text: A Novel Needle-Free Blood Draw Device for Sample Collection From Short Peripheral CathetersCadacio, Caprice MD; Nachamkin, Irving DrPH, MPH, FAAM, FIDSAJournal of Infusion Nursing: May/June 2017 - Volume 40 - Issue 3 - p 156–162 doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000222 Features Open Abstract Author InformationAuthors Article OutlineOutline Article MetricsMetrics A new US Food and Drug Administration-cleared needleless blood collection device (PIVO; Velano Vascular, San Francisco, CA) for short peripheral catheters was compared with conventional venipuncture for collecting blood samples for routine laboratory analysis from adult healthy volunteers. The PIVO device was comparable with venipuncture in terms of providing high-integrity samples (no hemolysis or clotting), equivalent laboratory values, and better patient experience as assessed by pain scores. Further studies to assess the overall utility of the PIVO device are warranted. Department of General Internal Medicine and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Caprice Cadacio, MD, is a hospitalist in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and an assistant professor in the Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She teaches medical students and residents rotating on the inpatient General Medicine wards. She encounters many vascular access patients and is interested in better and safer access for these patients. Irving Nachamkin, DrPH, MPH, FAAM, FIDSA, is director of clinical laboratories and the Division of Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Corresponding Author: Caprice Cadacio, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Section of Hospital Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, 5 Maloney, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (email@example.com). Velano Vascular funded this study through a University of Pennsylvania-sponsored research agreement. Statistical analysis was performed by Greg Maislin, PhD, Biomedical Statistical Consulting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Velano Vascular assisted in the preparation of this manuscript. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. Abstract BACKGROUND METHODS Study Device Study Design Laboratory Testing Survey of Participants Statistical Analysis RESULTS Subject Population Blood Collection Blood Specimen Integrity: Spurious Hemolysis Blood Specimen Integrity: Hemostatic Activation Laboratory Test Precision Subject and Provider Assessment DISCUSSION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS REFERENCES Back to Top | Article Outline BACKGROUND Blood draws by venipuncture are 1 of the most commonly performed hospital procedures in the world, affecting nearly every hospitalized patient daily.1 As a case in point, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), a regional referral and teaching institution, more than half a million inpatient blood collections are ordered in a single year.2 Nearly every inpatient in the hospital's care typically receives at least 1 daily blood collection, with 25% of admissions receiving 3 or more collections per day.2 Over the course of an admission, approximately 3% of patients receive more than 100 blood collections during their stay.2 Frequent blood draws have unwanted consequences, namely patient discomfort, provider sharps injuries, ecchymosis, and even iatrogenic anemia.3–5 As such, the movement to reduce venipunctures and their associated unwanted sequelae has become a significant hospital procedural improvement initiative nationwide.6 Institutional enhancements have focused on elimination of unnecessary tests and movement toward drawing samples based on clinical need rather than a routine schedule.6 Central vascular access devices may be used for blood collection but their general use is only justified in a certain patient population.7 Even then, the use of central vascular access for blood draw purposes needs to be weighed against the risk of jeopardizing contamination and luminal patency8 and the inherent risks of catheter placement such as central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), thrombosis, and pneumothorax.9,10 Alternatively, providers are able to obtain blood draws from short peripheral catheters (SPCs), and these samples are largely comparable with venipuncture samples,11–13 although they are at higher risk of hemolysis.14 The Infusion Nurses Society's Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (the Standards) advise that only pediatric patients, adults with difficult vascular access, and patients with bleeding disorders or a need for serial tests have blood taken from SPCs.7(S87) Thus, SPC blood draws currently are not a widespread practice. New technology, such as the PIVO blood collection device (Velano Vascular; San Francisco, CA), may leverage SPCs for blood draws to provide reliable blood samples and change the clinical culture around this technique. The primary objective of this study was to assess the ability of PIVO, a new US Food and Drug Administration-cleared needle-free blood collection device, to aspirate nonhemolyzed, high-integrity blood samples via SPCs both at the time of placement and soon after. The secondary objective was to assess patient pain and provider experience. Back to Top | Article Outline METHODS Study Device The PIVO blood collection device is a single-use blood collection apparatus that connects to the hub of a T-shaped SPC extension set (Figure 1a). The user actuates a plunger on the device, which advances a polymer cannula through the SPC hub and past the end of the SPC tip into the vein (Figure 1b). Standard vacuum tubes or a syringe are used at the back end of the study device to collect blood samples (Figure 1c). Figure 1 Back to Top | Article Outline Study Design A prospective, nonrandomized study design was used for the current evaluation. Healthy adult subjects (>21 years of age) were recruited to the outpatient Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) at HUP to participate. Exclusion criteria were severe needle phobia or a history of syncope, panic attacks, or hypotension with venipuncture or intravenous catheter placement; renal disease or a history of hemodialysis; arteriovenous fistulas or vascular grafts; a current indwelling vascular device (peripherally inserted central catheters, ports, SPCs); morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] >35); deformity or injury to either of the participant's arms or hands; a history of valvular heart disease, endocarditis, or cardiovascular prosthesis; use of aspirin in the last 2 weeks; pregnant women (a urine pregnancy test was done after consent); any condition that the investigator thought might limit the volunteer's ability to complete the study protocol; and hemolytic disorders (eg, sickle cell disease). All subjects underwent informed consent to participate. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Pennsylvania. Each participant served as his or her own control, receiving 2 paired blood draws to compare the blood samples and patient experience of the study device versus traditional venipuncture. On an alternating basis, 30 subjects were assigned to receive draws comparing either 21-gauge needle venipunctures to study device draws through a 20-gauge SPC or comparing 23-gauge needle venipunctures to study device draws through a 22-gauge SPC (Figure 2). Figure 2 All study procedures were performed by experienced nursing staff exclusive to the CTRC. A total of 5 nurses performed draws; however, nearly 50% were performed by 1 nurse. Nurse selection was driven solely by availability during scheduled visits. Each patient had an SPC (BD; Franklin Lakes, NJ; Insyte Autoguard IV 20 gauge, 22 gauge) placed in 1 arm followed by a flush of 5 mL normal saline and a 10-minute wait. The first venipuncture (BD Vacutainer Safety-Lok Wingsets, 21 gauge, 23 gauge) was performed in the non-SPC arm and immediately followed by a study device draw through the SPC. After the study device draw, the SPC was again flushed with 5 mL normal saline and another 10 minutes were allowed to pass. A second venipuncture was performed in the non-SPC arm immediately followed by a study device draw through the SPC. After the second device draw, the SPC was removed. Patient and providers were asked to rate or comment on their experiences after each draw. Venipunctures followed standard clinical practice, including skin antisepsis, use of a tourniquet, and puncture of veins of the antecubital fossa.7 During venipuncture, nurses collected 3 requisite tubes of blood for coagulation (BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate [0.105 M, 3.2%], 4-mL blue top tube), chemistry (BD Vacutainer Clot Activator/Polymer Gel, 4-mL gold top tube), and complete blood count (BD Vacutainer K2EDTA 7.2-mg, 4-mL lavender top tube) laboratory analysis in that order. No waste tube was drawn during venipunctures, in keeping with local clinical practice. Blood draws with the study device began with antisepsis of the needleless connector. No tourniquet was used for device collections. Each study device draw first collected a 3-mL waste tube followed by the same tubes in the same order as during venipuncture. All study draws were collected directly into vacuum tubes. Both venipunctures and device collections each were allowed 2 attempts to complete the collection. Each tube was uniquely labeled to indicate the collection. At the end of all draws, all tubes were sent simultaneously to the core laboratory at HUP for processing, and results were reported using the assigned unique labels. Back to Top | Article Outline Laboratory Testing A clinically high-quality blood specimen was defined as not having spurious hemolysis or extrinsic hemostatic activation. Samples were analyzed to detect spurious hemolysis by comparison of potassium, hemoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and the spectrographic hemolysis index.15 Spurious hemostatic activation was assessed by platelet count, international normalized ratio (INR), and fibrinogen comparisons. Laboratory analysis was performed in the Core Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at HUP, a clinical laboratory certified by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and College of American Pathologists. Back to Top | Article Outline Survey of Participants After the SPC insertion, each venipuncture, and each PIVO device draw, the subjects indicated their level of discomfort on a 0 to 10 Likert-type scale with 0 indicating "no discomfort" and 10 indicating "extreme discomfort." Qualitative feedback on device and procedural experience was gathered using a comment form from the study nurses. Back to Top | Article Outline Statistical Analysis Paired laboratory values comparing venipuncture with device draws were analyzed by Bland-Altman limits of agreement analysis. This technique is used to assess agreement between 2 methods of clinical measurement. Limits of agreement analysis uses the mean of the differences between 2 sets of samples and their standard deviations to calculate an upper and lower bound within which the true difference of means lies with a set 99% certainty. If the upper and lower bounds fall within the interval of difference created by predefined total allowable error, then the 2 methods of measurement can be considered equivalent.16 Acceptable performance was based on proficiency testing criteria for acceptable performance as established by CLIA.15 Back to Top | Article Outline RESULTS Subject Population This study recruited self-reported healthy adults from the population in proximity to the CTRC. The subjects were 60% male, with a mean age of 36 (range of 20-65) and mean BMI of 27.5 (range of 19.6-39.9). Laboratory values from the venipuncture draws were reviewed for results out of the normal range, and patients were contacted by the investigator, as clinically necessary. Six total subjects had values outside the laboratory's normal range that required investigator notification. Four subjects were anemic. Two subjects had an elevated creatinine, and 2 participants had an elevated bilirubin. No adverse events related to the study device were reported. Back to Top | Article Outline Blood Collection Consent was obtained from 30 enrolled volunteers. One subject was withdrawn because the nurse could not place an SPC after 3 attempts. Six additional subjects required 2 attempts to place the SPC. One venipuncture draw was unsuccessful after 2 attempts (overall 98% success), and the corresponding study device draw was not processed because of a laboratory labeling error. One additional venipuncture required a second attempt to complete. Three device draws were unsuccessful after 2 attempts (overall 95% success). One additional device draw required a second attempt to complete. In 3 instances, the specimen was not processed because of an error in the laboratory's labeling system. Overall, of 120 expected draws, 102 were analyzed and reported, resulting in 51 paired comparisons of the device draw to a corresponding venipuncture (Figure 2). Back to Top | Article Outline Blood Specimen Integrity: Spurious Hemolysis Spurious hemolysis of samples collected by the study device and venipuncture were compared using potassium, hemoglobin, LDH, AST, and the spectrographic hemolysis index. Hemolysis index was reported on a scale of 0 to 4, with 0 being no hemolysis, 1 being slight hemolysis, and 2 or greater triggering a sample rejection. All samples collected by both the study device and venipuncture showed no hemolysis per the hemolysis index. As shown in Table 1, the calculated Bland-Altman upper and lower limits of agreement for potassium, LDH, and AST between the venipuncture and device draws were within the total allowable error. The authors considered the venipuncture and device draws equivalent in terms of spurious hemolysis. TABLE 1 Back to Top | Article Outline Blood Specimen Integrity: Hemostatic Activation Spurious hemostatic activation was assessed by comparing the resulting values for platelet count, INR, and fibrinogen. As shown in Table 1, the Bland-Altman upper and lower limits of agreement are within the total allowable error, so all laboratory values of hemostasis are considered equivalent between the venipuncture and device draw. Back to Top | Article Outline Laboratory Test Precision Because of the study design, whereby study device draws were done after venipuncture and all samples were sent to the laboratory simultaneously, some clinical variability was expected between collection methods. It was expected that very little variability would be seen within the 2 venipuncture draws performed on each person. However, comparable variability was seen within paired venipunctures (Table 2) as was seen when comparing venipuncture to study device draws (Table 1), indicated by similar Bland-Altman upper and lower bounds. TABLE 2 Back to Top | Article Outline Subject and Provider Assessment Perceptions of procedural discomfort and device performance, as reported by both study subjects and study nurses, respectively, were assessed. Seventy-nine percent of device draws were reported as having no sensation by the subject with a reported score of 0 on a pain scale between 0 (no pain) and 10 (very uncomfortable). Overall, average device draw discomfort was a reported 0.4 of 10, whereas average venipuncture draw discomfort was a reported 1.8 of 10 (Table 3). This difference was statistically significant using a paired t test (P < .05). As a benchmark, SPC placement was rated as a 2.1 of 10 by the study participants. TABLE 3 Providers subjectively reported similar flow rates from the device versus needle and no significant difficulty in device use. Total time to fill 3 tubes of blood was compared between the device and venipuncture. In the case of the device draws, time to fill a waste volume was not measured or incorporated. The comparison of draw times was not analyzed for statistical significance and is reported as a descriptive comparison only. Overall, the average tube fill times were longer in the PIVO draws than with venipuncture draws with the exception of the second draw in the 21-gauge needle and 20-gauge PIVO/SPC groups (Table 4). When comparing draw times between corresponding groups the maximum time difference was 31 seconds longer in the 22-gauge PIVO/SPC versus the 23-gauge needle group (first draw). Some of this time difference may be attributable to slower flow inherent to smaller gauges. The smallest time difference was 5.3 seconds longer in the 22-gauge PIVO/SPC versus the 23-gauge needle group (second draw). TABLE 4 Back to Top | Article Outline DISCUSSION The new PIVO blood collection device was evaluated as an alternative to venipuncture for patients with indwelling SPCs. Overall, the study device showed high blood collection success, equivalent sample integrity and analyte results to venipuncture, and satisfaction from both patients and providers. The findings suggest 3 potential benefits of the PIVO blood collection device in comparison with classic venipunctures blood collection. First is the avoidance of painful venipunctures and their associated hematomas17 and risks and costs of provider sharps injuries.18,19 The study device exhibited nearly painless draws for patients. This could benefit patients who require frequent blood draws. Second is the implementation of a simple procedure to draw quality samples from an SPC. The study device draws matched the quality of venipuncture draws while demonstrating ease of use from clinicians. Lastly, given the ease of use of the PIVO and needleless construction, accidental needlesticks may be avoided. There were limitations to the study design. First, there was preanalytic handling variation between various nurses and variable time to deliver and process the specimens at the laboratory that was not controlled or measurable. Second, the subjects in this study were self-reported healthy volunteers. The self-selected population of patients may have affected reported pain scores and subjects' inherent vein integrity. Last, the device was studied using a recently placed SPC. Additional studies are required to fully understand the study device's interactions with longer indwelling SPCs. Overall, the study suggests this novel PIVO blood collection device offers the benefits of relatively pain-free blood collection without compromising sample integrity in comparison with the practice of venipuncture. The results further suggest benefit of the PIVO device to patients and providers and prompt further investigation into its ability to draw blood from indwelling SPCs in an inpatient population. Back to Top | Article Outline ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors thank Erin Gilroy; Lisa Nessel; Amanda Christini, MD; and Perry Dubin, MD, for their assistance with this study.Back to Top | Article Outline REFERENCES 1. WHO guidelines on drawing blood: best practices in phlebotomy. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2010. 2, Best practices in phlebotomy. National Center for Biotechnology Information website. https://http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK138665/. Cited Here... 2. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. 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Sharps injuries among hospital workers in Massachusetts, 2010: findings from the Massachusetts Sharps Injury Surveillance System. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Occupational Health: 2011. Cited Here... Keywords:blood collection devices; laboratory testing; needleless blood collection; peripheral intravenous catheter; phlebotomy; short peripheral catheter; venipuncture © Copyright 2017 by Infusion Nurses Society


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Drowsy Chaperone CT
The Will Rogers Follies
Thoroughly Modern Musical
Chasing Rainbows
Bye Bye Birdie/Goodspeed
Goodspeed's Anything Goes
Hartford Stage
A Lesson from Aloes
Hubbard Hall
Own Wife
The Velocity of Autumn
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Book Club Play
HH - Crucible
Shakespeare's King Lear
Parellel Lives
Hubbard Shirley Valentine
Shakespeare's Macbeth
The Drawer Boy
You Can't Take It With Yo
An Unlikely Hero
B ob Dylan
A Lesser Saint
Upstreet, #1
Living Room Theatre
LRTs Three Sisters
MacHaydn Theater-2018
Annie at the Mac
Mac's Wedding Singer
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Machaydn Mamma Mia
Mac-Haydn Cabaret
Funny Girl
Damn Yankees 2018
Mac-Haydn's Addams Family
The All Night Strut
All Shook Up
Anything Goes
McHs Anything Goes
The Baker's Wife
Beauty and the Beast
Best Little Whorehouse...
Bye Bye Birdie
Carousel at the Mac
Chicago (2016)
Chorus Line
Crazy For You
Damn Yankees
Dirty Rot. Scoundrels
Drowsy Chaperone in Chath
Fair Lady
Mac Fantasticks
Fiddler in Chatham
forty-second Street
Machaydn's The Full Monty
Guys and Dolls in Chatham
Hairspray 2015
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! '17
High Society
Into the Woods
Joseph. . .Dreamcoat
Jekyll and Hyde
The King and I
Kiss Me, Kate
La Cage aux Folles
Legally Blonde
Les Miz
Love a Piano
Mac-Haydn's Grease
Meet Me in St. Lou
The Music Man
Nice Work If You Can Get
9 to 5
The Producers
R.D. Housewives of C.C.
Rent in Chatham
Saturday Night Fever
The Secret Garden
Show Boat
Singin' In The Rain
Sister Act
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Sondheim Putting It Toget
The Sound of Music
South Pacific
State Fair
McH's Sweeney Todd
Sweet Charity
Thoroughly Modern Millie
West Side Story
Yng Frankenstein
10 mini trios
Journeys by Robert Baksa
Mary Verdi: Precious Love
New Stage Theatre Company
Death and The Maiden
Blood Sky
Fahrenheit 451
The Maids
Northern Stage
Living Together
Romeo & Juliet
And Then There Were None
King Island Christmas
A Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Philadelphia Story
Yours, Anne
Orphan Train
Of Mice and Men
Twelve Angry Jurors
Miracle On 34th Street
Arsenic and Old Lace
American Soup
Ordeal By Innocence
Oldcastle Theatre 2018
LDJourney Into Night
The Fourth Wall
Oldcastle Whipping Man
. . .Israel Potter
"Almost, Maine" in VT
Around the World in. . .
Beauty Queen of Leenane
Big River
Black Comedy
Broadway Bound
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The City of Conversation
A Comedy of Tenors in VT
Doubt in Vermont
4000 Miles
Fox on the Fairway
The Grass is Greener
Last Days of Mickey & Jea
Oldcastle Lion-Winter
Mauritius at Oldcastle
Moonlight & Magnolias
My Fair Lady
Night and Her Stars
Northern Boulevard
One Two Three
Other People's Money
Rembrandt's Gift
The Ride Down Mount Morgn
S. Holmes-Knight's Gambit
A Song For My Father
Strange Disappearance of
Tallley's Folly
39 Steps
Time Stands Still
Proctors Schenectady
Cruel Intentions
A Bronx Tale
Young Dr. Jekyll
On Your Feet
King and I
The Humans
Proctors Les Miserables
The Bodyguard, the musica
Finding Neverland
Fun Home
The Color Purple
Bezalel Gables
Burrito Bound
Sand Lake Center for Arts
Men On Boats
SLCA Crucible
Sand Lake Annie
In the Heat of the Night
Schenectady Civic Players
The School for Lies
Other Desert Cities
An Inspector Calls
Shakespeare & Co 2018
As You Like It18
Love's Labors Lost
Morning After Grace
Shakespeare & Co - 2017
Carnage, God of
Perfect Pair of Wharton
Tempest in the Garden
S&Cos Intimate Apparel
"Dream" in the Dell
Cymbeline 2017
Shakespeare & Co - 2016
Sotto Voce
The Two Gentlemen/Verona
Cry "Havoc!"
S&Co's "Or,"
Twelfth Night in the Dell
The Merchant of Venice
The Emperor of the Moon
Ugly Lies the Bone
The Taming
Shakespeare & Co. - 2015
An Illiad at S&Co
Red Velvet
Mother of the Maid
The Unexpected Man
The Comedy of Errors
Henry V
The How and The Why
Shakespeare & Co. - 2014
Private Eyes
Vanya, Sonia, Etc.
Henry IV, Parts One &Two
6-Actor Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar in Lenox
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Servant of Two Master
Shakespeare's Will
Shakespeare & Co -2013
Private Lives
It's a Wonderful Life
Kaufman's Barber Shop
Beauty Queen/Leenane
Mother Courage...
Richard II
Love's Labour's Lost
Master Class
Shakespeare&Co - 2012
The Liar
2012 Santaland
S&Co's The 39 Steps
Satchmo at the Waldorf
The Tempest
Parasite Drag
King Lear
Tale of Allergist's Wife
Cassandra Speaks
Shakespeare & Co-2011
The Learned Ladies
War of the Worlds
Red Hot Patriot
Broadway in the Berkshire
Baskervilles (Revisited)
Romeo and Juliet, 2011
The Hollow Crown
As You Like It
The Memory of Water
All's Well That Ends Well
Bad Dates
The Canterville Ghost
Cindy Bella
Real Inspector Hound
Dreamer Examines Pillow
Goatwoman of Corvis Count
Golda's Balcony
Hound of Baskervilles
Irma Vep, The Mystery of
Julius Caesar
The Ladies Man
Liaisons Dangereuses
Mengelberg and Mahler
Pinter's Mirror
Richard III
Romeo and Juliet
The Santaland Diaries
Sea Marks
Shirley Valentine
The Taster
Twelfth Night
White People
The Winter's Tale
Sharon Playhouse - 2018
Always. . .Patsy Cline
Barefoot in Sharon
Sharon Anything Goes
Sharon Playhouse Archive
Big River in Sharon
Far Away
Gypsy in Sharon
TriArts' Les Miz
Little Shop of Horrors
Merrily We Roll Along
Minor Character
Sharon's Music Man
Special Attractions
Terms of Endearment
The Laramie Project
Grant and Twain
The Vagina Monologues
The Fabulous Lipitones
The Last Flapper
Karaoke Killer
Capitol Steps 2017
Masked Man
capitol steps 2016
Die Fledermaus
Grinder's Stand
Babylon Revisited
Dracula's Grandmother
Mock the Vote-CSteps 2015
It Shoulda Been You
Cranwell's Capitol Steps
Kill Me Now
The Garden of Martyrs
Capitol Steps 2013
The Capitol Steps
Four Dogs and a Bone
Zara Spook & Other Lures
Trial of F.D.R.
Autres Temp. . .
Real Desperate Housewives
Capitol Steps for 2011
Ludwig Live!
The Seagull
On The Verge
"Earnest" in Albany
Paris, 1890--Unlaced
BCC's A Christmas Carol
Sister's Christmas Catech
The Pajame Game
Her Name is Vincent
Property Known as Garland
12th Night
I Know I Came...Something
Doubt, a Parable
Voices' A Christmas Carol
Dickens A Christmas Carol
Marie Galante
Capitol Steps
Late Nite Catechism
Rabbit Hole
Taming of The Shrew
Mystery of Irma Vep
I Love a Piano
The News in Revue
The Mikado
Saturday Night Liv
A Chorus Line
BCC - Christmas Carol
Morgan O-Yuki
Stageworks Hudson 2013/14
Tomorrow in the Battle
Play by Play Unchained
Stagework Hudson Archives
The Amish Project
The Divine Sister
Forbidden Broadway
Imagining Madoff
Play By Play Blue Moons
Play By Play Shadows
The Rivalry
Tennis in Nablus
Theater Barn 2018
The Decorator
TBSpelling Bee
TB She Loves Me
Pump Boys at the Barn
The Mousetrap 2018
The Nerd
A. Christie's The Hollow
The Addams Family
Agatha Christie's. .None
Altar Boyz
The Andrews Brothers
Better Late
Black Coffee
The Cocktail Hour
A Comedy of Tenors
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Don't Dress for Dinner
Don't Talk to the Actors
The Drowsy Chaperone
Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid-2016
The Full Monty
Funny Thing Happened
God of Carnage
Great American Trailer...
Gutenberg! The Musical
Guys and Dolls TB
Half and Half
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadda
Housewives of Columbia
How the Other Half Loves
TBarn's I Love a Piano
I Love You....Now Change
It Had To Be You
John & Jen
Leading Ladies
Lies & Legends
The Little Dog Laughed
Lucky Me
Moonlight and Magnolias
Five Course Love
Moon Over Buffalo
The Mousetrap
Murder at Howard Johnson
A Murder is Announced
The Musical of Musicals
Nunsense at TB
Red, White and Tuna
Romance, Romance
Same Time, etc.
Fantasticks at the Barn
Spider's Web
Christie's Spider's Web
Stones In His Pockets
The 39 Steps
They're Playing Our Song
Towards Zero
The Unexpected Guest
Veronica's Room
Visiting Mr. Green
The Wedding Singer
You Should Be So Lucky
Young Frankenstein
Zanna Don't!
Town Players--Pittsfield
New and Used
Prodigal Cow
The Rocky Horror Show
Love, Loss & What I Wore
The Whale
The Shape of Things
Five Women..Same Dress
Skin Deep
Stop Kiss
Life Is Short
Visual Arts
Walking the dog 2018
WTG Richard II
Bon Appetit!
The Gospel of John
i take your hand in mine
Lost Frontier of America
Our Town
The Owl and the Pussycat
Painting Churches
The Umbilical Point
Under Milk Wood
Vritue, Desire, etc.
Walking the dog's HAMLET
Who Am I This Time?
WAM Theatre Company
Lady Randy
The Last Wife
The Bakelite Masterpiece
Holy Laughter
In Darfur
The Old Mezzo
Attic, Pearls & 3 Fine Gi
Melancholy Play
Weston Playhouse -2018
Two Trains Running
Million $$ Quartet
Weston Doll's House 2
West Side Weston
Fun Home in Weston
Weston's Our Town
Weston Playhouse Archived
Weston's All My Sons
Analog and Vinyl
Baskervilles in Vermont
Buyer & Cellar
Weston's Chorus Line
Educating Rita
42nd Street
A Funny Thing...Forum
Fully Committed
Weston's Guys & Dolls
The Light in the Piazza
Les Miserables
Long Day's Journey Into N
Mamma Mia
Weston's La Mancha
Murder For Two
Music Man
Next to Normal
No Child. . .
Weston's Other Place
Peter and the Starcatcher
Pregnancy Pact
Pump Boys and Dinettes
A Raisin in the Sun
Rent - Weston
Round & Round the Garden
25th Spelling Bee
Weston's Uncle Vanya
Williamstown Theatre 2018
Dangerous House
The Member of the Wedding
Artney Jackson
The Sound Inside
The Closet
A Doll's House
A Month in the Country
After the Revolution
An American Daughter
American Hero
And No More Shall We Part
Animal Crackers
The Atheist
Beyond Therapy
The Blue Deep
Caroline in Jersey
The Chinese Room
The Clean House
Cost of Living
David Storey's "Home"
The Elephant Man
Far From Heaven
Fifth of July
A Flea in Her Ear
Fool For Love
Funny Thing/Forum
Funny Thing II
A Great Wilderness
Importance of/Earnest
An Intervention
It's Jewdy's Show
Johnny Baseball
WTF's June Moon
The Last Goodbye
A Legendary Romance
Living On Love
The Model American
Moon for the Misbegotten
Moscow, Moscow, . . .
Off the Main Road
The Old Man&The Old Moon
One Slight Hitch
Paradise Blue
Quartermaine's Terms
Romance Novels for Dummie
The Roommate
The Rose Tattoo
Samuel J. and K.
She Loves Me
She Stoops To Conquer
Six Degrees of Separation
Streetcar Named Desire
Ten Cents a Dance
Three Hotels
Three Sisters
The Torch-Bearers
True West
Unknown Soldier
The Visit
What is..Cause of Thunder
Where Storms are Born
WTF's Our Town
book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play "I Am a Camera" by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander. Choreographed by Sebastiani Romagnolo. Directed by John Saunders. Reviewed by J. Peter Bergman.
Pat Moran (center) and company in the Act Two Kickline; photo: Sarah Kozma
"What would you do if you were me?"
Emily Kron sings the title song; photo: Sarah Kozma
Fraulein Schneider in Kander and Ebb's first big hit musical asks a question in the second act that resonates, through the years since "Cabaret" first appeared on Broadway in 1966. like a ticking bomb : "what would you do?" At the time the answer seemed obvious; after all the play was about the effect of the beginning of the Nazi regime in Berlin in 1931. "Get out! Get out now!" your brain screams, but you know that most of the characters in this play cannot get out, that they are trapped by the circumstances under which they have chosen to live. Over the years between then and now it has also become clear that we are trapped in a world we cannot escape and so the stories told in this excellent musical have taken on a patina of current politics and the situation we face each morning when we turn on the news. Seeing this curent production at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, New York drives this home overwhelmingly. Luckily the show is very entertaining or new, stronger levels of depression could set in and take control.
An extremely talented company has brought this fifty-two year old play about the rising struggles in Europe eighty-seven years ago to life once again in what can only be described as a brilliant production. Director John Saunders and choreographer Sebastiani Romaqnolo have taken their cast to the extremes of reason, infused them with musical expressivity and dramatic clarity and left us to witness how wilfull individuals destroy what is good without even realizing what they've done. Since I was twenty I have adored Sally Bowles, the heroine of this show, and pitied her for her senseless and idiotic, infantile decisions. Now, thanks to this edition, I feel only disgust at her ridiculous stupidity obviously preferring the fate of her former roomate Elsie from Chelsea to a future with love and hope in it only because that choice would not bring her the selfish satisfaction of making an impact on those left behind.
Emily Kron, last years winner of the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Musical at the Berkshire Theatre Awards, plays Sally. She wears wig designer Kira Williams' black page-boy wig that makes her a doppelganger for actress Louise Brooks, an icon of the period. She wears clothing two sizes too large taking on the look of a woman whose weightloss was sudden and probably related to a sexually passed illness. She wears harsh makeup and pretends it makes her pretty. She is the Sally Bowles over-the-top egoist in every way and when she sings she sings magnificently oddly, her own terrific voice shoved aside for the character's voice. Kron makes us pray for Sally but never sympathize with her mistaken choices. Her performance as Sally is revolutionary for me and will forever make it impossible to love this waif when pity is all she deserves.
As her unwitting accomplish in dreaming, Cliff Bradshaw, Dakota Dutcher plays a man struggling to understand himself who long before coming to a realistic grip on the facts of his life finds himself overwhelmed by Sally Bowles and her needs. Dutcher is wonderful wandering through the morass of moral malfeasance that surrounds him. We follow
throughout the story and empathize with his problems both professional and personal. He is also, in this production, pre-haunted by the world around him, long before understanding what world he has gotten into. Dutcher takes Cliff in and out of mouths of lions and like his friend Sally, this Cliff is not able to get off the path once taken. Director Saunders doesn't let him get on the train out of Berlin as other productions have done. His final exit, very much different from the original final exit, is in the direction of destruction and self-destruction and its indecisiveness is one more directorial step into the emotional abyss that surrounds the plateau of the play.
That plateau called Berlin is being chipped away piece by piece in this show. Cliff can see it, its structure weakening, but he is powerless, unable to convince any others that his view is honest and real. His best friend in Germany, Ernst Ludwig played to perfection by Nathaniel Dollquist, turns out to be a Nazi. Cliff's neighbor Herr Schultz, the greengrocer, played with open-faced belief by Fred Frabotta, depicts the truest aspects of perfect love thwarted by someone else's reality. His lady-love, Fraulein Schneider, is embodied in Liz Gurland's fine, bitter performance that tears away at your heart. Unable to resolve her issues she asks that important second act question above.
Dakota Dutcher; photo: from his website
Troy Lingelbach and Pat Moran; photo: Sarah Kozma
Cabaret's central figure is the Emcee, never named, and rarely addressed by the other characters. He is rather like a classic circus ringmaster who snaps a whip and sets up an act, sometimes becoming that act, sometimes executing an act that affects the mental state of the other principals. Played by Pat Moran, his entire bearing is self-consuming and the final images of him are devastating. This edition verbally returns him to the show's beginnings while many of the interim versions have allowed him to bring the show to completion. Here, in a devastating moment, all things are left uncertain, certainly unfinished and undefined. The company, under the brilliant concept and execution of that plan by the director and choreographer in only two weeks of rehearsals, delivers a very entertaining nearly three hour speedway of a show. The circular stage holds a very large company costumed to decadent perfection by Angela Carstensen, in a surround set design that smacks of Berlin designed by Erin Kiernan and all of it lit to absolute perfection by Andrew Gmoser.
What amazes me most is the high quality work this company has managed while performing in another lengthy and difficult show. For example the superb acrobatics performed by Troy Lingelbach as the Emcee's epic beloved are amazing. John Saunders has come to this musical with a vision and his company has delivered it in spades. He and Romagnolo are the new team to beat in this musical world, and I mean that with all due respect to others who work so very well togther. This team has delivered something very special here. I realize that I have used so many superlatives that I am starting to sound like a sixteen year old girl with crush on her teacher but that is because this company has left me with that very feeling. Every producer in the region should see this production while they can. In it they will find talent and taste and inspiration. In it they may find future employees and individuals who would enhance their own work and vision.
I am often asked the question "why do you go to see shows you've already seen elsewhere?" My answer can be found above. In all the "Cabaret" productions I have seen, I have never seen one that delivers so much of what lies underneath the surface, that brings forward the subtext and makes me cry, suddenly more aware of what the daily news truly means to my life and our future. Sally Bowles, the Emcee, Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz in the Mac-Hayden production will keep me ever-attentive to the shifts in our current world. The music will keep me invigorated, especially as played by the pit band in Chatham, NY. They were great. I was grateful. Still, what stays behind is the question "what would you do?" Thanks to this production I can only say for sure, "I don't know" and maybe "I don't care much." But, still, I think I do.
plays at the Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203 in Chatham, New York through July 1. For information and tickets go on line to www.machaydntheatre.org or call the box office at 518-392-9292.
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Pamper yourself at a high tea sesh with your girls
I don't know about you, but as a kid, I imagined high tea to be a luxury only available for the rich and fancy. I would picture a group of tai tai clad in designer wear from head to toe, laughing daintily as they sipped on organic tea from a tiny silverware, and nibbling on canapés beautifully arranged on a floral tiered stand.
While our sunny island is home to many drool-worthy high teas spots, I find most of the prices bo hua given that we are being served morsels of food. Hence, this list is for people like me who wish to step tai tai, but do not want to spend like one. Be sure to stick around till the end because these places are ranked from the most to least expensive!
1. House at Dempsey
Recreate the iconic Mad Hatter tea party with your girlfriends at House at Dempsey, which offers an extensive spread of both sweet and savoury nosh as part of their vintage-themed House Hi-Tea ($30++). Highlights of their buffet spread include mini slider burgers, chocolate avocado brownie, and moist banana muffin. Your choice of unlimited tea or coffee is also served in a teapot, my favourite being their homemade ginger tea. While you're at it, snap a few pictures of the picturesque interior, or pose for an #ootd shot in the garden for your next Instagram update.
Address: 8D Dempsey Road, Singapore 24967
High tea hours: Thur-Fri 3pm to 5:30pm
Tel: 6475 7787
2. L'eclair by Sarah Michelle
Most may have heard of L'eclair by Sarah Michelle's stellar eclairs, but not many know about their revamped L'eclair High Tea Degustation Set ($60 for two). Engage in a tête–à–tête with your dining partner while savouring three tiers of canapés and mini eclairs, together with your choice of coffee or tea. If all the mini eclairs combined are not enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, purchase a regular-sized Ispahan Eclair ($8.50). This sweet treat blends both rose and lychee flavours, and is made complete with raspberries.
Address: 190 Clemenceau Avenue, #01-28, Singapore Shopping Centre, Singapore 239924
High tea hours: Tue-Fri 11am to 8pm, Sat 11am to 9pm, Sun 11am to 6pm
Tel: 6635 7909 / 9101 1971
3. Hotel Fort Canning
Hotel Fort Canning recently revamped their Hi-Tea in the Park ($25++), available at both The Salon and Tisettanta Lounge. Look forward to an assortment of mini sweets and savoury bites with your choice of coffee or TWG tea, while unwinding in their beautiful park. My favourites from this set are the mini macarons and Coronation Chicken Tartlet.
Address: 11 Canning Walk, Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore 178881
High tea hours: Daily 3pm to 6pm
Tel: 6799 8809
Full list of prices and other Hi-Tea sets
4. Arteastiq
Take a break from shopping and pop by Arteastiq at Mandarin Gallery to enjoy their Signature Teasery ($48++ for two) that comes with two specialty teas of your choice. Expect an assortment of sweet and savoury bites such as mini smoked salmon sandwiches and matcha cheesecake, elegantly plated in a two-tiered golden bird cage stand. For all you artsy-fartsy people, embrace your inner Picasso in their art studio and paint a masterpiece with all the materials provided by the cafe.
Address: 333A Orchard Road, #04-14/15, Mandarin Gallery, Singapore 238867
High tea hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 10pm, Sat-Sun 10am to 10pm
Tel: 6235 8370 or SMS 8120 4659
Full list of outlets
5. LIME at PARKROYAL on Pickering
If you missed LIME at PARKROYAL on Pickering's Christmas buffet, a cheaper alternative would be Tiers Of Joy ($42++ for two). Pick either a cup of coffee or TWG tea to pair with three tiers of mouth-watering savoury and sweet treats such as Snow Crab with Green Apple Open-Faced Sandwich and Coconut Pandan Mousse. If you are a self-declared caffeine addict, add $5 to enjoy unlimited coffee and TWG tea.
Address: 3 Upper Pickering Street, PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore 058289
High tea hours: Daily 3pm to 6pm
Tel: 6809 8899
6. Tiffany Cafe & Restaurant
If No-Face from Spirited Away is your spirit animal, and you can chow down humans food like him, Tiffany Cafe & Restaurant's Weekend High Tea ($19.90++) might just be your next favourite weekend hangout. Expect an array of sweet and savoury bites in this buffet-style high tea that includes kueh, dim sum, sushi and cakes – great for those who simply cannot stick to one cuisine.
Address: 60 Eu Tong Sen Street, Furama City Centre, Singapore 059804
High tea hours: Sat-Sun 2:45pm to 5:30pm
Tel: 6531 5366
7. Fresh Fruits Lab
Chemistry was my favourite subject in secondary school. Thus, when Fresh Fruits Lab's lab-inspired plating started making waves on Instagram, it immediately caught my attention and made it to my list of 'must-visit cafes'. Satisfy your inner geek by drinking cold-pressed juices out of beakers, and digging into tiramisu served atop a tripod and wire gauze from their photogenic Afternoon Tea Set ($19++).
Address: 351 Changi Road, Lorong Marzuki, Singapore 419818
High tea hours: Tue-Fri 3pm to 5pm
Tel: 6677 6741
8. The Marmalade Pantry
I used to frequent The Marmalade Pantry for brunch, but next time, I'll head down for their Afternoon Tea ($38++ for two). Choose two pots of Gryphon tea and any two cupcakes to go alongside buttermilk scones with strawberry preserves and clotted cream, as well as savoury finger sandwiches. Some top cupcake picks are Lavender Blueberry ($4.80++ a la carte) and S'mores ($4.80++ a la carte), so be sure to keep a lookout for these flavours that are on rotation!
Address: 2 Orchard Turn, #03-22, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
High tea hours: Daily 3pm to 6pm
Tel: 6734 2700
Website | Full list of outlets
9. Chilli Padi Nonya Cafe
Change up your high tea routine at Chilli Padi Nonya Cafe, which serves a plethora of Peranakan treats in their Buffet Hi-Tea ($12.80++). Be sure to have a go at their DIY laksa and kong ba bao (braised pork belly bun), and end your feast with a selection of sweet kueh. Located within the premises of NUS, this is a great place for large OG celebrations before hitting the books again.
Address: 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, #06-21, Singapore 119620
High tea hours: Sat-Sun & PH 3pm to 5:15pm
Tel: 6872 2982
10. Fosters
Holland Village is an enclave of cafes that continues to attract foodies from all corners of Singapore. Living in the North makes travelling to Holland V slightly inconvenient, but I'll head down anyway for Fosters' Devonshire Cream Tea Set ($11.50++). Comprising of two slices of tea cakes, mini sandwiches and their highly-raved-about scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream, as well as freshly brewed coffee or tea, this tea set gives you a bang for your buck.
Address: 277 Holland Avenue, Holland Village, Singapore 278994
Tea hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 5:30pm, Sat-Sun 3pm to 5pm
Tel: 6466 8939
Be a budget tai tai
With these affordable high tea spots, you no longer have to fret over where to hang out at with your girlfriends. Comment down below if your go-to high tea spot is less than $30++ per pax!


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Intelligent Energy SuccessStory
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Founding of Intelligent Energy
During the 1980s, the Loughborough University of UK became the first development and research center in Europe for PEM fuel cell technology. The R&D team created the first kW-level PEM fuel cell stack of UK in 1995. Later in the same year, Anthony Newbold, Jon Moore, Phil Mitchell and Paul Adcock founded Advanced Power Sources Ltd. (APS) as a spin-out from the University. It became the first company in UK dedicated to developing and commercializing PEM fuel cells. Intelligent Energy founded in 2001 by Harry Bradbury acquired APS, and used its intellectual property into the technology of PEM fuel cells.
Product range of Intelligent Energy
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Operational sectors
Intelligent Energy is operational in three sectors of the market: automotive, consumer electronics, and distributed power and generation. The company developed first fuel cell stacks for large and small cars, motorbikes and scooters. As far as the consumer electronics sector is concerned, the company is dedicated to developing power solutions for a wide range of portable devices. The company also provides backup and replacement power in the telecommunication sectors in place of diesel generators.
Some of the most notable awards achieved by Intelligent Energy include Best of What's New 2005 Award from Popular Science in 2005, World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2006, Good Design Award, Transportation category in 2007, and Rushlight Award, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells category in 2008. Some of its recent awards include European Business Awards "Ruban d'Honneur" in 2009, The Engineer Technology and Innovation Energy Award in 2010, Tech Tour Award in 2010, and Leicester Mercury Business Award in 2013.
- Full Name :
- Intelligent Energy
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- 2001
- Founder :
- Harry Bradbury
- Henri Winand
- Industry :
- Service
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- Private
- Country :
- United Kingdom
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Enjoy free admission to Savannah museums on Super Museum Sunday
By Elena Burnett and Kylie Ruffino.
February 11, this coming Sunday, is Super Museum Sunday, a state-wide event curated by the Georgia Historical Society, when nearly every museum in Georgia offers free admission. In the Savannah area, 37 museums will be participating.
Elyse Butler, the Outreach Coordinator at the Georgia Historical Society, says the event began as an effort of the Coastal Museum Association "to make people more aware of the surrounding museums. Georgia Historical Society made it more of a statewide thing."
"Often times people feel excluded or are not able to access these institutions," said president of SCAD's Art History Society Paige Ganzel, "so an event like Super Museum Sunday makes art accessible to all."
SCAD's Art History Society will be putting together a walking tour open to students of all majors to explore many of the museums in the city. "Not all works of art featured on Super Museum Sunday are by local artists," Ganzel said, "but by immersing ourselves into a walking tour of Savannah, the works are recontextualized within our own environment. This is great because it can provide new perspectives and opportunities for inspiration." The tour will begin at the Sentient Bean at noon.
For those who would like to participate on their own, Butler recommends checking out this Google map to plot your course, or starting at the Georgia Historical Society Research Center on the corner of Forsyth at Whitaker and Gaston Streets, and picking up a physical copy of the guide. "I always find it helpful to have something in front of you," Butler said. The staff at the Research Center can also help students choose among the 37 museums to visit based upon their individual interests.
Here is a full list of all the Savannah Museums participating in Super Museum Sunday:
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329 Abercorn St.
Beach Institute African American Cultural Center
502 East Harris St.
Bonaventure Historical Society
330 Bonaventure Rd.
Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
2 Canebrake Rd.
20 E Gordon St.
324 East State St.
23 Montgomery St.
575 W. Bryan St. Savannah
Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Foundation, Inc.
201 East Charlton St.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
US Highway 80 E
Girl Scout First Headquarters Museum and Program Center
330 Drayton St.
501 Whitaker St.
Georgia's State Raiload Museum
655 Louisville Rd.
14 W. Macon St.
230 Barnard St.
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, National Historic Landmark
10 E. Oglethorpe Ave.
514 E. Hutchingdon St.
207 E. Gordon St.[/column]
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Oatland Island Wildlife Center
711 Sandtown Rd.
1 Fort Jackson Rd.
9924 Pin Point Ave.
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Revolutionary Battlefield Memorial Park
303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs Botanical Gardens
1388 Eisenhower Dr.
655 Louisville Rd.
303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature Center
681 Fort Argyle Rd.
601 Turner Blvd.
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
41 Martin Luther King. Jr. Blvd
1 West Macon St.
Telfair Museums' Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
121 Barnard St.
Telfair Museums' Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W. York St.
Telfair Museums' Owens-Thomas House
124 Abercorn St.
32 Abercorn St.
UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium
30 Ocean Science Circle
411 E. York St.
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BusinessDaily.eu By Mikkel Roland Egesberg – European leaders are right now looking at the future EU budget. The EU's annual budget is equivalent to around 1% of the Union's national wealth, which is about EUR 244 per EU citizen.
But much of this is channeled into the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (around 42%). The CAP was born in 1962 after a decade of severe food shortages during and after World War II.
The CAP is often explained as the result of a political compromise between France and Germany: German industry would have access to the French market; in exchange, Germany would help pay for France's farmers. Germany is still the largest net contributor into the EU budget; however, as of 2005 France is also a net contributor and the more agriculture-focused Spain, Greece and Portugal are the biggest beneficiaries – Watch 2009 net contributions here. (Transitional rules apply to the newly admitted member states, which limit the subsidies which they currently receive).
Meanwhile particularly urbanised member states, such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, are much smaller beneficiaries, which is why UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1984 negotiated a rebate for the UK contribution to the EU budget. At that time a high proportion of the EU budget was spent on the CAP (80% vs. around 42% today).
In May 2007, Sweden became the first EU country to take the position that all EU farm subsidies should be abolished, a trend that hopefully grows.
The status in the EU today is not severe food shortages. We have a lot of efficient farmers, but also some that are not, and the CAP reward them. It's time we tear down the Common Agricultural Policy and let the market reward efficient farmers, and shut down those that are not. It should not be EU citizens role to subsidize farmers, instead the money should be spent on infrastructure, research and development (R&D).
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We made it to the final 8. We have a few surprises, but as you can see by the field, all contestants are worthy of being here, and any of them can win it all. Let's get to the matchups.
Now it is your turn to decide the winners!
4. The Invisible Woman
Greatest Hits: Fantastic Four 245, 259-261, 280-284 (Malice)
Weaknesses: Power's still unexploited, Jessica Alba, lets teammates do lots of the work
2. Spider-Man
Greatest Hits: Amazing Spider Man 31-33, 121-122 (Death of Gwen Stacy and Green Goblin), 229-230 (Juggernaut)
Weaknesses: Women, can't eat with his costume on, kissing Kirsten Dunst
Greatest Hits: Year One, The Long Halloween, No Man's Land
Weaknesses: wussy as a young boy, hangs out with boys
2. The Silver Surfer
Great Hits: Silver Surfer #1, Fantastic Four 121-123, Fantastic Four 55
Weaknesses: Girl he is looking for most likely died hundreds of years ago, guilt, loads and loads of guilt, Silver genitalia (Maybe that is a strength)
5. Dr. Doom
Greatest Hits: Fantastic Four 236, 246-247. 257, 67 (new series), Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment
Weaknesses: hubris, no friends, family hates him
3. Thanos
Greatest Hits: Thanos Guest, Infinity Gauntlet, Captain Marvel 25-33
Weaknesses: Loves Death, ability to steal defeat from the clutches of victory
1. Thor
Greatest Hits: Thor 165-169, 337-340 (Beta Ray Bill), 380-385 (Ragnarok)
Weaknesses: Split ends, Kenneth Branagh
3. Thing
Greatest Hits: Fantastic Four 40, 51, 236, 274
Weakness: propensity to get seasick, love of catch-phrases, easily revolts and terrifies women and children
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Join the Greenwich Runners for our Run & Talk on Saturday November 26th 9am.
Our run and talk event is in aid of Mental Health Awareness.
Meet at the bottom of Greenwich Park by the main Queen Mary Gate at 9am. We will running for 6K and will have different paces to suit all.
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A Lead Auditor is required by a leading provider of communications services and IT solutions to Enterprises, National Network Services and Consumers
As a Lead Auditor you will be leading and managing projects to implement new, or changes to current internal standards and compliance obligations. You will also be leading, planning and conducting audits to maintain ISO/BS/Industry/Regulatory certifications in accordance with agreed deadlines, your role will involve planning and guiding external assessments as requested by customers, partners and assessment/regulatory bodies e.g. BSI, NCC
You will also support the implementation of the Integrated Management System which integrates all of their internal management systems, legal and regulatory obligations into one complete framework.
What do I need to do this job?
Lead Auditor/ Internal Auditor in either ISO27001 or ISO22301
Strong knowledge of ISO/BS Standards
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What else is on offer for you?
This is a growing, changing company which offers a lot of variety and opportunity for skills development and career progression. All necessary training ie systems etc, will be provided within the role.
What are my hours of work?
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Other Benefits
You'll get 25 days holidays per year, a pension, access to the flexible benefits scheme, the option to join the share scheme, and 4 times salary life assurance.


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Nigerian Network Operators Group (ngNOG), the largest capacity building activity of ICT personnel and other stakeholders in Nigerian Higher Education has commenced its 2016 Network Technology Conference and workshop in Abuja today. Network Technology event that emphasizes best practices and basic principles in the deployment of scalable Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Using a provider-independent and vendor-agnostic approach, participants learn and ...Read More »
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ONE, a campaigning and advocacy organisation taking action to end extreme poverty and diseases in Africa in collaboration with Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and other Civil Society Organisations such as DEAN Initiative, Women Wing among others had called on Presidential Buhari and other policy makers in Nigeria to make investment in health sector a priority particular in the 2017 Budget ...Read More »
Introduction The 2016 Ondo State Governorship election is scheduled to hold on November 26, 2016[1]. The election is conducted as an out of cycle election due to the Court of Appeal ruling of 2009, which upturned the April 2007 elections owing to irregularities and ordered the swearing-in of the incumbent Governor[2]. The court ruling resulted to the change in ...Read More »
Union Bank, one of the top financial institutions in Nigeria is currently blazing the trail and dazzling its esteemed customers with various amazing packages for effective, efficient and easy banking services and transactions. Recently won the most coveted Award of the Most Improved in Retail Banking in Nigeria at the 2016 Business Day Banking Awards, Union Bank has consistently for ...Read More »
The Place called 'SIGNATURE' in the city of Abuja
If you are a socialite, fun loving and a resident of Abuja and you have not stopped over to catch some fun, treat yourself to special delicacies and enjoy the touch of excellence at the 'SIGNATURE' a popular relaxation spot in Wuse 2, the highbrow of the Federal Capital City then you are indeed missing in action! Don't ask me ...Read More »
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Reinventing Power – Movie Screening and Discussion
Date: July 13, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Annapolis Friends Meeting, Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD, USA
Please join the Climate Stewards of Greater Annapolis and Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Anne Arundel Group to view and discuss Reinventing Power.
Journey across the country to hear directly from the people making our clean energy future achievable. These individuals are working to rebuild what's broken, rethink what's possible, and revitalize communities. These stories are proof that America does not need to choose between keeping our lights on and protecting our communities. Critically, Reinventing Power underscores the notion that we don't have to sacrifice jobs for a clean environment. Supporting a clean energy future means building a better, more prosperous future for everyone. Over the film's 50 minutes, you'll meet people in eight states whose lives were changed by the renewable energy industry while exploring various aspects of the clean energy industry from innovation to installation.


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OMO: You and All The Things He Has Been Through – [G.Soul's You MV Review]
It is quite a debut explosion these year so yes, we are with the second review for a debut this year and don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. I am actually having fun. This is really refreshing. It is nice.
There is one thing that I really really really wanted to tell the whole of KPop this whole time. And it is the fact that if you are looking for great voices, you should definitely turn to JYP's direction. Their talents have amazing vocalization and they have quite amazing ranges. If there is an agency that takes vocal training seriously, I think it is JYP. Although the agency has been flying quite beneath other giants last year, I think they are plotting something and G. Soul is the start of their revenge.
I mean, if you trained for fifteen years and if you went through all the things that he had went through. Well, those experiences will definitely shape up quite a talent.
I know that G.Soul's genre is the same Hip Hop/R&B mix that you will get from all over but there's something that will make you stop as he draws your attention in. I have never heard a R&B singer who sings this clear. His voice stands out through the background music. I even think that he can go acapella and it will still have the same effect on you. If there is a personification of whispering into your heart, G.Soul is exactly what that is.
G.Soul's sound is something that can survive international charts and I think they should ship this and make the whole world hear this song. This will do well outside Korea's shores. I am still confused why this is not dong well in its local charts at this very moment. I can even make my non-KPop believer friends to listen to this and convert them to become one of us. Seriously. I am not joking, really.
All those things aside, I think the attracting factor that G.Soul has is about his heart. You can hear how he pours out his heart through the lyrics. I really means what he is singing and we can also feel that and I think JYP got that that he made You's MV this simple.
There is really something about simplicity that will definitely draws you in. I mean, G.Soul does not need anything more to make this whole MV fabulous. It is as gorgeous as it is already. I love how the MV only consisted of just him, his voice and the camera. It's quite dark and airy and simple. It's the best just the way this is.
Although people might label him as JYP's Taeyang. There are differences guys and for now, let's allow him to share to us the talent and the songs he wanted to let the world see and listen to for a long 15 years.
I really wish he continue with this flow and he will definitely be at the top in no time.
And let me say this just this time,
G.Soul~ Fighting~!
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Pollugraphies by Alexandre Orion
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Can stencils, exhaust pipes or soot… be artistic creation tools ? (...)
They apparently are…. as shown in the above video featuring the Brazilian street artist and photographer Alexandre Orion's Pollugraphies.
Fixed directly at the end of one São Paulo cars exhaust pipe for a week, manipulation of stencils and canvases gradually reveal what pollution can bring into the art world.


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David spent 28 years working internationally for Citibank, returning to the UK in 2008 as Managing Director for Citi Private Bank Operations Division in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and Asia before retiring at the end of 2011. He has significant experience in governance, finance, operations, strategic planning, quality and change management.
David was a Public Member of Network Rail between 2008 and 2011. He is a Non-Executive Director of the Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of the Trust's Finance and Investment Committee and an Independent Auditor for the Welton Townlands Trust.
David holds a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Leicester as well as an MBA from the University of Liverpool. He became a member of Council in 2009 and was appointed as University Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, in succession to Bridget Towle, in August 2013.


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Muslin for The Carson Dress from Paddlboat Studios (with placket added, because nursing), made from a worn linen sheet.
Love the sleeves, didn't love the bulk around my waist. I'd make the pockets twice as deep if I were to make it again.
So then I made a shirt by elongating the pattern. I needed a bit more width around the hips, but I like where that's going.


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We are down to the wire guys. I'm pretty proud of where I am since I started late for NaNoWriMo. I have been my own worst enemy though. I have a lot of ground to make up. So, the rest of the week I have to kill it. Here's to 9,811 more words!!
Day 21 (11/21/17):
- Today marked the second day of Thanksgiving break. This allowed me a lot of time to write. I managed to crank out about 6,000 words on this day. It was a great start to the break!
- Total Word Count: 27,814
Day 22 (11/22/17)
- I still had steam coming into the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I knew I wasn't going to be able to write the following day. So, I tried to get ahead on this day. In total I wrote about 3000 words. So, I was okay with that. Not as great as I had hoped. But, it was still great.
- Total Word Count: 33,181
Day 23 (11/23/17)
- I spent absolutely no time at all on Thanksgiving writing. I was busy all day with family. So, nothing was written.
- Total Word Count: 33,181
Day 24 (11/24/17)
- Because I didn't write anything the day before, I knew I had to write on Friday. I was hoping to get a huge amount of words in. But, I didn't do as well as I hoped.
- Total Word Count: 37,527
Day 25 (11/25/17)
- Well, Saturday was a complete wash for me. It was Caitlynn's birthday. So, I spent the day with family and with Caitlynn. I didn't mind missing out on writing today, because it was totally worth it.
- Total Word Count: 37,527
Day 26 (11/26/17)
- I've officially hit the NaNoWriMo slump. On Sunday I felt like I had major writer's block and wanted to do anything except write. So, I didn't get quite as much done as I needed to.
- Total Word Count: 40,189
Day 27 (11/27/17)
- Nothing. I did nothing on Monday. It was our first week back from break and I felt it. I was exhausted by the time I came home, so I was in bed by 6:30. I have a lot to make up this week. I think I can still win. But, who knows?
- Total Word Count: 40,189
How's your NaNoWriMo coming? Need more encouragement? Because, I definitely do by now!


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Date posted:2014-03-27 | Writer: Wall Street English Korea | Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Wall Street English Korea prides itself on hiring the most dynamic, professional, and qualified EFL instructors to provide premium service for our adult students. We need professional English teachers who are seeking international experience while working with people from all backgrounds in Seoul and Bundang.
• Work with an innovative, globally established curriculum in the most dynamic work environment in Korea
• Professional development and opportunities for advancement; we have native English speaking Service Managers at each of our locations
• Small class sizes and fantastic adult students
• Competitive Salaries, a 500,000KRW signing bonus, severance, one-way airfare, insurance, pension, and paid vacation
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Teaching productive skills was the theme of unit 12. This time it focused on speaking and writing skills. The whole unit was a good insight of the grouping and techniques of a productive skills class. In the end examples of games that can be used during teaching were given. I found that useful, because I think it is good to put at least one fun activity into the lesson to make it more enjoyable.Going through this chapter, I can see how students can get easily confused when trying to name the future tense. It is one of those things that if you think about it too much you probably get it wrong. It is probably not a good idea to teach all the tenses at the same time or even close to each other. This was a great chapter overview, good examples for different ideas on how to teach students.
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PrE3: Sony's got game but can they rebound?
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Many people are touting this as the year for Sony to come back and lead a new revolution for game consoles, and they may be right. Sony has been doing a lot to show that they are all about the games. They want to be able to bring in as many developers as humanly possible to bring you the most unique gaming experiences. Will they accomplish this? It's hard to tell, but it certainly sounds great and they could do it. Sony has made a huge effort to entice not just big publishers to come on board, but the indie developers as well. This could be one of their keys to success in the next generation of consoles.
The PlayStation 4 brings a bevy of new features that we have heard of to help make it a truly revolutionary device. From being able to stream games with the Gaikai technology that Sony had previously purchased to being able to play games as they download (something they will be testing on PS3 for Last Of Us ). This sounds like the future of gaming, but the future may not come without some pitfalls. We all know that Microsoft has announced their own solution for used games and Sony has been pretty tight-lipped.
Could we see something from them on this front as well? It almost seems as though we have to, because I don't know if Microsoft would go all in for a digital future if Sony wasn't on the same page. Publishers like Electronic Arts are one of the catalysts for this change from Microsoft (with some saying their 'good move' of getting rid of the online pass was in response to what Microsoft is doing with the Xbox One), so could Sony be under the same pressure from big publishers? I would think so, and I think Sony will have to let us know what their official stance is sooner or later. If Sony doesn't go this route it's possible they could lose big publisher support which could squander their momentum. Will they do it at E3? It's hard to say. They have been getting a lot of good buzz lately (did they change marketing departments?) that they may not want to ruin that with an announcement that gamers won't want to hear. However, they could also do it to soften the blow with all the good stuff that they will be, undoubtedly, showing off.
Either way, I am excited to see all the games that Sony will be showing off at E3 this year. They have already announced a few standouts, such as Jonathan Blow's The Witness and Infamous: Second Son , and there is no doubt in my mind that we will see a lot of exciting games. I think the new IPs will be the most interesting to see from Sony this year for a couple reasons: I don't know if a lot of their first-party titles will be seeing a new game just yet (games like God of War and Uncharted) , but that doesn't mean we won't see a new game from Naughty Dog ,which is huge given their track record, or any other first-party developers. I also think that with so many indie developers on board for the PS4 that we will see a lot of interesting and creative games coming out of it.
I think one of the most interesting sections on the show floor will be the Indiecade. Sony has paid for a lot of developers to show their games there, out of the goodness of their hearts, along with sending development kits to a lot of these developers. This is where they excel over Microsoft in a lot of ways as they are making the concerted effort to court these unique game experiences to the PS4's line-up. They have also made some huge strides in making a lot of free-to-play games launch alongside the Playstation 4, which is a great boon for those who can't afford to buy a ton of games at launch after they purchase the system.
Sony has a lot they haven't showed off in full yet such as their media sharing suite, and their entertainment side. We all know the PlayStation 4 will be an entertainment system, much like the Xbox One, but they are choosing to not market it that way to appeal to the hardcore gaming audience. This is a pretty smart move on their part, but we all know those features will be in the console and we may even see a few at E3 this year. I don't think everything we see will be all rose petals and good feelings, but Sony has a lot going for them and they'll still need to hit the ground running to get a leg up on Microsoft. In the end, I think this is going to be the biggest E3 in quite a few years, and I'm excited to see what's in store from both Sony and Microsoft this year. I also wouldn't count Nintendo completely out (maybe I'm too optimistic here), because you never know what could be up their sleeves.