#coborn

[jade-wyton]

"They passed Coborn and Lif as they went; Coborn looked like she’d been crying, and Ka’harja suddenly felt very sorry for her as Lif quietly led her back to the caravans."

Everyone is so mean to poor onion girl 😭 She's just trying to cook dinner!

[toneburst]

Ringo Deathstarr (Alex Gehring, Elliott Frazier, Daniel Coborn) @ Austin TX, 2011

by Jaime Martínez / Bill Pearis

2024

US May 2 • Hotel Vegas • Austin, TX May 9 • Regency Live • Springfield, MO May 11 • Raccoon Motel • Davenport, IA May 12 • Sleeping Village • Chicago, IL May 13 • The Pyramid Scheme • Grand Rapids, MI May 15 • Beachland Ballroom • Cleveland, OH May 16 • Photo City Music Hall • Rochester, NY May 18 • Berlin Under A • New York City, NY May 19 • Johnny Brenda's • Philadelphia, PA May 22 • The Masquerade - Altar • Atlanta, GA Jul 25 • Paper Tiger • San Antonio, TX Jul 26 • Lowbrow Palace • El Paso, TX Jul 28 • Echoplex • Los Angeles, CA Jul 30 • Soda Bar • San Diego, CA Jul 31 • The Wayfarer • Costa Mesa, CA Aug 2 • Bottom of the Hill • San Francisco, CA Aug 3 • The Starlet Room • Sacramento, CA

UK Sep 1 • Portland Arms • Cambridge, UK Sep 2 • O2 Academy 3 • Birmingham, UK Sep 3 • Old Woollen • Leeds, UK Sep 4 • Stereo • Glasgow, UK Sep 5 • The Deaf Institute • Manchester, UK Sep 6 • O2 Academy Islington • London, UK Sep 7 • Dust • Brighton, UK

[stonedopossums]

NOO IM IN MY HOMETOWN RIGHT NOW AND MY FAVORITE GROCERY STORE CLOSED!!!

[mnperspectives]

Coborn's to Acquire Two South Dakota Grocery Stores

St. Cloud-based Coborn’s Inc. has agreed to purchase two grocery stores in northeastern South Dakota: Kessler’s Food and Grocery in Aberdeen, and Kessler’s Food and Fuel in Miller. The sale is expected to close later this month, adding about 250 employees to Coborn’s workforce of more than 10,000. Coborn’s began as a one-room produce store in Sauk Rapids, Minn., in 1921. Today it is a…

[passerinephebe]

after-work edible and everything shower save me....

[yukipri]

Yessssss i found it!!!! The TruMoo Blue Milk!!!!💙

Review: it tastes EXACTLY like a melted vanilla milkshake. Which, might not sound too appealing, but it’s actually quite nice! It’s very sweet, a dessert beverage, and thicker/creamier than most milks, but still definitely milk and not a milkshake.

It's a completely different beverage from the Disney Parks' blue milk, which I actually love! But this drink isn't citrusy or refreshing like Black Spire Outpost's; it is, again, a melted vanilla milkshake. It's not the most original or unique flavor, but also nothing weird or unusual, despite its coloring.

You can apparently find them at "select Cub, Hy-Vee, Coborn's, Walmart, and Target stores." Found mine @ Target!

[cpericardium]

Lisa WilBORN

Brian LaBORN

Blake ThorBORN

Mary CoBORN

only Victoria is DIED

[pinkertoast]

i went to coborn's drank a lemon iced tea ate a quesadilla watched regular show played basketball got out of going to church tonight and now adam is back......... why is life lowkey peak

[asm5129]

URGENT--HELP NEEDED ONCE MORE

The board of trustees filed their 20 day notice to the Vermont AG on June 26, and the AG’s office has given us no real indication that they are taking our complaints about the BoT’s malfeasance seriously.

We need to once more flood their offices. Make them feel pressured to investigate these criminals.

You can find out more at remakegoddard.org as well as donate to help them pursue actions against the board of trustees.

The main Vermont AG office:

(802) 828-3171 [ext. 3]

Ago.info@vermont.gov

Other AG relevant numbers and emails at the bottom of the post

Complaints (you can pick one to focus on or pick multiple, but these are the primary concerns right now):

Goddard College’s Board of Trustees have flagrantly violated their fiduciary duties, the established bylaws of Goddard College, and the nonprofit standards of Vermont through the following actions:

1. The Board of Trustees has been operating well below its minimum quorum, in secret, often excluding all but the executive members and the president. On the rare occasions when it has held an open (Zoom) meeting it has not allowed meeting attendees to enter into conversation or even see and communicate with each other.

2. In 2023 the administration contracted with CORE Education Services, a Public Benefit Corporation out of Virginia that specializes in “college transformation.” At this point, the people named as Goddard College’s CFO, Comptroller, head of HR, head of admissions, and head of marketing all work for CORE, not for Goddard. Outsourcing of these essential leadership positions is highly irregular for an institution of higher education and not in alignment with Goddard's mission and guiding principles.

3. Rejecting, damaging and/or ignoring options to increase financial sustainability of the college. A few examples:

A) Staff member Alisha Raby and alumnx George Darling worked together to create and donate apparel and other merchandise for sale by Goddard, to be provided for zero upfront cost, yet the administration refused this gift that could have raised tens of thousands of dollars.

B) A parent of a current student offered a donation of $50,000 to help keep the school running, and provost Noah Coborn refused it on behalf of the administration.

C) Staff members created a plan via which the college could raise funds hosting events and engaging in community partnerships that make use of often vacant property.

D) The administration cut off access to the college by alumni, the most likely donors as well as those most likely to write bequests, by making an enemy out of the Goddard Alumni association. Dan Hocoy, soon after his hiring as president despite community objections, canceled the alumni reunion on campus even as people had already signed up for it, paid, and made their travel plans. He then subsequently threatened to sue the elected board members of the alumni association (which was started by and given official status by the college) for using the college name.

E) The National Labor Relations Board ruled on August 24, 2022 that the College violated labor laws when dissolving the Development Office and laying off all of the employees of that Office.

All of these actions combined with the antilabor practices delineated below and the abandonment of any recruitment or donor cultivation efforts ensured that the college would have streams of revenue except tuition.

5. A complete lack of transparency including:

A few days before announcing the closure of Goddard’s campus the board sent out an email asking for ideas on how to keep Goddard sustainable. Considering that they would have had no time to properly consider contributed ideas, it’s clear that this request was never genuine.

The faculty and staff found out about the closure of the campus at the same time as the students, in what I have been told is a clear breach of contract. The same happened with the announcement of the closure of the school.

Students, faculty and staff alike were told that going online-only was simply an “experiment” to see whether it would improve Goddard’s financial situation, and the administration also said (in writing) that in-person residencies would be reconsidered in the following year. As such, new students were actively being accepted to Goddard that very semester. Yet mere months later the board announced it would be closing the school at the end of the semester. So the notion that it was simply an experiment appears to have been a lie, or they would have waited to analyze the full data from said experiment. Unless there was serious negligence, there’s simply no way they could have miscalculated their financial sustainability so much that within mere months they would go from believing they could run the college for a few more years (even if it had to be online-only) to believing they had to close at the end of the current semester.

The “experimental” closure of the campus apparently resulted from a survey that had been conducted where a majority of students expressed preference for online-only. However, the results of the poll may have been skewed, considering that one of Goddard’s campuses had been closed and the remaining campus for those students was across the country, leaving questionable data as to whether online-only was genuinely “preferred”. Additionally, many students were unaware of this poll in the first place.

6. The board has misrepresented teach-out options to students, providing false information about available alternatives and obstructing their ability to make informed decisions about their academic futures. They falsely presented schools as teach-out options that, when contacted, informed students that no such agreements were in place. They did not facilitate financial aid reimbursement when they failed to fulfill their obligations. They did not provide teach-outs for all programs, not in degree type or subject. They attempted to send students to for-profit and non-accredited schools. They refused to assist students who offered to facilitate teach-out outreach, and provided no point of contact for students.

7. They have ignored serious purchase offers from potential buyers, such as Cooperation Vermont. CVT is an organization dedicated to using the campus as a center that would have benefited Vermont in myriad ways including working with former faculty, staff, and students to keep the Goddard spirit and programs alive. Yet CVT received months of radio silence from the administration, which delayed any meaningful progress on its ability to negotiate effectively.

8. Union-breaking behavior. Two semesters ago the staff went on strike for around thirty days. After the first week and a half or so, the board threatened that if the staff did not stop striking within a very small allotted window they would lose access to their health care benefits. This threat was followed through, and the staff only recovered their health care once a new contract was settled.

9. The Board has as of this moment not guaranteed severance for the faculty despite their legal obligation to provide it.

10. Here is an article about how the stakeholders of Goddard college are reacting to the current crisis: https://montpelierbridge.org/2024/06/rumored-goddard-sale-sparks-community-protest/

Contact point is my email Adam.myers.pro@gmail.com

Spread this to everyone you can. The more people who call in asking for the same thing, the better chance we have of getting it. The squeaky wheel gets the grease as they say. We need to be LOUD and we need to be IRRITATING, and we need to call and email EVERY DAY until we succeed.

Other Vermont AG numbers and emails:

Email: Elizabeth.Anderson@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5514

Email: Michelle.Bennett@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-0392

Email: Rebecca.Butler@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5512

Email: Megan.Campbell@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-0096

Email: Ben.Chater@vermont.gov Voice: 802-279-7572

Email: Merideth.Chaudoir@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-1422

Email: Kelley.Connelley@vermont.gov Voice: 802-917-6373

Email: Christopher.Curtis@vermont.gov Voice: 802-279-5496

Email: Rebecca.Delabruere@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5511

Email: Shelley.Facos@vermont.gov Voice: 802-498-3392

Email: Willa.Farrell@vermont.gov Voice: 802-371-8375

Email: Gabriela.Ferrari@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5507

Email: Jonathan.Goddard@vermont.gov Voice: 802-371-9012

Email: Michael.Hemond@vermont.gov Voice: 802-371-8029

Email: Megan.Hereth@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-4605

Email: Marcey.Hodgdon@vermont.gov Voice: 802-595-9893

Email: Jennifer.Hunt@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5514

Email: Lauren.Jandl@vermont.gov Voice: 802-595-8679

Email: Melanie.Kehne@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5531

Email: Neil.Kelly@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-2378

Email: Rosemary.Kennedy@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-6906

Email: James.Layman@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-2315

Email: Sarah.London@vermont.gov Voice: 802-279-7215 A

Email: Peggy.Lord@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-3176

Email: Robert.McDougall@vermont.gov Voice: 802-793-6633

Email: Jessica.Mishaan@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5500

Email: Jesse.Moorman@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5520

Email: Zoe.Newman@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-2366

Email: michael.novelli@vermont.gov Voice: 802-388-7931

Email: Kelly.OBrien@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-1105

Email: Domenica.Padula@vermont.gov Voice: 802-595-5161

Email: Gregg.Punchar@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5344

Email: Renee.Putney@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-3166 A

Email: Rizlaine.Sabiani@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-1963

Email: Jesse.Sawyer@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-5521

Email: Andre.Souligny@vermont.gov Voice: 802-498-4016

Email: Debbie.Stevens@vermont.gov Voice: 802-828-3176

[libbee]

Moon in 3rd house Question

3rd house is that of the siblings. One dimension of this house is the relationship with siblings, coborns.

I have noticed this theme with 3rd housers that they spent lots of time with their siblings in childhood. Even as adults, they have an irrational attachment to their siblings. In the worst case scenario, even if their siblings are abusive they will not set up any boundary. They will still go back to the sibling. In best case, they will have very strong bonding with their sibling as if they are best friends.

In some ways they are like a love struck girl who cannot let go of her toxic lover. She is so intimately hooked to her lover. In the same way, these natives are hooked to their siblings. They have an unconditional blind love for their sibling.

Do you think this interpretation is true? Although all of us have love for our siblings but when it becomes a dependence then we may ask if they have moon in 3rd house?

[prowl-mun]

David Allen's The Primevals review.

I saw this online at the SIFF Virtual Film Festival. I loved it! It reminded me of a simpler time when my family would rent a film at Coborns or Mr Movies ( there wasn't a Blockbuster near us), like the 7th Voyage of Sinbad or Jurassic Park on the weekends.

I heard about this film when I was a kid, and I didn't think they would ever finish it due to the director David Allen's passing in 1999, but Charlie Band and Chris Endicott did it.

The Yeti was the best stop-motion primate ( or a primate, dog, or feline hybrid) since King Kong, and like Kong, you feel sympathy for the poor guy thanks to David Allen's fantastic stop-motion animation.

The lizardfolk are terrifying and cruel.

However, I wish it had more stop-motion creatures to make the Lost Valley feel more alive, like the cut River Lizard from the poster or the Monoclonus/Mammoth hybrid mentioned in an article in Cinemafantastique magazine about this long-gestating film.

All in all, it was a fun B-film for special effects fans.

i give it 4 stars.

[jade-wyton]

"At the mention of Coborn, Lif leapt out of the tree. ‘I’ll help, too,’ he said coolly— Though not coolly enough to distract from his attempt to fix his hair. ‘It’d be rude to leave all the work to the both of you.’"

I love Lif so much. His introduction is a little rocky cos he's shit-talking the girl he likes to try and impress a friend, but then throughout the rest of the book you get all these little hints that he's actually super kind and soft and is really looking out for her <3

[graffiticanada]

Coborn

[happybirthdaymrbaskets]

I call this one "Seven Fifty Two A.M. at the Coborns Parking Lot"

[weekly-ads]

Coborn’s Weekly Ad Apr 27th – May 3rd 2025

[lasertechz]

Title: Laser Technology in PCD Tool Manufacturing: Key Innovations, Industry Leaders, and Future Trends

1. Overview of Laser Applications in PCD Tool Machining 1.1: Why Lasers Dominate PCD Tool Manufacturing Polycrystalline diamond (PCD), with its extreme hardness (7,000–8,000 HV) and wear resistance, is critical for precision cutting tools, semiconductor packaging, and automotive components. However, traditional mechanical methods struggle with PCD’s hardness, leading to rapid tool wear and low accuracy. Laser technology has emerged as a game-changer, offering:

Non-contact processing: Eliminates tool wear. Ultra-fine heat-affected zones (HAZ <5 μm): Preserves material integrity. Complex geometry shaping: Enables intricate tool designs.

2: Core Laser Technologies & Challenges 2.1Ultrafast Lasers (Femtosecond/Picosecond)

Femtosecond lasers (e.g., Coherent Monaco Series): Pulse width <500 fs: Achieves nanoscale precision for micro-tools (<0.1 mm edges). Zero thermal damage: Ideal for edge preparation of micro-drills. Picosecond lasers (e.g., Trumpf TruMicro 5000): 5–10 ps pulses: Balances speed and accuracy for separating PCD composites (diamond + carbide). 2.2 Water-Guided Laser (Laser MicroJet)

Synova LCS 150: Combines laser beams with high-pressure water jets to reduce thermal stress, achieving surface roughness Ra <0.2 μm (critical for aerospace tools).

2.3 Multi-Axis Laser Systems

DMG MORI Lasertec 65 Shape: Integrates 5-axis motion and real-time monitoring for spiral grooves and 3D chip breakers in a single setup. Key Challenges:

Thermal management: PCD’s high thermal conductivity (2,000 W/m·K) demands precise energy control. Interfacial bonding: Thermal expansion mismatch between diamond and carbide causes delamination.

3: Top 5 Companies Driving Innovation 3.1 Ewag AG (Switzerland)

Flagship Product: Laser Line Ultra Series Tech Highlights: Femtosecond lasers + adaptive optics: ±1 μm edge control for micro-tools (0.05–3 mm diameter). AI-powered optimization: 30% faster processing via machine learning. Case Study: Supplies Apple with iPhone PCB micro-drills (500,000 holes per edge).

3.2. COBORN (UK)

Flagship Product: ORBIT 360° Laser System Tech Highlights: Ring-shaped beam: Minimizes edge chipping (taper angle <0.5°). Multi-wavelength compatibility: Adapts to PCD grain sizes (2–30 μm). Clients: Volkswagen, Bosch (crankshaft machining tools).

3.3 Synova (Switzerland)

Flagship Product: Laser MicroJet Hybrid Tech Highlights: Water-cooled laser: HAZ reduced to 2 μm; Ra 0.1 μm surface finish. 20:1 aspect ratio: Deep-hole drilling for fuel injectors. Partnership: Sandvik wind turbine gearbox tools (40% cost reduction).

3.4 Coherent (USA)

Flagship Product: HighLight FL4000 Femtosecond Laser Tech Highlights: 400 W average power: Cuts 3 mm PCD sheets in 5 minutes. Beam shaping: Square/ring profiles for complex edges. Application: Tesla 4680 battery casing tools (99.5% yield).

3.5 TKD CO.,LTD (China)

Flagship Product: TKD-300F/TKD-023F Tech Highlights: Ultra-precision optics: 0.06 mm line width at 3 m/s. Fiber laser system: Maintenance-free, high-accuracy cutting. Markets: PCD tools, ceramic machining (e.g., TSMC 3nm wafer dicing).

4: Future Trends & Challenges (2025–2030) 4.1. Hybrid Manufacturing Techniques

Laser + ECM/ultrasonic: GF Machining Solutions’ hybrid systems address micro-cracks at PCD-carbide interfaces.

4.2. Smart Manufacturing

Digital twins: Siemens NX reduces trial costs by 60% via full-process simulation.

4.3. Sustainability Demands

EU Green Tool Directive: Mandates carbon footprint <5 kg CO₂/kg, driving renewable energy adoption. Key Challenges:

High costs: Femtosecond systems exceed $2 million, limiting SME access. Lack of standards: No global certification for laser-based PCD processes.

5: Conclusion: Precision, Power, and Sustainability Laser technology is redefining PCD tool manufacturing:

Precision pioneers (Ewag, Synova) focus on submicron accuracy. Industrial giants (Coherent, DMG) leverage high-power, smart systems. Niche experts (TKD, COBORN) dominate sector-specific applications. With the EV and semiconductor boom, the laser-processed PCD tool market is projected to grow at 18% CAGR, reaching $2.5 billion by 2030. Companies must prioritize precision, efficiency, and eco-design to stay competitive.