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Stephanie Freeman - 20
"My husband needed a kidney, and I wasn't a match for him.... He was a little hesitant for me to do this.... But the main goal, as I kept telling him, is for him to be around for our kids. I want to be able to hold my grandchildren with him."
"I did the paired donation because my husband needed a kidney, and I wasn't a match for him. We were made aware of the donor-paired program when my husband was first referred to UAB to be evaluated for a kidney transplant.
"He was a little hesitant for me to do this. When he was first put on dialysis, he had a really good friend from high school, Howie, that he hadn't seen in 20 years who heard about what was going on, and he wanted to be tested. He was a match, but there was a strict weight requirement and Wayne, because he was on the peritoneal dialysis, had a difficult time trying lose the weight. It was a real struggle. When we were referred to UAB, our friend Howie had some issues that were going to cause him to have to wait several months to be tested again, but I just felt that when you're on dialysis, the clock is ticking. I talked to Wayne about me being tested to donate a kidney. He wasn't comfortable with me donating a kidney at first, I spent more than a few hours convincing him that I not only wanted to do it but that I needed to do it.
"I came to UAB on March 17 to be tested and when I spoke with Dr. Jayme Locke she asked if they were to find a match for us the next week would we be able to be at UAB for the surgery. My only response was, ABSOULTELY! When we received a call the next week that they had found matches for us we were beyond ecstatic. We have two kids, Isaiah who is 17 and Bailee who is 14, so it wasn't ideal for both of us to be in the hospital at the same time. But the main goal, as I kept telling Wayne, is for him to be around for our kids. I want to be able to hold my grandchildren with him. I told him any reservations he had we had to put on hold.
"If I weren't giving at this point, I would still be willing to give later. I know how important it is because I've seen it and had to deal with it firsthand. I know the fear and struggles that go into this and seeing someone you love endure the effects of dialysis. You live your life worrying about keeping them healthy enough to get to the point where they can get a kidney, and it's very frightening. It's not a fun way to live. For us to get to this point is just a tremendous blessing. We are very, very grateful."
When we walked into meet our donor/recipient — Amari and Joseph Brown — their mother Teria grabbed us and hugged us and said, "We are family now." Joe and Amari are two of the most inspiring young men I have had the pleasure to meet. To know that we were able to be part of this with them is humbling. These are the kind of people you just feel like a better person having been in the same room with them — they are just beautiful people.
I cannot say enough about the care that we received from the doctors and nurses at UAB. I send a huge thank you to Dr. Locke, Dr. Mark Deierhoi, Dr. Jeremy Goodman and nurse Jill Griffin. Before I went into surgery Dr. Goodman sat down and asked me if I had any questions and I said, 'No, I know you will take good care of me.' He said, 'No, we are going to take great care of you.' That is exactly what we received from everyone at UAB. These amazing folks, took medicine to a higher level and made this experience personal. We are eternally grateful.
Become a Part of the Chain
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If you are in need of a kidney transplant, you will need a referral from your nephrologist.
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In their words, stories from our transplant donors and recipients
Kendra Brooks
After more than four years of dialysis treatments, Kendra Brooks received her transplant in April 2016. Kendra's mom donated a kidney so her daughter could receive one and wrote a letter to share the news. "It said, 'God has answered our prayers. We have a match.' I cried puddles of tears of joy," Kendra says.
Sheldon Vaughn
High blood pressure and diabetes ravaged Sheldon Vaughn's kidneys, and it was the kindness of two donors who helped him achieve a transplant. "A dialysis nurse my wife and I came to know wanted to donate to me, but wasn't a match for me, and her kidney went to a woman in Florida. But because of her donation, I was able go on the UAB list and received my kidney from a young woman named Nicole who had contacted UAB and wanted to donate her kidney to anybody. So in a sense, I feel like I have two donors."
Laura Burks
With a desire to help others, Laura Burks was looking for her next opportunity when a friend posted on her blog about how she was going to donate a kidney. "I thought, 'That is what I need to do,' Laura says. "Before that, I didn't know you could be a loving donor. I thought it was something that happens after you pass away. After realizing that I could give away an organ that I don't have to have to live with, I thought, 'If I don't do this, my life's not complete.' I just knew somebody needed a kidney and they're depending on some stranger to give up theirs, and I was that stranger.
William Harris
High blood pressure caused William Harris' kidneys to fail, and he was told he would eventually need a kidney transplant to live. After nine years of dialysis treatments, his wish came true. "When I was told I was a candidate to get a transplant, and that there was a match for me, I didn't have any fears," William says. "I was humbled to know that someone wanted to give me a kidney."
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Paula King - 1
"Knowing that there was somebody out there who could use what I had and praying about it and seeing a friend who had donated a kidney made me realize that perhaps I was somebody else's friend."
Hometown Helena, Alabama
Donor-Recipient Donor
Lornette Stewart - 1
"She's just a beautiful person. The fact that Paula would come forward and donate to a stranger, to me, it was an act of obedience. She heard what God said, and she just did it."
Hometown Shalimar, Florida
Donor-Recipient Recipient
Jovi Williams - 2
"Getting that call that says you are a match for your mother, that's an awesome feeling."
Susan Miller - 2
"Everyone, I mean everyone, was so friendly and nice to me. It's hard to put into words how much you appreciate that when you're so sick."
Hometown Mobile, Alabama
Anonymous - 3
Hometown Bay Minette, Alabama
Ellen Herron - 3
"Now, after the transplant, things are good."
Hometown Quinton, Alabama
Shelly Gary - 4
"Why did I decide to give? It wasn't a question for me."
Hometown Harvest, Alabama
Thomas Blankenship - 4
"I am a new man. I feel awesome."
Hometown Lexington, Tennessee
James Mangus - 5
"I just had the capability to step up and do something that would positively impact at least one person's life. It was just a no-brainer."
Hometown McKinney, Texas
Martha Kelley - 5
"Not only did God provide me with a new kidney, he provided me one from a military man who looked like G.I. Joe."
Hometown Brookwood, Alabama
Justin Kelley - 6
"My mom needed a kidney, and I had to do something."
Brett Burks - 6
Hometown Saltillo, Mississippi
Karon Tidwell - 7
"I would do it again in a heartbeat. I wouldn't think twice about it either."
Hometown Olive Branch, Mississippi
Robin Oliver - 7
"It's like I've been given a second chance."
Hometown Montgomery, Alabama
Angelia Rigsby - 8
"Everybody asks me if there was a lot of pressure on me to give, and there really wasn't. It was my sister. Of course I didn't want to lose her."
Hometown Eclectic, Alabama
Veronica Temple - 8
"It's been great since the surgery. I don't have to be sick every day."
Hometown Bessemer, Alabama
Mary Hanks - 9
"This whole experience has just been amazing—miraculous."
Hometown Pensacola, Florida
Paula Jones - 10
"We came during the snow storm. We got stuck on the interstate about 12 miles down the road. We sat on the interstate for three hours before we had some truckers move people out of the way and let us…
Hometown Milton, Florida
Cathy Messer - 10
"I signed up for the program in October and by the end of January, I had the transplant. It happened quickly."
Hometown Oxford, Alabama
David Messer - 11
"I think there are tons of people out there who would give of themselves and not expect to get anything back, just because people need them."
John Romeo - 11
"I thought I felt good before the surgery, but I feel so much better now."
Hometown Huntsville, Alabama
Laura Romeo-Pierce - 12
"It feels like everyone in this chain is family. I may not know them all by name, and I may not have even met all of them, but we are all linked. "
Jocelin Davis - 12
"To be able to give to someone and you're not really looking for anything in return, and you're helping a stranger, is just amazing. It's a great thing."
Hometown Auburn, Alabama
Anonymous - 13
Hometown Chicago, Illinois
Ryane Burns - 13
"To be a part of something like this chain gives me a good feeling. It is just crazy and amazing at the same time."
Hometown Decatur, Mississippi
Jason Burns - 14
"I really think if people knew more about kidney transplant and the living donor programs available, there would be a lot more chains started. I don't think people realize how healthy you can live with one kidney and really how…
Michael Little - 14
"When she met me, Dr. Locke told me my name had been on her bulletin board for two and a half years because I had been her toughest patient."
Hometown New Hebron, Mississippi
Derek Lambert - 15
"Having been born with two kidneys, it would stand to reason they would both be mine.... And then one day, out of the blue, my reasoning began to break down."
Hometown High Springs, Florida
Allison Nelson - 15
"There are so many people on a list. If I wasn't in this predicament, I would give somebody an organ in a heartbeat."
Hometown Abita Springs, Louisiana
Courtney McLaughlin - 16
"She's been on the waiting list for a deceased donor organ for years with no end in sight. We were on this waiting list for three months. It's really been amazing."
Hometown Clementon, New Jersey
Katelyn Pickel - 16
"I started dialysis my first day in the hospital, Oct. 28. I'm glad to be off of it and have this transplant behind me. I hope to get back on with my life and pick up where I left off."
Hometown Albany, Georgia
Earl Pickel - 17
"The reason why I did this is very simple—my daughter needed a kidney, and I'd do anything to help her. But if we could help other people in the process, why not pick someone else up and carry them with…
Marjorie Wilhite - 17
"The people who are willing to donate have just got to be angels and the most unselfish people in the whole world."
Hometown Pinson, Alabama
Kristi Jeter - 18
"I'm not going to lie; it was a little difficult to get my family on board at first. We had to talk about it."
Hometown Birmingham, Alabama
Nancy Roesle - 18
"UAB is always where I felt I needed to be.... This, to me, was the place I needed to be to get these awesome results."
Hometown Youngstown, Florida
Regina Roesle -19
"I knew you could donate a kidney, but I never knew it could be me."
Hometown Lillian, Alabama
Diane Simmons - 19
"Dr. Locke has done such an amazing thing with this chain. It's truly amazing."
Hometown Monroeville, Alabama
"My husband needed a kidney, and I wasn't a match for him.... He was a little hesitant for me to do this.... But the main goal, as I kept telling him, is for him to be around for our kids.…
Joseph Brown - 20
"My brother giving on my behalf is pretty amazing. This time last year he was in a near-fatal car accident.... I just feel like God let him survive to help me out."
Amari Brown - 21
"This chain, it just shows the sacrifices people will do to help others -- family members or close friends, and in some cases total strangers. It's inspiring and appreciated."
Thomas Freeman - 21
"The fact that so many people have an opportunity now to change their lives is just unreal. I know it's going to change my family's life."
April Brooks - 22
"I would give a thousand kidneys if I were able to. It really is bigger than just you. We are all on earth to do something bigger than ourselves, and it feels good when you actually have an opportunity to…
Glen Peebles - 22
"This chain is just a miracle. It's a miracle for everybody involved. Medicine has changed so much since my first transplant. It's unbelievable what can be done now."
Hometown Town Creek, Alabama
Contessa Terry - 23
"I knew this was going to be a possibility one day. I wanted to give him a kidney the first time, but I was too young. It never really occurred to me to second-guess doing this at all. Not one…
Hometown Moulton, Alabama
Price Johnson - 23
"This kidney chain is really a continuing story of one sacrifice after another, all in the name of love. It's a good story."
Hometown Oxford, Mississippi
Laura Lee - 24
"It's hard to explain how happy I am that I was able to do something like this for my friends."
Bryan Howard - 24
"It's great that this chain has been put together so we can share our stories with others in need and do what we can to bring awareness about the power of living kidney donation."
Hometown Prattville, Alabama
Maria Howard - 25
"It's great to hear that this chain has grown so much. I'm very happy that this is happening because it means a lot more people will have a chance for life."
Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
Kay Mason - 25
Hometown Rogersville, Alabama
Kasey Word - 26
"I knew I was just so thankful that somebody else had done that for my mother."
James Oliver - 26
"I got to meet my donor, and it was emotional, but good. It was good to hear her story and meet her. I just know I'm forever grateful to her for what she did."
Hometown Valley, Alabama
Robert Butler - 27
"I'd never heard of doing anything like this. But giving my kidney to somebody else is just as good as me giving my kidney directly to him. And when you think about it, two people are going to have a…
Hometown Lanett, Alabama
Frank Southon - 27
"To be able to be independent and enjoy my kids will mean a lot to me. It will be the biggest benefit, I think."
Denise Soulliere - 28
"Frank has two kids, and I didn't want to see those kids grow up without a father. I wanted to give someone a chance. I wanted to give Frank a chance."
Hometown Cullman, Alabama
Estella Floyd - 28
"I've got a will to live."
Hometown Cantonment, Florida
Kim Teele - 29
"God clearly spoke to my heart and told me I needed to offer her one of my kidneys. It was not something I took lightly. I prayed about it for several months."
Hometown Fort White, Florida
Nicholas Goodwin - 29
"We feel like we're all a family now. I can never repay her for what she did, but I am beyond thankful for her kindness."
Felisa Goodwin - 30
Cathy Vandiver - 30
"How do you thank somebody for doing that? Every time I think about her and what she's doing for me, I start crying. It's such a tremendous gift."
Hometown Tuscumbia, Alabama
Kelly Berwager - 31
"That was the whole point, to be a light to somebody, physically and spiritually."
Hometown Hoover, Alabama
Mary Reed - 31
"It's absolutely amazing that they can do this, that this chain is possible. It's all due to the donors. They are the angels and the true heroes in all of this."
Lauren Abernathy - 32
"This has been the most emotional ride I have ever been on."
Glenda Park - 32
"Knowing that it's all behind me really gives me a sense of relief, especially knowing I don't have to hook up to that machine every night."
Hometown Alabaster, Alabama
John Woolard - 33
"I think this chain is truly amazing. It's a testament to God's grace and His example of how He can use one person to reach many."
Daphne Glenn - 33
"When people find out about something like this, they are really willing to help."
Hometown Alexander City, Alabama
Linda Hessenberger - 34
"All I cared about at first was my aunt, but it's really pretty cool to know that there are others out there just like her whose lives are changing, hopefully for the better."
Hometown Mendota, Illinois
Thomas Thompson - 34
"I actually thought I was being lied to when I first got the call saying doctors here had found a kidney for me. Less than two months ago, they called me when I was on the dialysis machine. They said,…
Belinda Beasley - 35
"I just knew that Estella had been given the gift of life and someone else was waiting for their gift, too. And after the surgery and my donation was over, and the doctor came to walk me over to see…
Kiara Brown - 35
"When we got that phone call, everything lifted. I could see her spirit lifting. Her attitude changed. She was telling everyone, 'I'm going to get a new kidney.' My family has been through so much. This was just God-sent."
Hometown Silver Creek, Mississippi
Denise Prewitt - 36
"I guess it would have been easy to put it off, or say no, but UAB was willing to send the testing kit to our hotel, so I was able to take care of everything from Orlando after I found a…
Hometown Irvington, Alabama
Marvin Wynn - 36
"My transplant date was March 18, which is also my daughter's birthday. Now I have two reasons to celebrate on that day."
John Tarver - 37
"People were willing to donate a kidney to me, but we could never get a match. Then my cousin said he would give; he wasn't exactly a match, so he gave on my behalf."
Hometown Wagarville, Alabama
Hometown Biloxi, Mississippi
William Chambers - 39
"There wasn't a reason I could think of not to donate. I'm in good health. The need was there. There were so many reasons to do it."
Deanne Lockett - 39
"UAB has some fine people. The doctors, they didn't stop until they did everything they could to find a match for me."
Hometown Centreville, Alabama
Jennifer Lockett - 40
"I was used to my upbeat, getting-around mom, and she just wasn't happy anymore. You could see it."
Christy Harris - 40
"I thought I would have to have a donor that matched my tissue and blood type. And, in your mind, you think, 'Well, let me try to find a family member.' But everyone in my family has high blood pressure."
Lonnie Haralson - 41
"I'm so much happier now than I used to be. My quality of life is so much better. I'm ready to get back on the golf course."
Hometown LaGrange, Georgia
Tracey Alford - 42
"I was very excited. It's kind of weird getting excited about surgery, but I just wanted to help my dad."
Alton Barbee - 42
"I think this kidney chain is a great thing. It makes it a whole lot easier to get a kidney. I had 20 people try to match with me but couldn't."
Hometown Hanceville, Alabama
Chandrabose Vajjasubash - 43
"My wife is the reason I was able to get a kidney. Without the email, Beth might not have donated to me."
Hometown Tampa, Florida
Beth Dillon - 44
"As long as you're willing to give to somebody, you can help. It's the most uplifting experience you can be a part of."
Hometown St. Petersburg, Florida
Randall Peebles - 44
"I wish other people knew how much it helps people out. People can live with one kidney. Folks need to take it to heart. If they can give, then they should give."
Hometown Flomaton, Alabama
Jeffrey Rizzo - 45
"It's beyond me that someone hooked up on dialysis can't get away from it. It's so limiting to them.… To find out that someone can unplug you from the machine and give you life, there are no words that can…
Hometown Ozark, Alabama
Sylvester Mencer - 45
"He's my little angel. I just hugged him the first time I met him. He didn't have to do that. He didn't have to give."
Cindy Atkin - 46
"I wasn't sure I wanted to meet at first. I thought I would just do what I needed to do, but it was such a joy meeting her. It was emotional."
Hometown Hurtsboro, Alabama
Gladys Hatchett - 46
"I was a schoolteacher at Jeff Davis High School for 30 years, and the thing I'm looking most forward to now that I'm retired is traveling and not doing dialysis."
Vivian Storrs - 47
"When I came up to do the battery of tests, I talked with her, an advocate, a counselor and a few others. They wanted to see where my mindset was emotionally and physically. They didn't want me to feel pressured…
Hometown Decatur, Georgia
Orson Chresfield - 47
"I think a lot of people don't give because they are either scared or they aren't educated. The chance at life that you are giving to someone is such a good thing."
Chalice Howard - 48
"I believe deeply that as someone who has been given much, I am responsible for extending myself to those in need. I'm the recipient of a lot of generosity, and I need to be generous."
Levon Madison - 48
"Happy is not even a word I can use when I found out he was getting a kidney. I was thrilled. Then I found out it was from a live donor. I was even happier then."
Hometown Pine Hill, Alabama
Colby Heatherly - 49
"I've always wanted to be out there and part of the solution to problems. Kidney disease is a big problem."
Hometown Calera, Alabama
Janet Henderson - 49
"I thought about asking my kids if they would help me get a transplant by donating to me or for me, but I couldn't do it. I couldn't ask them. They wanted to do it, but it took me years…
Hometown State Line, Mississippi
Janaka West - 50
"When your mom is sick, it's not even a question of whether or not you are willing to do something like this.… You do what you what you have to do to try and make her life better."
Jerry Phillips - 50
"I came to UAB through Dr. Locke. I've known her for many years. I did some research on UAB and learned it was the leading hospital in the southeast for kidney transplants."
Hometown Goldsboro, North Carolina
Joy Dean - 51
"I think this has been a great learning tool for teaching my own children what it means to give."
Hometown Chesapeake, Virginia
Joe Dorris - 51
"My wife, Carolyn, says since I now have a woman's kidney that I'm going to be able to multitask. I guess we will see!"
Sonya English - 52
"If someone else was thinking about donating a kidney, I would tell them.… that the few days of pain is worth helping someone else add more years to their life."
Jason Berry - 52
"I met my donor after the surgery, and she's a wonderful person. We talked quite a bit right after the transplant. I was really amazed that she would do that for a stranger."
Hometown Eldridge, Alabama (previously and now in New York)
Vanessa Mencer - 53
"My husband and I know God used us so we could have a testimony to help someone else."
Dwan Shoemake - 53
"People tell me I have less the look of uncertainty, that I look relieved. And being off of dialysis has made such a difference in my life."
Hometown Northport, Alabama
Mary Sanford - 54
"That was just an amazing thing how they get all the donors and recipients and doctors and nurses together to pull that off."
Hometown Ellisville, Mississippi
Corey Coleman - 54
"I'm proud to be a part of the chain. I hope my story could help inspire people to not be scared of the situation but just face it. Now I'm living a normal life."
Nicole Jordan - 55
"The way I looked at it is that, since I was deemed a great candidate, then for me to hold onto something I didn't need — but that could save somebody else's life — would be rather selfish."
Sheldon Vaughn - 55
"I am humbled by all the donors who have come to the program and said, 'Even if it's not a family member or a friend, I want to give.' They are special."
Hometown Winfield, Alabama
Rhonda Self - 56
"The process was emotional because, once I had made up my mind to do it, I had to answer everyone's questions. My husband asked why I'd want to do this for someone I didn't know when it was unnecessary. I…
Hometown Brilliant, Alabama
Divyank Saini - 57
"Working at UAB's organ transplant lab, I see what patients go through while they're waiting. I see the painful process of dialysis, so I wanted to help at least one person and their family."
Earnestine Johnson - 57
Emmie Jackson - 58
"I know God was with me. I had no pain at all after the surgery, and I told them to take away the pain pump. The morning after, I took my IV pole and started walking. And I haven't stopped…
Hometown York, Alabama
Carla Owens - 60
"It was really emotional. Everybody started crying and saying, 'Thank you, thank you!'"
Jerri Whitehead - 60
"I was a little worried at first when I knew it was going to be from a stranger, and then I put it in my head that it was going to work."
Hometown Guntersville, Alabama
Terri Bryant - 61
"The person who got my kidney was a preacher with four kids who had been on dialysis for a while. When I met him and saw the look on his face, it was worth every bit of it right then."
Anthony Gross - 61
"I asked her, 'What made you do it?' She said, 'I was trying to save my twin sister, and we didn't match. But I was a perfect match for you.'"
Hometown Anniston, Alabama
Laura Burks - 62
"I've talked to so many people, and if they ask about kidney donation, I tell them, 'Just go through the testing and see if you're able to, and if you're not scared of surgery, consider it. Because somebody is relying…
Nathan Farmer - 62
"They told me her kidney matched like it was my own. After I got my transplant, we all met in the same room. Now I have her on Facebook. We talk back and forth every now and then to check…
Hometown Grenada, Mississippi
Nicholas Whitten - 63
"When I understood what it meant to be a kidney donor, I asked to donate. When he started rejecting the kidney transplant he got all of those years ago, I knew what I was going to do."
Hometown Water Valley, Mississippi
Kendra Brooks - 63
"I did not want my mom to give a kidney because I did not want to see her go through the pain. My mother did not listen to me though, because she went behind my back and made an appointment…
Hometown Natchez, Mississippi
Kathryn Brooks - 64
"People see me now and ask, 'Are you OK?' They know I gave a kidney, and they think that changes something about you. It's the just fear of the unknown."
Hometown Florissant, Missouri
Dianna Etheridge - 64
"I am so proud of him. I've been telling everybody what he did, that my son did this for me."
William Harris - 65
"I feel more humbled than anything because Prince had a chance to back out of giving his kidney; but he said he had made a promise, and he was going to do what he set out to do. I am…
Hometown Crawford, Mississippi
Elizabeth Duke - 66
"I feel like I was destined to become a part of this chain. I was the 66th person in the chain, and my husband's number on his work badge before he retired as a fireman was number 66."
Elsie Lowe - 66
"Many people involved in the chain did not have ties to anyone, and they could have changed their mind; but I'm glad they didn't."
Hometown Panama City, Florida
Richard Lowe - 67
"When I first heard about it, I thought there was a lot of faux hype behind it; but going through the process, I feel like a rock star who has had his five minutes of fame."
Hometown Tallahassee, Florida
Elijah Perry - 67
"It makes me want to tell people more about my story so they can get signed up and be able to add onto the chain."
Hometown Smiths, Alabama
Hometown New Brockton, AL
Hometown Moody, AL
Hometown New Bern, NC
Hometown Demopolis, AL
Hometown Enterprise, AL
Hometown Coffeeville, AL
Lisa Baker - 71
"That's why I donated in 1998, was so my dad could get a kidney. The really cool thing was that Dr. Mark Deierhoi did my dad's transplant, and he also did mine. I thought that was pretty awesome."
Hometown Gadsden, AL
Keith Applegate - 72
"It's amazing what science can do. I mean, 70 people in this chain? That tickles me to death."
Hometown Troy, AL
Hometown Birmingham, AL
Hometown Chattanooga, TN
Hometown Miami, FL
Kenneth Hamilton - 74
"There have been so many things and experiences that this kidney transplant has given back to me, and I am certain I will never take that for granted again."
Hometown Decatur, AL
Deana Avery - 75
"I knew in my heart that it felt right – a stranger was saving my daughter's life and in turn, I was able to give life back to a father and husband. That is such a fulfilling feeling that I…
Hometown Helena, AL
Hometown Salem, AL
Hometown Pelham, AL
Zach Taylor - 78
"I couldn't imagine Jay's wife having to raise two children on her own. I looked at the donation as a way to create a better life for all of them."
Hometown Lake Oswego, OR
Jonathan (Shane) Holcomb - 78
"You never think about things like transplants until you need it. It's an incredible thing to have something like UAB's transplant program and this kidney chain right here in Alabama."
Hometown Faulkville, AL
Melissa McIntyre - 79
"My biggest fear going into this was not being able to help my brother. It was disappointing when we were told that my kidney was too small for him, because we were a match otherwise. But UAB's transplant program was…
Hometown Woodville, AL
Victoria Smith - 79
"My biggest fear throughout the whole process was definitely the unknown, because I had never been a sick person before."
Hometown Huntsville, AL
Hometown Valley Head, AL
Bonnie Tucker - 81
"My husband had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and needed two months of radiation treatments in Atlanta. Four days after my surgery, I was able to recover with him! (That was my third miracle!)"
Hometown Camden, AL
Hometown Alpine, AL
Hometown Hamilton, GA
Hometown Bessemer, AL
Hometown Empire, AL
Hometown Lithonia, GA
Anna Hamilton - 85
"Within two days, I had called UAB and said, 'I want to be a kidney donor for my dad. How do I get started?'"
Hometown Knoxville, TN
Rachel Allday - 85
"When she said she was willing to donate to the UAB Kidney Chain so I could get a kidney, it made me realize just how much she cared about her momma."
Hometown Wagarville, AL
Latrice Newton - 86
"When we first found out my sister, Victoria Smith, was sick, I made a joke and said, 'If you ever need a kidney, I'll give you one of mine.' I didn't know that down the road she really would need…
Hometown Montgomery, AL
Jason Head - 87
"The chain keeps adding links, and you have the same opportunity to impact lives you may never know or touch."
Hometown Alexandria, AL
Renona Seibert - 88
"At that moment, all I saw was hopelessness. Right then, something just came over me and I blurted out 'Dude, you need a kidney? I've got two.'"
Ron Simmons - 88
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Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight – piosenka skomponowana przez Boba Dylana, nagrana przez niego w kwietniu 1983 r., wydana na albumie Infidels w listopadzie 1983 r.

Historia i charakter utworu
Utwór ten został nagrany w studiu A Power Plant w Nowym Jorku 12 kwietnia 1983 r. Była to druga sesja nagraniowa tego albumu. Producentem sesji byli Mark Knopfler i Bob Dylan.

Piosenka, która niezależnie od punktu widzenia, jest oskarżana o męski szowinizm, nawet wtedy, jak chcą niektórzy, gdy jest ona traktowana jako pewnego rodzaju wyznanie zwątpienia w siebie, skierowane do kobiety, która symbolizuje związek narratora z rzeczywistością, podczas gdy on boryka się z erupcjami swojej kreatywności.

Muzycy
 Bob Dylan - wokal, harmonijka, keyboard, gitara
 Mark Knopfler – gitara
 Mick Taylor – gitara
 Alan Clark - instrumenty klawiszowe
 Robbie Shakespeare – gitara basowa
 Sly Dunbar – perkusja
 Sammy Figueroa - instrumenty perkusyjne (wersja 11, overdubbing 8 maja 1983)

Dyskografia
Albumy
 Infidels (1983)

Wykonania piosenki przez innych artystów
 Aaron Neville – Grand Tour (1993)

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Paul Williams. Bob Dylan. Performing Artist 1974-1986. The Middle Years. Omnibus Press. Nowy Jork, 1994
 Clinton Heylin. Bob Dylan. The Recording Sessions. St. Martin Press. Nowy Jork, 1995
 Oliver Trager. Keys to the Rain. Billboard Books. Nowy Jork, 2004

Linki zewnętrzne
 Tekst
 Akordy

Piosenki Boba Dylana
Piosenki wydane w roku 1983

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Freeport pressed to give most of Grasberg . Shares in Freeport McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) took a hit Friday following news that the President of Indonesia has pressed the world''s second largest copper miner to wrap-up a deal in which the company gives a majority stake in its Grasberg mine to the country.
Jul 21, 2015· The Grasberg Mine is the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world. It is located in the province of Papua in Indonesia near Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Papua, and it has 19,500 employees.
Showdown in Indonesia Brings World's . The American mining company Freeport-McMoRan has brought the world''s biggest gold mine, in the Indonesian province of West Papua, to a standstill.
Digging the World's Largest Gold Mine, What is… The company, through its subsidiary Freeport Indonesia, manages the Grasberg mine near Jayawijaya Mountains in Papua.
Jul 11, 2018· Indonesia and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. are expected to end more than a year of wrangling over ownership of the giant Grasberg copper and gold mine, with an accord slated to be signed in Jakarta later in the day.
The deal, drafted in August, grants Indonesia a 51% ownership in the massive copper and gold mine and makes Freeport build smelters in the country. In return, the US miner would be allowed to keep Grasberg open until 2041.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc's divestment of a controlling interest in Indonesia's Grasberg mine is still planned for 2018, even though the price and some contract terms are still to be agreed, the head of state mining holding company PT Inalum said.


Hey all- I hope nobody minds that I have been posting a lot lately. But where else would I find such informative answers about the hyperstrada??
Anyways, as some of you may know, I've been getting the bike back on the road after not riding her last year. Everything seems fine... but I noticed today that the horn doesn't work. It definitely worked the last time I rode (late 2016). She's been stored in my garage (not heated). All of the other electrical stuff seems fine. Although, I have not checked all of the signal lights/brake lights, but I will. Headlight def works. Everything on dash seems fine.
2) What can I check first?
My mechanical knowledge is fairly limited. However, I do have a buddy who is a bit more knowledge than me who often helps me with stuff.
The horn is located near the headlight. There are two wires that power it. I'd check those connections first.
just spray some contact cleaner into the handlebar control. Needs it periodically.
I did wash the bike a few days ago (around when I said it was not working). I'm pretty careful about how I spray the bike. Not jet stream, etc. But maybe something to wet and it has since dried?? Not sure.
I suppose it's possible there was a little corrosion on the metal plates of the horn preventing them from vibrating for a bit? That said my bike has had a thorough soaking due to a full days riding in the rain last year and nothing like this happened.
I think something like this would make sense given how I shamefully did not ride her for so long. Thanks again!
Do you spray around the button, without taking any of it apart?
yes - i just spray in the button area and work the button a little. No need to take it apart. I let it dry some before starting the bike.


Many property investors would attest to the challenges of investing with a partner, but this husband-and-wife team have made it work simply by 'clear communication' and the shared desire to achieve financial freedom and stability before it's too late.
From the very beginning, Courtney has always been the "pusher" between them—her passion inspired by growing up with parents who "bought, sold, and built houses" through the years. In contrast, Brendon tends to be more calculated and risk-averse.
While their opposite mindsets often create conflict, they have successfully created a four-property portfolio by regularly finding time for open dialogue about their goals and motivations.
Since starting their property investment journey, they have worked hard to strike a balance through compromise—but not without understanding each other's sides.
"I really need to have some self-talk and say, 'Okay, I can see his point of view. This is probably the safer option,' " she added.
Ever since they have bought their principal place of residence in 2011, the couple has been diligently keeping track of the "ins and outs" of their portfolio in order to make decisions based on data, free from any emotional biases. Courtney, for example, has a habit of checking their bank balance—both for personal and business accounts—more than once a day.
"I like to see it grow, I like to see the ins and the outs … I'm very … control freak," she said.
They also have a filing cabinet where they keep all documents organised and ready to be pulled out in case they need to review any transaction they have made.
To help them navigate their way through their property investment journey while they keep themselves busy with businesses and full-time jobs, the couple uses the help of experts and professionals like property managers, mortgage brokers, financial planners, and the like. Their advice for budding property professionals who want to begin a journey with a partner: Understand each other's goals, motivations, capabilities, and limitations in order to work through any conflict that may arise.
Instead of arguing about clashing mindsets or opinions, strive to strike a balance and find a common ground. For Brendon and Courtney, the desire to create wealth and afford a financially-secure future keeps them on the same path towards success.
"Just get in there, have a go, research, educate yourself ... get a good team around you and meet the right people and just keep learning," Brendon said.
"[You have to be] serious about property … [You have to] really want it," she concluded.
Tune in to Brendon and Courtney's episode on The Smart Property Investment Show to know more about how they made the transition from being property buyers to being property investors, as well as what they have learned through the properties they bought and how it has impacted each purchase.
How will a change in government affect property investors?


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Email Marketing: Is It Still Alive?
Merchants who want to give product updates to their patrons can do so through email marketing. After a purchase is bought from an establishment, a feedback form that asks for the email address can be received. There are certain industries that obtain a good open rate.
This is based on a 2018 MailChimp Industry Report. Brands that are related to hobbies are recognised with the highest open rate at 27.35%. Government service updates are also given a lot of attention with 26.52%. Creativity from the arts and artists likewise gain support at 26.03%. Religious services and products gain a following of patrons at 25.33%. There is also an unwavering volume of fans at 24.11% for non-profit. Sports events are deemed popular for having updates with 23.77%.
The percentage of the open rate is a reliable indicator. It is only one of the five important performance metrics for email marketing. When the email is opened, the link in the message is also measured for the click rate. In the scenario that the patron unsubscribes, this is a bad indicator. It means that the message has to be improved. Consider the number of complaints that the patrons give. Forwarding the email to others is also a metric.
MailChimp updates the percentages monthly. Each email list is different even though it comes from the same industry. There is tracking for the open rate and benchmarking done. Let the IT representative do this for the business. It is only the present percentages that can be benchmarked. In the past three to 12 months, browse through the email history. Make a chart for each kind of rate. In this manner, the movement of the chart is visible.
From this chart, get the average percentage per rate. Each individual rate is added up. The sum is divided by the email volume sent for that month. It is the quotient that becomes the baseline. Positive or negative outliers are noted. Observe any pattern that exists among the rates. The time of sending may also matter in the volume of open rates. A subject of high interest is opened more. It is ideal that the open rate has a goal. A direction is given to the email marketing campaign.
When benchmarking is done and the open rate is below average, it means a need for improvement. Make sure that the subscribers are qualified and active. Lead magnets are used to determine this. It is the target buyer who is given attention There has to be segmentation of subscribers. Basis can be location, interest, gender, and purchase history among others. Engage the subscriber to your email marketing campaign. Improve the open rate by 14.37%.
In the morning, subscribers open merchant emails between 08:30-10:00. Sending in the afternoon is fine for 14:30-15:30. At night, 20:00 until 24:00 is good. Deletion of the email is less likely at these times. When the subject is direct, the open rate goes up. Arousing curiosity in the subject also works well. Both of these kinds of subject lines have to be executed. The presence of inactive subscribers is a nuisance.
Get rid of these kinds of subscribers. Make the volume of deliverability an active one. For the past six months, check the subscriber's status. Lack of response encourages a follow-up. However, if there remains none, deletion is permanent. As an alternative, this subscriber can be transferred to the non-priority list. Based on statistics, email is read on mobile 70% of the time. This means that the email sent has to be in sync with a smartphone.
For mobile convenience, keep the subject at six to 10 words. The appearance on mobile platforms is important. In using ALL CAPS for the message, it is equivalent to spam. Yelling is the last form of communication that the patron wants. Use phrases and keywords that pass the spam filter. On the From entry, remember that a known sender is more likely to have an open rate.
These are the indicators of an email marketing campaign that remains active. Certain industries belong to the top five.


Guild Wars is a game that I've sunk an incredible number of hours into, and it still manages to hold my attention. I've decided to craft a realistic Fellblade Greatsword.
The Fellblade first appeared in the original Guild Wars, found as a rare drop only in the Underworld, Fissure of Woe, and other end-game areas. It has a distinct silhouette, and should be a relatively easy build.
In Guild Wars 2, the Fellblade is a reward you can unlock through achievements in the original Guild Wars. Also in Guild Wars 2, there is an Exotic, named weapon that shares it's silhouette with the Fellblade, called "Lord Taeres's Shadow".
There are some design decisions I need to make to get this underway. The original Fellblade and this new Exotic Model are both considered one-handed swords, while the unlock-able GW2 Fellblade is a two-handed Greatsword. Also, all weapons scale in size depending on the character wielding it, from the three foot tall Asuran to the eight foot tall Norn and Charr.
First I have to decide on the model, and then the real-world size. In this case, functionality is the deciding factor.
The design will be based on the unlock-able GW2 model, but the size will be appropriate for an Asuran, while designed to be held with both hands.
I have some oak half-round made up for the handle. While this blade won't be full-tang, the weld connecting the small guard, blade and handle core will be very strong. In this case, the blade will be 3/16″, and the guard and handle will be 3/8″ to help balance and give a the weld some geometry to attach to. Total weight will be over 9 lbs.
Getting the raw materials will be easy, but finishing up such large edges will be hard. I'll want to invest in a new grinder, and the inside hook will be tricky, so I'll want to develop a jig. Hopefully I can get this done this month!


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A Região de Planejamento do Alto Turi é uma das 32 Regiões de Planejamento do Estado do Maranhão. Localiza-se na região noroeste do Estado e é banhado pelas águas do Rio Turiaçu, sendo este o seu maior e principal rio.

Zé Doca é a maior cidade e o município-sede da Região.

Formação
A Região é formada por seis municípios:
 Araguanã
 Governador Newton Bello
 Nova Olinda do Maranhão
 Presidente Médici
 Santa Luzia do Paruá
 Zé Doca

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A Triumphant Primary Night for Julia Salazar and the D.S.A. in Brooklyn
By Masha Gessen
Julia Salazar's State Senate campaign discovered something that Donald Trump has known for a long time: communicating with people directly, whether by Twitter or by going door to door, takes precedence over anything that's reported in the media.
Photograph by Julie Jacobson / AP
The press was here, but the action, as it turned out, was not. The doors to Cafe Omar, a lounge in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, opened at eight-forty-five. Fifteen minutes later, the polls closed in New York and results started coming in. Two of the hosts of the party—Cynthia Nixon, who was running in the Democratic primary for governor, and Zephyr Teachout, running for attorney general—were clearly losing. The third, the lieutenant-governor candidate Jumaane Williams, seemed to be ahead of the incumbent, Kathy Hochul. There was music, and one couple dancing; several young men speaking extremely loudly to several young women; television anchors in nearly identical red dresses recording standups, inaudible to people standing a couple of feet away.
Then there was cheering—a burst, then another. I asked an acquaintance whom I happened to see what the cheers were for. "I think that Williams is still alive," he ventured, meaning that the challenger could still conceivably win. On closer examination, it turned out that the cheers were for Julia Salazar, a twenty-seven-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America (D.S.A.), who seemed poised to unseat an incumbent state senator, Martin Dilan, elsewhere in Brooklyn. And then there were more cheers for what appeared to be four insurgent victories in races against incumbents who had been part of the Independent Democratic Conference (I.D.C.), which had allied itself with Republicans in the State Senate and blocked an array of progressive legislation. Later in the night, the number of insurgent victories in this category would grow to six.
Though it became increasingly clear that Cynthia Nixon, Zephyr Teachout, and Jumaane Williams were all losing, the party held in their honor in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn retained a message of victory.
Photograph by Landon Nordeman for The New Yorker
Another scene from Nixon, Teachout, and Williams's election-night party.
At ten-twenty, a group of people appeared onstage, carrying the blue banner of the Working Families Party, which had endorsed Nixon, Teachout, and Williams. By this time, all three seemed to be losing, but the message from the stage was one of victory. Maurice Mitchell, the national director of the Party, who was wearing a black "Abolish ICE/Cynthia for New York" T-shirt, a denim shirt, and a fedora, said, "People, you defeated the I.D.C.! Tonight, we made history!" He was followed by Bill Lipton, the state director of the Party, who said, "The center of gravity has shifted, and Andrew Cuomo will face a radically different Albany."
In a very different part of Brooklyn, in East Williamsburg, in a very different kind of bar—a converted warehouse with a vast beer garden and a giant white tent in the back—the mood was different: rather than defiantly triumphant, it was incredulously triumphant. Here was the victory party for Salazar. The crowd was younger and more homogenous: whiter, with many more beards. Clumps of people who had gathered around large picnic tables in the garden were celebrating, hooting and clapping, each group to its own beat. Campaign staffers shrugged their shoulders when I asked who was being applauded. Earlier, I was told, the crowd had been united in the union song "Solidarity Forever," sung to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," with many participants learning the lyrics off their phones in real time.
Before I biked from the Nixon/Teachout/Williams party to the Salazar one, I read a Facebook post by the political scientist Corey Robin: "With 84% of the ballots counted, Salazar has expanded her lead to 14 points. If she wins this, and it seems that she will, it will be a massive victory for grassroots organizing—and the awesome leadership skills of Michael Kinnucan—over major media pushback."
I found Kinnucan in the beer garden. "Everyone thought I was the campaign manager because I'm a man," Kinnucan said. The actual campaign manager, Tascha Van Auken, was standing next to him. "I did what she told me," he said.
Before this race, Van Auken had never been a campaign manager. She told me that the first thing she knew of electoral politics was "The West Wing," a show that portrayed the people of politics as peculiarly erudite and quick-thinking. This was what she assumed a politician was, until she got a job with the Barack Obama campaign in its final two months, not quite ten years ago. It turned out, she said, that "you don't have to be a political historical genius" to be a politician, but you do have to know how to talk to people. She volunteered for Bernie Sanders ahead of the Democratic primary in New York in 2016; last year, she joined the D.S.A. and was soon running its electoral program.
At Salazar's victory party, in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the crowd was incredulously triumphant.
Photograph by Scott Heins / Getty
The socialist agenda for New York is straightforward. "We need to take care of each other," Van Auken told me. "We need to have universal health care. That's just the dumbest thing." She rolled her eyes at having to speak of something so obvious. "We need to make sure we don't have thousands of homeless children in the city. We need affordable housing for everybody." Issues of health care and housing are, in fact, on the state's docket. A bill expanding Medicare has long been struck down by the Senate every time it comes up, and some rental regulations that have an impact on Salazar's district are expiring next year. And then, Van Auken said, there are "the things we define as democracy: access to political engagement and the ability to live and thrive to be able to have access to political participation, to have time to do it." Van Auken looked like she'd had as little sleep and as many drinks as anyone who had scored a victory that day, but her definition of democracy was clear, thoughtful, and well rehearsed: "If you are working two jobs, you don't have the time."
State Senate District Eighteen includes parts of Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Cypress Hills: neighborhoods in different stages of gentrification. The crowd whose arrival often heralds gentrification—the young bearded types at the party—had worked on the campaign. Van Auken drew a distinction between them and real-estate developers who aim to profit from rising real-estate prices. The hipsters who come to the neighborhood for the "right reasons," as Van Auken put it, are actually working to keep older residents safely in their homes.
The Salazar campaign walked the walk: three out of its four staff members immediately unionized and negotiated a good wage, by campaign standards. The campaign also didn't hire any political consultants. It did, however, invest in door-to-door campaigning. This probably proved more effective than anything else. Over the past few weeks, Salazar has come under scrutiny: she self-identified as a working-class immigrant from Colombia and as a Jew, although she was born in Miami and was known as an evangelical-Christian anti-abortion activist during her time as an undergrad at Columbia University, even appearing on Glenn Beck's talk show. There was also a bizarre incident involving Keith Hernandez's ex-wife, an arrest for attempted identity theft (the charges were dropped), and a subsequent lawsuit that added fuel to the tabloid interest in Salazar. But the campaign discovered something that the American President has known for a long time: communicating with people directly, whether by Twitter or by going door to door, takes precedence over anything that's reported in the media.
Of course, it also helped that New York's favorite insurgent candidate was campaigning for Salazar: fellow D.S.A. member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated a nineteen-year Democratic incumbent in the congressional primary in June. And it helped that the D.S.A. had been laying organizing ground for Salazar's campaign.
For a year before electoral campaigns got under way, members of Indivisible, the grassroots anti-Trump group that has four hundred chapters in New York State alone, were working to educate voters about the I.D.C. and its impact on state politics. While I was at Salazar's party, my friend and book editor, Rebecca Saletan, the editorial director of Riverhead Books, was texting me from the uptown party for Robert Jackson, who had beaten State Senator Marisol Alcantara, an I.D.C. member. Saletan explained that she and other activists who wanted to mobilize the anti-I.D.C. vote on the Upper West Side began by setting up tables at Riverside Park. "The conversations were great, but the net was too big," Saletan said, in an e-mail. They set their sights on pricey co-op buildings. "We kept talking, at twenty-dollar lightweight folding tables I found at Bed Bath & Beyond, in front of homemade signs that said, 'Did you know your state senator is a Trump Democrat?' " People wanted to engage, Saletan said: "The tables made them not feel accosted, the way they might have if we were standing with a clipboard in hand." By midsummer, passersby were likely to know not only who their state senator was but also whether or not he or she was one of the I.D.C. crowd.
Back in Flatbush, Nixon was giving her concession speech, which sounded a lot like a victory speech. "Because of what we did in this campaign, the Democratic Party in New York is stronger, and it's more focussed, and it's more progressive than it was when we started," she said. She was right. Things have changed.
"Because of what we did in this campaign, the Democratic Party in New York is stronger, and it's more focussed, and it's more progressive than it was when we started," Nixon said in her concession speech.
Masha Gessen, a staff writer at The New Yorker, is the author of ten books, including, most recently, "The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia," which won the National Book Award in 2017.
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Is New York Progressive Enough for Cynthia Nixon?
In Nixon's vision of New York, the schools are fully funded, the subway runs efficiently, and citizens can rely on single-payer health care.
By Emily Witt
How the Democratic Socialists of America Learned to Love Cynthia Nixon and Electoral Politics
Since Bernie Sanders won millions of Democratic primary votes on a platform he described as socialist, the nature of the democratic socialists' relationship to Democrats has remained unresolved.
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Embrace the liberal way of thinking to save New Jersey. Guest column by Mike Holovacs.
Informed Conservative Blog	Uncategorized	 May 11, 2020 7 Minutes
Republicans and Conservatives alike tend to cringe when media coverage makes it obvious that the Left is following the Rahm Emanuel directive to "never let a serious crisis go to waste." Similarly, most of New Jersey cringed when Governor Phil Murphy referred to the collective population of New Jersey as "knuckleheads" the other day in a Facebook post. Here's the problem: anyone that's not Leftist in New Jersey needs to embrace both of those statements.
Conservatives, generally speaking, are not big fans of large shifts in the way government works. That said, we as conservatives in New Jersey have passed the point where small changes are a good idea. Governor Murphy's mismanagement of the COVID-19 response along with his clear disdain for Constitutional rights that are above his paygrade is a crisis that conservatives cannot let go to waste. Running a competent conservative non-hack next year to unseat Murphy is not enough: New Jersey needs to find, select, and run someone in the mold of President Trump that has no ties to the establishment. Everything about the establishment is in need of destruction, and all of our energy as citizens should be focused on finding that individual and building a platform that represents undoing all the problems as fast and as radically as possible.
The next Republican governor that is a true Constitutional conservative (this automatically eliminates anyone that Doug Steinhardt thinks is a good idea) should consider the following thoughts as a means to go further than stop the bleeding – we can close the wounds if we do it the right things the right way.
1. Trust the People: End the practice of the State legislature being the source of ballot questions. Authoritarians and statists such as Murphy, Grewal, Callahan, the various County powerbrokers and their ilk do not trust and feel they are superior to the population. Reverse this dynamic by extending trust to the population at large: the people can decide what they want on their ballots by restoring participative government at the lowest possible level. Every single proposed question cannot be on the ballot and there would need to be some kind of threshold for inclusion, but I'd rather see a system where the questions are selected based on the desires of the population, thereby restoring some amount of John Locke's "consent of the governed." The inhabitants of the current political ecosystem would twist this process to their own perverted, corrupt ends – unless We the People do something about it.
2.Enshrine the right to self-defense: New Jersey's Constitution does not have a passage that approximates the Second Amendment. Yet some people wonder why Leftist and statist ideologies run rampant here. Incorporation doctrine does apply via the 14th Amendment, but I would feel much better knowing that a candidate to run the state affirmatively believes in the inherent right of a person to defend their family and property. Multiple opinions from the Supreme Court have confirmed that the police have no duty to protect the citizen; why hasn't New Jersey gotten this memo?
3.The police are not a protected class: Since we are on the topic of the police, let's get rid of the exemptions to firearms laws for retired police. Thank you for your service; you all did a job that I would not do. (I worked with bulk explosives in the Air Force; maybe they'd want to switch?) I'm not coming at this thought from an anti-police perspective, I'm saying that we should not stand for codified preferential treatment. What about your law enforcement background specifically makes you qualified to retain your 15-round magazines? Nothing. This is statist thinking on full display and it needs to disappear.
4.Flatten the curve of government: Strap in kids, this one is going to be a rough ride.
4A. Ban the Borough: I realize this is a local decision; the state cannot force two townships to merge…sort of. Remove the basis for the existence of the Borough by repealing the Borough Act of 1878 and all of its amendments. Boroughs can then opt to join a neighboring township, and/or the county can hold public meetings on the topic. I know what you're thinking: "Mike, that's expensive. You'd have to switch everything over to the new logos and such." Nope, wrong answer – leave the long-life items like road signs in place until they are due for replacement. People will get used to seeing the police cars that don't look like the other ones; humans are a very resilient species despite the Left's best efforts to turn us all into sheep. This is New Jersey, after all: I know of no other state that boasts a T-shirt bragging that we are where the weak are killed and eaten. (If only this were true. A guy can dream.)
4B. Share all services: No more of this pilot program garbage. Move everything to the county level and let the chips fall where they may. Standardizing everything from vehicle fleets to uniforms to police weapon loadouts to office supply purchasing will create savings and economies of scale.
4C. Eliminate local school Superintendents: One school board member holds a rotational assignment to the County Board of Education. If you really want to up the fun factor here, designate a seat as opposed to a person and the candidate for the seat gets this assignment as a condition of election.
4D. Move to county police: See 4A and 4B. Camden County seems to have done this in a halfway decent fashion aside from the persistent rumors that Camden City is not paying its share of the total expenses, which should come as a shock to nobody if true.
4E. Contract out the nonessentials: The hardline take here is to only call law enforcement, medical response, and fire suppression essential. Ask if it can be done by contractors, then explain to the crooked unions that we need to avoid becoming California. The good times are gone; we just need to make that abundantly clear.
5.Nothing is off the table: The entire New Jersey Administrative Code is up for grabs. Our desired candidate should approach our problems from a blank slate. Every single statute and every single method of revenue collection and revenue expenditure is up for discussion, end of story. The statute or revenue mechanism should be balanced against asking whether or not the statute or mechanism in its current form is both beneficial to the citizen and if it increases the size and scope of the state government. Does it need to be repealed outright or is it just in need of modernization? Not unlike the CIA hunting terrorists, we need to find, fix, and finish these problems.
6.Public employment reform: I might catch some heat for this, but I'm not opposed to holding multiple part-time public jobs, or a single full-time and a single part-time. (Full disclosure: I'm a Federal employee and I adjunct for a county college. Not at the same level of government, granted, but integrity first.) Where I draw the line and where the taxpayers should draw the line is when multiple suites of benefits at the same level of government are involved. Pick one set of benefits so as not to duplicate costs. Shore News Network recently ran a clickbait piece that talked about a single Assemblyman holding 21 public positions. Um, not so much. The politician in question is an attorney whose firm won bids on municipal legal services contracts. I'd rather have that system than every little town, borough, and village having a bloated legal department eating up salary, benefits, and overhead. Municipal court reform has been debated since the early 1970's according to this 2018 Asbury Park Press watchdog piece: again, why hasn't New Jersey moved to take an action that would benefit the citizenry? Oh, right, there's the high caste in Jersey: well-connected public employees, then illegals, then the lowly third-tier ordinary citizens.
7.Revoke sanctuary status: In our new Jersey alternate universe, all 21 counties would have 287(g) agreements, and there would be not a single accommodation in any way, shape, or form for anyone here illegally. Did anyone else happen to notice that President Trump's policies on immigration had the greatest benefit to minorities? Did those unemployment numbers come from nowhere? Nope. Democrats claim to be the party of the little guy and the victimized minority – funny how their ideas do the exact opposite in practice.
Bill Maher recently cautioned the mainstream media by saying, "Trump calls you fake news. Don't make him be right." We as New Jerseyans are indeed every bit the knuckleheads Murphy says we are if we let this crisis go to waste. Don't make him be right.
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Gradual rise in Penang property prices seen
By Daivd Tan | Apr 11, 2011
[email protected] | Apr 11, 2011
»The market demand will be more focused on smaller units that are competitively priced« HENRY BUTCHER DIRECTOR DR TEOH POH HUAT
GEORGE TOWN: The rise in residential property prices in Penang will be a more gradual this year, according to real estate valuers.
Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) director Dr Teoh Poh Hua t said this was because residential property prices on the island increased phenomenally last ye ar by between 10% and 20%.
"The demand for residential properties from investors is expected to grow more gradually this year in view of the efforts by the central government to cool off speculation
such as the cap imposed on the loan value ratio for third property loan onwards. We expect more genuine buyers rather than speculators due to such efforts ," he told StarBiz.
Teoh said condominiums on the island were now facing competition from overseas properties, where prices had dropped more significantly and a strong ringgit had made
acquisition of such properties more affordable.
"Large condominiums in particular are very difficult to rent out and are unable to generate attractive yields.
"The market demand will be more focused on smaller units that are competitively priced," he said.
On Malaysia's second home programme, Teoh said the country needed a strong and consistent branding strategy to reach out to those parts of the world with interest of investing in a second or retirement home in Malaysia.
"This is lacking although a lot of work has been done to promote Malaysia as a second home destination at the private and government levels," he said.
Raine & Horne senior partner Michael Geh also said that residential property prices would rise more gradually this year co mpared with 2010.
"Last year developers were targeting their properties, priced from over RM300,000 to over RM4 00,000, at bulk-buyers, who are speculators willing to buy three to 10 units at one go.
"So far this year we can see that developers are trying to reach genuine home buyers who are queueing up to buy their properties.
"This is probably because there is anticipation that the interest rates for housing loan will increase soon," he added.
Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association chairman Datuk Jerry Chan said residential properties prices were expected to rise this year again due to higher land and raw material costs.
"Land prices in prime areas such as Pulau Tikus and the Jesselton neighbourhood have increased to about RM400 per sq ft, while the land in Tanjung Tokong and Tanjung Bungah are now priced from RM300 per sq ft onwards.
These prices are 15% to 20% higher than a year ago.
"Cement price had also gone up by about 6% recently to RM16 in mid-March," he said.
"Cement producers have also withdrawn rebates, which are normally given to customers for prompt and early payment.
"The cost to build a terraced unit on the island would increase by 6% to 10% to about RM500,000, depending on the location."
Chan added that the rise in property prices last year took many people by surprise.
"They are now more discerning in their approach to buy properties," he said.
Meanwhile, Wabina Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Loh Geok Beng said in order to stay competitive in the business, developers were now coming up with innovative designs for their housing projects.
"The southwest district still has vacant land which all ows developers to come out with innovative designs.
"For example, we are introducing the first high-end living condominium scheme, the Pavilon Tower, in the southwest district, which comes with a variety of life-style facilit ies," Loh said.


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Q: Why does my mouse pointer keep disappearing? My PC has developed a strange problem in that my mouse pointer disappears when it is placed over certain apps. There doesn't seem to be a reason why the problem starts on any given day. Typically it will become invisible over some of the core apps that I use such as Excel, Outlook, Firefox etc but will appear if I move it down to the Windows taskbar. Other apps such as TextPad do not seem to be affected and the mouse is visible when hovering over them.
Quitting and restarting the affected apps seems to help a little, however the pointer soon disappears again. It is very frustrating and I am resorting to using the ctrl key to locate the pointer (using the Mouse control panel settings to turn this feature on).
I don't think I have changed any software configurations recently that could have caused this. I am using Windows XP.

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*One possibility is that the cursor images have been changed for some/all cursor types (e.g. the standard triangle and stem 'arrow' or the hourglass). Possibly caused when a program crashed or by a buggy program.

*Under Mouse Properties in Control Panel, (the location varies in different Windows versions,) you can see what the current cursor images are set to and change/reset them.

Useful links:
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Win32 Tutorial - Lesson 2: Introduction to Resources
http://www.functionx.com/win32/Lesson02b.htm
[has details about the different cursor types]
documentation - Indentifying the the type of the current cursor in autohotkey - Stack Overflow
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41375730/indentifying-the-the-type-of-the-current-cursor-in-autohotkey

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Dr. Amal Alkout obtained her Bachelor of Laws from Kuwait University in 1994 and joined Taher Group Law Firm during the period 1997-2000. She then moved to work in the public sector. She obtained a master's degree in Administrative Law from Kuwait University in 2003. She got her doctorate degree in the investment law and the Public Private Partnerships in the year 2016. She worked in several pioneering institutions in Kuwait such as the National Bank of Kuwait during 1991-1992, the Ministry of Higher Education as a legal researcher 1996-1997, 2000-2004 and was promoted to the Head of the Department of Consultations and Investigations for the Department of Legal Affairs during the years 2004 -2008. She was then promoted as Head of Administrative Research, Audit and Consulting during 2008-2011, and moved to the Civil Services Bureau as a supervisor of employment affairs in the department of employment observers in 2011. Currently she works as a supervisor in the Financial Investigation Unit for money laundering.
She is also a permanent authorized agent by the President of the Court to publish the developments of the administrative legislation of the independent and governmental bodies. Dr. Amal holds a certified training certificate and has given many lectures and delivered courses at the Civil Services Bureau to independent and governmental bodies. Dr. Amal is an expert in the field of investment and in the public private partnership sectors. She has contributed to the provision of legal consultancy to some of the leading institutions in Kuwait. She is a senior expert in the group excelling in the field of public-private partnership where she contributed to organizing the legal frameworks to participate in investment opportunities for local, regional and international specialized companies expressing their desire and choose to invest in infrastructure projects in the State of Kuwait and investments on natural resources. Dr. Amal has also contributed her accumulated experience immensely by supporting the participation of the private sector and benefiting from its experience in the construction and developmental projects in the country as well as in managing the pre-qualification documents for companies and alliances that wish to invest in projects related to sustainable development through tenders and contracts. She also has a vast experience in administrative law, public service, administrative authority, administrative contracts and administrative cases in general.
Specialization and experience:
Dr. Amal participated in many courses and consultations related to investment between the public and private sectors. She presented her doctoral thesis in this field. She has a critical vision for the development of the legislative system related to economic development affairs, especially aspects related to the management of investment contracts and public-private partnership sectors. She has contributed to the formulation of modern contracts for the law of public-private partnership sector in accordance with Law No. 116 of 2014 and organize opportunities to contribute to economic development. These contracts concern the State as they contribute towards achieving the objectives of the future of the State of Kuwait. Dr. Amal also has a long standing experience in administrative law, Administrative contracts and administrative claims in general.
Educational Qualifications:
She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Kuwait University obtained in the year 1994, a Master of Administrative Law from Kuwait University in 2003, and a PhD in Public-Private Partnership from the Lebanese University in 2016
Professional registrations:
She was registered as a lawyer in the year 1994
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Attended several internal and external training courses in the field of executive and supervisory and participated in many committees as a member, a rapporteur and a president.
She has contributed to many specialized workshops and training courses.
Dr. Amal is a board member of Kuwait Chess Federation, a Former President, a Founder of Al-Faza'a and Legal Guidance Center of the Kuwait Transparency Society which is a branch of the International Advocacy Centers.
She also functioned as a Legal advisor to Al-Shahid Office until 2011 at the Office of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees
She has taught in the General Authority for Applied Education in the legal department for commercial companies.
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Amazon beats homegrown traditional retailers to become the UK's top retail brand, according to a new retail brand report commissioned by comparison shopping site Kelkoo.
Amazon, the 25th largest UK retailer by sales, was the only online-only retail brand to appear in the top 10 rankings generated for the European Best Retail Brand report. The brand came out on top of well-known high street brands such as Marks and Spencer, Apple and Argos.
"People are buying more from Amazon and in different quantities and different ranges than they were a few years ago. This has in the minds of consumers placed Amazon in a place where they are genuinely being compared now to high street shops, as well as high street shops' online operations."
Over half (54%) of the 1,500 participants in the study said value for money was the most important attribute they look for. Amazon came top in this category. Offers and deals (17%) and trustworthiness (7%) made up the top three factors that persuaded consumers to shop with a retail brand.
"The appearance of an internet-only brand in the top ten may seem like a surprising curve ball," said Chris Simpson, Kelkoo CMO. "However, to put this into context, the online retail sector is expected to grow by 14% this year, ten times more than the high street at 1.4% so it makes sense for such an established and successful online retailer to feature highly with so many people."


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Present in over 60 countries, it has a modern industrial park located in the most traditional furniture manufacturing region of Brazil.
The company is recognized within the market for the cutting-edge technology employed in its manufacturing plant, high production capacity and the international quality of its products.
Continuously enhanced processes and investments in technology are the combination that allow Madesa to offer a quality standard in all of its processes, for each piece created.
The furniture offer resistance, durability and safety, strictly tested in a laboratory in accord with international standards: ISO 7170, ISO 7173 e ISO 7174.
"From the very first day, the concern for product quality has been Madesa's starting point for each stage of production.
The design center reinforces a heritage of knowledge and innovation in the manufacture of furniture that is part of the Madesa culture, ensuring constant enhancement. The result is agile and dynamic product launches.
The Aldo Cini Museum is a space created to preserve the memories of the career and life of the founder, forming an intricate part of the history of the national furniture industry.
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Madesa believes that continued development is the reflection of the personal and professional evolution of its employees. The company's leading asset are the people that, through their effort and dedication, help to build a story of success. Talented youths and future leaders, people that share the company's values, enjoy challenges, are innovative and wish to grow.
Developing talents is a gratifying job and, as such, for 19 years the company has upheld a program for monitoring and developing personnel. The program values human development through individualized psychological monitoring, courses for the formation of new leaders, along with spiritual development.
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Devon Ostermiller graduated from Wayne State University in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Public Affairs, and he is already on the fast track to a senior leadership position at Ally Financial. Devon earned a spot in Ally's Accelerated Rotational Program which provides opportunities for young professionals to gain leadership experience while becoming familiar with various areas in the company. Devon is currently working in Audit Services which focuses on managerial accounting to ensure that Ally is running as efficiently and effectively as possible. Over the next two years he will also get to work in both the Risk Analysis and Financial Analysis departments, and those departments focus on reducing loss and maximizing profitability at Ally.
Devon was one of three employees chosen for the prestigious Accelerated Rotational program at Ally, and he believes his Public Affairs education at Wayne State gave him a competitive advantage over the other applicants. The Public Affairs curriculum gave him a strong foundation in statistical analysis and economics. His experience with Excel in Dr. Sarbaugh-Thompson's PS 4460 class and analytical software in his research project with Dr. O'Donovan further developed the skills that are important to his career at Ally. Being a Public Affairs major in career normally dominated by Business majors also helped to make Devon stand out from the crowd. His supervisors were interested in what they considered a non-traditional educational background at Ally, and were impressed with Devon's ability to make connections between what he learned at Wayne State and his work at Ally.
Devon's advice to students is that they get as much experience as they can in variety of career fields before graduating. As a student he challenged himself every day to find new ways to go beyond the education he was receiving at Wayne State. He felt it was important to experience as much as possible to help him continue to develop his career path. Devon did internships with a politician, a city manager, and start-up technology company, and grew his social network by joining student organizations on campus. The connections and knowledge he gained from each of those experiences helped to make him stand out as an applicant, and has given him the ability to excel at Ally.


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Q: CATiledLayer artifacts at high scale I am using CATiledLayer to draw map tiles and when zooming it, I start to see some artifacts, which I guess, are caused by precision problem.
I scale my CATiledLayer up to 2^18 (262'144x), the artifacts start to appear at about 15'000x
I thought CoreAnimation would be smart enough to handle those large scales, but apparently not.
Before I start writing my tile engine implementation from scratch to handle this, I was wondering if you had any suggestion.
This is how I setup my layer:
self.tiledLayer.tileSize = CGSizeMake(256, 256);
self.tiledLayer.levelsOfDetail = 1;
self.tiledLayer.levelsOfDetailBias = 10000;

My example, drawing code is really simple:
- (void)drawLayer:(CATiledLayer *)layer inContext:(CGContextRef)context
{
    CGRect rect = CGContextGetClipBoundingBox(context);
    CGContextSetFillColorWithColor(context, [NSColor colorWithCalibratedRed:((CGFloat)rand() / (CGFloat)RAND_MAX) green:((CGFloat)rand() / (CGFloat)RAND_MAX) blue:0 alpha:1].CGColor);
    CGContextFillRect(context, rect);
}

This is how I set the scale on the layer:
CGAffineTransform t = CGAffineTransformIdentity;

CGFloat scale = pow(2, self.zoomLevel); // self.zoomLevel ranges from 0 to 18
t = CGAffineTransformScale(t, scale, scale);

NSLog(@"%g", scale);

self.tiledLayer.affineTransform = t;

NOTE: I discovered that the artifacts appears only "far from the origin" of the layer. If I look the tiles near the origin, they are not deformed, if I look far from the origin (screenshot if from the center) it get worse.
Here is an example of the artifacts I see:

A: Ok, I just found a very simple solution while cooking, just modulo the scale to something reasonable and loop with a hint to the drawing code. So for example when the scale hits 64, reset it to 1 and give 64 to the drawing code, so when the scale is 2, the drawing code will pick tiles for the zoom at 128.
I will try this tomorrow and see how I can work with CATiledLayer caching mechanism to ensure a smooth experience.
EDIT: I just took a few minutes to try this method, but I effectively got a problem with caching, as when I set the scale back to a preview value, drawInContext isn't called again. I tried calling setNeedsDisplay, but it kills the smoothness of the zoom and makes everything super slow.
EDIT 2: After tinkering with this solution for a few hours, I was unable to get a smooth zooming and panning. I tried a simplistic approach drawing my tiles in a single NSView drawRect:, it works, but would require significant work to be smooth and fast. So I'm keeping this question open to suggestions.
EDIT 3: I finally wrote my own implementation from scratch that doesn't have this bug.


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Inside citizenM: World's Tallest Completed Modular Construction Hotel (SLIDESHOW)
By Betsy Kim | June 04, 2019 at 04:00 AM | The original version of this story was published on Globe Street
Betsy Kim
Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
John Jordan | January 21, 2020
The 824,000-square-foot complex traded for $180 million to an undisclosed buyer. Westinghouse signed a 15-year lease for the entire complex in 2017.


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