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But since then he has played in Connacht and All-Ireland finals and has firmly re-established himself as Mayo's No 1.
Two years ago he slipped out of the panel relatively unnoticed after Mayo had beaten Leitrim in the Connacht Championship.
Conor Mortimer quit at around the same time and that drew much of the attention off Hennelly, who was understudy to David Clarke at that stage.
He was based in Dublin at the time and wasn't enjoying his football.
"I was working in Dublin with a company and they wouldn't give me time off," he explains, "and I was driving up and down a lot of the time.
"It's a long spin and they weren't letting me off work early.
"So it was just the pressure of going up and down as well when you're kind of giving half to each and you're not really happy with yourself and you're not content."
Hennelly watched the All-Ireland final that September from the stands as Mayo lost out to Donegal, fearing that he mightn't get a look in again.
"There's never a guarantee like that in football and I knew when I was leaving that what I was leaving behind me was two very good keepers.
"I don't know, I kind of thought it was the right thing to do at the time. It did look like I was never going to get back in."
He changed jobs, moved back to Mayo and contacted manager James Horan, letting him know he was available for selection again.
Horan understandably told him that he would be sticking with what he had for the time being at least.
Fortune smiled on him last summer, however, when Clarke and his understudy Kenneth O'Malley both picked up injuries ahead of the Connacht final.
Hennelly was parachuted straight back into the team for the win over London and finished out the rest of the Championship. "They were freak injuries; David hasn't really recovered properly since then. Well he is back now nearly to 100% again now but it's such a long time since he had the initial injury, and Kenny's ankle, it's back right now, he's training fully but it was only recently he got right.
"So they weren't just little niggles, they were bad injuries and it was an ill-wind that doesn't blow some good.
"It was me that was on the receiving end of the wind but that's just the way it happens sometimes in football and you just have to make the most out of it."
He added: "I felt like I'd matured a lot since my first year since 2011 when I was playing and I'd a new appreciation for it.
"Sometimes you do need to go away to come back stronger and I came back and, Jesus, I was so happy to be back and I was enjoying my training and enjoying the atmosphere.
"I played well but looking back on the season there's definitely areas I could improve on but sure that's for this season.
"Please God all going well I can improve on those things this year.
"I don't have too many regrets about last year so it was a good year.
"Kickouts obviously is the big thing now, you're in control of the set piece and that's something I've put a lot of work in to this year."


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How's Fishing?
Early this week fishing was slow. About the only thing working was a white floss jig or other small white jig or nymph. You could sink a crackleback and strip it back with some luck, but for the most part it was pretty tough. Then it started raining and it didn't matter what you threw in front of the fish's nose, he was after it! We will continue to have rain in the forecast off and on for the next few days. Hopefully it's enough to keep them biting, but not so much that it overwhelms those that are fishing!
March 7:30 A.M. CDT 7:00 P.M. CDT
April 7:00 A.M. 7:30 P.M.
May 6:30 A.M. 8:15 P.M.
June 6:30 A.M. 8:30 P.M.
July 6:30 A.M. 8:30 P.M.
August 7:00 A.M. 8:00 P.M.
September 7:30 A.M. 7:15 P.M.
October 7:30 A.M. 6:30 P.M.
What's Working?
From the fly case
Bennett Blue crackleback
RGN's rust or green
copper hot shot, tobacco brown
mega worms
zebra midge black
Zone 1 & 2
light brown rooster tail
john deere mini jig
Brown wooly worm
Marabou - Black or black & yellow
john deere mini jig
white floss jig
white brassie
peach glo ball
mega worm, pink or white
possum hair roach
brown roach
Zone 3
Power bait - salmon peach, white
grubs - yellow or peach
orange worm
salmon trout magnet
Water Conditions
Spring Branch
The water level has been very consistent for several weeks.
Gage house level is 1.89 feet
Daily Discharge levels:
All discharge numbers are in Cubic Feet per Second
minimum was 80 in 1936
current level is 113
25th percentile is 133
Median is 186
Mean is 226
75th percentile is 274
Max was 784 in 2012
Niangua River
Gage House reading (water level) is 1.92 feet
Discharge levels in cubic feet per second:
Minimum was 40 in 1996
25th percentile is 163
Today's reading is 118
Median is 339
Mean is 657
75th percentile is 688
record high max was 3860 in 2012
Lunker Club
Randy Maledy from Arnold, MO
2 pounds on a black & yellow in zone 2
Andrea Ayers from Topeka, KS
2 pounds on a white wire jig in zone 1
Tanner Abbott from Jefferson City, MO
2-1/4 pounds on a minnow in zone 3
Ben Ortbals-Steinkamp from Hillsboro, MO
2 pounds on a white floss jig in zone 2
Kim Kistner from Independence, MO
2 pounds on a ruby 2 in zone 1
Bryan Moore from Kirksville, MO
2 pounds on a home tied fly in zone 1
James Griffith from Louisiana, MO
2-1/4 pounds on a light brown rooster tail in zone 1
Weather Forecast
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers likely after 1am. Low around 53. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Calendar of Events
March 25th Winter Hike at 10 am
Staff led hike from the nature center to the Spring Head and on the Spring Trail to the fish Hatchery. Length will be 1 mile and will last an hour.
March 25th Hellbender Program at 2 p.m.
The rare large salamander called the Hellbender is being raised and placed in the Niangua River. Join staff to learn more about this conservation effort!
All are free events. call 417-532-3925 for more information.
New *** Veterans free fishing day. Friday, April 7th. No tag needed just license if required.
Time: 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
April 8 - Four free events from the Nature Center
Bridge Trail Walk - Time to be announced - call 417-532-3925 for more information. Trail has a gentle grade up and along the hillside behind the nature center then down to the CCC Bennett Spring bridge. Distance is .70 miles
Black Bear Program - 2 pm. The American black bear is one of the largest wild mammals in Missouri. Participants will learn more about the increasing bear population in Missouri.
Mole, Vole, Shrew program at 4 p.m. Held at the Nature Center. These small burrowing mammals are hard to tell apart. Participants will learn the differences between these tunneling creatures.
Evening Photo Walk. 4 p.m. starting at the Nature Center. Al Griffin will meet participants in the Nature Center. Bring your camera!
Weed cutting April 12,13 @ 8:00 AM
Free Events from the Nature Center on Saturday, April 15th.
April 15th at 9 a.m. there will be a Spring Trail Hike. Meet at the Nature Center. This hike will go to the Spring then along the stream branch to the fish hatchery. Distance is one mile
Fish Hatchery tour begins at 10 a.m. Staff led tour will meet at the hatchery building across from the park store near the raceways.
The Bat Program will meet at the Nature Center at 2 p.m. Video, games, and activities will follow a presentation about Missouri bats.
April 22 - Earth Day Activities. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited - all free events. Meet above Bennett Spring near Pavilion/Shelter A
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Free Tree Seedlings. Build a Birdhouse. Leaf Rubbing Activity, Woodpecker Craft, Try a kayak on land! Water Exhibit, Stream Team Display. Soil Exhibition. Wildlife Activities. Games & Crafts.
At 2 p.m. There will be a bicycle class followed by participants joining the Park Ranger in a bicycle parade to the Nature Center.
Kids Free Fishing Day
Saturday, May 6, 2017 The annual kids free fishing day May 6th. We stock special area just for the kids :).
Time: 6:30 AM to 8:15 PM
Weed cutting May 24 & 25 @ 8:00 AM
June 10th,11th Free Fishing
Free fishing for all in state and out of state anglers state wide. .
Weed Cutting June 28 & 29 @ 8:00 AM
Weed Cutting August 9th & 10th @ 8:00 AM
Weed Cutting September 20th & 21st @ 8:00 AM
Saturday, September 30, 2017
New: Ladies Only Free Fishing Day. No tag needed, just fishing license if required.
Time: 7:30 AM to 7:15 PM
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Two day event October 14th & 15th.
The annual Holland Derby. A trout fishing derby to benefit the cancer society.
Time: 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Quote of the Week
My first question to a newbie nymph fisher is; can you fish worms? Best advice I can give someone like that is to do that same thing with a nymph. Dry flies, a different story.
Author: Gert Jensen
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Because of the Fall of Adam and Eve, all people live in a fallen condition, separated from God and subject to physical death. However, we are not condemned by what many call the "original sin." In other words, we are not accountable for Adam's transgression in the Garden of Eden. The Prophet Joseph Smith said, "We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression" (Articles of Faith 1:2).
Through the Atonement, the Savior paid the price for the transgression in the Garden of Eden (see Moses 6:53). He has given us the assurance of resurrection and the promise that, based on our faithfulness, we can return to dwell in the presence of our Heavenly Father forever.
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Garden waste
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Household garden waste collection service
- Garden Waste is collected weekly from the wheelie bin service (subscription only) or from purchased sacks
- Collections do not happen in the first two weeks following Christmas and New Year
- Properties that subscribe to the garden waste wheelie bin service will have a green lidded wheelie bin embossed with three dots
- All kerbside collected garden waste is taken to a licensed site to processed into composting
PLEASE NOTE: that all existing customers renewing subscriptions will receive their 2018-19 discs approximately 14 days after payment is received. Many thanks for your continued custom.
Putting your garden waste out for collection
Please ensure that all items you put out for collection are contained within your wheelie bin.
Your garden waste must be put out on the front boundary of your property close to the pavement in a clearly visible location (or in your bin store if that's where it's normally collected from) ready for collection by 6:30am on the morning of your collection day.
Please avoid blocking paths or other public areas.
Additional waste not contained within the wheelie bin will not be accepted and may cause a littering nuisance if attacked by animals and/or birds.
Apply for new garden waste collection service
Applications: If you would like to apply for a garden waste bin please contact us on 01903 851729. We cannot currently take online applications for this service.
The price for a full year's subscription is £80 per year - equivalent to £1.63 per collection (prices are subject to an annual increase in April, prices correct as at 01-04-2018).
The garden waste subscription year runs from April 1st to March 31st each year.
- New customers will need to pay the garden waste subscription fee before receiving the service.
- New subscribers who join part way through the garden waste subscription year will only pay the remaining fee due to take them up to the end of the year.
- Renewals will then be invoiced in February before the new subscription year begins in April.
The tariff for new joiners to the scheme is as follows:
|Tariff bands for new joiners
|Full year
1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019
|£80 (equivalent to £1.63 per collection)
|Joining service between
1st April 2018 to 30th June 2018
|Joining service between
1st July 2018 to 31st August 2018
|Joining service between
1st September 2018 to 31st October 2018
|Joining service between
1st November 2018 to 31st March 2019
|£120 (includes full year subscription for 2019-20)
You will receive a 240 litre wheelie bin for weekly collection.
Refunds will only be given for the following reasons or at the Managers discretion:
- Moving out of the Adur/Worthing area
- Moving to a property with no garden (refunds sent to new address!)
- Deceased
Refunds will be given pro-rata, where applicable:
- 1st April to 31st May - £70
- 1st June to 30th June - £60
- 1st July to 31st July - £50
- 1st August to 30th September - £40
- After 30th September - no refunds
There are NO garden waste collections between 27th December 2018 and 9th January 2019.
How to pay your garden waste collection renewal online
If you currently have the garden waste wheelie bin service and you have been sent your annual renewal invoice you can pay online.
If you currently do not have the garden waste wheelie bin service but want to apply please see Apply for garden waste collection service above.
To pay for your renewal online please have your invoice number to hand then click on the link below and select the 'invoices starting with a 9' option:
Buy a garden waste sack
Garden waste sacks can be purchased for £1.20 from any garden waste sack retailer. (Prices are subject to an annual increase in April, prices correct as at 01-04-2018)
The sack(s) will be collected on your usual bin collection day, except for the two weeks immediately following Christmas and New Year. You do not need to be a garden waste wheelie bin subscriber to have sacks collected.
What we can take for garden waste collection
We can only accept the following in your garden wheelie bin or sacks:
- Flowers
- Garden plants
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge and tree cuttings - not exceeding 100mm (4 inches) in diameter
- House plants
- Leaves
- Prunings
- Weeds
- Anything else will not be considered suitable for collection
Please note: anything from the kitchen cannot go in your garden bin:
- uncooked vegetable matter can go in your home compost bin (eg vegetable peelings, outer cabbage and lettuce leaves, fruit or vegetable bits)
- cooked food must go in with your normal household waste - not into your garden bin, or your compost bin
Soil or turf:
- we do not take soil or turf in large quantities through the garden waste service. The main reason for this is manual handling. Essentially if the bin or bag is too heavy to move easily then we will not take it.
Please ensure that no Japanese Knotweed is disposed via this service! See Japanese Knotweed.
What happens to your garden waste
All garden waste collected in Adur and Worthing is taken to Olus, a recycling company, based just outside Henfield, West Sussex. Olus have collecting and recycling green waste into compost since 1994. They work with County and District councils recycling approximately 30,000 tonnes of green waste per year, turning garden prunings into high quality compost that carries Soil Association and British Standard PAS100 accreditation.
Olus are committed to delivering sustainable solutions to the recycling industry, ensuring they meet quality management standards to produce premium recycled products for retail end markets.
Their products are sold and distributed through their landscaping supplies company and can also be purchased through the Olus website.
For full details of the composting process please visit the Olus website.
Christmas trees
Real trees
In January of each year we recycle real Christmas trees.
Your unwanted real Christmas tree(s) should be put out for recycling next to your wheelie bin from Monday 7th January 2019 (date will change each year) on your normal refuse collection day.
Or, if your real Christmas tree still has its roots then why not plant it out in your garden?
Please remember to remove all the decorations, baubles, tinsel and the twinkly lights from your real Christmas tree (and save them for next year) before putting your tree out for collection!
Artificial trees
If you have an artificial tree then please package it away carefully and save it for re-use next Christmas along with all your decorations, tinsel and lights.
Contact details
Contact Recycling, Refuse and Waste
Recycling, Refuse and Waste
Adur & Worthing Council Services,
9 Commerce Way,
Lancing Business Park,
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Why People Think Services Are A Good Idea
5 Points To Remember Before Getting Into Restaurant Franchising Are you planning to open a restaurant of your own but not sure on where to start things? A franchise is basically offering turnkey opportunity in owning a restaurant that has built-in name recognition and at the same time, a proven track record of success. If you want to know more about restaurant franchising, then you better keep on reading to learn the important things you need to. Number 1. Franchising a restaurant is not that cheap – we can't deny the fact that restaurant franchises come with a big price tag. So to give you an example, one restaurant may demand prospect franchisees to have minimum of 1.5 million dollars net worth as well as 750,000 dollars cash reserves while others need franchisees to have a million dollars net worth and half a million in liquid assets. There are lots of franchises that are requiring previous restaurant or various business related experience before enabling you can represent their brand. Always keep in mind that even if you're about to open an independent restaurant, the investors might be searching for experience in restaurant industry too. Number 2. Restaurant franchises are turnkey operations – one of the common reasons to why it is extremely expensive to get restaurant franchises is that, they're turnkey ready. From dining room design, menu, kitchen layout and even the marketing campaign, it is all done on your behalf. You do not need to work hard and think … Read More


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New antibiotic from Zim to 'revolutionise' agriculture
Zimbabwe has developed an animal antibiotic that is set to "revolutionise" the agricultural sector, Harare's Herald newspaper reported on Thursday.
Its website said the new drug would bolster the control of internal and external parasites in livestock.
Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (Sirdc) chief executive Robson Mafoti said the antibiotic, Sirdamectin, was one of the most effective animal drugs produced to date.
"Our animal antibiotic Sirdamectin will revolutionise the agricultural sector. Sirdc continues with its research agenda in order to come up with other products, some of which we shall soon be commercialising," he said.
Mafoti said with the introduction of the locally-made drug, Zimbabwe would be able to fight diseases at a lower cost.
Sirdc was working with the Medical Control Authority of Zimbabwe to get its manufacturing facility qualified. The organisation, he said, was working with the department ofveterinary services in carrying out an efficacy trial for the drug.
Large numbers of cattle die from tick-borne diseases in Zimbabwe every year, especially during the rainy season.
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I'm waiting . . .
What am I waiting for? The answer to this question is clear and simple. For the past six years I've heard nothing from Republican circles, including Rushbo, my golfing buddies, the pundits and the Wall Street Journal to name a few, other than hostile, disruptive and wide-sweeping declarations that do nothing other than criticize our first (ahem) black president. Stated another way, nothing constructive has been put forth or postulated or mentioned by the right in its quest to defeat each and every thing Obama does, It is easy for a small child to say is "no" or "I don't wanna." The same has been true of die-hard Republicans. Everyone on the right rants incessantly about the deficit - passing on our frivolities to our children and grandchildren, etc. Instead, can we talk about financial conservatism based on fact?
President Obama, (yes, that Kenyan who Republicans claim to be after all our guns all the while leading us down the road to socialism and disaster of all sorts, imaginary or otherwise) has already driven the deficit down to three per cent of the aggregate economy from ten percent in 2009. As reported in today's Business Insider, "Under Obama, the deficit is falling from 10% of GDP to 3% . . .but only 6% of America knows it. There's often a misconception that a democratic President would be more likely to raise these ratios by promoting big government. But the reality is quite the opposite . . . Obama has been one of the most effective presidents in American history to reduce deficit levels." In similar fashion, Forbes.com. reports that the lowest percentage increase in federal spending since Eisenhower has been during Obama's presidency and that the highest was under Reagan and Bush Junior.
Instead, the Republican Party — and not just its far-right wing — still pretends that cutting spending and lowering the deficit remain the country's most urgent priorities. After the recent Tea Party-led fiasco which damn-near destroyed our American way of life, some leadership on the right appears to be emerging from the morass. Senator Orrin Hatch and other establishment senators believe that grown-ups would not threaten the country's full faith and credit, or keep the government closed, in order to get their way. But I think more than preventing disaster is in order. I suggest that a responsible political party should do more than prevent a government default; it would offer serious solutions to the nation's most pressing problems instead of making up facts. As the title of this blog states, "I'm waiting."
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No One Murdered Because Of This Image (NSFW)
WASHINGTON—Following the publication of the image above, in which the most cherished figures from multiple religious faiths were depicted engaging in a lascivious sex act of considerable depravity, no one was murdered, beaten, or had their lives threatened, sources reported Thursday. The image of the Hebrew prophet Moses high-fiving Jesus Christ as both are having their erect penises vigorously masturbated by Ganesha, all while the Hindu deity anally penetrates Buddha with his fist, reportedly went online at 6:45 p.m. EDT, after which not a single bomb threat was made against the organization responsible, nor did the person who created the cartoon go home fearing for his life in any way. Though some members of the Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist faiths were reportedly offended by the image, sources confirmed that upon seeing it, they simply shook their heads, rolled their eyes, and continued on with their day.
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Knew it had to be the onion before I even looked at the link. I domt visit very often, but somewhere I still have a print out of their article in response to the 9/11 attacks, which is masterful.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/god-an ... -rule,222/
"... and He wept."
http://www.theonion.com/articles/god-an ... -rule,222/
"... and He wept."
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That's one hell of a pornographic way to get your point across.
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That image is a bit over the top despite its cartoon nature so I removed the link. The description provides more than enough info for people to find it elsewhere if they wish.
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The movie is an excuse for the attacks in Libya, if it hadn't have come out it would have been something else. The attacks were coordinated and we had warnings before hand. I am a pretty religious person (Catholic) but I am also a HUGE proponent of free speech. I really wish we would just stop the foreign aid. First Ambassador killed in 33 years and the White House says it's doing a great job...apologizing for someone practicing free speech 7000 miles away after an embassy is overrun & the Ambassador is killed is not a really sound diplomatic plan.
After seeing and hearing about the amazing rigs that many people have on these forums; it seems rather silly for me to the specs of my very modest gaming PC. It works and that's good enough for me.
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Damn, I missed the graphic!
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Firing Squid wrote:Damn, I missed the graphic!
You can find it at The Onion.
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Leah Remini may have been safe on this week's episode of Dancing With the Stars, but the actress says there are plenty of people hoping to see her fail.
Over the past few months, the 43-year-old mother has been making headlines after reports surfaced that Remini had left the Church of Scientology. And now, in the second week of Dancing With the Stars, the former King of Queens star is opening up about the personal challenges she has been facing since she severed those ties.
We caught up with Remini backstage at DWTS tonight and she revealed that she is grateful to have the cast's support and how her partner Tony Dovolani has been a "Godsend" to her.


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Podcast Volume 37 | How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey
What if almost everything we were ever told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort? For this installment of our Book Club podcast, join Frontier's Content Director, Lauren DeLuca, and Lead Facilitator, Sarah Elizabeth Schmidt, as they turn conventional learning, memorization, and problem-solving wisdom on its head discussing Benedict Carey's How We Learn. The brain is a powerful learning machine, yet we have collectively vilified naturally-enjoyable learning tools like distractions, daydreaming, and sleeping. Tune in to learn how to make learning more a part of your everyday life—and less of a chore.
Podcast Volume 36 | The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
What does the company of the future look like? How can you build one or transform an existing company into one? Eric Ries came up with great answers to those questions in his book, The Lean Startup, and elaborated on practical applications in The Startup Way. We sat down with CEO and Co-Founder of Lean Startup Co., Heather McGough, and their Director of Business Development, Stacy Conlon, to discuss how to apply entrepreneurial practices to drive innovation, how to make entrepreneurship a core function of every organization, and the importance of a startup mindset.
Podcast Volume 35 | The Seventh Sense by Joshua Cooper Ramo
Ever wonder if today's most successful people see or know something that we don't? According to author Joshua Cooper Ramo, they do. In his book The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks, he names this ability to keenly navigate today's fast-paced, highly networked world "the seventh sense." In this episode, Lead Consultants Grant Millsaps and Lauren DeLuca and Director of Operations Jess Hardin discuss how the nature of networks has changed, how they are concentrating and distributing power in new ways, and why it's important for everyone to recognize and respond to this new environment.
Podcast Volume 34 | No Ego by Cy Wakeman
In this episode, we are joined by our brain crush and New York Times bestselling author Cy Wakeman to talk about her book No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results. A trained social worker and therapist turned thought leader and the world's only drama researcher, Cy shares her wisdom, practical approach to ending unproductive emotional waste, and the power self-reflection can offer us once we stop believing everything we think.
Podcast Volume 33 | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
When it comes to building a healthy organization, the first and most important discipline is building a cohesive leadership team at the top — and that entails overcoming The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Listen up and be ready to capture the many tactical tips and tricks to doing so in our discussion of Patrick Lencioni's classic leadership fable with Steve Schelhammer, a successful CEO with an impressive track record of building and leading high-performing teams.
Podcast Volume 32 | Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
We are joined by Heather Winkle, VP of Design for Capital One, and "the most famous designer you've never heard of" to discuss the story of Pixar: Ed Catmull's Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Between Catmull's hard-earned wisdom from Pixar's genesis and gargantuan growth and Heather's own storied experience leading creative teams—from Apple and Adobe to Ebay and Yahoo—get ready to learn techniques for fostering and managing creativity for yourself and your team.
Podcast Volume 31 | From Good to Grit: Harnessing the Power of Perseverance to Become a Superboss
For this installment, the Frontier Academy team considers two of our recent favorite reads in a lively, moderated mash-up. First we look at Angela Duckworth's Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and Scientific Director of the Character Lab, as well as a MacArthur "genius" grant winner. Her research aims to breakdown the science of success. Spoiler alert: natural talent only gets you so far. It's actually effort—a dogged pursuit over the long haul—that has a much greater impact on achievement.
We tie this revelation (and practice) to our discussion of Sydney Finklestein's latest best-seller, Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent. While ordinary bosses merely manage their people, superbosses forge a path to extraordinary success focused on pushing their people to new levels of achievement. Finklestein is a lauded academic, author of 20 books and 80 articles, and professor of management and faculty director of the Executive Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is also the faculty director of the Center for Leadership at Tuck. Join our conversation to hear how being gritty and growing grit on your team is an essential part of becoming a superboss.
Podcast Volume 30 | Part 2 of 2: Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
Our coverage of Charles' Duhigg's Smarter Faster Better continues — this time from an altitude of 40,000 feet. Commercial airline pilots are the subject of an accumulating stack of human behavior research, so we decided to interview one. Host Ryan Mauter speaks with pilot Katina Malliarakis about her experience up in the air and how it connects to research on human performance. Pilots manage both the complexities of actual flight and the demands of a varied team, so there's plenty of opportunity for human error. And even when things go wrong, the black box doesn't hold all the answers; the learned wisdom of the people who execute flight plans is crucial for improving aviation industry performance and safety. Malliarakis identifies one key to a productive and good life, and it's one that you wouldn't expect: we must care about each other, deeply, every day. It just so happens that Duhigg's research points to the same thing.
Podcast Volume 30 | Part 1 of 2: Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
In part one of our journey into Duhiggs' book — Smarter Faster Better — we hone in on productivity's most critical element: focus. But, how do we focus in a world full of distractions? People, technology, and a wide array of possibilities confront us every day, disrupting our lives and complicating our work teams. That's why, in this episode, we're answering that question. With Duhigg's help, we demystify what makes the best teams the best, and we explain how mental models can help you to win (or avoid total disaster).
Podcast Volume 29: Love and Survival by Dean Ornish
You've read the headlines. You know the trends. People are stressed, sick, and frustrated. It's an almost universal cultural norm that digital connectivity, work pace, and yesterday's habits pummel us along our personal and professional journeys.
So, what's love got to do with it?
In our latest podcast, Dr. Sandra McLanahan shares hard science answers to this seemingly soft question. She sat down to share her decades of wisdom with our host, Ryan Mauter, and reflect back on Dr. Dean Ornish's 1987 book, Love and Survival. She's a nationally recognized practitioner and expert in the field of lifestyle medicine, who worked alongside Dr. Ornish for over 20 years, exploring meaningful and enduring pathways to health. She co-authored the book Surgery and Its Alternatives, and has also contributed to the books Dr. Yoga and After Cancer Care.
We've collected her tips, tricks, and personal story. Listen in and take them with you. And be prepared for her to challenge you to see the world as she sees it: heading in a beautiful direction
Podcast Volume 28: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
In our latest podcast, we're digging deep into Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's game-changing biography, with someone who's seen it all: Khalil Smith, who spent 14 years inside the company managing a global team of training professionals. He's offering up insightful answers to the questions we're most curious about. Did Steve Jobs' ruthless leadership style permeate throughout Apple's entire culture? Is there something positive to be gained from having a tough (and even manipulative) edge?
Along with our host and facilitator, Ryan, and Frontier Academy CEO, Ryann, Khalil explores answers to these questions and more, providing key takeaways from the epic life of one of our culture's biggest icons.
About Khalil Smith
You probably wouldn't hire an engineer who didn't know how machines function, would you? But we go to work, put ourselves in groups, and hope for the best as we stumble through interactions. We're people who don't know how people function. And that's why Khalil Smith founded Smith + Grey, a consulting firm that helps demystify group dynamics through the lens of social science. With more than 14 years of experience in senior leadership at the world's most admired tech brand, Khalil has led teams ranging in size from three to 300, launched products that impacted tens of thousands of employees, and developed an inclusive approach to leadership that touches every level of any organization he works with.
Podcast Volume 27: How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen
How do you turn an auto-service center within a massive network into the highest volume location in an unexpected market? In this episode of the Frontier Academy Book Club Podcast, Mark Smith helps us to answer that question and the title question of the book at hand: How Will You Measure Your Life?
Our conversation with Mark and Ryann Wayne, our CEO, is one part a reflection on Clayton Christensen's best seller and one part insights into how two leaders have found ways to do their most important work: managing people while simultaneously growing themselves.
Hosted by Ryan Mauter, facilitator for Frontier Academy, listen-in to catch key takeaways from the book and additionally valuable practices shared by our guests. Then, it's up to you to explore your own answer one of life's biggest questions.
About Mark Smith
Mark is the owner of Midas - Central Virginia. Mark and his team oversee 4 incredibly successful Midas full-auto service centers. Evidence of their success can be found at the Richmond Short-Pump location, which has reported the highest volume across the entire Midas system for seven years in a row.
A major driver of this success is Mark. He and his team are absolutely auto experts. Beyond that, Mark leads his team in important community projects supporting the Richmond area. He relentlessly drives an integration between the auto business at hand and critical needs for everyone lucky enough to call his team neighbors. Mark has served on the Board of Directors for Feed More, VA Blood Services, and the Better Business Bureau of Virginia. He currently supports those organizations and many more.
Podcast Volume 26: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Facilitator and host Ryan Mauter sits down with Frontier Academy's Content Director, Lauren Deluca, and Grant Millsaps, also a facilitator, to discuss this important read. Important because the book reveals how culture has evolved to favor extroverts — at times to a fault. So, how do we calibrate to value and gain the critical contributions of the quiet people on our teams? Listen in to find out. Along the way, our guests share highlights from the book and insights on what all of us — introverted, extroverted, or somewhere in between — can do with them.
Podcast Volume 25: Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Our newest Frontier Academy podcast has us dishing on Danny Meyer's breakthrough hit, Setting the Table, and this time around, we've got the perfect guest: Allan Ng, the area director of Shake Shack's Mid-Atlantic region.
It's an understatement to tag Shake Shack as a market disruptor; the burger chain won over millennials with its fresh ingredients and hip restaurant atmospheres. But there's something more—the company is consciously crafting a connected culture for its employees, giving them a more meaningful purpose at work.
Listen along as Allan and Ryann give us the inside scoop on why an employee-first culture always wins. (Plus, a bonus story from Ryan about a recent restaurant adventure.)
Podcast Volume 24: Redesigning Leadership by John Maeda
In our latest podcast, Rebecca Hough, CEO of Evatran and one of Inc's Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30, joins us to share her perspective on John Maeda's book Redesigning Leadership, which chronicles his journey to becoming the president of the Rhode Island School of Design.
Listen along as Rebecca and Frontier Academy's CEO, Ryann, share why flipping through this book is the refresher leaders need as they struggle to balance big-picture planning with running the day-to-day of an organization.
Podcast Volume 23: The Opposable Mind by Roger L. Martin
You've got two options, and they seem light-years away from one another. Instead of choosing one over the other, why not take the best elements from both and create one amazing (and better) solution?
In our latest podcast, Ryan, Stevie, and Ryann explore the tensions that live within duality through The Opposable Mind: Winning through Integrative Thinking.
Podcast Volume 22: Black Box Thinking by Matthew Sayed
Ryan makes his debut in our latest podcast covering Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes—But Some Do. Along with Grant and Ryann, he guides us into a conversation about something almost all of us hate talking about: failure.
It's a fascinating peek into the large-scale failures of society's biggest systems like healthcare and aviation, and how those shortcomings have warped our perceptions on failing in everyday life.
Podcast Volume 21: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac Bissonnette
Beanie Babies play a starring role in our latest podcast, which has Mila, Ryann, Stevie, and Matt diving into our most entertaining book club pick yet, Zac Bissonnette's The Great Beanie Baby Bubble.
While they loved the soap opera-esque storytelling, they were even more fascinated by the root cause of this major bubble burst: individual decisions made by real people.
Podcast Volume 20: The Signal and The Noise by Nate Silver
In our latest book club podcast, Ryann, Ned, Mila, and Matt are talking about The Signal and The Noise.
Written by Nate Silver, statistician and founder of FiveThirtyEight, the book details forecasting during the Information Age—why so many predictions fail and how some don't. (If you recall, Mr. Silver correctly predicted the 2012 election results in all 50 states.)
We break it down so you don't have to, including thoughts from Matt, who was trained as a mathematician before joining the Frontier team.
Podcast Volume 19: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Podcast Volume 18: Real Happiness at Work by Sharon Salzberg
Podcast Volume 17: What It Takes by Charles D. Ellis
Podcast Volume 16: Prosperity in The Age of Decline by Brian and Alan Beaulieu
Podcast Volume 15: No One Understands You and What to Do About It by Heidi Grant Halvorson
Podcast Volume 14: Giving Voice To Values by Mary C. Gentile
Podcast Volume 13: Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock
"We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It's not right that the experience of work should be so demotivating and dehumanizing." - Laszlo Bock
Podcast Volume 12: The Honest Truth About Dishonesty by Dan Ariely
One of our favorite behavioral economists is back. Dan Ariely explores why we cheat and what keeps us honest. Listen to better understand the science behind dishonesty.
Podcast Volume 11: The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Frontier Academy shares insights on Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code, which declares talent isn't an abstract mystical power, but an ability that can be development and nurtured.
Podcast Volume 10: The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Podcast Volume 9: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
"If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will." – Greg McKeown
Podcast Volume 8: Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Our views on Social Intelligence, the very heavy read of Daniel Goleman's follow-up to his best selling Emotional Intelligence.
Podcast Volume 7: Great Work by David Sturt
"That's the thing about deciding that we want to make a difference for others – our work becomes incredibly personal. Ordinary is no longer an option because we are bringing our own history and know-how to the work itself. It reflects a piece of us." - David Sturt


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Function and fashion must blend seamlessly in modern workout clothes, which have come a long way from the bulky gray cotton sweatshirts and canvas sneakers of years past, fitness experts say.
From sophisticated sweat-absorbing synthetics to cycling pants with strategically placed padding, today's exercise apparel must be durable enough to withstand a hardcore workout, stylish enough to meet friends or run errands, and distinct enough to let the world know who you are.
Chris Froio, head of training for Reebok International Ltd, the running shoe and apparel company, said consumers of both sexes are expecting their clothes not only perform but express the fitness lifestyle of the wearer.
"What you see is: 'Yes, I need my functional clothing, but I also need to look good going to and from the gym and picking up the kids," said Froio. "'I need the style and comfort that's going to let me wear it all day.'"
Froio said customers aren't looking just for function or just for style, they are demanding a blend.
The world sports apparel industry is expected to exceed $126 billion in sales by 2015, according to a 2013 report by Global Industry Analysts, a market research firm.
Froio cites the ubiquity of running shoes being worn by non-runners and notes that teenagers appear to be favoring leggings, yoga pants and other athletic styles.
Bold colors, prints and graphics have gone from the periphery to a fashionable mainstay, Froio said, as exercisers look for clothes that communicate as well as perform.
"People want something that conveys the attitude of the wearer, that allows them to express themselves, whether through a colorful headband or by revealing their tattoos," he said.
Functionality, starting with lightweight, durable, breathable fabrics with enough stretch to cover the exerciser's full range of motion, has evolved with the help of technology imported from other industries.
"We have cooling technologies developed from the aerospace industry," Froio said. "From cookware we have (developed) the Teflon applied to running wear to keep rain off athletes."
Miami-based trainer Jessica Smith said the new fabrics hold out the dual promise of making the wearer look good and improving performance as well.
"We have compression materials, supportive materials, fabrics that breathe and give," said Smith, creator of the "Walk On" fitness DVDs. "Also, you'll see a difference between yoga clothing and clothing designed for running."
Design becomes more functional as science becomes more sophisticated, she said, from pockets for cellphones to anti-bacterial wicking that claims to keep the exerciser not only dry but odor-free.
"We're seeing colorful and decorative compression socks that help Olympic power lifters avoid shin burns (from chafing barbells)," she said.
Clothes have become more sophisticated, said Jessica Matthews, an exercise physiologist at Miramar College in California.
"Fitness apparel has evolved in the quality of material and the quality of construction," she said.
Trends in general fashion bleed steadily into fitness apparel, Matthews said, though not always with the most functional of outcomes.
"I remember a few years ago a trend towards low-waisted yoga pants ... not the best choice for the curvier among us," she said.
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What is the Meaning & Definition of treatment
In its more general use, I try to, it refers to the action and its consequent effect of try, insofar as possible, by treating refers to the correct or incorrect care given to something or someone and also how to interact with other people and managing a business. I have no more treatment with my cousin after what I did. Bad treatment that you are giving to the table it will finally break.
Also, the word called a Convention, Covenant, or agreement held between two or more people. It is a written document, but also some deals are sealed more informally and with the validity of the word given by the people involved, in which, these same, are obligated through it to regulate their relations in relation to a particular issue, object, well, among others. This link generates a series of rights and obligations for each of the parties involved must be observed Yes or Yes, because otherwise it would have damaged the relationship established and committed to the same.
Before the proven breach of a treatment it will be possible for the party affected by the breach to sue the other to be awarded either to intimate to the effective compliance with the treatment held timely.
On the other hand, the word treatment is used with the Mission of express treatment of courtesy that someone deserves, either by the charge that plays, social position which occupies, or because it's one grown-up to which respect should be treated with special consideration. So when one is found before a judge the right thing will be speaking to him as honourable, or if you are chatting with someone older, customs indicate that we must talk to you about you, showing you that Mel respect who feels his age and experience.
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A youth offending service volunteer has launched a petition to build a motocross track in Aylesbury after witnessing a 'near miss'.
Chloe Tobin, 21, who lives in Southcourt with her partner and two young children, said youngsters riding around on the bikes were a problem where she lives.
She said: "I watched two boys who were wearing no helmets of protective clothing nearly get hit by a 4x4.
"It angered me for the driver, who could have hit these boys and feel bad for a long time after, and from a mother's perspective it worried me that they were on the public roads with no helmets or road sense."
After reading negative comments on local social media pages about similar behaviour in her neighbourhood, she decided 'something should be done'.
After some research, the youth justice degree student set up the petition in the to see how many people would be in favour of the new track, and it has now got more than 270 signatures.
The mother-of-two said: "I'm thinking of asking the council for a grant. I'm not sure of the cost yet, but I'm sure it wont be as expensive as some of the facilities that have been built in and around Aylesbury before."
Ms Tobin has spoken to police and local councillors about her idea, which has been received well so far.
A spokesman for Aylesbury Vale District Council said: "Councillor Agoro met with the AVDC communities team to discuss the options available and we suggested that he could look into the possibility of a link up with Rogue Racing go-karting in Stocklake."
To sign the petiton, visit www.change.org/ and click on 'browse' to search for it.


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Tsochlas: "The Rethymno tournament is a very crucial test"
Three of PAOK's players have played for Rethymno in the past, although, more than Giorgos Dedas and Marc Carter, it is Apollon Tsochlas who seems to maintain a special bond with the beautiful Cretan city where he spent four years of his career. That's why when he played with PAOK in the Rethymno last year as an opponent for the first time, he was honored by the home team and that's why he received a very warm welcome this time as well, along with the rest of our...more »
The first match up: Soulis Vs Charis Markopoulos
PAOK is completing its presence at the Patras Cup this evening with the game against Koroivos Amaliadas, a game that is defined by the first clash between Soulis Markopoulos and his son, and head coach of Koroivos, Charis Markopoulos. Working together for PAOK for five years, today they meet for the first time as rival coaches, although this is a friendly game. Only hours before their match up, that can also decide the winner of the Patras Cup, Soulis and Charis...more »


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Robert Giordano is a the Mayor of Independence Twp. and has lived in the area for the last 40 plus years. Giordano Co-Hosts WRNJ's Local Impact with Joyce Estey and Chuck Haytaian to shed light on municipalities and their involvement with their communities.
Giordano has a background in court room reporting, business, and is involved in a plethora of local organizations that benefit the local citizens.


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Friday, May 26, 2017, 11:22 AM
We had a lovely show in Colchester Arts Centre on Wednesday - what a gorgeous venue and a lovely bunch of heroes for the quest for truth.
On Saturday, we are up the Junction, in Cambridge, before closing this mini-tour at The Roundhouse, on the 31st May. We're hoping to catch you at some point, if not this week, then on tour, fingers crossed....
If like me, you are open to any excuse to avoid getting on with important stuff you need to do, instead wasting time by reading other people's glossy productive lives (it's an illusion, we are all pretty much rubbish, though in unique, special ways), please do find some recent bigging up (a tv interview, a radio interview and a press interview) by me of 'The Show' aka How to Survive A Post Truth Apocalypse, aka an extended mumbled introspection about uncertainty, made as extra as possible with incredible lights, sound, video and staging, on the following Facebook page.
It's Alive!!!!
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 05:46 PM
Rob, Charlie, Jethro, Shawn and I have been rehearsing at the Half Moon Theatre in Limehouse - it's been a fun-filled and really hospitable apocalypse.
There's a spanky new website to go with our spanky new show:
Please do check it out and leave a lie on there for us.
And I'm going to be talking about post-truth - and maybe performing extracts from the show at the Tate Modern this Friday:
How To Survive A Post-Truth Apocalypse
Saturday, March 25, 2017, 05:15 PM
I'm working on a show with a brilliant and inspiring team of theatre makers - it's on in May and it's called 'How to Survive a Post-truth Apocalypse'.
The show is about not knowing what is real and what is make-believe at a time when it's become dangerous to think that.
For a while now, I've thought of myself as a fictional character. Many fictional characters have an essential question, at the heart of who they are and what they want and how they go about getting it and my essential question, ever since I was an 'I' who could think about asking questions, has been 'How can I know what is real?'
I started out to make this show in order to ask my question, to a room of strangers, for an hour, hoping that it would be a useful and beautiful exchange for all of us there and with the belief that we all live in different worlds.And I wanted to use the question to explore the magical differences between story and poetry, to take the audience on a heroes journey, to uncertainty.
I was hoping to let you into my world for the show and that you might also let me into your world, so I could ask you how you know what's real, if you do, and how you go about being, if you don't.
But right bang in the middle of making this show, the world has changed. 'Post-Truth' became the 2016 word of the year. 'Democracy' seems to be melting into satire all around us.
'How can I know what is real?' has shifted from an existential ask, to an urgent question that is everyone's responsibility. 'Truth' has moved from some poetic ideal or sci-fi trope to stand for intellectual curiosity, scientific exploration and the ethical imperative at the heart of what it is to be human, know yourself, know that you do not know.
It's a dangerous time to not know what is real - and it's simultaneously a time where the dangers of thinking that we know reality are more dangerous than ever.
I am very proud (and also scared) and I hope (and also fear) you will come and see it.
I think it might be my best work and the team I am working with is extraordinary, so it should be worth your valuable time and earth pounds.
Here's a link to all the info: www.posttruthapocalypse.com
Francesca xx
A Lie
Thursday, March 3, 2016, 02:01 PM
Hi, Francesca here, lurching out of my social media black-out cave (like Fight Club, but just me) to talk about my new show, 'A Lie'.
Honestly, it's a misleading title.
The show explores imagination, memory, language and the stories we tell about ourselves. It asks the question:
'How do we know what is real and what is make believe?'
I haven't yet been able to answer that question. Fortunately, I did find the answer to these questions:
'What is the meaning of life?'
'Who are we?' and
'What were we looking for when we opened the fridge?'
So, the idea for 'A Lie' first came to me in the lyrics of a David Bowie song, belted out by a tiny unicorn, sliding down a rainbow. I then forgot about it. Plus, after Chinese Whispers, produced by Apples and Snakes, I wanted to explore other forms, having already made, to the best of my ability, the solo show I wanted to make.
Then, because Stacy Makishi was facilitating, I signed up for a live art workshop. I had not at that point had much contact with the live art world. There was genital dancing. In the warm up. It was a dose of salts for the soul. At one point, we had to improvise the show we were making – I wasn't making a show – didn't matter. Stacy told me in her Tony Soprano/Hawaiian grandma voice 'You're getting old, you're going to die, Francesca, you have to make another show.' It was possibly that, possibly a reaction to the full frontal nudity in so many of the other scratch performances, but I improvised a show about persona – a show that was the opposite of revealing oneself to get to the truth.
I then forgot about it until Lisa Mead, the now artistic director of Apples and Snakes, invited me to take part in the first Inventing Room, a series of two day sessions where artists were paid to play in a room with a practitioner from another art form, with no expectation of outcome. The practitioner was Lee Simpson from Improbable and as part of the two days, we did some work around shamanic process and personal myth. (Lee Simpson mentored me on Chinese Whispers. Most of the ideas I pass off as my own are stolen from him. He's influenced many things central to my practice - wasting rehearsal time in chat, procrastinating, minimal interest in good performance technique.) Kenny Baraka, Ali Gadema and I came out with ideas for a dozen shows, but the one I knew I could commit to failing at was A Lie.
Then I forgot about it until I was chatting with Hannah Jane Walker. I met Hannah as a poet and performer when I mentored her as part of Escalator, run by Writers Centre Norwich. That piece became 'This is Just to Say.' I then directed her on a show called 'I Wish I was Lonely' which she wrote, performed and toured with Chris Thorpe.
Hannah is one of those 'ahead of the curve', 'think outside the box' kinds of people who despise phrases like 'blue sky thinking'. We wanted to pilot a new model of how work gets made in the live literature sector. We didn't want to multi-task as artists/ cultural producers/brand promoters/social networkers. We wanted to experiment with an artistic collective where we could collaborate to make work by taking on roles dependent on need and project.
Lisa Mead agreed to support our GFTA and to mentor Hannah as a producer, along with Rachael Williams from Improbable. Lee Simpson agreed to act as a mentor to me. Hannah introduced me to Rob Watt, who had been directing her and Chris on a show. Rob knows about magic and there is magic in the show. Also, Rob is magic.
So that's the team. I've had script help from Roger Robinson and Chris Thorpe. Piers Faccini, who wrote the music for Chinese Whispers, is writing music. I scratched the show last year with Apples and Snakes at The Bush and at Pulse Festival at New Wolsey Theatre. In July 2015, I performed an hour-long version of the show at Latitude Festival, thanks to Luke Wright and with Hotbed Festival, at the Junction in Cambridge and at Soho Theatre. I'm performing a reworked hour at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival on May 16th . And I'm sharing ten new minutes next week in Trailers, at Rich Mix on the 26th February.
So – you're probably asking – is this show for me? Are you into ground-breaking, thought-provoking shows? Are you smart, yet stupid? Bitter but sweet? If you are not interested in the workings of the human brain, this show is probably not for you, but you can come anyway. What else? There are a couple of songs. There is an audacious magic trick. There's some data mapping exercises, because who doesn't love to be part of a Venn Diagram? If you are not into Venn Diagrams, this show is not for you and you shouldn't come, unless prepared for Transformation. The only people who categorically would not get this show are people who have never told a lie. If you're that person who has never told a lie, you are a liar, so, yeah, you can come. It's very inclusive, this show. Unlike me, I'm a dreadful snob, but it's ok because in this show, I play a character called Francesca who is much nicer than how I act 'in real life.'
Post Script.
Gong Hee Fat Choy. The Year of the Fire Monkey is a good time for those working in art, culture and education. Many of us will be fortunate this year, although gambling, outbursts of temper and excessive drinking may prove unlucky for some. Be careful of your health, particularly in the winter months. (I'm not actually a medical professional, btw.) If you are in a relationship, take care to listen to your partner or arguments could arise. (You're welcome, lovers.) If you are single, try spending more time with friends, one of them may develop into a romantic interest.
Improbable, Apples and Snakes and Arts Council England are supporting the development of 'A Lie'.
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Jio was opting out of providing free services to it's customers on 31st March, 2017. But Jio again shakes the nation with another free offer after Jio Welcome Offer and Jio Happy New Year Offer named as Jio Summer Special offer. Jio Telecom company surprised the nation by announcing another three months of Jio services for free. But there are some conditions and you need to know about them to continue using Free Jio Summer Special offer.
How to enroll for Jio Summer Special Offer
- First, make a recharge of Rs.99 to become a Jio Prime Member. We recommend Jio money payment option because it is offering Rs.50 voucher as cashback on each transaction.
- You need to make this recharge before 15th April, 2017.
- Then make a recharge of any plan starting from Rs.303 (not below that) to any higher plan.
- This plan will be valid for next month after the completion of another three months of Jio Summer Special offer.
- Jio Summer Special offer will commence from 1st April, 2017 to 30th June, 2017. Another one month of July is there for you because of the recharge of your plan.
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Source: RFE/RL
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill to deny entry into the United States to the Iranian diplomat that Tehran is expected to pick as its next ambassador to the United Nations. The bill passed in a voice vote on April 7.
Hamid Abutalebi
Hamid Abutalebi is accused of taking part in the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran and the hostage-taking of 52 Americans there for 444 days.
Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat, denies playing any role in the embassy seizure, saying he only served as a translator to the hostage-takers.
Ted Cruz, a Republican Senator from Texas and the sponsor of the bill, said the "nomination is a deliberate and unambiguous insult to the United States."
The United States has objected to Iran's anticipated selection of Abutalebi, but the Obama administration stopped short last week of saying it would refuse him a visa to enter the United States.
Based on AP and Reuters reporting
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• • She's the best antidote to today's selfish thinking
Atlas Shrugged |Egoism | [Connie Silver is] an artist, teacher-therapist and giver who donates all proceeds from the sale of her art to charity. She's the opposite of the "greed-is-good" poison. Ayn Rand would have made her a villain in Atlas Shrugged because she helps other people. Paul Ryan and the Koch Brothers would accuse her of coddling the needy. She's a one-woman answer to the tea party-GOP. [....] I suspect that Connie Silver was born restless, with an overdose of chutzpah. If she were to write her autobiography, she might call it Atlas Slugged: Ayn Rand, I'll give you a hand. She's that generous — and forgiving.


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Tim Bray predicts continued explosive growth for Ruby on Rails, and Joe Gregorio counters by saying that growth in Ruby on Rails has already plateaued (as he predicted), and has some graphs to back it up.
It's inevitable that Ruby on Rails growth will plateau, Tim gets at perhaps the biggest reason why in his post predicting continued growth. He notes that developers on other platforms are paying attention to Ruby on Rails and figuring out how to apply some of the Rails goodness to their own frameworks. As people find Rails-esque features available in platforms they're already familiar with, they'll be less likely to learn Ruby and migrate to Rails.
Another factor that will limit the growth of Rails is that it really is best for new projects. Every time I think about rewriting an existing application in Rails or using Rails with a database that was not designed with Rails in mind, I blanch a little bit. It's certainly possible to do so, but in the process you give up some of the Rails features that offer the biggest productivity gains. Even in the periods of the most fervent enthusiasm for Ruby on Rails, I didn't see a big push to rewrite things in Rails.
The third factor that will limit the growth of Rails is that it's difficult to get multiple Rails applications to play well together, or to get Rails to play well where multiple applications live on the same host. Many Web sites are an amalgamation of applications, perhaps running on different platforms. You may have some static content, a calendar application written in PHP, a blog powered by Movable Type or WordPress, and a PHP contact form. It's easy to add another PHP application to the mix in its own directory, or even add a Java WAR file to the mix. Unfortunately, Rails really wants to control the virtual host it's running on. Taking an existing Web site and putting a Rails app in
/blog isn't the easiest thing to do. It's really a shame, because Ruby on Rails is the perfect framework for whipping up a job board, or a schedule of upcoming training events, or a customer support knowledge base.
If someone came to me today and said they're trying to pick the technology platform for a new Web startup, I'd tell them to choose a modern framework built on a dynamic language. Django and Rails fit the bill, among others. But those types of projects are a small slice of the Web development work that's being done these days. And it's going to be tough for Rails to continue making inroads into the larger ecosystem, for reasons both technical and practical. The next big boost in Ruby on Rails growth will come when point #3 above is addressed and Rails deployment moves to the next level of simplicity.


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Congratulations to PFRE Photographer of The Month For May: Briana Gray
May 31st, 2011
It's now June 1 UTC/GMT, so I'd like to congratulate Briana Gray of San Diego, CA for her winning master bedroom image. Briana's image won the vote by six votes.
There was a tie for second place between Ron Kenny and Chris Wood. Olin Redmon took third place.
Briana says:
For the last two years I have been shooting properties for Flash it First, a San Diego-based real estate production company that operates in San Diego, Orange County and Palm Springs. The variety of mediums (both still and video) and locations we shoot in, has provided me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and to shoot quite a few fantastic homes in some very nice areas.
When I am in a home, I approach each room looking for the best angle to showcase its features. When I approached this particular room, the fabulous ocean view was the obvious focal point. One of the most significant challenges I have found for shooting homes along the coast is timing shoots to account for the marine layer. Even with timing, I was very lucky to catch this view on such a clear day. That, however, presented my largest challenge in shooting this room – the reflection of the sun off of the water.
My lens (a Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 USM L) had to be at the right angle to capture the beautiful reflection without creating too much glare in the lens. I also used several different exposures; I exposed the room with my 750w off-camera strobe and exposed the windows and water with natural light. I then retouched, using layering and masking to bring in the exposures for the room and the exposure for the windows. This is slightly more time consuming than HDR, but we try to avoid using HDR for inside shots due to the artifacts that tend to occur in the process.
The variety of challenges is my favorite part of shooting real estate. No matter how many properties you shoot, you are regularly faced with vastly different challenges. This allows me opportunity to explore and to contribute to our company's product, which we are constantly striving to improve by tweaking processes both at the shoot and during retouching.
Note that we are accepting entries for June's photographer of the month. The theme for June is elevated exterior photos. That is, photos taken from poles of various heights, RC model devices, balloons, standing on your vehicle or low flying aircraft. See the PFRE Photographer of The Month page for details of how to submit photos.


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Early Days.
The band was originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name "the New Yardbirds" in order to fulfill some performance commitments booked before the break up of the original Yardbirds. Robert Plant was the singer. After those concerts the band's name was changed to Led Zeppelin after Keith Moon, drummer with The Who, suggested they would "go over like a lead balloon". They turned out to be one of the most popular and influential rock bands of the 1970s.
Shortly after their first tour the group's first eponymous album was released. Its combination of blues and rock influences with distorted amplification made it one of the pivotal records in the evolution of heavy metal music and kick-started the band's career, especially in the United States, where they would frequently tour and where their album sales totals are second only to The Beatles. The second record, simply titled Led Zeppelin II followed in the same style, and included the bludgeoning riff of "Whole Lotta Love", which, driven by the rhythm section of John Bonham on drums and John Paul Jones on bass, defined their sound at the time.
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were blues fanatics; two of Led Zeppelin's early hits, "Whole Lotta Love" and "You Shook Me", were actually written by Willie Dixon (however, they were used without crediting Dixon and it was not until Chess Records brought suit 15 years later that proper credit — and a monetary settlement — was given). The band also loved American rock and roll and would perform songs originally made famous by Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran. Onstage, Led Zeppelin concerts could last over three hours; expanded, improvised live versions of their song repertoire often incorporated tight workouts of James Brown, Stax, and Motown-influenced soul music and funk (favorites of bassist Jones and drummer Bonham).
For the recording of their third record, Led Zeppelin III, the band retired to "Bron-Yr-Aur", a remote house in Wales Celtic and folk music, and which revealed a different side of guitarist Page's prodigious talent.
"The Biggest Band in the World"
The band's varying musical tendencies were fused on the fourth album, which although officially untitled, is usually called either Four Symbols or IV. The record included hard rock such as "Black Dog", Tolkienesque folksy mysticism on "The Battle of Evermore", and a combination of both genres in the lengthy song "Stairway to Heaven", a massive FM radio hit. The album winds up with one of thier best blues songs, When the Levee Breaks. without electricity. This would result in a more acoustic sound (and a song, "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" – misspelled as "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on the album cover) which was strongly influenced by
Their next studio record, 1973's Houses of the Holy, featured further experimentation: longer songs, expanded use of synthesizers, and string sections arranged by Jones. With songs like "The Song Remains the Same", "No Quarter", and "D'yer Mak'r" Led Zeppelin were again pushing the limits defining rock music. Their 1973 tour of the U.S. again broke records for attendance: at Tampa Stadium, Florida they played to 56,800 fans (more than the Beatles' 1965 concert at Shea Stadium). Three sold out New York shows at Madison Square Garden were filmed for a concert motion picture, but this project would be delayed for several years.
In 1974, Led Zeppelin launched their own record label called Swan Song. Besides using it as a vehicle to promote their own albums, the band expanded the label's roster, signing artists such as Bad Company, Pretty Things, Maggie Bell, Detective, Dave Edmunds, Midnight Flyer, Sad Caf? and Wildlife.
1975 saw the release of Physical Graffiti, their first double album set, on the Swan Song label. The album included songs recorded in studio sessions from the last 3 albums plus new songs. Again the band showed impressive range with songs like the melodic "Ten Years Gone", the acoustic "Black Country Woman", the driving "Trampled Underfoot", and the thundering, Indian–Arabic tinged "Kashmir".
Shortly after the release of Physical Graffiti the entire Led Zeppelin catalog of six albums was simultaneously on the top 200 album chart, a feat never before accomplished. The band embarked on another U.S. tour, again playing to record-breaking crowds. To top off the year they played 5 sold out nights at the U.K's Earl's Court (these shows were recorded and would be released on DVD some 28 years later). At this peak of their career, Led Zeppelin were the biggest rock band in the world.
If the band's popularity on stage and record was impressive, so too was their reputation for excess and off-stage wildness; Zeppelin traveled in a private jet, rented out entire sections of hotels, and became the subjects of many of rock's most famous stories of debauchery: trashed hotel rooms, sexual escapades, and heavy use of drugs and alcohol. Several people associated with the band would write books about the wild escapades of the group, who disavowed many of the tales.
Latter Days
In 1976 the band took a break from the road and began filming "fantasy" segments for the as-yet unreleased concert film. During this break Robert Plant and his wife were in a car crash which broke Plant's ankle. Unable to tour, the band returned to the studio and, with Plant sitting on a stool during the sessions they recorded their sixth studio album, Presence. Though the album was a platinum seller it was considered by many to be a disappointing effort. The intricate arrangements of previous albums had been replaced by jams including "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and the epic-length "Achilles Last Stand". Some critics speculated that the band's legendary excesses had caught up with them at last.
Late 1976 finally saw the release of the concert film The Song Remains the Same and its soundtrack. Though the concert footage was from 1973 this would be the only filmed document of the group released for the next 20 years.
The band did little recording or live work during 1978; the sombre mood was extended with the death of their friend, Who drummer Keith Moon.
The summer of 1978 saw the group recording again, this time at Swedish Polar Studio; this album would be titled In Through the Out Door and would showcase the talent of drummer John Bonham on the epic "Carouselambra". The album also featured rockers like "In The Evening" , the tropical "Fool in the Rain", and the balladic tribute to Plant's son, "All My Love". After a decade of recording and touring, the band was now considered a dinosaur in some quarters, as mainstream musical tastes had moved in favor of disco and critical focus had turned to punk rock, but the band still commanded legions of loyal fans, and the album reached #1 in the US and UK.
In the summer of 1979, after 2 warm up shows in Copenhagen, Led Zeppelin were booked as headliners at England's Knebworth Fest in August. Close to 400,000 fans witnessed the return of Led Zeppelin and with the release of In Though the Out Door in November They were ready to tour again, planning a short European tour followed by another American tour.
The 1980 American tour was not to be, however. On September 25, 1980, shortly before embarking on the U.S. leg of the tour, drummer John Bonham died of an accidental asphyxiation after an alcohol binge.
The remaining band members refused to continue as Led Zeppelin after Bonham's death, although there have been ongoing rumours of a reunion and various collaborative project.
Two years after Bonham's death the band released Coda, a collection of out-takes from previous recording sessions. In the years to follow a steady stream of boxed sets and greatest-hits collections would keep the band on the charts, as Led Zeppelin continued to garner heavy airplay on rock radio.
In 1985 Page, Plant, Jones with drummers Tony Thompson and Phil Collins performed a short set at Live Aid. A year later in 1986, Page, Plant and Jones gathered at Bath, England for rehearsals with drummer Thompson with a view to play again as a group, however a serious car accident with Thompson put an end to that plan. Bonham's son, Jason, joined the remaining three in 1988 for Atlantic Records' 40th Anniversary concert.
Page and Plant, without Jones, reunited in 1994 for an MTV Unplugged performance which eventually led to a world tour, with a Middle Eastern orchestra, and two albums.
The British press reported in 2002 that Plant and Jones had reconciled after a 20-year feud that had kept Led Zeppelin apart, and rumours of a reunion tour in 2003 surfaced. Drummer Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters was named as a potential replacement for Bonham, a claim later denied by Page.
2003 saw yet another resurgence of the band's popularity with the simultaneous release on CD and DVD of live concert material from the band's heyday.
- Jimmy Page — guitar
- Robert Plant — vocals, harmonica
- John Bonham — drums
- John Paul Jones — bass guitar, keyboards
The band has often cited influential manager Peter Grant as a "fifth member.
Before recording Led Zeppelin I, all four members participated in the sessions for P.J. Proby's 1969 album Three Week Hero
- Led Zeppelin (1969)
- Led Zeppelin II (1969)
- Led Zeppelin III (1970)
- Four Symbols (1971) (unofficial title)
- Houses of the Holy (1973)
- Physical Graffiti (1975)
- Presence (1976)
- The Song Remains the Same (1976)
- In Through the Out Door (1979)
The following albums were issued after the band ceased recording:
- Remasters (1990)
- Profiled (1990)
- Box Set (1990)
- Box Set II (1993)
- Complete Studio Recordings (1993)
- BBC Sessions (1997)
- Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One (1999)
- Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two (2000)
- How the West Was Won (2003)


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Published on Education Week
By Tom Vander Ark
July 31, 2013
Last week I visited GPS Education Partners, a high school manufacturing apprenticeship-based program near Milwaukee. For more than a dozen years, with support from Generac and the Kern Family Foundation, the 21 month full time program has blended classroom studies with work in a manufacturing facility. Between apprenticeships, students spend a week circulating through the departments of a technical college gaining wide exposure to employment options.
GPS is a respected applied high school alternative for students in 42 high schools in southern Wisconsin. Twelve teachers currently support 13 GPS classrooms, three more classrooms will be added next month. Growth has been steady as have been program enhancements. The program meets the needs of students that want a more applied high school program and the needs of manufacturers that want employment ready graduates. Students graduate from their high school. More than half get job offers.
The GPS staff combines experience in youth and workforce development. The 'secret sauce' of the program is a group of amazingly versatile teachers that mentor, instruct, and advise a group of students that generally haven't done well in a traditional high school setting.
The GPS academic curriculum is a surprisingly rich hand-crafted mixture of projects, applied textbooks, and digital resources. The graduation goal is technical college preparation and eligibility. GPS is using the college placement test as an exit exam to improve readiness. As the program scales, academic lead Andy Hepburn sees potential for a next-gen blended program with a common platform.
"Just talking about career pathways isn't very useful," said Pat Deklotz, superintendent of Kettle Moraine School District and GPS board member. She stressed the importance of real work experience for students.
Generac exec and GPS board member Dawn Tabat stresses the importance of preparing young people for a work setting, "We can't assume that we can place 17 year old students in a manufacturing setting and they'll immediately act like adults." In preparation for an apprenticeship, GPS stresses punctuality and work-ethic. GPS also prepares job-site mentors.
Lessons from JFF. The GPS team invited Michael Webb, Jobs for the Future, to share best practices in work-based learning. He summarized eight keys to high impact work-based learning:
Opportunities. As GPS scales, academic lead Andy Hepburn sees potential for a next-gen blended program with a common platform. Wrapping a blended academic program around an apprenticeship offers an exploration of The Learning Design Opportunity of Our Time --a mixture of sequential and interest-based learning experiences; an individual learning plan that combines scheduled and just-in-time learning to create rapid pathway to mastery with high levels of student ownership.
Ray McNulty, Penn Foster, joined me on the GPS visit. He thinks "self-learning" is a big opportunity. Penn Foster has a big online high school and college. They also support about 40 Job Corps sites. Rather than spoon feeding students, McNulty thinks we need to do a better job of helping young adults become confident learners and less reliant on teachers for their learning experiences.
Making skill maps visible , as Michael Webb recommended, is the place to start. Showing students how work-based learning, scheduled opportunities, and anywhere-anytime learning can be combined to help them work through individual learning plan and earn job credentials and employment.


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Furthermore, kid's eyes are more sensitive to UVA rays than adult's ones. This happens because their crystalline lens is not completely developed and they can not fully filter this kind of radiation. For this reason kids must be equipped with this ítems since the very beginning.
Children's sunglasses designed with the best materials.
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At Optical H we count with a huge variety of kid's sunglasses by the best brands and with a big selection of colors for them.


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Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim on Sunday said the forthcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit due in Qatar on 9 December is crucial, considering regional and international developments.
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Mubarak Al-Khurainej made the remark on behalf of Al-Ghanim to the regular 8th meeting of heads of the GCC legislative councils held in Doha today.
"We count a lot on the forthcoming summit of the leaders of our countries, coming amid hard conditions and worrying regional and international developments, but we trust, as we have always done, the ability of our GCC states to handle these Inconstancies with wisdom and maturity," Al-Ghanim added.
He also stressed the unity and integration of the GCC countries, referring in this respect to the persistent efforts by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, head of the current GCC Supreme Council session.
The Kuwaiti Chief Parliamentarian expressed gratitude to the heads of the legislative councils in the GCC member states for their support to him over a whole year, in several coordinating meetings as well as other occasions, as head of the bloc's legislative councils.
In his statement delivered by Al-Khurainej, Al-Ghanim also referred to his visits over a year to the European Council in Brussels and the parliaments of France, Germany, Turkey, Italy and Switzerland. In addition, he represented the GCC legislative councils in many Arab, Islamic and international parliamentary events.
The statement was concluded by handing over chairmanship of the 8th meeting of heads of the GCC legislative councils to Chairman of Qatar's Shura Council, Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khulaifi.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."


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With the invasion of the zebra mussel in both Otsego and Canadarago lakes, lake property owners are in need of means to prevent the destructive species from entering their household water systems. After receiving a number of inquiries about control devices, Jeff Haggerty of Ace Hardware is stocking Team filters. The pleated, cleanable filter, which is part of the pumps foot valve, polishes the water to a very fine 25-micron absolute. These filters remove sand, silt, zebra mussels in their larval stage, spiny water fleas, and schistosomes, which are a tremadode worm parasite. The half-horse power Team Zebra 90 is most in demand because its for a submersible pump and year-round use. It costs about $375, said owner Jeff Haggerty. Two other sizes of the filter are available the Team Zebra 40, which is designed for more limited use (a jet pump at a seasonal camp, for instance) and the Team Zebra 170, which is for households using a great deal of water. Alex Milne Associates, the manufacturer, claims that the pleated filters allow up to 10 times the flow of old-style, flexible cloth filters and that they maintain their filtering accuracy for up to 10 years. The filter may be easily cleaned with a brush. It must be pulled and cleaned once a year. A spray cleaner for this task is also available at Haggertys establishment.According to Haggerty, the product, which originated in Canada, has been available for a number of years and has been government-tested. Alex Milne Associates has been in business for approximately 30 years.Haggerty pointed out that the filter does not prevent bacteria from entering the water system. Only chlorination or ultraviolet light will eliminate bacteria. Charles R. ONeill, Jr., a zebra mussel expert with New York Sea Grant, advises homeowners using a zebra-mussel-infested water body as a water source to take early action to keep the mussels out of the onshore component of their systems before the systems become infested. Impacts from the zebra mussel include a foul taste and smell in household water, clogged pipes, obstruction of foot-valves, and increased corrosion of steel, iron, and copper pipes, as well as debilitated sprinkler systems. Controls are of two types -- onshore and offshore. Onshore components are generally simpler and less costly to protect from the zebra mussel, but more difficult and costly to clean when infested. Conversely, offshore components are more difficult and expensive to protect against clogging, but easier to clean out once infested. Onshore controls include in-line filtration, chlorine injection, shoreline wells or cisterns, and traditional wells. For offshore control, one common method is an infiltration gallery, which consists of porous intake pipes or well screens laid in trenches excavated in the bed of a lake or river. They must be designed in such a manner as to allow for backwashing of the sand filter.Another offshore control is the raised sand filter, a system in which perforated pipes or well screens are laid upon a layer of gravel placed on a river or lake bed. The pipes are covered with a raised fill of gravel and sand, which is then covered with gravel and crushed stone or cobble. This system closely resembles a raised fill septic leach field in reverse. It also needs to be periodically backwashed. Yet another sand control is the enclosed or prefabricated filter, which is constructed of perforated pipe running lengthwise through concrete, steel, or plastic box filled with coarse sand and placed into a water body. This type of filter is a lower cost alternative for seasonal or weekend residences.Ceramic and cartridge filters are currently on the market; however, due to their novelty, potential buyers should carefully research the performance and maintenance requirements of these filters before purchasing.Another approach to controlling zebra mussels offshore allows for a certain amount of clogging in the intake pipe, followed by periodic cleaning of the system. Methods of cleaning include snaking, suffocation, desiccation, and thermal and chemical treatment. In some cases, permits may be required, so homeowners should check with the Village of Cooperstowns Watershed Supervisory Committee before taking action, said Erik Miller, OCCA executive director.According to a Sea Grant fact sheet dealing with private resident control of zebra mussels, multi-resident zebra mussel control systems may reduce installation costs, and a long-term solution to the problem of zebra mussel infestation may be to extend public water systems to areas not already serviced.The Otsego County Conservation Association has posted on its website, www.occainfo.org, articles related to the zebra mussel and zebra mussel control.


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Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer
Cardiff, Wales
Job type:
Up to £30000 per annum
Gemma Atwick
Contact email:
Job ref:
10 months ago
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Our client a leading manufacturer are looking to recruit an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Technician to join their successful team based at their site in Cardiff.
Role Summary
The primary objectives of the role would be to support and maintain the operations of a continuous production line under supervision of the engineering team.
Successful individual will be part of a multi discipline maintenance team providing a supporting role and be willing to step in and out of operator duties as necessary.
Applicant will have an interest in all aspects of engineering with a bias towards electrical and should be able to adapt to new technologies and concepts.
As the role would be within a multi-disciplined environment the successful candidate would have basic mechanical skills and be IT literate and willing to undertake any necessary duties which would fall within the maintenance department.
Role Responsibilities:
* Must have a good, varied understanding of electrical systems, performing all reasonable job requests to the highest level. Experience of motors, VSDs, PLC and communication systems are essential
* Understand fault finding and diagnostic techniques and shall understand engineering circuit schematics
* To understand mechanical concepts (Inc. Pneumatic and hydraulic systems) and to drive improvement projects
* Welding and Fabrication skills would be an advantage
* To work closely with and liaise with third party contractors and ensure they comply with site policies and procedures
* Provide maintenance cover during weekend on a rota basis
* Perform housekeeping duties in the engineering environment during any slack time
* Have a right first-time attitude with line reliability as a main priority
* Provide a positive 'can do' approach
* Seek to continually improve the production performance, focusing on reducing scrap levels and line utilisation
* Successful candidate(s) may be required to complete general plant and building maintenance
* Candidate would be required to fault find over the telephone by instructions from an 'on call' engineer and must understand their own ability
* Support the engineering team by carrying out systematic and continuous improvements to plant and machinery to improve existing manufacturing processes. This may involve out of hours working.
The successful candidate:
* Must have a multi - discipline approach as from time to time the role would require general maintenance work to be carried out.
* Will have an engineering interest with a good understanding of engineering concepts.
* Able to work within a small team.
* Experienced engineer with a good and varied understanding of plant operations
* The successful applicant will have completed a full engineering apprenticeship in a multi-disciplined role
* Qualified to HNC level is essential
Hours of work:
6:00 am - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm - 6:00 am
2 x 12-hour day shift
2 x 12-hour night shift
4x days off, + an element of overtime to suit business needs