and any other mom's out there.
Should This Really Be a Contest?
May 10, 2006; 6:59 p.m.
My roommates friend came to her, probably in a joking manner and asked, who do you think will last longer Tom or Tuller (I have an 8 month old kitten). My roommate knows that I will take humor like this lightly so she told me. But I guess it has really got me thinking. Should I really wonder that? Probably not but I guess it made me ponder it.
I guess after 2.5 years my #'s don't become as important to me. I remember right after I found out I was real faithful to knowing what my CD4 and viral load were. Today I am probably 2 or 3 months behind in knowing. I wonder if its only because I am starting to realize that sooner or later I will need to be on meds. Am I ready for a step like that? No, I honestly don't think so. I keep promising myself I will go do it, but haven't yet ... busy? maybe. It will be interesting what it will be.
A shout out to Kahlo and Amy for starting their Journals :) Make sure you all support them as you learn more about them!
Oops ... Didn't See You There
May 2, 2006; 2:40 p.m.
So I was by my apartment waiting for the bus talking on the phone to my complex about the mess I made this past weekend when I overflowed my third floor bathtub. I ran the tub and lay on my bed while it was filling and I fell asleep so I flooded my bathroom and two apartments below me. As I was talking to them I never noticed that my ex-boyfriend (the guy I was with when I tested positive, and the guy who cheated on me a month after I found out) It was a bit of a shocker for me actually. I was not really sure what to say, I mean I was like ohh, hey I didn't even see you there and we talked a bit. I got on the bus and was surprised when he sat next to me.
See the thing is that I really think I had or was falling in love with him so it was really hard. But it got me thinking because we were catching up a bit.
I guess I have just been going through this lonely streak. I am now 27, wow, 27. I really would love to meet someone. There is just a ton of stuff going on. My dad leaves this weekend for active duty for the Army. He will stay 30 days in the US training then leave for Iraq the first week of June. He asked me to move into his house, that's 70 minutes from where I live now. I don't really know what to do. Then there is my mom, still didn't hear ANYTHING from her. I got a birthday card from her father which was a big shock. I try to call him once a month so getting a card from him was nice.
I don't know, I guess I sat there and thought about how it could have been if I never tested positive. It was hard, real hard. Although he looks much different -- he has long hair and facial hair -- blahh lol, it was still him; the person.
I dunno, well anyway back to work I go, I should be doing my blood work this week, Friday is the plan, I am much late getting it done.
When You're Face to Face With Death
March 20, 2006; 3:57 a.m.
Recently what was to me at one time my second mother found out she was dying of cancer. I called her tonight she told me they gave her 6 months to live. She talked about it like it was a discussion about who was going to wash the dishes. It was clear that she has accepted the news. She said to me, you just have to pray now. She was chipper and content, it was amazing. How could you be sad for her? What strength she has. She was doing what Barb always did, she was cleaning up after dinner and feeding the pets the scraps living her life, planning and figuring out what the feature weeks were going to bring to her. I was at a loss of words, what do you say to her, someone who knows that life continues to push onward until its her time. For that moment her time was not up and it was time for her to move on to the next best thing, to the next task, or joke. She was the same Barb or 'mom' I knew some 12-15 years ago when I was a boy scout hanging out with her son. I salute her, a wonderful person who has helped so many other people through tragedy. May god be with her as she continues to live her life to the fullest everyday. MY thoughts, prayers and love go out to her during this difficult time.
March 12, 2006; 12:44 a.m.
Well ... wow, I have FINALLY met a local guy that's just amazing! Here's what happened, first his name is AJ. I spoke at a local college called Lock Haven. Basically I met him as a result of speaking there. He facebooked me and I sent him a note and that's how things all started. Last week I went over picked him up took him to dinner, gave him a little teddy bear, we met some of his friends and we watched some movies, well sorta, I fell asleep laying on him ... I spent the night cuddled up with him all night. It was amazing! Everyone, anyone who reads my journal, please be happy for me its been a long time since someone has made me this happy, granted its early, but man this could be it ... :) every time I talk to him or about him I get soo giddy and become all smiles its the best thing. I miss him I am in DC until Monday night and he's on spring break so I prob wont get to see him for a bit but its ok we talk a lot during the day. I really, really care about him already!
February 19, 2006; 12:39 a.m.
So I was called today by someone on campus about a student who wants to get tested. The student is real scared. I am so proud of the student who wants to get tested but here in State College rapid testing is not available and the regular testing take 2-3 weeks to get back so there is no simple answer to getting test results. Its tough. I got to talk to the student for a bit and hope to talk more to them tomorrow, its hard they are kinda stuck in a waiting game which is not fair. This is a great example of how the rapid over the counter test would be so helpful.
In other news, there will be a new volunteer helping out, I got to meet with her today, our key staff for the tour is growing and I am really excited about it. This next week will be a real big week, lots of exciting news coming from our fort :)
Well its almost two, Michael and I are chatting online, since he works overnights at a hotel in CO and sleeps during the day and there is a two hour difference its sometimes hard to catch up wiff him but we are working through it. Excitement is growing for my birthday.
Well I am outta here. Take it easy all. Don't forget our live Webcast of our program is Wed, March 6th, save the date!
Reflection From a Year Ago (About)
February 16, 2006; 12:53 a.m.
A year ago, I was dating this guy, so sweet, caring, someone I really could see myself with. I had to go to CT to speak on my birthday and was sad Jeff was not going to be able to be with me. I had just returned from another speaking engagement when to my surprise Jeff was waiting for me at the airport, (he had live about 3 hours from me) he surprised me; he somehow called the airline got my itinerary and purchased the same flight with a seat next to me as a surprise. It was amazing. While in the air he presented me with a ring, it was a commitment ring. It was the first time ever that I had ever thought about going this far in a relationship but really things were going really well, so I accepted. I upgraded our room to a Jacuzzi suite since we would be in CT for my birthday and we had a wonderful weekend. I returned to find an AP picture of me printed all over from an event that I was at the week before. Apparently Jeff's parents (who did not know I was HIV positive) saw the picture in there local paper and called Jeff. He came to me and said his parents found out and that he needed to go home, I wanted to go with him ... it was the last time I saw him. His parents gave him an ultimatum him or me. He chose family. A year later and still single I find it difficult for people to accept me for who I am, to love me for me. I miss him and miss what we had.
PS tonight I find myself really missing my mom. Still no word, nothing. I send her a X-mas card to her last known address and tried to call her at work and I got nothing. It really kills me sometimes. She used to be my best friend growing up.
Been Sick ...
February 7, 2006; 7:51 a.m.
Well, I think my roommate got me sick. I have this horrible head cold. Stuffy nose one minute drippy the other. I have been trying to stay in bed as much as possible (ok not that much) I always feel there is so much work to do. Last week I started taking Ritalin for the ADD. Not totally sure how I feel on it yet, but I want to give it a chance. Also last week I committed myself to going on a diet, nothing harsh but getting myself out running again and thus far its been tough. I cheated a lot for the Super bowl but with me being sick I didn't eat anything yesterday, my appetite is just out the window. My stomach is feeling a bit better, at least I have not been running to the bathroom several times a day, hopefully that hemorrhoid I have will clear up since I am not going as much.
I didn't get much sleep last night because of me being sick and I guess going to Pittsburgh after the Superbowl with some friends didn't help much but it was fun. Alright I was up early, like 7am did some work, took a hot bath and now I think I am going to lie down. I have to speak this afternoon at Penn State so resting b4 I go will be good.
Take care all. Pat you are still in my thoughts.
Bug Chaser ... a Must Read ...
February 3, 2006; 1:20 a.m.
You know I have been traveling around a lot over the course of 2 years and hear stories from people that when I first started surprised me now its rare that I hear something that really, really disturbs me ... I had a convo with someone 21 in a POZ chat room. I just had to share it ...
HIM: I was a chaser
ME: wow. interesting.
ME: mind if I inquire more, thanks for being candid
HIM: I was turned on with the idea of being *ucked (sorry ladies) by someone who was poz and taking a poz load and being breeded. Like many thousands of guys are. I got it and help spread the gift to those who want it
ME: wow. interesting ...
HIM: don't act so surprised
ME: you on meds?
HIM: there's a huge following
ME: not many ppl will admit that tho
HIM: I guess
HIM: Look at the ads all over bareback.com, etc. its full of it. breeding, breeding parties
ME: true ...
HIM: bug chases and givers
ME: do you *uck and not tell ppl you are positive? I am drawing no opinion about you btw just learning, inquiring trying to understand it I guess
HIM: no, I always tell. I'm not like that. though many, many are.
ME: how many ppl do you think you've infected?
In my two years of working in the field, this is the most disturbing thing I have ever heard. I am just speechless. Please share your thoughts ...
February 2, 2006; 11:51 p.m.
For some of you who have been following my journal, a wonderful woman who visits this blog, Pat, lost her father. My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family. Pat, your dad is in a much better place, it sounds like he was a wonderful man. If there is anything we can do please let us know!
Sorry its been a while since writing, still feeling like crap and been real busy with this tour. I have also been dealing with a Facebook group that was online that was called "I have AIDS and I am not afraid to use Them" next to it had a logo which said "AIDS KILLS FAGS DEAD" We issued a press release calling for Facebook to remove the students and well as more action on behalf of Penn State University, especially since they used University Email to place this hate. So its been busy.
On that same note, I am very excited about a tons of things happening with Who's Positive This month we are in a journal entry of the New England Journal of Medicine (article is in our news section of our website) and Next month we are featured in a big publication of Penn State University. I have also been asked to contribute to the Advocate.com as a contributing writer about this Facebook thing ...
"So here's the scoop. I'd need something from you by Feb. 11. Can be as long as 1,500 words if you'd like, but you're welcome to write to any length less than that that suits you.
The piece should be very much a first-person kind of thing. Start with what happened at Penn State and FaceBook, segue into your perceptions of HIV stigma and homophobia (especially play up the homophobia angle) at colleges even still today, segue into how that affects HIV prevention efforts and use that as a transition to talk about your group and how it's working to break through the stigma and homophobia to reach these at-risk folks. Feel free to include lots of personal observations, your experiences, etc. Essentially, we need to use the info about the FaceBook group as the springboard to examine the larger issues."
So watch for that to come out ... :) Alright everyone, thanks for checking in and hope to chat with you soon.
A Thought ...
January 18, 2006; 3:18 p.m.
So I read a posting on another blog and someone had asked a few questions one inquiring if people blame themselves for being positive and the other if people were afraid to die ...
I wanted to share my thoughts on this, neither is one I think A LOT about but now and then it comes up in thought so here is my response.
The Blame Game ... Heck you can do it but no one wins. As far as me personally, I recognize the fact that I am ultimately responsible for being infected. I should have could have been safe but chose not to be. BUT as I said in a previous post, Never ponder the past, wont do you any good its the past it can't be changed. What you can do it take the lessons you've learned from the past and apply them to your future. Its happened, you cant fix it we just have to learn to live with it and continue to be focused on living the life WE want to live and have fun doing it -- if in the process we can do some good in the world -- its a bonus and someone someday may look at it in a 'positive' manner! Why else are we here? Am I afraid of dying ... No. I'm not. I am afraid of not living my life to the fullest. Not sharing my life with someone special, Not getting married to a man I love [HA HA NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS] ... I am afraid of all the things that are currently in my control that I want to do but fail not doing Dying -- its going to happen, today, tomorrow or 60 years from now, we know that. What we need to do it just live it, enjoy it, get something out of it ... We live to die, in between, raise hell, make friends, have sex, pay taxes, one day our time will be up and all you'll be able to do is ask what have I done with my life and did I enjoy it unfortunately if you have regrets at this point ... its too late? You have the power.
December 28, 2005; 10:12 p.m.
So tonight was refreshing ...
I went to Wal-Mart tonight with my roommate. I was in the stationary dept and for what ever reason I decided to say something to this young Asst Manager -- saying something like I use to be an asst manager and we started chatting a bit, quite innocent, never thinking anything about him, so we had small talk and I kept looking at what was there ... next thing I hear him say is about having the weekend off and hopefully taking Monday off so he could go out Sunday night -- it was almost code -- Sunday night locally is gay night at the local club, it was as if he wanted me to know that ... and then all of a sudden I was like ohhh at Players? *wink wink* he was like yeah, so then my conversation went into ohh I've never seen u out blah blah blah, long story short I gave him my # lol, lets see if he calls. He was totally going to give me his # but neither one of us had paper/pen (yeah go figure we were in stationary dept) and he was like just put my # in your phone but I didn't have my phone on me ... .
I guess it was refreshing for someone to kinda hint that he was gay to me, chat about, exchange #'s and all, and I looked like crap, sweats, t, sandals it was horrible. It kinda made my night :) -- nice to have small things make my night!
December 15, 2005; 10:25 a.m.
I am not sure where I can reply to things like this but I guess until I figure it out I will do it here. (What do you guys/gals think about using my discussion board) You can post things and I can reply ... let me know what you think as for this ... Dear Tom, I have been reading your journal entries for the past few weeks. They have really made me stop and think ... not about myself, but about those around me. I am a great fan of RENT, and for a while I have wanted to bring my friends to go see it with me. Most have gone so far, but there is one who refuses to see it. For the longest time, I couldn't figure out why he wouldn't go. Then last week, someone told me. He is afraid. He is gay and, apparently, has not been faithful to his boyfriend. This came as a shock to me. Because he's been cheating, he is afraid that he might have HIV. Since I found out about this, I can't stop thinking about it. I want to encourage him to get tested, but I know he's afraid of the results. Also, I don't know how I would be able to talk with him about it. Every time we mention RENT, he walks out of the room. I'm very worried about him. What should I do? I thought maybe you might know/understand ...
Master Rentless ...
A few things I think about, I would stop bringing up RENT. Although its a great movie he's not comfortable with it and everyone pressuring him might be a sign to him how you all (his friends) may deal with a possible diagnosis. Secondly, he may be going thought a lot of guilt in addition to being scared. Unless you have talked to him about the entire situation how do you really know he's scared to get tested, I mean has he told that to someone ... that might be the person who may want to initiate a conversation about the two of them getting tested together. He may not want to do it in a large group in case he is positive he may not want you all knowing. If you think he has shared this information with someone specific then approach that person and ask to offer him and your friend to get tested together. Most of all try to stay away from discussions on the darker side of the movie RENT. It may frighten him more. Most of all you need to be supportive.
The one person who we haven't talked about was your friend's boyfriend ... what about him? He too could be put at risk and him not even know it. So there are a few things to think about, Be supportive, don't raise suspicions among the rest of the friends, have his closest friend go to him and say "I'm a little scared to go get tested would you want to come with me to get tested" playing a bit of reverse psychology was work out well and get him to the office.
Hope this helps. Feel free to respond. I'll answer
Family, Others Want Me Part of Theirs While I Struggle Without My Own.
December 13, 2005; 9:34 p.m.
I think I want to share tonight about a mom who posted in my journal. Let me share with you what she said first ... She posted this as a comment on my last post called "Damn"
"dear tom, I read your testimony on my pflag mail.. I am the mother of a 28 year old gay son ... whom I love with my entire heart and soul ... Reading your site has given me quite a shock.. but a needed shock.. he's in a good relationship.. but HIV still scares me ... Tom I am sorry that your father is so miserable. My husband was like that with my son at first.. now they have a better relationship than before Dan came out. And to that I am thankful ... my heart goes out to you that you have to go to procedures alone.. and I wish you were my son.. just know out there somewhere is a grey haired lady that thinks you are wonderful and courageous (I cant spell sorry even though I did graduate from college) ... . if you ever want to write to me for any support I am here.. God Bless you Tom ... stay well pat"
First, Thank You. I don't think the relationship with my Dad bothers me as much as my mom disowning me. My Mom, I think was a big support system growing up. I love her Mom, my grandmother so much and when she died I think I realized how special I was to have such a great Mom. Now dad was never home, he was always away with the Army. I don't approve of my mom cheating but I think in some ways I understand? See I love my mom dearly, very much, but she was cheating on dad for years. It wasn't until my dad walked in on my mom till things came crashing in. This actually happened 2 months before I found out I was positive. -- yeah bad timing.
I was the only member of my family to show up to her wedding to this man. My mom wanted me to talk her down the aisle but I said no. I couldn't do it. I could not give her away to someone I didn't know. On the other hand, I did stand up for my dad when he got remarried to what was my mom's old best friend. Let me tell you why. First we knew Jackie, my sister and I grew up with her. Secondly I don't think that it was even about her, in fact I know. I really wanted to better the relationship with my dad. I agreed then I backed out, I didn't think I was the right person to stand up for him. See my dad abused me when I was young. We never had a relationship, we never threw a football, we did do scouting but I think it was more for him because it got him in the woods -- I don't really ever recall any "dad/son" real moments. I have always wanted a relationship with him but was always afraid of him or it always had to go his way.
Wow, this is getting long ... I guess what I am saying is it hurts that a women who does not even know me wishes I was her son when my own family (minus my sister) doesn't even embrace me. Maybe one day they will read this and understand I may not have as long as they do on this world, and maybe they wont regret that they didn't take more interest in my life. I know should something happen to me, I will regret and feel guilty of not allowing more time for them to wake up and invite me in or back.
So Pat, thank you. Thank you for your support and encouragement. It really means a lot. I just wish it would come from my own mom, but its nice to see other moms are willing to help pick up where others drop off. As far as your son, remember straight or gay you'd have to worry about it, sounds as though he's had plenty of support along the way and I bet he'll do just fine. Either way just love him for who he is and let him live the life he wants to live, everything we be just fine.
Other another note, I started talking to this guy who's about 2 1/2 hrs away I guess ... He seems real adorable, sweet, you know the whole works we've talked about how it would be nice to have each other there now for each other and some other things we'd like to see in our lives and I think its got me down ... well I know it ... I just want someone in my life right now, I don't have a car so I cant go see/meet him and I am just afraid of getting hurt again ... blah ... I think I should go rent a car -- when I get some money -- which I am expecting, and go see him. He has a great relationship with his mom which we talked about tonight and it made me realize how much I just want to be part of a family or begin a family with someone.
Pat, thanks again!
December 10, 2005; 6:20 p.m.
Another post ...
It sucks. I am looking at this guys pics, he's real proud of his family, has pics of him and his mom and all on his facebook, it sucks, really does that my family is do dysfunctional. STILL have not heard anything from my mom.
Is it ok to be jealous over things I don't had and wish I had or not had? :(
Days Like Today I Wish I Was Not Positive
December 10, 2005; 6:06 p.m.
SO I talked to talking to a really nice guy online. He seems real sweet and has a great head on his shoulders. Then I told him about being poz and we talked a bit and the conversation went like this ...
[18:50] cute sweet guy: I'm such a great guy and I devote so much time to them[18:50] cute sweet guy: but all anyone wants to do is hookup [18:50] cute sweet guy: which I do sometimes [18:50] cute sweet guy: but then get uber-paranoid after [18:50] tom: awe [18:51] tom: these are times where I feel like blah, cause I would totally woo you but won't (although I want to) do to me being poz. [18:51] tom: wish I wasn't poz. I could really use a sweet guy to care for :) [18:51] cute sweet guy: aww [18:51] cute sweet guy: yeah no offense but I couldn't ever be with someone pos. [18:52] cute sweet guy: cause there's so much I couldn't do with them :- [18:52] cute sweet guy: and I couldn't handle knowing that in 10 yrs I may lose them
It's sad, I really do love the work I do and the lives I affect, but, its hard to hear things like this. Do I understand his position? Of course. Here is what seems to be a really awesome guy but do I blame him for taking this position? One mistake. It makes me wonder where I'd be if I was not positive and what relationships I'd still be in or be able to start.
Finally Caught Up With Him ...
November 28, 2005; 11:01 p.m.
Wow. I wanted to write about this a few days ago buy honestly I was scared. Shortly after I was diagnosed, I started to talk with this guy Eron, he became -- a lifeguard to me. He had found out a year b4 me that he was HIV positive so we related to each other. We keep in touch now and then and honestly he was my life line for a while. He called and checked up on me, he was just there. I will never forget that and I thank him for it.
Well we haven't talked lately, last I knew he was moving away out of the state he was moving in with a boy and that he was not feeling well ... Well I dropped the ball, I should have kept up with him but we just haven't talked in several months but recently I tried to contact him and haven't been able to reach him, here's the thing I honestly thought something may have happened to him ... For a moment I thought what if something did? I think I would have hated myself if I was not there for him and so I called his office and asked for him. I heart was pumping ... they transferred me to him -- it was SOOOO good to hear his voice, I totally had something to be thankful for. I miss Eron, he's a great kid, so caring and one of these days I will meet the guy that gave me so much strength after I found out ... he continues to give me so much strength. Thanks Eron!
This really gave me an opportunity to think ... What if ... you know its so important to share what you think with people. I think there was so much I would have wanted Eron to know and the most important thing is how much he means to me. You know this is something I don't share or talk a lot about ... Those who know me well know I was in love with someone years ago who I lost in a car accident ... She is now my angel. she will always be my first love, someone who captured my heart, my mind, and continues to capture thoughts of her ... The reason I bring this up is because I life my life knowing that she knew how I felt about her, I shared my feelings for her, she knew ... in fact weeks before she was killed in a car accident I told her in the car, you know if I knew you'd say yes, I'd ask you to marry me, I meant that. Leslie, continue to be my angel, one day hopefully we may fly together and watch over those we love.
November 28, 2005; 12:37 p.m.
First lets talk about some fun good stuff. Thanksgiving -- my sister picked me up and her kids and I went to NYC to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Ohhh RENT. Now I was lucky to arrange a midnight private showing for RENT for some folks at Penn State. It was amazing. The next day my sister came to pick me up and her and my roommate Laura -- the two most important women in my life went to see it together. Wow. It was hard. When Angel was dying I was balling ... I had my sister on my shoulder crying and Laura holding my hand crying ... I think to some degree it brought a realization of what could be. I am sure they were both thinking the same. I love them both so much. Thanks Charlene and Laura for going with me.
Now onto my dad. I really feel this relationship going south. So I went to the doctor to see what's up ... Things have not been the same since I had giardia. So ... b/c I have been running to the bathroom non-stop I got a small hemorrhoid -- that's what the blood was from. But I am still feeling like crap so they are going to do a colonoscopy to see what's going on. -- Dec 7th. So I was talking with my sister and she tells me that Jackie -- my dad's new wife (my mom's old best friend -- yeah it's unique) was going with my sister to the apt. ummm ... hello ... did anyone ever think about me? Maybe I didn't want Jackie to go? Her or my father never discussed it with me, never called nothing, but they both talked about it with my sister. Their theory was that Jackie could go to keep my sister company during the drive up to my place and that Jackie could keep my sister occupied during the procedure. Nothing about me ... it frustrates me that they would make these plans without even asking me. See Jackie has never called me, never really talked to me about anything medically nothing, my dad said last night that I was just being self-centered and that Jackie tried to reach out to me and that it would never happen again. I say, no Jackie never reached out to me never called me never talked to me about it, when they wanted was to get Jackie and my sister together -- closer together. See my sister is closer to my dad then I am so this was all about an opportunity for Jackie to be with my sister, not about being there for me. I think it would have been different if Jackie called and was like hey I heard your going in for this procedure do you mind if I come along ... or something like that ... nothing like that happened, I had to find out she was coming from someone else. I think it would have been different if she had called now and then to say hi, she has never called me -- literally. What's up with that? So my dad was a total ass last night, I tried to talk to him a few nights ago and he blew up on me and walked away, last night was no better, I tried to again offer him a perspective from me and it was all about him and his power -- I am self centered b/c I was concerned about someone tagging along for a medical procedure that has to do with me. See no one will replace my mom. Don't even try. I am open to Jackie being part of the family but come on lets make an effort other then pushing your way onto me. Talk to me, ask to come, show interest. Blah, I am really thinking of now sharing Christmas with them. I am real frustrated they think I am just supposed to accept Jackie into my life like that, They have only been married since Sept ... blah.
I'm open to what people think ... Back to work I go ...
What's Up With My Last Post? lol
November 21, 2005; 10:00 p.m.
Wow, I cant believe I share that in my journal. Wow. Well I have a doctor's apt tomorrow, I think its prob hemorrhoids. I dunno, but my stomach has been sick and just feeling crappy.
I had a program tonight that went pretty well ... there were about 50 or 60 students I guess.
Ohh ohh RENT, I was able to arrange a private screening of RENT which comes out in theatres on Wednesday we got it at Midnight on Tuesday -- well officially Wed but sooner then anyone else in our area so I am real excited.
Thanks to everyone who came to the program tonight -- hope you got something out of it.
Going to the Doctors
November 21, 2005; 9:57 a.m.
Well ... I haven't been feeling well. My stomach has been pretty sick especially Wed, Thurs, and Fri of last week. I was feeling better on Saturday so I decided to get out of the house and go out to watch the away Penn State game. I ran into some ppl who knew me and they insisted me going out with them to the different bars ... I think I went because I knew I was SOO down that I thought it would be good for me, and I think it was, I had a blast ...
Well, last night I was getting ready to hang out with some other friends when I noticed that my butt was wet. I was bleeding. Now, I have not been sexually active so it was odd for this amount of bleeding. This morning I went to the bathroom and a significant amount of blood came out while I was on the toilet. I am not sure if its from the anal wall or internal. But its scary. I feel like shit today. I have a program tonight and I know my doctor is going to want to see me so I did call the office and am waiting for a call back.
As I continue to work with Who's Positive I am committed to sharing my thoughts it acts as a footnote in my history one day. I look over these entries throughout the year. On this note I am going to end this my stomach is gurgling lol
If I don't post anything before Thanksgiving. Have a safe and happy holiday.
C2EA Finishes Its Caravan
November 12, 2005; 11:08 a.m.
Wow, I am finally home from traveling the east coast. It was awesome. I think for me the most powerful thing about the trip is just learning what is available out there that may not be available here in rural PA. I also think that the people I met along the way were just fantastic.
Although I am glad to be home; home still has the same challenges, my roommate now has a girlfriend :) go Laura but I know that its going to be harder to keep my head up and that I am going to have to get out and meet new people. I think everyone knows me here anyway but I am just going to have to do something. Maybe I will go back to shooting pool on a weekly basis. I think there is a pool tournament across the street from where I live that may help get me out a bit.
Monday is the PFLAG dinner they do for the local LGBTA's. They do this every year, I think I want to go but I don't really want to go alone. So we'll see.
My next challenge that I am going to face -- I sorta already have begun is going to be the holidays. Wow, the holidays are such a big thing for me. No one has even mentioned anything about Thanksgiving yet. I think I have heard once from my dad in the past month, still nothing from my mom. My sister and I talk now and then but Thanksgiving and Christmas is just not going to be the same anymore. :( Its going to be hard.
Good news I got my CD4/Viral load back while I was traveling. I got this note from my doctor's nurse -- Judy
Hi Tom; your CD4 is 785, up from 674 -- yea team! and your viral load is 282, down from 299. Let me know if you need anything, Happy Halloween. Judy
Yay! ... well alright I am going to go do some wash and things. Lets give a huge cheer to all those in this fight with me. Until a cure is found ...
On the Road: C2EA
November 1, 2005; 1:05 p.m.
First ... www.c2ea.blogspot.com -- check it out!
Secondly, I am sitting in a can listening to Ray singing he's a believer from the Monkies! God help me. A Special thanks to Jim from SPRINT for helping us out with a cell phone and air card which makes this post possible while on the road literally.
This has been so fantastic, I flew to Boston to begin the caravan with France, Ray and I we drove to Dorchester, then Northampton Mass, then to Albany and now we are on our way with 4 cars to Syracuse NY. Tomorrow we are off to State College where I will have to get off the caravan :( to go fly to DC to speak before the FDA about over the counter HIV tests. Then I will get back with the caravan when they get down there. Then there are four days of action scheduled -- www.c2ea.org
Make sure check out my posts the Campaign To End AIDS Caravan blog at www.c2ea.blogspot.com please leave us posts we are watching it!
Together in the fight until a cure is found ...
Catch Up ...
October 29, 2005; 10:03 p.m.
Wow, a lot has happened -- mostly good let me get you caught up:
First right now we are on the advocate.com website for our intent to speak b4 the FDA advisory committee for the over the counter test. that's exciting.
Secondly, I flew to Boston to be part of the C2EA (www.c2ea.org) go to that if you want to follow our trip. Thanks Niall for letting me stay at your place.
Alright I am going to bed, I'm tired. Will be ending up in Albany
Hey Folks ...
October 15, 2005; 10:21 p.m.
Well ... two years have come and gone. I still ask the question what I should do. I am really torn over leaving rural pa or busting out and moving to CA or somewhere else where I am going to be able to find someone to be with or heck someone that would just be interested in me. Someone who may be proud of the work I do and will stand by me. Here I don't think that is going to happen. I really want someone to fall in love with.
Tonight I had some pictures developed from an old throw away camera. On the roll were pics of my Penn state game against Ohio where I stormed the field and got sprayed with pepper spray -- I was fine they missed my face but got my arm and once we got on the field we were fine. But on the roll were two other pics ... one of Jeff and one of Jeff and I. I was trying not to think about it but I could not help it. I want that kind of relationship again. Someone to hold me to care for and to have someone to care about me. Someone who I can go to and talk about anything or to cry to when I need. I just know he'd be so caring about this thing with my mom. Its really tearing me up. I haven't heard from my dad in a while -- meaning he never calls me I guess he has his new life. My sister and I talk here and there but again she has a life of lots of things happening. Here, its just me. I really don't want to live life alone -- I am really afraid this is going to happen. I'd like to go on a diet, I don't eat a lot, I just eat too much when I do, I also find it a boredom thing. I think I may buy a bike. I know its getting winter but I think I really need to be getting out of the house.
I'm very lonely. Tonight I think I am going to do the dishes and clean my room -- more like do my wash, clean up my office so Monday I can really get going on working with Who's Positive and pushing this C2EA stuff. I want this to be a success.
Take care all and ... good night.
My 2 Year Reflection ...
October 13, 2005; 1:38 p.m.
2 years ago today, I remember a phone call, a visit, and the words "you're HIV positive". Simple to say hard to face. Two years ago I entered into a journey, a fight. A fight to save my life, a fight to save lives around the world. This same fight is being fought everywhere. Two years ago today I look back on a day that changed my life; not only my life but the lives of so many around me. I think about how different it is today then it was two years ago. I was scared then. I'm still scared today.
I think the initial news was hard but over the last two years I've had a lot of time to think about it. All those times when I was by myself when no one was around to see the tears and the fright -- to think, to think about my nieces and nephews, to think what my future may or may not hold for me; to wonder what I should do with the rest of my life. It's hard to sit down at times to think about this. I don't do it much. I push forward. I talk I listen I share. I keep busy. One day it may catch up, one day my doctor will say it's time to go on meds, one day my doctor may say it's no longer HIV. One day I may hear the words "why?" from my mom with me unable to speak.
Today, I try to celebrate another year. It's almost better then a birthday. It's another year of life. Another year I can share, listen, and keep busy; living my life the way I want to live it, living it to the fullest and living it to prevent this from happening to someone else. One moment of passion of intimacy of irresponsibility not only infected me but it affected so many people around me; today and everyday forward I have the opportunity, and opportunity from allowing it to happen to someone else. Till next year when I celebrate 3 years ... Cheers! Tom
Thanks Laura for the sticky bun and for helping celebrate this day. Click here for pics.
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Anya von Bremzen's article on restaurants in Switzerland [Food, July] was outstanding; it provides my wife and me with new choices for our annual visits to that beautiful country. One stop we already consider a must is in the village of Reinach, a short drive from Lucerne. The Hotel Baren (64 Hauptstrasse; 41-62/771-1006; dinner for two $40), in the center of town, draws both locals and travelers for dinner and overnight stays (Napoleon was once a guest). A meal there, presided over by chef-owner Oski Müller and his hardworking wife, Anita, combines wonderful Swiss cuisine with extraordinary hospitality. The prices are reasonable, and the wine list is handpicked by Müller.
Cramped in Style
I read with interest your story on W hotels ["Reinventing the Chain," June]. A few months ago, I checked into the W New York for an 11-day stay. I know space is at a premium in the city, and I expected the guest rooms to be small -- but I wasn't prepared to be lodged in a closet. Picture the head of the bed against one wall and the foot of it six to eight inches from the other. I agree that the hotel is well decorated, and everyone on the staff was very nice; but this gave me my first bout of claustrophobia. As soon as I could, I checked out and moved downtown to the SoHo Grand -- whose rooms I had thought a bit small before I met the W.
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The Princess and Her Crew
I thoroughly enjoyed Peter Jon Lindberg's article ["Under the Bridge," July] on the new Grand Princess. Most cruise stories concentrate exclusively on the luxurious passenger facilities and the various entertainment features. This is the first time I've read about the underpinnings of a mega-ship and the goings-on behind the scenes.
Charles E. Carter
New York, N.Y.
As an 11-year veteran of cruise-ship crews, I can vouch for Peter Lindberg's descriptions. Not only is he informative about the ship, but he is right on about crew life. There is a whole other world belowdecks -- and a lot of work (and play) goes on there. Passengers are always asking, "Do you sleep on the ship?" and "What are your quarters like?" This article finally tells how the crew really lives -- and makes it clear that the crew is not on a cruise!
Make Mine Maine
Thanks to Gary and Bunni Singer for their letter about Kezar Lake, in Maine [T&L Asks, April]. As a girl in the mid 1930's, I attended Camp Mudjekeewis in Center Lovell, on the shores of the lake. My fellow campers and I took a sleeper train from Grand Central Terminal in New York; from Fryeburg, Maine, we went by bus and then on foot down a big hill to camp and the lake. We swam (sometimes even skinny-dipped) in it, canoed and rowed on it. Rudy Vallee once circled my rowing shell in his high-speed motorboat. I, like the Singers, heard the loons, saw the sunsets over the White Mountains, and was hooked for life.
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*Gabby Douglas may be a super star, but the Olympian had once contemplated quitting the sport altogether to work at Chik-Fil-A, she told the New York Daily News.
It ain’t all roses for the 15-year-old gymnast. In a world riddled with racism, competition, and constant workouts, she began to grow tired of her job and miss home.
“Gymnastics is not my passion anymore,” she texted her mother.
She told her mother another sport could fit the bill for now because life as a gymnast had become wearisome and heavy.
“I can get a job at Chick-Fil-A in Virginia Beach and live off the 14-grand I just won at World Championships,” she wrote in her new memoir, “Grace, Gold & Glory.”
“I just want to be a normal teenage kid,” she wrote.
But her mother, who sacrificed so much, allowed a white family to become her daughter’s guardian. She could not simply lay over and allow Gabby to give it all up.
Family members interceded, but it took the grip-getting words of her brother John to whip her back into shape.
That’s when she focused and won the Olympic gold medal.
Check out the teenager’s journey to the top at NYdailynews.com.
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Check out what our patients have to say about us! We love hearing back from satisfied people as well as what else we can do to make your visits positive!
This Team has Customer Service figured out! They are outstanding!
Kitty is an exceptionally gentle, efficient, and pleasant hygentist. She is the main reason that I have been so pleased with this dentist office. Thank you!
This is the one dentist Office I can say I feel comfortable in. The decor, service, and staff are amazing. The only thing I would change is to make it part of the UnitedHealthcare Network.
The staff was very nice to an overly anxious patient. Thank you for putting up with me.
I love going to the dentist now!
Thank you for always being so quick with my cleaning. I appreciate getting in and out so I can return to work. My only wish is that one day the equipment will be silent-it is tough to hear the sounds of the cleaning equipment and it makes me a bit nervous. I can only imagine how hard it is on people who are afraid to go to the dentist! I also wonder why warm water isn’t used with the pic rather than cold water-it is a bit uncomfortable. These are issues that may not be correctable by your office but it would be great if your practice became the leaders in providing more comfortable services like these two suggestions. Thanks!
Dr. D and Samantha are always wonderful.
From the moment I arrived I felt welcome – each and every staff member I observed had a smile on their face and were very friendly not only with the patients but with other staff members as well. The staff was very thorough and I felt that they were not trying to do more work just to make another buck – I felt as if they really cared not only about my dental hygiene but also about my concern about costs. I would HIGHLY recommend this office – worth the drive for me.
Great experience. 3 teeth removed, and I didn’t even need the pain medication. Painless. I didn’t expect that. Thank you!
Very professional, well managed, extremely personable staff, and apparently state-of-the-art equipment. The sedation opportunity and being a “one stop shop”. These are the reasons that I come. If I were to find any fault it would be due to the same issues that my business and most every business has, that being information passed along and never having to be regurgitated and often times with the patient load that you carry….which speaks to your most excellent service, sometimes you can feel rushed but I find no fault I want to go nowhere else!
Just the best all around service and much appreciated!!
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After a dental disaster 4 years ago that left me with 8 teeth I thought I would never go back to any dentist ever.. A family member referred me to Advance Dentistry with hopes of correcting my dental problems. Panic set in once I got in the chair and I was ready to run as fast as I could out the door. The nurse doing my exam was so amazing I calmed down and was able to finish my visit. I am truely thankful for the staff and now I have hope for the future of my mouth. Thank you all so much
very efficient. In and out in no time
It was good and friendly.
The facility was state of the art. All of the staff was nice and knowledgeable.
A special thank you to Kathy, in scheduling, for working me in with Dr Meyers for an emergency extraction yesterday afternoon. I was nervous about having a dentist I didn’t know do the procedure,since I usually see Dr Donaldson, but Dr. Meyers was great. All good today. So far no problems. Thank you, all.
I am so glad I found and decided to use Advance Dentistry having just moved to this area 6 months ago. The office is beautiful and spacious, the location is perfect, the technology state of the art and the staff competent and friendly. My husband will be equally impressed after his upcoming visit.
Dr. Sayre was great and the two assistants working with Dr. Sayre were unbelievably gentle, kind, and respectful to my daughter. She didn’t want to go home.
Dr. Sayre has a great staff of people working with him.
Happy with my experience.
Everything was great. However, for the second time, the email appointment confirmation did not work. That should be addressed if you are offering it as a service. I spoke to someone in the office last fall about it.
Wonderful office with a great staff!
Loved your office. I have looking for a place I liked and you exceeded my expectations. Thank you.
After several years, I finally received reasonable explanation for a nerve problem which is not terrible now but at times becomes very difficult. I liked getting several procedures done at the same time under sedation saving the the need to come back several times.
Dr. Donaldson has been seeing me since I became a patient. She is very kind, patient, and understanding. It is because of her and the great staff around her that I was able to get over my fears and begin routine visits after years of neglect. My hygienist, Kiki has also been wonderful, she has worked with me to the point that I no longer require nitrous for routine cleanings. She is a kind and compassionate soul. I should also mention that during a recent visit for a cracked tooth, I had a different team, which cause great anxiety, but Dr. White, Perry, and Gabby decreased my anxiety and even made it so that my permanant crown could be finished same day, so I didn’t have to come back. Perry was especially attentive and put her lunch on hold to ensure I was comfortable and ok. I did not leave until after 230. I can’t say enough about these great experiences!
I chose Advanced Family Dentistry for IV sedation. While that’s the main reason I came to the practice, it’s the people that keep me coming back. I’ll be in soon for a cleaning and then for fillings & a crown. While I may need a little more TLC than some clients, I am confident I’ll receive it and not made to feel I’m the “dentaphobe” I know I am. LOL Thank you!
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I have never been so pleased with a visit to a dental practice. Every single person I interacted with was so friendly and helpful!
love all of you! Never thought I would say that about a dentist, EVER in my life! LOL
Advance Dentistry is the best dental practice I have been to for wellness exams and general care. After having spent 18 years in health care, relocating around the Midwest, and extensively studying doctor-patient relationships and communications, I’d say they are at the top of the list in treating their patients with the utmost care, professionalism and positive outcomes. Thank you!
very thorough examine and explained my options without trying to force any procedures on me that I didn’t want done. I went in very nervous but calmed down quickly. They didn’t make me feel silly about my fears. Thank you!
Everyone encountered was very pleasing and pleasant. Will definitely be back!
Alice is very good at making me comfortable. This office is very blessed to have her.
My hygienist was Lindsay Petrey and she was fantastic both on my first and 2nd visit and made me feel comfortable with the treatment/procedure knowing my history and apprehension. Dr. Donaldson on my first visit was also very professional and had no hint of judgment, etc.
I am very pleased with the level of comfort in this office. I have never felt comfortable in a dentists office. All of the staff is excellent!
Very pleased with my service.
The staff at advance dentistry are very professional and they care about their patients. I would recommend anyone looking for a good dentist, try advance dentistry.
Everyone was so friendly! Am so glad I chose this group as my new dentist.
I have no complaints, would and have recommended others.
The office and service was great.
Love the place! It’s only 10 minutes from where I live now — a plus. Staff is pleasant, & my hygienist, Kitty, is gently skillful. Thanks, everyone! See you in June!
Your office personnel and dental staff are the best.
I absolutely love coming here and have had the same team my last two visits and I love the girls. They make you feel comfortable and we always have plenty to talk about. I always tell everyone I can about the office.
Great. Kitty is the best. I’ve had a root canal & several crowns with no discomfort and minimum fear. Thanks all.
The whole overall experience was pleasant. I truly do enjoy going to see them.
I’ve only had my initial consultation so far, but I’m actually optimistic about my scheduled procedure/treatment.
Stating that I have a “fear” of the dentist does not begin to describe the terror that I have felt in the past. I say in the past, because I had not been to a dentist in more than ten years and therefore needed extreme work. I made a decision to pursue this office because I had determined I wanted to have the majority of my teeth removed and, for once in my life, have teeth that not only looked nice but also enabled me to eat, drink and do the normal things. Above all, I have never had attractive teeth. Although I am not completed with my work, from beginning to end I have been made to feel comfortable, in control, free to ask questions and express my fear. I have received absolute understanding and sympathy. I now go without that awful stress that I was used to having. I would recommend this practice to any one and, in fact, have.
first dentist that didn’t make me feel embarrassed or ashamed. they were understanding and helped me with my fear.
As a patient who is deathly afraid of the dentist (due to a past traumatic experience), I am so pleased with my experience at Advanced Dentistry. Marie was the first person I met at my initial appointment. She put me at ease in a way I’ve never felt at the dentist. She was so kind and explained every step before it happened. I am truly thankful for her kindness and care. The day of my procedure, I was beyond scared. The nurses moved quickly and put me at ease as quickly as possible. I appreciated the short time it took to prep me for my first ever IV sedation. I don’t remember a thing and recovery hasn’t been too bad. I plan on making Advanced Dentistry my primary dentist after this positive experience. I thank the staff for their kindness, understanding, patience, and care. | <urn:uuid:5ecff58b-d7cc-4429-85c7-52c4e7f7c3c4> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://nofeardentist.com/patient-reviews/ | 2015-05-29T14:07:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207930143.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113210-00225-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974532 | 2,291 |
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The great luxury of living in East Tennessee is that we have quick access to enjoy nature’s beauty with the Smoky Mountains right in our backyard.
Recently the Executive Team of Knoxville Moms Blog had the chance to experience the Elk Springs Resort for a planning meeting. As we drove to our cabin Spur of The Moment, we immediately noticed the quietness of the area. With the hustle and bustle of the week, it was a relief to get away from all the noise and to-dos.
As we all know, once you become a mom time to yourself or with friends is limited, so anytime that you have the opportunity, be sure to take advantage of this precious time!
We discussed plans for 2017 (hard to believe Knoxville Moms Blog is turning three in November!), and we also were able to catch up on each other’s lives. Many of us had children starting Kindergarten this year, so our lives have definitely become for chaotic with this stage of life.
The wonderful thing about Elk Springs Resort is that you can enjoy nature and also go into Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge to enjoy the food, shopping, and activities. Pretty much the best of both worlds! Our cabin also had a hot tub and a game room, so plenty of activities indoors if you wanted to stay in and relax. Our cabin had a gorgeous porch, and the cabin itself was clean and very well maintained.
If you are looking for a cabin that is a great escape from your busy week for your family or for a girls’ weekend, Elk Springs Resort is the one for you! It’s easy to find and access, but you can also pop out and enjoy all that Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge have to offer. Whether it’s the city or nature, they have you covered!
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The pianist Lang Lang offers this voluptuous love letter to the city he considers his adoptive home, joined by special guests Andra Day, Kurt Elling, Lisa Fischer, Sean Jones, Regina Spektor, Lindsey Stirling, Suzanne Vega and Rufus Wainwright.
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Roleplay: From Beyond, She Comes (1)
I needed a good inaugural post, so I figured, what better way to get things rolling than with an RP snippet? The fact that this piece represents the end of two and a half years of writer’s block makes it especially exciting to me. *flails happily*
Profiles of involved characters to come. Enjoy the story!
The death knight walked through the streets of Stormwind, her saronite greaves clanging sharply on the cobblestones. The city was crowded today, but she moved easily through the masses; even after the king’s proclamation, few of the city’s denizens truly trusted her kind and fewer still wished to touch her.
That was fine by her. She did not wish to touch them either.
She made her way to the trade district and slipped into the shadows between the buildings. Her hair had long since faded from its natural blue to a pale white, and her eyes burned with the icy blue glow of the necromantic magics that bound her to this unlife – a glow that was now partially obscured by the hood she had carefully arranged over her head. It wasn’t likely that the one she sought would recognize her. But her daughter had watched her die and still believed her to be dead, and the bustling trade district was the last place she would choose for a reunion with one of her children …
As she had expected, her daughter appeared within minutes, winding her way through the crowds near the auction house. Her hair was longer, less shaggy, a rich shade of purple instead of its natural midnight blue. She had grown – oh, she had grown so much! – and the death knight saw the gleam of an engagement ring around her finger. For an instant, the cold, hard shell around her soul cracked, and the former priestess smiled.
Shizukera, she thought. My child.
Then Shizukera turned around, and the smile froze on the death knight’s face. Her daughter was wearing a blindfold, the glow of her cursed sight clearly visible through the fabric, a telltale sign of the path she had chosen.
The path of the demon hunter.
A flood of emotions, forgotten and unfelt for so long, poured through the death knight’s consciousness. The stupid, foolish child! Had she forgotten what the Burning Legion had done to her world, to her people, to her father and her brother – and to her? They were the ones who had killed her; they were the reason she was locked in this damned unlife; if they hadn’t killed her, she couldn’t have been raised, pressed into the Lich King’s service, forced to torture and maim and kill hundreds – not just the Scarlet zealots, but countless innocents as well …
And now, her daughter, her own daughter, had made herself into one of them. She had willingly joined her soul to one of theirs. She might not look like one – not yet, at least – but in her soul, she was a demon.
The torrent of emotions froze, coalescing into icy resolve. Her daughter had betrayed her and she would pay for her betrayal.
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Leadership lessons from kids; own your dream, be it pink nail polish or something else!Nischala Murthy Kaushik
To ensure that you make your career dreams a reality, it’s important that you have your heart set on them.
“I want pink nail polish and lipstick,” said my daughter.
“No, you are too young for make-up” I told her. I squirmed inside as pink is not my color, and I rarely wear nail paint. “Also, it is not good for your skin” I added.
“But I love pink color. It is my favorite and it looks so good” she reasoned. Pursuing her case with child-like innocence and a new found resolve in her voice.
“Make-up is such a waste of time” I told her. “You might as well play, draw, read or do something more fun,” I added and walked away.
I knew that this would not end here. And she knew she would not get it easy.
A few days went by, and she never missed an opportunity to put in her request to me. I must have heard the words pink nail polish and lipstick a zillion times daily. I continued to ignore.
One evening, I happened to listen to hear her talking to herself. Curious to see what she was up to, I checked on her. She had my iPhone and was talking to Siri.
“Siri, can you show me pictures of pink nail polish,” she asked.
Siri flashed so many pictures of bright pink nail polish.
Next, she asked “Siri, can you show me pictures of pink lipstick.”
Again, Siri did her job. And there was a screen full of pink lipsticks.
My daughter was thrilled. I could see it in her eyes. The joy of a screen full of pink lipsticks and nail paints made her ecstatic.
Another day, when I caught her watching videos on YouTube I realised that she was watching DIY videos on how to apply nail paint! To be honest, I did not even know so many tutorials existed on how to apply makeup, and the numerous creative ways in which you can apply them. It was amazing to see what all you can do with pink lipstick and nail polish. If you’re curious, be sure to check in YouTube next time.
A few weeks back we were at the airport and happened to pass by a high end makeup studio which had on display more than a hundred nail paints. My daughter was overjoyed to see it. She could not believe her eyes that there could be so many shades! She again put in her request. She begged, reasoned and pleaded. But I refused!
She persisted with her requests at every opportunity. I continued to ignore.
And then a few days back when we were at the mall, she held my hand and said stop. She looked at me and said “Mama, I want a pink nail polish and lipstick. I have also saved up money for it, so please can you buy it for me. I will be a good girl and listen to all that you say. I don’t want you to buy anything else for me. Please, please, please, buy pink nail polish and lipstick for me.”
There was something in the earnestness of her request and longing in her voice. I can’t explain in words or put my finger on it.
Anyways what happened next was that I did buy them for her. Interestingly (thanks to Siri), she was clear on the shade she wanted and selected from the available options based on her personal preference. When I paid the bill and handed them over to her, the joy and happiness on her face was clear.
“Thank you Mama,” she said, satisfied.
We came home and the first thing she did was to ask me to apply her nail paint. That done, she did the honours with her pink lipstick. That done, she stood in front of a full-length mirror and admired herself for several minutes. The joyous look in her eyes, the happy expression on her face, the spring in her step and the warmth in the hugs that followed was priceless. It was her dream come true! And it was her moment of glory, pride and victory. I let her savour it.
Secretly, I was pleased too! While the mother in me had concerns that she had a taste of makeup so early in life – there were so many positives from the whole episode. What stood out for me was her clarity on her dream (to wear pink lipstick and nail polish) and her laser-sharp focus to work on it to make it a reality. I realise that most of what she did was way beyond kiddish requests and demands.
Once she knew what she wanted, she did a market study to explore options (thanks to technology). Then she had to convince me, which she was successful in! (Those who know me personally know how easy this is :), but then I am her mother, so obviously she knew what buttons to press!). Then, she saved money to buy it. And lastly, she knew exactly the right moment to close the deal!
At the workplace, it is no different. As a leader, entrepreneur or a working professional, you should OWN your DREAM.
It has to be yours – not your bosses, colleagues, spouses or kids! You should really desire it with all your mind and heart. That done, you should work to make it a reality! In every possible way. You have to take big steps which take you closer to your dream, or small baby steps which pave the way to the end.
Your journey to achieve your dream has to be conscious, planned and well thought out. Agreed, elements of luck and divine grace play their part. However, your game plan to achieve your dream has to be holistic, including learning and skill development, investing in networks and relationships and of course working smartly to achieve interim milestones. The journey will not be easy. There will be roadblocks. There will be setbacks. There will be people who don't support. There will be people who ignore, critique, question and even pull you down. There will be times when the sound of music is not pleasant. To survive the long haul only two things will matter - One, the dream has to be YOURS! Two, you have to PERSIST!
So, what’s your dream? Go, live it!
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The Genius of Ancient Man: Evolutions Nightmare! by Don Landis, Hardcover
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- Joint Author: Jackson Hole Bible College
Why have cultures developed similar strategies, architecture, and stories in different places across the globe?
Author Don Landis presents a diffusionist model that traces the lines back to the Genesis creation account. Interpreting why Biblical Christian symbols such as mountains, rainbows, and the Sun (Son) have been used in "pagan" religious practices, discover how their use of such natural objects is part of Satan's "counterfeit" of God's plan.
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Two branches of McDonald’s and one Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Taipei County will be fined between NT$60,000 and NT$300,000 for having excess arsenic levels in their frying oil, the Taipei County Government Legal Affairs Bureau said yesterday.
The county’s Legal Affairs Bureau director Chen Kun-jung (陳坤榮) said the fast food chains had 15 days from last Wednesday to appeal.
County Health Bureau chief Hsu Ming-neng (許銘能) said the bureau would issue the penalty documents today.
The announcement wrapped up a two-week long controversy over McDonald’s allegedly high arsenic concentration in its cooking oil, with the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) locking horns with the Department of Health (DOH) over whether the CPC’s test results were valid.
On June 21, a CPC official tested used oil from a McDonald’s in Tucheng and a Domino’s branch in Yonghe and found them to contain arsenic.
However, after the CPC published the results on July 7, the county health bureau last Wednesday collected oil samples from five fast food restaurants in the county and had them analyzed by the DOH.
The oil was found to be arsenic-free.
“A meeting will take place today between related governmental agencies to determine whether Article 10 or Article 11 of the Act Governing Food Sanitation (食品衛生管理法) will be employed,” Chen said.
While Article 10 stipulates that businesses should improve the situation within a certain timeframe or face penalty, Article 11 — used in cases that cause more severe adverse effects to human health — stipulates an immediate penalty without appeal, Chen said.
Saying that businesses often think they can get away with violations because Article 10 is too commonly cited, Chen said he leaned toward citing Article 11 in the McDonald’s case.
Chen criticized the DOH for undermining the results of the CPC official working with the county by conducting its own test.
DOH Deputy Minister Sung Yen-jen (宋晏仁) said the department stood by the CPC’s test results.
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Dr. Evan Shereck, who is in charge of our Kiwanis fellowship program, offers exciting news in November as the Kiwanis Doernbecher Fellows continue working to end children’s cancer forever:
We have been very busy – mostly with recruitment season. This year we had to do our entire recruitment virtually and still be able to convey the amazing atmosphere of our program and our truly wonderful city (despite some newspaper reports over the summer). Overall, the applicants said we did an amazing job, and most said we had the most robust and organized virtual day that they had witnessed. Most of this is a testament to our wonderful fellows and faculty who worked so hard to make sure the applicants still had a truly remarkable experience.
Andrea Gillespie, our first year fellow, is busy on the wards while our upper years are busy with their research.
Patrick Demartino has had two papers accepted for publication. His area of interest is in financial policies regarding covering treatments in pediatric hematology/oncology and ensuring that once we have all these amazing treatments, patients will be able to have them covered so they can actually receive them. One paper is showing the costs of covering treatments for all the new oncology drugs that are coming out. The other paper is on the financial impact of covering gene therapy for sickle cell disease (which would be a life-changing treatment for the patients). Pat’s work has been accepted for an oral presentation at our upcoming pediatric trainee research night.
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Kitsune is a supernatural creature called a fox-shapeshifter, possessing profound knowledge, long life and extraordinary powers. Her main power is the ability to take the appearance of a human. Most often, Kitsune turns into a seductive, beautiful girl. But where can the union of a man and a fox lead? Join the the pair of sweethearts - Yoichi and Kitsune - and find out what obstacles get in their way, and eventually get that the the most powerful magic of all is – True Love!
- Magnificent mosaics puzzles with up to 6 colors
- 120 unique levels
- Several tile skins to choose from
- A variety of upgradeable power-ups that will help you during the game
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Tower defense games are games in which you have a limited amount or resources available to build towers to defend your safe space from waves of enemies. Each wave defeated gives way to a stronger wave and loot you can use to build more or upgrade existing towers. [Like real life, except with do-overs!]
I like to say things like, “I’m not obsessed with [thing I spend time that should be allotted to other things doing].”
Sometimes I’ll be playing my tower defense game and not realize that an entire flight from Phoenix to Boston has passed me by. Hm… But it’s not because I want to, it’s because I must—I’m the God of Front Doors! I must protect my nouns.
This week (month?) that statement is directed at a tower defense game on my phone called Castle Defense (or Castle TD once it’s downloaded…) Creative moniker’s are not a staple of the genre.
The thing about tower defense games though, is it’s not really about “fun,”“survival,” or even “winning”. It’s about PERFECT!
I don’t know what’s on the other side of that opening but it’s by duty to protect it. Protect it from super fast pigs and hearty Pterosaurs. Maybe there’s a genetic mutation factory and a pre-school on the other side of the wall and every creature that gets through is morphed into an even more terrible monster with a hunger for innocence incarnate?
I like to think about tower defense games in terms of survival preparation. I might not have everything I need to do the job that needs doing—Surviving—but I’ll need to sort out HOW? I can’t just spam the landscape with trip wires if an air attack is possible.
How can tower defense games help you prepare for the apocalypse?
1. Perseverance – You don’t usually win the first time you try a level. Actually, you usually fail multiple times until you understand the strategy that works best in the particular area. You usually get points for every failed attempt, awarded more point the longer you last. Until, finally, you win the level!
2. Defensiveness – This is your land and those are your enemies. That’s the long and the short of it. you will not invite just one in for cookies or rum. You will not hope for the best but expect the worst. You will defend your gates with everything you have at your disposal.
3. Accountability – You have no team to consult, defer to, or blame. If you think of the gate you’re defending as the epidermis of your actual body, and the enemies as injurious things… whose fault is it when you’re bitten, stabbed, or otherwise maimed because you failed to sleep off the ground AND install a perimeter alarm? (Yours, it’ll be your fault.)
4. Resource Management – If you have 100 points and a cannon costs 80 and an arrow tower costs 50 and the road splits in two, what do you spend your points on? One cannon and hope you can kill enough enemies to afford a second before they get too far? Two towers and hope they’re strong enough to get the job done until you can build more?
5. Time Management – Towers, like in real life, take a little while to build. Mana (your magic powers so you can deploy hell fire or a mini battalion) is limited and also takes a long time to regenerate. If you’ve got super fast pigs (god, I hate those pigs) sprinting through your course, you need to have something ready to slow them down or waiting to take them out because catching up with them is a stressful non-option.
Some recommendable tower defense games:
1. Castle Defense for the Android. – Free at the Play Store
I’m utterly obsessed. So much available game play and time. So many ways to level up units and characters. And good looking too.
2. Fantasy Defense for the Kindle Fire – Free on the Kindle Fire
The Manga-style animation of the logo might be a little embarrassing but the actual game has really normal, almost chibi-style characters. This is how I spent my flight fro Phoenix to Boston—barely noticed I was in a middle seat.
3. Ninjatown – Available for the Nintendo DS
This is my very favorite DS game. Maybe one of my favorite games ever. It’s creative and fun and has a great story and it’s silly and I want to marry it (sorry, Hubs.). I even lent it to my mother because I needed other people to experience the joy it creates.
4. Anomaly 2 – Available via Steam download but can be purchased via their website [currently on sale until May 15th]
This one is interesting because it’s not a defensive game, its an offensive game. Humans lost Earth in a war in the previous Anomaly game and now they’re trying to breach the alien defenses to take it back! I played Anomaly 2 at PAX East and found that this game was pretty complicated. It may have been because it was in a mid level for the demo or because I’m a slow started. Either way, try it if you can or try some other games in the genre before it.
5. SOUTH PARK LET’S GO TOWER DEFENSE PLAY! – Available for download from the Xbox Marketplace
I’ve never played this game but I thought a traditional console game some be here. It had a lot of reviews on and just over 4 stars so… | <urn:uuid:ef092eb0-8847-4dfe-bdb6-cea21d64f6d2> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://incaseofsurvival.com/tower-defense-the-apocalypse-and-you/6240 | 2018-02-21T03:13:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891813322.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20180221024420-20180221044420-00102.warc.gz | en | 0.936226 | 1,206 |
Henwood Court bakers donned their bandanas and the baking commenced. What a spectacle of beautiful cakes we had on offer.
Our bakers were kept busy up to the final day.
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our fund raising to-date has reached a staggering £916.
Our Just Giving Page will remain open this week and closes 12 midday on Friday 16th March.
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Utah lawmaker asking state to study Bitcoin acceptance feasibility
A Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives is asking the state to study the feasibility of accepting Bitcoin, reported the Associated Press.
Rep. Marc Roberts made the case to a House committee this week that the state should ensure how the digital currency works and determine whether it is a valid form of payment for state services. Roberts presented a solution that would allow a group of industry professionals and government staff to study the matter.
The Associated Press reported that Rep. Ken Ivory (R) asked whether the state risked losing money through Bitcoin transactions, expressing concerns over the digital currency’s changing value, which he said was “pretty seriously volatile.”
Ivory compared Bitcoin to precious metals like gold and silver, which he said Utah should also examine using as an alternate form of currency. However, Deputy State Treasurer David Damschen stated that the comparison between metals and Bitcoin was flawed.
The Associated Press reported that Damschen said Bitcoin users can lock the value of the digital currency at the time of purchase, committing to paying the state the dollar value at that moment in time, and the state could immediately convert the Bitcoins into dollars. The same cannot be said for precious metals, whose users tend to want the state to assume the risk associated with fluctuating value.
Roberts, who described Bitcoin as another payment option to the committee, said the option could save the state money, as the transaction costs for Bitcoin payments are less than the fees charged by credit card companies.
The Associated Press reported that Roberts’ proposal originated when digital currency proponent Tyler Seamons contacted lawmakers about the possibility of accepting Bitcoin for state services.
While he acknowledged Tuesday that Bitcoin can be volatile, Seasons said that is common with new currencies. He expects Bitcoin’s value to stabilize over time, especially if hedge funds and other “institutional players” invest in the digital currency, and such investment has already begun.
Seamons said that if Utah accepted Bitcoin as payment, it could be used by individuals and businesses to pay taxes, as well as for other services, such as buying alcohol at a state liquor store.
He said part of the purpose of the study group is to examine which services Bitcoin users are most interested in.
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Hoboken, NJ Terminal Fire Destruction, Aug 1905
BIG FIRE IN HOBOKEN.
DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN'S TERMINAL DESTROYED.
ENTIRE WATER FRONT IN PERIL.
TWO FERRY BOATS RUINED AND MUCH WHARF PROPERTY DAMAGED BY FIERCE FLAMES -- THE LOSS WILL BE OVER $500,000.
New York, Aug. 8. -- Inside of three-quarters of an hour fire swept away the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company's terminal in Hoboken, seized two ferry boats and practically ruined them, and for half an hour threatened the destruction of the entire water front in the vicinity, including the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd steamship docks, at which several big ships were lying. But, so far as known, no lives were lost.
For over an hour huge tongues of flame leaped from the wooden structures on the Lackawanna docks, lighting the New Jersey and New York water fronts. For a time it threatened a loss greater than that of the big dock fire of several years ago when the North German Lloyd piers were destroyed with a great loss of life.
Blazing ferry boats, cut from their docks, floated in the river, wandering fire ships, which for a time endangered shipping in the river. The fire started on an old wooden ferry boat and, swept by a northerly breeze, communicated with the ferry house, spread to the main building of the Lackawanna, and then to the Dukes House, a famous Hoboken hostelry. The hotel was a frame structure, and was a ready prey to the flames.
By this time the flames were spreading in all directions, utterly beyond the control of the few first fire fighters who had responded to the first alarms.
Following the hotel, the structure of the public service corporation -- the street car operating company of Hoboken, Jersey City and nearby places -- went down before the flames.
At 1 o'clock this morning the fire was under control, the big steamship piers had been saved, and a rough estimate placed on the damage at between $400,000 and $500,000.
A remarkable feature of the great blaze was that inside of 20 minutes after its start it had seized upon the Lackawanna's terminal and swept its 600 feet of train sheds, dooming them.
The flames started from an unknown cause on the old wooden ferry boat Hopatcong which had been tied up in the open slip between the Hamburg docks and the Christopher street ferry slips. The fire was discovered about 11 o'clock. It was then leaping from the boiler room below the main deck through the engine room, and attacking the wooden superstructure.
A watchman on the ferry dock turned in calls for the city department, and also for the Lackawanna fire brigade. Almost before the company's men could lay a line of hose, and before the city firemen could reach the scene, the flames had leaped to the ferry office building between the piers, and then to the brand new ferry boat, Binghamton, which was lying in the northern slip of the Barclay street line. From these it leaped in a few seconds to the high frame structure above the waiting rooms, and in five minutes after the fire was seen the entire buildings, covering many acres, were burning. Twenty minutes after the blaze was first seen the high tower, which surmounts the building, crashed down, all ablaze. Twenty minutes after the alarm it looked as if the entire lowerr part of Hoboken, including the Hamburg piers, would go.
There were four slips with high pilings, and these burned firecely and sent the fire southward into the freight holds. These had been destroyed for the most part by a great fire on May 29, 1904, and had just been rebuilt.
From the waiting room the flames leaped into the train shed, and so rapid was the spread there that engines which were drawing out the cars there to be ready for use in the morning had to be hurried out. Seven coaches were left behind, but there had been time enough to save about 30 others.
The two burning ferry boats were towed out into the stream by tugs. The Hopatcong sunk later.
The Hopatcong, when she took fire, was tied against the Hamburg-American dock 3. The flames licked the side of the pier, but did not set it on fire.
The wind was blowing somewhat out of the north, and that carried the flames on the Hopatcong away from the pier and into the superstructure of the ferry terminal.
Fire aid was quickly summoned from Jersey City and New York, the former city sending all available engines, and the latter despatching two fire boats. With this extra force the Hoboken firemen were able to prevent the fire from spreading through lower Hoboken, while the fireboats held the flames in check along the water front.
While the fire was held by the firemen to the north and west, it was spreading along the freight piers to the southward, where only tugs and fireboats from Manhattan could attack it. Here it caught the new immigration station. This building was of brick and stone, and had been occupied only two weeks. It cost $70,000 to build, and was supposed to be fireproof, but was soon a mass of fire, the interior, burning rapidly. Only a few persons were in it at the time of the outbreak, and they were hurried out.
Just as the alarm was given the men on the rail roads terminal bridges were making ready for the arrival of boats from New York. The captains of the approaching ferry boats, however, saw the fire and stopped their heavily loaded craft.
There were few persons in the waiting rooms at the station, and they fled through the train shed into Hoboken. GEORGE ROBINSON, a Hoboken fireman, had one of his hands caught beneath a falling blazing timber, and so crushed that he was taken to a hospital. This is the only accident reported.
The destruction of the trolley terminal involved the burning of the wires, and that tied up a large section of the trolley service in Hudson county.
The railroad company has arranged to run its trains into its wards outside the burned district today.
Thousands of persons saw the fire from the docks and buldings of Manhattan. The crowds became so great that it was necessary to turn out the police reserves. An alarm was turned in Manhattan, and Chief CROKER ordered the fire boats New Yorker and McClellan to the scene.
The blaze in the Hopatcong spread so fast that when she got out into the river and began to slowly up stream she was burning from end to end.
The ferry boat Binghamton was pushed over towards Christopher street, where she was beached.
The ferry boat Musconetcong, loaded with several hundred passengers, was reported to have had a narrow escape, just backing out and missing the burning Hopatcong.
The Lackawanna operates its ferry boats between Barclay and Christopher streets, Manhattan, and the burned docks and 14th street, Hoboken. When it was no longer possible to get near the main Hoboken docks, it was decided to use 14th street, Hoboken, which is more than a mile north of the burned property, for its principal and main temporary station.
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If, for some godforsaken reason, you are still unfamiliar with the work and legend of Fela Kuti, that situation should be quickly rectified. This 2-CD/1-DVD set will do the trick nicely. Simply a repackaging of 2000's excellent Best Of accented by the inclusion of 1982's Music Is the Weapon documentary film, this set skillfully and simply presents the musical, visual and political aspects of Fela's legacy. Long, sprawling Afro-funk jams like "ITT" and "No Agreement" are pared down to semi- manageable lengths, and though this blunts their righteous impact somewhat, for the uninitiated, they'll still be a revelation. Similarly, the film provides a cursory if eye-opening look at both Fela's rebellious, for-the-people megalomania and his unbelievable concert presence. | <urn:uuid:1f75b0b2-bcb6-439b-bf9c-c7059ada736b> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | https://m.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2005/05/05/review-the-best-of-music-is-the-weapon | 2018-05-26T21:37:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867904.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526210057-20180526230057-00492.warc.gz | en | 0.935477 | 180 |
We take special pride in the dozens of students, of all levels of experience, who come to us each summer and/or work with us online—then go on to reach elimination rounds at these national tournaments.
Mastering speaking, writing, and competing is essential to an educational and fulfilling career in the activity. It is an investment that will serve the students far beyond their high school years. What’s more, the curriculum is designed to teach us how we and the students can collaborate to take Original Oratory in new directions—rather than merely following others’ trends. But at the end of the camp, the student will return with a speech from which any audience will benefit—and a speech, true to the student’s voice, that will instill confidence, clarity of expression, and the passion to change how others think and act.
Over the past three years alone, the curriculum have sent more than 30 students to the NSDA National Tournament, a third of them sophomores who had never tried the event before the school year. The students embrace the InterProd process of learning, creating, embracing, practicing, improving, and then sharing their skills with their teammates.
INSTRUCTION BEGINS BEFORE CAMP
We begin to work with students before they even arrive at camp. All students are given at least one free individual pre-camp Skype session, from the comfort of their homes, to meet with our Original Oratory Director. In the session(s), the students discuss topic ideas, and we arrive at a topic and thesis before the official summer session even begins. We help the students choose topics organically, through fun dialogues about their lives and what matters most to them. Usually, it’s a topic that comes straight from their everyday experiences—yet one they had never even considered. We never choose topics from a list or ask the students the standard “What do you hate about the world?” question. It is here that we learn their goals, concerns, experience level, and any regional standards that govern their participation in the events.
The students arrive at camp with a topic already chosen (it can easily be changed on-site) and having already met the director. They arrive confident, excited, and are ready to hit the ground running
Individualized curriculum with a focus on all, not a few.
We do not have “labs.” Every student meets and works with every other instructor. This permits the student to gain multiple insights from expert educators with varying perspectives and life experiences.
There is no divisive “top group,” although we ensure that lectures are appropriate to those who hear them—we wouldn’t, for instance, share our introductory thesis lecture with veteran competitors (unless they want to attend!). Nor would we require novices to attend our group seminar on advanced structures.
interactive speaking sessions
We begin extensive speaking exercises on Day One and continue them every day of the summer session.
We do not divide our curriculum into nine intensive days of write-write-write, then two days of memorization, leaving perhaps two days for mastering delivery. By selecting the students’ topics with them before they arrive, we are able to devote three hours every day at camp to fun, interactive speaking exercises and challenges.
The final delivery showcase is a true test of the speaker’s imagination—involving costuming, visual aids, and audience participation.
How we #ReachForTheSummit
InterProd Informative & Original Oratory emphasizes three distinct skill sets, each with its own provocative curriculum, throughout every single day of the camp.
It is our hallmark belief that no camp can teach the transformational power of original oratory without relentless focus on speaking technique. Each morning session addresses a different aspect of presentation: gestures, eye contact, the mastery of the walk, the approach to the front of the room, vocal choices, posture, inflection, vocal reaction to one’s own words, and so forth. We also teach proven memorization methods and how and when to practice at home. We have found that sharing our own joy in these skills is highly contagious—and that we therefore motivate students to write the words that these techniques will help them express. This leads logically to our afternoon sessions
Having begun to appreciate the power of their own voice every morning, the students are even more motivated each afternoon to benefit from all that our revolutionary writing instruction has to offer. Lecture is limited to one hour. The rest of the afternoon involves private tutorials and small-group sessions. We discuss approaches to structure (an organic structure that develops naturally from the students’ topics and personalities, not one that is pasted onto them)—as well as humor, radically atypical approaches to research (not merely Googling but interviewing, mining classmates’ experiences, and other journalistic techniques that will set the students apart), finding the perfect example, transitions, revisions, the art of the introduction, and the forgotten power of the conclusion. We synthesize speaking and writing every evening in our third component
Here we tie in what we have shared and learned from one another in the morning and afternoon—with a series of unusual exercises designed to replicate the tournament environment. We address judge interaction, etiquette, the art of being an audience member, ballot analysis (even when the ballot comes back blank!), reacting to stone-facing, composure when things go wrong, room-space adaptation, time signals and when/how to ask for them, adapting from preliminary to elimination rounds, and regional differences in approach and decorum. | <urn:uuid:ec9b1a25-1f6a-4de5-9f0e-45f9a8543972> | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | https://www.interprod4n6.com/oratory-curriculum | 2017-09-20T14:36:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818687324.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170920142244-20170920162244-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.946493 | 1,144 |
Progress uahah (Posted 21st April 2014)
So technically I finished the shirt today (praise ASDA 2-pack of 15-16 yr old school shirts). However it is rather roomy at the back so I need to sew in a dart/2 darts so it fits better, but apart from that I finished whooo. Also almost done with the skirt too, just got to re-iron in the pleats as I had to re-hem it. Then paint on the rest of the gold pattern!
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The seductive story that started in The Masseuse continues.
Anna Rossi knows that opening your heart only gets you hurt. But Alec Flynn is just too good to resist.
It's been three long months since Anna's seen Alec, since he saved her life and lit up her soul with unquenchable desire. Being without him has left her on edge, but his bravery has motivated her to change her life and go after what she's always wanted - a job where she can help people. She can't wait to show Alec the woman she's become in his absence, or to prove how much she's missed him.
Three months away has done nothing to slake Alec's need for Anna. Unfortunately, it hasn't made his life any less dangerous. The last thing he wants to do is hurt Anna, but if giving her up is the only way to save her, he's not sure he can do that either. He's determined to have her for as long as he can. Except his past is creeping up on him faster than he knows, and this time he may not be able to keep her from becoming collateral damage.
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"WHOA, WHAT, MMM DELISH, GULP, NO NO NO & WOW"
I have a love/hate relationship with Trilogies..... especially the really exciting and well-written ones like this, because they make me so frustrated at the cliffhanger endings that I find myself wishing my life away until the next book is released when I can finally put all the puzzle pieces together. But arghh and sadly the next one doesn't come out til May!!
Anyhooo, this is book 2 in Sierra Kincade's fantastic and thrilling Body Work Trilogy where Alec and Anna are still battling everything to stay together but tensions are high, people aren't who you think they are and Alec, being the only witness left that can take down his Boss, has had to go into protective custody which leaves Anna feeling very alone and vulnerable. Suspense, shocks, who to trust?, twists, hot sex, high passions, soul-soul chemistry, danger, intrigue, murder attempts, interesting secondary characters and a beautiful, sad and doomed love affair. Anna has held on, clung to hope, waited three months for Alec to come out of prison, now it's 10 weeks while he's under wraps (even if he does find touching ways to be near her). But the danger she's putting everyone else in that she loves by being associated with Alec might just be the final straw.
Told from Anna's POV, the narrator was great and could do a sexy drool-worthy Hero's voice with no problems as well as all the other characters and a full range of emotions with ease.
Worth a credit? This was just as captivating, just as intense and just as packed full of intrigue as The Masseuse was and, as I've said, I can't wait to finally hear how these two lovers can possibly get their much deserved HEA ending but I'm ever hopeful. Very creditworthy and I'm off now to count the days!!
"Middle of series -- not a stand alone"
While the story is compelling, I was a bit frustrated at times because I didn't remember important details from the previous book that would have helped explain people's behavior. Not only must the first book be read first, but this second one should be read immediately thereafter.
"Loving this series!"
I must admit I was skeptical that after book one the author would be able to pull off another book with this story. It felt like the story was over. How wrong I was! So glad I stuck with it because she did an amazing job!
"When do we get the next one? Loved this!"
Great narrator. Wonderful story. Not too much sexy time, but not lacking either! Just a great story all around. Can't wait for the next one!
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Colossians 3: 14-15
Matthew 13: 54-58
"Is he not the carpenter’s son?" … and they took offense at him (Jesus). (Matt: 13:55, 57)
Today we celebrate St. Joseph the Worker, Joseph the carpenter, Joseph the hard-working, honest provider for his family: Jesus and Mary.
As I reflected on St. Joseph the Worker and the conditions of families and workers then and now today, what came to mind was a class I once took on John XX111’s Encyclical, Peace on Earth. So, I went to the Introduction and Part One of this great document and suggest that we all go back to this great work, ponder and pray over "…how the community of all peoples should act towards each other,… (and how) the establishment of such a world community of peoples is being urgently demanded today by the requirements of universal common good…."
"… Any human society if it to be well-ordered and productive, must lay down as a foundation this principle, namely that every human being is a person, that is, his/her nature is endowed with intelligence and free will. By virtue of this, he/she has rights and duties of his/her own, flowing directly and simultaneously from his/her very nature which is universal, inviolable and inalienable.
If we look upon the dignity of the human person in the light of divinely revealed truth, we cannot help but esteem it far more highly; for men/women are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ; they are by grace the children and friends of God and heirs of eternal glory.
Beginning our discussion of the rights of man/woman, we see that every one has a right to life, to bodily integrity, and to the means which are necessary and suitable for the proper development of life; these are primarily food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical care,
and finally the necessary social services. Therefore a human being also has the right to security in cases of sickness, inability to work, widowhood, old age, unemployment, or in any other case which he/she is deprived of the means of subsistence through no fault of his own…."
I suggest we all find time to read again, ponder and pray over this entire encyclical written in 1963, shortly before Pope John’s death. It was significant then and is possibly more so today.
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Overview: Cabinet design, cost and materials
We designed this wall
cabinet with painting
supplies in mind, but you can
use it to store just about anything,
including hand tools and small
boxes of fasteners and hardware.
We simplified the construction by
using a build-a-box-and-cut-it-in-half
technique and then face-mounting
a full-length continuous
hinge. It couldn't be easier. And the
result is a sturdy, practical wall-hung
Materials for one of these cabinets
cost us about $55, but you
could reduce the price per cabinet
by buying 4 x 8-ft. sheets of pegboard
and plywood and building
several cabinets instead.
Figure A: Cabinet details
Figure A: Cabinet Details
Build the cabinet from a 4x4 sheet of plywood and a 4x4 sheet of pegboard. Find the Materials
Note: Figure A and a Materials List are available in pdf format in Additional Information below.
Step 1: Assemble the box
cutting 8-in. strips of plywood and
screwing them together to form a
2-ft. by 4-ft. box. Place screws accurately
as shown in Figure A to avoid
hitting them when you cut the box
in two (Photo 2). Also be sure to orient
the pegboard so the good side
faces out on the front and in on the
back. Be careful to cut the pegboard
pieces perfectly square and with
straight sides so you can use them as a
guide for straightening the box sides
and squaring the box as you nail on the
pegboard (Photo 1).
Step 2: Cut the box into two parts
To cut the box into two pieces, begin
by tacking a straight board to the box
sides as a saw guide. Position the
guide so the cut runs 3 in. from the
front edge of the box and falls between
the screws. Set the saw blade to cut 7/8
in. deep. Align the guide carefully on
each side so the cuts meet in the corners.
Before you make the final cut,
use shims and tape to hold the cabinet
together, and keep them on until the
cut is complete (Photo 2).
Step 3: Install the hinge
Reconnect the boxes with a 48-in. long continuous hinge (Photo 3).
Back to Top
Step 4: Add the trim and shelves
Figure A shows
the cabinet dimensions and details as
well as the rack we added to hold paint
roller covers. Screw two 3-in.-wide
strips of 3/4-in. plywood to the back of
the cabinet. These provide a stronger
hanging surface, and they space the
cabinet from the wall to allow the use
of pegboard hooks on the cabinet back.
Mount the cabinet by driving 1/4-in.
by 3-in. lag screws through the hanging
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Robbi Mack is a vivacious and passionate Keynote Speaker, World Class MC, and an exceptional Masterclass Trainer and Stagecraft Coach.
For decades Robbi has rocked the stage to audiences worldwide using comedy, interactive improvisation and cabaret in corporate, television and theatre. She started her career on the Nine Network as a Children’s Show Host and went on to become an accomplished Singer, Comedian and Entertainer. Robbi is also well known for being the compassionate and much-loved Dr Haveachat, a Clown Doctor in Sydney’s Children’s Hospitals.
Nowadays, Robbi graces the stage as an inspirational Keynote Speaker delivering ‘HEARTBEATZ’ – a process enabling organisations to activate emotional intelligence from the inside out; allowing our hearts and minds to engage and elevate performance.
Robbi is obsessed with engaging people in amplifying themselves and their message to increase their effectiveness and improve commercial results.
Robbi delivers the amazing results of LEAD WITH IMPACT through her Masterclass and personal Stagecraft Coaching and takes participants on an experiential treat that involves self-observation, visiting the ‘discomfort zone’ and implementing techniques that raise the energy in the room.
Robbi is like an energiser battery powering your presentation!
What makes Robbi unique is her substantial experience as a multi-talented performer in varying industries and she brings her vast toolkit with her and shares generously her skills with participants.
LEAD WITH IMPACT Masterclass and STAGECRAFT COACHING offers the opportunity for individuals to amplify their personal and professional attributes while maintaining humility and authenticity to create memorable presentations.
With the onslaught and overload of digital information at our fingertips, it is often difficult to engage the attention of our audience and yet working a ‘live’ presentation can offer the connection and engagement that the written word doesn’t.
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Unique Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
At Pearl Recovery Retreat and Wellness, we offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy to the clients who choose to recover with us at our retreat. This type of therapy stimulates cell growth and helps you heal faster. Throughout hyperbaric oxygen therapy, you lie in a chamber that emits high levels of oxygen. The atmosphere in this chamber reaches levels of 95% oxygen at 1.3 times the pressure of the atmosphere outside the chamber. In comparison, oxygen makes up only 20% of the air around us. This increased level of oxygen proves extremely beneficial for not only surgery recovery but also many other medical conditions.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, when performed in conjunction with other treatments, offers comfort and added healing benefits to patients undergoing cancer treatment.
When combined with chemotherapy, oxygen therapy helps patients recover, heal, and keep their cells healthier. Chemotherapy radiates the area in which cancer metastasized, but this radiation weakens healthy cells as well as cancerous cells. The high dose of oxygen in the hyperbaric chamber will help those weakened healthy cells recover from the toxins of chemotherapy. This helps you feel healthier and more energetic and gives your body the power to fight the cancerous cells and put up with chemo a little longer.
The ketogenic diet reduces the intake of sugar and carbohydrates. Cancer cells depend on glucose (aka sugar) for survival. The ketogenic diet acts to reduce the amount of sugar you eat and, in doing so, slows the growth of cancerous cells. Healthy cells, however, can metabolize both glucose and oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy coupled with a ketogenic diet allows the healthy cells to thrive while cutting off energy to cancerous cells. Peer-reviewed studies show that a ketogenic diet alone reduces tumor growth and increases survival time in mice by 50%. The same diet supplemented with oxygen therapy increases survival time by 77%.
The brain thrives off of oxygen. Without the proper levels of oxygen, we feel lightheaded, cannot think straight, and the easiest motor skills seem difficult. When we get extra oxygen, however, our brain acts in the opposite way. Increased oxygen to the brain improves both blood cell growth and nerve growth. This has been clinically shown to speed the recovery of patients who have suffered a brain injury. Studies regarding autism and hyperbaric oxygen therapy revealed that increased oxygen levels also help kids with autism improve their communication skills, social awareness, and overall functioning.
Get Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at Pearl Recovery
When recovering from surgery, nothing kickstarts your cells into regenerating quite like hyperbaric oxygen therapy. If you want a comfortable, healthy, and regenerative surgery recovery, contact Pearl Recovery Retreat and Wellness Center today. | <urn:uuid:51e81d36-a9b3-450f-8e84-0d5d14515dbf> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://pearlrecoveryretreat.com/benefits-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-beyond-scope-surgery-recovery/ | 2020-12-04T01:53:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141733120.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20201204010410-20201204040410-00337.warc.gz | en | 0.919855 | 557 |
NEWS & ADVICE
Articles from RotoWire's fantasy archives that mention Jose Fonte's name.
April 17, 2015
FPL Best XI: Top Picks for Gameweek 33
Chelsea's Eden Hazard was nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award this week and takes his stellar play into this weekend's match against Manchester United.
April 16, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 33
A home match against West Ham puts Sergio Aguero at the top of the goal-expectancy list.
April 10, 2015
FPL Best XI: Top Picks for Gameweek 32
Olivier Giroud has 13 goals and seven assists in his last 17 appearances for club and country, and he grabs the Best XI captain's armband this weekend against Burnley.
April 9, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 32
A trip to face Queens Park Rangers gives Eden Hazard a great goal expectancy this weekend.
April 2, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 31
A double gameweek for Aston Villa pushes Christian Benteke high up the goal-expectancy list.
March 19, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 30
Harry Kane leads this week's forwards in goal expectancy, while one of his teammates is the top expected scorer for midfielders.
March 12, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 29
Unsurprisingly, Manchester City playing at Burnley means Sergio Aguero has a high goal expectancy this weekend.
March 3, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 28
Olivier Giroud continues to play well in Premier League play.
February 24, 2015
Premier League Projections: Gameweek 27 Defenders
Chris Mosinski provides his Gameweek 27 projections for defenders.
December 12, 2014
FPL Bargain Bin: Gameweek 16 Value Plays
Most daily fantasy sites continue to underprice Christian Benteke, and we should all continue to exploit that.
November 6, 2014
FPL Bargain Bin: Gameweek 11 Value Picks
Mohamed Diame leads the Hull City attack this weekend against Burnley, and he's got an attractive price tag in some DFS contests.
November 5, 2014
MondoGoal Fantasy Soccer: Gameweek 11 Recommendations
With a brace in consecutive Premier League outings, Alexis Sanchez is worth every penny this weekend.
October 30, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 10
Alexis Sanchez is the only unanimous top pick in this week's new composite rankings.
October 22, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 9
With eight goals in his last five club matches in all competitions (including four last weekend against Spurs), Sergio Aguero takes the top spot in this week's rankings.
October 15, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 8
Diego Costa finally broke through to score his first goal for Spain, and he tops this week's rankings looking for his 10th Premier League goal this season.
September 24, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 6
Diego Costa looks primed to increase his league-leading goal tally against Aston Villa this weekend at Stamford Bridge.
September 11, 2014
FPL Bargain Bin: Gameweek 4 Value Picks
Connor Wickham has taken plenty of shots this season and it's only a matter of time before he finds the back of the net.
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 4
With tons of talent now around him, Wayne Rooney grabs the top spot in this week's rankings.
August 20, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 2
After scoring in his Premier League debut, Diego Costa tops our Gameweek 2 rankings with a tasty home match against Leicester City.
August 9, 2014
2014-15 Premier League Preseason Rankings: Top Defenders
For the second year in a row, Everton's Leighton Baines takes the top spot in our defender rankings.
May 8, 2014
EPL Bargain Bin: Gameweek 38 Value Players
Romelu Lukaku made numerous appearances in the Bargain Bin earlier this season, but since he's now priced out, who else could make the leap?
April 9, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 34
With two matches this gameweek, including an enticing home game against Sunderland, Yaya Toure tops this week's rankings.
March 26, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 32
Luis Suarez is only three goals short of tying the Premier League single-season record. After netting a hat trick last weekend, can he tie (or break) the record this weekend?
March 12, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 30
Luis Suarez has a goal and two assists in his last two Premier League matches. With a trip to Old Trafford this weekend, he takes the top spot our weekly rankings.
March 6, 2014
EPL Bargain Bin: Gameweek 29 Value Players
With only five matches this gameweek, finding cheap value is key, and Chris Mosinski has found a few, including one of Eden Hazard's teammates.
March 4, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 29
With only five Premier League matches to choose players from, Gameweek 29's rankings reach deep into the vault, headlined by Manchester United's Robin van Persie.
February 6, 2014
EPL Bargain Bin: Gameweek 25 Value Players
Want to pay up for Robin van Persie? Then you better find some low-cost value players to fill in the rest of your roster.
February 5, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: Gameweek 25
Yaya Toure stays in our top-10 this week, but it's a teammate of his that takes the top midfielder spot.
January 6, 2014
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: January Update
Luis Suarez is a unanimous pick for the top striker in the Premier League. 20 goals and five assists in 16 appearances will do that.
December 3, 2013
Fantasy Premier League Rankings: December Update
With his excellent play over the last month, Sergio Aguero moves up to the top of our striker rankings. | <urn:uuid:84d365dc-bbce-435f-97df-b6aedbcdf53b> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://www.rotowire.com/soccer/articles-byplayer.htm?id=16959 | 2015-04-19T04:49:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246637445.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045717-00031-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908798 | 1,352 |
Here are MP3s and/or PDF scores of my original music (for which I have recordings and/or pdfs!)
Click on a column header to sort (e.g. click on 'Title' to sort by Title).
Sort individual compositions BY TITLE.For CDs, click the album title for available pdfs/mp3s
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Welcome to the 1st Annual The New & Improved You Giveaway Hop hosted by Karen’s Got Mail! I have teamed up with a fantastic group of bloggers to share some awesome giveaways with my readers. After you enter the first giveaway be sure to hop around to all of the others for more chances to win!
Enter for a chance to win the
Sweetener Giveaway part of the
New and Improved You Giveaway Hop!
Win This Beautiful Genuine Coral Bracelet!
Win this beautiful handmade genuine red-orange coral stretchy bracelet! | <urn:uuid:c352b1e0-bd4c-4785-a2aa-06d26198ed66> | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | http://bargnhtress.com/page/536/ | 2018-08-14T19:00:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209562.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20180814185903-20180814205903-00115.warc.gz | en | 0.907153 | 121 |
Black drop crotch pants
This variant is currently sold out
Comfortable pair of drop crotch pants with roomy-functional side pockets, ankle-length and an elastic waistband made using organic cotton by the weavers of Kutch. These pants are suitable for all seasons, you can wear them at your workspace, casual gatherings or travelling.
You can style it with our handcrafted Salmon pink oversized shirt.
ABOUT OUR HANDLOOM FABRIC
Our timeless organic cotton, handspun in an ethical weaving cluster of India. It is consciously produced without any use of pesticides. The earthy black tone is hand-dyed in natural extracts, which is kind to your sensitive skin. Read more.
100% handwoven cotton. Made in India.
Length of the pants is 37 inches.
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As described in the readings for this book, the world has moved far away from single device interactions to ecosystem design, where users have to interact with multiple devices to gain the complete experience.
As much as this has delighted the users, the number of devices per person has reached an all time high. On an average, people have at least 4 devices – a TV, a tablet, a mobile phone and a laptop. And as technology changes at the speed of light today, new products get released in the market almost everyday and people wish to be up to date with technology.
Old technology (which could be just a few months) gets thrown away for another phone with a camera with a few more pixels.
This brings up the question in my mind. Has ecosystem design become a threat to the planet? Yes, it has made our world a lot smarter. But is this design sustainable for the world 50 years from now?
In my opinion, in addition to the 3C’s for ecosystem design, ‘Sustainability’ is also a huge factor that should be designed for. How can ecosystem design be achieved by creating least ‘devices’ possible? How can existing technology or devices be leveraged into ecosystem design? I believe as UX designer of the 21st century, this becomes an important consideration as well. | <urn:uuid:e3367920-0efa-4dab-9437-d6c58d1ff782> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | https://z515.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/ecosystem-paradox-boon-or-menace/ | 2018-03-19T20:15:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647146.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180319194922-20180319214922-00424.warc.gz | en | 0.967683 | 270 |
About this video
This video is a fan-made music video inspired by Ed-Sheeran’s amazing song named 'Blow' The main significances of this video are the representation of comic book style images and the harmonized 2D & 3D artworks. I spent a lot of time making animations to express long-take scene, dynamic camera motions, and natural transition. and I put both day and night in this work to study lighting. The 2D graphics styles were inspired by the movie ‘Spider-Man: The Universe’ and the Netflix series ‘Love Death and Robot - The Witness’. By using variety of 2D graphic effects, I can provide more of visual fulfillment, sense of speed, and impressive scenes to the video.
About Changhoon Nam
Directed by Changhoon Nam 3D & 2D Art / Compositing / Editing / Rotoscoping Changhoon Nam 2D VFX Hyunji Yoon Sound FX Junho Kim Car Rig Jeongseok Yang | <urn:uuid:58453ccc-a124-42a8-a252-8abed34823b4> | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | https://www.motiondesignawards.com/project/287/blow | 2021-02-26T22:01:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178357984.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210226205107-20210226235107-00113.warc.gz | en | 0.89987 | 213 |
Here’s a fun way to add some colour to your bobbles.
2. Wrap yarn around the donuts.
3. Pop some loom bands on too. Distribute them roughly equally around the rings. Use about 20 bands.
4. Another layer of yarn. Cover the bands.
5. Another layer of bands.
6. A final layer of yarn. Your pom pom is probably getting quite full now (if not, keep layering).
7. The heart-stopping bit: cut the yarn and bands all the way around. Insert the scissors between the two card rings.
8. Work a length of yarn in between the pieces of card and tie off tightly. Do this twice if you can. Don’t worry if a couple of lengths of yarn fall out, just get that ball tied off!
9. Trim your pom pom down to size! The loom bands, being elastic, may retract a little into the ball. Try to tease them out or trim back to reveal them. | <urn:uuid:68e8edb4-c450-4f6e-b944-a9b4540483aa> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | https://catchloops.com/2014/08/15/how-to-make-a-pom-pom-sprinkled-with-loom-bands/ | 2018-02-23T22:19:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891814857.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20180223213947-20180223233947-00087.warc.gz | en | 0.893667 | 218 |
Aurora is the first light, daybreak or the dawn.
The Aurora that we perceive in the world reflects the aurora within us.
Despite our differences and our incredible variety, we all stem from one source, we all share the same atoms, breathe the same air and the same water flows through us and makes up the majority of our bodies. Despite everything that appears to shout to the contrary, we are only separated from each other by the misconceptions that lie between our ears, namely, our conditioning, our assumptions, and our unconscious traumas.
If we learn to discern what our intuition has to say, we can choose to allow it to illumine our lives from within. It feeds us with daily insights that light our journey.
The more we clear away our conditioning, our trauma and our ego-centric views, the clearer the inner light from the seed of our divine nature can illumine our way. It is immensely helpful on our inward journey to find others to share our experiences, our vulnerabilities, and insights, and to listen to each other without judgment. We do not meet to fix, teach or lean on each other, but rather to support and listen with our hearts.
The local gatherings are intended to provide a space for sharing our personal awakenings and insights, thus allowing accelerated growth to take place.
The aurora within us are the first rays of the spiritual sun
that is arising from the holy well of our hearts.
For more information about the gatherings, choose ABOUT | <urn:uuid:cc589e28-8292-4cca-94bc-5052229f7556> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | https://auroragatherings.com/ | 2018-04-26T16:44:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948426.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426164149-20180426184149-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.931007 | 306 |
A technique that was developed in the 1820’s. It is a chemical process used on fabric that is both a mix of cellulose fibres and protein based fibre. A gel containing sodium hydrogen sulphate is either painted, or printed onto the fabric, the chemical gel then dissolves the cellulose fibres leaving the protein fibres intact.
Painting coat of latex, glues, paint mixes, cement and paint.
Shelley Fox heat melted sequins, see page 131 Techno Textiles 2.
Rick Owens Painted knitted fabric… | <urn:uuid:31a6a2a5-603d-4dae-9c39-931576502c2f> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | https://ocatextiles2.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/transforming-material-research-point/ | 2015-07-03T02:36:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375095711.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031815-00018-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.860375 | 116 |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
In the summer of 64 Rome suffered a terrible fire that burned for six days and seven nights consuming almost three quarters of the city. The emporer Nero who many believe was responsible for the fire blamed the christians of Rome and used it to justify their persecution. As many christians that could be found were rounded up and put to death in the most horrific manner for the amusement of the citizens of Rome. In their very deaths they were made the subjects of sport: He had some sewed up in the skins of wild beasts, and then turned savage dogs loose on them until they were chewed to pieces. Other Christians were dressed in shirts dipped in wax, tied to poles, and set on fire in Nero’s garden. | <urn:uuid:50a80b66-994b-4b50-8a5e-49014418c1bc> | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | http://marcthescapegoat.blogspot.com/2010/01/evening-lights.html | 2017-12-17T17:27:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948597295.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217171653-20171217193653-00683.warc.gz | en | 0.989787 | 155 |
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