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Wm.son

#UCONN #WomensBasketball #PaigeMadison #Hero #Donation

Wow. I'm speechless. She's donating 5.4 million dollars.

Huge edit as I found out that post was fake. I fell for it. The figure is $50,000 and I should have known better.

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James Akers

I visited Robert Haus, a national neon treasure two days ago in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
I have known him online for years, and he moved from Alaska so now he is slightly easier to visit.

Robert has probably the best collection of historic neon artifacts, especially when it comes to old bending equipment, transformers, catalogs, and other difficult to find oddities. "Neon Archaeology" is his thing and his blog catalogs his journeys,

novioljourneys.com/

His setups were impressive- he has very comprehensive radio and electrical knowledge around neon bombarding systems. FOCI is lucky to have him around. I gave him some hand pulled tubing to play with in exchange for some coffee beans he roasted and some really old rare electrodes. It was so nice to meet him and his wife.

A display box from GE on how they maka a lightbulb. Various glass stems and bulb shapes are in the box going from left to right in various steps of completion with a gold foil descibing how GE controls every step of the process.
Robert Haus' bombarding table, made of wood, with vintage hand torch and a brass manifold. He has a giant variac under the table that is used as a choke for a 7.5kva bombarder coil. Unlike most bombarding systems, this lets him turn it down all the way to less than a normal neon transformer current.
me smiling on the left in my beige Vail sweaterm and Robert on the right with a neon light saber and black and rainbow neon archaeology shirt in Roberts garage shop.
A black GE window hanging transformer still new in box. You dont see this style (or brand) of transformer around hardly anymore. Robert would know for sure, but I would say its fromthe 1940s. Blue UL sticker on the side of it,
#roadtrip#minnesota#stcloud
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Rich Stein (he/him)

Heard this story the other day — a tragedy with an ending, finally. Hard to call it a happy ending, exactly —
"A Black sailor killed at Pearl Harbor finally comes home" — getting the remembrance he deserves.
npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-53508

Another version of the story, additional details: Nice: abc11.com/post/neil-frye-nc-sa

Very nice photo story: Photo essay: fayobserver.com/picture-galler

The USS West Virginia was salvaged and returned to service. history.navy.mil/our-collectio
#hero #WWII #PearlHarbor #racism

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Fox in the Shell 💜🐾🦊

In 2006, following the tragic death of his 24-year-old son Eric in a motorcycle accident, Chris discovered a colony of 30 sick kittens near train tracks. He rescued them, nursed them back to health, and found solace in caring for these animals during his grief. This pivotal moment inspired him to dedicate his life to rescuing cats, leading to the creation of the Happy Cat Sanctuary.
The sanctuary became a haven for cats with no other options. Over the years, Chris took in cats that had been victims of hoarding situations, shot at or abused, targeted by gangs for use as bait in dogfighting rings, suffering from blindness or feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV,) or neglected or abandoned by their owners.
happycatsanctuary.com/about_us

Chris ensured all cats were spayed/neutered, provided with medical care, and given a safe environment to heal and thrive. He even built heated perches, hammocks, and cozy shelters for them to enjoy.
Chris lived in an 8x10-foot bedroom within the sanctuary, with only a mini-fridge and microwave for himself. Every dollar he earned or raised went toward the care of the cats. His selflessness was widely recognized by friends and volunteers, who described him as a humanitarian who gave everything to ensure the well-being of animals.
Chris was in the process of relocating the sanctuary to a 30-acre property upstate, intending to create one of the best cat sanctuaries in the country. Tragically, he passed away before realizing this dream.
During the fire that claimed his life, Chris repeatedly ran into the burning building to rescue as many cats as possible. His actions saved dozens of lives but ultimately cost him his own. Volunteers and rescuers have since stepped in to continue his mission by caring for the surviving cats.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #AnimalRescue #Hero #HappyCatSanctuary

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The Incredible G

The world may be a little crazy right now, but at least:

1. The days are longer than the nights. #Spring
2. Good people are rising up.
3. #Artists, #actors & #musicians are in full #creative mode.
4. Now has never been a better time to do something creative.
5. The value of #positivity is now known.
6. The value of #mentalhealth is now known.
7. The value of taking #risks is now known.
8. #Courage & #compassion everywhere.

Every #crisis is a chance for you to be someone's #hero.

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