I'd like to introduce you to one of my very favorite bloggers, Alyssa from The Mexitalian. Alyssa is originally from Michigan and came to CLE via Charlotte, NC. She shares original recipes, recaps her travels, and talks about all things food on her blog. Follow her this summer as she heads to northern Michigan, Fairfield County, Ohio and even Portugal! She's also a huge fan of fresh local and seasonal produce and is obsessed with her CSA, City Fresh NEO.
I'm Alyssa, The Mexitalian, and I am so thrilled to be chatting with you on my friend Crystal's blog today. Crystal was one of the first people I connected with before I even moved to Cleveland last summer. I had a feeling a fellow Italian girl with a passion for food and all things local would be amazing and we've been friends ever since we met!
While I'm here, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite quick and easy summer appetizers. This Burst Tomato Caprese Dip is super simple yet completely impressive.
I cooked the heirloom cherry tomatoes on the stove top until they burst – I am not about the oven life in the summer! Extra points if you have local and seasonal cherry tomatoes. Since some of my tomatoes were on the larger side, I cut them in half, the different sizes work well in the dip.
The sweet and juicy burst tomatoes are tossed with Ciliegine, cherry-sized fresh mozzarella balls, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and fresh ribbons of basil.
I love this spin on traditional caprese salad served with crackers, slices of crusty bread, or even as a side to grilled chicken.
The salad will stay well in a sealed container in the fridge for two or three days, if it can last that long at your house.
Heat ½ t olive oil in a large skillet to medium heat. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook until they get soft and start to burst, about 7-10 minutes. Do not allow the tomatoes to break down completely, they should have some bite and many will retain their shape. Allow the tomatoes to cool completely.
Toss the cooked burst tomatoes with the mozzarella, basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Serve immediately or store covered in the fridge until ready to serve.
Doesn't that sound delicious? Give me a loaf of crusty bread and some wine and it's a perfect summer dinner.
For a tasty sipper to help you beat the heat - try The Mexitalian's Grapefruit Cilantro Spritz.
Many thanks to The Mexitalian for sharing her summery recipe! Besides reading her blog, you can also follow her on Instagram and Facebook for more delicious recipes. If you try one, (and you should!) tag #Mexitalianrecipes when you share a photo of your dish.
This looks so delicious and thankfully simple! Am definitely going to try this the next time I need to bring and app or a side. Love that it could serve as a dip/topper or as a freestanding salad/side!
I really appreciate how simple it is too! If you try it, let me know what you think!
Yum! This recipe sounds so summery and delicious.


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Brandon Rasmussen
245 Mercer St
Welcome to the historic enclave of Mill Hill! First settled in 1679, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and is a tight-knit community where neighbors join in camaraderie. This community's streets are lined with brick sidewalks and row homes, where 245 Mercer Street shines as a one of a kind gem! After you step into the tiled entryway, you are escorted into a large living room and formal dining room with stunningly restored hardwood floors. The gorgeous modern eat-in kitchen boasts exposed brick, new wood cabinetry, quartz counter tops and all new stainless-steel appliances. For added convenience, you will discover a laundry room furnished with brand new W/D and a powder room. French doors look out at your private, fenced, and landscaped rear yard complete with plenty of entertaining space, including a fire-pit area. The second floor features three generously sized, sunlit bedrooms with amble closet space and a spacious designer full bathroom. One of the bedrooms is currently being used as a a home office (Fireplace for cosmetic purposes only, though the chimney is reportedly in good shape). The third floor boasts a huge master bedroom and stunning en suite. Full attic with cooling fan provides extra storage. The basement is the full footprint of house to provide even more clean and dry storage space. There is definitely no shortage of space in this house. It also boasts all new electric, plumbing and two-zoned HVAC system. This beautifully restored single-family home is not to be missed. 100% turnkey! There is absolutely nothing left to do in this home except to unpack and enjoy! It's just a short walk to the Trenton Transit Center which offers NJ Transit, SEPTA, Amtrak (to NYC and north) and the River Line (to south Jersey) and walking distance to downtown stores and restaurants. Convenient access to Route 1, I-295 and NJ Turnpike for easy commute as well.
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All hosts with BoKS installed must be registered in the database and have a nodekey password assigned.
The same nodkey must also be registed on the BoKS host itself. See hostkey(1).
operating system user database updates as well as lacks home directory management capabilities.
Other host types are supported (see the -t option below).
address of the host and is used by the BoKS Master when communicating with the host.
their arguments will be used to define home directory and physical home directory respectively.
hostid should be assigned to the Desktop host. See settingadm (1).
start with a percentage ('%') character.
An optional free text comment (up to 128 characters) may be entered using this option.
-d Used with options -b, -i and -h only.
Remove the host entry indicated by the -h option from the BoKS database.
Remove address from the database.
Will remove hostid from the database.
operation is refused. Option -h will however delete the host entry unconditionally.
will be removed. See also option -p below and mkhome(1) .
Specifies the name of the host to be listed, added, modified or deleted from the BoKS database.
When registering a new host entry an IP address or a hostid must be supplied.
(not already registered for another host).
See also option -I that can be used to reset primary address.
Use the specified xRole Set for the host.
Remove any xRole Set from host entry in database.
-h option. Exit status will be 1 if the homeprefix is missing for any of the hosts in the hostgroup.
be used with options -h and -t to limit the output to a certain host or type of hosts.
entry. (Obsolete but maintained for backward compatibility).
host entry. See also option -f.
assigned. Implies the nopswupdate flag.
BoKS Unix- or Linux host with dynamic IP address. Implies the dynip flag.
type is also used for the BoKS Master.
Unix or Linux host with BoKS installed. Aka BoKS Client or BoKS Server Agent.
MS Windows Server host with BoKS Client for Windows installed.
The default type when registering new host entries (option -a) is UNIXBOKSHOST.
used when adding a host.
Specifies if flag should be enabled (-A) or disabled (-D). Multiple -A and -D options are allowed.
The password and group files should not be updated on this host.
The host has no client daemon.
not be overwritten by BoKS.
The host uses dynamic IP addresses. A hostid needs to be set as well. See option -b.
effect, see mkbks(1) and modbks(1).
Will change the address from old_address to new_address for hostname.
not have to be an already registered address for hostname.
The new address must not be already assigned to another host.
-C|-S With option -l only.
home directory prefix and whether password file updates are enabled for the host or not.
option -S the type reported is the basic (non-compound) type.
-B With option -l only.
list the exact OS version, but the base version the BoKS has been ported to.
-F With option -l only.
With option -l print only the home directory prefix, if present.
-L With option -l only.
Print the flags bitmask value.
-P With option -l only.
Print IP-addresses. First address printed for each host is the primary address.
-T With option -l only.
Print the (compound) host type value (same as reported with plain -l).
-Y with option -l only.
Print host pre-registration type. Mainly intended for internal use.
check when adding, modifying or renaming a host.
The rename operation will rename the host in all database tables.
It will change the host part of any account tied directly to the host.
It will change the host name in any access routes that refer to the host.
other Host Groups, e.g via wild cards).
It will modify the name in the iptmp file it it is a replica.
It will modify the name in any pre-registration entry if present.
It will modify the name in any entries in $BOKS_etc/profiles/host2profile.
in DNS, you may need to issue a new virtual card to the host.


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Hannah Elless Talks Playing the Mandolin in Broadway's A Christmas Carol
by Michael Appler • Dec 13, 2019
Hannah Elless
(Photos by Caitlin McNaney for Broadway.com)
We all know the story of A Christmas Carol well—the miserly Ebenezeer Scrooge embarks on a ghost-led Christmas journey to become a kinder man and more generous friend to Tiny Tim. Adapted by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's Jack Thorne and directed by Tony-winning director Matthew Warchus, Broadway's first ever—yes, first—A Christmas Carol arrives as a fully realized play, inflecting an immersive, theatrical depth to the holiday classic. In a #LiveAtFive interview with Broadway.com's Beth Stevens, Hannah Elless, who plays Jess in the new production, spoke about the process of adapting A Christmas Carol to Broadway and bringing audiences closer to a story they know well.
Hannah Elless, who plays Jess in Broadway's "A Christmas Carol."
"I think one of the biggest things that Matthew Warchus, our director, really wanted was this feeling that everybody was welcome, that everyone's a part of the story," she said. "Everything in this story feels immersive," she added, thanks to designer Rob Howell, whose scenic design featuring 700 lanterns has transported the Lyceum Theatre back in time to old England. Plus the audiences get snacks.
While Broadway's A Christmas Carol is a play, the production weaves in 12 traditional Christmas songs, arranged by Chris Nightingale, enriching the story with "a spirit of Christmas through music," as Elless said in the interview.
Importantly, the show also uses Elless' talents as a musician. While the Broadway community first met Elless in the 2011 revival of Godspell, where she joined the ensemble in 2012, her first leading role came in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's 2016 musical Bright Star, where she originated the role of Margo Crawford. While Elless never picked up an instrument in Martin's bluegrass musical, A Christmas Carol has her performing the mandolin nightly. She can also play the guitar, piano, mandolin, tambourine and kick drum.
The actor has one tip for those coming to see A Christmas Carol: Come early. As audiences take their seats, Elless and three other cast members perform from the stage; they call themselves the "Ebesneezers." "We have a pre-show band of actor musicians—it's sort of like this pub feel," she said. "You're just lifted up by these Christmas carols." To Elless, that community spirit is what makes A Christmas Carol so long-lasting. "You can change your future," she said, "and you can change other people's futures with your choices. It's just good, great stuff."
A Christmas Carol is running on Broadway until December 30.
Watch Elless' #LiveAtFive interview below.
This production ended its run on Jan. 5, 2020


The Sun Dwellers finds Adele, Tristan, and the gang setting off on a mission to kill the egomaniacal Sun Dweller President Nailin and end a war that is wreaking havoc in the Lower Realms. By the end of the story, there will be more death, more innocence lost, and an awesome secret revealed that changes everything.
What can I say? It's a good book. The pacing is quick, the tension is almost painful, and the ending climax is pretty epic. That said, like the other books in this series, it isn't great. The author gets a little heavy-handed at times about the socioeconomic disparities between the Sun Realm and the Lower Realms, and certain supporting characters remain as flat as they were the moment they entered the story. That said, it's still a very good end to The Dwellers Saga, and sets the bar pretty high bar for its sister series, The Country Saga. Recommended for Ages 15-Up.


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work from the US-69 junction to SH-48.
junction east to US-70. Spring '15.
Dondlinger & Sons. $23.3 million.
4 miles. Spring '15. Koss Const.
7 miles (southbound lanes only).
Temporary detours & lane shifts.
Temporary detours at US-70 &SH-78.
One lane in both directions.
replacement 4 miles east of US-75.
Winter '14-'15. Becco Contr. $5.1 million.
north. Spring '15. Glover & Associates.
county line over Putty & Wayne creeks.
.4 miles east of US-69B near Eufaula.
Spring '15. Manhattan Road & Bridge.
SH-165. Spring '15. Becco Const.
east. Spring '15. Duit Const. $10 million.
Muskogee county line near Vian. Spring '15.
2 miles north of US-62. Spring '15.
US-69 extending east. Summer '15.
north of US-62. Winter '15.
One lane in each direction.
'15. Sewell Bros. Inc. $6.4 million.
over Washita River 1 mile north of SH-9.
Spring '15. PBX Corp. $255,898.
13 miles east of the Greer Co. line.
traffic each direction with traffic signals.
reduced to 1 lane with traffic signals.
5 miles. Spring '15. Glover & Assoc.
1 mile. Spring '15. C-Gawf Const.
line. Summer '15. OBC, Inc. $3.6 million.
north 7 miles. Spring '15. Cummins Const.
1 mile north of McLoud. Spring '15.
Manhattan Road & Bridge. $4.4 million.
Pontotoc county line. Spring '15. OBC, Inc.
over Rock Creek east of SH-1. Spring '15.
K & R Builders. $1.3 million.
36th Ave. S.E. Spring '15. Allen Contr.
Red Branch creek 1 mile north of SH-29.
Spring '15. Bridgeco Contrs. $1.6 million.
SH-27. Summer '15. PBX Corp. $1 million.
One lane with traffic lights.
the Alfalfa Co. line. Spring '15.
5.5 miles east of the Alfalfa Co. line.
Inc. $2 million. Traffic signal lights in place.
3 miles east of US-283 on Beaver River bridge.
Winter '14 -'15. Bridge Inc. $3.1 million.
just east of US-281 extending east 4 miles.
Fall '15. J & R Sand Co. $13.6 million.
Woodward Co. line east 2 miles. Spring '15.
Red Horse Creek 5 miles east of SH-50.
Spring '15. Venture Corp. $5 million.
east of US-64 junction. Winter '14-'15.
& bridge from Woods Co. line east 4.5 miles.
Winter '14-'15. Venture Corp. $8.9 million.
Use US-283 or SH-46 for detour.
7 miles. Winter '15. The Cummins Const.
& Bridge Co. $5.3 million.
east of US-81. Fall '15. OBC, Inc.
east of I-35. Fall '15. Wildcat Constr.
over Gyp creek 3 miles south of SH-152.
Road & Bridge. $9.67 million.
Little Turkey Creek 4 miles north of I-40.
Winter '14-'15. Sewell Bros. $877,00.
over BNSF RR (westbound only).
just South of Mangum. Fall '15.
I-40 in Weatherford. Summer '15.
Haskell Lemon Const. Co., $16.7 million.
4 miles. Interstate Improvement, Inc.
Garvin Co. line. Sherwood Const. $7.36 million.
Mud Creek approx. 12 miles south of Ringling.
Winter '14 – '15. K&R Builders. $700,000.
Creek 8 miles north of SH-7. Winter '14-'15.
Lanes narrowed, no wide loads.
will not be done concurrently.
Kemp creek 1.5 miles south of SH-53.
Summer '15. B&B Const. $1.13 million.
4 miles. T&G Const. $15 million.
Walters. Summer '15. OBC, Inc. $1.8 million.
of I-44. Fall '15. K&R Builders. $2.6 million.
traffic signals beginning in Feb. '15.
with traffic signals. No wide loads.
SH-5, North on SH-65, West on SH-53.
over the Grand River near Langley.
Spring '15. Jensen Const. $8.9 million.
Choteau. Fall '15. Becco Contractors, Inc.
Bird Creek Overflow. Fall '15. Becco Contr.
north & east of the SH-266/SH-167 junction.
Fall '15. Sherwood Construction Co., Inc.
Construction & Engineering, Inc. $3.8 million.
Creek 6 miles east of SH-76 east 2 miles.
Winter '14-'15. Silver Star Const. $5.9 million.
from 2 miles east of SH-99 to SH-35.
Winter '16. Sherwood Const. $37 million.
over Rock Creek 5 miles east of Adair.
Spring '15. BECCO Contractors. $6.5 million.
Authors Oklahoma. Department of Transportation.


Much of the actionable insight your team members will derive from reporting will be associated with this granular feedback, as it can answer questions like: "What location caused our CES average to dip this past month?", "Are customers enjoying the latest product release?", "What is the feedback for customers in my region?", and much more.
With the standard export option, Delighted will deliver a CSV file covering either all-time feedback, or feedback scoped to a particular time frame (ex. last quarter). If you're looking to pull data only for a particular customer subset, Trends are the way to go!
Click on the "Export as CSV" option and grab a CSV with response data scoped solely to feedback from that Trend.
Lets consider the fictional company Hem & Stitch deployed a new mobile purchase experience back in November. As the year wrapped up, they wanted to track how well that new experience was received. In reviewing the trending feedback over time for their Mobile Customers Trend, they noticed a dip in late November – exactly when the new purchase experience was deployed.
With a pinpointed time where they could see a negative shift in NPS, Hem & Stitch can now hop back into feedback from that late November time frame. Armed with a more focused time period to review, their team can scope results to responses with comments, narrow in on critical feedback, and, ultimately, deploy solutions to address those key issues expressed by their mobile customers.
To obtain the ID of a Trend, visit your Trends page, view the URL, and grab the digits at the very end. For example, if the URL was https://delighted.com/trends/1234, the Trend ID would be 1234.
Whether tracking sentiment around a specific theme, or dispatching Alert notifications to regional managers, Trends can be a dynamic and powerful tool. Automatically segment responses, share feedback specific to the most applicable team members, and generally ramp up the insight you're able to derive from your feedback program.
Any questions about Trends? Reach out to Delighted's Customer Concierge team and we'll lend a hand!


The USA show returns for an eighth season with a new trio of female characters more relevant than ever in the wake of #MeToo and Time's Up.
When "Suits" returns for its eighth season this Wednesday, a lot has changed: Gina Torres, Patrick J. Adams, and Meghan Markle are gone, and returning actors Dulé Hill ("Psych") and Amanda Schull ("12 Monkeys") have been upped to series regulars. But the biggest evolution may be the arrival of Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy") as Samantha Wheeler, a role that series creator Aaron Korsh wrote for her after discovering Heigl was a fan.
In the wake of #MeToo and Time's Up, women are experiencing a watershed moment in Hollywood, with more TV pilots being directed by, written by, and featuring women in prominent roles and positions of power. But long before these shifting roles began taking effect on screen, "Suits" always had the balls to script its leading ladies like men.
Schull, whose "12 Monkeys" character Dr. Cassandra Railly was in an equally notable position of power, said she's always been drawn to these types of characters — but now she sees the landscape changing even more.
Korsh gives credit to both his wife and his writers' room for the strong pool of female characters on "Suits." He said his team has had numerous conversations about the current landscape and female issues, and that what's going on in Hollywood and in the world at large will inevitably have an affect on the new season as it progresses.
When Korsh first conceptualized the series, he based his legal world on the investment-banking environment he came from in the 1980s. As a result, he envisioned the show's top boss, Jessica Pearson, as male, until the network stepped in with the suggestion of switching sexes — a note Korsh eventually came around to despite hating change. But when the team had a tough time casting the role, Korsh says execs wanted to revert back to the original plan.
That enlightened approach is one Korsh has since taken in casting many of the show's characters, asking to see both men and women during the audition process when he's crafting a guest-starring role. Meanwhile, on screen he's followed his female characters to some groundbreaking places in terms of his own world building. Markle's Rachel Zane character was the first Pearson Specter Litt employee to negotiate a position for herself at the firm despite not going to Harvard Law like the others, for example. And more recently, Rafferty's Donna Paulson character negotiated a position as the firm's new COO.
"Suits" returns Wednesday, July 18 on USA.


More than 4,500 Amazon employees have urged the online giant to take action on climate change and reduce its carbon output.
The internet retailer has been accused of ditching a much-publicised target of powering its data centres on 100-per-cent renewable energy and is instead focused on winning business from oil and gas giants.
Staff demanded in a letter that Amazon stop offering custom cloud-computing services that support the oil and gas sector in extracting fossil fuels.
They also claim Amazon's 100-per-cent renewable energy target has no deadline.
The tech site Gizmodo alleged this week that Amazon was abandoning its environmental commitments, partly because it was increasingly focusing on attracting oil and gas companies as Amazon Web Service customers.
The staff letter accused Amazon of donating to climate-change sceptic US politicians in reference to donations last year's mid-terms to 68 members of Congress who voted against climate legislation.
They called on Bezos to terminate all custom solutions designed for fossil fuel extraction and exploration and undergo a "complete transition" to renewables.
The 4,520 Amazon staff, all of whom put their names on the letter, make up less than 1 per cent of the workforce, according to FactSet.
Greenpeace said some of Amazon's key data hubs in the US state of Virginia, where the company has committed to building its second headquarters, were powered by only 12-per-cent renewable energy.
Amazon said it achieved an overall renewable usage of 50 per cent last year.
Elizabeth Jardim of Greenpeace said: "Despite Amazon's public commitment to renewable energy, the world's largest cloud computing company is hoping no one will notice that it's still powering its corner of the internet with dirty energy.
An Amazon spokesman told the media the company was taking many steps to address climate change.
"Earlier this year, we announced that we will share our company-wide carbon footprint, along with related goals and programs. We also announced Shipment Zero, our vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon, with 50 per cent of all shipments net zero by 2030," he said.


Immunobiology of solid organ transplantation.
The field of organ transplantation is entering a very exciting phase in which tolerance induction may become a therapeutic possibility. The induction of tolerance would allow patients to enjoy the benefits of their transplanted organ without risking the mortality and morbidity associated with long-term pharmacological immunosuppression. In this review, we explore the immunobiology of solid organ transplantation, discussing the immunological mechanisms responsible for allograft rejection, and outlining the rational behind a range of successful experimental tolerance induction strategies.


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| Only two bids to build Jerusalem light rail
The Ministry of Finance boasted yesterday of the groups that submitted bids in the tender for building the light rail in Jerusalem. Accountant General Rony Hizkiyahu said, "Receiving the bids indicates the confidence of the private sector partners in the government's plans." The actual situation is much less positive.
Of the eight groups that took part in the preliminary stages, only two eventually submitted bids in the tender. None of three of the biggest European and North American railway manufacturers - Bombardier, Siemens, and Alstom - took part in it. The companies did not officially withdraw from the process for political reasons, but it will probably be preferable to include representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the next tender.
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2021 Annual Memorial Day Observance
Morris County Observes Veterans Day 2021
"The Morris County Board of County Commissioners recognizes resident Veterans by presenting them with the Distinguished Military Service Medal. These medals have been awarded since 2000 to Veterans or their family members to honor their service to our country. Medals are provided to Veterans who have been honorably discharged, who are present or former Morris County residents and who have provided a copy of their discharge papers. More than 10,000 have been presented to date."
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The 2021 Memorial Day Observance Ceremony
Morris County Distinguished Service Medals were presented at a Memorial Day Observance on May 26. View the recording of the event below.
Veterans Receiving Awards
Sara L. Vasso, Morris Township
Sara L. Vasso, Morris Township, Served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1994, both active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserves. Mrs. Sara Little Vasso is the first woman in her family to have served in the military.
Mrs. Vasso achieved the rank of Sergeant and was a First Lieutenant in the Reserves. Her military specialty was Air Defense Artillery Intelligence Analyst and as an Army Nurse. She served in Germany and deployed to Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Storm.
Mrs. Vasso is a member of the American Legion Morris County where she has served as an officer at Post 91 and also at the County level. She is also a Life Member of the VFW, and she is a Registered Nurse and continues to work in that profession.
Mrs. Vasso also is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Morristown Chapter. Her family has a long record of military service dating back to the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Vasso has a son, Josh, and is married to Avery Vasso, past Commander of the Morris County American Legion.
Mrs. Vasso's awards and commendations include: the Army Commendation Medal (Three Awards), Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (Three Service Stars), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (M Device), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Liberation Medal – Kuwait, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
George M. Macchia, Chatham
Served in the Air Force, active duty, from September 1986 to December 1992.
Mr. Macchia served with the 509th Air Refueling Squadron at Griffiss Air Force Base from 1987-1992. He was a Navigator and an Instructor Navigator on a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker and rose to the rank of captain at the time of his separation.
Mr. Macchia served in Desert Storm. He was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and one oak leaf cluster, the Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
He is a 1982 graduate of Hudson Catholic High School, and 1986 B.A. graduate in Political Science of at Rutgers University, where he was enrolled in ROTC.
Subsequent to his military service, Mr. Macchia became a 1992 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with a MBA in Management and a 1998 graduate of Seton Law School, cum laude.
Since 1998, Mr. Macchia has been practicing law and is currently in-house counsel with Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. Aside from working in private practice, Mr. Macchia was a Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey from 2005 -2011, representing the State of New Jersey in child welfare cases and representing the former University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in various legal matters.
Mr. Macchia is married to Dr. Rosemichele Sorvino-Macchia, and have three children, now adults, Drew, William and Livia. When his children were young, he volunteered coaching soccer and officiating swim meets at the YMCA and USA swimming meets, and supported his sons' Boy Scouting activities.
Christopher W. Anderson, Mount Arlington
Served as a U.S. Navy firefighter during the Vietnam War on the USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192), an amphibious combat troop carrier with 300 U.S. Marine Corps personnel.
Mr. Anderson served during the final year of the war, through the fall of Saigon, then was assigned to the USS John F. Kennedy, an aircraft carrier, during Operation Deep Express with NATO in the Mediterranean and Turkey. He later participated in the 1976 The United States Bicentennial flotilla in New York City before being honorably discharged.
Mr. Anderson, an avid outdoorsman who hunts and fishes, worked for 13 years as a welder, metal fitter and adult school teacher. He owned his own business for three years, spending 25 years as an equipment businessman, and two years as a certification instructor at Montclair State University.
He served seven years on the Mount Arlington Board of Health, two years as president, and he was a member of the American Legion. Anderson has been a member of the West Milford Elks for 20 years. Along with hunting and fishing, he is a gardener, motorcyclist, military veteran volunteer and identifies himself as a "gentleman country farmer" who also serves as trainer for this medical service dog, "Trooper."
Evan M. Ruggiero, Parsippany Township
Served with the U.S. Army National Guard, with the rank of sergeant, and is currently serving with the U.S. Army National Guard as a Section Chief with C Battery 3-112th Field Artillery.
Mr. Ruggiero enlisted on June 26, 2013 and he deployed with C Troop 1-102 CAV to Somalia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From March through November 2019, he served in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Ruggiero also graduated the U.S. Army Basic Leaders Course.
He participates in the U.S. Army Military Funeral Honors Program.
Mr. Ruggiero's awards include: Combat Action Badge, Army Achievement Medal with Combat Device, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Meritorious Device, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, GWOT Service Ribbon, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, National Defense Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
Mr. Ruggiero is a 2010 Parsippany High School graduate, and he played baseball in the Par-Troy East Little League through high school. He attended Kean University, where he helped run various blood drives and bone marrow drives, and was a member of Nu Sigma Phi Fraternity.
Mr. Ruggiero is the son of Michael and Tracy Ruggiero, and has three brothers, Ryan, Matthew, and Daniel Ruggiero.
Mr. Ruggiero is engaged to Chrissy Tympanick, and he is employed as a Public Safety Telecommunicator with the Morris County Communications Center.
Mr. Ruggiero is also a member of VFW Post 242 in Boonton. He has raised money for and assisted the Camp Hometown Heroes in Wisconsin as a camp counselor. Camp Hometown Heroes is an annual non-profit summer camp for children who lost parents while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
He enjoys military history and is a fan of the Green Bay Packers, New York Mets, and the New York Rangers.
William J. O'Connor, Morristown
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve after enlisting in August 2000 and completing basic training in October of that year.
Mr. O'Connor was stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Sandy Hook, N.J. and was called to active duty on 9/11 in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He remained on active duty until August 2002.
Mr. O'Connor's awards include: The Department of Transportation 9/11 Response Medal, the Reserve Mobilization Medal and a letter of commendation for his service. He also was a responder to the fatal Nov. 12, 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 out of John F. Kennedy International Airport, which landed in a Queens, New York City neighborhood.
Mr. O'Connor is a Supervisor Telecommunicator at the Morris County Communications Center, where he began working in 2006, and he has been decorated several times during his employment, notably a Life Saving Award in January 2016. He had provided childbirth instructions to a 911 caller.
Mr. O'Connor, who has volunteered with the Morris Minute Men and the Morris Township Fire Woodland Hook & Ladder, is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice at Southern New Hampshire University.
He and his wife, Kerry, have two daughters, Gracyn, age 5, and Saoirse, age 3, and they are expecting their third child this July. When not working, Mr. O'Connor enjoys spending time with his family and discussing the history of movies and music.
Joseph W. Ellis, Lake Hopatcong
Served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army National Guard.
Mr. Ellis was a military police officer from December 2008 to June 2012 with the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, at Fort Drum, N.Y.
In March 2010, he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While deployed, Mr. Ellis served as a police trainer for the Afghan National Police and Army. He also was a battlefield forensic technician and gunner.
Upon his return, he was transferred to the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade in South Korea. Mr. Ellis left active duty in July of 2013, and he is currently a sergeant with the New Jersey Army National Guard.
Mr. Ellis received a Combat Action Badge, five Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals and various other awards. He is a VFW member and enjoys fishing.
Fallen Morris County Hero of Yesteryear
The Look Back on a Fallen Morris County Resident
Morris County Memorial Day Observance 2021
We do not forget our heroes in Morris County, especially those who fall in combat or during military service.
It is traditional to remember at least one of them by name at our Memorial Day Observance, and because of the turmoil America suffered this past year with the pandemic, we thought it fitting to look back on the selflessness and heroism of:
Amabel Scharff Roberts - an American nurse serving in France during World War I.
Born nearby in Madison, Morris County, on Sept. 16, 1891, she grew up there and attended what was then-called Vassar College, graduating with honors with the Class of 1913. She won an academic prize to attend a summer course at the National Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Her experience there may have influenced her decision to enter the School of Nursing at the Presbyterian Hospital of New York, now Columbia University. She undertook the work during peacetime, and it was an unusual choice for a child of privilege because nursing was considered menial labor.
Miss Roberts graduated with honors with the Class of 1916, and thanks to her extensive training, she retained a supervisory position at Columbia University Hospital, where she was working when the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917.
She volunteered to be an American Red Cross nurse for wartime service, explaining in a letter she wrote that she "would not have been contented to be a slacker." In mid-May 1917, six weeks after the United States declared war on Germany, she sailed for France with other volunteer nurses to care for the British and French soldiers already embroiled in the war.
While enroute, she and other nurses were enlisted into the U.S. Army and she was stationed at Presbyterian Hospital Base Number 2 on the Normandy Coastline in Étretat, France.
A glimpse into the character of this selfless woman was offered in one of the many letters Nurse Roberts sent home.
"I don't think we can do enough for them, these men who have left everything….I am more thankful every day that I took up nursing, even though my bit is so very small indeed," she wrote.
Sadly, on January 17, 1918, Nurse Roberts died of blood poisoning, contracted while she tended the injured soldiers.
She was only 26 years old.
Miss Roberts was the first citizen of Madison to die and the first American Army nurse to die in that "War to End All Wars."
As we honor her memory today, we join many who recognized that her "bit," as she called it, was not so very small.
In France, she was the subject of a huge military funeral, and when her body was returned to Madison, the outpouring was the same as family and friends buried her in Hillside Cemetery.
A memorial tree was planted in her honor at James Park in Madison, along with a World War I Eagle Monument that bears her name. Other plaques in Madison and elsewhere continue to honor her.
In 1937, The American Legion Post 3662 was chartered as the Amabel S. Roberts Post – the first to be named after a woman.
Today, we join in honoring her as one of our fallen Morris County heroes.
Margaret and Wade Merrick were present for today's ceremonies. The couple live in the house in Madison where Miss Roberts grew up and work to have her name and sacrifice remembered. They are friends of her descendants. Miss Robert's great nephew viewed the livestream from his home in Arizona.


MRS. DEADPOOL AND THE HOWLING COMMANDOS #1!
This June – prepare to meet the strangest super team of them all as they emerge from Monster Metropolis and take Battleworld head on! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at MRS. DEADPOOL AND THE HOWLING COMMANDOS #1 – a new Secret Wars series! From blockbuster Deadpool writer Gerry Duggan and artist Salvador Espin comes an explosive new adventure as Deadpool's betrothed and a monstrous legion venture across Battleworld and beyond! Monster Metropolis – an underground city buried deep below Manhattan. Brimming with monsters, creeps and spooks – the city is home to any and all things that go bump in the night. It's ruler – Shiklah, undisputed Queen of the Monsters! In her world, she ruled over all monsters with her husband Deadpool, the Merc With a Mouth. But on Battleworld, nothing is as it once was. With her husband now deceased and her city now residing beneath an entirely new planet, Shiklah now leads a super team unlike any you've ever seen before!


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Donald Trump Related, Entertainment Related, Miscellaneous, News Related, Politically Yours, US Related
Paul David Pope Decries on National Television the Political Direction National Enquirer Has Taken Since His Father Made It America's Most Influential Newspaper
Paul David Pope said his father, Generoso Paul "Gene" Pope Jr., would be "turning in his grave" if he saw the one-sided direction David Pecker has taken the National Enquirer.
Paul David Pope (image via pauldavidpope.biz)
Paul David Pope was interviewed in a special "Headliners" report on tabloid journalism that aired nationally last night on MSNBC.
Citing the one-sided pro-Trump direction American Media Inc. has taken under Pecker's command, Pope said "My father would be turning over in his grave to see what his baby has become."
Pope said Pecker has "weaponized" the National Enquirer to go after Trump detractors and advance the President's political agenda, whereas once the newspaper had a blind eye and just went after compelling stories regardless whom they involved or who won or lost.
AMI's flagship publication, the National Enquirer "made its name by breaking the rules and being unconventional," said Pope.
"My father told reporters to do whatever you have to do to get the story" like once taking a picture of Elvis Presley in his coffin or publishing a photo of Senator Gary Hart with his alleged girlfriend Donna Rice that ended his Presidential campaign.
Pope said his father redefined the landscape of American journalism just as his grandfather Generoso Pope Jr's Il Progresso newspaper changed how Italian American Immigrants were viewed in New York and helped to bring them into the mainstream of American culture.
According to Pope, his father invented a different kind of hard-hitting journalism resorting to methods to get the story frowned upon by mainstream media.
Under his leadership, it would never become the promotional arm of any one political candidate or leader as Pecker has taken the once super dominant National Enquirer.
Pope is planning a podcast on this and other subjects on behalf of a cause he is espousing called "Saving America," about which there will be more information forthcoming.
Pope recently retained the international public relations firm TransMedia Group to publicize the impact he and his family have had on journalism by creating the most influential publication in the history of the United States.
Pope cites the wealthiest man in America, Jeff Bezos, having to announce publicly "I am having an affair and I am being extorted" as evidence of how low the National Enquirer has sunk..
SOURCE: Paul David Pope
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Q: UITableview items becomes bold after scrolling up Ok maybe I am being too picky. Apologies in advance if you cannot see it, but in the second pic, the item on the row is pixellated a bit, or as if a word was placed on top of a word. This only happens after I scroll up on the tableview, otherwise, it is similar to the first image.
First pic:

Second pic (you can see the difference in the font here):
it's a bit more bold and unrefined once I scroll up.
I frankly have no idea why. The tableview is being loaded normally. Any help, hunch, or suggestion would be greatly associated, even if it can point me to the right area.
Here is the code for the second image's tableview.
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"OrderProductCell";

UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
    cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1    reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];

}

//cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1 reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];

//configure cell, display name and cost of each item
OrderProduct *p = [[order.items allObjects] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

UILabel *lableName=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 16, 300, 20)];
lableName.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
lableName.font=[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:19];
[lableName setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-Bold" size:12.0]];
lableName.text=p.name;

//UILabel *counterNumber=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 25, 300, 20)];
//counterNumber.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
//counterNumber.font=[UIFont systemFontOfSize:12];
//counterNumber.text=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Scan time :%@",p.scannerCounter];
[cell.detailTextLabel setText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %.02f",p.currency, p.cost]];
cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:p.image];
[cell addSubview:lableName];
//[cell release];
//[cell addSubview:counterNumber];
return cell;

A: This is happening because you are not reusing cells and hence you are basically adding the label again and again instead of using the already existing one.
Just put the following code inside the if(cell == nil):
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"OrderProductCell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
UILabel *lableName;
if(cell==nil){
    // this is where we should initialize and customize the UI elements,
    // or in this case your label.
    cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1 reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    lableName=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 16, 300, 20)];
    lableName.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
    lableName.font=[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:19];
    [lableName setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-Bold" size:12.0]];
    [cell addSubview:lableName];
}
// this is where we should assign the value.
OrderProduct *p = [[order.items allObjects] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
lableName.text = p.name;
/*
assign other values if any
...
*/
return cell;

this way the lableName will not be added to the cell again and again and hence this problem will not occur.
The best way of reusing a cell properties is initializing and customizing everything inside the if(cell==nil) and only adding the value of the element outside the if condition.

A: *

*Don't add subviews to cell directly, add it to contentView of cell

*While reusing the cell you need to remove the existing label first and add new label or use the existing cell instead of adding new one.

Change your code like:
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"OrderProductCell";

UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
UILabel *lableName    = nil;
if (cell == nil)
{
    cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1    reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
    lableName=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 16, 300, 20)];
    lableName.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
    lableName.font=[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:19];
    [lableName setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-Bold" size:12.0]];
    lableName.tag = 7;
    [cell.contentView addSubview:lableName];
}

//configure cell, display name and cost of each item
OrderProduct *p = [[order.items allObjects] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
lableName = (UILabel *)[cell.contentView viewWithTag:7];
lableName.text=p.name;

[cell.detailTextLabel setText:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %.02f",p.currency, p.cost]];
cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageNamed:p.image];

return cell;

A: Both line 1 and line 2 are doing same setting fonts
    lableName.font=[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:19]; // line 1

    [lableName setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-Bold" size:12.0]]; // line 2

    [cell.contentView addSubview:lableName];

    UILabel *lableName    = nil;

//Inside your cellForRowAtIndexPath put this code
static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"OrderProductCell";

UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
    cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1    reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];

}

//cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1 reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];

//configure cell, display name and cost of each item
OrderProduct *p = [[order.items allObjects] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    if (cell == nil)
    {
    cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1    reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
    lableName=[[UILabel alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 16, 300, 20)];
    lableName.backgroundColor=[UIColor clearColor];
    [lableName setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-Bold" size:12.0]]; // set fonts only once
    [cell.contentView addSubview:lableName];
    }

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The game "Cars and Clergy" was developed in 1962 to raise money for the Clergy Car Fund and to illustrate accessibility in the Yukon. This game was the brainchild of Margaret and Reverend Henry Marsh. It was a spin on the old time favourite 'Snakes and Ladders' board game. The objective is to help the clergy get from one place to another in the Diocese. All proceeds went to the Clergy Car Fund, to help offset the cost of travel.
In the Northern Lights magazine, a literary newsletter devoted to the Anglican Church in the North, Reverend Marsh comments on the transportation problem. "Our biggest problem is how to keep men on the road, they are all at least a hundred miles from their nearest neighbour in the Church, and they drive endless miles to serve their parish…There are only 15,000 people in over 200,000 square miles…Unless you go where they are you cannot reach the people." The highway in the Yukon is often problematic. The road was built on shifting permafrost which causes the surface to crack and break apart. The mountainous terrain makes for steep grades, mud slides and avalanches. At the time of the board game the maintenance of the roads was far from regular which lead to severely eroded sections of the road. Then there is the matter of weather and temperature which makes Yukon travel a challenging endeavour.


One evening last spring, my husband Bryant came home from his job as an engineer complaining of some soreness in his back and chest. He thought it was just stress and tight muscles, so he took some ibuprofen and went to bed.
But the next day it got worse. We went to the doctor, and they found a growth in his chest. This started us on a long road of tests, scans, a biopsy, surgery, and finally a diagnosis of testicular cancer.
Bryant went through 12 long weeks of chemotherapy, and we hoped that our battle was over. But because this type of cancer is so rare, our local oncologist sent us to a specialist at the Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. There we found out that Bryant's cancer had returned, and that he would need high dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. This meant that we would need to stay in Indianapolis for 6-8 weeks.
With both of us taking time off from work and continuing expenses at home, we knew our budget would be very tight. But a wonderful organization called Fair Haven stepped in and provided us with a fully-furnished apartment across the street from the hospital, at no charge.
And they didn't stop there- their volunteers have brought meals, cleaned the apartment for me, and even helped me do laundry. It has been an absolute lifesaver for us, and now I want to do something to pay it forward for the next cancer patient and their family that needs a place to stay.


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We Lancashire also offers you a complete design fabrication and installation package for shop fitters and shop entrance which are custom made according to client requirements. Our company has completed many projects around London. We can delivered you our finished products and services.
We also cope up with supplying and fixing frameless toughened glass shop fronts. Most of our new shop fronts are referred by our existing customers for our outstanding work and competitive price in Poole.
We use high quality raw materials and latest technology to give our customer's not only best shop front look but also high quality finished products.. Our shop fronts staff is well trained and highly experienced in handling projects.
Out of all the Aluminium Shop Fronts in Poole, Lancashire Shop Fronts is the most flexible shop font designer. I would also add that we are never knowingly beaten on price for the similar quality product, so please feel free to talk to me if you think you have received a lower quote from someone else.


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Q: Graph a daily amount in between two dates The source table has a table with a single amount and a revenue start and revenue end date. I need to graph the amount over the period by day in PowerBI.
For example:

Looking at the second row the total amount is 730 but I need to calculate a daily rate and display this each day for the revenue period. So if I had a bar chart for this row I would need to show it as 16 April  has 34.76, 17 April has 34.76 and so on until 6 May which is the revenue end date. I've tried using between dates but cant seem to get it working.

A: You can use Power BI's CALENDAR() function to create a table of dates ranging from the minimum revenue start date to the maximum revenue end date.
Dates = CALENDAR(MIN(BookFees[Revenue Start Date]),MAX(BookFees[Revenue End Date]))

Then you can create a calculated column in the Dates table for the daily revenue.
Daily Revenue = Calculate(SUM(BookFees[RevenueDayAmount]),FILTER(BookFees,BookFees[Revenue Start Date]<=Dates[Date] && BookFees[Revenue End Date]>= Dates[Date]))

Here is the resulting bar chart:


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Q: How to stop at the first assert failed in Visual Studio? How to stop at the first assert failed in Visual Studio?
When I debug, for each assert that fails I get pop-up windows
one on top of the other. But I don't want that behaviour,
I need the program to stop at the first failed assert,
so that I can debug from there.

Thanks

A: *

*Make sure that you have the Native debugger enabled: Select your project in Solution Explorer, then select Debug > YourProject Properties (at the bottom). Choose Debug from the menu on the left, then under Enable Debuggers make sure the type is either Mixed or Native.

*Make sure you're breaking on assert failures. Go to:

VS 2015: Menu->Debug->Windows->Exception Settings
Pre-VS 2015: Debug > Exceptions, expand Win32 Exceptions, and check Assert Failed:


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Bad Movie Tuesday: Horror Czar: The Politics of Creating a Nickname
by mhofmeyer
While reading fellow co-writers John review of the film The Bay I noticed that he called himself a "Horror czar." I found this definition interesting considering the actual definition of the word czar.
1. also tsar or tzar (zär, tsär) A male monarch or emperor, especially one of the emperors who ruled Russia until the revolution of 1917.
2. A person having great power; an autocrat:
I envisioned a man who watches a large television while drinking Old Rasputin and clutching a bottle of vodka. A single tear rolls down his eye as Jason Voorhees dies in whatever you call those movies.
John self appointed himself as a "horror czar" and for once I feel like it worked. Czar's were boisterous (no research behind this accusation) they made tough choices (Like John's choice to watch an 80s film called Breeders) and they are relics of an olden age (did I mentioned John watched a horror film called Breeders?)
I began to wonder what kind of horror aficionado I was. I've watched the classics and have no urge to watch them again. I dislike torture porn and the only thing I remember from the Final Destination series is that Mary Elizabeth Winstead was in one of them and a lady meets a gnarly end while flipping off a balance beam.
Here are the facts that define me as a horror fan.
1. I think Trantor the troll is the greatest horror villain ever.
2. The only horror films I ever feel like watching are Devil and Drag Me To Hell. Also, I still pay money to watch the Underworld and Resident Evil series despite that fact they are terribly cheesy films that haven't been good in a long time. The last two of each film have been truly incomprehensible and because of that I've actually enjoyed them. The ineptitude was refreshing because they knew exactly what they were making and why.
3. I can't stand watching Korean horror films (I Saw the Devil, Thirst) however, I think they are spectacular after I've finished watching them. I actually included I Saw the Devil in my best films of 2011 and I watched most of it with a hand over my eyes and a grimace on my face.
4. I think The Thing is a perfect film and praise the glories of They Live constantly.
5. I've covered more Dolph Lundgren films than horror flicks in my Bad Movie Tuesdays. Darkest Hour, ATM, The Devil Inside, The Ward, Case 39, Dracula 2000 and My Soul to Take are some of the bad films I've reviewed. Actually, The Darkest Hour was covered twice due to the fact that it is about four people who look at stuff.
6. I enjoy writing about horror films because they feature so many patterns that never seem to work. However, money is made and sequels created. Check out the Tank Top Horror BMT. The Horror character football team and Horror remake tournament.
I love horror films because most of them will eventually collapse under the weight of dollar signs and poor decisions. They create something frightening (Paranormal Activity), make a decent sequel (PA2) and then they destroy the vagueness that made it frightening with a lame back story (PA3). The best part of PA3 was the oscillating fan because it made me think of Mitch Hedburg jokes. Robert Frost says "nothing gold can stay." Halloween is a classic, I enjoyed H20 then Rob Zombie created a Myer's backstory and he became a not-so-frightening little turd. When I think of the Halloween series I think of Busta Rhymes, a pudgy blond kid and that JGL played a skater punk in H20.
Tell me a cool story and leave it alone. I don't want to know more about the Devil in Devil or the dancing evil goat in Drag Me to Hell. The more a story is explained the more chance it has to annoy me. The fear escapes, the back story given and I'm left questioning whether the first Scream was good or not.
Sidenote: The Walking Dead is pure annoyance. However, I have no clue where it is heading. Will it spend another season on a farm? Will the characters continue to make terrible decisions? Why are the characters so unlikable? Why is the Governor playing golf? Did he really just hit a zombie in the head with a golf ball? My questions are never answered and I am curious to see what will happen next.
I understand horror films. I know why they go bad and can predict when they will lose their scary personas. I only like one off horror films that are under appreciated and deserve a bigger audience. In this day and age watching horror films can be a dangerous proposition. They will cost you money, underwhelm and leave you wishing you were somewhereelse. I've learned to dodge the bad, write reviews while watching the really bad and stay alive while watching the sequel to The Ring
That is why I proudly have narrowed down the field to The Horror Whisperer and The Horror Matador.
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Yup. Exposition is the death of horror.
LOVE the Breeders (1986) dig! I'm old, tasteless and loving it!
John's Horror Corner: The Shrine (2010), a different story told in a very different way | Movies, Films & Flix
John's Horror Corner: Kill List | Movies, Films & Flix


Brunch in Carlisle! There's a well positioned Sainsburys/Tesco as you get into town which has a cafe. I stayed in The Bonnington which had a fantastic shower and a very comfy bed. I had originally booked a single room but I was upgraded to a double (for whatever reason – no extra cost to me). There's a great Italian restaurant just round the corner called Claudio's Restaurant. A must if you're passing through. Brilliant breakfast but cash only for payment unless you want a percentage added on for using a card.


There are now over 15 million people, almost a quarter of the UK population, over 60 and this month I became one of them So, the issue of how to slow down ageing and stay healthy is particularly pertinent, especially since 65 is the watershed, when many diabetes, cancer and heart disease diagnoses are made. How to age well is a difficult area to research since hard evidence requires long-term studies. If you sit on the fence regarding anti-ageing advice for too long you might fall off before the results come in. However, there is an explosion of research into a very tangible measure of healthy ageing – telomeres.
Everything you do that ages you shortens your telomeres. Think of them like the hard bit at the end of your shoelaces, except these shoelaces are the spirally chromosomes that house your genes, the blueprint for making new, young cells. Every time you make a new cell your telomere length shortens. When you run out of sufficient telomere length the game is over.
Every month there are around 100 new studies into what shortens or lengthens telomeres, with over 20,000 studies to date giving concrete clues as to what to eat, supplement and how to live to stay young and healthy for as long as possible. The good news is that the advice is completely consistent with the advice I've been giving you over the past 40 years of studying optimum nutrition, confirming that supplementing nutrients at levels above the basic RDAs has a positive anti-ageing benefit.
The nutrients that, so far, have been associated with longer telomeres are B vitamins (especially folate and B12), vitamin C, D, zinc, magnesium and omega-3. Generally, the higher your intake the longer your telomeres. Also, multivitamin takers have longer telomeres and the longer the telomeres the less is the risk for cancer. Particularly key is your homocysteine level. The lower your level the longer your telomeres. A recent study in the European Journal of Nutrition gave 60 older people a supplement of vitamin B6, B12, folate, D and calcium versus just vitamin D. One year later those taking the B vitamins had lower homocysteine and longer telomeres.
Another finds that the higher a person's omega-3 intake (from fish and seeds) compared to omega-6 the longer the telomeres. . In older people with mild cognitive impairment supplementing omega-3 slows down telomere shortening. DHA, one of the key smart fats in omega-3 rich seafood, has the strongest positive association.
What should you eat to slow down ageing? The latest research is completely consistent with my optimum nutrition advice. Eating a Mediterranean style diet, having more nuts and seeds and more foods high in antioxidants have all been linked to slower cellular ageing and longer telomeres. This kind of diet is known to reduce inflammation, Research shows that the more anti-inflammatory foods. a person eats the longer are their telomeres. Two studies, in China and that those who eat more vegetables have longer telomeres. Wheat may not be so good – people with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, have shorter telomeres.
Also, eating organic food may have real benefit. A ten year study finds that the higher the level of food-based pollutants, primarily from pesticides and herbicides and industrial non-biodegradable pollutants, the shorter the telomeres and the greater the level of inflammatory markers.
The better you sleep, the more you exercise and the less you stress the longer your telomere are likely to be. As far as longevity is concerned seven hours sleep seems to be the optimal. A study this year in the European Journal of Epidemiology finds that those in the top quarter of daily steps (ideally over 6,500 steps a day) had longer telomeres compared to those in the bottom quarter.
It pays to have a positive attitude and a low stress life. Post-traumatic stress disorder, childhood traumas, depression and a cynical attitude are all linked to accelerated ageing. Conversely two studies show that those who practice meditation regularly have longer telomeres. In one study, those with post traumatic stress disorder who exercised didn't have the usual telomere shortening. Another study of women finds that both obesity and smoking are associated with shorter telomere length, as is heavy alcohol consumption in older people.
Those who have been following my anti-aging health advice over the years, summarised in Ten Secrets of Healthy Ageing, will be heartened to see that the advice I've been giving is now being shown to affect your healthy lifespan at a really fundamental level. When I first came into this field the predominant concept was that you needed enough nutrients for enzymes to work, but now it is clear that optimising your intake of nutrients not only turns on and off the right genes, but may actually lengthen your healthy life by allowing more cell divisions to occur before your telomeres fray at the edges. This confirms the value of supplementing vitamin B, C, D antioxidants, zinc, magnesium and omega-3, which is exactly what I do everyday in my 100% Health Pack.
Theoretically, following my anti-ageing diet and lifestyle, plus daily supplements, should equate to longer telomeres, so I decided to have mine tested through Regenerus labs. It turns out I have the average telomere length of a 29 year old, someone half my age! You can too. This test is available in the UK via www.regeneruslabs.com in London who have many centres around the UK for taking a blood sample. They send you a collection kit. The test costs £413. 100% Health Club members receive a 10% discount, saving over £40. To claim your discount call 0203 750 0870 and quote the promotion code PH18-10% valid until end July.


In the event that you are thinking about getting a glass pool fence introduced, one of the main things you would consider is the kind of glass it would require. It is significant that you get an establishment that is in accordance with Australian Standards. It is normal to find out about glass fencing shattering since it was made of substandard quality materials. Here is some DIY glass pool fencing Perth tips that you can apply when you get a glass pool fence for your property.
Regularly, glass pool wall stand 1300mm high. Reliant upon your particular inclinations and plan prerequisite, there can be a variety in the width of the boards. Mostly, semi-frameless glass pool fence boards are 1500mm-1700mm wide; in frameless establishments, the boards might be 1700mm-1800mm wide.
In cases where a fence meets some other structure, for example, stairs, a garden bed, decking or a holding divider and so on, we would need to give custom glass boards. While most activities call for standard shapes, sizes and determinations, in cases, for example, this, the main alternative is to use custom boards. While the standard shapes and sizes are unquestionably practical contrasted with the customized ones, we give you aggressively valued arrangements. In the event that custom boards are required in your work, you will be educated about it and we will give you a point-by-point quote that incorporates the important evaluating.
Despite what your necessities are, Perth glass pool fencing can give you the sort of arrangements that fit flawlessly into your prerequisites and spending plan. They work in an extremely precise way to guarantee clients full satisfaction.
It's associated with excellent significance which if you have the swimming pool at your house ., a person preserve higher amounts of hygiene as well as security. You will discover which doing guide cleansing following each and every make use of won't end up being troublesome but additionally demanding. Keep in mind, the actual swimming pool demands every day cleansing since it can be used through anybody within the home constantly. A person consequently possess to locate a answer setting up swimming pool filtration system as well as sends is the greatest choice.
With one of these sends, you won't just have the ability to keep up with the hygiene of the swimming pool, however, you sick additionally have the ability to safeguard this through bugs that could transform it to some reproduction region. Much more, they'll assist in the actual actually submission associated with chemical substances within the swimming pool.
Picking out a appropriate pump motor for the swimming pool could be a little bit difficult. Nevertheless, when you're buying the actual pump motor, you should make sure that the cost doesn't avoid a person through purchasing one which fits your own swimming pool needs greatest. How big the actual swimming pool ought to be provided very first concern within the reward. The reason being the amount associated with drinking water kept is actually in accordance with how big the actual swimming pool therefore using a immediate effect on the actual overall performance from the pump motor.
Buy sends which are capable associated with delivering correct drinking water blood circulation. The actual percentage from the gallons associated with drinking water that the specific pump motor has the capacity to move for each minute is usually mentioned upon it's best.
Aside from this particular, it's also wise to examine it's filtration system, capability as well as dimension. The actual design select may figure out the ability, effectiveness as well as cost from the pump motor. Get a help to make which retains power make it possible for a person conserve upon energy as well as lower your power expenses.
The actual large number of versions available for sale shouldn't difficulty a person simply because your decision depends upon the best option 1. Keep in mind, an effective complement using the swimming pool filtration system as well as correct set up is needed to be able to provide you with great support for several years.
These days, more than floor swimming pool sends have grown to be more prevalent compared to in-ground swimming pool sends being that they are more affordable as well as simultaneously, these people permit you to benefit from the providers provided by the actual in-ground swimming pool filter systems. They likewise have a number of dimensions, designs as well as level, like the in-ground types.
The largest benefit is actually which much less period is needed within setting up all of them and you will usually move all of them if you find have to. Because swimming pools have to be held thoroughly clean usually utilizing more than floor swimming pool sends as well as swimming pool filter systems is the greatest choice within carrying out this in addition to maintaining environmental surroundings secure.
It's not simple to possess a pool. Even though it is among the greatest entertainment within existence, using a swimming pool within your house, sustaining as well as cleansing it's a really tiresome work. Particularly if we are referring to swimming pool cleansing rate of recurrence. If you wish to understand a few swimming pool cleansing ideas that may help to make your own life simpler, I've the perfect strategies for a person. Should you actually want to thoroughly clean your own swimming pool the actual good as well as simple method, that is not possible, however these pointers may help relieve the problem a bit. This could assist you to steer clear of the head ache associated with cleansing this the actual difficult method.
Alright, very first points very first. You need to thoroughly clean water as well as allow it to be free of flying particles and also the particles on the ground from the swimming pool. However before you decide to plunge within, It is best to make use of a swimming pool skimmer as well as, you could attempt utilizing a lengthy post having a internet about the suggestion to get rid of the actual simply leaves or even something that is actually flying in your swimming pool. You might make use of a vacuum cleaner that have filtration system containers.
Skimming internet — to seize individuals flying items in addition to a few of the particles which have submerged under.
Swimming pool Vacuum — successfully pull within particles.
Algae Clean — clean the actual icky eco-friendly things in your swimming pool.
Right now listed here are the actual actions within cleansing this. However prior to which, let us discuss swimming pool cleansing rate of recurrence or even exactly how frequently in the event you thoroughly clean your own swimming pool. To maintain it thoroughly clean, you need to thoroughly clean this once per week. Okay, to the actual actions within cleansing your own swimming pool.
While using skimming internet, take away the simply leaves along with other contaminants as well as particles flying about the pool's area. Do not be concerned; this particular will not occupy a lot of your energy. Nevertheless, this really is simply the initial step as well as perhaps the simplest 1, if you don't possess plenty of trees and shrubs encircling your own swimming pool.
Ensure that you possess a big rubbish tote next to a person which means you might straight toss the actual particles towards the rubbish may. Do that action before area is actually thoroughly clean.
In the event that you will find eco-friendly icky points accumulating about the wall space and also the flooring, after that it is time for you to bare the actual swimming pool and provide this a few scrubbing up caring. Deplete the actual swimming pool totally as well as make use of the lengthy — dealt with scrubbing up clean in order to clean from the algae. Begin very first about the wall space, in the best towards the base after that perform the actual flooring. Operating methodically would certainly help to make your projects simpler when compared to unorganized method of performing points.
Use the actual swimming pool vacuum, once per week.
However should you actually want to prevent performing many of these points, you can usually buy a computerized swimming pool cleansing program that could perform the actual cleansing for you personally through stroking the actual particles along with other grime in the base from the swimming pool along with other grime. That's if you do not thoughts paying a lot of money.
There is nothing such as floating around on the swimming pool full of very — obvious drinking water. However because of different facets, water inside your swimming pool can get filthy with time. You cannot usually substitute water inside it simply because that's a large waste materials. A good thing you can perform is actually filtration system this to keep it's hygiene as well as lucidity as well as allow it to be final for some time so you would not need to alter drinking water often. Swimming pool cleansing filtration system is the greatest solution to possess solution as well as removed drinking water in your swimming pool. Therefore if you wish to learn more about this, I've the perfect kind of info you'll want to learn more about this. May well avoid in the head aches associated with trying to find this somewhere else as well as study right here, every thing required is actually in the following paragraphs. Through the period a person complete scanning this post, you'd be nicely — knowledgeable concerning the methods you could keep the swimming pool superior, by using the swimming pool cleansing filtration system. Therefore relax, unwind and revel in reading through.
Among the best ways of maintaining water inside your pool would be to use a swimming pool cleansing filtration system. However it's also wise to end up being wise within deciding on the best kind of swimming pool filtration system for the pool. Every single child select correctly, you have to understand your choices. You will find essentially 2 typical kinds of swimming pool filter systems.
Cartridge Filter systems — this kind of filtration system features by utilizing document in order to filter contaminants from the drinking water. These types of document cartridges they fit within the real estate from the filtration system. These kinds of filter systems tend to be virtually well-liked for his or her easy upkeep as well as cleansing. Cleansing is performed through getting rid of the actual filtration system as well as spraying this along with drinking water utilizing a hose pipe. In the event that correctly taken care of as well as looked after, cartridge filter systems might final for approximately 5 many years. If you would like your own filter systems to achieve which lengthy, you have to purely notice correct upkeep and you ought to from time to time substitute the actual cartridge filtration system dishes. Costs can be found in runs through reasonable towards the higher — finish, costly types.
Fine sand Filter systems — this really is probably the most often utilized filtration system within home swimming pool kinds. This kind of filtration system functions blocking away particles by using silica fine sand. Nevertheless, fine sand filter systems are the minimum efficient approach to blocking water inside your pool. The actual main drawback associated with this kind of filtration system is actually it requirements main upkeep more often, in contrast to cartridge filter systems. Nevertheless, the actual fine sand within the filtration system might final as much as 6 many years prior to it requires changing, however the upkeep is really a discomfort within the back again. It requires continuous back again cleaning simply because away heading drinking water causes the actual purification fine sand in order to get rid of away.
Right now you know the fundamental kinds of swimming pool cleansing filtration system, at this point you understand what to obtain in the event you desired your own swimming pools superior as well as thoroughly clean drinking water inside your pool. These kinds of filter systems aren't the only real kind available however these types of will be sufficient in order to get the job done.
Just how much Will it Price in order to Warmth My personal Health spa?
You will find a lot of parameters whenever attempting to determine just how much it might price in order to warmth your own health spa.
To be able to arranged the mind comfortable, with this specific physical exercise, all of us will require an average transportable health spa most abundant in fundamental features to provide all of us an acceptable end result.
Based on that nation you reside within, or even exactly what section of every nation you might stay, the actual method continues to be exactly the same.
The very first a part of this particular physical exercise would be to complete the quantity of energy (Kilowatts) that the health spa will probably make use of at any time. Sends tend to be ranked within hp (hp), as well as 1hp = 746watts (0. 75kw) 230 volts.
Health spa sends will be different within kind as well as dimension however it might be only a issue associated with looking at the actual nameplate in your pump motor to verify the actual hewlett packard dimension. The majority of health spa sends vary from 1hp — two. 5hp with respect to the producer.
Electrical heating units additionally differ within kind, as well as dimension, however for the objective all of us just wish to know the particular heating unit dimension within kilowatts.
At this time, the only real additional adjustable necessary for the computation is actually the price of the ability that you're billed because of your electric company.
Energy corporation's viewpoint would be to not just earn profits, however in order to distribute force similarly among it's nearby populace. Even though this time might be arguable, that's an additional subject just about all by itself as well as all of us will not possess the space to go over which right here.
Energy supplier's cost on the "cost for each device used" foundation as well as each and every home owner must have which price contained in their own energy accounts. Every device is dependant on 1 kilowatt for each one hour. Therefore, for example of the computation, in case your accounts says that every device expenses twenty three pennies, that's essentially stating which 1 kilowatt associated with fill with regard to one hour can cost you twenty three pennies.
What's the idea of this particular ineffective info you may request?
Within 3 actions in line with the info you've simply set up, you are able to determine just how much it might price in order to warmth your own health spa each hour, daily, as well as monthly.
With regard to the next phase we have to utilize the numerical formula, as well as while using info over, can give all of us the outcome.
Please be aware, these information provide Brand new Zealand voltages (230volts), as well as Brand new Zealand Energy Companies. A person will have to understand your own nation's voltage to use in order to kilowatt launching computation.


text:
package grappos

import (
	"fmt"
)

type retailer struct {
	RetailerID  string  `json:"RetailerID"`
	Name        string  `json:"name"`
	Address1    string  `json:"addr1"`
	Address2    string  `json:"addr2"`
	City        string  `json:"city"`
	State       string  `json:"state"`
	StateAbbr   string  `json:"state_abbr"`
	ZipCode     string  `json:"zip"`
	Phone       string  `json:"phone"`
	Latitude    string  `json:"lat"`
	Longitude   string  `json:"lon"`
	IsRetail    string  `json:"is_retail"`
	IsOnPremise string  `json:"is_on_premise"`
	Distance    float32 `json:"distance"`
}

// RetailerAPIResponse Holds the API response.
type RetailerAPIResponse struct {
	Retailers []retailer `json:"retailers"`
}

// SearchCoordinates Searches a retailer based of their latitude and longitude.
func SearchCoordinates(lat string, lon string) (RetailerAPIResponse, error) {
	var retailerDataRetriever = NewDataRetriever("retailer")
	var s = new(RetailerAPIResponse)

	m := map[string]string{
		"lat": lat,
		"lon": lon,
	}
	retailerDataRetriever.addQueryParams(m)

	err := retailerDataRetriever.getData(s)
	if err != nil {
		err = fmt.Errorf("something went wrong: %s", err)
	}

	return *s, err
}

// SearchProductByID Searches for a retailer that has a given ProductID.
func SearchProductByID(id int, st string) (RetailerAPIResponse, error) {
	var retailerDataRetriever = NewDataRetriever("retailer")
	var s = new(RetailerAPIResponse)

	m := map[string]string{}

	if checkStoreType(st) {
		m["product_id"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", id)
		m["store_type"] = st
	} else {
		m["product_id"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", id)
		m["store_type"] = "All"
	}

	retailerDataRetriever.addQueryParams(m)

	err := retailerDataRetriever.getData(s)

	return *s, err
}

// SearchBrandByID Searches for a retailer that has product(s) with a given BrandID.
func SearchBrandByID(id int, st string) (RetailerAPIResponse, error) {
	var retailerDataRetriever = NewDataRetriever("retailer")
	var s = new(RetailerAPIResponse)

	m := map[string]string{}

	if checkStoreType(st) {
		m["brand_id"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", id)
		m["store_type"] = st
	} else {
		m["brand_id"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", id)
		m["store_type"] = "All"
	}

	retailerDataRetriever.addQueryParams(m)

	err := retailerDataRetriever.getData(s)

	return *s, err
}

// CheckStoreType Checks the given input to determine which type of store
// the retailer is.
func checkStoreType(st string) bool {
	if st == "All" || st == "Wine Shops" || st == "Restaurants" {
		return true
	}

	return false
}


The teams meet at the Estadio do Dragao tonight in the second leg of their last-eight tie, with Porto needing a historic comeback to go through after losing 2-0 at Anfield last week with Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino scoring.
"They are everything I like about football. I like the way they play, the way they are with the ball and without it," Conceicao said. "In my opinion, a lot of the time just now they are the best team in the world."


Another podcasting series for you this week. This article is aimed primarily at podcasters who invest lots of time in editing their shows — however it has a few takeaways for anyone who thinks deeply about communicating with other human beings.
This article is Part 1 of The Art Of Speaking series. It is titled "Leave a Little Space In The Conversation".
When I first started to work on my own podcast I was terrified of space. Not consciously, but you can hear it in my earlier shows — I spent hours chopping away 'space' from every conversation I had.
The conversations were meant to be informal, you can hear that, but I'd still go over each one in the editing room to cut out every pause in conversation that lasted more than a second or two. I'd piece that conversation together in this way that was (in my mind) optimally efficient. Remove all silence, ask question, get answer, immediately move on to the next idea. Always keep things moving. Always keep audience engaged. Sometimes use music to break up different trains of thought, but never 'space'.
Recently, I listened back to a few of those earlier episodes. After one or two of them, my ears were exhausted.
The thing is, generally, all of those are good rules. You do want to keep your audience engaged. You do want to keep things moving forward. However, I think I was over doing those things because I was insecure about my podcast being boring.
The problem with that, of course, was that someone would say something sort of interesting in those early shows and before a listener had time to reflect on it or even let it sink in, I was already bombarding them with more talking. When I listened back recently, it was fun, it seemed relatively well-cut, but it all just washed over me in a big wave of 'too much' (which, in my opinion, ends up being just as boring).
In regular conversation, no one talks like this, or at least if they do, I personally have a hard time holding meaningful conversation with them. Too much. So much that all of it stops meaning anything. Space is something we use in conversation as part of communicating the words we are saying, whether consciously or subconsciously. And everyone is very subconsciously sensitive to that when listening to others.
When I hear silence in someone's story it instantly makes me wonder, "Wait, why are they pausing? What is this person thinking?". I want to figure out what is going on inside that head of theirs. That act is participatory and really engaging. "Are they having a hard time talking about this? Why would they have a hard time talking about this?". Again, as a listener, it let's me fill in some of the blanks.
It's like white space on a canvas, or a slow pan in a film — it takes confidence to let the absence of immediate stimulation communicate what you are trying to say. It takes guts to not fill up the conversation and leave room for your audience. Young painters fill up the canvas in the same way young podcast editors fill up all the gaps in their timeline.
Again, even in regular conversation, I respond more strongly to people who give space to what they say. Maybe not the best example (if you know the film and how the relationship plays out), but there is a reason Mrs. Robinson's seduction works. In this scene, she says bold things and just lets them hang there for a second. Mrs. Robinson knows how to leave space in a conversation. Mrs. Robinson has her hangups but Mrs. Robinson is a confident, confident lady. She isn't afraid to let things sit in the air for a second. She lets Dustin Hoffman's character wonder if she is seducing him before she makes it abundantly clear. I'm not saying seducing people is the way to a good podcast but she's got something right.
The other obvious example is Don Draper. Again, if you know the show, he has his own issues as well, but look at all the things 'space' is saying in this scene.
I'm not talking about how to win friends and influence people, the focus here is simply to point out how effective 'space' can be as a tool for communicating.
Of course, I'm curious to hear any of your thoughts on this, but the take away here is not to be terrified of space.
Space can be good, especially if you are still cutting your teeth. If you listen to your podcast and every bit of silence makes you cringe, you are probably listening as a producer rather than as a listener. If a good point gets made, let it sit, give it airtime, let listeners soak it up and decide if they like it or not.
This is a fine line to walk, because you absolutely can have too much space.That can be even worse. We all know people who say horribly inane things and give them a false weight to make themselves seem profound. That drives me bonkers.
So, like most things, it's a tightrope walk. There is no quick fix to learn the right balance. I absolutely had to go through the process to even begin to understand that space is important. Get it wrong until you get it right — I am still always working it out in a pretty clumsy way.
Listening back though, I do wish someone had given me a bit of a shake in those early shows and said, "don't be afraid to leave a little space in that conversation".


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