#William H. Avery

[politicaldilfs]

Kansas Governor DILFs

Bill Graves, Frank Carlson, Jeff Colyer, Frank L. Hagaman, Robert Docking, George Docking, Andrew Frank Schoeppel, Edward F. Arn, John W. Carlin, John McCuish, Fred Hall, John Anderson Jr., Mark Parkinson, Alf Landon, Mike Hayden, Sam Brownback, Payne Ratner, William H. Avery

[jerzwriter]

Y'all... imma need 5-10 to recover....

[burningexeter]

Here's a huge ass list of everything (as in all of the media) that I can see sharing the same universe as the Gargoyles reboot and action-thriller animated film that I have in mind, Gargoyles: The Curse Of Hunter's Moon, now that I've finalized the whole storyline and am now just bored:

• Seth Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter along with its sequel The Last American Vampire

• Guy Ritchie's The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare

• Park Chan-Wook's Oldboy

• Monolith Productions' F.E.A.R. Series

• Stephen Sommers' The Mummy Duology

• Kim Jee-Won's I Saw The Devil

• Nacho Vigalondo's Timecrimes

• Julius Avery's Overlord

• Don Chaffey's Jason and the Argonauts

• Robert Greenwald's Xanadu

• Jordan Peele's Nope

• Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery

• Mike Hodges' Flash Gordon

• Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter

• Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap

• Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez's The Blair Witch Project

• Oren Peli & Tod Williams' Paranormal Activity Duology

• Bloody Disgusting's V/H/S Series

• George Lucas & Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones Quadrilogy

• Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits

• Harold Ramis' Groundhog Day

• Brad Bird's The Incredibles

• TriStar & Sony's Jumanji Trilogy

• Jon Favreau's Zathura: A Space Adventure

• Michael Dougherty's Krampus

[williamsmaddie]

[ greta onieogou, female, she/her ] — whoa! MADDISON “MADDIE” WILLIAMS just stole my cab! not cool, but maybe they needed it more. they have lived in the city for TWO YEARS, working as a FASHION MAGAZINE ASSISTANT. that can’t be easy, especially at only 30 YEARS OLD. some people say they can be a little bit STUBBORN and DEFENSIVE , but i know them to be COMPASSIONATE and GENEROUS. whatever. i guess i’ll catch the next cab. hope they like the ride back to BROOKLYN!

B A S I C   I N F O R M A T I O N

full name: maddison avery williams.

nickname(s): maddie

age: thirty (30)

date of birth: june 21st, 1994

hometown: san diego, california

current location: brooklyn, new york

ethnicity: half black, half white

nationality: american

gender: cis female

pronouns: she/her

religion: not religious

political affiliation: left wing

occupation: fashion magazine assistant

living arrangements: living with teagan wilds

language(s) spoken: english and spanish

F A M I L Y

parents: clayton williams, 68, psychologist and professor at ucsd. victoria avery-williams, 66, divorce lawyer.

siblings: ethan williams, 40, married. amber williams, 35, engaged.

P H Y S I C A L    A P P E A R A N C E

face claim: greta onieogou

hair color: black

eye color: brown

height: 5'8

tattoos: a dolphin on her right shin, carpe diem written on her ribs, under her left boob and a rose with thorns on the back of her right arm - all done in australia

piercings: three in left ear and two in right ear

clothing style: there's no such thing as overdressed and a minimal closet

usual expression: always with a smile on her lips

distinguishing characteristics: smile, soft brown eyes

H E A L T H

physical ailments: none

neurological conditions: none

allergies: nuts

sleeping habits: if she's stressed, she either sleeps for 5 hours or wakes up every hour

eating habits: there's more take-outs than she'd like to admit

exercise habits: reformer pilates twice a week and strength training with a PT another 2 days

emotional stability: a solid 7 unless it's fashion week, then it's down to a 2

sociability: due to her kind and bubbly personality, she is very sociable but has a hard time having tight relationships

body temperature: cold feet at all times

addictions: online shopping and tiktok (she blames her content creation side hustle for the endless hours she spends on the app)

drug use: never

alcohol use: she loves her end of the day red wine glass

P E R S O N A L I T Y

positive traits: compassionate, generous, empathetic

negative traits: stubborn, defensive,

fears: failing at her job and disappointing her family

F A V O U R I T E S

weather: blue sky, sunshine and a breeze, the perfect spring weather

colour: purple

music: pop and indie

movies: devil wears prada

sport: american football

beverage: mojito

food: taco tuesdays

animal: dolphins

H E A D C A N O N S

maddie is the youngest of three, born and raised in san diego. daughter of a psychologist with a phd and a divorce lawyer, emotions were always talked through. however maddie never truly thought hers were as valid as the rest of her family's.

with a 10 year gap between her and her older brother, ethan, maddie always looked up to him. he was always the golden son, straight a student and quarterback that got him a scholarship to ucla. after that, there was med school, a surgical residency and a family of four.

she worked really hard throughout her teenage years to get in her dream school and follow her brother's footsteps. in high school she was the cheer captain and the president of the fashion club that she founded herself. while academically she didn't have the same aspirations as her brother, as the youngest she was also allowed to dream out of the box.

fashion and arts had always been something maddie loved from a young age. it was normal to find her painting or sweing outfits for herself, sometimes for her sister.

amber and maddie never saw eye to eye and would spend days fighting. amber was always a free spirit in the family and very opinionated. maddie would often dime her light to let her sister shine.

by the time she graduated high school, maddie had gone through a bad break up that changed a lot of the way she thought. she ended up deferring from her first year in ucla and against all odds, she went backpacking across the globe.

from southest asia to australia where she stayed for longer than she anticipated and lived to the fullest, away from all the expectations of home. her last stop was south africa for a month before heading to south america where she volunteered teaching english at schools and learned spanish fluently.

by the time she returned to the us, she had found her own person and went to college to study fashion. it was during this time that she got closer to her sister and after she graduated, they both moved in together in a little apartment in santa monica.

the fashion job market was really hard to get in and maddie started working in social media, styling small influencers for exposure and doing content creation on the side herself. it didn't work out the way she thought it would and she ended up working for a social media agency for 2 years.

she was almost giving up when the dream opportunity found her and she moved to new york city to be an assistant at a fashion magazine known world wide.

living in the city for the last 2 years with a roommate that has become like a sister, teagan wilds, less than a hour away from her brother and her twin nieces, maddie can't complain about her life right now. she's waiting on a promotion to become a stylist at the magazine but she wants to keep herself grounded in case it doesn't happen as soon as she's expecting it.

[drzito]

Las 211 peliculas que he visto en 2022 (parte 1)

En negrita las que os recomiendo:

1. El sexto sentido (Nemesio Manuel Sobrevila, 1929)

2. El pan nuestro de cada día (King Vidor, 1934)

3. Luna Nueva (Howard Hawks, 1940)

4. Un sueño americano (King Vidor, 1944).

5. Breve encuentro (David Lean, 1945)

6. El capitán Kidd (Rowland V. Lee, 1945)

7. Lazos humanos (Elia Kazan, 1945)

8. La bella y la bestia (Jean Cocteau, 1946)

9. Domador de sirenas (Irving Pichel, 1948)

10. La fuerza del destino (Abraham Polonsky, 1948)

11. Nunca la olvidare (George Stevens, 1948)

12. Vida en sombras (Lorenzo Llobet Gracia, 1949)

13. Milagro en Milan (Vittorio de Sica, 1951)

14. Umberto D (Vittorio de Sica, 1952)

15. Valkoinen peura [El reno blanco] (Erik Blomberg, 1952)

16. El salario del miedo (H G Clouzot, 1953)

17. La loba (Alberto Lattuada, 1953)

18. Los apuros de un pequeño tren (Charles Crichton, 1953)

19. Tarantula (Jack Arnold, 1955)

20. El ferroviario (Pietro Germi, 1956).

21. La mala semilla (Mervyn LeRoy, 1956).

22. De dode tjern [El lago de los muertos] (Kåre Bergstrøm, 1958)

23. Cover Girl Killer (Terry Bishop, 1959)

24. Horror en el Museo Negro (Arthur Crabtree, 1959).

25. Beat Girl (Edmond T. Gréville, 1960)

26. El hotel de los horrores (John Moxley, 1960)

27. La sangre seca (Yoshishige Yoshida, 1960)

28. Macario (Robert Gavaldon, 1960)

29. Marea nocturna (Curtis Harrington, 1961)

30. El poder de la mafia (Alberto Lattuada, 1962)

31. Historias de terror (Roger Corman, 1962)

32. Vida para Ruth (Basil Dearden, 1962)

33. El demonio (Brunello Rondi, 1963).

34. El especulador (Vittorio de Sica, 1963)

35. Las tres caras del miedo (Mario Bava, 1963)

36. The small world of Sammy Lee (Ken Hughes, 1963)

37. El extraño viaje (Fernando Fernan-Gomez, 1964)

38. La mujer de la arena (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964)

39. Los corceles de fuego (Sergei Parajanov, 1964)

40. España insólita (Javier Aguirre, 1965)

41. El ojo del diablo (J Lee Thompson, 1966)  

42. Kriminal (Umberto Lenzi, 1966)

43. Las Brujas (Cyril Frankel, 1966)

44. El desconocido de Shandigor (Jean-Louis Roy, 1967)

45. Corrupción (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1968)

46. La maldicion del altar rojo (Vernon Sewell, 1968)

47. Mr Freedom (William Klein, 1968)

48. Satanik (Piero Vivarelli, 1968)

49. Un día tranquilo en el campo (Elio Petri, 1968)

50. Queimada! (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1969)

51. Ya soy una mujer (David Greene, 1969)

52. 4 moscas sobre terciopelo gris (Dario Argento, 1970)

53. El martillo de las brujas (Otakar Vavra, 1970)

54. Lokis. Rekopis profesora Wittembacha [Lokis. El manuscrito del Profesor Wittembach] (Janusz Majewski, 1970)

55. Valerie y su semana de las maravillas (Jaromil Jireš, 1970)

56. Bahía de sangre (Mario Bava, 1971).

57. La maldición de los Bishop (John D Hancock, 1971)

58. Angustia de silencio (Lucio Fulci, 1972)

59. Lejos de los arboles (Jacinto Esteva, 1972).

60. San Francisco, ciudad desnuda (Stuart Rosenberg, 1973)

61. Torso: Violencia Carnal (Sergio Martino, 1973)

62. Sintomas (Jose Ramon Larraz, 1974)

63. Trastornado (Alan Ormsby y Jeff Gillen, 1974)

64. Blue Moon (Louis Malle, 1975)

65. El quimérico inquilino (Roman Polanski, 1976)

66. God told me to (Larry Cohen, 1976)

67. Foes (John Coats, 1977)

68. La centinela (Michael Winner, 1977)

69. La ultima ola (Peter Weir, 1977)

70. El dinero de los demás (Christian de Chalonge, 1978)

71. Cristo se paro en Eboli (Francesco Rosi, 1979)

72. La hipótesis de un cuadro robado (Raul Ruiz, 1979)

73. Profecía maldita (John Frankenheimer, 1979)

74. Impacto (Brian de Palma, 1981)

75. Vida/Perra (Javier Aguirre, 1982)

76. Los jueces de la ley (Peter Hyams, 1983)

77. Ojos de fuego (Avery Crounse, 1983)

78. 1,2,3... Splash (Ron Howard, 1984)

79. Los santos inocentes (Mario Camus, 1984).

80. Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984)

81. Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985)

82. 007: Alta tensión (John Glen, 1987)

83. El príncipe de las tinieblas (John Carpenter, 1987)

84. Walker (Alex Cox, 1987)

85. La tumba de las luciérnagas (Isao Takahata, 1988)

86. The Dreaming (Mario Andreacchio, 1988)

87. Un lugar llamado Milagro (Robert Redford, 1988)

88. Celia (Ann Turner, 1989)

89. Cuando fuimos brujas (Nietzchka Keene, 1990)

90. Temblores (Ron Underwood, 1990)

91. Clearcut (Ryszard Bugajski, 1991)

92. Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair, 1991)

93. Un lugar en el mundo (Adolfo Aristarain, 1992)

94. Anchoress (Chris Newby, 1993)

95. Dark Waters (Mariano Baino, 1993)

96. Lo que queda del día (James Ivory, 1993)

97. Lazos Ardientes (The Wachowskis, 1996)

98. Nubes pasajeras (Aki Kaurismaki, 1996)

99. Una gran noche (Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott, 1996)

100. Salvar al soldado Ryan, (Steven Spielberg, 1998).

101. CQ (Roman Coppola, 2001)

102. Funny ha ha (Andrew Bujalski, 2002)

103. Hotel (Jessica Hausner, 2004)

104. Noroi (Kôji Shiraishi, 2005)

105. The Dark (John Fawcett, 2005)

[briarsheart]

Meet The Characters:

Fanfic: Final Girl

Fandom: Stranger Things

Pairing(s): Steve x Fem!OC , Robin x Fem!OC (eventual)

A/N: so, this fic is published and has been for some time!!! Go check it out on my wattpad if you want (my username is briarsheart but I also linked it below). Pleaseee if you have feedback or questions or even suggestions lmk!!! Xoxo, MJ

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Isla Weir — The Survivor

On the morning of September 8th of 1980, Isla Weir was presumed dead.

The night of November 1st of 1983, Isla Weir dragged herself from the clutches of death to the doorstep of her childhood home. The dead girl walking. Only, upon her return, another child takes her place: William Byers.

Between haunting nightmares, that aren’t really nightmares at all, and a boat load of survivors guilt, Isla learns very quickly that she’s the only one capable of preventing the disappearance of more children and teens alike. Throwing herself headfirst back into the hell dimension she tried so hard to escape from, Isla trades in her title of ‘survivor’ for the title of ‘hero’.

Birthday: February 14th, 1967 (Aquarius)

Quote(s):

“We do what we have to in order to survive. It isn’t personal.”

“I do. Because the same thing happened to me and... I’m starting to realize I don’t want it to happen to anyone else.”

“Okay, then we’ll run away to California and live with the Brady Bunch, duh.”

Theme song(s):

My Tears Ricochet by Taylor Swift

Brutal by Olivia Rodrigo

As It Was by Harry Styles

Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers

Dawn Miller — The Protector

Dawn Millers life began the moment she was dragged into the upside down; with her mother dead and her father off doing fuck knows what, she didn’t have much keeping her around. It wasn’t until the threat of a blood thirsty monster that she found her purpose. More specifically, when she stumbled upon a crying child, shaking from fear beneath a rock formation in the woods.

Isla Weir was Dawn Millers reason. Her motivation to keep fighting. her ray of hope in an otherwise dark and unforgiving dimension. For over four years she did everything in her power to keep her safe and sane. It was something she excelled at. All well searching for a way to uphold her promise to her surrogate little sister; to get Isla back into the arms of her loving family. To get her home.

Birthday: June 27th, 1963 (cancer)

Quote(s):

“What’s your favorite song? Sing it to me.”

“We’re gonna get out of here, okay? I’m gonna get you home, I promise you that.”

“Avery, I swear to god-”

Theme song(s):

Matilda by Harry Styles

Rescue by Lauren Daigle

Lean On Me by Bill Withers

Avery Fleming — The Fighter

From the moment Avery Fleming was sucked into the Hell Dimension known as the upside down, she was deemed a teenage runaway. With a bad attitude and a mean left hook to back it up, she was never anything more than a basket case. A screw up destined for failure.

But the fire that burned so fiercely in her heart proved to be her greatest strength in an alternate dimension filled with monsters out for blood. Even if it was the same thing that caused her to bump heads with Dawn Miller — the self appointed leader of their little band of lost misfit toys.

Birthday: April 8th, 1965 (Aries)

Quote(s):

“Stop feeding her fake fantasy’s Dawn! No ones coming to save us, we’re stuck here and we’re all gonna fucking die!”

“Control is a fucking fantasy.”

“You did what you had to do too survive. We all did. You shouldn’t be sorry for that.”

Theme song(s):

This Is Me Trying by Taylor Swift

Devil In Me by Halsey

Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

Water Me Down by MOTHICA

Ezekiel Shaw — The Brains

Ezekiel Shaw had battled more monsters than he could count — in Dungeons and Dragons, obviously. In the real world? Hah! He couldn’t even stand up to the kids at school who relentlessly bullied him. Instead, he begged his parents to move to a different state. That was his first mistake. His second was deciding to take a nice little stroll through Hawkins on the morning of September 8th of 1979.

His wish to be free of bullies was granted when he was snatched up by a slimy, veiny monster and dragged into the pits of hell. Or, more commonly known as, the upside down. He was goner, no doubt about it. That is, if it wasn’t for his saving grace which came in the form of a pissed off teenage girl armed with nothing more than a stick; Avery Fleming.

Birthday: December 18th, 1966 (Sagittarius)

Quote(s):

“Do you know what I’d do for the monsters to go back into my stupid board game?!”

“It’s like a shark, it can smell blood.”

“We need to collect intel on this thing if it’s hunting us. We’re the ones with the brains, not the Demogorgon!”

Theme song(s):

In The End by Tommee Profitt

Fourth Of July by Sufjan Stevens

No Time To Die by Billie Eilish

Steve Harrington — The Childhood Best Friend

On the evening of September 8th of 1979, Steve Harrington lost his best friend. He remembered being twelve years old and his mother sitting him down to explain to him the concept of ‘death’. He remembered sobbing into his pillow once he understood; he’d never see Isla Weir again.

And then, he did. On the morning on November 6th his supposedly dead best friend walked into Hawkins High School. A little taller now and a hell of a lot more guarded but he still recognized her. He would know her anywhere; in death and at the end of the world. But with her return comes to cruel reality that they’re nothing more than two ghosts of the children they’d once been.

Quote(s):

“Don’t call her that. She’s not a freak.”

“You expect me to let a lady walk home alone? With all the crazies in this town? Come on, just let me drive you.”

“No, I just... everyone looked for you — I looked for you. For months. I-we were worried about you. Everyone was.”

Theme song(s):

Two Ghosts by Harry Styles

I Lost A Friend by FINNEAS

Movies by Conan Gray

Supercut by Lorde

James Weir — The Desperate Father

When Isla Weir disappeared during a game of hide and seek, James Weir lost everything. But he’d do anything to get it back. To get her back.

After six months filled with dead end leads and too many bottles of scotch to count, James stepped down from his position as chief of police. Instead, in his desperation, he sought answers from Hawkins National Laboratory. Gaining employment as a security officer, he slowly and immorally work his way up the chain of command. In his desperation he lost more than he ever bargained too; his ethics, his freedom, even his wife. All of it, gone.

But just when he was ready to dive off the deep end, follow his wife into the sweet dark abyss that was death, he got the answers he’d been searching for; his daughter was still out there — trapped in an alternate dimension. And too find her, all he had to do was sell just a little bit more of his soul to Martin Brenner.

Quote(s):

“My daughter just came back from the dead, nothing makes sense anymore.”

“They threatened Isla, Jim. Isla. They threatened her life.”

“Found you, squirt!”

Theme song(s):

I’ll Be Good by Jaymes Young

[namenerdery]

Babies with interesting names born in Missouri between 2010-2015 [G, H & I]

Gabbrieanna Marie Gab'Bryellia Bernice-Mackenzie Gadge Haden Gadsden Rayge Gaia Quest Gaibryel James Gaidge Riean Gainzley Michael-Rose Gaitlynn Sophia Galadriel Grace Galahad Christopher Galaxie Brooklynn Gallatayah Maria Rene Gambit Axl Wade Garruck Micha Garrythe Thaddeus Nash Gatlynn Michaelleigh Gator Ryan Gaylord Herbert Genuine Jone Gettler Aloysius Gi'Ahvannee Messiah-Summer Gift Sandra-Santana Glory Reigns Goddess Unique Gohan Anakin Golden Lee Graeven Murdoc Graisyn Elouize Gravity Jay Grayclyn Mae Greyston James Greyzin Kage Gruxton Pierce Gunnyr Mitchell Gustarius Exzavier Guydence Wade Gwynavier Maridian Gynger Nicole Kayline

Hade Virgil Haedynce Rene Haelo Riley Haezliyn Joann Haggard Lane Hailiee-Dreu' Arie Hakunnamatata Raylynn Hallelujah Jane Handsome Alexander Johnson Happi Ness Allure Harbor Woodson Harden William Harlequinn Diane Harpoole Kenneth Harvest Uriah Hatcher Blaez Hattilyn Grace Hattison Claire Havoc Damien Hawklyn Eliza-Haze Heatley Austin Heavin Makay Helios Arrow Hennessy Alazay Henriana Averie England Heritage Jesse Samuel Hero Elise Hevanli Lei Evygen Hexton Bentley Heylove Lirik Hickory Anne Holiday Lyric Holiver Dakota Lane Honest Charles Honorable John William Hooper Stanley Hopper John Horizyn Sky Huckston Thomas Hughsden Channing Louis Hunt Felts Huntress Scarlett Anne Hurricane Emmet James Hyacinth Astra

Iamunique Sunshine Iceland Grace Iceseonia Danielle Marie Illisian Marie I'Ly Unique Im'Unique Marie Integrity Grace Jaclyn Isiabelle Persephone Marie Island Raqui-Giselle Italee Montana Izzaybella Viva Renee Izzlie Sue

[mystlnewsonline]

State Representative - Michael DiMassa Sentenced to Prison

Former West Haven Employee and State Representative Michael DiMassa was Sentenced to Prison for Stealing COVID Relief and Other City Funds. Hartford, CT (STL.News) Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL DiMASSA, 32, of West Haven, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 27 months of imprisonment, followed five years of supervised release, for his involvement in schemes that resulted in the theft of more than $1.2 million dollars in COVID relief funds and other funds from the City of West Haven.  Judge Williams also ordered DiMassa to perform 100 hours of community service while on supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, DiMassa was a Connecticut State Representative who was also employed by the City of West Haven, most recently serving as the Administrative Assistant to the City Council.  In April 2020, the State of Connecticut was allocated money by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (“CRF”), which was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) for the purpose of helping local governments pay costs incurred in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  From July 2020 through September 2021, the City of West Haven received approximately $1,150,257 in financial assistance from this fund.  DiMassa, who was authorized to approve the designated relief funds for the reimbursement of COVID-related expenditures incurred by West Haven, conspired with others to steal these funds and other West Haven funds through the submission of fraudulent invoices, and subsequent payment for COVID relief goods and services that were never provided. In one scheme, DiMassa conspired with John Bernardo, who was employed by the City of West Haven as a Housing Specialist in the office of Community Development Administration.  In January 2021, DiMassa and Bernardo formed Compass Investment Group, LLC.  Beginning in February 2021, Compass Investment Group LLC fraudulently billed the City of West Haven and its “COVID-19 Grant Department” for consulting services purportedly provided to the West Haven Health Department that were not performed.  From February 2021 through September 2021, the City of West Haven paid Compass Investment Group a total of $636,783.70.  DiMassa made several large cash withdrawals from the Compass Investment Group LLC bank account, some of which were made shortly before or after he made a large cash “buy-in” of gaming chips at the Mohegan Sun Casino. DiMassa also conspired with his now wife, Lauren DiMassa, formerly known as Lauren Knox, through the submission of numerous fraudulent invoices to West Haven for services related to a Youth Violence Prevention Program and for Youth Violence COVID-19 Associated Expenses.  These invoices listed charges for in-home counseling, cleaning supplies, special needs hourly service, wi-fi assistance for low/moderate-income families, counseling services, license fees, a fall youth clinic, meals, support group supplies, equipment rental, and youth clinic support group.  West Haven made at least 16 payments totaling approximately $147,776.10 to Lauren DiMassa, who never provided any services to the City of West Haven. In a third scheme, DiMassa conspired with John Trasacco, of West Haven, through the submission of fraudulent invoices from L & H Company and JIL Sanitation Services, two companies controlled by Trasacco, to West Haven for goods and services, including thousands of units of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), HVAC maintenance at multiple municipal locations, COVID supplies for the Board of Education, and cleaning services for various municipal and school buildings, including one school building that had been vacant and abandoned for several years.  Trasacco’s companies received approximately $431,982 through this scheme. Judge Williams ordered Michael DiMassa to pay $856,844.45 in restitution. Judge Williams noted the sentence takes into account extensive testimony DiMassa provided during Trasacco’s trial. DiMassa was arrested on October 20, 2021.  On November 1, 2022, he pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. DiMassa, who is released on a $250,000 bond, is required to report to prison on July 31. On June 14, 2022, Bernardo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  On March 22, 2023, he was sentenced to 13 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $58,927.25 in restitution. On July 14, 2022, Lauren DiMassa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  On March 23, 2023, she was sentenced to six months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $147,776 in restitution. On December 2, 2022, a jury found Trasacco guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud.  On April 3, 2023, he was sentenced to 96 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $143,994 in restitution. This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General for Investigations.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ray Miller and David Sheldon. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice Read the full article

[packedwithpackards]

Examining the sources of the Plymouth Colony Pages [Part 11]

Henry Edwards Scott, Vital Records of Bridgewater Massachusetts to the Year 1850, 2 Vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916).

Like the other volumes of this type, this is also on the Internet Archive currently in vol 1 and vol 2.  Considering the role of the Packards in Bridgewater, the number of results I expected to be in a high amount. Already the book rests on, apart from transcription of vital records, as noted on page 8:

[a] private record, from the Jacob Perkins family Bible, in the possession of Dr. Calvin Pratt of Bridgewater...[a] private record, from a Packard family Bible, now in the possession of Harrison D. Packard of Bridgewater...[a] private record, from a Packard family Bible, now in the possession of Harrison D. Packard of Bridgewater

The following births happened in Bridgewater:

Job Packard Bartlett born to Susanna (Packard?) and Samuel Bartlet on Jan 22, 1764 (p 41)

Samuel K. Cleveland born to Mary Packard in 1823 (p 75)

Lucy Drake or"Drake Alice [sic, alias] Packard," d. Sarah Packard (p 91)

Lydia H. Drew was the grandmother Cyrus Morton Packard (p 92)

A person named "Packard ford" born in 1783 (p 120)

Martha Howard, later named Martha Packard (pp 170)

Avery Keith related to a "Chloe K. Packard" (p 181)

Sarah Packard Lovell born in 1807 (p 221)

Cyrus M.D. Morton was the grandfather of Cyrus Morton Packard (p 233)

Harriet Pool married Jesse Packard (p 263)

Susanna Packard Williams born in 1787 (p 351)

And births of all sorts of Packards from pages 237-250:

What about the second volume? There are 404 matches for the word "Packard"within the book, which is WAY too many to list here. It does show the staying power of the Packards in Bridgewater without a doubt.

Henry Edwards Scott, Vital Records of East Bridgewater Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1917).

Already covered this earlier. This record is no different from what was mentioned in the previous section.

Note: This was originally posted on Apr. 27, 2018 on the main Packed with Packards WordPress blog (it can also be found on the Wayback Machine here). My research is still ongoing, so some conclusions in this piece may change in the future.

© 2018-2022 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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Let's Scrooge by Jacquelyn Faye

Let’s Scrooge by Jacquelyn Faye

Let’s Scrooge Jacquelyn Faye, Katie May, Avery Song, Jarica James, M. J. Marstens, L. L. Frost, Suki Williams, H. A. Wills, Madeline Fay, R. L. Caulder A collection of nice, and possibly a bit more than a little naughty, holiday inspired tales fromReverse Harem authors. Featuring contemporary and paranormal authors:Avery SongH.A. WillsJacquelyn FayeJarica JamesKatie MayL.L. FrostMadeline FayM.J.…

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1880s Names

A

Boys

Abel, Abraham, Adam, Addison, Adelbert, Alexander, Alfred, Aloysius, Alphonse, Ambrose, Amos, Anderson, Andrew, Angus, Anthony, Anton, Archibald, Art, Arthur, Aubrey, August, Augustine, Augustus, Avery

Girls

Ada, Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Agatha, Agnes, Alice, Alma, Almeda, Alta, Anastasia, Angeline, Anna, Annabelle, Anne, Arizona, Augusta, Augustine, Aurelia, Aurora

B

Boys

Barney, Benjamin, Bennett, Bernard, Bishop, Bradford

Girls

Beatrice, Bernadette, Bess, Bessie, Beulah, Birdie

C

Boys

Carlton, Carson, Casper, Cassius, Cecil, Charles, Chauncey, Chester, Christian, Christopher, Clarence, Claude, Clement, Clifford, Coleman, Conrad, Cornelius, Curtis

Girls

Camille, Caroline, Catherine, Cecilia, Celestia, Celestine, Celia, Charity, Charlotte, Christine, Claire, Clara, Clarice, Claudia, Clementine, Conception, Constance, Corda, Cordelia, Cornelia

D

Boys

Dallas, Daniel, Darius, David, Dennis, Dewitt, Dorsey, Douglas, Dudley, Dwight

Girls

Daisy, Delia, Della, Delphia, Docia, Dollie, Dolly, Dolores, Dora, Dorcas, Doris, Dorothy, Dove, Dovie, Drucilla

E

Boys

Early, Edmond, Edward, Edwin, Eldridge, Eli, Elias, Elijah, Elliott, Ellis, Ellsworth, Elmer, Elton, Elwood, Emerson, Emery, Emil, Emmett, Enoch, Ephraim, Erasmus, Erastus ,Eric, Ernest, Ervin, Erwin, Eugene, Everett, Ezra

Girls

Edith, Edmonia, Effie, Elaine, Elda, Eldora, Eleanor, Elise, Eliza, Elizabeth, Ella, Elma, Elnora, Eloise, Elsa, Elsie, Emily, Emma, Emmaline, Era, Erma, Erna, Ernestine, Essie, Esta, Estella, Estelle, Esther, Ethel, Ethelyn, Etta, Eudora, Eugenia, Eula, Eulalia, Eunice, Euphemia

F

Boys

Felix, Ferdinand, Francis, Franklin, Frederick, Fredrick

Girls

Fanny, Fay, Felicia, Fern, Fidelia, Flora, Florence, Florida, Francis

G

Boys

Gabriel, Garrett, General, George, Gideon, Giles, Golden, Gregory

Girls

Geneva, Genevieve, Georgia, Georgie, Goldie, Grace, Gwendolyn

H

Boys

Harmon, Harold, Harris, Harrison, Henry, Hollis, Homer, Horace, Howard, Howard, Howell, Hugo

Girls

Harriett, Hattie, Henrietta, Hester, Honora, Hope, Hortense

I

Boys

Irving

Girls

Imogene, Indiana, Iona, Iris, Isadora

J

Boys

Jack, Jackson, Jacob, James, Jasper, Jeremiah, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Josiah, Judson, Jules, Julian, Junius

Girls

Jane, Josephine, Judith, Julia, Julie, Juliet, June

K

Boys

Kenneth

Girls

Kathleen

L

Boys

Lawrence, Lawson, Leander, Leonard, Lewis, Lionel, Logan, Lucien, Lucius, Luther, Lyman

Girls

Lacy, Lillian, Lilly, Louise, Lucia, Lucille, Lucinda, Lucretia, Lucy

M

Boys

Major, Malcolm, Marcus, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Mathias, Matthew, Maurice, Maxwell, Michael, Miles, Milo, Milton, Monroe, Morgan, Mortimer

Girls

Mabel, Madeline, Magnolia, Marie, Mary, Matilda, Maude, May, Melinda, Mildred, Millicent, Millie, Minerva, Minnie, Miriam, Missouri, Mollie, Mona

N

Boys

Nathan, Nathaniel, Neil, Nelson, Newton, Nicholas, Noah, Noel, Norman, Norris

Girls

Netta, Nettie, Nevada, Nona, Nora, Norah, Norma

O

Boys

Oliver, Oren, Orson, Otis, Otto, Owen

Girls

Odelia, Odessa, Ola, Olive, Ona, Opal, Ophelia, Ora, Orpha, Ottilie

P

Boys

Patrick, Percival, Percy, Peter, Phillip, Pierce, Pleasant

Girls

Pansy, Parthenia, Patience, Pearl, Penelope, Permelia, Philomena, Phoebe, Polly, Priscilla, Prudence

Q

Boys

Quincy

R

Boys

Raymond, Richard, Richmond, Robert, Rodney, Roger, Ross

Girls

Rita, Rosalie, Rose, Rowena, Ruby, Ruth

S

Boys

Samuel, Seymore, Sidney, Silas, Simon, Solomon, Stanley, Stephan, Sterling, Stewart, Sylvester

Girls

Samantha, Sophronia

T

Boys

Thaddeus, Theodore, Thomas, Thorton, Tillman, Timothy, Tobias, Truman

Girls

Tennessee, Thelma, Theodora, Theodosia, Theresa, Tillie

U

Boys

Ulysses

Girls

Una

V

Boys

Valentine, Vernon, Victor, Vincent, Virgil

Girls

Vera, Verona, Vesta, Victoria, Viola, Violet, Virginia, Vivian

W

Boys

Walker, Wallace, Walter, Warren, Watson, Webster, Wesley, Wilber, Wilbert, Wilbur, Wiley, Wilfred, Willam, Willard, William, Wilson, Winfield

Girls

Wilda, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Winifred, Winnifred, Winona

Z

Girls

Zella, Zora

[jerzwriter]

This is audacious. Who does he think he is? AUDACIOUS. 🥵

Photos from @/thomebrowne Instagram

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Female Dancer, Elie Nadelman, 1920, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

“Is Nadelman serious?” asked a writer for the New York World in 1919. “Are these things art, or only insolence?” This indignation stemmed from the fact that Elie Nadelman’s sculptures depicted people in contemporary dress, rather than the classical drapery used by most sculptors at the time. Nadelman garbed the figure of Female Dancer in a short dress and high heels, evoking the entertainments of the modern city. Female Dancer twirled into the Roaring Twenties with whimsy and charm, among the attributes that made Nadelman one of the most celebrated American modernist sculptors of the early 20th century. Through prior gift of the Mary and Earle Ludgin Collection; restricted gift of the Antiquarian Society; through prior gifts of Albert A. Robin, the Estate of Felicia Mayer Marsh, the Friends of American Art Collection; through prior purchase of Dr. A.J. Ochsner, Mrs. Margaret Cook, J.N. Eisendrath, Dr. W.H. Allport, Mrs. T.A. Shaw, Miss Bertha Randolph, Mrs. Pauline Dohn Rudolph, and the B.F. Ferguson Fund; The Kate S. Buckingham Fund; through prior purchase of the Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Purchase Prize Fund; restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff; through prior gifts of the George F. Harding Collection, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., and Mary and Leigh B. Block; through prior bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland; restricted gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field; through prior purchase from the Roger McCormick Fund; through prior gifts of Yvonne and Richard Angarola, Miss Gertrude Finch, Mrs. Ignatius Jelinski, the Charles H. & Mary F. S. Worcester Collection, the Walter H. Schulze Memorial Collection, and Donn Shapiro; Jane and Morris Weeden Fund; through prior gifts of the Society for Contemporary American Art and Mr. Sam A. Lewisohn; through prior purchase of the Charles S. Peterson Purchase Prize Fund; through prior gift of the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nickerson Collection; Vance American Arts Fund; through prior gifts of the estates of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch and Marie F. Lennards; through prior purchase of the Samuel P. Avery Fund; through prior gifts of Joseph R. Shapiro, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, Evelyn Padorr and Helene Segil in memory of Sarah and George Ehrlich, Honoré Palmer, Alexander Bing, Chicago Normal School Alumni, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Leonard Florsheim, Mrs. Abram Poole, and Mrs. Maurice L. Rothschild; through prior purchase of the A.A. McKay Fund Size: 82.6 × 43.2 × 19.1 cm (32 1/2 × 17 × 7 1/2 in.) (without base) Medium: Bronze

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/233228/

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Christ Carrying the Cross, Sebastiano del Piombo, 1515, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

This painting by represents one of the most popular compositions invented by one of the most distinguished painters working in Rome during the High Renaissance. In the 1510s, following an early period in Venice, Sebastiano del Piombo traveled to Rome, where he was drawn into the lively atmosphere of competition between the two great luminaries of the period, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raphael. Michelangelo took Sebastiano under his wing, teaching him his monumental style and providing drawings for some of Sebastiano’s major commissions. Following Raphael’s death in 1520, the painter and historian Giorgio Vasari stated that“first place in the art of painting was unanimously granted by all, thanks to the favor of Michelangelo, to Sebastiano.” Christ Carrying the Cross draws upon recent developments of an enormously popular iconography by artists including Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, and Andrea Mantegna, among others. Here, Simon of Cyrene assists Jesus, emphasizing the heavy weight of the cross on his shoulders. A Roman soldier stands behind, his jeering face just visible in the darkness. In the background, the tightly packed composition opens up onto a crowd assembling at the foot of the hill of Golgotha, with two crosses barely visible. The luminous landscape is a hallmark of the artist’s Venetian training. The painting’s dramatic visual impact is a result of the powerful diagonals of the cross; the dynamic, almost sculptural quality of Christ’s clothing; and the pathos of his expression. The popularity of Sebastiano’s composition is reflected in the number of surviving variants that he created over the course of his career. The Art Institute’s version is an autograph replica of a painting—now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid—made for Jerónimo Vich y Valterra, the Spanish ambassador to Rome. Other versions survive in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg; the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid; and the Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest. Lacy Armour, Ada Turnbull Hertle, Mary Swissler Oldberg Acquisition, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection funds; Wirt D. Walker Trust; Alyce and Edwin DeCosta and the Walter E. Heller Foundation Fund; Estate of Walter Aitken; Frederick W. Renshaw Acquisition, Marian and Samuel Klasstorner funds; Edward E. Ayer Fund in Memory of Charles L. Hutchinson; Lara T. Magnuson Acquisition, Director's funds; Samuel A. Marx Purchase Fund for Major Acquisitions; Edward Johnson, Maurice D. Galleher Endowment, Simeon B. Williams, Capital Campaign General Acquisitions, Wentworth Greene Field Memorial, Samuel P. Avery, Morris L. Parker, Irving and June Seaman Endowment, and Betty Bell Spooner funds Size: 118 × 92 cm (46 7/16 × 36 1/4 in.) Medium: Oil on panel

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/234781/

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Chasing Chase

James Potter x Fem!oc

a/n: This is a story that I started on Wattpad and just put on Ao3

*Read on Wattpad*

*Read on Ao3*

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Chapter 01: Chocolate and Trains

Somewhere, chugging along the tracks of the English meadows and hills, was a scarlet red steam engine that carried three teenagers starting their fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Those three teenagers are named Evanna Chase, Avery Thomas, and Summer Williams. Those three teenagers were also currently having a conversation about the best kind of chocolate from Honeydukes sweet shop in Hogsmede.

"So, I was thinking," Summer Williams started.

"Oh, here we go." Avery scoffed while rolling his eyes.

"Oh, hush, Ave," she said. "Look, I was thinking that the 75% dark with caramel and sea salt is the best bec-"

"No, it is not," Avery said looking at Summer like she grew a horn out of her head. "What is wrong with you Summer? Are you ill?"

"No I am not ill, you piece of dragon dung," she said.

"Dragon DUNG?!" Avery stood up and reached for his wand. "I'll show you dragon dung!"

"Hey! Hey, hey, hey!" Evanna stood up to intervene because she knew that if she didn't now, she would regret it later. "What the hell, you two?"

You might be wondering, 'Aren't they best friends? Why are they bickering like an old married couple?'. Well, here's the thing, They are best friends, but like most, sometimes you can find them fighting over small things. For example, chocolate.

"Reminder: We are BEST FRIENDS, okay?" Evanna said, looking at them like a mother reprimanding her children would. "Remember that." She sighed and she, Summer, and Avery all sat back down and were silent. Evanna often found herself breaking up her best friend's fights. In a way, she was a mother. Avery opened back up the book he was reading before the whole 'chocolate' conversation. Hogwarts A History. He had read this book multiple times already but it was one of his favorites. Summer entertained herself with polishing the new broom she got so she could try out for the quidditch team again. Summer had been on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team since the second year and she was the team seeker. And yes, she was good.

Then, the silence was broken by everyone's favorite Hufflepuff boy coming into the compartment. Jack Pillsbury.

"Hey, guys! Hey Summer! How are you, darling?" He went to go sit by Summer and he put his arm around her shoulders. Summer flushed as red as Lily Evans's hair.

"Hi," she said, her voice small. She wasn't usually like this but both Avery and Evanna knew it was the doings of Jack. Jack smiled. He knew too. And he loved it.

"Hey, Jack." Evanna smiled and high-fived him.

"Jack." Avery acknowledged, not looking up from his book, due to him seeing Jack only a few hours prior. They basically lived together.

After listening to the background chatter of other students passing by in the halls, and hearing the joy and excitement of the first years, Summer ended up falling asleep on Jack's shoulder, and let's just say that Jack, yeah, he was pretty happy.

"Look!" he mouthed pumping his fist in the air, making Summer stir. "Oop."

After that, he was quiet so he didn't actually wake her up.

About twenty minutes later, a ruckus of noise came from the hallway right outside the compartment. Summer woke up. Jack glared out of the window of the compartment. The Marauders. Everyone in Evanna's compartment, including Evanna herself, groaned openly knowing something was about to happen, whether good or not.

Surprisingly, nothing banged, exploded, or collapsed. They were safe.

Suddenly, someone poked their head into the compartment. Lily Evans.

"Hey, Evie! Hey, Summer! Jack!" she exclaimed. She then looked over to Avery who has been openly ogling. "Hey, Avery." She sent a dazzling smile over to him and Evanna almost felt kinda bad for the poor guy.

"H-hey, um, Lily," he responded. Well, tried to, at least.

She giggled her perfect giggle and said, "Well, I saw you guys as I was passing by and I just wanted to say 'Hi'." Everyone except Avery noticed the way her eyes subtly glanced at him.

"Lilly- Flower!" they heard a voice shout in the hall. "Where are youuuu?"

Everyone immediately recognized the voice, as it belonged to the one and only James Potter.

"There you are, Gorgeous!" he ran up to Lily and swung an arm around her shoulder, which she politely but forcibly removed.

"Hello, Potter," she said through gritted teeth.

Avery went back to reading his book with a sigh and a glare. Lily noticed. She frowned a bit making a small 'v' form between her beautifully and effortlessly formed ginger brow.

"Hello, everyone!" James waved happily not seeming to notice Lily and Avery's small engagement.

"I was just leaving, James," Lily told him. "But I'm going to go find Marlene, Mary, and Dorcas. M'kay?"

"That's alright, Love." He responded. Avery gritted his teeth and Jack, who could hear it all the way across the compartment, raised his eyebrows. "Alright, bye, everyone!" And he left with Lily and the compartment was silent again.

"Ave, do want to talk about it?" Evanna asked, concerned that her friend's jaw was about to bruise from how hard he was clenching it.

"What's there to talk about, Evie?" He asked through his teeth.

"You know." She answered, hoping he would understand.

"No, actually, I don't know," he responded now getting noticeably more frustrated. "That's why I'm asking you, Evanna."

"Okay, okay," she said putting her hands up in surrender. "Look, I'm sorry. I was just trying to help."

Avery sighed in defeat and slumped in his seat. His jaw released most of the tension, and everyone who was tense, relaxed. Summer was wide awake now, but Jack laid down and fell asleep on her lap. She looked surprised, then flushed a bright red, then relaxed. Hesitantly, she ran her hand through his fluffy, brunette hair. This time, it was Jack's turn to flush red.

Evanna, feeling like a proud mother, took a nap on Avery, who was calmed down and back to reading his book.

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Figure of a Seated Female, Nayarit, -100, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas

Through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Antonow, Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland, Mrs. Gilbert Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Freehling, Allan Frumkin, George F. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hartmann, Gaston T. de Havenon, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hokin, Alexander B. Maley, David T. Owsley, Robert Stolper, Chester D. Tripp, Mrs. Coonley Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus, and an anonymous donor; through prior bequest of Adeline Wheeler; through prior acquisition of Samuel P. Avery, Kate S. Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, Wirt D. Walker, and African and Amerindian Art Purchase funds; through prior acquisition of Samuel A. Marx and Simeon P. Williams endowments Size: 47.6 x 36.2 x 24.8 cm (18 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) Medium: Ceramic and pigment

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/105793/