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Season 3, Episode 9, 'eps3.8_stage3.torrent'
After last week's surreal, poignant journey through Elliot's emotional torment, "Mr. Robot" returned the plot to a full boil on Wednesday as onetime partners resumed tense relations.
You had Elliot and the Dark Army, plotting each other's demises. Mr. Robot and Tyrell Wellick rekindled their old oligarchy-smashing bond, with an assist from Phillip Price. Darlene and Dom took things to the next level. Angela and her fish spiraled in crazytown.
While the actions and decisions that led to these encounters made sense from a character standpoint, only a few of them were very satisfying. The result was an uneven, somewhat draggy episode that nevertheless set up plenty of jeopardy for next week's Season 3 finale. By the end Whiterose and her loyal attendant had resolved to give Elliot the send off she first promised in the season premiere; Darlene was captive at the F.B.I. with a Dark Army target perhaps on her back as well; and Angela was headed into a mystery van, which rarely leads to good things on "Mr. Robot." (Or in life.)
The main thrust involved Elliot's counterstrike against the malign forces that have dominated this season, a theoretical Stage 3 that was actually a sneak attack on the Dark Army. It was part of a two-pronged approach that involved Elliot 1.) getting the group to copy his control-seizing file onto its server, while also 2.) pursuing the plan, posthumously provided by Trenton last week, to recover E Corp's data by cracking the F.B.I.'s network, thus undoing the 5/9 hack.
The scheme took Elliot on a greatest hits tour of his "Mr. Robot" past — he started in the arcade with Darlene and then went on to use Irving's OnStar trick against him and briefly reunite with Leon, before finally tricking Dark Army flunkies into uploading his file. (Which they did in rather gullible fashion, for hacker terrorists, though by the end they were at least somewhat on to him.)
Elliot was in hero mode throughout, imbued with the determination that emerged at the end of last week's dark night of the soul. "The only thing we can do now is rebuild," he told Darlene in the arcade. While such optimism was an abrupt switch from last week's suicidal depression and bagful o' pills, it was also a logical response from a man who's spent this season in search of purpose, and afraid that his lack of it has been fueling Mr. Robot's misadventures.
As for Mr. Robot himself, well he was still cropping up at inconvenient times and wallowing in the usual cyberanarchist rhetoric. But we also saw signs of a more productive partnership between Elliot's two halves, as Mr. Robot kicked everything into motion by sharing the Dark Army's link to the F.B.I. on Elliot's new mirror.
He arrived at said info thanks to a charged reunion that found Wellick donning his therapeutic beatdown gloves, yet another callback in an episode full of them, to take out some rage on Elliot's jaw before Price intervened. "Am I interrupting something?" Price asked — no one gives a line-reading like Michael Cristofer — before letting Wellick know that even though he'd finally achieved his dream job of E Corp CTO, he's still a nobody.
Price's recognition of Elliot — the fact that Christian Slater and Rami Malek have become totally interchangeable is really something, when you think about it — confirmed that he's been in on the 5/9 hack, at least, from the beginning, as did the episode opening flashback that found him hiring AllSafe over objections from Wellick and the ever-classy Terry Colby.
So, too, did his advice to Mr. Robot, as he reemphasized a primary theme of the season: That revolutions against capitalism are probably destined to be co-opted by capitalists. "World catastrophes like this, they aren't caused by lone wolves like you," he told him. "They occur because men like me allow them."
That said, there are cracks in the facades of the puppetmasters as they become victims of their own overreach. We know from last week's tête-à-tête with Whiterose that Price's position is more precarious than he lets on. Whiterose, in turn, spent this week losing it to an extent we haven't yet seen, unable to take advantage of her Congo takeover thanks to security measures triggered by her own actions. In our world corporate overlords are too big to fail, but for all its plutocratic fear mongering, "Mr. Robot" seems to get that ultimately it's no fun if the baddies are indestructible.
Among the episode's less successful gambits, both narratively and creatively, was Darlene's ploy to to use Agent Dom's badge to gain access to the F.B.I. The most effective lies being mostly true, Darlene outlined the stressers that have legitimately plagued her all season — the deception, the isolation — as part of a duplicitous seduction attempt. But if there's one thing we know about Dom, one of the sharpest people in this story, is that she's too savvy to fall for an obvious ruse by someone she already doesn't trust —
Oh what do you know? She went for it. I guess we're supposed to chalk up Dom's credulousness to her deep loneliness and the fact "my social game isn't my strong suit." The turn of events served the purpose of getting Darlene inside the F.B.I., which both alerted the Dark Army to the "incongruous" nature of Elliot and Darlene's actions and turned up the heat on Agent Santiago, who figures to have everything come down atop his head next week. But it was one of a couple of subplots this week that didn't really work, storywise.
The other? That would be Angela, who the last time we saw her was finally showing signs of pulling out of the delusional tailspin she's been in this season. Elliot's reminiscences last week about the Wishing Game poetically paralleled the wishing game Angela's been playing all season, and seemed to usher her back toward reality.
But it turned out the most pertinent part of that evocative shot was the enveloping darkness on her side of the door. This week Angela was not only back to her paranoid ranting, she took the lunacy up a notch, living in filth and shambling through Manhattan in an oversized coat that hung about her like an asylum bathrobe.
At this point it's clear that something is going on with her we don't yet understand, some sort of rupture that seems to date to that meeting she had with Whiterose near the end of Season 2. Others have pointed out that the same actress who played young Angela a few weeks ago also played the girl who interrogated adult Angela in that encounter. So did some sort of metaphysical shenanigans that day send her around the bend? Did she just get a "Manchurian Candidate" level brainwashing? Or what?
Who knows? Maybe the guys in that van can clear some things up. Whatever the ultimate explanation for her behavior, I'm not sure it will be able to offset the ridiculous depths her character's been plumbing since the E Corp attack — I'm not likely to forget Angela pushing her fish and "Hang in There!" poster through the city in her cart. Which is too bad, because her story of tragic loss and the vulnerability that can produce has been an effective, grounded counterpoint to Elliot's more Gothic one.
Angela has had a terrible time, too, and you would expect her pain to manifest itself in baroque fashion. But you never go full hobo.
A Few Thoughts While We Peruse Sonatas
• I wonder if Irving's customer ever made it back to the lot.
• This week's Trump dig actually worked better within the story than some of the others. "No puppet! No puppet! You're the puppet!" Wellick whined, referencing one of President Trump's more infamous debate lines. The "I know you are but what am I?" puerility of the exchange meshed with both Wellick's rather infantile temperament as well as the schoolyard nature of his and Mr. Robot's relationship.


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These days we are all very busy and life moves at a pretty fast pace. If you let your house get out of control (which can happen quickly), it will become an overwhelming task to get it back into shape. It does not take much time to keep your home organized if you do a little every day. Follow these 10 steps and you'll be amazed at how much easier it is to keep your home organized and clean:
Make this a daily chore for you and your children. It takes less than 5 minutes, makes your home neater, and teaches kids responsibility.
2. Wipe down the bathroom every morning.
Clean off the counter putting away all personal items. Wipe off the counter and sink cleaning up water, make up, toothpaste, and hair etc. Quickly spray the shower with a daily cleaner. This keeps your bathroom spruced up until your weekly cleaning.
3. One load of laundry washed, dried, folded, and put away daily.
Clothes can pile up quickly. If you do a load a day and take the time to put them away, it makes for less work over the weekend.
4. Load the dishwasher after each meal.
As soon as meals are over, clean up the dishes. Don't let dishes sit in the sink as it makes for more work later.
5. Keep kitchen counters free of clutter.
Clean as you cook so there's not a huge mess to clean up after mealtime.
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Make this a family chore. Put everything away where it belongs. This will keep the house neat and tidy.
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Tell kids what you expect when they're told, "it's bedtime." This should include bathing, brushing teeth, dirty clothes placed in hamper, putting on pajamas, and setting out clothing for the next day.
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Fresh from the cutting edge of F1 and endurance sports car racing, Ian Thomson and Dr Rob Neumann have teamed up with
Indian businessman Parag Rajda to offer quality composites products at cost effective pricing from a newly opened purpose
built facility in a Special Economic Zone at Sachin, Surat, Gujarat, India.
Mr. Suman Kant Munjal, Chairman
Mr Suman Kant Munjal is Chairman of Rockman Industries Limited, one of the oldest Hero group company - manufacturing automotive components for some of the marquee auto companies. He also chairs newly formed company and group's first venture into Electronics- "Hero Electronix Pvt Ltd". He is an acclaimed leader and an internationally trained expert in business and production management. He has been instrumental in transforming Rockman industries, into a
leading player in the die casting industry in India. He is actively involved in philanthropic and CSR activities. He also serves as Director on the board of other group companies such as Hero Moto Corp, Hero Corporate Service, Hero Steels Limited, Hero Future Energies, BML Educorp (a not-for-profit university initiative by the Hero Group).
Mr.Parag Rajda - Managing Director
A successful entrepreneur and a mentor to our team, as Managing Director Parag Rajda
overseas Finance , Logistics and overall administration. He has a played a vital role in developing Moldex's revenue and customer diversification strategies which have facilitated in our tremendous growth since inception. He has also successfully built and runs a company producing low Carbon
Ferro Alloys for the Domestic as well as global markets.
Mr.Ian Thomson - Technical Director
A wealth of experience in the design and production of composites gained from a 30 year plus
career mainly in motorsports. Having held a number of positions from Technician to Chief
Engineer, at Moldex Ian Thomson is responsible for Manufacturing, Material selection and
production processes. He has worked with Williams GP Eng, Ferrari F1, Sauber/Mercedes-Benz,
Sauber Motorsport, Prost GP, Asiatech, Renault F1, Super Aguri F1, Peugeot Sport. Composite
companies Comtec, DTC, Retrac Composites and the world leading automotive consultants Dallara Automobili.
Dr.Robert Neumann - Design Director
A Specialist in design and calculation, holding a PhD in composite materials with a background
in the prediction of the behaviour of composite parts. Dr.Robert oversees the design of
composite parts and tooling at Moldex. He has worked in Formula 1 for the last 15 years with
teams including Arrows, Toyota F1, Super Aguri F1, Dallara Automobili, Brawn GP World
champions 2009 and Mercedes GP. Alongside Moldex Composites he consults to a variety of
motorsport and composite projects.
Mr. Ujjwal Munjal- Director
Mr Ujjwal Munjal, an astute leader and a business builder did his BBA in international management from Pepperdine University, California. He currently serves as Managing Director at one of the oldest company of the Hero group, Rockman Industries. He has been instrumental in growing Rockman
many folds in the last 10 years. Mr Ujjwal is also responsible for the Hero group's latest foray into electronics industry, "Hero Electronix". He aims to transform Hero Electronix into a billion dollar
global digital products and solutions enterprise within the next 5 to 7 years. His dynamism and
ability to think new & different while expanding business horizontally and vertically, will certainly
help Moldex attaining newer heights.
Mrs.Manorama Nagarajan- Director
Mrs Manorama Nagarajan is the CFO of Rockman Industries Ltd. In this capacity, she oversees
finance, strategy and IT functions across the Rockman group. A fellow member of ICMA and an
MBA, in her overall career spanning over 30 years, she has served various companies on areas
such as strategic planning, Accounts, Taxation, Treasury, Project funding, costing etc. She has
also handled JVs, M&A, Equity funding etc. IT and systems are her strength areas and she has
designed and implemented Companywide ERP in almost all these companies.
Mr.Amit Vijay- Director
Mr Amit Vijay is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT- Varanasi and an MBA from AIM, Philippines. He
started his career with Tata Motors and served various MNCs like Cognizant and JCB before joining Rockman Industries to lead their Strategy Function. He has more than 16 years of versatile
experience across Business Strategy, Business Development/Diversification, Joint Ventures,
Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Public Relations, Corporate Performance
Management, Business Process Improvement and Management Consulting etc. During his tenure
at Rockman, he has been actively involved in multiple diversification initiatives for the group and
played a key role in entry of Hero Group in Electronics and Composites field. His techno-commercial knowledge combined with leadership skills would act as a fuel to Moldex's growth aspirations.


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There are so many free online resources that it is sometimes difficult to know which ones to use, and to identify which ones are good. Cactus has carefully assessed the wide range of free language learning resources available online to provide you with a selection of our most recommended, useful and reliable sources of information for learning Danish. These can be used as a helpful support to language learning whilst taking one of our face-to-face Danish courses.
To book any of our Danish courses please call us on 01273 830 960 or email us. Our multilingual team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Duolingo is a fun mobile app which offers a comprehensive series of vocabulary, pronunciation and translation exercises. It is a great way to practice what you learn during your Danish evening course while on the go.
Grammar Explorer
Grammar Explorer is an online Danish grammar book with texts and audio.
Verbix is a handy online conjugator for Danish verbs.
Memrise is a popular website and mobile app which enables you to memorise Danish vocabulary. It is a great and fun way to learn new vocabulary in addition to your language course.
Quizlet is a fun and simple website and mobile app which will help you develop your Danish vocabulary using flash cards.
Cram has a large list of flash cards to help you learn new Danish words. It also has a mobile app, so you can memorise Danish vocabulary anywhere anytime.
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Cactus also offers Skype private tuition with a qualified native speaking teacher, which is an excellent online alternative to other online courses.


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Having spent eight years as Emily Fields on Pretty Little Liars, Shay Mitchell has become a role model for young fans around the world. Over that period of time, Mitchell how shown that she is really just like all of us. She loves pizza, she sometimes struggles to get to the gym and she has her fair share of insecurities.
In the March 2018 issue of Shape, Mitchell opens up about her health and fitness routine and how she maintains her confidence.
"Every one of us has insecurities. I have a whole bunch of them, but I don't dwell on them," Mitchell tells Shape. "Instead I focus on my strengths."


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Eight years ago on the night of May 31st, 2009, Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was lost in the Atlantic Ocean north of Brazil.
Virtually every aviator today knows the number 4-4-7 and the unnecessary tragedy it represents. The initial reaction of many was "how could this happen?" How could three airline pilots possibly lose control of their aircraft in under a minute and kill everyone on board within 4 ½ minutes of the autopilot disconnecting—essentially because the autopilot disconnected?
But the world of aviation has not sat idly by in its aftermath. The NTSB has a saying: "From tragedy we draw knowledge to improve the safety of us all."
Much like the June 1975 crash of Eastern flight 66 at JFK due to a microburst, and the follow-on windshear crashes of Pan American 759 in New Orleans (1982) and Delta 191 in Dallas-Fort Worth (1985), these accidents lead to increased research and education on the weather phenomena and the development of windshear warning systems, both on the ground and as airborne equipment.
Also like the December 1974 crash of TWA 514 into the mountains outside of Washington, DC, which lead to the increased awareness of minimum safe altitudes, the installation of the basic Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) on all transport aircraft and the subsequent development of the modern look-ahead GPWS systems.
In each of these cases, the development that resulted in the aftermath of these accidents significantly reduced or virtually eliminated those causal factors in the years since.
Loss of control in flight (LOC-I) now remains as the leading accident factor in the few accidents and incidents we see in recent times.The loss of Air France 447 and another LOC-Iaccident earlier that same year, Colgan 3407 on February 12, 2009, spurned:
- Increased awareness of the need for manual flying practice and more concentration on hand flying skills.
- The need to be aware of normal pitch attitudes and power settings for all flight regimes.
- The roll of the startle factor in pilots being able to cope with unexpected unusual conditions.
- The roll of automation dependency in this increasingly automatic industry.
- Increased training, now mandated, in upset recovery, high altitude stalls, with a revised emphasis on correction of a stall by reducing angle of attack, not just power application.
- Increased minimum flight times for new airline pilots.
And while most of the emphasis is focused on human flying skill (and rightly so), technological advancements have also been taken, almost surely with this accident in mind. The new Airbus A350's autopilot now can remain engaged in all but the most extreme situations, thus far reducing the instances where pilots are unexpectedly handling a causal factor (e.g., weather), system malfunction, and autopilot disconnection all at the same time. The system allows the airplane to recover back to within the normal flight envelope from extremes of speed, bank, and pitch and reduces the other recovery maneuvers that must be hand flown by providing for the capability of the autopilot to fly windshear and TCAS traffic resolution advisory maneuvers automatically, and allow the pilots to take over when they are ready. Enhancements to the weather radar allow for better analysis of a storm and provide an aural warning should one several minutes ahead go unnoticed.
Yet, still, the problem of LOC-I has not been eliminated, even though the lessons of AF447 seem loud and clear. Air Asia 8501 in December 2014, stands as a stark reminder that continued diligence is required.
Commercial aviation is very safe, it is in fact amazingly safe, but it is not inherently so. It is safe because a lot of people work hard every day to make it that way, and to keep it that way.


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There is a well-defined, vividly contrast enhancing mass identified in the right frontal lobe measuring 25 x 20 x 18 mm (AP x lat x cc). The mass demonstrates a thick contrast-enhancing rim and a 6 x 6 mm focus of central hypodensity/necrosis. There is extensive surrounding vasogenic edema resulting in mass-effect with sulcal effacement, effacement of the right lateral ventricle and 3 mm left-sided midline shift.
No other mass, focal abnormality, intra or extra-axial collection is identified.
Ventricles and basal cisterns are within normal limits and age appropriate.
The patient went on to have a resection.
Paraffin sections show a densely hypercellular tumour within cerebral white matter. Tumour is sharply demarcated from adjacent brain parenchyma and is composed of cells with pleomorphic round, oval and angulated hyperchromatic nuclei and a variable amount of pale to clear cytoplasm. These are dispersed in an intensely vascular stroma with lobules of tumour delimited by thin walled capillaries. An occasional mitotic figure is identified and there is focal tumour necrosis. The features are most consistent with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY: Tumour cells sho strong staining for pancytokeratin AE1/AE3 and moderate staining for CAM5.2. No staining for CD10 or Inhibin is seen in tumour cells. This profile is consistent with a renal cell origin of tumour.
FINAL DIAGNOSIS: metastatic renal cell carcinoma.


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Our client asks us to evaluate whether or not they should enter the U.S. wireless market. As an international wireless carrier, our client successfully operates in Asia and is now looking for international growth opportunities. They come to us to understand two questions: (1) whether or not they should enter U.S. wireless market, and (2) what key challenges they might face upon entry.
Determine the market size for the wireless network in the U.S?
There is a MECE answer provided to this by Nuno if market sizing is part of a market entry case. I believe this question is straight at market sizing, so i will provide my thoughts to this.
- I assume wireless network here means customers using cell phone network services.
- Market size = # of customers subscribed X Revenue per unit.
- Calculating # of Customer base:
- Divide US population under 4 groups with a life expectancy of 80 years. - 1 to 20;21 to 40;41 to 60 and 61 to 80. Using/assuming 25% of population for each group, with 350 mm in US population, each group gets around 87.5 mm population each, adding 21 to 80 group, rounding to 250 mm population.
- Also in the age group of 1 to 20, i can assume teens from 11 to 20 have access to cell phones, so add another 50 mm to round it to 300 mm population that falls under the 11 to 80 age group that can legally work and support wireless services cost.
- Cell phone is mostly used by people that are more Mobile in day to day life; so I am going to discount 20% off of 11 to 20 (able to support expenses) and 61 to 80 age, 10 % each of 21 to 60 age group. left over population is (50 + 90) mm * 80% and (175 mm * 90%) = 110 mm + 150 mm = 260 mm
- Further add 4% unemployment rates, that cut the population down to 250 mm.
- If I have market information for penetration, I can list 5 major companies that have major market share. Verizon/ATT/T-mobile/Sprint/Cricket. I will use 20% as max share of wallet for the biggest and reduce 4% further for each player. The left over volume I am assuming as cvustomers that are not loyal to the service provider and are available for Grab across any service provider.
- So 20%/16/12/8/4 - leaves 20% up for grab; 20% of 250 mm population = 50 mm customer base.
- Assuming there is 60% penetration oppotunity for our client from market statistics; leaves me 30 mm customers for our client.
4. Revenue By Unit = Wireless services + Data plan
- Both services can be provided by Contracts (monthly/annual) or pre-paid amounts
- Contracts: Wireless + Data Plan = $40+$20 average/subscriber = $ 60
- Pre-Paid = Wireless + Data Plan = $20 + $10 = $30
- Assuming a 80 to 20 ratio for 30 mm customer divide (I assume contract customers are more keen to get a new cell phone with contract service)
5. Market Size = contract revenue + pre-paid revenue
= (30 mm * 80%* $60) + (30 mm* 20%* $30)
= 24 mm * 60 + 6 mm* 30 = $1440 mm + $180 mm
Market Size = $1.6 B annually.
I invite pros to please poke holes in my approach, I wil really appreciate it.
I'm not sure you're asking how to determine the size of the wireless network in the US or how to approach this particular case. So just in case I'm going to address both:
Always good to ask some questions to have a feel for it:
1) Is the service we provide in Asia the same service we will provide in the US or do we need any upgrade? (this could help in determine if further investments are required)
2) Why did you choose the US market? (this could give us some intel on growth rate or size)
3) What is our client looking for with this deal? (real objective: breakeven; market share; volume, etc)
Then I would look at 3 main areas: External Conditions; Internal Capabilities; Financial Opportunities.
External Conditions: Market (size, growth, trends, segments, barriers to enter; etc) & Competition (market share, prices, etc)
Internal: Client (cost structure; network; swot) & product (how does our product differ from comp.)
Financial Opportunity: Breakeven analysis (if this applies after the inicial questions)
Market Size analysis: If the interviewer asks you to determine probably the easiest way to do it would be:
# households with wireless network = (US Pop/#of ppl in a family) * %households with internet * %households w/ wireless network
Here I'm assuming just for households but if we are talking about wireless network in smartphones I would had that to the above equation.
Challenges upon entering were covered in the "Market" branch on the "barriers to enter" - basically: Inicial investment; brand recognition, regulations, strong competition, etc.
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Arup has been in the Boston area since 1998, providing engineering, consulting, and planning for the built environment, including existing buildings, smart infrastructure, energy planning, and transportation solutions. While the office has traditionally focused on building engineering services (structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering) and code consulting/fire engineering, in recent years our areas of expertise have expanded to include numerous design services, including climate risk and resiliency, civil engineering, commissioning, lighting design, sustainability consulting, and wellness consulting.
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Arup's office at 60 State Street was designed to minimize ecological impact, plan for operational excellence, and foster a diverse environment where employees thrive. The space is certified LEEDv4 ID+C Platinum, WELL Gold, and has a Fitwel 3-Star Rating.
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Lowry Theatre, Salford
At the Edinburgh Fringe 2013, one of our happiest discoveries was the physical theatre group, Idle Motion. We saw two productions – Borges and I (based around the life of writer and librarian, Jorge Borges) and That Is All You Need To Know (inspired by the story of Bletchley Park and the breaking of the Enigma Code.) Both pieces were extraordinary and we were disappointed to discover that they weren't back at the Fringe in 2014.
Now here's a touring production of their latest offering, Shooting With Light, which we caught at the beginning of it's short tour. It's the story of famous war photographer, Robert Capa (or to give him his real name, Andre Friedman) and his partner, Gerda Taro, who shared his passion for such dangerous work and in many cases, actually took some of the photographs with which he was credited. What I love about this group is their simplicity. A basic set of centrally placed translucent white boxes becomes a whole variety of locations – doors, windows, a cinema screen (presciently showing Frank Capra's It Happened One Night), wardrobes, phone booths, you name it. As always with Idle Motion, this is an ensemble piece with just five performers taking on a multiplicity of roles. In a mixture of acting and movement they lead us into the dark heart of the Spanish Civil War and, intriguingly, place a mystery at the centre of the story – the search for a box of lost negatives that includes the picture that Capa considered the most important of all.
If I have a minor criticism with the piece, it's simply that, so early in the tour, the movement isn't quite as slickly choreographed as it will be as it settles in. There were a couple of clumsy missteps tonight and a slightly shonky moment where a rug was flung out of a window for Capa and Tarot to 'lie' on – the resulting effect, beneath a starry sky, was magical, mind you, but the transition, rather less so. I'm quibbling here. This is a splendid performance piece, engaging, atmospheric and ultimately rather emotional – both Capa and Taro paid the ultimate price for their undoubted courage and I'm not embarrassed to say that at one point I was watching through tear-filled eyes.
Shooting With Light continues at the Lowry until the 24th of April and then heads out to a series of locations around the UK until the 9th of May. (You'll find full details on the group's website.) If you love physical theatre and want to see it brilliantly performed, then I urge you to catch this show. It really is worth the effort.
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Listen to citizens who come to council meetings, listen to the news, listen to those outside of local government and those wanting to get in on it, and it seems nothing – nothing – works well. Government doesn't do anything right. … Or can it?
March 15, 2009
Six members of the City Council this week upheld the spirit and likely the rule of the City Charter, which voters overwhelmingly endorsed in June 2005.
The City Charter, which is something of a constitution for the city of Cedar Rapids, specifies that the council in the council/manager government directly appoints three employees: the city manager, city clerk and city attorney.
The City Charter says the city manager is the city's "chief administrative officer," who appoints, supervises and directs the rest of the city employees. Two exceptions are the police chief and fire chief: the city manager appoints those two employees, but needs the advice and consent of the City Council, according to the City Charter.
Last week, council members Justin Shields and Monica Vernon were pushing to have the council directly appoint a fourth employee, a flood-recovery coordinator that Vernon at one point said would be something of a flood-recovery CEO.
The Shields-Vernon effort was fueled in large part by a good thing: by their frustration at the pace of flood recovery in the city.
But the effort was fueled, too, by their displeasure with the status of a city manager in the city's still-new, council/manager government. They feel that City Manager Jim Prosser has too much power or that the council as a whole has abrogated too much power to Prosser.
Shields and Vernon have tried to make this latter point for months. But this time, it came with something new. They tried to make their case by saying that private-sector interests would pay, or as it turns out, help pay for the new flood-recovery position.
Presented through the advocacy of Shields, though, the proposal for the private cash appeared conditioned on the Shields and Vernon wish that the new position bypass Prosser and report directly to the City Council.
Six of nine council members would have no part of it.
In fact, when that became apparent, Shields suggested delaying a council vote so he could check to see if the private interests would still be willing to fund a new flood-recovery chieftain in city government if they couldn't direct that the chieftain report to the City Council and not to the city manager.
Forget the voter-approved City Charter, it sounded for a minute like unnamed private-sector interests were reorganizing matters of city government on their own.
Council member Tom Podzimek said Shields and Vernon were attempting nothing short of trying to "overthrow" the City Charter, and he said he would have none of it.
Nor would council members Kris Gulick, Brian Fagan, Chuck Wieneke, Pat Shey and Mayor Kay Halloran. Council member Jerry McGrane voted with Vernon and Shields.
Prior to the Wednesday evening debate, Gulick, who is a board member of the Iowa League of Cities, said he spent some days conferring with experts on city government. He said he was told that it would make for bad manager/council government if the council was directly employing two top dogs who both were issuing orders to the rest of the city's employees.
Council member Pat Shey said the same. He told Shields and Vernon that they needed to try to convince the council to remove Prosser if they had a problem with the city manager, a removal that takes six of nine council votes.
The day after the vote, Tom Hobson, senior manager for governmental affairs at the city's biggest employer, Rockwell Collins, acknowledged that Rockwell Collins' top leadership had convened a meeting with the governor, other local business leaders, Vernon and Shields and Prosser.
Hobson, though, said there was never a private-sector demand that a new flood-recovery chief inside City Hall bypass Prosser and report directly to the City Council.
For her part on Thursday, Vernon said a private-sector campaign is now underway to raise money for the position even as it reports to Prosser.
Even so, it will be interesting to see the list of private contributors to the new flood-recovery coordinator job.
Imagine if those contributors were making contributions to a mayoral or council candidate. Each time a vote would come up impacting one of the contributors, it then would be possible to note how the mayor or council member voted on that particular matter and how much money the contributor provided to the mayor or council member.
March 8, 2009
It didn't take the Flood of 2008 to push the City Council and City Manager Jim Prosser to focus a great deal of their public comments and much of the city's Statehouse lobbying energy on trying to figure out a way to convince the Iowa Legislature to give cities more flexibility in raising revenue.
Property taxes, the chief revenue source for Iowa cities and counties, provide most of the revenue now, and those taxes hit those who create jobs, the industrial and commercial sectors, particularly hard in Iowa.
The flood and the task of recovery from it only focused City Hall's interest in "revenue diversification" all the more. Why can't cities have an income surcharge or a wheel tax or a tax on alcohol and tobacco use? The nine other largest cities in Iowa joined the cause.
And lawmakers and policymakers in Des Moines spoke back. They told Cedar Rapids City Hall to use a revenue option already available to it first before asking for more. And the one chief revenue-raising source that is available is the local-option sales tax.
After all, nearly every city in Iowa has the 1-percent tax in place, and only six of Iowa's 99 counties have county seats without the sales tax. Those six include Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
At first, the Cedar Rapids council dithered, thinking state lawmakers might meet last fall and give some special consideration to Cedar Rapids and its flood recovery. On the city's list of requests was to have the ability to institute a local-option sales tax without a vote by the residents.
There was no special legislative session.
By January, members of the City Council said in public that they had gotten the message from Des Moines: The city's position would be strengthen in asking for large sums of federal and state funding if the city could show it was doing all it could to raise money locally using the taxing machinery it already had the ability to use. The council decided it would ask voters for a local-option sales tax to be used mostly for help in flood recovery.
By then, though, the state's existing local-option sales tax law, which sets out a four-month timeline for when such a vote can be held, would not have allowed a vote before late spring.
Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, then wrote a piece of legislation designed especially for Cedar Rapids and Linn County and Iowa City/Coralville and Johnson County. The bill allowed an expedited vote on the sales tax, allowed the tax to begin to be collected immediately and did not require a metro area to vote as a block. Cedar Rapids could try to pass the tax for flood relief without worrying if Marion, Hiawatha and Robins would vote against the move and bring the tax down.
Hogg led the bill through the Iowa Legislature, the governor passed it and the City Council got the measure on the March 3 ballot.
The council assured the public that 90 percent of the funds would go to flood relief, and then in got even more specific and told the public it would be used in tandem with federal money to buy out as many as 1,300 flood-destroyed homes and rehabilitate many, many more.
The council also created an Oversight Committee to assure the public that a citizen group would oversee how the council spends the more than $90 million in sales-tax revenue that will be coming in over the next five years and three months.
On Tuesday, residents voted 59 percent to 41 percent to approve the sales tax.
The measure passed despite a palpable sense of frustration with the pace of flood recovery, a frustration level that Mayor Kay Halloran says she is quite aware of.
The Sunday before the tax vote, a Gazette Communications poll found the mayor's approval rating at 20 percent and City Manager Jim Prosser's at 29 percent, and the poll found a slight majority of residents said they had little or no confidence in the council.
In the end, with Sen. Hogg's push in the legislature and with no little lobbying effort on the part of Halloran, council member Justin Shields and others in Des Moines, the city got a special, one-time deal out of the Statehouse for Cedar Rapids.
The city's local elected officials — in a year in which six of nine council seats are up for grabs — then helped to make the case for the tax.
The voters this year might toss most up for election out of office. Who knows?
But each of the five people mentioned as a possible candidate for mayor –- Ron Corbett, Gary Hinzman, Scott Olson and council members Brian Fagan and Monica Vernon — supported the local-option sales tax for flood recovery.
And the tax is now in place. It will begin to be collected April 1.


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Glee star Lea Michele modeled her gorgeous, brunette hairstyle at the BlackBerry Torch launch in Los Angeles. She looked goregous with her long black swept bangs. Lea Michele pumped up the volume with her thick hair and sported a sexy sweep of bangs. This is one of the sexy hairstyles that high school girls can try out for their back to school makeover hairstyles this summer 2010.
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Republic of Ireland legend Richard Dunne announces retirement from international football
Republic of Ireland stalwart Richard Dunne has announced his retirement from international football and described it as an "extremely difficult decision for me to make".
The 34 year old defender spoke to Martin O'Neill to inform him of his decision.
Martin O'Neill praised Richard for his outstanding contributions to Ireland during his international career, amassing 80 caps, and eight goals since his debut against Greece in 2000, to his most recent cap against Kazakhstan last October.
"Retiring from international football has been an extremely difficult decision for me to make," he said today. "I have represented Ireland since I was 15 years of age, and have thoroughly enjoyed all the highs and lows that have come with playing for my country. I will continue to support the team as they embark upon their new campaign under Martin O'Neill, and have every faith that they will qualify for France 2016.'
"I'd like to thank everyone I worked alongside during my time with Ireland, from managers to players to backroom staff. A special mention also goes to the fans. Their support has been immense, and I will always be grateful to them. I have so many great memories, that will stay with me forever.'
Martin O'Neill said, 'Richard has been a remarkable player for both club and country. I had the pleasure of working with him at Aston Villa, where he had a big influence on the field. He has consistently given 100% every time he has been called on by his country also. I wish him all the best in his club career.'
FAI CEO John Delaney said he would never forget Dunne's remarkable performance in Moscow when he put in a man of the match winning performance. "Richard has been a tremendous servant to his country, and is truly a player for Ireland to be proud of. I will never forget his performance in Moscow, which was instrumental in winning us qualification for Euro 2012. Richard and his family, particularly his parents Dick and Phyllis, will always be welcome guests in Aviva Stadium.' He added, ' On behalf of the Association, I would like to wish him and his family the very best for the future."
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Director-General Participates in the ECOSOC High-Level Segment in New York
From 7 to 11 July, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, will be in New York on the occasion of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Segment. The event will be held under the theme "Addressing ongoing and emerging challenges for meeting the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 and for sustaining development gains in the future" at the United Nations Headquarters.
Within the framework of the ECOSOC High-Level Segment, the Director-General will chair two Ministerial roundtables organized by UNESCO. The first event will focus on the critical role of the sciences for sustainable development and will be co-chaired by Mrs Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa; and the second event will be on girls' education and will be co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh and Denmark to the UN.
The Director-General will also address a Plenary session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) under the theme "Charting pathways to the future we want". The HLPF was created at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) and is the main United Nations platform dealing with sustainable development. The Forum provides political leadership and guidance, follows up and review progress in implementing sustainable development commitments, and addresses new and emerging sustainable development challenges.
The Director-General will also participate as a panelist in the ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum on 11 July session entitled "Towards a new narrative for development cooperation post-2015".
In the margins of the ECOSOC, the Director-General will join the UN Secretary-General and the Permanent Representatives of Haiti to open a new exhibition entitled "Victory over slavery: Haiti and beyond".
While in New York, the Director-General will launch the UNESCO's Report "World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development" and will participate in inter-agency meetings including the Global Migration Group.


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Faulkner State Community College has a new Men's Basketball Coach, although this coach is not new to the Faulkner State basketball court. Robby Robertson has been selected to lead the Sun Chiefs Men's Basketball team.
"After an extensive search process with an impressive pool of applicants, I am proud to announce Coach Robby Robertson as our new Men's Basketball Coach," President of Faulkner State Community College Dr. Gary Branch said. "I am particularly pleased since I had the pleasure of working with his father, Coach Jack Robertson, for over 36 years. I watched Robby grow up on the basketball court."
Robertson began his time in the Faulkner State gym as a child, watching his father coach the Sun Chiefs for more than 40 years.
"I grew up in this gym watching my dad," Robertson said of the arena at Faulkner State. "I spent more time on campus than I did at home," Robby said with a laugh.
President of Faulkner State Community College, Dr. Gary Branch, is confident in Robertson's ability to take the lead.
"He has a real legacy to fill, but I know that Robby is going to be successful as our new basketball coach," Dr. Branch said.
Robertson, who brings 16 years of successful college and high school coaching experience and 6 years of community college instruction with him in his new role, is excited to take the helm of the legacy his father left, while being enthusiastic of the changes and new era to come.
"I am very humbled and honored," Robertson said. "I thank Dr. Gary Branch and the administration for this opportunity. My dream was always to coach here."
Robby has many plans for the coming seasons and has his own list of goals as the new head coach.
"First and foremost, building relationships across campus, in the college community and in the basketball community is a priority," Robertson said. "Second, I would have to say recruitment. That is going to be imperative as we move forward."
Robby also emphasized the importance of building team character, enhancing community involvement and increasing alumni outreach.
Following in the footsteps of Jack Robertson would be tough for anyone, even for his own son, given his 855 wins and a list of championship-winning teams. But, Robby sees his mentorship under his father as an opportunity to learn from the best.
When asked what goals he has this first year on the court, Robby first said "a conference championship" with a grin. Then, he said in all seriousness, there is a method his teams will follow.
"We will have character student athletes who will love this College and will love to play for the name on the front of their jerseys. I want these guys to be unselfish, to play hard for each other and for the College, and to practice fearlessness," Robertson said. "If we do that, the wins will take care of themselves."
Robertson will begin his thirteenth year as a head coach this coming season. Among his impressive coaching history, his proudest achievement so far was being named to the 2016 7A Elite 8 with Fairhope High School, a milestone that had not been reached in the school's history in that classification.
Robby, a Faulkner State alumnus, played basketball with the Sun Chiefs (1992-1995) and transferred to play at the University of Southern Mississippi (1995-1996).
Robertson has a Master of Science degree in Sport Coaching from the United States Sports Academy, a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Environmental Sciences from The University of Alabama, and he earned his Associate in Science degree from Faulkner State.
Robertson is married to Celeste Bagwell Robertson and has three children, Jackson, Cohen and Lila Grey.
"This is going to be a great year," Robertson said. "I look forward to joining the Faulkner State family as the Men's Basketball Coach."


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Account Executive, Uber Health
At Uber, we ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion. We take on big problems to help drivers, riders, delivery partners, and eaters get moving in more than 600 cities around the world.
We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let's move the world forward, together.
About the Role
Almost 4 million Americans miss healthcare appointments due to transportation issues. Patients are twice as likely to no-show if they're reliant on public transit. Breaking down logistical barriers to care will make healthcare more efficient and potentially save lives. This is why Uber Health was established and this is our passion.
The Account Executive for Uber Health is responsible for growing our healthcare business by actively prospecting, presenting, and closing both targeted opportunities and inbound leads. In this role you will sell the Uber Health dashboard: a simple, HIPAA-compliant tool that healthcare organizations can use to coordinate transportation on behalf of their patients.
What You'll Do
- Prospect into new business segments
- Manage inbound requests and leads
- Negotiate contracts
- Pipeline Management
- Collaborate with implementation, account management and client success teams
What You'll Need
- At least two years of sales experience preferably in B2B healthcare technology or related fields
- Basic competency with Salesforce.com
- Tenacity - we need someone who isn't afraid to pick up the phone or find their own lead source to hit their numbers and be productive
- Empathy - needs to understand the customer's problems so we can solve them
- Creativity - we are solving new problems that a customer may not have considered yet.
- Intuition - Every customer and every need may be a bit different and this person must be able to solve problems beyond a standard script or product sell sheet
- Adaptability - High degree of comfort with change; Uber's high growth means frequent change for teams.
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En Uber no solo aceptamos la diferencia; la celebramos, la apoyamos y la valoramos para beneficio de nuestros empleados, de nuestros productos y de nuestra comunidad. Uber se enorgullece de ser un lugar de trabajo con igualdad de oportunidades y es un empleador de acción afirmativa. También estamos comprometidos con el empleo en igualdad de oportunidades sin considerar raza, color, origen familiar, religión, sexo, origen nacional, orientación sexual, edad, ciudadanía, estado civil, condición de discapacidad, identidad de género o estado de Veterano.


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Here at Castle Hills Motors, we've made it our mission to be the automotive home of drivers throughout the Lewisville, Carrollton, Frisco, Richardson and Plano TX area. We achieve that goal by providing a vast selection of used vehicles and legendary customer service with a smile!
When it comes to the used car selection at Castle Hills Motors, our vehicles don't have to be fresh off the production line to be high quality. That's because we go the extra mile in making sure that each and every model that gets slated for sale undergoes a thorough inspection first. You may be looking at a used car, but it's certainly new to you. We want to make sure that it looks and drives that way, too.
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Finding your ideal vehicle is the first half of the car buying equation. The second half is securing a car loan or lease that fits your current financial requirements. That's something the team at Castle Hills Motors is trained to provide, and they do so by sitting down with you, one-on-one. That way, we can learn more about the kind of payment you're comfortable with, your long-term financial goals and address any other questions or concerns on your mind.
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Welcome and thank you for taking the time to find out more about Swim2u Swim School!
Swim2u believes that class sizes of 4 are the most developmental. All too often now children are being crammed into classes of 10, 12 or 15 and receiving very little feedback. When an instructor is on the poolside it is very difficult for the children to hear and see enough of the demonstrations to be able to learn from it, and quite often the instructor is unable to provide stroke analysis on all of the pupils in the one lesson. At the same time private lessons 1:1 or 1:2 do not always provide enough competition and interaction with other children in the water.
I am present at all of the sessions to act as a Swimming Co-ordinator, to help with any queries that may arise. There are also a maximum of 6 instructors working within the Swim2u team in different areas of the pool at any one time. This allows children to develop and move up through the ability groups at the same time slots. It also enables siblings of different ages and/or abilities to swim at the same time, thus reducing the time spent watching your child/children at swimming lessons.
We will teach your child to swim the four recognised strokes in a relaxed and confident manner, improving their co-ordination, concentration and stamina by using a hands-on approach to manipulate head and body positions. Children start to understand how executing certain movements create high quality swimming practice.
We aim to help children develop water confidence safely, to encourage children to love the water and to develop a life-long love of the sport.
We are passionate about swimming yet patient with instruction!
Swimming lessons have been proven to boost your child's safety, confidence, and muscle and motor-skill development.
This is me with Georgina when she was 4 years old. She started having lessons with me as a non-swimmer at Easter 2004 and by the age of 6 had achieved all the badges leading up to and including her NSA9 and 1000 metres.
This means that she can swim long distances in all four strokes really well and can also do tumble turns, surface and sitting dives and any water skill that you ask her to. She is currently in Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD) squad swimming.
Admittedly, Georgina is unusual and has an obvious talent for swimming. However, it proves that more personal tuition can improve a child's understanding of swimming in order to get fast results.
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Profound sorrow spread over a wide area when it was learned of the passing of Mr Walter Thompson of Golf Terrace, Huntly Banbridge on Saturday 3rd February.
He was the dearly loved husband of Margaret, better known as Maud, and the devoted father of Violet, Walter, Edward, Gordon, Andrew, Adrian and Sharon.
Very much a family man Walter was highly respected in whatever circle he move.
He started off his working life on Cromie's Doughery, he then went to McKnight's of Cascum and worked there at ploughing with the horses.
Then he was employed with S.Gilchrist and Company lock making at Lenaderg for 44 years until he retired.
He joined the Geoghegan Memorial Pipe Band in his younger days and then Banbridge Pipe Band.
He had reached the grand age of 88 years. He was born in the town land of Tullyear.
He was a member of Holy Trinity Parish Church and took a keen interest in Seapatrick Parish Church.
He is survived by his wife and family, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The funeral took place from his home for a service in Holy Trinity Parish Church at which the hymns 'How Great Thou Art', 'What a friend we have in Jesus' and 'Abide With Me' were sung.
Mr Robin Crockett presided at the organ.
An inspiring address was given by his minster the Ven. Roderic West.
The Committal took place afterwards in the New Cemetery.
Family flowers were placed on the grave and donations in lieu of flowers are being sent to William Bell and Co. Funeral Directors, 23 Kenlis Street, Banbridge, BT32 3LR for Multiple Sclerosis (Cheques made payable to William Bell and Co.)
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There are local transport services for getting about in the Cotswolds, please plan your journey carefully before you set off to explore as some services are infrequent. The Cotswolds Discoverer Explorer ticket allows you to travel in some of the most scenic parts of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by bus and by train with either a one-day or three-day ticket offering unlimited travel. Many visitors want to use their own cars to get around so please check out the information on car parks to assist when planning your journeys.
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How to Find the Best Volvo Dealer
In the car world, several brands command the marketplace with good quality products that leave their audience in amazement. One of these brands includes Volvo. On the other hand, the quality of automotive has nothing to do with your purchase power. All these depends on the kind of dealer that you will find yourself. There are many Volvo dealers in the market, thus making it difficult to find one that is best suited to deliver on your needs effectively. Because of this, it is very important to educate yourself on the top tips for finding the finest Volvo dealership in the market. Below are some of the tips that you can consider when finding the best Volvo dealer in the market.
Assessing your needs is quite important when locating the best car to buy. Most people have their own taste and preference in cars. To some, a car that is low and cozy is the best, while to others a huge car with a lot of space within is their best. It is therefore, important for you to define your needs if you want to find the best car in the market. When you define your requirements, you will not only find a car that suits you well, but also restrict your search for the finest Volvo dealer on the marketplace. This will ensure that you find a dealer with the abilities to deliver on your needs effectively. In accord with this, you have to determine whether you would like to buy new or used vehicle. This will ensure that you simply get what you are looking for.
Cost is also an important consideration when finding the best Volvo dealership in the marketplace. Every dealer has their own way of pricing their cars. Some inflate their cars more than others. Locate a dealer whom you can have the ability to cover his r her car. This will ensure that avoid getting into business with a dealer whose prices will strain your financial muscles too much. It will be wise for you to think of a predetermined budget before you go into the market to find the best Volvo dealer. This budget should a small bit flexible to allow any negotiations. This will ensure that you are ready for any deal that may be reached.
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Expert Electrical Services in Columbus, OH
Converse Electric
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Grove City, OH 43123
Phone: (614) 871-8700
Your home's lighting plays an important role in its comfort, safety, and functionality. If you're looking for an experienced electrical contractor in Ohio, Converse Electric offers comprehensive residential electrical services, including landscape lighting, ceiling fan wiring, lighting control, and emergency electrical services in Columbus. Please call (614) 871-8700 to speak with a qualified home electrician.
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From central Columbus, take I-71 S, following signs for Cincinnati/OH-315 N. Take exit 100 for Stringtown Rd. toward Grove City and turn right onto Stringtown Rd. at the end of the exit. In 0.2 miles, turn right at the second opportunity onto Gantz Rd. to find us on your left in half a mile.
From Springfield, take I-70 E toward Columbus and take exit 93A for I-270 S toward Cincinnati. From I-270 S, take exit 2 for US-62/OH-3 toward Grove City and turn right onto OH-3 S/US-62 W at the end of the ramp. Take your first left onto Home Rd., then turn right onto Gantz Rd. in 1.2 miles. You'll find Converse Electric on your right in 0.9 miles.
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Today we've had the pleasure of talking to Jonathan Scott who is one of the most recognizable faces on HGTV. Jonathan and his brother Drew have two hit shows on the network: Property Brothers and Brother VS Brother. Both shows feature renovation madness, great design, and jaw dropping transformations. The new season of Brother VS Brother is premiering June 8th on HGTV. He's with us today to give us the dirt on the new season as well as how to spruce up your space for summer and beyond!
Jonathan has given us some great advice, especially about using Tide Oxi to treat old patio furniture cushions. He wasn't kidding that this stuff can handle just about any job. My favorite use for Tide Oxi is actually as a grout cleaner. You make a paste with a few drops of water and apply it to the stained grout. With light stains, just let is sit on the grout for a few seconds and wipe it up. For deeply stained grout, let it sit for a few hours and scrub it off with an old toothbrush. I've also used this to remove marinara stains from the plastic front of my white dishwasher! If you have any questions about using Tide Oxi for those those thrift store finds don't hesitate to tweet @MrSilverScott for his advice. Over the next few weeks we'll talk about some ways to apply his other knowledge bombs to bring a little of that HGTV magic to your place.
I hope all of you enjoyed this interview! #TeamJonathan needs your support to win this year! Check out HGTV or #BroVsBro to find out more about the contestants, shows, or of course the Scott brothers themselves!
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Positive online content approaches across Europe
- Awareness
- 29/09/2017
- BIK Team
As our first Positive Online Content Campaign (POCC) Awareness Week draws to a close, today we focus on national positive online content initiatives as led by the network of Safer Internet Centres (SICs) across Europe. Here, we hear from a few of our SICs on their work in this area and how they've celebrated the campaign.
In Germany, activities to mark the Positive Online Content Campaign Awareness Week were jointly organised by klicksafe (the awareness-raising strand of the German Safer Internet Centre) together with fragFINN, FSM and jugendschutz.net. Activities included:
- Intensive social media promotion via Facebook and Twitter, also utilising the social media channels of campaign partners.
- A klicksafe webinar for parents, with experts from fragFINN and jugendschutz.net. The webinar attracted more than 50 participants.
- A Twitter chat (format #edchat) by FSM for providers, with klicksafe, fragFINN, and several providers and initiatives participating. A "storify" of the chat was created and distributed.
- Infographics and tips graphics translated into German and widely disseminated (via social media, partner websites, and so on).
- A call for action was issued to providers to join the week, to post their own content and raise awareness of the importance of positive online content.
- Various editorial content was created by fragFINN, including:
- surf tips with best practice examples (How to find information online, If you were to create your own website, what would be important for you?, and so on).
- practical tips for parents, pedagogues and providers.
- publication of infographics.
- blog entry on wir-machen-kinderseiten.de (a portal for existing and potential content providers).
- Various editorial content was created by jugendschutz.net, including:
- a topical daily focus on klick-tipps.net.
- information about positive content and the POCC week on the jugendschutz.net website.
- content (thematic specials, articles, posts) created for media literacy initiatives SchauHin! and Gutes Aufwachsen mit Medien (Growing up well with media) which was widely distributed via their channels.
- An article was published on the FSM website.
Visit the German profile page on the Positive Online Content Campaign website.
With weekly visits to schools, the SaferInternet4Kids team (the awareness-raising strand of the Greek Safer Internet Centre) attempts to convey to children the importance of positive internet engagement which can help them to stay safe beyond any limit or rule. A major contribution to this effort is the material created by the Greek SIC, which is available through the SaferInternet4Kids.gr website. This informative portal provides a whole range of multimedia material which is refreshed daily, including comprehensive guides, free online tools, presentations on hot topics, awareness videos, informative webinars, lesson plans, and so on. Quizzes, educational material for all ages, and a regularly-updated news section covering the latest developments on internet safety and privacy supplement the content. The portal has received a great response from teachers, students and parents alike.
Read a dedicated article on how the Greek Safer Internet Centre promotes positive online content here, including some further examples of positive online content within the country.
Visit the Greek profile page on the Positive Online Content Campaign website.
The Romanian Safer Internet Centre got behind the POCC Awareness Week with a whole range of activities, as outlined below:
- Monday, 25 September 2017: launch of a "activation kit" aiming to raise awareness about kids' online rights (connected to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) also).
- Tuesday, 26 September 2017: launch of a volunteering programme titled "Ora de Net" (The net lesson) focusing on online collaboration. The initiative encourages kids, young people, parents, teachers, school administration, media companies, industry and local government representatives to work together for better online experiences.
- Wednesday 27 September 2017: launch of promotional material for parents concerning "communicating with your kids about new technologies".
- Thursday, 28 September 2017: promotion of the positive online content criteria checklist, with a particular focus on the Romanian translation.
- Friday, 29 September 2017: focus on national initiatives and resources on the topic of #positivecontent.
Visit the Romanian profile page on the Positive Online Content Campaign website.
In Hungary, our partners organised an international conference on "The impact of the Internet on children and youth", from 27-29 September in Balatonalmádi, Hungary, which also touched upon aspects relevant for the purposes of the Positive Online Content Campaign. This included not only disseminating the Hungarian translation of the criteria checklist but also raising awareness about the European-level campaign and positive content principles.
Visit the Hungarian profile page on the Positive Online Content Campaign website.
Discover more about your local Safer Internet Centre and explore more of the best examples of positive online content for children in your national language on the Positive Online Content Campaign website, and check out the #positivecontent and #ChatPOCC hashtags for the latest news.
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COFACE Families Europe – September 2017 newsletter now published
- Awareness
- 04/10/2017
- COFACE Families Europe
COFACE Families Europe has recently published the September 2017 edition of its newsletter.
Positive online content in the classroom: balance and empowerment for pupils
- Awareness
- 28/09/2017
- BIK Team, Dr Jacqueline Harding
The second day of the Positive Online Content Campaign (POCC) Awareness Week was dedicated to teachers and educators; one of the main stakeholders when it comes to ensuring today's children and young people grow up stimulated, engaged and empowered in the online world, while at the same time preserving their privacy and safety online.
Greek Safer Internet Centre promotes positive online content
- Awareness
- 29/09/2017
- Greek Safer Internet Centre
On the final day of the inaugural Positive Online Content Campaign (POCC) Awareness Week, we focus on national positive online content initiatives. Here, we hear from the Greek Safer Internet Centre (SIC) on some of its resources which help to promote positive online content concepts with the aim of providing better online experiences for children and young people.
The benefits of positive online content for children and young people
- Awareness
- 25/09/2017
- BIK Team
To kick off the inaugural Positive Online Content Campaign (POCC) Awareness Week, taking place 25-29 September 2017, we place a spotlight on the benefits of positive content for children and young people, aided by some of our youth panellists. Follow the action across the course of the week as we focus on a different stakeholder group each day.
Positive online content: An interview with M Schmalzried (COFACE)
- Awareness
- 27/09/2017
- BIK Team, Martin Schmalzried
"Positive online content isn't some sort of digital nanny: in order to make the most of it, parents and carers should explore it with their kids."
Promoting positive online content across Europe
- Awareness
- 07/09/2017
- BIK Team
A good website or app can help to change a young person's life. It can help kids learn, develop and express themselves, while having fun at the same time. Equally, provision of such content and services can help to contribute to a better internet. To promote its creation and use, this week we launch the Positive Online Content Campaign with the release of a new website and an awareness-raising week to come.


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Abigail Lee Goldberger is a contemporary artist, born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She currently lives in San Rafael, California and works out of the ICB Studios in Sausalito, CA. She has taken part in many solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums around the Bay Area and throughout the USA.
Her paintings are inspired by fairy tales, myths, dreams, memories, experience, longing, religion, and nature. They are intensely colored, multi-layered, multi textured, and multi-themed, which creates a complexity that emerges the longer they are viewed. They are meant to evoke a story that touches upon the memories and dreams of each observer so that the story unfolds differently for each person and grows and changes with time. They are best described as an attempt to mimic what is glimpsed briefly but fully when you dream.
You can see her work by appointment at her studio in Sausalito or at any of the shows and events that she takes part in throughout the year.


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Our two private chalets measuring 50 m², named "Mazot Flocon" & "Mazot Cristal", are laid out in a duplex-suite style. They offer guests a bedroom and separate bathroom with a bath and shower at garden level, and a lounge area equipped with a sofa bed on the mezzanine floor. The living room is located on the ground floor in the "Mazot Flocon", the room upstairs. In the "Mazot Cristal", the bedroom is on the ground floor and the living room upstairs.Plan du chalet Cristal


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Up until recently, I had an aversion to yellow gold jewelry. In fact, I am pretty sure that as an adolescent I swore that I would 'never ever' wear yellow gold jewelry. So it comes as no surprise that I am now eating those words, like most other statements that I made when I was fourteen.
To say that I have overcome my aversion is a slight understatement. More accurately, I am having a full-on affair with yellow gold. My gold pieces are the ones that I first reach for when trying out jewelry in the morning…and are often times the ones that make the cut. Sadly, (due to the aforementioned aversion) I have a very limited selection to choose from. So, imagine my excitement when I found this gold bracelet at a thrift store for a mere few bucks (total win!). I tried wearing it a few times as it was, but found that it was a bit too chunky. Plus, it pulled my arm hairs – ouch! Isn't that the worst?
I realized how easily I could use the metal pieces to make a statement necklace, which is a piece that I'd had my eye out for. I wanted it to be bold, but not too intricate or over the top. So, enter some chain, a clasp, and pliers, and voila…a necklace was born!
This necklace has been the perfect piece to punch-up an outfit, and has therefore been in heavy rotation. So much so, that I think it's time for me to find a new one, if only for the sake of mixing things up. Luckily, I have a few leftover metal pieces, and an idea in mind, so I just may have another the post soon. Talk about the bracelet that kept giving!


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Prattville – The Autauga Prattville Public Library's Big Read Program started Tuesday night at the City Council meeting with a short reading of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Council President Dean Argo.
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you will indulge me one moment, I get to kick off the Big Read by reading the first couple of paragraphs of Tom Sawyer," Argo said.
There are four reasons why The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was chosen for the start of the event: it is on school reading lists, the book promotes the idea of community which is a very important aspect of the Big Read, 2010 is the Year of the Small Town, and the book is simply an old favorite.
Barbara Curry, Children and Youth Services librarian at the Prattville library, spoke during the meeting about the Big Read.
"This is a statewide program and most of the libraries in Alabama will be participating," said Curry. "It's going on for two months and we'll have guest speakers, special story times for our children, even a blood drive called 'blood oath.'"
On February 18, special guest speaker Delores Hydock, an actress and story performer from the Alabama Humanities Foundation, will be at the library for a night of storytelling.
Designed to promote reading for pleasure especially among young reluctant readers and to revise the role of literature in popular culture, the Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Article by Melissa Parker
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To the Editor: Robin and colleagues (1) showed that propranolol blunts the pulmonary edema and ascites in mice given massive doses of cocaine. They suggest that their findings in this animal model can be applied to the clinical setting of cocaine overdosage. However, propranolol has been reported (2, 3) to cause paradoxical worsening of cocaine-induced hypertension. Unopposed alpha-adrenergic receptor stimulation after beta-adrenergic blockage by propranolol results in greater hypertension. On the other hand, alpha-II and beta-adrenergic blockage with labetolol has been used successfully to treat the hypertension and tachyarrhythmias caused by cocaine. For these reasons it is premature to propose
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A few minutes with…
Stephanie Farr, Assistant Director for Children, Young People and Families at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), formed by the recent merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEPT) and South Essex University Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).
Hi Stephanie, tell us a bit about your role.
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is commissioned to deliver children's services across Southend, Essex and Thurrock. I am the Assistant Director for Children and Young People's services and responsible for ensuring we deliver high-quality, efficient, effective and evidence-based services that meet the needs of children, young people and their families.
Our overarching philosophy is that "every child and young person will be at the heart of our services and together we will shape their future."
Which part of your job are you most passionate about?
I ensure that the 'voice of the child' is reflected in all the services we deliver and that we learn from children, young people and their families. I work closely with commissioners, statutory providers and the voluntary sector to ensure services reflect the changing needs of families and meet their expectations.
I'm also involved in Southend's 'Success for All' group, the strategic partnership leading the integration of children's services across Southend. I'm also the EPUT representative on the A Better Start Southend Partnership Board, ensuring a truly joined up approach.
Tell us about the recent merger
When making the decision to merge North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and South Essex University Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, we considered what best serves the long-term interests of local people who use the services, and their carers. EPUT is the result of the merger and is a significant achievement, which has helped secure the future provision of local mental health and community health services.
How does EPUT work with A Better Start Southend?
EPUT is working closely with A Better Start Southend, supporting and delivering services and programmes that help with children's communication and language development. We offer group sessions and one-to-one support for parents of children aged 0-4 years, with a focus on prevention.
Learning about what works for local parents means we can adapt the programmes, ensuring we're engaging parents in the right way. If parents or carers struggle to attend group sessions, for example, we offer one-to-one support in order to keep them involved. It's all about finding what's best for parent and child.
We're also working on the Family Nurse Partnership ADAPT; an intensive programme for teenage parents that has been delivered in Southend for the past 10 years. As part of our work with A Better Start Southend, we are testing a number of changes to personalise the programme for individual parents, extending its scope and testing new material. The adaptations have been very popular with young parents and we'll measure and monitor the outcomes for the young parents and their children over the next three years.
For more information on the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust visit www.eput.nhs.uk
Programmes delivered at Children's Centres by EPUT and A Better Start Southend:
Let's Talk with Your Baby: a six-week course designed for new parents and their children aged six to nine months. Each session is an hour long and focuses on parents' and carers' interactions with their children and their attachment skills through multi-sensory activities.
Talking Tiddlers and Talking Toddlers: five-week courses designed for parents, carers and their babies aged 12-18 months and 18-24 months respectively. These courses focus on non-verbal and verbal developmental communication skills and ways for adults to encourage their child's understanding and talking in a fun way.
EPUT is also working with A Better Start Southend to offer WellComm screening of communication and language skills to all children aged 23 months, living in the A Better Start Southend wards. This helps identify potential communication and language difficulties early on.
Chatting Children and Super Sounds are two courses that have evolved as a result of parental feedback from the Let's Talk with Under 5s course. Chatting Children is a five-week course of hour-long sessions and is designed for children aged 2 years +. Super Sounds focuses solely on phonology and has three hour-long sessions that are designed to enable parents to support their children at home.
Let's Talk with Under 5s: a six week course offering a more formal classroom-based learning for parents, which means parents achieve an accreditation. Their children are looked after in a crèche.
Article published June 2017