http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_840_Facebook_Friends_Enemies.mp3 Facebook reconnects Reuben Appelman with his high school bully. Also, a woman shares the ups and downs of running a teleprompter in Hollywood. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_840_Facebook_Friends_Enemies.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_840_Facebook_Friends_Enemies.mp3 <p></p><h4>FACEBOOK Friends (and enemies)<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/6ea8bcb9837af4b4e4e7e5892a293555" alt="Reuben-Appelman-cropped.jpg" height="100" width="100" />Reuben Appelman <a title="Punched in the Face(Book)" href="resolveuid/63e9748e0dd9e2cf6ad884ad03e8327b" target="_self">&lt;&lt;More</a></p><p>Reuben Appelman was 15 and sitting in the library studying when a taller, stronger teenager he knew walked up and punched him in the face for no apparent reason. That punch changed the course of Reuben’s life, instilling a deep fury inside of him that he could not shake.</p><p>Recently (two decades later) Reuben received a Facebook message from the guy who punched him. The two corresponded. Reuben talks with Dick Gordon about the power of anger and forgiveness. <i>This story originally aired on March 9, 2009.</i><br /></p><ul><li><p><link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CRMCCAR%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><a title="Punched in the Face(Book)" href="resolveuid/63e9748e0dd9e2cf6ad884ad03e8327b" target="_self">See photos</a> of Reuben from his Facebook page</p></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><br /><h4>TOUGH JOB - TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/a04de41e05bdb19d4b76988cdeb6713b" alt="Bev Feldman" height="100" width="100" />Bev Feldman</p><p>Bev Feldman has been listening to our series about tough jobs and she wrote in to tell us about hers. Bev's job as a teleprompter in Hollywood requires the ability to stay calm under pressure - and the ability to scroll text at exactly the right speed for politicians and celebrities to look their best. <i>This story originally aired on December 4, 2008.</i><br /></p><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></p><p></p> Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:00:00