Matt Cross
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Exchange/Microsoft 365 defines the career.
Volunteerism, sports, movies, theme parks, and general tomfoolery define the things I enjoy that the career pays for...
Volunteerism, sports, movies, theme parks, and general tomfoolery define the things I enjoy that the career pays for...
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For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
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‘The Lord of the Rings’ was released on this day 47 years ago! (November 15, 1978)
Directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Voice cast: William Squire, John Hurt, Norman Bird, Christopher Guard, Michael Scholes, David Buck, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, and more.
#OnThisDay
Directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Voice cast: William Squire, John Hurt, Norman Bird, Christopher Guard, Michael Scholes, David Buck, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, and more.
#OnThisDay
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
‘The Lord of the Rings’ was released on this day 47 years ago! (November 15, 1978)
Directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Voice cast: William Squire, John Hurt, Norman Bird, Christopher Guard, Michael Scholes, David Buck, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, and more.
#OnThisDay
Directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Voice cast: William Squire, John Hurt, Norman Bird, Christopher Guard, Michael Scholes, David Buck, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, and more.
#OnThisDay
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Have you heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet? A bundle of joy was hand-delivered to Voi on Wednesday, with the birth of our 80th grandcalf! Here's a sneak peek of the tiny baby, born to one of our orphaned elephants. Can you guess who the proud mother is? We'll be sharing more in our next post.
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Have you heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet? A bundle of joy was hand-delivered to Voi on Wednesday, with the birth of our 80th grandcalf! Here's a sneak peek of the tiny baby, born to one of our orphaned elephants. Can you guess who the proud mother is? We'll be sharing more in our next post.
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Strong non-conference road win -- now let's bring that to conference play in January...
#GKCO #UCFBasketball
#GKCO #UCFBasketball
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Strong non-conference road win -- now let's bring that to conference play in January...
#GKCO #UCFBasketball
#GKCO #UCFBasketball
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‘Love Actually was released on this day 22 years ago! (November 14, 2003)
Directed by Richard Curtis.
Starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, & more.
#OnThisDay
Directed by Richard Curtis.
Starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, & more.
#OnThisDay
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
‘Love Actually was released on this day 22 years ago! (November 14, 2003)
Directed by Richard Curtis.
Starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, & more.
#OnThisDay
Directed by Richard Curtis.
Starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, & more.
#OnThisDay
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Frank Sinatra’s seminal 1955 Capitol Records album “In The Wee Small Hours”—the legendary vocalist's melancholy masterpiece of lost love & heartbreak—is out today in a new AAA 180g deluxe gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition marking the album’s 70th anniversary! Order: sinatra.lnk.to/InTheWeeSmal...
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Frank Sinatra’s seminal 1955 Capitol Records album “In The Wee Small Hours”—the legendary vocalist's melancholy masterpiece of lost love & heartbreak—is out today in a new AAA 180g deluxe gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition marking the album’s 70th anniversary! Order: sinatra.lnk.to/InTheWeeSmal...
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It’s a boy! On Wednesday, our Voi team awoke to the best surprise: Naipoki had given birth to her first baby. As is tradition among our ex-orphans, she immediately journeyed home to celebrate with the people who raised her.
Discover Naipiko's journey from orphan to new mum here: t.co/6mnSfd4pgR
Discover Naipiko's journey from orphan to new mum here: t.co/6mnSfd4pgR
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It’s a boy! On Wednesday, our Voi team awoke to the best surprise: Naipoki had given birth to her first baby. As is tradition among our ex-orphans, she immediately journeyed home to celebrate with the people who raised her.
Discover Naipiko's journey from orphan to new mum here: t.co/6mnSfd4pgR
Discover Naipiko's journey from orphan to new mum here: t.co/6mnSfd4pgR
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This is dumb and if I were a member of the LABOR UNION that gives these awards, I would be pissed off. I am not. So instead I'll just find it silly and move on. Bye!
SAG Awards Changes Name to Actor Awards
Within Hollywood, everyone knows that SAG stands for the Screen Actors Guild, which is now known as SAG-AFTRA, but out in the rest of the world, a show called the SAG Awards raised questions.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is dumb and if I were a member of the LABOR UNION that gives these awards, I would be pissed off. I am not. So instead I'll just find it silly and move on. Bye!
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The brightest point in this Hubble image of FS Tau is a binary system, consisting of two stars orbiting each other, that have cleared much of its surrounding dust and gas away.
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (NASA JPL), G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America). 🔭 🧪
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (NASA JPL), G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America). 🔭 🧪
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The brightest point in this Hubble image of FS Tau is a binary system, consisting of two stars orbiting each other, that have cleared much of its surrounding dust and gas away.
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (NASA JPL), G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America). 🔭 🧪
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (NASA JPL), G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America). 🔭 🧪
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White Grunt vs French Grunt: An Interspecies Grunt-Off for the Ages!!! #whitegrunt #frenchgrunt #gruntoff #mouthtomouth #animalswillbeanimals #showdown #thrillaincoralcity #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
White Grunt vs French Grunt: An Interspecies Grunt-Off for the Ages!!! #whitegrunt #frenchgrunt #gruntoff #mouthtomouth #animalswillbeanimals #showdown #thrillaincoralcity #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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Sho, meet Joe.
Joe Morgan (1975-76) and Shohei Ohtani (2024-25) are the only players to earn both a World Series ring and MVP Award in back-to-back seasons.
Joe Morgan (1975-76) and Shohei Ohtani (2024-25) are the only players to earn both a World Series ring and MVP Award in back-to-back seasons.
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Sho, meet Joe.
Joe Morgan (1975-76) and Shohei Ohtani (2024-25) are the only players to earn both a World Series ring and MVP Award in back-to-back seasons.
Joe Morgan (1975-76) and Shohei Ohtani (2024-25) are the only players to earn both a World Series ring and MVP Award in back-to-back seasons.
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With photo gallery !
Rudolph, friends have shining moments in Gaylord Palms ice exhibit
Holiday display has crazy-cold temps. Bundle up for Bumble.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
With photo gallery !
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Trying to focus but your brain decides to chase chaos instead of basic math problems. #CalvinandHobbes #HomeworkStruggles
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trying to focus but your brain decides to chase chaos instead of basic math problems. #CalvinandHobbes #HomeworkStruggles
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I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords.
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords.
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
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Did you know that having jungle cats lick pedestrian walkways clean is not nearly as sanitary as hosing them down? Anyway, we’ve changed our policy.
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Did you know that having jungle cats lick pedestrian walkways clean is not nearly as sanitary as hosing them down? Anyway, we’ve changed our policy.
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May I interest you in the Neon Orange Title Collection?
The surefire way to get me to buy or rent your movie back in day was to put your title in neon orange 😁
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
May I interest you in the Neon Orange Title Collection?
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#DVRAlart!! 🚨
Two great films coming up this Sunday:
#NoirAlley is showing Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW (1963)...a wonderful police procedural, it airs at 12:15aE (Saturday night) and again Sunday at 10aE.
Then at 8pE we'll have a watch-party for THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
What a day!
#TCMParty ^JW
Two great films coming up this Sunday:
#NoirAlley is showing Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW (1963)...a wonderful police procedural, it airs at 12:15aE (Saturday night) and again Sunday at 10aE.
Then at 8pE we'll have a watch-party for THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
What a day!
#TCMParty ^JW
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
#DVRAlart!! 🚨
Two great films coming up this Sunday:
#NoirAlley is showing Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW (1963)...a wonderful police procedural, it airs at 12:15aE (Saturday night) and again Sunday at 10aE.
Then at 8pE we'll have a watch-party for THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
What a day!
#TCMParty ^JW
Two great films coming up this Sunday:
#NoirAlley is showing Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW (1963)...a wonderful police procedural, it airs at 12:15aE (Saturday night) and again Sunday at 10aE.
Then at 8pE we'll have a watch-party for THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
What a day!
#TCMParty ^JW
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'Tis the season to celebrate your favorite podcast. n.pr/3WW3mHj
Cast your vote for NPR's Pod Club Awards!
'Tis the season to celebrate your favorite podcast.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
'Tis the season to celebrate your favorite podcast. n.pr/3WW3mHj
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#UCF vs Texas Tech preview box with kickoff time, TV, betting odds, weather and key things to watch.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/u...
Game time: Fast facts, odds, keys to UCF Knights vs. Texas Tech
The Knights travel to Texas Tech, hoping to avoid an eighth straight road loss.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#UCF vs Texas Tech preview box with kickoff time, TV, betting odds, weather and key things to watch.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/u...
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This holiday season, let’s make gift-giving meaningful and activist-friendly. Dive into this guide and discover how your holiday gifts can support librarians, students, local bookstores, and the freedom to read for everyone.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/incorporatin...
#FreedomToRead
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/incorporatin...
#FreedomToRead
Incorporating the Freedom to Read into Your Holiday Gift-Giving Plan
This Freedom to Read Project guide encourages using holiday giving to support intellectual freedom through diverse book gifts, donations to We Need Diverse Books, indie bookstores’ nonprofit wings, an...
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This holiday season, let’s make gift-giving meaningful and activist-friendly. Dive into this guide and discover how your holiday gifts can support librarians, students, local bookstores, and the freedom to read for everyone.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/incorporatin...
#FreedomToRead
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/incorporatin...
#FreedomToRead
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Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today.
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today.
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵