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Roommate Reflections: The Good
Badger Insider readers reflect on their best roommate experiences.
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My roommate during graduate school was a wonderful nun from Canada. She had a friend who was a monk. We especially loved the summer session when we stayed in the Lakeshore. They helped me to grow in my faith, and I am so sorry that I have lost contact with her and the staff at St. Paul's Catholic Campus in the early 1970s.
Patricia Zager MS'72
Neillsville, Wisconsin
My floormates from old Ogg (shout-out to Bullis House!) are still among my best friends! One of my favorite memories centers around my roommate's horribly annoying, trumpeting, cat alarm clock and her uncanny ability to leave our dorm room door unlocked — and sometimes open — when she left for class. I enlisted others on our floor to hide some of Lynne's items one day when she left the door open. This was before the time of laptops and iPhones and expensive electronic devices, so our devious plan centered around misplacing curling irons, alarm clocks, and packets of Easy Mac. It worked like a charm — Lynne was scared straight! But unfortunately (or not!), her trumpeting alarm clock was accidentally knocked off the shelf in the caper and was never the same. Lynne was devastated, but she perhaps found some solace when we found her deodorant in the freezer many months later!
Cindy Bush '05
Middleton, Wisconsin
I realize that your request was aimed at undergrads and dorm living. But don't forget the grads. I entered the UW for my first semester in 1970, fresh from the U.S. Navy. We lived in a then-new apartment complex in Middleton. I had a terrific roommate. She was a registered nurse and at the time and worked the day shift at Madison General. Each morning, she would drop me off at the Engineering Research Building on the way to work. My "luxurious" grad office was in T-23, which is no longer with us today. At the end of the day, we would return to Middleton together. I would study and she would tend to family matters. I treated grad school in a business-like manner and having a supportive roommate cannot be overrated or over-appreciated. Thanks to my small research assistant stipend and, mostly, her nurse's salary, we were in a position to live in a nice apartment, visit home (Pennsylvania) some holidays, and even participate in the Friday night fish frys. We had a great time at Madison and the education has served us well ever since. By the way, I still have the same roommate today. My wife (Penny) of 5-8 years in Madison is my wife of 51 years today.
David McAlees MS'71, PhD'74
My randomly assigned roommate is and will always be my best friend. She is the sister I never had. We have traveled the world together (Brazil, Argentina, Italy); gone to a Rose Bowl; spent the entire weekend on the couch catching up; and had many, many fun adventures back in Madison. We are part of each other's families, and I cannot imagine my life without her. I will forever be grateful to UW Housing for putting us together freshman year in the Bradley Learning Community.
Renee Hill '06 and Marie Vicksta '07, MS'09
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; McMinnville, Oregon
I just finished talking to my former roommate who is flying in tomorrow from Washington, D.C. We try to get together annually. Bombing of Sterling Hall, angry demonstrations … we were the beginning of women's rights, having long hair, going bra-less. By [our] 2nd degree, [there was a] big change on campus — quiet. Marty starting to teach and I was running around with two kids in tow as single parent. But we have always stayed connected — see you at the Union!
Karen Sorenson LaValley '83
During my last year in college while residing in a small apartment at the Kennedy Manor at One Langdon Street, I had a roommate who was a very good friend and remained so until his passing last year. He had healthy fondness for Caesar salads with very generous doses of garlic. It was always obvious when he had treated himself to his favorite salad, for when he entered the apartment the air would immediately be saturated with the malodorous fragrance of garlic. Because he was a good and close friend, it was never an issue of contention, but we did share some good-natured laughs over his occasional bouts of garlic inspired halitosis.
Charles Hurlbut '69
Prince George, Virginia
Our address was 723 State Street. It was my college home for three years. The reason I lived there was because it was also the address for St. Paul's Catholic Student Center and the eating co-op. Fr. Kutchera was the pastor and he allowed students to live on the third floor in return for some daily and weekly duties. My home pastor would NOT permit me to attend UW¬–Madison "because of all the Communists", until Fr. K. invited me to become a part of the third floor. The really special part of this "house boy" home was that I got to be roommates with Charlie Mohr x'60 (boxing) and Jim O'toole (baseball), as well as several other life long friends.
Paul Brandl '58, MS'61
My random-roommate freshman year turned out to be one of my best friends. Abby was funny, quirky, wickedly smart, incredibly sweet, adventurous, passionate, driven, spontaneous, loving, and was friends with everyone. We got along from day one. That doesn't mean we were inseparable — I was lucky to see her at all during the day — but we were pretty perfect roommates. We would've been roommates for the rest of college if I hadn't become a house fellow. We're in graduate school now, in different cities, but talk when our schedules allow. She's the person I call when I'm breaking down under the pressure of graduate school. I could not have asked for a better roommate or friend, and I know I was very lucky to have been matched with her. So many memories shared in 209 Cole and 213 Slichter, would not have traded it for anything! And yes, Badger Insider, she will definitely be in my bridal party when that day comes.
Jessica Fine '14
My roommate and I still get a laugh every time we tell the story of our root beer kegger in the dorm. We lived in the Friedrick Center, now Vel Phillips Hall, and had a huge, well-arranged room with AC, carpeting, and its own bathroom. Two doors down lived our dutiful house fellow. For my birthday, we decided to have a little fun with him. We put a closed Facebook invitation out to everyone in the dorm we knew, except the house fellows, explaining exactly what we planned. Then we sneakily brought a keg of Sprecher root beer up the back stairwell. As you know, you're not allowed to have a keg of beer in the dorm, even if both roommates are over 21 (we weren't). But, as our house fellow did not know, there wasn't a drop of alcohol in our room. So we have over 20 people in our room, drinking root beer floats, playing root beer pong with red cups, taking shots of sparkling grape juice, Animal House is playing on the TV, bad music is blaring, and my roommate is reaching into the hall and pulling in passersby: "Come drink with us!" Then we get the inevitable knock on the door. I shout out, "It's the house fellows, hide the beer!" Of course, he hears this through the door and wonders how drunk I must be to think he wouldn't. Then I hesitatingly open the door.
Me: "What's up? Are we being too loud? We can turn it down."
Him: "What are you doing?"
Me: "Oh, um... Just celebrating my birthday, maybe having a... few... drinks..."
Him: "What are you drinking?"
My roommate, from the back corner, perfectly says "root" very very quietly, then finishes "beer" at full volume.
There was this moment. Our house fellow takes in the reality of two dozen people around a keg, absolutely no effort at discretion, in a room just two doors from his, and now he's got to bust us all. He raised his face to the heavens, and you could just feel this mental scream coming off him, "OH GOSH WHY?!?"
It was just a moment, and then he regained his composure.
Him: "Okay, I need to see everyone's ID, and Joe, I want you to put all the alcohol in the bathroom."
Me: "Uh, what alcohol?"
Him: "The alcohol you've been drinking."
Me: "I think you need a root beer float. Come on in!"
The whole room erupted in laughter. My house fellow doubled over, laughing with us. All the house fellows came in and had root beer floats.
Joseph Lubin '11
My freshman year at the UW began in the fall of 2008. I was paired with a random roommate in Chadbourne for my freshman year. His name was Andrew Czech, and he was from Eagan, Minnesota. (I'm from Waukesha, Wisconsin.) I tried to look him up on Facebook but had no luck. I tried to find him on MySpace — still no luck. I did not have a phone number for him, so I sent him an email. It was about a month before I heard back from him. (It turns out his was on an Alaskan cruise.) On the drive up to Madison on move-in day, I was still very skeptical about rooming with this total stranger, especially because I couldn't find out anything about him on what was still very primitive social media. When we finally met face to face, we hit it off instantly. We enjoyed living with each other so much that we lived with each other every year that we were at the UW. Andrew graduated in 2012, and I graduated in 2013, and even though he lives in Madison and I live in California, we are still best friends. We talk to each other pretty much every day. If it were not for the random roommate assignment and the UW, I would never have met my best friend. Thank you, UW!
Taylor Braun '13
Sixty-five years after our graduation, Mary Vant Hull and I are still friends. We lived off-campus in a house with other girls, but really had a chance to get to know each other on weekends because Mary worked late as a linotype operator for the Cap Times and I worked in a restaurant late afternoons. After graduation we stayed together, sharing an
apartment on Lake Street; and have remained in touch through her move to Egypt, back to Iowa, and now for many years in Bozeman, Montana.
Ivy Nevala '50, MS'62
Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
My roommate and I were in Showerman House in Kronsage. Some may remember our phone was in the hallway outside of our room. Just before the holidays — Thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break — students wanted transportation home. If they wanted to use Badger Bus, they would dial to see if space was available. If they forgot to dial 9 to get an outside line, they would get our room by their mistake. We would get LOTS of calls. We developed a way to handle the bother by being "funny" without messing up their trip. Sometimes we would pickup the phone by saying, "Badger Buslines." We would answer any question by saying, "We have space to Wausau or Green Bay" or where ever they wanted, and then we would say something stupid like, "We will have a few live animals in cages in the rear of the bus. If that is not a problem, we can accommodate you." We hope no one had problems getting home, but at the time we thought we deserved some relief. Our next-door partners were Jim Baaken x'62 and Don Schade '62. Hello guys, if you read this! Been a few years since Tom W Golf Event in Vegas!
Ken Kullmann '62
I had a number of roommates some better than others but all were bright and interesting. A couple I would really love to know how they are doing. David Steinberg of then Chicago, and Robert E. Browne of Milwaukee are the only two names I remember completely. There was a Michael from South Milwaukee who I believe lives in Madison and we lived in Elm Drive B my junior year.
Robert Brown '73
Having grown up on a farm in southwest Wisconsin, attending a one-room rural school for eight years and then on to a small high school with 64 students in my class, I was in for a real culture shock at UW. Assigned to Vilas Hall, I met my roommate, David Saul, who was a Jewish kid from Philadelphia. He was probably about as extroverted as I was introverted, but somehow we were a good match and had a successful year. Both of us were pre-med students (wasn't half the freshman class pre-med?) and spent a lot of time studying. Unfortunately, I lost track of him after that year. David, where are you now? My roommate for my sophomore year was also a pre-med student. The amusing thing about this young man was that he could not get used to the "cold" weather in Wisconsin. He was from Southern California and had not anticipated what for him was a tremendous change in climate. In the winter he wore a fur lined cap with earlaps that tied under his chin. He wore a heavy wool coat that came down close to his ankles and on his feet were high buckle boots. And he was still cold.
Robert Kuhl '64, MD'67
Redmond, Oregon
When I arrived at the U of W, I was accidentally placed in the residence hall for Jewish girls. Looking back, in some ways, I regret not having stayed. It was my first exposure to the warmth I was to meet at the U of W. The girls were so warm and welcoming and encouraged me to stay. I first resided in Ann Emory hall. My first roommate, a girl from Wauwatosa, dropped out shortly after the beginning of term. My second roommate was Mahitable McCay, who I first saw in ripped riding joggers and riding boots. I offered her a pair of slacks. She thanked me and declined. I took her for a poor student. At Christmas, she showed me a picture from her local newspaper, back east — I think Virginia. In the picture was her father with Winston Churchill, at their home. Towards the end of my first year, there was a fire in Ann Emory and we were forced to move. I went to live in my sorority house, Pi Phi. The second year, I roomed with Carol Heiss in the Pi Phi house, whose father was the announcer for U of W football games. We remained the closest of friends throughout our college years and on until her recent death. She once visited us at our summer home in the south of France. My husband periodically tells me, since at 85 I repeat these stories so often, that my years at the U of W were the most moving and influential years of my life. I met such wonderful people, and their parents, whose warmth and hospitality I have never forgotten. I later dated and married a football star at the university, Roy Burks. Many years later I met again old U of W friends, Dick Shilfarth and his wife Marlene of Elk Grove, who reminded me once more of the quality of the U of W world. The U of W taught me a great deal, most about the importance of real friendship and of enduring relationships. It is hard for me to look back on those days and not tear up. I remember the motto of the U of W, 'the best is yet to be'. Well, for me, the best has been my years at the U of W.
Norma Cross Bisignano '53
Fifty-seven years after being joined by chance, the farm girl and the party girl are still fast friends, having survived various and sundry differences (my smoky clothes hung out on the dusting porch, her fetal pig chilling between the storm windows awaiting dissection). We found that we were more alike than we were different though … the campus blood drive came around, and cross-typing revealed that both of us have AB negative blood, common to only 2 percent of the world's population! Go figure.
Lynn Jindra Gadzinksi '63
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Last May, I had the privilege of addressing the 2016 graduating class of the School of Pharmacy. Near the end of my remarks, I shared the following anecdote. Of course you may not be able to provide this context if you publish this, but it does add to the story. It was especially meaningful to the students, as they all know Professor Sorkness.
"I want to share one final story which goes back to my second year at the UW. The university said I had to declare a major — and I had no idea what that should be. One evening, I was sharing my plight with another student in my house in old Ogg Hall who I knew only casually. He mentioned he was in pharmacy school and asked if I had thought about that field. I had not, but what he took the time to describe appealed to my interest and training in the sciences along with its potential for a lot of people interaction. I explored further the possibilities in pharmacy and was admitted to the school after making a convincing argument that my less-than-stellar performance in organic chemistry would not compromise my ability to be a good pharmacist.
My life was changed forever by that conversation with then pharmacy student, now UW pharmacy professor Ron Sorkness. Without his taking the initiative to tell me his career plans, I would never have become a pharmacist and experienced all the exciting things my career has brought me. Professor Sorkness was an ambassador for pharmacy and the school just by doing what came naturally.
How you decide to expand your life beyond your career is a very personal thing, guided by individual style and life circumstances, among other factors. The good news, as this anecdote shows, is that you don't have to do earth-shattering things to produce life-changing results."
Duane Kirking '74
My first roommate was not a good match. She did not seem to like me very well, often had a sour look on her face, and we rarely spoke a full, kind sentence to one another. In some ways, I felt very intimated by her … and we lived in a very small room, so there was no choice but to be thrown together. The fact that I was terribly homesick those first months did not do anything to make the situation better for me. As soon as I could, which was the start of the second semester of my freshman year, I moved to another room with a much more compatible young woman. Then I met my wonderful Mimi, who became my roommate for the next two years. We bonded immediately and after graduation in 1954, remained friends until she died of dementia several years ago. I visited with her and her husband Sy in Saratoga, California as often as I could during her difficult days and we had many wonderful times together … playing games, doing art work, and just being in each others company. The thing we enjoyed, no matter what else had slipped her mind, was singing our beloved Badger songs: Varsity, If You Want to Be a Badger, and of course, On, Wisconsin! Mimi is never to far from my thoughts, and occasionally Wendy pops into my memory and I wonder how her life was after our Wisconsin days.
Barbara Bass Grubman '54
Woodland Hills, California
My freshman-year roommate was active at the Lutheran Campus Center and quickly made a new friend with whom she spent many of those foundational "roomie-bonding" hours instead of me. I took all of my insecurity out on this girl that I hadn't even met, and told people I hated her for taking my roommate away. Sophomore year came along and my former roommate and "the girl," Danielle Herbrand Dieckman '03, moved in together down the hall from me and my new roommate. That year, both of our roommates ditched us for their boyfriends. Brought together by a shared feeling of abandonment, Danielle and I became fast, close friends and we still are, despite living half a world apart with her teaching in Burkina Faso and me returning to my hometown in upstate New York. We still laugh about how I hated her before I even knew her — and look at us now!
Lindsay Hinkle '02
Johnstown, New York
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High school girl Miku confesses to her childhood friend Kyouko, asking that she give her reply before they graduate. Until that happens, however, Miku gives Kyouko the freedom to do whatever she wants with her.
This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. But one day, his life is put in danger! Will his muscular body protect him from the magic users who are out to get him? Powerfully trained muscles crush magic as this abnormal magical fantasy begins!
Back To Rule Again
A young man named Yang Fan was betrayed by his girlfriend while he and his sister at death's door, when suddenly, he traveled back to the past. Last time, you guys bullied me and sold me out. This time, with the power of the ring, only the strongest can survive. And I, am the strongest.
This Father and Son Will Cross the Line in 10 Days
Artist's Pixiv Artist's Twitter
Annoying! Cute! But Annoying! The daily life of a quiet college student who just wants to left alone, being teased by his cute, stacked underclassman. Serialized in Dra Dra Dragon Age on December 1st, 2017.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Lucoa is my xx
My Junior Was My Mom in Her Past Life
A mother who, in her past life, passed away when her child was only two years old. She was reincarnated into a junior of her child, with memory of past life retained. The series is being published on Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=15083784. Author's twitter: https://twitter.com/komura_komura
Manatsu no Yoru no Yume
A short manga from 1975
Skeleton Double
A man dies a mysterious death just outside Shinjuku Station. Eight years later, his son, Yodomi Arakawa, is leading a tranquil life until he meets…an invisible man?! And to learn the truth behind his father's death, Yodomi will have to become invisible himself...
A manga about the kind of PE teacher who dies at the start of a school horror film
Ningen Fushin no Boukenshatachi ga Sekai o Sukuu Youdesu
Houkai Gakuen 4-Koma
4-koma based on the mobile game Guns Girl Z (Houkai Gakuen / Houkai Gakuen 2).
CINDERELLA GIRLS - U149
U149, also known as "Under149", is a spinoff story of Cinderella Girls encompassing the younger idols, who are under 149 cm, and their pursuits to be big time idols with their newly hired P-san.
I Picked A Hammer To Save The World
After defeating the commander of the seventh Corps of the Demon King's Army, 'Tiny' was about to die. However, in a desperate situation where the destruction of mankind can not be prevented, the last surviving comrade, 'Sword Emperor', uses the power of an heirloom to send Tiny back in the past. Tiny, who has returned from being the strongest knight on the continent to an orphan in the slums, gains new powers that he did not possess in his previous life. Can Tiny, in this life, prevent the extinction of mankind?
Hunting The Vampire
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Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki
Because of her appearance and her behavior, Yoi has been continuously treated as a prince, despite being a girl. One day, when she already accepted being put into the role as a prince in high school, she somehow got entangled with one of her Senpais at school, someone who's also being called "prince"? [BlueberryScans]
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Kara no Kioku
"Be quiet. Shut up and live like the dead" Ebony Vonieck is a convicted felon for the murder of her fiance and father. While waiting for her execution in prison, she is suddenly released from her hell when she is informed that the Archduke of Schneider Castle is waiting for her. Expecting her life to become a living hell, what awaits her instead is a household of warm employees and servants. Ebony has no idea that the Archduke will help change her life.
I Don't Want To Be A Bot
Warrior High School – Dungeon Raid Department
An Earth in the 21st century that has fused with another world. An era of "dungeons" teeming with monsters and the "adventurers" that raid them. Also, the most elite educational facility in South Korea that fosters these adventurers: "Warrior High School." Although he was once considered the greatest adventurers in Asia, he has been accused with false chargers and, while dungeon smuggling in order to pay for his sick father's medical treatments, Yoo Jaryong comes across one teen. "You there, get in Warrior High School." This is a story about a young man who's lost his dream, hiding his identity, finding himself once again.
Space-Time Prisoner
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Sex and Dungeon
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Girl with a Knife
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The Hero Who Seeks Revenge Shall Exterminate With Darkness
Bokutoku! Nyuuin Seikatsu
Kitsune no Oyome-chan
I Became a Legend a Decade Later After Telling my Comrades to Leave Everything to Me and Retreat First
Momoiro Ome-chen
My first time is getting stolen...!? A geeky boy, and a hot chick... This is our little H change★story!?
Sousei no Taiga
A story of a young man who lacks a sense of reality after being dumped by his lover. He was visiting a seminar on cultural anthropology with his fellow classmates when he discoveres an ancient wall painting, which transports him to the past where mammoths dominated the world.
Sparkling Blue
"Don't you know how to rely on others?" Hikari was a high school student juggling several part-time jobs in order to fulfill her dream of going to art school. She never really had a good impression of her classmate, Segawa, who was part of her class's loud clique. However, after stumbling upon him surfing early in the morning, they start to grow closer...?! Family, future dreams, and first loves... A summer-coloured love story filled with heart warming moments ☆
YJK\'s unusual affection
regulations and ethics are scary, but love with school girls is the best! What? A virgin cartoon editor, Kato Kazuyoshi, having a kettle and being in love with Yankee JK 's Nikaido Ryla (16 years old) …. Love comedy that I know but I can not stop!
Ookii Onnanoko wa Suki Desu ka?
Tachibana Souta is a bit of a multi-talented freeter who gets by from one part-time job to the next, his standout characteristic being that he's a bit short. One day he's roped by his older sister into 'serving' their college's volleyball team, of which she's a member. She also happens to be at least 6 and 1/2 ft. tall, as do the rest of the team's members who take quite the interest in Souta.
Don't make a wish
I was an only child, but when I woke up, a younger brother appeared. Even more frightening is that this younger brother can unconditionally grant any wish... for a safe life, for the sake of world peace, as his sister, I sincerely advise you to not to make a wish to my younger brother.

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Well Health Technologies signs deal to buy CRH Medical for US$292.7 million
VANCOUVER — Well Health Technologies Corp. has signed a deal to buy CRH Medical Corp. for US$292.7 million. Under the agreement, Well Health will pay US$4 per share for the Vancouver-based company.
Feb 8, 2021 4:36 AM
Updated Feb 8, 2021 5:05 AM
VANCOUVER — Well Health Technologies Corp. has signed a deal to buy CRH Medical Corp. for US$292.7 million.
Under the agreement, Well Health will pay US$4 per share for the Vancouver-based company.
CRH is focused on services and products for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
The company's shares closed at US$2.18 on Friday on the NYSE American stock exchnage and C$2.78 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The deal requires the approval of two-thirds majority vote by CRH shareholders.
It is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2021.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 8, 2021.
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Q: Best way to implement Events on Javascript As a .NET developer, I'm accustom to delegates and event on custom controls. I have been creating javascript codes for quite sometime but I'm wondering the best way to implement this in javascript. Below is how I normally code my components.
var RGComp= RGComp || {};
RGComp.MyComponent = function () {
    function events(){
        $("a").unbind("click");
        $("a").click(function () {
             // Do something
        });
    }
    function generateUI(){
        //generate HTML UI
        events();
    }
}

I'm sure this is improper. I have to call unbind all the time to avoid clogging up the DOM. Many thanks in advance.

A: Global Event Handlers
There are going to be folks for and against anything including the movement of air-molecules though at the end of the day all that matters is that you're able to do what you need to do and you stay organized in the process. On the JAB Creations web platform we use global events where appropriate and on occasion we set element specific events if necessary.
//Do not shorten event to e, you WILL want to reference e separately.
window.onclick = function(event)
{
 if (condition) {}
 else if (condition) {}
}

Setting specific events:

*

*Generally you'll want to check if the section() or page() is appropriate (presuming you have proper information hierarchy).

*You'll want to have a function return the current page's id, in my case this is push_current_id() or id_(push_current_id()) (e.g. push_current_id() == 'admin_' for the control panel and before the character limitation lift for the id attribute in HTML5).

*Setting static events for specific elements is okay in a few circumstances though often you'll want to have universally applicable behaviors:

CTRL + Horizontal Scrolling:
window.onwheel = function(event)
{
 if (event.ctrlKey)
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  if (e.scrollHeight > e.clientHeight && event.deltaY != 0)
  {
   event.preventDefault();
   //Change 5 to adjust sensitivity.
   e.scrollLeft = e.scrollLeft + (5 * event.deltaY);
  }
  //else if (condition) {}//Other behavioral tweaks.
 }
 //else if (condition) {}//Other behavioral tweaks.
}

The main take-away is that you're limiting most if not all of your event calls to the global handlers and you can be as specific or broad in the conditions required for an element to hook in to parts of those global events. You won't need to add/remove events, just adjust your if conditions. I'm sure someone out there will harshly disagree though we've had nothing but success with this approach on an entire web platform designed to work explicitly in the absence of frameworks and libraries to maximize performance.

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The Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy program provides the training for the Music Therapy Board Certification Examination.
At the end of Freshman year, all Music Therapy students take a guitar barrier exam. Passing the exam is required for continued studies within the Music Therapy major. The exam is taken as part of the Methods and Techniques in Music Therapy course.
After successful completion of all HU academic requirements, students must complete a Music Therapy Clinical Internship at an AMTA-approved site. Approval from the program coordinator is required to begin the Internship, after which the student will be qualified to sit for the Music Therapy Board Certification Examination.
Applicants with a baccalaureate degree in music who seek admission to the Music Therapy program will have customized programs designed that fulfill all the requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy. An audition, transfer of credits (up to 96 credits of courses with the grade of "C" or better from an accredited 4-year institution), and consultation with the program coordinator are required for acceptance as a transfer student or second bachelor's degree candidate.
For their senior project, Music Therapy students can either perform a recital on their principal instrument, or do a presentation based on their clinical work and theoretical knowledge.
Senior project and successful completion of internship are required for graduation.
Course Schemes
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy - Guitar Minor
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy - Instrument Minor
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy - Piano Minor
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy - Voice Minor
Admission to the Music Therapy Program
For acceptance into the Music Therapy major, four steps are required:
1. Admission to the University. Applicants must apply using the Common Application. See Undergraduate Admissions (Department of Music). See also Office of Undergraduate Admission.
2. Admission to the Department of Music by Audition. Applicants must audition as a guitar, instrument, piano or voice minor. Auditions are scheduled with the appropriate area coordinator. See Undergraduate Admissions (Department of Music).
3. An interview with Music Therapy Faculty. This meeting includes an assessment of music skills relevant to music therapy practice (see below for info). Email Henrik Karlsson at per.karlsson@howard.edu.
4. A personal essay, of 2-3 pages, submitted to the Music Therapy coordinator before the interview. Topics to include: how the applicant learned about music therapy, what the applicant finds interesting about this profession and why the applicant might be suited for music therapy clinical practice.
How to Prepare for the Music Therapy Admission Interview
1. Learn Basic Guitar Accompaniment
For songs such as:
- Amazing Grace
- You Are My Sunshine
- Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)
Be prepared to sing and accompany yourself on two songs. Originals are welcome, as are any of your favorite songs in R&B, Gospel, Pop, Rock etc.
Guitar is the most important instrument for music therapists. Because of its portability and its musical qualities, guitar is used in all types of clinical settings – from small hospital rooms to larger community spaces. If you are interested in studying guitar as your principal instrument, please contact professor Gerard Kunkel: gkunkel@rcn.com.
The Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book I is recommended for beginners on the instrument.
If you prefer to accompany yourself on piano, you can do that but keep in mind that music therapy students have to pass a guitar barrier exam at the end of freshman year in order to continue in the major.
2. Learn About Music Therapy
The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is our professional organization and a good source of information. Look up the AMTA at www.musictherapy.org.
Volunteering in, for example, a hospital, a special education program or a nursing home is a good way to learn about what it means to work in a helping profession.
Watching videos of board certified (MT-BC) music therapists working with different patient populations will give you an idea of what it is that music therapists actually do.
As you prepare for the interview, think about why you are interested in music therapy and why you think you might be good at this type of work.
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As of 2018, Dido has 728,000 followers and a popularity score of 73 on Spotify. Still on My Mind and No Angel are some of the more popular Dido albums. Notable tracks from these albums include Take You Home, Thank You, and Hurricanes. Take You Home has a popularity score of 63 out of 100, making it the most popular track from Dido. Thank You and Hurricanes have popularity scores of 61 and 60, respectively. The Spotify popularity score is on a scale from 0 to 100 and reflects the number of times the song has been played and how recently it has been played.


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Review: Summerland Longs for a Better World
Screenshot: IFC Films
In nearly any other movie, it would be a disastrous mistake to have a precocious child melt the heart of an ornery adult by telling her to believe in myths because "Stories have to come from somewhere." And yet somehow, writer/director Jessica Swale makes it work in her debut feature Summerland.
The ornery adult in question is Alice Lamb, played by Gemma Arterton in the movie's 1940s present and by Penelope Wilton in its 1970s frame narrative. Alice is the terror of her English coastal village, where she lives alone and writes academic texts about mythology when not being pestered by local schoolchildren. Despite her utter distaste for children — an early scene finds her using her ration card to buy a piece of chocolate desired by a little girl and then eating it in front of the child — Alice is sent young Frank (Lucas Bond), a boy evacuated from his London home to escape the German blitz. With his father in the RAF and his mother in the service, Frank has no other place to go. Alice begrudgingly takes him in, under the condition that schoolmaster Mr. Sullivan (Tom Courtenay) find a new family for him in a week.
If you guessed that Frank's exuberance overcomes Alice's prickly nature to form a bond with her, well, you're right, of course. But that pithy description misses the beauty of the film's imagery and the strength of its performances. At its best, Summerland offers a picture of peace between people searching for a better world. Literally, that better world is Summerland, a sort of Pagan heaven that Alice has been researching for her next book. But more figuratively, it is a world where people can be themselves. For Frank, that means a world where war will not destroy the people he loves. For Alice, that means a world where she can be with the love of her life Vera (Gugu Mbatha-Raw).
The movie's most effective scenes give us glimpses of that world. Alice and Frank wander along beaches and cliffs, searching the horizons for floating castles, signals from loved ones in Summerland. Flashbacks show us the birth and death of Alice's relationship with Vera, which ends when the latter chooses to be a mother, a journey in which the former will not or cannot join her. Director of photography Laurie Rose uses handheld cam close-ups to focus on the elements anyone would remember when recalling a lost love: the blades of grass dancing in the fields where they lay, her foot caressing yours, the first time they hold hands. Shot in vibrant gold, we understand Alice's insistence that these intimate moments must live somewhere.
Swale directs the film with a remarkably light touch, giving Arterton and Bond plenty of room to keep their characters from slipping into caricature. The movie needs that light touch in the direction because the narrative suffers from an abundance of plot contrivances. There should be enough tension in the way Frank and Alice carve out a life for themselves while surrounded by people who mistrust them, especially once Edie (Dixie Egerickx) enters the picture — a little girl who seems doomed to suffer the same fate as Alice, even as she mistrusts the older woman. But the movie feels the need to pile complication on top of complication, even if it resolves those complications within minutes. This becomes a real problem toward the back half of the movie, especially when a late plot twist reveals the movie's entire premise to be a poorly explained contrivance.
Irritating as they may be, even those narrative bumps cannot distract from the power and beauty of the movie's central theme about building a better world — a story we need now more than ever.


For seven years, Dan Galipeau served in the US Army as a military musician, playing saxophone and sometimes piano. Performing for deployed troops, their families at home, international audiences and dignitaries including the President of the United States offered Galipeau a window to the world. "My military career took me to more than 15 countries representing the US Army and NATO," says Galipeau.
In addition to performing, he also had other duties which at times included being a sound reinforcement specialist, librarian, HR specialist, operation and logistics coordinator, music arranger and hazardous materials duty driver! "There wasn't a dull moment. I even had the opportunity to perform on the same stage as musical groups such as Earth, Wind and Fire and Tower of Power," recalls Galipeau.
But when the music stopped and his career in the military was over, Galipeau found himself at a loss. "I really didn't have an exact idea of what I wanted to do," says Galipeau. After auditioning and being accepted at several colleges of music, he decided that "I wanted to do something more than music. And after my experiences in the military traveling around the world and seeing the desperate need for healthcare, I wanted to pursue that interest and help address that need." While working on his Bachelor's degree, he worked as a phlebotomist, shadowed PAs, trained as an EMT – all before he stumbled on pharmacy and began volunteering in a hospital pharmacy.
You may think that being a professional musician and being a pharmacist are opposites, but Galipeau says there are similarities. "Musicians don't just aim to hit the correct note. They also want to do so at the right time with appropriate intonation, attack, volume, quality, and duration," says Galipeau. Pharmacy also requires strong attention to detail to make sure the right medication is given to the right patient, at the right dose, with the right route at the right time.
Galipeau's next adventure is at Houston Methodist Hospital where he is sure to hit all the right notes as a PGY-1 resident.


The majority of tourists that visit The Great Smoky Mountains filter through Sevier Country, Tennessee. The three major towns within the county include Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Sevierville is known for outlet malls, including the World Famous Bass Pro Shops, Pigeon Forge is know for Dollywood and Dolly's Splash Country Theme Parks and Gatlinburg is considered the gateway to the national park. Gatlinburg also offers Ripley's Aquarium, an Arts and Crafts community, extensive specialty stores, exquisite dining, and a ski resort, Ober Gatlinburg. All of which are within walking distance from town or opt to be chauffeured by our city owned trolley system.
The Great Smoky Mountains area is the gateway to the Nations #1 most visited National park with over 10,000,000 visitors annually. Tennessee residents do not pay State income tax. Land owners pay very low real estate tax (ex: 100K=$475.00 per year) and living expenses are 17% below the National average. Property owners in the Smoky Mountain area also pay decreased insurance premiums and lower Homeowner Association fees due to no natural disasters. Investment can also bring a great return, as the economic predictions for this area and the rate of development remain extremely high all year round.
"Investing in the Smokies" brings seasonal beauty, with unparalleled relaxation through Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Unlike the short seasonal beaches of the Eastern seaboard and the Gulf coast. Escaping the exhausting, ongoing threat of the hurricane season, a mountain retreat is where your dreams can become reality.
Owning an investment property as beautiful as the National Park sounds like a fantasy. At Gatlinburg Real Estate, LLC, we're making it a reality!


6am. The air seems crisper, the sky meditative. Something about the still quiet seems to enter my body with each breath, helping me think clearer. No distractions, nowhere to go. Just my daughter and I, enjoying a new day together. Tickling, giggling, playing peek-a-boo. Quietly, so as not to wake Baba. Which makes it all the more fun, like a secret between just the two of us.
Tigger's bedtime has been 7pm since she was 5 days older. As a newborn, she slept (barely interrupted by nursings) until 9am. As she got older, morning wake-up backed up to 8am, 7am. Now 6am.
What's your morning routine? Is it dreaded or enjoyed?


We're traveling to New Mexico this week! Santa Fe, Abiquiú, and Ghost Ranch make up the holy trinity of O'Keeffe Country. At each of these stops, we'll look at artwork that defines O'Keeffe's legacy and why she's remembered as one of the most remarkable artists of the 20th century.


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On Friday, October 26, 2018, Josephine Ann Salvage, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at the age of 88. Josephine was born on July 19, 1930 in Houston, TX to Charles and Bessie Messina. She married Joseph Emola and they had two sons, Louis and Charles, and one daughter, Gina. Later on she married Charles Salvage, and worked many years at Simone & Joseph's in the Heights as a beautician and was proud of her career. Josephine had a passion for cooking and baking. She also had an exceptionally strong sense of family. She was known for helping those in need with her kind and compassionate spirit. Josephine was preceded in death by her father, Charles, and her mother, Bessie, sisters Katherine, Marie and Bessie and brother Sam. She is survived by her three children, Louis Emola, Gina Chepely and Charles Emola, grandson Joseph Chepely and wife Melissa, great grandson Oliver and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 3600 Brinkman Street at 10 a.m. Rosary at 10:30 a.m. Mass at 11:30 a.m. Private Burial 1:30 p.m.
I am so, so sorry about your mom. She was a beautiful lady and I know she will be missed very much. Byron loved her and talked about her so many times, referring to her has his second mom. Now they are together with so many other loved ones. Happy, healthy and together. I know her service will be beautiful and am so sad I cannot be there. Please know I am praying for you all and sending my love.
Our prayers to you, Gina, Louis & Charlie in the loss of your Mother.
She was a very loving and kind person who never met a stranger. I'll never forget all the holiday gatherings we all shared at her house. We truly miss those days. She will be greatly missed.
Josephine was such a warm and friendly person that made yuu feel at home every time we were together. She will be dearly missed.
Prayers for peace and strength Gina, Louis and Charles.


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Arizona basketball notes: Johnson's slump not a big a problem for Wildcats
Published Feb 13, 2014 1:39am
By Evan Rosenfeld
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Tyler Baker and Tyler Baker/ The Daily Wildcat | The Daily Wildcat Tyler Baker/ The Daily Wildcat Junior guard Nick Johnson looks to pass the ball during the 54-76 win against Oregon State at McKale Center on Sunday.
Starting shooting guard Nick Johnson has been in something of a slump recently.
While Johnson has scored 32 points over Arizona's last three games, the junior has failed to convert any of his past 12 attempts from the 3-point range.
This week head coach Sean Miller was quick to defend his leader and pointed out that, regardless of the recent lack of 3-point production, Johnson makes an invaluable contribution to the team both on and off the court.
"He's so far beyond having to make 3-point shots to play well," Miller said, "what he does on defense, what he does rebounding, the fact that he plays three positions in one game. He can score at the basket and shooting pull-ups. He's had games where he hasn't shot the [3-pointer] well, but he's scored."
Miller said that he thinks the good news for both Johnson and the team is that he's going to get back on track. "If we've been winning games without [Johnson] making threes, imagine how we'll look when he gets going again and makes a few," he said.
Recently, Johnson has been relying on a mid-range jumper to accumulate points, veering away from his inconsistent long-range jump shot. He is shooting with 34.3 percent accuracy from beyond the arc this year.
"Everybody looks at me for confidence," Johnson said, "so I'm just trying to stay confident [in my shooting abilities] for my team and know those shots will go in the next game."
Pitts on increased playing time
The consequences of sophomore forward Brandon Ashley's season-ending injury is that new players who haven't had much of an opportunity to play will get more chances to impact the game, and the Wildcats can toy with expanding their rotation and searching for depth. Freshman shooting guard Elliott Pitts has enjoyed increased playing time recently. Pitts said that the game is beginning to slow down and that he's feeling better during defensive match ups.
"I've been feeling much more comfortable on the court," Pitts said. "It's easier to get in the groove when I'm playing more. Before all of this happened, I would get on the court for two, three minutes at a time. It's definitely hard to get comfortable in [such a short time], but I just tried to go out there, play as hard as I [could] and do the little things."
When asked what he was going to do to keep himself on the court and enjoy more minutes, Pitts said his rebounding and defending skills would make him an asset.
"Defensively, I think I've just gotten used to the speed and strength of the game," Pitts said. "I've been guarding Rondae [Hollis-Jefferson] every day in practice, and I think that's been helping me a lot. Getting out there on the court, it's made it easier to guard other guys on other teams."
Pitts said he just tries to stay ready. Miller told him he would be seeing more time after the California game because the team needed to expand its bench. Since then, Pitts has been trying to stay in shape as much as he can and has been staying late after practice to put in additional work.
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Crystal Healing Torch - J.O.Y.
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Combining the healing power of crystals and color, the etheric crystal torch offers you the freedom of working on one chakra at a time. With the ability to change the color of the light, you can tailor your lighted crystal to the specific area of focus. Colored light shines through a double pointed clear quartz crystal, which focuses and magnifies the energy of the light, providing the benefits of crystal, color, and light therapies.


One of the traditional markers of the end of the summer holidays was the start of the Scottish football season; alas that has now been put forward almost to the start of the holidays.
But the thud of exam certificates landing on doormats (or the multifarious beeping and chirruping of mobile phones with text messages containing results, or the quiet arrival of emails containing the same) certainly reminds pupils that it is nearly time to go back to school or on to college or university, or indeed out to work.
Once again pupils in Shetland have done well, for which congratulations are heartily given. This is the time to pay tribute to the hard work put in by pupils of all ages and abilities. For those sitting Highers especially, in many cases they will have worked harder than they ever have in their lives and indeed than they may ever have to again.
More generally, it is noteworthy that on average results in Highers across Scotland improved slightly and in Standard Grades markedly. Whether we like living in a global economy or not, we do and increasingly the individual and geographical spread of prosperity are going to depend not only on maintaining high standards in education but improving them. This is not an easy challenge but it is one that we are bound to rise to.
To those now going into tertiary education, good luck, and to those about to apply to do so, good luck with the applications. We look forward to seeing you, like your older peers on p.17 today, in the paper as graduates.


Electrical issues are the leading cause of house fires. To prevent fires and accidents caused by electricity, you need to identify the electrical dangers in your home. Here are the most common ones.
If there are babies or toddlers in your house, make sure that all electrical outlets are covered. Young children can get their little hands on or stick objects into an outlet and be shocked, electrocuted, or burned. There are plastic closures you can buy to plug outlets that little children can reach.
When you plug too many appliances into a power strip or an outlet, they can be overloaded and cause an electrical fire. Avoid doing this, as well as plugging electrical adapters into a power strip so that more appliances and gadgets can be plugged in.
Old or faulty wiring cause most residential fires. If your house is old, have a certified electrician come and check the wiring to see if it needs to be upgraded. Whether your house is old or new, make sure the wiring gets inspected every few years.
Appliances that don't function properly, like an oven with a faulty heating mechanism or a washer that trips the circuit breaker, can cause an electrical fire. They can also burn, shock, or injure you in some other way.
When the appliance malfunctions, turn it off immediately and get it professionally repaired. Be careful when buying used appliances and always follow safety guidelines when using any appliance.
Wires and cords that are smothered by carpets, rugs, or furniture can overheat and cause a fire. Keep your wires and cords unobstructed and spread apart. You should also make sure that your appliances are not placed too close to each other or to walls and furniture. Provide enough space around them so that they can ventilate properly and not overheat.


I, too, am fascinated by life in the White House and political behind the scenes stuff! This one sounds great. Although, I did like In the President's Secret Service & don't mind some juicy tabloid-esque stories :) Have you read This Town by Mark Leibovich? Behind the scenes about life in Washington...not the White House, per se, but all the machinations of people surrounding government.
Haven't read This Town, but have had it recommended to me many times! I need to move it up the TBR for sure. I don't know why Kessler's book rubbed me the wrong way, but this one didn't. I suppose part of it was because I wanted his book to focus specifically on the work of the Secret Service, and the personal mistakes of the presidents didn't feel like part of that work...versus when you're talking about residence staff, it seems more fitting that they would maybe talk about that. I don't know if that makes any sense. It works in my head. Haha.
This one sounds like an interesting read, Kelly; I'm pretty obsessed with the White House and Washington due to, unfortunately, my obsession with shows like House of Cards and Scandal - haha! I do love Downton Abbey, too, though! Thanks for the great review!
This sounds like a great read! I'll have to add it to my list. I love The West Wing...best show! I did a HS program in DC, right now the name escapes me, but hey it was over 30 years ago...closer to 40...ugh.
So glad I'm not the only West Wing lover left out there!! I am due for a re-watch of that entire series.
I live less than an hour from DC and I have seen lots of the sights but the White House is one of the places I have not actually visited. It's on my list of things to do one day though!
Thanks for being a part of the tour. I'm glad you were able to get your White House insider fix in these pages!
I've been to DC several times myself, and have yet to do a White House tour. I'd love to get around to it one of these days.
I felt the same way about the personal tidbits people shared. Mostly, reading them didn't feel too voyeuristic and I certainly never felt like the author was trying to embarrass the first families. She put the personal stories in a larger context and I felt like she both sides of every story. I liked the thematic organization of the book and wasn't bothered by the bouncing around, but I can see why it might bother you. There were very few sections that relayed events in chronological order for long before moving on to the next story.
YES about putting the personal stories in a larger context...that's a great way to explain it. They felt relevant and purposeful in that way. Versus other books that seem to just be putting the first families on display. I just saw your review, so glad you enjoyed it!


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Beau Hoopman, ameriški veslač, * 1. oktober 1980, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Beau je za ZDA nastopil na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 2004 v Atenah, ki je tam osvojil zlato medaljo in v prvi kvalifikacijski tekmi postavil svetovni rekord za osmerce na 2 kilometra.

Leta 2008 je v ameriškem osmercu na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 2008 v Pekingu osvojil še bronasto medaljo.

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Megan Graham
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354 Boalt Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 MC:7200
Before joining the Clinic, Megan served as a law clerk to Magistrate Judge Katherine Menendez in the District of Minnesota and as a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota Law School's Human Rights Center. Megan was previously the Privacy, Security, and Technology Fellow and Assistant Managing Editor at Just Security, where her research focused on pressing issues in privacy, technology, and civil liberties and human rights law, including law enforcement hacking, encryption, and government surveillance. Megan graduated from NYU School of Law, where she participated in the Advanced Technology Law and Policy Clinic and the Brennan Center's Public Policy Advocacy Clinic, and served as a Managing Editor of the Annual Survey of American Law. Prior to law school, Megan worked at the Clinton Health Access Initiative on global public health projects. She received a BSFS from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and has an MA in Comparative Ethnic Conflict from Queen's University Belfast.
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With a March snowstorm in the forecast and my annual trip to the Cape fast approaching, I had was heartbroken when my favorite boots gave out. The heel of the sole broke completely free from the rest of the boot and the kids talked me out of attempting to use super glue to fix it. I have a reputation for ending up hopelessly glued to stuff. So instead, I drove two sales ladies at the shoe store completely bonkers trying to find me a pair as close to what I had as possible. I came home with my new boots and, seeing the laces in the old ones were still good, I pulled the old laces out and set them aside. I took the old ones outside, but when it came time to put them in the garbage can, I started to cry. Yes, cry. Over a worn out pair of boots. Not a sniffle and a stray tear. Oh no. we're talking a sit-down-on-the-steps, holding-on-to-the-boots, tears-rolling-down-the-face kind of a cry.
This is stupid. I told myself. Who in their right mind cries over a broken down pair of boots?! But the reaction was so visceral, I had to ask myself why they mattered so much to me. Honestly, I'm forty-some years old. It's not like I've never thrown out a pair of boots before.
But these boots were different. These had a history. Over eleven years, I walked hundreds of miles of empty beaches with God as my companion. As beautiful as that may sound, I wasn't always the most pleasant of company on those walks. And there were plenty of times when I resented God's very presence in what had become the only safe space I had left. My life was in such a miserable state, all I wanted was to be left alone. It was not uncommon for me to walk four miles and spend the entire four miles yelling at God to either help me or get out of my way. Funny thing is, over time, something gradually shifted and those walks with God on the beach became less confrontational. Little by little, I stopped yelling. I stopped demanding. I stopped begging. I accepted God's company and I found that even on those days when I thought I really, really wanted to be alone, what I actually wanted was to be alone with God because God was the only who understood what was brewing inside of me.
Over the last eleven years, I didn't learn to trust God by sitting in church on Sunday. I didn't learn to surrender all the stuff that was killing me inside by reading a prayer book full of prayers I was supposed to have memorized and couldn't. There were days when I was just so hopelessly tangled up inside, the only way to untangle the mess was to take a walk down the beach and let God do the untangling. And the only way that works is to let go and let God do God's thing and accept that maybe, just maybe, the Creator has a clue about how this particular creation ticks.
All those miles, all that sand and salt water, all the tears and pain and hell I'd walked through was soaked into a clunky, ugly, worn out pair of old leather boots. God transformed all that into a life I never dared to hope for, a life touched by unfathomable grace. Sometimes a pair of boots is more than just a pair of boots. Sometimes a pair of boots become sacred objects. So maybe that worn out pair of boots isn't going in the garbage can after all. Maybe they'll be given a very quiet burial somewhere only God and I know about.
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Wesam graduated from "Modern Academy" school of business administration. Although his studies are irrelevant to filmmaking, he decided to learn and practice the rules of the industry.
Wesam started his film making career in 2006, till he rose up to work with all the big production houses in Egypt.
He is responsible for creating quotations and hiring a team of professionals that are specialised in handling all operations from pre-production through post-production. He utilises and supplies his own resources through his various contacts within Egypt and the regional market throughout the Middle East, Europe and the US.
His previous projects include a wide variety of TV ads, channel identities, documentaries, promos, TV programs, music album, music videos,TV series, and films.
In 2006, he started working as a production runner, then production assistant, location manager, production manager, line producer until he specialized in executive production.
His experience over the past five years gave him a well-rounded knowledge of what is needed in today's demanding industry.
He has the experience in working with international/Non-Egyptian film Directors, DOPs and staff, catering to their needs in camera equipment, lighting and state-of-the-art technology to ensure only the best productions.
His experience in filmmaking includes working with 35mm, 16mm, HD, DV, REDONE, ALEXA.
He knows well how to offer full service production and film making hiring professional and experienced cast and crew, providing equipment, locations and permits in Egypt throughout the Middle East, in addition to a range of talented directors and writers. He believes that the best business identities are not presented by long drawn out presentations but by quality show reels that showcase creative strength and capabilities.


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Bakshian, Aram Jr.: Files, 1982-1983
Office of Speechwriting
Office of Public Liaison: Special Assistant to the President (Arts, Humanities, Education/Academia, International Affairs), 1981 (See separate inventory)
This collection is available in whole for research use. Some folders may still have withdrawn material due to Freedom of Information Act restrictions. Most frequently withdrawn material is national security classified material, personal privacy, protection of the President, etc.
Aram Bakshian (1944- ) is a native of Washington, DC. In addition to his political positions, he has been a free-lance writer, art critic, magazine editor, Harvard University lecturer, and corporate consultant.
His political experience prior to the Reagan Administration included work as an aide to Congressman William Brock (1966-70), a special assistant to the chairman, Senator Bob Dole, of the Republican National Committee (1971), a speechwriter and aide for Presidents Nixon and Ford (1972-75), and a consultant to Treasury Secretary William Simon (1976-77). Prior to joining the Reagan Administration, Bakshian was working on the lecture circuit and was a Senior Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
In the Reagan White House, Bakshian served in the in the Office of Public Liaison from March to November 1981, then was Director of the White House Office of Speechwriting until September 1983. In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to a term on the National Council on the Humanities. The term ended in 1992, and that same year, he began in his position as Editor-in-Chief of the periodic journal American Speaker. He retired from the magazine in 2009. In 2014, Bakshian became a contributing editor of the journal The National Interest.
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In addition to this small collection, other Reagan Presidential record collections (e.g., Office of Speechwriting: Speech Drafts) contain scattered material pertaining to Bakshian's work in this office.
This collection contains two series: SERIES I: Speech Edits, 1982-1983; and SERIES II: Presidential Medals.
SERIES I: SPEECH EDITS, 1982-1983 (0.3 l.ft., Box 1)
This series consists of internal White House routing of Presidential speeches and statements written by outside entities or staff other than speechwriters. The material is photocopies of the comments and edits on this material made by Mr. Bakshian. It is in chronological order.
SERIES II: PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS, 1981-1983 (1.7 l.ft.; Boxes 1-5)
This series appears to have started while Mr. Bakshian was a staff member in the Office of Public Liaison. He was tasked with responding to recommendations for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, particularly if it was someone notable in the arts or humanities. He carried this material and function with him when he went to the Speechwriting Office. He continued to respond to these recommendations and maintained a file of names with background information for reference use in composing the awards speech if the individual received a medal. In addition, this series contains a series of edits and speeches for the February 1983 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners, and internal memos and notes regarding the presentation of the Medals. It also contains a small amount of background research and speeches regarding the awards of the Presidential Citizens Medal.


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« Optioned to AAA: A Baseball Microstory
Short, scribbled thoughts about the trades that pissed you all off »
Unreal: The Marcus Stroman Era
June 2012: I'm driving home, listening to Jays Talk. It's the night of the MLB Draft.
Mike Wilner introduces the Jays' first round pick and proceeds to interview him. This was my introduction to Marcus Stroman; my introduction to Height Doesn't Measure Heart.
The bravado and confidence instantly hit me. This kid had a chip on his shoulder and a desire to be the greatest pitcher ever. My attention was caught.
I fell in love with his swagger that night. And to this day, I still love it.
There's certainly a group of fans who loathed that Stro swag. I like to think those individuals represent a segment of Toronto sports fans who expect every single athlete to perform, say little and stay in their lane. Believe me, there's nothing wrong with that. But if you expect everyone to follow that example then a) you're going to be disappointed more often and b) it dulls things up.
Whether you liked him or not, baseball is much cooler with Marcus Stroman. You need a strong personality like his. It enhances the drama and adds flavour to the narrative. Take that out and while the sport maintains a level of fun and excitement, it looks robotic. Even the not-so-subtle jabs he's thrown at Mark Shapiro and Russ Atkins on Twitter have been entertaining.
We should talk about all that "commotion."
Stro's greatest asset and his greatest flaw is that he cares a lot. What he specifically cares about is for another article. Make no mistake though; he is PASSIONATE. That passion is beneficial in some areas and causes problems in others. That's why you won't see him hanging out with Shapiro and Atkins at a New York City nightclub in the next decade or so.
Similar to a lot of Blue Jay fans, perhaps Stro didn't want to let go of 2015-16. Can't blame him at all. It's hard coming down from that mountain. Some accept and embrace fate. Some do it kicking and screaming. Of course, we'll never know what actually happened or what was said. Our personal biases will simply fill in the blanks.
When it was evident the Jays needed a rebuild, I hoped Stro would be one of the few players from 2015-16 still on the roster when things turned around. But once the rebuild was in full effect, I made peace with the notion that keeping Stro would hinder the team's growth.
It's a classic battle of head vs. heart, with my noggin coming out on top.
I would love it if Stro was signed to a long-term deal. However, my biggest fear is that his best years would be while the team was still rebuilding.
Hate to say it, but it would've been counter-productive to keep Stro. If his stock is high, it was worth trying to obtain some younger talent in exchange. It's similar to what happened with Roy Halladay ten years ago.
We all wanted Doc to stay, but while his productivity was at the top, the Jays as a whole were sliding to the bottom and needed to rebuild. It wasn't fair to Doc who – at that point – had never tasted postseason action and ultimately requested to be traded. Keeping him would've slowed the team's growth.
It's great how Stro embraced the city, but he should pitch for a winner. And yes, the team he was traded to is hanging on by a very thin thread. Nevertheless, I certainly wish him the best of luck with the Mets and thank the heavens he's not wearing Yankee pinstripes.
HDMH will always have a significant place in Toronto. From his debut, to the freak injury, coming back from that injury, being part of the magic that was 2015-16 and being one of the few bright spots during seasons of transition and development. Marcus Stroman's narrative was simply unreal. He fell in love with the city and the city – at least a good portion of it – fell in love with him.
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4.1 Student Blog – Welcome to the 4.1 Student Blog!
Welcome to the 4.1 Student Blog!
I'm learning how to write a cinquain poem.
In a cinquain poem you need to choose a topic – that will be the first line of the poem, one word.
On the second line you need to have two words that describe your topic.
On the third line you need to have three words (verb) that end with -ing.
And finally the last line you need to have one word that connects to your topic (first line).
We are learning how to write a cinquain poem.
This is my cinquain poem.
In a cinquain poem there has to be five lines .
In the first line there is one word the topic that you want to write about).
The second line has to be 2 words that describe your topic.
On the fourth line there has to be a short sentence with 4-5 words.
And on the last line there has to be a word that is connected to your topic (the first line).
I started by planning I needed to think a lot about my poem.
The first line has one word.
The second line has two words that are connected with the title (these describe the first line).
The next line has a little sentence.
The last line has one or two words connected to the first line.
I am learning how to write a cinquain poem.
The first line is one word to name the poem.
If you have noticed all the words in the third line end with -ing and are 3 verbs.
The fourth line describes the sentences (a thought not necessarily a complete sentence).
The last line is one word that means the same as the first line.
Explanation/Cinquain poem about me Gabriel!!????
The next line has 2 words which are adjectives.
The next 3 words are verbs that end in -ing.
Next is a short sentence with 4 to 5 words.
Then the last line is one word that is connected to the first line/word..
Now you're gonna see my cinquain poem !!!!!!!!!!!!
as funny as a laughing hyena .
I love ❤ to dance ?.
This kind of poetry has 5 lines. It is really fun and short.
diamond. My poem is about myself. I wrote how I feel like lazy ?☹?
In the first line you need to have a title – one word.
Then on the second line you need to have two adjectives that describe your topic.
On the fourth line you need to have a short sentence.
On the fifth line you need to have a word that connects to your topic.
I went to the beach: I was swimming ? in the sea ? . The waves went over me.
I swam over the waves.
I went to sleep ? at hotel because I like to sleep at hotel. I was watching tv ?
too. We told it to our sister.
In the first line you write your topic – one word .
On the second line you write 2 things that describe your topic.
Then on the third line you write 3 action words what you chose but it has to end with "ing".
In the fourth line you write a short sentence.
For last line you write something related to your topic – one word.
This work shows me practicing a visible thinking routine called "color, symbol, image".
That photo up there shows my thinking ? .
I think I had a holiday that was a mix of colors. I chose brown because I played with a dog ? at my friends house ? and I just think that brown represents dogs ?. I chose yellow because I stayed at a beach ? with my friend the yellow represents the sand on the beach and the happiness I felt. I chose blue to represent the blue skies .
I chose that image because me and my friend played together at the beach a lot.
This work shows me practicing a visible thinking ? routine called " Color, Symbol, Image.
The photo above shows my thinking and my understanding. I chose yellow for color because it was really light and shiny at the party.
I chose a heart ❤ for symbol because the party ? was lovely and the decorations too. The good part was that kids could dance ?? .
I chose a cake ? for the image because the cake was so good. The funny part was that there was only one piece left we were all fighting for the last piece. But no one could get it ?.