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Such market includes roughly Cryptophones, highest-privacy multi-persona mobile devices and services (MDMs), and "secure" mobile messaging apps.
CivicPod or CivicPhone enable their users to access a single- or dual-persona mobile&desktop ultra-private Web, email, Sms/text/chat communication platforms – anytime and anywhere – concurrently with whatever commercial phone platform (IOS, Android, etc.) or desktop PC platform (Mac, Windows, etc.) they use for ordinary computing.
Such user experience and features, are somewhat similar to competing product and services – offered or recently announced by independent providers or by mobile operators (which mostly rebrand 3rd party solutions, or enhance them with internal or 3rd party tech) – that claim to offer more or less such features with mid- to very-high or highest levels of privacy and security:
- Multi-persona mobile devices (such as Samsung Knox, VMware Horizon Mobile, Simko, General Dynamics)1, and/or related
- Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions (Airwatch/VMware, MobileIron, Good Technology)
- MDM + Multi-persona Device Solutions (Samsung Knox MDM, etc.)
- Cryptophones (such as GSMK Cryptophone, BlackPhone, Thales Teopad, Bull's Hoox m2, etc.), both P2P or with a centralized key escrow.
- Mobile Apps for private or ultra-private social or business text or voice, and/or image sharing: Telegram, Whisper Systems (Twitter since 2011) RedPhone and TextSecure, Snapchat, Skype, Blackberry crass-platform BBM, Silent Circle SilentPhone and SilentText, etc. Such solutions are also re-sold and co-branded by mobile operators.
- Mobile operators offerings: Vodafone Secure Call App (Secusmart app and G&D Sim Card), KPN Silent Circle and Blackphone, Deutsche Telecom Simko (based on Trust2Core), Telefonica Dual Persona Service (based on VM Ware).
Recent revelations about automated and semi-automated surveillance technologies, capabilities, budgets possessed by extremely well-funded state and non-state actors since 2008, and in particular the vulnerabilities they have devised, purchased or discovered (until 2008!) – in the server-side, Internet traffic nodes, end-user devices and Internet security standards – have dramatically reduced the reasonable expectation about the risk (discovery and plausible deniability) and cost (per person per time) involved in remote continuous abuse of the privacy of any given individual by such actors through the remote exploitation of its end-user device(s). Furthermore, such capabilities non only available to those actors, but also to many other public or private entities, with even moderate skills, resources and/or privileged access, such as the contractors, staff, rogue admins, crackers, and entities connected to them – which may have come to publicly know, discovered, purchased or independently developed knowledge of such vulnerabilities and means to exploit them.
"There is a reason why BlackBerrys and iPhones aren't allowed in the White House situation room," Obama said, adding a reminder the U.S. government doesn't consider them safe from snooping by foreign governments. Snowden during its March 2014 testimony to a dedicated EU Parliament Committee: "I am telling you that without getting out of my chair, I could have read the private communications of any member of this committee, as well as any ordinary citizen. I swear under penalty of perjury that this is true.". Snowden in a recent interview: "Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it." Bruce Schneier, arguably the world most-highly regarded IT security expert, recently said "I assume that all big companies are now in cahoots with the NSA, cannot be trusted, are lying to us constantly. You cannot trust any company that makes any claims of the security of their products. Not one cloud provider, not one software provider, not one hardware manufacturer."
The above mentioned competitor solutions and services incorporate technologies and processes that have one or more of the design flaws – on the device and/or on the server-side and/or in the overall organizational processes – most of which are crucial and can compromise completely the privacy of the user without him knowing about it. More details below.
Hacking a cloud service is more practical, but going after a copy of the data on the user's device in a large scale is also very easy and cheap to do for thousands or millions2, by a large number of private and public criminal entities. Although compromising server-side systems still involves much less cost and risk than end-user devices, recent news and opinions by world experts have highlighted how substantial or total PC and smartphone hacking, even high-security commercial or "military-grade" solutions, involve much lower, or very much lower, risk and costs per person than was originally thought. From recent news about how NSA can spy on data and voice on almost all Android, iOS and Blackberry smartphones, and the risk of being discovered and the cost per person per minute of interception seems to be very low.
Tools are available, such as FoxAcid3 by the NSA, that enable fully-automated or semi-automated exploit of end-user devices, and efficient bulk exploited device management. The Italian Hacking Team claims and is widely regarded as being able to exploit and manage up to hundreds of thousands of exploited mobile devices. Such software tools through illegal access or purchase may be available even to many non-well-funded entities. An Iphone apparently could be compromised over the network without physical access back in 20074.
End-user device and server/cloud security and privacy are thoroughly linked, unless you are have in place a pure P2P solution that includes OS and hardware. In fact, most business solutions solutions involve one provider or different provider that stores your end-device sensitive data both on your device and on a cloud (and/or manages the encryption of your device data backup on your cloud or PC, like Apple) then it does not make a difference.
Furthermore, Snowden revelations on FoxAcid and similar programs go back mostly go back to 2008. Meanwhile, NSA and many large zero-day exploit companies5 (like Vupen) have most likely continued investing large parts of their budgets budgets (56BN$ for NSA, over hundred of M$ for other private and public) in automating and reducing the cost and risk (discovery and plausible deniability) of remote targeted surveillances. Furthermore, the current backlash with many large private companies encrypting their data links, and tightening access to their databases, it is likely that the % of their budget in dedicated to such end-point automated-targeted surveillance technologies will grow very substantially in the next years.
Bruce Schneier, arguably the world most renowned security expert, declared to NBC how even having a perfect NSA-proof messaging, email or cloud services, would still leave users vulnerable to their own mobile devices.
A few of the vulnerabilities actually come to light, such as those with Samsung Knox6, and many more But it is, in fact, contrary to the interest of most exploiters that such vulnerabilities become publicly known, otherwise the user of such systems may stop using them to communicate valuable sensitive information. The above mentioned solutions are vulnerable to continuous, low cost, and low risk abuse mentioned above, because they do not properly face the need to extend the security analysis and open and very-extensive verification and open verifications at the level of OS/hipervisor, firmware (including Bios and microcode), and of the manufacturing oversight of critical HW parts.
More in detail, the above mentioned competitor solutions and services – as opposed to UVST – incorporate one or more crucial design flaws. Most of them gravely expose the user to very cheap and low risk continuous automated or semi-automated abuse of their privacy, without him knowing about it. Such flaws are in the end-user device, server-side equipment and/or organizational processes at all stages, and may deal with software, hardware and firmware (hardware-level software).
Such main crucial technological or organizational process design flaws one or more of the following:
- Assume trust in one or more technologies providers or people involved in the process of architecting, developing, manufacturing, provisioning, verifying, shipping, authenticating, updating and/or administering the provisioning of the end-to-end service, server-side-only service or the device.
- Are not open to full independent review by anyone of software code and/or hardware designs, or it's limited to selected entities, such as high-level government appointed experts or high-security certification authorities that use untrusted US standards and whose primary business is connected to US military agencies.
- Even if fully and independently verifiable by anyone they:
- do not ensure that the actual software, protocols, hardware and procedures running "at any given time" at end-points (devices, servers and onion routing nodes – from the (re)-design phase to core HW components manufacturing processes – match that which is: stated by the provider, allowed by applicable local (non-secret) laws and constitutions; and available for review by independent experts; and whose security, privacy and authentication levels has been openly developed and very very extensively assessed (paid, award-based and volunteer) by independent security top-experts, but especially by the world-brightest ethical hackers and crackers.
- do not ensure that an adequate level of verification is actually performed by paid, volunteer or bounty-based verifiers.
- include way too many lines of software code, often written in languages hard to verify, to permit a thorough security analysis, even with extremely large budgets and/or volunteer (benign or malicious) verification/hacking activities. Also, often software code or code development from too many companies and developers are involved, each of bringing its own risks.
- are not architected and developed through a completely open public process, extensively participated by top world security experts, ethical and unethical hackers.
- do not offer access to a sufficiently secure and/or performing onion routing infrastructure, for metadata privacy, especially for voice communications.
- offer dedicated device and server-side service sync sensitive data, which do not offer similar levels of privacy and/or security, allowing in some cases the weakest link in the chain to compromise the overall security level of storage/backup of sensitive data, software update, logs and/or encryption keys.
- In addition to the above-mentioned crucial flaws, they include one or more of the following crucial flaws at specific technology stack levels, such as:
- OS/Kernel-level vulnerabilities. Both commercial, and even most high-security version of operating systems – except very few extremely-hardened and stripped-down and openly-verified microkernels (such as Trust2Core) – are subject continuously to very critical flaws that come to be known by the public even many year later. In fact, a huge security holes have been present for 9 years (!)7 in Linux operating system, and for many months in Apple iOS8 that completely compromised the encryption of all or many apps running on such OSs.
- Hardware physical-level.910 They may be subject, during the manufacturing process to one or more of the following alterations in respect to the stated designs (and independently verified) of the hardware and of the manufacturing process and materials11, each of which may enable a remote complete snooping or control of the device:
- Certain critical physical parts, such as wafer printing, processor manufacturing
- Software actually deeply embedded in hardware components during manufacturing
- Software used for translating original designs into proper code for manufacturing machines may be have flaws.
- Chemical components (such as dopants) used on and around critical physical components.
- Hipervisor level. (i.e. a master OS/kernel used to run concurrently 2 separate OSs on one device, a personal and business one, or a secure and an insecure one). They may be subject to various vulnerabilities due to the fact that the secure and insecure OS share the same memory and other hardware components. They may also not have an hardware-switch to prevent a rogue app faking the switch between one OD and the other. They – although may be small, open and extensively verified (such as Trust2Core) – still rely on hardware, processor microcode and/or bios that are not verifiable in their design and/or manufacturing.
- Mobile Application level. They are open to all the vulnerabilities mentioned above, for lower technological stacks such as OS, Hipervisor (when applicable), firmware, hardware, since each of those vulnerabilities can allow an abuser to read, or even modify, data, even supposedly-erased data.12 It is just a matter of time before the actual (vs claimed) privacy level of emerging (Telegram) and entrenched (BBM) supposedly-"ultra-private" and/or "ephemeral" social and/or business messaging services – which rely merely on app installed on a mobile device (or even with a dedicate secure SimCard) – will become widely known or heavily questioned by tens or hundreds of millions and the will end up like Snapchat13, with such users either going back to mainstream ordinary non-private solutions (like WhatsApp) or else will pass on to cheap, friendly, but truly private and hardware-based solutions like UVST. Demand for user-friendly, portable and cheap solution like ours will go to the roof for both social and business scenarios, from moderately to highest privacy conscious.
UVST therefore effectively competes with such solutions because it fills such gaps and: (A) offers much-higher – as well as user-verifiable and extensively top-expert-verified – levels of security, authentication and privacy, and a much lower cost, and ; (B) offer many features that the don't such as, high portability, desktop use, always-on e-ink second-screen functionalities, and more.
Competitive Analysis: App-based ultra-private social and business messaging
The largest social network, Facebook, has started embedding such services in their newest services, like Instagram, and plan to include it extensively in key upcoming services14. Zuckerberg recently declared: "I don't know if the balance has swung too far, but I definitely think we're at the point where we don't need to keep on only doing real identity things. If you're always under the pressure of real identity, I think that is somewhat of a burden". It was just 2011 when Randi Zuckerberg, Chief Marketing of Facebook, declared that anonymity should go away, implying it should be made illegal15.
The recent fastest-growing social network, Snapchat, in addition to a few others16, has tried to provide privacy, anonymity or pseudonymous services as their key and unique competitive advantage, encountering substantial great difficulties, achieving valuations of 3-4BN$ in fall 2013 (when both Google and Facebook bid for it). Subsequently, thought, huge security flaws were first reported by newspapers and security experts, and then put in practice by hackers exposing the data of millions of users, that have destroyed such valuations17. After the company fix such vulnerability a 16-yrs old found ways to compromise it again18. That's in addition to extensive abuse that may have happened unreported both at the server-side, as well as through automated attacks on the client sides, as we've learn are widely possible by actors on the know to (older) NSA techniques.
Pavel Durov, the founder, creator and still major shareholder of the largest social network in Europe, the Russian VKontacte, with over 85M active users, has repeatedly offered Edward Snowden a job to work for its new social network startup Telegram in order to make it the first social network in the world that would be resistant to the most powerful abuses of privacy and security. Such service aims to compete with the likes of WhatsApp on the grounds that it is "secure end-to-end" and it self-destructs."The first thing that we wanted to make clear is that nobody has to trust anybody. We don't take people's trust for Telegram for granted," Pavel Durov declared. Despite such claims, not even their code or protocol details are not even available for independent review, so their service is very far from meeting their claims and the current post-Snowden standards. It is late February 2014 news that Telegram (founded by the founder of EU 2nd largest social network) has surpassed daily downloads (5M/day) of WhatsApp, which just bought by Facebook for 19BN$, arguably because of their unique value proposition centered on completely on being the most private solution, by applying at the application level the same "trustless19 security paradigms that we apply in UVST to all software, hardware and processes involved at ends points of service provisioning.
The emergence of such breaches in social networks and the vulnerabilities emerged following the NSA revelations have spurred several countries to evaluate new legislations to prevent that, when and if enacted, would create a huge demand for highest-privacy server-side AND end-to-end solutions, by both users and Internet service providers, which may become responsible for very large damages in case of privacy breach of their user.
1Such as: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/general-dynamics-locks-down-android/
12The security expert Schneier told NBC in regard to "secure" mobile apps "It works well. If you have good operational security, you're fine. But between the theory and the reality, it's harder. It doesn't matter how good your encryption is if I put a Trojan on your computer."
19"The first thing that we wanted to make clear is that nobody has to trust anybody. We don't take people's trust for Telegram for granted" Pavel Durov, Telegram and Vkontact founder, declared.


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Attention Collectors!Super Rare! Four Volumes 1761 The Dramatic Works of Mr De Voltaire Here is a very rare antiquarian set of hardcover books that would be a fantastic addition to a collection! You are bidding on a rare set of antiquarian hardcover books titled The Dramatic Works of Mr. De Voltaire. Translated by the Rev. Mr. Francklin. Printed in London, England for J. Newberry, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder and Co., J. Coote, T. Davies, W. Johnston, R. Francklin, and G. Kearsley, 1761. Volumes I and II are from 1761 and Volumes III and IV are from 1762. The volumes appear to be part of a larger set, however, the dramatic works are complete in these four volumes. Imagine, here is a set of books that were made before America declared independence from Great Britain! Each book has a terrific illustrated frontispiece! The books have some binding issues and are candidates for rebinding. All of the covers are present but most of them have become detached. The spine has leather but it is quite worn and leather is missing in some areas. Volume II is split along the length of the spine in the middle of the book. The pages in all books are in decent condition. They have some scattered foxing but are quite legible. There are a few pages with closed ... read more

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Detroit man who walks 21 miles for work thankful for support
Updated 5:41 am, Wednesday, February 4, 2015
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man who says he typically walks 21 miles to get to and from work is offering thanks for a flood of donations and support.
James Robertson tells the Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/1uTUFrg ) "Detroit is the real city of angels."
After the newspaper wrote about the 56-year-old's situation over the weekend, people started crowdfunding efforts to help him buy a car and get insurance. Some offered to drive him and others offered to buy or give him cars.
As of early Wednesday, more than $270,000 was pledged to one effort.
Robertson rides buses part of the way to and from his factory job in suburban Rochester Hills. He says "the same God who brings you all these blessings can take them away, but hopefully I'm ready for what happens."
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As often is the case with traditions, their origins can be traced to several different beginnings. There are several possible origins of the military tradition regarding challenge coins. This is just one of them.
This tale takes place during World War II. American volunteers from all parts of the country filled the newly formed flying squadrons. They came from all walks of life, from the very poor to the very wealthy. Some were upper-class heirs attending colleges such as Yale and Harvard who quit mid-term to join the war. In one squadron, a wealthy lieutenant ordered medallions struck in solid bronze, emblazoned with the unit's insignia and then presented them to his company. One young pilot placed the medallion in a small leather pouch that he proudly wore about his neck.
Shortly after acquiring the medallions, the young pilot's aircraft was severely damaged by ground fire. He was forced to land behind enemy lines and was immediately captured by a German patrol. In order to discourage his escape, the Germans took all of his personal identification except for the small leather pouch around his neck. In the meantime, he was taken to a small French town near the front. Taking advantage of a bombardment one night, he escaped. However, he was still without personal identification.
He succeeded in avoiding German patrols by donning civilian attire and reached the front lines. With great difficulty he crossed no-man's land. Eventually, he stumbled onto a French outpost. Unfortunately, saboteurs had plagued the French in the sector. They sometimes masqueraded as civilians and wore civilian clothes. Not recognizing the young pilot's American accent, the French thought him to be a saboteur and made ready to execute him. He showed the medallion to his would-be-executioners and one of his French captures recognized the squadron insignia on the medallion. They delayed his execution long enough for him to confirm his identity. Instead of shooting him they gave him a bottle of wine. When he safely returned to his unit, they vowed to always keep their coin with them, as it was obviously more valuable than any of them had ever thought.
As time moved on, the American forces in WWII eventually adopted the coin recognition. The coin became a representation of a collective group rather than an individual recognition piece and was specially struck with the units' crest or insignia.
Today the coin is more than a souvenir trinket or "round calling card." It has maintained its value after over one hundred years of ritualistic practice; a practice of informally recognizing a military member's success and professionalism. It is still presented in a similar fashion involving the palmed coin handshake. But there's a little more definition behind the handshake now. Just as a ranking British officer shook the hand of a British soldier to thank him for his good deed, the coin today serves as a collective symbol representing all the US Armed services' core values: honor, respect, duty commitment, integrity, selfless service, service over self, excellence, loyalty and courage. These are often referred to as their conditions of employment.
The fire service has adopted this military tradition. As we are a militaristic organization we too find strength in our unity and confidence in our bonds. We also embrace the values which the coin and the tradition have come to represent for us: integrity, innovation, courage, courtesy, pride, loyalty, sincerity, selfless service and service above self.
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Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board is holding Combined Group-2 Sub Grade-4 Recruitment Test-2017. There are total 2213 vacancies of Labour Inspector, Assistant Sub Inspector and DEO. Applicants who are appearing in the written test must download their MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card 2017. MPPEB Labor Inspector Exam will held on 07.01.2017 and 08.01.2017. Participants who are taking part must download Vyapam Group-2 Hall Ticket before appearing in the examination.
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Applicants who have applied for MPPEB Group II 2017 Examination need to check the vacancy details. Also applicants should note that last date for completing the registration process is 12.12.2016. Applicants are advised to complete their registration process as soon as possible and then download the MP Vyapam Group II Call Letter 2017.
Department :- Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB)
Test Name :- Combined Group II Sub Grade IV Exam 2017
Vacancy :- 2213 post
Name of the post :- Labor Inspector, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI)
Date of Written Exam :- 07.01.2017 and 08.01.2017
Admit Card Availability :- Available Now
Official MP Online Vyapam Portal :- www.vyapam.nic.in
Highlights of MP Vyapam Group 2 Recruitment 2016 :-
Registration process for MP Vyapam Combined Group II Exam 2017 was started with the release of official notification. Online application form were invited from the applicants from 28.11.2016. Last date for sending the MP Online Form was 12.12.2016. Candidates in very large numbers have applied for the MP Vyapam Recruitment. Now the department as per official announcement is conducting MPPEB Sub Grade IV Exam 2016-17. Exam Date and other details are uploaded on the official site. Candidates can check the availability of MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card 2017 from here.
Why MP Vyapam Sub Grade-4 Group-2 Admit Card Are Necessary in the Examination ?
MP Vyapam Admit Card 2016-17 Details :- An admit card issued by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) contains so many important information. It contains Roll no or Seat No of the candidate, Exam Date, Venue of Examination. It will be also holding the photo and signature. Candidates who are attending the written exam date need to download the Hall Ticket 2016. It is the most important document which should be carried at the exam center for verification purposes.
Along with the MPPEB Admit Card candidates should carry their one photo bearing ID proof at the exam center for verification purposes. ID proof can be Voter ID, Adhaar Card, Driving License, Passport etc. Applicants have to carry one photo copy of these document along with originals. Copy of the ID will be submitted into the exam hall and original will be kept with the applicants. So participants should not forget that they need to carry their MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card and ID proof at the exam center.
MPPEB Group II Exam Scheme :- The question paper will carry total 200 Marks. Duration of MP Vyapam ASI, LI Group II 2017 Examination will be 01 hour. Question will be asked from General Knowledge, General English, Mathematics, Computer Knowledge, Logical Reasoning and General Management. Applicants who are appearing in the MP Vyapam Exam 2016-2017 must check the MP Vyapam Group 2 Syllabus 2017.
|Level of Exam
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|General Knowledge
|General Hindi
|General English
|General Mathematics
|Higher Secondary
|General Knowledge & Interest
|General Knowledge of Computer
|General Logical Reasoning
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How to Download / Print MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card 2017 ?
Applicants who are appearing to attend the MPPEB ASI Sub Grade 4 Exam 2016-17 need to download their MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card 2017. An admit card 2016-17 can be obtained by following the simple steps mentioned below.
- Log on the official site of MP Vyapam at www.vyapam.nic.in
- On the home page go in the Test Admit Card corner.
- It will show you the link to download the MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card.
- Click on the link and enter the information demanded.
- Enter Registration ID and Password. Submit all the details.
- MP Vyapam Group II Admit Card will appear on the screen.
- Check all the information like Exam Venue and Exam Date and then take print out.
- Use A4 size white plane paper to download MPPEB Group 2 Admit card.
Get MP Vyapam ASI Sub Grade 4 Hall Ticket Here
MPPEB Group II Syllabus 2016
MP Vyapam Group 2 Recruitment 2016
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Conclusion :- MP Vyapam ASI Admit Card 2017 for the post Assistant Sub Inspector, Labor Inspector on 2213 vacancies. Exam will held on 07.01.2017 & 08.01.2017. MP Vyapam Sub Grade 4 Hall Ticket available soon.


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Balmoral Mediterranean 100m from beach
Apartment, Balmoral Beach
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You will feel at home here with the comfortable and luxury furnishings and appointments of this 2 bedroom ground floor apartment. The apartment boasts high ceilings and unique period architectural highlights, plus modern fully equipped kitchen and bathroom, and private secure garage.
Situated only 100m from the famous Balmoral beach you will enjoy Sydney's famous white sands and calm waters near the entrance to Sydney's harbour and picturesque location for a romantic stroll, place to exercise, picnic or just read under the shade of the magnificent trees.
This is an idyllic location for a stay of any duration in Sydney, with a bus service at the door to Sydney's CBD and easy connections to other parts of the city including the airport and ferries.
Nestled in the heart of the village like atmosphere of Balmoral and in a quiet location, you will be so close and spoilt for choice with the near-by restaurants and cafes for any meal during the day, while the cosmopolitan village of Mosman is only a short 10 minute walk away to access more restaurants and cafes and a range of shops and services to make your stay more homely.
Recreation activities:-
There is a range of water sports available on the beach - with kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, boats and sailing craft available for hire. There is even bait if you would like a bit of fishing a license is required for this though.
To make your stay memorable on first arriving we can even arrange to stock the fridge with food or your favourite drinks or even flowers. We can arrange that special dinner at one of the great restaurants which are only 5 minutes walk away.
Accommodation features
Main bedroom - queen bed
Second bedroom - double bed
Separate dining room
Kitchen is fully equipped
Bed linen, bath and beach towels provided, serviced weekly
Foxtel, Wifi, TV and stereo including Bluetooth
A bond of $1000 is payable before arrival and refundable on exit assuming condition is as found on arrival to ensure the property is immediately available for the next guests.
Arrival can be arranged at any time subject to availability.
Departure - must be by 10am, however later may be arranged but will attract a full day rate.
Depending on availability and time of year our minimum booking stay is 3 nights, by special request, but the rate will be higher than displayed.
Please ask us for our special off peak weekly rate and long term rates.
We may vary the rate depending on the number of people.
Please note that as this apartment is nestled in a small block of individual owners we request that you respect the tranquil location and other residents, as they will you. Failure to do so could lead to guest eviction. As part of your booking enquiry we will ask a little about you.
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Remember Sandy Hook
Please express support and sympathy for the families who lost loved ones in the Sandy Hook shooting, and those injured.
Please express support and sympathy for the families who lost loved ones in the Sandy Hook shooting, and those injured.
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The federal minimum wage would be $10.76 if it had kept up with inflation over the past 40 years. Instead, it's $7.25.
Thousands of our military members are currently serving or deployed, leaving thousands of military families and millions
Cats are being tortured, beaten and skinned everyday in China for food and for their fur!!! The way the animals are
Because we should all support our countrys armed forces as they are the ones putting their lives on the line.
We believe that Facebook needs to remove their animal hate pages and needs to stop their animal cruelty pages.


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For Sale €182,000 - Detached Villa
Brand new 2-bedroom, detached villa bargains from EUR 182,000 at Campoamor – the price of an apartment – come with private garden, huge rooftop solarium and space for buyer choice of swimming pool.
The ultra modern design villas are in Lomas de Campoamor, close to a host of amenities and less than a five minute drive to the Blue Flag beach of Campoamor, Orihuela Costa and the first-class golf course of Campoamor.
They have three or two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open plan kitchen within a large living area and patio doors leading out to the garden area. There is also an external staircase that leads upstairs to a private 62m² solarium. On a plot of a minimun size of 200 m2, driveway parking, private gardens and terraces. There is room for a swimming pool and terracing to buyer's choice
All the properties come with pre-installation of air-conditioning and an alarm and a full 10 year construction guarantee.
One – or more – of these beautifully designed homes can be yours to own from September to December 2015 when habitation certificates are expected from the local town hall. Our renowned Fly to Buy service gives you a choice of villa location, orientation and pool options. Pay an agreed deposit to reserve your choice and bank guarantees on the developer's completion are available.
Sought after location, a few minutes drive from the beach of Campoamor in Orihuela Costa, one of the most popular in Costa Blanca South. It is a quiet area with all amenities available for your daily needs. A few minutes drive to other services such as hospitals, marinas, shopping centres, the international airport of Murcia-San Javier and major golf courses.
Brand new 2-bedroom, detached villa bargains that include many extras:
Telephone line | Videophone entry | Solarium | Terrace | Built-in wardrobes
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Why Choose The Costa Blanca?
One of the main characteristics of this part of Spain is the way in which the emphasis of life is outdoors, taking place in the many restaurants, cafe bars, beaches and plazas. There is also a full diary of fiestas that take place throughout the year, where the locals from villages, towns and cities will dress up in costumes and celebrate at huge parties that run through to the early hours of the morning.
With the superb weather, parties, BBQ's, games of tennis, rounds of golf etc. can be planned well in advance with very little chance of cancellation because 'rain stopped play'. The Spanish people appreciate their way of life and you can too! The Costa Blanca offers something for everyone…Complete tourist facilities, spectacular scenery, an extensive culinary palette, exciting popular festivities and sports and cultural and entertainment opportunities galore make this one of the most cosmopolitan regions in Europe.
For those who want to live life to the full, the Costa Blanca is an exceptional place to be. The relaxed & unhurried Mediterranean lifestyle and the healthy climate is the big attraction for many property buyers.
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Building a meaningful future from our tired self requires alchemy.
Finally accepting that I was at rock bottom mean there was only one choice remaining.
Stay at rock bottom, or spark something to life.
Sparking something to life required a personal alchemy – a kind of energy to bring something beautiful and magical out of all the ruins and broken bits that my life had become. First of all I looked outside for a quick catalyst – something to breakthrough instantly.
- I tried the geographical solution – moving house. Lots of phone calls and I would lose my garden. Nope.
- I tried the "maybe I'm actually really ill and I just don't know it" solution. Lots of waiting rooms and yawning specialists. Nope.
- I tried waiting for something external to come like a bolt of lightning. Crickets. Nope.
- I tried serendipity – seeing something or someone that wasn't quite there yet as the saviour. Crickets again. Nope.
Finally, I surrendered and began to look inside. I opened up to some internal re-alignments and began letting go of some old beliefs that had me anchored in my past.
I talked to someone who didn't know my story so I could edit the bits I wanted to let go of and shine the spotlight on the areas I wanted to shine.
I released a lot of shit this way, and honestly the "lamp post" counselling worked – the other person honestly sitting there, listening but not offering any advice, solutions or guidance, just nodding and soaking it up like a lamp post.
Alchemy is your own personal magic to break through – deciding to do it and taking responsibility to make today a turning point in your story.Make today a turning point in your story Click To Tweet
And the magic? Not taking it too seriously, Smiling with a sense of playful curiosity that no matter how solid and permanent things may seem now – once you apply your mind alchemy you can melt steel and re-shape it into you next chapter in life.
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How to Throw a Successful Rent Partyby Contributor; Updated September 26, 2017
Rent parties used to be a mainstay of urban American life. During the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Americans threw them as a way to help pay bills. It was a way to concentrate help from the neighborhood on the families that needed it the most, without burdening any one person with a big tab. In these tough economic times, there is no reason not to bring back such an easy way to make a dollar. Throwing a rent party can provide financial relief for you, and a great time for those around you.
Plan your party. Rent parties are intended to raise money to pay bills. But party-goers want to get something out of paying for a house party. In the old days, the party-thrower offered a plate of home-cooked food for their guests. Decide on an economical meal that your guests will want to pay for. Maybe fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, or something else. Part of their entrance fee should also pay for alcohol. After you calculate about how much a guest will cost you in food and beverages, you have a good idea of what to charge them at the door.
Make sure you have your music together. You could just turn on your stereo and hook your iPod to it. Or you could hire a D.J., or maybe get a friend to D.J. the party for free. Whatever you do, make sure you incorporated the costs in the entrance fee. Or, if you or some of your neighbors can play their own instruments, use the party as a way to display some homegrown music.
Get the word out.
You can't have a party if no one knows about it. So get the word out to family and friends. If they know it's for a good cause, they will be more likely to come and help you out.
Make sure to have some control over the guest list. You don't want uninvited trouble-makers to your home.
Safety first.
Since you are inviting close family and friends you want to make extra sure that everyone is safe. Monitor everyone's drinking, make sure there is no underage drinking, and break up any potential confrontations.
If your guests have a safe, fun night, they'll be back again to help pay your next month's rent.
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I've been quilting and taught quilting for many years. I love to design my own quilting patterns! This pattern is called "Rainbow Rail". Full step-by-step illustrated instructions for assembling the full quilt are included. This pattern is fat-quarter friendly (except for the two borders)! The most fun I had with this quilt pattern was picking out all the beautiful batik fabrics! There are so many color ways that this pattern can be done in. Start by choosing four main colors that work together. BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY You should already know how to sew. You should also have basic quilting knowledge. SIZING / FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Finished 44" x 62"


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Holes riddle the universe, invisible rifts between our world and the realm of the afterlife. Ellen Price Marley, physicist and renowned ghost hunter, has spent the past two years hunting for one of these portals to the paranormal, in the hope of reuniting with the husband and child she lost to this mysterious phenomena.
In an haunted, abandoned manor deep in the Canadian wilderness, she finally tracks down her elusive goal. Yet after she and her fellow explorers step foot into the strange, ghostly world beyond the gateway, they find themselves in a desperate race to escape the clutches of an entire dimension belonging to the dead. Will any of them escape alive, or are they destined to join Ellen's missing family among the legions of the damned?
Brian Davinport always knew his childhood friend, Jodie Halford possessed a spark of brilliance within her, but he never imagined that she could invent a device that would allow them a glimpse into parallel worlds. When her invention shows the couple deeply in love in alternate realities, it seems that the universe's plan for them is clear. However, Jodie's machine also shows other things; lives twisted and ruined by a simple variation of fate. Such visions aren't easily dismissed, and such knowledge can often lead to disastrous consequences.


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Tomorrow is probably NOT a good day for Beck to take his dog for a walk — just sayin.
I have lost all faith of the right thing being done by our Federal Government. The states need to ban together and figure out how to fix Washington.
Lets see what Glenn has—you can't make statements like this and hope to be believed, if you got no facts. I think Glenn Beck has done some good things in the past—support for Tea Parties, forming The Blaze, etc... BUT he has also been a huckster worse that Huckabee. So you better blow off what you have—and it better be good—this Monday! I expect it to be at least 50% as shattering as your hype. Failure to provide facts means you may have cried wolf one too many times. If he suffers some accident—that will be seen as confirmation of something. It better be Good—and something that will knock Obama out of the White House—or at least pull down some of his minions.


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Although no one says no to a casual meander along its grand urban boulevards, travelers are drawn to this string bean of a country because of its spectacular Pacific coastline and Andean highlands, and because of the opportunities it offers for adventure sports. Chile's distinctive culture has survived the violence and repression of its recent history and is thriving once again thanks to a people noted for their warmth and resilience. Despite having the most European community in South America, indigenous traditions persist in the Andean foothills and in the southern plains, while some of South America's finest national parks draw trekkers and guanaco spotters alike.
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Santiago: Sprawling outwards and sky-scrapering upwards, Chile's capital, Santiago, is immense. Its central core, however, is manageable and relatively small - a roughly triangular area bounded by the Rio Mapocho on the north. It is a city of grand thoroughfares and plazas, lined with public buildings and churches and circled by parks. The grid town plan imposed by the Spanish, however, is conducive to traffic jams and pollution. The Virgin Mary guards the city from the peak of the 860m (2821ft) Cerro San Cristóbal, part of the Parque Metropolitano recreational area. The city's attractions include the colorful Mercado Central, the historical center of Plaza de Armas, the pedestrian mall of Paseo Ahumada (haunt of buskers and peddlers) and the late-colonial and block-filling Palacio de La Moneda - former mint, presidential residence and the site of Allende's last stand.
Santiago has plenty of museums, including the beautifully arranged Pre-Colombian Museum and the Museo de Santiago, which documents the city's present sprawl with dioramas and reconstructions. The Palacio de Bellas Artes is modeled on the Petit Palais in Paris and has a fine collection of European and Chilean art. Santiago's main budget hotel area is the seedy section of town near the Terminal de Buses Norte. Moderate and top-end hotels can be found in the central area bounded by Avenida Balmaceda and Avenida General O'Higgins (popularly known as the Alameda). Restaurants, from fast to flash, are in abundance, especially around the bus terminals, pedestrian malls, Alameda and Plaza de Armas. Bellavista, known as the 'Paris quarter', is one of the city's liveliest areas, with countless ethnic eateries and an active crafts fair on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Valparaiso: Lying 120km (74mi) northwest of Santiago, Valpo is Chile's principal port and second-largest city. Despite its size, it is Chile's most distinctive city and one of South America's most intriguing. Occupying a narrow strip of land between the waterfront and the nearby hills, its convoluted center has distinctive, sinuous cobbled streets, and is overlooked by precipitous cliffs and hilltop suburbs which are accessed by funicular railways and stairway footpaths. It truly is a rabbit-warren of a place, which probably only a lifetime resident could completely fathom. It is conducive to maze-like strolls and rides on the funicular, and its natural history, fine arts and maritime museums are justly famed. Muelle Prat, the recently redeveloped pier, is a lively market area.
Viña del Mar: Chile's premier beach resort is only 10km (6mi) north of Valparaíso, and is popularly known as the Garden City because of its manicured subtropical landscape of palm and banana trees. Horse-drawn carriages trot past attractive turn-of-the-century mansions on both river and beach frontages. Other attractions are the white-sand beaches, numerous parks and notable museums housed in restored mansions. The town is also the home of Chile's national botanical garden, comprising 61 hectares (151 acres) of native and exotic plants.
La Serena: Important both historically and economically, the beachside city of La Serena is one of Chile's oldest post-Columbian cities. The region's silver, copper and agriculture were so important that the city had its own mint. Today, La Serena maintains a colonial air, although it is threatening Viña del Mar's supremacy as the premier beach resort. Apart from a string of beautiful beaches, attractions include a handful of museums and a number of nearby quaint villages and vineyards.
Parque Nacional Puyehue: Situated in the beautiful Lake District, this is Chile's most popular national park. It preserves 107,000ha (264,290ac) of verdant montane forest and starkly awesome volcanic scenery. Dense forest hides puma, the rare pudú (a miniature deer) and prolific bird life, including the Chilean torrent duck. Nature trails, lake views, ski resorts, thermal springs, waterfalls and examples of some of Chile's strange plant life, in particular the umbrella-leaved nalca and multi-trunked ulmo, are some of the many attractions which draw visitors.
Puerto Montt: Settled by German colonists in the mid-19th century, this is one of southern Chile's most important cities. It features middle-European architecture, with shingles, high-pitched roofs and ornate balconies. The redwood cathedral on the city's plaza is the city's oldest building, dating from 1856. Puerto Montt is the transport hub and access point to the southern Lake District, the island of Chiloé and Chilean Patagonia. The nearby port of Angelmó and the island of Tenglo offer a more relaxed atmosphere. Angelmó has an outstanding crafts market and fabulous seafood.
Chile's geographical variety can make a visit rewarding in any season. Santiago and Middle Chile are best in the verdant spring (September through November) or during the fall harvest (late February into April), while popular natural attractions like Parque Nacional del Paine in Magallanes and the lakes region are best in summer (December through March). Conversely, Chilean ski resorts draw many foreigners during the northern summer (June through August). Easter Island is cooler, slightly cheaper and much less crowded outside the summer months. The same is true of the Juan Fernandez archipelago, which can be inaccessible if winter rains erode the dirt airstrip; March is an ideal time for a visit. Chile Schools · Iquique Spanish School · Santiago Spanish School · Viña del Mar School
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Revaluation of the Chilean peso and tourist sector inflation has increased travel costs substantially in the past few years, so that Chile is no longer inexpensive. It is still possible to travel on a budget, since modest lodging, food and transport are still more economical than in Europe, North America or even Argentina. Allow a minimum of US$25 per day for food and lodging, but if you purchase your food at markets or eat at modest restaurants you may be able to get by more cheaply. Travelers' checks are unquestionably safer than cash, but in smaller towns and out-of-the-way locations, it can be difficult to find a bank that will change them, so carrying some cash is a good idea. Only ATMs in larger cities will be compatible with international debit systems like Plus or Cirrus. Credit cards are fairly widely accepted.
In restaurants, it is customary to tip about 10% of the bill. In general, waiters and waitresses are poorly paid, so if you can afford to eat out, you can afford to tip. Taxi drivers do not require tips, although you may round off the fare for convenience. Long-distance bus or shared taxi fares are negotiable. Purchases from handicrafts markets will be subject to bargaining, and haggling on hotel prices is possible in the off-season or for long stays.
Pre-Columbian Chile was peopled by a variety of ancient cultures, many of them politically subject to the Incas who they predated by many centuries. The country's varied topography governed the character of its population groups and the extent to which they were subject to Inca aggression. Native groupings included Aymara farmers in the desert north, who cultivated maize and tended flocks of llamas and alpacas; fisherfolk in the coastal areas; Diaguita Indians in the mountainous interior; Araucanian Indians in the center and south, whose fishing and agricultural settlements were barely touched by Incan incursions; and numerous groups of archipelagic hunters and fishers in the remote south. All territory west of Brazil was granted to Spain by the 1494 Spanish-Portuguese treaty.
The Spanish assigned the task of conquering Chile to Pedro de Valdivia, whose expedition reached Chile's fertile Mapocho Valley in 1541. Santiago was founded in the same year, with the cities of La Serena, Valparaíso, Concepción, Valdivia and Villarrica following soon after. The Río Biobío marked the southern extent of Spanish incursions, where they were barred by the resistance of the fierce Mapuche tribes. Valdivia rewarded his followers with enormous land grants, which resembled the great feudal estates of his Spanish homeland. Although mining and business outstripped agriculture as Chile's merchant megaliths, it was the social structure of the estates which shaped colonial Chile. The native population was devastated by the unwitting introduction of infectious diseases, and the mestizo population, the offspring of Spanish and Indian unions, were used as tenant laborers on these huge estates, many of which were still intact in the 1960s.
By the 1820s, the cumbersome methods by which taxation was extracted by a stagnant and complacent Spain allowed a flowering pan-American identity to blossom into a push for full independence. Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín led armies of freedom fighters from Venezuela to Peru, and from Argentina into Chile. Bernardo O'Higgins, son of an Irish immigrant and erstwhile viceroy of Peru, became supreme director of the new Chilean republic. The newly independent Chile was a fraction of its eventual size, consisting of Santiago and Concepción, and with fuzzy borders with Bolivia and Argentina. The coming of the railways and military triumphs over Peru and Bolivia in the War of the Pacific (1879-83) incorporated the mineral-rich Atacama desert to the north and the southern temperate territories. Chile quickly achieved a degree of political stability and relative democracy, enabling rapid agricultural development and the advancement of mining, industry and commerce. The now empowered working class and the nouveau riche both challenged the political power of the landowning oligarchy in a brief but bloody civil war in the 1890s.
The first half of the 20th century saw the political climate swing between right and left with no government having sufficient support to cement large scale reform. Infrastructure development was generally sluggish, leading to rural poverty and urbanization through desperation. It was not until the 1960s that social reforms were successfully instituted by the Christian Democrats, who targeted housing, education, health and social services. These policies threatened the conservative elite's privileges and also offended the radical left. Chile's politics were becoming increasingly militant, polarized and ideology-based when the Marxist Allende's leftist coalition of Socialists, Communists and extremists snuck to victory in 1970. Allende introduced sweeping economic reforms, including the state takeover of many private enterprises and the wholesale redistribution of income. The country was plunged into economic chaos and America was miffed by the expropriation of US-controlled copper mines, and also by Chile's conspicuously friendly relations with Castro's Cuba.
General Pinochet seized power in a bloody coup on 11 September 1973 using jets to bomb the presidential palace. Allende died, apparently by his own hand, and thousands of his supporters were murdered. Dark days followed, with assassinations, purges and enforced exiles commonplace. It is estimated that as many as 80,000 people were tortured or murdered. Rumors of CIA involvement in the coup were given credence by the US-instigated suspension of credit from international finance organizations, and the contemporaneous financial and moral support given to Allende's opponents. At the head of a four-man junta, Pinochet dissolved Congress, banned leftist parties and suspended all opposition. Pinochet's monetarist economic policies brought stability and relative prosperity, but in a 1988 referendum to approve his presidency, voters rejected him by a majority of 7%. In the 1989 multiparty elections, Christian Democrat Patricio Aylwin beat Pinochet's candidate, Hernan Buchi, and power was peacefully transferred. Democracy returned to Chile although many of the previous regime's power brokers wield a lingering influence.
Eduardo Frei undertook the challenge of reconciling Chileans with their difficult past by accelerating human rights tribunals and inquiries into the fate of Chile's 2000 'disappeared'. Unfortunately, resistance from the political arm of the military machine severly hampered his efforts. Frei also struggled in matters of constitutional reform, failing to eliminate eight 'institutional senators' appointed by Pinochet who are not subject to a popular vote. Frei's economic reforms, however, did help alleviate crushing poverty to some degree. Newly elected President Ricardo Lagos, formerly Frei's public works minister, is the first Socialist to hold the highest office since Allende. He defeated his right-wing rival, Joaquin Lavin, by a thin margin, securing 51.3% of the vote. The newest wildcard in Chilean politics is Sentilde;or Pinochet himself, whose arrest in London in 1999 at the request of a Spanish judge investigating human rights violations unleashed an international furor. The general's temporary detention brought unresolved issues into the open for the first time in decades, but in February 2000 the general was pronounced too ill to stand trial and in early March he returned to Chile.
Chile's European heritage is pervasive, meaning that Western travelers here are less conspicuous than in neighboring Peru and Bolivia. For centuries, the Paris education of many Chilean intellectuals influenced the country's art, music and architecture. Important art galleries, museums and a thriving theater scene are the result. The country's art, literature and music have been influential internationally. Chile has spawned the Nobel Prize-winning poets Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda and, until the military coup of 1973, its cinema was among the most experimental in Latin America. Folk music has been an especially important outlet for the country's oppressed, and was frequently performed overseas by exiles during Pinochet's reign. Over 90% of the population is Roman Catholic, though evangelical Protestantism is becoming increasingly popular. The country's Catholic architecture is impressive and ubiquitous, from grandiose colonial churches to roadside shrines, some of which are extraordinary manifestations of folk art. Spanish is Chile's official language, though a handful of native languages are still spoken. In the north, there are more than 20,000 speakers of Aymara, and in the south there are perhaps half a million speakers of Mapuche. The most intriguing linguistic minority is the 2000-plus speakers of Rapa Nui, the Polynesian language of most of Easter Island's population.
Chile's cuisine reflects the country's topographical variety, and features seafood, beef, fresh fruit and vegetables. Empanadas are large turnover snacks with a variety of fillings; humitas are corn tamales; and there are a variety of potato and flour-based breads. Chile's biggest standard meal is lomo a lo pobre - an enormous slab of beef topped with two fried eggs and buried in chips. The parillada, which will appall vegetarians and heart specialists, is a mixed grill including such delicacies as intestines, udders and blood sausages. Curanto, one of the nation's finest dishes, is an all-encompassing, hearty stew of fish, shellfish, chicken, pork, lamb, beef and potato. Chilean wines are arguably South America's best. A pisco sour is a popular drink which easily gets you piscoed - it's a grape brandy served with lemon juice, egg white and powdered sugar.
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Agile Coach / Scrum Master – Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Leipzig or Palma OfficeTalents & Organization - Düsseldorf, Germany
Level: Professionals
Start date: As soon as possible
Agile Coach / Scrum Master
We are looking for an Agile Coach / Scrum Master, for both our headquarters in Düsseldorf, and at our Leipzig office. Due to our firm belief at trivago in embracing change and challenging traditions, we have adopted Scrum and Agile methods to aid and improve the development process of our applications. This is very important to us as we rely heavily on our software engineers to create world-class technology that keeps us on top of our game. We are currently looking for an exceptional Agile Coach with a passion for agile methodologies to join our team and help us shape the technical future of the world's largest online hotel search. If you are a fountain of Scrum knowledge and pride yourself on your interpersonal skills then we want to hear from you!
Your responsibilities:
- You will handle all things Scrum and Kanban by organizing and facilitating required meetings and retrospectives for our teams.
- You will ensure the development process runs smoothly by removing impediments and solving conflicts that are hampering the teams' advancement.
- You will become an Agile ambassador and promote a clear understanding of the theory and methods behind the development framework by providing training for development teams, stakeholders and anyone else who could benefit from Scrum and Kanban.
- You will be a crucial link between the developers, product owner and stakeholders.
- You will be responsible for transparency and understanding on both sides and must communicate information to the relevant recipient in an efficient and coherent manner.
- You will collaborate with the supporting technical teams and project managers and aim to build a strong, productive relationship in order to ensure goals are met and projects are delivered on time.
- You will continuously seek to improve the current Agile process within the different teams.
The ideal candidate:
- 3-5 years' experience as Scrum Master and Agile Coach.
- Has a thorough understanding of Scrum and Kanban methods and has a genuine interest in expanding their expertise in both areas. Experience in web technologies and web development would be beneficial.
- Speaks English (our company language) fluently. Spanish or German skills would be beneficial.
- Has exceptional communication skills which make them an engaging individual who can integrate easily with teams of all sizes.
- Has a natural ability to command attention and behaves in a professional manner so that colleagues consider them to be reliable and trustworthy.
- Has a thirst for knowledge which makes them a fanatic learner.
- Loves working in fast-paced environments.
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- The freedom to embrace small-scale failures as a path to large-scale success.
- The opportunity to develop personally and professionally with regular free workshops, seminars, sports and activities.
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After nearly a decade of waiting, we have finally seen our first look at the #MCU's incarnation of #SpiderMan in his own, standalone film — and the trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming has been met with overwhelming positivity.
Fans love everything from Tom Holland perfectly balancing both sides of Peter Parker to the design of Michael Keaton's Vulture. Plus, while we knew that Robert Downey Jr. would be reprising his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the film, the trailer did not disappoint in showcasing his usual charm.
Despite RDJ's status as Marvel's leading man, however — and I absolutely love his version of #IronMan, which brilliantly made the MCU possible — there is a part of me that hopes we've now seen most of Tony Stark's appearance in Spider-Man: Homecoming. I'd love a cameo from him, but I'd also like his role to be a bit smaller than many other people would. Here's why.
It's A Spider-Man Film, First And Foremost
Spider-Man should be the undisputed star here. It is his first full MCU film, after all. As fantastic as his appearance was in Captain America: Civil War, this is his first real chance to flex his superhero muscles.
We've seen him interact with the other Avengers and take part in arguably the greatest superhero action sequence of all time. But now we have a chance to see the MCU's Peter Parker in all his glory. As such, he should be allowed to stand on his own feet and carry the film by himself — I'm a little worried about Tony Stark hogging the spotlight.
The character has often been a loner, regularly avoiding teaming up with other superheroes in his early years. He didn't officially join the Avengers until 1991!
Peter Needs To Rely On His Own Intelligence, Not On Stark's
Peter Parker is a smart guy; this has always been the case. He has already proved it in the MCU by creating his web fluid by himself, with no help from outside. Tony Stark was suitably impressed with this invention. It's Peter, of course, who comes up with the idea of defeating Giant-Man, so he is clearly an analytical thinker.
No wonder Stark told Aunt May that he would offer Peter a scholarship (before recruiting him for the airport battle)!
In the comics, Spidey frequently defeats his enemies by using his brain rather than his brawn. If he can always rely on Tony Stark, we'll lose that element of the character. It does make sense that Stark would assist Peter by providing him with webbing (it's expensive!) and a new costume — the original version is a bit basic after all — but I'd like to see Peter beat the Vulture on his own, without relying on Iron Man's help.
Spidey's Supporting Cast Should Have Room To Breathe
Peter Parker's supporting characters are equally important as he is to Spider-Man stories. He wouldn't be the same if he didn't have Aunt May to worry about, female classmates to fall in love with, and bullies like Flash Thompson to torment him. His friends and family are key players in his stories and this should also be true in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
From the trailer we see that Peter's friend Ned learns of Spider-Man's dual identity (in much the same way Ganke Lee learns of Miles Morales's secret in Ultimate Spider-Man), so he will obviously have a big part to play. We've also seen a number of other supporting players — Liz Allen, Aunt May and Zendaya's Michelle — and it'll be nice to see them fleshed out.
Tony Stark, on the other hand, has already been fleshed out. A lot. One thing I'm really worried about is Spider-Man becoming a supporting player in his own film, especially with a character as loved as RDJ's Iron Man in there.
That's not to say that I'm not REALLY excited about Spider-Man: Homecoming — it's quite the contrary. I am so excited for this film, as I'm sure you all are; I just hope that Spidey is given the opportunity to show the world just how amazing he truly is...and show the MCU what they have missed until now!
What do you think about Robert Downey Jr. appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming? Let me know in the comments!


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Dieter Zetsche engineered a turnaround at Chrysler with a laserlike focus on creating new products and reducing costs.
DETROIT — Dieter Zetsche engineered a turnaround at Chrysler with a laserlike focus on creating new products and reducing costs. When he takes control of parent DaimlerChrysler later this year, he'll surely keep those strategies in place as he deals with challenges such as weak earnings at Mercedes-Benz and limited growth in Asia, analysts say.
DaimlerChrysler announced yesterday that Zetsche, 52, will take over for Chief Executive Juergen Schrempp at the end of this year. Chrysler No. 2 Thomas LaSorda will replace Zetsche as president and CEO of the Chrysler Group.
DaimlerChrysler shares soared $4.29, or 9.8 percent, to close at $48.26 yesterday.
Schrempp is a onetime apprentice mechanic who engineered the controversial marriage of Daimler-Benz to Chrysler, a company he envisioned after the 1998 merger as a giant that could weather increasingly global competition.
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But the colossus stumbled, first at the Chrysler division, then with an ill-fated push into Asia and now at its luxury mainstay Mercedes. As Schrempp announced his resignation, the German-American company reported earnings crimped by troubles at the Mercedes-Benz unit.
Investors had long been impatient with Schrempp over the company's stock price. As profits lagged, some shareholders became belligerent, decrying the company's leadership and singling out the 60-year-old Schrempp for their ire.
At this year's annual meeting, Schrempp was told to resign immediately and several key shareholder groups said they would withhold their ceremonial endorsement of the board and its plans.
Now those investors have their wish. Schrempp will step down Dec. 31, two years before the end of his contract. He doesn't plan to seek a seat on the company's supervisory board and won't receive a salary beyond the end of the year.
Zetsche leaves a once-struggling division that has improved dramatically under his watch. Yesterday, Chrysler reported an operating profit of $658 million in the second quarter, its eighth consecutive quarterly profit at a time when larger U.S. rivals General Motors and Ford have struggled.
Chrysler's revenue in the most recent quarter amounted to $15.8 billion, down slightly from $16 billion in the second quarter of 2004. Sales were up 4 percent in the United States and 3 percent worldwide, Chrysler said.
Zetsche told analysts during a conference call yesterday that it's too early to say what his priorities will be at DaimlerChrysler, but industry observers say he's likely to demand a renewed concentration on DaimlerChrysler's core automotive business.
Erich Merkle, an analyst with IRN, said in addition to fixing quality problems that have prompted costly recalls at Mercedes, Zetsche could breathe new excitement into the luxury brand by promoting more radical designs, as he did with vehicles like the Chrysler 300C sedan.
Several analysts agreed Zetsche is the right person for the job. Zetsche and Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn are the two most sought-after executives in the auto industry, Merkle said.
George Magliano, director of auto research for Boston-based Global Insight, said Zetsche gained a reputation for working well with people at Chrysler after he was appointed CEO in 2000.
That doesn't mean Zetsche isn't a hard-nosed businessman. Since he announced a turnaround plan in February 2001, Chrysler has eliminated around 40,000 jobs and reduced costs by improving quality and trying to hold down incentive spending.
In late 2003, Zetsche launched an aggressive plan to introduce 25 new or redesigned vehicles over 36 months.
Information on Schrempp's tenure provided by Associated Press reporter Matt Moore.


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