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BBC Radio Audio Drama, first broadcast on
BBC Radio 4 on 11 July 2011
RADIO 4 ANNOUNCER: Torchwood - Miracle Day, a brand new ten-part drama series starts on BBC1 on Thursday, but right now on BBC Radio 4, it's time for the first of our specially-commissioned radio dramas, Torchwood - The Lost Files. John Barrowman and Martin Jarvis star in The Devil And Miss Carew by Rupert Laight.
(Music playing. An old man is snoring. Door opens. Walking into a room.)
SIAN: Still up, are you? Mr Williams? Mr Williams?
UNCLE BRYN: Oh, it's you, Sian. Just resting my eyes.
SIAN: The others went up ages ago. Come on, shake a leg.
UNCLE BRYN: Betty could stop up after midnight at Colditz.
SIAN: Very funny.
UNCLE BRYN: I've always been a night owl, you see.
SIAN: Even night owls have to go to bed eventually.
UNCLE BRYN: Just let me listen to the shipping forecast, eh? Takes me back to my seafaring days.
FITZROY: (radio) And now the shipping forecast as issued by the Met Office...
SIAN: Okay. But it's straight to bed after.
FITZROY: (radio) ... on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency...
SIAN: I'll turn it up for you.
FITZROY: (radio) ... at double oh one five ... (Louder) on Wednesday the Tenth of November.
SIAN: Night, Mr Williams.
UNCLE BRYN: Good night, Sian.
FITZROY: (radio) Warnings of gales in Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Trafalgar, and FitzRoy.
(The door closes.)
FITZROY: (radio) FitzRoy. Good evening, Bryn.
UNCLE BRYN: Huh? Who said that?
FITZROY: Listen to me, Bryn Williams. You have a decision to make.
UNCLE BRYN: What?
FITZROY: A decision that will change your life.
UNCLE BRYN: Who are you? Where are you hiding?
(Low howling wind in the background of FITZROY's voice.)
FITZROY: Imagine being young again, Bryn. Imagine leaving this place. Being free of pain. Being young again. And all you have to do is make a pact with me. It's really very simple.
UNCLE BRYN: I don't make pacts. That's what you do with the Devil. Is that who you are?
FITZROY: One more chance. Say yes to me, and you can be young and strong again.
UNCLE BRYN: No. Now, leave me alone. Go away.
FITZROY: You'll be sorry for that. You will not get your life back. In fact, for refusing me, what little you have of it left, I will now take away. Prepare to die, Bryn. To die alone, forgotten, slumped in that chair. (Echoed) Die alone, and in agony.
(Opening Torchwood theme, composed by Murray Gold.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Torchwood. Outside the Government, beyond the police. Fighting for the future on behalf of the human race. The Twenty-First Century is when everything changes, and Torchwood is ready.
(Tapping on keyboard.)
GWEN COOPER: Come on.
(Phone ringing.)
GWEN COOPER: Come on ... Can you get that, Rhys?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yeah, sure.
GWEN COOPER: Oh, this Internet.
(Windows Error noise.)
GWEN COOPER: This Internet's driving me mad! Can't get it to connect.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Hello? Yeah, speaking.
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, it's been playing up all week. I'll have to call them.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Right. I see.
(Furious tapping on keyboard.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Okay, I'll be straight over. Erm ... thanks for letting me know. Bye.
(Receiver replaced.)
GWEN COOPER: What's the matter?
RHYS WILLIAMS: It's my Great Uncle Bryn. He's died.
GWEN COOPER: Oh, I'm so sorry.
RHYS WILLIAMS: They want me at the nursing home right away, to collect his things and that.
GWEN COOPER: It's all right, love. Look, we'll go together.
(Outside. A street. Doorbell ring, and knocking on door.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: When I was a kid, he was always telling these long stories, from all his merchant Navy days.
(GWEN COOPER chuckles.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: I never paid much attention. Wish I had, though.
GWEN COOPER: Oh, you never do at that age. No good beating yourself up.
RHYS WILLIAMS: I mean, the stuff he must have got up to. All gone now, of course.
GWEN COOPER: Mm.
(Door unlocked and opened.)
SIAN: Hi. Can I help you?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yeah. Rhys Williams. We spoke on the phone earlier about my uncle?
SIAN: Of course. I'm Sian Pearce, senior carer. Come in.
(Walking in.)
SIAN: We're very sorry for your loss. Bryn was a lovely man.
(Door closed.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: What actually, you know, finished him off?
SIAN: We're not sure. The doctor's report isn't in yet. He's been taken to the Willis Evans funeral home. Now, if you can sign these forms, I'll fetch his belongings.
(Walking off.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Hope I don't end up somewhere like this.
GWEN COOPER: Mm. Well, seems like a friendly enough place.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Bet Bryn would have been happier at home, though.
THE OLD LADY: They never stay more than five minutes these days.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Can we help you, love?
THE OLD LADY: They keep leaving, you see. Always leaving.
GWEN COOPER: Who's leaving?
THE OLD LADY: Death's door one minute, fit as a fiddle the next. Gone back home, they have, back to their jobs. Esme - she went. So did Mrs Heller. And that nice Indian man. I can't remember his name. Oh - and even Miss Carew, and she was very ill. A smart lady, Miss Carew, very clever. Just like you, dear.
SIAN: Now then Mrs Roberts, back to the lounge. They're just about to start the nature talk. That's right.
THE OLD LADY: I'm talking...
SIAN: Off you go.
THE OLD LADY: (fading) I'm talking, I don't want to go...
GWEN COOPER: What was that all about?
SIAN: Oh, don't worry about Mrs Roberts. She gets a bit confused. A lot of them do here, I'm afraid. Still, they're well looked after.
(Bag unzipped.)
SIAN: Right. Here's Mr Williams' belongings. Can you manage okay?
GWEN COOPER:/RHYS WILLIAMS: Yes.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Fine, Thank you.
GWEN COOPER: Thank you.
(Alarm sounds.)
SIAN: Oh! Sorry, that's the fire alarm. Every time there's one of these power surges, sets off the alarm. That's the fourth one this week.
(Alarm stops. They sigh.)
SIAN: That's better.
WOMAN: Sian, is there a fire?
SIAN: I'm sorry. I'd better go.
WOMAN: Sian?
SIAN: Are you all right to see yourselves out?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yeah, no worries.
SIAN: Goodbye, then.
GWEN COOPER: Bye.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Bye. Bye. Thank you.
(Door closed. He sighs.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Guess I've got some phone calls to make when we get home.
GWEN COOPER: Mm. Rhys, what do you think that old lady meant by them all leaving?
RHYS WILLIAMS: She probably meant they'd, you know, passed away. Poor old girl.
(Mobile phone message tone)
GWEN COOPER: Oh, sorry.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Who's texting?
GWEN COOPER: Jack. I'm needed at the Hub.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Well, sounds like you've had a fun morning.
GWEN COOPER: Why is there always that weird smell in old people's homes?
IANTO JONES: That, I suspect, is the old people.
GWEN COOPER: No, it's like, I don't know - oh! Steak and kidney pudding gone off?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: I keep well clear of those kind of places.
GWEN COOPER: Worried they'll guess your age and drag you in?
IANTO JONES: He doesn't want to run into yet another old flame.
(GWEN COOPER laughs.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Er, can you two stop ganging up on me? I do the sarcasm around here.
(Rhythmic beeps.)
IANTO JONES: Ah. There it is again, Jack. A power loss. Only for a split second but it's enough to register.
(Keyboard tapping.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: And look. It's getting fractionally longer each time.
GWEN COOPER: Right. Explains why my Internet's been a nightmare recently. Well, you know, more of a nightmare than usual.
IANTO JONES: I guess because we're all so used to technology letting us down from time to time, no-one's picked up on it yet.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: But why is this happening?
(Fizzing of electricity.)
GWEN COOPER: Oh! Oh, great.
(CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS sighs too.)
GWEN COOPER: So even the Hub's not immune?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Shouldn't we be protected from power cuts, Ianto?
IANTO JONES: Sorry Jack, but electricity has to come from somewhere. It can't come from Outer Space.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Maybe we should explore that option? It'd certainly lower our bills.
IANTO JONES: Oh!
GWEN COOPER: Ah, look - fixed. What did you do, Ianto?
IANTO JONES: Nothing. Came back on by itself.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: This is alien. If we're going to get to the bottom of these blackouts, the Hub's got to be functioning perfectly.
IANTO JONES: Where are you off?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: To install new backup power sources.
(Walking off.)
IANTO JONES: I hate it when he gets all technological. It's like putting a five year old in charge of Jodrell Bank.
GWEN COOPER: Ianto, can you do me a favour?
IANTO JONES: Yeah, sure. What is it?
GWEN COOPER: Hack into the system at Ivyday Nursing Home in Penarth.
(Keyboard tapping.)
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, I want the records for Miss Carew.
IANTO JONES: And what's she got to do with all this?
GWEN COOPER: Just something one of the residents said to me while I was there this morning. It's only a hunch, but - I don't know. I just like to check out my hunches, that's all.
(Zapping sounds presumably to represent computer bringing up results on the screen.)
IANTO JONES: Here you go. Joanna Carew, born Nineteen Thirty, Newport. Checked herself out of Ivyday three weeks ago. She's now back at work as an MD at First Valley Computing in Crickhowell.
GWEN COOPER: At work? But she's in her eighties.
IANTO JONES: That's only the half of it. It says here that three months ago she was diagnosed with terminal heart disease. But she can't be connected with the power cut, surely?
GWEN COOPER: Maybe not, but I think I'm going to pay Miss Carew a visit.
(Outside. Running on spot, voice heard through headphones.)
MISS CAREW: Look, I'm in the middle of a workout. Look, I can't hear you, you're breaking up. Oh.
GWEN COOPER: Er ... Miss Carew, could I have a word, please?
MISS CAREW: Oh, don't you hate these gadgets.
GWEN COOPER: (laughs) Yeah. Never a moment's peace, eh?
MISS CAREW: The world without the mobile phone would be a marvellous place.
GWEN COOPER: Oh, yeah. But you run a computing firm, right? Thought you'd love technology.
(Running stops.)
MISS CAREW: I'm sorry, have we met?
Gwen (sigh.) Not yet. Erm, I'm Gwen Cooper. You're ... Joanna, right?
MISS CAREW: I prefer "Miss Carew." And I'm trying to exercise, if you don't mind.
(Running on spot starts up again. GWEN COOPER gentle laugh)
GWEN COOPER: You're pretty fit for someone who's in her eighties.
MISS CAREW: That sounds rather patronising.
GWEN COOPER: Oh, sorry. Didn't mean it to. Erm, I was just impressed.
MISS CAREW: Who are you?
(Running stops.)
GWEN COOPER: Oh! Okay. I'll come clean. Erm ... I'm a journalist, and I'm doing a piece on high-achieving older women.
MISS CAREW: Journalists usually contact our Press officer first.
GWEN COOPER: Well, I'm unusual, I'm a rookie. (Laugh.) And I want to get to know the real Miss Carew.
MISS CAREW: Well, as you already know I'm the founder and MD of First Valley Computing. We create systems for utility companies. Come on, surely you've looked at our website.
GWEN COOPER: It's actually the more personal side I'm interested in.
MISS CAREW: Oh yes?
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, like - why you came back to work after you'd retired.
MISS CAREW: I'm allowed to change my mind. As you noticed, I'm still fit and healthy.
GWEN COOPER: But there was a time very recently, wasn't there, when you weren't?
MISS CAREW: Look, Miss Cooper, my health is no concern of yours, and this conversation is over.
GWEN COOPER: Well, hold on, hold on. Hold on, I haven't finished yet. You were in Ivyday Nursing Home for nearly a year, then all of a sudden you're back running your company. How come?
MISS CAREW: Who are you?
GWEN COOPER: I told you, I'm Gwen Cooper. And I've just been jogging round a sports field with an eighty-one year old who two weeks ago was in an old folks' home with terminal heart disease.
MISS CAREW: Very well. If you insist on talking, we can go and do so in my office.
(Moving something heavy.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Oh! That ought to fix it. Now even if the entire western world comes to a technological standstill, the Hub should still be up and running.
(Tapping on keyboard.)
IANTO JONES: Jack, it looks like that just might happen.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Whoah, why? What have I missed?
IANTO JONES: There are now power blackouts all around the country, and it's not just the UK. Looks like it's spreading into Europe too. And the electricity companies are just as baffled as we are.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: There's got to be something behind it, but what?
IANTO JONES: I've noticed that every time there's a loss of electricity, there's like a weird surge immediately afterwards.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: What do you mean, "surge"?
IANTO JONES: Look at this, Jack. See the dip? Then look at the spike. It precisely mirrors the energy loss. As if something is responding to the power cuts.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Or feeding off them.
IANTO JONES: How can you feed off nothing, negative?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Maybe if we can isolate the source of these surges, we'll be able to stop this thing before it goes global.
MISS CAREW: What do you want to know, Miss Cooper?
GWEN COOPER: I want to know why someone with heart disease can go straight back to a high pressure job like this.
MISS CAREW: I'm better. People do recover from illnesses.
GWEN COOPER: But you'd stopped receiving treatment, and your condition was terminal.
MISS CAREW: Oh, that's absolute nonsense.
GWEN COOPER: I checked your records. So, don't try denying it. You were going to die, now look at you - you're as fit as a twenty year-old. How is that possible?
MISS CAREW: I don't know. Maybe is was a miracle. I just got better. All I know is, I'm back in the race again and that feels great.
GWEN COOPER: Hmm.
MISS CAREW: I suppose you'd prefer it if I'd been left to rot in that geriatric hell-hole.
GWEN COOPER: Er ... Of course not. Look, did something happen to you at Ivyday Nursing Home?
MISS CAREW: I don't know what you mean. And if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. This company needs sorting out. Things have gone out of control since I went away.
GWEN COOPER: How do you mean, out of control?
(MISS CAREW sighs, lifts receiver.)
MISS CAREW: Janine, could you send for Security, please?
(Receiver replaced.)
GWEN COOPER: Look, whatever's happened to you, it's not normal - you must be able to see that.
MISS CAREW: Leave, Miss Cooper. Being dragged out is rather undignified. And if I were you, I'd keep my mouth shut.
(Getting up out of chair.)
GWEN COOPER: This won't just go away, Miss Carew. I'll be in touch.
(Door opened, closed.)
(While tapping on keyboard.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: So - firstly, right, the land-line packs up. I call them up on the mobile, but of course I can't get through, then the mobile goes kaput. So what with that and the electrics tripping out all the time I'm trying to hoover, I'm absolutely knackered!
(GWEN COOPER sighs.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Turns out it's very tiring having a day off. Sorry, Gwen. How was your day, love?
GWEN COOPER: Interesting, yes. Erm - I went to see this Miss Carew about...
(Windows error message.)
GWEN COOPER: Oh for heaven's sake! Come on, these power blackouts are getting ridiculous.
RHYS WILLIAMS: What are you trying to find?
GWEN COOPER: Oh ... Well, I've hacked into her files, and she's building some...
(RHYS WILLIAMS yawns.)
GWEN COOPER: She's building something, but it's hard to make out what, but ... Look, don't you worry, why don't you just go to bed?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yeah, good idea. Early night. Will you be long?
GWEN COOPER: Mm ... hopefully not.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Don't stay up too late, yeah?
GWEN COOPER: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Night-night.
GWEN COOPER: Night-night.
(Walking off, door opens, closed. Tapping on keyboard.)
GWEN COOPER: Project F. Well, no time like the present. Rhys? Rhys? I've got to go out for a bit. Won't be long.
(Typing on keyboard.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: I've just been looking at some internal emails at Marshall Nuclear Power Station. They're getting blackouts too.
IANTO JONES: How can a power station have a blackout?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Something is shorting out their server. Everything's breaking down, including the cooling systems. They're seriously concerned that if all this continues, there could be huge radiation leaks.
IANTO JONES: And the longer the cuts last, the more damage they'll do.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Nuclear meltdowns, warheads going off, hospitals unable to function.
IANTO JONES: What do you think we're dealing with here, Jack?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Ah. Well, you said there were weird surges when the power went off, and that doesn't sound like anything any human would be capable of.
IANTO JONES: Yes, that's it. I've isolated the source of these surges. I can't tell you what's causing them, but it seems to be happening out in the Black Mountains. Somewhere in the open countryside.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Call Gwen. We may need her help.
(Mobile bleeps as numbers being pressed, sound of phone ring.)
GWEN COOPER: (phone) Hi, Ianto.
IANTO JONES: Gwen, where are you?
(There is fizzing interference in her reply)
GWEN COOPER: (phone) Look, there's something I need to tell you. I've been to see Miss Carew. There's something not right about her...
IANTO JONES: Gwen, you're breaking up.
GWEN COOPER: I mean, she's super-fit for ... and I think she's up to something. Some kind of soft ... program you ... keep ... tography.
IANTO JONES: I can't really hear you.
GWEN COOPER: I'm on my way to the offices ... break in ... see what I can find ... you ... if you...
IANTO JONES: Gwen? Jack, the signal went, but Gwen was trying to tell me...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Tell me in the SUV. You're driving. Catch.
(Jangle of keys.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Now, let's go. We've got some serious scouting to do.
GWEN COOPER: Do you usually stay...
(MISS CAREW gasps.)
GWEN COOPER: ... at work till gone midnight, Miss Carew?
MISS CAREW: How did you get in here? These offices are guarded.
GWEN COOPER: Mm-hmm, yeah, whatever. I'd like to ask you a few more questions.
MISS CAREW: You're not a journalist at all, are you? And if you come one step closer I'll call Security.
GWEN COOPER: I don't think you're going to do that. There'd be far too many questions asked and I get the feeling you don't like people asking questions.
MISS CAREW: Why don't you tell me who you really are?
GWEN COOPER: I work for an organisation called Torchwood. We investigate alien activity.
Miss Carew (laughs) Is this some kind of a joke?
GWEN COOPER: Er, no, this is very serious. I want to know what software you're creating. Project F, didn't you call it?
MISS CAREW: How do you know about that? That's classified.
GWEN COOPER: To Torchwood nothing's classified.
MISS CAREW: It's time all these technological advancements were stopped. We've gone too far. We can do nothing for ourselves any more.
GWEN COOPER: So it's not just mobile phones you hate. Has this Project F got something to do with the recent blackouts?
MISS CAREW: No, of course not. Why would it?
GWEN COOPER: Tell me what's going on. We can fix this before it's too late.
MISS CAREW: No. What can anyone do to stop FitzRoy?
GWEN COOPER: FitzRoy? You need to start talking sense.
MISS CAREW: I've said too much already. Now, please go.
GWEN COOPER: Okay, I'll go. But I'll be back with my friends, and they're not as easy-going as I am.
MISS CAREW: Oh no you don't. You're not telling anyone about this.
(Gasps of them as they struggle.)
GWEN COOPER: What are you doing? You're an old woman. I could hurt you.
(Struggle continues.)
MISS CAREW: I don't think you can.
GWEN COOPER: Ow! You can't be this strong. It's ridiculous! Ow! You're like Supergran!
(Struggle. Thrown to the floor.)
MISS CAREW: FitzRoy made me this way. He gave me new life.
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, who is FitzRoy? Ow, ow, ow, ow! Get off me!
MISS CAREW: Don't try to struggle, Miss Cooper.
GWEN COOPER: Ow, watch me, you're hurting me!
MISS CAREW: I warned you not to struggle, didn't I? Now, I'm going to put you somewhere where you can't cause any trouble.
(Vehicle driving.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Gwen might be on to something. You know how we can find her, just in case?
IANTO JONES: I think she was going back to Miss Carew's office.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Ah, come on! Just give me one second of signal.
IANTO JONES: Jack, where now? It's the end of the lane.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: If I could get a link-up to the Hub, I'd tell you. But surprise, surprise - no power. As far as I remember, it's kind of in a North-Easterly direction?
IANTO JONES: It's open countryside, so fasten your seat-belt. We're in for a bumpy ride.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: (laugh.) I love it when you talk dirty, Ianto.
IANTO JONES: Here we go.
(Vehicle shaking while driving.)
(Typing knots.)
MISS CAREW: There.
(GWEN COOPER gasps.)
MISS CAREW: That should stop you from running off.
GWEN COOPER: Ow! Did you have to tie it quite so tight? (Sigh.) Can't believe I've been overpowered by a pensioner.
MISS CAREW: By the time anyone finds you down here, it'll be too late.
GWEN COOPER: What would be too late? And who's FitzRoy?
MISS CAREW: Soon that question will seem very stupid indeed. Everyone will know exactly who FitzRoy is.
GWEN COOPER: Well, whoever he is, you're under his control, aren't you?
MISS CAREW: No!
GWEN COOPER: Mm.
MISS CAREW: No-one controls me. Everything I do is of my own free will.
GWEN COOPER: What - If you were acting of your own free will, I don't think you'd be kidnapping people and locking them in your basement.
(Door opened.)
MISS CAREW: Good night, Miss Cooper.
GWEN COOPER: No, no, no, wait, wait, wait! Please wait. Let's talk.
MISS CAREW: There's nothing further to talk about. And besides, I have work to do.
GWEN COOPER: But all this stuff's been happening to you. I mean, really weird stuff I'm betting, and ... and - you've got no-one to share it with, have you?
MISS CAREW: Why would I need to share it with anyone?
GWEN COOPER: Because it gets very lonely living with a secret. I know. I know because I did it for a while and I was dying to tell someone, tell a friend.
MISS CAREW: I don't have any friends, they're all dead. That's one of the disadvantages of living so long. I have colleagues, but that's not the same thing.
GWEN COOPER: Well you've a friend now, haven't you? And she's pretty much unshockable, if that's what you're worrying about. And look - captive audience.
MISS CAREW: All right, Miss Cooper. I mean, in less than an hour it won't make the slightest bit of difference anyway.
(Rough driving.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Pull over, Ianto. We'll never find what we're looking at unless we go on foot.
IANTO JONES: And what are we looking for?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: I have no idea. Park up behind these bushes, and ... don't get any funny ideas.
(Vehicle stops. Car door opened, going out, car doors closed. Wind whistling.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: It's pitch black out here.
IANTO JONES: Lucky I brought the torch then, isn't it? Well done, Ianto. No worries, Jack.
(Click of torch.)
IANTO JONES: Which way now, then?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Don't know. Let's try, erm ... oh, that-a-way.
(Walking through field.)
IANTO JONES: I mean, I thought we might find something hi-tech, some piece of equipment. You know - something alien?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Well, maybe we will. It's a great place to hide out here, especially if you like the dark. It'd be great if that happened pretty soon, because I am freezing my ass off!
IANTO JONES: Your ass may well be saved. Look.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Great, we found a big rock.
IANTO JONES: And in the side behind those bushes, see?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Oh!
IANTO JONES: A big metal door. And as far as I know, doors aren't usually a feature in the Welsh countryside.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: (laugh) I love secret doors. Makes me feel all Famous Five.
(Trying locked door.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Er, only one problem. How do we get inside?
MISS CAREW: After I got ill, I was forced to retire. I didn't want to, but the heart disease was getting worse. I didn't have the strength for all those meetings and big decisions.
GWEN COOPER: So what happened, then? You went into hospital?
MISS CAREW: It was already beyond all that. Remember, this was terminal. There was nothing the doctors could do, so ... I went home.
GWEN COOPER: Of course. Who wouldn't rather be at home?
MISS CAREW: My niece helped out in the afternoons, but she had a family of her own to take care of, she didn't need another child on her hands, and I was a child. I could do nothing for myself, so I did the only sensible thing.
GWEN COOPER: You checked yourself into Ivyday.
MISS CAREW: I had no choice. I needed twenty-four hour care. I didn't want it but I needed it. By this point it was a struggle to even get out of bed.
GWEN COOPER: You must have hated it there, someone like you, who'd been so independent.
MISS CAREW: They weren't cruel at Ivyday. They were all very kind to me. Which is sometimes worse. Being spoon-fed is humiliating, Miss Cooper. I just wanted to ... go.
GWEN COOPER: I'm so sorry. I can't imagine what that must feel like.
MISS CAREW: It was then at my lowest point, that I heard the voice.
GWEN COOPER: Whose voice? FitzRoy's?
MISS CAREW: You see, I did a bad thing, Miss Cooper. I sold my soul ... to the Devil.
(Trying locked iron door.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Oh! It's at times like this I wish I'd nabbed that old sonic screwdriver.
(Door unlocked.)
IANTO JONES: There's a lot you can do with a Swiss Army knife.
(Creak as metal door opened. Water dripping. Walking.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Oh! Neat-o. A lift.
IANTO JONES: Bit old fashioned looking, isn't it?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: This just gets more and more intriguing.
(Door opened.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: After you, Ianto. Age before beauty.
IANTO JONES: I'll go first. I know you're scared.
(CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS laugh. Walking in. Elevator door closed.)
IANTO JONES: Only one button. At least it saves us having to choose. Er ... you don't think this might be a trap, do you?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: No, of course not. When's it ever been a trap? Oh, yeah, it's always a trap. Well, maybe not this time. Keep your fingers crossed.
(Creak as door opened.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Wait.
FITZROY: (radio) Mainly northerly, backing westerly later...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Okay, no-one about.
FITZROY: (radio) Five to seven. Gale Eight later in German Blight.
IANTO JONES: Wow.
FITZROY: (radio) Rain or showers, moderate or good...
IANTO JONES: hat a room. Look at all this stuff.
FITZROY: (radio) Portsmouth, Plymouth, Biscay, north-east...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: (laughs) It's an antiques collector's dream.
FITZROY: (radio) Four or five, occasionally...
IANTO JONES: Some of these things are ancient.
FITZROY: (radio) Showers, mainly good...
IANTO JONES: Look at the stuffed toucan, Jack.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Huh!
IANTO JONES: And the weird weather vane.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Ah! I found some particularly naughty ornaments.
IANTO JONES: Trust you!
FITZROY: (radio) Dogger. West or north-west...
IANTO JONES: Now, that is an antique.
(Bicycle bell dings.)
FITZROY: (radio) And south or south-west...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: (laughs) Don't laugh.
FITZROY: (radio) Four or five...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: I used to ride one of those.
FITZROY: (radio) Occasional six at first...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Penny Farthing. Not particularly comfortable...
FITZROY: (radio) Rain later, moderate...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: ... but great for peering over garden walls.
FITZROY: (radio) Occasionally poor...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Oh look at this, I'm loving the Forties radiogram.
FITZROY: (radio) Fisher, westerly or north-westerly, backing southerly later.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: That brings back memories.
FITZROY: (radio) Four or five...
IANTO JONES: But why is it on? There's no-one here.
FITZROY: (radio) South FitzRoy, easterly, five to seven...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Let me see.
FITZROY: (radio) Occasionally, gale eight...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Must have been someone here recently.
FITZROY: (radio) What makes you think that, Captain Harkness?
IANTO JONES: Er...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Hmm. Either I'm going crazy, or that radio knows my name.
FITZROY: Though I cannot see you, I sense your presence.
IANTO JONES: Is this some kind of trick?
FITZROY: They all say that at first, Mr Jones, but this is not a trick.
Jack (laugh) Who the hell are you?
FITZROY: I do not have a name as you do here. Those who assist me have named me FitzRoy.
IANTO JONES: Fitz... As in the sea zone. On the shipping forecast. You know, Jack - German Bight, Dogger, Portland, FitzRoy...
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Mm. And what? You live here all by yourself? Well, that's pretty clever for an old wireless.
FITZROY: I do not live here. But I will soon. Those who assist me have built this chamber for my arrival.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Oh! Come on, FitzRoy, who are you really? What's going on?
IANTO JONES: And what are you doing to the power supply?
FITZROY: You have noticed? Good. Then it will not be long before this planet is ready to receive me.
MISS CAREW: As I grew weaker, even reading a book was tiring. So all I would do in those last few weeks at Ivyday was listen to the radio. I used to listen late into the night. And that's when I heard it.
GWEN COOPER: This voice, right?
MISS CAREW: It was during the shipping forecast. At first I thought it was one of the care assistants having a joke, or maybe it was a side-effect of the pills I was on, but no. It was something else. It was FitzRoy.
GWEN COOPER: And what did this FitzRoy say to you?
MISS CAREW: He offered me back my youth. My life. And all I had to do was make a pact.
GWEN COOPER: Didn't you think it was a bit dangerous making a deal with a strange voice on the radio?
MISS CAREW: I'm not an idiot, Miss Cooper. But what exactly did I have to lose? I was dying. I only had days to live, and ... an alien, the Devil, whoever, I just wanted to be well again, I ... I didn't want to die.
GWEN COOPER: I understand. But why did FitzRoy choose you?
MISS CAREW: He knew that with my health back I could be of service to him. Every pact has two sides. It was only right I kept my half of the deal. I'm a woman of my word.
GWEN COOPER: And your half of the deal is ...? Oh. All right. I see. Mm. I see, he wanted to use your computing firm, didn't he? To cause these power losses, am I right?
MISS CAREW: I'm only a part of it, albeit a significant part. But there are many others who are assisting him, paving the way. They've returned to positions of great authority where they are making it possible for our work to go unnoticed. And now I have work of my own to do.
GWEN COOPER: Wait! What work?
MISS CAREW: My company is very important, Miss Cooper. I was a brilliant programmer. We designed and supplied operating systems to all the major utility firms.
GWEN COOPER: So what's Project F? Some kind of virus?
MISS CAREW: Anyone can create a virus, but this is far cleverer than that. My company supplies every power station in the country, and I employ the best programmers of their generation. No-one can get into those networks except for them. Since I've been back, they've designed a matrix code that will attach itself onto those hardware systems and corrupt them.
GWEN COOPER: But why would you do that?
MISS CAREW: With their servers crashing they'd be unable to supply any more power. The entire developed world would no longer be able to function.
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, and we'd be back in the Dark Ages, scrabbling about in the dirt. Why would you want that?
MISS CAREW: Life will be simple again. We can discover what it really means to be a human being.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Gwen? You coming to bed or what? (Sigh.) Where's she gone? Right. Two can play at that game.
(Tapping on keyboard.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Oh, come on!
(Windows connection sound.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yes. Now, let's see.
(Tapping on keyboard.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Internet history.
(Playful breathing sounds through his lips while searching.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Hmm. First Valley Computing. Where's that?
(More tapping.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Oh! Crickhowell Industrial Estate. So that's where you've got to. Hmm. Right.
FITZROY: All my life I have wandered amongst the stars. I am a single entity, born of nothing, of no-one, and endlessly I travel. I have never had a home as you understand it.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Yeah. But you're thinking of settling down now, right?
FITZROY: Who would begrudge me that? I have watched you from afar, and now I wish to live as you do.
IANTO JONES: Yeah, but at what price?
FITZROY: One or two adjustments have been made to this planet, and for that I have had assistants.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Have these assistants of yours been switching off the electricity supply? Because - we've noticed.
FITZROY: Those who listen to my broadcasts are special. They were the ones who once advanced Earth's technology. Now, they will reverse it. There were, of course, those who did not accept. They were unfortunate casualties.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Okay. But why have you been doing all this?
FITZROY: I cannot arrive if my path is blocked by so much electrical interference.
IANTO JONES: So you're going to send the planet back to the Dark Ages?
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: What, hundreds of years of industrial and technological development - whoosh! Gone? You listen to me, FitzRoy, and listen very carefully. No-one is adjusting this or any other planet. Your visa application just been declined.
FITZROY: But it's too late, Captain Harkness. There is only one more broadcast, then Earth will be accessible to me.
(Bubbling liquids and electrical sounds.)
MISS CAREW: I'm ready to receive your orders, FitzRoy.
FITZROY: Now is the time for the final part of our deal.
MISS CAREW: The tests have been successful. Project F is now ready to go global. Every power station, every electrical system, every piece of technology will fail.
MISS CAREW: Hold on. Signal doesn't seem to be transmitting quite yet. Must be the satellite. It's vital in order to send the virus undetected.
FITZROY: Nothing must delay this final stage.
MISS CAREW: It's not a problem, FitzRoy. I just need to go onto the roof and fix it.
FITZROY: Hurry, Miss Carew, hurry.
MISS CAREW: It should only take a few minutes.
(Struggling to get free.)
GWEN COOPER: Miss Carew, you need to let me out! Oh, come...
(Grunting with effort, smashing of glass from nearby, she gasps.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Gwen?
GWEN COOPER: What?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Are you all right?
GWEN COOPER: (gasp.) How did you know where I was? I can't bel...!
RHYS WILLIAMS: You should have deleted your browsing history.
GWEN COOPER: (laughing) Oh, I love you, you're a life-saver. Come here.
(They kiss.)
GWEN COOPER: Not much time. Look, untie this lot, will you?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yeah.
GWEN COOPER: Go on.
(Pulling. GWEN COOPER gasps.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Yeah. All right?
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, yeah, pull this - that's right. Yeah.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Okay, come on.
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, come on.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Let's get out of here.
GWEN COOPER: Yeah.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Car's parked up the road - don't want to leave.
(Walking off.)
RHYS WILLIAMS: Gwen, where are you going?
GWEN COOPER: I've got to stop her, Rhys, before she activates that virus. Oh ... Oh my God, she's on the roof. (Calling) Miss Carew? Mi... What are you doing?
RHYS WILLIAMS: Why is she up there?
GWEN COOPER: She's going to do something that will change the world, okay? And there's no way I'm having that on my conscience, so ... (Calling) Please, Miss Carew, get down.
MISS CAREW: There's nothing you can do now, Miss Cooper.
GWEN COOPER: Stay here, Rhys. I'm going up.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: You can reverse this, FitzRoy. There's still time.
FITZROY: It's too late. It's happening already. This planet is opening up to me. And it feels so good to finally find a home.
IANTO JONES: You do not have the right to undo everything this planet has achieved over the centuries.
FITZROY: The people here will still be able to live. I am not destroying their habitat. I am improving it.
IANTO JONES: But the technology is part of that habitat now.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Look, I can help you find somewhere you can settle. Some place where there's no electricity, no technology, nothing blocking you.
IANTO JONES: Jack, if he's not going to stop Miss Carew, then we'll have to.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Will we make it there on time?
IANTO JONES: I don't know. But we've got to try.
(Moving off.)
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: You're staying right where you are, FitzRoy. I'll see to that.
GWEN COOPER: Remember who you are, Miss Carew. Come on, you're not some slave of FitzRoy's. You're your own person.
MISS CAREW: I'm not interested, Miss Cooper. All this will be totally irrelevant as soon as the satellite is adjusted.
GWEN COOPER: Get away from there. Look what you're doing. We're fifty foot up, you're an old woman - this is madness.
MISS CAREW: I made a deal and I'm sticking to it.
GWEN COOPER: This is a deal it's okay to break. Now, get away from the satellite. Have I got to come over there and stop you?
(Sudden surge of electrical power.)
MISS CAREW: Oh! Oh no! Oh, oh, oh! Help me!
GWEN COOPER: Grab my hands.
MISS CAREW: Oh ... oh ... can't ... can't ... can't reach.
(She screams, GWEN COOPER long drawn out cry)
GWEN COOPER: No...!
GWEN COOPER: Miss Carew, can you hear me? Miss Carew?
MISS CAREW: Oh ... Ah ... I feel so strange. Like I've been ... living in a dream for the past weeks.
GWEN COOPER: In a way you have.
MISS CAREW: (sigh.) I'm so tired, Miss Cooper.
RHYS WILLIAMS: We'll call you an ambulance, Miss Carew, soon as there's a signal.
GWEN COOPER: And I'm sure there'll be something they can do for you. There's always something they can do. Very clever, these medics.
MISS CAREW: What was I doing, Miss Cooper? Trying to fight death. That's a battle no-one ever wins. Ah, I've been a fool.
GWEN COOPER: No you haven't. You've been wonderful. You've done amazing stuff in your life, you've lived it to the full. You had your own company, remember? It changed so much for people. You've a lot to be proud of, Miss Carew. Miss Carew?
RHYS WILLIAMS: She's gone, Gwen.
(Walking over.)
IANTO JONES: What's going on?
RHYS WILLIAMS: It's Miss Carew. She's dead.
GWEN COOPER: She fell before she had time to adjust the satellite and spread the virus.
IANTO JONES: That should be enough to keep FitzRoy at bay, for now. He'll hopefully have been driven back into deep space.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: Let's hope he stays there. Still, we'd better get back to the Hub and make sure.
IANTO JONES: Are you okay, Gwen?
GWEN COOPER: Yeah, I'm fine. You get going.
CAPTAIN JACK HARKNESS: We'll talk tomorrow. Come on, Ianto!
(Moving off.)
GWEN COOPER: I hope I don't end up like that, Rhys, rotting away in some old people's home. I want to go out with a bang.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Carry on like this, and it's very likely. But hold on. Who was it did the dangerous rescue attempt this time?
GWEN COOPER: (chuckle.) You were brilliant. Thank you.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Could soon be a fully-fledged member of the Torchwood team, eh?
GWEN COOPER: Well, I don't know about that, Rhys. Not sure you'd want to be. Look at all we have to go through.
RHYS WILLIAMS: Don't mind. As long as I get to go through it with you, I'll take on anything.
(Torchwood closing theme.)
ANNOUNCER: In The Devil And Miss Carew, Captain Jack Harkness was played by John Barrowman, Gwen Cooper by Eve Myles, Ianto Jones by Gareth David Lloyd, and Rhys Williams by Kai Owen. FitzRoy was played by Martin Jarvis, and Miss Carew by Juliet Mills. Sian was played by Hayley J Williams, Uncle Bryn by James Walsh, and The Old Lady by Shelley Rees. The Devil And Miss Carew, part of Torchwood - The Lost Files, was written by Rupert Laight. It was a BBC Cymru Wales production Directed by Kate McAll.
RADIO 4 ANNOUNCER: And the second Torchwood Lost File is at the same time tomorrow.
Transcribed by David Tait
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The Steam Machine was founded by husband and wife Nick & Gulen. With a home brewing background of over ten years, they were no strangers to brewing, and Nick especially as a science teacher had always been fascinated by the chemical and biological processes behind brewing.
Inspired by the International Craft Beer Revolution, and by the exciting New World beers and wines the couple sampled whilst touring the world, Nick & Gulen were eager to create beers to satisfy their extended taste palates and to share them with others.
Having launched in the summer of 2015 in Nick's industrial North East hometown of Newton Aycliffe, they have an ever-expanding team of dedicated enthusiasts, they have scaled up production ten fold since starting, have twice moved and expanded premises, welcomed hundreds of visitors on their open weekends, and in their own words: "We are just getting started..."

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This section is part 6 of the PHE pneumococcal guideline summary.
Contents included in this summary
Anyone can report a suspected adverse reaction to the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) using the Yellow Card reporting scheme (http://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/).
The safety of the vaccine was assessed in controlled clinical studies and the safety profile of Prevenar13® was similar to Prevenar®. For Prevenar13®, the most commonly reported adverse reactions in children 6 weeks to 5 years of age were vaccination-site reactions, fever, irritability, decreased appetite, and increased and/or decreased sleep. Reports of all adverse reactions can be found in the summary of product characteristics for Prevenar 13® available at https://www.medicines.org.uk.
Mild soreness and induration at the site of injection lasting one to three days and, less commonly, a low grade fever may occur. More severe systemic reactions are infrequent. In general, local and systemic reactions are more common in people with higher concentrations of antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides.
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Mercury Pizza Co.
When Hattiesburg's newest pizzeria arrived on the scene in early 2016, making sure the masses understood this pizza was more than your standard SuperBowl slice was one of the main criteria. Named for the winged messenger of the gods, Mercury Pizza Company deliveres fresh pizza, made to order and ready to go in 90 seconds.
Branding included identity marks (three in total for various usage), website and customization of mobile app, pizza boxes (from design to vendor sourcing and production), outdoor signage, Facebook advertisements, menu boards and to-go menus, website, as well as uniforms for employees and a custom Mercury tile mounted above the imported 900 degree oven. The store is in planning for its second restaurant, scheduled to open in 2019.


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Rev. Debra Grant, Associate Minister
Our Pastor
The Reverend Dr. Anita J. Gould is the oldest of six children born to Annie K. and the late Jay O. Gould, Sr. A native Washingtonian, she grew up in the Capitol Hill area of South East and graduated from The Western High School in (Georgetown) DC. Her undergraduate studies were completed at Morgan State (College) University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Nurtured in the Christian faith from early childhood, she grew as an active member and young adult leader at the Jerusalem Baptist Church (Old Georgetown), Washington, DC.
Rev. Gould completed evangelism training through the World Christian Training Center and she was a participant in the Intermet Preacher Training Program taught by Rev. Dr. James Forbes, at Howard University. In response to the call to Christian ministry she matriculated in the Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD), where she received the Bishop Bunton Preaching Award when she was conferred the Master of Divinity Degree. Rev. Dr. Gould is a 2014 graduate of the Doctorate in Ministry Program for Church Leadership Excellence at Wesley Theological Seminary, in Washington, DC.
On July 3, 2015, at the Second Episcopal District Planning Meeting, held in Hampton, VA, Presiding Bishop William P. DeVeaux assigned Rev. Dr. Gould to her first pastoral post – to serve as the Pastor of the historic Mt. Gilboa AME Church, in Catonsville, MD – the oldestactive African American congregation in Baltimore County. Dr. Gould is excited about the work of equipping the saints for Kingdom building at such a time as this. The possibilities in the many gifts and talents will flow as Christian witness from the sanctuary into the community so that the Catonsville community will be made better and stronger.
Called to leave the church of her youth, Rev. Gould's Christian journey began anew when she joined Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Glenn Dale, MD, under the visionary leadership of her Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Lee P. Washington. Reaffirming her call to the ministry, she was licensed to preach by the AME Church in 1999 and ordained in the Washington Annual Conference – as an Itinerate Deacon (2003), by the late Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, and an Itinerate Elder (2005), by Bishop Adam J. Richardson. Immersed in numerous ministry opportunities while serving on the Ministerial Staff at Reid Temple AME Church, over the past fifteen years Dr. Gould has evolved as leader in discipleship development. She has traveled to equip the saints for the work of the church, growing the body of Christ as an instructor of "Identifying and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts" classes and workshops for pastors and leaders of congregations located as far West as Chicago, South to the Crescent City, and up and down the East Coast.
Pastor Gould serves the Second Episcopal District, the Washington Conference and the Capital District in several capacities as: Administrative Support Staff for the Executive Director of the Second District R.E.D. Board; Recording Secretary for the Second Episcopal District Clergy Caucus; Corresponding Secretary for the AME Ministerial Alliance of Washington DC and Vicinity; an instructor in the Washington Conference Board of Examiners; the Capital District Director of Christian Education; and the Capital District Assistant Superintendent of Program for the Church School Convention.
Rev. Dr. Gould is the founder of New Freedom Ministry LLC - an agency whose focus is on restorative justice by providing training to restore families affected by incarceration separation; working in educational, preventive and restoration efforts for youth victims rescued from human trafficking exploitation; and teaching persons reentering civilian life to discover their God-given purpose. She is currently writing a book entitled "Preaching It Real: Releasing the Power of the Leader Gifts" a guide for Pastors; and the companion book in the works is "Except the Lord Build the House: Discovering the Power of the Leader Gift" for clergy and congregation leaders, so that all may rediscover their personal spiritual gifts in Ephesians 4. She is a contributing writer for several discipleship development manuals and program guides published through Reid Temple AME Church.Each of the works assists pastors, leaders, and members in self-assessment, spiritual growth, and faith development as a Christian disciple.
Rev. Gould was employed with the U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). After more than twenty-five years of service in the HUD Headquarters Office of Human Resources, she retired as Chief of the Pay, Performance, and Workforce Analysis Branch. She is a Life Member of Blacks in Government (BIG), and a Golden Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Clearly, the Lord remains true to His promise to be with her always.Dr. Gould's heartfelt desire is that others may come to know and trust God with their life – through saving faith and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the essence and spirit of the message that she shares as she preaches and teaches so that all may come to know that no one has shown love greater than Jesus the Christ who laid down His life so that we may have a more abundant life now and forever.
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What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy, often abbreviated as "OT", is an applied science and health profession that provides skilled treatment to help individuals achieve and maintain independence in all facets of their lives. OT gives people the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent and satisfying lives.
People who work in the Occupational Therapy field can be credentialed as Occupational Therapists or as Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA).
The World Federation of Occupational Therapists provides the following definition of Occupational Therapy:
"Occupational therapy is as a profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Occupational therapists achieve this outcome by enabling people to do things that will enhance their ability to participate or by modifying the environment to better support participation."
What does it take to be an OT?
An occupational therapist completes a 5 or 6-year post-baccalaureate occupational therapy degree. An occupational therapy assistant completes a 2-year associate degree program. Both must complete a supervised fieldwork program during their studies and pass a national certification exam (NBCOT).
Many states require continuing education courses to be taken to maintain licensing (state-specific requirements).
What kind of problems can OT treat?
Occupational therapy treats any physical or mental problem that interferes with a person's ability to perform activities of daily living.
Therapy can be provided for anyone from young children to older adults. Some typical injuries or illnesses are paralysis, injury to a hand, joint disease, injury that limits movement, cognitive impairments, inability to perform personal care tasks, activities of daily living (ADL), and many more.
What are the areas of practice for OTs in physical health?
- Pediatric – in schools, community, inpatient hospital-based child OT.
- Acute care hospitals
- Inpatient rehabilitation – OTs help in recovery and adaptation for people with disabilities.
- Rehabilitation centers – treating stroke (CVA), spinal cord injuries, head injuries.
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Home Health
- Outpatient clinics
- Specialist assessment centers
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Productive Aging
- Mental Health
What is the Occupational Therapy process?
- Referral
- Information gathering
- Initial assessment
- Needs identification/problem formation
- Goal setting
- Action planning
- Action
- Ongoing assessment and revision of action
- Outcome and outcome measurement
- End of intervention or discharge
- Review
What are the goals of Occupational Therapy?
Increasing function and independence in regards to physical disability and limitations to enable a person to perform the activities alone, with limited help, or with the use of devices. With occupational therapy treatment, a person can become more independent.
What kind of treatments are used in OT?
There are many ways to provide occupational therapy. Depending on the cause of the problem, each person is evaluated and a treatment plan is designed to fit his/her needs. The first step in treatment is an evaluation process by the therapist. This helps the therapist determine the best treatment plan and frequency of treatments.
Does insurance cover Occupational Therapy?
Most health insurance policies will cover occupational therapy.
Some insurance companies might have limits to the number of covered treatments in 1 calendar year.
Job Outlook for Occupational Therapists
Employment is expected to grow much faster than average. Occupational Therapy Job opportunities should be good especially for occupational therapists treating the elderly. [Source: bls.gov]
See Also
Wikipedia – Occupational Therapy
Wikipedia – Occupational Therapist
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Occupational Therapists)


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Thank goodness for technology! These days, a diary isn't just a diary, because you can set Google Calendar to remind you of all sorts of things, whether it's a doctor's appointment to birthdays - the list is endless! Not forgetting the calendar on your mobile phone too - which can alert you days, hours or even minutes before the event!
Happy Sunday!
Have you ever been caught off guard when there are birthdays in January straight after Christmas and a holiday break when you've set all thoughts of work aside? If you're in the paper-crafting business whether you're a hobbyist or a business builder - birthdays that fall in the first week of January takes you by surprise until your phone pings - to alert you that someone's birthday is days away!
Long story short - I was reminded just in time to make this little beauty for a lovely lady who I now consider a friend. It's probably safe to post it now.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year
"City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style…"
One of the benefits of living in a thriving urban area is the incredible rich calendar of events that beckon us at the holidays. The smorgasbord of season's greetings can also be a drawback. For my family, doing too much is a recipe for toddler meltdowns and parental overwhelm…not exactly the holiday spirit we're looking for.
So how to choose? Here at TransForm, we're always looking for fun things to do that get us out of the car and into our community. So this year, consider paring down that crazy list by focusing on car-free holiday adventures. In addition to saving on gas and stress, you can get to know new places and help spare our air and climate.
Here are a few of our favorite holiday activities that involve walking, biking, and public transportation.
On foot
Neighborhood caroling
Many neighborhoods organize caroling, and some even hold a few rehearsals before hitting the streets. My neighborhood starts off by singing for the residents of a senior housing development before spreading the joy to the general public. If there's nothing going yet in your neck of the woods, you might just start a new tradition!
Holiday lights
Okay, maybe singing isn't your thing. You can still take a walk around the block and see what creative holiday décor is going on in your neighborhood. This can be a great warm-up for our next suggestion…
On bike
Crazy holiday lights
There are always those folks who go all Chevy Chase with the lights. You can take advantage of their enthusiasm and offset their carbon emissions by biking to the show. In the East Bay, Alameda's "Christmas Tree Lane" and Monterey Avenue in North Berkeley will dazzle your eyes. Tom and Jerry's Christmas tree in Noe Valley is a popular San Francisco destination; to the north, the Marinwood Mickey Mouse Christmas House awaits; and on the Peninsula, Eucalyptus Avenue in San Carlos is the place to go.
Where: Search the map on this website to find crazy lights near you.
Bike-In Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Riding your fixie to downtown Oakland and bundling up to watch a Tim Burton movie outside in December might sound a tad too hip for your style...but it's sponsored by the Oakland Public Library and there will be free hot cocoa! Bring your own flask.
When: December 16
Info: https://bikeeastbay.org/events/bike-movie-nightmare-christmas
Light Up The Night
Every year, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition hands out hundreds of free bike lights to people riding in the dark. They keep their distribution location secret to ensure that lights go to folks who need them the most. Members are invited to volunteer and help give the gift of safety this holiday season.
When: December 15
Info: http://www.sfbike.org/event/light-up-the-night-10/
On transit
Caltrain Holiday Train
Nothing beats a train that's totally decked out for the holidays plus collects toy donations to share with less fortunate children. Hop aboard at several stations along the Peninsula – it's free!
When: December 5 & 6
Transit: Caltrain
Info: http://www.caltrain.com/riderinfo/specialevents/holidaytrain.html
Lighted Yacht Parade
If you're more of the sea-faring type, take the bus or ferry to Jack London Square for the 59th annual Lighted Yacht Parade. You can even ride the ferry in the parade! You'll see everything from giant sailboats to rowing shells strutting their stuff along the Estuary between Oakland and Alameda. Festivities on land include music, shopping, and crafts.
When: December 5
Transit: AC Transit, SF Bay Ferry
Info: http://www.jacklondonsquare.com/events/special-events
Chanukah Festival of Lights in Union Square
In 1975, San Francisco became the first place outside of Israel to hold a public celebration of Chanukah. The spark has now spread to over 500 cities worldwide. Celebrate this lighting of the 25-foot-tall Bill Graham Menorah each night (times vary) with special performances on the first and eighth night of the festival.
When: December 6-13
Transit: BART to Powell Street
Info: http://www.billgrahammenorah.org/
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Live
The San Francisco Symphony offers a number of holiday-themed concerts, but our favorite is the one that involves Snoopy. This year, the show begins with a sing-along led by special guest Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid. If you want to continue the fun after the show, you can walk over to Union Square to see San Francisco's giant Christmas tree and take a spin around the ice skating rink.
When: December 18-23
Transit: BART to Civic Center
Info: http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2015-2016/Holiday-A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas.aspx
What are your favorite holiday outings that don't require you to drive? Leave your suggestions in the comments below.


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I have a strong urge to tag this post with "weird" because, seeing and hearing a life-like artificial intelligence (AI) news anchors spitting out news is beyond weird. You read that right. As of today, AI anchors is a thing and China's state-run news agency Xinhua is the first in the world to 'employ' not one, but two AI anchors. The anchors, officially known as "AI Synthetic Anchors," are modeled after the agency's human anchors, but with voices, facial expressions and lip movements animated and synthesized using deep learning techniques.
One AI anchor joins the Chinese news team while the other, modeled after anchor Zhang Zhao, reports with the Xinhua English news team. You can see a short clip of AI version of Zhang Zhao introducing himself in the video below. Speaking of the video, you can see that, while everything works as it should, the result is not quite life-like. If you scrutinized it closely, the lip movements are clearly artificial and more obviously, the voice is way too robotic. But hey, it is a start. I am sure it will be more polished as technology in this field advances.
Anywho, with these AI anchors, they could work "tirelessly" for 24 hours a day. All they need are editors to input the news and they are pretty much all set to deliver news. It is Xinhua's way reducing production costs while at the same boosting timeliness of news delivery. The AI anchors, which are developed with China search engine company Sogou, was officially unveiled at the 5th World Internet Conference on the day the agency celebrated its 87 years in existence.
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Chemical Giant Increases Focus on Additive Manufacturing with Creation of BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH
Global chemical giant BASF isn't new to 3D printing. The company has been increasingly involved in high-profile partnerships in additive manufacturing, including significant work with HP's new Multi Jet Fusion technology and Essentium Materials' new FlashFuse technology. BASF has expanded on these partnerships, telling us more about their rising commitment to the materials at play in these up-and-coming technologies as they have focused on materials for production-quality 3D printing and even work in bioprinting. Today, BASF SE announced the creation, effective September 1, 2017, of a new business dedicated to additive manufacturing.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH, will focus entirely on 3D printing with a team initially comprised of approximately 30 expert employees. To be headed by BASF New Business Managing Director Volker Hammes, who will become the Managing Director of BASF 3D Printing Solutions, the new business is drawing largely from BASF's experienced internal team.
"The field of 3D printing for industrial applications is highly dynamic and still emerging," said Hammes of the perceived need for the new business. "This means there is a need for agile, startup-like structures with interdisciplinary teams and quick decision-making processes. Combining the customer-focused 3D printing activities in one location at a dedicated business is an important success factor."
Heidelberg, Germany will be the home of the new business, at the InnovationLab GmbH site. There, BASF 3D Printing Solutions will focus on, the company says, 3D printing materials, system solutions, components, and services, working closely with internal and external researchers and application engineers. Potential external partners include universities as well as customers.Collaboration with partners has been a key part of BASF's additive manufacturing strategy. Managing Director designate Hammes spoke to this importance a few months ago at Materialise World Summit, where he said:
"We need the best minds working together… There is too much protectionism, too much talking about who gets how much share while the market is still fully developing."
During his session at MWS — titled "Chemistry enabled AM offers solutions for current and future needs" — Hammes explained that he has been the head of BASF's 3D printing business unit since 2016. He presented a level-headed approach to the place of additive manufacturing in production processes, noting that "there's too much talk of 'we should replace injection molding'," and that he sees a trend that often the best approach to technology comes from combined approaches.Additional highlights from his discussion at that time regarding the present and the future of additive manufacturing included that AM:
- Is truly different from classical material processing
- Means design and process are as important as material properties
- Initially manages risks through over-engineering and learning with few materials
- Is triggered by different buying motives, too early for classical industry segmentation
- Is a journey. The step from rapid design prototyping to industrial manufacturing of functional parts is strongly underestimated
New chemistry, he added to that list, is a key enabler, but co-innovation is in dire need. Hammes said that BASF became serious about additive manufacturing around 2012-2013 and that by mid-2017, "I think we are very serious about it."
This sentiment was mirrored by partner Essentium, as that company's President and CTO, Blake Teipel, PhD, told me at RAPID + TCT in May that "They're very serious about AM." He noted that while BASF had had a small showing two years ago at the annual AMUG conference, for 2017 they had grown to become a show sponsor with a fully outlined, tiered approach to additive manufacturing.
BASF 3D Printing Solutions will be working to meet a wide variety of requirements for its customers, which will largely be those companies focusing on industrial production applications for 3D printing. Among the industries targeted are aerospace, automotive, and consumer goods production.
"They're globally positioned, have many customers and great material technology; talk about a trusted leader, BASF has been around for a century," Teipel told me.
The new company will be gaining resources through the taking over and expansion of BASF New Business subsidiary Deutsche Nanoschicht GmbH in Heidelberg, where new solutions will be developed and tested.
We reached out to BASF for additional comment on the new business, but unfortunately the German team were unavailable for further detail at this time. Discuss in the BASF forum at 3DPB.com.
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A sauna gas heater by SAUNATechnics operates in accordance with a proven and tested principle. To put it simply: A steel pipe with a gas flame is heated with low pressure. This process is safe and efficient because it orientates itself along the actual heat requirements. This type of heating has proven to be reliable over decades. The use of gas heating, especially in large saunas, results in lower energy costs compared with an electric oven, for example.
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A low pressure blower at the end of the pipe system creates the low pressure. This special blower has a low noise level and is heat-resistant. As soon as the sauna requires heat, the temperature control will switch on the blower. The result is suction pressure when the burner is on. An air switch is triggered which activates the power supply (230 V) of the gas burner. An electronically controlled gas valve opens the inflow. The released gas mixes with the inlet combustion air to form a flammable mixture. This mixture then flows through the burner head into the burner pipe, lights up and subsequently forms a gas flame. A glow plug with ionisation ignition protection monitors whether the gas is actually burnt. If no flame is created, the glow plug will shut down the gas supply immediately. Therefore, only with sufficient low pressure can the gas flow and the burner ignite. If there is no low pressure, the gas burner shuts down for safety reasons.
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This luxury development is offering pre-launch prices in an exclusive promotion of limited availability in Mijas Costa. 39 apartments & penthouses available for sale from the developer. Located in Mijas Costa in an elevated position providing unparalleled views and direct beach access.
Set in a ideal location at walking distance to the beach and a short walk to all amenities. It is only 20 minutes by car to the international airport at Málaga and Fuengirola is only a short distance away with its shopping centres, beaches, sea promenade, and spanish squares and tapas bars.
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Team Associated SC10 RTR Review
The 1/10th 2wd short course trucks are extremely popular. At first, Team Associated released the SC10 as a kit, but since few months, the A-Team now offers the SC10 as a Ready-To-Run vehicle. Basically, both trucks are the same, except that AE built the RTR for you and added their electronics. The SC10 is offered in different paint schemes (Lucas Oil, Pro Comp, Team Associated, KMC Wheels and Bully Dog) all from the Lucas Oil Race series. The SC10 is based on the 6-time National Champion RC10T4 electric stadium truck. In fact, at least, 90% of the parts are interchangeable. After I have fully charged a Wolfpack 4200 pack, I was eager to see why people are so excited about short course trucks. Keep on reading, you'll know more about the Team Associated SC10 short course truck.
On the bench: The SC10 comes with the well known XP2 AM radio system. This radio is included with many others vehicles from Team Associated since many years now. At first, the radio looks a little "plastic" but it offers features not found on others RTRs. Among those features, you'll find steering endpoint adjustments, steering dual rate and throttle/steering trim. To power the SC10, a Reedy Radon 17T motor is installed. This motor is good for 30000 RPM and can be rebuilt when the brushes are worn out. The steering servo is not extremely fast but has metal gears and will resist to hard impacts. An SC200 ESC controls the power to the motor. This is a new ESC for Team Associated. It has a low-voltage cut off and is ready for LiPo batteries. The reverse can also be disabled for racing.
On the track: As soon as the 17T Reedy Radon motor comes to life, the SC10 quickly accelerates making long roaster tails. This motor pushes the SC10 with authority in the mid 20s MPH in just few seconds. The power is progressive and adequate for a RTR truck. The cut-off function of the ESC works perfectly. Before the battery pack went down, the motor stopped and only the steering was functional. This is an extremely nice feature to prevent expensive LiPo batteries from dumping. I mentioned earlier about the speed of the steering servo however the handling is not much affected and to be honest, the servo fits well with my driving style and the driving style associated with short course trucks. The name of the game with those trucks is power sliding and countersteering and the steering servo helps me to perfect my cornering.
On the bench: An 87T spur gear is attached to a dual pad slipper clutch to adjust wheel spin and also to protect the transmission. Talking about the transmission, Team Associated uses a more compact transmission with a 2.6:1 final ratio. A beveled-gear sealed differential is used and filled with grease but you can replace the grease with different silicon fluids to fine tune diff action. The diff is robust enough to resist to abuse of brushless motors. Steel dogbones are used to spin the rear wheels. All components of this smooth drivetrain spin on rubber sealed bearings.
On the track: The final gear ration gives to the SC10 good accelerations and a decent top speed. The new diff works fine but I'd preferred to have a lightly thicker fluid in the diff but this is only my taste. I drove the SC10 on different surfaces, on dirt, the slipper clutch works nicely and was slipping just enough to prevent too much wheel spin under hard accelerations. However, I had to tight the slipper clutch about ½ turn when I ran the SC10 on concrete because the clutch was too much slipping.
Specs and features:
- Scale 1:10
- Power Electric
- Type Off Road
- Length 550mm
- Width 293mm
- Weight 2080g
- Wheelbase 327mm
- Internal Gear Ratio 2.6:1
- Drive 2WD
- Track 245mm
- Built on the 6-time National Champion RC10T4 platform
- Authentic short course replica racing truck body
- Short course style wheels and aggressive tread multi-terrain scale tires with reinforced sidewalls
- Realistic bumpers front and rear for maximum durability
- Durable front and rear body mounts
- 14 rubber-sealed ball bearings
- Rugged steel turnbuckles for quick and easy suspension adjustments
- AE logo mud flaps
- 2.6:1 ratio gearbox equipped with sealed gear differential
- Efficient dual-sided, externally adjustable slipper clutch
- Molded composite low-CG chassis
- Hinged battery hold-down strap fits NiMH and LiPo battery packs
- Set-screw secured antenna tube
- Fully adjustable suspension geometry
- Angled bellcrank coplanar steering with integral servo saver
- Vertical ball end roll-center adjustments front and rear
- Blue aluminum shock bodies
- Steel rear dogbone drive shafts
- XP2 radio system with metal gear steering servo
- XP SC200 digital electronic forward/reverse speed controller with optional LiPo low voltage cutoff and optional reverse lockout
- Reedy 17-turn motor
- Many Factory Team and Reedy option parts already available!
Tires, body and chassis:
On the bench: The first thing I noticed when I opened the box is how big the SC10 is. The truck is wide and low, exactly as a full scale short course (SC) truck. The second thing I noticed is how realistic the SC10 is. The body is well detailed and comes with all stickers applied. The SC10 really looks like a full scale SC truck. The body, the bumpers, the mud flaps, the wheels and the tires are realistic. The bumpers are huge and will protect the SC10 of any hard impacts. The closed wheels, the huge bumpers and the nerf bars make the SC10 extremely durable. The chassis is from a T4 and have been stretched by 1.75 inches. Good point for the hinged batteryholder that make changing battery extremly easy.
On the track: When driving the SC10, the scale look comes even more realistic. The complete package makes me feel like driving a full scale SC truck. Even the sound of the pebbles hitting the body sounds real. If you pay close attention while driving the SC10, you can see the rear mud flaps rubbing on the ground when landing from a jump. The tires work fine and are made of medium compound. They offered good forward and side traction for a RTR on all surfaces I ran the SC10. Only one bad note for the SC10, I'd like to see a plastic guard to prevent dirt and debris to enter the chassis.
On the bench: Aluminum blue anodized shocks equip the SC10. Shock spacers are used to adjust the ride height. Those shocks are the same as those found on the T4 and GT2 trucks. The complete suspension is very smooth. I didn't ask AE for the shock oil but my guess is that the front shocks are filled with 35wt and the rear with 30wt shock oil. The front shocks use silver springs while the rear shocks use green springs. There are a lot of suspension possibilities to fine tune the toe, caster, roll center and ride height. The shock towers and suspension arms offer plenty of shock mounting positions, once again, to fine tune the suspension.
On the track: As expected the SC10 handles great. The soft suspension allows enough body roll and makes the SC10 looks like a full scale short course truck when cornering. Good point also for the weight transfer while braking or accelerating. On the rough terrain, the suspension soaked bumps and ruts with ease. I didn't have to slow done and the truck didn't get out of shape. I jumped the SC10 over different size of jumps. The SC10 took off level and landed on its four wheels jump after jump. The truck bottomed out when jumping bigger jumps when bashing. It is no big deal because others vehicles were also bottoming out. I read on the web that installing gold shock springs in front and silver springs in rear will increase traction and handling.
On the bench: The SC10 uses the same steering components as the T4. A servo saver is integrated into one of the steering cranks to protect servo under impacts. Steel turnbuckles are used to adjust toe and camber. Foam rings are used on all ball studs to keep dust and debris away.
On the track: Like any others 2wd truck, the SC10 understeers when driving on surface with low traction and oversteers when cornering and applying too much throttle. Few tweaks to the suspension and a better throttle control should correct this situation. The steering servo was strong enough to steer the wheel with ease. In any case I had difficulties to keep the truck where I wanted it to go.
What's hot
- Realistic scale look
- Durable
- Well built
- Based on the T4
- Extremly fun to drive
What to improve
- A faster steering servo
- A guard to prevent debris to enter the chassis
I now understand why the short course trucks are so popular. Based on the RC10T4, the SC10 is fun to drive, looks incredibly realistic and durable. All the components included into the SC10 are well known stuff from AE so there is no worry concerning their durability and quality. The SC10 will please everybody for sure, it charmed my son and another member of my family who is absolutely not interested in RC (read my wife). The SC10 charmed them so much; they kept stealing the radio from my hands to try the truck. Normally, I don't run much the vehicles after I wrote the review but in this case, I'll keep it for me and I have good projects in mind for my new friend, the SC10.
With a price tag of 225$us, the SC10 offers a lot for the money.
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Please contact RDI Technologies directly. If you can provide the "License ID" of your installation, it will help speed up the process. The location of the License ID is shown in the attachment. Our license server needs to be updated to allow the new computer. You will be issued a "Deactivation" for the existing computer and instructions on how to use it. Then, you can reactivate your Motion Amplification program on another computer.
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Earlier this year, we discovered our new house came with a few unexpected tenants: desert box turtles. For the first two months, we thought we only had two, dubbed Sheldon and Shelly. Estimates today range from 10-15.
As responsible turtle habitat owners, we sought to provide the best hospitality we could for our four-legged residents. We left out canned cat food, fruits, and veggies and tossed worms to turtles who made an appearance. We also dug a hole a few feet deep and filled it with soft soil for digging and covered it with a protective wood top. This shelter is nicknamed "Turtopolis" and is the new home of Shelly.
We had so many questions. Did the turtles eat the food we left out for them or was there a cat in the neighborhood sneaking into our backyard? (turns out "yes" to both questions) We also wanted to know how many turtles we had, specifically how many baby turtles, who spend most of their days hiding.
To find out, I bought a noir camera for one of my raspberry pi computers and installed RPi-Cam-Web-Interface. This open source software provides a simple interface in your internet browser to watch the live camera feed and automatically record clips when motion is sensed.
TurtleTV was a great success. Turtles are both hilarious and clumsy and yet still evolutionary marvels. They've adapted well to our backyard and it's a pleasure watching them on and off camera.
TurtleTV also helped us capture two of the baby turtles. They often don't hibernate or survive their first winter. Now these guys will be enjoying the good life till spring.


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