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Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Ren and Stimpy. Bugs Bunny. Philip J. Fry and Professor Hubert Farnsworth on Futurama. Sparx. Bi-Polar Bear. Popeye the Sailor Man. Woody Woodpecker. You may not think you have ever heard Billy West, but chances are on a television program, a movie, a commercial, or as Howard Stern’s voice guru in the 1990’s, you have heard him. West’s talent for creating personalities by twisting his voice has made him one of a handful of voice actors—Hank Azaria and the late Mel Blanc come to mind—who have achieved celebrity for their talent. Indeed, West is one of the few voice actors who can impersonate Blanc in his prime, including characterizations of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and other characters from Warner Bros. cartoons.

What is the fulcrum in Mr. West’s life that led him to realize a talent to shape personalities with his voice, and how did the discovery of that gift shape him? Wikinews reporter David Shankbone found that like many great comedians, West faced more sour early in life than he did sweet. The sour came from a physically and emotionally abusive alcoholic father (“I could tell you the kind of night I was going to have from the sound of the key in the door or the way the car pulled up.”), to his own problems with drug and alcohol use (“There is a point that you can reach in your life where you don’t want to live, but you haven’t made the decision to die.”).

I’m telling you stuff that I never said to anybody…

If sin, suffering and redemption feel like the stages of an endless cycle of American existence, West’s own redemption from his brutalized childhood is what helped shape his gift. He performed little bits to cheer up his cowed mother, ravaged by the fact she could not stop her husband’s abuse of young West. “I was the whipping boy and she would just be reduced to tears a lot of times, and I would come in and say stuff, and I would put out little bits just to pull her out of it.”

But West has also enjoyed the sweet. His career blossomed as his talent for creating entire histories behind fictional characters and creatures simply by exploring nuance in his voice landed him at the top of his craft. You may never again be able to forget that behind the voice of your favorite character, there is often an extraordinary life.

Below is David Shankbone’s interview with renowned voice actor Billy West, who for the first time publicly talks about the horrors he faced in his childhood; his misguided search for answers in anger, drugs and alcohol; and the peace he has achieved as one of America’s most recognizable voice actors.

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  • August 28, 2020
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The Way To Install A Kitchen Sink:

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Submitted by: Elias Nuvallie

Installation of a kitchen sink may possibly be your first step to modify and redecorate your beloved kitchen. You might really feel the need of altering and installing a brand new kitchen sink for the simple reason that it might grow to be an outdated, out-fashioned along with a bit old searching, and you really feel the need to modify it in accordance using the new fashions and the modern day era, or just to match your new paint on the kitchen walls.

Whatever the cause could be, installation of a kitchen sink is easy enough to perform it all by yourself. In that way, you don’t need to employ a professional and pay a decent sum of income to him.

Following can be a step-by-step guide, which will assist you absolutely and thoroughly in the course of action of How to Install a Kitchen Sink .

Things Necessary:

Following things will be required to effectively total the following procedures, in order to install the kitchen sink.

1. Kitchen Sink (The one you need to install)

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2. Sealant

3. Saw

4. Pencil (To make outlines)

5. Ruler (To measure)

6. Damp Cloth

7. Safety Gloves

8.

Process:

Following the arrangement of each of the necessary things, comply with the below given steps:

1. If you’re employing a fresh countertop, you will need to cut a hole in order to place a sink in there. To cut the hole, you need to have the exact measurements. Measuring can be a uncomplicated process, and may be carried out by just making the outlines, whilst the kitchen sink is placed on the countertop. You’ll be able to read the manuals as well for the instructions.

2. When that you are completed with all the measurements and cutting the hole, paint the edges of the countertop with a polyurethane seal. If the countertop is of the woody material, it is extremely advisable to secure it from any moisture intervention by sealing the edges. Supplies, aside from wood, are less prone to moistures.

3. Right after all the things properly managed, you need to lower the sink inside the hole meticulously, to be able to install it. If you feel it a little too heavy, you can constantly ask for assistance in the kind of a helping hand. Do something to make sure that you don’t disturb the sealants, after you are installing the sink. The hole in the countertop should be focused as a center of the installation point, and the sink needs to become perfectly fitted in the specified hole.

While lowering down the sink, it should be held with the drain holes.

4. Once you really feel satisfied using the placement of the sink, gently lower it down as much because it can. Then press it tough once to make sure that the placement is tight enough to prevent any further leakages etc.

5. You could find the added sealant on the countertop, but that can be wiped up with a damp cloth, so that the perfection goes undisturbed. It is important to note that the applied sealant should be a fantastic one, and it needs to be applied perfectly and properly, otherwise you might encounter with leakages in the future.

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  • August 28, 2020
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Early morning fire kills four New York group home residents

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Sunday, March 22, 2009

After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises the home, told the media that the fire started at approximately 5:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time. Two staff members were at the home at the time, who safely evacuated four of the five survivors.

The names of the residents killed in the fire were not able to be released due to New York’s Mental Hygiene Law, but are able to be identified as two adult men, aged 32 and 52, and two adult women, aged 43 and 60. A 71-year-old male was injured in the fire, and was taken to a hospital in Utica, a nearby city. The other four residents have been relocated to an unnamed group home. Both staff members are also being examined at the hospital.

“On behalf of all New Yorkers, I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the families, loved ones and friends of the four victims and to continue to pray for the full recovery of those five people and two staff members who survived this incident. I also want to express my thanks and appreciation for the first responders and volunteers who worked swiftly and diligently to respond to this tragedy,” David Patterson, the governor of New York, said to the media.

The exact cause of the fire has yet to be determined. However, the New York Civil Liberties Union stated that “the blaze appears to have been an electrical fire and the sprinkler system was knocked out immediately.” They also called for “an immediate investigation into the causes of and contributing factors of the fire.”

The New York State Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control is currently investigating the causes of the blaze, with help from New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities.

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  • August 28, 2020
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Hong Kong police move to open roads in Mong Kok

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Friday, October 17, 2014

At about 5.00 a.m. today local time (2100 yesterday UTC), police in Hong Kong moved to clear obstacles to traffic at the intersection of Argyle Street and Nathan Road in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. For weeks the normally busy crossroads has been occupied by pro-democracy protesters and closed to traffic.

Police in riot gear cordoned off the roads and alleyways that surround the intersection, before moving in with trucks equipped with mechanical grabs to clear the roads of makeshift barricades. Also removed were tents, personal belongings, bedding and any other material protesters couldn’t retrieve in time. Many of the protesters were asleep when the police action began.

The police said they were acting to reopen the roads to traffic, not to forcibly clear the site of protesters, however the protestors were also urged to peaceably leave the site.

The police action effectively dispersed the majority of the protesters from the site. Protesters were moved onto the sidewalk by the police; when they could no longer be accommodated on the sidewalk they spilled into the alleyways, and down Nathan Road towards Tsim Sha Tsui. Once they had crossed the police cordon they were not allowed to return to the intersection. A small number of protesters remained on the pavements surrounding the intersection.

Protesters interviewed by local television station TVB said they felt the police had misled them; some said they would join protesters on Hong Kong Island, while others said they wished to remain in Mong Kok to maintain the pressure on the government.

The Mong Kok site is one of the three main protest sites of the wider 2014 Hong Kong protests. Protesters have been demonstrating in a bid for the right by the public at large to have a role in the nomination of candidates to stand for the post of Chief Executive of the territory.

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  • August 27, 2020
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Top 3 Things To Avoid If You’re Planning On Hosting A Successful Casino Party Fundraiser

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Submitted by: J. J. Stevens

Here at Aces Casino, the orange county casino night equipment rental leader, we take pride in giving each and every client of ours the most entertaining, unique, and imaginative casino night parties possible. It’s just what we do. And, we do it VERY well. 17 years in the business means quite a lot of practice.

As a matter of fact, Aces Casino ALSO does something that no other casino party company in the industry would EVER do: We also will go the extra mile to help out someone in dire straits that ISN’T a client of Aces Casino; some poor party coordinator or fund raising group that has found out too late that rock-bottom pricing and promises that are too good to be true usually are, and all their hard work to put on their party for their guests is going to be ruined by an unscrupulous casino “business.”

There’s nothing we hate more than hearing that an event has been ruined this way.

So, we were sitting around the offices the other day, when one such telephone call came in; someone that had called us originally, then found a “company” on the internet that beat our price by $25, and booked with them sight unseen, because of the “savings.” Alas, you DO end up getting what you pay for. The company they ended up hiring didn’t show up for their fund raiser, because (we found out later) they got another party from another client that PAID THEM more, and they ditched their first client so they could make more money for themselves.

Boy, we’ve grown SO incredibly tired of hearing results like this.

So, we thought, if we really ARE the orange county casino night industry leader, we need to do something about this. Hence, the meat of our blog post today. It seems that we we keep hearing the same three complaints from highly unsatisfied people and groups, people that were unhappy with the service from their “cut-rate” casino companies. So, it would seem totally logical to take these same three recurring complaints, and broadcast them to the casino party throwing community.

So, without further fanfare, here are three biggest complaints that event planners and fund raising chairs have, after they decided that saving an extra $25 was more important than going with Aces Casino, the orange county casino night industry leader for Southern California;

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#3 — The casino company’s “Management, Pit Boss and Staff” don’t have any clue about how to help their client

— Usually, this particular situation DOES begin to show itself early on in the beginning itinerary meetings you’ll have with your casino party company — They don’t have ANY suggestions on how to maximize profits at the fundraiser, how the fund raiser even WORKS, how much equipment that the client should have at their event to make sure that there isn’t too much or too little casino power, what the chips are worth, how much chip power to start each guest with….Sometimes, we’ve found that the client knew more about the overall operations of the casino event than the CASINO COMPANY did.

Red Flag. Reputable casino party companies WELCOME all of your questions, and are FULL of great ideas and scenarios to help YOUR next party or fund raiser become an instant hit. Don’t go with the cheapest company to save a buck, then end up losing money or killing the ambience of your event because you got a casino company that doesn’t know what they’re doing.

#2 — The equipment that the casino company brought to the event was substandard, and not up to the quality promised by the casino company

— This is a BIG one, but it’s not even the number one problem with some disreputable casino companies. We can’t say this enough: NOT ALL CASINO EQUIPMENT IS THE SAME. CHECK OUT what your casino party company plans to bring to your event. Ask for references, and USE them. To be honest, Aces Casino isn’t the only reputable orange county casino party company out there (there are actually 5 very good companies in SoCal that do a great job), but we ARE the one casino party crew with the best of everything, from the tables, to the dealers, and the staff members. (Hey, I said we’d be HONEST! Grin)

I wish I had $5 for every time that I heard a client tell us that their LAST casino company literally brought TOYS to their party, and pawned them off as “Casino tables.” There are some companies out there that will literally show up with plywood sheets, and wrap cheap Blackjack layouts around them that are half the size of the size of normal BJ tables, fasten the layout on with tape, and put them on spindly cheap legs that wobble like hula dancers when touched.

Other companies will promise a Craps table at your event, then show up with a plywood box, a “tub,” if you will, that’s a miniature table at BEST, THEN tell you that you only purchased the “discounted model,” and that the REAL casino size and quality Craps tables cost more. By THEN, it’s too late; your party is about to start. You’re stuck. Ask for pictures, or better yet, visit the casino company at an event that they’re hosting for another client. If they refuse to give you this kind of info, RUN AWAY, as fast as you can.

But, the most blatant equipment problems that we’ve heard about seem to center around the Roulette tables. Two words. “TOYS ABOUND.” You’ll know that you got the wrong casino party company when they show up at your next event with a 12″ plastic toy wheel, and call it a “Roulette Wheel.” Friends, here’s the straight dope — Casino size and quality Roulette Wheels are 32 inches in diameter (from one end across to the other).

There’s NOTHING worse than trying to play Roulette on a cheap, toy wheel. If they send you pictures of toy Roulette wheels upon request, find another company. Take it from Aces Casino; NEVER settle for toy tables at your casino event, especially toy Roulette tables. If you want to see what “casino size and quality” tables look like, check out our Web site link here – It’s just like our ol’ 20-story buddy, Godzilla – “Size Matters!”

#1 — The casino party game dealers are morons, and don’t know a thing about the game they’re dealing

Yes, as hard to believe as this sounds, there are disreputable casino companies that will just bring “bodies” to your event, and try to bluff their way through the games they’ve been assigned to. Sometimes, this happens because the casino company is just too busy for their own good, and have spread themselves too thin. Sometimes, they’re just small companies that don’t even ASK their staff if they can actually DEAL.

We’ve even heard of dealers that are brought to events, especially in Southern California, and they DON’T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH. I’m not kidding. There’s a company out here in SoCal that will stop off over at the local Home Depot on their way to their party, pick up the necessary people to fill their party, and off they go. Can you imagine not being able to even CONVERSE with your dealer during your party?

Other problems abound with sub-standard dealers, too. They don’t know the game they’ve been assigned to. They can’t help you with your game — They’re too busy asking YOU about how the game is played. Oh, my word…. Unfortunately, this happens all the time. There’s nothing worse than playing casino-style games for fun only, and finding out the fun itself has been lost, because the dealers are IDIOTS, and can’t deal games like Blackjack, 3-Card Poker, 3 Way-Action, Tournament Texas Hold-‘Em, Craps, Roulette, or Let It Ride. They’ve got a better chance of piloting the Space Shuttle than create and provide a split-pot at the Hold-‘Em table.

Aces Casino has always prided itself on having top-flight casino-quality dealers, tables, and staff at each and every casino event they perform at. We’re not the only company that does — That’s why, again, it’s important to CHECK THOSE REFERENCES. Go and SEE your casino party company in action, at another event, see how the fund raising event works for THEM. Call your prospective company, and ask questions. LOTS of them. Hey, if they’re any good, they WELCOME the questions.

Bottom line — Aces Casino is here to help all of our clients have fun, and raise funds for their favorite charities. We aren’t the orange county casino night leader for nuthin’. Give us (or your local casino party company) a call, and find out everything you ever wanted to know about how much fun these casino events can be.

Oh, one more thing — Check out the casino company’s chips. If they’re plastic chips, run away. It’s one of my personal pet-peeves. Can’t stand plastic chips. If I wanted plastic, I’d go to Hollywood.

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Hospital morale vital during any outbreak: expert warns

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Saturday, February 11, 2006

Hospitals must prepare their staff for the trauma from an outbreak of bird flu, a medical expert advised today. If not, they risk the collapse not only of services but also of morale at a time when they most need both.

Charles Gomersall, the director of intensive care at Hong Kong’s Princess Margaret Hospital, told a symposium on bird flu that he “predicts will have few staff two weeks into an epidemic if do not have mechanisms in place to minimize the stress and effect on morale.”

He said hospitals need to offer staff counseling and daily briefings in order to manage the stress.

H5N1 avian flu virus has mostly affected birds, but at least 88 people in seven countries have died since the re-emergence of the virus late 2003.

There is no evidence yet that the virus has mutated to point where humans can pass it on, but experts predict millions could die if it does.

Gomersall insists hospitals need properly equipped facilities and trained staff now. Once an epidemic starts there is only a very short time between when symptoms present and admission to intensive care.

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  • August 27, 2020
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What Is A Pediatric Dentist?

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A pediatric dentist Sarasota office can easily be set apart from other types of dentists. Pediatric dentists have extensive experience and training that enables them to provide oral healthcare to children and teenagers. Because the mouth undergoes a considerable amount of change during these early years, it is particularly important that children receive good health care and that they learn excellent practices that will stay with them throughout their lives. A pediatric dentist Sarasota office may be designed to work specifically with babies or young children, or they may be geared towards other ages or situations. For example, there are dentists who have received education and certifications so that they are uniquely qualified to work with children who have special medical needs, developmental delays, or other needs. Pediatric dentistry focuses on developing trust and confidence between the dentist and patient so that children will feel comfortable when they visit the dentist.

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One of the most important parts of pediatric dentistry is preventative care. When children are first learning about oral hygiene, it is crucial that they are taught proper practices for brushing teeth, flossing, and taking good care of their mouth. Pediatric dentist Sarasota offices can help teach these things. Also, fluoride, sealants and fillings will help to protect teeth against decay. Sometimes early interceptive orthodontics are needed in order to help teeth to grow in comfortably and correctly. If your child has a habit of sucking his or her thumb, the dentist may be able to suggest tactics or measures that will help them to stop this practice, which can alter the shape of the jaw and teeth.

There are also various procedures that become necessary, on occasion. Because children often have a fear of pain or of going to the dentist, a pediatric dentist should be able to communicate effectively with them, giving them encouragement when needed, so that they will feel more comfortable throughout and following the appointment. If it is necessary for a child to undergo a specific procedure, such as pulling teeth or filling cavities, among various other things, they will generally need to provide some type of numbing or pain relief. This can be done with a local anesthetic or various other types of sedation. A pediatric dentist is trained in various methods and should be able to discuss these treatments with the patient and parent so that all parties are comfortable with the work that is to be done.

  • August 26, 2020
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Using The Disney Princesses As Role Models For Girls}

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Using the Disney Princesses as Role Models for Girls

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Shelby Strong

Belle, an intellectual teen living in a small village in France, beloved by her father and revered for her beauty by all the villagers, was humble. Her name means “beauty” in French, but she didn’t realize she was beautiful because she always had her nose in a book. She had handsome men falling at her feet, but she would rather learn. Belle showed strength and courage as she entered an agreement to live in a castle with a beast to save the life of her father. She easily looked beyond the Beast’s outward appearance and found something in him that was gentle and that she loved. Because of her love, the Beast’s life was saved and a spell broken. Belle is a positive role model because she is smart, witty, strong and teaches young girls to not strive for outer beauty, but to seek for the beauty that comes from within.

Ariel is another example of a strong willed teenager. She was extremely driven and would not let anyone stand in the way of her dreams. She was a mermaid and her goal was to obtain legs. While seemingly an impossible feat, she found a way to trade her beautiful singing voice for legs. In an amazing feat, she learned how to walk, to help others, and to find her one true love. Ariel and her drive teaches little girls to never give up on their dreams even if they may seem impossible. The impossible seems possible when Ariel is around.Snow White was kind and loving towards animals and those less fortunate. As the most beautiful in the land, she did not love herself most, she loved the Seven Dwarfs and served them kindly and patiently. She was trusting of an old hag and it later led to her near death experience, but was quickly revived by her Prince. Snow White teaches us to look for the best in others and to not be self-centered, to turn our thoughts to what others needs are before our own.Cinderella, beloved by her father and destined to be a queen was another example of humility. Even though she was a princess, she was forced unfairly to do menial labor at the hand of her step mother and step sisters after her father died. She gracefully endured her situation until her Fairy Godmother came to her rescue and helped her arrive at the Ball in style. Prince Charming unraveled the mystery and asked her to marry him. Cinderella teaches young girls to never give up and that your situation does not define you.Lastly, Sleeping Beauty or Aurora teaches us that destiny is certain, but there are those waiting in the wings to help us through our greatest trials. She had complete faith that she would in the end emerge as a true princess. While seemingly dead, others also had faith in her that the curse could be reversed. Sleeping Beauty teaches us to have faith through our greatest trials and to accept help from the angels who live among us. She also teaches us to be kind to animals and to be brave enough to be rescued by the one we love most dearly.

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Dog falls on car and kills driver in Michigan

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Thursday, January 19, 2006

A dog fell off an Interstate 96 overpass in Livonia, Michigan killing 81 year-old Charles G. Jetchick.

Jetchick and a passenger, who police would not identify, were transported to St. Mary’s Hospital where Jetchick died from his injuries. The passenger suffered only minor injuries.

Police say that the 60 to 70 pound (27-32 kilograms) dog was not thrown off the overpass, but “probably fell by accident while trying to avoid a car,” Sgt. Michael A. Shaw of the Michigan State Police said. “We don’t know and thats why we are looking for witnesses.”

The dog, which fell about 16 feet (5 metres) also died due to its injuries.

Shaw has been with the State Police for 11 years and has never encountered a similar incident. “We’ve had rocks and other stuff like that fall off of overpasses. This would be the first dog we’ve had,” said Shaw.

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