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Eagle House Group
Unlocking the Potential of Children with autism
Thursday 3rd September
We are looking forward to welcoming all of our children back on Thursday 3rd September.
Our schools are fully prepared for the start of the academic year and we would like to reassure families that we are following all COVID guidelines to ensure the safety of both pupils and staff as far as we are able.
We would like to thank all of our families for their support and understanding during these challenging times.
Eagle House School (Bramley)
Advanced Autism Accreditation
The Advanced Autism Accreditation award has been given in recognition of Eagle House Group's high standard in autism practice
Eagle House Group
was created in 2004 to support the growing number of families of children with autism who were unable to find an appropriate school for their child. We are a family owned company and believe that support for the family lies at the heart of what we do.
As a mother of two adult children with autism, I am more than aware of the struggle parents and families face to not only finding a suitable school, but to also find the ongoing support they need at the end of the school day. In essence Eagle House Group began over 13 years ago to bring together a highly skilled staff team to provide
- An understanding, safe and supportive environment for every child and every parent/carer
- A culture of positivity where each child is helped to reach their own, individual potential
- Where everything to support the child and family is provided in school including therapy, education, support and training
- Where parents and families can relax knowing that their child's needs are being fully met
- Where support and advice in the home is available to every parent
- We pride ourselves on our team work and the passion we have for the children we work with.
I am delighted that we are able to provide such a positive educational experience for the 130 children and young people we support within Eagle House Group.
Julia Pithouse
CEO Eagle House Group
Who are we?
We are a family run,
What do we do?
We give your child the best start.
What is our approach?
We have developed our own unique approach to teaching and learning, which we have designed specifically for learners with an autism spectrum disorder.
Who are we?
We are a family run, independent provider of autism schools in London and Surrey with specialist early-years and primary, secondary and 6th form day schools for learners with an autism spectrum disorder, autism and Asperger syndrome.
What do we do?
We give your child the best start.
What is our approach?
we have developed our own unique approach to teaching and learning, which we have designed specifically for learners with an autism spectrum disorder.
Mitcham 5-11 yrs
Sutton 11-19 yrs
6Th form 16-19 yrs
Walton on the hill, Tadworth
Eagle House School (Bramley), situated in Walton on the Hill, Surrey, offers a highly specialised therapeutic provision for up to 36 pupils aged 5-16 years who have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and additional social, emotional and mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties, mental health difficulties, PDA and ADHD.
Our key aim is to ensure that the pupils will be able to engage, learn and to be happy and settled in the environment of a school. The admission arrangements for our pupils can be found on our website within the admission policy.
Set in the delightful village of Walton on the Hill, the school benefits from an abundance of internal and external space including opportunities for outdoor learning and play. Our specialist learning zones will provide space for both small group learning and individual teaching. The school has a sports hall; a social dining room where fresh and healthy lunches will be provided by our school chef; facilities for art, science and play therapy, and opportunities for community activities both within the village and the
Situated within minutes of the M25, the school will welcome pupils from a range of Local Authorities. The community facilities of Sutton, Epsom
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020 8661 1419
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020 3745 8760
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NPS is a new joint venture firm under SCG Chemicals and PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk. The theme of their company profile was "Leading the Way". We used blue and red lines for the supergraphic design. Both colors represent each company, red color for SCG Chemicals and blue color for PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk.
We designed the company profile like a big envelope. You need to open the top flap in order to read the company profile. It gives the reader a unique experience while maintaining corporate and professional look.
Nusantara Polymer Solutions worked together with Momentum Creative to develop a stunning design for their company profile.

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Cook in the hot seat
ALASTAIR Cook played it with a typical straight bat - he knows he has a lot to live up to following the retirement of Andrew Strauss.
Cook has been appointed Test captain after his opening partner stepped down after three-and-a-half years in the job.
During his reign, Strauss, who retired from all forms of cricket, led England to back-to-back Ashes series victories and to a 12-month stay as the world No.1 Test side before South Africa beat them earlier this month.
Strauss made 7037 runs at 40.91 in 100 Tests with an impressive captaincy record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 15 draws in 50 matches.
He insisted it was his lack of runs, rather than the Kevin Pietersen text fiasco, that made him decide to go.
"The driver of it all was my form with the bat," he said. "I haven't played well enough for a long time now. For a captain to perform his role properly it's important that he's not a passenger and also that people are not speculating as to whether he should be in the side. I knew I wasn't going to improve. I've run my race."


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MMAWeekly has obtained the fighter salary information from the California State Athletic Commission for WEC 41 featuring Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber, which took place on Sunday, June 7, at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that a promoter also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, pay-per-view bonuses, fight of the night bonuses, etc.), are not included in the figures below.
In the listings below, "Main Event Fighters" are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show. "Main Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card, but not in the main event. "Preliminary Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take place before the live broadcast goes on the air, regardless of whether or not those matches end up airing on the TV or Internet broadcast.
– Mike Brown $25,256 (includes win bonus of $13,000) def. Urijah Faber $25,790
*Brown and Faber also earned an additional $10,000 for "WEC 41 Fight of the Night"
– Jose Aldo $17,625 (includes win bonus of $11,000) def. Cub Swanson $8,940
*Aldo also earned an additional $10,000 for "WEC 41 Knockout of the Night"
– Donald Cerrone $17,682.54 (includes win bonus of $9,000) def. James Krause $1,692
– Josh Grispi $17,381 (includes win bonus of $9,000) def. Jens Pulver $31,253
– Manny Gamburyan $26,960 (includes win bonus of $14,000) def. John Franchi $3,108
– Rafael Rebello $3,650 (includes win bonus of $2,000) def. Kyle Dietz $1,840
– Anthony Pettis $3,302.10 (includes win bonus of $2,000) def. Mike Campbell $2,950
– Antonio Banuelos $9,840 (includes win bonus of $5,000) def. Scott Jorgensen $5,530
– Frank Gomez $3,962.41 (includes win bonus of $2,000) def. Noah Thomas $2,630
– Seth Dikun $3,940 (includes win bonus was $2,000) def. Rolando Perez $2,890
*Dikun also earned an additional $10,000 for "WEC 41 Submission of the Night"
(as disclosed by WEC General Manager Reed Harris)
Each fighter received a $10,000 bonus for the following awards.
Fight of the Night:
– Mike Brown and Urijah Faber
Knockout of the Night:
– Jose Aldo
Submission of the Night:
– Seth Dikun


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Main armament was six 15in guns in three twin turrets. The Renown-class ships were originally laid down as battleships but were completed as battlecruisers capable of 32 knots.
Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales were sunk by Japanese land-based aircraft flying out of Saigon in early 1942.
Murdoc likes the look of WW1-era battlewagons. So simple and elegant.
(NOTE: Murdoc elects to include battlecruisers in his "battlewagons" category.)


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These strip tests are at a sensitivity of 10miu and work to an accuracy level of 99%. They can be used up to 6 days earlier than a standard pregnancy test kit.
They are 2.5mm wide but are the same quality (just thinner) as our best selling NHS tests that are wider (3.5mm).
One Step® are the number one best selling online pregnancy test in Europe and the test foils are in 5 different languages – English, French, German, Italian & Spanish.
Many of our customers who bought this product also bought one or all the products listed below.
We offer different pregnancy test kit types such as; pee on a stick, pipette & cassette test and, the just as accurate, strip type test. Our ultra early 10mIU/ml pregnancy test strip is the preferred pregnancy test used in most A&E departments in hospitals throughout the UK – basically the lower the number, e.g. 10mIU vs the normal 25mIU, the earlier a pregnancy will be detected.
We also sell all the main brands of pregnancy tests including those from Clearblue and First Response. Our own complete range of pregnancy tests are just as good but at a fraction of the price of the main high street brands. The One Step pregnancy tests are so good that we are are now the number 1 supplier of pregnancy tests to the NHS. To view our test kits on the NHS Supplies catalogue please click on the link below;
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The link above will open up in a new browser tab and will take you to a page that lists many different female health categories including Endometriosis, Fertility, Menopause, Miscarriage, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and much, much more including an Ovulation calendar and fertility chart you can download and print off as many times along with a video clearly showing and describing the entire process of ovulation.
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15 episodes from the BBC's multi award-winning series. Regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history series, The Natural World was originally conceived as The World About Us" by Sir David Attenborough back in 1967 and the series has remained popular ever since.
It is the longest-running documentary in its genre on British television, with nearly 500 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World programmes are typically one-off films that take an in-depth look at particular natural history events, stories or subjects from around the globe. David Attenborough has maintained a close association with Natural World throughout its long history, narrating or presenting around 50 episodes to date.
1994 Toad Skin Spell
1999 Hokkaido Garden of the Gods
1999 The Millenium Oak
2000 Otters in the Stream of Life
2000 Seychelles Jewels of a Lost Continent
2000 Tigers Fortress
2001 Leopard Hunters
2002 A Wild Dogs Story
2002 Danger in Tiger Paradise
2003 Cats Under Serengeti Stars
2003 The Monkey Prince
2004 Hammerhead
2004 Ireland Sculpted Isle
2004 Meerkats Part of the Team
2004 Wild Wood


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Less is more in this case. My super amazing brother showed me some of these minimalist video game posters a while ago (pre-blog). And since sharing is caring I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I think they are very cute and clever! If I still lived in a dorm I'd have some of these posters all over the walls… well at least my side of the room. You can buy some video game minimalist shirts here and buy some posters on here and through the artists links.
Hardcore gamers will be able to recognize all of these posters. BUT I provided the cheat code just in case.
The posters are made from: Justin Russo, Infinite Continues, Chris and Ashley Browning.
Fanboys don't worry the next post I will do is on superhero minimalist posters.


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WATERLOO — RPM Access has spent two years working on plans for Black Hawk County's first industrial wind farm.
A group of property owners opposed to turbines towering in fields near their homes have been preparing nearly as long to stop it.
Both sides will square off this week when the county Planning and Zoning Board holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation on whether the Washburn Wind Energy project should be built.
Seating is expected to be at a premium for the hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday in Waterloo City Hall.
DeSoto-based RPM Access has developed roughly 17 percent of the wind farm projects which have made Iowa the third-ranked generator of wind power nationally and the top-ranked state in terms of the percentage of electricity coming from wind generation.
Subsidiary Washburn Wind Energy LLC has applied for a special permit to put up a 70-megawatt project with 35 turbines to be located south of Waterloo in an area generally bounded by Griffith Road on the north, Tama Road to the south, Holmes Road on the west and Iowa Highway 21 on the east.
The project also includes a new substation near the intersection of Washburn Road and Ansborough Avenue, underground power lines, a meteorological tower and an aircraft detection lighting system tower.
Washburn Wind Energy said it has all of the necessary easements and land leases in place for the project.
Company representative Felix Friedman said benefits of the project include more than $35 million in lease and tax revenue to landowners, neighbors and local governments over 30 years.
He said the project would power 26,000 homes while cutting carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants equivalent to removing 42,000 cars from the road or planting more than five million trees.
Opponents of the project, organized as Cedar Valley Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy, mostly live in the southern part of the county and have voiced a number of concerns about its impact on their health and property values.
At an informational meeting last week, the members said they believe studies showing turbines can cause negative health effects in humans and livestock; reduce surrounding property values; and kill migratory birds and other wildlife.
Opponents also said shadow flicker and noise from spinning blades, flashing lights and the sheer size of the structures will diminish their quality of life. They are concerned about towers disrupting radio, cellphone and television signals.
Wind energy groups dispute claims of negative health effects from wind turbines, which have been operating in many places for more than two decades.
Jerry Steimel, who farms in southern Black Hawk County and has agreed to have 3.5 turbine sites on his land, said the turbine payments will help him make up for what has been a rough time for corn and soybean profits.
"I've lost a considerable amount of money in the last few years, and this project is absolutely going to help me pay off some debts," he said. "If any of the opponents or any of my neighbors could put up a 400-foot tower and pay off a bunch of debt, I wouldn't stand in their way."
Steimel said he wouldn't have agreed to put the towers on his land if he believed they would be detrimental to his hog finishing operations or would interfere with the satellite signals he needs to operate his GPS farm machinery.
While opponents object to turbines taking prime agricultural land out of production, the 22 acres slated to be taken out of row crops by the Washburn Wind Energy project is small when compared to the 129 acres of land the city of Waterloo just voted to rezone for a housing project near Orange Elementary School, Steimel added.
The Planning and Zoning Board will only be making a recommendation on the special permit. The county Board of Adjustment is slated to meet April 24 to give final approval or deny the request, following another public hearing.
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Modern Condominium at The LuXe - Pacific Heights
One of San Francisco's newest developments on the north side of town.
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A new seven story development located in Pacific Heights, The LuXe delivers inspired modern elegance with its clean lines, fluid interior spaces and bold finishes. This residence features floor to ceiling windows, an open floor plan and spacious private patio. Minimalist cabinetry and a mobile island highlight the kitchen while a refined, contemporary design permeates the space. An in-unit washer/dryer and underground secured parking complete the residence. The LuXe offers a grand lobby with reception desk, community room and easy access to the stores, restaurants parks and neighborhoods of the north side.


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The glittering gem of the West Indies: rich in extravagant luxury and unspoiled opulent tropical perfection.
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Rich in ambience and brimming with opportunities, the Leeward Islands are a tempting treat.
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A lush cluster of brilliant tropical isles, abundant in dazzling beaches and azure seas teeming with life.
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Sand-covered and sun-bleached, there is no escaping the bewitching bliss of the Virgin Islands.
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Boasting one of the largest marinas in the Out Islands of The Bahamas, the Cape Eleuthera Resort & Yacht Club is situated on a private 4,50
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Rivaling the legendary marina of Monte Carlo, Atlantis Marina is the premier facility in The Bahamas.
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Just a few feet from Abaco Beach Resort and Boat Harbour Marina, Abaco Beach Marina accommodates vessels up to 200 feet in length and ready
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Albany Marina is the most modern mega-yacht marina in the Carribbean and is the ultimate yachting destination part of the luxury resort com
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Palm Cay is a marina community with a superb variety of options.
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The centrepiece of Romora Bay is our modern new deep-water Bahamas marina.
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Just 56 miles from the coast of Florida, Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour is one of The Bahamas' premier beach resorts and marina comm
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Highbourne Cay's Marina, located within a beautiful, naturally sheltered harbour, is mere footsteps from one of the island's most beautifu
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French Leave Harbour Village MARINA is located in the SE corner of Governor's Harbour.
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Situated in a unique setting, near the town centre of Pointe-à-Pitre, the airport, the main white sandy beaches and the finest tourist site
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Strategically located in the pristine turquoise waters of the North sound, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Marina provides the highest level
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A private 96-acre island hideaway separated from the Andros mainland by a turquoise ocean inlet, Kamalame Cay is an oasis of laidback hospi
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Resorts World Bimini Marina
Set sail and experience a whole new level of boating satisfaction. Only 50 nautical miles off the coast of South Florida, Resorts World Bim
Baker's Bay Marina
Found on the northern tip of the Great Guana Cay, the Baker's Bay Marina is a private club which is able to accommodate visiting yachts of
Flamingo Hills Resort & Marina
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The Marina at Sandals Emerald Bay
Accommodating yachts up to 240 ft., the Marina at Sandals Emerald Bay is a full service boater's paradise. The fully protected 17-acre deep
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Marina de Portimao, located on the Arade River estuary, is one of the safest harbours in Portugal and has gained a reputation as the prefer
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Grand Bahama Yacht Club
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On the Atlantic coastline of Long Island lined by rugged reef and beautiful sand beaches, nestled in the protective harbor of Long Island l
Green Turtle Club & Marina
Bahamas marina and boat docks nestled in the quiet waters of Green Turtle Cay, in the Out Islands of Abaco.
Schooner Bay Marina
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The Hurricane Hole Marina boasts one of the strongest locations on Paradise Island, within walking distance to restaurants, shopping, champ
Great Harbour Cay Marina
The Great Harbour Cay Marina has 65 slips nestled inside a serene harbor, and can accommodate yachts up to 130 feet. This "Hurricane Hole"
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The Jibroom Marina
Come to The Marsh Harbour Marina on beautiful Pelican Shores. Convenient to all Marsh Harbour services but in a peaceful setting just steps
Harbour View Marina
When you enter the harbour by boat, we are the first marina on the right hand side, just after Snappa's Bar & Grill.
Port Lucaya Marina
Located on Grand Bahama Island just 70 miles from Florida, Port Lucaya is often described as the gateway to the Bahamas. It gets its name f
North Island Marina
At North Island Marina, our goal is to exceed the usual expectations of the marina environment, with a full service hands on approach.
Bluff House Beach Resort & Marina
Bluff House Beach Resort & Marina stretches from the Sea of Abaco to White Sound across the entire width of Green Turtle Cay. Perched on th
Leeward Yacht Club & Marina
--Marina Profile in Development--
Bimini Big Game Club
Tucked away in a corner of historic Alice Town on North Bimini Island, Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina was founded in the 1930's as an
Bay Street Marina
Opened in June 2013, Bay Street Marina is located in the heart of Nassau and is conveniently located within walking distance of Paradise Is
Man-O-War Marina
Welcome to Man-O-War Marina, located on the picturesque harbour on Man-O-War Cay in Abaco, Bahamas.
Compass Cay Marina
The marina at Compass Cay, located in one of the rare totally protected harbors in the Exumas, is accessible from the Exuma Banks and the E
February Point Marina
In the majestic island communities of the Exumas, boating life is in our DNA.
Lighthouse Marina
Welcome to Lighthouse Marina, at the base of the historic Elbow Reef Light House in picturesque Hope Town Harbour, Abaco.
Treasure Cay Marina
Just 165 miles off Florida's coast, Treasure Cay Beach Marina & Golf Resort's well protected 150 slip full service marina is one of the lar
Lyford Cay Marina
A private, gated community, Lyford Cay is an exclusive club with its own security service that caters to a diverse cross-section of promine
Seaspray Resort and Marina
Sea Spray Marina is one of the most protected marinas in Abaco, and provides easy access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Sea of Abaco.
Nassau Yacht Haven
The Nassau Yacht Haven is the oldest and largest marina in Nassau and we have a rich tradition of welcoming yachtsmen from all over the wor
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Valentine's Resort & Marina
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Front Range
The Mountainsmith Front Range Series offers key pieces for cross town travel and gear filled workdays. Each bag will suit a different lifestyle, whether you need to carry your laptop, tablet, yoga mat, or groceries. Rugged urban styling and intuitive details offer up key organization for your next commute to the office, campus, or farmer's market.


text: peepoil Posted November 13, 2006 (edited) I use 99 minute /900mg CD's to capture mpeg1 films, how do you adjust the recording length? Nero you can tell it to allow overburn but I cannot find this option for imageburn. When I tried I got a warning that disc was too small. Edited November 13, 2006 by peepoil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest ***
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, the third and final piece of the cinematic adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Millennium Trilogy, is an entertaining thriller. That said, it's the weakest of the films, falling a length or two behindThe Girl Who Played with Fire, and considerably more than that with respect to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Admittedly, some of the problems are out of the filmmakers' control. By trying to remain reasonably faithful to the books, they are hamstrung by the weaknesses of Larssson's material, chief of which is that he died before he could satisfactorily wrap up the most compelling aspect of The Millennium Trilogy: the relationship between Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) and Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace). After being effectively established in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, this is shunted to the side in both sequels. The most we get in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is a brief scene that is pregnant with unacknowledged and unresolved romantic tension. It's more than a little frustrating. Fortunately, the movie resolves most of the plot threads left dangling at the end of The Girl Who Played with Fire. Unlike The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which can stand on its own, the other two films need to be seen as a set. Neither is complete without the other.
There is a structural problem with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Like The Girl Who Played with Fire, the narrative keeps Lisbeth and Mikael physically separated for pretty much the entire time. Their interaction is largely electronic and/or through intermediaries. However, while the focus of The Girl Who Played with Fire is mostly on Lisbeth, who is interesting enough to carry a movie on her own, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest gives Mikael a lion's share of the screen time. And, although Michael Nyqvist provides an excellent portrayal of the crusading magazine editor, the character is a generic component of the traditional thriller/mystery genre. Lisbeth, played to perfection by Noomi Rapace, is the real reason to watch these movies – a truly original individual with more facets that the finest-cut diamond. Unfortunately, she's given far too little exposure in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, being stuck in a hospital bed for most of the movie's first third, then behind bars for the second third. Only in the final 45 minutes is she accorded equal treatment to Mikael.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest picks up at the exact point where The Girl Who Played with Fireended – with a critically injured Lisbeth, who survived a murderous encounter with her father and brother (Mikael Spreitz), being taken to the hospital. The police intend to charge her with attempted murder and a shadowy group of government operatives, out to protect secrets that have been buried for decades, intend to exert their influence and have her committed under the care of Dr. Peter Teleborian (Anders Ahlbom Rosendahl), who "treated" her after her first attempt to kill her father, at age 12. As Lisbeth recovers from her injuries, Mikael and his cohorts at Millennium Magazine prepare an expose revealing all the details pertaining to the conspiracy against Lisbeth. This puts Mikael and his co-editor and lover, Erika (Lena Endre), in the way of those trying to bring down Lisbeth. Soon Mikael is faced with an ugly ultimatum: cease investigating on Lisbeth's behalf or prepare to suffer the consequences.
Pacing is an issue. Director Daniel Alfredson, who also helmed the second movie (enforcing the sense thatThe Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest are best viewed as a single, 4 1/2-hour production), does the best he can with an inherently non-cinematic structure. The first 50 minutes, which roughly correspond to the period in which Lisbeth is confined in the hospital, is slow going as new characters are introduced (some of these are individuals who had minor roles in the previous installments) and details of the conspiracy are unraveled. There's a lot of exposition and not a lot of action or character development. Things become more interesting once Lisbeth gains access to a computer but, even then, the focus is primarily on Mikael's attempts to unmask the people behind the conspiracy (he is aided in this goal by a government-appointed task force). Unsurprisingly, the most compelling segment of the film occurs when Lisbeth is on trial. There are enough courtroom theatrics to satisfy anyone who enjoys that sort of thing. Most of the action transpires during this portion of the movie, as well – including gunplay and a chase through an abandoned warehouse. Unlike in the previous chapters of The Millennium Trilogy, there's not a lot of tension or suspense. The narrative is too intent upon answering questions and sewing up plot holes to get the adrenaline pumping.
Nykvist, who has grown into his role over the course of the three films, gives his best performance here. Rapace is as mesmerizing as in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire, but her limited screen time makes it less evident. There are a couple of juicy villains. Dr. Teleborian replaces the reprehensible Nils Bjurman as the person whose comeuppance we root for most heartily. Mikael Spreitz's Ronald Niedermann is another choice bad guy – a blond sociopath who feels no pain (either physical or emotional) and appears solely devoted to killing Lisbeth. The scene in which he spies upon her while she's in the hospital is one of The Girl Who Kicked a Hornet's Nest's creepiest.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is an abject failure as a stand-alone motion picture. It will make no sense to someone without previous exposure to the characters and their circumstances, and is not made with a newcomer in mind. However, for anyone who watched and enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattooand The Girl Who Played with Fire, this is required viewing. It's a surprisingly neat wrap-up considering that Larsson purportedly planned for the saga to extend across another seven stories. The film's problems ultimately detract only a little from what The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest offers as the closing chapter to a unique and rewarding mystery/thriller trilogy.


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Lisa Anderson-Kleckner, aka LadyDragon Creations
Lisa started making costumes for cosplay and going to conventions in the spring of 2014.
At the time she didn't know how to sew, so her mom helped her with her first cosplay. After that it was all her and there was no stopping! Now a few years later and more than 80 cosplay costumes made, she learned a lot and loves sharing what she's learned.
Lisa cosplays as many different characters, but she is best known for her many variations of Harley Quinn. And with each new cosplay that she finishes, ideas for the next one is already in the works. Lisa has won multiple awards for her outfits and her work has been shown in Cosplay Culture magazine, as well as other publications.


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Will It Blend? BC So-Called Liberals Brochure Edition
Once upon a time I asked you for suggestions on how to destroy some BC claims-to-be-Liberals brochures I received in the mail. Here, at long last, are the videos of the destruction:
And here is a close up:
Oh, the joys of only having one take in which to do each video (given that I only had the two brochures): I think I look just a little too pleased with myself at the end of that first video.
Homage to: Will It Blend?


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The X Tax in the World Economy
NBER Working Paper No. 10676
This paper considers the treatment of multinational business in the system known as an X Tax. The focus is on the choice between origin and destination treatments of transborder transactions. The destination-principle approach sidesteps the transferpricing problem. It remains in the origin-principle approach, which, however, presents fewer challenges of monitoring imports, obviates the tourism problem' whereby people can reduce their taxes by consuming in a low-tax jurisdiction and avoids transition effects associated with introduction of the tax and subsequent tax rate changes. The paper suggests special rules for transborder transactions between related parties to deal with the transfer-pricing problem.
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An overview of the role and responsibilities of estate planning attorneys informs us of the vital and crucial role that they play in the dispersal of an estate. They help the estate owner protect his or her loved ones in the advent of passing as well as to help the power of attorney properly execute the wishes of the deceased.
Their first and most important role is to listen to and ensure that the will maker's wishes are fulfilled. Good attorneys will build a seamless transition process around the decedents wishes. Estate planning attorneys must prepare documents, keep clients informed, mediate and minimize taxes. These three elements of the job make them essential to the planning process.
Necessary Documents
Necessary documents will include wills, trusts, deeds and titles. Documents such as deeds and titles will come from the client but need to be kept and managed by the attorney. Wills and other legal documents will be provided by the attorney. Although there are templates available for those seeking samples of a will, estate planning attorneys will provide the most appropriate and protective will for a particular circumstance.
Attorneys should assist in preparing and executing a will, establishing power of attorney and deed transfers. They will also help to acquire and manage crucial documents that come from other professionals involved in the estate planning process.
Taxes, Remainders and Other Cost-Specific Items
A remainder is an item that helps the owner maintain ownership and leave it to the offspring without burdening them with estate taxes. These attorneys also help manage accounts so that beneficiaries do not default on taxes or pay unnecessary taxes.
The Mediation Element
Qualified mediation is extremely important to the estate dispersal stage of the planning process. Often times, decedents will have done the minimum in drawing clear lines for awards to beneficiaries. Proper mediation will provide interpretive services to help with proper division.
Unsettled disputes will only grow worse when two parties are determined to "win" a tug-of-war for items. Estate planning attorneys are most helpful in the case in which the decedents espoused multiple partners, spawned blended families, or included a non-relative or estranged family member in the will.
Professionals are trained to devise strategies that ease confrontational elements and help all parties come to an agreeable conclusion. Estate owners can hire attorneys to help avoid family conflicts.
In most cases, an estate planning attorney cannot be replaced with trust mills, web-based document preparation firms or a knowledgeable paralegal. The level of skill needed to help navigate the estate planning process requires a high-level professional. And, the highest level of professional will be the estate planning attorney.